D51: Queen's Gambit Declined

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3

Queen's Gambit Declined

D51 Sub-variants:

Queen's Gambit Declined, 4.Bg5 Nbd7
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7

Queen's Gambit Declined, Rochlin variation
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. Nf3 c6 6. Rc1 Qa5 7. Bd2

Queen's Gambit Declined, Alekhine variation
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. Nf3 c6 6. e4

Queen's Gambit Declined
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3

Queen's Gambit Declined, Manhattan variation
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 Bb4

Queen's Gambit Declined, 5...c6
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6

Queen's Gambit Declined, Capablanca anti-Cambridge Springs variation
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. a3

Overview

Games on Database:

4210

Last Played:

May 2026

Overall score:

41.9%

31.4%

26.7%

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Played frequently by:

White
Alexander Alekhine	38 games
Max Euwe	26 games
Jose Raul Capablanca	25 games

Black
Akiba Rubinstein	19 games
Bela Lengyel	17 games
Rudolf Spielmann	16 games

Possible continuations:

5... c6

2432

40.6 %

30.7 %

28.7 %

5... Be7

1473

43 %

32.9 %

24.2 %

5... Bb4

186

48.4 %

24.7 %

26.9 %

5... h6

42.1 %

40 %

17.9 %

5... b6

83.3 %

16.7 %

5... dxc4

50 %

16.7 %

33.3 %

5... c5

50 %

5... Bd6

100 %

5... a6

50 %