Tree path 5 levels Queen's Pawn Game › Queen's Gambit › Queen's Gambit Declined: Austrian Defense › Gusev Countergambit › Queen's Gambit Declined: Austrian Defense, Haberditz Variation
- Chess Codex
- Queen's Pawn Game D00
- Queen's Gambit D06
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Austrian Defense D06
- Gusev Countergambit D06
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Queen's Gambit Declined: Austrian Defense, Haberditz Variation
Overview
Queen's Gambit Declined: Austrian Defense, Haberditz Variation is a sacrificial opening line filed under ECO D06 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.
The line arises from 10 plies — specifically the moves 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c5 3. cxd5 Nf6 4. e4 Nxe4 5. dxc5 Qa5+.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Queen's Gambit Declined: Austrian Defense, Gusev Countergambit, part of the broader Queen's Pawn Game system.
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- ECO code
- D06
- Group
- Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
- Plies
- 10
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