Tree path 4 levels Queen's Pawn Game › Queen's Gambit › Queen's Gambit Declined: Austrian Defense › Gusev Countergambit
- Caissa Codex
- Queen's Pawn Game D00
- Queen's Gambit D06
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Austrian Defense D06
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Queen's Gambit Declined: Austrian Defense, Gusev Countergambit
Overview
Queen's Gambit Declined: Austrian Defense, Gusev Countergambit is a gambit, classified under ECO code D06 within the Closed & Semi-Closed Games family. As with all gambits, one side sacrifices material early — usually a pawn — in exchange for development, open lines, or initiative.
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 is reached after 6 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c5 3. cxd5 Nf6.
It is a variation of Queen's Gambit Declined: Austrian Defense, which itself descends from the root opening Queen's Pawn Game.
It continues primarily into one named line, Queen's Gambit Declined: Austrian Defense, Haberditz Variation.
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- ECO code
- D06
- Group
- Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
- Plies
- 6
- Direct variations
- 1
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Statistics from Lichess
48,630 games · White 46.8% / Draw 7.8% / Black 45.4%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| dxc5 | 22,733 | |
| Nc3 | 13,925 | |
| Nf3 | 7,569 | |
| e4 | 2,748 | |
| e3 | 1,111 | |
| d6 | 147 | |
| Qa4+ | 117 | |
| g3 | 110 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:29:07
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