Queen's Gambit Declined
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Named variations of the Queen's Gambit Declined
Our opening book catalogues 127 named variations in this family. Here are the first 120:
- Alapin Variation
- Albin Countergambit
- Albin, Fianchetto Variation
- Albin, Lasker Trap
- Albin, Lasker Variation
- Albin, Modern Line
- Albin, Modern, Balogh Variation
- Albin, Modern, Janowski Variation
- Albin, Modern, Krenosz Variation
- Albin, Tartakower Defense
- Austrian Variation
- Austrian, Gusev Countergambit
- Austrian, Gusev, Haberditz Variation
- Austrian, Salvio Countergambit
- Baltic Defense
- Baltic, Argentinian Gambit
- Baltic, Deferred Queen Attack
- Baltic, Pseudo-Chigorin Defense
- Baltic, Pseudo-Slav Defense
- Baltic, Queen Attack
- Cambridge Springs Defense
- Cambridge Springs, Bogoljubov Variation
- Cambridge Springs, Bogoljubov, Argentine Variation
- Cambridge Springs, Capablanca Variation
- Cambridge Springs, Rubinstein Variation
- Cambridge Springs, Yugoslav Variation
- Catalan Opening
- Charousek Variation
- Charousek, Miladinović Gambit
- Chigorin Defense
- Chigorin, Exchange Variation
- Chigorin, Exchange, Costa's Line
- Chigorin, Janowski Variation
- Chigorin, Lazard Gambit
- Chigorin, Main Line
- Chigorin, Main Line, Alekhine Variation
- Chigorin, Tartakower Gambit
- Exchange Variation
- Exchange, Positional Line
- Exchange, Positional Line, Chameleon Variation
- Exchange, Positional Line, Reshevsky Variation
- Exchange, Sämisch Variation
- Forgotten Variation
- Gunderam Gambit
- Harrwitz Attack
- Harrwitz, Fianchetto Defense
- Harrwitz, Main Line
- Harrwitz, Orthodox Defense
- Harrwitz, Two Knights Defense
- Harrwitz, Two Knights, Blockade Line
- Lasker Defense
- Lasker, Bernstein Variation
- Lasker, Mar del Plata Gambit
- Lasker, Teichmann Variation
- Lasker, Teichmann, Russian Variation
- Marshall Defense
- Marshall Gambit
- Marshall, Tan Gambit
- Marshall, Tolush Variation
- Modern Variation
- Modern, Heral Variation
- Modern, Knight Defense
- Modern, Knight Defense, Alekhine Gambit
- Modern, Knight Defense, Alekhine Variation
- Modern, Knight Defense, Capablanca's Anti-Cambridge Springs Variation
- Modern, Knight Defense, Manhattan Variation
- Modern, Knight Defense, Manhattan, Westphalian Variation
- Modern, Knight Defense, Rochlin Variation
- Modern, Lasker Defense
- Modern, Miles Variation
- Modern, Neo-Orthodox Variation
- Modern, Pillsbury Attack
- Modern, Uhlmann Variation
- Neo-Orthodox Variation
- Neo-Orthodox, Anti-Tartakower Variation
- Neo-Orthodox, Anti-Tartakower, Petrosian Variation
- Orthodox Defense
- Orthodox, Botvinnik Variation
- Orthodox, Capablanca System
- Orthodox, Capablanca Variation
- Orthodox, Capablanca, Alekhine Variation
- Orthodox, Capablanca, Janowski Variation
- Orthodox, Capablanca, Vidmar Variation
- Orthodox, Fianchetto Variation
- Orthodox, Henneberger Variation
- Orthodox, Henneberger, Karlsbad Variation
- Orthodox, Pillsbury Variation
- Orthodox, Rauzer Variation
- Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack
- Orthodox, Rubinstein Variation
- Orthodox, Rubinstein, Flohr Line
- Portisch Gambit
- Pseudo-Tarrasch Defense
- Pseudo-Tarrasch, Bishop Attack
- Queen's Knight Variation
- Ragozin Defense
- Ragozin, Alekhine Variation
- Ragozin, Vienna Variation
- Semi-Slav Defense, Accelerated Move-Order
- Semi-Slav Defense, Quiet Variation
- Semi-Slav Defense, Quiet, Semmering Variation
- Semi-Slav Defense, Quiet, Spielmann Variation
- Semi-Slav Defense, Quiet, Stonewall Variation
- Semi-Tarrasch Defense
- Semi-Tarrasch, Canal Variation
- Semi-Tarrasch, Main Line
- Semi-Tarrasch, Main Line, Exchange Variation
- Semi-Tarrasch, Main Line, Exchange, Kmoch Variation
- Semi-Tarrasch, Main Line, Exchange, San Sebastian Variation
- Semi-Tarrasch, Main Line, Pillsbury Variation
- Semi-Tarrasch, Pillsbury Variation
- Semi-Tarrasch, Pillsbury, Krause Variation
- Semi-Tarrasch, Pillsbury, Primitive Pillsbury Variation
- Tartakower Defense
- Tartakower, Exchange Variation
- Tartakower, Makogonov Exchange Variation
- Three Knights Variation
- Three Knights, Barmen Variation
- Three Knights, Harrwitz Attack
- Three Knights, Semi-Tarrasch Defense
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