Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Alekhine System, Main Line
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Qe2 b5 8. Bb3 Bb7
9. Rd1+0.10
The position is roughly equal. Stockfish 18, depth 18.
Analyze this positionIn the Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Alekhine System, Main Line (D29), reached after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Qe2 b5 8. Bb3 Bb7, Stockfish 18 recommends 9. Rd1 for White. The position is roughly equal (+0.10).
Top engine moves
- +0.109. Rd1 Nbd7 10. Nc3 Bd6 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. e4 Qb8 13. Bg5 O-O
- +0.079. Nc3 Nbd7 10. Rd1 Bd6 11. dxc5 Nxc5 12. e4 Nfxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4
- +0.029. a4 b4 10. Rd1 Nc6 11. Nbd2 Na5 12. Bc2 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Qc7
Other move orders
- 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Qe2 b5 8. Bb3 Bb7 9. Nc3
Frequently asked questions
What is the best move in the Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Alekhine System, Main Line?
After 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Qe2 b5 8. Bb3 Bb7, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 9. Rd1 for White, continuing Nbd7 10. Nc3 Bd6 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. e4 Qb8 13. Bg5 O-O. The position is roughly equal (+0.10). The next best moves are 9. Nc3 (+0.07) and 9. a4 (+0.02).
Is the Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Alekhine System, Main Line a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at +0.10: the position is roughly equal. 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: Classical Defense, Alekhine System, Main Line?
D29. 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+).