Queens Gambit (Accepted) D20 - D29

 

Queen's Gambit Accepted Resources

Wikipedia Page 
The Queen's Gambit Accepted (or QGA) is a chess opening characterised by the moves:
1. d4 d5
2. c4 dxc4

The Queen's Gambit Accepted is the third most popular option on Black's second move, after 2...e6 (the Queen's Gambit Declined) and 2...c6 (the Slav Defense).

The Queen's Gambit is not considered a true gambit, in contrast to the King's Gambit, because the pawn is either regained, or can only be held unprofitably by Black. Black usually allows the pawn to be recaptured, and uses the time expended to play against White's center.

Books (Free)

Chess Book: 500 Queen's Gambit Miniatures by Bill Wall - 130 page PDF

Understanding the QGA A Black Repertoire with 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 - 18 Page PDF

Short & Sweet: Gledura's Queen's Gambit Accepted - FREE Chessable Course (GM Benjamin Gladura)  22 Lines with 1.5 Hr Free Video

Queen's Gambit Accepted Articles

The Queens Gambit at Simplify Chess -  Every Move Explained (Nice Page and Article)
Common Trap in the Queens Gambit Accepted - Blog Post
Best Openings for Club Players: Queen’s Gambit Accepted - ichess.net Article w/embedded Video (Nice)
Queen’s Gambit Accepted Chess Opening: For Starters - another Decent Web-page

QGA LiChess Studies

Queen's Gambit Accepted Traps - 10 Chapter Study
Queen's Gambit Accepted - 6 Chapter Study (Study at top of Page)
Queen's Gambit - 43 Chapter Study On Queens Gambit (Half is Accepted)

LiStudy  (Learn and Practice Studies here. Makes a Study Interactive)

Studies about the Queen's Gambit Accepted  - 4  Studies here 
Queens Gambit Structures  - 30 Chapters 

Games Databases

365Chess.com

Queens Gambit Accepted - all Variations from D20-D29 on this page. 

Chessgames.com

Queen's Gambit Accepted (D20-D29) - 48 Annotated Games 

PUZZLES

Queen's gambit Accepted Puzzles - 7765 Puzzles (Broken into 13 Variations Half-way down page)
QGA, Classical, 6...a6 (ECO D27) - 15 Puzzles (WTharvey.com)
QGA, Classical, 6...a6 (ECO D27) - 15 Puzzles (WTharvey.com)

Queen's Gambit Accepted Videos

Lessons
Queen's gambit theory  -  96 Video Playlist - Jozarov's Chess Channel 
(This Playlist has Lessons for each line to Analyzed Full games from Great Players)
Queen's Gambit Accepted Opening Theory - 4 Video Playlist - Hanging Pawns 
Queen's Gambit - Opening Theory (Idea's and Plans) - 6 Video playlist -  IM Andrey Ostrovskiy

Queen's Gambit Part 2: Queen's Gambit Accepted - 56 Min GM Ben Finegold

The GREEDY Players Guide to the Queen's Gambit Accepted - 22 Min 

Chess openings - Queen's gambit accepted - 14 Min
Queen's Gambit Accepted || Chess Opening Tutorial - 13 Min GM Huschenbeth

Take the sting out 💉 of the Queen's Gambit... By accepting it! with IM Valeri Lilov - 60 Min

Top 8 Most Popular Queen's Gambit Variations - 80 Min Jonathan Schrantz

Isolated Queen Pawn Positions - GM Ben Finegold - 40 Min

QGA Chess Traps

Chess Openings: Tricks and Traps #12 - Queens Gambit Accepted Traps - 8 Min
Chess Opening Tricks & Traps in Queen's Gambit Accepted & PUZZLE | Best Strategy, Moves & Ideas - 6 Min
Basic Opening Chess Trap | The simplest Queen's Gambit Accepted Trap - 2 Min
5 Queen's Gambit Traps Every Chess Player Should Know  - 20 Min - IM Eric Rosen

