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- Queen's Pawn Game D00
- Queen's Gambit D06
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Queen's Gambit Declined: Austrian Attack, Salvio Countergambit
Overview
Queen's Gambit Declined: Austrian Attack, Salvio Countergambit is a sacrificial opening line filed under ECO D06 in the Closed & Semi-Closed Games group. The defining idea is the early concession of material to seize the initiative and unbalance the position.
The Closed & Semi-Closed Games group covers closed and semi-closed games — 1.d4 systems characterised by long strategic manoeuvring rather than early tactics.
Play reaches this position via 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c5 3. dxc5 d4, after 6 plies of opening development.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Queen's Gambit Declined: Austrian Defense, part of the broader Queen's Pawn Game system.
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- ECO code
- D06
- Group
- Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
- Plies
- 6
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Statistics from Lichess
249,428 games · White 47.2% / Draw 4.2% / Black 48.6%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nf3 | 158,734 | |
| e3 | 53,446 | |
| b4 | 17,804 | |
| a3 | 5,065 | |
| e4 | 4,841 | |
| Bf4 | 2,622 | |
| g3 | 1,622 | |
| Bd2 | 1,448 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:29:04
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