Opening · played as White

Queen's Gambit

2.c4 against everything, punish the Accepted, squeeze the Declined, meet the Slav head-on. The backbone of 1.d4 chess.

A position this opening is aiming for.

You play
White
Variations covered
50

The main line

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 h6 7.Bh4 b6 8.Be2 Bb7

Some of the variations

…and 44 more in the trainer.

Train it

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Open Queen's Gambit