QGA Game Videos (W/Analysis)

Queen's Gambit Accepted  - 14 Video Playlist - agadmantor's Chess Channel
Queens Gambit Accepted - 10 Video Playlist - kingscrusher

Master Class | Queen's Gambit Accepted | Chess Speedrun | Grandmaster Naroditsky - 20 Min
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Gelfand vs Anand Linares 1993 - 8 Min

Standard Chess #10: IM Bartholomew vs. walter (Queen's Gambit Accepted) - 40 Min
Standard Chess #107: IM Bartholomew vs. alakhine101 (Queen's Gambit Accepted) - 40 Min
Blitz Chess #461: IM Bartholomew vs. nurmi (Queen's Gambit Accepted) - 30 Min
Standard Chess #129: GABRIELC vs. IM Bartholomew (Queen's Gambit Accepted) - 21 Min
Blitz Chess #78: IM Bartholomew vs. sisis (Queen's Gambit Accepted) - 16 Min

A crazy line in the Queen's Gambit Accepted (QGA) | Pragg vs Zhansaya - 12 Min
Why the "Hari" to draw? | Anish Giri vs P. Harikrishna - 15 Min
Judit Polgar vs Samay Raina's community | An epic checkmate at the end! - 12 Min

Domination

 

Domination Wikipedia Page

In chess, and particularly in endgame studies, domination occurs when a player controls all movement squares of an enemy piece.

LiChess Studies
Domination in 2,545 Endgame Studies: - 10 Chapters  (10 Endgame Studies) Interactive
Domination (39 Endgame Studies) - 39 Chapters (Interactive)
kasparyan domination in 2545 endgames - 64 Chapters (Interactive)

Videos
Domination Chess Studies | Insane in the Endgame - WGM Sabina Foisor - 60 Min

Dominate in the Endgame! - A study by Genrikh Kasparyan - Endgame Composition 4# - 7 Min

Powerful Domination in Endgame Study by Korolkov -1948 (White to move and win) - 10 Min

Knight vs Bishop Endgames | Domination in Chess Endgames | Chess Studies by Reti, Troitsky and Sneft - 10 Min

Bishops Bounty Endgame Study Page - Updated with new Videos, Lichess Studies, Articles and Endgame Study Database.

Italian Game - Giuoco Piano (C50 - C54)

Conquer the Italian Game (Giuoco Piano) with These Resources!

  Wikipedia Article (Italian Game)

The Italian Game is a family of chess openings beginning with the moves:

1. e4 e5  2. Nf3 Nc6  3. Bc4

Wikipedia Article (Giuoco Piano)

The Giuoco Piano  also called the Italian Game, is a chess opening beginning with the moves: 

 1.e4 e5  2.Nf3 Nc6   3.Bc4 Bc5

The Giuoco Piano can be divided into three major variations based on White's fourth move:

the Main Line (4. c3)
the Evans Gambit (4. b4)           Bishops Bounty Evans Gambit Page Link
the Giuoco Pianissimo (4. d3)

ECO Code

C50    King's pawn game          1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4
C51    Evans gambit declined  1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4
C52    Evans gambit                   1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5
C53    Giuoco Piano                    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3
C54    Giuoco Piano                    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4

BOOKS (Free)

Short & Sweet: Italian Game Free Chessable Course - 13 Trainable Variations

Short & Sweet: Krykun's Italian Game - Free Chessable Course - 25 Trainable Varations

Italian Game Chess Articles

Giuoco Piano at Simplify Chess - In-depth Article Explaining every Move of the Main Lines

The Italian Game at Simplify Chess - In-depth Looking at all lines

The Italian Game at Simplify Chess - In-depth Looking at all lines

GETTING STARTED WITH THE GIUOCO PIANO - Interactive page Explaining every Move of Lines and traps (Pretty Neat)

Giuoco Piano Opening Explained: The Moves, The Why and Variations - Real nice page to get an Overview of the opening.

