1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Bf5 The usual reliable move versus non QG moves.

3. f3 The logical continuation - but does it work ?

[3. Nf3 fails to put any pressure on Black's centre.

3... e6 4. e3 Nd7 5. Be2 Ngf6 6. O-O c5 7. Ne5 a6 8. Nxd7 Qxd7 9. Bd3 Bg6 10. Re1 c4 11. Bxg6 hxg6 12. e4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Rxe4 O-O-O 15. b3 Qd5 16. Re5?? Qxe5 0-1 Rivier Kevin - Szwedkowski Sylvain 2003;

 

3. Bg5 which is more in Veressov style.

3... h6 (3... c6 is given in my DBS file 1d4 d5 unusual- this may be better) 4. e3 Qb6 5. Rb1 e6 6. Bd3 Bxd3 7. Qxd3 (7. cxd3 c5 8. Nf3 Nc6 9. Qa4 Qb4 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Qxb4 Bxb4 12. Ke2 f6 13. Bf4 Nge7 14. a3 Bxc3 15. bxc3 b6 16. Rhc1 Rc8 17. Nd2 Kd7 18. Nb3 e5 19. Bg3 Nf5 20. a4 Nce7 21. a5 Rc6 22. axb6 axb6 23. Nd2 Ra8 24. c4 dxc4 25. Nxc4 Ra2=+ Hoi,C. - Bareev 1988) 7... Qa6›) 4. Bh4 c6 5. e3 Qb6 6. Rb1 Nd7 7. Nf3 e6 8. Bd3 Ngf6 9. O-O Bd6 75% for Black;

 

3. e4

3... dxe4 4. f3 would attempt to get a Blackmar Diemer Gambit, but Bg6 5. fxe4 e5 would transpose to the Bg6 line  * below]

To return to the main line 3.f3

 

3... Bg6 ! Probably best - 5 games all won by Black !! You can ignore the other 3^rd move analysis as not quite as good.

[3... e6 4. e4 Bg6 5. Nge2;

3... c5 4. dxc5 d4 5. e4;

3... c6 4. e4 Bg6 5. Nh3 dxe4 6. fxe4 e5 7. dxe5 Qxd1 8. Kxd1 Nd7 9. e6 fxe6 10. Ng5 Nc5 11. Bc4 b5 ;

3... Nf6 4. Bg5 Bg6

a) 4... Nc6 5. e4 dxe4 6. Bxf6 exf6 7. fxe4 Bg6 ;

b) 4... c6 5. Qd2 Nbd7 6. O-O-O e6 7. e4 (7. e3 Qb6 8. g4 Bg6) 7... dxe4 8. fxe4 Bxe4 ;

c) 4... c5 5. dxc5 d4 6. e4;

d) 4... h6 5. Bxf6 exf6 6. e4 dxe4 7. fxe4 Bg6 8. Nf3 Bb4 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. e5 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 Nc6 13. exf6 Bxc3 14. Qxc3 Qxf6 15. Qc4  (15. Ne5 Nxd4);

e) 4... Nbd7 5. Nxd5; 5. e4 dxe4 6. Bxf6 exf6 7. fxe4 Bb4 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Nf3 (9. Nge2 Re8 10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 Bxe4 ) 9... Re8 ]

 

4. Bg5

[4. e4 dxe4 5. fxe4 e5 * A key counterstroke against the White centre. (5... Nf6 6. e5 Nd5 7. Nf3 Nxc3 8. bxc3 e6 9. Bd3› ) 6. dxe5 Qxd1 7. Kxd1 Nc6 8. Nf3 Bb4 9. Nd5 O-O-O 10. Bd3 Nge7 Black stands well;

4. Nh3 is also possible

4... e6 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bd3 dxe4 7. fxe4 Nf6 8. Nf2 O-O 9. Be3 c5 10. dxc5 Bxc3 11. bxc3 White's proud centre is shot. Qc7 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Rb1 Nxc5 14. Bxc5 Qxc5 15. Rxb7 Nxe4 16. Rb5 Nxf2 17. Rxc5 Nxd1 18. Rxd1 Rac8³]

 

(To return to 4 Bg5 )

4... h6 5. Bh4 c6 6. e4 Qa5 7. e5 e6 8. a3 c5 9. Bb5 Nc6 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Nge2 Qc7 12. f4 Nge7 13. Na4 Nf5 ! With this strong move Black wins a pawn. The rest of the game is given for the sake of completion. 14. Nxc5 Ne3 15. Qd2 Nxg2 16. Kf2 Nxh4 17. Nd4 O-O 18. Bxc6 bxc6 19. Rhg1 Kh7 20. Rg4 Nf5 21. Rag1 Nxd4 22. Qxd4 Qe7 23. b4 Rg8 24. c3 Bf5 25. R4g3 a5 26. Kg2 Qh4 27. Kh1 Qh5 28. a4 Qe2 29. Re3 Qc4 30. Qxc4 dxc4 31. Rd1 axb4 32. cxb4 Rgb8 33. Rd7 Kg8 34. Rd4 Rxb4 35. Rc3 Rb1 36. Kg2 Bd3 37. Nxd3 cxd3 38. Rcxd3 Ra1 39. Rd8 Rxd8 40. Rxd8 Kh7 41. Ra8 g5 42. fxg5 hxg5 43. Kf3 Re1 44. Rc8 Rxe5 45. Rxc6 Ra5 46. Rc4 f5 47. Rb4 Kg6 48. h3 Ra6 49. Rc4 e5 50. Rb4 e4 51. Ke3 Kh5 52. Rb5 Rxa4 53. Rxf5 Ra3 54. Kxe4 Rxh3 55. Rf8 Kh4 56. Rh8 Kg3 57. Ra8 g4 58. Ra1 Rh2 59. Ke3 Rb2 60. Ra4 Kh3 0-1, Aronian Levon (ARM) 2355 - Dragomarezkij Evgeni (RUS) 2475, Moscow (Russia) 1995

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