Caissa Codex
D64

Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Rubinstein Attack 8. Qc2 Ne4

Chess diagram: Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Rubinstein Attack after 8…Ne4

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Statistics from Lichess

242 games: White 53.3% / Draw 6.2% / Black 40.5%

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Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Oct 31, 2026

Engine evaluation

+0.16 The position is about equal

Best play: 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Be2 Nxc3 11. Qxc3 dxc4 12. Qxc4 e5 13. O-O Re8

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, Rubinstein Attack (ECO D64, Closed & Semi-Closed Games) is a declined gambit that starts 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Rc1 c6 8. Qc2 Ne4.

In 242 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 53.3%, Black 40.5% and 6.2% were drawn. White's most played move here is 9. Bxe7, in 74% of those games.

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Caissa Codex. “Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Rubinstein Attack (D64)”. Lichess data as of 31 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/queens-gambit-declined-orthodox-defense-rubinstein-attack-2

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