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Queen's Gambit Declined - Exchange Variation
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)
Moves: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5

Queen's Gambit Declined - Exchange Variation

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4. cxd5

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With 4. cxd5, White enters into the Exchange Variation of the Queen's Gambit Declined. White aims to enter a Carlsbad pawn structure position, and has a variety of plans, including the queenside "minority attack", or a big pawn center duo with an eventual ...f3 and ...e4.

Black usually responds with 4...exd5, which frees up the c8-bishop, and officially enters the thematical Carlsbad pawn structure, though he can alternatively recapture with 4...Nxd5, which usually transposes into the Semi-Tarrasch.

Theory table

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Exchange Variation -

Positional Line

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exd5

Bg5

c6

e3

Be7

Semi-Tarrasch ...

Nxd5

e4

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c5