Queen's Gambit Declined: Alapin Variation

1.d4 e6 2.c4 b6 3.Nc3 d5

ECO D31

The Queen's Gambit Declined: Alapin Variation is a chess opening line in the Queen's Gambit Declined complex, reached after 1.d4 e6 2.c4 b6 3.Nc3 d5.

It is catalogued under code D31 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move d5 is chosen by Black on move 3.

The Queen's Gambit Declined: Alapin Variation is a line of the Queen's Gambit Declined. The Queen's Gambit Declined is a chess opening that begins 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6. Read the complete Queen's Gambit Declined guide: what it is, how to reach it, its main variations, how to play against it, and its history.

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