Queen's Gambit Declined semi-Slav - Meran - Blumenfeld variation


1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 a6 9. e4 c5 10. e5 cxd4 11. Nxb5

White plays the queen's pawn to d4. Black pushes the queen's pawn to d5. White moves 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 moves the knight to f3. Black plays the c-pawn to c6. White plays the king's pawn to e3.

Black transfers the knight to d7. White develops 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 advances the b-pawn to b5. White moves the light-squared bishop to d3.

Black advances the a-pawn to a6. White plays the king's pawn to e4. Black advances the c-pawn to c5.

White pushes the king's pawn to e5. Black captures on d4 with the c-pawn. White captures with the knight on b5.


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