Opening for White· Beginner
The Queen's Gambit
1.d4 d5Chapter 1
“Black answers d5. Now the gambit: c4 attacks the pawn on d5.”
The Queen's Gambit for White in nine short chapters: the Exchange Variation and its plan, two famous traps to avoid, and an answer to each of Black's main replies.
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26 min
lesson material
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What Black plays, and what you learn
Black's moveGamesLines in the course
2...e631%2 lines
2...c625%2 lines
2...dxc418%2 lines
2...Nf613%1 line
2...e55%1 line
2...Bf53%1 line
2...Nc63%—
Othersc5, Bg4, g6, Be63%—
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Duration
26 min
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9 chapters · 26 min- 1The Exchange Variation and its plan2...e6 3.Nc3 Nf64 min
- 25...c6: Qc2 and the Elephant trap5...c6 6.Qc2 Be73 min
- 3The Slav: Qb3 and the b7 pawn2...c6 3.Nf3 Nf63 min
- 4The Slav with ...Bg4: chase the bishop4...Bg4 5.Nc3 e63 min
- 5Accepted: 3.e4 and the b7 pawn2...dxc4 3.e4 e53 min
- 6Accepted: when Black holds on with ...b53...b5 4.a4 c63 min
- 7The Albin Countergambit2...e5 3.dxe5 d43 min
- 8Against 2...Nf6: kick the knight2...Nf6 3.cxd5 Nxd52 min
- 9The Baltic Defence: b7 again2...Bf5 3.cxd5 Qxd52 min