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Dutch Defense
Aggressive from the start. Kingside attack with Black from move one.
“Aggressive from move one. Kingside attack. No retreat.”
— Boris, your coach
30 lessons~4 hoursPlayed by Hikaru Nakamura
Progress0 / 30
What you’ll learn
- f5 plus Nf6 together own the e4 square
- Leningrad (g6, Bg7): sharp kingside storm with a dragon bishop
- Classical (e6, Be7): flexible, solid attacking setup
- Stonewall (d5, c6, Bd6): rock-solid fortress with an eternal knight outpost on e4
- White's fianchetto (g3, Bg2) is the main-line response we must know cold
- The e5 square is the permanent Dutch weakness; trade off any White knight that lands there
Start the course
Why f5?
The Soul of the Dutch Defense
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Why f5?
The Soul of the Dutch Defense2
The Shared Skeleton
f5 and Nf6 Before Anything ElseThe e4 Fight
Why Black Wants e4 So BadlyThe f5 Tradeoff
What You Give Up to Play the DutchThe Leningrad Setup
f5, Nf6, g6, Bg7, O-O, d6Leningrad Main Line
Handling White's Fianchetto AttackThe Classical Setup
f5, Nf6, e6, Be7, O-O, d6Classical Main Line
The Qe8-Qh5 AttackThe Stonewall Setup
The Rock-Solid FortressStonewall Main Line
The Ne4 Eternal OutpostDutch vs Nf3 and c4
Move-Order NavigationDutch vs d4 Sidelines
Handling 2.g3, 2.c4, 2.Nf3Choosing Your Dutch
Which Flavor Fits Your StyleThe Staunton Gambit
Surviving 2.e42.Nc3 Raphael
The Knight-First Anti-Dutch2.Bf4 Anti-Dutch
The London-Style SetupThe Korchnoi Attack
Handling 3.g4Random Sidelines
2.Qd3, 2.h3, and Other JunkLeningrad Kingside Storm
e5, f4, g5, and the AttackLeningrad Queenside Play
When e5 Break Meets Closed CenterClassical Qe8-Qh5 Maneuver
The Queen's VacationStonewall Bishop Reroute
Fixing the Bad BishopThe Hopton Attack Trap
Winning the Bishop with f4Staunton Overextension Trap
Punishing 3.f3??Korchnoi g4 Punishment
Winning Material from Early g4Stonewall Ne4 Shot
Winning the ExchangeDon't Play Be7 in Stonewall
The Buried Bishop MistakeWalker vs Saint-Amant, 1836
Cincinnatus Walker vs Pierre de Saint-Amant · 1836Buehl vs Reifurth, 1994
W. Buehl vs L. Reifurth · 1994Karpov vs Nakamura, 2008
Anatoly Karpov vs Hikaru Nakamura · 2008