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

1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 Nf6 4 Nf3 Be7 5 Bg5 0-0
6 e3 h6 7 Bh4 b6 8 Be2 Bb7 Line



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(Tarrasch Variation)
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1 d4



1 ... d5



2 c4



2 ... e6



2 ... c6
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 ... Nf6



3 ... c6
3 ... Be7
3 ... c5
3 ... Bb4
3 ... f5
3 ... dxc4
3 ... a6
3 ... Nc6
3 ... b6
3 ... Ne7
3 ... g6

4 Nf3



4 cxd5
4 Bg5
4 Bf4
4 e3
4 g3
4 f3
4 a3

4 ... Be7



4 ... c6
4 ... Bb4
4 ... Nbd7
4 ... dxc4
4 ... c5
4 ... a6
4 ... Nc6
4 ... b6
4 ... h6
4 ... Ne4

5 Bg5



5 Bf4
5 Qc2
5 cxd5
5 g3
5 e3
5 a3
5 Qd2

5 ... O-O



5 ... h6
5 ... Nbd7
5 ... c6
5 ... Ne4
5 ... dxc4
5 ... Nc6
5 ... c5
5 ... b6
5 ... a6

6 e3



6 Qc2
6 Rc1
6 cxd5
6 Qb3
6 c5

6 ... h6



6 ... Nbd7
6 ... b6
6 ... c6
6 ... Ne4
6 ... a6
6 ... dxc4
6 ... c5

7 Bh4



7 Bxf6
7 Bf4
7 cxd5

7 ... b6



7 ... Ne4
7 ... Nbd7
7 ... c6
7 ... c5

8 Be2



8 Bd3 Bb7 9 O-O Nbd7 10 Qe2.
8 Rc1 Bb7.
8 cxd5 Nxd5 9 Bxe7 Qxe7.
8 Qb3 Bb7 9 Bxf6 Bxf6 10 cxd5 exd5.
8 Qc2 Bb7 9 Bxf6 Bxf6 10 cxd5 exd5.
8 Bxf6 Bxf6 9 cxd5 exd5.
8 Rb1.
8 a4 c5 9 cxd5 exd5 10 Be2 Be6 11 O-O Nc6 12 Ne5 Nb4
13 Na2 Nxa2 14 Rxa2 Qc7.
8 Qd2.

8 ... Bb7



8 ... Nbd7
8 ... dxc4
8 ... c5

9 Bxf6



9 Rc1
9 O-O Nbd7 10 Rc1 c5.
9 cxd5 Nxd5 10 Bxe7 Qxe7 11 Rc1 Rc8 12 O-O.

9 ... Bxf6



9 ... gxf6

10 cxd5



10 O-O
10 Qb3

10 ... exd5



10 ... Bxd5 11 Nxd5 exd5 12 O-O.

11 b4



11 0-0
11 Qb3
11 Rc1

11 ...c6



11 ... a6
11 ... c5 12 bxc5 bxc5 13 Rb1.
11 ... Nd7 12 O-O.
11 ... Re8 12 O-O c6 13 Qb3.
11 ... Qe7 12 Qb3.

12 O-O



12 Rc1
12 Qb3
12 Rb1

12 ... a5



12 ... Re8 13 Qb3.
12 ... Qd6 13 Qb3.
12 ... Nd7 13 Qb3.
12 ... Qe7 13 Qb3 Rd8.

13 b5



13 bxa5
13 a3

13 ... c5



13 ... Re8

14 Rc1



14 Ne5
14 Re1

14 ... Nd7



14 ... Re8

15 dxc5



15 Qd2
15 Qc2
15 Bd3
15 Re1

15 ... Nxc5



15 ... bxc5

16 Nd4



16 Qd2
16 Re1
16 Na4

16 ... Qd6



16 ... Be5
16 ... Rc8 17 Bg4 Rc7.

17 Bg4



17 Nf5
17 Bf3

17 ... Rfd8



17 ... Rad8

18 Re1



18 Na4
18 Qf3

18 ... Ne6



18 ... a4
18 ... Be5

19 Bxe6



19 Nce2

19 ... fxe6



20 Nc6



20 Qg4

20 ... Bxc6



20 ... Bxc3

21 bxc6



21 ... Qxc6



21 ... Bxc3

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Chess: Understanding the Nimzo-Indian Defense Part III

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 Bb4 4 e3 0-0 Line



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Chess: Understanding the Nimzo-Indian Defense Part I
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/07/chess-understanding-nimzo-indian.html
Chess: Understanding the Nimzo-Indian Defense Part II
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/07/chess-understanding-nimzo-indian_06.html
Chess: Understanding the Nimzo-Indian Defense Part IV
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/07/chess-understanding-nimzo-indian_14.html
Chess: Understanding the Nimzo-Indian Defense Part V
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/09/chess-understanding-nimzo-indian.html
Chess: Understanding the Nimzo-Indian Defense Part VI
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/09/chess-understanding-nimzo-indian_05.html

1 d4



1 ... Nf6



2 c4



2 ... e6



3 Nc3



3 ... Bb4



4 e3



4 ... O-O



4 ... c5
4 ... b6
4 ... d5
4 ... Nc6
4 ... Bxc3+
4 ... Ne4
4 ... d6
4 ... c6
4 ... a6
4 ... Qa6

5 Bd3



5 Nge2
5 Nf3
5 a3
5 Bd2
5 Qc2
5 Be2

5 ... d5



5 ... c5
5 ... b6
5 ... d6
5 ... Nc6
5 ... Bxc3+
5 ... Re8

6 Nf3



6 a3
6 cxd5
6 Nge2
6 Qc2

6 ... c5



6 ... b6
6 ... Nc6
6 ... dxc4
6 ... a6
6 ... Nbd7
6 ... a5

7 O-O



7 cxd5
7 a3
7 Qc2

7 ... dxc4



7 ... Nc6
7 ... cxd4
7 ... b6
7 ... Bd7

8 Bxc4



8 ... Nbd7



8 ... Nc6
8 ... cxd4
8 ... Qe7
8 ... b6
8 ... Bd7
8 ... a6

9 Qe2



9 a3
9 Bd3
9 Qb3
9 Qd3
9 Bd2
9 Ne2
9 a4
9 Bb3
9 Ne5

9 ... b6



9 ... a6
9 ... cxd4
9 ... Qe7

10 Rd1



10 d5
10 a3
10 Bd2
10 Re1
10 Nb5

10 ... cxd4



10 ... Bb7
10 ... Bxc3

11 exd4



11 Nxd4

11 ... Bb7



11 ... Bxc3
11 ... Qc7
11 ... Re8

12 d5



12 Bd2
12 Bd3
12 Bg5
12 Ne5
12 Bb3
12 Bf4

12 ... Bxc3



12 ... exd5
12 ... e5

13 dxe6



13 bxc3

13 ... Bxf3



13 ... fxe6

14 Qxf3



14 gxf3

14 ... Ne5



14 ... Be5

15 exf7+



15 Qe2

15 ... Kh8



16 Rxd8



16 Qe2

16 .... Nxf3+



17 gxf3



17 ... Raxd8



17 ... Rfd8

18 bxc3



18 ... Rd1+



18 ... Nd5
18 ... Rd7

19 Kg2



19 ... Nd7



19 ... Rc8
19 ... Rfd8

20 f4



20 h4
20 h3

20 ... Nc5



20 ... a6

21 Bb2



21 f5

21 ... Rxa1



22 Bxa1



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