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Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Main Line

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 Nbd7 7.Rc1 c6 8.Bd3 dxc4 9.Bxc4 Nd5 10.Bxe7 Qxe7 11.O-O

ECO: D67

Average Player Rating: 2288

Performance Rating: 2330

Color: white

Opening Statistics

White Win %

38.7%

Black Win %

16.5%

Draw %

44.8%

Chess Trivia

Trivia: The record for the longest time for a piece not to be captured in a professional game is held by the bishop, which lasted for 6 years in the hands of Boris Gelfand.

Chess Quote

"Chess is the struggle against the error."

- Johannes Zukertort

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