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1. c4 d5 2. cxd5
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The Exchange variation. Can be boring and therefore drawish. For more interest, try 2. e3 or 2. Nf3. |
 
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2... Nf6 3. Nc3 Nxd5 4. Nf3 Bg4
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A Trompowski-type move, so I meet it as I do a Tromp-proper. |
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5. g3 Bxf3 6. exf3 Nxc3 7. bxc3 Qd5 8. d4 e6 9. Bg2 Qc4 10. Qb3 Qxb3 11. axb3
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Queens gone, two pairs of minor pieces gone, neither side developed: this game seems destined to drift toward a lifeless draw. |
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11... c5
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? -- This weakens b7 severely, and will come back to haunt Black shortly. Better Was 11. ...c6 which neither impedes Black's KB nor the Knight's eventual development to d7. |
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12. Be3 Nd7 13. O-O Be7 14. Ra2
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I've got a half-open file, so I may as well at least threaten to use it for something. |
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14... a6 15. f4 Rb8 16. f5
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! -- Taking advantage of Black's weakness on his Q-side diagonals. Suddenly Black is in difficulty. |
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16... O-O 17. Bf4 Rbd8 18. Bxb7 cxd4 19. cxd4
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Keeps Black's Knight inactive. |
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19... exf5 20. Bc7 Rde8 21. Rxa6 Bf6 22. d5
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! -- Passed pawns must be pushed! |
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22... Nc5 23. Rb6 Nxb7 24. Rxb7 Re7
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Black wants to play ...Rc8 next, but it's too slow. |
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25. d6 Rd7 26. Re1 Bc3 27. Re7 Rxe7 28. dxe7 Re8 29. Rb8
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Brings down the curtain. But Black needs a little more convincing. |
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29... Rxb8 30. Bxb8
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Black resigns. |
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