E08: Closed Catalan: Main Line: 7 Qc2

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 4. Nc3 Bd6= 4... Bb4+ 5. Bd2 White threatens to win material: Bd2xb4 5... Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Bf4 Nbd7 9. Qc2 a5 9... dxc4 10. Nbd2= 10. Rd1 Black's piece can't move: c8 10... Nh5 11. Bc1 b5 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. e4 dxe4 14. Qxe4 Rb8 Black has a cramped position 15. Qe2 Nhf6 16. Bf4 White threatens to win material: Bf4xb8 16... Rb6 Black has a cramped position 17. Ne5 Nd5 18. Bxd5 exd5 Black has the pair of bishops. 19. Nc3 White threatens to win material: Nc3xb5 19... Nf6 20. Nxb5 Ba6 Black threatens to win material: Ba6xb5 21. a4 White has a new backward pawn: b2 21... Ne4 22. Rdc1 Qe8 23. Rc7 Bd8 24. Ra7 f6? Consolidates g5 >= 24... Bxb5 would keep Black in the game 25. axb5 Qxb5 26. Qxb5 Rxb5+/= 25. Nd7+- Rf7 26. Nxb6 Rxa7 27. Nxd5 Rd7 28. Ndc3 Rxd4? 28... Re7 29. Qc4+ Kh8 30. Nd5+- 29. Re1 29. f3 makes it even easier for White 29... Bxb5 30. Nxb5 Rb4+- 29... f5 30. Qc2 Rb4 31. Nd5 31. f3 might be the shorter path 31... Qc6 32. fxe4 Bb6+ 33. Be3 fxe4 34. Bxb6 Qxb6+ 35. Qf2 Qxf2+ 36. Kxf2 Rxb2+ 37. Re2 Rb4 38. Rxe4 h6+- 31... Rxb5 32. axb5 Qxb5 33. Nc7 Qc4 34. Qd1 34. Qxc4+ Bxc4 35. Ra1 Bf6+- 34... Bxc7 35. Qd7 h6 36. Qxc7 36. Bxc7 Qc5 37. Qe6+ Kh7+- 36... Qb4 37. Qb8+ Qxb8 38. Bxb8 Nd2 38... a4 39. Bf4+- 39. Ra1 g5 39... Bd3 40. f4+- 40. f4 Nb3 41. Ra3 Bc4 42. Bc7 g4 42... Kf7 43. Kf2+- 43. Bxa5 43. Bxa5 Nd4 44. Kf2+- 1-0 [Fritz 9 (5s)]