D08 · Closed · a plan for White

Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Janowski Variation

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1.d4d52.c4e53.dxe5d44.Nf3Nc65.Nbd2f6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Janowski Variation6.1k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
90%5.5k55%
5.7%34843%
1.3%7945%
1.2%7258%
1.1%7050%
0.3%1641%
0.3%1672%
0.2%1242%
0.1%425%
0%333%
Famous games in this line2 master games
Krysa, Leandro Sergio (2422) – Liascovich, Lucas Agustin (2447)20130–1Szeberenyi, A. (2317) – Brustkern, J. (2257)20131–0
Heroes of this opening Liascovich, Lucas Agustin · Szeberenyi, A.
Family
Queen's Gambit
Category
Closed
First move
1.d4
ECO
D08
Line
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 d4 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 f6
GambitClassical
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Queen's Gambit Declined: Lasker DefenseD53 1…Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bg5 …Queen's Gambit Accepted: Linares VariationD20 2…dxc4 3.e4 c5 4.d5 Nf6 5.Nc3 …Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical DefenseD26 2…dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 …
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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