D62 Queen’s Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Rubinstein Variation, Flohr Line
D62 holds a single named line. It leaves D61 (Queen’s Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Rubinstein Variation) with 8.cxd5. When the reference line ends, White is one pawn up on material. White’s pieces and pawns attack 13 squares in Black’s half, level for the most of the 44 Queen’s Gambit codes.
| # | White | Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | d4 | Nf6 |
| 2 | c4 | e6 |
| 3 | Nf3 | d5 |
| 4 | Nc3 | Be7 |
| 5 | Bg5 | O-O |
| 6 | e3 | Nbd7 |
| 7 | Qc2 | c5 |
| 8 | cxd5 |
Moves only D62 plays
Same as D60 up to 6...Nbd7, then:
- 7.Qc2 The queen goes from d1 to c2, opening a line for the rook on a1, guarding the pawn on b2.
- 7...c5 The c-pawn advances two squares to c5, covering b4 and d4, opening a line for the queen on d8.
- 8.cxd5 The c-pawn takes the pawn on d5, covering c6 and e6, opening a line for the bishop on f1.
The road to D62
Three of the ten named positions on the way are reached by a move order other than their own.
- 1.d4 … 6...Nbd7eight earlier stops: A40, A45, A50, D37, D53, D55, D60, E10
- 7.Qc2D61 Rubinstein Variation by another order
- 7...c5D61 Rubinstein Variation by another order
- 8.cxd5D62
The position after 8.cxd5
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 has a half-open c-file; Black a half-open d-file. Black could capture with Nxd5, cxd4, exd5. Black is to move and has 27 legal moves.
Closest boards in other codes
| Code | Line | Differs on |
|---|---|---|
| D64 | Queen’s Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Rubinstein Attack | six squares: a1, c1, c4, c5, d5, c6 |
| D65 | Queen’s Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Rubinstein Attack | six squares: a1, c1, c5, a6, c6, a7 |
| D55 | Queen’s Gambit Declined: Modern Variation, Normal Line | eight squares: d1, c2, c4, c5, d5, c7, d7, b8 |
| D63 | Queen’s Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Main Line | eight squares: a1, c1, d1, c2, c4, c5, d5, c7 |
| D66 | Queen’s Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Bd3 Line | ten squares: a1, c1, d1, f1, c2, d3, c4, c5 … |
| D67 | Queen’s Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Capablanca System | ten squares: a1, c1, d1, f1, c2, c4, c5, d5 … |
| D52 | Queen’s Gambit Declined | 11 squares: d1, c2, c4, c5, d5, c6, e7, e8 … |