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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O cxd4 8. exd4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Re1 Nbd7 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. Qb3

   
13...Bxc3
Other continuations are 13... Qe7?!, 13... Ba5?! and 13... Be7.
13... Qe7?! 14. Bd5! Ba6 15. Qa4 Bxc3?! (15... Ba5) 16. bxc3 Nb8 17. Bb3 b5 18. Qa5 Qb7 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. d5 exd5 21. Qb4 Qd7 22. Qh4 Kg7 23. Nd4 1-0, Black resigned in Browne, W - Ljubojevic, L, Tilburg 1978.
13... Ba5?! 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Qd4 16. Bxe6 Ng4 17. Be3 Nxe3 18. Bxc8 Ng4 19. Bxb7 Qxf2+ 20. Kh1 Qh4 21. h3 with a huge advantage to White, Knaak, R - Espig, L, Fuerstenwalde 1981 (1-0, 57).
However, playable is 13... Be7. After 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15. Bxe6! fxe6?! 16. Qxe6+ Kh8 17. Qxe7 the first player had an edge in Kramnik, V - Kasparov, G, London (10) 2000 (1-0, 25). Better is 15...Rc7! 16. Ng5 Bd6 17. Nb5 Re7 18. Nxd6 Qxd6 19. Bc4 Qf4! 20. Nf3 (20. Qg3 Qd2 21. Red1 Qxb2) 20... Bxf3 21. Qxf3 Rxe1+ 22. Rxe1 Qxd4 with equality in Markosian, D - Afromeev, V, Tula 2000 (1/2, 37).
14. Rxc3 Qe8?!
Correct is 14... h6 at once. After 15. Bh4 Qe8!? 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Ne4 18. Rc2 Qc6 19. f3 1/2, draw agreed, Rowson, J - Wells, P, York 2000. Or 16. Qa3 a6 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Ne4 19. Rxe4 Bxe4 20. Be7 Qd7 21. Qd6 Qa4 22. Bb3 Qb5 23. Bxf8 Rxc3 24. bxc3 Qe2 25. Qd1 Qxd1+ 26. Bxd1 Kxf8 27. Be2 a5 1/2, Gormally, D - Wells, P, Scarborough 2001. Also possible is 15...Bd5 with only a microscopic edge to White, 16. Bxd5 Rxc3 17. Qxc3 Nxd5 18. Bxd8 Nxc3 19. Bxb6 Nxa2 20. Bxa7 Ra8 21. Bc5 Nxc5 22. dxc5 Rc8 23. Re5 Nb4 1/2, Lukacs, P - Macieja, B, Budapest 1996.
15. Nd2!
White opens way to kingside for the c3 rook and the queen.
15...h6?!

   
16. Bxh6!
A nice sacrifice. Weaker is 16. Bh4 Nd5 17. Rcc1 N7f6 18. Bf1 Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Qb8 20. Bg3 Nf4 with more or less equal play in Zvjaginsev, V - Ramesh, RB, Linares op 2001 (1/2, 77).
16...gxh6 17. Rh3 Rxc4
Black obtained a good game after 17...Ng4!? 18. Rg3? Ndf6 19. h3 Qd7 20. hxg4 Qxd4 21. Rd3 Qf4 22. f3 Rfd8 23. Qc3 b5 24. Bxb5 Rxc3 25. Rxd8+ Kg7 26. bxc3 Qc7 0-1, Brodsky, M - Kruppa, Y, Alusta 1994. Better is 18. Qg3! Kh7 19. f3! Rxc4 20. fxg4 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Rxd4 22. Nf3 Rd5 23. Qh4 h5 24. Re5! f5 25. Qxh5+ Qxh5 26. Rxh5+ Kg7 27. Rg5+ Kf6 28. Rgxf5+ exf5 29. g5+ Kf7 30. Rxd5 with an extra pawn and a clear edge in the ending.
18. Nxc4 Kg7 19. Qg3+ Kh7 20. Qd3+ Kg7 21. Nd6 Qb8

   
22. Rxe6!
Winning. Also possible is 22. Rg3+ Kh8 23. Rxe6.
22...fxe6 23. Rg3+ Ng4 24. Rxg4+ Kf6 25. Qh7
Black resigned. 1-0

Move

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O cxd4 8. exd4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Re1 Nbd7 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. Qb3 Bxc3 14. Rxc3 Qe8 15. Nd2 h6 16. Bxh6 gxh6 17. Rh3 Rxc4 18. Nxc4 Kg7 19. Qg3+ Kh7 20. Qd3+ Kg7 21. Nd6 Qb8 22. Rxe6 fxe6 23. Rg3+ Ng4 24. Rxg4+ Kf6 25. Qh7 1-0

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