1.d4
Nf6
2.Bg5!
For those who don't know me, I have excessive faith in the Trompowsky.
2...Ne4
3.Bf4
c5
4.f3
Qa5+
5.c3
Nf6
6.d5
[ 6.Nd2
cxd4
7.Nb3
Qb6
8.cxd4
Nc6!
9.e4
e5!
10.dxe5
Bb4+
with a decisive edge for Black. Hodgson-Gelfand, Groningen 1996.]
6...e6
7.e4
d6
[ 7...Qb6
8.Na3!
]
8.dxe6
Bxe6
9.Na3
Be7
[ 9...Nc6
10.Nc4
Bxc4
11.Bxc4
Be7
12.Qb3!?
Wells-Hamdouchi, Pulvermuehle 2000]
10.Nc4
Bxc4
11.Bxc4
0-0
12.Ne2
Nbd7
13.a3?!
[ >=13.Ng3
]
13...b5
14.Ba2
Rad8
15.0-0
Qc7
16.Ng3
c4
17.Nf5
Ne5
18.Bb1?!
[ 18.a4
Nd3
19.Qd2
a6
20.axb5
axb5
21.Bb1
Nxf4
22.Qxf4+/=
]
18...Rfe8
19.Qe1?!
[ >=19.Nd4
a6
20.a4
]
19...Bf8
20.Bg5
d5
21.Bxf6
Overlooking the best response [ 21.Qg3
Bc5+
22.Kh1
Qb6
23.Bc2
Ng6
24.Rad1=
]
21...Qb6+
22.Nd4
Qxf6
23.Nxb5?
Way too greedy. White must continue to try and gain an initiative. [ 23.f4!
Nc6
24.e5
opening the bi-h7 diagonal]
23...dxe4
24.Bxe4
Nd3
25.Qg3
Bc5+
26.Kh1
g6?!
[ 26...Nxb2
27.Nc7
Re5
28.Nd5
Qd6
29.Nb4
Re6-/+
]
27.Bxd3[]
cxd3
28.b4
Be3
29.Rad1
Qc6
30.c4
Rd7
31.Qg4
d2-+
White can resign now.
32.Nc3
Rd4
33.Qh3
Qxc4
34.Ne4
Rexe4
35.fxe4
Qxf1+
36.Rxf1
d1Q
37.g3
Qc2
38.Qg4
Qxe4+
39.Qxe4
Rxe4
40.Rd1
Bb6
41.Kg2
Re2+
42.Kh3
Ra2
43.Rd3
h5
44.Rc3
Kg7
45.Rf3
Bg1
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