D40 · Indian · a plan for White
Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense
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1.d4Nf62.c4e63.Nf3d54.Nc3c5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense1.9M games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
26%496k52%
7.3%140k50%
4.6%90k52%
2.2%42k55%
0.4%8.2k50%
0.3%5.3k48%
0.2%3.5k46%
0.2%3.3k38%
Famous games in this line5.4k master games
Carlsen, M. (2861) – Ding Liren (2805)Carlsen, Magnus (2863) – Ding, Liren (2791)Aronian, L. (2775) – Carlsen, M. (2872)Carlsen, M. (2832) – So, W. (2815)Carlsen, M. (2865) – Nepomniachtchi, I. (2773)Topalov, V. (2803) – Carlsen, M. (2834)Carlsen, M.. (2862) – So, W.. (2770)Carlsen, M.. (2862) – So, W.. (2770)Heroes of this opening Carlsen, Magnus · So, W..
- Family
- Queen's Gambit
- Category
- Indian
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- D40
- Line
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5
Classical
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Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Exchange VariationD41 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Main LineD42 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e3 Nc6 7.Bd3Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Endgame VariationD41 5.cxd5 cxd4 6.Qxd4 exd5 7.e4 dxe4 …
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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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