D45: Semi-Slav: 5 e3

1. d4 d5 2. c4 2. Bf4 Nf6= 2... c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Be2 b6 8... e5 9. Bb2= 9. O-O Bb7 10. Bb2 Re8 11. Rad1 Qe7 11... Qc7 12. Bd3= 12. Rfe1 Rac8 13. Bd3 e5 14. e4 dxc4 15. Bxc4 White has an active position 15... b5 Black threatens to win material: b5xc4 16. Bf1 g6 17. Qd2 Rcd8 18. Qg5 a6 19. h3 19. Nb1!? exd4 20. e5 (<= 20. Bxd4 Nxe4 21. Qc1 Ndf6-/+) 20... Nxe5 21. Nxe5+/= (21. Bxd4? doesn't lead to anything significant 21... Nfd7 22. Bxe5 Qxg5 23. Nxg5 Rxe5-+) 19... exd4= 20. Nxd4 Qe5 21. Qxe5 Nxe5 22. Nc2 g5 23. Bc1 h6 Covers g5 24. Be3 c5 25. f3 Secures g4 25... Bf8 26. Bf2 Black has an active position 26... Bc8 26... Nh5 27. a4 Nf4 28. axb5 Nxh3+ 29. gxh3 Nxf3+ 30. Kh1 Nxe1 31. Rxd8 Rxd8 32. Nxe1 axb5 33. Bxb5= 27. Ne3 Be6 28. Ned5 Bxd5 28... Nxd5 29. Nxd5 Bxd5 30. exd5= 29. exd5+/= White has the pair of bishops. 29... Ned7 30. Rxe8 Rxe8 31. a4 b4 Black gets more space 31... c4!? 32. bxc4 bxc4+/= 32. Ne4+/- White prepares the advance d6 32... Nxe4 33. fxe4 Nf6 33... Bd6 34. Bxa6 Rxe4 35. a5+/- 34. d6 Nxe4 35. d7 Rd8 36. Bxa6 f5 36... Nc3 37. Rd3+- 37. a5+- Bg7? 37... Bd6 38. Bb7 Rxd7 39. Bxe4 fxe4 40. Bg3+- 38. Bc4+ >= 38. Bc8!? makes it even easier for White 38... Be5 39. Rd5 Bb8 40. Rxf5 Kg7+- 38... Kf8 39. a6 Nxf2 40. Kxf2 Bd4+ 41. Rxd4 cxd4 42. a7 Ke7 43. Bd5 Kxd7 44. a8=Q Rxa8 45. Bxa8 45. Bxa8 Kd6 46. Ke2+- 1-0 [Fritz 9 (5s)]