Dutch Defense: Nimzo-Dutch Variation
1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Bb4+
The Dutch Defense: Nimzo-Dutch Variation is a chess opening line in the Dutch Defense complex, reached after 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Bb4+.
It is catalogued under code A90 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).
The defining move Bb4+ is chosen by Black on move 4.
One named continuation branches from this position: the Alekhine Variation.
Named variations
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