Skype coaching session, 22 February 2015. 

The following game was examined, 40 moves. 

Paul Benson. 

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White: N. Dzagnidze, 2550. 
Black: E. Danielian, 2454. 
Event: 6th Womens FIDE Grand Prix 2011. 
Result: 0-1 in 40 moves. 
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange Variation, from Semi-Slav, D43. 

| Brief summary. 
Early opening: Black chooses to protect the d5 pawn with, pawn c6, keeping options of developing the c8 bishop outside a light square pawn chain. 
Mid - late opening: On move 6 white chooses to take the game into the Exchange Variation of the Queen's Gambit Declined. Play then follows standard lines until move 11, when white castles queenside. This is double-edged, clearly white is playing for a win instead of being content with having a small advantage as the middlegame begins, as usually occurs when white castles kingside. 
Early middlegame: White takes a safety move with, 12 Kb1, which as the game proceeds seems unnecessary. Black must start the queenside pawn push precisely as shown. The b5 square must be controlled before the c-pawn is pushed, and once it lands on the c4 square, only then do the outer pawns join the attack. White would have had more kingside attacking options with, 14. Rdg1, keeping a rook on the h-file. 
Mid middlegame: The white pawns make contact first but the kingside can be blocked by black. The white g6 pawn restricts the black king, potential back rank mates, however distant, are now a potential threat. Black, with a 3 against 2 pawn majority, will always be able to open up the white king. The tactics start on move 27 and continue to the end of the game. Take time from move 27 onwards, black must contain the white activity while pushing for the win, not obvious and definitely not easy. Black's move 30 is important, showing that fighting on both sides of the board, even in an opposite wing attack middlegame, must be kept in mind at all times. 
Late middlegame: The black rooks invade up the a-file, the white king without any pawn protection is without a defence, a clever tactic on move 38 leaves white helpless and brings the game to a quick end. || 

1. d4 d5 
2. Nf3 Nf6 
3. c4 c6 
4. Nc3 e6 
5. Bg5 Nbd7 
6. cxd5 exd5 
7. e3 Be7 
8. Qc2 O-O 
9. Bd3 Re8 
10. h3 Nf8 
11. O-O-O b6 
12. Kb1 Bb7 
13. g4 a6 
14. Rhg1 N6d7 
15. h4 c5 
16. Bf5 c4 
17. Bxe7 Qxe7 
18. g5 b5 
19. h5 b4 
20. Ne2 a5 
21. g6 fxg6 
22. hxg6 h6 
23. Nf4 a4 
24. e4 b3 
25. Qc3 a3 
26. Rd2 Nb6 
27. axb3 axb2 
28. Rxb2 Ra3 
29. Nxd5 Bxd5 
30. exd5 Qf6 
31. Bg4 Rea8 
32. Kc2 cxb3+ 
33. Rxb3 Ra2+ 
34. Kd1 Ra1+ 
35. Ke2 R8a2+ 
36. Nd2 Rxg1 
37. Be6+ Nxe6 
38. Rxb6 Rxd2+ 
39. Qxd2 Nf4+ 
40. Kf3 Qxb6 
White resigns, 0-1 

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