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Tree path 13 levels Queen's Pawn Game › Queen's Gambit › Queen's Gambit Declined › Queen's Knight Variation › Tarrasch Defense › Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense › Tarrasch Defense: Two Knights Variation › Tarrasch Defense: Rubinstein System › Tarrasch Defense: Prague Variation › Main Line › Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation › Carlsbad Variation › Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation, Endgame Variation
  1. Chess Codex
  2. Queen's Pawn Game D00
  3. Queen's Gambit D06
  4. Queen's Gambit Declined D30
  5. Queen's Knight Variation D31
  6. Tarrasch Defense D32
  7. Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense D32
  8. Tarrasch Defense: Two Knights Variation D32
  9. Tarrasch Defense: Rubinstein System D33
  10. Tarrasch Defense: Prague Variation D33
  11. Main Line D34
  12. Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation D34
  13. Carlsbad Variation D34
  14. Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation, Endgame Variation D34 you are here
D34

Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation, Endgame Variation

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Overview

Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation, Endgame Variation is a variation within the Closed & Semi-Closed Games family, indexed as ECO D34.

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 18 plies — specifically the moves 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Bg5 Be6.

It is a variation of Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation, Carlsbad Variation, which itself descends from the root opening Queen's Pawn Game.

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ECO code
D34
Group
Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
Plies
18
Parent
Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation, Carlsbad Variation

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Statistics from Lichess

30,846 games · White 50.8% / Draw 8.7% / Black 40.5%

MovesGamesW / D / B
dxc510,543
Rc18,859
e34,361
Bxf63,294
a3850
Ne5653
Re1629
Qa4456

Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 03:21:07

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Related variations at the same level

Sister lines that share the same parent Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation, Carlsbad Variation:

https://chesscodex.org/openings/tarrasch-defense-classical-variation-endgame-variation