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What do QGA players do against 1.d4 2.Nf3 or 1.c4?
Essentially:
- If Black plays the KID, then Black can play Nf6, g6, Bg7, O-O, d6 against everything.
- If Black plays the QGD, then Black can play d5, e6, Nf6, Be7, O-O against everything.<b...

Started 05/25/23 at 19:20:01 by Marc Benford
9 2812 Last Post 06/26/24 at 18:10:00
By: katar
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QGA - sidelines against Classical system
I was thinking of including QGA to my black repertoire. 
I like the resulting positions because white can easily make a mistake if he doesn't know his stuff, but was wondering if any of you know ...

Started 03/28/09 at 19:13:00 by Miki
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By: Miki
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Help! QGA 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bg4 in CBM #??? Theory
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.c4 dxc4 4.e3 Bg4 5.Bxc4 e6 6.h3 Bh5 7.Qb3 Bxf3 8.gxf3 Nbd7 
(or 6.Qb3 Bxf3 7.gxf3 Nbd7)
Where can I found a coverage of this line? (for Black)
I have a book (QGA by Sakaev+Semko...

Started 07/13/09 at 17:35:21 by HoemberChess
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By: HoemberChess
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I've an idea in QGA for Black, is this good?
Hi everyone!
I've focused on QGA recently, and I maybe found some interesting idea.
The style of playing it is:
1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.0-0 a6 7.Bb3 b5 8.a4 Bb7(this is considered...

Started 07/12/09 at 11:31:57 by Chwileulotne85
5 3639 Last Post 07/13/09 at 12:43:45
By: Markovich
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Everyman eBook Special
Buy Opening Repertoire:  Queen's Gambit Accepted, by Nicholas Yap
and also receive:
Opening Repertoire:  Queen's Gambit Declined - Tarrasch, by Cyrus Lakdawala
These are eBooks, in the ...

Started 05/13/24 at 17:10:30 by FreeRepublic
8 1117 Last Post 05/17/24 at 20:59:59
By: Stigma
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QGA Move order Issue
I am beginning to play the white side of the lines recommended in "Playing the queen's gambit".  I quite like the 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bxc4 position.
Against the Indian defe...

Started 03/09/09 at 04:46:16 by Eclectico
2 2253 Last Post 03/09/09 at 12:36:37
By: Alluren
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QGA 3. e4
What exactly is the modern recommendation for meeting e4?  In GM Ward's book he recommends 4(!) moves...e5, c5, Nc6, and Nf6.  What is considered best for black by theory?  It's also annoying because ...

Started 11/03/03 at 20:51:57 by nexirae
1 2777 Last Post 11/22/03 at 07:56:52
By: GMRuslanScherbakov
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QGA for Black DVD - Andrew Martin Foxy Videos
I just noticed this recent DVD On Chess4less. I would appreciate some feedback from anyone who has seen this product.

Started 02/16/10 at 12:41:51 by Antillian
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By: asmund
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QGA 3.e3
Just wondering, has any theory been further developed on this line?  Does black have a move which has been scoring particularly well lately?  Once again, in reference to one of my books, black's choic...

Started 12/01/03 at 16:28:50 by nexirae
1 2640 Last Post 12/28/03 at 08:04:03
By: GMRuslanScherbakov
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Book for black in QGA?
Can you recommend me a starting book for the QGA?. 
In my club nobody plays it because they say that white is better in all lines so i wanna try it with black. Is it good for a player between 180...

Started 10/31/09 at 05:53:56 by peon4rey
4 4998 Last Post 11/02/09 at 03:59:33
By: peon4rey
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QGA—Linares (3...c5)
At Linares in 1993, a whole batch of top level games went: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 c5 4.d5 Nf6 5.Nc3 b5 6.Bf4 Qa5.
Is this line still worth trotting out?  Does it have any merit or surprise value?...

Started 12/13/06 at 01:11:45 by HgMan
5 3784 Last Post 12/13/06 at 20:10:37
By: Antillian
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Herberditz
Hi all,
Thanks for reading!  What is the reputation of 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4.e3 b5 5.a4 Bb7 6.bb3 e6!  They call this the herberditz line of the Queens Gambit accepted. 
thanks,<br /...

Started 02/23/09 at 07:23:09 by Zatara
5 3555 Last Post 02/24/09 at 21:10:48
By: Zatara
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New QGA book (Raetsky)
Has anyone seen the new Starting Out - Queen's Gambit Accepted book yet?  It looks as though it's just come out (BCM website) but is probably not in the hands of many people yet - I wonder if the auth...

Started 09/22/06 at 08:06:04 by slates
12 8403 Last Post 06/07/07 at 14:25:37
By: MarinFan
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1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 g6!?
Hi all,
I entered the above in the search window and QGA Smyslov and Smyslov but could not get anything good.  I remember seeing something about it?!?!?  Anyway what do people think?  Is there so...

Started 11/13/15 at 03:14:58 by Zatara
2 3790 Last Post 11/13/15 at 04:03:55
By: kylemeister
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A new look at the GQA
I was hoping to start a new thread on this less popular try. Why dont more people take the pawn.
What do the white players think about whites chances and what do the black players aim for. 
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Started 11/29/05 at 13:02:52 by basqueknight (Ex Member)
3 3222 Last Post 11/30/05 at 09:42:02
By: John Cox (Guest)
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QGA early ...c5 line
I am curious - what is the current status of this line:
1.d4 d5
2.c4 dxc4
3.Nf3 c5!?
The big test used to be 4.d5 but I remember Seirawan playing this with some success - has the d...

Started 04/04/06 at 13:55:29 by French fan(Guest) (Guest)
5 3607 Last Post 04/05/06 at 14:20:04
By: French Fan(Guest) (Guest)
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3 Nf3 a6
Are there any theoretical problems with the line [1 d4 d5 2 c4 dxc4] 3 Nf3 a6 - ? I've begun looking at it, and it seems like a rather attractive solution to Black's problems:
A) 4 e3 - by far th...

Started 03/10/17 at 22:55:45 by fjd
13 6864 Last Post 04/06/23 at 19:00:32
By: kylemeister
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QGA Mannheim variation (4.Qa4)
    Been looking at this as am a Catalan player, was wondering about the reply Bd7
1) d4 d5 2. c4 dxc 3.Nf3 Nf6 4. Qa4 Bd7 5.Qxc4
Burgess does not even mention this move in his chapter on th...

Started 01/25/17 at 03:43:06 by helmet
1 3248 Last Post 03/10/17 at 17:29:25
By: fjd
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QGA 3. e4 e5 4. Nf3 responses
There are two responses that I am considering, one is the immediate 4. ...exd4 and the other is to first give a check with 4. ...Bb4+ and then maybe play exd4. The engines prefer the immediate exd4.<b...

Started 10/02/18 at 19:00:07 by VGA
9 5903 Last Post 06/03/20 at 02:04:26
By: TNich
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3.e3 versus the QGA
Hello,
What do you think of the 3.e3 system against the Queen's Gambit Accepted? I noticed that a number of Grandmasters use it, but mainly as a method of transposing to the main line QGA with 3....

Started 04/13/08 at 08:46:03 by Chevalier
1 2317 Last Post 04/13/08 at 22:15:12
By: Bonsai
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