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Queen's Gambit Accepted repertoire for Black

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Tuned for Lichess 1400-1600: 34 moves.

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

1. d4 d5 2. c4 ( 2. Bf4 Bf5 3. e3 ( 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 Bd6 5. Bg3 ( 5. Bxd6 cxd6 )
( 5. Ne5 f6 ) 5... Nf6 ) 3... e6 4. Nf3 ( 4. Bd3 Bg6 ) ) ( 2. Nf3 Bf5 3. Bf4 (
3. e3 e6 4. Bd3 Bg6 ) ( 3. Nc3 e6 ) ) ( 2. e3 Bf5 3. Nf3 ( 3. Bd3 Bg6 ) ) (
2. Nc3 c5 3. Bf4 ( 3. dxc5 Nf6 ) 3... Nc6 4. e3 a6 ) ( 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6
4. f3 Bf5 ) 2... dxc4 3. Nc3 ( 3. e4 Nf6 4. Nc3 ( 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bxc4 Bf5 )
4... e5 5. d5 b5 6. Nxb5 Nxe4 7. Bxc4 Bb4+ ) ( 3. e3 Be6 4. Nc3 ( 4. Nf3 c6
5. Nc3 Nf6 ) 4... c6 5. Nf3 ) ( 3. Nf3 a6 ) 3... e5 4. d5 Nf6 5. e4 *

About this repertoire

The Queen's Gambit Accepted, with answers to the London and other 1.d4 sidelines.

Chessbook's Queen's Gambit Accepted repertoire for Black, 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.

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Yes: https://chessbook.com/courses/queens-gambit-accepted.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 Black 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.

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