The Queen's Gambit is the opening given by the moves 1.d4 d5 2.c4. White offers a pawn in order to gain more central control.
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I lost a game without making tactical mistakes; how can I avoid this happening in the future?
Here's a game of mine from last night. It was my first tournament game for many years.
(This game is David Kenney vs. Douglas Stones [me] 1-0. Press F to flip the board.)
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Queen's Gambit Accepted line for white
Have just started reading a bit about this line and was wondering if any one can explain the pros and cons of preferring e4 over e3 in the 3rd move - apart from the fact that e4 gives positional ...
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What are some lines of the Queen's Gambit symmetrical variation for white?
Some people who I play always play the symmetrical variation, and I don't know how to play it for white.
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1.d4 d5 2.c4 c5
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How to blunt the Albin Counter Gambit?
I dislike open, highly tactical games. I wouldn't mind them so much if I won them, but that isn't what happens.
I was recently destroyed by the Albin Counter Gambit. I'm curious if there is a known ...
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Why is the “Queens Gambit” referred to as a gambit?
If White will just get a pawn back at no cost, why is the Queens Gambit a Gambit? Is it for historical reasons or something else?
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Theoretical relationship between Caro-Kann exchange and Queen's Gambit exchange
Is there a book, or an article, which examines the relationship between these two openings? The Caro-Kann exchange (non-Panov) is 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5, and the Queen's Gambit exchange is 1.d4 ...
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Does the Caro-Kann or the Tartakower System of the Queen's Gambit Declined help with positional skills?
In the following Wikipedia biography on Gary Kasparov, I read the following:
From age 7, Kasparov attended the Young Pioneer Palace in Baku and, at 10 began training at Mikhail Botvinnik's chess ...
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How can I to hold on to the pawn plus for black in the Queen's Gambit Accepted?
A few years back I used to play with a player who always accepted the queens gambit pawn and used to hold on to it and sometimes win with the pawn plus.
Is there any specific variation that can be ...
