1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.

Bf4 a6

7.Rc1 e6

( 7...Bf5 $6 8.e3 e6 9.Qb3 Ra7

( 9...Na5 $6 10.Qa4+ b5 $4 11.Nxb5 axb5 12.Bxb5+ Nd7 13.Bc7 $18 )

10.Be2 Be7 11.O-O O-O 12.Na4 Nd7 13.a3 Na5 14.Qa2 Nc4 15.Nc5 $16 )

8.e3 Be7 9.h3 $1

{Opening an escape square for the bishop.}

( 9.Bd3 O-O 10.O-O

( 10.h3 Bd7 11.O-O Qa5 $1 12.a3 Rfc8 13.Ne5 Be8 )

10...Nh5 {Black plays this only after White castles.} 11.Be5 f6 12.Bg3

Nxg3 13.hxg3 f5 $10 {with a good Stonewall Dutch for Black} )

9...Qb6 10.Bd3 $1

( 10.Qc2 Bd7 11.Be2 Rc8 $10 )

( 10.Na4 Qa5+ 11.Nc3 Ne4 )

10...Qxb2 11.O-O Ba3 $1

( 11...O-O $2 12.Na4 $1 Qb4 13.Rb1 Qa5 14.Nb6 Ra7 15.Qc2 Nb4

( 15...Re8 16.Bb8 $18 )

16.Rxb4 Bxb4 17.Bc7 $18 )

12.e4 $1 Qb4 $1

13.Nxe4 $18 )

13.Rc2 Qa5

( 13...dxe4 $6 14.Nxe4 Nxe4 15.Bxe4 O-O 16.Qd3 h6 $2 17.Bxc6 bxc6 18.

Rc3 $18 )

14.Re1

( 14.exd5 Nb4 15.dxe6 Bxe6 16.d5 Nfxd5 17.Nxd5 Nxd5 18.Bd2 Bb4 {White

has compensation for the pawn but no more.} )

( 14.e5 Nd7 15.Bd2 Qd8 16.Na4 Be7 )

14...Nb4 $1

{Not only hitting c2 and d3 but also defending d5.}

( 14...O-O $2

15.e5 Nd7
 16.Bxh7+ $1 $18 )

15.Nxd5 $1 Nfxd5 16.exd5 $1

( 16.Rc5 $6 Qxc5 $1 17.dxc5 Nxf4 $13 )

16...Nxc2 17.Qxc2 Be7 18.d6 $1 Bf6 19.Rb1 h6 20.Ne5 $16 *