CHAPTER 22 Contents Y Queen's Gambit Accepted: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 * 3.4 * 3.06 AiG 4.3 The old main line: 3.3 DG 4.3 06 5.Bxc4 5 6.0-0 a6 7. Wer Opening repertoire for Black against 1.d4 We shall base our defence with Black around the Queens Gambit Accepted: 104 d5 2. 4 dxc4. ‘There are two important arguments in favour of this, Black determines the choice of opening and can therefore keep his opening repertoire within reasonable bounds. At the same time, the Queen's Gambit Accepted leads to interesting play with various possibilities. You will often reach positions with an isolated pawn, which we have treated in our strategic lessons. Pethaps the only disadvantage is that White gets the chance to liquidate to a practically level endgame. I would again like to emphasize that it is not possible to consider all lines and all questions in a single chapter. | absolutely recommend that you look: ac games played by ‘experts’ (e.g, Shirov, Anand, Van Wely or Rublevsky) to gain a better understanding of the Queen’s Gambit Accepted. Queen’s Gambit Accepted What follows is a selection of the most important variations through sample games from grandmaster praxis. In the instructional part of the chapter, we shall treat in depth only the first three systems. You will find some further ideas in the test. 1) 3.e4 Russian Team Ch, Ekaterinburg 2002 1.d4 d5 2.04 dxe4 3.04 €5 Black can also play 3...c5 or 3...6 here. 4.03 4.dxe52! Wxd1t 5.cexd1 cb 6.14 Bp4t (or 6...£6) 7.£c2 0-0-0+ 8.Ad2 Dh6 9.AgF3 Bb4 is very risky for White. 4.exdd One of the main moves. But | recommend first playing 4...2b4. ‘This means that you do not have 248Opening repertoire for Black against 1.d4 to look into the complicated variation 4...exd4 5.2c4 Bb4t 6.Abd2. If White replies to 4...22b4+ with 5.8c3, then 5.exd4 6.Dxd4 (or 6.Wxd4 Wadd 7.Oxd4 O16 8.f3 &c5 9.23 Ac6 10.Ac2 &xe3 11.2xe3 Re6=) 6...De7 7.2xc4 Dbc6 8.23 0-0 9.Adb5 (9.0-0 Axd4 10.8xd4 Dc6 11.%e3 DaS 12.2 Lxc3 13.bxc3 b6; 9.a3 &xc3+ 10.bxc3 Ba5 11.22 b6=) Diagram 22-1 9...8a5!? A strong innovation which solves the main problems: a) 10.23! a6 11.€d4 One possible plan for Black now: 11...Be5 12.862 5 (or 12...8b6) 13.863 3t 14.bxc3 b6 15.4 Dd7 16.0-0 2b7 17.263 (17.05 We7) 17..We7 18,82 Had8 19.Had1 £5 20.05 &xf3 21.2xf3 Sfe8 22.c4 AM 23.82 B b) 10.8%xd8 Sxd8 11.f4 Ed7! Threatening to push back the white pieces with ...a6, 12.2d1 Bxd1} 13.8xd1 Dg6 14.4¢3 (14.2xc7? a6!) 