Caissa Codex
D28

Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Alekhine System

Chess diagram: Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Alekhine System after 7. Qe2

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Statistics from Lichess

25,694 games: White 46.7% / Draw 7.8% / Black 45.4%

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16,55117K
5,2765,276
1,6281,628
1,0251,025
701701
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Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Oct 22, 2026

Engine evaluation

+0.07 The position is about equal

Best play: 7... b5 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. a4 c4 10. Bc2 Bb7 11. Rd1 Be7 12. e4

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

Overview

Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Alekhine System (ECO D28, Closed & Semi-Closed Games) is a gambit in the Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Main Line, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Qe2 (7 moves).

In 25,694 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 46.7%, Black 45.4% and 7.8% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 7…b5, in 64% of those games.

It continues into one named variation. In all, 4 named lines continue from it.

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How to play against the Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Alekhine System

The most played answer, 7…b5, also scores best for Black: 49.9%, with Black winning 46.2% and White 46.5% of 17K games. Of the main answers, 7…cxd4 scores lowest: 46.2%. Stockfish's first choice is also 7…b5.

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

Variations (1)

Other lines from the same position

Instead of 7. Qe2, the position after Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Main Line also goes on to:

All 4 named lines that continue from here

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Caissa Codex. “Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Alekhine System (D28)”. Lichess data as of 22 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/queens-gambit-accepted-classical-defense-alekhine-system

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