ECO D58 · Queen's Gambit Declined

Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense, Exchange Variation

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 b6 8. cxd5 exd5

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

9. Bd3+0.43

White is slightly better. Stockfish 18, depth 18.

Analyze this position

In the Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense, Exchange Variation (D58), reached after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 b6 8. cxd5 exd5, Stockfish 18 recommends 9. Bd3 for White. White is slightly better (+0.43).

Top engine moves

  1. +0.439. Bd3 Bb7 10. Bg3 c5 11. Ne5 Nbd7 12. O-O Ne4 13. Nxd7 Qxd7
  2. +0.369. Rc1 Bb7 10. Bd3 Ne4 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Ne5 Nd7 13. Nxd7 Qxd7
  3. +0.299. Ne5 Bb7 10. Bb5 c6 11. Bd3 Nfd7 12. Bg3 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Nd7

Frequently asked questions

What is the best move in the Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense, Exchange Variation?
After 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 b6 8. cxd5 exd5, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 9. Bd3 for White, continuing Bb7 10. Bg3 c5 11. Ne5 Nbd7 12. O-O Ne4 13. Nxd7 Qxd7. White is slightly better (+0.43). The next best moves are 9. Rc1 (+0.36) and 9. Ne5 (+0.29).
Is the Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense, Exchange Variation a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at +0.43: 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: Tartakower Defense, Exchange Variation?
D58. 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+).