Queen's Gambit Declined: Baltic Defense, Queen Attack

1.d4 d5 2.c4 Bf5 3.Qb3

ECO D06

The Queen's Gambit Declined: Baltic Defense, Queen Attack is a chess opening line in the Queen's Gambit Declined complex, reached after 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Bf5 3.Qb3.

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

The defining move Qb3 is chosen by White on move 3.

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