Catalan - closed - Spassky gambit


1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Qc2 c6 8. b3 b6 9. Rd1 Bb7 10. Nc3 b5

White plays the queen's pawn to d4. Black develops the knight to f6. White moves the c-pawn to c4.

Black moves the king's pawn to e6. White advances the g-pawn to g3. Black plays the queen's pawn to d5.

White develops the light-squared bishop to g2. Black develops the dark-squared bishop to e7. White develops the knight to f3.

Black castles kingside. White castles kingside. Black moves the knight to d7.

White places the queen to c2. Black moves the c-pawn to c6. White plays the b-pawn to b3.

Black moves the b-pawn to b6. White moves the rook to d1. Black deploys the light-squared bishop to b7.

White transfers the knight to c3. Black advances the b-pawn to b5.


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