The Evans Gambit at Simplify Chess -  In-depth Look at this Gambit

Evan’s Gambit Theory (Accepted and Declined) | A Definitive Guide - Nice Guide at RagChess

The Italian Game – Best Openings for Beginners (#1) - ichess.net Page with beginner opening tips.

Italian Game Opening  - Guide by GM Marian Petrov  (Lots Links at Bottom to resources)

Playing the Italian Game like a Pro! (Includes Giuoco Piano) - Chessable Blog Opening Guide

Italian Game LiChess Studys

The Italian 🍕🎏 Game - 15 Chapter  Study
Opening Master - Italian Game: - 9 Chapter Study
The Italian game - 11 Chapter Interactive Study  (You play the moves)
Italian game opening traps - 28 Chapter Study

Listudy page

Italian Game -  7 Variations to Learn and Practice Here.

Game Databases

365Chess.com

C50: King's pawn game 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 - 75,000 games
C51: Evans gambit declined 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 - 3400 Games
C52: Evans gambit 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 - 1500 Games
C53: Giuoco Piano 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 - 17,000 Games
C54: Giuoco Piano 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 - 5200 Games

Chessgames.com

Giuoco Piano (C50) as White- Viswanathan Anand -  48 Games 
Giuoco Piano (C50) as Black - Levon Aronian - 38 Games

Italian Game Video Lessons

 Most All of the Evans Gambit Videos  are on my Evans Gambit Page Here.

Video Playlists

Italian Game Opening Theory Playlist -  28 Videos by IM Astaneh (over 6 hrs)
Italian Opening Playlist - 7 Videos by IM Perunovic   (3.5 Hrs)
Italian Opening Playlist - 7 Videos by IM Perunovic   (3.5 Hrs)
Italian Game - Opening Theory  - 28 Video Playlist  - Chessfactor  (all Lessons)
Italian Game Theory  - 9 Video Playlist  - Hanging Pawns

A Brief History Of The Giuoco Piano - Chess Openings - 20 min IM Koysta Chess Dojo
The Evans Gambit | Italian Game Theory - 36 Min Hanging Pawns
November 17, 2019 Stream Analysis: Italian Game - 49 Min GM Ben Finegold
Attack with the Scotch and Giuoco Piano! - GM Roman Dzindzichashvili - 35 Min
Hidden line in the Italian Game | Crushing Chess Opening for White - 21 Min GM Igor Smirnov
Sync Chess #27: Learn the Italian Game with Eric Rosen and Gauri Shankar - 23 Min
Learn the Italian game with IM Joachim Nilsen - 26 Min
The Italian Game - Beginner Breakdown - 39 Min St Louis CC Lesson
Italian Game Explained | Ultimate Beginner Guide to King Pawn Openings Part 2 - 24 Min 

Giuoco Piano | Italian Game Theory - 30 Min  Hanging Pawns

Grandmaster Pia Cramling Chess Opening Class: The Italian Game - 35 Min
Grandmaster Pia Cramling Chess Opening Class: Tactical Lines in The Italian Game - 66 Min

Anish Giri teaches the Italian | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 - 2 hr
Italian Game: Basic Repertoire for White -  1hr 40 Min GM Nieksans

Italian Game Traps & Tactics

Early Tactics in the Italian Opening - 20 Min IM Rosen
Chess Secret Traps in the Italian Opening 🤓 with GM Damian Lemos - 27 Min
5 Best Chess Opening Traps in the Italian Game - 18 Min GM Igor Smirnov
Crush the ITALIAN Game with this DEADLY Trap - 13 Min GM Igor Smirnov

Italian Game Videos (w/Analysis)

Italian Game  - 135 Video Playlist  - agadmantor (Famous Games)
The Guioco Piano Collection  - 6 Video playlist - Kingscrusher

