Chess openings / Queen's Gambit Declined
Queen's Gambit Declined: Neo-Orthodox Variation, Main Line
Queen's Gambit Declined: Neo-Orthodox Variation, Main Line (D55) starts 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 O-O 7.e3. In 2,266 games between strong players, White wins 42%, 21% are drawn and Black wins 38%; the most played move is 7…b6 (57%).
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 O-O 7.e3
- ECO
- D55
- Games between strong players
- 2,266
- 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…b6 | 57% (1,283) | Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense | |
| 7…Ne4 | 20% (455) | Queen's Gambit Declined: Lasker Defense | |
| 7…Nbd7 | 14% (321) | – | |
| 7…c5 | 3% (73) | – | |
| 7…dxc4 | 2% (46) | – | |
| 7…c6 | 2% (40) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense 1,296 games
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Lasker Defense 455 games
More Queen's Gambit Declined lines
- Queen's Gambit Declined 53,669 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
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense, Alekhine Variation 3,314 games
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