Tree path 6 levels Queen's Pawn Game › Queen's Gambit › Queen's Gambit Declined › Queen's Knight Variation › Tarrasch Defense › Symmetrical 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
- Symmetrical Variation D32 you are here
Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical Variation
Overview
Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical Variation is a named branch in the Closed & Semi-Closed Games group of chess theory, classified under 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 10 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nc6.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Tarrasch Defense, part of the broader Queen's Pawn Game system.
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- ECO code
- D32
- Group
- Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
- Plies
- 10
- Parent
- Tarrasch Defense
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