Kryakvin: Attacking with g2-g4 grundlagen In this revolutionary book

In this revolutionary book

and bishop endgames

Together with many others from every conceivable profession

b6 und a6 ab

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

Kryakvin: Attacking with g2-g4 grundlagen In this revolutionary bookThe 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.