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A Complete Guide to Queen's Gambit Play

544 pages, paperback, Everyman, 1. edition 2018

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Three classic titles from the Everyman Chess Starting Out Series in one volume.
Starting Out: Queen's Gambit Accepted by Alexander Raetsky and Maxim Chetverik
Starting Out: Queen's Gambit Declined by Neil McDonald
Starting: Slav Semi Slav by Glenn Flear
The Queen's Gambit Accepted (QGA) is Black's simplest way of dealing with one of White's most fashionable openings, the Queen's Gambit. Black grabs the gambit pawn and thus refuses to succumb to the passive positions so typical of the Queen's Gambit Declined. This direct and uncompromising way of playing gives rise to dynamic positions where both sides have excellent chances to play for the win. It's no surprise that the QGA has attracted many high-class advocates, including Garry Kasparov and Vishy Anand.
The Queen's Gambit Declined is an opening of great historical importance and Black's fundamental answer to 1 d4. From the very first move Black obtains a firm foothold in the centre, something that White finds extremely hard to undermine. Indeed, Black often bases his entire strategy around this control. The soundness of the Queen's Gambit Declined has never been in question, and its supporters at the highest level include a long list of Grandmasters headed by Kasparov, Kramnik, Karpov and Short, as well as many World Champions from the past.
The very closely linked Slav and Semi-Slav Defences are two of the most popular and combative openings that Black can play against the Queen's Gambit. They have provided the battleground for thousands of exciting encounters between the world's chess elite, including Garry Kasparov, Vishy Anand, Vladimir Kramnik, Alexei Shirov and Alexander Morozevich. Players of all levels are attracted to the Slav and the Semi-Slav because they are solid, dependable defences that do, however, promise abundant possibilities for dynamic counterplay.
More Information
EAN 9781781944622
Weight 875 g
Manufacturer Everyman
Width 15 cm
Height 22.9 cm
Medium Book
Year of Publication 2018
Author Alexander RaetzkiMaxim ChetverikNeil McDonaldGlenn Flear
Language English
Edition 1
ISBN-13 9781781944622
Pages 544
Binding paperback
Starting out: Queen's Gambit Accepted:

004 Bibliography
005 Preface
Seizing Space with 3 e4
007 1 3 e4: Black Undermines White's Centre
036 2 3 e4 e5: Black Counters in the Centre
The 3 Nf3 Main Line (3 Nf3 Nf6 4 e3 e6 5 Bxc4 c5)
053 3 The Furman and Steinitz Variations
071 4 6 0-0 a6 7 a4 and Rare 7th moves
101 5 The Old and the New: 7 Qe2 and 7 Bb3
Less Popular Variations
121 6 3 Nf3 Nf6 without 4 e3 e6
142 7 Black Refrains from 3 Nf3 Nf6
156 8 White's Third Move Alternatives

166 Index of Variations
171 Index of Complete Games




Starting out: Queen's Gambit Declined:

005 Introduction
007 1 Starting Moves and Strategy
025 2 Tartakower's Defence
064 3 Lasker's Defence
080 4 The Classical Defence
106 5 The Cambridge Springs Defence
122 6 The Exchange Variation
159 7 White plays Bf4
187 Index of Variations
190 Index of Complete Games




Starting out: Slav and Semi-Slav:

004 Bibliography
005 Introduction

Part 1: The Slav
009 1 The Main Line Slav: 5 a4 Bf5
035 2 Black's Fifth Move Alternatives
049 3 Gambit Lines: 5 e4, 5 Ne5 and 5 e3
066 4 The Quiet 4 e3
078 5 The Exchange Variation
090 6 The Chameleon Slav: 4...a6
106 7 The Slav with ...g7-g6

Part 2: The Semi-Slav
120 8 The Botvinnik Variation: 5 Bg5 dxc4
138 9 The Moscow Variation: 5 Bg5 h6
159 10 The Meran Variation
183 11 Black avoids the Meran
201 12 White avoids the Meran
223 13 Early Deviations

245 Quick Quiz
249 Index of Variations
252 Index of Complete Games