[Event "Queen's Gambit: Queen's Gambit Slav"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/RKEBYTWL/SuaEaRp8"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/masonpafun"]
[ECO "D12"]
[Opening "Slav Defense: Quiet Variation, Schallopp Defense"]
[UTCDate "2017.12.12"]
[UTCTime "21:05:38"]
[Variant "Standard"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 { The most overused and boring response to Queen's Gambit, like the Caro-Kann. } 3. Nf3 ( 3. Nc3 { Playing Nc3 is okay but it is not the best move because of the b pawn like in move 5 of the e4 Queen's Gambit accepted line. } ) 3... Nf6 ( 3... Bf5 { If black tries to accelerate the move order by playing Bf5 then cxd. } 4. cxd5 cxd5 ( 4... Qxd5 5. Nc3 Qd8 ( 5... Qa5 6. Bd2 Qb6 7. e4 Bg6 8. Qc2 ) 6. e4 ) 5. Qb3 b6 { ...5b6 is a mistake because it gives black four light square weaknesses, an open rook diagonal, and it makes the "a" pawn a backwards. [%csl Ga6,Gb5,Gc6,Gb7,Ga7][%cal Gh1a8] } ( 5... Qb6 6. Qxd5 ) ( 5... Qd7 6. Ne5 Qc8 7. Nc3 Nf6 8. e4 ( 8. Nxd5 Nxd5 9. Qxd5 e6 10. Qb3 ) 8... Nxe4 9. Nxe4 Bxe4 10. Bf4 ( 10. Bb5+ ) ) ( 5... Qc8 6. Nc3 e6 7. Nh4 Bg6 8. Nxg6 hxg6 ) 6. Nc3 { [%csl Ga6,Gb5,Gc6,Gb7,Ga7,Gd5][%cal Gh1a8,Gc3d5,Gb3d5,Gd8d5] } 6... Nf6 7. Ne5 $3 { Ne5 is an amazing move because it threatens to push e4. } 7... a6 ( 7... e6 8. e4 dxe4 9. Bb5+ Nfd7 ( 9... Nbd7 10. g4 Bxg4 ( 10... Bg6 ) 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Bxd7+ Ke7 13. f3 Qc7 ) 10. g4 ) ( 7... Be6 8. e4 dxe4 9. Bb5+ Nfd7 10. d5 Bf5 11. Bg5 ) 8. e4 Nxe4 ( 8... dxe4 9. Qxf7# ) ( 8... Be6 9. exd5 Bxd5 10. Nxd5 Qxd5 ( 10... Nxd5 11. Qf3 ) 11. Bc4 ) 9. Nxe4 Bxe4 10. Bxa6 { [%cal Ra6b5] } 10... Rxa6 ( 10... Nd7 11. Bb5 Ra7 12. Nc6 ) ( 10... Bxg2 11. Bb5+ Nd7 12. Bxd7+ Qxd7 13. Nxd7 Bxh1 14. Qb5 Ra7 15. Ne5+ Kd8 16. Nxf7+ ) 11. Qb5+ Nd7 12. Qxa6 Bxg2 13. Nc6 Qc7 14. Qa8+ Nb8 15. Nxb8 Bxh1 16. Qa4+ Kd8 17. Bf4 e5 ( 17... Qb7 18. Qb5 ( 18. Nc6+ Ke8 19. Ne5+ ) 18... h6 19. Nc6+ Ke8 20. Ne5+ Kd8 21. Nxf7+ Kc8 22. Qe8# ) 18. Nc6+ Kd7 19. Nxe5+ Ke6 20. Ng6 Qd7 21. Qxd7+ Kxd7 22. Nxh8 ) ( 3... Bg4 4. Ne5 Bf5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 ( 5... cxd5 6. e4 Bxe4 ( 6... dxe4 7. Bc4 Be6 ( 7... e6 8. Qa4+ Nc6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Qxc6+ Ke7 11. Bg5+ f6 12. Qb7+ Qd7 ( 12... Kd6 13. Bf4+ e5 14. dxe5+ fxe5 ( 14... Kc5 15. Be3+ Kxc4 16. Qb3# ) 15. Qd5+ Kc7 16. Bxe5+ Bd6 ) ) 8. Bxe6 fxe6 9. Qh5+ g6 10. Nxg6 Nf6 11. Qb5+ Nc6 ) 7. Bb5+ Nc6 