Queen's Gambit Declined: Austrian Defense
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c5
The Queen's Gambit Declined: Austrian Defense is a chess opening line in the Queen's Gambit Declined complex, reached after 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c5.
It is catalogued under code D06 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).
The defining move c5 is chosen by Black on move 2.
2 named continuations branch from this position, including the Gusev Countergambit and the Haberditz Variation.
Named variations
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