Queen's Gambit Accepted: Mannheim Variation

1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Qa4+

ECO D23

The Queen's Gambit Accepted: Mannheim 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.Qa4+.

It is catalogued under code D23 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move Qa4+ is chosen by White on move 4.

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