Queen’s Gambit Declined
The Queen’s Gambit Declined (or QGD) is a chess opening in which Black declines a pawn offered by White in the Queen’s Gambit:
1. d4 d5
2. c4 e6
This is known as the Orthodox Line of the Queen’s Gambit Declined. When the “Queen’s Gambit Declined” is mentioned, it is usually assumed to be referring to the Orthodox Line; see “Other lines” below.
The Orthodox Line can be reached by a number of different move orders, such as 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5; 1.d4 e6 2.c4 d5; 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4; 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 e6 3.d4; and so on.
The Harrwitz Attack 4…Be7 5.Bf4:
This variation is also a popular line. Placing the bishop on Bg5 allows Black to exchange more freely with moves like Nf6-e4, as seen in the Lasker Defence. The move Bf4 is designed to restrict Black’s opportunities in this way, as well as reducing opportunities to gain the bishop pair.Play usually continues with 5…0-0 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5
PGN OF THE GAME:
[Event “FRA-chA 84th”]
[Site “Nimes”]
[Date “2009.08.18”]
[Round “8”]
[White “Tkachiev, Vladislav”]
[Black “Sokolov, Andrei”]
[Result “1-0”]
[WhiteElo “2650”]
[BlackElo “2570”]
[Variant “Standard”]
[TimeControl “-“]
[ECO “D37”]
[Opening “Queen’s Gambit Declined: Harrwitz Attack”]
[Termination “Normal”]
[Annotator “lichess.org”]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2 Nc6 9. Rd1 Qa5 10. a3 { D37 Queen’s Gambit Declined: Harrwitz Attack } Be7 11. Be2 dxc4 12. Bxc4 e5 13. Bg3 Bg4 14. O-O Rac8 15. Nd5 b5 16. Ng5 g6 17. Be2 Nd4 18. Nxe7+ Kg7 19. Nxc8 Nxc2 20. Bxg4 Nxg4 21. Nd6 h6?! { (0.00 → 0.65) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } (21… b4 22. axb4 Nxb4 23. Nc4 Qc5 24. Nd6 Qa5) 22. Nge4 b4 23. axb4 Nxb4 24. h3 f5 25. hxg4 fxe4 26. Nxe4 Nc6?! { (1.25 → 2.22) Inaccuracy. Rd8 was best. } (26… Rd8 27. Nd6 Rf8 28. Nc4 Qb5 29. Nxe5 Nd5 30. Rc1 g5 31. Rfd1 a5 32. Rc6 Rf6 33. Rc8) 27. Rd6 Nd8?? { (2.05 → 4.69) Blunder. Qb5 was best. } (27… Qb5 28. Rc1) 28. b4 Qb5 29. Ra1 Nc6 30. Rc1 Qxb4? { (3.09 → 5.53) Mistake. Rc8 was best. } (30… Rc8 31. Rd7+ Kg8 32. Nd6 Qd5 33. Nxc8 Qxd7 34. Rxc6 Kf8 35. Rc1 Qd2 36. Rc7 Qd1+ 37. Kh2) 31. f3 Ne7 32. Rc7 Kf7 33. Rdd7 Ke6 34. Rb7 Qa3 35. Rxa7 Qxe3+ 36. Bf2 Qc1+ 37. Kh2 Nc8 38. Nc5+?! { (6.37 → 4.72) Inaccuracy. Rac7 was best. } { Black resigns. } (38. Rac7 Rd8 39. Rxc1 Kxd7 40. Bh4 g5 41. Be1 Ne7 42. Rd1+ Kc8 43. Nd6+ Kb8 44. Rb1+ Ka8) 1-0
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