Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4

ECO D38

The Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense is a chess opening line in the Queen's Gambit Declined complex, reached after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4.

It is catalogued under code D38 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move Bb4 is chosen by Black on move 4.

2 named continuations branch from this position, including the Alekhine Variation and the Vienna Variation.

Named variations

• Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense, Alekhine Variation — ECO D38
• Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense, Vienna Variation — ECO D39

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