Opening for White · beginner
Queen's Gambit
Offer a wing pawn to pull Black's d-pawn away from the center.
touch_appPlay the Queen's Gambit yourself. Make each move for White; the coach explains as you go.
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Move by move
- 1. d4
1.d4, solid central control.
- 1... d5
Black mirrors.
- 2. c4
2.c4, the Queen's Gambit. If ...dxc4, White gets a big center with e4.
- 2... e6
Declined: Black keeps a pawn on d5.
- 3. Nc3
3.Nc3 adds a second attacker on d5 and supports a later e4.
What club players answer
After 1.d4 d5 2.c4, these are the moves Black meets most often at club level, weighted the way our bots choose them so they play like people.
e640%
c630%
dxc420%
Nf610%
How to remember it
After 1.d4 d5, hit d5 with the c-pawn.
Variations to know next
Opening code D30, Queen's Gambit Declined.
- QGD, Exchange Variation (D35): 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5
- QGD, Classical (D37): 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 Be7
- QGD, Tartakower (D50): 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5