Watch out for this Idea In the Cambridge Springs Defense! - Gelfand vs Carlsen - Early Rc1 Methods
42In this video we will see an early trap setup by white in the Cambridge Springs Defense with an early Rc1 in move 8. In my study I will explain You how to get out of this tactical mess with a liberating line and how to play against this kind on ideas by white.
The PGN of the Game in the Video:
[Event "FIDE Candidates"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2013.03.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2872"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "-"]
[ECO "D52"]
[Opening "Queen's Gambit Declined: Cambridge Springs Defense, Yugoslav Variation"]
[Termination "Unknown"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Qa5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 { D52 Queen's Gambit Declined: Cambridge Springs Defense, Yugoslav Variation } 8. Rc1 Nxc3 9. bxc3 Ba3 10. Rc2 b6 11. Bd3 Ba6 12. O-O Bxd3 13. Qxd3 O-O 14. e4 Rfe8 15. e5 h6 16. Bh4 c5 17. Nd2 cxd4 18. cxd4 Rac8 19. Nc4 Qb5 20. f4 Rc7 21. Qxa3 Rxc4 22. Rxc4 Qxc4 23. Bf2 Qc7 24. Rc1 Qb7 25. Qd6 Nf8 26. g3 Rc8 27. Rxc8 Qxc8 28. d5 exd5 29. Qxd5 g6 30. Kg2 Ne6 31. Qf3 Kg7 32. a3 h5 33. h4 Qc2 34. Qb7 Qa4 35. Qf3 b5 36. f5 gxf5 37. Qxf5 Qxa3 38. Qxh5 a5 39. Qg4+ Kf8 40. h5?! { (-0.47 → -1.39) Inaccuracy. Qh5 was best. } (40. Qh5 Qd3 41. Qh8+ Ke7 42. h5 Kd7 43. Qf6 Ke8 44. Qh8+ Kd7 45. Qf6 Qe4+ 46. Kg1 Ke8) 40... Qc1 41. Qe4 b4 42. Be3 Qc7 43. Qa8+ Kg7 44. h6+ Kh7 45. Qe4+ Kg8 46. Qa8+ Qd8 47. Qxd8+? { (-1.22 → -2.84) Mistake. Qc6 was best. } (47. Qc6 b3 48. Bc1 a4 49. Qxa4 Qd5+ 50. Kh2 Kh7 51. Qg4 Qd3 52. Qh5 Qf1 53. Bb2 Qf2+) 47... Nxd8 48. Kf3 a4 49. Ke4 Nc6 50. Bc1?? { (-1.18 → -3.54) Blunder. g4 was best. } (50. g4 Kh7 51. g5 Kg6 52. Bc1 Na5 53. Kd3 Nc6 54. Bb2 a3 55. Bc1 Na5 56. Kd2 Nb3+) 50... Na5 51. Bd2?? { (-2.75 → -6.45) Blunder. Kd3 was best. } (51. Kd3 Nb3 52. Kc4 Nxc1 53. Kxb4 Nd3+ 54. Kxa4 Nxe5 55. Kb3 Ng4 56. Kc3 Kh7 57. Kd4 Kxh6) 51... b3 52. Kd3 Nc4 53. Bc3? { (-3.96 → -7.17) Mistake. Bb4 was best. } (53. Bb4 Kh7 54. Bf8 Nxe5+ 55. Kd2 Nc4+ 56. Kc3 b2 57. Kc2 a3 58. Bxa3 Nxa3+ 59. Kxb2 Nb5) 53... a3 54. g4?! { (-6.22 → -14.55) Inaccuracy. Bd4 was best. } (54. Bd4 Kh7 55. Kc3 b2 56. Kc2 Kxh6 57. Bc3 Kg5 58. Kb1 Kg4 59. Be1 Kf3 60. Bb4 Kxg3) 54... Kh7 55. g5? { (-5.47 → -14.56) Mistake. Bd4 was best. } (55. Bd4 Kxh6 56. Kc3 b2 57. Kc2 Kg5 58. Bc3 Kxg4 59. Kb1 Kf4 60. Bb4 Kxe5 61. Ka2 f5) 55... Kg6 56. Bd4 b2 57. Kc2 Nd2 { Black wins. } 0-1
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