1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6 5.g3 Qb6 6.Nb5 Ne5 7.Bf4 d6 8.Nd2 (8.b3 a6 9.N5c3 Bd7 /\ Bc6= ( a) 9... Nf6 10.Bg2 Be7 11.O-O O-O 12.Nd2 Ng6 (12... Bd7!?) 13.Be3 Qc7 14.Na4 Bd7 15.Nb6 Rad8 16.Nxd7 Rxd7 17.Rc1 White has a slight advantage)) (8.N1c3 Qc6 9.e4 Nf6 10.Qe2 a6 11.Nd4 Qc7 12.Rc1 Be7 13.b3 O-O 14.Bg2 b6 15.O-O Bb7 equal chances, quiet position)
8... a6 9.Nc3 Bd7 (9... Qxb2 10.Na4 (10.Nde4!?) 10... Qd4 (10... Qa3 11.Nb6 Rb8 12.Bg2 White has a slight advantage) 11.Be3 Qg4 12.Nb6 Rb8 13.Bg2 White has a slight advantage)
10.Bg2 Bc6 (10... Qxb2 11.Nde4 White has sufficient compensation for material deficit)
11.Bxc6+ Qxc6 12.O-O Ng6 (12... Nxc4 13.Rc1 White has sufficient compensation for material deficit (13.Nxc4 Qxc4 14.Rc1 White has sufficient compensation for material deficit))
13.Be3 Nf6 14.Bd4 Be7 15.e4 O-O 16.Qe2 Nd7 17.Rac1 Bf6 18.Nf3 Nge5 19.Nxe5 Nxe5 20.Rfd1 Rfd8 21.b3 Nd7 22.Bxf6 Nxf6 equal chances, quiet position *