I recently played a blitz game with the Dutch Defense that demonstrates the opening's strengths- namely, Black's ability to create a strong King side attack. While the defense is currently considered rather unweildy by most GMs, it can still be an entertaining weapon to add to one's arsenal. And while it may be considered slightly unsound, the Dutch Defense shows up every once in a while at the top level of play. For example, Loek Van Wily recently beat Lev Aronian with the Dutch Defense at Tata Steel.
I recently played a blitz game with the Dutch Defense that demonstrates the opening's strengths- namely, Black's ability to create a strong King side attack. While the defense is currently considered rather unweildy by most GMs, it can still be an entertaining weapon to add to one's arsenal. And while it may be considered slightly unsound, the Dutch Defense shows up every once in a while at the top level of play. For example, Loek Van Wily recently beat Lev Aronian with the Dutch Defense at Tata Steel.