Queen's Gambit Accepted: Alekhine Defense, Alatortsev Variation

1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 a6 4.e3 Bg4 5.Bxc4 e6 6.d5

ECO D22

The Queen's Gambit Accepted: Alekhine Defense, Alatortsev Variation is a chess opening line in the Queen's Gambit Accepted complex, reached after 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 a6 4.e3 Bg4 5.Bxc4 e6 6.d5.

It is catalogued under code D22 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move d5 is chosen by White on move 6.

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