Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation
1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 g6
The Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation is a chess opening line in the Dutch Defense complex, reached after 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 g6.
It is catalogued under code A86 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).
The defining move g6 is chosen by Black on move 3.
3 named continuations branch from this position, including the Carlsbad Variation and the Warsaw Variation.
Named variations
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