Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation, Heral Variation (D53)
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Bxf6
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Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation, Heral Variation (ECO D53) is a chess opening starting with 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Bxf6. See its main lines, common continuations, and win/draw/loss statistics from real games.
Common Continuations
No known continuations.
Master games in this opening
222 games
1882 · Vienna1-01886 · World Championship 1st0-1 ⚙1890 · Berlin m 8990½-½1896 · World Championship 6th½-½ ⚙1896 · World Championship 6th½-½ ⚙1896 · World Championship 6th½-½ ⚙1896 · World Championship 6th0-1 ⚙1896 · World Championship 6th1-0 ⚙1896 · World Championship 6th½-½ ⚙1896 · Nuremberg0-11899 · London½-½1899 · London½-½