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Did the Queen's Gambit series lead to an increased popularity of the Queen's Gambit opening?
The Queen's Gambit series debuted on 23 October 2020. The Lichess Opening Explorer provides access to the number of games by opening stratified by average rating and/or time control for set time ...
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Why did Bobby Fischer play the Queen's Gambit as White vs. Spassky?
Spassky had an entire squad of Soviet grandmasters trying to find holes in Fischer's repertoire. So it made a lot of sense to surprise them. He also avoided the sharp King's Indian and went for the ...
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Did the Queen's Gambit series lead to an increased popularity of the Queen's Gambit opening?
In addition to SecretAgentMan's answer, one reason why the series wouldn't influence the popularity of the opening is that in some countries the translation of the title isn't faithful:
In Italian ...
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Countering the Horowitz Defense
Since you are playing the Queen Gambit, 2.c4 is indeed the most logical way to continue. The main answers, 2...d5 and 2...Nf6, should fit in your repertoire anyway. The alternative is to go for 2.Nf3 ...
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Why did Bobby Fischer play the Queen's Gambit as White vs. Spassky?
Another idea is that it was strategy at it's deepest. He waited until the most important match of his career to use this part of his opening repertoire. In "Fischer-Spassky, Reyjavik 1972" C.H.O'D ...
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What are the advantages of the QGD over the Slav?
It is not so easy to develop c8 bishop to f5 or g4 in any of these systems. You run into many tactics like Nh4 winning bishop on f5 for a knight, f3 e4 as in open Slav or Qb3 Ne5 stuff with bishop on ...
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Can black play the London system?
That is the Slav, but the problem for black in many of these lines, and specifically immediately, is that if 3...Bf5, then 4.cd cd 5.Qb3 forces you to sacrifice d5 or b7 since 5...b6 just loses.
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Should I switch to a different opening?
I am in my school's chess club now and my teacher tells me to use the queen's gambit instead
The fact that you are in your school's chess club changes the answer somewhat. It means you are young and ...
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Pawn storm, should I start with h4 or g4?
Typically you use a pawn storm to exchange pawns around the castled enemy king and thereby to open lines and diagonals for an attack. Most of the time you want a closed (to some extent) center in ...
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Marshall Defense 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nf6 — transpositions
If you don't take on d5, I think the only advantage black has gained is flexibility. That means he can choose his opening according to your move. But you can be almost 100% sure that the opening will ...
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Can you recommend a variation in the English opening for a technical player?
It's a good question. Just a quick answer with some thoughts to give you some starting ideas, hopefully to be improved later.
I've always liked the English exactly for its rich transpositional ...
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Is the queens gambit declined getting more popular than the slav?
It seems to be that the QGD is regaining some popularity at the top level due to theory advancing. I don't think that says anything about the overall popularity of the two openings though (i.e., ...
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What is this trap in QGD?
This trap is the Elephant Trap.
The video is:
Crazy Queen's Gambit Declined and Secret Preparation Revealed
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Is it true that Queen's Gambit tends to have positional play and King's Gambit A tactical one?
It depends a little. The Queen's Gambit can lead to very lively play, if both parties are willing, but it's easier to turn it positional, as the Queen's Gambit is more of a "pseudo-gambit" than the ...
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When should I take on c4?
It is really a matter of taste over "better". I like the tempo gain that dxc4 gives. Usually the pawn is on c4 before Bf1-d3, but when Bf1 develops, as in your game, it loses time capturing on c4. ...
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Why isn't 3.e4 more popular in the QGA?
I'm not sure which database you are looking at: I see 3.e4 as the second, not third, most popular choice on chess.com, though not by much:
Here's what one author says about 3.Nf3:
Throughout the ...
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"A better move" recommended by chess.com but almost never played?
Chess.com listed this as an inaccuracy because the engine is running at a limited depth, only looking at each move for a few seconds.
When I put the position after 5...Bg4 into Stockfish, it gave an ...
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Can black play the London system?
The London Defensive System is actually a named line in the Réti Opening. And yes, it is very playable. You don't see this very often nowadays, because White will try to stop Black from playing it.
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Pawn storm, should I start with h4 or g4?
The main purpose of a pawn storm is to exchange pawns and open lines. Therefore, in the ideal case you should push the pawn that can easily be exchanged. With a Black pawn on g6, it makes sense to ...
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Marshall Defense 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nf6 — transpositions
Another possible transposition after 3. Nc3:
After 1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 we arrive at a variation of the Chigorin Defense.
A particularly tricky line is the following.
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Queen's gambit continuation
According to Hans Berliner, correspondence chess champion, Bg5 is the best.
From his book "The System. A World Champion's Approach to Chess" he stated, and Fischer agrees, that Bg5 maintain the most ...
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The Meran System plan of attack
If black plays the triangle system againts the Queen's Gambit, white can (try to) transpose to the Semi-Slav defence: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.e3 Nf6 5.Nf3 Nbd7.
The line 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 is ...
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Tactics to counter Queen's Gambit
You do not have to accept the gambit with 2... dxc4. This is chess, not draughts; capturing is not mandatory. (You know that, but this is a standard reply to gambits and other sacrifices.)
Both 2... ...
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Can black play the London system?
I tried this about 15 years ago and after 4. cd cd 5. Qb3 I was soon in a world of pain. I've never tried it since.
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1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Bf5 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Qb3
There is no good way to ...
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What do QGA players usually play when White doesn't play exactly 1.d4 d5 2.c4?
It is a matter of taste
It depends on what kind of QGA they like to play, but assuming they like the main lines, there is a bunch of standard moves Black wants to get in anyway and that they can play ...
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QGD is 3... Be7 better than 3...Nf6
3...Be7 is not stronger than 3...Nf6, nor vice versa. Both moves have their up and downsides. As you correctly stated in your question 3...Be7 works well against the popular variation 3...Nf6 4.cxd5 ...
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Why did Bobby Fischer play the Queen's Gambit as White vs. Spassky?
Fischer was noted for his attacking play derived from Kingside openings. He had to figure that Spassky (and other Soviet masters) would analyze this play.
Therefore, he played variations, ...
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Pros and Cons for black in Queen's Gambit Accepted
A super-abridged guide to the QGA (Queen's Gambit Accepted) is that Black temporarily cedes the center with dxc4, and hopes to develop rapidly while White recovers the pawn (you'll want to look up ...
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In this QGD Exchange variation, how should white deal with 6 ...Bg4?
Usually white's aim in this line is to play Qc2 anyway to take away the F5 square from the black bishop. Therefore I dont think Nf3 is a great move. Its better for white to play Qc2 or Qb3 which is ...
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