Queen's Gambit Accepted (3. Nf3 Nf6)
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6
The Queen's Gambit Accepted is a chess opening classified as ECO D23, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6. White is to move. 3 named lines continue from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 3,498 times by this move order. White won 54%, 6% were drawn and Black won 40%. The most popular continuation is 4. e3 (46% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.28 (Stockfish, depth 60; best line 4. e3 a6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O e6)
- ECO
- D23
- Moves
- 6 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 1,048 | |
| 1500-1999 | 1,348 | |
| 2000+ | 1,102 | |
| All | 3,498 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4. e3 Normal Variation (3… Nf6 4. e3) | 1,604 (46%) | |
| 4. Nc3 Showalter Variation | 962 (28%) | |
| 4. g3 | 480 (14%) | |
| 4. Bg5 | 154 (4%) | |
| 4. Qa4+ Mannheim Variation | 92 (3%) | |
| 4. Bf4 | 78 (2%) | |
| 4. e4 | 53 (2%) | |
| 4. Ne5 | 19 (1%) |
Master games
198 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 36%, draw 20%, Black 44%). The strongest:
- GM Anish Giri (2749) – GM Robin Van Kampen (2607) 1/2-1/2 · Bundesliga 2013-14 · 2014-02-22
- GM Alexander Shabalov (2520) – GM Kacper Piorun (2655) 1/2-1/2 · Vladimir Petrov Mem 2016 · 2016-03-06
- GM Alexander Ipatov (2644) – GM Susanto Megaranto (2478) 1/2-1/2 · FIDE World Rapid Team · 2026-06-19
- GM Dmitry Gurevich (2363) – GM Pentala Harikrishna (2716) 0-1 · Titled Tue 15th Mar Early · 2022-03-15
- GM Alexander Ipatov (2644) – IM Olga Badelka (2427) 1-0 · Midwest Collegiate Blitz · 2020-11-08
Search all games of the Queen's Gambit Accepted and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- winx_m (2917) – LOVEHRJ (2755) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- IM ManiacalZerker (2797) – Sunrise34 (2852) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- vistagusta (2847) – Superstitions_Guy (2800) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation (2… dxc4 3. Nf3) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3
Continuations
- Queen's Gambit Accepted: Mannheim Variation D23 · 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qa4+
- Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation (3… Nf6 4. e3) D25 · 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3
- Queen's Gambit Accepted: Showalter Variation D24 · 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3
More Queen's Gambit Accepted lines (all)
- Queen's Gambit Accepted (2. c4 dxc4) D20
- Queen's Gambit Accepted: Accelerated Mannheim Variation D20
- Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, Alekhine System D20
- Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, Greco Variation D20
- Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, McDonnell Defense D20
- Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, McDonnell Defense, Somov Gambit D20
- Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, Modern Defense D20
- Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, Rubinstein Defense D20
- Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, Rubinstein Defense, Yefimov Gambit D20
- Queen's Gambit Accepted: Linares Variation D20
- Queen's Gambit Accepted: Old Variation D20
- Queen's Gambit Accepted: Old Variation, Billinger Gambit D20
Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.