Tarrasch Defense: von Hennig Gambit
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 cxd4 5. Qxd4 Nc6 6. Qd1 exd5 7. Qxd5 Be6
The Tarrasch Defense: von Hennig Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO D32, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 cxd4 5. Qxd4 Nc6 6. Qd1 exd5 7. Qxd5 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 53 times by this move order. White won 38%, 5% were drawn and Black won 57%. The most popular continuation is 8. Qxd8+ (81% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.58 (Stockfish, depth 36; best line 8. Qxd8+ Rxd8 9. Bd2 Nb4 10. Rc1 Nxa2)
- ECO
- D32
- Moves
- 14 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 cxd4 5. Qxd4 Nc6 6. Qd1 exd5 7. Qxd5 Be6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 17 | |
| 2000+ | 36 | |
| All | 53 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 8. Qxd8+ | 43 (81%) | |
| 8. Qb5 | 9 (17%) | |
| 8. Qa5 | 1 (2%) |
Master games
42 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 48%, draw 14%, Black 38%). The strongest:
- GM Alexey Sarana (2664) – GM Martyn Kravtsiv (2598) 1/2-1/2 · 1st 3-0 Thu 28th May 2026 · 2026-05-28
- IM Joose Norri (2359) – GM Sarunas Sulskis (2559) 1/2-1/2 · 23rd Heart of FIN · 2013-07-09
- GM Sergey Drygalov (2547) – FM Marco Riehle (2358) 1-0 · Titled Tue 31st Jan Late · 2023-01-31
- GM Varuzhan Akobian (2571) – FM Ivan Kubatko (2257) 0-1 · Titled Tue 6th Feb Late · 2024-02-06
- FM Kosma Pacan-Milej (2436) – FM Marco Riehle (2347) 0-1 · Titled Tuesday 23rd Feb · 2021-02-23
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Highest-rated Lichess games
- nguyenlenhathuy28 (2457) – vdinsk52 (2565) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 2s
- Agent807 (2318) – dede967 (2201) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 300 + 0s
- NM crosky (2276) – Jafarov23 (2237) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Tarrasch Defense: Schara Gambit 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 cxd4
More Tarrasch Defense lines (all)
- Tarrasch Defense D32
- Tarrasch Defense: Grünfeld Gambit D32
- Tarrasch Defense: Marshall 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: Dubov Tarrasch D33
- Tarrasch Defense: Prague Variation D33
- 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.