Ward: Unusual Queen's Gambit Declined CT was named \''Book of the

was named \''Book of the Year\'' by the British Chess Federation and won the Best Book Award by the United States Chess Federation

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Ward: Unusual Queen's Gambit Declined CT was named \''Book of theChris Ward covers three offbeat but important defences to this ancient opening. The Chigorin Defence (1 d4 d5 2 c4 Nc6) creates dynamic imbalance in the position. The Albin Counter Gambit (1 d4 d5 2 c4 e5) is a tricky tactical line which can be deadly against an unprepared White player. The final variation (1 d4 d5 2 c4 Bf5) is an interesting way to try to solve immediately the problem of how to develop the queen's bishop in the Queen's Gambit