English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Defense
1.c4 f5
The English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Defense is a chess opening line in the English Opening complex, reached after 1.c4 f5.
It is catalogued under code A10 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).
The defining move f5 is chosen by Black on move 1.
One named continuation branches from this position: the Hickmann Gambit.
Named variations
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