Caissa Codex
D09

Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Fianchetto Variation, Bg4 Line

Chess diagram: Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Fianchetto Variation, Bg4 Line after 5…Bg4

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Statistics from Lichess

151,312 games: White 55.0% / Draw 4.7% / Black 40.3%

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Next moveGamesWhite / Draw / BlackW / D / B
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18,21518K
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Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Oct 31, 2026

Engine evaluation

+1.49 White is better

Best play: 6. Bg2 Qd7 7. Nbd2 f6 8. exf6 Nxf6 9. a3 a5 10. h3 Bf5

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

Overview

Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Fianchetto Variation, Bg4 Line (ECO D09, Closed & Semi-Closed Games) is a gambit in the Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Fianchetto Variation, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 d4 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. g3 Bg4 (5 moves).

In 151,312 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 55.0%, Black 40.3% and 4.7% were drawn. White's most played move here is 6. Bg2, in 85% of those games.

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How to play against the Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Fianchetto Variation, Bg4 Line

6. Nbd2 scores best for White: 59.0%, with White winning 56.7% and Black 38.7% of 18K games. The most played answer, 6. Bg2, scores lowest: 57.3% in 128K games. Stockfish's first choice is 6. Bg2.

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

Other lines from the same position

Instead of 5…Bg4, the position after Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Fianchetto Variation also goes on to:

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Caissa Codex. “Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Fianchetto Variation, Bg4 Line (D09)”. Lichess data as of 31 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/queens-gambit-declined-albin-countergambit-fianchetto-variation-bg4-line

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