Queen's Gambit Declined: Lasker Defense, Russian Variation

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 h6 7.Bh4 Ne4 8.Bxe7 Qxe7 9.Qc2 Nf6 10.Bd3 dxc4 11.Bxc4 c5 12.O-O Nc6 13.Rfd1 Bd7

ECO D56

The Queen's Gambit Declined: Lasker Defense, Russian Variation is a chess opening line in the Queen's Gambit Declined complex, reached after 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 h6 7.Bh4 Ne4 8.Bxe7 Qxe7 9.Qc2 Nf6 10.Bd3 dxc4 11.Bxc4 c5 12.O-O Nc6 13.Rfd1 Bd7.

It is catalogued under code D56 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move Bd7 is chosen by Black on move 13.

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