Tree path 4 levels Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation › Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation, Normal Line › Queen's Gambit Declined: Neo-Orthodox Variation › Queen's Gambit Declined: Anti-Tartakower Variation
D55

Queen's Gambit Declined: Anti-Tartakower Variation

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Overview

Queen's Gambit Declined: Anti-Tartakower Variation is a gambit, classified under ECO code D55 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.

The line arises from 13 plies — specifically the moves 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 h6 7. Bxf6.

It is a variation of Queen's Gambit Declined: Neo-Orthodox Variation, which itself descends from the root opening Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation.

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ECO code
D55
Group
Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
Plies
13
Parent
Queen's Gambit Declined: Neo-Orthodox Variation

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