Queen's Gambit Accepted, but Couldn't Capitalize

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[StartPly "8"]
[FEN ""]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e3 b5 4.a4 Ba6

White to move.

How to capitalize on this variation of Queen's Gambit Accepted for white? I've never seen this counter before.

Couldn't get pawn back and couldn't develop properly due to cramped queen-side.

You can take on `b5` and transpose to the answers to http://chess.stackexchange.com/questions/4555/queens-gambit-accepted-with-black-trying-to-defend-the-c-file-pawn-with-4 — Dag Oskar Madsen, Jun 18 '14 at 22:16
@DagOskarMadsen, your comment answers the question that was asked very well. Might you make it an actual "answer" below? — ETD, Jul 20 '14 at 15:44

score 5 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:48

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You can play 5. axb5 and transpose to the answers to this question (Queen's Gambit Accepted with black trying to defend the c file pawn with 4... Bd7).

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:48

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answered Jul 21 '14 at 15:57

Dag Oskar Madsen

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score 2 · Answer 2 · edited Sep 28 '14 at 19:36

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Following from the last line:

[StartPly "8"]
[FEN ""]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e3 b5 4.a4 Ba6 5.axb5 Bxb5 6.Nc3 {If black tries to defend the pawn:} Ba6 7.Qf3 c6 {The only reply that doesn't instantly lose the rook.} 8.Rxa6 Nxa6 9.Qxc6+ Qd7 10.Qxa8+ Qd8 11.Qc6+ Qd7 12.Qxa6

Killing him.

edited Sep 28 '14 at 19:36

Pablo S. Ocal

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answered Sep 28 '14 at 17:29

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Queen's Gambit Accepted, but Couldn't Capitalize

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