Tree path 4 levels Queen's Pawn Game › Queen's Gambit › Queen's Gambit Declined › Orthodox Defense, Classical Variation
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Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Classical Variation
Overview
Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Classical Variation is a sacrificial opening line filed under ECO D68 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 25 plies — specifically the moves 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Rc1 c6 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. O-O Nxc3 12. Rxc3 e5 13. Qb1.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Queen's Gambit Declined, part of the broader Queen's Pawn Game system.
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- ECO code
- D68
- Group
- Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
- Plies
- 25
- Parent
- Queen's Gambit Declined
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