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The SHARPEST Line of the Chigorin Defense! – Queen’s Gambit Declined Theory – Chigorin Defense

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

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1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nc6?! { (0.00 → 0.79) Inaccuracy. e6 was best. } (2… e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. b3 Nbd7 6. Bb2 Bd6 7. Bd3) 3. Nc3 dxc4 { D07 Queen’s Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense } 4. d5 Na5 5. Qa4+ c6 6. b4 b5 7. Qxa5 Qxa5 8. bxa5 b4 9. Nd1 cxd5 10. e4 e6 11. Nf3 Nf6 12. exd5 exd5 13. Be3 Bd6?! { (0.78 → 1.34) Inaccuracy. Be6 was best. } (13… Be6 14. Bd4) 14. Bd4 Bc7?! { (1.20 → 1.90) Inaccuracy. Be6 was best. } (14… Be6 15. Ne3) 15. Ne3 Be6 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. O-O-O O-O-O 18. Nd4 Kb7 19. a6+?! { (2.05 → 0.97) Inaccuracy. g3 was best. } (19. g3 Bxa5 20. Bg2 Kb6 21. f4 f5 22. Nexf5 Bc8 23. Ne7 Bb7 24. Rhe1 Kc5 25. Kb2 Bc7) 19… Kb6 20. g3?! { (0.78 → 0.09) Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } (20. Be2 f5 21. Nexf5 Bxf5 22. Nxf5 Rhe8 23. Rhe1 Bxh2 24. Bf3 Rxe1 25. Rxe1 Rd7 26. Kd2 Kxa6) 20… Be5 21. Nxe6 fxe6 22. Bh3 f5 23. Rhe1?! { (-0.31 → -1.28) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } (23. f4 Bg7 24. Rhe1 h5 25. Nxc4+ dxc4 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27. Rxe6+ Ka5 28. Bf1 Kb5 29. Re7 Bd4) 23… Bc3 24. Re2 Kc5 25. Ng2 Rd6 26. Kb1? { (-1.07 → -2.28) Mistake. Nf4 was best. } (26. Nf4 e5) 26… Rb8? { (-2.28 → -1.03) Mistake. Rhd8 was best. } (26… Rhd8) 27. Nf4 e5 28. Nxd5 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2

1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nc6?! { (0.00 → 0.57) Inaccuracy. e6 was best. } (2… e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. b3 Nbd7 6. Bb2 Bd6 7. Bd3) 3. Nc3 dxc4 { D07 Queen’s Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense } 4. d5 Na5 5. Qa4+ c6 6. b4 b5 7. Qxa5 Qxa5 8. bxa5 b4 9. Nd1 cxd5 10. e4 e6 11. Ne2 Nf6 12. exd5 exd5 13. Be3 Bd6 14. Bd4?! { (1.22 → 0.58) Inaccuracy. g3 was best. } (14. g3 O-O) 14… Be6 15. Ne3 O-O 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. O-O-O Rab8 18. Nd4?! { (0.94 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. g3 was best. } (18. g3 b3) 18… Rfc8 19. Be2 Rc5 20. Kb1?! { (0.01 → -0.61) Inaccuracy. Bg4 was best. } (20. Bg4 Rxa5) 20… Be5 21. f4 Bxf4 22. Nef5? { (-0.66 → -2.13) Mistake. Nxe6 was best. } (22. Nxe6 fxe6 23. Nxd5 exd5 24. Rxd5 Rbc8 25. Rhd1 c3 26. Kc2 Kf8 27. a6 Bxh2 28. R1d4 Rxd5) 22… Be5 23. Rhf1 b3?! { (-2.42 → -1.44) Inaccuracy. Kf8 was best. } (23… Kf8) 24. axb3 Bxf5+?! { (-1.93 → -1.26) Inaccuracy. Kf8 was best. } (24… Kf8) 25. Rxf5 Rxa5 26. Rf3 Rb6 27. Re3?! { (-1.62 → -2.69) Inaccuracy. Kb2 was best. } (27. Kb2 Rb4) 27… cxb3 28. Nxb3?? { (-2.93 → -7.42) Blunder. Rxb3 was best. } (28. Rxb3 Bxd4) 28… Ra1+ 29. Kc2 Ra2+ 30. Kb1 Rb2+ 31. Kc1 Rc6+ { Black wins. } 0-1

