Queen's Gambit
Let an agent identify the Queen's Gambit and its main variations, explain its ideas and typical plans from opening theory, relay classification codes and reference sources, and separate the opening from the novel and television series of the same name.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent identify the Queen's Gambit and its main variations, explain its ideas and typical plans from opening theory, relay classification codes and reference sources, and separate the opening from the novel and television series of the same name.
A chess opening beginning with the moves 1.d4 d5 2.c4, in which White offers the c-pawn to gain central control; one of the oldest and most respected openings, with major branches including the Queen's Gambit Accepted, the Queen's Gambit Declined and the Slav Defence, and a standard part of classical opening theory.
What it is for: Opening a chess game with central control.
It can be identify the opening and its variations from moves; explain the main ideas and plans; relay ECO codes and references; distinguish it from other d4 openings and from the fiction.
Distinguishing features
Pawn offer on c4 for central control
Not a true gambit since the pawn is usually recoverable
Rich classical theory
Branches defined by Black second move
What it looks like
Not a physical object; a position on the board after 1.d4 d5 2.c4.
Physical character
ECO codes: D06-D69 codes - across its variations
How it is recognised
Moves 1.d4 d5 2.c4
Branches by Black reply: accepted, declined, Slav
The Queen's Gambit novel and series and the King's Gambit are separate entries
Related models
is a kind of - a closed game
is a kind of - openings after 1.d4 d5
includes - a major branch
is confused with - a work of fiction named after it
In practice
Families and kinds
Queen's Gambit Accepted
Queen's Gambit Declined with its Orthodox, Tartakower and Cambridge Springs lines
Slav and Semi-Slav Defences
Albin Countergambit
Chigorin and Tarrasch Defences
Identifiers
ECO D06-D69 Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings
Standards and regulation
FIDE laws of chess
ECO classification conventions
Failure modes and hazards
Confusing variations and move orders
Outdated theory presented as current
Confusing the opening with the fiction
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Identify What the opening is.
Identity.
Moves
Defining moves.
Moves
Moves.
- What moves define the Queen's Gambit, and how do Black replies branch it? definition
- Is the question about the opening or about the novel and series? boundary
Codes
Classification.
Codes
Codes.
- Which ECO codes cover the opening and its variations? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific variation? action
Ideas Strategy.
Plans.
Plans
Typical plans.
Plans
Plans.
- What are the strategic ideas for both sides, such as central control and the minority attack? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Theory
Current theory.
Theory
Theory.
- What does current theory say about the main lines, and how has it changed? provenance
- Is the assessment current? boundary
Play Practice.
Play.
Level
Suitability by level.
Level
Level.
- How is the opening used at club and top level, and which lines suit which players? provenance
- Which entry fits chess training? action
Games
Notable games.
Games
Games.
- Which famous games illustrate the opening? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific game? action
Context History and culture.
Context.
History
History.
History
History.
- How did the Queen's Gambit develop from early treatises to modern practice? provenance
- Which entry fits the history of chess? action
Culture
In culture.
Culture
Culture.
- How did the novel and series affect interest in the opening? provenance
- Which entry fits the novel? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should each major variation be a separate entry?
- How should opening databases be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases for defences that some sources treat as separate openings; should they be split off?