[Event "Queen's Gambit: Queen's Gambit Declined"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/RKEBYTWL/kQTvBm6b"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/masonpafun"]
[ECO "D37"]
[Opening "Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation"]
[UTCDate "2017.12.12"]
[UTCTime "21:05:17"]
[Variant "Standard"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 { This move is important because you do not know if your opponent will the semi-slav, so playing Bg5 is not recomened until move 5 } 4... Be7 ( 4... Nbd7 5. Bg5 Be7 ) ( 4... h6 { In my opinion h6 at this point is useless because the best places for black to put his black bishop is e7 and the pin makes it to were black must put his bishop on e7 } 5. Bf4 ) ( 4... Bd6 5. Bg5 { [%cal Gg5d8] } 5... c5 6. cxd5 cxd4 7. Nxd4 exd5 8. e3 ) 5. Bg5 Nbd7 ( 5... h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 b6 8. cxd5 Nxd5 ( 8... exd5 9. Bd3 Bb7 ( 9... c5 10. dxc5 bxc5 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Nxd5 Bxb2 ( 12... Nc6 13. Nxf6+ Qxf6 14. O-O ) 13. Rb1 Bd4 14. O-O Qxd5 15. exd4 c4 16. Be2 Bg4 17. h3 ) ) ) 6. e3 h6 { The Lasker Varation } ( 6... b6 { If black plays b6 before he castles he is in alot of trouble. } 7. cxd5 Nxd5 ( 7... exd5 8. Ne5 Nxe5 9. dxe5 Ng8 ( 9... Ne4 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Qxd5 Bxb5 12. Qxb5+ Qd7 13. Qxd7+ Kxd7 14. Nxe4 ) ( 9... Nd7 10. Qxd5 Rb8 11. e6 Bxg5 12. exd7+ Bxd7 13. O-O-O b5 14. Bxb5 Bxb5 15. Qxb5+ Rxb5 16. Rxd8+ Kxd8 17. Rd1+ Kc8 18. Nxb5 ) 10. Qxd5 Qxd5 ( 10... Bxg5 ) 11. Nxd5 Bxg5 12. Nxc7+ Kd7 13. Nxa8 Bb7 14. Bb5+ Kc8 15. Rc1+ Kb8 16. Nc7 ) 8. Nxd5 Bxg5 ( 8... exd5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Rc1 Qd6 11. Qc2 c5 12. dxc5 bxc5 ) 9. Nxc7+ Qxc7 ( 9... Kf8 10. Nxg5 Qxc7 11. Qf3 Nf6 ) 10. Nxg5 ) ( 6... c6 7. Bd3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 b5 9. Be2 a6 10. O-O Bb7 ( 10... h6 11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. Ne5 $14 { [%cal Ge5c6] } 12... Qc7 13. Rc1 ) 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Qxd1 ( 12... Nd7 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Ne4 Nxe5 15. Nd6+ Kf8 16. Nxb7 Qxb7 17. Qd6+ Qe7 18. Qxe5 ) 13. Rfxd1 Nd7 14. Bxe7 Kxe7 15. f4 c5 16. a4 b4 ( 16... bxa4 17. Rd6 Rhc8 18. Rxa4 ) 17. Nb1 f6 18. exf6+ gxf6 19. Nd2 ) ( 6... O-O 7. Qc2 c5 8. Rd1 { [%cal Gd1d8] } ) 7. Bh4 O-O ( 7... Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Qc2 Nxc3 10. Qxc3 c5 ( 10... c6 11. cxd5 cxd5 ( 11... exd5 12. Bd3 $10 ) 12. Bd3 ) 11. cxd5 exd5 12. dxc5 ) ( 7... c5 8. Qc2 O-O 9. dxc5 Nxc5 ) 8. Qc2 ( 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Bxe7 { By trading the black bishop with the other black bishop black has no good bishop } 9... Qxe7 ( 9... Nxe7 10. Bd3 { [%cal Gd3a6,Gd3h7] } ) 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Bd3 Nf6 ( 11... c5 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. O-O ) ( 11... b6 12. O-O ) 12. Qc2 a5 13. Rc1 c6 14. O-O Re8 15. a3 a4 16. Rfe1 Ne4 17. Bxe4 dxe4 ( 17... Qxe4 18. Qxe4 dxe4 19. Nd2 ) 18. Nd2 Ra5 $10 { [%cal Gc1b1,Ge1c1,Gd2f1,Gf1g3] } ) ( 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 b6 10. O-O Bb7 ) 8... c5 ( 8... c6 9. Rc1 a6 { The idea for black now is to play DxC , and we beat him to the punch by playing CxD. } 10. cxd5 exd5 { CxD is a weak move for black because it gives the game a high chance to draw, but with ExD black has more queen side pawns at the expense of his king side pawns giving the game more spice. } 11. Bd3 Nh5 ( 11... Ne8 12. Bg3 Nef6 13. Bh4 Ne8 14. Bg3 Nef6 15. h3 { Can not let they have a draw. } 15... c5 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. O-O Nxd3 18. Qxd3 { I feel bad trading a bishop for a knight but I think that the isolated pawn evens the game. } ) 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. O-O Nhf6 14. Nh4 Re8 15. Nf5 Qd8 ( 15... Qe6 16. Ne2 b5 17. Nf4 ) 16. b4 Nb6 17. Ng3 a5 ( 17... Nc4 18. a4 ) ) ( 8... b6 9. cxd5 exd5 ( 9... Nxd5 10. Nxd5 Bxh4 ( 10... exd5 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Qxc7 Qb4+ 13. Qc3 Qxc3+ 14. bxc3 ) 11. Nxc7 Rb8 12. Nxh4 Qxh4 13. Na6 Rb7 14. Rc1 e5 15. g3 Qe7 16. Qe4 ) 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. O-O c5 ( 11... Re8 ) 12. Rad1 ( 12. Rfd1 ) 12... c4 13. Bf5 Ne8 ( 13... a6 14. a4 Ne8 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Bxd7 Qxd7 17. b3 Nd6 18. bxc4 dxc4 ) 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Rfe1 Ndf6 16. e4 dxe4 17. Nxe4 { [%csl Gc2,Gf5,Ge1,Gb7,Ge7,Gf6] } 17... Nd6 ( 17... Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Bxe4 19. Rxe4 Qb7 20. Rde1 ) 18. Nxd6 Qxd6 19. Ne5 ( 19. Qxc4 Bxf3 20. gxf3 ) ) 9. dxc5 Nxc5 ( 9... Bxc5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Be2 ) 10. cxd5 Nxd5 ( 10... exd5 11. Rd1 Be6 12. Be2 Rc8 13. Qb1 Nce4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. O-O Rc6 17. Nd4 ) 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 ( 11... Nxe7 12. Be2 ) 12. Nxd5 exd5 13. Be2 Bg4 14. O-O Rac8 15. Rad1 Rfd8 16. Nd4 Ne6 17. Qd3 Nxd4 ( 17... Bxe2 18. Nxe2 ) 18. Bxg4 Ne6 19. Qb3 Rc4 20. Bf3 Rb4 21. Qa3 d4 22. Rd3 a5 ( 22... dxe3 23. Rxd8+ Nxd8 24. fxe3 Qc5 25. Qd3 $10 ) 23. Qxa5 Rxb2 24. Qe5 Qb4 ( 24... Rxa2 25. Rxd4 Rxd4 26. exd4 Rd2 27. d5 Qg5 28. Qb8+ Qd8 29. Qxb7 Ng5 30. Bg4 ) 25. exd4 Rxd4 26. a3 Qc4 27. Rdd1 Rxd1 28. Rxd1 *