Queen's Gambit Accepted traps: the most-played mistakes
1 mistakes actually played in the Queen's Gambit Accepted, each verified by the engine: the position is playable before, the punishment wins material, and the player share comes from real Lichess games.
Method: Stockfish screening (depth 14 then 22), refutation = best engine moves. Frequencies: real Lichess games 1400-2200+, blitz, rapid and classical. Whatever failed verification is not published.
- dxe3 ?54.9% of players7,709 games
Playing dxe3 weakens your king and coordination: after O-O Nc6, White plays Bxe3, leaving your knight awkwardly placed on d8. You lose time and central control.
Punishment: O-O Be6 Qxb7 Bxc4 Qxa8
+3 points of material, evaluation 2.9 after the punishment.