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This will be game # 5 of my Tactical School, when it is ready.  

 GM E. Bacrot (2653)  -  K. Sasikiran (2670) / The FIDE Olympiad; BLED, SLO;  2002.  

Below is the base move - which you can study until I have it  (deeply) annotated. 

  GM E. Bacrot (2653)  -  K. Sasikiran (2670)  
[E97] 
(FIDE) Olympiad 
Bled, SLO; (12),  07.11.2002

[A.J.G.]

1.d4 Nf6;  2.c4 g6;  3.Nc3 Bg7;  4.e4 d6;  5.Nf3 0-0;  6.Be2 e5;  7.0-0 Nc6;  8.d5 Ne7;  9.b4,  {Diagram?}  
 The Bayonet Variation, which is "The zenith of fashion," to quote MCO. (The first 5 games will ALL will cover this line!) 

9...Nh5; ('!?')  This is nice ... but I prefer 9...a5; here. 

10.Re1 a5;  11.bxa5 Rxa5;  12.a4 c5;  13.Ra3 Ra6;  14.Nb5 Nf6;  15.Bf1 Kh8;  16.Bb2 Ng4;  17.h3 Nh6;  18.Nd2 g5;  19.Be2 Ng6; 
20.Bg4 Nf4;  21.Nf1 f5;  22.exf5 Bxf5;  23.Ng3 Bg6;  24.Ne4 Nxg4;  25.hxg4,  Draw agreed. 
 An interesting game. (By two VERY strong players.) 

 Hopefully, my notes will show some hidden ideas.  (Stay tuned.) 

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