1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 c6 4.Bg2 d5 5.cxd5 cxd5 6.Nc3 Bg7 7.e3 0–0 8.Nge2 Nc6 9.0–0 b6 10.b3 Ba6 11.Ba3 Re8 12.Qd2 e5

13.dxe5 Nxe5 14.Rfd1

Increasing the pressure on the isolated pawn on d5. Last book move

14...Nd3 15.Qc2

[ ¹15.f3!?³ is the best option White has]

15...Nxf2–+

16.Kxf2 Ng4+ 17.Kg1 Nxe3

18.Qd2 Nxg2 19.Kxg2 d4 Theme: Clearance for a6-b7

20.Nxd4
Theme: Interference. [ 20.Qxd4 Bxd4]

20...Bb7+ 21.Kf1?

[ ¹21.Kf2 Qd7 22.Nf3 Qxd2+ 23.Nxd2 Bxc3 24.Rac1 Bd4+

25.Kf1–+]

21...Qd7

[ 21...Qd7 22.Nf3 Qf5–+] 0–1