Chessmate

Queen's Gambit Accepted · White

Central Variation, Alekhine System (D20)

Start with the Queen's Gambit structure: claim the center and prepare to challenge Black's d-pawn.

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Continue through the Queen's Gambit repertoire from another tabiya.

Queen's Gambit Accepted · BlackDifficulty 3/3

Black repertoire · ECO D20–D27

Sample line with full explanations: Modern Tabiya, 8.a3 and the ...b5 Expansion · Black.

Queen's Gambit Declined · WhiteDifficulty 2/3

White repertoire · ECO D32–D41

Sample line with full explanations: Harrwitz Main Line, Rd1.

Queen's Gambit Declined · BlackDifficulty 3/3

Black repertoire · ECO D35–E05

Sample line with full explanations: Tartakower Main Line, Queenside Clamp.

All lines in this course

ECO D20

Every one of these lines is explained move by move in the app — with recall practice and spaced review.

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  1. Central Variation, Alekhine SystemSample

    1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bxc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 Nc6 7. Nf3 Bf5 8. O-O e6 9. Be3 Be7 10. h3 O-O 11. Nc3

  2. Central Variation, McDonnell Defense, Bxe6

    1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 e5 4. Nf3 exd4 5. Bxc4 Nc6 6. O-O Be6 7. Bxe6 fxe6 8. Qb3 Qd7 9. Qxb7 Rb8 10. Qa6

  3. Central Variation, McDonnell Defense, Qxh8

    1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 e5 4. Nf3 exd4 5. Bxc4 c5 6. Ne5 Be6 7. Bxe6 fxe6 8. Qh5+ g6 9. Nxg6 hxg6 10. Qxh8

  4. Central Variation, Greco Defense, Bd7

    1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 b5 4. a4 c6 5. axb5 cxb5 6. Nc3 Bd7 7. d5 e6 8. dxe6 fxe6 9. Nxb5 Bxb5 10. Qh5+ g6 11. Qxb5+

  5. Central Variation, Greco Defense, Qb6

    1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 b5 4. a4 c6 5. axb5 cxb5 6. Nc3 Qb6 7. b3 e6 8. bxc4 Bb4 9. Bd2 bxc4 10. Bxc4 Ne7 11. Nge2

  6. Central Variation, Greco Defense, Rxa8

    1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 b5 4. a4 c6 5. axb5 cxb5 6. Nc3 a6 7. Nxb5 axb5 8. Rxa8 Bb7 9. Ra2