Chess openings / Tarrasch Defense
Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical Variation
Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical Variation (D32) starts 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.e3 Nf6 5.Nf3 Nc6. In 1,054 games between strong players, White wins 43%, 17% are drawn and Black wins 39%; the most played move is 6.a3 (51%).
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.e3 Nf6 5.Nf3 Nc6
- ECO
- D32
- Games between strong players
- 1,054
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.a3 | 51% (540) | – | |
| 6.cxd5 | 34% (363) | – | |
| 6.Bd3 | 6% (61) | Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, with e3 | |
| 6.Be2 | 4% (46) | – | |
| 6.dxc5 | 3% (35) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Tarrasch Defense 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5
More Tarrasch Defense lines
- Tarrasch Defense: Two Knights Variation 2,537 games
- Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation 1,856 games
- Tarrasch Defense: Prague Variation 1,644 games
- Tarrasch Defense: Rubinstein System 1,106 games
- Tarrasch Defense: Schara Gambit 899 games
- Tarrasch Defense: Prague Variation, Main Line 898 games
- Tarrasch Defense: Dubov Tarrasch 775 games
- Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation, Carlsbad Variation 686 games
- Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation, Advance Variation 413 games
- Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation, Réti Variation 252 games
- Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation, Main Line 123 games
- Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation, Endgame Variation 51 games
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