Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense, Pseudo-Tarrasch
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5
The Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense, Pseudo-Tarrasch is a chess opening classified as ECO D30, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5. It is a line of the Queen's Gambit Declined. White is to move. 2 named lines continue from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 1,463 times by this move order. White won 49%, 6% were drawn and Black won 45%. The most popular continuation is 4. cxd5 (36% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.34 (Stockfish, depth 55; best line 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Nf6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6)
- ECO
- D30
- Moves
- 6 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 400 | |
| 1500-1999 | 698 | |
| 2000+ | 365 | |
| All | 1,463 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4. cxd5 | 522 (36%) | |
| 4. e3 | 257 (18%) | |
| 4. Nc3 | 233 (16%) | |
| 4. g3 | 177 (12%) | |
| 4. dxc5 | 123 (8%) | |
| 4. Bg5 | 62 (4%) | |
| 4. Bf4 | 56 (4%) | |
| 4. a3 | 7 (0%) |
Master games
2,311 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 50%, draw 25%, Black 25%). The strongest:
- GM Hikaru Nakamura (2777) – GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2801) 1/2-1/2 · 6th Sinquefield Cup 2018 · 2018-08-22
- GM Liren Ding (2799) – GM Vladislav Artemiev (2704) 1/2-1/2 · Goldmoney Asian Rapid KO · 2021-07-02
- GM Anish Giri (2768) – GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov (2731) 1/2-1/2 · Chessable Masters Div 2 W · 2023-04-03
- GM Liren Ding (2778) – GM Rauf Mamedov (2704) 1-0 · Vugar Gashimov Mem 2018 · 2018-04-27
- GM M. Amin Tabatabaei (2685) – GM Hikaru Nakamura (2780) 0-1 · FIDE Grand Swiss 2023 · 2023-10-28
Highest-rated Lichess games
- ScaryIndianJunior (2804) – CM unsatisfied_Ahmet (2611) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- shoprrrw (2646) – CM Mikkel_Vinh (2661) 1-0 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
- Fightbro (2635) – Ex-retired (2617) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Queen's Gambit Declined (2. c4 e6) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6
Continuations
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense, Pseudo-Tarrasch Bishop Attack D30 · 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense, Stoltz Variation D34 · 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Bg5 Be6 10. Rc1 b6
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.