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D5719 plies · black to move

Queen's Gambit Declined: Lasker Defense, Main Line

The Queen's Gambit Declined: Lasker Defense, Main Line is a chess opening classified under ECO code D57 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 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. cxd5 Nxc3 10. bxc3. The resulting position leaves black to move.

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

Resulting Position