Lakdawala/Hansen: Chess Opening Origins; Ruy Lopez Book III: Main Lines after 3...a6 CT The Queen's Gambit Declined is

The Queen's Gambit Declined is a flexible opening

and Black cannot easily prepare at home as the engines consistently show a fair advantage for White while top GM games are scarce

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one of the elite Soviet grandmasters of his time

it assumes solid chess knowledge and works best for those looking to improve their practical play

Lakdawala/Hansen: Chess Opening Origins; Ruy Lopez Book III: Main Lines after 3...a6 CT The Queen's Gambit Declined isMeistere die Ruy Lopez Von Marshall Gambit bis Chigorin Variante Today's openings are reruns of an old sitcom that we have all seen a hundred times before, while for players in the past, life on the chess board was wild, unexplored territory. Learning the details of that gigantic entity, the Ruy Lopez (from either side), is on par with the time that hateful 7th grade teacher made us memorize the capital cities of every country in the world in