Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense

The book line for Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense is d4, Nf6, c4, e6, Nf3, d5, Nc3, c5. This page collects the 18 named lines under that variation.

18 named lines · ECO D40, D41, D42, D50

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Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense

Play the next move in the line.

  1. d4
  2. Nf6
  3. c4
  4. e6
  5. Nf3
  6. d5
  7. Nc3
  8. c5

Moves in the main line

  1. White pawn moves from d2 to d4.
  2. Black knight moves from g8 to f6.
  3. White pawn moves from c2 to c4.
  4. Black pawn moves from e7 to e6.
  5. White knight moves from g1 to f3.
  6. Black pawn moves from d7 to d5.
  7. White knight moves from b1 to c3.
  8. Black pawn moves from c7 to c5.

Named lines

  • Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense (D40) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5
  • Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense (D40) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c5 5. e3 Nc6 6. a3 cxd4 7. exd4 Bd6
  • Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Levenfish Variation (D40) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c5 5. e3 Nc6 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. Qe2 Qe7 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. e4
  • Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Pillsbury Variation (D40) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c5 5. Bg5
  • Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Symmetrical Variation (D40) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c5 5. e3 Nc6 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O
  • Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, with e3 (D40) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nc6 6. Bd3
  • Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense (D41) 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. d4 e6
  • Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense (D41) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5
  • Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense (D41) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. g3
  • Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense (D41) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. g3 Nc6 7. Bg2
  • Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Endgame Variation (D41) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 cxd4 6. Qxd4 exd5 7. e4 dxe4 8. Qxd8+
  • Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Exchange Variation (D41) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4
  • Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Exchange Variation (D41) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3
  • Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Kmoch Variation (D41) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O 11. Bb5
  • Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Pillsbury Variation (D41) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e3
  • Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, San Sebastian Variation (D41) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. Nf3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Qa5
  • Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Main Line (D42) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e3 Nc6 7. Bd3
  • Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Krause Variation (D50) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 c5 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 e5 7. Ndb5 a6 8. Qa4

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