Rossolimo main line ideas

[White "Torre, E."] [Black "Van Der Wiel"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B31"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Re1 O-O 7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4 d5 9. e5 Ne4 10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 White has a strong center and Black has to continue developing his pieces



 11..Qa5 12. a4 Bg4 13. Re3! Rook lift Rfc8 14. h3 Bxf3?! 15. Rxf3 White has the initiative on the kingside  and will open lines (h file) and bring the Queen as well

  


 e6 16. h4 a6 17. Bf1 b5 18. h5 b4 19. cxb4 Qxb4 20. Be3 Na5 21. Rh3! Nc4 22. hxg6 fxg6

 

 23. Qg4! Squares e6 and h7 are weak  Qe7 24. Bg5 Qf7 25. Qh4 Bh8 26. Bd3! Ra7 27. Rb1 Rac7

 

 28. Rb3! Idea is Bxg6 followed by Rbg3 Na5 29. Rb6 Rc6 30. Rxa6 Rxa6 31. Bxa6 Ra8 32. Bb5 Rf8 33. Bh6 Rc8 34. Rf3 Qc7 35.Qg4 Qe7 36. Bg5 h5

  

 37. Qh3! wins outright , bishop pair dominates Qxg5 38. Qxe6+ Kh7 39. Qxc8 Qc1+ 40. Qxc1 1-0

 full game replay here Game with variation here

Torre-Van Der Wiel 1988