Overview
Alexey Bezgodov provides a complete chess opening repertoire for Black against 1.d4. After replying with 1...d5, the former Russian Chess Champion advises you to take up the Double Queen's Gambit and play 2...c5! against both 2. c4 and 2. Nf3. In The Double Queen's Gambit Black's attitude is as active and ambitious as that of White in the Queen's Gambit. This ambition may seem premature at first sight, but many strong grandmasters have already successfully played this system. After thoroughly investigating and analysing this opening, Bezgodov has gained a lot of experience in practical grandmaster play. The system not only turned out to be playable but also brought him success, and not just because of its surprise value. Bezgodov's conclusion is that there is no clear and compelling way for White to reach an advantage. The fresh ideas and the clear explanations in The Double Queen's Gambit may change your view on modern chess opening theory. Bezgodov provides dozens of exercises to test your understanding of his system.
Full Product Details
Author: Alexey Bezgodov
Publisher: New in Chess
Imprint: New in Chess
Dimensions:
Width: 16.90cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.531kg
ISBN: 9789056916114
ISBN 10: 9056916114
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 07 January 2016
Audience:
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
There is probably a lot to be discovered here and, being as unfashionable as it is, it could well make a wonderful surprise weapon for those who are prepared to put some work into it. --Grandmaster Paul van der Sterren in Fundamental Chess Openings, on this opening variation
"""Very useful for chess friends whose repertoire is not yet fully fixed, because they can save a lot of time by skipping big systems such as the Queen's Gambit, the Slav and the Catalan."" -- Heinz Daubler Neuer Tag Weiden Newspaper ""Maybe it isn't so easy for White to prove a large advantage here and the line will almost certainly surprise your opponent."" CHESS Magazine ""Bezgodov has convinced me that 2...c7-c5 is a perfect way to get at least equality when White does not play the mainline. It may also be playable in the main variation, but here Black has to be quite cautious. The results in my database are encouraging for Black!"" -- FIDE Master Richard Vedder Schakers.info ""There is probably a lot to be discovered here and, being as unfashionable as it is, it could well make a wonderful surprise weapon for those who are prepared to put some work into it."" -- Grandmaster Paul van der Sterren in Fundamental Chess Openings, on this opening variation"
Author Information
Grandmaster Alexey Bezgodov (1969) was Russian Champion in 1993 and came shared first in the 1999 Ukrainian Championship. He is the author of 'The Extreme Caro-Kann' and The Liberated Bishop's Defence', two highly original chess opening books.
