Tree path 12 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 › Carlsbad Variation
- Chess Codex
- Queen's Pawn Game D00
- Queen's Gambit D06
- Queen's Gambit Declined D30
- Queen's Knight Variation D31
- Tarrasch Defense D32
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense D32
- Tarrasch Defense: Two Knights Variation D32
- Tarrasch Defense: Rubinstein System D33
- Tarrasch Defense: Prague Variation D33
- Main Line D34
- Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation D34
- Carlsbad Variation D34 you are here
Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation, Carlsbad Variation
Overview
Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation, Carlsbad 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.
Play reaches this position via 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 9. Bg5, after 17 plies of opening development.
It is a variation of Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation, which itself descends from the root opening Queen's Pawn Game.
It branches into 5 notable variations — Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation, Advance Variation, Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation, Endgame Variation, Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation, Main Line, and others.
In total, the branch covers 6 sub-variations across all depths.
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- ECO code
- D34
- Group
- Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
- Plies
- 17
- Direct variations
- 5
- Total in subtree
- 6
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Variations (5)
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- D34 Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation, Advance Variation 18-ply
- D34 Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation, Endgame Variation 18-ply
- D34 Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation, Main Line 22-ply
- D34 Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation, Petursson Variation 20-ply
- D34 Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation, Spassky Variation 22-ply
- D34 Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation, Chandler Variation 24-ply