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1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. Bg5 c5 4. e3 Be7 5. c3
A harmless opening.
5...b6 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. Nbd2 Nc6 8. O-O d5 9. Qe2 O-O
Also possible is 8...O-O 9. Qe2 or 9. Re1.
In the game Spassky, B - Andersson, U, Clermont Ferrand 1989 World Champion Boris Spassky played 9. Qe2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Nd5 11. Bxe7 Ncxe7 12. g3 Nf6 13. Ba6 Qc8 14. Bxb7 Qxb7 15. a4 a6 16. Ne5 b5 17. Nd3 d6 18. axb5 axb5 19. Nb4 Ned5 20. Qf3 Rab8 21. Nd3 1/2. Or 9. Qe2 Rc8 10. Rfe1 d5 11. Rad1 Nd7 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. e4 dxe4 14. Qxe4 Nf6 15. Qh4 cxd4 16. Nxd4 g6 17. Nxc6 Bxc6 18. Be4 Kg7 19. Bxc6 Rxc6 20. Ne4 Rc7 21. Nxf6 Qxf6 with equality in Kazakov, P - Maletin, P, Capital of Siberia Open, Novosibirsk 2002.
World Champion Mikhail Tal obtained an edge and won in Lukovski, L - Tal, M, Porz 1991 9. Re1 Rc8 10. a3 Nd5 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Qc2 cxd4 13. Bxh7+ Kh8 14. exd4 f5 15. c4 Kxh7 16. cxd5 Nxd4 17. Qd3 Nc2 18. Ne5 Bxd5 19. Qh3+ Kg8 20. Ng6 Qg5 21. Qh8+ Kf7 22. Ne5+ Ke7 23. Qh3 Nxe1 24. Rxe1 Qxd2 25. Qh4+ Kd6 26. f3 Rc1 0-1. Or 9. Re1 Rc8 10. Rc1 Nh5 11. Ne4 f6 12. Bh4 g6 13. a3 c4 14. Bc2 Na5 15. Ned2 f5 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Qe2 Bd5 18. Nf1 Rf6 19. N3d2 Rcf8 20. f3 b5 21. Qf2 Bc6 22. Ng3 Nxg3 23. Qxg3 d6 24. Ra1 Rb8 25. Qh4 Rf7 26. Qxe7 Rxe7 1/2, draw in Balashov, Y - Miles, A, Novi Sad 1975.

   
10. h3
A novelty. More precise is 10. Rad1. In the game Petrosian, T - Golombek, H, Saltsjobaden Interzonal 1952 World Champion Tigran Petrosian obtained an advantage after 10...Qc7?! 11. Bf4 Bd6 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 Qe7 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. Rd2. Correct is 10...Nd7 11. Bf4 Bf6 12. a3 Re8 13. h3 a6 14. Rfe1 e5 15. dxe5 Ncxe5 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 Bxe5 18. Nf3 Qf6 with more or less equal game in Sergeev, V - Chernyshov, K, Berlin 1995.
10...Ne4! 11. Bxe7 Nxe7 12. Rfd1
If 12. Bxe4 then 12...dxe4 13. Ng5 (13. Ne5 f6 14. Nec4 Rc8) 13...Qd5 14. h4 h6 15. Nh3 Qf5 with small edge to Black.
12...Ng6 13. Rac1?!
Deserving attention is 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Bxg6 fxg6 15. e4 Ba6 16. Qe3 Nd3 (16... Qc7 17. exd5 exd5) 17. Rab1 Qd6 with unclear position.
13...f5!
Building the Stonewall set-up.


   
14. c4 Qf6
Black seizes the initiative on the kingside and has a better prospects.
15. Nb3
Or 15. cxd5 exd5 16. b3 with minimal edge to Black.
15...Rac8 16. Qe1?!
Slightly stronger is 16. cxd5 exd5 17. dxc5 bxc5 18. Nh2.
16...f4
Interesting is 16... Nd6!? 17. dxc5 Nxc4.
17. Rc2 Kh8 18. dxc5 bxc5 19. Be2
After 19. Nh2 Qg5 20. cxd5 exd5 21. Bxe4 dxe4 22. Rd7 f3 23. g3 Ba6 24. Rxa7 Bd3 25. Qc3 Rg8 26. Rc1 Qh5 27. h4 Nxh4! Black has a powerful attack.
19...dxc4 20. Rxc4?
The decisive mistake. Better is 20. Na5 Bd5 21. Nxc4
20...Qxb2 21. Ra4

   
21...Bd5!
A perfect positional continuation. Black intends to push the c5-pawn.
22. Bd3
If 22. Bc4 then 22...fxe3 23. fxe3 Bxc4 24. Rxc4 Qxa2 25. Rxe4 Qxb3 and Black has two extra pawns.
22...c4 23. Bxe4 Bxe4 24. Nbd4 fxe3 25. Nxe6 exf2+
Black wins a piece after 26. Qxf2 Qxf2+ 27. Kxf2 Bc2 28. Nxf8 Rxf8 29. Rxc4 Bxd1.
White resigned. 0-1

Move

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. Bg5 c5 4. e3 Be7 5. c3 b6 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. Nbd2 Nc6 8. O-O d5 9. Qe2 O-O 10. h3 Ne4 11. Bxe7 Nxe7 12. Rfd1 Ng6 13. Rac1 f5 14. c4 Qf6 15. Nb3 Rac8 16. Qe1 f4 17. Rc2 Kh8 18. dxc5 bxc5 19. Be2 dxc4 20. Rxc4 Qxb2 21. Ra4 Bd5 22. Bd3 c4 23. Bxe4 Bxe4 24. Nbd4 fxe3 25. Nxe6 exf2+ 0-1

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