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98_D40-D42_Semi-Tarrasch
Compiled by whiteshark
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The variation <3... Nf6 4. Nf3 c5> is called the <Semi-Tarrasch Defense> (Dr. Tarrasch himself would have called it the <decelerated Tarrasch variation>>.

Unlike the regular Tarrasch, Black does not accept an isolated pawn, since he intends to recapture on d5 with the knight (as after 5.cxd5, 5...exd5 has long been known to be dubious after 6.Bg5), but he cedes a spatial advantage to White. The intended recapture with the Nf6 prevents Black from seamlessly transposing to the Semi-Tarrasch if White has played <4.Bg5.>

After <4...c5>, White usually plays <5.cxd5 Nxd5 <6.e3 or 6.e4>>, which lead to different types of middlegame play and have attracted the interest of strong players with both colors since the early twentieth century.

The Semi-Tarrasch has ECO codes D40 through D42.

1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 Nf6 Queen's Gambit Declined (D35)

1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 Nf6 4 Nf3 c5 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch (D40)

1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 Nf6 4 Nf3 c5 5 cxd5 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch (D41)

1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 Nf6 4 Nf3 c5 5 cxd5 Nxd5 6 e3 Nc6 7 Bd3 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3 (D42)

Systemic Failure
H Berliner vs Fischer, 1963 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 53 moves, 0-1

B Colin vs Alekhine, 1932 
(D40) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 9 moves, 0-1

Anand vs Naiditsch, 2015 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 53 moves, 1/2-1/2

A great win by Black
W Martz vs Bisguier, 1973 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 42 moves, 0-1

Shamkovich vs L Espig, 1973
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 30 moves, 0-1

Bareev vs J Magem Badals, 1994 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 58 moves, 0-1

A Verzhansky vs V Kron, 2009 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2

Spassky vs Fischer, 1972 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2

lehrreich
Yusupov vs Ribli, 1985 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 32 moves, 1-0

Polugaevsky vs Mecking, 1973 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2

Ruhetag
Petrosian vs Korchnoi, 1977
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2

Shabalov vs D Gurevich, 2004 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2

9...Qa5 10.Rb1 Bxd2 11.Qxd2 Qxd2 12.Kxd2
Rubinstein vs Schlechter, 1912 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 39 moves, 1-0

5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 c5 7.Nf3 cxd4 8.cxd4 Bb4+ 9.Bd2 Bxd2+ 10.Qxd2
Dreev vs Yusupov, 2003 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 37 moves, 1-0

5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 c5 7.Nf3 cxd4 8.cxd4 Bb4+ 9.Bd2 Bxd2+ 10.Qxd2
Radjabov vs Van Wely, 2005
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 29 moves, 1-0

5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 c5 7.Nf3 cxd4 8.cxd4 Bb4+ 9.Bd2 Bxd2+ 10.Qxd2
Spassky vs Petrosian, 1969 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 30 moves, 1-0

5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 c5 7.Nf3 cxd4 8.cxd4 Bb4+ 9.Bd2 Bxd2+ 10.Qxd2
Petrosian vs Korchnoi, 1977 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 37 moves, 1-0

5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 c5 7.Nf3 cxd4 8.cxd4 Bb4+ 9.Bd2 Bxd2+ 10.Qxd2
Uhlmann vs Korchnoi, 1970
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2

5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 c5 7.Nf3 cxd4 8.cxd4 Bb4+ 9.Bd2 Bxd2+ 10.Qxd2
Polugaevsky vs Tal, 1969 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 37 moves, 1-0

5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 c5 7.Nf3 cxd4 8.cxd4 Bb4+ 9.Bd2 Bxd2+ 10.Qxd2
Ponomariov vs F Vallejo Pons, 2009 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 36 moves, 1-0

5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 c5 7.Nf3 cxd4 8.cxd4 Bb4+ 9.Bd2 Bxd2+ 10.Qxd2
Dreev vs Yusupov, 2003 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 38 moves, 1-0

5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 c5 7.Nf3 cxd4 8.cxd4 Bb4+ 9.Bd2 Bxd2+ 10.Qxd2
Keres vs Fine, 1937 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 31 moves, 1-0

6.g3 Nc6 7.Bg2 Nxd4 8.Nxd4 Nxc3 9.bxc3 cxd4 10.Qxd4 Qxd4 11.cxd
Rubinstein vs Tartakower, 1929
(D40) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2

Keres vs Geller, 1962 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 28 moves, 1-0

Korchnoi vs Tal, 1962 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 62 moves, 0-1

Petrosian vs Tal, 1972 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 38 moves, 1-0

