Chess openings / Queen's Gambit Accepted
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Rubinstein Variation
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Rubinstein Variation (D27) starts 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O a6 7.a4. In 680 games between strong players, White wins 42%, 21% are drawn and Black wins 38%; the most played move is 7…Nc6 (79%).
1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O a6 7.a4
- ECO
- D27
- Games between strong players
- 680
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7…Nc6 | 79% (535) | – | |
| 7…cxd4 | 15% (101) | – | |
| 7…Nbd7 | 3% (19) | – | |
| 7…Be7 | 2% (12) | – | |
| 7…b6 | 1% (6) | – | |
| 7…Qc7 | 1% (6) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Main Line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O a6
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: Classical Defense, Normal Line 3,005 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
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