Queen's Gambit Declined Slav - Carlsbad variation


1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Qc7 8. g3 e5

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

Black pushes the c-pawn to c6. White develops the knight to f3. Black develops the knight to f6.

White moves the knight to c3. Black captures on c4 with the queen's pawn. White moves the a-pawn to a4.

Black develops the light-squared bishop to f5. White moves the knight to e5. Black moves the knight to d7.

White captures with the knight on c4. Black moves the queen to c7. White moves the g-pawn to g3.

Black advances the king's pawn to e5.


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