Queen's Gambit Declined: Barmen Variation

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Nbd7

ECO D37

The Queen's Gambit Declined: Barmen Variation is a chess opening line in the Queen's Gambit Declined complex, reached after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Nbd7.

It is catalogued under code D37 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move Nbd7 is chosen by Black on move 4.

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