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Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense
Overview
Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense is a sacrificial opening line filed under ECO D07 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 d5 2. c4 Nc6, after 4 plies of opening development.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Queen's Gambit, part of the broader Queen's Pawn Game system.
4 named variations grow from this line, including Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense, Exchange Variation, Lazard Gambit, and others.
In total, the branch covers 10 sub-variations across all depths.
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- ECO code
- D07
- Group
- Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
- Plies
- 4
- Parent
- Queen's Gambit
- Direct variations
- 4
- Total in subtree
- 10
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Variations (4)
Show all 10 sub-variations (full subtree)
- D07 Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense 5-ply
- D07 Exchange Variation 6-ply
- D07 Lazard Gambit 6-ply
- D07 Main Line 6-ply
- D07 Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense 6-ply
- D07 Costa's Line 15-ply
- D07 Alekhine Variation 7-ply
- D07 Tartakower Gambit 6-ply
- D07 Janowski Variation 7-ply
- D07 Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense, Modern Gambit 8-ply