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D5215 plies · black to move

Queen's Gambit Declined: Cambridge Springs Defense, Bogoljubow Variation

The Queen's Gambit Declined: Cambridge Springs Defense, Bogoljubow Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO code D52 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 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5 7. Nd2 Bb4 8. Qc2. The resulting position leaves black to move.

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Black r
Black b
Black k
Black r
7
Black p
Black p
Black n
Black p
Black p
Black p
6
Black p
Black p
Black n
5
Black q
Black p
White b
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Black b
White p
White p
3
White n
White p
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White p
White p
White q
White n
White p
White p
White p
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White r
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d
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White k
f
White b
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White r

Resulting Position