Chess openings / Queen's Gambit Declined
Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Pillsbury Variation
Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Pillsbury Variation (D41) starts 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e3. In 343 games between strong players, White wins 44%, 17% are drawn and Black wins 39%; the most played move is 6…Nc6 (51%).
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e3
- ECO
- D41
- Games between strong players
- 343
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6…Nc6 | 51% (175) | – | |
| 6…cxd4 | 33% (113) | – | |
| 6…Nxc3 | 9% (32) | – | |
| 6…Be7 | 6% (19) | – | |
| 6…a6 | 1% (4) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c5
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: Three Knights, Vienna Variation 3,645 games
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Barmen Variation 3,448 games
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense, Alekhine Variation 3,314 games
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