Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense

The book line for Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense is d4, d5, c4, e6, Nc3, c5, cxd5, exd5. This page collects the 7 named lines under that variation.

7 named lines · ECO D30, D32, D34 · 943 tagged puzzles in the source database

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Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense, Pseudo-Tarrasch

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  1. d4
  2. d5
  3. c4
  4. e6
  5. Nf3
  6. c5

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 pawn moves from c7 to c5.
  7. White pawn captures on d5.
  8. Black pawn captures on d5.

Named lines

  • Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense, Pseudo-Tarrasch (D30) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5
  • Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense, Pseudo-Tarrasch Bishop Attack (D30) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5
  • Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense (D32) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5
  • Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense (D32) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bg5 Be7
  • Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense (D32) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Bxe7 Ngxe7
  • Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense (D32) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 c5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Nc3 a6 7. Be2 Nc6
  • Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense, Stoltz Variation (D34) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Bg5 Be6 10. Rc1 b6

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