Dutch Defense: Raphael Variation
ECO: A80Flank Openings1.d4 f5 2.Nc3
no master games reached this exact line · estimated data
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About the Dutch Defense: Raphael Variation
The Dutch Defense: Raphael Variation is a line of the Dutch Defense, catalogued under ECO code A80 in the Flank Openings section of the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings.
It arises after 1.d4 f5 2.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.
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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: Staunton GambitA82 · 1.d4 f5 2.e4
- Dutch Defense: Classical VariationA84 · 1.d4 f5 2.c4 e6