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1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 c6 4. Nf3 d6 5. Be2 dxe5
In the game Istratescu, A - Grunberg, M, Astral Open, Bucharest 2001 White obtained an advantage after 5... Nd7 6. O-O dxe5 7. dxe5 Nc5 8. c4 Nc7 (8...Nb4!?) 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. Ng5 Ke8 11. Be3 N5e6 12. Nxe6 Bxe6?! (12...Nxe6) 13. f4 g6 14. Nc3 Bg7 15. Ne4 Na6 16. Rad1 Bf5 17. Ng3 e6 18. Nxf5 gxf5 19. Rd2 Bf8 20. Rfd1 Bb4 21. Rd7 Bc5 22. Kf2 Bxe3+ 23. Kxe3 Nc5 24. Rc7 Rb8 25. Bh5 Rf8 26. Rd6 Rd8 1-0, Black resigned.
6. dxe5

   
6...h6?!
A dubious novelty. Alternatives are 6...g6 and 6...Bf5.
Possible is 6...g6 7. O-O Bg7 8. c4 Nc7 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. Ng5 Ke8 11. f4 Ne6 12. Nxe6 Bxe6 13. g4 f5 14. g5 h6 15. h4 Nd7 16. Be3 hxg5 17. hxg5 Rh3 with equality in Karnik, P - Varga, P, SVK-chT 1999.
Interesting is 6...Bf5 7. Nd4 e6 8. Nxf5 exf5 9. O-O Be7 10. c4 Nc7 11. Qb3 Qc8 12. Qh3 Qe6 13. Bd3 g6 14. Re1 Nba6 15. Bh6 O-O-O 16. Nc3 Nb4 17. Bb1 Qxc4 18. Bg7 Rhg8 19. Qxh7 Ne6 20. Bh6 Ng5 21. Bxg5 Bxg5 22. e6 fxe6 23. a3 Nd5 24. Ba2 Qf4 25. Qf7 Rh8 26. Qxe6+ Kb8 27. g3 Qd6 28. Nxd5 cxd5 29. Rad1 d4 30. h4 Bf6 31. Qf7 1/2-1/2, draw in Namyslo, H - Bagirov, V, Neckar op, Deizisau 1999.
7. O-O g5
A risky plan. Black weakens his kingside.
8. h4! g4
After 8... gxh4 White could pass to a better ending 9. c4 Nb6 10. Qxd8+ Kxd8 11. Rd1+ Ke8 12. Nxh4 Bg7 13. f4 or attack on the kingside 9. Nxh4 Qc7 10. c4 Nb6 11. f4 Rg8 12. Nc3! Na6 13. Bh5 Nxc4 14. Bxf7+! Kxf7 15. Qh5+ Kg7 16. f5! Kh7 17. Ng6.
9. Nd4 h5
More precise is 9... e6! 10. Bxg4 Qxh4 11. g3 Qe7 with some edge to White.
10. e6!
A strong typical strike.
10...Bxe6
Deserving attention is 10... fxe6.
11. Nxe6 fxe6 12. Bd3 Qd6?
The decisive mistake. Now Black losing at once. The only move is 12...Bh6.
13. c4 Nc7
Also hopeless is 13... Nf6 14. Bf4 Qd7 15. Bg6+ Kd8 16. Qe2 Qc8 17. Rd1+ Nbd7 18. Qxe6.


   
14. Bf4!
Winning.
14...Qxf4 15. Bg6+ Qf7 16. Bxf7+ Kxf7 17. f3 g3 18. Qd4 Kg8 19. Qe5 Nba6 20. Qxg3+ Bg7 21. Nc3 Kf7 22. Qf4+ Ke8 23. Rad1 Rc8 24. Qg5 Kf7 25. Ne4
Black resigned. 1-0

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