Editing Queen's Gambit (section)

==History==
The Queen's Gambit is one of the oldest known openings in chess. It was mentioned in the [[Göttingen manuscript]] of 1490 and was later analyzed by [[Gioachino Greco]] in the 17th century.<ref name="mco14" /> In the 18th century, it was recommended by [[Philipp Stamma]] of Aleppo and is sometimes known as the '''Aleppo Gambit''' in his honor.<ref>{{Cite book |title=The Works of Damiano, Ruy-Lopez, and Salvio on the Game of Chess |last=Sarratt |first=J. H. |publisher=T. Boosey, (the New York Public Library) (Digitized) |date=27 Jan 2006 |isbn=9781145601765 }}</ref>  During the early period of modern chess, queen pawn openings were not in fashion, and the Queen's Gambit did not become commonplace until the [[Vienna 1873 chess tournament|1873 tournament in Vienna]].<ref name="mco12">{{citation|last=Korn|first=Walter|title=Modern Chess Openings|edition=12th|year=1982|publisher=David McKay|page=263}}</ref>

As [[Wilhelm Steinitz]] and [[Siegbert Tarrasch]] developed [[chess theory]] and increased the appreciation of {{chessgloss|positional play}}, the Queen's Gambit grew more popular,<ref name="mco12" /> reaching its zenith in the 1920s and 1930s, and it was played in all but 2 of 34 games in the [[World Chess Championship 1927|1927 World Championship]] match between [[José Raúl Capablanca]] and [[Alexander Alekhine]].

After the resumption of international chess activity following [[World War II]], it was less frequently seen as many players moved away from symmetrical openings, tending to use an [[Indian Defence]] to combat queen pawn openings; however, it is still frequently played.