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D4115 plies · black to move

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

The Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Endgame Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO code D41 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 8 moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 cxd4 6. Qxd4 exd5 7. e4 dxe4 8. Qxd8+. The resulting position leaves black to move.

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Black r
Black n
Black b
White q
Black k
Black b
Black r
7
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black p
6
Black n
5
4
Black p
3
White n
White n
2
White p
White p
White p
White p
White p
1a
White r
b
c
White b
d
e
White k
f
White b
g
h
White r

Resulting Position