To be fair the following game isn't really a classic. But it is an instructive handling of the Centre Game, a very much underrated opening (IMHO). 8.Qf4 is an interesting alternative the usual 8.Qg3, in that it allows a quick g4 and h4. The downside is that 8 ... Bxc3 allows Rxe4 with complications to follow. White even allows (provokes?) Nxa3 getting enough compensation for the sacrificed wing pawn. However, the real interest is later in the game, where White provides a clear cut example of how to convert a position when an exchange ahead. At the club level, there might be enough inexact moves to save Black, but clearly not here
SuperUnited Croatia Rapid, 02.07.2025
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