Queen's Gambit Declined: Cambridge Springs Defense

The book line for Queen's Gambit Declined: Cambridge Springs Defense is d4, d5, c4, c6, Nf3, Nf6, Nc3, e6. This page collects the 7 named lines under that variation.

7 named lines · ECO D52 · 234 tagged puzzles in the source database

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Queen's Gambit Declined: Cambridge Springs Defense

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  1. d4
  2. d5
  3. c4
  4. c6
  5. Nf3
  6. Nf6
  7. Nc3
  8. e6
  9. Bg5
  10. Nbd7
  11. e3
  12. Qa5

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 moves from c7 to c6.
  5. White knight moves from g1 to f3.
  6. Black knight moves from g8 to f6.
  7. White knight moves from b1 to c3.
  8. Black pawn moves from e7 to e6.
  9. White bishop moves from c1 to g5.
  10. Black knight moves from b8 to d7.
  11. White pawn moves from e2 to e3.
  12. Black queen moves from d8 to a5.

Named lines

  • Queen's Gambit Declined: Cambridge Springs Defense (D52) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5
  • Queen's Gambit Declined: Cambridge Springs Defense (D52) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5 7. cxd5
  • Queen's Gambit Declined: Cambridge Springs Defense, Argentine Variation (D52) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. Nf3 Qa5 7. Nd2 Bb4 8. Qc2 O-O 9. Bh4
  • Queen's Gambit Declined: Cambridge Springs Defense, Bogoljubow Variation (D52) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5 7. Nd2 Bb4 8. Qc2
  • Queen's Gambit Declined: Cambridge Springs Defense, Capablanca Variation (D52) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. Nf3 Qa5 7. Bxf6
  • Queen's Gambit Declined: Cambridge Springs Defense, Rubinstein Variation (D52) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5 7. Nd2 dxc4
  • Queen's Gambit Declined: Cambridge Springs Defense, Yugoslav Variation (D52) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5 7. cxd5 Nxd5

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