Starting Out: Queen's Gambit Declined - McDonald "Medieval Chess Sets" Run Time: 86 minutes

Run Time: 86 minutes

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Starting Out: Queen's Gambit Declined - McDonald "Medieval Chess Sets" Run Time: 86 minutesThe Queen's Gambit Declined is an opening of great historical importance and Black's fundamental answer to 1d4. From the very first move Black obtains a firm foothold in the center, something that White finds extremely hard to undermine. Indeed, Black often bases his entire strategy around this control. The soundness of the Queen's Gambit Declined has never been in question, and its supporters at the highest level include a long list of Grandmasters