Chess openings / Queen's Gambit Declined

Queen's Gambit Declined: Pseudo-Tarrasch Variation

Queen's Gambit Declined: Pseudo-Tarrasch Variation (D50) starts 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 c5 5.cxd5. In 85 games between strong players, White wins 28%, 28% are drawn and Black wins 43%; the most played move is 5…cxd4 (86%).

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1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 c5 5.cxd5

ECO
D50
Games between strong players
85
To move
Black
28%28%43%

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.

MovePlayedResultsLeads to
5…cxd486% (73)26%29%45%–
5…exd514% (12)42%25%33%–

Where it comes from and where it goes

Branches from Queen's Gambit Declined: Been-Koomen Variation 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 c5

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