Chess openings / Queen's Gambit Declined
Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense, Pseudo-Tarrasch
Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense, Pseudo-Tarrasch (D30) starts 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5. In 1,997 games between strong players, White wins 48%, 15% are drawn and Black wins 37%; the most played move is 4.cxd5 (77%).
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5
- ECO
- D30
- Games between strong players
- 1,997
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.cxd5 | 77% (1,533) | – | |
| 4.g3 | 10% (194) | – | |
| 4.Nc3 | 6% (128) | – | |
| 4.e3 | 6% (119) | – | |
| 4.dxc5 | 1% (13) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Queen's Gambit Declined 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6
More Queen's Gambit Declined lines
- 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
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense, Alekhine Variation 3,314 games
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