14...Ace5 15.Be2 a6 16.0d4 2b6 17.03 Dxf 18.2463 Be6= 5.Bxct Sb4t 6.242 6.Dbd2 is more interesting here 6...8xd24 7.Dbxd2 86 7..Bc6 8.0-0 W{6 allows the sharp continuation 9.b4. 8.0-0 8.2b3 cb 9.2b5 Age7 10.Wxdd Wxd4 11.Dfxd4 £d7 12.Bc5 0-0-0 13.0-0-0 Le8 14.e2 and here Black should play 14...xd1¥ 15.8xd1 AeS 16.Bxe8 Exe8 17.4 B5g6 18.g3 b6 19.Ad3 Dc6 with equality. 8...2e7 9.05 Wg6 10.2xd4 Abc6 11.2263 0-0 Black is actively placed on the kingside. White tries to carry out an operation in the centre. Diagram 22-2 12.6 fre6 13.Bel Or 13.Qb5 #d8! (an innovation!) 14.Be2 Bd5 15.8fd1 Df4 16.WAL Bd7 17.Axc7 Bac8 18.b5 asi. 13...Axd4 14.0512 14.Axd4 Ed8 15.2xe6 (2-2 KSakaev - S.Rublevsky, Herceg Novi 2000) 15...8xd1 16.Baxd1 Bxe6 17.Bxe6 We2 18.2b3 Wxdl} 19.8xd1 B48 20.263 &f8= 249 HE Re RUA Diagram 22-2 Ay Me A os Nw eUaraoHE NURUAXL!E Diagram 22-3 Opening 4 14...D63t 15.Dxf3 Dd5 16.2xd5 exd5 17. Yxd5+ Wer 18.84 18.8xf7+ Exf7 19.Dg5 Bf 20.Hacl h6 21.De4 Ef7 22.8cd1 &f5= A.Dreev — J.Rudolph, Frankfurt 2000. 18...865 19.Bacl 19,@e5 WF6 20.Bacl c6= (Huzman) 19...06 20.03 W6= 2) 3.D63 Df6 4.23 Cannes 2000 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxe4 3.D63 Df6 4.0c3 26 5.04 After 5.24, then 5...Dc6 (or 5...c5!2) 6.04 Bed 7.263 (7.d5 De5 8.8e2 Bxf3 9.gxf3 e6 10.f4 Ad3t 11.8xd3 cxd3 12.dxe6 fxe6~) 7...Lxf3 8.gxf3 5 9.d5 Ba5 is not bad for Black. 5.eb5 6.e5 Ad5 7.24 6 7..€xc3 is an old variation, 8.axb5 DbG!? Diagram 22-3 An idea of Tony Miles. In many variations Black is prepared to sacrifice a pawn, but is then left with excellent positional compensation. He has a superior pawn structure and the opportunity to undertake something down the long diagonal. 9.263 ‘The best move. Other possibilities are: a) 9.Dg5? h6 10.HhS (A10.Age4#) 10...g6! 11.8h3 Yxd4 12.06 Wd8 13.825 Se7= b) 9.Be2 Be7 10.0-0 2b7 11.bxa6 Bxa6 12.F3xa6 ®xa6 13.Da4 Wd5 14.Del Ye6! 15.Axb6 (15.263 Bd5) 15...cxb6 16.8 Wd7 17.3 cxb3 18.H4xb3 Sxf3 19.Axf3 Abs 20.823 Ads 21.8xc7 Wxe7 22.Wadt Wd7 23.Wast Yd8 24.Mc6r Wd7 25.Wa8t YY L.Van Wely — A.Miles, Havana 1995. ©) 9.b3 &b4 10.8d2 Bb7 11.bxaG (11.bxcd Bxf3 12.8xP3 Wad4=) 11...8xf3 12.83 Wad4 13.2x04 (13.a7 0-0 14.8xc4 Bxa7_ 15.Exa7 Axed 16.bxc4 Wxa7? Huzman) 13...0-0 14.Me3! xe3t 15.f%e3 Bxc4 16,bxc4 Sxa6 17.Hxa6 DuaG 18.82e2= C.Ward — S,Ganguly, Torquay 2002. 250Opening repertoire for Black against 1.44 9...2b7 10.bxa6 Or 10.Ad2 axbS 11.Bxa8 Sxa8 12.8xb5 Sb4 (12...8d5! 13.€c3 @c6 14.0xd5 Wxd5=) 13.We4 @f8 14.8e2 h5 15.