Queen's Gambit Declined: Capablanca Variation

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Bg5 h6

ECO D30

The Queen's Gambit Declined: Capablanca 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.Bg5 h6.

It is catalogued under code D30 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move h6 is chosen by Black on move 4.

One named continuation branches from this position: the Anti-Cambridge Springs Variation.

The Queen's Gambit Declined: Capablanca 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.

Named variations

• Queen's Gambit Declined: Capablanca Variation, Anti-Cambridge Springs Variation — ECO D51

More ECO D30 openings

• Semi-Slav Defense — 1.d4

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