THE SOLID QUEEN’S GAMBIT DECLINED CHESSABLE GM ADRIEN DEMUTH

Stay Fresh, Stay Solid, and Decline the Gambit in Style

You can’t get any more solid than the Queen’s Gambit Declined when fighting 1.d4. But with so much analysis going into this GM favorite, is there any way to surprise your opponent while keeping solid?

You bet, and Grandmaster Adrien Demuth will show you how.

The brilliant opening theoretician and popular Chessable author is back, this time with a unique repertoire for the black pieces against 1.d4 d5 2. c4.

And just like his extremely highly reviewed white repertoire, he’s offering cutting-edge variations that stand up against amateur and pro competition alike.

Take, for example, his approach to the Catalan. Where 4…dxc4 and 4…Be7 are the overwhelmingly common choices, GM Demuth offers the new and still rare 4…Bd6!, denying the active piece play of the Catalan main lines and preparing a counterattack in the center.

Denying White the super active piece play typical of the Catalan main lines

Against the Exchange/Carlsbad Variation of the Queen’s Gambit Declined, you’ll learn a fresh setup with 7…Ne8! – offering a favorable trade of the dark square bishops and rerouting the knight to the powerful d6 square. From there, it can jump to c4 or assist with a trade of the light square bishops on f5.

Offering a favorable trade and rerouting to the strong d6 square, eyeing c4 and f5

You’ll also learn interesting ways to fight other typical QGD variations, such as the Harrwitz Attack – where GM Demuth recommends a Tartakower-style setup where your light square bishop has zesty attacking potential on b7 and a6.

A long-time coach and former Parisian Chess Champion, GM Demuth understands that cutting-edge theory still has to be practical – and that’s exactly what you’ll get in this repertoire.

His detailed explanations in both the annotations and video course will show you how to employ these recommendations as your main repertoire, or as a surprise secondary weapon. No matter what, you’ll learn how to deny White of their attacking ambitions, and even create a few of your own!