Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation, Traditional System

1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6

ECO D26

The Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation, Traditional System 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.

It is catalogued under code D26 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move e6 is chosen by Black on move 4.

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