Tree path 10 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
- 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 you are here
Tarrasch Defense: Prague Variation, Main Line
Overview
Tarrasch Defense: Prague Variation, Main Line is a specific line in the Closed & Semi-Closed Games family (ECO D34), arising from a recognised theoretical 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.
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, after 14 plies of opening development.
The line refines Tarrasch Defense: Prague Variation, which traces back to the root opening Queen's Pawn Game.
It continues primarily into one named line, Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation.
In total, the branch covers 10 sub-variations across all depths.
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- ECO code
- D34
- Group
- Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
- Plies
- 14
- Direct variations
- 1
- Total in subtree
- 10
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Variations (1)
Show all 10 sub-variations (full subtree)
- D34 Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation 16-ply
- D34 Carlsbad Variation 17-ply
- D34 Classical Tarrasch Gambit 18-ply
- D34 Réti Variation 19-ply
- 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