Chess openings / Queen's Gambit Accepted
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Normal Line
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Normal Line (D26) starts 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O. In 3,005 games between strong players, White wins 43%, 20% are drawn and Black wins 37%; the most played move is 6…a6 (59%).
1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O
- ECO
- D26
- Games between strong players
- 3,005
- To move
- Black
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6…a6 | 59% (1,770) | Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Main Line | |
| 6…Nc6 | 26% (782) | Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Steinitz Variation, Development Variation | |
| 6…cxd4 | 10% (312) | Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Steinitz Variation, Exchange Variation | |
| 6…Be7 | 4% (126) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5
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: 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: Gunsberg Defense 745 games
- Queen's Gambit Accepted: Furman Variation 689 games
- Queen's Gambit Accepted: Mannheim Variation 683 games
- Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Rubinstein Variation 680 games
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