D50
Queen's Gambit Declined: Pseudo-Tarrasch Variation, Canal Variation
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 c5 5. cxd5 Qb6
The Queen's Gambit Declined: Pseudo-Tarrasch Variation, Canal Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO code D50. It is reached after the moves 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 c5 5. cxd5 Qb6.
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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