Queen's Gambit: Orthodox Defence (Tournament Player's Repertoire of Openings)

The Queen's gambit is one of the oldest openings in chess and is also one of the most dependable and popular at all levels of play. This detailed monograph on 1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 attempts to cover all important lines in detail. This is a revised translation from the German and is the first English text on this opening. Original analysis has been included by one of the world's great opening researchers, known for the Polugayevsky variation of the Najdorf, but who has also made major contributions to other openings. Lev Polugayevsky has reached the candidates stage of the World Championships on three occasions and has won the Soviet Championship twice. He has been a regular member of the Soviet Olympiad team and is author of "Grandmaster Preparation".