J Martin (140 BCF) - Spanton (147 BCF)
London (Barbican) Rapid 1990
QGD Semi-Tarrasch
1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 c5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Nxd5!?
This occurs 143 times in ChessBase's 2026 Mega database, and has been played by grandmasters, but more popular are 6.g3, 6.e3 and especially 6.e4.
6...Qxd5 7.e3 Nc6 8.Bb5 Bd7
Benoît Colin - Alexander Alekhine, Bern 1932, went 8...cxd4 8.Qxd4?? Qxb5 0-1.
9.0-0 cxd4 10.Bxc6
Stockfish17.1 and Dragon1 suggest making a gambit of it with 10.Qe2!?
10...Bxc6 11.Qxd4 Be7!?
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| Can White safely grab the g pawn? |
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My opponent thought so, but he was wrong.
12.Qxg7? 0-0-0!?
Offering a second pawn, but it too is poisoned.
13.Qe5
The engines suggest 13.Re1 or 13.e4, but agree Black is winning.
13...Rhg8 14.Qxd5 Bxd5
Queens are off the board, but Black still has strong pressure against White's kingside, the obvious immediate threat being ...Bxf3.
15.Kh1
The engines give 15.e4!? Bxe4 16.Ne1, but 16...Rd1 leaves Black with a large advantage.
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| Black to play and win |
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16...Rxg2!
Not the only way to win, but the most convincing.
17.Kxg2 Rg8+ 18.Kh3 Bxf3 0-1
Mate cannot be prevented.
LESSON: grabbing a pawn in front of your castled king often gives the opponent lots of compensation.
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