Learn the basics of IQP positions and play 3.Nf3. The IQP is a dynamic factor and in chess, you must learn how to appreciate both dynamic and static aspects of the position.
Try to find a way to push d5 at the right time (it may even be a pawn sac) when all your pieces are coordinated and ready to attack! Remember that trading minor pieces is good for Black so try to keep them on the board. With rooks and queens on the board only, then white is doomed.
Hi. Against the Queen's Gambit Accepted (1 d4 d5 2 c4 dxc4), what is the best continuation for White? I looked at the lines for both 3 Nf3, e3, Bxc4 AND 3 e4 but I don't like either of those lines.
For 3 Nf3, I don't like how it's double-edged and Black gives White an isolated queen's pawn and although White has somewhat of the initiative, Black gets the long-term advantage (which I don't like). For 3 e4, I don't like how White can keep the pawn with b5 and although it's supposedly bad for black, I don't see how (I'm using Lars Schandroff's book "Play the Queen's Gambit" and from the lines that Schandroff gives and Fritz's and Rybka's evaluation of the position, Black has the advantage or is equal or it's double-edged). I know I can't have everything, but I don't feel comfortable or familiar with those positions. What should I do against the Queen's Gambit Accepted as White? Thanks.