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 GAMES IN THE VIDEO:
[Event “CCRL 40/15”]
[Site “https://lichess.org/bghpJ9TO“]
[Date “2021.11.02”]
[Round “796.2.711”]
[White “Houdini 6 64-bit 4CPU”]
[Black “Stockfish 14.1 64-bit 4CPU”]
[Result “0-1”]
[WhiteElo “3390”]
[BlackElo “3518”]
[Variant “Standard”]
[TimeControl “-“]
[ECO “D34”]
[Opening “Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation”]
[Termination “Normal”]
[Annotator “lichess.org”]
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8. Nc3 O-O { D34 Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation } 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Bg5 d4 11. Ne4 Be7 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. b4 Nxb4 14. Nxf6+ Qxf6 15. Nxd4 Rd8 16. Qa4 a5 17. e3 Bd7 18. Qa3 Nc6 19. Rad1 Bg4 20. Bxc6 bxc6 21. Rc1 Rac8 22. Rc2 Bh3 23. Rfc1 Rd5 24. Qb3 g6 25. Rxc6 Rxc6 26. Rxc6 Qe5 27. Rc1 Rd8 28. Rb1 a4 29. Qb7 Qe8 30. Qf3 Rb8 31. Ra1 h5 32. a3 Qe7 33. Nc6 Qb7 34. Re1 Rc8 35. Ne5 Qxf3 36. Nxf3 Rc3 37. Ra1 f6 38. Nd4 Kf7 39. Ne2 Rc2 40. Nd4 Rd2 41. Nf3 Rd3 42. Nd4 Ke7 43. Ne2 g5 44. Nd4 Kd7 45. Nb5 Kd8 46. Nd4 Kd7 47. Nb5 Kd8 48. Nd4 Ke7 49. Nb5 Rb3 50. Nd4 Rd3 51. Nb5 Kf7 52. Nd4 Kf8 53. Nf3 Rc3 54. Nd4 Ke7 55. Ne2 Rc2 56. Nd4 Rd2 57. Nb5 Rc2 58. Nd4 Rb2 59. e4 Kd6 60. Nf3 g4 61. Rd1+ Kc5 62. Rc1+ Kd6 63. Rd1+ Ke6 64. Nd4+ Ke5 65. Nf5 Rb6 66. Ne3 Kxe4 67. Nc4 Rb8 68. Nd6+ Ke5 69. Nf7+ Ke6 70. Nd8+ Kf5 71. Nc6 Rb2 72. Re1 Ra2 73. Nd4+ Kg6 74. Nb5 Rc2 75. Rb1 f5 76. Nd4 Ra2 77. Nb5 Rc2 78. Nd4 Rd2 79. Nc6 Kf6 80. Nb4 Ke5 81. Rc1 Kd4 82. Nc6+ Kd3 83. Ne5+ Ke2 84. Ra1 Rd5 85. Ra2+ Kd1 86. f4 gxf3 87. Nxf3 Kc1 88. Kf2 Kb1 89. Re2 Bg4 90. h3 Bxh3 91. Ke3 Bg4 92. Rh2 Rb5 93. Nd2+ Kc1 94. Nc4 Rb3+ 95. Kd4 Rxg3 96. Nb2 Rh3 97. Nd3+ Kb1 98. Rb2+ Ka1 99. Rf2 Bf3 100. Rc2 Rh1 101. Rf2 Be4 102. Nc5 Bc6 103. Rxf5 Ka2 104. Rf6 Bb5 105. Rf3 Rh4+ 106. Ke5 Rc4 107. Ne6 Rg4 108. Nd4 Bc4 109. Rh3 h4 110. Nf5 Bb3 111. Nd6 Kxa3 112. Ne4 Kb2 113. Nc5 Bc2 114. Nxa4+ Bxa4 115. Rd3 Kc2 116. Rh3 { White resigns. } 0-1
[Event “Niksic”]
[Site “https://lichess.org/CYqTg9e6“]
[Date “1983.??.??”]
