The Double Queen’s Gambit: A Surprise Weapon for Black

The Double Queen's Gambit: A Surprise Weapon for Black is a chess opening book for players building a practical repertoire against 1.d4, centred on the surprising 2...c5 idea.

What the book covers

Alexey Bezgodov presents a complete approach for Black after 1.d4, with coverage against both 2.c4 and 2.Nf3. The Double Queen’s Gambit is designed to meet White actively from the start, creating immediate problems and steering the game away from the most familiar Queen’s Gambit, Slav and Catalan structures.

The book is based on detailed analysis and practical testing. Its central conclusion is that after 2...c5, White does not have an obvious or convincing route to an advantage. That makes it a useful choice for players who want a Black repertoire built around active play and less common but fully playable solutions.

Training as well as theory

Alongside the opening lines, the book includes dozens of exercises to help you check your understanding in practice. That is especially valuable in openings built on initiative and unusual pawn structures, where memorising variations alone is not enough.

It is therefore more than a book about one specific opening. It also works as practical training material for players who want to understand typical plans, tactical motifs and middlegame decisions more clearly.

For readers who want to compare it with other works by the same author, you may also be interested in The Extreme Caro-Kann and The Liberated Bishop’s Defence.

About the author

Alexey Bezgodov is the author of this book and is also known for The Extreme Caro-Kann and The Liberated Bishop’s Defence.

Key details

• Product type: chess opening book
• Opening focus: a Black repertoire against 1.d4
• Main idea: based on the move 2...c5
• Coverage: against both 2.c4 and 2.Nf3
• Training content: dozens of exercises
• Author: Alexey Bezgodov
• Included content: opening analysis and exercises