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Queen's Gambit Declined

Lasker Defense, Bernstein Variation, Mar del Plata Gambit

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  1. 1.d4d5
  2. 2.c4e6
  3. 3.Nc3Nf6
  4. 4.Bg5Be7
  5. 5.e3O-O
  6. 6.Nf3h6
  7. 7.Bh4Ne4
  8. 8.Bxe7Qxe7
  9. 9.cxd5Nxc3
  10. 10.bxc3exd5
  11. 11.Qb3Rd8
  12. 12.c4Be6

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A Bernstein Variation line of the Lasker Defense in which Black answers 11. Qb3 with 11...Rd8 and 12...Be6, leaving the b7-pawn en prise for activity.

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About the Mar del Plata Gambit

The Mar del Plata Gambit departs from the Bernstein Variation at move 11. Instead of guarding d5 with 11...Qd6, Black plays 11...Rd8, and after 12. c4 develops with 12...Be6. The bishop now supports d5 against the c4-pawn, but it no longer covers b7, which the queen on b3 attacks. Black gives up that pawn for quick development and pressure in the center rather than defending passively.

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