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The Modernized Janowski Variation: The Queen's Gambit Declined Redefined

by Kovalchuk
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Book cover type: Hardcover
  • ISBN13: 9789493435193
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Thinkers Publishing
  • Publisher Imprint: Thinkers Publishing
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  • Pages: 320
  • Original Price: USD 49.95
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 740 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Chess

The Janowski
Variation
of the Queen's
Gambit Declined
arises after 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 a6. Black plays ...a6
to prepare the queenside expansion ...b5, aiming to challenge White's c4 pawn and gain
space. The idea was introduced by the Polish-French grandmaster Dawid Janowski around the turn of the 20th century.

Compared with
classical QGD lines, this variation is less theoretical and offers flexible
development for Black. White usually responds by strengthening the center and
preventing ...b5,
often with moves like a4, Nf3, or cxd5. The resulting positions typically feature a
strategic battle between White's central control and Black's queenside expansion.

Kovalchuk: - FIDE MASTER Alexey Kovalchuk reached his highest Elo yet of 2445 and is considered an IM without the norms. Alexey has never had a coach having studied with the aid of books and other materials. His tournament successes include winning the Rostov Championship in both classical and rapid. He is a three-time winner of the Taganrog Championship and has won prizes in many events including Taganrog, Togliatti, Astrakhan, Lipetsk, Kharkov and Donetsk. His reputation as a theoretician is well known. This is his fifth book for Thinkers Publishing, after he achieved successes with the Modernized Modern Benoni, two volumes on the Benkö Gambit and the first volume of a Practical Opening Series for White. Currently Alexey serves as a second for countless grandmasters as well as coach for several aspiring students.

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