D58 Queen’s Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense
D58 holds two named lines, all under the name Queen’s Gambit. It leaves D55 (Queen’s Gambit Declined: Neo-Orthodox Variation, Main Line) with 7...b6. That final move, by the b-pawn, covers a5 and c5 and opens a line for the bishop on c8. Of all other reference positions, the board of D59 (Queen’s Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense, Makogonov Exchange Variation) comes closest, three squares apart.
| # | White | Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | d4 | Nf6 |
| 2 | c4 | e6 |
| 3 | Nf3 | d5 |
| 4 | Nc3 | Be7 |
| 5 | Bg5 | h6 |
| 6 | Bh4 | O-O |
| 7 | e3 | b6 |
Moves only D58 plays
Same as D55 up to 5.Bg5, then:
- 5...h6 The h-pawn advances to h6, covering g5, opening a line for the rook on h8, attacking the bishop on g5.
- 6.Bh4 The bishop goes from g5 to h4, attacking the knight on f6.
- 6...O-O Black castles kingside, opening a line for the queen on d8, guarding the pawn on g7.
- 7.e3 The e-pawn advances to e3, covering d4 and f4, opening a line for the queen on d1 and the bishop on f1.
- 7...b6 The b-pawn advances to b6, covering a5 and c5, opening a line for the bishop on c8.
Lines filed under D58
Both 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: Tartakower Defense | 1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 O-O 7.e3 b6 | 14 | Black castled |
| Queen’s Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense, Exchange Variation | 1...d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 O-O 7.e3 b6 8.cxd5 exd5 | 16 | Black castled |
Queen’s Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense, Exchange Variation
- 1...d5 The d-pawn advances two squares to d5, covering c4 and e4, opening a line for the bishop on c8 and the queen on d8.
- 2.c4 The c-pawn advances two squares to c4, covering b5 and d5, opening a line for the queen on d1.
- 2...e6 The e-pawn advances to e6, covering d5 and f5, opening a line for the queen on d8 and the bishop on f8.
- 3.Nc3 The knight leaves b1 for c3, opening a line for the rook on a1.
- 3...Be7 The bishop leaves f8 for e7.
The road to D58
One of the seven named positions on the way are reached by a move order other than their own.
- 1.d4 … 4...Be7five earlier stops: A40, A45, A50, D37, E10
- 5.Bg5D53 Queen’s Gambit Declined by another order
- 7.e3D55 Main Line
- 7...b6D58
The position after 7...b6
White has brought out the knight on c3, knight on f3 and bishop on h4; Black the knight on f6 and bishop on e7. White could capture with Bxf6, Nxd5, cxd5. White is to move and has 38 legal moves.
Codes that branch off from D58
The reference lines of one other code leave D58 from the position after 7...b6, each with its own moves.
| Code | Moves | Reference line |
|---|---|---|
| D59 | 8.cxd5 Nxd5 | Queen’s Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense, Makogonov Exchange Variation |
Closest boards in other codes
| Code | Line | Differs on |
|---|---|---|
| D56 | Queen’s Gambit Declined: Lasker Defense | four squares: e4, b6, f6, b7 |
| D60 | Queen’s Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense | eight squares: h4, g5, b6, h6, b7, d7, h7, b8 |
| E51 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Ragozin Variation | eight squares: c1, b4, h4, b6, h6, b7, e7, h7 |
| E52 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Schlechter Defense | eight squares: c1, f1, d3, b4, h4, h6, e7, h7 |
| D54 | Queen’s Gambit Declined: Neo-Orthodox Variation | ten squares: a1, c1, g1, f3, h4, g5, b6, h6 … |
| D57 | Queen’s Gambit Declined: Lasker Defense, Main Line | ten squares: b2, c3, c4, h4, d5, b6, f6, b7 … |
| D61 | Queen’s Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Rubinstein Variation | ten squares: d1, c2, h4, g5, b6, h6, b7, d7 … |
Where lines continue from here
Two named lines filed under other codes pass through the position after 7...b6. All of them belong to the codes listed above.