Queen's Gambit Accepted
Queen's Gambit · D27 · you play White. 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5
About the Queen's Gambit Accepted
In the Queen's Gambit Accepted Black takes on c4 and gives the centre back for free development. White wins the pawn back with Bxc4, castles, and often ends up with an isolated d-pawn but active pieces. This line shows the main setup with Qe2 and Rd1.
1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6: that is the start of the Queen's Gambit Accepted, a D27 line of the Queen's Gambit for White. There are 5 lines of this opening to train. Go through the Queen's Gambit Accepted one move at a time, and when you know it, try to play the whole line without help. Knowing the moves is only half the work, so this page also covers the plans for the middlegame, the endgames to aim for and some grandmaster games. Use it to build your opening repertoire for White, and test what you remember with speed training or the random-position drill.