[Event "Rilton Cup 34th"]
[Site "Stockholm"]
[Date "2004.12.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Volkov, Sergey"]
[Black "Bellon Lopez, Juan Manuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Aagaard,J"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2004.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Bellon was doing well for a long time, but he was never a contender. His foxy
wins over lover rated players were not enough to compensate for weak play
against the high rated players. Here we shall see how he after 15 moves end up
in a lost position against the nr.1 seed. When I say lost position I mean that
he will be able to resist a long time, but the result is never truly in doubt.
} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. e3 Bb4+ $6 {This check is highly excentric.
Usually we teach club players that you should put the pawns on the opposite
colour of your bishops in the opening. Here Bellon chooses to exchange the
"good" bishop.} 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Nbxd2 f5 $6 {So this was the idea? Black has a
bad Stonewall. The exchange White often will go to great lengths to achieve
has been performed with loss of time by Black.} 7. Bd3 Nf6 8. O-O O-O 9. b4 {
This should also not have been allowed to be played so easily.} Ne4 10. a4 Qe7
11. b5 a6 $2 {And here he is moving the pawns on the side where he is weaker.
This will only increase the White initiative, as it is easier for White to
attack the Black pawns as they move forward. Better was} (11... Nd7 {though
the position is already clearly worse.}) 12. Qb3 Kh8 13. Rfc1 Bd7 {This allows
a winning sequence, but it is difficult to suggest improvements.} 14. bxa6 Nxa6
15. c5 $1 {Now we end in a arch-typical position with good knight vs. awful
bishop.} Bc8 16. Bxa6 Nxd2 17. Nxd2 Rxa6 {and White won in 62 moves...} 18. Qc3
Qc7 19. a5 Bd7 20. Rcb1 Rfa8 21. Rb6 R6a7 22. Nf3 Kg8 23. Ne5 Bc8 24. g3 Ra6
25. Kg2 Kf8 26. Nd3 R6a7 27. Ra4 Kg8 28. Qa1 Bd7 29. Nb4 Qc8 30. Nd3 Qc7 31.
Qa2 Bc8 32. Ne5 Ra6 33. h3 Kf8 34. Qd2 Kg8 35. Ra1 R6a7 36. g4 Ra6 37. g5 Qd8
38. h4 Qe8 39. Kg3 Qe7 40. Qc3 Qe8 41. Nd3 Qf7 42. f3 Qc7+ 43. Kg2 Qf7 44. Qe1
Qc7 45. Rxa6 Rxa6 46. Qg3 Qxg3+ 47. Kxg3 Kf8 48. Kf4 Ke7 49. Ke5 Bd7 50. Nf4
Ra8 51. Nh5 Rf8 52. Nxg7 f4 53. exf4 Rf7 54. f5 exf5 55. Nh5 Bc8 56. Kf4 Rf8
57. Re1+ Kf7 58. Ng3 Bd7 59. h5 Ra8 60. Nxf5 Bxf5 61. Kxf5 Rxa5 62. g6+ 1-0

[Event "Den Haag International"]
[Site "The Hague"]
[Date "1921.11.04"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "Rubinstein, Akiba"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[Annotator "Alekhine,Alexander"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1921.10.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "HCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{ABGELEHNTES DAMENGAMBIT s.a. ChessBase: "Alekhine All Games" 433 mit
ausführlichen Partiebeispielen} 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 a6 4. c5 Nc6 5. Bf4
Nge7 6. Nc3 Ng6 7. Be3 b6 8. cxb6 cxb6 9. h4 Bd6 10. h5 Nge7 11. h6 g6 12. Bg5
O-O ({Besser war wahrscheinlich} 12... f5 {, wonach Schwarz nicht unter
Mattdrohung auf g7 stehen würde, aber die weiße Partie wäre jedenfalls
schon besser.}) 13. Bf6 {Eine gar nicht gewöhnliche Stellung nach so wenigen
Zügen in einem Damengambit. Von den 13 ersten Zügen hat Weiß 3 Züge mit
dem c-Bauern, 3 Züge mit dem h-Bauern und 4 Züge mit dem Läufer gemacht,
wonach er eine Stellung erlangt hat, die wenn nicht gewonnen, so doch dem
Gewinn nahe ist.  Gerade in Zusammenhang mit der originellen Eröffnung dieser
Partie ist sehr viel von der neuen" hypermodernen" Technik, der
"neoromantischen Schule" und ähnlichem gesprochen worden. In Wirklichkeit ist
aber alles viel einfacher. Schwarz hatte in der Eröffnung einige exzentrische
Züge gemacht (4. ... a6, 5. ... Se7, 6. ... Se7-g6) , die ihm schließlich
eine gute Partie gegeben hätten, wenn der Gegner auf sie nicht reagiert
hätte (z.B. wenn er 7. e3 statt 7. Le3 oder 9. g3 statt 9. h4 gespielt hätte)
und ich habe gar nicht freiwillig, sondern nur den Not gehorchend, meinen
Bauern vorgeschoben, bloß um zu verhindern, dass Schwarz das Übergewicht im
Zentrum erlangt. Aber in der Regel entsprechen solche Experimente in der
Eröffnung weder meinem Temperament, noch meinem Stil, wie der Leser dieses
Buches sich leicht überzeugen kann.} b5 14. e3 Bd7 15. Bd3 Rc8 {Schwarz denkt
nur an die Möglichkeit eines sofortigen Angriffs von Weiß auf dem
Königsflügel (durch Sg5 oder Se5 in Verbindung mit Df3) und beschließt, dem
einen Gegenangriff auf dem Damenflügel entgegenzusetzen. In diesem Falle
wäre der Vorbereitungszug Tac8 dem Schwarzen sehr nützlich. Aber Weiß ist
in der Wahl seines Planes keineswegs beschränkt, da der Gegner im Grunde
einstweilen noch nicht droht (besser wäre für Schwarz 15. ... Sa5 in
Verbindung mit 16. ...Sa5-c4, was Weiß gezwungen hätte, einige
Schutzmaßnahmen zu treffen).} 16. a4 {Leitet einen Angriff auch auf dem
Damenflügel ein, - was Schwarz zwingt, diesen zu blockieren, - und bringt den
Springer ohne Zeitverlust auf einen wichtigen Punkt.} b4 17. Ne2 Qb6 18. Nc1 {
Verhindert b3.} Rc7 19. Nb3 Na5 {Zu spät!} 20. Nc5 {Auf diese Weise
verwandelt Weiß seinen Positionsvorteil in materiellen Übergewicht.} Nc4 {
Dieser Zug ist nicht besser als die untersuchten. Er gibt dem Gegner die
Möglichkeit, zwischen zwei guten Fortsetzungen zu wählen. Es kam indes so,
dass Weiß sich zu der weniger entscheidenden entschloss.} ({Schwarz kann den
Springer nicht schlagen, z.B.} 20... Bxc5 21. dxc5 Qxc5 22. Bd4 Qc6 23. Ne5 Qb7
24. Ng4 {usw. mit Qualitätsgewinn.}) ({Und wenn} 20... Bc8 {dann} 21. Ne5 {
mit analogen Varianten.}) 21. Bxc4 dxc4 22. Ne5 (22. Ne4 $1 {erzwang ebenfalls
Qualitätsgewinn wegen der Doppeldrohung 24. Sxd6 und 24. Le5 usw. oder 23.
Lg7 mit Sf6+ mit Beibehaltung des Angriffs.}) 22... Bxe5 23. Bxe7 Bd6 {Dank
seines ausgezeichneten Positionsgefühls entscheidet sich Rubinstein zu einem
Qualitätsopfer, welches ihm einige Rettungsschancen verspricht.} ({Falls} 
23... Re8 24. dxe5 Rxe7 {so} 25. Ne4 {und die schwarze Stellung ist viel
schlechter} ({und nicht} 25. Qf3 f5 26. exf6 Rf7 {mit Verteidigungsmöglichkeit
}) 25... f5 (25... Be8 26. Nf6+ Kh8 27. Qd8 Rb7 28. Rd1 Qc6 29. O-O {und
gewinnt.}) 26. Qd6 Bc6 27. Nf6+ Kf7 28. Qd8 Be8 29. Nxh7 {und gewinnt.}) 24.
Bxf8 Bxf8 25. Nxd7 Rxd7 26. a5 {verhindert a6-a5 und damit die Konsolidierung
der schwarzen Bauernstellung.} Qc6 27. Qf3 Rd5 28. Rc1 $1 {Provoziert das
Vorrücken des c-Bauern, um die Lage auf dem Damenflügel zu klären.} Qc7 29.
Qe2 c3 30. bxc3 bxc3 31. Qxa6 Rxa5 32. Qd3 Ba3 ({Auf} 32... Ra3 {hätte Weiß}
33. Ke2 {in Verbindung mit 34. Thd1 usw. gespielt.}) 33. Rc2 Bb2 34. Ke2 ({
Und nicht} 34. O-O {wegen} Rh5 {mit Gewinn des Bauern h6 und guten
Remischancen.}) 34... Qc6 35. f3 f5 36. Rb1 Qd6 ({Falls} 36... Qd5 {so} 37. Kf2
{mit der Drohung:} {falls} Ra7 38. Rxc3 Bxc3 39. Qxc3 Ra8 40. Qc7 {und Weiß
gewinnt.}) 37. Qc4 Kf7 38. Qc8 Qa6+ {Der Damentausch ist durch die Drohung 39.
Dh8 usw. erzwungen.} 39. Qxa6 Rxa6 40. e4 g5 41. Kd3 Kg6 42. d5 $1 {Bildet
einen Freibauern, was die Sache in wenigen Zügen entscheidet. Der Versuch des
Schwarzen, auf dem Königsflügel Chancen zu erlangen, zieht seinen König nur
noch in ein Mattnetz.} fxe4+ 43. fxe4 exd5 44. exd5 Ra4 45. Rd1 {Unterstützt
das Vorgehen des Bauern.} Kxh6 46. d6 Kh5 47. d7 Ra8 48. Ke4 Rd8 49. Kf5 Kh4
50. Rh1+ {SCHWARZ GIBT AUF. Kommentar: A. Aljechin, "Meine besten Partien
1908-1923", 1983, S. 141-144; MDB 15: 29844} 1-0

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2014.03.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[Annotator "Andreikin,D"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2014.03.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Bg5 h6 5. Bxf6 Qxf6 6. Nbd2 Be7 {I prefer this
natural move to the one chosen by Kramnik 6...g6?! (Andreikin-Kramnik,
Dortmund 2013. 1-0)} 7. Qc2 O-O 8. e3 c5 {A logical continuation.} ({If Black
plays passively, White can begin a dangerous attack:} 8... c6 $6 9. h4 $1 Nd7
10. g4 $40) 9. dxc5 Nd7 ({Another interesting idea is} 9... Na6 $5 10. cxd5
exd5 11. Bxa6 Qxa6 12. Nd4 Bd7 13. b4 Bf6 $44) 10. cxd5 exd5 $6 {Here is the
first important moment.} ({After} 10... Nxc5 11. dxe6 (11. d6 Bxd6 12. Rd1 $11)
11... Bxe6 12. Bc4 Bf5 13. e4 {we both overlooked} Nxe4 $1 {At the press
conference after the game Veselin was talking about the move 13...Bg6?!} 14.
Nxe4 Qg6 {Black develops a dangerous initiative, for example} 15. Bd5 (15. Nfd2
Rac8 16. O-O b5 17. Bxf7+ Rxf7 18. Qd3 Bg5 $17) (15. O-O $5 Bxe4 16. Qb3 Rad8 {
Black has the advatage of the two bishops.}) 15... Rfd8 16. Bxb7 Qxg2 17. Ke2 (
17. Rg1 $2 Qxf3 18. Nf6+ Bxf6 19. Bxf3 Bxc2 $19) 17... Bg4 18. Qb3 Rab8 19.
Rhg1 Qxf3+ 20. Qxf3 Bxf3+ 21. Kxf3 Rxb7 $15 {This endgame is better for Black.}
) 11. Nb3 {Of course, now I don't give up the c-pawn.} a5 (11... b6 12. c6 Nb8
13. Rc1 Bb4+ 14. Nbd2 Bf5 15. Bd3 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Nxc6 17. O-O $14) 12. a4 $5 {
I supported my opponent's aspiration for a difficult fight.} (12. Bd3 a4 13.
Nbd4 Nxc5 14. O-O $11) 12... b6 13. c6 Bb4+ 14. Kd1 Nc5 {I prefer this move to
the passive:} (14... Nb8 $6 {with idea to win back a pawn.} 15. Nbd4 Bc5 16.
Bb5 Bg4 17. h3 Bxf3+ 18. Nxf3 Nxc6 19. Bxc6 Qxc6 20. Ke2 {If the white king is
consolidated, Black will get an unpleasant endgame.}) 15. Nbd4 Ne4 $2 {The
black knight in the centre is beautiful, but not effective. Black had an
opportunity to activate other pieces:} (15... Bg4 $1 16. Bb5 ({During the game
I wanted to make another move:} 16. h3 $6 Bxf3+ 17. gxf3 Ne6 18. Qf5 {but here
I didn't see} Qh4 $1 $17 19. Bd3 g6 20. Rg1 Ng5 $1 $19) 16... Ne6 17. Kc1 Bc5
18. Qd2 Bb4 19. Qc2 Bc5 $11) 16. Bb5 {The white position is better. The pawn
on c6 is very strong!} g5 $2 {This is a continuation plan associated with
mistaken knight move.  Black could qualify for counterplay after} (16... Bg4
17. Kc1 Bh5 $5 18. Bd3 $5 (18. Kb1 Bg6 19. Bd3 Nxf2 20. Bxg6 Qxg6 21. Qxg6 fxg6
22. Rc1 Nd3 23. Rd1 Nf2 24. Rc1 Nd3 $11) 18... Nc5 19. Bf5 Bxf3 20. gxf3 g6 21.
Bh3 Na6 $1 22. Bf1 $5 (22. Kb1 Bc5 $11) 22... Rfc8 23. Bxa6 Rxa6 24. c7 Ra7 25.
Nb5 Bd6 26. Nxa7 Rxc7 27. Nc6 Bf8 28. Kb1 Rxc6 $44) 17. h3 $16 {Now Black is
devoid of any counterplay.} h5 $6 {This is an unnecessary weakening of the
king. Black should think about defence} (17... Ra7 18. Kc1 Rc7 19. Kb1 Rd8 20.
Ka2 Bf8 21. Rac1 Bg7 $16 {White's position is winning, but not very easy.}) 18.
Kc1 $1 {I can ignore the activity of my opponent.} Bc5 {This move is a
recognition of the failure of his plan. After} (18... g4 19. hxg4 hxg4 20. Kb1
$1 gxf3 21. gxf3 Ng5 22. Ka2 $18 {Black's king is doomed.}) 19. Kb1 Re8 20. Ka2
$18 {Black has played badly and this position is already absolutely lost. The
weakness of the kingside should soon be crucial.} Ra7 21. Rad1 Kf8 22. Rhf1 Kg7
23. Ka1 Bf8 $2 24. Ne2 Rd8 25. h4 $1 g4 26. Nf4 Kg8 27. Nxd5 1-0

[Event "FRA-ch"]
[Site "Meribel"]
[Date "1998.08.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Prie, Eric"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Apicella,M"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1998.08.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{After an excellent start (9/12), Etienne Bacrot unfortunately fell apart in
the last three rounds, where he managed only one draw. As a result, Iossif
Dorfman overtook him. Let's take a look at how he overwhelmed his former
teacher and newly appointed French National Chess Director with Black.} 1. Nf3
d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 e6 4. Qc2 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. a3 $5 (7. g3 Nd7 8.
Bg2 (8. Nbd2 dxc4 9. Bg2 Bb4 10. Qxc4 Qe7 11. O-O Bd6 12. Ne4 Bc7 13. b4 O-O
14. Rac1 a6 $11 {Schlosser,P-Godena,M/Horgen 1994/1/2-1/2 (31)}) 8... dxc4 (
8... Bb4+ 9. Nc3 O-O 10. O-O dxc4 11. Ne4 Qf5 12. Qxc4 Qxe4 13. Qxb4 Qxe2 14.
Rfe1 Qa6 15. Ne5 $44 {Baumegger - Soln 1998/0-1 (32)}) 9. Qxc4 e5 $2 10. dxe5
Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Qxe5 12. Bxc6+ $1 bxc6 13. Qxc6+ Kd8 14. Nc3 $1 {1-0 Yermolinsky,
A-Kalikshteyn,A/New York op 1993}) (7. Nc3 dxc4 (7... Nd7 8. e4 dxe4 9. Nxe4
Bb4+ 10. Nc3 Qe7 11. Bd3 Nf6 12. O-O c5 13. Qe2 Bxc3 14. bxc3 O-O 15. a4 $14 {
Novikov,I-Kuijf,M/EuClub Cup qual Gp 1997/1/2-1/2 (41)}) 8. e3 Nd7 9. Bxc4 g6
10. O-O Bg7 11. b4 $14 {Sakaev,K-Beshukov,S/Russia Cup GP 1997/1-0 (57)}) 7...
Nd7 8. e4 dxe4 9. Qxe4 g6 10. Nc3 Bg7 11. h4 $6 {This move shows an aggressive
temperament, which is quite unusual for Eric Prié.} O-O 12. h5 e5 $1 {This is
an essential principle: an attack on either side should be followed by a
response in the center.} 13. d5 Nc5 14. Qe3 Nb3 15. Ne4 (15. Rd1 Nd4 $17) 15...
Qf4 16. Qxb3 (16. Qxf4 $2 exf4 17. Rb1 Re8 $19) 16... Qxe4+ 17. Be2 gxh5 $5 (
17... g5 $15) 18. Rxh5 (18. dxc6 $142) 18... cxd5 19. cxd5 Bg4 20. Rh4 h5 $15 {
[%csl Re1]} 21. Rd1 Rad8 22. Ng1 $2 (22. Qxb7 Rd7 (22... Rb8 23. Qxa7 Rxb2 24.
Qe3 $13) 23. Qc6 Rfd8 $15) 22... Qxg2 23. Bxg4 hxg4 24. Ne2 Rd6 $1 {[%csl Rf2]
[%cal Gd6f6,Gf6f2]} 25. Rd3 $6 (25. Qg3 Qxg3 26. fxg3 f5 $17) (25. Qd3 Rfd8 $17
) 25... Rf6 26. Rg3 Qxf2+ 27. Kd1 Rf3 $19 28. Qc2 Rd8 29. Qh7+ Kf8 30. Rxf3
gxf3 31. Nc3 Qg1+ 32. Kc2 Qg2+ 33. Kb3 f2 0-1

[Event "Belgrade Trophy 29th"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "2015.11.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Radovanovic, Mihajlo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2379"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "2015.11.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 {Knowing that Mihajlo used to play the Tarrasch Defence I
went for a special system I have had in mind.} 3. Nf3 $5 (3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5
exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bg5 f6 $1 (6... Be7 7. Bxe7 Ngxe7 8. dxc5 (8. e3 c4 $1) 8...
d4 9. Ne4 O-O $44) 7. Be3 c4 8. g3 Bb4 9. Bg2 Nge7 10. O-O O-O {is something I
do not fancy at all.}) 3... c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 $5 {First picked up by
Korchnoi.} Be7 {I thought that this ought to be a slight inaccuracy and
possibly I was on the right track.} (5... f6 6. Be3 $5 (6. Bf4 Nc6 (6... c4 7.
e4 dxe4 8. Nfd2 $44) 7. e3 c4 (7... g5 8. Bg3 g4 9. Nfd2 cxd4 10. exd4 Nxd4 11.
Nc3 $44) 8. Be2 Bb4+ 9. Nfd2 $13) (6. Bd2 Nc6 (6... c4 7. b3) 7. dxc5 (7. Bc3
Nh6 $5) 7... Bxc5 8. Nc3 (8. e3 Nge7 (8... d4 $2 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. Qh5+ $1) 9.
Be2 $14) 8... Nge7 9. e3 (9. Rc1 a6 10. g3 $5) 9... O-O 10. Be2) 6... c4 7. g3
Nc6 8. Bg2 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 {is Oldman's idea.}) 6. Bxe7 Nxe7 (6... Qxe7 7. dxc5
Qxc5 8. Nbd2 Nc6 9. Nb3 Qb4+ 10. Qd2 Qxd2+ 11. Nfxd2 Nf6 12. e3 $14) 7. dxc5
Nbc6 $5 {For some reason or another, I underrated this move. It looked as if
Black had lost a pawn to me.} (7... Qa5+ 8. Nc3 (8. Qd2 Qxc5 9. Qc3 $14) 8...
Nbc6 (8... Qxc5 9. Qd4 Qxd4 10. Nxd4 Nbc6 11. Rd1 $14) 9. e3 Qxc5 10. Be2 O-O
11. O-O $14) (7... O-O 8. Nc3 Qa5 9. e3 Qxc5 10. Be2) 8. Qd2 $5 $146 (8. Nbd2
$142 Qa5 9. Qc1 {keeps the pawn.}) (8. e3 Qa5+ 9. Qd2 Qxc5 10. Qc3 $14) 8...
Bg4 (8... d4 9. g3 Qd5 10. Bg2 Qxc5 11. O-O O-O 12. Na3 $14) 9. Nd4 {The most
direct approach.} (9. g3 $142 Bxf3 10. exf3 O-O 11. Bg2 (11. Be2 $5)) 9... O-O
10. e3 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 (11. exd4 $2 Nf5 $40) 11... Be6 (11... Qd7 12. Nc3) 12.
Nc3 Nc6 13. Qf4 $6 {A risky move.} (13. Qd2 Qe7 $1 14. Bb5 (14. Be2 Qxc5 15.
Nb5 a6 16. Nd4 $11) 14... Qxc5 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. O-O $11) 13... Qe7 14. Bd3 $5
(14. Be2 Qxc5 15. O-O) 14... d4 (14... Qxc5 15. O-O Rad8 16. Rac1 {and Black
is also set up for the d4 thrust.}) 15. exd4 $1 {The safest!} (15. Ne4 f5 (
15... Nb4 16. Bb1 $1 d3 (16... dxe3 17. Qxe3) 17. O-O) 16. Nd6 b6 17. O-O (17.
exd4 Bc4+ 18. Kd2 Bxd3 19. Kxd3 Qf6 $44) 17... bxc5 18. Nxf5 Qd7 19. g4 g6 20.
Qg5 $13 {looks very dangerous.}) 15... Bc4+ 16. Kd2 Rfd8 $8 (16... Bxd3 $2 17.
Rae1 $16 (17. Rhe1 Qd7 18. Kxd3 $16)) 17. Rhe1 $2 {Not the first strange
decision in this game.} (17. Rae1 Qf8 18. d5 Bxd3 (18... Bxd5 $5 19. Nxd5 Rxd5
20. Qe4 Rh5 21. g4 Rh4 22. Kc2 Rd8 23. h3 Qxc5+ 24. Kb1 $13) 19. Kxd3 (19. dxc6
$2 Qxc5 (19... bxc6 $5)) 19... Qxc5 20. Re4 (20. Kc2 Nb4+ 21. Kb1 Nxd5 22. Nxd5
Qxd5 23. Qe4 $11) (20. a3 Rac8 (20... Ne7 21. Qd4 Qd6 22. Kc2 Nxd5 23. Qxd5 $1
(23. Nxd5 Qc6+) 23... Qxd5 24. Nxd5 Rxd5 $11) 21. Kc2 Rxd5 22. Kb1) 20... Rxd5+
21. Nxd5 Rd8 22. Qe3 Rxd5+ 23. Ke2 Nd4+ 24. Rxd4 Rxd4 25. Qe8+ $11) (17. d5 $2
Bxd3 18. d6 Bg6 $1 {just blunders a piece.}) 17... Qf8 18. d5 Bxd3 {He might
go for} ({a serious alternative.} 18... Bxd5 $142 $5 19. Nxd5 Rxd5 20. Qe4 Rh5
21. g4 (21. Rac1 Rd8 22. Kc2 Qxc5+ 23. Kb1) 21... Rxh2 22. Qf4 Rh3 23. Rh1 Rxh1
24. Rxh1 Rd8 $17) 19. Kxd3 Qxc5 20. Re4 $5 {Possibly the best under the
circumstances.} (20. Rad1 Nb4+ 21. Ke2 Nxd5 (21... Nc2 22. Rh1 $11) 22. Nxd5
Rxd5 23. Rxd5 Qxd5 24. Kf1 Qb5+ 25. Kg1 Qxb2 26. a4 $15) (20. a3 Rxd5+ (20...
Ne7 21. Qb4 Qxb4 22. axb4 Nxd5 23. Kc4 (23. Nxd5 Rxd5+ 24. Kc4 Rd7 $1 $11 25.
Rxa7 $140 $4 b5+ $1 $19)) 21. Nxd5 Qxd5+ 22. Kc2 Nd4+ 23. Kb1 Nb3 24. Qc7 Nxa1
25. Kxa1 Qxg2 $15) 20... Rxd5+ $1 21. Nxd5 Qxd5+ 22. Ke2 $1 {Other moves do
lose on the spot.} (22. Kc2 Nb4+ $19) (22. Kc3 Rc8 $19) (22. Ke3 $2 f5 $19)
22... f5 (22... Rd8 $2 23. Kf1 $1 $18) 23. Rc4 $8 (23. Re3 $2 Nd4+ 24. Kf1 (24.
Ke1 Nc2+) 24... Qc4+ $1 $19 {wins the queen.}) {Burning his remaining time
Mihajlo charged with} 23... Ne5 $1 $138 (23... Rd8 24. f3 Ne5 25. b3 $11 (25.
Rac1 $5)) (23... b5 $2 24. Rc3 (24. Rxc6 $11) 24... Qxg2 25. Rd1 Re8+ 26. Re3
$18) 24. Rd4 $2 {White has an even better tactical line.} (24. Rc3 $1 Qb5+ 25.
Kd1 Rd8+ (25... Qxb2 26. Qd2 $3 {I absolutely missed this.} (26. Qc1 Rd8+ 27.
Ke1 Qxc1+ 28. Raxc1 Nd3+ 29. Rxd3 Rxd3 30. Rc8+ Kf7 31. Rc7+ Kf6 32. Rxb7 Ra3
$15) 26... Qxa1+ $2 (26... Qb5 27. a4) 27. Rc1 $18) 26. Kc2 Qe2+ 27. Kb3 Qb5+
$11) 24... Qb5+ 25. Kd1 $1 (25. Ke1 Re8 $19) 25... Re8 $2 ({Strangely enough,
White's rook could not have landed on the absolute 7th after} 25... Qf1+ $1 26.
Kd2 Qxa1 27. Qxe5 Qxb2+ 28. Ke3 Qa3+ 29. Rd3 (29. Kf4 Qxa2 30. Kg3 Qf7 $19)
29... f4+ 30. Ke4 Qxa2 $19) 26. Qd2 $1 {This is the base of my calculation.} (
26. Rc1 Nd3 27. Rxd3 Qxd3+ 28. Qd2 Qf1+ (28... Qb5 $5 29. b3) 29. Kc2 Qxg2 30.
Kb3 $17) 26... Qf1+ $2 {The only chance for a win lies in the pawn ending.} (
26... Nc6 $1 27. Rd3 Nb4 28. Re3 Qf1+ 29. Re1 $1 (29. Qe1 $2 Rd8+ 30. Kc1 Nd3+
$19) 29... Qxe1+ (29... Rxe1+ 30. Qxe1 Qd3+ 31. Qd2 $11) 30. Qxe1 Rxe1+ 31.
Kxe1 Nc2+ 32. Kd2 Nxa1 33. Kc1 Kf7 34. Kb1 Nb3 $5 (34... Ke6 35. Kxa1 Ke5 (
35... f4 36. Kb1 f3 37. g3 Kf5 38. h3 Ke4 39. Kc2 Kd4 40. Kd2 b5 41. Kc2 b4 42.
Kd2 g5 43. b3 $11) 36. Kb1 Kd4 37. Kc2 g5 38. Kd2 b5 39. Kc2 h5 40. Kd2 g4 41.
Kc2 b4 42. Kd2 Ke4 43. Ke2 h4 $19 {and Black finally cracks White's Maginot
Line.}) 35. axb3 Ke6 36. Kc2 Kd5 37. Kc3 a5 38. b4 a4 39. Kd3 g6 40. f3 g5 41.
Kc3 f4 42. Kd3 Kc6 43. Kc4 Kb6 44. b5 Ka5 45. Kc5 b6+ 46. Kc6 h5 47. h3 h4 $19
{may be one of the possible scenarios.}) 27. Kc2 Qxa1 (27... Rc8+ 28. Kb3 Qxa1
29. Rd8+ Rxd8 30. Qxd8+ Kf7 31. Qd5+ Kf6 32. Qd6+ Kf7 33. Qxe5 Qd1+ $11 {
may even be simpler.}) 28. Rd8 Rxd8 29. Qxd8+ Kf7 30. Qd5+ Kf8 (30... Kf6 31.
Qd6+ Kf7 32. Qxe5 Qxa2 33. Qxf5+ Ke7 $11) 31. Qxe5 (31. Qd6+ Kf7 32. Qxe5 Qxa2
33. Qxf5+ Ke7 34. Qxh7 Qc4+ 35. Kd2 Qd4+ $11) 31... Qxa2 32. Qxf5+ (32. Qb8+
Ke7 33. Qxb7+ Kf6 $11) 32... Qf7 33. Qc5+ (33. Qc8+ Qe8 34. Qxb7 Qe2+ 35. Kc3
Qxf2 $11) 33... Qe7 34. Qxa7 Qe4+ 35. Kc3 Qxg2 36. Qc5+ Kf7 37. Qf5+ Kg8 (37...
Ke7 38. Qxh7 Qc6+ 39. Kd2 Qd6+ 40. Kc1 Qc6+ 41. Qc2 Qh1+ $11) 38. f3 {I was
very proud of this try just before the time control but Black could hold
effortlessly even after that.} (38. Kd4 $5) 38... Qxh2 39. Qc8+ Kf7 40. Qxb7+
Kf6 41. Qc6+ Kf5 (41... Ke7 $11) 42. b4 (42. Qe4+ Kf6 43. b4 Qe5+ $11) 42...
Qe5+ $1 43. Kd3 h5 (43... Qe6 $5) 44. b5 ({I could have tried} 44. Qe4+ $5 Kf6
$1 $11 {is the simplest of all.} (44... Qxe4+ 45. fxe4+ Ke6 $1 (45... Ke5 $2
46. b5 Kd6 47. Kd4 h4 48. e5+ Ke6 49. b6 h3 50. b7 h2 51. b8=Q h1=Q 52. Qe8+
Kf5 53. Qf7+ Kg4 54. Qxg7+ Kf5 55. Qf6+ Kg4 $16) 46. b5 (46. Ke3 h4 47. Kf3 h3
48. Kg3 Ke5 49. b5 Kd6 50. Kxh3 Kc5 $11) 46... h4 47. Ke3 h3 (47... Kd6 48. Kf3
g5 $11 49. Kg4 Kc5 50. e5 Kxb5 51. Kxg5 h3 52. e6 $11) 48. Kf3 h2 49. Kg2 Kd6
50. Kxh2 Kc5 51. e5 Kxb5 $11)) 44... h4 45. b6 ({This time} 45. Qe4+ $5 {
is completely toothless.} Ke6 $11 (45... Qxe4+ 46. fxe4+ Ke6 47. Ke3 (47. b6 h3
) 47... Kd6 48. Kf3 (48. Kf4 g5+) 48... Kc5 $11 (48... g5 49. Kg4 Kc5 50. e5
Kxb5 51. Kxg5 h3 52. e6 $11) 49. Kg4 g5 50. e5 $11)) 45... h3 46. b7 h2 47.
Qe4+ (47. Qc8+ Kf6 $11) 47... Qxe4+ 48. fxe4+ Ke6 49. b8=Q h1=Q 50. Qe8+ Kf6
51. Qf8+ (51. e5+ Kf5) 51... Ke6 $1 $11 {It was time to draw! The rest was
useless.} (51... Kg6 52. Qf5+ Kh6 53. Kd4 Qa1+ 54. Kd5 Qf6 $11) 52. Qe8+ (52.
Qg8+ Kf6 $11) (52. Qxg7 $11) 52... Kf6 53. Qc6+ Ke7 54. Qc7+ Ke6 55. Qc6+ Ke7
56. Qc7+ Ke6 57. Qc4+ Ke7 58. Qc5+ Ke6 59. Qf5+ Ke7 60. Qg5+ Kf7 61. Qf4+ Ke7
62. Qg5+ Kf7 63. Qf5+ Ke7 64. Ke3 Qe1+ 65. Kf3 Qf1+ 66. Kg3 Qxf5 67. exf5 Kf6
68. Kf4 g6 69. fxg6 Kxg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paracin Summer op-A 11th"]
[Site "Paracin"]
[Date "2018.07.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Tomic, Aleksandar"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2347"]
[BlackElo "2509"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "144"]
[EventDate "2018.07.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 {Avoiding the Catalan.} 4. Qc2 Nf6 5. g3 (5. Nbd2
dxc4 6. Nxc4 c5 $132) 5... dxc4 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qc2 Bb7 8. Bg2 Nbd7 9. Nc3 $2 {
The knight is almost always bad when Black's queenside has expanded.} (9. Ne5
Qb6 (9... Nd5)) (9. a4 c5 10. O-O b4) 9... c5 10. O-O b4 (10... a6 $5) (10...
Qb6 $6 11. Be3 $1 Ng4 12. dxc5 Nxe3 13. cxb6 Nxc2 14. Rac1) 11. Na4 Rc8 12.
Nxc5 Nxc5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Qa4+ Bc6 15. Qa6 O-O 16. Bg5 Qb6 17. Qxb6 axb6 $1
$146 {More dynamic} ({than the usual} 17... Bxb6) 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Rfd1 Rfd8
20. Ne1 Bb5 21. Kf1 Bd4 $2 (21... f5 $17) 22. Rab1 (22. Rd2 $142 Rd7 (22... Be5
23. Rad1 Rxd2 24. Rxd2 f5 25. f4 Bf6 26. Rd6 $11) 23. Rad1 Rcd8 24. Nc2 $1 Bxb2
25. Rxd7 Rxd7 26. Rxd7 Bxd7 27. Nxb4 $15) 22... f5 23. Bb7 Rc7 24. Bg2 Rcd7 25.
Nc2 Bc5 26. Rxd7 Rxd7 27. Ke1 Rc7 28. f4 $15 (28. Rc1 $2 b3 29. axb3 Bb4+ $19)
28... Kg7 29. Bf3 f6 30. Rd1 e5 31. e3 Be7 32. Rd2 Bc4 33. b3 Be6 34. Kd1 Rc3
35. Bd5 Kf7 36. Bxe6+ Kxe6 37. Ke1 {Tough defence by White.} h5 (37... Bc5 38.
Ke2 (38. Kf2)) 38. h4 Rc7 39. Kf2 Bd6 40. Ne1 Rc1 41. Rc2 Ra1 42. Rd2 Ke7 43.
Nf3 Rc1 44. Ne1 Bc5 45. Ng2 $1 $11 Ke6 46. Ke2 b5 (46... Rh1 47. Kf2) 47. Kf2
Bb6 48. Ke2 Rc3 49. Kf2 Bc5 50. Ke2 Ba7 51. Kf2 Ke7 $5 52. Ke2 Bb6 53. Rd5 (53.
Kf2 exf4 54. gxf4 $11) 53... Rc2+ 54. Kf1 exf4 $6 {Risky but called for by the
needs of the last round.} 55. Nxf4 (55. gxf4 Ke6 56. Rxb5 Bc5 57. Ne1 Rc3 58.
Ke2 Rxe3+ 59. Kd2 Rc3 60. Nd3 Bd6 61. Nxb4 Rh3 $44) 55... Bxe3 56. Rxf5 (56.
Nxh5 Rf2+ 57. Ke1 Rxa2 58. Rxb5 f4 $11) 56... Bxf4 57. Rxf4 Rxa2 58. Rxb4 f5 $1
(58... Ra5 59. Kf2 Ke6 60. Ke3 Ke5 61. Kf3 f5 62. Ke3 Kd5 63. Kf3 (63. Kf4 $4
Kc5) 63... Ke5 $11) 59. Rxb5 Kf6 (59... Ke6 60. Rc5 Rb2 61. Rc3 f4 62. gxf4 Kf5
$11) 60. Rc5 Rb2 61. Rc3 Ke5 62. Ke1 Ke4 63. Kd1 Rg2 64. Kc1 Kd4 65. Rf3 Ke4
66. Rf4+ Ke5 67. Rf3 Ke4 68. Rc3 Kd4 69. Rf3 Ke4 70. Rc3 Kd4 71. Rf3 Ke4 72.
Rc3 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paracin Summer op-A 11th"]
[Site "Paracin"]
[Date "2018.07.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Raja, Rithvik R"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2343"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "2018.07.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nc3 b6 {Aiming for a QID setup.} 6.
Qa4+ (6. cxd5 $142 exd5 7. g3 $5) 6... c6 7. Qc2 $146 (7. cxd5 b5 8. Qd1 cxd5
9. a4 b4 10. Ne2) 7... Bb7 8. a3 (8. e4 dxe4 9. Nxe4 Bb4+ (9... c5 10. Nxf6+
Qxf6 11. Bg5) 10. Bd2 Bxd2+ 11. Nexd2 $13) (8. b3 $5) 8... Nbd7 (8... c5 9.
dxc5 bxc5 10. Bd3) 9. cxd5 (9. b4 dxc4 10. Bxc4 c5 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. b5 $11)
9... cxd5 10. Bd3 Bd6 11. O-O O-O 12. Bd2 h6 $2 (12... Rc8 13. Qb1 e5 14. dxe5
Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Ne2 Ne4 17. Bc3 Nxc3 18. bxc3 $15) 13. Rac1 Rc8 14. Qb1
$11 Qe7 15. Ne2 b5 (15... Ne4) 16. Ba5 Ne4 17. Rxc8 Rxc8 18. Rc1 Qe8 19. Rxc8
Qxc8 20. Qc2 Qxc2 21. Bxc2 Kf8 {I was happy to close the day with 1.5 out of 2.
} (21... Kf8 22. Nc1 $13) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Subasic Memorial 3rd"]
[Site "Zenica"]
[Date "2004.12.11"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Trkulja, Goran"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2541"]
[BlackElo "2312"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2004.12.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 {Goran is not a regular Slav player so it is obvious that he
has prepared something special for this game.} 3. Nf3 {With the tournament
situation I needed a win for the first place, a draw would have provided me
with a share for it. In order to win my 30th international tournament I have
decided not to enter a sharp tactical battle in which Goran might have turned
to be dangerous.} ({After the game he has spilled the beans and said that he
has prepared} 3. Nc3 e5 $5 $13) 3... Nf6 4. e3 $5 {I have just played a long
game the day before in this line.} e6 {He goes for this move which is
considered to give white a theoretical advantage.} 5. Bd3 (5. Nbd2 c5 $1 $13 {
is annoying. I have chosen this myself in Odessa against some certain Baranov.}
(5... Nbd7 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. e4 e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. exd5 exd4 11. Ne4 $1
Nxe4 12. Bxe4 Nc5 13. Qxd4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 $14)) 5... Nbd7 6. O-O Ne4 $5 {
An interesting move a la Marshall. When Goran has played it I have immediately
recalled that Alex mentioned Shaba has praised this move recently.} 7. b3 {
I have chosen this move on positional grounds. It seems like black does not
have time for Bd6, Qe7 preventing the exchange of bishops like in a regular
Stonewall.} (7. Nc3 f5 8. Qc2 Bd6 9. Rb1 O-O 10. b4 $13 {looked to slow to me.}
) (7. Nfd2 f5 (7... Bd6 8. Nxe4 dxe4 9. Bxe4 Bxh2+ 10. Kxh2 Qh4+ 11. Kg1 Qxe4
12. Nc3 Qg6 $14 {should be better for white in principal.}) 8. f3 Nef6 9. Nc3
Be7 (9... dxc4 10. Bxc4 $1 (10. Nxc4 $6 b5 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Nd7 13. f4 $13
) 10... Nb6 11. Bb3 Be7 12. Nc4 Nxc4 13. Bxc4 O-O 14. Qb3 $16) 10. cxd5 cxd5
11. Rf2 O-O 12. Nf1 Bd6 13. Rc2 a6 14. Bd2 $13 {leads to an interesting game.})
7... f5 $5 {I am not a great adherent of Stonewall type of structures, despite
of this I only find it extremely difficult to play against.} (7... Qf6 8. Ba3
Bxa3 9. Nxa3 Qe7 10. Nc2 $14) ({Avoiding the bishop exchange has its dangers.} 
7... Bd6 8. Ba3 Bc7 9. Nfd2 (9. Qc2 f5 10. Nc3 g5 11. Nd2 g4 12. f4 (12. Ne2
Qg5 $40) 12... gxf3 13. Nxf3 Ndf6 14. Rae1 Rg8 $13) 9... f5 10. f4 $16) (7...
a5 $5 8. Ba3 (8. Nfd2 f5 9. f3 Nef6 10. Bb2 Bd6 11. Nc3 O-O 12. f4 b6 13. cxd5
cxd5 14. Nb5 Ba6 15. Qe2 Qe7 16. Nxd6 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 Qxd6 18. a4 Rfc8 19. Ba3
Qc7 20. Rfc1 Qd8 $11) 8... Bxa3 (8... Bb4 $6 9. Bxb4 (9. Qc2 f5) 9... axb4 10.
Ne1 $1 O-O 11. Nc2 c5 12. Bxe4 dxe4 13. Nd2 f5 14. dxc5 $16) 9. Nxa3 O-O $13)
8. Ba3 Bxa3 9. Nxa3 O-O $6 {He should have make use of the fact that my Bd3
stands in the way for the standart maneuver Nc2-e1-d3.} (9... Qe7 10. Nc2 O-O
11. Qc1 b6 12. Qa3 Qxa3 (12... c5 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. b4 cxb4 15. Qxb4 Qxb4 16.
Nxb4 Ndc5 17. Bxe4 fxe4 18. Ne5 $36) 13. Nxa3 Ba6 $13) 10. b4 $1 $14 {This is
an important improvement in white's play.} Qe7 11. Qb3 g5 $1 {I was expecting
this.Goran immediately combines kingside attack with the fork on d2.} 12. Rad1
g4 13. Ne1 (13. Ne5 $6 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Ng5 15. b5 Bd7 16. Qb2 Qg7 $40) 13... Qh4
14. f4 $1 {If white beats the attack all black pieces will remain on the other
side of the board.} Rf6 $2 {He falls into the trap.In set ups like Stonewall
basically black should stick to the space provided with overexpanded pawn
structure. Alas immediate checkmating plans end up only in a positional
collapse.} ({Thus the right move is} 14... Ndf6 $1 {emphasizing the importance
of stronghold on e4.} 15. Nb1 (15. b5 Bd7) 15... Bd7 16. Nc3 Nxc3 (16... g3 $6
17. h3 Nf2 18. Nf3 Qh6 19. Rd2 Be8 20. Ne5 N6e4 21. Bxe4 Nxe4 22. Nxe4 fxe4 23.
b5 $16) 17. Qxc3 b5 18. c5 $14) 15. Bxe4 fxe4 16. g3 Qh3 17. b5 $16 {Now
black's underdevelopped queenside is under attack.} Rh6 18. Rf2 Nf6 19. bxc6
bxc6 20. Rb1 {Now a Khalifman like switch to the other side of the board about
to happen.} Qh5 21. Rfb2 Qe8 22. Qb4 $18 {White's pieces are taking benefit of
weaknesses in his opponents undefended queenside.} Nh5 $2 $138 {He cracks up
under the pressure!} (22... Qd8 23. Qc5 $18) ({or} 22... Qd7 23. Qc5 $18 {
and black is positionally doomed.}) 23. Qd6 Rf6 24. Rb8 {I was pleased with
the invasion but bringing the knight in had also its merits.} (24. Nec2 Rf8 25.
Nb4 Bd7 26. Na6 $18) 24... Rxb8 25. Rxb8 Rf8 26. Ra8 Ng7 $6 {At least he
should have tried to stick to material.} (26... a6 27. Qc7 Ng7 28. c5 Nf5 29.
Nac2 h5 30. Ng2 Qd7 31. Qxd7 Bxd7 32. Rxa6 Rb8 33. Rb6 Ra8 34. Nb4 $18) 27.
Rxa7 Nf5 28. Qc7 Rf7 {He has chosen the ending which could become very tricky
for white since one side is locked if white can not infiltrate from the other
one a draw may happen.} (28... Qg6 $5 29. Nac2 $18 (29. Qxc6 Nxe3 30. Rc7 Qe8
31. Qxe8 Rxe8 32. c5 $18)) 29. Qxf7+ Qxf7 30. Rxf7 Kxf7 31. Kf2 Ba6 $1 32. c5
$4 {A typical mistake by my side. Still with all these years experience I do
not listen to my common sens and try to calculate everything and then got
tired and take unnecessary risks when fatigue shows its ugly neck!} (32. cxd5
exd5 33. Nec2 Ke6 34. Nb4 Bb5 35. Nb1 $18 {and the win is a matter of time
with a pawn up and two passers in the pocket for the home team.}) 32... Ke7 33.
Nec2 Kd7 34. Nb4 Bd3 $4 {He also erred after a long thought.} (34... Bc4 $1 {
should have drawn the game due to the nature of closed position does not allow
an infiltration.} 35. Nb1 (35. Nxc4 dxc4 36. a4 (36. Ke2 Ne7 37. Kd2 Nd5 $11)
36... Ne7 37. Ke2 Nd5 38. Na2 (38. Nxd5 cxd5 39. a5 Kc7 40. a6 Kc6 $11) 38...
c3 (38... Kc7 $2 39. Kd2 Kb7 40. Nc3 Nf6 41. Nd1 Nd5 42. Nf2 c3+ 43. Kc2 Nxe3+
44. Kxc3 Nd5+ 45. Kc2 Nf6 46. Kd2 $18) 39. Kd1 Nxe3+ 40. Kc1 Nd5 41. Kc2 Ne3+
42. Kxc3 Nf1 $132) 35... Bb5 (35... Kc7 36. Nc3 Ne7 37. a4 Nf5 38. a5 Ne7 39.
Na4 Bb5 40. Nb6 Nc8 {is like in the hauptvariant.}) 36. Nc3 Kc7 37. a4 (37.
Nxb5+ cxb5 38. a3 h5 39. Nc2 Kc6 40. Kg2 Nh6 41. h3 Nf5 42. hxg4 hxg4 43. Kf2
Kc7 44. Ne1 Kb7 45. Ng2 Kc6 46. Nh4 Ne7 47. Ke2 Kb7 48. Kd2 Ka6 49. Kc3 Ka5 50.
Kb3 Ka6 51. Kb4 Nc6+ 52. Kc3 Ne7 53. a4 Ka5 54. axb5 Kxb5 55. Kb3 Ka5 $11)
37... Bc4 38. a5 Ne7 39. Na4 Bb5 40. Nb6 Nc8 41. h3 h5 42. hxg4 hxg4 43. Ke1
Ne7 44. a6 Nc8 45. Nxc8 Kxc8 46. Kd2 Kb8 47. Kc2 Ka7 48. Kc3 Kb8 49. Kb3 Ka8
50. Nc2 Ka7 $11) (34... Bb7 $5 35. Nb1 Kc7 36. Nc3 Bc8 37. Na4 Bd7 38. Nb6 Be8
39. a4 Kb7 40. a5 Ne7 $11) 35. Nxd3 exd3 36. Nb1 $18 {Now it is an easy win
and the difference between having a passer on c4 and to have it on d3 now
talks.} Kc7 37. Nc3 Kb7 38. Nd1 h5 {Bringing the king over also loses.} (38...
Ka6 39. Ke1 (39. Nb2 d2 40. Ke2 h5 41. Nd1 $18) 39... Kb5 40. Kd2 Kc4 41. Nb2+
$18) 39. Nb2 d2 40. Nd1 $1 Ka6 41. Ke2 {After this he has resigned and I have
won my 30th international tournament at the age of 40 about which I am very
happy. Of course I count shared first places as wins and in this number board
prizes in team tournaments and Turkish ones are excluded. In other words this
record consists of roundrobbin GM events and open tournaments since I have
never played a closed IM tournament in my life!} (41. Ke2 Kb5 42. Kxd2 Kc4 43.
Nb2+ Kb4 44. Nd3+ Ka4 45. Ne5 Ne7 46. Nf7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Athens Acropolis op"]
[Site "Athens"]
[Date "2004.11.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Dobrov, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2541"]
[BlackElo "2487"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2004.11.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 $5 {Once again this system has seduced me.
It seems like it happens once in 5 years.} e6 {He tries to keep the game at
the borders of Meran Defence.} (4... Bf5 {was long time considered to be the
best and most likely still is.} 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Be4 (6... Bg6 7. Be2 $1 {
Now white is not supposed to play Qb3.} Nbd7 8. Bd2 Bd6 9. Nxg6 hxg6 10. Qc2
$13) 7. f3 Bg6 8. Qb3 Qc7 (8... Qb6 9. Nxg6 hxg6 10. Kf2 $5 Nbd7 11. g3 g5 $5
12. cxd5 exd5 13. Qxb6 Nxb6 14. g4 $13) 9. Bd2 Nbd7 10. cxd5 exd5 {and now
Gurevich's} 11. g4 $5 $13 {is interesting.}) 5. Bd3 dxc4 6. Bxc4 Nbd7 $5 {
A very interesting move by the young and talented Russian Grandmaster.} 7. Nbd2
$5 {A new concept.} ({I have realised that he wants to go for} 7. O-O Bd6 8.
Nc3 O-O 9. e4 e5 10. Bg5 Qe7 {another system initiated by Chigorin the Father
of Russian Chess.} 11. Re1 Rd8 12. d5 h6 13. Bh4 Nf8 $1 $13) 7... c5 $1 {
The best reaction.} ({In case of} 7... Bd6 {to deploy the knight on c4 was my
idea.} 8. Bd3 $1 (8. Be2 $5 O-O 9. O-O $14) 8... O-O (8... e5 9. Nc4 Bb4+ 10.
Bd2 Bxd2+ 11. Qxd2) 9. O-O) 8. Nb3 $146 {time to get rid of the knight.} Qc7 ({
The following lines are no good.} 8... Nb6 $6 9. Be2) (8... b6 $6 9. dxc5) 9.
dxc5 Nxc5 10. O-O Bd7 11. Nxc5 Bxc5 12. b3 $14 {I was happy with my slight
edge.} O-O (12... O-O-O $6 {Things are not that similar to 4...Qd5 in French
Tarrasch since my f2 square is protected.} 13. Qe2 Bc6 14. Bb2 Ng4 15. e4 Bd6
16. g3 Ne5 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Rac1 $16) 13. Bb2 Rfd8 {The first critical
position in the game.} 14. Qe2 {I was in between many lines finally I have
chosen the text.} (14. Rc1 $5 Bc6 15. Qe2 Bd6 16. Bb5 Bxb5 17. Qxb5 Qd7 (17...
Qe7 $6 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. g4 $1 $14) 18. Qg5 h6 (18... Qe7 19. e4 h6 20. Bxf6
Qxf6 $8 21. Qxf6 gxf6 22. Rc2 Rac8 23. Rfc1 Rxc2 24. Rxc2 Kf8 25. Kf1 $14) 19.
Qh4 Nd5 $1 20. Qg4 (20. Qd4 Nf6 $13) 20... f5 21. Qd4 Qe7 $13 {is very sharp.})
(14. Be5 Qb6) 14... Bc6 15. Ne5 Bd5 16. Rac1 Qe7 17. Bd3 b6 $1 18. Rcd1 $1 {
The right rook!} a6 $5 {After a long thought he came up with this.} ({I was
expecting} 18... a5 19. Bb5 Rac8 $1 (19... Qb7 $6 20. f3) (19... Rdc8 $6 20. f3
Bb7 21. Nd7 $1) 20. f3 Bb7 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Nd3 Ba3 23. Bxa3 Qxa3 24. e4 $14
{keeps some edge for the home team!}) 19. Bxa6 {I could not resist the
temptation.} Qa7 20. Bc4 $6 {I have miscalculated something in the later
stages of the variation.} (20. Bd3 $1 {is very interesting but I could not
come up with some follow up in which I could catch up his queen.} Qxa2 (20...
Qb7 $6 21. Ng4 $1 (21. Nc4 $6 Rxa2 $1 (21... Bxg2 $6 22. Bxf6 Bh3 23. f4 Rxd3
24. Rxd3 Bxf1 25. Qg4 Qg2+ 26. Qxg2 Bxg2 27. Kxg2 b5 28. Bb2 bxc4 29. bxc4 Rxa2
30. Rd8+ Bf8 31. Rb8 f6 32. c5 Kf7 33. c6 Bd6 34. Rb7+ Kg6 35. Kf3 Ra6 36. c7
Ra8 37. Bd4 Rc8 38. Rb6 Be7 39. Rc6 Kf7 40. Bb6 Ke8 41. Rxe6 Kd7 42. Re4 Bd6
43. Rd4 Ke7 44. e4 Bxc7 45. Rc4 Kd7 46. Bxc7 Rxc7 47. Rxc7+ Kxc7 48. Kg4 g6 49.
h4 Kd6 50. h5 Ke6 $11) 22. Bb1 Raa8 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Qg4+ (24. Qh5 $6 Bxg2 25.
Qg4+ Kh8 26. Qh4 Kg7 27. Qxh7+ Kf8 $40) 24... Kh8 $11 (24... Kf8 $2 25. Bxh7
Ke7 26. Nd2 $1 (26. e4 Bxc4 27. bxc4 Rxd1 28. Rxd1 Qc7 $1 $44) 26... Rh8 27.
Be4 Rag8 28. Qf3 $18)) 21... Nxg4 22. Qxg4 f5 23. Qh4 Qf7 24. Bc4 Be7 25. Qg3
Rxa2 26. Bxd5 exd5 (26... Rxb2 $2 27. Qe5 $18) 27. Be5 $16) 21. b4 $1 Bf8 $1 (
21... Bxb4 $2 22. Ra1 Qb3 23. Bc2 $18) 22. Ra1 (22. Nc4 Be4) 22... Qb3 {
and I thought that this position was very unclear!} 23. b5 {But maybe I am
wrong!} (23. Rab1 Ra2) 23... Ne4 $6 (23... Rxa1 24. Rxa1 Be4 25. Bd4 Bxd3 26.
Qxd3 Qd5 27. Qe2 Ra8 28. Ra6 Bd6 29. Qc4 $16) 24. Bd4 Rxa1 25. Rxa1 Bc5 26. Bc2
Qb4 27. Ra4 Qd2 28. Qxd2 Nxd2 29. Bxc5 bxc5 30. Ra7 $1 Ra8 31. b6 $16) 20...
Qxa2 (20... Bxc4 21. Nxc4 (21. Rxd8+ $6 Rxd8 22. Qxc4 Qxa2 23. Nc6 Rd6 24. Ne7+
Kf8 25. Bxf6 gxf6 26. Nc8 Rd5 27. Qf4 Qb2 28. b4 Qxb4 29. Qxb4 Bxb4 30. Nxb6
$11) 21... Qxa2 22. b4 {transposes.}) 21. b4 (21. Nc6 Bxc4 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23.
Qxc4 Rd6 24. Ra1 Qxa1+ 25. Bxa1 Rd1+ 26. Qf1 Rxf1+ 27. Kxf1 Nd5 $11 {should
pose no problems for black.}) (21. Ra1 $5 Bxc4 22. bxc4 Qb3 $13 {is very messy.
}) 21... Bxc4 {Draw offer.} 22. Nxc4 Rxd1 $1 (22... Bxb4 $2 23. Ra1 Qb3 24.
Bxf6 gxf6 25. Qg4+ Kh8 26. Rab1 $18) 23. Qxd1 $1 ({After} 23. Rxd1 Bxb4 24.
Nxb6 Rb8 25. Ra1 Qb3 26. Bxf6 Rxb6 $1 (26... gxf6 27. Nd7 Bc3 $1 28. Rd1 Rd8
$13 {once again looks very messy.}) 27. Ra8+ Bf8 28. Be7 Rb8 29. Rxb8 Qxb8 30.
Bxf8 Qxf8 $11 {only athe game peters out to be a draw.}) 23... Qxc4 {He played
this too quick.} (23... Bxe3 $5 {I have also counted on this one.} 24. Qf3 $5 {
This was my intention.} (24. Bxf6 Qxc4 25. fxe3 gxf6 26. Qf3 Rf8 27. Qg3+ Kh8
28. Qd6 Rg8 29. Qxb6 Rxg2+ (29... Qe2 30. g3) 30. Kxg2 Qg4+ 31. Kf2 Qf5+ 32.
Ke1 Qb1+ 33. Kd2 Qxf1 $11) 24... Bg5 25. Nxb6 Rd8 26. Be5 Qa6 27. Bc7 Rd2 28.
Qc6 $13) 24. bxc5 Nd5 $1 $11 {I have realised this only when it was his move.}
(24... bxc5 25. Bxf6 gxf6 26. Qf3 {Thus white gets the pawn back.} Rc8 (26...
Qd5 27. Qxf6) 27. Qxf6 Qd3 28. h4 c4 29. h5 c3 30. Qg5+ $14) 25. cxb6 Nxb6 {
After this I have no tricks whatsoever.} 26. Qd6 (26. Bd4 Nd5 27. Qf3 (27. Qg4
$4 e5 $1 $19 {would be a sad end to the game.}) 27... f6 $11) 26... Nd5 27. Rc1
Qd3 $1 {Now there is nothing left.} 28. Qc6 Rd8 29. h3 h6 30. Qc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "SRB-chT Central"]
[Site "Kragujevac"]
[Date "2013.09.20"]
[Round "9.3"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Galkin, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2566"]
[BlackElo "2626"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2013.09.14"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kraljevo Sloga Turist"]
[BlackTeam "Vladimirci"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SRB"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SRB"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 ({Some of the lines are very similar to
the ones in the Catalan.} 4. d4 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 (5... c6 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qc2
Bb7 8. Nf3 Nbd7 9. Ne5 Qb6 (9... Nxe5 10. dxe5 Nd5 (10... Nd7 11. O-O Qb6 (
11... Nxe5 $2 12. Bf4 Nd7 13. Nc3 Qb6 14. a4 a6 15. Rfd1 $16) 12. Bf4 (12. a4
$5) 12... c5 13. Nd2 $14) 11. O-O Be7 12. Nd2 $14 (12. Nc3 $5)) 10. Be3 c5 11.
Nxd7 Nxd7 12. Bxb7 Qxb7 13. O-O Rc8 14. Rc1 Be7 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. b4 Bf6 17.
Nc3 Na4 18. Qe4 Qa8 $1 19. Nxb5 Qxe4 20. Rxc8+ Ke7 21. Rc7+ Kf8 22. Rd1 $40) 6.
Qxc4 a6 7. Qd3 (7. Qc2 c5 8. Nf3 b6 (8... b5 9. Ne5 Nd5 10. Bxd5 (10. Nxd7 Qxd7
11. dxc5 Bb7 12. O-O Rc8 13. Nc3 Bxc5 14. Rd1 Qe7 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. e4 Bb7 17.
Qe2 $11) (10. Nc3 Nxe5 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. dxe5 Bb7 13. O-O $13) 10... exd5 11.
Nxd7 Qxd7 12. dxc5 Qc6 13. b4 a5 14. a4 $5 $13) 9. Ne5 Nd5 10. Nc6 (10. Nc3 Bb7
11. Nxd5 Bxd5 12. Bxd5 exd5 $11) 10... Qc7 11. e4 Qxc6 12. exd5 exd5 13. Nc3
Nf6 14. Bg5 cxd4 15. Bxf6 dxc3 16. Bxc3 Be6 17. Qe2 $44) 7... c5 8. dxc5 Bxc5
9. Nf3 O-O (9... b5 10. Ng5 $13) 10. O-O Qe7 11. Nc3 b5 12. Ne4 $13 (12. Ng5 $5
)) 4... dxc4 5. Qa4+ c6 {The modern approach.My motto was to go Qb3 in each
one of these little lines.} (5... Nbd7 6. Qxc4 {is critical for the
appreciation of the line.} a6 (6... c5 7. O-O (7. Qb3 Rb8 8. d3 Bd6 9. Nc3 (9.
a4 b6 10. Na3 a6 11. Nc4 Bc7 12. Bd2 O-O 13. O-O Bb7 14. Rfc1 Qe7 15. Qa3 $13)
9... a6 10. Ng5 b6 11. Nce4 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 $14) (7. Qc2 b6 $1 (7... a6 8. Nc3
Ra7 9. O-O b6 (9... b5 10. d3 Bb7 11. a4 $14) 10. d3 Bb7 11. e4 Be7 12. h3 O-O
13. Be3 $14) 8. O-O Bb7 9. b3 Be7 10. Bb2 O-O 11. Nc3 Rc8 $11) (7. d3 Bd6 8. a4
O-O 9. Qb3 Rb8 10. Na3 $1 $14) 7... b6 $1 (7... a6 8. Qb3 (8. Qc2 b6 9. Nc3 Bb7
10. Rd1 Rc8 11. e4 $5 $13) 8... Rb8 9. d3 Bd6 10. a4 b6 11. Na3 O-O 12. Nc4 Bc7
13. Bd2 Bb7 14. Rfc1 Qe7 15. Qa3 $1 {is a transposition.}) 8. Nd4 Ne5 9. Nc6
Nxc4 10. Nxd8 Nd5 11. Nc3 Kxd8 12. Nxd5 Bb7 13. Nc3 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 $11) 7. Qb3 (
7. Qc2 c5 8. Nc3 Ra7 9. O-O b6 10. d4 Bb7 11. e4 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Qa8 13. Re1 $14)
7... Rb8 8. a4 b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. d3 Be7 11. Na3 $5 $36) 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qb3 {
That is the place I had saved for my queen but} (7. Qc2 $5 {is also a valid
possibility.} Bb7 8. O-O Nbd7 9. a4 (9. Nc3 a6 (9... Rc8 10. Rd1 $5 Qb6 11. d3
Be7 12. a4 $13) (9... Be7 10. e4 $5) 10. a4 $1 Be7 (10... Rc8 11. Rd1 (11. d3
Be7 12. e4 O-O 13. h3 a5 $1 14. Be3 Ba6 $132) 11... Be7 12. d4 $1 c5 (12... b4
13. Ne4 c5 14. Nxf6+ Nxf6 15. dxc5 Qa5 16. Be3 $14) 13. axb5 axb5 14. dxc5 Bxc5
15. Ne5 Bxg2 16. Nxd7 Nxd7 17. Kxg2 $14) 11. Rd1 (11. d3 O-O 12. e4 (12. Be3 $5
$13)) 11... O-O 12. d4 $14) 9... a6 10. Nc3 Rc8 {and once again everything
appears the same after all!} (10... Be7 11. d4 $5 O-O 12. Rd1) (10... Qb6 11.
d3 c5 12. axb5 axb5 13. Rxa8+ Bxa8 14. Qb3 $14)) 7... Bb7 8. d4 $5 (8. O-O a6 (
8... Nbd7 9. d4 a6 $6 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Nd5 (11... Nd7 12. Nc3 Qc7 13. a4
$16) 12. Nc3 $16) 9. Ne5 $5 {is supposed to be the main line. I have to admit
that I might have confused the move order. With so many lines resembling each
other, this should not come as a surprise.} Qd4 (9... Qd6 10. d4 $1 Qxd4 11.
Bf4 $44 (11. Nd3 $5)) 10. Qc3) 8... a6 $1 (8... Nbd7 $6 9. O-O a6 10. Ne5 {
is transposition into a bad line.}) 9. Be3 $5 $146 {with d4 hanging in case of
an immediate Ne5 I felt like protecting d4.} (9. a4 $5 {is a known alternative.
} c5 10. axb5 Bd5 (10... c4 11. Qd1 axb5 12. Rxa8 Bxa8 13. O-O Bb4 $1 {was
seen in Nyzhnyk-Galkin last year.})) 9... Nd5 $6 (9... Nbd7 $142 {may be more
to the point.} 10. Ne5 (10. Nfd2 $5) 10... Nxe5 11. dxe5 Nd5 (11... Nd7 12. O-O
Nxe5 13. Nd2 $44) 12. O-O c5 13. Rc1 Rc8 (13... c4 $2 14. Rxc4 $1 bxc4 (14...
Nxe3 $2 15. Bxb7) 15. Qxb7 $16) 14. a4 c4 15. Qd1 $13) 10. Nbd2 Nd7 (10... c5
11. dxc5 Nd7 12. Ne4 $16) 11. Ne4 Rc8 12. O-O $1 $14 {An important decision.} (
12. Nc5 Nxc5 13. dxc5 Nxe3 14. Qxe3 Qa5+ 15. Nd2 Qb4 16. Rc1 Qxb2 17. O-O Be7
18. Ne4 O-O 19. Nd6 Rc7 $14) (12. Rc1 Nxe3 13. Qxe3 Qa5+ 14. Nfd2 Qxa2 15. O-O
Qxb2 16. Nb3 $44 {are less practical lines.}) 12... c5 13. dxc5 Nxc5 (13...
Nxe3 14. Qxe3 Nxc5 (14... Bxc5 15. Nxc5 Nxc5 16. Rac1) 15. Nfg5 Nxe4 16. Bxe4
Bc5 17. Qf4 $1 (17. Qf3 Qxg5 18. Bxb7 Rc7 19. Bxa6 O-O $44) 17... Qe7 18. Bxb7
Qxb7 19. b4 Ba7 20. Rac1 O-O 21. Qe4 Qxe4 22. Nxe4 $14) 14. Bxc5 Bxc5 15. Nxc5
{White has to be careful to keep his edge in the game.} (15. a4 $6 Qb6 (15...
Bb4 $6 16. axb5 axb5 17. Ra7 $16) 16. axb5 O-O 17. Ne5 Rfd8 18. Ng5 $1 f6 19.
Nc4 Qxb5 20. Qxb5 axb5 21. Nxe6 bxc4 22. Nxd8 Rxd8 23. Rfd1 Bb6 24. Rd2 Kf8 25.
Rad1 Ba5 26. Bxd5 Bxd2 27. Bxb7 Ke7 $14) 15... Rxc5 16. Rfc1 Rxc1+ 17. Rxc1 O-O
18. Ne5 $1 Qa5 (18... Qg5 19. Nd3 (19. f4 $4 Nxf4 $1) 19... Qd2 20. Bf3 $14)
19. Bf3 (19. Be4 $5 Qd2 $132) 19... h6 20. h4 Qd2 $5 {A great manoeuvre
preventing my intended weakening operation with Bh5.} (20... Rd8 21. Bh5 $1 (
21. Nd3 $5) 21... g6 22. Bf3 $40) (20... Rc8 $6 21. Rxc8+ Bxc8 22. Bxd5 exd5
23. Nf3 Be6 24. a3 $1 $14 (24. Nd4 $2 Qe1+ 25. Kg2 Bh3+ $1)) 21. Rd1 Qa5 22. a3
(22. Nd3 Rc8 23. Nf4 Rc5 $132) 22... Qc7 23. Nd3 Nf6 $2 {Black seriously
stumbles with this move.} (23... Rc8 24. Rc1 Qd7 25. Rxc8+ (25. Nc5 Qe7) 25...
Qxc8 $11) 24. Rc1 Qb6 25. Bxb7 Qxb7 26. Qc2 $1 $16 {Having the control of the
open c-file White builds up a serious initiative in the game.} Nd5 (26... Ne4
27. Qc6) (26... Qe4 27. Nb4) 27. Qc6 Qa7 $2 (27... Qa8 28. Qxa8 Rxa8 29. Rc6
$16) (27... Qxc6 $142 {A passive defence was required including an exchange of
queens.} 28. Rxc6 a5 29. Ne5 (29. Ra6 a4) 29... a4 $16) 28. Qd6 $18 a5 29. Rc5
$1 (29. Ne5 $2 Qd4 30. Qxf8+ Kxf8 31. Rc8+ Ke7 32. Nc6+ Kd7 33. Nxd4 Kxc8 34.
Nxb5 Kd7 $14) 29... Rb8 30. Ne5 Qa8 (30... Nf6 31. Qc7 (31. Rc7 $2 Qxf2+) 31...
Qxc7 32. Rxc7 Rd8 33. Rb7 (33. Nd3 e5 $1 $132) 33... Rd2 34. Rb8+ Kh7 35. Rxb5
Rxe2 36. Kg2 $1 a4 37. Kf3 Rc2 38. Nxf7 $18) 31. Qd7 $2 $138 ({I saw the
manoeuvre with} 31. Nc6 $1 {winning a pawn} Rb7 ({but strangely I did not feel
that} 31... Rf8 32. Rxb5 Rc8 33. Rc5 $18 {was totally winning.} (33. Rb8 $2
Rxb8 34. Qxb8+ Qxb8 35. Nxb8 Nb6 $14)) 32. Nd8 Rb8 33. Nxe6 Nf6 34. Nc7 Ne8 35.
Qf4 Nxc7 36. Rxc7 Rf8) 31... Qb7 32. Qxb7 (32. h5 $142 Nf6 (32... Qxd7 33. Nxd7
Rd8 34. Ne5 $18) 33. Qxb7 Rxb7 34. Rc8+ Kh7 35. g4 $16) 32... Rxb7 33. Rc8+ Kh7
34. h5 Nb6 $2 {After this Black is on the ropes.} (34... b4 $142 35. Rf8 (35.
Kg2 $5) 35... bxa3 36. bxa3 Nf6 37. Rxf7 Rb2 38. e3 Nxh5 39. Nc4 Rc2 $1 40.
Nxa5 Nf6 $132) 35. Rf8 Nc4 (35... g5 36. Nxf7 Kg7 37. Nd8 Kxf8 38. Nxb7 Nc4 39.
b3 Nxa3 40. Nxa5 Ke7 41. Nc6+ Kd6 42. f4 $3 gxf4 43. g4 $18) (35... g6 36.
Rxf7+) 36. Nxf7 g6 (36... g5 37. Nd8 Re7 38. Nc6 $18) 37. Nd8 Re7 38. hxg6+ (
38. Nc6 Rc7 39. Nd4 $18) 38... Kxg6 39. Nc6 ({No need for the other move I was
considering} 39. Rf3 $2 a4) 39... Rc7 40. Nd4 Rb7 (40... Nxb2 41. Nxb5 $18) 41.
b3 $1 {The first move after the time control and I had to weigh up
consequences.} ({It is not clear if pushing the extra pawns on the other side
wins.} 41. Nxe6 Nxb2 42. f4 Nc4 43. f5+ Kh7 44. f6 Nd6 (44... Kg6 45. Nd8 Rh7
46. f7 Kf6 47. Re8 Rxf7 48. Nxf7 Kxf7 49. Ra8 a4) 45. Nd8 Ra7 46. f7 Nxf7 47.
Nxf7 (47. Rxf7+ $4 Rxf7 48. Nxf7 b4) 47... Kg7 48. Rb8 Kxf7 (48... b4 $2 49.
Nd6 bxa3 50. Rb1 Rd7 51. Nc4 a2 52. Ra1 Rd4 53. Na3 Rd2 54. Kf2 $18) 49. Rxb5
a4 50. Rb4 Kf6 51. Kg2 Kf5 52. Kh3 Kg5 $16) 41... Nxa3 (41... e5 42. Nc6 (42.
bxc4 exd4 43. cxb5 Rxb5) 42... Nxa3 43. Nxa5 Rc7) 42. Ra8 ({Maybe} 42. Nxe6 $18
{was simple}) 42... a4 (42... Rd7 43. Nxe6) (42... e5 43. Ra6+ Kh7 (43... Kf7
44. Nf5) 44. Nc6 a4 45. Nxe5 Nb1 46. bxa4 bxa4 47. Rxa4 Nc3 48. Rc4 Rb1+ 49.
Kg2 Nxe2 50. Kf3 $18 {and the awkward position of Black's knight makes the
ending winning for White.}) 43. bxa4 ({Things are simpler after} 43. Nxe6 $142
$18) 43... b4 (43... e5 44. Nf3 e4 45. Nd4 b4 46. Nb3 Rc7 47. Rb8 Nc2 48. a5 e3
49. f4 $18) 44. Nb3 Rc7 45. a5 Rc3 (45... Nb5 46. Rg8+ $1 (46. Rb8 Rc3 47. Rxb5
Rxb3 48. a6 Ra3 49. Rxb4 Rxa6 50. f4 Ra5 51. Kf2 Rc5 52. e4 Rc3 53. Rb6 Kf7 54.
e5 Rc2+ 55. Kf3 h5 56. Rb7+ Kf8 57. Rh7 Rh2 $11) 46... Kf5 (46... Kf6 47. Rg4)
47. Rb8 $18) 46. a6 $2 {I saw both moves but for a second time being on low
time I came up with the worse of the two.} (46. Nd4 $1 Nc2 (46... e5 47. a6)
47. Nxe6 Kf7 48. Nf4 $18) 46... Nb5 47. Nd4 Nc7 $2 ({Obviously} 47... Nxd4 $1 {
makes the difference.} 48. a7 Ra3 49. Rg8+ Kf5 50. a8=Q Rxa8 51. Rxa8 Nxe2+ 52.
Kg2 (52. Kf1 Nd4 53. Ke1 Ke4 54. Kd2 e5 $132) 52... Nc3 (52... b3 $2 53. Kf3
Nd4+ 54. Ke3 e5 55. Ra6 h5 56. Rb6 Kg5 57. Ke4 $18) 53. Rb8 Nd5 54. Kf3 Ke5 55.
Ke2 Kd4 56. Kd2 e5 57. Rh8 Nc3 58. Kc2 (58. Rd8+ Kc4 59. g4 Ne4+ 60. Ke3 Nc3
61. Rc8+ Kd5 62. f3 Nb5 $14) 58... Ne4 $132) 48. Rb8 {This time it should
really be over.} Ra3 $6 (48... Nxa6 49. Rb6 Nc5 50. Rxb4 $1 $18 (50. Nxe6 $6
Nxe6 51. Rxe6+ Kg5 52. Rb6 b3 53. e4 (53. e3 $4 {allows the Black king to
switch to the other side.} Kf5 54. Rb4 Ke5 55. Kf1 Kd5 56. Ke2 Kc5 57. Rb8 Kc4
58. Kd1 $11) 53... Kg4 54. Kg2 $18 Kh5)) 49. Rb7 $1 Nxa6 (49... e5 50. Nc6 Nxa6
51. Nxe5+ $18) 50. Nxe6 Ra2 (50... Kf5 51. Nd4+ Ke4 52. Nc6 $1 b3 (52... Ra4
53. Rb5 $1) 53. Rb5 $1 $18 {and all of a sudden the black king enters a mating
net.}) 51. Rb5 Rb2 $2 {Here Alexander erred in a difficult position,} ({
but even after} 51... Kf6 52. Nd4 Ke7 53. g4 $18) 52. Rb6 $1 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 19th"]
[Site "Rethymno"]
[Date "2003.09.29"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Arduman, Can"]
[Black "Mueller, Karsten"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2336"]
[BlackElo "2521"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2003.09.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ankara Kolejiler"]
[BlackTeam "Gleisdorf"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "TUR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AUT"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Nbd2 Nf6 5. e3 c5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bb5+ Bd7 8.
Bxd7+ Nbxd7 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. O-O Be7 11. Nb3 Nce4 12. Nbd4 O-O 13. b3 Bb4 14.
Bb2 Bc3 15. Bxc3 Nxc3 16. Qd3 Rc8 17. Rfc1 Qa5 18. Rc2 Rc7 19. h3 Rfc8 20. Qf5
Qa6 21. Kh1 b5 22. Ne5 b4 23. Nd3 Qb6 24. Qf4 a5 25. Nf5 Qa6 26. Ne5 g6 27. Nd4
Nfe4 28. f3 Nf6 29. a3 $4 (29. Kh2 $6 {is strongly met by findet die starke
Erwiderung} Nh5 30. Qh4 Qd6) ({however, aber} 29. Ng4 {or even the risky 29.g4
deserved attention. The imprudent text move yields Black a decisive advantage.
oder sogar das riskante 29.g4 kam in Betracht. Der sorglose Textzug überlässt
Schwarz entscheidenden Vorteil.}) 29... Nh5 30. Qh4 ({Auf} 30. Qh2 {is
strongly met by folgt stark} bxa3 31. g4 (31. Rxa3 {is elegantly refuted by
wird elegant widerlegt mit} Ne2 $1 32. Rxc7 Nhg3+) 31... Ng7 32. Rxa3 f6) 30...
bxa3 31. Rxa3 Qf1+ (31... Qd6 {was another appealing option in this position.
war hier eine weitere attraktive Möglichkeit.}) 32. Kh2 {[%tqu "En","How can
Black exploit the shaky position of the enemy king?","White is threatening 33.
Nf5, so you should play energetically not to allow White any time for getting
counterchances.","Sacrifice your knight to open access to White's back rank
for your rooks.","c3e2","Excellent! This terrific move decides the game for
Black.",6,"De","Wie kann Schwarz die unsichere Stellung des feindlichen Königs
ausnutzen?","Weiß droht 33.Sf5; Sie sollten daher energisch vorgehen, um Weiß
keinerlei Zeit für Gegenchancen einzuräumen.","Opfern Sie den Springer, um
Ihren Türmen Zugang zur weißen Grundreihe zu eröffnen.","c3e2","Ausgezeichnet!
Dieser schöne Zug entscheidet die Partie zu Gunsten von Schwarz.",6]} Ne2 $1 {
[%csl Gc7,Gc8,Gf1,Rg1,Rh1,Rh2,Gh5][%cal Gc8c1] This beautiful knight sacrifice
opens the back rank for the black rooks and yields Black a decisive advantage.
Dieses wunderschöne Springeropfer öffnet die Grundreihe für die schwarzen
Türme und bringt den Nachziehenden entscheidend in Vorteil.} 33. Rxe2 ({Or Oder
} 33. Nxe2 Rxc2 {, winning. und gewinnt.}) 33... Rc1 34. Qxh5 {White has to
sacrifice his queen to avoid mate. It does not help though, since he doesn't
get sufficient. Um das Matt zu vermeiden, muss Weiß seine Dame geben. Das
hilft aber nicht, da er keinen genügenden Ersatz bekommt.} gxh5 35. Kg3 f6 36.
Nd3 Rd1 37. Nf4 h4+ 38. Kg4 h5+ 39. Kf5 Rxd4 $1 {A nice final combination. Ein
hübsche Schlusskombination.} 40. exd4 Qb1+ 41. Re4 (41. Kxf6 {fails to
scheitert an} Rf8+ 42. Ke7 Qh7+ 43. Kd6 Rd8+ 44. Kc6 Qd7+ 45. Kb6 Rb8+ 46. Ka6
Qb7+ 47. Kxa5 Qb5#) 41... dxe4 42. fxe4 Re8 0-1

[Event "Dhaka"]
[Site "Dhaka"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Hebden, Mark"]
[Black "Magomedov, Magaram"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Baburin,A"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "BAN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. e3 Nf6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. Bxd7+ Nbxd7
8. dxc5 Nxc5 9. O-O Be7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. b3 {This position is quite different
compared to the game Handoko - Rahman, Z. Keeping the N, Black might hope to
use the e4-square.} Nce4 12. Bb2 Rc8 13. Ne2 Qa5 14. a3 Rfd8 15. Nfd4 Qa6 16.
Nf4 Bf8 17. Qd3 Qxd3 18. Nxd3 Nc5 19. Rfd1 Nxd3 20. Rxd3 Ne4 21. f3 Nc5 22. Rc3
Ne6 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. b4 g6 25. Rb1 a6 26. Kf2 Bg7 27. Ne2 Rc2 28. Bxg7 Kxg7
29. Rd1 d4 30. g3 dxe3+ 31. Kxe3 Ra2 32. Rd3 Kf6 33. h4 h5 34. f4 Ng7 35. Nc3
Nf5+ 36. Kf3 Rc2 37. Ne4+ Ke7 38. Nc5 Nd6 39. Re3+ Kd8 40. Ne4 Nf5 41. Rd3+ Ke7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Hamburg HSK"]
[Site "Hamburg"]
[Date "2011.01.04"]
[Round "4.5"]
[White "Rausis, Igors"]
[Black "Huschenbeth, Niclas"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2484"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "Balcerak, P"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "2011.01.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 140 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Qc2 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Nf6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 (6... b5 {
ist der mit Abstand am häufigsten gespielte Zug hier.}) 7. Nc3 Qb6 8. e4 {
Zu dieser Stellung gibt es nur eine Partie.} Qxb2 (8... h6 9. Bd2 Qxb2 10. Rb1
Qa3 11. Be2 Qa5 12. O-O Be7 13. Qd3 {1-0 Neerforth,P (2258)-Namyslo,H (2327)/
Bad Woerishofen 2008/CBM 122 Extra (67)}) 9. Rb1 Qa3 10. Bc1 Qa5 11. Bd3 Be7 (
11... c5 {Vielleicht ist das eine Idee, obwohl Niclas bestimmt mehr Ahnung und
Arbeit mit dieser Stellung hat als ich.}) 12. Bd2 O-O 13. e5 Nd5 14. Nxd5 Qxd5
15. Qc2 f5 16. Bc4 Qe4+ 17. Qxe4 fxe4 {[#]Bis hierhin alles mehr oder weniger
forcierte Züge...} 18. Ng5 $6 (18. Bxe6+ Kh8 19. Bxd7 Bxd7 20. Rxb7 {sieht
einen Tick angenehmer für Weiß aus.}) 18... Bxg5 19. Bxg5 Nb6 20. Bb3 Nd5 21.
Bd2 Rd8 22. Bc2 Nc7 23. Be3 Nb5 24. Rb2 Nxd4 25. Bxe4 Nb5 26. O-O Nc3 27. Bf3
Nd5 28. Bc5 b6 29. Bd6 Ba6 {Wieder bis hierhin eine starke Partie von beiden
Spielern...} 30. Rd1 (30. Rc1 c5 31. Rd1 Bb7 32. Bxc5 Nf4 $15) 30... Bc4 31.
Bg4 Kf7 32. Rc1 b5 33. Rxc4 {Hier gab es 2 ruhigere Möglichkeiten, die die
Kompensation des Läuferpaars zumindest ein bisschen weiterhin aufrecht
erhalten.} (33. a4) (33. f4) 33... bxc4 34. Rb7+ Kg6 35. Bxe6 c3 36. g4 Kh6 {
Möglicherweise schon etwas ungenau} (36... Kg5 {nimmt Weiß vielleicht sofort
den Wind aus den Segeln.} 37. Rxg7+ $2 Kh6) 37. Bf5 g6 38. Be4 Nb6 $2 {[#]} (
38... Kg5 39. f3 $44) (38... Nf6 39. exf6 Rxd6 40. h4 {wäre eine weitere
mögliche Fortsetzung mit fortdauernden Komplikationen}) (38... Rxd6 $5) 39. Rf7
$2 (39. h4 $1 c2 {Vielleicht hier sogar schon die beste Variante sich zu
verteidigen} (39... Rd7 40. Rxd7 Nxd7 41. e6 Nb6 42. Bxc6 c2 (42... Rc8 $2 43.
e7 $18) (42... Kg7 43. Be5+ Kf8 44. Bxc3 Rc8 45. Bb4+ Kg7 46. e7 $16) 43. Bf4+
Kg7 44. Bxa8 Nxa8 $16) 40. g5+ Kh5 41. Rxh7+ Kg4 42. Bxc2 $16) 39... Rd7 40.
Be7 Rxe7 41. Rxe7 Kg5 (41... Nd5) 42. Rxh7 Kxg4 43. Bxg6 (43. Rf7 {ist
vielleicht etwas genauer. Versperrt dem schwarzen König die Flucht nach drüben.
}) 43... Kf4 44. Kf1 Kxe5 45. Rh5+ Kd4 46. Rh4+ Kc5 47. Bd3 {Hier ist schon
Weiß derjenige, der ums Remis kämpfen muss.} Rd8 48. Ke2 Rg8 49. Kf1 Kd5 50.
Rf4 Rh8 51. h4 Nd7 52. Ke2 Ne5 53. Be4+ Kc5 54. Ke3 Nc4+ 55. Kd3 Kb4 56. Kc2
Na3+ 57. Kc1 c5 58. h5 c4 59. Bg6 Rd8 60. h6 Rd6 61. Rg4 Rd2 62. Rf4 $2 (62. h7
{hätte den Laden vielleicht zusammen gehalten}) 62... Rxa2 63. Kd1 Ra1+ 64. Ke2
Rh1 65. Rf7 Rxh6 66. Rb7+ Kc5 67. Rxa7 c2 68. Kd2 c3+ 0-1

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 3rd"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2016.05.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[Annotator "Baldauf,M"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2016.05.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 h6 6. Bh4 Be7 7. Nbd2 c5 8. Be2
O-O 9. O-O b6 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Bg3 Bb7 12. Nc4 N7f6 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Nfd2 Rc8
{Schwarz hat bequem ausgeglichen, seine Figuren stehen gar etwas harmonischer.
Eljanov ergreift drastische Maßnahmen, die dem Spiel einen zweischneidigen
Charakter verleihen.} 15. e4 $5 (15. Qb3 $11) 15... Ne7 16. e5 Ne4 17. Nxe4
Bxe4 18. Nd6 {nur so ist der Vorstoß des Bauern nach e5 zu rechtfertigen} Bxd6
19. exd6 Nf5 20. Qa4 Bd5 21. d7 Rc5 (21... Nxg3 $6 22. hxg3 Rc7 23. Bb5 $11)
22. b4 Nxg3 23. hxg3 Rc7 24. Bb5 Qg5 {Diagramm [#] der weiße Bauer auf d7
stört etwas, doch dafür stehen die weißen Figuren, allen voran die Da4
schlecht.} 25. Rfe1 Rd8 26. Re3 h5 27. Rae1 h4 (27... g6 28. Re5 Qf6 29. Rxd5
$2 exd5 30. Re8+ Kg7 $19) 28. Re5 Qf6 {Diagramm [#]} (28... Qd2 $1 $13) 29. Qa3
(29. Rxd5 $1 {erstaunlich, dass Eljanov diese Taktik übersieht} exd5 30. Re8+
Kh7 31. Qd1 $1 g6 $8 32. Rxd8 Qxd8 33. Qxd5 $16 {[%cal Rd5f7,Rd5e5,Re5e8]})
29... Ba8 30. Qe3 hxg3 31. Qxg3 a6 32. Rxe6 $1 {liquidiert in ein
ausgeglichenes Endspiel} fxe6 33. Qxc7 Rf8 $1 (33... axb5 34. Rxe6 Qg5 35.
Qxd8+ Qxd8 36. Re8+ $18) 34. Qxb6 axb5 35. Qxe6+ Qf7 36. Qxf7+ Kxf7 37. Re5 Rd8
38. Rxb5 Rxd7 39. a4 Bc6 40. Rf5+ Ke6 41. Ra5 Rd1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Budapest Krenosz Memorial"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1976.06.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Petran, Pal"]
[Black "Lombard, Andre"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[Annotator "Balogh,Bela"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1976.06.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. O-O Ne4 7. b3 f5 8. Bb2
Be7 9. Ne5 O-O 10. Nxd7 Bxd7 11. f3 Nf6 12. Nd2 c5 $2 (12... Be8 13. e4 Bg6 14.
Qc2 Qd7 15. Rae1 fxe4 16. fxe4 Bb4 $11) 13. Qe2 Qc7 14. Rfc1 b6 15. b4 Rfb8 (
15... Rfc8) 16. bxc5 bxc5 17. Ba3 e5 18. cxd5 $16 exd4 19. exd4 Re8 20. Qf2 Kh8
(20... Qa5 21. Bxc5 Bxc5 22. dxc5 Nxd5 23. Bc4 Be6 24. Nb3 $18) 21. Bxc5 Qf4
22. d6 Bf8 23. Nc4 Be6 24. Ne5 Rad8 25. Bb5 1-0

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1981.04.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Petrosian, Tigran V"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1981.04.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 (4... h6 5. Bxf6 Qxf6 6. Nc3 c6 {-D43/}
) (4... Bb4+ 5. Nc3 {-D38/}) 5. e3 h6 (5... O-O 6. Nbd2 Nbd7 7. Bd3 c5 $10) 6.
Bh4 O-O 7. cxd5 (7. Nbd2 Nbd7 8. Rc1 c5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Bc4 cxd4
$10 {Hort,V-Karpov,An/Linares/1983/}) 7... Nxd5 (7... exd5 8. Nc3 c6 9. Qc2 $14
) 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. e4 Nf6 (9... Nb6 $5 {Hort/}) 10. Nc3 c5 11. e5 Nd5 12. Rc1 (
12. Nxd5 exd5 13. dxc5 Bg4 14. Be2 (14. Qxd5 Nc6 15. Be2 Rfd8 $44) 14... Bxf3
15. Bxf3 Qxc5 16. Qe2 Re8 $10 {Korchnoi,V-Hort,V/Wijk aan Zee/1983/0:1 (39)
Inf 35/490/}) 12... Rd8 (12... Nxc3 13. Rxc3 (13. bxc3 Rd8 14. Bd3 Nc6 15. O-O
Qd7) 13... cxd4 14. Nxd4 Rd8 15. Qc2 Nd7 16. Nf3 $14) 13. Nxd5 Rxd5 14. Bd3 $5
(14. Qc2 Nc6 15. dxc5 Nxe5 $10) 14... Nc6 (14... Na6 $5 $10) 15. Be4 Rd8 16.
Bxc6 bxc6 17. Rxc5 Ba6 $44 18. Qc2 (18. Rxc6 Qb4+ 19. Qd2 Qa4 $17) 18... Rab8
19. b3 Rb5 20. Rxb5 $6 (20. Rxc6 Bb7 21. Rc7 Qb4+ (21... Rd7 22. Rxd7 Qxd7 23.
Qc3 Bxf3 24. Qxf3 Qxd4 25. O-O Rxe5 26. Rd1 Qb6 $10) 22. Qc3 (22. Ke2 $5 Bxf3+
23. Kxf3 Qxd4 24. Re1 Rxe5 25. Rxe5 Qxe5 26. Rc8 $10) 22... Bxf3 23. Qxb4 Rxb4
24. gxf3 Rbxd4 25. O-O $14) 20... Bxb5 21. Kd2 $5 (21. Qc5 Qxc5 22. dxc5 a5 $1
$17 {/\ Rd5/}) 21... c5 $1 22. Ke3 Rd5 23. Rd1 g5 $1 24. h3 Qc7 (24... f5 $5
25. exf6 Qxf6 26. Qe4 Bc6 $15) 25. Qb2 a5 26. a3 cxd4+ $6 (26... f5 $142 $1 27.
b4 cxb4 $1 28. Rc1 (28. axb4 Qc4 $17) 28... Qb7 29. axb4 Rd8 $17) 27. Rxd4 Rc5
28. Kd2 {>< c2/} Bf1 29. b4 axb4 30. axb4 Rb5 31. Rg4 $1 $14 Rd5+ 32. Ke1 Bd3
33. h4 Bf5 34. Rd4 Rxd4 35. Qxd4 Qc2 36. hxg5 Bd3 (36... Bd3 37. Qe3 Qb1+ 38.
Kd2 Qc2+ $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow2"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Razuvaev, Yuri S"]
[Black "Sveshnikov, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1995.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Nbd2 Nf6 5. g3 (5. Qc2 Nbd7 6. e4 dxe4 7. Nxe4
Nxe4 8. Qxe4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Nxd2 c5 11. Nb3 O-O 12. O-O-O cxd4 13. Rxd4
e5 14. Rd2 Qc7 $13 {Tosic,M-Tregubov,P/Alushta 3/1993/0:1/42/}) (5. e3 Nbd7 6.
Bd3 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. b3 Bd6 9. Bb2 O-O 10. O-O cxd4 11. exd4 Re8 $10 {
Van der Sterren,P-Van der Werf,M/NLD(ch)/1994/0,5/20/}) 5... Nbd7 (5... c5 6.
Bg2 Nc6 7. O-O cxd4 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nb3 Be7 10. Nbxd4 Nxd4 (10... O-O 11. Nxc6
bxc6 12. Qa4 Qb6 13. e4 $14 {Christiansen,L-Wolff,P/Wijk op/1993/0,5/40/}) 11.
Nxd4 O-O 12. e4 Nb4 13. a3 e5 14. Nf5 Nc6 15. Be3 Bf6 16. Bc5 Qxd1 17. Rfxd1
Rd8 $10 {Wojtkiewicz,A-Yermolinsky,A/New York Hudson/1993/0,5/26/}) 6. Qc2 b5
$6 $146 (6... Be7 7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O b6) 7. c5 e5 (7... Be7 8. a4 b4 9. a5 $16)
(7... a6 8. a4 Bb7 9. Bg2 Be7 10. O-O O-O $14) 8. dxe5 Ng4 9. b4 Ndxe5 $6 (9...
a5 10. Bb2 Qc7 (10... axb4 11. h3 Nh6 12. Nb3 Qc7 $13) 11. a3 Ngxe5 12. Bg2 $14
) (9... Ngxe5 10. Bb2 Nxf3+ 11. Nxf3 (11. exf3 Nf6 12. Bg2 Qe7+ $13) 11... Nf6
12. Bg2 Be7 13. O-O O-O 14. a4 $14) 10. Bb2 Nxf3+ 11. exf3 $1 Nf6 12. Nb3 a5 $6
13. a4 $5 (13. Nxa5 Rxa5 14. bxa5 Qxa5+ 15. Bc3 b4 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Qd2 $16)
13... axb4 14. axb5 Rxa1+ 15. Bxa1 Be7 (15... cxb5 16. Bxb5+ Bd7 17. c6 $18)
16. b6 $16 O-O 17. h4 (17. Bd3 Bh3 18. Nd4 Qd7) 17... d4 $6 (17... Re8 18. Be2
d4 (18... Be6 19. Nd4 Qd7 20. O-O $18) 19. Bxd4 (19. Nxd4 Qd5 20. Nb3 Be6 $13)
19... Be6 20. Be3 Qd5 21. Na5 Ng4 $132) 18. Bc4 $1 (18. Nxd4 $6 Qd5 19. Nb3
Qxf3 $13) 18... Nd5 19. Bxd4 Re8 20. Kf1 Bf6 (20... Be6 21. Kg2 Bf6 22. Rd1 $18
) 21. Bxf6 Qxf6 22. Bxd5 cxd5 23. Kg2 $18 d4 24. Rd1 Bf5 25. Qb2 Bh3+ 26. Kxh3
Qxf3 27. Qc2 d3 28. Qxd3 Qxf2 1-0

[Event "Alushta4"]
[Site "Alushta"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Graf, Alexander"]
[Black "Sveshnikov, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Bg5 $5 (4. Nc3) (4. Qc2 $5) 4... f6 (4... Be7 5.
Bxe7 Qxe7 $14 {Capablanka,H-Treybal//Karlovy Vary/1929/}) 5. Bf4 dxc4 (5...
Bb4+ 6. Nc3 Ne7 7. e3 $14) 6. e4 b5 7. Nc3 (7. a4 Bb7 8. Nc3 a6 9. Be2 Bb4 10.
O-O Ne7 11. Qc2 O-O 12. Rfd1 Nd7 $13) 7... Nd7 8. Rc1 $5 (8. a4) (8. Be2) 8...
a6 9. b3 Ba3 $6 (9... cxb3 10. Qxb3 Nb6 11. Be2 Ne7 12. O-O Ng6 13. Bg3 Be7 $13
) 10. Rb1 b4 $2 (10... cxb3 11. Qxb3 Be7 (11... Qe7 12. Be2 $14) 12. Qxe6 Ne5 (
12... Nc5 13. Qxc6+ Bd7 14. Qc7 $16) 13. Qb3 Nxf3+ 14. gxf3 Qxd4 $13) 11. Na4
c3 12. Bc4 Nb6 13. Nxb6 Qxb6 14. O-O $16 Ne7 15. Bd6 Qd8 16. Bc5 O-O 17. Nh4 (
17. Ne1 $1 {/\ Nc2-a3+-}) 17... Kh8 (17... Re8 18. f4 Ng6 19. Nxg6 hxg6 20. Qg4
Kf7 21. f5 $40) 18. f4 f5 (18... g6 $5 19. Nf3 Kg7 20. Qd3 $16) (18... Bd7 19.
f5) 19. exf5 Nxf5 (19... exf5 20. Re1 Re8 21. Qh5 c2 22. Bxe7 cxb1=Q 23. Ng6#)
20. Nf3 $5 (20. Bxf8 Qxf8 21. Nxf5 exf5 22. Qd3 $16) 20... Ne3 (20... Re8 21.
Re1 {/\ Ng5+-}) 21. Qd3 Nxf1 22. Ng5 Rf5 $6 (22... g6 $5 $8 23. Rxf1 Rb8 24.
Qh3 Rb7) 23. Qxf5 $1 $18 exf5 24. Nf7+ Kg8 25. Nxd8+ Kh8 26. Nf7+ Kg8 27. Ne5+
Kh8 28. Rxf1 c2 29. Nd3 a5 30. Kf2 Ba6 31. Bxa6 Rxa6 32. Ke3 Ra8 33. Kd2 Re8
1-0

[Event "Baden-Baden"]
[Site "Baden-Baden"]
[Date "1992.12.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Boensch, Uwe"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1992.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 033"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Nbd2 c5 $6 (5... Ne4 6. Nxe4 dxe4 7.
Nd2 f5 8. f3 Bd6 9. Qe2 exf3 10. Nxf3 O-O 11. e4 Bb4+ 12. Kf2 e5 13. Bg5 Qe8
14. exf5 e4 15. a3 Bxf5 16. axb4 Qh5 17. Qe3 exf3 18. gxf3 Nd7 19. Be7 Nf6 20.
Bxf8 Rxf8 21. Bg2 Bh3 22. Bxh3 Qxh3 23. Rhg1 Ng4+ 24. Rxg4 Qxg4 25. Rg1 Qh4+
26. Kg2 Qh5 27. Qe6+ Kh8 28. Qg4 Qf7 29. b3 Qe7 30. Kh1 g6 31. Qe4 {Levin,
F-Peicheva Juergens,V/Groningen (02)/1992/1/2-1/2/36/}) (5... Be7 6. Bd3 O-O 7.
O-O b6 8. b3 Bb7 9. Bb2 Nbd7 10. Qe2 c5 11. Rad1 Qc7 12. Ne5 dxc4 13. bxc4 cxd4
14. Nxd7 Nxd7 15. exd4 Bd6 16. Qh5 Nf6 17. Qh4 e5 18. Rfe1 Rae8 19. d5 h6 20.
f4 Nd7 21. Qg3 Bc5+ 22. Kh1 Bd4 23. Bxd4 exd4 24. Nf3 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Nc5 26.
Nxd4 Nxd3 27. Qxd3 Qxf4 28. h3 Ba6 29. Rf1 Qe5 30. Nc6 Qc7 31. Qe4 {Hoffman,
A-Guerra/Pontevedra/1992/1-0/39/}) (5... Nbd7 $1 6. Bd3 (6. b3 Bd6 7. Bb2 O-O
8. Bd3 Re8 9. Ne5 dxc4 10. Ndxc4 Bb4+ 11. Kf1 Bf8 12. Qf3 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bd6 14.
Rd1 Bxe5 15. dxe5 Nd5 16. Qe4 g6 17. h4 c5 18. h5 Qg5 19. Qf3 Bd7 20. Qh3 Re7
21. Kg1 Rf8 22. hxg6 fxg6 23. f4 Qh5 24. Qxh5 gxh5 25. Kf2 Be8 26. Be2 Rd7 27.
g3 Bg6 28. Bb5 Rc7 29. Kf3 Bf5 30. Rd2 Bg4+ 31. Kf2 {Miles,A-Rogers,I/
Melbourne/1992/1-0/46/}) 6... Bd6 (6... dxc4 7. Nxc4 b5 8. Nce5 Nxe5 9. Nxe5
Bb7 10. O-O Be7 11. Qf3 Qd5 12. Bd2 O-O 13. Rfc1 Qxf3 14. gxf3 Rac8 15. Rc2 Nd5
16. Rac1 Nb4 17. Bxb4 Bxb4 18. Nxc6 Rxc6 19. Rxc6 Bxc6 20. Rxc6 Rb8 21. a3 Bf8
22. b4 Rb6 23. Rxb6 axb6 24. Bxb5 g5 25. Kf1 Bd6 26. h3 Kf8 27. Ke2 Ke7 28. Kd3
h5 29. Bc6 Kd8 30. d5 exd5 31. Bxd5 {Donchenko,A-Boguszlavszky,M/Protvino/1992/
1-0/51/}) (6... Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. b3 a5 9. a3 Re8 10. Bb2 Bd6 11. Ne5 dxc4 12.
Ndxc4 Bc7 13. f4 Nb8 14. Qf3 Qd5 15. Qh3 Ne4 16. Nxf7 e5 17. Qf3 exd4 18. Bxe4
Qxf7 19. Bxd4 a4 20. Be5 Na6 21. Bxc7 Nxc7 22. Nd6 Qxb3 23. Nxe8 Nxe8 24. Bxh7+
Kf8 25. e4 Nf6 26. Bg6 Be6 27. Qf2 Qc3 28. h3 Rd8 29. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 30. Rxd1 Ke7
31. e5 {Guerra,D-Sorroche,JM/Sitges op (04)/1992/1-0/36/}) 7. O-O O-O 8. e4 (8.
b3 e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Be2 Qe7 (11... Bf5 12. Nd4 Bd7 13. Bb2 Qe7
14. Nb5 Bxb5 15. Bxb5 Rad8 16. Nf3 Nxf3+ 17. Qxf3 Be5 18. Qe2 Ne4 19. Bd3 Rd6
20. Bxe5 Qxe5 21. Rac1 Rfd8 22. Rc2 g6 23. h3 Nc3 24. Qd2 Rc6 25. Rfc1 Rdc8 26.
a4 a5 27. Kf1 Rc5 28. Kg1 b6 29. Kh1 Qf6 30. f3 Kg7 31. Re1 {Berg,K-Boensch,U/
Munich op9192 (05)/1992/0-1/41/}) 12. Bb2 Bd7 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Bxe5 Qxe5 15.
Nf3 Qe7 16. a3 Rac8 17. Qd4 a6 18. Rfd1 Bf5 19. b4 h6 20. Rac1 Bc2 21. Re1 Rc7
22. Qb2 Rfc8 23. Nd4 Be4 24. Qd2 Bg6 25. Bf3 Be4 26. Be2 Bg6 27. f3 Ne8 28. Bf1
Nf6 29. Rxc7 Rxc7 30. Rc1 Qd6 31. Rxc7 {Berg,K-Trabert,B/Gausdal Peer Gynt (6)/
1992/1-0 (70)}) 8... e5 9. exd5 cxd5 10. cxd5 exd4 11. Nc4 (11. Ne4 Ne5 12.
Nxd6 Qxd6 13. Nxe5 Qxe5 14. Bc4 Re8 $10 {Staniszewski-Matlak/POL/1991/}) 11...
Nc5 (11... Nb6 12. Nxb6 {Dreev,A-Akopian,V (2)/Tilburg2.04 /1992/1/2-1/2/12/})
12. Nxd6 Qxd6 13. Bc4 Bg4 14. Qxd4 Bxf3 15. gxf3 Ne6 16. Qh4 Nxd5 17. Rd1 Nec7
18. Qg3 Qc6 19. Bb3 Ne7 20. Bg5 Nf5 21. Qg4 g6 22. Rac1 Qb6 23. Bc2 Ng7 24. Bb3
Nf5 25. Bc2 Ng7 26. Be3 Qxb2 27. Bd4 Qxa2 28. Bb1 Qa5 29. Bc3 Qb6 30. Bd4 Qa5
31. Bc3 {Salov,V-Anand,V/Linares (08)/1992/1/2-1/2/32/}) 6. Be2 (6. b3 dxc4 7.
Bxc4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bd6 9. Bb2 O-O 10. O-O Bd7 11. Be2 Nc6 12. Nc4 Bc5 13. Bf3
Rc8 14. Nb5 Be7 15. Nbd6 Rc7 16. Nb5 Rc8 17. Rc1 a6 18. Nbd6 Rc7 19. Qd2 {
Yusupov,A-Anand,V/Moscow Alekhine/1992/1/2-1/2/19/}) (6. cxd5 exd5 (6... Nxd5
7. Bb5+ Bd7 8. Bxd7+ Nxd7 9. O-O Be7 10. e4 N5f6 11. d5 exd5 12. e5 Ng4 13. Qa4
Nh6 14. Nb1 d4 15. Bxh6 gxh6 16. Nbd2 O-O 17. Qc2 Qb6 18. Rfe1 Kh8 19. Ne4 Qg6
20. Qb3 Rg8 21. Ng3 Qe6 22. Qd3 Rg6 23. Nf5 Rag8 24. g3 Nb6 25. Nxe7 Qxe7 26.
b4 cxb4 27. Qxd4 Rd8 28. Qe4 Na4 29. Nh4 Rg5 30. Nf5 Qe6 31. Nd4 {Fernandez,
JuL-Semkov,S/Sitges op (03)/1992/0-1/57/}) 7. b3 Bd6 8. Bb2 O-O 9. Bd3 Nc6 10.
O-O cxd4 11. Nxd4 Ne5 12. N2f3 Nxd3 13. Qxd3 Re8 14. Nb5 Bb8 15. Rac1 Bg4 16.
Nbd4 a6 17. Rfd1 Ne4 18. Kf1 Qf6 19. h3 Bh5 20. Qe2 Bg3 21. Nb5 Qh6 22. Nc3
Nxf2 23. Rxd5 Bg6 24. Nd1 Be4 25. Rd4 Nxd1 26. Rcxd1 Bc6 27. Qd2 Bxf3 28. gxf3
Be5 29. Rg4 Qxh3+ 30. Kf2 Qh2+ 31. Rg2 {Nenashev,A-Kramnik,V/Moscow Alekhine
op/1992/0-1/31/}) (6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O cxd4 8. exd4 Be7 9. c5 O-O 10. a3 Nd7 11.
b4 e5 12. dxe5 Ndxe5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Nf3 Nxd3 15. Qxd3 Bf6 16. Nd4 Re8 17.
Be3 Bd7 18. Rad1 a6 {Molnar,I-Bernei,A/HUN-chT 9192/1991/1/2-1/2/18/}) 6... Nc6
7. O-O cxd4 8. exd4 Bd6 $2 (8... Be7 $142) (8... dxc4 $142) 9. a3 O-O $6 (9...
dxc4 $142) 10. c5 Bc7 11. b4 $16 e5 (11... Ne4 12. Bb2 f5 13. Ne5 $16) 12. dxe5
Nxe5 13. Bb2 Ng6 14. Re1 Ne4 (14... Nf4 15. Bf1 Bg4 16. Qb3 $16 {/\ 17.Nf3-e5})
15. Nxe4 $1 {Das Endspiel ist klar besser für Weiss.} dxe4 16. Qxd8 Bxd8 (16...
Rxd8 $2 17. Ng5 Rd2 18. Bc1 $18 {><e4}) 17. Nd2 f5 18. Bc4+ Kh8 19. Rad1 Bg5
20. g3 Rd8 21. Nb3 Bd7 22. h4 Bf6 (22... Bh6 $2 23. h5 Nf8 24. Rd6 {/\ 25.
Rd6xh6}) (22... Be7 $6 23. h5 Nf8 24. h6 $16) 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Rd6 Ba4 25. Nd4
(25. Rxf6 $2 Ne5 $1) 25... Ne5 26. Be2 $6 (26. Be6 $1 Rxd6 27. cxd6 Rd8 28. Rc1
$18) 26... Rxd6 27. cxd6 Nd3 28. Rf1 f4 (28... Rd8 29. Nxf5 Bd7 30. Ne3 Bh3 31.
Rd1 Rxd6 32. f3 f5 33. Kh2 $18) 29. f3 $1 fxg3 30. fxe4 Nf2 31. Bf3 Re8 32. b5
$1 {/\ Rf1-c1, d6-d7} a6 33. Rc1 Nh3+ 34. Kh1 Nf2+ 35. Kg2 Nd3 36. d7 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1984.01.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Black "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1984.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 e6 4. Qc2 Nf6 5. Bf4 (5. Nbd2) 5... Nh5 $6 6. Bg5 f6 (
6... Be7 7. Bxe7 $14) 7. Bh4 (7. Bd2 f5 $14) 7... g5 8. Bg3 Nd7 (8... Nxg3 9.
hxg3 $16) 9. cxd5 $1 $16 exd5 (9... cxd5 10. Bc7 Bb4+ 11. Nbd2 Qe7 12. g4 $1 {
/\ h4 |^>>}) 10. e3 Bb4+ 11. Nc3 Nf8 12. Bd3 {/^b1-h7, ><f5} Be6 13. a3 Bxc3+
14. bxc3 Qe7 15. Rb1 Kf7 $2 16. Qe2 $1 Ng7 (16... Nxg3 17. hxg3 $18) 17. Nd2 $1
{/\e4,c4,h4} h5 18. h4 g4 19. O-O Ng6 20. e4 $1 $18 Rhe8 21. f3 b6 22. fxg4
Bxg4 23. Qf2 {>< f6} Nf8 24. Rbe1 Qd8 25. Qf4 Re6 (25... Nfe6 26. Qh6 Rh8 27.
Qe3 {/\ Be5}) 26. Nf3 $1 Kg8 27. Nh2 dxe4 28. Nxg4 exd3 (28... hxg4 29. Bc4)
29. Rxe6 Nfxe6 30. Nxf6+ Kf7 31. Qe5 d2 32. Nxh5+ 1-0

[Event "POL-ch 52nd"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Markowski, Tomasz"]
[Black "Jaracz, Pawel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1995.02.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 c6 3. c4 Nf6 4. d4 e6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. O-O dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3
a6 9. a4 $1 b4 $2 10. Qe2 c5 11. Rd1 Bb7 12. e4 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Bd6 14. Bg5 Qb8
15. h3 h6 16. Bxf6 gxf6 $2 (16... Nxf6 17. Nd2) 17. Nd2 Ke7 18. Nc4 Rg8 $2 19.
Nxd6 Qxd6 20. Bb5 $1 axb5 21. Nf5+ exf5 22. Rxd6 Kxd6 23. Qxb5 Bc6 24. Rd1+ Kc7
25. Rc1 Ne5 26. f4 Nf3+ 27. Kf2 Nd4 28. Qc5 Rgd8 29. a5 Ra6 30. Rc4 fxe4 31.
Rxd4 Rxd4 32. Qxd4 Rxa5 33. Qxf6 Rc5 34. Qxf7+ Kb6 35. Ke3 Rd5 36. f5 Rd3+ 37.
Kf4 Rd2 38. Qc4 $1 Rf2+ 39. Ke5 Kc7 40. Qxb4 Rxg2 41. f6 e3 42. f7 1-0

[Event "URS-ch46 First League+"]
[Site "Ashkhabad"]
[Date "1978.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1978.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. O-O Ne4 7. Ne5 $6 (7. b3)
(7. Qc2) 7... Nxe5 8. dxe5 Nc5 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Bc2 Qc7 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. f4 Bd7
13. b3 O-O-O $1 $10 14. Ba3 Kb8 15. Qd4 Rc8 16. Rfc1 f6 $1 17. Bd1 fxe5 18.
fxe5 Qb6 19. Bf3 Rhd8 20. Ne2 Rc6 21. Rc3 Rdc8 22. Rac1 Qc7 $15 23. Qf4 Nd3 $1
24. Rxd3 Bxa3 25. Rxc6 Bxc6 26. Nd4 Qe7 27. h4 Bd7 28. Kh2 Bb4 29. e4 Rf8 30.
Qg3 dxe4 31. Bxe4 g6 32. Bf3 Ba5 33. Qg4 $1 Rc8 $1 (33... Bc7 $2 34. Qe4 Bc8
35. Nc6+ $2 (35. Nb5 $1) 35... bxc6 36. Qxc6 Qxh4+ 37. Kg1 Bb6+ $19) 34. Qe4
Rc7 35. Rd1 a6 36. Be2 Bc8 37. a4 Rc5 38. Nf3 Bc7 39. Qb4 Ba5 40. Qa3 Qc7 41.
b4 Rc3 42. Qb2 Bb6 43. Bd3 Be3 44. Qe2 Bh6 45. Qe4 Ra3 1/2-1/2

[Event "DDR-ch 38th"]
[Site "Zittau"]
[Date "1989.02.22"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Paehtz, Thomas Sr"]
[Black "Knaak, Rainer"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1989.02.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "DDR"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 012"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 e6 4. Qc2 dxc4 $5 5. Qxc4 b5 6. Qc2 Bb7 7. e3 Nd7 8.
Be2 a6 9. a4 Rc8 10. O-O Ngf6 11. b3 $6 Be7 12. Bb2 O-O 13. Nbd2 c5 $15 14.
dxc5 Rxc5 $1 $15 15. Qb1 b4 {>< c3} 16. Bd4 Rd5 $1 17. e4 $6 (17. Bc4 Rh5)
17... Rxd4 $1 18. Nxd4 Ne5 19. Qb2 (19. N4f3 Nxf3+ 20. Nxf3 Nxe4 $17 {/\ ...Nc3
}) 19... Bc5 20. N4f3 (20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. Qxe5 Qxd2 $17) 20... Nxf3+ 21. Nxf3 {
21.Bxf3 -/+} Nxe4 $19 22. Rac1 Qb6 23. Bd3 Nc3 $19 24. Ne1 $8 Rd8 25. Rc2 Rd5
$1 26. Qc1 Qd6 27. Rxc3 (27. Rd2 Qc7 {/\ 28...Rh5 29.h3 Rxh3!}) 27... bxc3 28.
Be2 Rd2 29. Bf3 Rxf2 $1 30. Rxf2 Qd2 0-1

[Event "URS-ch46 First League"]
[Site "Ashkhabad"]
[Date "1978.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Alburt, Lev O"]
[Black "Tseshkovsky, Vitaly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "1978.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Qc2 e6 5. Nbd2 Be7 6. e4 dxe4 7. Nxe4 Nxe4 8.
Qxe4 Nd7 9. Bd2 Nf6 10. Qc2 O-O 11. Be2 b6 12. O-O c5 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Bc3 Bb7
15. Ng5 h6 16. Bf3 $1 Qc7 17. Bxf6 hxg5 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Be5 Rad8 20. Rad1 Qc6
21. Bc3 Rxd1 22. Rxd1 Rd8 23. Rxd8+ Bxd8 24. h3 Bc7 25. a3 f6 26. Qd3 a5 27. b3
Kf7 28. Kf1 Ke7 29. Qh7 Kf7 30. Qh5+ Kg8 31. Qd1 Kf7 32. Qd3 Ke7 33. Kg1 Qd6
34. Qxd6+ Kxd6 35. Kf1 Bd8 36. Ke2 g6 37. Kd3 e5 38. f3 f5 39. Bd2 Kc6 40. Be3
Kd6 41. Bf2 Kc6 42. Be1 Bc7 43. Bd2 Bd8 44. b4 axb4 45. axb4 cxb4 46. Bxb4 Bf6
47. Kc2 Bd8 48. Kb3 Kd7 49. Bf8 Bf6 50. Kb4 Kc6 51. c5 Bd8 $1 (51... Bg7) 52.
Kc4 Bf6 53. Bd6 Bd8 54. Bxe5 Be7 55. Bd4 Bf8 56. Be3 Be7 57. g3 Bf8 58. g4 fxg4
59. fxg4 Be7 60. Bd4 Bf8 61. Bf6 Bxc5 62. Bxg5 Bf2 63. Bf4 Kd7 64. Kd5 Ke7 65.
Be5 Kf7 66. Ke4 Bh4 67. Kf4 Bd8 68. Bd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pardubice Czech op-A 21st"]
[Site "Pardubice"]
[Date "2010.07.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Agaragimov, Djahangir"]
[Black "Korobov, Anton"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2311"]
[BlackElo "2657"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2010.07.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Qc2 dxc4 5. Qxc4 b5 6. Qc2 Bb7 7. Nbd2 Nd7 8. e3
Ngf6 9. Be2 Rc8 10. O-O c5 11. Bxb5 cxd4 12. Qb3 Bd5 13. Qa4 dxe3 14. fxe3 a6
15. Bxa6 Ra8 16. Qb5 Bc5 17. Nb3 O-O 18. Nxc5 Nxc5 19. Qxc5 Rxa6 20. a4 Rc6 21.
Qa3 Ng4 22. Qb4 Rc4 23. Qe1 Rc2 24. a5 f5 25. Qg3 h5 26. h3 h4 27. Qf4 ({
The pawn is untouchable since after} 27. Nxh4 {#Black has the fantastic shot}
Qxh4 $3 28. Qxh4 Rxg2+ 29. Kh1 Rh2+ 30. Kg1 Rh1#) 27... g5 28. Qa4 {#Black has
two pieces en prise, but he has the last word:} Rxg2+ $1 29. Kxg2 Qc7 $1 30.
hxg4 Qg3+ 31. Kh1 Bxf3+ 32. Rxf3 Qxf3+ 33. Kg1 fxg4 34. Bd2 h3 0-1

[Event "Lopota FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Lopota"]
[Date "2014.06.30"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Black "Muminova, Nafisa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2332"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{A relatively easy win for Humpy. In an equal position Muminova's horrendous
13...Na5? simply gave White a mobile pawn majority on the queenside that was
impossible to stop, despite the many pieces still on the board. The Indian
player marched her pawns on to victory.} 1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 c5
5. a3 a6 6. b3 Nc6 7. Bb2 Be7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. O-O b6 10. Nbd2 Bb7 11. Qe2 cxd4
12. exd4 Rc8 13. Rfd1 Na5 $2 {Muminova completely underestimates, or misses,
White's next move.} 14. c5 $1 $16 {White's pawns on the queenside are too
powerful.} bxc5 (14... b5 15. a4 $16) 15. dxc5 Nc6 (15... Bxc5 16. b4 {is of
course immediately winning, so the pawn is taboo.}) 16. b4 Ra8 17. Nb3 Qc7 18.
Ne5 Rfd8 19. Nxc6 Bxc6 20. a4 Qf4 21. b5 Be8 22. Bd4 Ne4 23. b6 e5 24. Bxe4
dxe4 25. Be3 Qf6 26. Rxd8 Bxd8 27. Na5 Qg6 28. Qc4 Bd7 29. c6 Bh3 30. Qf1 f5
31. b7 Rb8 32. Ba7 f4 33. Kh1 (33. Bxb8 f3 34. Bxe5 Bxg2 35. Qc4+ Kh8 36. b8=Q
$18) 33... Bg4 34. Bxb8 f3 35. c7 Bxc7 36. Bxc7 fxg2+ 37. Qxg2 1-0

[Event "Lopota FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Lopota"]
[Date "2014.06.29"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Danielian, Elina"]
[Black "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2613"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Humpy held equality from the opening without problems, and tactical slip from
Danielian allowed her to seize a powerful position with a wonderfully placed
queen on d2. The Armenian's position was about to collapse but Humpy did not
seize the opportunity; a couple of passive moves and the game was back to
equal. Then, disaster struck, as Humpy's 38th move blundered a piece to a
basic double attack.} 1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 c5 3. e3 Nf6 4. c4 a6 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5
exd5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. b4 Ba7 9. Bb2 Nc6 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. Nd4 Ne5 13.
Nd2 Bd7 14. Rc1 Ne4 15. N2f3 Ng4 16. h3 Ngf6 17. Qb3 h5 18. Rfd1 Bb8 19. b5 a5
20. a4 Qe7 21. Bf1 Bd6 22. Ne2 Rac8 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Nf4 Be6 25. Bd4 Bc5 26.
Rc1 Bxd4 27. Rxc8+ Bxc8 28. Nxd4 Qc5 29. Nd3 Qc3 30. f3 $2 {Missing her
opponent's reply.} (30. Qb1 $11) 30... Qd2 $1 $17 31. Nc2 Ng3 (31... Nc3 $1 {
Leaves White absolutely paralyzed. The threat of Bf5 is as surprisingly simple
as it is unstoppable.} 32. g4 hxg4 33. hxg4 Bxg4 $1 $19) 32. Nde1 Bf5 33. Bd3
Be6 $2 (33... Bxd3 34. Qxd3 Qe2 $1 35. Qxe2 {there is nothing better.} Nxe2+
36. Kf2 Nc3 $17) 34. Qb2 Nd7 35. Qd4 Kf8 $4 {nothing but time trouble can
justify making such a useless move. Not to mention - it is a huge blunder.} 36.
Qh4 {Black cannot stop mate on d8 and defend her knight at the same time.} 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 18th"]
[Site "Porto Carras"]
[Date "2011.11.06"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Meier, Georg"]
[Black "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2691"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2011.11.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. b3 Ne4 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O Qe7 8. Bb2
Nd7 9. Nc3 f5 10. Ne2 O-O 11. h4 b6 12. Nf4 Bb7 13. Qe2 a5 14. a4 Rf6 15. g3
Rh6 16. Kg2 c5 17. cxd5 exd5 18. Rh1 Nf8 19. Ne5 cxd4 20. exd4 Bxe5 21. dxe5
Ng6 22. h5 Nxe5 23. f3 d4 24. Bc4+ Nxc4 25. Qxc4+ Kh8 26. Rhe1 Rc8 27. Qd3 Rd8
28. Rad1 Qg5 29. fxe4 fxe4 30. Qe2 Rhd6 31. Kh2 e3 $2 {and now we have some
interesting backrank play.} 32. Qc4 (32. Bxd4 Rxd4 33. Rxd4 Rxd4 34. Qxe3 Re4 {
to stop the backrank mate.} 35. Ng6+ $1 {would have won the game outright.})
32... Qe5 $2 33. Qf7 (33. Qc7 Qe4 34. Rxe3 Qxe3 ({the pawn in pinned:} 34...
dxe3 35. Qxg7#) 35. Bxd4 {wins because} Rxd4 {leads to mate:} 36. Qxd8+ Rxd8
37. Rxd8+ Qe8 38. Rxe8#) 33... R6d7 34. Qe6 Qc5 35. Rxe3 dxe3 36. Rxd7 {
and mate to follow.} 1-0

[Event "HUN-ch07"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1951.11.28"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Benko, Pal C"]
[Black "Barcza, Gedeon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "146"]
[EventDate "1951.11.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. dxc5 $6 (5. Nc3 Nc6 6. dxc5 $5 (6.
g3 $5) 6... d4 7. Na4 Bxc5 8. Nxc5 Qa5+ 9. Qd2 Qxc5 10. e3 dxe3 11. Qxe3+ Qxe3+
12. Bxe3 $14) 5... Bxc5 6. e3 Nc6 7. a3 (7. Be2 Nf6 8. O-O O-O 9. Nc3 Be6 10.
b3 Qe7 11. Bb2 a6 12. Rc1 Rad8 $10) 7... a5 8. Nc3 Nf6 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O (10.
Nb5 $5 Ne4 11. O-O) 10... d4 11. exd4 (11. Na4 Ba7 12. exd4 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 Qxd4
(13... Bxd4 $5) 14. Qxd4 Bxd4 15. Rd1 Ba7 16. Be3 Bxe3 17. fxe3 Be6 18. Nb6
Rad8 19. Bf3 Ng4 $1) 11... Nxd4 12. Nxd4 Qxd4 13. Be3 (13. Qxd4 Bxd4 14. Nb5
Bc5 15. Bf4 Bd7 $132) 13... Qxd1 14. Nxd1 Bd6 (14... Bxe3 15. Nxe3 Be6 16. Bc4
$10) 15. Nc3 $6 (15. h3 $5 Nd5 16. Bd4 Be6 17. Bf3 Rac8 18. Nc3 $10) 15... Ng4
16. Bxg4 Bxg4 17. Nb5 $6 (17. h3 $5 Be6 18. Rad1 Be5 (18... Rfd8 19. Bb6 Rd7
20. Ne4 Be5 21. Rxd7 Bxd7 22. Rd1 Bc6 23. Nc3 h6 $15) 19. Bd4 $10) 17... Be5
18. Bd4 (18. h3 Bd7 $1 19. Nd4 Rfd8 $15) 18... Bxd4 19. Nxd4 Rfd8 20. Nc2 Rd2
$17 21. Ne3 Be6 22. b4 axb4 (22... Kf8 $5 23. bxa5 Rxa5 24. Rfb1 b5) 23. axb4
Rxa1 24. Rxa1 g6 25. Rb1 (25. Ra7 $2 Rb2 26. Rxb7 Rb1+ 27. Nf1 Bc4 $19) (25. h3
Rb2 $19) 25... Ba2 26. Ra1 Kg7 (26... Rb2 27. Nd1 Rd2 28. Ne3) 27. h4 (27. Kf1
Rb2 28. Nd1 Bc4+ $19) 27... Kf6 28. g3 h5 29. Nd1 Ke5 30. Nc3 Bc4 31. Ra5+ (31.
Ra7 Rc2 32. Na4 Bd5 $19) 31... Kd4 32. Nb5+ Ke4 33. Nc3+ Kd3 (33... Kf3 34. Ra3
Bd3 35. Nd5 (35. Rb3 Rxf2 36. Nd5 Rf1+ 37. Kh2 Ke4 38. Nc3+ Kd4 $19) 35... Rd1+
36. Kh2 Kxf2 $19) 34. Nd5 Rb2 35. Ra3+ Kd4 36. Ne3 Bd3 37. Ra8 Rb1+ (37... Rxb4
$5 38. Rd8+ Ke4 39. Kg2 Rb3 40. Re8+ Kd4 41. Rd8+ Ke5 $19) 38. Kh2 Be4 39. Rd8+
Kc3 40. g4 Rxb4 (40... hxg4 $5 41. Nxg4 Rxb4 42. Kg3 b5 $19) 41. gxh5 gxh5 42.
Kg3 Rd4 (42... b5 43. Nd5+ Bxd5 44. Rxd5 Rg4+ 45. Kh3 b4 46. Rxh5 Rc4 47. Rb5
b3 48. h5 b2 49. h6 Rc6 $19) 43. Nd1+ Kc4 44. Ne3+ Kd3 45. Rf8 b5 (45... Bg6
46. Rb8 Rb4 $17) 46. Rxf7 b4 47. Rf8 Rd7 48. Rc8 (48. Rb8 Bb7 49. Nd1 Kc2 50.
Ne3+ Kc3 51. Nd1+ Rxd1 52. Rxb7 Rd4 $1 $19) 48... b3 49. Nd1 Kd2 50. Nb2 Rf7
51. Nc4+ Ke2 52. Re8 Rf3+ 53. Kg2 Rxf2+ 54. Kg3 Rf3+ 55. Kh2 Rf4 $19 56. Kg3
Rg4+ 57. Kh3 Kf2 58. Rf8+ Kg1 59. Ne3 Bg2+ 60. Nxg2 b2 61. Rb8 Rxg2 62. Rb7 Kf1
63. Rb8 Rc2 64. Kg3 Ke1 65. Kf4 Kd1 66. Rb5 Kc1 67. Kg5 b1=Q 68. Rxb1+ Kxb1 69.
Kxh5 Rg2 70. Kh6 Kc2 71. h5 Kd3 72. Kh7 Ke4 73. h6 Kf5 0-1

[Event "Politiken Cup 18th"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Speelman, Jonathan S"]
[Black "Maksimenko, Andrei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1996.06.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {Baburin} e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 c6 4. Qc2 Nf6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5+ 7. Nbd2
Ne4 8. Bf4 (8. Bh4 Bb4 9. a3 f5 10. Rd1 Bd6 11. Bd3 h6 12. O-O g5 13. Bg3 Nxg3
14. hxg3 Nf6 15. Rc1 Bd7 $14 {Korchnoi,V-Godena,M/Debrecen/1992/0,5/62/}) 8...
Be7 (8... Bb4 9. a3 g5 10. Bg3 h5 11. O-O-O Be7 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Qxe4 h4 14.
Be5 f6 15. Qg6+ Kf8 16. d5 cxd5 17. Bc3 Qc7 18. Nxg5 $18 {Horvath,C-Kuijf,M/
Europe(tch/1993/1|0/18/}) 9. h4 $5 (9. cxd5 Nxd2 10. Nxd2 Qxd5 11. a3 c5 12.
dxc5 Nxc5 13. e4 Qc6 14. Be2 Bd7 15. O-O O-O 16. Rac1 $14 {Matlak,M-Zurek,M/
CZE/1994/0|1/58/}) 9... Nxd2 10. Nxd2 dxc4 (10... c5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. dxc5
Bxc5 (12... Nxc5 13. Be5 O-O 14. Bc3 $14) 13. Bd3 $16) (10... O-O 11. Bd3 h6
12. Bg3 $14) 11. Bxc4 e5 12. Bg3 exd4 13. O-O O-O (13... dxe3 14. fxe3 O-O 15.
Ne4 $146) 14. exd4 Nb6 15. Bd3 Qh5 16. Rae1 $1 Nd5 (16... Bxh4 17. Bd6 (17. Re5
Qh6 (17... f5 18. Qb3+ Kh8 19. Bxh4 Qxh4 20. Nf3 Qf6 21. Rfe1 Bd7 22. a4 $146)
18. Bxh4 Qxh4 19. Nf3 Qh6 20. Ng5 (20. Rfe1 $5) 20... g6 (20... f6 21. Bxh7+
Kh8 22. Nf7+ Rxf7 23. Re8+ $18) 21. Qb3 $146) 17... Rd8 18. Bc7 (18. Re5 Qh6
19. Bc7 Rf8 20. Bd6 $22 Qxd6 (20... Rd8 21. Bc7 $10) 21. Bxh7+ Kh8 22. Rh5 $40)
18... Rf8 19. Bd6 $10) 17. Nf3 f6 18. a3 (18. Bc4 Bb4 19. Re2 $22 Bg4 20. Qb3
Bxf3 21. gxf3 a5 22. a3 $18) 18... Rf7 (18... Bg4 19. Be4 $6 (19. Nd2 $5) 19...
Rf7 20. Qb3 Bf8 $22 21. Nd2 Be2) 19. Bc4 Bg4 20. Nd2 Rd8 21. Nb1 $1 {Baburin:
An interesting approach - White wants to chalenge the blockading d5-knight,
Black's best piece.} Bf8 22. Nc3 Kh8 23. Nxd5 cxd5 24. Bd3 $16 {Baburin: The
pawn formation has been changed; in these new circumstances the main feature
of the position is the awkward placement of the black queen.} g6 25. Qa4 {
Baburin: White attacks on the queen side, while the major black piece is stuck
on h5.} a6 26. Qa5 Rc8 (26... Rfd7 $5 27. Qb6 Kg7 28. Re3 Bf5 29. Bxf5 Qxf5 30.
Rfe1 $16) 27. Rc1 Rxc1 28. Rxc1 Kg7 (28... Bf5 29. Bf1 Bd7 30. Qd8 $16) 29. Rc7
Be6 30. Qb6 Qd1+ 31. Bf1 Rxc7 32. Bxc7 Bf7 (32... Kf7 33. Bd8 $18) 33. Bd8 f5
34. Bf6+ Kg8 35. Be5 (35. Be5 Bg7 36. Qd8+ Bf8 37. Qf6 $18) 1-0

[Event "USA-ch Match Marshall-Lasker Ed +5-4=9"]
[Site "USA (10 cities)"]
[Date "1923.04.30"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Lasker, Edward"]
[Black "Marshall, Frank James"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "1923.03.15"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "HCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {1)BCM 1923. p,256 [Lasker,Ed].The game was played in Washington,DC.} d5
2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Bg5 h6 5. Bh4 Bb4+ 6. Nbd2 c5 7. e3 g5 8. Bg3 g4 9. a3
Ba5 10. Ne5 Bxd2+ 11. Qxd2 Ne4 12. Qc2 Qa5+ 13. Ke2 Nc6 14. f3 Nxg3+ 15. hxg3
cxd4 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. b4 Qb6 18. c5 Qc7 19. f4 Ba6+ 20. Ke1 Bxf1 21. Kxf1 dxe3
22. Qc3 O-O-O 23. Qxe3 d4 24. Qe4 Rd5 25. Rd1 Qd7 26. Kf2 h5 27. Rd3 f5 28. Qe2
e5 29. fxe5 Re8 30. Re1 Rdxe5 31. Qxe5 Rxe5 32. Rxe5 h4 33. gxh4 Qh7 34. Re8+
Kc7 35. Re2 Qxh4+ 36. g3 Qh2+ 37. Kf1 Qh1+ 38. Kf2 Kc8 39. Re7 Qh2+ 40. Ke1 f4
41. Re8+ Kb7 42. gxf4 g3 43. Rg8 Qf2+ 44. Kd1 Qf1+ 45. Kd2 Qxf4+ 46. Kd1 Qf1+
47. Kd2 g2 48. Rdg3 Qa1 49. b5 Qb2+ 50. Kd3 Qxb5+ 51. Kxd4 Qb2+ 52. Kc4 Qc2+
53. Kd4 Qd2+ 54. Kc4 Qa2+ 55. Kd4 Qd5+ 56. Kc3 Qxc5+ 57. Kb2 Qd4+ 58. Ka2 Qd2+
59. Kb3 Qd1+ 60. Kb2 Qd2+ 61. Kb3 Qd1+ 62. Kb2 Qd2+ 63. Kb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch14 Alekhine-Bogoljubow +8-3=15"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1934.04.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "Bogoljubow, Efim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1934.04.01"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "26"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 (5... dxc4 6. Bxc4 c5) 6.
Nbd2 (6. O-O) 6... Be7 (6... Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. e4 dxe4 9. Nxe4 Nxe4 10. Bxe4
Qc7) 7. O-O O-O 8. b3 (8. e4 dxe4 9. Nxe4 b6 $1) (8. e4 $5) 8... b6 9. Bb2 Bb7
10. Qe2 (10. Qc2 c5 {[%cal Ya8c8] /\Rac8}) 10... a5 (10... c5 11. Rad1 (11.
Rfd1 cxd4 12. exd4 dxc4 13. bxc4 (13. Nxc4 {[%csl Rd8][%cal Yc4e5] /
\Nce5->c-<->ףd8}) 13... Re8 14. Ne5 (14. Rac1 $142 {[%cal Yd3b1] /\15.Bb1})
14... Nxe5 15. dxe5 Nd7 16. Ne4 Qc7 17. Nd6 $5 (17. Nf6+ $6 Nxf6 $1 18. exf6
Bxf6 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Qh5 Qc6 $1 21. Qxh7+ Kf8 22. f3 Ke7 23. Bg6 Rf8 {
[%cal Yc6c5,Yc5g5] /\24... Qc5, 25... Qg5}) (17. Ng3 $14) 17... Bxd6 18. exd6
Qc6 $10 {Alekhine,A-Bogoljubow,E (25)/Wch14-GER\NLD (Wiesbaden) ; 1929/1/2-1/2
(55)}) 11... Qc7 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Ne4 14. cxd5 $1 exd5 (14... Nxd2 15.
Rxd2 Bxd5 16. f4 $16) 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Bc4 Bc6 17. Qg4 Rad8 18. Rxd8 Rxd8 19.
e6 f6 20. Bxf6 g6 21. Qg5 Re8 22. Qh6 {and Black resigned because if 22...Bf6
then 23.e7 Kh8 24.Qf8 mates. 1-0 Polgar,Zsu-Varga,Zo/HUN-ch 30' Ajka 1991}) 11.
a4 (11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 a4 13. Rad1 axb3 14. axb3 Re8 $1 15. Bb1 Bf8 $10) (11.
Ne5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Nd7 13. f4 f5) 11... Bb4 $6 (11... c5 $142) 12. e4 dxe4 13.
Nxe4 Nxe4 $6 (13... Re8 $142 {[%cal Yd8c7] /\Qc7}) 14. Bxe4 (14. Qxe4 g6 (14...
Nf6 15. Qh4 h6 16. Rad1 Qe7 17. Ne5 (17. Bc1 c5 18. Bxh6 gxh6 19. Qxh6 Ne4 $15)
17... Rfd8 18. Bc1 c5 19. Bxh6 Rxd4 20. Qg5 Qf8 $10) 15. Qf4 Be7 $1 (15... Qe7
16. Ng5 $1) 16. Rad1 Rc8 $1 17. h4 Qc7 18. Qh6 Nf6 19. Ng5 Qh2+ 20. Kxh2 Ng4+
$15) 14... Qe7 (14... Qc7) 15. Rad1 (15. Rfd1) 15... Rfd8 (15... Rfe8 $142) 16.
Bc2 (16. Ne5) 16... Rac8 17. Rd3 Nf8 18. Ne5 (18. Nd2 $142 {[%cal Yd2e4,Yf1d1]
/\Ne4, Rfd1 Lasker}) 18... c5 19. dxc5 {?! Lasker} (19. d5 exd5 20. Re3 d4 (
20... Qc7 21. cxd5 Rxd5 22. Rg3 Ng6 $1 (22... Rd2 23. Rxg7+ Kxg7 24. Qg4+ Ng6
25. Nxg6+ Rd4 26. Bxd4+ cxd4 27. Qxd4+ f6 28. Nf4 $1 $16) 23. Qh5 Bd2 $1 24. f4
Bxf4 $1 25. Rxf4 Rxe5 $10) 21. Nc6 Qc7 22. Nxd8 dxe3 23. Nxb7 Qxb7 (23... exf2+
24. Rxf2 $40) 24. Qxe3 Ne6 25. Bf5 Re8 (25... Qe7 $143 26. Bxe6 Qxe6 27. Qxe6
fxe6 28. Rd1 $16) 26. Rd1 Qa8 $1 $10 {Mieses} (26... Qc7 $2 {26... Qb8} 27.
Bxe6 Rxe6 $4 28. Qg3 $1 $18)) 19... Bxc5 (19... Rxd3 $143 20. Nxd3 Bxc5 21.
Nxc5 $16) (19... bxc5 $2 20. Rg3 $1 Rd2 21. Nf3 $18) 20. Rg3 {[%cal Ye5c6] /
\Nc6+-} f6 (20... Bd4 $2 21. Bxd4 Rxd4 22. Nc6 $1 Bxc6 23. Qe5 $18) (20... Ng6
21. Qh5 $1 $40 {[%cal Rg3h3] /\22.Rh3} Qf6 22. Rh3 h6 23. Bxg6 (23. Nd3 Bd4)
23... fxg6 24. Qe2 (24. Qxg6 Qxf2+ 25. Rxf2 Rd1#) 24... Bd4 25. Bxd4 Rxd4 26.
Re3 Rcd8 $10) (20... g6 $2 21. Ng4 Bd4 22. Bxd4 Rxd4 23. Nh6+ Kh8 (23... Kg7
24. Nf5+ $18) 24. Qe5+ $18) 21. Ng4 Kh8 $8 (21... Ng6 $2 22. Nxf6+ $18 gxf6 23.
Bxg6 hxg6 24. Rxg6+ Kf7 25. Qh5) (21... Bd4 $2 22. Bxd4 Rxd4 23. Nh6+ Kh8 24.
Nf5 $18) (21... e5 $2 22. Nh6+ Kh8 23. Nf5 $18) (21... Nd7 22. Re1 $16) 22.
Nxf6 gxf6 23. Qg4 Nd7 (23... Qf7 $4 24. Bxf6+ Qxf6 25. Qg8#) (23... Ng6 $2 24.
Bxg6 Rg8 25. Qh4) 24. Bxh7 Qxh7 25. Rh3 Rg8 $2 (25... e5 26. Rxh7+ Kxh7 27. Bc1
(27. Qh5+ Kg8 $1 $10) (27. Qe6 Kg7 {[%cal Yd7f8] /\Nf8} 28. Qg4+ Kf7 29. Qh5+
Ke6 30. Qh3+ Kd6 $17 {Lasker}) 27... Nf8 $10) 26. Rxh7+ Kxh7 27. Qh4+ $2 (27.
Qh3+ Kg7 28. Qxe6 Rcd8 29. Re1 $1 (29. Rd1 $2 Ne5 $1) 29... Rge8 30. Qxe8 Rxe8
31. Rxe8 Kf7 $13) 27... Kg6 28. Rd1 Rcd8 29. Rd3 (29. Rxd7 Rxd7 30. Qxf6+ Kh7
$1 (30... Kh5 $2 31. Qe5+ Rg5 32. Qh8+ Kg6 33. Qe8+ $18) 31. Qh4+ Kg6 32. Qg4+
Kf7 (32... Kh6 33. Qxe6+ Rg6 34. Qh3+ $1 $18) 33. Qh5+ Kf8 $1 (33... Rg6 $2 34.
Qh7+ Kf8 35. Qxd7 Rxg2+ 36. Kf1 Rxf2+ 37. Ke1 Rxb2 38. Qxb7 $16 {/+-o^h}) (
33... Ke7 34. Qh7+ $18) 34. Qh6+ Rdg7 $3 (34... Kf7 35. Qf6+ Ke8 36. Qxe6+ Kf8
37. Qxd7) (34... Rgg7 35. Qh8+ Rg8 36. Qf6+ $18) 35. Qf6+ (35. Qf4+ $145 Ke7
36. Qc7+ Kf8 37. Qb8+ Kf7 38. Qxb7+ Kf8 39. Bxg7+ Rxg7 $18) 35... Ke8 36. Qxe6+
Kf8 37. Bxg7+ Rxg7 38. Qf6+ Rf7 $10) 29... Rh8 (29... Kf7 30. Rxd7+ Rxd7 31.
Qxf6+ Ke8 32. Qxe6+ $18) 30. Qg3+ Kf7 31. Qc7 Bc8 32. Bd4 (32. Bxf6 $2 Kxf6 33.
Qf4+ Ke7 34. Qg5+ Kf7 35. Qf4+ Ke8 $13) 32... Be7 33. f4 Rhe8 $6 (33... Nc5
$142 $1 34. Bxc5 bxc5 35. Rxd8 Rxd8 36. Qxa5 (36. Kf2 Bd7 37. Ke3 Be8 38. Qxa5
Rd4 39. Qc7 Rd7 40. Qb6 Rd6 41. Qa5 Rd4 $10 {Lasker}) 36... Bb7 $10) 34. Be3 $6
(34. h3 $142) 34... f5 35. h3 Nc5 36. Rxd8 Rxd8 37. Qxb6 Ne4 38. g4 (38. Qxa5
Rd3 39. Ba7 (39. Qb6 Rxe3 $17) (39. Bf2 Rd1+) 39... Rxb3 40. Qc7 Bb7 41. c5 Bd5
{[%cal Yb3b7] /\Rb7}) 38... Rd3 39. Kg2 Bd7 40. g5 Rd6 $2 (40... Bb4 $1 41. Qa7
{[%cal Ye3b6] /\Bb6} (41. Qd8 $4 Nxg5 $1)) 41. Qxa5 Be8 $3 (41... Bc6 42. Kh2
$1 Rd3 43. Qb6 Bd6 {[%cal Re6e5] /\44... e5} 44. c5 Rxe3 45. cxd6 $18) 42. h4
Rd3 43. Qb6 Rd6 44. Qc7 (44. Qa7 Rd7) 44... Kf8 (44... Rd7 $2 45. Qe5 Bd6 46.
Qh8 $18) 45. Qc8 (45. a5 Rd3 46. Bb6 $2 (46. Qb6 Rd6 $10) 46... Bh5 $19 {
Bogoljubov}) 45... Rd3 46. Bb6 Rxb3 47. a5 Rb2+ 48. Kf3 Nd6 49. Qa8 (49. Qb8
$142 {Alekhine} Nxc4 50. g6 (50. h5 Bd6 51. Qd8 Be7 52. Qd4 Bxh5+ 53. Kg3 Rb3+
54. Kh4 $4 Bg4 $19) 50... Nxb6 51. axb6 Bxh4 $10) (49. Qxe6 $4 Bh5+ $19) 49...
Nxc4 50. g6 (50. h5 Rb3+ (50... Nxb6 51. axb6 Rxb6 52. h6 $16) (50... Rxb6 51.
axb6 Nxb6 52. Qb8 Nd7 53. Qc8 Nb6 54. Qxe6 Bxh5+ 55. Kg3 $18) 51. Ke2 Rb2+ 52.
Kd3 Nxb6 53. axb6 Rxb6 54. h6 Rd6+ 55. Kc2 Rd8 56. Qa1 Rc8+ 57. Kd1 {Kd2} Rd8+
58. Ke2 Bh5+ 59. Kf2 Bc5+ 60. Kg3 Rd3+ 61. Kh4 Bf7 $10) 50... Rb3+ 51. Ke2 Rb2+
52. Kd3 Nxb6 53. axb6 Rxb6 54. g7+ (54. h5 Rd6+ (54... Rb3+ 55. Kc4 Rh3 56. g7+
Kxg7 57. Qxe8 Bf8 58. Qg6+ Kh8 59. Qxe6 $18 Rxh5 60. Qf7) 55. Ke2 Rd8 56. Qa6
$1 Bf6 57. Qxe6 Bb5+ $10) 54... Kxg7 55. Qxe8 Bxh4 56. Qd7+ Kg6 57. Kc4 Bf6 58.
Kc5 Rb8 59. Qxe6 Rd8 60. Kc6 Rh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch14 Alekhine-Bogoljubow +8-3=15"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1934.06.06"]
[Round "24"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "Bogoljubow, Efim"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1934.04.01"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "26"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. Nbd2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. b3
a5 (8... b6 9. e4 Ba6 10. Qc2 g6 11. Re1 Rc8 12. Bb2 c5 13. exd5 exd5 14. Rad1
cxd4 15. Nxd4 Re8 16. Bxg6 hxg6 17. Ne6 fxe6 18. Qxg6+ Kf8 19. Rxe6 Bc5 20.
Bxf6 Rxe6 21. Qh6+ Kf7 22. Qg7+ Ke8 23. Bxd8 Kxd8 24. Nf3 Bb7 25. cxd5 Rd6 26.
h4 Kc7 27. b4 Bxb4 28. Nd4 Kb8 29. Nb5 {1-0 Vyzmanavin,A-Guseinov,A/Tashkent/
1985}) 9. a3 c5 10. cxd5 $6 exd5 11. Bb2 a4 $5 12. bxa4 (12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Bc2
axb3 14. Nxb3 Na4 15. Bd4 $10 {Lasker}) 12... c4 13. Bc2 Qa5 {[%cal Rc4c3,
Yd7b6,Yb6a4] /\c3, Nb6-a4} 14. Nb1 Ne4 15. Bxe4 dxe4 16. Nfd2 Nb6 (16... Qd5 $2
17. Nc3) 17. Nc3 $2 (17. Bc3 Qxa4 (17... Qd5 $2 18. a5) 18. Qxa4 Nxa4 (18...
Rxa4 19. Nxe4 Bf5 20. Nc5 $1) 19. Nxc4 $1 (19. Nxe4 $2 Bf5) 19... Be6 20. Ncd2
Nxc3 21. Nxc3 Rxa3 22. Rxa3 Bxa3 {Fine}) (17. Nxe4 Nxa4 18. Qc1 Bf5 $44) 17...
f5 $17 {^^} 18. f3 exf3 19. Qxf3 Bd7 $1 {[%cal Ya8c8,Ye7g5,Yd7c6] /\Rc8, Bg5,
Bc6->a4,e3} 20. Qe2 (20. Qxb7 Bg5 (20... Rab8 21. Qf3 Rfc8 $40 {Bogoljubow} (
21... Nxa4 22. Nxa4 Qxd2 23. Qd5+ Rf7 24. Qxd7 Rxb2 25. Qc8+ Bf8 26. Nxb2 $18 {
Fine})) 21. Qf3 Rac8 $17 {Fine}) 20... Rac8 21. Rac1 Bf6 $17 22. d5 Rfe8 23.
Kh1 Qc5 24. e4 Nxd5 25. Rfe1 $2 (25. Nxd5 Bxb2 26. Qxc4 (26. Rc2 Qxd5 27. Rxb2
c3 $19) (26. Rxc4 Qxd5 $19) 26... Bxc1 27. Ne7+ Kf8 (27... Kh8 28. Nxc8 Rxc8 $2
(28... Bxa3 $145 $19) 29. Rxc1 Qxa3 $4 30. Qxc8+ Bxc8 31. Rxc8+ Qf8 32. Rxf8#)
28. Nxc8 Rxc8 (28... Bxa3 $145 $1 $19) 29. Rxc1 Qxa3 $19) (25. Qxc4 Qxc4 26.
Nxc4 Nxc3 27. Nd6 Nxe4 $19) 25... Nf4 26. Qe3 Nd3 27. Qxc5 Rxc5 28. Ba1 Bg5 $19
29. Ncb1 fxe4 30. Bc3 Nxc1 31. Rxc1 Bxa4 32. Kg1 Bc6 33. Re1 b5 34. Nf1 Rd5 35.
Ng3 Rd3 36. Ne2 Be3+ 37. Kh1 Red8 38. Ng1 Bf2 39. Rf1 e3 0-1

[Event "Match Alekhine-Euwe +3-2=4"]
[Site "Netherlands"]
[Date "1926.12.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "Euwe, Max"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1926.12.22"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Played in Amsterdam.} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Ne4 6. Nbd2
f5 7. Ne5 Qh4 8. O-O Bd6 9. f4 O-O 10. Ndf3 Qh6 11. Bd2 Nd7 12. Be1 Ndf6 13.
Qe2 Bd7 14. Nxd7 Nxd7 15. c5 Bc7 16. b4 Ndf6 17. Ne5 Bxe5 18. dxe5 Nd7 19. g4
Qg6 20. Bxe4 fxe4 21. Rc1 a6 22. Bg3 Qe8 23. Rf2 Qe7 24. Qb2 g6 25. a4 Rf7 26.
Qd4 Nf8 27. Rcf1 Re8 28. Rc2 Ra8 29. Qd2 Nd7 30. Qd4 Raf8 31. a5 h5 32. h3 Rg7
33. Rcf2 Rff7 34. Rg2 Nf8 35. Qd1 hxg4 36. hxg4 Kh8 37. Bh4 Qxh4 38. Rh2 Rh7
39. Rxh4 Rxh4 40. Qe2 Rfh7 41. Qg2 Rh3 42. f5 gxf5 43. gxf5 Rg7 44. fxe6 Nxe6
45. Rf6 Rhg3 46. Qxg3 Rxg3+ 47. Kh2 Rxe3 48. Rxe6 d4 49. Rg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow International-01"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1925.12.06"]
[Round "20"]
[White "Bogoljubow, Efim"]
[Black "Lasker, Emanuel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1925.11.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "HCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Bogoljubow:Moskau 1925. S.201} d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Nd7 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Bxe7
Nxe7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. e3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. O-O cxd4 10. Qxd4 Nb6 11. Bb3 Qxd4 12.
Nxd4 {[%mdl 4096]} Bd7 13. Rfd1 Rfd8 14. Rd2 Bc6 (14... Be8) 15. Rad1 Rac8 $2 {
Bogoljubow: läßt ein für Weiß unbedenkliches Opfer zu} (15... Ned5 $2 16.
Nxc6 bxc6 17. e4 $18) (15... Nbd5 $2 16. Nxc6 Nxc6 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Bxd5 $18)
(15... Bd5 $2 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. e4 $16 {Bogoljubow}) (15... Be8 $142) 16. e4 (
16. Nxe6 $1 Rxd2 17. Rxd2 fxe6 18. Bxe6+ Kf8 19. Bxc8 Nexc8 20. e4 $16) 16...
Be8 17. f3 ({Bogoljubow: Hier ist} 17. Nxe6 {nicht mehr so stark} {wegen} Rxd2
18. Rxd2 Rxc3 {wonach der weiße Damenflügel ein wenig schwach wird.} {
RR aber nach} 19. bxc3 fxe6 20. Bxe6+ Kf8 21. Bb3 $16 {hat Weiß Vorteil})
17... Nc6 18. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 $1 {Bogoljubow: Jetzt will Dr.Lasker natürlich
einen Turm vor dem Abtausch bewahren, was sich im weiteren Verlauf auch als
richtig erweist. Deswegen hätte Weiß besser getan, schon im 16.Zuge zu
opfern.} (18... Rxd2 19. Rxd2 Na5 20. Nd4 $16) 19. Bxe6+ Kf8 20. Bxc8 Rxc8 21.
Nb5 $16 (21. b3 $1 $16) (21. Rc2 $1 Ne7 22. Rcc1 Bc6 23. Ne2 $16) 21... Nc4 22.
Nd6 Nxd6 23. Rxd6 Ne5 24. Rd8 Rc2 25. R8d2 Rc7 26. Kf2 Ke7 27. h3 Rc6 28. f4
Nf7 $1 {Bogoljubow} 29. Rd5 $2 {Bogoljubow: Weiß glaubte besser zu stehen,
aber er irrt sich.} ({Hier hätte lieber} 29. e5 {geschehen sollen.}) (29. Ke3
g5 30. f5 Rc5 31. Rd5 Rc2 32. R1d2 Rc1 33. h4 $14) (29. h4 Rh6 30. g3 Nd6 31.
Rd4 Bc6 32. Re1 Rg6 33. b3 Re6 34. e5 Nf5 35. Rd3 $16) 29... Ra6 30. a3 Bc6 31.
R5d4 Rb6 32. b4 a5 $1 {Bogoljubow: Hiermit beginnt ein sehr gefährlicher
Gegenangriff.} 33. bxa5 (33. Ke3 axb4 34. axb4 g5 35. h4 gxf4+ 36. Kxf4 Ra6 $11
) 33... Ra6 34. R1d3 Rxa5 35. Kf3 Rc5 36. h4 $1 {Bogoljubow: Weiß beginnt
sein Heil im Abtausch zu suchen.} h5 37. g4 hxg4+ 38. Kxg4 Nh6+ 39. Kg3 Rc1 40.
a4 $1 {Bogoljubow: Weiß ist einverstanden, einen Bauern zu opfern, um nur ja
weiteren Abtausch zu erreichen.} Rg1+ 41. Kf3 Ra1 (41... Rg4 42. Rb4 Rxh4 43.
Kg3 Rg4+ 44. Kf3 Rg1 45. Rdb3 {/\Rxb7 und Weiß erreicht Remis ohne besondere
Mühe.}) (41... Nf5 42. Kf2 (42. Rb4 {Lasker}) 42... Nxd4 43. Kxg1 Ne2+ 44. Kf2
Nxf4 45. Ra3 {und Schwarz hat nicht mehr genug Material , um zu gewinnen.}) 42.
Rd1 $1 {Bogoljubow: Läßt den feindlichen Turm nicht mehr heraus.} Ra3+ 43.
R1d3 Rxd3+ 44. Rxd3 Nf5 {Der letzte Versuch} ({Auch} 44... Bxa4 {reicht der
starken weißen Zentrumsbauern wegen nur zum Remis.}) 45. h5 Ke6 $1 46. Rc3 $1
{Bogoljubow} (46. Z0 {Schwarz droht nun mit} Nd6 47. Rd4 Nxe4 48. Rxe4+ Kf5 {
zu gewinnen.}) (46. Rd1 Nd6 47. Rg1 {wäre, wie Dr. Lasker angegeben hat,
unzureichend wegen} Kf7 48. Re1 Kf6 {RR Es dürfte Schwarz schwer fallen, die
Stellung nach} 49. Ke3 Nxe4 50. Rg1 {zu gewinnen.}) 46... Nd6 47. Rxc6 $1 {
Bogoljubow: Dadurch wird der Hauptfeind vernichtet.} bxc6 48. a5 c5 49. a6 Nb5
50. Ke3 c4 51. Kd2 Kd6 52. Ke3 Ke6 {Remis durch Zugwiderholung. Bei jedem
Gewinnversuch begibt sich Schwarz höchstens selbst in Gefahr. Eine wichtige
und lehrreiche Entscheidungspartie.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Yerevan"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1976.03.31"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Ornstein, Axel"]
[Black "Grigorian, Karen Ashotovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1976.03.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 e6 3. Bg2 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. b3 c5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. d4 Nc6 8. O-O
O-O 9. Bb2 Bg4 10. Nc3 Re8 11. Rc1 (11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Rc1 Bf8 13. h3 Bh5 14. e3
) 11... cxd4 12. Nb5 (12. Nxd4 Qd7 13. Na4 Rac8 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. Qd2) 12...
Rc8 13. Nbxd4 Qb6 14. Qd2 Bb4 15. Qd3 Ne4 16. e3 $11 Bf8 17. h3 Bd7 18. Rfd1
Nb4 19. Qb1 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 Qh6 21. Nh4 $2 (21. a3 $142 Nc6 22. Nxc6 Nxf2 23.
Kxf2 Qxe3+ 24. Kf1 Bxc6 25. Nd4 Qxg3 26. Qf5 Bc5 27. Qf3 Qe5 28. Qf2 $11) 21...
Qa6 (21... Nxf2 22. Nhf5 Nxh3+ 23. Kh2 Bxf5 24. Nxf5 Qh5 25. Bxh3 Qe2+ 26. Kg1
g6) 22. Bf1 Qh6 (22... Qf6) 23. a3 $2 (23. Bg2) 23... Nc6 (23... Nd2 $1 24. Qa1
Nc6 25. Rc2 Nxd4 26. Bxd4 Nxb3 $17) 24. Qd3 Qg5 25. Ndf3 Qh5 26. Bg2 Be6 (26...
Be7) 27. Nd4 (27. g4 $1 Qh6 28. Nf5) 27... Nxd4 28. Qxd4 Qe2 $15 29. Rf1 $4 (
29. Bxe4 dxe4 30. Ng2 Bxb3 31. Nf4 Qa6 32. Qd7 Re7 33. Qf5 f6 $15) 29... Nd2
$19 30. Bc3 Nxf1 31. Bxf1 Qc2 32. b4 Rc8 33. Bb2 Qb1 34. Nf3 Bxh3 35. Nd2 Qd1
0-1

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Pigusov, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "1993.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. Nbd2 b6 (7...
Nbd7) 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Rc1 Bb7 11. Bc4 Rc8 12. O-O Nd7 (12... c5)
13. e4 Nf4 14. Re1 Rd8 15. h4 c5 16. g3 Ng6 17. d5 Nge5 18. dxe6 fxe6 19. Qc2
Qf6 20. Be2 Nxf3+ (20... Rf8 $15 {Pigusov,E}) 21. Nxf3 Rf8 22. Bb5 Rad8 23. Re3
Ne5 24. Nxe5 Qxe5 25. Rce1 Rd4 26. Bf1 Qd6 27. Rd3 e5 28. Rxd4 Qxd4 29. Re3 Kh8
30. Bc4 Bc6 31. Qe2 Qd6 32. b3 Qf6 33. Bd5 Bb5 34. Qe1 Rd8 35. Qc3 Rf8 36. Qb2
a5 37. Kg2 Bd7 38. f3 Rd8 39. Re2 Be6 40. Rd2 Bxd5 41. Rxd5 Rxd5 42. exd5 Qd6
43. Qd2 Kg8 44. Qd3 Kf7 45. a4 Ke7 46. h5 Kd7 47. Qf5+ Ke7 48. Qe4 Qf6 49. f4
Kd6 50. Kf3 exf4 51. gxf4 Qc3+ 52. Kg4 Qf6 53. Kg3 Qc3+ 54. Kh4 Qd4 55. Qe6+
Kc7 56. Qc6+ Kd8 57. Qxb6+ Ke7 58. Qe6+ Kd8 59. Qe5 Qg1 60. Qd6+ Kc8 61. Qe6+
Kd8 62. Qe4 Kd7 63. Qe6+ Kd8 64. Qd6+ Kc8 65. Qf8+ Kd7 66. Qf7+ Kd8 67. Kh3 c4
68. d6 Qf1+ 69. Kg4 Qd1+ 70. Kf5 Qxd6 71. bxc4 Qd3+ 72. Ke5 Qe3+ 73. Kd6 Qd2+
74. Kc6 1-0

[Event "Asia-ch"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Murugan, Krishnamoorthy"]
[Black "Magomedov, Magaram"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Bxe7 Ngxe7 8.
dxc5 $6 Qa5 $6 9. e3 O-O $2 (9... Qxc5) 10. Be2 $2 (10. Bb5 $1 a6 11. Bxc6 bxc6
12. Nd4 Qxc5 13. Rc1 $14) 10... Qxc5 11. O-O Be6 12. Rc1 Qb4 $44 (12... Rad8)
13. Qd2 Rad8 14. Rfd1 a6 $5 15. a3 Qb3 $5 16. Qc2 Qxc2 17. Rxc2 Nf5 18. Nd4 $8
(18. g4 d4 $1 19. gxf5 Bb3 $15) (18. Rcd2 d4 $1 19. exd4 Bb3 $15) (18. Nd4 $8
Ncxd4 19. exd4 Rc8 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch13 Alekhine-Bogoljubow +11-5=9"]
[Site "GER/NLD"]
[Date "1929.11.11"]
[Round "25"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "Bogoljubow, Efim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "1929.09.06"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "25"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. Nbd2 Be7 {Bogoljubow} (
6... Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. e4 dxe4 9. Nxe4 Nxe4 10. Bxe4 Qc7 (10... Nf6 11. Bc2 c5
(11... h6 12. b3 (12. Bd2) (12. Be3) 12... c5 13. Bb2 cxd4 (13... b6 14. Qd3
Bb7 15. d5 $16) 14. Qxd4 Qe7 15. Rad1 Rd8 16. Qh4 Bc7 17. Rxd8+ Qxd8 18. Rd1
Qe7 19. Ne5 $16 Kf8 20. Ng4 Ne8 21. Bxg7+ $1 Nxg7 22. Nf6 $3 (22. Qxh6 $2 f5 $1
$17) 22... Qc5 (22... Bd8 23. Qxh6 Qxf6 24. Qh8+ $18) (22... Nf5 23. Bxf5 Kg7
24. Qg4+ $1 $16) 23. Nh7+ Ke8 (23... Kg8 24. b4 $3 Qb6 (24... Qe5 25. Rd8+ $1
$18) (24... Qxb4 25. Rd8+ $1 Bxd8 26. Qxd8+ Ne8 27. Nf6+ $1 Kg7 28. Nxe8+ Kg8
29. Nf6+ Kg7 30. Nh5#) 25. c5 $16) 24. Qf6 Qh5 25. h3 Qe5 26. Rd8+ $1 Bxd8 27.
Qxe5 f6 28. Bg6+ Kd7 29. Nf8+ {1-0 Meszaros,A-Farago,S/Budapest/989}) 12. Bg5
h6 13. Bh4 cxd4 14. Qxd4 g5 15. Rad1 Bxh2+ 16. Kxh2 Qxd4 17. Rxd4 gxh4 18. Ne5
b6 19. Rxh4 Bb7 20. Re1 Rfd8 21. Rf4 Rd2 22. Rxf6 Rxc2 23. Re3 Rf8 24. Rg3+ Kh7
{1-0 Csom,I-Bellon Lopez,J/Malaga 31/429 1981}) (10... h6 11. Bc2 c5 $6 {N} (
11... e5 12. b3 (12. a3 {N} f5 13. c5 Bc7 14. Bb3+ Kh8 15. Ng5 Nxc5 $8 16. dxc5
$1 Qxd1 17. Rxd1 hxg5 18. Bxg5 $14 {_|_ +/= Gagarin,V-Volodin,V/USSR 43/(535)
1987}) (12. Qd3 f5 13. c5 $1 (13. Qb3 {- 43/(535)}) 13... Bc7 (13... Be7 14.
Nxe5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Qxd3 16. Bxd3 Bxc5 17. Bc4+ Kh8 18. e6 $1 Re8 19. Re1 $16)
14. dxe5 Nxe5 (14... Nxc5 15. Qc4+ Ne6 16. Be3 $16) 15. Qb3+ Kh8 16. Bf4 Nxf3+
17. Qxf3 Bxf4 18. Qxf4 Qf6 19. Rfe1 $1 $16 Qxb2 $6 (19... Be6 20. Re5 g5 $5 $16
(20... Rae8 21. Rae1 Qf7 22. h3 Bd7 23. Rxe8 Rxe8 24. Rxe8+ Qxe8 25. Bxf5 Bxf5
26. Qxf5 $18)) 20. Bb3 $16 {Sorokin,M-Shabanov,Y/USSR/1991}) 12... f5 $6 13.
dxe5 Nxe5 14. Bb2 Qf6 $2 {N} (14... Nxf3+ {- 52/(422)}) 15. Kh1 f4 16. h3 Bf5
17. Bxf5 Qxf5 18. Qd4 $1 {/^a1-h6, ><g7, Ne5} (18. Qxd6 $2 Nxf3) 18... Rfd8 $18
{Petrakov-Volodin/Russia/1992} (18... Rae8 19. Rae1 $18) (18... Rfe8 19. Rae1
$18) (18... Rad8 19. Nxe5 Bb4 20. Qxa7 Rd2 21. Nxc6 $18) (18... Rfd8 19. Nxe5
Bb4 20. g4 $1 fxg3 21. Qg4 Qc2 22. Nxc6 $1 $18 {Petrakov})) 12. b3 (12. Qd3 Nf6
13. Be3 Qc7 14. Rad1 b6 $14) 12... Qc7 13. Bb2 Rd8 14. Qe2 (14. dxc5 Bxc5 15.
Qe2 $14) 14... Nf8 15. Rad1 $14) 11. Re1 (11. Bc2 Re8 12. Qd3 Nf8 13. Re1 (13.
c5) 13... e5 14. dxe5 Bxe5 15. Bf4 $1 Bf5 16. Qxf5 Bxf4 17. g3 Bd6 18. c5 Be7
19. Ne5 $16) 11... c5 12. dxc5 $1 Bxc5 13. a3 Nf6 14. b4 Be7 15. Bb2 Qxc4 16.
Ne5 Qb5 17. Bd3 Qe8 18. Qf3 $16 {Bernard,Ch-Andruet,G/Lyon (open)/1988}) 7. O-O
O-O 8. b3 $5 (8. e4 $5) 8... b6 9. Bb2 Bb7 10. Qe2 c5 (10... Re8 $6 11. Rad1
Bf8 12. Ne5 $16 {/\ f4} Nxe5 13. dxe5 Nd7 14. f4 Nc5 15. Bc2 b5 16. Nf3 $1 {
/\ Bh7} h6 $1 (16... g6 $6 17. Ng5 $1 bxc4 18. bxc4 Ba6 19. Qg4 $1 Bxc4 20.
Nxh7 $1 Kxh7 21. f5 exf5 22. Rxf5 $18 d4 23. Rxd4 Be6 24. Rxd8 Raxd8 25. Qh4+
Kg8 26. Rxf7 $1 Kxf7 27. Qf6+ Kg8 28. Qxg6+ Bg7 29. Ba3 $1 {1-0 Franco,
Z-Tukmakov,V/Las Palmas/1992}) 17. cxb5 cxb5 18. Nd4 b4 19. Qh5 Qc7 20. Rf3 Ne4
21. Bxe4 dxe4 22. Rg3 Kh7 $16 {Tukmakov}) 11. Rfd1 cxd4 12. exd4 dxc4 13. bxc4
(13. Nxc4 {[%csl Rd8][%cal Yc4e5] /\Nce5->c-<->ףd8}) 13... Re8 14. Ne5 (14.
Rac1 $142 {[%cal Yd3b1] /\15.Bb1}) 14... Nxe5 15. dxe5 Nd7 16. Ne4 Qc7 17. Nd6
$5 (17. Nf6+ $6 Nxf6 $1 18. exf6 Bxf6 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Qh5 Qc6 $1 21. Qxh7+
Kf8 22. f3 Ke7 23. Bg6 Rf8 {[%cal Yc6c5,Yc5g5] /\24... Qc5, 25... Qg5}) (17.
Ng3 $14) 17... Bxd6 18. exd6 Qc6 19. Qg4 e5 20. Qg3 Rad8 21. Be2 Re6 22. Bf3
Qc8 23. Bxb7 Qxb7 24. Rd5 Rg6 25. Qh3 (25. Qh4 Re8) 25... Qc6 26. Rc1 Re8 $2 (
26... Rxd6 27. Rcd1 Nf8 $1 (27... Nf6 28. Rxd6 Rxd6 29. Rxd6 Qxd6 30. Qc8+ Qf8
31. Qxf8+ Kxf8 32. Bxe5 $10) (27... Rxd5 $2 28. Rxd5 $16 {[%csl Rd7] פd7}) 28.
Qd3 Rg6 $1 29. Bxe5 (29. Qxg6 Rxd5 $19) 29... Rc8 $17 {Kotov}) 27. Rcd1 h6 28.
g3 Ree6 29. Qh4 $1 Kh7 (29... Rxd6 30. Qd8+ Kh7 31. Rxd6 Rxd6 32. Rxd6 Qxd6 33.
Bxe5 Qxe5 34. Qxd7 Qa1+ 35. Kg2 Qxa2 36. Qf5+ Kg8 37. Qc8+ Kh7 38. Qf5+ $10 {
Kotov}) 30. Qe4 Qa4 $1 (30... Rxd6 31. Bxe5 Rde6 32. f4 Nxe5 33. f5 Nf3+ 34.
Qxf3 $10 {Kotov}) (30... Nf6 31. Qd3) 31. R5d2 Nc5 $5 32. Qf5 Nd7 $8 33. Qxf7
Rgf6 34. Qh5 Qxc4 35. Rc1 Qxa2 36. Qd1 {[%cal Rc1c7,Rb2e5,Rc1a1] /\37.Rc7, 37.
Be5, 37.Ra1} Qa5 (36... Qa6 37. Rc7 Rf7 38. Qc2+ {[%cal Rc2c6] /\39.Qc6}) 37.
Ra1 (37. Qc2+ Kh8 (37... g6 $2 38. Qc7) 38. Qc8+ Rf8 39. Qxd7 Qxd2 40. Qxe6
Qxf2+) 37... Qc5 38. Rxa7 Rf7 (38... Rxd6 39. Qb1+ Kh8 40. Ba3 $18 {Kotov} Qxa3
41. Rxa3 Rxd2 42. f3 $18) 39. Qg4 $2 $138 (39. Qb3 $1 Ref6 40. Qd3+ Kg8 (40...
g6 41. Ba3 Qc6 42. Rc2 Qf3 43. Qxf3 Rxf3 44. Rcc7 $16) 41. Ba3 Qc6 42. Rc2 Qf3
43. Qxf3 Rxf3 44. Rcc7 $16) 39... Rg6 40. Qd1 (40. Qe4 $2 Nf6 41. Qa8 Rxa7 42.
Qxa7 Ne4 43. d7 Rd6 44. Re2 Qd5 $17 (44... Rd1+ 45. Kg2 Qc6 46. d8=N Rxd8 47.
f3 Rd2 $19)) 40... e4 $1 {[%cal Re4e3] /\e3!} 41. Qb3 (41. Bd4 $142 Qf5 (41...
Qxd6 $2 42. Be3 $18) 42. Be3 $14) 41... Rf3 42. Qd5 (42. Qd1 e3 43. Bd4 Rxf2
44. Bxc5 Rxd2 45. Qe1 Nxc5 $10 {Kotov}) 42... Qxd5 43. Rxd5 Rd3 44. Bd4 $2 (44.
Rf5 Rdxd6 45. Rf7 Nf6 46. Bxf6 Rdxf6 47. Rxf6 Rxf6 48. Re7 $10 {Kotov}) (44.
Rxd3 $2 exd3 45. Rxd7 d2 $19) 44... Nf6 $1 45. Bxf6 (45. d7 $2 Nxd5 46. d8=Q
Rd1+ 47. Kg2 Nf4#) 45... Rxd5 46. Be7 Rgxd6 (46... e3 47. fxe3 Rd2 48. Kf1 $1
Rxh2 49. Ra4 $1 $16 {[%csl Gd6] o^d6}) 47. Bxd6 Rxd6 48. Re7 Rd4 49. Kf1 Rb4
50. Re6 Kg8 51. Ke2 Kf7 52. Rc6 h5 53. h4 Ke7 54. Ke3 b5 55. Rb6 Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch13 Alekhine-Bogoljubow +11-5=9"]
[Site "GER/NLD"]
[Date "1929.10.19"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Bogoljubow, Efim"]
[Black "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1929.09.06"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "25"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. O-O dxc4 7. Bxc4 Bd6 8.
Nbd2 O-O 9. Bb3 Bc7 10. Nc4 b6 11. Re1 (11. Bc2 Bb7 12. b3 {[%cal Yc1a3,Yc1b2]
/\Ba3, Bb2}) 11... Bb7 12. e4 b5 $1 13. Nce5 (13. Ncd2 $2 e5 $1 $17 {@}) 13...
Nxe5 14. dxe5 Nd7 15. Bf4 c5 $17 16. Qe2 $2 (16. Bg3 $142) 16... c4 17. Bc2 Qb8
$1 18. b3 cxb3 19. Bxb3 (19. Qxb5 $142 bxc2 20. Qxd7 Ba5 21. Re2 Bxe4 22. Rxe4
Qb1+ $19 {Kotov}) 19... Nxe5 $19 20. Nd4 a6 21. Bg3 Rd8 22. Red1 Ng6 23. Qh5
Bxg3 24. hxg3 Qe5 25. Qxe5 Nxe5 26. f3 Rd7 27. Nc2 Kf8 28. Rxd7 Nxd7 29. Rd1
Ke7 30. Kf2 Rc8 31. Nd4 g6 32. g4 e5 33. Nc2 Nc5 34. Ne3 Nxb3 35. axb3 Rc3 36.
b4 $6 (36. Rb1 $142 {[%cal Yf2d2] /\Ke2-d2}) 36... Rb3 37. Nc2 Rb2 38. Rc1 Bc8
39. g5 Be6 40. Kg3 Kd7 41. Ne1 Bc4 42. Nc2 Kc6 {[%cal Yc6b7,Yc4b3] /\Kb7, Bb3
-+} 43. Ne3 Rxb4 44. Ng4 a5 45. Nxe5+ Kb6 46. Nd7+ Kc7 47. Ne5 Kb7 48. Kf4 a4
49. Ra1 Kb6 50. g4 Be6 51. Ke3 Rb3+ 52. Kd4 a3 53. f4 Rb4+ 54. Ke3 a2 55. f5
Rb1 $1 56. fxe6 Rxa1 57. e7 Re1+ 58. Kf4 (58. Kf2 $142) 58... a1=Q 59. e8=Q
Qc1+ 60. Kg3 Qe3+ (60... Qe3+ 61. Nf3 Rg1+ 62. Kh4 (62. Kh3 Qxf3+ 63. Kh2 Rh1#)
62... Qf2+ 63. Kh3 Qg3#) 0-1

[Event "World-ch13 Alekhine-Bogoljubow +11-5=9"]
[Site "GER/NLD"]
[Date "1929.10.15"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Bogoljubow, Efim"]
[Black "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "1929.09.06"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "25"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 Be7 (7... Bd6
$142 {/\Qe7 Tarrasch}) 8. a3 a5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Qe2 O-O 11. e4 dxc4 (11... d4
12. e5 dxc3 (12... Nd7 13. Bxh7+) (12... Nxe5 $5) 13. exf6 Qxf6 14. Bg5 Nd4 15.
Bxf6 Nxe2+ 16. Bxe2 gxf6 17. bxc3) 12. Bxc4 e5 13. h3 (13. Bg5 Bg4 {[%cal
Rc6d4] /\Nd4}) 13... Nd4 14. Nxd4 Bxd4 15. Bg5 Be6 16. Nd5 (16. Bxe6 fxe6 $15)
16... Bxd5 17. Bxd5 h6 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Rad1 Rac8 20. Rd3 Rc7 21. b3 {[%cal
Ya3a4,Yd5c4] /\22.a4, 23.Bc4 closing the c-file} b5 22. Rf3 Qb6 23. a4 bxa4 24.
bxa4 Qb4 25. Qa2 Qb2 $8 26. Qxb2 Bxb2 27. Rb1 Bd4 28. Rb5 Ra7 29. h4 $14 h5 $6
{Black is better to keep his pawns on the black squares.} 30. Rb7 Rxb7 31. Bxb7
Rd8 32. Bd5 Rd7 33. Rb3 Kf8 34. Rb5 Ra7 35. Bb7 Ke7 36. g3 Kd6 37. Kg2 Kc7 38.
Bd5 Kd6 39. f4 f6 40. Bb3 Ra6 41. Bf7 Rc6 42. Rd5+ (42. Rxa5 Rc2+ 43. Kh3 Rc3
$132) 42... Ke7 43. Bxh5 Rc5 44. fxe5 fxe5 45. Bf3 Kf6 (45... Rxd5 46. exd5 $18
) 46. Rd6+ (46. Rxc5 Bxc5 $10) 46... Ke7 47. Rg6 Kf8 48. Bh5 Be3 49. Kf3 Rc3
50. Ke2 Bc5 (50... Bd4 $142 $14 {Bogoljubow}) 51. Re6 g6 52. Bxg6 Re3+ 53. Kd1
Rxg3 54. h5 {[%cal Rh5h6] /\h6} Kg7 $8 55. Rxe5 Bb4 56. Ke2 Ra3 57. Be8 Rh3 58.
Bd7 Rc3 59. Re6 Bf8 60. Ra6 Bb4 61. h6+ Kf7 62. Be6+ Kf6 63. Bf5+ Kf7 64. Ra7+
Be7 65. Rxa5 Rc2+ 66. Kf3 Rh2 67. h7 Bf6 68. e5 Bg7 69. Ra7+ Kf8 70. e6 Be5 71.
e7+ 1-0

[Event "Candidates sf Kasparov-Kortschnoj+4-1=6"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1983.12.04"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "ChessBase/Kasparov"]
[PlyCount "156"]
[EventDate "1983.11.21"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Kasparov"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8. Be3
$5 c4 9. Ne5 O-O 10. b3 cxb3 11. Qxb3 Qb6 $5 (11... Na5 12. Qa4 a6 13. Bd2 $1
Nc4 $1 14. Nxc4 b5 15. Qa5 bxc4 16. Qxd8 Rxd8 17. Ba5 $1 Rd7 18. Nc3 Bb7 19.
Rab1 {= ?}) 12. Rc1 $1 (12. Qxb6 axb6 13. Rc1 Nb4 14. Nc3 Be6 15. a3 Nc6 16.
Nb5 Rfc8 $44) 12... Qxb3 13. axb3 Nb4 $1 14. Na3 (14. Nc3 Rd8 (14... Be6 $2 15.
Nb5 a6 16. Nc7 Rac8 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Bh3 $16) (14... Bf5 15. g4 $1 Bxg4 16.
Nxg4 Nxg4 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Bxd5 Nxe3 19. fxe3 Bg5 20. Kf2 Rfe8 21. Rc3 Re7 22.
e4 $16) (14... a6 15. Na4 $1 Bf5 16. Rc7 Bd6 17. Rxb7 Nc2 18. Rc1 Rac8 19. Nb6
Nxe3 20. Nxc8 Bxc8 21. Rb6 $1 Nf5 22. e3 {/\ 23.Bh3 +/-}) 15. Nb5 (15. Na4 Bf5
$1) 15... a6 16. Rc7 Kf8 $1 17. Bd2 $1 Nc6 $1 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. Nc3 (19. Rxc6
$2 Bd7) 19... Bd7 20. Bf4 $1 Ne8 21. Rb7 Nd6 22. Rb6 (22. Bxd6 Bxd6 23. Rb6 Ke7
24. Rbxa6 Rxa6 25. Rxa6 Rb8) 22... Nb5 23. Nxb5 axb5 $10) 14... a6 $1 15. Bd2
Rb8 {/\ 16.... Bf5|^} 16. Bxb4 $1 Bxb4 17. Nd3 {/\ 18.Nc5} Bd6 $6 (17... Bxa3
$10 18. Rxa3 Bf5 19. b4 (19. Nc5 a5 $1 {/\ b6}) 19... Rbc8 20. Rac3 Rxc3 21.
Rxc3 Rc8 $1 (21... Bxd3 $6 22. exd3 Rb8 23. Rc7 $14) 22. Rxc8+ (22. Nc5 b6 23.
Na4 Rxc3 24. Nxc3 Be6 25. Na4 Nd7) 22... Bxc8 23. Nf4 Be6 $10) 18. Nc2 Bg4 $6 (
18... Be6 {>=} 19. Ne3 Rfc8 20. b4 $1) 19. Kf1 Bf5 $6 {Kasparovs Remisangebot
wurde abgelehnt.} (19... Rfc8 {>=} 20. Ne3 Be6) 20. Nc5 $36 Rfc8 (20... Bxc5
21. dxc5 Bxc2 22. Rxc2 $18) 21. Ne3 Be6 22. b4 Kf8 23. Rc2 Ke7 (23... b6 $2 24.
Nxe6+ fxe6 25. Rxc8+ Rxc8 26. Bh3 $1 Kf7 27. Rxa6) 24. Ke1 h5 {/\ h5-h4; Ng4} (
24... b6 25. Nxa6 Rxc2 26. Nxc2 Ra8 27. b5 Bd7 28. Rb1) 25. Rb2 Rc7 $1 26. Nd3
$1 {/\ 27.b5 +- [#]} Ra8 $1 27. b5 $6 (27. Rba2 Rd8 $1 28. Ra5 $6 (28. b5 $145
axb5 29. Ra5 $14) 28... Rc3 $1 29. Nxd5+ $2 Bxd5 30. Bxd5 Rxd3 $19) 27... a5
$145 $1 {[%mdl 32] Compare: the same strategical idea was used in
Kan-Makogonov/Sverdlovsk/1943.} 28. b6 Rc6 29. Rb5 (29. Ra4 $5 Ra6 30. Rb5
Raxb6 31. Raxa5 Ne4 $1 $10) 29... a4 30. Nxd5+ $6 (30. Nb4 Bxb4+ 31. Rxb4 a3
32. Rb3 a2 33. Rb2 Kd6 34. Rbxa2 Rxa2 35. Rxa2 Rxb6 $10) (30. Nc5 Bxc5 31. dxc5
Nd7 32. Nxd5+ Bxd5 33. Bxd5 Rxc5 34. Bxb7 Rxb5 35. Bxa8 Nxb6 $10) 30... Nxd5
31. Bxd5 Bxd5 32. Rxd5 Rxb6 33. Rxh5 Rb3 $1 $17 {>< Rh5} 34. Kd2 b5 35. h4 (35.
e4 $2 Rc8 36. e5 Bb4+ 37. Nxb4 Rxb4 38. Kd3 Rcc4 $19) 35... Rc8 36. g4 $2 $138
(36. Rg5 $1 g6 37. h5 $132) 36... a3 (36... Rc4) 37. f4 Rcc3 $6 (37... Rc4 {>=}
38. Rd5 $2 (38. Ke3 Rc2 39. Rh8 b4 40. Ra8 Rbc3 $19) (38. Rh8 b4 $1 $19) 38...
Ke6 39. e4 Rcc3 40. Nc5+ Bxc5 41. Rxc5 Rh3 $1 $40 {-+}) 38. Rd5 Ke6 39. Rh5 b4
$2 (39... Rxd3+ $1 40. exd3 Bxf4+ 41. Ke2 Rb2+ 42. Kf3 Bd6 43. Rh8 (43. Ke4 a2
$1) 43... Kd5 44. Ke3 Rg2 $1 $19) 40. Ra5 Rxd3+ (40... Rb2+ 41. Nxb2 axb2 42.
Rb1 Bxf4+ 43. e3 Bxe3+ 44. Ke2 Bc1 (44... Bxd4 45. Rxb2 Re3+ 46. Kd2 Rg3 47.
Rb1 Bc3+ 48. Kc2 Rxg4 49. h5) 45. Rb5 b3 46. h5 $10) 41. exd3 $10 {<=>} Bxf4+
42. Ke2 Rc3 (42... Rb2+ {/\ Bc3}) (42... Bc7 $2 43. Ra6+ Kd5 44. Rc1 $1 $40)
43. g5 $6 (43. Kf3 Bc1 (43... Rc1 44. R1xa3 $1) (43... Bd6 44. Ke4 b3 45. R5xa3
b2 $2 46. d5+ $1) 44. Ke4 Kd6 45. Ra6+ Kd7 (45... Kc7 46. d5 Kb7 47. d6 $1) 46.
d5 b3 47. Ra7+ Kd6 (47... Kc8 48. R7xa3) 48. Ra6+ $10) 43... Bc1 44. h5 b3 45.
R5xa3 Bxa3 46. Rxa3 b2 47. Ra6+ Kf5 48. Rb6 (48. Ra5+ Kf4 $1 49. Rb5 Rc2+)
48... Rc2+ 49. Ke3 Kxg5 50. d5 (50. Rb5+ f5 51. d5 Kxh5 52. d6 Rc5 53. Rxb2 Rd5
54. Rb6 g5 55. d4 Kg4 56. Rc6 $10 (56. Kd3 $2 Kf3) 56... Kg3 57. Rc5 $1) 50...
Kxh5 51. Kd4 (51. d6 $2 Rc6 $1) 51... g5 52. Rb8 $1 g4 53. d6 Rc6 $5 (53... Rc8
54. Rxb2 (54. Rxc8 $2 b1=Q 55. d7 Qb6+ 56. Kc3 Qa5+ 57. Kc4 Qa4+ $19) 54... g3
55. Ke3 $1 Kg4 56. Rb4+ Kh3 57. Rb5 Kh2 (57... Rd8 58. Kf3) 58. Rh5+ $10) 54.
Ke5 (54. Kd5 Rc8 55. Rxc8 $3 (55. Rxb2 $2 g3 56. d7 (56. Ke4 Kg4) 56... Rd8 57.
Kd6 f5 58. Ke7 Rxd7+ 59. Kxd7 f4 $19) 55... b1=Q 56. d7 Qb5+ $1 (56... Qxd3+
57. Kc6 Qc4+ 58. Kd6 $10) 57. Kd6 Qb6+ 58. Ke7 Qe6+ 59. Kd8 g3 (59... Qe5 60.
d4 $1 Qxd4 61. Ke7) 60. Kc7 Qe7 (60... g2 $2 61. Rh8+ {/\ 62.d8Q}) (60... Qe5+
61. Kc6 g2 62. d8=Q Qe6+ (62... g1=Q $4 63. Qh8+) 63. Kb7 g1=Q 64. Qh8+ Qh6 65.
Qe5+ Qgg5 66. Qe2+ $1 (66. Qh2+ $2 Kg6 67. Rg8+ (67. Rc6+ f6 $19) 67... Kh7 $19
) 66... Kh4 (66... Qg4 67. Rc5+) 67. Qh2+ Kg4 68. Qg2+ (68. Rc4+ Kf3) 68... Kh5
69. Qe2+ $10) 61. Re8 Qc5+ 62. Kb7 Qd5+ 63. Kc7 f5 64. d8=Q Qxd8+ 65. Kxd8 f4
66. Rg8 $1 (66. Rf8 $2 g2) 66... Kh4 67. Rf8 $1 Kg4 68. d4 f3 69. d5 f2 70. d6
$10) 54... Rc5+ 55. Kf6 $6 (55. Kd4 Rc8 $10) 55... g3 56. Rxb2 Rd5 57. Kxf7
Rxd6 58. Rd2 Kg4 59. d4 (59. Ke7 $2 Rd4 60. Ke6 Kf4) 59... Kf5 $1 (59... Kf4
60. Ke7 Rg6 61. Rg2 $1 Ke4 62. Kf7 Rg4 63. Kf6 $10) 60. Ke7 Rd5 61. Rd3 $1 (61.
Rg2 $2 Kf4 62. Rd2 Ke4 63. Rg2 Kf3 64. Rd2 g2 $19) 61... Kf4 62. Ke6 Rg5 63. d5
$2 (63. Rd1 Ke4 $5 (63... Rg6+ 64. Kf7 Rd6 65. Ke7 $10) (63... g2 64. Rg1 Ke4
65. d5 Rg6+ 66. Kf7 $10) 64. d5 Rg6+ (64... Re5+ 65. Kd6 g2 66. Re1+ Kd4 67.
Rd1+) 65. Ke7 $1 (65. Kf7 $2 Rd6 66. Rg1 Kf3 67. Rd1 g2 68. Ke7 Rxd5) 65... Ke5
66. d6 Rg7+ 67. Kf8 Rd7 68. Rd3 $1 Kf4 69. Rd4+ $10 Ke3 (69... Kf3 70. Rd3+ Kg4
71. Ke8 g2 72. Rd1) 70. Rg4 Kf3 71. Rg6 g2 72. Rf6+ Ke2 73. Rg6) 63... Rg6+ $1
(63... g2 64. Rd4+ $1 Ke3 65. Rd1 $10) 64. Ke7 g2 65. Rd1 Ke5 $1 $19 66. d6
Re6+ 67. Kd7 Rxd6+ 68. Rxd6 g1=Q 69. Re6+ Kf5 70. Rd6 Qa7+ 71. Kd8 Ke5 72. Rg6
Qa5+ 73. Kd7 Qa4+ 74. Ke7 Qh4+ 75. Kf8 Qd8+ 76. Kf7 Kf5 77. Rh6 Qd7+ 78. Kf8
Kg5 0-1

