Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Capablanca Variation

1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 O-O 6.e3 Nbd7 7.Rc1 b6 8.cxd5 exd5 9.Bb5

ECO D63

The Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Capablanca Variation is a chess opening line in the Queen's Gambit Declined complex, reached after 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 O-O 6.e3 Nbd7 7.Rc1 b6 8.cxd5 exd5 9.Bb5.

It is catalogued under code D63 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move Bb5 is chosen by White on move 9.

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