Tree path 4 levels Queen's Pawn Game › Queen's Gambit › Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense › Lazard Gambit
- Chess Codex
- Queen's Pawn Game D00
- Queen's Gambit D06
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense D07
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Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense, Lazard Gambit
Overview
Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense, Lazard Gambit is a sacrificial opening line filed under ECO D07 in the Closed & Semi-Closed Games group. The defining idea is the early concession of material to seize the initiative and unbalance the position.
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. Nf3 e5.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense, part of the broader Queen's Pawn Game system.
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- ECO code
- D07
- Group
- Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
- Plies
- 6
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Statistics from Lichess
122,038 games · White 51.2% / Draw 5.4% / Black 43.4%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| dxe5 | 54,192 | |
| cxd5 | 39,106 | |
| Nc3 | 9,951 | |
| e3 | 8,416 | |
| Nxe5 | 7,580 | |
| Bg5 | 952 | |
| g3 | 870 | |
| c5 | 272 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:29:18
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