Dutch Defense: Queen's Knight Variation
ECO: A85Flank Openings1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3
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About the Dutch Defense: Queen's Knight Variation
The Dutch Defense: Queen's Knight Variation is a line of the Dutch Defense, catalogued under ECO code A85 in the Flank Openings section of the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings.
It arises after 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3, 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
- Dutch DefenseA84 · 1.d4 f5 2.c4
- Dutch Defense: Alapin VariationA80 · 1.d4 f5 2.Qd3
- Dutch Defense: Fianchetto AttackA81 · 1.d4 f5 2.g3
- Dutch Defense: Hopton AttackA80 · 1.d4 f5 2.Bg5
- Dutch Defense: Korchnoi AttackA80 · 1.d4 f5 2.h3
- Dutch Defense: Krejcik GambitA80 · 1.d4 f5 2.g4
- Dutch Defense: Raphael VariationA80 · 1.d4 f5 2.Nc3
- Dutch Defense: Staunton GambitA82 · 1.d4 f5 2.e4