The Ragozin Carlsbad Structure

6.Qa4 and 6.Nf3

 

 

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1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 Bb4 6.Qa4+ 6.Nf3 Now we are in the Ragozin with 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5. h6 7.Bh4 7.Bxf6 Qxf6 8.Qb3 Qb6 9.Qxd5? 9.a3 Bxc3+ 10.Qxc3 Bf5 9...Be6 10.Qe4 Bxc3+ 11.bxc3 Qb2 7.Qa4+ Nc6 8.Bxf6 Qxf6 9.e3 Tr to 6.Qa4+ 7...g5 7...0-0 8.e3 Bf5 9.Qb3 Bxc3+ 10.bxc3 Nbd7 Is the alternative. 8.Bg3 Ne4 9.Nd2 9.Rc1 h5 White is too slow. 9...Nxg3 10.hxg3 c6 11.Qc2 11.e3 Be6 Just going for the same setup. 11.a3 Bxc3 11...Bf8 It's also possible to keep the bishop. 12.bxc3 Bf5 13.e3 Nd7 11...Be6 12.e3 Nd7 The ideal setup 13.Bd3 Qc7 6...Nc6 7.e3 h6 8.Bxf6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Bg3 Bd7 White is very slow here 10.Qb3 Qe7 11.Nf3 h5 8...Qxf6 9.Bb5 9.Nf3 0-0 10.Be2 Be6 11.0-0 11.a3 Bxc3+ 12.bxc3 Ne7 13.0-0 Nc8 Giri managed to beat Topalov in a nice game here. 11...a6 With the idea Bd6 and Ne7 to get a good Carlsbad position. 9.Nge2 Bd7 A natural way of dealing with the pin and threatning ...Nxd4 now. 10.Qb3 0-0-0 11.a3 Ba5 12.Qxd5 Rhe8 With great compensation, for example: 13.Qf3 Bxc3+ 14.bxc3 Qg5 15.g3 Na5 16.h4 Qb5 17.Bg2 Bc6 18.Qg4+ Kb8 19.Bxc6 Qxc6 20.0-0 Nc4 9...0-0 10.Bxc6 10.Nge2 a5 11.a3 11.0-0 Ne7 11...Bxc3+ 12.Nxc3 Qg6 Is very annoying for white since he can't play 0-0. 13.g3 13.Bf1 The best but not a move you want to make with white. Ne7 13...Ne7 10...Bxc3+ 11.bxc3 bxc6 The bishop is extremely good here. 12.Nf3 Qg6 13.0-0 Bh3 14.Ne1 a5 15.Kh1 Bf5
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Carlsbad 5...Bb4-6.Qa4+ & 6.Nf3-2022