[Event "BEL-chT 9900"]
[Site "Antwerp"]
[Date "2000.01.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Chuchelov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Motwani, Paul"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Chuchelov,V"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1999.10.08"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c5 3. c4 e6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Bd6 7. O-O Nge7 8.
Nc3 O-O 9. Bg5 $5 (9. Nb5 $5) (9. b3 $5) (9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Be5
(11... Nxd4 $5 12. Qxd4 Nf5 13. Qc3 Be7) 12. Nf3 Qxd1 13. Rxd1 Bg4 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Larsen,B-Enevoldsen,J/Copenhagen 1953}) 9... f6 (9... h6 10. dxc5 Bxc5
11. Bxe7 Nxe7 12. Nd4 $14) 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Bf4 Be6 12. Na4 (12. Rc1 d4 13.
Na4 Bb6 14. Nxb6 Qxb6 $13) 12... Bd6 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. Rc1 $14 Rad8 (14... b6
15. Nc3 $14) 15. Nc5 Bc8 16. Nd4 Rfe8 $1 17. Re1 $5 (17. e3 b6 (17... Nxd4 18.
Qxd4 Nf5 19. Qa4) 18. Nxc6 Nxc6 19. Nd3 Bf5 20. Qa4 Bxd3 21. Rxc6 Qd7 22. Rd1
Be4 23. Bxe4 Rxe4 24. Qc2 $14) 17... b6 (17... Nxd4 18. Qxd4 Nf5 19. Qa4 b6 20.
Nd3 $14) 18. Nxc6 Nxc6 19. Nd3 Ne5 20. Nf4 (20. Qa4 Nxd3 21. exd3 Rxe1+ 22.
Rxe1 a5 23. Re8+ Kf7 24. Rxd8 Qxd8 $11) 20... d4 21. Qb3+ (21. Qa4 $5 a5 22.
Red1 $16) 21... Kf8 $5 22. Red1 g5 $1 (22... Bg4 23. h3 g5 24. Nd5 Bxe2 (24...
Bxh3 25. Nc7 Re7 26. Nb5 Qe6 27. Qxe6 Bxe6 28. Nxd4 $16) 25. Rxd4 $16) 23. Nd5
$1 (23. Nd3 Bg4 24. Rd2 Rc8 $132) 23... d3 24. Ne3 (24. exd3 $2 Be6 25. d4 Nf7
$19) 24... Be6 25. Qa4 Qe7 26. Rd2 $1 (26. exd3 Nxd3 27. Rb1 Rd6 28. Qa3 Red8
$11) 26... dxe2 $6 (26... a5 $5 {Motwani /\27..Qb4} 27. a3 (27. exd3 Nxd3 28.
Rcd1 Nc5 29. Qc6 Rxd2 30. Rxd2 Rd8 31. Rxd8+ Qxd8 32. Nd5 Bxd5 33. Bxd5 Ke7 $11
) (27. Be4 dxe2 28. Rxe2 f5) 27... Qd7 28. Qxd7 Rxd7 29. exd3 Red8 $1 $11) (
26... f5 $5 27. Rcd1 dxe2 28. Rxe2 Rxd1+ 29. Qxd1 f4 30. Nd5 Bxd5 31. Qxd5 Kg7
$11) 27. Rxe2 Nd3 28. Rc3 Nc5 $6 (28... Ne5 29. f4 gxf4 30. Qxf4 $36) 29. Qc2
$16 Rc8 $2 $138 (29... Bg4 $1 30. Re1 Bh5 $140 31. Bc6 Bg6 32. Qe2 Ne4 33. Rc2
Nc5 34. Bxe8 Bxc2 35. Qxc2 Rxe8 36. b4 Nd7 37. Rd1 $16) 30. b4 (30. Nd5 $1 Qf7
31. Nxf6 Qxf6 32. Rf3 $18) 30... Na6 (30... Nb7 31. Nd5 Rxc3 32. Qxc3 Qf7 33.
Nc7 $18) 31. a3 Rxc3 32. Qxc3 Bf7 $2 (32... Rc8 $142 33. Qb2 Qf7 34. Nc2 $5 Nc7
35. Nd4 $16) 33. Qd3 Nc7 34. Qxh7 $18 Bg8 35. Qh6+ Qg7 36. Qxg7+ Kxg7 37. Rc2
$1 Nb5 (37... Ne6 38. Bd5) 38. Bc6 Rxe3 39. fxe3 Nxa3 40. Rc1 a5 41. bxa5 bxa5
42. Ba4 $1 {1-0} Nc4 $140 43. Bb3 Nxe3 44. Rc7+ 1-0

[Event "ESP-chT"]
[Site "Cala Galdana"]
[Date "2001.10.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Cifuentes Parada, Roberto"]
[Black "Giorgadze, Giorgi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2522"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Cifuentes Parada,L"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2001.10.13"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.10.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.10.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Qa4+ $6 (5. Bg2 $142) 5... c6 $1 (
5... Nbd7) 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qd3 (7. Qc2 Bb7 8. Bg2 Nbd7 9. O-O (9. Nc3 c5 $1) 9...
c5 $11) (7. Qb3 Bb7 8. Bg2 Nbd7 9. O-O a6 10. a4 c5 $1 11. axb5 Bd5 12. Qc2 {
see game}) 7... Bb7 8. Bg2 Nbd7 9. O-O a6 10. a4 (10. Nc3 c5 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12.
Bf4 O-O 13. Rad1 Qb6 14. Ng5 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Qb7+ 16. Qf3 Qxf3+ 17. Nxf3 Rac8 $11
) 10... c5 $1 $11 11. axb5 Be4 12. Qb3 (12. Qd1 axb5 13. Rxa8 Qxa8 14. Nc3 Bc6
15. Ne1 Bxg2 16. Nxg2 b4 17. Nb5 Qc6 $15) 12... Bd5 (12... c4 13. Qxc4 $5 (13.
Qd1) 13... axb5 14. Rxa8 Qxa8 15. Qxb5 Bxb1 16. Nd2 Be4 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Bf4
$13) 13. Qc2 axb5 (13... Be4 14. Qb3 Bd5 $11) 14. Rxa8 Qxa8 15. Nc3 Bc6 16.
dxc5 (16. e4 $2 Nxe4 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. Nxe4 cxd4 (18... Nd7 $5 19. Re1 Be7 20.
dxc5 Nxc5) 19. Bf4 d3 20. Qc3 Bxe4 21. Bxe4 Qxe4 22. Bxe5 f6 $17) 16... Bxc5 $1
$15 (16... b4 17. Nb5 $3 (17. Nd1 Bxc5 $15) 17... Bxb5 18. Nd4 Qa6 19. c6 Nb6 (
19... Nc5 20. Nxb5 Qxb5 21. c7 Kd7 (21... Qd7 22. Bf4 Be7 (22... b3 23. Qc1 Be7
24. Rd1 Qc8 25. Bc6+ Kf8 26. Rd8+ Bxd8 27. Qxc5+ Be7 28. Qb5 $18) 23. Rd1 Qc8
24. Bc6+ Kf8 25. Ra1 $18) 22. Bf4 Be7 23. Rd1+ Kc8 24. Ra1 $36) 20. Nxb5 (20.
c7 Bd7) 20... Qxb5 21. c7 Kd7 (21... Qc5 22. Bc6+ Nfd7 23. Qa4 Ke7 24. Be3 Qd6
25. Rd1 $18) 22. Rd1+ Bd6 23. Bf4 e5 24. Bh6 $1 gxh6 25. Qf5+ Ke7 (25... Kxc7
$2 26. Qxf6 $18) 26. Rxd6 $1 Kxd6 27. Qxf6+ Kxc7 28. Qxh8 Qxe2 29. Qf8 $36) 17.
Ne1 $8 (17. Bg5 O-O 18. Bxf6 Nxf6 19. Nh4 b4 20. Nb1 Bxg2 21. Nxg2 Rc8 22. Qb3
$15) 17... Bxg2 18. Nxg2 b4 19. Na4 (19. Nd1 O-O 20. Nf4 Rc8 21. Qb3 Bf8 $15)
19... Be7 20. Bg5 O-O 21. Rc1 h6 22. Bxf6 Nxf6 23. Ne1 Nd5 24. Nf3 Qa6 $1 {
/\b3, xNa4,Pe2} 25. e4 $8 Nf6 26. b3 Rd8 $2 (26... Qb7 $1 $15) 27. Ne5 $1 $11
Qb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Site "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kantsler, Boris"]
[Black "Gofshtein, Leonid D"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1994.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 045"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 d5 6. Bg2 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. cxd5
exd5 9. Bb2 (9. Nc3 $5 Rc8 $6 10. Bg5 Be7 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. Rc1 $16) 9... Rc8
10. Nc3 Be7 11. Rc1 O-O 12. Re1 {N} (12. dxc5 d4 $1 (12... bxc5 13. Na4 Re8 14.
Re1 c4 15. Nd4 Bb4 16. Bc3 Ba3 17. Rb1 Nxd4 18. Qxd4 Qd7 19. e3 Bb5 20. Red1
Bxa4 21. bxa4 Qxa4 22. Bxd5 $16 {Smyslov-Sosonko/Tilburg/1984}) 13. Nb1 bxc5
14. Nbd2 Re8 15. Nc4 Nd5 16. Ne1 $2 Bg5 17. Rb1 Nb6 18. Nxb6 axb6 $17 {
Beckhuis-Gavrikov/BL 9394}) 12... Ne4 13. Na4 $2 (13. e3 cxd4 (13... Bf6 $2 14.
Nxe4 dxe4 15. Nd2 cxd4 16. Nxe4 $16) (13... Nb4 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Ne5 Nd3 (
15... f6 16. a3) 16. Nxd3 Bxd3 17. dxc5 Rxc5 18. Rxc5 Bxc5 19. Qg4 g6 $10) 14.
Nxe4 dxe4 15. Nxd4 Nxd4 16. Qxd4 Qxd4 17. Bxd4 f5 $10) (13. dxc5 Nxc3 14. Bxc3
bxc5 15. e3 Qd7 16. Qd2 Rfd8 17. Red1 Qe6 18. Qb2 Bf8 $10) 13... c4 $1 14. Nc3
(14. Nd2 $2 Bb4 15. Nc3 (15. Bxe4 $2 dxe4 16. e3 Bxd2 17. Qxd2 Ne5 $19) 15...
Nxd4 16. Ncxe4 dxe4 17. Bxd4 Qxd4 18. Nxc4 Qf6 19. Bxe4 (19. Rf1 Rfd8 20. Qc2
b5 $19) 19... Rfd8 20. Bd3 Bxc4 21. Rxc4 Rxc4 22. bxc4 Bxe1 23. Qxe1 $17) (14.
bxc4 Bxc4 15. a3 b5 16. Nc3 Nxc3 17. Rxc3 b4 18. Re3 a5 $15) 14... Bb4 15. Rf1
$2 (15. bxc4 Bxc3 (15... Bxc4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Nd2 Bxa2 18. Bxe4 $14) 16. Bxc3
Bxc4 17. a3 Nxc3 18. Rxc3 b5 $15) 15... Re8 $17 {><e2} 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Nh4 (
17. Nd2 c3 18. Bxc3 Bxc3 19. Rxc3 Bxe2 $1 20. Qxe2 Nxd4 $19) 17... c3 18. Bxc3
Bxc3 19. Rxc3 Bxe2 $1 $19 20. Qxe2 Nxd4 21. Qxe4 (21. Qe3 Rxc3 22. Qxc3 Ne2+
$19) 21... Ne2+ 22. Kh1 Rxe4 (22... Nxc3 23. Qb7 Rc7 24. Qa6 $19) 23. Rxc8 Qxc8
24. Bxe4 g6 25. Nf3 Qa6 26. Ra1 Nc3 27. Ba8 Qe2 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 0102"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2001.10.07"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2706"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2001.10.06"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Godesberg"]
[BlackTeam "Luebeck"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. O-O Bd6 7. Nbd2 {Auf
diese Weise vermeidet Weiß die Variante 7.Nc3 0-0 8.e4 dxc4 9.Bxc4 e5, die
nach dem letzten Theoriestand dem Nachziehenden ein gutes Gegenspiel
verspricht.} O-O 8. e4 e5 {Die beste Erwiderung. Schwarz opfert einen Bauern,
bekommt aber dafür das Läuferpaar.} 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. exd5 exd4 11. Ne4 ({
Der andere bekannte Versuch ist} 11. Nc4) 11... Nxe4 12. Bxe4 Nf6 13. Qxd4 Nxe4
14. Qxe4 Re8 15. Qd4 {M.E. der beste Zug, der den Ausfall der schwarzen Dame
auf f6 verhindert.} ({Weniger gut ist} 15. Qd3 {wegen} Qf6 $1 {,z.B} 16. Bg5 (
16. Be3 Bf5 17. Qd2 Be4 $11) (16. Bd2 Bf5 17. Qd4 Qxd4 18. Nxd4 Be4 $11) 16...
Bf5 17. Qd2 Qg6 18. Bf4 Be4 19. Bxd6 Qxd6 20. Ng5 Qxd5 $11 {Chiburdanidze,
M-Wang Lei/Shanghai 2001}) 15... Bf5 16. Bg5 Qd7 $6 $146 {Eine Neuerung, aber
keine gute.} ({Die Theorie gibt} 16... Qa5 {den Vorzug. Schwarz droht mit der
Aktivierung R (B)e4 und verhindert 17.Rfe1 durch den Angriff gegen den Bauern
a2.} 17. Bd2 Qa6 $5 {Dieser logische Zug wurde bisher noch nicht gespielt, die
schwarze Dame "klebt" weiter am Bauern a2.} ({schlechter ist} 17... Qc5 18.
Rfe1 Qxd4 19. Nxd4 Bd7 20. Bc3 f6 21. h3 Rac8 22. Rxe8+ Rxe8 23. Rd1 $14 {
Rashkovsky,N-Kirov,N/Baku 1983}) ({auch} 17... Qb5 18. Bc3 f6 {verspricht
Schwarz keinen vollständigen Ausgleich:} (18... Bf8 19. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 20. Rxe1 Rd8
21. Qxa7 Qxd5 22. Qd4 Qxd4 23. Nxd4 $14 {Slutzky,L-Tyomkin,D/Israel 1996}) 19.
Rfe1 Red8 20. Nh4 Bd7 21. Qe4 Re8 22. Qf3 Qc4 23. Nf5 Qf4 24. Nxd6 Qxd6 25. a3
a5 26. h3 $16 {Drasko,M-Kosic,D/Podgorica 1993}) 18. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 19. Rxe1 (19.
Bxe1 $5) 19... Qxa2 $11) ({Jedenfalls möglich ist} 16... Qb6 17. Qxb6 (17. Be3
Qa6 $44 {Averkin,O-Neverov,V/URS 1985}) 17... axb6 18. Be3 b5 19. Nd4 Bd7 20.
Rfd1 $14) 17. Rfe1 {Selbstverständlich nutzt Weiß die Zeit, um den Punkt e4
unter Kontrolle zu bringen.} b6 {Deckt den Bauern a7 und bereitet den Angriff
gegen den Bauern d5 vor: f6, Rxe1, Rd8. Um diesem Plan zuvorzukommen, muß Weiß
energisch handeln.} 18. Bh4 $1 $16 {Am besten. Weiß möchte mit Bh4-g3 die
schwarze Blockade aufheben.} (18. Bf4 $2 {stellte den Bauern d5 ein:} Bxf4 19.
Qxf4 Qxd5 $11) (18. Rad1 $6 {erlaubt Schwarz, seinen Plan zu demonstrieren:}
Rxe1+ 19. Rxe1 f6 20. Bh4 Rd8 21. Qd2 Bf8 $11) 18... Bc5 {Shirov sah, daß
seine Stellung langsam kritisch wurde und wählte wie immer die Flucht nach
vorne. Es fällt mir jedoch schwer, gegen die Idee Bh4-g3 etwas Besseres
vorzuschlagen.} ({Der Druck gegen d5 brachte bereits keine Erleichterung:} 
18... f6 19. Bg3 Rxe1+ ({Oder} 19... Bc5 20. Qd2 Rxe1+ 21. Rxe1 Rd8 22. d6 $1
$16) 20. Rxe1 Rd8 21. Bxd6 Qxd6 22. Qa4 $1 (22. Rd1 Bc8 $1 {/\Bb7}) 22... Qd7
23. Qa3 $16) 19. Qd2 (19. Qc4 Rac8 20. Rxe8+ Qxe8 21. Qb3 $16 {war auch nicht
schlecht, aber ich wollte meine Dame so platzieren, daß sie den Bauernschritt
d5-d6 unterstützt.}) 19... Be4 20. Rad1 a5 {Hier verbrauchte Alexei eine halbe
Stunde Bedenkzeit, ohne etwas Gutes zu finden.} 21. a3 Qg4 (21... f6 22. Bg3
Rad8 23. d6 $16) 22. Bg3 Bxf3 23. gxf3 Qxf3 24. d6 $18 {Schwarz gewann den
Bauern zurück und schwächte den weißen König, aber gegen den Vormarsch des
Freibauern d5 kann er nichts unternehmen. Nebenbei droht der Figurengewinn 25.
b4.} Red8 25. d7 {Es droht das vernichtende 26.Qd5, und nach dem Damentausch
gewinnt Weiß mit Bg3-c7.} ({Selbstverständlich nicht} 25. b4 $4 Bxd6 26. Bxd6
Qg4+ $11) 25... h5 (25... Ra7 $2 26. Re8+) 26. Qd5 Qf6 (26... Qg4 27. Kh1 $18 {
/\Bc7} (27. Qe4 $18) (27. Re4 $18)) 27. Qxa8 Rxa8 28. Re8+ Kh7 29. Rxa8 Be7 30.
Re1 $1 {Am einfachsten.} Bd8 31. h4 b5 32. Rxd8 Qxd8 33. Rd1 {/\Bc7} 1-0

[Event "Altensteig"]
[Site "Altensteig"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Ribli, Zoltan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "1994.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg5 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. e4 Be7 7. Nbd2 (7. Nc3
O-O 8. Bxc4 Nb6 9. Qb3 Nxc4 10. Qxc4 b6 11. e5 Nd5 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 $10) 7... O-O
8. Bxc4 Nb6 (8... a6 9. Qc2 c5 10. e5 Nd5 11. Bxd5 exd5 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. O-O
b6 14. Rfe1 Rd8 15. Rac1 Bb7 16. Nf1 Rac8 17. Qf5 $14 {Mohr-Kotronias/Budapest/
1988}) (8... c5 $5 9. e5 Nd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 (10... Nxe7 11. dxc5 Nxc5 12. Qa3
$14) 11. Bxd5 exd5 12. O-O $13) 9. Qc2 Nxc4 (9... h6 $1 10. Bh4 $5 (10. Bxf6
Bxf6 $10) 10... g5 (10... Nxc4 11. Nxc4 $5 g5 12. Bg3 g4 13. Nfd2 Qxd4 14. Be5
Qc5 15. Qc3 $44) 11. Bg3 g4 12. Ne5 Qxd4 13. Be2 Bb4 14. O-O-O $44) 10. Nxc4 h6
(10... b6 $6 11. Nce5 Bb7 12. Nc6 Bxc6 13. Qxc6 $16) 11. Bxf6 $1 $146 (11. Bf4
b6 12. O-O-O Bb7 13. Rhe1 Qc8 14. h3 Rd8 15. Kb1 c5 $10 {Mikhalchishin-Lukacs/
Lvov/1984}) 11... Bxf6 12. O-O-O b5 $6 (12... b6 13. h4 Bb7 14. g4 $40) 13.
Nce5 $16 {><c6,c5} Bb7 14. Rhe1 $2 (14. Kb1 $1 Qd6 (14... Bxe5 15. Nxe5 $16)
15. Rhe1 Rac8 16. Nd3 $1 Qc6 (16... Bxd4 $4 17. Nxd4 Qxd4 18. Nc5 $18) 17. Qxc6
Bxc6 18. Nfe5 Be8 19. Rc1 $16) 14... Bxe5 $1 15. dxe5 (15. Nxe5 c5 $1 16. dxc5
$4 Qg5+ $19) 15... Qe7 16. Kb1 $10 (16. Kb1 Rac8 (16... c5 $6 17. Rd6) 17. Nd4
a6 18. Nc6 Bxc6 19. Qxc6 Qg5 20. g3 Qxe5 21. Qxa6 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Julian Borowski-A 3rd"]
[Site "Essen"]
[Date "2001.05.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Smagin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2631"]
[BlackElo "2613"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2001.05.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Tsesarsky} Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Bg5 {Diese ungewöhnliche
Zugreihenfolge hatte den Zweck, die Cambridge Springs-Variante (4.Nc3 c6 5.Bg5
Qa5) zu vermeiden, die Smagin sehr häufig und erfolgreich anwendet.} c6 5. Nbd2
{Tsesarsky: 'This move is more passive than regular Nc3, but White avoids well
investigated long theoretical variations.'} Be7 (5... Nbd7 6. e3 Be7 (6... Qa5
7. a3 $14) 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O b6 9. cxd5 cxd5 (9... exd5 $6 10. Qc2 Bb7 11. Ne5
$36) 10. Rc1 Bb7 11. Qa4 a6 12. Qb3 Bd6 13. Rc3 h6 14. Bh4 Qb8 15. Bxf6 gxf6
16. Rfc1 $14 {Karpov,A-Ljubojevic,L/Wijk aan Zee 1988}) (5... h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6
7. e3 (7. g3 $14) 7... Nd7 8. Bd3 $14) ({interesting also} 5... Nbd7 $5 {
[%cal Gb7b6,Gc6c5] Tsesarsky}) 6. e3 (6. Qc2 {Tsesarsky} O-O {[%cal Ge2e4]} 7.
e3 (7. e4 $2 {Tsesarsky} Nxe4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Nxe4 dxe4 10. Qxe4 Qb4+ $17) 7...
Nbd7 8. Bd3 h6 9. Bh4 dxc4 10. Bxc4 (10. Nxc4 $5 {Tsesarsky}) 10... a6 11. O-O
b5 12. Be2 Bb7 13. Nb3 Rc8 14. Nc5 Nxc5 15. dxc5 Nd7 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. b4 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Opocensky,K-Foltys,J/Prague 1943/EXT 98 (61)}) 6... O-O (6... Ne4 {
Tsesarsky} 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8. Bd3 f5 9. Ne5 O-O 10. O-O c5 (10... Nd7 {Tsesarsky}
11. Ndf3 Ng5 12. Nxg5 Qxg5 13. f4 Qe7 14. Nf3 $14 {0-1 Petrosian,T-Mukhitdinov,
M/Tashkent 1951/MCD (40)}) 11. Nb3 cxd4 12. exd4 dxc4 13. Bxc4 Nd7 14. Rc1 Nd6
15. Re1 $14 {1-0 Kotov,A-Sajtar,J/Moscow 1946/MCL (37)}) (6... Nbd7 {Tsesarsky}
7. a3 O-O (7... Nh5 {Tsesarsky} 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Bd3 Nhf6 10. Qc2 O-O 11. O-O g6
12. Rfe1 e5 13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. Bc4 $14 {1-0 Rantanen,Y-Koskinen,H/FIN 1993/EXT
98 (49)}) 8. Qc2 h6 9. Bh4 Nh5 10. Bxe7 (10. Bg3 {Tsesarsky} Nxg3 11. hxg3 Bf6
12. cxd5 cxd5 13. Be2 e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Nf3 Bf6 17. Rd1 Qb6
$11 {1/2-1/2 Opocensky,K-Kottnauer,C/Prague 1946/MCD (42)}) 10... Qxe7 11. Bd3
$14) 7. Bd3 (7. Rc1 {Tsesarsky} b6 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. O-O Ne4 11. Bxe7
Qxe7 12. Qc2 $14 {1-0 Hebden,M-Bern,I/Cappelle la Grande 1995/EXT 97 (38)})
7... h6 (7... b6 {Tsesarsky} 8. O-O Bb7 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Ne5 Nfd7 11. Bxe7 (11.
Qh5 $6 {Tsesarsky} g6 $1 12. Nxg6 fxg6 13. Bxg6 hxg6 14. Qxg6+ Kh8 15. Qh6+ Kg8
16. Qg6+ Kh8 {1/2-1/2 Beliavsky,A-Sveshnikov,E/Ashkhabad 1978/MCL/[Bulletin] 
(16)}) 11... Qxe7 12. f4 $1 $14) (7... Nbd7 {Tsesarsky} 8. Qc2 h6 9. h4 c5 10.
O-O-O b5 11. cxd5 c4 12. d6 cxd3 13. Qc6 hxg5 14. dxe7 Qxe7 15. hxg5 $16 {
1-0 Hicker,H-Hlavnicka,J/Schwarzach 1997/EXT 99 (18)}) 8. Bh4 b6 {'!?'
Tsesarsky.} (8... c5 9. O-O (9. dxc5 $1 {Tsesarsky} Na6 10. Nb3 Nxc5 11. Nxc5
Bxc5 12. O-O dxc4 13. Bxc4 {[%csl Rc8][%cal Gh4d8]} Qe7 {[%cal Gc8d7,Gf8d8,
Gb7b6] and Black successfully newtralizes White's development advantage.} 14.
Ne5 (14. Qc2 {Tsesarsky} b6 15. Rad1 Bb7 16. Ne5 g5 17. Bg3 Rfd8 $11) 14... Rd8
$11) 9... cxd4 10. exd4 Nc6 11. Rc1 b6 12. a3 $14 (12. Bb1 {Tsesarsky} Bb7 13.
Re1 Rc8 14. a3 dxc4 15. Nxc4 Na5 16. Qd3 Re8 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Nce5 Kf8 $132 {
0-1 Hartston,W-Hamann,S/Ribe 1979/EXT 98 (50)})) 9. O-O Bb7 10. Rc1 Nbd7 {
Schwarz hat sich logisch aufgebaut. Sein Tempoverlust (c7-c6 und c6-c5) wird
durch die etwas ungünstige Position des weißen Springers auf d2 kompensiert.}
11. cxd5 exd5 (11... cxd5 12. Qa4 a6 13. Qb3 $14 (13. Bg3 {Tsesarsky} b5 14.
Qc2 $14 {1-0 Markos,J-Nagy,A/Nove Zamky 1999/EXT 2000 (30)})) 12. Bf5 $146 Re8
(12... c5 13. Qa4) 13. Qb3 {Wird von Smagin energisch beantwortet.} ({Genauer
war} 13. Qa4 $1 {,z.B,} c5 14. Rfd1 (14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Nh7 16. Bxe7 Qxe7
17. f4 $13) 14... a6 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. Nb3 $1 $14) 13... a5 $1 14. Ne5 a4 $1 {
'!?' Tsesarsky.} (14... Nxe5 {Tsesarsky} 15. dxe5 Nd7 16. e6 (16. Bxe7 {
Tsesarsky} Qxe7 17. f4 a4 18. Qc2 {-like in this game.}) 16... fxe6 (16... Bxh4
{Tsesarsky} 17. exd7 Re5 18. Bh3 $14 {[%csl Gd7]}) 17. Bxe6+ Kh8 18. Bxe7 Rxe7
19. Bf5 Nc5 $132) 15. Qc2 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Nd7 17. Bxe7 (17. e6 $2 fxe6 18. Bxe6+
Kh8 19. Bxd7 (19. Bxe7 {Tsesarsky} Qxe7 20. Bf5 Nc5 $132) 19... Qxd7 20. Bxe7
Qxe7 21. Nf3 c5 $15) 17... Qxe7 18. f4 c5 $6 {'+/=?!' Tsesarsky. Nach diesem
schablonenhaften Zug ereicht Weiß eine günstige Zentrumsformation. Zum
gleichen Spiel führte 18...Nc5 oder 18...f6.} (18... Nc5 $11 {/\} 19. e4 (19.
Nf3 {Tsesarsky} Bc8 (19... f6 $2 {Tsesarsky} 20. Bg6 Red8 21. Nh4 $16) 20. Nd4
Bxf5 21. Nxf5 Qd7 22. Rfd1 Red8 23. Nd6 $132) 19... Rad8 $1) (18... f6 19. e4
$5 (19. Bxd7 Qxd7 20. exf6 Rxe3 21. fxg7 Qxg7 $11) (19. Nf3 fxe5 20. Bxd7 Qxd7
21. Nxe5 Qe6 22. Rf3 c5 23. Rg3 $11) 19... fxe5 20. exd5 cxd5 21. Qc7 Nf8 22.
fxe5 Ba6 $11) 19. e4 {'!' Tsesarsky.} g6 (19... d4 $2 20. Nc4 Ba6 21. Bxd7 Bxc4
22. Bxe8 Bxf1 23. Bc6 (23. Bxf7+ {Tsesarsky} Qxf7 24. Rxf1 Qxa2 25. f5 a3 26.
f6 axb2 27. Qd3 Qf7 $19) 23... Rc8 24. Rxf1 (24. Qxa4 {Tsesarsky} Be2 25. Bd5
$14) 24... Rxc6 25. Qxa4 $16) (19... Nf8 $5 20. exd5 Bxd5 21. Be4 Bxe4 22. Qxe4
$1 (22. Nxe4 Ne6 23. Nd6 Red8 24. Qc4 Nd4 25. Rce1 Qe6 $11) 22... Rad8 23. Nf3
b5 24. f5 $14) (19... dxe4 $144 {Tsesarsky} 20. Nxe4 $14 {[%cal Ge4d6]}) 20.
Bh3 Nf8 (20... a3 21. bxa3 d4 $2 (21... Rxa3 22. exd5 Bxd5 23. Nc4 $14) 22. Nc4
Ba6 23. Bxd7 Bxc4 24. Bxe8 Bxf1 25. Bxf7+ Qxf7 26. Rxf1 Rxa3 27. Qb2 $16) 21.
exd5 Bxd5 {Tsesarsky: 'Here White can choose between two N jumps'} 22. Nc4 (22.
Ne4 $144 {Tsesarsky} Bxe4 23. Qxe4 {Like in the game, White can fulfill plan
of PP promotion on the kingside.} Ne6 24. Bxe6 (24. Rfd1 {Tsesarsky} Nd4 $11)
24... Qxe6 25. a3 Ra7 (25... Qb3 {Tsesarsky} 26. f5 g5 27. e6 $16) 26. Rce1 Rd7
27. f5 $1 (27. Qxa4 {Tsesarsky} Rd2 28. f5 gxf5 29. Rxf5 Qxf5 30. Qxe8+ Kg7 31.
Rf1 Rxg2+ 32. Kxg2 Qg4+ 33. Kh1 Qe4+ 34. Kg1 Qg4+ 35. Kf2 Qf4+ 36. Ke2 Qe4+ 37.
Kd2 Qd4+ 38. Ke2 $11) 27... gxf5 28. Rxf5 Rd4 29. Qf3 Qb3 30. Qh5 $14) 22...
Bxc4 23. Qxc4 $14 {Tsesarsky: 'This position can be evaluated only to White's
favour in veiw of PP Attack on the kingside.'  Der leichte weiße
Stellungsvorteil besteht hauptsächlich in der Möglichkeit, mit f4-f5 einen
Angriff auf dem Königsflügel zu starten.} a3 (23... Ne6 $2 24. f5 {'!'
Tsesarsky.} gxf5 (24... b5 25. Qxb5 $16) (24... Ng5 25. fxg6 $16 Nxh3+ 26. gxh3
Rf8 27. gxf7+ Rxf7 28. Rf6 Ra7 29. Rcf1 $18) 25. Bxf5 Nd4 26. Bb1 Qe6 27. Qd3
Qg6 28. Qxd4 $1 $16) (23... Red8 24. f5 Rd4 25. Qe2 Rad8 26. e6 (26. fxg6 Nxg6
(26... fxg6 $2 27. e6 $16) 27. e6 fxe6 28. Bxe6+ Kh8 $13) (26. Rce1 $5) 26...
gxf5 27. exf7+ Qxf7 28. Rxf5 $40) 24. bxa3 Rxa3 $138 {In diesem Augenblick
hatte Sergei nur 6-7 Minuten bis zur Zeitkontrolle, was seine Verteidigung
erheblich erschwerte.} 25. f5 {'!' Tsesarsky.} g5 $2 $16 {Tsesarsky: 'after
this mistake the strong PP pair e5 and f5 will weaken black K fortress.'  Mit
Sicherheit nicht die beste Verteidigung, aber Smagins Aufgabe war in jedem
Fall nicht leicht.} (25... b5 $2 26. Qxc5 Rxa2 27. Qd5 $40) (25... Re3 26. e6
$5 (26. Rb1 Rxe5 27. fxg6 Nxg6 28. Rxb6 Kg7 $14) 26... fxe6 27. f6 Qf7 28. Qf4
Re2 29. Qxh6 Rxa2 30. Rc4 $40) (25... gxf5 26. Rxf5 $40 (26. Bxf5 {Tsesarsky}
Qxe5 27. Bg6 $1 {[%csl Rf7]} Re7 28. Bxf7+ Kh8 29. Rcd1 $14) 26... Ne6 $1 (
26... Ng6 {Tsesarsky} 27. Re1 Qe6 28. Qe4 Qe7 29. Re2 Rc3 30. Qb1 $14 {[%cal
Ge5e6]}) 27. Rh5 (27. Rf6 {Tsesarsky} Ng5 28. Rxh6 Qxe5 $17) 27... Nd4 28. e6 (
28. Rxh6 {Tsesarsky} b5 $19 {[%cal Ge7g5]}) 28... fxe6 29. Re1 (29. Rxh6 {
Tsesarsky} b5 30. Qxc5 Qxc5 31. Rxc5 Rxa2 32. Rc7 Ne2+ 33. Kf1 Nf4 $11)) (25...
Qxe5 $4 {Tsesarsky} 26. fxg6 $18) 26. e6 ({Noch besser war es, in der
gegnerischen Zeitnot die Spannung aufrechtzuerhalten.} 26. Rce1 $1 Qa7 27. e6
$16) 26... Qf6 $1 (26... fxe6 {Tsesarsky} 27. fxe6 (27. f6 {Tsesarsky} Qf7 28.
Bg4 Rea8 29. Rc2 R8a4 30. Qe2 Rf4 $132) 27... Nxe6 (27... Rxh3 {Tsesarsky} 28.
gxh3 Qxe6 29. h4 b5 30. Qxe6+ Nxe6 31. hxg5 hxg5 32. Rce1 $16) 28. Rce1 Rxh3
29. gxh3 $16) 27. Bg4 (27. Rb1 $5 fxe6 28. Rxb6 Qd4+ 29. Qxd4 cxd4 30. fxe6 $16
Rxa2 $2 31. e7 $18) 27... Re7 28. Rcd1 ({Premature is} 28. exf7+ $6 $14 {
Tsesarsky} Qxf7 29. f6 (29. Be2 {Tsesarsky} Rae3 30. Qxf7+ Kxf7 31. f6 R7e4 32.
Bh5+ Kg8 33. Rb1 $14) 29... Qxc4 30. fxe7 (30. Rxc4 {Tsesarsky} Rc7 31. Rf2 b5
32. Re4 $14) 30... Qd4+ 31. Kh1 Ra8 32. Rcd1 Ng6 $8 33. Rxd4 cxd4 34. Be6+ Kh8
35. Rd1 Nxe7 36. Rxd4 Kg7 37. g4 $14) 28... Kg7 ({Or} 28... Rc3 {Tsesarsky} 29.
Qd5 $16) 29. Rd6 Rc3 ({In case of} 29... fxe6 {Tsesarsky} 30. Rxb6 ({Not} 30.
fxe6 $2 {Tsesarsky} Qe5 31. Rxb6 Re3 $132) 30... Rc3 31. Qa6 $1 $16 {White
keeps an advantage.} ({Not} 31. Qe4 $2 {Tsesarsky} exf5 $1 32. Rxf6 Rxe4 33.
R6xf5 Rxg4 34. Rxf8 Ra4 $11)) 30. Qd5 $6 $138 {Selbst allmählich in Zeitnot
geraten, handele ich nicht optimal.} ({Viel unangenehmer wäre für Schwarz die
Verteidigung mit den Damen auf dem Brett:} 30. Qe2 $1 $16 {/\Qd2, exf7}) 30...
fxe6 31. fxe6 Qd4+ 32. Qxd4+ cxd4 33. Rxd4 {Tsesarsky: 'Here Black could
choose between wrong'} Re3 {'+-?' Tsesarsky.} ({and right} 33... Nxe6 $1 {
Tsesarsky} {White can take P after} 34. Rd6 ({Now Ne6 pin doesn't bring
nothing to White:} 34. Re4 {Tsesarsky} Rc6 35. a4 Rd6 36. g3 (36. Bd1 {
Tsesarsky} Ra7) 36... Kg6 37. Rfe1 Kf6 38. R1e2 Re8 39. h3 Re7 40. Kf2 Rc6)
34... Nf4 35. Rxb6 Rc2 36. g3 Ne2+ 37. Kg2 Rxa2 38. Rf2 Nc3 39. Rxa2 Nxa2 40.
Bf5 Re5 41. g4 Nc3 42. Rg6+ Kf7 43. Rxh6 Nd1 44. Bd3 $16 {Of course, White has
advantage, but maybe unsufficient for winning because of law quantity of
material.}) 34. Rb4 Nxe6 35. Rxb6 {Im Endspiel hat Weiß gute Gewinnchancen.}
Nf4 36. g3 (36. a4 $5 $16) 36... Nd5 37. Rb3 R3e5 38. Bf3 Ne3 39. Re1 g4 40.
Kf2 $2 (40. Bb7 $1 Nc4 41. Rxe5 Rxe5 42. a4 $16) 40... gxf3 $2 {Der letzte Zug
vor der Zeitkontrolle ist wie so oft ein Fehler.} ({Wesentlich zäher war} 40...
Nd1+ $1 41. Rxd1 gxf3 42. a4 Ra5 (42... Re2+ 43. Kxf3 Rxh2 44. Ra3 $16) 43. Rd4
Re2+ 44. Kxf3 Rxh2 $16) 41. Rbxe3 $18 Rxe3 42. Rxe3 Ra7 43. a3 Rb7 44. Kxf3 1-0

[Event "Nikolaev zt"]
[Site "Nikolaev"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Lerner, Konstantin Z"]
[Black "Borovikov, Vladislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 (4... f5 $5) 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. O-O dxc4 7.
Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 a6 9. a4 (9. e4 c5 10. d5 e5 11. a4 c4 $13) 9... bxa4 (9... Bb7
$5 10. e4 Be7 11. Qe2 b4 (11... bxa4 $2 12. Nc3 c5 13. d5 $16 {Szabo,L-Kolarov,
V/Kecskemet/1962/}) 12. Rd1 c5 13. dxc5 Qc7 14. Bg5 Nxc5 $15 {Rajkovic,
D-Cabrilo,G/YUG/1976/}) 10. e4 (10. Nc3 c5) 10... c5 11. e5 $6 (11. d5 $5)
11... Nd5 12. Ng5 $6 (12. Nc3 Bb7 $132) 12... Be7 (12... cxd4 $5 13. Nxe6 fxe6
14. Qh5+ Ke7 15. Bg5+ N7f6 16. exf6+ gxf6 $132) 13. Qh5 g6 14. Qh6 Bf8 (14...
cxd4 $2 15. Qg7 Rf8 16. Nxh7 $16) 15. Qh3 Bg7 $2 (15... cxd4 $5 16. Bxg6 (16.
Nxe6 fxe6 17. Qxe6+ Ne7) 16... Nxe5 $17 (16... fxg6 $2 17. Qxe6+ $18)) 16. Nc3
$16 Nb4 (16... cxd4 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. e6 Ne5 19. exf7+ Nxf7 20. Re1+ $40) (
16... Bb7 17. Nce4 $40) 17. Nce4 Nxe5 (17... Nxd3 18. Nd6+ Kf8 19. Qxd3 $18)
18. dxe5 Qxd3 19. Nd6+ Kd7 (19... Ke7 20. Be3 $18) 20. Be3 Nd5 21. Rfd1 Qb3 22.
Ndxf7 Re8 23. Qxh7 Bf8 24. Ne4 Kc6 25. Bxc5 Bxc5 26. Rdc1 Kb6 27. Nxc5 1-0

[Event "Oslo"]
[Site "Oslo"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rantanen, Yrjo A"]
[Black "Ingbrandt, Johan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2395"]
[BlackElo "2365"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1986.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. e3 e6 4. Nf3 d5 5. a3 Nc6 $6 (5... cxd4 $10) 6. dxc5 Bxc5
7. b4 Bb6 (7... Be7 8. Bb2 O-O 9. Nbd2 a5 10. b5 Nb8 11. Be2 Nbd7 $14) 8. Bb2
O-O 9. Nbd2 Qe7 10. Bd3 Rd8 11. O-O e5 12. cxd5 Nxd5 (12... Rxd5 $32 13. Qb1
$14) 13. Qb1 f5 $6 14. b5 (14. Bxf5 Bxf5 15. Qxf5 Nxe3 16. fxe3 Bxe3+ 17. Kh1 (
17. Rf2 $2 Rxd2 18. Nxd2 Rf8 $17) 17... Bxd2 18. b5 Na5 19. Nxd2 Rxd2 20. Bc3
$16) 14... e4 15. Nxe4 (15. bxc6 $2 exd3 $132) 15... fxe4 16. Bxe4 Na5 (16...
Nf6 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. bxc6 $18) 17. Bxh7+ Kf8 (17... Kh8 18. Ne5 $18) 18. Ne5
Qe6 19. Qc2 Ne7 (19... Bd7 $32 20. Nxd7+ Qxd7 21. Rad1 Qe7 22. Qf5+ $44) 20.
Rad1 Qh6 (20... Bd7 $32 21. Qe4 $40) 21. Bc3 $18 Be6 22. Bb4 Rac8 23. Qe4 Bc7
24. Ng4 (24. Ng6+ $2 Kf7 25. Nxe7 $4 Qxh2#) 1-0

[Event "YUG-ch"]
[Site "Podgorica"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Arsovic, Zoran"]
[Black "Karaklajic, Nikola"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[Annotator "Endgame-CD"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "1996.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. d4 e6 5. Bd3 a6 6. Nbd2 dxc4 7. Nxc4 c5 8. O-O
Nc6 9. Nfe5 Bd7 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. b3 b5 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Ne5 Bb7 14. Bb2 O-O
15. Rc1 Rc8 16. Qe2 Qe7 17. a4 Bd5 18. axb5 axb5 19. Bxb5 Ba3 20. Bc4 Bxb2 21.
Qxb2 Qb7 22. Bxd5 Nxd5 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Rc1 Rb8 25. h3 h5 26. Rc4 Ne7 27. b4
Nf5 28. Qd2 Qd5 29. Qxd5 exd5 30. Rf4 g6 31. g4 hxg4 32. hxg4 Nd6 33. Rd4 Rb5
34. Nd3 Ne8 35. Nc5 Nc7 36. f4 Ne6 37. Nxe6 fxe6 38. g5 Kf7 39. e4 dxe4 40.
Rxe4 Ke7 41. Kf2 Kd6 42. Ke3 Rf5 43. Re5 Rf8 44. Re4 Kd5 45. Kd3 Rf7 46. Rd4+
Kc6 47. Kc4 Rf5 48. Re4 Kd6 49. b5 Rf8 50. Rd4+ Kc7 51. Kd3 Rf5 52. Kc4 e5 53.
fxe5 Rxe5 54. Rd5 Re1 55. Rc5+ Kb7 56. Rc6 Rc1+ 57. Kd5 Rb1 58. Kc5 Rc1+ 59.
Kd6 Rb1 60. Rc5 Kb6 61. Re5 Rf1 62. Ke7 Ka5 63. Kd6 Kb6 64. Re6 Rf5 65. Rxg6
Rxb5 $10 {Springerbauer mit weit entferntem verteidigenden König-> leicht
gewonnen.} 66. Rg8 Kb7 67. g6 Rb1 68. Ke7 Rg1 69. Kf7 Kc7 70. Re8 Kd7 71. Re4 (
71. Re4 Rf1+ 72. Kg8 Rg1 73. g7 Rh1 74. Kf7 Rf1+ 75. Kg6 Rg1+ 76. Kf6 Rf1+ 77.
Kg5 Rg1+ 78. Rg4 $18) 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch51"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.07.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Black "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Epishin,V"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1998.07.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. c4 e6 4. Qc2 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Nf6 6. Bg5 Qb6 7. Nbd2 Qxb2 8.
Rb1 Qa3 9. e4 b6 10. Qc2 Ba6 11. Bc4 $1 $146 Bxc4 12. Nxc4 Qa6 13. O-O $1 (13.
Bxf6 gxf6 14. O-O Nd7 15. d5 Nc5 16. Nd4 cxd5 17. exd5 O-O-O 18. Nc6 Rxd5 19.
Nb4 Qa4 20. Qxa4 Nxa4 21. Nxd5 exd5 22. Ne3 d4 $14) 13... Nxe4 $8 14. Qxe4 Qxc4
15. Rbc1 $1 Qa4 (15... Qd5 16. Qxd5 exd5 17. Rfe1+ Kd7 18. Ne5+ Kc7 19. Nxf7
Rg8 20. Re8 $18) 16. Ne5 Bd6 (16... Ba3 17. Rc3 $1 (17. Rc4 Qb5 18. Qf3 O-O 19.
Qxa3 f6) (17. Nxf7 Kxf7 18. Rc3 Be7 $1 19. Re1 Qxa2) 17... O-O 18. Rh3 g6 19.
Rxh7 $18) 17. Nc4 Bc7 18. d5 O-O $8 19. dxe6 Na6 $2 (19... fxe6 20. Rc3 $1 (20.
Qxe6+ Kh8 21. Be7 Re8 22. Rc3 Na6 $17) 20... Nd7 21. Rh3 Nf6 22. Bxf6 Rxf6 23.
Qxh7+ Kf7 24. Rd3 $1 Re8 25. Rd7+ Re7 26. Rxe7+ Kxe7 27. Qxg7+ Rf7 $16) 20. Be7
f5 (20... Nc5 21. Bxc5 bxc5 22. e7 Rfe8 23. Rfe1 $16) 21. Qd3 Rfe8 22. Qd7 Kh8
23. Rc3 $18 b5 24. Bf6 $1 Rg8 25. Ne5 Bxe5 26. Bxe5 Qe4 27. f4 $1 Nc5 28. Qd6
Nb7 29. Qe7 1-0

[Event "Match Euwe-Pirc +2-2=6"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "1949.06.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Euwe, Max"]
[Black "Pirc, Vasja"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[Annotator "Euwe,M"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1949.06.15"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Chekhov} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nbd2 Nbd7 7. Bd3
(7. Rc1 $5 {Chekhov} h6 8. Bxf6 Nxf6 9. c5 Qe8 10. Bd3 Bd7 11. Qc2 Bb5 12. O-O
Bxd3 13. Qxd3 c6 14. Qc2 $14 {Korchnoi,V-Beliavsky,A/Lucerne/1989/0,5/37/})
7... c5 8. O-O cxd4 9. exd4 b6 10. Qe2 Re8 (10... Bb7 {Chekhov} 11. cxd5 Nxd5
12. Qe4 g6 13. Qh4 Bxg5 14. Nxg5 $36 {Giorgadze,G-Beliavsky,A/Odessa/1989/0|1/
64/}) 11. Ne5 Bb7 12. Rad1 Nf8 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. cxd5 exd5 (14... Qxd5 15. Be4
Qxd4 16. Bxb7 $18 (16. Bxb7 {Chekhov} Qxe5 17. Qxe5 Bxe5 18. Bxa8 Rxa8 19. Nc4
$16)) (14... Bxe5 15. dxe5 Qxd5 (15... Bxd5 16. Ne4 {[%cal Ye4d6] /\17.Se4}
Bxe4 17. Bxe4 $16) 16. Be4 Qd7 (16... Qxe5 $4 17. Bxh7+ $18) 17. Nc4 Qc7 18.
Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Nd6 $16) (14... Bxd5 15. Ne4 (15. Bb5 {Chekhov} Re7 16. Ne4 Rc7
$13) 15... Bxa2 (15... Ng6 16. Bb5 Rf8 17. Nd7) (15... Qe7 16. Ng4) 16. Bb5 Re7
17. Nc6) 15. f4 Qe7 (15... Ne6 $2 {Chekhov} 16. Bxh7+ Kxh7 17. Qh5+ Kg8 18.
Qxf7+ Kh7 19. Rf3 $18) (15... Qd6 $5 {Chekhov}) 16. Ndf3 Ne6 17. Qd2 (17. f5 $2
Nxd4 $1) 17... Rac8 18. Rde1 Qd6 19. Bb5 Re7 (19... Rf8 20. Nd7) (19... Red8
20. Ng5 (20. g4 $5 $36 {Chekhov}) 20... Nxg5 21. fxg5 Bxe5 22. Rxe5 $40) 20.
Ng4 Nc7 (20... Nxf4 {Chekhov} 21. Nxf6+ Qxf6 22. Rxe7 Qxe7 23. Qxf4 $18) 21.
Nxf6+ Qxf6 22. Rxe7 Qxe7 23. Re1 Qd6 24. Bd3 $14 Re8 25. Rxe8+ Nxe8 26. Qe3 Bc6
(26... Qd8 $142) (26... Kf8 $2 {Chekhov} 27. Ng5 Nf6 28. Bxh7 $16) 27. Ne5 g6
$2 (27... Nf6) (27... f6 {Chekhov} 28. Nxc6 Qxc6 29. h4 (29. Qe7 $5) 29... Qd7
30. Bc2 Nd6 31. Qf3 Qe6 $132) (27... h6 $5 {Chekhov}) 28. f5 Nf6 (28... Kg7 {
Chekhov} 29. Ng4 $36) 29. Qf4 Kg7 $2 (29... Nh5 30. Qc1 (30. Qh6 {Chekhov} Be8)
30... Be8 31. g4 Ng7 (31... Nf6 32. g5 $16) 32. Qf4 $16) 30. fxg6 (30. Qh6+
Kxh6 31. Nxf7+ Kg7 32. Nxd6) 30... fxg6 31. Nxg6 Qb4 32. Ne5 Qe1+ 33. Bf1 Be8
34. Nd3 Qe7 35. Qe5 Qd7 36. Nf4 Bg6 (36... Bf7 {Chekhov} 37. Bd3 $18) 37. h4 h6
(37... a5 38. h5 Be8 (38... Bf7 39. Qg5+ $18) 39. Ne6+ Kf7 40. Ng5+ Kg7 41. h6+
$18) 38. Nxg6 Kxg6 39. Bd3+ Kf7 40. h5 (40. Bf5 {[%cal Yg1f2,Yg2g4] /\Kf2, g4})
40... Qe7 41. Bg6+ Kf8 42. Qf4 Kg7 43. Kf2 Ng8 44. Qe5+ Qf6+ (44... Qxe5 {
Chekhov} 45. dxe5 Ne7 46. Ke3 Nc6 47. Kf4 $18) 45. Ke3 Ne7 46. a3 (46. g4 $142
Nxg6 47. hxg6 Kxg6 48. Qxd5 $18) 46... Nxg6 (46... Nc6 {Chekhov} 47. Qxd5 $18)
(46... a6 {Chekhov} 47. b3 (47. g3 $5 a5 48. a4 Nxg6 49. Qxf6+ Kxf6 50. hxg6
Kxg6 51. Kf4 Kf6 52. Kg4 $6 (52. g4 $1 Kg6 53. Kf3 Kf6 54. Kg2 $1 Kg5 55. Kg3
Kf6 56. Kh4 Kg6 57. b3 Kf6 58. Kh5 Kg7 59. g5 $18) 52... Kg6 53. b3 h5+ 54. Kh4
Kh6 55. g4 hxg4 56. Kxg4 Kg6 $10) 47... a5 48. a4 Nxg6 49. Qxf6+ Kxf6 50. hxg6
Kxg6 51. Kf4 Kf6 52. g4 Ke6 $10) 47. Qxf6+ (47. hxg6 Kxg6 48. Qxd5 $16) 47...
Kxf6 48. hxg6 Kxg6 49. Kf4 Kf6 50. Kg4 Kg6 51. a4 a5 $2 (51... a6 $1 $10 52. b4
b5 $1 53. a5 Kf6 54. Kh5 Kf5 55. Kxh6 Kf4 $1 56. g3+ Kf3 $1 57. Kh5 Ke4 58. g4
Kxd4 59. g5 Kc3 60. g6 d4 61. g7 d3 62. g8=Q d2 $10) 52. g3 h5+ 53. Kh4 Kh6 54.
g4 hxg4 55. Kxg4 Kg6 56. Kf4 Kf6 57. b3 (57. b3 Ke6 58. Kg5 Ke7 59. Kf5 Kd6 60.
Kf6 Kc6 61. Ke5 b5 62. Ke6 $1 $18 (62. axb5+ Kxb5 63. Kxd5 Kb4 $10)) 1-0

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2018.03.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[Annotator "Fernandez,D"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2018.03.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Qb3 {Opting for a
relative backwater of the Catalan complex.} c6 (6... c5 {is often played but
my guess is that Black didn't want to allow his opponent an IQP type position.}
) 7. O-O dxc4 {I'm not sure whether it's permissible to give this '?!',
however one thing is certain, this move deserts the centre a bit and Black
isn't forcing through ...c5, which normally constitutes compensation for that.}
(7... Nbd7 {is the main move, intending sensible development with ...b6 or
else some Dutch-type thing. There could follow, for instance,} 8. Bf4 a5 9. Rc1
h6 10. a4 Ne4 $5 $132 {as played in an Olympiad game between two people who
are currently in Berlin, though for different reasons! Giri,A-Aronian,L
Istanbul 2012}) 8. Qxc4 b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Nbd2 {This is not terribly incisive.}
(10. Bg5 $1 {should be a virtually automatic pick- I don't see what Black's
way of arranging ...c5 could be.} Nbd7 11. Bxf6 Nxf6 (11... Bxf6 12. Nbd2 Qc7
13. Rfc1 Rfc8 14. Ne4 Be7 15. a4 $14 {and Black will be suffering for a while})
(11... gxf6 12. Nc3 Qb6 13. a4 b4 14. a5 Qa6 15. Na4 {is painful to look at,
even if it is somehow sound for Black.}) 12. Nbd2 a5 (12... c5 $6 13. dxc5 Rc8
14. b4 a5 15. a3 $16 {was the rather anticlimatic continuation in the only
practical test, Shvidler,E -Kundin,A Tel Aviv 1995}) 13. Nb3 Nd7 14. a4 Qb6 15.
Rfc1 $36 {White has continuing pressure against the Black queenside.}) 10... c5
$1 {Just like that, White's opening ideas are all neutralised. Neither can
this have been a great secret to either player- it's been seen multiple times
before.} 11. dxc5 Na6 12. Nb3 Be4 13. Qc3 Rc8 14. Be3 (14. Qa5 Qxa5 15. Nxa5 {
is one way of trying to squeeze blood from a stone (15...Nxc5 16.Nd4 etc.)
however Black has decent replies, one of which is} Bxc5 $11) 14... Nd5 15. Qd2
Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Nxe3 17. Qxe3 Nxc5 18. Nxc5 Bxc5 19. Qb3 Qb6 {By this point,
everyone in the commentary room, and for that matter the world, was already
aware that the game would be a draw.} 20. e3 Be7 21. Rfd1 Rc7 22. Rac1 Rfc8 23.
Rxc7 Rxc7 24. Kg2 g6 25. Rd2 Kg7 26. Rc2 Rxc2 27. Qxc2 Qc5 28. Qxc5 Bxc5 29. b3
f5 30. a4 bxa4 31. bxa4 {The requisite 30 moves have been made.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 56th"]
[Site "Krasnoyarsk"]
[Date "2003.09.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kharlov, Andrei"]
[Black "Sambuev, Bator"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2591"]
[BlackElo "2496"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2003.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. Qc2 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Nf6 6. Bg5 b5 7. Qc2 Bb7 8. e4
Nbd7 (8... Be7 9. Nbd2 (9. e5 Nd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Nbd2 O-O 12. Ne4 Nd7 13.
Nd6 N7b6 14. Rc1 $16 {Jakobsen,O-Lahlum,H/Copenhagen 2003}) 9... h6 10. Bxf6
Bxf6 11. Be2 Qb6 12. Nb3 Nd7 13. e5 Be7 14. O-O O-O 15. Rac1 $14 {Hoffman,
A-Cruz Lopez Claret,C/Elgoibar 1991}) (8... a6 9. Nc3 Nbd7 10. e5 h6 11. Bd2 b4
12. exf6 bxc3 13. bxc3 Nxf6 14. Rb1 Rb8 15. Ne5 Bd6 16. Be2 {1/2-1/2 Ionov,
S-Solovjov,S/St Petersburg 1998}) (8... Qb6 9. Nc3 Nbd7 10. e5 (10. Bd3 h6 11.
Bf4 Rc8 12. O-O c5 13. dxc5 Qxc5 14. Qe2 b4 15. Nb5 Qb6 16. Rfc1 Bc5 $132 {
Bocharov,D-Arzumanian,G/Nefteyugansk 2002}) 10... Nd5 11. Nxd5 cxd5 12. Qb3 h6
13. Bd2 b4 14. Rc1 Ba6 15. Qa4 Bxf1 16. Rxf1 Be7 $11 {Nikolaidis,I-Najer,E/
Korinthos 2001}) 9. Bd3 (9. Be2 h6 10. Bxf6 Nxf6 11. O-O Qb6 12. Nbd2 Rc8 13.
a3 a5 14. Rfc1 Nd7 15. a4 b4 16. Nb3 Be7 17. Nfd2 Ra8 {1/2-1/2 Guliev,S-Popov,
V/Koszalin 1999}) (9. Nbd2 h6 (9... Qb6 10. a4 a6 (10... Bb4 $5 11. Bd3 h6 12.
Bxf6 Nxf6 13. O-O Nd7 14. Nb3 bxa4 15. Rxa4 O-O 16. Rc1 c5 $15 {Kuzmin,
A-Kharlov,A/Dubai UAE 2000}) 11. Be2 (11. axb5 axb5 12. Rxa8+ Bxa8 13. Be2 h6
14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. O-O Be7 16. Qc3 $14 {Dyachkov,S-Arzumanian,G/Serpukhov 2003})
11... c5 12. axb5 axb5 13. Rxa8+ Bxa8 14. O-O Bb7 15. Rc1 $14 {Krasenkov,
M-Markovsky,T/Plock,2000}) (9... a6 10. a4 h6 (10... Rc8 11. Be2 c5 12. d5 exd5
13. e5 h6 14. Bh4 g5 15. Bg3 Ne4 16. axb5 Nxg3 17. hxg3 Bg7 18. bxa6 Ba8 19.
Bb5 $16 {Kochyev,A-Rusanov,M/St.Petersburg (Russia) 1999}) 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. e5
Qd8 13. Bd3 Be7 14. O-O O-O 15. Ne4 c5 $11 {Karpov,A-Grischuk,A/Linares 2001}
16. h4) 10. Bh4 (10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. Bd3 e5 (11... a6 12. O-O Rc8 13. a4 Bb4 14.
Nb3 O-O 15. e5 Qd8 16. Nc5 $14 {Hebden,M-Van der Werf,M/Hoogeveen 2003}) 12.
O-O Bd6 13. a4 bxa4 14. Nc4 O-O 15. Nxd6 Qxd6 16. Rxa4 exd4 17. Rxd4 Qe7 {
1/2-1/2 Tunik,G-Popov,V/Togliatty 2001}) 10... Qb6 11. Qb3 g5 12. Bg3 g4 13.
Ne5 Qxd4 14. Nxd7 Nxd7 15. O-O-O Qb4 16. Qc2 Qc5 $15 {Sharavdorj,D-Dao Thien
Hai/Shenyang 1999}) (9. e5 h6 10. Bd2 Nd5 11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Be7 13. Qe4 Qb6
14. Qg4 {Hellsten,J-Fressinet,L/Brussels 2000}) 9... Qb6 $6 {The queen is
misplaced on b6, so this move is a sourse of black's problems.} (9... a6 10. a4
(10. O-O h6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. e5 Qd8 13. Nbd2 Qb6 14. a4 Rc8 (14... Be7 15. Be4
O-O 16. Nb3 Rac8 17. a5 Qa7 $132 {1-0 Grooten,H-Van der Werf,M/NED-sf
Rotterdam 2000 (63)}) 15. Qc3 c5 16. axb5 axb5 17. Qa5 c4 $11 {Vallejo Pons,
F-Marcelin,C/France 2002}) 10... h6 11. Bh4 Rc8 12. Nbd2 Qb6 13. O-O c5 14. a5
Qd8 15. e5 g5 16. Bg3 cxd4 17. Qd1 $36 {Ulibin,M-Galkin,A/Oberwart 1999}) (9...
h6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 (10... Nxf6 11. O-O Be7 12. Nbd2 Qb6 13. Nb3 Nd7 14. Rac1 g5
15. e5 $16 {Kharlov,A-Fressinet,L/Saint Vincent 2000}) 11. O-O e5 12. a4 a6 13.
axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8+ Bxa8 15. d5 Bc5 $11 {Burmakin,V-Makarov,M/Togliatti 2003})
10. a4 a6 (10... c5 {[%csl Re4]} 11. Bxf6 (11. Bxb5 Bxe4 12. Bxd7+ Kxd7 13. Qe2
Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Qc6 $13) 11... c4 $1 12. Bxc4 (12. Bg5 cxd3 13. Qxd3 bxa4 14. Nc3
Ba6 15. Qc2 a3 16. bxa3 Rc8 $44) 12... bxc4 13. Bg5 Bb4+ 14. Nbd2 (14. Nc3 O-O
15. O-O f5 $44) 14... Rc8 15. O-O Bxd2 16. Bxd2 Nf6 17. Rfe1 Qb3 18. Qb1 $16)
11. O-O Rc8 12. Nc3 h6 (12... b4 13. a5 Qc7 14. Na4 c5 15. Rfc1 c4 16. Bxf6
gxf6 17. Qxc4 Qxc4 18. Rxc4 Rxc4 19. Bxc4 Bxe4 20. Bxa6 $16) 13. Be3 Ng4 14.
Bf4 Be7 (14... b4 15. a5 Qd8 16. Na4 c5 17. d5 $16) 15. Qe2 O-O $6 16. h3 Ngf6
17. e5 $18 {[%csl Rg8] Despite of material balance black is helpless against
numerous threats.} Nd5 18. Qe4 f5 19. exf6 Rxf6 (19... N5xf6 20. Qxe6+ Rf7 21.
Ne5 Nxe5 22. dxe5 $18 {[%cal Gd3g6]}) 20. Qh7+ Kf7 21. Ne5+ Ke8 22. Bg3 Qxd4
23. Rad1 Nxe5 24. Be4 Qb4 25. Bxe5 Kf7 26. axb5 axb5 27. Rd3 $1 {[%csl Rg7]
[%cal Gd3g3]} Rg8 28. Bxf6 Bxf6 29. Bg6+ Kf8 30. Nxd5 cxd5 31. Rf3 {[%cal
Gf3f6]} Qxb2 (31... Qd4 32. Bh5 {[%cal Gh7g6]}) 32. Rb1 Qe5 33. Rxb5 Bc6 34.
Rxf6+ 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 19th"]
[Site "Rethymno"]
[Date "2003.09.28"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Fahrner, Kurt"]
[Black "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2369"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2003.09.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Graz Austria"]
[BlackTeam "Clichy Echecs 92"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AUT"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Qc2 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Nf6 6. g3 b5 7. Qb3 Bb7 8. Bg2
Nbd7 9. O-O a6 10. a4 c5 11. Bf4 $6 (11. axb5 Bd5 12. Qc2 (12. Qd1 axb5 13.
Rxa8 Qxa8 14. Nc3 (14. Bg5 Ne4 15. Be3 c4 16. Nbd2 Be7 17. Nxe4 Bxe4 18. Ne1
O-O $15 {Ivanov,M-Filippov,V/Vladivostok 1995}) 14... Bc6 15. Nh4 Bxg2 16. Nxg2
b4 17. Nb5 Qc6 $11 {Papaioannou,I-Adams,M/Leon 2001}) (12. Qd3 Be4 13. Qb3 Bd5
14. Qd3 (14. Qd1 axb5 15. Rxa8 Qxa8 16. Nc3 Bc6 17. Ne1 b4 18. Nb5 Qb7 19. Bxc6
Qxc6 20. Qa4 $14 {Lunev,A-Grischuk,A/Moscow 1999}) 14... c4 15. Qc2 axb5 16.
Rxa8 Qxa8 17. Nc3 Bc6 18. d5 exd5 19. Nd4 Bc5 $132 {Bacrot,E-Dao Thien Hai/
Wijk aan Zee 1997}) 12... axb5 (12... Be4 13. Qd1 (13. Qb3 Bd5 14. Qc2 Be4 15.
Qb3 Bd5 {1/2-1/2 Xu Jun-Grischuk,A/Bled 2002}) (13. Qd2 axb5 14. Rxa8 Qxa8 15.
Nc3 Bc6 16. b3 cxd4 17. Qxd4 Bc5 18. Qd3 Qb7 19. Nh4 Bxg2 20. Nxg2 b4 21. Na4
$14 {Panchenko,A-Dziadyk,P/Kiev 2003}) 13... axb5 14. Rxa8 Qxa8 15. Bg5 (15.
Na3 Bc6 16. Nh4 Bxg2 17. Nxg2 b4 18. Nc4 cxd4 19. Qxd4 Bc5 20. Qd3 $14 {
Rashkovsky,N-Leutwyler,M/Biel 2003}) 15... Be7 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Nc3 Bc6 18.
Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Qc2 O-O 20. Nxb5 Qa4 {1/2-1/2 Almasi,Z-Fressinet,L/Pamplona 2001}
) 13. Rxa8 Qxa8 14. Nc3 Bc6 15. dxc5 (15. e4 Nxe4 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. Nxe4 Nd7 18.
Re1 c4 $17 {Poldauf,D-Roiz,M/Halkidiki 2002}) 15... b4 16. Nd1 Bxc5 17. Be3 Be7
$11 {Malaniuk,V-Kharlov,A/Alushta 1992}) 11... c4 12. Qc2 (12. Qd1) 12... Be7
13. Na3 $6 {[%csl Ra3] The knight has nothing to do on a3.} Be4 14. Qd2 Qb6 15.
Rfc1 O-O 16. Bf1 $6 {White is preparing to divorce black bishop from e4, but
this plan is just too slow.} (16. Nb1) 16... Rfc8 $15 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 Bd5
{[%cal Gb5b4]} 19. Nc2 (19. f3 Nd7) 19... Ne4 20. Qe1 b4 21. f3 Nf6 22. e4 Bb7
23. a5 Qa7 24. Nxb4 (24. Bxf6 $5 Bxf6 25. Qxb4 e5 26. Bxc4 Rab8 27. Qa4 Bc6 28.
Qa3 Bxe4 29. Bxf7+ Qxf7 30. fxe4 exd4 $36 {[%cal Gb8b3]}) 24... Nd7 25. Bf4 $2
(25. Kg2 $142 Nxe5 26. dxe5 Qb8) 25... Qxd4+ 26. Be3 Qxb2 27. Rab1 Qf6 28. Qf2
Ne5 29. Be2 g5 30. Bd4 Qg7 31. Kf1 (31. Nc2 Rc7 32. Rb6 Bf6 33. Rcb1 Bc8) 31...
Bf6 32. f4 $6 gxf4 33. gxf4 Ng4 34. Bxg4 Bxd4 $19 35. Qg2 Kh8 36. Nd5 Rab8 37.
Nb6 Rg8 38. Nd7 Bxe4 39. Qxe4 Rxb1 40. Rxb1 f5 41. Qxe6 Qxg4 42. Rb8 Qf3+ 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 14th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2003.10.17"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Nikolaidis, Ioannis"]
[Black "Borgo, Giulio"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2467"]
[BlackElo "2419"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2003.10.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Greece"]
[BlackTeam "Italy"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GRE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ITA"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bg5 c6 5. Qc2 Nbd7 6. Nbd2 Qa5 7. g3 (7. Bxf6
Nxf6 8. e3 (8. g3 Ne4 9. Bg2 Bb4 10. a3 e5 11. cxd5 Bf5 12. O-O Bxd2 13. Nh4
Nxg3 14. Nxf5 Nxf1 15. dxc6 O-O 16. cxb7 $18 {Kortschnoj,V-Ljubojevic,L/London
1980}) 8... c5 (8... Ne4 9. a3 Nxd2 10. Nxd2 g6 11. Bd3 e5 12. cxd5 exd4 13.
O-O-O Bg7 14. dxc6 O-O 15. Nb3 $16 {Sulypa,A-Bayram,Y/Istanbul 2003}) 9. cxd5
Nxd5 10. Be2 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bb4 12. N4b3 Qc7 13. Qxc7 Nxc7 14. Rc1 Nd5 15. Bf3
Bd7 16. Bxd5 exd5 17. Nd4 Ke7 $11 {Averbakh,Y-Nei,I/Leningrad 1960}) (7. e3 Ne4
8. Bf4 Ndf6 9. Bd3 Bb4 10. Ke2 Nxd2 11. Nxd2 $14 {Neikirkh,O-Zinn,L/Varna 1960}
) (7. a3 Ne4 (7... dxc4 8. Qxc4 c5 9. dxc5 Qxc5 10. e3 Qxc4 11. Bxc4 Bd6 12.
Ke2 Nb6 $11 {Kharlov,A-Yasinsky,V/Elista 1994}) 8. Bf4 h6 (8... Ndf6 9. e3 Ng4
10. Be2 Bb4 11. Bg3 f5 12. Qd1 Be7 13. b4 $14 {Breahna,R-Diulger,A/Bucharest
2000}) 9. h4 Ndf6 10. c5 Qd8 11. Ne5 Be7 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. g3 $14 {
Brenninkmeijer,J-Feinstein,M/New York 1993}) 7... Ne4 8. Be3 Ndf6 (8... Nb6 9.
b3 Bb4 10. Bg2 e5 11. Nxe5 Bf5 12. Nd3 Bxd2+ 13. Bxd2 Qxd2+ 14. Qxd2 Nxd2 15.
Kxd2 dxc4 16. Nc5 $14 {Delemarre,J-Karpatchev,A/Germany 1999}) 9. Bh3 {[%csl
Gg4] It's not very common when white bishop is developed to h3, but under the
cirumstances it's the best way to prevent ng4.} Nxd2 (9... dxc4 10. O-O Nxd2
11. Bxd2 Qb5 12. Bg2 Be7 13. Ne5 O-O 14. Nxc4 Rd8 15. e3 $14) 10. Bxd2 Bb4 11.
O-O $14 Bxd2 12. Nxd2 O-O 13. Bg2 Rd8 14. a3 Qc7 (14... dxc4 15. Nxc4 Qh5 16.
Rfd1 $14) 15. Nf3 a5 16. Rac1 dxc4 17. Qxc4 Qb6 18. Qc2 a4 19. e3 Ra5 20. Ne5
Ra6 21. Rfd1 Bd7 22. Nd3 Ra5 23. Ne5 (23. Nc5 Qa7 24. e4 Be8 25. e5 Nd5 26. Ne4
$16) 23... Raa8 24. Rd2 Be8 25. Nd3 Nd7 26. Rcd1 Ra5 27. h3 Rda8 28. Qc3 c5 29.
d5 $5 (29. dxc5 Nxc5 30. Ne5 Qc7 31. Nc4 Rb5 32. Nd6 Rb3 33. Qc4 Rb8 34. Rc2 b6
35. Nxe8 Rxe8 36. Qxa4 Nxa4 37. Rxc7 $16) 29... exd5 30. Nf4 Nf6 (30... d4 31.
exd4 Nf6 32. dxc5 Rxc5 33. Qe3 Bc6 34. Nd3 Rb5 35. Nb4 $16 {[%csl Rg8]} Qxe3
$140 36. fxe3 Bxg2 37. Rd8+ $18) 31. Nxd5 Nxd5 32. Bxd5 $16 Qc7 33. e4 R5a6 34.
e5 Rh6 35. h4 Rb8 36. Qe3 Qe7 37. f4 b5 38. f5 c4 39. Kh2 Rhb6 40. e6 fxe6 41.
Bxe6+ Kh8 42. Qg5 Qf8 $6 (42... Qc5) 43. Rd8 Qf6 $6 (43... Rxd8 44. Rxd8 Rd6
45. Rc8 Rxe6 46. fxe6 Qf2+ 47. Kh3 Qf1+ 48. Kg4 Qd1+ 49. Kf4 Qd4+ 50. Kf3 Qd1+
51. Ke4 $18) 44. Qxf6 gxf6 45. Bf7 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 13th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2012.03.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Fridman, Daniel"]
[Black "Pridorozhni, Aleksei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2524"]
[Annotator "Fridman,D"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2012.03.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. Qc2 Nf6 5. Nf3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qb3 Bb7 8. d4
{Das ist ungenau an dieser Stelle.} ({Besser ist} 8. O-O a6 9. a4) 8... a6 $1
9. O-O c5 10. dxc5 Nbd7 {Schwarz hat bequemes Spiel und Weiß muss sogar
aufpassen, um nicht in eine schlechtere Stellung zu geraten.} 11. Be3 Bxc5 {
Ich denke 11...Nc5 ist noch etwas besser.} (11... Nxc5 12. Qc2 Rc8 13. Rd1 Ncd7
) 12. Bxc5 Nxc5 13. Qb4 Rc8 14. Rc1 {Meine Idee die schwarze Rochade zu
verhindern ist richtig. Leider habe ich etwas übersehen.} (14. Nc3 O-O 15. Rfd1
Qc7 $11) 14... Nd3 {Zum Glück sieht es mein Gegner auch nicht.} (14... O-O $1 {
Schwarz kann trotzdem rochieren!} 15. Nbd2 (15. Rxc5 $2 Qd6 16. Rxb5 Qd1+ 17.
Qe1 Qxe1+ 18. Nxe1 axb5 19. Na3 $15)) 15. Rxc8 Nxb4 16. Rxd8+ Kxd8 17. Nc3 {
Weiß hat ein minimal besseres Endspiel.} Ke7 18. Ne5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Nd7 20. Nxd7
Kxd7 21. a3 Nd5 ({Genauer} 21... Nc6 22. Ne4 Kc7 23. Rc1 (23. Ng5 h6) 23... h6)
22. Rd1 Kc6 23. Ne4 ({Die Stellung mit dem Isolani gibt nur sehr wenige
Gewinnchancen:} 23. Nxd5 exd5 24. e3 Re8 25. Rc1+ (25. Kf3 Re4) 25... Kd6 26.
Kf3 h5) 23... f6 $6 {Eine unnötige Strukturschwächung; 23...h6 wäre besser
gewesen.} 24. Rc1+ Kb6 25. Nc5 Nc7 (25... Re8 26. Nd7+ Kb7 27. b4 $14) 26. Nd7+
$1 {Wichtiges Zwischenschach, sonst verliert Weiß die Kontrolle über die
d-Linie.} (26. b4 Rd8) 26... Kb7 27. b4 Re8 $6 (27... e5 28. Nc5+ Kb6 29. Rd1
Kc6 30. h4 $14 (30. Rd7 $2 Ne6 $1 $11)) 28. Nc5+ Kb6 29. Rd1 Kc6 30. Rd7 a5 $5
{Nach dem passiven 30...Rg8 hat Schwarz große Schwierigkeiten mit den Zügen.
Es ist fast wie Zugzwang.} (30... Rg8 31. Rf7 e5 32. e4) 31. Rxg7 Nd5 32. Nd3
a4 $1 {Auf einmal bekommt Schwarz Konterchancen und Weiß muss sehr aufpassen.}
33. Rf7 $5 (33. Rxh7 Nb6 34. Ra7 Nc4 35. Ra6+ Kc7) 33... Nc3 (33... f5 $2 34.
Rxh7 Nc3 35. Ne5+ Kd5 36. Rc7 Nb1 (36... Nxe2 37. Rc5+ Kd4 38. Nc6+ Kd3 39.
Rxb5 $18) 37. f4 $18) 34. Rxf6 Nb1 35. Nc5 (35. Rf3 $2 Nxa3 36. Ne5+ Kd5 (36...
Kd6 37. Nf7+ Ke7 38. Rxa3 Kxf7 $11) 37. Nd7 Nc2 38. Nb6+ (38. Nf6+ Ke5 39. Rc3
(39. Nxe8 Ne1+ $19) 39... Kxf6 40. Rxc2 Ke5 $17) 38... Ke4 39. Rc3 Nxb4 40. Rc5
a3 41. Rxb5 Nc2 $15) 35... Kd5 (35... Nxa3 36. Nxe6 Rc8 $1 37. Nf4+ (37. e4 Kd6
38. Nc5+ (38. f4 Nc2) 38... Ke5 $132) 37... Kb7 $132) 36. Rf3 Kc4 (36... Re7 $5
37. g4 (37. Rd3+ Kc4 $44) 37... Kc4 38. Ne4) 37. Nb7 Nxa3 $8 38. Nd6+ Kxb4 39.
Nxe8 Nc2 {Eine sehr interessante Stellung. Weiß hat einfach einen Turm mehr im
Endspiel, aber es ist nicht ganz klar, ob es für den ganzen Punkt reichen wird.
} 40. Rf7 a3 41. Ra7 Kc3 (41... Kb3 42. Nc7 b4 43. Nxe6 $18) 42. Rxh7 $2 {
Weiß übersieht eine unglaubliche Verteidigung!} ({Es gewann} 42. Nc7 $1 b4 43.
Nxe6 b3 44. Nc5 a2 45. f4 a1=Q (45... b2 46. Na4+ Kb3 47. Nxb2 Na3 48. Nc4 Nxc4
49. Rxa2 Kxa2 50. Kf3 $18) 46. Rxa1 Nxa1 47. f5 Kc4 48. Nd3 Kd5 49. Kf3 Nc2 50.
g4 $18) 42... b4 43. Ra7 b3 $2 {Auf diesen Zug hatte Weiß gehoft und auch nur
diesen berechnet. Dabei konnte Schwarz noch einen Bauern opfern und danach
muss schon Weiß ums Remis kämpfen. Dabei hat Weiß doch Turm und 2 Bauern mehr!}
(43... a2 $3 {Es droht ...Na3. Schwarz muss nehmen.} 44. Rxa2 b3 45. Ra7 b2 46.
Rc7+ Kb3 47. Rb7+ Nb4 48. Nc7 b1=Q 49. Na6 Qe4+ 50. Kg1 Qxe2 (50... Qxb7 $4 51.
Nc5+) 51. Rxb4+ Kc2 52. Ra4 Qb5 53. Ra3 Kb2 54. Re3 $11) 44. Nd6 {Jetzt läuft
es wieder nach Plan.} a2 (44... b2 45. Ne4+ Kb3 46. Nd2+ Kc3 47. Nb1+ Kb3 48.
h4 a2 49. Nd2+ Kc3 50. Rxa2 $18) 45. Ne4+ Kb4 (45... Kb2 46. Nc5 $8 Na3 47.
Nd3+ $18) 46. Rb7+ Ka3 47. Nd2 a1=Q 48. Ra7+ Kb4 49. Rxa1 Nxa1 50. Nxb3 Nxb3
51. h4 Nd4 (51... Nc5 52. h5 Nd7 53. h6 Nf8 54. g4 Kc5 55. g5 Kd6 56. Kf3) 52.
h5 Nf5 53. g4 1-0

[Event "Czerniak Memorial 12th"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Har Zvi, Ronen"]
[Black "Shabtai, Ran"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2340"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 e6 4. Bg5 Bb4+ (4... Qa5+ 5. Nbd2 dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. Be2
Bb7 8. O-O Nf6 9. Qc2 {1/2-1/2 Schneider-Mooser,S/Ingolstadt op/1989/}) 5. Nbd2
f6 6. a3 (6. Bf4 dxc4 7. Qc2 b5 8. e4 Ne7 9. Be2 Ng6 10. Be3 Bb7 11. h4 Nd7 12.
h5 Ngf8 13. b3 cxb3 14. Qxb3 Qe7 15. O-O a6 16. Rfc1 Bd6 17. a4 Nb8 18. e5 Bb4
19. Ne4 {1-0 Jirovsky,Pa-Malivanek,J/CZE Tschechien-ch (08)/1993/ (25)}) 6...
Bd6 (6... Ba5 7. Bf4 dxc4 8. Qc2 $13) 7. Bh4 Ne7 8. e4 Nd7 (8... dxe4 9. Nxe4
Bc7 10. Bg3 $14) 9. Bg3 Bxg3 10. hxg3 c5 $6 (10... b6 11. Bd3 h6 12. Qa4 Bb7
13. O-O-O $16) 11. exd5 exd5 12. cxd5 Nxd5 (12... cxd4 13. Nxd4 Ne5 14. Ne6
Bxe6 15. dxe6 $16) 13. Bc4 Qe7+ 14. Kf1 (14. Qe2 Qxe2+ 15. Kxe2 N7b6 16. dxc5
Nxc4 17. Nxc4 $14) 14... N7b6 (14... N5b6 15. Ba2 Nf8 16. Qc2 $16) 15. Bxd5
Nxd5 16. Qc2 Be6 (16... cxd4 17. Re1 Be6 18. Nxd4 Nc7 19. Nxe6 Nxe6 20. Qf5 Kf7
21. Nf3 $18) 17. Re1 O-O-O 18. dxc5 Qd7 (18... h6 19. Nd4 Nc7 20. N2f3 $16) 19.
Nc4 (19. Rxh7 $2 Bf5) 19... Bf5 20. Qb3 $1 (20. Nd6+ Qxd6 21. Qxf5+ Qd7 22. Nd4
$16) 20... Qc7 (20... Bg6 21. Nd6+ Kb8 22. Qxd5 $18) 21. Nd6+ Rxd6 22. cxd6
Qxd6 23. Rh4 Kb8 (23... Nb6 24. Qf7 $18) 24. Rd4 Rd8 25. Kg1 Qc5 26. Qd1 Bg6
27. Qd2 $1 (27. Re2 h6 28. Red2 Bf7 $16) 27... Bf7 28. Rd1 g5 29. Ne1 Rd7 30.
Nc2 Be6 31. Ne3 (31. Ne3 Nxe3 (31... Nb6 32. Rxd7 Bxd7 33. Qd6+ Qxd6 34. Rxd6
$18) 32. Qxe3 $18) 1-0

[Event "WchT 2nd"]
[Site "Luzern"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1989.10.27"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Switzerland"]
[BlackTeam "Soviet Union"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "URS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nbd2 Nbd7 7. Rc1 (7. Bd3
c5 8. O-O cxd4 9. exd4 b6 10. Qe2 Bb7 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Qe4 g6 13. Qh4 Bxg5 14.
Nxg5 N7f6 15. Qh6 Re8 16. Ndf3 Re7 17. Ne5 Qf8 $15 {Georgadze,G-Beljavskij,A/
USR-ch Odessa/0-1/64/}) 7... h6 8. Bxf6 (8. Bh4 c5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7
11. e4 N5b6 $13) 8... Nxf6 $6 (8... Bxf6 9. Bd3 c6 $22 10. O-O e5) 9. c5 $1 Qe8
10. Bd3 Bd7 11. Qc2 Bb5 12. O-O Bxd3 13. Qxd3 c6 14. Qc2 Nd7 15. g3 (15. Rfe1
f5 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 f4 $132) 15... Qb8 16. e4 dxe4 (16... Rc8 $5) 17. Qxe4
Nf6 18. Qe2 Qd8 (18... b6 $5) 19. Nc4 Qd5 20. Rfe1 Rfd8 21. h3 Nd7 22. b4 b5
23. Ne3 (23. Na5 $5 Rac8 24. Rcd1 Bf6 25. Ne5 $36) 23... Qh5 24. Kg2 Bf6 25.
Qc2 a5 26. g4 Qg6 27. Qxg6 fxg6 28. Nc2 Kf7 29. Re4 g5 $1 30. Rce1 Nf8 31. Kf1
axb4 32. Nxb4 Rdc8 33. R1e3 Rc7 34. Ne5+ Bxe5 35. Rxe5 Rd8 36. R5e4 Ng6 37. Ra3
{Ftacnik} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Black "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1994.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. Bg5 Be7 (4... f6 5. Bd2 $1 dxc4 6. a4 b5 7. Nc3
Qb6 8. e3) 5. Bxe7 Qxe7 6. Nbd2 Nf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. cxd5 (9. O-O e5
$10) 9... exd5 10. O-O Ne4 11. Qc2 Re8 12. Rfe1 $6 (12. Rfc1) 12... Ndf6 13.
Nf1 g6 14. Rab1 a5 15. a3 Be6 16. Ne5 Nd7 17. Nxd7 Qxd7 18. f3 $6 (18. a4 {
/\ b4}) 18... Nd6 19. Ng3 b6 20. Rbd1 f5 21. Nf1 (21. e4 fxe4 22. fxe4 dxe4 23.
Nxe4 Nxe4 24. Bxe4 Bd5 25. Bxd5+ $10) 21... Rac8 22. b4 Qa7 23. Qb2 c5 24. bxc5
bxc5 25. dxc5 Qxc5 26. Rb1 Bf7 $1 27. a4 Nc4 28. Qc3 Qa7 29. Bxc4 (29. Qd4 Qxd4
30. exd4 Rxe1 31. Rxe1 Rb8 32. Rb1 Rxb1 33. Bxb1 Be8 34. Bc2 Nb6 35. Ne3 Kf7 {
/\ Ke6}) 29... Rxc4 30. Qa3 Qe7 $1 31. Qa1 Qe5 32. Nd2 Qxa1 33. Rxa1 Rc3 34.
Kf2 d4 $1 35. exd4 Rd8 36. Re3 Rc2 37. Re2 Rxd4 38. Nf1 Bb3 39. Rxc2 Bxc2 40.
Ne3 Bxa4 41. g3 $2 (41. h4 Kf7 (41... Rxh4 42. g4 fxg4 43. Nxg4 $10) 42. h5 $15
) 41... Kf7 42. f4 (42. h4) 42... Ke6 43. h4 h5 $1 44. Nf1 Kd6 45. Ke3 Re4+ 46.
Kf2 Kc5 47. Nd2 Rb4 48. Rc1+ Kb6 49. Nc4+ Ka6 50. Ne5 Bb5 $1 51. Nxg6 a4 52.
Ra1 Ka5 53. Ne7 Rb2+ 54. Kf3 Rb3+ 55. Kf2 Rb2+ 56. Kf3 Rb3+ 57. Kf2 Bd3 58.
Nc6+ Kb5 $1 59. Nd4+ Kb4 60. Ke3 (60. Nxb3 axb3 61. Ke3 b2 $19) 60... Rc3 61.
Kd2 a3 0-1

[Event "Luzern"]
[Site "Luzern"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Klinger, Josef"]
[Black "Wahls, Matthias"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "1989.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 c5 4. e3 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bb5+ Nc6 (6... Bd7 7. Be2
Nc6 8. O-O c4 9. Ne5 Bd6 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. Nc3 O-O 12. b3 cxb3 13. axb3 $14 {
Franco,Z-Klinger,J/Luzern/1989/1-0/57/ -> CBM 16}) 7. O-O Bd6 8. Bxc6+ (8. dxc5
Bxc5 9. Qc2 Qd6 10. b3 O-O 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Bb2 Bb4 13. Nbd2 Re8 14. Rfc1 Bd7
$10 {Cramling,P-Rodriguez,O/Tarrasa/1989/1/4-1/4/50/}) 8... bxc6 9. Qc2 {N} c4
(9... Qb6 10. b3 $22 O-O 11. Ba3) 10. b3 Ba6 11. Re1 O-O 12. bxc4 Bxc4 13. Ba3
$1 Rc8 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Nbd2 Bb5 16. Rec1 $14 Nd7 17. Nb3 Bc4 18. Nfd2 Bxb3
19. Qxb3 Rc7 (19... c5 20. Qa3 $22 Rc7 21. Nb3) 20. Rc3 Rb8 21. Qc2 Qg6 22. Qa4
Rb2 23. Nb3 Rb1+ 24. Rxb1 Qxb1+ 25. Rc1 Qb2 26. h3 Nb6 27. Qb4 $1 Qxa2 28. Na5
h6 29. Qd6 Qb2 30. Rf1 Rd7 31. Qb8+ Kh7 32. Nxc6 $16 Qa3 33. Ne5 Re7 34. Qf8 f6
35. Nd3 Qd6 36. Nf4 Rd7 37. Qe8 Qe7 38. Qg6+ Kg8 39. Rc1 Qe4 40. Qg4 Qe7 41.
Rc5 Qd6 42. Qf5 Kh8 43. h4 Kg8 44. h5 Kh8 45. Qg6 Kg8 46. Qf5 Rd8 47. Qc2 Rd7
48. Rc6 Qb8 49. Re6 Qf8 50. Qc6 Qd8 51. e4 dxe4 52. Qxe4 Kf8 53. Re5 Qa8 54.
Ng6+ Kf7 55. Re7+ Rxe7 56. Qxe7+ Kg8 57. Qe6+ Kh7 58. Ne7 Qd8 59. d5 a5 60. d6
a4 61. Qe4+ Kh8 62. Ng6+ Kg8 63. Qe6+ Kh7 64. Qe7 Qa8 65. Nf8+ Kh8 66. Ne6 Qg8
67. d7 {Ftacnik} 1-0

[Event "Bern op"]
[Site "Bern"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Tukmakov, Vladimir B"]
[Black "Kharlov, Andrei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1992.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 028"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 c6 4. Qc2 Nf6 5. g3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qb3 Nbd7 8. Bg2
Bb7 9. O-O a6 (9... Be7 10. a4 a6 11. Bd2 c5 12. axb5 Bd5 13. Qc2 Be4 14. Qd1
axb5 15. Rxa8 Qxa8 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Nc3 {0,5/Horvath,C-Matlak,M/Stary
Smokovec/1991/}) (9... a5 10. Bg5 Qb6 11. a4 h6 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. Ne5 Bb4 14.
Nd3 $14 {Razuvaev,Y-Knaak,R/Dortmund/1991/}) 10. a4 c5 $1 11. axb5 Bd5 12. Qc2
Be4 13. Qb3 Bd5 14. Qc2 axb5 15. Rxa8 Qxa8 16. Nc3 Bc6 17. e4 $6 (17. dxc5 b4
18. Nd1 Bxc5 $36) 17... Nxe4 18. dxc5 (18. Ne5 Nxe5 19. Nxe4 cxd4 20. Bf4 d3
21. Qc3 Bxe4 22. Bxe4 Qxe4 23. Bxe5 f6 $17) 18... Nxc3 19. Qxc3 b4 $1 20. Qb3 (
20. Qe3 Bxc5 21. Qe2 O-O $17) 20... Bxc5 (20... Nxc5 21. Qe3 $17) 21. Rd1 O-O
22. Ne1 Bxg2 23. Nxg2 Ne5 24. Be3 Nf3+ 25. Kh1 Be7 26. Qc4 (26. Rd7 $2 Ne1 $19)
26... Rc8 27. Qb5 h6 28. h3 Qe4 29. Qd3 Qxd3 30. Rxd3 Rc2 31. Rb3 g5 32. g4 e5
{Ftacnik,L} 0-1

[Event "Interzonal-15"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Black "Ivanovic, Bozidar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1990.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. d4 Nf6 5. O-O e6 6. c4 Be7 7. cxd5 exd5 8.
dxc5 Bxc5 9. Bg5 O-O 10. Ne1 $5 (10. Nc3 d4 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Nd5 Qd8 13. Nd2)
10... h6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Nc3 d4 13. Nd5 Qd6 14. Nd3 Bb6 15. a3 Ne7 (15... Be6
16. Nxb6 axb6 $14) 16. Nxb6 Qxb6 (16... axb6 $14) 17. Qd2 Bg4 $6 (17... Bd7 18.
b4 Bc6 $14) 18. Rac1 Rac8 19. b4 $1 Qb5 20. h3 Bf5 (20... Bh5 21. Nf4) 21. Nc5
b6 (21... Nc6 22. Nb3 Rfd8 23. Rc5 Qa4 24. Na5 $1) 22. Nb3 Rfd8 23. Nxd4 Qd7 $6
(23... Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Qd7 25. Qe3 Bxh3 26. Bxh3 Qxh3 27. Qxe7 Rxd4 28. Qe8+ Kh7
29. Qxf7) 24. Nxf5 $1 Qxd2 (24... Qxf5 25. Rxc8 $18) 25. Nxe7+ Kf8 26. Nxc8 Qd7
27. Rfd1 $1 Qxd1+ 28. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 29. Bf1 Rd7 (29... Ra1 30. Nxa7 Rxa3 31. Nc6
$18) 30. e3 Rc7 (30... Ke8 $2 31. Bb5) 31. Nd6 Rc1 32. Kg2 Ra1 33. Nb5 a6 34.
Nc7 a5 35. bxa5 bxa5 36. Nb5 Ke7 37. g4 Kd7 38. Bc4 f6 (38... Kc6 39. Nd4+ Kc5
40. Bxf7 Rxa3 41. Ne6+ Kd6 42. Nxg7 $18) 39. Bb3 Kc6 40. a4 Kc5 41. Nd4 Rb1 42.
Bc2 Rb7 43. Bd3 h5 44. gxh5 {Ftacnik,L} 1-0

[Event "Reykjavik op"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Gretarsson, Helgi Ass"]
[Black "Hector, Jonny"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1996.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Qc2 e6 5. g3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qc2 Bb7 8. Bg2
Nbd7 9. a4 (9. O-O c5 10. a4 b4 11. Bg5 Rc8 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Qd3 (13. Qd1 O-O
14. Nbd2 h6 15. Bf4 Nd5 16. Nb3 Nxf4 17. gxf4 Qe7 18. Ne1 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 e5 20.
Qd5 exf4 21. Nd3 Nf6 22. Qf3 Bd6 {0-1 Heinig,W-Tischbierek,R/BL 9394/1994/ (34)
}) 13... O-O 14. Nbd2 Qc7 (14... h6 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. Qxd8 Rfxd8 17. Nb3 Ne4
18. Ne5 Bd5 19. Nxc5 Nxc5 20. Rfc1 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 f6 22. Nf3 Nb3 23. Rxc8 Rxc8
24. Rd1 Rc2 25. Nd4 Nxd4 26. Rxd4 Rxb2 {1/2-1/2 Verat,L-Prie,E/Cannes op (01)/
1994/ (54)}) 15. Nb3 Be4 16. Qd2 Be7 17. Rfc1 Qb7 18. Qe3 h6 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20.
Na5 Qa8 21. Rxc8 Rxc8 22. Rc1 Rxc1+ 23. Qxc1 Qd5 {1-0 Prokopisin,V-Taskovits,I/
HUN-chT2 9394/1994/ (47)}) 9... c5 (9... b4 10. a5 c5 11. O-O Rc8 12. dxc5 Bxc5
13. Qa4 O-O 14. Nbd2 Qc7 15. Ne1 e5 16. Bxb7 Qxb7 17. Nb3 e4 18. Bg5 Be7 19.
Rd1 Rfe8 20. Ng2 h6 21. Bxf6 Nxf6 22. Ne3 {1-0 Gavrilov,A-Belikov,V/Moscow op 
(06)/1995/ (41)}) (9... a6 10. Ng5 (10. O-O Be7 11. Nc3 O-O 12. Rd1 Qb6 13. e4
c5 14. e5 Nd5 15. Bg5 Nb4 16. Qd2 Bxg5 17. Qxg5 cxd4 18. Rxd4 Bxf3 19. Rxb4 Qc5
20. Bxf3 Qxb4 21. Bxa8 Rxa8 22. Rd1 Nf8 {0-1 Maroto,J-Luther,T/Olot op/1994/ 
(33)}) 10... Qb6 11. O-O c5 12. Bxb7 Qxb7 13. axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8+ Qxa8 15. dxc5
Bxc5 16. Nc3 b4 17. Nce4 Be7 18. Rd1 h6 19. Nxf6+ Nxf6 20. Nf3 O-O 21. Be3 Rc8
22. Qd3 Rd8 23. Qb1 Rxd1+ 24. Qxd1 Qe4 {Grabarczyk,M-Matlak,M/POL-ch (12)/1993/
1-0 (64)}) 10. axb5 (10. dxc5 Be4 (10... Bxc5 11. axb5 Qb6 12. O-O Ne4 13. e3
Qxb5 14. Nc3 $14) 11. Qb3 bxa4 12. Qxa4 Bxc5 $10) 10... cxd4 11. O-O Bc5 (11...
e5 $6 12. Nxe5 Bxg2 13. Nxd7 Rc8 (13... Bxf1 $2 14. Nxf6+ gxf6 15. Qc6+ Ke7 16.
b3 $18) 14. Nxf6+ gxf6 15. Qa4 Bxf1 16. b6+ Ke7 17. Qxa7+ $14) 12. Qd2 $6 (12.
Rd1 $5 Rc8 (12... Qb6 13. b4 d3 14. exd3 Bxb4 15. Be3 $14) 13. Qa4 d3 14. exd3
Qb6 15. d4 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Bxd4 17. Qxd4 Qxd4 18. Rxd4 Rxc1+ 19. Rd1 Rc7 $10)
12... e5 13. Qg5 (13. b4 Bb6) 13... h6 14. Qf5 (14. Qxg7 $2 Rh7) 14... Be4 15.
Qh3 {Last four moves with a queen have not improved white's chances.} Bd5 16.
Bg5 (16. b3 Qb6 $17) 16... e4 17. Nfd2 (17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18. Nh4 g6 $17) 17... O-O
18. Bxf6 Nxf6 19. Na3 e3 (19... Qe7 $17) 20. fxe3 (20. Bxd5 exf2+ 21. Rxf2 Qxd5
$17) 20... d3 $1 21. Ndc4 (21. exd3 Bxe3+ $19) (21. Bxd5 Bxe3+ 22. Kg2 dxe2 23.
Rfe1 Qxd5+ 24. Nf3 Qd3 $19) 21... dxe2 22. Rfe1 Rc8 23. Rxe2 $2 (23. Bxd5 Nxd5
24. Rxe2 Qg5 $17) 23... Bxc4 24. Nxc4 Qd3 0-1

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Black "Gurevich, Dmitry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1993.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. O-O Bd6 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. e4
e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. exd5 exd4 11. Nc4 Bc5 $1 {/\ Nb6 ><d5} (11... Nc5) 12. a3
a5 (12... b5 $6 13. Ncd2 {/\ b4 ><b5}) 13. Bd2 Nxd5 14. Nxa5 (14. Bxa5 Qf6)
14... Ne3 15. fxe3 $8 dxe3 16. Kh1 exd2 17. b4 $6 (17. Nc4 $10) 17... Be3 18.
Qb3 $6 (18. Nc4 Bh6 19. Ncxd2) 18... Bh6 19. Nc4 (19. Bc4 Qc7 $1 20. Bxf7+ Rxf7
21. Ng5 Nf6 $19) 19... Nb6 $1 20. Nfxd2 Be6 21. Qb1 (21. Qc2 Rc8 $19) 21...
Nxc4 22. Nxc4 Qc7 23. Na5 $6 (23. Bxh7+ $5 Kh8 24. Nb2 $1 (24. Na5 $2 b6 $17)
24... g6 25. Bxg6 fxg6 26. Qxg6 $44) 23... g6 $17 24. Be4 (24. Qc2 Qxc2 25.
Bxc2 Bg7 {/\ b6}) 24... Bg7 25. Qc1 (25. Bxb7 $2 Rxa5 $19) 25... Qb6 26. Rb1
Ba2 27. Bxb7 Ra7 28. Bf3 Rc7 29. Qd2 Bxb1 30. Rxb1 Rc3 31. Bd5 Qc7 32. g3 Rxa3
$19 33. Nc6 Bf6 34. b5 Qb6 35. Qf4 Ra1 36. Rxa1 Bxa1 37. Ne7+ Kg7 38. Bc6 Qc5
39. Nd5 Rd8 40. Qf3 Rd6 41. Kg2 h5 42. Qd1 Be5 43. Qd3 f5 44. h3 Bf6 {/\ h4}
45. g4 Be5 46. Kf1 (46. gxf5 gxf5 {/\ Rg6}) 46... hxg4 47. hxg4 fxg4 48. Qe4
Qc1+ 49. Ke2 Qb2+ 50. Kd1 g3 0-1

[Event "Lvov zt"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tukmakov, Vladimir B"]
[Black "Kuzmin, Gennadi P"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1990.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O Na6 7. Nc3 c5 8. cxd5
exd5 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. Be3 (10. b3 Bf5 11. Nd4 Bg6 12. Bb2 Qb6 13. Rc1 Rad8 $13
{Razuvayev,Y-Kuzmin,G/Moscow GMA-op/1989/ ->TD89_02}) 10... Nce4 (10... Bf5 11.
Rc1 Rc8 12. Nd4 Bg6 13. Bh3) 11. Rc1 Be6 12. Nd4 Bd7 (12... Qd7 $5) 13. Nxe4
dxe4 14. Nb3 h6 (14... b6 15. Qd4 Bb5 16. Qxd8 Rfxd8 17. Nd4 $14) (14... Bc6
15. Qc2 {/\ Rfd1}) 15. Qd4 Bc6 (15... Bb5 16. Rc2) 16. Rfd1 Re8 (16... Qxd4 17.
Nxd4 Bd5 18. Nf5 Rfe8 19. Nxe7+ Rxe7 $14) 17. Qe5 Bd5 (17... Nd7 18. Qf5) 18.
Qf5 Qd6 (18... Be6 19. Rxd8 Bxf5 20. Rxa8 Rxa8 21. Rc7 $16) 19. Nc5 Rad8 $6 (
19... Qc6 20. Nd7 (20. Nd3 Qe6 21. Qxe6 Bxe6) (20. Bd4 $5) 20... Qxd7 21. Qxd7
Nxd7 22. Rxd5 Nf6 23. Rd4 $14) 20. Nxb7 (20. Nxe4 Bxe4 21. Bxe4 Qxd1+ 22. Rxd1
Rxd1+ 23. Kg2 Nxe4 24. Qxe4 b6 $16) 20... Qd7 21. Qxd7 Rxd7 22. Nc5 Rc7 (22...
Bxc5 23. Rxc5 Bxa2 24. Rxd7 Nxd7 25. Rc7) 23. a3 Rcc8 (23... a5 24. b4 axb4 25.
axb4 Rb8 26. Bf4 $18) 24. b4 Bc6 25. Bh3 Ra8 26. Na6 $1 $18 Ba4 27. Rd4 Bd8 28.
Nc5 Bb5 29. Kf1 Bb6 (29... a5 30. a4 Bc6 31. b5 $18) 30. a4 Bxc5 31. bxc5 Bc6
32. Rd6 Bxa4 33. c6 Bb3 34. c7 Be6 35. Bxe6 fxe6 36. Bxa7 Rxa7 (36... Rac8 37.
Bb6 Nd5 38. Ba5 $18) 37. c8=Q Rxc8 38. Rxc8+ Kf7 39. Rdc6 Nd5 40. Kg2 Ra2 41.
Rc2 Ra3 42. R2c4 e3 43. f4 Ra1 44. Rc1 Ra4 {Ftacnik,L} 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Long Beach"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Christiansen, Larry Mark"]
[Black "Kaidanov, Gregory S"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. d4 c5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bb5+ Nc6 7. O-O Bd6 8.
Qc2 Qb6 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Bxc6+ Qxc6 (10... bxc6 11. Nc3 Bd6 12. b3 O-O 13. Bb2
{/\ Rac1, Na4}) 11. b3 Qd6 12. Bb2 Bg4 13. Rc1 b6 (13... Rc8 14. b4 $1 Bxb4 15.
Qxc8+ Bxc8 16. Rxc8+ Kd7 17. Rxh8 $18) (13... Bb6 14. Ba3 $1) 14. Nbd2 O-O 15.
Ne5 Rac8 16. Qd3 Be6 17. Nef3 Bg4 18. a3 a5 19. Ng5 Bh5 20. Qa6 (20. Bxf6 Bg6
$1) 20... Ra8 21. Qb5 Ng4 22. Nf1 f6 23. Nh3 Be8 24. Qe2 Bd7 25. Nf4 Ne5 26.
Qd2 Rad8 27. Ng3 Bc8 28. Nge2 Ba6 29. Nd4 Rfe8 30. Qd1 Qd7 31. b4 $5 Bf8 32.
bxa5 Nc4 33. Bc3 Bxa3 (33... bxa5 $5 $13) 34. Rcb1 bxa5 35. Bxa5 Rb8 (35...
Nxa5 $2 36. Rxa3 $18) 36. Bc3 Rxb1 37. Rxb1 Bf8 (37... Bc5 $2 38. Nb3 Bf8 39.
Qxd5+ $16) 38. h3 Ne5 $6 (38... Nd6 $6 39. Nxd5 Ne4 40. Nb6 Nxc3 41. Nxd7 Nxd1
42. Rxd1 $16) 39. Rb6 Bc4 (39... Bb7 40. Qb3 Ba8 $16) 40. Nde6 Bd6 (40... Nc6
41. e4 d4 $16) 41. Qb1 $1 Rxe6 $2 (41... Be7 42. Bb4 $16) 42. Nxe6 Qxe6 43. Bb4
Nc6 (43... Nf7 $2 44. Bxd6 Nxd6 45. Qb4) (43... Nf3+ 44. Kh1 $1 Qe5 45. Bxd6) (
43... Bd3 $1 44. Qa1 $1 (44. Qb3 Nc4 45. Rxd6 Nxd6 46. Qxd3 $10) 44... Nc4 45.
Qa8+ Kf7 46. Rb7+ Kg6 47. Qh8 $3 Bxb4 48. Qxg7+ Kf5 49. Qg4+ Ke5 50. Qf4#) 44.
Bxd6 (44. Rxc6 $2 Bh2+ 45. Kxh2 Qxc6 $10) 44... Qxd6 45. Qa1 $1 Qd7 46. Qa8+
1-0

[Event "Rubinstein Memorial 34th"]
[Site "Polanica Zdroj"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Malaniuk, Vladimir P"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1997.08.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Tsesarsky} Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. e3 a6 5. Nbd2 (5. b3 {Tsesarsky} c5
6. cxd5 (6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Bb2 Bd6 8. O-O O-O 9. Nc3 b6 10. Rc1 cxd4 11. exd4 Bf4
12. Ra1 Bb7 13. Qe2 Re8 $11 {1-0 Bezgodov,A-Ivanov,S/ch-RUS KO, Elista RUS
1997 (33)}) 6... Nxd5 (6... Qxd5 7. Nc3 Qd8 8. Bd3 cxd4 9. Nxd4 e5 $11 {
Vospernik,Z-Orel,O/Portoroz op 1994/1-0 (55)}) 7. a3 (7. e4 $5) 7... cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Be7 $11 {0-1 Fominyh,A-Morozevich,A/RUS-ch m1-2 1997 (52)}) 5... c5 6.
dxc5 (6. cxd5 exd5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3 (8. Nb3 Bd6 9. h3 O-O 10. Bd3 Nc6 11. O-O
Ne4 12. Bd2 Qf6 13. Nbd4 Re8 14. Bc3 Qh6 15. Re1 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Re6 17. Kf1 Rg6
18. Be5 Bxh3 19. gxh3 Qxh3+ 20. Ke2 Bxe5 {0-1 Bunzmann,D-Krivoshey,S/Meisdorf
op 1996 (32)}) 8... Nc6 9. b4 Ba7 10. Nb3 O-O 11. Bb2 Bg4 12. Be2 Qe7 13. O-O
Rac8 14. Nbd4 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 Bd7 16. Bd3 Qe5 17. Qe2 Bb8 18. g3 Qe7 19. Nf5 Bxf5
20. Bxf5 {0-1 Rashkovsky,N-Rabiega,R/Berliner Sommer 1996 (34)}) (6. b3 cxd4 (
6... Nc6 {Tsesarsky} 7. Bb2 Be7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Re1 Bf8 11. Bf1 cxd4
12. exd4 b6 13. Ne5 Bb7 $11 {Tibensky,R-Certek,P/Pila 1992/1-0 (55)}) 7. exd4
Nc6 8. Bb2 g6 9. Be2 Bg7 10. O-O O-O 11. Ne5 Nd7 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Nf3 Qa5 14.
Qc2 Bb7 15. Rfd1 Rfc8 16. Bc3 Qc7 17. Qd2 Nf6 18. Ba5 Ne4 19. Bxc7 Nxd2 20. Bb6
Nxf3+ 21. Bxf3 Bh6 {1/2-1/2 Polugaevsky,L-Kortschnoj,V/Antwerpen 1993}) 6...
Bxc5 7. a3 (7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2 Qe7 9. a3 Nc6 10. Qc2 Rd8 11. Bd3 d4 12. exd4 Nxd4
13. Nxd4 Bxd4 14. Bxd4 Rxd4 15. Nf3 Rd6 16. O-O b6 17. Rfd1 Bb7 18. Ne5 g6 19.
b4 Rad8 {1/2-1/2 Malaniuk,V-Ivanchuk,V/Yalta super 1995 (30)}) 7... dxc4 (7...
O-O 8. b4 Bd6 9. Bb2 b6 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. O-O $11) 8. Bxc4 b5 9. Be2 (9. Ba2 Bb7
10. O-O O-O 11. b4 Bd6 12. Bb2 Nbd7 $11) 9... O-O 10. b4 Bd6 (10... Bb6 11. Bb2
Bb7 12. O-O Nbd7 $11) 11. Bb2 Bb7 12. O-O (12. Nb3 {Tsesarsky} Ne4 13. Na5 Bd5
14. Rc1 Bc7 $15) 12... Nbd7 (12... Nc6 $6 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Ne4 Be7 15. Qc2 $14
) 13. Rc1 Qe7 (13... Rc8 {Tsesarsky} 14. Rxc8 Qxc8 15. Qb3 $11) 14. Bd3 h6 (
14... e5 15. Nh4 (15. Ng5 Rac8 16. Nge4 $11) 15... g6 16. Qe2 $11) 15. Qc2 (15.
Qe2 {Tsesarsky} Rac8 $11) 15... Rac8 (15... e5 $6 16. Nh4 $1) 16. Qb1 Nb6 17.
Bd4 (17. Be5 $11 {Tsesarsky}) 17... Nfd7 $1 (17... Na4 18. Qa1 $14) 18. Bh7+
Kh8 19. Be4 Bxe4 (19... Nd5 {Tsesarsky} 20. Rxc8 Rxc8 21. Rc1 $11) 20. Qxe4 (
20. Nxe4 Bb8 21. Rfd1 Nc4 22. Nc5 $11) (20. Nxe4 $11 {Tsesarsky}) 20... e5 $1
21. Bxb6 $6 (21. Bb2 $1 f5 (21... Nf6 {Tsesarsky} 22. Qf5 g6 23. Qh3 Kg7 24.
Rfd1 $11) 22. Qb7 e4 (22... Ra8 23. Rfd1 Rfb8 24. Qc6 Rc8 $11) 23. Nd4 Qe5 (
23... Ra8 24. Rfd1 Rfb8 25. Qc6 Rc8 (25... Ne5 26. Nxf5 Nxc6 27. Nxe7 Nxe7 28.
Nxe4 Nc4 29. Rxc4 Bxh2+ 30. Kxh2 bxc4 31. Rd7 Nf5 32. g4 Re8 33. gxf5 Rxe4 34.
Rxg7 $18) 26. Nxf5 $1 Rxc6 27. Nxe7 $1 (27. Rxc6 $2 Qe6 28. Nxd6 (28. Nxg7
Bxh2+ 29. Kxh2 Qxc6 $19) 28... Qd5 29. Rxb6 Nxb6 30. N6xe4 Qd3 $19) 27... Rxc1
28. Ng6+ Kh7 29. Rxc1 $18) 24. g3 Ra8 $13) 21... Nxb6 22. Rc6 (22. Nh4 $6 g6
$15) (22. Qb1 Rfd8 $15) (22. Qf5 {Tsesarsky} g6 (22... Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Rd8 24.
Ne4 Nc4 (24... Bb8 25. h4 Nc4 26. Nfg5 hxg5 27. Nxg5 g6 28. Qxf7 Bd6 29. Qxg6
$16) 25. h4 f6 $2 26. h5 Kg8 (26... Nxa3 $2 27. Nh4 $18 Qe8 (27... Kg8 28. Qg6
Qf7 29. Nxd6 $18) 28. Ng6+ Kg8 29. Nxd6 Rxd6 30. Rc8 Rd8 31. Qe6+ $1 $18) 27.
Nh4 $16) 23. Qh3 Kg7 24. Ne4 f5 25. Nxd6 Qxd6 $15) 22... f5 23. Nh4 $4 {
Serious mistake, since white pieces are clearly uncoordinated. Eine schwere
Fehler, weisse Steine sind ausgesprochen unkoordiniert.} (23. Qc2 Qd7 (23... e4
{Tsesarsky} 24. Nd4 Qe5 25. g3 Qd5 $15) 24. Rxc8 (24. Rc1 {Tsesarsky} Rxc6 25.
Qxc6 Rc8 $19) 24... Rxc8 25. Qb3 e4 26. Nd4 Be5 $17) 23... Qd7 $1 (23... fxe4
$2 24. Ng6+ Kh7 25. Nxe7 Bxe7 26. Rxb6 $16) 24. Ng6+ (24. Rxd6 {Tsesarsky} Qxd6
25. Qxe5 Qxd2 26. Ng6+ Kh7 27. Nxf8+ Rxf8 $19) 24... Kg8 25. Nxf8 Bxf8 (25...
Bxf8 26. Rxc8 (26. Qxe5 {Tsesarsky} Rxc6 $19) 26... fxe4 $19) 0-1

[Event "URS-ch U26"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Sorokin, Maxim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1990.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Qc2 Nf6 5. Nbd2 Nbd7 6. g3 (6. e4 dxe4 7. Nxe4
Nxe4 8. Qxe4 Bb4+) 6... b6 (6... b5 $5) 7. Bg2 Bb7 8. O-O c5 $1 {N} (8... Be7
9. e4 $14) 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nb3 Be7 (10... Rc8 $5) 11. Bd2 Rc8 12. dxc5 Nxc5
13. Nxc5 Bxc5 14. Qa4+ Qd7 15. Qxd7+ Kxd7 16. Ne5+ Ke7 17. Nd3 Ba6 $1 $10 18.
Nxc5 Rxc5 19. Rfc1 Rhc8 (19... Bxe2 $4 20. Rxc5 bxc5 21. Bxd5 exd5 22. Re1 $18)
20. Rxc5 Rxc5 21. Bxd5 {Ftacnik,L} 1/2-1/2

[Event "London FIDE GP 1st"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2012.09.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2012.09.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qb3 e6 {The main defence against the early
foray of the white queen in current tournament praxis is the idea of immediate
development of the c8-bishop after 4...dxc4. Giri was well aware that his
adversary belongs to the experts in the ensuing complications and he thus
prefers a different plan.} (4... dxc4 5. Qxc4 Bf5) 5. Bg5 h6 {The h-pawn
advance is a well known motif from the Botvinnik System, but in our position
the pawn on c4 is defended. Black could have tried other options striving to
finish development without undue exposure.} (5... Nbd7 6. Nc3 (6. e3 Qa5+ 7.
Nc3 Ne4 8. h4 Bd6 9. Bf4 Bxf4 10. exf4 O-O 11. Bd3 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nxc3 13. bxc3
Qf5 14. g3 Qe4+ 15. Be2 b6 16. Qb1 Qxb1+ 17. Rxb1 Bb7 18. Ne5 Nxe5 19. dxe5
Rad8 $11 {1/2 (31) Avrukh,B (2596)-Movsesian,S (2705) Sibenik 2012 (31)}) 6...
Qa5 (6... Be7 7. e3 O-O 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Qxc4 Nd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Rd1 N5b6 12.
Qb3 e5 13. Qc2 h6 14. O-O exd4 15. Nxd4 Nf6 16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 Bg4 18. Rd2
c5 19. Nf5 Bxf5 20. Bxf5 $14 {1/2 (41) Mchedlishvili,M (2626)-Dreev,A (2698)
Plovdiv 2012 (41)}) 7. cxd5 exd5 8. e3 Ne4 9. Bd3 Nxg5 10. Nxg5 Be7 11. Nf3 O-O
12. O-O Qd8 13. Qc2 g6 14. a3 a5 15. Rab1 Bd6 16. b4 axb4 17. axb4 Nb6 18. b5
c5 19. dxc5 Bxc5 20. Ra1 Rxa1 21. Rxa1 $11 {1/2 (44) Caruana,F (2770)-Kamsky,G
(2741) Achaea 2012 (44)}) (5... Be7 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. g3 h6 8. Bxf6 Bxf6 9. Bg2 b6
10. O-O Ba6 11. Rfd1 Nd7 12. e4 Bb7 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. e5 Be7 15. Ne1 Nb8 16. f4
Nc6 17. Ndf3 Rc8 18. Qe3 Qd7 19. Bh3 Nb4 20. Rd2 Ba6 $17 {1/2 (32) Erdos,V 
(2608)-Zilka,S (2517) Austria 2012 (32)}) 6. Bh4 dxc4 {At this point the swap
on c4 is connected with an older plan of advancing the -pawn as in the Catalan
Defence.} (6... Qa5+ 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. e3 Nd7 9. Bd3 g5 10. Bg3 Nxg3 11. hxg3 Bg7
12. O-O-O dxc4 13. Bxc4 Nb6 14. Kb1 Nd5 15. Ne4 Qc7 16. Rc1 Nf6 17. Nfd2 Nxe4
18. Nxe4 Qe7 19. f4 $16 {1-0 Epishin,V (2543)-Burmakin,V (2588)/Bugibba 2011/ 
(42)}) (6... Be7 7. e3 O-O 8. Nc3 Nbd7 (8... Ne4 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Bd3 Nxc3 11.
Qxc3 Nd7 12. O-O dxc4 13. Bxc4 b6 14. Qd3 Rd8 15. Qe2 c5 16. Rfd1 Bb7 17. Ba6
Bxa6 18. Qxa6 e5 19. Qb7 exd4 20. exd4 Qf6 {1/2 (56) Nguyen,N (2662)-Nguyen,D 
(2453) Ho Chi Minh City 2012 (56)}) 9. Rd1 a6 10. a4 b6 11. Bd3 Bb7 12. O-O c5
13. Ne5 cxd4 14. exd4 Rb8 15. Rfe1 Qc7 16. Bg3 Bd6 17. Rc1 Bxe5 18. dxe5 dxc4
19. Bxc4 Nh5 $11 {1/2 (40) Khusnutdinov,R (2492)-Maletin,P (2575)/Moscow 2012/
(40)}) 7. Qxc4 b5 8. Qc2 (8. Qb3 Nbd7 9. Nc3 a6 10. e4 Qa5 11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12.
Bd3 c5 13. dxc5 Bb7 14. O-O Nd7 15. c6 Bxc6 16. Nd4 Rc8 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Qxe6+
Kd8 19. Rfd1 Bc5 20. Be2 $11 {1-0 (34) Cioara,A (2477)-Roiz,M (2652)/ Plovdiv
2012/ (34)}) 8... Bb7 9. Nbd2 $5 {The quality of the opening preparation on
the highest world level is fascinating for other players who watch
developments with interest. Mamedyarov is trying to surprise the enemy by
creating the unpleasant task of assessing new positions against known
continuations.} (9. Nc3 Nbd7 10. e4 Qb6 (10... b4 11. Na4 Qa5) 11. Be2 Nh5 12.
d5 (12. O-O g5 13. Bg3 g4 14. Ne5 Nxg3 15. hxg3 Nxe5 16. dxe5 h5 17. a4 Bg7 $11
) 12... Nf4 13. dxe6 Nxe6 14. O-O-O Bb4 15. Kb1 (15. Rxd7 Kxd7 16. Ne5+ Ke8 17.
Bh5 g6 18. Nxg6 Qc5 19. e5 $16) 15... Ndc5 16. Rd6 O-O 17. Nd5 cxd5 18. Rxb6
axb6 $15 {0-1 Jobava,B (2707)-Potkin,V (2653)/Aix-les-Bains 2011/ (26)}) (9. e3
Nbd7 10. Bd3 (10. Be2 Qb6 11. Nc3 a6 12. a4 Bb4 13. O-O O-O 14. Qb3 Be7 15.
Rfd1 b4 16. a5 Qd8 17. Ne5 bxc3 18. Qxb7 Rb8 19. Qxa6 cxb2 20. Rab1 Nxe5 21.
Bxf6 gxf6 22. dxe5 Qc7 23. Qc4 {1/2 (23) Eljanov,P (2675)-Stellwagen,D (2585)/
Wijk aan Zee 2007/}) 10... Be7 (10... Rc8 11. Qe2 b4 (11... a6 12. a4 c5 13.
O-O c4 14. Bc2 Qb6 15. axb5 axb5 16. Nc3 b4 17. Na4 Qc6 18. e4 Nxe4 19. d5 exd5
20. Nd4 Qc7 21. f3 Qe5 22. fxe4 Qxd4+ 23. Kh1 $14 {1/2 (99) Bologan,V (2693)
-Grigoryan,A (2595)/Moscow 2011/ (99)}) 12. O-O c5 13. a3 cxd4 14. exd4 Qa5 15.
Nbd2 bxa3 16. bxa3 Be7 17. Rab1 Bxf3 18. Nxf3 O-O 19. Rb7 Qxa3 20. d5 Nc5 21.
Rxe7 Nxd3 22. Bxf6 gxf6 $15 {0-1 (68) Izoria,Z (2593)-Ivanchuk,V (2715)/
Yerevan 2004/ (68)}) 11. O-O O-O 12. Qe2 a6 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rd1 c5 15. dxc5 Nd5
16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Rxa4 Nxc5 18. Ra1 Nxd3 19. Rxd3 Nb4 20. Rd2 Rad8 21. Rxd8
Rxd8 $15 {1/2 (36) Romanov,E (2639)-Malakhov,V (2710)/St Petersburg 2011/ (36)}
) 9... Nbd7 10. e4 (10. e3 Rc8 11. Be2 (11. a4 c5 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. d5 exd5 14.
Bxb5 a6 15. Be2 Ne5 16. O-O Qd7 17. e4 Rg8 18. Ra3 c4 19. Nxe5 fxe5 20. Rg3
Rxg3 21. fxg3 dxe4 $15 {1/2 (47) Vovk,Y (2539)-Ivanchuk,V (2764)/Warsaw 2010/ 
(47)}) 11... Be7 12. O-O c5 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Ne4 Bxe4 15. Qxe4 Qb6 16. dxc5 {
1/2 (16) Izoria,Z (2489)-Galkin,A (2584)/Ohrid 2001/}) 10... Rc8 {Giri is
puting his faith in the conservative approach with the classical setup aimed
at supporting the counterplay centred around the c6-c5 advance. In retrospect
it is easy to to suggest, that the queen move 10...Qb6 deserved closer
inspection.} (10... Qb6 11. a4 Bb4 12. Bd3 g5 13. Bg3 g4 14. Ne5 Qxd4 15. Nxd7
Nxd7 16. O-O-O Nc5 17. Nb3 Nxb3+ 18. Qxb3 bxa4 19. Bc4 Bd2+ 20. Rxd2 Qxd2+ 21.
Kxd2 axb3 $17 {0-1 (27) Gerber,R (2382)-Khenkin,I (2611)/Geneve 2007/ (27)})
11. Be2 a6 (11... c5 12. d5 $1 exd5 13. e5 g5 14. Bg3 Ne4 15. Bxb5 Bg7 (15...
a6 16. Ba4 Nxg3 17. hxg3 Bg7 18. O-O-O $14) 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. O-O-O Bc6 18.
Bxc6 Rxc6 19. Qxe4 Qc8 20. h4 gxh4 21. Nxh4 c4 22. Nf5 Kf8 23. Qg4 Rg6 24. Qd4
{1-0 (24) Drozdovskij,Y (2454)-Galkin,A (2598)/chessassistantclub.com INT 2004/
}) 12. O-O c5 $2 {Chess literature is still awaiting a great work on the
importance of proper timing of any endeavour on the board, about the great
role of time in chess games in general. White is better developed and can thus
react rather violently, focusing on immediate attack.} (12... Qb6 13. Rad1 c5
14. d5 Be7 15. dxe6 Qxe6 16. a4 $14) 13. d5 $1 exd5 (13... Bd6 14. dxe6 fxe6
15. Rfd1 Qb6 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. e5 $1 fxe5 18. Qg6+ Kd8 19. Ne4 $16) (13... Qb6
14. Rfe1 exd5 15. Bd3 $16) 14. e5 g5 {The fact, that Black finds it necessary
to use extreme meassures, does not bode well for the defence.} 15. Bg3 Ne4 (
15... Nh5 $2 16. e6 $18) 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Nd2 h5 {The advance of the h-pawn
in such a highly critical moment adds a flavour of desperation to the
defensive attempts. Tragically, all the natural moves were already
insufficient as well.} (17... Qe7 18. Nxe4 Nxe5 19. Bg4 $1 Nxg4 (19... Rd8 20.
Bxe5 Qxe5 21. Nxc5 $18) 20. Rfe1 $16) (17... Bg7 18. Nxe4 Bxe5 19. Rad1 Bxg3
20. Rxd7 $1 Kxd7 (20... Qxd7 21. Nf6+ $18) 21. Rd1+ Kc7 22. Rxd8 $18) 18. Nxe4
Rh6 (18... Bxe4 19. Qxe4 h4 20. e6 Nf6 (20... hxg3 21. exd7+ Kxd7 22. Rad1+ $18
) 21. Qb7 fxe6 22. Be5 $18) (18... h4 19. e6 $1 fxe6 20. Nd6+ Bxd6 21. Qg6+ Ke7
22. Qg7+ $18) 19. Rad1 Be7 (19... h4 20. Bg4 hxg3 21. fxg3 Rc7 22. Nf6+ Rxf6 (
22... Ke7 23. Qd2 $18) 23. exf6 Qa8 24. Rfe1+ Kd8 25. Qe2 $18) 20. Bxh5 $1 {
Mamedyarov is one of the strongest tacticians in the chess world elite. In
this position, with Black desperately defending, his beautiful final
combination serves as a way to shorten terrible suffering.} Rxh5 (20... Bc6 21.
Bg4 c4 22. Rfe1 Kf8 23. Nf6 $18) (20... Bxe4 21. Qxe4 Rxh5 22. e6 $18) 21. e6 {
The players above the magic rating level 2700 rarely win in direct duels in 20
moves!} (21. e6 fxe6 (21... Bc6 22. exd7+ Bxd7 23. Rd5 Qa5 24. Rxd7 Kxd7 25.
Qd1+ Kc6 26. Qxh5 $18) 22. Nd6+ Kf8 23. Qg6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Hastings 9596"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Yermolinsky, Alex"]
[Black "Luther, Thomas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1995.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 e6 3. c4 Nd7 4. Nc3 (4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 (5. Qa4 c5 6. Bg2 a6 7.
Qxc4 b5 8. Qc2 Bb7 9. O-O Rc8 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Qd3 Ngf6 12. Nc3 b4 13. Nd1 Qb6
14. Ne3 O-O 15. Nc4 Qd8 16. Ng5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Qc7 18. b3 {1-0 Horvath,J-Blatny,
P/AUT-chT 9091/1991/ (33)}) 5... Nb6 (5... c5 6. O-O a6 7. a4 Ngf6 8. Nbd2 cxd4
9. Nxc4 Nb6 10. Nxb6 Qxb6 11. a5 Qa7 12. Bf4 Bd7 13. Be5 Bc5 14. Bxd4 Bc6 15.
Rc1 Bxd4 16. Qxd4 Qxd4 17. Nxd4 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 O-O 19. Rc7 {1/2-1/2 Lobach,
P-Blatny,P/Pardubice op/1995/ (46)}) (5... a6 6. Nbd2 b5 7. Ne5 Nxe5 8. Bxa8
Qxd4 9. Bg2 Bc5 10. O-O Nf6 11. Qc2 Neg4 12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Nxf2 14. Bc6+
Ke7 15. e3 Nh3+ 16. Kh1 Qd6 17. Bg2 e5 18. b3 Qd3 19. Qxd3 cxd3 20. Bb2 f6 {
0-1 Kottke,U-Blatny,P/OLNW 9192 (1992)/1992/ (27)}) 6. O-O Ne7 $5 (6... Nf6 7.
Nbd2 $14) 7. e4 $1 (7. Ne5 Nf5 $1 8. e3 Nd6 (8... c5 9. dxc5 Qxd1 10. Rxd1 Bxc5
11. Nd2 Bxe3 $1 12. Ndxc4 $1 Bc5 13. g4 f6 14. Nxb6 axb6 15. Nc4 b5 16. gxf5
bxc4 17. fxe6 Ra6 18. Bd5 Bxe6 19. Re1 Kf7 20. Rxe6 Rxe6 21. Bxc4 Rc8 {0-1
Mainka,G-Smagin,S/Dortmund op (06)/1995/ (32)}) 9. Nd2 Bd7 $1 $132) 7... Nc6 8.
Nc3 Be7 9. Be3 O-O 10. Qe2 Bd7 11. Rad1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Shipov,S-Smagin,S/Moscow/
1995/ (44)}) (4. Bg5 Be7 5. Bxe7 Nxe7 6. Nc3 dxc4 7. e4 a6 8. a4 b6 9. Bxc4 Bb7
10. O-O Ng6 11. Qe2 O-O 12. Rad1 Qf6 13. Rfe1 Rfd8 14. g3 c5 15. Qe3 cxd4 16.
Nxd4 Nge5 17. Be2 Rac8 18. Rd2 {1/2-1/2 Mikhalchishin,A-Blatny,P/Brno-B (10)/
1991/}) (4. Bf4 c6 5. e3 Ngf6 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 Bb4+ 8. Nbd2 Nd5 9. Bg3 N7f6
10. O-O Ne7 11. a3 Bd6 12. e4 Bxg3 13. hxg3 O-O 14. Qc2 Ng6 15. Rfe1 {1-0 Lein,
A-Goerge,R/WchS-Bad Woerishofen (01) ;EXT 92ch 1992 (29)}) 4... dxc4 (4... Ngf6
) 5. e4 Nb6 (5... c5 6. Bxc4 cxd4 7. Qxd4 Ngf6 8. e5 $14) 6. Bxc4 Nxc4 7. Qa4+
Bd7 (7... c6 8. Qxc4 Nf6 9. O-O $14) 8. Qxc4 {Some players would make early
concessions to avoid the drag of timid drawish lines of the official opening
theory.} Nf6 9. Bg5 h6 $6 (9... Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Rad1 $14) 10. Bxf6 gxf6 (
10... Qxf6 11. Qxc7 $16) 11. O-O c6 (11... Rg8 12. d5 exd5 13. exd5 $14) 12.
Rfd1 Qa5 13. d5 $1 {Black has misplayed the opening and Yermolinsky opens the
lines against underdeveloped opponent.} Bb4 (13... cxd5 14. exd5 Rc8 15. Qf4
$16) 14. a3 Bxc3 15. b4 Qa4 (15... Bxb4 16. axb4 Qb6 17. Qc3 O-O-O (17... exd5
18. Qxf6 O-O 19. Qxh6 $18) 18. Qxf6 exd5 19. exd5 $40) 16. Qxc3 O-O-O 17. Qxf6
exd5 (17... cxd5 18. Ne5 Rhg8 19. Nxf7 $18) 18. exd5 Be6 (18... Rhg8 19. Ne5 (
19. Qxf7 $2 Rdf8 20. Qe7 Rxf3 21. dxc6 Qxc6 22. b5 Rxf2 23. bxc6 Rgxg2+ 24. Kh1
$10) 19... Bh3 20. g3 Rxd5 (20... cxd5 21. Nxf7 $18) 21. Rxd5 cxd5 22. Qxf7 $18
) 19. d6 Rhg8 (19... Bd5 20. Ne5 Rhg8 21. Rxd5 cxd5 22. Qxf7 Kb8 23. Qxd5 $18)
20. Ne5 {The fight is over before it really begun, since a spare P and the
control of central squares makes white the only favourite.} Qb3 21. Rd3 Qc2 22.
Rad1 Bd5 23. g3 (23. Qf5+ $5 Kb8 24. Rxd5 Qxf5 25. Nxc6+ bxc6 26. Rxf5 $18)
23... Kb8 24. d7 Ka8 (24... Qe2 25. b5 Qe4 26. f3 Qa4 27. bxc6 $18) 25. b5 h5
26. bxc6 bxc6 (26... Bxc6 27. Nxf7 $18) 27. Rxd5 $1 cxd5 28. Qf3 (28. Qf3 Qe4
29. Qxe4 dxe4 30. Nxf7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Interpolis-02"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1978.09.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ribli, Zoltan"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "26"]
[EventDate "1978.09.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. c4 dxc4 5. Bxc4 c5 6. a3 (6. O-O) (6. Qe2) 6...
a6 7. dxc5 Qxd1+ 8. Kxd1 Bxc5 9. b4 Bd6 10. Bb2 b5 11. Bd3 Nbd7 12. Nbd2 Bb7
13. Ke2 Ke7 $10 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch57"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Eingorn, Vereslav S"]
[Black "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1990.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 c5 4. e3 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. Bxd7+ Nbxd7 (
7... Qxd7 8. Ne5 Qc7 9. Qa4+ Nc6 10. Nc3 $14) 8. O-O c4 (8... Be7 9. dxc5 Nxc5
10. Nc3 O-O 11. b3 $14) 9. a4 $1 (9. b3 b5 10. a4 a6 $10) 9... Rc8 (9... a6 10.
a5 $14) 10. Bd2 (10. b3 $6 c3 $1 11. Qc2 Bb4 $17) 10... Ne4 11. Nc3 Nxc3 (11...
Nxd2 12. Nxd2 Nf6 13. e4 $14) 12. Bxc3 Bd6 13. b3 O-O 14. bxc4 Rxc4 15. Bb2 (
15. Qb3 Qb6 $10) 15... Qb6 16. Ba3 Bxa3 17. Rxa3 Qd6 18. Ra2 Rfc8 19. a5 Rb4
20. h3 h6 21. Qd2 Nf6 22. Rb2 Rxb2 23. Qxb2 Rc7 24. Ne5 Qa6 25. Rc1 (25. Ra1
Nd7 $10) 25... Qxa5 26. Ra1 Qb6 27. Qxb6 axb6 28. Rb1 Ne4 29. Nd3 (29. Rxb6
Rc1+ 30. Kh2 Nxf2 31. Rxb7 Nd1 $10) 29... Rc6 30. Nb4 Rd6 31. Rc1 Rd7 $1 (31...
Kf8 32. Rc7 $16) 32. f3 Nf6 33. Rc8+ Kh7 34. Kf2 Ng8 $1 35. Ke2 Ne7 36. Rc2 Kg6
37. Kd3 h5 38. Na2 h4 39. Rb2 Rd6 40. Nc3 f5 41. Na4 Nc8 42. Nc3 Ne7 43. Na4 {
Ftacnik,L} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Yongchuan zt 3.3"]
[Site "Yongchuan"]
[Date "2003.07.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Zhao, Jun"]
[Black "Zhang, Pengxiang"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2447"]
[BlackElo "2567"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2003.07.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. d4 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nbd2 Nbd7 6. Bd3 c5 7. O-O cxd4 8.
exd4 (8. Nxd4 {offers white a small edge in a symetrical position.} Ne5 9. Be2
dxc4 10. Nxc4 Nxc4 11. Qa4+ Bd7 12. Qxc4 Qb6 13. a4 Rc8 14. a5 Qb4 15. Qxb4
Bxb4 16. a6 $14 {1-0 Van Wely,L-Sandipan,C/Moscow RUS 2003/The Week in Chess
433 (44)}) 8... dxc4 (8... Be7 9. b3 O-O 10. Bb2 b6 11. Rc1 Bb7 12. Qe2 Rc8 13.
Rfd1 Re8 14. Bb1 Bf8 15. Ne5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Christenson,F-Gausel,E/Kristiansund
2001/CBM 83 ext (57)}) 9. Nxc4 Be7 10. Qe2 {Keeping a choice of developing the
Q to either 'd1' or 'e1'} ({A different setup chose white in the following
game:} 10. Bf4 O-O 11. Rc1 Nd5 12. Bg3 N7f6 13. a3 h6 14. Re1 Ne8 15. Bb1 $36 {
1-0 Baburin,A-Sharma,D/IND 1999/EXT 2002 (31). (30)}) 10... O-O ({bad is} 10...
b6 {as after} 11. Nce5 Bb7 {black runs into:} 12. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 13. Ng5+ Ke8 14.
Nxe6 Qc8 15. Re1 {with a decisive attack}) 11. Nce5 b6 12. Ng5 (12. Nc6 Qe8 13.
Bg5 Bd6 {doesn't yield white any significant gain}) 12... Bb7 {Nexf7 was
treatenning} 13. Re1 (13. Nexf7 {Isn't working now} Rxf7 14. Qxe6 Bd5 15. Qxd5
$1 Nxd5 16. Bxh7+ Kf8 (16... Kh8 17. Nxf7+ Kxh7 18. Nxd8 Rxd8 {As white has no
pawn chain to restrain black pieces, I preffer black here.}) 17. Ne6+ Ke8 18.
Nxd8 Kxd8 19. Bg8 $1 Ke8 20. Bxf7+ Kxf7 $15) 13... Bd5 14. Bd2 a5 15. a3 Qc7 $2
{Black wants to transfer the queen to a long diagonal, but afer this move he
will no longer be able to fight for the 'c' file} (15... Rc8 $142) 16. Rac1 Qb7
(16... Qd6 17. Bf4 {[%csl Rd6]}) 17. Bf4 Rad8 (17... Rac8 {is impossible now,
of course} 18. Ba6 $18) (17... Bxg2 18. f3 $18) 18. Ba6 $1 {forcing the Q away
from 7th rank} Qa8 19. Bb5 Bd6 20. Bg3 $2 {The question mark is not for the
move which is ok, but for the missed opportunity to comnclude the game
immediately} (20. Bxd7 $1 Bxe5 (20... Nxd7 {is beautifully refuted by:} 21. Qd3
f5 (21... Nf6 22. Ng4) {and now fritzie comes up with the nice idea:} 22. Nc6
$3 Bxf4 23. Ne7+ Kh8 24. Ng6+ $1 Kg8 (24... hxg6 25. Qh3+ Kg8 26. Qh7#) 25.
Nxf4 $18 {[%csl Re6]}) (20... Rxd7 21. Nxd7 Bxf4 22. Nxf6+ gxf6 23. Ne4 Bxe4 (
23... Bxc1 24. Nxf6+ Kg7 25. Qe5 $1 $18) 24. Qg4+ Bg5 25. h4 $18) 21. Bxe5 Nxd7
22. Bd6 Bxg2 (22... Rfe8 23. Qh5 h6 24. Qxf7+ Kh8 25. Nxe6 $18)) 20... Bb8 21.
Rc3 $2 {An unnecessary waste of a tempo. White goes for the sac on the next
move, but black will have the important 'h6' played.} (21. Ngxf7 $142 Rxf7 22.
Nxf7 Kxf7 23. Bc6 Bxc6 24. Qxe6+ Kg6 25. Rxc6 Bxg3 26. hxg3 {and now black has
to spend a tempo on the vital:} h6 27. d5 $16) 21... h6 22. Ngxf7 Rxf7 23. Nxf7
Kxf7 24. Bc6 Bxc6 (24... Qa7 25. Bxd5 exd5 26. Qe7+ $18) 25. Qxe6+ Kg6 26. Rxc6
Bxg3 27. hxg3 Kh7 {[%cal Gd8e8] Black king is relatively in safety now.
However, white is controling the open files, which, along with a strong 'd'
pawn ensure him an advantage.} 28. Qf5+ Kh8 29. Ree6 $2 {I don't like this
move. The rooks have little to do on the '6th' rank. It's be better to double
them on one of the files} (29. Rce6 $142) 29... Rf8 30. Qg6 Qd8 31. Rcd6 Qc7 (
31... Ne8 32. Rc6 Nef6) 32. Rc6 Qd8 33. Qf5 Nb8 34. Rcd6 Qc7 35. Qf4 (35. Rxb6
$4 Qc1+ 36. Kh2 Nbd7 ({but not} 36... h5 $4 37. Rxf6 $1 gxf6 38. Qxh5+ Kg8 39.
Rb7 $18) 37. Rb7 h5 $19) 35... Nh7 $2 (35... Qc2 $142 36. f3 (36. Rxf6 Rxf6 37.
Rxf6 Qd1+ 38. Kh2 Qh5+ $11) 36... Nbd7 {and black has counterplay.}) 36. Qd2 $4
{losing at once} (36. Qe5 Nd7 37. Re7 Nhf6 38. Qe6 Qc1+ 39. Qe1 Qxb2 40. Rdxd7
Nxd7 41. Rxd7 Qxa3 42. Qe5 $11) 36... Ng5 {[%csl Rd2,Rd6,Re6][%cal Gg5e6,Gg5e4,
Ye4d6,Ye4d2] the awkward positions of the rooks decide the game in black's
favor} 37. Rg6 Ne4 38. Rxh6+ Kg8 (38... gxh6 $4 39. Qxh6+ Kg8 40. Rg6+ Kf7 41.
Qh7+ Ke8 42. Qxc7 $18) 39. Qd3 Nxd6 40. Qh7+ {White still has a few checks to
give ,but the battle is lost} Kf7 41. Qg6+ Kg8 42. Qh7+ Kf7 43. Qg6+ Ke7 44.
Qe6+ (44. Qxg7+ Nf7 $19) 44... Kd8 45. Qxd6+ Nd7 46. Qxc7+ Kxc7 {the rest is a
matter of a simple technique.} 47. Rg6 Rf7 48. b4 Nf8 49. Rg4 a4 {Of course,
not exchanging pawns} 50. b5 Kd6 51. d5 Ra7 52. Rf4 Ng6 53. Rd4 Ne5 54. f4 Kc5
0-1

[Event "Capablanca Memorial Elite 53rd"]
[Site "Havana"]
[Date "2018.05.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Anton Guijarro, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[Annotator "Golubev,M"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2018.05.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Bg5 h6 5. Bxf6 Qxf6 6. Nbd2 $5 {A move
popularised more than 10 years ago by Nikolic and Aronian.} Qd8 $5 {This is
already a rare position.} 7. g3 g6 $5 8. Bg2 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qc2 Nd7 ({After
} 10... b6 {the move} 11. e4 {can be unpleasanr}) 11. Rac1 c6 12. e4 $1 Qb6 $2
{This is too much!} ({Instead,} 12... dxe4 13. Nxe4 e5 {was probably critical
and still playable for Black.}) 13. Rfd1 $5 ({Also an immediate} 13. e5 $5 {
could have been quite good.}) 13... Rd8 14. e5 $1 $16 {White has an almost
dominating position and Dreev who remains a classy player confidently
converted his advantage in the remaining part of the game.} a5 15. h4 Nf8 16.
Nf1 Bd7 17. Ne3 Be8 18. a3 Rac8 19. Qd2 h5 {Black prevents Ng4.} 20. Bh3 Bh6
21. Ng5 Ra8 22. Rc3 ({At this point White could have started a promising
attack by} 22. g4 $5) 22... Nh7 23. f4 dxc4 24. Nxc4 Qa7 25. Ne4 c5 $6 26. Ncd6
cxd4 27. Rc7 $18 d3+ 28. Qf2 $1 Qxf2+ 29. Kxf2 Ra6 30. Nxe8 Rxe8 31. Nd6 Rb8
32. Nxf7 Bf8 33. Rxd3 Rb6 34. Nd8 $1 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.11.26"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Kaidanov, Gregory S"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2627"]
[BlackElo "2597"]
[Annotator "Grivas,E"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2007.11.24"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{The play-offs of the first knockout stage were held today, November 26th,
2007, in Khanty Mansiysk. I would like to mention the success of Mikhail
Gurevich, who eliminated the respectable USA GM Gregory Kaidanov.  Mikhail
Gurevich is representing Turkey for the last two years and he has become an
important figure in Turkish chess life. Just before the start of the play-offs,
Turkish Chess Federation President Mr. Ali Nihat Yazici phoned Mikhail
Gurevich and stated his personal and the TSF's officials support and trust. As
he was sure of Mikhail qualification, he also stated his opinion that against
Adams (coming match) his chances can be rather good! Finally, I have to
comment the huge moral support of Turkish fans, which is really important for
the psychology of any chess-player.  As nowadays I am working as Head Trainer
of the Turkish Men Team and being in Antalya for the World junior Championship,
I was able to have an insight information of all the above!} 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5
3. d4 Nf6 4. e3 {A modest but interesting way of handling a rapid game.
White's strategy is simple: developing his pieces modestly but harmoniously
and waiting for his chances.} Be7 5. b3 O-O ({Another way to handle the
opening is} 5... c6 6. Bd3 Nbd7 7. O-O O-O 8. Ba3 Bxa3 9. Nxa3 Qe7 10. Nb1 e5
11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Qxe5 13. Nd2 Rd8 14. Qc2 h6 $11 {Khadempour,
F-Boguszlavszkij,J/Budapest 2005.}) 6. Bd3 ({Some players have tried} 6. Nbd2 {
:} c5 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. Bb2 dxc4 9. bxc4 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Rc1 (11. a3 Qc7 12. Qe2
Rfd8 13. Rad1 Rac8 14. Rfe1 cxd4 15. exd4 Qf4 $13 {Riediger,M-Epding,O/Bayern
2005}) 11... Rc8 12. Qe2 Qc7 13. Rfd1 h6 14. Bb1 Rfd8 $13 {Simantsev,M-Julin,A/
Kiev 2004. The resulting positions are very similar to 'Queen's Indian
Defence' formations.}) 6... b6 ({A bit passive is} 6... Nbd7 7. O-O Re8 8. Bb2
c6 9. Nbd2 Nf8 10. Ne5 Bd6 11. f4 $14 {Fritz,P-Fehres,W/Tiefenbach 2004 but}) (
{again Black can choose some of the above mentioned 'QID' set-ups with} 6... c5
7. O-O cxd4 (7... b6 8. Bb2 Nc6 9. Nbd2 cxd4 10. exd4 dxc4 11. bxc4 Ba6 12. Rc1
Rc8 13. Qe2 Nb4 14. Bb1 Nbd5 15. Ne5 $14 {Malaniuk,V-Gyimesi,Z/Warsaw 2005}) (
7... Nc6 8. Bb2 Ne4 9. Nbd2 f5 $6 10. Rc1 Bd7 11. cxd5 exd5 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13.
Bb1 $14 {Karayannis,A-Tassopoulos,M/Ermioni 2006}) 8. exd4 Nc6 9. Bb2 (9. a3
dxc4 10. bxc4 b6 11. Bb2 Bb7 12. Nbd2 Qc7 13. Rc1 Rad8 14. Qe2 Qf4 15. Rfe1 $13
{Herich,M-Dichmann,A/Munich 2006}) 9... Nb4 10. Be2 b6 11. a3 Nc6 12. Bd3 Bb7
13. Nbd2 Rc8 14. Rc1 dxc4 15. bxc4 Qd6 16. Qe2 $13 {Kuzubov,Y-Laznicka,V/
Polanica Zdroj 2007.}) 7. cxd5 exd5 (7... Nxd5 8. O-O Bb7 9. Bb2 Nd7 10. Nbd2
c5 11. Qe2 {offers White a tiny but pleasant opening advantage, as in
Bustamante Montoni,R-Mata Gonzalez,F/Villahermosa 2001.}) 8. O-O c5 9. Ne5 Bb7
(9... cxd4 10. exd4 Bb7 11. Bb2 Nc6 12. Nd2 $14 {.}) 10. Bb2 Nbd7 11. Nxd7 ({
Now, after} 11. Nd2 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Ne4 {the presence of White's e-pawn and
Black's c-pawn, allows the latter to equalise.}) 11... Qxd7 12. Nd2 Rac8 13.
Rc1 Qe6 14. Qe2 Rfd8 15. Rfd1 {A double-edged position has appeared on the
board, in which different pawn-structures will be seen in the near future 
(hanging, isolated).} Rc7 16. Nf3 Ne4 $6 ({An inaccuracy which allows White to
grab the advantage. With hindsight I would have gone for} 16... Bd6 $13 {.})
17. dxc5 $1 Rxc5 ({Worse was} 17... bxc5 $6 18. Nd4 $1 Qg6 (18... Qh6 19. Nf5)
19. f3 Rcc8 20. Nb5 a6 21. Na3 f5 22. fxe4 fxe4 23. Bb1 $16 {.}) 18. Nd4 {
Now White obtained an even more pleasant advantage, due to the weak black
isolated d-pawn and his more harmoniously placed pieces.} Qc8 $2 ({A second
important mistake in a row. The only logical follow-up for Black should be} 
18... Qd7 19. a3 Bf6 20. b4 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Rc8 22. Rxc8+ Qxc8 23. g3 $14 {.})
19. b4 $1 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 Qb8 (20... Qd7 21. Bb5 $1 Qd6 22. Nf5 $18 {.}) 21. Bxe4
$1 {Black's kingside has been left unprotected and White is in a hurry to
exploit this important but short-term advantage.} dxe4 22. Nf5 Bxb4 ({There
was no salvation anymore:} 22... Bf8 23. Nh6+ $1 Kh8 (23... gxh6 24. Qg4+ Bg7
25. Qxg7#) 24. Nxf7+ Kg8 25. Nxd8) (22... Bd6 23. Qh5 $1 (23. Qg4 $2 Be5) 23...
g6 (23... Be5 24. Bxe5 Qxe5 25. Nh6+) 24. Qg5 Kf8 25. Bf6 Rd7 26. Qh6+ Ke8 27.
Ng7+ Kf8 28. Qxh7 {.}) 23. Qg4 g6 24. Qh4 $1 Qc7 ({A small trick as the
alternative} 24... Kf8 25. Be5 $1 Qxe5 (25... Qa8 26. Qh6+ Ke8 27. Ng7+) 26.
Qxd8+ Qe8 27. Qf6 gxf5 28. Rc7 Kg8 29. Rxb7 {was easily wining for White.}) 25.
g4 $1 (25. Rxc7 $4 Rd1# {was too much for White to fall into.}) 25... Qxc1+ 26.
Bxc1 Rd1+ 27. Kg2 gxf5 ({Or} 27... Rxc1 28. Qd8+ Bf8 29. Nh6+ Kg7 30. g5 Rc6
31. Qd4+ f6 32. Qd7+ Kh8 33. Qf7 {.}) 28. Bb2 Rd6 29. Bf6 $1 Rd1 (29... fxg4
30. Be7 {.}) 30. Qh6 1-0

[Event "FRA-chT"]
[Site "France"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Apicella, Manuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1999.02.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 c6 4. Qc2 Bd6 5. g3 f5 6. Bf4 Bxf4 7. gxf4 Nf6 8. Nbd2
$5 {TN} (8. e3 O-O 9. Nc3 Ne4 10. O-O-O Nd7 11. Bd3 b6 12. Rhg1 (12. cxd5 cxd5
13. Kb1 Bb7 14. Bxe4 fxe4 15. Nd2 Ba6 16. Ka1 Bd3 $15 {1/2-1/2 Salov,
V-Onischuk,A/Elista 1998 (48)}) 12... Bb7 13. Bxe4 fxe4 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. dxe5
Qh4 $132 {0-1 Leski,M-Apicella,M/FRA 1998/CBM 64 ext (32)}) 8... Ne4 9. e3 Nd7
10. Rg1 O-O 11. Bd3 Qe7 (11... c5 12. Rd1 Qa5 13. a3 $14) 12. Rg2 $5 {[/\ 13.
0-0-0; 13.Ke2, 14.Rag1 |^>>]} b6 (12... c5 $5) 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Ke2 (14. Qc6
Rb8 15. Rc1 Bb7 $132) (14. Qc7 $5 Re8 (14... Qb4 15. Qc6 $18) 15. Ke2 $14)
14... Ndf6 15. Rag1 g6 16. Ne5 Bd7 17. Qb3 (17. Nxg6 hxg6 18. Rxg6+ Kh8 19. Qc7
Qd6 $13) 17... Nxd2 18. Kxd2 Rfc8 19. a3 $5 {[/\20.h4, 21.Qd1, 22.h5|^>>]} a5
20. h4 Be8 (20... a4 21. Qd1 b5 22. h5 b4 23. hxg6 h6 24. Qa1 $5 $14) 21. Qd1
Kh8 22. h5 $1 gxh5 (22... Nxh5 $2 23. Qxh5 gxh5 24. Rg8#) 23. Qf3 $1 {[/
\Qf3-g3 ->]} Ng4 24. Qh3 Bf7 (24... Ra7 25. f3 Nf6 26. Qg3 $40) 25. Nxg4 hxg4
26. Rxg4 Qf6 (26... Rg8 $4 27. Qxh7+ Kxh7 28. Rh1+ Bh5 29. Rxh5#) 27. Rh4 Bg6
28. Rh6 Rg8 29. Be2 Qf7 30. Qh4 Rac8 31. Bd1 $138 Rg7 32. Be2 Rgg8 33. Bd3 Rg7
34. Qg5 $5 {[/\ 35. Rhh1, 36.Rc1]} Kg8 $2 (34... Rgg8 $142 $14) 35. Rhh1 Qe7
36. Rc1 $16 Rxc1 37. Rxc1 Qxg5 $2 $138 38. fxg5 Bh5 39. Rc8+ Kf7 40. f4 $18 h6
41. gxh6 Rg2+ 42. Kc3 Bg6 43. Rb8 Rg3 44. Kd2 Rg2+ 45. Kc3 Rg3 46. Rxb6 Rxe3
47. b4 $1 axb4+ 48. Rxb4 Bh5 49. Kd2 Rf3 50. a4 Kg6 51. a5 Rf2+ 52. Kc3 Ra2 53.
a6 Kxh6 54. Rb2 Ra3+ 55. Kb4 $1 1-0

[Event "Andorra op 23rd"]
[Site "Andorra"]
[Date "2005.07.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Perez Candelario, Manuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2504"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2005.07.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Bg5 c6 5. e3 Qa5+ 6. Nbd2 Ne4 7. Bf4 g5 (7...
Bb4 8. a3 Bxd2+ 9. Nxd2 Qxd2+ 10. Qxd2 Nxd2 11. Kxd2 O-O 12. b4 a6 13. Bd6 Re8
14. c5 Nd7 15. a4 e5 16. Bd3 exd4 17. exd4 Nf6 18. f3 $16 {1-0 Nikolic,
P-Sandipan,C/Amsterdam 2004/CBM 101 ext (36)}) 8. Bxb8 (8. Bxg5 dxc4 9. Bf4 c3
10. bxc3 Qxc3 11. Rc1 Qa5 12. Qc2 Nxd2 13. Nxd2 Nd7 14. Bd3 Qh5 15. O-O Be7 16.
Nc4 O-O 17. Rb1 $16 {1-0 Lorentzen,O-Schleiffer,H/ICCF-Cup8/9 V040 corr 1990/
Corr 2000 (33)}) 8... Rxb8 9. a3 Bg7 $5 {TN} (9... Nxd2 10. Nxd2 $14) 10. b4
Qd8 11. Nxe4 $5 (11. Bd3 g4 $5 12. Ng1 e5 $132) 11... dxe4 12. Nd2 e5 (12... f5
13. Qh5+ $40) 13. d5 $5 Bf5 $6 (13... cxd5 14. cxd5 O-O $5 (14... Qxd5 15. Bc4
Qc6 16. Rc1 $36) 15. Nxe4 f5 16. Nc5 e4 17. Rc1 Qd6 $14) (13... O-O $142 14.
Nxe4 f5 $44) 14. g4 $1 Bg6 15. Bg2 cxd5 16. cxd5 Qxd5 17. Nxe4 $14 Bxe4 (17...
Qxd1+ 18. Rxd1 h5 19. gxh5 $14) 18. Qxd5 Bxd5 19. Bxd5 Ke7 (19... h5 20. gxh5
Rxh5 21. Rc1 $16) (19... e4 20. Rc1 Bb2 21. Rb1 $16) 20. Rc1 Rhc8 21. Ke2 {
[/\Bd5-e4-f5]} b5 $5 {[/\22.Be4 Rc4<=>]} (21... b6 22. Be4 h6 23. Bf5 Rxc1 24.
Rxc1 $16) 22. h3 $1 $16 (22. Be4 $6 Rc4 23. Rxc4 (23. Bxh7 Rbc8 24. Rxc4 Rxc4
$132) 23... bxc4 24. Rc1 Rc8 25. Bxh7 e4 26. Bxe4 Bb2 $132) 22... h6 23. Be4
Bf8 (23... Rc4 24. Bd3 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Rb7 26. Be4 Rd7 27. Rc5 a6 28. Bf5 $16)
24. Bf5 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Kd6 26. Rd1+ Kc6 27. Rd7 a5 $5 (27... Rb7 28. Rd8 Be7 29.
Be4+ Kb6 30. Rc8 Rd7 (30... Rc7 31. Rb8+ Ka6 32. Bf5 $18) 31. Rc6+ Kb7 32.
Rxh6+ $18) 28. bxa5 Bxa3 29. Rxf7 b4 30. Rf6+ $5 $18 Kc5 (30... Kb5 31. Bd3+
Ka4 (31... Kxa5 32. Ra6#) 32. a6 $18) 31. a6 Ra8 (31... b3 32. Be4 b2 33. a7
Ra8 34. Ra6 Bb4 35. Kd1 Kb5 36. Bd3+ Kc5 37. Kc2 $18) 32. Be4 Ra7 33. Bb7 Kc4 (
33... b3 34. Kd3 b2 35. Kc2 $18) 34. Rxh6 Kc3 35. Rc6+ Kb2 36. Kd3 b3 37. Rb6
e4+ 38. Kc4 1-0

[Event "Hoogeveen Essent op"]
[Site "Hoogeveen"]
[Date "2004.10.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Smeets, Jan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2644"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Qc2 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5+ 7. Nbd2 Ne4 8.
cxd5 exd5 (8... Nxg5 9. Nxg5 Nf6 10. Ngf3 cxd5 11. Bd3 Bd7 12. O-O Rc8 13. Qd1
Be7 14. Qe2 Qb6 15. Ne5 O-O 16. f4 Rc7 17. Ndf3 $13 {1-0 Gausel,E-Johansson,M/
Sweden 2003/EXT 2004 (61)}) 9. Bd3 Nxg5 10. Nxg5 h6 11. Ngf3 Bd6 12. O-O O-O (
12... Qd8 13. Rab1 $6 Qe7 14. e4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 O-O 16. Rfe1 Nb6 17. Nc5 Qf6 18.
Ne5 $13 {0-1 Berry,N-Borgo,G/Plovdiv 2003/CBM 98 no vc (59)}) 13. e4 $5 {TN} (
13. a3 Qc7 14. b4 a6 15. Rab1 Nf6 16. a4 Bg4 17. b5 axb5 18. axb5 Rfc8 19. bxc6
bxc6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Stokke,K-Leer Salvesen,B/Molde NOR 2004/The Week in Chess
505 (44)}) 13... dxe4 14. Nxe4 Qc7 $6 {[/\Nd7-b6-d5]} (14... Be7 15. Rfe1 Rd8
$5 {(/\Nd7-f8-e6)} (15... Nf6 16. Nc5 $36) 16. a3 Nf8 17. Nc5 Ne6 18. b4 Qc7
19. Bc4 $36) 15. Bc4 $1 $36 Nb6 $4 {Diagram} 16. Nf6+ $5 (16. Neg5 $3 hxg5 17.
Nxg5 Re8 18. Qh7+ Kf8 19. Rae1 $18) 16... gxf6 17. Qg6+ Kh8 18. Qxh6+ Kg8 19.
Qg6+ Kh8 20. Qxf6+ Kg8 21. Qg6+ Kh8 22. Qh6+ Kg8 23. Rae1 $6 (23. Rfe1 $1 Nd5 (
23... Nxc4 24. Qg5+ Kh8 25. Re4 f6 26. Rh4+ Qh7 27. Qg6 Qxh4 28. Nxh4 $36) 24.
Ne5 f5 (24... Re8 25. Qg5+ Kf8 26. Bxd5 Bxe5 (26... cxd5 27. Ng6+ fxg6 28. Qf6+
Qf7 29. Qh8+) 27. Qh6+ Kg8 28. Be4 $18) 25. Rac1 Qd8 26. Qg6+ Kh8 27. Bxd5 cxd5
28. Rc3 f4 29. g4 $1 $18) 23... Nd5 $8 (23... Nxc4 24. Qg5+ Kh8 25. Re4 f6 26.
Rh4+ Qh7 27. Qg6 Qxh4 28. Nxh4 $40 Bd7 29. Qh6+ Kg8 30. Ng6 $18) (23... Bf4 24.
Qg6+ Kh8 25. Qf6+ Kg8 26. Re7 Qxe7 27. Qxe7 Nxc4 28. Qf6 $40) 24. Re3 $5 (24.
Ne5 f5 25. Qg6+ Kh8 26. Bxd5 cxd5 27. f4 Bxe5 $13) 24... Bf4 25. Ng5 f6 $1 26.
Re8 $1 Rxe8 (26... Bxh2+ $1 27. Kh1 Bd6 28. Ne4 $1 Rxe8 29. Nxf6+ Kf7) 27. Qg6+
Qg7 (27... Kf8 28. Bxd5 Bxg5 (28... cxd5 29. Qxf6+ $11) 29. Qg8+ Ke7 30. Re1+
Kd6 31. Rxe8 $36 cxd5 $2 (31... Qa5 32. b4 $5) 32. Qf8+ $18) 28. Qxe8+ Qf8 29.
Qg6+ Qg7 30. Qe8+ Qf8 31. Qg6+ Qg7 32. Qe8+ Qf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "BEL-chT 9697"]
[Site "Belgium"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Kuijf, Marinus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. Qc2 Nf6 5. g3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qc2 Bb7 8. Nbd2
Nbd7 9. e4 $5 {TN} (9. Nb3 Qb6 10. Bg2 a5 $5 (10... Rc8 11. O-O c5 12. dxc5
Nxc5 13. Be3 Be4 14. Qd2 $14 {Gheorghiu,F-Ammann,W Bern 1995}) 11. a4 Bb4+ 12.
Bd2 bxa4 13. Rxa4 Qb5 14. Ra1 a4 $132 {Akesson,R-Maksimenko,A Farum 1993}) 9...
Be7 10. a3 $5 {[with idea11.b4]} Qb6 (10... c5 $5 11. Bxb5 O-O $44) 11. b4 a5 (
11... e5 12. Nxe5 Qxd4 13. Bb2 $36) 12. Rb1 axb4 13. axb4 e5 (13... Ra4 14. Qc3
e5 15. Bg2 $5 exd4 16. Nxd4 c5 17. Nf5 $36) 14. Nxe5 (14. dxe5 $6 Ng4 $17)
14... Nxe5 (14... Qxd4 15. Bb2 Qd6 (15... Qxb4 $2 16. Nxd7 Nxd7 17. Bxg7 $18)
16. Nd3 $5 $14) 15. dxe5 Ng4 16. Nf3 Ra4 (16... Ra1 $2 17. Rxa1 Bxb4+ 18. Kd1
Nxf2+ 19. Ke2 Nxh1 (19... Ng4 20. Qd3 $16) 20. Be3 $16) 17. h3 (17. Bh3 $6 h5
$132) 17... Bxb4+ (17... Nxf2 18. Qxf2 Bxb4+ 19. Bd2 $16) 18. Rxb4 Rxb4 19.
hxg4 Qa5 (19... c5 20. Nd2 O-O 21. Ba3 $16) 20. Nd2 c5 {[#]} 21. Qxc5 $1 (21.
Bg2 c4 22. O-O O-O $13) 21... Rxe4+ 22. Be2 (22. Kd1 $2 Qa4+ 23. Qc2 Re1+ $19)
22... Rxe2+ 23. Kxe2 Bxh1 24. Ba3 $1 $40 Qd8 (24... Kd8 25. f3 Re8 (25... Qc7
26. Qd5+ Qd7 27. Bd6 {(with idea Nd2-e4-c5)}) 26. Ne4 $40) 25. f3 $1 (25. Qxb5+
Qd7 26. Qc5 Bb7 $13) 25... h5 (25... Qd7 26. Ne4 $16 Bxf3+ 27. Kxf3 Qd3+ 28.
Kf2 $18) 26. gxh5 Rh6 (26... Rxh5 $2 27. Qf8+ Kd7 28. Qxf7+ Kc8 29. Qxh5 $18)
27. Ne4 (27. Qf8+ Kd7 28. Qxf7+ Kc8 29. Qxg7 Re6 30. h6 $16) 27... Rb6 (27...
Re6 28. Qf8+ Kd7 29. Qxf7+ Re7 30. e6+ $18) 28. Bb4 $18 f6 29. Qf8+ Kd7 30.
Qxd8+ (30. Qxd8+ Kxd8 31. Ba5 Kc7 32. exf6 $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.12"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Pavasovic, Dusko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2584"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2003.05.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nbd2 c5 6. dxc5 (6. a3 cxd4 7. exd4
dxc4 8. Nxc4 Be7 9. Bf4 Nc6 10. Rc1 O-O 11. Bd3 b6 12. Nce5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Nd5
14. Bd2 Bb7 15. Qe2 Qd7 16. Bb5 Qd8 17. O-O Rc8 18. Bd3 Qd7 19. h4 Rxc1 20.
Rxc1 Rc8 $132 {1/2-1/2 Sargissian,G-Ivanchuk,V/Istanbul TUR 2003/The Week in
Chess 448 (27)}) 6... Bxc5 7. a3 a5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 $5 {TN} (9. Bb5+ Nc6
10. Nb3 Bb6 11. Nbd4 Bd7 12. O-O O-O 13. Qd3 Ne4 14. Bd2 Nxd4 15. exd4 Bf5 16.
Rfd1 Qf6 $15 {1/2-1/2 Ree,H-Van den Doel,E/Breda 2001/CBM 82 ext (54)}) 9...
O-O 10. Qc2 Bb6 (10... Qd6 $5) 11. O-O Nc6 12. b3 h6 (12... Be6 $5 13. Bb2 d4
14. Rae1 $5 dxe3 15. fxe3 $36) 13. Bb2 Be6 14. Rac1 Qe7 (14... d4 $5 15. e4 Rc8
16. Qb1 Ng4 17. Nc4 Bxc4 18. Rxc4 (18. Bxc4 Nce5 19. Nxe5 Nxe5 20. Bd5 Rxc1 21.
Rxc1 Qg5 (21... Qd6) 22. Rd1 Ng4 $36) 18... Nge5 19. Nxe5 Nxe5 20. Rxc8 Qxc8
21. f4 $14) 15. Qb1 Rac8 16. Qa1 $14 Rfd8 17. h3 Rc7 18. Rfe1 Rcc8 19. Rc2 $1 {
[н/\20.Rec1,21.Bb5]} (19. Nf1 Bc7 20. Rc2 Bd6 $14) 19... Rc7 20. Nf1 $1 {
[텤f1-g3-f5->]} d4 $1 21. exd4 Qd6 22. Ne3 (22. Bc4 $5 Bd5 (22... Nxd4 $2 23.
Bxd4 Bxd4 24. Nxd4 Qxd4 25. Qxd4 Rxd4 26. Rxe6 Rdxc4 27. Rxc4 Rxc4 28. Rxf6 $18
) 23. Ne5 a4 24. b4 Re8 25. Rce2 $16) 22... Bxb3 23. Nf5 Qd5 24. Rce2 a4 (24...
Bc4 25. Ne3 $18) 25. Bc1 $5 {[н/\26.Bf4,26.Bxh6]} Rcc8 (25... Nxd4 $2 26. N5xd4
Bxd4 27. Nxd4 Qxd4 28. Qxd4 Rxd4 29. Re8+ Nxe8 30. Rxe8#) (25... Ba5 26. Bf4
Rcd7 27. Rc1 $36) 26. Bf4 Re8 (26... Bxd4 27. N3xd4 Nxd4 28. Nxd4 Qxd4 29. Re8+
$18) 27. Be5 $16 Bd8 (27... Nxe5 28. Rxe5 Rxe5 29. Rxe5 Qd8 30. Ne7+ $18) 28.
Nd6 Nxe5 29. Rxe5 (29. dxe5 $142 Qxd3 30. Nxc8 Ba5 31. exf6 Rxe2 32. Ne7+ Kh7
33. fxg7 $18) 29... Rxe5 30. dxe5 Rb8 31. Nd4 $1 Bb6 (31... Nd7 32. Be4 Qc5 33.
Nxb3 axb3 34. Bf5 $16) 32. N4f5 Qxd3 33. exf6 Qd2 (33... g6 34. Nxh6+ Kh7 (
34... Kf8 35. Qe5 Be6 36. Ndxf7) 35. Nhxf7 Qd2 36. Re7 $18) 34. Ne4 $1 Qf4 35.
fxg7 Bxf2+ (35... Qxf5 36. Nf6+ Kxg7 37. Nh5+ Kg6 38. Qg7+ Kxh5 39. g4+) 36.
Nxf2 Qxf5 37. Ng4 (37. Ng4 Qg5 (37... Qg6 38. Nf6+ Kxg7 39. Nd7+ $18) 38. Nf6+
Kxg7 39. Ne4+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Platonov Memorial"]
[Site "Kiev"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Mochalov, Evgeny Veniaminovic"]
[Black "Koutsin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "161"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. Nbd2 Nf6 5. g3 c5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bg2 Nc6 8. O-O
Be7 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. a3 O-O 11. b4 Bb6 12. Bb2 Re8 13. Nb3 Qe7 14. b5 Na5 15.
Nxa5 Bxa5 16. e3 Bf5 17. Qa4 Bb6 18. Qf4 Be4 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Qxf6 gxf6 21.
Rfd1 a6 22. bxa6 Rxa6 23. Nd4 Bc5 24. Nb5 Ra5 25. Nc7 Re7 26. Nxd5 Bxd5 27.
Rxd5 b6 28. a4 Kg7 29. Rdd1 Bb4 30. Bc6 Rc5 31. Bb5 Rec7 32. Ra2 Ba5 33. Kg2
Rc1 34. Rxc1 Rxc1 35. Kf3 Bb4 36. Rb2 Bc3 37. Re2 Ba5 38. h4 Bb4 39. Rb2 Bc3
40. Ra2 Bb4 41. Bd3 Bc3 42. Be4 Rd1 43. Rc2 Be1 44. Ke2 Ra1 45. Bd5 Bb4 46. Rc7
Rxa4 47. Bxf7 Kf8 48. Bb3 Ra3 49. Be6 Be7 50. Rb7 Ra6 51. Bc4 Ra4 52. Bd3 h6
53. Rxb6 Rb4 54. Rc6 Bd8 55. Rc8 Ke7 56. Rc5 Kf8 57. Rh5 Rb2+ 58. Kf3 Rd2 59.
Be4 Kg7 60. Rb5 Rd7 61. Ke2 Be7 62. f4 Bd8 63. Kf3 Be7 64. Bd5 Rc7 65. e4 Bc5
66. Kg4 Bd4 67. h5 Bc5 68. Kf5 Bd4 69. Rb8 Ra7 70. Rg8+ Kh7 71. Rd8 Kg7 72. g4
Bc3 73. Rg8+ Kh7 74. Rg6 Rg7 75. Rxf6 Bxf6 76. Kxf6 {L+2verbundene Freibauern
- T, eingeklemmter sK, einfacher Gewinn} Rxg4 77. f5 Rg2 78. e5 Rd2 79. e6 Rxd5
80. e7 Rd6+ 81. Kf7 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch m1-2"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1997.05.23"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Vaulin, Alexander"]
[Black "Shcherbakov, Ruslan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "156"]
[EventDate "1997.05.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. d4 dxc4 4. Bg2 c5 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qxc4 Bc6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8.
O-O Ngf6 9. Nc3 Rc8 10. Be3 b5 11. Qd3 b4 12. Nb1 c4 13. Qc2 Be7 14. Bg5 Be4
15. Qa4 O-O 16. Nbd2 Bc6 17. Qc2 Nb6 18. Rac1 Ba4 19. Qb1 c3 20. Nb3 Bb5 21.
Rfe1 Na4 22. bxc3 Nxc3 23. Qb2 Qb6 24. e4 h6 25. Bxf6 Bxf6 26. Bf1 Bxf1 27.
Kxf1 Qa6+ 28. Kg2 Qxa2 29. Qxa2 Nxa2 30. Ra1 Rc2 31. e5 Bd8 32. d5 Rb2 33. Nfd4
Nc3 34. Rxa7 Nxd5 35. Re2 Rxe2 36. Nxe2 Bc7 37. Nf4 Bxe5 38. Nxd5 exd5 39. Rd7
Bc3 40. Rxd5 Ra8 41. Na5 Rb8 42. Nb3 g6 43. g4 Re8 44. Kf3 Kg7 45. Rb5 Re5 46.
Rb7 h5 47. h3 h4 48. Nc1 Rd5 49. Ne2 Rd3+ 50. Kg2 Bd2 51. Ng1 b3 52. Nf3 Bf4
53. Rb4 Bc1 54. Ne5 Rd5 55. Nxg6 fxg6 56. Rxb3 g5 {[#] Bauern auf einem Flügel,
festungsähnliche weiße Position wird durch Zugzwang und Figurenopfer auf f2
mit nachfolgender Opposition f2/f4 gewonnen.} 57. Rc3 Bf4 58. Rb3 Kf6 59. Kf3
Rd6 60. Ra3 Rb6 61. Rc3 Be5 62. Ra3 Ke6 63. Rd3 Rb4 64. Kg2 Rf4 65. Ra3 Bd4 66.
Ra6+ Kd5 67. Ra5+ Bc5 68. Ra2 Rf7 69. Re2 Bd4 70. Ra2 Ke4 71. Re2+ Kd3 72. Ra2
Rf8 {[#] Zugzwang!} 73. Kg1 (73. Kf1 Rb8 74. Ra3+ Ke4 75. Kg2 Rb2 76. Rf3 Rxf2+
$19) (73. Ra3+ Ke4 74. Ra2 Rxf2+ $19) 73... Rf3 $2 (73... Rxf2 74. Rxf2 Ke4 75.
Kg2 Bxf2 76. Kxf2 Kf4 $19 {Opposition}) 74. Kg2 Rf7 75. Ra3+ Ke4 76. f3+ Kd5 {
[%cal Rf7b7,Rb7b2]} 77. Ra5+ Bc5 78. Ra4 Be3 0-1

[Event "UKR-ch"]
[Site "Ordzhonikidze"]
[Date "2001.09.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Moiseenko, Alexander"]
[Black "Berelowitsch, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2513"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2001.09.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8.
dxc5 Bxc5 9. Bg5 d4 10. Nbd2 h6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Ne4 Qe7 13. Nxc5 Qxc5 14. Nd2
O-O 15. Nb3 Qe5 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. Qxd4 Qxe2 18. Rfe1 Qb5 19. Re5 Qb6 20. Nc5
Bh3 21. Rae1 Qd8 22. Qf4 Rb8 23. b3 a5 24. a3 Qd6 25. g4 Rbe8 26. f3 h5 27.
gxh5 Rxe5 28. Qxe5 Qd2 29. Qg3 Qd4+ 30. Qf2 Qf4 31. Ne4 Be6 32. Qe3 Qh4 33. Kh1
Bd5 34. Rc1 Bxe4 35. Qxe4 Qxh5 36. Qxc6 g6 37. Rd1 Rb8 38. Qc3 Re8 39. Qd3 Qc5
40. a4 Rb8 41. Kg2 Qg5+ 42. Kh1 Re8 43. Rg1 Qf6 44. Rc1 Qh4 45. Qd2 Qh3 46. Qf2
Re5 47. Rd1 Re8 48. Qg2 Qf5 49. Qf2 Qf6 50. Rd4 Re5 51. Kg2 Qe7 52. Re4 Rxe4
53. fxe4 Qxe4+ 54. Qf3 Qxf3+ 55. Kxf3 {[#] Schlechte Bauernstruktur:
rückständiger Bauer} Kf8 56. b4 $6 (56. Ke4 $1 Ke7 (56... f5+ 57. Kd3 Ke7 (
57... g5 $2 58. b4 $1) 58. h4 Kd6 59. Kc4 Ke5 60. b4 axb4 61. Kxb4 Kd6 62. Kc4
Kc6 63. Kd4 Kb6 64. Ke5 Ka5 65. h5 $11) 57. Kd5 g5 (57... f5 58. h4 $11) 58.
Kc5 $11 {wegen b4}) 56... axb4 57. a5 {Jetzt gibt es ein einfaches
Freibauernrennen mit anschließendem Damenendspiel "1-2 auf einem Flügel", das
nicht ausgespielt wurde und auch nicht unser Thema ist.} (57. Ke3 Ke7 58. Kd4
f5 59. Kc4 f4 $19) 57... b3 58. a6 b2 59. a7 b1=Q 60. a8=Q+ Kg7 61. Kg2 Qc2+
62. Kg3 Qd3+ 63. Kg2 Qe2+ 64. Kg3 Qe3+ 65. Kg2 g5 66. Qd5 Kg6 67. Qd6+ Kh5 68.
Qf6 0-1

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Seattle"]
[Date "2002.01.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Black "Lapshun, Yury"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2644"]
[BlackElo "2384"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2002.01.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. O-O Be7 7. Nbd2 c5 8. cxd5
exd5 9. b3 O-O 10. Bb2 b6 11. Rc1 Bb7 12. Qc2 Rc8 13. Qb1 Rc7 14. dxc5 bxc5 15.
e4 dxe4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 Bf6 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. Qc4 Re8 21.
Rfe1 Rxe1+ 22. Nxe1 Qd2 23. Qd3 Qxd3 24. Nxd3 Nd7 25. Kf1 Kf8 26. Ke2 Ke7 27.
Nb2 Nb6 28. Nc4 Nd5 29. Ne3 Nxe3 30. Kxe3 Rc6 31. h4 Re6+ 32. Kd3 Rd6+ 33. Kc3
Re6 34. Rc2 Kd6 35. Kd3 Rf6 36. f3 Rf4 37. Rc4 Rxc4 38. Kxc4 {[#] Nicht
ausreichender weißer Raumvorteil. Wegen der Möglichkeit a6 kann Schwarz nie in
Zugzwang kommen, so dass der König stets zwischen c6 und d6 pendeln kann.} Kc6
39. g4 h6 40. h5 (40. g5 h5 41. f4 g6 42. a3 a6 $11) 40... g5 41. a4 (41. hxg6
fxg6 42. f4 Kd6 43. Kd3 h5 44. f5 hxg4 45. fxg6 $11) (41. f4 f6 42. f5 a6 $11)
(41. a3 f6 42. a4 a6 $11) 41... f6 42. b4 cxb4 43. Kxb4 Kb6 44. Kc4 Ka5 45. Kb3
Ka6 46. Kb4 Kb6 47. Kc4 Ka5 48. Kb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Balatonbereny GM"]
[Site "Balatonbereny"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Dao, Thien Hai"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1996.06.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Qc2 Nd7 5. g3 Bd6 6. Bg2 Ne7 7. O-O O-O 8. e4
dxc4 9. Qxc4 e5 10. Qe2 exd4 11. Nxd4 Ne5 12. Rd1 Qc7 13. h3 Bc5 14. Nc3 b5 15.
Be3 Qb6 16. a4 Nc4 17. a5 Qa6 18. Ne6 Bxe6 19. Bxc5 Rfe8 20. f4 b4 21. Bxb4 Qb7
22. Bxe7 Qxe7 23. f5 Qc5+ 24. Qf2 Qxf2+ 25. Kxf2 Bc8 26. b3 Ne5 27. b4 Rb8 28.
Rab1 Kf8 29. Na4 Ba6 30. Nc5 Bb5 31. Rd4 Red8 32. Rbd1 Rxd4 33. Rxd4 Ke7 34.
Bf1 Bc4 35. Rxc4 Nxc4 36. Bxc4 {[#] fehelendes Zusammenspiel zwischen L+S;
besser Aufgabe von b4 und e4, damit der S nicht am Rand verhungert.} Rxb4 37.
Bd3 (37. Be2 $142 Kd6 38. Nd3 Rxe4 39. a6 c5 $17) 37... Kd6 38. Na6 Ra4 39. Ke3
f6 40. g4 c5 41. Nb8 Rxa5 42. e5+ fxe5 43. g5 Ra3 44. Kd2 Ra4 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.22"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Zlotnik, Boris A"]
[Black "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2423"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2002.09.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Reverte Albox"]
[BlackTeam "Norilsk Nikel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. d4 c6 4. Qc2 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Nf6 6. g3 b5 7. Qc2 Bb7 8. Bg2
Nbd7 9. O-O c5 10. Bg5 Rc8 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Qb3 a6 13. Nfd2 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Be7
15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. a4 b4 17. Rd1 Qc7 18. Nf3 O-O 19. Nbd2 g6 20. Rac1 Qxc1 21.
Rxc1 Rxc1 22. Qd3 Ra8 23. Nd4 Rc7 24. N2f3 Bf8 25. Qb3 Re8 26. Qd3 Ra8 27. Qb3
Re8 28. Qd3 e5 29. Qxa6 exd4 30. Qxf6 Rxe2 31. a5 Rxb2 32. Nxd4 Ra2 33. Qb6 Rd7
34. Nb3 Ra3 35. Qb5 Rc7 36. Qb6 Rd7 37. Qb5 Rc7 38. Qb6 Rc8 39. Nd4 Ra2 40. Ne6
b3 41. Nxf8 Rxf8 42. Qxb3 Rxa5 {[#] Schwarz bemüht sich um einen Doppelangriff
gegen einen der weißen Bauern und sollte dennoch nicht über ein Remis hinaus
kommen.} 43. g4 h5 44. h3 hxg4 45. hxg4 Re8 46. Kg3 Rae5 47. Qb6 Rd5 48. Qb7
Rd3+ 49. Kg2 Red8 50. Qe7 Rc8 51. Qe4 Rd2 52. Kg3 Rc3+ 53. f3 Rdd3 54. g5 Rd8 (
54... Rxf3+ 55. Qxf3 Rxf3+ 56. Kxf3 Kf8 57. Ke4 Ke8 58. Kd4 $11) 55. Qe5 Rcd3
56. Qe7 R8d5 57. Kg4 R3d4+ $15 {Aufgabe?! Es folgt f4 ebenso wie bei} (57...
Rf5 58. f4 $15) 0-1

[Event "IND-ch"]
[Site "Mumbai"]
[Date "2003.01.27"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Kunte, Abhijit"]
[Black "Arvind, Shastry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2507"]
[BlackElo "2330"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2003.01.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ c6 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qc2 Bb7 8. d4
Nbd7 9. a4 a6 10. O-O c5 11. Bg5 Rc8 12. axb5 axb5 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. Qb3 Qb6
15. Nc3 b4 16. Na4 Qb5 17. Nxc5 Bxc5 18. dxc5 Qxc5 19. Ra4 Nd5 20. Ne5 Qc7 21.
Nd3 O-O 22. Nxb4 Nxb4 23. Bxb7 Qxb7 24. Rxb4 Qa6 25. Qd3 Qxd3 26. exd3 Rb8 27.
Rxb8 Rxb8 28. Rb1 Rb3 29. Kf1 Rxd3 {Der Freibauer wird von hinten unterstützt
bei 3-4 Bauern am Königsflügel.} 30. b4 Rd7 31. Ke2 Kf8 32. Rd1 Rc7 (32... Rb7
$142 {und dann Königsannäherung}) 33. Kd3 Ke7 34. Ra1 Kd6 35. Ra6+ Kd5 36. Ra5+
Kd6 37. Kd4 Rc2 38. Ra6+ Ke7 39. Ra7+ Kf6 40. b5 Rxf2 41. b6 Rxh2 42. Ra4 (42.
b7 $142 Rb2 43. Kc5 h5 44. Kc6 Rc2+ (44... g5 $2 45. Ra5 $1 {[%cal Ya5h5]}) 45.
Kb6 Rb2+ 46. Kc7 Rc2+ 47. Kb8 g5 48. Ka8 Rb2 49. b8=Q Rxb8+ 50. Kxb8 Kf5 51.
Ra4 e5 52. Kc7 e4 53. Kd6 h4 (53... e3 $2 54. Kd5 $1 {[%cal Ra4e4]}) 54. gxh4
gxh4 55. Kd5 h3 56. Rxe4 Kg5 $11) 42... Rb2 43. Kc5 Ke7 44. Ra7+ Kf6 45. Ra5
Ke7 46. Rb5 $2 (46. Ra7+ $11) 46... Rc2+ 47. Kd4 Rd2+ 48. Kc5 $2 (48. Kc4 Rc2+
49. Kd4 $11) 48... Rc2+ (48... Kd7 $1 $17 {[%cal Rd2d5]}) 49. Kb4 Rb2+ (49...
Kd7 $1 {[%cal Rc2b2]}) 50. Kc4 Rc2+ 51. Kb4 Rc8 $2 52. b7 {Remis ?!?} (52. b7
Rb8 53. Kc5 {und hier kann wegen der starken Turmstellung nur noch Weiß
gewinnen. Z.B.} f5 54. Kc6 Kf6 55. Kc7 Rxb7+ 56. Rxb7 g5 57. Kd6 h5 58. Rh7 $18
) 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch KO"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1999.12.17"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Shchekachev, Andrei"]
[Black "Poluljahov, Aleksandr"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2554"]
[Annotator "Huebner,R"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1999.12.04"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 e6 4. Qb3 Nf6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. Qxc4 Be7 7. e3 b6 8. Qc2
Bb7 9. Nc3 Nbd7 10. Rd1 Rc8 11. Be2 Nd5 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. O-O O-O
15. Qa4 a5 16. a3 Ra8 17. Rc1 Qd6 18. Rfd1 Rfc8 19. Bd3 g6 20. e4 dxe4 21. Bxe4
Rc7 22. Qb3 a4 23. Qc4 Nf6 24. Bb1 Nd5 25. Ba2 (25. Re1 {sieht plausibler aus;}
c5 26. Rcd1 {ist nicht gefährlich für Weiß.}) 25... Ba6 26. Qxa4 (26. Qc2 {
war verständiger. Nach} Nf4 27. Rd2 Re8 28. Ne5 {dürfte die Stellung in etwa
ausgeglichen sein.}) 26... Nf4 27. Rd2 Nxg2 28. Qb4 $2 (28. Ne5 Nh4 29. Rc3 {
mußte versucht werden.}) 28... Qxb4 29. axb4 Nf4 30. Ne5 $6 (30. Kh1 {vermied
den Verlust größerer Einheiten, doch ist die Lage des Weißen nach} Nd3 31. Rc3
Nxb4 {nicht beneidenswert.}) 30... Ne2+ 31. Rxe2 Bxe2 32. Bd5 Rd8 33. Bxc6 Rxd4
34. Re1 Rd1 $2 (34... Rxc6 {beendet die Partie.}) 35. Rxd1 Bxd1 36. b5 Be2 (
36... Ra7 {nebst Ta7-a2 genügt ohne weiteres zum Gewinn, doch verdirbt der
Textzug nichts.}) 37. Nd7 Kg7 (37... Ra7 {ist einfacher; auf} 38. Nxb6 {folgt}
Bxb5) 38. f4 Ra7 39. Kf2 Bc4 40. Ke3 Ra4 $2 {Schwarz verfällt in Panik.} (40...
Ra2 41. Kd4 Be6 42. Nxb6 Rxb2 {müßte immer noch siegverheißend sein.}) 41. Nxb6
Rb4 42. Nxc4 Rxc4 43. Kd3 Rxf4 44. b6 Rb4 45. b7 Rxb2 46. Kc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "POL-ch 57th"]
[Site "Plock"]
[Date "2000.05.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Markowski, Tomasz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2531"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2000.04.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 e6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Qa4+ c6 5. Qxc4 Nf6 6. Bg5 b5 7. Qc2 Bb7 8. e4
Nbd7 9. Nbd2 Qb6 (9... a6 10. Be2 (10. a4 Rc8 11. Be2 c5 12. d5 exd5 13. e5 h6
14. Bh4 g5 15. Bg3 Ne4 16. axb5 Nxg3 17. hxg3 Bg7 18. bxa6 Ba8 19. Bb5 $16 {
1-0 Kochyev,A-Rusanov,M/St.Petersburg (Russia) 1999 (37)}) 10... c5 11. d5 exd5
12. e5 h6 13. Bh4 g5 14. Bg3 Ne4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Nd2 h5 17. h4 e3 18. fxe3
Bxg2 19. Rh2 Bd5 20. O-O-O Qa5 21. Bf3 Qxa2 22. Bxd5 Qxd5 23. Ne4 $40 {1-0
Yevseev,D-Mehyo,A/Pardubice CZE 2000/ (42)}) (9... h6 10. Bxf6 (10. Bh4 Qb6 11.
Qb3 g5 12. Bg3 g4 13. Ne5 Qxd4 14. Nxd7 Nxd7 15. O-O-O Qb4 16. Qc2 Qc5 $15 {
0-1 Sharavdorj,D-Dao Thien Hai/Shenyang CHN 1999 (47)}) 10... Qxf6 11. e5 Qd8
12. Bd3 Qb6 13. a4 a6 14. O-O Be7 15. Be4 O-O 16. Nb3 Rac8 17. a5 Qa7 $132 {
1-0 Grooten,H-Van der Werf,M/NED-sf Rotterdam 2000 (63)}) 10. a4 a6 (10... Bb4
$5 11. Bd3 h6 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. O-O Nd7 14. Nb3 bxa4 15. Rxa4 O-O 16. Rc1 c5
$15 {0-1 Kuzmin,A-Kharlov,A/Dubai UAE 2000 (46)}) 11. Be2 c5 (11... Bb4 12. O-O
h6 13. Be3 O-O (13... Ng4 14. Bf4 O-O {[%cal Yc6c5]} 15. e5 $1 $16 {[%csl Rg4]}
) 14. Nb3 Ng4 15. Bd2 bxa4 16. Rxa4 c5 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Nxc5 Nxc5 19. Rb4 $14)
12. axb5 axb5 13. Rxa8+ Bxa8 14. O-O Bb7 15. Rc1 $32 h6 (15... Be7 $2 16. e5
$18) 16. Be3 Ng4 (16... cxd4 17. Bxd4 (17. Nxd4 Bc5 18. Bxb5 $5 (18. N2b3 $1
Bxe4 19. Qd2 $16 {[%cal Ge3b6]}) 18... Bxd4 19. Nc4 Qc5 (19... Qa7 20. Bxd7+
Nxd7 21. Nd6+ Ke7 22. Bxd4 (22. Nb5 Qc5 23. Qxc5+ Bxc5 24. Bxc5+ Nxc5 25. Rxc5
Bxe4 $11) 22... Qxd4 23. Nxb7 $16) 20. b4 Qxb4 (20... Qa7 21. Nd6+ Ke7 22. Bxd4
Qxd4 23. Nxb7 Qxb4 24. Qd1 $1 {[%cal Gc1c7]} Ra8 25. Bxd7 Nxd7 26. Rc7 Qb5 27.
h3 $18) 21. Bxd4 O-O 22. Bxd7 Nxd7 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Rb1 Bxe4 25. Qxe4 Nf6 26.
Qc2 Qc5 $11) 17... Qa5 18. Qc7 $16) (16... c4 17. b3 $1 cxb3 18. Qxb3 Nxe4 19.
Nxe4 Bxe4 20. Bxb5 $18) 17. dxc5 Nxe3 18. cxb6 Nxc2 19. Rxc2 $16 Bd6 20. Bxb5
Ke7 21. Bxd7 (21. Nc4 Bxe4 22. Rd2 Bd5 23. Nxd6 Kxd6 24. Bxd7 Kxd7 25. Ne5+ Kc8
(25... Ke7 26. Rxd5 exd5 27. b7 $18) 26. Nxf7 Rf8 27. Nd6+ Kd7 28. Nb5 Rb8 29.
Nc7 Kd6 $16) 21... Kxd7 22. e5 Bb8 23. Kf1 g5 24. h3 Rg8 25. g4 Bd5 26. Ke2 Ke7
27. Nc4 Rc8 28. Ne3 Rxc2+ 29. Nxc2 Kd7 (29... Bxf3+ 30. Kxf3 Bxe5 31. Ke4 Bd6
32. Nd4 Kd7 33. Nf3 $18 {[%cal Gf3e5]}) 30. Nb4 Bb7 31. Ke3 Kc8 32. Nd3 $1 {
[%cal Gd3c5]} Bxf3 33. Kxf3 Kb7 34. Ke4 Kxb6 35. b3 {The winning plan of the
White contains some steps.The first step is creating barrier against black
king by pawn b3 andNd3.} Bc7 36. Nb2 Kc6 37. Nd3 Bd8 38. f4 {The second step
is move f4 forming in black position weakness on h6.} gxf4 39. Nxf4 Be7 40. Nh5
{[%csl Rf7,Rh6][%cal Gh5f6,Gf6g8,Yf6e8,Ye8d6] The next step is improving
position of Nf4.} Bh4 41. Nf6 Be1 42. Ng8 Bd2 43. h4 Kd7 44. h5 $1 {Now White
are ready to create passed pawn "h".} Kc6 45. Nf6 {[%cal Gf6e8,Ge8d6]} Bb4 46.
g5 $1 hxg5 47. h6 Bf8 48. h7 Bg7 49. Ne8 $1 Bh8 50. Nd6 f5+ 51. Kd4 g4 52. Nf7
Bg7 53. h8=Q Bxh8 54. Nxh8 Kb5 55. Ng6 (55. Ng6 Kb4 56. Nf4 g3 57. Ke3 $18) 1-0