¥h3 Wd5 (15...Dc6) 16.Dxc7 Wyp2 17. Wag? Bxg? 18.figl Lc6~, 10...Bxa6 11.Bxa6 11.Bel? &c6 12.4)d2 Ba5 13.b3 a2 11...Axa6 12.0d2 After 12.2xc4 @xc4 13.Wadt Wd7 14.8xe4 Db4 (or 14.87 15.0-0 0-0 16.8al Ab4 17.Ad2 Eds N.Pert ~ K.Zalkind, Witley 1999) 15.85 Wxb5 16.xb5, Black has good compensation: 16...22d7!N 17.22 Be7 18.Bal £65 (or 18...P5! Diagram 22-4 12...0b4! 13.Axct Axc4 14.2xc4 xg? 15.Hgl Rot ‘The position is very complicated, but not bad for Black. He must try to develop his pieces quickly. ‘The white king position is not safe and that can be exploited later. 16.4b3 g6 16...Wh4?! 17.ced2 Wxh2 18.ialé (Huzman) 17.Ab52 17.he2 Be7 18.Hd1 0-0 19.d5 exd5 20.Axd5 Dyd5 21.8xd5 Bxd5 22.Yxd5 Wb8F 17..S8xb5 18.Axb5 Se7 19.2h6 19.895 0-08 19...8b8 19,..06 20,Wc4 Wd7 21.2a3 Wd5F (Huzman) 20.¥ie4 shd7t 20...c6 21.83 5 22.cbf le 21.8g3 Better is 21.25! Sxg5 (21...d5 22.Rxc7 hxe7 23.B\c3=) 22.Sixgs Dd5 23.8 g3 c6 (23...Wb6 24.23 Bb8 25.Ac32) 24.0d6 (24.43 Web2 25.Axd5 exd5 26.¥4c5 Mb1t 27.c¢d2 Eb8 28.Wd6t de8 29.Wxc6t ABT) 24...Wxb2 25.8b3 Malt 26.te2 a8 27.8b74 Dc7F (Huzman). 21...4b7 Diagram 22-5 22.8b32? A blunder in a position which was already worse. White loses material. Better was 22.2d2 We6! 23.Wxc6+ Axc6? (Huzman). 251 Be Rw RUAA OD Diagram 22-4 Diagram 22-5 AHRB RUA Diagram 22-7 v Opening 4 22... 8b8!-+ 23.d5 23.Ac3 Dc2i—+ 23...8xb5, o1 3) The old main I 6.0-0 26 7.He2 3.DE3 Df6 4.€3 06 5.2xc4 c5 Bundesliga 1992 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxe4 3.063 DG 4.03 06 5.2xc4 5 6.0-0 a6 7.We2 b5 8.2b3 £b7 Diagram 22-6 9.Bd1 After 9.a4 Abd7 (9...b4 is somewhat risky, since White gets the good square ¢4) 10.axb5 axbS 11.Bxa8 Wxa8 12.c3 b4 13.Qb5 Sxf3 (13..!8b8 14.04 cxd4 15.Abxd4 2d6 is also playable — see the test) 14.gxf3 (The endgame after 14.Wxf3 Wxf3 15.gxf3 &e7 does not promise White any particular advantages. One example is 16.8d2 0-0 17.cl Ha8 18.dxc5 &xc5 19.cbf1 g6 20.2 Ads 21.8xd5 exd5 22.c7 Ba2 23.Qxd5 Bxb2 24.064 Dxf6 25,8xc5 sof and White has no real winning chances, A.Yusupov ~ J.Lautier, Ziirich 1994) 14...4b8, the position is roughly balanced: 15.2d1 Se7 16.¢4 cxd4 17.Dxd4 2d6 18.€5! Bxe5 19.Axe6! fixes 20.4 te7! 21.Wed Ads 22.feeS We 23.82 B76! 24 xb4t LA7 25. Wd Ud 26,Bxd4 Oxb4 27 Sixb4 @\d5 28.8b74 2-14 A.Yusupov — V.Anand, Las Palmas 1993. 9...Dbd7 A harmonious set-up. Here the knight docs not block the long diagonal for che b7-bishop and also supports its pawn on ¢5. 10.23 Wb6 ‘The most active position for the queen, but ...Wb8 or ...8¥7 would also be possible. 