Queen's Gambit Declined: Knight Defense, Alekhine Gambit

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Nbd7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 dxc4

ECO D37

The Queen's Gambit Declined: Knight Defense, Alekhine Gambit is a chess opening line in the Queen's Gambit Declined complex, reached after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Nbd7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 dxc4.

It is catalogued under code D37 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move dxc4 is chosen by Black on move 6.

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