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Queen's Gambit Declined (D56)

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Rc1 h6 8. Bh4

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Queen's Gambit Declined (ECO D56) is a chess opening starting with 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Rc1 h6 8. Bh4. See its main lines, common continuations, and win/draw/loss statistics from real games.

Common Continuations
Ne4
Queen's Gambit Declined: Lasker Defense
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