E08: Closed Catalan: Main Line: 7 Qc2

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 4. Nc3 Nbd7= 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 25. Nd7 Rf7 26. Nxb6 Rxa7 27. Nxd5 Rd7 28. Ndc3 Rxd4 29. Re1 f5 30. Qc2 Rb4 31. Nd5 Rxb5 32. axb5 Qxb5 33. Nc7 Qc4 34. Qd1 Bxc7 35. Qd7 h6 36. Qxc7 Qb4 37. Qb8+ Qxb8 38. Bxb8 Nd2 39. Ra1 g5 40. f4 Nb3 41. Ra3 Bc4 42. Bc7 Attacking the isolated pawn on a5 42... g4 43. Bxa5 1-0 [Fritz 9 (5s)]