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7. QGD Cambr Spr
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7.cxd5 exd5 8.Qd2 Bb4 active K
Alekhine vs A Nimzowitsch, 1934 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 51 moves, 1-0

8.Qd2 Bb4 B-pair
Kasparov vs Smyslov, 1984 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 44 moves, 1-0

8.Qd2 Bb4 B-pair again
Kasparov vs Smyslov, 1984 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 1-0

8...N7b6 improve?
Alekhine vs Euwe, 1935 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 45 moves, 0-1

7.Nd2
Carlsen vs Kasparov, 2004 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 52 moves, 1/2-1/2

7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Qd2 Bb4
Kramnik vs L Bruzon Batista, 2006 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 1-0

well-known; 7.Nd2
Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1927 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 66 moves, 0-1

well-known WCh; 8.Qd2 N7b6
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1985 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 0-1

7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Rc1 Cands
Gelfand vs Carlsen, 2013 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 57 moves, 0-1

8.Rc1 again- blitz
M Matlakov vs Carlsen, 2019 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 0-1

7.Nd2- shd 1-0?
Giri vs Carlsen, 2020 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

7.Nd2- match Timman
Timman vs Kasparov, 1998 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2

6.cxd5 --> Carlsbad
Kramnik vs Kasparov, 1998 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 51 moves, 1-0

More 7.cxd Nxd5 8.Qd2 Bb4 0-1 ...e5
Alekhine vs Bogoljubov, 1929 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 34 moves, 0-1

same match? ...e5
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1929 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 56 moves, 0-1

...c5
M Bosboom vs M Gurevich, 2001
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 33 moves, 0-1

...c5 13.c3-c4 Were W's minors worse than the R?
Bareev vs Fressinet, 2002 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 42 moves, 0-1

...c5 - cf Nimzo Karpov IQP. Nd6 looked dangerous?
A Beliavsky vs L Bruzon Batista, 2004 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 46 moves, 0-1

...c5 "botched brilliancy"
Mikhalevski vs H Stefansson, 2008 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 66 moves, 0-1

...c5 cf. Nimzo Karp
A Korobov vs Dreev, 2011
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 45 moves, 0-1

11.Bc4Nb6; flank vs centre
B Bozinovic vs A Smirnov, 2016 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 34 moves, 0-1

13.c4 again- N-play vs centre
A L'Ami vs H Dronavalli, 2014
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 56 moves, 0-1

10...b6 and ...Ba6
R Praggnanandhaa vs Ding Liren, 2022
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 39 moves, 0-1

Similar; manoeuvre N to d5
L'Ami vs M Gurevich, 2006
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 63 moves, 0-1

Similar 10...b6
P Maletin vs Dreev, 2012
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 27 moves, 0-1

...b6, ...c5 and c3-c4
A Moiseenko vs Dreev, 2013
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 58 moves, 0-1

More 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Qd2 Bb4- how 1-0 ?
Kramnik vs Lobron, 1995 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 43 moves, 1-0

Centre and K-side attack
Shirov vs J Piket, 1995 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 1-0

B-pair
Grischuk vs Dreev, 2005 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 35 moves, 1-0

(see Bruzon) development lagging for B --> d5 interf!
Aronian vs Shirov, 2011 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 53 moves, 1-0

same tourn. B crowded on Q-side. GtM
Anand vs Shirov, 2011 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 1-0

B-pair and c-pawn, cf Nimzo Clas.
P Cramling vs E Danielian, 2011 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 59 moves, 1-0

Gets in ...Ba6 but pawns vulnerable
J L Hammer vs Navara, 2013
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 56 moves, 1-0

White's aim? B-pair and pawn-centre?
Bacrot vs A Mammadov, 2015
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 64 moves, 1-0

Gets in ...Ba6, but W better-placed to deal with p-play
Bacrot vs L Gonda, 2014
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 1-0

Dealing with "White's aim"- aggr K-pawns
Carlsen vs Ivanchuk, 2009 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2

Ditto, and see Moiseenko, above
Ding Liren vs Mamedyarov, 2012 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 53 moves, 0-1

But it fails here!
So vs Dreev, 2017
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 49 moves, 1-0

... and here (B-pair)!
A Moiseenko vs V Artemiev, 2013
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 63 moves, 1-0

White's aim; B-pair
Bacrot vs M Breutigam, 2009
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 1-0

Missed win in the "White's aim"?
Kramnik vs Shirov, 2010 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 58 moves, 1/2-1/2

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