Queen's Gambit Declined - Petrosian variation

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 h6 7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8. Rc1 c6 9. Bd3 Nd7 10. O-O dxc4 11. Bxc4

White pushes the queen's pawn to d4. Black advances the queen's pawn to d5. White moves 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 advances the king's pawn to e3.

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

White captures with the dark-squared bishop on f6. Black captures with the dark-squared bishop on f6. White moves the rook to c1.

Black moves the c-pawn to c6. White moves the light-squared bishop to d3. Black moves the knight to d7.

White castles kingside. Black captures on c4 with the queen's pawn. White captures with the light-squared bishop on c4.

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