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A reliable 1.d4 opening
The Queen's Gambit, move by move.
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Queen's Gambit Declined
1.d4 is the other great first move — a slower, more strategic game. The Queen's Gambit offers a pawn to pull Black's center pawn off the board. Same three principles, different road: claim the center, develop, and get ready to castle.
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