Caissa Codex
D22

Queen's Gambit Accepted: Alekhine Defense, Alatortsev Variation

Chess diagram: Queen's Gambit Accepted: Alekhine Defense, Alatortsev Variation after 6. d5

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Statistics from Lichess

22 games: White 68.2% / Draw 4.5% / Black 27.3%

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Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Oct 31, 2026

Engine evaluation

+0.17 The position is about equal

Best play: 6... Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Nf6 9. dxe6 Qxd1+ 10. Kxd1 Bxe6 11. Bxe6

Stockfish 19, depth 30, after the line's last move. Scores are in pawns, from White's side.

Overview

Queen's Gambit Accepted: Alekhine Defense, Alatortsev Variation (ECO D22, Closed & Semi-Closed Games) is a gambit in the Queen's Gambit Accepted: Alekhine Defense, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 Bg4 5. Bxc4 e6 6. d5 (6 moves).

In 22 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 68.2%, Black 27.3% and 4.5% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 6…exd5, in 36% of those games. That is too few games for the percentages to mean much.

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Other lines from the same position

Instead of 4. e3 Bg4 5. Bxc4 e6 6. d5, the position after Queen's Gambit Accepted: Alekhine Defense also goes on to:

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Caissa Codex. “Queen's Gambit Accepted: Alekhine Defense, Alatortsev Variation (D22)”. Lichess data as of 31 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/queens-gambit-accepted-alekhine-defense-alatortsev-variation

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