Queen's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight Variation

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3

ECO D31

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

It is catalogued under code D31 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move Nc3 is chosen by White on move 3.

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