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1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Nb6 8. Ne5 a5

   
9. f3
In the game Nielsen, PH - Timman, J, Sigeman 2002 White won after 9. g3 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. e4 Bg4 12. f3 Bh3 13. Bxh3 Qxh3 14. Qb3 Ra6 15. Be3 Qg2? 16. O-O-O Qxf3 17. Rhe1 g6 18. d5 Bg7 19. Bxb6 O-O 20. Bd4 Bxd4 21. Rxd4 Qf2 22. Red1 Qxh2 23. Qxb7 1-0. Better is 15... e6 16. d5 Bb4 17. dxe6 Qxe6 18. Qxe6+ fxe6.
Interesting is 9...g6!? 10. Bg2 Bg7 11. O-O O-O 12. e3 Nfd7 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. Qb3 Nc8 15. Ne4 b6 16. Rd1 Bg4 17. Re1 Be6 18. Qc2 Bd5 19. Bd2 Nd6 20. Nxd6 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Qxd6 22. Bc3 c5 1/2, Ruck, R - Acs, P, ch-HUN Final, Balatonlelle (2) 2002.
9...Nfd7 10. e4
In Johannessen, LE - Luther, T, Sigeman 2002 (1-0, 43) White played 10. Bf4 Nxe5 11. Bxe5 Bg6 12. e4 f6 13. Bg3 e6 14. Be2 Bb4 15. O-O O-O 16. Bf2 f5 17. Qb3 fxe4 (17... Kh8=) 18. Qxe6+ Kh8 19. fxe4 Qg5 20. Rfd1 (20. d5!?) 20...Rae8 21. Qg4 Qxg4 22. Bxg4 Bxe4 (22... Nc4 23. Ra2=) 23. Nxe4 Rxe4 24. Bf3 Ree8 25. d5 Nxd5 26. Bxd5 cxd5 27. Rxd5 h6 28. Rd7 Rf5 (28... Re7=) 29. Rc1 Re2 30. Bd4 Rg5 31. g3. Here Black must play 31... Rd2 32. Rcc7 Rxd4 33. Rxd4 Bc5 34. Rxc5 Rxc5 with equality.
10...Bg6 11. Qb3 Nxe5 12. dxe5 e6 13. Be3 Bb4 14. Rd1
A novelty. After 14. Kf2 Nd7 15. h4 h5 Black had a small edge in Sammour Hasbun, J - Kaufman, L, Foxwoods op, Connecticut (6) 2002 (0-1, 32).
14...Nd7 15. Be2 Qe7 16. O-O O-O 17. Kh1

   
17...Bh5!?
A strong continuation.
18. Bg5?!
More precise is 18. f4 Bxe2 19. Nxe2 Rad8 20. Nd4 with equality.
18...Qxg5 19. Rxd7 Rad8! 20. f4 Qh4 21. g3?
Better is 21. Rxb7 Bxe2 22. Nxe2 Rd2 23. Ng3 Rfd8 24. Qc4 Rd1 25. Qe2 Rxf1+ 26. Qxf1 h6 27. Qf3 Bd2 with some edge to Black.
21...Qh3 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Rd1
Or 23. Rf2 Rd2 24. Bf1 Bf3+ 25. Kg1 Rxf2! 26. Bxh3 Bc5 winning.
23...Rd2!!
A beautiful and rare blow!


   

Threatening 24...Bf3+ 25. Bxf3 Qxh2 checkmate. If 24. Rxd2 then 24...Bf3+ 25. Bxf3 Qf1 also checkmate!
White resigned. 0-1

Move

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Nb6 8. Ne5 a5 9. f3 Nfd7 10. e4 Bg6 11. Qb3 Nxe5 12. dxe5 e6 13. Be3 Bb4 14. Rd1 Nd7 15. Be2 Qe7 16. O-O O-O 17. Kh1 Bh5 18. Bg5 Qxg5 19. Rxd7 Rad8 20. f4 Qh4 21. g3 Qh3 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Rd1 Rd2 0-1

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