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Queen's Gambit

A practical White 1.d4 repertoire after 2.c4. QGD, Exchange, QGA, and Slav essentials.

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About the Queen's Gambit

A practical White 1.d4 repertoire after 2.c4. QGD, Exchange, QGA, and Slav essentials.

This is a playable repertoire, not a video course. You meet each position on the board, play the move yourself, and the opponent answers with the reply club players actually choose. Lines you have seen come back on a spaced schedule so they survive past the day you learned them.

You play
White
Level
Beginner-intermediate
Lines
12
Positions
32

Main line

Every branch in this course grows out of this opening sequence.

1.d4 d5 2.c4

What you'll learn

12 lines and 32 positions to recall.

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  1. 1. Enter the Queen's Gambit

    1.d4 d5 2.c4. Offer a wing pawn to fight for the centre.

  2. 2. QGD: ...e6 shell

    Vs 2...e6, develop Nf3 and Nc3. Classical Declined setup.

  3. 3. QGD: pin with Bg5

    Bg5 pins Nf6. Meet ...Be7 with e3 and Bd3.

  4. 4. Exchange QGD

    cxd5 exd5. Create a Carlsbad structure and play for minority ideas.

  5. 5. Minority attack start

    In the Carlsbad, expand with Rb1 and b4.

  6. 6. QGA: ...dxc4

    Vs 2...dxc4, play e3, then regain with Bxc4.

  7. 7. QGA: castle and e4

    After Bxc4, develop Nf3, castle, then fight for e4.

  8. 8. Slav: ...c6

    Vs 2...c6, develop Nf3 and Nc3. Solid Slav structures.

  9. 9. Slav: Exchange

    cxd5 cxd5. Symmetrical structure: develop and play for small edges.

  10. 10. Semi-Slav glance

    Vs ...e6 and ...c6 together, keep developing calmly.

  11. 11. Sideline: ...Bf5 early

    If Black develops ...Bf5 early, punish slowly with Qb3 ideas.

  12. 12. Chigorin: ...Nc6

    Vs 2...Nc6, develop Nf3 and keep central pressure.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Queen's Gambit course on Chessply?
A practical White 1.d4 repertoire after 2.c4. QGD, Exchange, QGA, and Slav essentials. It covers 12 lines built from 32 positions you play move by move.
Which side do you play in the Queen's Gambit?
You play White. The course opens with 1.d4 d5 2.c4 and branches by Black's reply.
How do I start learning the Queen's Gambit?
Open the course and press Continue session. You watch the next move, play it back, and the branch map unlocks the following line. Nothing is quizzed before you have seen it.
Is the Queen's Gambit course free?
Yes. There is no paid plan. You can train without an account, and signing in keeps your progress in sync across devices.
How long does it take to memorise the Queen's Gambit?
Recall is capped at five lines a day, so a session is short and repeatable. The schedule stretches the gap between reviews each time you remember a line correctly.

Related openings

These courses start from the same first move, so what you learn here carries over.