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28. Closed Games: 1.d4 d5 Openings
Learns the ideas of games starting with 1.d4 d5.
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Learns the ideas of games starting with 1.d4 d5.
- Games starting with 1.d4 d5 are called closed games. The pawn structures are more fixed and play is slower and more strategic.
- White's most popular continuation is to attack the d5 pawn from the side with c4. This is called the Queen's Gambit. Play c4.
- Black supported d5 with e6. In closed games both sides first develop their pieces, then make plans based on the pawn structure.