Chess openings / Queen's Gambit Accepted
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Main Line
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Main Line (D27) starts 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O a6. In 3,426 games between strong players, White wins 41%, 27% are drawn and Black wins 32%; the most played move is 7.dxc5 (29%).
1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O a6
- ECO
- D27
- Games between strong players
- 3,426
- To move
- White
White wins, draws and Black wins, from this position.
What strong players play next
The moves played most from this position in over-the-board broadcasts and the Lichess Elite Database, how often, and how the games ended.
| Move | Played | Results | Leads to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.dxc5 | 29% (1,005) | – | |
| 7.b3 | 13% (448) | – | |
| 7.a4 | 13% (432) | Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Rubinstein Variation | |
| 7.Qe2 | 9% (302) | Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Alekhine System | |
| 7.Bb3 | 8% (279) | – | |
| 7.Nc3 | 6% (198) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Normal Line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O
More Queen's Gambit Accepted lines
- Queen's Gambit Accepted 12,156 games
- Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation 6,388 games
- Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation, Traditional System 3,799 games
- Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense 3,242 games
- Queen's Gambit Accepted: Old Variation 2,776 games
- Queen's Gambit Accepted: Saduleto Variation 2,555 games
- Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, McDonnell Defense 1,104 games
- Queen's Gambit Accepted: Janowski-Larsen Variation 1,061 games
- Queen's Gambit Accepted: Showalter Variation 856 games
- Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Steinitz Variation, Development Variation 794 games
- Queen's Gambit Accepted: Gunsberg Defense 745 games
- Queen's Gambit Accepted: Mannheim Variation 683 games
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