Queen's Gambit
1. d4 d5 2. c4
The Queen's Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO D06, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. c4. Black is to move. 9 named lines continue from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 478,930 times by this move order. White won 52%, 5% were drawn and Black won 43%. The most popular continuation is 2… e6 (27% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.22 (Stockfish, depth 60; best line 2… c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Bf4 Nf6 5. e3)
- ECO
- D06
- Moves
- 3 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 d5 2. c4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 157,608 | |
| 1500-1999 | 256,663 | |
| 2000+ | 64,659 | |
| All | 478,930 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2… e6 Queen's Gambit Declined (2. c4 e6) | 127,755 (27%) | |
| 2… dxc4 Queen's Gambit Accepted (2. c4 dxc4) | 116,599 (24%) | |
| 2… c6 Slav Defense (2. c4 c6) | 96,030 (20%) | |
| 2… Nf6 Marshall Defense | 71,880 (15%) | |
| 2… Bf5 Baltic Defense | 17,753 (4%) | |
| 2… e5 Albin Countergambit | 17,428 (4%) | |
| 2… Nc6 Chigorin Defense (2. c4 Nc6) | 14,515 (3%) | |
| 2… c5 Austrian Defense | 10,408 (2%) |
Master games
97 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 62%, draw 22%, Black 16%). The strongest:
- GM Pavel Ponkratov (2641) – GM Aleksey Dreev (2623) 1/2-1/2 · Chess.com Rapid Wk3 Swiss · 2022-02-27
- GM Maksim Chigaev (2639) – IM Tuan Minh Le (2514) 1/2-1/2 · Speed Chess GP3 2021 · 2021-10-02
- FM Clemens, Dr. Rietze (2343) – GM Hrant Melkumyan (2640) 1-0 · Titled Tue 27th Feb Late · 2024-02-27
- IM Akaki Shalamberidze (2415) – GM Alexander A. Evdokimov (2503) 0-1 · 3rd Cesme Open 2015 · 2015-06-18
- FM Piotr Lopusiewicz (2301) – GM Thai Dai Van Nguyen (2609) 1/2-1/2 · World Rapid 2021 · 2021-12-26
Search all games of the Queen's Gambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- GM sillyMASTER (2841) – GM cutemouse83 (2946) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- GM cutemouse83 (2942) – feeblad (2834) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- GM tjychess (2788) – GM cutemouse83 (2978) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Queen's Pawn Game (1. d4 d5) 1. d4 d5
Continuations
- Queen's Gambit Accepted (2. c4 dxc4) D20 · 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4
- Queen's Gambit Declined (2. c4 e6) D30 · 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit D08 · 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Austrian Defense D06 · 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c5
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Baltic Defense D06 · 1. d4 d5 2. c4 Bf5
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense (2. c4 Nc6) D07 · 1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nc6
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Marshall Defense D06 · 1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nf6
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Zilbermints Gambit D06 · 1. d4 d5 2. c4 b5
- Slav Defense (2. c4 c6) D10 · 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6
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.