Openings/Queen's Gambit Declined
Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Pillsbury Variation D63
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. Rc1 b6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bd3
41 tournament games from this position · White wins 61%, draws 22%, Black wins 17%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bb7 | 36 | 58% 25% 17% | 2074 | 2025 |
| c5 | 4 | 75% 25% | 2103 | 2022 |
| Re8 | 1 | 100% | 1630 | 2018 |
Top games
| Gareev, T2583–Nikitenko, M2492 | 1-0 | President of UZB Prizes | 2021 |
| Mekhitarian, K2536–Lima, Da2535 | 1-0 | 85th ch-BRA 2019 | 2019 |
| Ragger, M2682–Freitag, Ma2367 | 1-0 | Graz Open A 2016 | 2016 |
| Postny, E2623–Lin, Yi2359 | 1-0 | 18th Prague Open 2019 | 2019 |
| Ma, Zhonghan2489–Shen Siyuan2335 | ½-½ | CHN Team Men 2018 | 2018 |
| Korley, K2416–Narva, M2321 | 1-0 | Charlotte Open 2020 | 2020 |
| Rabrenovic, V2302–Popovic, Ne2249 | 0-1 | 1st Liga Central SRB 2020 | 2020 |
| Navrotescu, A2265–Hnatyshyn, Anastasiia2191 | 0-1 | World Women's Team Pool B | 2025 |
| Hoi, C2348–Birkisson, Bjorn Holm2095 | 1-0 | 3rd Koge Lang Sommer 2022 | 2022 |
| Buendia Pinar, A2334–Galan Martin, A2091 | ½-½ | TCh-ESP Rapid 2023 | 2023 |
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