[Event "7.Be3 Be7 8.Qd2 0-0 9.dxc5"] [Site "?"] [Date "2026.03.09"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "French, Steinitz, Boleslavsky"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C11"] [Annotator "Zysk"] [PlyCount "68"] [EventType "swiss"] [SourceTitle "CBM 112 ext"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2006.07.14"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2006.07.14"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 0,68,50,17,54,46,36,31,65,48,59,19,10,34,34,20,32,21,21,8,7,-4,-4,-13,3, 10,24,-3,2,-27,27,-6,-13,-2,-2,-50,-42,-61,-76,-131,-49,-261,-237,-285,-285, -317,-244,-229,-229,-299,-134,-112,-127,-132,-130,-130,-130,-119,-158,-162, -165,-151,-130,-214,-176,-301,-282,-282,-325,-338,-338]} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Be7 {In this variation white often plays 8.Qd2 0-0 9.0-0-0 but after 9...c4! he is nearly lost. Never forget this easy mistake!} 8. Qd2 O-O 9. dxc5 ({Or white can play} 9. Be2 { A totally different variation.}) (9. O-O-O $4 {Big mistake but played a lot. Remember to NOT do that, when black can play c4!} c4 $1) 9... Bxc5 {Main choice } (9... Qa5 $5 {Popular gambit for the time being.} 10. O-O-O b6 $1 11. Bb5 Nb4 12. a3 bxc5 13. Kb1 Rb8 14. axb4 cxb4 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Bxd7 Bxd7 17. Qxd5 Qxd5 18. Rxd5 Bc6 19. Ra5 Rfc8 20. b3 Be4 21. Rc1 Rc3 22. Bxa7 $14) (9... Nxc5 $5 10. O-O-O $16) 10. Bxc5 (10. O-O-O Qb6 11. Bxc5 Nxc5 12. Bd3 Nb4 13. Kb1 Bd7 14. Qf2 Nbxd3 15. cxd3 Rfc8 16. Qd4 a5 $11) 10... Nxc5 11. O-O-O Qa5 $132 { Prepares Rd8} 12. Kb1 (12. h4 {Sharpest continuation. In these position speed is crucial.}) 12... Rd8 13. Bb5 Bd7 14. Qf2 a6 15. Bxc6 (15. Qxc5 b6 16. Qxc6 axb5 17. Qd6 b4 $40) 15... bxc6 16. Nd4 Rab8 17. Nb3 Nxb3 18. cxb3 c5 19. f5 d4 20. f6 dxc3 21. Qg3 g6 22. Qe3 c2+ 23. Kxc2 c4 24. a3 Rxb3 25. Qh6 Rxb2+ 26. Kxb2 Qxe5+ 27. Ka2 Qxf6 28. Qe3 Ba4 29. Rxd8+ Qxd8 30. Rf1 Qd3 31. Qf3 f5 32. Rf2 Bb3+ 33. Kb2 Qd4+ 34. Kb1 c3 1/2-1/2