Hanging Pawns' QGD
Pre-made chess opening repertoire for Black
Made for Chessbook by Hanging Pawns.
About this repertoire
A repertoire based on the classical Queen’s Gambit Declined, the most solid, popular, and efficient defense against 1.d4. Starting with 1…d5 and 2…e6, Black is constructing an impressive central position which gives White very little active play early on, but, in exchange, blocks in the c8-bishop. So the strategy in the QGD is very rich and complex, and playing it will teach you how to navigate many different structures and how to solve very hard positional problems. The focus of the repertoire is on the main lines, but you can find an answer to almost anything White may throw at you when you start with 1…d5.
What it looks like at your rating
Chessbook trims every repertoire to the moves opponents actually play at your level, so the same repertoire is a different size for a 1000 and a 2000. These numbers use the default coverage target of one game in 150; effectiveness and soundness are Chessbook's own scores, explained in the help pages.
| Lichess rating | Moves to learn | Effectiveness | Soundness |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-1000 | 23 | 29 / 100 | 95 / 100 |
| 1000-1200 | 30 | 19 / 100 | 97 / 100 |
| 1200-1400 | 34 | 16 / 100 | 91 / 100 |
| 1400-1600 | 38 | 16 / 100 | 91 / 100 |
| 1600-1800 | 39 | 15 / 100 | 94 / 100 |
| 1800-2000 | 48 | 18 / 100 | 90 / 100 |
| 2000-2200 | 51 | 17 / 100 | 89 / 100 |
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