[Event "Mondariz zt 1.1"]
[Site "Mondariz"]
[Date "2000.09.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Efimov, Igor"]
[Black "Narciso Dublan, Marc"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2507"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2000.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Be7 5. Bd3 dxc4 6. Bxc4 c5 7. O-O O-O 8. Qe2
cxd4 9. Rd1 Nc6 10. exd4 Na5 11. Bd3 b6 12. Nc3 Bb7 13. Bg5 Rc8 14. Rac1 h6 15.
Bf4 (15. Bh4 $142) 15... Nd5 16. Bd2 (16. Qe4 Nf6 17. Qe2 $11) 16... Nxc3 17.
bxc3 Ba3 18. Rb1 (18. Rc2 Qd5 19. c4 Qh5 20. c5 bxc5 21. Bxa5 c4 $1 22. Ne5
$140 cxd3 $1 23. Qxh5 dxc2 24. Bd2 cxd1=Q+ 25. Qxd1 Rfd8 $17) 18... Qe7 (18...
Qd5 $5 {[%cal Ya5c4]} 19. Rb5 Qxa2 20. Rh5 (20. Bb1 Qc4 21. Bd3 Qc6 22. Rh5 Nc4
$17) (20. Ne5 Ba6 21. Qg4 f5 22. Qg3 Bxb5 23. Bxh6 Rc7 24. Bxb5 Qc2 $17) 20...
Nc4 21. Bb1 Bxf3 22. gxf3 Qb3 $17) 19. Ne5 Bd6 20. f4 (20. Qg4 $5 Kh8 21. Qh5
$36) 20... Rfd8 21. Rf1 Rc7 22. Rbe1 (22. f5 exf5 23. Bxf5 (23. Rxf5 $2 f6 24.
Ng6 Qxe2 25. Bxe2 Be4 $19) 23... Bxe5 (23... f6 24. Qg4 Bxe5 25. Bxh6 $40) 24.
dxe5 Ba6 $1 25. Qxa6 Rxd2 $17) 22... Bd5 23. Qh5 (23. f5 $1 Bxe5 (23... exf5
24. Qh5 $1 (24. Bxf5 Bxe5 25. Qxe5 Qxe5 26. Rxe5 Nc4 $17) (24. Rxf5 f6 25. Ng4
Qxe2 26. Rxe2 Bc4 $15) 24... Bxe5 (24... Be6 25. Bxf5 $36) 25. Rxe5 Qd7 26.
Bxf5 Qc6 $132 {[%cal Ya5c4,Yc6g2]}) 24. Qxe5 Nc4 25. Bxc4 (25. Qg3 Nxd2 26. f6
Qf8 27. Qxc7 Nxf1 28. Rxf1 Rc8 29. Qg3 $36) 25... Bxc4 26. f6 Qd6 $14 27. Rf3 (
27. Qxd6 Rxd6 28. Bf4 Bxf1 29. Bxd6 Rd7 30. Be5 gxf6 $11) 27... Qxe5 28. Rxe5
Bxa2 29. Rg3 g6 30. Bxh6 Rdc8 31. Ree3 $40 {[%cal Gh6g7,Gg3h3,Gh3h8]}) 23... f5
$1 24. g4 $1 Bxe5 $1 25. fxe5 (25. Rxe5 Nc4 26. Bxc4 (26. Re2 Nxd2 27. Rxd2
Rxc3 $17) 26... Bxc4 27. Rfe1 Qf7 $15) 25... Bc4 $1 26. Bb1 $2 (26. Bxc4 $1
Nxc4 27. Bc1 (27. Bxh6 gxh6 28. Qg6+ Qg7 29. Qxe6+ Kh8 30. Qxf5 $44) 27... Qf7
(27... fxg4 28. Qxg4 (28. Re4 Rf8 29. Rxf8+ Qxf8 30. Qxg4 Qf5 31. Bxh6 Rf7 $44)
28... Kh7 29. Re2 $40 {[%cal Ge2g2]}) 28. Qh4 (28. Qxf7+ Rxf7 29. gxf5 Rxf5 30.
Rxf5 exf5 31. e6 g5 32. h4 f4 $132) 28... Rd5 29. gxf5 exf5 30. e6 $36) 26...
Bxf1 27. Rxf1 Nc4 28. Bc1 (28. Bxh6 gxh6 29. Qg6+ Qg7 30. Qxe6+ Kh8 $19) 28...
Nxe5 $1 29. gxf5 (29. dxe5 Qc5+ (29... Rxc3 30. Bxh6) 30. Kg2 Qd5+ (30... Qxe5)
31. Kg1 Rxc3 32. Bxh6 Rf3 $1 33. Re1 (33. Rxf3 Qxf3 34. Bc2 Rd4 35. h3) 33...
Qc5+ 34. Kh1 Qa5 35. Qh4 Qd5 36. Kg1 gxh6 37. Qxh6) 29... Rxc3 (29... Nd7 $1
30. fxe6 (30. Qg6 e5 (30... Nf8 31. Qg3 exf5 32. Bxh6 Rdc8 33. Bd2) 31. Bxh6
exd4 32. cxd4 Nf6 $17) 30... Qxe6 31. Bf5 Qc6 32. Bg5 Rf8 $17) 30. fxe6 (30. f6
$1 gxf6 (30... Qc7 31. Bd2) 31. dxe5 Qc5+ 32. Kg2 Qc6+ $11) 30... Nf3+ $1 31.
Kh1 Qxe6 $19 32. Bg6 Qe2 33. Qh3 Nh4 34. Bf7+ Kh8 35. Bh5 Qxh5 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess 3rd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2015.06.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[Annotator "Illingworth,M"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2015.06.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 $5 {[%cal Yd2d4] It is hard to 'outbook' Caruana
these days, so Aronian doesn't try to, preferring modest play to get some
strategic middlegame. It worked in that Caruana at least started to think a
little from here.} (3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. d4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 g6 7. Bf4 {
1-0 (58) Aronian,L (2812)-Caruana,F (2782) Wijk aan Zee 2014 CBM 159 
[Krasenkow,M]}) 3... e6 (3... d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 {looks quite critical, when
White could transpose to normal Symmetrical lines with Nc3, but there are
alternatives such as} 5. Bc4 $5 (5. d4 $5 cxd4 6. Bc4 $5 $146 Nb6 7. Bb3 Nc6 8.
exd4 {provides an unusual IQP position, when Black shouldn't get too ambitious,
e.g.} Bf5 9. d5 Nb4 10. O-O N4xd5 11. a4 (11. Nd4 Bxb1 $1 12. Rxb1 e6 $11)
11... a5 12. Nd4 {[%csl Yb5]} Bg6 13. Bg5 f6 14. Bd2 e5 15. Ne6 Qd7 16. Nxf8
Kxf8 17. Qf3 $44 {[%csl Rf8][%cal Yb3g8,Yf1d1,Yb1c3] and with the bishop pair,
better development and a weak enemy king for the pawn, I'd prefer White's
chances.}) 5... e6 (5... Nb6 6. Bb3 c4 $5 7. Bxc4 Nxc4 8. Qa4+ Nc6 9. Qxc4 e5
10. Nc3 Bd6 11. O-O O-O 12. d4 exd4 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Qc7 {[%csl Ra1,Rc1,
Yc8,Yd6] gives Black reasonable Marshall-style compensation for the pawn, but
this won't be to everyone's liking.}) 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. exd4 O-O 9. Nc3
Nc6 {transposing to a line of the Panov-Botvinnik Attack.}) (3... g6 $5 4. Nc3
Bg7 5. d4 (5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O d5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Qb3 {is another option, with a
possible transposition to a Symmetrical English line after} Nxc3 9. bxc3 Nc6
10. d4) 5... cxd4 6. exd4 d5 {transposes to a nice reversed colours Tarrasch ,
when trying to be creative with} 7. Bg5 O-O 8. Bxf6 Bxf6 9. cxd5 {sees Black
obtain full compensation after} e6 $5) (3... Nc6 4. Nc3 (4. d4 cxd4 5. exd4 d5
6. Nc3 Bg4 {is a major variation of the Panov-Botvinnik, known to be fine for
Black.}) 4... e6 (4... e5 5. d4 {transposes to a very serious line of the
Symmetrical with 2...Nc6 3.Nc3 e5.}) 5. d4 d5 {would be one way to transpose
to the Semi-Tarrasch while avoiding Aronian's 5.cxd5/6.Bb5 system played in
the game.}) 4. d4 {Once again play is quite likely to transpose to another
opening from here.} d5 (4... cxd4 5. exd4 d5 6. Nc3 {for example transposes to
the Panov-Botvinnik main lines.} (6. a3 $5 {is an interesting fresh try, but
Black should be fine after} Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. c5 {[%csl Ya3][%cal Yb2b4]} Ne4
9. Qc2 f5 10. b4 Bf6 11. Bd3 Nc6 $11 {1-0 (38) Iturrizaga Bonelli,E (2603)
-Peralta,F (2601) Arinsal 2011})) (4... a6 $5 {is an interesting move order
device for trying to avoid the 5.cxd5 variation.} 5. a3 $5 {White can also
play the waiting game!} (5. Nc3 d5 {[%cal Rf1b5] is Black's point.}) 5... d5 (
5... b6 $5 {would be a curious response, with the point that the standard
answer to ...b6 (d4-d5) would now allow Black to play ...b5, e.g.} 6. d5 exd5
7. cxd5 b5 8. Nc3 d6 9. e4 g6 10. h3 Bg7 11. Bd3 O-O 12. O-O {and we
transposed to a line of the Modern Benoni.}) 6. dxc5 Bxc5 7. b4 Be7 8. Bb2 O-O
9. Nbd2 {and while it would be a stretch to claim White is better, his
position is quite harmonious, in the style of the Meran.}) 5. cxd5 {This is a
very safe system I played twice in 2009.} (5. Nc3 Nc6 6. a3 {is what Aronian
had opted for in a few previous games, e.g.} a6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. b4 Ba7 9. Bb2
O-O 10. Qc2 Qe7 11. Rd1 Rd8 12. Be2 d4 13. exd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Bxd4 15. O-O e5
16. Na4 {1-0 (59) Aronian,L (2808)-Anand,V (2817) Monte Carlo 2011 CBM 142 
[Marin,M]}) 5... exd5 6. Bb5+ Bd7 (6... Nbd7 {is the engine's suggestion, but
it feels a bit unnatural to block the bishop in and after} 7. Nc3 a6 8. Be2 Be7
9. O-O O-O 10. b3 $5 b5 11. dxc5 Nxc5 12. Bb2 {I'd find it easier to play
White, though objectively it must be equal after} Bb7 $11) (6... Nc6 7. O-O Bd6
{is more combative, but again White has a harmonious setup after} 8. dxc5 Bxc5
9. b3 O-O 10. Bb2 {[%csl Yd4]} Bg4 11. Bxc6 (11. h3 $6 Bh5 {[%cal Gh5g6,Gb5c6,
Gb7c6] only helps Black in my view; White will usually take on c6 in such
positions, and then ...Bh5-g6 will be a very standard plan.}) 11... bxc6 12.
Nbd2 {1-0 (65) Zhou,J (2578)-Adhiban,B (2646) Hyderabad 2015} Rc8 13. Qc2 Nd7
14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. Qxc5 Nd3 16. Qd4 Nxb2 17. Qxg4 c5 {[%cal Gb2d3] and the
position is equal.}) 7. Bxd7+ Nbxd7 8. dxc5 Nxc5 (8... Bxc5 9. O-O O-O 10. Nc3
Nb6 11. b3 $14 {[%csl Rb6][%cal Yb3c4] leaves the b6-knight sorely misplaced.})
9. O-O Be7 (9... Bd6 {is playable, but after} 10. Bd2 (10. b3 O-O 11. Bb2 {
is more conventional.}) 10... O-O 11. Bc3 Nfe4 12. Bd4 {White has scored well
in practice, though Black is not objectively worse after} Rc8 13. Nc3 Ne6 $11)
10. Nc3 {Aronian was also beginning to think at this point.} ({Also quite a
valid approach is} 10. Bd2 O-O 11. Bc3 (11. Bb4 Nce4 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 $11) 11...
Nfe4 12. Bd4 Ne6 (12... Rc8 $142 13. Nc3 Nxc3 14. Bxc3 Ne4 $11) 13. Nc3 Nxd4
14. Nxd4 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Qd7 16. Qb3 Rac8 17. Rfd1 Rc5 18. Rd3 $14 {[%csl Rd5]
[%cal Ya1d1,Yd4e2,Ye2f4] ½-½ (31) Hirneise,T (2440)-Nisipeanu,L (2674)
Germany 2013, was close to equal, but clearly White is pressing.}) 10... O-O
11. b3 Nce4 {Black's most common and natural move.} (11... Qa5 $6 {1/2-1/2 (55)
Illingworth,M (2250)-Mastrovasilis,D (2580) Queenstown 2009} 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13.
Qxd5 Rfd8 14. Qc4 b5 15. Qc2 Rac8 16. Qb1 $1 {doesn't give Black a lot for the
pawn.}) (11... Rc8 12. Bb2 Re8 13. Ne2 Qa5 14. a3 Qb5 15. Nfd4 Qd7 16. Rc1 Bd6
17. Nf4 Bxf4 (17... Be5 $5) 18. exf4 $14 {[%csl Yd4][%cal Yf2f3,Yd1d2,Yb3b4,
Yf4f5] also gives White room to press for some time.}) 12. Ne2 (12. Bb2 Qa5 ({
or} 12... Rc8 13. Ne2) 13. Ne2 {transposes to the game.}) 12... Qa5 (12... Rc8
13. Bb2 Re8 14. Rc1 Qa5 {1/2-1/2 (41) Javakhishvili,L (2475)-Zhukova,N (2427)
Porto Carras 2011} 15. a4 $5 Bb4 16. h3 $14 {[%cal Ye2f4,Yf3d4] is more
pleasant for White on account of his superior structure.}) 13. Bb2 Ba3 {
In general Black wants to avoid exchanging minor pieces when saddled with the
IQP.} (13... Rfe8 14. Nfd4 Bd6 15. f3 Nc5 16. Nf5 Be5 17. Ned4 $14 {[%csl Rc5,
Yd4,Yf5,Rf6][%cal Yf5e3] is White's dream position; Black's knights don't have
any good squares and White can steadily build up the pressure against and
around the IQP.}) ({The most common} 13... Rac8 {should be met with} 14. Nfd4
$1 Ba3 15. Bxa3 Qxa3 16. f3 Ng5 17. Qd2 Ne6 18. Rac1 Nxd4 19. Nxd4 a6 20. Rc3
$1 Rxc3 21. Qxc3 $14 {[%csl Rd5,Rf6][%cal Yc3c8] ½-½ (34) Khenkin,I (2595)
-Luther,T (2569) Osterburg 2006, and White had a very stable advantage.}) 14.
Bxa3 Qxa3 15. Qc1 $1 {Here the queen exchange makes sense as if Black takes,
White will get pressure down the open file.} (15. Nf4 Nc3 16. Qd2 Rfc8 17. Nd4
{is also better for White, but there's no real need to allow the knight to c3,
even if it doesn't threaten anything from there.}) 15... Qa6 {Caruana spent
some time on this move, although the choice of queen retreat doesn't alter the
stable nature of the position.} (15... Qxc1 $6 16. Raxc1 Rac8 17. Nfd4 $16 {
[%cal Yd4f5,Yf5e7,Gf2f3,Gf5d6] gives White ideas of Nf5 and Nf4 to harass
Black.}) ({A model game for White went} 15... Qd6 16. Qb2 Rac8 17. h3 (17. Nf4
$5) 17... Rc5 18. Rac1 Rfc8 19. Nfd4 Qd7 (19... g6 $142 {was a preferable way
to cover the f5-square, but White is still clearly for choice.}) 20. Rxc5 Rxc5
21. Rc1 Qc8 22. Rxc5 Qxc5 23. f3 Nd6 24. Kf2 $16 {[%cal Ye2f4,Yg2g4,Yh3h4] 1-0
(37) Tregubov,P (2599)-Grishchenko,S (2498) Sochi 2012, and White had an ideal
position.}) 16. Qb2 Rac8 17. Nfd4 Rc7 {We've already seen from the
illustrative games that the exchange of rooks doesn't really improve Black's
drawing chances here (contrary to the majority of IQP positions), so} (17...
Nc5 $5 {readying ...Nd3 was a worthy alternative. Even so, White is definitely
better after} 18. Rad1 g6 (18... Nd3 $2 19. Qd2) 19. Nf4 $36 {and Black had to
slightly weaken his king to prevent Nf5. White has full control of the
position.}) 18. Rac1 {The most natural move by far.} (18. f3 Nc5 {[%cal Rc5d3]
makes it harder to challenge for the c-file, although} 19. Qd2 $1 {is
naturally still promising for White.}) (18. a4 $5 {[%cal Yd4b5,Rb5a7] is
suggested by the computers to prepare Nb5, however it's quite abstract to put
this long-term pressure on a7.}) 18... Rfc8 $6 (18... Nc5 {makes sense given
the position of White's major pieces. Then} 19. Qa1 Rfc8 20. h3 Nd3 21. Rxc7
Rxc7 22. Rd1 {would be a natural way to improve White's position.}) 19. a4 {
White wants to make Black trade rooks, but} (19. Rxc7 $142 Rxc7 20. Rc1 {
à la Tregubov would be my slight preference. The difference to the game is
that after} Qb6 21. Rxc7 Qxc7 22. f3 Nd6 23. Nf4 {[%csl Ya2,Yb3][%cal Yh2h4,
Yg2g4] White doesn't have to fear counterplay against b3 as in the game. Next
up he will expand on the kingside with g4 and h4, and Black will have a very
hard time of things.}) 19... Qb6 20. Nb5 (20. Rxc7 Rxc7 21. Rc1 {was still
possible, though now Black has extra options such as} Ng4 $5) 20... Rxc1 {
In this particular case, with b3 weakened I think the exchange of rooks is
worth going for.} 21. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 22. Qxc1 g6 23. f3 Nc5 24. Qc3 $14 {White is
still better, but the pressure on b3 really limits his options compared to
what he could have had.} a6 25. Nbd4 Qd6 (25... Qc7 26. Nf5 $6 gxf5 27. Qxf6
Qa5 $1 {gives Black counterplay, but of course there's no need to go crazy in
such a position.}) 26. h4 (26. Nf4 {will probably come to the same sort of
thing.}) 26... b6 $1 {[%cal Ya6a5] Caruana defends strongly with his plan of
fixing the queenside pawns.} 27. g3 (27. Nf4 a5 28. g4 {[%cal Rd6g3,Rd6h2] is
more ambitious, but I guess Aronian was concerned his king would be vulnerable
to perpetual checks later if he moved his pawns too far.}) 27... a5 $1 {
[%csl Ya4,Ya5,Yb3,Yb6] Black has handled the position well and should be fine
as White lacks a great pawn break, though naturally only White can win such a
position.} 28. Nb5 Qe7 29. Nf4 {White doesn't have any real threat in this
position, but he can try different setups. Also it's worth noting that Caruana
was experiencing some time pressure.} h6 {Probably the best defence, so that ..
.g5-g4 becomes an aggressive option later if White dawdles too much.} 30. Nd4
Qe5 31. Nfe2 {Aronian shuffles a bit in the hope of provoking a mistake in
time trouble, but he takes the strategy a little too far and loses his
advantage.} (31. g4 $1 $14 {[%csl Rh6][%cal Yh4h5,Rg6g5,Rd4f5] is best to play
for h5 and fixing h6 as a target.}) 31... Nfd7 (31... Ne8 $1 {with ideas of ...
Nd6-f5 was even better, but the text is also okay.}) 32. Kg2 Kh7 33. Nf4 g5 $1
{[%csl Ye4][%cal Yg5g4] This is very well timed, otherwise White could play g4
and h5 and actually make some progress.} 34. hxg5 (34. Nfe2 {would prevent
Caruana's idea in the game of} g4 $6 (34... gxh4 35. gxh4 Nf8 $11 {is also
normal and fine.}) 35. Qc2+ Kg8 36. fxg4 Nf6 (36... Qxe3 $2 37. Nf5) 37. Qf5
Qe4+ $1 38. Qxe4 dxe4 {but White has some winning chances in this knight
endgame after} 39. Nf4 Nxg4 40. Nd5 Nd7 41. Nf5 $1 $16 {and both Black's
knights are bound up, in turn tying up the Black king.}) 34... hxg5 35. Nh5 g4
$1 {Now this is an effective liquidator.} 36. fxg4 (36. Qc2+ $2 Kg8 37. fxg4
Qxe3 {now doesn't work for White as Nf5 doesn't hit a pawn on h6.}) 36... Qe4+
37. Nf3 ({Clearly not} 37. Kh3 $4 Qh1#) 37... Qxg4 38. Nf6+ Nxf6 39. Qxf6 {
Now the game should be a draw, but with no time on the clock Caruana thinks he
sees a way to instantly force a draw...} Qxg3+ $2 {Winning a pawn, but the
white pieces will be far too active in the resulting ending.} (39... Qg6 {
[%cal Rc5b3,Rg6c2] was simple and good, when ideas of ...Qc2 and ...Nxb3 mean
that White will probably press the bail-out option with} 40. Qh4+ Kg8 41. Qd8+
Kg7 42. Qxd5 Qc2+ 43. Nd2 Nxb3 44. Qg5+ $11 {, or any other normal way.}) 40.
Kxg3 Ne4+ 41. Kf4 Nxf6 42. Ke5 $18 {[%csl Ye5,Yf3,Rf6,Rh7][%cal Ye5d6,Yd6c6,
Yc6b6] White is winning as his king is far more active and his pieces will
simply mop up Black's pawns.} Kg6 (42... Kg7 43. Kd6 Kg6 44. Nd4 {merely
leaves Black a tempo down on the game.}) (42... Ng4+ 43. Kxd5 Nxe3+ 44. Kc6 Kg6
({or} 44... Nc2 45. Kxb6 Na1 46. Nd4) 45. Kxb6 Kf5 46. Kxa5 Kf4 47. Nd2 $18 {
is a very straightforward win, as White is a pawn up and his passers are
faster.}) 43. Nd4 {Black's pieces are simply dominated, as he can't afford to
allow the white king to c6, taking all his pawns, and yet he's powerless to
stop it.} Kg5 (43... Ng4+ 44. Kxd5 Nxe3+ ({or} 44... Kf6 45. Kc6 Ke5 46. Kxb6
Ke4 47. Kxa5 Nxe3 48. Ne2 $1 Kd3 (48... Nd5 49. b4 Ke3 50. Ng1 Kf2 51. Nh3+ Kg3
52. Ng5 f5 53. b5 $18) 49. Nf4+ Ke4 50. Nh5 $18 {[%csl Re4][%cal Yh5f4]}) 45.
Kc6 Kf6 46. Kxb6 Ke5 47. Ne2 f5 48. Kxa5 {and Black can't do anything with his
passed pawn, e.g.} f4 49. Nxf4 Kxf4 50. Kb5 $1 Ke5 51. a5 Kd6 52. Kb6 Nd5+ 53.
Kb7 Nb4 54. a6 Nc6 55. b4 $18) 44. Kd6 Ng4 (44... Kg4 45. Kc6 Kg3 46. Kxb6 Kf2
47. Nc2 Ke2 48. Kxa5 Kd2 49. Nb4 Kxe3 50. Kb5 {gives White a game-winning
a-pawn.}) 45. Nc2 $1 {The only move. Now White can collect Black's queenside
pawns.} Kf5 (45... Kf6 46. Kxd5 Kf5 47. Nd4+ (47. Kc6 Ke4 48. Kxb6 Nxe3 49.
Nxe3 Kxe3 50. Kxa5 f5 51. b4 f4 52. b5 f3 53. b6 f2 54. b7 f1=Q 55. b8=Q {
is known to be a draw.}) 47... Kf6 48. Kc6 {transposes to the 43...Ng4 note.})
(45... f6 46. Kxd5 Ne5 47. Nd4 $1 Kg4 48. Kd6 Nf3 49. Kc7 f5 50. Kxb6 Nxd4 51.
exd4 f4 52. d5 f3 53. d6 f2 54. d7 f1=Q 55. d8=Q $18 {is a winning endgame for
White.}) 46. Kxd5 Nf6+ (46... Ne5 47. Nd4+ Kf6 48. Kd6 {is also winning.}) 47.
Kc6 Ke4 48. Kxb6 Kd3 (48... Nd5+ 49. Kxa5 Nxe3 50. Nxe3 Kxe3 51. Kb4 $1 f5 52.
a5 f4 53. a6 f3 54. a7 f2 55. a8=Q f1=Q 56. Qa7+ {[%cal Ya7b7,Yb7b6,Yb6c6,
Yc6c5] wins for White who will eventually force the queens off the board using
the 'staircase' method:} Ke4 57. Qb7+ Kd4 58. Qb6+ Ke4 59. Qc6+ Ke5 60. Qb5+
$18) 49. Ne1+ $2 {This natural move actually throws away the win, whereas} (49.
Nb4+ $1 {just wins after} Kc3 (49... axb4 50. Kc6 $1 $18 {[%csl Yd5,Yd7,Rf6]
stops Black's pieces approaching the a-pawn.}) ({else} 49... Kxe3 50. Kxa5 Nd7
51. Kb5 {and White will have Nd5 when Black's pawn reaches f4.}) 50. Kxa5 Kxb3
51. Kb5 {and Black fails to save himself as} Ne4 52. Nd5 $1 Nd6+ 53. Kc6 Nc4
54. Kc5 $1 Na5 55. Kb5 Nc4 56. a5 $18 {demonstrates.}) 49... Kxe3 50. Kxa5 Kd2
$2 {The decisive mistake; Caruana had probably written off the game as dead
lost, but actually} (50... Ke2 $2 51. Nc2 Kd2 52. Nb4 Kc3 53. Kb5 Kxb3 54. a5
$18) (50... Nd5 $1 {[%cal Ye3e2,Ye3d4] offers an unlikely draw after} 51. b4 ({
or} 51. Kb5 Kd4 52. a5 Kc3 53. Ka4 Nc7 $11 {[%csl Ya6,Yb5]}) 51... Ke2 52. Ng2
Kf3 53. b5 (53. Nh4+ Kg4 {[%csl Rg6]}) 53... Kxg2 54. b6 Nxb6 55. Kxb6 f5 56.
a5 f4 57. a6 f3 58. a7 f2 59. a8=Q+ Kg1 $11) 51. Nf3+ Kc3 52. b4 $18 {Now it
really is decided.} Nd5 53. b5 Kb3 54. Ne5 f5 55. Nd7 Ne3 (55... f4 56. b6 Nxb6
57. Nxb6 f3 58. Nd5 $18 {[%cal Yd5e3]}) 56. b6 Nc4+ 57. Kb5 Nd6+ 58. Kc6 Nc4
59. Kc5 Na5 60. Kb5 1-0

[Event "WchT 10th"]
[Site "Tsaghkadzor"]
[Date "2015.04.19"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Black "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[Annotator "Illingworth,M"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2015.04.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

{The following win was crucial in Ukraine's 2.5-1.5 victory over Russia as the
other three games in this match ended in draws.} 1. d4 d5 {In an earlier
encounter, Tomashevsky opted for the Bogo-Indian against Eljanov.} 2. c4 e6 3.
Nf3 c6 4. g3 $5 {Not the most common answer to the Triangle, but this
Catalan-style pawn sacrifice leads to sharp and interesting play, and it
caused Tomashevsky to burn a lot of time over his forthcoming moves.} dxc4 ({
The main alternative is to Stonewall with} 4... f5 {.}) 5. Bg2 b5 6. Ne5 $5 {
White immediately pressures the c6-pawn before Black can prevent this move
with ...Nd7.} (6. O-O {has been analysed in various games in Mega Database.})
6... Bb7 7. O-O ({For} 7. Nc3 {I refer you to 1/2-1/2 (21) Nakamura,H (2759)
-Ivanchuk,V (2766) Wijk aan Zee 2012 CBM 147 [Krasenkow,M]}) (7. a4 {is
another try, but after} a6 8. Nc3 (8. O-O Nf6 {transposes to 7.0-0 Nf6 8.a4 a6.
}) 8... f6 $5 {(loosening Black's structure, but the gain in time is probably
more significant)} 9. Nf3 (9. Ng4 Nd7 10. O-O h5 $5 11. Ne3 h4 $13 {is messy,
but gave Black good counterplay in 1/2-1/2 (63) Sambuev,B (2409)-Popov,V (2582)
Novgorod 1999.}) 9... b4 10. Na2 c5 $1 11. O-O cxd4 (11... Nc6 $5) 12. Qxd4
Qxd4 13. Nxd4 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Kf7 15. Be3 Nd7 {and Black was absolutely fine in
1-0 (65) Barbosa,O (2501)-Short,N (2664) Pattaya 2015.}) 7... Nf6 {With this
move we transpose to a position that more often arises from a 4.g3 Slav or 5...
c6 Open Catalan move order, but it's quite appealing to mobilise the queenside
with} (7... Nd7 $5 8. a4 (8. Nc3 Qc8 {again transposes to Nakamura-Ivanchuk.})
8... Qc8 (8... Nxe5 9. dxe5 Qc7 10. Nc3 $1 Rd8 11. Qc2 a6 12. Ne4 $36 {[%csl
Re8,Rf8,Rg8,Rh8] gives White a very powerful initiative for the pawn; Black
cannot develop his kingside.}) 9. b3 cxb3 ({Also quite logical is} 9... Nxe5
10. dxe5 b4 $1 {, offering back the pawn to catch up in development and still
have the better pawn structure; if White declines with} 11. Nd2 (11. bxc4 c5
12. Bxb7 Qxb7 $15 {[%csl Rc4,Re5]}) 11... c3 12. Nc4 c5 {, it's hard to
believe Black can be worse with such a powerful c3-pawn.}) 10. Qxb3 ({I'd
prefer} 10. Nd2 $5 Ngf6 11. Nxb3 b4 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. a5 $44 {when Black's
split structure and White's queenside initiative gives him typical and full
Catalan-style compensation for the pawn.}) 10... b4 11. a5 $6 (11. Nxd7 $142
Qxd7 12. Be3) 11... c5 $1 {(this is the key difference; it is of the utmost
importance that Black does not get in ...c5 in this line, at least not without
White having a sharp response ready)} 12. Bxb7 Qxb7 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. dxc5 Bxc5
15. Bb2 Nf6 16. Rd1 Qc6 {and with Black ready to castle, White didn't have
enough for the pawn in 0-1 (23) Ezat,M (2479)-Jakovenko,D (2742) Tsaghkadzor
2015.}) 8. b3 $1 {I like this fresh move, but it is a very typical one for
these positions - the c4-pawn is exchanged so White can exert pressure along
the opened queenside files. It also allows White to play Nc3 without worrying
about ...b4.} (8. Nc3 {transposes to one of the sharper lines of the 5.g3
Semi-Slav. Then play might continue} Nd5 $5 (8... a6 9. b3 cxb3 10. axb3 Be7 {
transposes to the note to Black's 10th move in the game.}) 9. a4 a6 10. e4 Nxc3
11. bxc3 Nd7 12. Bf4 $1 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 f6 14. Bf4 Be7 15. Qh5+ g6 16. Qe2 O-O
17. Rfd1 {when White has enough compensation for the pawn, but not more than
that as it's hard to find an entry point into Black's position.}) (8. a4 a6 9.
b3 cxb3 10. Bb2 {is the most common continuation, but after} Nbd7 $5 11. Nxc6 (
11. Nd2 $142 Nxe5 (11... Qb6 {also deserves attention.}) 12. dxe5 Nd5 13. Qxb3
Be7 14. Ne4 O-O 15. Rfc1 b4 $1 {is also OK for Black, though White keeps his
full share of compensation with} 16. a5 $1 $44) 11... Qc7 12. axb5 axb5 13.
Rxa8+ Bxa8 14. Qc1 Bc5 $11 {Black had no problems in 1/2-1/2 (18) Lehner,O 
(2421) -Stohl,I (2551) Austria 2006.}) 8... cxb3 9. axb3 Be7 (9... Nbd7 $5 {
is a major alternative from this move order, offering back the pawn to catch
up in development - it's been seen in many similar lines but not in this exact
position. For example, White obtains very good compensation in the endgame
arising from} 10. Nc3 ({If} 10. Nxc6 Qb6 11. d5 Bc5 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Bb2 (13. b4
{peters out to equality after the forced sequence} exd5 14. Nxd5 Qxc6 15. Nxf6+
Qxf6 16. Bxb7 Bxf2+ 17. Rxf2 Qxa1 18. Bxa8 Rxa8 19. Rxf7 Nb6 $11) 13... a5 14.
Qd3 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Qxd5 Rac8 17. Qxd7 Bxc6 18. Bxc6 Rxc6 19. Qg4 {
White can try to claim a symbolic edge, but it's pretty balanced after} Rg6 20.
Qf5 Rd6 $11) (10. Nd2 a5 11. Qc2 Be7 $1 12. Bb2 Qc7 13. Rfd1 Rc8 {is also
dynamically balanced.}) 10... Nxe5 11. dxe5 Qxd1 12. Rxd1 Nd5 {but it's an
open question as to whether it suffices for an advantage.} 13. Bd2 $1 (13. Ne4
a5 14. Bd2 b4 15. Nd6+ Bxd6 16. exd6 f5 $1 {is fine for Black.}) 13... b4 (
13... Be7 14. Ne4 Kd7 15. Ba5 $1 $14 {creates a total bind on the queenside.})
14. Na4 Be7 15. Rdc1 O-O-O 16. Nb2 $5 (16. Nc5 Nc3 $1 17. Bxc3 Bxc5 $11) (16.
Bf3 Kc7 17. Nc5 Kb6 18. Nd3 a6 19. Nb2 Kc7 20. Nc4 c5 21. Rc2 Bc6 $1 $11) 16...
Kb8 17. Nd3 Rc8 18. Ra5 {This looks great for White if he can fix the blockade
on c5, but Black can break out with} c5 $1 19. Nxc5 Bxc5 20. Rcxc5 Rxc5 21.
Rxc5 Rc8 22. Rxc8+ Kxc8 {and the endgame is just equal.}) 10. Nc3 (10. Ba3 O-O
11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Qd2 {was a creative try in 0-1 (46) Ragger,M (2632)
-Morozevich,A (2731) Dubai 2014, but after} Rd8 $1 13. Rc1 (13. b4 $6 a5 $1 14.
Rxa5 Rxa5 15. bxa5 c5 $15) 13... c5 14. Bxb7 Qxb7 15. Rxc5 Nbd7 16. Nxd7 Nxd7
17. Rc1 Nf6 {Black comfortably equalises.}) 10... O-O $6 {A surprising
decision as giving back the pawn doesn't really dent White's initiative.} (
10... Nd5 $5 {is an interesting try, blocking the diagonal and thereby
preparing a later ...Nd7. Play could continue} 11. Ne4 O-O (11... Nd7 12. Bd2
O-O 13. Ba5 $14 {is the sort of bind Black should avoid.}) 12. Bd2 (12. Bb2 a5
13. Qc1 Qc7 14. Nc5 Bxc5 15. Qxc5 Na6 16. Qc2 c5 {is at the very least not
worse for Black.}) 12... a5 $1 {(as usual, it is very important to prevent Ba5)
} 13. Qc2 (13. e3 $5 {warrants further analysis as a slower approach to the
position, e.g.} f5 14. Nc5 Bxc5 15. dxc5 Qc7 16. f4 $44 {and e4 is coming to
break up Black's central bastion.}) 13... Nb4 14. Bxb4 Bxb4 15. Rfd1 (15. Nd3
Qxd4 16. e3 Qb6 17. Nxb4 axb4 18. Qc5 Qxc5 19. Nxc5 Rxa1 20. Rxa1 Bc8 21. Nd3
e5 22. Nxb4 Be6 23. Nxc6 Nxc6 24. Bxc6 $11 {is just completely equal.}) 15...
Qe7 16. Nc5 Bxc5 17. Qxc5 Qxc5 18. dxc5 f6 19. Nd7 Nxd7 20. Rxd7 Rf7 $11 {
and Black's position holds together just fine.}) (10... a6 {transposes to the
well-known Kramnik-Giri game from the Qatar Masters last year. Since then,
there have been a few new games, including one in the same World Teams event:}
11. Bb2 O-O 12. Ne4 $1 {(this had already been recommended by yours truly and
Stohl)} Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Ra7 $6 {This is admittedly not a very natural move;
Black probably wanted to play . ..c5 but White doesn't budge.} (13... Bd6 $5
14. Qc2 h6 15. Nd3 (15. Rfc1 a5 16. Nxc6 Nxc6 17. Bxc6 Rc8 18. Qe4 Bxc6 19.
Rxc6 Rxc6 20. Qxc6 Qc7 $1 {is about equal.}) 15... Nd7 16. Nc5 Nxc5 17. dxc5
Bc7 18. Qc3 f6 19. Rfd1 Qe7 20. b4 $14 {gives White some positional pressure
as the b7-bishop is a very bad piece.}) 14. Qc2 h6 15. Qc3 Bf6 16. Qc5 (16. Bc2
$1 $16 {to threaten Qd3 was even stronger.}) 16... Ra8 17. Ba3 Nd7 18. Qd6 Nxe5
$2 (18... Bxe5 19. dxe5 Qc8 20. Rfd1 Rd8 21. Qe7 $14 {still keeps up the
pressure.}) 19. dxe5 Qxd6 20. Bxd6 Rfd8 21. Rad1 Rd7 22. Bc5 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 {
and the passivity of the b7-bishop proved decisive in 1-0 (33) Moiseenko,A 
(2693)-Postny,E (2645) Tsaghkadzor 2015.}) 11. Nxb5 Nd5 12. Na3 {White's
knight manoeuvre was actually quite useful in harmonising his position.} c5 ({
The tricky} 12... Nc3 {fails to} 13. Qc2 $1 (13. Qd3 $2 Qxd4) 13... Qxd4 14.
Nac4 $1 Nxe2+ ({or} 14... Nb5 15. Bb2 Qd8 16. Na5 Qc7 17. Nxb7 Qxb7 18. Rfc1
$18) 15. Qxe2 Qxa1 16. Bg5 Qxf1+ 17. Bxf1 Bxg5 18. Nxf7 $1 {and Black is
getting squashed due to his lack of development.}) 13. Bb2 (13. dxc5 Bxc5 14.
Bb2 {was also a rather natural way to play. Black continues to have problems
based on his lack of development and the weak squares on the queenside.}) 13...
Nd7 $1 ({The machine's suggested} 13... f6 14. Nec4 Nc6 {seriously weakens the
Black king and after} 15. e4 $1 Ndb4 16. d5 Nd4 17. dxe6 Bc8 18. Bxd4 cxd4 19.
Nb5 d3 20. Qg4 $16 {Black's position is riddled with problems.}) 14. Nac4 cxd4
{Releasing the tension helps White improve his piece placement, but it's hard
to offer better advice, for instance} (14... Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Qc7 $6 {allows} 16.
e4 Nb4 17. d5 $16 {with a powerful central initiative.}) 15. Bxd4 (15. Qxd4 $5
Bc5 16. Qe4 f5 {(otherwise Na5 and moving to c6 would be a serious threat)} (
16... a5 $2 17. Nxa5) 17. Qb1 {was another decent way to play the position,
especially when the weakening ...f5 has been provoked.}) 15... Nxe5 16. Bxe5
Bb4 $1 {A very good defensive move to keep the c4-knight in check. White still
has a lead in development but he needs to play accurately to transform it.} 17.
Qc2 $1 {While not the first choice of the engine, I like this move best as it
leaves the d-file open for the rook while keeping the option of Qe4-g4 open.} (
17. Qd3 Qe7 18. e4 Nb6 19. Bd6 Qd7 20. Rfd1 Rfd8 21. Qe2 Bxd6 22. Nxd6 Qe7 23.
Nxb7 Qxb7 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 {offers White very little; it's hard to get at the
one weakness on a7 given that it's on a dark square.}) (17. e3 Qe7 18. Qg4 {
looks more direct than the game continuation, but is well met by} f5 $1 19. Qf3
a5 {when it's hard to increase the pressure on Black's position.}) 17... Qe7
18. Rfd1 {White completes his development before showing his cards.} (18. Na5
$5 {was a serious alternative, with the intention of nabbing the bishop pair.
If Black wants to bail out into a worse endgame, he can contemplate} Bxa5 (
18... Rfc8 19. Qb2 Bxa5 20. Rxa5 f6 21. Bd4 $36 {provides a lot of queenside
pressure.}) 19. Rxa5 Nb4 20. Qc5 Qxc5 21. Rxc5 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Rfc8 (22... f6 23.
Rc4 fxe5 24. Rxb4 Rfb8 25. Rxb8+ Rxb8 26. Ra1 Rxb3 27. Rxa7 {is clearly a
better endgame for White, but even with Black's king cut off, it should be
drawable with best play.}) 23. Bd4 $14 {and White's better minor piece ensures
this isn't an automatic draw for Black.}) 18... Rfc8 19. Qe4 {White prepares
Qg4 and gets out of one pin while strengthening another.} (19. Bd4 {is too
simplistic:} Nb6 20. Bxb6 Bxg2 $1 21. Bxa7 (21. Kxg2 axb6 22. Rxa8 Qb7+ 23. f3
Rxa8 $11) 21... Qb7 $132 {and Black has sufficient compensation for the pawn.})
19... Bc6 $1 {By threatening ...Nc3, Black effectively forces White's hand.}
20. Qg4 f6 (20... f5 {isn't an easy move to play as it opens up Black's king
and gives an e5-outpost:} 21. Qh5 Bc5 22. Rac1 {and Black's pieces are a bit
awkwardly placed, while White threatens e4 to raise the pressure.} Rd8 23. Na5
Be8 24. Qh4 $1 Qxh4 25. gxh4 $14 {and Black's weaknesses on a7 and e6 give
White some practical chances.}) 21. Bb2 {Keeping the bishop out of the range
of the enemy pieces, but I would have preferred} (21. Bd4 $142 {to eye the
weakness on a7.}) (21. e4 Nb6 22. Nxb6 (22. Bd6 Bxd6 23. Nxd6 Rd8 $11) 22...
axb6 23. Bxf6 $1 Qxf6 24. e5 Qxe5 25. Rxa8 Bxa8 26. Qxb4 Bxg2 27. Kxg2 {
was another way to keep some pressure, but I don't think White's better
structure is enough for genuine winning chances after} b5 $14) 21... Rd8 {
Black wants his rooks on d8 and c8, although} (21... Rab8 {to develop the
final piece looks logical too, except that after} 22. Ra6 $1 {the e6-pawn
suddenly proves tender.}) 22. Rdc1 {Making full use of the undefended
c6-bishop, and provoking Black's next (weakening) move.} f5 {Although this is
a concession, it's hard to find anything else for Black, e.g.} (22... Rac8 $6
23. e4 Nb6 24. Bh3 Re8 25. Bd4 $16 {keeps Black's weaknesses under heavy fire.}
) 23. Qh3 Rac8 $2 {So far Tomashevsky has defended his difficult position very
well, but by this point was in serious time pressure and in such a situation
it's very hard to continue finding the best moves.} (23... Bc5 24. Ne5 Bb7 {
was the best defence, when White's edge has been neutralised to some extent,
although he can keep probing with} 25. Qh5 $1 Rac8 26. e3 Nf6 27. Qf7+ Qxf7 28.
Nxf7 Kxf7 29. Bxb7 Rc7 30. Ba6 $14 {[%csl Ya6,Yb2] and while Black should hold
the endgame, clearly the onus is on him.}) 24. e4 $1 fxe4 $6 {This should have
been the decisive mistake.} (24... Nf6 25. exf5 Bxg2 26. Qxg2 (26. Kxg2 Qb7+
27. Kg1 Ne4 $1 28. fxe6 Nxf2 $1 29. Qg2 Nh3+ 30. Kh1 Nf2+ $11) 26... exf5 27.
Ne3 Rxc1+ 28. Rxc1 {will win the f5-pawn and leave White clearly better as} Qe6
29. Qf3 g6 30. Qb7 $16 {still wins a pawn.}) (24... Nb6 25. Ne5 Bb5 26. Rxc8
Rxc8 27. exf5 Rc2 28. Bd4 {is also no good for Black though; if} Bc5 29. Qg4 $1
exf5 30. Qd1 Bxd4 31. Qxd4 {[%cal Rf7f5] intending Bd5 gives White a very
strong initiative because of the weakened Black king position.}) 25. Bxe4 $6 {
This automatic recapture is less incisive than} (25. Ne5 $1 {when Black can't
save both a7 and e6:} Be8 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. Rxa7 $1 Qxa7 28. Qxe6+ Kf8 29. Qxc8
$18 {and White is up a pawn with a continuing attack on Black's king.}) 25...
Nf6 (25... h6 {was a better defence, but Black is still in a bad way after} 26.
Bf3 $1 $16 {intending Ne5 and Bg4, and covering the numerous black weaknesses
is a tough ask.} (26. Ne5 $2 Nf4 $1)) 26. Bxf6 $2 {White cashes in his
initiative for too low a price.} (26. Bxc6 Rxc6 27. Ne5 Rxc1+ 28. Rxc1 {
was very strong, as there's no good way out of the Nc6 fork.} Qd6 29. Nc6 Bd2 (
29... Re8 $2 30. Bxf6 gxf6 31. Qg4+ $18) 30. Nxd8 Bxc1 31. Bxc1 Qd1+ 32. Kg2
Qd5+ 33. f3 Qxd8 34. Qxe6+ Kh8 35. Be3 $18 {and this should be a technical win.
}) 26... gxf6 27. Bxc6 Rxc6 28. Qg4+ Kh8 29. Rd1 $1 {Although White isn't
winning anymore, he's still in control and in mutual time pressure it's a big
advantage to have the safer king position.} Rxd1+ (29... Rdc8 $5 {may have
been a better try so that both back ranks are covered. White can start by
doubling on the d-file, but Black is hanging on for the time being.}) 30. Rxd1
(30. Qxd1 $1 {was arguably the preferable recapture as the pressure on the
a7-pawn is quite limiting, and after} Bc5 31. Qf3 Rc8 32. Ra6 $1 $16 {Black
has difficulty defending all his weaknesses.}) 30... Rc8 (30... Rc7 {was the
alternative, intending ...Rd7 - in my view the Black king will be a lot safer
once the rooks are off the board.}) 31. Qe4 Bc5 32. Kg2 {The c5-bishop is
something of a ghost in this position, unable to cause harm to White.} f5 $5 {
As with ...f5 earlier in the game, it is easier to label this move as
weakening than it is to offer an improvement.} (32... e5 {was the other evil,
but it leaves Black vulnerable on the light squares after} 33. Qf5 Rc7 34. Rd5
Kg7 35. h4 Qf7 36. Qe4 $16 {and White's winning chances are quite high in this
position.}) 33. Qf3 {White prioritises keeping his king safe from checks, but
I can't resist pointing out the cool move} (33. Qe1 $5 {to keep the pressure
on e6 but also have options of Qc3 to harass Black's king. And if} Qb7+ 34. f3
Qe7 35. Qe5+ Kg8 36. Rd2 $16 {the pressure has not let up at all.}) 33... Rd8
34. Re1 $1 {[%csl Rd1,Rd2,Rd3] An accurate move, switching the focus to the
e6-pawn now that ...f5 has been played. The black rook doesn't have a good
invasion square down the d-file.} Bd4 $2 {This natural move has a major
tactical drawback.} (34... Kg7 {was called for, when the game goes on.}) 35.
Ne5 $6 {Not throwing away the advantage, but missing a knockout blow.} (35. Qc6
$1 e5 ({or} 35... Re8 36. Nd6 Rf8 37. Nb5) 36. Nxe5 $1 Bxe5 37. Qb5 Re8 38. f4
{wins a vital pawn, leaving White with a decisive advantage after} Qf7 39. Rxe5
Rxe5 40. fxe5 $18 {- the passed e-pawn is too strong.}) (35. Qxf5 $2 Rf8 36.
Rxe6 Rxf5 37. Rxe7 Rxf2+ 38. Kh3 Rc2 {on the other hand is what Black was
hoping for - White may be up a pawn but Black's pieces are very active and
that gives him a probable draw.}) 35... Bxe5 36. Rxe5 {The exchange of minor
pieces has made Black's king safety even more serious an issue, although it
remains to be seen how White converts his advantage.} Qd7 (36... Re8 {
immediately would have been my choice, as passive as it is.}) 37. Qe3 Re8 38.
Ra5 $1 {Stretching Black's defences across the whole board.} (38. Rc5 {with
the idea of Qc3 and Rc7 was also quite good.}) 38... Re7 39. Qc3+ Kg8 40. Rc5
$1 (40. h4 {first was also possible, but White decides against committing to
some plan before reaching the time control.}) 40... Kf7 41. h4 $1 {White shows
excellent technique in both creating further threats against Black's king with
the advance of this pawn, and also provides his king the h2-square should
Black start checking with his queen.} Qd6 (41... Kg6 {prevents h5, but after}
42. Kh2 h6 43. Rc8 Rg7 44. Rh8 {Black is unable to keep White's pieces out and
this makes his drawing chances quite low.}) (41... Qd8 {is the engine's
suggestion, but after} 42. Rc8 Qd5+ 43. Kh2 e5 44. Qc2 $18 {Black's king
remains very weak and it's only a matter of time before White's pieces
infiltrate and cause heavy damage.}) 42. b4 e5 {This speeds up White's
infiltration a bit, but the position was already extremely tough to defend.} (
42... Qd7 43. Kh2 Qd6 44. Rc8 (44. Qh8 Kg6 45. Qg8+ Rg7 46. Qe8+ Kf6 47. Rc6
Qd7 48. Qf8+ Kg6 49. b5 $16 {is also quite strong.}) 44... Re8 45. Rxe8 Kxe8
46. Qh8+ Qf8 47. Qxh7 Qxb4 48. Qxa7 {for instance is not in Black's best
interests. I don't know for a fact if it's winning for White or not but
intuitively I'd say it is.}) 43. Qf3 {Now Black's position implodes.} Qd7 (
43... f4 {opens up White's king but leaves Black's too exposed to save himself
after} 44. gxf4 (44. Rc6 $5) 44... Qg6+ 45. Kh2 Qf5 46. Qd5+ Kg7 47. Qg2+ Kf7
48. fxe5 $18) 44. Qh5+ Kg7 45. Qg5+ Kf7 46. b5 {Black no longer has a good
defence to the threats of Rc6 and h5-h6.} f4 (46... Re8 47. h5 Re7 48. Rc6 $18
(48. h6)) 47. gxf4 {Capturing the pawn does nothing to halt White's attack,
and the rest is not a major challenge.} Re6 48. f5 ({Or} 48. Kh2 {intending}
exf4 49. Rf5+) 48... Rf6 49. Rxe5 Qb7+ 50. f3 Qd7 51. Qe3 Rd6 52. Kg3 Rd1 53.
Qh6 {Black resigned as f6 is coming:} (53. Qh6 Kg8 54. f6 Rg1+ 55. Kh2 Rg6 56.
Qf4 $18) 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.11.05"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Torre, Eugenio"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[Annotator "Ivanchuk/Sulypa"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Philippines"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "PHI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. d4 {Tsesarsky} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4+ 5. Nbd2 {'?!' Tsesarsky.
Tsesarsky: 'Dubious variation. White sacrifices P and then had to justify this,
not always successful...'} dxc4 6. a3 {'=/+?!' Tsesarsky.} (6. e3 $142 {
Tsesarsky} c3 (6... Qd5 {Tsesarsky} 7. Bxf6 gxf6 8. a3 Ba5 9. Qc2 b5 10. a4 a6
11. Be2 Bb7 12. O-O Bxd2 13. Qxd2 Rg8 14. Rfc1 Nd7 15. b3 $132 {1-0 Sokolov,
I-Vasiljevic,D/Pancevo 1987/TD (47)}) (6... b5 {Tsesarsky} 7. Be2 Bb7 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. b3 Bxd2 10. Qxd2 cxb3 11. Bxb5 Bxf3 12. gxf3 Ne4 13. Bxd7+ Kxd7 14.
fxe4 Qxg5+ 15. Kh1 bxa2 16. f4 $13 {1/2-1/2 Zagoriansky,E-Ragozin,V/Sverdlovsk
1943/HCL (32)}) 7. bxc3 Bxc3 8. Rc1 Bxd2+ 9. Qxd2 Bd7 10. Bd3 Bc6 11. e4 h6 12.
Bxf6 gxf6 13. O-O $44 {1-0 Petkov,V-Dimitrov,V/BUL-ch 1991/TD (40)}) (6. e4 $6
{Tsesarsky} b5 7. a4 (7. e5 {Tsesarsky} h6 8. exf6 hxg5 9. fxg7 Rg8 $15) 7...
c6 8. Qc2 (8. e5 {Tsesarsky} h6 9. exf6 hxg5 10. fxg7 Rg8 11. axb5 cxb5 12. Qc2
(12. Bxc4 {Tsesarsky} Bxd2+ 13. Nxd2 bxc4 14. Qf3 Qd5 15. Ne4 Nd7 $19) 12...
Rxg7 13. h4 g4 $17) 8... h6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. axb5 cxb5 11. b3 Nc6 12. bxc4 Nxd4
13. Nxd4 Qxd4 14. Rd1 Bb7 $19 {0-1 Saljova,S-Botsari Miladinovic,A/Hradec
Kralove 1992/TD (25)}) (6. Rc1 {Tsesarsky} b5 7. g3 Bb7 8. Bg2 Nbd7 9. O-O c5
10. a3 Bxd2 11. Bxd2 O-O 12. b3 cxd4 13. bxc4 bxc4 14. Bb4 Re8 15. Qxd4 Nb6 $15
{1-0 Maljutin,E-Lopushnoy,D/Moscow 1996/EXT 2000 (44)}) 6... Bxd2+ (6... c3 {
Tsesarsky} 7. axb4 cxd2+ 8. Qxd2 Nbd7 9. e3 h6 10. Bh4 O-O 11. Bd3 Qe7 12. Ne5
Re8 13. f4 $14 {1-0 Opocensky,K-Sefc,J/Prague 1953/MCD (35)}) (6... Be7 {
Tsesarsky} 7. Nxc4 O-O 8. e3 Nbd7 9. Rc1 c5 10. Be2 b6 11. O-O Bb7 12. Bf4 cxd4
13. Nxd4 Rc8 $11 {1-0 Hebden,M-Braga,F/Benidorm 1993/EXT 97 (50)}) 7. Qxd2 c6 {
More logical move} (7... b5 {leeds to unclear position} 8. a4 c6 9. g3 (9. e3 {
Tsesarsky} O-O 10. Be2 Nbd7 (10... Ne4 {Tsesarsky} 11. Bxd8 Nxd2 12. Nxd2 Rxd8
13. axb5 $16) 11. Qc2 h6 12. Bh4 Bb7 $44) 9... Bb7 10. Bg2 a6 11. Bxf6 (11. Ne5
{Tsesarsky} Nbd7 12. f4 $44) 11... Qxf6 12. Ne5 Qe7 13. O-O O-O $13 {0-1
Misanovic,V-Bojkovic,N/Kishinev 1995/EXT 97 (40)} 14. Qa5 f6 15. Ng4 Rc8 16. e4
Nd7 17. Rfe1 Nf8 18. Ne3 $15 {0-1 Misanovic,V-Bojkovic,N/Kishinev 1995/EXT 97 
(40)}) (7... Nc6 {Tsesarsky} 8. e3 Qd5 9. Bxf6 $5 (9. Bf4 {Tsesarsky} Ne4 10.
Qc2 Qa5+ 11. Nd2 Nxd2 12. Qxd2 b5 $44 13. Qxa5 {1/2-1/2 Stoll,A-Keller,M/
Krumbach 1981/EXT 98 (13)}) 9... gxf6 10. Rc1 Na5 11. Qc3 Rg8 12. Nd2 e5 13.
dxe5 Qxe5 (13... fxe5 {Tsesarsky} 14. e4 $18) 14. Nxc4 Nxc4 15. Bxc4 Bf5 (15...
Rxg2 {Tsesarsky} 16. Qxe5+ fxe5 17. Bd5 $16 {[%csl Rc7][%cal Gc1c7]}) 16. Bb3
Qxc3+ 17. Rxc3 c6 18. g3 $14) 8. a4 (8. e3 b5 {-with good perspective for the
black}) 8... Nbd7 {'©?!' Tsesarsky.} ({Another plan connected with overpawn
keeping is} 8... b5 $5 $15 {(Tsesarsky) -in my opinion, better than move in
text. Black can delay Nbd7 and to develop queenside by a7-a6, Bb7 etc.}) 9. Qb4
{'-/+?' Tsesarsky.} (9. e3 $142 {Tsesarsky} b5 10. b3 cxb3 11. axb5 Bb7 12. Qb4
$132) 9... h6 {'=?' Tsesarsky. Tsesarsky: 'Returns equal position to White...'}
({In obvious move} 9... Qb6 {be found} 10. Qa3 $1 {and after} (10. Qxb6 {
Tsesarsky} axb6 11. e3 b5 $17) (10. Qxc4 {Tsesarsky} Qxb2 11. Rc1 Nb6 $17)
10... Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qd5 {'!' Tsesarsky.} 12. e3 a5 (12... b5 {Tsesarsky} 13. Be2
Bb7 14. O-O Ne4 15. Bb4 a5 16. axb5 cxb5 (16... axb4 {Tsesarsky} 17. Qxa8+ Bxa8
18. Rxa8+ Ke7 19. Rxh8 cxb5 20. Rxh7 $132) 17. Bxa5 Nd2 $3 18. Bxd2 Rxa3 19.
Rxa3 O-O $17) 13. Be2 b6 14. O-O Ba6 15. Bc3 {with idea Nd2-position not clear}
(15. Rfc1 c3 16. Bxa6 cxd2 17. Bb7 dxc1=Q+ 18. Rxc1 Rb8 19. Bxc6 Rc8 {the
black should be winning})) 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. e3 a5 $1 {Important move.} (11...
e5 12. Bxc4 $14) 12. Qxc4 ({The idea of 11...a5 is in} 12. Qc3 {to play} b5 13.
axb5 cxb5 14. Rxa5 Rxa5 15. Qxa5 Qf5 $1 16. Nd2 O-O $36 {with initiative})
12... O-O 13. Be2 (13. Qc3 Re8 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Qe7 $11 {with nextly Qb4})
13... e5 {Tsesarsky: 'Of course, Black solved opening problems, position is
equal but not drawn!'} 14. O-O exd4 15. Qxd4 ({more natural was} 15. Nxd4 Ne5 (
15... c5 $6 16. Nb5 Qxb2 17. Rfd1 $36) 16. Qc5 $11) 15... Qe7 16. Rfd1 $2 ({
Simply} 16. Rfc1 {,don't gived xc5, was enough for equality}) 16... Nc5 17. Qd6
$6 {'=/+?!' Tsesarsky. Tsesarsky: 'Positional mistake. White wishes to simlify
position by QQ exchange, but without QQ it will be difficult for White to
defend weaknesses on the queenside - a4 etc. '} ({Strangely played-} 17. Bc4 {
still keeping the position}) ({Much better was} 17. Qf4 {Tsesarsky} Be6 18. Nd4
$11) 17... Qxd6 18. Rxd6 Bg4 {Now there some problems for the white in the
ending:a4 is week,"d"-line will be take by black's rook and there are
potentionly passed pawn in queen side.} 19. Bc4 Bxf3 {'!' Tsesarsky.} 20. gxf3
Rfd8 {Tsesarsky: 'Now White had to yield d-file because Ra1 connected with a4
defence or to play: '} 21. Rd4 {Tsesarsky: 'with further PP weaknesses
creation after RR exchange on d4.'} Kf8 ({Possible was} 21... Rxd4 22. exd4 Nd7
23. Ra3 {but after white have good chances to draw}) 22. b3 (22. Ra3 $142)
22... Rxd4 23. exd4 Nd7 (23... Ne6 $5 {Tsesarsky} 24. Bxe6 fxe6 25. Re1 Ke7 26.
Re4 Rf8 27. Kg2 $15) 24. d5 {'!' Tsesarsky.} ({Or} 24. Kf1 {Tsesarsky} Nf6 25.
Ke2 Rd8 $17) 24... Ne5 25. dxc6 {'-/+?' Tsesarsky.} ({stronger was} 25. f4 Ng6
(25... Nxc4 26. bxc4 cxd5 27. cxd5 Rc8 28. Rb1 $15 {/=} Rc4 29. Rxb7 Rxf4 30.
d6 Ke8 31. Re7+ Kd8 32. Kg2 g5 33. Kg3 h5 34. Ra7 Rxa4 35. Rxf7 $44) 26. dxc6
bxc6 27. Rd1 Ke7 (27... Ra7 {Tsesarsky} 28. Rd4 Ke7 29. Kg2 Nh4+ 30. Kh3 Nf5
31. Re4+ Kd6 32. Kg4 g6 33. h4 Re7 34. Re5 Rxe5 35. fxe5+ Kxe5 36. Bxf7 Kf6 $15
) 28. Re1+ {enough for draw} ({or} 28. Rd4)) 25... bxc6 26. Be2 $2 ({Last
chance was} 26. f4 $5 Nxc4 27. bxc4 Rb8 28. Rd1 (28. c5 Rb4 29. Rd1) 28... Rb4
29. c5 {with good drawing chances}) 26... Rb8 27. Rb1 {'-+?' Tsesarsky.
Tsesarsky: 'Too passive...'} ({Why not} 27. f4 $1 {Tsesarsky} Ng6 28. f5 Nh4
29. f6 Rxb3 30. fxg7+ Kxg7 31. Rc1 Rb2 32. Kf1 Ra2 33. Bd1 Rd2 34. Ke1 Rd6 35.
Rc5 Ng2+ 36. Ke2 Nf4+ 37. Ke3 Rxd1 38. Kxf4 Rd4+ $17 {with certain chances to
survive.}) (27. Bd1 {Tsesarsky} Rd8 $17) 27... Rb4 {Tsesarsky: 'Now Black
without problems implements simple and strong plan: after g7-g5 and f7-f6 Ne5
became stable and then Kf8 take a walk to the queenside. White's position is
hopeless.'} 28. Kg2 Ke7 29. Re1 Kd6 30. Bd1 Rd4 $19 {The black's pieces take
all key points.} 31. Bc2 f6 {There are no any counterplay for the white.} 32.
Kg3 g5 $1 33. Rd1 {Tsesarsky: 'After RR excange endgame is also lost for White.
'} Rxd1 34. Bxd1 Nd3 {'!' Tsesarsky.} 35. Bc2 Nf4 36. Kg4 Ke5 37. b4 axb4 38.
a5 h5+ {'!' Tsesarsky.} 39. Kg3 Kd6 0-1

[Event "Berliner Sommer 11th"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "1993.08.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kalinitschew, Sergey"]
[Black "Bangiev, Alexander J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2385"]
[Annotator "Kalinitschew,S"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1993.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 c6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. O-O Be7 7. Nbd2 dxc4 (7...
c5 8. b3 cxd4 9. exd4 b6 10. Bb2 Bb7 11. Qe2 O-O 12. Rad1 Rc8 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14.
dxe5 Nd7 15. cxd5 Bxd5 16. Ne4 Nc5 17. Nf6+ gxf6 18. Qg4+ Kh8 19. exf6 Bxf6 20.
Qh4 {1-0 Mikhalchishin,A-Schmidt/Porz 1981/}) 8. Nxc4 b5 $5 9. Nce5 Nxe5 10.
Nxe5 Bb7 11. Bd2 (11. Qb3 $14) 11... Bd6 $1 12. f4 Qe7 13. Rc1 Rc8 14. Qf3 a6
15. Qh3 c5 (15... O-O $2 16. Be1 $1 {[%cal Ge1h4]} (16. b4 $16)) 16. f5 Bd5 $2
(16... c4 17. fxe6 $1 Bxe5 18. dxe5 cxd3 19. exf7+ $18) (16... cxd4 17. exd4
$14) (16... O-O 17. fxe6 fxe6 18. Rf4 $14 (18. Qh4 $2 c4 19. Bb1 Ne4)) 17. Ng4
Nxg4 18. Qxg4 f6 19. Qh5+ $1 Qf7 20. Qh4 e5 21. dxc5 Rxc5 $8 22. Bb4 Rxc1 $2 (
22... Qa7 $8 23. Bxc5 Bxc5 24. Kh1 O-O 25. e4 Bxa2 26. Ra1 Qf7 27. Qe1 $16) 23.
Rxc1 Bc7 24. Be4 $18 Bd8 25. Rd1 Bxe4 26. Qxe4 Qc7 27. Qd5 Qc8 28. h3 Be7 $6
29. Bxe7 Kxe7 30. Qd6+ Ke8 31. Rd5 Rf8 32. Rc5 Qd7 33. Qb6 {1.55-1.28} 1-0

[Event "Berliner Sommer 11th"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "1993.08.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kalinitschew, Sergey"]
[Black "Lamprecht, Frank"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2330"]
[Annotator "Kalinitschew,S"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1993.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Qc2 Nf6 5. g3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qc2 Bb7 8. Nbd2
Nbd7 9. Nb3 Rc8 $146 (9... Qb6) 10. Nc5 Nxc5 11. dxc5 Qa5+ 12. Bd2 b4 13. Rc1
Nd7 14. Be3 b3+ 15. Qd2 Qxd2+ 16. Nxd2 bxa2 17. b4 a5 $6 (17... Ra8 18. Bg2 a5
19. b5 Rc8 20. Nb3 Nxc5 21. Bxc5 Bxc5 22. Nxc5 cxb5 23. Bxb7 Rxc5 24. Kd2 $16)
(17... Rb8 18. Ra1 (18. Nb3 Ba8 19. Bd2 Nxc5 $1 $19) 18... Ba8 (18... Bc8 19.
Bg2) 19. Rxa2 Rxb4 20. Rxa7 Bb7 21. Bg2 Bxc5 22. Bxc5 Nxc5 23. O-O O-O 24. Rc1)
18. bxa5 Bxc5 19. Bxc5 Nxc5 20. Ra1 Ba6 21. Rxa2 Ke7 22. Bg2 Bb5 23. O-O $1
Bxe2 24. Rc1 Na6 25. Nb3 Bd3 26. Rd2 Nb4 27. Nc5 Rhd8 28. Nxd3 $2 (28. Rb2 Rb8
$8 29. Nxd3 Nxd3 30. Rxb8 Rxb8 31. Rxc6 $16) 28... Nxd3 29. Rxc6 Rxc6 30. Bxc6
Nb4 31. Rxd8 Kxd8 32. Bb5 Kc7 33. Be8 f6 34. Kg2 Nc6 35. a6 Nb4 36. Bf7 Nxa6
37. Bxe6 Kd6 38. Bg8 h6 39. Kf3 Ke5 40. Kg4 f5+ 41. Kh5 Kf6 42. Bc4 Nc5 43. f3
Nd7 44. Bd5 Ne5 45. Bb7 Nf7 46. f4 g6+ 47. Kh4 Nd6 48. Bd5 Nb5 49. Kh3 Nc7 50.
Bc4 g5 51. Kg2 Ne6 52. Kf3 gxf4 53. gxf4 Nxf4 54. Kxf4 {2.12-2.09} 1/2-1/2

[Event "ISR-chT"]
[Site "Israel"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Huzman, Alexander"]
[Black "Porper, Edward"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Kantsler,B"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. Bg5 f6 $5 (4... Bb4+ $6 5. Nbd2 f6 6. a3 $1 Bd6
7. Bh4 Ne7 8. e4 $16 {Har Zvi,R-Shabtai,/Tel Aviv/1996/1:0/31/}) 5. Bf4 dxc4 6.
Nc3 Bd6 $6 (6... Bb4 $5 $13) 7. e3 Bxf4 8. exf4 b5 9. a4 Qd6 10. axb5 $6 (10.
Qd2 $5 Qb4 (10... b4 $6 11. Ne4 Qd5 12. Qe3 $16) 11. g3 Ne7 12. Bh3 $14) 10...
cxb5 11. Nxb5 Qb4+ 12. Nc3 Qxb2 13. Ne4 Qb4+ $1 14. Qd2 Nc6 15. Bxc4 Nge7 16.
Qxb4 (16. O-O Qxd2 17. Nexd2 Kf7 $13) 16... Nxb4 17. Kd2 Ned5 18. Rhb1 Ke7 19.
Ra3 Rd8 20. Rba1 a6 21. Rb1 Nc6 22. g3 Ndb4 23. Kc3 Rb8 24. Rba1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1995.01.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Van der Werf, Mark"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "1995.01.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 045"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 e6 4. Qc2 Nf6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5+ 7. Nbd2 Ne4 8.
Bf4 Bb4 9. a3 g5 10. Bg3 h5 (10... g4 11. Rd1 Be7 (11... Bxa3 12. bxa3 gxf3 13.
gxf3 Nxd2 14. Qxd2 Qxa3 15. c5 $44) 12. Ne5 Nxg3 13. hxg3 Nxe5 14. dxe5 h5 15.
Be2 $16 {Davies,N-Manor,I/Tel Aviv/1991/}) 11. O-O-O Bxa3 $5 {N} (11... Be7 $2
12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Qxe4 h4 14. Be5 f6 15. Qg6+ Kf8 16. d5 $1 $18 {Horvath,
C-Kuijf,R/Mitropa Cup/1993/}) 12. bxa3 (12. Nb3 Qb4 13. bxa3 Qxa3+ 14. Kb1 h4
15. Bc7 Nxf2 $13) (12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Nd2 h4 $1) 12... Qxa3+ 13. Qb2 Qxb2+ 14.
Kxb2 h4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Bd6 $5 (16. Nxg5 hxg3 17. fxg3 Nf6 18. Be2 Ke7 19.
Rdf1 Bd7 20. g4 Rag8 21. h4 $14) (16. Be5 f6 17. Nxg5 Nxe5 18. Nxe4 Nd7 19. Be2
Ke7 $13) 16... exf3 17. gxf3 f6 18. Rg1 Kf7 19. Be2 $6 (19. f4 gxf4 (19... Rg8
20. Be2 $16) 20. exf4 f5 (20... b6 21. Bd3 $16) (20... Nb6 21. Bd3 Bd7 $2 22.
c5 $18) 21. Rg5 Nf6 22. Be5 Bd7 23. Be2 Rhg8 24. Rdg1 Ng4 $1 $13) (19. Bd3 $5
Rg8 20. f4 g4 21. h3 $5 $36) 19... b6 20. c5 a5 21. f4 bxc5 22. dxc5 (22. fxg5
cxd4 23. Rxd4 c5 $13) 22... gxf4 23. exf4 Ba6 24. Bf3 Bb5 25. Ka3 Rag8 26. Rxg8
Rxg8 27. Bh5+ Kg7 28. Be7 Nf8 (28... Rh8 29. Rg1+ Kh6 30. Bf7 $44) 29. Rg1+ Kh7
30. Rxg8 Kxg8 31. Bxf6 Nd7 32. Bd4 $14 Kf8 33. Kb3 Ke7 34. Bf3 Nf6 35. Bc3 a4+
(35... Nd7 $1 36. Bd4 Nf6) 36. Ka3 Nd5 37. Be5 Kf7 38. Bd1 Ke7 39. Bc2 Kd7 40.
f5 exf5 41. Bxf5+ Ke7 42. Bd4 Nf4 43. Bg4 Be2 44. Bc8 Ne6 45. Be3 Bb5 46. Kb4
Kf7 47. Ka3 Kf6 48. f4 Kf5 49. Bf2 h3 50. Kb4 Kf6 51. Be3 Kf5 52. Bc1 Kf6 53.
Bb2+ Kf7 54. Be5 Ke7 55. f5 Ng5 56. f6+ Kf7 57. Bg4 Kg6 (57... Nh7 $1 58. Bxh3
Nxf6 59. Bxf6 (59. Bg2 Ng4 $10) 59... Kxf6 60. Bg4 Ke5 61. h4 Kd4 $10) 58. Bd4
Bf1 $2 (58... Nh7 59. Bxh3 Nxf6 60. Be6 $14) 59. Kxa4 Bg2 60. Ka5 Bf3 61. Bd7
Bd5 62. Kb6 $18 Nf3 63. Bc3 Nxh2 64. Bxh3 Nf3 65. Bd7 Ng5 66. Bxc6 Be6 67. Be8+
Kf5 68. c6 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Fominyh, Alexander"]
[Black "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1996.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Belov Tsesarsky} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 b5 6. O-O (6.
Ne5 {Belov} Bb7 7. Nc3 a6 8. a4 Qb6 9. e4 Nf6 10. Be3 Qc7 11. Bf4 Qb6 12. O-O
Bb4 13. g4 h6 14. h4 $44 {Budnikov,A-Matlak,M/Miedzybrodzie/1991/1:0/47/}) 6...
Nd7 (6... Nf6 $142 {Belov} 7. a4 Bb7 8. Ne5 Qb6 (8... Nd5 9. b3 cxb3 10. axb5
cxb5 11. Qxb3 a6 12. e4 Nf6 13. d5 $36 {Nesis-Zelinsky/cor/1976/}) (8... a6 9.
b3 cxb3 10. Bb2 Qb6 (10... Be7 11. Qxb3 O-O 12. Nd2 Ra7 13. Rfd1 Qe8 14. Rac1
$44 {Orlov,G-Akopian,V/Minsk/1990/}) 11. Qxb3 Nbd7 12. Nxd7 Nxd7 13. Nd2 $13 {
Tukmakov,V-Korchnoi,V/Leningrad/1973/0:1/41/}) 9. e4 (9. b3 cxb3 10. Qxb3 Nbd7
(10... a6 $5) 11. Be3 c5 12. Nxd7 Nxd7 13. d5 $5 (13. Bxb7 Qxb7 14. Qxb5 $14)
13... bxa4 14. Qxa4 exd5 15. Nc3 d4 16. Nd5 $40 {Khalifman,A-Sveshnikov,E/
RUS-ch/1996/1:0/26/}) 9... a6 10. Nc3 Be7 11. d5 cxd5 12. exd5 O-O 13. d6 Bxd6
14. Bxb7 Ra7 15. Bg2 Bxe5 16. Be3 Qc7 17. axb5 $16 {Krasenkov,M-Sherbakov,R/
Katowice/1992/1:0/27/}) (6... Bb7 {Belov} 7. a4 a6 8. b3 cxb3 9. Nbd2 Nd7 10.
Nxb3 b4 11. Nfd2 Ngf6 12. Nc4 Rc8 13. Qc2 Be7 14. Rd1 O-O 15. a5 $44 {Malich,
B-Sehner,N/GER/1995/0:1/40/}) 7. a4 Bb7 8. Nc3 (8. b3 {Tsesarsky} cxb3 9. Qxb3
a6 10. Ne5 Ne7 11. Ba3 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Nd5 13. Bxf8 Kxf8 14. Nd2 $44 Qc7 15. Bxd5
exd5 16. Rfc1 Qxe5 17. axb5 cxb5 18. Qb4+ Kg8 19. Nf3 Qf6 20. Nd4 h5 (20... h6
21. Rc7 Rb8 22. Ra3 Qe5 $13 {[%cal Gg8h7]}) 21. Rc7 Rb8 22. Ra3 Qd8 23. Rac3
Rh6 24. Qc5 (24. Nf5 Re6 25. Ne7+ Kh7 26. Qh4 g6 27. Rf3 f6 28. Nxd5+ Kg8 (
28... Kh8 $2 29. Qf4 Qf8 30. Nxf6 $18) 29. Qxf6 Rxf6 30. Nxf6+ Kf8 31. Nh7+ $10
) 24... h4 (24... Rf6 25. Qa7 b4 (25... Ba8 26. Qxb8 $18) 26. Rc1 b3 27. Rxb7
b2 28. Rb1 Rxb7 29. Qxb7 Rb6 30. Qa7 $16) 25. Qa7 hxg3 26. hxg3 Kh7 27. Rxf7 (
27. Rxb7 Rxb7 28. Qxb7 Qa5 29. Rc1 Qd2 30. Nb3 Qxe2 31. Qxd5 $16) 27... Qa5 (
27... Rc8 28. Ne6 Rxe6 29. Qxb7 $18) 28. Rc1 Qd2 (28... Rc8 29. Rxg7+ Kh8 30.
Rb1 Qa2 (30... Rc7 31. Rxc7 (31. Nb3 d4 32. f3 Qc3 $19) 31... Qxc7 32. Nf5 $16
{[%cal Ga7d4]}) 31. Rf1 Ba8 32. Nf5 $18) 29. Nb3 $18 {time 1-0 M1002 Neverov -
Moroz/ 1996 (34)}) 8... a6 9. Ne5 Ngf6 $2 (9... Nxe5 10. dxe5 Qc7 11. axb5 {
Belov} (11. Ne4 {Tsesarsky} Rd8 (11... Qxe5 12. axb5 Rd8 13. Qc2 cxb5 14. Nf6+
(14. Bf4 Qf5) 14... Nxf6 15. Bxb7 Bb4 16. Bf4 Qc5 17. Rxa6 $44) 12. Qc2 f5 (
12... Qxe5 13. Bf4 Qf5 $15) 13. Ng5 Bc8 (13... Qxe5 14. axb5 axb5 15. Bf4 Qf6
16. Ra7 $13) 14. axb5 cxb5 $2 (14... axb5) 15. Rxa6 $5 Bxa6 16. Nxe6 Qc8 (16...
Qxe5 17. Bc6+ Ke7 18. Nxd8 Kxd8 19. Bf4 Qe6 20. Rd1+ Ke7 21. Bd6+ Qxd6 22. Rxd6
Kxd6 23. Bxb5 Bxb5 24. Qxf5 $16) 17. Nxd8 Kxd8 18. Rd1+ Ke8 19. e4 f4 20. gxf4
Bc5 21. f5 Ne7 22. Qe2 Rf8 23. Qh5+ g6 24. Qxh7 Rf7 25. Qh6 Bb7 26. e6 Rf8 27.
Bg5 Rg8 28. Qh7 {1-0 Borovikov,V-Santos,CP/EU-chJ Sas van Gent (03) ;EXP 32
1992}) 11... axb5 12. Rxa8+ Bxa8 13. Nxb5 cxb5 (13... Qxe5 14. Qa4 Bb7 15. Na7
$40) 14. Bxa8 Ne7 15. b3 c3 16. Qd3 Qb8 17. Bg2 $16) (9... Qc7 {Belov} 10. axb5
axb5 11. Rxa8+ Bxa8 12. Nxb5 $36) (9... Qc8 {Belov} 10. e4 Ngf6 11. Bf4 Be7 12.
d5 cxd5 13. exd5 exd5 14. axb5 O-O 15. bxa6 Bxa6 16. Nxd5 $36) 10. Bxc6 $1 $36
Bxc6 11. Nxc6 Qc8 12. axb5 axb5 (12... Bd6 {Tsesarsky} 13. d5 $18) (12... Nb6 {
Tsesarsky} 13. Ne5 Bd6 14. Bf4 $16) 13. Na7 $1 (13. Rxa8 {Belov} Qxa8 14. Ne5
Qb7 $13) 13... Qb7 (13... Qd8 {Tsesarsky} 14. Ncxb5 $18) 14. Ncxb5 Nb6 $6 (
14... Be7 15. Qa4 O-O (15... O-O {Belov} 16. Qxc4 $16) (15... Nb6 16. Nd6+ Kf8
17. Nxb7 Nxa4 18. Rxa4 $18)) 15. Bf4 Nfd5 16. Be5 f6 (16... Be7 {Belov} 17. e4
f6 18. exd5 fxe5 19. d6 Bd8 20. dxe5 $18) 17. e4 $1 fxe5 (17... Nb4 {Belov} 18.
Nc7+ Kf7 19. Nxa8 Nxa8 20. Bf4 Be7 21. Qh5+ g6 22. Qb5 $18) 18. exd5 exd5 (
18... exd4 {Belov} 19. Qh5+ g6 (19... Qf7 20. Nc7+ Ke7 21. d6+ $18) 20. Qe5 Bg7
21. Qxe6+ Kf8 22. Nc6 Re8 23. Qd6+ Kg8 24. Ra7 $18) 19. Qh5+ g6 (19... Qf7 {
Belov} 20. Nc7+ Ke7 21. Qxf7+ Kxf7 22. Nxa8 Nxa8 23. Nc6 $18) (19... Kd8 {Belov
} 20. Qxe5 Bb4 21. Qg5+ $18) 20. Qxe5+ Kf7 21. Qxh8 (21. Qxh8 {Belov} Bg7 22.
Nd6+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 36th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2008.06.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2008.06.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 125"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 {The move is not without its problems,
because it neglects the development of th Bc8; 4...Bg4, 4...Bf5 and 4...a6 are
more popular.  Der Zug ist nicht unproblematisch, weil er die Entwicklung des
Bc8 vernachlässigt; 4...Bg4, 4...Bf5 und 4...a6 stehen höher im Kurs.} 5. b3
Nbd7 6. Bb2 b6 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. O-O Bd6 9. Nbd2 (9. Nc3 O-O 10. Qc2 Re8 11. Rad1
Qe7 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Nf6 15. Bd3 Ba3 16. Ba1 h6 17. Rfe1 $14
{1-0 Kramnik,V (2766)-Van Wely,L (2683)/Monte Carlo 2007/CBM 117 ext (74)})
9... O-O 10. Ne5 {It woud be exaggerated to speak here of a clear advantage
for White, but the position is unpleasant for Black. Es wäre übertrieben,
wollte man hier von deutlichem weißen Vorteil sprechen, aber es spielt sich
für Schwarz unangenehm.} Qe7 11. Qf3 Rfd8 12. Qh3 h6 13. f4 Bb4 $2 {After this,
things become quite difficult for Black. Danach wird es ganz schwer für
Schwarz.} (13... c5 {was required, but White's prospects are somewhat better
even then. war erforderlich, aber die weißen Aussichten sind auch dann ein
wenig höher einzuschätzen.}) 14. Ndf3 Ne4 $2 {This allows a forcing sequence,
which leaves White close to a win.  Dies erlaubt eine forcierte Zugfolge, in
deren Folge Weiß nahezu auf Gewinn steht.} 15. Nxd7 Rxd7 16. Ne5 Rc7 17. Bxe4
$1 dxe4 18. c5 $1 {White exploits the position of the Bb4 to gain time for a
kingside attack by means of a pawn sacrifice. Weiß nutzt die Position des Bb4
aus, um unter Bauernopfer Zeit für einen Angriff am Königsflügel zu gewinnen.}
bxc5 19. a3 Ba5 20. dxc5 Qxc5 21. b4 Qb5 {Things were already so so, but now
the black king has no pieces to protect it.  Das ging noch geradeso, aber der
schwarze König steht nun ohne Figurenschutz da.} 22. Qg3 ({During the game I
saw (or Fritz did) Während der Partie sah ich (bzw. Fritz)} 22. Ng4 {But Aber}
h5 $1 {is better. ist besser:} (22... f5 23. Nxh6+ $1 gxh6 (23... Kf8 24. Be5
$18) 24. Qxh6 Bb6 25. Bf6 $1 {and White wins. und Weiß gewinnt.}) 23. Nf6+ (23.
Nh6+ Kh7 $1 $13) 23... gxf6 24. Bxf6 Qf5 {and White has to go into an ending
with opposite coloured bishops (and rooks). und Weiß muss in ein Endspiel mit
ungleichen Läufern (und Türmen) gehen.}) ({But the correct move is Aber der
richtige Zug ist} 22. f5 $1 f6 (22... Bb6 23. fxe6 f6 24. Nd7 $18) 23. Ng4 e5
24. Qg3 Kh8 25. Bxe5 fxe5 26. bxa5 $18) 22... Bb6 $6 {This misses a good
practical chance. Dies verpasst eine gute praktische Chance.} ({After Nach} 
22... f5 23. Rad1 Qe2 24. Bc3 Bb6 25. Rfe1 Qh5 26. Rd6 Re8 {Black is at the
edge of the abyss, but he can still hope. schwebt Schwarz am Abgrund, aber er
kann noch hoffen.}) 23. Nd7 $1 g6 24. Nf6+ Kf8 25. Be5 Rcc8 26. Qh4 $1 h5 ({
Or Oder} 26... Bxe3+ 27. Kh1 Rd8 28. Qxh6+ Ke7 29. Qh4 Kf8 30. Qh8+ Ke7 31.
Ng8+ $1 Rxg8 32. Qf6+ Ke8 33. Bd6 {and White wins. und Weiß gewinnt.}) 27. Nh7+
Ke8 28. Bd6 Rc7 29. Rfd1 1-0

[Event "Lippstadt 11th"]
[Site "Lippstadt"]
[Date "2003.08.17"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Cyborowski, Lukasz"]
[Black "Wehmeier, Stefan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2350"]
[Annotator "Konikowski,J"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2003.08.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. O-O Bd6 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. e4
e5 9. exd5 cxd5 10. cxd5 exd4 11. Ne4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 Nf6 (12... Nc5 13. Bc2 Bg4
14. Qxd4 Bxf3 15. gxf3 Re8 16. Be3 Re5 17. Qg4 Nd7 18. f4 Nf6 19. Qf3 Rxd5 20.
Bb3 Rf5 21. Qxb7 Bxf4 22. Bxf7+ Kh8 23. Rad1 Qf8 24. Be6 Rb8 25. Qxa7 Rg5+ 26.
Kh1 Ne4 27. Qf7 $18 {Karpov,A-Shirov,A/Monte Carlo 1995/}) 13. Bc2 (13. Qxd4
Nxe4 14. Qxe4 Re8 15. Qd3 (15. Qd4 Bf5 16. Bg5 Qd7 17. Rfe1 Bg4 18. Rxe8+ Rxe8
19. Re1 Rxe1+ 20. Nxe1 b6 21. h3 Be6 {1/2-1/2 Bronstein,L-Real de Azua,E/
Buenos Aires 2003/}) 15... Qf6 16. Bd2 (16. Bg5 Qxb2 17. Rfb1 Qe2 18. Qxe2 Rxe2
19. Be3 Rc2 20. a4 Rc7 21. Nd4 {1/2-1/2 Nikolic,P-Akopian,V/Biel 1993/}) 16...
Bf5 17. Qd4 Qxd4 18. Nxd4 Be4 19. Nb5 Be5 20. Nc3 {1/2-1/2 Graf,A-Akopian,V/
Luzern 1993/}) 13... Nxd5 14. Qxd4 Nb4 15. Bb3 Nc6 16. Qd5 Be6 17. Qb5 Bxb3 18.
Qxb3 Qc7 19. Be3 Ne5 20. Nxe5 Bxe5 21. Rac1 Bxh2+ $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (21... Qb8
$142) 22. Kh1 Qb8 23. f4 $18 Bg3 24. Bc5 Bh4 25. Bxf8 Qxf8 26. Qxb7 g6 27. Qf3
Re8 28. b3 Qh6 29. Qh3 Qh5 30. a4 h6 (30... Re3 31. Rf3 (31. Qxe3 $4 Bg3+ 32.
Kg1 Qh2#) 31... Rxf3 32. Qxf3 $18) 31. Rc8 Rxc8 32. Qxc8+ Kg7 33. Qh3 Qe2 34.
Qf3 Qc2 35. Rd1 Bf2 36. b4 h5 37. Qd3 Qb2 38. Qe4 Qb3 39. Qe5+ Kh7 40. Qd5 Qxb4
41. Qxf7+ Kh6 42. Qf6 Qb7 43. f5 Qg7 44. Qe6 Bc5 45. Rc1 Bf2 (45... Bd4 46. Rc6
$18) 46. f6 Qb7 47. f7 Qb4 (47... Kg7 48. f8=Q+ $1 $18) 48. Qf6 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Modesto"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Dzindzichashvili, Roman"]
[Black "Kaidanov, Gregory S"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj,V"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1995.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4+ 5. Nbd2 dxc4 6. Qc2 b5 7. a4 c6 8.
Bxf6 gxf6 (8... Qxf6 $2 9. axb5 cxb5 10. Qe4 $18) 9. g3 Bb7 10. Bg2 Nd7 11. O-O
a6 12. b3 $1 $44 c3 13. Ne4 Rc8 14. Rfd1 Qb6 15. Nxc3 c5 16. d5 c4 (16... Bxc3
$2 17. dxe6 $16) 17. dxe6 fxe6 (17... Qxe6 18. Nd4 cxb3 19. Qb1 Qb6 20. Bxb7
Qxb7 21. Ne4 $44) 18. axb5 $6 (18. Ne4 $1 $36) 18... cxb3 19. Qd3 Nc5 20. Qd4
Bxc3 21. Qxc3 O-O (21... Ne4 $5) 22. bxa6 Nxa6 23. Qd4 Nc5 24. Qg4+ Kh8 25. Nh4
Bxg2 26. Kxg2 Qb7+ 27. Nf3 Ne4 $2 (27... b2 28. Rab1 Ne4 29. Rxb2 Qxb2 30. Qxe4
Qc2 $10) 28. Ra4 $1 f5 29. Qf4 Rb8 30. Rad4 $16 Nf6 31. Qe5 Qg7 32. Qxe6 b2 33.
Rb1 Rfe8 34. Qxf5 Rxe2 35. Rf4 Ng8 36. Ng5 $18 Nh6 37. Qd3 Rbe8 38. h4 R2e5 39.
Rxb2 Rxg5 40. hxg5 Qxb2 41. gxh6 1-0

[Event "Julian Borowski-A 4th"]
[Site "Essen"]
[Date "2002.05.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2618"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj,V"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2002.05.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Tsesarsky} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. Qc2 dxc4 $6 {Old-fashioned 
(presumably) views of the first half of the 20-th century say: giving up a
stronghold in the centre would facilitate white to seize the initiative.
Whether the revision of those views will help to the further development of
the chess art is a question.} 5. Qxc4 b5 $2 {Fianchetto accellerated?} 6. Qc2
Bb7 7. e4 Nd7 ({Better looks} 7... Nf6 {Tsesarsky} 8. Be2 (8. Bd3 {Tsesarsky}
Nbd7 9. O-O (9. Bg5 {Tsesarsky} a6 10. Qe2 h6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. a4 Bb4+ 13.
Nbd2 e5 14. O-O O-O 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Qxe5 17. Nf3 Qf4 18. e5 c5 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Ovetchkin,R-Geller,J/Togliatty RUS 2001/The Week in Chess 354 (28)})
9... a6 10. Qe2 c5 11. Bg5 cxd4 12. e5 h6 (12... Bxf3 {Tsesarsky} 13. gxf3 $16)
13. exf6 gxf6 (13... hxg5 {Tsesarsky} 14. Qxe6+ $3 {1-0 Tunik,G-Geller,J/
Togliatty RUS 2001/The Week in Chess 354 (14)}) 14. Bf4 $16) 8... Qb6 (8...
Nbd7 {Tsesarsky} 9. O-O Qb6 10. Nc3 a6 11. e5 Nd5 12. Nxd5 cxd5 13. Bd3 Rc8 14.
Qe2 Be7 15. h4 $14 {1-0 Timoscenko,G-Delabaca,R/Valle d'Aosta ITA 2002/The
Week in Chess 379 (34)}) 9. Nc3 a6 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Rd1 h6 12. Bh4 b4 13. Na4
b3 14. axb3 Qb4+ 15. Nc3 c5 16. d5 exd5 17. exd5 Bxd5 18. Rxd5 $1 Nxd5 19. Bc4
N5f6 20. O-O Bd6 21. Re1+ Kf8 22. Qd3 Qb8 23. Ne4 Be7 24. Nxf6 Nxf6 25. Ne5 $18
{1-0 Timoscenko,G-Lanzani,M/Saint Vincent 2000/CBM 74 ext (31)}) (7... a6 {
Tsesarsky} 8. Nc3 (8. Be2 {Tsesarsky} Nd7 9. O-O Ngf6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 Qb6
12. Rd1 c5 13. d5 exd5 14. exd5 Bxd5 15. a4 $44 {1/2-1/2 Jakobsen,L-Leer
Salvesen,B/Gausdal NOR 2002/The Week in Chess 388 (31)}) 8... Nd7 9. Be2 c5 10.
d5 exd5 11. Nxd5 Ngf6 12. O-O Nxd5 13. exd5 Be7 14. Bf4 O-O 15. Rad1 Re8 16.
Rfe1 $14 {0-1 Fyllingen,R-Lahlum,H/Bergen 2000/CBM 77 ext (68)}) 8. Bg5 {
'!' Tsesarsky. Tsesarsky: 'This move's idea isn't new: Bc1 is developed with
tempo.'} (8. a4 {Tsesarsky} Rc8 9. Bg5 $1 Be7 10. Bxe7 Nxe7 11. Nbd2 (11. b4 {
Tsesarsky} a5 12. Qb2 axb4 13. Qxb4 (13. axb5 {Tsesarsky} cxb5 14. Nbd2 O-O 15.
Qxb4 Nf6 16. Bd3 Nc6 $11) 13... c5 14. dxc5 O-O 15. Bxb5 Nxc5 16. Nbd2 Qd6 $14
{[%csl Re4]}) 11... O-O 12. Nb3 Ng6 13. Nc5 Qa5+ 14. Nd2 (14. Qd2 {Tsesarsky}
Qc7 15. Qc3 (15. Qc2 {Tsesarsky} Rfd8 $132 {[%cal Ge6e5]}) 15... Rfd8 {[%csl
Rf1][%cal Ge6e5]} 16. g3 a5 17. Be2 b4 18. Qe3 e5 $132 {1/2-1/2 Popov,R-Popov,
V/Krasnodar 1997/EXT 2000 (30)}) 14... Nxc5 15. Qxc5 Rfd8 16. b4 Qb6 17. Nb3
$14 {[%csl Rb7]}) 8... Qb6 {After 8...Be7 white was going to exchange the
bishops, thus getting full control over the square c5, but 8...Ngf6 was a
worth trying.} ({In case of} 8... Be7 {Tsesarsky} 9. Bxe7 Nxe7 10. Nbd2 {
[%csl Rc5] It isn't easy for Black to organize c6-c5 promotion.}) (8... Ngf6 {
Tsesarsky} 9. e5 (9. Nbd2 $5 {Tsesarsky}) 9... h6 10. Bd2 (10. Bh4 {Tsesarsky}
g5 11. exf6 gxh4 12. Nbd2 Rg8 $15) 10... Nd5 11. Nc3 $14) 9. a4 {Tsesarsky:
'The struggle in this variation goes surround c6-c5 break, and the last move
prevents c6-c5. '} (9. Nc3 {Tsesarsky} Ngf6 10. Bd3 h6 11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. O-O
Be7 13. e5 (13. Rfc1 $5 {Tsesarsky} a6 14. a4 Nd7 $14 {[%cal Gc6c5]}) 13... Nd7
14. Ne4 c5 $1 $11 {0-1 Timon Piote,S-Wang Lei/Istanbul 2000/EXT 2001 (33)})
9... Bb4+ {Or} (9... bxa4 10. Nc3) 10. Nc3 Ngf6 11. Bd3 (11. e5 Nd5 12. Bd3 {
was also strong.}) 11... c5 $1 {Tsesarsky: 'This move is definitely mistake.'
Kortschnoj: The best chance. Otherwise after} (11... bxa4 12. O-O {white has a
big advantage.}) 12. dxc5 ({Not} 12. Bxf6 $6 {Tsesarsky} Nxf6 13. Bxb5+ Kf8 ({
Badly is} 13... Ke7 $2 {Tsesarsky} {in view of} 14. e5 $1 {and Black can't
capture on f3 because of intermediate check: e5xf6+.} Nd5 15. O-O $16 {[%csl
Re7]}) 14. dxc5 Qxc5 $44 {[%csl Re4]}) 12... Nxc5 (12... Bxc5 13. axb5 $16) 13.
Bxb5+ Kf8 {'+/-' Tsesarsky. Tsesarsky: 'We've seen this position with small
difference: without Nc5 and Bg5. These pieces presence on the board gives to
White an advantage.'} 14. O-O Ncxe4 (14... Bxc3 15. Qxc3 Nfxe4 16. Qa3 Nxg5 17.
Nxg5 h6 18. Rac1 Rc8 19. Nf3 $16) (14... a6 $6 15. Bd3 (15. Be2 Ncxe4 16. Nxe4
Bxe4 17. Qc4 Qb7 $13) 15... Nxd3 16. Qxd3 Bxc3 17. Qxc3 Nxe4 $14) 15. Nxe4 Nxe4
$2 (15... Bxe4 16. Qc4 Qc5 (16... Bc5 17. b4 Bd6 18. Bxf6 Bxf3 19. Bd4 Bd5 20.
Qc3 $18) 17. Rac1 Qxc4 (17... Bxf3 18. Qxc5+ $16) 18. Rxc4 Bxf3 19. gxf3 (19.
Rxb4 $14) 19... Bd6 $14) 16. Ne5 $1 $16 Kg8 $8 (16... Qd6 17. Bf4 $18) 17. Be3
Qd6 18. Bc6 $16 (18. Nc6 a6 (18... Nf6 19. Rfd1 Qf8 $1 (19... Nd5 20. Rxd5 Qxd5
(20... exd5 21. Nxb4 Qxb4 22. Qc7 $18) 21. Rd1 $18) 20. Nxb4 Qxb4 21. Rd4 $14)
19. Qxe4 axb5 20. axb5 Rxa1 21. Rxa1 Bc5 22. Qc2 Bxe3 23. Rd1 Bxf2+ 24. Kf1 $18
) 18... Bxc6 19. Nxc6 Nf6 20. Rfd1 Nd5 21. Bxa7 h5 22. Rac1 (22. a5 $5 {/\ Ra4}
) 22... Rh6 23. Rd4 {A threat is - to simplify the position by Nb4.} Bc3 24.
Qxc3 $18 (24. Rxd5 Qxc6 (24... exd5 25. Qxc3 $18) 25. Rc5 Qb7 26. Rxc3 Rg6 27.
Rg3 Rxg3 28. hxg3 Qxa7 $16) 24... Nxc3 25. Rxd6 Ne2+ 26. Kf1 Nxc1 27. b4 e5 (
27... g5 28. b5 f5 29. b6 Rh7 30. Rxe6 Rd7 31. Re7 Rd1+ 32. Re1 Rxe1+ 33. Kxe1
Nd3+ 34. Kd2 Nc5 35. Ke3 Kf7 36. Kd4 Nb7 37. Kd5 Ke8 38. a5 $18) 28. Rxh6 gxh6
29. b5 Nb3 30. Ke2 Na5 (30... Kf8 31. Kd3 Ke8 32. Kc4 Nd2+ 33. Kd5 Kd7 34. a5
$18) 31. Nxa5 Rxa7 32. b6 Ra6 33. b7 Rb6 34. Kd3 f5 35. h4 (35. Kc4 $18) 35...
Kf7 $2 (35... Kg7 36. Kc4 Kf6 37. Kc5 Rb2 38. Kc6 {(threatening Nc4-b6)} Rb4
39. Kc7 e4 40. g3 f4 41. gxf4 Kf5 42. Nc6 $18) 36. Nc6 1-0

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.12.14"]
[Round "6.5"]
[White "Zhu, Chen"]
[Black "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2497"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Kostakiev,D"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2001.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.01.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.01.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 (4... f5 $5 {Dolmatov}) 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6.
O-O dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 $5 {The difference with "Merano Variation" is that here
Nb1 is not developed. This "Pseudo Merano" was used first by Naegeli 1934/HCL.
In spite of the rather poor Black's results (30% only) the attention to it is
growing up marking the boom in 2000.} 8. Bd3 (8. Be2 Bb7 9. a4 b4 10. a5 {
0-1 Minev,N-Fuchs,R/Bad Liebenstein 1963/EXT 2000 (51)}) 8... a6 9. a4 (9. e4 {
Dolmatov} c5 10. d5 e5 11. a4 c4 $13) 9... b4 {If Nb1was already on c3, b5-b4
would win a tempo. Now on the weak point c4 could be ocupied by a light piece.}
(9... bxa4 10. e4 (10. Nc3 {Dolmatov} c5) 10... c5 11. e5 $6 {1-0 Lerner,
K-Borovikov,V/Nikolaev 1995/CBM 47/[Dolmatov] (27)} (11. d5 $5 {Dolmatov})) (
9... Bb7 $5 {Dolmatov} 10. e4 Be7 (10... Qb6 11. Qe2 Be7 12. Bg5 h6 13. Be3 c5
14. axb5 axb5 15. Rxa8+ Bxa8 16. Bxb5 Bxe4 17. Ne5 {1-0 Stahlberg,G-Naegeli,O/
Zuerich 1934/HCL (27)}) 11. Qe2 b4 (11... bxa4 $2 12. Nc3 c5 13. d5 $16 {
Szabo,L-Kolarov,V/Kecskemet/1962/}) (11... O-O 12. Bg5 Re8 13. Nbd2 e5 {
1-0 Pirc,V-Popovic,Z/Novi Sad 1945/HCL (40)}) 12. Rd1 c5 13. dxc5 Qc7 14. Bg5
Nxc5 $15 {Rajkovic,D-Cabrilo,G/YUG/1976/}) 10. e4 (10. Nbd2 c5 11. Qe2 Bb7 12.
Nc4 {1-0 Havasi,K-Sacconi,A/Tatatovaros 1935/EXT 99 (18)}) (10. Qe2 c5 11. Rd1
Bb7 12. e4 {1-0 Markowski,T-Jaracz,P/Warsaw 1995/EXT 99/[Bulletin] (42)}) (10.
b3 c5 11. Bb2 Bb7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Nc5 {1/2-1/2 Ciaffone,R-Fogarasi,N/
North Bay 1996/EXT 98 (40)}) (10. a5 Be7 11. Nbd2 c5 12. Nc4 Bb7 13. Nfe5 O-O
14. Qe2 {1-0 Obukhov,A-Arkhipov,S/Orel 1997/EXT 99 (15)}) 10... c5 (10... Bb7
11. e5 Nd5 12. Bg5 Qb8 {1-0 Barsov,A-Ramesh,R/Ubeda 1999/CBM 68 ext (27)}) (
10... h6 11. Qe2 Bb7 12. Nbd2 Be7 {1-0 Obodchuk,A-Konnov,O/Orsk 2000/EXT 2001 
(40)}) 11. Nbd2 $146 (11. Bg5 Be7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. Nc4 h6 14. Bh4 {1/2-1/2
Frias,V-Salazar,H/Santiago 1981/MCL (17)} (14. Bh4 O-O 15. Nxd4 Bb7 16. e5 Ne4
17. Bxe7 {1/2-1/2 Frias,V-Salazar,H/Santiago 1981/MCL (17)})) (11. d5 exd5 12.
exd5 Nb6 (12... Nxd5 13. Qb3 N7f6 14. Bc4 Ra7 15. Bg5 {1-0 Rashkovsky,
N-Yasinsky,V/Elista 1994/CBM 44 (36)}) 13. Ne5 Qxd5 (13... Bd6 $5 14. Re1 O-O
$15) 14. Qe2 Be7 15. a5 {0-1 Chatalbashev,B-Stavrev,N/BUL 1994/TD (26)}) 11...
cxd4 12. e5 Nd5 {[#]} 13. Ne4 $6 {This N wil lbe better dislocated on Q's side
on b3 or c4:} (13. Nb3 Bb7 14. Nbxd4 $11) (13. Nc4 Bc5 14. Ng5) (13. Nxd4 $2
Nxe5 $15) 13... Qc7 $15 14. Bb1 $6 (14. Bg5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. Re1 Qc7 17.
Rc1 Qb6 $15) 14... Nxe5 $17 15. Nxd4 Be7 16. Re1 Bb7 17. Qh5 {[#]} Ng6 $2 (
17... Rc8 $1 $17) 18. Ng5 $11 Bxg5 (18... Nf6 19. Ngxe6 Qxc1 20. Nxg7+ Kf8 21.
Rxc1 Nxh5 22. Nxh5 $14) 19. Bxg6 {->[#]} O-O-O $2 (19... fxg6 20. Qxg5 O-O 21.
Nxe6 Rfe8 22. Bd2 $11) 20. Bxf7 $18 Bf6 (20... g6 21. Bxe6+ $18) 21. Nxe6 Qe7
22. Bd2 g6 23. Nxd8 Qxd8 24. Qg4+ Kb8 25. Bxb4 Nxb4 26. Qxb4 Qd7 27. Bc4 Qc6
28. Bf1 Bd8 29. Rac1 Qf6 30. Qc3 Qf8 31. Qe5+ Ka8 32. b4 Bb6 33. Rc2 Qd8 34. a5
Ba7 35. Rd2 Qc8 36. Rc1 Qf8 37. b5 Bb8 38. Qc3 Qh6 39. g3 Rc8 40. Qxc8 Bxc8 41.
Rxc8 Kb7 42. Rdd8 1-0

[Event "London Classic 6th"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2014.12.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2014.12.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Qc2 {An unusual but quite logical
move order: ...d5xc4 and ...c7-c5 are now less appropriate than in positions
with White's knight on c3.} h6 (5... O-O 6. e3 {leads to a kind of normal
Queen's Gambit.}) 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. e3 c5 {A risky idea.} (7... O-O 8. Nc3 {
leads to a well-known position} (8. cxd5 $5 exd5 9. Bd3 {is possible if White
wants to avoid theory})) 8. cxd5 cxd4 9. Bb5+ Bd7 ({It was not easy to go for} 
9... Nd7 10. dxe6 Qa5+ 11. Nc3 dxc3 12. exd7+ Bxd7 13. Bxd7+ Kxd7 {but
apparently Black can hold his ground:} 14. O-O cxb2 15. Rad1+ Ke7 16. Qe4+ Kf8
17. Qxb7 Re8 $1 18. Nd4 Qc3 19. Rb1 Bxd4 20. exd4 Qxd4 21. Rfd1 Qf6 22. Rxb2 g6
{[%cal Ye8e7,Yf8g7]}) {After the game move Black can't equalise anymore.} 10.
dxe6 Qa5+ (10... Bxb5 $143 11. exf7+ Kxf7 12. Qb3+ Ke7 13. Qxb5 Qb6 14. Qxb6
axb6 15. Nxd4 {, and White should convert his material advantage, e.g.} Nc6 16.
Nxc6+ bxc6 17. Nc3 Bxc3+ 18. bxc3 Ra3 19. Kd2 Rha8 20. Rhc1 Rxa2+ 21. Rxa2
Rxa2+ 22. Rc2 {etc.}) 11. Nbd2 Qxb5 12. exd7+ Nxd7 13. Qe4+ Kf8 14. Nxd4 Qxb2
15. Rb1 Qxa2 16. Qxb7 Rd8 (16... Rb8 17. Qxd7 Rxb1+ 18. Nxb1 Qxb1+ 19. Ke2 Qb2+
20. Kf3 g6 21. Rd1 $5 {, and White keeps pressure} ({or} 21. Qxa7 Bxd4 22. Qxd4
Qxd4 23. exd4 Ke7 {- this ending is theoretically drawn but requires accurate
defence})) 17. Qb4+ Kg8 18. O-O {It is hardly possible for Black to get his
h8-rook out without at least losing his a7-pawn.} a5 (18... Qd5 19. Ra1 {
[%csl Ra7]}) 19. Qc3 Qd5 (19... Bxd4 $5 20. exd4 (20. Qxd4 Kh7 21. Ra1 Qc2 22.
Rfc1 Qf5) 20... Qd5 21. Rfd1 {[%cal Yd2c4]}) 20. Qc7 Nf8 21. Rb5 Qd7 22. Qxd7
Rxd7 23. N2f3 Bxd4 (23... Ne6 24. Nxe6 fxe6 25. Rxa5 {is favourable for White,
of course. The rook endgame with pawns on the same side offers Black more
drawing chances.}) 24. Nxd4 Ne6 25. Nxe6 fxe6 {[%mdl 4096]} 26. Rxa5 Kf7 27. g4
Rc8 $6 {Black should have aimed for the exchange of one pair of rooks:} (27...
Rhd8 {[%cal Yd7d1] In the resulting ending he should be able to survive with
accurate defence. With four rooks on the board White has more chances to
out-manoeuvre his opponent.}) 28. Rb1 Rc2 29. Ra8 Rc4 30. h3 h5 $2 {This pawn
sacrifice looks merely temporary but it proves impossible for Black to regain
it without critically worsening the position of his rooks.} ({But even after} 
30... Rdc7 31. Rbb8 g5 32. Rg8 {[%cal Ra8f8]} Kf6 $1 33. Kg2 {it is unclear
whether he can successfully defend.}) 31. gxh5 Rh4 32. Rh8 Kf6 (32... Rxh3 33.
Kg2 Rh4 34. f4 $18 {[%csl Rh4][%cal Rg2g3]}) 33. Kh2 Rd5 34. Rf8+ Ke7 35. Rf3 {
[%cal Rb1b7]} Rf5 (35... Rhxh5 36. Rb7+ Rd7 37. Rxd7+ Kxd7 38. Rf7+ $18) 36.
Rxf5 exf5 37. Rg1 Kf6 38. Rg6+ Kf7 39. Rg5 Kf6 (39... f4 40. Rf5+ Ke6 41. Rxf4
Rxh5 $18 {_|_}) 40. f4 {[%cal Rh2g3]} 1-0

[Event "Tashkent FIDE GP 2nd"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "2012.11.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2012.11.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UZB"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nbd2 Bd6 6. b3 Nbd7 7. Bb2 Qe7 (7...
O-O {is more common}) 8. Ne5 Ba3 {The main idea behind 7...Qe7. Controlling
less space on the board, Black aims for simplifications despite the fact that
his remaining bishop is passive at the moment.} 9. Bxa3 (9. Bc3 c5 10. dxc5
Bxc5 11. Nd3 O-O 12. Be2 {1/2 Koziak,V (2515)-Shkuran,D (2350)/Lviv UKR 2012/
The Week in Chess 919}) 9... Qxa3 10. Bd3 (10. f4 {can be met with} c5 $1 {
, e.g.} 11. Bd3 cxd4 12. exd4 dxc4 13. Nexc4 (13. Ndxc4 Qb4+) 13... Qb4 14. O-O
O-O 15. Qf3 Nb6 16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. Qxe4 g6 18. Rac1 Rd8 19. Rfd1 Nd5 20. Qf3 b6
21. Be4 Bb7 $15 {1-0 Vunder,A (2261)-Burmakin,V (2625)/St Petersburg 2008/CBM
126 Extra (65)}) (10. Qc1 Qa5 11. Nef3 O-O 12. Be2 dxc4 13. Qxc4 Ne4 14. b4
Nxd2 15. bxa5 Nxc4 16. Bxc4 Re8 17. O-O e5 $11 {1-0 Jumabayev,R (2436)-Noroozi,
O (2222)/Novokuznetsk 2008/CBM 123 Extra (54)}) (10. Nxd7 Bxd7 11. Bd3 c5 12.
cxd5 Nxd5 13. dxc5 Qxc5 14. Rc1 Qe7 15. O-O O-O 16. Nf3 Rfc8 $11 {1/2 Schuster,
M (2222)-Offinger,R (2246)/Germany 2010/EXT 2011 (23)}) (10. Nd3 O-O 11. Be2
Qe7 $11 {[%cal Ye6e5]}) 10... Nxe5 11. dxe5 Nd7 12. f4 b6 $146 {Probably the
most logical developing move although practice has seen other continuations
before the present game:} (12... Qc5 $6 13. Qe2 O-O 14. O-O f6 15. cxd5 cxd5
16. Rac1 Qe7 17. Qh5 f5 18. Rc7 Qd8 19. Rfc1 $16 {1-0 Neverov,V (2542)-Slugin,
S (2439)/Lipetsk 2010/CBM 137 Extra (32)}) (12... f5 13. O-O Nc5 14. Nf3 O-O
15. Nd4 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 Bd7 17. Rfd1 Rfd8 18. Qc3 Qe7 19. c5 Be8 20. b4 a6 21. a4
$16 {1-0 Smyslov,V (2530)-Gergs,W/Bad Woerishofen 1991/EXT 1998 (42)}) (12...
Nc5 13. Qc2 b6 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. O-O Bd7 16. Nf3 Nxd3 17. Qxd3 Rc8 18. Qd2 O-O
19. Rfc1 a5 20. Nd4 {[%csl Gd4]} Rfd8 (20... Rc5 $142) 21. Rab1 g6 22. Rxc8
Rxc8 23. Rb2 $14 {1-0 Pavlovic,M (2497)-Dobrov,V (2493)/Caerleon 2006/CBM 113
ext (29)}) 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. O-O g6 (14... Ba6 $4 15. Nb1 Qa5 16. b4) 15. e4 {
White tries to open up the position but his development advantage proves too
insignificant to make use of.} O-O 16. exd5 exd5 17. Nf3 Qb4 (17... Nc5 $5 18.
Be2 Qb2 $132 19. Nd4 $140 Ne4) 18. f5 {This pawn sacrifice doesn't bring White
any benefit. He could have kept some pressure by means of} (18. Be2 $1 {
[%cal Yf3d4]} Qxf4 19. Qxd5 Rb8 {[%cal Yd7c5]} 20. Qd6 $1 Qe3+ 21. Rf2 Qc5 22.
Rd1) 18... Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Qd4+ 20. Kh1 Qxe5 21. Qd2 Bxf5 22. Bxf5 gxf5 23. Rae1
Qf6 24. Qxd5 Rae8 25. Rxe8 Rxe8 26. h3 Qe5 27. Rxf5 {White has levelled the
material balance, and the resulting ending is drawn.} Qxd5 28. Rxd5 Re2 29. a4
Re3 30. Rb5 Kg7 31. a5 bxa5 32. Rxa5 Rxb3 33. Rxa7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 75th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2013.01.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Wang, Hao"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Qc2 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Nf6 6. Bg5 b5 7. Qc2 Bb7 8. e4
Nbd7 9. Nbd2 Qb6 10. a4 a6 (10... Bb4 {, developing another piece, is probably
more logical. The whole system was examined in my survey in CBM 150:} 11. Bd3 (
11. Be2 h6 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. O-O Bxd2 $5 14. Nxd2 (14. Qxd2 Nxe4 15. Qe3 Nf6
$13) 14... Qxd4 15. Nb3 Qxe4 {1/2 Marin,M (2604)-Fressinet,L (2581)/Bucharest
2001/CBM 150/[Krasenkow,Michal]} (15... Qxe4 16. Qxe4 Nxe4 17. Na5 Rb8 18. axb5
cxb5 19. Bxb5+ Ke7 20. Bc6 Ba8 $13)) 11... h6 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. O-O Nd7 14. Nb3
bxa4 15. Rxa4 a5 (15... O-O 16. Rc1 c5 $11 {0-1 Kuzmin,A (2587)-Kharlov,A 
(2616)/Dubai 2000/EXT 2001 (46)}) 16. Rc1 O-O 17. Bf1 Rfc8 18. Nc5 Nxc5 19.
dxc5 Qa7 20. Ne5 Ba6 21. Bxa6 Qxa6 22. Nd3 {1/2 Mchedlishvili,M (2560)
-Tregubov,P (2632)/Istanbul 2003/CBM 096}) 11. axb5 $6 {Hardly a good move,
opening up the diagonal for Black's bishop.} (11. Bd3 Rc8 (11... c5 $5) 12. O-O
(12. Qb3 $1) 12... c5 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. d5 c4 15. Be2 {0-1 Zakhartsov,V (2486)
-Popov,V (2557)/Korolev 2000/EXT 2002 (53)} Bd6 $132) (11. Be2 $142 Bb4 $5 (
11... c5 12. axb5 axb5 13. Rxa8+ Bxa8 14. O-O Bb7 15. Rc1 h6 16. Be3 Ng4 17.
dxc5 Nxe3 18. cxb6 Nxc2 19. Rxc2 $16 {1-0 Krasenkow,M (2661)-Markowski,T (2531)
/Plock 2000/CBM 078/[Huzman] (55)}) 12. O-O O-O {[%cal Yc6c5]} 13. Bxf6 gxf6
14. e5 $5) 11... cxb5 (11... axb5 $6 12. Rxa8+ Bxa8 13. Be2 h6 (13... Bb4 $5)
14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. O-O Be7 16. Qc3 O-O $6 17. b4 $16 {1-0 Dyachkov,S (2545)
-Arzumanian,G (2455)/Serpukhov 2003/EXT 2004 (30)}) 12. Bd3 Rc8 13. Qb1 (13.
Qb3 $6 e5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Ng4 16. O-O Bc5) 13... h6 (13... e5 14. d5)
14. Be3 Ng4 15. O-O (15. Bf4 e5 $1) (15. e5 $5) 15... Nxe3 16. fxe3 e5 $1 {
Black has obtained an excellent position. His bishop pair is quite formidable.}
17. Nb3 Bb4 18. Qa2 {This flank action just worsens White's position.} (18. Qd1
$142) 18... O-O 19. Na5 Ba8 (19... Bxa5 20. Qxa5 Qxa5 21. Rxa5 f5 {is not
dangerous here due to} 22. Nd2) 20. Kh1 (20. Nb3 a5 $1 21. Nxa5 exd4 22. exd4
Ne5 $1 23. Nxe5 Qxd4+ 24. Kh1 Qxe5 $19) 20... Bxa5 21. Qxa5 Qxa5 22. Rxa5 f5 $1
{Now this action is appropriate.} 23. Rxa6 (23. Nd2 $2 {doesn't work now due
to the weakness of the back rank after} fxe4) 23... fxe4 24. Rxa8 $8 Rxa8 25.
Bxe4 Rad8 26. Ra1 exd4 27. exd4 Nb6 28. Ra5 $4 {[%mdl 8192] A final blunder.
It was possible to continue resistance by means of} (28. h3) 28... Rxd4 $19 29.
Bc2 Rb4 30. Bd3 Ra8 31. Rxb5 Ra1+ 32. Ng1 Rxb5 33. Bxb5 Rb1 34. h3 Rxb2 35. Bc6
Kf7 36. Nf3 Kf6 37. Kh2 Nc4 38. Kg3 Ne3 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 22nd"]
[Site "Fuegen"]
[Date "2006.10.10"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Areshchenko, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2006.10.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 115"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheboksary"]
[BlackTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Nbd2 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. e4
e5 {A typical counterblow in this kind of positions.} 9. exd5 cxd5 10. cxd5
exd4 11. Ne4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 Nc5 (12... Nf6 {is the main theoretical line.}) 13.
Bc2 {An old but quite good move. White wins the d4 pawn anyway.} (13. Qxd4 {
was played more frequently:} Nxe4 14. Qxe4 Re8 (14... Qf6 15. Rd1 Bd7 16. Qd4
Qf5 17. Bd2 Rfe8 18. Re1 b6 19. Bc3 f6 20. a3 Rxe1+ 21. Rxe1 Re8 22. Qd1 Rxe1+
23. Nxe1 Qe4 24. g3 {1/2-1/2 Fominyh,A-Barua,D/Guntur 2000/CBM 077}) 15. Qd4 (
15. Qd3 Qf6 $1) 15... Bf5 16. Bg5 (16. Re1 Qd7 17. Bd2 b6 18. b4 Red8 19. Bc3
f6 20. Rad1 Rac8 {0-1 Schmidt,B-Mittendorf,F/Bad Zwesten 2004/CBM 098 ext (50)}
) 16... f6 (16... Qa5 17. Bd2 Qa6 (17... Qc5 18. Rfe1 Qxd4 19. Nxd4 Bd7 20. Bc3
f6 21. h3 Rac8 22. Rxe8+ Rxe8 23. Rd1 Kf7 24. Nb3 Bb5 25. Na5 Re7 26. Bd4 b6
27. Nc6 Rd7 28. Be3 $16 {1-0 Rashkovsky,N-Kirov,N/Baku 1983/MCL (57)}) 18. Bc3
Bf8 19. Ne5 Rad8 20. Qf4 Bg6 21. Nxg6 hxg6 22. Rfd1 Bc5 $14 23. g3 $6 Re2 24.
Bd4 Bxd4 25. Qxd4 Qf6 26. Qxf6 gxf6 27. b3 Re5 {1/2-1/2 Savchenko,S-Hamdouchi,
H/Montpellier 2005/EXT 2006}) 17. Be3 (17. Bh4 Re4 18. Qd2 Qb6 (18... Bf4 $1
$15) 19. Bg3 Rd8 20. Rad1 Bg6 21. Bxd6 Qxd6 22. Rfe1 b6 23. Qc3 $14 {1/2-1/2
Lazic,M-Kalezic,B/Bar SCG 2006/The Week in Chess 594 (43)}) 17... Qd7 18. Rad1
$6 Re4 19. Qd2 Bg4 20. Nd4 $6 Bxd1 21. Rxd1 Rc8 (21... Bc5 $17) 22. b3 a6 23.
Ne6 $44 {1-0 Ibragimov,I-Pruess,D/Los Angeles 2003/CBM 095 ext (56)}) (13. Bb1
{is harmless:} Bg4 14. b4 Nd7 15. Qd3 g6 16. Bb2 (16. Bh6 $4 Bxf3 17. Bxf8 Ne5
$19 {0-1 Furtuna,A-Ionescu,M/Bucharest 2003/CBM 094 (28)}) 16... Bxf3 17. Qxf3
Qh4 18. g3 Ne5 19. Qe4 $2 (19. Qe2 Qh3 20. Bxd4 Rae8 $44) 19... Qh5 20. f4 Nc4
21. Bc1 $2 Ne3 $2 (21... Rae8 $19) 22. Bxe3 dxe3 23. Qxe3 Qxd5 24. Be4 $11 {
1-0 Chernin,A-Boudre,J/Aubervilliers 1997/EXT 2004 (47)}) 13... d3 $146 {
An unsuccessful attempt of improvement on the stem game Botvinnik-Riumin,
which saw} (13... Bg4 14. Qxd4 Bxf3 15. gxf3 Re8 $1 16. Rd1 $1 (16. Be3 Re5 17.
Qg4 Nd7 18. f4 Nf6 19. Qf3 Rxd5 20. Bb3 $14 {1-0 Karpov,A-Shirov,A/Monte Carlo
1995/CBM 046 ext (43)}) 16... Re2 17. Bf5 g6 18. Bh3 Nd7 19. Be3 Be5 20. Qc4
Rxb2 21. Rac1 (21. d6 $1) 21... Nb6 22. Qe4 Qd6 $2 (22... Bd6) 23. f4 Bg7 24.
Bc5 Qd8 25. Be7 Qe8 26. d6 $18 {1-0 Botvinnik,M-Riumin,N/Moscow 1931/URS-ch/
[Ftacnik] (32)}) 14. Bxd3 Nxd3 15. Qxd3 {We see the position, which arises
after 13.Qxd4, with an extra tempo for White.} Qf6 (15... Re8 $142 16. Bd2 $5)
16. Re1 $16 {As a result, White has seized the e-file.} Bf5 17. Qb3 Qg6 (17...
Rae8 18. Bd2 Bg4 $4 19. Rxe8 Rxe8 20. Qa4) 18. Ne5 Bxe5 {It was probably
unwise to exchange this bishop, which blocks White's passed pawn..} (18... Rfe8
19. Bf4 $16) (18... Qf6 19. Bf4 $16) 19. Rxe5 Rae8 20. Bf4 Rxe5 21. Bxe5 Re8 $6
{Giving up a second pawn without good reason.} (21... b6) 22. Qxb7 f6 23. Bg3
Bb1 {A typical tactical trick (shutting down the white rook) but White can
perfectly do without it for the time being.} 24. h4 Qd3 25. Kh2 Qf1 26. f4 Re3
(26... Re2 27. d6) 27. d6 Rxg3 28. Qb8+ Kf7 29. Qxa7+ Ke6 30. Kxg3 g5 31. Qe3+
1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2009.01.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Wang, Yue"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg5 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. Nc3 a6 7. g3 $146 {
[%mdl 8] A novelty in this well-known position!} (7. e4 {is the main line but
Black is apparently OK after} b5 $1 {or else:} (7... Rb8 8. Qxc4 (8. Bxf6 Qxf6
9. Qxc4 c5 10. e5 Qf4 11. d5 Qxc4 12. Bxc4 Nb6 13. Nd2 Nxc4 14. Nxc4 b5 15. Ne3
Be7 16. d6 Bd8 $13 {1/2 Damaso,R (2440)-Korneev,O (2560)/Leon 1998/EXT 1999 
(33)}) 8... b5 9. Qd3 Bb7 10. e5 h6 11. Bh4 g5 12. Nxg5 hxg5 13. Bxg5 {0-1
Radulescu,M-Bondoc,D/Bucharest 1965/EXT 2008 (40)} Rg8 $1 14. h4 b4 15. Na4
Rxg5 16. hxg5 Ne4 $132) (7... Be7 8. Bxc4 (8. Bxf6 Bxf6 9. e5 Be7 10. Bxc4 O-O
11. Qc2 c5 12. d5 $2 Nb6 13. d6 Nxc4 14. dxe7 Qxe7 15. Ne4 b5 16. Nfg5 f5 17.
exf6 gxf6 18. Nf3 Bb7 $17 {1-0 Namgilov,S-Meszaros,G/Budapest 1990/EXT 2000 
(39)}) 8... O-O (8... Rb8 9. Qc2 b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. Rd1 c5 12. dxc5 Qa5 13. O-O
Nxc5 $13 {0-1 Damljanovic,B (2587)-Adla,D (2494)/Zaragoza 2003/EXT 2004 (57)})
9. Qc2 c5 (9... h6 10. Bxf6 Nxf6 11. e5 Nd5 12. Qe4 Bb4 13. Rc1 c5 14. O-O Bxc3
15. bxc3 cxd4 16. cxd4 Bd7 17. Bd3 g6 18. Qg4 Kg7 $11 {[%cal Yd7b5] 1/2 Zhao
Jun (2566)-Xu Jun (2534)/Jiangsu Wuxi CHN 2008/The Week in Chess 736 (36)}) 10.
dxc5 Qc7 11. b4 b6 12. O-O Bb7 13. Rfe1 Ne5 14. Nxe5 Qxe5 15. Be3 bxc5 16. b5
axb5 {1/2 Hort,V (2540)-Lau,R (2485)/Bad Neuenahr 1991/CBM 024}) (7... h6 $143
8. Bxf6 gxf6 9. Bxc4 Rb8 10. Be2 b5 11. Qc2 c5 12. d5 Bd6 13. O-O Qc7 14. a4 b4
15. dxe6 fxe6 16. Nb1 Ne5 17. Nbd2 O-O 18. Kh1 Bb7 19. Nc4 Nxf3 20. Bxf3 Be5
21. Bg4 $14 {1/2 Sapis,W (2375)-Hnydiuk,A (2355)/Ksiaz 1998/CBM 063 ext (27)})
8. Nxb5 axb5 (8... Rb8 9. Nc3 Rxb2 10. Ne5 Bb7 $2 (10... h6 11. Bc1 (11. Nc6
Nb6 $1 12. Nxd8+ Nxa4 13. Nxa4 Rb4 $17) 11... Rb4 12. Qc2 c5 $5) (10... c5 11.
d5 Rb4 $1 12. Qc6 Rb6 $11 {J.Speelman}) 11. Nxc4 Rb4 12. Qc2 Ba8 13. e5 h6 14.
Bd2 Nd5 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Nd6+ $1 Bxd6 17. exd6 Rb7 18. Ba5 Qa8 19. dxc7 O-O
20. h4 Rc8 21. Rh3 Qa7 22. Rc1 $1 Qxd4 23. Qc3 $16 {1-0 Speelman,J (2605)-Muir,
A (2340)/England 1994/CBM 040/[Speelman,J] (44)}) 9. Qxa8 Bb4+ 10. Kd1 Nb6 11.
Qa7 $6 (11. Qc6+ Bd7 12. Qb7 Bc8 $11) 11... e5 $1 12. Kc2 exd4 13. Rd1 d3+ 14.
Bxd3 cxd3+ 15. Rxd3 Qe7 16. a3 O-O 17. axb4 Qxe4 $36 {1-0 Arbakov,V (2400)
-Ivanov,A (2470)/Simferopol 1989/EXT 1997 (38)}) ({The other moves (and
therefore the whole line) are equally harmless:} 7. Qxc4 b5 (7... c5 $5) 8. Qb3
(8. Qc6 $6 Ra7 9. Ne5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Nxd7 Bxd7 12. Qc5 Qa8 13. e3 Be7
14. Qh5 b4 15. Ne2 O-O $15 {0-1 Markmann,U-Buecker,P (2285)/Germany 1984/EXT
2001 (30)}) 8... c5 9. e3 (9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. Qd1 Bb7 11. Qxd8+ Rxd8 12. Rc1 h6
13. Be3 Nce4 14. Nd2 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Ba3 $17 {0-1 Khmelnitski,A (2486)-Ivanov,A 
(2312)/St Petersburg 2005/CBM 108 ext (64)}) 9... Bb7 10. Be2 cxd4 11. exd4 Be7
12. O-O O-O 13. Ne5 Nb6 14. Rfd1 Nfd5 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Bf3 Nxc3 17. Qxc3 Rac8
18. Qd3 Bxf3 19. Nxf3 h6 $15 {0-1 Pyda,Z (2405)-Volzhin,A (2530)/Wisla 1998/
EXT 2000 (63)}) (7. Bxf6 gxf6 (7... Qxf6 8. Qxc4 c5 9. Ne4 Qf4 10. dxc5 Nxc5
11. Ned2 Qxc4 12. Nxc4 b5 $15 {1/2 Arnold,F (2355)-Peredy,F (2235)/Budapest
1995/CBM 050 ext (38)}) 8. O-O-O Rb8 9. Qxc4 b5 10. Qd3 Bh6+ 11. e3 Bb7 12. d5
Qe7 13. dxe6 fxe6 14. Qd4 Bg7 15. Qh4 f5 16. Qxe7+ Kxe7 $15 {0-1 Goldin,A 
(2530)-Gelfand,B (2585)/Klaipeda 1988/CBM 011 (32)}) (7. e3 Rb8 8. Bxf6 gxf6 9.
Qxc4 b5 10. Qd3 Bb7 11. Rd1 c5 12. d5 c4 13. Qc2 Bb4 14. dxe6 fxe6 15. Be2 Qa5
{1/2 Csom,I (2460)-Schlosser,P (2485)/Budapest 1991/CBM 027}) 7... b5 $1 {
A typical pawn sacrifice.} (7... c5 8. Bg2 {[%cal Gg2a8]}) 8. Nxb5 Rb8 9. Na7
$2 {[%csl Ra7] Directly to hell!} (9. Na3 Rxb2 (9... Bb4+ 10. Bd2 Bxd2+ 11.
Nxd2 Bb7 12. f3 O-O 13. Naxc4 Nb6 14. Nxb6 cxb6 15. e4 {Black gets a
development advantage for his sacrificed pawn but he has yet to prove it is a
sufficient compensation.}) 10. Nxc4 Rb4 11. Qc2 Bb7 12. Bg2 Be7 13. O-O Be4 14.
Qc1 O-O 15. Bd2 Rb7 {and Black should gradually equalize.}) 9... Rb4 $1 10.
Bxf6 gxf6 11. Qa5 Bb7 {[%cal Rd8b8,Rd8a8] The a7-knight is lost, and White
starts a desperate attack. Black makes several inaccuracies, and the attack
becomes quite dangerous.} 12. Bh3 Qb8 (12... Qa8 $142 13. Qh5 Ke7 14. d5 Bxd5
$19) 13. Qh5 Ke7 (13... Rb6 $142 $19) 14. d5 Qxa7 $2 (14... Bxd5 $1 15. Qxd5
exd5 16. Nc6+ Kd6 17. Nxb8 Rxb8 {[%cal Yd7e5] keeping a healthy extra pawn (M.
Notkin).}) 15. dxe6 fxe6 16. Bxe6 $1 Kxe6 17. Qe8+ Be7 18. Qxh8 Nf8 19. Qg8+
Kd7 20. O-O-O+ $2 {[%mdl 16384] White misses his chance. His king will be
unsafe here.} (20. Qg4+ $1 Ke8 21. Qh5+ Ng6 22. Qxh7 $13) (20. Rd1+ $143 Ke8
21. Nd4 {M.Notkin} Bc8) 20... Ke8 21. Qg4 (21. Nd4 c3 $1 {and Black's attack
comes first! The same happens after the text move.}) 21... Qc5 22. a3 Rxb2 $1
23. Kxb2 Qxa3+ 24. Kb1 Qb3+ 25. Ka1 c3 0-1

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 41st"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2013.08.02"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2013.07.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg5 h6 5. Bxf6 Qxf6 6. Nbd2 g6 {Hardly a good
move before White has played e2-e3.} (6... dxc4 {and}) (6... Nd7 {are common
continuations.}) 7. Qb3 {White should immediately exploit his development
advantage.} (7. g3 {is too slow:} Bg7 8. Qa4+ Nd7 9. Ne5 Qe7 10. f4 O-O 11. Bg2
Nxe5 12. fxe5 c5 $1 $132 {0-1 (29) Labib,I (2432)-Smeets,J (2614) Al-Ain UAE
2012}) 7... dxc4 (7... Qd8 8. cxd5 $5 exd5 9. e4 $40) 8. Qxc4 Qe7 9. Rc1 c6 10.
e4 Bg7 11. e5 O-O 12. Bd3 $14 {We have a position typical of the Moscow
Variation but White is clearly ahead in development. In fact, it is not easy
for Black to develop his queenside.} b6 13. O-O Rd8 (13... Ba6 $5 14. Qb3 Bxd3
15. Qxd3 c5 {may be a decent try} 16. dxc5 $140 Nd7 $1) 14. Qb3 Bb7 15. Be4 Rd7
$6 (15... Qd7 {[%cal Yb8a6] is ugly}) (15... c5 $5 16. Bxb7 Qxb7 17. dxc5 Nc6 {
(K.Landa)} 18. Nc4 Rd5 {, with some counterplay for the pawn, was the best
option.}) 16. Rfd1 c5 17. dxc5 bxc5 18. Qa4 $1 {[%mdl 32] Preventing ...Nb8-c6.
} Rd8 {Black admits his mistake.} (18... Bd5 19. Nb1 $1 {[%cal Yb1c3]}) 19. Nb3
(19. Rxc5 $5 {was probably more energetic:} Bxe4 (19... Na6 20. Rb5) 20. Nxe4
Nd7 21. Rc7 Nb6 22. Rxe7 Nxa4 23. Nd6 Bf8 24. Rb7 $16) 19... Na6 ({In the
event of} 19... Bxe4 20. Qxe4 Nd7 21. h4 {Black's position remains difficult.})
20. Rd6 $1 Bxe4 $6 (20... c4 $142 $1 21. Bxb7 (21. Qxc4 $6 Rac8) 21... Qxb7 22.
Qxc4 (22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Qxc4 Rd5 $14) 22... Rxd6 23. exd6 Rd8 24. Na5 Qxb2 25.
Rf1 Nb8 {, and Black holds on}) 21. Qxe4 Rxd6 22. exd6 {[%csl Gd6] This pawn
decides the game.} Qf8 23. Qb7 $1 Nb4 24. d7 Nd3 25. Rd1 c4 (25... Rd8 {
was the last possibility to put up resistance but Black should lose anyway:}
26. Qc7 $1 (26. Rxd3 $143 c4 27. Rd2 cxb3 28. Qxb3 Qc5) 26... Nxb2 (26... c4
27. Na5) 27. Rb1 $1 {(K.Landa)} Nd3 (27... Nc4 28. Nxc5 Nb6 29. Rxb6 axb6 30.
Nb7 Bf6 31. Nxd8 Bxd8 32. Qb8) 28. Na5 Bf6 29. Nc6 Ra8 30. Nd2 {[%cal Yd2e4]})
26. Na5 {[%cal Ra5c4,Ra5c6]} Rd8 (26... Nxb2 27. Qxa8) 27. Nc6 Qc5 28. Nxd8
Qxf2+ 29. Kh1 Bd4 30. h3 Qe3 31. Nxf7 Bb6 32. N7e5 Nf2+ 33. Kh2 Nxd1 (33...
Nxd1 34. d8=Q+ Bxd8 35. Qf7+ Kh8 36. Nxg6#) 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 18th"]
[Site "Porto Carras"]
[Date "2011.11.05"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Laznicka, Viktor"]
[Black "Sveshnikov, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2703"]
[BlackElo "2514"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2011.11.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Czech Republic"]
[BlackTeam "Latvia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "LAT"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. e3 Bd6 5. b3 Nd7 6. Bd3 f5 (6... Ngf6 {would
lead to a normal Semi-Slav position. The version of the Stonewall arising
after the text move is rather favourable for White but GM Evgeny Sveshnikov
knows how to defend it!}) 7. cxd5 {[%mdl 32] Black must recapture with the
c-pawn, after which his d7-knight will be misplaced since its natural square
would be c6. However, Black's defensive possibilities are quite sufficient.} (
7. O-O Nh6 8. Ba3 (8. cxd5 exd5 $1) 8... Bxa3 9. Nxa3 O-O 10. b4 Kh8 11. b5
dxc4 12. Bxc4 Qe7 13. bxc6 bxc6 14. Nc2 Nf7 15. Rb1 Nb6 16. Qe2 c5 17. Rfc1 Bb7
$11 {1/2 Michaelsen,N (2430)-Knaak,R (2530)/Germany 1994/GER-chT (60)}) 7...
cxd5 8. O-O Qe7 9. a4 {[%cal Yc1a3] A standard exchange of the dark-squared
bishops weakening dark squares in the opponent's camp.} Nh6 10. Ba3 Nf7 11. Qc1
Nf6 12. Bxd6 Nxd6 13. Qa3 Bd7 14. Rc1 O-O {Black has fairly comfortable
development. The hole on e5 can be covered by ...Nd6-f7 later on.} 15. Nc3 Rfc8
16. Ne5 Kf8 (16... Rc7 17. Ne2 Rac8 18. Rxc7 Rxc7 19. Nf4 $36) 17. f3 Be8 (
17... Nf7 $5) 18. Qb2 Rc7 19. Rf1 {White changes his plan. He gives up the
c-file and tries to create a kingside attack, preparing g2-g4.} Kg8 20. h3 Nf7
21. b4 Rac8 22. Ne2 Nd7 23. a5 Nd6 24. Rac1 Nxe5 25. dxe5 Nc4 26. Bxc4 Rxc4 27.
Nd4 {A curious position. White has a strong knight but Black controls the
c-file. Chances are approximately level.} Bd7 28. Rb1 Qd8 29. Qd2 Qc7 30. f4
Rc3 31. g4 fxg4 32. hxg4 g6 {This move is probably unnecessary as f4-f5 is not
threatened.} (32... a6 $5) 33. Qf2 Rf8 34. Qg3 Qc4 35. Kh2 Qd3 36. Rbe1 Qe4 37.
Rf3 Rd3 38. Ref1 Kh8 39. Qf2 Rc3 40. Rh3 g5 $6 (40... Rf7 $142 {with a solid
position.}) 41. Qg3 {[%cal Yf4f5]} Rd3 $6 {It was already difficult to find
the right defence.} (41... gxf4 42. Rxf4 Rxf4 43. Qxf4 Qxf4+ 44. exf4 Rc4 45.
Rd3 {[%cal Yf4f5] is quite dangerous.}) (41... Kg8 $142 $1 42. f5 Rfc8 {
[%cal Yc3c1]} 43. Rh5 (43. Re1 R8c4 44. Rh5 Rxd4 45. Rxg5+ Kh8 46. exd4 Qxd4 {
, and White must search for a perpetual after} 47. Qh4 {[%cal Yg5g8]}) (43.
fxe6 Bxe6 $1 44. Nxe6 Rc1 45. Rxc1 Rxc1 46. Qf3 Qxe5+) 43... h6 $1 44. Rf3 (44.
Rxh6 Rxe3) {, and now even} 44... R8c4 {with good counterplay.}) 42. f5 $1 exf5
$6 (42... Rc8 43. fxe6 {as} Bxe6 $2 {doesn't work any more.}) (42... Re8 $1 43.
f6 Rc8 {was still possible.}) 43. gxf5 Bxf5 44. e6 g4 $2 {[%mdl 8192] Loses
instantly but after} (44... Rd2+ 45. Kg1 Rxd4 $8 46. exd4 Rg8 $1 47. Rh2 $1
Bxe6 (47... Qxd4+ 48. Qf2 Qxf2+ 49. Rhxf2 Bxe6 50. Re1 Bc8 51. Re7) 48. Rd2 {
White's prospects are better both in the middlegame (due to Black's unsafe
king) and in the endgame (due to White's advanced queenside pawns).}) 45. Nxf5
Rd2+ (45... Rxf5 46. Qb8+ Kg7 47. Qxb7+ Kf8 48. e7+ Ke8 49. Qc8+ Kxe7 50. Rxh7+
) 46. Kg1 Qxe6 47. Rxh7+ $1 Kxh7 48. Qh4+ 1-0

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 6th"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2018.08.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2018.08.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Qc2 {A rare move order.
White delays the development of his b1 knight: it will come out to c3 or d2,
depending on the situation. More common moves:} (6. Nc3 {(which leads to a
normal Queens Gambit Declined)}) (6. Bd3 {but after} dxc4 {Black gains a tempo}
) (6. Nbd2 {, to which} Nbd7 {, followed by ...b7-b6 or ...c7-c5, is rather
satisfactory for Black.}) 6... h6 (6... Nbd7 7. Nc3 {- D61, a well-known line.
However, it hardly suits those who play the Tartakower System.}) 7. Bxf6 (7.
Bh4 b6 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Nc3 Bb7 $11 {- D58}) 7... Bxf6 8. h4 $5 {
This strategy (an early kingside attack) has recently become popular in the
Tartakower system.} (8. Nc3 {- D55}) 8... g6 (8... c5 9. g4 $1 Nc6 10. g5 Nb4
11. Qd2 hxg5 12. hxg5 Bxg5 13. dxc5 a5 14. a3 Nc6 15. Nc3 $16 {1-0 (27) Li,S 
(2512)-Wu,X (2257) Wuxi 2016}) 9. Nc3 c5 {A logical counterblow in the centre
in reply to a flank attack.} (9... c6 {looks solid but White keeps the
initiative:} 10. O-O-O (10. g4 Bg7 11. O-O-O (11. Ne5 Nd7 12. f4 Nxe5 13. fxe5
c5 14. O-O-O cxd4 15. exd4 Bd7 16. g5 h5 17. Rh2 Qa5 18. Kb1 dxc4 19. Bxc4 Rac8
$132 {1/2 (41) Hakobyan,A (2545)-Poghosyan,S (2301) Yerevan ARM 2018}) 11...
Nd7 12. Kb1 Re8 13. Bd3 dxc4 14. Bxc4 b5 15. Bd3 Bb7 16. Ne4 Qe7 17. g5 h5 18.
Rhg1 c5 19. dxc5 Rec8 $132 {0-1 (40) Kanep,M (2492)-Zumsande,M (2490) Finland
2016}) 10... Nd7 11. e4 (11. Kb1 Bg7 12. Bd3 a6 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. e4 dxe4 15.
Bxe4 Qb6 16. g4 Rd8 17. Na4 Qa5 18. g5 h5 19. Nc5 Rb8 $13 {0-1 (58) Jakovenko,
D (2738)-Bacrot,E (2704) Montpellier 2015}) 11... Bg7 12. h5 (12. cxd5 $5 cxd5
13. e5 a6 14. Bd3 b5 15. Kb1 Bb7 16. Ne2 Qe7 17. Nf4 Rfc8 18. Qe2 b4 19. Rc1 a5
20. Bb5 $14 {1-0 (43) Lerner,K (2525)-Polovodin,I (2435) Tallinn (Estland) 1983
}) 12... g5 13. Kb1 g4 {, and now White should have played} 14. Nh4 $36 ({
instead of} 14. Nh2 c5 15. dxc5 d4 16. Nb5 Nxc5 17. e5 Bxe5 18. Nxg4 Bg7 $13 {
0-1 (46) Kanep,M (2531)-Akobian,V (2618) Caleta 2011})) 10. dxc5 dxc4 11. h5 g5
12. Bxc4 Qa5 13. Rc1 (13. O-O $5 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Qxc5 15. Qe4 {looks more
promising. After the possible} Qc6 (15... Nd7 $6 16. Bxe6 $1) 16. Qd3 Nd7 17.
Rfd1 {White keeps some pressure.}) 13... Nd7 $6 (13... Qxc5 $142 {then
developing the knight to c6, and Black should equalise.}) 14. O-O Bxc3 (14...
Nxc5 15. Nd4 $36) (14... Qxc5 $5 15. Ne4 Qa5) 15. Qxc3 Qxc3 16. Rxc3 Nxc5 17.
Ne5 $14 {Wtite has the better prospects here, due to his development advantage
and weakness of Black's kingside.} b6 18. f4 Ne4 $6 {Black pushes White's rook
to a more active position.} (18... a5 $142 $14) 19. Rd3 $16 {[%csl Gd3]} Ng3 $6
{This is senseless but it is not easy to find a good move.} ({Maybe} 19... Rb8
{recommended by chesspro.ru, was the lesser evil.}) 20. Rf3 Ne4 21. Rd4 Bb7 22.
f5 $1 $40 Nf6 23. Rf1 Rae8 24. fxe6 fxe6 25. Ng6 Rf7 26. Ne5 Rff8 27. Rd6 Bd5
28. Rxf6 Rxf6 29. Bxd5 exd5 30. Rxf6 Rxe5 31. Rxh6 {[%mdl 4096] As a result of
White's attack, he has won a pawn.} Rxe3 32. Rg6+ Kh7 33. Rxg5 $6 (33. Kf2 $1
Re5 34. Kf3 {(recommended by chesspro.ru), with the idea of g2-g3 and Kf3-g4,
and Black can hardly survive, e.g.} d4 (34... Rf5+ 35. Kg4 Rf2 36. g3 Rxb2 37.
Kxg5 Rxa2 38. h6 $18) (34... b5 35. b4 $1) 35. Rd6 Re3+ 36. Kg4 d3 37. a4 $1
Re2 38. g3 $1 {(chesspro.ru), and White should win.}) 33... Re2 34. Rxd5 Rxb2
35. Kh2 {White gives his material advantage back but prepares the advance of
his pawns. They will be stronger than Black's pawns as they are supported by
White's king. However, this advantage proves insufficient for a victory.} (35.
a4 Kh6 $1 36. Kh2 Ra2 37. Kh3 Rxa4 38. g4 Ra1 {- see below}) (35. g4 Rxa2 36.
g5 Ra5 $1 37. Rd7+ Kg8 $11) 35... Rxa2 36. Kh3 a5 $2 {But this is wrong. Black
should have stopped White's pawns:} (36... Kh6 $1 {[%cal Ra2a5]} 37. g4 Ra1 $1
{(indicated by chesspro.ru), e.g.} 38. Kh4 (38. Rd6+ Kg5 39. Rg6+ Kf4 40. h6
Rh1+ 41. Kg2 Rh4 42. g5 b5 43. Rg7 b4 44. h7 b3 45. g6 Kf5 {and White has no
time to queen his pawns}) 38... Rh1+ 39. Kg3 Rg1+ 40. Kf3 Rf1+ 41. Kg2 Rc1 42.
Rd6+ Kg5 43. Rg6+ Kf4 44. h6 Rc2+ 45. Kh3 Rc1 46. Kg2 Rc2+ 47. Kf1 a5 48. g5
Rh2 {, and White can't win.}) 37. g4 a4 (37... Kh6 38. Kh4 Rh2+ 39. Kg3 Rc2 40.
Rd6+ $18) 38. g5 a3 39. Rd7+ Kg8 40. Rd8+ Kh7 41. Rd7+ Kg8 42. Rd8+ Kh7 43. g6+
Kh6 44. Rh8+ Kg7 45. Rh7+ Kg8 46. Ra7 Ra1 47. Kg2 {[%cal Rh5h6]} Rc1 48. h6 Rc8
49. Rxa3 b5 50. Ra7 Rb8 51. Kg3 (51. Kg3 b4 52. h7+ Kh8 53. Kg4 (53. Rf7 {
(threatening 54.g7+ Kxh7 55.Rf8)} Rc8 54. Rb7 {is winning, too}) 53... b3 54.
Kg5 b2 55. Kh6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Sigeman & Co 07th"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "1999.06.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2596"]
[Annotator "Lautier,J"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "1999.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Tsesarsky} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. Qc2 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Nf6 6. g3 b5 7. Qc2
Bb7 8. Bg2 Nbd7 (8... c5 9. dxc5 Na6 10. Nc3 Bxc5 11. O-O $14 {>< Na6}) 9. a4 (
9. O-O {Tsesarsky} c5 10. a4 b4 11. Bg5 Rc8 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Qd3 (13. Qd1 O-O
14. Nbd2 h6 15. Bf4 Nd5 16. Nb3 Nxf4 17. gxf4 Qe7 18. e3 (18. Ne1 Bxg2 19. Kxg2
e5 20. Qd5 exf4 21. Nd3 Nf6 22. Qf3 Bd6 $17) 18... Rfd8 19. Qe2 Bb6 20. a5 Bc7
21. Rfd1 Nf6 22. Nfd4 $11) 13... O-O 14. Nbd2 Qc7 (14... Qe7 $11) (14... h6 15.
Be3 $11 (15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. Qxd8 Rfxd8 17. Nb3 Ne4 18. Ne5 Bd5 19. Nxc5 Nxc5 20.
Rfc1 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 f6 22. Nf3 Nb3 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Rd1 Rc2 $17)) 15. Nb3 Be4
$11 {1-0 Prokopisin,V-Taskovits,I/HUN-chT2 9394/1994/ (47)}) 9... c5 (9... b4 {
Tsesarsky} 10. a5 $6 (10. e4 $5) (10. Ne5 Qc8 11. Nxd7 Qxd7 12. O-O c5 13. Bxb7
Qxb7 14. dxc5 Rc8 15. Be3 Bxc5 16. Bxc5 Nd7 {1/2-1/2 Beliavsky,A-Zvjaginsev,V/
Portoroz SLO 1999 (16)}) 10... c5 11. O-O Rc8 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Qa4 O-O 14.
Nbd2 Qc7 15. Ne1 e5 16. Bxb7 Qxb7 17. Nb3 $11 {1-0 Gavrilov,A-Beliakov
Alexsander/Moscow RUS 1995 (41)}) (9... a6 {Tsesarsky} 10. O-O (10. Ng5 Qb6 11.
O-O c5 12. Bxb7 Qxb7 13. axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8+ Qxa8 15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. Nc3 b4 17.
Nce4 $14 {Grabarczyk,M-Matlak,M/POL-ch (12)/1993/1-0 (64)}) 10... Be7 (10...
Rc8 11. e4 c5 12. d5 exd5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. axb5 axb5 15. Re1+ Be7 16. Ra7 Qb6
17. Rxb7 Qxb7 18. Nh4 g6 19. Bg5 O-O 20. Rxe7 Rfe8 21. Qd2 $18 {1-0 Gronn,
A-Christenson,F/Gausdal NOR 1999 (40)}) 11. Nc3 O-O 12. Rd1 Qb6 13. e4 c5 14.
e5 (14. Bg5 $5 b4 (14... cxd4 15. Rxd4 $5 (15. Nxd4 b4 16. Nce2 (16. a5 Qc5 17.
Be3 Ng4 (17... bxc3 18. Nf5 exf5 19. Bxc5 Nxc5 20. exf5 cxb2 21. Qxb2 Bxg2 22.
Kxg2 Rfe8 $44) 18. Nf5 Nxe3 19. Nxe3 Nf6 $17) 16... Rac8 $15) 15... Ne5 16. Rd2
Nxf3+ 17. Bxf3 b4 18. a5 Qc6 19. Ne2 Qxc2 20. Rxc2 $11) 15. a5 Qa7 16. Ne5 Nxe5
17. dxe5 bxc3 18. exf6 gxf6 19. Bh4 cxb2 20. Qxb2 Bc6 (20... Kg7 $2 21. Rd7 $18
) 21. Bxf6 $16) 14... Nd5 15. Bg5 Nb4 (15... Nxc3 $1 16. dxc5 $5 (16. Bxe7 Nxd1
17. Bxf8 Rxf8 18. Ng5 g6 19. a5 Qa7 20. Bxb7 Qxb7 21. Rxd1 cxd4 22. f4 Rc8 23.
Qd2 (23. Qe4 Qxe4 24. Nxe4 Rc4 $15) 23... Rc5 $15) 16... Bxc5 (16... Nxc5 17.
Bxe7 Nxd1 18. Bxc5 Rfc8 19. b4 $18) 17. bxc3 Qc7 18. Bf4 Be7 19. axb5 axb5 20.
Rab1 b4 21. Qd2 (21. Ng5 Bxg5 22. Bxb7 Qxb7 23. Bxg5 Nxe5 24. Rxb4 Nf3+ $19)
21... Rad8 22. cxb4 Bxf3 23. Bxf3 Nxe5 $11) 16. Qd2 Bxg5 17. Qxg5 cxd4 18. Rxd4
Bxf3 19. Rxb4 Qc5 20. Bxf3 Qxb4 21. Bxa8 Rxa8 22. Rd1 Nf8 $11 {0-1 Maroto,
J-Luther,T/Olot op 1994 (33)}) (9... bxa4 {Tsesarsky} 10. O-O c5 11. Qxa4 cxd4
12. Nxd4 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Bc5 14. Nc6 Qb6 15. b4 Qb7 16. f3 O-O 17. bxc5 Nxc5 18.
Qc2 Qxc6 19. Be3 Rfc8 20. Rc1 Nd5 21. Bxc5 Ne3+ 22. Bxe3 Qxc2 23. Rxc2 Rxc2 24.
Kf2 $11 {1-0 Sapunov,E-Sveshnikov,E/St Petersburg RUS 1998 (75)}) 10. axb5 (10.
O-O) (10. dxc5 b4 $1 (10... Be4 {Tsesarsky} 11. Qb3 bxa4 12. Qxa4 Bxc5 $10) (
10... Bxc5 11. axb5 Qb6 12. O-O Ne4 13. e3 Qxb5 14. Nc3 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Rb8 $11)
11. c6 Bxc6 $1 $11) 10... cxd4 11. O-O Bc5 {'!?' Tsesarsky.} (11... Rc8 $6 12.
Qd1 $1 e5 13. Rxa7 Qb6 14. Rxb7 Qxb7 15. Nxd4 Qb6 16. Nc6 $14) (11... Nc5 {
Tsesarsky} 12. Qd1 $5 (12. Rd1 $6 Be4 $8 13. Qc4 Bd5 $8 14. Qxd4 $8 (14. Qc2
Bb3 $19) 14... Nb3 15. Qa4 Nxa1 16. Nc3 Bc5 17. Nxd5 $5 (17. e4 $2 Bxf2+ $1 18.
Kxf2 Qb6+ 19. Ke2 Bb3 20. Qxa1 Bxd1+ $19) 17... exd5 $1 (17... Nxd5 $2 18. e4
$1 Qb6 19. exd5 Bxf2+ 20. Kh1 Rd8 21. Qxa1 Rxd5 22. Rxd5 exd5 23. b4 O-O 24.
Bb2 f6 25. Nd4 $14) 18. Qxa1 O-O $15) 12... e5 (12... d3 13. exd3 Nxd3 14. Be3
$14) 13. Nxe5 $6 (13. b4 Ncd7 14. Qa4 Nb6 $11) (13. e3 $1 Bxf3 (13... d3 14.
Nxe5 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Qd5+ 16. Nf3 Nfe4 17. Nc3 $16) (13... dxe3 14. Bxe3 Qc7 15.
b4 Ncd7 16. Qb3 Bd5 17. Qa3 $14) 14. Bxf3 e4 15. exd4 exf3 16. dxc5 Qxd1 17.
Rxd1 Bxc5 18. b4 $1 Bb6 (18... Bxb4 19. Be3 $14) 19. Ra3 $1 $14) 13... Bxg2 14.
Kxg2 Qd5+ 15. Nf3 Nb3 16. Ra6 (16. Ra2 $5) 16... Qxb5 17. Qd3 Qxd3 18. exd3 Be7
19. Re1 Nd5 {1/2-1/2 Beim,V-Wach,M/Linz 1997/CBM 59/ (19)}) (11... e5 $6 {
Tsesarsky} 12. Nxe5 Bxg2 13. Nxd7 Rc8 (13... Bxf1 14. Nxf6+ gxf6 15. Qc6+ Ke7
16. b3) 14. Nxf6+ gxf6 15. Qa4 Bxf1 16. b6+ Ke7 17. Qxa7+ $14) 12. Bg5 (12. Rd1
$5 Rc8 $5 (12... Be4 13. Qa4 e5 14. Nbd2 Bd5 $13) (12... Qb6 13. b4 d3 14. exd3
Bxb4 15. Be3 $14) 13. Qa4 e5 $5 (13... O-O $6 14. Nxd4 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Nb6 16.
Nc6 $1 Nxa4 17. Rxd8 Rfxd8 18. Nxd8 Rxd8 (18... Nxb2 19. Nc6 Nc4 20. Ra4 $1 Nb6
21. Rxa7 $18) 19. Rxa4 $16) (13... d3 {Tsesarsky} 14. exd3 Qb6 15. d4 Bxf3 16.
Bxf3 Bxd4 17. Qxd4 Qxd4 18. Rxd4 Rxc1+ 19. Rd1 Rc7 $10) 14. Nxe5 Bxg2 15. Nxd7
Qxd7 16. Kxg2 O-O 17. Nd2 Rfe8 $44) (12. Nbd2 {Tsesarsky} Bb6 13. Nc4 O-O 14.
b3 Bd5 15. Ba3 Re8 16. Rad1 e5 17. Nd6 Re7 18. Ng5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 h6 20. Nf5 Re8
$15 {0-1 Yevseev,D-Solovjov,S/St.Petersburg (Russia) 1998 (35)}) (12. Qd2 $6 {
Tsesarsky} e5 13. Qg5 h6 14. Qf5 Be4 $17 {0-1 Gretarsson,H-Hector,J/Reykjavik
op 1996 (24)}) 12... Rc8 13. Nbd2 O-O {'<=>' Tsesarsky.} (13... Bd5 {Tsesarsky}
14. Rfc1 O-O 15. Nb3 Bxb3 16. Qxb3 h6 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Nd2 Qe7 19. Bc6 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Jirovsky,M-Galkin,A/Rotterdam NED 1998 (36)}) 14. Qd3 h6 (14... e5 15.
Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Ng5 Qxg5 17. Bxb7 Rc7 18. Bc6 $14) (14... Re8 {/\ e5} 15. Nb3 $5
e5 16. Nxc5 Nxc5 17. Qf5 $14) 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 (15... Nxf6 16. Rfc1 $5 $14 (16.
Ne5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Qd5+ 18. Ndf3 Rc7 19. Rfc1 Rfc8 20. Rc4 $14)) 16. Ng5 (16.
Ne4 Bxe4 (16... Qe7 17. Nxc5 (17. Nxd4 Ne5 18. Qe3 Nc4 $132) 17... Nxc5 18. Qa3
(18. Qxd4 $2 Nb3 $15) 18... e5 19. Rfc1 $14 (19. Qxa7 $2 Ra8 20. Qb6 Na4 $19))
17. Qxe4 Bb6 18. Rfc1 Rxc1+ 19. Rxc1 d3 20. Qxd3 Qxb2 21. Rb1 Qa2 $11) 16...
Qxg5 (16... hxg5 {Tsesarsky} 17. Bxb7 Rc7 18. Ne4 $132) 17. Bxb7 Rc7 18. f4 $6
{'?' Tsesarsky. Tsesarsky: 'Unnecessary easing of a position of the king'} (18.
Nf3 Ne5 (18... Qe7 19. Bc6 $13) 19. Nxe5 Qxe5 20. Bc6 $11) 18... Qe7 19. Bc6
Nf6 $1 {/\ Nd5-b4} (19... Bb6 $6 20. Nc4 Nc5 21. Qf3 $14) (19... Nb8 $6 20. Bg2
Rfc8 21. Nc4 $14) 20. Nc4 $6 (20. Nf3 Nd5 21. Bxd5 exd5 22. Nxd4 Bxd4+ 23. Qxd4
Qxe2 24. Rf2 Qxb5 25. Rxa7 $15) 20... Nd5 21. Bxd5 exd5 22. Ne5 Re8 23. Rf2 $6
(23. Rac1 f6 24. Nc6 Qd6 25. Nxd4 Rce7 (25... Qb6 26. Kh1 $1) 26. Kh1 Bxd4 27.
Qxd4 Rxe2 28. Rf2 $15) 23... Bb6 24. Kg2 Qb4 25. Rb1 Rc5 26. Qf5 Rc7 27. Qd3
Qd6 28. Rd1 Rcc8 $1 29. h4 $6 {>< g3} (29. Rd2 $142) 29... f6 30. Qg6 (30. Nc6
Re4 $17) 30... Qe6 31. Nc6 d3 32. Qxd3 Bxf2 33. Kxf2 Kh8 $17 34. f5 Qd7 $6 (
34... Qf7 $142) 35. Qxd5 $6 (35. e4 $1 $15) 35... Qb7 $1 {/\ a6} (35... Qc7 36.
Nd4 $15) 36. Rd4 $5 $138 (36. Ra1 Re5 $1 37. Qd3 Rxb5 38. Nxa7 Rd5 $17) 36...
a6 $6 $138 (36... Qb6 $1 37. e3 a6 38. Rd3 $1 (38. Qf7 $2 Qxb5 39. Ne7 Rxe7 40.
Qxe7 Rc2+ $19) (38. Qd7 Qxb5 39. Rg4 Rg8 40. Rxg7 Qxb2+ 41. Kf3 Rxg7 42. Qxc8+
Kh7 43. Nd4 (43. Qxa6 Qh2 $19) 43... Qh2 44. Ne2 Qh3 $17) 38... axb5 39. Nd4
$17) 37. Ne5 $1 Qxd5 $2 (37... Qa7 $1 38. Qd7 (38. Nf7+ Kh7 39. Nd6 Rc5 $1 $19)
38... Qc5 $1 (38... Qxd7 39. Ng6+ Kh7 40. Rxd7 axb5 41. Nf4 Rc2 42. Ne6 Rg8 43.
b4 $15) 39. Nd3 Qb6 (39... Qxb5 40. Qxb5 axb5 41. Nf4 Red8 42. Rb4 Rc5 43. g4
Rd2 $15) 40. Qd6 Qxb5 41. Rd5 Qb3 $17) 38. Ng6+ Kh7 39. Rxd5 axb5 40. Rxb5 Rb8
41. Rxb8 Rxb8 42. Nf4 Rxb2 43. Nh5 $11 Rb5 44. g4 Kg8 45. Kf3 Kf7 46. Ng3 Rb4 (
46... Re5 47. Nh5 Re7 48. Nf4 Ke8 49. Nh5 Kd7 50. e3 Kd6 51. Kf4 Kd5 52. Kf3
Ke5 53. Nf4 Ra7 54. Ng6+ Kd6 55. Nf4 $11) 47. Nh5 Rb3+ 48. e3 Rb2 49. Nf4 Rh2
50. Kg3 Rh1 51. Nh5 Kf8 52. Nf4 Kf7 (52... Ke7 53. Nh5 Kd6 54. Nxg7 Ke5 55. Nh5
$11) 53. Nh5 g6 54. fxg6+ Kxg6 55. Nf4+ Kf7 56. h5 Rg1+ (56... Ke7 57. Kg2 Ra1
58. Kf3 Kd6 59. Ng6 $11 {/\ Nh4-f5}) (56... f5 57. gxf5 Kf6 58. e4 Kg5 (58...
Ke5 59. Nh3 $1 Ra1 (59... Kxe4 60. Nf2+ Kxf5 61. Nxh1 Kg5 $11) 60. Nf2 $11) 59.
Ne6+ Kxh5 60. Kf4 (60. e5 Rf1 61. f6 Kg6 62. Nf4+ Kf7 63. Kg4 Rg1+ 64. Kf5 Rg5+
65. Ke4 h5 $15) 60... Rf1+ 61. Ke5 Kg4 62. f6 h5 63. Nd4 Kg5 (63... h4 $2 64.
Nf5 Ra1 65. f7 Ra8 66. Nxh4 Kxh4 67. Kf6 $18) 64. Nf5 Kg6 65. Ke6 Rf4 66. Ke5
Rf1 (66... Rg4 67. f7 Kxf7 68. Nh6+ $11) 67. Ke6 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 13th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2012.03.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Pap, Gyula"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2538"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[Annotator "Let's Check Training"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2012.03.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 e6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. g3 Nc6 6. Qc2 Nge7 7. Bg2 e5 8. dxe5
Bf5 9. Qc1 d4 10. O-O O-O 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Qf4 Qd7 14. Rd1 Rad8 15.
Nc3 f6 16. a3 Bc5 17. Nd5 fxe5 18. Nxe5 Qe8 19. Nf3 $6 (19. Nxc6 bxc6 20. Qxc7
$11) 19... Qxe2 $17 20. Rd2 Qxc4 21. Ne3 Qf7 22. Nxf5 Qxf5 23. Qxf5 Rxf5 24.
Rc1 Bb6 25. Ne1 Ne5 26. Bxb7 d3 27. Kg2 $2 (27. Rcd1 Rdf8 28. Nxd3 $15) {
[%tqu "En","","","","b6f2","",10]} 27... Bxf2 $1 $19 28. Be4 (28. Nxd3 Be3 29.
Re2 $19) 28... Be3 29. Bxf5 Bxd2 30. Rd1 Bxe1 31. Rxe1 d2 32. Rd1 g5 (32... Kh8
33. Kf1 Rf8 $19) 33. Bc2 $17 Kg7 34. b3 $6 (34. Kf2 Ng4+ $17) 34... a4 $1 $19
35. Kf2 axb3 36. Bxb3 c5 37. Rb1 c4 38. Bc2 c3 39. Ke2 Nc6 40. Rb7+ Kf8 41. Ba4
Nd4+ 42. Ke3 Nf5+ 43. Ke2 Ra8 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 12th"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2011.03.30"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Bukavshin, Ivan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2643"]
[BlackElo "2501"]
[Annotator "Marchand,A/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2011.03.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.06.27"]
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1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Bg5 dxc4 5. Qa4+ (5. Nc3 {Plus courant}) 5...
Nbd7 6. Nc3 a6 7. Rd1 $5 $146 (7. g3 {Wang Yue (2739)-Ivanchuk,V (2779) Corus
Wijk aan Zee 2009 (2) 0-1}) (7. e4 {La grande ligne} b5 8. Nxb5 Rb8 9. Nc3 Rxb2
$132 10. Ne5 (10. Bxc4 Rb4)) 7... b5 $1 8. Nxb5 axb5 $5 {Une décision curieuse
car le thème Rb8b2 est connu dans la ligne principale} (8... Rb8 $142 {[%cal
Gb8b2]} 9. Nc3 Rxb2 $132 {[%cal Gf8b4]}) 9. Qxa8 Bb4+ 10. Nd2 Nb6 11. Qc6+ Bd7
12. Qf3 Na4 $1 {[%csl Rb2,Gc4][%cal Gc4c3]} 13. Rb1 (13. b3 $6 cxb3 (13... c3
14. bxa4 cxd2+ 15. Bxd2) 14. Qxb3 Ba5 15. e3 Nc3 16. Qa3 (16. Rc1 Nce4) 16...
Nxd1 17. Qxa5 Nxf2 18. Rg1 (18. Kxf2 Ng4+) 18... N2g4 $44 {[%csl Re1]}) 13...
h6 (13... O-O 14. Bxf6 gxf6) 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Qe3 e5 $5 {[%csl Re8]} (15... c5
$44 {[%csl Re1]} 16. d5 c3 $1 17. bxc3 Nxc3) 16. a3 (16. dxe5 Bf5 17. Rc1 (17.
Rd1 Nxb2) 17... O-O 18. Qxh6 fxe5 $13) 16... Ba5 17. dxe5 Bf5 $1 18. b4 Bb6 $44
{Avec un P passé protégé avancé et la paire de B, les Noirs ont assez de
compensations pour la qualité.} 19. Qf4 c3 $1 (19... Bxb1 20. Nxb1 Nb2 {
[%cal Gd8d1]} 21. Qd2 $1) 20. Ne4 c2 $1 21. Rc1 Bxe4 22. Qxe4 Qd1+ $1 {Une
belle déviation qui regagne la qualité} 23. Rxd1 cxd1=Q+ 24. Kxd1 Nc3+ 25. Ke1
Nxe4 26. e3 c6 (26... fxe5 27. Bxb5+) 27. Bd3 f5 $6 (27... Nc3 $142 28. exf6
Nd5 {[%cal Gd5f6]} (28... Kd7 {[%cal Gd7e6]}) 29. Ke2 Nxf6 30. Rd1 Ke7 $17 {
[%cal Gh8d8]}) 28. g4 $1 Ng5 29. f4 fxg4 $1 {Festival tactique des Noirs!} 30.
fxg5 hxg5 {[%csl Re3,Rh1,Rh2][%cal Gg4g3,Gh8h1] Au 30ème coup, la Rh1 n' a
toujours pas bougé et sans surprise le retard de développement donne des
reources tactiques y compris en finale} 31. Be4 $1 {[%cal Ge4h1,Ge4c6]} Rh3 $6
(31... c5 32. Bc6+ Ke7 33. bxc5 Bxc5 34. Bxb5 Bxe3 {[%csl Re5,Rh2][%cal Ge3f4]}
) (31... Bxe3 32. Bxc6+ Ke7 33. Ke2 Bd4 (33... Bf4)) 32. Bxc6+ Ke7 33. Bxb5
Rxe3+ 34. Be2 Rxa3 35. Bxg4 Rb3 36. Rf1 $11 {Premier coup de la R!} Rxb4 37.
Bh5 Rb1+ 38. Ke2 Rb2+ 39. Kd3 Rxh2 40. Rxf7+ Ke6 41. Rf6+ Kxe5 42. Rxb6 Rxh5
43. Ke3 {[%mdl 512]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 12th"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2011.04.02"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Matlakov, Maxim"]
[Black "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[Annotator "Marchand,A/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "2011.03.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 a6 5. b3 c5 6. Bb2 Nc6 7. Bd3 Be7 8. O-O
cxd4 9. exd4 Nb4 $146 (9... O-O {Vaganian,R (2590)-Brkic,A (2558) EU-Cup 24th
Kallithea 2008 (2) 0-1}) 10. Be2 b6 11. Nc3 Bb7 12. a3 Nc6 13. cxd5 exd5 14.
Ne5 $14 O-O 15. Rc1 Rc8 16. Bf3 Re8 17. Re1 Bf8 18. b4 Ne7 {[%cal Ge7f5,Gf5d6]}
19. Rc2 (19. Ng4 Nxg4 (19... Nf5 20. Nxf6+ Qxf6 21. Nxd5) 20. Bxg4 {[%cal
Gg4c8]} Rc4 {[%cal Gb6b5]} 21. Be2 b5 $5 22. Bxc4 dxc4 $44 {[%cal Gd8d5,Gd5g2,
Ge7d5]}) 19... Nf5 20. g3 Nd6 $1 $132 {[%csl Gc4]} 21. Bg2 Rc7 $1 22. Rce2 Rce7
23. Qd3 Nfe4 24. Nxe4 $6 {Les Noirs vont obtenir une case "d5" pour faire
transiter les pièces} dxe4 25. Qb3 Qa8 $1 26. Ng4 Bd5 27. Qd1 Nc4 $132 {
[%csl Rb2,Gc4,Gd5]} 28. Bc1 a5 29. Ne3 Nxe3 30. Rxe3 axb4 31. axb4 Re6 (31...
Rc7 $15 {[%cal Ge8c8]}) 32. Bd2 g6 33. Bh3 f5 34. Qb1 Bg7 {[%csl Rd4]} 35. Qb2
Qd8 (35... Rc6 $5 {[%cal Ge8c8,Gc6c2]}) 36. Ra3 Qf6 37. Bf4 Rc8 38. Be5 Qe7 39.
Bxg7 Kxg7 40. b5 Rc7 41. Rc1 Rd7 42. Re3 Qf6 43. Qb4 Red6 44. Rec3 Bf7 {
[%csl Rd4]} 45. Rc6 Qxd4 46. Qa3 Qe5 47. Bf1 Rd1 48. Qe3 Qxb5 $1 {[%csl Rf1]
[%cal Gb5f1] Nouvelle erreur du plateau DGT qui n' a pas sauvegardé la
totalité de la partie!} 49. Qc3+ Kh6 50. Qe3+ Kg7 (50... Kh5) 51. Qc3+ Kh6 52.
Qe3+ Kh5 {Tente de jouer pour le gain} 53. g4+ $1 fxg4 54. R6c5+ $3 bxc5 55.
Rxc5+ $1 {Quel sauvetage!} Qxc5 56. Qxc5+ R7d5 (56... g5 $1 {Il serait plus
difficile pour la Q Blanche d'attaquer le K Noir}) 57. Qe3 R5d3 58. Qc5+ g5 59.
Kg2 Rd5 60. Qc8 {[%csl Rh5][%cal Gh2h3,Gc8h3]} Rd8 61. Qc7 R8d7 62. Qg3 e3 $1
63. h3 $1 gxh3+ $2 (63... Bd5+ {[%csl Rf1,Rg2] Il vallait mieux ramener une
pièce supplémentaire en attaque} 64. Kh2 Rxf1 65. hxg4+ Kg6 $19 {[%cal Gf1h1]})
64. Qxh3+ Kg6 65. Qxe3 R1d6 66. Bb5 Rd8 67. Qe7 Rd4 68. Bc6 Bd5+ {Trop tard!} (
68... Rg4+ 69. Kh3 Rdd4 70. f3 Rh4+ 71. Kg3 $11) 69. Bxd5 R4xd5 70. Qe6+ Kg7
71. Qe7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch Tournament"]
[Site "Mexico City"]
[Date "2007.09.24"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2007.09.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "MEX"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg5 h6 5. Bxf6 Qxf6 6. Nbd2 $5 ({A rare move,
avoiding the topical Moscow variation, which would arise by transposition
after Una jugada poco frecuente, evitando la variante Moscú, a que se llegaría
por transposición después de} 6. Nc3 c6 {. After the game move, play will take
a very original course. . Después de la jugada del texto, el juego tomará un
curso muy original.}) 6... Nd7 (6... c5 $5 7. e4 $5 (7. cxd5 cxd4 $5 8. Rc1 {
is another way to develop White's initiative.}) 7... cxd4 8. cxd5 exd5 ({
Safer would be} 8... e5 {, when after} 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. Qb3 $14 {White's
control on the light squares would offer him the more pleasant position.}) 9.
exd5 Nd7 10. Qa4 $6 ({White should have completed his development as soon as
possible with} 10. Bb5 $1 {, when the exposed position of the enemy queen
could tell. In case of} Qe7+ 11. Kf1 $1 {White has the right to castle, but
Black's development is also delayed, while the alignment of the black Royal
pair on the e-file is dangerous.}) 10... Bd6 11. Qxd4 O-O 12. Qxf6 Nxf6 13. Bc4
Re8+ 14. Kf1 a6 15. a4 Bd7 $15 {Steiner,H-Lasker,Ed/New York 1931/HCL (0-1, 35)
. with more than enough compensation for the pawn.}) (6... c6 7. Qb3 Nd7 8. g3
Qd8 9. Bg2 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. e4 dxc4 12. Nxc4 b6 13. Rfd1 Bb7 {Endzelins,
L-Unzicker,W/Augsburg 1946/EXT 2001 (1/2-1/2, 20)} 14. Na5 $5 $14 {Anyway,
this was a game played long before the Moscow variation became fashionable and
the specialists would remark that not all the moves have been consequent.}) (
6... dxc4 {faces White with a difficult psychological problem: which piece is
best suited to capture on c4? The only thing is that all the 3 possible
answers are correct!!} 7. e3 ({A continuation in the spirit of the Catalan
defence would be} 7. Qa4+ c6 8. Qxc4 Nd7 9. g3 Qe7 10. Bg2 Qb4 11. Qc2 Be7 12.
O-O O-O 13. Rfd1 a5 14. Nc4 Rd8 15. a3 Qb5 16. e4 $14 {Rausis,I (2490)
-Manninen,M (2380)/Jyvaskyla 1996/EXT 98 (1-0, 33)}) 7... g6 {An over-refined
move. White is waiting for ...Bg7 before capturing with the knight.} 8. Rc1 (8.
Bxc4 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. b4 Qe7 11. Rb1 Nd7 12. Qc2 c6 13. a4 {Nikolic,P (2631)
-Roiz,M (2605)/Valjevo 2007/CBM 119 (1/2-1/2, 86). White has the usual
advantage of space, as in the Moscow Variation. The knight is not so active on
d2, but it can go to b3, while the bishop has captured on c4 without loss of
time.}) 8... Nd7 {Black has good nerves, too.} 9. Nxc4 Bb4+ $6 {Not really
logical after ...g6. The dark squares will remain weak now.} (9... Bg7 10. Bd3
O-O 11. O-O $14 {The knight stands well on c4, because it prevents ...e5.}) 10.
Ncd2 c6 11. a3 Bxd2+ 12. Nxd2 O-O 13. Bc4 b6 14. O-O Bb7 15. b4 $14 {Nikolic,P
(2631)-Pavasovic,D (2567)/Valjevo 2007/CBM 119 (1-0, 35)}) 7. g3 (7. Rc1 {
is aimed to force Black take a decision on the queenside before White proceeds
with his kingside development.} c6 (7... c5 {is entirely possible, but
justifies the delay of the decision on the kingside by allowing} 8. cxd5 exd5
9. e3 b6 10. Bb5 {[%csl Gc5]}) 8. g3 Qe7 9. Bg2 g6 10. O-O Bg7 11. e4 dxe4 12.
Nxe4 Nf6 13. Nc5 O-O 14. b4 Rd8 15. Qb3 Qc7 {Nikolic,P (2626)-Motylev,A (2662)/
Germany 2006/CBM 116 (0-1, 46)}) 7... g5 $5 {A far from one sided move. Black
puts some additional pressure on White's centre and wins space on the kingside,
but weakens the h5-and f5-squares The latter will become important if Black
will have to play ...exd5 at some moment.} (7... g6 {is likely to more or less
transpose to Nikolic-Motylev or Endzelins-Unzicker.}) 8. h3 Bg7 ({One possible
justification for the previous move would be} 8... h5 $5 {.}) 9. Rc1 c5 10. e3
O-O 11. Bg2 b6 (11... cxd4 12. exd4 e5 (12... b6 13. cxd5 exd5 14. O-O $14) 13.
cxd5 exd4 14. O-O Nb6 15. Nb3 Nxd5 16. Nfxd4 $14 {Black will need some effort
to complete his development, while the weakness of the f5-square will always
be there. However, his pair of bishops offers him counter-chances.}) 12. cxd5
exd5 13. O-O Bb7 14. Re1 Rfd8 {Black has achieved an active version of the
hanging pawns, but the evaluation of such positions is far from one-sided.
White's structure is flexible and solid, which entitles him to hope for a
favourable course of the game in the long run. Besides, Black's kingside
contains chronic weaknesses on the light squares. White's main concern for the
time being should be the activation of his queen's knight, which does not put
any kind of pressure on Black's position and stands in the way of his own
pieces at the same time. Las negras lograron una forma bastante activa de los
peones colgados, pero la evaluación de este tipo de posiciones suele ser lejos
de unilateral. La estructura de las blancas es sólida y flexible, lo que les
permite contar con un curso favorable del juego a largo plazo. Además, el
flanco de rey negro contiene debilidades crónicas sobre casillas blancas. En
este momento, la principal taréa de las blancas es encontrar una forma de
activar a su caballo de dama, que no ejerce ningún tipo de presión sobre el
centro enemigo y se encuentra en el camino de sus próprías figuras al mismo
tiempo.} 15. g4 $5 ({A creative solution to the aforementioned task. Aronian
intends to transfer his knight to f5 or, eventually, h5. The standard
manoeuvre would be Una solución creativa al problema anteriormente mencionado.
Aronian quíere trasladar el caballo a f5 o h5.La solución tradicional sería} 
15. Nb1 {followed by Nc3, increasing the pressure against the d5-pawn. seguído
por Nc3, aumentando la presión sobre el peón de d5.}) 15... h5 $5 ({Ambitious
and... risky. Black intends to deny the knight's access to g3 with ...h4.
After the more restrained Ambicioso y... arriesgado. las negras quíeren
denegar el acceso del caballo enemigo a g3. Después de la más prudente} 15...
Qe6 16. Nf1 f5 {White would consolidate his g4-pawn with las blancas
consolidarían el peón de g4 con} 17. N3h2 {, followed by Ng3-f5 anyway.
However, the final evaluation of the resulting position would be uncertain,
because the other knight would remain passive for a while. seguído por Ng3-f5
de toda forma. Sin embargo, la evaluación final de la posición quedaría
incierta, porque el otro caballo estaría algo pásivo.}) 16. gxh5 $1 {The only
way to question the viability of Black's plan. This self-disruption of the
structure might look like a strategic concession, but Aronian correctly
anticipated that his knights will get additional possibilities on the kingside.
Besides, the apparently doomed h-pawn could play an important part in certain
cases. La única forma de cuestionar la correctitud del plan delas negras. La
auto-destrucción de la estructura de las blancas puede parecer como una
concesión estratégica, pero Aronian intuyó muy bien que ahora sus caballos
obtendrán posibilidades adicionales en el flanco de rey. Además, el
aparentemente condenado peón de h podrá jugar un papel importante en ciertos
casos.} Qh6 17. Nh2 Rac8 18. Ndf1 f5 19. Ng3 Qe6 20. Nf3 Qf6 {Black has
managed to stabilize the kingside position, but White will open a new front on
the opposite wing. La negras han estabilizado el flanco de rey, pero las
blancas abrirán un nuevo frente en el centro.} 21. dxc5 bxc5 22. b4 $5 {
Fighting for the d4-square. Luchando por la casilla de d4.} f4 $5 {As you can
see, neither of the players is concerned about the material balance. Pawns are
sacrificed nonchalantly for the sake of achieving certain strategic advantages.
Como pueden ver, ningún de los jugadores no está demasiado preopupado por
mantener el equílibrío material. Ambas partes entregan peones sin más, para
llevar a cabo sus planes en forma óptima.} 23. exf4 gxf4 24. Nf1 c4 (24... cxb4
$5 {looks like a positional concession, but Black's queenside majority could
be dangerous after simplifications.}) 25. N1h2 {Black's achievements in the
centre are impressive, but the white knights exert irritating pressure on the
kingside. One important element is the h5-pawn, which deprives the queen of
the g6-square and is ready to advance to h6 at the most appropriate moment.
Los logros de las negras en el centro son impresionantes, pero los caballos
blancos ejercen una iritante presión en el flanco de rey. En elemento
importante es la presencía del peón en h5, que denega el acceso de la dama en
la casilla de g6 y amenaza con avanzar a h6 en cualquíer momento.} Qf5 $2 ({
Black gives up the control of the d4-square too easily. In order to release
White's pressure over the central pawns, he should have aimed to exchange
rooks, for which Las negras levnatan el control sobre la casilla de d4 sin
necesidad. Para rebajar la presión de las blancas sobre los peones centrales,
sería necesarío el cambío de por lo menos un par de torres. Por esto,} 25...
Re8 {strongly comes into consideration. merece sería atención.} 26. Rxe8+ (26.
Ng4 Qf5) 26... Rxe8 27. Ng4 (27. Qa4 Bc6 $1) 27... Qf5 28. h6 (28. Nd4 Qxh5 $1
29. Nf6+ $2 Nxf6 $19) (28. Qa4 a6 $5) 28... Bh8 29. Nd4 Qf7 (29... Qg6 30. Qa4
$5) 30. Qd2 Ne5 $15) 26. Nd4 Qd3 27. Ne6 Qxd1 28. Rexd1 Ne5 $5 {Interesting,
but not enough. Interesante pero no suficiente.} 29. Nxd8 Rxd8 30. Ng4 Nd3 31.
Rxd3 $1 {Simplest. By returning the exchange, Aronian calms down the position,
depriving Black of his main trump: the two connected passed pawns. Although
there remain certain technical difficulties, White will convert his advantage
quite confidently. Lo más sencillo. Al devolver la calidad, Aronian quita a
las negras el orgullo de su posición: la pareja de peones centrales pasados.
Aunque quedan ciertos detalles técnicos por resolver todavía, Aronian ganó con
bastante confianza.} cxd3 32. Rd1 Bc8 33. Rxd3 d4 34. Be4 Ba6 35. Ra3 Be2 36.
h6 Bh8 37. Rxa7 d3 38. h7+ Kf8 39. Bg6 d2 40. Rf7+ Ke8 41. Nf6+ Bxf6 42. Rg7+
1-0

