Dutch Defence
MICOS Opening Group E03.DU – Dutch Defence begins with 1.d4 f5. Black immediately takes control of the e4-square with the f-pawn and creates an asymmetrical position with opportunities for active kingside play. This ambitious approach accepts some structural and king-safety considerations in exchange for greater attacking potential and dynamic piece activity.
The Dutch Defence can produce strategically rich and double-edged positions involving different pawn structures and development patterns. Black often seeks kingside activity while White attempts to challenge the centre and exploit the weaknesses created by the early …f5 advance. Use the searchable table below to find openings by opening name, chess notation or MICOS code and train individual openings interactively with MICOS CAP.
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| Opening Name | Chess Notation | MICOS Code | MICOS CAP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch Defence | 1.d4 f5 | E03.001.DU | |
| Senechaud Gambit | 1.d4 f5 2.Bf4 e6 3.g4 | E03.002.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Hopton Attack | 1.d4 f5 2.Bg5 | E03.003.DU | Explore ▶ |
| English Attack | 1.d4 f5 2.c4 | E03.004.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Classical Move Order | 1.d4 f5 2.c4 e6 | E03.005.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Horwitz Defence: Bellon Gambit | 1.d4 f5 2.c4 e6 3.e4 | E03.006.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Rubinstein Defence | 1.d4 f5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 | E03.007.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Stonewall Defence: Modern Defence | 1.d4 f5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 c6 5.Bg2 d5 6.O-O Bd6 | E03.008.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Bladel Defence | 1.d4 f5 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Nh6 | E03.009.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Normal Defence | 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 | E03.010.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Fianchetto | 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 | E03.011.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Hort-Antoshin System | 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 d6 4.Bg2 c6 5.Nc3 Qc7 | E03.012.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Classical Defence: Fianchetto Development | 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 | E03.013.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Classical Defence: Indian Defence - Nimzo Defence | 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Bb4+ | E03.014.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Classical Defence: Indian Defence - Nimzo Defence: Alekhine Defence | 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Be7 | E03.015.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Classical Defence | 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 | E03.016.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Classical Defence: Botvinnik Attack | 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nc3 O-O 6.e3 | E03.017.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Classical Defence: 5…O-O | 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O | E03.018.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Classical Defence: Stonewall Defence | 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d5 | E03.019.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Classical Defence: Stonewall Defence - Botvinnik Attack | 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d5 7.b3 | E03.020.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Classical Defence: Stonewall Attack | 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d5 7.b3 c6 8.Ba3 | E03.021.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Classical Defence: Stonewall Defence 7.Nc3 | 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d5 7.Nc3 | E03.022.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Classical Defence: Stonewall Defence 7…c6 | 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d5 7.Nc3 c6 | E03.023.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Classical Defence: Stonewall Defence - Chekhover Attack | 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d5 7.Nc3 c6 8.Qc2 Qe8 9.Bg5 | E03.024.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Classical Defence: Buenos Aires Defence | 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.Nc3 a5 | E03.025.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Classical Defence: Huisl Defence | 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.Nc3 Ne4 | E03.026.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Classical Defence: Ilyin Zhenevsky Defence | 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.Nc3 Qe8 | E03.027.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Classical Defence: Ilyin Zhenevsky Modern Attack | 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.Nc3 Qe8 8.b3 | E03.028.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Classical Defence: Ilyin-Zhenevsky Defence - Alatortsev-Lisitsyn Attack | 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.Nc3 Qe8 8.Qc2 | E03.029.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Classical Defence: Ilyin-Zhenevsky - Winter Attack | 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.Nc3 Qe8 8.Re1 | E03.030.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Classical Defence: Alekhine Defence | 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O Ne4 | E03.031.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Classical Defence: Blackburne Attack | 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nh3 | E03.032.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Classical Defence: 4...d5 | 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 d5 5.Nf3 | E03.033.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Leningrad Defence | 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 g6 | E03.034.