Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense (D41)

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Target Position

Engine Eval: +0.06

Master Game Statistics

Based on master-level chess games in the database.

White Wins: 40.8% Draws: 28.0% Black Wins: 31.2%

Strategic Overview

The Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense (ECO code D41) is a key chess opening. From the starting board position, it is defined by the following move sequence:

Move Sequence (SAN)
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c5
UCI Move Path
d2d4 d7d5 c2c4 e7e6 b1c3 g8f6 g1f3 c7c5
Repertoire Training

Import this opening directly into your client-side repertoires to drill or review using spaced repetition.