D30 · Closed · a plan for White

Queen's Gambit Declined: Spielmann Variation

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1.d4d52.c4e63.Nf3Nf64.e3c65.Nbd2g6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Queen's Gambit Declined: Spielmann Variation3.3k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
28%92960%
18%61555%
18%60454%
16%53553%
5.9%19649%
3.6%11951%
3.1%10357%
2.5%8555%
1.3%4246%
1%3557%
Famous games in this line2 master games
Peschel, Andreas (2225) – Burmakin, Vladimir (2590)20100–1Danielian, Elina (2466) – Mohota, Nisha (2325)20131–0
Heroes of this opening Burmakin, Vladimir · Danielian, Elina
Family
Queen's Gambit
Category
Closed
First move
1.d4
ECO
D30
Line
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 c6 5. Nbd2 g6
Classical
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Queen's Gambit Declined: Lasker DefenseD53 1…Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bg5 …Queen's Gambit Accepted: Linares VariationD20 2…dxc4 3.e4 c5 4.d5 Nf6 5.Nc3 …Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical DefenseD26 2…dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 …
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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