I used to play the queens gambit constantly. The most dynamic opening of all time. When your ready to wrestle with the mind of your opponent, begin with the queens gambit. All levels of players are challenged by its fantastic complications. and as they say "Hell hath no feary...."
1. d4 d5
2. c4... And there you have it. What shall black do now?
if ...d5xc4 Black loses the king pawn. Its easily threatened by whites bishop with 3. e3. Its gonna take time for black to develop a plan at this point. Unless hes really versed in this variation ofcourse. If hes not then hell probably be thinking about protecting that pawn and working some queenside aggression. Both of which takes time to think out, adds some anxiety to black, is relatively easy to ignore by white and will delay castling. As you can see "Queens Gambit accepted" is not my ideal choice for black.
Maybe black declines with a likely ...e6. Its best for white to ignore the gambit now. Keep the pawn out there for when you need it. Develop and keep the initiative. That exchange option will work itself out to your benefit later.
Whats whites next move? I like to transgress into the Colle system from here with Nf3. What about pushing the pawn to c5? Prepare for a massive queenside pawn battle. Its about to get locked up tight. Neither side castling and white squeaking out extra territory. Its best if your good with pawn formations with this variation and are ready to play out the long endgame. When I used to play this I often won by promoting one of the leading pawns late in the game.
Theres a thousand pages on the QG but thats my take...
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Has anyone tried 2...Nc6 against you when you've played the White side of the Queen's Gambit? Russia's Mikhail Chigorin utilized this reply as a way to decline the gambit - he favored knights over bishops - and counterattack White's center. Most people arewn't real familiar with the move and it makes for some interesting chess.
Sorry it takes a few days to post comments...I am on the student side of university and seem to have an exam every week.
Anyway....
I have never thought of 2...Nc6...that would make for a strong counterattack on d4 wouldnt it. This is one I will definately have to play out and experiment with. Is Nc6 something you use often against the Queen's Gambit?
I am prepared to use it, but most opponents play 1. e4 against me. There's a wonderful book by Valeri Bronznik called "The Chigorin Defense" that presents all the variations via complete games, so one can learn the ideas inherent in different positions. Black often ends up having to give White the two bishops but usually gets a lead in development and pressure against White's center.
I understand the student status very well, as I am an instructor at Fox Valley Technical College in Appleton. My stepson is a student at UW-M, as well, in the music program.
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