Chess Opening Theory/1. d4/1...f5/2. Bg5/2...g6

Hopton attack A80 Dutch Defence → Hopton attack 2...g6 Black prepares to fianchetto their bishop. This will allow them to develop their knight and, if White captures it, recapture with the bishop instead of doubling their pawns. One way for White to play this is to keep the position closed with ideas of e3, h4, and Nf3. Typically both sides castle short. This leads for more positional grinds. After 2. Nc3 Bg7, White can open the position with 3. e4 fxe4 5. Nxe4 or keep the position closed with with 3. e3. Black may adopt a move order with 2...d5 followed by 3...Bg7 to discourage White from playing e4. Theory table 0 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 fxe4 5. Nxe4 d5 6. Nc5 b6 7. Nb3 3. ... d5 4. e3 Bg7 5. h4 c6 6. Bd3 Nh6 7. Bxh6 References See also Dutch Defence