Editing Queen's Gambit (section)

{{Short description|Chess opening}}
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{{Infobox chess opening
|openingname = Queen's Gambit
|image = {{Chess diagram
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|pd|pd|pd|  |pd|pd|pd|pd
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|moves = 1.d4 d5 2.c4
|ECO = D06–D69
|birth = late 15th century
|nameorigin =
|parentopening = [[Closed Game]]
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The '''Queen's Gambit''' is the [[chess opening]] that starts with the moves:<ref>{{Cite web|title=Queens Gambit - The Chess Website|url=https://www.thechesswebsite.com/queens-gambit/|access-date=2021-01-30|language=en-US}}</ref>
:1. [[b:Chess Opening Theory/1. d4|d4]] [[b:Chess Opening Theory/1. d4/1...d5|d5]]
:2. [[b:Chess Opening Theory/1. d4/1...d5/2. c4|c4]]

It is one of the oldest openings and is still commonly played today. It is traditionally described as a ''[[gambit]]'' because White appears to sacrifice the c-pawn; however, this could be considered a misnomer as Black cannot retain the pawn without incurring a disadvantage.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Queen's Gambit|url=https://chesspathways.com/chess-openings/queens-pawn-opening/queens-gambit/|access-date=2021-01-30|website=Chess Pathways|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="mco14">{{citation|last=De Firmian|first=Nick|author-link=Nick de Firmian|title=Modern Chess Openings|edition=14th|year=1999|publisher=David McKay|page=387}}</ref>
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