Chess openings / Queen's Gambit Declined
Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, with e3
Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, with e3 (D40) starts 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c5 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nc6 6.Bd3. In 61 games between strong players, White wins 44%, 13% are drawn and Black wins 43%; the most played move is 6…dxc4 (51%).
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c5 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nc6 6.Bd3
- ECO
- D40
- Games between strong players
- 61
- 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…dxc4 | 51% (31) | – | |
| 6…cxd4 | 28% (17) | – | |
| 6…a6 | 10% (6) | – | |
| 6…Bd6 | 7% (4) | – | |
| 6…Be7 | 5% (3) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical Variation 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.e3 Nf6 5.Nf3 Nc6
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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