1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 0–0 6.Nf3 e5
[ 6...Nbd7 7.0–0=]

7.0–0

[ 7.dxe5 dxe5 8.Qxd8 Rxd8²]

7...Nc6 8.d5 White gains space 8...Ne7 9.b4 Nh5 10.Re1 f5 The typical lever 11.Ng5 Nf6
[ 11...Nf4 12.Rb1=]

12.f3 Covers g4
[ 12.Qd3 h6 13.Ne6 Bxe6 14.dxe6 fxe4 15.Nxe4 Nf5=]

12...Nh5 13.c5 The thematic attack 13...Nf4 14.Bc4 Kh8

[ 14...h6 15.Ne6 Bxe6 16.dxe6 fxe4 17.fxe4 dxc5 18.bxc5 c6²]

15.Rb1 a6 Controls b5 16.Kh1 h6 17.Ne6 Nxe6 18.dxe6 Nc6 19.b5 Nd4 The black knight is well posted.

20.bxa6 bxa6 21.Ba3 Re8 22.Bd5 c6 Consolidates b5

23.cxd6 Bxe6

[ 23...cxd5 24.exd5 Nxe6 25.dxe6 Bxe6 26.Nd5²]

24.Bxe6± Rxe6 25.Bc5

The bishop feels good on c5

25...Nb5 26.Qb3 Qe8 27.Red1 Rd8 28.Nxb5 axb5

[ 28...cxb5!? 29.a4 bxa4±]

29.a4± bxa4 30.Qxa4 Bf8?

[ ¹30...fxe4 31.fxe4 Rf6±]

31.d7!+-

Clearance to allow d1–d7 31...Qf7
[ 31...Qxd7 32.Rxd7]

32.Qa5 [ 32.Qa5 Be7 33.Bb6+-]

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