Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Levenfish Variation

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c5 5.e3 Nc6 6.Bd3 Bd6 7.O-O O-O 8.Qe2 Qe7 9.dxc5 Bxc5 10.e4

ECO D40

The Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Levenfish 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.Nf3 c5 5.e3 Nc6 6.Bd3 Bd6 7.O-O O-O 8.Qe2 Qe7 9.dxc5 Bxc5 10.e4.

It is catalogued under code D40 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move e4 is chosen by White on move 10.

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