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D32

Tarrasch Defense

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Tarrasch Defense is a variation within the Closed & Semi-Closed Games family, indexed as ECO D32.

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 is reached after 6 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5.

It is a variation of Queen's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight Variation, which itself descends from the root opening Queen's Pawn Game.

It branches into 3 notable variations — Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense, Schara Gambit, Symmetrical Variation.

In total, the branch covers 25 sub-variations across all depths.

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ECO code: D32
Group: Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
Plies: 6
Parent: Queen's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight Variation
Direct variations: 3
Total in subtree: 25

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