Contents

007 Introduction

009 1 The Queen's Gambit Declined
027 2 The Queen's Gambit Declined Exchange Variation
042 3 The Tarrasch Defence
057 4 The Semi-Slav Defence
071 5 The 'Triangle' Move Order
081 6 The Slav Defence
101 7 The Queen's Gambit Accepted
121 8 The Chigorin Defence
130 9 Odds and Ends

141 Index of Complete Games
143 Index of Variations

Index of Complete Games

015 Arkell-Short, British Championship, Torquay 1998
013 Atalik-Bagakis, Hania 1994
053 Avrukh-Donk, Antwerp Lost Boys 1998
083 Bacrot-Fressinet, French Championship, Marseilles 2001
125 Barkhagen-Karlsson.L, Swedish Championship 2001
110 Barsov-Blees, Hoogeveen 1999
024 Belov-Pushkov, Chigorin Memorial, St Petersburg 2001
108 Brynell-Hedman, Swedish Championship 1998
073 Bunzmann-Karakehajov, World U20 Championship, Athens 2001
076 Chiaretti-Malakhov, Porto San Giorgio 1998
117 Couche-Renet, French Team Championship 2001
128 Delchev-Skembris, Turin 2000
085 Ellers-Heller, Bundesliga 2002
112 Epishin-Diana, Turin 2000
049 Frois-Grant, European Team Championship, Batumi 1999
037 Garcia Ilundain-Piankov, Leon 1998
094 Georgiev-Bruzon, FIDE World Championship, Moscow 2001
062 Gladyszev-Dumitrache, La Fere 2002
119 Gleizerov-Badjarani, Abu Dhabi 2001
135 Gleizerov-Westerinen, Rilton Cup, Stockholm 2000
022 Gligoric-Blagojevic, Herceg Novi 2001
018 Gomez-Sieiro Gonzalez, Capablanca Memorial, Havana 1998
051 Gual Pascual-Moskalenko, Paretana 2000
029 Gyimesi-Horvath.P, Hungarian Team Championship 1998
103 Gyimesi-Kucera, Pardubice 1998
116 Harikrishna-Murali Krishnan, Indian Championship 2002
123 Hoffman.A-Codina Tormo, Mislata 2000
137 Hulak-Manievich, Pula (PCA) 1994
017 Huzman-Ravia, Israel Team Championship 1996
104 Ilincic-lzoria, Yerevan Zonal 2000
107 Illescas Cordoba-Sadler, Linares Zonal 1995
040 Istratescu-Vukovic, Bucharest 2000
097 Ivanchuk-Grabarczyk, Polish Supercup, Warsaw 2001
093 Jackelen-Müller, Bundesliga 2001
114 Jackelen-W.Watson, Bundesliga (Div2) 1992
089 Janssen-Sokolov.l, Leeuwarden 2002
054 Karpov-Hector, Haninge 1990
065 Kasimdzhanov-Lesiege, Istanbul Olympiad 2000
066 Kelly-Kirsanov, British League 2002
019 Khenkin-Sulskis, MK Cafe Cup, Koszalin 1998
038 Kouatly-Piket, France-Netherlands, Cannes 1990
025 Krasenkow-Skalik, Polish Team Championship, Suwalki 1999
035 Lesiege-Hebert, Trois Rivieres 2001
034 Lesiege-Khassanov, Quebec 1999
086 Lesiege-Zaremba, World Open, Philadelphia 2001
078 Lev-Moskovich, Israeli Team Championship 2000
046 Ljubojevic-Bosch, Netherlands Team Championship (play-off) 1999
124 Marcelin-Conquest, French Team Championship 2001
091 Matthiesen-Husted, Danish Team Championsip 2001
139 Mchedlishvili-Raetsky, Yerevan 1996
088 Meissner-Pelletier, Bundesliga 2001
132 Miladinovic-Auth, Kavala 2001
098 Milov.V-Cheparinov, Andorra 2001
074 Miton-Markowski, Cappelle la Grande 1999
134 Mola-Godena, Montecatini Terme 2000
127 Nielsen.P-Brynell, Rilton Cup, Stockholm 2000
014 Osnos-Azmaiparashvili, Karseladze Memorial, Kutaisi 1978
069 Poluljahov-Utnasunov, Chigorin Memorial, St Petersburg 2001
138 Poulton-Spice, British League 1998
060 Ravi-Harikrishna, Indian Championship, New Delhi 2001
059 Rogozenko-Tella, Cappelle la Grande 1998
033 Sakaev-Mirzoev, Anibal Open 2001
079 Shaked-Vigh, Schwarzach 1997
106 Sorokin-Scarella, San Martin 1993
092 Stefansson-Gunnarsson, Icelandic Championship, Strandgotu 2001
044 Summerscale-Pullinger, Jersey 2000
131 Tisdall-Rausis, Gausdal 1993
068 Tisdall-Sidselrud, Norwegian Team Championship 2002
047 Tukmakov-Barthel, Biel 1998
113 Vallin-Lesiege, Cappelle la Grande 2002
021 Wu Shaobin-Handoko, Singapore 1997
031 Zhukova-Shadrina, Romania Team Championship, Sovata 2001
063 Ziegler-Rogozenko, Bundesliga 1999