Openings/Queen's Gambit Declined
Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation D35
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5
16,866 tournament games from this position · White wins 46%, draws 32%, Black wins 22%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| c6 | 7,459 | 41% 35% 24% | 2299 | 2026 |
| Be7 | 6,892 | 52% 29% 19% | 2186 | 2026 |
| Bb4 | 1,161 | 39% 34% 28% | 2328 | 2026 |
| Nbd7 | 1,048 | 52% 27% 21% | 2149 | 2026 |
| Be6 | 277 | 36% 34% 30% | 2280 | 2026 |
| h6 | 13 | 62% 31% | 2181 | 2026 |
| Bf5 | 5 | 80% 20% | 1809 | 2022 |
| c5 | 4 | 75% 25% | 2236 | 2026 |
| a6 | 4 | 25% 50% 25% | 2170 | 2022 |
| Bd6 | 2 | 100% | 2204 | 2021 |
| Nc6 | 1 | 100% | 2070 | 2020 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2851–Kramnik, V2801 | 1-0 | 4th Norway Chess 2016 | 2016 |
| Aronian, L2777–Carlsen, M2865 | ½-½ | 3rd GRENKE Chess Classic | 2015 |
| Erigaisi, Arjun2799–Carlsen, M2831 | 0-1 | Tata Steel India Blitz | 2024 |
| Nakamura, Hi2794–Carlsen, M2830 | 1-0 | 12th Norway Armageddon | 2024 |
| Grischuk, A2764–Carlsen, M2856 | ½-½ | World Rapid 2021 | 2021 |
| Erigaisi, Arjun2782–Carlsen, M2837 | ½-½ | 13th Norway Chess 2025 | 2025 |
| Aronian, L2830–Kramnik, V2787 | ½-½ | FIDE Candidates 2014 | 2014 |
| Mamedyarov, S2809–Kramnik, V2800 | 0-1 | 11th Tal Mem Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
| Caruana, F2799–Kramnik, V2803 | 1-0 | chess.com IoM Masters | 2017 |
| Nakamura, Hi2787–Kramnik, V2812 | ½-½ | GCT Blitz Paris 2016 | 2016 |
Queen's Gambit Declined variations
Austrian DefenseD06Zilbermints GambitD06Albin CountergambitD08Queen's Gambit DeclinedD30Baltic DefenseD06Marshall DefenseD06Chigorin DefenseD07Queen's Knight VariationD31Baltic Defense, Queen AttackD06Chigorin DefenseD07Tarrasch Defense, Pseudo-TarraschD30Alapin VariationD31Janowski VariationD31Austrian Attack, Salvio CountergambitD06Chigorin Defense, Lazard GambitD07Chigorin Defense, Tartakower GambitD07Charousek VariationD31Normal DefenseD35Austrian Defense, Gusev CountergambitD06Marshall Defense, Tan GambitD06Chigorin Defense, Main LineD07Chigorin DefenseD07Chigorin Defense, Exchange VariationD07Albin Countergambit, Spassky VariationD08