Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation, Endgame Variation
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Bg5 Be6
The Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation, Endgame Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO D34, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Bg5 Be6. It is a line of the Tarrasch Defense. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 6 times by this move order. White won 67%, 16% were drawn and Black won 17%. The most popular continuation is 10. Rc1 (50% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.57 (Stockfish, depth 32; best line 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Rc1 Be7 12. Nd4 Nxd4)
- ECO
- D34
- Moves
- 18 plies
- FEN
r2q1rk1/pp2bppp/2n1bn2/2pp2B1/3P4/2N2NP1/PP2PPBP/R2Q1RK1 w - - 7 10- PGN
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Bg5 Be6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2000+ | 6 | |
| All | 6 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 10. Rc1 | 3 (50%) | |
| 10. Bxf6 | 1 (17%) | |
| 10. b3 | 1 (17%) | |
| 10. dxc5 | 1 (17%) |
Master games
12 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 58%, draw 25%, Black 17%). The strongest:
- Ondrej Nepomucky (2215) – IM Petr Spacek (2371) 1/2-1/2 · TCh-CZE Extraliga 2016-17 · 2016-12-10
- FM Cesar Hidemitsu Umetsubo (2407) – Juan Carlos Arias (2130) 1-0 · 3rd Floripa Open 2017 · 2017-01-25
- GM Vladimir Dimitrov (2359) – Nedeljko Pecelj (2161) 1/2-1/2 · 8th Vojvodina Open 2017 · 2017-07-22
- IM Joose Norri (2324) – Vesa Meskanen (2065) 1-0 · 22nd HOF Open 2012 · 2012-07-10
- FM Lennert Lenaerts (2376) – Alexander J Wang (1815) 1-0 · Titled Tue 18th Apr Late · 2023-04-18
Highest-rated Lichess games
- euskadir (2262) – SuleimanovBulat (2290) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- nagozi (2277) – DHLithik (2230) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 2s
- SolonAtlantis (2178) – SuleimanovBulat (2270) 0-1 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation, Carlsbad Variation 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Bg5
More Tarrasch Defense lines (all)
- Tarrasch Defense D32
- Tarrasch Defense: Grünfeld Gambit D32
- Tarrasch Defense: Marshall Gambit D32
- Tarrasch Defense: Schara Gambit D32
- Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical Variation (5. Nf3 Nc6) D32
- Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical Variation (6. cxd5 exd5) D32
- Tarrasch Defense: Tarrasch Gambit D32
- Tarrasch Defense: Two Knights Variation D32
- Tarrasch Defense: von Hennig Gambit D32
- Tarrasch Defense: Dubov Tarrasch D33
- Tarrasch Defense: Prague Variation D33
- Tarrasch Defense: Rubinstein System D33
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.