Queen's Gambit Declined: Normal Defense

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6

ECO D35

The Queen's Gambit Declined: Normal Defense is a chess opening line in the Queen's Gambit Declined complex, reached after 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6.

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

The defining move Nf6 is chosen by Black on move 3.

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