Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense
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1. d4 › Queen's Gambit Declined › Orthodox Defense
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Sequence
1.d4Nf62.c4e63.Nf3d54.Nc3Be75.Bg5O-O6.e3Nbd7
Possible Variations5
7. Qc22 variations
7. Rc12 variations
7. Bd3Botvinnik Variation7. Bd3
About this opening
The Orthodox Defense is the most classical form of the Queen's Gambit Declined: with ...Be7, ...O-O, ...Nbd7 and ...c6, Black builds a solid, harmonious position, then seeks freedom with ...dxc4 and ...Nd5, the famous Capablanca maneuver. The play is measured and strategic, based on the struggle around the center and the c-file. It is a model of balance between solidity and activity.