1.e4c52.Nf3d63.d4cxd44.Nxd4Nf65.Nc3a66.Be2e57.Nb3Be78.Be3Be69.Nd5...White goes for a proper English attack, aiming for a queenside
pawn majority, rather than the more formulaic line with Qd1-d2 and 0-0-0 that
is more popular at club levels.9....Nxd510.exd5Bf511.Qd2Nd712.Na5Qc713.c4O-O14.O-OBd815.b4!...With the transformation after exd5, whichever
side gets more out of their pawn majority will have a pressing initiative.15....Rc816.Rac1Qb817.Nb3Nf618.f3!?...I'm not sure why White felt this move was
necessary. If anything, it accelerates Black's counterplay if he ever gets a
well-timed f5 in.18.a4Ne419.Qa2does not seem bad for White, as the
queen serves a useful function on this side of the board.18....Be719.a4Rfd820.Bb6Rd721.Qe3Bd822.Rfd1?!...22.Ba7!When playing with a
space advantage, it is necessary to keep pieces on the board.Qa823.a5It is much harder for Black to regroup with that poor bishop on d8 in
everybody's way.22....Bxb623.Qxb6Qc7?But at this point, White has
not yet committed to playing for the squeeze on the queenside, and this trade
fails for dynamic reasons.24.Qxc7Rcxc725.c5!e426.c6!Rd827.b5axb528.axb5Nxd529.Rxd5!Be630.fxe4!bxc631.bxc6Bxd532.exd5Re833.Nd4!...A satisfying sequence resulting in a clearly winning position
because Black's remaining pawns include a giant weakness on d6 and Black's
remaining pieces serve no function other than to clunkily blockade the passers.33....Rce734.c7Rc835.Nb5Rxe236.Nxd6Rxc737.Rxc7g638.Nxf7Rd239.d61-0 White wins.1-0