Queen's Gambit Accepted

1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4

ECO D20

The Queen's Gambit Accepted is a chess opening reached after 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4, catalogued under code D20 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move dxc4 is chosen by Black on move 2.

26 named continuations branch from this position, including the Accelerated Mannheim Variation and the Alekhine System.

Named variations

• Queen's Gambit Accepted: Accelerated Mannheim Variation — ECO D20
• Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, Alekhine System — ECO D20
• Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, Greco Variation — ECO D20
• Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, McDonnell Defense — ECO D20
• Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, Modern Defense — ECO D20
• Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, Rubinstein Defense — ECO D20
• Queen's Gambit Accepted: Linares Variation — ECO D20
• Queen's Gambit Accepted: Old Variation — ECO D20
• Queen's Gambit Accepted: Saduleto Variation — ECO D20
• Queen's Gambit Accepted: Schwartz Defense — ECO D20
• Queen's Gambit Accepted: Godes Variation — ECO D21
• Queen's Gambit Accepted: Gunsberg Defense — ECO D21
• Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation — ECO D21
• Queen's Gambit Accepted: Rosenthal Variation — ECO D21
• Queen's Gambit Accepted: Slav Gambit — ECO D21
• Queen's Gambit Accepted: Alekhine Defense — ECO D22
• Queen's Gambit Accepted: Mannheim Variation — ECO D23
• Queen's Gambit Accepted: Bogoljubow Defense — ECO D24
• Queen's Gambit Accepted: Showalter Variation — ECO D24
• Queen's Gambit Accepted: Janowski-Larsen Variation — ECO D25
• Queen's Gambit Accepted: Smyslov Variation — ECO D25
• Queen's Gambit Accepted: Winawer Defense — ECO D25
• Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense — ECO D26
• Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical, Furman Variation — ECO D26
• Queen's Gambit Accepted: Furman Variation — ECO D27
• Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical, Flohr Variation — ECO D28

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