Queen's Gambit Accepted
What is the Queen's Gambit Accepted?
The Queen's Gambit Accepted is a chess opening that begins with 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4. It is classified under ECO D20–D29 and has 63 named variations. Black chooses it with the move dxc4.
Moves: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4
ECO: D20–D29
Chosen by: Black
Main variations
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Qa4+
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6
All 63 variations
| ECO | Variation | Moves |
|---|---|---|
| D20 | Main line | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 |
| D20 | Accelerated Mannheim Variation | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Qa4+ |
| D21 | Normal Variation | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 |
| D20 | Old Variation | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 |
| D20 | Saduleto Variation | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 |
| D23 | Main line | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 |
| D22 | Alekhine Defense | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 |
| D20 | Central Variation, Alekhine System | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 Nf6 |
| D20 | Central Variation, Greco Variation | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 b5 |
| D20 | Central Variation, McDonnell Defense | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 e5 |
| D20 | Central Variation, Modern Defense | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 Nc6 |
| D20 | Central Variation, Rubinstein Defense | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 c5 |
| D21 | Godes Variation | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nd7 |
| D21 | Gunsberg Defense | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 c5 |
| D21 | Rosenthal Variation | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 e6 |
| D20 | Schwartz Defense | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 f5 |
| D21 | Slav Gambit | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 b5 |
| D21 | Alekhine Defense, Borisenko-Furman Variation | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e4 |
| D20 | Central Variation, McDonnell Defense, Somov Gambit | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 e5 4. Bxc4 |
| D23 | Mannheim Variation | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qa4+ |
| D25 | Normal Variation | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 |
| D24 | Showalter Variation | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 |
| D22 | Alekhine Defense, Haberditz Variation | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 b5 |
| D20 | Central Variation, Rubinstein Defense, Yefimov Gambit | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 c5 4. d5 b5 |
| D25 | Janowski-Larsen Variation | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 |
| D26 | Normal Variation, Traditional System | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 |
| D25 | Smyslov Variation | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 |
| D25 | Winawer Defense | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Be6 |
| D24 | Main line | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 |
| D24 | Main line | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. Bg5 |
| D24 | Bogoljubow Defense | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e4 |
| D23 | Mannheim Variation | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qa4+ c6 5. Qxc4 |
| D26 | Classical Defense | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 |
| D20 | Linares Variation | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 c5 4. d5 Nf6 5. Nc3 b5 |
| D22 | Alekhine Defense, Alatortsev Variation | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 Bg4 5. Bxc4 e6 6. d5 |
| D26 | Classical Defense, Normal Line | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O |
| D23 | Mannheim Variation | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qa4+ c6 5. Qxc4 e6 6. Qc2 |
| D20 | Old Variation, Billinger Gambit | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 e5 4. Bxc4 exd4 5. Qb3 Qe7 6. a3 |
| D20 | Old Variation, Christensen Gambit | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 e5 4. Bxc4 exd4 5. Qb3 Qe7 6. Nf3 |
| D20 | Old Variation, Korchnoi Gambit | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 e5 4. Bxc4 exd4 5. Qb3 Qe7 6. Kf1 |
| D20 | Old Variation, Novikov Gambit | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 e5 4. Bxc4 exd4 5. Qb3 Qe7 6. Nd2 |
| D27 | Classical Defense, Main Line | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 |
| D26 | Classical Defense, Steinitz Variation, Development Variation | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O Nc6 |
| D26 | Classical Defense, Steinitz Variation, Exchange Variation | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O cxd4 |
| D26 | Normal Variation, .. a6 Sideline | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. Nc3 b5 |
| D26 | Normal Variation, Traditional System | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 Be7 6. O-O a6 |
| D26 | Normal Variation, Traditional System | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 Be7 6. O-O O-O |
| D28 | Classical Defense, Alekhine System | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Qe2 |
| D27 | Classical Defense, Main Line | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Nc3 |
| D27 | Classical Defense, Rubinstein Variation | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. a4 |
| D27 | Classical Defense, Russian Gambit | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. e4 |
| D24 | Gunsberg Defense, Prianishenmo Gambit | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c5 5. d5 e6 6. e4 exd5 7. e5 |
| D26 | Normal Variation, Traditional System | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 |
| D28 | Classical Defense, Alekhine System | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Qe2 b5 |
| D27 | Furman Variation | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 |
| D26 | Normal Variation, .. a6 Sideline | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. Nc3 b5 7. Bb3 Bb7 8. O-O |
| D29 | Classical Defense, Alekhine System, Main Line | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Qe2 b5 8. Bb3 Bb7 |
| D27 | Classical Defense, Main Line | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. Nc3 b5 7. Bb3 Bb7 8. O-O c5 |
| D27 | Classical Defense, Rubinstein Variation | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bxc4 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 a6 8. a4 c5 |
| D29 | Classical Defense, Alekhine System, Main Line | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Qe2 b5 8. Bb3 Bb7 9. Nc3 |
| D26 | Classical, Furman Variation | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. Qe2 a6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O Nc6 9. e4 b5 10. e5 |
| D29 | Classical Defense, Alekhine System, Smyslov Variation | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Qe2 b5 8. Bb3 Bb7 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. Nc3 Bd6 |
| D28 | Classical, Flohr Variation | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Qe2 b5 8. Bb3 Nc6 9. Rd1 c4 10. Bc2 Nb4 11. Nc3 Nxc2 12. Qxc2 Bb7 13. d5 Qc7 |
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