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Austrian Defense

Chess Opening Theory/1. d4/1...d5/2. c4/2...c5/3. cxd5

Austrian Defense

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3. cxd5

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The a logical and principled way of dealing with this central tension, using a flank pawn to exchange a center pawn. Black usually replies with 3...Qxd5, although 3...Nf6, the so called Gusev Countergambit, tries to complicate the position

Theory table

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1. d4 d5 2. c4 c5 3. cxd5

3 4 5
cxd5

Qxd5

Nf3

cxd4

Nc3

Qa5

=
...

Nf6

Nf3

cxd4

Qxd4

Qxd5

=
...

...

e4

Nxe4

dxc5

Nxc5

+/=

References

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