Openings/Queen's Gambit Accepted
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Rosenthal Variation D21
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 e6
470 tournament games from this position · White wins 42%, draws 34%, Black wins 24%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| e3 | 344 | 41% 36% 23% | 2367 | 2026 |
| Qa4+ | 46 | 46% 22% 33% | 2335 | 2025 |
| Nc3 | 36 | 47% 28% 25% | 2241 | 2026 |
| e4 | 27 | 52% 30% 19% | 2342 | 2026 |
| g3 | 14 | 29% 29% 43% | 2244 | 2025 |
| Bg5 | 1 | 100% | 2391 | 2026 |
| a4 | 1 | 100% | 2111 | 2017 |
| Na3 | 1 | 100% | 2475 | 2016 |
Top games
| Caruana, F2782–Carlsen, M2835 | 0-1 | SuperUnited Blitz 2023 | 2023 |
| Sindarov, Javokhir2745–Caruana, F2795 | 1-0 | FIDE Candidates 2026 | 2026 |
| Aronian, L2797–Ponomariov, R2714 | 1-0 | SportAccord Blitz 2014 | 2014 |
| Duda, J2725–Caruana, F2784 | 1-0 | Esports World Cup D 2025 | 2025 |
| Radjabov, T2753–Vachier Lagrave, M2750 | 1-0 | 10th Norway Armageddon | 2022 |
| Praggnanandhaa, R2612–Carlsen, M2865 | 0-1 | 84th Tata Steel Masters | 2022 |
| Gelfand, B2743–Ponomariov, R2714 | ½-½ | SportAccord Rapid 2014 | 2014 |
| Mamedyarov, S2740–Vallejo Pons, F2716 | ½-½ | 8th Gashimov Mem Rapid | 2022 |
| Nepomniachtchi, I2771–Xiong, Jeffery2681 | 1-0 | Saint Louis Blitz 2023 | 2023 |
| Mamedyarov, S2758–Xiong, Jeffery2690 | 0-1 | Saint Louis Blitz 2022 | 2022 |
Queen's Gambit Accepted variations
Queen's Gambit AcceptedD20Old VariationD20Saduleto VariationD20Normal VariationD21Accelerated Mannheim VariationD20Central Variation, Greco VariationD20Central Variation, McDonnell DefenseD20Central Variation, Rubinstein DefenseD20Schwartz DefenseD20Central Variation, Alekhine SystemD20Central Variation, Modern DefenseD20Gunsberg DefenseD21Slav GambitD21Alekhine DefenseD22Godes VariationD21Queen's Gambit AcceptedD23Alekhine Defense, Borisenko-Furman VariationD21Central Variation, McDonnell Defense, Somov GambitD20Normal VariationD25Central Variation, Rubinstein Defense, Yefimov GambitD20Showalter VariationD24Alekhine Defense, Haberditz VariationD22Mannheim VariationD23Smyslov VariationD25