Tree path 2 levels Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation › Queen's Gambit Declined: Anti-Tartakower Variation, Petrosian Variation
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Queen's Gambit Declined: Anti-Tartakower Variation, Petrosian Variation
Overview
Queen's Gambit Declined: Anti-Tartakower Variation, Petrosian Variation is a sacrificial opening line filed under ECO D55 in the Closed & Semi-Closed Games group. The defining idea is the early concession of material to seize the initiative and unbalance the position.
The Closed & Semi-Closed Games group covers closed and semi-closed games — 1.d4 systems characterised by long strategic manoeuvring rather than early tactics.
Play reaches this position via 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1 c6 9. Bd3 Nd7 10. O-O dxc4 11. Bxc4, after 21 plies of opening development.
It branches immediately from Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation in the opening tree.
Use the board to walk through every move, check how the position has scored on Lichess, or take it head-to-head against Stockfish.
- ECO code
- D55
- Group
- Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
- Plies
- 21
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