Chess Openings, QGD (D53), Lasker variation

CHESS OPENINGS

Annotated chess games with this chess opening:

chess opening #61874

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Challenge from vectevs
charleshiggie (2041) vs. vectevs (1679)

Annotated by charleshiggie (2222): This was a Gameknot game I played with one of my Oswestry Chess Club colleagues. It starts conventionally enough. Queen's Gambit. Declined. I play the main line. So does he. I pin the knight. He unpins. I open up the diagonal for my f1 bishop. By playing this now, he reduces my options, for instance, if he plays 5....0-0 immediately, I have 6. Qc2 and can meet 6....h6 with 7. h4?! with…

chess opening #63337

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British Over 50s Championships Rd 3
Charles L Higgie (1918) vs. Stephen Dilleigh (2075)

Annotated by charleshiggie (2222): So this was my third consecutive draw against stronger opponents. The time limit was once again 40 moves in 90 minutes, then an extra 30 minutes if you run out of time, plus 30 seconds per move. I had arrived a few minutes late, due to an accident on the A55. I play a Queen's Gambit. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen%27s_Gambit He declines in…

chess opening #63584

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Malpas & Oswestry 1 v Colwyn Bay 1
Charles L Higgie (1918) vs. Imogen Camp (1798)

Annotated by charleshiggie (2222): It has been a while since I lost two serious matches in a row, and even longer since I lost a serious match to a female player. But if I have to lose - well Imogen Camp http://www.colwynbaychess.org.uk/icamp.html is a Woman Candidate Master, and perhaps losing to her is no disgrace, although I do have a slightly higher FIDE and ECF ratings than her. Anyway, it started off as a Queens Gambit.…