Queen's Gambit Accepted: Smyslov Variation
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 g6
The Queen's Gambit Accepted: Smyslov Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO D25, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 g6. 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 30 times by this move order. White won 80%, 3% were drawn and Black won 17%. The most popular continuation is 5. Bxc4 (100% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.59 (Stockfish, depth 50; best line 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O Bg7 7. dxc5 Qc7)
- ECO
- D25
- Moves
- 8 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 g6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 5 | |
| 1500-1999 | 9 | |
| 2000+ | 16 | |
| All | 30 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5. Bxc4 | 30 (100%) |
Master games
64 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 38%, draw 35%, Black 27%). The strongest:
- IM Bardiya Daneshvar (2535) – GM Daniil Dubov (2708) 0-1 · Titled Tue 14th Mar Late · 2023-03-14
- GM Vitali Golod (2547) – GM Christian Bauer (2681) 1-0 · 45th Biel Masters Open · 2012-08-03
- GM Yang Wen (2549) – IM Lie Yu (2417) 1-0 · TCh-CHN 2012 · 2012-07-13
- IM Marco Baldauf (2401) – GM Bartlomiej Heberla (2558) 1/2-1/2 · Graz Open A 2015 · 2015-02-19
- FM Kevin Noboa Silva (2331) – GM Yasser Quesada Perez (2568) 0-1 · Online Olym Div2 E 2021 · 2021-09-03
Search all games of the Queen's Gambit Accepted: Smyslov Variation and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- vistagusta (2847) – Superstitions_Guy (2800) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- Jora_Barygin (2538) – Neftegor (2478) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
- Vacumator (2328) – losergambler (2408) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation (3… Nf6 4. e3) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3
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.