Caissa Codex
D30

Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense, Pseudo-Tarrasch Bishop Attack

Chess diagram: Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense, Pseudo-Tarrasch Bishop Attack after 5. Bg5

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Statistics from Lichess

13,533 games: White 58.0% / Draw 5.6% / Black 36.5%

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Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Nov 2, 2026

Engine evaluation

+0.36 White is slightly better

Best play: 5... Be7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. Nc3 Nf6 8. dxc5 Qxc5 9. e3 Nc6 10. Be2

Stockfish 19, depth 30, after the line's last move. Scores are in pawns, from White's side.

Overview

Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense, Pseudo-Tarrasch Bishop Attack (ECO D30, Closed & Semi-Closed Games) is a declined gambit in the Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense, Pseudo-Tarrasch, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 (5 moves).

In 13,533 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 58.0%, Black 36.5% and 5.6% were drawn. Black's most played move here is 5…Be7, in 31% of those games.

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How to play against the Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense, Pseudo-Tarrasch Bishop Attack

5…Nf6 scores best for Black: 41.2%, with Black winning 38.7% and White 56.4% of 3,895 games. The most played, 5…Be7, scores 40.4% in 4,250 games, and 5…Qb6 scores lowest: 37.3%. Stockfish's first choice is 5…Be7.

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

Other lines from the same position

Instead of 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5, the position after Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense, Pseudo-Tarrasch also goes on to:

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Caissa Codex. “Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense, Pseudo-Tarrasch Bishop Attack (D30)”. Lichess data as of 2 Nov 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/queens-gambit-declined-tarrasch-defense-pseudo-tarrasch-bishop-attack

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