Tree path 4 levels Queen's Pawn Game › Queen's Gambit › Queen's Gambit Accepted › Saduleto Variation
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Queen's Gambit Accepted: Saduleto Variation
Overview
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Saduleto Variation is a gambit, classified under ECO code D20 within the Closed & Semi-Closed Games family. As with all gambits, one side sacrifices material early — usually a pawn — in exchange for development, open lines, or initiative.
The Closed & Semi-Closed Games group covers closed and semi-closed games — 1.d4 systems characterised by long strategic manoeuvring rather than early tactics.
It begins with 5 plies and takes 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 to reach the canonical position.
It is a variation of Queen's Gambit Accepted, which itself descends from the root opening Queen's Pawn Game.
It is the root of 6 named variations, with Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, Alekhine System, Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, Greco Variation, Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, McDonnell Defense, and others among the most studied.
Together the deeper variations number 9 across the full subtree.
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- ECO code
- D20
- Group
- Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
- Plies
- 5
- Parent
- Queen's Gambit Accepted
- Direct variations
- 6
- Total in subtree
- 9
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Variations (6)
- D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, Alekhine System
- D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, Greco Variation
- D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, McDonnell Defense
- D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, Modern Defense
- D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, Rubinstein Defense
- D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted: Schwartz Defense
Show all 9 sub-variations (full subtree)
- D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, Alekhine System 6-ply
- D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, Greco Variation 6-ply
- D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, McDonnell Defense 6-ply
- D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, Modern Defense 6-ply
- D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, Rubinstein Defense 6-ply
- D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted: Schwartz Defense 6-ply
- D20 Somov Gambit 7-ply
- D20 Yefimov Gambit 8-ply
- D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted: Linares Variation 10-ply