Here is the game I played in the first round of DE Grand Prix. It was G29, well actually 25 + 4 time control. Please comment on the game. 

Here is my analysis for this game: http://www.thechessworld.com/delgp5-1.html   

Hello,

Most top players play 6...Be7 so probably better move. There is probably a classic game Botvinnik v Keres which shows the drawbacks of Bd6. Then my impressions were, exchanging the two bishops was good for black, Bf5 was not a good move for white like you say. After that black started to exchange too much, leaving a position with niggling edge for white in endgame. (It is one of the unattractive things for me playing QGD exchange, in that white can play in a quite uninspired way but still have this niggle). So if white had played b5xc6 earlier in Rook and knights endgame would have had edge because of backward c6 pawn. Then again white played badly to allow a pawn endgame, where black king was too active so black should have at least a draw. The pawn endgame can be a game in itself so won't comment on that. So I think both players had problems with peices decided to exchange, particularly white.

 Bye John S

Thank you for the comment, John. I will take a look at that Botvinik-Keres game.  

Hello,

My memory playing tricks with me there is a game Smyslov v Keres 48 where, black plays Be7, then Bd6 a few moves later. (This game is in Smyslov's best games book). I suppose problem with immediate Bd6 is black has to play h6, then can't play Nf8-Ng6. (At least if white doesn't play Bf5).

Bye John S

Yes, it was the main trick of this endgame: sacrifice one pawn to get all others and win the game!