1Ld5, Or 11.e4 exd4 12.xd4 &c5 13.8¢3 0-0 with a very comfortable game. LL...exd5 12.Axd5 Axd5 13.0xd5 Qxd5 14.8xd5 2e7 15.04 Diagram 22-7 252Opening repertoire for Black against 1.d4 15...84b7! ‘An important idea. The queen protects the knight and at the same time exerts pressure on the centre, The knight can now use the b6-square, The position is level. Black must combine operations on the strong, queenside with a defensive central strategy. ‘The endgame can be somewhat advantageous for Black, on account of his majority on the queenside. 16.225 Db6 17.Bad 1? Diagram 22-8 A main continuation, But Black does not have to help his opponent and accept the exchange. His position is absolutely solid. 17 ..f6! Cutting off the white pieces. After 17...@xd5? 18.exd5, White would obtain a dangerous attack. 18.64 0-0 19.85d2 Diagram 22-9 19...ad8! ‘After the exchange of rooks, White's initiative loses its bite. Long term advantages (e.g. the queenside majority) then play a greater role. 20.h4 20.5! Bxd2 21.xd2 De4= ixd2 21.Bxd2 Yeo .2e8! would be even more precise. 22,h5 Be8 23.Dh4 Act 23...8,8 is also possible. HSI? O£81? 24...8d6! 25.83 Bxf4 26.Yxf4 Abo is an alternative. Black is fine. 25.Wig4 Bxe4 26.848 Belt ‘The principled move would be 26...2e5 27.5 4 28.2g3 b4 and White is still to show whether he is capable of setting up any threats. 27. 2h2 Be8 28.8d7 After 28.2f5 (intending 28...Bxd8 29.Dh6+ Lh8 30.D674 hg8 31.Dh6t=), Black can play 28...2£7!, 28...De5 Simplifying the position even further. 28...We6? would not be so good, due to 29.05 with attacking chances. 29.fxe5 fxe5 30.065 Wi6 31. Wed In this position White has some compensation for the sacrificed pawn, but after 31...c4 it is very 253 Diagram 22-8 aot oe et eC aoo . WYOpening 4 dubious whether this would be enough for a draw. In a struggle dominated by time trouble, Dr Hiibner eventually overcame his strong opponent. Further variations of the Queen's Gambit Accepted which you should take a look at are: 4) The Botvinnik Variation 7.04 5) The Kramnik Variation 7.263 6) The Endgame Variation 7.dxc5 254Exercises >EX.22-14€ * Vv Ex. 22-4<¢ UU. abedefgh we ee DEX. 223€ ek v fae” Hv veREUArIMS® y Li, y He 8 abedefgh 255 abedefghExercises >EX.22-74 kk v > Ex.22-10€ && Vv = Rw eUaY oe Yo. abedefgh Ex. 22-8€ ke v abedefgh Ex.22-11€ &* v © 8 HN oR UA! y jj Hs abedefgh abedefgh Ex.22-12€ && v jew abedefgh 256 abedefghSolutions Havana 1998 25.051 (1 point) 26.dxc5 Wxe5t 27.Be3 27.sbf1 Wxh2> 27...Ab2+ 28.2f1 Bd4 28..Hd1f 29.Bel (29.g2 Whi 30.2h3 45%) 29...Hd4 30.Mb5 Bd2 31.82 Wot 32.cbg2= 29.8bS Hd2 30.22 Wb1t 31.Bel? 31.cog? We6% 32.hfl= 31...Wc2 32.8 b8t Sh7 33.842? 