D21 · Closed · a plan for White
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation
5/5
1.d4d52.c4dxc43.Nf3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation2.1M games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
9%188k39%
7.3%152k37%
6.7%141k42%
5.3%110k39%
2.3%48k41%
Famous games in this line13k master games
Kramnik, Vladimir (2807) – Kasparov, Garry (2847)Kramnik, Vladimir (2802) – Kasparov, Garry (2838)Kramnik, Vladimir (2802) – Kasparov, Garry (2838)Kramnik, Vladimir (2802) – Kasparov, Garry (2838)Giri, A. (2785) – Carlsen, M. (2855)Kramnik, Vladimir (2802) – Kasparov, Garry (2838)Kramnik, Vladimir (2802) – Kasparov, Garry (2838)Kramnik, Vladimir (2770) – Kasparov, Garry (2849)Heroes of this opening Kasparov, Garry · Kramnik, Vladimir
- Family
- Queen's Gambit
- Category
- Closed
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- D21
- Line
- 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3
Classical
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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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