Chess: The Unsounded Center

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 g6 3 Nc3 d5 4 cxd5 Nxd5 5 e4
Nxc3 6 bxc3 Bg7 7 Bc4 O-O 8 Ne2 c5 9 O-O
9 ... Nc6 10 Be3 Qc7 11 Rc1 Rd8 12 h3 b6
13 f4 e6 14 Qe1 Na5 15 Bd3 f5


16 g4



He's expecting that his center will hold up
long enough for his kingside assault to gain
momentum.


16 ... Bb7



Check out the d4 and e4 pressure being felt
by White!


16 ... fxe4

17 Ng3



17 ... Qd7



18 Rd1



18 gxf5

18 ... cxd4