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D6113 plies · black to move

Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Rubinstein Variation

The Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Rubinstein Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO code D61 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 7 moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Qc2. The resulting position leaves black to move.

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

Resulting Position