ECO D31

Queen's Gambit Declined: Alapin Variation

Queen's Gambit Declined: Alapin Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO D31. Its defining line here is 1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 d5.

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1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 d5

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The diagram shows the position after 1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 d5. Play through it move by move in the interactive explorer.

Opening name, ECO code, and main line come from the Lichess open chess openings dataset.

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