Queen's Gambit Declined - Tarrasch - Stoltz 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 b6

White moves the queen's pawn to d4. Black moves 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 moves 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 transfers 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 deploys the dark-squared bishop to g5. Black moves the light-squared bishop to e6.

White moves the rook to c1. Black advances the b-pawn to b6.


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