D30 · Closed · a plan for White

Queen's Gambit Declined: Semmering Variation

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1.d4d52.c4c63.Nf3Nf64.e3e65.Nbd2Nbd76.Bd3c5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Queen's Gambit Declined: Semmering Variation298 games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
44%13260%
27%8167%
14%4269%
6.4%1974%
2.7%813%
2%667%
1.7%540%
0.7%2100%
0.3%1100%
0.3%1100%
Famous games in this line108 master games
Jakovenko, Dmitrij (2662) – Shabalov, Alexander (2595)2006½–½Onischuk, Alexander (2647) – Shabalov, Alexander (2592)2003½–½Ehlvest, Jaan (2602) – Shabalov, Alexander (2597)2003½–½Khenkin, Igor (2620) – Shabalov, Alexander (2575)2006½–½Kacheishvili, Giorgi (2597) – Shabalov, Alexander (2593)20050–1Ibragimov, Ildar (2556) – Shabalov, Alexander (2624)20040–1Malakhatko, Vadim (2524) – Akopian, Vladimir (2654)20010–1Rivas Pastor, Manuel (2515) – Akopian, Vladimir (2655)19950–1
Heroes of this opening Shabalov, Alexander · Akopian, Vladimir
Family
Queen's Gambit
Category
Closed
First move
1.d4
ECO
D30
Line
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nbd2 Nbd7 6. Bd3 c5
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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