D39 · Indian · a plan for White

Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense, Vienna Variation

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1.d4Nf62.c4e63.Nf3d54.Nc3Bb45.Bg5dxc4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense, Vienna Variation115k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
46%52k56%
38%44k56%
4.8%5.6k54%
3.7%4.2k55%
2.7%3.2k52%
1.9%2.2k56%
1%1.1k56%
1%1.1k55%
0.7%77756%
0.2%18653%
Famous games in this line1.3k master games
Ding Liren (2805)Carlsen, M. (2882)20191–0Ding Liren (2805)Carlsen, M. (2861)2019½–½Carlsen, M. (2847)Aronian, L. (2782)2021½–½Carlsen, M. (2875)Aronian, L. (2752)2019½–½Radjabov, T.. (2765)Carlsen, M.. (2847)2021½–½So, W. (2812)Aronian, L. (2793)2017½–½Carlsen, Magnus (2801)Anand, Viswanathan (2788)2009½–½Gelfand, B. (2777)Aronian, L. (2812)2014½–½
Category
Indian
First move
1.d4
ECO
D39
Line
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 dxc4
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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