[Event "Norway Chess 2nd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2014.06.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2014.06.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{With the help of Valentin Stoica.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 {
This has become increasingly popular over the last year. When I started
playing it a bit earlier I thought I could find a shelter from forced
variations, allowing me to be alone, one to one, with my opponent. Theory's
tentacles are reaching here, too, unfortunately.} a6 $5 ({In order to have
some reference points it is essential to know that the following more natural
continuation would most likely transpose to the 4.e3 QI variation.} 4... Be7 5.
b3 O-O 6. Bd3 c5 7. O-O cxd4 8. exd4 Nc6 9. Bb2 b6 10. Nbd2 Bb7 11. Rc1 Rc8 12.
Qe2 Re8 13. Rfd1 Bf8 14. h3 (14. Nf1 g6 15. Ne3 dxc4 16. bxc4 Bg7 {Karpov,A 
(2740)-Morovic Fernandez,I (2605) Las Palmas 1994 (1-0, 39)}) 14... g6 15. Qe3
Bg7 {Smyslov,V (2600)-Ribli,Z (2615) London 1983 (1-0, 65)}) 5. b3 ({Black
would be just too glad to get an extra tempo over the QGA after} 5. Bd3 dxc4 6.
Bxc4 b5) 5... c5 6. Bb2 cxd4 7. exd4 g6 $5 {The only justification for the 4th
move. If Black develops normally with ...Be7, he will have just wasted a tempo
with ...a6. But since the bishop is heading for g7 in the long run, it makes
sense to save two tempi with the last move.} 8. Bd3 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. Nbd2 Nc6
11. Ne5 $5 $146 {The only way to question Black's opening play. After all,
everything which he has been doing was rather time consuming so he is behind
with his general developing plan involving ...b6 and ...Bb7.} (11. Rc1 dxc4 (
11... b6 12. Ba3 Ne7 13. Ne5 Bb7 14. c5 bxc5 15. Bxc5 $14 {Shengelia,D (2558)
-Feher,A (2340) Austria 2012 (1/2-1/2, 58)}) 12. bxc4 b6 13. Ne4 (13. Ba3 Re8
14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 Bb7 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. Bxb7 Ra7 18. dxe5 {1/2-1/2 (18)
Khenkin,I (2574)-Haslinger,S (2544) Delft 2014}) 13... Bb7 14. Ba3 Nxd4 15.
Bxf8 Bxf8 16. Nxf6+ Qxf6 $44 {Anton Guijarro,D (2574)-Bruzon Batista,L (2699)
Linares 2013 (1/2-1/2, 30)}) 11... Bd7 {Deviating from the aforementioned plan.
} (11... Nxd4 $5 {is tempting, but maybe not 100% equalising.} 12. Bxg6 $1 (12.
Bxd4 dxc4 13. Bc5 cxd3 14. Bxf8 Qxf8 $15) 12... hxg6 13. Bxd4 {White has some
lead in development, making the weaknesses on the dark squares rather
dangerous for Black.} Nd7 (13... b6 14. Qf3 Bb7 15. Rad1 Nd7 (15... Qc7 16. Qe3
$1 Nd7 17. Nxd7 Qxd7 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Qxb6 d4 20. f4) 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. Bxb6
d4 18. Qg4 Qc6 19. c5 e5 20. f3 $14) 14. Qe2 (14. Nxd7 Bxd7 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16.
cxd5 Bb5) 14... Nxe5 15. Bxe5 f6 (15... Bd7 16. Rfd1 Bc6 17. Nf3 Rc8 18. Qe3
$14) 16. Bb2 e5 (16... d4 17. Qg4) 17. Ba3 Rf7 18. cxd5 Qxd5 19. Nc4 $14) 12.
Ndf3 $6 {Weakening the control over the e4-square so early makes little sense.
After ...g7-g6 White should be ready to meet ...Nxe5 with dxe5, Xf6. It would
have been better to develop according to the pattern from the classical games
above.} ({True,} 12. Qe2 {would allow} Nb4 $5 13. Bb1 Rc8 {[%csl Ga1]}) (12.
Rc1 $1 Rc8 13. Qe2 $14 Bh6 {would achieve very little after} 14. f4) 12... dxc4
$6 {A strange concession.} (12... Nxe5 $142 $1 13. dxe5 (13. Nxe5 Bc6 {It is
always good for Black to exchange some minor pieces.}) 13... Ne4 $1 {Here is
when the e4-square is important.} 14. Bc2 (14. cxd5 exd5 {[%cal Gd7g4]} 15. h3
Rc8 $132 {[%csl Gc3]}) 14... Bc6 15. Qe2 Nc5 16. Rfd1 Nd7 $1 {[%csl Ge5][%cal
Gd5c4,Gc6f3]}) 13. bxc4 Qc7 14. a4 $6 {I believe chess has not changed that
much since Smyslov and Karpov, at least not when it comes to regrouping in
standard positions.} (14. Qe2 $142 Rfd8 15. Rac1 Be8 16. Rfd1 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 (
17. dxe5 Nd7) 17... Nd7 18. Ng4 $14 {[%cal Gg4e3,Gd4d5]}) 14... Rfd8 15. Qb3
Nxe5 16. Nxe5 (16. dxe5 Ng4 {[%csl Ge5] With the queen on e2, this would run
into h2-h3.} 17. Rfe1 Bc6 {[%csl Ge5]}) 16... Bc6 17. Rfd1 Nd7 $11 18. f4 (18.
Ng4 h5 19. Ne3 Qb6 $1 {Once again, we notice that a2-a4 and Qb3 do not really
work to White's favour.}) 18... Nxe5 $6 ({I would prefer increasing the
pressure against the white centre with} 18... Qb6) 19. fxe5 Rd7 {In the
absence of knights, White's space advantage is not too threatening, but in
principle the game starts getting a bit one-sided.} 20. Be2 Qd8 21. a5 Rc8 22.
d5 $1 exd5 23. Bg4 $14 d4 24. Bxd7 Qxd7 25. Rxd4 Qe7 26. Re1 Re8 27. Rf4 Qc5+
28. Bd4 Qxa5 29. Qc3 Qxc3 30. Bxc3 Bh6 31. Rf2 b5 32. Rf6 Bd7 33. Rxa6 bxc4 34.
Rea1 Be6 35. Kf2 Bf8 36. Ra8 Bc5+ 37. Ke2 Rxa8 38. Rxa8+ Kg7 39. Ra5 Bb6 40.
Ra6 Bg1 41. h3 g5 42. g4 Bh2 43. Ra8 h6 44. Rd8 Kg6 45. Kf3 Bf4 46. h4 h5 47.
hxg5 Bc1 48. gxh5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch 95th"]
[Site "Liverpool"]
[Date "2008.08.06"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ledger, Andrew"]
[Black "Flear, Glenn C"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2423"]
[BlackElo "2493"]
[Annotator "Martin,A"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2008.07.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 125 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Bg5 dxc4 5. Qa4+ c6 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qc2 Bb7 8. e3
{The main point of this move order is to delay the development of the Nb1 in
order to try and grip c5 via Nd2-b3. When Black is denied ...c6-c5, his
position becomes passive.} (8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. e4 Nd7 10. Nbd2 {gives White a
nice centre, but Black has something to bite on.} e5 $1 $11 11. a4 Bb4 12. axb5
exd4 13. bxc6 Qxc6 14. Qxc6 Bxc6 15. Bc4 O-O 16. O-O Nc5 17. Nxd4 Bb7 18. N4f3
Nxe4 19. Nxe4 Bxe4 20. Ng5 Bg6 21. f4 Bf5 22. h3 Rad8 {Hebden,M-Flear,G/Great
Yarmouth 2007} 23. Rfd1 Bg6 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. f5 Bc5+ 26. Kh1 Bxf5 27. Nxf7 Rd4
) 8... Nbd7 9. Bd3 Rc8 (9... h6 10. Bh4 a6 11. a4 {leads to an important
moment,where White is still trying to prevent ...c6-c5. After a couple of
moves, Grischuk plays it anyway:} Bb4+ 12. Nbd2 c5 $1 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. axb5
Bxf3 15. gxf3 O-O $6 (15... axb5 16. Bxb5+ Ke7 17. O-O Qb6 {was much better})
16. dxc5 axb5 17. Rxa8 Qxa8 18. Ke2 Rc8 19. Nb3 Nd7 20. Be4 Qb8 21. c6 Ne5 22.
Nd4 Qb6 23. f4 Ng4 24. Qd3 $16 {Gurevich,M-Grischuk,A/Cannes 2001}) 10. O-O h6
(10... Be7 11. Qe2 O-O 12. Rd1 Nd5 {is a solid and reliable approach:} 13. Bxe7
Qxe7 14. Nc3 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Nb6 16. Nd2 a6 17. c4 c5 $1 {he could not prevent
it indefinitely.} 18. cxb5 axb5 19. dxc5 Na4 20. Ne4 Bxe4 21. Bxe4 Rxc5 22.
Rac1 g6 23. Rxc5 Qxc5 {1/2-1/2 Gurevich,M-Godena,M/Crete 2007}) 11. Bxf6 Nxf6 (
{I suppose Glenn doesn't take with the queen, due to the possibility of a
white knight coming to e4:} 11... Qxf6 12. Rc1 a6 13. Nc3 c5 (13... Qd8 $1 14.
Be4 Bd6 15. Nd2 Qc7 16. h3 O-O 17. a3 c5 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Nde4 Be7 $11) 14.
Be4 $1 Bxe4 15. Nxe4 $16) 12. Nbd2 Qb6 (12... a6 13. a4 Be7 14. Rfc1 Nd5 15.
Qb3 O-O 16. Ne4 $14 {[%csl Gc5] gives White his desired small advantage.}) 13.
a4 Bb4 14. Rfc1 O-O 15. Nb3 $16 {Ledger has won the first skirmish of the game.
Black will not be able to play ...c5 for some time to come. White now builds
up in excellent style.} a5 16. Nc5 Rfd8 (16... Bxc5 17. Qxc5 Qxc5 18. Rxc5 Nd7
19. Rcc1 b4 20. Nd2 c5 21. Nb3 {doesn't solve anything for Black.}) 17. Qe2 Ba8
18. Ne5 Rd5 19. Ne4 {Already Flear was getting short of time searching for
active possibilities.} Qd8 20. axb5 cxb5 21. Nxf6+ {White would not have
released the pressure on b5 if he didn't have a point.} gxf6 (21... Qxf6 22.
Rxc8+) 22. Qh5 $1 {Now it is getting really nasty for Black.} Rxc1+ 23. Rxc1
Rxe5 {Black was relying on this move,but White saw a long way.} 24. dxe5 Qxd3
25. Rc8+ Bf8 26. Qg4+ $1 Kh7 27. h3 f5 $138 28. Qh5 Bg7 29. Rxa8 (29. Qxf7 Qd1+
30. Kh2 Qd5 31. Qg8+ Kg6 32. Rxa8 {also wins.}) 29... Qb1+ 30. Kh2 Qxb2 $2 (
30... Qe4 {was the last chance to stay on the board, however after} 31. Ra7 $1
Qxe5+ (31... Bxe5+ 32. g3 Bg7 33. Qxf7 Qe5 34. Ra8 Qxb2 35. Qg8+ Kg6 36. Qxe6+
Qf6 37. Qe8+ Qf7 38. Qxf7+ Kxf7 39. Rxa5 b4 40. Rxf5+ Ke6 41. Rb5 $18) 32. Kg1
Qxb2 33. Qxf7 a4 34. h4 $1 {it is all over.} h5 35. Qxh5+ Kg8 36. Qg6 Qa1+ 37.
Kh2 Qe5+ 38. f4 Qf6 39. Ra8+) 31. f4 $1 f6 32. Qf7 {Nicely controlled and very
thematic.} 1-0

[Event "BCF-ch 89th"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "2002.08.08"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Black "Haslinger, Stewart"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2568"]
[BlackElo "2310"]
[Annotator "McShane,L"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2002.07.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 b5 6. O-O Bb7 7. a4 Nd7 8. Nc3 a6
9. Ne5 {White has sacrificed a pawn but hopes his lead in development will
provide compensation.} Nxe5 10. dxe5 Ne7 11. Qxd8+ Kxd8 12. Rd1+ (12. axb5 axb5
13. Rxa8+ Bxa8 14. Nxb5 {wins a pawn back, but after} cxb5 15. Bxa8 Kc7 {
Black can complete his development and his queenside pawns will give him the
advantage.}) 12... Kc7 13. Ne4 Nd5 {[%csl Rf7][%cal Ye4g5]} 14. Bd2 {Ne4-g5
probably had to be tried at some stage; in the game Haslinger successfully
consolidates his extra pawn.} Kb6 15. axb5 axb5 16. Rxa8 Bxa8 17. Ra1 Be7 18.
Ba5+ Kb7 {Harikrishna found no way to exploit the inconvenience of the bishop
on a8.} 19. Nd6+ Bxd6 20. exd6 {[%csl Gd6][%cal Yd6d7]} Nb6 {White has a
strong pawn, but there is no way to advance it. Meanwhile Haslinger unravels
his pieces and the strength of his queenside pawns becomes important.} 21. e4
Na4 $1 {[%csl Ra1,Ga4]} 22. e5 ({If} 22. Rxa4 bxa4 23. d7 c3 $1 24. Bxc3 (24.
bxc3 a3 {and Black's pawn can't be stopped.}) 24... Rd8 {and the pawn is
stopped}) (22. d7 Nb6 {and once again the pawn will soon be rounded up.}) 22...
Kc8 23. Bc7 Bb7 24. Be4 Nxb2 {[%csl Gb5,Gc4,Gc6] A second pawn down, White is
losing.} 25. Bc2 Nd3 26. f4 (26. Bxd3 cxd3 27. Rd1 Kd7 28. Rxd3 Ra8 {is still
hopeless for White.}) 26... Nb4 27. Bd1 Nd5 28. Ba5 Kd7 29. Bf3 Ra8 $1 {
[%cal Ya8a1]} 30. Bxd5 exd5 31. f5 c5 {[%csl Gb5,Gc4,Gc5,Gd5]} 32. Re1 Rxa5 33.
e6+ fxe6 34. fxe6+ Kxd6 {after 35.e7 Bc6 White will simply be four pawns down.}
0-1

[Event "Metz op 31th"]
[Site "Metz"]
[Date "2013.04.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aguettaz, Maxime"]
[Black "Nguyen, Chi Minh"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2412"]
[BlackElo "2372"]
[Annotator "Metz Alekhine/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2013.04.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "1:30:00"]
[BlackClock "1:30:00"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Bb4+ $5 4. Bd2 (4. Nc3 Nf6) 4... a5 5. e3 {73} (5. g3
dxc4 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. e3 Nge7 8. O-O O-O 9. Qc2 b5 10. a4 Ba6 11. axb5 Bxb5 12.
Rc1 Rb8 13. Bc3 Bd6 14. Nbd2 Nd5 15. Qd1 Nxc3 16. bxc3 a4 17. Bf1 Na5 18. Ra2
c5 19. Be2 Qe7 20. Qf1 Rfc8 21. dxc5 Bxc5 22. Rb1 a3 23. Ne5 Qc7 24. Nexc4 Nxc4
25. Bxc4 Bc6 26. Rxb8 Rxb8 27. Nb3 Bf8 28. Nd4 Ba8 29. Qe2 Qb7 30. f3 Qb1+ 31.
Qf1 Bd5 32. Ra1 a2 33. Bb5 Qxf1+ 34. Rxf1 e5 {Postny,E (2631)-Istratescu,A 
(2664) Bastia 2013 0-1}) 5... Ne7 $146 {71 Nouveauté au 5ème coup!} (5... Nf6
6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O b6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Ne5 Bd6 11. Nc3 c5 12. Nb5 c4
13. Be2 Nc6 14. f4 Nb4 15. Qd1 Ne4 16. a3 Nc6 17. Bf3 f5 18. b3 Bxe5 19. fxe5
Ba6 20. bxc4 dxc4 21. Nc3 Nxe5 22. dxe5 {1/2-1/2 (22) Postny,E (2627)
-Istratescu,A (2651) Nancy 2013}) 6. Nc3 c6 7. Bd3 Nd7 8. O-O f5 (8... O-O) 9.
cxd5 exd5 10. Ne2 {[%emt 0:00:42]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:43]} 11. Nf4 Nf6 12. Ne5 $14
O-O 13. Rc1 Ne4 14. Be1 Bxe5 15. dxe5 Ng6 16. Nxg6 hxg6 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Bc3
Be6 19. a3 Qxd1 20. Rfxd1 Bd5 {[%csl Gd5] le mauvais B s'est ranimé} 21. h4 {
[%cal Gf8d8,Ga8d8] Suivi de Rd8 sans préciser la case d'origine et nulle au
27ème coup} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nova Gorica op 02nd"]
[Site "Nova Gorica"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Malaniuk, Vladimir P"]
[Black "Zelcic, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1997.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. e3 e6 4. c4 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. Bxd7+ Nbxd7
8. dxc5 (8. b3) 8... Nxc5 9. O-O Bd6 10. Bd2 O-O 11. Bc3 Nfe4 12. Bd4 Ne6 13.
Nc3 Qa5 (13... Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Nxc3 15. Qxc3 Qb6) 14. Ne2 Rac8 15. Qb3 Rc4 16. a3
$1 Qa6 17. Qd3 Rfc8 $6 (17... Rd8) 18. Bc3 N4g5 $5 19. Nxg5 $1 Nxg5 (19...
Bxh2+ 20. Kh1 $1 Rh4 (20... Nxg5 21. f4 Qh6 22. fxg5 Qh5 23. Ng1 $1 Bg3+ 24.
Nh3) 21. Qxa6 Bd6+ 22. Nh3) 20. Qxd5 $1 R4c5 (20... Bxh2+ 21. Kxh2 Qh6+ 22. Kg1
Rh4 23. Ng3 Ne4 24. Qxe4 $1 $18) (20... R8c5 21. Qd1) 21. Qd4 Be5 22. Qg4 Ne6
23. Bxe5 Rxe5 24. Nc3 Qb6 25. Qb4 $1 Qc6 26. Rad1 Rc5 27. Qb3 Kh8 28. h3 h6 29.
f4 b5 30. f5 Ng5 31. h4 Nh7 32. Qxf7 Rf8 33. Qe7 Rg8 34. Rd7 Qc8 35. f6 Rc7 36.
fxg7+ 1-0

[Event "Varazdin GM"]
[Site "Varazdin"]
[Date "2003.11.29"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Koziak, Vitali"]
[Black "Georgiev, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2596"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2003.11.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Bg5 $5 {A tricky move. White keeps an option
of Nbd2 open.} (4. Nc3) 4... c6 (4... dxc4 $5) 5. e3 Qa5+ 6. Nbd2 Ne4 7. Bf4
Nd7 8. a3 $14 {[%cal Gb2b4]} g5 {A very risky from the positional point of
view decision. Probably Black tried to outplay his lower-rated opponent in a
messy position.} ({Black can switch to Stonewall positions with} 8... f5 $5 9.
Bd3 Be7 10. O-O O-O $14 {Radziewicz-Bui Vinh,2002}) ({Also} 8... Nxd2 {doesn't
promise equality.} 9. Nxd2 (9. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 10. Kxd2 $14 {0-1 Schussler,H-Gausel,
E/Sweden SWE 2003/The Week in Chess 437 (62)}) 9... dxc4 10. Bxc4 Be7 11. b4
Qd8 12. O-O O-O 13. Qb3 Nb6 14. Bd3 Nd5 15. Be5 Bd6 16. Nc4 Bc7 17. a4 $14 {
Kharlov-Scherbakov,St Petersburg,1993}) ({Other moves that were tried are} 8...
c5) ({and} 8... Ndf6) 9. Nxg5 Nxg5 10. Bxg5 dxc4 {[%csl Rg5][%cal Ga5g5]} 11.
Bf4 e5 $2 {Unnecessary pawn sacrifice.} (11... b5 {defending the c4-pawn was a
must.}) 12. dxe5 Nb6 $2 {Another bad move. Now Black will also have a problem
with the c4-pawn.} ({It was necessary to open the position with} 12... Nxe5 13.
Bxe5 Qxe5 14. Nxc4 Qf6 {and at least Black got a bishop pair.}) 13. Qc2 Be6 14.
O-O-O Rd8 $2 {Black gives up the c4-pawn for nothing.} ({It was necessary to
exchange the c-pawn with} 14... c3 15. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 16. bxc3 Bxa3+ 17. Kc2 $16 {
with some practical chances for Black.}) 15. Nxc4 {In this game White just
needs to collect pawns.} Rxd1+ 16. Kxd1 Qd5+ 17. Nd2 Bg7 18. e4 {Not a bad
practical decision. White avoids any complications which could arise after 18.
Qc3} ({Also solid} 18. Qc3 $5 {deserved serious attention}) 18... Qd4 ({
Hardly better is} 18... Qa2 {White can choose between} 19. Qb1 {trading the
Queens} ({and} 19. Bd3 $5) 19... Qxb1+ (19... Bb3+ 20. Kc1) 20. Nxb1 Nd7 $16)
19. Qc3 Qa4+ ({Black had to look for practical chances after} 19... Qxc3 20.
bxc3 Nd7 $16) 20. Kc1 {Now Black is two pawns down for nothing.} O-O 21. Bd3 c5
({or} 21... f6 22. exf6 Bxf6 23. Be5 $18) 22. Be3 {[%cal Gf2f4]} c4 23. Bc2 Qb5
24. f4 $18 {Now Black's completely lost. The rest is clear without any
comments.} Bg4 25. Bxb6 Qxb6 26. Nxc4 Qh6 27. Qg3 Be6 28. Nd6 f6 29. Bb3 $1 f5
(29... fxe5 30. Nf5 $1 {[%csl Re6,Rg7,Rh6]}) 30. Nxf5 {A really bad game of
the Bulgarian GM.} 1-0

[Event "USA-ch GpB"]
[Site "San Diego"]
[Date "2006.03.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Yermolinsky, Alex"]
[Black "Lugo, Blas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2554"]
[BlackElo "2412"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2006.03.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. O-O Ne4 $5 {[%cal Gf7f5]
A relatively rare variation. Black is trying to create "Stonewall" structure.
First this idea was tested against nobody else but Mikhail Botvinnik. See the
game below.} 7. Nfd2 {[%cal Gf2f3] This move, introduced in the origin game by
the fifth Word Champion, has a clear idea behind it. White prepares to
exchange the most active Black's piece-the knight on e4.} (7. b3 {[%cal Gc1a3]
This idea is typical for "Stonewall". After Black placed his pawns on the
light squares it looks logical to exchange the dark-squared bishops.} f5 8. Ba3
Bxa3 9. Nxa3 {[%cal Gb3b4]} a5 $5 (9... O-O $6 10. b4 $1 $14 {0-1 Pyke,
M-Solomon,S/Brisbane AUS 2005/The Week in Chess 582 (36) Atalik,S-Trkulja,G,
Subasic mem 2005 /CBM104[Atalik,S]}) 10. Nd2 O-O 11. f3 Nxd2 12. Qxd2 Nf6 13.
Nc2 b6 14. cxd5 exd5 15. b4 Bd7 16. Rfb1 $6 {Golod,V-Ehlvest,J, New York
Masters 85th 2003/CBM 99[Golod,V]} ({Golod} 16. Rab1 $5)) 7... f5 ({Black also
tried to support the knight on e4 tactically. Somehow I don't like this idea
as it allows White to obtain an extra pawn in the centre. Here is an example.} 
7... Bd6 8. Bxe4 dxe4 9. Nxe4 Bxh2+ 10. Kxh2 Qh4+ 11. Kg1 Qxe4 12. Nc3 Qg6 13.
e4 e5 14. f4 exd4 15. Qxd4 O-O 16. f5 $1 Qf6 17. Qxf6 Nxf6 18. Bf4 $16 {
[%csl Rc8] 1-0 Rowson,J-Norris,A/Largs 1998/EXT 99 (35)}) 8. f3 {A useful move.
White not only drives the knight out of the e4-square, but also prepares the
afore-mentioned break in the centre.} Nxd2 9. Nxd2 {[%cal Gb2b3,Gc1b2] White
is going to develop his dark-squared bishop to b2 and then to prepare a break
in the centre.} Bd6 {This is the best square for the dark-squared bishop in
this setup.} ({Botvinnik faced} 9... Qf6 10. b3 Bd6 11. Bb2 Qh4 12. f4 Nf6 13.
Nf3 Qh5 14. Qe1 h6 15. Be2 O-O 16. Ne5 Qe8 17. Bc3 Ne4 18. Bb4 $16 {and after
the exchange of the dark-squared bishops White obtained a clear advantage.1-0
Botvinnik,M-Poliak,A/Odessa 1929/URS-ch (36)}) ({Another old game featured} 
9... Be7 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. f4 O-O 12. g4 $6 Nf6 13. g5 Ne4 14. Nf3 Bd7 15. Bd2
Qb6 $15 {1/2-1/2 Guimard,C-Eliskases,E/Mar del Plata 1948/MCD (39)}) 10. b3 $5
{[%cal Gc1b2] Preparing the development of the dark-squared bishop to b2.} ({
Lugo already played this line as Black. That time his opponent had chosen} 10.
Qe1 O-O 11. e4 Qb6 $1 12. Nb3 Ne5 $1 13. Qe2 Nxd3 14. Qxd3 Qa6 $1 $15 {[%csl
Rc4] and Black obtained the upper hand.1/2-1/2 Vera,R-Lugo,B/Matanzas 1992/CBM
029 ext (63)}) 10... O-O 11. Bb2 {[%cal Ge3e4] Almost everything is ready for
e4 and so Black meets it with a preventive blow in the centre.} (11. f4 $5 {
[%cal Gd2f3] Preventing e5 deserved attention.}) 11... e5 $1 12. cxd5 cxd5 13.
dxe5 {Otherwise Black plays e4 with a comfortable position.} Nxe5 ({The
exchange of the dark-squared bishops is less logical as it weakens the dark
squares.} 13... Bxe5 14. Qc2 Qf6 15. Rab1 $11) 14. Qe2 f4 $1 15. Rfe1 fxe3 (
15... Nxd3 $5 {deserved serious attention. Now after} 16. Qxd3 fxe3 17. Qxe3
Bf5 $15 {it's not easy for White to stabilize the position in view of some
threats on the kingsde and along the a7-g1-diagonal. Nevertheless I believe
that after} 18. Kh1 {White should be able to equalize.}) 16. Qxe3 Nxd3 (16...
Nc6 {was a playable alternative.} 17. Rad1 Qh4 18. Nf1 b6 {[%cal Gd6c5]} 19.
Kh1 $11) 17. Qxd3 Qg5 $6 {An inaccuracy, which makes White's task easier.} (
17... Bc7 $5 {Protecting the d5-pawn and preparing an attack of the queen by
means of Bf5.} 18. Rad1 ({Worse is} 18. Kh1 Bf5 $5 19. Qd4 Rf7 {[%cal Gc7b6]}
20. Nf1 Bb6 21. Qe5 d4 $15) 18... Bf5 19. Ne4 $1 Ba5 (19... dxe4 $2 20. Qc4+ {
[%csl Rd8,Rg8]}) (19... Bxh2+ {leads only to equality.} 20. Kxh2 Qh4+ 21. Kg1
dxe4 22. fxe4 Be6 $11) 20. Qd4 (20. b4 $5 Qb6+ 21. Re3 $1 dxe4 22. Qb3+ Rf7 23.
bxa5 Qxb3 24. axb3 exf3 25. Rxf3 $11) 20... Rf7 (20... Bb6 $6 21. Nc5 $14) 21.
b4 $1 dxe4 22. bxa5 Qxd4+ 23. Bxd4 exf3 24. gxf3 Bd7 $15 {with a minimal
advantage for Black thanks to the weakness of the pawn f3 and the white king.
This is probably the best Black could obtain.}) (17... Rf7 $5 {is an
additional option to protect the d5-pawn.}) 18. Kh1 $1 {White moves the king
to a safer place away from the weak a7-g1 diagonal.} (18. Be5 $5 Bc5+ 19. Kh1
Be6 20. Bd4 Bxd4 (20... Bf5 21. Qc3 b6 22. Bxc5 bxc5 23. Rad1 $14) 21. Qxd4 $11
) 18... Bd7 $2 {Black misses a simple tactical blow and gets in trouble.} ({
After} 18... Bf4 19. Rad1 Rd8 20. Nf1 $14 {[%csl Rd5] White has a slight edge
thanks to the weak d-pawn.}) 19. Be5 $1 $16 {[%csl Rd5,Rd6] A double attack on
d5 and d6. White wins at least a pawn.} Bb4 $2 {This leads to White's decisive
advantage. Three mistakes and Black's position from slightly better transposes
to a lost game.} ({Black had to play} 19... Bxe5 20. Qxd5+ Rf7 21. Rxe5 Qf4 22.
Rae1 $16 {and White is a pawn up without any compensation.}) 20. Qxd5+ Kh8 21.
Qxd7 $18 Rad8 ({Only now Black realized that} 21... Bxd2 {can be met by means
of} 22. Bxg7+ (22. Re2 $5) 22... Qxg7 23. Qxd2 $18) 22. Qxb7 Bxd2 (22... Rxd2 {
[%cal Gg5g2] doesn't help in view of} 23. f4 $1 {[%csl Rb4][%cal Yb7g2]} Qe7
24. Qxe7 Bxe7 25. Bxg7+ $18 {[%csl Re7]}) 23. Re4 $1 {[%csl Rg7][%cal Ge4g4]
Two pawns down with the weakness on g7 Black's position is absolutely hopeless.
} Bc1 {[%cal Gd8d1]} 24. Qxg7+ {The simplest from the practical point of view.
White transposes to an absolutely winning rook endgame, what forces Black to
resign.} (24. Bd4 $5 {[%csl Rg7][%cal Ge4g4] was also strong:} Bf4 25. g3 Rxd4
26. Rxd4 Be5 27. Rd5 Qe3 28. Qf7 $1 $18) 1-0

[Event "Beijing zt 3.3"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2005.10.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Black "Zhou, Weiqi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2637"]
[BlackElo "2416"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2005.10.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. c4 e6 4. Qc2 Nf6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qc2 Bb7 8.
Nbd2 Nbd7 9. e3 Qb6 10. a4 $1 {[%csl Rb5] A relatively recent idea introduced
in a game below and since then tested a number of times.} Bb4 {Black develops
a piece and prevents a5.} (10... a6 $5) 11. Bd3 $5 {Bu already played this way
once and now prepared an improvement.} (11. Be2 O-O {Collas,D-Tregubov,P,
Degremont GP 2004/CBM100[Roiz]}) 11... h6 ({In according to Roiz Black has no
problems after} 11... O-O 12. O-O Rfc8 ({I believe} 12... Rac8 $14 {[%csl Ga8]
leaving the a8-square for the light-squared bishop is better, but also in this
case White's position has to be prefered.}) 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. Ne4 Nd7 $1 {
However I can hardly agree with this evaluation.} (14... Nxe4 $6 15. Bxe4 $14 {
[%cal Gf3e5]}) {since after} 15. a5 $1 Qa6 (15... Bxa5 $2 {loses on the spot
after} 16. Nd6 $1 (16. Nc5 $5) 16... Rc7 17. Bxh7+ Kf8 18. Be4 $1 $18 {[%csl
Ra5,Rc6][%cal Gd6b7]})) 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. Ne5 $1 {[%csl Rc6,Gd7] Here we go.
Bu shows his home preparation. His idea is to prevent Nd7, which took place in
a game below and also to start a pressure on c6.} ({In the onle preceding game
White played} 13. O-O Nd7 14. Nb3 $6 (14. Rfc1 $1 a6 $1 15. Nb3 $14) 14... bxa4
$1 15. Rxa4 O-O {and so on. 1/2-1/2 Bu Xiangzhi-Tregubov,P/Moscow RUS 2005/
CBM106[Mikhalevski,V] (34)}) 13... a5 $6 {This is too slow.} ({First of all
Black had to complete development and start thinking of c5.} 13... O-O $5 14.
O-O {[%cal Gd2e4] and now in order to play c5 Black has either to exchange his
dark-squared bishop on d2 or to sacrifice a pawn.}) 14. O-O {[%csl Rc5][%cal
Gd2e4,Gd2b3,Gb3c5] Now the knight from d2 is going to c5.} bxa4 $2 {Once again
Black plays on the queenside instead of completing development . It's not a
big surprise that soon he gets a difficult position.} (14... O-O 15. Ne4 Rfd8
16. Rfc1 (16. Nc5 $5) 16... Nxe4 17. Bxe4 Rac8 18. Nd3) 15. Ne4 $1 {[%csl Rc6]
No more c5!} Ba6 {Black decides to exchange his "bad" bishop, but this
exchange doesn't bring a relief.} ({Not much better is} 15... Nxe4 16. Bxe4 {
[%csl Rc6]} Rc8 (16... O-O $2 17. Nd7 {[%csl Rb6,Rf8]}) 17. Qxa4 $16 {[%cal
Gf1c1] and the c6-pawn is doomed anyway.}) 16. Bxa6 Rxa6 17. Rfc1 $1 $16 {
[%csl Ra4,Rc6] Now Black can't prevent loss of two pawns and ends up the
opening part of the game a pawn down.} Nxe4 18. Qxe4 Qb5 (18... Bd6 19. Rxc6
Qb7 20. Qc2 O-O 21. Rxa6 Qxa6 22. Nc4 $16 {[%csl Ra4]}) 19. Rxc6 $1 {An
exchange of all pieces brings White closer to a win.} (19. Nxc6 $5 O-O 20. Qc2
Bd6 21. Rxa4 $16) 19... Rxc6 (19... O-O $1 {would leave more practical chances.
}) 20. Qxc6+ Qxc6 21. Nxc6 Kd7 22. Nxb4 axb4 23. Rxa4 $16 Rc8 $6 {[%cal Gc8c1]
This only helps White.} (23... Rb8 {would be a better try.} 24. Ra7+ Kc6 $1 (
24... Ke8 25. g4 $16 {[%csl Rb4] and later White exploits the weakness of the
b4-pawn bringing his king to the queenside.}) 25. Rxf7 Kd5 $5 (25... Ra8 {
Now comparing to the game White is a tempo down.} 26. g4 Ra2 27. Rxg7 Rxb2) 26.
Rxg7 $140 $2 (26. b3 $5 {[%csl Gc4]} Ke4 $1 27. Rxg7 Kd3 28. Rc7 Ra8 29. h4 Ra3
{with certain counterplay.}) 26... Kc4 $1 {[%csl Rb2]} 27. Rh7 Kb3 28. Rxh6
Kxb2 29. Rxe6 Kc3 $132 {[%csl Gb4] and the b-pawn costs a rook.}) 24. g3 (24.
g4 $5) 24... Rb8 25. Ra7+ Ke8 $6 {A passive defense promises no chances.} ({
The only way to look for counterplay was} 25... Kc6 {although after correct}
26. Rxf7 Kd5 27. b3 $1 {After preventing the penetration of the black king to
b3 Black is in trouble.} (27. Rxg7 Kc4 {[%csl Rb2][%cal Gc4b3]}) 27... Ke4 28.
Rxg7 Kd3 29. Rc7 {and now} Ra8 {doesn't create a threat of mate and so White
can simply play} 30. Rc4 $18) 26. b3 $1 $18 {Black is doomed for a passive and
perspectiveless defense.} Rb5 27. Kg2 g5 28. g4 {and Black decided to end his
suffering and resigned. An easy win for the first board of the Chinese Olympic
team.} 1-0

[Event "NED-chT playoff"]
[Site "Enschede"]
[Date "2004.05.20"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Delemarre, Jop"]
[Black "Pliester, Leon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2464"]
[BlackElo "2382"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2004.05.20"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 c6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. O-O dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3
a6 9. a4 Bb7 10. e4 c5 $2 {I believe this move is very dangerous as Black's
back in development and opening of the position should favour White.} (10...
Be7 {can be found in Klinov-Solovjov,St. Perersburg-ch 2004[Mikhalevski,V] CBM
101.}) 11. e5 $6 {White allows to close the position.} ({Also} 11. Bg5 $6 {
is wrong.} c4 12. Bc2 Qb6 (12... h6 $5) 13. d5 Bc5 14. axb5 axb5 15. Rxa8+ Bxa8
16. Nc3 exd5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 O-O 19. Qd2 Nf6 {Black solved opening
problems and soon a draw was agreed.} 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21. Ng5 Qd4 22. Rd1 Qxd2
23. Rxd2 h6 24. Ne4 {1/2-1/2 Shipov,S-Zontakh,A/St Petersburg 1994/CBM 43 ext 
(24)}) (11. axb5 $1 {is much better} axb5 12. Rxa8 Qxa8 (12... Bxa8 $5) 13.
Bxb5 $1 (13. Nc3 $5) 13... Bxe4 14. Ne5 $1 {and White's initiative is very
dangerous.}) 11... c4 $1 {Thanks to this intermediate move Black succeeds to
close the position and doesn't seem to have any problems.} 12. Bc2 ({While
analysing this game I was very surprised to find my blitz game in this line:} 
12. exf6 cxd3 13. Qxd3 Nc5 $1 14. Qd1 ({or} 14. fxg7 Bxg7 15. Qd1 Nxa4) 14...
Nxa4 15. Rxa4 $2 {Too optimistic. White doesn't get sufficient compensation
and eventually loses.} bxa4 16. Ne5 Qa5 (16... Qd5 $5 17. Qxa4+ Qb5) 17. Bd2
Qb5 18. Nc3 Qb3 $1 19. Qh5 g6 $19 {0-1 Mikhalevski,V-Sergejev,R/ICC INT 2001/
CBM 81 ext (27). (27)}) (12. Be2 {with the idea of later b3 looks better:} Nd5
13. axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8 Qxa8 15. b3 {However Black comes with} Qa2 $1 {and only
White has to think of equality.}) 12... Nd5 13. Ng5 Be7 $1 14. Qh5 ({Also} 14.
Qg4 {leads to some complications.} N7b6 $5 (14... h5 15. Qg3 N7b6 16. a5 Nc8 (
16... Nb4 $2 17. Nxf7 Kxf7 18. Bg6+ Kg8 19. Qh3 Bd5 20. axb6 $14) 17. Bg6 Bxg5
$1 (17... fxg6 $4 18. Nxe6 Qd7 19. Qxg6#) 18. Bxg5 Nde7 $1 19. Bc2 Qxd4) 15.
Nxh7 Nb4 $1 16. Qxg7 Kd7 $1) ({In case of} 14. Nxh7 $2 g6 {White would have to
return a pawn remaining with a bad position.} 15. Nf6+ N7xf6 16. exf6 Bxf6)
14... Bxg5 $6 {Giving up the dark-squared bishop Black weakens the d6-square.}
(14... g6 {was better and could lead to unclear complications. For example} 15.
Qh6 Bf8 16. Qh3 Nb4 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Bxg6+ hxg6 19. Qxh8 Nc2 (19... Qe7 $5)
20. Qg8 Be4 21. Nc3 Bf5) 15. Bxg5 Qb6 16. Be3 $1 (16. axb5 Nb4 $1) 16... O-O-O
$2 {This is already a serious mistake.} (16... Nb4 {was necessary} 17. d5 (17.
Bd1 $5 Nd3) 17... g6 $1 18. Qe2 (18. Qh6 Qc7 19. dxe6 Nxe5 $1 (19... fxe6 $2
20. Bxg6+)) 18... Qc7 19. dxe6 fxe6 20. axb5 axb5 21. Rxa8+ Bxa8 {with good
chances to equalize.}) 17. axb5 axb5 (17... Qxb5 18. Nc3 $1 Qxb2 (18... Nxc3 {
opens the b-file for the white rooks.} 19. bxc3) 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. Rfc1 {
with a very dangerous attack.}) 18. Nc3 $16 {Now the a-file is open and the
knight is ready to jump to e4. Black's in trouble.} f5 19. exf6 gxf6 ({
Probably after} 19... N7xf6 $16 {Black had more chances to keep the position.})
20. Be4 $1 {Strengthening the pressure on d5.} Nxe3 ({Or} 20... Nxc3 21. Bxb7+
Qxb7 22. bxc3 Rdg8 23. g3 {with the idea of Rfb1.}) 21. fxe3 f5 22. Bxb7+ Kxb7
({Doesn't save} 22... Qxb7 23. Ra5 Rdg8 24. Qe2 $18) 23. Qf3+ Kc7 (23... Kc8
24. Ra8+ Nb8 25. Rfa1 {with a decisive attack.}) 24. Ra7+ $1 Kd6 $2 {loses on
the spot.} (24... Kc8 {could only prolong the fight.} 25. Rfa1 $18) 25. Rb7 $18
Qa6 26. Qg3+ $1 Ke7 27. Qg7+ Kd6 28. Rxd7+ $1 {White wins a piece and the rest
doesn't require comments.} Rxd7 29. Qxh8 b4 30. Qf8+ Re7 31. Qb8+ Kc6 32. Qxb4
Rb7 33. Qc5+ Kd7 34. d5 1-0

[Event "Karadjordje Serbia"]
[Site "Topola"]
[Date "2004.05.09"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Jeremic, Veljko"]
[Black "Goloshchapov, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2569"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2004.05.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Qa4+ c6 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qd3 (7. Qc2 {
is more popular.}) ({While} 7. Qb3 {is a less promising idea.}) 7... Bb7 8. Bg2
Nbd7 9. O-O Be7 {I believe this rare move is the source of the following
troubles.} ({Immediate} 9... a6 {with the idea c5 which was played in the most
of the games looks better. This way Black saves an important tempo which was
missed in the game.}) 10. Be3 {A new move in the position. White's idea is
very simple- he wants to stop c5.} ({In the previous games White tested other
options.} 10. Bg5 a6 11. a4 O-O 12. Nbd2 h6 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Ne4 Be7 15. Rfc1
a5 (15... Rc8 $5) 16. b3 Bb4 17. Qe3 $14 {1-0 Benjamin,J-Boehm,J/Dortmund 1985/
MCL (55). (55)}) (10. Nc3 b4 (10... O-O 11. Rd1 h6 (11... b4 $5 12. Ne4 c5) 12.
Bf4 b4 13. Na4 Qa5 14. b3 c5 15. Rac1 Rac8 {and Black equalized easily. 1/2-1/
2 Wojtkiewicz,A-Matlak,M/Katowice 1992/TD (24)}) 11. Ne4 c5 12. Nxf6+ Nxf6 13.
Be3 Rc8 14. Rac1 Qa5 15. dxc5 O-O (15... Bxc5 $2 16. Bxc5 Rxc5 17. Qd6 $1 $18)
16. Nd4 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Qxa2 18. Nb3 Rfd8 19. Bd4 $1 Qa4 20. Ra1 Qd7 21. Qf3 Qc7
22. Bxf6 Bxf6 23. Ra2 {and eventually White managed to outplay his opponent
gaining a full point. 1-0 Andersson,U-Galego,L/Bled 2002/EXT 2003 (84)}) (10.
Bd2 $5 {with the idea b4.} O-O (10... b4 $5 {[%cal Gc6c5]}) 11. b4 {Too early.
White doesn't succeed to maintain the pawn on b4.} a5 $1 12. bxa5 b4 $1 13. Qb3
Qxa5 14. Ne1 Rfb8 15. Bf4 Rc8 {and Black took initiative. 0-1 Jocys,D-Novikov,
V/Vilnius 1995/CBM 49 ext (31)}) 10... a6 {Creating a positional threat of c5.
Usually if Black succeeds in advancing the c-pawn to c5 without any losses he
equalizes easily.} 11. Rc1 Rc8 {The play has concentrated around the c5-square.
} 12. Nbd2 {White prepares Nb3.} O-O (12... c5 {which looks like the way to go
turns out to be tactically wrong. White makes use of the hanging position of
the b7-bishop and the f7-pawn.} 13. dxc5 Bxc5 (13... Nxc5 14. Qxd8+ Kxd8 15.
Ne5 Bxg2 16. Nxf7+ Ke8 (16... Kd7 17. Nxh8 Bb7 18. Nf7) 17. Nxh8 Bb7 18. b4 Na4
19. Rxc8+ Bxc8 20. Rc1 Bd7 21. a3 $16) ({In case of} 13... Nd5 {White can try
to simply defend the c5-pawn.} 14. Nb3) 14. Bxc5 Nxc5 15. Qxd8+ Kxd8 16. b4 $1
(16. Ne5 $140 Ke7) 16... Bxf3 (16... Nce4 17. Ng5 $1) 17. Nxf3 Ncd7 18. Rxc8+
Kxc8 19. Rc1+ Kb8 20. Nd4) (12... Nd5 13. Nb3 O-O {would lead to transposition.
}) 13. Nb3 Nd5 14. a3 $1 {White prepares doubling of the rooks along the
c-file.} (14. Rc2 $4 Nb4) 14... h6 15. Rc2 $1 Qb6 16. Rac1 $14 {White won the
opening battle. The c5-break is stoped.} Rfd8 $6 {It seems that Black simply
missed White's idea.} ({Probably Black has tgo wait with} 16... Rfe8) 17. Bd2
$1 {The threat of Ba5 is very annoying and Black decides to temporary
sacrifice an exchange.} c5 $2 {Too optimistic.} ({After} 17... Qa7 18. e4 N5b6
19. Bb4 {White's in full control over the dark squares. Nevertheless it
deserved serious attention.}) 18. Ba5 {[%csl Rb6,Rd8]} c4 ({If Black starts
with} 18... Qa7 {and only after} 19. Bxd8 c4 {then} 20. Bxe7 $1 cxd3 21. Rxc8+
Bxc8 22. Rxc8+ Kh7 23. Bd6 Qb6 24. e4 $1 $18 {and with two minor pieces+ rook
vs queen White wins.}) 19. Qd2 $6 {Jeremic prefers an exchange over a pawn and
allows some counterplay.} ({White could win a pawn after straightforward} 19.
Bxb6 $1 cxd3 20. Bxd8 Rxc2 21. Rxc2 dxc2 22. Bxe7 Nxe7 23. Ne1 $16 {and White
has to be able to convert his advantage into a full point.}) 19... Qa7 20. Bxd8
Rxd8 21. Na5 Ba8 {Afte series of the bad moves White loses all his advantage
and has to look for equality.} 22. b3 $6 (22. b4 $5) 22... c3 {Black wins an
exchange back.} (22... Bxa3 23. bxc4 Bxc1 24. Rxc1 bxc4 25. Nxc4 {is slightly
better for White.}) 23. Rxc3 {Of course White can't allow the c-pawn to stay
on c3.} Nxc3 24. Qxc3 Bxa3 25. Ra1 $6 {The rook had to stay on the c-file.} (
25. Rc2 $5) 25... b4 $1 $15 {Underlines inaccurate play of White.} ({Certainly
not} 25... Be7 26. Nc6 Bxc6 27. Qxc6 Nb8 28. Qxb5) 26. Qc4 $4 {I wonder
whether this move was really played.} (26. Qc2 {was necessary leaving the
c4-square for the a5-knight.}) 26... Nf6 $4 ({Black could trap the knight with
} 26... Qb6 $1 $19) 27. Nc6 $1 {White not only exchnages his "bad" knight for
a strong bishop, but also obtains an extra piece in play as the a3-bishop is
absolutely useless on a3.} Bxc6 28. Qxc6 $14 Nd5 29. e3 Ne7 30. Qa4 $1 {
White prepares a manoeuvre of the knight to c4.} Ng6 31. Nd2 e5 32. d5 $16 {
There is no way to stop Nc4 and so White wins at least a pawn.} Ne7 33. Nc4 $1
Qc5 (33... Nxd5 {loses to} 34. Rd1 Qa8 35. Qa5 $18) 34. Qxa6 $18 {Black's
hopeless. He is a pawn down and a piece down in play.} Nxd5 {Desperation.} 35.
Rd1 {This pin is mortal.} Kh7 36. Be4+ $1 g6 37. Qb7 {Black loses a piece and
so he resigned.} 1-0

[Event "ISR-chT"]
[Site "Israel"]
[Date "1999.03.19"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Mikhalevski, Victor"]
[Black "Rabinovich, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2531"]
[BlackElo "2437"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1999.01.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 2048]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 b5 6. O-O Bb7 7. a4
Nd7 8. Nc3 b4 $6 $146 {Not very successful novelty.} (8... a6 {consolidating
position on the queen side is preferable.} 9. Ne5 (9. e4 {Tsesarsky} Ngf6 10.
e5 Nd5 11. Ng5 h6 12. Qh5 g6 13. Qh3 Be7 14. Nce4 $44 {0-1 Maherramzade,
J-Burmakin,V/II Open, Ubeda ESP 1997 (33)}) 9... Ne7 (9... Nxe5 {Tsesarsky} 10.
dxe5 Qc7 11. Ne4 (11. axb5 cxb5 (11... Rd8 12. b6 Qxb6 13. Qa4 $14) 12. Nxb5
axb5 13. Rxa8+ Bxa8 14. Bxa8 Bc5 15. b3 Ne7 16. bxc4 O-O 17. Be4 Qxe5 18. Qc2
f5 19. Bg2 bxc4 $11) 11... Rd8 (11... Qxe5 12. Qc2 $44) 12. Qc2 f5 13. Ng5 (13.
exf6 Nxf6 14. Ng5 $14) 13... Bc8 14. b3 $5 $36 (14. axb5 cxb5 15. Rxa6 $6 Bxa6
16. Nxe6 Qc8 17. Nxd8 Kxd8 18. Rd1+ Ke8 $17 {1-0 Borovikov,V-Santos,C/EU-chJ
Sas van Gent 1992 (27)})) 10. axb5 axb5 (10... Nxe5 {Tsesarsky} 11. dxe5 (11.
bxa6 Nd7 12. Ne4 Nf5 13. Bg5 f6 14. axb7 Rxa1 15. Qxa1 fxg5 $15) 11... axb5 12.
Nxb5 cxb5 (12... Rxa1 13. Nd6+ $18) 13. Qxd8+ Kxd8 14. Rxa8+ Bxa8 15. Bxa8 $14
({In the following game Black decided to check Tsesarsky's evaluation of
current position and rightly so.Black has no any problems what can't be said
about White.} 15. Bxa8 Kc7 16. Rd1 Ng6 17. Be4 Bc5 18. Bd2 Kb6 19. Bg5 b4 20.
Bd8+ Kb5 21. Bc7 Ne7 22. Rd7 Nd5 23. Rxf7 Ra8 24. Bd6 Bxd6 25. exd6 Rd8 26.
Rxg7 Nf6 27. Rb7+ Kc5 28. Rc7+ Kd4 29. Bc6 Nd5 30. Bxd5 exd5 31. d7 Ke5 32. e3
Kd6 33. Rb7 b3 34. Rb6+ Kc5 35. Rb7 Kc6 36. Rb4 Rxd7 $17 {0-1 Filippov,
V-Burmakin,V/St. Petersburg 1998/CBM 67 noVC (46)})) 11. Rxa8 Bxa8 12. Nxd7
Qxd7 13. e4 $44 {Solozhenkin-Tregubov,1998 Tsesarsky CBM66.}) 9. Ne4 ({
Certainly not} 9. Nb1 c5 {and Black is OK.}) 9... c5 10. Ne5 $1 {[%cal Ge5f7]
making use of the development advantage and preparing N:f7.} Bd5 {It looks
like Black keeps the position,but...} ({After} 10... Nxe5 11. dxe5 {[%csl Rf8,
Rg8,Rh8] Black has serious problems with the king side pieces:} Qxd1 12. Rxd1
Bd5 13. Be3 Rc8 14. Rac1 $16 {[%cal Ge4d2,Gd2c4]}) (10... cxd4 11. Nxf7 Kxf7
12. Ng5+ Ke7 13. Bxb7 $36) (10... Bxe4 11. Bxe4 Nxe5 12. Bxa8 (12. dxe5 $5 {
[%csl Rc4,Re8,Rf8,Rg8,Rh8]}) 12... cxd4 13. Bg2 $36 {[%csl Re8]}) 11. Nxf7 $1 {
[%mdl 512] I didn't need to think too much before this sacrifice.White's
initiative has been developing by itself.} Kxf7 12. Ng5+ Ke8 $8 (12... Ke7 {
is even more dangerous:} 13. e4 h6 (13... Bb7 14. Qg4 {[%csl Re6]}) 14. exd5 (
14. Qh5 $5 Qe8 15. Qh4 $1 $40) 14... hxg5 15. Qe2 Qc8 (15... e5 16. Bxg5+ Ngf6
17. dxe5 $18) 16. Bxg5+ Ndf6 (16... Ngf6 17. dxe6 Nb6 18. a5 $1 $18) 17. dxc5
$1 $16) 13. e4 Bb7 (13... Be7 $2 {loses to} 14. exd5 Bxg5 15. dxe6) 14. Nxe6
Qb6 15. d5 {[%cal Ga4a5]} a5 16. e5 $1 {Most agressive way of the initiative
development.} Ne7 {Since 16...N:e5 is not good Black has no anything else.} ({
After} 16... Nxe5 {White wins all the material and even more back with almost
winning position in all the branches:} 17. Qe2 Bd6 (17... Nd3 18. Nxc5+ Kd8 (
18... Be7 19. Nxb7 $16 {[%cal Gd5d6]}) 19. Nxb7+ Qxb7 20. d6 Qa6 21. Qf3 $1 {
[%cal Rf3f8,Rf3a8]} Bxd6 22. Qxa8+ Qxa8 23. Bxa8 $16) 18. Bf4 Nd3 19. Nxc5+ Kd8
(19... Be7 20. Nxb7 Nxf4 21. gxf4 Kf8 22. d6 $18) (19... Kf8 $4 20. Nd7+) (
19... Ne7 20. Bxd6 Qxd6 21. Nxb7 Qe5 22. Qxe5 Nxe5 23. Rae1 Nd3 24. d6 Nxe1 25.
Rxe1 $18) 20. Nxb7+ Qxb7 21. Bxd6 $16) 17. f4 $5 {I decided to keep the
pressure on because I had been afraid that hasty 17.d6 winning a piece back
would lose a lion part of the initiative.Nevertheless White is still better
there and it can be considered as a good alternative to 17.f4.} (17. d6 Bxg2
18. Kxg2 Qc6+ 19. Kg1 Ra7 20. dxe7 Qxe6 21. exf8=Q+ Rxf8 22. f4 $14) 17... Nf5
(17... c3 $5 18. bxc3 c4+ 19. Rf2 b3 (19... bxc3 20. Ba3 {[%cal Ga1b1]})) 18.
Be4 Nh6 $8 (18... g6 $2 19. Bxf5 gxf5 20. Qh5+ Ke7 21. Qg5+ Ke8 (21... Kf7 22.
Qxf5+ Kg8 (22... Ke8 23. Qh5+ Ke7 24. d6+ Kxe6 25. Qg4+ Kf7 (25... Kd5 26. Rd1+
Ke4 27. f5+ Kxe5 28. Bg5 $1 {[%cal Gg4f4]}) 26. Qxd7+ Kg8 27. Qe6+ Kg7 28. f5 {
[%cal Gc1h6]} h6 29. Qg6#) 23. d6 $1 Qc6 $140 24. Qg4+ Kf7 25. Ng5+ Kg7 $8 26.
Ne4+ Kf7 27. e6+ Ke8 28. exd7+ Kd8 $8 29. Qg5+ Kxd7 30. Nxc5+ $18) 22. d6 {
[%cal Gg5h5,Ge6c7]} Bxd6 23. Ng7+ $1 Kf8 24. Nxf5 $1 {[%cal Gg5g7]} Rg8 25.
Qh6+ Ke8 26. Qe6+ $1 Kf8 27. Qxd7 $18) (18... Nd4 $2 {loses after} 19. Qh5+ Ke7
(19... g6 20. Bxg6+ hxg6 21. Qxg6+ Ke7 22. d6+ $18) 20. d6+ Kxe6 21. Qg4+ Kf7
22. Qxd7+ Kg8 23. Bxb7 $18) 19. Be3 $1 {Most unpleasant play.White goes on
with the development of his pieces while Black is lack of any ideas.} g6 20.
Qf3 Nf7 21. Rad1 Rb8 ({After} 21... Nd8 {White can choose between 22.Ng5 or 22.
h4 /\h5}) 22. d6 {Now when all white pieces are in the play time of the
decisive attack has been coming.} Bh6 ({or} 22... Bxe4 23. Qxe4 {[%csl Rc4]})
23. Bd5 $1 {strengthening the pressure.} Nd8 $6 {loses by force,but even after
the best defence black is already lost.} (23... Bxd5 $8 24. Qxd5 (24. Rxd5 $5)
24... Nfxe5 25. Rfe1 $1 Nd3 26. Nxc5 $1 $18 {[%cal Rd5e6]}) 24. Nc7+ Kf8 25. f5
{The picturesque position.All White pieces excluding White's king are in
attack.Black ones can only observe White's attack.Who would say Black is a
piece up?!} Bxe3+ 26. Qxe3 h6 $8 27. fxg6+ Kg7 {Now a little combination in
Capablanca's style is coming:} 28. Rf7+ $1 {[%mdl 640]} Nxf7 29. Ne6+ Kg8 (
29... Kxg6 30. Qe4+ Kh5 31. Qf5+ Ng5 32. Nf4#) 30. gxf7+ Kxf7 31. Qf3+ $1 {
and mate in two moves.} (31. Qf3+ Ke8 (31... Kg6 32. Qg4+ Kf7 33. Qg7+ Ke8 34.
Qe7#) 32. Qh5#) 1-0

[Event "Montreal 6th"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "2005.08.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Huzman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kogan, Artur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2577"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2005.08.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Qc2 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Nf6 6. Bg5 Qb6 $6 {A very rare
and dangerous for Black continuation which is typical for Arthur's approach to
the opening theory. He's looking for unclear positions at any cost and at the
same time is trying to surprise the opponent.} (6... b5 {is the main line. See
Bu Xiangzhi-Tregibov,P Moscow Aeroflot op 2005/ CBM106 [Mikhalevski,V]}) 7.
Nbd2 $1 {The most logical. White sacrifices a pawn, but wins a lot of tempi.
Black will need at least three moves to bring his queen back home.} (7. Qc2 {
is less promising.} c5 $5 (7... Nbd7 $5) 8. Nc3 Nc6 (8... cxd4 {[%tqu "En","",
"","","c3d5","",10]} 9. Nd5 $3 Qa5+ 10. Bd2 (10. b4 $6 Qxd5) 10... Qxd5 11.
Qxc8+ Qd8 12. Qxb7 Nbd7 13. Nxd4 $14) 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. e3 $1 cxd4 11. exd4 Bh6
12. Rd1 O-O 13. Bc4 Rd8 14. O-O (14. d5 $5) 14... Nxd4 15. Nxd4 Rxd4 16. Na4
Qd6 17. Rxd4 Qxd4 18. Rd1 Qe5 19. Rd8+ Kg7 20. Bf1 Qa5 21. Rd4 $44 {1-0
Gustafsson,J-Volkmann,F/Austria 2001/CBM 081 ext (25). (24)}) 7... Qxb2 8. Rb1
Qa3 9. e4 Nbd7 {Black protects the knight on f6 not allowing to destroy his
pawn structure on the kingside.} ({Tregubov tried to defend Black's position
by means of} 9... b6 {not less than twice and in the second game he got under
a strong pressure and lost quickly.} 10. Qc2 Ba6 11. Bc4 $1 $146 (11. Nc4 $6
Bb4+ 12. Kd1 Bxc4 13. Bxc4 Qc3 14. Qe2 Be7 15. Rb3 Qa5 {1/2-1/2 Gofshtein,
L-Tregubov,P/Bourbon Lancy 1997/CBM 062 ext (45)} (15... Nxe4 $1 $17)) 11...
Bxc4 12. Nxc4 Qa6 13. O-O $1 {1-0 Sakaev,K-Tregubov,P/St Petersburg 1998/CBM
067/[Epishin] (29)}) 10. Bd3 {Now Black has a certain problem with the
development of the kingside.} h6 $1 {An improvement upon 10...Nb6. Black's
idea is simple- he wants to complete the development of the kingside.} ({
The only earlier game saw} 10... Nb6 11. Qc2 Bb4 12. Rb3 Qa5 13. O-O h6 14.
Bxf6 gxf6 15. Nc4 Nxc4 16. Bxc4 Bd6 17. d5 Qc7 18. dxe6 fxe6 19. e5 fxe5 20.
Rd1 Rg8 21. Nd2 {[%cal Gd2e4] 1-0 Khenkin,I-Ramirez Alvarez,A/Moscow 2004/EXT
2005 (52). (51) and White created a strong initiative and eventually won.}) ({
For example after} 10... Be7 {White can either exchange the dark-squared
bishop immediately by means of} 11. e5 ({Or} 11. Qc2 {[%cal Gd2c4]} Qa5 12. O-O
{keeping the idea of e5 for better times.}) 11... Nd5 12. Bxe7 {[%csl Rd6]
creating a weakness on d6.}) 11. Bf4 ({In case of} 11. Bh4 Nh5 {[%csl Rd3,Rg2]
[%cal Gh5f4] would be strong penetrating to f4.}) 11... Be7 (11... g5 12. Bc7)
(11... Qa5 $5) 12. Qc2 {[%cal Gd2c4] White creates the threat Nc4.} (12. Bc7 {
[%csl Ra5][%cal Gc4c2] was interesting taking away the a5-square from the
black queen. F.e.} O-O 13. Qc2 {[%cal Gd2c4]}) 12... Qa5 {Black runs away with
the queen.} 13. O-O O-O {Black has succeeded to develop his kingside and bring
the queen back, but his position remains passive, though reliable.} 14. Nb3 {
Huzman places his knight on b3 in order to control the important advance c6-c5.
} ({Nevertheless} 14. Nc4 {was worth trying as the knight is more active on c4
and has the option to jump to d6.}) 14... Qd8 {[%cal Gf6h5] It's
understandable that Black wants to keep the queen safe, but it was possible to
disturb White by means of} (14... Qa4) 15. h3 $1 {A useful move. White wants
to preserve the bishop on the b8-h2 diagonal.} (15. Rfd1 $5 Nh5 16. Bd2 Nhf6
17. Ba5 b6 18. Qxc6 Rb8 19. Be1 Bb7 20. Qc2 $14) 15... Re8 16. Rfd1 Bf8 {
Black is lack of active ideas, but his position is tough to break.} 17. Bh2 {
White has reached the maximum. What's next?} a5 {Black urgently needs some
fresh air.} 18. Nbd2 ({In case of} 18. a4 {Black would get the b4-square for
the bishop.}) 18... a4 19. Nc4 {[%cal Gc4d6] Finally the knight comes back to
c4 and gets ready to jump to d6.} Ra7 20. Bf1 {It's difficult to win by doing
nothing.} ({I believe now it was a good chance to jump to d6 and thus to
almost force an exchange of the darksquared bishop.} 20. Nd6 Bxd6 (20... Re7 $2
{is bad.} 21. Rb4 {[%csl Ra4]} ({Also} 21. d5 {looks strong with the idea} exd5
22. exd5 Nxd5 23. Bh7+ Kh8 24. Rxd5 {and recapture on d5 leads to big material
losses.} cxd5 25. Nxc8 $18 {[%csl Ra7,Re7] and White wins.}) 21... a3 22. Rdb1
{[%csl Rb7]}) 21. Bxd6 $14) 20... Nh7 21. d5 $6 {White breaks through in a
very unfortunate moment.} (21. Nd6 {was strong again. Exchanging the
dark-squared bishop White obtains better play.} Bxd6 22. Bxd6 $14) 21... exd5
22. exd5 Ng5 $1 23. Nd4 Qf6 $1 ({In case of} 23... cxd5 24. Nb5 Ra6 25. Rxd5 {
White is pressurizing.}) 24. dxc6 {Huzman felt that he did something wrong and
decided to offer a draw.} ({Probably after} 24. dxc6 bxc6 25. Nf5 {he could
still try to play on.} ({But not} 25. Ne3 $6 Nc5 26. Rb6 Bd7 $15)) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Noyabrsk Fakel Jamala"]
[Site "Noyabrsk"]
[Date "2003.11.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Yakovich, Yuri"]
[Black "Brodsky, Michail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2573"]
[BlackElo "2559"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2003.11.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 e6 3. Bg2 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Qa4+ c6 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qc2 Bb7 8. d4
Nbd7 9. Ne5 Qb6 10. Be3 c5 11. Nxd7 Nxd7 12. Bxb7 Qxb7 13. O-O Rc8 {Black
maintains the pressure.} ({Also the less popular} 13... cxd4 $5 {deserves
serious attention:} 14. Bxd4 e5 $5 (14... Rc8 15. Nc3 b4 (15... e5 $5) 16. Qe4
Qxe4 17. Nxe4 f5 (17... a5 18. Rac1 $1 Ra8 19. Rfd1 e5 20. Be3 Be7 21. Rc7 Nf6
22. Nxf6+ Bxf6 23. Bc5 $16 {1-0 Todorov,O-Kosic,D/Leposavic 2003/EXT 2004 (27)}
) 18. Ng5 e5 19. Bxa7 Be7 20. Be3 h6 21. Nf3 Kf7 22. Rfc1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Raetsky,
A-Sveshnikov,E/Moscow 1994/CBM 45 ext (36)}) 15. Be3 Be7 {1/2-1/2 Linskiy-Vera,
Quebec Open,1997}) 14. Rc1 c4 $6 {Despite this move seemed to be the main line
I believe that was the main reason for the following troubles.} (14... Be7 $1 {
I believe that after this precise move Black equalizes easily:} 15. dxc5 (15.
Nc3 O-O 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. Qe4 Qb6 18. b4 Bxe3 19. Qxe3 Qxe3 20. fxe3 a6 $17 21.
a4 Rc4 22. axb5 axb5 23. Nxb5 Rxb4 {0-1 Arsovic,Z-Vukovic,Z/Vrnjacka Banja
1999/EXT 2000 (43)}) 15... Nxc5 16. b4 (16. Nc3 $6 O-O 17. b4 $2 Na4 18. Qe4
Qxe4 19. Nxe4 Bxb4 20. Bxa7 $2 (20. Rxc8 $142 Rxc8 21. Bxa7) 20... Rxc1+ 21.
Rxc1 f5 $19 {[%csl Re4]} 22. Nc5 Ba3 23. Nb3 (23. Rc2 Rc8 {[%csl Rc5]}) 23...
Bxc1 {0-1 Kiseleva,N-Kosteniuk,A/Kragujevac 2000/CBM 79 ext (23)}) 16... Bf6
17. Nc3 Nd7 18. Qe4 Qa6 19. Bd4 O-O $11 {1/2-1/2 Raetsky,A-Rasch,H/Biel 1997/
CBM 60 ext (42). (42)}) 15. a4 $1 a6 $6 {Black shouldn't allow the opening of
the a-file.} ({Probably Black had to keep the a-file closed with} 15... b4 $5
16. Nd2 c3) 16. axb5 axb5 17. Nc3 {Now Black starts to experience problems.}
Bb4 ({Delay in the development is not recommended here:} 17... Nf6 $6 18. d5 $1
{[%cal Ga1a7] A typical break in these positions.} Nxd5 19. Ra7 Qc6 (19... Nxe3
20. Rxb7 Nxc2 21. Rxc2) 20. Nxd5 Qxd5 21. Rd1 Qc6 22. Qc3 {[%csl Re8] with an
unpleasant pressure.1-0 Kiseleva,N-Zivkovic,V/Antalya 2002/CBM 90 ext (26)})
18. d5 $1 {[%cal Ga1a7] Opening the a7-g1 diagonal White creates a threat of
Ra7.} Bxc3 $2 {A very strange decision. It seems that Black simply missed
White's intermediate move. Somehow even Fritz doesn't feel the danger here! So,
maybe it was prepared at home as a novelty?!} ({In all earlier games Black
made the only possible move} 18... exd5 {However after} 19. Ra7 Qc6 20. Rca1 $1
{[%csl Rc6][%cal Ga1a6] White develops an unpleasant initiative.This is much
better than earlier 20.Nxd5. Now suddenly the Q finds itself in a trap.} (20.
Nxd5 Qxd5 21. Rd1 Qe6 22. Raxd7 (22. Rdxd7 O-O 23. Qd1 Bc5 24. Bxc5 Rxc5 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Akesson,R-Gausel,E/Reykjavik 1997/CBM 62 (49)}) 22... O-O $11 {1/2-1/2
Raetsky,A-Tregubov,P/Krasnodar 1995/CBM 47 ext (65)}) 20... Nb8 (20... Bxc3 21.
R1a6 $1) 21. Qf5 O-O (21... Qe6 22. Qxd5 $1 (22. Rxf7 $5) 22... Qxd5 23. Nxd5
Bd6 24. Rb7 {[%csl Rb5] and White wins a pawn.}) 22. Nxd5 Bc5 23. Bxc5 $1 (23.
Bd4 $5) 23... Qxc5 24. Rb7 $1 Kh8 25. Ra5 $1 $16 (25. Ra8 {0-1 Kiseleva,N-Peng,
Z/Warsaw 2001/CBM 82 ext (52). (52)})) 19. Ra7 $1 {Decisive intermediate move.
Now I don't see a good defense.} Qxd5 (19... Qb8 20. dxe6 fxe6 21. Qxc3 $18)
20. Rd1 $1 {[%csl Rd7] Another important intermediate move.} Qf5 (20... Qe5 21.
Rdxd7 $1 Bb4 (21... Bxb2 22. Re7+ Kf8 23. Qd2 $1 $18 {[%cal Gd2d7]}) 22. Rxf7
$18 {[%csl Re8]}) 21. Qxc3 {[%csl Rd7,Rg7]} Ne5 (21... Nc5 22. Qxg7 $18) 22.
Qa3 $1 $18 {[%csl Re8][%cal Ga3e7]} Nc6 23. Ra8 $1 {[%csl Re8]} (23. Qd6 $1 {
[%cal Gd6d7]} Nxa7 (23... e5 24. Ra8 $1 {[%csl Rc6,Re8]} Nd4 (24... Nd8 25. Bc5
$1 {[%cal Gd6e7,Gd6d8]}) 25. Bxd4 Rxa8 (25... exd4 26. Rda1 $18 {[%cal Ga1a7]})
26. Qc6+ Qd7 (26... Ke7 27. Bc5#) 27. Qxa8+) 24. Qd7+ Kf8 25. Bxa7 $1 {[%csl
Rc8]} Re8 26. Qd6+ Kg8 27. Qe7 $1 $18) 23... e5 (23... Ne7 24. Bc5 $1 {[%csl
Rc8,Re7]} O-O (24... Qc2 25. Ra1 $1 O-O 26. Bxe7 Rxa8 27. Qxa8 $18) 25. Rxc8
Rxc8 26. Bxe7 $18) 24. Qc5 $1 {[%csl Rc6,Re8][%cal Gc5c6]} (24. Qc5 $1 Qe6 25.
Rd6) 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.29"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Nogueiras Santiago, Jesus"]
[Black "Huzman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2546"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cuba"]
[BlackTeam "Israel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CUB"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. e3 Be7 5. Nbd2 {"This modest continuation
purpose is to avoid forced well-investigated theory variations and to delay
the main struggle to middlegame stage." Tsesarsky.} O-O 6. b3 c5 7. Bb2 cxd4 {
A very rare, but logical continuation. Before developing his knight to c6
Black wants to determine situation in the centre.} (7... Nc6 {was played more
often. Here is one of the most known games in this line.} 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Be2
b6 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Ne4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Qc2 Bb7 14. Rd1 Qc7 15. Bc4 Rad8
16. O-O Rxd1 17. Rxd1 Rd8 18. e6 fxe6 19. Bxe6+ Kf8 20. h3 Rxd1+ 21. Qxd1 Qd6
22. Qg4 $14 {1-0 Karpov,A-Van Wely,L/Dubai UAE 2002/The Week in Chess 387 (60).
CBM89 [Tsesarsky].}) 8. Nxd4 $6 {White played the opening in a very original
way. So now after the move 8 the position is absolutely new.} ({In the only
preceding game White played} 8. exd4 Nc6 9. Bd3 dxc4 10. bxc4 a6 11. O-O b5 12.
cxb5 Nb4 13. Be2 axb5 14. a3 Nbd5 15. Bxb5 Rb8 16. a4 Bd7 17. Bxd7 Nxd7 18. Nc4
Qc8 19. Nfd2 Qa6 (19... Rb4 $5) 20. a5 Rfc8 {1/2-1/2 Kurajica,B-Varga,Z/
Medulin 1997/EXT 2000 (61). (60) and Black obtained compensation for the
sacrificed pawn.}) 8... Ne4 $5 {[%cal Ge7b4] Black is trying to exploit
White's king. The main idea is to play Bb4.} 9. Nxe4 (9. a3 $5 {preventing Bb4
deserved serious attention.}) 9... dxe4 10. Be2 $6 {There was no necessity to
stay with the king in the centre.} ({And again} 10. a3 {was possible.}) 10...
Qa5+ $1 11. Kf1 a6 $1 {[%csl Gb5] Huzman takes away the b5-square from the
white knight and thus prepares retreat of the queen to c7 and advance e5.} 12.
a3 {[%cal Gb3b4]} Qc7 {A safe square for the queen. Black is not in a hurry.} (
12... e5 13. b4 Qc7 14. Nb3 Be6 15. Qc2 f5 16. c5 {[%cal Ge2c4] looks
acceptable for White.}) 13. b4 b6 $1 {[%cal Gc8b7,Gb8d7,Gd7e5] Black's
planning development of the bishop to b7 and the queen knight will go via d7
to e5.} 14. Rc1 Bb7 15. f4 {White wants to compensate Black's presence in the
centre, but weakens position of his king. However it's not so easy to
recommend a good alternative.} exf3 $1 16. gxf3 {Looking for counterplay along
the g-file.} ({After} 16. Bxf3 Nc6 {the e3-pawn remains weak.} (16... Nd7 $5))
16... Nd7 17. Rg1 Nf6 {[%cal Gc7h2] The most natural square for the knight.
This way Huzman prevents any ideas along the big dark diagonal.} 18. Rg2 Rac8
19. Qc2 Rfd8 20. Kf2 {[%cal Gc1g1] White prepares doubling of rooks.} Nh5 $5 {
[%cal Ge7f6] Black is intending to reduce the pressure by placing his
dark-squared bishop on the a1-h8-diagonal.} (20... Kh8 $1 21. Rcg1 g6 {[%cal
Ge6e5] with the idea of e5 was the most logical follow-up of the previous play.
However it was mentally difficult to place the king on the diagonal of the
dark-squared bishop and then to open the diagonal with g6.}) 21. Rcg1 Bf6 {
Black leaves the option of Bh4 open.} 22. Bd3 h6 $15 {A good practical
decision. Black stabilizes his advantage. It wasn't easy to calculate and then
allow a series of sacrifices on g6.} (22... g6 $5 {looks dangerous in view of}
23. Bxg6 hxg6 24. Nxe6 {[%cal Gg2g6]} (24. Rxg6+ {is not enough} fxg6 25. Qxg6+
Kh8 26. Qxh5+ Qh7 $19) {However Black has at his disposal a nice counter blow.}
24... Rd2+ $3 25. Qxd2 Bh4+ 26. Kf1 Qxc4+ 27. Re2 Qxe6 $19 {with a decisive
positional advantage.}) 23. Be2 Qe7 $5 {The queen is looking in the direction
of the h4-square. I believe Huzman was preparing an exchange sacrifice on d4
by means of Bxd4 Bxd4 Rxd4, which would be followed by Qh4+ and Qxd4.} (23...
Be5 $5 {was interesting with the idea to provoke} 24. h3 {and then to come
back to f6 to exploit the weakening of the g3-square by means of Bh4.} Bf6 {
[%csl Rg3][%cal Gf6h4]}) 24. Rg4 Kh8 {Prophylaxis against the pressure along
the g-file.} 25. f4 $5 {[%cal Gd4f3] White is trying to regroup his pieces,
but at the same time weakens his position even more.} Rg8 26. Nf3 {I believe
this move makes Black's task easier. I think White should have tried to wait.}
Bxb2 {Black leaves the f6-square for the knight.} ({Black had at his disposal
a nice tactical trick.} 26... Be4 $5 27. Qxe4 (27. Qb3 $6 {is dangerous in
view of} Bf5 $1 {[%csl Rg4]} 28. Bxf6 ({After} 28. R4g2 $6 Bh3 $1 {the rook is
suddenly traped.}) 28... Nxf6 29. Rh4 Ne4+ 30. Ke1 Qf6 {with a big advantage.})
27... Bxb2 {[%csl Ra3][%cal Gh5f6]}) 27. Qxb2 Nf6 28. Rh4 $6 (28. R4g2 $5 {
looks better as the rook is not doing much on h4.}) 28... Bxf3 $5 {Forcing the
king to f3.} 29. Kxf3 (29. Bxf3 {loses to} Ne4+ {[%csl Rf2,Rh4]}) 29... Rcd8
$17 {Black prepares doubling of rooks with further penetration to the second
rank. This idea combined with the weakness of the white king and the one of
e4-square allows us to evaluate position as clearly better for Black.} 30. Qe5
Rd2 31. Rh3 Rgd8 {[%cal Ge7b7]} 32. Kf2 Rc2 {[%cal Gd8d2]} (32... Ra2 {[%cal
Gd8d2] with the same idea of Rdd2 is even more precise.}) 33. Kf1 Rdd2 34. Rg2
Qd8 $1 {[%cal Gd2e2] Black creates a dead threat of Rxe2.} (34... Rc1+ $5 35.
Kf2 Qd8) 35. Qa1 $8 Rxe2 $1 36. Rxe2 Qd3 37. Qe1 Qxc4 $19 {[%cal Gc2c1] White
can't avoid big material losses.} 38. Kf2 Rc1 {A good positional achievement
of Alex Huzman.} (38... Rc1 39. Qd2 Ne4+ {[%csl Rd2,Rf2]}) 0-1

[Event "Dallas UTD"]
[Site "Dallas"]
[Date "2004.12.15"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Novikov, Igor A"]
[Black "Fernandez, Daniel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2588"]
[BlackElo "2391"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2004.12.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Qc2 (4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5) 4... Nf6
5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. Nbd2 Qa5 {This strange version of Cambridge Springs with the
white knight on d2 instead of c3 has been known for 45 years! Black carries
the same idea. he unpins the knight and prepares to exploit the pin along the
a5-e1-diagonal by means of Ne4. Here it makes less sense than in the earlier
case as the d2-knight is sufficiently protected.} 7. a3 {A useful move. This
way White frees the rook form defense of the a2-pawn and also takes under
control the b4-square.} ({The origin game saw} 7. Bxf6 $6 Nxf6 8. e3 c5 9. cxd5
Nxd5 10. Be2 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bb4 12. N4b3 Qc7 {and Black at least solved opening
problems. 1/2-1/2 Averbakh,Y-Nei,I/Leningrad 1960/URS-ch (41). (41)}) ({
In a recent game of young players White tested} 7. g3 Ne4 8. Be3 Ndf6 9. Bh3
Nxd2 10. Bxd2 Qd8 11. O-O Bd6 12. Bg5 O-O 13. Bg2 h6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. c5 Bc7
16. e4 dxe4 17. Qxe4 $14 {and obtained a slight, but long-lasting edge. 1-0
Rodshtein,M-Matlakov,M/Kirishi 2004/CBM 100 ext (42). (41)}) 7... Ne4 (7...
dxc4 $5 {deserves a serious attention.} 8. Qxc4 c5 $1 9. dxc5 Qxc5 10. e3 Qxc4
11. Bxc4 Bd6 12. Ke2 Nb6 13. Bd3 Bd7 14. Rhc1 O-O 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 f6 17.
Bh4 Rab8 {and it's not easy for White to prove his superiority. time. 1-0
Kharlov,A-Yasinsky,V/Elista 1994/CBM 044 (34)}) 8. Bf4 g5 $6 {An optimistic
idea. Black's trying to exchange g and c-pawns and obtains a bad version of
Botvinnik variation of Slav.} ({Earlier Black played more naturally.} 8... Ndf6
$5 9. e3 Ng4 {[%csl Rf2]} 10. Be2 $1 Bb4 (10... Ngxf2 $6 11. O-O $1 Nxd2 12.
Nxd2 $16) 11. Bg3 f5 $6 (11... e5 $5 $36 {[%cal Gc8f5]}) 12. Qd1 Be7 13. b4 Qd8
14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Nd2 {with a positional advantage for White. 1/2-1/2 Breahna,
R-Diulger,A/Bucharest 2000/EXT 2001 (42). (41)}) (8... h6 9. h4 Ndf6 10. c5 $1
Qd8 11. Ne5 Be7 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. g3 $14 {and White is better thanks to
control over the e5-square. 1-0 Brenninkmeijer,J-Feinstein,M/New York 1993/TD 
(65)}) (8... Be7 9. h4 O-O 10. e3 f5 11. Bd3 Ndf6 12. h5 Bd7 13. c5 (13. h6 $5)
13... Ng4 14. Bxe4 fxe4 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Bf6 17. Bd6 Rfe8 18. b4 Qd8 19.
f4 $1 $14 {and again White took control over the e5-square. 1-0 Genov,
P-Karakehajov,K/Sofia BUL 2003/The Week in Chess 445 (50). (49)}) 9. Bxg5 {
White decides to keep a knight.} ({Also} 9. cxd5 {was interesting forcing} Qxd5
({In case of} 9... gxf4 $2 {White wins a pawn.} 10. Qxe4 cxd5 11. Qxf4) 10.
Qxe4 Qxe4 11. Nxe4 gxf4 12. g3 $14) ({Not so clear} 9. Nxg5 Nxg5 10. Bxg5 dxc4
11. Bf4 b5 12. b3 (12. g3 $5 {[%cal Gf1g2]}) 12... Bg7 (12... cxb3 $2 {loses to
} 13. Qxc6 $18) 13. e3 e5 $1 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 (15. bxc4 bxc4 (15... Nf3+
$2 {is just bad} 16. gxf3 Bxa1 17. Qe4+ Be6 18. Qxc6+ $18) 16. Bxc4 $6 Bf5 $1)
15... Bxe5 16. Qe4 Qc3 17. Rd1 $1 (17. Qxc6+ $6 Bd7 18. Qxa8+ Ke7 19. Qxa7
Qxa1+ 20. Ke2 Rc8 {is in Black's favour.}) 17... O-O 18. bxc4 Rd8 {and Black's
compensation shouldn't be underestimated.}) 9... Nxg5 10. Nxg5 dxc4 11. Ngf3 ({
Of course not} 11. Nxh7 $2 Bg7 {and the knight is stuck on h7.}) 11... b5 12.
g3 Bb7 13. Bg2 c5 $1 {It seems that Black solved opening problems, but White
development advantage shouldn't be underestimated. Novikov proves it with the
following idea.} 14. O-O cxd4 15. a4 $1 {Destroying the pawn structure on the
queenside.} Rc8 $4 {A serious mistake, after which Black can hardly survive.} (
15... d3 {allows Black to win a pawn, but he remains back in develoment which
is extremely dangerous.} 16. exd3 cxd3 17. Qxd3 bxa4 18. Rfd1 {and White
develops a dangerous initiative.}) (15... Bc5 {was worth trying.} 16. axb5 Qxb5
17. Nxc4 Bd5 18. Rfc1 $14 {and Black is still in the game.}) 16. axb5 Qb6 (
16... Qxb5 17. Nxd4 Qb6 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Nxc4) 17. Nxc4 Qxb5 (17... Qc5 {
doesn't help much:} 18. Rfc1 $1 Nb6 ({or} 18... Bh6 19. Nd6+ $1 (19. Nfd2)
19... Qxd6 20. Qxc8+ Bxc8 21. Rxc8+ Ke7 22. Rxh8 $16 {with a big advantage for
White.}) 19. Rxa7 Bxf3 20. Bxf3 Qxc4 21. Bc6+ Rxc6 22. bxc6 $18 {and Black is
in trouble.}) 18. Rfc1 $16 {[%csl Ra7,Rd4] Now White wins at least a pawn.} Qc5
({or} 18... Nb6 19. Nxd4 Qb4 20. Bc6+ $1 Bxc6 21. Nxb6 $1 axb6 22. Nxc6 Qb5 23.
Qd1 $18 {with a decisive advantage for White.} (23. Ra7 $5)) 19. b4 $5 {
White forces a winning endgame.} (19. Qd2 {[%csl Rd4][%cal Gc4a5] was also
enough for a decisive advantage.}) 19... Qxb4 20. Rab1 Rxc4 21. Qxc4 Qxc4 22.
Rxc4 Be4 23. Rc8+ ({Also immediate} 23. Ra1 $18 {is possible.}) 23... Ke7 24.
Ra1 $18 {Black resigned because he is an exchange down without any
compensation.} 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.20"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Delchev, Aleksander"]
[Black "Galkin, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2602"]
[BlackElo "2602"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Qc2 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. Qxc4 b5 8. Qc2
Bb7 9. e3 Nbd7 10. Nbd2 Rc8 {Black wants to prepare c5 without playing a6.} ({
Other options are} 10... a6 11. a4 Rc8 12. Be2 (12. axb5 cxb5 13. Qb3 Bd5 14.
Qd1 Qb6 15. Bd3 Bb4 {and Black solved opening problems. 1/2-1/2 Ostenstad,
B-Gausel,E/Roros NOR 2002/The Week in Chess 401 (22). (22)}) 12... c5 13. d5
Bxd5 14. axb5 axb5 15. Bxb5 Be7 16. Ne5 {0-1 Gamback,B-Shumiakina,T/Gausdal
NOR 2003/The Week in Chess 428 (104)} (16. e4 $142 $1 Bc6 17. Bxc6 Rxc6 18. Nc4
O-O 19. O-O {with a clear positional advantage for White.})) ({and} 10... Qb6
$146 11. Be2 Rc8 12. Qb3 a5 $1 13. a3 Be7 14. O-O O-O 15. Ne5 a4 $1 16. Qd3
Nxe5 17. dxe5 Rcd8 $1 {and Black obtained a good play in Psakhis-Pavasovic,
Pula zt 2000. CBM77[Psakhis]}) 11. Be2 ({White also tried} 11. Qb3 Qa5 12. Bxf6
gxf6 13. Be2 Rg8 14. O-O a6 15. a4 b4 16. Rfc1 {1/2-1/2 Gustafsson,J-Varga,Z/
Charleville 2000/CBM 79 ext (16).}) 11... Be7 ({Immediate} 11... c5 $2 {
leads to an easy advantage for White after} 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. d5 $1 Bxd5 14.
Bxb5 Bd6 15. e4 Bc6 16. Nc4 $1 $16 {1-0 Ibragimov-Filippov, RUS-ch Elista 1996/
CBM56 [Tsesarsky].}) 12. O-O c5 {Galkin already tested this move earlier and
didn't have problems to equalize. See below.} 13. d5 $5 $146 {Probably this
novelty was prepared by Delchev at home. White's idea is to create hanging
pawns on c5 and d5 and then to attack them. The arising position is typical
for the Tartakower system of the Queen's gambit declined.} ({Earlier White
tried two other options, but couldn't get a shadow of advantage.} 13. dxc5 Rxc5
14. Qb1 Qb6 15. b4 Rc8 16. a4 bxa4 17. Rxa4 Nd5 18. Nc4 Rxc4 19. Bxc4 Nc3 20.
Qb3 Nxa4 21. Bxe7 Kxe7 22. Qxa4 Bxf3 23. gxf3 Rc8 24. Be2 Nf6 25. Ra1 Rc7 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Simic,R-Kosic,D/Becici 1993/EXT 2000 (30). (30)}) (13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14.
Ne4 Bxe4 15. Qxe4 Qb6 16. dxc5 {1/2-1/2 Izoria,Z-Galkin,A/Ohrid 2001/CBM 84 
(16)}) 13... exd5 14. Bxb5 O-O 15. Rfd1 {Unusual for the Queen's gambit
position of the queen knight on d2 has certain advantages. For example Black's
typical break in the centre by means of d4 doesn't work as the f3-knight is
protected by other knight.} Re8 {Black prepares Qb6, but the move looks a
little bit artificially. I don't like the pin along the a4-e8 diagonal,
although the position remains playable.} (15... a6 {dpesn't help to unpin the
pieces as the bishop comes from the other side.} 16. Bd3 {[%cal Gd3f5]}) (15...
c4 $5 {[%cal Ga7a6,Gd7b6] trying to expoit an "advanced" position of the
light-squared bishop on b5 deserved attention. This move would underline a
drawback of the d2-knight comparing to c3, namely lack of pressure on the
black centre.}) 16. Rac1 Qb6 17. Qa4 Bc6 $6 {I believe this move is the source
of further problems. Black exchanges a number of pieces and the pawns become
vulnerable.} ({Black had to unpin the d7-knight by means of} 17... Red8 $5 {
allowing a beautiful tactical blow. However it turns out to be not dangerous
for Black, to say the least.} 18. b4 $6 ({Although} 18. Bxd7 {doesn't promise
much it should be preffered over 18.b4.} Rxd7 19. Bxf6 Bc6 $1 20. Qc2 Bxf6 21.
Qxc5 Qxb2 22. Rc2 Bb7 23. Qxc8+ Bxc8 24. Rxb2 Bxb2 {[%csl Gb2,Gc8,Rd5] and a
pair of bishops should be able to compensates weakness of the d5-pawn.}) 18...
c4 $1 19. Bxd7 Rxd7 20. Nxc4 $1 (20. Bxf6 Bc6 $1) 20... Rxc4 21. Rxc4 dxc4 22.
Rxd7 Nxd7 23. Bxe7 Qg6 $1 $36 {and Black develops an unpleasant intiative.})
18. Bxc6 Qxc6 19. Qxc6 Rxc6 20. Nb1 $1 {The knight goes to c3 in order to
attack the centre.} Rb8 21. b3 c4 {Black gives up the d4-square and gets
nothing in return. However it wasn't easy to create any counterplay.} 22. Nd4
Rc5 23. Nc3 $14 {White knights occupied the best squares.} Rbc8 $2 {This is
already a serious mistake. After allowing b4 the pawns on c4 and d5 are
becoming real weaknesses. Moreover Black faces a concrete problem.} 24. b4 R5c7
25. Ncb5 $1 $16 {Suddenly it turns out that Black loses an exchange.} Bxb4 ({Or
} 25... Rb7 26. Nf5 $1 Bxb4 27. Nbd6 Bxd6 28. Nxd6 $16 {[%csl Rb7,Rc8] and
White should be able to convert his material advantage into a win.}) 26. Nxc7
Rxc7 27. Rb1 a5 28. f3 $5 {White covers the e4-square.} ({There was also a
concrete approach.} 28. a3 Bc5 29. Bxf6 Nxf6 30. Rb8+ Kh7 31. Nb5 Rc6 32. Kf1
$16) 28... Rc8 29. Nc2 Bc3 30. Kf1 a4 31. Rb5 {[%cal Gd1b1] Devchev improves
the position step by step.} Re8 32. Rdb1 Kh7 33. Bxf6 $1 {White prepares a
decisive manoeuvre.} Nxf6 34. Rb8 {An exchange of rooks finishes the game. So
Black tried} Re5 (34... Re6 $5) 35. R1b7 $18 (35. Ra8 $5 {was also possible
winning the a-pawn.}) 35... Bd2 36. Kf2 c3 37. Rd8 $1 {A clever decision.
Devchev avoids any complications which could arise in case of} (37. Rxf7 Bxe3+
$1 38. Nxe3 d4 39. Ng4 Nxg4+ 40. fxg4 c2 $1 41. Rc8 d3 42. Rcc7 Kh8 43. Rfd7
Re2+ {and White would have to play a rook endgame.}) 37... Kg6 38. Ke2 h5 39.
g3 Re6 40. Kd3 {and Black resigned as he can't save either a or f-pawn. The
game is a good positional achivement of Aleksander Delchev.} (40. Kd3 {[%csl
Ra4,Rf7][%cal Gd8a8,Gd8f8]} Ra6 (40... Re5 41. Ra8 Rf5 42. Ke2) 41. Rf8) 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch qual 57th"]
[Site "Tomsk"]
[Date "2004.05.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sorokin, Maxim"]
[Black "Yudin, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2583"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2004.05.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 e6 3. c4 c6 4. Qc2 Nf6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qd3 {I was
very surprised when I found no games played by this move. Sometimes position
of the queen on d3 can be useful. For example when black prepares c5 by means
of a6 white meets it with a4 and the b5-pawn is attacked both by the a-pawn
and queen which prevents c5.} ({Previously white tested only} 7. Qc2 {Here's a
short list of commented games.} Bb7 8. e3 (8. Nbd2 {1-0 Eljanov-Lastin,
Aeroflot 2002 CBM 88 [Tsesarsky]}) (8. Bxf6 {0-1 Ivanov,S-Kharlov,A/Maikop
1998/CBM 66 [Tsesarsky,I](35)}) (8. e4 Nbd7 9. Bd3 a6 10. a4 h6 11. Bh4 Qb6 12.
Nbd2 c5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Lastin,A-Grischuk,A/Elista 2000/CBM 79 no vc (19)}) 8...
Nbd7 9. Be2 (9. Nbd2 {1/2-1/2 Sanjay,N-Kharlov,A/Calcutta 2001/CBM 82_01 
[Tsesarsky,I](44)}) ({More popular is} 9. Bd3) 9... a6 (9... Be7 $6 $14 {
1-0 Goldin,A-Sandipan,C/Qingdao 2002/CBM 91/[Tsesarsky] (46)}) 10. a4 {
Krasenkow-Tregubov, Wijk aan Zee 2002/CBM 87[Tsesarsky].}) 7... Bb7 8. g3 {
Since the the d3-square is occupied by queen White develops the bishop to a
long diagonal.} Nbd7 ({Immediate} 8... c5 {is interesting and leads to mutual
play after} 9. Qxb5+ Bc6 10. Qd3 cxd4 11. Bg2 e5 12. Qf5 Nbd7 13. O-O g6 (13...
Be4 14. Qxe4 Nxe4 15. Bxd8 Rxd8 $13) 14. Qc2 Rc8) 9. Bg2 a6 10. a4 Qb6 ({
Black could try to refute whole White's setup by means of} 10... c5 $1 11. axb5
axb5 12. Rxa8 Qxa8 13. Qxb5 (13. O-O c4) (13. Nc3 $2 Qa1+) 13... Bc6 $1 14. Qd3
(14. Qc4 Bd5 15. Qd3 Be4) 14... Be4 15. Qd1 cxd4 16. O-O e5 17. Nbd2 Bd5 {
and black seems to be ok.}) 11. O-O c5 12. axb5 axb5 13. Rxa8+ Bxa8 14. dxc5
Bxc5 (14... Nxc5 {doesn't promise full equality in view of} 15. Qd4 Ncd7 16.
Bxf6 gxf6 17. Rd1 $1 $14 {and the b5-pawn is weak.}) 15. Nc3 Bc6 $6 {This
natural move allows White to create some pressure.} (15... b4 $2 16. Na4) ({
Correct was} 15... Ng4 $1 16. Qxb5 (16. e3 f6 17. Bf4 e5 18. Rd1 Nf8 {is also
acceptable for Black}) 16... Bxf2+ 17. Kh1 h6 18. Bf4 Bc6 $1 {and Black solves
opening problems.}) 16. Bxf6 $1 Nxf6 ({In case of} 16... gxf6 {White exchanges
one of the black bishops and obtains better play.} 17. Ne4 $1) 17. Ne5 {
The point of all previous play. White trades the light-squared bishops and
exploits weakness of the light squares.} Bxg2 18. Kxg2 b4 $2 {Yudin doesn't
feel danger. After this inaccurate move he will have problems to defend the
b-pawn.} ({Before playing b4 it was necessary to drive white centralized
knight out.} 18... Bd6 $1 19. Nf3 b4 20. Qb5+ Qxb5 21. Nxb5 Be7 (21... Ke7 22.
Nxd6 Kxd6 23. Rd1+ Ke7 (23... Kc5 24. Ne5 Rf8 25. Rd7 $1 {[%csl Rf7]}) 24. Rd4
Rb8 25. Ne5 {[%cal Ge5c6,Gd4b4]}) 22. Nbd4 {[%cal Gd4c6] with a slight
advantage for White.}) 19. Qb5+ $1 (19. Na4 {is not dangerous in view of} Qb7+)
19... Qxb5 20. Nxb5 $16 {[%cal Gf1c1,Ge5d3] I don't see how to save the b-pawn.
Here we can see the cost of an inaccuracy. One inaccurate move led to the
devastating consequences.} Ke7 21. Rc1 Rc8 22. Nd3 {[%csl Rb4][%cal Gd3b4] The
simplest.} ({Also} 22. Na7 {allowed to win a pawn, but the move in the game is
simplier.} Ra8 (22... Rc7 23. Nec6+ $1 Kd6 24. Nb5+ Kxc6 25. Nxc7) 23. Nac6+ $1
Kd6 24. Nd3 $1 Kxc6 25. Rxc5+ Kd6 26. Rb5) 22... Nd7 (22... Ne4 {changes
nothing.} 23. Nxb4 $16) 23. Nxb4 Kd8 24. Nd3 Rb8 $1 25. Nxc5 Rxb5 26. Nd3 Ne5
$1 {Black correctly looks for escape in the rook ending.} 27. Nxe5 ({In case of
} 27. Rc5 Rxc5 28. Nxc5 Kc7 29. Nd3 Nc4 {White may have some problems with the
b-pawn, although I believe he still should be able to win.}) 27... Rxe5 28. Kf3
Rb5 29. Rc2 {The rest is a matter of technique. White brings the king to the
queenside and eventually promotes the b-pawn.} Kd7 30. Ke4 (30. h4 $5) 30... g5
$1 31. Kd3 Kd6 32. Kc4 Rd5 (32... Rc5+ $5 33. Kb3 Rd5) 33. Kb4 (33. b4 $5)
33... Rd1 34. f3 Rh1 35. e3 Re1 36. f4 g4 $2 (36... h6 $1 {left more chances.})
37. Ka5 $1 Rxe3 38. b4 f5 $2 (38... f6 $5 {[%cal Ge6e5]}) 39. b5 $18 {The
b-pawn is unstoppable.} Ra3+ 40. Kb4 Ra1 41. b6 h5 42. Kb5 Rb1+ 43. Ka6 Ra1+
44. Kb7 e5 45. fxe5+ Kxe5 46. Kc6 Ke4 47. b7 Rb1 48. Rc5 {[%cal Gc5b5]} 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.02.14"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kuzubov, Yuriy"]
[Black "Timofeev, Artyom"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2544"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2006.02.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This game is a good example of the opening catastrophe.} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3.
Nf3 Nf6 4. Qc2 $6 {The first step in the wrong direction. White can't fight
for the opening advantage this way.} c5 $1 {In contrary to White Black starts
to fight for initiative from the very beginning.} 5. g3 $6 {An attempt to
transpose to the Catalan with the queen on c2 is not such a good idea.} (5.
dxc5 {is better with an approximately equal position in the following game.}
Bxc5 6. cxd5 Qb6 7. e3 exd5 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. O-O $11 {1/2-1/2
Mchedlishvili,M-Novikov,I/Beersheba 2005/CBM 110 no vc (40)}) 5... Nc6 $1 {
[%csl Rd4] Underlining the unfortunate position of White's Qc2.} 6. Bg2 {
White gives up a central pawn hoping to finish the development and then wins
it back. However he hardly executes the first part of this plan.} (6. cxd5 Nxd4
(6... Qxd5) 7. Nxd4 cxd4 8. Qa4+ (8. Bg2 $5 Nxd5 9. O-O $15) 8... Bd7 9. Qxd4
Rc8 10. Nc3 Bc5 11. Qd3 Qb6 $1 12. e3 (12. Qf3 exd5 $17) 12... Nxd5 $1 13. Nxd5
exd5 $17 {[%csl Re1] In both cases Black is better thanks to a big development
advantage.}) 6... cxd4 7. O-O Be7 $1 8. Bf4 {White is trying to make the move
e5 difficult.} ({An attempt to return the pawn by means of} 8. Rd1 {doesn't
reach the goal. Black is better prepared for the tactical battle.} dxc4 9. e3
O-O $1 10. Nxd4 ({In cae of} 10. Qxc4 e5 $1 11. exd4 {Black has a pleasant
choice between} e4 $5 ({and} 11... Bg4 $5 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Nxd4 14. Bxb7
Rb8 15. Bg2 Qa5 $17 {[%cal Gf8c8,Gd4b3]}) 12. Ng5 Bg4 13. f3 exf3 14. Nxf3 Qb6
$1 $17) 10... Nb4 $1 11. Qxc4 e5 {[%csl Rd1,Rd4]} 12. Bd2 $8 Bg4 $1 {[%csl Rd1]
[%cal Ga8c8]} 13. f3 Rc8 14. Qb3 exd4 15. Bxb4 (15. fxg4 $2 Nc2 $19 {[%csl Ra1]
}) 15... Be6 16. Bxe7 (16. Qa3 Bxb4 17. Qxb4 Nd5 $1 {[%csl Rb4,Re3]} 18. Qxd4
Nxe3 $1 19. Qxd8 Rfxd8 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Nc3 Nxg2 22. Kxg2 Rd2+ 23. Kg1 Rxb2
$19) 16... Bxb3 17. Bxd8 Bxd1 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Na3 Ba4 20. exd4 Rfd8 21. b3
Bc6 22. Rd1 Bd5 $19) 8... O-O 9. Rd1 Bd7 $5 {A clever way to fight for
initiative and development at the same time.} (9... dxc4 $5 {would also be
enough for keeping an extra pawn.} 10. Ne5 Nxe5 (10... Bd7 $5 11. Qxc4 Rc8 $17)
11. Bxe5 Qa5 12. Bxd4 e5 13. Bc3 Qc7 14. Nd2 Bg4 15. Ne4 Nd7 16. h3 Be6 $17)
10. Nxd4 $2 {This natural move turns out to be a decisive mistake.} (10. cxd5 {
was necessary.} Nxd5 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Rxd4 Qb6 (12... Rc8 13. Nc3 Bf6 14. Rdd1
Nxf4 15. gxf4 Qc7 $15) 13. Rd1 Nxf4 14. gxf4 Bc6 15. Bxc6 Rac8 $15) 10... Nxd4
11. Rxd4 Bc5 12. Rd1 Ng4 $1 {[%csl Rf2] Black exploits his development
advantage.} 13. Rf1 Qb6 $1 {[%csl Rf2] Hard to believe, but this direct attack
of the f2-pawn turns out to be decisive.} 14. e4 $8 {The only way to prolong
the game.} ({In case of} 14. e3 e5 {[%csl Rf4] the dark-squared bishop gets
trapped.} 15. Bg5 h6 16. h3 (16. Bh4 g5 $19 {[%csl Rh4]}) 16... Nxf2 17. Kxf2 (
17. Rxf2 hxg5 $19 {[%csl Re3][%cal Gc5e3]}) 17... d4 $1 18. Qb3 hxg5 $19) 14...
e5 $1 15. Bc1 f5 $1 {White gets no time to breath, while Black's play is
simply strong.} 16. Nc3 {A sad necessity. Eventually White develops the knight,
the move which could be done instead of 4.Qc2.} (16. exd5 f4 $1 {[%csl Rf2]}
17. gxf4 exf4 $19 {[%cal Gf4f3]}) (16. exf5 $2 {is even worse. White can't
protect the f2-point.} Bxf5 17. Bxd5+ Kh8 18. Qb3 Bxf2+ 19. Kh1 Qg6 {[%cal
Gf5e4]} 20. Nd2 Bd3 {[%csl Rf1]} 21. Rd1 Bxg3 $1 $19 {[%csl Rh1]}) 16... dxe4
$19 {Black has won a pawn, while White's task hadn't become easier.} 17. Nd5
Qd6 $1 18. Bg5 {[%cal Gg5e7]} Rae8 19. Rad1 {[%csl Rd6][%cal Gd5f6,Gd5e7]} Qg6
20. Bc1 ({Doesn't leave hopes} 20. Nc7 Bc6 21. Nxe8 Qxg5 22. Nc7 f4 $1 {
[%csl Rf2][%cal Gf4g3]} 23. Ne6 (23. b4 fxg3 24. bxc5 Qh4 25. h3 gxf2+ 26. Kh1
Qg3 $19 {[%cal Gg3h2]}) 23... Qh6 {[%csl Re6,Rh2]} 24. h3 Qxe6 25. hxg4 fxg3
$19 {[%csl Rf2,Rg1][%cal Ge6h6,Gh6h2]}) 20... f4 $1 21. b4 $2 {Loses on the
spot.} (21. gxf4 {doesn't save, but at least prolongs the battle.} Qh5 22. h3
Nxf2 23. Rxf2 Bxh3 $1 24. Be3 Bxe3 25. Nxe3 exf4 26. Bxh3 Qxh3 $19 {[%csl Rg1]
and four connected passed pawns plus a vulnerable position of the white king
promise Black an easy win.}) (21. Bxe4 Qh5 {[%csl Rh2]} 22. h4 fxg3 $19) 21...
Qh5 $1 {Now it's over.} 22. h3 fxg3 {An easy win and a great feel of
initiative of the young Russian.} (22... fxg3 23. bxc5 gxf2+ 24. Rxf2 (24. Kh1
Rf3 $1 $19 {[%csl Rh1][%cal Gf3h3]}) 24... Nxf2 $19 {[%csl Rd1][%cal Gf2h3]})
0-1

[Event "UKR-ch 73rd 3rd-4th"]
[Site "Kharkov"]
[Date "2004.09.01"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Moiseenko, Alexander"]
[Black "Goloshchapov, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2577"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2004.08.03"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Nbd7 5. Nbd2 b6 6. cxd5 $5 {An interesting
attempt to exploit the early b6.} ({In the preceding games white tested only} 
6. Bd3 Bb7 7. O-O Bd6 (7... Ne4 8. b3 Bd6 9. Bb2 O-O 10. Qc2 f5 {0-1 Delander,
A-Jugow,A/Rheda-Wiedenbrueck 2001/EXT 2002 (34)}) 8. Qc2 O-O (8... dxc4 9. Nxc4
Bxf3 10. Nxd6+ cxd6 11. gxf3 O-O 12. Bd2 e5 13. Rac1 Qe7 14. Bf5 $14 {1-0
Matlak,M-Georgiev,V/Odorheiu Secuiesc 1995/CBM 47 (19). (18)}) 9. e4 dxe4 10.
Nxe4 Be7 11. Re1 c5 12. b3 $6 Nxe4 $6 (12... cxd4 $1 13. Nxd4 Nc5 14. Nxc5 Bxc5
$15) 13. Bxe4 $11 {1-0 Martin Canfran,R-Oms Fuentes,L/Barcelona 2001/EXT 2002 
(35)}) 6... exd5 7. Bb5 {[%csl Rc6]} Bb7 8. Ne5 Bd6 9. Qa4 {With the last few
moves White succeeded to prevent castling. However the question is whether
White ready for such an activity when all other pieces are passive?} c5 $5 (
9... a6 {deserved a serious attention.} 10. Nxd7 $1 ({Worse is} 10. Bc6 Bxc6
11. Nxc6 Qc8 12. Nf3 O-O 13. Bd2 Nb8 14. Rc1 Qd7 {and Black doesn't seem to
experience problems.}) 10... Nxd7 11. Bc6 Qc8 $1 (11... Bxc6 $2 {loses a pawn:}
12. Qxc6 {[%csl Rd5]}) 12. e4 $1 (12. O-O $5) 12... dxe4 13. Nxe4 b5 14. Qc2 {
and White obtaines a slight advantage thanks to a weakness of the c6-square.})
10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. dxc5 Bxc5 $6 {I see no reason to create a weak pawn on d5 .}
(11... bxc5 {was more natural and better:} 12. e4 ({Now} 12. Qg4 {is not
dangerous in view of} g6 13. O-O (13. e4 $5) 13... a6 14. Ba4 f5 15. Qh3 O-O
$15 {and Black unpins the knight.}) 12... d4 ({Also interesting a computer-like
} 12... Qe7 $5 13. Bc6 O-O-O) 13. Nc4 Bc7 {with a6 to follow and Black has
good chances to equalize the position.}) 12. Qg4 Ke7 {An interesting idea to
unpin the d7-knight.} (12... g6 {leads to a clear advantage for White after}
13. b4 $1 f5 14. Qf4 Be7 15. Bb2 O-O 16. Rc1 {and weaknesses in the Black's
position can be seen by a naked eye.}) (12... Bf8 {might be the best move in
the position, but it's almost impossible for a human being to make such a move.
}) 13. b4 $5 {Avoiding complications which could arise after} (13. Qxg7 Rg8 $5
(13... Qg8 {is not enough in view of} 14. Qg3 $1 ({But not} 14. Qxg8 $2 Rhxg8
15. Rg1 d4 $1 $132 {and Black obtains counterplay.})) 14. Qxh7 Rxg2 {and
although I believe that White is better, he still has to deal with some
counterplay.}) 13... Nf6 $1 14. Qh4 Bd6 15. Bb2 Kf8 $1 {[%cal Gf6e4]} 16. O-O (
16. Qd4 $5 {Preventing Ne4.}) 16... h5 $5 {Black prepares manouevre of the
king rook to g6.} ({An alternative} 16... Ne4 {also deserved a serious
attention.} 17. Qg4 $1 (17. Qxd8+ {doesn't promise any advantage:} Rxd8 18.
Nxe4 dxe4 19. Rfd1 f6 $11) 17... Qg5 (17... Nxd2 $4 18. Qxg7+ Ke7 19. Qf6+) 18.
Qxg5 Nxg5 19. a3 $14 {and the weakness of the d5-pawn promises White a slight,
but long-term advantage.}) 17. Bxf6 $5 {A good practical decision. The arising
endgame will be slightly better for White as all black pawns are weak.} Qxf6
18. Qxf6 gxf6 19. a3 {White is ready to block the d-pawn by means of Nf3-d4.}
d4 {Black sacrifices a pawn in order to open his light-squared bishop. A
typical idea in the positions with a weak pawn on d5. However the game shows
that Black's compensation is not sufficient.} (19... f5 $1 {was strong trying
to trade one of the doubled pawns immediately.} 20. Rac1 (20. Nf3 f4) (20. g3
f4 21. exf4 Rg8 $1 $44) 20... f4 $1) 20. exd4 Rg8 (20... Rd8 $5) 21. g3 h4 22.
Rac1 Bf4 $6 23. Rfd1 Rd8 24. Kf1 $1 hxg3 25. hxg3 Bb8 26. Bc6 $1 {White is
ready to sacrifice a pawn, but in exchange he wants to trade the light-squared
bishop getting a "good" knight vs a "bad" bishop.} (26. Nb3 f5 27. Bc6 Bc8 (
27... Bxc6 28. Rxc6 {leaves Black with a pawn down without any compensation.})
28. Rc3 f4 29. gxf4 Bxf4 {with some counterchances thanks to a bishop pair.})
26... Bxc6 27. Rxc6 Rxd4 28. Ke2 $1 {The point of previous play. White is
intending to trade a pair of rooks with Nc4 and then to obtain a very nice
square f5 for his knight.} ({In case of} 28. Rxf6 $2 Kg7 29. Rf3 Rgd8 {White
can't unpin his knight.}) ({Exchange of an active rook is less clear.} 28. Rc8+
Kg7 29. Rxg8+ Kxg8) 28... Ke7 ({or} 28... Kg7 29. Nc4 {[%csl Rb8,Rf5][%cal
Gc4e3]}) 29. Nc4 {[%csl Rb8,Rf5][%cal Gc4e3]} Rxd1 30. Kxd1 Rd8+ $2 {Black
misses his chance to trade one of the weak pawns.} (30... f5 $1 {[%cal Gf5f4]
would yield much more chances for escape than the game.} 31. Ke2 (31. Ne3 Rd8+
32. Ke2 f4) 31... f4) 31. Ke2 $16 {[%cal Gc4e3]} Rd7 {The rook will be passive
here.} ({Now} 31... f5 {[%cal Gf5f4] can be met by} 32. f4 $1 {Nevertheless it
was worth trying. For example playing} Rg8 33. Kf2 Rd8 34. Ne3 Rd2+ 35. Ke1 Ra2
$16 {Black at least would activate the rook.}) 32. Ne3 $1 {[%csl Rf5][%cal
Ge3f5]} Be5 33. f4 Bb2 34. a4 Kd8 35. b5 Re7 (35... Rd4 $5 36. Nc4 $16 {
[%cal Ge2e3]}) 36. Kf3 Kd7 $2 {Black loses almost by force.} (36... Rd7 $16 {
was necessary.}) 37. Nc4 $1 {Suddenly there is no a good square for the bishop.
} Ba1 (37... Bc3 {is met by} 38. Nxb6+ axb6 39. Rxc3 $18) 38. Rd6+ Ke8 ({Or} 
38... Kc8 39. Rd1 Bc3 40. Rc1 Bd4 41. Nxb6+ $18 {and White wins.}) 39. Rd1 $1
Bc3 {The only square again.} (39... Rc7 $2 {doesn't work in view of a nice
manoeuvre of the white knight:} 40. Nd6+ Ke7 41. Nf5+ Ke6 42. Ng7+ {[%cal
Gd1a1]} Ke7 43. Rxa1 $18) 40. Nd6+ $1 Kf8 41. Nf5 Re8 42. Rd7 $18 {White
obtained a position of his dream. All his pieces are much better than black
ones and occupy the best squares. Black is hopeless.} Ra8 43. Nh6 Kg7 44. Nxf7
a6 45. Nd6+ Kg8 ({Or} 45... Kg6 46. g4 $1 axb5 47. Nf5 $1 {[%cal Gd7g7]} Rg8
48. Ne7+) 46. Kg4 $1 {[%cal Gg4f5,Gf5g6] Now the king comes into attack and
after} axb5 47. axb5 {Black ceases resistance as he doesn't have a signle
chance to save the game. A very interesting fighting game.} 1-0

[Event "Montreal-A 5th"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "2004.08.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Roussel Roozmon, Thomas"]
[Black "Huzman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2451"]
[BlackElo "2588"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2004.08.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. Qc2 Nf6 5. g3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qc2 Bb7 8. Bg2
Nbd7 9. a4 $6 (9. Ne5 {preventing c5, was commented in the CBM99. See
Yakovich-Brodsky, Noyabrsk 2003[Mikhalevski,V]}) ({Other options are} 9. O-O) (
9. Bg5) (9. Nc3) 9... c5 $1 {Underlining pointlessness of 9.a4.} 10. O-O ({
I believe if White played 9.a4 he had to proceed with} 10. axb5 cxd4 {[%csl
Rg2]} 11. O-O {See Timman-Lautier Sigeman&Co 1999/CBM72[Lautier].}) 10... b4
11. a5 $6 {Also this move doesn't seem to have much sense.} ({The detailed
analyses of} 11. Nbd2 {as well as of the preceding part of the game can be
found in the CBM100. See Meister-Graf, GER-ch 2004[Roiz].}) ({Also} 11. Bg5 $5
{as in Damljanovic-Pavlovic, Herceg Novi Mimoza op 2002 makes more sense,
although it can't promise any advantage.} Rc8 12. Nbd2 Be7 13. Qd3 O-O {
with approximate equality.}) 11... Rc8 $1 {Freeing the a8-square for the
bishop and creating a threat of cxd4.} 12. Qd1 ({More chances for equality
promises} 12. dxc5 Bxc5 $5 (12... Rxc5 {led to a repetition of moves in the
following game:} 13. Qa4 Bc6 14. Qa2 Bd5 15. Qa4 Bc6 16. Qa2 Bd5 17. Qa4 {
1/2-1/2 Zhu Chen-Vera,R/Ubeda 1998/CBM 62 ext (17).}) 13. Qa4 (13. Qd1 O-O 14.
Nbd2 Qe7 15. Nb3 Rfd8 16. Qe1 Bd6 $15 {0-1 Kulikov,A-Najer,E/St Petersburg
2000/EXT 2001 (28)}) 13... O-O 14. Nbd2 Qc7 $15 {1-0 Gavrilov,A-Belikov,V/
Moscow 1995/EXT 2000 (41). (40)}) 12... Be7 $1 {White already starts to
experience problems.} 13. Nbd2 $2 {It seems that Thomas misses Black's reply.
Otherwise he would either have tried to exchange the c5-pawn or to develop the
dark-squared bishop.} ({The only preceding game saw} 13. b3 O-O 14. Bb2 cxd4
15. Nxd4 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Nc5 17. Nd2 Qd7 $15 {0-1 Olarasu,G-Ioseliani,N/Warsaw
1999/EXT 2000 (36) and Black is clearly better.}) (13. dxc5 $142) 13... c4 $1
$17 {Having control over the a8-h1 diagonal Black takes space on the queenside.
Now it seems that White has nothing better, but to return to b1, trying to
develop the dark-squared bishop.} 14. Ne1 {An attepmt to make at least some
exchanges makes sense when you're lack of space, however in this case it
doesn't bring a relief.} (14. Nb1 $5) 14... Qc7 15. Ndf3 {Regrouping the
knights this way White prepared Bf4.} ({After} 15. Bxb7 Qxb7 16. Ndf3 O-O $17 {
Black is in full control. He has an extra pawn on the queenside and also the
light squares are in his hands.}) 15... Bd6 $1 {Aimed against Bf4.} 16. Nc2 O-O
17. Qe1 (17. Bd2 {would force Black to recapture on c3 with the b-pawn however
the position is still difficult for White.} c3 18. bxc3 bxc3 19. Bg5 Be4 $1 $17
) 17... c3 18. bxc3 Qxc3 $1 ({Worse is} 18... bxc3 19. Ba3 {Trading the
dark-squared bishop White obtains more chances for successful defense.}) 19.
Qxc3 Rxc3 20. Ne3 Ba6 $5 21. Re1 Rfc8 22. Bd2 (22. Bb2 $5 R3c7 23. Nd2) 22...
Ra3 23. Kf1 {Protecting the e2-pawn.} ({In case of} 23. Rxa3 bxa3 {Black
obtains a very strong passer on a3.}) 23... Ne4 24. Reb1 Rxa1 ({Immediate} 
24... b3 $1 {was even more precise.} 25. Rxa3 Bxa3 $19 {[%cal Gb3b2,Gc8c1]} {
and the b3-pawn is untouchable} 26. Rxb3 $4 {in view of} Nxd2+ 27. Nxd2 Rc1+)
25. Rxa1 b3 26. Ke1 (26. Rb1 {leads to 24...b3-line after} Ba3 $1 $19) ({
Doesn't help} 26. Bc1 Bb4 27. Bb2 Bc3 $1 28. Rb1 Bxa5 $19) 26... b2 27. Rb1 Ba3
$19 {Rc1 is coming.} 28. Ne5 Nxd2 29. Kxd2 Nxe5 30. dxe5 Rc1 {An easy win for
Black. White has to look for better ideas in the opening!} (30... Rc1 {White
resigned as after} 31. Be4 {he gets mated:} Bb4#) 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch qual 57th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2004.05.30"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Black "Burmakin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2636"]
[BlackElo "2571"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2004.05.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Kortschnoj} c6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 d5 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. O-O Bd6 7.
Nbd2 O-O 8. e4 e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. exd5 exd4 {This symmetric position is not
as simple as it may seem and contains a lot of hidden resources. Nevertheless
the theory considers it to be about equal. Kortschnoj: 'This position is
well-known. According to adopted chess logic, in symmetrical positions white,
due to the first move, must have an edge. But to prove it in practice is not
easy.'} 11. Ne4 Nxe4 {Kortschnoj: 'Another line of defence - that one which is
not easy to crack is 11...Ne5.'} ({Not many are ready to repeat Black's play
in the game Tartakower,S-Rosseli del Turco,S/Semmering 1926.} 11... Ne5 12. Bg5
Bg4 13. Bxf6 Bxf3 14. Bxd8 Bxd1 15. Raxd1 Raxd8 16. Be2 Bb8 17. Rxd4 {and
eventually White won despite a tough defense.}) 12. Bxe4 Nf6 {This logical
move is the main stream of the variation.} ({Sometimes black tries to deviate
with moves like} 12... Nc5 {, but usually it doesn't bring equality like in
the following game.} 13. Bc2 Bg4 14. Qxd4 Bxf3 15. gxf3 Re8 16. Be3 Re5 17. Qg4
Nd7 18. f4 Nf6 19. Qf3 Rxd5 20. Bb3 Rf5 21. Qxb7 Bxf4 22. Bxf7+ Kh8 23. Rad1
Qf8 24. Be6 $16 {1-0 Karpov,A-Shirov,A/Monte Carlo 1995/CBM 46 ext (44). (43)})
13. Bg5 ({The main alternative is} 13. Qxd4 {which occured in the game Dautov,
R-Shirov,A, Bundesliga 0102 which was commented for EXT 2002 by Dautov himself.
Usually play continue like following} Nxe4 14. Qxe4 Re8 15. Qd4 Bf5 16. Bg5 {
and here black has to choose the right response. In the above-mentioned game
he played an unfortunate} Qd7 $6 {and soon got in trouble and eventually lost.}
) 13... Be7 (13... h6 {turned out to not enough for equality} 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15.
Qxd4 Qxd4 16. Nxd4 Bd7 17. Rac1 g6 18. Bd3 a6 19. Nb3 Rfc8 20. Na5 Rxc1 21.
Rxc1 Rc8 22. Rd1 b5 23. Nb7 Bf8 24. Be4 Rc4 25. Bf3 Bc8 26. d6 Bxb7 27. d7 Bxf3
28. d8=Q Bxd1 29. Qxd1 $16 {1-0 Tregubov,P-Kallai,G/France 2002/CBM 88 ext (60)
. (59) and it's not easy for Black to build a fortress.}) 14. Bc2 ({I doubt
that White can hope for advantage by playing Kortschnoj: Also} 14. Bxf6 Bxf6
15. Qd3 {black's counterplay along the big diagonal was sufficient after} (15.
Nxd4 {(Kortschnoj) is promising for white, since} Qb6 16. Nb3 Bxb2 {will be
met by} 17. Bxh7+ Kxh7 18. Qc2+ $16) 15... g6 16. Nxd4 Qb6 17. Nb3 Bd7 18. Rfd1
Rfe8 19. Qf3 Kg7 20. h3 Qb4 21. Bd3 Ba4 22. Rac1 Rac8 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Qe4
Qxe4 25. Bxe4 Bxb2 $11 {1/2-1/2 Burmakin,V-Haba,P/Pardubice 2001/CBM 83 ext 
(52)}) 14... Nxd5 ({Now} 14... h6 {is better than a move before. In the
following game Black didn't have problems to equalize. Probably White could
try to improve on the move 17.} 15. Bh4 g5 16. Bg3 Bg4 17. Qxd4 (17. Bb3 $5)
17... Qxd5 18. Qxd5 Nxd5 19. Be4 Nf4 20. Bxf4 gxf4 21. Rac1 Rac8 22. b3 Bxf3
23. Bxf3 b6 24. Rfd1 Ba3 25. Rc4 Rxc4 26. bxc4 Re8 $11 27. Kf1 {1/2-1/2
Huebner,R-Pavasovic,D/Leipzig 2002/CBM 89 (27)}) (14... Qxd5 {Kortschnoj} 15.
Re1 {White wins many tempi for further development of his pieces (15...Bg4? 16.
Qd3+-)}) 15. Bxe7 Nxe7 ({Kortschnoj: Also after} 15... Qxe7 16. Qxd4 {
Kortschnoj: 'white has some advantage.'} Be6 17. Rfe1 Qf6 (17... Rfd8 {was
also tested.}) 18. Bb3 Rfe8 19. Rad1 Nf4 20. Bxe6 ({Also after} 20. Qxf6 $5
gxf6 21. Bxe6 fxe6 22. Rd7 $14 {White is better.}) 20... Rxe6 21. Rxe6 Nxe6 22.
Qxf6 gxf6 23. g3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Trichkov,V-Haba,P/Czechia 2001/EXT 2003 (56)})
16. Nxd4 $5 {An interesting novelty. White keeps the queens and hopes to be
better as Black has some problems to develop his light-squared bishop.} ({
White obtains a slight advantage after} 16. Qxd4 Bf5 17. Bxf5 Nxf5 18. Qb4 Qb6
19. Qxb6 axb6 20. a3 Rfd8 21. Rfd1 {, but it's not easy, if possible at all,
to convert it into a win.} Ne7 22. Ne5 Nc6 23. Nc4 b5 24. Nd6 (24. Nb6 $5 Rxd1+
25. Rxd1 $14) 24... b4 25. Nxb7 Rxd1+ 26. Rxd1 bxa3 27. bxa3 Rxa3 {1/2-1/2
Bacrot,E-Kasimdzhanov,R EUR-ASIA m rapid, 2001.}) 16... Ng6 {[%cal Gd8f6]} (
16... Qb6 $5) 17. Re1 Qf6 {Kortschnoj: 'Anyway, the position looks absolutely
equal. But the next white move changes the general impression...'} (17... Re8
$5 {Kortschnoj}) 18. Bb3 $5 {'!' Kortschnoj. Surprisingly Tregubov allows a
pin along the d-file which turns out to be not dangerous. Kortschnoj:
'Certainly a fruit of home preparation.'} (18. Qd2 $5) 18... a5 {'?!'
Kortschnoj. This move looks wrong as it weakens the queenside, but from the
other hand Burmakin prepares to bring his queen rook into play via a6 to d6.} (
{The natural looking} 18... Rd8 {doesn't bring equality in view of} 19. Qf3 $1
Rxd4 ({Also} 19... Bg4 $5 20. Qxf6 gxf6 21. Nb5 Rd2 22. Rac1 $1 {[%cal Gc1c7]})
(19... Qxd4 $4 20. Qxf7+ Kh8 21. Re8+) ({Kortschnoj: Or} 19... Qxf3 20. Nxf3 {
Kortschnoj: 'and black has problems to complete his development.'} Bg4 21. Ng5
$14) 20. Re8+ Nf8 21. Qxf6 gxf6 22. Rc1 $14 {White wins back a piece and
obtains a better position.} Rd2 {Kortschnoj} 23. h3 $1 {White recaptures the
piece with a certain edge in the endgame.}) ({Kortschnoj: Still, the best move
was not a tricky a7-a5, but} 18... Bd7 $5 {finishing development deserved a
serious attention. Kortschnoj: 'It is not clear, whether white was able then
to strengthen his position.'}) 19. Nb5 $6 {Kortschnoj: 'Obviously the most
active move...'} (19. Re4 $142 {trying to stabilize the position.}) 19... Rd8
$6 {This natural move is not the best again.} ({After} 19... Be6 $1 20. Bxe6 (
20. Nc3 $142) 20... fxe6 $15 {Black's pressure shouldn't be underestimated.
He's threatening Qxf2; Qxb2 and also Nf4 followed by Qg5.}) ({... although
consequenses of} 19... Qxb2 {(Kortschnoj) were not clear to me. It seems, the
best would be gradually to strengthen the pressure by 20.Rc1 and eventually
Rc7, but after 20...a4! white has problems to obtain compensation for the pawn.
} {So, I have found the following line:} 20. Nc7 Rb8 21. Qd6 Qf6 22. Qxf6 gxf6
23. Ne8 f5 24. Nd6 {or Rad1 with a slight edge to white.}) 20. Qe2 a4 $2 {
'?!' Kortschnoj. Too optimistic. Kortschnoj: 'From now on black will have a
difficult life.'} ({Again simple development by means of Kortschnoj: He had to
continue} 20... Bd7 $5 {was better.} 21. Nc7 {Kortschnoj} Nf4 22. Qe7 Rac8 $14
(22... Nh3+ $145 $1 $11)) {Probably Black missed the following manoeuvre.} 21.
Nc7 $1 Ra5 22. Nd5 $1 $16 {Suddenly White develops a very strong initiative
based on the weakness of the last rank.} Qd6 (22... Raxd5 23. Bxd5 Rxd5 24.
Qe8+ Nf8 25. Qxc8 Rd2 26. Qc5) 23. Rad1 $1 {White bring the rook into play
with a tempo.} Rf8 $1 {The only defense. Kortschnoj: 'Black finds himself on a
slippery road of the only moves...'} (23... axb3 $2 {loses to} 24. Ne7+ $1) 24.
Bc4 Rc5 (24... Bf5 $2 {is bad in view of} 25. Qf3 {with the idea Ne7+.}) 25. b4
$1 axb3 26. Bxb3 $1 {White has succeeded to stabilize his advantage while
Black still have a lot of problems to solve.} Qc6 $2 ({Kortschnoj: But now he
stumbles - the only move was} 26... Kh8 $1 {was necessary in order to meet
Kortschnoj: 'White would continue then'} 27. Ne7 (27. Qe3 {(Kortschnoj) with
the threat Nf4, still with an edge.}) {with} 27... Qf6) 27. Ne7+ Nxe7 28. Qxe7
{'+/-' Kortschnoj.} g6 {Kortschnoj: 'Due to the threats Bf7 and Rd8, it was
the only move.'} 29. Rd8 Rxd8 30. Bxf7+ Kh8 31. Qxd8+ Kg7 32. Bb3 {White
misses a nice forced win.} (32. Qg8+ $1 Kh6 (32... Kf6 33. Bb3 $1 {[%cal Gg8f8]
} Qd6 34. h4 $1 {[%cal Gg8h8]} Rc7 35. Qh8+ Kf5 36. Rd1 $18 {[%cal Gd1d5]}) 33.
Bxg6 $3 {was crushing.} hxg6 (33... Qxg6 34. Qf8+ {[%csl Rc5,Rh6]}) (33... Qc7
34. Bxh7 $1 Rg5 35. Qf8+ $1 Kxh7 $140 (35... Qg7 36. Qxc8 Rxg2+ $140 37. Kh1
Kxh7 38. Qh3+) 36. Re7+) 34. Qh8+ Kg5 35. f4+ $1 Kf5 (35... Kxf4 {leads to a
forced mate after} 36. g3+ {For example} Kf5 37. Qf8+ Qf6 (37... Kg5 38. Qf4+
Kh5 39. Qh4#) 38. Qxc5+ Kg4 39. Re4+ Kh3 40. Qxc8+ Qf5 41. Rh4#) 36. Qh4 $1 Qf6
37. g4+) 32... Qf6 ({It was not possible to play} 32... Rc1 {(Kortschnoj)
because of} 33. Qe7+ Kh6 34. Qe3+ {[%cal Re3h6,Re3c1]}) 33. Qe8 ({It wasn't
late to lose} 33. Re7+ Kh6 34. Rxh7+ $4 (34. Kf1 $3 Rc1+ 35. Ke2 Qb2+ 36. Qd2+
Qxd2+ 37. Kxd2 Rc6 38. Bg8) 34... Kxh7 35. Qxf6 Rc1+) 33... Rc7 34. h3 Bf5 35.
Qe3 $16 {White has stabilized his position once again and an extra pawn will
play his role.} Bc2 $2 36. Bd5 $2 ({Both players missed} 36. Qc1 $1 {which
wins a piece.} Qc3 37. Bxc2 Qxc2 $140 38. Re7+ $1 Kf6 39. Rxc7 $18) 36... g5 $2
{Kortschnoj: 'To weaken the location of the black king was wrong. 36...Ba4 was
called for.'} 37. Qg3 Rd7 38. Re6 Qa1+ 39. Kh2 h6 40. Rb6 $6 (40. Qe3 $1 {
was better.} Rxd5 41. Re7+ Kg6 42. Qb6+ Qf6 (42... Kh5 43. g4+ Kh4 44. Qxh6#)
43. Re6 $18) 40... Rxd5 $2 {loses on the spot.} (40... Qd4 {was a tougher
defence, but the arising queen endgame with two extra pawns is winning for
White.} 41. Rxb7 Qxd5 42. Qc3+ Kf7 43. Rxd7+ Qxd7 44. Qxc2 $18) 41. Qc7+ Kf8
42. Qc8+ $1 {White wins at least a rook and so after playing} Ke7 {Burmakin
decided not to wait for his opponent's response and resigned. An interesting
game despite a number of mistakes in time-trouble.} (42... Ke7 43. Re6+ Kf7 44.
Qe8+ Kg7 45. Re7+ Kf6 46. Qf7#) 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0405"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2005.01.29"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Glek, Igor Vladimirovich"]
[Black "Miroshnichenko, Evgenij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2004.11.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Katernberg"]
[BlackTeam "Neukoelln"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 c6 4. e3 e6 5. Nbd2 c5 $1 {Black is hoping that the
position of the white knight on d2 is worth a tempo. Moreover the black knight
will attack the centre from c6.} 6. a3 cxd4 7. exd4 Nc6 {It's interesting that
in some games this position arised with an extra tempo for Black. The latter
avoids the main line and makes a risky, but possible move which allows c5.} (
7... dxc4 {creating an isolated pawn on d4 is the main line here.} 8. Nxc4 Be7
9. Nce5 (9. Bf4 Nc6 10. Rc1 O-O 11. Bd3 b6 12. Nce5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Nd5 14. Bd2
Bb7 15. Qe2 Qd7 16. Bb5 Qd8 17. O-O Rc8 {1/2-1/2 Sargissian,G-Ivanchuk,V/
Istanbul 2003/CBM 096 (27). (26) with a nominal edge for White.}) 9... O-O 10.
Bd3 Bd7 11. O-O Bc6 12. Be3 Bd5 13. Rc1 Nc6 14. Qe2 Rc8 15. Rfd1 a6 16. h3 Nd7
$11 {Branov,J-Atalik,S, Odessa Open 2004/CBM 102[Atalik].}) 8. c5 {[%cal Gb2b4]
White takes space on the queenside and prepares to strengthen his position
there with b4. Now Black's counterplay will be connected with either Ne4 or e5.
} a5 $5 {Black can't prevent b4, but he can try to open the a-file for his
queen rook.} (8... Qc7 {was a very interesting alternative. This way Black
indirectly prevents b4 and at the same time prepares a break in the centre
with e5.} 9. Be2 $1 {Developing the bishop and preparing b4. This looks like
the best way to meet e5.} (9. b4 $6 {can be met by} Nxd4 $1 {and White has to
look for counterplay by means of} 10. Bb2 ({After} 10. Nxd4 Qe5+ {Black wins
back a piece and remains with an extra pawn.})) (9. Bd3 b6 $5 {provoking} 10.
b4 ({In case of} 10. cxb6 Qxb6 {it's not easy to protect the d4-pawn.}) 10...
Nxd4 $1 {This idea seems to work again.} 11. Nxd4 Qe5+ {and even after a nice
idea} 12. Ne4 $1 {Black is fine:} bxc5 13. bxc5 dxe4 14. Bb5+ Nd7 15. Rb1 Bxc5
$1 16. Bc6 Bxd4 17. Bxa8 O-O $17 {with a clear advantage for Black.}) 9... e5
$140 $6 (9... a5 $5) 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. b4 Be7 12. Bb2 $14 {with a nice
position for White.}) 9. Rb1 {[%cal Gb2b4] Renewing the idea of b4.} Be7 10. b4
({In case White prevents Ne4 with} 10. Bd3 {Black plays} Nd7 $1 {[%cal Ge7f6,
Ge6e5] Preparing Bf6 and e5 and obtains a good play.} 11. O-O ({After} 11. b4
axb4 12. axb4 Bf6 {[%csl Rd4] White can't protect the d4-pawn.}) 11... Bf6 12.
Qa4 O-O {[%cal Ge6e5] and White can't stop e5.}) 10... axb4 11. axb4 Ne4 $1 {
Just in time. Otherwise White plays Bd3 and Black would be doomed for a
passive defense.} 12. Qc2 Bf6 $1 {[%csl Rd4] Black is strengthening pressure
on the centre.} (12... Nxd2 $6 13. Bxd2 Bf6 14. Bc3 $14 {is better for White.})
13. Bb5 (13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Qxe4 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 Qxd4 16. Bb5+ Ke7 {is rather
safe for Black.}) 13... O-O 14. Bxc6 Nxd2 (14... bxc6 $5 {was interesting.
This way Black sacrifices two pawns, but prevents a short castle.} 15. Nxe4
dxe4 16. Qxe4 Ba6 $1 {[%csl Re1]} 17. Qxc6 Bd3 18. Rb3 Bc4 $1 {[%csl Rb3][%cal
Gc4d5]} ({But not} 18... Ra1 $2 19. Rxd3 Rxc1+ 20. Rd1 Rxd1+ 21. Kxd1 Bxd4 22.
Ke2 $16) 19. Rc3 Bd5 20. Qd6 Qxd6 21. cxd6 Rfd8 {[%csl Rd6] and Black returns
the d6-pawn and obtains sufficient compensation for another one thanks to
weaknesses on d4 and b4 and a bishop pair.}) 15. Bxd2 bxc6 16. O-O Ba6 17. Rfe1
Bb5 $11 {Black has solved opening problems.} (17... Bc4 $5 {[%cal Ga8a2]} 18.
Ra1 Rxa1 ({or} 18... Qe7 {[%cal Ge7b7]} 19. Bf4 Qb7 {preparing exchange of all
rooks.}) 19. Rxa1 Be2 {transposes into the game.}) 18. Ra1 Rxa1 19. Rxa1 Be2 $1
{Now it's already White who has to be careful.} 20. Ng5 {A tactical way to
solve a problem of the knight.} ({I think it would be safer to play} 20. Ne5
Bxe5 21. dxe5 d4 {is good for Black.} ({or} 21... Bb5 {[%cal Gd5d4] preparing
d4.})) 20... g6 $1 {[%csl Rg5] Black keeps the pressure on.} ({Also} 20... Bxg5
21. Bxg5 Qxg5 22. Qxe2 {shouldn't be too bad for Black, but the move in the
game is stronger.}) 21. Be3 Bg4 $1 {Now he takes away the h3 and f3-squares
from the white knight and thus forces the following:} 22. f4 (22. Qd2 {is
slightly better for Black after} h6 23. f3 Bf5 24. Nxf7 Rxf7 25. g4 g5 26. gxf5
exf5 $15) 22... e5 $5 {Black sacrifices a pawn and breaks in the centre.} (
22... h6 $5 {forcing doubling of the white pawns on the f-file deserved
serious attention.} 23. Nf3 Bxf3 24. gxf3) 23. dxe5 Bxg5 24. fxg5 d4 25. Bf4
Qd5 {[%csl Gd4,Rf4] It's clear that Black is at least not worse. White's extra
pawn on the kingside is not essential while Black obtained a strong passed
pawn on the d-file.} 26. h3 d3 27. Qc3 Be6 28. Bd2 {A short, but interesting
battle.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings 0304 79th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "2004.01.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Cherniaev, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2476"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2003.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 Nf6 4. e3 e6 {Slav defense is on the board.} 5. Bd3 {
White's trying to avoid long theoretical lines and leaving his knight on b1
for a while keeping an option of Nbd2.} (5. Nc3 {leads to the main lines of
Meran.}) 5... a6 {[%cal Gb7b5] I don't think that this typical for Slav
defense idea is justified here since the knight is still on b1.} 6. O-O c5 $6 {
I don't see a point in losing a tempo this way. The best Black can get is QGA
a tempo down.} (6... b5 {would be a logical follow up of 5...a6}) 7. b3 {
[%cal Gc1b2] Preparing Bb2.} Nc6 8. Bb2 {Now it's not easy to find a useful
move without either losing another tempo for Be7xc5 or exchanging in the
centre which also seems to be in White's favor.} Be7 (8... dxc4 9. bxc4 Be7 10.
Nc3 cxd4 11. exd4 Nxd4 $6 (11... O-O $5) 12. Nxd4 Qxd4 13. Nd5 Qc5 14. Ba3 Qxa3
(14... Qa5 15. Bxe7 Nxd5 16. Bd6 {and Black's king is stuck in the centre.})
15. Nc7+ Kf8 16. Nxa8 Bd7 17. Be2 Qc5 18. Rb1 Bc6 19. Bf3 Ne4 20. Qd3 {[%cal
Ga8b6] and in this better for White position a draw was suddenly agreed 1/2-1/
2 Volkmann,F-Lipinsky,F/Austria 1998/EXT 2000 (20)}) (8... cxd4 9. exd4 Be7 10.
Re1 O-O 11. Nc3 g6 12. Qd2 Re8 13. Rac1 Bf8 14. c5 $14 {and White got a nice
position and eventually won 1-0 Schlosser,P-Stajcic,N/Kecskemet 1992/CBM 29 
(53)}) 9. cxd5 $5 {This move order has its advantages and disadvantages. Now
the Bd3 is guarded by Q, comparing to 9.Nbd2 0-0 10.cxd5 where Black could
play Nb4. However after early exchange in the centre Black gets a chance to
develop light-squared bishop before castling. However later doesn't look like
an important factor. The B is not doing much on g4.} ({It was also possible to
start with} 9. Nbd2 $5 {Not allowing Bg4 which has become possible after 9.
cxd5 exd5. However now the d3-bishop remains unguarded and Black gets a chance
to meet 10.cxd5 with Nb4.} O-O 10. cxd5 (10. dxc5 $5) 10... exd5 $2 {This
natural move turns out to be a blunder.} (10... Nb4 $142 $5) 11. Rc1 $6 ({
White misses a chance to win a pawn with} 11. dxc5 $1 Bxc5 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13.
Bxh7+ (13. Qc2) 13... Kh8 (13... Kxh7 14. Qc2+ {[%csl Rc5,Rh7]}) 14. Bd3 $16)
11... cxd4 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Khenkin,I-Rychagov,A/Athens
2000/EXT 2001 (31). (31)}) 9... exd5 10. Nbd2 Bg4 {Black forces favourable for
White exchange. However it's not easy to advise anything better except maybe
10...Nb4.} (10... O-O $2 {loses a pawn like after 9.Nbd2.} 11. dxc5 $1 Bxc5 12.
Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7 14. Qc2+ {[%csl Rc5,Rh7]}) (10... Nb4 $5 {it looks
better than immediate b6.} 11. Bb1 b6 12. a3 Nc6 13. Bd3 $14 {which means that
10...b6 was met by 11. a3, which is in Black's favour compared to 11.Rc1.
Nevertheless White is better.}) (10... b6 11. Rc1 $1 Nb4 $140 $6 12. Bb1 {
and the R is already on c1.}) 11. dxc5 $1 {There was a positional threat of
cxd4. With this move White wins another tempo (Bf8-e7xc5) and creates a
weakness on d5.} Bxc5 12. h3 {A useful move before starting operations on the
other side of the board.} Bh5 13. a3 {[%cal Gb3b4] Preparing to take some
space on the Q-side with b4.} Bb6 14. b4 O-O 15. Qb3 $1 {Unpinning the N on f3.
} ({In case of} 15. Rc1 {[%cal Gc1c2,Gd1a1] Black could develop some activity
with} d4 $5 16. e4 ({Or} 16. Nc4 dxe3 17. Nxb6 Qxb6 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Rc5 Bg6)
16... Ne5 {[%csl Rd3] making use of above-mentioned pin.} 17. Be2 Bxf3 $1 18.
Nxf3 Re8 $1 $132 {[%csl Re4]}) (15. Qc2 d4 16. e4 Rc8 17. Qb3 Re8 {and
compared to the game White's a tempo down.}) 15... d4 16. e4 Nd7 $6 {[%cal
Gd7e5] Serious inaccuracy.} ({Natural} 16... Re8 {[%csl Re4][%cal Gh5f3] with
the idea Bxf3 was clearly better.} 17. Rfe1 Bc7 {[%cal Gc7f4]}) 17. Bc4 $1 {
[%cal Gc4d5] White finds an interesting way to improve his position meeting at
the same time Nde5. The bishop goes to d5.} Nde5 18. Bd5 {[%csl Gd5] Now the
bishop will be very annoying here. Black has to start thinking of his d-pawn.}
Nxf3+ 19. Nxf3 Qd7 (19... Qf6 20. Rfd1 {[%cal Gd1d3]} Bxf3 21. Qxf3 Qxf3 22.
gxf3 {with a nice position for White.}) 20. Rfd1 $1 {[%cal Gd1d3] The rook
goes to d3. Starting from here White doesn't leave a single chance.} Rfe8 21.
Rd3 Bg6 {[%csl Re4][%cal Gg6e4]} 22. Re1 Rad8 23. Qd1 {[%csl Rd4][%cal Gf3d4]
The d-pawn is in danger.} Qe7 ({After} 23... Bh5 {White can choose between
winning a pawn with} 24. g4 ({and a slow positional pressure by means of} 24.
Qd2 $5) 24... Bg6 25. Nxd4 Bxe4 $140 26. Nxc6 (26. Bxe4 {is also not bad:} Nxd4
27. Bxd4 Bxd4 28. Bxh7+ Kxh7 29. Rxe8 Qxe8 30. Rxd4 $16) 26... Bxd3 27. Nxd8
Rxe1+ 28. Qxe1 Bxd8 29. Qe5 $1 Bf6 30. Qb8+ Bd8 31. Qxb7 Qxb7 32. Bxb7 $16) 24.
Rd2 $1 {A professional decision. White's not in a hurry. Instead of winning a
pawn which leads to a better endgame with Q and a passed pawn vs two rooks, he
takes his rook away from possible tactical tricks and keeps all options open.}
(24. Bxc6 $5 bxc6 25. Bxd4 Bxe4 26. Rde3 Bxd4 27. Nxd4 Qe5 28. Rxe4 Qxe4 29.
Rxe4 Rxe4 30. Qd3 Rexd4 31. Qxa6 $16) ({But of course not} 24. Nxd4 $4 Rxd5 {
[%csl Re1]}) 24... Ba7 $6 {After this move Black loses a pawn without any
compensation.} (24... Bh5 {would be a better practical chance:} 25. g4 Bg6 26.
Bxc6 bxc6 27. Bxd4 c5 28. Bxc5 Bxc5 29. bxc5 Rxd2 30. Qxd2 Qxc5 31. Qd7 $1 Kf8
32. Qa4 $16 {and although White's a pawn up his king's not very safe.}) 25.
Bxc6 {Dinner time.} bxc6 26. Bxd4 $16 Bb8 27. Bc5 Rxd2 28. Qxd2 Qe6 29. e5 $1 {
Practically the best. White avoids unnecessary complications.} ({Although} 29.
Nh4 $1 {might be objectively the strongest, it required precise calculation
and thus a chance to go wrong.} Qe5 30. Qd7 $1 {[%csl Re8][%cal Gf2f4]} Qh2+
31. Kf1 f6 32. Nxg6 Qh1+ 33. Ke2 Rxe4+ 34. Be3 $1 {[%csl Rh1]} (34. Kf3 $2 Qxe1
$1 35. Ne7+ Rxe7 36. Qxe7 $11) 34... Rxe3+ $8 35. fxe3 Qxg2+ 36. Kd1 Qxg6 37.
Qc8+ Kf7 38. Qb7+ ({Of course not} 38. Qxb8 $4 Qd3+ 39. Kc1 Qc3+ {with
perpetual.}) 38... Ke6 39. Qxc6+ $18) 29... h6 $5 (29... Qd5 {could hardly
help:} 30. Qxd5 cxd5 31. Bd6 $1) 30. Qe3 {[%cal Gc5d6] Knowing Epishin I may
guess that the rest of the game was played in a severe time-trouble.} (30. Nd4
$1 Qd5 31. f4 {[%cal Gd2f2]}) 30... Qd5 31. Qd4 (31. Re2 $5 {[%cal Ge2d2,Gc5d6]
}) 31... Qe6 ({or} 31... Qb3 32. Qd7) 32. Bd6 $1 {Exchange of the dark-squared
bishops takes away last chances for escape.} Qb3 33. Qb6 $1 {[%csl Ra6,Rc6]}
Bxd6 34. Qxc6 $1 {[%csl Rd6,Re8] White's precise to the very end. A very good
game by mature GM.} 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "San Diego"]
[Date "2004.12.02"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Akobian, Varuzhan"]
[Black "Schneider, Dmitry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2453"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2004.11.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 b5 6. O-O Bb7 7. a4 Nf6 8. Ne5 {
I have been Varuzhan's second during the USA-ch in San Diego 2004 and
recommended this line. The next Black's move came as a surprise for us.} Qc8 {
This rare line brought Black good results in the past. Black's idea is simple:
he protects the b7-bishop preparing this way for axb5 and gets ready for
completing development by means of Be7 and 0-0.} 9. b3 $1 {Despite having no
experience with these positions White finds the most dangerous for Black reply.
He puts additional presure on the b5-pawn and prepares Rc1 in order to exploit
the position of the black queen on c8.} cxb3 10. Qxb3 b4 (10... a6 {was also
tested once. However after} 11. Ba3 $1 Bxa3 12. Qxa3 Nbd7 13. Nc3 Nxe5 $2 (
13... Qc7 $5) 14. dxe5 Nd5 15. Ne4 $16 {White obtained a clear positional
advantage. 0-1 Voith,W-Rohrmueller,H/Germany 2003/EXT 2005 (44)}) 11. Bb2 $1 {
A deep move. White not only frees the c1-square for the rook, but rather
places the bishop on the long diagonal, which after the program c5 will be
opened.} ({Earlier White played} 11. a5 Nbd7 (11... Be7 12. Qa4 $6 (12. Qf3 $5
$44) 12... O-O 13. a6 Bxa6 14. Nxc6 Nxc6 15. Qxa6 Nd5 $17 {0-1 Ivanisevic,
D-Puljek Salai,Z/Jajce 1986/EXT 97 (28)} (15... Qxa6 16. Rxa6 Nxd4 17. Bxa8
Nxe2+ 18. Kg2 Rxa8 19. Be3 Nd5 20. Kf3 {promises chances for escape.})) (11...
Bd6 12. Bd2 $6 c5 13. Bxb7 Qxb7 14. a6 $6 (14. Nc4 $5 Be7 15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. Be3
{was a better chance.}) 14... Qd5 15. Qa4+ Ke7 16. Nd3 Qxd4 17. Be3 Qd5 {
and White obtaoned no sufficient compensation. 0-1 Sulava,N-Milovanovic,R/Pula
1990/EXT 2000 (32)}) 12. f4 $2 (12. Nxd7 Nxd7 13. Qf3 $1 {[%cal Ga5a6]
promised some compensation.}) 12... c5 13. d5 Nxe5 14. fxe5 c4 15. Qa4+ Nd7 16.
dxe6 fxe6 $19 {with a decisive advantage for Black. 0-1 Mishuchkov,N-Berezin,I/
Odessa 1972/EXT 2001 (26). (26)}) (11. Be3 {This direct move is aimed against
c5, but also is not enough.} Nd5 (11... Nbd7 $5) 12. Nd2 Be7 13. Rfc1 O-O 14.
a5 (14. Ne4 $5) 14... Nc3 15. Re1 Rd8 16. Ne4 Nxe4 $2 (16... c5 $1 17. Nxc3
cxd4 $1 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Bxd4 Rxd4 $17) 17. Bxe4 c5 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. dxc5 $13
{1-0 Filippov,V-Averchenko,S/Seversk 1997/EXT 2000 (27). (26)}) 11... Nbd7 ({
Also after immediate} 11... c5 {White is better, but he has to play very fast
to maintain initiative.} 12. Bxb7 Qxb7 13. dxc5 $1 Bxc5 14. Rc1 $1 Na6 15. Nd3
$1 Be7 16. Qc4 $1 {[%cal Gc4b5,Gc4c6] with the idea} O-O 17. Qb5 $1 {[%csl Ra6]
} Rfb8 $1 18. Be5 Ne8 $1 19. Bxb8 Rxb8 20. Nd2 $14) 12. Nxd7 $1 Qxd7 ({Also} 
12... Nxd7 {doesn't promise equality after} 13. Rc1 $1 c5 14. e4 $1 {and Black
is under pressure.}) 13. Rc1 $1 {[%csl Rc5]} Rc8 {Both sides are fighting for
the c5-square. While White was trying to prevent c5 or make it more difficult,
Black at his turn prepares this advance and it may seem that he has succeeded
in it. However...} 14. Nd2 {White finds a very strong idea to meet 14...c5.} c5
15. Bxb7 Qxb7 16. Qc4 $1 {Akobian creates a very unpleasant threat of Nb3 and
his development advantage starts to play its role.} Rd8 {Pinning the d4-pawn
Black escapes from the pin along the c-file, but it doesn't solve his problems.
} (16... Rc7 $5 17. Nb3 Ne4) 17. Nb3 $1 {Strengthening the pressure.} cxd4 18.
Bxd4 {[%cal Gc4b5]} a6 {Preventing a positional threat of Qb5+.} ({A tactical
trick:} 18... Ne4 19. Qb5+ $1 Qxb5 20. axb5 Nd2 21. Nxd2 Rxd4 22. Nb3 $1 Rd8
23. Rxa7 {promises nothing good for Black.}) 19. Qc6+ $1 {White is satisfied
with a positional advantage at the endgame. The passed a-pawn and a strong
position of the white knight on b3 are sufficient factors to claim an
advantage.} Qxc6 20. Rxc6 Bd6 ({Also after} 20... Ra8 21. Rac1 {White will
soon trade the rooks and win the a6-pawn.} (21. Bxf6 $5 gxf6 22. Rac1)) 21.
Rxa6 $14 {Finally White returned a pawn and enjoys from a better position of
his pieces.} Ke7 22. Rd1 $1 {[%csl Rd6] Black starts to experience some
concrete problems with his d6-bishop.} Rd7 $2 {Tired after a difficult defense
Black commits a blunder.} (22... e5 $14 {was better.}) 23. Nc5 $1 $18 {Now he
can't avoid big material losses.} Rc7 (23... Bxc5 {was a better practical
chance since after} 24. Bxc5+ Kd8 {White would have to avoid a well-hidden
trap.} 25. Ra8+ $2 (25. Rb1 $1 $18 {leads to a decisive advantage.}) 25... Kc7
26. Rxd7+ Nxd7 27. Rxh8 Nxc5 {and suddenly the b-pawn is extremely strong. For
example} 28. Ra8 Kb6 $1 (28... b3 $2 29. Ra5 Kc6 30. Rb5 $18) 29. Rb8+ Nb7 {
and White has to look for escape.}) 24. Nxe6 $2 {A right idea, but a wrong
moves order.} (24. Bxf6+ gxf6 ({or} 24... Kxf6 25. Ne4+ {[%csl Rd6,Rf6]}) 25.
Nxe6 $1 fxe6 (25... Rd7 26. Nd4 $1 $18 {[%cal Gd4f5]}) 26. Rdxd6 {[%csl Re6,
Rf6] would win easily.}) 24... fxe6 25. Bxf6+ {Now} Kxf6 {is possible and
White will have to solve technical problems on his way to a win.} 26. Rdxd6 Re8
({Black could try} 26... Rb8 $5 27. Rxe6+ Kf7 28. Rab6 (28. Red6 $5 {with the
idea} b3 29. Rab6 Rcb7 30. Rd7+ $1 Rxd7 31. Rxb8 $18) 28... Rcb7 29. Rxb7+ Rxb7
30. Rd6 Ra7 $5 {, but I believe White still should be able to win the game.} (
30... b3 $6 31. Rd1 Ke6 32. a5 $1 b2 33. Rb1 Kd5 34. a6 {and exchanging a and
b-pawns White wins.})) 27. Rdb6 Rc1+ 28. Kg2 Rb1 29. Rb5 b3 30. Rab6 Ra8 31. a5
g6 $6 (31... b2 $142) 32. a6 b2 33. Rb3 Ra1 {And here Schneider's phone
suddenly rang and he had followed Ponomariov's fate. Nevertheless it has to be
said that his position is still difficult.} (33... Ra1 34. Rf3+ Kg7 $1 (34...
Ke5 35. Rb5+ Kd4 36. Rd3+ Kc4 37. Rxb2 R8xa6 38. Rc2+ Kb4 39. Rc7) 35. Rb7+ (
35. Rxb2 Ra7 $1) 35... Kh6 36. Rxb2 Ra7 $1 {and despite a big advantage White
still has to show good techique to win the game. For example} 37. Rb7 R1xa6 38.
Rff7 Rxb7 39. Rxb7 g5 {may be defendable for Black.}) 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "San Diego"]
[Date "2004.12.03"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Bercys, Salvijus"]
[Black "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2356"]
[BlackElo "2608"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "159"]
[EventDate "2004.11.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. Nbd2 c5 $1 {This is
considered to be the best reaction on this moves order in this Anti-Meran
setup of Slav defense.} 7. b3 $1 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Bb2 b6 10. Qe2 Bb7 11. Rad1
{White is slightly better thanks to two extra tempi, one of them as White and
second Black lost on c7-c6-c5.} Qc7 ({After} 11... Ne4 $6 12. dxc5 bxc5 $2 {
Black lost a pawn:} (12... Nexc5 $142) 13. Nxe4 $1 dxe4 14. Bxe4 $1 Bxe4 15.
Ne5 $16 {1-0 Inarkiev,E-Nikolajev,D/Pardubice CZE 2002/The Week in Chess 403 
(47). (46)}) 12. Ne5 {White is intending to strengthen his position in the
centre by means of f4.} (12. e4 {is the main alternative. Here is an example:}
dxc4 13. Nxc4 cxd4 14. e5 Nh5 15. Bc1 Nc5 16. Nxd4 Nxd3 17. Rxd3 g6 18. Nd6 $6
(18. Bh6 $5 Rfd8 19. Rc1 $36 {[%csl Rc7]}) 18... Bxd6 19. exd6 Qxd6 20. Nf5 Qc7
21. Nh6+ Kg7 22. Ng4 Rfd8 23. Bh6+ Kg8 24. Rfd1 Qe7 {Black succeeded to cover
his weak dark squares and eventually realized an extra pawn. 0-1 Ibragimov,
I-Shabalov,A/Oak Brook 2004/CBM 100 ext (72)}) 12... Rad8 (12... Nxe5 {looks
dangerous in view of the following game:} 13. dxe5 Ne4 14. cxd5 exd5 (14...
Nxd2 15. Rxd2 Bxd5 16. f4 $16) 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Bc4 Bc6 17. Qg4 Rad8 18. Rxd8
Rxd8 19. e6 f6 20. Bxf6 $1 g6 21. Qg5 Re8 22. Qh6 $1 {Polgar,Zsu-Varga,Z/
HUN-ch rapid/CBM27[Polgar,Zsu] and Black resigned because if 22...Bf6 then 23.
e7 Kh8 24.Qf8 mates..}) 13. f4 cxd4 {A novelty, which doesn't look too good.
Now Black will not be able to place his knight on e4.} ({Earlier Black played
only} 13... Ne4 {trying to compensate a strong position of the white knight on
e5, but also couldn't equalize.} 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Nxe4 ({One of the first
games in this line saw} 15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. dxc5 Nxd2 17. Qxd2 bxc5 18. Qc2 f5
19. Be5 Qe6 20. Rfe1 Rc8 21. Rc1 g6 22. Qb2 Bf6 23. Bxf6 Qxf6 24. Qxf6 Rxf6 $11
{1/2-1/2 Bondarevsky,I-Ravinsky,G/Leningrad 1949/MCD (27)}) 15... dxe4 16. Bc4
cxd4 (16... Nf6 {turned out to be bad after} 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Nxf7 $1 Rxf7 19.
Bxf6 gxf6 20. Rxd8+ Qxd8 21. Rd1 Qe7 22. Qg4+ Kh8 23. Bxf7 Qxf7 24. Rd7 $18 {
with a decisive advantage in O'Kelly,A-Kottnauer,C Amsterdam 1950/MCL[Ftacnik]}
) 17. Bxd4 Nf6 18. Ng4 Nxg4 19. Qxg4 $16 {1-0 Mikhalchishin,A-Slobodjan,R/
Dortmund 1993/TD (30). (29) and Black was unable to solve problems with his
king without giving up some material.}) 14. exd4 $14 {White has succeded to
obtain a very nice position from the opening. He has more space and his knight
is strong on e5. Nevertheless Black's position is rather solid and it's not so
easy to break through.} Bb4 {It seems that Black wants to trade the d2-knight
to get the e4-square for his knight, but it turns out that he just provokes a3.
} 15. a3 $1 {Forcing Black to make his choice right now.} Bd6 (15... Bxd2 {
offering an advantage of a bishop pair doesn't seem to be a good alternative.}
16. Rxd2 Ne4 17. Rc2 $1 {[%cal Gc4d5]} Qd6 18. b4 $1 {[%cal Gc4c5]} f6 19. c5
$16 {with a clear advantage for White.}) 16. Rfe1 g6 {A double-edged move.
From one hand Black prevents f5, but from the other he weakens the big
diagonal.} 17. Rc1 Qb8 18. Qe3 {White slowly improves his position, while
Black has to wait passively.} dxc4 19. bxc4 Rfe8 $6 {Black is trying to
regroup his forces, but weakens the f7-square.} (19... Nc5 {is senseless in
view of} 20. Bc2) 20. Ndf3 $1 {The knight goes to g5 to exploit the last move.}
Bf8 (20... h6 $6 {doesn't look like a great alternative as it weakens pawn
structure on the kingside.}) 21. Ng5 {Now Black is forced to trade the knights
on e5 and thus to improve White's pawn structure and open the f-file.} Nxe5 22.
fxe5 $16 Ng4 23. Qg3 Nh6 24. Qh3 {White prepares doubling of rooks along the
open f-file with a very annoying pressure on the f7-pawn.} (24. Qh4 $5 {
strengthening the d4-pawn on the way was probably more precise.}) 24... Bg7 25.
Rf1 Re7 26. Rf6 ({Also modest} 26. Rf4 {[%cal Gc1f1,Gf4h4] was strong.}) 26...
Rdd7 27. Rcf1 Qd8 {[%cal Gd7d4] Black prepares an exchange sacrifice on d4.}
28. R1f4 $6 {[%cal Gf4h4]} (28. d5 $1 {would be rather unpleasant for Black
since} exd5 {loses to} 29. e6 $1 fxe6 30. Nxe6 $18 {and Black's position
collapses.}) 28... b5 29. Rh4 {White ignores the threats on the queenside.} ({
Simple} 29. cxb5 $16 {was also possible.}) 29... Qf8 $2 {Too passive. A very
uncharacteristic play of Shabalov.} (29... Qa5 $1 30. Rxh6 Qd2 $1 {looks like
a good counter chance.} 31. Rxh7 Qxg5 32. Rf2 bxc4 33. Bxc4 $16 {and at least
Black succeded to meet immediate threats and obtained a nice square on d5.})
30. Bc3 $2 {White misses a chance to finish the game.} (30. Nxh7 $1 {was
devastating.} Kxh7 31. Bxg6+ $1 Kg8 ({or} 31... fxg6 32. Rxf8 Bxf8 33. Bc1 $1
$18) (31... Kh8 32. Bc1 $1 $18) 32. Bc1 Qd8 (32... Bxf6 33. Bh7+ $1 Kxh7 34.
Rxh6+ Kg8 35. exf6 $18 {[%cal Gh6h8]}) 33. Bxh6 Rxd4 34. Bh7+ $1 Kf8 35. Bxg7+
Ke8 (35... Kxg7 {leads to mate in three:} 36. Qg3+) 36. Rxd4 Qxd4+ 37. Rf2 $18
{and White is a piece up for nothing.}) 30... bxc4 31. Bc2 $6 {White prepares
Bb4 trying to win without special effects.} ({And again} 31. Nxh7 $1 {was
strong.} Qa8 (31... Kxh7 32. Bxg6+ $1 Kg8 33. Bd2 $1 $18 {and Black is doomed.}
) 32. Rxh6 Bxg2 33. Qh4 cxd3 ({After} 33... Bxh6 34. Qxh6 {[%cal Gf6g6,Gh7f6]
Black can't avoid mate in four.}) 34. Ng5 $1 {[%cal Gh6h8] and the mate in
inevitable.}) 31... a5 $1 32. Bxa5 $6 ({Is it worth to repeat that} 32. Nxh7 $1
{wins on the spot?}) 32... Qa8 33. Bb4 Qa7 ({After} 33... Re8 {White would be
able to choose between quiet} 34. Rf2 {[%cal Gh4h6] preparing Rxh6 and} ({
immediate} 34. Rxh6 $5 Bxg2 35. Qh4 Rxd4 36. Qxd4 Bxh6 37. Nxf7 {with a
decisive advantage in both cases.})) 34. Bc5 $2 {A mistake in the mutual
time-trouble.} (34. Rf2 $1 Rxd4 ({or} 34... Re8 35. Rxh6 Qxd4 36. Rxh7 $18) 35.
Rxd4 Qxd4 36. Bxe7 $18 {wins without problems.}) 34... Qa5 {[%cal Gg7f6]
Suddenly Black creates a threat of Bxf6 followed by Qe1 mate.} 35. Bb4 Qb6 36.
Bc3 {[%cal Gh4h6] The knight on h6 is doomed anyway.} (36. Rf2 $1 {was
probably more precise, but also the move in the game doesn't miss the win.}
Rxd4 37. Rxd4 Qxd4 38. Bxe7 $18 {see above.}) 36... Re8 37. Rxh6 $18 Rxd4 $1 {
The very last practical chance.} 38. Bxd4 (38. Kf1 $1 {is even more precise
and avoids unnecessary complications.}) 38... Qxd4+ 39. Rf2 Qxe5 $1 {Black is
doing his best to complicate matters.} 40. Nf3 $2 (40. Rxg6 $1 {This simple
tactical blow wins instantly. Black has nothing better tha to give up the
queen.} Qe1+ 41. Rf1 Qxf1+ 42. Kxf1 hxg6 43. Qh7+ Kf8 44. Nxf7 $1) 40... Qe3 ({
After} 40... Qa1+ $1 41. Rf1 Qxa3 {White would meet difficult problems.} 42.
Rxh7 (42. Rh4 Qe3+ 43. Kh1 Qe2) 42... Qe3+ 43. Kh1 Qe2 44. Rc1 Bxf3 45. Qxf3
Qxf3 46. Rxg7+ Kxg7 47. gxf3 $16 {and despite technical difficulties White
should be able to win.}) 41. Rxh7 Ra8 $1 {[%cal Ga8a3,Ga3a1]} ({Now} 41... Qc1+
42. Rf1 Qe3+ {leads to 40...Qa1 with the a3-pawn on the board.} (42... Qxc2 43.
Ng5 Bd4+ 44. Kh1 $18 {is hopeless for Black as he can't prevent mate without
giving up a piece on g2.}) 43. Kh1 Qe2 44. Rc1 Bxf3 45. Qxf3 (45. Rxg7+ $5)
45... Qxf3 46. Rxg7+ Kxg7 47. gxf3 $18 {and White wins.}) 42. a4 $1 c3 ({
Doesn't save} 42... Qc1+ 43. Rf1 Qxc2 44. Ng5 (44. Rxg7+ {allows counterplay
after} Kxg7 45. Ng5 Qxg2+ 46. Qxg2 Bxg2 47. Kxg2 Ra7 {and exchanging c and
a-pawns Black obtains good chances for a draw.}) 44... Bd4+ 45. Kh1 Bxg2+ 46.
Qxg2 Qxg2+ 47. Kxg2 Ra5 48. h4 Rxg5+ 49. hxg5 Kxh7 50. Rxf7+ Kg8 51. Rc7 {
and White wins thanks to the a-pawn.}) 43. Rh4 $1 Rd8 ({An attempt to make use
of the strong c-pawn is strongly met:} 43... Qc1+ 44. Rf1 Qxc2 45. Ng5 $1 {
[%cal Gh4h8]} Qxg2+ 46. Qxg2 Bxg2 47. Kxg2 Rc8 {and now White suddenly
launches a beautiful mating attack.} 48. Rxf7 $3 c2 49. Rh7 c1=Q (49... Be5 50.
Rh6 $1 $18 {[%cal Gh6g6]} c1=Q 51. Rxg6+ Kh8 52. Rh7#) (49... Bf8 50. Ne4 $1 {
[%cal Ge4f6]} Be7 51. Rxe7 c1=Q 52. Nf6+ Kf8 53. Rhf7#) 50. Rfxg7+ Kf8 51.
Nxe6+ Ke8 52. Re7#) 44. Rb4 $1 Bf8 $1 45. Rb5 $1 (45. Rxb7 $4 {loses to} Qc1+
46. Rf1 Bc5+) 45... Bc5 $6 (45... Rd5 $1 {would be a better practical chance.}
46. Kf1 Ba6 47. Re2 Bxb5 48. axb5 Qf4 $44 {[%cal Gd5b5] with some compensation.
}) 46. Rxc5 Qxc5 47. Qh4 $1 Rd5 48. h3 (48. Qf6 $1 $18 {[%csl Rf7][%cal Gf3g5]
wins without problems.}) 48... Qe3 49. Kh2 ({And again} 49. Qf6 $1 $18 {
was strong.}) 49... Kg7 $1 50. Qg3 Bc6 51. Nh4 {White is tired of the annoting
queen on e3 and happy to trade it.} Qxg3+ 52. Kxg3 Ra5 53. Rf4 {This dangerous
move could cost White half a point.} (53. Nf3 $1 {is better:} Bxa4 54. Bxa4
Rxa4 55. Ng5 $1 $18) {Now after} 53... g5 $1 54. Rg4 f5 $1 55. Rxg5+ Kf7 $1 {
White pieces are stuck on the queenside.} 56. Rh5 Kg7 $1 {Making White's task
more difficult.} (56... Bxa4 {loses to} 57. Bxa4 Rxa4 58. Rh7+ Kf6 59. Rc7 f4+
60. Kf2 Ra2+ 61. Ke1 Kg5 62. Nf3+ Kf6 63. Kf1 $1 Ra1+ 64. Kf2 Ra2+ 65. Kg1 c2
66. Kh2 e5 67. Ne1 $18) 57. Rg5+ ({Probably also not enough} 57. Bxf5 $5 exf5
58. Nxf5+ Kf8 $1 (58... Kf6 $2 59. Rh6+ Kxf5 60. Rxc6 $18) 59. Rh8+ Kf7 60.
Rh7+ Kf8 (60... Ke6 $5 61. Nd4+ Kd5 62. Ne2 Kc4 {and Black's activity seems to
compensate two pawns.}) 61. Ne3 $5 (61. Rc7 Rc5 62. Nd4 c2 63. Nxc2 Rxc2 $11)
61... Rxa4 62. Rc7 Rc4 $1 63. Nxc4 c2 64. Rxc6 c1=Q {should be a draw.}) 57...
Kf7 58. Rh5 Kg7 59. Kf2 {It's not easy to find a good alternative except 59.
Bxf5. See 57.Bxf5.} Bxa4 60. Bxa4 Rxa4 61. Ke2 Rd4 $1 {The c-pawns is
extremely strong and White is happy to give up his extra piece to stop it.} 62.
Nxf5+ exf5 63. Rxf5 Rd2+ $1 (63... Rc4 {probably doesn't save in view of} 64.
Rf1 $1 (64. Kd1 Rd4+ 65. Kc1 $2 {doesn't win:} (65. Ke2 $142 $1 Rc4 66. Rf1 $1)
65... Rd2 66. g4 Rh2 67. Rf3 c2 {and White can't make progress.}) 64... Rc6 $1
65. Kd3 Rg6 66. g4 Ra6 67. Rf3) 64. Kf3 Rd3+ $1 65. Kf2 (65. Ke4 Rd2 66. g3 c2
67. Rc5 Kf6 {and the king is going to support his c-pawn with good chances for
a draw.}) 65... Rd2+ $1 66. Kg3 Rd3+ $1 67. Kh2 (67. Kh4 $2 Rd4+ 68. g4 Rc4 69.
Rf1 c2 {and Black is not worse.}) 67... c2 ({Doesn't save} 67... Kg6 68. g4 $1
Rd2+ 69. Kg3 Rd3+ 70. Kh4 c2 71. Rc5 Rd2 72. Rc6+ Kf7 73. Kh5 Ke7 74. g5 Kd7
75. Rc3) 68. Rc5 Rd2 69. h4 Kg6 $2 {Tired after a long defense Shabalov
commits a strange mistake.} (69... Kf6 $1 {The only chance is to support the
c-pawn. Otherwise White wins without problems.} 70. h5 (70. Rc6+ Kf5 71. Kh3
Ke4 72. h5 Kd3 73. h6 Rd1 74. Kh4 c1=Q 75. Rxc1 Rxc1 $11) (70. Kh3 Ke6 71. g3
Kd6 72. Rc8 Ke5 73. h5 Ke4 {[%cal Ge4d3]} 74. h6 (74. Kh4 Kd3 75. h6 Rd1 $1 76.
h7 c1=Q 77. Rxc1 Rxc1 78. Kg5 Rc5+ 79. Kg6 Rc6+ 80. Kg7 Rc7+ {with a draw.})
74... Rd6 75. Rxc2 Rxh6+) 70... Rd5) 70. Kh3 Kh6 $2 ({Probably it wasn't late
to come back to the right plan.} 70... Kf6 $1) 71. g4 $18 {Now it's over.} Rd3+
72. Kg2 Rd2+ 73. Kf3 Rd3+ 74. Ke4 Rd2 75. Rc6+ Kg7 76. h5 Rf2 77. g5 Rh2 78.
Rc7+ Kf8 79. h6 Rd2 80. h7 {Despite some inaccuracies this game is a big
achievement of the young American talent.} 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2005.02.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Black "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2607"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2005.02.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 c6 4. Qc2 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Nf6 6. Bg5 b5 7. Qc2 Bb7 8.
Nbd2 (8. e4 $5) 8... Nbd7 9. e3 ({And again} 9. e4 $5 {is worth trying.}) 9...
Qb6 {[%cal Gc6c5]} 10. a4 $1 {The play is concentrated around the c5-advance.}
Bb4 11. Bd3 {In according to Roiz Black has no problems after this move.} ({
He recommends} 11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O Rfc8 13. Rfc1 $1 (13. Qb3 $6 a5 14. Bxf6
Nxf6 15. Rfc1 Ba6 16. Qd1 c5 $11 {Collas,D-Tregubov,P, Degremont 2004/CBM100
[Roiz]}) 13... a5 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15. Nb3 $14 {Roiz}) 11... h6 $6 {Black wastes
an important tempo.} ({As it was correctly indicated by Roiz Black equalizes
by means of} 11... O-O 12. O-O Rfc8 (12... h6 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. Nb3 $14) 13.
Bxf6 Nxf6 14. Ne4 Nd7 $1 $11 (14... Nxe4 $6 15. Bxe4 g6 16. Ne5 $14)) 12. Bxf6
Nxf6 13. O-O Nd7 {[%csl Gc5]} ({Now} 13... O-O {would transpose to the
above-mentioned line after} 14. Nb3 $14) 14. Nb3 $6 {White doesn't take his
chance.} (14. Rfc1 $1 {would be much more unpleasant for Black.} O-O $2 (14...
a6 $142 $1 {is necessary} 15. Nb3 $14) 15. axb5 cxb5 16. Qc7 $1 Nf6 17. Qxb6
axb6 18. Bxb5 $16) 14... bxa4 $1 15. Rxa4 O-O 16. Rc1 $6 {It seems that White
prevents to advance the c-pawn, but in fact this is an illusion.} (16. Rfa1 $1
{[%cal Gb3a5,Gf3d2,Gd2c4] would be a better chance to fight for advantage.} c5
17. Nfd2 {[%cal Gd2c4]} Bd5 (17... cxd4 $6 {is dangerous in view of} 18. Nc4
Qc6 19. f3 {[%csl Rb4,Rd4]}) 18. Ra6 Qb7 19. dxc5 {[%cal Gc5c6]} Rfc8 20. Ne4
Bxb3 21. Qxb3 Nxc5 22. Nxc5 Rxc5 23. Be2 $1 {[%cal Ge2f3]} Rg5 24. g3 $14 {
[%csl Rb4][%cal Ge2f1,Gf1g2]}) 16... a5 $6 {Now Black misses a chance to
equalize.} ({He could play} 16... c5 $1 {despite White's last move.} 17. dxc5
Bxc5 $1 18. Nxc5 $6 (18. Ra5 $142 Bxf3 19. gxf3 (19. Rb5 Qd8 20. Nxc5 Qg5 21.
g3 Rac8 {and Black is fine.}) 19... Be7 $11) 18... Nxc5 19. Qxc5 $2 Rfc8 $17 {
[%csl Rc1]}) 17. Nfd2 $1 {[%csl Ra5,Rc5][%cal Gd2c4,Gd2e4] A nice square for
the knight. From here it can go to both c4 and e4 either attacking the queen
and the a5-pawn or coming to a weak c5-square.} Ba6 18. Bxa6 (18. Nc4 $5 {
deserved serious attention.} Bxc4 19. Qxc4 Rfc8 20. Nxa5 $1 Bxa5 $1 (20... c5
$2 {doesn't work:} 21. Nc6 $3 {This brilliant tactical blow brings White an
advantage.} Qxc6 ({or} 21... Rxa4 22. Ne7+ Kf8 23. Nxc8 Qd8 24. Qb5 Ra5 25. Qb7
$16) 22. Rxb4) 21. b4 {[%csl Ra5]} Bxb4 22. Rxb4 $14 {[%csl Rc6] and White is
slightly better thanks to weakness of the c6-pawn.} (22. Qxb4 $5)) 18... Rxa6
19. Ne4 {[%csl Rc5]} ({After} 19. Nc4 Qb5 20. Rca1 Rfa8 {[%cal Gd7b6] Black
keeps the position.}) 19... Qb5 20. Ra2 (20. Nbc5 {doesn't set problems.} Nxc5
21. dxc5 Rd8 $11) 20... Rb8 21. Nbc5 (21. Nbd2 {would have been a last try to
create some problems for Black, but frankly speaking I think that White has
already missed his chances.}) 21... Bxc5 22. Nxc5 Nxc5 23. Qxc5 Qxc5 24. Rxc5
a4 25. Kf1 ({White has no time for} 25. Rc4 {with the idea to bring the king
to c2 in view of} a3 $1 {[%csl Rg1]}) 25... Rb4 $1 $11 {Black prevents Rc4 and
keeps the position. The rest doesn't require comments.} 26. Ke2 Rab6 27. Rc2
Kf8 28. Kd2 Ke7 29. Kc1 Kd6 30. Ra3 f5 31. Rac3 g5 32. Rc5 Ra6 33. R5c3 h5 34.
h3 Rb5 35. Rc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 12th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2005.04.24"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Black "Kobalia, Mihail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2644"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2005.04.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sverdlovsk Ural region"]
[BlackTeam "Moscow Youth of"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. O-O Bd6 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. e4
e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. exd5 exd4 11. Ne4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 Nf6 13. Bg5 h6 {Black
sacrifices a pawn, but forces an exchange of White's dark-squared bishop. This
move is considered to be dubious in view of the game below. The current game
is an attempt to revive it.} (13... Be7 {is the main line. See a detailed
information on it in the game Tregubov,P-Burmakin,A, RUS-ch qual 2004/CBM102
[Mikhalevski,V]}) 14. Bxf6 (14. Bh4 $2 {loses to} g5 {[%csl Re4]}) 14... Qxf6
15. Qxd4 Qxd4 16. Nxd4 {White obtained an extra pawn on d5, but it is
well-blocked. Moreover Black has the advantage of the bishops pair, which is
also partly compensates the pawn.} Bd7 17. Rfd1 {[%cal Ge4f5] White is not
waiting for Black to show an improvement and avoids the earlier game first.
The point behind the move is to protect the d4-knight and the d5-pawn in
advance and thus to prepare Bf5.} ({Here is how Tregubov proved White's
superiority:} 17. Rac1 g6 18. Bd3 {[%cal Gd3b5]} a6 19. Nb3 {[%cal Gb3c5]} Rfc8
20. Na5 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Rc8 22. Rd1 b5 23. Nb7 Bf8 24. Be4 Rc4 25. Bf3 {and it
turns out that the d-pawn is a real danger.} Bc8 ({or} 25... Rc2 26. d6 $1 {
[%cal Gb2b4]}) 26. d6 $1 Bxb7 27. d7 $1 (27. Bxb7 Bxd6 $1 28. Bxa6 Rc2 29. Bxb5
Bc5 $132 {[%csl Rb2,Rf2]}) 27... Bxf3 28. d8=Q Bxd1 29. Qxd1 $16 {1-0 Tregubov,
P-Kallai,G/France 2002/EXT 2003 (60). (59) and despite technical difficulties
White converted his advantage into a win.}) ({It would be nice to trade the
light-squared bishops, but immediate} 17. Bf5 {doesn't reach the goal in view
of} Rad8 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Gd6c5,Gd6e5] and suddenlt the d5-pawn becomes an
oject of attack.} (17... Be5 18. Bxd7 Bxd4 19. Rfd1 Be5 20. Rd2 $16)) 17... g6
18. g3 Rac8 19. Kg2 Rc4 $1 {[%csl Rd4,Re4][%cal Gd6e5] Black provokes the
weakening of the dark-squares on the queenside.} 20. b3 Rc3 21. Rac1 Rfc8 $1 {
Black takes control of the c-file and thus forces exchange of all rooks.} (
21... Rxc1 $6 {is worse. F.e.} 22. Rxc1 Re8 23. Bd3 Re5 24. Rd1 $1 Rxd5 25. Be4
Re5 26. Bxb7 $16) 22. Rxc3 Rxc3 23. h4 h5 24. Ne2 Rc5 25. Rc1 {White doesn't
see a plan to make progress and so he exchanges the rooks and offers a draw.}
Kg7 26. Rxc5 Bxc5 27. Nf4 {Indeed one can hardly find any productive idea here.
The honour of the 13...h6-line was restored.} ({Certainly not} 27. d6 $2 b5 $1
{and White has to fight for a draw.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg-ch 77th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2004.04.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Klimov, Sergey"]
[Black "Solovjov, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2426"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2004.04.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bd3 dxc4 6. Bxc4 b5 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. e4 a6 10. a4 {A typical for the positions of this type idea. Putting
pressure on the b5-pawn White tries to prevent a programme advance c5.} Be7 (
10... c5 {is analysed in Dellemare-Pliester, NED-chT playoff 2004[Mikhalevski,
V] CBM 101.}) 11. Bg5 {The idea behind this move is to trade the dark-squared
bishops and then to exploit weak dark squares and to prepare Nbd2.} ({In the
earlier games White also tested immediate} 11. Nbd2 Nc5 12. Bc2 Nxa4 13. Bxa4
bxa4 14. Qxa4 O-O 15. b4 a5 16. bxa5 Ba6 17. Ne5 Bb5 (17... Bxf1 $1 {was
necessary and Black's at least not worse.} 18. Nxc6 Qc7 19. Nxe7+ (19. Kxf1
Rfc8) 19... Qxe7 20. Ba3 Qb7 21. Bxf8 $2 (21. Nxf1 Rfb8) 21... Bb5 $1) 18. Qc2
Qxd4 $2 ({Now was the last chance for} 18... Bxf1) 19. Bb2 Qd8 20. Ndc4 {
White got a clear positional advantage and eventually won the game. 1-0 Bu
Xiangzhi-Fontaine,R/Cannes FRA 2004/The Week in Chess 483 (42). (41)}) (11. Qe2
) ({and} 11. e5) 11... h6 12. Bh4 O-O ({A short , but interesting tactical
battle took place in the following game:} 12... Qb6 13. axb5 ({In case of
immediate} 13. e5 Nd5 14. Bxe7 Kxe7 $1 {it's not easy for white to stop c5.})
13... cxb5 14. Nc3 g5 15. Bg3 g4 16. Ne5 Qxd4 17. Nxb5 axb5 18. Bxb5 Qxe4 19.
Rxa8+ Bxa8 20. Bxd7+ Kf8 21. f3 Qe3+ 22. Kh1 gxf3 23. Nxf3 {1/2-1/2 Zagorskis,
D-Sokolov,A/Berlin 1994/EXT 97 (23)}) ({Another option is to prevent the
potentially dangerous exchange of the dark-squared bishops by means of} 12...
g5 13. Bg3 Nh5 {Thanks to this manoeuvre Black succeeds to exchange the bishop,
but at the same time he weakens his pawn structure on the kingside.
Nevertheless the latter is less important. The game showed that White is the
one who had to solve problems:} 14. Nbd2 Nxg3 15. hxg3 g4 16. Ne1 h5 17. e5 Nb6
{and Black's fine. 1/2-1/2 Tregubov-Geller, Krasnodar 2001.}) 13. axb5 ({Also} 
13. Qe2 {doesn't seem to promise much. White won the game quickly only thanks
to Black's miscalculation on the 21th move.} Re8 (13... c5 $5 {deserved a
serious attention.}) 14. Nbd2 Nh5 $1 15. Bg3 (15. Bxe7 $5 Qxe7 16. Qe3) 15...
Nxg3 16. hxg3 Nb6 (16... bxa4 $5 {with the idea c5.}) 17. b3 Bb4 18. Rfc1 Nd7 (
18... e5 $1) 19. e5 $1 Qb6 $6 (19... bxa4 $142 20. bxa4 c5) 20. Ne4 Red8 21.
Qe3 c5 $2 {Black misses an intermediate move.} 22. dxc5 Nxc5 23. Nxc5 Bxc5 24.
Rxc5 bxa4 ({It turns out that} 24... Rxd3 {is strongly met by} 25. Rc8+ {
I believe this is the idea missed by Raicevic.}) 25. bxa4 {White is a piece up
and so Black resigned.}) ({White's still not ready for} 13. e5 Nd5 14. Bxe7
Qxe7 {as he cannot prevent c5.}) (13. Nbd2 bxa4 (13... Nc5 $2 {would only help
White to exploit the "bad" b7-bishop.} 14. dxc5 Qxd3 15. e5 {Exchanging the
dark-squared bishop White obtains a clear positional advantage.} Nd5 16. Bxe7
Nxe7 17. Re1 $16 {with the idea Ne4.}) 14. Bb1 c5 15. Qxa4 cxd4 16. Qxd4 Rc8
17. e5 Nd5 18. Bxe7 Nxe7 19. Qd3 Ng6 {and Black haven't experienced problems 1/
2-1/2 Petursson,M-Jonsson,B/Hafnarfirdi 1992/CBM 29 (75). (75)}) 13... axb5 ({
With} 13... cxb5 {Black could solve the problem of the b7-bishop right away,
however in that case he wouldn't be able to attack the centre with c5.} 14. Qe2
) 14. Rxa8 Qxa8 15. Qe2 ({In the only game which reached the board position
White continued} 15. Nbd2 {with the idea e5. Now the knight is ready to jump
to e4 after exchnage of the bishops.} {So} Rd8 16. Bb1 (16. e5 $5 Nd5 17. Bxe7
Nxe7 18. Qe2 $1) 16... Qa4 17. Qe2 b4 18. Rc1 c5 19. e5 Bxf3 20. Nxf3 Nd5 21.
Qe4 Nf8 22. dxc5 Bxh4 23. Qxh4 Ne7 24. Rf1 $14 (24. Qe4 Rd1+ 25. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 26.
Qe1 Qb3 $44) 24... Nc6 25. Be4 Rc8 26. Bxc6 Rxc6 27. Qd4 Qc2 28. Qxb4 Rxc5 29.
h3 Rc4 {and White can't avoid repeatition without losing the b-pawn:} 30. Qb5
Rc5 31. Qb7 Rc7 32. Qb5 Rc5 33. Qb6 Rc6 34. Qb5 Rc5 35. Qb7 Rc7 36. Qb4 Rc4 37.
Qa3 {1/2-1/2 Sasikiran,K-Solovjov,S/Pardubice 2001/CBM 83 ext (37).}) 15... Rd8
16. Rc1 $2 {Doesn't prevent c5 and so senseless.} ({White could try to look
for advantage by transposing into 15.Nbd2 Rbd8 16.e5.} 16. e5 $5 Nd5 17. Bxe7
Nxe7 18. Nbd2) 16... c5 $1 {Usually if Black succeeds to make this move
without any losses he equaliazes easily.} 17. d5 $2 {Probably this natural
move is the reason for the following troubles.} ({White had to accept the
b5-pawn looking for equality.} 17. Bxb5 g5 $5 ({or} 17... cxd4 18. Nxd4 Bxe4
19. Nc6 Bxc6 20. Bxc6 Qb8) 18. Bg3 Nxe4 19. Bc7 $140 Rc8) 17... c4 $1 {Black
has already obtained a very nice position.} (17... exd5 {would be met by} 18.
e5 $1) 18. Bc2 Nc5 19. Rd1 ({In case of} 19. d6 {Black wins the tactical
battle:} Bxd6 20. e5 Bxf3 21. gxf3 Nd3 22. Bxd3 cxd3 23. Qe1 Qa4 $1 24. Bxf6
Bb4 $1) 19... b4 20. dxe6 ({Probably the following was worth trying:} 20. e5 $5
b3 21. exf6 bxc2 22. Qxc2 gxf6 23. Qxc4) (20. Qxc4 b3 $1 21. Bxb3 exd5 22. Qb4
dxe4 23. Nd4 Nxb3 24. Qxb3 Bd5 $15) 20... Rxd1+ (20... fxe6 $5) 21. Bxd1 Nxe6 {
Black starts to look at the f4-square which will late become a very weak point
in White's camp.} 22. e5 Nd5 23. Bxe7 Nxe7 24. Qxc4 Qa1 25. Qc1 {A sad
necessity. White had to pin himself.} Ng6 $1 {Despite an extra pawn White's
position is already difficult. The pin along the first rank is very annoying.}
(25... Bd5 $5 {with the idea Ba2.}) 26. Nfd2 (26. Qc2 $5 {Stoping Be4.}) 26...
Ngf4 $17 {Suddenly it turns out that the g2-pawn is doomed.} 27. Nb3 {
Unpinning the b1-knight White helps to bring the queen to a very good position
on a8.} (27. g3 {is even worse:} Nh3+ 28. Kf1 Qa7 $1) 27... Qa8 {Now the
g2-pawn is falling and the king finds itself in a big trouble.} 28. Qd2 Bxg2
$19 {Now not only a pawn is lost, but also the king is in danger.} 29. h4 Be4 {
The b1-knight is traped and so White resigned.} (29... Be4 30. Bc2 Bxc2 31.
Qxc2 Qg2#) ({Even better is} 29... Bf3 {and it's not easy to find a good
defense against Qg2 mate.} {For example after} 30. Bc2 Be2) 0-1

