Caissa Codex
D24

Queen's Gambit Accepted: Gunsberg Defense, Prianishenmo Gambit

Chess diagram: Queen's Gambit Accepted: Gunsberg Defense, Prianishenmo Gambit after 7. e5

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Statistics from Lichess

11,002 games: White 58.7% / Draw 7.0% / Black 34.3%

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Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Oct 29, 2026

Engine evaluation

+0.53 White is slightly better

Best play: 7... Ne4 8. Qxd5 Nxc3 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. bxc3 Nc6 11. Bxc4 Ke8 12. Rb1

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

Overview

Queen's Gambit Accepted: Gunsberg Defense, Prianishenmo Gambit (ECO D24, Closed & Semi-Closed Games) is a gambit in the Queen's Gambit Accepted: Showalter Variation, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c5 5. d5 e6 6. e4 exd5 7. e5 (7 moves).

In 11,002 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 58.7%, Black 34.3% and 7.0% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 7…Ne4, in 38% of those games.

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How to play against the Queen's Gambit Accepted: Gunsberg Defense, Prianishenmo Gambit

7…Nfd7 scores best for Black: 43.3%, with Black winning 40.4% and White 53.8% of 1,328 games. The most played, 7…Ne4, scores 40.8% in 4,195 games, and 7…d4 scores lowest: 35.1%. Stockfish's first choice is 7…Ne4.

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

Other lines from the same position

Instead of 4…c5 5. d5 e6 6. e4 exd5 7. e5, the position after Queen's Gambit Accepted: Showalter Variation also goes on to:

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Caissa Codex. “Queen's Gambit Accepted: Gunsberg Defense, Prianishenmo Gambit (D24)”. Lichess data as of 29 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/queens-gambit-accepted-gunsberg-defense-prianishenmo-gambit

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