Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense, Main Line, Alekhine Variation

1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nf3 Bg4 4.Qa4

ECO D07

The Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense, Main Line, Alekhine Variation is a chess opening line in the Queen's Gambit Declined complex, reached after 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nf3 Bg4 4.Qa4.

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

The defining move Qa4 is chosen by White on move 4.

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