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Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation, Irish Gambit

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1.d4d52.Nc3c5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation, Irish Gambit509k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
30%153k49%
26%130k51%
16%82k54%
14%69k49%
11%55k47%
0.9%4.6k52%
0.9%4.4k47%
0.5%2.5k40%
0.5%2.4k48%
0.4%2.2k42%
Famous games in this line75 master games
Niemann, Hans Moke (2642) – Duda, J. (2760)20221–0Jobava, Ba (2665) – Lupulescu, C. (2618)20161–0Bortnyk, Olexandr (2604) – Dreev, A. (2623)20221–0Bortnyk, Olexandr (2604) – Dreev, A. (2623)20221–0Van Foreest, Jorden (2548) – Grandelius, N. (2647)2015½–½Madaminov, Mukhiddin (2438) – Predke, A. (2684)2022½–½Lodici, Lorenzo (2545) – Basso, Pier Luigi (2483)20231–0Mestrovic, Zvonimir (2434) – Palac, Mladen (2573)2000½–½
Heroes of this opening Bortnyk, Olexandr · Niemann, Hans Moke · Jobava, Ba · Lodici, Lorenzo
Family
Queen's Pawn Game
Category
Closed
First move
1.d4
ECO
D00
Line
1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 c5
GambitClassical
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