A83 Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit
A83 holds five named lines, all under the name Dutch Defense. It leaves A82 (Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit Accepted) with 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5. When the reference line ends, Black is one pawn up on material. No other Dutch Defense code shares this. Black, to move in that position, has 22 legal moves, the fourth-lowest count of the 20 Dutch Defense codes.
| # | White | Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | d4 | f5 |
| 2 | e4 | fxe4 |
| 3 | Nc3 | Nf6 |
| 4 | Bg5 |
Moves only A83 plays
Same as A82 up to 2.e4, then:
- 2...fxe4 The f-pawn takes the pawn on e4, covering d3 and f3.
- 3.Nc3 The knight leaves b1 for c3, opening a line for the rook on a1.
- 3...Nf6 The knight leaves g8 for f6, opening a line for the rook on h8, guarding the pawn on e4.
- 4.Bg5 The bishop leaves c1 for g5, opening a line for the rook on a1 and the queen on d1, attacking the knight on f6.
Lines filed under A83
All five share their first seven plies, the whole reference line and then split three ways at Black’s move 4.
| Name | After the shared start | Plies | At the end |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit | (the shared start itself) | 7 | Black +1 |
| Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit, Chigorin Variation | 4...c6 | 8 | Black +1 |
| Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit, Nimzowitsch Variation | 4...b6 | 8 | Black +1 |
| Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit, Alekhine Variation | 4...g6 5.h4 | 9 | Black +1 |
| Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit, Lasker Variation | 4...g6 5.f3 | 9 | Black +1 |
The road to A83
- 1.d4 … 1...f5two earlier stops: A40, A80
- 2.e4A82 Staunton Gambit
- 2...fxe4A82 Staunton Gambit Accepted
- 4.Bg5A83
The position after 4.Bg5
White has brought out the knight on c3 and bishop on g5; Black the knight on f6. White has a half-open e-file; Black a half-open f-file.
Closest boards in other codes
| Code | Line | Differs on |
|---|---|---|
| C13 | French Defense: Classical Variation, Burn Variation | four squares: e6, d7, e7, f7 |
| D01 | Richter-Veresov Attack | five squares: e2, e4, d5, d7, f7 |
| C12 | French Defense, Classical, 4. Bg5 | six squares: e4, d5, e6, d7, e7, f7 |
| A45 | Indian Defense | seven squares: b1, c1, e2, c3, e4, g5, f7 |
| A85 | Dutch Defense: Queen’s Knight Variation | seven squares: c1, c2, e2, c4, e4, f5, g5 |
| B02 | Alekhine Defense | eight squares: b1, c1, d2, c3, d4, e4, g5, f7 |
| C11 | French Defense: Classical Variation | eight squares: c1, e4, d5, g5, e6, d7, e7, f7 |