This position is one of the main lines in the Queen's Gambit Declined and is the favourite weapon from some super grandmasters, e.g. An interesting and complex battle begins. White will try to make it harder for Black to play c5 by placing the rooks to d1 (oppositing to the black queen!) and the other one most likely to c1, the white queen will leave the first rank to connect the rooks, most likely moving to e2 or c2. Black will think about a knights jump to e4, trying to exchange the dark squared bishops in order to improve his queen and to free his position furthermore. The main goal will be to strike with c7-c5 and challenge White's central control. Black is aiming to fianchetto his bishop to b7 and to finish his development by placing the knight on d7.

This is one of the most topical and famous positions in the Queen's Gambit Declined (QGD), 7.b6 introduces the Tartakower Variation. The line we are dealing with today is the Tartakower Variation:ġ.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 0-0 7.e3 b6!? Solid and sound The Queen's Gambit Declined Still no ChessBase Account? learn more > The ultimate chess experience every day, Pla圜 welcomes 20,000 chess players from all around the world – from beginner to grandmaster.Memorize it easily move by move by playing against the variation trainer. Still no ChessBase Account? learn more > Learn openings the right way! Build and maintain your repertoire.Still no ChessBase Account? learn more > Real Fun against a Chess Program! Play, analyze and train online against Fritz.Top authors like Daniel King, Lawrence Trent and Rustam Kasimdzhanov Still no ChessBase Account? learn more > Thousands of hours of high class video training.Still no ChessBase Account? learn more > Sac, sac, mate! Solve tactical positions of your playing strength.Store your games, training material and opening repertoire in the cloud.

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How to play queen's gambit declined