Queen's Gambit Declined: Lasker Defense, Teichmann Variation
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Qc2
9… Nxc3+0.06
The position is roughly equal. Stockfish 18, depth 18.
Analyze this positionIn the Queen's Gambit Declined: Lasker Defense, Teichmann Variation (D56), reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Qc2, Stockfish 18 recommends 9… Nxc3 for Black. The position is roughly equal (+0.06).
Top engine moves
- +0.069… Nxc3 10. Qxc3 dxc4 11. Qxc4 b6 12. Rc1 c5 13. dxc5 Bb7 14. cxb6
- +0.259… Rd8 10. Bd3 Nxc3 11. Qxc3 dxc4 12. Qxc4 Na6 13. Rc1 c5 14. dxc5
- +0.309… Nf6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Bd3 b6 12. O-O c5 13. Ne5 Bb7 14. f4
Frequently asked questions
What is the best move in the Queen's Gambit Declined: Lasker Defense, Teichmann Variation?
After 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Qc2, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 9… Nxc3 for Black, continuing 10. Qxc3 dxc4 11. Qxc4 b6 12. Rc1 c5 13. dxc5 Bb7 14. cxb6. The position is roughly equal (+0.06). The next best moves are 9… Rd8 (+0.25) and 9… Nf6 (+0.30).
Is the Queen's Gambit Declined: Lasker Defense, Teichmann Variation 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, Teichmann Variation?
D56. 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+).