Queen's Gambit Accepted: Winawer Defense
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Be6
The Queen's Gambit Accepted: Winawer Defense is a chess opening classified as ECO D25, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Be6. 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 66 times by this move order. White won 41%, 7% were drawn and Black won 52%. The most popular continuation is 5. Nc3 (41% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.57 (Stockfish, depth 50; best line 5. Nc3 c6 6. Be2 Bd5 7. O-O Bxf3)
- ECO
- D25
- Moves
- 8 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Be6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 18 | |
| 1500-1999 | 21 | |
| 2000+ | 27 | |
| All | 66 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5. Nc3 | 27 (41%) | |
| 5. Ne5 | 7 (11%) | |
| 5. Nbd2 | 7 (11%) | |
| 5. Na3 | 6 (9%) | |
| 5. a4 | 5 (8%) | |
| 5. Qa4+ | 5 (8%) | |
| 5. Ng5 | 4 (6%) | |
| 5. Bxc4 | 2 (3%) |
Master games
173 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 40%, draw 24%, Black 36%). The strongest:
- GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov (2767) – GM Praggnanandhaa R (2767) 1/2-1/2 · SuperUnited CRO Rapid 2025 · 2025-07-02
- GM Santosh Gujrathi Vidit (2708) – GM Praggnanandhaa R (2761) 1/2-1/2 · TechM GCL 2025 · 2025-12-14
- GM Erigaisi Arjun (2778) – GM David Paravyan (2608) 1/2-1/2 · CrunchLab Masters Div 3 W · 2024-07-20
- GM Sina Movahed (2576) – GM Fabiano Caruana (2789) 0-1 · Titled Tue 22nd Sep 2026 · 2026-09-22
- GM Benjamin Bok (2560) – GM Fabiano Caruana (2789) 0-1 · 1st 3-0 Thu 10th Sep 2026 · 2026-09-10
Search all games of the Queen's Gambit Accepted: Winawer Defense and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Vahe_S (2755) – RottenBaron (2627) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
- Aggressive-Python (2663) – FM Crew12 (2709) 1-0 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
- NM ang1372 (2621) – FM Crew12 (2722) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 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.