Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense
Early pin with Bb4. Dynamic and modern.
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1. d4 › Queen's Gambit Declined › Ragozin Defense
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Sequence
1.d4Nf62.c4e63.Nf3d54.Nc3Bb4
Possible Variations3
5. Bg52 variations
5. Qa4+Alekhine Variation5. Qa4+
About this opening
The Ragozin Defense (3...Nf6 4.Nc3 Bb4) merges the ideas of the Queen's Gambit Declined and the Nimzo-Indian: the ...Bb4 pin pressures White's center while keeping the solidity of ...d5. Black obtains active development and dynamic plans rare in the classical QGD. Viacheslav Ragozin laid its foundations; the variation enjoys a strong revival at the highest level.