The Queens Gambit opening

The first moves of any Queens Gambit lines are these:

  1. d4 d5
  2. c4
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Then if the d5 pawn takes the c4 pawn it becomes the accepted line and if not it is the declined line

The Queens Gambit - Declined - Main Line

When black moves to e4 instead of taking c4, it starts the main line of the Queens Gambit declined.

  1. d4 d5
  2. c4 e6
  3. Nc3
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Declined line the point for black

The point for black is to get the kings knight out and then the bishop so you can castle.

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Declined line 2 main lines for white

Bf4 or Bg5

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Declined line Bg5 trick if black castles quick

At the end of this opening animation, bring the queen and rook down.

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Declined line Bg5 if black doesn't castle quickly

At the end it shows the idea for white to attack, with g4 h4 and then g5

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Declined Bg5 for solid players

A safer way to play Bg5

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Try to get the queen down.

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The Queens Gambit accepted line, center b5 bad for black line

If axb5 then whites rook comes down.

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Another accepted, center b5 bad for black

If axb5 then whites rook comes down.

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The ending movements are the general ideas for black

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The Tarrasch Defense (main line)

  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
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After the opening Ideas

  1. Be3, Bf4, b3)
  1. dxc5 Bxc5
  2. Bg5
  1. Bg5 (Be6, c4)
  1. Bg5 cxd4
  2. Nxd4 h6
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The Tarrasch Defense - 4. e4 variation

  1. d4 d5
  2. c4 e6
  3. Nc3 c5
  4. e3 Nf6
  5. Nf3 Nc6
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Possible next few moves

  1. Be2 Be7
  2. O-O O-O

(This is just like the Symmetrical English)

  1. Nf3 Nf6
  2. c4 c5
  3. Nc3 Nc6
  4. e3 e6
  5. d4 d5

Queens Gambit lines & Variation lists:

Queens Gambit Declined

  • 1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6
    • 3 Nc3
      • 3...c5 4 cxd5 exd5 5 Nf3 Nc6 6 g3
      • 3...c6 4 Nf3 dxc4 5 e3
      • 3...Be7
      • 3...Nf6
        • 4 Bg5 Be7 5 e3 O-O 6 Nf3
        • Nf3
          • 4...Be7 5 Bf4 O-O 6 e3 c5 7 dxc5 Bxc5
          • 4...Nbd7
          • 4...c5 5 cxd5 5 Nxd5
          • 4...Bb4 5 cxd5 exd5 6 Bg5
          • 4...dxc4 5 e4 Bb4 6 Bg5 c5
        • cxd4 exd5 5 Bg5 c6 6 Qc2
    • 3 Nf3 Nf6 4 g3
      • 4 ...dxc4 5 Bg2
      • 4...Be7 5 Bg2 O-O 6 O-O

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