ECO D09 · Queen's Gambit Declined

Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Fianchetto Variation

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 d4 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. g3

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

5… Nge7+0.47

White is slightly better. Stockfish 18, depth 18.

Analyze this position

In the Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Fianchetto Variation (D09), reached after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 d4 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. g3, Stockfish 18 recommends 5… Nge7 for Black. White is slightly better (+0.47).

Top engine moves

  1. +0.475… Nge7 6. Bg2 Ng6 7. Qa4 Bc5 8. Bg5 Qd7 9. Nbd2 Ncxe5 10. Qxd7+
  2. +0.865… Bg4 6. Bg2 Qd7 7. O-O O-O-O 8. Qa4 f6 9. a3 Bh3 10. b4
  3. +0.925… h5 6. Bg2 h4 7. Nxh4 Nxe5 8. Bf4 Nc6 9. Nf3 Nge7 10. h4

Variations

Frequently asked questions

What is the best move in the Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Fianchetto Variation?
After 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 d4 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. g3, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 5… Nge7 for Black, continuing 6. Bg2 Ng6 7. Qa4 Bc5 8. Bg5 Qd7 9. Nbd2 Ncxe5 10. Qxd7+. White is slightly better (+0.47). The next best moves are 5… Bg4 (+0.86) and 5… h5 (+0.92).
Is the Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Fianchetto Variation a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at +0.47: 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 Declined: Albin Countergambit, Fianchetto Variation?
D09. 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+).