Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Levenfish Variation
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c5 5. e3 Nc6 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. Qe2 Qe7 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. e4
10… d4+0.02
The position is roughly equal. Stockfish 18, depth 18.
Analyze this positionIn the Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Levenfish Variation (D40), reached after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c5 5. e3 Nc6 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. Qe2 Qe7 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. e4, Stockfish 18 recommends 10… d4 for Black. The position is roughly equal (+0.02).
Top engine moves
- +0.0210… d4 11. Na4 e5 12. Nxc5 Qxc5 13. a3 a5 14. b4 Qe7 15. b5
- +0.1710… dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 Rd8 13. Re1 Bd7 14. Be3 h6 15. Bc2
- +0.2010… Nxe4 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Bxe4 Rd8 13. Re1 Bd7 14. Be3 h6 15. a3
Frequently asked questions
What is the best move in the Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Levenfish Variation?
After 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c5 5. e3 Nc6 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. Qe2 Qe7 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. e4, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 10… d4 for Black, continuing 11. Na4 e5 12. Nxc5 Qxc5 13. a3 a5 14. b4 Qe7 15. b5. The position is roughly equal (+0.02). The next best moves are 10… dxe4 (+0.17) and 10… Nxe4 (+0.20).
Is the Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Levenfish Variation a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at +0.02: 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: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Levenfish Variation?
D40. 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+).