Queen's Gambit Accepted: Old Variation

1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e3

ECO D20

The Queen's Gambit Accepted: Old Variation is a chess opening line in the Queen's Gambit Accepted complex, reached after 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e3.

It is catalogued under code D20 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move e3 is chosen by White on move 3.

4 named continuations branch from this position, including the Billinger Gambit and the Christensen Gambit.

The Queen's Gambit Accepted: Old Variation is a line of the Queen's Gambit Accepted. The Queen's Gambit Accepted is a chess opening that begins 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4. Read the complete Queen's Gambit Accepted guide: what it is, how to reach it, its main variations, how to play against it, and its history.

Named variations

• Queen's Gambit Accepted: Old Variation, Billinger Gambit — ECO D20
• Queen's Gambit Accepted: Old Variation, Christensen Gambit — ECO D20
• Queen's Gambit Accepted: Old Variation, Korchnoi Gambit — ECO D20
• Queen's Gambit Accepted: Old Variation, Novikov Gambit — ECO D20

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