[Event "Ilford"] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "Israel"] [Black "Yanofsky"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C13"] [Opening "French: Classical"] {The French Half-open Formation} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. Qd2 O-O 8. f4 c5 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. g3 a6 11. Bg2 Nb6 12. b3 Bd7 13. Ne2 cxd4 14. Nfxd4 Qc5 15. c3 {The possession of the strongpoint at d4 gives White the advantage in the centre, and consequently the usual chances of Kingside attack. Black's chacnes are not to be underestimated. The half-open c-file enables him to put the Queenside under pressure which he can increase by ... Pb5 (the Minority attack). Moreover, White must continually reckon with the possibility of ... Pf6. The after ... Rxf6, Black would be left with the hanging centre} 15... Nc8 {On the one hand clearing the way for the b-pawn, and on the other hand preparing to undermine White's Knight on d4} 16. O-O N8e7 17. Kh1 Rac8 18. Rac1 Qa5 {Directed against c4} 19. Rfd1 Rc7 20. a4 Nxd4 21. Nxd4 Qb6 22. Qa2 Nc6 {The undermining of Nd4} 23. Nxc6 Bxc6 24. a5 Qe3 25. Re1 Qc5 26. b4 Qe7 27. Qd2 Rd8 28. Re3 Bb5 { The bad Bishop emerges from behind the chain, and becomes a full-value piece} 29. Bf1 d4 $1 {Once White's Pd4 has been systematically undermined, so that it can not support a piece, the square becomes ripe for the decisive breakthrough} 30. cxd4 Rxc1 31. Qxc1 Bxf1 32. Qxf1 Qxb4 { After the win of this pawn it is only a matter of technique} 33. Qe1 Qxd4 34. Re4 Qd5 35. Kg1 h6 36. Re3 Qa2 37. Re2 Qc4 38. Rd2 Qc5+ 39. Qf2 Qc1+ 0-1