D27 · Closed · a plan for White
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Main Line
12/12
1.d4d52.c4dxc43.Nf3Nf64.e3e65.Bxc4c56.O-Oa6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Main Line77k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
16%12k50%
6.3%4.9k46%
3.2%2.5k53%
3.1%2.4k55%
1.3%99152%
1.2%93453%
1%74251%
Famous games in this line10k master games
Kramnik, Vladimir (2807) – Kasparov, Garry (2847)Carlsen, M. (2835) – Mamedyarov, S. (2817)Kramnik, Vladimir (2802) – Kasparov, Garry (2838)Kramnik, Vladimir (2802) – Kasparov, Garry (2838)Kramnik, Vladimir (2802) – Kasparov, Garry (2838)Kramnik, Vladimir (2802) – Kasparov, Garry (2838)Kramnik, Vladimir (2802) – Kasparov, Garry (2838)Kramnik, Vladimir (2802) – Kasparov, Garry (2838)Heroes of this opening Kasparov, Garry · Carlsen, M. · Kramnik, Vladimir
- Family
- Queen's Gambit
- Category
- Closed
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- D27
- Line
- 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6
Classical
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Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Alekhine SystemD28 7.Qe2 · 3 deeper linesQueen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Rubinstein VariationD27 7.a4Queen's Gambit Accepted: Furman VariationD27 7.dxc5 Bxc5Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Alekhine System, Main LineD29 7.Qe2 b5 8.Bb3 Bb7 · 1 deeper line
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From the archives
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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