Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Chameleon Variation

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 Be7 6.e3 O-O 7.Bd3 Nbd7 8.Qc2 Re8 9.Nge2 Nf8 10.O-O-O

ECO D35

The Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Chameleon Variation is a chess opening line in the Queen's Gambit Declined complex, reached after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 Be7 6.e3 O-O 7.Bd3 Nbd7 8.Qc2 Re8 9.Nge2 Nf8 10.O-O-O.

It is catalogued under code D35 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move O-O-O is chosen by White on move 10.

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