CLEARANCE - How to Play the Chigorin Defense in the Queen's Gambit Declined Chess Instructional DVDs Lesson 17: Planning & Emphasizing

Lesson 17: Planning & Emphasizing Activity of Pieces Part 1

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CLEARANCE - How to Play the Chigorin Defense in the Queen's Gambit Declined Chess Instructional DVDs Lesson 17: Planning & EmphasizingThe Chigorin Defense to the Queen's Gambit is an aggressive alternative to the passive defenses commonly seen in the tournament arena. Mikhail Chigorin's ideas have been put to good use by Lasker, Tartakower, Smyslov, Korchnoi, and Miles, while even Capablanca and Alekhine have wandered into its transpositional paths. Black is willing to part with the bishop pair early in the game in return for strong counterplay with his active knights supporting