[Event "The Queen's Gambit (Grandmaster Guide) Part 2: ❼CHAPTER 7: THE CHIGORIN"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/lk2jIMOy/o36levNB"] [Result "*"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "D07"] [Opening "Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense, Modern Gambit"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/EKAFC"] [UTCDate "2021.03.10"] [UTCTime "20:39:43"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/lk2jIMOy/o36levNB"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nc6 { A provocative move. Quick development and direct confrontation: that's the game Black is playing. } 3. Nc3 (3. cxd5 { is my personal preference where many games have gone } 3... Qxd5 4. Nf3 Bg4? (4... e5 { is the only good move but even then after } 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Bd2 Bxc3 7. Bxc3 e4 8. Nd2 { White is fine }) 5. Nc3! { White will generally play d5 next and play exf3 if Black were to take the knight } 5... Qa5 6. d5 O-O-O 7. Bd2 Bxf3?! (7... Rxd5 { is the best move although after } 8. Nxd5 Qxd5 9. e3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Qxf3 11. gxf3 { White is up a pawn and has the bishop pair }) 8. gxf3! { The bishop is a lot stronger on the h3-c8 diagonal than the f1-a6 diagonal } { [%cal Gf1h3] } 8... Rxd5 9. Nxd5 Qxd5 10. e4 $16) 3... Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 { A critical position. The normal 5.e4 leads to very complicated play after 5...Bg4 } { [%cal Ge2e4,Gc8g4] } *