QGD - Tartakower Defense - D58- D59 Opening Theory

 This is one of the most topical and famous positions in the Queen's Gambit Declined (QGD), 7...b6 introduces the Tartakower Variation.

Black is aiming to fianchetto his bishop to b7 and to finish his development by placing the knight on d7.

Tartakower Defense Chess Articles

Tartakower Defense - Wiki Page with  General Explanation of Defense

Queen's Gambit Declined (Orthodox/Tartakower Variation): Light Square Letdown? - Old Blog post Talking about the Middlegame of this Opening.

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Tartakower Defense LiChess Studies

QGD Tartakower: Anti Tartakower Variation - 1 Chapter Study

Queen's Gambit Declined Tartakower - 13 Chapter Interactive Study 

QGD- Tartakower Defense - 7 Chapter Study  (Study Created from St.Louis CC Video At Bottom (Don't be Sweet)

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Games Databases

 

365chess.com

D58: Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) system 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 h6 7. Bh4 b6 - 7000 Games

D59: Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower variation 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 h6 7. Bh4 b6 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Rc1 Be6 - 350 games

Efim Geller - Tartakower Defense (Black) - 60 games
Alexander G Beliavsky - Tartakower Defense (Black) - 70 Games 
Lajos Portisch - Tartakower Defense (White)  - 25 games

ChessTempo.com

Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower Defense, General (D58) - 5500 games

Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower Defense, Makogonov Exchange Variation (D59) - 1500 games

Chessgames.com

D58 QGD: Tartakower / General [Black] - 44 games (Curated Collection)
d4 : QGD : Tartakower Variation - 26 Games (Curated Collection)

Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst (D58) - 2700 games
Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (D59)  - 656 Games

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Tartakower Defense Puzzles (Tactics)

LiChess Tartakower Defense Puzzles - 131 Puzzles

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Tartakower Defense Video Lessons

Tartakower Defense for club players  - 60 Min - IM Matt Bobula
Tartakower Defense in practice - 32 Min - IM Matt Bobula

𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐧❜𝐬 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 : 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐕𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 | 𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐞 𝟎𝟏 | 𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐧𝐅𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐡 - 22 Min - GM Sam Shankland

Don't Be Sweet: Play the Tartakower! | Chess Openings Explained - 60 Min - St.Louis Chess Club

Tartakower Defense Opening Theory - 33 Min - Hanging pawns

Queens Gambit Declined Part 3 Tartakower Variation - 22 Min - Robert Plunketts Lab
Queens Gambit Declined Tartakower, To play h6 or not to play - 9 Min - Robert Plunketts Lab

Guide To Making Plans In Chess - Queen's Gambit Declined Plans (PART 1) - 26 Min - NM Nelson Lopez

Tartakower Defense Game Videos ( w/ Analysis)

Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower variation - Standard chess #26 - 49 Min - Chess Network

Beating the Queen's Gambit in the British Chess Championship (1998), with GM Nigel Short - 54 Min

QGD - Semi-Tarrasch Defense - D40-42 - Opening Theory

 

Semi-Tarrasch Defense Resources

Semi-Tarrasch Defense Wikipedia Page

The Semi-Tarrasch Defense is a variation of the Queen's Gambit Declined ,
 characterized by the following moves:

1. d4 d5
2. c4 e6
3. Nc3 Nf6
4. Nf3 c5 

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Books and Courses (Free)

Short & Sweet: Dominguez's Semi-Tarrasch - FREE Chessable Course - 20 Trainable Lines - GM Leinier Dominguez (2 hr Free Video)

Short & Sweet: Ganguly's Semi-Tarrasch - FREE Chessable Course - 33 Trainable Lines - GM Surya Shekhar Ganguly  (44 Min Free Video)

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Semi-Tarrasch Chess Articles

The Semi-Tarrasch – How to Play, Attack and Counter (as White & Black) - Chessable Blog Article - Very Extensive

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Semi-Tarrasch Defense LiChess Studies

QGD Semi-Tarrasch -  9 Chapter Study

A Semi-Trash Repertoire for the Black pieces - 4 Chapter Study

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Game Databases

 

365Chess.com

D40: Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch defence 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c5 - 5800 Games
D41: Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 5.cd 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c5 5. cxd5 - 4200 games
D42: Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e3 Nc6 7. Bd3 - 735 Games

Chessgames.com

Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch (D40) 1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 Nf6 4 Nf3 c5 - 1000 Games
Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch (D41) 1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 Nf6 4 Nf3 c5 5 cxd5 - 1500 Games
Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3 (D42) 1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 Nf6 4 Nf3 c5 5 cxd5 Nxd5 6 e3 Nc6 7 Bd3 - 540 games
Semi-Tarrasch - 17 Game Collection (Famous Players Games)

