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Queen's Gambit: Complete Guide

The most trusted 1.d4 opening — White offers a pawn for positional pressure without risk. Drill every main line against an adaptive engine, backed by real Lichess win rates and Stockfish evaluations.

143 variations 438,157,527 total games Avg Stockfish +0.39

Play the main line: Queen's Gambit

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All 143 variations of the Queen's Gambit

Gambits Queen's Gambit ECO D06 113M games Openings & Plans Queen's Gambit Declined ECO D30 35M games Openings & Plans Queen's Gambit Accepted ECO D20 33M games Gambits Queen's Gambit Declined: Marshall Defense ECO D06 22M games Gambits Queen's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight Variation ECO D31 18M games Gambits Queen's Gambit: e6 ECO D06 18M games Gambits Queen's Gambit Declined: Normal Defense ECO D35 16M games Gambits Queen's Gambit Declined: Marshall Defense: Nc3 ECO D06 16M games Openings & Plans Queen's Gambit Declined: Nc3 ECO D30 16M games Gambits Queen's Gambit Accepted: Old Variation ECO D20 9M games Gambits Queen's Gambit Accepted: Saduleto Variation ECO D20 8M games Gambits Queen's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight Variation: Nf6 ECO D31 7M games Gambits Queen's Gambit Declined: Marshall Defense: Nf3 ECO D06 6M games Openings & Plans Queen's Gambit Declined: Nf3 ECO D30 6M games Gambits Queen's Gambit: c6 ECO D06 4M games Gambits Queen's Gambit Declined: Marshall Defense: e3 ECO D06 4M games Openings & Plans Queen's Gambit Declined: e3 ECO D30 4M games Gambits Queen's Gambit Declined: Baltic Defense ECO D06 4M games Gambits Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit ECO D08 4M games Gambits Queen's Gambit: Nf6 ECO D06 4M games Gambits Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense ECO D07 3M games Openings & Plans Queen's Gambit Declined: cxd5 ECO D30 3M games Gambits Queen's Gambit Declined: Marshall Defense: cxd5 ECO D06 2M games Gambits Queen's Gambit Declined: Normal Defense: cxd5 ECO D35 2M games Gambits Queen's Gambit Declined: Austrian Defense ECO D06 2M games Gambits Queen's Gambit Accepted: Old Variation: Nf6 ECO D20 2M games Gambits Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation ECO D21 2M games Gambits Queen's Gambit: dxc4 ECO D06 2M games Gambits Queen's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight Variation: dxc4 ECO D31 2M games Gambits Queen's Gambit: e5 ECO D06 2M games Openings & Plans QGD: Exchange Variation ECO D35 2M games Gambits Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, Greco Variation ECO D20 1M games Gambits Queen's Gambit Accepted: Old Variation: e6 ECO D20 1M games Gambits Queen's Gambit Declined: Austrian Defense: Nc3 ECO D06 1M games Gambits Queen's Gambit Accepted: Old Variation: b5 ECO D20 1M games Gambits Queen's Gambit Accepted: Saduleto Variation: e6 ECO D20 1M games Openings & Plans Queen's Gambit Accepted: Nf3 ECO D20 1M games Gambits Queen's Gambit Declined: Baltic Defense: Nc3 ECO D06 1M games Gambits Queen's Gambit Declined: Normal Defense: Nf3 ECO D35 1M games Gambits Queen's Gambit Accepted: Old Variation: Nc6 ECO D20 1M games Gambits Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, Alekhine System ECO D20 1M games Gambits Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, Modern Defense ECO D20 1M games Gambits Queen's Gambit Accepted: Rosenthal Variation ECO D21 1M games Gambits Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation: Nf6 ECO D21 1M games Openings & Plans QGD: Exchange Variation: exd5 ECO D35 1M games Openings & Plans QGD: Orthodox Defense ECO D61 1M games Gambits Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, McDonnell Defense ECO D20 1M games Openings & Plans Queen's Gambit Accepted: e4 ECO D20 1M games Gambits Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense: Nf3 ECO D07 1M games Gambits Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense, Pseudo-Tarrasch ECO D30 1M games Gambits Queen's Gambit Declined: Austrian Defense: Nf3 ECO D06 1M games Gambits Queen's Gambit Declined: Austrian Defense: e3 ECO D06 1M games Gambits Queen's Gambit Declined: Baltic Defense: e3 ECO D06 1M games Gambits Queen's Gambit Accepted: Saduleto Variation: Nc6 ECO D20 939K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Accepted: Accelerated Mannheim Variation ECO D20 925K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Accepted: Old Variation: Bf5 ECO D20 777K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Accepted: Saduleto Variation: b5 ECO D20 774K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit: Nc3 ECO D08 772K games Openings & Plans Queen's Gambit Accepted: Nc3 ECO D20 772K games Openings & Plans Queen's Gambit Accepted: e3 ECO D20 752K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense: Nc3 ECO D07 678K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense, Exchange Variation ECO D07 672K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense: cxd5 ECO D07 672K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Accepted: Old Variation: e5 ECO D20 573K games Openings & Plans QGD: Orthodox Defense: e3 ECO D61 569K games Gambits Queen's Gambit: Bf5 ECO D06 548K games Openings & Plans QGD: Exchange Variation: Nxd5 ECO D35 533K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Accepted: Rosenthal Variation: e3 ECO D21 501K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Declined: Normal Defense: e3 ECO D35 470K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit: cxd5 ECO D08 466K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, Modern Defense: Nf3 ECO D20 446K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, Greco Variation: a4 ECO D20 443K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, Greco Variation: Nc3 ECO D20 436K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Declined: Normal Defense: Bf4 ECO D35 431K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Declined: Austrian Defense: cxd5 ECO D06 429K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight