Chess openings / Queen's Gambit Declined

Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation

Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation (D36) starts 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.Qc2 Be7 7.e3 O-O 8.Bd3 h6 9.Bh4. In 1,434 games between strong players, White wins 44%, 17% are drawn and Black wins 39%; the most played move is 9…Re8 (54%).

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1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.Qc2 Be7 7.e3 O-O 8.Bd3 h6 9.Bh4

ECO
D36
Games between strong players
1,434
To move
Black
44%17%39%

White wins, draws and Black wins, from this position.

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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.

MovePlayedResultsLeads to
9…Re854% (775)40%20%40%–
9…Ne814% (203)46%16%38%–
9…Nbd714% (199)49%38%–
9…Nh56% (83)54%38%–
9…a54% (58)47%41%–
9…c53% (46)50%37%–

Where it comes from and where it goes

Branches from Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5

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