ECO family guide

Tarrasch Defense — all variations and ECO codes

27 named lines across 3 ECO codes (D32–D34). Source: the CC0-licensed lichess.org opening database.

The main line

Position after 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 (D32). Open this line on Lichess → · Tarrasch Defense on Lichess

How the main line scores at your rating

Real Lichess win rates for 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5, 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	587,642	51.4% / 4.0% / 44.5%	46.5%
1600-1800	729,847	51.4% / 4.5% / 44.1%	46.4%
1800-2000	610,077	49.5% / 5.0% / 45.5%	48.0%
2000+	656,553	45.2% / 7.2% / 47.6%	51.2%

All 27 named variations

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

D32Tarrasch Defense (main line) — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5
D32Grünfeld Gambit — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.dxc5 d4 7.Na4 b5
D32Marshall Gambit — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.e4
D32Schara Gambit — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 cxd4
D32Symmetrical Variation — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.e3 Nf6 5.Nf3 Nc6
D32Symmetrical Variation — 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.d4 d5 6.cxd5 exd5
D32Tarrasch Gambit — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.dxc5 d4 6.Na4 b5
D32Two Knights Variation — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nf3
D32von Hennig Gambit — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 cxd4 5.Qxd4 Nc6 6.Qd1 exd5 7.Qxd5 Be6
D33Dubov Tarrasch — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.g3 Nf6 7.Bg2 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bc5
D33Prague Variation — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.g3 Nf6
- D34Main Line — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.g3 Nf6 7.Bg2 Be7
D33Rubinstein System — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.g3
D33Swedish Variation — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.g3 c4
- D33Central Break — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.g3 c4 7.e4
D33Wagner Variation — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.g3 Nf6 7.Bg2 Bg4
D34Classical Variation — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.g3 Nf6 7.Bg2 Be7 8.O-O O-O
- D34Advance Variation — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.g3 Nf6 7.Bg2 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.Bg5 c4
- D34Bogoljubow Variation — 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.Nf3 d5 5.cxd5 exd5 6.g3 Nc6 7.Bg2 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.Bg5 Be6 10.Rc1 c4
- D34Carlsbad Variation — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.g3 Nf6 7.Bg2 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.Bg5
- D34Chandler Variation — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.g3 Nf6 7.Bg2 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.Bg5 cxd4 10.Nxd4 h6 11.Be3 Re8 12.Rc1 Be6
- D34Classical Tarrasch Gambit — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.g3 Nf6 7.Bg2 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.dxc5 d4
- D34Endgame Variation — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.g3 Nf6 7.Bg2 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.Bg5 Be6
- D34Main Line — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.g3 Nf6 7.Bg2 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.Bg5 cxd4 10.Nxd4 h6 11.Be3 Re8
- D34Petursson Variation — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.g3 Nf6 7.Bg2 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.Bg5 cxd4 10.Nxd4 Re8
- D34Réti Variation — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.g3 Nf6 7.Bg2 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.dxc5 Bxc5 10.Na4
- D34Spassky Variation — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.g3 Nf6 7.Bg2 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.Bg5 cxd4 10.Nxd4 h6 11.Be3 Bg4