ECO D26 · Queen's Gambit Accepted

Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation, Traditional System

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6

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

5. Bxc4+0.42

White is slightly better. Stockfish 18, depth 18.

Analyze this position

In the Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation, Traditional System (D26), reached after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6, Stockfish 18 recommends 5. Bxc4 for White. White is slightly better (+0.42).

Top engine moves

  1. +0.425. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. b3 Bd7
  2. +0.255. Nc3 a6 6. a4 c5 7. Bxc4 Be7 8. O-O Nc6 9. Qe2 cxd4
  3. +0.175. a4 c5 6. Bxc4 cxd4 7. exd4 Bb4+ 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. O-O O-O

Other move orders

  • 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 Be7 6. O-O a6
  • 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 Be7 6. O-O O-O
  • 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3

Frequently asked questions

What is the best move in the Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation, Traditional System?
After 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 5. Bxc4 for White, continuing a6 6. O-O c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. b3 Bd7. White is slightly better (+0.42). The next best moves are 5. Nc3 (+0.25) and 5. a4 (+0.17).
Is the Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation, Traditional System a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at +0.42: 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: Normal Variation, Traditional System?
D26. 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+).