Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense

An entry in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (ECO D32), reached after 8 half-moves: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5.

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5.Bg5 1 line
- D30 Pseudo-Tarrasch Bishop Attack
5.g3 1 line
- D34 Stoltz Variation

About this opening

Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense is an opening in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings, classified under code D32. 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 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5.

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

The opening sequence in prose form: 1.d4 d5, 2.c4 e6, 3.Nc3 c5, 4.cxd5 exd5. From this position 2 named continuations are recorded in the encyclopaedia, each leading to a distinct theoretical line.