ECO D20 · Queen's Gambit Accepted

Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, Greco Variation

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 b5

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White to move. The arrow shows Stockfish’s best move.
Best move

4. a4+0.58

White is slightly better. Stockfish 18, depth 18.

Analyze this position

In the Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, Greco Variation (D20), reached after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 b5, Stockfish 18 recommends 4. a4 for White. White is slightly better (+0.58).

Top engine moves

  1. +0.584. a4 c6 5. axb5 cxb5 6. Nc3 Bd7 7. d5 e5 8. dxe6 Bxe6
  2. +0.094. Nf3 e6 5. a4 c6 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O Bb7 8. b3 Nxe4
  3. −0.154. Nc3 a6 5. Nf3 e6 6. a4 b4 7. Ne2 Nc6 8. Bg5 Be7

Frequently asked questions

What is the best move in the Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, Greco Variation?
After 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 b5, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 4. a4 for White, continuing c6 5. axb5 cxb5 6. Nc3 Bd7 7. d5 e5 8. dxe6 Bxe6. White is slightly better (+0.58). The next best moves are 4. Nf3 (+0.09) and 4. Nc3 (−0.15).
Is the Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, Greco Variation a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at +0.58: white is slightly better. Evaluations this early in the game are small, so practical results depend far more on knowing the plans and typical structures than on the engine's number.
What is the ECO code of the Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, Greco Variation?
D20. ECO codes classify chess openings from A00 to E99; D is the volume for closed and semi-closed games.

Opening names from the Lichess opening book (CC0). Pieces by Colin M.L. Burnett (GPLv2+).