D50: Queen's Gambit Declined, 4.Bg5

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5

Queen's Gambit Declined, 4.Bg5

D50 Sub-variants:

Queen's Gambit Declined, 4.Bg5
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5

Queen's Gambit Declined, Been-Koomen variation
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 c5

Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, Krause variation
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 c5 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 e5 7. Ndb5 a6 8. Qa4

Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, Primitive Pillsbury variation
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 c5 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. Qxd4

Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 c5 5. cxd5

Queen's Gambit Declined, Canal (Venice) variation
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 c5 5. cxd5 Qb6

Overview

Games on Database:

25871

Last Played:

Nov 2025

Overall score:

42.4%

33.5%

24.1%

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White
Alexander Alekhine	104 games
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Black
Carlos Enrique Guimard	42 games
Geza Maroczy	40 games
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Possible continuations:

4... Be7

15205

41.9 %

36.5 %

21.6 %

4... Nbd7

7140

42 %

29.4 %

28.7 %

4... c6

1843

41.2 %

31.1 %

27.6 %

4... Bb4

724

56.8 %

22.9 %

20.3 %

4... c5

480

39.6 %

31 %

29.4 %

4... dxc4

293

43 %

34.1 %

22.9 %

4... h6

107

65.4 %

15 %

19.6 %

4... Nc6

70 %

18 %

4... b6

80 %

4... g6

83.3 %

16.7 %

4... Bd7

50 %

4... Bd6

66.7 %

33.3 %

4... a6

66.7 %

33.3 %