[Event "Does QGD Block the Bishop?: Chapter 1"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/MhKwHuI5/IfZNx5bx"] [Result "*"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "D15"] [Opening "Slav Defense: Two Knights Attack"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Donaldsen"] [UTCDate "2020.05.21"] [UTCTime "09:06:58"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/MhKwHuI5/IfZNx5bx"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 { Does not block the bishop. } { [%cal Gc8h3] } (2... e6 { Blocks the bishop } { [%csl Re6][%cal Rc8e6] } 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 { Now I don't really like this move because it opens the bishop. } (4. Bg5! { The Modern Variation, and the best (in my opinion) }) 4... exd5 { [%cal Gc8h3] }) 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 (4... a6) (4... g6) *