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Hopton Attack

A very interesting way to play against the Dutch is the Hopton Attack, it’s characterized by the move 2.Bg5

[fen]rnbqkbnr/ppppp1pp/8/5pB1/3P4/8/PPP1PPPP/RN1QKBNR b KQkq – 0 1[/fen]

I made a video series about this opening,  in the videos 1-4 you can see how play against 2..h6

Variation h6

[fen csl=Gg5 cal=Gg5h4,Rg7g5,Rf5f4,Ge2e4,Gd1h5]rnbqkbnr/ppppp1p1/7p/5pB1/3P4/8/PPP1PPPP/RN1QKBNR w KQkq – 0 1[/fen]

Do you want learn more about this opening ?  Below the playlist