Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Rubinstein Variation

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 Nbd7 7.Qc2

ECO D61

The Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Rubinstein 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 Nbd7 7.Qc2.

It is catalogued under code D61 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move Qc2 is chosen by White on move 7.

One named continuation branches from this position: the Flohr Line.

Named variations

• Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Rubinstein Variation, Flohr Line — ECO D62

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