Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation

The book line for Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation is d4, d5, c4, e6, Nc3, Nf6, Bg5. This page collects the 6 named lines under that variation.

6 named lines · ECO D50, D51, D53, D55 · 2,530 tagged puzzles in the source database

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Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation

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  1. d4
  2. d5
  3. c4
  4. e6
  5. Nc3
  6. Nf6
  7. Bg5

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 e7 to e6.
  5. White knight moves from b1 to c3.
  6. Black knight moves from g8 to f6.
  7. White bishop moves from c1 to g5.

Named lines

  • Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation (D50) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5
  • Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation, Knight Defense (D51) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7
  • Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation, Knight Defense (D51) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3
  • Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation, Knight Defense (D51) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6
  • Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation, Heral Variation (D53) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Bxf6
  • Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation, Normal Line (D55) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3

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