Queen's Gambit Declined: Capablanca Variation
Overview
Queen's Gambit Declined: Capablanca Variation belongs to the gambit family of chess openings (ECO D30, Closed & Semi-Closed Games). It trades material for attacking chances — a classic trade-off that has fascinated players from the Romantic era to modern correspondence chess.
The Closed & Semi-Closed Games group covers closed and semi-closed games — 1.d4 systems characterised by long strategic manoeuvring rather than early tactics.
The line arises from 11 plies — specifically the moves 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Bg5 c6 5. Nbd2 Nbd7 6. e3.
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- ECO code
- D30
- Group
- Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
- Plies
- 11
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Statistics from Lichess
16,980 games · White 53.8% / Draw 6.1% / Black 40.1%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Be7 | 6,394 | |
| Qa5 | 3,641 | |
| Bd6 | 2,098 | |
| Bb4 | 2,032 | |
| h6 | 1,190 | |
| Qb6 | 454 | |
| dxc4 | 397 | |
| a6 | 285 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:32:08
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