Chess openings / Queen's Gambit Declined
Queen's Gambit Declined: Westphalian Variation
Queen's Gambit Declined: Westphalian Variation (D38) starts 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.e3 c5. In 351 games between strong players, White wins 45%, 13% are drawn and Black wins 43%; the most played move is 7.cxd5 (70%).
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.e3 c5
- ECO
- D38
- Games between strong players
- 351
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.cxd5 | 70% (247) | – | |
| 7.Bd3 | 8% (28) | – | |
| 7.a3 | 7% (25) | – | |
| 7.Bxf6 | 5% (18) | – | |
| 7.dxc5 | 3% (12) | – | |
| 7.Rc1 | 2% (8) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4
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: 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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