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Chess Opening Theory/1. d4/1...d5/2. c4/2...e6/3. Nc3/3...Nf6/4. Nf3/4...Be7/5. Bf4

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Queen's Gambit Declined
a b c d e f g h
8a8 black rookb8 black knightc8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black kingg8 black kingh8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black pawnd7 black kinge7 black bishopf7 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 white bishopg4 black kingh4 black king4
3a3 black kingb3 black kingc3 white knightd3 black kinge3 black kingf3 white knightg3 black kingh3 black king3
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 black kingd2 black kinge2 white pawnf2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 white queenc1 white kingd1 white bishope1 black kingf1 white rookg1 black kingh1 black king1
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)

rnbqk2r/ppp1bppp/4pn2/3p4/2PP1B2/2N2N2/PP2PPPP/RQKB1R2 b

Moves: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bf4

Queen's Gambit Declined

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Blackburne Variation

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White develops her bishop to f4. This just looks like a standard developing move, but it is extremely aggressive. With the bishop on f4 instead of g5, White avoids piece exchanges. She often castles queenside while Black castles kingside, leading to sharp opposite-side castling positions.

Black has nothing better to do than castle.

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