Tree path 10 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: Swedish Variation › Central Break

D33

Tarrasch Defense: Swedish Variation, Central Break

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Overview

Tarrasch Defense: Swedish Variation, Central Break is a variation within the Closed & Semi-Closed Games family, indexed as ECO D33.

The Closed & Semi-Closed Games group covers closed and semi-closed games — 1.d4 systems characterised by long strategic manoeuvring rather than early tactics.

It is reached after 13 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 c4 7. e4.

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

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ECO code: D33
Group: Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
Plies: 13
Parent: Tarrasch Defense: Swedish Variation

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Statistics from Lichess

220 games · White 53.2% / Draw 5.9% / Black 40.9%

Moves	Games	W / D / B
dxe4	125
Bb4	56
Be6	27
Nf6	7
Bg4	2
Nge7	2
Qe7	1

Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:51:32

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