33.Wg3 Wedt 34.cbgi Bd5 35.hh1 Bgs 36.8id6 Wxb4#/—+ ixf2t 34.2g1 Bg2t 35.2h1 We2-+ 36. West Bg6 Ex, 22-2 Chalkidiki 992 1.4 d5 2.04 dxed 3.263 Df6 4.Bc3 a6 5.042! Ac6! 6.2952! (6.4 Bed 7.d5 De5 8.He2 Bxt3 9.gxf3 06 10.8d4 Dfd7!? 11.863 eS 12.d2 exd5 13.4 Dd3+ 14.8xd3 cxd3 15.xd5 6 16.0c3 Bxe3 17.Yxe3 We7 18.Mxd3 Acs 19.8!e3 0-0-01F Ho Van Huynh — U.Adianto, Manila 1992) 6...h6 7.2xf6 (7.2h4 g5 8.2g3 g4 9.De5 Wxd4 10.Axc6 Wxdlt 11.Bxd1 bxc6 12.2xc7 Be6F) 7...exf6 8.¢3 Diagram Ex. 22-2 8...Da5! (1 point) 9.Re2 Le7 10,0-0 0-0 11.We2 6 12.Bad1 We7 12...b5 13.d5!; 12...L06!? 13.04 &¢4 13.d5 Bb8! 13...05 14.0d2!= 14.dxe6 14.0d4 5 15.065 Bxf5 16.¥xfS 26 17.g3 bS¥ (Ftacnik) bxc6 15.8b1 Bd8 16.Aa2 c5! 17.22 17 Baxcd? Dxc4 18.Wxc4 Be6—+ 17...HeSt 17.865 18.Yxf5 Exd2 20.ixb2 Exb2 21.034 18.047 See Ex. 22-3, Not 18.2)xc4 &f51-+. 19.8f3 Bdxb2 Ex. 22:3 Chalkidiki 1992 18...51 (2 points) 19.Axct 19.23 fest 19...Dxc4 20.2xc4 fred 21.03 BSF Ex. 22-4 iets " Enghien les Bains 199 1.d4 d5 2.04 dxc4 3.04 Df6 4.23 05 5.B63 exdd 6,Yxdd Wxd4 7.Dxd4 2c5 8.Ddb5 Bab 9.864 6 10.AdGt Bxd6 11.8xd6 26 12.c5 Dd7 13.862 Diagram Ex. 22-4 13.652 (2 points) ‘This is how Black blockades the kingside. 14.0-0 Dac5 15.Bad1 Wf7 16.f4 g6 17.8d4 b5 18.f3 Bac8 19.2xc5 Axc5 20.2d6 b4 21.Be2 Bhd8iF Ex, 22-5 ‘Candidates mateh, Sanghi Nagar (2) 1994 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 e5 4.063 Bb4t 5.242 Gxd2+ 6.8xd2 exd4 7d DFG 8.Uxd8t Sbxd8 9.Dc3 Le6 10.Ae5 Diagram Ex. 22-5 10...c6! (2 points) Axc6t 257Solutions 11.Oxc4 Le7 12.3 Bhd8 13.64 hee 14.8¢2 Ad4= VSalov — PNikolic, Reykjavik 1991. 1L...bxe6 12.4 g6 13.0-0-0f the7 14.2 14.Bel bf8 15.23 Bd7 16.2d1 Bd8 17.262 Ge7 18.g4 f= M.Petursson — M.Dlugy, Wijk aan Zee 1990. 14...h5 15.Bhel Bad8S Palma de Mallorea 1989 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 &5 4.068 Sb4t 5.Dbd2 3 6.Wadt Deb 7.d5 cxd2+ 8.A\xd2 Dee7 9.dxc6 Axc6“10.2b5 Bd7 11.2xc6 Sxd2+ 12.8xd2 Bxc6 13.Ma3 Bxed= 14.1 Wd3 (14..We72 15.2b4 Wigs is met by 16.4c3 or 16.3 Wxg2 17.261 Bc6 18.8d2) 15.8c3 Wb5 16.63 8d5 (16...25 17.2R2 £6 18.8hel £7) 17.2xe5, Diagram Ex. 22-6 First 17...0-0-0! (2 points) would be correct, and only after 18,522 (18.¥xa7 Zhe8) should 18.gxf3 £6 18...WixeS# 19.2 f2+— 19.8xc7+— Ex. 22-7 Hungarian Ch 1991 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.04 05 4.063 Sb4t 5.2d2 Saxd24 6.Wxd2 6...exd4 7.Dxd4 We7 8.8 DIG 9.8xc4 0-0 10.8c3 Abd7 11.0-0 (11.265 We 12.Mps? UL.Bd8 (11... eS Se2 Bd8 13,.We3 De5 14. Had! + S.Polgar) 12.We3# (12 Hadl De5; 12.8e2% Bes 13.863 5 14.42 Se6 15.3 Al? 16.02 Begs?) Diagram Ex. 22-7 12..Ab6!2 (2 points) 12...e521 13.202 13.263 13.e2 Dfd5 5! 