[Event "Central variation 3.e4"] [Site "?"] [Date "2026.03.14"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "Dronninggambit, modtaget"] [Result "*"] [ECO "D20"] [Annotator "Andersen,Rune Egede"] [PlyCount "40"] [SourceVersionDate "2007.07.18"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 {[%CAl Re7e5]} e5 4. Nf3 exd4 (4... Bb4+ {Another way of playing - quite popular for the time being.}) 5. Bxc4 Nc6 6. O-O (6. Qb3 $5 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Bxd2+ 8. Nbxd2 Qf6 9. O-O Nge7 $11) 6... Be6 7. Bb5 {Best continuation for white.} (7. Bxe6 {Also a theoretical line to debate.} fxe6 8. Qb3 Qd7 9. Qxb7 Rb8 10. Qa6 Nf6 11. Nbd2 Bd6 12. b3 (12. Qd3 O-O 13. h3 $11) ( 12. a3 {Older continuation} O-O 13. b4 Ng4 14. Bb2 Nce5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. h3 Rb6 17. Qc4 (17. Qd3 Bh2+ 18. Kh1 Nxf2+ 19. Rxf2 Rxf2 20. Kxh2 e5 $11) 17... Rc6 18. Qb3 d3 19. Bxe5 Nxe5 20. Rac1 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Ng6 22. g3 h5 $11) 12... O-O 13. Bb2 e5 14. Rfc1 Rb6 15. Qe2 Na5 $11) (7. Nbd2 Qf6 8. Qa4 (8. a3 a6 9. Re1 Bxc4 {[%eval 6,45]} 10. Nxc4 Nge7 $11 11. e5 $6 Qe6 $1 $15) 8... O-O-O 9. Rd1 Bg4 10. h3 h5 11. Re1 g5 12. b4 Bxf3 13. Nxf3 g4 14. e5 Qg7 $11) 7... Bc5 8. b4 (8. Qc2 Bb6 9. a4 a5 $1 10. Bxc6+ bxc6 11. Qxc6+ Bd7 12. Qc2 (12. Qc4 Be6 13. Qb5+ Qd7 $8 14. Qd3 (14. Qg5 $6 f6 $17) 14... Ne7 15. Ne5 Qd6 16. Bf4 Qb4 $11) 12... Ne7 13. Na3 O-O 14. Nc4 c5 $15 {Is okay for black.}) (8. Ng5 Qe7 $11 ) (8. Nbd2 {Popular choice nowadays.} Nge7 9. Nb3 (9. Ng5 Qd7 10. Nxe6 Qxe6 11. Nb3 Qd6 12. Bf4 (12. Qg4 $2 O-O 13. Bf4 Ne5 14. Bxe5 Qxe5 15. f4 d3+ 16. Kh1 Qxb2 17. Rab1 Qe2 18. Qh3 Bb6 19. Bxd3 Qxa2 20. e5 Ng6 21. e6 fxe6 22. Qxe6+ ( 22. Bxg6 hxg6 23. Qxe6+ Rf7 24. Qxg6 a5 $17) 22... Kh8 23. Bxg6 Rf6 24. Qe4 Rxg6 25. Qxb7 Rf8 $17) 12... Qxf4 13. Nxc5 O-O 14. Rc1 a6 $1 15. g3 Qh6 16. Be2 Rfd8 17. f4 d3 $1 18. Bxd3 (18. Nxd3 Qe6 $17 19. e5 Qxa2 20. Bf3 Nd5 $15) 18... b6 19. Nb3 Nb4 20. Rf3 Qd6 $15) 9... Bxb3 10. Qxb3 a6 $5 11. Bxc6+ Nxc6 12. Qxb7 (12. Ng5 O-O 13. Qh3 h6 14. Qf5 hxg5 15. Qxc5 g4 $15) 12... Na5 13. Qd5 Qxd5 14. exd5 O-O-O $15 15. Bd2 Nc4 16. Rfc1 Nxd2 17. Rxc5 Nxf3+ 18. gxf3 Rhe8 $15) 8... Bb6 9. a4 (9. Bb2 Nge7 {Solid.} 10. Nxd4 (10. Bxd4 O-O 11. Bc5 (11. Bxb6 axb6 $15) 11... Bxc5 12. bxc5 a6 13. Bxc6 Nxc6 14. Nc3 Bc4 $1 15. Re1 (15. Qxd8 Rfxd8 16. Rfd1 Nb4 $36) 15... Qe7 16. Rc1 Qxc5 17. Nd5 b5 $15) 10... O-O 11. Nxc6 (11. Nxe6 $2 Qxd1 12. Rxd1 fxe6 13. Kh1 (13. Rd2 Rxf2 14. Rxf2 Rf8 $19 ) 13... Nxb4 14. Ba3 (14. Nc3 Rxf2 15. Na4 Nc2 16. Rab1 Nc6) 14... c5 15. Bxb4 cxb4 16. Bc4 Rxf2 17. Bxe6+ Kf8 18. Nd2 Rd8 19. Nc4 Bd4 20. Rf1 Ke8 21. Rxf2 Bxf2 22. Rf1 Bc5 23. Bf7+ Kd7 24. Ne5+ Kc7 25. Bb3 b5 $19) 11... Nxc6 12. Bxc6 Qxd1 13. Rxd1 bxc6 14. Nd2 a5 $15 15. a3 axb4 16. axb4 f6 17. Nf3 Rxa1 18. Rxa1 Rd8 19. Rc1 Rd3 20. Bc3 Kf7 $15) 9... a6 10. Bxc6+ bxc6 11. a5 Ba7 12. Bb2 Nf6 13. Bxd4 {Main variation} (13. Nxd4 Bxd4 14. Bxd4 Rb8 15. f3 (15. Qd2 Nxe4 16. Qb2) (15. Re1 Rxb4 16. Bc3 Qxd1 17. Rxd1 Rxe4 $15) (15. Be5 Rxb4 $11) (15. Bc3 Qxd1 16. Rxd1 Nxe4 17. Bxg7 Rg8 18. Be5 Rxb4 19. Bxc7 Bd5 20. g3 Rg6 $11) 15... Rxb4 $11 16. Bc3 Rb5 $11) 13... Nxe4 14. Bxa7 (14. Bxg7 $4 {Not possible!} Qxd1 15. Rxd1 Rg8 {[%CAl Ge4f2] (-4.60) Complicated, but won for black.}) 14... Qxd1 15. Rxd1 Rxa7 16. Re1 Nf6 17. Ne5 (17. Nd4 Rb7 $1 18. Nxc6 $5 Kd7 {[%csl Rc8] [%CAl Rd7c8]} 19. Rc1 Re8 20. Ne5+ Kc8 21. Nd3 Nd5 22. Nc5 Nf4 23. Re1 Rxb4 24. Nxa6 Rb3 $11 {Fine for black.}) 17... Rb7 $1 $11 {Now if} 18. Nxc6 (18. Nd3 Nd5 $11) 18... Kd7 {[%csl Rc8][%CAl Rd7c8]} 19. Rc1 (19. Ne5+ $6 Kc8 $17 20. Nc6 Re8 {And if....} 21. b5 $5 axb5 22. a6 $2 Rb6 23. Rc1 b4 $1 $19) 19... Re8 $15 20. Ne5+ Kc8 $11 *