1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Be3 Be6 10. Qd2 Nbd7 11. a4 Qc7 12. a5 Rac8 13. Rfd1 All fairly d stuff so far. Now White's plan is to play Nb3-c1-a2/d3-b4-d5, whilst preventing Black from breaking out with ...d5 or ...b5. Black's plan is to break out with ...d5 or ...b5, whilst preventing White from playing Nb3-c1-a2/ d3-b4-d5. Some nondescript woodpushing ensues. 13... Rfe8 14. Qe1 Bf8 15. Nc1 h6 16. Bf3 Bc4 17. g3 d5! Enough nondescript woodpushing. Black should get plenty of compensation for the pawn: more active pieces (the f8 bishop will look good on b4); chances to exploit the weak white squares on the kingside by ..e4 and ..Ne5; and play against the loose pawns on d5 and a5 18. exd5 Bb4?! An inaccuracy. Better was 18...e4 19.Bg2 Bb4. 19. Ra4! e4 19... Bxa5 20. d6! Qd8 21. Bxb7 Rb8 22. Rxc4 Rxb7 23. Nb3 is good for White 20. Rxb4 exf3 21. b3 Bb5 21... Bf1!? 22. Nxb5 axb5 23. Rbd4?! Not 23. Rxb5 Qxc2 24. Rxb7 Rxe3! winning for Black White's best continuation seems to be 23. c4 bxc4 24. bxc4 Ng4 25. Nd3 Nde5 when Black may or may not have enough compensation. 23... Qxc2 24. Qd2 Qf5 25. Qd3 Ne4 26. Qxb5? 26. Qf1 ooks more sensible, although by now I like Black's position. 26... Nc3 27. Qd3 Qxd3 27... Nxd1!! 28. Qxf5 Rxc1! would have won immediately 28. R4xd3 My opponent, in bad time trouble, spotted at the last minute that his intended 28. R1xd3 loses to 28... Ne2+ 29. Nxe2 fxe2 28... Nxd1 29. Rxd1 Rc3 30. h3 Nc5 31. d6 Rd8 32. Kh2 Ne4 33. d7 Nf6 34. Bd4 Rxd7! 35. Bxf6 Rxd1 36. Bxc3 Rxc1 and Black mopped up