Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation

The book line for Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation is d4, d5, c4, dxc4, Nf3. This page collects the 8 named lines under that variation.

8 named lines · ECO D21, D25, D26 · 812 tagged puzzles in the source database

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Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation

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  1. d4
  2. d5
  3. c4
  4. dxc4
  5. Nf3

Moves in the main line

  1. White pawn moves from d2 to d4.
  2. Black pawn moves from d7 to d5.
  3. White pawn moves from c2 to c4.
  4. Black pawn captures on c4.
  5. White knight moves from g1 to f3.

Named lines

  • Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation (D21) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3
  • Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation (D25) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3
  • Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation, .. a6 Sideline (D26) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. Nc3 b5
  • Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation, .. a6 Sideline (D26) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. Nc3 b5 7. Bb3 Bb7 8. O-O
  • Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation, Traditional System (D26) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6
  • Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation, Traditional System (D26) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 Be7 6. O-O a6
  • Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation, Traditional System (D26) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 Be7 6. O-O O-O
  • Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation, Traditional System (D26) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3

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