Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, Greco Variation
ECO D20 · 1,148 games · White to move
What gets played next
| Move | Games | Share | White / draw / Black | Leads to |
| a4 | 717 | 62.5% | | |
| Nc3 | 257 | 22.4% | | |
| Nf3 | 83 | 7.2% | | |
| b3 | 35 | 3.0% | | |
| a3 | 21 | 1.8% | | |
A further 35 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.
How this line is reached
Other lines in this family
Saduleto VariationD20…6,878Central Variation, McDonnell DefenseD20… 3... e51,693Central Variation, Alekhine SystemD20… 3... Nf6889Central Variation, Modern DefenseD20… 3... Nc6717Central Variation, Rubinstein DefenseD20… 3... c5281Central Variation, McDonnell Defense, Somov GambitD20… 3... e5 4. Bxc4100Queen's Gambit AcceptedD20…30,271Old VariationD20… 3. e37,194Normal VariationD21… 3. Nf33,939Queen's Gambit AcceptedD23… 3. Nf3 Nf63,029
All 26 lines in the family
Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.