Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 O-O 7.e3 b6

ECO D58

The Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower 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 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 O-O 7.e3 b6.

It is catalogued under code D58 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move b6 is chosen by Black on move 7.

2 named continuations branch from this position, including the Exchange Variation and the Makogonov Exchange Variation.

Named variations

• Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense, Exchange Variation — ECO D58
• Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense, Makogonov Exchange Variation — ECO D59

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