ECO D30 · Queen's Gambit Declined

Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense, Pseudo-Tarrasch Bishop Attack

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5

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

5… Be7+0.39

White is slightly better. Stockfish 18, depth 18.

Analyze this position

In the Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense, Pseudo-Tarrasch Bishop Attack (D30), reached after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5, Stockfish 18 recommends 5… Be7 for Black. White is slightly better (+0.39).

Top engine moves

  1. +0.395… Be7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. e3 Nc6 8. Bb5 Bd7 9. dxc5 Qxc5 10. Nc3
  2. +0.415… Nf6 6. Nc3 Be6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. e4 dxe4 9. Bb5+ Nd7 10. Nxe4
  3. +0.425… f6 6. Bd2 Nc6 7. e3 Bd6 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Qc2 Bb6 10. Nc3

Frequently asked questions

What is the best move in the Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense, Pseudo-Tarrasch Bishop Attack?
After 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 5… Be7 for Black, continuing 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. e3 Nc6 8. Bb5 Bd7 9. dxc5 Qxc5 10. Nc3. White is slightly better (+0.39). The next best moves are 5… Nf6 (+0.41) and 5… f6 (+0.42).
Is the Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense, Pseudo-Tarrasch Bishop Attack a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at +0.39: 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: Tarrasch Defense, Pseudo-Tarrasch Bishop Attack?
D30. 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+).