Openings/Queen's Gambit Declined
Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Pillsbury Variation D40
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c5 5. Bg5
77 tournament games from this position · White wins 31%, draws 39%, Black wins 30%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cxd4 | 57 | 26% 44% 30% | 2189 | 2026 |
| Be7 | 10 | 50% 40% | 1875 | 2022 |
| Nc6 | 6 | 33% 17% 50% | 1840 | 2025 |
| dxc4 | 2 | 50% 50% | 1747 | 2025 |
| Nbd7 | 2 | 50% 50% | 1768 | 2024 |
Top games
| Praggnanandhaa, R2741–Wei Yi2754 | ½-½ | FIDE Candidates 2026 | 2026 |
| Dubov, Daniil2683–Giri, A2768 | ½-½ | 82nd Tata Steel GpA | 2020 |
| Mareco, S2581–Peralta, Fe2593 | 0-1 | 4th Marcel Duchamp GM | 2012 |
| Moranda, W2623–Boruchovsky, A2542 | 0-1 | 23rd European Teams | 2021 |
| Harutyunian, T2528–Adly, A2626 | 1-0 | Sunway Sitges Open 2018 | 2018 |
| Sargsyan, Shant2645–Seo, Jung Min2502 | ½-½ | European Blitz 2022 | 2022 |
| Pashikian, A2605–Batchuluun, T2530 | ½-½ | World Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Yuffa, D2617–Muthaiah, Al2494 | ½-½ | Dubai Police Open A 2024 | 2024 |
| Livaic, Leon2570–Aditya, Mittal2519 | ½-½ | ch-SWE Blitz 2023 | 2023 |
| Aravindh, Chithambaram Vr.2598–Swapnil, Sd2488 | ½-½ | ch-Commonwealth 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