ECO D21 · Queen's Gambit Accepted

Queen's Gambit Accepted: Slav Gambit

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 b5

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

4. a4+0.57

White is slightly better. Stockfish 18, depth 18.

Analyze this position

In the Queen's Gambit Accepted: Slav Gambit (D21), reached after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 b5, Stockfish 18 recommends 4. a4 for White. White is slightly better (+0.57).

Top engine moves

  1. +0.574. a4 c6 5. axb5 cxb5 6. Nc3 Qb6 7. b3 e6 8. bxc4 Bb4
  2. +0.424. e3 c6 5. a4 e6 6. axb5 cxb5 7. b3 Nf6 8. bxc4 bxc4
  3. +0.204. e4 e6 5. a4 c6 6. axb5 cxb5 7. b3 Nf6 8. bxc4 Nxe4

Frequently asked questions

What is the best move in the Queen's Gambit Accepted: Slav Gambit?
After 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 b5, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 4. a4 for White, continuing c6 5. axb5 cxb5 6. Nc3 Qb6 7. b3 e6 8. bxc4 Bb4. White is slightly better (+0.57). The next best moves are 4. e3 (+0.42) and 4. e4 (+0.20).
Is the Queen's Gambit Accepted: Slav Gambit a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at +0.57: 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: Slav Gambit?
D21. 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+).