Caissa Codex
D26

Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical, Furman Variation

Chess diagram: Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical, Furman Variation after 10. e5

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Statistics from Lichess

5 games: White 40.0% / Draw 20.0% / Black 40.0%

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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: 10... bxc4 11. exf6 Qd3 12. fxg7 Rg8 13. Qxd3 cxd3 14. Bh6 Nd4 15. Nxd4

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

Overview

Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical, Furman Variation (ECO D26, Closed & Semi-Closed Games) is a gambit in the Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. Qe2 a6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O Nc6 9. e4 b5 10. e5 (10 moves).

In 5 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 40.0%, Black 40.0% and 20.0% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 10…bxc4, in 40% 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 6. Qe2 a6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O Nc6 9. e4 b5 10. e5, the position after Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense also goes on to:

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Caissa Codex. “Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical, Furman Variation (D26)”. Lichess data as of 30 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/queens-gambit-accepted-classical-furman-variation

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