D06 · Closed · a plan for White

Queen's Gambit Declined: Austrian Defense, Haberditz Variation

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1.d4d52.c4c53.cxd5Nf64.e4Nxe45.dxc5Qa5+
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Queen's Gambit Declined: Austrian Defense, Haberditz Variation204 games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
75%15368%
13%2763%
12%2475%
Famous games in this line15 master games
Salem, AR. (2622) – Madaminov, Mukhiddin (2501)20241–0Dragnev, Valentin (2539) – Stremavicius, T. (2531)2025½–½Zubov, Alexander (2507) – Demkovich, Anatoliy (2422)20031–0Steingrimsson, Hedinn (2532) – Breutigam, Martin (2391)20101–0Olafsson, Helgi (2505) – Westerinen, Heikki MJ (2410)1997½–½Storme, Isak (2455) – Oye-Stromberg, Alexander (2318)20240–1Csonka, B. (2473) – Ciorgovean, Iustin (2267)2025½–½Toncheva, Nadya (2332) – Vega Gutierrez, S. (2362)2025½–½
Heroes of this opening Salem, AR. · Zubov, Alexander · Steingrimsson, Hedinn · Oye-Stromberg, Alexander
Family
Queen's Gambit
Category
Closed
First move
1.d4
ECO
D06
Line
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c5 3. cxd5 Nf6 4. e4 Nxe4 5. dxc5 Qa5+
Classical
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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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