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Chess Opening Theory/1. d4/1...d5/2. c4

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Queen's Gambit
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8a8 black rookb8 black knightc8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black bishopg8 black knighth8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black pawnd7 black kinge7 black pawnf7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6 black kingb6 black kingc6 black kingd6 black kinge6 black kingf6 black kingg6 black kingh6 black king6
5a5 black kingb5 black kingc5 black kingd5 black pawne5 black kingf5 black kingg5 black kingh5 black king5
4a4 black kingb4 black kingc4 white pawnd4 white pawne4 black kingf4 black kingg4 black kingh4 black king4
3a3 black kingb3 black kingc3 black kingd3 black kinge3 black kingf3 black kingg3 black kingh3 black king3
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 black kingd2 black kinge2 white pawnf2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 white knightc1 white bishopd1 white queene1 white kingf1 white bishopg1 white knighth1 white rook1
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)
Moves: 1. d4 d5 2.c4
ECO code: D06-D69
Parent: Queen's Pawn Opening
Responses:

The Queen's Gambit

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The Queen's Gambit is one of the oldest openings in chess and starts with the moves 1. d4 d5 2. c4. In it, White sacrifices a pawn in order to gain control of the centre. If Black accepts the gambit with 2... dxc4, White can immediately try to reclaim the gambitted pawn with 3. e4 or 3. e3, or White can play 3. Nf3. This opening is very popular among modern players and is one of the best openings for 1. d4.

Black's responses

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Accepting the gambit with 2... dxc4 is by no means a risky decision, but most Black players choose to decline it with 2... e6 (Queen's Gambit Declined) or 2... c6 (Slav Defence). More exotic alternatives include the 2... Nc6 (Chigorin Defence), the 2... c5 (Austrian Defence) or the 2... e5 (Albin Countergambit).

Less popular is 2... Nf6?!, the Marshall Defence, allowing 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. e4, 2... Bf5!?, which weakens b7, or 2...b5?!, a dubious wing gambit.

Theory table

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For explanation of theory tables, see theory table and for notation, see algebraic notation..

1. d4 d5 2. c4

2 3 4 5Eval.
Queen's Gambit Declined ...
e6
Nc3
Nf6
Bg5
Be7
e3
O-O
+/=
Semi-Slav Defence ...
...
...
c6
Nf3
Nf6
e3
Nbd7
Queen's Gambit Accepted ...
dxc4
Nf3
Nf6
e3
Bg4
Bxc4
e6
=
Slav Defence ...
c6
Nf3
Nf6
Nc3
dxc4
a4
Bf5
=
Chigorin Defence ...
Nc6
Nc3
Nf6
Nf3
Bg4
cxd5
Nxd5
+/=
Albin Countergambit ...
e5
dxe5
d4
Nf3
Nc6
g3
Bg4
+/=
Symmetrical Defence ...
c5
cxd5
Nf6
e4
Nxe4
dxc5
Nxc5
+/=
Marshall Defence ...
Nf6
cxd5
Nxd5
Nf3
Bf5
Qb3 +/=
Baltic Defence ...
Bf5
cxd5
Bxb1
Qa4+
c6
Rxb1
Qxd5
+/=
Zilbermints Gambit ...
b5
cxb5
...
+/=

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References

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  • Nunn's Chess Openings. 1999. John Nunn (Editor), Graham Burgess, John Emms, Joe Gallagher. ISBN 1-8574-4221-0.