D34 · Closed · a defense for Black

Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation

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1.d4d52.c4e63.Nc3c54.cxd5exd55.Nf3Nc66.g3Nf67.Bg2Be78.O-OO-O
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation144k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation, Carlsbad Variation36%52k54%
29%41k55%
10%15k56%
7.1%10k58%
4.5%6.5k53%
3.3%4.7k52%
3%4.3k55%
2.8%4.1k57%
2.5%3.5k49%
1.4%2.0k45%
Famous games in this line6.4k master games
Nakamura, Hi (2777) – Mamedyarov, S. (2801)2018½–½Vachier Lagrave, M. (2775) – Grischuk, A. (2766)2019½–½Gelfand, Boris (2733) – Ivanchuk, Vassily (2779)2011½–½Ding Liren (2778) – Mamedov, Rau (2704)20181–0Vidit, S. (2707) – Wei Yi (2741)2019½–½Kramnik, Vladimir (2790) – Sadler, Matthew (2650)1998½–½Gelfand, Boris (2714) – Grischuk, Alexander (2719)20041–0Karpov, Anatoly (2705) – Kasparov, Garry (2715)19841–0
Heroes of this opening Ding Liren · Gelfand, Boris · Karpov, Anatoly
Family
Tarrasch Defense
Category
Closed
First move
1.d4
ECO
D34
Line
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O O-O
Classical
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Go deeper — named lines from here
Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation, Carlsbad VariationD34 9.Bg5 · 6 deeper linesTarrasch Defense: Classical Variation, Advance VariationD34 9.Bg5 c4Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation, Endgame VariationD34 9.Bg5 Be6Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation, Classical Tarrasch GambitD34 9.dxc5 d4
Nearby lines in the family
Tarrasch Defense: Dubov TarraschD33 7…cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bc5Tarrasch Defense: Grünfeld GambitD32 6.dxc5 d4 7.Na4 b5Tarrasch Defense: Wagner VariationD33 7…Bg4
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