Opening guide
Queen's Gambit (D06) — win rates at club level
1.d4 d5 2.c4, playing as white — data from 48,007,189 Lichess blitz & rapid games at 1600-1800.
The position
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How it scores at your rating
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| Rating band | Games | White / draw / Black | Score for white |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1600-1800 | 48,007,189 | 52.6% / 4.4% / 43.1% | 54.8% |
| 1400-1600 | 40,301,496 | 53.3% / 3.9% / 42.8% | 55.2% |
| 1800-2000 | 41,333,866 | 51.9% / 5.1% / 43.0% | 54.4% |
| 2000+ | 29,539,572 | 50.5% / 6.6% / 42.8% | 53.9% |
What black actually plays next
Top replies at 1600-1800:
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| Move | Games | Played | Win / draw / loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| e6 (Queen's Gambit Declined) | 12,804,829 | 26.7% | 44.1% / 4.6% / 51.3% |
| dxc4 (Queen's Gambit Accepted) | 11,468,806 | 23.9% | 40.4% / 4.1% / 55.5% |
| c6 (Slav Defense) | 9,261,352 | 19.3% | 44.8% / 4.7% / 50.6% |
| Nf6 (Queen's Gambit Declined: Marshall Defense) | 7,385,685 | 15.4% | 42.4% / 4.2% / 53.4% |
| Bf5 (Queen's Gambit Declined: Baltic Defense) | 2,045,414 | 4.3% | 43.5% / 4.0% / 52.5% |
| e5 (Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit) | 1,960,947 | 4.1% | 46.8% / 4.2% / 49.0% |
Common mistakes at 1600-1800
- dxc4 is played in 23.9% of games here but scores only 42.4% for black. After dxc4, Nc3 is the most common answer and scores 57.5% for white.
- Nf6 is played in 15.4% of games here but scores only 44.5% for black.
Model games
Real games from the Lichess masters database.
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| White | Black | Result | Year | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aronian, L. (2805) | Carlsen, M. (2877) | ½-½ | 2014 | View game |
| Carlsen, M. (2876) | Nakamura, Hi (2802) | ½-½ | 2015 | View game |
| Carlsen, M. (2876) | Topalov, V. (2798) | 0-1 | 2015 | View game |
| Ding Liren (2806) | Carlsen, M. (2864) | 1-0 | 2022 | View game |
| Carlsen, M. (2853) | Nakamura, Hi (2814) | ½-½ | 2015 | View game |
Recent club games in this line
Recent rated games at 1600-1800 — not model games, just what actually happens at that rating.
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| White | Black | Result | Year | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fascinationlines (1783) | professormarcelo87 (1791) | 1-0 | 2026 | View game |
| Molinex10 (1881) | Luisaaron2024 (1572) | 1-0 | 2026 | View game |
| Achobbler (1670) | Marijejuan2224 (1649) | 0-1 | 2026 | View game |
| Qwip45 (1640) | Fancy27 (1602) | 0-1 | 2026 | View game |
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