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Queen's Gambit Accepted
a b c d e f g h
8a8 black rookb8 black knightc8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black bishopg8 black knighth8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black pawnd7 black kinge7 black pawnf7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6 black kingb6 black kingc6 black kingd6 black kinge6 black kingf6 black kingg6 black kingh6 black king6
5a5 black kingb5 black kingc5 black kingd5 black kinge5 black kingf5 black kingg5 black kingh5 black king5
4a4 black kingb4 black kingc4 black pawnd4 white pawne4 black kingf4 black kingg4 black kingh4 black king4
3a3 black kingb3 black kingc3 black kingd3 black kinge3 white pawnf3 black kingg3 black kingh3 black king3
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 black kingd2 black kinge2 black kingf2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 white knightc1 white bishopd1 white queene1 white kingf1 white bishopg1 white knighth1 white rook1
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)

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Moves: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3

Queen's Gambit Accepted

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3. e3

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This move is not quite so popular as the main lines 3. e4 or 3. Nf3, but respectable nonetheless. It is a more conservative move. White opts to defend d4 instead of taking the center with pawns. Black cannot try to hold on to his c-pawn because of the famous trap 3...b5? (black should pursue development with ...e5) 4. a4! (getting the base of the pawn chain) c6? (further weakening the h1 to a8 diagonal) 5. axb5! cxb5?? (it would still be better to develop now, even though white will end with a pawn up or a huge lead in development) 6. Qf3! when Black must part with at least a minor piece because the weak h1 to a8 diagonal can't be defended anymore. Note: 6... Bb7 loses to 7. Qxb7.

Common Black continuations include:

  • 3... e5 - a newer, aggressive move that tries to open up the position and likely results in an isolated queen pawn for white (4. dxe5? fails to 4...Qxd1! when white loses castling rights).
  • 3... e6 - The more classical, conservative approach, although it results in limited mobility for the light-squared bishop.
  • 3... Nf6 - Typical developing move. White then usually takes the c-pawn.

Theory table

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For explanation of theory tables, see theory table and for notation, see algebraic notation.

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3

2
e6
...		 +=
e5
...		 =
Nf6
...		 =

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References

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Wikipedia has related information at Queen's Accepted

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