Every Grandmaster plays the Queen’s Gambit. It’s sound, complex, and it can be positional, or wild and tactical depending on how you choose to play it.
Learn the Queen’s Gambit Declined here: https://youtu.be/CMy65JeSShw
Learn the variation played in the game: https://youtu.be/G2F8inwFmk0
Here’s a great tool for learning openings: https://chessbook.com/hanging-pawns
Chessbook allows you to import and practice your repertoire. It focuses on moves people actually play as well as your mistakes. Connect it to your lichess or chess com accounts to correct the biggest gaps in your repertoire!
https://lichess.org/eD4h63DD88T2
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 c6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Qc2 h6 9. Bh4 Re8 10. Bg3 Bd6 11. Nf3 Bxg3 12. hxg3 Be6 13. b4 a6 14. a4 Nbd7 15. a5 Qe7 16. O-O Bg4 17. Rab1 Ne4 18. Na4 Ndf6 19. Ne5 Be6 20. Nc5 Nd6 21. Rbe1 Ng4 22. Nxg4 Bxg4 23. f3 Be6 24. Kf2 g6 25. Rh1 Kg7 26. Rh4 Bf5 27. e4 dxe4 28. fxe4 h5 29. Qc3 Bg4 30. d5+ Kg8 31. e5 Nf5 32. Bxf5 Bxf5 33. d6 Qg5 34. Qe3 Qxe3+ 35. Rxe3 Rab8 36. Rd4 Red8 37. Kf3 Be6 38. Nxe6 fxe6 39. Rf4 Kg7 40. Ree4 Rf8 41. Rxf8 Rxf8+ 42. Rf4 g5 43. Rxf8 Kxf8 44. Ke4 Ke8 45. Kd4 Kd7 46. Kc5 Kc8 47. Kb6 Kd7 48. Kxb7 1-0
These are the stats after 118 games:
Starting rating: 2251
Current rating: 2262(+10)
Current score: W 57, L 40, D 16, C 5
Days left: 210
Rating: 2262/2500