The first step in the pawn majority advance.

With the long-term plan of ...Kg7, ...h7-h6, ...g6-g5 and ...f5-f4, whereas White is unable to do the same thing on the queenside.

1.Qg5!

Swapping queens to reach an endgame where the pawn structure speaks in White's favour.

1...Qxf2? 2.Rf3 Qg1 3.Bb5! White wins material.

The exchange of rooks will help White in attacking the weak pawns on a7 and c7.

With the simple idea of 9 Bg2, winning the a7-pawn.

White enjoys a sound extra pawn.

Keeping the queens on for a while so as not to leave White with the two bishops in the endgame.

The game continued 1...Qxd4? 2.Bxd4 0-0-0 3.Kd2 Nd7 4.Bxg7 Nxc5 5.Rh1 and White had a long-term advantage.