D38 Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defence (4.Nf3 Bb4) (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Bg5 d5 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 b6)

After starting this blogging and seeing how many different opening variations I have played, it seems to me a bit unbelievable as when I play it seems it is the same stuff over and over again. I have never looked at opening theory all that closely before I started this blog again. If I recall correctly, only one opening I looked at and even bought a book about it, it was I believe Tony Kosten's book called The Dynamic English: The aggressive player's guide to a traditional chess opening. I actually had to look that up, did not even remember exactly what it was called. The last chess book I opened was Dvoretsky's Endgame manual, even though I kind of like the idea of learning endgames, I closed that book almost immediately after opening it. I do not know why but I never seem to have enough interest to go through a chess book. One of the reasons I am so bad at the game, I guess. As I have gotten older, I have tried to optimize my time on this planet and do things I really like to do before I die. Going through a chess book and hoping that it increases my playing strength enough to make me feel that it was time well spent, is quite risky to me. I should go through some of my chess books at some point before I get too old... Since what I am doing now does not seem to help me all that much to improve my game.

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Move	N	Result	Elo

1.e4	1,166,623	54%	2421
1.d4	947,298	55%	2434
1.Nf3	281,602	56%	2441
1.c4	182,102	56%	2442
1.g3	19,702	56%	2427
1.b3	14,265	54%	2427
1.f4	5,897	48%	2377
1.Nc3	3,801	51%	2384
1.b4	1,756	48%	2380
1.a3	1,206	54%	2404
1.e3	1,068	48%	2408
1.d3	954	50%	2378
1.g4	664	46%	2360
1.h4	446	53%	2374
1.c3	433	51%	2426
1.h3	280	56%	2418
1.a4	110	60%	2466
1.f3	92	46%	2436
1.Nh3	89	66%	2508
1.Na3	42	62%	2482

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1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Bg5 E30 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Leningrad Variation d5 5.e3 0-0 6.Nf3 b6 D38 Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defence (4.Nf3 Bb4) 6...h6= 7.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.a3 7.Rc1± 7...Bxc3+= 8.bxc3 Ba6 8...h6= 9.Bxf6 Qxf6 9.cxd5 9.Qa4 9...Bxf1! 10.Rxf1 10.Kxf1= exd5 11.Ne5 10...exd5 11.Ne5N 11.Qb3= 11.Qc2 h6 1/2-1/2 (11) Dos Santos,O (1816)-Reichert,T (1966) Fraiburgo 2016 11...Qd6 11...h6 12.Bxf6 Qxf6 12.Qa4 12.Bxf6= keeps the balance. Qxf6 13.Qf3 12...Ne4 13.Bf4 Qe6 And not 13...Nxc3 14.Qb3± 13...g5 14.Bg3 f6 14.Qb3?

14.f3= and White stays safe. Nd6 15.Kf2 14...Nc6? 14...g5-+ 15.Bg3 15.f3? Nc5-+ 15...f6 15.f3 15.Nxc6! Qxc6 16.f3 15...Nf6? 15...Nc5! 16.Qd1 16.dxc5 Nxe5 16...Nxe5 17.Bxe5 f6 18.dxc5 fxe5 19.cxb6 axb6 16.a4? White should play 16.Nxc6!= Qxc6 17.Kf2 16...Na5 Black should try 16...Nh5! Threatens to win with ...Na5. 17.Kf2 Nxf4 18.exf4 Na5 17.Qc2 Nh5 18.Bg3? 18.Kf2 18...Nxg3-+ 19.hxg3 f6 20.Rh1

20...fxe5 21.Qxh7+ Kf7 ...Rh8! is the strong threat. 22.Qh5+ Ke7 23.Qg5+ Qf6 24.Qxe5+ Qxe5 25.dxe5 Nc4 26.Ke2 Nxe5 27.Rh5 Ke6 28.Rg5 Rf7 29.Rd1 c6 30.f4 Nd7 31.Rh1 Nc5 Black is clearly winning. 32.Re5+ Kd6 33.Rd1 Nxa4 34.Rd3 Nc5 35.Rd4 Re7 36.Rg5 b5 37.Rg6+ Kc7 38.f5 a5 39.Rdg4 a4 40.Rxg7 Rxg7 41.Rxg7+ Endgame KRN-KR Kd6 42.f6 Ne6 43.Rh7 a3 44.Rh1 a2 45.Ra1 Nc5 46.g4 Nb3 47.Rd1 a1Q 48.Rxa1 Nxa1 49.g5 Ke6 Accuracy: White = 16%, Black = 59%. 0–1

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EdgeWannaBe

1674

Vierjoki,T

1860

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