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Yes. Studying it on Chessbook is free, and so is the PGN download, which needs no account.

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Yes: https://chessbook.com/courses/queens-gambit.pgn?band=1400-1600. Pick your rating first to download the version for your level. It imports into Lichess studies, ChessBase and other tools.

Why does it depend on my rating?

The main White choices stay the same, but opponents at different ratings play different moves. Each rating's version prepares for the replies you will actually face, using millions of games between players at that level.

How much does it cover?

Every opponent reply that comes up in at least 1 game in 200 at your rating, picking lines that score well and are easy to remember.

Queen's Gambit repertoire for White

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Tuned for Lichess 1400-1600: 75 moves.

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[Event "Chessbook Queen's Gambit repertoire (1400-1600)"]
[Site "https://chessbook.com/courses/queens-gambit"]
[Annotator "Chessbook"]
[Result "*"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 ( 2... e6 3. g3 Nf6 ( 3... c6 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. Nf3 Be7 6. O-O
O-O 7. Nc3 ) ( 3... c5 4. Nf3 ) ( 3... dxc4 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. Nf3 ) ( 3... Bb4+
4. Bd2 Bxd2+ 5. Nxd2 ) 4. Bg2 c6 ( 4... Be7 5. Nf3 c6 ( 5... O-O 6. O-O c6 ) ) (
4... Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Nxd2 ) ( 4... c5 5. Nf3 ) ( 4... Nc6 5. Nf3 ) (
4... dxc4 ) ) ( 2... Nf6 3. cxd5 Nxd5 ( 3... Qxd5 4. Nc3 Qd8 ( 4... Qa5 5. Bd2 )
5. Nf3 ) 4. e4 Nb6 ( 4... Nf6 5. Bd3 e6 ( 5... Nc6 6. Nf3 ) 6. Nc3 ) 5. Nc3 e6
6. Nf3 Bb4 7. Bd3 O-O 8. e5 ) ( 2... c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 ( 3... Bf5 4. cxd5 cxd5
5. Qb3 ) ( 3... e6 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 ) ( 3... Bg4 4. Ne5 ) 4. g3 e6 ( 4... Bf5
5. Bg2 e6 6. O-O ) ( 4... Bg4 5. Bg2 e6 6. O-O ) ) ( 2... Bf5 3. cxd5 Qxd5
4. Nc3 Qd8 ( 4... Qa5 5. Bd2 ) 5. Nf3 e6 6. e4 ) ( 2... Nc6 3. Nf3 dxc4 4. d5 )
( 2... e5 3. dxe5 d4 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. g3 ) ( 2... c5 3. cxd5 Qxd5 4. e3 cxd4 5. Nc3
) 3. e3 b5 ( 3... Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 ( 4... Nc6 5. Nf3 e6 6. O-O ) ( 4... Bf5 5. Qb3
) 5. Nf3 Bb4+ ( 5... Nc6 ) 6. Nc3 ) ( 3... e6 4. Bxc4 Nf6 ) ( 3... Bf5 4. Bxc4
e6 ( 4... Nf6 ) 5. Nf3 ) ( 3... e5 4. Nf3 exd4 5. Qxd4 Qxd4 6. Nxd4 ) ( 3... Nc6
4. Bxc4 Nf6 ) ( 3... Be6 4. Nc3 ) 4. a4 c6 ( 4... Bd7 5. axb5 Bxb5 6. Nc3 )
5. axb5 cxb5 6. Qf3 *

About this repertoire

The Queen's Gambit with 2.c4 against 1...d5, covering the Declined, Accepted and Slav.

Chessbook's Queen's Gambit repertoire for White, built from millions of games between players at your rating. It covers the moves your opponents actually play, to a 1-in-200 coverage target, and picks lines that score well and are easy to remember.

It's free: study it on Chessbook with spaced repetition, or download the PGN.

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