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The Queen's Gambit Accepted is the third most popular option on Black's second move, after 2...e6 (the Queen's Gambit Declined) and 2...c6 (the Slav Defense). The Queen's Gambit is not considered a true gambit , in contrast to the King's Gambit , because the pawn is either regained, or can only be held unprofitably by Black.
The Queen's Gambit is the chess opening that starts with the moves: [1]. 1. d4 d5 2. c4. It is one of the oldest openings and is still commonly played today. It is traditionally described as a gambit because White appears to sacrifice the c-pawn; however, this could be considered a misnomer as Black cannot retain the pawn without incurring a disadvantage.
The manuscript includes examples of games with the openings now known as Damiano's Defence, Philidor's Defense, the Giuoco Piano, Petrov's Defense, the Bishop's Opening, the Ruy Lopez, the Ponziani Opening, the Queen's Gambit Accepted, 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 Bf5 (a form of the London System), Bird's Opening, and the English Opening. [17]
Steinitz Variation in the Queen's Gambit Accepted: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.0-0 cxd4; Steinitz Countergambit in the Queen's Pawn Game: 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 c5; Steinitz Defence to the Ruy Lopez: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 d6; Steinitz Defence Deferred to the Ruy Lopez: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 d6
The Englund Gambit and The Blackburne–Hartlaub Gambit Complex, co-author John Hall, 1994, Chess Digest, ISBN 978-0875682426; Test Your Opening, Middlegame and Endgame Play • Volume II, co-author Roy DeVault, 1994, Chess Digest, ASIN B0087T145G; Queen's Gambit Accepted, co-author John Hall, 1995, Chess Digest, ISBN 978-0875682556
The Slav Defense is a chess opening that begins with the moves: . 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6. The Slav is one of the primary defenses to the Queen's Gambit.Although it was analyzed as early as 1590, it was not until the 1920s that it started to be explored extensively, although Steinitz essayed it in the first official World Chess Championship of 1886.
These books describe many major lines, like the Sicilian Defence, Ruy Lopez, and Queen's Gambit, [1] as well as many minor variations of the main lines. Types [ edit ]
The Semi-Slav Defense is a variation of the Queen's Gambit Declined chess opening defined by the position reached after the moves: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6. The position may readily be reached by a number of different move orders. Black's supporting pawns resemble a mixture of the Orthodox Queen's Gambit Declined, e6, and the Slav ...