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New product advocates old line vs. Exchange
I was a bit struck by this from "Carlsbad Structure - Complete Repertoire for Black" from Modern Chess.
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Be7 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. Qc2 0-0 9. Nge...

Started 02/04/26 at 16:41:00 by kylemeister
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By: kylemeister
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Alatortsev coverage
I'd like to request some Alatortsev coverage.  It looks to me like there are only three annotated games with 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4, and no games that cover 5...Nf6.  Perhaps an u...

Started 02/03/08 at 16:30:41 by ErictheRed
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By: DoubledPawns
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5 Bf4 system
In the QGD 5 Bf4 system, I have Sadler's book and Janjgava's "Queen's Gambit & Catalan for Black" and will get the Dautov 5 Bf4 CD from Chessbase, but these are all from 2000-2001. 
Is there anyt...

Started 04/13/05 at 21:03:11 by cma6
13 8014 Last Post 10/31/06 at 12:43:49
By: Keano
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Learn to Play the Queens Gambit
Has anyone purchased this new book by Karpov and Kalinichenko and if so what are your thoughts on it?

Started 09/15/18 at 18:55:47 by MW
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By: MW
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Svidler-Kramnik
Their game today in the first round of the Candidates started 
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 .
Many players would automatically play 4. ..exd5, but research discovers a fair numb...

Started 03/15/13 at 20:31:27 by RdC
12 11787 Last Post 04/25/13 at 20:26:31
By: tony37
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D36: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation:
Hi im about 2100 in elo and trying to improve my opening repetoire.
i was wondering if anyone now any good books that include alot of info on: 
D36: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variati...

Started 03/20/09 at 03:23:44 by sas
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25 26755 Last Post 11/25/11 at 07:48:13
By: Zwischenzugzwang
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QG Exchange after 3.cxd5!?
Because I am not a regular 1.d4 player I was wondering what the downside is of 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.cxd5 instead of 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5. I saw that last night at my local club, but it is almost never played...

Started 09/09/18 at 14:43:12 by TD
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By: MW
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Art of the Tarrasch Defence - Alexei Bezgodov
I have been adding the Tarrasch Defence to my repertoire as an alternative to my KID.
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Anyone got this book and what do you think of it?

Started 11/29/17 at 20:52:59 by JEH
11 13277 Last Post 03/02/18 at 12:49:05
By: tapchess
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6.dxc5 Nf6!? in the Tarrasch
Hey guys.
I always found the 6.dxc5 line in the Tarrasch (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.dxc5!) to be slightly annoying.
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Started 10/16/16 at 18:26:29 by Tauromachie
8 7994 Last Post 12/28/19 at 21:33:34
By: fling
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Making the Exchange QGD work for Black
I've been playing the QGD for a few years now with reasonable results. Against the exchange I typically go 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 following Cox's excellent book on the QGD. Her...

Started 07/20/16 at 22:52:24 by lapusneanul
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By: RdC
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Current status of QGD exchange variation
Hi, there has been a lack of recents books about the QGD lately and I am wondering about the current status of the Exchange variation. My impression is that the exchange variation is played less today...

Started 04/27/11 at 17:38:30 by mrbenoni
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By: ErictheRed
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QGD 5 Bf4 a6!?
In the never-ending quest for something in the 5 Bf4 lines I haven't seen much on 5...a6. It looks like a good move to me, but my analysis powers are not equal to many on the forum. Nor have I found d...

Started 06/26/13 at 21:04:35 by Arnaudov
9 9069 Last Post 07/18/13 at 06:17:39
By: Vass
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5.Bf4 QGD
Hi guys,
I just gave a quick look at the last update by Ruslan regarding the 5.Bf4 QGD. He focuses on the position resultin from 5. Bf4 0-0 6.e3 c5 7.dc5 Bc5 8.cd5 Nd5 9.Nd5 ed5. My question is: ...

Started 02/12/09 at 12:33:45 by Chess_Addict
2 2745 Last Post 02/16/09 at 16:28:43
By: Chess_Addict
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B-f4 in queens gambit
Hi all, any recommendations on books or videos to learn bf4 in the queens gam.bit? Also for those who played it what is your opinion on it? I am thinking of playing d4 again but wanted something diffe...

Started 12/04/13 at 21:06:21 by Mtal
10 10139 Last Post 05/08/15 at 07:27:23
By: Flashman
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Tarrasch defense or.......?
I'm looking for a defense against 1. d4. I like closed  strategical games so i'm trying to find something similar to Caro-Kann, which is my defense agaist 1. e4.
First i plated king's indian defe...

Started 05/09/04 at 02:19:20 by Max
9 6851 Last Post 05/22/04 at 02:38:43
By: Max
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Pros and cons of 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3...d5 ?
I have never played the QGD with Black. I was looking at the Benoni via 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3...c5 and wondered if this could also aply to the QGD. Are there (top-)players who use this move-order to get ...

Started 02/15/18 at 09:53:36 by TD
9 7826 Last Post 03/28/18 at 16:15:34
By: FreeRepublic
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5. Bf4 with ...c5
I noticed this game from today; one might wonder what to make of it.  Some background:  the classical ...c5 has been under something of a cloud in recent years.   The ...Re8/...e5/...Nd4 idea goes bac...

Started 10/06/15 at 20:40:48 by kylemeister
7 5659 Last Post 06/06/22 at 19:15:46
By: FreeRepublic
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theory of QGD/Tarrasch/9.dxc5 (White)

      notations:
                   "Palliser-d4": Play 1.d4 by PALLISER (2003)
                   "OFWAT Kramnik-5": Book #5 of Openings for White according to Kramnik by KHALIFMAN (2002)

I meet t...

Started 08/15/09 at 13:30:39 by HoemberChess
5 6239 Last Post 10/19/09 at 15:04:59
By: Nightlamp
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Alatortsev
Hello!
I would like to hear your opinions on the following line:
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4 c6 6.e3 Bf5 7.Nge2 Nd7 8.Ng3 (8.g4 is played more often, but there Black has foun...

Started 08/07/11 at 20:11:36 by huibui
6 7776 Last Post 11/12/20 at 16:18:17
By: FreeRepublic
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Repertoire question
As Black I play the QGD with the moves 1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 Nf6 
After 4 Bg5 Be7 5 Nf3 Nbd7 etc. I get positions I'm quite happy playing.
However after 4 Nf3 Be7 5 Bf4 0-0 6 e3 I'm not over...

Started 07/04/18 at 17:21:36 by najdorfslayer
1 2672 Last Post 07/04/18 at 19:01:21
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