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OPENING
Queen's Gambit
Control the center, restrict Black, dominate the game.
“Control the center with iron. The queen's pawn is our anchor.”
— Boris, your coach
26 lessons~3 hoursPlayed by Anatoly Karpov
Progress0 / 26
What you’ll learn
- Offer the c4 pawn to challenge Black's d5
- Bg5 pins the f6 knight, increasing pressure on d5
- e3 + Bd3 creates a classical attacking setup
- Rc1 seizes the semi-open c-file
- The minority attack (b4-b5) creates queenside weaknesses
- Black's light-squared bishop is often restricted after e6
Start the course
Queen's Gambit Basics
The Classical Opening
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Queen's Gambit Basics
The Classical Opening2
QGD Orthodox Defense
The Classical BattleThe Bg5 Pin
Pinning the DefenderThe e3 System
Classical DevelopmentRc1 and Queen Placement
Completing the SetupThe QGD Pawn Structure
Understanding the BattlefieldThe Dark-Squared Bishop
Your Most Active PieceQueen's Gambit Accepted
When Black Takes the PawnTarrasch Defense
The Isolated Pawn BattleCambridge Springs Defense
Black's CounterattackRagozin Defense
The Bishop SortieThe Slav Defense
When Black Plays c6Albin Countergambit
When Black Plays e5Chigorin Defense
When Black Plays Nc6Exchange QGD
The Minority AttackQG Middlegame Plans
Converting the Opening AdvantageIQP Attack: Piece Play
When You Have the IsolaniThe Minority Attack
b4-b5 Creates WeaknessesThe e4 Break
Central ExplosionKeep the Dark-Squared Bishop
When Not to TradeDon't Play Nxd5 After Nbd7
Rubinstein's Famous TrapDon't Play e3 Against the Albin
The Marshall TrapThe Final Game
Anatoly Karpov vs Garry Kasparov · 1985Botvinnik's Immortal
Mikhail Botvinnik vs Jose Raul Capablanca · 1938Rubinstein vs Salwe, 1908
Akiba Rubinstein vs Georg Salwe · 1908Alekhine vs Capablanca, 1927
Alexander Alekhine vs Jose Raul Capablanca · 1927