IM Tomas Laurusas - GM Igor Kovalenko, Queen's gambit declined, Blitz chess

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IM Tomas Laurusas - GM Igor Kovalenko, Queen's gambit declined, Blitz chess
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 c6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1 Nbd7 9. Bd3 a6 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Bg3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 c5 13. O-O b5 14. Be4 Ra7 15. Re1 Bb7 16. Bb1 cxd4 17. cxd4 Ba3 18. Qd3 Be4 19. Qxa3 Nf6 20. Bh4 g5 21. Bg3 Qa8 22. Bxe4 Nxe4 23. Qd3 Qd5 24. a3 Rd8 25. Nd2 Nc5 26. Qc2 Nd7 27. Qc6 Nf6 28. Qxd5 Nxd5 29. Rc5 Rb7 30. Rb1 Kg7 31. h4 Kg6 32. hxg5 hxg5 33. Nf3 f6 34. Nd2 Ra8 35. Rc6 Kf7 36. Ne4 Rd7 37. Nc5 Re7 38. Rxa6 Rxa6 39. Nxa6 Ra7 40. Nb4 Nc3 41. Rb3 Ne4 42. Nd3 Nd2 43. Rb2 Nc4 44. Rxb5 Rxa3 45. Rb7+ Kg6 46. Ne1 Ra1 47. Kf1 Ra2 48. Rc7 Nd2+ 49. Kg1 Ra1 50. f3 Nb3 51. Rc2 Na5 52. Kf2 Ra4 53. Nd3 Nc4 54. Nc5 Rb4 55. Nxe6 Na3 56. Ra2 Nb5 57. d5 f5 58. Rd2 Kf6 59. Nd4 f4 60. Nxb5 fxg3+ 61. Kxg3 Rxb5 62. d6 1-0

The Queen's Gambit is a chess opening that starts with the moves:

1. d4 d5
2. c4

The Queen's Gambit is one of the oldest known chess openings. It was mentioned in the Göttingen manuscript of 1490 and was later analysed by masters such as Gioachino Greco in the 17th century. In the 18th century, it was recommended by Phillip Stamma and is sometimes known as the Aleppo Gambit in his honour.[1] During the early period of modern chess, queen pawn openings were not in fashion and the Queen's Gambit did not become common until the 1873 tournament in Vienna.

As Wilhelm Steinitz and Siegbert Tarrasch developed chess theory and increased the appreciation of positional play, the Queen's Gambit grew more popular, reaching its zenith in the 1920s and 1930s, and was played in all but two of 34 games in the 1927 World Championship match between José Raúl Capablanca and Alexander Alekhine.

After the resumption of international chess activity following World War II, it was less frequently seen, as many Black players moved away from symmetrical openings, tending to use Indian Defences to combat queen pawn openings.

The Queen's Gambit is still frequently played and it remains an important part of many grandmasters' opening repertoires

IM Tomas Laurusas - GM Igor Kovaelnko, Queen's gambit declined, Blitz chess

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.