Tree path 5 levels Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation › Positional Variation › Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation › Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation › Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation
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Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation

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Overview

Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation is a sacrificial opening line filed under ECO D36 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 15 plies — specifically the moves 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. Qc2 Be7 7. e3 Nbd7 8. Bd3.

In the opening tree, this line branches off from Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation, part of the broader Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation system.

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ECO code
D36
Group
Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
Plies
15
Parent
Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation

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