How you play the Queens gambit declined

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tassvinbarni

Recently I got interested in this opening therefore I commonly use the 1d4 opening to get this line but I found a bit of problems in this opening when I reach the midddlegames or sometimes in the opening itself when there are unusual ways they confuse me for those who don't know this is the line(1.d4,d5 2.c4,e6 )this is the queens gambit declined the common line I like is 3.Nf3,Nf6 4.Bg5 or Nc3 to go in the ragozin defence. For those who have a wide experience in this opening can you give me an opinion about this line and some side lines which I can commonly view in this opening

GodsPawn2016

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Bishop_g5

Try the exchange variation of the Queens Gambit declined. Don't commit Nf3 and wait to play first Bd3 and then Ne2 so to be able have a pawn break on the center with f3 and a timed e4.

Move order: d4,c4,Nc3,cxd5,Bg5,Bd3,Ne2 e.t.c Find the classic of Botvinnik and Kasparov on this or read the book 1.d4 of Schandorf and QGD of Mathew Sadler it's very informative and written in educative style.

blueemu

Here's a nice game in that line by Alekhine:



tassvinbarni

thanks a lot

tassvinbarni

moreover I need some sparing partner against this opening

tassvinbarni

so if anyone interested we play daily chess unrated I play white .we play hmmm 5days per move

JuergenWerner

Play queens counter gambit by 2. c4 Bf5

JuergenWerner
greenibex

d4 d5 c4

done

DarkKnight1980

I agree with IM pfren about The Queen Gambit Declined by Matthew Sadler. He has also done the Slav & Semi Slav, which are also good imo.

greenibex

do you like chess

DarkKnight1980

I do like chess. 

ilikewindmills
That was a stupid question
blueemu

I thought it was rather deep.

Do you like tea?

ilikewindmills
No
ilikewindmills
We're gonna get moved to Off-Topic
tassvinbarni

wow

 

greenibex

you have to have to first like chess to understand the queen's gambit declined

it is called declined because black did not accept white's christmas present

kindaspongey

Starting Out: Queen's Gambit Declined by Neil McDonald (2006)

https://web.archive.org/web/20140627005627/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen93.pdf

might serve as a general introduction. We have often seen recommendation of the somewhat older book, Queen's Gambit Declined by Matthew Sadler (2000).

https://web.archive.org/web/20140708234438/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen15.txt

A few years ago, there were a number of books with advice for White:

A Strategic Chess Opening Repertoire for White by IM John Watson (2012),

https://web.archive.org/web/20140627105428/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen161.pdf

http://www.gambitbooks.com/pdfs/A_Strategic_Chess_Opening_Repertoire_for_White.pdf

Playing 1.d4: The Queen's Gambit by Lars Schandorff (2012),

https://web.archive.org/web/20140626221508/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen162.pdf

http://www.qualitychess.co.uk/ebooks/Playing1d4QueensGambitexcerpt.pdf

The Kaufman Repertoire for Black & White by GM Larry Kaufman (2012),

https://web.archive.org/web/20140626221508/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen162.pdf

https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/955.pdf

A practical repertoire with 1.d4 and 2.c4 Volume 1 by Alexei Kornev,

http://reviews.dailychess.org/a-practical-repertoire-with-1-d4-and-2-c4-the-complete-queens-gambit-volume-1-by-alexei-kornev-chess-stars-2013-304-pages/

https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/7288.pdf

and A Cunning Chess Opening Repertoire for White by Graham Burgess (2013).

http://theweekinchess.com/john-watson-reviews/john-watson-book-review-110-repertoires-in-the-age-of-carlsen

http://www.gambitbooks.com/pdfs/A_Cunning_Chess_Opening_Repertoire_for_White.pdf

I think Watson, Schandorff, Kornev, and Kaufman advocated 1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 Nf6 4 cxd5 exd5 5 Bg5, while Burgess advocated 1 d4 d5 2 Nf3 Nf6 3 c4 e6 4 Nc3 Be7 5 Bf4.

If the Catalan is your interest, perhaps the most recent book help is to be found in Grandmaster Repertoire 1A - The Catalan by Boris Avrukh

http://www.qualitychess.co.uk/ebooks/GM1A-Catalan-excerpt.pdf

and Grandmaster Repertoire 1B - The Queen's Gambit by Boris Avrukh.

http://www.qualitychess.co.uk/ebooks/1BTheQueensGambit-excerpt.pdf

Not sure what the focus is for the 2016 book, The Queen's Gambit by Damian Lemos.

Advice for Black can be found in Declining the Queen's Gambit by John Cox (2011).

https://web.archive.org/web/20140626233841/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen149.pdf