Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense
c5 without d5. Flexible pawn structure.
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1. d4 › Queen's Gambit Declined › Semi-Tarrasch Defense
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Sequence
1.d4Nf62.c4e63.Nf3d54.Nc3c55.cxd5
Possible Variations4
5... Nxd53 variations
5... cxd4Endgame Variation5... cxd4 6. Qxd4 6... exd5 7. e4
About this opening
The Semi-Tarrasch Defense (...c5 then ...Nxd5) avoids the isolated queen's pawn of the Tarrasch by recapturing on d5 with the knight. In return, Black accepts facing a mobile white center or hanging pawns, which are countered with active development and precise exchanges. Safer than the Tarrasch while remaining dynamic, it featured in the repertoire of champions like Boris Spassky.