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Queen's Gambit Accepted

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About the Queen's Gambit Accepted

Black accepts the pawn. White gets central control and aims to recover the pawn with advantage.

Move by move

  1. Controls the center.
  2. Black stakes a claim in the center.
  3. The Queen's Gambit!
  4. Accepted! Black takes the pawn but loses central control.

Lines with this name

The ECO classification gives the name Queen's Gambit Accepted to 3 lines:

  • D20 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4
  • D23 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6
  • D24 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4

Variations of the Queen's Gambit Accepted

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