ECO D41 · Queen's Gambit Declined

Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Kmoch Variation

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O 11. Bb5

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Black to move. The arrow shows Stockfish’s best move.
Best move

11… Bd7+0.32

White is slightly better. Stockfish 18, depth 18.

Analyze this position

In the Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Kmoch Variation (D41), reached after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O 11. Bb5, Stockfish 18 recommends 11… Bd7 for Black. White is slightly better (+0.32).

Top engine moves

  1. +0.3211… Bd7 12. Bd3 Nc6 13. Rb1 h6 14. h4 Be8 15. Be2 Ne7 16. O-O
  2. +0.4011… b6 12. O-O Bb7 13. Rfe1 Nd7 14. a4 a6 15. Bd3 Rc8 16. Qb4
  3. +0.4011… a6 12. Be2 b5 13. O-O Nd7 14. a4 Bb7 15. Bd3 h6 16. Qe3

Frequently asked questions

What is the best move in the Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Kmoch Variation?
After 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O 11. Bb5, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 11… Bd7 for Black, continuing 12. Bd3 Nc6 13. Rb1 h6 14. h4 Be8 15. Be2 Ne7 16. O-O. White is slightly better (+0.32). The next best moves are 11… b6 (+0.40) and 11… a6 (+0.40).
Is the Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Kmoch Variation a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at +0.32: 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: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Kmoch Variation?
D41. 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+).