D25 Queen’s Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation
D25 holds four named lines, all under the name Queen’s Gambit. It leaves D23 (Queen’s Gambit Accepted) with 4.e3. When the reference line ends, Black is one pawn up on material. White’s pieces and pawns attack three squares in Black’s half, level for the fewest of the 44 Queen’s Gambit codes.
| # | White | Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | d4 | d5 |
| 2 | c4 | dxc4 |
| 3 | Nf3 | Nf6 |
| 4 | e3 |
The move that completes D25
The reference line of D26 plays all of these moves and continues beyond them; D25 is the position reached at 4.e3.
- 4.e3 The e-pawn advances to e3, covering d4 and f4, opening a line for the queen on d1 and the bishop on f1.
Lines filed under D25
All four share their first seven plies, the whole reference line and then split three ways at Black’s move 4.
| Name | After the shared start | Plies | At the end |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queen’s Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation | (the shared start itself) | 7 | Black +1 |
| Queen’s Gambit Accepted: Janowski-Larsen Variation | 4...Bg4 | 8 | Black +1 |
| Queen’s Gambit Accepted: Smyslov Variation | 4...g6 | 8 | Black +1 |
| Queen’s Gambit Accepted: Winawer Defense | 4...Be6 | 8 | Black +1 |
Queen’s Gambit Accepted: Janowski-Larsen Variation
- 4...Bg4 The bishop leaves c8 for g4, opening a line for the queen on d8, attacking the knight on f3.
Queen’s Gambit Accepted: Smyslov Variation
- 4...g6 The g-pawn advances to g6, covering f5 and h5, opening a line for the bishop on f8.
Queen’s Gambit Accepted: Winawer Defense
- 4...Be6 The bishop leaves c8 for e6, opening a line for the queen on d8, guarding the pawn on c4.
The road to D25
- 1.d4 … 2...dxc4four earlier stops: A40, D00, D06, D20
- 3.Nf3D21 Normal Variation
- 3...Nf6D23 Queen’s Gambit Accepted
- 4.e3D25
The position after 4.e3
White has brought out the knight on f3; Black the knight on f6. White has a half-open c-file; Black a half-open d-file. Black could capture with Qxd4. Black is to move and has 33 legal moves.
Codes that branch off from D25
The reference lines of one other code leave D25 from the position after 4.e3, each with its own moves.
| Code | Moves | Reference line |
|---|---|---|
| D26 | 4...e6 | Queen’s Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation, Traditional System |
Closest boards in other codes
| Code | Line | Differs on |
|---|---|---|
| D04 | Queen’s Pawn Game: Colle System | three squares: c2, c4, d5 |
| D21 | Queen’s Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation | four squares: e2, e3, f6, g8 |
| D24 | Queen’s Gambit Accepted: Showalter Variation | four squares: b1, e2, c3, e3 |
| A46 | Indian Defense: Knights Variation | five squares: c2, e2, e3, c4, d7 |
| D05 | Queen’s Pawn Game: Colle System | five squares: c2, c4, d5, e6, e7 |
| D13 | Slav Defense: Exchange Variation | five squares: e2, e3, c4, d5, c7 |
| A31 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation | six squares: e2, e3, c4, c5, c7, d7 |
Where lines continue from here
Twenty-two named lines filed under other codes pass through the position after 4.e3. Besides the codes above, they belong to D27, D28, D29.