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Queen's Gambit Declined: Cambridge Springs Defense, Rubinstein Variation
Overview
Queen's Gambit Declined: Cambridge Springs Defense, Rubinstein Variation is a sacrificial opening line filed under ECO D52 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 14 plies — specifically the moves 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5 7. Nd2 dxc4.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Queen's Gambit Declined: Cambridge Springs Defense, part of the broader Queen's Pawn Game system.
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- ECO code
- D52
- Group
- Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
- Plies
- 14
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