Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, McDonnell Defense, Somov Gambit
ECO D20 · 100 games · Black to move
What gets played next
| Move | Games | Share | White / draw / Black | Leads to |
| Qxd4 | 52 | 52.0% | | |
| exd4 | 44 | 44.0% | | |
A further 4 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.
How this line is reached
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Central Variation, McDonnell DefenseD20…1,693Saduleto 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
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Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.