Tarrasch Defense: Marshall Gambit

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.e4

ECO D32

The Tarrasch Defense: Marshall Gambit is a chess opening line in the Tarrasch Defense complex, reached after 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.e4.

It is catalogued under code D32 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move e4 is chosen by White on move 5.

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