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QGD Mainline
QGD Mainline  (3 Viewing)
Ragozin , Vienna, Cambridge Springs, Lasker, Tartakower [D38-39 & D50-69]
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83 1273 Last Post 12/29/25 at 22:47:26
In: Re: Cambridge Springs Def...
By: Nernstian59
QGD Intro
QGD Intro
Tarrasch & Semi-Tarrasch, Exchange Variation, 5 Bf4 [D30-37 & D41-42]
Moderators: proustiskeen, TN
112 2203 Last Post 04/15/26 at 09:48:16
In: Re: New product advocates...
By: MarinFan
QGA
QGA
Queen's Gambit Accepted [D20-D29]
Moderators: TN, proustiskeen
78 730 Last Post 12/07/25 at 23:38:29
In: What about the Haberditz...
By: George Jempty
Slav
Slav  (2 Viewing)
Main Slav Defence [D16-19], Slow Slav [D11-12], Exchange [D13-14] Chebanenko [D10 & D15]
Moderators: Jupp53, proustiskeen
191 2413 Last Post 12/07/25 at 20:05:34
In: Re: Slav with 3.e3
By: George Jempty
Semi-Slav
Semi-Slav  (3 Viewing)
Meran Defence [D47-49], Anti-Meran [D45-46], Botvinnik [D44], Moscow [D43], Triangle [D30-31]
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184 2018 Last Post 08/03/24 at 08:36:57
In: Re: The Modernized Semi-S...
By: Justinhorton
Catalan
Catalan  (2 Viewing)
Catalan Opening [E01-09]
Moderators: TN, proustiskeen
80 1072 Last Post 09/13/25 at 15:47:00
In: Re: Catalan lines with .....
By: FreeRepublic
1. d4 d5 2. c4 1. d4 d5 2. c4
Slav, QGA, QGD, Catalan, etc. [D06-66 & E01-09] with GM Nigel Davies
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Info D06 symmetrical (Austrian Defense)
I am looking for any information on the symmetrical defense (1. d4 d5 2. c4 c5). It is probably not really sound but I would nevertheless like to learn a little bit more about it from black's perspect...

Started 02/01/15 at 16:07:58 by prieber
6 5553 Last Post 02/19/26 at 16:51:32
By: an ordinary chessplayer
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Slav exchange
Hi all, Is there any books or videos that give good coverage of the slav exchange for black? I been thinking of playing the semi-slav actually and I like the slav move order but I'm kinda afraid of th...

Started 06/03/22 at 19:07:31 by Mtal
4 3715 Last Post 09/29/22 at 12:39:10
By: Kerangali
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Countering the Queen's Gambit
Does anyone have Countering the Queen's Gambit by Prusikin from New In Chess? Any thoughts?
https://www.debestezet.nl/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=5316

Started 03/26/22 at 09:54:27 by TD
2 3083 Last Post 05/18/22 at 18:42:43
By: fluffy
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Georgiev on Slav Gambits & Catalan
Slav Gambit and Siblings
by GM Kiril Georgiev
Chess-Stars , May 2021
The book presents a consistent White repertoire against 1...d5, based on gambit systems where White gives up the c4-pa...
tracke  Smiley

Started 04/09/21 at 15:57:32 by tracke
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19 12666 Last Post 01/27/22 at 12:52:21
By: an ordinary chessplayer
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1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Qc2 dxc4 5.e4
Hi all, 
I'm wanna know more about this line, any source is welcome:)

Started 10/11/20 at 19:33:55 by gewgaw
7 4400 Last Post 10/14/20 at 23:00:22
By: MW
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Sources on the Qc2 Anti Meran for White
Hey, question is in the title Smiley

Started 10/12/20 at 20:03:48 by mxstoe
0 1808 Last Post 10/12/20 at 20:03:48
By: mxstoe
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QGD Exchange Carlsbard Structure with g5
In Antonsen - Burmakin 1/2-1/2 2014 Chesspub game annotated by Max Illingworth, he notes, "1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. Qc2 h6 7. Bh4 Be6 8. e3 Nbd7 that 9. Bd3 is met with 9...

Started 10/04/20 at 05:58:40 by trw
3 2678 Last Post 10/04/20 at 08:12:29
By: trw
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Books/Sources QGD Mainline with 4.Nf3 (Be7 5.Bg5)
Hey, have there been any Sources since the older Kramnik 1.Nf3 Books that cover the position after 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4. Nc3 (intending Be7 5.Bg5) and the deviations possible in the second and ...

