Chess opening · ECO D21
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation
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1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation is catalogued under ECO code D21. It is reached after 3 moves (5 half-moves): 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3. After the last move it is Black to play. White opens 1. d4. It is a named variation of the Queen's Gambit Accepted, which has 58 catalogued lines in total. 3 deeper lines continue from here, listed below.
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- Queen's Gambit Accepted: Alekhine DefenseD22
- Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal VariationD25
- Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical DefenseD26