Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense, Modern Gambit

1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 dxc4 4.Nf3 Nf6

ECO D07

The Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense, Modern Gambit 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 Nf6.

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

The defining move Nf6 is chosen by Black on move 4.

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