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The Queen’s Gambit Declined – A Dynamic Repertoire for Black the history of the Queen’s Gambit is connected

with the very beginnings of modern chess, the opening being cited in the earliest published books on the science

of the game, such as the Göttingen manuscript (1490) and the books of Ruy Lopez (1561) and Salvio (1604). The

so-called Queen’s Gambit Declined – or Refused – is, together with the Slav, the main defense in the universe of

queenside openings, and shares with the aforementioned defense a well-earned reputation for being a reliable

and very solid scheme.

Louis Rodi

The main aim of the present work is to show that Black can indeed obtain positions where all three results are

possible. The Queen’s Gambit Declined, about a century after its golden age, is still a reliable and lively defense,

where despite all the theory developed during its long existence it still holds secrets for analysts and offers new

positions to enjoy a lively game, both strategically and tactically.

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Instead, the author’s aim was to present a simpler repertoire, with no more than one or two variation options for

each important position (in the latter case we presented a more positional and a more aggressive line, although in

many cases these boundaries are blurred).

A Dynamic Repertoire for Black

The last section of the book  is devoted to the other possible schemes starting from different white moves on their

third or fourth move. Here the chapters on the Catalan order 3.g3, which is among the fashionable lines at the

master level, and the move 4.e3 (preceded by a knight move to the third rank) are highlighted. Each section

presented here is composed of several chapters in which theory is developed with an emphasis on the most

modern choices in practice. At the end of each chapter the author presented analyzed games that expose the most

common ideas in middlegames.

The Queen’s Gambit Declined

We hope that by the end of reading this material the reader will not only have incorporated some new ideas into

his repertoire – and perhaps changed the idea that the Queen’s Gambit Declined is a passive defense – but also

have contributed to his general knowledge of chess.

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• The Queen’s Gambit is one of the oldest and most reputable 1.d4 openings for Black.
• Unlike 1.e4 openings, the Queen’s Gambit usually evolves into a strategic game rather than an all-out tactical battle.
• Despite being around for centuries, this opening is still one of the cornerstones of every elite players’ repertoire, including all World Champions.
• The author presented a practical opening repertoire for Black, while providing several different options: a more dynamic or rather solid positional play.
• All sidelines are captured and brutally countered in the last chapter of this magic chess book.
• You want to counter 1.d4 is the most effective and pragmatic way, this book should stand or your bookshelf.

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