D35 · Closed · a plan for White

Queen's Gambit Declined: Harrwitz Attack

7/7
1.d4d52.c4e63.Nc3Nf64.Bf4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Queen's Gambit Declined: Harrwitz Attack1.8M games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
21%375k47%
20%347k45%
15%260k46%
13%226k45%
11%184k45%
10%176k50%
3.1%55k48%
2.2%39k42%
2.2%38k44%
1.2%22k47%
Famous games in this line184 master games
Carlsen, M.. (2847)Aronian, L.. (2781)20211–0Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2759)Adams, Michael (2753)2013½–½Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2753)Andreikin, Dmitry (2713)20130–1Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2753)Khairullin, Ildar (2658)20131–0Vitiugov, N. (2742)Zvjaginsev, V. (2659)2014½–½Fedoseev, Vl3 (2718)Akobian, V. (2647)20171–0Jobava, Ba (2603)Matlakov, M.. (2688)20211–0Jobava, Ba (2713)Donchenko, Alexa (2563)2017½–½
Heroes of this opening Carlsen, M.. · Andreikin, Dmitry · Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar · Fedoseev, Vl3
Category
Closed
First move
1.d4
ECO
D35
Line
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bf4
AggressiveClassical
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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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