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Tree path 11 levels Queen's Pawn Game › Queen's Gambit › Queen's Gambit Declined › Queen's Knight Variation › Tarrasch Defense › Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense › Tarrasch Defense: Two Knights Variation › Tarrasch Defense: Rubinstein System › Tarrasch Defense: Prague Variation › Main Line › Tarrasch Defense: Classical 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. Tarrasch Defense D32
  7. Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense D32
  8. Tarrasch Defense: Two Knights Variation D32
  9. Tarrasch Defense: Rubinstein System D33
  10. Tarrasch Defense: Prague Variation D33
  11. Main Line D34
  12. Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation D34 you are here
D34

Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation

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Overview

Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation is a variation within the Closed & Semi-Closed Games family, indexed as ECO D34.

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 16 plies and takes 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O O-O to reach the canonical position.

It is a variation of Tarrasch Defense: Prague Variation, Main Line, which itself descends from the root opening Queen's Pawn Game.

It branches into 3 notable variations — Carlsbad Variation, Classical Tarrasch Gambit, Réti Variation.

Together the deeper variations number 9 across the full subtree.

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ECO code
D34
Group
Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
Plies
16
Parent
Tarrasch Defense: Prague Variation, Main Line
Direct variations
3
Total in subtree
9

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Variations (3)

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