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
D34

Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation, Carlsbad Variation

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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
Parent
Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation
Direct variations
5
Total in subtree
6

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Variations (5)

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