Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical, Flohr Variation

1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O a6 7.Qe2 b5 8.Bb3 Nc6 9.Rd1 c4 10.Bc2 Nb4 11.Nc3 Nxc2 12.Qxc2 Bb7 13.d5 Qc7

ECO D28

The Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical, Flohr Variation is a chess opening line in the Queen's Gambit Accepted complex, reached after 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O a6 7.Qe2 b5 8.Bb3 Nc6 9.Rd1 c4 10.Bc2 Nb4 11.Nc3 Nxc2 12.Qxc2 Bb7 13.d5 Qc7.

It is catalogued under code D28 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move Qc7 is chosen by Black on move 13.

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