Tarrasch Defense: Dubov Tarrasch
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bc5
The Tarrasch Defense: Dubov Tarrasch is a chess opening classified as ECO D33, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bc5. 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 53 times by this move order. White won 43%, 6% were drawn and Black won 51%. The most popular continuation is 9. Nb3 (53% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.31 (Stockfish, depth 48; best line 9. Nb3 Bb6 10. Na4 O-O 11. O-O d4)
- ECO
- D33
- Moves
- 16 plies
- FEN
r1bqk2r/pp3ppp/2n2n2/2bp4/3N4/2N3P1/PP2PPBP/R1BQK2R w KQkq - 1 9- PGN
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bc5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 2 | |
| 2000+ | 51 | |
| All | 53 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 9. Nb3 | 28 (53%) | |
| 9. Nxc6 | 14 (26%) | |
| 9. Be3 | 9 (17%) | |
| 9. Nc2 | 1 (2%) | |
| 9. e3 | 1 (2%) |
Master games
349 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 36%, draw 30%, Black 34%). The strongest:
- GM Hikaru Nakamura (2794) – GM Alireza Firouzja (2737) 1/2-1/2 · 12th Norway Chess 2024 · 2024-05-29
- GM Ian Nepomniachtchi (2770) – GM Alireza Firouzja (2744) 1/2-1/2 · CrunchLab Masters Div 1 L · 2024-07-22
- GM So, W. (2747) – GM Alireza Firouzja (2763) 1/2-1/2 · World Blitz Final KO 2024 · 2024-12-31
- GM Ray Robson (2693) – GM So, W. (2751) 1/2-1/2 · ch-USA 2024 · 2024-10-21
- GM Dmitry Andreikin (2726) – GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov (2627) 1-0 · Speed Super Swiss KO 2020 · 2020-10-04
Search all games of the Tarrasch Defense: Dubov Tarrasch and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- AeroTraining (2643) – Not_Strong_Enough (2526) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- FM Konnov_Oleg (2561) – Artem-NBO (2430) 0-1 · 2026-09-07 · 600 + 0s
- MOTZARTS01 (2499) – IM Welcome_to_Flagistan (2487) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 600 + 0s
Comes from
Tarrasch Defense: Prague Variation 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 Nf6
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: Rubinstein System D33
- Tarrasch Defense: Swedish Variation D33
- Tarrasch Defense: Swedish Variation, Central Break 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.