Chess openings / Queen's Gambit Declined
Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights, Vienna Variation
Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights, Vienna Variation (D37) starts 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 dxc4. In 3,645 games between strong players, White wins 43%, 16% are drawn and Black wins 41%; the most played move is 5.e4 (57%).
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 dxc4
- ECO
- D37
- Games between strong players
- 3,645
- 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.e4 | 57% (2,094) | – | |
| 5.e3 | 29% (1,058) | Queen's Gambit Declined: Vienna Variation, Quiet Variation | |
| 5.Bg5 | 8% (281) | – | |
| 5.Qa4+ | 3% (107) | – | |
| 5.g3 | 1% (47) | – | |
| 5.a4 | 1% (45) | – |
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
More Queen's Gambit Declined lines
- Queen's Gambit Declined 53,669 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: Barmen Variation 3,448 games
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense, Alekhine Variation 3,314 games
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation, Normal Line 3,212 games
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