Kryakvin: Attacking with g2-g4 grundlagen and bishop endgames

and bishop endgames

GM Peter Heine Nielsen

The Queen's Gambit Declined is popular with club players and professionals because there are few forced theoretical variations

A weapon for masters or just a playground for children

Kryakvin: Attacking with g2-g4 grundlagen and bishop endgamesThe Modern Way to Get the Upper Hand in Chess The secret of its success may be its anti positional look. The pawn thrust g2 g4 is often so counter intuitive that it's a perfect way to confuse your opponents and disrupt their position. Ever since World Champion Mikhail Botvinnik started using it to defeat the elite grandmasters of his day, it has developed, on all levels of play, into an ever more popular and attractive way to fight for the initiative.