1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 Bb4 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O Bxc3 7.bxc3 Re8 8.Ne1 d5 9.cxd5 Nxd5 10.Nc2 e4 (10... Bg4)
11.Rb1 Na5 12.Nd4 b6 13.Qc2 c5 14.Nb3 Nxb3 15.axb3 Bf5 16.f3 exf3 (16... Qe7!?)
17.Qxf5 fxg2 18.Qxf7+ Kh8 19.Rf2 Qd6 20.c4 Nf6 21.Bb2 Rf8 22.Qb7 Qxd2 23.Bxf6 (23.Rxf6!? Qe3+ 24.Kxg2 Qxe2+ 25.Kg1 gxf6 26.Bxf6+ Rxf6 27.Qxa8+ Kg7 28.Qxa7+ Rf7 29.Qa1+ Kh6 30.Qa8)
23... gxf6 24.Ra1 Rfe8 25.Qc6 Rf8 26.Kxg2 Qd4 27.Ra2 Rac8 28.Qb7 Rb8 29.Qf3 Rf7 30.e4 Re8 31.Rfe2 Rd7 equal chances, quiet position *