Opening · Queen's Gambit · D44

Botvinnik · as Black

Against 5.Bg5, this is the sharp Semi-Slav, not the quiet Meran.

Botvinnik Semi-Slav. Bg5, then ...dxc4 and a pawn race. Play the Black side.

e4 and e5 grab space. Don't count the queenside pawns — calculate.

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