Center Mall 2007, 15.12.2007
B15: Caro-Kann: 3 Nc3: 3...g6 and 3...dxe4 4 Nxe4 Nf6 5 Nxf6+ exf6 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 e6 last book move 4.e5 a6 Consolidates b5 5.f4 [5.Nf3 c5²] 5...c5 Attacks the pawn chain 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 cxd4 8.Nxd4 The knight feels good on d4 8...Bd7 9.a3 Controls b4 9...Rc8 10.Qd2 Nge7 11.Qf2 b5?
[¹11...Nxd4 is the best chance 12.Bxd4 Nc6²] 12.Ndxb5!+- Clearance to allow e3-b6 12...axb5 [12...Nf5 13.Bb6 Qe7 14.g4 axb5 15.gxf5+-] 13.Bb6 Rc7 [13...d4 there is nothing better in the position 14.Bxd8 dxc3 15.Bxe7 cxb2+-] 14.Nxb5 [14.Nxb5 Nf5 15.Nxc7+ Qxc7 16.Bxc7+-] 1–0
