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♛ Find the Double Queen’s Gambit (Austrian Defense) variations shown in the video in this blog-post – https://chess-teacher.com/austrian-defense/
In this video lesson, GM Igor Smirnov reveals one of the best ways to counter the Queen’s Gambit as Black. The Queen’s Gambit is one of the oldest and most popular openings in chess, arising after the moves 1.d4 d5 2.c4.
Did you know you can counter the Queen’s Gambit with… the Queen’s Gambit?
Yes, Black can respond with 2…c5, counterattacking White’s central pawns. This variation is known as the Symmetrical Defense or Austrian Defense, but we like to call it the Double Queen’s Gambit!
This opening is sure to surprise your opponents—only 2% of games feature this line after 1.d4 d5 2.c4. Moreover, Black can achieve a winning position in just 7 moves, with a massive 78% win rate.
Here’s a fun fact: even Hikaru Nakamura has played this opening recently with great success—he drew a game with former World Champion Magnus Carlsen, defeated the current World Champion Ding Liren, and also bested the Indian prodigy Praggnanandhaa with similar moves.
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► Chapters
00:00 Queen’s Gambit Declined: Austrian Defense
00:13 1) 70% Win Rate For Black, Win In 7 Moves
02:19 2) If White doesn’t play 5.Qxd5
03:25 3) If White plays 6.Qb5 (best response)
06:39 4) If White plays 4.Nxd5
08:27 5) If White plays 3.dxc5
11:13 6) If White plays 3.cxd5 (correct response)
12:25 Nakamura played this opening against Carlsen
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