Tarrasch Defense: Tarrasch Gambit
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. dxc5 d4 6. Na4 b5
The Tarrasch Defense: Tarrasch Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO D32, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. dxc5 d4 6. Na4 b5. 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 3 times by this move order. White won 0%, 0% were drawn and Black won 100%. The most popular continuation is 7. cxb6 (67% of games).
Engine evaluation: 0.00 (Stockfish, depth 42; best line 7. cxb6 axb6 8. e4 Bd7 9. b3 b5)
- ECO
- D32
- Moves
- 12 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. dxc5 d4 6. Na4 b5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 1 | |
| 2000+ | 2 | |
| All | 3 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 7. cxb6 | 2 (67%) | |
| 7. e3 | 1 (33%) |
Master games
28 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 46%, draw 15%, Black 39%). The strongest:
- GM Magnus Carlsen (2847) – GM Vladislav Artemiev (2704) 1-0 · Aimchess US Rapid KO 2021 · 2021-09-04
- GM Radoslaw Wojtaszek (2734) – GM Adrien Demuth (2545) 1-0 · World Blitz 2015 · 2015-10-13
- GM Mustafa Yilmaz (2629) – IM Pavel Martynov (2414) 0-1 · Titled Tue 28th Feb Early · 2023-02-28
- GM Sergei Lobanov (2502) – IM Filip Boe Olsen (2454) 0-1 · Titled Tue 6th Feb Late · 2024-02-06
- IM Jerzy Jesus Perez Leiva (2347) – GM Valentin Dragnev (2563) 0-1 · Titled Tue 28th Jan Early · 2025-01-28
Search all games of the Tarrasch Defense: Tarrasch Gambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- ShadowStrike_11 (2431) – gtomov (2405) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 2s
- ComplexityCrafter (2121) – Janigro (2037) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 2s
- Jota-Ce (1728) – Alibaba_70 (1731) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 300 + 3s
Comes from
Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense (4. cxd5 exd5) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5
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: 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
- Tarrasch Defense: Swedish Variation 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.