D62

Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Rubinstein Variation, Flohr Line

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Statistics from Lichess

8,338 games: White 49.4% / Draw 7.8% / Black 42.8%

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Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Oct 30, 2026

Engine evaluation

+0.19 The position is about equal

Best play: 8... cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nxd5 10. Bxe7 Nxe7 11. Be2 Nf6 12. O-O Bd7 13. Bf3

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 Variation, Flohr Line (ECO D62, Closed & Semi-Closed Games) is a declined gambit in the Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Rubinstein Variation, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Qc2 c5 8. cxd5 (8 moves).

In 8,338 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 49.4%, Black 42.8% and 7.8% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 8…Nxd5, in 52% of those games.

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Description

How to play against the Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Rubinstein Variation, Flohr Line

8…cxd4 scores best for Black: 53.1%, with Black winning 48.7% and White 42.4% of 1,114 games. The most played, 8…Nxd5, scores 46.8% in 4,351 games, and 8…exd5 scores lowest: 44.1%. Stockfish's first choice is also 8…cxd4.

Main answers: those played in at least 5% of these games. Score: Black's wins plus half the draws, in rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500. How to play against other popular openings

Cite this page

Caissa Codex. “Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Rubinstein Variation, Flohr Line (D62)”. Lichess data as of 30 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/queens-gambit-declined-orthodox-defense-rubinstein-variation-flohr-line