Fine vs M Yudovich Sr., 1937 
(D40) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 43 moves, 0-1

Take the offensive with --> 21. d5 --> 22.d6 --> 23.d7
Smyslov vs Karpov, 1971 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 29 moves, 1-0

Anand vs Kramnik, 2013 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 27 moves, 0-1

K Solomon vs Nakamura, 2014 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 47 moves, 0-1

Nisipeanu vs Fridman, 2014
(D40) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2

L'Ami vs Bacrot, 2014
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2

Korchnoi vs Tal, 1965 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 93 moves, 1-0

H Wang vs J Gustafsson, 2015 
(D40) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 60 moves, 1-0

blitz
Korchnoi vs Tukmakov, 1972 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2

Bxh7+ -->RB saxs
D Gurevich vs J Massana, 1985
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 31 moves, 1-0

Kramnik vs Naiditsch, 2015 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 57 moves, 0-1

Najdorf vs Fischer, 1970 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2

Kasparov vs S Begun, 1978 
(D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 24 moves, 1-0

Botvinnik vs Alekhine, 1938 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 51 moves, 1-0

Geller vs A Fuderer, 1955
(D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2

Chekhov vs M N Sher, 1984
(A04) Reti Opening, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2

game 8.3
A Pashikian vs A Mastrovasilis, 2011
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 37 moves, 1-0

Portisch vs J Pinter, 1984 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 33 moves, 0-1

Karpov vs Timman, 1981 
(D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 30 moves, 1-0

Kasparov vs G Gonda, 1988 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 38 moves, 1-0

Korchnoi vs Tal, 1968 
(D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

Keene vs Miles, 1976  
(D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 26 moves, 1-0

S Khademalsharieh vs Kosteniuk, 2015
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 43 moves, 0-1

Polugaevsky vs A Khasin, 1961 
(D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 34 moves, 1-0

Polugaevsky vs Gheorghiu, 1968 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 33 moves, 1-0

Spassky vs Korchnoi, 1968 
(D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 53 moves, 1/2-1/2

Ding Liren vs Kramnik, 2013 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2

Aronian vs Carlsen, 2015 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2

Vyzmanavin vs I Belov, 1989
(D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 38 moves, 1-0

A Shestoperov vs V Mikenas, 1955
(D40) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 31 moves, 1-0

K Volke vs N Eliet, 2008
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2

M Luckis vs V Kahn, 1939
(D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 40 moves, 1-0

I Kan vs Levenfish, 1939
(D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2

Lilienthal vs G Negyesy, 1931 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 25 moves, 1-0

Botvinnik vs Ragozin, 1947 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 39 moves, 1-0

Gelfand vs Delchev, 2001 
(D40) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 32 moves, 1-0

Pachman vs O Neikirch, 1958 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 26 moves, 1-0

A Zaitsev vs Unzicker, 1965
(D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 76 moves, 0-1

Simagin vs A Zaitsev, 1966
(D40) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 38 moves, 1-0

A Zaitsev vs Furman, 1967 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 34 moves, 1-0

S Zhukhovitsky vs A Zaitsev, 1967
(D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 91 moves, 1/2-1/2

A Zaitsev vs Polugaevsky, 1969
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2

M Klekowski vs K Dragun, 2016 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 40 moves, 0-1

Svidler vs Kramnik, 2016 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 0-1

R Svane vs T Nabaty, 2016
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2

F J Sanchez Guirado vs Illescas Cordoba, 1987 
(D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 32 moves, 1-0

Giri vs Harikrishna, 2016 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 27 moves, 1-0

Kholmov vs A Khasin, 1962
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 55 moves, 1-0

Ponomariov vs Kramnik, 2016 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2

Uhlmann vs Karpov, 1973 
(D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 45 moves, 0-1

I Kan vs Levenfish, 1937
(D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 51 moves, 1-0

Lilienthal vs Flohr, 1935 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

B Lalith vs Y Shvayger, 2016
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2

Geller vs Krogius, 1959
(D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2

Kotov vs Bondarevsky, 1946 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 57 moves, 1/2-1/2

S Makarichev vs A Mikhalchishin, 1978
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2

Taimanov vs Korchnoi, 1956 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2

Pachman vs Y Porat, 1964
(D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 38 moves, 1-0

Benko vs Korchnoi, 1962 
(D40) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 81 moves, 1-0

Aronian vs F Vallejo Pons, 2017
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2

A Sarana vs J Schroeder, 2017
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2

A Esipenko vs J Schroeder, 2017 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 54 moves, 0-1

