1.e4e52.Nf3Nf63.d3Nc64.Be2d55.Nbd2Be76.O-OO-O7.c3Re88.b4a69.a3Bg410.Bb2Bf811.Re1Bxf312.Bxf3d413.Nb3dxc314.Bxc3Rb815.Qc2Bd616.Qb2Nd717.Rad1Nb618.Qc2Qf619.Bg4Rbd820.g3Qe721.Bh3Nd722.Bg2Nf823.d4f6??White has been patiently keeping tension in the
center, finding improving moves and waiting to see what decisions Black makes.23...exd424.Nxd4Nxd425.Bxd4Ne626.Bb2c5It is not intuitive that
Black should be playing to open the center against White's bishop pair. But
Black has plenty of activity and should be able to have some hopes with a plan
of an outside passed pawn on the queenside in the endgame.24.d5!...On the face of it, Black should be happy with this clamp, and he only has one
bishop. But White embarks on an astute plan to re-route the dark-squared
bishop to the c5-square, provoking further concessions on the queenside in the
process.24....Na725.Bb2Rb826.Na5!Qd727.Qb3b528.Rc1Nc829.Rc2Nb630.Bc1Kh831.Be3Na432.Rec1Ng633.Rc6Nb634.R6c2Ne735.Qd3Rf836.Bc5Rfc837.Qe3Qe838.Bh3!Rd839.Bxd6...White has dominated the c-file, and
then removed Black's only defender of the key c7-square. In the time being,
Black has been totally unable to make progress with the knights on the closed
board.39....cxd640.Rc7f541.Qg5Rd742.Bxf5Nxf543.Qxf5Rxc744.Rxc7Rc845.Rb7Nc446.Nxc4bxc447.Qg4Qf848.Rf7!...A nice tactical flourish to
end the game.48....Qg849.Rxg7Qf850.Rf71-0 White wins.1-0