D32Closed
Tarrasch Defense
Main Line
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5
Overview
Black challenges White's center immediately. Leads to an isolated queen's pawn for Black, which gives active piece play but can be a weakness in the endgame. Kasparov used it successfully.
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Open chess.rodeo ↗Related Openings
D06Queen's Gambit
1. d4 d5 2. c4
D30Queen's Gambit Declined
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6
D20Queen's Gambit Accepted
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4
D10Slav Defense
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6
D43Semi-Slav Defense
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6
D47Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5