D67 · Closed · a plan for White
Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Janowski Variation
19/19
1.d4d52.Nf3Nf63.c4e64.Nc3Be75.Bg5O-O6.e3Nbd77.Rc1c68.Bd3dxc49.Bxc4Nd510.h4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Janowski Variation319 games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
45%14451%
16%5129%
15%4859%
6.9%2220%
5.6%1831%
4.7%1537%
2.5%825%
1.6%560%
1.3%450%
0.6%250%
Famous games in this line11 master games
Lerner, Konstantin Z (2560) – Krogius, Nikolai V (2475)Eingorn, Vereslav S (2525) – Morovic Fernandez, Ivan (2450)Pekarek, Ales (2480) – Mozny, Milos (2405)Danner, Georg (2385) – Simic, Radoslav (2455)Danner, Georg (2405) – Modr, Bretislav (2385)Danner, Georg (2405) – Sehner, Norbert (2365)Danner, Georg (2385) – Rueetschi, Urs (2240)Pons Sastre, Santiago (2330) – Acebal Muniz, Antonio (2289)Heroes of this opening Danner, Georg · Lerner, Konstantin Z · Eingorn, Vereslav S · Pekarek, Ales
- Family
- Queen's Gambit
- Category
- Closed
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- D67
- Line
- 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Rc1 c6 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd5 10. h4
Classical
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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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