Every Russian Shoolboy Knows
Building your opening repertoire with GM Yermolinsky - part 14
QGD with Bf4 line - Part One
In the opening video of the new series on Queen's Gambit Declined the Bf4 line, I cover the standard structure with the isolated d5-pawn where White applies a different strategy. Instead of trying to blockade the pawn he actually encourages it to move forward. Some of the lines are heavily researched and checked in practice, yet White retains good practical chances, such was the case of the Leko-Kramnik game form their World Championship Match in 2004.