Openings/Queen's Gambit Accepted
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, McDonnell Defense D20
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 e5
1,121 tournament games from this position · White wins 44%, draws 32%, Black wins 24%
Moves
1,121 games| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nf3 | 1,052 | 45% 33% 22% | 2328 | 2026 |
| d5 | 61 | 31% 16% 52% | 1988 | 2026 |
| Bxc4 | 4 | 50% 50% | 2026 | 2026 |
| dxe5 | 3 | 67% 33% | 2215 | 2026 |
| Qa4+ | 1 | 100% | 1657 | 2019 |
Top games
| Nepomniachtchi, I2792–Dominguez Perez, L2754 | 0-1 | Saint Louis Blitz 2022 | 2022 |
| So, W2776–Aronian, L2765 | 1-0 | Superbet Classic TB 2022 | 2022 |
| Ding Liren2805–Navara, D2734 | 1-0 | Navara-Ding Match 2019 | 2019 |
| Ding Liren2801–Yu Yangyi2738 | ½-½ | Yinzhou Cup Men 2019 | 2019 |
| Firouzja, Alireza2766–Praggnanandhaa, R2767 | ½-½ | SuperUnited CRO Rapid 2025 | 2025 |
| Erigaisi, Arjun2775–Praggnanandhaa, R2758 | 1-0 | 88th Tata Steel Masters | 2026 |
| Erigaisi, Arjun2775–Gukesh, D2754 | ½-½ | 88th Tata Steel Masters | 2026 |
| Grischuk, A2771–Radjabov, T2756 | ½-½ | Vugar Gashimov Mem 2019 | 2019 |
| Firouzja, Alireza2785–Mamedyarov, S2738 | 1-0 | 11th Norway Chess 2023 | 2023 |
| Mamedyarov, S2759–Dominguez Perez, L2754 | ½-½ | SuperUnited Rapid 2022 | 2022 |
Queen's Gambit Accepted variations
Queen's Gambit AcceptedD20Old VariationD20Saduleto VariationD20Normal VariationD21Accelerated Mannheim VariationD20Central Variation, Greco VariationD20Central Variation, Rubinstein DefenseD20Schwartz DefenseD20Central Variation, Alekhine SystemD20Central Variation, Modern DefenseD20Gunsberg DefenseD21Rosenthal VariationD21Slav GambitD21Alekhine DefenseD22Godes VariationD21Queen's Gambit AcceptedD23Alekhine Defense, Borisenko-Furman VariationD21Central Variation, McDonnell Defense, Somov GambitD20Normal VariationD25Central Variation, Rubinstein Defense, Yefimov GambitD20Showalter VariationD24Alekhine Defense, Haberditz VariationD22Mannheim VariationD23Smyslov VariationD25