page 1 of 12; games 1-25 of 283  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Rubinstein vs Weenink 0-1 32 1930 Liege D36 Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange, Positional line, 6.Qc2 2. Alekhine vs H B Gledhill   1-0 33 1933 Hong Kong D36 Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange, Positional line, 6.Qc2 3. Flohr vs A Asgeirsson   1-0 24 1933 Olympiad D36 Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange, Positional line, 6.Qc2 4. L Schmitt vs Rellstab 0-1 50 1937 GER-ch 4th D36 Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange, Positional line, 6.Qc2 5. Morris Harry vs M Bain   ½-½ 38 1939 Ventnor City D36 Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange, Positional line, 6.Qc2 6. Ojanen vs Ujtelky   ½-½ 58 1949 Trencianske Teplice D36 Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange, Positional line, 6.Qc2 7. Kotov vs M Yudovich Sr.   ½-½ 36 1952 RUS D36 Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange, Positional line, 6.Qc2 8. V Zurakhov vs Zamikhovsky 1-0 61 1954 URS-ch sf D36 Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange, Positional line, 6.Qc2 9. Polugaevsky vs I Veltmander   1-0 36 1954 URS-ch sf D36 Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange, Positional line, 6.Qc2 10. Ujtelky vs R Bobekov   1-0 57 1954 Amsterdam ol (Men) fin-A D36 Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange, Positional line, 6.Qc2 11. Taimanov vs Averbakh ½-½ 31 1955 Moscow D36 Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange, Positional line, 6.Qc2 12. Ujtelky vs J Sefc   ½-½ 26 1955 CSR-54ch playoff 3rd place D36 Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange, Positional line, 6.Qc2 13. Furman vs Kan 0-1 40 1955 URS-ch22 D36 Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange, Positional line, 6.Qc2 14. Spassky vs Szabo   ½-½ 59 1956 Amsterdam-Wch D36 Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange, Positional line, 6.Qc2 15. S Khalilbeili vs Chukaev 1-0 34 1956 Tbilisi ½f-USSR ch D36 Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange, Positional line, 6.Qc2 16. N Padevsky vs Stahlberg   ½-½ 20 1956 Alekhine Memorial D36 Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange, Positional line, 6.Qc2 17. Pachman vs J Sefc   ½-½ 36 1956 Marianske Lazne/Praha D36 Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange, Positional line, 6.Qc2 18. Reshevsky vs Szabo   ½-½ 86 1957 Dallas D36 Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange, Positional line, 6.Qc2 19. W Golz vs J Rejfir   0-1 39 1957 DDR-CSR m D36 Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange, Positional line, 6.Qc2 20. Lombardy vs J Sumar   1-0 63 1958 Mar del Plata (Argentina) D36 Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange, Positional line, 6.Qc2 21. Ingimar Jonsson vs K Honfi   ½-½ 16 1958 13th olm final B D36 Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange, Positional line, 6.Qc2 22. Antoshin vs D A Mohrlok   ½-½ 53 1960 FRG-URS D36 Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange, Positional line, 6.Qc2 23. V Tarasov vs Ujtelky   ½-½ 38 1961 Rostov D36 Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange, Positional line, 6.Qc2 24. Ujtelky vs W Estrada Degrandi   ½-½ 21 1961 Rostov D36 Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange, Positional line, 6.Qc2 25. Bronstein vs A Bykhovsky   1-0 58 1962 Moscow (Russia) D36 Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange, Positional line, 6.Qc2  page 1 of 12; games 1-25 of 283    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

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< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 2 OF 2 ·  Later Kibitzing > Sep-20-04    artemis: <Giancarlo> this line is very difficult for black to win. The pieces are not the problem, the pawns are. White will get a strong queenside initiative, and black will be hard pressed to hold there. Once they do, white can play f2-f3 and e3-e4 and control the center. Black should have to give in one place. If they play well, they may be able to pull off a draw. If black makes a mistake, then white should win easily. If white makes a minor mistake, then black should draw. Only a major mistake by white should result in a loss. The record seems to support this view. Aug-29-05    themindset: this is the source of many a boring game. Sep-29-05    jdlasmarias: hi everyone! is there anyone here who uses this opening as part of their repertoire? Which is stronger,white castles queenside and attack kingside or castle kingside and attack queenside with the minority attack? BTW,i don't think this is a boring opening..how can you say that when even Garry Kasparov plays it,right? :) Sep-29-05    euripides: <jdlas> I have used this a lot in blitz but have limited experience in slower games. The fun is to keep the opponent guesing which you'll do. Then you convince yourself you have a subtle reason for taking one decision rather than another. If you're Botvinnik, you're