IM John Bartholomew's 1. d4 Repertoire for White

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International Master John Bartholomew reveals his opening choices using 1. d4 and offers you an extremely reliable way to play the Queen's Pawn Game.

The queen's pawn opening has increased in popularity in recent years, and for good reasons. The opening often leads to "closed games", offering long positional and strategical struggles.

John Bartholomew's lines

It's surge to greatness has been so pronounced that often it is the primary opening in world championship games. So are you ready to use it?

This opening book makes a great option for improving players. It offers many variations which will help you respond to almost everything that your opponent can do.

Super solid 1.d4

From the Benko Gambit, recommended by great authors such as Chessexplained, to the Benoni.

From the Dutch to the all-time solid Queen's Gambit declined.

This book offers enough theoretical depth to give you solid positions, and at the same time is short enough to get you up and running in no time.

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For: white pieces

Recommended for: Intermediate players

Language: English

Instruction: 6,049 words

Trainable variations: 45

Avg. line depth: 10.20

Support level: Unspecified

Section: 🎓 Titled player

IM John Bartholomew's 1. d4 Repertoire for White

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Variation Details

2 x Benko Gambit (12.00 avg depth)

1 x Benoni: 2...c5 (11.00 avg depth)

1 x Benoni: 6.e4 (9.00 avg depth)

1 x Budapest (11.00 avg depth)

1 x Budapest: 3...Ng4 (12.00 avg depth)

3 x Dutch (9.33 avg depth)

1 x Gruenfeld: Classical Exchange (10.00 avg depth)

1 x King's Indian: 6.Be2 e5 (12.00 avg depth)

1 x Neo-Old Indian (8.00 avg depth)

2 x Nimzo-Indian: Classical Variation (11.50 avg depth)

1 x Nimzo-Indian: Classical, 4...Nc6 (11.00 avg depth)

1 x Nimzo-Indian: Classical, 4...c5 (13.00 avg depth)

1 x Nimzo-Indian: Classical, Noa, Exchange (11.00 avg depth)

1 x Nimzo-Indian: Classical, Pirc Variation (10.00 avg depth)

1 x QGD Tarrasch: 7.Bg2 Be7 (12.00 avg depth)

3 x QGD: 3.Nc3 (10.67 avg depth)

1 x QGD: Albin Countergambit (13.00 avg depth)

1 x QGD: Chigorin Defence (8.00 avg depth)

3 x Queen's Gambit (7.33 avg depth)

3 x Queen's Gambit Accepted (QGA) (9.67 avg depth)

7 x Queen's Pawn Game (8.29 avg depth)

1 x Slav: 3.Nf3 (8.00 avg depth)

5 x Slav: 4.Nc3 (11.80 avg depth)

1 x Slav: Dutch, 8...O-O 9.Qe2 (14.00 avg depth)

1 x Start position (11.00 avg depth)

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