The Queen's Gambit & Catalan for Black Lasha Janjgava
Publisher: Gambit Publications

He present a repertoire for Black based on the initial moves 1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 Nf6 4 Bg5 Nbd7 The GM Lars Schandorff: Five variations of the QGD; Open and Closed Catalan IM Sam Collins: QGD Semi-Tarrasch and four variations of the Slav Defence. Robson invited to the Queens Gambit Declined, but Rasmussen went for the Catalan instead. I find that most players in my club mistake the French Defence as a passive, boring defence much like the Caro-Kann but with the added disadvantage of Black's light-squared bishop being hemmed in (which as Korchnoi so lovingly puts it,"his problem child") and remaining Instead, the Ruy Lopez (Anand, Kramnik), the Catalan (Kramnik), Petroff (Kramnik), the Slav/Semi-Slav/Queen's Gambit Declined (Anand, Leko, Kramnik, Topalov) are the rage these days. They played the same line with But whites rook was locked in at a1, and black was active, so things was far from clear - black had strong compensation and it was hard to see how white could get piece play. From move 30 to 39 black with the black pieces. The Queen's Gambit & Catalan for BlackEbook Free DownloadThe Queen's Gambit & Catalan for Black. 'I think the perception of the Queen's Gambit Declined as a stodgy response for Black is quite unfounded and I think the Queen's Gambit Declined for Black is about to experience a revival'. The IM played active in the Tarrasch Defence of the Queens Gambit and with 20h4 he started action at the K-side. All theoretical explainations are also available on youtube! Catalan Opening Part 3 ( 8 --- Nd5). It is generally known that in the closed openings, such as the Queen's Gambit, Black's Main problem is the development of the Queen's Bishop. Grandmaster Sadler explains the key ideas behind the Queen's Gambit Declined, one of Black's most dependable responses to the queen's pawn. I would like to present you a complete repertoire for black against 1.d4 based on the Queen's Gambit Declined (QGD) and to share my thoughts and ideas with you!