D08 · Closed · a plan for White

Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Tartakower Defense

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1.d4d52.c4e53.dxe5d44.Nf3c5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Tartakower Defense222k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
43%95k56%
19%43k55%
7.8%17k53%
7.4%16k52%
6.5%14k49%
5.5%12k50%
4.9%11k53%
1.9%4.2k47%
1.2%2.7k49%
0.9%1.9k50%
Famous games in this line3 master games
Gonzalez Vidal, Yuri (2523) – Alvarez Pedraza, Aramis (2490)20131–0Gusev, Alek (2423) – Ponomarenko, Vi (2247)20161–0Heinig, Wolfram (2270) – Starck, Bodo (2310)19781–0
Heroes of this opening Gonzalez Vidal, Yuri · Gusev, Alek · Heinig, Wolfram
Family
Queen's Gambit
Category
Closed
First move
1.d4
ECO
D08
Line
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 d4 4. Nf3 c5
GambitClassical
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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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