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D5517 plies · black to move

Queen's Gambit Declined: Pillsbury Attack

The Queen's Gambit Declined: Pillsbury Attack is a chess opening classified under ECO code D55 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 9 moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. e3 O-O 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. Ne5. The resulting position leaves black to move.

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Black r
Black n
Black q
Black r
Black k
7
Black p
Black b
Black p
Black b
Black p
Black p
Black p
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Black p
Black n
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Black p
White n
White b
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White p
3
White n
White b
White p
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White p
White p
White p
White p
White p
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White r

Resulting Position