Wednesday, October 04, 2006

Chess: Understanding the Queen's Gambit Accepted Part II

1 d4 d5 2 c4 c6 3 Nf3 Nf6 4 e3 e6 5 Bd3 dxc4
6 Bxc4 c5 7 O-O a6 8 Bb3 cxd4 9 exd4 Nc6
10 Nc3 Be7 11 Re1 O-O Line




What's the game plan for White?

What's the game plan for Black?

Also available:
Chess: Understanding the Queen's Gambit
Accepted Part I

http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/06/chess-understanding-queens-gambit.html

1 d4



1 ... d5



2 c4



2 ... c6



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


3 Nf3



3 Nc3
3 cxd5
3 e3
3 Qc2
3 Bf4
3 Nd2
3 Qb3
3 g3


3 ... Nf6



3 ... e6
3 ... dxc4
3 ... a6
3 ... g6
3 ... Bf5
3 ... Nd7


4 e3



4 Nc3
4 cxd5
4 Qc2
4 Qb3
4 Nbd2
4 g3
4 Bf4
4 Bg5


4 ... e6



4 ... Bf5
4 ... Bg4
4 ... a6
4 ... g6
4 ... dxc4
4 ... Nbd7
4 ... g5


5 Bd3



5 Nc3
5 Nbd2
5 Qc2
5 b3
5 Be2


5 ... dxc4



5 ... Nbd7
5 ... a6
5 ... Bd6
5 ... c5
5 ... Be7
5 ... Bb4+
5 ... Ne4


6 Bxc4



6 ... c5



6 ... Nbd7
6 ... a6
6 ... b5


7 O-O



7 Qe2
7 Nc3
7 dxc5
7 a3
7 Bb3
7 Nbd2


7 ... a6



7 ... Nc6
7 ... cxd4
7 ... Nbd7
7 ... Be7


8 Bb3



8 a4
8 Qe2
8 dxc5
8 Bd3
8 e4
8 b3
8 a3
8 Nc3
8 Nbd2
8 Re1
8 Ne5
8 Be2
8 Qc2


8 ... cxd4



8 ... Nc6
8 ... b5
8 ... Nbd7
8 ... Be7
8 ... b6
8 ... Qc7


9 exd4



9 Nxd4

9 ... Nc6



9 ... Be7

10 Nc3



10 a3

10 ... Be7



10 ... Na5

11 Re1



11 Bg5
11 a3
11 Bf4
11 d5
11 Be3


11 ... O-O



11 ... Na5

12 a4



12 Bg5
12 a3
12 Bf4
12 h4


12 ... Bd7



13 Ne5



13 ... Be8



14 Be3



14 ... Rc8



15 Rc1



15 ... Nb4



16 Qf3



16 ... Bc6



17 Qh3



17 ... Bd5



18 Nxd5



18 ... Nbxd5



Topalov-Kramnik
World Championship Elista 2006, Game 7


By ChessCoach@care2.com