14,Ade2 c4 15.2c2 Dfds bd5 16.842 (16.84 g5!2) 16...Bb4 16.xd5 Oxd5F 16...0Ab4 17.Ag3 eG 18.Bad1 Dd3 19.8xd3 cxd3F Ex. 22-8 Budapest 1992 1.44 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 €5 4.03 Bb4t 5.842 Axd2+ 6.Wad2 exd4 7. Madd Wxdd 8.Oxd4 D6 9.2c3 Be6 10.Axe6 fxe6 11.Sxe4 Diagram Ex. 22-8 11..e5! (2 points) 1 point for 11...8e7. 12,8d1 Ge7 13.Qd54? Dxd5 14.exd52t Qd7 15.0-0 2hf8 16.8 fel keaGz Ex. 22-9 Variation from the game Sarajevo 2001 1.d4 DFG 2.c4 €6 3.063 d5 4.c3 dxc4 5.03 a6 6.8xc4 b5 7.Lb3 Bb7 8.0-0 c5 9.Me2 Dbd7 10.8d1 Wb8 11.d5 Axd5S 12.8xd5 exd5 13.2xd5 &xd5 14.8xd5 Wb7 15.e4 Be7 16.885 £6 17.Had1 Db6 18.264 0-0 19.25d2 Bfe8!? 20.05 £8 21.Wd3 Ded (In the game there now followed: 22.%e27 fxe5 23.2xe5 Axes 24.Axe5 4 25.05 We7 26.43 Hads 27 Hidel We6 28.Wxe6t Bxe6 29.2xc4 eb 30.Ae5 Re2 31.Bb3 Hdd? 32.g3 Exf2 0-1) 22.exf6 Oxd2 23.47 Wxf7 24.D¢5 Diagram Ex. 22-9 24... DEH (2 points) 25.Axf3 258Solutions 25,Wixf3 Wxad—+ 25.exf3 Wg6 26.4d5+ Wh8 27.eh1 a7—+ 25... 8xf4—+ Ex. 22-10 Linares 1992 1.44 Df6 2.04 6 3.063 b6 4.c3 &b7 5.2d3 d5 6.0-0 dxc4 7.fixc4 a6 8.2c3 b5 9.8432 5 10.24 b4 11.2 DAbd7 12.b3 cxd4 13.Dfxd4 Diagram Ex. 22-10 1 5! (2 points) 14.DF5 g6 15.Dfg3 h5!? 16.3 2c5F 17.Ph1 We7 18.Ag1 0-0 19.2h3 Bfd8 20.We2 Ba7 21,802 a5—+ Ex, 22-11 Prague (rapid) 2002 1.d4 d5 2.4 dxe4 3.e3 Df 4.8xc4 06 5.AB 5 6.0-0 a6 7.We2 b5 8.2d3 cxd4 9.exd4 Be7 10.Dc3 0-0 11.2g5 £b7 12.Had1 Abd7 13.Be5?! Diagram Ex. 22-11 13...Dd5! (2 points) 13...@)xe5 (1 point) 14.dxe5 Bd5= 14,2d2 Dxc3 15.2xc3 AMG 16.2b1 Yds 17.43 b4 18.2¢1 a5 19.We3 Bac8 20.223 a4 21,Bfel a3 22.b3 Wd8 23.24? Hc3 24.2d3 Dxe4 25.fxe4 He2F Ex. 22-12 Moscow 2003 1.44 d5 2.c4 dc4 3.€3 5 4.8xc4 €6 5.013 26 6.0-0 216 7.243 Dbd7!? 8.242! b6! 9.23 &b7 10.8e2 Wh8 11.c4 cxd4 12.Axd4 De5 13.2 8d6 14.h3 Diagram Ex. 22-12 14...Dg6! 2 points) ‘This is how Black meets the threat of f2-F4, 15.23 0-0 16Had1 We7= 17.PhI1?t Bfd8 18.2b1 Be5 19.g3! Bd7 20.4 2d6 21.21 5! 22.065 exfi 23.Hxd6 Bxd6 24.Dxd6 fue3 25.065 De7 26.Axe7t Hxe7 27 Wxe3? Scoring Maximum number of points is 22 19 points and above~ 15 points and above--—~ 10. points---~ ->Excellent -» Good »Pass mark If you scored less than 10 points, we recommend that you read the chapter again and repeat the exercises which you got wrong. 259