Chess openings / Queen's Gambit Declined
Queen's Gambit Declined: Traditional Variation
Queen's Gambit Declined: Traditional Variation (D30) starts 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Bg5. In 1,752 games between strong players, White wins 41%, 18% are drawn and Black wins 41%; the most played move is 4…Be7 (36%).
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Bg5
- ECO
- D30
- Games between strong players
- 1,752
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4…Be7 | 36% (623) | – | |
| 4…dxc4 | 34% (589) | – | |
| 4…h6 | 9% (157) | Queen's Gambit Declined: Capablanca Variation | |
| 4…Bb4+ | 9% (155) | Queen's Gambit Declined: Vienna Variation | |
| 4…Nbd7 | 6% (107) | – | |
| 4…c6 | 5% (83) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3
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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