Caissa Codex
D06

Queen's Gambit Declined: Baltic Defense, Argentinian Gambit

Chess diagram: Queen's Gambit Declined: Baltic Defense, Argentinian Gambit after 5…Nxc6

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Statistics from Lichess

12,135 games: White 50.3% / Draw 10.0% / Black 39.7%

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

Engine evaluation

+0.54 White is slightly better

Best play: 6. Rxb1 Qxd4 7. Qxd4 Nxd4 8. e3 Nc6 9. Bd2 e6 10. Bb5 Rc8

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

Overview

Queen's Gambit Declined: Baltic Defense, Argentinian Gambit (ECO D06, Closed & Semi-Closed Games) is a gambit in the Queen's Gambit Declined: Baltic Defense, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 Bf5 3. cxd5 Bxb1 4. Qa4+ c6 5. dxc6 Nxc6 (5 moves).

In 12,135 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 50.3%, Black 39.7% and 10.0% were drawn. White's most played move here is 6. Rxb1, in 99% of those games.

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Other lines from the same position

Instead of 3. cxd5 Bxb1 4. Qa4+ c6 5. dxc6 Nxc6, the position after Queen's Gambit Declined: Baltic Defense also goes on to:

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Caissa Codex. “Queen's Gambit Declined: Baltic Defense, Argentinian Gambit (D06)”. Lichess data as of 29 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/queens-gambit-declined-baltic-defense-argentinian-gambit

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