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1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 Nd7

   
8. a3
Magnus Carlsen won two games in this line in Foros 2008 after 8. Qc2 Qd8 9. Bd3 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Rad1 dxc4 12. Bxc4 b5 13. Be2 Bb7 14. Ne4 Qb6 15. Rc1 Rfd8 16. Rfd1, Carlsen, M - Van Wely, L, Foros Aerosvit 2008 and after 8. Rc1 Bd6 9. Bd3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Qe7 11. O-O O-O 12. Ne4 Bc7 13. Bb3 Rd8 14. Qc2, Carlsen, M - Shirov, A, Foros Aerosvit 2008.
8...Qd8
The alternative is 8...g6.
9. Qc2 Be7 10. Rd1 O-O 11. Be2

   
11...f5!
Black builds up the Stonewall.
12. O-O Bd6 13. b4 a6

   
14. Kh1!!
An excellent mysterious move, a very strong move from a psychological point of view. Here if White continues 14. c5, then after 14...Bc7 15. g3 Qe8 the second player can push ...e6-e5 with good counterplay. After 14. Kh1 White has two plans: a diversionary plan with Rg1 and g2-g4, and the main plan f2-f3 and e3-e4 with the initiative in the centre.
14...Nf6
14...b5! is better, 15. c5 Bc7 16. a4 e5 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. axb5 axb5 White sacrifices a knight 19. Nd4 Qe8 (19...Bd7 20. f4 Ng6 21. Ndxb5 cxb5 22. Nxd5 Kh7 23. Rd2) 20. Nxc6 Qxc6 21. Bxb5 Qb7 22. Nxd5 Bd8 23. Be2 with a wild game.
15. c5!
Now this is perfect.
15...Bc7 16. Ne5!
Centralization.
16...Bd7
Black develops his bishop. 16...Bxe5? is worse, 17. dxe5 Ng4 18. Bxg4 fxg4 19. Ne4, followed by Nd6.

   
17. f3!
White launches an attack.
17...Be8 18. e4 fxe4
Or 18...Nd7 19. exd5 (19. Nxd7 Bxd7 20. e5) 19...cxd5 20. f4 Nxe5 21. fxe5.
19. fxe4 Bh5?!
In the case of 19...Qb8 20. Ng4 Bg6 21. Nxf6+ Rxf6 22. Rxf6 gxf6 23. Bd3 dxe4 24. Nxe4 f5 25. Nf6+ Kg7 26. Nd7 Qd8 27. Ne5 Bh5 28. Be2 Bxe2 29. Qxe2 White has a small edge.
20. Bxh5 Nxh5

   
21. Ng6! Rxf1+ 22. Rxf1 Nf6 23. e5 Nh7

   
24. Qf2
With a clear advantage. And 24. Qd3! is good, and if ...a6-a5 then b4-b5.
24...Qe8 25. Qg3 Bd8
25...a5 26. b5! cxb5 27. Qd3 b4 28. Nb5 Qd7 29. Nd6 Bxd6 30. exd6 Ng5 (30...bxa3 31. Ne7+ Kh8 32. Qxa3 Qb5 33. Qa1 Nf6 34. Rb1 Qd7 35. Ng6+ Kg8 36. Ne5 Qc8 37. Qb2 a4 38. Ra1 Ra7 39. h3) 31. Ne7+ Kh8 32. h4 Ne4 33. Rf7 Qe8 34. Qf3 bxa3 35. d7, winning.
26. Ne2 Bg5
Or 26...a5 27. h4 axb4 28. axb4 Ra4 29. Qb3 Ra7 30. Nef4.
27. Qd3 a5!
Black tries to get counterplay.

   
28. h4 Bxh4?!
After 28...axb4!? 29. hxg5 (29. axb4 Bd2! 30. Nef4 Bxf4 31. Rxf4) 29...Rxa3 30. Qc2 hxg5 31. Kg1 Re3 32. Nc1 Ra3 33. Nb3 White is better.
29. Nxh4 Qh5

   
30. g3
30. Qh3! is more precise, 30...Qxe2? (30...Ng5 31. Nf4) 31. Qxe6+ Kh8 32. Ng6 mate.
30...g5 31. Qf3 Qxf3+ 32. Nxf3 axb4 33. axb4 Ra3 34. Nh2 Rb3

   
35. Ng4! Rb2 36. Rf2 h5 37. Nf6+
37. Nh6+! is more precise, 37...Kg7 38. Nf7 g4 39. Kg2 Rxe2 40. Rxe2 Kxf7 41. b5.
37...Nxf6 38. exf6 Kf7 39. Kg2

   
39...Rxb4 40. Ng1! g4 41. Ne2 e5! 42. dxe5 Re4

   
43. Nd4!!
Winning.
43...Rxe5
If 43...Rxd4 then 44. e6+ Kxe6 45. f7, queening.
44. Rb2 Kxf6 45. Rxb7 Re4 46. Rb4 Re1 47. Nxc6 Rc1 48. Rb5

   
48...Kf5 49. Nb4 Ke4 50. c6 d4 51. Rb7 d3 52. Re7+ Kd4

   
53. Rd7+ Ke4 54. Nxd3 Rxc6 55. Nf2+ Kf5 56. Rd5+ Kg6 57. Nd3

   
57...Rc2+ 58. Kg1
Black resigned. 1-0

Move

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 Nd7 8. a3 Qd8 9. Qc2 Be7 10. Rd1 O-O 11. Be2 f5 12. O-O Bd6 13. b4 a6 14. Kh1 Nf6 15. c5 Bc7 16. Ne5 Bd7 17. f3 Be8 18. e4 fxe4 19. fxe4 Bh5 20. Bxh5 Nxh5 21. Ng6 Rxf1+ 22. Rxf1 Nf6 23. e5 Nh7 24. Qf2 Qe8 25. Qg3 Bd8 26. Ne2 Bg5 27. Qd3 a5 28. h4 Bxh4 29. Nxh4 Qh5 30. g3 g5 31. Qf3 Qxf3+ 32. Nxf3 axb4 33. axb4 Ra3 34. Nh2 Rb3 35. Ng4 Rb2 36. Rf2 h5 37. Nf6+ Nxf6 38. exf6 Kf7 39. Kg2 Rxb4 40. Ng1 g4 41. Ne2 e5 42. dxe5 Re4 43. Nd4 Rxe5 44. Rb2 Kxf6 45. Rxb7 Re4 46. Rb4 Re1 47. Nxc6 Rc1 48. Rb5 Kf5 49. Nb4 Ke4 50. c6 d4 51. Rb7 d3 52. Re7+ Kd4 53. Rd7+ Ke4 54. Nxd3 Rxc6 55. Nf2+ Kf5 56. Rd5+ Kg6 57. Nd3 Rc2+ 58. Kg1 1-0

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