Dutch Defense: Hopton Attack

1.d4 f5 2.Bg5

ECO A80

The Dutch Defense: Hopton Attack is a chess opening line in the Dutch Defense complex, reached after 1.d4 f5 2.Bg5.

It is catalogued under code A80 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move Bg5 is chosen by White on move 2.

The Dutch Defense: Hopton Attack is a line of the Dutch Defense. The Dutch Defense is a chess opening that begins 1.d4 f5. Read the complete Dutch Defense guide: what it is, how to reach it, its main variations, how to play against it, and its history.

More ECO A80 openings

• Queen's Pawn Game — 1.d4

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