Queen's Gambit Declined - Orthodox defence - classical - 13.d1c2 (Vidmar)

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. Rc1 c6 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. O-O Nxc3 12. Rxc3 e5 13. Qc2

White plays the queen's pawn to d4. Black advances 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 plays the king's pawn to e3.

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

White deploys the rook to c1. Black plays the c-pawn to c6. White places the light-squared bishop to d3.

Black captures on c4 with the queen's pawn. White captures with the light-squared bishop on c4. Black moves the knight to d5.

White captures with the dark-squared bishop on e7. Black captures with the queen on e7. White castles kingside.

Black captures with the knight on c3. White captures with the rook on c3. Black plays the king's pawn to e5.

White moves the queen to c2.

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