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How To Destroy The Dreaded Dutch Defense
If you're tired of "winging it" against the Dutch Defense... and want a methodical,
repeatable way to punish the reckless advance of Black's f-pawn, then this course by
Alex "ChessForLife" Belsley will turn your game around.
Belsley is a quantum physicist turned chess author. He's the grand winner of the
2021 Create Your Own Course Challenge and
the man behind some of the
best titles here on Chessable.
In his latest course, Belsley combines his flair for scientific analysis and chess instruction to give you...
A Move-By-Move Blueprint
For Beating 1...f5 With
The Underrated 2.Bg5!
Here's why most 1.d4 players are "stuck between a rock and a hard place" when meeting 1...f5:
The Dutch may not be as popular as, say, 1...Nf6 or 1...d5. But while spending dozens or hundreds of hours preparing against a sideline is the last thing you want to do — the Dutch is
too combative and messy to improvise against.
But you can breath a sigh of relief now, because...
Belsley has found a solution in 2.Bg5. This underrated move delivers a one-two punch, which sidesteps the complex theory of the mainlines... and
pre-emptively strikes against Black's best plans. For example:
💥 If Black plays 2...e6?? like in the Classical Dutch, 3.Bxd8 wins the queen right away.
💥 If Black continues with the "logical" 2...Nf6, the immediate 3.Bxf6 destroys the enemy structure and gives you a lasting positional edge.
💥 If Black prepares a kingside fianchetto with 2...g6 like in the Leningrad Dutch, then the simple 3.Nc3 transforms your lead in development into a near-unstoppable kingside attack.
💥 And... if Black tries to chase away your menacing g5-bishop with 2...h6, Belsley shows you how to decisively invade the enemy light squares and deliver checkmate!
Your moves are natural, easy to remember, and pack a lot of punch... which is why 2.Bg5 is even more lethal in speed chess.
(Give it a try in your bullet or blitz-binge tonight, and watch Dutch Defense players drop their queen or allow checkmate before move 10.)
In contrast, if Black wants to survive in slower time controls, they must abandon the standard ways of playing the Dutch — only to run head first into Belsley's AI-powered novelties.
Destroy The Dutch Defense: 2.Bg5! gives you a complete anti 1...f5 blueprint in
just 42 trainable variations. All of which have passed the acid test of Stockfish and Leela Zero — so you can play 2.Bg5 with utmost confidence.
Best part? You can complete the course in
just three hours or less and NEVER have to worry about the Dutch Defense again.
But don't take our word for it.
See how much better your game can get when you...
Play 2.Bg5 And
Destroy The Dutch Defense!
