We Are continuing our d4 theory with some Queen’s gambit studies. Today’s lesson will be how to play the Semi-Tarrasch Defense of the Queen’s gambit declined with some beautiful tactical and strategical elements.
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PGN OF THE GAMES IN THE VIDEO:
[Event “4th Norway Blitz 2016”]
[Site “https://lichess.org/ScpFKYQM“]
[Date “2016.4.18”]
[Round “6.2”]
[White “Carlsen, Magnus”]
[Black “Kramnik, Vladimir”]
[Result “1-0”]
[WhiteElo “2851”]
[BlackElo “2801”]
[Variant “Standard”]
[TimeControl “-“]
[ECO “D35”]
[Opening “Queen’s Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation”]
[Termination “Normal”]
[Annotator “lichess.org”]
1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 { D35 Queen’s Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation } Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. Nf3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O 11. Bc4 Nd7 12. O-O b6 13. a4 Bb7 14. Bd3 Rb8 15. Rfe1 h6 16. a5 b5 17. Rac1 a6 18. Qb4 Rc8 19. Nd2 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 Ne5?! { (0.00 → 0.88) Inaccuracy. Nb8 was best. } (20… Nb8 21. Nb3 Nc6 22. Qc3 Qd6 23. Bf1 Nb8 24. Qe3 Rc8 25. Rxc8+ Bxc8 26. Qc3 Nc6 27. g3) 21. Bxb5 axb5 22. dxe5 Qd3 23. h3 Rd8 24. Rc7 Ba8 25. Qe7 Rf8 26. Qd6 Qe2? { (1.25 → 2.52) Mistake. Rd8 was best. } (26… Rd8 27. Qe7) 27. f3 Qe3+ 28. Kh2?! { (2.26 → 1.36) Inaccuracy. Kh1 was best. } (28. Kh1 h5 29. a6 h4 30. Rc1 Qg5 31. Nb3 Rd8 32. Qb6 Rd3 33. Rb1 Qxe5 34. a7 Kh7) 28… Qf4+?! { (1.36 → 2.16) Inaccuracy. Qg5 was best. } (28… Qg5) 29. Kh1 b4?! { (2.04 → 3.05) Inaccuracy. Qh4 was best. } (29… Qh4) 30. a6 h5 31. a7 h4?! { (2.55 → 3.41) Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } (31… g5 32. Qxb4) 32. Qxb4 Qxe5?? { (2.73 → 5.51) Blunder. Rd8 was best. } (32… Rd8 33. Rc2) 33. Qc5 Qxc5 34. Rxc5 Rd8 35. Nc4 Kh7 { Black resigns. } 1-0
[Event “3rd Krunoslav Hulak Mem”]
[Site “https://lichess.org/tMGKj5NQ“]
[Date “2018.12.08”]
[Round “9.2”]
[White “Srbis, J.”]
[Black “Nikolov, Mo”]
[Result “0-1”]
[WhiteElo “2415”]
[BlackElo “2567”]
[Variant “Standard”]
[TimeControl “-“]
[ECO “D41”]
[Opening “Queen’s Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Exchange Variation”]
[Termination “Normal”]
[Annotator “lichess.org”]
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. d4 e6 6. e4 { D41 Queen’s Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Exchange Variation } Nxc3 7. bxc3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O 11. Be2 b6 12. O-O Bb7 13. Qe3 Nd7 14. Bd3 Rc8 15. Rac1 Qe7 16. Rxc8 Rxc8 17. Rc1 Qa3 18. Rxc8+ Bxc8 19. Qd2 Ba6 20. Bxa6 Qxa6 21. d5 Qc4 22. dxe6 Qxe6 23. h3 h6 24. a3 Qc6 25. e5 a5 26. h4 Nf8 27. Qe3 b5 28. Nd4 Qc4 29. Nf5 b4 30. axb4 axb4 31. Qg3 Qc1+ 32. Kh2 Ne6 33. Ne7+ Kf8 34. Nd5 Qc4 35. Ne3 Qe4 36. Nd1 Kg8 37. f3 Qe2 38. Nf2 b3 39. Ne4 b2 40. Nc3 Qc2 41. Qe1 { White resigns. } 0-1
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