Queen's Gambit

ECO: D06Queen's Pawn1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.Bxf6 Bxf6 6.cxd5 Qxd5 7.Nxd5 Kf8 8.Qa4 Kg8 9.Qe8#
White wins: 55%Draws: 35%Black wins: 10%estimated data

How it's played

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About the Queen's Gambit

The Queen's Gambit is catalogued under ECO code D06, in the Queen's Pawn section of the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings.

It arises after 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.Bxf6 Bxf6 6.cxd5 Qxd5 7.Nxd5 Kf8 8.Qa4 Kg8 9.Qe8#, with White playing the move that gives the line its name.

This is the only named line of the Queen's Gambit in our opening book.

Other lines of the Queen's Gambit