Queen's Gambit Declined: Charousek Variation

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7

ECO D31

The Queen's Gambit Declined: Charousek Variation is a chess opening line in the Queen's Gambit Declined complex, reached after 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7.

It is catalogued under code D31 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move Be7 is chosen by Black on move 3.

One named continuation branches from this position: the Miladinovic Gambit.

Named variations

• Queen's Gambit Declined: Charousek Variation, Miladinovic Gambit — ECO D31

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