Timeline for Is Sadler's 2000 book Queen's Gambit Declined focused on white or black?
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| Oct 3, 2022 at 14:08 | comment | added | David | @Anna our ratings are pretty much the same so take my advice with a grain of salt but In my experience I'd say yes, at first take as much knowledge about general plans so when you finally start building up the lines in your repertoire, most of the moves will already feel natural and you'll get the same results with less work. I'm no expert in 1.d4 d5 so I can't tell if that book is the best option, but the themes of the QGD are common and you'll find many of them in most middlegame strategy books. I do have some stuff on the Catalan though, so if you're interested we can trade some materials | |
| Oct 3, 2022 at 13:22 | comment | added | Anna | Thank you! I've been browsing through Sadler since I asked the question, and found that the book contains many useful paragraphs on high-level ideas and structures. It seems focusing on those is the best use of the book, and getting my repertoire from elsewhere? I've been looking at Nitrlis' 1. d4 d5 book. My FIDE Elo is 2050. | |
| Oct 3, 2022 at 10:48 | history | answered | David | CC BY-SA 4.0 |