![]() ![]() The Move by Move series provides an ideal format for the keen chessplayer to improve their game. Either side can end up with an isolated d-pawn, White can pursue a queenside initiative while Black counters on the other wing or White can attempt to build a powerful centre that Black hopes to undermine. The reason for its enduring popularity is that it is rich in the classic strategic themes. Virtually every world champion has played the opening with both the white and black pieces and it is a great favourite at all levels in chess. The Queen's Gambit Declined is one of the central pillars of chess opening theory. It is time to take your opponents out of their comfort zone and right into yours! In this work, you will find forty-four thoroughly analyzed main games with lots of explanations and additional analysis as well as a 'Quick Repertoire' that will allow you to play the opening in your games after a minimal amount of study time. To get a good feel for the intricacies of the various lines, the authors took it upon themselves to play the opening in their online and training games where it proved remarkably effective. Therefore, this book constitutes the first work dedicated to this fun and tricky variation. The gambit has the advantage of being unexplored and is still quite unknown. This is not a shady gambit but it is a weapon that has been used by several grandmasters, including World Champion Magnus Carlsen. When you are ready for a great fighting game in the Sicilian Defense, there are few things there are more annoying than facing the hatefully solid 2.c3 variation, the so-called Alapin Variation.
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