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Ragozin , Vienna, Cambridge Springs, Lasker, Tartakower [D38-39 & D50-69]

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Cambridge Springs Defense Is this still viable? Anyone know who the top players are who play this on a regular basis? Any theory changing novelties in the past few years? The only point of reference I have on this line i... Started 03/29/11 at 05:14:37 by Reverse « Pages 1 2 3 all »	35	46744	12/29/25 at 22:47:26 By: Nernstian59
Carlsen spoke of 'The Berlin of 1.d4?' Yesterday Carlsen spoke of 'the berlin vs 1.d4' in the Champion Chess Tour final vs Wesley So. What line is this exactly? I didn't see all the games. Started 12/17/23 at 10:26:50 by doefmat	6	4147	11/23/25 at 14:31:03 By: MarinFan
4...dxc and 5...b5!? in the Vienna variation 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dc4 5. e4!? b5!? I probably first saw this in chapter 5 of Luis Rodi's The Modernized Queen's Gambit Declined (Forward Chess). This also got some attentio... Started 07/16/25 at 16:03:51 by FreeRepublic	4	1638	07/28/25 at 11:08:19 By: Dink Heckler
[5...Bb4 Vienna] Maybe fine for Black? One of the main issues for Black in the Vienna was this line where White generates a very strong attack for the cost of 1 pawn: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bxc4 Nxe4 7. ... Started 04/21/25 at 12:07:23 by Cyberangel	2	893	04/21/25 at 22:30:26 By: Cyberangel
Why does QGD score so poorly? Hi everyone, I'm wondering why the venerable QGD, often referred to as rock solid, shows such dismal statistics for black in nearly every line. Often, black doesn't even win 15% of the games and... Started 05/09/06 at 03:34:08 by Scott Rex(Guest) (Guest) « Pages 1 2 all »	15	17187	10/10/24 at 05:55:28 By: an ordinary chessplayer
Cambridge Springs - Panczyk and Ilczuk In their book, Panczyk and Ilczuk favour the line 7.Nd2 bxc4 because they consider 7...Bb4 8.Qc2 O-O 9.Be2 e5 10.dxe5 Ne4 11.Ncxe4 good for White (p.161). However, in the ChessPub ebook on the QG... Started 02/21/08 at 22:01:28 by Justinhorton « Pages 1 2 all »	25	18410	10/02/24 at 21:07:29 By: FreeRepublic
Does 7...Nbd7 in the QGD have a name? I mean in the position where Black normally chooses between 7...Ne4 (Lasker) or 7...b6 (Tartakower/TMB system). The closest I have come to finding a name is in Matthew Sadler's QGD book where he... Started 02/28/16 at 23:49:10 by Methodchess	5	6541	10/02/24 at 17:42:30 By: FreeRepublic
QGD Orthodox Defence Hello, I am not finding the orthodox QGD (D60-D69). I am sure it is somewhere, I would expect it in the queensgambitdeclined ebook, but this stops at the lasker defence. Actually I want to p... Started 02/10/06 at 17:02:28 by adal(Guest) (Guest)	2	3086	10/02/24 at 17:17:07 By: FreeRepublic
Pert on the Ragozin - new book from QualityChess Hi guys, I am very excited with the new book on the Ragozin it's going to be on the market on 21th December. By Nicholas Pert for Quality Chess. There is an excerpt available on their website, wh... Started 11/24/16 at 10:40:00 by CanadianClub « Pages 1 2 3 4 5 all »	68	67295	08/26/24 at 20:37:32 By: fischerrjbobby
Why do people still avoid the Exchange QGD? In top level games the vast majority of QGD games are arising via the Nimzo move order or 3...Be7, while in the rare cases 3...Nf6 is played, white players nearly exclusively play the Exchange Variati... Started 05/15/19 at 21:10:13 by stockhausen « Pages 1 2 all »	22	17816	08/26/24 at 10:42:16 By: MarinFan
Be2, Bxf6, cxd in Tartakower I find the Tartakower defence annoying when I, as White, take immediately on d5 after ...b6. I see the latest from the top-GMs, with most success for White, is to play 8.Be2, and then, after Bb7, to t... Started 01/06/24 at 10:58:52 by Frankly	6	2866	08/26/24 at 09:29:10 By: MarinFan
Tartakover Variation - best ressources? Hey Folks, there have been quite a few publishments on the Tartakover in recent times: - GM Demuth: The Solid Queen's Gambit Declined - GM Schandorff: Schandorff’s Complete Repertoir... Started 07/18/24 at 21:36:02 by Tauromachie	2	1750	07/21/24 at 12:08:14 By: cathexis
Is the QGD Orthodox still allive? Right now I play the Semi-Slav using Shankland's course where he goes for the Cambridge Springs against Bg5 instead of the Botvinnik/Moscow sharp stuff. I'm around 1500 I was wondering if I could... Started 05/20/22 at 10:44:51 by doefmat « Pages 1 2 all »	21	11856	07/11/24 at 02:35:20 By: Nernstian59
Ragozin/Manhattan 5.Bg5 Nbd7 Hey, do any of you guys have "The Ragozin Complex" by Barsky and knows if he covers 5...Nbd7 in it? This Line seems to not get much attention in general, do you know why? Started 05/13/20 at 13:55:39 by mxstoe	13	7890	04/06/24 at 13:58:33 By: FreeRepublic
Tartakower against 5. Bf4? The theory on 5. Bf4 mostly focuses on either the 6...Nbd7 or 6...c5 lines. Pardon my ignorance but why isn't the tartakower setup (1. d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 0-0 6.e3 b6) played more ... Started 02/04/05 at 08:30:09 by lnn2	11	8346	03/26/24 at 18:44:07 By: H-HH
QGD Vienna Variation 6.Bxc4 question, 8...Bd6 How is black doing in the line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e4 Bb4 6.Bxc4 Nxe4 7.O-O Nxc3 8.bxc3 Bd6 ? Does black equalise here? I've looked at some of the positions and it looks interesting... Started 02/03/19 at 21:52:05 by stockhausen	1	2965	03/26/24 at 01:07:53 By: FreeRepublic
The Refined Ragozin by GM Parligras This available at Chessable: https://www.chessable.com/the-refined-ragozin/course/133951/ From the video, he makes several interesing choices. For example in the main line: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e... Started 03/24/24 at 00:08:19 by FreeRepublic	1	1300	03/25/24 at 20:05:50 By: FreeRepublic
New option for black (D50) I ran across the game Benjamin-Nabaty, a speed game played in December 2020. It was selected and annotated by GM Glenn Flear for ChessPublishing. The opening sequence is one that I have never seen bef... Started 01/12/22 at 23:11:05 by FreeRepublic « Pages 1 2 all »	23	9595	12/10/22 at 21:11:55 By: FreeRepublic
Queen's Gambit Declined: Vienna I recently bought an older book in electronic format: https://everymanchess.com/products/queens-gambit-declined-vienna?_pos=2&_sid=e2c... It comes in both PGN and CBV formats. A kin... Started 07/24/21 at 21:29:21 by FreeRepublic	7	4930	06/03/22 at 14:50:15 By: FreeRepublic
Poll: Queen's Gambit for Black Perhaps black is spoiled for choices. After 4...Be7, black must prepare for both Bg5 and Bf4 systems. However each choice leaves white with choices in turn. Feel free to share your reasoning if you li... Started 09/09/21 at 15:40:06 by FreeRepublic	4	4078	01/24/22 at 10:07:03 By: GMTonyKosten

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