Opening Repertoire Queen's Gambit Declined Tarrasch

En høyst aktuell bok om å spille Tarrasch Dronninggambit, med varianten som Daniil Dubov lanserte med et smell i 2019. Etter 1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 Sc3 c5 4 cxd5 exd5 5 Sf3 Sc6 6 g3 Sf6 7 Lg2 spiller svart 7...cxd4 8 Sxd4 Lc5!

I stedet for det tradisjonelle trekket 7...Le7 setter svart faktisk umiddelbart et ubehagelig press på hvits stilling, som straks har gjort hele Tarrasch-varianten mer attraktiv for svart. En fordel med Tarrasch-varianten er også at den veldig lett kan oppstå enten hvit åpner med 1 d4, 1 c4, 1 Sf3 eller 1 g3.

En solid opp dette repertoaret av den populære og velskrivende forfatteren IM Lakdawala. Passer nok best for spillere på ratingnivå fra cirka 1300 og oppover.

Forlagets egen omtale

The Tarrasch Variation of the Queen’s Gambit Declined is a fierce counter-attacking line arising after 1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 c5. In this variation Black gains free and easy piece play but in return usually has to accept the structural weakness of an Isolated Queen’s Pawn (IQP). In the early development of chess theory this line was somewhat frowned upon due to the vulnerability of the IQP. However, Siegbert Tarrasch, after whom the opening is named, famously declared that, ”he who fears an Isolated Queen’s Pawn should give up chess“.

The Tarrasch has had many powerful adherents over the years including the legendary Garry Kasparov who made much use of it in the early part of his career. In this book Cyrus Lakdawala guides the reader through the complexities of the Tarrasch and carves out a repertoire for Black, based on a modern treatment popularised by the Russian grandmaster Daniil Dubov. He examines all aspects of this highly complex opening and provides the reader with well-researched, fresh, and innovative analysis. Each annotated game has valuable lessons on how to play the opening and contains instructive commentary on typical middlegame plans.

• A complete repertoire for Black to counter 1 d4.
• The question and answer approach provides an excellent study method.