| 14. R × B |
Taking with the Pawn would have opened a possibility for a counter attack.
| 14. ........ | P - Q Kt 3 |
He is forced to this in order to avoid the breaking up of his Queen's side Pawns. The only alternative would have been P - Q Kt 4; which on the face of it looks bad.
| 15. P - Kt 5 | B P × P | |
| 16. P × P | P - Q R 4 | |
| 17. Kt - Q 5 | Q - B 4 | |
| 18. P - B 4 |
The White Knight is now a tower of strength. Behind it White will be able to prepare an attack, which will begin with P - Q 4, to drive away the Black Queen and thus leave himself free to play P - B 5. There is only one thing to take care of and that
is to prevent Black from sacrificing the Rook for the Knight and a Pawn.
| 18. ........ | Kt - Kt 4 | |
| 19. R - B 2 | Kt - K 3 | |
| 20. Q - B 3 | R - Q 2 |