[Event "Minneapolis HB Global op"]
[Site "Minneapolis"]
[Date "2005.05.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Milov, Vadim"]
[Black "Shulman, Yuri"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2005.05.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Bg5 {Not a very common continuation. White is
not in a hurry with development of the queen's knight, which may go both to c3
and d2 depending on Black's plan.} dxc4 $5 {Also this continuation is rather
rare. Black transposes to the Queen's Gambit Accepted with Bg5 played. It's
curious that Milov played this way as Black not long ago.} 5. Qa4+ ({Probably
Vadim didn't like his position in the following game and so decided to test it
as White.} 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. e3 Nc6 9. Bxc4 Bd6 10. O-O O-O
11. Ne4 Qe7 12. Nxd6 cxd6 13. d5 Nd8 14. dxe6 fxe6 15. Rc1 $14 {1/2-1/2
Conquest,S-Milov,V/Port Erin IOM 2004/The Week in Chess 517 (68). (68) and
White is better thanks to vulnerability of the d and e-pawns.}) 5... Nbd7 6. e4
{The most agressive continuation.} (6. e3 c6 7. Qxc4 $2 {led to a quick
disaster in Azamaiparashvili,Z-Shirov,A, FIDE GP Dubai rapid 2002/CBM89
[Tsesarsky]} (7. Bxf6 $142) {after} 7... Qa5+ 8. Nbd2 $2 (8. Nc3 $142) 8... Ne4
9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 g4 11. O-O-O Nxg3 12. hxg3 gxf3 $19) (6. Qxc4 {was also
tested.}) 6... c6 {[%cal Gb7b5] Black prevents the natural development Bxc4.} (
6... a6 7. Bxc4 c5 8. e5 h6 9. Be3 cxd4 (9... Ng4 $1 {is much better.}) 10.
Bxd4 $14 {1-0 Hebden,M-Berry,N/Birmingham ENG 2002/The Week in Chess 392 (47).
(46)}) (6... c5 $5 7. Nbd2 a6 8. Bxc4 Rb8 9. Qc2 b5 10. Bxe6 $2 fxe6 11. e5 Bb7
(11... cxd4 $142 $1) 12. O-O Be7 13. exf6 gxf6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Hebden,M-Wells,P/
Catalan Bay ENG 2004/The Week in Chess 483 (46)}) 7. Qxc4 Qb6 {Black unpins
the knight on f6 and thus creates a double attack on b2 and e4. The main
drawback of this manoeuvre is that Black wastes a lot of time which helps
White to develop certain initiative.} ({I see also nothing wrong with} 7... h6
$5 {which forces exchange on f6.} 8. Bxf6 Nxf6 9. Nbd2 Qb6 10. Bd3 (10. Qc2 $5)
10... c5 (10... Qxb2 $5) 11. O-O cxd4 12. Nxd4 Bd7 13. Rac1 $2 Rc8 $1 14. Qxc8+
Bxc8 15. Rxc8+ Kd7 16. Rfc1 Bd6 $1 17. Rxh8 Qxd4 18. Nf3 Qxd3 19. e5 Nd5 $2 20.
exd6 Kxd6 $4 (20... Qb5 $1 $15) 21. Rd8+ Ke7 22. Rd7+ $1 {and it turns out
that Black loses the queen. 1-0 Mohr,G-Sieiro Gonzalez,L/Belfort 1988/EXT 2002
(22)} Kxd7 (22... Ke8 23. Ne5 $18 {[%csl Rd3,Re8][%cal Gc1c8]}) (22... Kf6 23.
Rxf7+ $1 $18 {[%cal Gf3e5]}) 23. Ne5+ $18 {[%csl Rd3,Rd7]}) 8. Nbd2 $1 ({
Certainly not} 8. Qc2 $2 Nxe4 $1 {[%csl Rb2]} 9. Qxe4 $140 Qxb2 $17) 8... Qxb2
9. Rb1 Qa3 10. Bd3 h6 11. Bh4 {Probably not the best retreat. Now Black may
try to enter the f4-square.} (11. Bf4 $5 {[%cal Gf4c7] Now White has in mind
to prevent a retreat of the black queen to a5 with Bc7.} Qa5 12. O-O Be7 13.
Qc2 Qd8 14. Nc4 O-O 15. Rfd1 c5 16. d5 exd5 17. exd5 Re8 18. d6 Bf8 19. Nfe5
$44 {1/2-1/2 Hebden,M-Lalic,B/Kilkenny 1999/CBM 073 ext (32). (32) and despite
being a pawn down White develops unpleasant initiative.}) 11... Be7 (11... Nh5
$1 {could be an unpleasant surprise. Now it's not easy to stop Nf4.} {While}
12. Bg3 $6 {leads to a favourable exchange for Black.} Nxg3) 12. O-O O-O 13.
Qc2 {[%cal Gd2c4] White is planning to trap the queen with Nc4.} Qa5 (13... Nb6
$5 {preventing Nc4.}) 14. Nc4 ({It was possible to prevent the queen from
coming to e7, which seems to be a nice square for her.} 14. e5 Nd5 15. Bxe7
Nxe7 16. Nc4 Qc7 17. Rfe1 $44) 14... Qd8 15. Rfd1 {White doesn't want to
simplify the position and maintains the pressure. The main point behind the
move is to meet c5 with d5.} Nb6 {Correct strategy. When you're lacking space
any exchange is welcome.} (15... c5 $6 {is dubious in view of} 16. d5 $1 Nxd5 (
16... exd5 17. exd5 Nxd5 $140 $2 18. Bh7+ Kh8 19. Rxd5 Bxh4 20. Bf5 $18 {
[%csl Rd7,Rh4]}) 17. exd5 Bxh4 18. dxe6 fxe6 19. Bh7+ Kh8 20. Be4 $16 {with
strong pressure.}) 16. Na5 {A nice square for the knight, which prevents the
development of the Black's queenside.} ({Since White can't prevent exchange of
the dark-squared bishop he could at least penetrate with the knight to d6.} 16.
e5 $5 Nfd5 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Nd6 $44) 16... Nh5 $1 {Eventually Black succeeds
in trading at least something.} 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Bf1 Nf6 19. Rdc1 Qc7 $11 {
[%cal Gf8d8,Gc8d7,Gd7e8] Black has been preparing the following regrouping of
pieces. The rook will go to d8 and the light-squared bishop to e8 via d7. I
don't see how White can set any problems.} 20. Rb3 Rd8 21. e5 Nh7 {I don't
understand why this passive move was necessary.} ({What was wrong with} 21...
Nfd5 {?}) 22. Nc4 {[%cal Gc4d6]} Nxc4 23. Bxc4 b6 24. Bd3 (24. Bb5 {wins a
pawn back, but allows counterplay.} Bb7 25. Bxc6 Qxc6 26. Qxc6 Bxc6 27. Rxc6
Ng5 $1 $132 {[%csl Rd4]}) 24... Nf8 25. Be4 Bb7 26. h4 {After this move Black
exchanges a pair of rooks and fully equalizes.} ({The immediate} 26. Rc3 {
was better.} c5 (26... Rac8 27. Bxc6 Bxc6 28. Rxc6 Qxc6 29. Qxc6 Rxc6 30. Rxc6
Kh7 $1 31. h4 $14) 27. Bxb7 (27. dxc5 Bxe4 28. Qxe4 Rac8 $5 29. cxb6 $140 (29.
c6 Ng6 $11 {[%cal Gd8d5,Gg6e7]}) 29... Qxc3 30. Rxc3 Rxc3 31. bxa7 Rd1+ 32. Ne1
Ra3 33. Kf1 Rxa7 $15) 27... Qxb7 28. dxc5 $14 {/= with some pressure.}) 26...
Rac8 27. Rc3 c5 $1 $11 28. Bxb7 Qxb7 29. dxc5 bxc5 30. Rxc5 Rxc5 {There are no
more resources to play on and so a draw was agreed.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup 13-16"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.14"]
[Round "6.5"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2648"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bd3 dxc4 6. Bxc4 Nbd7 (6... c5 {
which transposes into the Queen's Gambit Accepted looks like a more logical
alternative.}) 7. O-O Bd6 8. Qe2 $5 {An uncommon, although a rather logical
and flexible continuation. White prepares Rd1 and postpones development of his
queen knight, which can come both to c3 and d2 depending on Black's plan.} (8.
Nc3 {was more popular, although the entire setup is not a very frequent guest
in the tournament practice.} O-O 9. e4 e5 10. Be3 Qe7 11. Bb3 exd4 12. Bxd4 Ne5
13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Bxe5 Qxe5 15. f4 Qc5+ 16. Kh1 Be6 17. e5 $146 Rad8 18. Qf3
Bxb3 19. axb3 Nd5 20. Ne4 $14 {Lautier,J-Akopian,V, Calvia ol(Men) 2004/CBM
104[Lutz].}) 8... O-O 9. Rd1 ({White also tested the immediate} 9. e4 {, which
however looks premature.} e5 10. dxe5 (10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 Re8 12. Nbd2 Qe7 13.
Rad1 exd4 14. Nxd4 Nb6 (14... Bxh2+ $5 15. Kxh2 Qe5+ 16. f4 Qxd4 $13) 15. Bb3
Bxh2+ 16. Kxh2 Qe5+ 17. Kg1 Qxd4 18. Nf3 Qxe4 $17 {0-1 Kanep,M-Haslinger,S/Dos
Hermanas 2004/CBM 99 ext (60)}) 10... Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 $11 {1-0 Chatalbashev,
B-Thallinger,H/Oberwart AUT 2003/The Week in Chess 453 (28)}) 9... Qc7 $6 {
As it turned out this is not a very fortunate position for the queen. It would
be better to place it on e7.} ({The only preceding game saw} 9... Qe7 10. e4 e5
11. Re1 b5 12. Bb3 c5 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Bg5 Nxb3 15. axb3 Be6 16. Nc3 a6 $11 {
and Black was at least not worse in 0-1 Lysyj,I-Grachev,B/Moscow 2004/EXT 2005
(37)}) 10. h3 c5 (10... e5 $5) 11. dxc5 $1 {Van Wely felt that this is the
bext way to exploit position of the black queen on c7.} Bxc5 ({After} 11...
Nxc5 $5 12. Nc3 {[%cal Gc3b5]} a6 13. e4 {[%cal Ge4e5]} b5 14. e5 Bxe5 15. Qxe5
Qxe5 16. Nxe5 bxc4 17. Nxc4 $14 {White is just slightly better.}) 12. b3 $1 {
White's plan has crystallized. the bishop goes to b2; the queen knight to d2
and finally queen rook to c1.} a6 $6 {[%cal Gb7b5,Gc8b7] Black is also
preparing development of the queen side, but makes it more difficult for
himself to develop the queen rook.} ({The immediate} 12... b6 $1 {is better as
after a6 the queen rook is nailed to the a-pawn.} 13. Bb2 Bb7 14. Nbd2 Rac8 15.
Rac1 Qb8 {with a much better version of the game.}) 13. a4 $1 b6 14. Bb2 Bb7
15. Nbd2 Rfd8 (15... Rac8) 16. Rac1 {Now it's clear that the queen would feel
much more comfortable on e7.} Qb8 $6 (16... a5 {Prevetning b4 and freeing the
rook from defense of the a6-pawn was better.}) 17. Bd3 $1 {[%cal Gd2c4] A nice
regrouping of pieces.} h6 18. Nc4 Ne4 $2 {Black is not ready for such an
activity and places the knight in a hanging position, which Van Wely exploits
instantly with} ({It would be better to return to c7 trying to reset
coordination of his pieces.} 18... Qc7) 19. Nfe5 $1 $16 {[%csl Re4,Rg7]} Ndf6
$2 {After this natural move Black's position collapses.} (19... Nef6 {was
necessary, although White's superiority here is out of question.} 20. Nxd7 Nxd7
21. Qh5 $16 {[%csl Rf7,Rg7][%cal Gd3h7]}) 20. Ng4 $1 {[%csl Rg8] With two
precise moves Van Wely underlines the fallacy of Black's strategy.} Nh7 {
Loses by force, but it's not easy to give Black a good advice.} (20... Nd7 {
[%csl Ge5] loses to} 21. Nxh6+ $1 gxh6 22. Qg4+ Ng5 23. h4 f5 24. Qh5 Nf7 25.
Qg6+ Kf8 26. Be2 $1 {[%cal Ge2h5]} Ke7 27. Rxd7+ $1 (27. Bh5 $5 Rf8 28. Nxb6 $1
$18 Bxb6 $140 29. Ba3+ Bc5 30. Rxc5 Nxc5 31. Bxc5+ Ke8 32. Qxe6#) 27... Rxd7 (
27... Kxd7 28. Qxf7+ Kc6 29. Bf3+ Rd5 30. Ne5+ Kd6 31. Qd7#) 28. Bf6+ Ke8 29.
Nxb6 $1 $18) (20... Bd5 {was the only chance to put some resistanse, although
Black's position is difficult anyway.}) 21. Be5 $18 {Forcing the queen to a
"nice" square a7.} ({or} 21. b4 $5 Bxb4 22. Be5 Qa7 (22... Nd6 23. Qb2 $1 $18 {
[%csl Rb4,Rg7]}) 23. Qb2 {, which transposes to 21.Be5 Qa7 22.b4!}) 21... Qa7 (
21... Qc8 $2 {is impossible in view of} 22. Nxb6 $18 {[%csl Ra8,Rc8]}) 22. Qb2
{White's play is simple and strong, but he could play even better.} (22. b4 $1
{This strong move discoordinates black pieces and wins instantly. F.e.} Bxb4 (
22... Bf8 23. Bd4 $18 {[%csl Rb6]} (23. Bc7 $5 $18 {[%csl Rb6,Rd8]})) 23. Qb2 {
[%csl Rb4,Rg7]} Bf8 (23... h5 24. Qxb4 hxg4 25. Nxb6 $18 {[%csl Ra8]}) (23...
a5 24. Bxg7 $18 {[%cal Gg4h6]}) (23... f6 24. Qxb4 fxe5 25. Nxb6 Rab8 (25... a5
26. Qe7 $1 Re8 27. Qc7 $18) 26. Rc7 $1 Rd6 27. Nc8 $1 {[%csl Ra7,Rd6]} Bxc8 28.
Qxe4 $1 {[%csl Ra7,Rh7]} Qxc7 29. Qxh7+ Kf8 30. Qh8+ Kf7 31. Nxe5+ Kf6 32. Qf8+
Kxe5 33. Qf4+ Kd5 34. Qe4+ Kc5 35. Rc1+ Kb6 36. Qb4+ $18) 24. Nxb6 $18 {
[%csl Ra8] The rook is traped and White wins.}) 22... f6 23. b4 $1 b5 $1 {
The only chance to complicate matters.} (23... fxe5 24. bxc5 Nxc5 25. Bxh7+
Kxh7 26. Nxb6 Rxd1+ 27. Rxd1 Rb8 (27... Rf8 28. Qb4 $1 $18 {[%csl Rc5,Rf8]}) (
27... Re8 28. Qc2+ $1 Ne4 29. Rd7 $1 Qxb6 30. Nf6+ Kh8 31. Nxe8 Bc6 32. a5 $1
$18) 28. a5 $1 {[%csl Ra7,Re5]} e4 29. Qe5 $18 {[%csl Rc5,Re6]}) (23... Bf8 24.
Bd4 $1 $18) 24. axb5 {It wasn't necessary to open the a-file as it gives Black
some fresh air.} (24. bxc5 $1 {was simplier and better.} fxe5 (24... bxc4 25.
Bxc4 Rxd1+ 26. Rxd1 Nf8 (26... fxe5 27. Bxe6+ Kh8 28. c6 $1 Bxc6 29. Nxe5 {
[%csl Rc6,Rh8][%cal Ge5g6]} Nhf6 (29... Be8 30. Rd7 $1 $18 {[%csl Rg7][%cal
Ge5g6]}) 30. Nxc6 $18) 27. Bxf6 gxf6 28. Nxf6+ Nxf6 29. Qxf6 {[%cal Gd1d4,
Gd4g4]} Be4 30. Bxe6+ Kh7 31. Bf7 Qxc5 32. Rd4 $18 {[%cal Gd4g4]}) 25. Bxe4
Bxe4 (25... Rxd1+ 26. Rxd1 Bxe4 27. Nb6 Re8 28. axb5 axb5 29. Qxb5 $18) 26. Nd6
Bc6 27. Qxe5 (27. Nxe5 $5) 27... Nf8 28. Qg3 $1 {[%cal Gg4h6,Gg4e5]} Kh7 29.
Ne5 Qc7 30. Rd4 $1 $18 {[%cal Gd4f4,Gf4f7]}) 24... axb5 (24... fxe5 {less
chances for White's mistake leaves} 25. bxc5 Nxc5 (25... axb5 26. Nb6 $18 {
[%csl Ra7,Ra8][%cal Gc1a1]}) 26. b6 Qb8 27. Ncxe5 Nxd3 28. Rxd3 Rxd3 29. Nxd3
$18 {[%cal Gc1c7] and White wins.}) 25. Ra1 $2 {A serious mistake, which could
turn the evaluation upside-down.} (25. Na5 $1 Bd5 26. bxc5 fxe5 (26... Qxa5 27.
Ra1 $1 $18 {[%csl Ra5]}) 27. Bxe4 Bxe4 (27... Qxa5 28. Qxe5 Bxe4 29. Qxe6+ Kh8
30. Qxe4 $18) 28. Rxd8+ Rxd8 29. Qxb5 $16) 25... Rxd3 $2 {Black returns a
favour.} ({After correct} 25... bxc4 $1 26. Rxa7 Bxa7 27. Be2 Rxd1+ 28. Bxd1
fxe5 29. Qxe5 Bd5 $17 {it's White who has to look for escape.}) 26. Rxd3 Qxa1+
27. Qxa1 Rxa1+ 28. Bxa1 bxc4 ({After correct} 28... Bxb4 $1 29. Rb3 Bf8 $1 30.
Na5 (30. Rxb5 $2 Ba6 $11 {[%csl Rb5,Rc4]}) 30... Ba6 31. Nc6 $16 {White would
still have to show good technique to win the game.}) 29. Rd7 {[%csl Rb7,Rc5]}
Bc6 30. Rc7 $18 {[%csl Rc5,Rc6] Now it's over.} Ba4 ({or} 30... Bxb4 31. Rxc6
$18 {[%csl Rc4,Re6]}) 31. bxc5 c3 32. c6 c2 33. Bb2 Nf8 (33... Nc3 34. Rc8+ Kf7
35. c7 {[%cal Gc8d8]} Nd5 36. Rf8+ $18) 34. Rc8 h5 35. c7 {[%cal Gc8f8]} Bd7
36. Rd8 {[%cal Gd8d7]} Nd6 37. Nh2 Kf7 38. Ba3 $1 {Now neither of black pieces
can move and so Lautier resigned.} 1-0

[Event "Lost Boys op"]
[Site "Antwerp"]
[Date "1999.08.05"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Mikhalevski, Victor"]
[Black "Rabinovich, Arkady"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2516"]
[BlackElo "2413"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1999.07.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 b5 6. O-O Nd7 7. a4 Bb7 8. Nc3 a6
(8... b4) 9. Ne5 Ne7 10. Nxf7 $3 $146 {[%mdl 520] I have found this beautiful
idea only a weak before this game during my preparation to the same opponent.
In that game he had chosen another opening,but this time novelty has worked.My
idea is simple.I want to make use of unfortunate position of both black
knights as well as big development advantage.} (10. axb5 {This continuation
almost by force leads into a better for White endgame} Nxe5 $1 (10... axb5 $143
{Solozhenkin-Tregubov,Russian Club Cup 1998 CBM66 [Tsesarsky]}) 11. dxe5 axb5
12. Nxb5 cxb5 13. Qxd8+ Kxd8 14. Rxa8+ Bxa8 15. Bxa8 Kc7 16. Rd1 Ng6 17. Be4
Bc5 18. Bd2 Kb6 19. Bg5 b4 $15 {0-1 Filippov,V-Burmakin,V/St. Petersburg 1998/
CBM 67 (46)}) 10... Kxf7 {My opponent was in shock.He has spend for his only
move about 10 minutes.The reason is our game from Israel team championship
where I had put into practice the similar idea even in the better situation.By
the way that game with my comments can be found in CBM70.} 11. Ne4 {[%csl Re6]
[%cal Ge4g5,Ge4d6] White is a full piece down,but can afford slow
strengthening of his position.} Kg8 ({Other possibilities don't look better:} 
11... Nf5 12. Ng5+ Ke7 13. e4 h6 (13... Nd6 14. Qg4 $40) 14. exf5 hxg5 15.
Bxg5+ Nf6 16. Re1 $40) (11... Ng6 12. Ng5+ Ke7 13. Bh3 $44) (11... Nd5 $5 12.
Ng5+ Ke7 13. e4 N5f6 (13... Nc7 14. Qh5 Qe8 15. Qh4 $40) 14. e5 (14. Bh3 $5) (
14. d5 $5) 14... Nd5 15. Qg4 Nc7 $13) 12. Ng5 $1 {[%csl Re6] Black can't
defend the e6-pawn as his pieces are lack of any coordination.} (12. Bh3 $143 {
allows Black consolidating of his men.} Nf5 13. Ng5 {[%cal Ge2e4] /\e4} Qf6 $1
14. e4 h6 15. Nxe6 Qxe6 16. Bxf5 Qf7 17. Qg4 $140 Nf6) (12. Nd6 {leads to
unclear consequences:} Qb8 13. Nxb7 (13. Bf4 Ng6) 13... Qxb7 14. axb5 axb5 15.
Bh3 Kf7 $8 (15... g6 $2 16. Bxe6+ Kg7 17. Rxa8 Qxa8 18. Bxd7) (15... Nf5 $2 16.
Rxa8 Qxa8 17. e4) (15... Rxa1 $4 16. Bxe6#) 16. Rxa8 Qxa8 17. e4 $13 {/\Qf3})
12... Nf6 (12... Nb6 $5) (12... Nf5 $2 13. e4 {[%csl Re6,Rg8][%cal Gg2h3] /\Bh3
}) (12... Nd5 $2 13. Bh3 $1 {[%csl Re6,Rg8]} Nc7 $140 14. Nxe6 $18) 13. axb5 $1
{White destroyes Black's pawn structure on the queen side as the second can't
take back .The reason is explained below.} (13. Bh3 $2 Bc8) 13... Bc8 $2 {
[%mdl 16384]} (13... axb5 $2 {loses in view of} 14. Bh3 $1 {[%csl Re6,Rg8]
[%cal Gh3e6] This is the point of all preliminary play.Black is unable to
protect the e6-pawn and worse of all his king.} Bc8 $140 15. Rxa8) (13... Qb6
$5 {was much tougher defence,but White's initiative is anyway very dangerous.}
14. Bh3 Bc8 15. Rxa6 Rxa6 16. bxa6 $36) 14. bxc6 {[%csl Ra8][%cal Gc6c7,Gg2a8]
/\c7} Ra7 15. Ra4 $1 {[%csl Rc4] Winning third pawn for a piece White secures
clear positional advantage.} (15. d5 $6 exd5 (15... Nexd5 $2 16. e4) 16. e4 $1
(16. Be3 Ra8) 16... h6 17. Be3 Ra8 18. exd5 $13) 15... h6 16. Nh3 g5 17. Rxc4
$16 Rh7 18. e4 a5 {[%cal Gc8a6]} 19. Re1 Ba6 20. Rc3 Nc8 {[%cal Gf8b4]} 21. Qb3
$1 {[%mdl 512] I don't mind to sacrifice an exchange as White's strong pawn
centre is going to smash all on his way.} Bb4 (21... Qe8 22. e5 Nd5 23. Bxd5
exd5 24. Qxd5+ $16) 22. Qxe6+ Kh8 ({or} 22... Rhf7 23. e5 Bxc3 24. bxc3 Rae7
25. c7 $1 {[%cal Ge6a6]} Qxc7 26. Qxa6 Qxc3 27. Rf1 $18) 23. Nxg5 $3 $18 {
[%mdl 512] Another and this time decisive sacrifice.} Bxc3 (23... hxg5 24. Bxg5
Be7 {is met by} 25. c7 $1 Qxd4 26. Bf1 $1 {[%csl Rc8][%cal Gf1a6]} Qd6 (26...
Bxf1 27. Bxf6+ Qxf6 28. Qxc8+ $18 {[%csl Gc7]}) (26... Bb7 27. Rd3 $1 Ra6 (
27... Qb6 28. Rd8+ $1 Bxd8 29. cxd8=Q+ Qxd8 30. Bxf6+ $18) 28. Qxa6 $1 $18) 27.
Bxf6+ Bxf6 28. Qe8+ Kg7 29. e5 {[%csl Rd6,Rf6]} Bxe5 (29... Rh8 30. Qxh8+ Kxh8
31. exd6 $18) 30. Rxe5 $18 {[%csl Rg7]}) 24. bxc3 $1 (24. Nxh7 Bxd4 (24... Bxe1
25. Qxf6+ Qxf6 26. Nxf6 $16) 25. Nxf6 Qxf6 26. Qxf6+ Bxf6 27. e5 $16) 24...
Rhg7 (24... hxg5 25. Bxg5 {It's very interesting to look at the pawn structure
in this position.Not every day you see seven(!!!) pass pawns.} Raf7 26. e5 $18
{[%csl Rf6][%cal Gg5d8]}) ({or} 24... Qe7 25. Ba3 $1 Qxe6 26. Nxe6 $18 {
and white pawns are unstopable.}) 25. Qh3 $1 {[%cal Gg5e6,Gh3h6] White wins
another pawn.} Rg6 (25... Ng4 {doesn't help} 26. Bf3 $1 (26. Ne6 Qf6 $1) 26...
Rxg5 27. Bxg5 Qxg5 28. Bxg4 $18) 26. Ne6 Qe8 27. Nf4 {[%csl Rh6]} Rgg7 28.
Qxh6+ Nh7 29. e5 {[%cal Gg2e4] Full domination of white pieces.} Ne7 30. Be4
Bc4 31. Nh5 Rg6 32. Qxh7+ $1 {[%mdl 64] Elegant way to finish the game.} Kxh7
33. Nf6+ Kh8 34. Nxe8 {Six pawns for an exchange can be enough for three
exchanges!} Rg8 35. Nf6 1-0

[Event "Minneapolis HB Global op"]
[Site "Minneapolis"]
[Date "2005.05.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Akobian, Varuzhan"]
[Black "Lugo, Blas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2556"]
[BlackElo "2406"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2005.05.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. Nbd2 b6 (6... Bd6 {
is the main line.}) 7. b3 Bb7 8. Bb2 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Ne5 {A typical idea
for this type of position. White will try to strengthen the knight on e5 by
playing f4.} ({In a few recent games White tested} 10. Qe2 c5 (10... Qc7 11.
Rac1 Rad8 12. Rfd1 Qb8 13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 c5 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Nxc5 Bxc5 17.
Ne5 (17. Bxf6 $5 gxf6 18. Be4 $14 {><g8.}) 17... Be7 18. Qe3 Qc7 19. Qg3 Be4
20. Qf4 {1/2-1/2 Kosyrev,V-Panarin,M/Moscow RUS 2005/The Week in Chess 551 (20)
}) 11. Rad1 (11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Rfd1 Qc7 13. Rac1 Rad8 14. Nc4 Qb8 15. Bb1 N5f6
16. Nfe5 cxd4 17. Bxd4 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 Qa8 19. f3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Rustemov,
A-Dominguez,L/Dos Hermanas ESP 2005/The Week in Chess 544 (61). (61)}) 11...
Qc7 12. Ne5 Rad8 13. f4 cxd4 $6 14. exd4 $14 {Bercys,S-Shabalov,A, USA-ch San
Diego 2004/CBM105[Mikhalevski,V]}) 10... c5 ({The most natural way to meet 10.
Ne5 is} 10... Nxe5 11. dxe5 Nd7 (11... Ne8 {is less logical as the knight is
better on d7.} 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. Nf3 $14 {1-0 Wunnink,M-Van Gelder,B/Amsterdam
NED 2004/The Week in Chess 507 (39)}) 12. f4 (12. Qh5 $5 g6 13. Qh3) 12... Nc5
13. Bc2 dxc4 14. Nxc4 Qxd1 15. Raxd1 Rfd8 $6 ({It was necessary to eliminate
the knight on c4 by means of} 15... Ba6 $5) 16. Nd6 $14 {1-0 Hobusch,A-Kuipers,
D/Dortmund 2003/CBM 95 ext (42)}) ({Another attempt to fight for equality is} 
10... dxc4 11. Ndxc4 c5 {with the idea to avoid cxd5, which is possible after
the immediate c5.} 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. dxc5 Qd5 (13... Qc6 $5 14. f3 Qxc5) 14. e4
$5 (14. f3 Bxc5 {1/2-1/2 Kniest,O-Schwarz,T/Werther GER 2005/The Week in Chess
541 (14)}) 14... Nxe4 $1 15. Qg4 Nf6 16. Qh3 Qh5 $1 17. Qxh5 Nxh5 18. cxb6 Nf4
19. Rfd1 Bxg2 20. Be5 $1 Nxd3 21. Rxd3 Bd5 22. b7 $1 Rae8 23. b8=Q Rxb8 24.
Bxb8 Rxb8 25. Ne3 $14 {0-1 Phillips,R-Hamdouchi,H/Calvia ESP 2004/The Week in
Chess 520 (75) and a very interesting tactical battle in the current game led
to a better endgame for White.}) 11. Qc2 {This way White prevents Nxe5 and
connects the rooks.} ({In the only recent game White tested} 11. Qe2 Qc7 12.
Rac1 Rad8 (12... Rfd8 $5 {seems to be a better way to place the rooks.}) 13.
cxd5 exd5 $6 (13... Nxe5 $5 14. dxe5 Nxd5) 14. Nxd7 Qxd7 $2 (14... Rxd7 $142)
15. dxc5 bxc5 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Rxc5 $16 {1-0 Pert,N-Spanton,T/Copenhagen DEN
2002/The Week in Chess 402 (18). (18) and White won a pawn for nothing.}) 11...
cxd4 (11... h6 {is less logical as it allows White to support the knight on e5.
} 12. f4 Nxe5 13. fxe5 (13. dxe5 $5 Ng4 14. Rfe1 d4 15. exd4 cxd4 16. Nf1 $14)
13... Ng4 14. Rfe1 Bg5 15. Nf1 cxd4 16. exd4 $14 {0-1 Nyren,B-Dinsen,C/
Liverpool 1952/EXT 99 (79). (78) and White is better.}) 12. exd4 Rc8 {Black
prepares the exchange on c4 which will be followed by b5. That's why} 13. a4 g6
{A possible way to reduce pressure along the b1-h7-diagonal.} 14. f4 {[%csl
Re3] White supports the knight but weakens the e3-square and Black immediately
strives there by means of} dxc4 15. bxc4 Nd5 {[%csl Re3][%cal Gd5e3,Gd5b4]} ({
It would be more precise to exchange the knights at first to prevent Nxd7.} 
15... Nxe5 16. fxe5 Nd5 {[%cal Gd5e3,Gd5b4]} 17. Qb3 Ne3 18. Rf2 Bg5 {[%cal
Ge3g4,Gg5e3] and Black is fine.}) 16. Qb3 Nxf4 $5 {An unexpected and
interesting sacrifice.} ({It was possible to transpose to 15...Nxe5.} 16... Ne3
$5 17. Rf2 (17. Bxg6 $2 {doesn't work:} Nxf1 18. Bxh7+ Kxh7 19. Qh3+ Bh4 $19)
17... Nxe5 18. fxe5 Bg5 $1 $132) 17. Nxd7 {This way White temporary wins an
exchange, and he will be forced to give it back with chances to obtain
advantage.} ({An alternative} 17. Rxf4 {was probably the way to go.} Nxe5 18.
dxe5 Bc5+ 19. Kf1 Be3 20. Rf2 Bxf2 21. Kxf2 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Qg5+ 23. Kh1 Qxd2 24.
Ba3 Rfd8 25. Bd6 Qe3 26. Rf1 $14 {and White looks slightly better.}) 17... Nxd3
18. Nxf8 Nxb2 19. Nxe6 $1 {A strong intermediate move. The knight dies but
takes with it a pawn.} (19. Qxb2 Bxf8 {[%csl Rd4] is good for Black since both
the d4 and c4-pawns are weak.}) 19... fxe6 20. Qxb2 Bf6 {[%csl Rd4]} 21. Rf4 $5
{Before sacrificing an exchange White forces the weakening of the kingside.}
Bg5 $2 {This is already a mistake. After winning a pawn and exchanging his
dark-squared bishop Black will be worse.} (21... g5 {forces White to give up
an exchange.} 22. Rxf6 (22. Rg4 $4 {loses to} h5) 22... Qxf6 {Though after} 23.
Rf1 Qe7 24. a5 {White has chances for obtaining advantage.}) ({It was
interesting to keep the bishop.} 21... Bg7 $1 {[%csl Rd4][%cal Gg6g5]} 22. Re1
g5 23. Rg4 h5 24. Rge4 Bxe4 25. Rxe4 Qd7 {and Black is not worse.}) 22. Rg4
Be3+ 23. Kh1 Qd7 $5 {[%cal Ge6e5]} (23... Bxd2 24. Qxd2 Rxc4 25. Rf1 $16 {
gives White a clear advantage.}) 24. h3 ({White is also better after} 24. Nf1
$5 Bh6 25. Qe2 Bg7 26. Rd1 Ba6 27. Nd2 $1 $16) 24... Bxd2 25. Qxd2 Rxc4 26. Rf1
(26. Qf2 $1 {[%cal Ga1f1] was more precise moving the queen away from the
d-file.}) 26... Bd5 (26... Rc5 $1 27. Qf4 Rf5 28. Qb8+ Kg7 $16) 27. Qf4 ({
And again} 27. Qf2 $1 {leaving the f4-square for the rook was better.} Rc8 28.
Rf4 {[%cal Gf4f7]}) 27... Qe7 $2 {After this move White's attack is hardly
stopable.} (27... Rc8 {is a better defense.} 28. Qf6 Qg7 $16) 28. Qb8+ Kg7 29.
Qe5+ {First White brings the queen to e5 with tempo} Kg8 {and then} 30. h4 $1 {
[%cal Gh4h5]} Rxa4 $2 ({Now it was necessary to bring the rook back to defense,
though it would only prolong the game.} 30... Rc8) 31. h5 $18 Ra5 {[%csl Re5]
[%cal Gd5g2] The very last trick.} 32. Qb8+ $1 ({Of course not} 32. hxg6 $4
Bxg2+) 32... Kg7 33. hxg6 hxg6 34. Qe5+ Kh7 35. Rf7+ $1 {Finishing the game in
style.} (35. Rf7+ $1 Qxf7 36. Rh4+ Kg8 37. Rh8#) 1-0

[Event "Sigeman & Co 13th"]
[Site "Malmo/Copenhagen"]
[Date "2005.04.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hansen, Curt"]
[Black "Hector, Jonny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2633"]
[BlackElo "2513"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2005.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nbd2 {If White doesn't want to play
the Meran variation he can try this move with the idea to recapture on c4 with
the knight, which however doesn't promise much.} c5 {[%csl Rd2][%cal Gb8c6] An
attempt to exploit the position of the white knight on d2. Black wastes a
tempo, but as a compensation he will have a nice square on c6 for his queen's
knight.} ({Another interesting alternative is} 5... Nbd7 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O
8. e4 e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 {which leads to a symmetric position with good chances
to equalize.}) 6. dxc5 ({The game position with an extra tempo for White was
reached in the following game:} 6. b3 Nc6 (6... cxd4 $5) 7. Bb2 Be7 $6 8. dxc5
Bxc5 9. a3 a5 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O b6 12. Qc2 h6 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Bb5 Na7 15.
Be2 Nc6 16. Bb5 Na7 17. Be2 Nc6 18. Bc3 $14 {[%cal Gc2b2] 1-0 Vera,R-Muir,A/
Yerevan 1996/EXT 97 (28). (27)} (18. Rfd1 $5 $14)) 6... Bxc5 7. a3 {[%cal
Gb2b4,Gc1b2] White wants to take some space on the queenside.} a5 8. b3 Nc6 9.
Bb2 O-O 10. Bd3 {The position looks like Queen's gambit Accepted with reversed
colours.} Qe7 $6 {Probably this natural move is an inaccuracy. Now White
develops initiative along the a1-h8 and the b1-h7-diagonals.} ({Black has also
tested different ideas:} 10... b6 {Black's trying to solve his main problem
with the light-squared bishop.} 11. O-O (11. Qc2 Bb7 $1 12. O-O ({Certainly
White can't play} 12. Bxf6 $2 Qxf6 13. Bxh7+ $2 Kh8 $19 {[%csl Ra1,Rh7][%cal
Gg7g6]}) 12... h6 13. Rad1 Qe7 14. Qc1 Rfd8 15. Qa1 Rd7 (15... dxc4 $5) 16.
cxd5 Rxd5 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Rxd1 19. Rxd1 f6 20. Bd3 Rd8 21. Bc4 {1/2-1/2
Ibragimov,I-Sorokin,M/St Petersburg 1993/CBM 034 (32) with only a symbolic
edge for White.}) 11... Bb7 12. Bb1 $6 {[%cal Gd1c2] Too artificial.} d4 $1 13.
b4 axb4 14. axb4 Rxa1 15. Bxa1 Nxb4 (15... Bxb4 $1 16. exd4 Bxd2 17. Qxd2 Na5
$1 {[%cal Ga5c4,Ga5b3,Gb7f3]} 18. Ne5 Nb3 $11) 16. exd4 Bd6 17. Qb3 Qc7 18. d5
$1 exd5 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Nd4 $1 $36 {[%csl Rg8][%cal Gd4f5,Gb3h3,Gd4b5] 1-0
Budowski,G-Maderna,C/Mar del Plata 1952/MCD (32). (31)}) ({An interesting pawn
sacrifice occured in the following game.} 10... dxc4 $5 11. Bxc4 (11. Nxc4 $5
b5 12. Nce5 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Qe7 14. O-O Bb7 15. Nd4 Nd7 16. Bg3 $14 {/=.}) 11...
e5 $5 (11... Qe7 {is a quiet and worthy alternative.}) 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. Bxe5
Ng4 14. Bg3 (14. Bb2 $5 Qh4 15. g3 Qe7 16. O-O (16. Qf3 $1 Ne5 17. Bxe5 Qxe5
18. O-O) 16... Rd8) 14... Qe7 {[%csl Ra3]} 15. O-O ({Too materialistic would be
} 15. a4 Bxe3 $1 16. fxe3 $140 $2 Nxe3 17. Qe2 Re8 $1 $19 {[%cal Gc8g4,Ge3c4]})
15... Bxa3 16. Nf3 Bb4 17. Bh4 Qc5 18. Rc1 Qh5 19. h3 Ne5 20. Nxe5 Qxe5 21. Qf3
$14 {[%csl Rb7,Rf7] 1/2-1/2 Eliet,N-Serafimov,T/Mulhouse 2004/CBM 103 (54). 
(54)}) 11. O-O Rd8 12. Qc2 $1 {[%csl Rh7][%cal Gb2f6]} Kh8 $6 {Black moves
away from a check on h7, but allows the following favourable exchange for
White.} (12... d4 {closing the long diagonal and thus preventing Bxf6 is the
move of principle, though after} 13. Ne4 $1 {Black experiences some problems.}
(13. exd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Bxd4 15. Bxd4 Rxd4 16. Nf3 Rd8 17. Rfd1 $14 {with a
slight edge for White.}) 13... e5 $2 {Black gives up a pawn for nothing.} (
13... Nxe4 14. Bxe4 dxe3 15. Bxh7+ Kh8 16. fxe3 Bxe3+ 17. Kh1 $36) 14. Nxf6+
Qxf6 15. Bxh7+ Kh8 16. Be4 $16 {1-0 Rantanen,Y-Pulkkinen,K/Finland 1996/EXT 98
(37). (36)}) 13. cxd5 $1 Rxd5 $2 {Now Black's rook will be in offside.} ({
Black had to agree to the weaking of the kingside obtaining in exhchange a
bishop pair.} 13... exd5 $5 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Bxh7 Bxa3 $14 {[%csl Rf5,Rh8]}) (
13... Nxd5 $2 14. Bxh7 $16) 14. Ne4 $1 {[%csl Rc5,Rh7]} Nxe4 (14... Nd7 $6 {
looks ugly.}) 15. Bxe4 Rh5 16. Rfd1 $16 {[%csl Rh5] White has won the opening
battle. He has a development advantage and all his pieces are better placed.}
Ra6 {A sad necessity. Another rook has to stay out of play.} (16... Bd7 $2 {
Black can't develop the light-squared bishop in view of} 17. g4 $1 Rh3 18. Rxd7
$1 Qxd7 19. Qxc5 $18) 17. g4 $1 Rh6 {Now anything wins.} 18. Rac1 $5 ({Also
direct attack on g7 was highly unpleasant.} 18. Qc3 $1 f6 19. Rac1 Bd6 20. g5
$1 $18) 18... Bd6 19. Qd3 $5 ({And again} 19. Qc3 $1 {was strong.} e5 20. Nxe5
$18) 19... e5 20. Bxe5 ({Also} 20. Nxe5 $5 {is enough for a win:} Qe8 21. Ng6+
hxg6 22. Qxd6 $18) 20... Na7 {The only way to prolong the game, though the
position remains hopeless.} (20... Bxa3 {changes nothing} 21. Bxc6 $1 Rhxc6 22.
Qd8+ Qf8 23. Bb2 $1 {[%cal Gb2a3]} Bb4 24. Qxf8+ Bxf8 25. Rd8 Kg8 26. Rxc6 Rxc6
27. Ba3 $18 {[%csl Rf8]}) 21. Qd4 {[%csl Rg7][%cal Ge5g7]} ({White has a
pleasant choice.} 21. Bf4 $5 Rf6 (21... Re6 22. Ng5 Rf6 $140 23. Bxb7 $1 {
[%csl Ra6,Rc8,Rh7]}) 22. Bg5 $18) 21... Qf8 22. g5 Re6 23. Bd5 ({It was also
possible to attack another rook:} 23. Bd3 $5 b5 (23... Rc6 24. Bxg7+ Qxg7 25.
Qxa7 Bxa3 26. Rxc6 Rxc6 27. Qxa5 $18) 24. Bxb5 $1 Bxe5 25. Qd8 $1 Kg8 26. Qxf8+
Kxf8 27. Rd8+ Ke7 28. Re8+ Kd6 29. Rxe6+ Bxe6 (29... fxe6 30. Bxa6 Bxa6 $140
31. Rd1+ $18 {[%csl Re5]})) 23... Rg6 24. Bxd6 Rgxd6 25. Qf4 {[%csl Rf7][%cal
Gf3e5]} Be6 (25... f6 26. Ne5 $1 Be6 27. Bxe6 Rxe6 28. Nd7 $18 {[%csl Ra6,Re6]
[%cal Gd7c5]}) 26. Bxe6 Rxd1+ 27. Rxd1 Rxe6 28. Rd7 $18 {[%csl Rb7,Rf7] White
wins a second pawn. The rest is more than clear.} Kg8 29. Nd4 $1 Re8 30. Rxb7
Nc8 31. Nf5 Qxa3 $2 32. Nh6+ $1 Kh8 (32... gxh6 33. Qxf7+ Kh8 34. Qxh7#) 33.
Nxf7+ Kg8 34. Qc4 $1 Kf8 35. Nh6 $1 Qa1+ 36. Kg2 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Baburin, Alexander"]
[Black "Juarez Flores, Carlos Armando"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2527"]
[BlackElo "2391"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ireland"]
[BlackTeam "Guatemala"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "IRL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GUA"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nf3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 c4 {A rare line of
Tarrasch Defence. Instead of attack of the centre Black decides to play on the
queenside. Usually it leads to a position with isoliani on d5 after exchange
of the c4 and b2-pawns.} 7. O-O {White prepares b3.} Bb4 8. b3 cxb3 (8... b5 $6
{looks dangerous and was tested only once} 9. a4 (9. a3 $5 {taking away the
a5-square from the black knight is strong.} Ba5 10. a4 a6 11. axb5 axb5 12. Nc3
$1 {[%cal Gc3d5,Gc3b5]}) 9... Na5 $1 10. axb5 Nxb3 11. Ra4 a5 12. Ne5 $1 Ne7
13. Nxc4 Nxc1 14. Qxc1 Bd7 15. Rxb4 $1 axb4 16. Nd6+ Kf8 17. Qc5 {1/2-1/2
Matveeva,S-Zhukova,N/Belgrade 1998/CBM 63 ext (36). (36) and White obtained
dangerous initiative for the sacrificed exchange.}) 9. Qxb3 Nge7 10. Ba3 (10.
Bd2 a5 11. Bxb4 {leads to transposition.}) 10... a5 (10... Bxa3 {was tested
yet in the Mikenas' games. After} 11. Qxa3 $14 {White is also slightly better.}
) 11. Bxb4 axb4 12. Nbd2 {Now White's plan is either to try to win the b4-pawn
by means of Ne1-c2 and Rfb1 which also requires preliminary e3 or to trade the
b4-pawn playing a3. The first idea is unlikely to succeed as it's too slow. So
White has to concentrate on trading the b-pawn.} O-O {After this natural move
trades the b4-pawn and obtains small, but stable advantage.} ({Mikenas'} 12...
Qa5 {is logical in order to prevent a3. However with accurate play White seems
to be able to improve the position.} 13. e3 O-O 14. Rfc1 Bf5 15. Nh4 Be6 16.
Bf1 Rfc8 17. Ng2 Nd8 18. Rcb1 Bf5 19. Rb2 Ndc6 20. Nf4 Qd8 21. Qd1 Qd6 22. Bd3
Bxd3 23. Nxd3 Ra3 24. Nb3 $14 {0-1 Bagirov,V-Mikenas,V/Riga 1970/URS-ch (82). 
(82)}) 13. a3 $1 Qa5 14. Ra2 $1 {[%cal Gf1a1] Unpinning the a-pawn.} Ra6 ({or} 
14... Qa4 15. Rfa1 $14) (14... bxa3 15. Rfa1 $14) 15. Rfa1 Rb6 {An original
manoeuvre of the rook.} 16. e3 Bf5 17. axb4 Qxb4 18. Qxb4 Rxb4 {This is the
pawn structure White was striving for. While all white pawns are connected(
one "isle"), Black has two weaknesses on d5 and b7(three "isles")} 19. Ne1 f6
20. h4 (20. Bf1 $1 {[%cal Ge1d3,Gd3c5] with the idea of Nd3 looks more logical.
}) 20... Rc8 21. Bf3 {White intends to drive the black bishop out of the
b1-h7-diagonal by playing g4 Bg6 h5.} h6 {[%csl Gh7] Preparing a retreat to h7.
} 22. h5 $5 {[%cal Gf3e2,Ge2d3,Gg3g4] White fixes the kingside, but places one
of his pawns on the light square. Now his plan should involve exchange of the
light-squared bishop.} Kf7 23. Be2 Rb6 24. g4 $1 ({Immediate} 24. Bd3 $2 {
is bad in view of} Bg4) 24... Bh7 25. Bd3 {Here we go. White trades the
bishops and thus justifies his play on the kingside.} Bxd3 26. Nxd3 $16 f5 27.
gxf5 Nxf5 (27... Kf6 {makes more sense since the d5-pawn needs a permanent
protection.}) 28. Nf3 (28. Nf4 $5) 28... Nce7 29. Nf4 {[%csl Rb7,Rd5,Rg7,Rh6]
All black pawns are weak.} Kg8 $6 {The king is better in the centre and so
this decentralization looks weird.} 30. Ne5 {[%csl Ge5,Gf4] White knights
occupy very nice squares.} Nd6 31. Neg6 $1 {With a clear intention to simplify
the position and thus to exploit Black's weaknesses.} Ndf5 ({Doesn't help} 
31... Nxg6 32. Nxg6 Kf7 33. Ra5 {[%csl Rd5]} Rb5 34. Rxb5 Nxb5 35. Rb1 $1 Nd6
36. Rb6 $1 {with Nf4 to follow and White wins the d5-pawn.}) 32. Ra8 $1 {
[%csl Rb7,Rd5,Rg8] Except weakness of the d5 and b7-pawns Black starts to
experience problems with his king.} Rbc6 33. R1a7 $1 $18 {[%csl Rb7] A good
example of Black's hopelessness. Everything is weak and Black loses one pawn
after another.} Kh7 {Now Black loses both the b7 and d5-pawn.} (33... Rxa8 {
giving up "only" one pawn was the best practical chance, but it would hardly
save the game.} 34. Rxa8+ Rc8 35. Rxc8+ Nxc8 36. Nxd5 $18) 34. Rxc8 Rxc8 35.
Rxb7 Ng8 ({or} 35... Re8 36. Rd7 $18 {[%csl Rd5]}) 36. Nxd5 {The rest wasn't
necessary.} (36. Rc7 {is possible, but rather senseless as Black can move the
rook, however it sets a nice trap.} Rxc7 $2 37. Nf8+ Kh8 38. N4g6#) 36... Ra8
37. Ngf4 Rf8 38. Kf1 Rd8 39. Rf7 Nd6 40. Rxg7+ $1 {A good positional example
of Alexander Baburin. Bravo, Alex!} 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 20th"]
[Site "Izmir"]
[Date "2004.10.07"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Black "Goloshchapov, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2566"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2004.10.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Skopje"]
[BlackTeam "Eynatten"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MKD"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BEL"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. e3 Nbd7 5. Nbd2 c6 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. e4
e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. exd5 exd4 {An old symmetric line, which doesn't lose its
popularity. White has some chances for getting an advantage as he is first to
move.} 11. Nc4 (11. Ne4 {is a playable alternative.}) 11... Bc5 {The most
logical. Black protects the d4-pawn, escapes the exchange and finally creates
a threat to the d5-pawn.} ({Black also tested other moves.} 11... Nb6 12. Nxd6
Qxd6 13. Bc2 (13. Nxd4 $5) 13... Bg4 14. Qxd4 Qxd5 (14... Bxf3 $1 15. gxf3 Rac8
$11) 15. Qxd5 Nbxd5 16. Bd2 (16. Ne5 $5) 16... Rfe8 (16... Bxf3 $5) 17. Rfe1 h6
18. Nd4 Bd7 19. f3 $14 {1-0 Korchnoi,V-Fressinet,L/Internet INT 2003/The Week
in Chess 458 (71)}) (11... Nc5 12. Nxd6 Qxd6 13. Bc4 d3 $6 (13... Bg4 $5 14.
Qxd4 Bxf3 15. gxf3 Ne6 $44) 14. b4 Na6 15. a3 $1 Bf5 16. Bb2 $1 Nxd5 17. Nd4
Bg6 18. Bxd3 $14 {[%csl Ra6] 1-0 Fridman,D-Jonkman,H/Kapuskasing CAN 2004/The
Week in Chess 506 (52)}) 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 Nb6 (13... g5 $6 {leads to
weakening of the kingside and it's not worse a pawn, which he wins.} 14. Bg3
Nxd5 15. Nd6 {[%csl Rf5,Rg8][%cal Gd6f5] with more than enough compensation.})
14. Nxb6 (14. Na5 Nbxd5 15. Nb3 Bb6 16. Nfxd4 Nf4 17. Bc2 Bxd4 18. Qf3 Be5 19.
Rfe1 Bb8 20. Be4 Qb6 21. Bxf6 Qxf6 22. Bxb7 Bxb7 23. Qxb7 Be5 24. Rad1 Ne6 {
0-1 Mirzoev,A-Rodriguez Guerrero,E/Sauzal ESP 2004/The Week in Chess 528 (24)})
14... Bxb6 (14... Qxb6 {deserves a serious attention.} 15. Bc4 (15. b4 $5 {
is interesting trying to disorganize black pieces.} Bxb4 ({Dangerous is} 15...
Qxb4 $2 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Rb1 $1 Qa3 18. Qd2 {and White is better.}) 16. Rb1
Nxd5 17. a3 Nc3 18. Rxb4 Nxd1 19. Rxb6 axb6 20. Rxd1 $14 {and it looks a
little bit better for White is he consolidates the position with Be7-b4.})
15... Bf5 16. Ne5 $6 (16. Rc1 $5 $11) 16... Rae8 17. Re1 Qxb2 18. d6 $2 (18.
Bxf6 $5 gxf6 19. Nd3 Rxe1+ 20. Qxe1 Bxd3 21. Bxd3 $44) 18... Bxd6 19. Bxf6 gxf6
20. Nxf7 Rxe1+ 21. Qxe1 Bb4 $1 $19 {0-1 Cifuentes Parada,R-Rodriguez Guerrero,
E/Sauzal ESP 2004/The Week in Chess 528 (25). (25) White finishes up in a bad
position a pawn down.}) 15. Nd2 {'!?' An interesting resource. White
sacrifices a pawn in order to weaken the black king by means of Bxf6 and also
creates a threat of Ne4.} ({Another idea is to protect the d5-pawn.} 15. Bc4 {
was also tested on practrice.} Qd6 16. Qb3 Ne4 17. Rfe1 Bf5 18. Rad1 Rae8 19.
Nxd4 $140 Bxd4 20. Rxd4 Nd2 $1 21. Qd1 Nxc4 22. Rxc4 Qxd5 {and draw is the
most likely outcome.}) 15... Qd6 (15... Qxd5 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Ne4 Kg7) 16. Re1
({In case of} 16. Nc4 Qxd5 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Nxb6 axb6 19. Qd2 Kg7 {Black
doesn't experience any problems.}) 16... Nxd5 17. Nc4 Qf4 18. Re4 (18. Nxb6 $1
{would be more precise as it forces doubling of pawns.} axb6 (18... Nxb6 $2 {
loses an exchange after} 19. Be7 $1 Re8 ({or} 19... Bg4 20. f3) 20. Bg5 $1 {
[%csl Re8,Rf4,Rg8]}) 19. Re4 Qb8 (19... Qc7 {is even worse.} 20. Rc1) 20. Bg3
Qa7 21. Rxd4 $16 {with a huge positional advantage.}) 18... Qc7 19. Nxb6 ({
Another possible option is to obtain the game position with the bishop on g3.} 
19. Bg3 Qd8 20. Nxb6 Qxb6 21. Rxd4 $14) 19... Qxb6 20. Rxd4 {'+/=' White is
better thanks to a bishop pair in the open position.} Be6 ({Certailnly the
rook is untouchable:} 20... Qxd4 $4 21. Bh7+ Kxh7 22. Qxd4 $18) 21. Qd2 Kh8 {
'?' A bad square for the king. This way Black helps to create threats on the
kingside.} (21... Rfe8 $1 {was necessary preparing retreat of the knight to e7
where it helps to protect the king.} 22. Be4 Ne7 23. Rd6 $14 ({Now} 23. Rb4 $6
{is senseless in view of} Qa5)) 22. Be4 Nc7 23. Rb4 ({Immediate} 23. Bf6 $1 {
[%csl Rh8] was also winning.} Kg8 24. Rd6 Qb5 25. a4 Qh5 26. Bxg7 Kxg7 27. Qc3+
{[%csl Rc7,Rg7]} Kg8 28. Bf3 $1 $18) 23... Qa5 24. Bf6 Qh5 ({Doesn't save} 
24... Kg8 25. Bxb7 $1 Nd5 (25... Rab8 {leads to a beautiful mating combination.
} 26. Rg4 $3 {[%csl Ra5,Rg7] Sacrificing the queen.} Qxd2 27. Rxg7+ Kh8 28.
Rg3+ Kh7 29. Be4+ Bf5 30. Bxf5#) 26. Bxg7 $1 {and Black can't avoid big
material losses.} Qxb4 (26... Kxg7 {loses the queen.} 27. Rg4+ $1 Bxg4 28. Qxa5
$18) 27. Qxh6 f6 28. Qh8+ Kf7 29. Bxf8 Rxf8 ({or} 29... Qxf8 30. Qh7+) 30. Qh7+
Ke8 31. Bc6+ Kd8 32. Rd1 Qd6 33. Qb7 $1 {White wins back a piece and obtains a
decisive material advantage.}) 25. Bxg7+ {'!' This simple tactical blow
concludes the game. Black loses at least two pawns.} Kxg7 26. Qc3+ f6 {'?!'} (
26... Kg8 27. Qxc7 {is not much better.}) 27. Rxb7 {'!'} 1-0

[Event "FRA-chT Top 16 GpB"]
[Site "Port Barcares"]
[Date "2005.05.06"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Eliet, Nicolas"]
[Black "Stefanova, Antoaneta"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2005.05.04"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 c6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Qc2 Nbd7 5. d4 e6 6. b3 {A rare continuation.
White doesn't want to determine the position of his queen's knight yet.} (6.
Nc3 {would transpose into the main line.}) 6... b6 {The point of the early b6
is to challenge the centre as soon as possible saving a tempo by not castling.}
({Usually Black finishes development of the kingside first.} 6... Bd6 7. Bb2
Qe7 (7... O-O 8. Nbd2 Qe7 9. Bd3 e5 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5
13. O-O Bg4 $1 14. Rac1 Rac8 $11 {1-0 Kraut,R-Serrer,C/Groningen 1988/EXT 97 
(44). (43)}) 8. Nbd2 e5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. a3 exd4 11. Nxd4 Ne5 12. Be2 O-O 13.
O-O Ng4 14. Bxg4 Bxg4 15. h3 Bd7 16. Nf5 Bxf5 17. Qxf5 $11 {0-1 Maiwald,
J-Borik,O/Germany 1993/GER-chT (42)}) 7. Bb2 Bb7 8. Nbd2 Rc8 9. Bd3 c5 10. O-O
Bd6 {The position is almost symmetric, although White may hope for some edge
since Black lost a tempo for c6-c5, while White played c4 in one move.} 11.
Rad1 h6 $6 {Black wastes important time.} ({Natural} 11... O-O $5 {would be
better.}) 12. Ne5 $6 ({White had a nice chance to exploit Black's slowliness.} 
12. cxd5 $1 Nxd5 (12... exd5 {leads to a positional edge for White after} 13.
dxc5 bxc5 (13... Bxc5 14. Qb1) 14. e4 d4 15. Nc4 $14) (12... cxd4 $2 {loses a
pawn.} 13. Nc4 $1 {[%csl Rd6]} O-O 14. dxe6 fxe6 15. Nxd4 $16) 13. Nc4 {
[%csl Rg7] Now it turns out that Black has a problem with the g7-pawn.} Bf8 (
13... Be7 14. dxc5 {[%csl Rg7]}) 14. Qe2 $14 {[%csl Rg7] and it's not easy for
Black to complete development.}) 12... O-O 13. Qb1 {The queen leaves the
c-file escaping from the X-ray of the black rook.} ({In case of} 13. f4 {
Black could proceed with} cxd4 14. exd4 dxc4 15. bxc4 Nd5 {[%csl Rb4,Re3] F.e.}
16. Qb3 $6 Nxf4 $1 17. Rxf4 Bxe5 18. dxe5 Nc5 $17 {and Black wins a pawn.})
13... Qe7 14. Rfe1 cxd4 15. exd4 Ba3 {Any exchange will relieve Black's task.}
16. Ba1 ({A concrete approach:} 16. Bxa3 Qxa3 17. b4 $1 {[%cal Ge1e3] could
set some problems as the queen on a3 is getting vulnerable.} a5 18. bxa5 Qxa5
19. c5 $1 $14) 16... Rfd8 17. Re3 $2 {With a clear intention to bring the rook
into attack, however the rook won't move from here till the end of the game.} (
17. f4 {supporting the e5-knight would be a better choice.}) 17... Nxe5 $1 18.
dxe5 Nh5 $1 {[%cal Gh5f4] Now White is the one who starts to experience
concrete problems.} 19. cxd5 Bxd5 $17 {The position has dramatically changed
and White has to look for escape.} 20. g3 {It seems thatt he knight has to be
prevented from coming to f4, but new problems appear to be not less annoying.}
Bc5 21. Re2 Qg5 $1 {Black renews the threat of Nf4 and creates a new one,
which she showed in the game.} 22. b4 {Loses on the spot. However it's not so
easy to give a satisfactory advice.} (22. Ne4 {is a tougher defense, but White
is already in trouble.} Bxe4 23. Bxe4 Rxd1+ 24. Qxd1 Rd8 25. Qe1 Nf4 26. Rc2
Qg4 27. Rxc5 bxc5 28. f3 Nh3+ 29. Kg2 Qh5 $17 {and Black should be able to
convert his material advantage into a win despite some concrete problems.}) {
[%tqu "En","","","","h5g3","",10]} 22... Nxg3 $1 $19 {All black pieces are on
their ideal positions and a nice tactical blow decides the game.} 23. hxg3
Qxg3+ 24. Kf1 Bg2+ {Black chooses a more forced line.} ({Another possible way
to win is} 24... Qg2+ 25. Ke1 Bxa2 $3 {A very unusual and nice tactical blow.}
26. Qxa2 Qh1+ 27. Nf1 Bxb4+ {The explanation.} 28. Red2 (28. Qd2 Qh4 $1 $19)
28... Rxd3 {[%csl Rd2][%cal Gh1e4] and White is doomed against the threat of
Qe4+ followed by Rcd8.}) 25. Ke1 Bxf2+ 26. Rxf2 Rxd3 {[%cal Gd3e3]} 27. Nf1 ({
Also} 27. Qxd3 Qxd3 28. Rxg2 Rc2 $19 {is hopeless for White.}) 27... Bxf1 $1
28. Kxf1 Qh3+ {and White resigned as he loses the queen. Bravo, Stefanova!} (
28... Qh3+ 29. Ke1 (29. Ke2 Qe3+ 30. Kf1 Rxd1+ 31. Qxd1 Rc1 $19) 29... Rxd1+
30. Qxd1 Qe3+ 31. Kf1 (31. Re2 Qg1+ 32. Kd2 Rd8+ $19 {[%csl Rd1]}) (31. Qe2
Rc1#) 31... Rc1 $19) 0-1

[Event "Sarajevo Bosnia 35th"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "2005.05.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kozul, Zdenko"]
[Black "Timofeev, Artyom"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2591"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2005.05.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Qc2 Nf6 5. Nbd2 {[%cal Gd2c4] A not very
ambitious setup.} dxc4 {This relatively rare continuation is getting some
popularity recently. This is an attempt to solve opening problems at once as
it's not easy for White to prevent c5.} (5... Nbd7) ({and} 5... c5 {are the
main alternatives.}) 6. Qxc4 {A strange combination of Nbd2 with the idea to
meet dxc4 with Nxc4 and then Qxc4, though the latter is aimed against c5.} ({
In most of the games White recaptured by knight.} 6. Nxc4 {however this move
allows} c5 {Black had no problems after} 7. dxc5 (7. Be3 $5 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nd5 9.
O-O-O Bd7 (9... Nxe3 $5 10. Nxe3 Bd7) 10. Bd2 Qc7 11. e4 Nb4 12. Qb3 N8a6 13.
Kb1 $13 {Kuraica,B-Pavasovic,D, Salona60' rapid/ CBM 93[Tsesarsky]}) 7... Bxc5
8. g3 b6 9. Bg2 Bb7 10. O-O O-O 11. Bg5 Nbd7 12. Rfd1 Qc8 13. Rac1 Be4 14. Qd2
Qa6 15. b3 Bd5 16. Be3 Rfd8 {1/2-1/2 Nielsen,P-Grischuk,A/New York 2000/CBM
076 ext (16). Black equalized without problems and a draw was agreed.}) 6... b5
(6... b6 7. Qc2 c5 8. e4 Nbd7 9. Bc4 Bb7 10. O-O Be7 (10... cxd4 $5 11. Nxd4
Rc8) 11. dxc5 Nxc5 12. Bb5+ Ncd7 13. a3 a6 14. Be2 {1/2-1/2 Bagaturov,G-Matlak,
M/Mlada Boleslav 1993/EXT 97 (14) and if someone can play for a win it should
be Black.}) 7. Qc2 Bb7 8. Nb3 {White deviates from the only early game. The
point is to take control over the c5 and a5-squares.} (8. e4 Nbd7 9. Bd3 a6 10.
Nb3 (10. a4 $5) 10... Qb6 (10... c5 $5) 11. O-O Rc8 12. Qe2 c5 13. dxc5 Nxc5
14. Nxc5 Bxc5 15. a3 $14 {[%cal Gb2b4] 1-0 Lushenkov,M-Kolesnikov,E/Togliatti
2001/CBM 083 ext (53). (52)}) 8... Nbd7 9. Bd2 {[%cal Gb3a5]} b4 {Black
prevents Na5. Now his plan is to prepare and play c5.} 10. e4 Rc8 {[%cal Gc6c5]
} ({Also immediate} 10... c5 $5 {deserved attention.} 11. e5 Ne4) 11. e5 Nd5
12. Rc1 ({White can't stop c5 physically as the c5-pawn will be in danger.} 12.
Nc5 $6 Nxc5 13. dxc5 Qa5 {[%csl Ra2,Rc5]}) 12... c5 {Finally Black comes with
c5.} 13. dxc5 Bxc5 $5 {A non-standard decision. Black gives up a bishop, but
obtains strong knights in the centre} (13... Nxc5 14. Nxc5 Bxc5 15. Bb5+ Ke7
16. Qe4 Qb6 {is also playable.}) 14. Qe4 {Before capturing the bishop White
improves a position of his queen.} Qb6 {Black forces an exchange.} 15. Nxc5
Rxc5 ({After} 15... Nxc5 16. Qg4 {Black can't castle in view of} O-O 17. Bh6)
16. Rxc5 Nxc5 17. Qg4 g6 {A necessity, which weakens the kingside pawn
structure.} 18. Bc4 Ne7 $1 {[%cal Ge7f5] Black brings the knight to a nice
square f5. This way he opens a big diagonal for the light-squared bishop and
partly covers weak dark squares on the kingside.} 19. O-O Nf5 20. Re1 O-O 21.
Bg5 $6 {A wrong manoeuvre. The bishop is doing nothing on f6 except occupying
a nice square.} (21. Bf1 $5) 21... h6 22. Bf6 $6 Nd7 $1 {Starting from this
point White has to think of equalizing.} 23. Bd3 $6 (23. Nh4 $5 {was probably
the best chance to equalize.} Nxf6 ({But not} 23... Qd4 $2 24. Nxf5 {[%cal
Gf5h6]}) 24. exf6 Nxh4 25. Qxh4 Kh7 {and Black is at least not worse thanks to
a strong bishop on b7.}) 23... Nxf6 24. exf6 Bxf3 25. Qxf3 Qd4 $15 {[%csl Rb2,
Rf6] Now Black wins a pawn.} 26. Bxf5 exf5 27. Qc6 $1 ({Doesn't help} 27. Qb3
a5 28. a3 Rb8 29. axb4 axb4 {[%csl Rf6] and the f6-pawn is lost anyway.}) 27...
Qxb2 28. Qa6 $1 {The best square for the queen. From here she protects both f6
and a2-pawns and also attacks the a7-pawn.} g5 $5 {[%cal Gg8h7,Gh7g6] Black
secures the king.} (28... Qc3 $5) 29. h3 $1 {Also white king needs some free
air.} Kh7 (29... Qd4 $5) 30. Qd6 $2 ({Why not simply} 30. Qxa7 Qxf6 31. Qb7 Qb2
32. Qd5 Kg6 33. Re7 {and thanks to activity of the pieces White keeps a draw.})
30... Rg8 $1 31. Re7 (31. Qe7 $142) 31... Qxa2 32. Kh2 $2 {Leaving the f2-pawn
without protection.} (32. Qxb4 $142) 32... Kg6 $17 33. Qxb4 Qxf2 34. Rxf7 $5
Kxf7 35. Qe7+ $2 {Now White loses by force.} ({After} 35. Qc4+ $1 Kxf6 36. Qxg8
$17 {Black would still have to show technique to convert his material
advantage into a win.}) 35... Kg6 $19 36. f7 Qf4+ $1 37. Kh1 ({Or} 37. g3 Qd2+
38. Kg1 Qd4+ 39. Kh2 Qb2+ 40. Kg1 Qb1+ 41. Kf2 Qa2+ {[%cal Ga2f7]}) 37... Rb8
$1 {[%csl Rh1][%cal Gb8b1]} 38. f8=N+ $1 {A nice try, which leads to a nice
end.} (38. f8=Q Rb1+) 38... Kh5 39. Qf7+ (39. g4+ {is senseless:} fxg4 40.
hxg4+ Kxg4 $19) 39... Kh4 (39... Kh4 {It was worth to continue} 40. Ng6+ Kg3 {
The king replaces the queen.} 41. Nxf4 Rb1#) 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.25"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Black "Potkin, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nbd2 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. e4
e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. exd5 exd4 11. Nc4 (11. Ne4) 11... Nb6 12. Nxd6 Qxd6 13. Bc2
{White prepares to capture the d4-pawn by queen looking for advantage at an
endgame with a pair of bishops.} (13. Be2 {is an alternative. Here is one of
the recent examples.} Bg4 14. Qxd4 Qxd5 15. Be3 Rfe8 16. Rfe1 Re4 {I believe
this is one of the reasons for placing the bishop on c2.} 17. Qxd5 Nbxd5 18.
Bd2 Nb4 $11 {1-0 Kveinys,A-Matthiesen,A/Esbjerg DEN 2005/The Week in Chess 557
(74). (73)}) 13... Bg4 (13... Qxd5 14. Qxd4 Bg4 {The game transposes into
Korchnoi-Fressinet. See below.} 15. Qxd5 Nbxd5 16. Bd2 Rfe8 17. Rfe1 Rxe1+ {
Once again Black deviates from exchange on f3 and once again gets a worse
endgame.} (17... Bxf3 $5) 18. Rxe1 Re8 19. Rxe8+ Nxe8 20. Nd4 $14 {1/2-1/2
Abramovic,B-Lazic,M/Budva 2004/CBM 102 ext (62). (62)}) 14. Qxd4 Bxf3 $1 {
Finally Black shows the right idea. The knight has to be eliminated in order
to create weaknesses on the kingside. That's going to be compensation for a
pair of bishops.} (14... Qxd5 15. Qxd5 Nbxd5 16. Bd2 Rfe8 17. Rfe1 h6 $2 (17...
Bxf3 $142 18. gxf3) 18. Nd4 $14 {1-0 Korchnoi,V-Fressinet,L,St.
Petersburg-Paris 2003/CBM 96[Tsesarsky]}) 15. gxf3 Qxd5 16. Qxd5 Nbxd5 17. Bd2
{[%csl Gc2,Gd2,Rf2,Rf3,Rh2] The same position with inclusion of moves Rfe1 and
Rfe8 could arise in the afore-mentioned game of Korchnoi in case of 17...Bxf3.
This is a critical position of the entire line. White has a pair of bishops,
which are not very active for the moment; at the same time the kingside pawns
are weak. The game should answer the question what is more important weak
pawns or bishops.} Rfd8 {[%cal Gd8d6] Black decides to double rooks along the
d-file and thus to support his strong knight on d5 which restricts mobility of
the white bishops.} 18. Rfd1 Rd6 {[%cal Ga8d8]} 19. Bb3 Rad8 20. Rac1 h6 {
A windiw for the king and also a preparation for g5 in future.} 21. Kf1 b6 22.
a3 {I believe the position is about equal. Both sides are waiting.} Nh5 {
[%cal Gh5f4] The knight goes to a weak f4-square.} 23. Be3 $5 Nhf4 {[%cal
Gg7g5]} ({Undoubling of pawns by means of} 23... Nxe3+ $6 {is wrong. The
arising endgame is slightly better for White thanks to superiority of the
bishop over the knight and more active king.} 24. fxe3 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 26.
Bxd1 {[%cal Gf1e2,Ge2d3,Gd3d4,Gd3c4]}) 24. Bc2 (24. Bxf4 $5 {This surprising
exchange deserved attention as White wins a pawn by force.} Nxf4 25. Rxd6 Rxd6
26. Rc8+ Kh7 27. Bc2+ g6 28. Rc7 Kg7 (28... Kg8 29. Rxa7 Rc6 30. Bd1) 29. Rxa7
Rc6 30. Bd1 $13 {and though the knight on f4 is better than the bishop a pawn
is a pawn.}) 24... g5 $1 {Now Black has a nice outpost on f4.} 25. Bd2 {
White is still waiting for mistake.} h5 26. Be1 h4 {Black improves his
position step by step.} 27. Bb3 Ne6 {However it's not easy to make any
progress. So Black is also waiting.} 28. Bc2 Nef4 29. b4 {[%cal Ga3a4,Ga4a5]
White is trying to be agressive. He's planning a4-a5 intending to extend a
zone of influence of the bsishops, but in fact only creates additional
weaknesses.} Ne6 30. Bb3 Kf8 31. a4 Ke7 32. a5 $6 b5 $1 {Now the b4-pawn is
fixed and becoming a target for the black pieces.} 33. Rd3 Ndf4 {Black is
starting to show his serious intentions. He is not going to wait anymore.} 34.
Re3 a6 35. Bc3 Nd5 36. Re4 Rc8 37. Bb2 Rxc1+ 38. Bxc1 {[%cal Gc1g5]} Kd7 {
Unpinning the e6-knight.} 39. Re5 $2 {White is too optimistic. He had to
continue his waiting tactics.} (39. Be3 $5 {[%cal Ge3c5] would be more to the
point.} Ndf4 $15) 39... Nxb4 40. Bxg5 Nc6 $17 {I believe White missed this
intermediate move.} 41. Rf5 (41. Bxe6+ $5 {was worth a try, but Black is
anyway a clear favourite here.}) 41... Nxg5 42. Rxg5 Rf6 {Black protects the
f-pawn, then wins the a-pawn and two connected pawns on the queenside will say
their word.} (42... Ke7 $5) 43. Rh5 $2 (43. Rg4 $142 {preventing Rf4.}) 43...
Nxa5 44. Ba2 Rf4 $1 $19 {The rest is easy and Black leads the game to its
logical conlcusion without leaving a single chance.} 45. Rh6 f6 46. Rh7+ Kc6
47. Ke2 Nc4 48. Bb1 a5 49. Be4+ Kc5 50. Kd3 Kb4 51. Rh5 a4 52. Kc2 a3 53. Rh8
f5 54. Bd3 Rxf3 55. Bxc4 Rxf2+ 56. Kb1 Kxc4 {A very good technique of the
young Russian player!} 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess 3rd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2015.06.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hammer, Jon Ludvig"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2876"]
[Annotator "Mokal,P"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2015.06.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 a6 $5 {An out of form (and out of luck) Carlsen
playing Black against his own second and good friend, Jon Ludwig Hammer in the
last round. An unenviable situation for the Champion. It is therefore not a
surprise that Carlsen chooses to play something slightly different...} 4. Bg5
f6 $6 {[%csl Re6][%cal Rg8f6,Ga2g8] ...but this is a real surprise. Whatever
the engines say, this move would be criticised by any book on openng
fundamentals. It weakens the a2-g8/^, takes away an important square from the
g8-N and also creates a target on e6.} (4... Be7 {is normal.}) 5. Bd2 dxc4 6.
e3 Nc6 (6... b5 7. a4 Bb7 8. axb5 axb5 9. Rxa8 Bxa8 10. b3 $14 {[%csl Rb5,Re6,
Re8,Rf6][%cal Gf7f6] White will win back the pawn. The weakening move ...f6
will matter sooner or later.}) 7. Bxc4 {[%csl Re6]} Bd6 8. e4 (8. Nc3 $5 Nge7
9. O-O O-O 10. Ne4 $14) 8... Nge7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qb3 Kh8 (10... Qd7 11. a4 $14
{[%csl Rc8,Re6,Rg8] White has the space. Black has the weakness and awkwardly
placed pieces.}) 11. Bxe6 Bxh2+ 12. Kxh2 (12. Nxh2 $2 Nxd4 $17) 12... Qd6+ 13.
Kh1 ({Hammer was probably worried about some intermediate checks that could
spoil his calculations somewhere after} 13. Kg1 {[%cal Gc6d4,Gd4f3,Gc6e5,Ge5f3,
Gf3g1] but concrete variations do not show anything to worry about, for example
} Bxe6 14. d5 Bg8 (14... Nxd5 15. exd5 Bxd5 16. Bf4 $16) 15. Qa3 $14) 13...
Bxe6 14. d5 Bg8 (14... Nxd5 15. exd5 Bxd5 16. Bf4 $16) 15. Qa3 $1 {Forcing a
pleasant endgame.} Qxa3 16. Nxa3 Na7 (16... Nb8 {[%csl Ra8][%cal Gb8d7,Gc7c6]
controls the d7-square and therefore makes ...c6 a viable option to consider.
But it holds up the R on a8, giving us the pros and cons.} 17. Bb4 Re8 18. Rac1
c6 19. Rfe1 $14 ({The point of ...Nb8 is that} 19. d6 {[%csl Rd7][%cal Gb8d7]
is a move that Black need not worry about.} Nc8 $15) (19. Nc4 Nc8)) (16... Ne5
$2 17. Nxe5 fxe5 18. f3 $16 {[%csl Rc7,Re5]}) 17. Bb4 Rfe8 18. Rac1 Rac8 (18...
c6 $6 19. d6 $14 {[%csl Ra7][%cal Rb8d7]}) (18... Ng6 $5 19. Rxc7 (19. Rfe1 c6
20. Nc4 Nf4 21. d6 (21. Nb6 $2 Rad8 $132) 21... Nd3 $132) 19... Rxe4 20. Bc5 (
20. Rxb7 $2 Bxd5 $17) 20... Bxd5 21. Rd1 Bg8 (21... Bxa2 22. Bxa7 Rxa7 23. Rd8+
Bg8 24. Nc4 {[%cal Gc4d6]} h5 (24... h6 25. Nd6 Re7 26. Rcc8 $16) 25. Nd6 $18 {
[%cal Gc7c5,Gc5h5,Gc7c8,Gd8g8]}) 22. Bxa7 Rxa7 23. Rd8 $36 {[%csl Ra7,Rg8]
[%cal Gc7a7,Gc7h7,Gd8a8,Gd8h8]}) 19. Nd4 $1 f5 20. f3 (20. Bxe7 $6 Rxe7 21.
exf5 (21. Nxf5 Rxe4 $15) 21... Rd8 $15 {[%csl Rd5]}) 20... fxe4 21. fxe4 $14 {
[%csl Rc7,Gd5,Ge4] The central pawns take away a lot of important squares from
Black pieces and White has annoying pressure on c7.} Ng6 22. Nf5 $6 (22. Rfe1
$142 {[%csl Gd5,Ge4] maintaining the strong central control.} Nf4 {[%cal Gf4d3]
} 23. Nf5 $1 {[%csl Rg7][%cal Gb4c3,Gc3g7]} Nd3 24. Bc3 Bf7 25. Nxg7 Kg8 26.
Nxe8 Rxe8 27. Bd4 {[%csl Ra7]} Nxe1 28. Rxe1 $14 {[%csl Ra7,Rc7,Gd5,Ge4]})
22... Rxe4 23. Bc3 Bxd5 $6 ({On any other day and in any other tournament
Carlsen would have found} 23... h6 $142 24. Bxg7+ Kh7 25. Bd4 (25. Bxh6 Bxd5
$132) 25... b6 26. d6 c5 $13) (23... Ne5 $2 24. Rce1 $18) 24. Bxg7+ Kg8 25. Bd4
$1 {[%csl Ra7][%cal Gf5h6,Gd4a7] Carlsen admitted to having missed this move.
That is real bad form.} Rxd4 26. Nxd4 Bxa2 27. b3 Rd8 ({Black's best chance
was to try and fight after} 27... c5 28. Rf2 cxd4 29. Rxc8+ Nxc8 30. Rxa2 {
and it is not that easy for White to convert this position into a win.} Nf8 31.
Nc4 $14 {and a long battle awaits.} ({White cannot really take the P on d4.
For example} 31. Rd2 Ne6 32. Nc2 $6 Nd6 $1 33. Nxd4 $2 Ne4 $17 {[%csl Rd1,Rd3,
Re2][%cal Ge4g3,Ge4f2]})) 28. Ne6 Rd2 ({Black should have pushed the N away
with} 28... Rd6 $142 $16) 29. Rc3 (29. Rxc7 Bxb3 30. Rg7+ Kh8 31. Rff7 Bxe6 32.
Rxh7+ Kg8 33. Rhg7+ Kh8 34. Rxb7 Bd5 (34... Nb5 35. Nxb5 axb5 36. Rxg6 $16) 35.
Rh7+ Kg8 36. Rbg7+ Kf8 37. Rxg6 $18) 29... Re2 (29... Nc6 30. Rcf3 {[%cal
Gf3f8]} h5 31. Rf7 Nce5 32. Rg7+ Kh8 33. Nc4 $18) 30. Nf4 (30. Rf6 $18 {
[%cal Gc3f3,Gf6f8] was simpler, forcing Black to give up another exchange to
avoid the threatened mate with Rcf3 followed by Rf8.}) 30... Rb2 31. Nxg6 hxg6
32. Rxc7 Rxb3 $2 (32... Bxb3 33. Rf6 $18 (33. Rxb7 Nb5 34. Rb1 Rxb1+ 35. Nxb1
$16)) ({A better fighting chance was} 32... Nc6 33. Re1 (33. Rf6 $5 Rxb3 34.
Rxg6+ Kf8 35. Nc2 $16 {[%csl Gg2]}) (33. Rxb7 Rxb3 34. Rxb3 Bxb3 35. Rf6 Ne5
36. Rxa6 $16) 33... Kf8 34. Nc4 Rxb3 35. Nd6 {[%cal Ge1e8]} Rb1 36. Rxb1 Bxb1
37. Nxb7 $16 {[%cal Gb7c5,Gc5a6,Gc5e6]}) 33. Rd1 {[%cal Gd1d8]} Nc6 34. Rdd7 {
[%cal Gc7c8] A fine victory for Jon Ludwig Hammer who kept up the pressure all
through the game. From Carlsen's viewpoint, bad luck, bad form, the pressure
of the home crowd and a final round against his own Second, everything went
wrong for the Champion in this tournament. He is mortal, after all. The next
event will be a test of his character and it will be no surprise if he comes
out fighting with a vengeance.} 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 73rd"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2011.01.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Wang, Hao"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[Annotator "Moradiabadi,E"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. b3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Ne4 {Shirov is going
for a Stonewall formation.} (6... Bd6 7. Bb2 O-O 8. Nbd2 b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. Ne5
{should have been what Wang Hao had in his mind.}) 7. O-O f5 8. Ba3 {[%csl Re5]
Wang Hao is trying to take advantage of a somewhat premature clearance of the
pawn structure. However his knight on a3 would enter the main battle rather
late.} Bxa3 9. Nxa3 O-O 10. b4 a5 $5 11. Nc2 $146 (11. b5 c5 12. Qb3 a4 13. Qb2
b6 14. Rad1 Bb7 15. Nb1 Qe7 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 f4 18. Bxe4 dxe4 19. exf4
Rxf4 20. Qd2 Qg5 21. Qe3 Raf8 22. Nc3 Qg6 23. Kh1 h5 24. Rd7 Ba8 25. Nxa4 Rg4
26. Nxb6 Rxg2 27. Nxa8 Rf3 28. Qd2 Qg4 29. Rxg7+ Kxg7 30. Qd7+ Kh6 {0-1 Volke,
K (2472)-Shabalov,A (2626)/Bad Wiessee 2007/CBM 121 Extra}) 11... axb4 12. Nxb4
g5 13. Nd2 Qe7 14. a3 Ndf6 15. f3 c5 16. dxc5 Qxc5 $5 (16... Nxc5 17. Nb3 Rd8
18. Nxc5 Qxc5 19. Qc1 d4 20. exd4 Qxd4+ 21. Kh1 Qf4 22. Qc3 (22. Qxf4 gxf4 23.
Rfe1 Ra5 {[%csl Ge5][%cal Ge6e5]}) 22... Qd4 {would have been about equal.})
17. fxe4 dxe4 18. Be2 Qxe3+ 19. Kh1 Rd8 20. Ra2 Rxa3 21. Rxa3 Qxa3 22. Qb3 Qxb3
23. Nxb3 e3 $2 {This simply loses a pawn!} (23... Kf7 24. Kg1 f4 25. Rc1 (25.
Re1 $1 {covering the e3-square} e3 {would have led to a balanced but far from
clear ending.} (25... g4 26. c5 f3 27. Bc4 {and White is better})) 25... g4 {
[%cal Gf4f3]} 26. c5 f3 27. Bc4 e3) 24. Nc2 Ne4 25. Nxe3 Nc3 26. Re1 Nxe2 27.
Rxe2 Rd3 28. Nc5 Ra3 29. Kg1 Kf7 30. Kf2 b6 31. Nc2 Rc3 32. Na4 Rxc4 33. Nxb6
Rf4+ 34. Kg1 Ba6 35. Re1 Bd3 36. Rc1 Ke7 37. Ne3 (37. g3 Re4 38. Ne1 Ba6 39.
Nf3 h6 40. Rc7+ Kd6 41. Ra7 Bb5 42. Nc8+ Kc5 43. Ra5 Re3 44. Na7 Rxf3 45. Rxb5+
Kd6 46. Rb6+ Kd5 {does not seem like a great improvement either. It is not
clear whether White can win or not.}) 37... Rd4 38. Rc7+ Kd6 39. Rd7+ Kc5 40.
Na4+ $1 Rxa4 41. Rxd3 Ra1+ 42. Kf2 Ra2+ 43. Kf3 h5 44. h3 (44. h4 gxh4 45. Rc3+
Kd6 46. Rc4 h3 47. gxh3 Ra3 {[%csl Rf3][%cal Ga3h3]} 48. Kf2 Ra2+ 49. Rc2 Ra4 (
49... Ra3 $4 50. Nc4+ $18) 50. Rc4 Ra2+ {does not yield anything either.})
44... g4+ $2 {It is not clear whether Black had carefully calculated this
continuation.} 45. Kf4 Ra4+ 46. Kg5 f4 47. Nd1 $2 {gives away the win} (47. Nf1
$1 {could give Black a hard time!} e5 48. h4 {[%csl Gg5]} g3 (48... Ra2 49. Nd2
$18) 49. Kxh5 (49. Nd2 $2 e4 50. Rb3 e3 51. Nf3 Kc4 52. Rb7 Kd3 53. Kxh5 Ke2 $1
54. Kg4 Kf2 55. Kh3 e2 $11 {and neither side can improve the position.}) 49...
e4 50. Rd1 e3 51. Kg4 e2 52. Rc1+ Kd5 53. Nd2 Kd4 54. Kf3 Kd3 55. Nb1 $18)
47... e5 48. Rd2 (48. h4 Ra2 {[%csl Rg2]}) 48... f3 49. gxf3 gxh3 50. Nb2 Ra3
51. Nd3+ Kd4 52. Ne1+ Ke3 53. Rh2 Rc3 54. Nc2+ Kd3 55. Ne1+ Ke3 56. f4 exf4 57.
Rxh3+ Kd4 58. Nf3+ Ke4 59. Nd2+ Kd4 60. Rh4 Ke3 61. Nf1+ Ke2 62. Rxf4 Rf3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0506"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2006.02.19"]
[Round "11.1"]
[White "Gustafsson, Jan"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2005.10.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hamburger SK"]
[BlackTeam "Baden-Baden"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 a6 5. Nbd2 c5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. b3 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Bb4 9. Qc2 O-O 10. Be2 Bd7 11. O-O Nc6 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. a3 Ba5 14. Bb2
Rc8 15. Bd4 Bb5 16. Qd1 Bxe2 17. Qxe2 Bc3 18. Bxc3 Rxc3 19. Rac1 d4 20. exd4
Qxd4 21. Rxc3 Qxc3 22. Qd1 g6 23. Nc4 Re8 24. h3 Re6 25. a4 h5 26. a5 Kg7 $1 {
[%mdl 32] Ein sehr starker Zug, der den König für das Endspiel schon mal näher
heranführt und Weiß in eine Art Zugzwang bringt.} 27. Qf3 $2 {Das entstehende
Endspiel ist erstaunlich vorteilhaft für Schwarz.} (27. f4 {was a better try
to muddy the water. bot bessere Chancen, das Wasser zu trüben.}) 27... Qxf3 $19
28. gxf3 h4 29. Rd1 Nh5 30. Rd7 Re1+ 31. Kh2 Re2 32. Rd2 $6 {Im reinen
Springerendspiel ist Weiß chancenlos, weil sein König nicht mitspielt.
Allerdings sollte auch} (32. Rxb7 {verlieren, z.B.} Rxf2+ 33. Kg1 Rxf3 34. Ne5
(34. Nd6 $5) 34... Rf5 35. Nc4 g5 36. Rb6 Rf3 37. b4 Nf4 38. Rxa6 Nxh3+ 39. Kh1
g4 $19) 32... Rxd2 33. Nxd2 Kf6 34. Ne4+ Ke5 35. Nc5 Nf4 36. Nxb7 Ne6 $1 {
[%cal Ge6d8,Ge6c5,Ge5d6] Dominiert den weißen Springer komplett, was den
Untergang besiegelt:} 37. b4 Kd5 38. b5 axb5 39. a6 Kc6 0-1

[Event "FRA-ch"]
[Site "Chartres"]
[Date "2005.08.16"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Black "Apicella, Manuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2627"]
[BlackElo "2553"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2005.08.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Qc2 Bd6 5. Bg5 Ne7 6. e3 O-O 7. Nc3 f5 8. Bd3
Na6 9. a3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 b5 11. Be2 b4 12. axb4 Nxb4 13. Qd2 h6 14. Bf4 Bxf4 15.
exf4 c5 16. O-O cxd4 17. Qxd4 Qxd4 18. Nxd4 Ng6 19. g3 e5 20. fxe5 Nxe5 21. Ra5
Nec6 22. Nxc6 Nxc6 23. Bc4+ Kh8 24. Rc5 Bb7 25. Bd5 Nd8 26. Re1 Bxd5 27. Nxd5
Rb8 28. Rc7 Rb7 29. Ree7 Rxc7 30. Rxc7 Rf7 31. Rxf7 Nxf7 32. Kf1 {[%mdl 4096]
There follows an instructive example of the power of an active king, since at
first glance White's advantage appears to be minimal: Es folgt ein
instruktives Beispiel dafür, was ein aktiver König vermag, denn auf den ersten
Blick scheint der weiße Vorteil nur gering zu sein:} g5 33. Ke2 Kg7 34. Ne7 Nd6
35. Nc6 Nb5 36. Kd3 Kf6 37. Kc4 Nd6+ 38. Kd4 a6 39. b4 Nb7 (39... Ne4 40. f4
$18) 40. Kd5 $1 g4 41. Nd4 a5 (41... Nd8 42. Nb3 Ne6 43. Nc5 Nc7+ 44. Kc6 Nb5
45. Nxa6 $18) 42. Kc6 $1 axb4 43. Kxb7 {The knight may well on its own be a
bad defender of one wing, but here it has everything under control. Der
Springer ist zwar auf sich allein gestellt ein schlechter Verteidiger eines
Flügels, hat hier aber alles im Griff:} Ke5 44. Nc6+ Ke4 45. Nxb4 Kf3 (45... f4
46. Kc6 fxg3 47. fxg3 Kf3 48. Nd5 Kg2 49. Nf6 (49. Ne3+ $2 Kxh2 50. Nf5 h5 51.
Kd5 Kh3 52. Ke4 h4 53. gxh4 g3 54. Nxg3 Kxh4 $11) 49... Kxh2 50. Nh5 $18) 46.
Nd3 Ke2 47. Nf4+ Kxf2 48. Kc6 Kg1 49. Kd5 Kxh2 50. Nh5 $1 (50. Ne2 $2 Kg2 51.
Kd4 Kf3 52. Kd3 Kf2 $11) 50... f4 51. gxf4 g3 52. Nxg3 Kxg3 53. f5 (53. f5 h5
54. f6 h4 55. f7 h3 56. f8=Q h2 (56... Kg2 57. Ke4 h2 58. Qf3+ Kg1 59. Ke3 h1=Q
60. Qf2#) 57. Qf1 $18) 1-0

[Event "World-ch14 Alekhine-Bogoljubow +8-3=15"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1934.05.30"]
[Round "21"]
[White "Bogoljubow, Efim"]
[Black "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[Annotator "Nimzowitsch,A"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "1934.04.01"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "26"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[Quelle: De Telegraaf 1934/JUN/04; Übers. aus dem Niederländischen TL;
Spielort: Karlsruhe] Die Katastrophe, die uns die 21. Partie zwischen Aljechin
und Bogoljubow vor Augen führte, stellt uns vor die Frage: Ist Bogoljubow
übermüdet? Oder leidet er körperlich? Denn bei den beiden kapitalen Böcken,
die er in glatt gewonnener Stellung schoss, ging es nicht um saubere
technische Endspielfinessen, wo wir an Bogoljubows Ungenügen gewöhnt sind,
sondern um Fehler in vollblütiger Mittelspielstellung. Seit Beginn des
Wettkampfes, ja, seitdem der Berichterstatter überhaupt Schachpartien
verfolgt, erinnert er sich nicht, eine solche Katastrophe beobachtet zu haben.
Bogoljubow erhielt gegen seinen teils sehr übermütig, teils sehr nervös
spielenden Gegner bereits frühzeitig in der Partie eine bedeutende Chance:
einen weit vorgedrungenen Freibauern, der obendrein ein Mehrbauer war 
(Aljechin hatte einen Bauern geopfert und in der Hitze des Gefechtes vergessen,
ihn zurück zu erobern - vgl. die Anmerkung zum 7. Zug.). Dieser Bauer lähmte
das Spiel des Gegners vollständig. In seiner argen Not versuchte der
Weltmeister es mit dem Vorstoß seines e-Bauern, welcher aber lediglich zu
einer Festlegung der Bauernstruktur führte. Was dann noch von Aljechins
Gegenspiel übrigblieb, wurde von Bogoljubow durch ein Qualitätsopfer
eliminiert. Und darauf glich die Position des Weltmeisters derjenigen eines
Sterbenden. Alles todkrank, gelähmt und fiebrig. Ein Korrespondent, der es
eilig hatte, stand schon bereit, ein Telegramm des Inhalts "Weiß gewinnt"
aufzugeben, als unvermittelt die Bombe platzte. Der Freibauer, der
mittlerweile bis b7 vorgerückt war und beide schwarze Türme gefangen hielt,
durfte natürlich unter keinen Umständen aufgegeben werden. Alles, was noch
zu tun war, bestand darin, einen Läufer (von d2) über c1 nach d6 in das Herz
der schwarzen Stellung hinüberzuspielen, worauf Aljechin aufgegeben haben
würde. Doch wie soll man das Entsetzen beschreiben, welches das zahlreich
anwesende Publikum und die Berichterstatter ergriff, als Bogoljubow mit seinem
33. Zug den Bauern hingab? Und das alles wegen einer schrecklichen
Halluzination: einer Fesselung, die doch keine war. Der eben noch gelähmte
Gegner reißt nun alle Fesseln nieder, schnellt wie eine Sprungfeder hervor
und hat plötzlich ein kerngesundes Endspiel mit Mehrqualität. Aljechin, der
bis zu diesem befreienden Moment mit aschgrauem Gesicht und nervösen
Zuckungen an seinen Stuhl geklammert saß, verließ nun seinen Sitzplatz und
präsentierte sich dem Publikum siegesgewiss. Mit hoch angezogener rechter
Schulter, die eine Hand in die Hüfte gelehnt und mit herausgestreckter Brust,
erinnert seine Haltung wieder stark an die der russischen Offiziere.
Bogoljubow dagegen ist vernichtet; sein erblasstes Gesicht zeigt neben
Verzweiflung große Verlegenheit. Er schämt sich vor dem Publikum. Nach
Abbruch der Partie verlässt er sofort das Lokal durch eine Hintertür, um
ungesehen sein Zimmer zu erreichen. Erst am folgenden Tag sehen wir ihn wieder.
Er beginnt selbst über die Katastrophe zu sprechen, die ihm widerfahren ist.
Er fühlte sich vollkommen schachmüde. Acht Monate lang hatte er Abend für
Abend simultan gespielt und sich vor Wettkampfbeginn lediglich 14 Ruhetage
gegönnt. Und das stellt sich nun als zu kurz heraus. Mindestens sechs Partien,
die auf Gewinn standen, hat er weggeschmissen. Wenn er ausgeruht gewesen wäre,
dann wäre das Match ganz anders verlaufen. Wir kennen ihn seit langem. Es ist
befremdlich, diesen fröhlichen und kerngesunden Menschen jetzt so betrübt zu
sehen. Wir trösteten ihn so gut, wie möglich, denn seine Schachmüdigkeit
können wir vollkommen verstehen. Nachdem wir einmal eine dreimonatige Tournee
hinter uns gebracht hatten, fühlten wir uns wie gerädert und das
Schachspielen wurde eine zeitlang eine Last. Aber acht Monate auf Tournee -
das muss schrecklich sein!!} 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 a6 {Von Rubinstein
empfohlen.} 4. c5 b6 5. cxb6 c5 {Überraschend, und überhaupt nicht schlecht!}
6. Nc3 Nd7 7. Na4 {Diesen Zug empfahl "Ministerialrat" Kraft, der Initiator
und Gestalter des Wettkampfes. Nach seiner Ausführung wurde er zum "Kraftzug"
erhoben.} c4 $2 {Falsch!} ({Richtig war} 7... cxd4 8. Qxd4 Ne7 9. e4 Nc6 10.
Qe3 Nb4 {mit gleichem Spiel.}) 8. Bd2 {Es lebe der Bauer!} Bd6 $2 ({Man
betrachte folgende Variante:} 8... Ngf6 9. b3 Nxb6 10. Ba5 $2 Nxa4 11. Bxd8
Bb4+ {und gewinnt. Doch das einfache 10.Sxb6 (statt 10.La5) belässt Weiß in
Vorteil. Trotzdem war 8...Sgf6 besser als der Textzug.}) 9. b3 Bb7 10. e3 $1
cxb3 ({Bei 8...Sgf6 statt des Textzuges hätte Schwarz seinen Bauern c4 mit 10.
..Tc8 11.Tc1 La3 12.Tc2 Lc6! festhalten können - doch in der Textzfortsetzung
wird} 10... Rc8 11. Rc1 Ba3 {mit} 12. Rc3 $1 {pariert;} {und erst auf} Bb4 {
folgt} 13. Rc2) 11. Qxb3 $18 Ne7 12. Bd3 O-O 13. O-O Nc6 14. Rfc1 e5 {Mit
einem Bauern weniger und schlechter Stellung muss Schwarz etwas unternehmen.} (
{Zunächst aber hätte} 14... Qe7 {geschehen müssen, um e5 noch einmal zu
überdecken.}) 15. Bf5 $1 ({Natürlich nicht} 15. Qxd5 $2 {wegen} Nf6 $1 {
und gewinnt.}) 15... e4 16. Ne1 ({In Betracht kam} 16. Bxd7 {, da die
Opfervariante} exf3 17. Bxc6 Bxh2+ 18. Kf1 $1 {Weiß in Vorteil gebracht
hätte.}) 16... Nf6 17. Nc5 Qe7 18. g3 ({Elegant wäre hier das von Kraft
angegebene} 18. Bd7 $1 {gewesen.}) 18... Rfb8 19. a4 a5 20. Qb5 Nd8 21. Nxb7
Nxb7 {Schwarz steht nun miserabel.} 22. Rab1 ({Gut war auch} 22. h4) 22... h5
23. Ng2 g6 24. Bh3 g5 25. Bf5 Qd8 26. Rc6 {Die c-Linie macht sich geltend.} Be7
27. h4 gxh4 28. Nxh4 Nd6 {Der Blockadespringer verlässt seinen Posten. Doch
was kann Schwarz sonst noch tun?} 29. Rxd6 $3 {Dieses Opfer musste einfach und
zwingend zum Sieg führen.} Qxd6 30. b7 Ra7 31. Bc8 {Nach einigem Hin und Her
hat dieser Läufer eine dominierende Stellung bezogen.} Bd8 32. Nf5 {Schlag
auf Schlag trifft Schwarz. Alles vollzieht sich fließend und harmonisch.} Qa6
33. Qc5 $2 {Ein Fehler.} ({Nach} 33. Bc1 {nebst La3-d6 hätte Schwarz sofort
aufgegeben. Doch auch der Textzug gibt den Sieg noch nicht aus der Hand.})
33... Raxb7 34. Rb5 $4 {Der Textzug ist ein grober Schnitzer.} ({Nach} 34. Rxb7
Rxb7 35. Bxb7 Qxb7 36. Bxa5 Qb1+ 37. Kg2 {sollte der Gewinn noch im Rahmen der
Möglichkeiten liegen.}) 34... Rxb5 {Selbstverständlich!} 35. Bxa6 Rxc5 36.
dxc5 {Jetzt hat Weiß lediglich noch Remischancen.} Nd7 37. c6 Ne5 38. Nd4 Rb2
39. Bc3 Rb1+ 40. Kg2 Bb6 41. Bb7 {Der abgegebene Zug.} Nf3 42. Nxf3 {Das ist
schlecht.} ({Mit} 42. Nf5 $1 {hätte Weiß, wie Aljechin in stundenlangen
Analysen herausfand, noch große Remisaussichten behalten.}) 42... exf3+ 43.
Kxf3 Bc7 44. Ba6 {Um mit Lb5 den a-Bauern zu decken.} Rc1 45. Bd4 Rxc6 46. Bb7
{Ein letzter Versuch! Die Läufer müssen von d4 und d5 aus die
größtmögliche Wirkung entfalten.} Rc4 47. Bxd5 Rxa4 48. Ke2 Bd6 49. f4 Bf8 {
Droht Lg7 mit Abtausch des starken Läufers.} 50. f5 Rb4 51. Bc3 Rg4 52. Be5 ({
Vielleicht bot} 52. Bxa5 {mehr Remischancen.}) 52... a4 53. e4 h4 54. Kf3 h3
55. Bf4 Rg7 {Droht Th7.} 56. g4 ({Weit chancenreicher sah} 56. e5 {aus. Zum
Beispiel} Rh7 57. e6 {und einfach} Bc5 $1 {und Schwarz gewinnt.} (57... h2 $2
58. exf7+ Kg7 59. Be5+ {mit Chancen}) 58. exf7+ Kf8 59. Ke2 h2 60. Bh1 Kxf7 {
usw.}) 56... Rh7 57. Bh2 Bd6 $1 58. Bxd6 h2 59. Bxh2 Rxh2 60. e5 a3 61. e6 fxe6
62. Bxe6+ Kf8 63. Kf4 a2 {Weiß gab auf.} 0-1

[Event "Biel GM 48th"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2015.07.25"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Rapport, Richard"]
[Black "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[Annotator "Pavlovic,M"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2015.07.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg5 Bb4+ 5. Nbd2 {This time we have a bit of
an unusual gambit against the Ragosin Defence which could have occurred if
White had opted for 5.Nc3. I seriously doubt such an idea; the game itself
proves my point, Still such ideas can catch an unprepared opponent off guard.
Probably Rapport was counting on that.} dxc4 6. Qc2 ({An interesting
alternative was} 6. Qa4+ $5 Nc6 7. e3 Bd7 8. Qc2 b5 9. a3 Bxd2+ 10. Nxd2 e5 $1
(10... a6 11. b3 cxb3 12. Nxb3 O-O 13. Bd3 {would be very unpleasant for Black}
) 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. a4 h6 (12... c6 $5 13. Qc3 Qe7 14. Be2 h6 15. Bh4 O-O 16.
Nf3 Nxf3+ 17. gxf3 g5 18. Bg3 Nd5 {a sharp position but it looks fine for Black
}) 13. Bh4 O-O 14. axb5 Bxb5 15. Nxc4 Qe7 16. Nxe5 Qxe5 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Ra5
a6 19. Bc4 Kg7 20. O-O {½-½ (26) Dubov,D (2632)-Matlakov,M (2695) Jerusalem
2015. White has managed to get some pressure.}) 6... b5 7. a4 c6 8. Bxf6 {
Using the fact that Black can't really recapture with the queen, thus trying
to profit from the slightly damaged black structure.} ({An alternative is also
playable:} 8. g3 Bb7 9. Bg2 Nbd7 10. Ne5 Qc8 11. O-O O-O 12. b3 c5 13. Bxb7
Qxb7 14. bxc4 Bxd2 15. Bxd2 b4 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. dxc5 a5 {0-1 (29) Krasenkow,M
(2640)-Gajewski,G (2629) Warsaw 2014. Black is fine.}) 8... gxf6 9. g3 Bb7 10.
Bg2 Nd7 11. O-O a5 ({Another perfectly ok idea was displayed in the following
game:} 11... a6 12. b3 cxb3 13. Qxb3 Be7 14. Rfd1 O-O 15. Ne1 b4 16. a5 Qc7 17.
Rdc1 c5 18. dxc5 Bxg2 19. Nxg2 Nxc5 (19... Rab8 $1 20. c6 Ne5 {with next Rfc8
was fine for Black.}) 20. Qxb4 Qd7 21. Qg4+ Kh8 22. Rd1 {1-0 (50) Cramling,P 
(2525)-Kosintseva,T (2496) Beijing (blitz) 2013. White keeps some edge here.})
12. b3 cxb3 13. Nxb3 bxa4 14. Rxa4 Ba6 (14... c5 15. dxc5 $5 (15. Nxc5 Nxc5 16.
dxc5 Rc8 17. Rxb4 axb4 18. Qa4+ Bc6 19. Qxb4 O-O 20. Rc1 Rc7 21. Ne1 Bxg2 22.
Nxg2 Rd7 23. Ne3 Rd4 24. Qc3 f5 {0-1 (56) Vovk,Y (2550)-Moiseenko,A (2679)
Kiev 2011. White has some compensation here.}) 15... Rc8 16. Rd1 Qc7 17. Nfd4
Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Nxc5 19. Nxc5 Qxc5 20. Qxc5 Rxc5 21. Nb3 Rc2 22. e3 O-O 23. Nxa5
Bxa5 24. Rxa5 Rb8 {Black should be able to hold this, but precision play is
necessary.}) 15. Ra2 {Over-ambitious I would say; White simply has to settle
for a modest approach:} (15. Raa1 Bb5 16. Nc5 Nxc5 17. dxc5 O-O 18. Rfd1 Qe7
19. Nd4 Rad8 20. Nxc6 Bxc6 21. Bxc6 {with good chances to take a draw.}) 15...
Bb5 16. Rfa1 O-O 17. Nc1 Rc8 18. Nd3 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 c5 {Black has remained a
pawn up and managed to get rid of the bad c-pawn. Quite simply, Black is
looking for an advantage.} 20. dxc5 Nxc5 21. Qe3 Kg7 22. h4 {White didn't
achieve anything and is a pawn down for no play at all.} Qd6 23. Rc1 Nd7 24.
Raa1 Rxc1+ 25. Rxc1 Bc5 26. Qc3 a4 {The black passer is going fast.} 27. Qa1 a3
28. Rd1 Qc7 29. h5 h6 30. Rc1 Qb6 31. e3 Rb8 32. Bf1 Bxe3 $1 {A final detail.
The game is over now.} 33. Rc2 (33. fxe3 Qxe3+ 34. Kg2 Rb2+ {wins.}) 33... Bc5
34. Rd2 Qb1 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 12th"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "1999.12.05"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2479"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[Annotator "Pelletier,Y"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "1999.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Switzerland"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 {Tsesarsky} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Qc2 Nf6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5+ 7.
Nbd2 (7. Nfd2 {Tsesarsky} Ne4 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 h5 10. f3 Nxg3 11. hxg3 Bd6 12.
f4 f5 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Nc3 Nf6 15. Bd3 Bd7 16. Nf3 g4 17. Ne5 Rc8 18. O-O O-O
19. a3 Kg7 20. Rfc1 Qd8 21. Qb3 Bc6 $11 {1-0 Gavrilov,A-Svirin,O/Smolensk
Alekhine ,EXT 1992 (52)}) 7... Ne4 (7... Be7 {Tsesarsky} 8. Bd3 (8. cxd5 cxd5
9. Bd3 h6 (9... Nb6 10. O-O Bd7 11. Nb3 Qa4 12. Qe2 Qb4 13. Rfc1 Na4 14. Ne5 a6
15. Rc2 h6 16. Bh4 Bc8 17. Rac1 O-O 18. f4 $16 {1-0 Matlak,M-Murdzia,P/POL tt
Lubniewice 1993 (46)}) 10. Bh4 O-O 11. O-O b6 12. Ne5 Nb8 13. Rfc1 $14) 8...
dxc4 9. Bxc4 e5 10. O-O O-O 11. Ne4 exd4 12. Nxd4 Re8 (12... Bd8 13. Rad1 Nxe4
14. Bxd8 Qxd8 15. Qxe4 Qc7 16. Qe7 Qe5 17. Nxc6 Qxb2 18. Ne5 Qxe5 (18... Nxe5
$4 19. Rd8 {1-0 Meyer,P-Prang,E/Biel 1993 (19)}) 19. Rxd7 Qxe7 20. Rxe7 $16)
13. Qb3 (13. Bd3 Nxe4 14. Bxe7 Rxe7 15. Bxe4 Nf6 $11) 13... Nxe4 14. Bxf7+ Kh8
15. Bxe8 Qxg5 16. Ne6 Qb5 17. Qxb5 cxb5 18. Nc7 Rb8 19. Nxb5 $44) 8. Bf4 (8.
Bh4 {Tsesarsky} Bb4 9. Bd3 (9. a3 f5 10. Rd1 Bd6 11. Bd3 h6 12. O-O g5 13. Bg3
Nxg3 14. hxg3 Nf6 15. Rc1 Bd7 16. Nb3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Kortchnoi,V-Godena,M/
Debrecen EU tt SUI-ITA 1992 (62)}) 9... f5 (9... Nxd2 10. Nxd2 c5 11. cxd5 exd5
12. a3 c4 13. Be2 Nb6 14. Rd1 Bxd2+ 15. Rxd2 Be6 16. O-O $14 {1/2-1/2 Alvarez,
J-Cifuentes Parada,R/Capablanca B Cienfuegos City CUB 1996 (42)}) 10. a3 Ndf6
11. Rc1 Bxd2+ 12. Nxd2 O-O 13. Bxf6 Rxf6 14. f3 Nxd2 15. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 16. Kxd2
Bd7 $14 {1/2-1/2 Cilia Vincenti,V-Al Ghasra,A/Thessaloniki 1988 (20)}) (8. cxd5
{Tsesarsky} exd5 (8... Nxg5 9. Nxg5 exd5 10. Bd3 (10. Nxh7 Be7 11. f4 g6 12.
Ng5 Bxg5 13. fxg5 Nf8 14. Bd3 Bg4 15. h3 Qc7 16. Kf2 Be6 17. Nf3 $16 {1-0
Umanskaya,I-Polyakova,N/ch-RUS (women), Elista RUS 1997 (58)}) 10... h6 11.
Ngf3 Nf6 12. O-O Bd6 13. Ne5 Ng4 14. Nef3 O-O 15. h3 Nf6 $11 {1/2-1/2
Lorscheid,G-Namyslo,H/Wuertt ch 1995 (26)}) 9. Bd3 Nxd2 10. Nxd2 Bb4 11. a3 h6
12. Bh4 Nb6 13. O-O Bxd2 14. b4 Qa4 (14... Bxb4 15. axb4 Qxb4 16. Rfb1 Qd6 17.
Rxb6 $18) 15. Qxd2 Be6 16. Bc2 Qa6 17. a4 Nc4 18. Qd3 Qb6 19. Rab1 $14 {
1-0 Schlosser,P-Rotoni,F/Velden 1993 (32)}) 8... Bb4 (8... Be7 {Tsesarsky} 9.
cxd5 (9. Bd3 Nxd2 10. Nxd2 e5 11. dxe5 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nxe5 13. O-O Nxc4 14. Nxc4
{1/2-1/2 Schlosser,P-Luther,T/GER-ch ,EXT 1994 (14)}) (9. h4 Nxd2 10. Nxd2 dxc4
(10... O-O 11. Bd3 h6 12. Bg3 $132) 11. Bxc4 e5 12. Bg3 exd4 13. O-O dxe3 (
13... O-O 14. exd4 Nb6 15. Bd3 Qh5 16. Rae1 Nd5 (16... Bxh4 17. Bd6 Rd8 18. Bc7
Rf8 19. Bd6 $11) (16... Be6 $132) 17. Nf3 f6 18. a3 $11 {1-0 Speelman,
J-Maksimenko,A/Copenhagen PC 1996/CBM 54/ (35)}) 14. fxe3 O-O 15. Ne4 Nb6 $17)
9... Nxd2 10. Nxd2 Qxd5 11. a3 c5 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. e4 Qc6 14. Be2 Bd7 15. O-O
O-O 16. Rac1 Qa4 17. b4 Qxc2 18. Rxc2 Na6 19. Rfc1 $14 {0-1 Matlak,M-Zurek,M/
Czech tt(3) 1993 (58)}) 9. Bd3 $2 {Nach diesem schwachen Zug steht Schwarz
bereits besser!} ({Den Vorzug verdient} 9. a3 g5 (9... f5 10. Rc1 Be7 11. Bd3
O-O 12. O-O g5 13. Bxe4 gxf4 14. Bd3 fxe3 15. fxe3 Nf6 16. Ne5 $14 {0-1 Romm,
M-Dudas,J/Budapest 1S/1096 1996 (67)}) (9... Nxd2 10. Nxd2 dxc4 11. Bxc4 e5 12.
dxe5 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Bxd2+ 14. Qxd2 Qxe5 15. O-O O-O {1/2-1/2 Timoscenko,
G-Malakhov,V/Porto San Giorgio ITA 1999 (32)}) 10. Bg3 g4 $140 (10... h5 11.
O-O-O Bxa3 (11... Be7 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Qxe4 h4 14. Be5 f6 15. Qg6+ $18 {
1-0 Horvath,C-Kuijf,M/Bad Worishofen tt(3) 1993 (18)}) 12. bxa3 (12. Nb3 Qb4
13. bxa3 Qxa3+ 14. Kb1 h4 15. Bc7 Nxf2 16. Qxf2 Qxb3+ 17. Kc1 Rg8 $15) 12...
Qxa3+ (12... h4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Bd6 exf3 15. gxf3 c5 $132 {1-0 Vaulin,
A-Tregubov,P/Smolensk RUS 1997 (45)}) 13. Qb2 Qxb2+ 14. Kxb2 h4 15. Nxe4 dxe4
16. Be5 (16. Nxg5 hxg3 17. fxg3 Nf6 18. Be2 Ke7 19. Rdf1 Bd7 20. g4 Rag8 21. h4
$14) (16. Bd6 exf3 17. gxf3 f6 18. Rg1 Kf7 $132 {1-0 Khalifman,A-Van der Werf,
M/Wijk (B1.1) 1995 (68)}) 16... f6 17. Nxg5 Nxe5 18. Nxe4 Nd7 19. Be2 $14) 11.
Rc1 $14 (11. Qd1 gxf3 12. axb4 Qxb4 (12... fxg2 13. Bxg2 Qxb4 14. Bxe4 dxe4 15.
Ra4 Qxb2 16. Nxe4 Nb6 17. Nd6+ $44) 13. gxf3 Nxg3 14. hxg3 Qxb2 15. Bd3 $44) (
11. Rd1 {Tsesarsky} Bxa3 (11... Be7 12. Ne5 Nxg3 13. hxg3 Nxe5 14. dxe5 h5 15.
Be2 $14 {1-0 Davies,N-Manor,I/Tel Aviv ASA 1988 (22)}) 12. bxa3 gxf3 13. gxf3
Nxd2 14. Qxd2 Qxa3 15. Rg1 $44)) (9. cxd5 {Tsesarsky} exd5 10. Bd3 Ndf6 11. Ke2
Bxd2 12. Nxd2 Qxd2+ 13. Qxd2 Nxd2 14. Kxd2 Ne4+ 15. Ke2 $14 {1-0 Kelecevic,
N-Kaenel,H/Lenk ,EXT 1995 (41)}) 9... Nxd2 (9... Ndf6 {Tsesarsky} 10. a3 Nxd2
11. Nxd2 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nd5 13. Bg3 O-O 14. Rc1 Bxd2+ 15. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 16. Kxd2
$14 {1-0 Baumann,C-Ludwig,M/Arosa Damen-Turnier 1985 (48)}) (9... f5 {Tsesarsky
} 10. a3 g5 11. Bxe4 (11. Bg3 Nxg3 (11... g4 12. O-O Nxd2 13. axb4 Nxf3+ 14.
gxf3 Qxb4 15. c5 {[%csl Rb4][%cal Ga1a4]} b5 $8 16. fxg4 $16) 12. hxg3 Be7 $14)
11... gxf4 12. Bd3 fxe3 13. fxe3 Nf6 14. O-O-O Be7 15. Ne5 $14 {1-0 Stangl,
M-Wehmeier,S/It, Lippstadt GER 1997 (29)}) 10. Nxd2 e5 $1 (10... dxc4 {
Tsesarsky} 11. Bxc4 O-O 12. O-O-O $14 (12. Rd1 $6 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 (
14. O-O Bg4 15. Nb3 Bxd1 16. Rxd1 Qc7 $17 {0-1 Boissonnier,K-Villamayor,B/
Saitek US Masters, Hawaii USA 1998 (26)}) 14... Qxe5 15. O-O Bg4 $15)) (10...
Bxd2+ {Tsesarsky} 11. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 dxc4 13. Bxc4 O-O 14. Ke2 b6 15. Rhd1
Bb7 16. Rac1 $14 {1-0 Galje,H-Visser,H/AKN Open, Haarlem NED 1998 (50)}) 11.
dxe5 dxc4 ({Mittels} 11... Nc5 $1 {ergriff Schwarz überraschend die Initiative
in Schmidt-Haba, Oesterreich 1997}) 12. Bxc4 Nxe5 13. O-O (13. Bxe5 Qxe5 (13...
Bxd2+ 14. Qxd2 Qxe5 15. O-O-O $5) 14. Bxf7+ Ke7 15. Bc4 Bf5 (15... Rd8 16.
O-O-O Bf5 17. e4) 16. Qb3 {mag nicht klar sein, schien mir aber nicht
besonders vertrauenserweckend.}) 13... Bxd2 14. Bxe5 {(=)} Qxe5 15. Qxd2 O-O
16. Rad1 (16. Rfd1 {ist natürlicher, da der Ra1 am Damenflügel nützlich sein
kann.}) 16... a5 $5 (16... Re8 17. Qb4 b5 18. Be2 Be6 $11) 17. Qd4 $2 {Ohne
Damen entwickelt sich die schwarze Initiative am Damenflügel wie am Schnürchen.
} (17. Qc2 Bf5 18. Bd3 Bxd3 19. Rxd3 {bedeutete vollen Ausgleich.}) 17... Qxd4
(17... Qg5 18. Be2 $1 {/\Qb6 +=}) 18. Rxd4 (18. exd4 Bd7 {und} 19. d5 c5 {
ergibt nur Probleme.}) 18... b5 19. Be2 Be6 20. Rc1 (20. a4 c5 21. Re4 bxa4 (
21... b4 22. Bc4 Rfd8 23. Bxe6 fxe6 24. Rxe6 Rd2 25. Rb1 Rad8 26. g3 Rc2 27.
Ra6 Rdd2 28. Rxa5 Rxf2 29. Rxc5 $13) 22. Rxa4 Rfb8 $36) (20. a3 c5 21. Rd2 c4
22. Rfd1 b4 $15) 20... Rfc8 (20... Bxa2 21. Rxc6 Rfb8 22. Rcd6 Kf8 $15) 21. Rd6
Bd5 (21... Bxa2 22. Rdxc6 Rxc6 23. Rxc6 b4 $11) 22. Bg4 Rd8 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24.
a3 Kf8 25. Rd1 Rb8 (25... Ke7 $5) 26. Rd4 Ke7 27. e4 Be6 28. Bxe6 fxe6 {
Es ist klar, dass dieses Turmendspiel für Weiss kein Vergnügen ist. Der
schwarze Turm steht hinter dem potentiellen Freibauern richtig, und der weisse
König muss noch zum Damenflügel laufen, wo er sowieso passiv sein wird.} 29.
Kf1 (29. e5 c5 30. Rd6 Rd8 31. Rxd8 Kxd8 32. Kf1 Kc7 33. Ke2 Kc6 34. Ke3 Kd5
35. f4 g5 36. g3 gxf4+ 37. gxf4 c4 {mit leichtem Gewinn}) 29... c5 30. Rd2 b4
31. axb4 cxb4 32. Ke2 (32. b3 a4 33. bxa4 b3 34. Rb2 Kd6 35. Ke2 Kc5 {und der
schwarze König dringt ein.}) 32... a4 33. Kd1 g5 ({Das Bauernendspiel nach} 
33... Rd8 34. Rxd8 Kxd8 35. Kd2 Kc7 36. Kd3 Kd6 37. Kc4 a3 38. bxa3 bxa3 39.
Kb3 {soll Remis enden.}) ({Sehr befürchtete ich aber den Zug} 33... b3 {
, wonach der schwarze Turm neue Horizonte auf seiner 5. Reihe findet. Doch
mittels} 34. Kc1 Rb4 35. f3 (35. e5 $2 Re4) 35... Rc4+ 36. Kd1 (36. Kb1 $2 Kf6)
36... Kf6 37. Ke2 $1 ({nicht} 37. Rd7 $2 a3) {kann Weiss noch Widerstand
leisten, indem er seinen König ins Spiel bringt. Z.B:} 37... Ke5 (37... Rb4 38.
Rd1 $8) 38. Ke3 g5 39. g3) 34. Rc2 (34. Rd4 Rd8 {wickelt jetzt in ein
gewonnenes Bauernendspiel ab.}) 34... Kd6 ({Auf} 34... Rd8+ {reagiert Weis am
besten mit} 35. Ke2 ({, weil der Turmtausch nach} 35. Kc1 Kd7 36. Rd2+ Kc7 37.
Rc2+ Kb7 {nur mittels} 38. Re2 {zu vermeiden ist. Dann ist aber} b3 {ziemlich
unangenehm.})) 35. Rc4 a3 36. bxa3 bxa3 37. Ra4 Rb1+ 38. Kd2 Rb2+ 39. Kc3 ({
Schlechter ist} 39. Kc1 Rxf2 (39... Ra2 40. Ra5) 40. Rxa3 Rxg2 41. Rh3 Ke5 42.
Rxh7 Kxe4 43. Rh3 (43. Kd1 Ke3 $1 44. Re7 Rxh2 45. Rxe6+ Kf2 46. Rg6 Rg2 {
und Schwarz gewinnt}) 43... g4 44. Rh5 Kf3 45. Kd1 Kf2 {mit nachfolgendem Kg1
und Gewinn.}) 39... Rxf2 40. Rxa3 Rxg2 ({Während der Partie war ich überzeugt,
dass Schwarz mittels} 40... Ke5 41. Ra5+ Kf4 42. g3+ Kxe4 43. Rxg5 Rxh2 {
[%csl Rc3][%cal Gh2a2] gewinnen konnte, doch ich hatte die Ressource} 44. Rg4+
$1 {übersehen, die den Vormarsch des e-Bauern behindert.} (44. Rg7 e5 45. g4
Ke3 46. g5 e4 47. g6 hxg6 48. Rxg6 {verliert nach} Rh8) 44... Kf3 45. Rg5 {
[%csl Ye6][%cal Yg5e5] Nach meiner Analyse ist dieses Endspiel Remis, auch
nach dem besten Versuch} Rh6 {. Die Alternativen} (45... h5 46. Re5 (46. Kd3 $5
Rh3 47. Kd2) 46... Kxg3 (46... Rh3 47. Kd2) 47. Kd3 h4 (47... Rh3 48. Ke2 Kg2
49. Rxe6 h4 50. Rh6 $11) 48. Rxe6 {mit Remisstellung, da der weisse Turm den
gegnerischen König zur h-Linie zwingen und selber mit seinem König mindestens
die e-Linie erreichen wird.}) ({und} 45... Rh3 46. Kd4 $1 (46. Rg7 h5 $1 (46...
Rxg3 47. Rxh7 e5 48. Kd2 Rg2+ 49. Ke1 Rg1+ 50. Kd2 $11) 47. Re7 Rxg3 48. Rxe6
h4 {und der weisse König kommt zu spät:} 49. Kd2 h3 50. Rf6+ (50. Re3+ Kf4)
50... Kg2 {usw. -+}) (46. Re5 Rh6 47. Rg5 Rg6 {und Schwarz erobert den
g-Bauern.}) 46... Rxg3 47. Rh5 Rg4+ (47... Rg7 48. Ke5 Re7 49. Rh1 $11) 48. Ke5
Re4+ 49. Kf6 $1 Re1 50. Rxh7 e5 51. Kf5 e4 52. Rh3+ $1 Kg2 53. Kg4 $1 e3 54.
Rg3+ Kf2 55. Kf4 e2 56. Rf3+ Kg2 57. Rg3+ Kh2 58. Kf3 $11 {scheinen weniger zu
versprechen.}) 46. Kd4 $1 (46. Rg7 e5 47. g4 (47. Kd3 Rd6+) 47... Ke3 $1 48.
Kc4 e4 {(/\ Rg6 -+)} 49. Kd5 $140 Kd3 $19) 46... Rg6 47. Rh5 h6 48. Rh1 (48.
Ke5 $2 Rg5+) 48... Kg2 49. Rh5 Kxg3 50. Rh1 {Trotz des Materialvorteils zweier
Bauern kann Schwarz kein besonderes Fortschritt machen. Sein Turm ist passiv,
während sein König unter der Bedrohung vieler Schachs steht.} Rg4+ 51. Ke5 Rh4
52. Ra1 $1 (52. Rg1+ Kf2 53. Rg8 h5 54. Rh8 Ra4 $1 55. Kxe6 h4 56. Kf5 Kg3 57.
Rg8+ Kf3 58. Rb8 Ra5+ 59. Kg6 Ra2 $19) 52... Rb4 (52... h5 53. Ra3+ Kg4 54.
Kxe6 Rh1 55. Ra4+ Kg5 56. Ra5+ Kg6 57. Ke5 $11) 53. Kxe6 h5 54. Kf5 Rb3 (54...
h4 55. Ra3+) (54... Rb5+ 55. Kg6 h4 56. Ra3+) 55. Kg5 h4 56. Rg1+ Kh2 57. Ra1
h3 58. Kg4 Rb4+ (58... Rb2 59. Ra3 $11) 59. Kf3 {mit Remis}) 41. Ra5 h6 42. h4
g4 ({Im Fall von} 42... Rg4 {erreicht Weiss rechtzeitig eine Blockade mittels}
43. hxg5 Rxg5 44. Ra1 Ke5 45. Rh1 {und 46.Rh4}) ({Und auch} 42... gxh4 43. Rh5
Rh2 44. Kd4 {bringt nichts ein.}) 43. Rh5 $4 {Ein unglaubliches Versehen.
Obwohl ich fühlte, dass ich meinen König zuerst bringen sollte, fand ich
nichts falsches an meinen Zug.} ({Trotzdem ist es nach dem richtigen} 43. Kd3 {
nicht so einfach, denn Schwarz spielt} g3 (43... e5 44. Ra6+ Kc5 45. Ra5+) (
43... Rg3+ 44. Kd4 $1 (44. Ke2 e5 45. Ra6+ Kc5 46. Rxh6 Kd4 {ist zu gefährlich:
} 47. h5 Kxe4 48. Rg6 Kf4 49. Rf6+ Kg5 50. Re6 Kf5 51. Ra6 Rh3 52. h6 Kf4 53.
Kf2 Rh2+ 54. Kg1 g3) 44... e5+ 45. Kc4 Rg1 (45... h5 46. Ra6+) 46. Ra6+ Ke7 47.
Rxh6 {oder 47.Kd5 mit Remis.}) 44. Ke3 Rb2 {, und der weisse Turm gelangt
nicht rechtzeitig hinter den schwarzen Freibauern (man sehe 45.Ra8 Ke5 46.Ra5
Kf6 47.Ra8 Kf7! 48.Ra7 Kg6 49.Ra8 Kh5 und gewinnt).} {Es muss} 45. Kf3 g2 46.
Ra6+ Ke5 47. Ra5+ Kf6 (47... Kd4 {bringt wegen Seitenschachs nicht viel}) 48.
Ra1 {geschehen, und das beste, was Schwarz nun erreichen kann, ist der
Abtausch von g2 gegen e4. Seine Gewinnchancen bleiben dann schmal.}) 43... g3
44. Rxh6 Ke5 $4 ({Und auch der junge Russe übersah den geradlinigen} 44... Rg1
45. Rg6 g2 $1 46. Kb2 Ke5 47. Rg4 Kd4 48. h5 Ke3 49. h6 Kf3 50. h7 Rh1 $19) 45.
Kd3 (45. h5 $2 Rg1 $1 $19) 45... Kf4 ({Ungenügend ist ebenfalls} 45... Ra2 46.
h5 Kf4 47. Rxe6 g2 48. Rf6+ Kg3 49. Rg6+ Kh2 50. h6 g1=Q 51. Rxg1 Kxg1 52. h7
Rh2 53. e5 Kf2 54. e6 Rxh7 55. Ke4 $11) 46. Rxe6 Ra2 47. Rf6+ Kg4 48. Rg6+ Kxh4
{Schwarz wird seinen Bauern als erster umwandel, aber Weiss ist mit seinen
Kräften vorne genug, um zu remisieren.} 49. Kd4 g2 50. Rg8 Kh3 51. Kd5 Rd2+ 52.
Ke6 Rd4 53. Rh8+ Kg3 54. Rg8+ Kf3 55. Rxg2 Kxg2 56. e5 Kf3 57. Kf7 Rf4+ 58. Kg7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Elista FIDE GP"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2008.12.25"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2008.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg5 {Keeping the queenside knight on its
initial square for a while. By playing this way White is trying to avoid the
Vienna Game and the Ragozin Defence.} Bb4+ 5. Nbd2 dxc4 {The most principled
continuation. White can't get the pawn back and has to play for the initiative
to justify the pawn sacrifice.} 6. Qc2 b5 7. a4 c6 8. g3 {Mamedyarov refrains
from exchanging on f6, White's last chance to spoil Black's pawn structure.} (
8. Bxf6 gxf6 (8... Qxf6 $2 9. axb5 $16 cxb5 $2 10. Qe4 $18 {[%csl Ra8]}) 9. g3
Bb7 10. Bg2 Nd7 11. O-O a6 12. b3 cxb3 13. Qxb3 c5 14. axb5 axb5 15. dxc5 Bxc5
16. Rxa8 Qxa8 17. Qxb5 Bc6 18. Qc4 O-O $11 {1-0 Postny,E (2598)-Okkes,M (2386)/
Hoogeveen 2007/CBM 120 ext (45)}) 8... Bb7 9. Bg2 Nbd7 (9... h6 10. Bxf6 gxf6 (
10... Qxf6 11. Ne5 a6 {is a possible alternative.}) 11. O-O Nd7 12. Nh4 a6 13.
Rfd1 O-O 14. Nf1 f5 15. e4 fxe4 16. Qxe4 Nf6 17. Qf4 Kg7 18. Ne3 $44 {[%csl
Rg7] 1-0 Khruschiov,A (2499)-Barsov,A (2513)/Dresden GER 2008/The Week in
Chess 732 (34)}) 10. O-O Qc8 {Moving the queen away from the pin and
protecting the Bb7. The c8-square is, usually, the safest for Black's queen in
this setup, compared to c7 where it might be attacked by White's dark-squared
bishop from f4.} 11. b3 $5 {A risky move. Mamedyarov was definitely upset with
his results so far (8 draws and 1 loss) and was trying to win a game at any
cost.} (11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Nd5 13. Ne4 Qc7 $15) 11... c3 ({After} 11... cxb3
$6 12. Nxb3 {is will be extremely difficult for Black to perform the c6-c5
push.}) 12. Ne4 (12. Nb1 $2 c5 $1 13. axb5 Be4 14. Qc1 Nd5 $17) 12... Nxe4 13.
Qxe4 c5 {This is tempting, but the simple castling might be safer.} (13... O-O
14. Ne5 h6 15. Bf4 (15. Bxh6 $2 {does not work in view of} f5 $1) (15. axb5 $2
f5 $1 16. Qf3 Nxe5 17. dxe5 hxg5 18. bxc6 Ba6 19. c7 Qxc7 20. Rxa6 Rac8 $19)
15... Nf6 16. Qc2 a5 $15) 14. Qg4 {Now it is not easy for Black to castle. His
king will likely remain in the centre. But, does not White lose some material
by force?} h5 15. Qh4 f6 16. Be3 {White is ready to sacrifice a piece on g5.
Forced, in fact.} c4 (16... g5 17. Bxg5 (17. Nxg5 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 fxg5 19. Qxg5
Qc6+ 20. Kg1 Kf7 $1 {The king can defend himself!} (20... bxa4 $2 21. Qg6+ Kd8
22. d5 $1 Qxd5 23. Rfd1 Qc6 24. Bf4 $1 {[%cal Gd1d6,Gg6f6] with a crushing
attack.}) 21. dxc5 Bxc5 22. axb5 Qc7 23. Ra4 Rag8 24. Qh4 Qe5 25. Bxc5 Nxc5 26.
Rxa7+ Kg6 $15) 17... fxg5 18. Qxg5 Be4 (18... bxa4 19. dxc5 axb3 20. Qg6+ Kd8
21. Qg5+ Ke8 22. Qg6+ $11) 19. Qg7 Rf8 20. Ng5 Bxg2 21. Qg6+ Ke7 22. Qxe6+ Kd8
23. Kxg2 $44) 17. axb5 Bd5 {Some fabulous variations were found by an engine
after 17...cxb3.} (17... cxb3 18. d5 $1 {[%csl Rb4][%cal Gh4b4]} Bc5 19. dxe6
Nf8 20. Nd4 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Qb7+ 22. Nc6 Bxe3 23. fxe3 b2 24. Rad1 Qxb5 (24... c2
25. e7 cxd1=Q 26. Rxd1 Nd7 27. Qe4 {[%cal Ge4g6]} Rh6 $8 28. Qe6 {[%cal Ge6g8]}
Rh8 $8 29. Qf5 Rh6 30. Qe6 Rh8 $11) 25. Qe4 Qxe2+ 26. Kg1 Qg4 27. Rd7 $1 Nxd7 (
27... Nxe6 28. Qd3 O-O 29. Ne7+ Kh8 30. Ng6+ Kg8 31. Ne7+ $11) 28. exd7+ Kxd7
29. Ne5+ fxe5 30. Qd5+ Kc8 31. Qc6+ Kb8 32. Qd6+ Kc8 33. Qc6+ $11) 18. Ra4 Be7
19. bxc4 g5 (19... Bxc4 20. Qe4 $36 {[%cal Ge4g6]}) 20. Nxg5 Bxg2 $2 {The
order of capturing is important!} (20... fxg5 21. Bxg5 Bxg2 $1 (21... Bxg5 22.
Qxg5 Bxg2 23. Qg6+ Kf8 24. Kxg2 Nb6 25. Rb4 Nxc4 26. d5 $1 $40 {opening all
the possible lines against the Black king.}) 22. Kxg2 Nb6 23. Ra6 (23. Bxe7
Qb7+ 24. d5 Qxe7 25. Qd4 O-O 26. Ra6 Rac8 $13) 23... Bxg5 24. Qxg5 Qxc4 25.
Qg6+ Ke7 26. Qg7+ Kd6 27. Qe5+ Ke7 $11) 21. Kxg2 fxg5 22. Qe4 $1 $16 {That's
the point. White does not take on on g5 but centralizes his strongest piece.
White is definitely better now.} Nf6 23. Qg6+ Kd8 24. Rfa1 h4 {Trying to
create some counter-threats along the h-file.} 25. d5 $1 {This is called for.
The king on d8 might suffer should the d-file be opened.} (25. Rxa7 $2 Rxa7 26.
Rxa7 hxg3 27. hxg3 e5 $1 {[%cal Gc8h3]} 28. Kg1 Qh3 29. Ra8+ Kc7 30. b6+ Kb7
31. Rxh8 Qxh8 32. Qc2 {White is still better, but far from winning.}) 25... h3+
26. Kg1 Rg8 27. Qd3 exd5 28. cxd5 Ke8 (28... Qb7 29. Qxc3 Nxd5 30. Qd3 Ke8 31.
Rxa7 Nc7 32. Rxa8+ Nxa8 33. f3 Nb6 34. Qh7 $1 $18) 29. d6 Bd8 30. Rxa7 $2 {
This is too greedy.} (30. f3 {covering the dangerous diagonal and keeping all
the benefits.} Qb7 31. Bd4 Bb6 32. Rc4 $16) 30... Rxa7 ({A spectacular, though,
not forced line is:} 30... Qb7 $5 31. f3 Rxa7 32. Rxa7 Qd5 33. Qxc3 Qd1+ 34.
Kf2 Ng4+ $1 35. fxg4 Rf8+ 36. Bf4 Bb6+ 37. e3 Bxa7 38. Qe5+ Kf7 39. Qe7+ Kg8
40. Qxg5+ Kh8 {and White has no more than a perpetual check.}) 31. Rxa7 c2 32.
d7+ {Mamedyarov insists on getting rid of this pawn in order to get more
access to the black king.} (32. Bc1 Qc5 {and Black is back into the game.})
32... Nxd7 33. Qe4+ Kf8 34. Qf5+ Bf6 35. Bc1 Qc3 $2 {A punch in the air. It
was necessary to bring the dreaming rook into the battle.} (35... Rg7 $1 36.
Qxh3 Re7 37. Qh6+ Kf7 38. Qh7+ Kf8 39. Qh6+ {A draw would have been the
objective result in this case.}) 36. Qxh3 {After White has eliminated this
dangerous pawn, he is ready for a final assault.} Rg7 (36... Qe1+ 37. Kg2 Qxc1
38. Qxd7 $18) 37. Kg2 Qd4 38. Ba3+ Kg8 39. Ra8+ Kf7 40. Qf5 g4 (40... Rg8 41.
e3 Qd1 42. Ra7 Rd8 43. Qh7+ Bg7 44. Bb2 Qd5+ 45. e4 $18) 41. Rd8 {[%csl Rd7] A
highly tense and complicated game. It was definitely impossible to cover all
the spectacular lines behind the scene. Therefore, I am not sure that I have
managed to provide an objective evaluation of certain moments of this
encounter.} 1-0

[Event "Wch U20"]
[Site "Athens"]
[Date "2001.08.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Postny, Evgeny"]
[Black "Tomczak, Rafal"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2486"]
[BlackElo "2358"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2001.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Bxe7 Qxe7 6. e3 Nf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Be2
$6 $146 ({More ambitious and a better move is} 8. Qc2 {continuing the fight
over the "tempo".For instanse:} Nbd7 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 Re8 11. O-O Nf8 12.
Rab1 (12. a3 Ng6 13. Nd2 Be6 14. b4 Rad8 15. Rfc1 a6 16. Na4 $14 {1-0 Chernin,
A-Markowski,T/Budapest zt 2000/CBM 78 (31)[Tsesarsky]}) 12... Ng6 13. b4 Bd7
14. b5 Rac8 15. bxc6 Bxc6 16. Bf5 (16. Bxg6 hxg6 17. Ne5 $14) 16... Bd7 17.
Bxd7 Qxd7 18. Qb3 b6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Beliavsky,A-Gelashvili,T/Saint Vincent 2000/
CBM 78 (36)}) 8... b6 ({Can be recommended for black:} 8... dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nbd7 {
[%cal Ye6e5]}) 9. O-O ({May be considered} 9. cxd5) 9... dxc4 10. Bxc4 Bb7 {
[%cal Gc6c5]} 11. e4 Rd8 (11... c5 $2 12. e5 Nd5 (12... Ne8 13. d5 $16) 13.
Bxd5 exd5 14. dxc5 $16) 12. e5 Ne8 ({More logical is} 12... Nd5 13. Ne4 (13.
Nxd5 cxd5 14. Bd3 Ba6 $11) 13... c5 14. Nd6 Bc6 15. dxc5 bxc5 {[%cal Gb8d7]
The position is about equal.}) 13. Qb3 {If white wants to fight for the
advantage he has to be prepared to meet c6-c5 with d4-d5.} Na6 14. Rfe1 {
I placed this R on e1 with an idea to protect the N, when it will go to e4,
from possible attack by black's B.} (14. Rfd1 Nac7 15. Ne4 $6 c5 $132 {[%csl
Re4]}) 14... Nec7 (14... Qb4 $4 15. Bxa6 Qxb3 16. axb3 $18 {[%csl Ya1,Ya6]
[%cal Ga1a6]}) (14... Nac7 15. Ne4 Nd5 (15... c5 $2 16. dxc5 Bxe4 17. cxb6 Bxf3
18. bxc7 Qxc7 19. gxf3 $16 {[%csl Re8]}) 16. Rac1 $14) 15. Ne4 c5 $6 (15... b5
$1 16. Bf1 c5 $11) 16. Nd6 Bd5 (16... Bxf3 17. Qxf3 cxd4 18. Rad1 Nb4 19. a3
Nbd5 20. Rxd4 {+/=|^}) 17. Bxd5 Nxd5 (17... exd5 $142 18. Rad1 $14 {[%csl Rd5,
Gd6,Ge5]}) 18. Qc4 Ndc7 $2 ({The only move was pointed by K.Miton in the
analysis after the game:} 18... Nb8 $1 19. dxc5 bxc5 {+/=/+/-} 20. Qxc5 $2 Nd7
$11 {[%csl Rd6][%cal Gd7e5]}) 19. dxc5 bxc5 20. a3 Rab8 $2 {This move is just
losing, however black's position is very hard to save anyway.} 21. b4 $1 $18 {
[%mdl 2048] White need the d4 square for the Nf3.} cxb4 22. Nd4 {[%csl Rb8,Rd8,
Re7][%cal Gd4c6]} Rxd6 23. exd6 Qxd6 24. Nc6 Rb5 25. Rad1 Rd5 26. Rxd5 {
Black resigned in view of:} (26. Rxd5 exd5 {[%tqu "En","The next move is the
reason of black's resignation. What is it?","","","c4a6","",5]} 27. Qxa6 $1
Nxa6 28. Re8+ Qf8 29. Ne7+ {mating}) 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 12th"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2011.04.01"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Black "Potkin, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[Annotator "Potkin,V"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2011.03.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{After a very strong start, I had a series of draws, the last of which
especially disappointed me. As a result, when in the penultimate round, I was
paired with a strong and aggressive opponent, I was very pleased.
Understanding that Baadur would strive only for a medal, I looked forward to
an uncompromising battle and an interesting game, which was just what I needed
at that moment.} 1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qb3 e6 {In recent times, I
have usually answered the modest queen move with 4...dxc4 5.Qxc4 Bg4, but
since my opponent had obviously chosen this line deliberately, I decided to
change course.} 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. Qxc4 b5 8. Qc2 Bb7 9. Nc3 {I suspect
that White chose this setup at the board. White usually prefers 9.e3.} Nbd7 10.
e4 Qb6 {At this moment, I was convinced I knew the correct plan, but in this
position, it proved too daring.} ({More in the spirit of the position was} 
10... b4 11. Na4 Qa5) ({but I prefer the immediate} 10... Qa5) 11. Be2 Nh5 {
After making this curious move quite quickly, I was very pleased, but the
reply came as an unpleasant surprise. But, he who doesn't take a risk, doesn't
ever get to taste the champagne!} 12. d5 ({I had been counting on the natural} 
12. O-O {where after} g5 13. Bg3 g4 14. Ne5 Nxg3 15. hxg3 Nxe5 16. dxe5 h5 17.
a4 Bg7 {Black obtains comfortable play.}) 12... Nf4 ({I did not want to have
to retreat after} 12... g5 13. dxe6 fxe6 14. Ne5) 13. dxe6 {White chose this
move quite quickly, but during the game, I was more worried about 13.0-0,
after which Black would have to make some positional concessions, in ordert to
complete his development.} Nxe6 14. O-O-O {True to his aggressive style,
Baadur chooses the most direct plan, showing that quiet development is not
part of his plans.} Bb4 15. Kb1 ({We were both sure that the direct} 15. Rxd7
Kxd7 16. Ne5+ Ke8 17. Bh5 g6 18. Nxg6 {did not work because of} Qc5 {although
the cold-blooded} 19. e5 {was missed by us both, and would have change the
course of the game considerably, as White manages to create some threats
against the enemy king in the centre.}) 15... Ndc5 16. Rd6 {White sets up a
threat, but clearly did not anticipate that his opponent would simply ignore
it.} O-O {It was still not too late to move the other knight.} 17. Nd5 cxd5 18.
Rxb6 axb6 {After the queen sacrifice, Black soon outstrips his opponent in
creating threats, the biggest problems for White being that his light-squared
bishop is firing into the air.} 19. a3 ({After} 19. Bxb5 d4 20. Qc4 Bxe4+ 21.
Ka1 {Black has a strong continuation of the attack, in the form of} Ra3 {
and White must seek salvation in the endgame arising after} 22. Qxb4 Nb3+ 23.
Qxb3 Rxb3 24. axb3 Ra8+ 25. Ba4 b5 26. Ka2 bxa4 27. b4 {Even so, it is clear
this is what White should have played.}) ({The following variation
demonstrates the dangers of White's position:} 19. Ne5 Rxa2 20. Kxa2 Nd4 21.
Qd1 Ra8+ 22. Kb1 Ncb3 {winning.}) 19... dxe4 20. axb4 exf3 21. bxc5 ({Nor does
} 21. Bxf3 Bxf3 22. bxc5 (22. gxf3 Nd4) 22... Bh5 {help, as the bishop
transfers to the deadly diagonal.}) 21... fxe2 22. c6 Nd4 23. Qd3 ({After} 23.
cxb7 {Black has the knockout blow} Ra1+ {and despite the resource} 24. Kxa1
Nxc2+ 25. Kb1 e1=Q+ 26. Rxe1 Nxe1 27. Bg3 {Black should win the endgame
without particular problems, after} Nxg2 28. Kc2 f5 29. b8=Q Rxb8 30. Bxb8 Kf7
{and he is the first to occupy the key central squares.}) 23... Nxc6 24. f3 ({
On} 24. Qxe2 {again} Ra4 {decides.}) 24... Ra4 25. Qd7 Rxh4 26. Qxb7 Rd4 ({Not
} 26... Rd8 27. Qxc6 Rd1+ 28. Ka2 Rxh1 29. Qc8+ {with perpetual check. I have
to mention Baadur's gentlemanly congratulations after the game. Not many
players could maintain such manners, after defeat in so important a game. This
win restored me to the leadership and made me the clear favourite amongst the
three leaders going into the final round, thanks to my superior performance
rating. I should thank all those close to me for their support. It was great
to receive so many congratulations from around the world, and it made realise
that some things are even worth celebrating more than a birthday!}) 0-1

[Event "CHN-chT final-B 1st"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2005.09.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Black "Liang, Chong"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2524"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2005.11.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. Qc2 Nf6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5+ (6... Be7) 7.
Nbd2 h6 (7... Ne4 8. cxd5 Nxg5 9. Nxg5 exd5 10. Bd3 Be7 11. Ngf3 h6 12. O-O O-O
13. a3 Qd8 14. b4 a5 15. b5 c5 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Bh7+ Kh8 18. Bf5 Bxf5 19. Qxf5
Qb6 20. Nd4 Bf6 21. Qxd5 Rad8 22. Nc4 Qc7 23. Qf5 Ne6 24. Rac1 Bxd4 25. exd4
Nxd4 26. Qd3 Rfe8 27. Ne3 Qxc1 28. Rxc1 Nf3+ 29. gxf3 Rxd3 30. Rc7 Rxa3 31.
Rxf7 Rb3 32. Rxb7 a4 33. Ra7 a3 34. Nc4 Rxb5 35. Rxa3 Re1+ 36. Kg2 Rg5+ 37. Kh3
{Bu,X (2714)-Korobov,A (2605) Beijing 2008 0-1 (72)}) 8. Bxf6 Nxf6 9. Be2 Be7
10. O-O O-O 11. a3 Qc7 12. b4 $14 b6 13. Rfc1 (13. cxd5) 13... Bb7 14. Nb3 Rac8
15. c5 $5 {[%csl Rc7,Rc8]} Nd7 16. a4 Rb8 17. a5 b5 18. a6 {[%csl Ra7]} Bc8 19.
e4 $1 {Les Blancs ont gagné de l'espace à l'aile-dame mais il faut ouvrir le
jeu au centre ou à l'aile-roi pour en profiter} Nf6 $1 {Il vaut mieux garder
la tension pour tenter les Blancs à fermer le centre en espèrant tenir à
l'aile-roi} (19... dxe4 $143 20. Qxe4 Nf6 21. Qc2 Nd5 22. Qd2 $16 {[%cal Ge2d3,
Gd3b1]}) 20. e5 Ne8 21. Bd3 Qd8 22. Ra3 $1 {Un coup tranquille laissant le
choix entre renforcer l'aile-dame ou transiter la R vers l'aile-roi} Nc7 {
[%cal Gc8a6,Gc7a6]} 23. Rca1 {Les blancs ont plus d'espace pour manoeuvrer et
après une phase d'amélioration du placement des pièces Blanches à
l'aile-roi, ils pourront probablement sacrifer le "Pa6" car les pièces Noires
sont mal placées à l'aile-dame} Kh8 24. Qe2 Rg8 {Un plan risqué} 25. Qe3 (
25. Bc2) 25... Bd7 26. Bc2 g5 27. h3 Qf8 28. Nh2 $1 Qg7 29. Ng4 h5 30. Na5 $1 {
[%csl Ga3,Rh8][%cal Ga3h3]} Rbf8 $2 {[%csl Rh8]} (30... hxg4 31. hxg4 Rge8 32.
Qd2 {[%cal Ga3h3]} Kg8 33. Rh3 $44) (30... Rgf8 $142 {[%cal Gh8g8] Donne un
peu d'espace au K} 31. Nf6 Bxf6 32. exf6 Qxf6 33. Qe2 $1 {[%csl Rc7,Rh8][%cal
Ge2h5,Ge2e5]} Qh6 (33... Kg7 34. Rf3) 34. Qe5+) (30... Ne8 $5 {[%csl Gf6]
Aurait évité de laisser le Nc7 sans protection tout en protégeant la case
"f6" mais les R ne sont plus liées}) 31. Qe2 hxg4 {Trop tard car maintenant
le K Noir est dans la boite} 32. hxg4 Qh6 33. Rh3 Kg7 34. Rxh6 Kxh6 35. Nb7 Kg7
36. Nd6 $40 Rh8 37. Ra3 Rh6 38. Rf3 Bd8 39. Qe3 Ne8 40. Rh3 Rxh3 41. Qxh3 Rh8
42. Qd3 Nxd6 43. cxd6 Rh4 44. g3 Rh8 45. Kg2 Kf8 46. f4 Kg7 47. f5 Kf8 48. Qd2
Rg8 49. Kf3 Bb6 50. f6 Bc8 51. Ke3 Ke8 52. Qh2 1-0

[Event "Belgrade RAD 30"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1977.01.23"]
[Round "7.6"]
[White "Bukic, Enver"]
[Black "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "1977.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/9000:16/5400:0"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 e6 5. Nbd2 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Be7 (6... Bd6 {
La grande ligne}) 7. O-O O-O 8. b3 b6 9. Bb2 Bb7 10. Qe2 Rc8 (10... c5 11. Rfd1
Rc8) 11. Rad1 (11. Ne5 c5 12. f4 Ne4 13. Bxe4 dxe4 14. Rad1 cxd4 15. Nxe4 Nxe5
16. fxe5 Bxe4 17. Rxd4 Bd5 18. cxd5 Bc5 19. Rd3 exd5 20. Qf3 Qg5 21. Kh1 h6 22.
h3 Rc7 23. Kh2 Rfc8 24. Qxd5 Qg6 25. Rfd1 Be7 {Eljanov,P (2760)-Van Wely,L 
(2640) Wijk aan Zee 2016 1-0 (38)}) 11... c5 $146 (11... Qc7 12. e4 $14 {
Ahues,C-Rellstab,L Berlin 1931 (4) 1-0}) 12. Ne5 cxd4 13. exd4 dxc4 14. bxc4
Nxe5 15. Qxe5 Qc7 $132 {La position reste équilibrée mais les Noirs doivent
éviter les échanges de pièces pour miser sur le millieu de jeu car sinon le
potentiel dynamque des P pendants diminue u moindre échange et le GMI est un
redoutable joueur technique.} 16. Qe3 {Avec des P pendants, les Blancs doivent
éviter les échanges} Ng4 17. Qh3 f5 18. d5 $1 exd5 19. Bxf5 Rxf5 20. Qxg4 Rf7
21. cxd5 Bxd5 {[%csl Gd5] La position s'est simplifié et les Blancs ont
réussi à se débarasser des P pendants mais au détriment de la paire de B}
22. Nb3 Rd8 23. Rd2 {[%cal Gf1d1]} Bxb3 24. Rxd8+ Qxd8 25. axb3 Qd5 26. Qd1 (
26. Rd1 Qxb3) 26... Qxd1 27. Rxd1 Bc5 $1 $15 {[%csl Rb3,Rf2] La finale est un
peu meilleure pour les Noirs qui ont une majorité éloignée et le P"b3" est
assez faible} 28. Rd2 Re7 29. Kf1 Bb4 30. Rd1 Kf7 (30... Rc7 $5 {[%cal Gc7c2]})
31. g3 g6 32. h4 a5 33. Bh8 Ke6 34. Ke2 Rc7 35. Bd4 b5 36. Kd3 Kd5 $1 37. f3 a4
38. bxa4 bxa4 39. Bh8 Rc8 40. Bg7 Rc7 41. Bh8 Rd7 42. Rc1 Bd6 43. f4 Rb7 44.
Rd1 h5 $1 {Fixant la majorité de l'aile-roi sur cases Noires} 45. Bc3 Ke6 {
[%cal Ge6g4]} 46. Kc2 a3 47. Re1+ Kf5 48. Re8 Rb8 (48... Kg4) 49. Re1 a2 50.
Ra1 Ra8 51. Rd1 (51. Kb3 Kg4 52. Be1 Ra3+ 53. Kb2 Kf3 54. Rd1 a1=Q+ 55. Rxa1
Rxa1 56. Kxa1 Ke2 57. Bc3 Kf2 $17) 51... Be7 52. Rd5+ Ke6 53. Re5+ Kf7 54. Ba1
$2 Bf6 55. Re1 Bxa1 56. Rxa1 Kf6 {[%cal Gf6f5,Gf5g4]} 0-1

[Event "Match Janowski-Marshall +5-2=2"]
[Site "Suresnes"]
[Date "1908.01.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Janowski, Dawid Markelowicz"]
[Black "Marshall, Frank James"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1908.01.17"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "HCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 f5 5. Nbd2 (5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O Bd6 7. b3 Qe7
8. Bb2 $14 (8. a4 {[%cal Gc1a3,Ga3d6]})) (5. Ne5 Nf6 6. Be2 Bb4+ {
Somacarana-Cochrane,J Calcutta 1856 1-0}) 5... Nf6 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. b3 (7. Qc2 Ne4
8. g4 $5 {[%cal Gh1g1]}) 7... O-O 8. Bb2 Ne4 9. O-O (9. Ne5 Qa5 (9... Nd7 10.
O-O Nxe5 11. dxe5 Bb4 $11) 10. a3 {[%cal Gb3b4]}) 9... Nd7 (9... c5 {[%cal
Gb8c6]}) (9... b6 {[%cal Gc8a6]} 10. Ne5 Bxe5 11. dxe5 Ba6) 10. Ne5 Qh4 (10...
Nxe5 11. dxe5 Bb4) 11. f4 Ndf6 {[%csl Rg4][%cal Gf6g4,Gg4h2,Gg4e3]} (11... Nxe5
$5 12. fxe5 Bb4 13. Nf3 Qh6 14. Qe2 Bd7 $132 {[%cal Gd7e8,Ge8h5]}) 12. Rf3 Ng4
13. Nxg4 $1 fxg4 14. g3 Qe7 15. Rf1 (15. Bxe4 $5 gxf3 16. Bxf3 $11 {[%csl Ge5]}
) 15... Nxd2 16. Qxd2 $14 Bd7 17. Qe2 {[%csl Rg4]} a5 (17... h5 18. h3 $1) 18.
e4 $36 a4 19. c5 Bc7 20. e5 b6 21. b4 bxc5 (21... a3 22. Bc1 (22. Bc3) 22... h5
23. h3 $1) 22. dxc5 a3 23. Bc3 Bc8 24. Rf2 Qf7 25. Qxg4 Ba6 26. Bc2 g6 27. f5
$1 $40 exf5 28. Rxf5 Qe7 29. e6 Rxf5 30. Bxf5 Bd8 31. h4 Bc4 32. Re1 Kf8 33.
Bb1 Ra7 34. Re3 Ba5 35. Bxg6 hxg6 36. Qxg6 Qe8 37. Rf3+ 1-0

[Event "Rohde op 09th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2009.10.31"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Gharamian, Tigran"]
[Black "Koziak, Vitali"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2611"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "207"]
[EventDate "2009.10.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 e6 5. b3 c5 $5 {Comme les Blancs ont adopté
un plan assez lent avec e3 et b3, la perte de temps c6c5 est difficile а
exploiter par le GMI} (5... Nbd7 {la grande ligne} 6. Bb2 b6 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. O-O
Bd6 9. Nbd2 ({RR} 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Qc2 Re8 11. Rad1 Qe7 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4
14. Bxe4 Nf6 15. Bd3 Ba3 16. Ba1 h6 17. Rfe1) 9... O-O 10. Ne5 Qe7 11. Qf3 Rfd8
12. Qh3 h6 13. f4 Bb4 ({RR} 13... c5) 14. Ndf3 Ne4 15. Nxd7 Rxd7 16. Ne5 Rc7
17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. c5 bxc5 19. a3 Ba5 20. dxc5 {Kramnik,V (2788)-Van Wely,L 
(2677)/Dortmund 2008/CBM 125/[Knaak]/1-0}) 6. cxd5 (6. Nbd2 {[%cal Gd2c4] Un
autre plan} cxd4 7. exd4 Nc6 8. Bb2 Be7 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O b6 11. Rc1 Bb7 12.
Qe2 $14) 6... Nxd5 $146 ({RR} 6... exd5 7. Bb5+ Nc6 (7... Bd7) 8. O-O Bd7 9.
Ba3 Qa5 10. Bxc6 Bxc6 11. Qc2 cxd4 12. Bxf8 Kxf8 13. Nxd4 Bd7 14. Qb2 Ke7 15.
b4 Qb6 16. Nc3 Rhc8 17. Qb3 Be6 18. a4 Rc4 19. Ncb5 a5 20. Rac1 Rac8 21. bxa5 {
Volkov,S (2594)-Papin,V (2462)/Voronezh 2009/Mega2009 Update 24/1/2-1/2 (60)})
7. Bb2 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bb4+ $1 {[%csl Rc3] Forçant les Blancs а jouer le coup
passif Nd2 car avec un centre ouvert, il serait mieux placé en c3} (8... e5 9.
Nf3 Nc6 10. a3 (10. Nxe5 $6 Qa5+) 10... Bd6 $11) 9. Nd2 O-O (9... e5) 10. a3 $1
Be7 11. Qc2 (11. Bd3) 11... Bd7 12. Bd3 h6 13. Bh7+ Kh8 14. Be4 Nc6 15. Bxd5 $5
{le GMI veut jouer une partie technique} (15. O-O) (15. Nc4) 15... exd5 16.
N2f3 Rc8 {[%cal Gc8c2]} 17. Qd2 Bf6 (17... Nxd4 18. Nxd4 Qb6 {[%csl Rb3]} 19.
O-O Rfe8 {[%csl Ge4][%cal Ge7f6]} 20. Rac1 Bf6) 18. O-O Bg4 $132 19. Rac1 Qb6
20. h3 Bd7 21. Bc3 Nxd4 22. Bxd4 Bxd4 23. Nxd4 Qg6 24. Kh1 Qb6 25. Rxc8 Rxc8
26. Rc1 Rc5 27. Kg1 Kg8 28. a4 a5 $11 {[%csl Rb4]} 29. Qd1 Qc7 30. Rxc5 Qxc5
31. Qf3 {[%csl Rd5] Début d'une finale intéressante du N centralisé contre un
B pas trés bon mais c'est encore égal;} Qd6 32. Qh5 Be6 33. Qe2 Bd7 34. Qc2 b6
{[%cal Gd6c5]} 35. Qe2 Bc8 36. Qb5 Kf8 37. Qd3 Kg8 38. Qe2 Qc5 39. Qh5 Qc1+ 40.
Kh2 Qc7+ 41. g3 Qd6 42. Kg2 Qe7 43. Qe2 Qc5 44. Kh2 Kf8 45. Qh5 Qd6 46. Qh4 Qd7
47. Qh5 Qd6 48. Qf3 Kg8 49. Qe2 Qc5 50. Kg2 Qc7 51. Qb5 Kf8 52. Qd3 Kg8 53. Qe2
Qd6 54. g4 Qc7 55. Qb5 Kf8 56. f3 Qc5 57. Qd3 Kg8 58. h4 g6 (58... h5) 59. Ne2
Qe7 60. Qc3 Qc5 61. Qd2 Qe7 62. Qd4 Qc5 $1 63. Qd2 {Le GMI doit éviter
l'échange des Q car non seulement le B est moins bon que le N mais le couple Q
et N peut être dangereux pour le K noir.} Qe7 64. Nf4 Qxh4 65. Qd4 {[%csl Rb6]}
Bb7 (65... Qe1 $142 66. Qxb6 Qd2+ 67. Kf1 d4 $132 {[%cal Gd2f4]}) 66. Qxb6 Qe7
67. Kg3 h5 (67... d4) 68. gxh5 gxh5 {[%cal Ge7g5]} 69. Kf2 (69. Qxa5 $5 {
[%csl Ga4][%cal Ga4a8]} Qxe3 70. Qd8+ Kg7 71. Qg5+ {[%cal Gg5g7,Gg5e3]}) 69...
d4 $1 70. Qxd4 Qh4+ 71. Ke2 Ba6+ 72. Kd2 $16 Qf2+ 73. Kc3 Qxf3 74. Qe5 h4 $2 {
[%csl Gh4]} 75. Qg5+ Kf8 76. Qh6+ Ke8 77. Qxa6 Qxe3+ 78. Nd3 h3 79. Qa8+ Kd7
80. Qxa5 h2 81. Qh5 Qg1 82. Qxf7+ Kd8 83. Qf6+ Kc7 84. Qf4+ Kc6 85. Nf2 Qa1+
86. Kc4 Qf1+ 87. Kd4 Qa1+ 88. Ke4 Qb1+ 89. Kf3 h1=Q+ 90. Nxh1 Qxb3+ 91. Kf2
Qa2+ 92. Kg1 Qa1+ 93. Kg2 Qa2+ 94. Nf2 Kc5 95. Qe5+ Kb6 96. Qb5+ Ka7 97. Kf3
Qa3+ 98. Nd3 Qf8+ 99. Ke4 Qe7+ 100. Kd4 Qg7+ 101. Kc4 Qa1 102. Qd7+ Kb8 103.
Qd8+ Kb7 104. Nc5+ 1-0

[Event "Bergamo op 3rd"]
[Site "Bergamo"]
[Date "2004.07.25"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Prusikin, Michael"]
[Black "Borgo, Giulio"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2517"]
[BlackElo "2409"]
[Annotator "Prusikin,M"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2004.07.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Bg5 c6 5. Nbd2 {Schließt die scharfen
Varianten (Moskauer und Botvinnik) aus.} Be7 6. e3 Ne4 $6 7. Bf4 $146 {Eine
brauchbare Neuerung.} ({Nichts sprach aber auch gegen} 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8. Bd3 $14)
7... Bd6 8. Bxd6 Qxd6 9. Rc1 ({Die Engine plädiert für} 9. Nxe4 $1 dxe4 10. c5
$1 Qe7 11. Nd2 f5 12. Qh5+ Qf7 13. Qg5 O-O 14. Nc4 $16) 9... Nxd2 $6 {Ein
unlogischer Zug, der den Springer zum "Tempofresser" macht.} (9... f5 10. Be2
Nd7 11. O-O O-O) 10. Qxd2 Nd7 11. Bd3 dxc4 12. Rxc4 O-O 13. O-O {Weiß verfügt
nun über bequemen Vorteil, seine Aufgabe besteht darin, die beiden Hebel c6-c5
und e6-e5 zu unterbinden.} g6 14. Rd1 Re8 15. Bb1 Kg7 (15... e5 16. dxe5 Qxd2
17. Rxd2 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Rxe5 19. Rd8+ Kg7 20. h4 $16) 16. Qc1 Qe7 {Diagramm [#]}
17. h3 $3 {Der "prophylaktischste" Zug, den ich jemals gemacht habe: Schwarz
plant Qe7-f6, gefolgt von e6-e5, genau dagegen ist der kleine Bauernzug
gerichtet!} Qf6 (17... e5 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Qxe5 20. Re4 $18) 18. Nh2 $1 (
18. e4 e5 19. a3 $16) 18... h5 (18... e5 {verbietet sich jetzt wegen} 19. Ng4
Qg5 (19... Qe7 20. Nxe5 Nxe5 21. dxe5 Qxe5 22. Re4 $18) 20. dxe5 Nxe5 21. f4
$18) 19. f4 $16 {Jetzt hat Weiß die Stellung völlig unter seine Kontrolle
gebracht. Es beginnt eine lange Manövrierphase, Schwächen im gegenerischen
Lager zu schaffen.} Nb6 20. Rc5 Nd5 21. Be4 (21. Nf3) 21... Bd7 (21... g5 $5
22. g3 $16 {bringt Schwarz keine Erleichterung.}) 22. Nf3 Red8 23. Ne5 Be8 24.
a3 Qe7 25. Rc2 f6 $6 {Der Ne5 war freilich schwer zu ertragen, aber jetzt
bekommt Weiß ein Angriffsziel: den Bauern g6.} 26. Nd3 Bf7 27. Bf3 Nc7 28. Rc5
Na6 29. Rc3 Nc7 30. Qd2 Rd6 31. Qe1 Rad8 32. Rdc1 Nd5 33. Rc5 Nb6 34. Qg3 Kf8
35. Be4 Qe8 (35... Nd5 $1 {wäre zäher gewesen und stellte nebenbei eine Falle
auf:} 36. Bxg6 $4 h4 $1 37. Qg4 Nxe3 $19) 36. b4 a6 37. R5c2 Kg7 38. Rf2 Nd5
39. Nc5 Qe7 40. Bb1 Re8 41. Rcf1 Kh6 $2 {Wie so oft, kommt der entscheidende
Fehler nach der Zeitkontrolle!} 42. e4 $1 Nb6 43. e5 Rdd8 (43... Rxd4 44. Qe3
$18) 44. exf6 Qxf6 45. Nxb7 Rxd4 46. Na5 Rc8 47. Nb3 Rd5 48. Be4 Rdd8 49. f5 $1
(49. f5 exf5 50. Bxf5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Pula zt 1.2"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "2000.04.18"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Psakhis, Lev"]
[Black "Pavasovic, Dusko"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2544"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2000.04.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 c6 4. Qc2 {It looks that just after} (4. Nc3 {White
can pretend for advantage.}) 4... Nf6 5. Bg5 (5. g3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qc2 Bb7
$11) 5... h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. Qxc4 b5 8. Qc2 Bb7 9. e3 ({Pavasovic had already
negative experience in this line - he was crashed after} 9. Bxf6 gxf6 (9...
Qxf6 10. e3 Nd7 11. Nc3 a6 12. Bd3 Bd6 13. O-O Qe7 14. Rac1 Rc8 15. Rfd1 c5 16.
dxc5 Nxc5 17. Nxb5 $1 axb5 18. Bxb5+ Kf8 19. b4 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Qg5+ 21. Kf1 Ke7
22. bxc5 Rxc5 23. Qd3 Rd5 {Speelman,J-Sherbakov,R/Calcutta op 1996/ /1/2-1/2 
(43)}) 10. e4 Nd7 11. Be2 a6 12. O-O Bd6 13. Nc3 Qc7 14. Rad1 c5 15. d5 $36 {
1-0 Vera,R-Pavasovic,D/Elista (ol) 73/(451) 1998/ (28) but I sure that he
found already improvement for black}) 9... Nbd7 10. Nbd2 Qb6 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (
10... a6 11. a4 Rc8 12. Qb3 Be7 13. Be2 O-O 14. O-O b4 15. Rad1 c5 16. Nc4 Bd5
17. a5 cxd4 18. exd4 Ne4 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. Rc1 Rc6 21. Qe3 Rfc8 22. Nfe5 Nxe5
23. Nxe5 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Qb7 25. f3 {Ioseliani,N-Cosma,E/Warsaw Hugart op w 1999/
1/2-1/2 (49)}) (10... Rc8 11. Be2 c5 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. d5 $1 Bxd5 14. Bxb5 Bd6
15. e4 Bc6 16. Nc4 Nb6 17. Bxc6+ Rxc6 18. O-O Ke7 19. Rad1 Nxc4 20. Qxc4 Qb8
21. b3 Qb4 22. Qe2 Rg8 23. Rc1 Qa3 24. Rc2 Qa6 25. Rc4 {Ibragimov,I-Filippov,V/
RUS-ch Elista 1996/ 1-0 (68)}) 11. Be2 Rc8 {[%cal Gc6c5]} 12. Qb3 {Desperately
trying to stop c5} a5 $1 {[%cal Ga5a3]} 13. a3 Be7 14. O-O O-O 15. Ne5 a4 $1 {
Much stonger than} (15... Nxe5 16. dxe5 Nd5 17. Bxe7 Nxe7 18. Nc4 $1 Qc7 19.
Nd6 $36 {[%csl Gd6] and white's knight is very strong}) 16. Qd3 {[%cal Ge2b5]
I made this awkward move after very long cogitation.} ({Logical} 16. Qc2 $5 {
meets interesting} g5 $5 ({also possible and} 16... Rfd8 {but after} 17. Nxd7
Rxd7 18. Bxf6 gxf6 (18... Bxf6 19. Ne4 Be7 20. Nc5 {[%csl Rb7]}) 19. Qd3 (19.
b4 axb3 20. Qxb3 (20. Nxb3 c5 21. dxc5 Bxc5 22. Qb2 $1 (22. Nxc5 $6 Rxc5 23.
Qb2 Rg5 24. g3 Qc6 25. f3 Qc5 $36) 22... Be7 23. Nd4 b4 $11)) 19... Ba6 $140
20. b4 $1 {white's chances are slightly better-} axb3 21. Nxb3 c5 22. Nxc5 Bxc5
23. dxc5 Qc6 (23... Rxd3 24. cxb6 Rd6 25. b7 Rb8 26. Rfd1) 24. Qb3 Qxc5 25.
Rfd1 $14) 17. Ng6 $1 {Only move!} (17. Nxd7 Nxd7 18. Bg3 c5) 17... Rfe8 $1 ({
Black can't accept sacrifice -} 17... fxg6 18. Qxg6+ Kh8 19. Qxh6+ Nh7 20. Bd3
$1 Rf7 (20... Ndf6 21. Bxg5 Qc7 22. Bf4 Bd6 23. Bxd6 Qxd6 24. Ne4 Nxe4 25. Bxe4
Rc7 26. Rac1 $36 {[%cal Gf2f4,Gc1c5]}) 21. Qxe6 $40) 18. Nxe7+ (18. Bg3 c5)
18... Rxe7 19. Bg3 c5 20. Qd3 cxd4 21. exd4 Qc6 22. Bf3 Nd5 $13) 16... Nxe5 17.
dxe5 Rcd8 $1 {More accurate than} (17... Rfd8 18. Qc2 Nd5 (18... Ne4 19. Nc4 $5
(19. Nxe4 Bxh4 20. Nd6 Rc7 21. Rac1) 19... bxc4 20. Bxe7 Rd2 21. Qxc4 $16) 19.
Bxe7 Nxe7 20. Ne4 {[%cal Ge4d6]}) 18. Qc2 Nd5 (18... Ne4 $2 19. Bxe7 Rxd2 20.
Qxe4 Re8 21. Bd3 $18) 19. Bxe7 Nxe7 {[%cal Gc6c5]} 20. Ne4 $8 Rd5 21. Qc3 Ba6
$1 {[%cal Rb5b4]} (21... c5 22. Nd6 b4 23. Qc2 $1) 22. Rfe1 $8 Ng6 {[%csl Re5]}
({I think that after} 22... c5 23. Nd6 b4 24. Qc2 Rxe5 25. Nc4 Bxc4 26. Bxc4 b3
27. Qe2 Rd8 28. Red1 $44 {[%csl Re5] White has enough compensation for the
pawn.}) 23. Rac1 $1 (23. f4 $4 Nxf4 $1) 23... Nxe5 24. Nc5 Rfd8 (24... Nc4 $5
25. Nxa6 Qxa6 26. Bxc4 bxc4 27. Qxc4 Qxc4 28. Rxc4 Rb8 29. Rxa4 Rxb2 30. Rc4
$11) 25. Qb4 $5 $138 Rb8 {I had at this moment less than 2 minutes left and
accept drawish proposal.} (25... Nd7 26. Nxa4 bxa4 27. Qxb6 Nxb6 28. Bxa6 Rd2
$11) (25... Qa7 26. e4 Rd4 27. Qa5 Ra8 28. Qc3 Rad8 29. Qa5 $11) (25... Rb8 {
Surely that after} 26. e4 Rdd8 27. Red1 $1 Qa7 $5 (27... Rxd1+ 28. Rxd1 Bc8 29.
Qd4) (27... Bc8 28. Rxd8+ Qxd8 29. Nxa4 Qg5 30. Rc2 Nd7 31. Nc5 $14) 28. g3 $44
{White has full compensation for a pawn.} (28. Qc3 b4 (28... Nc4 29. Qb4 $11)))
1/2-1/2

[Event "Rohde op 07th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2007.10.31"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hetey, Laszlo"]
[Black "Govciyan, Pavel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2359"]
[BlackElo "2417"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2007.10.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. c4 e6 4. Qc2 Nf6 5. e3 ({RR} 5. cxd5 exd5 ({RR} 5... cxd5
6. Bg5 Nc6 7. Nc3 Be7 8. e3)) ({RR} 5. a3 Bd6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. g3 O-O ({RR} 7...
Nb6 8. c5)) (5. g3 {retombe sur une Catalane}) 5... Ne4 {Une variante peu
jouée.} ({RR} 5... Nbd7 6. b3 Bd6 7. Bb2 b6 ({RR} 7... O-O 8. Nbd2 Qe7 9. Bd3
e5 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. O-O Bg4 14. Rac1 Rac8 15. Qb1
Rfd8 16. h3 Bh5 17. Bf5) 8. Bd3 ({RR} 8. Be2 Bb7 9. Nc3 Rc8 10. O-O O-O 11.
Rfd1 Qe7 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4) 8... Bb7 9. Nc3) ({RR} 5... b6 6.
Nc3 Bb7 7. Be2 Qc7 8. b3 Nbd7 9. Bb2 Bd6 10. e4 e5 11. Rd1 O-O 12. exd5 cxd5
13. Nb5 Bb4+ 14. Kf1 ({RR} 14. Bc3 Bxc3+ 15. Qxc3 Qb8 ({RR} 15... exd4 16. Nxc7
dxc3 17. Nxa8 Rxa8 18. Rc1) 16. dxe5)) 6. Bd3 ({RR} 6. Nc3 f5 7. Ne5 ({RR} 7.
Bd3 Na6 ({RR} 7... Bd6 8. O-O O-O 9. b3) 8. a3 Qa5 9. Ra2 ({RR} 9. O-O Nb4)
9... Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bd6 11. O-O) 7... Nd7 8. Nd3 ({RR} 8. Nxd7 Bxd7 9. Be2 Bd6
10. O-O O-O 11. f4) 8... Bd6 9. Nf4 ({RR} 9. c5 Bc7 10. b4 O-O 11. Be2 e5) 9...
Ndf6 ({RR} 9... Qe7 10. Bd2 ({RR} 10. f3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 e5) 10... O-O 11. Be2
Ndf6 12. O-O e5 13. dxe5 Qxe5 14. cxd5 g5 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. dxc6 bxc6 17. Rfd1
gxf4 18. exf4 Qe7 19. Qxc6 Be6) 10. f3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 ({RR} 11. Qxc3 Qe7 12. Bd2
e5 13. Nd3 exd4 14. Qxd4 c5 15. Qh4 d4 16. Qf2 b5) 11... O-O 12. Bd3 Kh8 ({RR} 
12... e5 13. dxe5 ({RR} 13. Nh3 e4) 13... Bxe5 14. O-O Qe7 ({RR} 14... Qd6 15.
Qb3 Re8 16. Kh1 Nd7 17. Ba3 Nc5 18. Qc2 b6) ({RR} 14... Qb6 15. Kh1 Qc5 16. Qb3
Re8 17. Rb1) 15. Qb3 Bxf4 16. exf4 Re8 17. cxd5 Nxd5 18. c4 Nb4) 13. O-O Bd7
14. c5 Bc7 15. c4 ({RR} 15. Rb1 b5 16. a4 a6 17. Be2 ({RR} 17. Bd2 e5 18. Nh3 (
{RR} 18. Ne2 e4) 18... f4 19. dxe5 fxe3 20. Bxe3 Bxe5 21. Bd4 ({RR} 21. Nf2 Qc7
) 21... Bxd4+ 22. cxd4 Bxh3 23. gxh3 Qc7) 17... e5 18. Nd3 e4 19. Nf4 g5 20.
Nh3 exf3 ({RR} 20... h6 21. f4) 21. gxf3 h6) 15... g5 ({RR} 15... e5 16. dxe5
Bxe5 17. Bb2 Qe7 ({RR} 17... Bxf4 18. exf4 Qa5 19. Bd4 Rae8 20. Rab1 Bc8 21.
Rfd1) 18. Bxe5 Qxe5 19. Rfe1 dxc4 20. Qxc4 Rad8) 16. Ne2 g4 ({RR} 16... e5 17.
Bxf5 ({RR} 17. cxd5 Nxd5 18. Rb1) 17... dxc4 18. Bxd7 Qxd7 19. Qxc4) 17. Nf4
Rg8 ({RR} 17... e5 18. dxe5 Bxe5 19. Rb1) 18. Kh1 ({RR} 18. Rb1 gxf3 19. Rxf3
b6 20. cxd5 cxd5 21. Ba3 Ng4) 18... Qe8 ({RR} 18... b6 19. cxd5 cxd5 20. Ba3) (
{RR} 18... dxc4 19. Bxc4) 19. e4 ({RR} 19. Rb1 Rb8 20. cxd5 cxd5 21. Ba3) 19...
gxf3 20. gxf3 Nh5 {Azmaiparashvili,Z (2645)-Krasenkow,M (2645)/Groningen 1997/
CBM 063/[Tsesarsky]/1-0 (42)} {RR} 21. Ng2 Ng3+ 22. hxg3 Qh5+ 23. Kg1 Bxg3 24.
Ne3 fxe4 25. fxe4 dxc4 26. Bxc4 Bf4+ 27. Kf2 ({RR} 27. Ng2 Qh2+) 27... Bxe3+
28. Kxe3 ({RR} 28. Bxe3 Qh2+) 28... Rg3+ 29. Kd2 Rg2+) ({RR} 6. Be2 Nd7 ({RR} 
6... f5 7. O-O Bd6 8. b3 Qe7 9. a4 a5 10. Ba3 Bxa3 11. Nxa3 O-O 12. Qb2 Nd7 13.
Nc2 g5 14. Nce1 Rf6 15. Nd3 Rh6 16. Nfe5 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 g4 18. g3) 7. O-O Bd6 8.
Nc3 f5 9. Rb1 Qe7 10. a3 O-O 11. b4 a6 12. Qb3 b5 13. cxd5 Nxc3 14. Qxc3 cxd5
15. Ne1 Nb6 16. Nd3) 6... f5 7. g4 $5 ({RR} 7. O-O Nd7 ({RR} 7... Bd6 8. b3 Qe7
9. Bb2 ({RR} 9. a4 Na6 ({RR} 9... a5 10. Ba3 Na6 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. c5 Qc7 13.
Be2 Nb4 14. Qb2) 10. c5 Nb4 11. cxd6 Nxc2 12. dxe7 Nxa1 13. Nbd2 e5 ({RR} 13...
c5 14. Ba3 Nxb3 15. Bb5+ Bd7 16. Bxd7+ Kxd7 17. Nxb3 c4 18. Ne5+ Kc7 19. f3
cxb3 20. fxe4 dxe4 21. Rb1 {RR} Rac8 22. Rxb3 b6 23. h4 Rhg8 24. Kh2 g6 25. a5
bxa5 26. Rb5 a4 27. Bc5 Rge8 28. Ra5 a6 29. Rxa4 Ra8 30. Kg3 a5 31. Kf4 Kb7 32.
Nd7 Kc6 33. Nf6 Reb8 34. Ke5 Kb5 35. Ra1 Kc4 36. Kxe6 {Kiss,P (2440)-Dudas,J 
(2310)/Hungary 1994/TD/1-0 (37)}) 14. Bb2 Nxd2 15. Nxd2 e4 16. Bb1 Nxb3 17.
Nxb3 Kxe7 18. Ba3+) 9... Nd7 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Bc5 12. Nc3 Nxc3 13. Bxc3
O-O 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Bd4 Ba3 16. f4 c5 17. Bb2 Bxb2 18. Qxb2 Be6) 8. b3 Be7 9.
Ba3 O-O 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Nbd2 g5 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Qc7 14. f4 gxf4 15.
Bxe4 fxe4 16. exf4 Bd7 17. Qc3 Rf7 18. c5 a5 19. a3 b6 20. b4 bxc5 21. bxc5 a4
{Flohr,S-Bondarevsky,I/Parnu 1947/MCL/0-1 (41)}) ({RR} 7. Ne5 Nd7 8. Nxd7 Bxd7
9. O-O ({RR} 9. f3 Qh4+ 10. g3 Nxg3 11. Qf2 f4 12. e4 ({RR} 12. exf4 Nf5 13.
Bxf5 Qxf2+ 14. Kxf2 exf5 15. cxd5) 12... Be7 13. Rg1 Nh5)) (7. Nc3) 7... Na6
$146 {[%cal Ga6b4]} (7... Bd6 8. Rg1 O-O 9. g5 b6 10. b3 Bb7 11. Bb2 Qe7 12.
Nbd2 a5 13. h4 Nd7 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Bb4 {Milanovic,D (2378)-Tosic,M (2503)
Srbia-chT Jahorina 0-1}) 8. a3 (8. gxf5 Nb4 9. Qb3 Nxd3+ 10. Qxd3 exf5 (10...
Bd6) (10... Be7)) 8... Bd6 9. gxf5 O-O $1 10. Nc3 exf5 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Nb5
Be7 13. Ne5 Bh4 14. Rf1 Be6 15. Nc3 Rc8 16. Nf3 {les blancs hésitent beaucoup
dans le choix du plan} Be7 17. Bd2 Nb8 18. Ne5 Nc6 19. Nxc6 Rxc6 $15 20. f3
Bh4+ 21. Ke2 Bf7 (21... Qg5 $17) 22. Kd1 Nf2+ 23. Kc1 Nxd3+ 24. Qxd3 f4 $36 25.
e4 $2 Bg6 $2 {[%cal Gg6d3]} (25... dxe4 26. fxe4 Bc4 $19 {[%cal Gc4f1]}) 26.
Be1 Bxe1 27. Rxe1 dxe4 28. fxe4 Qh4 29. Qf1 $2 (29. Kc2) 29... f3 $40 30. d5 $2
Bxe4 $1 {[%csl Rc3][%cal Gc6c3,Gc6c1]} 0-1

[Event "Rohde op 07th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2007.11.01"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Vavrak, Peter"]
[Black "Koziak, Vitali"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2454"]
[BlackElo "2437"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2007.10.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 a6 5. Nbd2 (5. Nc3) 5... c5 6. b3 ({RR} 6.
cxd5 exd5 7. b3 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bb4 9. Qc2 O-O 10. Be2 Bd7 11. O-O Nc6 12. Nxc6
Bxc6 13. a3 Ba5 14. Bb2 Rc8 15. Bd4 Bb5 16. Qd1 Bxe2 17. Qxe2 Bc3 18. Bxc3 Rxc3
19. Rac1 d4 20. exd4 Qxd4 {Gustafsson,J (2615)-Anand,V (2788)/Germany 2006/CBM
112/[Mueller,Karsten]/0-1 (39)}) 6... Nbd7 $146 ({RR} 6... Nc6 7. Bb2 cxd4 8.
exd4 g6 {RR} 9. g3 Bg7 10. Bg2 O-O 11. O-O b6 12. Ne5 Bb7 13. Qe2 Rc8 14. Rfd1
dxc4 15. Ndxc4 b5 16. Bxc6 Bxc6 17. Nxc6 Rxc6 18. Ne5 Rc8 19. a4 Qd5 20. axb5
axb5 21. Ra5 Qxb3 22. Rxb5 Qc2 23. Qxc2 Rxc2 {Kempinski,R (2608)-Gustafsson,J 
(2603)/Mallorca 2004/CBM 104/1/2-1/2}) (6... cxd4) 7. Bb2 Bd6 8. cxd5 exd5 9.
Rc1 O-O 10. Bd3 Qe7 $11 11. Qc2 b6 12. O-O Bb7 13. Rfe1 Ne4 14. Nf1 f5 {
[%csl Ge4][%cal Ga8e8]} 15. Ng3 Rae8 16. Nh5 {[%cal Gd4c5,Gh5g7,Gb2g7]} g6 17.
Ng3 h5 $15 18. Ba1 h4 $36 19. Nf1 g5 20. Qb2 {[%cal Gd4c5]} Kh7 21. dxc5 bxc5
22. N3d2 Ne5 23. Qc2 Nxd3 $17 24. Qxd3 h3 25. g3 g4 {[%csl Rf3,Rf4]} 26. f3
gxf3 27. Nxf3 Rg8 28. Rc2 Rg4 29. b4 c4 30. Qe2 Reg8 {[%cal Ge4g3,Gd6g3]} 31.
Bd4 Bc6 32. Rb2 Bb5 33. Qc2 c3 34. Rb3 Bxg3 $1 35. hxg3 Rxg3+ 36. Nxg3 Rxg3+
37. Kh1 Rxf3 38. Rxc3 Nf2+ 0-1

[Event "Plancoet op-A 10th"]
[Site "Plancoet"]
[Date "2013.07.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Dgebuadze, Alexandre"]
[Black "Leroy, Didier"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2305"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2013.07.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. e3 a6 5. Nbd2 (5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O
O-O 8. h3 Re8 9. Nc3 b6 10. b3 Bb7 11. Bb2 Nbd7 12. Rc1 Qe7 13. Qe2 Ne4 14. Nd2
f5 15. Nf3 Rf8 16. Rfe1 Rf6 17. Qf1 Rh6 18. Ne2 g5 19. Bxe4 fxe4 20. Ne5 Nxe5
21. dxe5 Bxe5 22. Bxe5 Qxe5 23. b4 Rf8 24. Ng3 Rhf6 25. Rc2 c5 26. bxc5 bxc5
27. Rb1 Qc7 28. Qc1 c4 29. Qb2 Bc8 30. Qd4 Rd6 31. Qe5 h6 32. Rd1 Rfd8 33. Rcd2
Rc6 34. Qc3 Rcd6 {Nakamura,H (2778)-Morozevich,A (2770) Biel 2012 1-0 (61)})
5... b6 (5... c5 6. b3 cxd4 7. exd4 Be7 8. Bb2 O-O 9. Bd3 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11.
Rc1 Nbd7 12. Qe2 Re8 13. Rfd1 Bf8 14. Ne5 g6 15. Ndf3 dxc4 16. bxc4 Nxe5 17.
Nxe5 Nd7 18. f4 Bh6 19. Qf2 Rc8 20. Rc2 {Ponomariov,R (2723)-Feller,S (2658)
San Sebastian 2012 1-0 (32)}) 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. cxd5 $146 (7. O-O Bd6 8. b3 O-O 9.
Qc2 dxc4 10. bxc4 Nbd7 11. Bb2 c5 12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Bxe4 14. Qxe4 Qe7 15.
Rfd1 Rfd8 16. a4 Nf6 17. Qh4 cxd4 18. exd4 Rac8 19. d5 exd5 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21.
Qxf6 gxf6 {Nemet,I (2439)-Milov,V (2602) Biel 2002 0-1 (38)}) 7... exd5 8. O-O
Bd6 9. Ne5 O-O 10. f4 $1 {[%cal Gf1f3,Gf3h3,Gd2f3,Gf3g5]} c5 11. Rf3 Nc6 12.
Rh3 g6 13. Ndf3 {Les pièces Blanches deviennent très menaçantes à
l'aile-roi} Qc8 14. Qe1 (14. Ng5 $5 cxd4 15. exd4 Nxd4 16. Be3 $44 {[%cal
Ga1c1]}) 14... Be7 15. Ng5 Nxe5 $6 16. fxe5 Nh5 17. Nxh7 $1 {La pointe
probablement oubliée par les Noirs} Kxh7 18. Rxh5+ Kg7 19. Qg3 $36 Rh8 20.
Rxh8 Qxh8 21. e6 $1 Qh4 22. Qxh4 Bxh4 23. exf7 Bf6 24. dxc5 bxc5 25. Bd2 Kxf7
26. Rf1 Kg7 27. b3 Rd8 28. Rc1 c4 29. Be2 Bc8 30. Bc3 $1 {[%csl Rc8]} Be6 31.
Bd4 (31. Bxf6+ Kxf6 32. Kf2) 31... Bxd4 32. exd4 Rb8 33. Rc3 a5 34. Kf2 Kf6 35.
Ke3 Rb4 36. h4 a4 37. bxc4 dxc4 38. Bf3 Rb2 39. d5 Bd7 40. Rxc4 Ke5 41. Rc7 Bf5
$4 (41... Kd6) 42. g4 Bb1 43. Rc6 1-0

