Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense, Janowski Variation

1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 dxc4 4.Nf3

ECO D07

The Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense, Janowski Variation is a chess opening line in the Queen's Gambit Declined complex, reached after 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 dxc4 4.Nf3.

It is catalogued under code D07 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move Nf3 is chosen by White on move 4.

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