Queen's Gambit Declined (5. Bg5 Be7)
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. Bg5 Be7
The Queen's Gambit Declined is a chess opening classified as ECO D53, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. Bg5 Be7. White is to move. 1 named line continues from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 20 times by this move order. White won 55%, 10% were drawn and Black won 35%. The most popular continuation is 6. e3 (70% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.21 (Stockfish, depth 38; best line 6. e4 b5 7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8. e5 Be7)
- ECO
- D53
- Moves
- 10 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. Bg5 Be7
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 3 | |
| 1500-1999 | 16 | |
| 2000+ | 1 | |
| All | 20 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 6. e3 | 14 (70%) | |
| 6. e4 Queen's Gambit Declined (5… Be7 6. e4) | 5 (25%) | |
| 6. Bxf6 | 1 (5%) |
Master games
1 over-the-board game is classified under this line (White 0%, draw 100%, Black 0%). The strongest:
- FM John Curtis (2292) – FM Hayk Yeritsyan (2181) 1/2-1/2 · Titled Tue 4th Jul Late · 2023-07-04
Search all games of the Queen's Gambit Declined and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- blgbrn (2135) – rama-chandra (2146) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- natro1241241 (1964) – lexalex84 (2014) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- gordonkoh03 (1985) – archaeoadv (1957) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Queen's Gambit Accepted (4… dxc4 5. Bg5) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. Bg5
Continuations
- Queen's Gambit Declined (5… Be7 6. e4) D53 · 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e4
More Queen's Gambit Declined lines (all)
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Baltic Defense, Pseudo-Slav D02
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Austrian Attack, Salvio Countergambit D06
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Austrian Defense D06
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Austrian Defense, Gusev Countergambit D06
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Austrian Defense, Haberditz Variation D06
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Baltic Defense D06
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Baltic Defense, Argentinian Gambit D06
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Baltic Defense, Pseudo-Chigorin D06
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Baltic Defense, Queen Attack D06
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Baltic Defense, Queen Attack Deferred D06
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Marshall Defense D06
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Marshall Defense, Tan Gambit D06
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.