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1.d4d52.c4e63.Nc3Nf64.cxd5exd55.Bg5Bb46.Qa4+6.Nf3Now we are in the Ragozin with 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5.h67.Bh47.Bxf6Qxf68.Qb3Qb69.Qxd5?9.a3Bxc3+10.Qxc3Bf59...Be610.Qe4Bxc3+11.bxc3Qb27.Qa4+Nc68.Bxf6Qxf69.e3Tr to 6.Qa4+7...g57...0-08.e3Bf59.Qb3Bxc3+10.bxc3Nbd7Is the alternative.8.Bg3Ne49.Nd29.Rc1h5 White is too slow.9...Nxg310.hxg3c611.Qc211.e3Be6Just going for the same setup.11.a3Bxc311...Bf8It's also possible to keep the bishop.12.bxc3Bf513.e3Nd711...Be612.e3Nd7The ideal setup13.Bd3Qc76...Nc67.e3h68.Bxf68.Bh4g59.Bg3Bd7White is very slow here10.Qb3Qe711.Nf3h58...Qxf69.Bb59.Nf30-010.Be2Be611.0-011.a3Bxc3+12.bxc3Ne713.0-0Nc8 Giri managed to beat Topalov in a nice game here.11...a6With the idea Bd6 and Ne7 to get a good Carlsbad position.9.Nge2Bd7A natural way of dealing with the pin and threatning ...Nxd4 now.10.Qb30-0-011.a3Ba512.Qxd5Rhe8With great compensation, for example:13.Qf3Bxc3+14.bxc3Qg515.g3Na516.h4Qb517.Bg2Bc618.Qg4+Kb819.Bxc6Qxc620.0-0Nc49...0-010.Bxc610.Nge2a511.a311.0-0Ne711...Bxc3+12.Nxc3Qg6Is very annoying for white since he can't play 0-0.13.g313.Bf1The best but not a move you want to make with white.Ne713...Ne710...Bxc3+11.bxc3bxc6The bishop is extremely good here.12.Nf3Qg613.0-0Bh314.Ne1a515.Kh1Bf5