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Tree path 11 levels Queen's Pawn Game › Queen's Gambit › Queen's Gambit Declined › Queen's Knight Variation › Queen's Gambit Declined: Normal Defense › Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation › Queen's Gambit Declined › Orthodox Defense, Bd3 Line › Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Capablanca System › Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Bd3 Line › Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Alekhine Variation
  1. Chess Codex
  2. Queen's Pawn Game D00
  3. Queen's Gambit D06
  4. Queen's Gambit Declined D30
  5. Queen's Knight Variation D31
  6. Queen's Gambit Declined: Normal Defense D35
  7. Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation D50
  8. Queen's Gambit Declined D53
  9. Orthodox Defense, Bd3 Line D66
  10. Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Capablanca System D67
  11. Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Bd3 Line D67
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D67

Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Alekhine Variation

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Overview

Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Alekhine Variation is a sacrificial opening line filed under ECO D67 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.

It begins with 21 plies and takes 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. Rc1 c6 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Ne4 to reach the canonical position.

In the opening tree, this line branches off from Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Bd3 Line, part of the broader Queen's Pawn Game system.

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ECO code
D67
Group
Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
Plies
21
Parent
Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Bd3 Line

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Related variations at the same level

Sister lines that share the same parent Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Bd3 Line:

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