At 600, the Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation scores 54.2% for White across 757 games. That is close to the average at this level.
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Queen's Gambit DeclinedModern Variation
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5
A line for White. Every figure below is computed separately for each rating band, and every one carries its own sample size.
- Win rate, White
- 54.2%52.8%51.1%50.4%
- Band 600, n = 757Band 1000, n = 12,413Band 1400, n = 19,862Band 1800, n = 67,163
- Blunder rate
- pending100.0%28.6%33.3%
- Band median 44.6%Band median 42.9%Band median 40.0%Band median 36.4%
- Tier
- BCBB
- White, band 600White, band 1000White, band 1400White, band 1800
- Share of games
- 0.0%0.1%0.2%0.3%
- Of band 600 gamesOf band 1000 gamesOf band 1400 gamesOf band 1800 games
| Band | White | Draw | Black | Blunder | Book exit | Games | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 600 | 54.2% | 3.2% | 42.7% | - | - | 757 | B |
| 1000 | 52.8% | 4.2% | 43.0% | 100.0% | ply 7.0 | 12,413 | C |
| 1400 | 51.1% | 4.2% | 44.7% | 28.6% | ply 7.0 | 19,862 | B |
| 1800 | 50.4% | 5.3% | 44.4% | 33.3% | ply 7.0 | 67,163 | B |
Results by band
What it actually does, band by band.
All four bands are on the page. The one matching your rating is marked. Nothing here is averaged across bands.
At 1000, the Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation scores 52.8% for White across 12,413 games. That is below average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 4 on average, and 100.0% include an early material blunder (2 games at 1000).
At 1400, the Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation scores 51.1% for White across 19,862 games. That is close to the average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 4 on average, and 28.6% include an early material blunder (7 games at 1400).
At 1800, the Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation scores 50.4% for White across 67,163 games. That is close to the average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 4 on average, and 33.3% include an early material blunder (21 games at 1800).
Variations
Where the line goes next.
The lines that continue the Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation, most played first at your band. Switch the band in the header and both the figures and the order follow.
- -BCCD53
Queen's Gambit Declined
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7
0.0% of games at 600, n = 2990.0% of games at 1000, n = 5,7580.1% of games at 1400, n = 10,7760.2% of games at 1800, n = 42,959
- -DCCD51
Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation, Knight Defense
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7
0.0% of games at 600, n = 240.0% of games at 1000, n = 6120.0% of games at 1400, n = 1,0980.0% of games at 1800, n = 4,543
Questions
Common questions about this page.
At 600, the Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation scores 54.2% for White across 757 games. That is close to the average at this level.
At 1000, the Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation scores 52.8% for White across 12,413 games. That is below average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 4 on average, and 100.0% include an early material blunder (2 games at 1000).
The Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation (D50) is a line for White. The main line runs 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5.