Black Queen's Gambit Declined Repertoire
The Black Queen’s Gambit Declined Repertoire is an advanced, stand-alone opening course based around the Tartakower Variaton (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bg5 Be7 5.Nf3 h6 6.Bh4 0-0 7.e3 b6) and the Semi-Tarrasch Defence (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 c5 or 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 c5). It features 14 hours of video which explain key games and has a pgn (portable game notation) file of recommended variations that can be built upon, extended and memorized. There are also 94 of the games that were presented, also in pgn format but without annotations.
The Queen’s Gambit Declined has many advantages, not only is it rock solid but it offers prospects of outplaying the opponent in complex middle game positions. Unlike many defences to 1.d4 it can also be used against the English Opening, 1.Nf3 and 1.c4. The recommended lines differ considerably from the Queen’s Gambit Declined presentation in the Building an Opening Repertoire course.
This course is suitable for players over 1700 Elo who want a high quality defence against 1.d4 that is strategy based. As with Nigel’s other courses, the emphasis is on plans and ideas rather than the memorization of variations.