Chess openings / Queen's Gambit Declined
Queen's Gambit Declined: Cambridge Springs Defense
Queen's Gambit Declined: Cambridge Springs Defense (D52) starts 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.e3 Qa5. In 1,147 games between strong players, White wins 49%, 14% are drawn and Black wins 37%; the most played move is 7.Nd2 (49%).
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.e3 Qa5
- ECO
- D52
- Games between strong players
- 1,147
- 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.Nd2 | 49% (560) | – | |
| 7.cxd5 | 26% (303) | – | |
| 7.Bxf6 | 16% (187) | Queen's Gambit Declined: Cambridge Springs Defense, Capablanca Variation | |
| 7.Qc2 | 3% (29) | – | |
| 7.Bd3 | 1% (14) | – | |
| 7.Qb3 | 1% (12) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Semi-Slav Defense 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Cambridge Springs Defense, Rubinstein Variation 246 games
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Cambridge Springs Defense, Yugoslav Variation 242 games
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Cambridge Springs Defense, Bogoljubow Variation 241 games
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Cambridge Springs Defense, Capablanca Variation 187 games
More Queen's Gambit Declined lines
- Queen's Gambit Declined 53,669 games
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation 45,177 games
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight Variation 34,675 games
- 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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