[Event "D34: Tarrasch Defence: Tarrasch Defence: Symmetrical (Not pulling the trigger)"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/KzRp6zV1/hV3zVG0k"] [Result "*"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "D32"] [Opening "Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical Variation"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/VCF5"] [UTCDate "2021.01.13"] [UTCTime "12:27:28"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/KzRp6zV1/hV3zVG0k"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. e3 e6 4. c4 d5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. a3 (6. Bd3?! { Inviting black to play against the IQP with tempo. White no longer can take on c5 and force play into that very equal endgame shown in 6. Be2 variations. } 6... Be7 { I am most comfortable playing with the active pieces and therefore decline the incitation. Maybe I should prepare to take advantage? } (6... dxc4 7. Bxc4 cxd4 8. exd4 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 a6 { With this idea at hand maybe I should begin to take on c4? } 11. a3 b5 12. Ba2 Bb7 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 Rc8 15. Rc1 { Simply a mirror image }) 7. O-O O-O 8. Re1 Re8 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. b3?! { A less challenging reply. Black is going to have several favourable chances to break with d4. } 11... a6?! $10 { I was very intent on making the break happen. a6 is maybe a bit wasteful in any other regard. } (11... Bg4! $17 { Taking advantage of whites misplaced light-squared bishop }) 12. Bb2 Bg4 13. Rc1?! (13. Be2 { Breaking the pin, no longer allowing d4 is the best way forward for white } 13... Qd6 $10) 13... d4 14. Na4? { I should have seized this opportunity to gain a tempo } 14... Ba7? 15. h3?? Bxf3 16. Qxf3 dxe3 $19 17. Rxe3 Bxe3 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 { Bkhan - VCF5, 0-1, -, https://lichess.org/DskKeOay } { A nice, very comfortable win }) (6. Be2 cxd4 (6... dxc4 7. dxc5 Qxd1+ 8. Nxd1 Bxc5 9. Bxc4 O-O { I don't like this endgame }) 7. exd4 dxc4 8. Bxc4 { Transposing }) 6... a6 { Staying flexible. If white commits a mistake in building up pressure I can realease it and comfortably play agains a IQP } (6... Be7 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. b4 Be7 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bb2 O-O 11. Be2 a6 12. O-O Be6 (12... Bd6 13. Rc1 Bf5 { Playing more aggressively }) 13. Rc1 Rc8 14. Na4 Ne4 15. Nd4 Bf6 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Bxa6 Ra8 19. Bb7 Ra7 20. Bxc6 Qg5 21. Nc3 Rxa3 22. Nxe4 dxe4 23. Bxe4 Rd8 24. Qc2 g6 25. Rfd1 Ra2 26. Qc7 Rc8 27. Qd6 Rxc1 28. Rxc1 Qh4 29. Qf4 Qxf4 30. exf4 f5 31. Bc6 Rb2 32. b5 Bc4 33. h3 Bxb5 34. Bxb5 Rxb5 35. Kh2 Kg7 36. Kg3 Rb2 37. f3 Kh6? { Very clumsy of me. Making my way towards a draw very much harder } (37... h5! { And now there is no way in hell white can make progress. Black can always hide the king on h6 if white tries to check }) 38. Rc7 Rd2 39. h4 Rb2 40. Kh3 Rb3 41. Rf7 Re3 42. h5 gxh5?? { The loosing move. I should have just waited } (42... Ra3 43. Kh4 Ra4 44. g3 Rc4 45. hxg6 hxg6 $10) 43. Rxf5 Re2 44. Re5 Rd2 45. Kg3 Rd4 46. Re6+ Kg7 47. Re4 Rd2 48. Kh3 Rd3 49. Re5 Kg6 50. Kg3 Rd2 51. Kh3 Rd4 52. Kg3 Rd2 53. Kh3 Rd4 54. g3 Rd3 55. Kh4 Rxf3 56. Rg5+ Kf6 57. Rxh5 Kg6 58. Rc5 h6 59. Kg4 Rf2 60. Rc6+ Kg7 61. Kf5 Rd2 62. Rc7+ Kh8 63. g4 Rd6 64. Re7 Kg8 $18 65. Re5 Kg7?? (65... Kf7! 66. Rc5 Rf6+ 67. Ke5 Re6+ 68. Kd4 Rg6 69. Rc7+ Kg8 70. Ke5) 66. Re7+ Kf8 67. Re6 Rd4 68. Rxh6 { younes1717 - VCF5, 1-0, -, https://lichess.org/iKgV7P76 }) *