Queen's Gambit Declined - Lasker defence - Bernstein variation

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 h6 7. Bh4 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. cxd5 Nxc3 10. bxc3 exd5 11. Qb3 Qd6

White pushes the queen's pawn to d4. Black plays the queen's pawn to d5. White advances the c-pawn to c4.

Black advances the king's pawn to e6. White develops the knight to c3. Black develops the knight to f6.

White develops the dark-squared bishop to g5. Black develops the dark-squared bishop to e7. White moves the king's pawn to e3.

Black castles kingside. White jumps the knight to f3. Black pushes the h-pawn to h6.

White places the dark-squared bishop to h4. Black jumps the knight to e4. White captures with the dark-squared bishop on e7.

Black captures with the queen on e7. White captures on d5 with the c-pawn. Black captures with the knight on c3.

White captures on c3 with the b-pawn. Black captures on d5 with the king's pawn. White moves the queen to b3.

Black deploys the queen to d6.

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