[Round “9”]
[White “Nikolic, Predrag”]
[Black “Kasparov, Garry”]
[Result “0-1”]
[WhiteElo “2540”]
[BlackElo “2690”]
[Variant “Standard”]
[TimeControl “-“]
[ECO “D34”]
[Opening “Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation”]
[Termination “Normal”]
[Annotator “lichess.org”]
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 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. Ne4 Be7 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Rc1 Re8 14. Ne1 Be7 15. Nd3 Bf8 16. Qd2 a5 17. Rfd1 Bg4 18. Ndc5 Bxc5 19. Rxc5 Qe7 20. h3? { (0.00 → -1.05) Mistake. Rcc1 was best. } (20. Rcc1 Rad8 21. Re1 Be6 22. Nc5 Bd5 23. Bxd5 Rxd5 24. Nd3 Rd6 25. a3 Re6 26. Nf4 Rd6) 20… Bxe2 21. Re1 d3 22. Qc3 Rad8 23. Nd2 Nd4 24. Qxa5 h6 25. Rc3?? { (-0.62 → -3.13) Blunder. Qb6 was best. } (25. Qb6) 25… b6 26. Qa6 Qg5 27. Rxd3 Qg6 28. Bf1 Qxd3 29. Qxd3 Bxd3 30. Rxe8+ Rxe8 31. Bxd3 Re1+ 32. Bf1 Ra1 33. Nc4 b5 34. Nd6 Rxa2 35. Nxb5 Nxb5 36. Bxb5 Rxb2 37. Bc4 Rc2 38. Bd5 Kf8 39. h4 g6 40. Kg2 Ke7 41. Kf3 Rc7 42. Ke4 Kd6 43. Ba2 Re7+ 44. Kd4 Ra7 45. Bb3 Ke7 46. Ke4 Kf6 47. Bd5 Re7+ 48. Kf4 Re2 49. Kf3 Rd2 50. Bc4 Rd4 51. Ba2 Rd7 52. Bc4 Ke5 53. Ba2 Kd4 54. Bb1?! { (-2.26 → -2.97) Inaccuracy. Bb3 was best. } (54. Bb3 Rc7 55. Ba4 Rc3+ 56. Ke2 Ke5 57. Be8 Rc7 58. Ke3 Kf5 59. Kf3 h5 60. Kg2 Kf6) 54… Rc7?! { (-2.97 → -2.26) Inaccuracy. Rb7 was best. } (54… Rb7) 55. Ba2? { (-2.26 → -4.27) Mistake. Kg2 was best. } (55. Kg2 h5) 55… Ra7 56. Bb1 Ra1 57. Bc2 Kc3?! { (-3.26 → -2.26) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } (57… f5 58. h5 Rc1 59. Ba4 g5 60. Bd7 Ke5 61. Ba4 g4+ 62. Ke2 Rc3 63. Kf1 Kf6 64. Be8) 58. Be4 Kd2 59. Kg2 Ke1 60. Bd5 Ra7 61. f4?! { (-2.26 → -3.09) Inaccuracy. Kg1 was best. } (61. Kg1 Rd7 62. Bb3 h5 63. Bc4 Rc7 64. Bb3 Ke2 65. Kg2 Kd2 66. Kg1 Kd3 67. Ba4 Ke2) 61… Ke2 62. h5?! { (-3.12 → -4.56) Inaccuracy. Bc6 was best. } (62. Bc6 Ke3 63. Be8 Rb7 64. Bc6 Rb2+ 65. Kf1 Ra2 66. Bd5 Ra7 67. Kg2 Rd7 68. Bc6 Rd2+) 62… gxh5 63. Bf3+ Ke3 64. Bxh5 Ra2+ 65. Kh3 f6 66. Be8? { (-3.93 → -6.96) Mistake. Bf7 was best. } (66. Bf7 Rd2) 66… Kf2 67. Kh4 Ra8 68. Bc6 Rg8 69. g4 Ke3 70. Kg3?! { (-5.47 → -47.84) Inaccuracy. Bd5 was best. } (70. Bd5 Rg7) 70… f5 71. Bf3 h5 { White resigns. } 0-1
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