Chess: Understanding the Queen's Gambit Declined (Tarrasch Variation)

1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 c5 4 cxd5 exd5 5 Nf3 Nc6
6 g3 Nf6 7 Bg2 Be7 8 0-0 0-0 Line



Also available:
Chess: Understanding the Queen's Gambit Declined
(Tartakower Variation)
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/07/chess-understanding-queens-gambit.html

Variation A

1 d4



1 e4
1 Nf3
1 c4
1 g3
1 b3
1 f4
1 Nc3
1 b4
1 a3
1 e3
1 c3
1 d3
1 g4
1 a4
1 h4
1 f3
1 Nh3
1 Na3

1 ... d5



1 ... Nf6
1 ... e6
1 ... d6
1 ... f5
1 ... g6
1 ... c5
1 ... Nc6
1 ... c6
1 ... b6
1 ... b5
1 ... e5
1 ... a6
1 ... Na6
1 ... f6
1 ... g5
1 ... h5
1 ... a5
1 ... h6
1 ... Nh6

2 c4



2 Nf3
2 Bg5
2 Nc3
2 Bf4
2 g3
2 e4
2 e3
2 c3
2 h3
2 Nd2
2 f3
2 f4
2 Bd2
2 a3
2 Na3
2 Qd3
2 h4
2 b3
2 a4

2 ... e6



2 ... c6
2 ... e6
2 ... dxc4
2 ... Nc6
2 ... Bf5
2 ... e5
2 ... Nf6
2 ... c5
2 ... g6
2 ... Bg4
2 ... Be6

3 Nc3



3 Nf3
3 g3
3 cxd5
3 e3
3 Qc2
3 Bf4

3 ... c5



3 ... Nf6
3 ... c6
3 ... Be7
3 ... Bb4
3 ... f5
3 ... dxc4
3 ... a6
3 ... Nc6
3 ... b6
3 ... Ne7
3 ... g6

4 cxd5



4 e3
4 Nf3
4 dxc5
4 Be3

4 ... exd5



4 ... cxd4
4 ... Nf6

5 Nf3



5 dxc5
5 e4
5 g3
5 Bf4
5 e3

5 ... Nc6



5 ... Nf6
5 ... Be6
5 ... cxd4
5 ... c4

6 g3



6 Bg5
6 Bf4
6 dxc5
6 e3
6 Be3

6 ... Nf6



6 ... c4
6 ... cxd4
6 ... Be6
6 ... Be7
6 ... Bg4

7 Bg2



7 Bg5
7 e3

7 ... Be7



7 ... cxd4
7 ... Bg4
7 ... Be6
7 ... h6
7 ... c4

8 0-0



8 Bg5
8 dxc5

8 ... 0-0



8 ... Be6
8 ... c4
8 ... h6
8 ... cxd4
8 ... Bg4

9 Bg5



9 dxc5
9 b3
9 Be3
9 Bf4
9 a3
9 h3
9 e3

9 ... c4



9 ... cxd4
9 ... Be6
9 ... h6
9 ... Bg4
9 ... Bf5

10 Ne5



10 b3
10 Rc1
10 Qc2
10 e3

10 ... Be6



10 ... Re8
10 ... Bf5
10 ... h6

11 Nxc6



11 b3
11 f4
11 e3
11 Nxc4
11 Qd2
11 Bxf6

11 ... bxc6



12 b3



12 Re1
12 Qd2
12 Qc2

12 ... Qa5



12 ... cxb3
12 ... h6
12 ... Bb4

13 Na4



13 Qc2
13 Qd2

13 ... Rfd8



13 ... Rab8
13 ... Rad8
13 ... Rfb8
13 ... Rab8
13 ... Qb5
13 ... cxb3

14 e3



14 Qc2
14 Bxf6

14 ... Rac8



14 ... c5
14 ... Bg4
14 ... Rab8

15 Bxf6



15 ... gxf6




16 Qh5



16 bxc4
16 h3

16 ... Kg7



16 ... Bb4
16 ... Rc7
16 ... Rb8
16 ... c5

17 Rfc1



17 h3
17 Be4

17 ... c5



17 ... Bb4

18 Nxc5



18 dxc5

18 ... Bxc5



19 dxc5



19 ... Qxc5



19 ... d4
19 ... Rxc5

Variation B

1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 c5 4 cxd5 exd5
5 Nf3 Nc6 6 g3 Nf6 7 Bg2 Be7 8 0-0 0-0:



9 Bg5



9 ... cxd4



9 ... c4
9 ... Be6
9 ... h6
9 ... Bg4
9 ... Bf5

10 Nxd4



10 Nb5

10 ... Re8



10 ... h6
10 ... Be6
10 ... Bg4
10 ... Qb6
10 ... Nxd4

11 Qa4



11 e3
11 Rc1
11 Nb3
11 a3
11 Qd2

11 ... Bd7



11 ... Qd7
11 ... Qb6

12 e3



12 Rad1
12 Rfd1

12 ... Ne4



12 ... h6

13 Bxe7



13 Nxc6

13 ... Nxe7



13 ... Qxe7

14 Qa3



14 Qb4

14 ... Nxc3



14 ... Qb6
14 ... f5

15 Qxc3



15 bxc3

15 ... Qb6



15 ... Rc8

16 Rfd1



16 Qb3
16 Rac1

16 ... Rac8



16 ... Be6
16 ... Bg4

17 Qa3



17 Qd3
17 Qb3

17 ... Bg4



17 ... Rc4
17 ... Be6
17 ... h5
17 ... Qc7

18 Rd3



18 Rd2

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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