Chess openings / Tarrasch Defense
Tarrasch Defense: Two Knights Variation
Tarrasch Defense: Two Knights Variation (D32) starts 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nf3. In 2,537 games between strong players, White wins 46%, 17% are drawn and Black wins 37%; the most played move is 5…Nc6 (79%).
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nf3
- ECO
- D32
- Games between strong players
- 2,537
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5…Nc6 | 79% (1,991) | – | |
| 5…Nf6 | 19% (470) | – | |
| 5…cxd4 | 3% (63) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5
- Tarrasch Defense: Rubinstein System 1,106 games
Top players' games in the Tarrasch Defense: Two Knights Variation, reviewed
More Tarrasch Defense lines
- Tarrasch Defense 3,434 games
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- Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical Variation 1,054 games
- Tarrasch Defense: Schara Gambit 899 games
- Tarrasch Defense: Prague Variation, Main Line 898 games
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- 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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