The Chigorin Defence Move by Move gorilla chess clocks explaining exactly which lines cause

explaining exactly which lines cause Black the most practical problems

strategic play

The Tarrasch Variation of the Queen’s Gambit Declined is a fierce counter-attacking line arising after 1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 c5

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The Chigorin Defence Move by Move gorilla chess clocks explaining exactly which lines causeThe Chigorin Defence (1 d4 d5 2 c4 Nc6) is a dynamic and provocative response to White's 1 d4. Rather than set out a defensive stall with systems based on moves such as e6 and c6, Black prefers to initiative immediate piece play in the centre. The benefits of this strategy are that Black's queenside pieces, which are often difficult to develop in the Queen's Gambit, participate in the struggle at once. The queen's knight emerges immediately onto an