[Event "Syre Memorial op 36th"]
[Site "Issy les Moulineaux"]
[Date "2013.05.12"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Shirazi, Kamran"]
[Black "Legky, Nikolay A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2411"]
[BlackElo "2387"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2013.05.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1200+30"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. a3 $5 {Un coup souple qui permet plusieurs
transpositions} c5 (4... Be7 5. Nc3) 5. d4 (5. b3 Nc6 6. Bb2 d4) 5... Be7 (5...
b6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bb5+ Bd7 8. Be2 Bd6 9. Nc3 Bc6 10. Ne5 Bxe5 11. dxe5 Ne4 12.
Nxe4 dxe4 13. Qxd8+ Kxd8 14. b4 Nd7 15. Bb2 Re8 16. f4 exf3 17. gxf3 Nxe5 18.
Kf2 g6 19. Rhd1+ Kc7 20. bxc5 {Bosboom,M (2399)-Landa,K (2628) Vlissingen 2011
0-1 (50)}) (5... dxc4 6. Bxc4 a6 7. O-O b5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. b4 Be7
11. Bb2 O-O 12. Qe2 Nbd7 13. Rd1 Nd5 14. Nc3 Bf6 15. Ne4 Bxb2 16. Qxb2 Qe7 17.
Ne5 Nxe5 18. Qxe5 Rfd8 19. Nc5 Bc6 20. Be4 a5 21. Bxd5 Bxd5 22. e4 Bc4 23. h3
axb4 24. axb4 h6 25. Rxa8 Rxa8 26. Rd7 Qg5 27. Qxg5 hxg5 28. Nb7 Ra1+ 29. Kh2
Ra2 30. Kg1 f6 31. Na5 Rb2 32. Nc6 Re2 33. f3 Rb2 34. Rb7 Kh7 35. Re7 {
Kempinski,R (2580)-Ivanisevic,I (2655) Legnica 2013 1/2-1/2 (61)}) 6. dxc5 a5 (
6... Bxc5) 7. Nc3 Bxc5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bb5+ Nc6 10. Ne5 $146 (10. Nd4 Bd7 11.
Nb3 Be7 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. Qxd5 O-O 14. O-O Qc7 15. Qh5 g6 16. Qe2 Bf6 17. e4 a4
18. Bxc6 Bxc6 19. Nd2 Rfe8 20. Kh1 Qb6 21. Re1 Bb5 22. Qf3 Bd4 23. Kg1 Re6 24.
Qg3 Rae8 25. Rb1 Bc6 26. b4 Be5 27. Qe3 Bd4 28. Qg3 f5 29. Bb2 Bxb2 30. Rxb2
Qd4 31. Reb1 Bxe4 32. Nxe4 Rxe4 33. h3 Rc8 34. Qg5 Qd8 35. Qxd8+ Rxd8 36. Rc1
Rd3 37. Rc7 b5 38. Rb7 Red4 39. Rxb5 Rxa3 {Koserak,W-Opocensky,K Nice 1938 1/
2-1/2}) 10... O-O 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bxc6 Ra6 $13 {C'était la seconde ronde de
la journée et le GMI n'avait probablement pas eu le temps de se préparer
mais les Noirs ont des compensations assez légères} 13. Bb5 Rd6 14. Be2 Ne4 (
14... d4 $1 15. exd4 Bxd4 {[%csl Rd1,Re1,Rf2][%cal Gd4f2,Gd6d1]} 16. Qb3 Qe7
$40 (16... Be6)) 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Qc2 Qe7 17. Bd2 Ba6 18. Bxa6 Rxa6 19. Qc4
Rg6 20. g3 Bb6 21. Bc3 Qd7 22. Rd1 $14 Qf5 23. Rd5 Qf3 24. Rg1 Bxe3 $1 25. Qe2
(25. fxe3 Qxe3+ 26. Kf1 Rf6+ 27. Bxf6 Qf3+ 28. Ke1 Qe3+ 29. Qe2 Qxg1+) 25...
Bb6 26. Qxf3 exf3 27. Rf5 Rc6 28. Rxf3 Bd4 29. Kd2 Bxc3+ 30. Rxc3 Rd8+ 31. Kc2
{Avec des P sur les deux ailes, les blancs ont des bonnes chances de valoriser
le P supplémentaire} Rcd6 32. Kb1 Rd2 33. Rc2 Kf8 34. Re1 R2d5 35. Ka2 g5 36.
Rc4 h6 37. h4 Rf5 38. hxg5 hxg5 39. f4 gxf4 40. gxf4 Rd3 41. Ree4 Rf3 42. Ra4
f6 43. Rac4 Kf7 44. Rc7+ (44. Rc2 Kg6 45. Rc8 Rf2 46. a4 Rd5 47. Rec4 Rf5 48.
Ka3 Kh5 {suite illisible et gain Blanc au 65ème coup} 49. R8c7 Kg4) 44... Kg6
45. Ra7 Rf2 46. a4 Rd5 47. Rc4 Rf5 48. Ka3 Kh5 49. Rb7 Kg4 50. Rb5 R2xf4 51.
Rxf5 Kxf5 52. Rc5+ Ke6 53. Rxa5 f5 54. Rc5 Kd6 55. Rc1 Re4 56. a5 f4 57. Rc8
Kd7 58. Rc3 Re3 59. Kb4 Rg3 $4 {Le GMI était pourtant un finaliste redoutable
et il craque en finale!} 60. a6 Rg8 61. Ka5 {[%csl Gc3,Rd7][%cal Ga5b6,Ga6a7,
Gb6b7,Ga7a8] Le K Noir est coupé et les Noirs pouvaient abandonner.} Rf8 62.
Kb6 $4 {La phase KO de 20 mns passe trés vite et dans cette partie importante,
il y a beaucoup de tension} (62. a7 $8 f3 63. Rxf3) 62... Kd6 $4 (62... Rb8+ $8
63. Kc5 Rxb2 64. Ra3 Rc2+ 65. Kd4 Rc8 66. a7 Ra8 67. Kc5 Ke6 68. Kb6 Ke5 69.
Kb7 Rxa7+ 70. Kxa7 Ke4 $11) 63. Kb7 Rf7+ 64. Kb8 {J'ai pourtant assisté à la
finale mais je ne me souviens pas si les Noirs ont perdu au temps} (64. Kb8 f3
65. Rc1 f2 66. a7 f1=Q 67. Rxf1 Rxf1 68. a8=Q Rf8+ {Et le K Noir va se
goinfrer sur le P}) 1-0

[Event "POL-chT 66th"]
[Site "Katowice"]
[Date "2010.09.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Urban, Klaudiusz"]
[Black "Socko, Bartosz"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2468"]
[BlackElo "2657"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2010.09.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Poznan Pocztowiec"]
[BlackTeam "Katowice Szopienice"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. d4 dxc4 5. Qa4+ {Cette ancienne variante ne
pose pas trop de problèmes aux Noirs pour égaliser} (5. Bg2 $142 Be7 6. O-O
O-O {Aurait continer de suivre une grande ligne de la Catalane}) 5... c6 (5...
Nbd7) 6. Qxc4 b5 $1 7. Qd3 (7. Qc2 {La grande ligne mais le plan des Noirsn
est de pousser rapidement c5 et la Qc2 sera un peu exposée.} Bb7) 7... Bb7 8.
Bg2 Nbd7 9. O-O Be7 (9... a6 10. Nfd2 Qb6 11. a4 Rd8 12. Nc3 Be7 13. Nb3 O-O
14. axb5 cxb5 15. e4 Ne5 16. Qe2 Nc4 17. Rd1 Nd7 18. Bf4 Rfe8 19. e5 Bxg2 20.
Kxg2 Qb7+ 21. Kg1 Ndb6 22. Nc5 Bxc5 23. dxc5 Nd5 24. Nxd5 exd5 25. b3 Nxe5 26.
Bxe5 f6 27. Qa2 fxe5 28. Qxa6 Qxa6 29. Rxa6 d4 30. Rb6 Rb8 31. Rxb8 Rxb8 32. f4
Kf7 33. fxe5 Rd8 34. c6 Ke6 35. c7 Rc8 36. Rxd4 Rxc7 37. Rd6+ Kxe5 {1/2-1/2 
(37) Leitao,R (2636)-Shabalov,A (2499) Praia da Pipa 2014}) 10. a4 a6 {[%cal
Gc6c5]} 11. Nfd2 {Une nouveauté dans cet ordre de coups mais en fait, c'est
une simple transposition.} (11. Bg5) 11... Qb6 12. axb5 (12. Nb3 {[%csl Gc5]}
O-O $132 {Gyimesi,Z (2616)-Pavasovic,D (2575) SLO-chT Murska Sobota 2006 (7) 1/
2}) 12... cxb5 $5 $146 (12... axb5 13. Rxa8+ Bxa8 14. Nc3 O-O 15. Nb3 Bb7 16.
Be3 Nd5 17. Ne4 b4 18. Ra1 Ra8 19. Rxa8+ Bxa8 20. Nec5 Nxc5 21. dxc5 Qa7 22.
Bd4 Qa4 23. e4 Nf6 24. Qc4 Nd7 25. Bh3 Kf8 26. Bf1 Bb7 27. f4 Nb8 28. Bc3 Na6
29. Be5 Qa2 30. Qc2 Kg8 31. Bd6 Bf6 32. e5 Bd8 33. Bc4 g6 34. Nd2 Qa1+ 35. Qb1
Qxb1+ 36. Nxb1 g5 37. Nd2 gxf4 38. gxf4 Nc7 39. Bxc7 Bxc7 40. Ne4 Bc8 41. Nf6+
Kh8 42. Ne8 {Landa,K (2627)-Galkin,A (2617) Dagomys 2009 1-0 (87)}) 13. e4 {
[%csl Gd4,Ge4]} O-O 14. Nc3 Rfd8 15. Nb3 {Cette manoeuvre du Nf3 est trés
lente et la pette avance de développement des Noirs va commencer à leur
donner l'initiative} Ne5 $1 16. Qe2 Nc4 17. Rd1 Rac8 $32 18. Bg5 h6 19. Bxf6 (
19. Bf4) 19... Bxf6 20. e5 Bxg2 21. exf6 Qb7 $1 {[%csl Rg1]} 22. Qg4 g6 {
[%cal Gg2f3,Gf3d1,Gf3g4]} 23. Nc5 Qf3 $1 24. Qh4 Bh1 $40 25. Qh3 Nxb2 {[%csl
Ga6,Gb5]} 26. Re1 Rxd4 $19 27. Nxe6 Rh4 28. Qf1 Rxc3 29. gxh4 fxe6 30. h3 Qxh3
31. Qxh3 Rxh3 32. f3 Bxf3 0-1

[Event "POL-chT 66th"]
[Site "Katowice"]
[Date "2010.09.11"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kempinski, Robert"]
[Black "Bartel, Mateusz"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2010.09.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Wroclaw"]
[BlackTeam "Wroclaw Polonia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. e3 a6 5. Nbd2 (5. b3 c5 6. Bb2 cxd4 7. exd4 g6
8. Bd3 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. Nbd2 Nc6 11. Ne5 Bd7 12. Ndf3 dxc4 13. bxc4 Qc7 14.
a4 Rfd8 15. Qb3 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Bc6 17. Rfd1 Nd7 18. f4 Nxe5 19. fxe5 Rd7 20. Be2
Qd8 21. a5 Rc8 22. d5 exd5 23. Bg4 d4 24. Bxd7 Qxd7 25. Rxd4 Qe7 26. Re1 Re8
27. Rf4 Qc5+ 28. Bd4 Qxa5 29. Qc3 Qxc3 30. Bxc3 Bh6 31. Rf2 b5 32. Rf6 Bd7 33.
Rxa6 bxc4 34. Rea1 Be6 {Karjakin,S (2771)-Topalov,V (2772) Stavanger 2014 1/
2-1/2}) 5... Nbd7 (5... c5 {[%csl Rd2] La grande ligne}) 6. b3 b6 (6... c5 {
Vavrak,P (2454)-Koziak,V (2437) Rohde op 07th 2007 (7) 0-1}) 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. O-O
Bd6 9. Qc2 O-O 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Bxe4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Nf6 14. Qe2 c5
15. Bb2 Qe7 16. Rad1 Rfd8 (16... cxd4 17. Nxd4 Qc7 18. h3 Rad8 19. Rd3 Bc5 20.
Qf3 Rd7 21. Rfd1 Rfd8 22. Ne2 Rxd3 23. Rxd3 Rxd3 24. Qxd3 Qd7 25. Nf4 Qxd3 26.
Nxd3 Nd7 27. Nxc5 bxc5 28. f4 f6 29. Kf2 Kf7 30. Ke3 Ke7 31. Ke4 g6 32. g4 Kd6
33. Bc3 Kc6 34. a3 Kd6 35. b4 f5+ 36. gxf5 exf5+ 37. Kd3 Kc6 38. Bd2 Nf6 39.
Be3 cxb4 40. axb4 Ne4 41. Kd4 Kd6 42. b5 axb5 43. cxb5 Nc5 44. Kc4 Nd7 45. Bd4
Ke6 46. h4 {Kempinski,R (2600)-Piorun,K (2513) Warsaw 2011 1-0}) 17. h3 h6 18.
Rd3 cxd4 19. Nxd4 Qe8 20. Rfd1 Bc5 21. Qf3 (21. Nf3 Rxd3 22. Rxd3 b5 23. Bxf6
gxf6 24. Nd4 {[%csl Rh6][%cal Gd3g3]}) 21... e5 22. Nf5 Rxd3 23. Qxd3 Qe6 24.
Qf3 Re8 25. Re1 e4 26. Qf4 {[%csl Rf6][%cal Gf5h6]} Kh7 27. g4 (27. Nxh6 e3 $1
(27... gxh6 28. Bxf6)) 27... Bb4 28. Rd1 Bc5 29. Kg2 b5 30. Re1 bxc4 31. bxc4
g5 32. Qg3 Nh5 33. gxh5 Qxf5 34. Re2 Bb4 35. a3 Ba5 36. Re3 Qe6 37. c5 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-chT Cup 11th 1st league"]
[Site "Jurmala"]
[Date "1980.05.??"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Mikenas, Vladas Ivanovich"]
[Black "Panchenko, Alexander N"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1980.05.23"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Zhalgiris"]
[BlackTeam "Zenit"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "URS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qc2 $6 {[%csl Rc2] une ligne trés douteuse et
qui a été jouée pour la 1ère fois au Championnat de Paris 1929} c5 $1 {le plus
précis pour exploiter la position exposée de la Q blanche} (4... dxc4 5. Qxc4
c6 6. g3 b5 $11) (4... Nbd7 $143 {Schwarzmann,L-Lazard,F Paris Team Ch 1929 (2)
0-1}) 5. dxc5 Bxc5 6. cxd5 Qb6 $1 7. e3 exd5 (7... Nxd5 $11 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Be7
10. Bb2 a5 11. b5 Nd7 {[%cal Gd7c5]}) 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Be7 10. Bb2 Nc6 (10...
Bg4) 11. Be2 Be6 12. b5 Na5 13. Bd4 Qd6 14. O-O Rfc8 $15 {[%csl Rc2]} 15. Qa4
b6 16. Nbd2 Nd7 17. Nb3 $6 {[%csl Ra4]} Nc4 $1 18. Rfc1 Rc7 19. Nfd2 Rac8 $17
20. Nxc4 dxc4 21. Nd2 Nc5 22. Bxc5 Qxc5 23. Ne4 (23. Nxc4) (23. Bxc4 Qe5 {
[%csl Ra1][%cal Ge6c4,Gc7c1]}) 23... Qe5 $40 24. Nc3 Rd8 25. Ra2 h5 26. Rac2 h4
27. Bf3 Rcd7 28. Be2 h3 29. Bxc4 Bxc4 30. Qxc4 Bxa3 31. Re1 Rc7 32. Qb3 Bd6 33.
f4 Qc5 34. Rd2 Qxc3 35. Qxc3 Rxc3 36. Red1 Rb3 37. gxh3 Rxb5 38. Rxd6 Rxd6 39.
Rxd6 a5 40. Rd8+ Kh7 41. Ra8 0-1

[Event "POL-chT 66th"]
[Site "Katowice"]
[Date "2010.09.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Szoen, Dariusz"]
[Black "Przybylski, Wojciech"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2448"]
[BlackElo "2331"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2010.09.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Lublin"]
[BlackTeam "Poznan Pocztowiec"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. b3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. Bb2
b6 9. Qc2 (9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. Qe2 c5 11. Rac1 cxd4 12. exd4 dxc4 13. bxc4 Re8 14.
Rfd1 Bf8 15. Bb1 Rc8 16. Nf1 g6 17. Ne3 Bg7 18. h3 Nh5 19. Ne5 Qc7 20. Nxd7
Qxd7 21. g3 e5 22. dxe5 Qxh3 23. Nd5 b5 24. Be4 Rxc4 25. Rxc4 bxc4 26. Qxc4 Qg4
27. Qc2 Bxd5 28. Bxd5 Bxe5 29. Re1 Nxg3 30. Rxe5 Ne4+ 31. Kf1 Qh3+ 32. Ke1 Rxe5
33. Bxe5 Qh1+ 34. Ke2 Qh5+ 35. Kd3 Qf3+ 36. Kd4 Qxf2+ 37. Qxf2 Nxf2 38. a4 h5 {
Belous,V (2584)-Reshetnikov,A (2498) Moscow 2014 1-0}) 9... Bb7 10. Nbd2 (10.
Nc3 {Plus actif} Rc8 11. Rad1 (11. e4)) 10... Qc7 11. Rfe1 (11. Rac1 Rac8 12.
h3 Rfe8 13. a3 c5 14. e4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Bxe4 17. Qxe4 Nf6 18. Qc2
cxd4 19. Nxd4 a6 20. Qe2 Red8 21. Rcd1 Qe7 22. Nc2 e5 23. Rfe1 Re8 24. b4 Qe6
25. Ne3 a5 26. Nd5 axb4 27. axb4 Nxd5 28. Rxd5 Bxb4 29. Rxe5 Bxe1 30. Rxe6 Rxe6
31. Qg4 g6 32. Qd4 f6 33. Qd5 Rce8 34. Bxf6 Kf7 35. Bb2 Bb4 36. Bd4 Ba5 37. g4
R8e7 38. g5 Rc7 39. Be5 Rc5 40. Qb7+ Re7 {Djingarova,E (2303)-Zisiadis,D (1882)
Paleochora 2014 1-0}) 11... Rfe8 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Rxe4 f5 $5 15.
Re2 c5 16. d5 $14 {[%csl Rf5][%cal Ga1e1]} exd5 17. Bxf5 (17. Rae1 Rxe2 18.
Qxe2 $44 (18. Rxe2 d4)) 17... Nf8 18. cxd5 Bxd5 19. Ng5 (19. Rae1 $142 {
Plus simple} Rxe2 20. Qxe2 {[%cal Ge2f3]} Rd8 {[%cal Gd5f3,Gd6h2]} 21. g3 {
[%csl Rg1]}) 19... Rxe2 20. Qxe2 Bxh2+ 21. Kh1 Bf4 $2 22. Be4 Qc6 23. Rd1 $4 (
23. Qh5 $1 h6 (23... Bxe4 24. Qf7+ Kh8 25. Qxg7#) 24. Rd1 $3 Rd8 25. Bxd5+ Rxd5
26. Qf7+) 23... Bxe4 24. Qc4+ Ne6 25. Nxe6 b5 26. Qc3 Bxg2+ 27. Kg1 Bh6 28.
Nxg7 Qg6 29. Qg3 Bf3 30. Qxg6 hxg6 31. Rd6 Be4 32. Nh5 Kf7 33. Nf6 Bf5 34. Nd5
Re8 35. Rf6+ Kg8 36. Rc6 Re1+ 37. Kh2 Re2 38. Bf6 Be6 0-1

[Event "Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2014.04.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Zhao, Xue"]
[Black "Stefanova, Antoaneta"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2489"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "2014.04.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "1:30:00"]
[BlackClock "1:30:00"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c6 {[%emt 0:
00:00]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. Qb3 {[%emt 0:00:22]} e6
{[%emt 0:12:56]} 5. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:22]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:02:39]} 6. Qxc4 {
[%emt 0:00:56]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 7. Qc2 {[%emt 0:01:23]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:45]
} 8. e4 {[%emt 0:09:39]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:03:32]} 9. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:02:25]} Qb6 {
[%emt 0:05:28]} (9... Rc8 10. Bd3 Qb6 11. a4 a6 12. axb5 cxb5 13. Qb1 h6 14.
Be3 Ng4 15. e5 Bb4 16. O-O O-O 17. Ne4 f5 18. exf6 Ndxf6 19. Ne5 Nxe4 20. Bxe4
Nxe5 21. dxe5 Bc5 22. Bxb7 Qxb7 23. Qg6 Qf7 24. Qxf7+ Rxf7 25. Rxa6 Bxe3 26.
fxe3 Rxf1+ 27. Kxf1 Kf7 28. Rd6 Rc2 29. b4 Rb2 30. Rd4 g5 31. h4 Kg6 32. hxg5
Kxg5 33. Rf4 h5 34. Rf6 Rxb4 35. Rxe6 {1/2-1/2 (35) Xiu,D (2571)-Ding,L (2717)
Xinghua 2014}) 10. a4 {[%emt 0:01:56]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 11. Be2 {[%emt 0:02:
16]} c5 {[%emt 0:03:15]} 12. axb5 {[%emt 0:00:23]} axb5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 13.
Rxa8+ {[%emt 0:00:20]} Bxa8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 14. O-O {[%emt 0:00:37]} h6 {
[%emt 0:30:20]} 15. Bh4 {[%emt 0:04:11]} g5 $146 {[%emt 0:08:20]} (15... Be7
16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. b4 Bxb4 18. e5 g5 19. exf6 gxh4 20. Bxb5 Qb7 21. Rb1 Bd6 22.
Qa4 {1-0 (22) Ibrahimov,R (2537)-Melnikova,Y (2264) Dubai 2009}) 16. Bg3 {
[%emt 0:00:15]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:09:19]} 17. Rc1 {[%emt 0:14:02]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:
27]} 18. h4 {[%emt 0:14:48]} Nh5 {[%emt 0:06:53]} 19. Bh2 {[%emt 0:05:02]} Nf4
{[%emt 0:00:52]} 20. Bf1 {[%emt 0:02:24]} Ng6 {[%emt 0:06:19]} 21. dxc5 {
[%emt 0:03:49]} Nxc5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 22. h5 {[%emt 0:07:53]} Nf4 {[%emt 0:00:
22]} 23. Qc3 $14 {[%emt 0:04:29][%csl Gc3,Rh8] A very strange game. Zhao Xue
manage to get an advantage from the opening by stifling her opponent's
counterplay and retaining her positional advantages, but her play afterwards
allowed Stefanova to activate her pieces powerfully. The Bulgarian missed a
precise continuation that might even have started to swing the game in her
favor, but instead she lost a pawn and ended up in a difficult endgame.
Eventually this difficult endgame turned hopeless as Zhao Xue slowly but
surely converted her extra pawn... only to blunder her advantage again!
Stefanova reached a book drawn rook endgame, but she blundered majorly missing
the following:} O-O {[%emt 0:02:01]} 24. Qe3 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:01:
45]} (24... Nxh5 25. b4 Na4 26. Qxb6 Nxb6 27. Rc7) 25. Nd4 {[%emt 0:02:16]} Nd7
{[%emt 0:02:27]} 26. Bxb5 {[%emt 0:05:44]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 27. Nc4 {
[%emt 0:03:08]} exd4 {[%emt 0:01:04]} 28. Nxb6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} dxe3 {[%emt 0:
00:03]} 29. Nxd7 {[%emt 0:00:11]} exf2+ {[%emt 0:01:47]} 30. Kxf2 {[%emt 0:00:
05]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:01:33]} 31. Rc3 {[%emt 0:09:16]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:52]} 32. e5
{[%emt 0:01:16]} Be7 {[%emt 0:01:01]} 33. Rc7 {[%emt 0:00:45]} Be4 {[%emt 0:00:
25]} 34. Bxf4 {[%emt 0:02:27]} gxf4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 35. Bc6 {[%emt 0:00:06]}
Bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:52]} 36. Rxc6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Ra5 {[%emt 0:00:51]} 37. Kf3 {
[%emt 0:00:51]} Rb5 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 38. Rb6 {[%emt 0:02:02]} Rd5 {[%emt 0:00:
37]} 39. Rb7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 40. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rd4
{[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Nc5 {[%emt 0:01:58]} Rc4 {[%emt 0:12:02]} 42. b4 {[%emt 0:
06:52]} Rc2+ {[%emt 0:01:04]} 43. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Rc3+ {[%emt 0:02:09]}
44. Ke4 {[%emt 0:01:48]} Rg3 {[%emt 0:06:42]} 45. e6 {[%emt 0:06:08]} Rxg2 {
[%emt 0:00:12]} 46. b5 {[%emt 0:06:01]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:03:34]} 47. Rxf7+ {
[%emt 0:00:34]} Ke8 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 48. b6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Rb2 {[%emt 0:00:
34]} 49. b7 {[%emt 0:05:43]} Be7 {[%emt 0:02:17]} 50. Kd5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} f3 {
[%emt 0:02:56]} 51. Ne4 {[%emt 0:05:27]} Rb6 {[%emt 0:02:56]} 52. Nc5 {[%emt 0:
03:35]} f2 {[%emt 0:01:06]} 53. Rxf2 {[%emt 0:00:46]} Bxc5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 54.
Kxc5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rxb7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 55. Rf6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Rb1 {
[%emt 0:01:07]} 56. Rxh6 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 57. Rg6 {
[%emt 0:00:04]} Rh1 {[%emt 0:01:25]} 58. Rh6 {[%emt 0:01:38]} Rc1+ {[%emt 0:00:
32]} 59. Kd5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rd1+ {[%emt 0:00:18]} 60. Ke5 {[%emt 0:00:05]}
Re1+ {[%emt 0:00:07]} 61. Kf5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rf1+ {[%emt 0:00:31]} 62. Kg6 {
[%emt 0:00:13]} Kxe6 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 63. Kg7+ {[%emt 0:00:43]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:
00:05]} 64. Ra6 {[%emt 0:02:07]} Rf7+ {[%emt 0:01:30]} 65. Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:06]}
Rf1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 66. Ra7+ {[%emt 0:00:17]} Kf8 $4 {[%emt 0:00:15]} (66...
Ke6 $1 {is a draw, as I'm sure Karsten Muller would be delighted to show in
his Endgame Magic show on playchess.com}) 67. Ra8+ $1 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Ke7 {
[%emt 0:00:02]} 68. h6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Rg1+ {[%emt 0:00:24]} 69. Kf5 $1 {
[%emt 0:00:06] Stefanova must have forgotten that now White's pawn does not
need the help of the king to advance, as Black's awkward king position does
the job for her.} Rf1+ {[%emt 0:00:20]} 70. Ke5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} (70. Ke4 $4
Rf8 $11) 70... Re1+ 71. Kd4 Rd1+ 72. Ke3 Re1+ 73. Kd2 Rh1 74. h7 {and Black
cannot stop the pawn, unless she sacrifices a whole rook. Tragic, truly.} 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-37"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.05.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Istratescu, Andrei"]
[Black "Liiva, Riho"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2621"]
[BlackElo "2411"]
[Annotator "Reeh,O"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Romania"]
[BlackTeam "Estonia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ROU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "EST"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. Qc2 Nf6 5. g3 Na6 6. a3 c5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. e4
Nf6 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. Nc3 Bd7 11. Bg5 Rc8 12. Rd1 {Sacrificing the pawn on e4
for a long term initiative. Opfert den Bauern e4 für eine langfristige
Initiative.} Ncxe4 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. Ne5 Qa5 15. Nxd7 Nxd7 16. Qd2 Qe5+ $6 ({
Worth considering was Sehr in Betracht kam} 16... Ne5 {, with the idea mit der
Idee} 17. Bb5+ $2 Qxb5 $1 18. Nxb5 Nf3+) 17. Be2 Nf6 18. O-O Be7 19. Bb5+ Kf8
20. Rfe1 Qb8 21. Ne4 Nd5 22. Ba4 h5 23. h4 Rd8 24. Bb3 Kg8 25. Qa5 b6 26. Qb5
g6 27. Bxd5 exd5 28. Rxd5 Kg7 29. Rd7 Rhe8 30. Re3 Kf8 31. Rf3 Rxd7 32. Qxd7
Qd8 $4 {It's natural that Black wants to refrain from the 'loosening' f7-f5,
yet this was definitely called for. The queen move serves White the game on a
silver tray. Es ist verständlich, dass Schwarz vor dem 'lockernden' f7-f5
zurückscheut, doch war dies unumgänglich. Der Damenzug serviert Weiß die
Partie auf einem Silbertablett.} (32... f5 $1 33. Ng5 Bxg5 34. hxg5 Re7) {
[%tqu "En","The move 32...Qd8 presented White with a golden opportunity. Which
one?","If White could get rid of the pawn on f7 and get the knight to g5 with
check, the weakness of the square e6 would be decisive.","Too much help
doesn't help.","f3f7","Winning the queen or checkmating the black king.",10,
"De","Der Zug 32...Dd8 bot Weiß eine goldene Möglichkeit. Welche?","Falls Weiß
den Bauern f7 beseitigen könnte und den Springer mit Schach nach g5 bekäme,
würde sich die Schwäche des Feldes e6 als entscheidend erweisen.","Zu viel
Hilfe ist auch nicht gut.","f3f7","Gewinnt die Dame oder führt zum Matt.",10]}
33. Rxf7+ $1 {The decisive weakening of the square e6. Schwächt entscheidend
das Feld e6.} ({A classical self-goal would be Ein klassisches Eigentor wäre} 
33. Qe6 $4 Qd1+ 34. Kg2 Qxf3+ $1 35. Kxf3 fxe6 $19) 33... Kxf7 ({After Nach} 
33... Kg8 {ist} 34. Qe6 $1 {is absolutely killing. absolut tödlich.}) 34. Ng5+
{Note that the black bishop is pinned and can't take the knight. Der Läufer e7
ist ja gefesselt und kann den Springer nicht schlagen.} Kf8 {There are no
better alternatives. Es gibt keine besseren Alternativen.} (34... Kf6 35. Qe6+
Kg7 36. Qf7+ Kh8 37. Qh7#) (34... Kg8 35. Qe6+) 35. Ne6+ Kf7 36. Nxd8+ Rxd8 37.
Qxa7 Rd6 38. b4 Ke6 39. Qb7 Bf6 40. Qe4+ Kf7 41. Kg2 Bd8 42. a4 Kf6 43. f4 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.23"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Poldauf, Dirk"]
[Black "Roiz, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2507"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2002.09.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Berlin SF"]
[BlackTeam "Beer Sheva"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 (3... dxc4 {Statt der Partiefortsetzung kommt
dieser Zug stark in Betracht - Schwarz kann das Tempo, das Weiss braucht, um
den Bauern zurückzuholen, für seine Entwicklung am Damenfluegel benutzen.}) 4.
Nf3 dxc4 5. Qa4+ c6 {Der Springerzug wird haufiger gespielt, als die
Textfortsetzung.} (5... Nbd7) 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qb3 (7. Qc2 Bb7 8. Nc3 (8. a4))
7... Bb7 8. O-O Nbd7 {Schwarz hat einfaches Spiel - er moechte die Entwicklung
beenden und dann c6-c5 spielen.} (8... Be7 9. a4 a6 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nc3 O-O 12.
Bg5 b4 13. Nd1 c5 14. Ne3 Nd5 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Nc4 Rac8 17. Nfe5 {1-0
Kortschnoj,V-Rabiega,R/Austria 1996/CBM 52 ext (40)}) 9. d4 {Mit diesem Zug
bekommt Weiss zeitweiligen Raumvorteil, aber seine Dame steht nicht besonders
gut auf b3.} (9. Nc3 a6 10. d3 Be7 11. Bf4 Rc8 12. Rfc1 O-O $11 13. h3 $6 (13.
Ne5 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 $11) 13... c5 14. a4 c4 $1 {0-1 Ionescu,C-Grischuk,A/
Istanbul 2000/EXT 2001/[Ribli] (40)}) 9... a6 (9... Be7 10. Nc3 a6 11. Bg5 c5
12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Qb4 Qe7 15. Rac1 Nd7 16. Qf4 O-O 17. Qc7 Nc5
18. Nxb5 axb5 19. Rxc5 Qxc7 20. Rxc7 Bxf3 21. Bxf3 Rxa2 22. Rb1 Rxb2 {1/2-1/2
Van der Sterren,P-Dautov,R/Germany 2001/CBM 82 ext (22)}) 10. a4 c5 $1 {
Das ist ein typisches Motiv in solchen Stellungen.} 11. axb5 Bd5 12. Qc2 (12.
Qd1 axb5 13. Rxa8 Qxa8 14. Nc3 Bc6 15. Nh4 Bxg2 16. Nxg2 b4 17. Nb5 Qc6 18. Qa4
Be7 19. dxc5 O-O 20. Be3 Bxc5 {0-1 Papaioannou,I-Adams,M/Leon 2001/CBM 86 no
vc (43)}) 12... axb5 (12... Be4 13. Qd1 (13. Qb3 Bd5 14. Qc2 Be4 15. Qb3 {
1/2-1/2 Vega Holm,F-Campos Moreno,J/Cala Galdana 2001/CBM 84 ext (15)}) 13...
axb5 $11 14. Rxa8 Qxa8 15. Bg5 cxd4 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. Qxd4 Be7 18. Qb6 Qb7 19.
Qxb7 Bxb7 20. Nd4 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 b4 22. Nd2 Kd7 23. Nc4 Rd8 24. Ra1 $14 {
0-1 King,D-Adams,M/London 2000/CBM 76/[Rowson] (100)}) 13. Rxa8 Qxa8 $11 {
[%cal Ga8g2] Schwarz hat bequemes Spiel - er hat keine Schwächen und
kontrolliert die grosse Diagonale h1<->a8.} 14. Nc3 Bc6 15. e4 $2 {[%mdl 16384]
Das ist eine sehr agressive Fortsetzung, die mir nicht gefällt. Weiss ist
nicht zufrieden mit dem Gleichgewicht und opfert einen Bauern. Dafür bekommt
er zwar einiges Spiel, aber doch zu wenig.} (15. dxc5 Bxc5 $11) 15... Nxe4 {
Natuerlich Schwarz muss den Bauern nehmen.} (15... Be7 $6 16. Re1 $14) 16. Ne5
Nxe5 17. Nxe4 (17. dxe5 Nxc3 $17) 17... Nd7 (17... cxd4 $5) 18. Re1 (18. dxc5
Nxc5 $17 (18... f5 19. Qb3 (19. Ng5 Bxg2 20. Nxe6 Qe4 $19) 19... fxe4 20. Qxe6+
Be7 21. Bg5 Nf6 $17)) 18... c4 {Schwarz muss die Stellung geschlossen halten.}
(18... cxd4 $2 19. Nf6+ gxf6 20. Bxc6 $40) 19. Bf4 Bb4 $1 (19... Be7 $17) 20.
Re2 (20. Nd6+ $2 Bxd6 $19) 20... O-O {Schwarz hat einen klaren Mehrbauern,
Weiss hat keine Kompensation.} 21. Ng5 (21. b3 f5 $19) 21... g6 {Alles ist in
der schwarze Stellung verteidigt .} (21... Nf6 22. Bxc6 Qxc6 23. Be5 Ra8 24.
Qb1 h6 25. Bxf6 hxg5 26. Bxg5 $15) 22. Be4 {Weiss hat viele Figuren am
Koenigsfluegel, aber droht nichts.} Nf6 (22... Bxe4 $17) 23. Bxc6 Qxc6 $17 {
Schwarz hat nicht nur einen Bauern mehr, sondern auch das bessere Figurenspiel.
} 24. Be5 Be7 (24... Nd7 $17) (24... Nd5 $17) 25. Qc1 {[%cal Gc1f4]} Nd5 (25...
Ra8 $1) 26. Ne4 Ra8 {[%csl Ga8][%cal Ga8a1]} 27. Re1 f6 {Nach diesem Zug muss
die einzige weisse Figur zurueckgehen.} 28. Bf4 Nb4 {[%csl Gb4][%cal Rb4d3,
Rd3c1,Rd3e1]} 29. Qe3 Nc2 {[%cal Rc2e3,Rc2e1]} 30. Qf3 {[%cal Gf3c6]} Nxd4 (
30... Nxe1 $4 31. Nxf6+ $18) 31. Nxf6+ Bxf6 32. Qxc6 Nxc6 33. Rxe6 {[%cal
Re6c6,Re6f6] Weiss gewinnt zwar die Figur zurueck, aber das Endspiel ist
verloren.} Bxb2 $19 {[%csl Gb5,Gc4][%mdl 4096] Mit zwei verbundenen Bauern
Schwarz muss gewinnen.} 34. Rxc6 Bd4 $1 {Schwarz muss sich nicht beeilen -
zuerst zentralisiert er den Läufer und spaeter kann er dann mit den Bauern am
Damenfluegel druecken.} (34... c3 35. Be5 b4 36. Rc7) 35. Rd6 Bc5 36. Rc6 Bf8 {
Endlich der Läufer befindet sich in einer sicheren Position. Die schwarzen
Freibauern am Damenfluegel entscheiden die Partie.} 37. Rb6 b4 38. Kg2 b3 39.
Kf3 Bg7 40. Ke4 b2 41. Rb7 Re8+ (41... c3 42. Kd3) (41... Re8+ 42. Kf3 c3 $19)
0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2005.01.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Bruzon Batista, Lazaro"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2005.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ c6 {Diese Spielweise ist sehr
populär in der letzten Zeit - Schwarz möchte im Ffolgenden b7-b5, Bb7 spielen
und mit Nbd7 die Entwicklung des Damenflügels beenden. Die traditionelle
Alternative ist 5...Nbd7.} 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qc2 Bb7 8. d4 (8. a4 a6 (8... Na6 9.
Nc3 $5 (9. O-O Nb4 10. Qd1 a6 11. Nc3 Be7 12. d3 O-O 13. Bd2 Qb6 14. Ng5 c5 {
1/2-1/2 Chernin,A-Razuvaev,Y/Tilburg 1994/CBM 44 (48)}) 9... Nb4 10. Qb1 Be7
11. O-O a6 12. d4 O-O 13. Bg5 Rc8 14. e3 Qb6 15. Ne4 $1 Rfe8 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17.
Rc1 a5 18. Nc5 Na6 19. Nxb7 Qxb7 20. axb5 Qxb5 21. Bf1 Qb6 22. Nd2 $16 {
1/2-1/2 Saric,A-Pavasovic,D/Zadar 2004 (70)}) 9. axb5 cxb5 $5 (9... axb5) 10.
O-O Be7 11. d4 O-O 12. Bg5 Nc6 13. e3 Rc8 14. Qe2 Nb4 15. Nc3 h6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6
17. Rfd1 Qb6 {1/2-1/2 Rotstein,A-Gyimesi,Z/Graz 2004 (28)}) 8... Nbd7 9. a4 (9.
Ne5 Nxe5 10. dxe5 Nd5 $1 11. O-O Be7 $1 12. Rd1 Qb8 $1 13. Nc3 O-O 14. Nxd5
cxd5 15. e4 Rc8 16. Qe2 dxe4 17. Bxe4 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 Rc4 $1 19. Qf3 Qe8 $1 20.
Be3 Rc7 $1 {[/\ Rac8]. 1/2-1/2 Volzhin,A-Ibragimov,I/Russia (ch) 82/423 2001/
[Volzhin,A] (20)}) 9... c5 $1 $11 {[%mdl 4] Schwarz beschäftigt sich nicht mit
dem b5-Bauern, er öffnet die Diagonale des b7-Läufers.} 10. O-O (10. dxc5 b4
11. O-O Bxc5 $15) (10. axb5 cxd4 11. O-O e5 $13) 10... b4 11. Bg5 Rc8 12. Nbd2
Be7 13. Rfc1 (13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Rfd1 O-O 15. Nb3 Bd5 16. Nxc5 Bxc5 17. Qd3 h6
18. Be3 $11) 13... O-O {Schwarz hat eine bequeme Stellung - er hat Raumvorteil
am Damenflügel und eine gute Entwicklung, die weiße Dame steht nicht so gut
auf der c-Linie.} (13... cxd4 14. Qd3 $11) 14. Qd3 h6 15. Bxf6 (15. Be3) 15...
Bxf6 16. e3 Rc7 17. Qe2 $6 {Dieser Damezug erscheint mir etwas passiv - die
Alternative erscheint mir logischer.} (17. Ne4 $5) 17... Qc8 {[%cal Gc8c1]} 18.
Qb5 a6 19. Qf1 (19. Qa5 $4 Rc6 {[%csl Ra5][%cal Rf6d8,Rd8a5]} 20. dxc5 Bxb2 $19
) 19... a5 20. b3 $2 {Dieser Zug gefällt mir nicht - Weiß schwächt das c3-Feld
von selbst.} (20. Nb3 Bd5 21. Nfd2 (21. Nxa5 $4 Qa8 $19 {[%cal Ra8a5,Ra8f3]}))
20... Rd8 21. Qb5 Bc6 $6 (21... Qa8 $15) 22. Qe2 {In vorherigen Varianten
konnte Weiß nie Qxa5 spielen, aber hier geht das, obwohl dieser Zug sehr
riskant ist.} (22. Qxa5 $1 Qb8 (22... Qb7 23. Ne1 Bxg2 24. Nxg2 Ra8 25. Qb5
Qxb5 26. axb5 Rxa1 27. Rxa1 cxd4 28. Ne4 $13) 23. Qa6 $13) 22... Qb7 $15 {
[%csl Yc3][%cal Gb7h1] Schwarz hat eine ausgezeichnete Figurenkoordination und
das c3-Feld ist schwach in der weißen Stellung.} (22... Nb6 23. Rxc5 Bxf3 24.
Bxf3 Rxc5 25. dxc5 Bxa1 26. cxb6 Qc1+ 27. Nf1 Qc5 28. b7 $44 {[%csl Gb7]}) 23.
Nc4 Qa8 24. Ra2 {[%cal Ga2c2,Gc1c8] Weiß möchte auf der c-Linie die Türme
verdoppeln.} cxd4 25. exd4 Bd5 26. Rac2 Rdc8 (26... Be4) 27. Qd1 (27. Nfe5 Bxg2
28. Nxd7 Bxd4 (28... Rxd7 29. Nb6 Rxc2 30. Qxc2 Be4 31. Qe2 $13) 29. Ncb6 Bxb6
30. Nxb6 Rxc2 31. Rxc2 Rxc2 32. Qxc2 Qb7 $19) 27... Qa6 28. Nfe5 $6 $138 {
Weiß ist schon in Zeitnot, er hatte nur noch 3 Minuten Bedenkzeit.} (28. Bf1
Qa7 29. Be2 $15) 28... Bxe5 29. Bxd5 {Dieser Zug verliert eigentlich einen
Bauern, aber Weiß hat kein besseren Zug.} (29. dxe5 Bxc4 30. Qd6 (30. Rxc4 Rxc4
31. Rxc4 Nxe5 $17) 30... Qxd6 31. exd6 Rc5 32. Rxc4 Rxc4 33. Rxc4 Rxc4 34. bxc4
Nc5 $19 {[%csl Gb4,Gc5]}) 29... Bxg3 (29... Bf4 $6 30. gxf4 exd5 31. Ne5 Nxe5 (
31... Rc3 $2 32. Rxc3 bxc3 33. Nxd7 Qg6+ 34. Kh1 Qe4+ 35. f3 Qxf4 36. Rc2 $18)
32. Rxc7 Rxc7 33. Rxc7 Qg6+ $44) 30. hxg3 exd5 31. Ne3 Rxc2 32. Rxc2 Nf6 $17 {
Schwarz hat einen Bauern mehr, aber die technische Verwertung des Vorteils ist
noch nicht leicht, weil die schwarze Bauernmehrheit am Königsflügel schwer zu
mobilisieren ist.} 33. Rc5 Rxc5 34. dxc5 Qc6 35. Qd4 g6 {Schwarz verhindert
die Möglichkeit 36.Nf5.} (35... Kf8 36. Nf5 $15) 36. Qe5 Nd7 37. Qd6 $2 (37.
Qe8+ Kg7 38. Ng4 $15 (38. Nc2 Qxc5 39. Qxd7 Qxc2 40. Qxd5)) 37... Qxd6 38. cxd6
{[%mdl 4096]} Kf8 $19 {Das Springerendspiel ist gewonnen für Schwarz - der
schwarze König kontrolliert den weiße d-Bauern, der b3-Bauer ist schwach und
Schwarz kann am Königsflügel mit h5 und g5 einen ernfernten Freibauern bilden.}
39. Nxd5 Nc5 {[%csl Rb3][%cal Rc5b3]} 40. Kf1 Ke8 41. Nb6 Nxb3 42. Ke2 Nc5 43.
f3 h5 44. Ke3 b3 (44... b3 45. Kd2 g5 $19) 0-1

[Event "Merida Ruy Lopez GM"]
[Site "Merida"]
[Date "2008.04.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Black "Sargissian, Gabriel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2588"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "Rodriguez Garcia,M"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2008.04.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nbd2 {Sin ser un experto en esta
línea, consideré esta jugada con el ánimo de sorprender un poco a mi rival}
Nbd7 6. b3 Bd6 7. Bb2 O-O 8. Be2 b6 {Pese a ser una jugada muy natural no
aparece en mi base de datos en la práctica magistral.} (8... Ne4 9. O-O f5 10.
Ne5 Ndf6 (10... Nxe5 11. dxe5 Bb4 12. Nf3 Nc3 13. Qc2 Nxe2+ 14. Qxe2 a5 15. Nd4
Qe7 16. a3 Bc5 17. f4 Bd7 18. Rfc1 Bb6 19. Qc2 c5 20. Nf3 a4 21. cxd5 exd5 22.
Qd3 Be6 23. b4 cxb4 24. axb4 Qxb4 25. Bd4 {Kovacevic,V -Morovic Fernández,
ISolin, 1-0}) 11. f3 Nxd2 12. Qxd2 Bd7 13. c5 Bc7 14. Bc3 Be8 15. b4 Nh5 16. f4
Nf6 17. Qd1 Ne4 18. Be1 Qf6 19. a4 Qh6 20. b5 Bxe5 21. dxe5 Nxc5 22. Bb4 Ne4
23. Bxf8 {Appel,J-Lang,H, Saarlouis 2004,1-0}) (8... Re8 9. Ne5 c5 10. O-O b6
11. f4 Bb7 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. Rc2 Rc7 14. Bf3 Qa8 15. Qa1 Bf8 16. Nxd7 Nxd7 17.
Rfc1 cxd4 18. Bxd4 Rec8 19. a4 dxc4 20. Bxb7 Qxb7 21. Rxc4 Rxc4 22. Rxc4 Rxc4
23. Nxc4 {Gorbatow,A -Tokmachev,M Moscú 1998, 1-0}) 9. O-O Bb7 10. Rc1 Qe7 11.
Rc2 {Se ha llegado a una posición similar a alguna línea derivada de la India
de Dama.} a5 12. a4 Nb8 {No consideré esta maniobra de Caballo que obviamente
busca la casilla b4.} 13. Ne1 {Era necesaria para controlar la casilla b4 y
tener acción en el punto c5.} Na6 14. Nd3 c5 15. Qa1 {Reforzando el control de
la gran diagonal y de paso preparando un eventual doblaje de torres.} Rfe8 16.
cxd5 exd5 {Prácticamente forzado ya que no se puede conceder a las Blancas la
casilla c4.} 17. dxc5 bxc5 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Qxf6 gxf6 {La valoración de esta
posición es compleja. Las Blancas tienen mejor estructura, mientras las Negras,
con su pareja de alfiles, y el control del centro da la impresión de mejores
perspectivas, pero resulta muuy difícil potenciar la acción de los alfiles por
la debilidad y escasa movilidad de los peones centrales.} 20. Nb1 {Dirigiendo
las fuerzas hacia la debilidad de d5} Nb4 {No prosperaba para las Negras el
intento de aprovechar la debilidad de b3, por ejemplo:} (20... Rab8 21. Nc3 Bc6
22. Nb5 Bxb5 23. axb5 Rxb5 24. Nf4 c4 25. bxc4 dxc4 26. Rxc4 {con ventaja
cómoda de las Blancas}) 21. Rd2 Rac8 22. Rfd1 Be5 {El Negro pretende d4 para
abrir la posición favorable a la pareja de alfiles.} 23. Rc1 $1 {Me costó
encontrar esta jugada, aparentemente ilógica, considerando el anterior
movimiento de esta misma Torre, la idea es presionar la debilidad de c5 y
eventualmente apoyar la casilla c3 para mi Caballo} Nxd3 24. Bxd3 d4 {Las
Negras cumplen el libreto de activar la posición, pero a costa de dejar las
casillas c4 y b5 a mi merced} 25. Na3 {Por fin entra en acción mi Caballo, que
estuvo expectante durante muchas jugadas} Bd5 26. Bc4 Ba8 27. Bb5 Red8 28. Rcd1
Bd5 29. Bc4 Be4 30. Nb5 Bc6 31. Na7 {No disponía de mucho tienpo y preferí
entrar en esta secuencia que me aseguraba una duradera ventaja sin ningún
riesgo, pero, como contrapartida, el final con alfiles de distinto color
normalmente da muchas perspectivas de tablas} Rc7 32. Nxc6 Rxc6 33. e4 {
Única forma de tratar de incrementar la ventaja} f5 {Anticipándose a la fuerte
maniobra blanca Td3-f3-f5, que vislumbra una gran ventaja} 34. exf5 Rf6 35. Bd3
(35. Re2 {Sabía que esta jugada me ofrecía muchas posibilidades de victoria,
pero por la presión del tiempo opté por la textual:} Rxf5 36. Bd3 Rh5 37. g4
Rg5 38. Bf5 Bd6 39. h4 Rg7 40. Kf1 {Si se compara con el desarrollo de la
partida, nótese que aquí las Blancas no tienen ventaja material, pero sí
fuerte iniciativa y, sobre todo, las Negras tienen muchos problemas a causa de
estar mal ubicada la Torre en g7}) 35... Rb6 36. Re2 Bf6 37. Bc4 d3 38. Red2
Rbd6 39. Rxd3 Rxd3 40. Rxd3 $2 {Desperdiciando la última oportunidad de tener
posibilidades para ganar la partida, ya que es imperioso para ello mantener la
Torre} (40. Bxd3 Kg7 41. Kf1 Bc3 42. f3 Kf6 43. Ke2) 40... Rxd3 41. Bxd3 Kg7
42. f4 h5 43. g3 h4 {Quitando definitivamente cualquier intento práctico de
victoria para las Blancas} 44. g4 Bc3 45. Kg2 Bd2 46. f6+ {Los dos peones de
más, al estar doblados no deciden nada, de tal manera que con este "presente"
me fui preparando para reconocer las tablas} Kxf6 47. Kf3 Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Australian Masters"]
[Site "Melbourne"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Black "Rogers, Ian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Rogers,I"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]
[EventCategory "6"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 e6 5. Nbd2 $5 Nbd7 6. b3 Bd6 7. Bb2 O-O 8.
Bd3 Re8 $2 ({Miles' quiet opening system is condemned in the opening books as
leading to boring equality after} 8... Qe7 9. Ne5 Ba3 {. However Miles had
realised in his pregame preparation that this is simply untrue - White can
keep a clear advantage by playing} 10. Bxa3 Qxa3 11. Nxd7 Bxd7 12. c5 b6 13.
Qc1 $1 {since Black's bishop on d7 is terribly constricted.}) 9. Ne5 dxc4 10.
Ndxc4 $1 {The refutation of Black's ambitious but misguided plan, forgoing
castling rights but keeping Black in a straight-jacket.} ({Black was hoping for
} 10. bxc4 $6 Nxe5 $1 11. dxe5 Bxe5 12. Bxh7+ $1 {with equal chances.}) 10...
Bb4+ 11. Kf1 $1 Bf8 12. Qf3 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bd6 14. Rd1 Bxe5 15. dxe5 Nd5 16. Qe4
$1 g6 17. h4 $1 c5 18. h5 Qg5 19. Qf3 Bd7 20. Qh3 Re7 21. Kg1 $3 {A truly
Grandmasterly method of prosecuting the attack.} ({At first sight} 21. hxg6
fxg6 22. f4 {seems strong, but Black could then reply} Qg4 $3 23. Qxg4 Nxe3+ {
with chances for a successful defence. By avoiding the knight fork, Miles
leaves Black with no reasonable answer to the coming pawn push.}) 21... Rf8 22.
hxg6 fxg6 23. f4 Qh5 24. Qxh5 gxh5 25. Kf2 $1 Be8 26. Be2 Rd7 27. g3 Bg6 28.
Bb5 Rc7 29. Kf3 Bf5 $5 {Black is hanging on to his pawns for the moment but in
the long run White's central pawn majority is sure to decide the game.} 30. Rd2
$1 (30. Rxh5 $4 Bg4+ $1 31. Kxg4 Nxe3+ {actually wins for Black!}) 30... Bg4+
31. Kf2 a6 32. Be2 b5 33. e4 $1 Nb4 34. Bc3 $1 Nc6 35. Bxg4 hxg4 36. Rd6 c4 37.
bxc4 b4 38. Ba1 Na5 39. Rh4 Rxc4 40. Rxg4+ Kh8 41. Rxe6 Rc2+ 42. Kf3 Rxa2 43.
Bd4 Nb3 (43... Nc4 {loses in a more attractive manner to} 44. Rxa6 $3 Rxa6 45.
e6+ {and mate to follow.}) 44. Be3 a5 45. Re7 Rh2 46. e6 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 13th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2012.03.27"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Cioara, Andrei Nestor"]
[Black "Roiz, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2477"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2012.03.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qb3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. Qxc4 b5 8. Qb3
{A rare and quite harmless move. Now it's much easier for Black to prepare the
freeing c6-c5.} ({A well known theoretical line is} 8. Qc2 Bb7 9. e3 ({Or} 9.
e4) 9... Nbd7 10. Bd3) 8... Nbd7 {In my opinion, this is the most flexible
move.} ({Another way to handle this position was shown in the following fresh
game:} 8... Bb7 9. Nc3 Nbd7 10. e4 b4 (10... a6 $142 $1 {-->See my notes to
the game after the 10th move.}) 11. Bd3 bxc3 12. Qxb7 cxb2 $6 (12... Rb8 13.
Qxc6 Rb6 14. Qa4 cxb2 15. Rb1 Bb4+ 16. Ke2 Be7 $132) 13. Qxb2 Qa5+ 14. Ke2 Ba3
15. Qc2 c5 16. Rab1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Matlakov,M (2625)-Malakhov,V (2714)/Olginka
RUS 2011/The Week in Chess 859 (27)}) 9. Nc3 (9. e3 Bb7 10. Nbd2 a6 11. a4 $11)
9... a6 10. e4 $6 $146 {I had the feeling that Black should be better now, as
White is not ready for such active play in the centre. Unfortunately I failed
to find the best way to prove it.} (10. e3 $142 c5 11. Be2 Bb7 (11... Be7 12.
O-O O-O 13. Rfd1 Bb7 14. Rac1 cxd4 15. Nxd4 $11 {1-0 Dydyshko,V-Smagin,S (2270)
/Ivano Frankovsk 1982/EXT 1999 (34)}) 12. O-O $11) 10... Qa5 $6 {Somehow I had
understimated the reaction of my opponent. At the same time, I had a few
better possibilities.} ({Let's take a look at them:} 10... b4 $5 11. Na4 ({
I do not believe in White's compensation in the following line:} 11. Bxf6 Nxf6
12. Na4 Nxe4 13. Qc2 Nf6 14. Bd3 Be7 15. O-O O-O 16. Ne5 Bb7 17. Rfd1 a5 $15)
11... g5 12. Bg3 Nxe4 13. Bd3 Nxg3 14. hxg3 g4 $1 ({After} 14... Bb7 15. O-O g4
(15... c5 $2 16. Rfe1 Bxf3 17. gxf3 cxd4 18. Bg6 $40) 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 c5
18. Rfe1 Qd5 19. Be4 Qxb3 20. axb3 $11 {White should have enough compensation
for keeping the balance.}) 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Bd7 $1 17. O-O c5 18. a3 (18.
Qc2 Qa5 19. b3 Bxa4 20. bxa4 Bg7 $17) 18... Rb8 19. axb4 Rxb4 20. Qc2 Qc7 21.
Rfe1 c4 $15 {Black is better due to his bishop's pair and the ugly placement
of the Na4.}) (10... Bb7 $5 11. e5 ({Perhaps White should play something like} 
11. Rd1 Qb6 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. e5 Nd7 14. Bd3 c5 15. Be4 cxd4 16. Bxb7 Qxb7 17.
Rxd4 Qc7 18. O-O Bc5 $15 {where Black's advantage is not that big.}) 11... g5 {
I can hardly explain what did I miss in this line. It's clear that Black is
much better prepared for such complications.} 12. exf6 (12. Bg3 Nh5 13. Bd3
Nxg3 14. hxg3 g4 15. Nh2 c5 16. Be4 Qc7 17. d5 Nxe5 18. dxe6 O-O-O $36) 12...
gxh4 13. Bd3 Qxf6 (13... Rg8 $5) 14. Be4 Qf4 15. Nd2 Nf6 16. Ne2 Qc7 17. Bf3
O-O-O 18. a4 b4 $15) 11. Bxf6 $1 {Of course, White is ready to get rid of this
bishop.} ({My calculations were based only on} 11. e5 Nd5 12. Be2 c5 13. O-O
Bb7 $15 {As we can see in that case the Bh4 is almost out of play.}) 11... Nxf6
12. Bd3 {Now White has some development advantage, so he is able to equalise.}
c5 (12... Bb7 $6 13. e5 Nd5 14. O-O $14) 13. dxc5 Bb7 ({After} 13... Nd7 14. c6
Nc5 15. Qd1 {Black is unable to stabilise the position and keep his bishop
pair:} Qb6 (15... Be7 16. O-O Qb6 17. Nd4 b4 18. Nce2 e5 19. Nf3 $36) 16. O-O
Qxc6 17. Rc1 Qb6 18. Bb1 Bb7 19. e5 Be7 20. Qe2 O-O 21. b4 $1 Na4 22. Nxa4 bxa4
23. a3 $11) 14. O-O Nd7 (14... Bxc5 15. e5 Nd7 (15... Nd5 16. Be4 $11) 16. Be4
Qc7 17. Rac1 O-O 18. Rfd1 Rfd8 19. Qc2 $11) 15. c6 $1 {No doubt, White has to
play energetically.} Bxc6 16. Nd4 Rc8 $6 {For some reason I had understimated
White's attacking prospects and mainly expected the modest 17.Nxc6. Well, this
is not the only example of my weird decisions in this tournament!} ({I bravely
rejected} 16... Nc5 17. Nxc6 Nxb3 18. Nxa5 Nxa5 19. Rfd1 Be7 20. Rac1 O-O 21.
e5 $11) 17. Nxe6 $1 {This was played without much hesitation.} (17. Nxc6 Rxc6
18. Rfd1 Bb4 19. Ne2 Bc5 20. a4 b4 21. Rac1 O-O $15) 17... fxe6 {Objectively
this is not bad at all, but it's a pity that I couldn't see a considerable
alternative.} ({I have also missed a nice tactical resource:} 17... b4 $5 18.
Nxf8 Nc5 $1 19. Qc4 (19. Qd1 $2 bxc3 20. Qg4 Qc7 21. Qxg7 Rxf8 $17) 19... Kxf8
(19... Nxd3 20. Ng6 $1 fxg6 21. Qe6+ Kd8 22. Nd5 Re8 23. Qd6+ Bd7 24. Qxg6 $44
{leaves White with nice compensation for the piece. The Kd8 can never feel
comfortable.}) 20. Nd5 Bb5 21. Qd4 {This is the critical position. Black can
choose between two captures, but the position remains balanced in both cases:}
Bxd3 (21... Nxd3 22. Rfd1 Qd8 $1 (22... Nc5 $6 {is too risky:} 23. Rac1 Be8 24.
f4 $1 $36 {[%cal Gf4f5,Gf5f6]} (24. Qe5 Qd8 25. Qd4 Qa5 {is only a draw})) 23.
Rxd3 Bxd3 24. Qxd3 Qd6 $11 {The powerful Nd5 and a pawn give White enough
compensaton, but not more.}) 22. Rfc1 Kg8 $8 23. Ne7+ Kh7 24. Nxc8 Rxc8 25.
Rxc5 Qxc5 26. Qxd3 Qc2 $11) 18. Qxe6+ Kd8 19. Rfd1 {The king is stuck in the
centre, but White needs some time for creating dangerous threats.} Bc5 {
At this moment I had not much time left on my clock.} ({Here was my last
chance to remove my monarch from the danger zone:} 19... Kc7 $5 20. a4 $1 ({
White has no time for ''slow'' moves:} 20. Be2 Bc5 21. a3 Qb6 22. Rxd7+ Bxd7
23. Nd5+ Kd8 24. Qxb6+ Bxb6 25. Nxb6 Rc6 $15) 20... b4 21. Bb5 ({After} 21.
Nb5+ Kb8 22. Nd4 Qb6 23. Be2 Nc5 24. Qe5+ Ka7 25. a5 Qb8 $1 26. Nxc6+ Rxc6 27.
Qd4 Bd6 28. Qxg7+ Nb7 {Black is not in danger, but I am not sure about White.})
21... Nc5 22. Qxc6+ Kb8 23. Qg6 bxc3 24. bxc3 ({After} 24. b4 $6 Qc7 25. bxc5
axb5 26. axb5 c2 27. Rdc1 Bxc5 28. Rxc2 Rhf8 $15 {[%cal Gf8f6] Black's monarch
is safe, so White is fighting for a draw.}) 24... axb5 (24... Ka7 $5 25. Bc4
Qb6 26. Qg3 $13) 25. axb5 {In this funny position White has only 4 pawns for 2
pieces, but the attack is sufficient for equality. Let's see all possible
moves:} Rd8 (25... Na4 $5 26. Qg3+ Kb7 (26... Qc7 27. Qxc7+ Kxc7 28. Rxa4 Bc5
29. Kf1 $11) 27. Rd7+ Rc7 28. Qxc7+ Qxc7 29. Rxc7+ Kxc7 30. Rxa4 Bc5 31. Ra6
Bb6 32. Kf1 $11 {having 4 pawns for a piece White is out of danger, and he
shouldn't lose either.}) (25... Qc7 $2 {is simply bad:} 26. b6 Qe5 27. Qf7 $1
Be7 28. Qa2 $1 {a nice dance by the queen!} Kb7 29. f4 $1 Ra8 (29... Qxc3 $2
30. Qa7+ Kc6 31. Rab1 Qe3+ 32. Kh1 Qxf4 33. b7 Qc7 34. bxc8=Q Rxc8 35. Qa2 $18)
30. Qxa8+ Rxa8 31. fxe5 $14) 26. b6 (26. Qg3+ Kb7 27. Qf3 Rxd1+ 28. Qxd1 Qb6
29. Qd5+ Kc7 30. Ra8 Nd7 31. e5 Qc5 32. b6+ $1 Qxb6 33. Qc4+ Qc5 34. Qa6 Nb8 (
34... Nb6 35. Ra7+ Kc6 36. Qb7+ Kb5 37. Ra6 $40) 35. Ra7+ Kd8 36. Qd3+ Ke8 37.
Qg6+ $11) 26... Rxd1+ 27. Rxd1 Be7 28. Qg3+ Ka8 29. Qc7 Bg5 30. g3 Rb8 31. Qc6+
Rb7 32. Qc8+ $11) 20. Be2 {This position looks scary from a human point of
view, but actually Black has at least enough defensive resources.} Qb6 $2 $138
{[%mdl 8192] Black definitely has no time for such slow moves!} ({I have no
idea why I rejected the most natural} 20... Re8 21. Qf5 b4 22. Nd5 Re5 (22...
Rf8 23. Qg4 Rxf2 24. Kh1 $44) 23. Qf7 Bxd5 24. Rxd5 Rxd5 25. Qxd5 (25. exd5 {
allows Black to consolidate by means of} b3 $1 26. Bg4 Rc7 27. d6 Bxd6 28. Qg8+
Nf8 29. Rd1 Ke8 30. Qxb3 Re7 $15) 25... Bxf2+ 26. Kxf2 Qxd5 27. exd5 Rc2 28.
Rb1 Ke7 $11) 21. Bg4 {Now White wins the material back by force.} Rc7 $2 {
The decisive mistake.} (21... Qa7 $1 {was the only way to stay in the game:}
22. Rd2 (22. Qe5 Rf8 23. Qxg7 {leads to the same.}) (22. Qf7 Rf8 23. Qxg7 Rxf2
24. Kh1 Bf8 25. Qh7 Rc7 26. Nd5 Bxd5 27. Rxd5 Kc8 28. Bxd7+ Kb7 $16 {Here
White is 2 pawns up, but the Kb7 is almost safe, while Black's major pieces
may create some counterplay.} (28... Rxd7 $2 29. Rc1+ Kd8 30. Rcd1 $18)) 22...
Re8 23. Qg6 Re7 24. Rad1 Kc7 25. Bxd7 Rxd7 26. Rxd7+ Bxd7 27. Qxg7 Rd8 28. Nd5+
Kb7 $16 {looks terrible too, but at least Black is still a piece up.} 29. Qf7
Kc8 30. b4 Bd6) 22. Nd5 $1 Bxf2+ ({Black is helpless also after:} 22... Bxd5
23. Qxd5 Qa7 24. Rd3 Bxf2+ 25. Kh1 h5 26. Bh3 Kc8 27. Bxd7+ Kb8 (27... Rxd7 28.
Rc1+ Bc5 29. Rxc5+ Kb8 30. Rxb5+ axb5 31. Qxd7 $18) 28. Qe5 $18) 23. Kh1 Bxd5
24. Qxd5 $18 {White just wins a piece back, while the attack continues.} Qb7 (
24... Qa7 25. e5 Kc8 26. e6 Nf6 27. e7+ Nxg4 28. Qf5+ Kb7 29. Qe4+ Kb8 30. Rd8+
Rc8 31. Rxh8 Rxh8 32. e8=Q+ Rxe8 33. Qxe8+ Kb7 34. Qd7+ $18) ({The lesser evil
would be} 24... Rf8 25. Bxd7 Qc5 26. Qd2 Be3 27. Qd3 Ke7 28. Bf5 $18 {but the
position remains lost due to the weakness of Ke7.}) 25. Qf7 $1 {The most
effective. The e-pawn will decide the game.} Bc5 26. e5 Rf8 27. Qxg7 Be7 28. e6
{The rest is just an agony.} Qe4 29. exd7 Rc2 30. Bh3 Qf4 31. Re1 Qg5 (31...
Re2 32. Qxf8+ Qxf8 33. Rxe2 $18) 32. Qxf8+ Bxf8 33. Re8+ Kc7 34. Rc8+ 1-0

[Event "Ashdod op"]
[Site "Ashdod"]
[Date "2004.12.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Postny, Evgeny"]
[Black "Roiz, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2563"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2004.12.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg5 h6 ({The most principal here is:} 4... dxc4
{but I have no much experience in this line.}) 5. Bxf6 Qxf6 6. e3 Nd7 7. Nbd2
$5 {Evgeny avoids the well known lines. That move looks quite harmless, but it
deserves an accurate play from black. The main idea of white's set-up is to
meet an exchange on c4 with Nd2xc4.} (7. Nc3 c6 {-->leads to D43 (the Moscow
variation).}) 7... c6 (7... g6 $5) 8. Be2 $146 {But that ''shy'' move doesn't
make sence at all...} ({Better looks:} 8. Bd3 $142 dxc4 9. Nxc4 (9. Bxc4 g6 10.
O-O Bg7 $11) 9... Bb4+ 10. Ke2 Qe7 11. Qc2 (11. a3 Bd6 {[%cal Ge6e5]} 12. Nxd6+
Qxd6 13. Qc2 O-O 14. Rhd1 Qe7 15. Qc3 c5 $11) 11... Bd6 12. Rhd1 O-O 13. Nxd6
Qxd6 14. Bh7+ Kh8 15. Be4 f5 16. Bd3 b6 17. Qc3 Bb7 18. Bc4 Qe7 19. a4 c5 $11 {
and black has solved all his problems in: 1/2-1/2 Milov,V-Maksimenko,A/Bratto
2003/EXT 2004 (30) but the improvement is possible.}) (8. Qc2 g6 9. Bd3 Bg7 10.
O-O O-O 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Qf4 13. Rad1 e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. b3
Bg4 17. Rd2 Rad8 $15 {0-1 Nikolic,P-Van Wely,L/Monte Carlo 1998/CBM 63 ext (32)
}) 8... g6 {A standard way of development. The bishop will be ideally placed
on g7 if white will play e3-e4.} ({Dubiously would be:} 8... dxc4 $6 9. O-O $14
{[%cal Gd2c4]} b5 $140 10. b3 cxb3 11. Nxb3 $36) 9. O-O Bg7 10. cxd5 {White
chooses a standard plan of advancing his qside pawns, since cxd5 is not so
good with black's knight on d7.} ({The alternative was:} 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4
Qf4 12. Bd3 (12. Qc2 O-O 13. Rad1 b6 $11) 12... O-O (12... Nf6 $5) 13. c5 e5
14. g3 Qg4 $132 {with a complicated play.}) 10... exd5 11. b4 Qd6 $1 {It's
important to take control of Pb4 before white could stabilize the situation by
12.Nb3.} (11... O-O $6 12. Nb3 Qd6 13. Rb1 $14) 12. b5 {That looks a bit
premature, but hardly white can profit from waiting.} (12. Rb1 a5 13. b5 (13.
bxa5 Rxa5 $11) 13... c5 $11) (12. Qb3 O-O $11) 12... c5 {Ofcourse, black
should make this move in order to avoid the weak Pc6.} 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Rc1
O-O {So, black has successfully completed his development. He has a pair of
the bishops and an excellent outpost on c5 as a compensation for some weakness
of Pd5.} 15. Nc4 $6 {That is just a loss of time, since the knight has no
perspectives on c4 and cannot be delivered to any useful square.} (15. Nb3 Ne4
16. Nfd4 $11) 15... Qd8 ({There was a small trap:} 15... Qe7 $2 16. Qxd5 Rd8
17. Nd6 $16) 16. Ncd2 ({There was no reason for:} 16. Nce5 $6 Ne4 $15 {[%csl
Re5] and white only faces problems with a knight.}) 16... Qe7 {So, black has
improved the placement of his queen.} 17. Nb3 Ne4 $1 {An important move. Now
the weakness of ''c3'' spot becomes obvious.} 18. Nbd4 ({Dangerously would be:
} 18. Qxd5 $6 Nc3 19. Qd2 Rd8 $36) ({But deserved attention} 18. Nfd4 $5) 18...
Bg4 {There was no reason to provoke h2-h3.} ({I would prefer an immediate} 
18... Bd7 $5 $15 {with a preferable position.}) 19. h3 Bd7 $1 ({My first
intention was:} 19... Bxf3 $6 20. Bxf3 Rfc8 {but that was much worse, because
after} 21. Qd3 $14 {white gains some advantage.}) 20. Qc2 $6 {Here the draw
was agreed, although white's last move is inaccurate and allows black to gain
a pleasant advantage.} ({Ofcourse, badly was} 20. Rc7 $6 Qd6 21. Rxb7 $4 Bc8
$19) ({After the text move I should continue the fight:} 20. Qc2 Rfc8 21. Qb2
Bf8 $1 $15 {[%cal Ge7a3] intending to grab the open file after taking control
of ''c1'' spot.}) ({At the same time, white could keep an equality by} 20. Qb3
$142 Qd6 21. Rc2 $11 {[%cal Gf1c1]}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 21st"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2005.09.18"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Bandza, Algirdas S"]
[Black "Roiz, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2382"]
[BlackElo "2593"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2005.09.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Vilnius NSEL"]
[BlackTeam "Beer Sheva"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "LTU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Qa4+ {Winning the pawn back. This
continuation doesn't promise white much, since black has no difficulties with
his development.} (5. Bg2 {-->is much more ambitious.}) 5... c6 ({The
alternative is:} 5... Nbd7) 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qb3 Bb7 8. Bg2 Nbd7 9. O-O a6 10. a4
c5 {Black has to make this freeing move as soon as possible.} 11. axb5 Bd5 {
That is the point of black's idea - white cannot keep the extra pawn.} 12. Qc2
(12. Qd1 axb5 13. Rxa8 Qxa8 14. Nc3 Bc6 15. Nh4 Bxg2 16. Nxg2 b4 17. Nb5 Qc6
18. Qa4 Be7 19. dxc5 O-O 20. Be3 Bxc5 21. Nc3 Qb7 $15 {0-1 Papaioannou,I-Adams,
M/Leon 2001/CBM 86 (43)}) 12... Be4 ({In my previous game in this line I played
} 12... axb5 {--see comments to 0-1 Poldauf,D-Roiz,M EUCup 18th Chalkidiki 
[Ribli]}) 13. Qb3 {You can call it 'a draw offer'.} (13. Qd1 axb5 14. Rxa8 Qxa8
15. Bg5 cxd4 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. Qxd4 Be7 18. Qb6 Qb7 19. Qxb7 Bxb7 20. Nd4 Bxg2
21. Kxg2 b4 22. Nd2 Kd7 23. Nc4 Rd8 24. Ra1 $14 {0-1 King,D-Adams,M/London
2000/CBM 76/[Rowson] (100)}) 13... c4 $6 $146 {A very risky way to avoid the
draw.} ({Of course, I could repeat the moves by} 13... Bd5 14. Qc2 Be4 15. Qb3
{1/2-1/2 Vega Holm,F-Campos Moreno,J/Cala Galdana 2001/CBM 84 ext (15)}) 14.
Qd1 $2 {It's just unbelievable, but this move was played immediately after 13..
.c4! At the same time, now black is even better.} ({White could refute black's
idea by energetical play:} 14. Qxc4 $142 axb5 15. Rxa8 Qxa8 16. Qxb5 Bxb1 17.
Nd2 $1 {I have completely overlooked this move.} (17. Ne5 $2 Be4 18. Bxe4 Qxe4
$17) 17... Be4 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Bf4 $36 {And white has more than sufficient
compensation for the piece.}) 14... axb5 15. Rxa8 Qxa8 {Now black has full
control of the central squares.} 16. Nbd2 {Of course, this 'shy' way of
development looks ugly, but after Nb1-c3 black may disturb the knight by b5-b4.
} (16. Bg5 Bd6 17. Nc3 Bc6 18. Qc2 O-O $15) 16... Bd5 17. Qc2 Bb4 $1 {It's
important to meet 18.b3 with 18...b4.} 18. Nh4 $6 {White is trying to simplify
the position, but he wastes too much time.} ({I would prefer:} 18. Re1 {
[%cal Ge2e4]} Ne4 (18... O-O 19. e4 Bb7 $15) 19. Nh4 O-O 20. f3 Nef6 21. e4 Bb7
$15 {although white is still worse here.}) 18... Bxg2 ({Deserved attention
also:} 18... O-O $5 19. e4 Bb7 20. Re1 Rd8 $17 {[%csl Rd2,Re1,Rh4] and all
white's pieces are far from their ideal squares.}) 19. Nxg2 O-O 20. Nh4 {
Sending the knight towards f3 to take control of the Pd4.} Rc8 (20... Nb6 $5
21. Nhf3 Rd8 $17) 21. Nhf3 Nb6 22. e4 {White's central pawns looks nice, but
actually black's queen-side play is much more dangerous.} Be7 23. Re1 ({
Even worse would be:} 23. Rd1 Qa4 24. Qxa4 Nxa4 25. Re1 c3 26. bxc3 Rxc3 $19 {
and black has a decisive strategical advantage.}) 23... Qa2 $1 {[%cal Gc4c3]
Creating the unpleasant threat c4-c3.} 24. Qd1 $6 {White wants to keep the
queens on board, but now black just wins the pawn.} ({Better was:} 24. Qb1 Qxb1
25. Nxb1 b4 $17) 24... Na4 $19 {[%csl Rb2]} 25. Ne5 ({Hopeless was:} 25. Re3 c3
26. bxc3 Nxc3 27. Qf1 Qc2 $19) 25... Bb4 {Not bad, but why not to take the
pawn?!} (25... Nxb2 26. Qc2 Qa4 27. Qxb2 c3 28. Qb1 cxd2 29. Bxd2 Qxd4 $19) 26.
d5 exd5 $6 {There was no reason for opening the e-file.} ({Black had a clear
winning possibility:} 26... Nxb2 $142 27. Qc2 (27. Qf3 c3 28. Nf1 exd5 29. exd5
Qxd5 $19) 27... Qa4 $1 28. Qb1 c3 $19) 27. exd5 c3 ({Now} 27... Nxb2 28. Qc2
Qa4 $6 {is not that convincing, as after} ({better is:} 28... Qa1 $142 29. Ndf3
Nd3 (29... Bxe1 30. Bxb2 Bxf2+ 31. Kxf2 Qa7+ 32. Bd4 Qb7 33. Qf5 $17) 30. Nxd3
Bxe1 31. Ndxe1 Nxd5 $19 {and black should win.}) 29. Qf5 Rf8 30. d6 $1 {
white gets some counterplay.}) 28. bxc3 Nxc3 29. Qb3 Qxb3 30. Nxb3 Ncxd5 31.
Bd2 {The arising endgame is winning from a technical point of view, but now
the task is not that easy.} Bxd2 $6 {A first inaccuracy.} ({More accurate
would be:} 31... Bc3 $142 32. Bxc3 Nxc3 $19) 32. Nxd2 h5 $6 {Allowing white to
consolidate.} ({It seems that black should win after:} 32... Rc2 33. Nb3 Rb2
34. Nd4 h5 35. Ra1 Ng4 $19) 33. Rb1 b4 34. Nd3 $17 {Now it's not easy to make
progress.} Rc2 (34... Nc3 35. Rb2 $17 (35. Rxb4 $2 Rd8 $19)) 35. Nf3 Rc4 $2 {
A terrible blunder - now black cannot hold his extra pawn.} (35... Rc3 $2 36.
Nfe5 b3 37. Nc1 $11) ({At the same time, after} 35... Rc6 $142 $17 {[%cal
Gc6b6] black would have real winning chances.}) 36. Nfe5 Rd4 37. Rb3 $11 {
[%cal Ge5c6] Black cannot parry the simple threat 38.Nc6.} Re4 38. Nc6 Rc4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.02.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Black "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2609"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2004.02.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 e6 4. Qc2 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Nf6 6. g3 ({another principal
continuation here is:} 6. Bg5) 6... b5 7. Qc2 Bb7 8. Bg2 Nbd7 {Black is ready
to play c6-c5-that is usually promise him an easily equality.} 9. Ne5 {A
principal move.} ({Black doesn't face any difficulties after:} 9. O-O c5 10. a4
(10. Nc3 a6 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Ng5 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Rc8 14. Nge4 b4 15. Na4 Be7 16.
Qd3 Qa5 17. b3 Qb5 $15 {0-1 Szmetan,R-Nielsen,P/Bled 2002/EXT 2003 (29)}) (10.
Bg5 Rc8 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Qb3 a6 13. Nfd2 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Be7 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16.
a4 b4 17. Rd1 Qc7 18. Nf3 O-O 19. Nbd2 g6 $15 {0-1 Zlotnik,B-Tregubov,P/
Chalkidiki 2002/CBM 92/[Hecht] (57)}) 10... b4 11. Nbd2 Rc8 12. Qd3 Be7 13. b3
cxd4 14. Nxd4 Rc3 $15 {0-1 Fridman,D-Grischuk,A/Mainz 2003/CBM 95 ext (30)})
9... Qb6 {The main.} ({deserves attention also:} 9... Nxe5 $5 10. dxe5 Nd5 ({
but not} 10... Nd7 $6 11. O-O Nxe5 12. Bf4 Nd7 13. Nc3 Qb6 14. a4 Rc8 15. Rfd1
{with dangerous initiative for white.}) 11. Nc3 Be7 12. a4 O-O 13. O-O a6 14.
Bd2 c5 15. Ne4 Qc7 16. Bg5 Nb4 17. Qc1 Bxg5 18. Qxg5 h6 19. Nf6+ Kh8 20. Qh5
Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Nc6 22. f4 {1/2-1/2 Sherbakov,R-Mahesh Chandran,P/Raipur 2002/
CBM 87 ext (22)}) 10. Be3 (10. O-O Rc8 $6 (10... c5 $142 $11) 11. Nxd7 Nxd7 12.
Rd1 c5 13. d5 exd5 14. Bxd5 Bxd5 15. Rxd5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Tratar,M-Pavasovic,D/
Portoroz 1997/EXT 99 (65)}) 10... c5 11. Nxd7 Nxd7 12. Bxb7 Qxb7 13. O-O cxd4 {
I don't like that move,since now black couldn't complete his development
without e6-e5.} ({more accurate seems to be:} 13... Rc8 $142 14. Rc1 Be7 $1 ({
dubious is:} 14... c4 $6 15. a4 a6 16. axb5 axb5 17. Nc3 Bb4 (17... Nf6 18. d5
Nxd5 19. Ra7 Qc6 20. Nxd5 Qxd5 21. Rd1 Qc6 22. Qc3 f6 23. Qa5 $16 {1-0
Kiseleva,N-Zivkovic,V/Antalya 2002/CBM 90 ext (26)}) 18. d5 $1 Bxc3 19. Ra7
Qxd5 20. Rd1 Qf5 21. Qxc3 $40 {1-0 Yakovich,Y-Brodsky,M/Noyabrsk RUS 2003 (24)}
) 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Nc3 (16. b4 Bf6 17. Nc3 (17. bxc5 Bxa1 18. c6 Qb8 19. Qc5
Bf6 $15 {[%cal Gf6e7]}) 17... Nd7 (17... Na4 $5 18. Nxb5 Rxc2 19. Nd6+ Kd7 20.
Nxb7 Rc7 $1 21. Rd1+ Ke7 22. Nc5 Nc3 23. Na6 Nxd1 24. Rxd1 Rd7 $15) 18. Qe4 Qa6
19. Bd4 O-O 20. a4 Rc4 21. Nxb5 Rxb4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Raetsky,A-Rasch,H/Biel 1997/
CBM 60 ext (42)}) 16... O-O 17. b4 $2 Na4 18. Qe4 Qxe4 19. Nxe4 Bxb4 $17 {
0-1 Kiseleva,N-Kosteniuk,A/Kragujevac 2000/CBM 79 ext (23)}) 14. Bxd4 Rc8 ({
black doesn't equalize after:} 14... e5 15. Be3 Be7 {1/2-1/2 Linskiy,O-Vera,R/
Quebec 1997/EXT 98 (15) in view of:} 16. Nc3 O-O 17. Rfd1 $14 {[%csl Rb5,Rd5]
[%cal Gc2b3]}) 15. Nc3 (15. Qb3 e5 16. Be3 Bc5 17. Nc3 a6 18. Qd5 Qxd5 19. Nxd5
Bxe3 20. Nxe3 $14) 15... e5 $146 {That move is a serious improvement of
black's previous play,but probably doesn't promise black a full equality.} (
15... b4 $6 16. Qe4 Qxe4 17. Nxe4 f5 (17... a5 $2 18. Rac1 Ra8 19. Rfd1 e5 20.
Be3 Be7 21. Rc7 Nf6 22. Nxf6+ Bxf6 23. Bc5 $18 {1-0 Todorov,O-Kosic,D/
Leposavic 2003/EXT 2004 (27)}) 18. Ng5 (18. Nd2 e5 (18... Rc2 19. Rfd1 e5 (
19... Bc5 $2 20. Rac1 $1) 20. Bxa7 Rxb2 21. e4 $36) 19. Be3 Bc5 20. Bxc5 Rxc5
21. Nb3 $14) 18... e5 19. Bxa7 Be7 20. Be3 h6 21. Nf3 Kf7 22. Rfc1 g5 23. b3
$16 {1/2-1/2 Raetsky,A-Sveshnikov,E/Moscow 1994/CBM 45 ext (36)}) 16. Be3 Bb4
17. Qe4 $6 {That allows black to equalize the game by accurate play.} ({
white shouldn't afraid of:} 17. Rfd1 Bxc3 18. bxc3 O-O {because after:} (18...
Nf6 19. Qf5 O-O 20. Qxe5 Rfe8 21. Qf5 Rxc3 22. Bd4 Rc6 23. Rab1 $14 {[%csl Gd4]
}) 19. Qf5 Rfd8 (19... Nb6 20. Qxe5 Nc4 21. Qd4 $14) 20. Rd2 $14 {[%cal Ga1d1]
all his pieces are very active and black is not able to exploit weak pawn on
c3.}) 17... Qxe4 18. Nxe4 f5 {Black must attack white's knight,as his bishop
doesn't has a stable place.} 19. a3 $1 ({after} 19. Rac1 Ke7 20. a3 Bxa3 21.
bxa3 fxe4 {black is not in a danger.}) 19... Be7 20. Nc3 a6 21. Rfd1 {
Preventing Ke8-f7-e6.} (21. a4 b4 22. Nd5 Kf7 $1 (22... Nf6 $2 23. Nb6 $1 Rc2
24. Rac1 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 $16) 23. Rac1 Bd6 $11) 21... Nf6 22. Nd5 (22. Bg5 e4 $1
{[%cal Gh7h6]} 23. f3 h6 24. Bxf6 Bxf6 $11) 22... Kf7 23. Nxe7 Kxe7 24. b4 {
Creating good spot for Be3.} (24. a4 b4 25. Rac1 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Nd5 27. Rc6 Nxe3
28. fxe3 Rd8 $11 {[%cal Gd8d2]}) 24... Rc6 (24... Rc2 $2 25. a4 Rd8 26. Bc5+
Ke8 27. Rxd8+ Kxd8 28. axb5 axb5 29. Ra8+ (29. Ra7 Nd7 30. Bd6 Ke8 31. Rb7 Rd2
$11) 29... Kd7 30. Ra7+ $16) 25. a4 {White is trying to keep all the rooks on
the board,so that is the only way to activate the Ra1.} Rb8 26. Rd3 ({nothing
gives:} 26. axb5 Rxb5 27. Rdc1 Rxc1+ 28. Rxc1 Kd7 $11) 26... Ke6 {Black has
consolidated his position,and white cannot avoid simplifications.} 27. Rda3
bxa4 ({only not} 27... Nd5 $6 28. axb5 axb5 29. Bc5 $14 {and white has a clear
advantage due to activity of his rooks.}) 28. Rxa4 Nd5 29. Rxa6 ({after} 29.
Bc5 Nc7 30. Rd1 Nd5 {the draw is unavoidable.}) 29... Nxb4 30. Ra7 Nc2 $1 {
An important win of tempo.Black gets time to defend on g7.} 31. Rc1 Kf6 {
[%cal Gb8c8]} 32. f4 {There is no other useful continuations for white.} exf4
33. Bxf4 Rbc8 $11 {[%cal Gc2d4] There is no much material on the board,so
white has only a symbolic advantage.} 34. Rd1 g5 35. Bc1 R8c7 {Changing
white's active rook.} ({possibly was:} 35... h6 $1 36. Bb2+ Kg6 $11) 36. Rxc7
Rxc7 37. Rd6+ Ke5 38. Rb6 (38. Rh6 f4 39. Rh5 Ke4 40. Rxg5 Nd4 41. Re5+ Kxe5
42. Bxf4+ Kf5 43. Bxc7 Nxe2+ {leads to a clear draw.}) 38... f4 39. gxf4+ (39.
Rb5+ Ke4 40. Rxg5 Nd4 {-38.Rh6.}) 39... gxf4 40. Rb5+ Ke4 41. Bb2 f3 $11 {
Now there is only ''h'' pawns on the board,so the draw is unavoidable-black
should only improve the placement of his knight.} (41... Re7 42. Kf2 Ne3 43.
Rb4+ Kf5 44. Kf3 Nd5 $11) 42. Re5+ Kf4 43. Kf2 fxe2 44. Rxe2 Kf5 45. Re5+ Kg6
46. h4 {That game was played in last round,and Valerij wanted to win this game
at any cost in order to win the tournament-that is the only explanation of the
rest moves.} Rd7 47. h5+ Kf7 48. Kg3 Nd4 49. Kg4 Ne6 {Finally,the knight is
safe!} 50. Rf5+ Kg8 51. Rb5 Rc7 52. Rb4 Rc5 53. Ra4 Rg5+ 54. Kh4 Rc5 55. Ba3
Rd5 56. Ra8+ Rd8 57. Ra6 Rd4+ 58. Kg3 Ng7 (58... Ng7 59. Ra8+ Kf7 60. Ra7+ Kg8
61. Rxg7+ Kxg7 62. Bb2 Kh6 63. Bxd4 Kxh5 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Degremont GP"]
[Site "Clichy"]
[Date "2004.03.14"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Collas, Didier"]
[Black "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2436"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2004.03.13"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 4]} 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 e6 4. Qc2 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Nf6 6. Bg5 {That
move is more ambitious than 6.g3.} b5 7. Qc2 Bb7 8. e3 {I am sure that white
cannot pretend on serious advantage after such a quiet moves.} ({more
principal choice is:} 8. e4 Nbd7 9. Bd3 Qb6 (9... h6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. O-O e5 (
11... a6 $5 12. e5 Qd8) 12. a4 a6 13. axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8+ Bxa8 15. d5 Bc5 16.
Rc1 b4 17. Nbd2 O-O 18. Nb3 Bb6 19. dxc6 Rc8 20. Qd2 Rxc6 21. Ra1 Rc8 22. Qxb4
g5 $44 {1/2-1/2 Burmakin,V-Makarov,M/Togliatti 2003/CBM 94 ext (52)}) 10. a4 a6
11. O-O Rc8 12. Nc3 h6 13. Be3 Ng4 14. Bf4 Be7 15. Qe2 $14 {1-0 Kharlov,
A-Sambuev,B/Krasnoyarsk 2003/CBM 98 no vc (34)}) 8... Nbd7 9. Nbd2 Qb6 {
That continuation looks the most reasonable one-black is ready for c6-c5.} (
9... a6 {gives white good chanses of advantage:} 10. a4 h6 (10... Qb6 {
(Tsesarsky) -see commented game 1/2-1/2 Fominyh,A-Kharlov,A/Samara 2000/CBM 78
(41)[Tsesarsky,I]}) (10... b4 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Bd3 Rc8 13. e4 Be7 14. O-O Rg8
15. Rfe1 $36 {1-0 Lindemann,S-Beshukov,S/Hastings 2003/CBM 91 ext (44)}) 11.
Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Bd3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Sanjay,N-Kharlov,A/Calcutta 2001/CBM 82/
[Tsesarsky] (44)}) 10. a4 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] That natural move is a novelty.
White has prevented c6-c5 for some time and he can consider a possibility of
a4-a5.} (10. Be2 c5 11. O-O Rc8 12. Rac1 (12. Qb3 c4 (12... a6 13. a4 Bd5 14.
Qd3 Bc6 15. axb5 axb5 16. e4 cxd4 17. Nxd4 Nc5 18. Qe3 Nfxe4 19. Nxe4 Nxe4 20.
Nxc6 Qxc6 21. Qxe4 $1 (21. Bf3 f5 22. Rfc1 Qb7 23. Rxc8+ Qxc8 24. Bxe4 fxe4 25.
Qb6 $18) 21... Qxe4 22. Bxb5+ Rc6 (22... Qc6 23. Bxc6+ Rxc6 24. Ra8+ Kd7 25.
Rd1+ Kc7 26. Rdd8 $18) 23. Rfc1 Kd7 24. Bxc6+ (24. Rxc6 Qxc6 25. Ra7+ Kd6 26.
Bf4+ e5 27. Bxe5+ Kxe5 28. Bxc6 Bc5 29. Rxf7 Rf8 30. Rxf8 Bxf8 31. Kf1 $18)
24... Qxc6 25. Ra7+ Kd6 26. Bf4+ Kd5 27. Rxc6 Kxc6 28. Rxf7 $18) 13. Qc2 Nd5
$132) 12... Be7 13. dxc5 (13. Qb3 a6 (13... Bc6 14. Ne5 c4 15. Qc2 O-O 16. Nxc6
Qxc6 17. Bf3 $14) 14. a4 c4 15. Qc2 O-O $132) 13... Rxc5 14. Qd3 a6 (14... Rd5
$2 15. Qb3 Qa5 (15... O-O 16. e4 Nc5 17. Qc2 $18) 16. Nc4 bxc4 17. Qxb7 Rxg5
18. Nxg5 Qxg5 19. Qa8+ Bd8 20. Qxa7 O-O 21. Rxc4 $16) 15. e4 (15. Rfd1 O-O $11)
15... Qc7 $11 {1-0 Ibragimov,I-Lugo,B/New York op 1998 [Tsesarsky]}) (10. Qb3
a6 11. a4 Qa5 (11... Be7 $142 12. Be2 O-O 13. O-O bxa4 14. Rxa4 c5 $11) 12.
Bxf6 gxf6 13. Be2 Nb6 14. O-O Qb4 15. Bd1 Qxb3 16. Bxb3 $14 {1-0 Gyimesi,
Z-Delemarre,J/Germany 2000/CBM 75 ext (37)}) 10... Bb4 {[%csl Ra5,Gb4][%cal
Yb4a5] Now a4-a5 is not possible and black can just complete development and
prepare c6-c5.Usually black's bishop is placed well on b4 after a2-a4.} ({
I cannot recommend:} 10... bxa4 $6 11. Rxa4 c5 12. Nc4 Qc7 {in view of:} 13.
Bf4 $1 Qc8 14. Nd6+ Bxd6 15. Bxd6 Ne4 16. Bf4 O-O (16... cxd4 17. Rc4) 17. Bd3
$14) ({but} 10... a6 {[%cal Gc6c5] looks not bad.I don't see anything better
than} 11. Qb3 {with transposition to Gyimesi,Z-Delemarre,J/Germany 2000.}) 11.
Be2 ({Black has no problems after} 11. Bd3 O-O 12. O-O Rfc8 (12... h6 13. Bxf6
Nxf6 14. Nb3 $14) 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. Ne4 Nd7 $1 $11 ({not} 14... Nxe4 $6 15.
Bxe4 g6 16. Ne5 $14 {and white's pressure is quite unpleasant.})) 11... O-O 12.
O-O Rfc8 {One of the most interesting standard questions in chess is: what is
the best placement for rooks?''.That choice looks logical,since Rf8 cannot be
useful for e6-e5:black's only plan in this position is freeing by c6-c5.} 13.
Qb3 $6 {That move is very logical: white should remove his queen in view of
the possible c6-c5.But actually,that is an important waste of time,which wan't
necessary at all.} ({white could get a typical advantage by:} 13. Rfc1 $1 a5 (
13... c5 $2 14. Bxb5 cxd4 (14... Bxd2 15. Qxd2 Bxf3 16. gxf3 $16) 15. Nc4 $1
Qc5 16. exd4 Qd5 17. Qe2 $16) 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15. Nb3 $14 {[%csl Rc5]}) 13... a5
$1 {[%cal Gb7a6]} 14. Bxf6 ({after} 14. Rfc1 Ba6 15. axb5 cxb5 {[%cal Ga6b7]
there is no any advantage for white.}) 14... Nxf6 15. Rfc1 {It is not easy to
find better move for white.} Ba6 {[%cal Gb5a4] White cannot prevent c6-c5
anymore after this move,but black gets only a symbolic advantage.} ({But in my
opinion,black could get slighty better position by the simple:} 15... bxa4 $142
16. Nc4 Qd8 17. Qxa4 c5 18. Rd1 Bc6 $15) 16. Qd1 (16. Qc2 bxa4 (16... c5 17.
axb5 Bxb5 18. Bxb5 Qxb5 19. Ne4 Nxe4 20. Qxe4 $11) 17. Bxa6 Qxa6 18. Qxa4 c5
19. dxc5 Bxc5 20. Ne4 $11) 16... c5 {Now the position is going to be
simplified.} 17. axb5 Bxb5 18. dxc5 ({white could also go for} 18. Bxb5 Qxb5
19. Nc4 cxd4 20. Nxd4 $11) 18... Rxc5 19. Nd4 ({slighty more accurate was:} 19.
Bxb5 Qxb5 20. Nd4 Qb7 21. Rxc5 Bxc5 22. Nc4 $11 {and white's knight are at
ideal positions.}) 19... Bxe2 ({interesting was} 19... Bd7 $5 {trying to keep
the bishops on the board,but after} 20. Rxc5 Bxc5 21. Nc4 Qc7 22. Bf3 {white
has no much to worry about.}) 20. Qxe2 Rac8 21. N2b3 {White's play is passive,
but probably suffucient for a draw.} (21. Rxc5 Qxc5 22. N2b3 Qc7 23. g3 e5 24.
Nf3 $11) 21... Rxc1+ 22. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 23. Nxc1 e5 {Black has no other way to
make progress here-white's knight on d4 is very strong.} 24. Nf3 Qc7 25. Na2
$11 {Now black has no winning chanses at all-white's knights contolling all
the important squares.} h6 26. h3 {White can already take on b4,but he doesn't
need that.} Qc5 27. Qd1 e4 28. Nd4 g6 29. Qa4 Kg7 30. Qc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 75th"]
[Site "Hoeckendorf"]
[Date "2004.02.01"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Meister, Jakob"]
[Black "Graf, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2488"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "146"]
[EventDate "2004.01.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. c4 dxc4 5. Qa4+ c6 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qc2 Bb7 {
That line is considered O.K for black,as he usually can successfully play
c6-c5.} 8. Bg2 Nbd7 9. a4 {This move looks not very logical,since it doesn't
prevents c6-c5 anyway.} ({Besides,white has a several alternatives,but fails
to get advantage in all of them:} 9. Ne5 Nxe5 {The alternatives are:} (9... Qb6
{is also playable for black}) 10. dxe5 Nd5 $1 11. O-O Be7 $1 {The correct way:
Black just completes his development.} 12. Rd1 Qb8 $1 13. Nc3 O-O 14. Nxd5 cxd5
15. e4 Rc8 16. Qe2 dxe4 17. Bxe4 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 Rc4 $1 {[]} 19. Qf3 Qe8 $1 $11 {
[]} 20. Be3 Rc7 $1 {/\Ra8-c8= Short but rather important for the theory of
this line game.. 1/2-1/2 Volzhin,A-Ibragimov,I/Elista 2001/EXT 2004/[Volzhin] 
(20)}) (9. Bg5 c5 10. O-O Rc8 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Qd3 Qb6 13. Nc3 Ba6 14. Bxf6
Nxf6 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Bb7 17. Qd3 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 O-O 19. e3 Be7 20. Rac1
Bf6 21. Qe2 {1/2-1/2 Psakhis,L-Vera,R/Benidorm 2002/CBM 93 (21)}) (9. Nc3 c5
10. O-O (10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. O-O (11. Nxb5 Qb6 $17) 11... Rc8 12. a3 O-O 13. Qd3
a6 14. Bf4 Qb6 15. Rad1 Rfd8 $11 {1-0 Espig,L-Jackelen,T/Germany 2002/CBM 93 
(47)}) (10. Nxb5 Qa5+ 11. Nc3 cxd4 $19) 10... b4 11. Na4 Rc8 12. Nxc5 Nxc5 13.
dxc5 Bxc5 14. Qa4+ Bc6 15. Qa6 O-O 16. Bg5 Bd5 17. Rac1 Qb6 18. Qxb6 axb6 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Zagorskis,D-Vaisser,A/Lyon 1994/CBM 45 (58)}) ({The most common line
in this position is:} 9. O-O c5 {after which white can transpose to the text
by 10.a4.} 10. Rd1 $2 $15 {[%csl Rf2] Rf1 must defence Pf2 !} (10. dxc5 Bxc5
11. Bg5 Rc8 12. Qb3 a6 13. Nc3 O-O 14. Rad1 Qb6 $11 {0-1 Kopjonkin,G-Matlak,M/
Frydek Mistek op(4) 1996 (53)}) (10. Nc3 b4 (10... Qb6 11. Be3 Ng4 12. dxc5
Nxe3 13. cxb6 Nxc2 14. Rac1 a6 (14... Nb4 15. Nxb5 $132) (14... Nxb6 15. Rxc2
a6 16. Ne5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Bd6 $11) (14... Rc8 15. Rxc2 b4 16. bxa7 bxc3 17. Nd4
Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Bc5 19. Rxc3 Ra8 20. Nc6 $132) 15. Rxc2 (15. Ne5 Nxe5 (15... Bxg2
16. Nxd7 Bb7 (16... Bxf1 17. b7 Rd8 18. b8=Q Rxb8 19. Nxb8 $11) 17. Nxf8 Nb4
18. a3 Nd5 $11 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. b7 Bxb7 21. Rc7 Bc8 22. Rfc1 Rxf8 23. Rxc8+
Rxc8 24. Rxc8+ Ke7 $11) 16. Bxb7 Rb8 17. Bxa6 Nd4 $15 {1-0 Cvetkovic,S-Makarov,
M/Arandjelovac 1993/Inf 57/ (43)}) 15... Nxb6 $11) (10... a6 11. Bg5 Rc8 12.
dxc5 Bxc5 13. Rad1 Qb6 14. Qb1 $11 {1/2-1/2 Piscicelli,D-Tregubov Pavel V/
Buenos Aires 1996 (41)}) 11. Na4 Rc8 (11... cxd4 12. Nxd4 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Rc8 14.
Qd3 Qa5 15. b3 Qd5+ 16. f3 Be7 17. e4 Qb7 18. Be3 $11 {1-0 Dautov,R-Euler,G/
BL2-W 1994 (57)}) (11... Be4 12. Qc4 Bd5 13. Qa6 $11) 12. a3 cxd4 13. Qd1 e5
14. axb4 Bxb4 15. Qb3 Bxf3 16. exf3 a5 17. Rd1 O-O 18. f4 Re8 19. fxe5 Nxe5 20.
Be3 d3 $1 (20... dxe3 $2 21. Rxd8 exf2+ 22. Kxf2 Rcxd8 $44 {1/2-1/2 Hertneck,
G-Bareev,E/Vienna op 1996 (32)}) 21. Bf4 d2 22. Nc3 Nc4 $17) 10... Rc8 11. Qb3
Qb6 12. Nc3 (12. a4 b4 13. a5 Qa6 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. Qd3 Qxd3 16. exd3 Ke7 17.
Nbd2 Bd5 $15 {1/2-1/2 Chernuschevich,A-Fernandez,R/WchJM-U16 Bratislava 1993 
(47)}) 12... a6 13. Be3 (13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. e3 O-O $15 {[%csl Rc1]}) 13... Ng4
14. a3 Nxe3 15. fxe3 Be7 16. Rac1 O-O 17. Ne1 $2 $19 (17. Kh1 Rfd8 $17) 17...
Bg5 18. Na2 (18. Nc2 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 cxd4 $19) 18... cxd4 19. Rxd4 Nc5 20. Qc3
Bf6 {0-1 Iljushin,A-Poluljahov,A/Moscow 1999/CBM 70/[Tsesarsky] (20)}) 9... c5
(9... bxa4 {see comments to the game 1-0 Sapunov,E-Sveshnikov,E/St Petersburg
1998/CBM 67/[Tsesarsky] (75)}) (9... a6 10. Ng5 Qb6 11. O-O c5 $6 (11... h6
$142 12. Ne4 Be7) 12. Bxb7 Qxb7 13. axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8+ Qxa8 15. dxc5 Bxc5 16.
Nc3 b4 17. Nce4 $14 {1-0 Grabarczyk,M-Matlak,M/Czestochowa 1993/CBM 35 ext (64)
}) 10. O-O (10. axb5 cxd4 11. O-O Bc5 (11... Nc5 {-see detailed comments to
the game 1/2-1/2 Beim,V-Wach,M/Linz 1997/CBM 59 (19) (Tsesarsky)}) (11... Qb6
$5 12. e3 dxe3 13. Bxe3 Bc5 14. Bxc5 Nxc5 15. Nc3 O-O 16. Ne5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2
Qb7+ 18. Kg1 Rfc8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Tunik,G-Nachev,S/Moscow 2000/EXT 2001 (83)}) 12.
Bg5 Rc8 13. Nbd2 O-O 14. Qd3 h6 {see detailed comments to the game 1/2-1/2
Timman,J-Lautier,J/Malmoe 1999/CBM 72 (56) (Tsesarsky)}) 10... b4 {The most
natural continuation-black is seizing space on the q-side and taking control
on spot ''c3''.} ({also playable is:} 10... cxd4 11. Nxd4 Rc8 12. Nc6 $5 (12.
Qd3 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 b4 14. Nb5 Qb6 15. Be3 Qb7+ 16. Kg1 a6 17. Nd6+ Bxd6 18. Qxd6
Nd5 $17 {[%csl Rd6] 1-0 Czanderle,G-Chuchelov,V/Berlin 1996/CBM 54 ext (44)})
12... Bxc6 (12... Qb6 13. axb5 Qxb5 14. Nxa7 Rxc2 15. Nxb5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Rc8
17. N1c3 $16) 13. Bxc6 b4 14. Be3 (14. Bf4 Be7 15. a5 O-O 16. Rd1 Nd5 $36)
14... Be7 15. Rc1 O-O 16. Qb3 Ne5 17. Bg2 Rxc1+ 18. Bxc1 Qc7 19. Bf4 Rd8 $11)
11. Nbd2 (11. dxc5 {Except of this move White can play:} Bxc5 $15 {Black
solved all opening problems and after development completion by castle maybe
Black has certain initiative.} 12. Nbd2 Rc8 13. Qb1 O-O 14. Ng5 (14. a5 Qc7 15.
a6 Bd5 $15) 14... Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Qb6 {On the queenside Black Q placed more
active than on e7.} ({For example:} 15... Qe7 16. Nb3 Rfd8 17. Rd1 (17. Nxc5
Nxc5 18. b3 Qd6 $17 {[%csl Rb3]}) 17... Bb6 (17... a6 18. Ne4 Ba7 19. Bg5 h6
20. Bxf6 Nxf6 21. Nxf6+ Qxf6 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. e3 Bb8 24. Qc2 Be5 25. Rb1 $11)
18. a5 Bc7 19. Be3 a6 20. Ne4 Be5 21. Bd4 $11) 16. Nb3 Rfd8 17. Nf3 (17. Rd1
Qa6 18. Qd3 Qxd3 19. Rxd3 e5 20. Nxc5 Nxc5 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Be3 Nb3 $15 {
[%csl Ra1,Yb3,Gc1,Gd1][%cal Ga7a5] and white R can't go to c1 or d1 squares.})
17... Qa6 (17... Be7 18. Be3 Qa6 19. Re1 Ng4 20. Bd4 Qb7 $15) 18. Qd3 Qxd3 $15
{0-1 Bator,R-Matros,A/Stockholm 2000/CBM 79/[Tsesarsky] (39)}) (11. Bg5 Rc8 12.
dxc5 Bxc5 13. Qd3 (13. Qd1 O-O 14. Nbd2 h6 15. Bf4 Nd5 16. Nb3 Nxf4 17. gxf4
Qe7 $17 {0-1 Heinig,W-Tischbierek,R/Germany 1994/GER-chT (34)}) 13... O-O 14.
Nbd2 Qc7 (14... h6 15. Be3 Qb6 {1/2-1/2 Andersson,U-Lautier,J/Tallinn/ Parnu
1998/CBM 66 (15)}) 15. Nb3 Be4 16. Qd2 $11 {1-0 Prokopisin,V-Taskovits,I/
HUN-chT2 9394 1994/TD (47)}) (11. a5 Rc8 12. dxc5 Rxc5 (12... Bxc5 13. Qa4 O-O
$11 {1-0 Gavrilov,A-Belikov,V/Moscow op 1995 (40)}) 13. Qa4 Bc6 14. Qa2 Bd5 15.
Qa4 Bc6 16. Qa2 Bd5 17. Qa4 {1/2-1/2 Zhu Chen-Vera,R/Ubeda 1998/CBM 62 ext (17)
with at least equal position for Black.}) 11... Rc8 12. dxc5 $6 {That allows
black to get advantage due to his comfortable development and passivity of
white's pieces.} ({Better was to remove the queen immediately:} 12. Qd3 cxd4 (
12... Be7 13. b3 O-O 14. Bb2 cxd4 15. Bxd4 Nc5 16. Qb1 Ba6 17. Re1 $11 {
0-1 Lacunza,C-Lugo,B/Havana 1992/EXT 2000 (34)}) 13. Nxd4 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Bc5 15.
N4b3 O-O 16. Nc4 Qc7 17. Bf4 e5 18. Be3 Qc6+ 19. Kg1 e4 20. Qd2 Qe6 21. Nxc5
Nxc5 22. Bxc5 Rxc5 23. Ne3 $11 {0-1 Vyzmanavin,A-Knaak,R/telex 1989/EXT 2000 
(37)}) 12... Nxc5 $5 $146 {The Nc5 is quite unpleasant for white,as it
controls on spot b3-that doesn't allows white to remove his knight from d2.} ({
another option was:} 12... Bxc5 $5 13. Qd1 O-O 14. Nb3 a5 15. Bg5 (15. Nxc5
Nxc5 16. Bg5 Qxd1 17. Rfxd1 Nb3 $17) 15... Bb6 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. Qxd8 Rfxd8 $15
{0-1 Thomas,I-Feygin,M/Duisburg 1999/EXT 2004 (28)}) 13. Qd1 Be7 $15 {White
has a difficulties with development of q-side.He should change as more pieces
as he can.} 14. Ne5 Qc7 {I don't like that decision,as it allows white to
remove his Nd2.} ({Maybe it was better not to remove the Q from ''d'' file:} 
14... Bxg2 $5 15. Kxg2 O-O (15... Qd5+ 16. Ndf3 O-O 17. Be3 $11) 16. Ndc4 Nd5
$15 17. Be3 $140 $6 Nxe3+ 18. Nxe3 Qc7 $17) 15. Bxb7 Qxb7 ({deserved attention
also:} 15... Nxb7 16. Nd3 (16. Ndc4 O-O 17. Bf4 Rfd8 18. Qb3 Nd5 $17 {[%csl
Rb3][%cal Gb7c5]}) 16... O-O 17. Nb3 $15) 16. Nb3 O-O 17. Nxc5 Rxc5 18. Nd3 {
We can see that white's life is much easier now,as he succeded in developing
his pieces.His knight is well placed on d3 as well.} Rd5 (18... Rc6 19. Qb3
Rfc8 20. Bg5 a5 21. Rac1 $11) 19. Qb3 Rfd8 {Now black's play is connected with
some active operation on the k-side.He is intending to create some threats by
Ng4 or h5-h4-h3,using the active position of Rd5.} ({nothing promises} 19... e5
20. Be3 a5 21. Rac1 Rfd8 22. Qc4 $11) 20. Nf4 $6 {A dubious decision.The
knight has nothing to do on f4-it's an excellent place for the bishop.} ({
There was no reason for such an uncomfortable moves-after} 20. Bf4 Ng4 {
[%cal Gg4h2,Ga1c1] otherwise white will start active operations on the qside
by 21.Rac1} 21. f3 (21. Rac1 e5 22. h3 exf4 23. Nxf4 Nf6 24. Nxd5 Rxd5 $15)
21... Qb6+ 22. Kh1 Ne3 23. a5 (23. Rfc1 $2 Rxd3 24. exd3 Qb7 $17 {[%csl Rf3]
[%cal Gb7f3]}) (23. Rfe1 $5) 23... Qd4 24. Nxb4 Nxf1 25. Nxd5 Qxd5 26. Qxd5
Rxd5 (26... Nxg3+ 27. hxg3 Rxd5 28. a6 $11) 27. Rxf1 Rxa5 28. Rc1 $11 {white
shouldn't be worry too much about his position.}) 20... R5d7 21. Be3 ({white
had no time for} 21. Nd3 $6 Qe4 $1 {centralization of the queen is very
powerful and puts strong pressure on white's position} 22. Be3 ({doesn't work
is:} 22. Bf4 {in view of} Qxe2 23. Ne5 Rc7 (23... Rd6 $143 24. Rae1 Qh5 25.
Qxb4 Nd5 26. Qb7 $15) 24. Ng6 (24. Nxf7 Rd3 $19) 24... hxg6 25. Bxc7 Rd3 26.
Qa2 b3 27. Qb1 Rd2 28. Qe1 Bc5 29. Qxe2 Rxe2 30. Rac1 Ne4 $17) 22... Nd5 $17 {
and black's advantage is obvious.}) 21... Ng4 $1 {That is a drawback of
Be3-it's vulnerable here.} ({white is able to hold the position after} 21...
Qe4 22. Rfd1 e5 23. Ng2 $15) 22. Rac1 Nxe3 (22... e5 $6 {doesn't gives much,as
after} 23. Ng2 {white is prepared well for an exchange on e3.}) 23. Qxe3 Bf6 {
Now white has to make a difficult choice.} 24. Nd3 $1 {Quite the best.} ({after
} 24. b3 Bd4 25. Qf3 Qxf3 26. exf3 Bc3 27. Ne2 Rd3 $17 {i believe black has an
excellent winning chanses,since white is totally passive and will lose a pawn
very soon.}) (24. Qb3 Rd2 25. Rc2 Rxc2 26. Qxc2 b3 27. Qc1 Rc8 {[%cal Gc8c2]
was also terrible.}) 24... Rxd3 $1 {[%mdl 32] Very strong! That positional
sacrifice gives black a clear advantage.} ({worse is:} 24... Bd4 $143 25. Qf4
b3 26. Nc5 Bxc5 27. Rxc5 $15 {and although black is better due to control over
the ''d'' file,white is able to hold the position.}) 25. exd3 Bxb2 26. Rc4 Bc3
$17 {Black has got a strong passed pawn on b4.It is also important that white
has no connection between his rooks,so it's clear that black has a solid
advantage and he is out of risk.} 27. Qe4 {The trade of queens is white's
favour,as he cannot improve his position anyway.} ({the following variation} 
27. a5 Qd7 28. Rd1 Qa4 {didn't change the evaluation of position.}) 27... Qd7 {
[%csl Ra4,Rd3][%cal Gd7d3,Gd7a4] Black cannot advance his passed pawn,so he is
trying to attack white's weak pawns a4 and d3.} 28. a5 Qb5 {That allows white
to activate his rook,but black there was no other plan for black.} 29. Rc7 Qxa5
30. Qb7 ({after} 30. Qf4 Rf8 {black's pawns on the qside are very dangerous.})
30... f5 ({after} 30... Qf5 $2 31. Qxa7 h6 32. Rd7 $11 {white's pieces are
very active,so he shouldn't lose.}) 31. Rc1 {Threating 32.Rc1xc3.White has got
a dangerous activity,so black cannot avoid trade of queens anymore.} (31. Qc6
Qb6) 31... Qb6 32. Qxa7 Qxa7 33. Rxa7 Rxd3 {Now black shouldn't hurry-he has
to advance his pawns on the kingside and create a second passed pawn.It's very
important not to exchange the rooks,since white has no counterplay.} 34. Rb7 h5
{Trying to create additional weaknesses.} 35. h4 Bd4 $6 {A dubious decision.
Black breaks white's pawn structure,but he couldn't avoid exchange of rooks,as
his rook is going to be trapped.} ({much better was:} 35... e5 $1 36. Rc2 f4
$17 {[%csl Rc2,Rg1] and black has an excellent winning chanses because white's
king is not safe at all.}) 36. Rxb4 ({badly was:} 36. Kf1 $2 Rd2 37. f4 Bc3 38.
Re1 Rd3 39. Rxe6 Rxg3 $17 {[%csl Rf4,Rh4]}) 36... Rxg3+ 37. Kf1 Rg4 ({after} 
37... Rc3 $6 38. Rxc3 Bxc3 39. Rc4 Bf6 40. Kg2 {the draw is unavoidable.}) 38.
Rc8+ Kh7 $6 {There is a known ''rule'' of endgames-the king should be closer
to centre.} ({better was:} 38... Kf7 $142 39. Rcc4 (39. Rb7+ $6 Kf6 40. Rf8+
Ke5 41. Re8 Rf4 $17 {is very dangerous,since black's pieces are very active.})
39... e5 (39... Bf6 40. f3 Rxc4 (40... Rg6 41. Rb7+ Kg8 42. Kf2 $11 {[%csl Rg6]
}) 41. Rxc4 $11) 40. f3 Rxh4 41. Kg2 {and black has more chanses than in the
game,although i believe that white is able to hold here.}) 39. Rd8 e5 (39...
Bf6 {wasn't strong:} 40. Rxg4 hxg4 (40... Bxd8 41. Ra4 $11 {[%cal Gf1g2,Gg2h3]}
) 41. Re8 e5 42. Kg2 Kg6 (42... f4 43. f3 gxf3+ 44. Kxf3 Kg6 45. Kg4 $11 {
and white gets blockade.}) 43. Kg3 e4 44. Kf4 $1 Bxh4 45. Re6+ Bf6 46. Ra6 $11)
40. f3 Rxh4 ({there is a clear draw after} 40... Rg3 41. Rbxd4 exd4 42. Kf2 Rg6
43. Rxd4 $11) 41. Kg2 Rf4 (41... g6 42. Rd6 Kh6 43. Rc4 Kg5 44. Rcc6 Kf4 45.
Rxg6 $11) 42. Rd7 {[%cal Gb4b7]} Bc3 (42... h4 43. Rbb7 e4 (43... h3+ 44. Kg3
Kh6 45. Rb8 $11 {[%cal Gb8h8]}) 44. fxe4 Rxe4 45. Rb4 Bf6 46. Rxe4 fxe4 47. Kh3
Kg6 48. Kg4 $11 {and white has blackated the pawns.}) ({The point is that
black couldn't acticate his king without losing his ''g'' pawn:} 42... Kh6 43.
Rc4 g6 44. Rd6 Kg5 45. Rcc6 Kh4 46. Rxg6 e4 47. Rg3 $11) 43. Rxf4 exf4 44. Rf7
{Now black has 3 pawns for an exchage,but white easily holds the
position-white's rook is very active and black cannot create 2 passed pawns.}
Kg6 45. Rc7 Be5 46. Rc8 {White's way of defence is simple: he has to attack
all black targets!} Kf7 47. Rc5 Ke6 48. Rc6+ Bd6 ({nothing gives also} 48...
Kd5 49. Rc8 ({not} 49. Rg6 $2 Bf6 50. Kh3 Ke6 {[%cal Ge6f7,Gg7g5] and black
will advance his pawns soon.}) 49... g5 50. Rg8 g4 (50... Bf6 51. Rg6 Ke6 52.
Rh6 h4 53. Kh3 $11) 51. Rg5 $11) 49. Ra6 g6 50. Rb6 g5 51. Rb7 $1 {[%cal Gb7h7]
White doesn't allowing black to make progress by g5-g4 and h5-h4.} Be7 (51...
g4 52. Rh7 $11) 52. Rb6+ Kf7 53. Rh6 h4 54. Rh7+ Ke6 55. Kh3 $11 {Now the draw
is unavoidable.Black cannot attack white's pawn f3,as his own pawns are
vulnerable.} Bf6 56. Ra7 Bc3 {Next moves are insignificant,because black
cannot bring his monarch closer to Pf3 without help of his bishop.} 57. Ra6+
Kf7 58. Rc6 Bd4 59. Ra6 Be5 60. Rb6 Ke7 61. Ra6 Bd6 62. Rb6 Be5 63. Ra6 Bd6 64.
Rb6 Ke6 65. Rb5 ({white could also wait:} 65. Ra6 Kd5 66. Rb6 Be7 67. Rb7 $11)
65... Be7 66. Ra5 Bb4 67. Rb5 Bc3 68. Rb6+ Kf7 69. Ra6 Kg7 70. Rc6 Bd4 71. Rd6
Be3 72. Ra6 Kf7 73. Rd6 Kg7 {[%mdl 4132]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Jakarta Makita Lakoni"]
[Site "Jakarta"]
[Date "2004.02.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Stefanova, Antoaneta"]
[Black "Zhu, Chen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2478"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "184"]
[EventDate "2004.02.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "INA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Qc2 Nf6 5. g3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qd3 {White
forces black to waste some time for a7-a6-otherwise he couldn't play c6-c5,
since b5 pawn is under control of Qd3.On the other hand,white's queen is more
vulnerable here.} (7. Qc2 Bb7 8. Bg2 Nbd7 {is another common line.}) 7... Bb7
8. Bg2 Nbd7 9. O-O a6 10. a4 ({The drawback of Qd3 is obvious in the following
variation:} 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Qxd3 12. exd3 Nd5 13. Nc3 Nxc3 14. bxc3 O-O-O
$15 {[%cal Gc6c5]}) 10... c5 {A very important freeing move.} 11. axb5 Be4 12.
Qb3 Bd5 13. Qc2 axb5 14. Rxa8 Qxa8 15. Nc3 Bc6 {That is a critical position of
variation.Probably white cannot exploit his development advantage,so black
doesn't face any difficulties.} 16. dxc5 (16. e4 $2 {(that position was arised
by another order of moves)} Nxe4 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. Nxe4 Nd7 (18... cxd4 $5) 19.
Re1 c4 $17 {0-1 Poldauf,D-Roiz,M/EUCup 18th Chalkidiki 2002 [Ribli]}) (16. Ne1
Bxg2 17. Nxg2 Qc6 $11 (17... b4 $5 18. Nb5 Qc6 19. Qa4 cxd4 20. Bg5 Bc5 21.
Bxf6 gxf6)) 16... b4 $2 {[%mdl 8192] A typical mistake-white has a development
advantage,so black should play accurately.After the text move white could get
dangerous initiative.It's strange enough,but 16...b4 is the most popular move
in this position and white had never played 17.Nb5 here!} ({White has to show
a way to equalize after:} 16... Bxc5 $142 $1 17. Ne1 (17. Bg5 O-O 18. Bxf6 Nxf6
19. Nh4 (19. Nxb5 Bxf2+ 20. Rxf2 Bxb5 $15 21. Nd4 $140 Qa1+ 22. Rf1 $2 Qa7 $19)
19... b4 20. Nb1 Bxg2 21. Nxg2 Rc8 $15) (17. b4 Be7 (17... Bxb4 18. Nxb5 $11)
18. Qd3 Qb7 $15) 17... Bxg2 18. Nxg2 b4 19. Na4 (19. Nd1 O-O 20. Nf4 Rc8 21.
Qb3 Bf8 $15) 19... Be7 20. Bg5 O-O 21. Rc1 h6 22. Bxf6 Nxf6 23. Ne1 Nd5 24. Nf3
Qa6 $1 {/\b3, xNa4,Pe2} 25. e4 $8 Nf6 26. b3 Rd8 $2 (26... Qb7 $1 $15) 27. Ne5
$1 $11 Qb5 {1/2-1/2 Cifuentes Parada,R-Giorgadze,G/Cala Galdana 2001/CBM 84
ext/[Cifuentes] (27)}) 17. Nd1 $2 {Missing a great opportunity of seizing an
initiative.} ({after} 17. Nb5 $3 Bxb5 18. Nd4 {black is in danger,as you can
see in the following variations:} Qa6 (18... Qa5 19. c6 Nc5 (19... Nb6 20. Nxb5
Qxb5 {-18...Qa6 19.c6 Nb6 20.Nxb5}) 20. Nxb5 Qxb5 21. c7 {-18...Qa6 19.c6 Nc5
20.Nxb5}) 19. c6 Nb6 (19... Nc5 20. Nxb5 Qxb5 21. c7 Kd7 (21... Qd7 22. Bf4 Be7
(22... b3 23. Qc1 Be7 24. Rd1 Qc8 25. Bc6+ Kf8 26. Rd8+ Bxd8 27. Qxc5+ Be7 28.
Qb5 $18) 23. Rd1 Qc8 24. Bc6+ Kf8 25. Ra1 $18) (21... Qa6 22. Be3 Nfd7 23. Rc1
Be7 24. Qc4 Qc8 25. Bc6 O-O 26. Qxb4 Qxc7 27. Bxd7 Qxd7 28. Bxc5 Rc8 29. Rc3
$16) 22. Bf4 Be7 23. Rd1+ $1 (23. Qd2+ $143 Kc8 24. Ra1 Na6) 23... Kc8 24. Ra1
Na6 $8 25. e3 $18 {[%cal Gg2f1]}) 20. Nxb5 (20. c7 Bd7) 20... Qxb5 21. c7 Kd7 (
21... Qc5 22. Bc6+ Nfd7 23. Qa4 $1 Ke7 (23... Bd6 24. Qa8+ Nxa8 25. c8=Q+ Ke7
26. Qxd7+ Kf6 27. Be3 $18) 24. Be3 Qd6 25. Rd1 $18) 22. Rd1+ Bd6 (22... Nfd5
23. e4) 23. Bf4 e5 (23... Nc8 24. Bxd6 Nxd6 25. c8=Q+ Rxc8 26. Rxd6+ Kxd6 27.
Qxc8 Qxe2 28. Qb8+ Kd7 (28... Kc5 29. Qf8+ Kd4 30. Qxb4+) 29. Qb7+ Kd8 30. Qxb4
$16) (23... Ne8 24. Rc1 Ke7 25. c8=Q Nxc8 26. Qxc8 Bxf4 27. gxf4 $16) 24. Bh6
$3 gxh6 (24... Ne8 25. Be3 Nxc7 26. Bc5 Nc4 27. Qf5+ Ke7 28. Rxd6 Nxd6 29.
Qxe5+ Kd8 30. Qxd6+ Qd7 (30... Kc8 31. Bh3+ Ne6 (31... Kb7 32. Bxb4 $16) 32.
Bxe6+ fxe6 33. Qxe6+ $16) 31. Qxd7+ Kxd7 32. Bxb4 $16) 25. Qf5+ Ke7 (25... Kxc7
$2 26. Qxf6 $18) 26. Rxd6 $1 Kxd6 27. Qxf6+ Kxc7 28. Qxh8 Qxe2 29. Qf8 $36)
17... Bxc5 18. Be3 {It's clear that white wants to exchange black's active
bishop,but in my opinion better was to keep this square for Nd1.} (18. Ne1 $142
Bxg2 19. Nxg2 O-O 20. Nf4 Rc8 21. Qb3 $11) 18... Be7 $1 {It's better to keep
the bishops on the board,since white's bishop has no comfortable place.} (18...
Bxe3 $6 19. Nxe3 O-O 20. Rc1 Be4 21. Qd2 $14) 19. Ne1 $2 $146 {[%mdl 16384]
Too passively! Black gets a clear advantage due to activity of his pieces.} (
19. Bg5 Be4 20. Qc4 O-O 21. Ne3 Rc8 22. Qb3 Qa5 23. Bxf6 Bxf6 24. Nd2 Bxg2 25.
Nxg2 Qe5 $11 {was played in Malaniuk,V-Kharlov,A/Simferopol/Alushta 1992})
19... Bxg2 20. Nxg2 O-O 21. Nf4 {Quite the best-white cannot improve the
placement of Nd1 at this moment,so the second knight goes to d3.} (21. b3 {
[%cal Gd1b2,Gb2c4]} Rc8 22. Qb1 Qe4 23. Qxe4 Nxe4 $17 {[%cal Gc8c2]}) 21... Rc8
({another possibility was:} 21... Nd5 {changing white's active piece} 22. Nxd5
(22. Qd2 N7f6 $15) 22... Qxd5 $15 {and black is quite better.}) 22. Qb3 (22.
Qb1 Qe4 (22... e5 $5) 23. Qxe4 (23. Nd3 Nd5 $15) 23... Nxe4 24. f3 Nd6 $15)
22... Qc6 $1 {Black has got a full control on ''c'' file.It is not easy for
white to find any reasonable plan.} (22... e5 23. Nd3 Qd5 24. Qa4 (24. Qxd5
Nxd5 $17 {[%cal Gc8c2]}) 24... Ra8 25. Qc2 $15) 23. Nd3 Qc2 $6 {There was no
reason to hurry this that exchange,since white's queen was very passive.} ({
interesting was also:} 23... Qd5 $5 24. Qa4 $8 ({after} 24. Qxd5 $2 Nxd5 {
[%cal Gc8c2] black has a winning position from strategical point of view.})
24... Bd6 $17 {[%csl Ra4,Rd1] with a clear advantage.}) (23... Nd5 $5 24. Bd4
Qc4 25. Qxc4 Rxc4 26. e3 Rc2 $17) 24. Qxc2 Rxc2 25. Re1 {[%cal Ge3d4,Gd1e3]
White must push Rc2-otherwise black could just improve his position and win
the pawn b2.} e5 (25... Nd5 26. Ba7 Bf6 27. e4 Rd2 28. exd5 Rxd3 29. dxe6 fxe6
30. Kg2 $15) 26. f3 Nd5 (26... e4 27. fxe4 Nxe4 28. Kg2 $15 {[%cal Gg2f3]}) 27.
Ba7 b3 28. N1f2 f6 (28... N5b6 {[%cal Gb6c4]} 29. Nd1 $1 (29. Bxb6 $6 Nxb6 30.
Nxe5 Kf8 $17 {[%csl Rb2,Re2][%cal Ge7f6]}) 29... Nc4 30. Ne3 Nxe3 31. Bxe3 $15)
29. Kf1 Nc5 $6 {Black is trying to change white's excellent defender Nd3,but
that allows white to equalize immediately.} ({better was} 29... N5b6 {although
after} 30. Nd1 Nc4 31. Ne3 Nxe3+ 32. Bxe3 $15 {white has a defensible position.
}) 30. Rc1 $2 {A strange decision-It is clear that the exchange on c2 is in
black's favour,so that is just a loss of time.} ({White had an excellent
opportunity of activization:} 30. Bxc5 Bxc5 31. Nxc5 Rxc5 32. e4 $1 {[%cal
Ge1e3]} Nb6 33. Re3 Nc4 34. Rd3 $11 {[%cal Gf2d1,Gd3b3] and the draw is
unavoidable.}) 30... Ne3+ $1 {The strongest move.} ({possibly was:} 30... f5
31. Rxc2 (31. e4 Nxd3 32. Nxd3 Nb4 33. Rd1 Nxd3 34. Rxd3 Rxb2 $19) 31... bxc2
32. Nc1 Kf7 $17 {with good winning chanses.}) 31. Ke1 Nc4 {That move is not
bad,but black had a simple way of gettting strategically winning position.} ({
after} 31... Nxd3+ 32. Nxd3 Nc4 33. Rb1 (33. Rxc2 bxc2 34. e4 (34. b3 Bb4+ 35.
Kf2 Nb2 36. Nc1 Bd2 $19) 34... Nxb2 35. Nc1 Nc4 $19 {[%cal Ge7a3]}) 33... f5
$19 {[%cal Ge5e4] white is completely passive.}) 32. Rb1 Na4 (32... Nxd3+ 33.
Nxd3 f5 {was again very strongly.}) 33. Nd1 f5 34. Ne3 (34. Nc1 Bc5 $1 35. Bxc5
Nxc5 $19) 34... e4 $1 (34... Nxe3 $2 35. Bxe3 Bd6 (35... e4 36. fxe4 fxe4 37.
Nc1 $11 {[%csl Rb3][%cal Gc1b3]}) 36. Nc1 Bb4+ 37. Kf1 Bc5 38. Bxc5 Nxc5 39.
Ke1 Kf7 40. Kd1 {[%cal Gc1b3]} Rc4 41. Ra1 $11) 35. fxe4 fxe4 36. Nc1 Nxe3 $2 {
It's just unbelievable,but that natural move is a hard mistake,which misses a
win.} (36... Bb4+ 37. Kf2 (37. Kf1 Nd2+ $19) 37... Nxe3 38. Bxe3 Rxb2 39. Ra1
Nc3 40. Bd4 Rc2 41. Nxb3 (41. Ra8+ Kf7 42. Nxb3 Rxe2+ 43. Kf1 (43. Kg1 Rb2 $19)
43... Rxh2 44. Ra7+ Ke6 45. Bxg7 e3 $19) 41... Rxe2+ 42. Kg1 (42. Kf1 Rxh2 $19)
42... Rb2 43. Nc1 Rd2 44. Be3 Rc2 $19) 37. Bxe3 Bb4+ {Now that check has no
power,since white can put his king on f1.} 38. Kf1 Nxb2 39. Nxb3 $11 Nc4 40.
Bf4 e3 $2 {An inaccuracy-the pawn is weaker on this spot.} (40... Bc3 $142 $11)
(40... Be7 $11) 41. Na1 $1 {Forcing black to put his knight on d2-that will
allow white to win the pawn e3.} Nd2+ (41... Ra2 42. Rxb4 Rxa1+ 43. Kg2 Rc1 44.
Kf3 $16) 42. Kg2 Rc4 43. Rb2 Bc5 44. Nc2 Re4 45. Rb8+ Kf7 46. Rb5 {Black is
alerady unable to avoid loss of pawn.} Rc4 $6 ({better was to keep all the
minor pieces on the board:} 46... Be7 47. Bxe3 Bf6 48. Kf2 Nc4 49. Bf4 Re7 $14
{with good chanses of draw.}) 47. Nxe3 (47. Bxe3 Rxc2 48. Bxc5 Ne4 {is similar
to the text.}) 47... Bxe3 48. Bxe3 $16 Ne4 {The rook's endgames are not
dangerous for black,but the position is very hard for black due to weakness on
g7.The bishop is much stronger than the knight here.} 49. Bf4 Nf6 50. Be5 $1 {
[%csl Ge5,Rg7][%cal Ge5g7] Here the bishop puts pressure on g7.} ({It's not
easy to make progress after} 50. Kf3 h5 51. Rb7+ Kg6) 50... Ke6 51. Bb2 {
White should exchange his bishop only on f6.} Rc7 52. Rb6+ Kf5 ({more accurate
was:} 52... Kf7 53. Kf3 ({after} 53. Bxf6 gxf6 54. Kf3 Rc1 {black's practical
chanses of draw are not bad}) 53... Nd7 $16) 53. Kf3 h5 $2 {An additional
mistake,which could lead to white's win.} (53... Kg6 $142 $16 {[%cal Gg6f7]})
54. Bxf6 $1 gxf6 55. e4+ {Now black cannot avoid loss of second pawn.} Kg5 56.
h4+ Kg6 57. e5 Rc3+ (57... Rf7 58. Rxf6+ Rxf6+ 59. exf6 Kxf6 60. Kf4 $18) 58.
Kf2 Rc2+ 59. Kf3 Rc3+ 60. Kf2 Rc2+ 61. Ke1 Kf5 62. exf6 $2 ({Missing a clear
win after:} 62. Rxf6+ Kxe5 (62... Kg4 63. Rg6+ Kf3 64. Rg5 $18) 63. Rh6 Rg2 (
63... Ke4 64. Rxh5 Ke3 65. Re5+ Kf3 66. Rg5 Rc1+ 67. Kd2 Rh1 68. h5 $18) 64.
Rxh5+ Ke4 65. Rg5 Ke3 66. Kf1 Ra2 67. Kg1 $18 {and black cannot do anything to
stop white's pawns.}) 62... Kg6 {Now the point is that white cannot activate
his king without help of his rook.} 63. Kf1 Ra2 64. Kg1 Rc2 {Black is just
waiting.} 65. Rb5 {[%cal Gb5g5] Trying to win the h5 pawn.} Rc1+ 66. Kg2 Rc2+
67. Kf3 (67. Kh3 Rf2 $11) 67... Rc3+ 68. Kf4 Rc4+ 69. Ke5 Rc3 70. Rb7 ({after} 
70. Rb8 Rc5+ 71. Ke6 Rc6+ 72. Ke7 Rc7+ 73. Kd6 Rc3 74. Rf8 Kf5 $1 75. f7 Kf6 {
black's pieces are very active,so white cannot make progress.} 76. Kd5 $140
Rxg3 77. Rg8 Rd3+ 78. Ke4 Kxf7 $11) 70... Rc5+ 71. Kd4 Ra5 72. f7 ({nothing
gives:} 72. Rb6 Rf5 73. Ke4 Ra5 74. Re6 Ra3) 72... Kg7 73. Ke4 Ra4+ 74. Kf3 (
74. Kf5 Rg4 75. f8=Q+ Kxf8 76. Kf6 Kg8 $11) 74... Ra3+ 75. Kg2 Ra2+ 76. Kg1 (
76. Kh3 Ra5 $11) 76... Ra1+ 77. Kf2 Ra2+ 78. Ke3 Ra3+ 79. Kf4 Ra4+ 80. Kf5 Rg4
$11 {Now the draw is unavoidable.} 81. f8=Q+ Kxf8 82. Kf6 Kg8 83. Rb3 Kh7 84.
Rb5 Rg6+ 85. Kf7 Rg7+ 86. Kf6 Rg6+ ({only not} 86... Rxg3 $4 87. Rxh5+ Kg8 88.
Rg5+ Rxg5 89. hxg5 $18) 87. Ke7 Rg7+ 88. Ke6 Rg6+ 89. Kf5 Rxg3 90. Rb7+ Kh6 91.
Rb6+ Kg7 92. Rb7+ Kh6 {[%mdl 4096]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Redbus KO"]
[Site "Southend"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "King, Daniel J"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2514"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[Annotator "Rowson,J"]
[PlyCount "200"]
[EventDate "2000.04.21"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 4096]} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ c6 6. Qxc4 b5 7.
Qb3 Bb7 8. O-O Nbd7 9. d4 a6 10. a4 c5 11. axb5 Bd5 12. Qc2 Be4 13. Qd1 axb5
14. Rxa8 Qxa8 15. Bg5 cxd4 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. Qxd4 Be7 18. Qb6 Qb7 19. Qxb7 Bxb7
20. Nd4 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 b4 22. Nd2 Kd7 23. Nc4 Rd8 24. Ra1 $16 Ke8 25. Nc6 (25.
e3 $5) 25... Rc8 26. N6e5 Bc5 27. Nd3 Be7 28. b3 (28. Nce5 $5) 28... Nd5 $1 {
[%cal Rd5c3,Rc3b5,Rb5a3]} 29. f4 Nc3 30. e3 Nb5 31. Ra6 $6 {Danny said later
that he knew he should have "bailed out" here but still felt he wanted to make
use of his(no longer existent) "advantage".  "Instead", he said, "I went
punting", and was suffering therafter.} Na3 32. Nd6+ Bxd6 33. Rxd6 Nc2 34. Kf3
Rc3 35. Ke2 Rxb3 36. Rb6 Ra3 37. Nxb4 Nxb4 38. Rxb4 Ra2+ 39. Kf3 Rxh2 40. Rb7
h5 41. Rb8+ Ke7 42. Rh8 Kf6 43. Rh7 Kg6 44. Rh8 Rh1 45. Kg2 Ra1 46. Kf3 Ra3 47.
Kf2 f6 48. Kf3 Rb3 49. Ke4 e5 50. fxe5 Rb4+ 51. Kf3 fxe5 52. Re8 Kf6 53. Rf8+
Kg5 54. Re8 e4+ 55. Rxe4 Rxe4 56. Kxe4 Kg4 57. Kd4 Kxg3 58. e4 h4 59. e5 h3 60.
e6 h2 61. e7 h1=Q 62. e8=Q Qd1+ 63. Kc3 Qf3+ 64. Kb4 g5 65. Ka5 g4 66. Qe1+ Kh3
67. Qe6 Qf4 68. Qd7 Qe5+ 69. Ka6 Kh4 70. Qh7+ Kg5 71. Qg8+ Kf4 72. Qc4+ Qe4 73.
Qc1+ Qe3 74. Qc4+ Kf3 75. Qd5+ Kf2 76. Qf5+ Qf3 77. Qc5+ Kg2 78. Qc2+ Kg1 79.
Ka5 Qd5+ 80. Ka6 Qe6+ 81. Ka7 Qf7+ 82. Kb8 Qf4+ 83. Kc8 g3 84. Qd1+ Qf1 85.
Qd4+ Kh2 86. Qe5 Qh3+ 87. Kb8 Qh6 88. Ka8 Qf8+ 89. Ka7 Kg2 90. Kb7 Qb4+ 91. Ka8
Kf3 92. Qf5+ Qf4 93. Qd3+ Qe3 94. Qf5+ Ke2 95. Qc2+ Kf1 96. Qf5+ Qf2 97. Qd3+
Kg2 98. Kb8 Qf8+ 99. Ka7 Kh2 100. Qe2+ Qf2+ 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-A 80th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2018.01.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2804"]
[BlackElo "2811"]
[Annotator "Sadorra,J"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2018.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg5 Bb4+ 5. Nbd2 $5 {A "Shak specialty." In
his post-game interview, Shakriyar admits that he played a "very risky
opening" as he sacrificed a pawn early in the game.} dxc4 6. e3 b5 7. Be2 (7.
a4 $5 {is also another way to an imbalanced middlegame. For more ideas see
Sumet's annotated game in Megabase 2018.}) 7... Bb7 8. O-O O-O 9. b3 c3 $146 {
The position is still objectively equal, however there is a great chance that
Caruana was surprised by Shak's opening choice and had the unpleasant task of
having to recall lines that are not fresh in his mind and defend accurately
against Shak's concrete prep.} ({The most recent game in this pawn-sac line
continued} 9... cxb3 10. Nxb3 $5 a6 11. Ne5 $1 {White must play energetically
otherwise Black simply will complete development and push the queenside pawns.}
Nbd7 12. Bf3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 {White has compensation but not more.} Nxe5 14. dxe5
Qd5 $1 15. Qf4 Ne4 16. Rad1 ({A simpler way is} 16. f3 Nxg5 17. Qxb4 (17. Qxg5
h6 18. Qf4 Bc3 $19) 17... h6 18. Qc3 $44 {White has full compensation due to
better pieces and weaknesses on Black's queenside.}) 16... Qb7 (16... Nc3 $5
17. Qxb4 Nxd1 18. Qg4 {[%csl Rd1][%cal Rg5f6]} Qxe5 19. Rxd1 h5 $1 20. Qh4 (20.
Qf4 Qxf4 21. Bxf4 Rfd8 $15) 20... f6 21. Bf4 Qf5 $13) 17. Rd4 Nxg5 18. Rxb4 h6
19. h4 Nh7 20. Rc1 $11 {1/2-1/2 (64) Swapnil,S (2531)-Das,A (2443) Bhubaneswar
IND 2018}) ({The only game played before this game happened was} 9... Bxd2 10.
Qxd2 cxb3 11. axb3 a6 12. Rfc1 {White had a Catalan-type of compensation and
queenside pressure.} Nbd7 {Here White could improve with} 13. Qb2 $1 (13. Qe1 {
0-1 (32) Penttinen,J (2322)-Moiseenko,A (2678) Kallithea 2008}) 13... Rc8 {
[%cal Gc7c5]} 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Qd5 16. Bf3 {now the e-pawn is guarded.}
Ne4 17. Be7 $1 {An important intermediate move to limit the enemy queen's
mobility.} Rfe8 18. Rd1 Qc6 19. Bh4 $1 $40 {I like retreating the bishop on
this diagonal as it prevents enemy rooks from going to d8 and keeps the
attacking possibility of sac-ing on f6 in the future.}) 10. a3 Be7 11. Nb1 c5
12. Nxc3 a6 (12... cxd4 13. Nxd4 a6 14. Bf3 Bxf3 ({The engine recommends the
unnatural} 14... Qb6 $5 15. Ne4 Nbd7 {[%cal Gf8d8,Ga8c8] After which Black has
no problems.}) 15. Qxf3 Ra7 16. Rfd1 $36 {Is certainly a line that can be
worrisome for Black.}) 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Qc2 Nbd7 15. Rfd1 Rc8 16. Bxf6 $1 {
giving Black a long-term weakness before he improves his pieces.} (16. b4 Be7 {
There is no clear way for White to create any real pressure on Black's
position.} 17. Ne5 Qe8 $1 18. Nxd7 Nxd7 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 $11) 16... gxf6 17. b4
Be7 18. Rac1 Qe8 ({Another good and typical way of improving this type of
position is} 18... Rc7 $1 {[%cal Gd8a8,Gf8c8]} 19. Nd4 Qa8 $132 (19... Kh8 $5 {
[%cal Gf8g8]} 20. Bf3 Bxf3 21. Nxf3 Qa8 $11)) 19. Qb1 Nb6 {Improving the
knight and keeping an eye on White's a3-a4 pawn break.} ({I'm sure Caruana
also considered} 19... f5 {with the idea to relocate the bishop on h8-a1
diagonal and keep the c3-knight from e4, but was concerned about} 20. a4 {
but there was nothing to fear after} (20. e4 fxe4 21. Nxe4 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 f5 $1
23. Ng3 Bd5 $15) 20... bxa4 21. Nxa4 Be4 $1 22. Qb3 (22. Qa1 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Bxb4
24. Bxa6 (24. Nc3 Bxf3 25. Bxf3 a5 $15) 24... Qe7 $15 {[%csl Rg2][%cal Gh7h6,
Gg8h7,Gf8g8,Rg8g2,Re4g2]}) 22... Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Qb8 24. Bxa6 Qxb4 $15) 20. Nd4
Kh8 21. Bf3 Bxf3 22. Nxf3 Nc4 ({Also natural and good is} 22... Rg8 23. Ne4
Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Qa8 $132) 23. Ne4 {Shak continues to play natural moves that
improve his position.} Qc6 {So does Caruana.} 24. Nfd2 Qb7 $2 {With the aim of
playing it safe and solid, Caruana makes an inaccuracy. Interestingly,
according to his interview, Shak correctly sensed that this was a mistake.} ({
There was nothing wrong with continuing to play normal moves:} 24... Rfd8 $1 {
Black will have enough resources to hold with his isolated passed pawn.} 25.
Nxc4 Rxd1+ (25... bxc4 26. Rxd8+ (26. Nd2 $4 c3) 26... Rxd8 27. Qc2 Qd5 28. h3
Qd3 $1 29. Qxc4 (29. Qxd3 cxd3 30. Kf1 f5 31. Nd2 Bf6 $11) 29... Qxa3 $11) 26.
Rxd1 bxc4 27. Rc1 (27. Nc3 f5 $1) 27... Qd5 $11) 25. Nxc4 Rxc4 (25... bxc4 26.
Rd4 $1 $16 {[%cal Rd4c4,Rd4h4]}) 26. Rxc4 (26. Nc5 $5 Bxc5 27. bxc5 $36 Qc6 (
27... Rxc1 28. Rxc1 Qc6 29. Qd3 $16 {[%csl Gc5,Rf6,Rh7,Rh8]}) 28. Rxc4 bxc4 29.
Qb4 Qb5 30. Rc1 Qxb4 31. axb4 Rb8 32. c6 $1 $16 (32. Rxc4 a5 $132)) 26... bxc4
27. Qc2 Rc8 {White's position is clearly much easier to play and from here on
slowly but surely improves his position while Black's position is difficult to
improve.} 28. h3 Qc6 (28... f5 29. Qc3+ $1 Kg8 30. Nc5 Bxc5 31. bxc5 Qb3 32.
Qd4 c3 33. Rc1 $1 c2 34. Qd7 Rb8 (34... Rxc5 35. Qd8+ Kg7 36. Qd4+) 35. Qd2 $16
) (28... Kg7 29. Rd4 $1) (28... Qb5 {[%cal Ga6a5]} 29. Qc3 (29. Rd4 a5 $132)
29... Qa4 30. Rb1 $1 Kg7 31. g4 $36) 29. Rd4 $1 a5 {Black can't just sit and
wait.} (29... c3 30. Nc5 Bxc5 31. Rh4 $1 {An important intermediate move.} f5
32. Qxc3+ Kg8 33. Rc4 $18) 30. Nd2 Rg8 (30... Qb5 {It looks like this can hold
at first because it keeps the material balance, but White is simply
positionally winning after} 31. Rxc4 Rxc4 32. Qxc4 Qxc4 33. Nxc4 axb4 34. a4 $1
$18 {e.g.} Bc5 35. Kf1 Kg7 36. Ke2 Kf8 37. Kd3 Ke7 38. Nd2 $18 {[%cal Gd3c4,
Gd2b3,Ga4a5]} (38. Na5 $5 $18)) 31. g3 axb4 32. Rxc4 b3 33. Nxb3 Qf3 34. a4 {
White has gained a clear pawn. Now he only needs a few accurate moves to put
out Black's small intiative, which Shak was able to accomplish.} Bd6 35. Rc8 (
35. Nd4 Qh5 36. Rc8 $1 (36. Kh2 $18) 36... Qxh3 37. a5 $18) 35... Rxc8 36.
Qxc8+ Kg7 37. Qc2 Bb4 38. Qc4 Qb7 39. a5 Bd6 40. a6 Qb6 41. Nd4 Qa5 42. Kg2 Qa3
43. Qc6 {Black resigned as he cannot stop White's plan of promoting the a-pawn
with help of the strong tandem of queen and knight.} 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch 68th"]
[Site "Chita"]
[Date "2015.08.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Black "Khismatullin, Denis Rimovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2642"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2015.08.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg5 {Many players are opting for Bg5 before
Nc3 so that they can develop their knight to d2.} c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Nbd2 h6 7.
Bh4 g5 {As is usual, Khismatullin goes for an unusual move which brings the
game outside the realms of theory. But this is quite risky as he is weakening
his kingside without White having committed any serious waste of time.} (7...
Be7 {would be the normal way to continue.}) 8. Bg3 Nh5 9. Bd3 Nxg3 10. hxg3 Bg7
11. Qc2 Qe7 12. Rc1 O-O {Thanks to the bishop on g7 Black has no worries about
castling short in spite of the h-file being open.} 13. O-O e5 {With the two
bishops, it's a normal strategy to open up the position.} 14. cxd5 cxd5 15.
dxe5 (15. e4 $5 {This confrontation of the pawns in the centre of the board is
quite confusing. However, if Black plays accurately then he can equalise
without much difficulty.} exd4 $1 (15... dxe4 16. Bxe4 exd4 17. Rfe1 Qd6 18.
Nc4 $36) 16. exd5 Nb6 17. Nb3 Nxd5 $11) 15... Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Qxe5 17. b4 (17. b3
Bg4 18. Nf3 Qb2 19. Qxb2 Bxb2 20. Rc7 {is the same as the game with the pawn
on b3 instead of b4. I think the pawn on b4 could be much more useful as White
can later expand further on the queenside with a4-b5 etc.}) 17... Bg4 18. Nf3
Qb2 19. Qxb2 Bxb2 20. Rc7 {White has a rook on c7 which is well placed and
Black has an isolated pawn. These disadvantages for Black are balanced by the
fact that he has the bishop pair. If you take into consideration the fact that
bishop pair is the only good thing that Black has in this position,
Khismatullin's next move can be roundly condemned.} Bxf3 $2 {When you give up
the best thing in your position, you can understand that you are in for a long
drawn out defensive task.} (20... b6 {I am sure that Khismatullin did not like}
21. Ba6 $14 {at this point which kept the control of the c-file.}) (20... Rab8
$1 {The idea is to challenge the rook on the c-file next.} 21. Rb1 Bf6 22. Rbc1
Rfc8 $11 {The position is completely balanced.}) 21. gxf3 $16 Rab8 22. Rb1 $6 (
22. Bf5 $1 {Keeping the c-file under control was more important.} d4 (22...
Rfd8 23. f4 Bf6 {Trying to get the bishop out of b2 before going for d5-d4.}
24. Rd1 d4 25. e4 $1 $16 {[%cal Ge4e5]}) (22... Be5 23. Rc5 Bd6 24. Rxd5 Bxb4
25. Rb1 a5 26. a3 Bxa3 27. Rxa5 Bd6 28. Rab5 $16 {b7 falls and White keeps
decent winning chances.}) 23. Rb1 Bc3 24. Kg2 {and it is not so easy for Black
to get rid of his d4-pawn.}) 22... Be5 23. Rc5 Rfd8 24. Rd1 Bf6 25. Bc2 $6 (25.
Bf5 d4 26. e4 $14) 25... d4 $1 {Black is able to get rid off the main weakness
in his position.} 26. Bb3 dxe3 27. Rxd8+ Bxd8 $6 {Why make this passive move
when taking with the rook was also possible?} (27... Rxd8 28. fxe3 Rd7 $11 {
and Black is completely fine.}) 28. fxe3 Kf8 $6 (28... Bb6 $5 29. Re5 Rc8 {
activating the rook.} 30. Re7 Rc7 $1 31. Bxf7+ Kf8 32. Rxc7 Bxc7 33. Bd5 Bxg3
34. Bxb7 $11 {This should be an easy draw.}) 29. Kg2 Ke7 30. f4 f6 31. Rc4 b5
32. Re4+ Kf8 33. Kf3 h5 34. Rd4 Ke7 $2 (34... Be7 $14 {Black is passive but
still holding on to everything.}) 35. Rd5 $1 {Now a pawn is lost.} h4 (35...
Kf8 36. Rd7 a6 37. Rf7+ Ke8 38. Ra7 $16 {[%cal Ga7a6,Gb3f7]}) 36. gxh4 gxh4 37.
Rh5 a5 38. bxa5 Bxa5 39. Rxh4 $16 {Even though thanks to the opposite coloured
bishops Black has decent drawing chances, his task is not so easy. White not
only has an extra pawn but also well co-ordinated pieces. Slowly and steadily
Vitiugov increased the pressure and won the game.} Kd6 40. Rh5 Bc3 41. Rd5+ Kc6
42. Rd1 Rh8 43. Kg4 Rh2 44. Rd8 Kc7 45. Re8 Kd6 46. Kf5 Re2 47. Kg6 Rg2+ 48.
Kf7 Rh2 49. e4 Rh7+ (49... Rf2 50. Rd8+ Kc7 51. Rd5 b4 (51... Rxf4 52. Rc5+ $18
) 52. Rf5 $14) 50. Kg6 Re7 51. Rd8+ Rd7 $6 (51... Kc7 $142 $16) 52. Rb8 $1 b4
53. e5+ $1 {A very strong breakthrough which wins for White.} fxe5 54. f5 $1
Kc7 (54... e4 55. f6 Bxf6 56. Kxf6 $18 {should be an elementary victory for
White.}) 55. Re8 $1 Rd8 56. Re7+ Rd7 57. f6 Kd8 (57... Rxe7 58. fxe7 Kd7 59.
Kf7 $18) 58. Rxd7+ {Khismatullin played the opening quite imaginatively and
equalised but his move 20...Bxf3 was a pretty bad one and gave White chances
in the game.} (58. Rxd7+ Kxd7 59. f7 Ke7 60. Kg7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Wichern op 5th"]
[Site "Hamburg"]
[Date "1999.10.17"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Levin, Felix"]
[Black "Novikov, Igor A"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2531"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[Annotator "Sander,R"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1999.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5 Na6 (5... Bxc5 6. cxd5 Qb6 7. e3
exd5 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Be7 10. Bb2 Nc6 11. Be2 {0-1 Mikenas,V-Panchenko,A/USSR
1980/Inf 29 (41)}) 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. a3 Qa5+ 8. Bd2 Qxc5 9. Nc3 Be7 10. b4 Qc7
11. Rc1 Nb6 12. Qb1 Qd8 13. e4 Bd7 14. Be2 O-O 15. O-O Rc8 16. Be3 Qe8 17. Ne5
Nb8 18. Nxd7 N8xd7 19. Qb3 Bd6 20. f4 e5 21. f5 Qe7 22. Nb5 Bb8 23. f6 {
[%mdl 64] [#]} Nxf6 24. Bc5 Rxc5 25. bxc5 Nbd7 26. Qe3 a6 27. Nd6 Ba7 28. Nf5 {
[#]} (28. Nxb7) 28... Qxc5 29. Qxc5 Bxc5+ 30. Kh1 Nxe4 31. g4 g6 32. Ng3 Nd6
33. Rfd1 Bxa3 34. Rxd6 Bxd6 35. Rd1 Nc5 36. Rxd6 Rc8 37. g5 Kg7 38. h4 h6 39.
Bg4 Rc7 40. Kg2 hxg5 41. hxg5 a5 42. Rd8 b5 43. Ra8 a4 44. Bf3 b4 45. Ne4 Nxe4
46. Bxe4 Rc4 47. Kf3 b3 48. Rb8 a3 0-1

[Event "St Petersburg Savorin Gold Cup"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1913.12.14"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Black "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1913.12.12"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "100 Jahre Schach"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 ({Flexibler und beliebter ist heute} 3. Nf3) 3... Nf6
4. Nf3 e6 5. Nbd2 ({Üblich ist} 5. Nc3 {Capablanca hat in der Eröffnung aber
nie besonders viel Wert auf die genauesten Züge gelegt, sondern Stellungen
angestrebt, die ihm lagen.}) 5... Nbd7 ({Mit} 5... c5 {kann Schwarz versuchen,
den weißen Springerzug auszunutzen. Schwarz verliert zwar ein Tempo wegen
c7-c6-c5, aber der Sd2 steht danach schlecht.}) 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Qc2 (
8. b3 b6 {mit Übergang in die Katalanische Eröffnung.}) 8... dxc4 $2 ({Richtig
war} 8... c5) 9. Nxc4 c5 10. Nce5 {Damit hat der anfangs eher kümmerliche Sd2
seinen bestmöglichen Weg gefunden und sich auf e5 dominierend plaziert. Es
droht auch sogleich Bauerngewinn mit Sexd7 und c5 oder h7 fällt.} cxd4 11. exd4
{Das Hauptsorgenkind des Schwarzn ist nun der Lc8, der nur schwer ins Spiel
gebracht werden kann.} Nb6 12. Ng5 {Droht Matt eingeleitet durch 13.Lxh7} g6
13. Ngf3 {Durch den Springerausfall nach g5 hat Weiß die Schwächung der Felder
h6 und f6 erzwungen.} ({Weiß konnte mit} 13. Qe2 $5 {ein aussichtsreiches
Bauernopfer anbieten:} Qxd4 ({Am besten lehnt Schwarz das Opfer ab:} 13... Nbd5
$142) 14. Ngf3 {mit der Drohung Lh6 und Sg5.}) 13... Kg7 14. Bg5 Nbd5 15. Rac1
Bd7 ({Ein Fehler wäre} 15... Nb4 {wegen} 16. Qd2 Nxd3 (16... Ng8 $142) 17. Bh6+
Kg8 18. Qxd3 Re8 19. Ng5 $18 {und f7 fällt.}) 16. Qd2 {Droht einfach Lh6 mit
Gewinn der Qualität auf f8.} Ng8 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 ({Nach} 17... Ngxe7 {sind die
Felder f6 und besonders h6 schwach:} 18. Ng4) 18. Be4 {Droht Tausch des
zentralisierten Springers, der außerdem für die Verteidigung von f6 wichtig
ist.} Bb5 $2 ({Richtig war} 18... Ngf6 {nach} 19. Bxd5 Nxd5 {kann sich Schwarz
verteidigen, z.B.:} 20. Ng4 f6 21. Qh6+ Kh8 22. Rc5 Qg7 23. Qxg7+ Kxg7 24. Rfc1
b6) 19. Rfe1 {Mit der Abzugsdrohung Lxd5 und Sxg6.} Qd6 20. Bxd5 exd5 21. Qa5 {
Die ungedeckte Stellung des Lb5 ermöglicht Weiß die Eroberung der c-Linie.} a6
22. Qc7 Qxc7 23. Rxc7 h6 ({Oder} 23... b6 24. Ng5 Rae8 25. Ngxf7 Re7 26. Ng5
Rxc7 27. Ne6+ Kh6 28. Nxc7 $18) 24. Rxb7 $18 {Weiß steht mit einem Mehrbauern
und aktiver Figurenaufstellung auf Gewinn.} Rac8 25. b3 Rc2 26. a4 Be2 27. Nh4
h5 28. Nhxg6 Re8 29. Rxf7+ Kh6 30. f4 a5 31. Nh4 Rxe5 32. fxe5 Kg5 33. g3 Kg4
34. Rg7+ Kh3 35. Ng2 (35. Ng2 h4 36. Nf4#) 1-0

[Event "FIN-SWE"]
[Site "Helsinki"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Pyhala, Antti"]
[Black "Wedberg, Tom Birger"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2370"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "FIN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. e3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. a3 a6 6. dxc5 Bxc5 7. b4 Ba7 8. Nbd2
O-O 9. Bb2 Qe7 10. Bd3 Rd8 11. Qc2 h6 12. Ne5 Nbd7 13. Ndf3 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bd7 (
14... dxc4 15. Qxc4 Bd7 16. Qh4) 15. c5 $1 Rac8 16. Bd4 Bb8 17. Qb2 Ba4 $1 18.
O-O Nd7 $1 19. f4 (19. Nxd7 Rxd7 20. Bxg7 e5 21. Bxh6 Qh4) 19... Bxe5 20. fxe5
Nb8 21. Qe2 Nc6 22. Rf4 Bb3 23. Raf1 Bc4 24. Bxc4 dxc4 25. Qxc4 Rd5 26. Qc3 Rc7
27. a4 Qe8 28. Rg4 $5 Rcd7 $2 (28... Re7) 29. b5 axb5 30. axb5 Ne7 31. h3 Nf5
32. Rc1 (32. c6 bxc6 33. bxc6 Rc7 34. Bb6 Rc8 35. e4) 32... Rc7 33. b6 Rc8 34.
Ra1 Qb5 (34... Ra8 35. Ra7 Rxa7 36. bxa7 Rd8 37. c6 Qxc6 $2 38. Qxc6 bxc6 39.
Bc5 {/\ Rg4-b4}) 35. Kh2 Rdxc5 36. Bxc5 Rxc5 37. Ra8+ Kh7 38. Qd2 Qxb6 39. e4
Ne7 40. Qf2 1-0

[Event "Goodricke op 07th"]
[Site "Kolkata"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Speelman, Jonathan S"]
[Black "Shcherbakov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Speelman,J"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1996.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 c6 4. Qc2 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 $5 dxc4 $5 7. Qxc4 b5
8. Qc2 Bb7 9. Bxf6 $1 Qxf6 (9... gxf6 $5) 10. e3 Nd7 11. Nc3 a6 12. Bd3 Bd6 (
12... c5 $2 13. Be4) (12... Bb4 13. O-O Bxc3 14. bxc3 O-O 15. a4 Nb6 16. Ne5
Rfd8 (16... c5 17. axb5) 17. Be4 $16 (17. c4 c5 18. axb5 cxd4 19. exd4 Rxd4 20.
Nc6)) 13. O-O (13. Ne4 Qe7 14. Rc1 Bb4+ 15. Ke2 c5 16. Nxc5 (16. dxc5 Nxc5 $1
17. Nxc5 Rc8 18. Be4 (18. Qb3 Rxc5 19. a3 (19. Qxb4 $2 Rc2+)) 18... Rxc5 {
transposes}) 16... Nxc5 17. dxc5 Rc8 18. Be4 Rxc5 19. Qd3 O-O 20. Bxb7 Qxb7 $14
) 13... Qe7 14. Rac1 Rc8 15. Rfd1 {threatening Ne4} (15. Ne4 c5 16. Nxd6+ Qxd6
17. Be4 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 O-O {Black is at least equal.}) 15... c5 (15... O-O $6
16. Ne4 c5 17. Nxd6 Qxd6 18. dxc5 $18 Qxc5 $1 {Howell} 19. Bh7+ Kh8 20. Rxd7
Qb6 21. Rc7 Rxc7 22. Qxc7 Qxc7 23. Rxc7 Bxf3 24. gxf3 Kxh7 25. Ra7 $16) 16.
dxc5 (16. Be4 Bxe4 17. Nxe4 c4 $13) 16... Nxc5 17. Nxb5 $1 (17. Bxb5+ $2 axb5
18. Nxb5 Bb8 19. b4 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Qb7 $1 21. a4 Qxf3) 17... axb5 18. Bxb5+ Kf8
19. b4 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Qg5+ 21. Kf1 Ke7 $1 22. bxc5 Rxc5 23. Qd3 $1 (23. Qa4 Rxc1
24. Rxc1 Bxh2 $5 {xRc1}) 23... Rd5 $2 {accompanied by a draw offer since he'd
obviously missed} (23... Rd8 24. Rxc5 Qxc5) 24. Qc4 Rxd1+ (24... Rxb5 25. Rxd6
$1 Rhb8 26. Qc7+ Kf8 27. Rcd1 $16) (24... Rc5 25. Qd4 Rd8 $1) 25. Rxd1 Rd8 (
25... Bxh2 $2 {is desperately dangerous tho' not completely clear} 26. Rd7+ Kf6
27. f4 Qg1+ 28. Ke2 h5 (28... Qg4+ 29. Kd2 h5 30. Qe4 Qg1 31. Be2 $2 (31. Qe5+
Kg6 32. Be2 h4 (32... Qg2 33. a4 Bg1 34. a5 Bxf2 35. a6 Bh4 36. a7) 33. a4 h3
34. a5 Qg2 35. a6 Bg1 36. a7 h2 37. a8=Q h1=Q 38. Bd3+ $18) 31... Qa1 $1) 29.
Qc7 Rf8 (29... Kg6 30. Rxf7 Kh6 31. Qe5 (31. Bd3 Qg4+ 32. Kd2 Qg2 33. Qe5 Qxf2+
34. Kc3 Qe1+ 35. Kb3 Qd1+) 31... Qg4+ 32. Kd2) 30. Bd3 Qa1 31. Qc5 $18) 26. Qc6
$2 (26. a4 Qc5 27. Qh4+ Qg5 {He can probably just about hold but Qc6 was
completely dumb.}) 26... Qc5 27. a4 Qxc6 28. Bxc6 Rc8 29. Bb5 Rc5 30. f4 g5 31.
fxg5 hxg5 32. h3 f5 33. Ke2 $5 (33. Rd2) 33... Rc2+ {Although he was in time
trouble, I reckoned he was too active with the rooks n} 34. Rd2 $5 Rxd2+ 35.
Kxd2 Bc7 36. Kc3 Ba5+ 37. Kc4 Kd6 38. f3 Bb6 39. e4 fxe4 40. fxe4 e5 41. Be8
Be3 $1 42. a5 Kc7 43. Kd5 Bf4 $1 1/2-1/2

[Event "ENG-chT"]
[Site "England"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Speelman, Jonathan S"]
[Black "Muir, Andrew Joseph"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2340"]
[Annotator "Speelman,J"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. Nc3 (6. Qxc4 c5) 6...
a6 7. e4 b5 $5 8. Nxb5 Rb8 (8... axb5 9. Qxa8 Bb4+ 10. Bd2 Nb6 11. Qa7 Bxd2+
12. Nxd2 O-O $44) 9. Nc3 (9. Na7 $2 Rb4 $1 10. Qc2 Bb7 {xNa7}) (9. Na3 Bb4+ 10.
Bd2 Bxa3 11. Qxa3 Nxe4) 9... Rxb2 10. Ne5 (10. e5 Bb4 11. O-O-O Bxc3 12. exf6
gxf6 13. Bd2 Rb4 $1 14. Qxb4 (14. Qa3 Bb2+) (14. Qa5 Rb1+) (14. Qc6 Bb7) 14...
Bxb4 15. Bxb4 Nb6 $19) 10... Bb7 $2 (10... Bb4 $6 11. Qxb4 $1 Rxb4 12. Nc6 h6 (
12... Nxe4 $2 13. Nxe4 $1) (12... Nd5 13. Bxd8 Nxc3 14. Nxb4 $18) 13. Nxd8 (13.
Bd2 Nxe4 14. Nxd8 Nxd2 $13) (13. Be3 Nxe4 14. Nxd8 Nxc3 15. Nc6 $13) 13... hxg5
14. Nc6) (10... h6 11. Bc1 (11. Nc6 Nb6 12. Nxd8+ Nxa4 13. Nxa4 Rb4 (13... Bb4+
$5 14. Kd1 hxg5 (14... Rxf2 15. Nc6 Bd7 16. Nxb4 Bxa4+ 17. Ke1 Rb2 18. Bxf6
gxf6 19. Nxa6) 15. Nxb2 Nxe4 $13) 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Nc3 Kxd8 $17) 11... Rb4 12.
Qc2 c5 $5) (10... c5 11. d5 (11. Nc6 Qb6 12. d5 Nxe4 $1 13. Nxe4 Rb1+ 14. Rxb1
Qxb1+ 15. Kd2 Qxe4 16. Qxc4 (16. Bxc4 Nb6) (16. dxe6 $4 c3+) 16... Qxc4 (16...
Qxd5+ $2 17. Qxd5 exd5 18. Bxa6 $1 Bxa6 19. Re1+ Ne5 20. Rxe5+ Kd7 21. Nb8+ Kd6
(21... Kc7 22. Nxa6+ Kb7 23. Nxc5+ (23. Re8 $5 Kxa6 24. Be7 Bxe7 25. Rxh8)
23... Bxc5 24. Rxd5 Bxf2 25. Rf5 Bd4 26. Rxf7+ $16) 22. Bf4 $18) 17. Bxc4 Nb6
$17) 11... Rb4 $1 12. Qc6 Rb6 13. dxe6 fxe6 $1 (13... Rxc6 $4 14. exf7+ Ke7 15.
Nxc6+) 14. Qa4 Rb4 $1 15. Qc6 $1 $10 (15. Nc6 Rxa4 (15... Qc7 16. Nxb4 cxb4 17.
Bxf6 gxf6 18. Nd1 Kf7 {Black has some compensation}) (15... Nb6 $5 16. Qxb4 (
16. Qa5 {or indeed 16 Qc2}) 16... cxb4 17. Nxd8 bxc3 $1 18. Nc6 $13) 16. Nxd8
Ra3 17. Nb1 Ra4 {White isn't' better})) 11. Nxc4 (11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Nxc4 Rb4 (
12... Bb4 $6 13. O-O-O Bxc3 14. Nxb2) 13. Qc2 Ba8 14. a3 Rb8) 11... Rb4 (11...
Rxf2 $2 12. Rb1 $16) 12. Qc2 {intending a3 xRb4} Ba8 (12... Nb6 13. a3 $1 Nxc4
(13... Rxc4 14. Bxc4 Qxd4 15. Bd3 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Bxe4 17. Qxe4 Qxc3+ 18. Ke2 $18
) 14. axb4 Qxd4 15. Rd1 Na3 16. Qa4+ $1) 13. e5 h6 14. Bd2 Nd5 $5 (14... Ng4
15. Nd1 $1 $16 {is safe and strong} (15. Ne4 Qh4 16. g3 $2 (16. Ncd6+ Bxd6 17.
Nxd6+ cxd6 18. Bxb4 (18. Qc8+ $4 Ke7 19. exd6+ Kf6 $19) 18... O-O 19. Bxd6 Ne3
(19... Bxg2 $2 20. Bxg2 Ne3 21. Qe4) 20. Qc3 Nxg2+ {unclear /+/-}) 16... Ne3 $1
)) (14... Nh5) (14... Ng8) 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Nd6+ $1 Bxd6 (16... cxd6 17. Bxb4
dxe5 18. Bxf8 $16 {or winning}) 17. exd6 Rb7 18. Ba5 Qa8 (18... Nb6 19. dxc7 (
19. Bxa6 $5 Qa8 $1 (19... Ra7 20. dxc7 Rxc7 21. Bb5+ $18) 20. Bxb6 (20. Bb5+
Nd7) 20... Qxa6 $1 (20... cxb6 21. Bb5+ $18) 21. dxc7 Kd7 $1 $8) 19... Rxc7 20.
Qb2 Rb7 21. Rb1 (21. Bxa6 Nc4 22. Bb5+ $1 Kf8) 21... O-O 22. Bxb6 Qd6 (22...
Qa8 23. Qa3) 23. Bxa6 $18) (18... O-O 19. Bxa6 $5 (19. dxc7 Qa8 {is the game})
19... Qa8 20. Bxb7 Qxa5+ 21. Qd2 Qxd2+ 22. Kxd2 Bxb7 23. dxc7 Ra8 24. Rhb1 Bc8
25. Rb2) 19. dxc7 O-O 20. h4 (20. Bxa6 Qxa6 21. c8=Q Rxc8 22. Qxc8+ Kh7 {
and Black has a very strong attack.}) 20... Rc8 21. Rh3 Qa7 22. Rc1 $1 (22. Qd2
$2 Nb6 $1) 22... Qxd4 (22... Nb6 23. Rc3) 23. Qc3 (23. Bxa6 $5 Rb2 (23... Bxg2)
24. Bxc8 Rxc2 25. Rxc2 Qa4) 23... Qxc3+ $6 (23... Qe4+ $5 24. Re3 Qxh4 25. Bxa6
Bxg2 26. Rg3 Qe4+ 27. Qe3 Qa4 (27... Qxe3+ 28. fxe3 Bd5 29. Rg4 $18) 28. Bc3
Qxa6 29. Rxg7+ Kf8 30. Qf4 (30. Qxh6 Qf1+) 30... f5 (30... f6 31. Rxd7 Ke8 32.
Rd6 Rb6 33. Rd8+ Rxd8 34. cxd8=Q+ Kxd8 35. Qxf6+ Kc8 36. Qf8+ Kb7 37. Qg7+ $18)
(30... Qf1+ 31. Kd2 $18) 31. Rxd7 Ke8 (31... Rbxc7 32. Rxc7 Rxc7 (32... Qf1+
33. Kd2 Rd8+ 34. Bd4) 33. Bb4+ $1 Re7 34. Rc7) 32. Qd4 (32. Rd6 Rb6 $1 (32...
Qb5 33. Rxe6+ Kf7 34. Re5 $18)) 32... Rbxc7 33. Rxc7 Rxc7 34. Qh8+ Kd7 35. Qg7+
Kc8 36. Qg8+ Kd7 37. Qxg2 $18) 24. Rhxc3 $16 Ra7 $8 25. a3 (25. a4) 25... Kf8
26. f3 Ke7 27. a4 Ne5 $6 (27... Raa8) 28. Bb6 Raa8 29. a5 $18 Nd7 30. Bd4 Nf6
31. Kf2 Ne8 (31... h5) 32. h5 f6 33. g4 Kd7 34. Bb6 Nd6 35. Bd3 Re8 36. Rc5
Rec8 $138 37. Bc2 Ke7 38. Re1 Ba2 39. Ba4 Nb7 40. Rd1 $1 Nxc5 41. Bxc5+ Kf7 42.
Rd7+ Kg8 43. Bc6 Bd5 44. Bxa8 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 11th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.02.12"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Black "Bartel, Mateusz"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2012.02.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Qc2 {This sideline has its fans even among the
elite.} ({Sasikiran until now used to play mainly} 4. Nbd2 {when Black has 2
main reactions:} {In a later game Bartel preferred the Stonewall with} f5 (4...
Nf6 5. g3 Qa5 (5... Nbd7 $142 6. Bg2 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. Qc2 Re8 9. b3 e5 10.
cxd5 cxd5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Bb2 Nc6 13. e3 Bg4 14. Rac1 Qe7 {Here White misses
his knight on c3 and Black with his isolated Pd5 has sufficient counterplay.
Simplification} 15. Nd4 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Ba3 17. Bc5 Bxc5 18. Qxc5 Qxc5 19. Rxc5
Rac8 20. Rfc1 Rxc5 21. Rxc5 Rc8 22. Rxc8+ Bxc8 23. Nb1 Bd7 24. Nc3 {1/2,Bareev,
E (2660)-Anand,V (2725)/Biel izt/1993/ led only to a quick draw.}) 6. Qc2 dxc4
7. Qxc4 b6 8. Bg2 Ba6 9. Qc2 Nbd7 {is an original try, but after} 10. Ne5 $1
Rc8 11. Nec4 Bxc4 12. Qxc4 b5 13. Qd3 c5 14. dxc5 Bxc5 (14... Nxc5 $142 $5) 15.
O-O Ne5 16. Qb1 Neg4 17. e3 Qb6 18. Nb3 O-O 19. Bd2 b4 20. Nxc5 Rxc5 21. a3 $14
{[%csl Gd2,Gg2] White has a pleasant pull with his bishops.} b3 $5 22. Bb4 Rc2
23. Bxf8 Nxe3 24. fxe3 $5 (24. Bb4 Nfg4 25. Qe1 Nxf1 26. Ba5 Qc5 27. Rd1 h5 28.
Bb4 Qb6 29. Ba5 Qc5 30. Bb4 Qb6 31. Ba5 Qc5 {1/2,Dziuba,M (2593)-Bartel,M 
(2608)/POL-chT Wroclaw/2011/}) 24... Qxe3+ 25. Kh1 Qe2 26. Qxc2 bxc2 27. Bc5
$16) 5. g3 Nf6 6. Bg2 Bd6 7. O-O Nbd7 8. b3 b6 (8... O-O {is more solid}) 9.
cxd5 cxd5 10. Ng5 Qe7 11. Nc4 Bb4 12. a3 Bc3 13. a4 (13. Bf4 $5) 13... Bb4 14.
Ba3 Bxa3 15. Nxa3 O-O 16. Qc2 Bb7 17. Rfc1 Rfc8 18. Qb2 h6 19. Nf3 Qb4 20. Nc2
Qd6 {1/2,Steingrimsson,H (2562)-Bartel,M (2627)/Bundesliga/2011/}) ({The most
popular move is} 4. Nc3 {, when Black plays} Nf6 {, reaching the basic
Semi-slav position} ({, or} 4... dxc4 $5 {, leading to the sharp Noteboom
variation.})) 4... dxc4 {Black takes at a moment, when White can recapture
only with his queen.} ({However, he can wait with this Meran move and play} 
4... Nf6 {instead.} 5. g3 (5. e3 Nbd7 6. Nc3 {is the most popular Anti-Meran
line nowadays.}) (5. Bg5 dxc4 {will probably only tranpose into the game, as
the gambit} 6. e4 b5 {is very rare - here Black is not yet forced to weaken
his kingside with h6 and g5 as in the sharp Anti-Moscow gambit.}) 5... dxc4 ({
For} 5... Nbd7 6. Bg2 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. Nbd2 {see the previous note with 4.
Nbd2.}) 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qc2 Bb7 {has a good reputation, as Black usually gets in
the important c5 advance:} 8. Bg2 (8. Nbd2 Nbd7 9. Nb3 Qb6 10. Bg2 Rc8 11. O-O
Be7 12. Be3 Nd5 13. Bg5 c5 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Rac1 O-O 16. Bxe7 Nxb3 17. Qxb3
Nxe7 18. Ne5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Qb7+ 20. Qf3 Nd5 $11 {Aseev,K (2533)-Klimov,S (2416)
/St Petersburg/1999/}) 8... Nbd7 9. Ne5 $5 (9. a4 a6 10. O-O c5 11. axb5 axb5
12. Rxa8 Qxa8 13. Na3 b4 14. Nc4 Be7 15. Bf4 Be4 16. Qc1 O-O 17. Nd6 Bxd6 18.
Bxd6 Rc8 19. dxc5 Nxc5 20. Bxc5 Qd5 21. Rd1 Rxc5 22. Qa1 Ra5 {1/2,Svidler,P 
(2739)-Nielsen,P (2680)/Copenhagen rpd/2010/}) 9... Qb6 $5 (9... Nxe5 10. dxe5
Nd7 (10... Nd5 $142 $5 $13) 11. O-O {je riskantne, po} Be7 12. Rd1 Qb6 13. Bf4
c5 14. Bxb7 Qxb7 15. Nc3 O-O 16. Qd3 Rfd8 17. Qxb5 Qxb5 18. Nxb5 g5 19. Be3 a6
20. Nd6 Nxe5 21. Bxc5 $16 {Anand,V (2817)-Grigoryan,A (2614)/Bastia rpd/2011/})
10. Nxd7 (10. Be3 c5 $11 (10... Nxe5 11. dxe5 c5 $132)) 10... Nxd7 11. Nc3 c5
12. d5 Nf6 13. e4 b4 ({More modest, but also playable is} 13... Be7 14. O-O O-O
15. Re1 exd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Bd6 18. b3 Rae8 19. Bb2 Bc8 20. Be4 h6 21.
Bh7+ Kh8 22. Bd3 Bd7 23. Bf5 Qc7 $11 {Bouddha#77,R (2473)-Auryn (2618)/
playchess.com/2007/}) 14. Na4 Qb5 15. dxe6 fxe6 16. b3 c4 17. bxc4 Rc8 18. cxb5
Rxc2 19. O-O Bxe4 20. Be3 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Rc7 22. Rac1 Nd5 23. Bd4 Kf7 24. b6
axb6 25. Nxb6 Bd6 $14 {/=,Fressinet,L (2696)-Bartel,M (2627)/Bundesliga/2011/})
5. Qxc4 Nf6 6. Bg5 {White doesn't commit his b1-knight yet.} (6. Nc3 b5 7. Qd3
a6 {doesn't currently pose Black too serious opening problems:} 8. e4 (8. Bg5
c5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 $1 (9... Qxf6 $143 10. Ne4 Qf5 11. Nxc5 Bxc5 12. Qc3 $1 $36)
10. d5 Bb7 11. O-O-O (11. e4 Nd7 12. O-O-O c4 13. Qc2 Qb6 14. Kb1 O-O-O 15. g3
Kb8 16. Bh3 Nc5 17. dxe6 fxe6 18. Rxd8+ Qxd8 19. Rd1 Qb6 $15 {Gyimesi,Z (2595)
-Erdos,V (2576)/HUN-chT/2011/}) 11... b4 12. Na4 Qxd5 13. Qxd5 Bxd5 14. Nb6
Bxf3 15. gxf3 Ra7 16. e3 Rb7 17. Nc4 Rg8 18. f4 f5 19. Be2 Be7 20. Bf3 $44 {
Grischuk,A (2752)-Bacrot,E (2714)/EU-chT Porto Carras/2011/ White has
compensation, but it's enough only for endgame equality.}) 8... c5 9. dxc5 Bxc5
$5 (9... Qxd3 10. Bxd3 Bxc5 11. e5 Nfd7 12. Be4 Ra7 {possibly also equalises,
taking immediately is more ambitious.}) 10. Qxd8+ (10. e5 Ng4 11. Ne4 Bb4+ 12.
Bd2 Bxd2+ 13. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 14. Nexd2 {leads to the same position as in the main
line, only here Black can still castle.}) 10... Kxd8 11. e5 Ng4 12. Bg5+ Ke8
13. Ne4 (13. O-O-O $6 Nd7 14. Ne4 Bb7 15. Nxc5 Nxc5 16. Bh4 Ne4 17. Rd4 Rc8+
18. Kb1 Nexf2 19. h3 Nxh1 20. hxg4 h5 21. g5 g6 22. Be2 Ke7 $17 {Navara,D 
(2672)-Kramnik,V (2788)/Prague rpd/2008/}) (13. Bh4 Nd7 14. Bg3 Bb7 15. Be2 Rb8
{mal biely starosti so slbym Pe5, Chalifman - Stefanova, Drammen 2004.}) 13...
Bb4+ 14. Bd2 (14. Ke2 Bb7 15. Rd1 {Chiburdanidze,M (2514)-Munguntuul,B (2261)/
Ulaanbaatar/2010/} Bd5 $1 16. Nd6+ Bxd6 17. exd6 Nc6 $15 {[%csl Rd6][%cal
Re8d7]}) 14... Bxd2+ 15. Nexd2 Nd7 (15... Nc6 $5 16. a4 Rb8) 16. a4 bxa4 17.
Nc4 Ke7 18. h3 Nh6 19. Rxa4 Bb7 20. Be2 Rhc8 21. O-O Bd5 22. Rfa1 Rab8 $11 {
Hernandez Carmenates,H (2580)-Jakovenko,D (2737)/Dresden olm/2008/}) 6... b5 {
Now White will deploy his knight to d2 in an attempt to slow down c5.} 7. Qc2 {
The standard retreat.} (7. Qb3 Bb7 8. Nbd2 Nbd7 9. e3 a6 10. a4 Qa5 11. Ra2 Qb4
12. Bd3 Nd5 13. Ra1 h6 14. Bh4 Qxb3 15. Nxb3 Nb4 16. Bb1 c5 17. Nxc5 Nxc5 18.
dxc5 Bxc5 19. axb5 O-O 20. Ke2 axb5 21. Rxa8 Rxa8 22. Rc1 Rc8 23. Nd4 Bxd4 24.
Rxc8+ Bxc8 25. exd4 Nd5 26. Be4 Bb7 27. Bg3 Nc3+ {1/2,Konopka,M (2451)-Haba,P 
(2524)/AUT-chT/2004/}) 7... Bb7 8. e3 {White keeps e4 free for his minor
pieces.} (8. e4 Nbd7 9. Nbd2 (9. e5 h6 10. Bd2 (10. Bh4 $6 Qa5+) 10... Nd5 11.
Nc3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Nb6 13. Bd3 a6 14. Be4 Qc7 15. Be3 Be7 16. O-O Nc4 17. Nd2
Nxd2 18. Qxd2 c5 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 20. a4 cxd4 21. Bxd4 O-O 22. Rfb1 Qc6 23. axb5
axb5 24. Rxa8 $11 {1/2,Hammer,J (2610)-Richter,M (2488)/Gothenburg/2011/}) 9...
a6 10. a4 h6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. e5 Qd8 13. Bd3 Be7 14. O-O O-O 15. Ne4 c5 16.
axb5 axb5 17. dxc5 Rxa1 18. Rxa1 Bxe4 19. Bxe4 Nxc5 20. g3 Qb6 $11 {1/2,Karpov,
A (2679)-Grischuk,A (2663)/Linares/2001/}) 8... Nbd7 9. Nbd2 {It makes little
sense to postpone this move.} (9. Be2 a6 10. a4 b4 $5 11. O-O c5 $132 12. a5
Rc8 13. Qa4 h6 $6 (13... Bc6 $5 14. Qd1 Bb7 $11) 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Nbd2 cxd4
16. exd4 (16. Nxd4 $142 {[%cal Ye2f3] is pleasant for White}) 16... Rg8 17.
Rac1 $6 ({Passive, White should consider} 17. d5 $5) 17... Be7 18. g3 Kf8 19.
Bd3 f5 20. Rxc8 Qxc8 21. Qd1 Qc6 22. Qe2 Bg5 $17 {Bu Xiangzhi (2702)
-Nepomniachtchi,I (2632)/Sochi blitz/2009/}) 9... a6 {Black can't well do
without this move, after} (9... Qb6 10. a4 {he still has nothing better than}
a6) 10. a4 h6 {Provocative, but possibly not best.} ({More solid is finishing
development first with} 10... Rc8 11. Be2 Be7 12. O-O O-O 13. Qb3 (13. Bxf6
gxf6 14. Rfc1 c5 15. axb5 cxd4 16. Qd3 Rxc1+ 17. Rxc1 dxe3 18. Qxe3 axb5 19.
Bxb5 Nb6 20. Bc6 $11 {1/2,Nyback,T (2571)-Zhigalko,S (2485)/Hengelo/2005/})
13... Nb6 14. Bxf6 gxf6 ({Again justified and positionally almost forced.} 
14... Bxf6 $6 15. Ne4 $36 {[%csl Rc5,Rc6]}) 15. Ne4 Qd5 ({An interesting
computer suggestion is} 15... Nxa4 $5 16. Rxa4 Qd5 17. Qxd5 (17. Qb4 c5 18.
Nxc5 Bxc5 19. dxc5 bxa4 20. Rd1 Qe4 $15) 17... cxd5 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. Ra2 $11)
16. Qa3 (16. Qc2 $5 {/\} Nxa4 17. b4 $1 $44) 16... Bxa3 17. Nxf6+ Kg7 18. Nxd5
cxd5 19. axb5 $5 (19. Rxa3 Nxa4 $11) 19... Bd6 ({An attempt to play for a win.
} 19... Bxb2 20. Ra2 Bc3 21. bxa6 Ba8 22. Rc2 {and Black has hardly anything
better than repetition after} Bb4 23. Rb2 Ba5 24. Ra2 $11) 20. bxa6 Bc6 21.
Rfc1 Kf6 22. Nd2 (22. b4 $142 $1 $13 {/\b5}) 22... Ke7 23. Nb3 Nc4 $1 24. Bxc4
dxc4 25. Rxc4 Bd5 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. a7 Ba8 28. Nc5 Bxc5 29. Rc1 Rc7 30. Rxc5
Rxa7 $15 {Iljushin,A (2551)-Zhigalko,S (2668)/Moscow/2010/}) (10... Qb6 11. Be2
(11. Qb3 $5 $14) 11... c5 (11... Bb4 $5) 12. axb5 axb5 13. Rxa8+ Bxa8 14. O-O
Bb7 15. Rc1 Be7 (15... Nd5 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. Nb3 Be7 18. Bxe7 Kxe7 19. Qd2 h6
20. Qa5 b4 21. e4 Qxa5 22. Nxa5 Nf4 23. Bb5 $36 {Harika,D (2461)-Dworakowska,J
(2363)/Beijing rpd/2008/}) 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Ne4 Be7 $2 (18...
Bb4 $14) 19. Nd4 $6 (19. Bxb5 $142 $1 Qxb5 20. Qc8+ $1 Bxc8 21. Rxc8+ Bd8 22.
Nd6+ $16 {wins the pawn under much better circumstances.}) 19... O-O 20. Bxb5
Rc8 21. Nc3 Ne5 $14 {[%csl Gb7,Ge7] Huzman,A (2574)-Chekhov,V (2464)/Ashdod/
2003/ Here converting the extra pawn is seriously complicated by Black's
bishop-pair.}) 11. Bxf6 gxf6 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] Although we have seen this
recapture in the previous notes, in this concrete position it's new. The idea
is clear - Black wants a firmer control of c5. The drawbacks are just as
obvious: he will have long-term problems with king safety.} (11... Qxf6 12. Bd3
(12. Be2 Bb4 13. O-O O-O 14. Ne4 Qe7 15. Rfc1 bxa4 16. Rxa4 a5 17. Nc5 Nxc5 18.
dxc5 Rfd8 19. Nd4 Rd5 20. Nb3 $14 {[%csl Rb7] Xu Jun (2589)-Visweswaran,K 
(2297)/Singapore/2004/}) 12... Bb4 13. O-O O-O 14. Bh7+ Kh8 15. Be4 Qe7 16.
axb5 axb5 17. Rfc1 f5 18. Bd3 Bd6 19. e4 g6 20. Rxa8 Bxa8 21. Re1 Qf7 22. Qb3
Bf4 23. Qc3 Qf6 24. exf5 exf5 25. Nb3 $36 {Lysyj,I (2330)-Geller,J (2417)/
Vladimir/2002/ In both examples Black had serious problems with his passive
light-squared bishop.}) 12. Be2 Rc8 13. O-O Be7 {Development is important, it
was premature to play} (13... c5 $143 14. d5 $5 (14. axb5 cxd4 15. Qd3 $14)
14... Bxd5 15. axb5 $32 {|^}) 14. Rfd1 {A natural move, activating the rook.} (
{After} 14. e4 c5 15. d5 c4 {the forcing} 16. axb5 axb5 17. dxe6 fxe6 18. e5 f5
19. Nd4 Qb6 20. Bh5+ Kf8 21. Nxf5 Nxe5 22. Nxe7 Kxe7 $13 {[%csl Re7][%cal
Ye5d3,Yc8f8,Yh8g8] /=/+ exposes Black's king, but also seriously activates his
forces}) 14... Qb6 15. e4 {[%mdl 64] White develops his central play after all,
which leads to a very tense double-edged position, full of various tactical
motifs.} (15. Qd3 {prevents c5 for the time being, but after} f5 {[%cal Ye8g8,
Yh8d8,Gb5a4,Gb5b4,Gc6c5] Black can gradually consolidate and get in c5 after
preparation with b4, or even bxa4.}) 15... c5 16. d5 c4 ({Bartel probably
didn't consider} 16... exd5 17. exd5 Bxd5 18. Nf1 $5 $44 {[%cal Rf1e3,Re3f5]
too seriously - the f5 hole is a welcome target for White's knight.}) 17. axb5
axb5 18. dxe6 fxe6 19. Nh4 Bc5 $1 {[%cal Ye8d8,Yd8c7] Initially the king heads
for the queenside.} (19... Ne5 $143 20. Bh5+ Kf8 21. Ndf3 Nxf3+ 22. gxf3 $1 $36
{[%csl Rf8]}) 20. Bh5+ Kd8 21. Ng6 (21. Ndf3 Kc7 {[%cal Yh8d8] is OK for Black
- White's minor pieces can't threaten his king from the opposite flank.
Therefore Sasikiran sacrifices a pawn. However, this gives Black counterplay,
as White's king will become more vulnerable as well.}) 21... Bxf2+ 22. Kh1 Rg8
(22... Rh7 $142 $5 $13 {[%cal Yd8c7] seems stronger, preparing to evacuate the
king.} 23. Nf8 $2 Nxf8 24. Nxc4+ Nd7 $19) 23. Nf3 Bc5 (23... Kc7 $6 24. Ne7 $16
) 24. Nf4 {[%cal Rh5f7] Once again Black faces a direct threat and must lose a
tempo.} Ke7 (24... Rg7 25. Qc3 (25. b3 $44) 25... Kc7 26. e5 $5 Bxf3 (26... f5
27. Rd6 $1 Bxd6 28. Nxe6+ $36) 27. Bxf3 fxe5 28. Ra7+ Qxa7 29. Nxe6+ Kb8 30.
Nxg7 $13 {As the king is exposed also on the queenside, Bartel decides to face
the storm in the centre after all.}) 25. Ng6+ Kd8 26. Qd2 ({White spurns} 26.
Nf4 $11 {and plays for a win.}) 26... Rc7 27. Qxh6 Kc8 28. Nf4 (28. Qh7 Rd8 29.
Bg4 Rc6 $1 $13 {[%csl Ge6][%cal Rc6d6]} (29... Bxe4 $2 30. Ne7+ Bxe7 31. Qxe4
f5 32. Bxf5 exf5 33. Qxe7 $18 {[%csl Rc8]}) {Forcing the issue with} 30. Nf4
Be3 31. Nxe6 Rxe6 32. Rxd7 Rxd7 33. Qg8+ Rd8 34. Bxe6+ Kb8 35. Qg3+ Qc7 $44 {
[%csl Gb7,Ge3] gives Black enough play for the pawn.}) 28... Bxe4 $6 {[%mdl
8192] Playing such a position faultlessly in a practical game is almost
impossible.} ({Bartel seeks activity and tactics, but the computer indicates
the stronger} 28... Be3 $142 29. Bf7 Rd8 30. Bxe6 (30. Qh4 Rc6 $13) 30... Qxe6
(30... Bxf4 31. Qxf6 $5 (31. Rxd7 Bxh6 32. Rd6+ Kb8 33. Rxb6 Rc6 $11) 31... Bd6
32. Bf5 $40) 31. Nxe6 Bxh6 32. Nxd8 Kxd8 33. Nd4 {vedie} Rc8 (33... b4 $5 34.
Ne6+ Kc8 35. Nxc7 Kxc7 $44) 34. Nxb5 Bf4 $132) 29. Bf7 Rxg2 $5 {Black probably
relied on this blow, which is his best practical chance.} ({White's attack is
too strong after} 29... Bf8 30. Qh5 $1 Rc5 (30... Rxg2 31. Bxe6 $5 Rxh2+ 32.
Kxh2 Qf2+ 33. Ng2 Bxf3 34. Bxd7+ $18) 31. Qh3 Bf5 32. Qh4 Rg7 ({Aj po} 32...
Rg4 33. Qh8 $1 Rxf4 34. Ra8+ Kc7 35. Rxd7+ Kxd7 36. Qxf8 Kc6 37. Rb8 $1 $18)
33. Rxd7 Kxd7 34. Qxf6 $18) 30. Kxg2 (30. Qh8+ Bf8 31. Kxg2 Qe3 (31... Bxf3+ $2
32. Kxf3 Ne5+ 33. Ke2 Rxf7 34. Ra8+ $18) 32. Qh3 Rc5 33. Nxe6 Qe2+ 34. Kg3 (34.
Kg1 Bxf3 35. Rxd7 Qe3+ $11) 34... Rf5 $3 (34... Qxf3+ 35. Kh4 Qf2+ 36. Qg3 $13
{/+/=}) 35. Ra8+ Bxa8 36. Qxf5 Qxd1 37. Nxf8 Qd6+ 38. Kf2 Qxf8 39. Be6 Qd6 $11
{Here a draw is the most likely result.}) 30... Bxf3+ 31. Kxf3 Ne5+ 32. Ke2
Nxf7 33. Qg6 $2 {[%mdl 8192] Misses a great chance.} (33. Qxf6 $6 Qc6 34. Qg6
Kb7 35. Qg2 Qxg2+ 36. Nxg2 Ne5 $44) (33. Qg7 $142 $1 Re7 (33... Kb7 34. Qg8 $18
) 34. Ng6 $18 {nets White another exchange and should win.}) 33... Re7 34. Ra8+
(34. Nh5 $5) 34... Kc7 35. Rf8 (35. Qg8 $6 Qb7 $36) (35. Qg3 Nd6 36. Qg8 Qb7
37. Qd8+ Kc6 38. Rda1 Bb6 $13) 35... Ne5 $132 {After the mistake on move 33
Black is very much back in the game and the position remains complex.} 36. Qxf6
({After} 36. Qe4 Qc6 37. Qxc6+ Nxc6 38. Rxf6 Bd4 39. Rxe6 Rh7 40. Rxc6+ (40. h3
Bxb2 $11) 40... Kxc6 41. Rxd4 Rxh2+ $11 {the tension dissipates into a drawn
endgame, but White still wants more.}) 36... Nd7 37. Rxd7+ Kxd7 38. Ng6 Qb7 $1
39. Ne5+ $2 {Possibly in serious time-trouble, White falters.} ({He should
have resigned himself to the perpetual after} 39. Nxe7 Qe4+ 40. Kd2 Qd3+ (40...
Bxe7 41. Rf7 $11) 41. Ke1 Qb1+ $11) 39... Kc7 $19 40. Nf3 ({White's prospects
were grim - he faces either a hopeless endgame after} 40. Qf3 Qxf3+ 41. Nxf3 (
41. Rxf3 Bd4 $19) 41... Rg7 $19 {, or a mating attack. Sasikiran goes for the
latter...}) 40... Qe4+ 41. Kf1 (41. Kd1 Rd7+) 41... Qd3+ 42. Kg2 (42. Ke1 Qe3+)
42... Qe2+ 43. Kg3 Bd6+ (43... Bd6+ 44. Kh3 Qf1+ 45. Kg4 Qg2+ $19 {[%cal Re7h7]
}) 0-1

