1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 a6 5. e3 b5 6. c5 Nbd7 7. Bd2 Another popular line starts with 7. Bd3 e5 8. Nxe5 Nxe5 9. dxe5 Ng4 10. f4 Bxc5 11. Qf3 Qb6 12. Nd1 7... a5 8. Rc1 A new approach. The rook is placed on the c-file which can be annoying for Black, who usually continues with ...Qc7 (to perpare ...e5). Until now, only the immediate 8. a3 had been played, e.g. 8... Qc7 9. b4 e5 10. bxa5 e4 11. Ng1 Rxa5 12. Nge2 h5 13. Nc1 Be7 14. Nb3 Ra8 15. h3 O-O 16. Be2 h4 17. a4 Bareev-Jakovenko, Moscow 2005 8... Ba6 A possible idea of Moro's novelty is 8... Qc7 9. Bd3 e5 10. Nxb5!? cxb5 11. c6 Nb6 12. dxe5 Ne4 13. Bxb5 9. a3 Qc7 10. b4 axb4 11. axb4 g6 Now the game follows normal patterns again. Black will play ...e5 at some point and White will prepare to answer it by e3-e4. If al central pawns are exchanged, the b4-b5-c4-c5 pawn construction seems to favour White, who has more space to manoeuvre. 12. Bd3 Bg7 13. O-O O-O 14. Ne2 Bb7 15. h3 Ra3 16. Bc3 Rfa8 17. Bb2 R3a6 18. Qb3 Ne8 19. Rfe1 e5 20. e4 Opening up the position clearly favours White. 20... dxe4 21. Bxe4 Ndf6 22. Ng3! Taking this white-squared bishop will allow a very strong knight on e4. 22... exd4 23. Nxd4 Rd8 24. Bf3 Raa8 White is clearly better, but how to improve an already perfect position? 25. Ndf5! Threatening 26.Re7. 25... gxf5 Black has to take: 25... Bf8 26. Qc3! Ra2 27. Ne4! gxf5 28. Nxf6+ Nxf6 29. Qxf6 Rxb2 30. Qxb2 Bg7 31. Qc2 26. Nxf5 OK. Go ahead and defend this position. It's just impossible. But Movsesian manages to hold on for a long time. 26... Rd7! 26... Qd7 27. Re7 Qxf5 28. Qxf7+ Kh8 29. Rxb7 Rd2 (29... Qg6 30. Qxg6 hxg6 31. Bxc6) 30. Bc3 Rd3 31. Re1! 27. Nxg7 A logical move, because now the b2 bishop will be terribly strong. However, even stronger seems 27. Qe3!? (threatening 28.Qg5)when 27... h6 looks forced. Then 28. Nxh6+ Kh7 29. Nf5 is probably winning for White. 27... Kxg7 28. Qc3 Here 28. Re5!? Kf8 29. Qe3 deserved consideration 28... Qf4! 29. Re4 Qd2 30. Qe5 Ra2? After some good defensive moves, Movsesian collapses anyway. After 30... Rd5! 31. Rg4+ Kf8 32. Bxd5 Nxg4 it looks like there's nothing more than a perpetual for White: 33. Qh8+ Ke7 34. hxg4 cxd5 35. Qe5+ Kd7 36. Qf5+ Kc6 37. Qxf7 Qxb2 38. Qe6+ Kc7 39. Qe7+= 31. Re2! Qh6 32. Rce1 Now White is winning again. 32... Rxb2 32... Qg6 33. Bh5! Rxb2 34. Bxg6 Rxe2 35. Rxe2 hxg6 36. g4 33. Qxb2 Nc7 34. Bg4 Rd3 35. Re7 Ncd5 36. Rxb7 Rd2 37. Qe5 1-0