Queens Old

In the opening book this is the Queen's Gambit Accepted: Old Variation.

The book line for Queen's Gambit Accepted: Old Variation is d4, d5, c4, dxc4, e3. This page collects the 5 named lines under that variation.

5 named lines · ECO D20 · 3,320 tagged puzzles in the source database

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Queen's Gambit Accepted: Old Variation

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  1. d4
  2. d5
  3. c4
  4. dxc4
  5. e3

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 pawn moves from e2 to e3.

Named lines

  • Queen's Gambit Accepted: Old Variation (D20) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3
  • Queen's Gambit Accepted: Old Variation, Billinger Gambit (D20) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 e5 4. Bxc4 exd4 5. Qb3 Qe7 6. a3
  • Queen's Gambit Accepted: Old Variation, Christensen Gambit (D20) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 e5 4. Bxc4 exd4 5. Qb3 Qe7 6. Nf3
  • Queen's Gambit Accepted: Old Variation, Korchnoi Gambit (D20) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 e5 4. Bxc4 exd4 5. Qb3 Qe7 6. Kf1
  • Queen's Gambit Accepted: Old Variation, Novikov Gambit (D20) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 e5 4. Bxc4 exd4 5. Qb3 Qe7 6. Nd2

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