Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense, Main Line

1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nf3 Bg4

ECO D07

The Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense, Main Line is a chess opening line in the Queen's Gambit Declined complex, reached after 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nf3 Bg4.

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

The defining move Bg4 is chosen by Black on move 3.

One named continuation branches from this position: the Alekhine Variation.

The Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense, Main Line 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

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