Tarrasch Defense

Tarrasch Defence
	a b c d e f g h 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h
	Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) rnbqkbnr/pp3ppp/4p3/2pp4/2PP4/2N5/PP2PPPP/R1BQKBNR w
	Moves: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5
	ECO code: D32-D34

3...c5

Black aggressively attempts to gain space in the center, with the caveat of an isolated pawn on d5 after a few pawn exchanges.

Theory table

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1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5

	4	5	6
Tarrasch Defence	cxd5 exd5	Nf3 Nc6	g3 Nf6	=
Swedish Variation	...	...	... c4	∞
Symetrical Variation	e3 Nf6	Nf3 Nc6

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References

Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.

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Chess openings quick reference

1. e4

1...e5 · Open

2. Nf3

With 2...Nc6:

With other 2nd moves:

2. Other

Bongcloud??
Damiano defence??

1...c5 · Sicilian

2... Nf3 · Open Sicilian

With 2...Nc6:

With 2...d6:

Dragon
- Levenfish attack
- Yugoslav attack
Dragondorf
Kupreichik
Moscow
Najdorf
Scheveningen

With 2...e6:

French, Normal
Kan
Kveinis
Kramnik
Paulsen-Basman
Taimanov
- Bastrikov
  English attack
- Szén
  Gary Gambit

With other 2nd moves:

Anti-Sicilians

Alapin
- Delayed Alapin with 2...Nc6, 2...d6, or 2...e6
Bowdler
Closed Sicilian
McDonnell
Mengarini
Smith-Morra
Snyder
Staunton-Cochrane
Wing gambit

1... other

Caro-Kann

French

Other

1. d4

1...d5 · Closed

2. c4

2. Nc3

2. other

1...Nf6 · Indian

2. c4

With 2...e6:

With 2...g6:

With other 2nd moves for Black: