Queen's Gambit Declined

ECO: D53Closed Games1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.Nf3

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How it's played

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Start
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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 5.Nf3, with White 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.

Other lines of the Queen's Gambit Declined