Chess openings / Queen's Gambit Declined
Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense
Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense (D38) starts 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4. In 15,058 games between strong players, White wins 23%, 55% are drawn and Black wins 22%; the most played move is 5.Bg5 (48%).
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4
- ECO
- D38
- Games between strong players
- 15,058
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.Bg5 | 48% (7,162) | – | |
| 5.Qa4+ | 22% (3,314) | Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense, Alekhine Variation | |
| 5.cxd5 | 16% (2,417) | – | |
| 5.e3 | 6% (968) | – | |
| 5.Qb3 | 4% (582) | – | |
| 5.g3 | 2% (282) | – |
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
Top players' games in the Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense, reviewed
- Yangyi Yu vs Yi Wei2026 Chinese Chess League Division A, Round-Robin, R7-11, round 10, 30 October 20261/2-1/2Accuracy 97.5 and 98.3
- gurelediz vs nihalsarinChess.com blitz, 29 October 20260-1Accuracy 86.6 and 93.732…h4
- Polish_fighter3000 vs mishanickChess.com blitz, 29 October 20260-1Accuracy 91.8 and 92.837…f2
More Queen's Gambit Declined lines
- Queen's Gambit Declined 53,669 games
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- Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation 16,625 games
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation 15,099 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: Modern Variation, Normal Line 3,212 games
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Charousek Variation 2,701 games
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