Piotr Gasik (2038) - Spanton (2011)
QGD Exchange
1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.cxd5!?
There are 5,098 examples of this move in ChessBase's 2025 Mega database, and it has been tried by famous names, including Blackburne, Kotov, Reshevsky, Ehlvest, Miles, Uhlmann, Bacrot, Svidler and Caruana. Nevertheless, opting for the Exchange Variation of the Queen's Gambit Declined as early as move three is regarded by theory as innocuous.
3...exd5 4.d4 c6!?
This is second in popularity to 4...Nf6, but is marginally preferred by Stockfish17 and Dragon1. The idea is to prepare ...Bf5 without being worried about the consequences of the reply Qb3.
5.Nf3
White can temporarily prevent ...Bf5 by playing 5.Qc2!?, but both 5...g6 and 5...Ne7 renew the threat.
5...Bf5 6.Bf4 Bd6 7.Bg3 Nf6 8.Qb3 Bxg3!?
Played to make the follow-up ...Qb6 possible.
9.hxg3 Qb6 10.Qxb6!? axb6 11.e3 b5 12.Nh4!?
The idea is to drive the black bishop off the b1-h7 diagonal, so the white bishop can be developed to d3.
12...Bg4 13.Bd3 g6!? 14.f3 Be6 15.Kf2
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| Now one player has connected rooks, how would you assess the position? |
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Both sides have two half-open files. White is slightly more developed, and has the better bishop, but the engines reckon that if anyone is better, it is Black, although I cannot work out why.
15...Nbd7!?
The engines agree Black should play 15...h5, or 15...b4 and then ...h5.
16.g4 Nb6
And here their top choice is 16...0-0!?
17.g5 Nfd7 18.f4
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| How should Black proceed? |
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18...f5?
Black is equal after a move such as 18...Ke7!?, 18...h5 or 18...Nc4, according to the engines.
19.Nxg6!
Not just winning a pawn, but also weakening Black's other kingside pawns. White's advantage is worth more than a minor piece, according to the engines.
19...Rg8 20.Nh4 Rf8 21.Nf3 Bg8 22.Nh4!? Be6 23.g4 fxg4 24.Bxh7 Bg8!? 25.Bf5 Nc4 26.b3 b4!? 27.Na4 Nd6!? 28.Bxd7+ 1-0
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