D20 · Closed · a plan for White
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Saduleto Variation
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1.d4d52.c4dxc43.e4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Saduleto Variation4.4M games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
22%983k42%
3.6%160k42%
2.5%108k43%
1.5%65k45%
0.8%34k41%
Famous games in this line6.2k master games
Kasparov, Garry (2812) – Anand, Viswanathan (2781)Carlsen, M. (2872) – Le Quang Liem (2713)Grischuk, A. (2782) – Caruana, F. (2799)Grischuk, A. (2782) – Caruana, F. (2799)Grischuk, A. (2782) – Caruana, F. (2799)Grischuk, A. (2782) – Caruana, F. (2799)Grischuk, A. (2782) – Caruana, F. (2799)Firouzja, Alireza (2762) – Nakamura, Hi (2810)Heroes of this opening Carlsen, M. · Grischuk, A. · Firouzja, Alireza
- Family
- Queen's Gambit
- Category
- Closed
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- D20
- Line
- 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4
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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