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Most Brilliant Decoy! – Ilia Smirin vs Alexander Grischuk -Tarrasch Defense – Classical Variation

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We Are continuing our d4 theory with some Queen’s gambit studies. Today’s lesson will be how to play the Tarrasch Defense of the Queen’s gambit declined with some beautiful tactical and strategical elements.

PGN OF THE GAME IN THE VIDEO:
[Event “FIDE-Wch k.o.”]
[Site “https://lichess.org/ntth2RhW“]
[Date “2000.12.02”]
[Round “2.3”]
[White “Smirin, Ilia”]
[Black “Grischuk, Alexander”]
[Result “0-1”]
[WhiteElo “2677”]
[BlackElo “2606”]
[Variant “Standard”]
[TimeControl “-“]
[ECO “D34”]
[Opening “Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation”]
[Termination “Normal”]
[Annotator “lichess.org”]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O O-O { D34 Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation } 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Bg5 d4 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Nd5 Qd8 13. Nd2 Re8 14. Rc1 Bb6 15. Nc4 Bg4 16. Re1 Bc5 17. a3 a6 18. b4 Ba7 19. Nf4 Rc8 20. Qb3?! { (0.37 → -0.19) Inaccuracy. Nb2 was best. } (20. Nb2 Bf5 21. Nbd3 Be4 22. Bxe4 Rxe4 23. Qb3 Bb8 24. Nd5 Bd6 25. a4 Ra8 26. h3 Rc8) 20… Bb8 21. Nd5 Bxe2 22. Ncb6 d3 23. Qa2 Rc7 24. Nxc7 Bxc7 25. Nd5 Bb8 26. Qd2 Nd4 27. Rc3 Ba7 28. Nf4?! { (0.22 → -0.60) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } (28. a4 Kh8) 28… Nb3 29. Rxd3 Bxd3 30. Rxe8+ Qxe8 31. Qxd3 Qe1+ 32. Qf1 Bxf2+ 33. Kh1 Qxf1+ 34. Bxf1 Kf8 35. Bg2 b6 36. Bb7 a5 37. Bd5 Nd2 38. bxa5 bxa5 39. Kg2 Bd4 40. a4 Ke7 41. Nd3 f5 42. Bg8 h6 43. Ba2 g5 44. Bg8 Kd6 45. Ba2 Be3 46. Bf7 f4 47. gxf4 gxf4 48. h4 Ke7 49. Bd5 Kd6 50. Bf7 Ke7 51. Bd5 Kf6 52. Kh3 Kf5 53. Bc6 Nb1 54. Bf3 Nc3 55. Bc6 Ne2 56. Bb7 Nd4 57. Bd5 Nc2 58. Bb3 Nb4 59. Nxb4 axb4 60. Bc2+ Ke5 61. Kg4 h5+?! { (-0.71 → -0.09) Inaccuracy. Bb6 was best. } (61… Bb6 62. Kf3 Bd8 63. h5 Bc7 64. Bb3 Kd4 65. a5 Bxa5 66. Kxf4 Kc3 67. Bf7 Bd8 68. Kf3) 62. Kf3 Bb6 63. Bg6?? { (-0.09 → -3.65) Blunder. Bb3 was best. } (63. Bb3 Bd8 64. Bf7 Bxh4 65. a5 Bd8 66. a6 Bb6 67. Bxh5 b3 68. Bf7 b2 69. Bg6 Ba7) 63… b3 64. Bxh5?? { (-3.05 → -61.00) Blunder. Ke2 was best. } (64. Ke2 b2) 64… Kf6 { White resigns. } 0-1

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(3/4) I missed one very likely obvious winning move.
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