Tree path 6 levels Queen's Pawn Game › Queen's Gambit › Queen's Gambit Accepted › Normal Variation › Queen's Gambit Accepted › Showalter Variation
- Chess Codex
- Queen's Pawn Game D00
- Queen's Gambit D06
- Queen's Gambit Accepted D20
- Normal Variation D21
- Queen's Gambit Accepted D23
- Showalter Variation D24 you are here
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Showalter Variation
Overview
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Showalter Variation is a sacrificial opening line filed under ECO D24 in the Closed & Semi-Closed Games group. The defining idea is the early concession of material to seize the initiative and unbalance the position.
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 begins with 7 plies and takes 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 to reach the canonical position.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Queen's Gambit Accepted, part of the broader Queen's Pawn Game system.
2 named variations grow from this line, including Queen's Gambit Accepted: Bogoljubow Defense, Queen's Gambit Accepted: Gunsberg Defense, Prianishenmo Gambit.
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- ECO code
- D24
- Group
- Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
- Plies
- 7
- Parent
- Queen's Gambit Accepted
- Direct variations
- 2
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Statistics from Lichess
1,243,409 games · White 54.4% / Draw 4.9% / Black 40.8%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| e6 | 395,806 | |
| Bg4 | 184,583 | |
| a6 | 156,712 | |
| Nc6 | 126,369 | |
| Bf5 | 101,566 | |
| c6 | 94,517 | |
| c5 | 62,175 | |
| g6 | 53,483 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:42:34
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