D31 · Closed · a plan for White

Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Slav, Junge Variation

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1.d4d52.c4e63.Nf3c64.Nc3dxc45.a4Bb46.e3b57.Bd2Qb6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Slav, Junge Variation2.3k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
26%60633%
26%60344%
19%42944%
18%41035%
5.1%11870%
1.8%4251%
1.8%4140%
1.1%2546%
0.3%650%
0.2%450%
Famous games in this line28 master games
Lautier, Joel (2620) – Granda Zuniga, Julio E (2605)19931–0Dizdar, Goran (2535) – Tukmakov, Vladimir B (2600)1995½–½Komljenovic, Davorin (2470) – Granda Zuniga, Julio E (2510)1990½–½Mikkelsen, Nikolaj (2399) – Rasmussen, Allan Stig (2536)20090–1Nagle, Sean (2375) – Ilincic, Zlatko (2538)20041–0Dao, Thien Hai (2604) – Ngo, Ngoc Quang (2289)2005½–½Agamaliev, Gamil (2440) – Skomorokhin, Roman (2425)19941–0Allen, Andrew (2264) – Volkov, Sergey (2582)20000–1
Heroes of this opening Lautier, Joel · Rasmussen, Allan Stig · Nagle, Sean · Agamaliev, Gamil
Family
Queen's Gambit
Category
Closed
First move
1.d4
ECO
D31
Line
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bb4 6. e3 b5 7. Bd2 Qb6
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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