Queen's Gambit Accepted: Bogoljubow Defense
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e4
The Queen's Gambit Accepted: Bogoljubow Defense is a chess opening classified as ECO D24, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e4. It is a line of the Queen's Gambit Accepted. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 33 times by this move order. White won 52%, 6% were drawn and Black won 42%. The most popular continuation is 5… b5 (61% of games).
Engine evaluation: 0.00 (Stockfish, depth 45; best line 5… b5 6. e5 Nd5 7. a4 e6 8. axb5)
- ECO
- D24
- Moves
- 9 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 4 | |
| 1500-1999 | 10 | |
| 2000+ | 19 | |
| All | 33 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5… b5 | 20 (61%) | |
| 5… Bg4 | 8 (24%) | |
| 5… e6 | 3 (9%) | |
| 5… c5 | 1 (3%) | |
| 5… e5 | 1 (3%) |
Master games
159 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 42%, draw 25%, Black 33%). The strongest:
- GM Alexander Grischuk (2764) – GM Sergey Karjakin (2775) 1/2-1/2 · Piterenka Rapid 2012 · 2012-12-29
- GM A.R. Saleh Salem (2684) – GM Levon Aronian (2775) 0-1 · Chess.com RCC Wk19 Swiss · 2022-07-02
- GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2762) – GM Rustam Kasimdzhanov (2691) 1/2-1/2 · Amir Timur 680 Rapid 2016 · 2016-10-18
- GM Aram Hakobyan (2635) – GM Hans Moke Niemann (2734) 1/2-1/2 · Titled Tue 18th Feb Early · 2025-02-18
- GM Anton Korobov (2664) – GM Rauf Mamedov (2646) 1/2-1/2 · TCh-FRA Top 16 GpA 2023 · 2023-06-02
Search all games of the Queen's Gambit Accepted: Bogoljubow Defense and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- AlwaysLookingForMore (2676) – IM SpeedMonkey (2596) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- FM Artyom-Odegov (2772) – AndreyKashinPerm (2304) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- Hippolytus (2557) – Makswelli (2370) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Showalter Variation 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.