[Event "St Petersburg International Preliminary"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1914.05.05"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Janowski, Dawid Markelowicz"]
[Black "Lasker, Emanuel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1914.04.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "Lasker"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.01.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.01.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Tarrasch,S} d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. c4 e6 4. e3 Nc6 (4... Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 $1 {
as championed by Rubinstein and Schlechter, is more flexible, the Nb8 can be
well developed to d7 later without obstructing the long a8-h1/^.}) 5. Bd3 Nf6
6. O-O Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2 b6 9. Nbd2 Bb7 {Tarrasch,S: 'Die Eröffnung ist
ganz so wie in Partie Nr. 22: Niemzowitsch - Tarrasch.'} 10. Ne5 {White
immediately occupies the central outpost and doesn't worry about the possible
hanging pawns. Earlier in the tournament their strength (with opposite colours)
was forcefully demonstrated by Tarrasch: Tarrasch,S: 'Diesen Springer, der
sehr lästig steht, darf Schwarz keinesfalls schlagen, der Angriff auf den nach
der Vertreibung des Nf6 fast schutzlosen König würde rasch übermächtig werden.'
} (10. Rc1 Qe7 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Nh4 $6 g6 13. Nhf3 Rad8 14. dxc5 bxc5 15. Bb5
Ne4 16. Bxc6 Bxc6 17. Qc2 Nxd2 $1 18. Nxd2 d4 19. exd4 Bxh2+ $1 20. Kxh2 Qh4+
21. Kg1 Bxg2 22. f3 Rfe8 23. Ne4 Qh1+ 24. Kf2 Bxf1 25. d5 f5 26. Qc3 Qg2+ 27.
Ke3 Rxe4+ 28. fxe4 f4+ 29. Kxf4 Rf8+ 30. Ke5 Qh2+ 31. Ke6 Re8+ 32. Kd7 Bb5# {
Nimzowitsch,A-Tarrasch,S/St. Petersburg/1914/}) 10... Qe7 {[%cal Yc5d4,Yd6a3] /
\cd4,Ba3 Black wants to exchange the Bb2, which is important for the support
of White's central pawns. Both sides are preparing the most suitable moment to
resolve the [+] tension. Tarrasch,S: 'Droht, wie in der zitierten Partie, 11...
.cxd4 und 12....Ba3.'} (10... dxc4 11. Ndxc4 (11. bxc4 $2 Bxe5 12. dxe5 Qxd3 (
12... Nxe5 $5 13. Bxh7+ Nxh7 14. Bxe5 Qg5 $36) 13. exf6 Rfd8 14. Qg4 Qg6 15.
Qxg6 hxg6 $15) 11... cxd4 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Nxd6 (13. Bxd4 $5) 13... Qxd6 14.
Bxd4 Rfd8 15. f4 $14) 11. a3 Rad8 ({Tarrasch,S: 'Hierher würde besser '} 11...
Rfd8 {/\Rac8 seems more logical. Tarrasch,S: 'der Königsturm ziehen, wie sich
bald zeigt.'}) 12. Qc2 $5 {The best move. By targeting h7 White creates the
threat Nc6,dxc5 and Bxf6, forcing some conccession by Black. Also the Q is
well placed here, as to attack it latently Black would have to lose a tempo
with his Rd8. Tarrasch,S: 'Weiß hat eine Angriffsstellung und schafft eine
erste Drohung:'} (12. f4 dxc4 13. Ndxc4 Bb8 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Ne5 Ba8 16. Qe2
Ne4 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Bc2 f5 19. Rad1 Ne4 20. Nf3 Rc8 21. Rc1 Bd5 $11 {
Janowski,D-Chajes,O/New York m/1918/}) (12. Qe2 cxd4 13. exd4 dxc4 14. bxc4
Bxe5 $5 15. dxe5 Nd7 16. Nf3 Nc5 $132 {[%csl Ra3,Rb2,Rc4]}) 12... dxc4 (12...
cxd4 $142 $5 13. exd4 (13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. Bxd4 e5 15. Bb2 d4 $5 $36) 13... Rc8
14. Ndf3 $13) (12... a6 $2 {Tarrasch,S} 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. Bxf6
Qxf6 16. Bxh7+ Kh8 17. Bd3) 13. Ndxc4 {Inconsistent.} ({Tarrasch,S: 'Der
Springer kommt gut ins Spiel, aber'} 13. bxc4 $142 $1 {'war noch besser. Die
beiden Mittelbauern hätten beständig eine ltente Drohung für Schwarz
bedeutet, wie die zitierte Parie zeigt. Und außerdem hätte Weiß nicht die
Kontrolle über d5 verloren, auf dem sich nun dauernd schwarze Figuren mit
trefflicher Wirkung niederlassen.'} Qc7 (13... Bxe5 14. dxe5 Qd7 15. exf6 Qxd3
16. Qxd3 Rxd3 17. fxg7 Rfd8 18. Nf3 Ne7 19. Bf6 $36 {and the Pg7 is still very
much alive.}) 14. f4 $14 {[%csl Gc4,Gd4] leaves White's [+] flexible and gives
him attacking chances.}) 13... cxd4 14. exd4 {Janowski still has higher
ambitions and doesn't want to exchange his centralized Ne5 immediately. But
this was objectively more prudent, as now his Bb2 gradually starts playing a
sorry role. Tarrasch,S: 'Schwarz hat das Zentrum aufgegeben, wo der Gegner
einen Bauern besitzt. Aber er hat für diesen nachtil Kompensationen: 1.
Besitz des Punktes d5. 2. Die sich dort niederlassende Figur wird die
Demaskierung des bb2 durch Pd5 verhindern, so daß seine vorher so drohende
Wirksamkeit fast auf Null reduziert sein wird. 3.die völlig freie Diagonale
für den schwarzen Damenläufer. Nun kommt es aber immer vielmehr auf die
Stellung der Figuren als auf die der bauern an, und was in diesem und in
früheren Büchern über den nachteil der Aufgabe des Zentrums und den Vorteil,
es mit einem Bauern zu besetzen, gesagt habe, gilt alles nur unter einem
wichtigen Vorbehalt: ceteris paribus.'} (14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Bxd4 e5 16. Bb2 e4 (
16... Bc7 17. a4 $5 $14) 17. Be2 $11 {/+/=}) 14... Rc8 {[%csl Rb2] ץb2
Tarrasch,S: 'Der Nc6 bedurfte einer zweiten Deckung. Hätte Schwarz 11...Rfd8
gespielt, stünde er jetzt schon glänzend.'} 15. Qe2 Bb8 16. f4 Nd5 (16... Rfd8
17. Rad1 $5 $13 (17. Nxc6 Bxc6 18. f5 Bd5 $15)) 17. Rae1 {Tarrasch,S: 'Nachdem
Weiß mit 16.f4 A gesagt hatte, hätte er nun mit 17.f5 B sagen müssen.'} ({
Sharper was} 17. f5 $5 exf5 18. Bxf5 Rce8 {Tarrasch,S: 'Weiß hätte offene
Angriffslinien und auf d4 einen Freibauern.'} 19. Qf3 $13 {but even here White
has problems activating his Bb2.}) 17... f5 $1 {[%mdl 32] Black limits also
the Bd3, the ><e6 is easily protected. Tarrasch,S: 'Ausgezeichnet gespielt!
Indem er die Diagonale des weißen Königsläufers versperrt, macht er alle
Angriffsaussichten, die doch hauptsächlich auf dem Bd3 basierten, zu nichte.
Dafür scheut er sich nicht, seinen e-Bauern rückständig zu machen und den
Punkt e5 dauernd dem Gegner zu überantworten.'} 18. Qd2 {Tarrasch,S: 'An
diesem Zug merkt man, dass es mit dem Angriff nicht mehr so recht vorwärts
will.'} Nxe5 (18... b5 $5 19. Ne3 $1 (19. Na5 Nxa5 20. Qxa5 a6 $15) (19. Nxc6
Bxc6 20. Ne5 a6 $36 {are both similar to the game.}) 19... Nxe5 20. dxe5 a6 $11
{/=/+ was slightly better than the text.}) 19. Nxe5 $2 {[%mdl 16384] After
this positional mistake White gradually gets outplayed.} (19. dxe5 $142 $11 {
This not only limits Black's pieces (Bb8), but also gives White more ().
Tarrasch,S: 'wäre viel besser gewesen. Weiß wäre den isolierten Damenbauern
losgeworden, der jetzt nur noch einen Moment der Schwäche bildet, der Pe5
hätte einen viel stärkeren Druck ausgeübt, die Diagonale des Bb2 hätte
sich verlängert. Jedenfalls hätte er dann nicht zu verlieren brauchen.'})
19... a6 $1 $15 {[%cal Rb6b5,Yb8a7,Yb8d6] /-/+,/\b5(),Bd6,Ba7 Tarrasch,S: 'Um
Pb5 und Ba7 vorzubereiten. Dazu kommt es aber nicht mehr.'} 20. Bb1 {Tarrasch,
S: 'Der Pa3 ist nicht mehr bequem zu decken und dies bringt Lasker auf andere
Gedanken.'} Bd6 21. Nc4 {The N moves only cost White time.} ({Tarrasch,S: 'Auf
'} 21. b4 $142 {'könnte Schwarz mit '} Nxb4 22. axb4 Bxb4 23. Qd1 Bxe1 24.
Rxe1 {Schwarz ist mit RPP : BN materiell im Vorteil.}) 21... b5 {Tarrasch,S:
'Schwarz bietet den Abtausch des Bd6 an, weil damit die einzig gut postierte
weiße Figur vom Brett verschwinden würde.'} 22. Na5 (22. Nxd6 Qxd6 {[%cal
Rd5f6,Rb7e4] /\Nf6,Be4-/+}) 22... Ba8 23. b4 {[%cal Ra5b3,Rb3c5] /\Nb3-c5
Tarrasch,S: 'Jetzt droht der Na5 über b3 nach c5 zu gehen, wo er noch besser
steht als vorher auf e5. (Weil er dort dem schwarze Rc8 die c-Linie verplombt.'
} Nb6 $1 ({Lasker sensibly avoids the tempting tactical solution} 23... Nxb4
24. axb4 Bxb4 25. Rxe6 $1 (25. Qe3 Bd5 $1 26. Nb3 Bxe1 27. Rxe1 Qb4 28. Ba2 Rc2
$19) 25... Bxd2 (25... Bxa5 26. Qe2 $44) 26. Rxe7 Bxa5 27. Ba2+ Kh8 28. d5 Bc3
29. Bxc3 Rxc3 30. d6 $132 {which gives White good compensation. Black
methodically improves his pieces.}) 24. Nb3 Bd5 ({Maybe slightly more accurate
was} 24... Nc4 25. Qe2 Bd5 26. Nc5 a5 $36) 25. Nc5 Nc4 26. Qc3 {[%cal Rc5e6,
Rd4d5] /\Ne6,d5 White didn't have this possibility in above note. Tarrasch,S:
'Der Pa6 hängt. Zudem droht 27.Nxe6 Bxe6 28.d5 mit Rückgewinn der Figur und
starken Drohungen gegen g7.'} Rf6 $1 {Tarrasch,S: 'Pariert die Drohung Nxe6
und der Pa6 hängt nicht wirklich.'} 27. Bc1 {Tarrasch,S: 'Dieser Läufer steht
schon seit längerer Zeit schlecht.'} ({After} 27. Nxa6 $6 {Black has a
pleasant choice:} Qb7 (27... Bxg2 28. Kxg2 Qb7+ $17) (27... Rg6 28. Rf2 Bxf4 $1
29. Bxf5 Bxh2+ 30. Kxh2 Qh4+ $40) 28. Nc5 Bxc5 29. dxc5 Bxg2 30. Rf2 Bd5 $40)
27... a5 28. Rf2 (28. bxa5 Bxc5 29. dxc5 Rg6 30. Rf2 Qxc5 $17) 28... axb4 29.
axb4 Ra8 $17 {[%csl Rb1,Rc1,Rf4,Rg2][%cal Ga8a1] Black has numerous positional
pluses. Tarrasch,S: 'Schwarz hat nun alle seine Figuren vortrefflich postiert.'
} 30. Ba2 Qf7 31. Bxc4 {It's difficult to suffer such a strong N. Tarrasch,S:
'Um einen Springer, der so drohend postiert ist, lange zu ertragen, dazu
gehören Nerven, und die hat Lasker. Oder vielmehr : erhat gar keine. Janowski
kann es nicht so lange aushalten.'} ({The attempt to dislodge it} 31. Nd3 Qh5
32. Ne5 {runs into} Ra4 $1 33. Nd3 (33. Nxc4 Bxb4 $19) 33... Rh6 $40) 31...
Bxc4 32. Bb2 {Tarrasch,S: 'Er will im geeigneten Moment den Läufer mit Pd5
demaskieren, und er kommt auch dazu, aber in dem Moment ist er verloren.
Janowski wird im folgenden vollständig überspielt.'} Rg6 {Tarrasch,S: 'Womit
Schwarz zum Angriff bläst.'} 33. Ra1 $6 {Misplacing the B gives Black tactical
chances. Tarrasch,S: 'Danach kommt Weiß in Nachteil. Er mußte sich die
Möglichkeit von Bc1 offen lassen.'} (33. Qe3 $17) 33... Rxa1+ 34. Bxa1 Qc7 {
[%csl Rf4] ><f4 Tarrasch,S: 'Lasker bemerkt mit scharfem blick, daß der Pf4
jetzt nicht bequem zu decken ist.'} 35. Qe3 Rg4 (35... Bd5 $142 $1 36. Bc3 Qc6
$40 {was strong. Lasker goes for a more concrete line, but this gives White an
unexpected chance.}) 36. g3 $8 (36. Nxe6 $2 Qe7 37. d5 Bxd5 38. Re2 Bc4 39. Re1
Bxb4 $19) 36... g5 $6 {Tarrasch,S: '!' Tarrasch,S: 'Außerordentlich gewagt,
aber tadellos korrekt und entscheidend! '} 37. d5 {White's only hope is a
counterattack, he has to open the long /^. Tarrasch,S: 'Da der Pf4 nicht zu
decken ist, liegt im folgenden, scheinbar sehr gefährlichen Gegenangriff die
einzige Chance für Weiß, aber auch diese schlägt zu Gunsten von Schwarz aus.'}
(37. fxg5 $2 Bxg3 $19) (37. Nxe6 $1 Qe7 (37... Qa7 38. Bb2 Qe7 39. d5 Bxd5 40.
Qc3 $13 {is similar.}) 38. d5 Bxd5 (38... gxf4 39. Qd4 Kf7 $11 (39... fxg3 40.
Qh8+ Kf7 41. Rxf5+ Kg6 42. Rf6+ Kh5 43. h3 $1 $40)) 39. Qc3 $1 gxf4 (39... Bxe6
40. h3 $1 $13) 40. Nxf4 Bxf4 41. Qh8+ Kf7 42. Qxh7+ Ke6 43. Qxe7+ Kxe7 44. Rxf4
$11) (37. Kh1 {Tarrasch,S um den Pf4 zu decken, scheitert an} Bd5+ 38. Kg1 gxf4
) 37... Bxd5 38. Qd4 $2 {The decisive mistake. White could transpose into the
above lines with} (38. Nxe6 $1 Qe7 (38... gxf4 39. Nxf4 Be4 $11) 39. Qc3) 38...
gxf4 {Now the following moves are all forced.} 39. Qh8+ Kf7 40. Qxh7+ Ke8 41.
Qh8+ Bf8 $1 42. Be5 Qf7 43. Rxf4 Rxf4 44. Bxf4 {Tarrasch,S: 'Weiß hat seinen
Bauern zurückgewonnen und droht Bd6. Aber dem Schwarzen steht ein
mörderischer Zug zur Verfügung.'} Qg7 $1 {Tarrasch,S: 'Setzt dem Gegner die
Pistole auf die Brust: Abtausch oder Mattangriff! Im ersten Falle sichern die
beiden Läufer, der freie e-Bauer und die Schwäche des Pb4 dem Schwarzen das
weit überlegene Endspiel..'} 45. Qh5+ $6 {Loses quickly.} ({But the _|_ after
} 45. Qxg7 $8 Bxg7 46. Bd2 Bd4+ 47. Kf1 e5 $17 {[%csl Gd4,Gd5,Ge5] /-+ is also
pretty dour, the o^ supported by the active ^^ is very strong.}) (45. Be5 $2
Qg4 {and Black's attack comes first:} (45... Qxe5 {Tarrasch,S} 46. Qxf8+ Kxf8
47. Nd7+ Ke7 48. Nxe5) 46. Bd6 Qd1+ 47. Kf2 Qd2+ 48. Kf1 Bc4+ 49. Kg1 Qe1+ 50.
Kg2 Qf1#) 45... Kd8 46. Bg5+ (46. Qg5+ $145 $1 Qxg5 47. Bxg5+ $15) 46... Kc7
47. Bf4+ Bd6 48. Bxd6+ Kxd6 $19 {[%csl Rg1]} 49. Qh4 ({Tarrasch,S: 'Auch mit '
} 49. Qd1 {'war das Spiel nicht zu halten. Schwarz gewinnt mit '} Qb2 50. Qf1
Qxb4 $19) 49... Qa1+ 50. Kf2 Qb2+ 51. Ke1 {Tarrasch,S: 'Darauf folgt Matt oder
Springerverlust.'} (51. Ke3 {Tarrasch,S: 'mit der Drohung 52.Qd8+  A: 52....
Kc6 53.Qc8+  A1: 53...Kb6 54.Nd7+ gefolgt von Qb6/Qb8. A2: 53...Kd6 54.Qd7+
Ka7 55.Nd3+ und Nxb2 B: 52.... Ke5 53.Nd3#'} Qc1+ 52. Kd4 Qd2+ (52... Qc4+ 53.
Ke3 Qxh4 54. gxh4 e5 {mit gewonnenem Endspiel.}) 53. Nd3 e5#) 51... Qc1+ (51...
Qa2 {Tarrasch,S} 52. Qd8+ Ke5 (52... Kc6 53. Qd7+ Kb6 54. Qd6+ Ka7 55. Qc7+ Ka8
)) 52. Ke2 (52. Kf2 Qd2+ 53. Kf1 Bc4+ 54. Kg1 Qe1+ 55. Kg2 Qf1#) 52... Bc4+ {
Tarrasch,S: 'Eine außerordentlich feine, von Lasker prachtvoll gespielte
Partie!'} (52... Bc4+ 53. Kf3 (53. Nd3 Qc2+) 53... Qd1+ 54. Kf4 Qd2+ 55. Kf3
Bd5+ $19) 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 8th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.06.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[Annotator "Sumets,A"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2013.06.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg5 {An interesting way to avoid the Vienna
Variation or the Ragozin Variation.} Bb4+ 5. Nbd2 dxc4 6. e3 {A very rare line.
Usually grandmasters have preferred 6.Qc2 or 6.Qa4.} (6. Qc2 b5 (6... Qd5 $5 7.
Bxf6 gxf6 8. Rd1 $6 (8. a3 $5 Bxd2+ 9. Nxd2 Qxd4 10. Nxc4 Nc6 11. Rd1 Qc5 12.
b4 Qe7 13. e3 $44) 8... f5 9. g3 $2 Nc6 10. a3 Ba5 11. Bg2 Nxd4 $17 {
Chatalbashev,B-Iotov,V Bul - ChT Sunny Beach 2009 0-1 (39)}) 7. a4 c6 8. e4 {
I wouldn't recommend this. White could get an even worse position. In my
opinion White's best setup is connected with g3 and Bg2. Let's see 2 examples:}
(8. Bxf6 gxf6 9. g3 Bb7 10. Bg2 a5 11. O-O Nd7 12. b3 cxb3 13. Nxb3 bxa4 14.
Rxa4 c5 15. Nxc5 $6 {A strange move. White would not have a bad position if he
played 15.dxc5} (15. dxc5 Rc8 16. Rd1 $13) 15... Nxc5 16. dxc5 Rc8 17. Rxb4
axb4 18. Qa4+ Bc6 19. Qxb4 O-O $15 {Vovk,Y-Moiseenko,A UKR-Ch Kiev UKR 2011
0-1 (56)}) (8. g3 Bb7 9. Bg2 Nbd7 10. O-O Qc8 11. b3 c3 12. Ne4 (12. Nb1 $2 c5
13. axb5 Be4 14. Qc1 Nd5 $17 {Postny,E}) 12... Nxe4 13. Qxe4 c5 14. Qg4 h5 15.
Qh4 f6 16. Be3 $44 {Mamedyarov,S-Eljanov,P FIDE GP Elista 20081-0 (40)}) 8...
h6 $1 (8... Nbd7 9. Be2 Bb7 10. O-O h6 11. Bh4 g5 12. Bg3 Nh5 13. e5 g4 14. Nh4
Nxg3 15. fxg3 Nxe5 16. Qe4 Qd5 17. dxe5 Bxd2 18. Qxg4 Qxe5 19. axb5 cxb5 20.
Bf3 h5 21. Qh3 Be4 22. Kh1 a5 23. Rad1 Rd8 24. g4 Rd3 25. gxh5 Qxh5 26. Bxh5
Rxh3 27. Bxf7+ Ke7 28. Bg6 R3xh4 29. Rf7+ Ke8 30. Rf5+ Kd7 31. Rxd2+ Kc6 32.
Rf6 Rxh2+ 33. Kg1 Bd5 34. Be4 Kc5 35. Bxd5 exd5 36. Rf5 Rh1+ 37. Kf2 Rd8 38.
Re2 Kb4 39. Kg3 Rb1 40. Kh2 d4 41. Rff2 d3 42. Rd2 Rd5 43. g4 Kb3 44. Rg2 b4
45. g5 c3 46. bxc3 bxc3 {0-1 Houska,J-Vovk,Y/Hastings ENG 2012}) 9. Bxf6 (9.
Bh4 $6 g5 10. Bg3 g4 11. Ne5 Qxd4 $17) 9... Qxf6 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O Nd7 12. b3
(12. axb5 cxb5 13. b3 e5 14. bxc4 exd4 15. cxb5 Bb7 $15) 12... c3 $1 (12...
cxb3 $6 13. Nxb3 Bb7 14. axb5 Rfc8 15. Qd3 $11) 13. e5 Qe7 14. Ne4 bxa4 15.
Rxa4 a5 16. Nxc3 Bb7 17. Ne4 c5 $15 {0-1 Sandipan,C-Morozevich,A/Dresden 2008/
CBM 128 (34)}) (6. Qa4+ Nc6 7. a3 (7. e3 Bd7 8. Qc2 b5 9. a3 (9. b3 $5 cxb3 10.
axb3 a6 11. Bd3 Be7 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. O-O Nb4 14. Qc3 Nxd3 15. Qxd3 Bc6 16.
Rfc1 $44) 9... Be7 10. b3 Na5 (10... cxb3 11. Nxb3 a6 12. Bd3 $44) 11. bxc4
Nxc4 12. Bxc4 bxc4 13. O-O c5 14. dxc5 Rc8 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Rfd1 Rxc5 17. Ne4
Rc7 18. Rd4 O-O $11 {Salgado Lopez,I-Delorme,A W Jun Chotowa POL 2010 0-1 (42)}
) 7... Bxd2+ 8. Bxd2 Qd5 9. Qc2 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Qxd4 11. Bc3 Qg4 (11... Qc5 $5
12. e3 Bd7 13. Bb4 Qc6 {White doesn't have enough compensation for the pawn})
12. f3 Qh4+ 13. g3 Qh6 14. e4 Bd7 15. Bxc4 Bc6 16. Qf2 O-O 17. O-O $44 {
Carlsen,M-Morozevich,A Memorial Tal Blitz Moscow 2008 1-0 (46)}) 6... b5 (6...
c3 $6 {is a risky move. White will get very good compensation.} 7. bxc3 Bxc3 8.
Rc1 Bb4 9. Bd3 (9. Qa4+ $5 {an interesting attempt} Nc6 10. Bb5 Bd7 11. Bxf6
Qxf6 12. Bxc6 Bxd2+ 13. Nxd2 Bxc6 (13... bxc6 $6 14. Qa5 $16) 14. Rxc6 bxc6 15.
Qxc6+ Ke7 16. Nc4 Rhc8 17. Ne5 $44) 9... Nc6 10. O-O O-O 11. Bb1 $6 (11. Rxc6
$1 bxc6 12. Ne5 Bb7 $8 (12... Bxd2 13. Nxc6 $1 Qd6 14. Bxf6 Re8 (14... gxf6 15.
Qg4+ Kh8 16. Qh4 f5 17. Qf6+ Kg8 18. Ne7+ $18) 15. Qg4 Qf8 16. Ne7+ Rxe7 17.
Qe4 g6 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. Qxa8 $18) 13. Ne4 Be7 14. Nxf6+ Bxf6 (14... gxf6 15.
Bxf6 $1 Bxf6 16. Qh5 $18) 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Nd7 Qe7 17. Nxf8 Rxf8 18. Qb1 $16)
11... Be7 12. Qb3 Nd5 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Rc5 a5 15. a3 a4 16. Qd3 g6 17. Ba2 Rd8
18. Rfc1 Ra5 19. h4 Nf6 20. Ne4 Rxc5 21. Nxc5 b6 22. Nxa4 Bb7 23. Nb2 Ra8 24.
Nc4 Nb4 25. axb4 Rxa2 26. Qb3 Ra8 27. Nce5 {1/2-1/2 Epishin,V-Rotstein,A/Di
Roseto ITA 2010}) 7. a4 $146 c6 8. Qc2 Bb7 9. Be2 Nbd7 (9... h6 10. Bxf6 $5 (
10. Bh4) 10... Qxf6 11. Ne5 Qe7 12. Bf3 O-O 13. O-O $44 {White has excellent
compensation for the pawn.}) 10. O-O O-O 11. b3 $1 (11. Ne4 $6 h6 12. Bh4 Be7
13. Rfd1 Nxe4 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Qxe4 a6 $17) (11. Rfd1 h6 12. Bh4 a6 {Black
will play ...c5 soon. I don't see compensation for the sacrificed pawn.}) 11...
c3 $1 {Morozevich doesn't want to wait with his own counterplay. Black's pawn
on c3 will divert White.} (11... cxb3 12. Nxb3 (12. Qxb3 Bxd2 13. Nxd2 a6 14.
e4 (14. Ne4 $5 Qe7 15. Rfd1 $44) 14... h6 15. Be3 Qe7) 12... Rc8 13. Qb2 a5 14.
Ne5 $44) (11... c5 $6 {looks interesting but it seems to be that this option
is in White's favour} 12. axb5 c3 13. Nc4 h6 14. Bh4 g5 15. Bg3 Be4 16. Qc1 Nd5
17. Nfe5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 $16) 12. Ne4 h6 13. Bh4 $5 {If White regained the pawn
the position would be equal. After the text move White obtains good chances to
launch a strong attack. Everything will depend on his opponent's tactical
ability .} (13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. Nxc3 c5 $5 (14... bxa4 $6 15. Nxa4 {Black should
forget about ...c5}) (14... a6 $5 15. Ne5 Rc8 16. Bf3 (16. Nd3 $6 c5) 16... Qe7
17. Ne4 c5 18. Nxf6+ gxf6 19. Ng6 fxg6 20. Qxg6+ $11 {with perpetual check})
15. Nxb5 cxd4 16. Nbxd4 (16. Nfxd4 Rc8 17. Bc4 Qa5 $44) 16... Rc8 17. Bc4 Be4
18. Qe2 Nd5 $44 {Black has good compensation for the pawn.}) 13... g5 $8 14.
Nxf6+ Nxf6 (14... Qxf6 $5 {deserves attention} 15. Bg3 bxa4 16. Rxa4 a5 17. Ne5
Nxe5 18. Bxe5 Qe7 19. f4 f6 20. Rxb4 axb4 21. Bd6 Qxd6 22. Qg6+ $11) 15. Bg3 c5
$1 {As it was mentioned above, both players had to calculate a lot. The
position is very complicated even if you use computer help.} (15... a6 16. Ne5
(16. h4 $5) 16... c5 17. dxc5 Be4 18. Bd3 Qd5 19. Rfd1 Bxd3 20. Nxd3 Bxc5 21.
Nxc5 Qxc5 22. Bd6 Qc6 23. Bxf8 Rxf8 24. axb5 axb5 25. h4 Rc8 26. hxg5 hxg5 {
This position is still difficult to estimate. I think that the vulnerable
position of Black's king gives better chances to White.}) (15... bxa4 $5 16.
Rxa4 (16. bxa4 $6 c5) 16... a5 17. h4 g4 18. Ne5 c5 19. Rd1 Qe7 20. dxc5 Qxc5
21. Rd4 h5 22. Nd3 Qc6 23. Bf1 Rfd8 24. Rc4 Qd5 25. Be5 Ne4 26. Rd4 Qc6 27. Rc4
Qd5 28. Rd4 $11) 16. Bxb5 (16. dxc5 Be4 17. Qc1 bxa4 18. Rxa4 a5 19. Bd6 Bd5 (
19... Re8 $6 20. Bb5 Bxf3 21. gxf3 Nd7 22. e4 Qc8 23. c6 $16) 20. Bxf8 Qxf8 21.
Qc2 Nd7 $15 {The strong passed pawn gives Black an advantage.}) (16. axb5 $5 {
could be a stronger continuation than Bxb5:} Be4 17. Bd3 (17. Qc1 c2 18. dxc5
Bxc5 19. Ra4 Qd5 20. Rc4 Rfd8 $13) 17... Bxf3 18. gxf3 cxd4 19. Ra4 Bc5 (19...
Nd5 $2 20. Be5 $1 f5 21. e4 $18) 20. exd4 Bxd4 21. Rd1 e5 22. Bc4 Kg7 $1 23.
Bxe5 Bxe5 24. Rxd8 Raxd8 25. Qf5 Rd1+ 26. Kg2 Bd4 $13) (16. Rfd1 Be4 17. Bd3 (
17. Qc1 $2 c2 18. Rf1 Bc3 $17) 17... Bxd3 (17... Bxf3 $5 18. gxf3 cxd4 19. Bxb5
Bc5 20. b4 (20. Be5 Nd5 21. Bxd4 Bxd4 22. Rxd4 Qf6 23. Bc6 Rad8 24. Bxd5 Rxd5
25. Qxc3 Qxf3 26. Rxd5 exd5 27. Rc1 $11) 20... Bxb4 21. Rxd4 Qe7 22. Be5 a5 23.
h4 Rfd8 24. hxg5 hxg5 25. Kg2 $44) 18. Rxd3 c4 19. bxc4 bxc4 20. Rdd1 a5 21.
Ne5 Rc8 22. h4 Nh5 $15 {it seems that Black defuses White's attack.}) 16... Be4
17. Qe2 Rc8 18. Ba6 cxd4 (18... Qd5 $5 {Alexander Morozevich indicated this
move at the press conference.} 19. Bxc8 Rxc8 20. Qa6 $1 Qb7 (20... Rc6 $2 21.
Qxa7 Bxf3 22. gxf3 Qxf3 23. Qb7 h5 24. h3 h4 25. Be5 Kg7 (25... g4 26. Bxf6
gxh3 27. Qb8+ Kh7 28. Qh8+ Kg6 29. Qg7+ Kh5 30. Qg5#) 26. Qe7 $18) (20... Qa8
$5 21. Be5 Nd7 22. Rfc1 cxd4 23. Bxd4 Nc5 24. Bxc5 Rxc5 $44 {The position is
very complicated but it seems that Black has sufficient compensation for the
exchange.}) 21. Qxb7 Bxb7 22. dxc5 Ne4 23. Rfc1 Rxc5 $44 {Black's chances
aren't worse.}) 19. Nxd4 (19. Bxc8 $2 d3 $19) (19. exd4 $6 Qd5 $1 20. Bxc8 (20.
Bc4 Bxf3 21. gxf3 Qxd4 22. Be5 Qd8 23. Rfd1 Qe7 24. f4 Rfd8 25. fxg5 hxg5 26.
Rxd8+ Rxd8 27. Qf3 Nd7 28. Bxc3 Bxc3 29. Qxc3 Nf8 30. Bf1 Ng6 $15) 20... Rxc8
21. Qa6 Qb7 22. Qxb7 Bxb7 $44 {(Morozevich). This leads to a better version of
the endgame I indicated before.}) 19... Rc5 20. Rad1 $1 (20. f3 {The idea to
bring the bishop on to the g1-a7 diagonal g1-seems to be wrong} Bg6 21. Bf2 Nd5
22. e4 Nf4 23. Qc2 Qf6 24. Bc4 (24. Ne2 $2 Rd5 $1 25. Rad1 Rfd8 26. Nxf4 Qxf4
27. Bd3 R5d7 $17) 24... Rd8 25. Rad1 Rcc8 26. Ne2 (26. Nb5 $6 g4 $1 27. Nxa7
Rxd1 28. Rxd1 Rxc4 29. bxc4 gxf3 30. Nc6 Ne2+ 31. Kf1 fxg2+ 32. Kxg2 Bh5 33.
Rd8+ Bf8 $19) 26... Rd2 27. Rxd2 cxd2 28. Nxf4 Qxf4 29. Qd3 Qc7 30. Rd1 Rd8 $15
) 20... Nd5 $2 {After this move Morozevich could have got into trouble. The
current position on the board is very complicated and even the computer can
make mistakes here. So we shouldn't criticise the top GMs for the mistakes
that they have made. A human brain can't calculate everything till the end. He
has to trust his intuition.} (20... Qb6 $1 {it seems that after this strong
move Black is out of danger.} 21. f3 (21. Bc4 Bg6 22. Nc2 Ne4 23. Rd4 a5 24.
Rfd1 e5 25. Rd7 Bf5 26. R7d5 Rxd5 27. Rxd5 Nd2 28. Bd3 Bxd3 29. Qxd3 e4 $17)
21... Bg6 22. Bd3 Bxd3 23. Rxd3 Rd8 24. Bf2 Rcd5 25. Rfd1 Qa6 26. Nb5 $11) 21.
Nc2 Qb6 22. Bc4 (22. Bd3 $1 Bxd3 23. Rxd3 a5 24. Be5 $1 {White has a very
strong attack.} Qa6 25. Rfd1 f6 26. Qh5 $1 Kg7 (26... fxe5 $4 27. Qg6+ Kh8 28.
Qxh6+ Kg8 29. Qg6+ Kh8 30. e4 $18) 27. h4 $1 fxe5 28. hxg5 Rc7 29. Qxh6+ Kg8
30. Nxb4 axb4 31. Rxd5 c2 32. Rc1 $18) 22... a5 23. Rd4 Bg6 24. h4 Rcc8 {
A logical human move. Black needs to put his bishop on e7 to protect his king.
The computer move 24...Rd8 doesn't fall in with human logic but is stronger
than 24...Rcc8.} (24... Rd8 $5 25. hxg5 hxg5 26. Rfd1 (26. Rg4 $2 Nf6 27. Rd4
Ne4 $17) (26. Bd3 Bxd3 27. Rxd3 Nf6 28. e4 Rxd3 29. Qxd3 Rc8 $11) 26... Rcc8
27. e4 Nf4 28. Bxf4 gxf4 29. Bxe6 $1 fxe6 30. Qg4 Kf7 31. Qxf4+ Ke8 32. Qf6 Bf7
33. Nxb4 (33. Qh8+ Ke7 34. Qh4+ Ke8) 33... Rxd4 34. Rxd4 axb4 35. Qh8+ Ke7 36.
Qh4+ Ke8 37. Qh8+ $11) 25. hxg5 hxg5 26. Rg4 Be7 27. e4 Nf4 (27... f5 $2 28.
exd5 fxg4 29. d6 Bxd6 30. Qxe6+ Kh7 31. Bxd6 Bxc2 32. Bxf8 Qxe6 33. Bxe6 Rxf8
34. Rc1 Bf5 35. Bxf5+ Rxf5 36. Rxc3 $16) 28. Bxf4 gxf4 29. e5 $2 (29. Qd3 $1 {
White is going to take the annoying pawn.} e5 (29... Rfd8 30. Qxc3 Qd6 31. e5
$16) 30. g3 $1 Rfd8 31. Qxc3 $16 {White gains a pawn and still has chances to
launch an attack.}) 29... Kg7 30. Bd3 $2 {Too late. He should have played Bd3
on the 22nd move.} (30. Qe4 $1 {The position is still unclear.} Rfd8 (30... Rh8
$5 31. Nd4 c2 32. Nxe6+ (32. Nxc2 $6 Rh5 33. Nd4 Rch8 34. g3 R8h6 $17) 32...
Qxe6 33. Bxe6 c1=Q 34. Bxc8 Qxc8 35. Qxf4 $13) 31. Bd3 Kf8 32. Rxg6 fxg6 33.
Qxg6 $44 Rxd3 34. Qxd3 Qxb3 35. Qh7 Rd8 36. Qh8+ Kf7 37. Qh7+ Ke8 38. Qg6+ Kd7
39. Qd3+ Ke8 (39... Kc7 $2 40. Nd4 $16) 40. Qg6+ $11) 30... Rh8 31. g3 Rh6 $17
{Black is ready to launch a decisive counter-attack.} 32. Be4 (32. Rxf4 Rch8
33. Bxg6 fxg6 34. Qf3 Rh1+ 35. Qxh1 Rxh1+ 36. Kxh1 Qxb3 37. Nd4 Qd5+ 38. Kg1
Bc5 39. Nc2 Qd3 40. Ne3 c2 $19) 32... Rch8 33. Qc4 fxg3 34. Rxg3 Rh4 $1 35. Qc6
(35. Ne3 $5 {was the last chance. The position is very clear to a computer,
but a human player could have miscalculated somewhere. Especially if he was in
time trouble.} R8h5 36. Qd3 Kh8 37. Bxg6 fxg6 38. Qd7 Bf8 39. Qc8 Qb4 40. Qa8
c2 41. Nxc2 Rh1+ 42. Kg2 (42. Qxh1 Rxh1+ 43. Kxh1 Qe4+ 44. Kg1 Qxc2 $19) 42...
R5h2+ 43. Kf3 Qc5 44. Rxh1 Qxf2+ 45. Ke4 Qxc2+ 46. Kd4 Qd2+ 47. Kc4 Qb4+ 48.
Kd3 Qxb3+ 49. Kd4 Qxa4+ 50. Kd3 Qb3+ 51. Kd4 Qb4+ 52. Kd3 Qd2+ 53. Kc4 Qd5+ 54.
Qxd5 exd5+ 55. Kxd5 Rxh1 $19) 35... Qxc6 36. Bxc6 Bc5 {The endgame is
completely winning for Black.} 37. Rc1 (37. Rxc3 Rg4+ 38. Bg2 Be4 39. Ne1 Bd4
40. Rc4 Bd5 41. Rc1 Bxe5 $19) 37... Rf4 38. Ne3 Bd4 $19 39. Bb5 Kf8 40. Bc6
Bxe5 41. Nd1 Rb4 42. Rxg6 (42. Rgxc3 Bxc3 43. Rxc3 Kg7 $19) 42... fxg6 43. Nxc3
Ke7 44. Bg2 Rxb3 45. Ne4 Rd8 46. Re1 Rbd3 47. Kf1 Rd1 48. Nc5 Rxe1+ 49. Kxe1
Rd4 0-1

[Event "St Petersburg International Final"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1914.05.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Lasker, Emanuel"]
[Black "Tarrasch, Siegbert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[Annotator "Tarrasch,S"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1914.05.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "Tarrasch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. c4 e6 4. cxd5 {Diesen frühzeitigen tausch kann ich nicht
billigen; das schwarze Spiel wird dadurch erleichtert und verschönert und
seine Bauernstellung im Zentrum aggressiv.} exd5 5. g3 {Damit wird die Partie
der Rubinsteinschen Variante ähnlich, nur daß der Damenspringer erst später
und nach d2 entwickelt wird. Meine Ansicht über die Minderwertigkeit dieser
Variante hat durch den Ausgang der Partie nicht die geringste Erschütterung
erfahren.} Nc6 6. Bg2 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8. dxc5 {Dieser Zug, mit dem Weiß dem
Gegner vollständig überläßt, gehört zu dem ganzen meiner Ansicht nach
vollständig verfehlten System. Weiß hat für den Mittelbauern kein
positionelles Äquivalent; Schwarz steht schon jetzt besser.} Bxc5 9. Nbd2 d4 {
Gewöhnlich steht der Springer auf c3 und dann erfolgt dieser Zug mit
Tempogewinn, was ein wesentlicher Unterschied ist. Schwarz erhält dann das
erheblich überlegene Spiel. Hier aber kostet der Zug ein wichtiges Tempo, das
besser zur Entwicklung ausgenutzt würde, und führt, da der Bauer bald
vierfach angegriffen wird, zum Abtausch des schwarzen Damenläufers gegen
einen Springer. Deshalb ist das Vorgehen hier verfehlt und bringt Schwarz in
Nachteil. Hätte Schwarz einfach seine Entwicklung fortgesetzt, so wäre seine
Stellung so gewesen, wie sie immer ist, wenn der Gegner auf den isolierten
Damenbauern spielt, nämlich überlegen.} 10. Nb3 Bb6 11. Qd3 $1 {Lasker
widerlegt nun den fehlerhaften Bauernvorstoß in feinster Weise. Der Bauer
droht durch Rd1 erobert zu werden; also muß sich Schwarz zu einem ungünstigen
Tausch entschließen.} Be6 12. Rd1 Bxb3 13. Qxb3 {Hier steht die weiße Dame
vorzüglich, wie sich bald zeigt.} Qe7 {Um dem Angriff mit dem e-Bauern aus dem
Wege zu gehen. Schwarz steht nun anscheinend recht gut, aber er ist um ein
Tempo in der Entwicklung zurück und das macht viel aus.} 14. Bd2 O-O 15. a4 $3
{Ein ganz ungewöhnlich feiner Zug, dessen bedeutung Schwarz unterschätzt. Der
Bauer soll bis a6 vorgehen und die Stellung der schwarzen Figuren, besonders
des Damenspringers, lockern.} Ne4 ({Den e-Bauern darf Schwarz nicht schlagen,
da er nach} 15... Qxe2 16. Re1 Qa6 17. Bf1 {die Dame verlöre.}) ({Am besten
war es für Schwarz, wenigstens das Vorgehen des Bauern bis a6 zu verhüten,
also hier oder wenigstens im nächsten Zug} 15... Bc5 {und pa6 zu spielen. Aber
auch dann hat Weiß das bessere Spiel, denn der Bc5 staht nach Rc1 schwach
gedeckt und auch der Pb7 bedarf beständig der Deckung. Aber vielleicht hätte
sich das schwarze Spiel damit halten lassen, während es jetzt in wenigen Zügen
verteidigungsunfähig wird.}) 16. Be1 Rad8 ({Besser wäre} 16... Rac8) (16... Nc5
{wäre wirkungslos wegen} 17. Qb5) 17. a5 Bc5 18. a6 bxa6 ({Auch nach} 18... b6
{würde Weiß in Vorteil kommen. Es würde folgen} 19. Qa4 {nebst Pb4.}) 19. Rac1
{Jetzt hängen alle leichten Figuren von Schwarz.} Rc8 20. Nh4 {Erzwingt
materiellen Vorteil. Weiß droht 21.Bxe4 Qxe4 22.Rxc5.} Bb6 21. Nf5 Qe5 22. Bxe4
Qxe4 23. Nd6 Qxe2 24. Nxc8 Rxc8 {Schwarz hat für die verlorene Qualität einen
starken Freibauern; er könnte die Partie halten, wenn er den Turmtausch
vermeiden könnte. Aber ohne Turm ist sein Spiel schwach für Verteidigung wie
Angriff.} 25. Qd5 Qe6 26. Qf3 {In diesem moment wäre der Damentausch für Weiß
noch nicht günstig genug.} h6 27. Bd2 Ne5 28. Rxc8+ Qxc8 29. Qe4 Nd7 (29... Ng6
{Das war noch besser, aber von hier hat der Springer wenig Aussichten.}) 30.
Rc1 Qf8 {Jetzt verliert Schwarz einen Bauern.} ({Auf} 30... Qd8 {wäre} 31. Qb7
{sehr stark.} (31. Qd5)) 31. Bxh6 $1 Nc5 (31... gxh6 32. Qg4+ {und Qxd7
gewinnt die Figur zurück.}) 32. Qg4 f5 33. Qg6 Qf7 {Weiß drohte mit Pb4 und
Rc8 die Dame von der Verteidung des Pg7 abzulenken.} (33... d3 34. b4 d2 35.
Bxd2 Ne4) 34. Qxf7+ Kxf7 35. Bg5 Nd3 36. Rb1 {Ein häßlicher Zug!} ({Viel
schöner wäre die Deckung des Bauern durch} 36. Rc2 {gewesen, worauf Schwarz
durch} Ne1 37. Re2 Nf3+ 38. Kg2 Nxg5 {eine Figur gewinnt.}) 36... Ke6 37. b3
Kd5 38. f3 {Um den König nicht weiter vorzulassen.} a5 39. h4 Nc5 40. h5 d3 {
Schwarz ist immer verloren, denn Weiß muß schließlich immer auf der
Königsseite einen Freibauern erlangen.} 41. Kf1 a4 (41... Ke6) 42. bxa4 Nxa4
43. Bf6 $1 Ke6 (43... gxf6 44. h6) 44. Bxg7 Kf7 45. Be5 Nc5 46. Rd1 {Der
d-Bauer geht nach Bd4 verloren. Deshalb gab Schwarz auf. Eine von Lasker im
feinsten Stile gespielte Partie! Wie ja überhaupt Laskers Partien in diesem
Turnier zum größten Teil eines Weltmeisters würdig sind.} 1-0

[Event "Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 6th"]
[Site "Bad Wiessee"]
[Date "2002.10.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Lerner, Konstantin Z"]
[Black "Malakhov, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2504"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Teske,H"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2002.10.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Administrator} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Qc2 Nf6 5. Bg5 dxc4 {Kein
Großmeisterremis. GM Malakhov ist kämpferisch gestimmt. Schwarz nimmt einen
rückständigen Bauern in Kauf, um schnellstmöglich seine Figuren zu entwickeln.}
6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qc2 Bb7 8. e4 Nbd7 9. Nbd2 h6 10. Bxf6 $5 {Nichts sprach gegen
10. Lh4. Die Aufgabe des Läuferpaares beschleunigt die weiße Entwicklung. Die
entstehende Stellung verzeiht dann jedoch nicht mehr die geringste
Ungenauigkeit, da nach Sicherung beider Könige praktisch jede Öffnung des
Spiels Schwarz aufgrund des Läuferpaares  bevorteilt.} Qxf6 11. a4 a6 12. Bd3
Bb4 13. O-O O-O 14. axb5 axb5 (14... cxb5 $2 15. Qc7) 15. Nb3 $2 (15. e5 Qe7
16. Bh7+ Kh8 17. Be4 {verhindert die nun folgende Öffnung des Spiels.}) 15...
e5 16. Rxa8 Bxa8 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Qxe5 19. f4 Qb8 $15 {Nun ist c6-c5
unabwendbar, wonach das schwarze Läuferpaar übermächtig wird. Auch wenn Weiß
der Abtausch der weißfeldrigen Läufer geilgen sollte, verfügt Schwarz beim
Kampf auf zwei Flügeln mit dem Lb4 gegenüber dem Sb3 über die bessere
Leichtfigur.} 20. Qe2 Qb6+ 21. Kh1 c5 22. Bxb5 Bxe4 23. Bd3 $6 {Danach gerät
Weiß unter Druck. Weiß hätte aktiv werden müssen.} (23. f5 $1 {mit der Idee
f5-f6.}) 23... Bb7 24. Nd2 $4 {Nachdem man über die bisherigen Bewertungen
geteilter Meinung sein kann,  ist dies nun ein eindeutiger Fehler.} Bxd2 25.
Qxd2 Rd8 26. Rd1 Be4 27. Bxe4 Rxd2 28. Rxd2 Qa5 29. Rd1 Kf8 30. Bd5 Qb4 31. b3
Qxf4 32. Bc4 Qe3 33. h3 Ke7 34. Ra1 f5 35. Ra6 Qe1+ 36. Kh2 Qe5+ 37. Kh1 f4 38.
Ra7+ Kf6 39. Ra6+ Kf5 40. Bd3+ Kg5 41. Rg6+ Kh5 42. Bc2 Qc3 43. Bf5 Qe1+ 44.
Kh2 Qe5 45. Bd3 f3+ 46. Kh1 Qe3 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch m1-2"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1997.05.19"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Bezgodov, Alexei"]
[Black "Ivanov, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1997.05.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Petursson} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 $6 $11 a6 $5 5. b3 c5 6. Bd3 (6.
cxd5 Nxd5 (6... Qxd5 7. Nc3 Qd8 8. Bd3 cxd4 9. Nxd4 e5 10. Nc2 Nbd7 11. Bb2 Nc5
12. Be2 Bf5 13. Qxd8+ Rxd8 $11 {Vospernik,Z-Orel,O/Portoroz op 1994/1-0 (55)})
7. a3 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Be7 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O e5 11. Nf3 Nc6 12. Bb2 Bf6 13. Nfd2
e4 $1 $132 {Fominyh,A-Morozevich,A/ch-RUS KO, Elista RUS 1997/0-1 (49)}) (6.
Nbd2 Nc6 7. Bb2 Be7 8. Bd3 (8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Re1 Bf8 11. Bf1 cxd4 12.
exd4 b6 13. Ne5 Bb7 $11 {Tibensky,R-Certek,P/Pila 1992/1-0 (55)}) 8... O-O 9.
O-O dxc4 10. Nxc4 b5 11. Nce5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Nd7 13. Nd2 Bb7 14. Ne4 Bxe4 15.
Bxe4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Matthaei,A-Morawietz,D/Porz op 1993 (53)}) (6. Be2 cxd4 7.
exd4 Bb4+ 8. Bd2 Be7 9. O-O b6 10. Nc3 Bb7 11. Bg5 Nbd7 12. Rc1 O-O 13. cxd5
Nxd5 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Qd2 Qd6 $15 {Kurajica,B-Sokolov,I/JUG-chT
Cetinje 1991/1/2-1/2 (60)}) 6... Nc6 7. Bb2 Bd6 $6 (7... cxd4 8. exd4 Bb4+ $11)
8. O-O $6 (8. cxd5 $1 exd5 (8... Nxd5 9. dxc5 (9. O-O cxd4 $11) 9... Bxc5 10.
O-O Bxe3 $5 (10... O-O $2 11. Qc2 $18) 11. fxe3 (11. Bxg7 Rg8 12. Bb2 (12. Bc3
Nf4 13. fxe3 Nxd3 14. Na3 $14) 12... Nf4 (12... Rxg2+ 13. Kxg2 Nf4+ 14. Kg1
Nxd3 15. fxe3 Nxb2 16. Qxd8+ Nxd8 $8 17. Nc3 $16) 13. fxe3 Nxd3 14. Bc3 $14)
11... Nxe3 12. Qe2 Nxf1 13. Kxf1 $14) 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. O-O $14) 8... O-O $6 (
8... cxd4 $1 9. exd4 O-O 10. Nbd2 b6 11. Re1 Bb7 $132) 9. Nc3 $6 (9. cxd5 $1
exd5 (9... Nxd5 10. dxc5 $16 (10. Qc2 Ncb4 $15)) 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Qc2 $16)
9... b6 (9... cxd4 10. exd4 b6 $11) 10. Rc1 $6 (10. cxd5 exd5 11. Rc1 $132)
10... cxd4 (10... Bb7 11. a3 cxd4 12. exd4 Rc8 $11) 11. exd4 Bf4 $5 12. Ra1 Bb7
(12... Nb4 13. Be2 Bb7 $11) 13. Qe2 Re8 (13... dxc4 $6 14. bxc4 e5 $2 (14...
Nxd4 $2 15. Nxd4 Qxd4 16. Ne4 (16. Nd5 Bxh2+ $1 17. Kh1 Qh4 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19.
Qh5 Qxh5 20. Nxf6+ Kh8 21. Nxh5 Be5 $19) 16... Qd8 17. Nxf6+ gxf6 18. Qg4+ Bg5
19. Rad1 f5 (19... Qe7 20. f4 $18) 20. Qg3 f6 (20... f4 21. Bxh7+ Kxh7 22. Qh3+
Bh6 23. Rxd8 Raxd8 24. Bf6 $18) 21. Bxf5 $18) 15. dxe5 Re8 16. Rad1 Qc7 17. Ne4
Bxe5 18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. Nxf6+ gxf6 20. Qh5 $16) 14. Rad1 Qc7 15. Rfe1 Nb4 (15...
Rad8 16. h3 $132) 16. Bb1 dxc4 $2 (16... Rac8 17. a3 Nc6 18. cxd5 exd5 19. Qd3
Ne7 $11) 17. bxc4 Bxf3 $5 (17... Rac8 18. a3 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Nc6 20. g3 Bh6 21.
Ne4 $16) 18. Qxf3 Bxh2+ 19. Kh1 Bd6 $6 (19... Bf4 20. Ne4 (20. a3 Nc6 21. Ne4
Na5 22. Nxf6+ gxf6 23. d5 f5 24. dxe6 $16)) 20. d5 $40 {(+ -)} exd5 (20... Qxc4
21. Ne4 Nxe4 22. Rxe4 Qc5 23. dxe6 f6 24. Bxf6 $1 Ra7 25. Bd4 $18) 21. cxd5 $1
(21. Nxd5 $2 Nbxd5 22. cxd5 Nd7 $44) 21... Qc4 (21... Rxe1+ 22. Rxe1 Qc4 23.
Ne4 $1 Nxe4 24. Bxe4 Qxa2 (24... Re8 25. Qf5 Rxe4 26. Qxe4 Qxa2 (26... Qxe4 27.
Rxe4 $18) 27. Qe8+ Bf8 28. d6 Nc6 29. d7 $1 $18 Qxb2 30. Qxf8+ Kxf8 31. Re8#)
25. Qf5 Qxb2 26. Qxh7+ Kf8 27. Qh8+ Ke7 28. Bf3+ Be5 29. d6+ Kd7 30. Qxa8 $18)
22. Ne4 Nxe4 23. Bxe4 Qxa2 {[%tqu "En","?","","","b2g7","",10,"d1d2","",0]} 24.
Bxg7 $1 (24. Rd2 Qc4 (24... Be5 25. Bxh7+ Kxh7 26. Qxf7 Rad8 27. Rxe5 Rxe5 28.
Bxe5 Qb1+ 29. Kh2 Qg6 30. Qxg6+ Kxg6 $13) 25. Qf5 Rxe4 26. Qxe4 Qxe4 27. Rxe4
$44) 24... Kxg7 (24... Rxe4 {Petursson} 25. Rxe4 Kxg7 26. Rg4+ Kf8 27. Qf6 $18)
25. Qg4+ Kf8 (25... Kh8 26. Qf5 Rxe4 27. Qf6+ Kg8 28. Rxe4 $18 (28. Rxe4 {
Petursson} h5 29. Qg5+ Kf8 30. Qxh5 $18)) 26. Bxh7 Re5 27. f4 (27. Qg8+ Ke7 28.
Qxa8 (28. Qg5+ $18 {Petursson}) 28... Qxf2 29. Rxe5+ Bxe5 30. d6+ Bxd6 31. Qe4+
$18) 27... Nd3 $8 28. Qg8+ Ke7 29. Qg5+ Kd7 $8 30. fxe5 Nf2+ 31. Kh2 Bc5 (31...
Bxe5+ 32. Rxe5 $18) 32. Qf5+ Ke7 33. Qf6+ Ke8 34. Qc6+ 1-0

[Event "USA-ch Gr-B"]
[Site "Salt Lake City"]
[Date "1999.08.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Black "Kaidanov, Gregory S"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2611"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1999.08.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. e3 c6 (6... c5 7. Bxc4
cxd4 8. exd4 (8. Nxd4 Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Be2 h6 11. Bh4 Nb6 12. Qc2 Bd7 13. O-O
Nfd5 14. Bxe7 Nxe7 15. Rfd1 Qc7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Andersson,U-Tukmakov,V/Dortmund-A
1987 (30)}) 8... Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Qc2 h6 11. Bh4 b6 12. O-O Bb7 13. Qd3 Nh5
14. Bg3 Nxg3 15. hxg3 Bb4 16. Ne2 Nf6 17. Rac1 Bd6 $132 {1/2-1/2 Andersson,
U-Ribli,Z/Tilburg 1984/Inf 38 (31)}) (6... Be7 7. Bxc4 O-O 8. Be2 h6 9. Bh4 c5
10. Nc3 (10. O-O $11) 10... a6 11. O-O b5 12. Qc2 Bb7 13. dxc5 $11 {0-1
Smejkal,J-Tukmakov,V/Moskva (GMA) 1989/Inf 47/ (35)}) (6... a6 7. Bxc4 Be7 8.
O-O O-O 9. Qc2 b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. Nbd2 h6 12. Bh4 c5 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Be4 Bxe4
15. Nxe4 cxd4 16. Nxf6+ Qxf6 17. Nxd4 Rfc8 18. Qd2 Nc5 $11 {0-1 Noble,
A-Polajzer,D/St Ingbert ,EXT 1990 (53)}) 7. Bxf6 {Without this bishop White
can't receive advantage.} (7. Qxc4 Qa5+ 8. Nbd2 $1 (8. Nc3 $2 $17 Ne4 9. Bf4 (
9. Qa4 Qxa4 10. Nxa4 Bb4+ 11. Ke2 b5 12. Nc3 Nxc3+ 13. bxc3 Bxc3 14. Rc1 b4 $17
{0-1 Vladimirov,E-Kaidanov,G/Gausdal INT(5) 1991 (38)}) 9... Nb6 10. Bc7 (10.
Qb3 Bb4 11. Rc1 Nd5 $17 {[%csl Rc3]}) 10... Bb4 11. Bxb6 axb6 12. Rc1 Bxc3+ 13.
bxc3 Qxa2 $17) 8... Ne4 9. Bf4 Bb4 10. Qc2 Nxd2 11. Nxd2 e5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13.
a3 (13. O-O-O Ng6 $15 {[%csl Ra2,Rf4]}) 13... Ng6 14. Bg3 Bf5 15. Qc1 Be7 (
15... Bxd2+ 16. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 17. Kxd2 O-O-O+ 18. Kc3 h5 19. h3 $14 (19. f3 h4 20.
Bf2 h3 21. g4 Be6 22. Be2 $14 {[%csl Ge2,Gf2]})) 16. b4 Qd5 17. f3 (17. Qc4
Qxc4 18. Bxc4 Rd8 19. e4 Bc8 20. Ke2 O-O 21. Rhd1 Bf6 22. Rab1 Rfe8 23. f3 Ne5
$132) 17... Bd6 18. Nc4 Bxg3+ 19. hxg3 Be6 20. Ra2 O-O-O 21. e4 Qd4 22. Rd2 Qf6
23. Rxd8+ Qxd8 24. Qc3 $11) 7... Qxf6 8. Qxc4 e5 9. Nc3 exd4 10. Qxd4 (10. exd4
Nb6 11. Qd3 Bf5 12. Qe3+ Be7 13. Be2 O-O 14. O-O Rfe8 $15) (10. Nxd4 Ne5 11.
Qa4 Bg4 12. h3 Bh5 13. Rc1 (13. Ne4 Qe7 {[%cal Ge7b4]} 14. a3 Bg6 15. Ng3 Qf6
16. Be2 Bd6 $11) 13... Bg6 (13... Be7 $2 14. Nd5 Qd6 15. Nf5 Qxd5 16. Nxg7+ Kf8
17. Nxh5 $16) 14. Be2 Bd6 15. O-O $11) 10... Be7 11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O Nb6 13.
Rfd1 Bf5 14. Qxf6 (14. e4 Bg4 15. e5 (15. h3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Qxd4 17. Rxd4 Rad8
18. Rad1 Rxd4 19. Rxd4 Rd8 $11) 15... Qg6 16. Nh4 Bxh4 17. Bxg4 Rad8 18. Qf4
Bg5 19. Qe4 Qxe4 20. Nxe4 Bf4 21. Nd6 Bxe5 22. Nxb7 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Bxb2 24. Bf3
$11) 14... Bxf6 15. Nd4 Bg6 16. Nb3 Rfd8 (16... Bc2 17. Rd2 Bxb3 18. axb3 Rfd8
19. Rxd8+ Bxd8 20. b4 Bf6 21. b5 (21. Ra2 a6 22. Ne4 Nd5 23. Nxf6+ Nxf6 24. b5
cxb5 25. Bxb5 Rc8 26. Bf1 Rc2 $15) 21... Bxc3 22. bxc3 cxb5 23. Bxb5 a5 24. Kf1
Kf8 (24... a4 25. Ra3 Ra5 26. c4 Kf8 27. Ke2 Ke7 28. Kd3 Kd6 29. Kd4 $14) 25.
Ke2 Ke7 26. Kd3 Kd6 27. Kd4 Nd7 $132) 17. Na5 Nd5 18. Nxd5 (18. Nxb7 Rdb8 19.
Nc5 Rxb2 20. Nxd5 cxd5 21. Bf3 Rd8 22. Rac1 Rxa2 23. Bxd5 Rb2 $17 {[%csl Ya7,
Yf6,Yg6]}) 18... Rxd5 19. Rxd5 cxd5 20. Rd1 b6 (20... Bxb2 $2 21. Nxb7 Rb8 22.
Ba6 Rc8 23. Rxd5 Rc1+ 24. Bf1 Kf8 25. Nc5 $14) 21. Nc6 Rc8 22. Nxa7 (22. Nd4
Bxd4 23. Rxd4 Rc2 24. Rxd5 Kf8 25. Kf1 Rxb2 26. Bc4 Ke7 27. Ke1 $11 {[%cal
Gd5d2]}) 22... Ra8 23. Rc1 Bf5 24. Rc7 Bxb2 25. h3 (25. Bf3 Be6 26. Rb7 Be5 27.
a4 h6 28. h3 Bd6 29. Bd1 Rb8 30. Rxb8+ Bxb8 31. Nc6 Bd6 32. Kf1 Kf8 $11) 25...
Kf8 (25... Kf8 26. Bg4 Bxg4 27. hxg4 Be5 28. Rb7 Ke8 29. Kf1 Rb8 30. Rxb8+ Bxb8
31. Nb5 Kd7 32. Ke2 Kc6 33. Nd4+ Kc5 34. Kd3 Be5 35. Nf3 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup02"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Neverov, Valeriy"]
[Black "Beshukov, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2405"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1998.01.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. Qc2 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 (7. e4 dxe4
8. Qxe4 Bb4+ 9. Nc3 c5 10. Rc1 (10. Bd3 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 a6 13. O-O
Nd7 14. Bc2 Nc5 15. Qe3 O-O 16. Nb3 Na4 17. Nd4 Nc5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Giffard,
N-Hagege,G/FRA-chT 1994 (41)}) 10... cxd4 11. Nxd4 O-O 12. Bd3 Rd8 13. Qh7+ Kf8
14. Nde2 Bxc3+ 15. Rxc3 Bd7 16. O-O Bc6 17. Ng3 (17. Rd1 Nd7 18. b4 Qg5 $19)
17... Nd7 18. Be4 Bxe4 19. Nxe4 Qf5 20. Qxf5 exf5 21. Nd6 Nc5 22. Nxf5 Rd2 $44
{1-0 Garcia Gonzales,G-Bany,J/Polanica Zdroj 1987 (39)}) (7. g3 b6 (7... Nd7 8.
Bg2 (8. Nbd2 dxc4 9. Bg2 (9. Qxc4 Be7 10. Bh3 g5 11. Bg2 e5 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13.
dxe5 Qe6 14. O-O O-O 15. Qxe6 Bxe6 16. Ne4 $14 {1-0 Hjelm,N-Eriksson Joergen/
Salongernas ELO-Turn 1996 (37)}) 9... Bb4 10. Qxc4 Qe7 11. O-O Bd6 12. Ne4 Bc7
13. b4 O-O 14. Rac1 a6 15. a4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Schlosser,P-Godena,M/Horgen SKA
1994 (30)}) 8... dxc4 9. Qxc4 e5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Qe6 (11... Qxe5 12.
Bxc6+ Kd8 13. Nc3 $18) 12. Bxc6+ bxc6 13. Qxc6+ Kd8 14. Nc3 {1-0 Yermolinsky,
A-Kaliksteyn,A/New York op 1993}) 8. Bg2 Bb7 9. O-O Bd6 10. Nbd2 Nd7 11. e4 Qg6
12. Nh4 Qh7 13. Qa4 dxc4 14. e5 b5 15. Qa5 $44 {1-0 Kabatenski,A-Fischer,M/
Baden Baden op 1993 (35)}) (7. Nbd2 Bd6 8. e4 dxe4 9. Nxe4 Bb4+ 10. Ke2 Qe7 11.
c5 O-O 12. Qa4 Na6 13. a3 b5 14. Qc2 Ba5 15. Ne5 Bd7 16. g3 Bc7 17. Bg2 Bxe5
18. dxe5 Nc7 19. Rhe1 Nd5 20. Kf1 a5 21. b3 b4 22. Kg1 $16 {1-0 Ivkov,B-Kchouk,
B/Buenos Aires olm 1978 (36)}) 7... Nd7 8. Nbd2 (8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 Bd6 10.
O-O O-O 11. Nbd2 Qe7 12. Rab1 Nf6 13. h3 Re8 14. Rfc1 Ne4 $11 {0-1 Kraidman,
Y-Agdestein,S/Jerusalem 1986 (48)}) 8... Qd8 (8... Bd6 9. Bd3 Qe7 10. e4 dxe4
11. Bxe4 c5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Goldin,A-Bareev,E/URS-chT Podolsk 1990 (41)}) 9. Bd3
Be7 10. O-O-O $5 (10. O-O O-O 11. e4 dxc4 12. Nxc4 b6 13. Rac1 Bb7 $132) 10...
O-O 11. Kb1 c5 $5 12. h4 $5 (12. cxd5 exd5 13. e4 $5 (13. h4 $5) 13... cxd4 14.
exd5 Nf6 15. Rhe1 Nxd5 16. Nxd4 Nf4 17. Bh7+ Kh8 18. g3 Qxd4 19. Rxe7 Nd5 20.
Ree1 Nb4 21. Qe4 $132) 12... a6 $6 (12... cxd4 13. cxd5 (13. Nxd4 Ne5 14. N2f3
Nxd3 15. Qxd3 dxc4 16. Qxc4 Qb6 $132) 13... dxe3 14. dxe6 exd2 15. exd7 Bxd7
16. Qxd2 Qb6 $132) 13. cxd5 exd5 14. g4 $1 $14 c4 (14... cxd4 15. exd4 Re8 16.
g5 Qb6 17. Rde1 $14) 15. Bf5 Nb6 16. Ka1 (16. g5 Bxf5 17. Qxf5 g6 18. Qc2 h5
19. Ne5 Qe8 20. e4 Qa4 $15) (16. Rdg1 Bxf5 17. gxf5 Rc8 18. Rg4 Bf6 (18... c3
19. bxc3 Qd7 20. Rhg1 Bf6 21. Rxg7+ Bxg7 22. f6 $18) 19. Rhg1 Kh8 20. e4 $14)
16... Bxf5 17. gxf5 Rc8 18. Rdg1 Nd7 (18... c3 19. bxc3 Qc7 20. Rc1 (20. Rg2
Qxc3+ 21. Qxc3 Rxc3 22. Rhg1 Bf6 23. Rxg7+ Bxg7 24. f6 Rfc8 25. Rxg7+ Kf8 26.
Ne5 Rc1+ 27. Nb1 R8c7 28. Rh7 Kg8 29. Rg7+ Kf8 $11) 20... Bb4 (20... Nd7 21.
Qb3 Qc6 22. Ne5 Nxe5 23. dxe5 Bd8 24. Rhg1 $14 (24. f6 gxf6 25. Qb4 Bc7 $15) (
24. Nf3 Ba5 25. Kb2 d4 $1 26. Nxd4 Qg2 $132)) 21. Nb1 Be7 22. Rhg1 Rfe8 23. Rg4
Bf6 24. Rcg1 Nd7 25. Nfd2 b5 26. Qb3 Qc6 27. e4 $14) 19. Rg2 Bf6 (19... Qa5 20.
Rhg1 Bf6 21. e4 (21. Nb1 b5 $1 22. Nh2 (22. e4 dxe4 23. Qxe4 Kh8 $15) 22... b4
23. Qe2 c3 $17) (21. Nh2 c3 22. Nb3 cxb2+ 23. Qxb2 Qd8 $6 (23... Qc3 24. Qxc3
Rxc3 25. Ng4 Bxh4 26. Nxh6+ Kh7 27. Ng8 Bxf2 (27... Kxg8 28. Rxg7+ Kh8 29. R7g4
$18) (27... Rxg8 28. Rh2 Rc6 29. Rxh4+ Rh6 $11) 28. Rxg7+ Kh8 29. R1g2 Rxe3 30.
f6 Rh3 31. Rxf2 Nxf6 32. Nxf6 (32. Rxf7 Rxf7 33. Nxf6 Rh6 $19) 32... Kxg7 33.
Nxd5 $14) 24. Ng4 $16) 21... c3 22. Nb3 cxb2+ 23. Qxb2 Qc3 24. Qxc3 (24. e5
Qxf3 25. exf6 Nxf6 26. Rxg7+ Kh8 27. Nc5 Rg8 28. Qd2 Qh5 $15) 24... Rxc3 25. e5
Rxf3 26. exf6 Nxf6 27. Rxg7+ Kh8 $15) 20. Rhg1 Kh8 $6 (20... Qa5 $14) 21. e4
$16 dxe4 22. Nxe4 Qe7 (22... c3 23. bxc3 $16) (22... b5 23. Qd2 Qe7 24. Nxf6
Qxf6 25. Rxg7 Qxg7 26. Rxg7 Kxg7 27. Qf4 $16) 23. Nxf6 Qxf6 24. Rxg7 Qxg7 25.
Rxg7 Kxg7 26. Qe4 c3 (26... b5 27. Qb7 Nb8 28. Ne5 $16) 27. bxc3 Rxc3 28. Ne5 (
28. Qg4+ Kh7 29. Ng5+ hxg5 30. Qh5+ Kg7 31. Qxg5+ Kh7 32. f6 Nxf6 33. Qxf6 $18)
28... Nf6 $2 (28... Nxe5 29. dxe5 Rfc8 30. f6+ Kh8 31. f4 $16 (31. Qxb7 $4 Rc1+
32. Kb2 R1c2+ 33. Kb1 $11 (33. Kb3 R8c3+ 34. Kb4 Rb2+ $19))) 29. Qg2+ Kh7 30.
Qxb7 $18 (30. Nxf7 Rg8 31. Qxb7 Rg7 32. Kb2 Rh3 33. Qa8 Rxf7 34. Qg2 $18) 30...
Rc1+ 31. Kb2 Rcc8 32. Ng6 Rg8 33. Qxf7+ Rg7 34. Qxf6 Rb7+ 35. Ka1 Rbc7 36. d5
h5 37. Ne7 Rc3 38. Kb2 Rc2+ 39. Kb3 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.11.27"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Barua, Dibyendu"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2521"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2001.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Qc2 Nf6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5+ 7. Nbd2 {This
move is more flexible than} (7. Nc3 {-mainline.}) 7... Ne4 8. Bf4 ({Equal
position after} 8. cxd5 $6 Nxg5 9. Nxg5 Nf6 $1 (9... Qxd5 $6 10. Ngf3 Be7 11.
Bd3 h6 12. O-O O-O 13. e4 Qa5 14. Rac1 $14 {0-1 Hultin,J-Barkhagen,J/Sweden
1999/EXT 2000 (44)}) (9... exd5 10. Nxh7 Be7 11. f4 $14 {1-0 Umanskaya,
I-Polyakova,N/Elista 1997/EXT 98 (58)}) 10. Bd3 Nxd5 $132) (8. Bh4 $5 Bb4 9.
Bd3 Nxd2 10. Nxd2 e5 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. a3 (12. Rc1 $5 {[%csl Rc8][%cal Gc1c8]}
Bxd2+ 13. Qxd2 Qxa2 14. Qc3 O-O 15. dxe5 Re8 16. O-O Qa4 (16... Nxe5 17. Ra1
$18) 17. Qd4 $16) 12... e4 13. Be2 O-O 14. Rc1 Bd6 15. O-O Nb6 16. Nb3 Qa4 17.
Nc5 $14 {1-0 Vera,R-Perez,L/Santa Clara 2000/EXT 2001 (39)}) 8... Be7 (8...
Ndf6 9. Bd3 Bb4 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Ke2 O-O 12. Nb3 (12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Bxe4 Nxe4
14. Qxe4 Bf5 15. Qe5 Qa6+ 16. Kd1 Qd3+ $19) 12... Qb6 13. a3 Be7 14. h3 Bf5 15.
g4 Be6 16. Ne5 $14) (8... Bb4 {-mainline} 9. Bd3 Nxd2 10. Nxd2 e5 11. dxe5 dxc4
12. Bxc4 Nxe5 13. O-O Bxd2 14. Bxe5 Qxe5 15. Qxd2 $11 {-see commented game 1/
2-1/2 Pelletier,Y-Grischuk,A/Batumi 1999/CBM 74[Pelletier,Y,Tsesarsky,I] (58)})
9. cxd5 $5 (9. h4 $5 Nxd2 10. Nxd2 dxc4 11. Bxc4 e5 $132 {-see commented game
1-0 Speelman,J-Maksimenko,A/Copenhagen 1996/CBM 54[Chekhov,V] (35)}) 9... exd5
10. Bd3 Ndf6 (10... g5 $6 11. Bg3 g4 12. Bxe4 dxe4 13. Ne5 $14 {[%csl Re4,Re8,
Gf4,Rg4]}) 11. O-O Bf5 12. Nb3 Qd8 (12... Qb6 $5 13. Ne5 g6 $1 $132) 13. Ne5
Bg6 $6 $14 ({In my opinion, better is} 13... g6 $1 {avoiding N to B exchange.}
14. f3 Nd6 15. Nc5 (15. Bxf5 Nxf5 16. g4 Ng7 (16... Nd6 17. Nc5 O-O 18. Rad1
$14 {()}) 17. Nc5 Bxc5 18. Qxc5 Ne6 19. Qb4 Qe7 (19... Nxf4 $2 20. Qxb7 (20.
exf4 Qc7 (20... Qe7 21. Nxc6 $1 bxc6 22. Rfe1 Ne4 23. Qxe7+ Kxe7 24. fxe4 $16)
21. Rfe1 $16 {[%csl Re8][%cal Ge1e8,Gb4f8]}) 20... Ne2+ 21. Kf2 $16 {[%csl Re2,
Rf7]}) 20. Qxe7+ Kxe7 $11) 15... Bxd3 {Without light-squares BB position is
equal.} 16. Nexd3 $132) 14. f3 Nd6 15. Nxg6 hxg6 16. e4 {[%csl Gd3,Gd4,Ge4,Gf4]
} Nh5 ({Badly is} 16... g5 $2 {in veiw of} 17. Bxg5 dxe4 18. fxe4 Nfxe4 19.
Bxe7 Qxe7 20. Bxe4 Nxe4 21. Rae1 Rh4 22. Nc5 $18) 17. Bd2 g5 18. e5 (18. Nc5 $5
$14) 18... Nb5 19. g3 ({White also can play} 19. Bxb5 cxb5 20. Rac1 $16 {
[%cal Gg2g3,Gf3f4] With PP advantage on the kingside.}) 19... Qb6 {[%csl Rd4]
[%cal Gb6d4,Gb5d4]} 20. Be3 Nc7 {[%cal Gc7e6]} 21. Nc5 a5 22. Rac1 Ne6 $4 $18 {
after this mistake black defence is crushed.} ({Much better was to join Rh8 to
key squares protection:} 22... Rh6 $1 $16 {[%cal Gh6e6]}) 23. Nxe6 fxe6 24. f4
({Immediately wins} 24. Bh7 $1 Kd7 25. Qg6 {[%csl Rh5]} Qxb2 26. Qxh5 {[%cal
Gh5g6,Gg6c2]} Qxa2 27. Qg6 $18) 24... gxf4 25. Bg6+ Kd7 26. gxf4 {[%cal Gf4f5]
f4-f5 break is decisive.} Raf8 27. f5 exf5 (27... Kd8 28. fxe6 Rxf1+ 29. Rxf1 {
[%csl Rh5][%cal Gf1f5]} c5 30. dxc5 Qxe6 31. Qf5 $18 {[%csl Rh5]}) 28. Rxf5 {
[%csl Rh5]} Nf4 {Despair...} (28... Rxf5 29. Qxf5+ Kd8 30. b3 $1 $18 (30. Bxh5
Qxb2 31. a4 $18)) 29. Bxf4 Qxd4+ 30. Kh1 Rxf5 31. Bxf5+ Kd8 32. Qd2 Qb6 33.
Qxd5+ $1 1-0

[Event "Rubinstein Memorial 36th"]
[Site "Polanica Zdroj"]
[Date "1999.08.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khenkin, Igor"]
[Black "Markowski, Tomasz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2633"]
[BlackElo "2557"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1999.08.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 8192]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Qc2 Bd6 $6 $14 {This move is not
the best, not in spirit of this variation.} 5. Bg5 (5. g3 $144 f5 6. Bf4 (6.
Bg2 Ne7 7. Bf4 Bxf4 8. gxf4 O-O 9. e3 $14 {Gheorghiu,F-Skembris,S/Dubai olm
1986/1-0 (71)}) 6... Bxf4 7. gxf4 Nf6 8. e3 O-O 9. Nc3 Nbd7 (9... Ne4 10. Nxe4
fxe4 11. Ne5 Nd7 12. Nxd7 Bxd7 13. O-O-O $14 (13. h4 $6 c5 $1 {Raetsky,
A-Apicella,M/Open, Cappelle la Grande FRA 1998/0-1 (67)})) 10. Bd3 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Salov,V-Onischuk,A/Elista 1998/CBM 65/ (34)}) (5. Nc3 $144 f5 6. Bg5
Ne7 7. e3 O-O 8. Bd3 Kh8 9. O-O $14 {1-0 Ikonnikov,V-Apicella,M/Paris 1998 (50)
}) 5... f6 (5... Ne7 6. e3 Nd7 7. Bd3 (7. Nc3 h6 8. Bh4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 O-O 10.
O-O-O $14 {1-0 Magerramov,E-Zaitseva,L/Moscow Alekhine 1992 (19)}) 7... dxc4 8.
Bxc4 Qc7 9. Bh4 Ng6 10. Bg3 O-O 11. Nc3 $14 {1-0 Sherbakov,R-Sokolov,A/
Novgorod RUS 1997 (52)}) (5... Nf6 6. Nbd2 h6 7. Bh4 $14 (7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. e4
dxe4 9. Nxe4 Bb4+ 10. Kd1 Qd8 11. c5 O-O 12. h3 Ba5 13. Bc4 Bc7 14. Ke2 a5 15.
g4 Nd7 16. g5 $40 {1-0 Kouatly,B-Guseinov,A/Doha 1993 (31)})) 6. Bh4 Nh6 $146 (
6... Ne7 7. Bg3 (7. e4 dxe4 8. Qxe4 g5 9. Bg3 f5 10. Qe2 f4 $19 {[%cal Ge8d7]})
(7. e3 Na6 (7... Qa5+ 8. Nbd2 c5 9. Bg3 Bxg3 10. hxg3 cxd4 11. Nxd4 $14 {
1-0 Teske,H-Kiesekamp,M/Meisdorf op 1996/EXT 96op2 (29)}) (7... Nd7 8. Nc3 Qa5
9. Bd3 e5 10. Bg3 Bb8 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. dxe5 fxe5 13. Bb5 (13. Ng5 e4 14. Bb5
a6 $132 {1/2-1/2 Bator,R-Gleizerov,E/Koszalin POL 1999 (23)}) 13... e4 14. Ne5
$14) 8. Nc3 O-O 9. a3 b6 10. Bd3 h6 11. O-O $14 {1/2-1/2 Schmidt,P-Knaak,R/BL
1995 (41)}) 7... Nf5 (7... Bb4+ 8. Nbd2 Nf5 9. e3 (9. a3 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 dxc4
11. Bxb8 Rxb8 12. e4 Nd6 13. e5 fxe5 14. dxe5 Nf7 15. Qxd8+ Kxd8 16. Bxc4 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Fominyh,A-Totsky,L/RUS-chT Kazan 1-6 ,CBM 1995 (41)}) 9... Nxg3 10.
hxg3 f5 11. Bd3 Nd7 12. O-O-O Nf6 13. cxd5 Bxd2+ 14. Qxd2 exd5 15. Ne5 $14 {
1-0 Janjuk,V-Moroz,A/Sumperk ,EXT 1990 (29)}) (7... f5 8. e3 Bxg3 9. hxg3 Nd7
10. Nbd2 Ng6 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. g4 $16 {1/2-1/2 Razuvaev,Y-Pavasovic,D/Bern op 
(4) 1995 (24)}) (7... c5 $5 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. cxd5 Qa5+ 10. Nbd2 exd5 11. e3 $14
(11. e4 Nbc6 12. exd5 Nb4 13. Qc4 Bd7 14. Be2 $132 {1-0 Dreev,A-Grischuk,A/
Ubeda ESP 1999 (31)} (14. d6 Nf5 (14... Bf5 15. Rc1 $18) 15. Qe4+ Kf8 16. Nc4 (
16. Nb3 Qb6 17. Nxc5 Qxc5 18. Qc4 Nc2+ $17) 16... Qa4 17. b3 Qc6 18. Qxc6 Bxc6
$44 {[%csl Ra2,Rc2]}))) 8. Bxd6 (8. e4 dxe4 9. Qxe4 Qb6 10. b3 (10. Bxd6 $4
Qxb2 $1 (10... Nxd6 $4 11. Qc2 Nf5 12. Qc3 $14 {1-0 Ivanov,S-Moroz,A/
Lubniewice 1994/Inf 62/[Ivanov,Se] (39)}) 11. c5 (11. Ba3 Qxa1 12. g4 Ne7 13.
Qc2 e5 $19) 11... Qxa1 12. Bc4 Nxd6 13. cxd6 O-O 14. O-O Qb2 15. Bxe6+ Bxe6 16.
Qxe6+ Kh8 $17) 10... Bb4+ 11. Nbd2 Bc3 12. O-O-O Nxd4 13. Nb1 Nxf3 14. Nxc3 Ng5
15. Qe1 $44) 8... Nxd6 9. Nbd2 (9. e3 f5 10. Nbd2 $14) 9... f5 10. g3 Nd7 11.
Bg2 O-O 12. O-O Nf6 13. Ne5 $14 {0-1 Bany,J-Moroz,A/POL teams Bydgoszcz ,EXT
1990 (37)}) 7. e3 $14 Nf5 (7... Na6 8. Nc3 $14) 8. Bg3 Nxg3 9. hxg3 f5 10. Nc3
O-O $2 $16 {[%csl Rh7][%cal Gc2h7]} (10... Nd7 $2 11. g4 Nf6 (11... fxg4 12.
Rxh7 $1 Rxh7 13. Qg6+ $1 (13. Qxh7 gxf3 $17) 13... Kf8 (13... Ke7 14. Ng5 Qg8
15. Nxh7 e5 16. cxd5 cxd5 (16... exd4 17. dxc6 (17. Qg5+ Ke8 18. Bd3 Be7 19.
Qh5+ Kd8 20. exd4 $18) 17... bxc6 (17... dxc3 18. Qg5+ Nf6 (18... Ke8 19. cxd7+
$18) 19. Nxf6 $18) 18. Rd1 $18) 17. Rd1 $16) 14. Ng5 $1 $16 {[%csl Rf7,Rh7]})
12. gxf5 exf5 13. Nh4 f4 (13... Bb4 14. Nxf5 Bxf5 15. Qxf5 Qa5 16. Qc2 Ne4 17.
Rc1 Qxa2 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. Bb5+ Kf7 20. O-O (20. Bd3 Bxc3+ 21. bxc3 Qxc2 22.
Rxc2 Nf6 (22... Nd6 23. Rh5 $16) 23. c4 dxc4 24. Bxc4+ Ke7 25. e4 Rad8 (25...
Rhd8 26. e5 $16) 26. e5 Nd5 27. Bxd5 (27. Kd2 Nb4 28. Rb2 a5 29. Kc3 Rd7 30.
Rh4 $132) 27... Rxd5 28. Rc7+ Ke6 29. Rh4 Rhd8 30. Rxb7 Rxd4 31. Rxd4 Rxd4 32.
Rxg7 a5 33. Rxh7 a4 34. Ra7 Kxe5 35. Ke2 $16) 20... Bxc3 21. bxc3 Qxc2 22. Rxc2
$14) 14. c5 Bc7 15. Ng6 Rg8 16. Nxf4 $16) (10... g6 $1 $14 {[%cal Yc2h7]}) 11.
g4 Qa5 (11... Na6 12. gxf5 Rxf5 13. a3 (13. c5 Bc7 (13... Bf8 14. Bxa6 bxa6 15.
Ne5 $18 {[%csl Rc6,Rh7][%cal Gg2g4]}) 14. Bxa6 bxa6 15. Ne5 Bxe5 16. g4 Bf6 17.
gxf5 exf5 18. O-O-O $16) 13... Qa5 14. Rc1 $16) 12. gxf5 exf5 13. Qb3 $1 Bb4 $8
(13... Qb4 14. cxd5 Qxb3 15. axb3 cxd5 16. Nxd5 $18) (13... dxc4 14. Bxc4+ Kh8
15. Ng5 h6 16. Nf7+ $18) 14. g4 $2 $132 {Not necessary move.} (14. Bd3 $1 $16 {
Strongly and simply!}) (14. Ne5 Nd7 15. Nd3 Bxc3+ 16. bxc3 Nf6 17. cxd5 cxd5
18. Nf4 (18. Qb4 Qxb4 19. cxb4 Bd7 20. Ne5 Rac8 21. Bd3 Be6 22. Ke2 Ne4 23. a3
(23. Bxe4 dxe4 24. Rhc1 g5 25. Kd2 Kg7 26. a4 h5 27. Rxc8 Rxc8 28. Rc1 Rxc1 29.
Kxc1 h4 30. Kd2 g4 $15) 23... Rc3 24. Rhc1 Rfc8 25. Rxc3 Rxc3 26. f3 Nd6 27.
Kd2 Rc8 28. Rc1 Rxc1 29. Kxc1 $14) 18... Bd7 19. Qb4 Qxb4 20. cxb4 Rac8 21. Bd3
g5 22. Ne2 Kf7 $11) 14... Bxc3+ (14... fxg4 15. Ne5 Be6 16. Bd3 h6 17. Rg1 Nd7
18. Nxg4 h5 19. Ne5 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Rad8 $132) 15. Qxc3 (15. bxc3 fxg4 16. Ne5
Be6 17. Bd3 h6 18. Rg1 dxc4 19. Bxc4 Bxc4 20. Qxc4+ Qd5 21. Rxg4 Qxc4 22. Nxc4
Nd7 $14) 15... Qxc3+ 16. bxc3 h6 (16... fxg4 17. Ne5 g3 18. f4 Nd7 19. Rg1 Nxe5
20. dxe5 Be6 21. cxd5 cxd5 22. Rxg3 Rac8 23. Kd2 Rc7 $11) 17. Rb1 (17. gxf5
Bxf5 18. Ne5 Nd7 19. Nxd7 Bxd7 20. cxd5 cxd5 21. c4 Be6 22. c5 (22. cxd5 Bxd5
23. Rh5 Bf7 (23... Rad8 24. Rxd5 Rxd5 25. Bc4 Rfd8 26. e4 $18) 24. Rb5 (24. Rc5
Rfc8 25. Rac1 Rxc5 26. Rxc5 Bxa2 27. Bg2 a5 28. Bxb7 Ra7 29. Rc7 Kf8 30. d5 a4
31. Kd2 (31. d6 Be6 $15) 31... a3 32. e4 Bxd5 33. Rc8+ Ke7 34. Bxd5 a2 35. Bxa2
Rxa2+ 36. Ke3 $11) 24... b6 25. a4 $14) 22... b6 $11) 17... b6 (17... fxg4 18.
Ne5 b6 19. cxd5 Bf5 20. Rb2 cxd5 21. c4 Nd7 (21... dxc4 22. Bxc4+ Kh7 23. Bd5
$16) 22. Nxd7 Bxd7 23. cxd5 (23. Bg2 dxc4 24. Bd5+ Kh7 25. Bxa8 Rxa8 $17 {
[%cal Gb6b5]}) 23... Rac8 24. Bg2 Kf7 25. Ke2 (25. e4 Rc4 26. e5 Ke7 27. Ke2
Rxd4 28. Ke3 Rc4 $15) 25... Ke7 26. e4 $14) 18. Ne5 (18. g5 $1 hxg5 (18... f4
$1 19. gxh6 (19. Bg2 fxe3 20. fxe3 Bf5 21. Rb2 Nd7 22. gxh6 Rae8 $14) 19...
fxe3 20. Bg2 gxh6 (20... exf2+ 21. Kxf2 Bf5 22. Rbg1 gxh6 23. cxd5 cxd5 24. Ke3
Nd7 25. Bh3+ Kh7 (25... Kh8 26. Bxf5 $18 {[%cal Gh1h6]}) 26. Ng5+ Kh8 27. Bxf5
Rxf5 28. Rxh6+ Kg7 29. Rh7+ Kf6 30. Rf7+ Kg6 31. Rxd7 Rxg5 32. Rxg5+ Kxg5 33.
Rxd5+ $16) 21. fxe3 $16) 19. Nxg5 f4 20. cxd5 cxd5 (20... fxe3 21. dxc6 exf2+
22. Kd2 $18 {[%csl Gc6,Rg8][%cal Rf1c4]}) 21. Bg2 Bb7 (21... Rf5 22. exf4 Nc6
23. c4 Ne7 24. Rb3 {[%cal Gb3h3]} Bb7 25. Re3 $18 (25. Rbh3 Ng6 $16) 25... Re8
(25... Ng6 26. Bh3 $18) 26. Bh3 $18) 22. Bh3 $1 Re8 (22... Bc8 23. Ne6 Re8 24.
Nc7 $18) 23. Be6+ Kf8 24. Bf7 Rc8 25. Rh8+ Ke7 26. Rxc8 Bxc8 27. Bxd5 $18)
18... Be6 (18... fxg4 $132) 19. cxd5 (19. gxf5 Bxf5 20. Rb2 $14) 19... Bxd5 20.
c4 $4 {This move and some of next moves are inexplicable comedy of mistakes} (
20. Bc4 Bxc4 21. Nxc4 fxg4 22. Ne5 $14) 20... Be4 $6 (20... Bxh1 $19) 21. Rb2
c5 $4 (21... Bxh1 $19) 22. d5 $4 (22. f3 $18) 22... f4 $4 (22... Bxh1 $19) 23.
f3 Bh7 24. e4 Re8 25. Nd3 Nd7 (25... Nd7 26. Be2 (26. Nxf4 Rf8 27. Ne6 Rxf3
$132) 26... Ne5 27. Nxe5 (27. Nxf4 Nxf3+ (27... Rf8 28. Ne6 Nxf3+ 29. Kf2 Nd4+
30. Nxf8 Bxe4 31. Rc1 Rxf8+ 32. Kg3 $16) 28. Bxf3 Rf8 29. Ne6 Rxf3 30. e5 Rc3
31. Rf1 Rxc4 32. Rbf2 Re4+ 33. Kd2 Kh8 $132) 27... Rxe5 28. Kd2 Kf7 29. a4 Rd8
30. Ra1 $16 {[%csl Ra7,Rb6,Yd5,Ye4][%cal Ga4a5]}) 1-0

[Event "Goodricke op 12th"]
[Site "Kolkata"]
[Date "2001.02.10"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Prakash, GB."]
[Black "Sareen, Vishal"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2453"]
[BlackElo "2343"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2001.02.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. e3 Bd6 (4... f5 5. Bd3 Bd6 6. O-O Qf6 {-see
detailed commented game 1-0 Golod,V-Delemarre,J/Dieren 1999/CBM 71 ext [Golod,
V](82)}) 5. Bd3 (5. Qc2 {-see commented game 0-1 Kulikov,A-Tregubov,P/Kstovo
1997/CBM 59[Tsesarsky,I] (18)}) 5... Nd7 ({In my opinion, better is} 5... f5 {
[%cal Gg8f6] in order to preserve option to take on d5 by Pe6.}) 6. O-O f5 7.
cxd5 $1 cxd5 {Black had to take by c6 in view of Pf5 insufficient protection:}
(7... exd5 $4 8. Bxf5 $18) 8. b3 $1 {[%cal Gc1a3]} (8. Bd2 Ngf6 9. Qb3 Qb6 10.
Rc1 $14 {1-0 Arbakov,V-Dietze,S/Passau 1996/EXT 2001 (27)}) (8. Nc3 Ngf6 9. Ng5
$2 Bxh2+ $1 (9... Nb8 $2 10. f4 $11 {0-1 Polo,Y-Soste,V/Barranquilla 1999/EXT
2000 (27)})) 8... Qe7 {[%cal Ge7a3] Preventing immediate Ba3, but White has
enough time to prepare that.} (8... Ngf6 9. Ba3 {Dark-squares BB exchange is
to White's favour.} Bxa3 10. Nxa3 a6 11. Nc2 O-O 12. Nce1 b6 13. Rc1 Bb7 14.
Bb1 Rc8 15. Nd3 $14 {1-0 Sydor,A-Piskorz,H/Bydgoszcz 1976/EXT 2001 (23)}) 9.
Bb2 Ngf6 10. Qc1 {[%cal Gb2a3] Now Black can't prevent dark-squares BB
exchange.} b6 11. Ba3 Bb7 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. Qb2 ({Worth of attantion also} 13.
Qa3 {but maybe White thought, with QQ is easier to make problems to Black.})
13... O-O 14. Nbd2 Ne4 15. Bb5 (15. Rfc1 $5 $14) 15... Nxd2 (15... Ndf6 16. Ne5
a6 17. Bd3 $14) 16. Qxd2 Nf6 17. Rac1 Rfc8 18. Ne5 a6 (18... Ne4 19. Qb2 $14)
19. Bd3 Rxc1 $6 ({Why not to exchange(or to repel) the most active piece?} 
19... Nd7 $1 20. Nf3 $14) 20. Rxc1 Rc8 21. Rxc8+ Bxc8 22. Qe2 {[%csl Ra6][%cal
Ge2a6]} a5 23. Qc2 Bd7 $6 $16 (23... Bb7 24. Bb5 $14) 24. h3 $1 {[%cal Gg2g4]
Preparing g2-g4 - quite strong plan.} Qb8 (24... Ne4 $6 25. Bb5 $1 Nf6 (25...
Bxb5 26. Qc8+ Qf8 27. Qxe6+ Kh8 28. Nf7+ Kg8 29. Nd6+ Kh8 30. Nxb5 $18) 26.
Bxd7 Nxd7 27. Qc8+ Nf8 28. Qb7 h6 29. Qf7+ Kh7 (29... Kh8 30. Qxf5 $1 $18) 30.
a4 Qb4 31. g4 $22 $16) 25. Ba6 {a little bit strange move.} (25. g4 $142 $16)
25... Kf8 $2 $18 {Meets nice refutation} (25... Qd6 $142 26. Bd3 $16 {[%cal
Gg2g4]}) 26. g4 fxg4 (26... Qd8 27. gxf5 exf5 28. Nxd7+ Qxd7 29. Bc8 $18 {
[%csl Rf5]}) (26... g6 27. g5 $18) 27. Qxh7 $1 Be8 (27... Nxh7 28. Nxd7+ $18) (
27... Qd8 28. Qh8+ Ng8 29. hxg4 $18) 28. Qh8+ Ng8 29. Bd3 $1 {[%cal Gd3h7]}
gxh3 (29... Qd8 30. Bh7 Bf7 31. hxg4 Qh4 32. Ng6+ Bxg6 33. Qxg8+ Ke7 34. Qxg7+
Bf7 35. Bg8 $18) 30. Bh7 1-0

[Event "POL-ch 60th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2003.05.01"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Miton, Kamil"]
[Black "Markowski, Tomasz"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2587"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2003.04.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. g3 dxc4 4. Qa4+ c6 5. Qxc4 Nf6 6. Bg2 b5 7. Qc2 Bb7 8.
O-O Nbd7 9. d4 c5 $11 {This opening variation isn't great for White: I really
dont understand why to play it?} 10. a4 b4 11. Bg5 ({In case of} 11. a5 Rc8 {
Black leaves with advantage:} 12. Qd1 (12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Qd1 O-O 14. Nbd2 Qe7
15. Nb3 Rfd8 16. Qe1 Bd6 17. Nfd4 (17. a6 Bd5 $17 {0-1 Kulikov,A-Najer,E/St
Petersburg 2000/EXT 2001 (28)}) 17... Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Ne5 $17 {0-1 Eriksson,
M-Matros,A/Sweden 2000/EXT 2002 (47)}) 12... Be7 13. b3 O-O 14. Bb2 cxd4 15.
Nxd4 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Nc5 17. Nd2 Qd7 18. Qb1 Rfd8 19. N4f3 Qb7 $17 {0-1 Olarasu,
G-Ioseliani,N/Warsaw 1999/EXT 2000 (36)}) (11. Nbd2 Rc8 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Qd3
O-O 14. Ne1 Nd5 15. Nb3 Be7 16. Nf3 Qc7 17. Bd2 Qd6 (17... Rfd8 $15) 18. Bg5 f6
19. Be3 Rc7 $15 {0-1 Golcman,E-Popov,V/St Petersburg 2002/CBM 89 (34)}) 11...
Rc8 12. Nbd2 (12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Qd1 (13. Qd3 O-O 14. Nbd2 h6 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16.
Qxd8 Rfxd8 17. Nb3 Ne4 18. Ne5 (18. e3 Bd5 19. Nxc5 Nxc5 20. Nd4 Bxg2 21. Kxg2
e5 $17 {0-1 Dunsbach,R-Lau,R/Passau 1999/EXT 2000 (27)}) 18... Bd5 19. Nxc5 (
19. Nd3 Be7 20. Rfc1 Bxb3 21. Bxe4 a5 $17 {0-1 Konopka,M-Potkin,V/Pardubice
2001/CBM 83 ext (30)}) 19... Nxc5 20. Rfc1 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 f6 22. Nf3 Nb3 23.
Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Rd1 Rc2 $17 {1/2-1/2 Verat,L-Prie,E/Cannes 1994/EXT 97 (54)})
13... O-O 14. Nbd2 h6 15. Bf4 Nd5 16. Nb3 Nxf4 17. gxf4 Qe7 $17 {0-1 Heinig,
W-Tischbierek,R/Germany 1993/GER-chT (34)}) 12... Be7 (12... cxd4 $143 13. Qd3
Be7 (13... e5 14. Rfc1 a6 15. Qf5 Bxf3 (15... g6 16. Qh3 Rc5 17. Rxc5 Bxc5 18.
Nxe5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 O-O 20. Nef3 $14) 16. Bxf3 Be7 17. Bxf6 (17. Bb7 $14) 17...
Bxf6 18. Bg4 Ke7 19. Ne4 Rc7 20. Qf3 (20. Nxf6 gxf6 21. Rxc7 Qxc7 22. e3 $132)
20... Qc8 {1/2-1/2 Riemelmoser,F-Kelecevic,N/AUT 2000/EXT 2002 (20)}) 14. Qxd4
Qb6 15. Qxb6 Nxb6 16. a5 Nbd7 17. Rfc1 $11 {1/2-1/2 Gnusarev,P-Leisle,D/
Prokojevsk 1997/EXT 2001 (55)}) 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Rfd1 O-O 15. Nb3 Bd5 16. Nxc5
Bxc5 17. Qd3 h6 18. Be3 Qa5 19. Nd4 $6 $15 {Inaccuracy} ({Right was} 19. Bxc5
Qxc5 20. Qb5 $11) 19... Bxg2 (19... Rfd8 20. Qb5 $15) 20. Nb3 $4 $19 {After
this move position of White is lost.} ({Much better was} 20. Kxg2 Rfd8 21. Qb5
Qb6 (21... Qxb5 22. axb5 Rc7 23. Rdc1 Nd5 24. Kf3 Nxe3 25. fxe3 Rb8 $15 {
[%csl Rb2,Rb5,Re2,Re3]}) 22. Qxb6 Bxb6 23. a5 Bc5 $15 {[%cal Gf6d5,Gd8d5]})
20... Be4 21. Nxa5 Bxd3 22. exd3 Bxe3 23. fxe3 Rc2 {[%csl Rb2,Gc2,Rd3,Re3,Rg1]}
24. Nc4 Rd8 25. Rac1 {Other variations aren't better:} (25. a5 Ng4 26. Rdc1
Rxc1+ 27. Rxc1 Rxd3 28. e4 $19) (25. h3 b3 26. a5 Rd5 27. a6 Rg5 28. g4 h5 $19)
25... Rxd3 26. Rxc2 Rxd1+ 27. Kg2 Ne4 28. Ne5 (28. Na5 f5 $19 {[%cal Gg8f7]})
28... f5 29. Nc6 b3 30. Re2 a6 31. Nd4 Nc5 32. a5 Kf7 {White pieces are
passive, and Black easily realizes his advantage.} 33. h3 Kf6 34. g4 f4 35. Nf3
Nd3 36. Kh2 (36. e4 Ne5 37. Nd2 g5 $19) 36... g5 (36... Nc1 $19) 37. exf4 gxf4
38. Nd4 Nc5 39. Nf3 Rd5 40. h4 e5 41. g5+ hxg5 42. hxg5+ Kf5 43. g6 Ne6 44. Rg2
Ng7 45. Nd2 Rd3 46. Kg1 e4 47. Kf1 Rh3 48. Nc4 Rh1+ 49. Rg1 Rxg1+ 50. Kxg1 e3
51. Kg2 Ne6 52. Nxe3+ fxe3 53. Kf3 Kxg6 54. Kxe3 Kf5 0-1

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.11.29"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Black "Xu, Jun"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2001.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 c5 7. Bb2 Nc6 8. cxd5
exd5 9. d4 Ne4 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. e3 Bg4 12. Nc3 $1 $16 (12. h3 Be6 13. Nc3 Nxc3
14. Bxc3 Qb6 15. Qd2 Rfd8 16. Rfd1 Rac8 17. Qb2 $14 {1-0 Tauber,M-Schnur,G/Bad
Wiessee 1998/EXT 2001 (45)}) (12. Qc2 $6 Rc8 13. a3 Re8 14. b4 Bb6 15. Qd3 Nxf2
$17 {0-1 Nicholson,M-Stalker,A/Hawick 2000/EXT 2001 (24)}) 12... Qa5 $5 $146 (
12... Nxc3 $144 13. Bxc3 Qd7 14. Qd2 Bb6 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Rfe8 (16... Rfd8
17. Rac1 Bh3 18. Bxh3 Qxh3 19. Bc7 Rd7 20. Bxb6 axb6 21. Qb4 (21. a4 $16) 21...
h5 22. a4 $16 {1/2-1/2 Wirthensohn,H-Ekstroem,R/Pontresina 2000/CBM 79 no vc 
(27)}) 17. Bd4 $16 {-see detailed commented game  1-0 Zhu Chen-Dautov,R/Bad
Homburg 1998/CBM 66[Tsesarsky,I] (54)}) 13. Nxd5 Rad8 14. Qc2 f5 (14... Nxg3
$144 15. Nf6+ gxf6 16. hxg3 $16 {[%csl Rf6,Rf7,Rg8,Rh7]}) (14... Bxf3 $144 15.
Bxf3 Nd2 16. Qf5 Nxf3+ (16... Nxf1 $4 17. Nf6+ gxf6 18. Qg4+ Kh8 19. Bxf6#) 17.
Qxf3 {[%cal Gd5f6]} Bd4 18. Ne7+ Nxe7 19. Bxd4 $16) 15. Nf4 {[%cal Gf4e6]} Bxf3
$6 $18 {Loses very quickly.} (15... Rf7 $142 16. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 17. Qxd1 Ng5 18. h3
Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Qe1+ 20. Qxe1 (20. Kg2 Nxf3 21. Qxe1 Nxe1+ 22. Rxe1 $16) 20...
Nxf3+ 21. Kf1 Nxe1 22. Kxe1 $16) 16. Bxf3 Nd2 17. Bxc6 bxc6 (17... Nxf1 18.
Qc4+ Kh8 19. Ne6 Rg8 20. Bxb7 $18 {[%csl Rc5,Rf1]}) 18. Rfd1 Rfe8 (18... Bb4
19. a3 $18) 19. a3 Bxe3 20. fxe3 Rxe3 21. b4 Qb6 22. Kg2 1-0

[Event "Pamplona 0102"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "2002.01.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Narciso Dublan, Marc"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2567"]
[BlackElo "2517"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2001.12.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. dxc5 Bxc5 7. a3 a5 $11 {
This natural way to prevent b2-b4 can be recommended. Black has sufficient
counterplay.} (7... O-O 8. b4 {-mainline}) 8. b3 {In various games played this
position Black had equalized:} (8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O (9. cxd5 exd5 10. O-O d4 $11)
9... dxc4 10. Qc2 e5 11. Bxc4 Bg4 12. Ng5 Bh5 13. Bd3 h6 14. Nge4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4
Ba7 16. Bd2 Bg4 17. h3 Be6 $11 {1-0 Reshevsky,S-Euwe,M/NLD/URS 1948/MainBase 
(36)}) (8. Nb5 O-O 9. Qc2 dxc4 (9... b6 10. b3 Ba6 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Bd3 Rc8
13. O-O Bb7 14. Bf5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Luczynowicz,W-Nowak,A/Rzeszow 1977/EXT 99 (38)
}) 10. Bxc4 Qe7 11. O-O b6 $11) (8. Qc2 Qe7 9. Be2 (9. Bd2 O-O 10. Rc1 d4 $132
{1-0 Bussas,H-Becker,M/Germany 1996/EXT 99 (25)}) 9... O-O 10. O-O Rd8 11. Rd1
h6 12. Bd2 dxc4 13. Bxc4 e5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Mestel,A-Gurevich,D/Hastings 1982/MCD
(45)}) (8. cxd5 exd5 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Be6 11. Nb5 (11. Nd4 Ne5 $132 {0-1
Tuominen,R-Eriksson,J/Tammisaari 1997/EXT 99 (39)} (11... Nxd4 12. exd4 Bd6 $11
)) 11... Ne4 12. Bd2 Qb6 13. Bc3 Nxc3 14. bxc3 $11 {1/2-1/2 Frey,K-Dlugy,M/
Havana 1985/MCD (15)}) 8... O-O ({Pemature is} 8... d4 $6 {in view of} 9. Na4
Ba7 10. exd4 Nxd4 11. Bb2 $1 (11. Nxd4 Bxd4 12. Bb2 e5 13. Be2 O-O 14. O-O Bxb2
15. Nxb2 Bf5 $11 {0-1 Rossi,G-Manca,F/Padova 1999/CBM 73 ext (45)}) 11... Nxf3+
12. Qxf3 $14) 9. Bb2 Qe7 10. cxd5 exd5 (10... Rd8 11. Be2 (11. Bd3 exd5 $11 {
[%cal Gd5d4]} (11... Nxd5 $6 12. Nxd5 Rxd5 13. Qc2 h6 14. Bh7+ Kf8 (14... Kh8
15. Be4 Rd8 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. Ne5 $16 {[%csl Rc6,Rf7]}) 15. Be4 Rd8 16. O-O Bd7
17. Rfd1 $14)) 11... exd5 (11... Nxd5) 12. Nb5 Bf5 13. O-O Be4 $11 {1/2-1/2
Miles,A-Hort,V/La Valetta 1980/EXT 2000 (27)}) 11. Be2 Be6 (11... Rd8 {[%cal
Gd5d4]} 12. Na4 Ba7 13. O-O Bf5 $11 (13... Bg4 $11)) 12. O-O Rac8 13. Nb5 Ne4
14. Nbd4 (14. Rc1 Rfd8 $11) 14... Nxd4 {In this type of position NN exchange
is in White's favour because of isolated Pd5.} (14... Bg4 15. h3 Bd7 $132) 15.
Nxd4 {[%csl Gd4,Rd5]} Bd6 16. Bf3 Bd7 17. Qe2 Rc7 18. g3 Rfc8 {Black occupied
the open c-file and wants to simplify position by total RR exchange.} 19. Rfd1
g6 20. Qe1 b6 21. Bg2 h5 22. a4 h4 23. Rac1 {White can't improve his position
and changes RR.} hxg3 24. hxg3 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Rxc1 26. Qxc1 Bc5 27. Qc2 Kh7 28.
Ba1 {Position is equal, isolated Pd5 is not weak.} Bd6 ({Possible was also} 
28... Qe5 $11) 29. Nc6 $5 Bxc6 (29... Qe6 $2 30. Nd8 $1 (30. Qb2 $6 f6 31. Nd4
Qg4 32. Qc2 Bxg3 33. fxg3 Qxg3 34. Kf1 (34. Qe2 Bg4 35. Qf1 Qxe3+ 36. Kh2 Qh6+
37. Kg1 Qe3+ $11) 34... Bh3 35. Bxh3 Qxh3+ 36. Qg2 Qxe3 37. Qh2+ Kg7 38. Qc7+
$11) 30... Qe7 (30... Qf5 31. g4 Qxg4 32. Nxf7 $16 {[%cal Ga1e5]}) 31. Nb7 Bb4
32. Qc7 $16) 30. Qxc6 Be5 $2 $16 {Serious mistake!} ({Why not} 30... Bc5 $1 31.
Qc8 (31. Qxd5 Nxf2 $1 $15) (31. Qa8 {[%csl Rh8][%cal Ga8h8]} f6 32. Bd4 Bxd4
33. exd4 Nxg3 34. fxg3 Qe3+ 35. Kh2 Qh6+ 36. Bh3 Qd2+ $11) 31... f6 32. Qc6
Nxf2 33. Bxf6 Qxe3 34. Qd7+ Kh6 35. Kh2 Bf8 36. Bd8 $44) 31. Bxe4 Bxa1 32. Bxd5
Kg7 33. Qxb6 {[%csl Ga1,Gd5] Despite 2PP lack Black has good chances for
successful resistnce because of opposite colour BB.} Bc3 34. Qc6 Qf6 35. Qc4
Be1 36. Qe2 Bb4 37. Kg2 Qf5 38. e4 Qf6 39. e5 Qf5 40. f4 g5 41. Be4 Qe6 42. Qf3
gxf4 43. gxf4 Kf8 44. Kf1 Qc8 45. Bd5 $2 {Allows Black to exchange QQ
immediately and to build fortress.} ({It was necessary to avoid QQ exchange:} 
45. Bc6 Qf5 46. Bb5 Qb1+ 47. Kg2 Qc2+ 48. Be2 $16) 45... Qc1+ 46. Kg2 Qd2+ 47.
Kh3 Qc3 {[%csl Rf3][%cal Gc3h3]} 48. Kg4 Qxf3+ 49. Bxf3 Ke7 50. Kf5 (50. f5 f6
51. e6 Be1 $11 {Fortress}) 50... Bd2 51. Bd5 Bb4 52. Kg5 f6+ (52... f6+ 53.
exf6+ Kf8 {[%cal Gb4e1,Ge1b4] Fortress}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch m1-2"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1997.05.26"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Fominyh, Alexander"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1997.05.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. e3 a6 5. b3 c5 6. cxd5 (6. Be2 cxd4 7. exd4
Bb4+ 8. Bd2 Be7 9. O-O b6 10. Nc3 Bb7 11. Bg5 Nbd7 12. Rc1 O-O 13. cxd5 Nxd5
14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 $15 {Kurajica,B-Sokolov,I/JUG-chT Cetinje 1991/1/
2-1/2 (60)}) (6. Nbd2 Nc6 7. Bb2 Be7 8. Be2 (8. Bd3 O-O 9. O-O dxc4 10. Nxc4 b5
11. Nce5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Nd7 13. Nd2 Bb7 14. Ne4 Bxe4 15. Bxe4 $14 {1/2-1/2
Matthaei,A-Morawietz,D/Porz op 1993 (53)}) 8... O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Re1 Bf8 11.
Bf1 cxd4 12. exd4 b6 13. Ne5 Bb7 14. Ndf3 Ne4 15. Rc1 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Rc8 17. Bd3
g6 18. Qe2 Bh6 19. Rcd1 f6 20. Ng4 Bg7 $11 {Tibensky,R-Certek,P/Pila 1992/1-0 
(55)}) (6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Bb2 Bd6 8. O-O O-O 9. Nc3 b6 10. Rc1 cxd4 11. exd4 Bf4
12. Ra1 Bb7 13. Qe2 Re8 $11 {1-0 Bezgodov,A-Ivanov,S/ch-RUS KO, Elista RUS
1997 (33)}) 6... Nxd5 $146 (6... Qxd5 7. Nc3 Qd8 8. Bd3 cxd4 9. Nxd4 e5 10. Nc2
Nbd7 11. Bb2 Nc5 12. Be2 Bf5 13. Qxd8+ Rxd8 14. Rc1 Be7 $11 {Vospernik,Z-Orel,
O/Portoroz op 1994/1-0 (55)}) 7. a3 (7. e4 $5 Nf6 8. e5 (8. Nc3 cxd4 9. Nxd4
Bb4 $17) 8... Nd5 9. Be2 Nc6 10. dxc5 Qc7 11. Bb2 Bxc5 12. O-O O-O 13. Bd3 (13.
Nbd2 Nf4 14. Rc1 b6 15. Rc4 Nxe2+ 16. Qxe2 a5 $15 {[%cal Gc8a6]}) 13... Ndb4
14. Be4 Rd8 15. Qe2 b6 16. a3 Nd5 17. b4 Be7 18. Qc2 (18. Bc2 Bb7 19. Qe4 g6
20. Rc1 (20. Nbd2 Ndxb4 $1 $19)) 18... h6 19. Nc3 Nxc3 20. Qxc3 Bb7 21. Rac1
Rac8 22. h4 $14) 7... cxd4 8. Nxd4 Be7 $11 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O e5 11. Nf3 Nc6 (
11... e4 12. Nfd2 Bf5 13. Bb2 $11) 12. Bb2 Bf6 (12... e4 13. Nd4 Nxd4 14. Bxd4
(14. Qxd4 Bf6 15. Qd2 Bxb2 16. Qxb2 Qg5 $11) 14... b5 15. Qc2 f5 16. Qc6 Rb8
17. Rc1 Nf4 $1 $11) 13. Nfd2 (13. Nbd2 e4 14. Bxf6 (14. Nd4 Nxd4 15. exd4 Re8 (
15... Nf4 16. Nxe4 Bxd4 17. Bxd4 Qxd4 18. Bf3 $14 (18. Qxd4 Nxe2+ $19)) 16. Nc4
b5 17. Ne3 Be6 $11) 14... Nxf6 15. Ng5 Qe7 16. Qc2 Bf5 17. Bc4 h6 18. Ngf3 Rfd8
$17) 13... e4 $5 (13... Be6 14. Nc3 $11) 14. Qc2 (14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Ra2 Bf5 16.
Qc2 Rfe8 17. Bc4 Rad8 18. Rc1 Qg6 19. Nc3 Bh3 20. Bf1 (20. g3 Nxc3 21. Qxc3 Ne5
$15) 20... Nxc3 21. Qxc3 Re5 $15) 14... Bf5 15. Nc3 (15. Rd1 Rc8) 15... Bxc3 $6
(15... Nxc3 16. Bxc3 Bxc3 17. Qxc3 Rc8 18. Rac1 Qe7 $11 (18... Qh4 19. Qc5 $14)
) 16. Bxc3 Qg5 (16... Rc8 17. Qb2 Qg5 $5 $132) (16... Nxc3 17. Qxc3 Qe7 $11)
17. Kh1 Rad8 18. Rfd1 (18. Bb2 Qg6 (18... Rd6 $6 19. Nxe4 $1 Qg6 20. Bd3 Ndb4
$5 21. Nxd6 (21. axb4 Rxd3 22. Ng3 Be6 23. Bc3 Rc8 24. Qb2 $14) 21... Nxc2 22.
Nxf5 Nxa1 23. Ne7+ Nxe7 24. Bxg6 Nxb3 25. Bc2 $16) (18... Rfe8 19. Rac1 Re6 $1
$132) 19. Rfd1 Rfe8 20. Rac1 Bg4 21. Bxg4 Qxg4 22. Nf1 Ne5 23. Rd4 Nc6 24. Rc4
Nb6 25. Rc5 Rd3 26. Ng3 Red8 27. h3 $14) 18... Rfe8 19. Bb2 Bg4 20. Nf1 (20.
Bxg4 Qxg4 21. Rac1 $14) 20... h5 21. Bxg4 Qxg4 22. Rd2 $6 (22. Rac1 $14) 22...
h4 23. Rad1 Qe6 24. h3 $11 {[%csl Rf1]} Rd6 25. b4 (25. Nh2 Red8 (25... Rc8 26.
Ba1 (26. Qc4 Rcd8 27. Ng4 b5 28. Qe2 f5 29. Nh2 Na5 $15) 26... Rcd8) 26. Ng4 f5
27. Nh2 Ne5 28. Bxe5 (28. Ba1 Nd3 $15) 28... Qxe5 29. Nf1 $11) 25... Red8 26.
Qc4 Qf5 (26... b5 $11) 27. Qe2 Rg6 $6 (27... R8d7) 28. Nh2 Rdd6 (28... b5 29.
Ng4 Rgd6 $11) 29. Ng4 $14 Qe6 $8 (29... b5 $2 30. Be5 $1 Nxe5 31. Rxd5 $16) 30.
f4 $6 (30. b5 $1 Nce7 (30... axb5 31. Qxb5 $16) 31. a4 $14) 30... Nce7 (30...
exf3 31. Qxf3 f5 32. Nf6+ $1 gxf6 33. Rxd5 $16) 31. Qc4 (31. Be5 $2 Nf5 $1 32.
Qc4 Nfxe3 33. Nxe3 Nxe3 34. Qxe6 Rdxe6 35. Re1 Nf5 $17) 31... f5 (31... b5 32.
Qc5 $16) 32. Ne5 Rg3 33. Qd4 (33. Qe2 Rxe3 34. Qh5 Rd8 35. Qxh4 b5 $132) 33...
Kh7 34. Nc4 (34. a4 Rd8 (34... Rxe3 35. Nc4 Rg3 36. Nxd6 Qxd6 $16) 35. Re1 b5
36. axb5 axb5 37. Ra1 $132) 34... Rc6 35. Ne5 Rc7 36. Re2 (36. Ng4 Qg6 37. Ne5
Qf6 38. Re2 $11) 36... Rc8 37. Qd2 Rd8 38. Qc1 Rd6 39. Rdd2 Ng8 40. Bd4 Ngf6
41. Qc2 Rd8 42. Re1 Qe8 43. Kg1 Nh5 44. Kh2 $2 (44. Qc4 $11) {[%tqu "En","","",
"","d5f4","",10]} 44... Ndxf4 $3 $17 45. exf4 Rxd4 $1 46. Rf1 (46. Rxd4 Nxf4 $1
47. Qc7 (47. Qc5 Rxg2+ 48. Kh1 Rg3 $2 (48... Qh5 $1 49. Qe7 (49. Rd7 Qg5 50.
Ng4 Nxh3 51. Nf6+ Kg6 52. Nxe4 fxe4 53. Qxg5+ Rxg5 54. Rxb7 Nf2+ 55. Kh2 h3 56.
Rg1 Rxg1 57. Kxg1 e3 58. a4 (58. Ra7 Ne4 59. Rxa6+ Kf5 60. Rc6 g5 61. Kh2 g4
62. Rc1 (62. b5 e2 63. Rc1 g3+ (63... Nf2 64. b6 Nd1 65. Rc5+ Kf6 66. Re5 Kxe5
67. b7 e1=Q 68. b8=Q+ Kd4 69. Qd6+ Ke3 70. Qe6+ Kd2 71. Qxg4 Nf2 72. Qb4+ Ke2
73. Qxe1+ Kxe1 74. a4 $11) 64. Kxh3 Nf2+ 65. Kh4 Nd1 66. Rc5+ Kf6 67. Rc6+ Ke7
$19) 62... Kf4 63. b5 Nf2 $19) 58... Ng4 59. b5 axb5 60. a5 Ne5 $1 $19) 49...
Rg3 50. Rd2 Rxa3 $1 51. Rh2 Rxh3 52. Rxh3 Nxh3 53. Rf1 e3 54. Qxb7 Nf2+ 55. Kh2
f4 56. Rxf2 Qxe5 $1 $19 (56... exf2 57. Qe4+ g6 58. Kg2 h3+ 59. Kxf2 h2 60.
Qb7+ Kh8 61. Qc8+ Kg7 62. Qb7+ Kf6 63. Nd7+ Kg7 (63... Kg5 64. Qd5+ Kh6 65.
Qxh5+ Kxh5 66. Kg2 g5 67. Kxh2 g4 68. Nc5 Kh4 69. Nxa6 f3 70. Nc5 g3+ 71. Kg1
$18) 64. Ne5+ $11)) 49. Rd2 Rxh3+ (49... b6 50. Qd6 Rxa3 51. Nd3 $1 $16) 50.
Rh2 Rxh2+ 51. Kxh2 Qe6 52. Rg1 Qa2+ 53. Kh1 $13) 47... Rxg2+ 48. Kh1 Rg3 (48...
Qh5 49. Ng4 (49. Re3 Qg5 50. Ng4 $8 fxg4 51. Qxb7 $8 Rg1+ $1 52. Kh2 (52. Kxg1
gxh3+ 53. Kf2 Qg2+ 54. Ke1 h2 55. Qxe4+ Qxe4 56. Rdxe4 h1=Q+ $19) 52... Rf1 $1
53. Qxe4+ Kh6 54. hxg4 Qxg4 55. Qe6+ Qxe6 56. Rxe6+ Nxe6 57. Rxh4+ Kg5 $19)
49... Rxg4 (49... Qg5 $2 50. Rf1 Rxg4 51. hxg4 Ne6 52. Qe5 Nxd4 53. Qxd4 Qxg4
54. Qe3 $14) 50. hxg4 Qxg4 51. Rd2 Qf3+ 52. Kg1 (52. Kh2 Qg3+ 53. Kh1 Qxe1+ $19
) 52... e3 53. Rb2 (53. Qxf4 Qxf4 $19) 53... Nh3+ 54. Kh2 Nf2 55. Rxf2 Qxf2+
56. Kh3 Qxe1 $19) 49. Nf7 Rxh3+ 50. Kg1 Ne6 (50... Rg3+ 51. Kh2) 51. Qd7 Qb8 $1
52. Qd6 (52. Rd6 Qa7+ $19) 52... Qa7 53. Red1 Rd3 $1 (53... Rg3+ 54. Kh2 Nxd4
55. Rxd4 $13) 54. R1xd3 exd3 55. Qxe6 Qxd4+ 56. Kh1 Qf6 $19) 46... Rxd2 47.
Qxd2 Qe6 48. Nd7 Qf7 49. Qd6 $2 (49. Ne5 $17) 49... Rd3 {1:0 (} 50. Ne5 Rxd6
51. Nxf7 Rd3 52. a4 Rd4 $19 {)} 0-1

[Event "ISR-ch"]
[Site "Jerusalem"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Mittelman, Gur"]
[Black "Tyomkin, Dimitri"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1996.10.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Qb3 dxc4 5. Qxc4 b5 6. Qc2 Bb7 7. e4 Nd7 8. Bd3
(8. Nc3 Rc8 9. a3 Ne7 10. Be3 Ng6 11. Be2 a6 12. O-O c5 13. d5 Qc7 14. dxe6
fxe6 15. Ng5 Qc6 16. Bg4 b4 17. Na4 Nf6 18. Bxe6 Rc7 19. Rad1 Bd6 20. Bd5 Nxd5
21. exd5 Qb5 22. Ne6 {1-0 Stohl,I-Knaak,R/Stara Zagora zt-B (01) ;CBM 17 1990})
(8. Be2 a6 9. O-O c5 10. a4 b4 11. Bg5 Qc7 12. Nbd2 Ngf6 13. Rac1 Rc8 14. Rfe1
h6 15. Bh4 Nh5 16. d5 Nf4 17. Nc4 e5 18. Bg3 Ng6 19. Rcd1 Bd6 20. h4 O-O 21. h5
Ne7 22. Bh4 f6 23. Nfd2 Rcd8 24. Nxd6 Qxd6 25. Nc4 $16 {1-0 Rashkovsky,
N-Cherniaev,A/Gausdal PG (07) ;TD 93\09 1993 (36)}) (8. Nbd2 {N} Ngf6 (8... a6
$5 9. Nb3 Ngf6 10. Be3 c5 $13) 9. a3 {/\ b4} Qb6 (9... a6 $5 10. b4 a5 11. Rb1
axb4 12. axb4 Ra4 13. Qc3 Bd6 14. Bd3 Qe7 15. Ba3 e5 $13) 10. b4 a5 11. Rb1
axb4 12. axb4 Ra4 13. Qc3 Bd6 (13... e5 $2 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Ng4 16. Qg3
$16) 14. Bd3 e5 (14... O-O $2 15. Bc2 Raa8 16. e5 Nd5 17. Qd3 $18) (14... Ra8
$16) 15. dxe5 Ng4 16. O-O Ngxe5 (16... Ndxe5 $2 17. h3 $18) 17. Bc2 Ra8 18. Nd4
$1 Ng6 $2 (18... O-O $1 19. Nf5 c5 $14) 19. N2f3 $16 Nde5 (19... O-O 20. Nf5
Be5 21. Nxe5 Ngxe5 22. Be3 Qc7 23. f4 $18) 20. Nf5 Nxf3+ 21. Qxf3 Be5 22. Be3
$1 (22. Bb2 $5 Bxb2 23. Rxb2 O-O 24. Qc3 f6 25. Bb3+ Kh8 26. Rd2 $16) 22... Qc7
23. Bc5 $16 {1-0 Polgar,Zs-Cramling,P/Tilburg (ct) 61/417 1994 (34)}) 8... a6
9. a4 Ngf6 10. O-O Qb6 11. Nc3 b4 12. e5 (12. a5 $1 Qa7 13. e5 bxc3 14. exf6
gxf6 15. bxc3 c5 16. Be4 f5 17. Bxb7 Qxb7 18. Re1 Be7 19. Rb1 Qc6 20. c4 cxd4
21. Nxd4 Qc5 22. Qa4 Rg8 23. Nc6 Bd6 24. Rb7 Bxh2+ 25. Kf1 Rc8 26. Ne5 {
1-0 Lalic Bogdan-Rojo Gomez Jorge/It, Caseres (Spain) 1995}) 12... bxc3 13.
exf6 Nxf6 (13... cxb2 14. fxg7 bxa1=N 15. gxh8=Q Nxc2 16. Bxc2 c5 17. Ne5 $16)
(13... c5 $1 14. a5 Qc7 15. bxc3 (15. Be4 cxb2 16. fxg7 bxa1=N 17. gxh8=Q Nxc2
18. Bxc2 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Qxa5 20. Be3 $13) 15... Bxf3 16. gxf3 gxf6 17. Kh1 Bd6
$11) 14. bxc3 Qc7 (14... c5 15. Rb1 Qa7 16. Ne5 cxd4 17. cxd4 Bd5 (17... Bd6 $2
18. Nc6 $1 $18) (17... Rc8 $2 18. Qe2 $1 {[%csl Ra6,Rb7][%cal Gb1b7,Gd3a6]} Rc7
19. Be3 Nd5 (19... Qa8 20. Rxb7 $1 Qxb7 21. Bxa6 Qd5 22. Bb5+ Kd8 23. Rc1 Rxc1+
24. Bxc1 $18 {[%csl Rd8,Rf7]}) 20. Rxb7 $1 {The same idea...} Qxb7 21. Bxa6 Nc3
$1 22. Qd3 Qb2 23. Bd2 Bb4 24. Bb5+ Kd8 (24... Kf8 25. Nc4 Qb3 26. Rc1 $18) 25.
Nc6+ Rxc6 26. Bxc6 $18) 18. a5 $1 Bd6 (18... Nd7 19. Qa4 Rd8 20. Rb6 $18) 19.
Qa4+ Ke7 20. Rb6 $16) 15. Rb1 c5 $2 (15... Bd6 16. Bg5 c5 (16... Nd5 17. Be4 (
17. Bxh7 $2 g6 18. Bxg6 Bxh2+ 19. Kh1 Bd6+ 20. Kg1 Bh2+ $11) (17. Bd2 a5 18. c4
Nb4 19. Bxb4 Bxb4 20. c5 $14 (20. Bxh7 $2 g6 21. Ng5 (21. Bxg6 fxg6 22. Qxg6+
Qf7 23. Qxf7+ Kxf7 24. Ne5+ Kf6 25. Nd3 Ba6 (25... Bd6 26. Rxb7 Bxh2+ 27. Kh1
Bd6+ $11) 26. Nxb4 axb4 27. Rxb4 Rhd8 28. Rd1 c5 29. Rbb1 cxd4 $17) 21... O-O-O
$1 $17 (21... Qf4 22. Nxe6 Qh4 23. Nc7+ Kd8 24. Nxa8 Rxh7 25. h3 Bxa8 26. Qe2
$16))) 17... h6 18. Bh4 O-O 19. Rb3 Rab8 20. Rfb1 $14) 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Be4
$16) 16. Bf4 $1 $16 (16. Ne5 Bd6 17. Bg5 cxd4 18. cxd4 Qxc2 19. Bxc2 Rb8 $11)
16... Qxf4 (16... Qd7 $6 17. Ne5 Qd5 18. f3 $16 {[%cal Rd3e4,Rd3c4]}) 17. Rxb7
Bd6 18. Rb6 $1 (18. Qe2 O-O 19. g3 (19. Bxa6 Ne4 $1 $11 {[%csl Rc3,Rh2][%cal
Ge4g5]}) 19... Qg4 20. Rfb1 $14 (20. Ne5 Qxe2 21. Bxe2 Nd5 $10) (20. h3 $5 Qh5
(20... Qxh3 21. Ng5 Qh6 22. Nxf7 Rxf7 23. Qxe6 {[%cal Re6f7,Re6d6]} Nd7 24.
Qxh6 gxh6 25. Bc4 Rd8 26. dxc5 Bxc5 27. Rd1 Bxf2+ 28. Kg2 $18) 21. Kg2 cxd4 22.
cxd4 $10)) 18... cxd4 (18... O-O 19. Rxa6 Rxa6 20. Bxa6 g5 (20... Ra8 21. Bb5
Ng4 22. dxc5 (22. Qc1 Qf5 23. h3 Nf6 24. Qg5 $14) 22... Bxc5 (22... Bc7 $2 23.
Qc1) 23. h3 Nf6 24. Re1 $16) 21. dxc5 Bxc5 $16 (21... Bc7 22. Rd1 g4 23. Rd4
Qh6 24. Qd2 Qh5 25. Qg5+ Qxg5 26. Nxg5 Be5 27. Rc4 Rd8 28. Kf1 $18)) 19. cxd4
O-O 20. Rxa6 Rxa6 21. Bxa6 Ng4 (21... g5 22. Bb7 (22. h3 $5) 22... g4 23. g3
Qf5 (23... Qh6 24. Ne5 $16) 24. Qxf5 exf5 25. Ne5 $16) 22. Qc1 $8 Qf5 (22...
Ra8 23. Bb5 Nf6 24. Qxf4 Bxf4 25. g3 $16) 23. Bb5 {[%cal Yc1g5]} h6 24. Qc3 (
24. Qc6 $16) 24... e5 $4 $18 (24... Qf4 25. g3 Qf5 26. Kg2 Nf6 27. Re1 $16) 25.
h3 Nf6 (25... e4 26. hxg4 Qxg4 27. Ne5 $18) 26. dxe5 Ne4 27. Qe1 Bxe5 28. Bd3
Re8 29. Bxe4 Bh2+ 30. Kxh2 Rxe4 31. Qb1 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch 53rd"]
[Site "Samara"]
[Date "2000.06.26"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Iljushin, Alexei"]
[Black "Sveshnikov, Evgeny"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2000.06.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. e4 (6. e3) (6. Qxc4)
6... a6 (6... Be7 7. Nbd2 (7. Nc3 O-O (7... a6 8. Bxc4 O-O 9. Qc2 c5 10. dxc5
Qc7 11. b4 b6 12. O-O Bb7 13. Rfe1 Ne5 14. Nxe5 Qxe5 15. Be3 bxc5 16. b5 axb5 {
1/2-1/2 Hort,Vlastimil-Lau,Ralf/GER-ch Bad Neuenahr (14) ;CBM 24 1991}) 8. Bxc4
(8. Qxc4 a6 9. e5 Nd5 10. h4 b5 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. Qxd5 Rb8 13. Be2 Bb7 14. Qb3
c5 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Qe3 Ne6 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. O-O Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Qxh4 $132 {
1/2-1/2 Wallace,John Paul-Lukacs,Peter/Budapest FS02 GM (4) ;CBM 46 ext 1995 
(29)}) 8... Nb6 9. Qb3 Nxc4 10. Qxc4 b6 11. e5 Nd5 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 $11) 7... O-O
8. Bxc4 Nb6 (8... a6 9. Qc2 c5 10. e5 Nd5 11. Bxd5 exd5 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. O-O
b6 14. Rfe1 Rd8 15. Rac1 Bb7 16. Nf1 Rac8 17. Qf5 $14 {Mohr-Kotronias/Budapest/
1988}) (8... c5 $5 9. e5 Nd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Bxd5 exd5 12. O-O $13) 9. Qc2
Nxc4 (9... h6 $1 10. Bh4 $5 g5 11. Bg3 g4 12. Ne5 Qxd4 13. Be2 Bb4 14. O-O-O
$44) 10. Nxc4 h6 (10... b6 $6 11. Nce5 Bb7 12. Nc6 Bxc6 13. Qxc6 $16) 11. Bxf6
$1 (11. Bf4 b6 12. O-O-O Bb7 13. Rhe1 Qc8 14. h3 Rd8 15. Kb1 c5 $11 {
Mikhalchishin-Lukacs/Lvov/1984}) 11... Bxf6 12. O-O-O b5 $6 (12... b6 13. h4
Bb7 14. g4 $40) 13. Nce5 $16 {1/2-1/2 Dautov,Rustem-Ribli,Zoltan/Altensteig (4)
;CBM 43 1994 (16) ><c6,c5}) (6... c5 7. Nc3 a6 8. O-O-O b5 9. Nxb5 Qb6 10. Nc3
cxd4 11. Rxd4 Bc5 12. Bxf6 (12. Rd2 $16) 12... gxf6 13. Rxc4 Bxf2 14. Rc6 $14 (
14. Bd3 O-O $132 {Nikolaidis,I-Kapnisis,S/29th ch-GRE Team 2000/1/2-1/2 (42)}))
7. Qxc4 c5 8. Nbd2 cxd4 9. e5 $5 (9. Nxd4 Be7 $132) 9... h6 10. Bh4 $6 $15 ({
Equal position after} 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. exf6 Bc5 12. Nxd4 Qxf6 13. N2b3 b6 (
13... Qe5+ 14. Be2 b5 15. Qc3 Bxd4 16. Qxd4 Bb7 17. Qxe5 Nxe5 18. O-O $11) 14.
Be2 Bb7 15. O-O Rg8 16. g3 Rc8 (16... Bd5 17. Qc3 $11) 17. Nxc5 Rxc5 18. Qd3
$132) 10... g5 11. Bg3 (11. exf6 gxh4 12. Qxd4 Qxf6 13. Qxf6 Nxf6 14. Nxh4 Bd7
$15) 11... Nh5 12. Qxd4 (12. O-O-O Nxg3 13. hxg3 g4 14. Nxd4 Nxe5 15. Qc3 Bg7
$15) 12... Qa5 {[%csl Re5][%cal Gh5g3,Gf8g7]} 13. Bc4 Bg7 {[%csl Re5] White
can't defend e5 P.} 14. O-O-O Qc5 (14... Nxg3 15. hxg3 Bxe5 (15... Nxe5 16.
Rhe1 f6 17. Nxe5 fxe5 18. Qd6 $14) 16. Nxe5 Qxe5 17. Ne4 Qxd4 18. Rxd4 {
[%csl Rg5][%cal Ge4g5]} b5 19. Be2 f6 20. f4 gxf4 21. gxf4 Ke7 $15) 15. Qc3 (
15. Ne4 Qxd4 16. Nxd4 Nxg3 17. hxg3 Nxe5 $15) (15. Qxc5 Nxc5 16. Rhe1 b5 $15 {
[%csl Rc4,Re5][%cal Gc8b7,Gh5g3]}) 15... Nxg3 16. hxg3 Bxe5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18.
Ne4 Qxc3+ 19. bxc3 Ke7 $6 {Black decided to return P and to complete
development.} (19... g4 {was keep P advantage:} 20. Nd6+ (20. Rh4 Ke7 21. Rdh1
Ne5 22. Be2 f5 23. Nd2 Nf7 $15) 20... Ke7 21. Rhe1 Nf6 (21... Nc5 22. Rd4 b5
23. Bf1 Bb7 24. Nxb7 Nxb7 25. Rxg4 $11) 22. Nf5+ Ke8 23. Nd6+ Kf8 $15) 20. Nxg5
Nf6 21. Rh4 $5 (21. Bd3 Bd7 22. Ne4 $11) 21... Bd7 22. Nf3 (22. Ne4 Nxe4 23.
Rxe4 Bc6 24. Red4 Bxg2 (24... Rad8 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Rxd8 Kxd8 27. f3 $11) 25.
Rd7+ Kf6 $15) 22... Rac8 23. Kb2 Rc5 24. Nd2 $5 (24. Bb3 $11) 24... Rhc8 25.
Bb3 (25. Be2 $6 Rxc3 26. Nc4 Nd5 27. Rxd5 exd5 28. Kxc3 Be6 29. Rxh6 b5 30. a4
$15) 25... Bc6 ({Immediately to take on c3} 25... Rxc3 {was not effective} 26.
Nc4 $1 Nd5 27. Ne5 (27. Rxd5 exd5 (27... Rxb3+ 28. Kxb3 exd5 29. Nb6 Rc5 30.
Nxd7 Kxd7 31. Rxh6 $132) 28. Kxc3 b5 $1 29. Rxh6 dxc4 30. Bc2 a5 31. a3 Be6 $17
{[%cal Gc8b8]}) 27... Be8 (27... Bb5 28. Rxh6 $11) 28. Rxh6 $11) 26. f3 h5 27.
c4 (27. Rd4 Rg8 28. Nf1 Bb5 29. c4 e5 30. Rh4 Bc6 31. Kc3 $132) 27... Re5 {
It is very difficult to play for White this position. White must be ready to
play Nf1 if Black will play Rg5 or Rg8} (27... Rg8 28. Nf1 Re5 29. Kc3 $132)
28. Nf1 b5 29. Rd2 (29. Rhd4 Re2+ 30. R4d2 Rxd2+ 31. Nxd2 Rg8 32. cxb5 Bxb5 33.
a4 Bc6 34. Nf1 $11) (29. cxb5 $1 $11) 29... Rb8 30. Rc2 $2 $17 {[%mdl 16384]
Serious mistake} ({Was necessary} 30. cxb5 Bxb5 31. Nh2 Rg8 32. a4 Re2 33. Rhd4
Rxd2+ 34. Rxd2 Bc6 35. Nf1 $11) 30... b4 $1 {[%csl Rb3][%cal Ga6a5,Ga5a4]} 31.
Rd4 a5 32. Rf2 Nd7 33. Bc2 (33. Rfd2 a4 34. Bc2 Nc5 $17) 33... Re1 34. Rd1 Rxd1
35. Bxd1 Ne5 36. Be2 Rd8 37. f4 {Weaken Pg2, but what to do?} Nd3+ 38. Bxd3
Rxd3 39. Rd2 Rc3 ({Good was also} 39... Rxd2+ $5 40. Nxd2 Bxg2 41. Nb3 a4 42.
Nc5 Bf1 (42... Bc6 43. Nd3 $11) 43. Nxa4 (43. a3 bxa3+ 44. Kxa3 Bxc4 45. Kxa4
Kf6 46. Kb4 Bd5 $19) 43... Bxc4 44. Nb6 $1 Ba6 (44... Bd5 45. Nxd5+ exd5 46.
Kb3 Ke6 47. Kxb4 Kf5 48. a4 d4 49. a5 $18) 45. Kb3 Kf6 46. Nd7+ (46. Kxb4 Kf5
47. Nd7 Kg4 48. Nf6+ Kxg3 49. Nxh5+ Kg4 50. Nf6+ Kxf4 51. Kc5 Kf5 $17) 46...
Kf5 47. Ne5 f6 48. Nd7 Bc8 49. Nb6 Bb7 50. Nd7 Bd5+ 51. Kxb4 Bxa2 52. Kc3 Bd5
53. Kd4 Bc6 54. Nc5 Kg4 $17) 40. Rc2 Rxc2+ 41. Kxc2 Bxg2 42. Ne3 Be4+ 43. Kb3
Kd6 (43... Kd6 44. Ka4 Kc5 45. Kxa5 Bb1 $19) 0-1

[Event "Sarkisov Memorial"]
[Site "Krasnodar"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Moldobaev, Emelbek"]
[Black "Beshukov, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1999.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 e6 4. Qc2 Nf6 5. Bg5 (5. Bf4 $6 {This move not
promises advantage for White,but is better than 6.Bf4 after 5...h6} dxc4 $1 $11
) 5... h6 6. Bf4 $6 (6. Bh4 $5 Qa5+ (6... Be7 7. e3 Ne4 (7... O-O 8. Nc3 c5 9.
cxd5 cxd4 10. Nxd4 exd5 11. Be2 Nc6 12. Nxc6 (12. Rd1 $14) 12... bxc6 13. O-O
Be6 14. Rfd1 Rb8 15. Na4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Wolrich,Charles-Acs,Peter/EU-ch U14
Verdun (1) ;EXT 97 1995 (32)}) 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Nc3 (9. Bd3 $14) 9... Nd7 10.
Nxe4 (10. Bd3 $14) 10... dxe4 11. Nd2 f5 12. c5 O-O 13. Nc4 e5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5
15. dxe5 Qxe5 16. Rd1 Kh8 17. Be2 Be6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Kelecevic,Nedeljko-Godena,
Michele/Geneve op (6) ;CBM 51 ext 1996 (24)}) (6... Bb4+ 7. Nbd2 (7. Nfd2 O-O
8. e3 Nbd7 9. Nc3 Re8 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Bd3 a5 12. O-O Bd6 13. a3 $14 {[%cal
Ga1b1,Gb2b4]} (13. Bg3 Nf8 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Rfe1 $132 {Schindler,Werner-Boehm,
Uwe/Oberliga Bayern9495 (4) ;EXT 99 1995/1/2-1/2 (64)})) 7... O-O 8. e3 Nbd7 9.
Bd3 $14) (6... Nbd7 7. e3 Qa5+ 8. Nc3 (8. Nbd2 Bb4 9. Bd3 $14) 8... Ne4 9. Bd3
Bb4 (9... Nxc3 10. bxc3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Nb6 12. Bb3 (12. Bd3 Nd5 13. O-O (13. Rc1
Nxc3 14. Qxc3 Bb4 $19) 13... Qxc3 $15) 12... c5 $15 {0-1 Johansson,
Jan-Chabanon,Jean Luc/Val Thorens op ;EXT 99 1991 (17)}) 10. Bxe4 dxe4 11. Nd2
f5 $132) (6... dxc4 7. Qxc4 Be7 (7... b5 8. Qc2 Bb7 9. e4 $1 (9. Bxf6 gxf6 10.
e4 Nd7 11. Be2 a6 12. O-O Bd6 13. Nc3 Qc7 14. Rad1 c5 15. d5 $14 {1-0 Vera,
Reynaldo-Pavasovic,Dusko/Elista ol (Men) (6) ;CBM 66 ext 1998 (28)}) (9. e3
Nbd7 10. Nbd2 a6 11. a4 Rc8 12. Qb3 Be7 13. Be2 O-O 14. O-O b4 $132 {[%cal
Gc6c5] Ioseliani,Nana-Cosma,Elena Luminita/Wisla Hugart op (Women) ;EXT 2000
1999/1/2-1/2 (49)}) 9... g5 10. Bg3 g4 11. Nfd2 Qxd4 12. Nc3 Nbd7 13. Be2 Be7
14. a4 a6 15. O-O Nh5 16. Bc7 Qg7 17. axb5 cxb5 18. Nxb5 axb5 19. Rxa8+ Bxa8
20. Bxb5 $16 {Kortschnoj,Viktor-Pavasovic,Dusko/Dresden zt (1) ;CBM 65 1998/
1-0 (72)}) 8. Nbd2 b6 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. e4 g5 11. Bg3 g4 12. Ne5 Qxd4 13. O-O-O
Nh5 14. Ndc4 Qc5 15. Nxg4 Nxg3 16. hxg3 Nd7 17. e5 $14 {Gritsak,
Orest-Markowski,Tomasz/POL-chT 55th (3) ;EXT 2000 1999/1/2-1/2 (58)}) 7. Nfd2
Nbd7 8. Nc3 Bb4 9. e3 {This position without moves h7-h6 and Bg5-h4 is
well-known theoretical position.} c5 10. Nb3 Qa4 11. Rc1 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Bxc3+
13. Qxc3 b5 14. Be2 c4 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Nd2 Bb7 17. O-O Rc8 18. b3 Qa6 19.
bxc4 $16 {1-0 Assmann,Thomas-Berreth,Marc/Regionalliga NW9697 ;EXT 99 1997 (37)
}) 6... Bb4+ $6 (6... dxc4 $1 {This reaction on is the best also on 5.Bf4} 7.
Qxc4 b5 8. Qc2 Bb7 9. e4 Nbd7 10. Nbd2 a6 11. a4 Rc8 12. Bd3 c5 $1 $132 {
Lazic,Marina-Shumiakina,Tatiana/JUG-chT (Women) (6) ;CBM 59 ext 1997/1-0 (67)})
7. Nbd2 Nbd7 8. a3 (8. e3 O-O 9. Bd3 Qe7 10. O-O c5 $1 {[%csl Rd2][%cal Gc3d5]
This move is strong bacause White N placed on d2, not on c3.} 11. a3 Bxd2 12.
Qxd2 cxd4 13. exd4 dxc4 14. Bxc4 Nb6 15. Bd3 Nfd5 $11 {Czebe,Attila-Arakhamia,
Ketevan/Cappelle op Cappelle la Grande (5) ;EXT 99 1994/1/2-1/2 (64)}) 8... Be7
(8... Bxd2+ 9. Nxd2 $14) 9. e4 $14 {White win struggle for center} (9. e3 Nh5
$1 $11) 9... dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 (10... Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qf5 12. Bd3 Nxe4 13. Bxe4
Qh5 $14) 11. Qxe4 c5 (11... O-O 12. O-O-O (12. Bd3 Nf6 13. Qe3 b5 $1 $11) 12...
Nf6 13. Qc2 b5 14. Ne5 Bb7 15. c5 (15. Kb1 bxc4 16. Bxc4 Nd5 (16... Qb6 17.
Bxh6 $1 gxh6 18. Bxe6 $1 Kh8 (18... fxe6 19. Qg6+ Kh8 20. Qxh6+ Nh7 (20... Kg8
21. Rd3 $18) 21. Ng6+ Kg8 22. Nxe7+ Kh8 23. Ng6+ Kg8 24. Nxf8 $18) 19. Bxf7
Bxa3 20. Ng6+ Kg7 21. Nxf8 Kxf8 22. Bb3 $16) 17. Bc1 Rb8 18. Rhe1 $14) 15...
Nd5 16. Bd2 a5 17. b3 $14) 12. O-O-O Qb6 (12... cxd4 13. Nxd4 O-O 14. Bd3 $5 (
14. Be2 Qb6 15. Be3 (15. Rhe1 Nc5 16. Qe3 Rd8 $132) 15... Nc5 16. Qc2 Bd7 17.
Nf5 exf5 18. Rxd7 Bg5 19. Rd5 Bxe3+ 20. fxe3 $132) 14... Nf6 15. Qe3 Qb6 (15...
Bd7 16. Nb5 Bxb5 17. Bh7+ Kxh7 18. Rxd8 Rfxd8 19. cxb5 Nd5 20. Qe4+ Kg8 21. Be5
$14) 16. Bc2 Bd7 17. Qg3 {[%cal Gf4h6]} Nh5 18. Qd3 Nf6 19. Be5 $14) 13. d5 Nf6
14. Qc2 $6 (14. Qe3 $142 $1 Bd7 (14... exd5 15. cxd5 Ng4 16. Qe2 $18 {[%cal
Gd5d6]}) (14... g5 15. Bg3 Nh5 16. Be5 $16) (14... Bd6 15. dxe6 Bxf4 16. exf7+
$16) 15. d6 Bd8 16. Ne5 $16) 14... Bd6 $5 15. Be5 (15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. dxe6 Qf4+
17. Kb1 Bxe6 18. Qa4+ Bd7 19. Re1+ Kf8 20. Qb3 Bc6 $132) 15... Bxe5 16. Nxe5
O-O 17. Be2 $6 (17. d6 $5 Rd8 18. Qd3 Bd7 19. Be2 Bc6 20. Bf3 Bxf3 21. gxf3 Nd7
(21... Ne8 22. d7 Nf6 23. Rhg1 $16) 22. f4 $14) 17... exd5 18. cxd5 Qd6 19. f4
Rb8 $6 $14 {After b7-b5 Nc6 will attack the black rook.} (19... a6 20. Bf3 b5
21. Rhe1 Bb7 $132) 20. g3 b5 21. Rhe1 c4 22. Bf3 (22. Nc6 Rb7 23. Bf3 Bh3 $14)
22... Bd7 23. Nc6 Rb7 24. Qc3 (24. Re2 $14) 24... Bg4 (24... Re8 25. Re5 $16)
25. Bxg4 Nxg4 26. Re2 (26. Qf3 Nf6 27. Re5 Rd7 $1 (27... c3 28. Qxc3 Rc7 {
[%csl Rc6,Rd5]} 29. Kb1 b4 (29... Nxd5 30. Rexd5 (30. Ne7+ Rxe7 31. Rdxd5 Qg6+
32. Ka2 Rxe5 33. Rxe5 a6 $11) 30... Qxc6 31. Qxc6 Rxc6 32. Rxb5 $16) 30. axb4
Nxd5 31. Rexd5 Qxc6 32. Qxc6 Rxc6 33. Rd7 $16) 28. g4 (28. h3 Rc8 $132) 28...
c3 29. g5 cxb2+ 30. Kxb2 hxg5 31. fxg5 Nh7 $132) 26... Nf6 27. Qe5 $14 Qc5 $5 (
27... Rd7 $14) 28. Qd4 (28. Ne7+ $14) 28... Qd6 29. Qe5 Qc5 30. Qd4 $6 {
Maybe both of sides were in time pressure?} (30. Ne7+ Kh8 (30... Kh7 31. d6
Qxe5 (31... Nd7 32. Qe4+ $18) 32. fxe5 $16) 31. Nf5 $1 (31. d6 Qb6 $1 (31...
Nd7 32. Qe4 $16) (31... Qxe5 32. fxe5 $16) 32. Nf5 (32. Red2 Rd8 33. Nf5 b4 34.
axb4 Qxb4 35. g4 Rb5 36. Qd4 Rd5 37. Qc3 Qxc3+ 38. bxc3 Rxd2 39. Rxd2 Nxg4 $17)
32... Rd7 (32... b4 33. axb4 Qxb4 34. d7 Rd8 35. Nd6 Rdxd7 36. Nxb7 Rxd1+ 37.
Kxd1 Qxb7 38. Qd4 $16) 33. Nxh6 Qd8 $1 (33... Re8 34. Qg5 (34. Qxe8+ Nxe8 35.
Rxe8+ Kh7 36. Nxf7 Rxf7 37. d7 Rxd7 38. Rxd7 Qg1+ 39. Rd1 Qxh2 40. Re3 $14)
34... Rxe2 35. Nf5 Ne8 36. Qh5+ Kg8 37. Qxe2 $18) 34. Qg5 (34. Nf5 $6 Re8 $1
35. Ne7 Rexe7 36. Qxe7 Rxe7 37. dxe7 Qc7 38. Rd8+ (38. e8=Q+ Nxe8 39. Rxe8+ Kh7
40. Rd5 Qb6 41. Kc2 Qf2+ 42. Rd2 Qf3 $11) 38... Kh7 39. e8=Q Nxe8 40. Rdxe8 $11
) 34... gxh6 35. Qxh6+ Nh7 36. Qh5 Qb6 $15) 31... Re8 (31... b4 32. d6 Qxe5 33.
fxe5 $16) 32. Qd4 (32. Qxf6 gxf6 33. Rxe8+ Kh7 $17 34. g4 Qf2 35. d6 Qxf4+ $17)
32... Qxd4 33. Rxe8+ Nxe8 34. Nxd4 $14) 30... Qd6 31. Qe5 Qxe5 (31... Qxe5 32.
fxe5 Re8 33. d6 Nd7 (33... Rd7 34. Ne7+ Rexe7 35. dxe7 Rxe7 36. Rd6 $16) 34.
Ne7+ Kf8 35. Rd5 $14 (35. e6 fxe6 36. Rxe6 Kf7 37. Re2 Nf6 38. Re5 $14))
1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ibragimov, Ildar"]
[Black "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "1996.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Belov Hecht} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qc2 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 (6. Bxf6
{Belov} Qxf6 7. g3 (7. Nbd2 Nd7 8. e3 Bd6 9. Bd3 Qe7 10. e4 dxe4 11. Bxe4 c5
12. O-O cxd4 13. Nb3 Nc5 14. Nbxd4 a6 15. Rfe1 Qc7 $10 {Goldin,A-Bareev,E/
Podolsk/1990/0,5/41/}) (7. e3 Nd7 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 Bd6 10. O-O O-O 11. Nbd2
Qe7 12. Rab1 Nf6 $10 {Kraidman,Y-Agdestein,S/Jerusalem/1986/0:1/48/}) 7... Nd7
8. Nbd2 dxc4 9. Bg2 Bb4 10. Qxc4 Qe7 11. O-O Bd6 12. Ne4 Bc7 13. b4 $14 {
Schlosser,P-Godena,M/Horgen SKA/1994/0,5/31/}) 6... dxc4 (6... Nbd7 7. e3 Qa5+
(7... Be7 {Belov} 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Bd3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nd5 11. Bg3 $1 Nxc3 12. bxc3
c5 13. O-O Nb6 14. Bd3 Bd7 15. Bh7+ Kh8 16. Be4 $14 {Kasparov,G-Anand,V/Paris
Immopar(25')/1992/1:0/65/}) 8. Nc3 Ne4 9. Bd3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Nb6
12. Bb3 (12. Bd3 Nd5 13. O-O Qxc3 14. Qe2 Ba3 15. Rab1 O-O 16. Rb3 Qa5 $15)
12... c5 13. Ne5 (13. Nd2 cxd4 14. cxd4 Bb4 15. Rd1 (15. Ke2 $2 Bxd2 16. Qxd2
Qh5+ $19) 15... Bd7 16. Bg3 (16. O-O Rc8 $19) 16... Rc8 17. Qd3 Bb5 $17) 13...
Bd6 14. Nxf7 $4 (14. Bd8 $1 Bxe5 (14... Kxd8 15. Nxf7+ Ke7 16. Nxh8 c4 17. O-O
cxb3 18. axb3 $16) 15. Bxb6 axb6 16. dxe5 b5 17. Qb2 $11) (14. Nc4 $6 Nxc4 15.
Bxc4 b5 16. Bd3 cxd4 17. exd4 Ba6 $15) 14... Kxf7 15. Qf5+ Ke8 16. Qg6+ Kf8 17.
Qf5+ $4 {0-1 Johansson,J-Chabanon,J/Val Thorens 1991 (Tsesarsky)}) (6... Bb4+
7. Nfd2 O-O 8. e3 Nbd7 9. Nc3 Re8 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Bd3 $11 {1/2-1/2 Schindler
Werner-Boehm Uwe/Bayern Oberliga 1995 (64)}) 7. Qxc4 b5 (7... Qa5+ 8. Nbd2 Ne4
9. a3 Nxd2 10. Nxd2 Bd6 11. b4 Qh5 12. Ne4 Bc7 13. Bg3 $14 {1-0 Loeffler,
S-Thesing,M/BL 1996 (40)}) 8. Qc2 Bb7 9. e3 (9. Bxf6 $1 {Speelman,J} gxf6 $5 (
9... Qxf6 {Belov} 10. e3 Nd7 11. Nc3 a6 12. Bd3 Bd6 13. O-O Qe7 14. Rac1 Rc8
15. Rfd1 c5 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Nxb5 $1 axb5 18. Bxb5+ Kf8 19. b4 $14 {Speelman,
J-Sherbakov,R/Calcutta op/1996/0,5/43/})) 9... Nbd7 10. Nbd2 (10. Be2 Rc8 11.
O-O Be7 12. Nbd2 c5 13. dxc5 Rxc5 14. Qb1 Qb6 15. b4 Rc8 16. a4 bxa4 17. Rxa4
$11 {1/2-1/2 Simic,R-Kosic,D/JUG-chT2 1993 (30)}) 10... Rc8 11. Be2 (11. Bxf6
Qxf6 (11... Nxf6 12. Bd3 (12. O-O-O $6 Qa5 13. Kb1 (13. Qb3 a6 14. Nc4 Qc7 $17)
13... c5 14. Qc3 Qa4 15. Bd3 Bd6 $15) 12... a6 13. Nb3 Bb4+ 14. Ke2 c5 15. Nxc5
(15. dxc5 Nd7 16. Rhd1 Qf6 17. a3 Bxc5 18. Rac1 Bb6 19. Qb1 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 O-O
21. Nbd2 $15) 15... Bxf3+ 16. gxf3 Nd7 17. a3 Bxc5 18. Rac1 O-O 19. dxc5 Rxc5
20. Qd2 Qh4 21. Be4 Rd8 22. Qb4 {[%csl Rh4][%cal Ge4h7]} Qg5 (22... Rxc1 23.
Bh7+ Kxh7 24. Qxh4 $16) 23. f4 Qh5+ 24. Bf3 Qf5 25. Rhd1 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Nb6 $15)
(11... gxf6 12. e4 a6 $15 {[%cal Gc6c5]}) 12. Bd3 Bb4 13. O-O Qe7 14. Rac1 $14)
11... c5 $2 (11... a6 12. a4 (12. Qb3 c5 13. O-O $11) 12... c5 13. d5 (13. axb5
cxd4) 13... exd5 14. axb5 axb5 15. Bxb5 Qb6 16. Qb3 {[%cal Rh4f6]} Bc6 17. Bxc6
Qxc6 $11) 12. Bxf6 gxf6 (12... Nxf6 {Belov} 13. Bxb5+ Bc6 14. Qa4 $16) (12...
Qxf6 {Belov} 13. Bxb5 cxd4 14. Bxd7+ Kxd7 15. Qa4+ Bc6 16. Qxa7+ Rc7 17. Qxd4+
$18) 13. d5 $1 (13. Bxb5 cxd4 14. Qa4 dxe3 15. fxe3 a6 16. Bxd7+ Qxd7 17. Qxd7+
Kxd7 $15) 13... Bxd5 (13... a6 {Belov} 14. dxe6 fxe6 15. Qg6+ Ke7 16. O-O $36)
(13... exd5 {Belov} 14. Bxb5 Bd6 15. O-O $16) 14. Bxb5 Bd6 $2 (14... Rg8 $5 15.
e4 Bb7 16. O-O $14) 15. e4 Bc6 (15... Bb7 16. Nc4 $16 {[%cal Ga1d1]} (16. Nc4 {
Belov} Be7 17. Rd1 Rc7 18. Qa4 $16)) 16. Nc4 $1 $16 Nb6 (16... Bxb5 $4 {Belov}
17. Nxd6+ Ke7 18. Nxb5 $18) 17. Bxc6+ Rxc6 18. O-O (18. Nxd6+ $6 Qxd6 19. Rd1
Qf4 $14) 18... Ke7 (18... Nxc4 19. Qxc4 Rb6 20. b3 Rb4 21. Qc2 $16) 19. Rad1
Nxc4 20. Qxc4 Qb8 21. b3 Qb4 22. Qe2 (22. Qxb4 {Belov} cxb4 23. Rd2 Rhc8 24.
Rfd1 R8c7 25. g3 Be5 $10) (22. Rc1 $14 {Belov}) 22... Rg8 (22... c4 {Belov} 23.
Nd4 Rc7 24. Rc1 c3 (24... cxb3 $4 25. Rxc7+ Bxc7 26. Nc6+ $18) 25. Nb5 Rc6 26.
Qd3 Be5 (26... Rhc8 $2 27. Nxa7 $18) 27. Rfd1 $16) 23. Rc1 (23. Nd2 $16 {
[%cal Rd2c4]}) 23... Qa3 24. Rc2 Qa6 25. Rc4 (25. Qxa6 {Belov} Rxa6 26. Nd2 h5
27. Nc4 Bc7 $14) 25... Rb6 26. g3 Rb4 27. Rfc1 Qb7 28. Ne1 Rg5 (28... Rc8 $5 {
Belov}) 29. Nd3 Rxc4 30. Rxc4 h5 $6 (30... Qb5 $16) (30... Qb6 {Belov} 31. f4
Rg8 32. e5 fxe5 33. fxe5 Bb8 34. Rxc5 Rc8 35. b4 a5 36. a3 $16) 31. f4 Rg4 32.
e5 $1 (32. Qe3 e5 33. fxe5 fxe5 34. h3 Rg8 35. Nxc5 $18) 32... fxe5 33. fxe5
Bc7 34. Rxg4 hxg4 {[#]_|_ Hecht: gleichwertige Leichtfiguren, 1 weißer Mehr-P
bei verteilten P-Mehrheiten auf den Flügeln und im Zentrum. Nach Q-Tausch
gewinnt der N} 35. Qxg4 c4 $1 (35... Qd5 36. Qh4+ Ke8 (36... Kd7 37. Qc4 Bb6
38. a4 Ke8 39. Qxd5 (39. a5 $2 Qxc4 40. bxc4 Bxa5 41. h4 (41. Nxc5 $4 Bb6 $19)
41... Bc3 42. h5 a5 43. h6 Kf8 $17) 39... exd5 40. Kf1 c4 41. bxc4 dxc4 42. Ne1
Bc7 43. Nf3 Ke7 44. Ke2 Ke6 45. h4 Kd5 (45... Bxe5 46. Nxe5 Kxe5 47. Kd2 $18)
46. h5 $18) 37. Qc4 Bb6 38. Qxd5 exd5 39. Nf4 c4+ 40. Kf1 c3 41. Ke2 d4 42. Kd3
$18) (35... Bb6 $22 {Belov} 36. Qc4 Qf3 37. Nf2 Ke8) 36. Qh4+ Ke8 37. Qh8+ Ke7
38. Qf6+ $138 Ke8 39. Qh8+ Ke7 40. Qh4+ Ke8 41. Qxc4 (41. bxc4 $4 {Belov} Qb1+
$19) 41... Bb6+ 42. Nf2 $8 (42. Nc5 Qc7 43. b4 Qxe5 $132) (42. Kf1 {Belov} Qh1+
43. Ke2 Qxh2+ 44. Kd1 Qxg3 $13) 42... Qf3 43. Qc2 Qe3 (43... Ke7 {Belov} 44.
Kf1 Qe3 45. Qe2 $18) 44. Kg2 Qxe5 45. h4 $16 Ke7 (45... f5 $5 {Belov}) 46. Ne4
f5 (46... Qd5 {Belov} 47. Qc4) 47. Ng5 Kf6 48. Nf3 Qd5 49. Qc4 Qxc4 $2 (49...
Qd1 $16) (49... Qb7 {Belov} 50. Qc3+ Kg6 51. Qe5 Kf7 52. h5 $18) 50. bxc4 $18 {
Winning for White because of two free pawns c and h} e5 51. Nd2 e4 52. Nb3 Bc7
(52... Ke5 53. c5 Bd8 54. h5 Bg5 55. c6 Kd6 56. Nd4 Bf6 57. Nxf5+ Kxc6 58. h6
Kd5 59. h7 Ke5 (59... Ke6 60. g4 $18) 60. Nh4 $18) 53. Nd4 f4 (53... Bd6 {Belov
} 54. Nb5 Bc5 55. Nc7 Kg6 56. Nd5 a6 57. Nf4+ Kf6 58. Nd5+ Kg6 $16) 54. gxf4
Bxf4 55. h5 (55. Kh3 $5 {Belov}) 55... Ke5 (55... Kg5 $2 {Belov} 56. Ne6+ Kf5
57. Nxf4 Kxf4 58. h6 $18) (55... Be3 $5 {Belov} 56. Nb5 Kf5 57. Nd6+ Ke5 58.
Nf7+ Kf6 59. Nd6 Ke5 $16) 56. Nb3 Kf5 57. Kf2 Kg5 (57... Kg4 58. Nd4 Kxh5) 58.
Nd4 Kxh5 59. c5 Be5 (59... Kg6 60. Ne6 Be5 61. c6 Kf5 62. c7 Bxc7 63. Nxc7 $18)
60. Ke3 Kg6 61. Kxe4 Kf6 62. Nc6 $1 Bg3 63. Kd5 (63. Nxa7 {Belov} Ke6 64. Nb5
Bf2 65. c6 Be1 66. a4 Ba5 67. Kd4 Be1 68. Kc5 Bf2+ 69. Kb4 Be1+) 63... a6 64.
a4 Be1 65. Nb8 a5 66. Na6 Bg3 67. Kc6 Ke6 68. Kb7 (68. Kb7 Kd5 69. c6 Kc4 70.
c7 Bxc7 71. Kxc7 Kb3 72. Nc5+ Kb4 73. Kb6 Kc4 74. Nd3 $18) 1-0

[Event "Politiken zt"]
[Site "Munkebo"]
[Date "1998.09.12"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Olafsson, Helgi"]
[Black "Rodgaard, John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2320"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1998.09.10"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 16416]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Qc2 Nf6 5. g3 b6 (5... dxc4 6.
Qxc4 b5 {Theory}) 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. O-O Bd6 (7... Nbd7 8. b3 (8. cxd5 cxd5 9. Bf4
Rc8 10. Qb3 Be7 11. Nc3 a6 12. Ne5 O-O 13. Nxd7 Nxd7 {1/2-1/2 Sturua,
Z-Sherbakov,R/Helsinki ,CBM 1992 (13)}) (8. Nc3 dxc4 9. Nd2 e5 10. e3 exd4 11.
exd4 Be7 12. Nxc4 O-O 13. Ne3 g6 14. Rd1 Rc8 15. Qb3 Qc7 16. a4 Rfe8 $11 {
1-0 Moskalenko,V-Sorokin,M/Moscow rapid ,EXT 1992 (27)}) (8. Nbd2 c5 (8... Be7
9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 c5 11. Nxf6+ Nxf6 12. Rd1 Qc8 $11) 9. cxd5 (9. Rd1 Rc8 10.
b3 dxc4 11. Qxc4 Be7 12. Ba3 {1/2-1/2 Davies,N-Sakaev,K/Gausdal Peer Gynt 1992
(12)}) 9... Nxd5 (9... exd5 10. e4 (10. dxc5 bxc5 $132 (10... Bxc5 11. Nb3 $14)
) 10... dxe4 11. Ng5 Be7 (11... cxd4 12. Ndxe4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Bxe4 14. Qxe4+ Be7
15. Rd1 Nc5 16. Qc6+ Kf8 17. Qf3 Bf6 18. b4 Nd7 19. Rxd4 Rc8 20. Bf4 Qe8 21.
Re4 Qd8 22. Rd1 $18) 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Ndxe4 Nfxe4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. Rd1 Qc8
16. Bxe4 $11) 10. e4 (10. Nb3 Be7 11. Bd2 Rc8 12. dxc5 Nxc5 $11) (10. dxc5 Nxc5
(10... bxc5 $6 11. Nc4 Be7 12. Rd1 O-O 13. a3 $14 {1-0 Krasenkov,M-Sherbakov,R/
EU Cup Cheliabinsk-Petros ,CBM 1991 (30)}) 11. Rd1 Rc8 12. a3 Be7 13. e4 Nf6
14. e5 (14. Nc4 Qc7 15. e5 Be4 16. Qe2 Nd5 $15) 14... Nd5 $11) (10. a3 Rc8 11.
dxc5 (11. e4 cxd4 12. Qa4 N5f6 13. Nxd4 $132 (13. Qxa7 $4 $19 Nc5 14. e5 Nd5 (
14... Ra8 $19) 15. b4 Ra8 $19 {0-1 Andersson,U-Atalik,S/Keres Rapid, Tallinn
EST 1998 (47)})) 11... Bxc5 12. Qa4 $11) 10... Nb4 (10... N5f6 11. e5 (11. d5
exd5 12. e5 Ng4 13. Re1 Be7 $17) 11... Nd5 12. dxc5 Nxc5 $11) 11. Qb3 cxd4 (
11... Ba6 12. Nc4 (12. Re1 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Nd3 14. Re3 N7c5 15. Qc3 Rc8 $17) (12.
Rd1 Bd3 13. Re1 cxd4 14. Nxd4 a5 15. Nc6 $11) 12... cxd4 13. Bg5 f6 14. Nxd4
Nc5 15. Qxb4 Qxd4 16. Rac1 fxg5 17. Rfd1 Qxf2+ 18. Kxf2 Nd3+ 19. Rxd3 Bxb4 20.
Nd6+ $132) 12. Nxd4 Bc5 13. Nc4 {Magerramov,E-Sorokin,M/Cheliabinsk 1991/Inf
53 (13)}) 8... Rc8 9. Nbd2 (9. Nc3 c5 10. Rd1 dxc4 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Bg5 Qe7
13. b4 $5 $17 {1/2-1/2 Kaidanov,G-Strauss,D/Dearborn MI ,EXT 1992 (27)}) 9...
c5 10. Bb2 Rc7 (10... dxc4 11. Qxc4 Be7 12. Rac1 $11 {1/2-1/2 Prokopchuk,
E-Payen,A/MK Cafe Cup, Koszalin POL 1998 (60)}) 11. Rac1 a6 12. Qb1 cxd4 13.
Bxd4 Ba3 14. Rcd1 b5 15. cxd5 Bxd5 16. e4 $11 {1-0 Langeweg,K-Kort,J/
Leeuwarden NED ch 1970 (39)}) 8. Nc3 Nbd7 (8... dxc4 9. Ne5 Bxe5 (9... O-O 10.
Nxc4 $14) 10. dxe5 Nd5 11. Ne4 O-O 12. Qxc4 Ba6 13. Qc2 Nb4 14. Qa4 Nd5 15. Bf3
$14) 9. e4 dxe4 (9... Nxe4 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Qxe4 (11. Ng5 f5 12. f3 exf3 13.
Bxf3 Qf6 $15) 11... Nf6 12. Qh4 (12. Qc2 c5 (12... O-O 13. c5 $14) 13. dxc5
bxc5 (13... Bxc5 14. Rd1 Qc8 15. b4 Be7 16. Bb2 $14) 14. Rd1 Qc7 15. b3 O-O 16.
Bb2 Rfd8 $132) 12... c5 13. Rd1 cxd4 14. Rxd4 Qe7 15. Bg5 O-O-O 16. Rad1 Bc5
$132) 10. Ng5 Be7 (10... c5 11. Ngxe4 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 Be7 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Rd1
Qc7 15. Bg5 $14) 11. Ngxe4 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 Nf6 (12... O-O 13. Rd1 $14) 13. Bf4
O-O (13... Qxd4 $4 14. Rad1 $18) (13... Nxe4 14. Qxe4 Qd7 15. Rad1 O-O 16. Rfe1
Rfd8 17. a3 $14) 14. Rad1 Qd7 15. Rfe1 Rfe8 (15... Rad8 16. Nxf6+ (16. Ng5 h6
17. Nf3 Qc8 18. Qb3 $14) 16... Bxf6 17. Be5 Be7 18. c5 $14) 16. a3 Nxe4 (16...
Rad8 17. c5 $14 (17. b4 $14)) 17. Bxe4 h6 18. Be5 (18. b4 Rad8 19. c5 $14)
18... Bf8 19. h4 Rad8 (19... f6 $6 20. Bf4 Bd6 21. Bxd6 Qxd6 22. c5 Qc7 23. Qb3
$16) 20. b4 Qc8 21. c5 bxc5 $4 $18 (21... Qd7 22. Qe2 b5 $14) (21... b5 $14)
22. dxc5 Rxd1 (22... a5 23. bxa5 Qa8 24. Bc7 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 $18) (22... a6 23.
Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Rd1 Rxd1+ 25. Qxd1 a5 26. Bd6 axb4 27. axb4 Qd7 (27... Bxd6 28.
Qxd6 Qa8 29. b5 cxb5 30. Bxb7 Qxb7 31. c6 $18) 28. Qd3 Bxd6 29. Qxd6 Qxd6 30.
cxd6 Kf8 31. b5 $18) (22... Be7 23. Qa4 Qa8 24. Bc7 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 $18) 23. Rxd1
Rd8 (23... a5 24. bxa5 Rd8 25. Bd6 $18) 24. Bd6 Qd7 (24... Ba6 25. Bxf8 Rxf8
26. Qa4 Bb7 27. Rd6 $18) 25. Bf3 Be7 (25... Qc8 26. Bxf8 Rxf8 27. Qa4 e5 (27...
Qa8 28. Rd7 $18 (28. Rd6 Rc8 29. Rd7 $18)) 28. Rd6 Qf5 29. Bxc6 $18) (25...
Bxd6 26. Rxd6 Qc7 27. Qd3 Rxd6 28. Qxd6 Qc8 29. b5 cxb5 30. Bxb7 Qxb7 31. c6
$18) 26. Qa4 Bf6 27. Kg2 a6 (27... Qc8 28. Qxa7 Ba6 29. a4 $18 (29. Qc7 Bb5 30.
Qxc8 Rxc8 31. Bf4 $18)) 28. Be5 Qc8 29. Bxf6 Rxd1 30. Qxd1 gxf6 31. Qd6 Kg7 32.
Qe7 Kg6 33. Bh5+ Kxh5 34. Qxf7+ Kg4 35. Qg6# 1-0

[Event "Linares 18th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2001.02.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2679"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2001.02.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Qc2 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Nf6 6. Bg5 b5 7. Qc2 Bb7 8. e4
({another mainline is} 8. e3 {-in my opinion, better than move in the text.})
8... Nbd7 9. Nbd2 ({In case of} 9. Bd3 {Black's plan is to prepare c6-c5
promotion:} a6 $1 (9... h6 $6 10. Bxf6 Nxf6 11. O-O Be7 12. Nbd2 Qb6 13. Nb3
Nd7 14. Rac1 $14 {1-0 Kharlov,A-Fressinet,L/Saint Vincent 2000/CBM 78 (66)})
10. a4 h6 11. Bh4 (11. Bxf6 $5) 11... Qb6 12. Nbd2 c5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Lastin,
A-Grischuk,A/Elista 2000/CBM 79 no vc (19)}) ({Active} 9. e5 {met by} h6 $1 10.
Bd2 Nd5 11. Nc3 {[%cal Gc3e4]} a6 (11... Nxc3 $6 12. bxc3 Be7 13. Qe4 Qb6 14.
Qg4 g6 15. Be2 a6 16. a4 (16. h4 $5) 16... bxa4 17. O-O a3 18. Rfb1 $16 {
1/2-1/2 Hellsten,J-Fressinet,L/Brussels 2000/EXT 2001 (47)}) 12. Ne4 (12. Nxd5
cxd5 13. Bd3 Rc8 14. Qb3 Nb6 {[%cal Gb6c4]} 15. Ba5 Rc6 16. O-O Qc8 17. Bxb6
Rxb6 18. Rac1 Rc6 $11) 12... Rc8 $1 {[%cal Gc6c5]} 13. a4 c5 $132) 9... a6 (
9... Qb6 10. a4 {-see commented game 1-0 Krasenkow,M-Markowski,T/Plock 2000/
CBM 78 (55)[Huzman,A]}) 10. a4 $146 ({Modest move} 10. Be2 {allows to Black
equalize after} c5 11. dxc5 (11. d5 exd5 12. e5 h6 13. Bh4 g5 14. Bg3 Ne4 15.
Nxe4 dxe4 16. Nd2 h5 17. h4 e3 18. fxe3 Bxg2 $17 {1-0 Yevseev,D-Mehyo,A/
Pardubice 2000/EXT 2001 (42)}) 11... Bxc5 12. e5 Rc8 13. Qd3 h6 14. exf6 hxg5
15. fxg7 Rg8 16. Ne4 (16. Qh7 Nf6 17. Qh8 g4 $17) 16... Bxe4 17. Qxe4 Qa5+ 18.
Kf1 Rxg7 19. h4 $11) 10... h6 $1 {[%mdl 260] This move Grischuk plays also in
position with Pe3 instead of e4 - see commented game Gurevich M - Grischuk A ,
World Cup of Rapid Chess KO, CBM 82,[Tsesarsky,I]} 11. Bxf6 ({Karpov doesn't
want to play complicated position after} 11. Bh4 g5 12. Bg3 c5 $132) 11... Qxf6
12. e5 Qd8 {This position looks with slight White advantage, but it is
illusion. Black has sufficient counterplay, connected, first of all, with
c6-c5 promotion.} 13. Bd3 Be7 14. O-O O-O 15. Ne4 ({Another try to get
advantage is} 15. Bh7+ Kh8 16. Be4 {but after} Qb6 $1 {Black neutralises
White's pressure:} (16... bxa4 $6 17. Rxa4 Nb6 18. Raa1 Nd5 19. Nb3 $14) 17.
Nb3 Rac8 18. Rfc1 c5 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 20. axb5 axb5 (20... cxd4 21. bxa6 $16) 21.
dxc5 Nxc5 $11) 15... c5 {after this planning move position will simplify:} 16.
axb5 axb5 17. dxc5 Rxa1 18. Rxa1 Bxe4 19. Bxe4 Nxc5 20. g3 Qb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-chT poule haute"]
[Site "France"]
[Date "2003.05.07"]
[Round "8.4"]
[White "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Black "Flear, Glenn C"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2503"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2003.05.07"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Clichy"]
[BlackTeam "Montpellier"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. e3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nc7 $6 {Unbelievable
- this move is novelty!} ({Before this game Black played} 6... Nf6 7. Nc3 {
Most popular continuation.} (7. e5 {Not the best move.} Nd5 (7... Nfd7 8. d5
exd5 9. Qxd5 Nc6 10. Bb5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Pert,N-Aagaard,J/Oakham 2000/CBM 75 ext 
(62)}) 8. Bg5 Qa5+ 9. Qd2 Qxd2+ 10. Nbxd2 $11 {1/2-1/2 Mueller,M-Berthold,A/
Germany 1996/EXT 99 (15)}) (7. Bg5 {This pin isn't effective.} Be7 8. Bb5+ Bd7
9. Bxd7+ Nbxd7 10. e5 Nd5 11. Bxe7 Nxe7 12. O-O cxd4 13. Qxd4 Nc6 $11 {1/2-1/2
Michez Viotte,A-Fernandez Quintero,J/Malaga 1999/EXT 2002 (55)}) 7... cxd4 8.
Nxd4 (8. Qxd4 Qxd4 9. Nxd4 a6 (9... Bb4 10. f3 a6 11. Be3 e5 12. Nb3 Nc6 13.
Kf2 Be6 14. Nc5 Bxc5 15. Bxc5 O-O-O 16. Be2 Rd2 17. Rab1 Rhd8 (17... Nd4 $2 18.
Ke3 Rxe2+ 19. Nxe2 Nxe2 20. Kxe2 Bxa2 21. Rbc1 $18 {1-0 Burmakin,V-Buss,R/Biel
2000/CBM 77 ext (31)}) 18. Be3 R2d6 $14) 10. Bf4 (10. e5 Nfd7 11. f4 b5 12. Be2
Bb7 $132 {1/2-1/2 Caoili,A-Tatai,S/Bratto 2001/EXT 2002 (22)}) 10... Bc5 11.
Nb3 Bb4 12. f3 Nc6 13. O-O-O Na5 14. Nxa5 Bxa5 15. Bd6 Bd7 16. b4 Bb6 17. Kb2
$14 {1-0 Franco Ocampos,Z-Guido,F/Saint Vincent 1998/EXT 99 (40)}) 8... Be7 (
8... e5 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. Bxd7+ Qxd7 11. Nf5 Qxd1+ 12. Kxd1 g6 13. Ne3 Nc6 14.
Ned5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 O-O-O 16. Ke2 Nd4+ 17. Kd3 Ne6 18. Be3 $14 {1/2-1/2
Ornstein,A-Ernst,T/Uppsala 1985/MCD (61)}) 9. Bb5+ Nfd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Be3 a6
12. Bc4 Ne5 13. Bb3 Nec6 14. Qg4 b5 15. Nxc6 Nxc6 16. Rfd1 Qe8 17. f4 Bb7 18.
f5 $40 {1-0 Lutikov,A-Danov,V/URS 1967/MCD (27)}) ({and} 6... Nb6 7. Nc3 cxd4 (
7... Be7 8. Be3 cxd4 9. Nxd4 O-O 10. Be2 Bd7 11. O-O Na6 12. a4 e5 13. Nf3 Bf6
14. a5 Nc8 15. Qb3 $16 {0-1 Farago,S-Cardon,H/Sas van Gent 1988/EXT 97 (40)})
8. Nxd4 (8. Qxd4 Bd7 9. Nb5 Nc6 10. Nd6+ Bxd6 11. Qxd6 Qe7 12. Bf4 f6 13. O-O-O
e5 14. Be3 Rc8 15. Kb1 Be6 16. Qxe7+ Kxe7 17. b3 Rhd8 $14 {1-0 Eingorn,
V-Franco Ocampos,Z/Pamplona 1991/EXT 2000 (68)}) 8... e5 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. Nf5
Qf6 11. O-O Nc6 12. a4 Rd8 13. Qg4 $36 {1-0 Lutikov,A-Chernikov,O/Moscow 1966/
MCD (21)}) 7. Nc3 cxd4 8. Nxd4 e5 {Premature move. In this symmetric position
White will arrange initiative , and Black has no sufficient resources to
neutralize it.} (8... Bc5 9. Be3 Nd7 $14) 9. Ndb5 Nxb5 (9... Qxd1+ $143 10.
Kxd1 Nba6 11. Be3 Bd7 (11... b6 12. Bc4 Bd7 13. Ke2 $16) 12. Bxa7 Nxb5 13. Nxb5
$14) 10. Bxb5+ ({In case of} 10. Qxd8+ Kxd8 11. Bxb5 Bc5 {Black gets an
equality:} 12. Bg5+ f6 13. Rd1+ Bd7 14. Bxd7 Nxd7 15. Bc1 Rc8 16. Ke2 Ke7 17.
Nd5+ Ke6 18. b4 Bd4 19. Be3 Rc2+ $11) 10... Nc6 ({In case of} 10... Bd7 {Or}
11. Bc4 $6 ({White replies} 11. Qh5 $1 Qf6 (11... Bd6 12. O-O Bxb5 13. Nxb5 Qd7
(13... O-O 14. Rd1 $18) (13... Qb6 14. Qg4 $18) 14. Qf5 Nc6 15. Rd1 Nd4 16.
Qxd7+ Kxd7 17. Nxd4 exd4 18. Rxd4 $16) 12. O-O Bd6 13. Rd1 Nc6 14. Be3 $16) ({
Not} 11. Be3 $2 Bb4 $11 (11... Bxb5 12. Qxd8+ Kxd8 13. Nxb5 Nc6 14. Ke2 a6 15.
Rhd1+ Ke7 16. Nc7 Rc8 17. Bb6 g6 18. Rac1 $16)) 11... Nc6 12. Qb3 {[%csl Rb7,
Rf7]} Qf6 13. Nd5 (13. Qxb7 $4 Rb8 14. Qc7 (14. Qa6 Bc8 $19) 14... Rc8 $19)
13... Qg6 14. O-O ({Badly is} 14. Nc7+ Kd8 15. Nxa8 Qxg2 16. Bg5+ (16. Rf1
Qxe4+ 17. Be3 (17. Be2 Nd4 $19) 17... Na5 18. Qc3 Nxc4 $19) 16... Qxg5 $17 {
[%csl Re1][%cal Gf8b4]}) 14... Rc8 {[%cal Gc6a5]} 15. Qd3 $132) 11. Qxd8+ Kxd8
12. Be3 Be6 (12... Nd4 $6 13. Bxd4 exd4 14. O-O-O Kc7 15. Rxd4 a6 (15... Bd6
16. Rhd1 Be5 17. Rc4+ Kb8 18. Bd7 $16) 16. Bc4 Bc5 17. Rd2 $16) 13. O-O-O+ Kc8
14. Kb1 a6 {Black can't prevent Nc6 capture and PP chain's damage.} (14... Bb4
15. Nd5 Ba5 16. Rc1 $16) 15. Bxc6 bxc6 {[%csl Ra6,Rc6]} 16. Na4 {[%csl Ra8,Gb6,
Rc5,Rc8][%cal Ga4b6]} Rb8 17. Bc5 $1 $16 {Black lost opening combat. White has
convenient game on the queenside, play against Pc6 and good N vs bad B.} Kc7
18. Rd3 Rb5 19. Rc1 Bxc5 (19... f5 20. f3 g6 21. b3 h5 (21... Bh6 22. Bd6+ $18)
22. Bxf8 Rxf8 23. Nc5 Bc8 24. a4 $16) 20. Nxc5 Bc8 21. a4 Rb4 $6 {Tactical
blunder.} (21... Rb6 22. Ka2 a5 23. Ka3 $16) 22. Rd7+ $1 Bxd7 23. Nxa6+ Kd6 24.
Nxb4 Ra8 25. Rd1+ Kc7 26. b3 Be6 27. Kb2 c5 28. Nd3 (28. Nd5+ Kc6 29. Kc3 $16)
28... Rd8 29. Kc3 Rd4 30. Ra1 $2 $44 {Serious mistake.} ({Right was} 30. Rd2
Kd6 31. Nb2 Kc6 32. Rxd4 exd4+ 33. Kc2 Kb6 34. Nc4+ $16) 30... Bxb3 $1 (30...
Rxe4 31. Nxc5 Re2 32. Nxe6+ fxe6 33. b4 Rxf2 34. a5 $18) 31. Nxc5 (31. a5 Rxe4
32. f3 Rh4 33. a6 Bd5 $132) 31... Rc4+ $4 $18 {Decisive mistake.} ({Strong was
} 31... Bc4 32. a5 (32. f3 Kb6 33. Nb3 (33. Nd7+ Rxd7 34. Kxc4 Rd2 $11) 33...
Bxb3 34. Kxb3 Ka5 $44) 32... Bb5 $44) 32. Kxb3 Rxc5 33. Ra2 Ra5 (33... Kb6 34.
Rc2 Ra5 35. Kb4 $18) 34. Kb4 Ra8 35. a5 Rd8 36. Rc2+ Kb7 37. Kb5 Rd7 38. a6+
Ka7 39. Rc8 f6 40. f3 g6 41. Rf8 Rd2 42. Rf7+ Ka8 43. Rxf6 Rb2+ 44. Kc5 Rxg2
45. h4 Ka7 46. Kd5 Rh2 47. Rf7+ Kxa6 48. Rxh7 Rh3 49. Rg7 1-0

