Queen's Gambit Declined - Orthodox defence - Botvinnik variation


1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. Bd3

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

Black pushes 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 pushes the king's pawn to e3.

Black castles kingside. White moves the knight to f3. Black moves the knight to d7.

White places the light-squared bishop to d3.


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