Chess openings / Queen's Gambit Declined
Queen's Gambit Declined: Harrwitz Attack, Two Knights Defense, Blockade Line
Queen's Gambit Declined: Harrwitz Attack, Two Knights Defense, Blockade Line (D37) starts 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 Nbd7 7.c5. In 721 games between strong players, White wins 43%, 29% are drawn and Black wins 28%; the most played move is 7…Nh5 (47%).
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 Nbd7 7.c5
- ECO
- D37
- Games between strong players
- 721
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7…Nh5 | 47% (338) | – | |
| 7…c6 | 40% (285) | – | |
| 7…Ne4 | 10% (72) | – | |
| 7…b6 | 3% (21) | – | |
| 7…a5 | 1% (4) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Queen's Gambit Declined: Harrwitz Attack, Two Knights Defense 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 Nbd7
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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