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1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Bb4+

   
4. Bd2
The Bogo-Indian Defence is a respectable opening.
4...Qe7 5. a3
The famous Australian grandmaster Ian Rogers made a draw in 44 moves against Anatoly Karpov after 5. g3 Nc6 6. Nc3 Bxc3 7. Bxc3 Ne4 8. Rc1 O-O 9. Bg2 d6 10. d5 Nxc3 11. Rxc3 Nb8 12. dxe6 fxe6 13. Nd4 c6 14. O-O Nd7, Karpov, A - Rogers, I, ESP-chT, Oropesa del Mar 1996.
5...Bxd2+ 6. Nbxd2 d6 7. e4 e5 8. d5 O-O 9. Bd3

   
9...a5
Black intends ...Na6.
10. b3
After 10. b4 Nh5 11. O-O Nf4 the second player also gets a good position, Terasti-Kiik, Heart of Finland op 1997.
10...Nh5! 11. g3

   
11...Na6
Now Black has a small but lasting edge thanks to the bad white bishop, and the poor white king in the centre. Ian plans ...f7-f5.
12. Nh4 g6 13. Ng2 Bh3 14. Ne3 Nc5 15. Bc2 f5!
A typical break.

   
16. Nxf5 Qf6
Black develops the forceful initiative on the f-file.
17. Qe2 gxf5 18. Qxh5 Bg2! 19. Rg1 Bxe4 20. Nxe4 fxe4 21. Rf1

   
21...Qf3
The alternative is 21...Qg7 22. O-O-O Rf3.
22. Qg5+
White could try 22. Qxf3.
22...Kh8 23. Qe3 Rf7 24. Kd2 Qg2 25. Rae1

   
25...Raf8
With powerful pressure.
26. Bxe4 Rxf2+ 27. Rxf2 Rxf2+ 28. Kc1 Nxe4 29. Qxe4 Qxe4
Here 29...Qxh2 is possible, but Ian decides to play the classical rook endgame.

   
30. Rxe4 Rxh2 31. c5 Rg2 32. g4 Kg7!
King goes to the centre.
33. b4

   
33...b6
Perhaps 33...Ra2 is more precise.
34. Rc4
After 34. bxa5 bxa5 35. Ra4 Kf6 36. Rxa5 Rxg4 37. cxd6 cxd6 38. Ra6 Rg6! Black gains a big advantage and wins at once in the case of 39. Rxd6+? Ke7.
34...axb4 35. axb4?
Better is 35. cxb6 cxb6 36. Rxb4.

   
35...b5! Very strong. 36. cxd6!? A trap.
36...cxd6
The greedy 36... bxc4? is met by 37. dxc7, queening.
37. Rc7+ Kg6 38. Rd7
Or 38. Rb7 Rxg4 39. Rxb5 Rd4 40. Kc2 h5, winning.
38...Rxg4 39. Rxd6+ Kg5 40. Re6 Rc4+! 41. Kb2 Rxb4+ 42. Kc3 Rc4+ 43. Kb3

   
43...e4
And Black wins. Ian Rogers outplayed the rival in the opening, in the middlegame, and then in the endgame. Splendid!
44. d6 Rd4 45. Kc3 Rd3+ 46. Kb4 Kf5 47. Rh6 e3
White resigned. 0-1

Move

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Qe7 5. a3 Bxd2+ 6. Nbxd2 d6 7. e4 e5 8. d5 O-O 9. Bd3 a5 10. b3 Nh5 11. g3 Na6 12. Nh4 g6 13. Ng2 Bh3 14. Ne3 Nc5 15. Bc2 f5 16. Nxf5 Qf6 17. Qe2 gxf5 18. Qxh5 Bg2 19. Rg1 Bxe4 20. Nxe4 fxe4 21. Rf1 Qf3 22. Qg5+ Kh8 23. Qe3 Rf7 24. Kd2 Qg2 25. Rae1 Raf8 26. Bxe4 Rxf2+ 27. Rxf2 Rxf2+ 28. Kc1 Nxe4 29. Qxe4 Qxe4 30. Rxe4 Rxh2 31. c5 Rg2 32. g4 Kg7 33. b4 b6 34. Rc4 axb4 35. axb4 b5 36. cxd6 cxd6 37. Rc7+ Kg6 38. Rd7 Rxg4 39. Rxd6+ Kg5 40. Re6 Rc4+ 41. Kb2 Rxb4+ 42. Kc3 Rc4+ 43. Kb3 e4 44. d6 Rd4 45. Kc3 Rd3+ 46. Kb4 Kf5 47. Rh6 e3 0-1

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