Queen's Gambit Accepted: Alekhine Defense, Haberditz Variation
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 b5
The Queen's Gambit Accepted: Alekhine Defense, Haberditz Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO D22, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 b5. It is a line of the Queen's Gambit Accepted. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 63 times by this move order. White won 44%, 4% were drawn and Black won 52%. The most popular continuation is 5. a4 (89% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.47 (Stockfish, depth 42; best line 5. a4 Bb7 6. b3 e6 7. bxc4 bxc4)
- ECO
- D22
- Moves
- 8 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 b5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 9 | |
| 1500-1999 | 33 | |
| 2000+ | 21 | |
| All | 63 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5. a4 | 56 (89%) | |
| 5. Nc3 | 3 (5%) | |
| 5. b3 | 2 (3%) | |
| 5. Bxc4 | 1 (2%) | |
| 5. Ne5 | 1 (2%) |
Master games
344 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 35%, draw 53%, Black 12%). The strongest:
- GM Levon Aronian (2809) – GM Peter Svidler (2747) 1/2-1/2 · FIDE Candidates · 2013-03-19
- GM Erigaisi Arjun (2701) – GM Magnus Carlsen (2852) 1/2-1/2 · Airthings Masters Div 1 W · 2023-02-07
- GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda (2738) – GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2782) 1-0 · GCT Blitz Croatia 2021 · 2021-07-10
- GM Alexander Grischuk (2780) – GM Peter Svidler (2734) 1/2-1/2 · KM FIDE GP 2015 · 2015-05-14
- GM Pentala Harikrishna (2730) – GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2782) 1/2-1/2 · Chessable Masters Prelim · 2021-07-31
Highest-rated Lichess games
- IM chessyeg (2428) – drglavas (2418) 0-1 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- Semkov (2430) – Alvaro_El_Mas_Calvo (2335) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 2s
- pateticos60 (2291) – Runasimi (2470) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Alekhine Defense 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6
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.