If you want to see those other games, open the gameknot opening database to this position.

15.Rhd1 seems to be the move to play at this point...

And lose the knight jkarp?

I have a feeling Joe might be onto something. 16...Re8 is no good, of course, but how about 16...e6, threatening to open the e-file, and/or leave White with an isolated d-pawn? 16...Ne5!? looks like another idea.

17.dxc6 isn't possible as the pawn is pinned by the Rd8

I think Joe has done what I have, all too often. Forgot whose 'go' it was and analyses the wrong 'side'. easy to do when you're following the game on your own board.

More accurate, it would appear, than 17...Ne5.

This is an interesting choice that White has made: preferring to keep his 'bad' bishop. I might have chosen instead 18.Kd3, here, as after 18...Nxf3 19.gxf3 Rxc1 20.Rxc1 e6 21.Bd4! exd5 22.e5, despite appearances - the pawn minus and pressure against the centre - White is doing fine. The rook will soon rip into c7, with enough counter-attack to hold the game easily.

For jkarp, how does moving the rook to a8 in this position help black at all? In fact I have a question for you. If black were to move to a8 as you suggest, what do you think the next move from white will be just from that suggestion?

After 19...Ra8!? 20.Rc7 h5 21.Bf3 Kf8 22.Rxb7 Rac8, Black's active pieces should be enough to hold. Note that in this line Black's tenure of the c-file will henceforth be permanent. I think Black was probably correct not to try 19...Rxc1, though, which at least partially vindicates Joe's comment.

Looking very drawish now.

solidly played game by both sides.The outcome was Honorable. BC

Very informative annotation.

Well done by both sides.

Many thanks everyone!

Thanks for the annotation Charles.

Well played by both. The young fella really impressive. Many thanks for such a good annotation.

Rather careful play by both sides, and not what you would call an eventful game. But an instructive illustration of the strategic battle in the centre that can develop from the Exchange Variation Grunfeld.