Dutch Defense: Nimzo-Dutch Variation is a chess opening with the ECO code A90, part of the Dutch Defense family. It goes 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Bb4+. White opens with 1. d4 (the queen's pawn) and Black answers 1... f5. After 8 moves it is White to move. The lesson on the board explains every move of the line and lets you play it yourself; it is free.
The moves
1. d4 – White plays the pawn to d4
1... f5 – Black plays the pawn to f5
2. c4 – White plays the pawn to c4
2... Nf6 – Black plays the knight to f6
3. g3 – White plays the pawn to g3
3... e6 – Black plays the pawn to e6
4. Bg2 – White plays the bishop to g2
4... Bb4+ – Black plays the bishop to b4, giving check
About the Dutch Defense
Black answers 1.d4 with 1...f5, grabbing the e4 square. It is ambitious and aims for a kingside attack, but it weakens Black's king a little.
Black controls e4 with ...f5, ...Nf6 and sometimes ...d5 (Stonewall).
A common attacking plan is ...Qe8 to h5 with pieces moving to the kingside.
Beware the e8-h5 diagonal; early Qh5+ or Bg5 tricks can hurt.
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