Capablanca

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Is his queens gambit outdated, or does it still work?

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check out some GM tournaments from last years and you will get the feeling that every other opening is rare.

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I'm confused.  Is there a Capablanca variation to the Queens Gambit?

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I think at least half of all the variations were sometimes played by him. But I don't remember any of them has its name from Capablanca.

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Okay.  I still don't get what the OP is getting at then.  Is the OP asking whether a specific variation of the queens gambit is sound or not in regards to modern theory, or is he asking if lookin over Capablanca's queens gambit games is a good way to learn the modern theories on the queens gambit opening?

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Sorry if any confusion on the topic. I have so much trouble with all the variations. I think I asked because towards the end Capablanca was thought of as a boring player. Shame really, he played and beat the great names of chess evolution in the last century.

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