Queen's Gambit Declined: Cambridge Springs Defense, Bogoljubow Variation
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5 7. Nd2 Bb4 8. Qc2
8… dxc4+0.29
The position is roughly equal. Stockfish 18, depth 18.
Analyze this positionIn the Queen's Gambit Declined: Cambridge Springs Defense, Bogoljubow Variation (D52), reached after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5 7. Nd2 Bb4 8. Qc2, Stockfish 18 recommends 8… dxc4 for Black. The position is roughly equal (+0.29).
Top engine moves
- +0.298… dxc4 9. Bxf6 Nxf6 10. Nxc4 Qc7 11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O Be7 13. Ne5
- +0.298… O-O 9. Nb3 Qc7 10. Bh4 e5 11. cxd5 exd4 12. Nxd4 Nxd5 13. Bd3
- +0.398… e5 9. Bxf6 Nxf6 10. dxe5 Ne4 11. cxd5 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Bxc3 13. Rc1
Frequently asked questions
What is the best move in the Queen's Gambit Declined: Cambridge Springs Defense, Bogoljubow Variation?
After 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5 7. Nd2 Bb4 8. Qc2, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 8… dxc4 for Black, continuing 9. Bxf6 Nxf6 10. Nxc4 Qc7 11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O Be7 13. Ne5. The position is roughly equal (+0.29). The next best moves are 8… O-O (+0.29) and 8… e5 (+0.39).
Is the Queen's Gambit Declined: Cambridge Springs Defense, Bogoljubow Variation a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at +0.29: 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: Cambridge Springs Defense, Bogoljubow Variation?
D52. 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+).