Openings/Queen's Gambit Accepted
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Normal Line D26
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O
3,637 tournament games from this position · White wins 37%, draws 45%, Black wins 18%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a6 | 2,534 | 37% 47% 17% | 2335 | 2026 |
| Nc6 | 820 | 36% 43% 21% | 2349 | 2026 |
| cxd4 | 189 | 47% 35% 19% | 2283 | 2026 |
| Be7 | 65 | 58% 31% | 2307 | 2026 |
| Qc7 | 21 | 52% 29% 19% | 2322 | 2026 |
| Nbd7 | 7 | 57% 29% 14% | 2259 | 2026 |
| Bd7 | 1 | 100% | 1805 | 2023 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2835–Mamedyarov, S2817 | 1-0 | 81st Tata Steel GpA | 2019 |
| Carlsen, M2837–Caruana, F2799 | ½-½ | 9th London Classic 2017 | 2017 |
| So, W2812–Caruana, F2808 | ½-½ | 5th Norway Chess 2017 | 2017 |
| Aronian, L2809–Caruana, F2807 | 0-1 | 5th Sinquefield Cup 2017 | 2017 |
| So, W2810–Caruana, F2807 | ½-½ | 5th Sinquefield Cup 2017 | 2017 |
| Nakamura, Hi2785–Caruana, F2827 | ½-½ | Gibraltar Masters 2017 | 2017 |
| Aronian, L2793–Caruana, F2808 | ½-½ | 5th Norway Chess 2017 | 2017 |
| Aronian, L2781–Caruana, F2820 | ½-½ | Superbet Classic 2021 | 2021 |
| Giri, A2771–Caruana, F2823 | ½-½ | 8th London Classic 2016 | 2016 |
| Grischuk, A2782–Caruana, F2799 | ½-½ | Champions Showdown G10 | 2017 |
Queen's Gambit Accepted variations
Queen's Gambit AcceptedD20Old VariationD20Saduleto VariationD20Normal VariationD21Accelerated Mannheim VariationD20Central Variation, Greco VariationD20Central Variation, McDonnell DefenseD20Central Variation, Rubinstein DefenseD20Schwartz DefenseD20Central Variation, Alekhine SystemD20Central Variation, Modern DefenseD20Gunsberg DefenseD21Rosenthal VariationD21Slav GambitD21Alekhine DefenseD22Godes VariationD21Queen's Gambit AcceptedD23Alekhine Defense, Borisenko-Furman VariationD21Central Variation, McDonnell Defense, Somov GambitD20Normal VariationD25Central Variation, Rubinstein Defense, Yefimov GambitD20Showalter VariationD24Alekhine Defense, Haberditz VariationD22Mannheim VariationD23