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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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