Chess openings / Queen's Gambit Accepted
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation (D25) starts 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3. In 6,388 games between strong players, White wins 42%, 21% are drawn and Black wins 38%; the most played move is 4…e6 (54%).
1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3
- ECO
- D25
- Games between strong players
- 6,388
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4…e6 | 54% (3,469) | Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation, Traditional System | |
| 4…Bg4 | 16% (1,048) | Queen's Gambit Accepted: Janowski-Larsen Variation | |
| 4…a6 | 15% (935) | – | |
| 4…Be6 | 6% (398) | Queen's Gambit Accepted: Winawer Defense | |
| 4…c5 | 4% (264) | – | |
| 4…b5 | 3% (167) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Queen's Gambit Accepted 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4
More Queen's Gambit Accepted lines
- Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Main Line 3,426 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: 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: 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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