Queen's Gambit Accepted: Smyslov Variation

1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 g6

ECO D25

The Queen's Gambit Accepted: Smyslov 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 g6.

It is catalogued under code D25 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move g6 is chosen by Black on move 4.

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