Chess openings / Queen's Gambit Declined
Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense, Main Line
Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense, Main Line (D07) starts 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nf3 Bg4. In 1,184 games between strong players, White wins 48%, 9% are drawn and Black wins 43%; the most played move is 4.cxd5 (48%).
1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nf3 Bg4
- ECO
- D07
- Games between strong players
- 1,184
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.cxd5 | 48% (567) | – | |
| 4.Nc3 | 33% (387) | – | |
| 4.e3 | 13% (154) | – | |
| 4.Nbd2 | 2% (24) | – | |
| 4.Bg5 | 2% (18) | – | |
| 4.Ne5 | 1% (9) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6
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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