I wish to play a specific move order of the QGD as Black, but the problem is that White can throw Marshall gambit at me.
I do not want to play the sharp lines, I need a solid and fully equal position.
I have tried to introduce novelties two times ( I even asked for help here both times ), but both of them failed since I was able to refute them in my home analysis after careful work ( that is why I have deleted the mentioned questions ). Therefore I have given up on trying to improve the opening and am asking for help.
This is the move order I have in mind:
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1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.e4!?
This is known as Marshall gambit. As I have said earlier, I do not wish to accept it, I need solid quiet positional lines. Something like 4...dxe4 5.Nxe4 Nd7
could work for me, as it is similar to Caro-Kann. The way things stand now, this line is good for White and both of my attempts to improve it have failed, as stated above.
To summarize my questions:
- Is there a way for Black to decline the gambit and reach full equality ?
- If there is a positive answer to the first question, can you recommend some high quality resources for studying such lines ( books/online resources etc ) ?
NOTE:
I would not mind if in the above mentioned position Black can transpose into another opening, as long as it is solid one.
Thank you for your help.
Best regards.
3...Be7
instead of3...c6
? That's the modern way to avoid theNge2
lines of the QGD Exchange Variation. The triangle is a very sharp system, there's almost no good way to decline the Marshall Gambit when it appears.