Queen's Gambit Declined - Lasker defence - main line


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

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

Black moves 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 advances the h-pawn to h6.

White deploys the dark-squared bishop to h4. Black transfers 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.


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