Queen's Gambit Declined - A repertoire for Black based on the Lasker Variation

Autor: Collins, Sam
Verlag: ChessBase
Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
Sprache: English

For over a century, the Queen's Gambit Declined was arguably the most important opening in world championship matches and top tournaments, and numerous world champions have played the Queen's Gambit with both White and Black. On this DVD, Sam Collins presents a repertoire for Black based on the Lasker Defense. This variation, which is considered very solid, was revived with new ideas by former world champion Vishy Anand and forms the cornerstone of the opening repertoire of many strong grandmasters today. Apart from the Catalan, Collins covers all the important variations that White can play after 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6, including the deviations with Bxf6 and Bf4 and the Exchange Variation. More recent attempts by White to start a pawn storm with g4 and h4 are also analyzed in detail. Those who study the material on this DVD will learn an opening against 1.d4 that they can play for a lifetime, and at the same time get detailed explanations of many important grandmaster games of recent years.

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