Caissa Codex
D55

Queen's Gambit Declined: Anti-Tartakower Variation, Petrosian Variation

Chess diagram: Queen's Gambit Declined: Anti-Tartakower Variation, Petrosian Variation after 11. Bxc4

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Statistics from Lichess

7,459 games: White 49.2% / Draw 10.8% / Black 40.0%

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Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Oct 25, 2026

Engine evaluation

+0.12 The position is about equal

Best play: 11... e5 12. h3 exd4 13. exd4 Nb6 14. Bb3 Re8 15. Re1 Rxe1+ 16. Qxe1

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

Overview

Queen's Gambit Declined: Anti-Tartakower Variation, Petrosian Variation (ECO D55, Closed & Semi-Closed Games) is a declined gambit in the Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1 c6 9. Bd3 Nd7 10. O-O dxc4 11. Bxc4 (11 moves).

In 7,459 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 49.2%, Black 40.0% and 10.8% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 11…e5, in 52% of those games.

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How to play against the Queen's Gambit Declined: Anti-Tartakower Variation, Petrosian Variation

The most played answer, 11…e5, also scores best for Black: 47.1%, with Black winning 40.4% and White 46.2% of 3,892 games. Of the main answers, 11…b5 scores lowest: 41.8%. Stockfish's first choice is also 11…e5.

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…Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1 c6 9. Bd3 Nd7 10. O-O dxc4 11. Bxc4, the position after Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation also goes on to:

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Caissa Codex. “Queen's Gambit Declined: Anti-Tartakower Variation, Petrosian Variation (D55)”. Lichess data as of 25 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/queens-gambit-declined-anti-tartakower-variation-petrosian-variation

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