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An ECO code groups opening lines, not one forced position. Step through legal notation from the CC0 Lichess dataset. This is a study viewer, without engine evaluation or a claim that a line is best.
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1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3
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D21 · Queen's Gambit Accepted
6 PGN · 6 FEN
- Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 - Queen's Gambit Accepted: Godes Variation:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nd7 - Queen's Gambit Accepted: Gunsberg Defense:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 c5 - Queen's Gambit Accepted: Rosenthal Variation:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 e6 - Queen's Gambit Accepted: Slav Gambit:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 b5 - Queen's Gambit Accepted: Alekhine Defense, Borisenko-Furman Variation:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e4
D22 · Queen's Gambit Accepted
3 PGN · 3 FEN
- Queen's Gambit Accepted: Alekhine Defense:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 - Queen's Gambit Accepted: Alekhine Defense, Haberditz Variation:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 b5 - Queen's Gambit Accepted: Alekhine Defense, Alatortsev Variation:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 Bg4 5. Bxc4 e6 6. d5
D23 · Queen's Gambit Accepted
4 PGN · 4 FEN
- Queen's Gambit Accepted:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 - Queen's Gambit Accepted: Mannheim Variation:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qa4+ - Queen's Gambit Accepted: Mannheim Variation:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qa4+ c6 5. Qxc4 - Queen's Gambit Accepted: Mannheim Variation:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qa4+ c6 5. Qxc4 e6 6. Qc2
D25 · Queen's Gambit Accepted
4 PGN · 4 FEN
- Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 - Queen's Gambit Accepted: Janowski-Larsen Variation:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 - Queen's Gambit Accepted: Smyslov Variation:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 - Queen's Gambit Accepted: Winawer Defense:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Be6
D26 · Queen's Gambit Accepted
11 PGN · 11 FEN
- Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation, Traditional System:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 - Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 - Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Normal Line:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O - Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Steinitz Variation, Development Variation:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O Nc6 - Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Steinitz Variation, Exchange Variation:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O cxd4 - Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation, .. a6 Sideline:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. Nc3 b5 - Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation, Traditional System:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 Be7 6. O-O a6 - Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation, Traditional System:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 Be7 6. O-O O-O - Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation, Traditional System:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 - Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation, .. a6 Sideline:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. Nc3 b5 7. Bb3 Bb7 8. O-O - Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical, Furman Variation:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. Qe2 a6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O Nc6 9. e4 b5 10. e5
D28 · Queen's Gambit Accepted
3 PGN · 3 FEN
- Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Alekhine System:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Qe2 - Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Alekhine System:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Qe2 b5 - Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical, Flohr Variation:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Qe2 b5 8. Bb3 Nc6 9. Rd1 c4 10. Bc2 Nb4 11. Nc3 Nxc2 12. Qxc2 Bb7 13. d5 Qc7
D29 · Queen's Gambit Accepted
3 PGN · 3 FEN
- Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Alekhine System, Main Line:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Qe2 b5 8. Bb3 Bb7 - Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Alekhine System, Main Line:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Qe2 b5 8. Bb3 Bb7 9. Nc3 - Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Alekhine System, Smyslov Variation:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Qe2 b5 8. Bb3 Bb7 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. Nc3 Bd6
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