ChessTempo.com

Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch Defense (D40) - 2300 Games

Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Exchange Variation (D41) - 2400 games

Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Main Line (D42) - 830 Games

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Semi-Tarrasch Puzzles (Tactics)

QGD- Semi-Tarrasch Puzzles - 1000 Puzzles ( LiChess Puzzles by Openings )

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Semi-Tarrasch Defense Video Lessons

Semi-Tarrasch Defense Theory - 13 Video Playlist -  3+Hrs Video - Jazarov's Chess Channel

Powerful ideas for Black against 1.d4 ft. GM Surya Ganguly - 81 min - Chessbase India

The Semi-Tarrasch Opening explained by Leinier Domínguez - 2 HR - GM Leinier Dominguez (Great FREE Lesson) 

Video Below - Really Nice Lesson

Semi-Tarrasch Exchange Variation (D41)

QGD Semi Tarrasch, Exchange Variation D41 - 16 Min - Advancing Pawn

Master Game Analysis - QGD Semi Tarrasch, Exchange Variation - 1 - 30 Min - Advancing Pawn
Master Game Analysis - QGD Semi Tarrasch, Exchange Variation - 2 - 30 Min - Advancing Pawn

Semi-Tarrasch Chess Traps

Queens Gambit Semi Tarrasch - The Crash in the Semi Tarrasch - 4 Min

Queen's Gambit Semi Tarrasch - The Yudovich Not So Fine Trap - 3 Min

Stunning Opening Trap Queen Sacrifice | Semi Tarrasch | - 2 Min

Semi-Tarrasch Game Videos (w/Analysis)

Semi-Tarrasch - 6 Video Playlist - Chessbase India

John Bartholomew
Blitz Chess #301: IM Bartholomew vs. IM Kassa Korley (Semi-Tarrasch Defense) - 16 Min
Blitz Chess #5: IM Bartholomew vs. ercoleiaccone (Semi-Tarrasch Defense) - 14 Min 

Bird's Opening Page Update

Bishops Bounty Bird's Opening Page 

Added  New Free Chessable Course ( 480 Line Course ) The Classical Bird for Club Players

Added  GM Eric Hansen Bird Speedrun - 12 Videos (400- 2600) 9 Hours Worth

Added Link to New From's Gambit Page 

Chess Prophylaxis: Preventive Strategies

Stop Your Opponent Before They Start
 Master Chess Prophylaxis

Feeling overwhelmed by your opponent's threats?
 Wish there was a way to shut down their plans before they even get off the ground?

 This guide introduces you to Chess Prophylaxis, a powerful strategy used by top players to think ahead and make moves that prevent your opponent from attacking or gaining an advantage.

  Learn from articles, puzzles, and video lessons by Chess Masters, and discover how to control the flow of the game with proactive thinking. Take your chess to the next level and become a master of prevention!

The term prophylaxis comes from the Greek προφύλαξις, profýlaxis, "guarding or preventing beforehand".

Chess Prophylaxis Wikipedia Page - Just a General Description

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Prophylaxis Chess Articles

• The Art of Prophylaxis in Chess - Nice Chessable Blog Article - w/Embedded Johan Hellston Video - Examples of Opening, Middlegame and Endgame Prophylaxis w/ Model game.
  
  
• Prophylaxis – Learn from Anatoly Karpov - Nice article w/example games - GM Swapnil Dhopade Blog on LiChess
  
  
• Prophylaxis - Chessworld Article by WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos - How it works w/ 3 Detailed games.

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Prophylaxis LiChess Studies

Explore interactive training tools to solidify your understanding of the concepts.

• PROPHYLAXIS - 11 Chapter study (120 Hearts) - Examples in the Opening, Middlegame and Endgame.
  
  
• Endgame Tactics Prophylaxis - 24 Chapter Study (Use the Computer to solve Positions)
  
  
• Prophylaxis - 10 Chapter Interactive Study (Looking at Opening, Middle game and Endgame Examples)

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Chess Prophylaxis Video Lessons

IM Andrey Ostrovskiy

• Improve your Chess with Prophylaxis | Part 1 | Prophylactic Thinking | IM Andrey Ostrovskiy - 18 Min - Dive into the topic of prophylaxis. Prophylactic thinking in chess
• Improve your Chess with Prophylaxis | Part 2 | Prophylactic Thinking | - 17 Min -  This time we draw our attention to the importance of the active prophylaxis.
• Improve your Chess with Prophylaxis | Part 3 | Prophylactic Thinking | - 15 min - Will focus on how prophylactic thinking helps to reduce your opponent’s resources and at the same time increases your advantage.

