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Queen's Gambit Declined

Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Kmoch Variation

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  1. 1.d4d5
  2. 2.c4e6
  3. 3.Nc3Nf6
  4. 4.Nf3c5
  5. 5.cxd5Nxd5
  6. 6.e4Nxc3
  7. 7.bxc3cxd4
  8. 8.cxd4Bb4+
  9. 9.Bd2Bxd2+
  10. 10.Qxd2O-O
  11. 11.Bb5

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Semi-Tarrasch line where White keeps the d4–e4 center after the dark-squared bishops are traded and develops with 11. Bb5, named after Hans Kmoch.

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About the Kmoch Variation

The Kmoch Variation is a branch of the Exchange Variation of the Semi-Tarrasch and is named after the Austrian-Dutch-American master and author Hans Kmoch. After 8...Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O the dark-squared bishops have been traded. White then develops the remaining bishop with 11. Bb5, taking control of c6 before castling. White keeps the d4–e4 pawn pair, while Black aims at it along the open c-file and the half-open d-file.

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