Queen's Pawn

Queen's Pawn

Queen's Pawn
Chess Opening E-Books

(1.d4)
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White very often plays 1.d4, the Queen's Pawn opening - and it's easy to see why. The pawn at d4 is protected, and lines are opened for piece development. The resulting games can be all about strategy and maneuvering or even gambit openings; but pure attacking chess can erupt at any time! No wonder the solid Queen's Pawn is a mainstay among top chess players.

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    Play the Dutch: Leningrad Variation - Chess Opening E-book Download

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    Play the Dutch: An Opening Repertoire for Black Based on the Leningrad Variation  There's no doubt that the Dutch Defense is one of Black's most enterprising openings. Black strives to unbalance the position by creating an asymmetrical...
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  • Starting Out: The Dutch Defense - Chess Opening E-book Download

    Starting Out: The Dutch Defense - Chess Opening E-book Download

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    Starting Out: The Dutch Defense (Download)  The Dutch Defense is an ambitious and underrated counter to the queen's pawn opening. With his very first move Black creates an asymmetrical pawn structure, thus unbalancing the position from a very early...
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    ev-85
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    Starting Out: The Modern Benoni Defense - Chess Opening E-book Download

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    Starting Out: Modern Benoni Defense Ideal for those wanting to understand the basics of the Modern Benoni Defense.The Modern Benoni is one of Black's most ambitious and audacious defenses to the Queen's Pawn opening, and it has been used with...
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    Play the Nimzo-Indian Defense - Chess Opening E-book Download

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    Play the Nimzo-Indian Defense (Download) The Nimzo-Indian is one of Black's most universally popular and respectable answers to 1.d4. It could be said that no other opening allows Black to play for a win from such a sound positional basis, while its...
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    Dangerous Weapons: The Dutch Defense - Chess Opening E-book Download

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    Dangerous Weapons:The Dutch - Dazzle your Opponents! Are you tired of playing the same old openings again and again? Perhaps it's time for a change and here's the answer: choose Dangerous Weapons and amaze your opponents with new and exciting opening...
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    Nimzo-Indian, Kasparov Variation: 4.Nf3 The Nimzo-Indian Defense is certainly one of Black's most respectable ways of meeting 1.d4; it's popular at all levels of chess and white players have been banging their heads against brick walls in trying to...
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    Play the Queen's Indian Defense (Download) The Queen's Indian is a dynamic and flexible way to meet 1 d4. Using Nimzowitsch's principles, Black adopts the hypermodern plan of controlling the center with pieces rather than the traditional idea of pawn...
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    ev-70
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    Dangerous Weapons: The Pirc and Modern Do you need to freshen up your opening repertoire? Choose Dangerous Weapons and amaze your opponents with new and exciting opening ideas! In this book, three leading experts take a revolutionary look at two...
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  • The Budapest Gambit - Chess Opening E-book Download

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    The Budapest Gambit (Download) The Budapest Gambit is an ambitious and adventurous opening for Black, who offers a pawn as early as the second move in return for active and rapid development. It has always been a particular favorite at the club level,...
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    ev-62
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    Beating the King's Indian and Grunfeld Defenses  The King's Indian and the Grunfeld are two of Black's most popular answers to 1.d4; unsurprising given that they were long-time favorites of chess legends Garry Kasparov and, before him, Bobby...
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    ev-59
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    Dangerous Weapons: The King's Indian Defense Are you tired of playing the same old openings time and time again? Perhaps it's time for a change, but you cannot decide between the numerous options available? Here's the answer: choose Dangerous Weapons...
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    ev-58
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    Play the Catalan Opening The Catalan is a sophisticated opening system which is popular at all levels of chess. In recent years it has been catapulted into the limelight by Vladimir Kramnik, who has revitalized it with many new ideas and has used it...
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    Starting Out: The Colle Opening The Colle System is a solid, reliable chess opening based on the popular first move 1.d4. One of its major advantages is that although the Colle is very easy to learn and play, it leads to exciting middlegame positions...
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    Dangerous Weapons: The Queen's Gambit Are you tired of playing the same old openings time and time again? Fed up with constantly having to keep up with modern chess theory? Or perhaps you simply wish to play something new and inspiring, but cannot...
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    The Veresov Opening (Download) Surprise Your Opponents with the Tricky 2.Nc3! Looking for a new opening? The Veresov could be the one for you! It's a surprisingly tricky system that, in the right hands, can be a powerful attacking weapon. White...
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    Starting Out: d-pawn AttacksThe Colle-Zukertort, Barry and 150 Attacks Are you looking to attack with 1.d4? Then look no further... In this book Richard Palliser provides in-depth coverage of three of the most dangerous attacking set-ups available to...
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    Fighting the Anti-King's Indians: How to Handle White's Tricky Ways of Avoiding the Main Lines E-Book "I love playing the King's Indian, but nobody ever allows me to reach my favorite opening!" Does this sound like an all too familiar complaint?...
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    The Trompowsky Attack From relative obscurity to one of White's favorite Queen's pawn openings, the rise in popularity of the Trompowsky Attack over the last decade or so has been quite staggering. Largely inspired by a group of English players headed...
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    Starting Out: The Nimzo-Indian Defense The Nimzo-Indian is one of the soundest and most popular defenses against 1.d4, offering Black the chance to unbalance the game early on and play for a win without undue risk. Advocates include virtually all of...
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