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Chess Opening Theory/1. d4/1...d5/2. c4/2...e6/3. Nc3/3...Nf6

< Chess Opening Theory | 1. d4 | 1...d5 | 2. c4 | 2...e6 | 3. Nc3
Queen's Gambit Declined
a b c d e f g h
8a8 black rookb8 black knightc8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black bishopg8 black kingh8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black pawnd7 black kinge7 black kingf7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6 black kingb6 black kingc6 black kingd6 black kinge6 black pawnf6 black knightg6 black kingh6 black king6
5a5 black kingb5 black kingc5 black kingd5 black pawne5 black kingf5 black kingg5 black kingh5 black king5
4a4 black kingb4 black kingc4 white pawnd4 white pawne4 black kingf4 black kingg4 black kingh4 black king4
3a3 black kingb3 black kingc3 white knightd3 black kinge3 black kingf3 black kingg3 black kingh3 black king3
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 black kingd2 black kinge2 white pawnf2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 black kingc1 white bishopd1 white queene1 white kingf1 white bishopg1 white knighth1 white rook1
a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)

rnbqkb1r/ppp2ppp/4pn2/3p4/2PP4/2N5/PP2PPPP/R1BQKBNR w

Moves: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6

Queen's Gambit Declined

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3...Nf6

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With 3...Nf6 Black begins the development of his minor pieces, continues to fight for the center, including the battleground squares d5 and e4, and gets closer to castling.

This is the classical main-line of the QGD. White has several options, though some of these may transpose into each other at some point:

  • 4. cxd5 - The exchange variation. Unlike other exchange variations notorious for yielding a quiet game (e.g. French, Slav), this exchange has several aggressive plans including the "minority attack" on the queenside or a preparation for an all-out assault by seizing the center by an eventual e2-e4 or e3-e4.
  • 4. Nf3 - This is the solid classical option.
  • 4. Bg5 - Since this move is usually played anyway, it is both constructive while keeping options open.

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 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6'

2
cxd5
...		 =
Nf3
...		 =
Bg5
...		 =

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