1.e4c52.Nf3Nc63.d4cxd44.Nxd4e55.Nb5d66.c4g67.N1c3a68.Na3Be69.Nc2Bg710.Be3Nf611.f3...More popular is11.Be2when a recently
trending alternative to castling has beenRc812.O-ONe713.Na3which does
transpose back into familiar territory afterO-O14.Qd2Nc615.Nc2Na516.b3b517.Rfd1bxc418.b4Nb7when Black's horrible knight gives White more
than enough compensation for the pawn. White won in 59 moves in Kramnik –
Maghsoodloo, Berlin, 2023.11....O-O12.Qd2Rc813.Be2Na5?!The wrong
knight on the wrong rim! Black has had success with13...Nh514.g3f515.O-O-O!?Qf616.Kb1Qf717.Nd5Nf618.Bd3?b5!19.Na3Kh8when Black
is already better. White lost after20.cxb5axb521.Nxb5fxe422.Bxe4Nd423.Nxd6Qd724.Bxd4exd425.Nxf6Qxd626.Ng4Qa627.a3Qc428.b4d3and White resigned in Kravtsiv – Ivic, Chess.com, 2023.14.b3b5NConsistent with the early ...Ra8-c8 plan.15.Nd5...White has no reason to
capture on b5, as after15.cxb5Bxb3!Black has gained control of
the c4-square.15....Rb8?!15...Nb7!?might be more reasonable, as
White does not want to push b3-b4 with the pawn still on c4, nor does he want
to capture on b5 with Black's rook on the c-file. White can occupy b6, but not
with any concrete threat.16.O-Obxc417.bxc4Nc618.Rab1Nd719.Ndb4!Na5Black has no good way to hold the weak d6-pawn, as after19...Nxb420.Nxb4White cannot defend the d-pawn in a way that keeps Nb4-c6 and Nb4xa6 at
bay.20.Qxd6Rc821.Qxa6Nxc422.Nc6Qf623.Bxc4Bxc424.Qxc4Rxc625.Qe2...The dust settles and White is up a clean pawn for his troubles.25....Rfc826.Nb4Rc427.Nd5Qe628.Rfc1Qa629.Rc3Qa430.Rxc4Rxc431.Rc1Rxc1+32.Bxc1Bf833.Be3Bc534.Bxc5Nxc535.h3Kg736.Qd2Ne637.Kh2h538.Qb2Nd439.Qd2Kh740.h4Qa3With no secondary time control, White does not
have time to doublecheck things here.41.Kg3?...White misses a clean win
beginning with41.Qg5!Ne6(41...Qd642.Nf6+and the king has no way
to avoid both Qg5-h6 mate and Nf6-e8+ winning the queen.)42.Qf6Qa7(42...Qf843.Qxe5+−)43.Ne7Nd844.Nf5!Ne645.Nh6!+−41....Ne642.Qc3Qd6??42...Qxa243.Qxe5Qa7±and White's task is harder without the
outside passer to deflect the short-ranged pieces.43.Nf6+Kh643...Kh844.Qc8+Nd845.Ne8Qe746.Nc7Qd647.a4+−43...Kg744.Ne8++−44.Qc8g545.Qg81-0 White wins.1-0