Dutch Defense: Classical Variation, Ilyin-Zhenevsky Variation, Modern Main Line

ECO: A99Flank Openings1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.Nc3 Qe8 8.b3

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How it's played

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Start
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About the Dutch Defense: Classical Variation, Ilyin-Zhenevsky Variation, Modern Main Line

The Dutch Defense: Classical Variation, Ilyin-Zhenevsky Variation, Modern Main Line is a line of the Dutch Defense, catalogued under ECO code A99 in the Flank Openings section of the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings.

It arises after 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, with White playing the move that gives the line its name.

The Dutch Defense has 69 named lines in our opening book; the ones closest to this position are listed below.

Other lines of the Dutch Defense