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R K Kieseritsky vs Milan Vidmar
Barmen Hauptturnier-A (1905), Barmen GER, rd 9, Aug-??
Tarrasch Defense: Two Knights Variation (D32)  ·  0-1

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Jul-24-23  generror: The first game on <cg.com> where White plays <6.dxc5>. It's also one of the very few Black wins in this nameless variation. In fact the results in this variation are *much* better for White than the usual <6.g3>, and Stockfish doesn't think it's any worse either. This variation gets +55%-7%=38% for White on this site +37%-6%=57% on the <lichess> (master DB) , compared to about +39%-21%=40% on both sides for <6.g3>.

However, for some reasons pretty much nobody played it from the 1920s to 1980s. And although it seems to have become a bit more popular in the recent decades, it's still quite amazing that it hasn't become the main line.

Of course, Black's best response is that pesky <6...d4>, a move that often causes some distress for White in the Queen's Gambit (and is the entire and completely sufficient legitimation of the Albin Countergambit). However, after <7.Na4>, Black's DSB has no chance getting to b4 which is one of the main problems for White in the Albin, and in fact after the usual <7...Bxc5 8.Nxc5 Qa5+ 9.Bd2 Qxc5> it's off the board entirely, so things are much easier for White here IMO. (<7...b5?> is called Grünfeld Gambit and it's very good, but not for Black :)

Here White has an easy way of creating lots of pressure, using the black queen as ideal target with <10.Rc1> (or even <10.b4!?>). Black has to be very careful where to put it, for a good example, see I Nicolas Zapata vs D Larino Nieto, 2013, only that White missed the close-to-winning continuation. The d4-pawn is another target, Black just can't afford to lose it. Yes, Black can actually hold this, but they will have a hard time doing so.

Anyways, if you're like me and look for something against the Tarrasch that doesn't involve fianchettoing your kingside bishop, try this one.

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