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Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense

ECO D40 · 2,587 games · White to move

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5

47% White7% Draw46% Black

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What gets played next

Move	Games	Share	White / draw / Black	Leads to
cxd5	868	33.6%		Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense D41
Bg5	663	25.6%		Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Pillsbury Variation D40
e3	571	22.1%
dxc5	118	4.6%
Bf4	20	0.8%
g3	10	0.4%

A further 337 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

Queen's Pawn Game 1. d4 Indian Defense 1... Nf6 Indian Defense: Normal Variation 2. c4 Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian 3. Nf3 Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation 4. Nc3Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense 4... c5

Other lines in this family

Semi-Tarrasch DefenseD41… 5. cxd5791 Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Exchange VariationD41… 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3366 Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Exchange VariationD41… 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4150 Three Knights VariationD37…23,935 Ragozin DefenseD38… 4... Bb45,791 Modern Variation, Normal LineD55… 4... Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e34,015 Harrwitz AttackD37… 4... Be7 5. Bf42,293 Three Knights, Vienna VariationD37… 4... dxc41,572 Neo-Orthodox VariationD55… 4... Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 h61,028 Neo-Orthodox Variation, Main LineD55… 4... Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3968

All 78 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.