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D59

Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense

Key moves: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5

The classical Queen's Gambit Declined with Bg5 is one of the most important chess openings. White pins the knight, creating pressure on the d5 pawn. Black must choose between several major defensive setups.

History & Notable Players

The backbone of classical chess. Featured in virtually every World Championship match from Steinitz to Carlsen.

Top Players in this Opening

Spassky, Boris V21 gamesGeller, Efim P19 gamesPetrosian, Tigran V13 gamesPortisch, Lajos12 gamesLarsen, Bent9 gamesBeliavsky, Alexander G9 gamesShort, Nigel D8 gamesTimman, Jan H7 gamesNajdorf, Miguel6 gamesKarpov, Anatoly4 games

Related Openings

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