With the idea Rg7! ...

notes by Rick

Position after 1. b3 with the idea Rg7.

1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 d6 3. e3 Nf6 4. c4 Nbd7 5. Nf3 c6 6. Nc3 g6 7. d4 Bg7 8. Be2 O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. Qc2 a6 11. O-O-O b5 12. g4 bxc4 13. Bxc4 exd4 14. Nxd4 Bb7 15. g5 c5 16. Nf5

Position after 16. Nf5

I was happy for black to take anything provided I got rid of the Bishop on g7.

gxf5 17. gxf6 Qxf6 18. Rhg1 Kf8

Position after 19. Rxg7!

This was Whites plan (starting from move 2)

19. Rxg7! Qxg7 20. Nb5 Re5 21. Nxd6 Bf3

Position after 22. Nxf7

Black's pieces are caught in the crossfire. (I hadn't actually calculated any variations in any depth, it just seemed consistend with the idea on move 16)

22. Nxf7 Rae8 23. Nxe5 Rxe5 24. Bxe5 Nxe5 25. Qxf5+ Nf7 26. Rd8+

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