1.e4
c5
2.Nf3
e6
3.d4
cxd4
4.Nxd4
Nf6
5.Nc3
d6
6.Be2
Be7
7.0-0
0-0
8.Be3
Nc6
9.f4
Qc7
10.Qe1
Nxd4
11.Bxd4
e5
12.Be3
Be6!?
[12...exf4
first and then ...Be6]
13.f5
Bc4
14.Bxc4
Qxc4
15.Bg5!
I usually develop my Bc8 to b7 in such lines where it exerts useful pressure against the white e4-pawn. Here, black has exchanged the light-squared bishops, so white plays Bg5 to capture the Nf6 opening up the d5-square.
15...Rfe8
16.Bxf6
Bxf6
17.Nd5
knight to the middle of the board where the enemy pawns cannot attack it. And now ...Qxc2 Rc1 with Nc7 to follow.
17...Bd8
18.c3
b5
19.b3
Qc5+
20.Kh1
Rc8
21.Rf3
Black has no meaningful chances on the queenside, and the black kingside is open to the assault.
21...Kh8
[21...f6
]
22.f6!
gxf6
23.Qh4
Rg8
24.Nxf6
Rg7
25.Rg3
Bxf6
26.Qxf6
Rcg8
27.Rd1
d5
28.Rxg7
Marovic writes: "Impressive in its simplicity, this victory was built on the basis of a single strong square. Its fruit was the centralized knight, which helped to transform white's spatial preponderance into the final assault." *