Chessmate

Queen's Gambit Declined · Black

Tartakower Main Line, Queenside Clamp (D58)

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White replies… d4

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Queen's Gambit Accepted · WhiteDifficulty 2/3

White repertoire · ECO D20

Sample line with full explanations: Central Variation, Alekhine System.

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.

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ECO D35–E05

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  1. Tartakower Main Line, Queenside ClampSample

    1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 b6 8. Be2 Bb7 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. b4 c6 12. O-O a5 13. b5 c5 14. Ne5 cxd4 15. exd4 Bxe5

  2. Tartakower, Bd3 and the Central Break

    1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 b6 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Qe2 c5 11. Rfd1 Ne4 12. Bg3 cxd4 13. exd4 Nxg3 14. hxg3 dxc4 15. Bxc4 Nf6

  3. Tartakower, Makogonov Exchange

    1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 b6 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Rc1 Be6

  4. Anti-Tartakower, Bxf6 and ...e5

    1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1 c6 9. Bd3 Nd7 10. O-O dxc4 11. Bxc4 e5 12. h3 exd4 13. exd4 Nb6 14. Bb3 Bf5 15. Re1 Re8

  5. Harrwitz, Critical 7.cxd5

    1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 b6 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Nxd5 Qxd5 9. Bd3 c5

  6. Harrwitz, ...Ba6 Bishop Exchange

    1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 b6 7. Bd3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 Ba6 9. Qe2 Bxc4 10. Qxc4 c5 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. O-O Qc8 13. Rac1 Nbd7 14. Nb5 Qa6 15. Nc7 Qxc4

  7. Harrwitz, Rc1 and ...c5

    1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 b6 7. Rc1 Bb7 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 Qxd5 10. a3 c5 11. Bc4 Qd8 12. O-O Nc6 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Qc2 Qb6 15. Bd3 h6

  8. Exchange, Fast Minority Attack

    1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Be7 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. Qc2 O-O 9. Nf3 Re8 10. O-O Nf8 11. Rab1 a5 12. a3 Ne4 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Bxe4 dxe4 15. Nd2 f5

  9. Exchange, Slow Minority Attack

    1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Be7 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. Qc2 O-O 9. Nf3 Re8 10. O-O Nf8 11. h3 g6 12. Rab1 Ne6 13. Bh4 Ng7 14. b4 a6 15. a4 Bf5

  10. Exchange, Nge2 and the e4 Center

    1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Be7 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. Qc2 O-O 9. Nge2 Re8 10. O-O Nf8 11. f3 Be6 12. Rae1 Rc8 13. e4 dxe4 14. fxe4 c5 15. Bxf6 Bxf6

  11. Exchange, d5 and ...c4

    1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Be7 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. Qc2 O-O 9. Nge2 Re8 10. O-O Nf8 11. f3 Be6 12. Rae1 Rc8 13. e4 dxe4 14. fxe4 c5 15. d5 c4

  12. Open Catalan, Bf4 and ...Nb4

    1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bf4 Bd6 11. Qc1 a5 12. Nc3 Na6 13. Rd1 Nb4 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bh4 Be7

  13. Open Catalan, Bg5 and ...Rd8

    1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 a5 11. Nc3 Na6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. e4 Nb4 14. Rfd1 Qb8 15. Rac1 Rd8

  14. Open Catalan, 7.Ne5 Sideline

    1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Ne5 Nc6 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. Na3 Bxa3 10. bxa3 Ba6

  15. Open Catalan, Punishing 10.Nxc4

    1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Na3 Bxa3 8. bxa3 Bd7 9. Ne5 Bc6 10. Nxc4 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 Qd5+