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  2. Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation D35
  3. Positional Variation D35
  4. Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation D35
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D36

Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation

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Overview

Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation is a sacrificial opening line filed under ECO D36 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.

The line arises from 15 plies — specifically the moves 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. Qc2 Be7 7. e3 Nbd7 8. Bd3.

In the opening tree, this line branches off from Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation, part of the broader Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation system.

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ECO code
D36
Group
Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
Plies
15
Parent
Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation

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Statistics from Lichess

165,820 games · White 51.8% / Draw 7.4% / Black 40.8%

MovesGamesW / D / B
O-O71,887
h655,619
Nf816,240
Nh515,782
g61,346
b61,144
Nb61,069
a5525

Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 03:07:14

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Related variations at the same level

Sister lines that share the same parent Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation:

https://chesscodex.org/openings/queens-gambit-declined-exchange-variation-reshevsky-variation-2