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Everyman Chess - Openings - D00-D99
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Queen's Gambit Declined
by Matthew Sadler
Publication Date: April 2000
Editorial Review:
In this book grandmaster Sadler explains the ideas behind the Queen's Gambit Declined, one of Black's most dependable replies to the queen's pawn. He discusses all of the major variations in popular practice, explaining the key plans and ideas and highlighting important recent developments.
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Queen's Gambit Declined Bg5 Systems
by Bogdan Lalic
Publication Date: March 2000
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The Bg5 lines of the Queen's Gambit Declined include some of the most popular and important opening systems at all levels of play. Here, for the first time in many years, a strong and experienced grandmaster covers all lines of this opening in objective fashion. Lalic fully acquaints readers with the main lines, and prepares them to face unusual systems and rare gambit ideas with confidence. Among the lines covered are the Exchange Variation, Tartakower Defence, Lasker Defence, Cambridge Springs and the Classical Orthodox Defence, all of which have been used at World Championship level.
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Easy Guide to the Queen's Gambit Accepted
by Graeme Buckley
Publication Date: November 1998
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The Queen's Gambit Accepted is one of Black's most trustworthy and yet dynamic ways of facing the Queen's Pawn Opening. Black immediately accepts the invitation to open the position, leading to positions rich in positional and tactical complexity. Now, for the first time, Graeme Buckley uncovers the secrets behind the opening which has become a firm favourite amongst many of today's top players.
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Queen's Gambit Declined 5 Bf4!
by Colin Crouch
Publication Date: June 1998
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The Orthodox Defence to the Queen's Gambit is an extremely resilient system for Black, and a solid favourite of many world champions. As Black's main ideas are easily grasped, it is also a very popular option at club level. In this, the first major work on the subject, the flexible and powerful move 5 Bf4! is explained. While far less hackneyed than the standard systems in which the bishop goes to g5, the move denies Black the standard simplifying manoeuvres and sets an entirely new set of problems.
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Fianchetto Grunfeld
by Adrian Mikhalchishin and Alexander Belyavsky
Publication Date: May 1998
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By choosing the Fianchetto System against the Grunfeld, White aims to stifle Black's normal piece play. White avoids presenting Black with a target and instead looks to probe Black's sensitive queenside. White's strategy has been used to good effect by Karpov and Kasparov, reason enough to adopt it in one's own games.
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Semi Slav
by Matthew Sadler
Publication Date: January 1998
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The Semi-Slav defence has been one of Black's most reliable defences to the queen's pawn since the 1920's. Now, it is fashionable both at grandmaster level and with club and tournament players. Here, Grandmaster Matthew Sadler explains the strategy and tactics of this dynamic opening. Through the use of model games for both sides, the author provides a thorough grounding in the key ideas.
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Slav
by Matthew Sadler
Publication Date: March 1997
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The Slav Defence (1 d4 d5 2 c4 c6) has been one of Black's most reliable defences to the queen's pawn since its adoption by World Champions Alekhine and Euwe in the 1930s. Nowadays it is very popular both at grandmaster level (it is used regularly by Ivanchuk, Lautier and Short) and with club players. In this book Grandmaster Matthew Sadler explains the strategy and tactics of this perennial favourite. Through the use of model games for both sides, the author provides a thorough grounding in the key ideas, so that readers can quickly and confidently start to use the Slav in their own games. Also included is a survey of the trendy new 1 d4 d5 2 c4 c6 3 Nf3 Nf6 4 Nc3 a6 variation.
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Play the Noteboom
by Teun Van der Vorm and Van der Werf
Publication Date: August 1996
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The Noteboom Variation of the Queen's Gambit (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 e6 4.Nf3 dxc4) is one of the most uncompromising defenses to the queen's pawn. Black steals a pawn, intending to rapidly activate his pieces and develop a queenside initiative while White wastes time restoring material equilibrium. Play becomes very double-edged, and the better prepared player enjoys excellent chances of success. The main ideas and variations of the Noteboom are explained in this book through the use of 47 annotated, illustrative games.
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