Gruenfeld - exchange - Larsen variation


1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Ne2 Qd7 9. O-O b6

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

Black plays the g-pawn to g6. White develops the knight to c3. Black advances the queen's pawn to d5.

White captures on d5 with the c-pawn. Black captures with the knight on d5. White advances the king's pawn to e4.

Black captures with the knight on c3. White captures on c3 with the b-pawn. Black develops the dark-squared bishop to g7.

White develops the light-squared bishop to c4. Black castles kingside. White transfers the knight to e2.

Black deploys the queen to d7. White castles kingside. Black pushes the b-pawn to b6.


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