Chess openings / Queen's Gambit Declined
Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Fianchetto Variation
Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Fianchetto Variation (D66) starts 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 c6 5.Nf3 Be7 6.e3 Nbd7 7.Rc1 O-O 8.Bd3 dxc4 9.Bxc4 b5. In 52 games between strong players, White wins 58%, 14% are drawn and Black wins 29%; the most played move is 10.Bd3 (89%).
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 c6 5.Nf3 Be7 6.e3 Nbd7 7.Rc1 O-O 8.Bd3 dxc4 9.Bxc4 b5
- ECO
- D66
- Games between strong players
- 52
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.Bd3 | 89% (46) | – | |
| 10.Be2 | 6% (3) | – | |
| 10.Bb3 | 6% (3) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Bd3 Line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 Nbd7 7.Rc1 c6 8.Bd3
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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