Openings/Queen's Gambit Declined
Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense D41
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. g3 Nc6 7. Bg2
169 tournament games from this position · White wins 31%, draws 54%, Black wins 14%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cxd4 | 94 | 22% 68% | 2538 | 2026 |
| Be7 | 30 | 30% 43% 27% | 2450 | 2026 |
| Nxc3 | 25 | 64% 28% | 2351 | 2026 |
| Nb6 | 8 | 50% 25% 25% | 2403 | 2024 |
| Nf6 | 4 | 25% 50% 25% | 2428 | 2023 |
| Ndb4 | 4 | 25% 50% 25% | 2566 | 2021 |
| Nxd4 | 3 | 67% 33% | 2461 | 2016 |
| Qb6 | 1 | 100% | 1802 | 2026 |
Top games
| Aronian, L2805–Caruana, F2801 | ½-½ | 2nd Sinquefield Cup 2014 | 2014 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2753–Caruana, F2803 | ½-½ | KM FIDE GP 2015 | 2015 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2775–Nepomniachtchi, I2775 | ½-½ | GCT Blitz Paris 2019 | 2019 |
| Wojtaszek, R2745–Karjakin, Sergey2783 | ½-½ | Vugar Gashimov Mem 2017 | 2017 |
| Grischuk, A2778–Vachier Lagrave, M2749 | ½-½ | GCT Blitz Croatia 2021 | 2021 |
| Ding Liren2781–Wei Yi2737 | 1-0 | 5th Chinese Rapid Masters | 2015 |
| Gukesh, D2776–Dominguez Perez, L2738 | 1-0 | Saint Louis Blitz 2025 | 2025 |
| Gelfand, B2773–Leko, P2737 | ½-½ | FIDE GP Beijing | 2013 |
| Gelfand, B2759–Leko, P2731 | 1-0 | Petrosian Memorial 2014 | 2014 |
| Cheparinov, I2709–Anand, V2773 | ½-½ | World Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
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