The most dynamic Variation of the SEMI - TARRASCH Defense - Queen's Gambit Declined Theory

We Are continuing our d4 theory with some Queen’s gambit studies. Today’s lesson will be how to play the Semi-Tarrasch Defense of the Queen’s gambit declined with some beautiful tactical and strategical elements.

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PGN OF THE GAMEs IN THE VIDEO:

[Event "Moscow FIDE Grand Prix"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/cEl1MG9s"]
[Date "2019.05.22"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Grischuk, A. (2772)"]
[Black "So, W. (2754)"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "-"]
[ECO "D41"]
[Opening "Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 { D41 Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense } cxd4 6. Qxd4 exd5 7. e4 Nc6 8. Bb5 dxe4 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. Ng5 Be6 11. Nxe6+ fxe6 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Ke2 Bb4 14. Na4 Ke7 15. Rd1 Rhd8 16. Rxd8 Rxd8 17. Be3 Ra8 18. Rc1 Kd7 19. Rc4 Bd6 20. b3 Nd5 21. Rxe4 Nxe3 22. Kxe3 Rf8 23. h3 Rf5 24. Ke2 h5 25. Nb2 Bc5 26. Nd3 Kd6 27. h4 Bb6 28. g3 Ra5 29. a4 g5 30. b4 Rd5 31. hxg5 Rxg5 32. a5 Bc7 33. Nc5 e5 34. Re3 Rg4 35. Ne4+ Ke7 36. f3 Rg6 37. Rc3 Kd7 38. Rc1 Bd6 39. Rd1 Kc7 40. Nxd6 Rxd6 41. Rh1 Rg6 42. Rxh5 Rxg3 43. Rxe5 Kd6 44. Re4 Rg5 45. Rc4?! { (1.62 → 1.08) Inaccuracy. Rd4+ was best. } (45. Rd4+ Ke6) 45... Rg1 46. Ke3 Kd5 47. Rc5+ Kd6 48. Ke4 Re1+ 49. Kf5 Rb1 50. Rc4 Kd5 51. Re4 c5?? { (1.04 → 4.67) Blunder. Rb3 was best. } (51... Rb3 52. f4 a6 53. Re1 Rxb4 54. Rd1+ Kc5 55. Kg5 Rb2 56. f5 Rg2+ 57. Kf6 Rf2 58. Ke6) 52. Re5+ Kd4?! { (4.07 → 5.83) Inaccuracy. Kc6 was best. } (52... Kc6 53. Rxc5+) 53. bxc5 Rb5?! { (5.26 → 18.93) Inaccuracy. Rh1 was best. } (53... Rh1 54. f4) 54. f4 Rxa5 55. Ke6 Ra6+ 56. Kd7 Rf6 57. c6 Rxf4 58. Ra5 Rf7+ 59. Kc8 Kc4?! { (19.20 → Mate in 38) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf2 was best. } (59... Rf2 60. c7 Ke4 61. Kd7 Rd2+ 62. Kc6 Rc2+ 63. Rc5 Rb2 64. c8=Q Rb6+ 65. Kc7 Kd4 66. Qf5) 60. c7 Kb4?! { (154.14 → Mate in 29) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf2 was best. } (60... Rf2 61. Kd7) 61. Rxa7 { Black resigns. } 1-0

[Event "43rd Olympiad 2018"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/SHPAZaFY"]
[Date "2018.09.30"]
[Round "6.10"]
[White "Yilmaz, M."]
[Black "Kovalev, Vl"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2633"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "-"]
[ECO "D41"]
[Opening "Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 { D41 Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense } cxd4 6. Qxd4 exd5 7. e4 Nc6 8. Bb5 dxe4 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. Ng5 Be6 11. Nxe6+ fxe6 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Ke2 Bb4 14. Rd1+ Ke7 15. Na4 Rhd8 16. Be3 Rd5 17. Rac1 Ng4 18. Bc5+ Bxc5 19. Nxc5 Nf6 20. Rd2 Rf8 21. Rc4 Ng4 22. Nxe4 Nxf2 23. Rdc2 Re5 24. Ke3 Ng4+ 25. Kd3 Rd8+ 26. Ke2 c5 27. Kf3 Nxh2+ 28. Kf4 Rf5+ 29. Ke3 Ng4+ 30. Ke2 Re5 31. Kf3 h5 32. R2c3 Nh2+ 33. Kg3 Nf1+ 34. Kh3 Rd1 35. Ra4 a5 36. Nxc5 Ne3 37. Rxa5 Rg5 38. Ra7+ Ke8 39. g4 Rxg4 { White resigns. } 0-1

[Event "Aeroflot Open A 2015"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/zfSIEufW"]
[Date "2015.04.04"]
[Round "9.6"]
[White "Khairullin, I. (2630)"]
[Black "Grachev, B. (2673)"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "-"]
[ECO "D41"]
[Opening "Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c5 5. cxd5 { D41 Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense } cxd4 6. Qxd4 exd5 7. e4 dxe4 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Ng5 Be6 10. Nxe6+ fxe6 11. Bg5 Ke8 12. O-O-O Nc6 13. Bc4 Ne5 14. Bb5+ Kf7 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Nxe4 a6 17. Ba4 b5 18. Bb3 Bh6+ 19. Kb1 Rhd8 20. Nc5 Nc4 21. Bxc4 bxc4 22. Nb7 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Kg6 24. Kc2 Bf4 25. g3 Bc7 26. Nd6 Bb6 27. f4 e5?! { (0.81 → 1.50) Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best. } (27... Bc5) 28. fxe5 fxe5 29. Nxc4 Bd4 30. Rf1 Rd8 31. b3 Kg5 32. Kd3 Kg4 33. Rf7 h5 34. Ke4 Kh3 35. Rh7 Kxh2 36. g4 h4 37. Rxh4+ Kg3 38. Rh6 a5?! { (2.74 → 3.90) Inaccuracy. Bc3 was best. } (38... Bc3 39. g5 Rd4+ 40. Ke3 Rf4 41. g6 Rg4 42. Kd3 Ba1 43. Rh1 Bd4 44. Ne3 Bxe3 45. Kxe3) 39. g5 Ba1?! { (3.83 → 4.85) Inaccuracy. Rg8 was best. } (39... Rg8 40. g6) 40. Rd6 Rf8 41. Rf6 Rd8 42. Nd6?! { (5.38 → 3.95) Inaccuracy. Rf1 was best. } (42. Rf1 Bc3 43. Rf3+ Kh4 44. Rxc3 Kxg5 45. Nxa5 Kf6 46. Nc6 Rd1 47. a4 Ke6 48. b4 Rh1) 42... Kg4 43. g6 Kg5 44. Re6 Rg8 45. Nf7+ Kh5 46. Nxe5 a4?! { (4.15 → 5.85) Inaccuracy. Rf8 was best. } (46... Rf8 47. Re7) 47. b4 Rb8 48. g7 Rxb4+ 49. Kf5 Rb8 50. Rg6 Rg8 51. Rg1 { Black resigns. } 1-0

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