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Chess Opening Theory/1. d4/1...d5/2. c4/2...e6/3. Nc3/3...Be7

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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)
Moves: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7
ECO code: D31
Parent: Queen's Gambit Declined
Synonym(s): Alasortev variation

3...Be7 · Charousek variation

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Black stops White from playing the immediate 4. Bg5, practically forcing White into one of three options:

4. Nf3, simply developing the knight. This is the most common and flexible response, since White doesn't reveal anything about their setup yet. If Black plays 4...Nf6 then 5. Bg5 transposes back into the main lines.

4. Bf4 develops the bishop to f4 instead. White intends to enter the Harrwitz attack.

4. cxd5 transposes into an exchange variation where Black has already played Be7, preventing White from usefully developing the bishop to g5.


Theory table

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1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7

4 5
Nf3
Nf6
Bg5
Harrwitz attack ...
...
Bf4
Exchange variation cxd5
exd5
Bf4 =
Bf4
Nf6

References

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Chess Opening Theory
1. e4 e5
Open game
2. Nf3
With 2...Nc6:
  • Four knights ( )
  • Italian game ( )
  • Spanish game ( )

With other 2nd moves:

2. Other
1. e4 c5
Sicilian defence
1. e4 ...other: