Queen's Gambit Declined: Lasker Defense, Bernstein Variation
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. Nf3 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. cxd5 Nxc3 10. bxc3 exd5 11. Qb3 Qd6
12. c4+0.35
White is slightly better. Stockfish 18, depth 18.
Analyze this positionIn the Queen's Gambit Declined: Lasker Defense, Bernstein Variation (D57), reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. Nf3 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. cxd5 Nxc3 10. bxc3 exd5 11. Qb3 Qd6, Stockfish 18 recommends 12. c4 for White. White is slightly better (+0.35).
Top engine moves
- +0.3512. c4 c6 13. a4 Bf5 14. Be2 Nd7 15. O-O b6 16. cxd5 cxd5
- +0.3412. Qb4 Qxb4 13. cxb4 Bf5 14. Rg1 Nd7 15. g4 Bg6 16. g5 hxg5
- +0.1312. Bd3 c5 13. dxc5 Qxc5 14. O-O Nc6 15. h3 Rd8 16. Rfd1 b6
Variations
Frequently asked questions
What is the best move in the Queen's Gambit Declined: Lasker Defense, Bernstein Variation?
After 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. Nf3 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. cxd5 Nxc3 10. bxc3 exd5 11. Qb3 Qd6, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 12. c4 for White, continuing c6 13. a4 Bf5 14. Be2 Nd7 15. O-O b6 16. cxd5 cxd5. White is slightly better (+0.35). The next best moves are 12. Qb4 (+0.34) and 12. Bd3 (+0.13).
Is the Queen's Gambit Declined: Lasker Defense, Bernstein Variation a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at +0.35: 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: Lasker Defense, Bernstein Variation?
D57. 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+).