[Event "Rilton Cup 34th"]
[Site "Stockholm"]
[Date "2004.12.31"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Sergey Volkov"]
[Black "Pia Cramling"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2477"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 {This move is a little harmless compared to  4.Nf3, but as we shall see it is not so easy for Black to equalise. Of course  there is a wide choice of 4...a6, 4...e6 and 4...g6 as alternatives to the  text move.} Bf5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Qb3 Bc8 {The main disadvantage with 4...Bf5 is  the loss of time. The main advantage is the release of the tension in the  centre.} 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. f4 $1 {  Of course. Otherwise the White play makes little sense.} e6 9. Nf3 Be7 10. O-O  O-O 11. Ne5 Nxe5 {I do not like this move much. Better seems to be} (11... Nd7  {to get rid of the right knight. In the game the f6-knight goes to b8 and c6.  Surely there are some loss of time to be accounted for?} 12. Bd2 Ndxe5 13. fxe5  {and now while there is time} f5 $1 14. exf6 Rxf6 15. Rxf6 Bxf6 16. Rf1 Qe7 {  and the Black disadvantage has been kept at a minimum.}) 12. fxe5 Nd7 13. Qc2  g6 {This is a move Black does not want to play. Maybe} (13... f5 $5 {  was better. After} 14. g4 Nb6 15. gxf5 exf5 16. Bxf5 Bxf5 17. Rxf5 Qd7 {  the White king would be very open and White lacking in development. So maybe  something calmer was forced. Still the outcome is very open hereafter} 18. e4)  14. Bd2 a6 (14... f5 15. Nb5 {would not be nice now.}) 15. Ne2 Nb8 (15... f5)  16. Rf3 Nc6 (16... f5 {must be played or the position is strategically lost,  and this was maybe the last chance. White has a very nice position anyway, but  without ...f5 Black will not have any space to manoeuvre his pieces on on the  kingside, and White will have free hands to inflict maximum damage.}) 17. Raf1  {Now ...f5 cannot be played.} Bd7 18. a3 Rc8 19. Qb1 Qb6 ({  The problem for Black is that she cannot free herself. After} 19... f5 {  White has} 20. exf6 Rxf6 21. Rxf6 Bxf6 22. Bxg6 {  winning a couple of pawns, based on} hxg6 23. Qxg6+ Bg7 24. Rf7 {and wins.})  20. b4 Be8 21. Qe1 Nb8 22. Nc3 Qd8 23. Qf2 {White is finished manoeuvring and  ready to creak the Black position down. Now 23...Nc6 was possible, trying to  prevent e3-e4 by hitting on the d4-pawn. White will probably find a way to  decide the game, but at least it is not blatantly obvious.} a5 24. bxa5 Bxa3 (  24... Qxa5 25. e4 $1 {is also very strong for White. After} Rxc3 26. Qe1 {  Black can resign.}) 25. e4 {Just one among many winning moves. But the most  natural one. Now Black will never be able to defend himself against Bh6,  though this is not the only winning plan for White,} Bb2 26. Ne2 dxe4 27. Bxe4  Bb5 28. Bd3 Bxd3 29. Rxd3 Nc6 30. Bh6 Nxe5 31. Bxf8 1-0