probably right. Often the best thing is to castle K-side and play f3 and e4, but the minority attack and the Q-side castling followed by K-sde pawn storm are both good altenatives. However, Q-side castling can be risky. Look what happened to Polgar yesterday. Sep-29-05    jdlasmarias: thanks for the input..i have tried experimenting with this a long time ago,but i stopped..i can't remember why..hehe maybe im still in the stage of trying openings out,so to speak..BTW what happened to polgar?Judith right?is this part of her repertoire? Sep-29-05    euripides: Judit Polgar vs Anand, 2005 Not the same opening, but a similar structure. Sep-29-05    euripides: For a great positional game by Black in this line (not included under this opening but basically the same) see Portisch vs Kasparov, 1989 Nov-07-05    who: Actually that game is very different. The early Nf3 prevents the f3 e4 push which is the main reason this opening is great for white. In that game it is black who develops a king side attack. Nov-08-05    who: <Sponge: I'd say 124 games isn't enough to really decide how good the opening really enough to decide how good or bad the opening is for either side.> well actually after 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 Qc2 gets played a bunch so it transposes into this variation. Sep-07-06    soughzin: Does anyone have a link for some info or games on a kingside goal for white in this opening? I was told there are two plans in the exchange, the minority attack and queenside play or kingside play/attack, but so far I can only find info on the minority attack. Sep-07-06    RookFile: White seems to have a healthy winning percentage in this line. Sep-07-06    KingG: <soughzin> Kasparov vs Ulf Andersson, 1988 Sep-07-06    soughzin: Thanks king, find me on msn soon and I'll talk your ear off on some d4 stuff again(at least I have new material though) : ) Apr-13-07    gambitfan: http://www.playchess.de/games/HCL-T... Apr-13-07    gambitfan: Opening Explorer Jun-09-07    Open Defence: hmmm but in that line can't Black play 7..Bf5 ? Opening Explorer Mar-12-09    WeakSquare: Black can avoid the exchange variation if he wants. He can play: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5, or 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7. This way White is forced to play early Nf3 and so Black has time to play Bf5. Look at these games: Bobotsov vs Petrosian, 1968 Portisch vs Kasparov, 1989 Mar-12-09    KingG: <WeakSquare> <1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7. This way White is forced to play early Nf3 and so Black has time to play Bf5.> White still has 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4. Mar-14-09    WeakSquare: <KingG> Okay, that's different. That's Alatortsev variation. It is not the best version of the Ex variation. At least Black is not getting bulldozed as in Botvinnik vs Keres, 1952 Mar-15-09    KingG: <WeakSquare> <That's Alatortsev variation. It is not the best version of the Ex variation.> My feeling is also that it's not as good as the normal Exchange Variation, but in that case why do GMs not just play 3...Be7 instead of 3...Nf6? As far as I know the majority still prefer 3...Nf6. The Alatortsev is still quite a dangerous weapon in any case, regardless of whether it's as good as the Karlsbad variation, and it's not the type of thing you want to go into unprepared. Mar-16-09    WeakSquare: <KingG> I am talking about this position: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6. This is the only position that allows the real exchange variation (without Bf5), and you will rarely see it (at the top, at least) Look at the world championship matches from Spassky-Petrosian onwards. The only time it was played was Korchnoi-Karpov 1978 (#31), and Korchnoi played the exchange (and won). The most common move order is 1.d4 nf6 2.c4 e6 3.nf3 d5, and once white plays early Nf3, he doesn't have the big daddy exchange var. Mar-16-09    WeakSquare: <KingG> Alatortsev is lots of fun, but more double-edged. In the Bg5 exchange White has an easy positional advantage and a ready made plan (minority attack). In the Alatortsev, Black can have a little fun of his own. I like Alatortsev more, though. It can result in very exotic positions, quite unlike other QGD lines. Mar-16-09    WeakSquare: Actually, White has an even better performance in Alatortsev, according to chessgames. Hmm.... Maybe some Black players are not prepared. They think their problems are solved by Be7 and don't know what to do afterwards. Very interesting. Maybe Black should always play 1...Nf6. Mar-16-09    WeakSquare: Hey KingG, how does this game end? Kasparov vs Ulf Andersson, 1988 Why did Ulf resign? Jun-21-09    YuanTi: Ulf can't keep the Bishop on the Queening Diagonal (b7 is the only safe square, and won't stay that way), so he'll have to trade his knight for the queen, after which Kasparov will have no trouble winning. < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 2 OF 2 ·  Later Kibitzing >

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