Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, McDonnell Defense, Somov Gambit
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, McDonnell Defense, Somov Gambit is a chess opening with the ECO code D20, part of the Queen's Gambit Accepted family. It goes 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 e5 4. Bxc4. White opens with 1. d4 (the queen's pawn) and Black answers 1... d5. After 7 moves it is Black to move. The lesson on the board explains every move of the line and lets you play it yourself; it is free.
The moves
1. d4 – White plays the pawn to d4
1... d5 – Black plays the pawn to d5
2. c4 – White plays the pawn to c4
2... dxc4 – Black captures on c4 with the d-pawn
3. e4 – White plays the pawn to e4
3... e5 – Black plays the pawn to e5
4. Bxc4 – White takes on c4 with the bishop
About the Queen's Gambit Accepted
After 1.d4 d5 2.c4, Black takes with 2...dxc4. Black does not try to keep the pawn but uses the time to develop and hit the centre.
White usually wins the pawn back with e3 and Bxc4.
Black strikes back with ...c5 and ...e6, often getting an isolated d-pawn fight.
Holding the pawn with ...b5 is usually a mistake: a4 breaks the chain.
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