GM Sune Berg Hansen.

• Prophylaxis in Chess - The Prevention Strategy - A GM Tool - 21 min - GM Talks - Sune gets to play a nice prophylactic game in the Swedish League against a strong IM. Nice Carlsbad Pawn Structure Lesson as well.
• The Hidden Art of Prophylaxis: Transform Your Game With This Strong Chess Tool - 22 min - GM Talks - The various prophylactic moves are explained in depth in this video from the highest level. Nepomniachtchi, Ian vs. Ding, Liren
• Use Prophylaxis As Your Weapon Of Dark Empathy To Destroy Your Opponents - 20 min - GM Talks - Another World Championship Game.
• Magnus Carlsen dominated Hikaru Nakamura with a strong concept: Prophylactic Thinking! - 20 Min -GM Talks -  This is a small masterpiece and very instructive.

St.Louis Chess Club

• Prophylaxis and Dynamics | Grandmaster's Choice - GM JJ Ali Marandi - 56 min - Prophylaxis is the prevention of your opponent's ideas. See JJ's own games that demonstrate prophylaxis.
• Prophylaxis: Chess Prevention | Strategy Session - WGM Sabina Foisor - 53 min -  Shows examples of prophylaxis, which like medicine, is preventive care in chess. See moves that stop an opponent from following through with a plan.
• Chess Prophylaxis | Strategy Session with Jonathan Schrantz - 26 Min - Prophylactic moves preventing the opponent from taking action somewhere on the board w/ 4 Example Games.

Grand Master RB Ramesh - Learn Chess the right way! - Prophylactic thinking and Prophylaxis - 2hr 7 Min - Live Stream with one of the top Chess Coaches in the World.

Understanding Prophylaxis - Play Like a Master! - IM Valeri Lilov - 60 Min

Defense Mastery with IM Mat Kolosowski - Chapter 1 Prophylaxis - 26 Min

How to Think in Chess: 🤔 Prophylactic Thinking with GM Artur Yusupov & GM Jan Gustafsson - 24 min - Takes two excellent games of GM Sergey Dolmatov to explain the details behind the way of thinking that will catapult your chess knowledge.

Prophylaxis against Pawn Levers - Strategic Planning | Chess Middlegame | GM Alex Lenderman - 20 Min

Live Stream: Chess Prophylaxis - Chess Strategy with IM Valeri Lilov - 23 Min - , IM Valeri Lilov will teach you how to think prophylactically. Ask yourself every move "what does my opponent want to do?” is only the first step. Next, you need the ability to find a good move that prevents the opponent from carrying out that plan!

Chess Strategy: Prophylaxis - 12 Min - Chess website

Destroy Your Opponents With the Magic of Chess Prophylaxis - 7 Min

Chess Lesson # 82: Prophylaxis - 15 Min - NM Rober Ramirez - We are going to start with a few positions to make sure you understand prophylaxis in its simplest form and then we are going to analyze one of Capablanca’s games where he took this idea to a whole new level.

Chess Strategy: Prophylactic Thinking - 17 Min - Remote Chess Academy - Manuel Ocantos will show you some examples of prophylactic moves in the chess openings Benoni Defense and the Ruy Lopez. He also shows you a couple of interesting games played by Karpov, Kasparov, and Nimzowitsch.

Pro Chess Training - GM Surya Ganguly explains Importance of Prophylaxis - 26 Min

Svitlana's Smart Moves - The prophylactic moves - 50 min - ChessBase - Svitlana shows us the smartest moves in difficult situations, and explains how to approach a rough position like this.

Chess Stream #108 A Lesson in Prophylaxis - 91 Min - GM Simon Williams - A lesson from a stream with Bjorn (about 1700 ELO) in 'prophylaxis'. Prophylactic moves are aimed at not just improving one's position but preventing the opponent from improving their own.

GM Alex Lenderman: Prophylactic Thinking | U.S. Chess School - 41 Min - intro to Prophylactic Thinking and 10 Examples.

Online Chess Survival! : Prophylaxis as a way of surviving on the chess board as long as possible! - 15 min - kingscrusher

Instructive Prophylaxis discussion! King Safety moves such as Kh1 and Kb1-a1 - 14 min -kingscrusher

Back to our favorite theme, prophylaxis - 12 Min - GM Irina Krush

CTCA Advanced - Prophylactic Thinking - 88 Mins - Cape Town Chess Academy - Recording of CTCA Advanced session presented by Dione Goredema. 17/6/2021