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D59: Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) system, 8.cd Nxd5

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 h6 7. Bh4 b6 8. cxd5 Nxd5

Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) system, 8.cd Nxd5

D59 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 1456
Last Played: May 2025
Overall score:
20.7% 53.8% 25.5%

Played frequently by:

White  
Petar Velikov 11 games
Arturo Pomar Salamanca 9 games
Bent Larsen 8 games
Black  
Bojan Kurajica 14 games
Efim Geller 13 games
Boris V Spassky 10 games

Possible continuations:

9. Bxe7  1301
19.7 % 55 % 25.4 %
9. Nxd5  89
23.6 % 51.7 % 24.7 %
9. Bg3  66
36.4 % 33.3 % 30.3 %