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D4019 plies · black to move

Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Levenfish Variation

The Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Levenfish Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO code D40 in the Closed & Semi-Closed Games family, arising from 1.d4 d5, including the Queen's Gambit, Slav Defense, and related systems. It is reached after 10 moves: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c5 5. e3 Nc6 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. Qe2 Qe7 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. e4. The resulting position leaves black to move.

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Black r
Black b
Black r
Black k
7
Black p
Black p
Black q
Black p
Black p
Black p
6
Black n
Black p
Black n
5
Black b
Black p
4
White p
White p
3
White n
White b
White n
2
White p
White p
White q
White p
White p
White p
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White r
b
c
White b
d
e
f
White r
g
White k
h

Resulting Position