Openings/Queen's Gambit Declined
Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation, Knight Defense D51
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7
900 tournament games from this position · White wins 41%, draws 30%, Black wins 29%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| e3 | 550 | 42% 32% 26% | 2161 | 2026 |
| cxd5 | 220 | 41% 27% 31% | 2144 | 2026 |
| Nf3 | 118 | 38% 25% 36% | 2021 | 2026 |
| a3 | 4 | 50% 50% | 1773 | 2019 |
| c5 | 3 | 33% 67% | 1998 | 2026 |
| e4 | 2 | 50% 50% | 1924 | 2018 |
| Rc1 | 1 | 100% | 2148 | 2013 |
| h3 | 1 | 100% | 1857 | 2013 |
| Qc2 | 1 | 100% | 2172 | 2012 |
Top games
| Kasparov, G2812–Mamedyarov, S2782 | 0-1 | GCT Blitz Croatia 2021 | 2021 |
| Mamedyarov, S2762–Ivanisevic, I2641 | 1-0 | 2nd Bundesliga Sud 2016-17 | 2016 |
| Sadhwani, Raunak2638–Firouzja, Alireza2762 | ½-½ | World Blitz 2025 | 2025 |
| Jakovenko, D2723–Lupulescu, C2643 | ½-½ | 15th ch-EUR Indiv 2014 | 2014 |
| Ivanchuk, V2722–Ivanisevic, I2641 | 1-0 | 25th TCh-CRO Div 1a 2016 | 2016 |
| Korobov, A2692–Kuzubov, Y2651 | ½-½ | 85th ch-UKR 2016 | 2016 |
| Tomashevsky, E2712–Lu Shanglei2611 | ½-½ | TCh-CHN 2019 | 2019 |
| Dudin, Gleb2506–Caruana, F2805 | 0-1 | Saint Louis Masters 2024 | 2024 |
| Wang Yue2684–Lu Shanglei2625 | 1-0 | TCh-CHN 2019 | 2019 |
| Salem, Ar2690–Ivanisevic, I2599 | 0-1 | 27th Abu Dhabi Masters | 2021 |
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