Queen's Gambit Accepted: Saduleto Variation
Chess opening · ECO D20 · 5 half-moves
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4
The Queen's Gambit Accepted: Saduleto Variation is reached after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4. It is Black's move in the position shown.
It branches from the Queen's Gambit Accepted with 3. e4.
How often it is played
The Queen's Gambit Accepted: Saduleto Variation and its variations appeared in 0.21% of games — 6,229 of 3,000,000 rated games sampled from Lichess in September 2026. That makes it number 180 of the openings listed here.
Results
White won 55%, 3.8% were drawn and Black won 42%. These are games between players of every strength and time control, so they say how the opening does in practice rather than how sound it is.
What the engine thinks
Stockfish, at depth 18, evaluates the position at +0.39 — a small edge for White. Positive numbers favour White; see reading the evaluation bar.
Similar openings
The most-played alternatives — what else could have been chosen around the move where this opening begins.
| Opening | Moves | Share of games |
|---|---|---|
| Slav Defense | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 | 1.3% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 | 1.3% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Marshall Defense | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nf6 | 0.49% |
Main continuations
| Variation | Moves | Share of games |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, Greco Variation | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 b5 | 0.04% |
| Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, McDonnell Defense | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 e5 | 0.04% |
| Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, Alekhine System | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 Nf6 | 0.03% |
| Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, Modern Defense | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 Nc6 | 0.03% |
| Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, Rubinstein Defense | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 c5 | 0.01% |
| Queen's Gambit Accepted: Schwartz Defense | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 f5 | 0.00% |
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