Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Bd3 Line 10. Bxe7 Qxe7
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Statistics from Lichess
22,774 games: White 49.0% / Draw 9.2% / Black 41.8%
| Next move | Games | White / Draw / BlackW / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Main Line | 18,34318K | |
| 1,3791,379 | ||
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Alekhine Variation | 1,1051,105 | |
| 587587 | ||
| 510510 | ||
| 374374 | ||
| 145145 | ||
| 6767 |
Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Oct 30, 2026
Engine evaluation
+0.30 White is slightly better
Best play: 11. O-O b6 12. Ne2 N5f6 13. Ng3 Bb7 14. e4 Rfd8 15. Re1 h6
Stockfish 19, depth 30, after the line's last move. Scores are in pawns, from White's side.
Overview
Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Bd3 Line (ECO D67, Closed & Semi-Closed Games) is a declined gambit in the Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Capablanca System, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. Rc1 c6 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 (10 moves).
In 22,774 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 49.0%, Black 41.8% and 9.2% were drawn. White's most played move here is 11. O-O, in 81% of those games.
It branches into 2 named variations; the most played are Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Main Line and Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Alekhine Variation. In all, 4 named lines continue from it.
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How to answer 10…Qxe7
The most played answer, 11. O-O (Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Main Line), also scores best for White: 54.1%, with White winning 49.5% and Black 41.3% of 18K games. Of the main answers, 11. e4 scores lowest: 49.9%. Stockfish's first choice is also 11. O-O.
Main answers: those played in at least 5% of these games. Score: White's wins plus half the draws, in rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500. How to play against other popular openings
Variations (2)
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Caissa Codex. “Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Bd3 Line (D67)”. Lichess data as of 30 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/queens-gambit-declined-orthodox-defense-bd3-line-2