D21 · Closed · a plan for White
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Rosenthal Variation
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1.d4d52.c4dxc43.Nf3e6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Rosenthal Variation1.2M games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
32%369k58%
28%330k60%
20%228k57%
9.8%114k60%
4.4%52k58%
2%24k56%
1.8%21k53%
1.3%15k57%
0.4%4.6k55%
0.3%4.0k53%
Famous games in this line1.4k 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)Kramnik, Vladimir (2802) – Kasparov, Garry (2838)Kramnik, Vladimir (2802) – Kasparov, Garry (2838)Kramnik, Vladimir (2770) – Kasparov, Garry (2849)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 e6
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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