Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense, Stoltz Variation

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.g3 Nc6 6.Bg2 Nf6 7.O-O Be7 8.Nc3 O-O 9.Bg5 Be6 10.Rc1 b6

ECO D34

The Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense, Stoltz Variation is a chess opening line in the Queen's Gambit Declined complex, reached after 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.g3 Nc6 6.Bg2 Nf6 7.O-O Be7 8.Nc3 O-O 9.Bg5 Be6 10.Rc1 b6.

It is catalogued under code D34 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move b6 is chosen by Black on move 10.

The Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense, Stoltz Variation is a line of the Queen's Gambit Declined. The Queen's Gambit Declined is a chess opening that begins 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6. Read the complete Queen's Gambit Declined guide: what it is, how to reach it, its main variations, how to play against it, and its history.

More ECO D34 openings

• Tarrasch Defense — 1.d4

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