Chess openings / Queen's Gambit Declined
Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Rubinstein Variation
Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Rubinstein Variation (D61) starts 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 Nbd7 7.Qc2 c6. In 546 games between strong players, White wins 51%, 18% are drawn and Black wins 31%; the most played move is 8.Rd1 (30%).
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 Nbd7 7.Qc2 c6
- ECO
- D61
- Games between strong players
- 546
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.Rd1 | 30% (162) | – | |
| 8.a3 | 19% (102) | – | |
| 8.cxd5 | 12% (66) | – | |
| 8.O-O-O | 10% (57) | – | |
| 8.Bd3 | 10% (57) | – | |
| 8.h4 | 7% (40) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 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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