E Bukic vs M Mihaljcisin, 1981 
(A14) English, 58 moves, 1-0

Najdorf vs Portisch, 1962 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 22 moves, 1-0

Psakhis vs S Semkov, 1982 
(D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 112 moves, 1-0

Svidler vs Kramnik, 2017
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 59 moves, 1/2-1/2

Kim Nyvang Andersen vs J Pfreundt, 2017
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 81 moves, 0-1

Radjabov vs Karjakin, 2017 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

Nakamura vs Ding Liren, 2017 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2

Larsen vs Unzicker, 1968 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 36 moves, 1-0

7.Rb1
Svidler vs Y Hou, 2017 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 1-0

Wojtaszek vs Kramnik, 2017
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 83 moves, 1/2-1/2

sort of
Kotov vs Eliskases, 1952 
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 53 moves, 1-0

Suba vs J de la Villa Garcia, 1994
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2

7.Rb1
Ding Liren vs Kramnik, 2017 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 54 moves, 1/2-1/2

Wojtaszek vs Kramnik, 2017 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2

Alekhine vs L Roedl, 1936
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2

7.Rb1
Karjakin vs Kramnik, 2018 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 1-0

7.Rb1
Svidler vs Bacrot, 2013 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 27 moves, 1-0

Suba vs I Farago, 1976 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 26 moves, 1-0

Alekhine vs Euwe, 1937 
(D40) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 41 moves, 1-0

Mamedyarov vs Ding Liren, 2018 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 43 moves, 0-1

V Soultanbeieff vs Euwe, 1950 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 26 moves, 0-1

Z Izoria vs Shankland, 2018 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 34 moves, 0-1

Y Xu vs B Thorfinnsson, 2017
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 27 moves, 1-0

Bagirov vs V Zhuravliov, 1974
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2

Y Xu vs R Zysk, 2017
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 38 moves, 1-0

Mamedyarov vs So, 2018 
(D40) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 51 moves, 1-0

L Mons vs G N Gopal, 2017
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2

Musaiev vs M Karmov, 1979  
(D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 28 moves, 0-1

Bobotsov vs A Prameshuber, 1958
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 23 moves, 1-0

O Vodep vs A Prameshuber, 1961
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 42 moves, 0-1

Bronstein vs Pachman, 1955 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 69 moves, 1/2-1/2

Reshevsky vs Fischer, 1961 
(D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 57 moves, 0-1

M Baldauf vs S Bromberger, 2017
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2

M Baldauf vs F Levin, 2016
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2

Bu Xiangzhi vs Wei Yi, 2018
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 37 moves, 0-1

irregular
Y Yu vs Radjabov, 2018
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2

Sevian vs Dominguez Perez, 2019 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 62 moves, 0-1

Razuvaev vs I Farago, 1979 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 31 moves, 1-0

Schara-v.Hennig-Gambit Style - 7.e4 Counter
Grischuk vs So, 2019 
(D40) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 61 moves, 1-0

Mamedyarov vs Ding Liren, 2018
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 54 moves, 1/2-1/2

Kovalenko vs V Keymer, 2019 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 32 moves, 1-0

A Smith vs Lenderman, 2019
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 46 moves, 0-1

Burn vs Lasker, 1900 
(D40) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 44 moves, 0-1

Geller vs Keres, 1953 
(D40) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 27 moves, 0-1

M Barbosa de Oliveira vs P Diez de Rivera, 2007
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 43 moves, 1-0

Kazhgaleyev vs T Petrik, 2018
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 27 moves, 1-0

Averbakh vs D Byrne, 1954 
(D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 56 moves, 0-1

A Nickel vs V Golod, 2003
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2

5_cxd4 6.Qxd4 exd5 7.Bg5 Be7 8.e3 O-O 9.Rd1 Nc6 10.Qa4 Be6
Duda vs Karjakin, 2021 
(D40) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 30 moves, 1-0

5_cxd4 6.Qxd4 Be7 7.Nf3 exd5 8.e3 Nc6 9.Qd3 O-O 10.Be2 Be6
S del Rio de Angelis vs J Gustafsson, 2012
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2

5_cxd4 6.Qxd4 exd5 7.Bg5 Be7 8.e3 O-O 9.Rd1 Nc6 10.Qa4 Qb6
K Piorun vs Lupulescu, 2021
(D40) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 45 moves, 1-0

G Sargissian vs D Wagner, 2022
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 68 moves, 1-0

Wei Yi vs R Praggnanandhaa, 2022 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 90 moves, 0-1

Botvinnik vs Szabo, 1946 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 31 moves, 1-0

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