Caissa Codex
D29

Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Alekhine System, Smyslov Variation

Chess diagram: Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Alekhine System, Smyslov Variation after 10…Bd6

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Statistics from Lichess

718 games: White 41.9% / Draw 8.5% / Black 49.6%

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Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Oct 30, 2026

Engine evaluation

0.00 The position is about equal

Best play: 11. e4 cxd4 12. Rxd4 Bc5 13. Rd3 Qc7 14. e5 Ng4 15. Ne4 Ndxe5

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, Smyslov Variation (ECO D29, Closed & Semi-Closed Games) is a gambit in the Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Alekhine System, 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 b5 8. Bb3 Bb7 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. Nc3 Bd6 (10 moves).

In 718 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 41.9%, Black 49.6% and 8.5% were drawn. White's most played move here is 11. e4, in 53% of those games.

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

11. d5 scores best for White: 53.6%, with White winning 49.2% and Black 42.1% of 126 games. The most played answer, 11. e4, scores lowest: 44.4% in 384 games. Stockfish's first choice is 11. e4.

Main answers: those played in at least 5% of these games. Score: White's wins plus half the draws, in rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500. How to play against other popular openings

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Caissa Codex. “Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Alekhine System, Smyslov Variation (D29)”. Lichess data as of 30 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/queens-gambit-accepted-classical-defense-alekhine-system-smyslov-variation

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