Practice English Speaking&Listening with: Some continuations of 1. d4 d5, 2. c4: Chess history
2....c6
Capablanca - Treyball 1929 (1-0)
A lot of pawn moves by black
White has pieces out
2....c6
Kasparov - Kramnik 1996 (0-1)
black looks a little cramped
That should open things up a little
2....e6
Karpov - Kasparov 1984 (1-0)
Both sides are deployed and castled
2....e6
Lasker - Capablanca 1921 (0-1)
Open and symmetrical
both sides are deploying pieces
struggle for center control
2....dxc4
Kramnik - Anand 2001 (1-0)
The pawn exchange opens up the board
deploy pieces and castle
2....dxc4
Kasparov - Petrosian 1981 (0-1)
White looks more open
2....Nc6
Alekhine - Colle 1925 (1-0)
Queen forks knight-pin and c4
Failed pin ends in exchange
The knight is pinned
and exchanged off
2....Nc6
Rogozenko - Morozevich 2010 (0-1)
Early queen is harassed
The knight is pinned and exchanged off
White has to be careful here
2....e5
Wagner - Schoenmann 1919 (1-0)
2....e5 leads to this face off
black chooses to push rather than take
to avoid the queen exchange
2....e5
Sokolov - Morozevich 2005 (0-1)
not a lot of variations in these moves
