Queen's Gambit Accepted ♜ ♝ ♛ ♚ ♝ ♜ ♟ ♞ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♞ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♞ ♟ ♟ ♝ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♜ ♞ ♝ ♛ ♜ ♚ With 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 Black accepts the pawn, not to keep it but to concede the centre in return for quick development and free piece play.
167 master games
2623 avg. Elo
7 variations
White wins %25 · draw %63 · Black wins %12
Played by: Giri, Bacrot, Erigaisi, Praggnanandhaa, Abdusattorov, Fedoseev, Gukesh, Keymer
Main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O a6 7.Be2 Nbd7 8.Nbd2 b6 9.Nc4 b5 10.Nce5 Bb7 11.a4 b4 12.a5 Bd6 13.Nc4 Be7 14.dxc5 O-O 15.Nb6 Rb8
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Try 7 days free → Variations played by masters (7) Classical Defense, Main Line · ECO D27 · for Black 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O a6 7.Be2 Nbd7 8.Nbd2 b6 9.Nc4 b5 10.Nce5 Bb7 …
31 games · avg. Elo 2622 · W/D/L 11/15/5 · Model game: Erigaisi – Giri, 2025 (1/2-1/2)
Classical Defense, Main Line · ECO D27 · for Black 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O a6 7.Be2 Nbd7 8.Nbd2 b6 9.Nc4 b5 10.Nce5 Bb7 …
31 games · avg. Elo 2622 · W/D/L 11/15/5 · Model game: Erigaisi – Giri, 2025 (1/2-1/2)
Normal Variation, Traditional System · ECO D26 · for Black 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 a6 6.O-O c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Be2 Ke7 10.Nbd2 Bd7 …
27 games · avg. Elo 2612 · W/D/L 4/20/3 · Model game: Harikrishna – Gukesh, 2023 (1/2-1/2)
Old Variation · ECO D20 · for Black 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e3 Nf6 4.Bxc4 e6 5.Nf3 c5 6.O-O a6 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Be2 Ke7 10.Nc3 Rd8 …
22 games · avg. Elo 2608 · W/D/L 1/19/2 · Model game: Sarana – Fedoseev, 2024 (1/2-1/2)
Classical Defense, Steinitz Variation, Development Variation · ECO D26 · for Black 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O Nc6 7.Nc3 a6 8.Bd3 cxd4 9.exd4 Be7 10.Bg5 O-O …
22 games · avg. Elo 2606 · W/D/L 6/13/3 · Model game: Praggnanandhaa – Demchenko, 2024 (1-0)
Central Variation, McDonnell Defense · ECO D20 · for Black 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 e5 4.Nf3 Bb4+ 5.Nc3 exd4 6.Nxd4 Nd7 7.Bxc4 Ngf6 8.f3 O-O 9.Be2 Ne5 10.Be3 Qe7 …
17 games · avg. Elo 2652 · W/D/L 4/12/1 · Model game: Maghsoodloo – Idani, 2024 (1/2-1/2)
Central Variation, McDonnell Defense · ECO D20 · for Black 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 e5 4.Nf3 Bb4+ 5.Nc3 exd4 6.Nxd4 Nd7 7.Bxc4 Ngf6 8.f3 O-O 9.Be2 Ne5 10.Be3 Qe7 …
17 games · avg. Elo 2652 · W/D/L 4/12/1 · Model game: Maghsoodloo – Idani, 2024 (1/2-1/2)
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Try 7 days free → Other openings Statistics from classical games of 2500+ rated players. Notation: K king, Q queen, R rook, B bishop, N knight.
