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Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense

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1.d4Nf62.c4e63.Nf3d54.Nc3Be75.Bg5O-O6.e3Nbd7
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense711k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
16%111k51%
9.3%66k50%
5.1%36k57%
2.6%19k51%
1.8%13k51%
0.5%3.5k48%
Famous games in this line3.9k master games
Aronian, Levon (2813)Carlsen, Magnus (2868)2013½–½Carlsen, M.. (2847)Karjakin, Sergey (2757)20211–0Ding Liren (2778)Mamedyarov, S. (2814)2018½–½Radjabov, T.. (2765)Karjakin, Sergey (2752)20201–0Erigaisi, Arjun (2799)Maghsoodloo, Parham (2712)2024½–½Duda, J. (2737)Karjakin, Sergey (2773)2018½–½Le Quang Liem (2709)Aronian, L.. (2781)20200–1Wojtaszek, R. (2727)Mamedyarov, S. (2747)2016½–½
Heroes of this opening Carlsen, M.. · Radjabov, T.. · Aronian, L..
Category
Indian
First move
1.d4
ECO
D60
Line
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
Classical
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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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