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1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bd6 6. Qc2 Nbd7 7. g4 Bb4 8. Bd2 Qe7 9. Bd3
In the game Vaisser, A - Flear, G, Montpellier 2003 White played 9. h3 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 Ne4 11. Bg2 O-O 12. Nd2 Nxc3 13. Qxc3 b6 14. O-O Bb7 15. Rfe1 c5 16. cxd5 Bxd5 17. dxc5 Bxg2 18. Kxg2, 1/2, draw.
White obtained an advantage in Teske, H - Sandipan, C, Bad Woerishofen 2003 after 9. Rg1!? Bxc3 10. Bxc3 b6?! 11. Nd2! h6 12. e4 (12. O-O-O!?) 12...dxe4 13. h4 e5? (13...g5) 14. g5 hxg5 15. hxg5 Nh5 16. Qxe4. Better is 10...Ne4 11. g5 f5 12. O-O-O (12. gxf6 Qxf6) 12...b6 13. h4 Bb7 with counterplay.

   
9...Bxc3!?
An interesting novelty. After 9...e5 10. cxd5 Bxc3?! 11. Bxc3! e4 12. dxc6 exd3 13. cxd7+ Qxd7 14. Qb3 Qxg4 15. Qd1 Ne4 16. Ne5 Qxd1+ 17. Rxd1 f6 18. Nxd3 Bg4 19. Rc1 Bf3 20. Rg1 Kf7 21. Nc5 Nd6 White had a small but lasting edge in Ponomariov, R - Vallejo Pons, F, Linares 2003. More precise is 10...Nxd5 11. Nxd5 cxd5 12. dxe5 Bxd2+ 13. Qxd2 O-O 14. Qc3 f6 15. Qd4 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Qxe5 17. h3 Bd7 18. f4 Qxd4 19. exd4 Rac8 20. Kd2 h6 21. Rac1 Kf7 22. Rc5 b6 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Re1 Re8 25. Rg1 g5 with more or less equal ending, Kempinski, R - Yagupov, I, Anibal Open, Linares 2003.
Or 9...dxc4 10. Bxc4 b5 11. Be2 Bb7 12. g5 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Nd5 14. a4 bxa4 15. c4 Nb4 16. Bxb4 Qxb4+ 17. Kf1 with some edge to White, Barsov, A - Kosteniuk, A, Premier, Hastings 2003.
10. bxc3
Interesting is 10. Bxc3.
10...e5 11. g5 e4 12. gxf6 Nxf6 13. cxd5 exd3 14. Qxd3 cxd5

   
15. Ne5?!
Correct is 15. Qb5+ Bd7 16. Qxb7 O-O 17. Ne5 Rfb8 18. Qc7 Rb2 (18...Rc8=) 19. Nxd7 Nxd7 20. Bc1 Rb6 and Black has a good compensation for a pawn.
15...O-O 16. f3
Or 16. c4 Ne4 17. cxd5 Bf5 18. Rg1 Qh4 19. Qf1 Nxd2 20. Qg2 g6 21. Kxd2 Be4 22. f3 Bxd5 23. e4 Be6 24. Kc2 Qd8 with an attack.
16...Ne8!
A nice manoeuvre.
17. Qb5

   
17...Nd6! 18. Qxd5 Be6 19. Qa5 Qh4+ 20. Kd1 Qh5
Black has a strong attack. Also possible is 20...Rfd8.
21. Qb4 Rfd8 22. Ke2 f6 23. Nd3 Bc4!
The decisive pin.
24. Qb1

   
24...Ne4!
Winning.
25. Qg1 Nc5! 26. dxc5 Rxd3 27. Ke1 Qxf3
White resigned. 0-1

Move

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bd6 6. Qc2 Nbd7 7. g4 Bb4 8. Bd2 Qe7 9. Bd3 Bxc3 10. bxc3 e5 11. g5 e4 12. gxf6 Nxf6 13. cxd5 exd3 14. Qxd3 cxd5 15. Ne5 O-O 16. f3 Ne8 17. Qb5 Nd6 18. Qxd5 Be6 19. Qa5 Qh4+ 20. Kd1 Qh5 21. Qb4 Rfd8 22. Ke2 f6 23. Nd3 Bc4 24. Qb1 Ne4 25. Qg1 Nc5 26. dxc5 Rxd3 27. Ke1 Qxf3 0-1

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