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Queen's Gambit DeclinedModern Variation

D50For WhiteSolid

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
Every band, source period 2026-05
BandWhiteDrawBlackBlunderBook exitGamesTier
60054.2%3.2%42.7%--757B
100052.8%4.2%43.0%100.0%ply 7.012,413C
140051.1%4.2%44.7%28.6%ply 7.019,862B
180050.4%5.3%44.4%33.3%ply 7.067,163B

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.

600Your bandB at 600

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.

1000Your bandC at 1000Blunder rate 100.0%, band median 42.9%

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).

1400Your bandB at 1400Blunder rate 28.6%, band median 40.0%

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).

1800Your bandB at 1800Blunder rate 33.3%, band median 36.4%

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.