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Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, McDonnell Defense

ECO D20 · 1,693 games · White to move

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1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 e5
48% White6% Draw46% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
d599858.9%
Nf355332.7%
Bxc41005.9%Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, McDonnell Defense, Somov Gambit D20
dxe5311.8%

A further 11 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

Queen's Pawn Game 1. d4Queen's Pawn Game 1... d5Queen's Gambit 2. c4Queen's Gambit Accepted 2... dxc4Queen's Gambit Accepted: Saduleto Variation 3. e4Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, McDonnell Defense 3... e5

Other lines in this family

Central Variation, McDonnell Defense, Somov GambitD20… 4. Bxc4100Saduleto VariationD20…6,878Central Variation, Greco VariationD20… 3... b51,148Central Variation, Alekhine SystemD20… 3... Nf6889Central Variation, Modern DefenseD20… 3... Nc6717Central Variation, Rubinstein DefenseD20… 3... c5281Queen'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.