[Event "Offerspill Nordic Invitational - Roun"] [Site "lichess.org"] [Date "2020.08.25"] [White "Francesco Sonis"] [Black "Isak Sjoberg"] [Result "1-0"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "E20"] [Opening "Nimzo-Indian Defense: Romanishin Variation"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/JoaBN"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/l1RSLzgW/khC8Rimu"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. g3 { Not the most common, but not without venom. } 4... O-O 5. Bg2 Bxc3+ (5... d5 { ..transposes to a Catalan type of position. }) 6. bxc3 { Black has the better pawn structure, but } 6... d6 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. Qd3 e5 9. Nd2 { Opens up for the bishop while stopping Black's plan with e5-e4. Black wants to close the position and play against White's wrecked pawns on the queenside, while White's plan is to open up for the two bishops. } { [%csl Gg2] } 9... exd4 { A big decision - and quite possibly a wrong one. If Black wants to give White the opportunity to improve his pawn structure he must have some clear follow-up. Sjøberg doesn't have this in the game. } 10. cxd4 d5 11. Bb2 Re8 12. O-O Bg4 13. f3 (13. Rfe1) 13... Bh5 14. cxd5 Nb4 { Black must do something before White can consolidate his centre. } 15. Qb5 Nc2 16. e4! c6 17. Qd3 Nxa1 18. dxc6! { A brilliant intermezzo. The knight on a1 will not go anywhere. } 18... bxc6 19. Bxa1 $16 { White's massive centre combined with his two bishops is more than satisfactory compensation for the exchange. } 19... Qa5 20. Qc2 Rad8 21. Nc4 Qa6 22. Ne5 Rd6 23. Rc1 { White's pieces are beautifully coordinated while Black is struggling to get his pieces going - Sjøbergs strategic decision in the 9th move has backfired. } 23... Qb6? 24. Nc4 { 1-0 Black resigns. } 1-0