8. Nxc6 Qb6 ( 8... Qc7 9. Ne5+ Kd8 10. Nxf7+ ) 9. Qa4 Bd3 10. Bxd3 bxc6 ) ( 5... Nf6 6. Nc3 cxd5 7. e4 Nxe4 ( 7... Bxe4 8. Qb3 h6 9. Nxe4 Nxe4 ) 8. Nxe4 dxe4 ( 8... Bxe4 9. Bb5+ Nc6 10. Nxc6 Qc7 11. Ne5+ ) ) 6. Nc3 Qd8 ( 6... Qe6 7. e4 Bg6 8. Bc4 Qc8 9. h4 b5 ( 9... h6 10. h5 Bh7 11. Bxf7+ Kd8 ) 10. Bb3 Nd7 11. h5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 ) 7. Qb3 Be6 ) ( 3... dxc4 4. e3 b5 5. a4 bxa4 ( 5... e6 6. axb5 cxb5 7. b3 ) 6. Qxa4 ) 4. e3 { 4.e3 is the recommended move because 4.Nc3 leads to crazy lines. } ( 4. Nc3 dxc4 { You can not play e4 no matter how good it looks in this position because of b5 to b4 making your only move a4. } 5. a4 ( 5. e4 { [%cal Gb7b5,Gb5b4,Gc3e2,Gf6e4] } 5... b5 6. e5 Nd5 7. Be2 ) ) 4... Bf5 { 4.Bf5 is the main move you will see because it stops white's good bishop from going to d3 the best square for the bishop. } ( 4... Bg4 { Your opponent may also play this. } 5. Bd3 dxc4 ( 5... e6 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. h3 Bh5 8. O-O e5 ( 8... Be7 9. b3 O-O 10. Bb2 ) 9. dxe5 { The main problem with the move dxe is that it allows for blacks knight to get into the game. } ( 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Qa4+ Ned7 ( 11... Nc6 ) 12. g4 Bg6 13. Rd1 ) ) ( 5... Nbd7 6. Nc3 e5 7. cxd5 ( 7. dxe5 Nxe5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 { [%csl Gd5,Ge5,Gc3,Gd3,Ge3,Gf3][%cal Gd5c3,Ge5d3,Gd5e3,Ge5f3] } ) 7... cxd5 ( 7... exd4 8. exd4 Nxd5 9. O-O Be7 10. Nxd5 ) 8. dxe5 Nxe5 9. Bb5+ Nfd7 ( 9... Nc6 10. Qa4 Bd7 ) 10. Nxe5 Bxd1 11. Bxd7+ Ke7 ( 11... Qxd7 12. Nxd7 Kxd7 13. Kxd1 ) 12. Nxd5+ Kd6 13. Nxf7+ Kxd5 ( 13... Kxd7 14. Nxd8 ) 14. Nxd8 Rxd8 15. Bh3 Ke5 ( 15... Ba4 16. Bd2 ) ) 6. Bxc4 Bf5 ( 6... e6 7. Nc3 Bf5 8. O-O Nbd7 { [%cal Gf3h4] } 9. Nh4 Bg4 ( 9... Nb6 10. Nxf5 Nxc4 11. Ng3 Nd5 12. e4 Nxc3 13. bxc3 b5 14. e5 f6 ) 10. f3 Bh5 11. e4 h6 { [%cal Rg7g5] } ( 11... Nxe4 12. Nxe4 Qxh4 13. g4 Bg6 14. Bg5 ) 12. g4 g5 ( 12... Nxg4 { This does not work for black because of the fact that there is no check on the white king. } 13. fxg4 Qxh4 14. gxh5 ) 13. Ng2 ) 7. Qb3 e6 8. Qxb7 Nbd7 ) ( 4... Nbd7 5. Nc3 ) 5. Nc3 e6 { At this point in the game black has managed to have an okay bishop in a closed opening so white's plan is to trade the knight for the good bishop because bishops are fabulous. } ( 5... Nbd7 6. cxd5 Nxd5 ( 6... cxd5 7. Qb3 ) 7. Bd3 ) 6. Nh4 { [%cal Gf5g6] } 6... Bg6 ( 6... Bb4 { If your oppenent is an idoit they will play Bb4 } 