Chess openings / Queen's Gambit Declined
Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense
Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense (D32) starts 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5. In 2,076 games between strong players, White wins 46%, 17% are drawn and Black wins 37%; the most played move is 5.Nf3 (94%).
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5
- ECO
- D32
- Games between strong players
- 2,076
- 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.Nf3 | 94% (1,943) | Tarrasch Defense: Two Knights Variation | |
| 5.dxc5 | 4% (73) | – | |
| 5.e3 | 1% (24) | – | |
| 5.e4 | 1% (16) | – | |
| 5.Bf4 | 1% (12) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Tarrasch Defense 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5
- Tarrasch Defense: Two Knights Variation 2,537 games
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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