Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation

An entry in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (ECO D21), reached after 5 half-moves: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3.

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- D26 Traditional System

About this opening

Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation is an opening in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings, classified under code D21. ECO group D (D00–D99) covers closed games and semi-closed games beginning 1.d4 d5, covering the Queen's Gambit, Slav, Grünfeld and related queen-pawn structures. This particular variation is reached after 5 half-moves from the starting position, with the move sequence 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3.

It belongs to the Queen's Gambit Accepted family. Within that family this is a sub-variation (the Normal Variation line).

The opening sequence in prose form: 1.d4 d5, 2.c4 dxc4, 3.Nf3. From this position exactly one named continuation is recorded in the encyclopaedia.