Queen's Gambit Declined: Pillsbury Attack

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.Nc3 d5 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 Be7 7.e3 O-O 8.Bd3 Bb7 9.Ne5

ECO D55

The Queen's Gambit Declined: Pillsbury Attack is a chess opening line in the Queen's Gambit Declined complex, reached after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.Nc3 d5 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 Be7 7.e3 O-O 8.Bd3 Bb7 9.Ne5.

It is catalogued under code D55 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move Ne5 is chosen by White on move 9.

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