The most STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL Giuoco Piano Opening game in Chess History! - 28 Min
Know Your Giuoco Piano | Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. mishtup (1797) - 37 Min  IM Bartholomew
Italian Game: Giuoco Piano | The Sensei Speedrun | Grandmaster Naroditsky - 14 Min
Not So Quiet Giuoco Piano | Carlsen vs Nakamura: - 9 Min
Standard Chess #168: IM Bartholomew vs. klojo (Giuoco Pianissimo) - 43 Min
Standard Chess #23: IM Bartholomew vs. hek (Giuoco Pianissimo) - 30 Min

GM Daniel Naroditsky

Italian Game: Giuoco Piano | The Sensei Speedrun | Grandmaster Naroditsky - 14 Min
The Italian Game | The Sensei Speedrun | Grandmaster Naroditsky - 20 Min
Sacking the Queen!?! | Italian Game | The Sensei Speedrun | GM Naro - 52 Min

Benko Gambit (A57 - A59) Opening Theory

 

Benko Gambit Resources

 Wikipedia Page
The Benko Gambit (or Volga Gambit) is a chess opening characterized by the move 3...b5 in the Benoni Defense arising after:

1. d4 Nf6  2. c4 c5  3. d5 b5
However, it is a bit unusual as gambits go. Black, not White, gives up a pawn for long-term positional compensation.

ECO Code

A57 Sub-variants:

Benko gambit                                          1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5
Benko gambit half accepted                   1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6
Benko gambit, Zaitsev system                1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. Nc3
Benko gambit, Nescafe Frappe attack    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. Nc3 axb5 6. e4 b4 7. Nb5 d6 8. Bc4
Benko gambit accepted                     1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6
Benko gambit, Nd2 variation        1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 Bxa6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Nf3 g6 8. Nd2
Benko gambit, fianchetto variation  1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 Bxa6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Nf3 g6 8. g3

A58 Sub-variants:

A59 Sub-variants:
Benko gambit, 7.e4
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 Bxa6 6. Nc3 d6 7. e4
Benko gambit, Ne2 variation
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 Bxa6 6. Nc3 d6 7. e4 Bxf1 8. Kxf1 g6 9. Nge2
Benko gambit
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 Bxa6 6. Nc3 d6 7. e4 Bxf1 8. Kxf1 g6 9. g3
Benko gambit, main line
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 Bxa6 6. Nc3 d6 7. e4 Bxf1 8. Kxf1 g6 9. g3 Bg7 10. Kg2 O-O 11. Nf3

 

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BOOKS (Free)

Short & Sweet: Benko Gambit - FREE Chessable Course - 25 Trainable Lines by GM Swapnil Dhopade

The Benko Gambit by Jan Pinski - 123 Page PDF

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Benko ARTICLES

Benko Gambit 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 - Chess.com Article (Pretty Nice and In-depth)
Benko Gambit - Simplify Chess Page (Very In-depth Guide )
Benko Gambit: 10 Reasons to Play It - Article By FM  Zaur Tekeyev
The Benko Gambit: The Ultimate Chess Opening Guide - ichess.net Guide

The Benko Gambit: A How to Play Guide for White & Black - Opening Guide on Chessable Blog (well Done)
Benko Gambit 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5  - Very In-depth Chess.com Opening Guide 

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Benko Gambit LiChess Studies

Benko Gambit - 10 Chapter Study on Main Lines 
(Link to Listudy Page To Practice Lines with MoveTrainer) LiStudy Benko Gambit Page

⚓️ The Benko Gambit Study ⚓️ - 20 Chapter Study  (Strategy , Pawn Structure and Games) 
Benko Gambit: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 - 27 Chapter Study (In depth )

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Game Databases

365 Chess.com Database

A57: Benko gambit 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 - 22870 Games 
A58: Benko gambit accepted 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 - 8394 Games
A59: Benko gambit, 7.e4 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 Bxa6 6. Nc3 d6 7. e4 - 662 Games

