Tarrasch Defense: Wagner Variation
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Bg4
8. Bg5+0.75
White is slightly better. Stockfish 18, depth 18.
Analyze this positionIn the Tarrasch Defense: Wagner Variation (D33), reached after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Bg4, Stockfish 18 recommends 8. Bg5 for White. White is slightly better (+0.75).
Top engine moves
- +0.758. Bg5 Be7 9. dxc5 d4 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Ne4 f5 12. Ned2 Bxc5
- +0.688. Be3 c4 9. Ne5 Be6 10. O-O Bb4 11. Bg5 O-O 12. e3 Bxc3
- +0.558. Ne5 Be6 9. Be3 cxd4 10. Bxd4 Be7 11. Qa4 Rc8 12. O-O O-O
Frequently asked questions
What is the best move in the Tarrasch Defense: Wagner Variation?
After 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Bg4, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 8. Bg5 for White, continuing Be7 9. dxc5 d4 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Ne4 f5 12. Ned2 Bxc5. White is slightly better (+0.75). The next best moves are 8. Be3 (+0.68) and 8. Ne5 (+0.55).
Is the Tarrasch Defense: Wagner Variation a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at +0.75: 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 Tarrasch Defense: Wagner Variation?
D33. 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+).