D36 Queen’s Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation
D36 holds ten named lines, all under the name Queen’s Gambit. It leaves D35 (Queen’s Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation) with 6.Qc2. That final move, by the queen, opens a line for the rook on a1 and guards the pawn on b2. Of all other reference positions, the board of D01 (Richter-Veresov Attack) comes closest, five squares apart.
| # | White | Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | d4 | Nf6 |
| 2 | c4 | e6 |
| 3 | Nc3 | d5 |
| 4 | cxd5 | exd5 |
| 5 | Bg5 | c6 |
| 6 | Qc2 |
Moves only D36 plays
Same as D54 up to 3...d5, then:
- 4.cxd5 The c-pawn takes the pawn on d5, covering c6 and e6.
- 4...exd5 The e-pawn takes the pawn on d5, covering c4 and e4, opening a line for the bishop on c8.
- 5.Bg5 The bishop leaves c1 for g5, opening a line for the rook on a1 and the queen on d1, attacking the knight on f6.
- 5...c6 The c-pawn advances to c6, covering b5 and d5, opening a line for the queen on d8.
- 6.Qc2 The queen goes from d1 to c2, opening a line for the rook on a1, guarding the pawn on b2.
Lines filed under D36
All ten share the start 1.d4 and then split two ways at Black’s move 1.
| Name | After the shared start | Plies | At the end |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queen’s Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation | 1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.Qc2 | 11 | |
| Queen’s Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation | 1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.Qc2 Be7 7.e3 Nbd7 8.Bd3 | 15 | |
| Queen’s Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation | 1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.Qc2 Be7 7.e3 O-O 8.Bd3 | 15 | Black castled |
| Queen’s Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation | 1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Nbd7 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 c6 7.e3 Be7 8.Qc2 | 15 | |
| Queen’s Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation | 1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.Qc2 Be7 7.e3 O-O 8.Bd3 h6 9.Bh4 | 17 | Black castled |
| Queen’s Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation | 1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Nbd7 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 c6 7.e3 Be7 8.Bd3 O-O 9.Qc2 | 17 | Black castled |
| Queen’s Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation | 1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Nbd7 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 c6 7.e3 Be7 8.Bd3 Nf8 9.Qc2 | 17 | |
| Queen’s Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation | 1...d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 Be7 7.Bd3 Nbd7 8.Nge2 O-O 9.O-O Re8 10.Qc2 | 19 | both castled |
| Queen’s Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation | 1...d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 Be7 7.Bd3 Nbd7 8.Nge2 O-O 9.O-O Re8 10.Qc2 Nf8 | 20 | both castled |
| Queen’s Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation | 1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 Be7 7.Bd3 Nbd7 8.Nge2 O-O 9.O-O h6 10.Bh4 Re8 11.Qc2 | 21 | both castled |
The road to D36
One of the seven named positions on the way are reached by a move order other than their own.
- 1.d4 … 4...exd5five earlier stops: A40, A45, A50, D35
- 5.Bg5D35 Positional Variation
- 5...c6D35 Positional Variation
- 6.Qc2D36
The position after 6.Qc2
White has brought out the knight on c3 and bishop on g5; Black the knight on f6. White has a half-open c-file; Black a half-open e-file. Black is to move and has 34 legal moves.
Closest boards in other codes
| Code | Line | Differs on |
|---|---|---|
| D50 | Queen’s Gambit Declined: Modern Variation | six squares: d1, c2, c4, c6, e6, c7 |
| E35 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Noa Variation | six squares: c1, b4, g5, c6, c7, f8 |
| C12 | French Defense, Classical, 4. Bg5 | seven squares: d1, c2, e2, e4, c6, e6, c7 |
| D44 | Semi-Slav Defense Accepted | seven squares: d1, g1, c2, f3, c4, d5, e6 |
| B14 | Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack | eight squares: c1, d1, c2, e2, c4, g5, c6, e6 |
| C13 | French Defense: Classical Variation, Burn Variation | eight squares: d1, c2, e2, e4, d5, c6, e6, c7 |
| D15 | Slav Defense: Three Knights Variation | eight squares: c1, d1, g1, c2, f3, c4, g5, e7 |