D26 · Closed · a plan for White
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Normal Line
11/11
1.d4d52.c4dxc43.Nf3Nf64.e3e65.Bxc4c56.O-O
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Normal Line144k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
7.5%11k48%
0.9%1.2k46%
0.5%77340%
0.4%62142%
0.3%46453%
0.2%29045%
0%7224%
Famous games in this line8.5k master games
Carlsen, M. (2835) – Mamedyarov, S. (2817)Kramnik, Vladimir (2802) – Kasparov, Garry (2838)Carlsen, M. (2837) – Caruana, F. (2799)So, W. (2812) – Caruana, F. (2808)Carlsen, M. (2861) – Aronian, L. (2759)So, W. (2810) – Caruana, F. (2807)Aronian, L. (2809) – Caruana, F. (2807)Nakamura, Hi (2785) – Caruana, F. (2827)Heroes of this opening Carlsen, M. · Aronian, L. · Caruana, F.
- Family
- Queen's Gambit
- Category
- Closed
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- D26
- Line
- 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O
Classical
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Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Main LineD27 6…a6 · 6 deeper linesQueen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Steinitz Variation, Exchange VariationD26 6…cxd4Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Steinitz Variation, Development VariationD26 6…Nc6Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Alekhine SystemD28 6…a6 7.Qe2 · 3 deeper lines
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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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