Tree path 5 levels Queen's Pawn Game › Queen's Gambit › Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense › Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense › Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense
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- Queen's Pawn Game D00
- Queen's Gambit D06
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense D07
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense D07
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Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense
Overview
Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense is a gambit, classified under ECO code D07 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 Nc6 3. Nc3 dxc4.
It is a variation of Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense, which itself descends from the root opening Queen's Pawn Game.
It continues primarily into one named line, Janowski Variation.
In total, the branch covers 2 sub-variations across all depths.
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- ECO code
- D07
- Group
- Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
- Plies
- 6
- Direct variations
- 1
- Total in subtree
- 2
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Statistics from Lichess
1,363,605 games · White 55.2% / Draw 4.2% / Black 40.5%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nf3 | 417,332 | |
| d5 | 378,666 | |
| e3 | 352,626 | |
| e4 | 143,185 | |
| Bf4 | 50,743 | |
| Bg5 | 7,853 | |
| a4 | 5,123 | |
| a3 | 2,351 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:29:12
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