1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.g3 Catalan by transposition 4...Be7 5.Bg2 0-0 6.0-0 dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.a4 Main Line Catalan 8...c5?! Increases the influence of the Bishop on g2. 9.dxc5 Bxc5 10.Qxc4 Qb6 11.a5! Gaining space and cramping the black queen-side. 11...Qa7?? 12.b4! Be7 13.Be3! b5 14.axb6 Black is already lost, and the rest is just a matter of technique. 14...Qb7 15.Nc3 Nd5 16.Nd4 Rd8 17.Rfc1 Qxb6 18.Nxd5 exd5 19.Bxd5 Rxd5 20.Qxd5 Bb7 21.Nf5! The most accurate finish to the game. 21...Qxb4 22.Nxe7+ Qxe7 23.Rc8+! Bxc8 24.Qxa8 Qd6 25.Rb1 Black resigned. 1-0