Solozhenkin: Play the Queen's Indian Defence Damen Gambit amateur players are spending way

amateur players are spending way too much time worrying about subtleties that are really only relevant for grandmasters

on Karpov's dominance and restriction methods

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Solozhenkin: Play the Queen's Indian Defence Damen Gambit amateur players are spending wayThe Queen's Indian Defence has the reputation of a very reliable system for Black. Although his chances of obtaining sharp double edged positions are restricted, good knowledge of piece set ups and different plans should offer Black chances of seizing the initiative even in calm variations. The opening monographs on the QID, as a rule, focus on the move order 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6. What is Black supposed to do if the opponent wishes to avoid