Queen's Gambit Declined - Orthodox defence - Rubinstein attack - Gruenfeld variation


1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. Rc1 c6 8. Qc2 a6 9. a3

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

Black plays 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 advances the king's pawn to e3.

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

White moves the rook to c1. Black advances the c-pawn to c6. White deploys the queen to c2.

Black advances the a-pawn to a6. White pushes the a-pawn to a3.


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