Variation: c5 ECO D31 422K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight Variation: c6 ECO D31 413K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation: e6 ECO D21 409K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight Variation: Bb4 ECO D31 404K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, Modern Defense: d5 ECO D20 402K games Openings & Plans QGD: Orthodox Defense: Bg5 ECO D61 390K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense, Main Line ECO D07 372K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Accepted: Saduleto Variation: Nf6 ECO D20 367K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Declined: Normal Defense: Bg5 ECO D35 340K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Declined: Baltic Defense: Nf3 ECO D06 339K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense: e3 ECO D07 307K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, Alekhine System: Nc3 ECO D20 301K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Declined: Normal Defense: a3 ECO D35 298K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense, Pseudo-Tarrasch: e3 ECO D30 290K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit: e3 ECO D08 287K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Declined: Janowski Variation ECO D31 286K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Accepted: Saduleto Variation: e5 ECO D20 269K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense, Pseudo-Tarrasch: cxd5 ECO D30 237K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, Rubinstein Defense ECO D20 233K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, Alekhine System: e5 ECO D20 223K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Accepted: Slav Gambit ECO D21 222K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense, Pseudo-Tarrasch: Nc3 ECO D30 214K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Accepted: Gunsberg Defense ECO D21 207K games Openings & Plans Queen's Gambit Accepted: Qa4+ ECO D20 197K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Declined: Austrian Attack, Salvio Countergambit ECO D06 195K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Accepted: Rosenthal Variation: Nc3 ECO D21 173K games Openings & Plans QGD: Orthodox Defense: cxd5 ECO D61 170K games Openings & Plans Queen's Gambit Declined: a3 ECO D30 154K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Declined: Baltic Defense: Bf4 ECO D06 150K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit: dxe5 ECO D08 144K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Accepted: Saduleto Variation: c5 ECO D20 142K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation: Nc6 ECO D21 141K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Declined: Charousek Variation ECO D31 135K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Declined: Austrian Defense: dxc5 ECO D06 133K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Accepted: Rosenthal Variation: e4 ECO D21 124K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Accepted: Rosenthal Variation: g3 ECO D21 124K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Declined: Alapin Variation ECO D31 123K games Openings & Plans QGD: Tartakower Defense ECO D58 122K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation: c6 ECO D21 116K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense, Lazard Gambit ECO D07 105K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense, Pseudo-Tarrasch: dxc5 ECO D30 97K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit: Nf3 ECO D08 95K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, McDonnell Defense: d5 ECO D20 79K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense, Tartakower Gambit ECO D07 78K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Declined: Baltic Defense, Queen Attack ECO D06 75K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Declined: Baltic Defense: cxd5 ECO D06 73K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation: b5 ECO D21 72K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, Modern Defense: Bxc4 ECO D20 70K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Accepted: Alekhine Defense ECO D22 69K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Declined: Marshall Defense: Bg5 ECO D06 53K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Declined: Marshall Defense, Tan Gambit ECO D06 48K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Accepted: Schwartz Defense ECO D20 46K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense: c5 ECO D07 45K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation: Bg4 ECO D21 43K games Openings & Plans QGD: Orthodox Defense: g3 ECO D61 35K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, McDonnell Defense: Bxc4 ECO D20 32K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight Variation: f5 ECO D31 28K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, Greco Variation: Nf3 ECO D20 28K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Declined: Austrian Defense, Gusev Countergambit ECO D06 26K games Openings & Plans QGD: Orthodox Defense: Bf4 ECO D61 24K games Openings & Plans Queen's Gambit Accepted: Bf4 ECO D20 18K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Accepted: Godes Variation ECO D21 16K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, McDonnell Defense: Nf3 ECO D20 14K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense, Pseudo-Tarrasch: g3 ECO D30 12K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Declined: Marshall Defense: c5 ECO D06 12K games Openings & Plans Queen's Gambit Declined: c5 ECO D30 12K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Declined: Zilbermints Gambit ECO D06 10K games Gambits Queen's Gambit Declined: Baltic Defense: Qb3 ECO D06 4K games

Frequently asked questions about the Queen's Gambit

What is the queen's gambit in chess?

The Queen's Gambit is a chess opening family with 143 variations covered on Chessy. Over 438 million Lichess games have reached these positions across all rating levels.