Tree path 3 levels Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation › Queen's Gambit Declined: Barmen Variation › Queen's Gambit Declined: Knight Defense, Alekhine Gambit
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- Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation D37
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Queen's Gambit Declined: Knight Defense, Alekhine Gambit
Overview
Queen's Gambit Declined: Knight Defense, Alekhine Gambit is a sacrificial opening line filed under ECO D37 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 12 plies — specifically the moves 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Queen's Gambit Declined: Barmen Variation, part of the broader Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation system.
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- ECO code
- D37
- Group
- Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
- Plies
- 12
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