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Dutch Treat‎

billwall
billwall
May 25, 2007, 12:00 AM |
4 | Opening Theory

The Dutch Defense (1.d4 f5) is a good alternative to 1...d5 and 1...Nf6 when faced with 1.d4.  Here is a recent example in which Black wins in the Dutch and White doesn't follow best opening theory.  It leads to a back rank mate in just 14 moves.

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