Doubled pawns cause problems: Demidov - Chigaev, Tal memorial blitz
Mikhail Tal blitz chess memorial, Riga, 2019
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Playing 2...e6 releases Black's dark-squared bishop, while obstructing his light-squared bishop. By declining White's temporary pawn sacrifice, Black erects a solid position; the pawns on d5 and e6 give Black a foothold in the centre. The Queen's Gambit Declined has the reputation of being one of Black's most reliable defenses to 1.d4. In this situation, White will try to exploit the passivity of Black's light-squared bishop, and Black will try to release it, trade it, or prove that, while passive, the bishop has a useful defensive role.
An eventual ...dxc4 by Black will surrender the centre to White, and Black will usually not do this unless he can extract a concession, usually in the form of gaining a tempo, by capturing on c4 only after White has played Bd3 first. In the Orthodox Line, the fight for the tempo revolves around White's efforts to play all other useful developing moves prior to playing Bd3.
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Doubled pawns cause problems: IM Mikhail Demidov - GM Maxim Chigaev, Tal memorial blitz , Queen's gambit declined
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 Bb4 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. c4 Ne4 8. Nf3 Qa5+ 9. Nd2 O-O 10. Bd3 cxd4 11. exd4 Nc6 12. O-O Nf6 13. Nf3 dxc4 14. Bxc4 b6 15. Bg5 Bb7 16. Qe1 Nxd4 17. Qxa5 Nxf3+ 18. gxf3 bxa5 19. Be2 Rac8 20. c4 Ba6 21. Rfc1 Rc6 22. Rc2 Rfc8 23. Rac1 Nd7 24. Bd2 Nc5 25. Rb2 a4 26. Be3 h6 27. Rc3 Nb3 28. Rbc2 R6c7 29. Bf4 Rc5 30. Be3 R5c7 31. Bf4 Rc6 32. Be3 R8c7 33. Bf4 Rd7 34. Be3 e5 35. Kg2 Rg6+ 36. Kf1 Rc6 37. Kg2 Rdc7 38. h3 Nd4 39. Rb2 Nxe2 40. Rxe2 Bxc4 41. Rb2 Bf1+ 42. Kxf1 Rxc3 43. Rb5 f6 44. f4 exf4 45. Bxf4 Rd7 46. Ra5 Rxa3 47. Be3 Ra2 48. Ra6 a3 49. Bc5 Rc7 0-1
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