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 5. e3
560 tournament games from this position · White wins 42%, draws 32%, Black wins 26%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| c6 | 293 | 42% 31% 27% | 2130 | 2026 |
| Be7 | 177 | 46% 32% 23% | 2137 | 2026 |
| h6 | 63 | 30% 41% 29% | 2372 | 2026 |
| Bb4 | 27 | 37% 22% 41% | 2191 | 2025 |
Top games
| Nakamura, Hi2789–Aronian, L2812 | 1-0 | Zurich CC Blitz 2014 | 2014 |
| Kasparov, G2812–Mamedyarov, S2782 | 0-1 | GCT Blitz Croatia 2021 | 2021 |
| Nakamura, Hi2776–Aronian, L2777 | 0-1 | 4th Zurich CC Blitz | 2015 |
| 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 |
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