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♛ Find the Double Queen’s Gambit (Austrian Defense) variations shown in the video in this blog-post –
In this video lesson, GM Igor Smirnov reveals one of the best ways to counter the Queen’s Gambit as Black. The Queen’s Gambit is one of the oldest and most popular openings in chess, arising after the moves 1.d4 d5 2.c4.
Did you know you can counter the Queen’s Gambit with… the Queen’s Gambit?
Yes, Black can respond with 2…c5, counterattacking White’s central pawns. This variation is known as the Symmetrical Defense or Austrian Defense, but we like to call it the Double Queen’s Gambit!
This opening is sure to surprise your opponents—only 2% of games feature this line after 1.d4 d5 2.c4. Moreover, Black can achieve a winning position in just 7 moves, with a massive 78% win rate.
Here’s a fun fact: even Hikaru Nakamura has played this opening recently with great success—he drew a game with former World Champion Magnus Carlsen, defeated the current World Champion Ding Liren, and also bested the Indian prodigy Praggnanandhaa with similar moves.
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00:00 Queen’s Gambit Declined: Austrian Defense
00:13 1) 70% Win Rate For Black, Win In 7 Moves
02:19 2) If White doesn’t play 5.Qxd5
03:25 3) If White plays 6.Qb5 (best response)
06:39 4) If White plays 4.Nxd5
08:27 5) If White plays 3.dxc5
11:13 6) If White plays 3.cxd5 (correct response)
12:25 Nakamura played this opening against Carlsen
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► Chapters
00:00 Queen's Gambit Declined: Austrian Defense
00:13 1) 70% Win Rate For Black, Win In 7 Moves
02:19 2) If White doesn't play 5.Qxd5
03:25 3) If White plays 6.Qb5 (best response)
06:39 4) If White plays 4.Nxd5
08:27 5) If White plays 3.dxc5
11:13 6) If White plays 3.cxd5 (correct response)
12:25 Nakamura played this opening against Carlsen
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I played this game recently as white and I did find Queen to A5 and my opponent didn’t seem to know what to do next and his entire plan collapsed and I won. Now I know where he got the idea from lol.
Insights By "YouSum Live"
00:00:00 Exploring the Queen's Gambit opening strategies
00:00:20 Knight to C3 is the most common response
00:01:04 Bishop to E6 attacks the queen effectively
00:01:10 Surprising moves can lead to advantageous positions
00:01:36 Knight to B4 can win the game early
00:04:41 Queen takes D8 is a critical mistake
00:05:02 Knight to D4 creates strong threats
00:06:17 Pawn to A5 leads to checkmate
00:07:30 Knight to F3 is a defensive move
00:08:18 Queen to A5 creates a double attack
00:09:38 Pawn takes C5 allows black to equalize
00:10:34 Knight to C3 is the correct development move
00:11:30 E5 solidifies black's center control
00:11:56 Understanding endgames is crucial for winning
00:14:24 Effective chess study can improve your game
Insights By "YouSum Live"
what about 3 e3 ?
QG is an interesting game. I gotta watch this one.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_Fever
Let's call this the no u defense
I want to join your free chess class but i can not do this … please help me to join your class.😢
Sir ,you are very positive talk 💯 love u, , can I see your class freely
Your videos are terrible. Please block me from interacting with you. I am thumbs-downing on all your videos. They are so contrived and useless.
The variations are missing from your Blog site. Can you please post them? Thank you!
In the 7.Nb3 line in the last variation, I see that Mamedyarov always replies with …Qc7 rather than …Qh5. Is it just a natural disinclination to move the queen to a more exposed square, or does he have a particular reason for preferring …Qc7? Also, it seems that White can arrange transpositions to the Tarrasch or Semi-Tarrasch Defence. If that's true, I guess you'd have to learn a few lines in those openings as well. But is it possible for White to do that?
Since someone asked if there's a golden rule to follow to become a grandmaster, I thought I'd weigh in. I think Axel Smith hit the nail on the head when he wrote, "Don't confuse yourself more than you're confusing your opponent."