D24 · Closed · a plan for White

Queen's Gambit Accepted: Bogoljubow Defense

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1.d4d52.c4dxc43.Nf3Nf64.Nc3a65.e4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Bogoljubow Defense34k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
76%25k51%
11%3.5k42%
6.8%2.3k43%
1.8%61643%
1.5%50846%
1%34348%
0.8%27338%
0.7%22739%
0.4%13043%
0.2%8237%
Famous games in this line695 master games
Grischuk, Alexander (2764) – Karjakin, Sergey (2775)2012½–½Mamedyarov, S. (2767) – So, W. (2767)2019½–½Kasparov, Garry (2815) – Timman, Jan H (2655)1998½–½Salem, AR. (2684) – Aronian, L. (2775)20220–1Mamedyarov, S. (2762) – Kasimdzhanov, R. (2691)2016½–½Kramnik, Vladimir (2710) – Ivanchuk, Vassily (2710)19940–1Kramnik, Vladimir (2765) – Kortschnoj, Viktor (2635)19961–0Grischuk, Alexander (2728) – Tkachiev, Vladislav (2664)2008½–½
Heroes of this opening Aronian, L. · Ivanchuk, Vassily · Kramnik, Vladimir
Family
Queen's Gambit
Category
Closed
First move
1.d4
ECO
D24
Line
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e4
Classical
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The Queen's Gambit appears in the earliest opening manuscripts (c. 1490, Göttingen). It anchored world-championship matches for a century — Capablanca–Alekhine 1927 was practically a Queen's Gambit theme event — and in 2020 a TV show made a 500-year-old pawn offer the most famous opening on the planet. It isn't even a real gambit: Black can't safely keep the pawn.

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