24 Feb 09
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Originally posted by RabbitColdI love it when white goes for the gambits, because I'm often better prepared for it. -most gambiteers against dutch on our level are going for a swindle, and when that doesn't work out in the first few moves they tend to get lost.
Alright, reviving an old thread...
I want to play e6 on my first move no matter e4 or d4.
If I play e6 first and want to go into a Dutch, I guess this limits me to the classical pretty much. Does anyone know of some good learning games or sites that help explain the classical Dutch? ( I want to play e6 first just to avoid all the fun gambits with white in the Dutch)
Thanks
it's a lot of work though, but I regard that as an advantage: the more there is theory to cover in a sideline, the less likely it's that your opponent has it down cold. and when you don't have something down cold, it's a lot harder and slower to find even the potential exploits in the mistakes. you simply can't see as much if the position is not familiar.
24 Feb 09
Originally posted by TalismanYes, the Dutch Leningrad is essentially an attempt to play an accelerated King´s Indian. The idea is to get f5 in early, so as not to have to move the knight out of the way to get the advance in.
Well i have to say yes, some very strong similarities with the KID. Looks very technical. I'm going to look in to this a bit further.
A move order to watch out for is 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 as then you should play 3. ... d6 and wait to see what your opponent does as 4. h4 causes problems: