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  2. Queen's Gambit - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Slav Defense - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Queen's Gambit Accepted - Wikipedia

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    While the Queen's Gambit Accepted was mentioned in literature as early as the 15th century, it was the World Chess Championship 1886 between Wilhelm Steinitz and Johannes Zukertort which introduced the first modern ideas in this opening. Black's play had, until then, centred on holding on to the c4-pawn.

  5. Chess opening - Wikipedia

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    The terms "Accepted" or "Declined" may be appended to the name, depending on whether the opponent takes the offered material, as in the Queen's Gambit Accepted and Queen's Gambit Declined. In the case of the Queen's Gambit , the sacrifice of material is only temporary as there is no good way for Black to keep the pawn ( Ward 1999 :10).

  6. 'The Queen's Gambit' finally has its own chess game - AOL

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    We might not have a second season of The Queen's Gambit, but we do have The Queen's Gambit Chess to keep us occupied. In an announcement out of Netflix's 2023 Tudum event, the streaming site ...

  7. Queen's Gambit Declined, Cambridge Springs Defense - Wikipedia

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    In chess, the Cambridge Springs Defense (or less commonly, the Pillsbury Variation) is a variation of the Queen's Gambit Declined that begins with the moves: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. Nf3 c6 6. e3 Qa5

  8. How ‘Queen’s Gambit’s’ VFX Team Crafted the Chess Moves

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    Neither VFX supervisor John Mangia nor VFX producer Arissa Blasingame were chess masters before joining Netflix's limited series "The Queen's Gambit," but they learned about the game once they ...

  9. List of chess openings named after places - Wikipedia

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    Aasum Gambit of the Dunst Opening - 1.Nc3 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Bc4; Abbazia Defence of the King's Gambit – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 d5 [2] Adelaide Countergambit of the King's Gambit – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 Nc6 3.Nf3 f5; Agincourt Defense of the English Opening – 1.c4 e6; Amazon Attack of the Queen's Pawn Opening – 1.d4 d5 2.Qd3