Tree path 4 levels Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation › Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense › Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense › Exchange Variation
Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Exchange Variation
Overview
Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Exchange Variation belongs to the gambit family of chess openings (ECO D41, Closed & Semi-Closed Games). It trades material for attacking chances — a classic trade-off that has fascinated players from the Romantic era to modern correspondence chess.
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 11 plies — specifically the moves 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4.
The line refines Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, which traces back to the root opening Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation.
It continues primarily into one named line, Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Exchange Variation.
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- ECO code
- D41
- Group
- Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
- Plies
- 11
- Direct variations
- 1
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Statistics from Lichess
143,324 games · White 49.3% / Draw 9.1% / Black 41.7%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nxc3 | 119,632 | |
| cxd4 | 12,869 | |
| Nf6 | 7,613 | |
| Nb6 | 2,087 | |
| Nb4 | 650 | |
| Nc7 | 299 | |
| Ne7 | 86 | |
| c4 | 27 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:32:28
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