Queens Gambit Declined (QGD), Tartakower Variation

Queens Gambit Declined
Tartakower variation (ECO D58,D59)

1. d4 d5
2. c4 e6
3. Nc3 Nf6
4. Bg5 Be7
5. e3 0-0
6. Nf3 h6
7. Bh4 b6
8. cxd5 Nxd5
if 8..... exd5 9.Bd3 Bb7 10.0-0 Ne4 11.Bxe7 Qxe7 12.Ne5 Nd7 13.f4 Nxe5 14.fxe5 c5 15.Qe1 Rad8 16.Rd1 Qg5 17.Rf3 f6 (=)
9. Bxe7 Qxe7
10. Nxd5 exd5
11. Rc1 Be6
12. Bd3 c5
13. dxc5 bxc5
14. 0-0 Nd7
15. e4 d4
16. Bb1 Rfb8
Unclear position

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