QGD Tarrasch help?

This is just off the cuff without a board in front of me to make sure it works, but I'm looking at 8. ... Qa5+ to unpin the f6 knight. If 9. Bd2, then the queen probably retreats to b6. If 9. Nfd2, then the e4 knight is hanging. If 9. Qd2, then Bb4. If 9. Ned2, then black's problem is solved.

After 7. ... d4, I was looking thinking 8. Nb5 for white to attack d4 again, at which point black plays Nc6.

And brandonQDSH, I disagree with your statement that the opening here "is fine". He lost a pawn on the 8th move of the game. That's not fine. He either needs to learn to play the Tarrasch better or play something else, because stronger players aren't going to give him these types of tactical shots. A strong player would have played 10. e3, aiming to bring out his king's bishop, castle to safety, and trade down to the endgame where the extra pawn might be decisive.

It's good that he's already a good enough tactical player to take the shot his opponent left him here, and we all need to get better at tactics, but it's good to learn a little bit here and there about the openings you routinely play, as he's doing here. This type of full game study, with advice from other players, is a great learning experience that I think every player should do regularly.