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Semi-Slav Defense

Marshall Gambit, Tolush Variation

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  1. 1.d4d5
  2. 2.c4e6
  3. 3.Nc3c6
  4. 4.e4dxe4
  5. 5.Nxe4Bb4+
  6. 6.Bd2Qxd4
  7. 7.Bxb4Qxe4+
  8. 8.Be2c5
  9. 9.Bxc5Qxg2

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A sharp branch of the Semi-Slav's Marshall Gambit in which Black gives back the c-pawn to capture on g2, ending a pawn up with an exposed queen.

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About the Tolush Variation

The Tolush Variation is a greedy treatment of the Marshall Gambit's main line. After 8. Be2, Black plays 8...c5, letting White capture with 9. Bxc5, and then answers with 9...Qxg2, winning the g-pawn and finishing a pawn ahead. The queen attacks the h1-rook, and White's f- and h-pawns are left isolated. In return, Black's queen is far from home and the queenside remains undeveloped, so White plays for quick development along the half-open g-file and open d-file.

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