Chess openings / Queen's Gambit Declined
Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit
Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit (D08) starts 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5. In 2,279 games between strong players, White wins 47%, 11% are drawn and Black wins 42%; the most played move is 3.dxe5 (79%).
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5
- ECO
- D08
- Games between strong players
- 2,279
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.dxe5 | 79% (1,802) | – | |
| 3.e3 | 6% (132) | – | |
| 3.Nf3 | 6% (126) | – | |
| 3.Nc3 | 5% (107) | – | |
| 3.cxd5 | 4% (97) | – | |
| 3.e4 | 1% (13) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Queen's Gambit 1.d4 d5 2.c4
More Queen's Gambit Declined lines
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- Queen's Gambit Declined: Normal Defense 28,498 games
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation 16,625 games
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation 15,099 games
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense 15,058 games
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation 5,408 games
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Harrwitz Attack 5,157 games
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense 3,935 games
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights, Vienna Variation 3,645 games
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Barmen Variation 3,448 games
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