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Leningrad Attack | 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 | E03.035.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Leningrad Defence: Warsaw Defence | 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.Nc3 c6 | E03.036.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Leningrad Defence: Matulovic Defence | 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.Nc3 Nc6 | E03.037.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Queen's Knight Attack | 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 | E03.038.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Krause Defence | 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 d6 4.Nf3 Nc6 | E03.039.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Ozol Attack | 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Bg5 | E03.040.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Staunton Gambit | 1.d4 f5 2.e4 | E03.041.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Staunton Gambit Declined: Balogh Defence | 1.d4 f5 2.e4 d6 | E03.042.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Staunton Gambit Accepted | 1.d4 f5 2.e4 fxe4 | E03.043.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Staunton Gambit Accepted: 4.Bg5 | 1.d4 f5 2.e4 fxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 | E03.044.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Staunton Gambit Accepted: Nimzowitsch Defence | 1.d4 f5 2.e4 fxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 b6 | E03.045.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Staunton Gambit Accepted: Chigorin Defence | 1.d4 f5 2.e4 fxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 c6 | E03.046.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Staunton Gambit Accepted: Lasker Attack | 1.d4 f5 2.e4 fxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 g6 5.f3 | E03.047.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Staunton Gambit Accepted: Alekhine Attack | 1.d4 f5 2.e4 fxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 g6 5.h4 | E03.048.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Staunton Gambit Accepted: Blackmar's Second Gambit | 1.d4 f5 2.e4 fxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.f3 | E03.049.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Staunton Gambit Accepted: Tartakower Attack | 1.d4 f5 2.e4 fxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.g4 | E03.050.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Staunton Gambit Accepted: American Attack | 1.d4 f5 2.e4 fxe4 3.Nd2 | E03.051.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Fianchetto Attack | 1.d4 f5 2.g3 | E03.052.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Leningrad Defence: Basman System | 1.d4 f5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.Nf3 c6 5.O-O Nh6 | E03.053.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Leningrad Defence: Karlsbad Attack | 1.d4 f5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.Nh3 | E03.054.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Antoshin Hort Defence | 1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 d6 | E03.055.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Ilyin Zhenevsky Defence | 1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6 4.Nf3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.c4 d6 | E03.056.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Blackburne Attack | 1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6 4.Nh3 | E03.057.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Semi-Leningrad Defence | 1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6 | E03.058.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Krejcik Gambit | 1.d4 f5 2.g4 | E03.059.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Hevendehl Gambit | 1.d4 f5 2.g4 e5 | E03.060.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Krejcik Gambit: Tate Gambit | 1.d4 f5 2.g4 fxg4 3.e4 d5 4.Nc3 | E03.061.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Korchnoi Attack | 1.d4 f5 2.h3 | E03.062.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Janzen Korchnoi Gambit | 1.d4 f5 2.h3 Nf6 3.g4 | E03.063.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Raphael Attack | 1.d4 f5 2.Nc3 | E03.064.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Veresov Attack: Dutch System | 1.d4 f5 2.Nc3 d5 | E03.065.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Kingfisher Gambit | 1.d4 f5 2.Nc3 d5 3.e4 | E03.066.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Spielmann Gambit | 1.d4 f5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g4 | E03.067.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Omega Isis Gambit | 1.d4 f5 2.Nf3 e5 | E03.068.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Barcza Attack | 1.d4 f5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c3 | E03.069.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Kmoch Attack | 1.d4 f5 2.Qd3 | E03.070.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Manhattan Gambit: Anti-Stonewall Attack | 1.d4 f5 2.Qd3 d5 3.g4 | E03.071.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Manhattan Gambit: Anti-Modern Attack | 1.d4 f5 2.Qd3 d6 3.g4 | E03.072.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Manhattan Gambit: Anti-Classical Attack | 1.d4 f5 2.Qd3 e6 3.g4 | E03.073.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Manhattan Gambit: Anti-Leningrad Attack | 1.d4 f5 2.Qd3 g6 3.g4 | E03.074.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Pretzel Gambit | 1.d4 f5 2.Qd3 Nf6 3.g4 | E03.075.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Sub Groups | Chess Notation | MICOS CAP |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch Defence (E03.DU) | ||
| 133. Classical Defence | 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 | E03.013.DU 🖥️ |
| 134. Staunton Gambit | 1.d4 f5 2.e4 | E03.041.DU 🖥️ |
| 135. Manhattan Gambit | 1.d4 f5 2.Qd3 | E03.071.DU 🖥️ |
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