7. Nxf5 exf5 ( 7... Ne4 8. Nxg7+ Kf8 9. Nh5 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bxc3+ 11. Bd2 Bxa1 12. Qxa1 Rg8 13. Qb1 Rg6 14. Nf4 ( 14. Qxb7 Nd7 15. Qxc6 ) ) 8. Qb3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Qb6 10. Bd3 Qxb3 ( 10... dxc4 11. Qxc4 g6 12. Rb1 Qc7 13. Ba3 Nbd7 14. Qb4 O-O-O 15. O-O h5 16. Qb3 Nb6 17. h3 f4 18. e4 f3 19. gxf3 Qf4 20. Rfe1 g5 21. Qxf7 g4 22. Be7 ) 11. axb3 g6 12. Ba3 ) ( 6... Bg4 7. Qb3 ( 7. f3 { If your opponent plays Bg4 playing f3 is not advisable because of this continuation. } 7... Bh5 8. g4 { Playing g4 is not at all a good move because of knight taking the g pawn. } 8... Nxg4 9. Ng2 Nf6 10. Nf4 Bg6 ) 7... Qb6 ( 7... Qc7 8. h3 Bh5 9. g4 Bg6 10. Nxg6 ) 8. f3 Qxb3 ( 8... g5 9. fxg4 gxh4 10. Qc2 Nxg4 11. cxd5 cxd5 ( 11... exd5 12. Qf5 Nh6 13. Qe5+ ) 12. Nxd5 exd5 13. Qc8+ ) ( 8... Bh5 9. g4 Bg6 ( 9... g5 10. Qxb6 axb6 ) 10. g5 Nh5 ) 9. axb3 Bh5 10. g4 g5 11. Ng2 Bg6 12. h4 gxh4 13. Rxh4 Na6 14. Kf2 Nb4 15. Nf4 Nc2 ( 15... Bc2 16. Bd2 Bxb3 17. g5 Nd7 18. g6 h5 19. gxf7+ Kxf7 20. Bh3 e5 21. Be6+ Ke8 22. Nxh5 Rh6 23. cxd5 cxd5 ( 23... Be7 24. Ng7+ Kf8 ) 24. Bf5 $14 { White is slowly choking black . Black is running out of more and more moves. [%cal Ya8d8,Ya1a7,Bd7f6,Bh5f6,Re8f7,Rf5d7] } 24... Ke7 25. e4 exd4 26. Nxd5+ Nxd5 27. exd5 Rh8 28. Bxd7 Kxd7 29. Nf6+ Ke7 30. Rxh8 ) 16. Ra4 b5 17. cxb5 cxb5 18. Bxb5+ ) ( 6... Be4 7. f3 Bg6 { In this position it is important to note that it is bad for white to castle because of the F and C pawn moves. } ( 7... g5 8. fxe4 gxh4 ) 8. Qb3 Qc7 ( 8... Qb6 9. Nxg6 hxg6 10. Bd2 Qxb3 11. axb3 Bb4 ) 9. Nxg6 hxg6 10. Bd2 Rxh2 11. Rxh2 Qxh2 12. Qxb7 Qg3+ 13. Kd1 ( 13. Ke2 ) 13... Qf2 14. Kc2 Nfd7 15. Qxa8 f5 ) 7. Bd2 Bd6 ( 7... Be7 8. Nxg6 hxg6 9. h3 Qb6 10. c5 Qxb2 11. Rb1 Qa3 12. Rxb7 ) ( 7... Nbd7 8. Nxg6 hxg6 9. Rc1 Bd6 10. h3 g5 11. Be2 ) 8. Nxg6 hxg6 9. h3 { It is best to play h3 how before it becomes a threat later on or you could play Bd3 two good moves } ( 9. Bd3 Nbd7 10. h3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Nb6 12. Bf1 ) 9... Nbd7 10. Bd3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Nb6 12. Be2 { [%cal Ge2a6,Ge2h5] } 12... e5 13. dxe5 Bxe5 14. Qb3 { This is a good move because it pins the knight to b6 } 14... Rb8 { After this position white should continue with castle, not recommended because of the rook on the h file, or rook to d1. About the castling part you should only castle if black castles. } 15. O-O-O O-O *