(Moving to opening discussion)
When to take on C4 in QGD??
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if black Immediately takes the c4 pawn it is NOT the QGD.
it is the Queen Gambit Accepted opening and that opening is a fine acceptable opening; played as you say at the highest level of the game.
now if black quickly takes the c4 pawn and tries to keep it; it can quickly fall for a trap.
most chessplayers know these trap lines; and it you blindly don't consider what white can do; you can find yourself dropping a knight, bishop or rook at the beginning of the game.
this is NO reason to NOT play queens gambit accepted; but it is a good reason to become familiar with the trap; espacially if you play that opening during blitz....
I also think you are misreading wiki; to suggest that when white plays the QGD he will "never" take the c4 pawn. but the focus of the QGD is to look for a positional advantage first
as the game goes toward endgame ofc most pawns will be exchanged.
its kind of one of those situations where you learn about how a given opening works; then try to understand the positional and tactical consequences of your opening choices.
BobbyTalparov wrote:
Typically, black tries to wait for White to develop his light square bishop (usually to d3) before taking on c4. This forces white to waste a tempo instead of being able to develop his bishop and capture on c4 at the same time.
That makes sense
thegreat_patzer wrote:
I also think you are misreading wiki; to suggest that when white plays the QGD he will "never" take the c4 pawn. but the focus of the QGD is to look for a positional advantage first
as the game goes toward endgame ofc most pawns will be exchanged.
its kind of one of those situations where you learn about how a given opening works; then try to understand the positional and tactical consequences of your opening choices.
Thanks. Also I should've mentioned I know what a QIA (immediate c4 take on move 3) to avoid any confusion. My apologies.
I seen master games when black takes the dxe4 after a few moves in the QGD. But I also read that black shouldn't take c4 pawn at any time in the QGD (Wikipedia)
Am I confusing something?