All the opening variations for Black have been chosen according to the latest fashion in the games of the top-class grandmasters. The Queen’s Gambit Declined has very solid reputation and has often been played in the World Championship matches. It was mentioned for the first time in the book of the Italian chess-player Alessandro Salvio, which was published back in the year 1604 in Naples. The Queen’s Gambit Declined is the opening, which our analyses are focused on in this book. Keys to symbols used Key to symbols used ² White is slightly better ³ Black is slightly better ± White is better µ Black is better +– White has a decisive advantage –+ Black has a decisive advantage = equality © with compensation „ with counterplay ƒ with an initiative ÷ unclear ? a weak move ? a blunder ! a good move !! an excellent move !? a move worth considering ?! a move of doubtful value ™ only move # mate Volume 1: The Slav by A.Kornev, Chess Stars 2017 Bf4 in the Queen’s Gambit and the Exchange Slav by A.Dreev, Chess Stars 2016 The Catalan by B.Avrukh, Quality Chess 2015 The Powerful Catalan by V.Bologan, New in Chess 2012 Periodicals Chess Informant New in chess Yearbook Bestlogic Database Chessbase online database ChessOK Correspondence Database Correspondence Database FICGS DataBase GameKnot Database ICCF Database LSS Database Mega Database Table of Contents Key To Symbols Used Preface Part 1 The Queens Gambit Declined Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Part 2 Catalan Opening Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Part 3 When Winning Is a Must Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Index Of VariationsĤ 6 8 16 36 55 93 113 145 178 214 231 271 289 295 318 341 366 393 401 411 434 469Ĭhess Stars Publishing Copyright © 2018 by Alexei Kornev Cover by Rustam Taichinov Editing by Sergei Soloviovīibliography Books A Practical Black Repertoire with d5, c6.

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