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Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense (D63)
1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 Nf6 4 Bg5 Be7 5 e3 O-O 6 Nf3 Nbd7
7 Rc1

Number of games in database: 2068
Years covered: 1883 to 2022
Overall record:
   White wins 42.4%
   Black wins 19.5%
   Draws 38.1%

Popularity graph, by decade

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PRACTITIONERS
With the White Pieces With the Black Pieces
Jose Raul Capablanca  33 games
Max Euwe  27 games
Alexander Alekhine  26 games
Fred Dewhirst Yates  27 games
E G Sergeant  24 games
Istvan Csom  20 games
NOTABLE GAMES [what is this?]
White Wins Black Wins
Alekhine vs Yates, 1922
Pillsbury vs Tarrasch, 1895
Capablanca vs Lasker, 1921
O Bernstein vs Capablanca, 1914
Marshall vs Capablanca, 1918
Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1927
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 page 1 of 83; games 1-25 of 2,068  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Bird vs A Skipworth 1-0451883LondonD63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
2. Steinitz vs Showalter 1-02918942nd City Chess Club TournamentD63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
3. G Reichhelm vs Showalter  0-1431895Manhattan CC - Franklin CC telegraph mD63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
4. Pillsbury vs Tarrasch 1-0521895HastingsD63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
5. Showalter vs Pillsbury 1-0511895Club gameD63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
6. Showalter vs Lipschutz  1-0501895US championship matchD63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
7. Tarrasch vs Schlechter ½-½381896NurembergD63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
8. Pillsbury vs Englisch ½-½621896Vienna mD63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
9. Marshall vs S G Ruth 0-1361897Ch CityD63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
10. Pillsbury vs Showalter 1-0661897Pillsbury - Showalter US ChampionshipD63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
11. Pillsbury vs Showalter ½-½471897Pillsbury - Showalter US ChampionshipD63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
12. Pillsbury vs Showalter 1-0401897Pillsbury - Showalter US ChampionshipD63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
13. Burn vs A Zinkl  1-0721897BerlinD63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
14. Marshall vs Showalter 1-0321898ch New York StateD63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
15. S T King vs W Napier 0-1341898USA corrD63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
16. W Napier vs Marshall 1-0501898ch city mD63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
17. Pillsbury vs Blackburne ½-½8018983rd Anglo-American Cable MatchD63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
18. Tarrasch vs Burn ½-½291898ViennaD63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
19. Pillsbury vs Showalter ½-½731898ViennaD63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
20. Pillsbury vs Janowski 1-0451898ViennaD63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
21. H W Trenchard vs Janowski  0-1631898ViennaD63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
22. Maroczy vs Schiffers 1-0321898ViennaD63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
23. Pillsbury vs Davis / King / Scott 1-0371899Blindfold simulD63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
24. F G Jacob vs M Billecard 0-147190012th DSB Congress, MunichD63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
25. Janowski vs F G Jacob 1-035190012th DSB Congress, MunichD63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
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