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- How to Reach It
- Why Play The Ragozin Variation
- White's Moves
- Black's Moves
The Ragozin Variation of the Queen's Gambit Declined appears on the board after the following moves: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Bb4 You can see the moves here:
By playing this variation, Black gains a lead in development and has only one strategic problem — the c8 bishop being blocked in, which can be solved with either c5 or e5.
Use dark squared bishop to pin Black’s Knight to the Queen
With the move: 4.Bg5, White pins the Knight to the Queen and Black can’t defend the d5 pawn anymore, since if it moves, the Queen is under attack.
Control flank diagonal
By attacking the bishop on b4, White wants to take black’s d-pawn, play e3 (to solidify his pawn structure) and use the light-squared bishop to put pressure onto Nc3. With the e2-e4 breakthrough, White occupies the central squares in exchange for long-term pawn structure weaknesses.
Use Queen’s Knight To Backup Kings Knight on d7
Black places his King’s Knight on c6 to defend the d5 square and pawn. Then White normally moves his Bishop to g4 to try and pin the Knight on c6 and make it so it can’t defend the d5 pawn anymore. To counter this: Black should move his Knight to d7. That way if White takes the Knight on f6, Black can place his other Knight back on f6 and still keep d5 protected.
Play Qa5 and Ne4 to put pressure onto White’s Queen’s Knight
Together with the c7-c5 breakthrough, Black wants to put as much pressure as possible on White’s queen’s knight. This can happen with the joint forces of the Knight, which goes to e4, and the Queen, which stands well on a5.
The Queen's Gambit Declined is an extremely solid opening for Black and it's no coincidence that it's been played by nearly every World Champion. Learn the plans and tactics for both sides. Practice the common tactics and traps in the Queen's Gambit!
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When the "Queen's Gambit Declined" is mentioned, it is usually assumed to be referring to the Orthodox Line; see "Other lines" below. The Orthodox Line can be reached by a number of different move orders, such as 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5; 1.d4 e6 2.c4 d5; 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4; 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 e6 3.d4; and so on.
- D30–D69
- Queen's Gambit
- 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6
Dec 5, 2021 · SLAV DEFENCE. this is the best way to decline the Queen to decline the queen’s gambit. In slav defence, you protect your phone with a flank pawn. So if your opponent takes your phone you can regain your central pawn as your flank pawn will take the central pawn, and become a central pawn.
Nov 2, 2023 · First Moves. The opening starts out with 1.d4 d5 2.c4 White establishes the threat to take the central pawn. White’s ideal position is to have two pawns in the center (d4 and e4). So, Black has to find a way to deal with this threat. There are two possible ways to deal with this.
