Ragozin defence | Dreev - Petrosyan | World blitz

Petrosyan decides not to play to sharp and keep his opponent away from any kind of potentially dangerous lines and goes strictly for equality. 2019 King Salman World Rapid & Blitz Championships Moscow, 2019 Dreev, Aleksey (2677) Petrosyan Manuel (2613) Event: World Blitz 2019 Site: Moscow RUS Date: 12/29/2019 Round: 12.13 Score: ½-½ ECO: D38 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin variation 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bxf6 Qxf6 8.e3 O-O 9.Qb3 Qb6 10.Bd3 c6 11.O-O Bd6 12.Qc2 Qd8 13.e4 dxe4 14.Nxe4 Be6 15.h3 Bd5 16.Bc4 Be7 17.Bxd5 cxd5 18.Nc3 Bb4 19.Qb3 Bxc3 20.bxc3 b6 21.Ne5 Qd6 22.Qb4 Rd8 23.Rfe1 Nc6 24.Nxc6 Qxc6 25.Re3 Re8 26.Rae1 ½-½ 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. #alekseydreev #manuelpetrosyan  Blitz chess and rapid chess video. Live blitz and rapid chess. Rapid chess and blitz chess tournaments Blitz chess (also known as speed or fast chess) is a type of chess in which each player is given less time to consider their moves than normal tournament time controls allow. Openings, tactics and strategy are same.