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Tarrasch Defense: Tarrasch Gambit

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1.d4d52.c4e63.Nc3c54.cxd5exd55.dxc5d46.Na4b5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Tarrasch Defense: Tarrasch Gambit951 games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
86%81644%
6.6%6344%
3.4%3213%
0.7%729%
0.5%520%
0.5%520%
0.5%530%
0.4%450%
0.4%40%
0.4%450%
Famous games in this line24 master games
Carlsen, M. (2847) – Artemiev, V. (2704)20211–0Wojtaszek, R. (2734) – Demuth, A. (2545)20151–0Ruban, Vadim (2565) – Arencibia Rodriguez, Walter (2425)19900–1Stearman, Josiah (2455) – Korley, K. (2442)2024½–½Valsecchi, Alessio (2491) – Sirosh, Ilja (2405)20200–1Nei, Iivo (2495) – Hernandez Onna, Roman (2395)19751–0Chyndygyr, Tamerlan (2276) – Lysyj, I. (2589)20230–1Bakic, Rados (2440) – Kostic, Vladimir G (2420)1998½–½
Heroes of this opening Carlsen, M. · Wojtaszek, R. · Arencibia Rodriguez, Walter · Sirosh, Ilja
Family
Tarrasch Defense
Category
Closed
First move
1.d4
ECO
D32
Line
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. dxc5 d4 6. Na4 b5
GambitClassical
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