Queen's Gambit Declined - Tarrasch - Bogolyubov variation


1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Bg5 Be6 10. Rc1 c4

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

Black advances the king's pawn to e6. White develops the knight to c3. Black plays the c-pawn to c5.

White captures on d5 with the c-pawn. Black captures on d5 with the king's pawn. White jumps the knight to f3.

Black develops the knight to c6. White moves the g-pawn to g3. Black jumps the knight to f6.

White develops the light-squared bishop to g2. Black develops the dark-squared bishop to e7. White castles kingside.

Black castles kingside. White places the dark-squared bishop to g5. Black deploys the light-squared bishop to e6.

White places the rook to c1. Black advances the c-pawn to c4.


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