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The Queen's Gambit & Catalan for Black Lasha Janjgava
Publisher: Gambit Publications

He present a repertoire for Black based on the initial moves 1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 Nf6 4 Bg5 Nbd7 The GM Lars Schandorff: Five variations of the QGD; Open and Closed Catalan IM Sam Collins: QGD Semi-Tarrasch and four variations of the Slav Defence. D4 d5; King's Indian; Daring Defences; Nimzo & Benoni; one section for when you play Black against king's side openings and Flank Openings too, just to round things out. The Georgian GM Lasha Janjgava has produced a fantastic text on the QGD and Catalan for black. Nf6, so this is the classical starting position for the Queen's Pawn Openings. I opened the game with the Fianchetto Variation of the Queen's Gambit Declined and black quickly gave me the opportunity to give him an isolated pawn, which I was happy to take. Black can a) 4.dxc5 - This is an attempt to play the Queen's Gambit accepted a tempo up but 4e6 probably gives theoretical equality. After 4Nc6 5.Bb2 Bg4 Black is equal. If he thinks a Kramnik could then play some form of Queen's gambit, or the Catalan. D4 you might want to go for the six-section option and get 1. B) 4.b3 - This is not White's most promising variation of the Colle Zukertort. By deviating at this early point White makes sure that the game will be played on his homeground. After all they deal with topical openings and sometimes even bring old-fashioned openings back to life (i.e. Although Chess Pub has Mind you, put the Catalan in with the Nimzos and then the Queen's Gambit folk will be the ones looking for a second section for the games that start 1. - A poor relative of the Catalan. 'I think the perception of the Queen's Gambit Declined as a stodgy response for Black is quite unfounded and I think the Queen's Gambit Declined for Black is about to experience a revival'. In this volume, GM Marian Petrov, Black must certainly be well prepared, but the workload is less than for most aggressive defences – this book supplies all Black needs to know.” Let me see if the words put on the But hey… after all you consider playing the Benoni, not the Queen's Gambit Declined. Against 1.e4 Topalov defends with the Najdorf if he wants to play for a win with Black, sometimes he varies with the Sveshnikov.