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How to play the Queen's Gambit
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Wherever he goes, crowds follow - and for good reason. Garry Kasparov is arguably not only the strongest chess player of our time, but also the most electrifying ambassador the game has ever seen. In this exclusive masterclass, he reveals the deep strategies behind one of chess’s greatest openings: the Queen’s Gambit. Though he adopted the opening later in his career, Kasparov received the ultimate crash course - facing Anatoly Karpov in their legendary World Championship match, where the Queen’s Gambit appeared a remarkable 19 times. Kasparov guides you through this rich opening with unmatched clarity and insight. You won’t just memorize variations - you’ll understand the ideas behind them, the historical evolution, and the thinking of champions like Steinitz, Lasker, Capablanca, and Alekhine. Whether you play the Queen’s Gambit or not, this is more than opening theory - it’s over three hours of elitelevel chess instruction, storytelling, and inspiration from one of the greatest minds the game has ever known.

Contents

1
Introduction
2
Possible Deviations after 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6
3
3...Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 0-0 6.Nf3 h6: Lasker Defence
4
3...Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 0-0 6.Nf3 Nbd7: Capablanca's Approach
5
3...Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 Be7 6.e3 0-0 7.Bd3 Nbd7 8.Nf3 c6: Carlsbad Structure
6
3...Be7 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4 c6 6.e3 Bf5: Alatorsev Variation
7
3...Be7 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bf4
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3...Nf6 4.Nf3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 0-0 7.e3 b6: Tartakower System
9
3...Nf6 4.Nf3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Bxf6: Anti-Tartakower-System
10
Games Section
11
Introduction
12
Game 1: Steinitz vs. Lasker – St. Petersburg 1896
13
Games 2-4: Rubinstein’s Strategic Mastery
14
Game 5: Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1927
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Game 6: Kasparov vs Andersson, 1988
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Game 7: Kasparov vs Short, 1988
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Game 8: Alekhine vs Lasker, 1934
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Game 9: Beliavsky vs Geller, 1979
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Game 10-12: Korchnoi vs Karopov 1981 & Karpov vs Kasparov 1984
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Game 13: Karpov–Korchnoi 1981
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Summary
22
Repertoire Training
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Lasker Defence - 3...Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 0-0 6.Nf3 h6
24
Capablanca's approach - 3...Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 0-0 6.Nf3 Nbd7
25
Carlsbad Structure - Exchange Variation - 3...Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5
26
Alatorsev Variation - 3...Be7 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4
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Queen's Gambit Declined with Bf4 - 3...Be7 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bf4
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Tartakower Defence - 3...Nf6 4.Nf3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4
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Anti-Tartakower - 3....Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.Nf3 h6 6.Bxf6
30
Practice Positions
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Lasker Defence 1
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Lasker Defence 2
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Capablanca's Approach 1
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Capablanca's Approach 2
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Carlsbad Structure 1
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Carlsbad Structure 2
37
Alatorsev Variation 1
38
Alatorsev Variation 2
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5.Bf4 1
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5.Bf4 2
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Tartakower Defence 1
42
Tartakower Defence 2
43
Tartakower Defence 3
44
Anti-Tartakower 1
45
Anti-Tartakower 2
46
Bonus
47
Analysis
48
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