Queen's Gambit Declined
ECO: D53Closed Games1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7
no master games reached this exact line · estimated data
How it's played
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About the Queen's Gambit Declined
The Queen's Gambit Declined is catalogued under ECO code D53, in the Closed Games section of the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings.
It arises after 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7, with Black playing the move that gives the line its name.
The Queen's Gambit Declined has 198 named lines in our opening book; the ones closest to this position are listed below.
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Other lines of the Queen's Gambit Declined
- Queen's Gambit DeclinedD30 · 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin CountergambitD08 · 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Austrian DefenseD06 · 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c5
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Baltic DefenseD06 · 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Bf5
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin DefenseD07 · 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Marshall DefenseD06 · 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nf6
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Zilbermints GambitD06 · 1.d4 d5 2.c4 b5
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Baltic Defense, Queen AttackD06 · 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Bf5 3.Qb3