D30

Queen's Gambit Declined: Traditional Variation

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg5

The Queen's Gambit Declined: Traditional Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO code D30. It is reached after the moves 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg5.

It belongs to the Queen's Gambit Declined family — one of many ways the line can branch. Understanding the parent system’s plans is the fastest way to play this variation well.

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