Commentary for white move 11:

YASSER SEIRAWAN: What I mean by septilicus is a bishop absolutely blockaded by its own pawns. Let's make a comparison in the game between two or three dark-squared bishops. White's bishop on e3 radiates power to both sides of the board. It covers the g5 and h6 and at the same time it puts pressure on the c5 pawn. Black's bishop on f8 is literally buried behind its own army. Most specifically, this pawn on d6. A dream for black would be to be able to play bishop e7, Bg5, and trade off those bishops. If black could manage this he would very much neutralize the advantage, white's advantage. As white gets to keep this bishop, his advantage is going to increase over time. And so from my perspective, I really love white's position. I love to have the space. I love the fact that my opponent's pieces are nice and cramped, back. We spoke about Kasparov yesterday never advancing a piece beyond the fourth. Today he's already done that, of course, with Nh4.

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