Chess openings / Queen's Gambit Declined
Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense, Exchange Variation, Costa's Line
Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense, Exchange Variation, Costa's Line (D07) starts 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.cxd5 Qxd5 4.e3 e5 5.Nc3 Bb4 6.Bd2 Bxc3 7.Bxc3 exd4 8.Ne2. In 83 games between strong players, White wins 49%, 17% are drawn and Black wins 34%; the most played move is 8…Nf6 (74%).
1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.cxd5 Qxd5 4.e3 e5 5.Nc3 Bb4 6.Bd2 Bxc3 7.Bxc3 exd4 8.Ne2
- ECO
- D07
- Games between strong players
- 83
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8…Nf6 | 74% (61) | – | |
| 8…Bg4 | 18% (15) | – | |
| 8…Nge7 | 7% (6) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense, Exchange Variation 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.cxd5 Qxd5
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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