1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
3...c5 is good only as a surprise.
4.Nc3 Qb6 5.Bd3
I like to exchange this bishop if Black tries to play
on the queenside.
5.Nf3 e6 6.Be2 Nd7 7.0–0 Ne7 8.b3!?
∞
Analysis Diagram: after 8.b3
5...Bxd3
5...Qxd4 '?!' 6.Nf3 Qg4.
After I checked Kotronias' book and some games in my database with this
variation I think I can prove that White has compensation for the
pawn. 7.h3 Qh5 (7...Qxg2 8.Rg1 Qxh3
9.Bf1 Bxc2 10.Qe2 Qh5 11.Rg5 Qh1 12.Qxc2 Qxf3 13.Bg2)
8.0–0 Bxd3 9.cxd3 e6 10.Ne2! '+/-
6.Qxd3 e6
7.Be3!?N
This is my novelty. The idea is to develop the bishop
and also to try to stop c5. The other moves that had been played
in this position are 7.Nf3; 7.Nge2; 7.Nce2; and 7.h4
7...Ne7
7...c5 8.Qb5+! The point of my novelty!
8...Nc6 9.dxc5 Qxb5 10.Nxb5
8.Nf3
Controlling h4, although first I had planned to play Nge2.
8...Nf5 9.g4
¹9.0–0
9...Nxe3 10.fxe3
10...c5!
10...Qxb2? 11.0–0 with more than enough compensation for the pawn.
11.Qb5+ Qxb5 12.Nxb5 Na6
13.e4!?
13.Ke2 Be7 14.h4±
13...dxe4 14.Ng5 Be7 15.Nxe4 0–0 16.0–0–0² Rfd8 17.Nbd6
Here I was not sure which knight to bring on d6, and finally I
followed the principle of centralizing.
17...Bxd6 18.exd6
Creating a passed pawn.
18...c4 19.d5 f5 20.Ng5!
20.dxe6? fxe4 Nc5 comes 21.Rd5? Nc7
20...Rxd6 21.dxe6+- Rad8 22.gxf5 h6 23.Nf7 Rxd1+ 24.Rxd1 Rxd1+
25.Kxd1 Nc7 26.Nd6 Nd5 27.Nxc4 Kf8 28.Kd2 Ke7 29.Ne3 Nb6 30.c4 Kd6
31.b4?
Here I missed 31.c5 +-
31...Nc8 32.Kd3 Ke5 33.Nd5
Kxf5 34.e7 Nd6 35.Nc7 1–0
Final Position: after
35.Nc7
