Openings/Queen's Gambit Declined
Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation D36
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. Qc2 Be7 7. e3 O-O 8. Bd3 h6 9. Bh4
1,488 tournament games from this position · White wins 43%, draws 32%, Black wins 25%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Re8 | 861 | 37% 33% 30% | 2212 | 2026 |
| Nbd7 | 212 | 53% 28% 19% | 2094 | 2026 |
| Ne8 | 156 | 47% 31% 21% | 2284 | 2026 |
| Be6 | 75 | 69% 20% | 1989 | 2026 |
| a5 | 63 | 44% 37% 19% | 2196 | 2026 |
| Nh5 | 53 | 28% 40% 32% | 2243 | 2026 |
| b6 | 25 | 68% 16% 16% | 1969 | 2025 |
| c5 | 16 | 19% 63% 19% | 2278 | 2025 |
| Na6 | 11 | 45% 27% 27% | 2045 | 2024 |
| b5 | 6 | 67% 17% 17% | 2048 | 2024 |
| Ng4 | 3 | 67% 33% | 1911 | 2019 |
| Bg4 | 3 | 100% | 1941 | 2019 |
| Qa5 | 1 | 100% | 1849 | 2024 |
| Nfd7 | 1 | 100% | 1872 | 2026 |
| Qb6 | 1 | 100% | 1910 | 2025 |
| a6 | 1 | 100% | 1768 | 2014 |
Top games
| Grischuk, A2764–Carlsen, M2856 | ½-½ | World Rapid 2021 | 2021 |
| Caruana, F2799–Kramnik, V2803 | 1-0 | chess.com IoM Masters | 2017 |
| Nepomniachtchi, I2795–Ding Liren2788 | ½-½ | WCh 2023 | 2023 |
| Nepomniachtchi, I2751–Kramnik, V2811 | 1-0 | Zurich Korchnoi CC Blitz | 2017 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2771–Kramnik, V2783 | 1-0 | 2nd Norway Chess 2014 | 2014 |
| Predke, A2682–Carlsen, M2856 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2021 | 2021 |
| Caruana, F2764–So, W2760 | 1-0 | 11th Norway Armageddon | 2023 |
| Mamedyarov, S2782–Duda, J2738 | 0-1 | GCT Rapid Croatia 2021 | 2021 |
| Robson, R2700–Caruana, F2805 | ½-½ | World Rapid 2024 | 2024 |
| Andreikin, D2720–Kramnik, V2777 | ½-½ | FIDE World Cup 2015 | 2015 |
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