The Queen's Gambit Declined move by move

Med avslått dronninggambit menes systemene som oppstår etter 1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6, med ulike trekkrekkefølger. Stormester Nigel Davies viser 72 partier på en pedagogisk grundig måte, og har mer enn vanlig i denne bokserien valgt side og veileder svart mest.

Siste kapittel er viet til at hvit spiller systemer med g3, enten med d4 som blir katalansk eller med bonden foreløpig bare til d3 som Retis åpning.

Bare én norsk spiller er representert blant hovedpartiene i boka: Tor Fredrik Kaasen som hvit mot GM Sune Berg Hansen i Lund 2016, der Tor Fredrik tapte etter å ha misset en direkte gevinstmulighet.

Forlagets egen omtale

The Queen's Gambit Declined is one of the central pillars of chess opening theory. Virtually every world champion has played the opening with both the white and black pieces and it is a great favourite at all levels in chess. The reason for its enduring popularity is that it is rich in the classic strategic themes. Either side can end up with an isolated d-pawn, White can pursue a queenside initiative while Black counters on the other wing or White can attempt to build a powerful centre that Black hopes to undermine.

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