intermediate·Plays as black
Tarrasch Defense
Meet 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 with the dynamic 3...c5 — accept an isolated d-pawn in exchange for free piece play and open lines. Siegbert Tarrasch's classical Black weapon, revived by Spassky, Kasparov, and modern grandmasters.
Tired of being squeezed by White's space in 1.d4 openings? The Tarrasch fights for the center with both fists. Master the Rubinstein main line, the Marshall Gambit, the Symmetrical and the Romanishin and you'll have a fearless answer to every Queen's Pawn try — built around the same dynamic IQP play Kasparov used against Karpov.
Black1.d4 d5ClassicalIQPActive