Chess openings / Queen's Gambit Declined
Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Bd3 Line
Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Bd3 Line (D66) starts 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 Nbd7 7.Rc1 c6 8.Bd3. In 215 games between strong players, White wins 56%, 23% are drawn and Black wins 21%; the most played move is 8…dxc4 (58%).
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 Nbd7 7.Rc1 c6 8.Bd3
- ECO
- D66
- Games between strong players
- 215
- 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…dxc4 | 58% (125) | – | |
| 8…h6 | 18% (39) | – | |
| 8…Re8 | 9% (20) | – | |
| 8…a6 | 7% (14) | – | |
| 8…b6 | 6% (12) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Main Line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 O-O 6.e3 Nbd7 7.Rc1
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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