Starting Out: Queen's Gambit Accepted - Raetsky "CHW33-WB" Chess Lessons from Experienced GMs

Chess Lessons from Experienced GMs and Coaches

Defects may at times be hardly noticeable and at other times quite obvious but a reasonable effort is made to portray accurately

having provided the battleground for countless clashes between World Champions of past and present: Kasparov

but is this reputation totally deserved

Ideal for the improving player

Starting Out: Queen's Gambit Accepted - Raetsky "CHW33-WB" Chess Lessons from Experienced GMsThe Queen's Gambit Accepted (QGA) is Black's simplest way of dealing with one of White's most fashionable openings, the Queen's Gambit. Black grabs the gambit pawn and thus refuses to succumb to the passive positions so typical of the Queen's Gambit Declined. This direct and uncompromising way of playing gives rise to dynamic positions where both sides have excellent chances to play for the win. It's no surprise that the QGA has attracted many high