What is the best opening for black if Queen's Gambit is played?

I will repeat the title: What is the best opening for black if queen's gambit is played?

Are you speaking specifically about 1.d4,d5 2.c4,...?

For human players there isn’t really a best defense against the Queen’s Gambit. There are quite a lot of solid responses by black to the Queen’s Gambit, and it really depends on play style and ultimately preference

You could opt for a standard QGD with 2…e3, a Slav with 2…c3 which you could turn into a Semi-Slav setup or some other Slav line. You could play the Chigorin with 2…Nc3, the Baltic Defense with 2…Bf5, the Austrian/Symmetrical Defense with 2…c5, the Marshall defense with 2…Nf6. And even the Queen’s Gambit Accepted with 2…dxc4

And even with all of the second move defenses, there are still a whole lot of variations that each have their own different strengths and weaknesses. It really just depends on how you play and what you want to play. You could even attempt to not play into the Queen’s Gambit at all by playing something like the Indian Defense or Dutch Defense if you like. There isn’t really a best response to the Queen’s Gambit other than the one that suits the specific individual.

Well said 👏

Most players decline the gambit. However, I avoid the QG with the Slav defense.

if you are an agressive player:

(you also must know how to use an isolated queens pawn well)

solid players:

tricky players:

my favorite’s the Tartakower defense

I do it in a different move order and go for a Nimzo instead though

@thesampson

whats your catalan weapon?

open defense

which

its dubious

Bd6 classical

just show the line

there are many open variations where Bd6 is played

yeah but white gets a much easier flowing game while black just hides inside his little pyramid

you play the slav to win, not whatever the heck this wannabe london system is

There is of course more theory but this is a basic rundown

I watched Hanging Pawns’s video

damn why play that

theres better lines btw

theres even the main line which is good