Queen's Gambit Accepted: Accelerated Mannheim Variation
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Statistics from Lichess
367,006 games: White 50.0% / Draw 4.9% / Black 45.2%
| Next move | Games | White / Draw / BlackW / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| 132,303132K | ||
| 104,936105K | ||
| 94,18694K | ||
| 24,15324K | ||
| 10,17510K | ||
| 1,2531,253 |
Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Oct 31, 2026
Engine evaluation
0.00 The position is about equal
Best play: 3... Nd7 4. Nf3 a6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Bf4 Nf6 7. e4 b5 8. Nxb5
Stockfish 19, depth 30, after the line's last move. Scores are in pawns, from White's side.
By rating
The stronger the players, the worse this line does for White: White scores 51% under 1400, 47% at 2200 and up (wins plus half the draws).
| Players | Games | White / Draw / BlackW / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Under 1400 | 714K | |
| 1400–1799 | 597K | |
| 1800–2199 | 126K | |
| 2200 and up | 5,923 | |
| Masters, over the board | 82 |
Master games
- Kurajica, B. – Varga, Z.
- Freeman, M. R. – Fagerström, B.
- Vinchev, S. – Gleichmann, M.
- Vinchev, S. – Panitevsky, I. A.
- Bryzgalin, K. – Korneev, O.
Rated blitz, rapid and classical Lichess games by rating band, and over-the-board games of players rated 2200+ from the Lichess masters database, updated Sep 27, 2026
Overview
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Accelerated Mannheim Variation (ECO D20, Closed & Semi-Closed Games) is a gambit in the Queen's Gambit Accepted, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Qa4+ (3 moves).
In 367,006 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 50.0%, Black 45.2% and 4.9% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 3…Bd7, in 36% of those games.
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How to play against the Queen's Gambit Accepted: Accelerated Mannheim Variation
3…Nc6 scores best for Black: 50.1%, with Black winning 47.6% and White 47.4% of 105K games. The most played, 3…Bd7, scores 45.6% in 132K games, and 3…Qd7 scores lowest: 45.5%. Stockfish's first choice is 3…Nd7.
Main answers: those played in at least 5% of these games. Score: Black's wins plus half the draws, in rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500. How to play against other popular openings
Popularity by year
The Queen's Gambit Accepted: Accelerated Mannheim Variation is played less than half as often as in 2016: 0.012% of Lichess games in 2025, down from 0.029%.
Numbers by year
| Year | Share of games | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.029% | 10,252 |
| 2017 | 0.019% | 10,295 |
| 2018 | 0.015% | 11,925 |
| 2019 | 0.016% | 19,959 |
| 2020 | 0.017% | 49,098 |
| 2021 | 0.016% | 62,974 |
| 2022 | 0.014% | 54,007 |
| 2023 | 0.012% | 46,880 |
| 2024 | 0.012% | 42,442 |
| 2025 | 0.012% | 40,260 |
| 2026 (Jan–Apr) | 0.011% | 12,098 |
Share of rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500 (blitz, rapid and classical) that reach this position, by year; 2026: January to April. Which openings are rising and falling
Cite this page
Caissa Codex. “Queen's Gambit Accepted: Accelerated Mannheim Variation (D20)”. Lichess data as of 31 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/queens-gambit-accepted-accelerated-mannheim-variation