Queen's Gambit Declined: Vienna Variation, Quiet Variation

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e3

ECO D37

The Queen's Gambit Declined: Vienna Variation, Quiet Variation 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 dxc4 5.e3.

It is catalogued under code D37 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move e3 is chosen by White on move 5.

The Queen's Gambit Declined: Vienna Variation, Quiet 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.

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