ECO family guide

Queen's Gambit Accepted — all variations and ECO codes

58 named lines across 10 ECO codes (D20–D29). Source: the CC0-licensed lichess.org opening database.

The main line

Position after 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 (D20). Open this line on Lichess → · Queen's Gambit Accepted on Lichess

How the main line scores at your rating

Real Lichess win rates for 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4, playing as black — the family's other variations are not separately tracked for win rate yet, main line only.

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Win/draw/loss rate by rating band
Rating band	Games	White / draw / Black	Score for black
1400-1600	12,345,040	55.8% / 3.8% / 40.4%	42.3%
1600-1800	11,464,481	55.5% / 4.1% / 40.4%	42.5%
1800-2000	6,968,124	54.6% / 4.6% / 40.8%	43.1%
2000+	3,254,408	50.6% / 6.3% / 43.1%	46.3%

All 58 named variations

Every named line in the Queen's Gambit Accepted family, from the CC0-licensed ECO classification — not separately tracked for win rate, but every ECO code and move sequence is real, sourced data.

D20Queen's Gambit Accepted (main line) — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4
D23Queen's Gambit Accepted (main line) — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6
D24Queen's Gambit Accepted (main line) — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e4
D24Queen's Gambit Accepted (main line) — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.Bg5
D20Accelerated Mannheim Variation — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Qa4+
Central Variation
- D20Alekhine System — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 Nf6
- D20Greco Variation — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 b5
- D20McDonnell Defense — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 e5
  - D20Somov Gambit — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 e5 4.Bxc4
- D20Modern Defense — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 Nc6
- D20Rubinstein Defense — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 c5
  - D20Yefimov Gambit — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 c5 4.d5 b5
D20Linares Variation — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 c5 4.d5 Nf6 5.Nc3 b5
D20Old Variation — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e3
- D20Billinger Gambit — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e3 e5 4.Bxc4 exd4 5.Qb3 Qe7 6.a3
- D20Christensen Gambit — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e3 e5 4.Bxc4 exd4 5.Qb3 Qe7 6.Nf3
- D20Korchnoi Gambit — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e3 e5 4.Bxc4 exd4 5.Qb3 Qe7 6.Kf1
- D20Novikov Gambit — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e3 e5 4.Bxc4 exd4 5.Qb3 Qe7 6.Nd2
D20Saduleto Variation — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4
D20Schwartz Defense — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 f5
D22Alekhine Defense — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 a6
- D21Borisenko-Furman Variation — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 a6 4.e4
- D22Alatortsev Variation — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 a6 4.e3 Bg4 5.Bxc4 e6 6.d5
- D22Haberditz Variation — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 a6 4.e3 b5
D21Godes Variation — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nd7
D21Gunsberg Defense — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 c5
- D24Prianishenmo Gambit — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 c5 5.d5 e6 6.e4 exd5 7.e5
D21Normal Variation — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3
D25Normal Variation — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3
- D26Traditional System — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6
  D26Traditional System — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 Be7 6.O-O a6
  D26Traditional System — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 Be7 6.O-O O-O
  D26Traditional System — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 Be7 6.O-O O-O 7.Nc3
D21Rosenthal Variation — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 e6
D21Slav Gambit — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 b5
D23Mannheim Variation — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Qa4+
D24Bogoljubow Defense — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 a6 5.e4
D24Showalter Variation — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3
D25Janowski-Larsen Variation — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bg4
D25Smyslov Variation — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 g6
D25Winawer Defense — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Be6
D26Classical Defense — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5
- D26Normal Line — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O
- Steinitz Variation
  - D26Development Variation — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O Nc6
  - D26Exchange Variation — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O cxd4
- D27Main Line — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O a6
  D27Main Line — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O a6 7.Nc3
- D27Rubinstein Variation — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O a6 7.a4
  D27Rubinstein Variation — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 e6 4.e3 Nf6 5.Bxc4 Be7 6.O-O O-O 7.Nc3 a6 8.a4 c5
- D27Russian Gambit — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e3 Nf6 4.Bxc4 e6 5.Nf3 c5 6.O-O a6 7.e4
- D28Alekhine System — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O a6 7.Qe2
  D28Alekhine System — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O a6 7.Qe2 b5
  - D29Main Line — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O a6 7.Qe2 b5 8.Bb3 Bb7
    D29Main Line — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O a6 7.Qe2 b5 8.Bb3 Bb7 9.Nc3
  - D29Smyslov Variation — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O a6 7.Qe2 b5 8.Bb3 Bb7 9.Rd1 Nbd7 10.Nc3 Bd6
Classical
- D26Furman Variation — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.Qe2 a6 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.O-O Nc6 9.e4 b5 10.e5
- D28Flohr Variation — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O a6 7.Qe2 b5 8.Bb3 Nc6 9.Rd1 c4 10.Bc2 Nb4 11.Nc3 Nxc2 12.Qxc2 Bb7 13.d5 Qc7
D27Furman Variation — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O a6 7.dxc5 Bxc5