Queen's Gambit Declined: A Grandmaster Explains

This Queen's Gambit Declined repertoire is a book for serious students who want to have a solid and life-long repertoire based on GM foundations.

GM Alex Colovic has used his personal analyses and preparation to create it and he has played the variations in this book with great success.

The opening of the World Championship matches (as described by Kasparov) can now be yours and you can start using it right away!

The real quality of this repertoire lies in the fact that I actually used my own preparation and analysis to create it.

It is a no-holds-barred revelation of my preparation, something I have never done before, and especially not with an opening I still actively use.

My only hope now is that the people who take upon this repertoire will not be the people I will get to meet across the board!

In late 2017 this book has undergone a full revamp. It was initially known as "A Grandmaster Guide to the Queen's Gambit Declined", and it was aimed mostly at advanced players.

But having so many ambitious casual players and beginners on Chessable, players of all levels jumped at the chance to get some Grandmaster prep!

This gave rise to many conversations around ideas and plans that are second-nature to a GM but a mystery to most of the rest of us.

Grandmaster Colovic has taken everything on board, and this has resulted in an update of an extra 13,000 words of instruction, explaining every moment as a Club level player or post-beginner would want it.

Certain positions have clarifications which are direct answers to comments left by students, such as Chessable co-founder David Kramaley (FIDE 1830). Enjoy!