Queen's Gambit Declined: Manhattan Variation

ECO: D51Closed Games1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Nbd7 5.e3 Bb4

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About the Queen's Gambit Declined: Manhattan Variation

The Queen's Gambit Declined: Manhattan Variation is a line of the Queen's Gambit Declined, catalogued under ECO code D51 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 Nbd7 5.e3 Bb4, 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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