Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit, American Attack

An entry in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (ECO A82), reached after 5 half-moves: 1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Nd2.

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About this opening

Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit, American Attack is an opening in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings, classified under code A82. ECO group A (A00–A99) covers flank and irregular openings, including the English, Bird, Réti and Dutch defences. This particular variation is reached after 5 half-moves from the starting position, with the move sequence 1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Nd2.

It belongs to the Dutch Defense family. Within that family this is a level-2 branch (the Staunton Gambit → American Attack line). The immediate parent line is Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit, transitioned via 3.Nd2.

The opening sequence in prose form: 1.d4 f5, 2.e4 fxe4, 3.Nd2. From this position the encyclopaedia records no further canonical continuations — practical play branches into unnamed transpositions or returns to the parent line for alternative ideas.