[Event "Offerspill Nordic Invitational - Roun"] [Site "lichess.org"] [Date "2020.08.26"] [White "John Paul Wallace"] [Black "Aksel Bu Kvaloy"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Assios"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "D30"] [Opening "Queen's Gambit Declined: Vienna Variation"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/l1RSLzgW/coyH5oRJ"] [Orientation "white"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Bg5 Bb4+ 5. Nbd2 { Tricky. White usually goes for a set-up with Nc3 in these QGD-positions, but the knight makes way for a later Ra1-c1. } 5... h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 Nbd7 8. Rc1 c6 (8... c5!? { ..is a far more active approach. }) 9. Bd3 Re8 10. O-O Bd6 { The combination of the moves c6-Re8-Bb4 and later Bd6 makes this a passive system for Black. } 11. e4 { White takes his chance and breaks in the centre first. } 11... dxe4 12. Nxe4 Be7 13. Qe2 Nxe4 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Qxe4 Nf6 16. Qe5 (16. Qe3 { [%csl Gc5][%cal Gc4c5] }) 16... b6 17. c5 $14 Bb7 (17... bxc5 18. Qxc5 Qxc5 19. Rxc5 Rd8 20. b4 Bb7 21. a3 $14 { Recommended by the computer, but this looks very depressing for Black. The bishop on b7 struggles to get back into the game. }) 18. Rfd1 Rad8 19. b4 { This kind of middlegame is very comfortable for White, even though he has surrendered the d5-square to Black. The reason is Black's bishop on b7 and the d6-square, which can be occupied by the White knight at some point. } { [%csl Rb7][%cal Yf3d2,Yd2c4,Yc4d6] } 19... b5 { [%csl Rb7] } 20. a4 a6 21. Bc2 Nd5 22. Qe1 g6 23. Ne5 Kg7 24. Be4 h5 25. axb5 axb5 26. Qd2 Rf8 27. Re1 Rfe8 28. Rb1 { Wallace takes his time - there is no rush. } 28... Qf6 29. Rb3 Ne7 30. Qb2 { Eying the Black king and toying with d4-d5 ideas. } 30... Nf5 31. Rf3 Rc8 32. h3 { [%cal Gg2g4] } 32... Rc7 33. Kf1 Kh7 34. g4 hxg4 35. hxg4 Qh4 36. gxf5 exf5 37. Kg2 Kg7 38. Rh3 Qf4 39. Bf3 Rce7 40. Reh1 { Total domination from Wallace and a lesson learned for Black who never got into his stride - the opening choice is to blame, as Kvaløy never got the dynamic positions he thrives in. } 1-0