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Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense trainer

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Practise the Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense

The Chigorin Defense is 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6, an uncommon reply to the Queen's Gambit named after the 19th-century Russian master Mikhail Chigorin. Play Black's moves of the line from memory — 1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nc6 — and the trainer plays White's replies; "Play the other side" turns it around.

"Drill all" adds the 10 named lines that continue it, such as Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense, Janowski Variation, Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense, Exchange Variation, Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense, Main Line, Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense, Modern Gambit, Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense, Lazard Gambit, Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense, Tartakower Gambit, Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense, Exchange Variation, Costa's Line, Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense, Main Line, Alekhine Variation.

Read about the line, its statistics on Lichess and Stockfish's evaluation on the Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense page, or pick another opening in the opening trainer.