Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Alekhine System, Smyslov Variation
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 Nbd7 10. Nc3 Bd6
11. e4−0.14
The position is roughly equal. Stockfish 18, depth 18.
Analyze this positionIn the Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Alekhine System, Smyslov Variation (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 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. Nc3 Bd6, Stockfish 18 recommends 11. e4 for White. The position is roughly equal (−0.14).
Top engine moves
- −0.1411. e4 cxd4 12. Rxd4 Bc5 13. Rd3 Ng4 14. Nd1 Qb8 15. h3 Ngf6
- −0.2111. dxc5 Bxc5 12. e4 Ng4 13. Nd4 h5 14. h3 Qf6 15. hxg4 hxg4
- −0.3711. h3 O-O 12. Bc2 Qb8 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. a3 Rd8 15. Bd2
Frequently asked questions
What is the best move in the Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Alekhine System, Smyslov Variation?
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 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. Nc3 Bd6, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 11. e4 for White, continuing cxd4 12. Rxd4 Bc5 13. Rd3 Ng4 14. Nd1 Qb8 15. h3 Ngf6. The position is roughly equal (−0.14). The next best moves are 11. dxc5 (−0.21) and 11. h3 (−0.37).
Is the Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Alekhine System, Smyslov Variation a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at −0.14: 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, Smyslov Variation?
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+).