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Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, Rubinstein Defense, Yefimov Gambit
Overview
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, Rubinstein Defense, Yefimov Gambit belongs to the gambit family of chess openings (ECO D20, Closed & Semi-Closed Games). It trades material for attacking chances — a classic trade-off that has fascinated players from the Romantic era to modern correspondence chess.
The Closed & Semi-Closed Games group covers closed and semi-closed games — 1.d4 systems characterised by long strategic manoeuvring rather than early tactics.
It is reached after 8 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 c5 4. d5 b5.
The line refines Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, Rubinstein Defense, which traces back to the root opening Queen's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- D20
- Group
- Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
- Plies
- 8
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Statistics from Lichess
21,721 games · White 57.1% / Draw 3.7% / Black 39.2%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| a4 | 12,707 | |
| Nc3 | 4,915 | |
| Nf3 | 1,419 | |
| b3 | 1,015 | |
| Be3 | 578 | |
| a3 | 514 | |
| Bf4 | 140 | |
| f4 | 139 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:55:27
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