QGA Trends 3.e4 Nf6(D20)

Here is a model game on weak dark square play from the recent Istanbul Olympiad. The 3.e4 line is Schandorff's repertoire recommendation in Playing 1.d4 The Queen's Gambit(Quality Chess 2012).

The themes are

• Weak dark squares
• Kingside attack
• Alternation play

Wojtaszek,R (2717) - Nakamura,Hi (2778)

QGA 3.e4 Nf6[D20]

40th Olympiad Open Istanbul TUR (11.4), 09.09.2012

Wojtaszek,R

Photo Susanpolgar Blog

Bio
'Radosław Wojtaszek (born 13 January 1987 in Elbląg, Poland) is a Polish chess Grandmaster. 

In 2004 he won the European Youth Chess Championship (U-18), the World Youth Chess Championships (U-18)^[1] and the Cracovia Open with 7.5/9.^[2][3] He won the Polish Chess Championship in 2005.^[4] In 2006 Wojtaszek played for the Polish team at the Chess Olympiad played in Turin scoring 9 points out of 11 games.^[5] 

In December 2008 Wojtaszek became the European rapid chess champion.^[6] In 2009 Wojtaszek finished second in the Polish championship, shared second with Michael Roiz at the international tournament in Lublin and won the Najdorf memorial played in Warsaw. In 2009/10 he tied for 1st-5th with Eduardas Rozentalis, Pavel Ponkratov, Luke McShane and Igor Lysyj at the 39th Rilton Cup in Stockholm.^[7] 

In January 2010 Wojtaszek finished again second in Polish championship. Wojtaszek won the 5th International Tournament of Polonia Wrocław played between the end of June and beginning of July 2010.^[8][9] He participated in the San Juan International tournament played in Pamplona during the end of July and beginning of August 2010 and scored 6.5 points out of 9 games winning the tournament.^[10][11] 

At the Chess Olympiad in Khanty Mansiysk, Wojtaszek played on the first board for Poland scoring 6 points in 9 games. In June 2011 he won the 9th Gyorgy Marx Memorial in Paks, Hungary.^[12]
He has been one of the four seconds to world chess champion Vishwanathan Anand since his successful title defence match againstVladimir Kramnik in October 2008,^[13] also assisting him in defending his title in April–May 2010^[14] against Veselin Topalov and in May 2012 against Boris Gelfand.^{[15][16]-'Wikipedia Wojtaszek R}

Position 1
The kingside attack is well under way. How should white continue the attack?

• 40.h6+(as played) to exploit the dark squares, especially g7.
• 40.hg opening up the h-file.
• Something else.

White to Play

39...Be8