Queen's Gambit Declined: Baltic Defense

1.d4 d5 2.c4 Bf5

ECO D06

The Queen's Gambit Declined: Baltic Defense is a chess opening line in the Queen's Gambit Declined complex, reached after 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Bf5.

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

The defining move Bf5 is chosen by Black on move 2.

5 named continuations branch from this position, including the Pseudo-Slav and the Argentinian Gambit.

Named variations

• Queen's Gambit Declined: Baltic Defense, Pseudo-Slav — ECO D02
• Queen's Gambit Declined: Baltic Defense, Argentinian Gambit — ECO D06
• Queen's Gambit Declined: Baltic Defense, Pseudo-Chigorin — ECO D06
• Queen's Gambit Declined: Baltic Defense, Queen Attack — ECO D06
• Queen's Gambit Declined: Baltic Defense, Queen Attack Deferred — ECO D06

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