Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation, Classical Tarrasch Gambit

ECO: D34Closed Games1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.g3 Nf6 7.Bg2 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.dxc5 d4

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How it's played

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About the Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation, Classical Tarrasch Gambit

The Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation, Classical Tarrasch Gambit is a line of the Tarrasch Defense, catalogued under ECO code D34 in the Closed Games section of the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings.

It arises after 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.g3 Nf6 7.Bg2 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.dxc5 d4, with Black playing the move that gives the line its name.

The Tarrasch Defense has 27 named lines in our opening book; the ones closest to this position are listed below.

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