Tarrasch Defence
Queen's Gambit · D32 · you play White. 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nf3 Nc6
About the Tarrasch Defence
In the Tarrasch Defence Black plays an early ...c5 and accepts an isolated d-pawn in return for free piece play. White's best answer is the fianchetto with g3 and Bg2, aiming the bishop at d5, as recommended by Rubinstein and Schlechter. The play revolves around the blockade of d4.
As White you reach the Tarrasch Defence after 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5. It belongs to the Queen's Gambit (D32), which has 5 lines on this site. Learn the Tarrasch Defence move by move, then play it against the computer until the book moves come automatically. The page continues past the opening with middlegame plans, typical endgames and master games played with the Tarrasch Defence. Use it to build your White repertoire, and test what you remember with speed training or the random-position drill.