Answers.Body: <p>I started playing it recently myself, Just posting the following for anyone else that may come looking for it</p>
  <p>Here's great site to get started with it</p>
  <p><a href="https://www.pinsandgambits.com/queensGambitDeclined.html#tarraschDefence?m=c5" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.pinsandgambits.com/queensGambitDeclined.html#tarraschDefence?m=c5</a></p>
  <p>and Here's a great YouTube video to dive deeper into the theory.
  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esjT83wWr78&amp;list=PLssNbVBYrGcBfDsANalbRg2L7tL5L93Gk&amp;index=3&amp;t=621s" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esjT83wWr78&amp;list=PLssNbVBYrGcBfDsANalbRg2L7tL5L93Gk&amp;index=3&amp;t=621s</a></p>
  
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Body: <p>I've been playing c5 as black in Queens Gambit Declined lately.</p>
  
  <p>i.e.</p>
  
  <pre><code>[FEN ""]
  1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 c5
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I just want to know, how bad an idea it is to play in this way? I saw someone play it in bullet game but I don't know when it's best to play.</p>
  
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Comments.Text: Have a look at the moves again. `4. Bd3` isn't possible in that move order.
Comments.UserDisplayName: Dag Oskar Madsen
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Comments.Text: @DagOskarMadsen That's true
Comments.UserDisplayName: Miksu
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Comments.CreationDate: 2017-05-24T19:53:29.233Z
Comments.Text: Kf6 Kf3? U wot? Also, why are you asking how bad it is? You should be asking how *good* it is.
Comments.UserDisplayName: Jossie Calderon
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Comments.Text: 4.e3 is very rare move and intuitively it can be changed by 4...c5. After 4...c6!? 5.Nbd2 c5! is the main line, even though it is often reached via Slav move order. Here you are tempo up, on the other hand white knight can go to c3. I don't think this option is so great for white that it is worth more than one move.
Comments.UserDisplayName: hoacin
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Comments.Text: Evaluation is +0.2, seems like an OK move.
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Comments.Text: I love it in this move order. Probably not so much if White had gone Nc3 instead of e3 because of the weakness you'll end up with on d5 but the idea is still there
Comments.UserDisplayName: David
Tags: <queens-gambit-declined>
Title: .. c5 in Queens Gambit Declined
ThreadText: # .. c5 in Queens Gambit Declined
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2017-05-24)
  
  I've been playing c5 as black in Queens Gambit Declined lately.
  
  i.e.
  
  ```
  [FEN ""]
  1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 c5
  
  ```
  
  I just want to know, how bad an idea it is to play in this way? I saw someone play it in bullet game but I don't know when it's best to play.
  
  **Tags:** queens-gambit-declined
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: Have a look at the moves again. `4. Bd3` isn't possible in that move order.  
  > **username_0**: @username_1 That's true  
  > **username_2**: Kf6 Kf3? U wot? Also, why are you asking how bad it is? You should be asking how *good* it is.  
  > **username_3**: 4.e3 is very rare move and intuitively it can be changed by 4...c5. After 4...c6!? 5.Nbd2 c5! is the main line, even though it is often reached via Slav move order. Here you are tempo up, on the other hand white knight can go to c3. I don't think this option is so great for white that it is worth more than one move.  
  > **username_4**: Evaluation is +0.2, seems like an OK move.  
  > **username_5**: I love it in this move order. Probably not so much if White had gone Nc3 instead of e3 because of the weakness you'll end up with on d5 but the idea is still there  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_6 on 2024-07-09. Score: 0
  
  I started playing it recently myself, Just posting the following for anyone else that may come looking for it
  
  Here's great site to get started with it
  
  <https://www.pinsandgambits.com/queensGambitDeclined.html#tarraschDefence?m=c5>
  
  and Here's a great YouTube video to dive deeper into the theory.
  <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esjT83wWr78&list=PLssNbVBYrGcBfDsANalbRg2L7tL5L93Gk&index=3&t=621s>
  
  
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