Lifetime Repertoires The Queen’s Gambit Accepted MoveTrainer IM Sopiko Guramishvili

Defy 400 years of opening wisdom

Playing against 1.d4 and especially the Queen’s Gambit can sometimes feel like swimming against the tide.

Try as you might, White seems to always pull ahead in development, have more space in the center and get the easier game.

Now, imagine White’s surprise when you come out swinging before steering the game into a tactical minefield where you know where to walk and your opponent doesn’t.

Take control of the 1. d4 game with IM Sopiko Guramishvili’s tactical prowess and make Mikhail Tal proud with Lifetime Repertoires: Queen’s Gambit Accepted.

Learn from a world championship contender!

IM Sopiko Guramishvili is a two-time Women’s World Chess Championship contender, and one of the top 100 female players today.

Her nickname in chess circles is “Miss Tactics” – because, well, she’s a highly tactical player who tears up the board with sharp combinations. And, true to her style, she has developed a repertoire that is as sharp as it gets.

Sopiko is an excellent teacher and coach, well-known for her easy accessible streams and opening videos on Chess24. And today, she graces Chessable with her top-notch instruction.

Inside Lifetime Repertoires: Queen’s Gambit Accepted, she brings together her knack for teaching, tactical prowess, and professional-grade analysis to give you an aggressive reply to 1.d4.

After 1.d4 d5 2.c4, IM Sopiko recommends 2…dxc4, soon followed by the classic …c7-c5 pawn break to the enemy center.

Next, we tighten the rope that White has to walk by marching up our pawns.

Lastly, our hyper-active pieces threaten to overwhelm the opponent.

Take the pawn and run with it!

At the core of Lifetime Repertoires: Queen’s Gambit Accepted is a shocking exchange sacrifice, which defies 400 years of opening wisdom and puts White’s most challenging moves into question.

If the first player isn’t careful, you can have a winning attack in less than 20 moves!

And the best part: the sacrifice is perfectly sound.