Tarrasch Defense: Prague Variation
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 Nf6
The Tarrasch Defense: Prague Variation 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. It is a line of the Tarrasch Defense. 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 159 times by this move order. White won 44%, 6% were drawn and Black won 50%. The most popular continuation is 7. Bg2 (94% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.19 (Stockfish, depth 55; best line 7. Bg2 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bc5 9. Nb3 Bb4)
- ECO
- D33
- Moves
- 12 plies
- FEN
r1bqkb1r/pp3ppp/2n2n2/2pp4/3P4/2N2NP1/PP2PP1P/R1BQKB1R w KQkq - 1 7- PGN
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 Nf6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 1 | |
| 1500-1999 | 19 | |
| 2000+ | 139 | |
| All | 159 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 7. Bg2 | 150 (94%) | |
| 7. Bg5 | 9 (6%) |
Master games
83 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 55%, draw 21%, Black 24%). The strongest:
- GM Benjamin Gledura (2659) – GM Rauf Mamedov (2656) 0-1 · Chessable Masters Play-In · 2025-02-17
- GM Matthias Bluebaum (2673) – GM Erwin L'Ami (2634) 1/2-1/2 · Deutschland Grand Prix · 2022-07-22
- GM Matthias Bluebaum (2660) – GM Igor Lysyj (2606) 1/2-1/2 · ChessKid Cup Play-In · 2023-05-01
- GM Matthias Bluebaum (2655) – GM Igor Lysyj (2589) 1/2-1/2 · Chessable Masters Play-In · 2024-01-31
- GM Etienne Bacrot (2653) – GM David Gavrilescu (2545) 1-0 · 24th ch-EUR Indiv 2024 · 2024-11-17
Search all games of the Tarrasch Defense: Prague Variation and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- AeroTraining (2643) – Not_Strong_Enough (2526) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- Tohabuh (2338) – FM Artyom-Odegov (2800) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- Pepekan (2498) – Lesoeru (2606) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
Tarrasch Defense: Rubinstein System 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3
Continuations
- Tarrasch Defense: Prague Variation, Main Line D34 · 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Be7
- Tarrasch Defense: Wagner Variation D33 · 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Bg4
- Tarrasch Defense: Dubov Tarrasch D33 · 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bc5
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: Swedish Variation D33
- Tarrasch Defense: Swedish Variation, Central Break D33
- Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation D34
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.