Chessgames.com

Benko Gambit (A57) 1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 b5 -  5097 Games
Benko Gambit (A58) 1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 b5 4 cxb5 a6 5 bxa6 - 2304 Games
Benko Gambit (A59) 1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 b5 4 cxb5 a6 5 bxa6 Bxa6 6 Nc3 d6 7 e4 - 616 Games

Benko Gambit (A57-A59) - 13 Annotated Games  

 

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Benko Gambit Video Lessons

Benko Gambit - 3 Video Playlist - FM James Canty   (48 Min)

The Benko Gambit: Lecture by GM Ben Finegold - 54 Min  
A Detailed Guide to the Benko Gambit - 61 Min Hanging Pawns

The Benko Gambit - Chess Openings with GM Damian Lemos - 31 Min

The Benko Gambit: A positional sacrifice out of the opening! - IM Andrew Martin - 23 Min
When declining a gambit can be powerful! - IM Andrew Martin  -22 Min
Day 10: Improve your openings with IM Sagar Shah | Benko Gambit | Ft. GM Swapnil Dhopade - 73 Min
How to Play the Benko Gambit 💪 Chess Openings for Black with IM Valeri Lilov - 28 Min
Benko Gambit: Main Concepts - 23 Min

St Louis Chess Club Lessons

Benko Gambit - Chess Openings Explained - 54 Min  St. Louis Chess Club Lesson
Benoni, Benko Gambit | Nimzo Indian - GM Ben Finegold - 2014.01.26 - 37 Min
Gambits: Benko, Alapin, & More! - GM Yasser Seirawan - 2015.02.15 - 41 Min
Chess Tactics in the Benko Gambit - IM Robert Ris [80/20 Tactics Multiplier] - 26 Min
Play Like Pal Benko | Play Like a Pro - GM Denes Boros - 49 Min

Nescafe Frappe attack  

Chess Openings: Learn to Play the Nescafé Frappe Attack! - 18 Min Chess Giant
How to Play The Coffee Opening - 35 Min Anna Cramling
  

Plans Against the Benko

How To Kill The Benko Gambit! 1975 - BEST NOVELTIES - 17 Min GM Simon Williams
Beat the Benko | Road to 2000 - NM Caleb Denby | lichess.org - 54 Min
Alexei Shirov - Crushing the Benko Gambit - My Best Games - Preview 1 - 25 Min
Dominate the Benko Gambit by GM Damien Lemos (My Own Game) - 18 Min
Benko Gambit Repertoire for White - 23 Min

THE BEST Opening For Black Against 1.d4 | Benko Gambit | Chess Opening Explained - 14 Min - Coach Kestony
Crush The Benko Gambit with White!! - 31 Min - IM Miodrag Perunovic (The Butcher)

  

Benko Gambit Game Videos

Benko Gambit - 58 Video Playlist - Kingscrusher

 Magnus Carlsen Plays Benko Gambit Against Grandmaster Arthur Kogan - 7 Min
Magnus Carlsen Plays Benko Gambit vs Alireza Firouzja - 2 Min
Classic Chess Game: Magnus Carlsen Benko Gambit crush! - 16 Min
Standard Chess #164: IM Bartholomew vs. Pschaak (Benko Gambit) - 41 Min
Blitz Chess #202: IM Bartholomew vs. IM Pichot (Benko Gambit) - 13 Min

Taking Down the Benko Gambit!! | The Sensei Speedrun | GM Naroditsky - 36 Min

Magnus Carlsen Plays Benko Gambit Against Grandmaster Arthur Kogan - 6 Min
Dealing with the Benko Gambit · Training Game - 46 min - Hanging Pawns
Shakhriyar Crushing the Benko Gambit - 9 Min

IM Bartholomews Youtube Page (Benko Gambit search) -  Around 20 Standard and Blitz Games