Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation, Knight Defense

The Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation, Knight Defense is a chess opening classified under ECO code D51 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 5 moves: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3. The resulting position leaves black to move.