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The Queen’s Gambit Accepted (1 d4 d5 2 c4 dxc4) has a long history and has always been popular at all levels of play. However, in the past few years it has undergone an explosion of interest, thanks to many new discoveries of possibilities for very dynamic play from Black. One of these is the line 1 d4 d5 2 c4 dxc4 3 e4 b5!?. This was previously thought to be a very poor line for Black but numerous recent games and investigations have completely changed this assessment. This is now almost the main line of the Queen’s Gambit Accepted and there is currently very little theoretical material on it.
Nicolas Yap analyses this line in forensic detail and also investigates other popular, counterattacking lines such as 3 e3 e5!?. The book is rounded off with suggestions to meet other White systems that involve 1 d4 but not 2 c4 (such as the London, Colle etc.) This makes the book a complete repertoire to face 1 d4.
Nicolás Yap started playing in tournaments aged nine, and won the Northern California K-8 Championship in 2003, the Northern California K-12 Championship in 2009 and was apart of the USA delegation at the 2005 World Youth Championship in Belfort, France. Having recently completed his academic studies he is now restarting his chess career, as well as planning to fulfill his two life dreams of becoming a grandmaster and entering medical school to become a doctor. This is his first book.
Content
003 About the Author
005 Bibliography
009 Introduction
Part I: Queen’s Gambit Accepted
011 1) 3 e4 b5: Main Line
132 2) 3 e4 b5: Alternatives
193 3) 3 Nf3 Nf6
265 4) 3 e3 e5
302 5) 3 Nc3 a6
322 6) Third Move Alternatives
Part II: Other Queen’s Pawn Openings
333 7) The London System
362 8) The Pseudo-Trompowsky
375 9) 2 Nc3 c5
391 10) The Torre Attack
405 11) The Colle System
422 12) Miscellaneous Ideas
441 Conclusion
442 Index of Variations
446 Index of Complete Games
The Queen’s Gambit Accepted (1 d4 d5 2 c4 dxc4) has a long history and has always been popular at all levels of play. However, in the past few years it has undergone an explosion of interest, thanks to many new discoveries of possibilities for very dynamic play from Black. One of these is the line 1 d4 d5 2 c4 dxc4 3 e4 b5!?. This was previously thought to be a very poor line for Black but numerous recent games and investigations have completely changed this assessment. This is now almost the main line of the Queen’s Gambit Accepted and there is currently very little theoretical material on it.
Nicolas Yap analyses this line in forensic detail and also investigates other popular, counterattacking lines such as 3 e3 e5!?. The book is rounded off with suggestions to meet other White systems that involve 1 d4 but not 2 c4 (such as the London, Colle etc.) This makes the book a complete repertoire to face 1 d4.
- A complete repertoire for Black to counter 1 d4.
- The question and answer approach provides an excellent study method.
Nicolás Yap started playing in tournaments aged nine, and won the Northern California K-8 Championship in 2003, the Northern California K-12 Championship in 2009 and was apart of the USA delegation at the 2005 World Youth Championship in Belfort, France. Having recently completed his academic studies he is now restarting his chess career, as well as planning to fulfill his two life dreams of becoming a grandmaster and entering medical school to become a doctor. This is his first book.
Content
003 About the Author
005 Bibliography
009 Introduction
Part I: Queen’s Gambit Accepted
011 1) 3 e4 b5: Main Line
132 2) 3 e4 b5: Alternatives
193 3) 3 Nf3 Nf6
265 4) 3 e3 e5
302 5) 3 Nc3 a6
322 6) Third Move Alternatives
Part II: Other Queen’s Pawn Openings
333 7) The London System
362 8) The Pseudo-Trompowsky
375 9) 2 Nc3 c5
391 10) The Torre Attack
405 11) The Colle System
422 12) Miscellaneous Ideas
441 Conclusion
442 Index of Variations
446 Index of Complete Games