Started 06/04/20 at 10:07:13 by mxstoe
9 5477 Last Post 06/15/20 at 19:24:28
By: Pantu - Ex Member
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Lifetime Repertoires: The Nimzo-Ragozin
IM Christof Sielecki and FM Daniel Barrish have a joint repertoire up on Chessable, a general work against 1. d4 and 1. Nf3.
Main choices are the Nimzo and the Ragozin.
There are 2 related S...

Started 10/17/19 at 12:44:00 by JFugre
14 12377 Last Post 06/08/20 at 19:43:47
By: WSS
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Books that recommend 000 in the queens gambit exch
Hi all, are there any books or even videos that recommend castling queen side for white in the queens gambit exchange? I know I have an older d4 rep book by Keene that does, but was wondering if there...

Started 04/05/20 at 12:02:00 by Mtal
1 2347 Last Post 04/05/20 at 14:24:33
By: Stigma
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Playing the Queen's Gambit: A Grandmaster Guide
I saw on amazon.com an announcement for new QUALITY CHESS book written by Denmark GM Lars Schandorff (Elo 2505) about QGD:
# Paperback: 256 pages
# Publisher: Quality Chess (May 2009)
# Language: English...

Started 01/07/09 at 16:58:43 by rossia
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97 87116 Last Post 02/28/20 at 10:00:06
By: semper_fidelis
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1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 dxc4
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 dxc4 
Where is the best detailed coverage of this line, possibly in printed form (book)? I often struggle as White vs this apparently nonsensical (but tricky, IMHO) line...

Started 08/17/19 at 07:38:38 by grandpatzer
6 5288 Last Post 12/24/19 at 19:24:21
By: scvchess
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Welcome GM Robert Hungaski!
I am really pleased to announce that GM Robert Hungaski is taking over the 1 d4 d5 2 c4 section. He is a professional chess player (Grand Master since 2013) and coach (FIDE Senior Trainer) from the Un...

Started 12/19/19 at 12:51:13 by GMTonyKosten
3 3795 Last Post 12/24/19 at 19:19:32
By: scvchess
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Books advocating the main line Slav for White?
Are there any fairly recent books - I mean actual paper books: not DVDs, videos, Chesstable products or similar - analyzing the main line Slav from White's perspective? I mean, 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 N...

Started 12/21/19 at 10:14:21 by grandpatzer
9 6351 Last Post 12/23/19 at 18:40:22
By: semper_fidelis
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Nf3 without Nc3, queen's gambit exchanged line
Are there well known articles on 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.cxd4 exd4 5.Bg5.
This isn't technically the exchange variation since white hasn't played Nc3, but are there any well known discussions...

Started 11/24/19 at 21:55:52 by kevinfat
7 5691 Last Post 12/20/19 at 19:55:38
By: stockhausen
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QGA databank by Hungaski
https://www.modern-chess.com/en/chess-databases/database=90
Released few days ago. One of the few QGA resources these days.
I know that Hungaski plays a lot in Argentina, but he is officiall...

Started 12/05/19 at 22:16:14 by Leon_Trotsky
1 2792 Last Post 12/16/19 at 02:49:47
By: scvchess
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Opening Repertoire the Queen's Gambit - Lemos
Opening Repertoire the Queen's Gambit - Lemos
This book was published a few days ago by Everyman. Is it actually a repertoire book (as the title suggests) or else (nowadays one cannot be sure of ...

Started 08/17/19 at 07:20:14 by grandpatzer
1 3479 Last Post 10/14/19 at 05:11:34
By: VGA
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No update in 1.d4 d5 2.c4 section
since April! Isn't this one of the most played and most important opening sections?

Started 06/28/19 at 15:25:25 by sanaz
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22 21611 Last Post 08/23/19 at 14:50:33
By: GMTonyKosten
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Catalan
Hi all,
I was thinking of trying the Catalan. I do not know much about it and an sure my opponents probably will not either. I was wondering what's the play like. I know I seen a few Kramnik game...

Started 07/18/19 at 16:21:18 by Mtal
2 2837 Last Post 07/25/19 at 01:12:58
By: sanaz
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Re: QGD Тartakower databse by Marin
@Mods
Better to change the title into Roman alphabet.
@ forumites
Its an EIL paradigm here - English as an International Language.
Just about everyone manages this, and it’s good i...

Started 05/25/19 at 06:09:47 by Bibs
6 4995 Last Post 06/16/19 at 21:56:54
By: Stigma
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