Tree path 4 levels Queen's Pawn Game › Queen's Gambit › Queen's Gambit Declined: Baltic Defense › Queen Attack Deferred
- Chess Codex
- Queen's Pawn Game D00
- Queen's Gambit D06
- Queen's Gambit Declined: Baltic Defense D06
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Queen's Gambit Declined: Baltic Defense, Queen Attack Deferred
Overview
Queen's Gambit Declined: Baltic Defense, Queen Attack Deferred is a gambit, classified under ECO code D06 within the Closed & Semi-Closed Games family. As with all gambits, one side sacrifices material early — usually a pawn — in exchange for development, open lines, or initiative.
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 Bf5 3. Nc3 e6 4. Qb3, after 7 plies of opening development.
It is a variation of Queen's Gambit Declined: Baltic Defense, which itself descends from the root opening Queen's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- D06
- Group
- Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
- Plies
- 7
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Statistics from Lichess
108,373 games · White 54.9% / Draw 3.8% / Black 41.3%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| b6 | 43,108 | |
| Nc6 | 33,002 | |
| dxc4 | 13,213 | |
| Nf6 | 6,152 | |
| Qc8 | 4,666 | |
| Nd7 | 3,727 | |
| c6 | 2,624 | |
| Bd6 | 294 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:41:51
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