Best response to the Queen's Gambit Declined (D53)
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 · White to move
What is the best response to the Queen's Gambit Declined (1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7)? White to move. See the top replies ranked by opening theory and real-game results, starting with Bxf6.
The main theoretical reply is Bxf6, reaching the Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation, Heral Variation.
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