Queen's Gambit Declined: Anti-Tartakower Variation, Petrosian Variation
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1 c6 9. Bd3 Nd7 10. O-O dxc4 11. Bxc4
11… e5+0.15
The position is roughly equal. Stockfish 18, depth 18.
Analyze this positionIn the Queen's Gambit Declined: Anti-Tartakower Variation, Petrosian Variation (D55), reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1 c6 9. Bd3 Nd7 10. O-O dxc4 11. Bxc4, Stockfish 18 recommends 11… e5 for Black. The position is roughly equal (+0.15).
Top engine moves
- +0.1511… e5 12. Ne4 exd4 13. Nxf6+ Nxf6 14. Nxd4 Qe7 15. Qc2 Rd8 16. Bb3
- +0.2711… c5 12. Qe2 a6 13. Rfd1 Qe7 14. Bd3 b6 15. h3 Rd8 16. Be4
- +0.3011… Qe7 12. Ne4 b6 13. Qe2 Rd8 14. Bd3 c5 15. Nxf6+ Nxf6 16. dxc5
Frequently asked questions
What is the best move in the Queen's Gambit Declined: Anti-Tartakower Variation, Petrosian Variation?
After 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1 c6 9. Bd3 Nd7 10. O-O dxc4 11. Bxc4, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 11… e5 for Black, continuing 12. Ne4 exd4 13. Nxf6+ Nxf6 14. Nxd4 Qe7 15. Qc2 Rd8 16. Bb3. The position is roughly equal (+0.15). The next best moves are 11… c5 (+0.27) and 11… Qe7 (+0.30).
Is the Queen's Gambit Declined: Anti-Tartakower Variation, Petrosian Variation a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at +0.15: 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 Declined: Anti-Tartakower Variation, Petrosian Variation?
D55. 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+).