| Starting Out: Queen's Gambit Declined Contributor(s): McDonald, Neil (Author) |
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ISBN: 1857444264 ISBN-13: 9781857444261 Publisher: Gloucester Publishers Plc OUR PRICE: $25.60 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2012 Annotation: The Queen's Gambit Declined is an opening of great historical importance and Black's fundamental answer to 1 d4. From the very first move Black obtains a firm foothold in the centre, something that White finds extremely hard to undermine. Indeed, Black often bases his entire strategy around this control. The soundness of the Queen's Gambit Declined has never been in question, and its supporters at the highest level include a long list of Grandmasters headed by Kasparov, Kramnik, Karpov and Short, as well as many World Champions from the past. This book is a further addition to Everyman's best-selling "Starting Out" series, which has been acclaimed for its original approach to tackling chess openings. Neil McDonald goes back to the basics of the Queen's Gambit Declined, introducing the key moves and ideas, and taking care to explain the reasoning behind them - something that is often neglected or taken for granted in other texts. In this user-friendly guide, the reader is helped throughout by an abundance of notes, tips and warnings highlighting the vital characteristics of the Queen's Gambit Declined and of opening play in general. "Starting Out: Queen's Gambit Declined "is a perfect guide for improving players or for those new to this opening. *Detailed coverage of a classic chess opening *Written by a Queen's Gambit Declined expert *All the main lines are covered English Grandmaster Neil McDonald is an experienced and successful player on the international chess circuit. He is a respected chess coach, who has trained many of England's strongest junior players. McDonald is also a talented chess writerand has many outstanding works to his name. Earlier Everyman Chess books include "Concise Chess Openings "and "Starting Out: The English," |
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| BISAC Categories: - Games & Activities | Chess - Games & Activities | Board Games |
| Dewey: 794.12 |
| Series: Starting Out - Everyman Chess |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 6.1" W x 8.98" (0.70 lbs) 192 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Everyman Chess continues its original and best-selling Starting Out series with detailed coverage of the Queen's Gambit Declined, an opening that is very much at the forefront of contemporary chess. The Queen's Gambit Declined is Black's fundamental answer to 1 d4 and an opening of great historical importance. |