Queen's Gambit Accepted: Mannheim Variation
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qa4+
The Queen's Gambit Accepted: Mannheim Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO D23, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qa4+. 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 92 times by this move order. White won 58%, 7% were drawn and Black won 35%. The most popular continuation is 4… c6 (33% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.07 (Stockfish, depth 50; best line 4… Nc6 5. e3 Nd7 6. Bxc4 Nb6 7. Qb3)
- ECO
- D23
- Moves
- 7 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qa4+
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 23 | |
| 1500-1999 | 39 | |
| 2000+ | 30 | |
| All | 92 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4… c6 | 30 (33%) | |
| 4… Bd7 | 27 (29%) | |
| 4… Nc6 | 25 (27%) | |
| 4… Nbd7 | 7 (8%) | |
| 4… Qd7 | 2 (2%) | |
| 4… Nfd7 | 1 (1%) |
Master games
220 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 48%, draw 33%, Black 19%). The strongest:
- GM Magnus Carlsen (2835) – GM Gukesh D (2744) 1-0 · SuperUnited Blitz 2023 · 2023-07-09
- GM Richard Rapport (2763) – GM Leinier Dominguez Perez (2758) 1/2-1/2 · 8th Sinquefield Cup 2021 · 2021-08-24
- GM Hao Wang (2737) – GM Sergey Karjakin (2775) 0-1 · SportAccord Blitz Men 2012 · 2012-12-16
- GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2817) – GM Artyom Timofeev (2589) 1-0 · World Rapid 2018 · 2018-12-28
- GM Sam Shankland (2691) – GM Jeffery Xiong (2709) 1/2-1/2 · ch-USA 2020 · 2020-10-26
Search all games of the Queen's Gambit Accepted: Mannheim Variation and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Littlepigrunfast (2560) – RoryMcCann (2717) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- WUINMAS (2575) – cosmin50610 (2579) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- JoliyRoger (2455) – Shaginyan_A (2490) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Queen's Gambit Accepted (3. Nf3 Nf6) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6
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.