Queen's Gambit Declined: Lasker Defense, Bernstein Variation, Mar del Plata Gambit
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 h6 7. Bh4 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. cxd5 Nxc3 10. bxc3 exd5 11. Qb3 Rd8 12. c4 Be6
13. c5−0.06
The position is roughly equal. Stockfish 18, depth 18.
Analyze this positionIn the Queen's Gambit Declined: Lasker Defense, Bernstein Variation, Mar del Plata Gambit (D57), reached after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 h6 7. Bh4 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. cxd5 Nxc3 10. bxc3 exd5 11. Qb3 Rd8 12. c4 Be6, Stockfish 18 recommends 13. c5 for White. The position is roughly equal (−0.06).
Top engine moves
- −0.0613. c5 b6 14. Qc2 c6 15. Ne5 bxc5 16. Qxc5 Qxc5 17. dxc5 Rc8
- −0.1813. Rc1 c5 14. Qa3 Nd7 15. cxd5 Bxd5 16. Be2 b6 17. O-O Qe6
- −0.2713. Qxb7 dxc4 14. Be2 Bd5 15. Qb2 c5 16. O-O Nc6 17. dxc5 Rab8
Frequently asked questions
What is the best move in the Queen's Gambit Declined: Lasker Defense, Bernstein Variation, Mar del Plata Gambit?
After 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 h6 7. Bh4 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. cxd5 Nxc3 10. bxc3 exd5 11. Qb3 Rd8 12. c4 Be6, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 13. c5 for White, continuing b6 14. Qc2 c6 15. Ne5 bxc5 16. Qxc5 Qxc5 17. dxc5 Rc8. The position is roughly equal (−0.06). The next best moves are 13. Rc1 (−0.18) and 13. Qxb7 (−0.27).
Is the Queen's Gambit Declined: Lasker Defense, Bernstein Variation, Mar del Plata Gambit a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at −0.06: 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: Lasker Defense, Bernstein Variation, Mar del Plata Gambit?
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+).