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D36

Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation

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Overview

Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation is a gambit, classified under ECO code D36 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.

It is reached after 11 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. Qc2.

It is a variation of Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation, which itself descends from the root opening Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation.

It branches into 2 notable variations — Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation, Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation.

In total, the branch covers 3 sub-variations across all depths.

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ECO code
D36
Group
Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
Plies
11
Parent
Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation
Direct variations
2
Total in subtree
3

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Variations (2)

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