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The Queen's Gambit Declined (or QGD) is a chess opening in which Black declines a pawn offered by White in the Queen's Gambit: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6. This is known as the Orthodox Line of the Queen's Gambit Declined. [1] When the "Queen's Gambit Declined" is mentioned, it is usually assumed to be referring to the Orthodox Line; see "Other lines" below.
The Orthodox Defense and the Tarrasch Defense are two important examples. (See Queen's Gambit Declined for more.) After 1.d4 d5 2.c4: 2...e6 – Queen's Gambit Declined or QGD (ECO D30–D69). This is the main line, with many variations. 2...dxc4 – Queen's Gambit Accepted or QGA (D20–D29). Less popular than the Queen's Gambit Declined, it ...
The Tartakower Defence in the Queen's Gambit Declined (also known as the Tartakower–Makogonov–Bondarevsky System) also bears his name, as does the most common variation of the Torre Attack. He is alleged to be the inventor of the Orangutan Opening , 1.b4, so named after Tartakower had admired a great ape during his visit to the zoo whilst ...
The Rubinstein Trap is a chess opening trap in the Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense. Black loses a pawn after Nxd5 due to the threat of his queen being trapped on the back rank by White's Bc7.
The Tarrasch Defense is a chess opening characterized by the moves: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5. The Tarrasch is a variation of the Queen's Gambit Declined. Black's third move is an aggressive bid for central space. After White plays cxd5 and dxc5, Black will be left with an isolated pawn on d5.
A chess commentator in the fictional series said grandmaster Nona Gaprindashvili had never faced men. She had, several times.
Openings: Primary: Queen's Gambit Declined, Nimzo-Indian. Other: Queen's Indian Defense, Symmetrical English, Sicilian (Alapin). Character: Open game. Themes for White: Line opening advance in the center, kingside attack. Themes for Black: Forcing a pawn advance and blockading the pair, conversion to isolani.
Baltic Defence of the Queen's Gambit Declined – 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Bf5; Baltic Defense of the Polish Opening – 1.b4 d5 2.Bb2 Bf5; Baltic Opening (or Dunst Opening) – 1.Nc3; Basque Gambit of the Ruy Lopez – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.d4 exd4 7.e5 Ne4 8.c3; Basque Opening – 1.d4 Nf6 2.b3