Opening Repertoire - Queen's Gambit Declined - Tarrasch English Opening All of this is explained

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Opening Repertoire - Queen's Gambit Declined - Tarrasch English Opening All of this is explainedThe Tarrasch Variation of the Queens Gambit Declined is a fierce counter attacking line arising after 1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 c5. In this variation Black gains free and easy piece play but in return usually has to accept the structural weakness of an Isolated Queens Pawn (IQP). In the early development of chess theory this line was somewhat frowned upon due to the vulnerability of the IQP. However, Siegbert Tarrasch, after whom the opening is named,