Tree path 9 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
- Chess Codex
- Queen's Pawn Game D00
- Queen's Gambit D06
- Queen's Gambit Declined D30
- Queen's Knight Variation D31
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Normal Defense D35
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation D50
- Queen's Gambit Declined D53
- Orthodox Defense, Bd3 Line D66
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Capablanca System D67 you are here
Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Capablanca System
Overview
Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Capablanca System is a gambit, classified under ECO code D67 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.
The line arises from 18 plies — specifically the moves 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.
It is a variation of Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Bd3 Line, which itself descends from the root opening Queen's Pawn Game.
It continues primarily into one named line, Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Bd3 Line.
Together the deeper variations number 5 across the full subtree.
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- ECO code
- D67
- Group
- Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
- Plies
- 18
- Direct variations
- 1
- Total in subtree
- 5
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Variations (1)
Show all 5 sub-variations (full subtree)
- D67 Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Bd3 Line 20-ply
- D67 Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Alekhine Variation 21-ply
- D67 Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Main Line 21-ply
- D68 Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Classical Variation 24-ply
- D69 Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Classical Variation 28-ply