D60 Queen’s Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense
D60 holds four named lines, all under the name Queen’s Gambit. It leaves D55 (Queen’s Gambit Declined: Modern Variation, Normal Line) with 6...Nbd7. Lines filed under D61, D63, D64 and D68 reach one of its named positions by a different move order. White, to move in that position, has 40 legal moves, the fifth-highest count of the 44 Queen’s Gambit codes. None of its four lines contains a capture.
| # | White | Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | d4 | Nf6 |
| 2 | c4 | e6 |
| 3 | Nf3 | d5 |
| 4 | Nc3 | Be7 |
| 5 | Bg5 | O-O |
| 6 | e3 | Nbd7 |
The move that completes D60
The reference line of D62 plays all of these moves and continues beyond them; D60 is the position reached at 6...Nbd7.
- 6...Nbd7 The knight leaves b8 for d7, opening a line for the rook on a8.
Lines filed under D60
All four 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: Orthodox Defense | 1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 O-O 6.e3 Nbd7 | 12 | Black castled |
| Queen’s Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Botvinnik Variation | 1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 O-O 6.e3 Nbd7 7.Bd3 | 13 | Black castled |
| Queen’s Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Rauzer Variation | 1...d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 O-O 6.e3 Nbd7 7.Qb3 | 13 | Black castled |
| Queen’s Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Botvinnik Variation | 1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 O-O 6.e3 Nbd7 7.Bd3 c6 | 14 | Black castled |
Queen’s Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Botvinnik Variation
- 1...Nf6 The knight leaves g8 for f6, opening a line for the rook on h8.
- 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.Nf3 The knight leaves g1 for f3, opening a line for the rook on h1.
- 3...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.
Queen’s Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Rauzer 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.Nf3 The knight leaves g1 for f3, opening a line for the rook on h1.
- 2...Nf6 The knight leaves g8 for f6, opening a line for the rook on h8.
- 3.c4 The c-pawn advances two squares to c4, covering b5 and d5, opening a line for the queen on d1.
- 3...e6 The e-pawn advances to e6, covering d5 and f5, opening a line for the queen on d8 and the bishop on f8.
Queen’s Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Botvinnik Variation
- 1...Nf6 The knight leaves g8 for f6, opening a line for the rook on h8.
- 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.Nf3 The knight leaves g1 for f3, opening a line for the rook on h1.
- 3...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.
The road to D60
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
- 6.e3D55 Normal Line
- 6...Nbd7D60
The position after 6...Nbd7
White has brought out the knight on c3, knight on f3 and bishop on g5; Black the knight on d7, knight on f6 and bishop on e7. White could capture with Bxf6, Nxd5, cxd5.
Codes that branch off from D60
The reference lines of two other codes leave D60 from the position after 6...Nbd7, each with its own moves.
| Code | Moves | Reference line |
|---|---|---|
| D61 | 7.Qc2 | Queen’s Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Rubinstein Variation |
| D63 | 7.Rc1 | Queen’s Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Main Line |
Closest boards in other codes
| Code | Line | Differs on |
|---|---|---|
| D54 | Queen’s Gambit Declined: Neo-Orthodox Variation | six squares: a1, c1, g1, f3, d7, b8 |
| D64 | Queen’s Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Rubinstein Attack | six squares: a1, c1, d1, c2, c6, c7 |
| D66 | Queen’s Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Bd3 Line | six squares: a1, c1, f1, d3, c6, c7 |
| E51 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Ragozin Variation | six squares: c1, b4, g5, d7, e7, b8 |
| D52 | Queen’s Gambit Declined | seven squares: c6, c7, e7, e8, f8, g8, h8 |
| E50 | Nimzo-Indian Defense | seven squares: c1, b4, d5, g5, d7, e7, b8 |
| D56 | Queen’s Gambit Declined: Lasker Defense | eight squares: e4, h4, g5, f6, h6, d7, h7, b8 |
Where lines continue from here
Thirty-four named lines filed under other codes pass through the position after 6...Nbd7. Besides the codes above, they belong to D62, D64, D65, D66, D67, D68, D69.
Other move orders
- Queen’s Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense is also reached inside D61 Queen’s Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Rubinstein Variation, whose order is 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 Nbd7.
- Queen’s Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense is also reached inside D63 Queen’s Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Capablanca Variation, whose order is 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 O-O 6.e3 Nbd7.
- Queen’s Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense is also reached inside D64 Queen’s Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Rubinstein Attack, whose order is 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Be7 5.Bg5 O-O 6.e3 Nbd7.
- Queen’s Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense is also reached inside D68 Queen’s Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Classical Variation, whose order is 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 O-O 6.e3 Nbd7.