Queen's Gambit Declined: Austrian Defense, Haberditz Variation

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c5 3.cxd5 Nf6 4.e4 Nxe4 5.dxc5 Qa5+

ECO D06

The Queen's Gambit Declined: Austrian Defense, Haberditz Variation is a chess opening line in the Queen's Gambit Declined complex, reached after 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c5 3.cxd5 Nf6 4.e4 Nxe4 5.dxc5 Qa5+.

It is catalogued under code D06 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move Qa5+ is chosen by Black on move 5.

The Queen's Gambit Declined: Austrian Defense, Haberditz 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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