Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Pillsbury Variation

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 Nbd7 7.Rc1 b6 8.cxd5 exd5 9.Bd3

ECO D63

The Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Pillsbury 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.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 Nbd7 7.Rc1 b6 8.cxd5 exd5 9.Bd3.

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

The defining move Bd3 is chosen by White on move 9.

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