Queen's Gambit

The Queen's Gambit arises after 1.d4 d5 2.c4, where White offers a pawn to gain central control. After the Accepted (2...dxc4) or the Declined (2...e6 or 2...c6), White seeks a space advantage in the center and long-term positional pressure.

  • Variations: 30
  • Total lines: 60
  • Winrate: 55.6%

Main lines

  • King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Flexible Defense: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 O-O 6.Bg5 h6 7.Be3 e5 8.d5
  • King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Geller Defense: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 O-O 6.Bg5 Nbd7 7.Qd2 e5 8.d5
  • King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Geller Defense: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 O-O 6.Bg5 Nbd7 7.Qd2 c5 8.d5
  • King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Benoni Defense: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 O-O 6.Bg5 c5 7.d5
  • Queen's Gambit Declined: Marshall Defense: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nf6 3.cxd5 Nxd5 4.e4 Nb6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nf3 Bb4 7.Bd3
  • King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Nc6 Defense: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 O-O 6.Bg5 Nc6 7.d5
  • Queen's Gambit Declined: Marshall Defense: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nf6 3.cxd5 Nxd5 4.e4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nf3 Bb4 7.Bd3
  • Semi-Slav Defense: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 Be7 6.e3
  • Catalan Opening: Closed: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O
  • Queen's Gambit Declined: Marshall Defense: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nf6 3.cxd5 Nxd5 4.e4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Bg4 6.Qb3
  • Queen's Gambit Declined: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2
  • Queen's Gambit Declined: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 c6 5.Bg2
  • Slav Defense: Three Knights Variation: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Bg4 5.Ne5
  • Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, Greco Variation: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 b5 4.a4 c6 5.axb5
  • Queen's Gambit Accepted: Saduleto Variation: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 e6 4.Bxc4 Bb4+ 5.Nc3
  • Queen's Gambit Declined: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 c5 5.Bg2
  • Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, Alekhine System: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.Bxc4
  • Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation, Traditional System: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 dxc4 4.e3 Nf6 5.Bxc4
  • Slav Defense: Three Knights Variation: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Bf5 5.cxd5
  • Queen's Gambit Accepted: Saduleto Variation: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 e6 4.Bxc4 Nf6 5.Nc3
  • Catalan Opening: Open Defense: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2
  • Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense, Pseudo-Tarrasch: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.g3
  • Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, McDonnell Defense: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 e5 4.Nf3 exd4 5.Bxc4
  • Slav Defense: Modern Line: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Bf5 4.cxd5
  • Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3
  • Horwitz Defense: 1.d4 e6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 d6 4.Nc3
  • Slav Defense: Modern Line: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 e6 4.g3
  • Bogo-Indian Defense: Grünfeld Variation: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Nbd2
  • Horwitz Defense: 1.d4 e6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 exd5 4.cxd5
  • Horwitz Defense: 1.d4 e6 2.c4 d6 3.Nc3