1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nc6?! { (0.00 → 0.57) Inaccuracy. e6 was best. } (2… e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. b3 Nbd7 6. Bb2 Bd6 7. Bd3) 3. Nc3 dxc4 { D07 Queen’s Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense } 4. d5 Na5?! { (0.73 → 1.50) Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } (4… Ne5 5. Nf3 Nxf3+ 6. exf3 e5 7. Bxc4 Bd6 8. O-O Ne7 9. Ne4) 5. Qa4+ c6 6. b4 b5 7. Qxa5 Qxa5 8. bxa5 b4 9. Nd1 cxd5 10. e4 e6 11. exd5 exd5 12. Ne2 Bb7?! { (0.94 → 1.75) Inaccuracy. Rb8 was best. } (12… Rb8) 13. Rb1 O-O-O?! { (1.56 → 2.33) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } (13… Nf6 14. Bd2) 14. Be3 Ne7 15. Bxa7 Nc6 16. Bb6 b3 17. Ne3 Bb4+ 18. Kd1 bxa2 19. Ra1 Rd7? { (2.43 → 4.27) Mistake. Bxa5 was best. } (19… Bxa5 20. Bxd8 Rxd8 21. Rxa2 Bb4 22. h4 Bc5 23. Rh3 Nb4 24. Ra3 Bc6 25. Nc1 Kb7 26. h5) 20. Nc2? { (4.27 → 2.50) Mistake. Rxa2 was best. } (20. Rxa2) 20… d4 21. Nxb4 Nxb4 22. Nxd4?? { (3.09 → 0.37) Blunder. Nc1 was best. } (22. Nc1 Kb8 23. Nxa2 Nxa2 24. Rxa2 Rc8 25. Ra3 Be4 26. f3 Bf5 27. g4 Be6 28. h4 Kb7) 22… Nc6 23. Rxa2 Nxd4 24. Rd2 Ne6? { (0.94 → 2.56) Mistake. c3 was best. } (24… c3 25. Rd3 Re8 26. Rxc3+ Kb8 27. Rd3 Be4 28. Rxd4 Rxd4+ 29. Bxd4 Rd8 30. Ke2 Rxd4 31. Ke3) 25. Bxc4 Rxd2+ 26. Kxd2 Bxg2 27. Rg1 Bb7 28. a6 Bc6 29. Bxe6+ fxe6 30. Rxg7 Kb8 31. Ke3 h5 32. h4 Ka8 33. Kf4?! { (4.40 → 3.29) Inaccuracy. Ra7+ was best. } (33. Ra7+ Kb8) 33… Bb5 34. Be3 Bc6 35. Kg5 Bf3 36. Ra7+ Kb8 37. Rf7 Be2 38. Rb7+ Ka8 39. Re7 Bc4?! { (2.89 → 3.86) Inaccuracy. Rg8+ was best. } (39… Rg8+ 40. Kf6) 40. a7 Bb3 41. Bd4 Rd8 42. Bb6 Rh8 43. Be3 Bc4 44. Kg6 Bd3+ 45. Kf6 Bc4?! { (3.20 → 4.11) Inaccuracy. Bf5 was best. } (45… Bf5) 46. Kg7 Rd8 47. Kg6 Rh8 48. Bd4 Rd8 49. Be3 Rh8 50. Bg5? { (4.12 → 2.45) Mistake. Kg7 was best. } (50. Kg7) 50… Bd3+ 51. Kf6 Bf5 52. Rxe6?? { (2.48 → 0.08) Blunder. f3 was best. } (52. f3 Bh3 53. Be3 Bg2 54. Rf7 Bf1 55. Ke5 Be2 56. Ke4 Bd1 57. Bb6 Re8 58. Ke3 e5) 52… Rf8+ 53. Kg7 Rc8?? { (0.00 → 4.64) Blunder. Bxe6 was best. } (53… Bxe6 54. Kxf8 Kxa7 55. Kg7 Kb7 56. Kg6 Kc8 57. f4 Kd7 58. f5 Bb3 59. Kxh5 Ke8 60. Kg6) 54. Re7 Bd3 55. Be3 Be2 56. Rf7 Bb5 57. Rf8 Be8 58. Kf6 { White wins. } 1-0

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4 Oct 2022 1577345190330875922

(4/4) On another note I could do with some tips on how to get a good sleep. It seems like I am a fully fledged insomniac. 😵‍💫
I was in bed at 1am last night but didn't even manage to get 1 minutes sleep after tossing and turning all night. Been awake for about 40 hours now. 😱

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4 Oct 2022 1577342859849744399

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Black to move in today's Daily Puzzle! ♜
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4 Oct 2022 1577340399835832322

(3/4) I missed one very likely obvious winning move.
Here I played Bg2? but I should just play Qh6!
For some reason I had missed ...Qxh6 Bxh6 ...Nxc3 a3! Which is game over.
In the end I lost 😔 after Johann played excellently.

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