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Modern Chess proudly announces the latest addition to our acclaimed 1.d4 According to Lucas Van Foreest series: Beat the Classical Queen's Gambit Declined. This comprehensive course delivers a complete White repertoire based on the strategically rich 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 Be7 5.Bf4 system—a line that combines classical principles with modern precision.

Modern Chess proudly launches its 10 Years Anniversary with a completely new and interactive project — the Autumn Challenge 2025.
Seven top grandmasters joined forces to prepare a special course, offering seven complete repertoires for Black against two of the most popular openings in modern chess: the London System and the Jobava London.

The Semi-Tarrasch Defense represents a sophisticated approach to meeting 1.d4, offering Black both positional soundness and practical winning chances. Modern Chess proudly presents this complete repertoire course, authored by two distinguished grandmasters who bring decades of high-level experience to this strategic opening system.

When White avoids the main theoretical battles of the Grunfeld Defense with moves like 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6, many players find themselves unprepared for the resulting positions. The new Anti-Grunfeld for Black course by GM Luca Moroni, GM Baadur Jobava, and IM Dragos Ceres addresses this critical gap in opening preparation, offering a practical and universal approach that serves both Grunfeld and King's Indian Defense players.

The Queen's Gambit Declined stands as one of chess's most enduring and theoretically rich openings. While its classical principles remain unchanged, the strategic understanding of this venerable defense has evolved significantly. GM Petar Arnaudov's latest course, Modern Look at Queen's Gambit Declined, presents a comprehensive Black repertoire that challenges conventional wisdom while respecting the opening's fundamental soundness.

The Queen's Gambit Declined remains one of chess's most enduring and reliable defenses against 1.d4. In his latest course, GM Arjun Kalyan presents a sophisticated and largely unexplored approach: the immediate ...h7-h6 system. This comprehensive repertoire challenges conventional opening theory while providing Black with concrete advantages in the resulting positions.

The Tarrasch Defense has long been considered a double-edged weapon in Black's arsenal against 1.d4. While offering dynamic counterplay, it traditionally came with the burden of an isolated d-pawn and positional concessions. Modern Chess presents a groundbreaking course that challenges these conventional assessments through the innovative concepts of GM Baadur Jobava and IM Kushager Krishnater.

The Queen's Indian Defense continues to attract elite players seeking a robust yet dynamic response to 1.d4. Modern Chess is proud to announce the release of "Queen's Indian Defense - Top-Level Repertoire for Black" by GM Ivan Cheparinov, a comprehensive 4-hour and 53-minute course that combines practical tournament insights with rigorous theoretical analysis.

IM Kushager Krishnater's highly anticipated second installment of The Practical King's Indian Defense addresses the critical gap left by mainstream King's Indian literature: how to handle White's most challenging anti-KID systems with confidence and objective soundness.
While Part 1 established Krishnater's reputation for finding practical solutions to the main line d4-c4-Nc3-e4-Be2 complex, Part 2 tackles the systems that often catch King's Indian players off-guard in tournament play.

1.d4 for Black Against the Sidelines – Jospem’s Repertoire by GM Jose Martinez Alcantara and GM Pier Luigi Basso completes the trio of courses covering Black's full response to 1.d4. This course offers a powerful and practical repertoire against systems where White avoids an early c4—such as the Trompowsky Attack, London System, Jobava London, Veresov Attack, Colle System, and others. With 10 theoretical chapters, 30 test positions, a Memory Booster, and multilingual PGN files, the course is designed for players seeking clarity and confidence against these tricky lines. Together with the Nimzo-Indian and Bogo-Indian courses, it forms a complete bulletproof repertoire for Black against 1.d4.