Queen's Gambit Declined: Capablanca Variation

An entry in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (ECO D30), reached after 8 half-moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg5 h6.

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About this opening

Queen's Gambit Declined: Capablanca Variation is an opening in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings, classified under code D30. 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 8 half-moves from the starting position, with the move sequence 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg5 h6.

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

The opening sequence in prose form: 1.d4 Nf6, 2.c4 e6, 3.Nf3 d5, 4.Bg5 h6. From this position exactly one named continuation is recorded in the encyclopaedia.