D59 Queen’s Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense, Makogonov Exchange Variation
D59 holds two named lines, all under the name Queen’s Gambit. It leaves D58 (Queen’s Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense) with 8.cxd5 Nxd5. White, to move in that position, has 40 legal moves, the fifth-highest count of the 44 Queen’s Gambit codes. That final move, by the knight, opens a line for the bishop on e7 and attacks the knight on c3.
| # | White | Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | d4 | d5 |
| 2 | c4 | e6 |
| 3 | Nc3 | Be7 |
| 4 | Nf3 | Nf6 |
| 5 | Bg5 | h6 |
| 6 | Bh4 | O-O |
| 7 | e3 | b6 |
| 8 | cxd5 | Nxd5 |
Moves only D59 plays
Same as D56 up to 7.e3, then:
- 7...b6 The b-pawn advances to b6, covering a5 and c5, opening a line for the bishop on c8.
- 8.cxd5 The c-pawn takes the pawn on d5, covering c6 and e6, opening a line for the bishop on f1.
- 8...Nxd5 The knight on f6 takes the pawn on d5, opening a line for the bishop on e7, attacking the knight on c3.
Lines filed under D59
Both share their first 16 plies, the whole reference line.
| Name | After the shared start | Plies | At the end |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queen’s Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense, Makogonov Exchange Variation | (the shared start itself) | 16 | Black castled |
| Queen’s Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense | 9.Bxe7 Qxe7 10.Nxd5 exd5 11.Rc1 Be6 | 22 | Black castled |
Queen’s Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense
- 9.Bxe7 The bishop on h4 takes the bishop on e7, attacking the queen on d8 and the rook on f8.
- 9...Qxe7 The queen on d8 takes the bishop on e7, opening a line for the rook on f8.
- 10.Nxd5 The knight on c3 takes the knight on d5, attacking the queen on e7.
- 10...exd5 The e-pawn takes the knight on d5, covering c4 and e4, opening a line for the queen on e7 and the bishop on c8.
- 11.Rc1 The rook goes from a1 to c1.
The road to D59
Three of the nine named positions on the way are reached by a move order other than their own.
- 1.d4 … 6...O-Oseven earlier stops: A40, D00, D06, D30, D31, D53
- 7.e3D55 Main Line by another order
- 7...b6D58 Tartakower Defense by another order
- 8...Nxd5D59
The position after 8...Nxd5
White has brought out the knight on c3, knight on f3 and bishop on h4; Black the knight on d5 and bishop on e7. White has a half-open c-file; Black a half-open d-file. White could capture with Bxe7, Nxd5.
Closest boards in other codes
| Code | Line | Differs on |
|---|---|---|
| D57 | Queen’s Gambit Declined: Lasker Defense, Main Line | eight squares: b2, c3, h4, d5, b6, b7, e7, d8 |
| D55 | Queen’s Gambit Declined: Modern Variation, Normal Line | nine squares: c4, h4, d5, g5, b6, f6, h6, b7 … |
| D60 | Queen’s Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense | 11 squares: c4, h4, d5, g5, b6, f6, h6, b7 … |
| E51 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Ragozin Variation | 11 squares: c1, b4, c4, h4, d5, b6, f6, h6 … |
| E52 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Schlechter Defense | 11 squares: c1, f1, d3, b4, c4, h4, d5, f6 … |
| E50 | Nimzo-Indian Defense | 12 squares: c1, b4, c4, h4, d5, b6, f6, h6 … |
| D54 | Queen’s Gambit Declined: Neo-Orthodox Variation | 13 squares: a1, c1, g1, f3, c4, h4, d5, g5 … |