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  • proper noun The Queen's Gambit Declined.

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Abbreviation

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Examples

  • The Ragozin variation of the QGD is a relatively popular and attractive alternative to the more common 4 ...

    Susan Polgar Chess Daily News and Information 2008

  • The idea of an early g4 thrust is common in many openings, and has even been introduced in QGD positions in the past, such as Kasparov-Spassky (Barcelona, 1989), but never quite this early.

    ChessBase News 2010

  • Bf4 line against Wang Hao's QGD, but was unable to achieve anything and the game eventually sputtered to a draw after 30 moves.

    ChessBase News 2010

  • In round two, he wielded his QGD in characteristic fashion, to score a fine win as Black against Vallejo, and then in round three, produced the following demolition of an ultra-solid member of the young Dutch GM generation.

    ChessBase News 2009

  • Magnus executes the second move of the game: 2 ... e6 in a QGD

    ChessBase Neuheiten 2009

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