Queen's Gambit Declined

As an answer to 1.d4, the Queen's Gambit Declined is "Mr. Reliable". Many world champions have enjoyed playing this opening and the solid reputation of the Queen's Gambit has never been in question. After the moves 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6, Black establishes a solid center and plays in the classical style, simply wanting to develop and quickly castle short to maintain control in the center. The Queen's Gambit Declined is popular with club players and professionals because there are few forced theoretical variations, but good opportunities to strategically outplay the opponent in the middlegame. Simply put - watch this DVD and your general understanding of chess will improve! On this second English-language ChessBase DVD in the "Master & Amateur" format, IM Lorin D'Costa and chess software expert Nick Murphy show you the most important ideas of the Queen's Gambit Declined. Easy to understand, entertaining, in a conversational tone. They cover the following variations: