Queen's Gambit Declined: Baltic Defense, Pseudo-Chigorin

1.d4 d5 2.c4 Bf5 3.Nc3 e6 4.Nf3 Nc6

ECO D06

The Queen's Gambit Declined: Baltic Defense, Pseudo-Chigorin is a chess opening line in the Queen's Gambit Declined complex, reached after 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Bf5 3.Nc3 e6 4.Nf3 Nc6.

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

The defining move Nc6 is chosen by Black on move 4.

The Queen's Gambit Declined: Baltic Defense, Pseudo-Chigorin 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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