New: Iniyan Panneerselvam: A Repertoire against the Queen's Gambit Declined with 4.Bg5
The Queen’s Gambit Declined (QGD), is a highly popular opening for players of all levels, from absolute beginners to World Champions. Known for giving a solid position, many play this opening from the Black side, however, things aren’t as simple as they seem to be. With an emphasis on 4.Bg5, which was the old mainline played at the highest levels since the World Championship match of the 1920s, we uncover a lot of new ideas. Increase your theoretical knowledge in the QGD and enrich yourselves in this Fritztrainer by India's 61st GM - Iniyan Pa. Photo: ChessBase
A Repertoire against the Queen's Gambit Declined with 4.Bg5
By Iniyan Panneerselvam

This repertoire provides White with ideas against any of the Black options after the moves 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3. These ideas are both objectively good and highly practical, so as to be easily remembered. By studying this course, you will be able to get a better position against sidelines, and even against the mainlines; confidently achieving a pleasant position, which Black must defend precisely. Study the course and start picking up points against the solid QGD!
• Video running time: 6 hours 32 minutes
• Training with ChessBase apps – Memorize the opening repertoire and play key positions against Fritz on various levels
Iniyan and Praggnanandhaa had an epic Blitz game at the ChessBase studio. Iniyan actually had a better position for quite some time, but Pragg's blitz skills made the difference.
System requirements
Minimum:
Dual Core, 2 GB RAM, DirectX11, graphics card with 256 MB RAM, Windows Media Player 9, ChessBase 14/Fritz 16 or included Reader and internet access for program activation.
Recommended:
PC Intel i5 (Quadcore), 4 GB RAM, Windows 10, DirectX11, graphics card with 512 MB RAM or more, 100% DirectX 10-compatible sound card, Windows Media Player 11 and internet access for program activation.
MacOSX
Minimum: MacOS "Yosemite" 10.10
Streaming
iPad, Tablet, Desktop, Laptop etc.
About the Author

Iniyan Panneerselvam, born in 2002, is India's 61st grandmaster. He took part in training camps by Kramnik and Gelfand in France and Chennai. He’s one of the most active Indian players on the tournament scene. Since 2008 he has participated in over 250 tournaments and won more than 150 medals across all competitions. He’s sharing his vast knowledge now in Fritztrainer format.
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