The Leningrad Dutch is a very complex, double edged, but fighting and aggressive opening black could employ to win games! You don’t play it for a draw!
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The Dutch Defense is a very powerful weapon to add to your repertoire. It’s an opening system rather than an opening with an exact move order, and it can be reached via many different moves, and played against many different openings white chooses.
It can be employed against the Reti, English, and even Nimzo-Larsen, but the main line Dutch is played against d4.
The idea behind the Dutch is to challenge the center straight away by playing f5, thus taking control of the e4 square, and making it very hard for white to expand in the center. The downside of the move f5 is that it weakens the black king in more ways than one. It weakens the seventh rank, and both diagonals looking at f7.
Both sides have plenty of options at their disposal after the starting moves 1.d4 f5. White could choose to enter the main lines, but he could also play the London system (with Bf4), the Raphael variation (with Nc3), the aggressive Staunton Gambit (with e4, giving up a pawn), or the Hopton attack (Bg5). The normal way for white to play, though, is with c4, g3 and Bg3.
Against these main setups for white black can choose between three different systems withing the Dutch defense; the Leningrad Dutch, the Classical Dutch, and the Stonewall Dutch.
The Leningrad Dutch is a combination of the King’s Indian and the Dutch. Black plays a KID setup with the pawn already on f5, which means all kingside attacks are quicker, and the f pawn is already where it belongs.
The goal is often to get a favorable KID. The downsides of moving the f and g pawns are apparent too, and a single mistake could mean defeat.
The Leningrad Dutch is very theory heavy and it will require both theoretical knowledge and the understanding of plans. I hoped this video helps with both!
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I've started learning this defense literaly today. Well done mr. Stjepan Perfect Timing 😉
https://youtu.be/H-lsYfxqA_4
Спасибо.Интересно!
Amazing video by a ver good player
Are you going to make a video on the alapin variation of the Dutch? Where white plays 2. Qd3?
Reminds me of a Closed Sicilian with reversed colors
Thank you very much. Recently I have stopped playing d5 against d4; instead started playing Dutch as Black.
Taking the rook at 10:03 is a mistake Bg6 is instant checkmate
Qe7?? at 32:23 blunders your queen
Hi Stjepan,
I watched your videos and started playing the dutch because of you 😉 Very funny opening!
I love your channel and this is supposed to be feedback, not mockery:
9:54 you show how Bg6 is mate in one.
10:01 you missed Bg6#, taking the rook and "winning material" instead of the game 😉
"So white is offering a pawn… Excuse me sorry white is offering to ruin your position"
What’s the mentioned book about tactics?
suddenly i dont want to play leningrad dutch anymore.
Which dutch is the best in yours opinion?
0:45 you broke my brain when you put that arrow down. ;-;
i can't find the gambit you're talking about at 11:30. How do you spell it?
"Excuse me, he's not offering a pawn. He's offering to ruin your position." I'm dead lmao.
Amazing video, I can tell you put a lot of effort into these. Much appreciated!
You didn't lie when you said this would be a lot to digest
Excellent tutorial: explanations are clear with a natural progressions through important variations. Thank you!
I love this video, I’ll have to study it closer
52:48 You said that black's winning but it's +4.0 for white!!
This Is awesome. The "Leningrad" Is great
At 10:02, after Black takes with the Rook, 7 Bg6 is also mate. No need to play BxR followed by Qh5 mate.
Great video. Very instructive. Is there a way to get the notation for these main lines and side lines too?
the best at the end "sorry for too much theory" .. this will help to understand at least 1% of Leningrad Dutch 😉 . But very good video, watched it 5x time at least
I realized I've been playing the dutch like a chimp after watching your videos. Thank you so much for this!
Thank you for the video, its a big help
You explained the same things again from the introductory video in the start! You waste a lot of time
Good video, but if I may suggest, have a glass of water or cup of tea with you when you do these videos. 😉