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QGD Mainline
QGD Mainline
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  (3 Viewing)
Tarrasch & Semi-Tarrasch, Exchange Variation, 5 Bf4 [D30-37 & D41-42]
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112 2205 Last Post Yesterday at 13:08:53
In: Re: Unusual lines in the...
By: FreeRepublic
QGA
QGA  (1 Viewing)
Queen's Gambit Accepted [D20-D29]
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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]
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191 2413 Last Post 12/07/25 at 20:05:34
In: Re: Slav with 3.e3
By: George Jempty
Semi-Slav
Semi-Slav
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  (1 Viewing)
Catalan Opening [E01-09]
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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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1.d4
I have the book of ward. Winning with the sicilian dragon 2, a complete repertoire for the attacking player against 1.e4. But is there a book with a repertoire for the attacking player against 1.d4?

Started 05/23/05 at 14:04:32 by Waster
5 4252 Last Post 05/24/05 at 13:25:40
By: Alias
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Move order at d4 system
As white, I open d4 & like catalan setup to avoid QGD & QID setup by Black.   
But no worry & really OK to face  Black's Slav/SemiSlav, KID/Gruenfeld g3, Benoni declined (d4 Nf6,c4 c5, Nf3 (not ha...

Started 05/14/05 at 03:55:16 by ChessLover (Guest)
7 5682 Last Post 05/19/05 at 17:09:48
By: guidedbyvoices
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Baltic Defence [1.d4 d5 2.c4 Bf5]
In the Watson/Schiller 'Big Book of Busts' the line:
1.d4 d5 2.c4 Bf5 3.Qb3 e5 4.Qxb7 Nd7 5.Nc3 exd4 6.Nxd5 Bd6 7.Nf3
is considered a refutation of Black's play (7...c5 8.Qc6!, when 8...Qb8 ...

Started 04/27/05 at 11:27:20 by JN
4 5583 Last Post 04/27/05 at 13:29:49
By: JN
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3...Nc6?! in QGD
How best might I punish 1.d4,d5 2.c4,e6 3.Nc3,Nc6?!

Started 04/26/05 at 15:44:37 by Jerry_Taylor
1 3760 Last Post 04/26/05 at 11:23:00
By: Paddy
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Books on Queen's Gambit
So sadler is a must for qgd. Are there other good books/cds? Lalic's book on Bg5 lines came out about the same time. Is the theory still of any good?
On QGD exchange: i read a couple of good revi...

Started 02/17/05 at 16:03:08 by lnn2
9 7145 Last Post 04/17/05 at 23:12:48
By: lnn2
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How to avoid tarrash with catalan?
       Hi
My main anti Queens gambit weapon is the catalan, is there a good way to avoid the tarrash and keep to a catalan?

Started 06/17/04 at 06:07:21 by helmet
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15 15873 Last Post 03/23/05 at 16:41:40
By: Semkov (Guest)
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Kasparov Queen's Gambit DVD
Kasparov just did a DVD with Chessbase on the Queen's Gambit.
Anyone seen this? Opinions please!
Chessbase says it comes with a "complete opening book". Does this mean it's a normal opening ...

Started 01/02/05 at 09:56:57 by lnn2
7 6406 Last Post 02/02/05 at 07:41:30
By: blue_king
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1.d4 d5 2.c4 c5
Hi All.
What is the best way for white to achieve advantage in the variation :
1. d4 d5
2. c4 c5
I tried 3. cd5 Qd5 4. Nf3 cd4 5.Nc3 Qd8 6.Qxd4 Qxd4 7.Nd4x  White has better develo...

Started 01/26/05 at 00:37:49 by ChessLover (Guest)
1 4136 Last Post 01/27/05 at 02:14:53
By: bob000 (Guest)
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Nd2 in QGD
My latest match (i was black) started with the moves 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 e6 3.d4 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.Nbd2.
I haven't faced this move before: i presume the idea is to take with the knight in event of dxc4. ...

