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Starting Out: Queen's Gambit Declined offers the perfect springboard into one of the most respected openings in chess history
and killing or rescuing stones is the backbone of middle-game strength
who overlooks Trinity Street from the main entrance to Trinity College
The book ends with 38 problems that expand on the theoretical discussions contained in the first chapters and explore variations that were omitted there
Oxbridge chess pieces Oxford Starting Out: Queen's Gambit DeclinedDesigns taken from key figures relating to the two historic towns and rivals of Oxford and Cambridge, the two sides to this set are differentiated by an ebony ivory colour. Key figures: Oxford (dark) side : King: William Herbert, third Earl of Pembroke, who guards the entrance to the Bodleian Library (2. 5" tall) Queen: Queen Caroline of Ansbach, who sits above the entrance to Queen's College Bishop: John Locke, who graces the stairs to Christchuch