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Queen's Gambit Declined, Pseudo-Tarrasch Variation

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 c5 5.cxd5

ECO: D50

Average Player Rating: 2346

Performance Rating: 2334

Color: white

Opening Statistics

White Win %

38.6%

Black Win %

27.7%

Draw %

33.6%

Chess Trivia

Did you know? The number of possible ways to play the first four moves for both sides in chess is 318,979,564,000.

Chess Quote

"It is not enough to be a good player; you must also play well."

- Siegbert Tarrasch

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