Tree path 10 levels Queen's Pawn Game › Queen's Gambit › Queen's Gambit Declined › Queen's Knight Variation › Tarrasch Defense › Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense › Tarrasch Defense: Two Knights Variation › Tarrasch Defense: Rubinstein System › Tarrasch Defense: Prague Variation › Main Line
- Caissa Codex
- Queen's Pawn Game D00
- Queen's Gambit D06
- Queen's Gambit Declined D30
- Queen's Knight Variation D31
- Tarrasch Defense D32
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense D32
- Tarrasch Defense: Two Knights Variation D32
- Tarrasch Defense: Rubinstein System D33
- Tarrasch Defense: Prague Variation D33
- Main Line D34 you are here
Tarrasch Defense: Prague Variation, Main Line
Overview
Tarrasch Defense: Prague Variation, Main Line (ECO D34) is a variation of Tarrasch Defense: Prague Variation, reached after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Be7 — 7 moves.
In 135,004 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 47.6%, Black 43.5% and 8.9% were drawn. White's most played move here is 8. O-O, in 89% of those games.
It continues into one named variation, Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation. In all, 10 named lines continue from it.
- ECO code
- D34
- Group
- Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
- Length
- 7 moves
- Direct variations
- 1
- Total in subtree
- 10
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Statistics from Lichess
135,004 games · White 47.6% / Draw 8.9% / Black 43.5%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| O-O | 119,834 | |
| dxc5 | 8,858 | |
| Bg5 | 3,829 | |
| Bf4 | 636 | |
| e3 | 474 | |
| Be3 | 305 | |
| a3 | 283 | |
| h3 | 240 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:59:55
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Variations (1)
Show all 10 sub-variations (full subtree)
- D34 Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation 8 moves
- D34 Carlsbad Variation 9 moves
- D34 Classical Tarrasch Gambit 9 moves
- D34 Réti Variation 10 moves
- D34 Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation, Advance Variation 9 moves
- D34 Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation, Endgame Variation 9 moves
- D34 Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation, Main Line 11 moves
- D34 Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation, Petursson Variation 10 moves
- D34 Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation, Spassky Variation 11 moves
- D34 Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation, Chandler Variation 12 moves