Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense (4. cxd5 exd5)
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5
The Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense is a chess opening classified as ECO D32, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5. It is a line of the Queen's Gambit Declined. White is to move. 3 named lines continue from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 1,192 times by this move order. White won 49%, 5% were drawn and Black won 46%. The most popular continuation is 5. Nf3 (55% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.27 (Stockfish, depth 59; best line 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. dxc5 d4 7. Na4 Bxc5)
- ECO
- D32
- Moves
- 8 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 219 | |
| 1500-1999 | 490 | |
| 2000+ | 483 | |
| All | 1,192 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5. Nf3 Two Knights Variation | 653 (55%) | |
| 5. dxc5 | 327 (27%) | |
| 5. e3 | 143 (12%) | |
| 5. Bf4 | 25 (2%) | |
| 5. e4 Marshall Gambit | 23 (2%) | |
| 5. g3 | 12 (1%) | |
| 5. Be3 | 2 (0%) | |
| 5. b3 | 1 (0%) |
Master games
122 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 34%, draw 19%, Black 47%). The strongest:
- GM Ngoc Truong Son Nguyen (2633) – GM Santosh Gujrathi Vidit (2722) 1/2-1/2 · Chess.com Play-In Match Div 2 · 2024-05-09
- GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda (2740) – GM Igor Lysyj (2589) 1-0 · Titled Tue 22nd Oct Late · 2024-10-22
- IM Ivan Schitco (2467) – GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov (2627) 0-1 · Titled Tuesday 3rd Nov · 2020-11-03
- IM Frode Elsness (2487) – IM Espen Lie (2455) 1/2-1/2 · ch-NOR 2012 · 2012-07-13
- IM Arystanbek Urazayev (2429) – GM Arseniy Nesterov (2491) 1-0 · Titled Tuesday 1st June · 2021-06-01
Search all games of the Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Nut5105 (2720) – Vahe_S (2745) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- GgangbuVip (2680) – Juplt3rLlk3 (2723) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
- Fide_MaSk (2709) – FM kirill_kopyonkin (2674) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Tarrasch Defense 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5
Continuations
- Tarrasch Defense: Marshall Gambit D32 · 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. e4
- Tarrasch Defense: Two Knights Variation D32 · 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3
- Tarrasch Defense: Tarrasch Gambit D32 · 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. dxc5 d4 6. Na4 b5
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.