Chess Openings·Queen's Gambit, Tarrasch Variation

Closed Game

Queen's Gambit, Tarrasch Variation

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5

Step through

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Pawns push forward and take room away from the opponent. One of the oldest and most trodden paths in the game. Of the four central squares, pawns stand on d4 · d5. Nothing has been captured yet. Neither side has castled yet.

The position

Length
6 moves
To move
White
Legal replies
33
Minor pieces out
White 1 · Black 0
Material
level
Castling rights left
KQkq
FEN
rnbqkbnr/pp3ppp/4p3/2pp4/2PP4/2N5/PP2PPPP/R1BQKBNR w KQkq c6 0 4

Move by move

Each move spelled out: which piece went from where to where.

  1. 1.d4White: Pawn d2→d4
  2. 1…d5Black: Pawn d7→d5
  3. 2.c4White: Pawn c2→c4
  4. 2…e6Black: Pawn e7→e6
  5. 3.Nc3White: Knight b1→c3
  6. 3…c5Black: Pawn c7→c5

Nearby lines

first 5 moves shared

Queen's Gambit, Orthodox Defence…Nf6 Bg5 Be7Queen's Gambit, Exchange Variation…Nf6 cxd5 exd5Queen's Gambit, Declined Variation…d5 c4 e6Queen's Gambitd4 d5 c4Queen's Gambit, Accepted Variation…dxc4Slav Defence…c6

Common questions

Q. What are the moves of Queen's Gambit, Tarrasch Variation?

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5

Q. Which family does it belong to?

Closed Game — 1.d4 d5, queen’s pawns facing each other.

Q. Who is to move next?

After 6 moves it is White to move.