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The Queen's Gambit Accepted - Smyslov Variation is a chess opening guide from Ishi Press focused on one of the Queen's Gambit Accepted lines developed by World Chess Champion Vasily Smyslov.
This variation follows the moves 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3, when Black can choose 4. ...g6. It is inspired by the Gruenfeld Defense, but is described as easier to play because there is not a lot of deep theory to absorb. The main ideas are to build a safe castled position, undermine White's center with an eventual ...e5, or play on the queenside with knight infiltration on the light squares.
Smyslov's preferred plan is to bring the Nf6 to the queenside via d7, place the bishop on g4 to eliminate the Nf3, and then play ...e5.
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