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Tarrasch defence 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.Nf3 playable approach?

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tigergutt
tigergutt
Jul 23, 2012
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#1

i got this line in a bulletgame that i lost early on time but i got interested in the idea. i put some annotations on the moves. can it be healthy of me to grab so much space? white did look underdeveloped so i like the idea

tigergutt
tigergutt
Jul 23, 2012
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#2

ehm and im black. im interested in this from the black side

pfren
IM pfren
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Jul 24, 2012
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#3

Usually you should expect 4...Nc6 from a "pure" Tarrasch player, although I see nothing wrong for Black after 4...cd4 5.Nxd4 Nf6. After 4...Nc6 though white may try 5.dc5!? trying to get a good version of the dc5 variation, although I believe Black is OK after 5...d4 6.Ne4 Nf6.