Queen's Gambit Accepted (4… dxc4 5. e4)
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4
The Queen's Gambit Accepted is a chess opening classified as ECO D24, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 69 times by this move order. White won 54%, 1% were drawn and Black won 45%. The most popular continuation is 5… Bb4 (30% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.22 (Stockfish, depth 60; best line 5… Bb4 6. Bxc4 Nxe4 7. O-O Nf6 8. Qa4+)
- ECO
- D24
- Moves
- 9 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 16 | |
| 1500-1999 | 36 | |
| 2000+ | 17 | |
| All | 69 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5… Bb4 | 21 (30%) | |
| 5… b5 | 11 (16%) | |
| 5… Be7 | 9 (13%) | |
| 5… a6 | 8 (12%) | |
| 5… Nc6 | 7 (10%) | |
| 5… c5 | 6 (9%) | |
| 5… c6 | 3 (4%) | |
| 5… g6 | 2 (3%) |
Master games
281 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 45%, draw 31%, Black 24%). The strongest:
- GM Quang Liem Le (2737) – GM Alexander Grischuk (2772) 0-1 · 2nd IMSA Blitz 2017 · 2017-12-13
- GM Etienne Bacrot (2725) – GM Hikaru Nakamura (2784) 0-1 · Geneva Masters GpB 2013 · 2013-06-28
- GM Ruslan Ponomariov (2733) – GM Alexander Morozevich (2758) 1/2-1/2 · Renova FIDE GP Zug · 2013-04-30
- GM Levon Aronian (2782) – GM Parham Maghsoodloo (2706) 0-1 · Tata Steel India Blitz · 2021-11-20
- GM Dmitry Andreikin (2729) – GM Parham Maghsoodloo (2701) 1-0 · Titled Tue 12th Jul Early · 2022-07-12
Search all games of the Queen's Gambit Accepted and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- XuBofang (2561) – TancrediScofield (2675) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- Rain_5 (2520) – sack11 (2419) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- imsk (2512) – Jules13 (2340) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
Queen's Gambit Declined (2. c4 e6) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6
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.