335 This move is not only chasing the White bishop back to, for. g4 my opponent overlooked my blunderous 41. So after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3, we advise 3.d5331. In the Queen’s Gambit Accepted, the chance to play your desired opening is exceptionally high. If you play the Nimzo-Indian Defense, you need to have a backup plan for when White sidesteps your preferred opening and plays 3.Nf3 instead of 3.Nc3. Luckily for me, after I began to drift slightly with 27. Unlike the Nimzo-Indian Defense, it is much harder for White to avoid the Queen’s Gambit Accepted. Nonetheless, my plan obtained an even game. Apparently my Queen’s Gambit Declined has itself declined somewhat and needs brushing up. Also its normally better to play the Slav or the QGD than QGA. The IQP will become a weakeness in the endgame because white will have to put pieces on guard duty so you dont win it and so blacks pieces will be the more active ones.

Rc1 was a “safety”, taking refuge in a more familiar position.īeyond memorization, I did imbibe the spirit of the Queen’s Gambit Declined, so it’s disappointing that I didn’t mobilize with 12. Lack of space doesnt matter as much with less pieces on the board.

In today’s game, it certainly occurred to me during the game that in the old days I would have played 7. In a way that’s good, because I then have to work out precisely why tactically and positionally to play moves formerly played on visual beauty or on faith. d4 I find that I sometimes lose the thread of the internal logic of that opening.

I depended more on memorization 30 years ago than I do now. I play much better than I did 30 years ago when my rating was higher.

How to play queens gambit declined