Started 01/20/05 at 16:43:41 by Peter Kitchen (Guest)
2 3007 Last Post 01/21/05 at 05:56:39
By: Peter Kitchen (Guest)
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November 1d4 d5 Update!!
This is the second month in a row that the 1d d5 site has been screwed up.
Originally the Oct Update wouldn't download and now The November Download is actually still October's games.
Come o...

Started 11/30/04 at 03:05:34 by TopNotch
1 2481 Last Post 11/30/04 at 13:55:21
By: GMTonyKosten
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October d4 d5 coverage
I can't seem to access the games connected to Ruslan's recently posted October 2004 update   Cry
Previous months' updates work fine, so I don't think the problem originates with me.  Is anyone el...

Started 11/21/04 at 19:06:34 by HgMan
3 3505 Last Post 11/22/04 at 18:06:00
By: TopNotch
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Strange bishop ideas
In my last competitive match, I encountered a rather strange idea in the opening. If you excuse the move order, I think its applicable to this section. I was black and the open ing moves went:
1....

Started 09/29/04 at 10:15:04 by Peter Kitchen (Guest)
1 2743 Last Post 09/29/04 at 10:10:29
By: alumbrado
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chigorin 3.Nf3 Bg4 4.Nc3
I have just started to study the Chigorin QGD in detail, when I noticed the following: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nf3 Bg4 4.Nc3 e6 [according to Bronznik, the best move, and the only reasonable alternative 4....

Started 05/25/04 at 10:46:32 by feb
4 4559 Last Post 06/04/04 at 16:10:37
By: GuidedbyVoices (Guest)
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Getting my feet wet with the Queen's Gambit
I have been a d4 player for a while, using the Torre attack with some success vs. theses openings.
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 Bg5                        Torre Attack
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 Bg5        ...

Started 05/21/04 at 00:49:11 by FusterCluck
2 3536 Last Post 05/22/04 at 11:21:44
By: AmateurDragoneer
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meeting 1d4
I have been enjoying the repertoire of "Meeting 1d4" by Jacob Aagaard/Esben Lund, but I have come up against a problem and wondered if anyone can please help me??? The authors state that you just play...

Started 08/08/03 at 23:12:23 by heather
2 4061 Last Post 05/02/04 at 07:42:23
By: midnight
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Play 1. d4!!
I was wondering if anyone has this book and if so what do they think of it. My friend is thinking of getting of it and it sounded good because it is one of the few 1. d4 repertoire books that actually...

Started 03/27/04 at 21:59:13 by AmateurDragoneer
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16 15483 Last Post 04/26/04 at 16:30:07
By: Billy_Cember - Ex Member
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GM Janjgava's "The Queen's Gambit Declined"
GM Janjgava wrote a book on the QGD and the Catalan from Black's point of view. 
In it, he recommends the following sequence:
1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 Be7 with the idea of forcing White to play...

Started 03/14/03 at 20:33:02 by garrubal
5 8321 Last Post 04/24/04 at 06:45:54
By: Peter Kitchen (Guest)
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1.d4 d5
Hi everybody,
Logged on to say that homepage is right - Ruslan's stuff really is top-notch. Highly recommended!
Cheers,
Peter.
Was that plug OK, Tony? Wink

Started 11/05/03 at 10:20:58 by Flintoff
8 7008 Last Post 04/06/04 at 05:32:19
By: Kiwi
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WELCOME EVERYBODY!!!
Dear Readers,   
 
Welcome to the world of 1. d4 d5 2. c4 openings of our Forum at chesspublishing.com. 
 
Let’s use this Forum to bring our interests together – sometimes I feel I ...

Started 01/12/03 at 19:43:26 by GMRuslanScherbakov
5 5697 Last Post 12/31/03 at 21:46:51
By: spakus
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pallisers qgd move order  Nf3, bg5
Hi, in Richard Pallisers play D4  he uses the move order  D4 D5 Nf3 Nf6 C4 E6 BG5 -   delaying the development of the Queen's knight now against Nc3 I'd have tried for a Moscow or maybe Botvinnik Vari...

Started 09/28/08 at 15:49:58 by FischerTal
7 4337 Last Post 09/29/08 at 19:32:41
By: Viking
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