Modern Chess releases the seventh installment in the 1.d4 According to Lucas van Foreest series, authored by GM Pier Luigi Basso and GM Lucas van Foreest. This course addresses White's options against the Queen's Gambit Declined after 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3, focusing on Black's sharpest responses: 4...dxc4 (Vienna Variation) and 4...c5 (Semi-Tarrasch complex).
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GM Luca Moroni and GM Pier Luigi Basso have built their course around a simple premise: the Carlsbad doesn't have to be a theoretical maze. While mainstream theory drowns players in endless c6 variations, this system offers something rare—a practical, fighting repertoire that's easier to learn and delivers better winning chances. The authors noticed that after Caruana's lead, players like Andreikin and Bartel began adopting the line, yet it remains almost completely unknown. That gap between emerging practice and established theory is exactly where this course lives.
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Modern Chess presents GM Alexey Dreev's comprehensive approach to the Queen's Gambit Declined for Black, developed in collaboration with GM Pier Luigi Basso. This course serves as the logical continuation of their acclaimed Semi-Tarrasch Defense for Black course, completing a robust repertoire system for Black after 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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In the pursuit of opening advantage, most players chase computer evaluations and memorize endless theoretical lines. GM Swapnil Dhopade takes a different approach—one rooted in practical understanding and over-the-board pressure.
This course introduces a sophisticated hybrid system against the Queen's Gambit Declined that bypasses Black's most prepared defenses while maintaining genuine winning chances. Rather than entering well-trodden theoretical paths, Dhopade presents a refined move order: 4.Nc3 followed by 5.g3—a subtle Catalan transposition that avoids Black's sharpest resources.
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Looking for a dynamic alternative to the classical Queen’s Gambit Declined? IM Kushager Krishnater is back with a sharp and practical repertoire for Black featuring the surprising and underrated move 5...Be6!? – a modern twist that injects life into one of chess’s oldest battlegrounds.
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This new course by IM Kushager Krishnater presents an original and highly practical repertoire for White based on the rare but powerful move 3.Bg5. After the standard 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6, White plays 3.Bg5!?—a move that immediately takes your opponent off the beaten path and into unfamiliar territory.
Instead of entering long, theoretical battles in the Queen’s Gambit Declined or Nimzo-Indian, this repertoire allows you to apply maximum psychological pressure right from the opening moves.
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The Queen’s Gambit Declined remains one of the most solid and respected opening systems in chess. However, IM Dejan Marjanovic presents an ambitious and aggressive repertoire for White that challenges Black’s most popular and offbeat responses after 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3.
This course offers a complete system for White against a variety of setups, including:
✅ Triangle System (3...c6)
✅ Tarrasch Defense (3...c5)
✅ Bogo-Indian Style Moves (3...Bb4)
✅ Sidelines like (3...h6, 3...a6, 3...dxc4, and 3...f5)
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