[Event "Pinamar Masters 1st"]
[Site "Pinamar"]
[Date "2001.03.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Garcia Palermo, Carlos H"]
[Black "Van Riemsdijk, Herman Claudius"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2376"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2001.03.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg5 Bb4+ 5. Nbd2 (5. Nc3 {-mainline}) 5... Nbd7
{rather rare move.} ({Much more popular is} 5... dxc4 6. Qc2 (6. a3 Bxd2+ 7.
Qxd2 $11 {- see detailed commented game 0-1 Torre,E-Ivanchuk,V/Istanbul 2000/
EXT 2001 (39)[Tsesarsky,I]}) 6... b5 7. a4 c6 8. Bxf6 gxf6 (8... Qxf6 $2 9.
axb5 cxb5 10. Qe4 $18) 9. g3 Bb7 10. Bg2 Nd7 11. O-O a6 12. b3 $1 $44 {-see
commented game 1-0 Dzindzichashvili,R-Kaidanov,G/Modesto 1995/CBM 51/
[Kortschnoj] (41)} (12. Rfd1 Qb6 13. b3 cxb3 14. Nxb3 c5 $15 {1-0 Skomorokhin,
R-Kharlov,A/Vienna 1996/CBM 53 ext (39)})) (5... h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 c6 (7...
O-O 8. Qb3 $5 (8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. O-O cxd4 11. exd4 Nc6 $15 {0-1 Buch,
B-Orlov,V/St Petersburg 1995/EXT 97 (30)}) (8. a3 Be7 9. Qb3 Rd8 10. h4 c5 11.
g4 $13 {1-0 Neverov,V-Kupreichik,V/Koszalin 1999/EXT 2000 (34)})) (7... c5 8.
a3 Ba5 9. b4 cxb4 10. Qa4+ Nc6 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Bb5 $44 {1-0 Lputian,
S-Kupreichik,V/Lvov 1986/EXT 97 (34)}) 8. Bd3 Nd7 9. O-O O-O 10. Rc1 Re8 11.
Bb1 e5 $11 {0-1 Danielsen,H-Greenfeld,A/Debrecen 1992/EU-chT (24)}) 6. cxd5 (6.
a3 Be7 7. e3 O-O 8. Qc2 h6 9. Bh4 Re8 10. Rc1 c6 11. Bd3 dxc4 12. Nxc4 c5 13.
Ncd2 cxd4 14. exd4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Keres,P-Averbakh,Y/Moscow 1948/URS-ch (42)})
6... exd5 7. a3 (7. e3 O-O 8. Bd3 h6 9. Bh4 c5 10. O-O cxd4 11. Nxd4 $14 {
1-0 Moreno,M-Melendez Fierro,J/Zaragoza 1994/TD (35)}) 7... Bd6 {[%cal Gg5d8]}
({I would prefer} 7... Be7) 8. e3 O-O 9. Qc2 c6 10. Bd3 {[%csl Rh7][%cal Gc2h7,
Gg5d8] This position is typical for Carlsbad variation just with a little
difference: Nd2 instead of c3.} Qc7 $6 $14 {Interesting method to escape from
unpleasant pin. But how to continue pieces development? Now Nd7 is connected
with Nf6 protection and obstructs Bc8.} ({I would prefer here also} 10... Be7 {
despit of tempo loss.} 11. O-O Re8 {[%cal Gf6e4]}) 11. O-O a5 12. Rfe1 {
[%csl Rc8,Rd7,Rf6][%cal Ge3e4,Gg5f6,Gc2h7] Right plan!} Re8 13. e4 $1 dxe4 14.
Nxe4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 h6 $4 $18 {[%mdl 8192]} ({Right was only} 15... g6 $8 16.
Bd3 (16. Re3 Kg7 17. Rae1 h6 18. Bh4 f5 19. Bxf5 (19. Bd3 Rxe3 20. fxe3 $14)
19... Rxe3 20. Rxe3 gxf5 21. Qxf5 Nf8 22. Qf6+ Kg8 23. Bg3 Bxg3 24. Re7 (24.
hxg3 Qg7 $17) 24... Qxe7 25. Qxe7 $14) 16... Rxe1+ 17. Rxe1 Nf8 18. Re8 b6 {
[%cal Gc8b7]} 19. Qe2 Bb7 20. Rxa8 Bxa8 21. Qe8 Bb7 22. Ne5 {[%csl Rc7,Rf7]
[%cal Gg5d8] threatening Bd8+-} Bxe5 $8 23. dxe5 Qd7 24. Qxd7 Nxd7 25. f4 $14 {
[%csl Gd3,Gg5]}) (15... Kh8 $4 16. Bxh7 Rxe1+ 17. Rxe1 g6 18. Bxg6 $18) 16.
Bh7+ Kf8 17. Rxe8+ Kxe8 18. Re1+ Kf8 19. Qe2 Nf6 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Qe8+ 1-0

[Event "Budapest zt 1.4"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2000.06.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Chernin, Alexander"]
[Black "Markowski, Tomasz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2583"]
[BlackElo "2531"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2000.06.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Bxe7 Qxe7 6. e3 (6. Qc2 {-See
comments to the game 1-0 Moiseenko,A-Poluljahov,A/Krasnodar 1999/CBM 75/
[Tsesarsky] (60)}) (6. Nbd2 {-See also comments to the game 1-0 Moiseenko,
A-Poluljahov,A/Krasnodar 1999/CBM 75/[Tsesarsky] (60)}) 6... Nf6 (6... f5 {
-See also comments to the game 1-0 Moiseenko,A-Poluljahov,A/Krasnodar 1999/CBM
75/[Tsesarsky] (60)}) 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Qc2 (8. Bd3 {-See comments to the game 1-0
Moiseenko,A-Poluljahov,A/Krasnodar 1999/CBM 75/[Tsesarsky] (60)}) 8... Nbd7 $5
(8... c5 $6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Be2 c4 11. b3 Qb4 12. bxc4 dxc4 13. Rb1 Qa5 14.
O-O $16 {1-0 Schroer,Jonathan-Frederick,Robert/Nassau Int Syosset (2) ;EXT
2000 1984 (32)}) 9. cxd5 (9. Rd1 $5 {Continue of fighting for tempo} dxc4 10.
Bxc4 e5 11. O-O exd4 12. Rxd4 Nb6 13. Bd3 $14) (9. O-O-O b6 (9... dxc4 10. Bxc4
e5 11. h3 exd4 12. Rxd4 Nb6 13. Bd3 Be6 14. Ng5 h6 15. Nxe6 Qxe6 16. Rd1 Qe7
$11 {[%cal Ga8d8]}) 10. Kb1 Bb7 $132) 9... exd5 $14 {Carlsbad variation pawn
structure without black colour BB promise to White advantage.} (9... cxd5 $14 {
[%csl Rc8]}) (9... Nxd5 10. Bd3 N7f6 11. a3 $14) 10. Bd3 Re8 11. O-O Nf8 12. a3
{[%cal Gb2b4]} (12. Rab1 $142 Bg4 (12... Ng6 13. b4 Bd7 14. b5 Rac8 15. bxc6
Bxc6 16. Bf5 (16. Bxg6 hxg6 17. Ne5 $14 {[%cal Ge5c6,Gf1c1]}) 16... Bd7 17.
Bxd7 Qxd7 18. Qb3 $14 {[%csl Rb7,Rd5] 1/2-1/2 Beliavsky,A-Gelashvili,T/Saint
Vincent ITA 2000/The Week in Chess 296 (36)}) (12... a5 13. a3) 13. Ne5 Bh5 14.
b4 $14 {[%cal Gb4b5] Khenkin,Igor-Relange,Eloi/Cannes op (5) ;EXT 97 1994/1-0 
(42) -Carlsbad variation}) 12... Ng6 13. Nd2 $1 {[%csl Ge4] Preventing 13...Ne4
} (13. b4 Ne4 $1 14. b5 Bg4 15. Nd2 (15. Bxe4 dxe4 16. Nd2 cxb5 17. Ndxe4 Bf5
18. f3 Rac8 $132) 15... Nxd2 16. Qxd2 Qg5 17. Kh1 $14) 13... Be6 (13... Bg4 14.
h3 $14) 14. b4 {[%cal Gb4b5,Gb5c6] White's plan is standard: "minority Attack"
on the Queenside.} Rad8 (14... a6 15. Na4 $14) 15. Rfc1 (15. b5 $14) 15... a6
16. Na4 Ng4 $6 {Logical, but wrong plan. Better was to organize Queenside
defence.} (16... Bc8 17. Nc5 Nd7 $14) 17. Nf1 {[%csl Ge3,Gf2,Gh2][%cal Gc2f2,
Gf1h2,Gf1e3] Prophylactic measure.} ({Good was also} 17. Nc5 Rd6 18. Nf3 Bc8
19. a4 Nh4 20. Nxh4 (20. Bxh7+ $2 Kh8 $15) 20... Qxh4 21. h3 Nxe3 (21... Rh6
22. b5 Nxe3 23. fxe3 Rxe3 24. Qf2 Qg5 25. Rf1 Rf6 26. Qc2 Rxf1+ 27. Rxf1 Rxh3
28. Qf2 $16) 22. fxe3 Bxh3 23. gxh3 Rxe3 24. Bxh7+ Qxh7 25. Qxh7+ Kxh7 26. Nxb7
$16) 17... Qh4 {Following the same strategy...} (17... Bc8 18. Nc5 $14) 18. Ra2
(18. Nc5 Bc8 19. Ra2 $16) 18... Re7 19. Nc5 Bc8 20. a4 {[%cal Gb4b5]} Rd6 21.
Qd2 {White plays very careful.} (21. h3 $5 $16) 21... Qh6 (21... Rf6 $140 22.
f3 $1 Nh6 23. b5 $16) 22. b5 Nh4 $6 $18 (22... axb5 23. axb5 $16 {[%cal Ga2a8]}
) 23. bxa6 bxa6 (23... b6 24. Nb3 $18) 24. Rb2 {[%cal Gb2b8]} Re8 {Black
Attack is finished.} 25. Rb8 Qg5 (25... Nf6 26. Rcb1 $18) 26. e4 $1 (26. Ng3
$18) 26... Qh5 (26... Qe7 27. e5 Rdd8 28. Qc2 $18) (26... Qxd2 27. Nxd2 dxe4
28. Bxa6 Rdd8 (28... Rxd4 29. Rxc8 Rxc8 30. Bxc8 Rxd2 31. Bxg4 $18) 29. Rxc8
Rxc8 30. Bxc8 Rxc8 31. Ndxe4 Nf5 32. h3 Ngh6 33. Nb3 $18 {[%csl Rh6][%cal
Ga4a5]}) 27. e5 Rh6 (27... Rdd8 28. Rb6 $18) 28. Qf4 Ng6 29. Bxg6 Rxg6 30. h3
Nh6 (30... Nxe5 31. Ng3 (31. dxe5 Rxg2+ 32. Kxg2 Bxh3+ 33. Kg1 Rxb8 34. e6 Qg6+
35. Ng3 $16) 31... Rxg3 32. Qxg3 $18) 31. Ng3 1-0

[Event "YUG-ch 56th"]
[Site "Herceg Novi"]
[Date "2001.03.26"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kosic, Dragan"]
[Black "Tadic, Branko"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2504"]
[BlackElo "2407"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2001.03.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 (1... Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 Nbd7 5. Bd3 Bd6 6. Nbd2 c5 7. O-O
O-O 8. b3 cxd4 9. exd4 b6 10. Bb2 Bb7 11. Qe2 {This position was created in
our game with White's move, because here Black played c7-c5 at one move, not
at two: c7-c6-c5.} (11. Ne5 Rc8 $132 {0-1 Garcia Cortes,J-Abdesadek,M/Mislata
1997/EXT 2000 (24)}) 11... Qe7 12. Ne5 Ba3 13. Bc3 Bb4 14. Bb2 Ba3 {1/2-1/2
Minev,N-Tolush,A/Warsaw 1961/MCD (14)}) 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nbd2 e6 5. e3
Nbd7 6. Bd3 c5 ({Another mainlines are:} 6... dxc4) (6... Be7) ({and} 6... Bd6)
7. O-O Bd6 {Another development plan is connected with Bf8-e7:} (7... b6 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. e4 {-see comments to the game Euwe,M-Speijer,A/NLD-ch 1924/CBM 67
[Kasparov,G](22)}) (7... Be7 8. b3 (8. cxd5 exd5 9. b3 cxd4 10. exd4 (10. Nxd4
Ne5 11. Bc2 O-O 12. Bb2 Bg4 $132) 10... O-O 11. Bb2 Re8 (11... Ne8 12. Ne5 Nd6
13. Rc1 Nf6 14. Qc2 Be6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Xu Jun-Vera,R/Portoroz 1987/CBM 05 (31)})
12. Ne5 Bb4 13. a3 Bxd2 14. Qxd2 Ne4 15. Qc2 Qb6 $132 {1-0 Alekhine,
A-Soultanbeieff,V/Folkestone 1933/EXT 2000 (37)}) (8. Qe2 cxd4 (8... O-O 9. Rd1
Qc7 10. b3 e5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Bb2 Nxd3 13. Qxd3 Rd8 $11 {0-1 Hernando
Rodrigo,J-Oms Pallise,J/Barcelona 1994/EXT 98 (40)}) 9. exd4 dxc4 10. Nxc4 Nb6
11. Nce5 O-O 12. Rd1 Nbd5 $132 {1/2-1/2 Bolbochan,J-Villegas,B/Buenos Aires
1935/HCL (40)}) (8. Qc2 cxd4 9. exd4 b6 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Bxh7 Ba6 12. Re1 Rc8
13. Qb1 N7f6 14. Bd3 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Nb4 16. Qb5+ Kf8 17. Re2 a6 18. Qa4 b5 19.
Qb3 Nc2 {1/2-1/2 Tal,M-Nei,I/Tallinn 1979/MCD (19)} (19... Nc2 20. Rb1 Nxd4 21.
Nxd4 Qxd4 22. Nf3 Qd5 $15)) (8. e4 dxe4 9. Nxe4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nc5 11. Nxc5 Qxd4
12. Be3 Qxb2 13. Rb1 Qe5 14. Nxb7 O-O 15. Qf3 Qc7 16. Nc5 Rb8 17. Rxb8 Qxb8 18.
Ne4 $132 {0-1 Malakhatko,V-Akopian,V/Ohrid MKD 2001/The Week in Chess 343 (33)}
) 8... cxd4 (8... b6 9. Bb2 Bb7 10. Ne5 dxc4 11. Ndxc4 cxd4 12. exd4 O-O 13.
Qe2 Rc8 $132 {0-1 Reinhardt,E-Shocron,R/Bariloche 1953/MCD (19)}) 9. Nxd4 Ne5
10. Be2 dxc4 11. Nxc4 Nxc4 12. Bxc4 O-O 13. Bb2 Qa5 14. a3 Rd8 $11 {0-1 Takacs,
S-Becker,A/Vienna 1928/HCL (33)}) (7... cxd4 8. exd4 Be7 9. c5 (9. Ne5 O-O 10.
b3 dxc4 11. Ndxc4 Nd5 12. Bb2 Qe8 13. Qf3 b5 14. Nd2 Bb7 $132 {1-0 Havasi,
K-Rivier,J/The Hague 1928/EXT 2000/[ChessBase] (27)}) 9... O-O (9... a5 10. Qa4
O-O 11. b4 $14 {1-0 Raupp,T-Marian,R/Germany 1986/GER-chT (51)}) 10. Qc2 a5 11.
b3 Nb8 12. Bb2 Nc6 13. a3 b6 14. Ne5 Bb7 15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16. b4 bxc5 17. bxc5 g6
18. a4 Nd7 19. Bb5 Qc8 20. Nb3 Bf6 21. Bc3 $14 {1-0 Alatortsev,V-Lilienthal,A/
Moscow 1945/HCL (56)}) 8. b3 (8. e4 cxd4 (8... dxe4 9. Nxe4 Be7 (9... Nxe4 10.
Bxe4 Qc7 11. Re1 Nf6 12. Bc2 Bd7 13. a3 cxd4 14. Qxd4 Rc8 15. b3 Rd8 16. Qh4
Bc6 17. Bb2 Be7 18. Qg3 Qxg3 19. hxg3 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Rd2 21. Rac1 Bc5 22. Rf1
Bd4 23. Bxd4 Rxd4 24. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 25. Bxd1 {1/2-1/2 Szigeti,M-Havasi,K/
Tatatovaros 1935/EXT 99 (25)}) 10. Nxc5 Nxc5 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Bg5 Be7 13. Qe2
Qc7 14. Rad1 Bd7 15. Ne5 Bc6 16. Bf4 Qc8 17. Bb1 O-O 18. b3 Rd8 19. Rxd8+ Bxd8
20. Rd1 Be7 21. g4 g6 22. g5 Nh5 23. Ng4 Nxf4 24. Nh6+ Kf8 25. Qe5 Bxg5 26.
Qh8+ Ke7 27. Qxh7 Qf8 {0-1 Alvarez Ibarra,R-Alonso Martinez,T/Cordoba 1995/EXT
2000 (27)}) 9. cxd5 e5 10. Nc4 Qe7 11. Ne1 O-O 12. Qe2 Re8 13. Bd2 Nc5 14. Rc1
b6 15. b4 Nxd3 16. Nxd3 Bd7 17. Nxd6 Qxd6 18. Nb2 {1/2-1/2 Maccioni Seisdedos,
A-Letelier Martner,R/Mar del Plata 1946/MCL (18)}) (8. cxd5 exd5 (8... Nxd5 9.
Ne4 Be7 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Nxc5 Bxc5 12. Ne5 Bd7 13. Qe2 a6 14. Rd1 Nf6 15. b3
Qe7 16. Bb2 O-O 17. Nxd7 Nxd7 18. Bxh7+ $18 {1-0 Sprotte,N-Zoch,W/Germany 2000/
CBM 74 ext (50)}) 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 O-O 12. Bg5 Be7 13. Bxe7
Qxe7 14. Re1 Qd6 15. Qc2 h6 16. Rad1 cxd4 (16... Qb6 17. h3 {1/2-1/2 Kantsler,
B-Moroz,A/Belgorod 1989/TD (17)}) 17. Nxd4 Qb6 18. Bf3 Nf6 19. Re3 Bd7 $11 {
1-0 Mikhalchishin,A-Soln,P/Bled 1997/CBM 57 ext (48)}) (8. dxc5 Nxc5 9. Bc2 O-O
10. b4 Nce4 11. c5 Nc3 12. Qe1 Bc7 13. Bb2 Nce4 14. Rd1 Bd7 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16.
Bxe4 dxe4 17. Qc3 f6 18. Nd2 Ba4 19. Nb3 Qe7 $132 {1-0 Gutsu,S-Badau,D/Eforie
Nord 1998/EXT 2000 (56)}) 8... O-O 9. Bb2 cxd4 10. exd4 b6 11. Qe2 Bb7 {
This position can be created by various ways, include Queen-Indian variation
with a2-a3.} 12. Ne5 g6 (12... Rc8 13. Qe3 dxc4 14. bxc4 Re8 15. Rfd1 $132 (15.
Qh3 $2 Bxe5 (15... Bf8 $2 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. d5 h6 18. Bxf6 $14 {1-0 Pulkkinen,
K-Sammalvuo,T/Helsinki 1993/EXT 2000 (40)}) 16. dxe5 Nc5 17. exf6 (17. Bb1 Qxd2
18. exf6 g6 19. Bc3 Qf4 20. Re1 Red8 $15) 17... Nxd3 18. Qg3 g6 19. Bc3 e5 $17)
) 13. Rad1 Rc8 14. Qe3 Re8 15. Ndf3 ({Interesting also} 15. Rfe1 dxc4 16. bxc4
(16. Bxc4 $6 Nd5 17. Qh6 Bf8 18. Qh3 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Nf4 {[%csl Rg2][%cal Gf4g2,
Gf4h3]} 20. Qg4 Nxg2 21. Re4 Bh6 22. Rd4 Ne3 $3 23. Rxd8 Nxg4 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8
25. Be2 Bxd2 26. Rxd2 Nh6 27. Rd7 $15) 16... Nxe5 17. dxe5 Bc5 18. Qh3 Nd7 19.
Ne4 Bxe4 20. Rxe4 $40) 15... Ne4 $2 $16 {Very bad decision. Pe4 will be weak.
f7-f5 move protects the Pe4, but weakens black K.} ({Much better is} 15... dxc4
16. bxc4 Qc7 17. Rfe1 $14) 16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. Ng5 {[%csl Re4,Rf7,Rg8][%cal
Gg5e4,Ge3h3]} f5 $2 $18 {Wrong plan continuation.} ({It was necessary to
recognize mistake:} 17... f6 $5 18. Nef7 (18. Nxd7 fxg5 19. Ne5 $16) 18...
Bxh2+ 19. Kxh2 Qc7+ 20. Qg3 fxg5 21. Nd6 $16 {[%csl Rc8,Re8][%cal Gd6e8,Gd6c8]}
) 18. Nef7 $1 ({Not so strong another N jump:} 18. Ngf7 Qe7 19. Nxd6 Qxd6 20.
Nxd7 Qxd7 21. d5 $16 {[%cal Gb2h8]}) 18... Qe7 19. Qh3 $2 $16 ({Immediately
wins} 19. d5 $1 e5 (19... exd5 20. Nh6+ Kf8 21. cxd5 $18 {[%csl Rf8][%cal
Gg5e6]}) 20. g4 $1 $18) 19... h5 20. Nxd6 Qxd6 21. Qc3 {[%cal Gb2h8] White
pieces are concentrated on the a1-h8 diagonal, threatening d4-d5 with Attack.}
b5 ({Or} 21... Nf6 22. d5 e5 23. Qg3 f4 24. Qh4 Qe7 25. g3 $18) 22. c5 Qd5 23.
Nh3 Nf8 (23... e3 {[%cal Gb7g2]} 24. Nf4 Qe4 25. Qxe3 Qxe3 26. fxe3 Kf7 $16)
24. Nf4 Qd8 $2 $18 (24... Qd7 25. d5 Qh7 26. c6 $16) 25. d5 e5 26. c6 Qd6 ({
Loses also} 26... b4 27. Qc5 exf4 28. Qd4 Re7 29. cxb7 $18) ({and} 26... Ba8
27. Ne6 Nxe6 (27... Qd6 28. Nxf8 b4 29. Qe3 Kxf8 30. Qxa7 $18 {[%csl Ra8,Gc6,
Gd5]}) 28. Qxe5 $18) 27. b4 $2 $16 ({Immediately wins} 27. Nxh5 $1 gxh5 28.
Qg3+ Kf7 (28... Qg6 29. cxb7 Rb8 30. Bxe5 Rxb7 31. d6 $18) 29. cxb7 Rb8 (29...
Rc2 30. Ba1 $18 {[%csl Gb7,Re5,Rf7][%cal Gf2f4,Ga1e5]}) 30. f4 exf3 31. Qxf3
$18) 27... Ba8 28. Nh3 Nh7 29. Qg3 ({Or} 29. Qc5 Qxc5 30. bxc5 g5 $16) (29.
Rfe1 g5 30. Kh1 g4 31. Nf4 Nf6 $16) 29... Rc7 (29... Rcd8 30. f4 exf3 31. gxf3
$16) 30. Ng5 Nf8 ({Interesting chance could give to Black} 30... f4 $5 31. Nxe4
Qxc6 $1 32. Qa3 (32. dxc6 fxg3 33. hxg3 Bxc6 $14) 32... Qb6 33. Nc5 $16) 31.
Ne6 f4 ({Loses} 31... Rxe6 32. dxe6 Qxe6 33. Bxe5 Rxc6 34. Rd8 Rc8 35. Rxc8
Qxc8 36. Bd6 $18) 32. Qg5 Nxe6 33. Qxg6+ Kf8 {Here White can choose between 3
versions of the same endgame with rooks and opposite colors BB:} 34. Qh6+ ({
The second way is} 34. Qf5+ Rf7 35. Bxe5 Rxf5 36. Bxd6+ Kf7 37. dxe6+ Kxe6 38.
Bc5 $16) 34... Rg7 35. dxe6 ({The third way is} 35. Qf6+ Rf7 36. Bxe5 Rxf6 37.
Bxd6+ Kf7 38. dxe6+ Kxe6 39. c7 $16) 35... Qxe6 36. Qxe6 Rxe6 37. Rd8+ Re8 38.
Rxe8+ Kxe8 39. Bxe5 Rf7 40. Rc1 {This endgame looks terrible for Black, but it
is not easy to win it.} Kd8 41. Kf1 ({Good was} 41. g3 fxg3 42. hxg3 Kc8 43.
Rc5 Rf3 44. Bf4 $16 {[%csl Rb5,Rh5]}) 41... Rf5 42. Rc5 Kc8 43. h4 a6 44. f3 (
44. Ke1 {also would keep an advantage:} Rf7 45. g3 $1 {White can't improve his
position without this move.} fxg3 46. fxg3 Rf5 47. Ke2 $22 Rf3 48. Bf4 $16)
44... exf3 45. gxf3 Rf8 46. Kf2 Rf5 47. Ke2 Rf8 48. a3 Re8 49. Kf2 Rf8 50. Bc3
(50. c7 $2 Rf5 $44 {[%csl Re5,Rf3][%cal Ga8f3,Gf5e5] And White can't improve
his pieces position.}) 50... Rd8 51. Ke2 Re8+ 52. Be5 Rf8 53. Kd3 Re8 54. Ke4
$2 $44 {Missing an elegant refutation...} ({Right was} 54. Bxf4 Re6 55. Rxh5
Bxc6 56. Rg5 Bxf3 57. h5 Be4+ 58. Kd4 $16) 54... Re6 55. Kd5 (55. Kf5 Rxc6 56.
Rxc6+ Bxc6 57. Kxf4 Kd7 58. Ke3 Ke6 $11) 55... Rxc6 $1 {Elegant tactic trick.}
56. Rxc6+ Kd7 57. Ke4 Bxc6+ 58. Kxf4 Ke6 59. Bc7 Bb7 60. Ke3 Kd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1998.01.30"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kobalia, Mihail"]
[Black "Kuijf, Marinus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1998.01.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. e3 Nd7 5. Bd3 dxc4 (5... f5 6. cxd5 (6. Nbd2
Ngf6 7. b3 Ne4 8. Bb2 Qf6 9. Ne5 Bb4 10. Bxe4 fxe4 11. O-O Nxe5 12. dxe5 Qh6
13. Qe2 O-O 14. Rad1 b6 15. f3 Ba6 16. fxe4 {1/2-1/2 Novik,M-Dokuchaev,A/St.
Petersburg op 1994}) (6. O-O Bd6 7. Nc3 Qf6 8. Qc2 Nh6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. e4 dxe4
11. Bxe4 fxe4 12. Nxe4 Qf8 13. Re1 (13. Bxh6 gxh6 $17) 13... Kd8 14. d5 c5 (
14... cxd5 15. Bg5+ Nf6 16. Nxd6 Qxd6 17. Rad1 Nf5 $13) 15. b4 b6 16. Nd4 cxd4
17. Qc6 Bxb4 (17... Bb7 18. Bg5+ Be7 19. Qxb7 Rb8 20. Qxa7 $18) 18. Bg5+ Nf6
19. Nxf6 Nf7 20. Ne8+ Be7 21. Qc7+ {1-0 Grohmann-Voelker/GER 1951}) 6... cxd5
7. Nc3 (7. O-O Ngf6 (7... Nh6 8. b3 Nf7 9. a4 Qf6 10. Ba3 Bxa3 11. Nxa3 O-O 12.
Nb5 a6 13. Nc3 Rd8 14. a5 $14 {0-1 Uusi-Lutikov,A/URS 1960 (43)}) 8. Bd2 Ne4 9.
Qb3 Nxd2 10. Nbxd2 Bd6 11. Bb5 O-O 12. Bxd7 Bxd7 13. Ne5 Rb8 $11 {1/2-1/2
Lombard,A-Mestel,J/Buenos Aires olm 1978 (40)}) 7... a6 8. Bd2 Bd6 9. Qe2 (9.
Qa4 Rb8 10. Ne2 Qe7 11. a3 Ngf6 12. Bb4 Bxb4+ 13. Qxb4 Qxb4+ 14. axb4 Nb6 15.
Ne5 Bd7 16. f3 Ke7 $11 {0-1 Loeffler,S-Breutigam,M/Amstelveen 1994 (59)}) 9...
Ngf6 10. Ng5 Nb6 11. f4 Bd7 12. O-O O-O 13. Be1 h6 14. Nf3 Ne4 15. Ne5 $11 {
1-0 Riumin,N-Ilyin Zhenevsky,A/URS-ch07 Moscow 1931 (59)}) (5... Bd6 6. Nc3 (6.
O-O f5 7. b3 Ngf6 (7... Ndf6 8. a4 Ne7 9. Ba3 O-O 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. c5 Qc7 12.
b4 $14 {1-0 Vlahos,G-Trikaliotis,G/Athens op 1993 (37)}) (7... Qe7 8. Bb2 Nh6
9. Qc1 a5 10. Ba3 Bb4 11. Bxb4 axb4 12. Qb2 (12. Ne1 O-O 13. Nd2 Ng4 14. Ndf3
Ngf6 15. Nc2 b6 16. a3 bxa3 17. Nxa3 Ne4 18. Qb2 Bb7 19. b4 $14 {1/2-1/2
Morovic Fernandez,I-Giorgadze,G/Cordoba ESP-tch 1995 (29)}) 12... O-O 13. a3 b6
14. axb4 Rxa1 15. Qxa1 Qxb4 16. Qc3 Qd6 17. b4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Izeta,F-Giorgadze,
G/Benasque 1995 (56)}) (7... Nh6 8. Ba3 Bxa3 9. Nxa3 O-O 10. b4 Kh8 11. b5 dxc4
12. Bxc4 Qe7 13. bxc6 bxc6 14. Nc2 $14 {1/2-1/2 Michaelsen,N-Knaak,R/BL 1994 
(59)}) 8. Bb2 O-O 9. Qe2 b6 10. Ne5 Bb7 11. f4 Ne4 12. Nc3 Nxe5 13. fxe5 Nxc3
14. Bxc3 Be7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Savchenko,S-Lputian,S/Antwerpen op 1993 (28)}) 6...
f5 7. h3 (7. Bd2 Ne7 8. h3 O-O 9. g4 Nf6 10. Ne5 Bxe5 11. dxe5 Nd7 12. f4 Nc5
13. Be2 dxc4 14. Bxc4 Nd5 {1/2-1/2 Petursson,M-Dorfman,J/Reykjavik FRA-ISD 1993
}) (7. Qc2 Nh6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bxf5 Nxf5 10. Qxf5 Ne5 11. Qc2 Nxf3+ 12. gxf3
O-O 13. Qe2 Qh4 $17 {0-1 Magerramov,E-Kharlov,A/Rostov op 1993 (25)}) 7... Qf6
8. Bd2 Ne7 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Qc2 O-O 11. Ne2 g6 12. h4 Rf7 13. O-O-O $132 {
1/2-1/2 Mikhalchishin,A-Bogdanovich,G/Copenhagen op 1991 (23)}) (5... Nh6 6. e4
dxe4 7. Bxe4 Nf6 8. Bc2 Nf5 9. O-O Be7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. b3 c5 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13.
Bb2 Nd4 14. Nxd4 {0.42-0.37 1/2-1/2 Alvarez Ibarra,D-Arencibia,W/Capablanca
mem-B 1993}) 6. Bxc4 b5 (6... Ngf6 7. O-O Bd6 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Qc2 (9. e4 e5 10.
Bg5 exd4 11. Qxd4 Bc5 12. Qd2 h6 13. Bh4 Ne5 $1 14. Qxd8 Nxf3+ 15. gxf3 Rxd8
16. Rfd1 (16. e5 Rd4 $1 $15) 16... Bh3 17. e5 g5 $132) 9... e5 10. Rd1 $5) (
6... Bd6 7. e4 Ngf6 8. e5 Bb4+ 9. Nc3 Nd5 10. Bd2 N7b6 11. Bd3 $14) 7. Bd3 a6
$1 (7... Ngf6 8. Qc2 Bb7 9. O-O a6 10. a4 $14) 8. Qc2 $6 (8. a4 $1 Bb7 9. O-O
Qb6 10. e4 $14) 8... c5 $1 $11 9. Bxh7 $5 (9. Be4 Rb8 10. Bxh7 $132) 9... Ngf6
(9... g6 $2 10. Bxg6 $1 (10. Bxg8 Rxg8 $14) 10... fxg6 (10... Bb7 11. Be4 $18)
11. Qxg6+ Ke7 12. Ng5 Ndf6 13. Nf7 Rh6 14. Nxh6 Bxh6 15. dxc5 $18) 10. Bd3 (10.
Be4 Nxe4 11. Qxe4 Rb8 12. Nbd2 Bb7 $44) 10... Bb7 11. Qe2 (11. Nc3 Rc8 12. dxc5
Nxc5 13. Be2 Nce4 $15) 11... Rc8 (11... cxd4 $1 12. e4 (12. exd4 Rc8 13. Nc3
Qb6 $44) 12... Bb4+ 13. Nbd2 Nc5 14. O-O Bxd2 15. Nxd2 $8 Qc7 16. h3 e5 $132)
12. e4 $5 cxd4 13. Bg5 (13. Nbd2 e5 $11) 13... Be7 (13... Qa5+ 14. Nbd2 e5 15.
O-O Nh7 $1 16. Bh4 f6 17. Nb3 Qa4 $132) 14. Nbd2 Nh5 $5 (14... e5 $11) 15. Bxe7
Qxe7 16. g3 $8 Nc5 (16... e5 $11) 17. O-O e5 18. Rac1 Rd8 $4 (18... Nf6 19.
Rfd1 $11 (19. Bb1 O-O $15)) (18... Nxd3 19. Qxd3 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 O-O $11 (20...
f5 21. exf5 e4 22. Qc2 exf3 23. Qc7 $1 $16)) 19. Bxb5+ $1 $16 Kf8 (19... axb5
20. Qxb5+ Qd7 21. Qxc5 $18) 20. Bc4 (20. Bd3 Kg8 21. Nc4 $16) 20... Rh6 $5 (
20... d3 21. Qe1 $16 (21. Qe3 Nf6 22. Rfd1 $16)) 21. Bd5 $5 (21. b4 Na4 22. a3
Nc3 23. Qd3 f5 24. Rfe1 fxe4 25. Nxe4 Nxe4 26. Rxe4 Bxe4 27. Qxe4 $16) 21...
Bxd5 22. exd5 e4 $2 (22... Rxd5 23. b4 d3 24. Qe3 Nb7 25. Rc8+ Nd8 26. a3 $16)
23. Nxd4 $18 Rxd5 24. N2b3 Nb7 (24... Nxb3 25. Nxb3 Qe6 26. Qc4 $18) 25. Rc8+
Nd8 26. Rfc1 Qd7 27. Qxe4 Nf6 28. Qf3 Ng4 29. Rxd8+ 1-0

[Event "Capablanca Memorial Elite 38th"]
[Site "Havana"]
[Date "2003.05.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Black "Vera Gonzalez Quevedo, Reynaldo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2594"]
[BlackElo "2546"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2003.05.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Hecht} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. d4 dxc4 5. Qa4+ $11 {Modest move.
White agrees to play equal position.} c6 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qd3 (7. Qb3 {-another
mainline.}) 7... Bb7 8. Bg2 Nbd7 9. O-O a6 10. Be3 (10. a4 c5 $1 $11 {-see
commented game 1/2-1/2 Cifuentes Parada,R-Giorgadze,G/Cala Galdana 2001/CBM 84
ext[Cifuentes Parada,R]] (27)}) 10... Nd5 (10... c5 {1/2, Andersson,U-Nielsen,
P, Panormo, 2001.}) 11. Nc3 c5 12. dxc5 ({Interesting is} 12. Nxd5 Bxd5 13.
dxc5 {Black had to demonstrate accurate play:} Nxc5 ({Avoiding transparent
trap:} 13... Bxc5 $2 14. Bxc5 Nxc5 15. Qc3 $16 {[%csl Rc5,Rg7]}) 14. Qd4 Ne4 (
14... Nd7 15. Rfd1 Be7 (15... Qf6 16. Qd2 Qe7 (16... Bc5 17. Bg5 Qf5 18. e4 $3
$18) 17. Bd4 $16 {[%csl Re8][%cal Gd4g7]}) (15... Nf6 16. Qd3 Be7 17. Bd4 O-O
$11) 16. Qxg7 Bf6 17. Qg4 Bxb2 18. Rab1 Bf6 19. Qh5 $14) 15. Rfd1 Nf6 $11)
12... Nxe3 13. Qxe3 Bxc5 14. Qf4 O-O 15. Rfd1 Qe7 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. Qxe5 Bxg2
18. Kxg2 Rfd8 {The game is completely equal, no one has weaknesses, but in
such simple on first sight positions U.Andersson is very strong.} 19. Rac1 Bb4
20. Ne4 f6 21. Qf4 Rxd1 22. Rxd1 Rd8 $6 $14 {Unnecessary P sacrifice.} ({
Simple and strong is} 22... f5 23. Nd6 Bxd6 24. Rxd6 e5 25. Qd2 Qb7+ 26. f3 Re8
$11) 23. Rxd8+ Qxd8 24. Nxf6+ gxf6 25. Qxb4 Qd5+ 26. e4 Qxa2 27. Qe7 Qxb2 $2
$16 {Poor endgame play..} ({Right was} 27... Qc4 $1 28. Qxf6 Qxe4+ 29. Kh3 b4
$1 {[%cal Ge4f5]} (29... Qf5+ 30. Qxf5 exf5 31. b4 {[%csl Ra6,Gb4,Rb5]} Kf7 32.
g4 $18) 30. Qe7 Qf5+ $11) 28. Qxe6+ Kg7 29. Qxa6 b4 {Looks, the pass Pb4
provides for Black convenient draw. However, White can create strong
initiative on the kingside.} 30. Qb7+ Kg8 31. Qc8+ Kg7 32. Qd7+ Kg8 33. Qe8+
Kg7 34. Qe7+ Kg8 35. Qd8+ Kg7 36. Qd7+ Kg8 37. h4 h5 $2 $18 {Serious mistake.}
({Much better was} 37... b3 {and promoted pass P can guarantee for Black good
future:} {Most dangerous is} 38. g4 $1 (38. h5 Qe5 39. h6 (39. Qc8+ Kg7 40.
Qb7+ Kh6 41. Qxb3 Qxe4+ 42. Qf3 Qxf3+ 43. Kxf3 Kxh5 44. Kf4 Kg6 45. g4 h5 $11)
39... Qxe4+ 40. Kh2 Qg6 $11) (38. Qe6+ Kf8 39. h5 Qc3 $44) 38... Qc3 39. h5 b2
40. h6 Kf8 41. Qg7+ Ke8 42. Qh8+ Kd7 43. Qxh7+ Kd6 44. Qf5 (44. Qb7 Qc2 45. h7
b1=Q 46. Qxb1 Qxb1 47. h8=Q Qxe4+ 48. Kg3 $16) 44... Qe5 45. h7 b1=Q 46. h8=Q
Qbxe4+ 47. Qxe4 Qxe4+ 48. Kg3 Qe5+ 49. Kh3 Qc3+ 50. Kh4 $16 {This position
rather drawn than winning for White.}) 38. Qe8+ Kg7 39. Qxh5 Qd4 (39... Qe5 40.
Qg4+ Kh6 41. Qe2 Qc3 42. h5 {[%cal Ge2g4]} Qc5 (42... b3 43. Qg4 Kh7 44. Qg6+
Kh8 45. h6 $18) 43. Qf3 Qe5 44. g4 $18) 40. Qg4+ Kf8 41. h5 {[%csl Gb4,Gh5]
[%cal Gh5h8,Gb4b1] White pass Ph5 isn't less dangerous than Pb4.} Qd2 42. h6
Qxh6 43. Qc8+ Kf7 44. Qc4+ Kg7 45. Qxb4 Qc1 46. Qe7+ Kg6 47. Qe8+ Kg7 48. e5
fxe5 49. Qxe5+ Kg8 {Hecht: '[#] Ein Endspiel dieser Art wirft für den
Angreifer wenig Probleme auf, weil dessen Damentauschdrohungen bei günstiger
Bauernrückgabe weit effektiver sind als die Dauerschachversuche des
Verteidigers. Vergleichen Sie bitte hierzu das Endspiel Arnason-Hecht,
Thessaloniki 1984, wobei Weiß dort eine schlechtere Bauernstruktur hat als es
hier der Fall ist. '} 50. Qe6+ Kg7 51. Qg4+ Kh7 52. Qf5+ Kg7 53. g4 Qc6+ 54.
Kg3 Qc7+ 55. Qf4 Qc3+ 56. Qe3 {Hecht: 'und Schwarz gab verständlicherweise
frühzeitig seinen Geist auf'} 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0203"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2003.03.08"]
[Round "12.1"]
[White "Haba, Petr"]
[Black "Khenkin, Igor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2534"]
[BlackElo "2603"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "2002.10.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Erfurt"]
[BlackTeam "Tegernsee"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. Nbd2 Nf6 5. g3 c5 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. cxd5
exd5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Nb3 Bb6 11. Qd3 O-O 12. Be3 {At first sight position is
in White's favour because of isolated Pd5. However, Black has good pieces play
and this factor gives to Black equal game.} Bxe3 ({Or} 12... Re8 13. Bxb6 Qxb6
14. Nfd4 Bd7 15. Rfc1 Ne4 16. e3 Ne5 17. Qe2 h5 $132 {1/2-1/2 Hertneck,
G-Khenkin,I/Bad Wiessee 2000/EXT 2003 (21)}) 13. Qxe3 Re8 14. Qd3 Qb6 15. e3
Bg4 16. Nfd4 (16. Nbd4 Ne4 (16... Rad8 $132) 17. Qb3 Qxb3 18. Nxb3 Rac8 19.
Nfd4 Bd7 20. Rfc1 Ne5 21. Bxe4 Rxc1+ 22. Rxc1 dxe4 23. Nc5 $16 {1-0 Ftacnik,
L-Khenkin,I/Germany 2002/EXT 2003 (39)}) 16... Rac8 17. Rfc1 Nb4 18. Qb5 (18.
Qf1 Rxc1 19. Qxc1 Rc8 20. Qf1 {-see detailed commented game  1-0 Huebner,
R-Mueller,K/Altenkirchen 1999/CBM 74[Tsesarsky,I] (70)}) 18... Qxb5 19. Nxb5
Nd3 20. Rxc8 Rxc8 21. N3d4 a6 22. Nc3 Be6 (22... Nxb2 23. Nxd5 Nxd5 24. Bxd5 b5
25. Bb7 $16) 23. Nd1 Ne4 {Black has active R on the open c-file and the
activity guarantees at least equal game.} 24. Bf1 Ne5 25. f3 Nd6 26. Kf2 Kf8 (
26... h5 $11) 27. Be2 h5 28. Ke1 Ke7 29. a4 Nc6 (29... a5 $11) 30. Nc3 Nxd4 31.
exd4 Nc4 (31... Rc6 $132) (31... Nf5 32. Rd1 h4 $11) 32. Nd1 Kd6 33. Rc1 Bd7 {
[%csl Ra4][%cal Gd7a4]} (33... h4 $132) 34. Bxc4 Rxc4 ({Possible also} 34...
dxc4 35. a5 Be6 $132) 35. Rxc4 dxc4 36. Nc3 b5 37. axb5 axb5 38. Kd2 Bc6 39.
Ke3 b4 $2 $16 {Terrible move.} ({Equal position after} 39... f6 40. h4 Be8) 40.
Na2 {[%csl Rb4]} c3 $2 $18 {After this mistake White wins easily} ({Rihgt was} 
40... b3 41. Nc3 g5 42. f4 f6 43. fxg5 fxg5 44. d5 Bxd5 45. Kd4 Bg8 46. Ne4+
Kc6 47. Nxg5 Kb5 48. Ne4 $16) 41. b3 Bd5 (41... c2 42. Kd2 Bxf3 43. Nxb4 $18)
42. Nxb4 Bxb3 43. Kd3 g5 44. Nc2 (44. Kxc3 Bd1 45. f4 gxf4 46. gxf4 $18) 44...
Bd5 45. f4 gxf4 46. gxf4 Bf3 47. Ne3 f6 48. Kxc3 $18 Bb7 49. Nf5+ Kd5 50. h4
Ba6 51. Ng3 Bb5 52. f5 Be8 53. Kd3 Kd6 54. Ne4+ Ke7 55. d5 Ba4 56. d6+ Kf7 57.
Nc5 Bc6 58. Kd4 Ke8 59. Ne6 Kd7 60. Kc5 Be4 61. Nf4 Bxf5 62. Nxh5 Bc2 63. Nxf6+
Ke6 64. Nd5 Ba4 65. h5 Bd7 66. h6 Kf7 67. Ne7 Be8 68. Kb6 Bd7 69. Kc7 Bh3 70.
d7 Bxd7 71. Kxd7 Kf6 72. Ke8 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 9900"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2000.03.13"]
[Round "13.3"]
[White "Ziegler, Ari"]
[Black "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2370"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "1999.10.09"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Wattenscheid"]
[BlackTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nbd2 c5 $6 {Tempo losing can't be
recommended.} (5... Nbd7 $132 {Theory}) 6. b3 Nc6 (6... cxd4 7. exd4 Be7 8. Bb2
b6 9. Rc1 dxc4 10. bxc4 O-O 11. Bd3 Bb7 12. O-O Nc6 13. Qe2 Rc8 14. Rfd1 Qd6
15. Nf1 Rfd8 16. Ng3 $14 {1-0 Chiburdanidze,M-Beshukov,S/Perm 1997/CBM 58/ (22)
}) (6... dxc4 7. Bxc4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bd6 9. Bb2 O-O 10. O-O Bd7 11. Be2 Nc6 12.
Nc4 Bc5 13. Bf3 Rc8 14. Nb5 Be7 15. Nbd6 $14) (6... Nbd7 7. Bb2 b6 8. cxd5 exd5
9. Bd3 Bb7 10. O-O Bd6 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Nd4 $14) 7. Bb2 cxd4 (7... Bd6 8. Rc1
(8. Bd3 O-O 9. O-O cxd4 (9... Qe7 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. cxd5 exd5 13.
Bxh7+ $18 {Beilin,Mikhail Abramovich-Khasin,Abram/URS-ch sf Moscow ;MCD 1949/
1-0 (65)}) 10. exd4 $14) 8... cxd4 9. exd4 Qe7 10. Ne5 Ba3 11. Bxa3 Qxa3 12.
cxd5 exd5 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Bd3 Bg4 15. Qc2 Qe7+ 16. Kf1 O-O 17. h3 Bd7 18. g3
Rae8 19. Kg2 g6 20. Nf3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Kan,Ilia Abramovich-Levenfish,Grigory/
Moscow (11) ;HCL 1935 (39)}) (7... Be7 8. Bd3 (8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. a3 a5 10. Bd3
O-O 11. O-O b6 12. Qc2 h6 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Bb5 Na7 15. Be2 $14 {1-0 Vera,
Reynaldo-Muir,Andrew J/Yerevan ol (Men) (3) ;EXT 97 1996 (28)}) 8... O-O 9. O-O
b6 10. Rc1 (10. Qe2 Bb7 11. Rfd1 Qc7 12. Rac1 Rad8 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Bxf6 Bxf6
15. cxd5 exd5 16. Rxc5 $16 {Smyslov,Vassily-Shabalov,Alexander/Tilburg (1) ;
CBM 39 1993/1-0 (77)}) 10... Bb7 11. Qe2 Rc8 12. Rfd1 Rc7 13. Bb1 Rd7 14. Ne5
Nxe5 15. dxe5 Ne4 16. Nf1 f5 17. exf6 Nxf6 18. Ng3 $14 {0-1 Eslon,Jaan-Ek,Hans/
SWE-ch (5) ;MCD 1972 (37)}) 8. exd4 (8. Nxd4 $6 {White must avoid of pieces
change in position like this.} Nxd4 $1 (8... Bd6 $6 9. cxd5 exd5 (9... Nxd5 10.
Nxc6 bxc6 11. Bxg7 $18) (9... Nxd4 10. Bxd4 e5 11. Bb2 Nxd5 12. a3 Nb6 13. Bb5+
Bd7 14. Ne4 $14) 10. Rc1 $5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Brenke,Andreas-Mueller,Karsten/
Lippstadt (1) ;CBM 72 1999 (33)} (10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Ne4 13. Bb2
$14)) 9. Bxd4 (9. exd4 $132) 9... Be7 (9... dxc4 10. Bxc4 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12.
Be2 b6 13. Bf3 Nd5 14. Qe2 Bb7 15. Rfd1 $14 {1-0 Savon,Vladimir A-Popov,Roman/
Krasnodar op (6) ;EXT 2000 1996 (33)}) 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O dxc4 12. Nxc4 b5 13.
Ne5 Bb7 14. Qe2 Qd5 15. f4 a6 16. Rac1 Rac8 $11) 8... dxc4 (8... Ne4 9. Bd3 (9.
c5 Be7 10. Bb5 (10. Bd3 Nxd2 11. Qxd2 O-O 12. O-O $14 {[%csl Rc8][%cal Gb3b4]})
10... Qa5 11. Bxc6+ bxc6 12. O-O Nxd2 13. Nxd2 O-O 14. Re1 Qb5 $11 {Stahlberg,
Gideon-Bogoljubow,Efim/Zuerich ;HCL 1934/1/2-1/2 (62)}) (9. a3 Be7 10. Bd3 f5
11. O-O a5 12. Rc1 O-O 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Nxd2 15. Qxd2 b6 16. Rfd1 dxc4 17.
Rxc4 Bb7 18. Qc2 Bd5 19. Rd4 Bc5 20. Bxf5 Rxf5 21. Rxd5 Bxf2+ 22. Kh1 Qh4 23.
Qd3 Raf8 (23... Qxh2+ 24. Kxh2 Rh5+ 25. Qh3 Rxh3+ 26. Kxh3 exd5 27. Rxd5 Re8
$11) 24. Rd8 $11 {Galliamova,Alisa-Tregubov,Pavel V/RUS-Cup9 Novgorod (2) ;CBM
60 1997/1/2-1/2 (44)}) 9... Bb4 10. O-O Nxd2 11. Nxd2 dxc4 12. Nxc4 O-O 13. Be4
Ne7 14. Qd3 Ng6 15. Rfd1 Rb8 16. d5 exd5 17. Qd4 f6 18. Ne3 Qa5 19. Qxd5+ Qxd5
20. Nxd5 $14 {Karpov,Anatoly-Kaidanov,Grigory S/Tilburg rapid20 rapid (4) ;CBM
39 1993/1/2-1/2 (48)}) (8... Bd6 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O b6 11. Qe2 Bb7 12. Rad1 Rc8
13. Ne5 Bb8 14. Qe3 Qe7 15. f4 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Ng4 17. Qh3 f5 18. exf6 Nxf6 19.
Rde1 $16 {1-0 Hoi,Carsten-Jensen,Vagn/DEN-ch Aarhus (2) ;EXT 2000 1976 (28)}) (
8... b6 9. Bd3 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Rc1 Ba6 12. Re1 Na5 13. Ne5 Rc8 14. Qf3 $14
{Hebden,Mark-Eslon,Jaan/Oviedo rapid rapid (7) ;CBM 38 ext 1993/1-0 (50)}) (
8... Be7 9. Rc1 O-O 10. Bd3 Bd7 11. O-O Nh5 $6 12. Re1 Nf4 13. Bb1 Bd6 14. g3
Ng6 15. Ne5 Rc8 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. Nf3 Bb4 18. Re3 Rfd8 19. h4 Nge7 20. a3 Ba5
21. b4 Bc7 22. c5 $14 {Kasparov,Gary-Comp Deep Blue (6)/Philadelphia m ;CBM 50
ext 1996/1-0 (43)}) 9. bxc4 Be7 10. Be2 (10. Bd3 $6 O-O (10... Nxd4 $1 11. Nxd4
e5 12. Qa4+ (12. Nb5 a6 13. Qf3 axb5 14. cxb5 O-O $11) 12... Bd7 13. Nb5 a6 14.
Qb3 axb5 15. cxb5 O-O 16. O-O Be6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Pachman,Ludek-Botvinnik,Mikhail/
Munich olm fin-A (5) ;EXT 99 1958 (29)}) 11. O-O b6 12. Re1 Bb7 13. Rc1 Rc8 14.
Bb1 Re8 15. a3 a6 16. Qc2 g6 17. Qd3 Na5 18. Ne5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Benitah,
Yohan-Fressinet,Laurent/FRA-ch U20 ;EXT 2000 1999 (28)}) 10... O-O 11. O-O b6 {
In positions with pawn structure like this if White will put RR on c1and d1 -
White will receive advantge because of strong PP on c4 and d4 with virtual
promotion one of P} 12. Rc1 Bb7 13. Qb3 Rc8 14. Rfd1 $14 {The task is
fulfilled!} Qd6 15. c5 $1 {[%cal Gd2c4]} (15. Nf1 Rfd8 16. Ne3 (16. Ng3 Na5 17.
Qe3 Ng4 18. Qd3 Ba6 $17) (16. h3 Na5 17. Qe3 Qb4 18. Bc3 Qa3 19. N1d2 Bxf3 20.
Qxf3 Nc6 21. d5 exd5 22. Bxf6 Qxf3 23. Bxf3 Bxf6 24. cxd5 Nd4 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 $11
) 16... Nh5 $1 $132) 15... Qc7 16. Ba3 Na5 {Black try to blockade White
central PP} (16... Nd5 17. Nc4 Nf4 18. Bf1 $14) 17. Qa4 (17. Qb1 $5) 17... Bc6
18. Bb5 Qd7 19. Bxc6 Qxc6 20. Qc2 ({Not bad was} 20. Qxc6 Nxc6 (20... Rxc6 21.
Ne5 Rc7 22. Rb1 bxc5 23. Rb5 Nb7 24. Rdb1 Nd6 (24... Rb8 25. dxc5 $14 {[%csl
Yc5,Rb7][%cal Gb1b8]}) 25. Rxc5 Rfc8 26. Rxc7 Rxc7 27. Rb8+ Nde8 28. Bxe7 Rxe7
29. Nb3 $14) 21. Nc4 $14) 20... Nb7 21. Ne5 Qd5 22. Ndc4 Rfd8 (22... b5 23. Ne3
(23. c6 Bxa3 24. Nxa3 Nd6 25. Nb1 $14) 23... Qd8 24. Bb2 $14) 23. Rd3 {Rook
placed on active position} (23. c6 Bxa3 24. Nxa3 Nd6 25. Nac4 (25. c7 Re8 26.
Qa4 Qxa2 27. Ra1 Qd5 28. Qxa7 Re7 29. Rdc1 Nfe8 $17 {[%csl Rc7,Rd4]}) 25...
Nxc4 26. Qxc4 Rc7 $132) 23... Nd7 (23... b5 24. Ne3 Qe4 25. Bb2 Nd7 26. Nxd7
Rxd7 27. Rb3 Qc6 28. Ng4 (28. d5 $2 exd5 29. Nf5 Bxc5 $1 {[%cal Gc5f2]} 30. Qe2
(30. Bxg7 Bxf2+ $1 $19) (30. Nxg7 Bxf2+ $1 $19) 30... Qe6 31. Qg4 g6 $17) 28...
Bd6 (28... Rdc7 29. Ne5 Qe8 30. Rh3 $40) 29. Qd2 $14 {[%cal Gb3h3]}) 24. Ne3 ({
Prematurely was} 24. c6 $6 Bxa3 (24... Nxe5 25. Nxe5 (25. dxe5 Qxd3 26. Qxd3
Rxd3 27. cxb7 Rcd8 28. Ne3 $5 (28. Bd6 Bxd6 29. Nxd6 Rd5 30. f4 Rc5 31. Rxc5
bxc5 32. Kf2 (32. Nc8 Rd1+ 33. Kf2 Rb1) 32... Kf8 33. Ke3 Rb8 34. Kd3 Ke7 35.
Kc4 Kd7 36. Kxc5 Kc7 $17) 28... Bc5 (28... Bxa3 29. Rc8 $18) 29. Bxc5 bxc5 30.
Rxc5 Rd1+ 31. Nf1 Rb1 32. Rc8 Rf8 33. Rc7 g5 $17) 25... Bg5 26. Re1 Nd6 $15)
25. Rxa3 Nxe5 26. Nxe5 Nd6 $132) 24... Qe4 25. f3 $6 $11 (25. Nxd7 $5 {It was
right to take on d7 at this moment!} Rxd7 26. c6 Nd8 (26... Bxa3 27. Rxa3 $1
$18) 27. cxd7 Rxc2 28. Rxc2 Bg5 (28... Qxd3 29. Bxe7 $16) (28... Bxa3 29. Rxa3
Qb7 30. d5 exd5 31. Rd3 $16) 29. Rcd2 $132 Qb7 30. d5 e5 (30... Qxd7 31. dxe6
Qe8 32. e7 $18) 31. Rc2 Qxd7 32. d6 $14) 25... Qf4 26. g3 Qf6 27. N3g4 Qf5 28.
Ne3 Qf6 29. Nxd7 $5 {White don't satisfied by draw.} (29. N3g4 $11) 29... Rxd7
30. c6 (30. Ng4 Qg5 31. Ne5 Rxd4 32. Rxd4 Qe3+ 33. Qf2 Qxa3 34. Rc2 Bxc5 $15)
30... Nd8 $2 $16 (30... Bxa3 $1 31. Rxa3 (31. cxb7 Rxc2 32. b8=Q+ Rd8 33. Qxd8+
Qxd8 34. Rxc2 Be7 $15) 31... Rdd8 (31... Nd8 32. cxd7 Rxc2 33. Nxc2 a5 34. Rc3
$14) 32. Rxa7 Qxd4 33. Qf2 Nd6 34. a4 $11) 31. Bxe7 (31. cxd7 $6 Rxc2 32. Nxc2
$14) 31... Rxe7 32. d5 $1 {[%csl Rd8] White central PP became very dangerous}
Rec7 (32... Qxf3 33. Nc4 Qh5 34. d6 $18 {Maybe Black missed this variation?})
33. Qd1 $1 Kf8 {Black try to prepare e6xd5} (33... Qh6 34. dxe6 Nxe6 35. Nd5
$18 {[%cal Gd5e7,Ge7c6]}) 34. Rc2 h5 {Black pieces haven't good moves} 35. f4
$2 $14 (35. Rcd2 $1 {[%cal Gd5e6]} g5 (35... h4 36. dxe6 Nxe6 (36... Nxc6 37.
Nd5 Qxe6 38. Re2 Qd6 39. Nxc7 Qxc7 40. Rd7 $18) 37. Nd5 $18) 36. dxe6 Nxc6 37.
Nd5 Qxe6 38. Nxc7 Rxc7 39. Rd7 $16) 35... g6 36. f5 $5 {Interesting pawn
sacrifice} (36. Rcd2 Kg7 37. dxe6 Qxe6 $1 $11 {[%csl Rd8,Re3][%cal Ge6e3]
White take on d8 without check.}) (36. dxe6 Rxc6 37. Nd5 Qxe6 38. Nxb6 $11)
36... exf5 {[%csl Yc6,Yd5] Now White center is not attacked.} (36... gxf5 37.
Qxh5 $16 {[%csl Rd8,Rf8]}) 37. Re2 b5 $6 $16 (37... h4 $5 38. Nc4 hxg3 39. hxg3
Re7 40. Rde3 Rxe3 41. Rxe3 $14) 38. Qb3 a6 (38... h4 39. Qxb5 hxg3 40. hxg3 $16
) 39. Qa3+ Kg7 40. Qxa6 Nb7 $5 {Black sacrificed 2 pawns and replace N from d8
to d6. Too expensive.} (40... Qe5 41. Re1 $16 {And now or later Black must to
take on c6 by N} (41. Qxb5 Nxc6 $1)) 41. Qxb5 Nd6 42. Qb2 Re7 43. Qxf6+ Kxf6
44. Kf1 (44. Kg2 Rce8 45. Kf3 g5 46. Rc2 Re4 47. c7 $16) (44. h4 $6 Re4 45. Kg2
f4 46. Rf2 Ke5 47. gxf4+ Rxf4 48. Rxf4 Kxf4 $16) 44... Rce8 45. Re1 Re4 46. Nc2
Ra8 47. a3 Ke5 48. Nb4 Nb5 49. Nc2 (49. Kf2 Kd6 (49... Nxa3 50. d6 $1 $18) 50.
Nc2 Rc4 51. Ne3 $16) 49... Kd6 {Black was luck to blockade strong PP par} (
49... Nd6 50. Nb4 $16) (49... Rxe1+ 50. Kxe1 Kd6 51. Kd2 $16) 50. Rb1 Nc7 (
50... Ra5 $5 {Keeping blockade trying and prevent White Rook penetration to b8.
} 51. Kf2 Rc4 52. Ne3 Re4 53. Rc1 $16 {[%cal Ge3c4] And White destroy blockade}
) 51. Ne3 Raa4 (51... f4 52. gxf4 Rxf4+ 53. Ke2 Rh4 54. h3 Re8 55. Kd2 $16) 52.
Rb8 Re8 53. Rxe8 Nxe8 54. Rb3 $1 {[%csl Rd6][%cal Gb3b8,Gb8d8] After R change
second one try to enter to b8.} Nc7 55. Rb8 f4 56. Rd8+ {Pawn blockade is
destroyed} Kc5 57. gxf4 Rxf4+ 58. Ke2 Rh4 59. Rd7 $2 $44 (59. d6 $1 {In any
case White win N, but it much stronger in this variation} Rxh2+ 60. Kd3 Kxc6
61. dxc7 (61. Nc4 Ne6 62. Rc8+ Kd7 $17) 61... Kxc7 62. Rf8 Rf2 63. a4 h4 (63...
Ra2 64. Rxf7+ $16) 64. Rh8 (64. a5 h3 65. Rh8 h2 66. Ng4 Ra2 $11) 64... g5 65.
Kc4 f5 66. Rh5 Rf4+ 67. Kb5 Rf3 68. Nc4 g4 69. Rh7+ $16) 59... Nxd5 60. c7 (60.
Nxd5 Kxc6 61. Nf6 Rxh2+ 62. Kd1 Ra2 $44) 60... Rxh2+ 61. Kd3 Nb6 62. Nd5 (62.
Rxf7 Kc6 63. Nc4 Rh3+ 64. Ke2 (64. Kc2 Rh2+ 65. Kb3 Rh3+ 66. Kc2 (66. Kb4 $2
Rh4 67. Rf6+ Kxc7 68. Rxb6 Rxc4+ 69. Kb5 Rg4 $17)) 64... Rh2+ (64... Nc8 65.
Kd2 g5 $132) 65. Kf3 Nc8 $11) 62... Rh3+ 63. Ke2 Rh2+ 64. Kf1 Rh1+ 65. Kg2 Rc1
66. Rd8 Kb5 67. Rb8 (67. Nxb6 Rxc7 68. Rb8 Kc5 69. a4 Ra7 $11) 67... Ka5 68.
Rxb6 Rxc7 69. Rb8 Rc5 70. Ra8+ Kb5 71. a4+ Kc6 72. Ne3 (72. Nf6 Rg5+ 73. Kh3
Rf5 74. Ng8 Rf4 $11) 72... Kb7 73. Rd8 Rc3 74. Kf2 {White remain with N over
but with drawn position} (74. Kf2 Ra3 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ordzhonikidze zt 1.9"]
[Site "Ordzhonikidze"]
[Date "2000.06.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ovsejevitsch, Sergei"]
[Black "Kuzmin, Gennadi P"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2000.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Hecht} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 c4 7. O-O Bb4
8. b3 cxb3 9. Qxb3 Nge7 10. Ne5 {Another continuations are:} (10. a3 $5 Ba5 11.
a4 Qb6 12. Qxb6 Bxb6 13. e3 Ba5 14. Ba3 Nb4 15. Rc1 Bf5 16. Nc3 Nc2 17. Nb5
Nxa1 18. Nd6+ Kd7 19. Rxa1 g6 20. Nxb7 $14 {1-0 San Segundo,Pablo-Garcia,
Nieves/ESP-ch Zamora (6) ;EXT 2000 1996 (35)}) (10. Bg5 $6 $132) (10. Ba3 $5
$14) (10. Bd2 $5 {-See comments to the game 1-0 Sakaev,K-Guseinov,A/Open Dubai
UAE 2000 (39) (Tsesarsky)}) 10... Qb6 $6 $16 (10... O-O $6 $16 11. Nxc6 Nxc6
12. e3 Be6 13. a3 Be7 14. Qxb7 Na5 15. Qa6 Rb8 16. Nd2 $16 {0-1 De Souza
Mendes,Joao-Stahlberg,Gideon/Mar del Plata (16) ;MCL 1946 (41)}) (10... Be6 {
Better is} 11. e3 {Now Bc1 will be developed only on diagonal c1-a3 or on d2.}
(11. a3 Bd6 12. Bb2 O-O $14) 11... Qb6 12. Nxc6 (12. Nd3 Bd6 13. Ba3 Qxb3 14.
axb3 Bxa3 15. Nxa3 b6 $14 {[%csl Rd5]}) 12... bxc6 13. Nc3 Bd6 14. Ba3 Qxb3 15.
axb3 Kd7 16. Na4 Rhb8 17. Bxd6 Kxd6 18. Nc5 Nc8 19. Rfc1 $14 {[%csl Ra7,Rb3,
Rc6] 1-0 Todorov,Ognjan-Girardot,P/Besancon op ;EXT 99 1998 (40)}) 11. Nd3 $1 (
11. e3 $5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Be6 13. Bd2 $5 Bc5 (13... a5 14. Bc3 O-O 15. Bd4 a4 16.
Qb2 Qa5 17. a3 Bc5 18. Bxc5 Qxc5 19. Rc1 $16 {0-1 Ibragimov,Ildar-Rychagov,
Andrei/Moscow-ch (4) ;CBM 55 ext 1996 (29)}) 14. Nc3 d4 15. Qxb6 Bxb6 16. Nb5
Nc6 17. Bxc6+ bxc6 18. Nxd4 Bd5 19. Nf5 $14) 11... Bd6 (11... Bf5 12. Nxb4 Nxb4
13. Nc3 Rc8 14. Nxd5 Nexd5 15. Bxd5 Nxd5 16. Qxd5 Be6 17. Qe4 $16) 12. Qxb6
axb6 {[%csl Rb6,Rb7,Rd5] White has clear advantage because of lot of
weaknesses in the Black camp.} 13. Bf4 $1 Bxf4 {Black can't avoid BB change.}
14. Nxf4 Nxd4 15. Nc3 Ra3 (15... Bg4 16. Rfd1 Nc2 17. Rac1 Nb4 (17... d4 18.
Bxb7 Ra7 19. Nb5 Rxa2 20. Rd2 $18) 18. Nfxd5 Nexd5 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Bxd5 $16)
16. Rac1 g5 17. Rfd1 $1 (17. e3 $2 gxf4 18. exd4 Be6 (18... fxg3 19. fxg3 Be6
20. Nxd5 $1 Nxd5 21. Bxd5 O-O $11 (21... Bxd5 22. Rc8+ Kd7 23. Rxh8 Rxa2 24.
Rf5 $16)) 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Bxd5 Ke7 $11) (17. Nfxd5 Nxd5 {[%csl Re2]} 18. Bxd5
Rxc3 19. Rxc3 Nxe2+ 20. Kg2 Nxc3 21. Rc1 Ke7 22. Rxc3 Rd8 $15) 17... gxf4 18.
Rxd4 O-O (18... fxg3 {after} 19. hxg3 Be6 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Bxd5 Ke7 22. Bxe6
Kxe6 23. Rc2 $16 {Rook ending is better for White: PP weaknesses in the Black
camp.} Rha8 (23... b5 24. Rb2 $1 (24. Rb4 $2 Rha8 25. Rxb5 Rxa2 26. Rxa2 Rxa2
27. Kf1 Ra7 28. Kg2 (28. Rh5 b6 29. Rxh7 b5 30. Rh4 Rb7 31. Rb4 Kd5 $44) 28...
Kd6 29. Kf3 Kc6 30. Rh5 b5 $44) 24... Rha8 25. Rxb5 Rxa2 26. Rb6+ Ke5 27. Rd7)
24. Rb4 R8a6 25. Rcb2 Rxa2 26. Rxb6+ $16) 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Bxd5 fxg3 21. hxg3
Ra5 22. Rc7 Rc5 23. Re7 Kg7 24. Bb3 Kf6 25. Re3 {[%csl Rb6][%cal Gd4d6,Gd6b6]}
Kg7 (25... Kg5 26. Kg2 $16) 26. Rf4 Rc7 27. Re5 {[%csl Rb6][%cal Ge5b5,Gf4b4]
White rooks manoeuvres are very useful.} h6 (27... Rd8 28. Rg5+ Kf8 29. Rh5 Kg7
30. Rfh4 Rh8 (30... Rd2 31. Rxh7+ $18) 31. Rg5+ Kf6 32. Rb5 $16 {[%csl Rb6,Rf7]
[%cal Gh4f4]}) 28. Rb4 Bd7 (28... Rd8 29. Rxb6 Rd2 30. Kg2 $16) 29. Re7 (29.
Rxb6 Rc1+ 30. Kg2 Bc6+ 31. f3 $16) 29... Rc1+ 30. Kg2 Bc6+ 31. f3 Rc5 (31...
Kf6 32. Rxf7+ $1 Rxf7 33. Rf4+ $18) 32. Rg4+ (32. Rxb6 $18) 32... Rg5 33. Rf4 {
[%csl Rf7]} Bd5 $8 34. e4 Bxb3 35. axb3 {RR ending is hopeless for Black.} Rb5
36. e5 Rxb3 (36... Kg8 37. b4 Rd5 38. Rf6 $18) 37. e6 $1 Re3 38. Rexf7+ Rxf7
39. exf7 Kf8 40. Rf6 Re2+ (40... h5 41. Rxb6 Re7 42. Rh6 Kxf7 43. Rxh5 $18) 41.
Kh3 Re1 (41... b5 42. Rxh6 Kxf7 43. Rb6 $18 (43. Rb6 {Hecht} Rb2 44. f4 b4 45.
g4 b3 46. f5 Rb1 47. Kh4 (47. g5 Rh1+ 48. Kg4 Rg1+ 49. Kf4 Rf1+ 50. Ke5 Re1+
51. Kd4 Rd1+ 52. Kc3 Rc1+ 53. Kb2 Rc7 54. Kxb3 $18 {ist jedoch weniger klar})
47... b2 48. Kg5 Kg8 49. Rxb7 Kf8 50. Kf6 $18)) 42. Kg4 Rh1 43. Kf5 Rh3 $6 {
'?' Hecht.} (43... b5 $5 44. f4 $1 (44. Kg6 $2 Rc1 45. Kxh6 Rc6 46. Kg5 b4 (
46... Rxf6 47. Kxf6 b4 48. g4 b3 49. g5 b2 50. g6 b1=Q 51. g7#) 47. Rf4 Rb6 48.
Rc4 b3 49. Rc1 b2 50. Rb1 Kxf7 $11) (44. g4 {Hecht} Rc1 45. Rxh6 Rc5+ 46. Ke4
Kxf7 47. Rb6 Rc4+ 48. Ke3 $18) 44... Rh5+ (44... b4 45. Rb6 Kxf7 46. Rxb7+ Kg8
47. Rxb4 Ra1 48. Rb6 Kg7 49. Rb7+ Kg8 50. g4 Ra6 51. Re7 Rb6 (51... Kf8 52. Re6
Ra5+ 53. Kg6 Ra4 54. Rf6+ Ke7 55. Rf7+ Ke8 56. Rf5 $18) 52. Re6 Rb5+ 53. Kg6
$18) 45. Kg4 Rd5 46. Rxh6 Kxf7 47. Rb6 $18) (43... Rh5+ {Hecht} 44. Ke4 b5 45.
g4 Rc5 46. Rxh6 $18) 44. Ke6 (44. Ke6 {Hecht} Rxg3 45. Rxh6 Kg7 46. Rh4 Rxf3
47. Rg4+ Kh7 48. Rg8 $18) 1-0

[Event "Yerevan zt 1.5"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2000.06.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Tosic, Miroslav"]
[Black "Halkias, Stelios"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2000.06.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. e3 d5 4. c4 e6 5. a3 a6 (5... dxc4 $11) 6. dxc5 (6. cxd5
Nxd5 (6... exd5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. b4 Ba7 9. Bb2 $14 {[%csl Yd4,Rd5] 1-0 Berger,
Johann Nepomuk-Reti,Richard/Vienna (5) ;HCL 1908 (26)}) 7. dxc5 (7. e4 Nf6 8.
Nc3 cxd4 9. Qxd4 (9. Nxd4 e5 $11) 9... Qxd4 10. Nxd4 Bc5 $11) 7... Bxc5 8. Bd3
h6 9. O-O Nc6 10. e4 Nf6 11. e5 Nd5 12. Re1 Bd7 13. b4 Bb6 14. Be4 Nce7 $11 {
Strakova,R-Petrovicova,Elena/CSR-ch (Women) (8) ;TD 1992/1-0 (45)}) 6... Bxc5
7. b4 (7. Nc3 Ba7 (7... dxc4 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Bxc4 b5 $11 {[%cal Gc8b7,Gd8e7]})
8. Be2 (8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Be2 (10. b4 O-O 11. Bb2 $14) 10... Nc6
11. O-O O-O $132 {[%cal Gd5d4]}) 8... O-O 9. O-O dxc4 10. Bxc4 b5 $11 {
Zhulanov,Viktor-Totsky,Leonid/RUS-ch sf Perm (1) ;EXT 2000 1997/1/2-1/2 (60)})
7... Ba7 {Another good continuations are:} (7... Be7 8. Bb2 (8. Nbd2 O-O 9. Bb2
a5 $1 (9... Nc6 10. Rc1 Bd7 11. Bd3 b5 12. c5 (12. cxb5 axb5 13. O-O Na7 14.
Qe2 Qb6 $11 {1-0 Rantanen,Yrjo A-Skembris,Spyridon/Dubai ol (Men) (7) ;TD 1986
(33)}) 12... a5 13. Bc3 Qc7 14. O-O axb4 15. axb4 Rfb8 16. Ra1 $14) 10. b5 Nbd7
11. Be2 Nc5 $11 {Levitina,Irina S-Chelushkina,Irina/Subotica Interzonal (Women)
(2) ;TD 1991/1/2-1/2 (49)}) (8. cxd5 Qxd5 $11 (8... exd5 9. Bb2 O-O 10. Be2 $14
{[%csl Yd4,Rd5] 1/2-1/2 Gurevich,Dmitry-Ioseliani,Nana/EUCup Gr5 Mulhouse ;EXT
99 1997 (26)})) 8... dxc4 $1 (8... O-O 9. Nbd2 a5 (9... Nc6 10. Qc2 Bd7 11. Rc1
dxc4 12. Nxc4 Rc8 $11 {Kivimaki,Jaakko-Froberg,Harri/FIN-chT ;EXT 98 1993/1/
2-1/2 (73)}) 10. b5 Nbd7 11. cxd5 Nxd5 $11 (11... exd5 12. Be2 Nc5 13. O-O Bf5
14. Nd4 Bg6 15. a4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Smyslov,Vassily-Cramling,Pia/Women-Veterans (8)
;CBM 33 1992 (29)})) (8... Nc6 9. cxd5 $5 (9. Nc3 $6 dxc4 $11 (9... O-O 10.
cxd5 (10. Be2 dxc4 11. Qxd8 Rxd8 12. Bxc4 b5 $11 {Friedrich,Gerhard-Held,
Markus/Schwaebisch Gmuend op (2) ;EXT 98 1997/1-0 (44)}) 10... exd5 11. Be2 $14
{[%csl Yd4,Rd5]})) 9... Qxd5 10. Qxd5 exd5 11. Nc3 $14 {[%csl Rd5]}) 9. Qxd8+
Bxd8 10. Bxc4 b5 11. Bd3 Bb7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Donchenko,Anatoly G-Malevinsky,
Alexander A/Yerevan (13) ;MCD 1977 (16)}) (7... Bd6 8. cxd5 (8. Bb2 O-O 9. Nbd2
(9. cxd5 Nxd5 $11) 9... Nc6 10. Be2 Qe7 11. O-O Ne4 12. Qc2 Nxd2 13. Qxd2 dxc4
14. Bxc4 Rd8 15. Qc3 f6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Degerman,Lars-Lindberg,Bengt/SWE-ch
Linkoping (7) ;EXT 99 1996 (36)}) 8... exd5 (8... Nxd5 $1 9. e4 Nb6 10. e5 Be7
11. Qxd8+ Bxd8 12. Bf4 (12. Nc3 Nc6 13. Bb2 Bc7 14. O-O-O Nxe5 15. Ne4 Nbd7 $15
) (12. Bb2 Nc6 13. Nbd2 Na4 $11 {[%csl Rb2]}) 12... Nd5 13. Bg3 Nc6 14. Bd3 O-O
15. O-O b6 $11) 9. Bb2 O-O 10. Be2 Nc6 11. O-O $14 {[%csl Yd4,Rd5] 1-0 San
Segundo,Pablo-Fernandez Montoro,J/Candas op (5) ;TD 1992 (27)}) 8. Bb2 (8. cxd5
Qxd5 9. Qxd5 Nxd5 10. Bb2 O-O 11. Nbd2 Rd8 12. Rc1 Nc6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Onischuk,
Alexander-Ward,Christopher/Hastings Masters (9) ;CBM 48 ext 1995 (35)}) 8...
O-O (8... Nc6 9. Nbd2 (9. cxd5 exd5 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Nb3 Re8 12. Be2 Ne4 13.
Nbd4 Qd6 14. O-O Bg4 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Nd4 Bb8 17. g3 Bh3 18. Re1 Qf6 19. Bf3
Be5 20. Bxe4 (20. Qe2 a5 21. Rac1 Rac8 $11) 20... dxe4 21. Rc1 Rac8 22. Qe2 a5
$11 {Stojanovski,Sandi-Ward,Christopher/Politiken Cup (8) ;EXT 2000 1997/1/2-1/
2 (61)}) 9... Qe7 10. Qc2 Bd7 11. Rc1 h6 12. Bd3 Rc8 13. Qb1 dxc4 14. Nxc4 O-O
15. O-O Rfd8 $11 {0-1 Piskov,Yury-King,Daniel J/Bundesliga 9495 ;GER-chT 1995 
(41)}) (8... dxc4 $5 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. Bxc4 b5 11. Bd3 Nbd7 12. Nbd2 Bb7 $11)
9. Nbd2 (9. cxd5 Qxd5 {1/2-1/2 Stadler,Tereza-Csonkics,Tunde/Alfoldi mem 
(Women) ;EXT 98 1985}) 9... Nc6 (9... Qe7 10. Bd3 Rd8 (10... Nc6 11. Qc2 dxc4
12. Nxc4 h6 $1 $11 (12... Bd7 13. Bxf6 $1 (13. Rd1 $2 Rac8 14. Qb1 Kh8 15. O-O
Rcd8 $11 {0-1 Binham,Timothy F-Wedberg,Tom/Helsinki (1) ;MCD 1983 (28)}) 13...
Qxf6 (13... gxf6 14. Bxh7+ Kg7 15. Be4 f5 16. Bd3 b5 17. Ncd2 $16) 14. Bxh7+
Kh8 15. Rd1 Rfd8 16. Be4 $16)) 11. Qc2 h6 $5 (11... Bd7 12. cxd5 exd5 13. O-O
Rc8 14. Qb1 h6 15. e4 (15. Bd4 $14) 15... Nxe4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Bxe4 Nc6 18.
Re1 Qf8 19. Bd5 $14 {1-0 Piskov,Yury-Arsovic,Zoran/Belgrade Trako (12) ;CBM 47
ext 1995 (35)}) 12. Ne5 Nbd7 13. Ndf3 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bd7 (14... dxc4 15. Qxc4
Bd7 16. Qh4 $11) 15. c5 Rac8 (15... Rdc8 $132) 16. Bd4 Bb8 $132 {1-0 Pyhala,
Antti-Wedberg,Tom/FIN-SWE Helsinki (2) ;CBM 26 1991 (40)}) 10. Bd3 (10. Qc2 Bd7
11. Rd1 Rc8 12. Qb1 Qe7 13. Bd3 h6 14. O-O Rfd8 15. Qa1 Be8 $132 {Malaniuk,
Vladimir P-Efimov,Igor/Montecatini Terme op ;EXT 97 1995/1-0 (57)}) (10. Be2
Qe7 11. Rc1 Rd8 12. O-O Bd7 13. Qc2 Be8 $11 {Aagaard,Jacob-Eingorn,Vereslav S/
Berliner Sommer (3) ;CBM 59 ext 1997/0-1 (61)}) 10... e5 $2 {Connected with
wrong variations calculation.} ({Better was} 10... Re8 11. O-O e5 $1 $132 (
11... d4 $2 12. exd4 Nxd4 13. c5 $1 $16 (13. Ne5 Nc6 14. Ndf3 (14. Nxc6 $1 bxc6
(14... Qxd3 15. Nxa7 Rxa7 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Qg4+ Kh8 18. Qf4 Kg7 19. Qb8 $18 {
[%csl Ra7]}) 15. Nb3 $14 {[%csl Rc6]}) 14... Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Qe7 16. Qf3 Bb8 17.
Rfe1 $14 {1-0 Rantanen,Yrjo A-Vooremaa,Andres/FIN-chT ;EXT 98 1994 (27)}))) ({
Better was also} 10... Qe7 11. O-O dxc4 12. Nxc4 b5 13. Nd6 Rd8 14. Nxc8 (14.
Bxf6 $5 gxf6 (14... Qxf6 15. Bxh7+ Kxh7 16. Qc2+ Kg8 17. Qxc6 Bd7 18. Qe4 $16)
15. Nxc8 (15. Bxh7+ Kxh7 16. Qc2+ Kg7 17. Qxc6 Bd7 $17) 15... Raxc8 16. Rc1 $14
) 14... Raxc8 15. Qb3 Nd5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Tella,Jussi-Forintos,Gyozo V/Viking op
Aaland-Stockholm ;EXT 98 1997 (36)}) 11. Nxe5 {Now it is very difficult to
justify P sacrifice.} Nxe5 (11... d4 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. e4 (13. exd4 Bxd4 14.
Bxd4 Qxd4 15. Be2 Rd8 16. Ra2 a5 $44) 13... c5 14. O-O $16) 12. Bxe5 Ng4 (12...
d4 13. e4 Re8 14. Bxf6 (14. Bg3 $16) 14... Qxf6 15. O-O $16) 13. Bg3 $2 $132 {
missing the next very strong move} ({I think, White keep advantage after} 13.
Bb2 $1 dxc4 ({Here  is bad:} 13... Bxe3 14. fxe3 Nxe3 15. Qh5 h6 16. Qe5 Nc2+
17. Bxc2 Re8 18. O-O $16) (13... Qh4 14. g3 Qe7 15. c5 $16) (13... Re8 14. O-O
Qh4 (14... Qd6 15. Nf3 Nxf2 16. Rxf2 Bxe3 17. Bc2 $16) (14... Nxe3 15. fxe3
Rxe3 16. Bxh7+ $18) 15. Nf3 $16) 14. Nxc4 Qh4 15. Qf3 $16) 13... Bxe3 $1 {
[%mdl 512] This sacrifice is the main idea of 10-th Black move.} 14. Nf3 $1 ({
Wrong was} 14. fxe3 $2 Nxe3 $1 (14... Re8 15. e4 $1 (15. Nf1 Qf6 16. Ra2 (16.
Qc1 $2 dxc4 17. Bxc4 Bf5 {[%cal Ga8c8]} 18. Ra2 Rac8 19. h3 Ne5 20. Bxe5 Qxe5
$15) 16... dxc4 17. Be2 Nxe3 (17... Rxe3 18. Nxe3 Nxe3 19. Qd6 Nxg2+ 20. Kd1
Be6 21. Qe5 $16) 18. Nxe3 Rxe3 19. Bf2 $16) 15... dxe4 16. Bf1 Qf6 17. Qc1 e3
18. Nf3 $18) 15. Qb1 (15. Qh5 h6 $1 $17 {[%csl Re1][%cal Gf8e8]}) (15. Qe2 Re8
16. Be4 Nc2+ 17. Bxc2 Rxe2+ 18. Kxe2 Bg4+ 19. Nf3 Qf6 $17) 15... Re8 16. Kf2 (
16. c5 Qf6 $17) 16... dxc4 $1 (16... Qf6+ $2 17. Nf3 dxc4 18. Bxh7+ Kh8 19. Re1
Ng4+ 20. Kg1 Rxe1+ 21. Bxe1 g6 22. Bxg6 fxg6 23. Qc1 $16) 17. Bxh7+ Kh8 18. Ra2
Ng4+ 19. Kf1 c3 $17 20. Nf3 Be6 21. Rf2 $8 g6 22. Bxg6 fxg6 $17) 14... dxc4 15.
Bxc4 Qf6 $6 $14 {Unnecessary move.} ({Good was} 15... Bh6 16. O-O b5 $11) ({or
} 15... Ba7 16. O-O $11) 16. O-O Bf4 (16... Ba7 17. h3 Nh6 18. Re1 $14) 17.
Bxf4 Qxf4 18. Qc1 $1 Qf6 (18... Qxc1 19. Raxc1 b5 20. Bd5 Ra7 21. Rc5 $14) 19.
Re1 Qb6 $6 $16 (19... b5 $142 20. Bd5 Ra7 21. h3 Nh6 22. Qc5 Rd7 23. Ne5 $14 {
[%csl Gc5,Gd5,Ge5]}) 20. Ra2 a5 (20... Bd7 21. Re7 Rad8 22. Rd2 Be6 23. Bxe6
fxe6 24. h3 $16 {[%csl Re6]}) 21. Qf4 $1 (21. b5 {After this move Black has
two possibilities of Bc8 development:} Bf5 (21... Bd7 22. Re7 Bxb5 23. Rb2 Qf6
24. Rxf7 Rxf7 25. Rxb5 $16) 22. Qf4 Rac8 $1 23. Rae2 Bd7 24. Rd2 Nf6 25. Ne5
$14) 21... Nf6 22. Ng5 $5 ({Also strong was} 22. Rd2 $1 axb4 ({Here don't help
} 22... Bd7 23. Rd6 $1 Qa7 24. Re7 axb4 25. Rxf6 {and White wins.}) 23. axb4
$16 {[%csl Rc8,Rf7][%cal Gf3e5,Gf3g5,Gd2d6] It is quite difficult to Black
here to complete development and to defend from several threats.}) 22... Bd7 $5
({Black out of time} 22... axb4 $2 23. Bxf7+ $1 Kh8 (23... Rxf7 24. Re8+ $1 $18
) 24. axb4 $18) ({After} 22... Bg4 {also White keep advantage} 23. Rd2 Bh5 (
23... axb4 24. Nxf7 Rxf7 25. Rd6 Qc5 26. Rxf6 gxf6 27. Qxg4+ $18) 24. Rd6 Qa7
25. Bd3 Qb8 (25... Rae8 26. Rf1 Bg6 27. Bxg6 hxg6 28. Qh4 Nh5 29. g4 Qb8 30.
Rfd1 $18) 26. b5 $1 (26. Rxf6 $2 gxf6 27. Qh4 Re8 (27... fxg5 28. Qxh5 $18) 28.
Rb1 fxg5 29. Qxh5 Qe5 30. Qxh7+ Kf8 31. Qh6+ Qg7 32. Qd6+ Kg8 33. bxa5 Rxa5 $44
) 26... h6 27. Nf3 Ne8 28. Qe4 f5 29. Qe6+ Kh8 30. Rd4 Bxf3 31. gxf3 $16) 23.
Rd2 axb4 (23... Bc6 24. b5 $1 $18) 24. Rd6 $2 $132 ({Nothing was bring} 24.
Bxf7+ $2 Rxf7 25. Nxf7 bxa3 26. Qc4 Be6 $3 27. Rxe6 Qb1+ 28. Qf1 Qxf1+ 29. Kxf1
a2 30. Rxa2 Rxa2 31. Nd6 $132) ({Right was another taking on f7:} 24. Nxf7 $1
bxa3 $1 25. Qd6 $1 (25. Ne5+ $6 Kh8 26. Nf7+ (26. Ng6+ $4 hxg6 27. Qh4+ Nh5 $19
) (26. Rxd7 Nxd7 27. Nxd7 Rxf4 28. Nxb6 Rd8 $44) 26... Rxf7 27. Bxf7 $16) 25...
Qxd6 26. Nxd6+ Kh8 27. Nf7+ Rxf7 (27... Kg8 28. Ne5+ Kh8 29. Nxd7 $18) 28. Bxf7
b5 29. Rd6 Ra7 30. Rb6 $16) 24... Qa5 (24... Qd8 25. axb4 (25. Nxf7 Rxf7 26.
Red1 Qe7 27. Qxf6 $5 gxf6 28. Rxd7 Kf8 29. Bxf7 Qe5 30. axb4 Ra1 $17) 25... h6
26. Nf3 $1 $16 (26. Nxf7 $2 Rxf7 27. Red1 (27. Bxf7+ Kxf7 28. Red1 Kg8 29. Qd4
Qe7 $1 $15 {and White can't take on d7 because of weak first line.}) 27... Qe7
28. Rxd7 Qxd7 29. Rxd7 Ra1+ 30. Bf1 Rxd7 31. Qc4+ Kf8 $11)) 25. Rxf6 $2 $17 (
25. Rxf6 $2 $17 {The last move in the game is mistake!} gxf6 26. Ne4 (26. Qxf6
Qf5 $17) (26. Nxf7 Rxf7 27. Qxf6 Qh5 28. Bxf7+ Qxf7 29. Qg5+ Qg7 30. Qxg7+ Kxg7
31. Re7+ Kf6 32. Rxd7 bxa3 $19) 26... Qf5 27. Qg3+ Kh8 28. Nd6 Qg5 $17) (25.
Bxf7+ Rxf7 26. Nxf7 bxa3 $44) (25. axb4 $5 Qf5 26. Qxf5 Bxf5 27. h3 (27. f3
Rac8 $132) 27... Rac8 $132) 1-0

[Event "Hastings 0102 77th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "2001.12.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hebden, Mark"]
[Black "Wells, Peter K"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2567"]
[BlackElo "2517"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2001.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Bg5 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. e4 ({Another
mainlines are:} 6. e3 c6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. Qxc4 e5 {-see commented game 1/2-1/2
Seirawan,Y-Kaidanov,G/Salt Lake City 1999/CBM 73[Tsesarsky,I] (25)}) (6. Qxc4 {
-see commented game 0-1 Oms Pallise,J-Korneev,O/Linares 1997/CBM 58 [Tsesarsky,
I](42)}) 6... a6 $6 $14 ({More popular is} 6... Be7 $1 7. Nbd2 (7. Nc3 O-O 8.
Qxc4 a6 9. e5 Nd5 10. h4 b5 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. Qxd5 Rb8 13. e6 (13. Be2 Bb7 14.
Qb3 c5 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Qe3 Ne6 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. O-O Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Qxh4 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Wallace,J-Lukacs,P/Budapest 1995/CBM 46 ext (29)}) 13... fxe6 14. Qxe6+
Rf7 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Qxe7 Rxe7+ 17. Kd2 Bb7 18. Re1 Rxe1 19. Nxe1 c5 20. dxc5
Nxc5 21. f3 $14) 7... O-O 8. Bxc4 a6 (8... c5 $6 9. e5 Nd5 10. Bxe7 Nxe7 11.
Bd3 cxd4 12. O-O b6 13. Qxd4 Nc5 14. Bxh7+ Kxh7 15. Qh4+ Kg8 16. Ng5 Re8 (16...
Qd3 17. Nde4 Rd8 18. Rad1 Qxf1+ 19. Rxf1 Nxe4 20. Nxe4 $18 {1-0 Hebden,
M-Bryson,D/Glasgow 1995/EXT 2001 (33). (32)}) 17. Qh7+ (17. Nde4 Nxe4 18. Qxe4
Nf5 19. Qxa8 Qxg5 20. Rac1 Bd7 21. Qxa7 Bb5 $15) 17... Kf8 18. Qh8+ Ng8 19.
Nh7+ Ke7 20. Nc4 $16) 9. Qc2 c5 10. e5 Nd5 11. Bxd5 exd5 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. O-O
b6 14. Rfe1 Rd8 15. Rac1 Bb7 16. Nf1 Rac8 $132 {1-0 Mohr,S-Kotronias,V/
Budapest 1988/CBM 08 (55). (54)}) ({Worth of attention} 6... c6 $5 {[%cal
Gb7b5] and White had to sacrifice P by force:} 7. Qxc4 {otherwise Black will
play b7-b5.} Qb6 {[%csl Rb2,Re4][%cal Gf6e4,Gb6b2]} 8. Nbd2 (8. Qc2 $2 Nxe4 9.
Qxe4 Qxb2 $19) 8... Qxb2 9. Rb1 Qa3 10. Bd3 h6 11. Bf4 Qa5 12. O-O Be7 13. Qc2
Qd8 14. Nc4 O-O 15. Rfd1 c5 16. d5 exd5 17. exd5 Re8 18. d6 $44 {1/2-1/2
Hebden,M-Lalic,B/Kilkenny 1999/CBM 73 ext (32)}) 7. Bxc4 $1 (7. Qxc4 c5 8. Nbd2
cxd4 9. e5 {-see commented game 0-1 Iljushin,A-Sveshnikov,E/Samara 2000/CBM 78
[Tsesarsky,I] (43)}) 7... c5 (7... Be7 8. e5 Nd5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Nbd2 O-O 11.
Qc2 $14) 8. O-O ({Worth of attention} 8. e5 $5 h6 9. Bh4 (9. Be3 Ng4 10. O-O
Rb8 {[%cal Gb7b5]} 11. Qc2 Nb6 (11... Nxe3 12. fxe3 $14 {[%cal Gf1f7]})) 9...
g5 (9... b5 10. Bxb5 Qb6 11. Bc6 Qxb2 12. Bxa8 Qxa1 13. O-O $18) 10. Bg3 (10.
Nxg5 $2 hxg5 11. Bxg5 Be7 12. exf6 Bxf6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 $15) 10... Ne4 11. Nbd2
Nxd2 (11... Nxg3 12. hxg3 g4 (12... cxd4 13. Ne4 Qb6 14. Nf6+ $14 {[%csl Re8]})
13. Nh2 {[%csl Rg4][%cal Gh2g4]} Rb8 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. Be2 $16 {[%csl Rg4]})
12. Nxd2 cxd4 13. Ne4 Be7 14. O-O h5 15. f4 (15. h3 h4 16. Bh2 g4 17. hxg4 h3
18. Rad1 Qb6 (18... hxg2 19. Kxg2 $14) 19. Bb3 hxg2 20. Kxg2 $14) 15... h4 16.
Bf2 gxf4 17. Bxd4 $14) 8... cxd4 9. Nxd4 ({Too late is} 9. e5 h6 10. Bh4 g5 11.
Nxg5 ({Or} 11. Bg3 Ne4 12. Nbd2 Nec5 (12... Nxg3 13. fxg3 {[%cal Gf1f7]} Rb8 {
[%cal Gb7b5]} 14. Bd3 b5 15. Qc2 g4 16. Nxd4 Nxe5 (16... Bc5 17. N2b3 Bxd4+ 18.
Nxd4 Nxe5 19. Qf2 O-O $44) 17. N2b3 $44) 13. Qc2 h5 $132) 11... hxg5 12. Bxg5
Be7 (12... b5 $2 13. Bxb5 Qc7 14. Bxf6 axb5 15. Qxa8 Nxf6 {[%csl Rh2][%cal
Gc7h2]} 16. Nd2 $16 {[%csl Rc8][%cal Ga1c1,Gc1c8]}) 13. exf6 Bxf6 14. Bf4 (14.
Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Nd2 b5 16. Bxb5 Qe5 17. Bxd7+ Bxd7 18. Nf3 Qxh2+ 19. Nxh2 Bxa4
20. Rfc1 $132)) 9... Bd6 10. Be2 O-O 11. Qc2 b5 12. Nc6 $2 $17 {White waste
tempi for dubious exchange operation.} ({Badly is} 12. Qc6 $2 {in view of} Qb6
13. Bxf6 (13. Qxb6 Nxb6 14. Nd2 Bb7 15. f3 Be5 16. N2b3 Nc4 17. Rab1 h6 18.
Bxf6 (18. Bh4 Bxd4+ 19. Nxd4 Nd2 $17) 18... Bxf6 19. Rfd1 Rfd8 $17) (13. Qxa8
Bb7 14. Qxf8+ Bxf8 $17 {[%csl Rd4,Re4]}) 13... gxf6 14. Rd1 Be5 15. Qxb6 Nxb6
$17) ({Right was} 12. Rd1 $1 Qb6 13. Be3 Bb7 14. Nb3 Qc7 15. Qxc7 Bxc7 16. N1d2
Rfd8 $11 (16... Be5 17. Na5 $14)) 12... Qc7 13. Ne7+ Kh8 14. Qxc7 Bxc7 15. Nxc8
({In case of} 15. Nd2 Bb7 {Black leaves with advantage:} 16. a4 (16. Rfc1 Be5
$17) 16... bxa4 17. Rfc1 Bd6 18. Nc6 Rfc8 19. Bxf6 Bxc6 20. Bc3 $17) 15...
Rfxc8 16. Nc3 ({Or} 16. Nd2 Be5 17. Rab1 Rc2 $17) 16... Be5 {[%csl Re4][%cal
Ge5c3]} 17. Rfd1 Nc5 {[%csl Re4]} 18. Bxf6 (18. f3 $2 b4 $19 {[%csl Rb2,Rc3]
[%cal Ge5b2]}) 18... gxf6 19. Bh5 Ra7 (19... Kg7 $17) 20. Rac1 Rac7 {[%csl Re4]
[%cal Gc5e4]} 21. b3 (21. f3 b4 22. Ne2 Bxb2 $17) (21. Ne2 Bxb2 $17) 21... Kg7
(21... Nxe4 22. Ne2 Kg7 23. Rxc7 Rxc7 24. f3 (24. f4 {-see below.}) 24... Nc5 (
24... Kh6 25. Bxf7 Rxf7 (25... Ng5 26. Be8 Rc2 27. Kf2 Kg7 28. h4 $16) 26. fxe4
Rc7 $15) 25. b4 Na4 $17) 22. Ne2 Nxe4 23. Rxc7 Rxc7 24. f4 (24. f3 $17 {
-see above.}) 24... Bd6 25. Bf3 f5 26. Kf1 (26. Bxe4 Bc5+ 27. Kf1 fxe4 $17)
26... Ba3 27. Ng3 {The last White's chance to survive is opposite-colours BB.}
Nf6 $1 ({In case of} 27... Nxg3+ $143 $2 28. hxg3 {White's PP on the kingside
are not vulnerable! Compare this PP structure with the one from this game.} Rc2
29. Rd7 Rxa2 30. Bh5 Bc5 31. Rc7 Bd4 32. Rxf7+ Kh6 33. Bf3 Rf2+ 34. Ke1 Rb2 35.
Re7 a5 36. Rxe6+ Kg7 37. Bd5 Bc3+ (37... Bf2+ 38. Kd1 Bxg3 39. Re7+ Kf8 40.
Rf7+ Ke8 41. Rxf5 $132) 38. Kf1 a4 39. bxa4 bxa4 40. Ra6 $132) 28. Nh5+ Nxh5
29. Bxh5 Kh6 30. Bf3 Bc1 $1 31. g3 Rc2 {[%csl Ra2,Rh2]} 32. a4 Be3 {[%csl Rf3,
Rh2]} 33. Be2 bxa4 34. bxa4 a5 35. Rd7 (35. Rd3 Bc5 $17) 35... Kg6 36. h4 Ra2
37. Bb5 Rf2+ 38. Ke1 Rg2 {[%csl Rf4,Rg3,Rh4]} 39. Rd8 Kf6 40. Ra8 Bd2+ (40...
Rxg3 41. Rxa5 Bxf4 $19 {similar to position from this game - see below.}) 41.
Kd1 Bb4 42. Rg8 Bd6 43. Rd8 Bb4 (43... Bc5 $19) 44. Rg8 Bd6 45. Ra8 (45. Rd8
Bc5 46. Ra8 Bf2 47. Bc6 Rxg3 48. Rxa5 Rc3 $19 {[%csl Rf4,Rh4]}) 45... Rxg3 46.
Rxa5 Bxf4 47. Ra7 Rc3 48. Ke2 Be3 49. Rb7 e5 50. Be8 e4 51. Rxf7+ Ke6 52. Rxh7
f4 53. Bd7+ Kf6 54. Bg4 Bd4 (54... Rc2+ 55. Kd1 Rg2 56. Bh5 f3 57. Rf7+ Ke6 58.
Rf8 Rg1+ 59. Kc2 Bh6 {[%csl Rf3,Rf4,Rf5,Rf6,Rf7,Rf8]} 60. Rh8 Bf4 61. Rf8 Ke5
$19) 55. Rh5 f3+ 56. Kd1 Rc5 57. Rxc5 Bxc5 58. a5 Ke5 59. a6 Kf4 60. Bd7 e3 61.
Bb5 Kg3 62. Ke1 Kg2 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT 05th"]
[Site "Maikop"]
[Date "1998.06.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Fominyh, Alexander"]
[Black "Kobalia, Mihail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1998.06.03"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Elista Uralan"]
[BlackTeam "Moscow Apiko-Yakimanka"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qc2 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. Nbd2 (6. cxd5 exd5 (6...
cxd5 7. Nc3 Be7 8. e3 a6 9. Bd3 h6 (9... b5 10. O-O Bb7 11. a4 b4 12. Nb1 a5
13. Qe2 h6 14. Bh4 Ne4 15. Bxe7 Kxe7 16. Nbd2 $16 {1/2-1/2 Nielsen,P-Luther,T/
Minsk 1994 (25)}) 10. Bf4 O-O 11. g4 Ne4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Bxe4 $14 {1-0
Cebalo,M-Zorman,V/Pula PCA op 1994 (31)}) 7. e3 Qa5+ (7... Bd6 8. Bd3 h6 9. Bh4
Nf8 10. Nc3 Be6 11. Rb1 N8d7 12. b4 Qe7 13. b5 $14 {Kouatly,B-Roos,L/FRA-chT
1989/1-0 (43)}) 8. Nbd2 Ne4 9. Bh4 Bb4 10. Bd3 f5 11. a3 O-O 12. O-O Bd6 13.
Bg3 $14 {Lobron-Sevillano/Moscow ol 1994/1-0 (44)}) (6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 Qa5+ 8.
Nc3 Bb4 9. Bd3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nd5 11. Rc1 N7b6 12. Bb3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Ba3 14. Rb1
O-O 15. O-O Nd5 16. c4 $14 {1-0 Fernandes,A-Cordeiro,V/Team Championships,
Lisbon POR 1998 (26)}) 6... h6 (6... Qa5 7. Bxf6 (7. a3 dxc4 (7... Ne4 8. Bf4
h6 9. h4 Ndf6 10. c5 Qd8 11. Ne5 Be7 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. g3 Bd7 14. Bg2 Nf6 15.
g4 $14 {Brenninkmeijer,J-Feinstein,M/New York op 1993/1-0 (65)}) 8. Qxc4 c5 9.
dxc5 Qxc5 10. e3 Qxc4 11. Bxc4 Bd6 12. Ke2 Nb6 13. Bd3 Bd7 14. Rhc1 $14 {
1-0 Kharlov,A-Yasinsky,V/RUS-ch Elista 1994 (34)}) 7... Nxf6 8. e3 (8. g3 Ne4
9. Bg2 Bb4 10. a3 e5 11. cxd5 Bf5 12. O-O Bxd2 (12... Nxg3 13. e4 Nxf1 14. Nxf1
Bc8 15. Nxe5 $16) 13. Nh4 (13. dxc6 Nxg3 14. cxb7 Rb8 15. Qxd2 Qxd2 16. Nxd2
Nxf1 17. Nxf1 exd4 18. Rd1 d3 19. exd3 $132) (13. g4 Bg6 14. dxc6 Ng5 15. cxb7
Nxf3+ 16. Bxf3 Rd8 17. Qc6+ Ke7 18. b4 Qb6 19. dxe5 $132) 13... Nxg3 14. Nxf5
Nxf1 15. dxc6 (15. Rxf1 cxd5 (15... Bg5 16. dxc6 $16) 16. b4 $16) 15... O-O (
15... Nxh2 16. cxb7 $18) 16. cxb7 Rab8 17. Ne7+ Kh8 18. Rxf1 $16 {1-0 Korchnoi,
V-Ljubojevic,L/London P&D 1980 (36)}) 8... c5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Be2 cxd4 11.
Nxd4 Bb4 12. N4b3 Qc7 13. Qxc7 Nxc7 14. Rc1 Nd5 15. Bf3 Bd7 16. Bxd5 exd5 17.
Nd4 Ke7 18. Ke2 Rac8 $11 {Averbakh,Y-Nei,I/URS-ch27 Leningrad 1960/1/2-1/2 (41)
}) (6... Be7 7. e3 (7. g3 O-O 8. Bg2 b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4
12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Qxe4 Nf6 14. Qe3 $14 {Teske,H-Nogly,C/4th Open, Wichern GER
1997/1/2-1/2 (49)}) 7... Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Nxe4 dxe4 10. Qxe4 Qb4+ 11. Nd2
Qxb2 12. Qb1 Qc3 13. Bd3 c5 14. Ke2 Qa5 15. Nf3 cxd4 16. exd4 Nf6 17. a4 O-O
18. Qb5 $14 {Kortschnoj,V-Nei,I/URS-ch27 Leningrad 1960/1-0 (42)}) 7. Bh4 (7.
Bxf6 Nxf6 8. e3 Be7 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O b6 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Ne5 Bb7 13. Nc6
Bxc6 14. Qxc6 Rc8 15. Qa4 Rc7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Meduna,E-Dgebuadze,A/Ceske
Budejovice op 1993 (29)}) 7... Bd6 (7... Be7 8. e3 O-O 9. Bd3 (9. h3 dxc4 10.
Bxc4 Nd5 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. O-O N5b6 13. Bb3 $5 $14 (13. Be2 e5 14. a4 Nd5 15.
Kh1 exd4 16. Nxd4 Ne5 $11 {Rocha,A-Amaral,N/Lisboa-ch 1992/1/2-1/2 (71)})) 9...
c5 (9... dxc4 10. Qxc4 Nd5 11. Bg3 c5 12. O-O Nb4 13. Be4 cxd4 14. Bc7 (14.
Nxd4 Nc5 $132) 14... Qe8 15. Nxd4 Nf6 16. Bf3 Nbd5 17. Be5 $14 {1-0 Galliamova,
I-Lamprecht,F/Vienna Chess Festival Open 1996 (40)}) 10. O-O cxd4 11. Nxd4 Nc5
12. Be2 dxc4 13. Bxc4 Bd7 14. b4 Ba4 15. N2b3 Nce4 16. Rfd1 Qb6 17. a3 $15 {
0-1 Dordzhieva,N-Polyakova,N/ch-RUS (women), Elista RUS 1997 (33)}) 8. e3 O-O
9. Be2 e5 (9... b6 $4 10. O-O $4 (10. cxd5 Bb7 (10... cxd5 11. Qc6 $18) 11.
dxe6 $16 (11. dxc6 $16)) 10... Bb7 11. Rfd1 Qc7 12. Rac1 Rac8 13. Bg3 Bxg3 14.
hxg3 Ba6 $11 {1-0 Muis,G-Van Vossen,R/op Soest NED 1996 (31)}) 10. cxd5 cxd5
11. Bg3 Qe7 (11... Re8 12. O-O Qb6 13. Qb3 Qxb3 14. Nxb3 $14) 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13.
Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Bxe5 Qxe5 15. Nf3 $14 Qe7 (15... Qe4 16. Qd2 $14) 16. Nd4 (16.
O-O Bg4 17. Rac1 Rac8 18. Qb3 $14) 16... Bg4 17. Bd3 $6 $132 (17. Bxg4 Nxg4 18.
O-O Rac8 19. Qf5 $14) 17... Rfc8 18. Qb3 Ne4 19. h3 Bd7 20. Rd1 (20. Bxe4 dxe4
21. O-O $11) 20... Qg5 (20... Nc5 $5 21. Qa3 (21. Qxd5 Nxd3+ 22. Rxd3 Rc1+ 23.
Rd1 Qb4+ 24. Ke2 Bc6 (24... Qxb2+ 25. Rd2 $16) 25. Nxc6 Rc2+ (25... bxc6 26.
Qb3 Qxb3 27. axb3 Rc2+ 28. Rd2 $16) 26. Rd2 bxc6 27. Qd4 Rxd2+ 28. Qxd2 Qc4+
29. Kf3 Qxa2 30. Rc1 (30. Rd1 Rb8 31. Qc2 Qe6 32. Ke2 $11) 30... Rb8 31. Rc2
$11) 21... Ba4 (21... Nxd3+ 22. Qxd3 Qb4+ 23. Qd2 Qxd2+ 24. Kxd2 $14) 22. Bc2
Bxc2 23. Nxc2 Qe4 24. O-O Qxc2 25. Rc1 Qd3 26. Rxc5 Qxa3 27. Rxc8+ Rxc8 28.
bxa3 Rc2 $11) 21. g3 (21. Bf1 Be6 22. Nf3 Qf6 23. Be2 d4 24. Qd3 Qf5 25. Qxd4
Bxa2 26. Bd3 Bd5 27. O-O Qe6 $11) (21. g4 Nc5 22. Qa3) 21... Rc7 22. Be2 (22.
Kf1 Qf6 23. Bxe4 dxe4 24. Kg2 Rd8 $11) 22... Rac8 23. Bf3 (23. Nf3 Qe7 24. Nd4
Qf6 $15) 23... Re8 (23... a6 24. Bg2 Qh5 25. Bf3 $11) 24. h4 Qe5 (24... Qf6 25.
O-O Bh3 26. Bg2 Bg4 $132) 25. O-O Bh3 26. Bg2 Bg4 27. f3 (27. Rc1 Nd2 (27...
Rec8 28. Rxc7 Rxc7 29. Nb5 Re7 30. Rc1 a6 31. Nd4 Nxg3 32. fxg3 (32. Bxd5 Ne4
$44) 32... Qxg3 33. Rf1 Re4 (33... Rxe3 34. Qxd5 $18) 34. Rf2 Rxe3 35. Qxd5
Re1+ 36. Rf1 Qe3+ 37. Kh2 Rxf1 38. Qd8+ Kh7 39. Bxf1 Qf2+ 40. Bg2 f6 41. Nf3
Bxf3 42. Qd3+ Kg8 43. Qxf3 Qxh4+ $11) 28. Qb5 Rce7 29. Rfe1 $14) 27... Nc5 28.
Qa3 Bd7 29. Kf2 Qf6 $2 (29... Ba4 $1 30. Rde1 (30. Rd2 Nb3 $3 $19) (30. f4 Qe7
31. Rd2 b5 (31... Ne4+ 32. Bxe4 Qxa3 33. bxa3 dxe4 34. Nf5 $11) 32. Nf5 Ne4+ (
32... Qe6 33. g4 h5 34. Bxd5 (34. Rxd5 b4 35. Qxb4 Qxd5 $1 $19) 34... Qf6 35.
Qb4 hxg4 36. e4 g6 (36... Nxe4+ 37. Bxe4 Rc4 38. Qd6 Rcxe4 39. Qxf6 gxf6 40.
Kg3 b4 41. Kxg4 $14) 37. Ng3 (37. Nd6 Qxh4+ 38. Ke2 Nxe4 $1 $17) 37... Qxf4+
38. Kg2 Qe3 $15) 33. Bxe4 Qxa3 34. bxa3 dxe4 $11) 30... b5 $5 31. b4 (31. b3 b4
$19) (31. f4 Qf6 32. Kg1 Qb6 (32... a5 33. b3 b4 34. Qc1 Bd7 35. Bxd5 Rcc8 36.
Qd2 Qg6 $44) 33. b4 Ne4 $15) 31... Ne6 32. f4 Qd6 33. Nf5 Qd7 34. Rc1 Bc2 35.
Nd4 Nxd4 36. exd4 Rc4 $17) 30. Kg1 Qe5 31. Kh2 Qxe3 32. Qxa7 Nd3 (32... Qe5 33.
Rfe1 (33. Qa5 $11) 33... Qf6 34. Rxe8+ Bxe8 35. Qb8 Re7 36. Qd8 Nd7 (36... Ne6
37. Nxe6 fxe6 $14) 37. b4 Re3 $132) 33. Qa3 Qxd4 34. Rxd3 Qb6 (34... Qe5 35.
Rd2 Be6 36. Rfd1 $14) 35. Rc3 $2 $17 (35. Rxd5 $4 Re2 36. Rd6 Rcc2 37. Rg1
Qxg1+ 38. Kxg1 Rxg2+ 39. Kh1 Rh2+ 40. Kg1 Rcg2+ 41. Kf1 Bb5+ $19) (35. Rd2 $1
$11) 35... Rxc3 36. bxc3 (36. Qxc3 Re2 $17) 36... Re2 (36... Bc6 37. Qb3 $11)
37. Qa8+ $2 (37. Qb3 Qe6 38. Kh1 (38. Kg1 Qe3+ 39. Kh1 Bc6 $17) 38... Qg6 39.
Kh2 Bc6 $17 (39... Qf5 40. Kh1 Bc6 $17 (40... Rxg2 41. Kxg2 Qh3+ 42. Kf2 Qh2+
43. Ke3 Qxg3 44. Qxd5 Bc6 45. Qd4 $16))) 37... Kh7 38. Qb8 {-+ Why 1/2 ? Maybe
(+)...} (38. Qb8 Rxa2 39. Qe5 Qb2 40. Rg1 Be6 $19) (38. a4 Ra2 39. f4 Bf5 $19)
(38. Qa3 Qe6 39. Kh1 Qg6 (39... Rxg2 40. Kxg2 Qh3+ 41. Kf2 Qh2+ 42. Ke3 Qxg3
43. Qe7 $44) 40. Kh2 Qf5 41. Kh1 Qc2 42. Rg1 Bh3 $19) 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 05th"]
[Site "Maikop"]
[Date "1998.06.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ivanov, Sergey"]
[Black "Kharlov, Andrei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1998.06.03"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sankt Petersburg"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Sberbank-Tatarstan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Qa4+ c6 5. Qxc4 Nf6 6. Bg5 (6. g3 Nbd7 (6...
a6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. Nc3 b5 9. Qb3 O-O 10. O-O Bb7 11. Rd1 $14 {0-1 Nemeth,M-Kiss,
F/Budapest FS02 IMW 1994 (34)}) 7. Bg2 e5 $6 8. dxe5 Nxe5 $4 9. Nxe5 Qa5+ 10.
Nc3 Qxe5 11. Bxc6+ $18 {1-0 Ilivitsky G-Aronin L/Ch URS, Moscow 1952 (21)})
6... b5 (6... Be7 7. e3 (7. Nc3 $5) 7... O-O 8. Be2 Qa5+ 9. Nc3 Nbd7 10. O-O e5
11. Ne4 $5 (11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Ne4 exd4 13. Nxd4 (13. Nxf6+ Nxf6 14. Nxd4 $11)
13... Be5 14. Rfd1 $11) (11. Rfd1 exd4 12. Qxd4 Rd8 13. Rac1 Nc5 14. Qh4 $132)
11... exd4 (11... Nxe4 12. Bxe7 Re8 13. Bb4 Qb6 14. Rad1 $14) 12. Qxd4 Qb6 $11
{1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk,V-Anand,V/Supertorneo Las Palmas 1996 (29)}) (6... h6 7. Bxf6
Qxf6 8. e4 Nd7 9. Nc3 a5 10. Be2 Qd8 11. O-O Be7 12. Rad1 $14 {Krasenkow,
M-Volkov,S/Polish TV KO, Swidnica POL 1997/1-0 (49)}) (6... Qb6 7. Nbd2 Qxb2 8.
Rb1 Qa3 9. e4 b6 10. Qc2 Ba6 11. Bc4 $1 Bxc4 12. Nxc4 Qa6 (12... Bb4+ 13. Ke2
Qc3 14. Qxc3 Bxc3 15. Kd3 Ba5 16. Rhc1 $16) 13. O-O Nxe4 (13... Nbd7 14. Rfe1
$14) 14. Qxe4 Qxc4 15. Rbc1 Qa4 16. Ne5 Bd6 17. Nc4 Bc7 18. d5 $1 $16 {1-0
Sakaev,K-Tregubov,P/ch-RUS, St Petersburg RUS 1998 (28)}) 7. Qc2 Bb7 (7... Be7
8. e4 O-O 9. Bd3 $14) 8. Bxf6 gxf6 (8... Qxf6 9. Nbd2 Nd7 10. e3 a6 11. a4 Bb4
12. Bd3 $14) 9. e3 (9. e4 Rg8 10. Nc3 $14) 9... Nd7 10. Be2 (10. Nbd2 $14)
10... a6 11. a4 b4 (11... Rc8 12. Nbd2 c5 13. d5 (13. axb5 cxd4 14. Qd3 dxe3
15. Qxe3 Bc5 16. Qh6 $132) 13... Qb6 (13... Bxd5 14. axb5 axb5 15. Bxb5 Rb8 16.
Bd3 Qb6 17. e4 Bc6 18. Ra6 Qb7 19. O-O $14) 14. dxe6 fxe6 15. Bd3 $14) 12. Nbd2
$14 c5 13. O-O (13. Nc4 $6 cxd4 14. exd4 (14. Nxd4 Bxg2 15. Rg1 Bd5 $15) 14...
Rc8 15. Qd3 Rg8 16. Ne3 f5 17. O-O Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Ne5 19. Qe2 Nxf3+ 20. Qxf3
Qxd4 21. Qb7 Qc5 22. Nxf5 $1 Qc7 23. Qxc7 Rxc7 24. Ne3 $11) 13... Rc8 14. Nc4 (
14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. Ne4 Be7 16. Qd3 Nb6 17. Rfd1 (17. a5 Qxd3 18. Bxd3 Nc4 $15)
17... Qxd3 18. Bxd3 f5 19. Ned2 Rg8 $11) 14... cxd4 15. Nxd4 (15. exd4 Nb6 16.
b3 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Nxc4 18. bxc4 Qxd4 $17) 15... Ne5 (15... Rg8 16. Bf3 Bxf3 17.
Nxf3 Qc7 18. b3 Nc5 19. Rac1 $14) 16. b3 (16. Rfd1 Nxc4 (16... Bd5 17. b3 Rg8
18. e4 Bxc4 19. bxc4 Qc7 20. Rac1 Bc5 (20... Ng4 21. Bxg4 Rxg4 22. Qe2 Rg6 23.
c5 $14) 21. Nb3 a5 $11) 17. Bxc4 Rg8 18. g3 Bd5 19. b3 f5 $132) (16. Rfc1 Rg8
17. f3 f5 18. Qb3 Qg5 19. g3 f4 (19... Nxc4 20. Rxc4 Bc5 $11) 20. exf4 Qxf4 21.
Nxe6 fxe6 (21... Rxg3+ 22. hxg3 Qxg3+ 23. Kf1 Qh3+ 24. Kg1 (24. Ke1 Qxe6 (24...
fxe6 25. Nxe5 Qg3+ 26. Kf1 Qh3+ $11) 25. Qe3 $8 Bh6 26. Qxe5 Qxe5 27. Nxe5 Bxc1
28. Nc4 Bf4 $17) 24... Qxe6 $17 (24... Qg3+ $11)) 22. Nd6+ Bxd6 23. Qxe6+ Kd8
24. Rxc8+ Bxc8 25. Qxg8+ Qf8 26. Qxf8+ Bxf8 27. Rd1+ $14) 16... Rg8 17. f3 $2
$17 (17. g3 Qd5 (17... f5 18. Rfd1 Qd5 19. f3 $14) 18. f3 Nxc4 19. Bxc4 Qe5 20.
Rae1 f5 $11) 17... f5 18. Rf2 (18. Rad1 Qg5 19. Rf2 Nxc4 20. Bxc4 Qxe3 $17)
18... f4 $1 (18... Bh6 19. Qd2 Nc6 20. Rd1 Nxd4 21. Qxd4 Qxd4 22. Rxd4 (22.
exd4 Ke7 $15) 22... Ke7 $11) 19. Qd2 (19. exf4 Qxd4 20. fxe5 Qxa1+ $19) (19.
Rd1 fxe3 20. Rff1 Qh4 $19) 19... Nxc4 20. Bxc4 Bc5 21. Rd1 $8 Qd6 (21... e5 $2
22. Re2 $8 fxe3 (22... exd4 $2 23. exd4+ Be7 24. Rxe7+ $1 Kxe7 (24... Qxe7 25.
Re1 Bxf3 26. Rxe7+ Kxe7 27. Qxf4 $18) 25. Qxb4+ $18) (22... Be7 23. Qc2 (23.
Nf5 $2 Bxf3 24. Qxd8+ Rxd8 25. Rxd8+ Bxd8 26. Rf2 Ba8 27. Bxa6 fxe3 28. Rc2 Bb6
29. Kf1 Kd7 $17) 23... exd4 24. Qxh7 Rf8 25. Rxd4 Qc7 26. Rxf4 Bc5 27. Rf6 Qe7
28. Qh6 $14) 23. Qxe3 Rg5 $15) 22. Qd3 $2 $19 (22. Kh1 Rd8 23. Nc2 fxe3 (23...
Qxd2 24. Rfxd2 Rxd2 25. Rxd2 fxe3 26. Re2 Rg5 27. Nxe3 Re5 28. Nf1 Rxe2 29.
Bxe2 Bd5 30. Bxa6 Bxb3 31. a5 Bc2 $17) 24. Qxd6 Rxd6 25. Rff1 (25. Rxd6 exf2
26. Rd2 Bxf3 $19) 25... Rxd1 26. Rxd1 Ke7 27. Re1 Rd8 28. h3 Rd2 29. Nxe3 a5
$17) 22... Rd8 (22... fxe3 23. Qxe3 Rd8 24. Rfd2 Qe7 25. Kh1 e5 26. Nf5 Bxe3
27. Rxd8+ Qxd8 28. Rxd8+ Kxd8 29. Nxe3 $19) 23. Rff1 (23. Rfd2 Qe5 $19) (23.
Kh1 fxe3 24. Qxh7 Qf8 $19) 23... fxe3 24. Ne2 Qxd3 25. Bxd3 (25. Rxd3 Ke7 $19)
25... f5 26. g3 (26. Kh1 Ke7 $19) 26... Rg7 27. Bc4 Rd2 $19 28. Rxd2 exd2+ 29.
Kg2 e5 30. Rd1 Be3 31. Be6 f4 32. Bf5 Rc7 33. gxf4 exf4 34. Be4 Bxe4 35. fxe4
Rc1 0-1

[Event "Scandic Hotels CC"]
[Site "Stockholm"]
[Date "2000.07.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ivanov, Sergey"]
[Black "Matros, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2574"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2000.07.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. Bg5 f6 5. Bd2 ({continuations} 5. Bh4) (5. Bf4 {
are analysed in details in the game 1-0 Beliavsky,A-Pavasovic,D/Portoroz 1999/
CBM 72/[Tsesarsky] (43)}) 5... f5 (5... dxc4 {-see detaled comments to the
game 1-0 Beliavsky,A-Pavasovic,D/Portoroz 1999/CBM 72/[Tsesarsky] (43)}) (5...
Nd7 {see comments to the game  0-1 Mikhalevski,V-Skembris,S/Agios Nikolaos
1995/Inf 65/[Skembris,S] (52)}) 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. g3 Bd6 8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O Nbd7 10.
Qc2 (10. b3 $5) 10... Ne4 (10... dxc4 11. e4 $1 fxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Nf6
14. Qe2 b5 15. Ne5 Nd5 16. Nxc6 Qb6 17. Nb4 Qxd4 18. Rad1 $1 $16) 11. Nxe4 fxe4
12. Ng5 Qf6 13. Be3 (13. Rad1 h6 14. Nh3 g5 15. Bc1 $14 {[%csl Rc8][%cal Gf2f3]
}) 13... h6 14. Nh3 Qf5 (14... e5 $2 15. f3 $1 exf3 16. Rxf3 Qe7 17. Rxf8+ Nxf8
18. cxd5 $16) 15. Nf4 {[%csl Re6][%cal Gg2h3]} (15. Rad1 $5) 15... Nf6 16. Bh3
Ng4 17. Qd2 {[%cal Gf2f3]} (17. Bxg4 Qxg4 18. f3 exf3 19. exf3 Qf5 $11) 17...
Bxf4 $1 (17... g5 $2 18. Nh5 $16 {[%csl Rg4][%cal Gf2f3]} (18. Ng2 $16 {
[%csl Rg4][%cal Gf2f3]})) 18. Bxf4 Qh5 19. Bxg4 Qxg4 20. f3 $14 {Position of
White is better, but appearence of opposite-colours BB makes advantage
realisation very difficult.} Qg6 21. Bd6 Rd8 22. c5 e5 $1 (22... Bd7 23. fxe4
Qxe4 24. Rf4 Qg6 {[%csl Rf8] and Black can't replace Bd7 to e8 because of f8
square weakness.}) 23. dxe5 ({Another take on e5} 23. Bxe5 {also gives to
White serious advantage:} Bh3 24. Rf2 Rf8 25. b4 Rf5 26. a4 Raf8 27. Qe3 (27.
f4 $6 a6 28. e3 Ra8 29. Bd6 {[%csl Rf5][%cal Gd6f8]} Bg4 30. Rff1 Bh3 31. Rfb1
h5 32. b5 axb5 33. axb5 Rxa1 34. Rxa1 cxb5 35. Ra8+ Kh7 $132) 27... exf3 (27...
Bg4 28. Raf1 Bh3 29. fxe4 Rxf2 30. Rxf2 Rxf2 31. Kxf2 Qxe4 32. Qxe4 dxe4 33.
Ke3 Bf5 34. Kf4 Bg6 35. b5 $1 (35. Bb8 a6 36. Ke5 e3 37. Kf4 Bc2 38. Kxe3 (38.
a5 Kf7 39. Kxe3 Ke6 $11 {[%csl Rd5,Re4][%cal Ge6d5]}) 38... Bxa4 39. Kf4 Kf7
40. Ke5 g5 41. e4 Bc2 42. d5 g4 43. Bc7 Ke7 44. Kd4 Kd7 45. Bf4 h5 46. Ke5 Ke7
47. Bg5+ Kf7 $11 {and White can't improve his position}) 35... Kf7 (35... cxb5
36. axb5 Be8 37. Kxe4 Bxb5 38. e3 a5 39. d5 Kf7 40. Bb2 a4 41. Kd4 $18 {
[%cal Ge3e4]}) 36. Bb8 a6 37. b6 Ke6 38. Be5 Bh5 $1 39. Bxg7 Bxe2 40. Bxh6 Kd5
41. Ke3 Bg4 42. a5 Bh3 43. Bg7 Be6 44. h4 Bg4 45. Kf4 Be2 46. g4 Bd1 47. h5 e3
48. Bf6 e2 49. Bh4 Kxd4 50. Be1 $18) 28. exf3 Bg4 29. Raf1 Bh3 30. Re1 Bg4 31.
Bf4 Rxf4 32. gxf4 Bxf3+ 33. Kf1 Be4 34. Qg3 $16) 23... Bh3 24. Rf2 Rd7 25. fxe4
(25. b4) 25... Qxe4 26. Qd3 Rf7 27. Qxe4 dxe4 28. Rd1 Be6 29. a3 Rd8 30. Rd4
Bd5 31. e6 Bxe6 32. Rxe4 Rxf2 33. Kxf2 Kf7 34. Rf4+ Kg6 35. Ra4 a6 36. e4 Rd7
37. Ke3 Rf7 38. Rb4 Bc8 39. Bf4 Rd7 40. Bd6 Rf7 41. Rd4 Bg4 42. Bf4 Rd7 43.
Rd6+ Rxd6 44. cxd6 c5 45. Kd3 Be6 46. Be3 b6 47. b4 cxb4 48. axb4 a5 49. b5 Bd7
50. Kc4 Be6+ 51. Kc3 Bd7 52. Kc4 Be6+ 53. Kd4 Kf7 54. e5 Bh3 55. Ke4 Ke6 56.
Bxb6 Bf1 57. Bxa5 Bxb5 58. Bd8 Bd7 59. Be7 h5 60. Kf4 g6 61. Kg5 Kf7 62. Bd8
1/2-1/2

[Event "Enghien les Bains 2nd"]
[Site "Enghien les Bains"]
[Date "1997.03.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Anic, Darko"]
[Black "Dorfman, Josif D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1997.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 c6 4. e3 e6 5. Nbd2 c5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. dxc5 (7. Nb3
cxd4 8. Nbxd4 (8. Qxd4 Nc6 9. Bb5 Bd7 10. Bxc6 Bxc6 11. O-O Nb4 12. Ne5 Bd5 $6
(12... Qc7 $11) 13. Rd1 f6 14. Qg4 fxe5 15. e4 Qd6 (15... Qe7 16. exd5 exd5 17.
Bg5 Qf7 18. Rac1 Nc6 19. Qa4 $14) 16. exd5 Nxd5 (16... exd5 17. Na5 Qc7 18. Bg5
Bc5 19. a3 O-O 20. axb4 Bxf2+ 21. Kh1 $16) 17. Na5 $16 {1-0 Benjamin,
J-Arakhamia,K/Palma de Mallorca GMA 1989 (22)}) 8... Bd7 9. Bc4 Nc6 10. O-O Nb6
11. Bd3 Nxd4 12. Nxd4 Bc5 13. Qg4 g6 14. Bd2 O-O 15. Nb3 Bd6 $11 {1-0 Atalik,
S-O'Donnell,T/Budapest Cansys 1991 (36)}) (7. Bb5+ Bd7 8. Be2 (8. Bxd7+ Nxd7 9.
O-O Be7 10. e4 N5f6 11. d5 $6 exd5 12. e5 Ng4 $17 {0-1 Fernandez,J-Semkov,S/
Sitges op 1992 (57)}) 8... Nc6 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. O-O O-O 11. Nc4 Qc7 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Giffard,N-Szabolcsi,J/FRA-chT 1995 (50)}) (7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb3 Nc6 9.
dxc5 Bxc5 10. O-O O-O 11. Ne4 Be7 12. Bd2 e5 $11 {1-0 Bannik,A-Mnatsakanian,E/
URS-ch30 Erevan 1962 (36)}) 7... Bxc5 8. Nb3 Be7 9. e4 Nb4 $5 (9... Nf6 10.
Qxd8+ Bxd8 11. e5 Nd5 12. Bc4 Bc7 13. O-O Nc6 14. Re1 O-O 15. Bd2 $14) 10. a3 (
10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Bxd7+ Nxd7 12. a3 Nc6 13. O-O $11) 10... Qxd1+ 11. Kxd1 N4c6
12. Bf4 (12. Be3 O-O 13. Bd3 Rd8 14. Ke2 Bf6 15. Rab1 b6 16. Rhd1 Nd7 $1 $15 {
[%cal Gd7e5]} (16... Ba6 17. Bxa6 Nxa6 18. Nbd4 Nxd4+ 19. Bxd4 Bxd4 20. Nxd4
$14)) 12... O-O 13. Rc1 (13. Bd3 $142 Rd8 14. Ke2 b6 (14... Bf6 15. e5 Be7 16.
Rac1 $14) 15. Rac1 Bb7 16. Rhd1 (16. Rc2 $1 Nd7 17. Rhc1 Rac8 18. Bb5 (18. e5
$14 {[%cal Gd3e4]}) 18... Nc5 19. Nxc5 bxc5 20. Be3 $14) 16... Nd7 17. Bb5 Rac8
18. Bd6 (18. Bxc6 $2 Bxc6 (18... Rxc6 19. Bc7 $18) 19. Nbd4 Bxe4 20. Bc7 Re8
21. Nxe6 (21. Nf5 exf5 22. Rxd7 Bxa3 $19) 21... Nc5 $19) 18... Bf6 19. Rd2 e5
20. Rdc2 Ndb8 21. Bxb8 Nxb8 22. Ke3 $11) 13... Rd8+ 14. Ke1 (14. Nbd2 Bd7 $11 (
14... Nd7 15. Bc7 Rf8 16. Bb5 $14)) 14... Bd7 15. Nc5 $6 $11 (15. Bd3 $5 e5 $2
(15... Be8 16. Ke2 Nd7 17. Rc2 e5 18. Be3 Nf6 19. Rhc1 Bd7 20. h3 Rac8 21. Nc5
Bxc5 (21... Rc7 22. Nxd7 Rcxd7 23. Bb5 $16) 22. Rxc5 $14) 16. Nxe5 Bf6 17. Nxd7
Nxd7 (17... Rxd7 18. Nc5 $16) 18. Rc2 Nde5 19. Be2 $16) 15... Bxc5 16. Rxc5 Be8
17. Rc3 {[%cal Gf1d3,Gf1c4]} Nd7 18. Bd3 (18. Bc4 Nc5 19. e5 Rac8 $11) (18. e5
Nb6) 18... e5 19. Be3 f6 20. Bc4+ Bf7 21. Ke2 $6 $11 (21. Bd5 Bxd5 (21... Ndb8
$2 22. Bxf7+ Kxf7 23. Ke2 Nd7 (23... Na6 24. Rhc1 Rd7 25. b4 Rad8 26. Rc4 (26.
b5 Nd4+ 27. Bxd4 exd4 28. Rc4 $16)) 24. Rhc1 Rac8 25. b4 a6 26. Nd2 Ke6 27. a4
$14) 22. exd5 Ne7 $15) 21... Bxc4+ 22. Rxc4 Nf8 23. Rhc1 Ne6 24. b4 a6 25. g3 (
25. a4 Rd7 $11) 25... Kf7 26. Bb6 Rd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 05th"]
[Site "Maikop"]
[Date "1998.06.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Solozhenkin, Evgeniy"]
[Black "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1998.06.03"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sankt Petersburg"]
[BlackTeam "Maykop Universitet"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 b5 6. O-O (6. a4 Bb7 7. Ne5 (7.
Nc3 a6 8. Ne5 Qc8 9. O-O Nd7 10. Ne4 Ngf6 11. Ng5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Nd7 13. Qd4 Qc7
14. Rd1 $44 {1/2-1/2 Kerek,C-Stojnic,M/EuYouth U18 Boys, Tallinn EST 1997 (36)}
) 7... Qb6 8. e3 Nf6 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Qf3 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Nd5 12. e4 Nb4 13. Be3
Qc7 (13... Bc5 $4 14. a5 $18 {Kleschtschow,J-Bender,S/GER-chJ U17 1992/1/2-1/2
(41)}) 14. Qe2 $44) 6... Bb7 (6... Nd7 7. e4 (7. Qc2 Bb7 8. Rd1 Qc8 9. Nc3 $5
$44 (9. Bf4 Ngf6 10. Nbd2 c5 11. a4 a6 12. axb5 axb5 13. b3 cxb3 14. Qxb3 Bc6
15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. Ne5 Rxa1 (16... Bxg2 17. Nxd7 Nxd7 18. Kxg2 Rxa1 19. Rxa1
Qb7+ $17 {Wang,P-Schneider,D/US Cadets, Nashville USA 1998/0-1 (55)}) 17. Rxa1
Nxe5 18. Bxe5 Bxf2+ 19. Kxf2 Ng4+ 20. Ke1 Nxe5 21. Rc1 O-O 22. Bxc6 Nxc6 23.
Qxb5 Nd4 24. Rxc8 Nxb5 $17)) 7... Ngf6 8. Qe2 Be7 9. b3 cxb3 10. axb3 O-O 11.
Bb2 Bb7 12. Rd1 Qb6 13. Nc3 a6 14. h3 Rfd8 15. g4 c5 16. d5 e5 17. Nd2 Ne8 $17
{Kopjonkin,G-Varga,Z/Zalakaros op 1993/1-0 (42)}) 7. a4 (7. e4 Nf6 8. Nc3 (8.
Bg5 Qb6 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nc3 Nd7 11. a4 b4 12. a5 Qa6 13. Ne2 Qb5 $15 {1/2-1/2
Bluhm,G-Sehner,N/BL2-W 1989 (48)}) 8... Be7 9. Be3 O-O 10. Ng5 Nbd7 11. e5 Nd5
12. Qh5 h6 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. Bxh6 Rf7 15. Bd2 Nf8 $19 {0-1 Yarovik
Yuri-Barskij Vladimir/It open 1995 (28)}) (7. Ne5 f6 8. Ng4 Ne7 9. e4 c5 10. d5
exd5 11. e5 f5 12. Ne3 Bc6 13. Nc3 d4 14. Nxb5 Bxb5 15. Bxa8 dxe3 16. Bxe3 Qxd1
17. Rfxd1 Nec6 $17 {Kohlweyer,B-Gabriel,C/Open, Bad Woerishofen GER 1997/0-1 
(44)}) (7. Nc3 Nd7 8. Ne5 Qc7 9. Bf4 Nxe5 10. Bxe5 Qb6 11. a4 Rd8 12. e4 Ne7
13. d5 b4 14. a5 Qa6 15. Bc7 Rd7 16. Na4 Nc8 $19 (16... cxd5 17. Nc5 Qc6 18.
Nxd7 Qxc7 19. Nxf8 Kxf8 20. Qd2 $14 {0-1 Nemet,I-Costa,J/SUI-chT Basel-Genève
1995 (35)})) 7... Nd7 (7... Nf6 8. Ne5 Qc7 (8... Qb6 9. e4 a6 10. Nc3 Be7 11.
d5 cxd5 12. exd5 O-O 13. d6 Bxd6 14. Bxb7 Ra7 15. Bg2 Bxe5 16. Be3 $16 {
1-0 Krasenkov,M-Sherbakov,R/Katowice op 1992 (26)}) 9. Nc3 b4 10. Ne4 Nxe4 11.
Bxe4 c5 12. Bxb7 Qxb7 13. Be3 Nc6 14. Nxc6 Qxc6 15. Rc1 c3 16. bxc3 $14 {
Nindl,G-Varga,Z/Werfen op 1989/1/2-1/2 (44)}) (7... a6 8. b3 cxb3 9. Qxb3 (9.
Nbd2 Nd7 (9... Nf6 10. Nxb3 Nbd7 11. Qc2 Qb6 12. Bd2 $44 {1/2-1/2 Cvitan,
O-Kaenel,H/Grand-Prix Suisse 1993 (39)}) 10. Nxb3 b4 11. Nfd2 Ngf6 12. Nc4 $44
{0-1 Malich,B-Sehner,N/BL 1995 (40)}) 9... Nf6 10. Rd1 Nbd7 11. Nc3 Be7 12. Ne5
(12. Ba3 $5 $14) 12... Qc8 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. axb5 Nxe5 (15... cxb5
16. Nxb5 axb5 17. Rac1 $18) (15... Bxe5 16. bxa6 $1 Bxa6 17. dxe5 O-O 18. f4
$14) 16. Ne4 $1 O-O 17. bxa6 $2 (17. Nxf6+ $1 gxf6 18. dxe5 cxb5 19. Rac1 Qb8
20. exf6 Bxg2 21. Qe3 Kh7 22. Qd3+ Kh8 23. Kxg2 (23. Qe3 $11) 23... Qe5 24. Qf3
Rad8 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Rc6 a5 27. Rb6 b4 28. Rb7 Kg8 29. Ra7 Rd5 30. e4 Rc5 31.
h4 Qh5 32. Qd3 Rc8 33. Qd7 Rf8 $16) 17... Bxa6 18. Nxf6+ gxf6 19. dxe5 Bxe2 20.
Rxa8 Bxd1 (20... Qxa8 21. Re1 (21. exf6 Bxd1 22. Qe3 Qa1 $19) 21... Bb5 22.
exf6 Rd8 $11) 21. Qxd1 Qxa8 22. exf6 Qa5 23. Bxc6 Qg5 $17 {0-1 Vekshenkov,
N-Chantsev,S/Kemerovo 1991 (54)}) (7... Qc7 8. Nc3 a6 9. Ne5 f6 10. Nf3 Nd7 11.
e4 Rd8 12. Qe2 Bb4 13. Bh3 Bxc3 14. bxc3 e5 15. dxe5 (15. Ba3 $14) 15... Nxe5
16. Nd4 Bc8 17. Bxc8 Qxc8 18. axb5 cxb5 19. Ba3 $14 {Kirusha,A-Maximenko,O/
Chigorin mem open, St Petersburg RUS 1997/1-0 (44)}) 8. Nc3 (8. e4 Ngf6 9. e5
Nd5 10. Ng5 Be7 11. Qh5 Bxg5 12. Bxg5 Qb6 13. Nc3 Nxc3 14. bxc3 c5 15. d5 Nxe5
16. Rfe1 Ng6 17. dxe6 O-O (17... Bxg2 18. exf7+ Kxf7 19. Kxg2 Qc6+ 20. f3 a6
21. axb5 axb5 22. Re7+ Kg8 23. Rxa8+ Qxa8 24. Rd7 $18) 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. axb5
Qxb5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Petursson,M-Ward,C/Bern op 1992 (26)}) (8. b3 cxb3 9. Qxb3 a6
(9... b4 10. a5 (10. e4 Ngf6 11. Nbd2 Be7 12. e5 Nd5 13. Ne4 O-O 14. Bg5 a5 15.
Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Rfc1 Ra7 17. Rc2 f6 $17 {0-1 Flear,C-Tregubov,P/Corsica Rapid,
Bastia FRA 1997 (29)}) 10... Ba6 11. Re1 Rc8 12. Nbd2 Ngf6 13. Bb2 Be7 14. Nc4
O-O 15. Nfe5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Nd7 17. Red1 Qc7 18. Nd6 Rb8 $17 {0-1 Konopka,
M-Bykhovsky,A/Cuxhaven op 1993 (33)}) 10. Ne5 (10. Nc3 Ngf6 11. e4 Be7 12. e5
Nd5 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. h4 $44 {0-1 Sandner,G-Chuchelov,V/Open, Bad Zwesten GER
1998 (31)}) (10. Na3 Ngf6 11. Rd1 Qc8 12. Bd2 Nb6 13. Ne5 Nxa4 14. Rdc1 Bd6 15.
Nxc6 Qd7 16. Bb4 Bxb4 17. Qxb4 Nd5 18. Bxd5 exd5 19. Ne5 $18 {1-0 Hadas,
Y-Yavits,D/Petach Tikva ISR-chJr 1994 (23)}) 10... Ne7 11. Ba3 Nxe5 12. dxe5
Nd5 13. Bxf8 Kxf8 14. Nd2 Qc7 15. Bxd5 exd5 16. Rfc1 Qxe5 17. axb5 cxb5 18.
Qb4+ Kg8 19. Nf3 Qf6 20. Nd4 h5 $44 {time 1-0 Neverov,V-Moroz,A/Yalta op 1996 
(33)}) 8... a6 9. Ne5 (9. e4 Ngf6 10. e5 Nd5 11. Ng5 h6 12. Qh5 g6 13. Qh3 Be7
14. Nce4 $44 {0-1 Maherramzade,J-Burmakin,V/II Open, Ubeda ESP 1997 (33)}) 9...
Ne7 (9... Nxe5 10. dxe5 Qc7 11. Ne4 (11. axb5 cxb5 (11... Rd8 12. b6 Qxb6 13.
Qa4 $14) 12. Nxb5 axb5 13. Rxa8+ Bxa8 14. Bxa8 Bc5 15. b3 Ne7 16. bxc4 O-O 17.
Be4 Qxe5 18. Qc2 f5 19. Bg2 bxc4 $11) 11... Rd8 (11... Qxe5 12. Qc2 $44) 12.
Qc2 f5 13. Ng5 (13. exf6 Nxf6 14. Ng5 $14) 13... Bc8 14. b3 $5 $36 (14. axb5
cxb5 15. Rxa6 $6 Bxa6 16. Nxe6 Qc8 17. Nxd8 Kxd8 18. Rd1+ Ke8 $17 {1-0
Borovikov,V-Santos,C/EU-chJ Sas van Gent 1992 (27)})) 10. axb5 axb5 (10... Nxe5
11. dxe5 (11. bxa6 Nd7 12. Ne4 Nf5 13. Bg5 f6 14. axb7 Rxa1 15. Qxa1 fxg5 $15)
11... axb5 12. Nxb5 cxb5 (12... Rxa1 13. Nd6+ $18) 13. Qxd8+ Kxd8 14. Rxa8+
Bxa8 15. Bxa8 $14) 11. Rxa8 Bxa8 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. e4 $44 (13. Nxb5 cxb5 14.
Bxa8 Nd5 15. b3 (15. e4 $4 Nb6 $19) (15. Bxd5 exd5 16. e4 dxe4 17. f3 Be7 18.
fxe4 O-O $132) 15... Bb4 16. bxc4 bxc4 $11) 13... g6 14. e5 (14. Bf4 $5 $44)
14... Bg7 15. Ne4 O-O (15... Nf5 $2 16. g4 Nh4 17. Bh6 (17. Nd6+ Kf8 18. Be4 h5
19. f3 Kg8 20. Bg5 hxg4 21. fxg4 $18) 17... O-O 18. Bh1 f5 19. Nf6+ Rxf6 20.
Bxg7 Rf7 21. Bf6 $16) 16. Bg5 (16. Bh6 Rd8 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Qf3 Nf5 19. g4
Nxd4 20. Qf6+ Kg8 21. Qh4 Qc7 22. f4 $40 (22. Nf6+ Kf8 23. Nxh7+ Kg7 24. Nf6
Rh8 (24... Qxe5 25. Nh5+ gxh5 26. Qxd8 $16) 25. Qg5 c5 $15)) 16... Qa7 (16...
Nd5 17. Qd2 $44) 17. Qa1 $5 (17. Qg4 Nf5 18. Rd1 h6 19. Bf6 Nxd4 $17) 17...
Qxa1 18. Rxa1 Nf5 19. Nc5 (19. Be3 c5 20. Nxc5 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Rd8 22. Nb7 Rb8
23. Ra7 b4 24. Nd6 c3 (24... Nxd6 25. exd6 Rd8 26. Rc7 h5 27. d7 Bf6 (27... c3
28. bxc3 bxc3 29. Bg5 $18) 28. Rxc4 Rxd7 29. Rxb4 $14) 25. bxc3 Nxd6 (25...
Nxe3+ 26. fxe3 b3 27. Ra1 $16) 26. exd6 bxc3 $11) 19... Nxd4 20. Nd7 Nb3 $2 $16
(20... Re8 21. Ra7 c3 22. bxc3 Ne2+ 23. Kf1 Nxc3 24. Nb6 Bxe5 25. Rxa8 (25.
Nxa8 Nd5 $132) 25... Rxa8 26. Nxa8 c5 $132) 21. Ra2 $2 $15 (21. Ra7 $1 Rc8 22.
Nb6 Rb8 23. Bf6 (23. Rxa8 Rxa8 24. Nxa8 Bxe5 25. Bxc6 Bxb2 26. Bxb5 c3 27. Bf6
Ba1 28. Bd3 Nd2 29. Bc2 Nf3+ 30. Kf1 Nxh2+ 31. Ke2 $16) 23... Bb7 24. Nd7 Ra8
25. Rxb7 Ra1+ 26. Bf1 h5 (26... Nd2 27. Rb8+ $18) 27. Kg2 $16) 21... Re8 22.
Nb6 Bb7 (22... h6 23. Be3 Bb7 24. Ra7 Re7 25. Bxc6 $15) 23. Ra7 h6 24. Be3 Re7
25. Nc8 $2 $17 (25. Bxc6 Bxc6 (25... Bxe5 26. Nc8 $1 $14) 26. Rxe7 Bxe5 27. Nc8
Bd5 (27... Bxb2 28. Na7 Bd5 29. Nxb5 $15) 28. Bxh6 Bxb2 29. Nd6 Nd4 30. Kf1 $1
(30. Nxf7 $5 Nf5 31. Rc7 e5 (31... c3 $2 32. Bg5 b4 33. Bf6 $18) 32. g4 Bxf7
33. gxf5 gxf5 34. Bd2 (34. Rb7 c3 35. Rxb5 f4 36. Rxe5 c2 37. Rc5 c1=Q+ 38.
Rxc1 Bxc1 $19) 34... Ba3 35. Rb7 $15) 30... b4 31. Re8+ Kh7 32. Nxf7 Nf3 33. h4
$15) 25... Rd7 26. Nd6 $2 (26. Nb6 Rd1+ 27. Bf1 Bxe5 28. Rxb7 Bxb2 $17 (28...
Kg7 29. Rd7 Rxd7 30. Nxd7 Bxb2 $17)) 26... Bxe5 27. Nxb7 Rd1+ 28. Bf1 Bxb2 $19
29. Ra8+ (29. Kg2 c3 $6 (29... Bd4 $1 30. Be2 (30. Ra8+ Kg7 31. Be2 Re1 32. Bf3
(32. Bxd4+ Nxd4 $19) 32... Bxe3 33. fxe3 c3 34. Ra2 Rxe3 35. Bxc6 Nd4 $19)
30... Bxa7 31. Bxd1 Bxe3 32. fxe3 Na1 33. Nc5 c3 34. Nd3 c2 $19) 30. Ra6 $1 c2
(30... Nd4 31. Bxd4 Rxd4 32. Rxc6 b4 33. Bb5 b3 34. Na5 c2 35. Nxb3 Rb4 36. Bd3
Rxb3 37. Bxc2 $15) 31. Rxc6 c1=Q 32. Bxc1 Nxc1 33. Bxb5 Nd3 $17) 29... Kh7 30.
Kg2 c3 31. Ra2 (31. Ra6 Rd7 32. Nc5 Nxc5 33. Bxc5 c2 34. Be3 Rc7 (34... b4 35.
Rxc6 Bc3 36. Bc4 Rd1 37. Rc7 Kg8 38. Bxh6 c1=Q 39. Bxc1 Rxc1 40. Rb7 $17) 35.
Ra2 c1=Q 36. Bxc1 Bxc1 37. Rc2 Ba3 38. Bxb5 c5 $19) 31... Rd7 32. Na5 Nd2 (
32... Nxa5 33. Rxa5 c2 34. Ra2 c1=Q 35. Bxc1 Bxc1 36. Rc2 Bd2 37. Rxc6 b4 $19)
33. h4 c2 34. Nb3 Nxb3 35. Rxb2 c1=Q 36. Bxc1 Nxc1 37. Rc2 Nb3 38. Rxc6 Rb7 39.
Rc3 Nd4 40. Rd3 e5 41. f4 f6 42. fxe5 fxe5 43. Ra3 b4 44. Ra6 e4 0-1

[Event "Vidmar Memorial 13th"]
[Site "Portoroz"]
[Date "1999.06.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Pavasovic, Dusko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2502"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1999.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 8192]} 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 c6 4. Bg5 f6 5. Bd2 (5. Bh4 dxc4 (5...
Nh6 6. e3 (6. Nc3 Nf5 7. e3 Be7 8. Bg3 Nd7 9. Qc2 Nf8 10. Bd3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Ng6
12. Rd1 Nxg3 13. hxg3 f5 14. g4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Meessen,R-Kuijf,M/Antwerpen op(8)
1996 (57)}) 6... Nf5 7. Bg3 Nd6 8. Nbd2 f5 9. Ne5 g6 10. Bd3 Bg7 11. h4 Ne4 12.
Bf4 Nd7 13. Ndf3 (13. Nxd7 Bxd7 14. h5 Qa5 (14... g5 15. h6 $1 $16) 15. f3
Qxd2+ 16. Qxd2 Nxd2 17. Kxd2 $14) 13... Qe7 14. Qb3 $14 (14. Kf1 Ndf6 15. Ng5
$14 {1-0 Pinheiro,J-Silva,A/Lisboa 1995 (34)} (15. Rc1 $14))) (5... Ne7 6. Nbd2
Ng6 7. e4 Nxh4 8. Nxh4 g6 9. Nhf3 Bg7 10. Qc2 O-O 11. Be2 Na6 $132 {1/2-1/2
Hakulinen,E-Vaatainen,T/Finland 1997 (21)}) 6. e4 b5 7. Be2 Bb4+ (7... Bb7 8.
Nc3 Bb4 9. O-O Ne7 10. Qc2 O-O 11. a3 Ba5 12. b3 cxb3 13. Qxb3 $44 {1-0
Erykalov,A-Malysev,V/RUS-sf Novosibirsk 1995 (34)}) 8. Nc3 Ne7 9. O-O O-O 10.
a4 (10. Rc1 Ng6 11. Bg3 f5 12. exf5 exf5 13. Bxb8 Rxb8 14. b3 Ba3 15. Rc2 cxb3
16. Rd2 Kh8 17. axb3 Bb4 $17 {0-1 Gerber,R-Klinger,J/Zug 1987/EXT 87 (40)})
10... Bxc3 11. bxc3 a6 12. Qb1 Nd7 13. Rd1 Nb6 14. a5 Nd7 15. Bg3 Ng6 16. Qb4
Re8 17. h4 Qe7 18. Bd6 Qf7 19. g3 $44 {1-0 Cebalo,M-Sermier,G/Open, Biel SUI
1997 (32)}) 5... dxc4 (5... Nd7 6. cxd5 (6. Qc2 $14) 6... exd5 7. Qc2 Bd6 8. e3
(8. e4 dxe4 9. Qxe4+ Qe7 $11) (8. Nc3 Ne7 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nb6 $11) 8... Ne7
9. Bd3 f5 (9... g6 10. h4 $14) 10. g4 $2 (10. Bxf5 Nxf5 11. Qxf5 Ne5 12. Qc2 (
12. Qh5+ g6 13. Qh6 Bf8 $19) 12... Nxf3+ 13. gxf3 O-O 14. f4 Bg4 $15) (10. Nc3
O-O 11. O-O Nf6 $132 (11... Qe8 $132)) 10... fxg4 11. Ng5 Nf8 $17 {0-1
Mikhalevski,V-Skembris,S/Agios Nikolaos 1995/Inf 65/[Skembris,S] (52)}) 6. e3 (
6. Qc2 b5 7. g3 Bd6 8. Bg2 Ne7 9. O-O Bb7 10. a4 Nd7 11. b3 Nb6 12. Ba5 Qd7 13.
Bxb6 cxb3 14. Qxb3 axb6 15. Nbd2 bxa4 16. Rxa4 Rxa4 17. Qxa4 O-O $17 {1/2-1/2
Yanvarjov,I-Maljutin,E/Moscow5-B 1991 (53)}) (6. e4 $1 b5 7. a4 Bb7 (7... a6 8.
b3 cxb3 9. axb5 b2 10. Ra2 cxb5 11. Bxb5+ Bd7 12. Bd3 $14) 8. b3 $14) 6... b5
7. a4 Qb6 (7... a5 8. b3 Nh6 9. axb5 cxb5 10. bxc4 b4 11. c5 Bb7 12. Bb5+ Kf7
13. O-O Nf5 14. Qe2 g5 15. Rd1 g4 16. Ne1 Rg8 17. Bc1 Na6 18. c6 (18. d5 exd5
19. e4 Ne7 20. exd5 Nxc5 21. Qc2 Nxd5 22. Qxh7+ Rg7 23. Qh5+ Kg8 24. Bc4 Rd7
25. Nc2 (25. Qxg4+ Bg7 26. Bb2 $132) 25... Bg7 $132 (25... f5 $2 26. Ne3 $16 {
1-0 Mikac,M-Soln,P/Ljubljana op 1996 (37)})) 18... Bc8 19. d5 $16) (7... Bd7 8.
b3 cxb3 9. Qxb3 a6 10. Nc3 b4 11. Ne4 a5 12. Bc4 Qc8 13. O-O Na6 14. Rac1 Nc7
15. Ne1 Nh6 16. Nd3 Nf7 17. Nec5 $44 {0-1 Laketic,G-Malakhov,V/Montecatini
1998 (48)}) 8. b3 cxb3 9. Qxb3 (9. axb5 b2 10. Ra2 cxb5 11. Qb3 b4 12. Rxb2 (
12. Bd3 Nc6 13. O-O Bd6 (13... a5 14. Nc3 Nge7 15. Na4 $44) 14. Rxb2 Nge7 15.
Rc1 Bd7 $15) 12... Nc6 $17) 9... b4 10. a5 Qb7 (10... Qc7 11. Bxb4 $14) 11. Bc4
Kf7 12. O-O Na6 13. Na3 c5 14. Nc2 Qe4 15. Nce1 Bd6 16. Bd3 (16. dxc5 Nxc5 17.
Qxb4 Rb8 18. Qc3 Ne7 19. Nd3 Nd5 20. Qd4 (20. Nxc5 Nxc3 21. Nxe4 Nxe4 22. Rab1
Nxd2 23. Nxd2 Bd7 $15) 20... Qxd4 21. Nxd4 Ne4 (21... Nxd3 22. Bxd3 e5 23. Nb5
$16) 22. Rfd1 Bd7 $132) 16... Qd5 17. Qc2 (17. Bc4 Qe4) 17... Bb7 (17... Rb8
18. e4 Qh5 19. Qd1 g6 20. Qe2 Nc7 21. e5 fxe5 22. dxc5 Bxc5 23. Nxe5+ Kg7 24.
Qxh5 gxh5 25. Nc6 Rb7 26. Nd8 $1 Rb8 27. Bf4 $18) 18. Bc4 (18. e4 $5 {With
very strong Attack:} Qc6 (18... Qh5 19. Qd1 g6 (19... cxd4 $4 20. Ng5+ Kg6 21.
e5+ $18) 20. Qe2 Nb8 21. a6 Bc6 22. dxc5 $16) 19. e5 Be7 (19... fxe5 20. dxe5 (
20. Be4 Qb5 21. dxe5 Bc7) 20... Bc7 21. Ng5+ $1 (21. Be4 $6 Qb5 22. Bxh7 Bd5
23. Ng5+ Kf8 24. f4 Ne7 25. f5 Bxe5 26. fxe6+ Qxf1+ 27. Kxf1 Bxa1 28. Nf7 Rxh7
29. Qxh7 Bxe6 30. Ng5 Bc4+ 31. Kg1 Rd8 32. Nef3 Bd5 $15) 21... Ke7 22. Nef3 Rf8
(22... h6 23. Be4 Qb5 24. Bxb7 Qxb7 25. Qg6 $18) (22... Rd8 23. Bxa6 Bxa6 24.
Bxb4 Bxf1 25. Qxc5+ Qxc5 26. Bxc5+ Ke8 27. Kxf1 Rd5 28. Bxa7 Bxa5 29. Nxe6 Ne7
30. Bc5 Kd7 31. Rxa5 Kxe6 32. Ra6+ $18) 23. Bxa6 Bxa6 24. Bxb4 $16) 20. exf6
gxf6 21. Bxh7 Kf8 22. Qg6 Qe8 23. Bh6+ Nxh6 24. Qxh6+ Kf7 25. Bg6+ (25. dxc5 $1
Nxc5 (25... Qd8 26. Nh4 Nxc5 27. Ng6 Be4 28. Nf3 Bxg6 29. Qxg6+ Kf8 30. Rfd1
Qc7 31. Qh6+ Kf7 32. Rd4 $16) 26. Nh4 $1 Ba6 27. Ng6 Bxf1 28. Kxf1 e5 29. Nf3
Bd6 30. Rd1 $16) 25... Kg8 26. Qxh8+ Kxh8 27. Bxe8 Rxe8 28. dxc5 Nxc5 29. Rb1
b3 30. Nd4 Bd5 31. f4 Rb8 32. Nef3 Bd8 33. Rfc1 Nd3 $44) 18... Qh5 19. Qd3 Nc7
20. dxc5 Qxc5 21. Bxb4 $1 $16 (21. Rb1 Bd5 22. Bxd5 Nxd5 23. Rc1 Nc3 24. Bxc3
bxc3 25. Rxc3 Qxa5 26. Rc6 Be7 27. Nd4 $1 (27. Rxe6 $6 Rd8 (27... Kxe6 28. Qe4+
Kf7 29. Qxa8 Bd8 30. Nc2 Ne7 31. Ra1 Qc5 32. Ncd4 $16) 28. Qb3 Qd5 29. Qxd5
Rxd5 30. Ra6 Bc5 31. Nc2 Ne7 32. Rb1 Rhd8 33. Kf1 R8d6 $11) 27... Qd5 (27...
Rd8 28. Qc4 Qd5 29. Nxe6 $1 Rd7 30. Qxd5 Rxd5 31. Nf3 a5 32. Nfd4 Nh6 33. Rfc1
a4 (33... Ra8 34. Nc7 $18) 34. Ra6 a3 35. Rc7 Rb8 36. Kf1 Rb1+ 37. Ke2 Rb2+ 38.
Kf3 a2 39. Rca7 $16) 28. Rxe6 Bc5 29. Nef3 Ne7 30. e4 Qh5 31. Qc4 $16) 21...
Qxb4 22. Rb1 Qxa5 23. Qxd6 (23. Rxb7 $5 Rd8 24. Nd4 Ne7 25. Qb3 g6 (25... Qe5
26. f4 Qe4 27. Rxc7 Bxc7 28. Nxe6 $18) 26. Bxe6+ Kg7 27. Nef3 $16) 23... Bc8 (
23... Bd5 24. Bxd5 Nxd5 25. Nd4 (25. Rb7+ Nde7 (25... Nge7 26. Nd4 $18) 26. Nd4
Qd5 27. Qc7 $16) 25... Re8 26. Rb7+ Nde7 27. Qxe6+ $18) 24. Nd3 Ne7 25. Nd4
Ncd5 26. Rfc1 $2 $132 (26. Nxe6 $1 Bxe6 27. Nc5 Bg4 (27... Bf5 28. Bxd5+ Nxd5
29. Qxd5+ Kg6 30. e4 Bg4 31. Rb7 $18) 28. Bxd5+ Nxd5 29. Qxd5+ Kg6 30. Rb7 $18
{[%cal Gd5f7]}) 26... Rd8 (26... Re8 27. Bb5 (27. Rb5 Qd8 (27... Qd2 28. Nf3
$18) 28. Qg3 $44) (27. Qg3 Kg8 28. Nc5 Qc7 29. Qxc7 Nxc7 30. Ncxe6 Nxe6 31.
Nxe6 Bxe6 32. Bxe6+ Kf8 33. Rb7 a5 $11) 27... Rd8 28. Qc5 Qb6 $8 29. Be8+ Kxe8
30. Rxb6 axb6 $44) 27. Qg3 Bd7 28. e4 Nb6 29. Bb3 Rac8 $5 (29... Bc8 $132) 30.
Qd6 $5 (30. Qh3 Kg8 31. Bxe6+ Kh8 32. Bxd7 Rxc1+ 33. Rxc1 Nxd7 34. Ne6 Rc8 $11)
30... Rxc1+ $5 (30... Ke8 {[%cal Gd8d3]} 31. Nc5 e5 (31... Ba4 32. Qxe6 Bxb3 (
32... Rxc5 33. Qf7+ Kd7 34. Ne6 Rxc1+ 35. Rxc1 Rc8 36. Rd1+ Kc6 37. Qxe7 Bxb3
38. Nd4#) 33. Ndxb3 $16) 32. Nde6 Bxe6 33. Qxe6 Rxc5 34. Qf7+ Kd7 35. Rd1+ Kc7
36. Qxe7+ Rd7 37. Rxd7+ Nxd7 38. Rd1 Qb5 39. Rxd7+ $18) 31. Rxc1 Rc8 32. Rd1
Qc3 $2 $18 (32... Rc3 33. Bxe6+ Bxe6 34. Qxe6+ Kf8 35. Nf4 Rc8 36. Qg4 $16) 33.
Nf4 Qc7 (33... Qc5 34. Bxe6+ Bxe6 35. Qxe6+ Kf8 36. Qg4 $18) (33... Qa5 34.
Ndxe6 $18) 34. Qxc7 $4 $11 (34. Nb5 $18) 34... Rxc7 35. Nfxe6 Rc3 36. Nc5+ Ke8
$4 $18 (36... Kg6 $1 37. Nxd7 Nxd7 $132) 37. Nxd7 Nxd7 38. Ba4 Rc4 39. Bb5 Rc7
40. Ne6 Rb7 41. Ba4 Nc8 42. Nc5 (42. Bc6) 42... Ncb6 43. Bxd7+ 1-0

[Event "Copenhagen Aruna"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "1997.05.10"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hillarp Persson, Tiger"]
[Black "Sokolovs, Andrei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1997.04.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nf3 c6 4. e3 Bd6 5. Bd3 Nd7 6. O-O Ngf6 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. Qc2
c5 (8... h6 9. Rd1 Re8 (9... Qe7 10. cxd5 exd5 11. a3 a5 $11 {Calvo Minguez,
R-Grzesik,T/BL 1984/1/2-1/2 (55)}) 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 Nf6 13.
Bd3 b6 14. c5 $14 {1-0 Pahtz,T-Schurade,M/Nordhausen DDR ch 1986 (28)}) (8...
Re8 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 Nf6 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 Be7 14. Rad1 Nxe4
15. Bxe7 Rxe7 16. Qxe4 Qc7 17. Ne5 Bd7 18. Rfe1 $14 {Tschann,S-Franks,C/
OLBaden 1993/1/2-1/2 (67)}) 9. b3 cxd4 10. exd4 dxc4 (10... b6 11. cxd5 $16) (
10... g6 11. c5 (11. Bb2 Bf4 $14 (11... b6 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Qc6 Nb4 14. Qxa8
Nxd3 15. Nc4 $16)) 11... Bf4 12. Re1 $14) 11. bxc4 h6 (11... Qc7) 12. c5 $6 $11
{[%csl Rd5]} (12. Re1 $14) (12. Bb2 $14) 12... Be7 13. Nc4 (13. Rb1 Qc7 14. Re1
Nd5 $11) 13... Nd5 14. Bd2 (14. Rb1 Qc7 15. Re1 $11) 14... Qc7 15. Nce5 (15.
Rfe1 b6 16. cxb6 axb6 $11) 15... Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Bf6 17. Rae1 (17. Rfe1 $11)
17... Bd7 18. Qd1 $5 (18. Ba5 Qxa5 19. Nxd7 Rfd8 20. Nxf6+ Nxf6 21. Qb2 Qc7 $15
) 18... Bxe5 (18... b6 19. Qh5 bxc5 20. dxc5 Bxe5 21. Rxe5 Nf6 (21... Qxc5 22.
Bxh6 $1 $16) 22. Qe2 Ng4 23. Rh5 Nf6 24. Re5 $11) 19. Rxe5 f6 $1 (19... Bc6 20.
Qg4 Kh8 21. Qh4 $1 $16) 20. Re4 (20. Ree1 Rac8 (20... b6 21. Qg4 f5 22. Qe2
bxc5 23. Rc1 Rab8 (23... Nf4 24. Bxf4 Qxf4 25. dxc5 $14) (23... c4 24. Bxc4 Qd6
25. Qe5 $14) 24. Rxc5 Qd6 25. Ra5 Qb6 26. Rc5 Qb2 $11) 21. Qg4 f5 22. Qf3 $14)
20... Rae8 21. Rfe1 (21. Qh5 f5 (21... b6 22. cxb6 Qxb6 23. Bxh6 $18) 22. Rh4
Rf6 (22... b6 23. Bxh6 $18) 23. Re1 {This game}) 21... b6 22. Qh5 (22. cxb6
Qxb6 23. Qh5 f5 24. Rh4 Rf6 25. Rb1 Qc7 $11) 22... f5 23. Rh4 $6 (23. Re5 $11)
23... Rf6 24. Bc4 (24. cxb6 Qxb6 $17) (24. Rc1 Rd8 25. Qf3 Bc6 $11) 24... Qc6
25. Bb3 Kh7 26. Bg5 $4 (26. cxb6 Nxb6 27. Rc1 Qd6 28. Bf4 Qb4 29. Be5 Rc8 30.
Rd1 Be8 31. Qe2 (31. Qf3 Rg6 32. Rf4 Nc4 33. Bxc4 Qxc4 34. d5 Qxa2 $15) 31...
Rg6 32. Rf4 Bb5 $11) 26... Rg6 $19 27. f3 $5 (27. Rc1 Nf6 28. d5 $8 Qxc5 $1 29.
Qd1 Qd6 30. Bxf6 Rxf6 $19) 27... bxc5 $19 28. Rc1 c4 29. Rxc4 (29. Bxc4 Rc8 30.
Bxd5 Qxd5 31. Rxc8 Bxc8 32. Be3 Qxa2 $19) 29... Qb6 30. Rc1 (30. Bd2 Nf6 $19)
30... Qb4 31. Kh1 (31. Rd1) 31... Rc8 32. Rg1 (32. Rd1 Be8 33. Bxd5 exd5 $19)
32... Be8 33. g4 (33. Bxd5 exd5 34. Bxh6 gxh6 35. Qxf5 Qb7 $19) 33... Rf6 34.
Bxf6 Bxh5 35. Be5 Qc3 36. Rf1 Qd3 37. Kg1 Ne3 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch51"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.07.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kharlov, Andrei"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1998.07.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 8288]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Qb3 Bd6 (4... Nf6 5. Nc3 (5. g3
Be7 (5... dxc4 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qb3 (7. Qc2 Bb7 8. Bg2 Nbd7 9. O-O c5 $132 {
1/2-1/2 Adianto,U-Kharlov,A/Gausdal Arnold Cup 1992/TD 92\08 (47)}) 7... Nbd7
8. Bg2 Bb7 9. O-O a6 10. a4 c5 11. axb5 Bd5 12. Qd3 c4 13. Qc2 axb5 14. Rxa8
Qxa8 15. Nc3 Bc6 16. Nh4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Nickoloff,B-Wolff,P/Philadelphia World
op 1993/EXT 93op (40)}) (5... Nbd7 6. Bg2 Qb6 (6... Be7 7. O-O Ne4 8. Nc3 f5 9.
Ne1 Nd6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Nd3 {1/2-1/2 Davies,N-Bronstein,D/Gausdal Int 1994})
(6... Bd6 7. Bf4 Bxf4 8. gxf4 O-O 9. Nbd2 c5 $132 {Alburt,L-Smyslov,V/New York
(open) 1987 (21)}) 7. O-O Ne4 8. Nbd2 f5 9. e3 Be7 $11 {Truta,S-Kerma,S/
SLO-chT sf 1996/1-0 (56)}) 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O b6 (7... Nbd7 8. Rd1 (8. Bf4 b6 9.
Nc3 Ba6 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Nb5 $14 {1-0 Fedorowicz-Pieterse/Ostende op/SW,49,15
1987 (21)}) 8... b6 9. Nc3 Bb7 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Bf4 Nh5 12. Bd2 Nhf6 13. Rac1
$14 {1/2-1/2 Nickoloff,B-O'Donnell,T/Canada zt 1989/EXT 89 (24)}) 8. Nc3 a5 9.
Rd1 Nbd7 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Bf4 Ba6 12. Nb5 Bb4 13. a4 Ne4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Foisor,
O-Arkhipov,S/Moscow-B 1987/TD 87\01 (17)}) 5... Qb6 (5... Be7 6. g3 dxc4 7.
Qxc4 b5 8. Qd3 Bb7 9. Bg2 Nbd7 10. O-O a6 11. Ng5 Ra7 12. a4 b4 13. Nce4 a5 14.
Qc2 Nd5 $132 {1-0 Urban,K-Seifert,H/Katowice op 1992/TD 92\04 (32)}) (5... dxc4
6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qb3 Nbd7 8. Bg5 h6 (8... Qa5 9. Bd2 b4 10. Na4 Ba6 11. Rc1 Ne4
$132 {0-1 Titz,H-Kuijf,M/Munich op9192 1992/TD 92\03 (46)}) 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. e3
a6 11. a4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Kharlov,A-Beshukov,S/Russia Cup GP 1997 (40)}) 6. c5 Qc7
7. g3 Nbd7 8. Bf4 Qd8 9. Qa4 Be7 10. Rc1 O-O 11. b4 $14 {0-1 Bellon Lopez,
J-Antunes,A/Thessaloniki olm 1984/BIG 80 (38)}) (4... Nd7 5. Nc3 (5. g3 Bd6 (
5... Ngf6 6. Bg2 Bd6 7. Bf4 Qa5+ 8. Nc3 Bxf4 9. gxf4 Rb8 10. O-O dxc4 11. Qxc4
Qf5 12. e3 h6 $14 {1-0 Kieninger,G-Nurnberg,F/Augsburg 1951 (28)}) 6. Bg2 f5 7.
O-O Ngf6 8. Ng5 Qe7 9. Nh3 dxc4 10. Qxc4 e5 $132 {1-0 Fedorowicz,J-Remon,A/
Mexico City 1991/TD 91\09 (36)}) (5. Bf4 Ngf6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. h3 O-O 8. e3 Ne4 9.
Bd3 Qa5 10. O-O Nxc3 11. bxc3 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nb6 13. Bc7 Qa4 14. Qxa4 Nxa4 15.
Rfc1 Bd7 16. Bb3 Rfc8 17. Bg3 c5 $132 {0-1 Weidlich,G-Schaller,S/OLO-A 1995/
GER 11 (31)}) 5... Ngf6 6. g3 (6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 Nxf6 8. e3 Be7 9. Be2 O-O 10.
O-O b6 11. Rfd1 Bb7 12. Rac1 {1/2-1/2 Robatsch,K-Zichichi,A/Rom 1980 (12)})
6... Be7 (6... Nb6 7. c5 Nbd7 8. Qa4 e5 9. b4 exd4 10. Nxd4 g6 11. Bg2 Bg7 12.
O-O O-O $132) 7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O b6 (8... Nb6 9. cxd5 (9. c5 $6 $146 Nbd7 $15 {
[%cal Ge6e5] 1/2-1/2 Alyonkin,A-Tyomkin,D/ISR 1997/CBM 59/[Tyomkin,D] (31)})
9... exd5 10. a4 (10. Bf4 $11 {Alvarez,R-Guerra,D/ESP-ch Lleida 1991/1-0 (73)})
10... a5 $11 {0-1 Sokolsky,A-Simagin,V/Vilnius URS sf 1949 (33)}) 9. Bg5 (9.
cxd5 cxd5 10. Bf4 a6 11. Rfc1 Bb7 12. Na4 $14 {1-0 Sibilio,M-Rossi,G/Mendrisio
op 1989/EXT 89op (54)}) 9... Bb7 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Rad1 Re8 12. Rfe1 Ne4 13.
Bf4 Nxc3 14. bxc3 a5 $132 {1-0 Yanofsky,D-Allan,D/Canada zt 1986/CBM 04 (38)})
(4... Be7 5. Nc3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qb3 Nf6 8. g3 a6 9. Bg2 Bb7 10. O-O c5 $11
{1/2-1/2 Sokolov,I-Lau,R/Leeuwarden op 1993/TD 93\09 (38)}) (4... f5 5. Bf4 Nf6
6. e3 $11 {1-0 Sjoberg,M-Plumans,D/Berlin 1996/CBM 55 (40)}) (4... dxc4 5. Qxc4
b5 6. Qc2 Bb7 7. e4 Nd7 8. Bd3 (8. Nc3 Rc8 9. a3 Ne7 10. Be3 Ng6 11. Be2 a6 12.
O-O c5 13. d5 $14 {1-0 Stohl,I-Knaak,R/Stara Zagora zt-B (01) ;CBM 17 1990 (21)
}) (8. Be2 a6 9. O-O c5 10. a4 b4 11. Bg5 Qc7 12. Nbd2 Ngf6 13. Rac1 Rc8 $132 {
1-0 Rashkovsky,N-Cherniaev,A/Gausdal PG (07) ;TD 93\09 1993 (36)}) (8. Nbd2
Ngf6 (8... a6 $5 9. Nb3 Ngf6 10. Be3 c5 $132) 9. a3 Qb6 (9... a6 $5 10. b4 a5
$132) 10. b4 a5 $132 {1-0 Polgar,Zs-Cramling,P/Tilburg (ct) 61/417 1994 (34)})
8... a6 9. a4 Ngf6 10. O-O Qb6 11. Nc3 b4 12. a5 $1 (12. e5 bxc3 13. exf6 c5 $1
$132 (13... cxb2 14. fxg7 bxa1=N 15. gxh8=Q Nxc2 16. Bxc2 c5 17. Ne5 $16) (
13... Nxf6 14. bxc3 $14 {1-0 Mittelman,G-Tyomkin,D/ISR-ch Jerusalem 1996/
[Tsesarsky] (31)})) 12... Qa7 13. e5 bxc3 14. exf6 gxf6 15. bxc3 c5 16. Be4 $14
{1-0 Lalic Bogdan-Rojo Gomez Jorge/It, Caseres (Spain) 1995 (25)}) 5. Bg5 (5.
Nc3 f5 (5... Nf6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. e3 Qa5 (7... O-O 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 Re8 $11 {
1-0 Rubene,I-Lewandowska,K/BLW-9495 1995/EXT 95ch2 (44)}) 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bd3
Ne4 10. O-O Nxg5 11. Nxg5 h6 12. Nf3 Nf6 $11 {1-0 McCambridge,V-Kaushansky,L/
Chicago op 1985 (39)}) 6. Bg5 (6. g3 Nf6 7. Bf4 O-O (7... Bxf4 8. gxf4 O-O 9.
e3 $11) 8. Bxd6 (8. Bg2 Kh8 9. O-O Bxf4 10. gxf4 Ne4 11. e3 $14 {1-0 Jirovsky,
M-Marsalek,Z/Ceske Budejovice op 1993/EXT 93op (27)}) 8... Qxd6 9. Bg2 $14)
6... Nf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Bd3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Bany,J-Moroz,A/POL-chT Mikolajki 1991/
EXT 91ch (52)}) (5. g3 Nf6 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Bg5 (8. Nc3 dxc4 (8... b6
9. Nd2 Bb7 10. e4 dxe4 11. Ndxe4 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 Be7 13. Rd1 $14 {Jirovsky
Milos-Golda Harald/Bayern Regionalliga 1995/1/2-1/2 (58)}) (8... Re8 9. Rd1 Qe7
10. Bf4 (10. Nh4 Nf8 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. e4 dxc4 14. Qxc4 e5 $132 {
Chloupek,S-Koper,S/CZE Tschechien-ch 1993/1-0 (60)}) 10... a5 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12.
Nd2 Qb4 13. Qc2 b6 14. e4 dxc4 15. a3 Qe7 16. e5 Nd5 17. Nxc4 $14 {Chloupek,
S-Trichkov,V/Mlada Boleslav op 1995/1-0 (48)}) 9. Qxc4 e5 $11 {0-1 Tsamriuk,
A-Burmakin,V/Russia Cup GP 1997 (26)}) (8. Bf4 dxc4 9. Qxc4 Nb6 10. Qc2 Bxf4
11. gxf4 Nbd5 12. e3 $14 {1-0 Tratar,M-Zugaj,F/SLO-chJ 1993 (41)}) 8... b6 9.
Nc3 Ba6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Rad1 Qc7 12. Rfe1 Rfe8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Vilela,J-Vera,R/
Sagua CUB ch 1982 (50)}) 5... f6 6. Bh4 Ne7 7. Bg3 O-O (7... Ng6 8. Bxd6 Qxd6
9. Qa3 Qxa3 10. Nxa3 Na6 11. e3 Nb4 12. Be2 b6 13. O-O Bb7 14. Rfc1 Rc8 15. Nc2
Nxc2 16. Rxc2 Ke7 17. Rac1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Wirthensohn,H-Ekstroem,R/SWZ-chI +
1989/EXT 89ch (28)}) 8. Nc3 (8. e3 b6 9. Nc3 (9. Nbd2 c5 10. Bd3 Nbc6 11. cxd5
exd5 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Ne4 c4 15. Nxd6 cxb3 16. axb3 $16) 9...
Ba6 10. e4 Re8 11. Rd1 Ng6 12. Bd3 Nf4 13. Bxf4 Bxf4 14. O-O $14) 8... Nf5 9.
e3 (9. Bxd6 Nxd6 10. e3 dxc4 (10... Qb6 11. Qxb6 axb6 12. Nd2 Na6 13. Na4 b5
14. Nb6 (14. cxb5 Nb4 15. Nb6 Ra7 16. Nxc8 Rxc8 17. b6 Raa8 18. Ke2 Rxa2 19.
Rxa2 Nxa2 20. Nb3 Ra8 $15) 14... Ra7 15. c5 Nc4 16. Ndxc4 bxc4 17. Kd2 e5 18.
b3 cxb3 19. axb3 Bf5 20. b4 exd4 21. exd4 Re8 22. b5 cxb5 23. Bxb5 $16) 11.
Bxc4 Nxc4 12. Qxc4 b6 13. Qb3 Re8 14. O-O Ba6 15. Rfd1 $14) 9... Nxg3 10. hxg3
f5 (10... Nd7 $4 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Nxd5 $18) 11. Bd3 a5 $6 $16 (11... Nd7 $4
12. cxd5 exd5 13. Nxd5 $18) (11... Qf6 12. g4 dxc4 13. Qxc4 Kh8 14. g5 (14.
gxf5 exf5 15. Qb3 $14) 14... Qe7 15. Qb3 Nd7 16. Qc2 Qf7 17. Nh4 g6 18. f4 (18.
g4 Be7 19. gxf5 exf5 20. Bc4 Qg7 (20... Qe8 21. Nf3 $14) 21. Nf3 $14) 18... c5
19. Nb5 Be7 20. Qc3 Kg8 21. Nc7 cxd4 22. Qxd4 Rb8 23. Nxg6 Qxg6 24. Rh6 Qg7 25.
Qxg7+ Kxg7 26. Nxe6+ Kg8 27. Nxf8 Nxf8 28. Rc1 Be6 29. Ke2 $16) (11... Na6 $1
12. g4 Nb4 13. Bb1 dxc4 $1 (13... Qa5 14. gxf5 exf5 15. a3 dxc4 16. Qxc4+ Nd5
17. e4 Re8 (17... fxe4 18. Bxe4 Re8 19. O-O-O Be6 20. Bxh7+ $18) 18. Kf1 fxe4
19. Bxe4 Be6 20. Bxh7+ $18) 14. Qxc4 Kh8 15. gxf5 exf5 16. a3 Nd5 17. Nxd5 cxd5
18. Qb3 $14) 12. a3 $1 (12. g4 a4 13. Qc2 (13. Nxa4 dxc4 14. Bxc4 Rxa4 15. Qxa4
b5 16. Bxb5 cxb5 17. Qxb5 fxg4 $132) 13... dxc4 14. Bxc4 b5 15. Bd3 $14) 12...
Qe7 (12... b6 13. g4 dxc4 14. Bxc4 a4 15. Bxe6+ Kh8 16. Qa2 fxg4 17. Nh4 Qf6
18. Bxc8 Rxc8 19. Ne4 $18) 13. Ne2 $6 (13. g4 $1 a4 14. Qc2 (14. Nxa4 dxc4 $17)
14... dxc4 15. Bxc4 b5 16. Bd3 Na6 17. gxf5 exf5 18. Rc1 $16 (18. Nh4 g6 19.
Nf3 $14)) 13... Nd7 $6 (13... a4 $1 14. Qc2 b6 15. g4 dxc4 16. Bxc4 Ba6 17.
gxf5 Bxc4 18. Qxc4 Rxf5 $14) 14. g4 $6 $14 (14. Nf4 $1 a4 15. Qc2 b6 16. cxd5
cxd5 17. Bb5 (17. Ng5 Nf6 18. Bb5 Bxf4 19. gxf4 Bd7 20. Bd3 $14) 17... Bb7 18.
Bxa4 Rfc8 19. Qd1 $16) 14... Nf6 15. cxd5 (15. gxf5 exf5 16. Nc3 dxc4 17. Bxc4+
Kh8 18. Nh4 Qe8 19. Bd3 g6 $14) 15... Nxg4 16. dxc6 (16. dxe6 Bxe6 17. Bc4 Bxc4
18. Qxc4+ Rf7 19. Rh5 g6 20. Rh1 $14) 16... bxc6 17. e4 (17. Qc2 c5 18. dxc5
Bxc5 19. Rc1 Bd6 20. Ned4 Bd7 21. Bc4 Kh8 22. Nh4 Qf6 $132) 17... Rb8 (17...
fxe4 18. Bxe4 Nf6 19. Bxc6 Rb8 20. Qc2 $16) 18. Qc2 c5 $5 (18... Qb7 $1 19. Rb1
$16 (19. e5 Be7 20. Rb1 Rd8 21. Nf4 g6 22. Qc4 Bxa3 23. bxa3 (23. Nxe6 Bb4+ 24.
Ke2 Bxe6 25. Qxe6+ Kg7 26. Ng5 $16) 23... Qxb1+ 24. Bxb1 Rxb1+ 25. Ke2 Rxh1 26.
Nxe6 Bxe6 27. Qxe6+ Kh8 28. Qxc6 $18)) 19. e5 Bc7 20. Rc1 Bb6 $4 $18 (20... Rf7
$1 21. O-O (21. dxc5 Nxe5 $132) (21. Qxc5 Rxb2 22. Qc3 Ra2 23. Ra1 Rxa1+ 24.
Qxa1 Bb7 25. Nf4 $14) (21. Rh5 $6 g6 22. Rh1 cxd4 23. Nexd4 Bb7 $132) 21...
cxd4 22. Nexd4 Qe8 23. Nc6 Ra8 24. Ng5 Rf8 25. Qc5 Bd8 26. Nf3 Bb7 27. Bb5 Qg6
28. Rfd1 $14) 21. dxc5 Ba7 22. Ned4 Bb7 (22... Bd7 23. Qc4 $1 Rxb2 (23... Rfc8
24. b4 $18) (23... Kh8 24. b4 $18) 24. Bxf5 Rxf5 (24... Nxf2 25. Bxh7+ Kh8 (
25... Kf7 26. Nf5 $18) 26. Rh4 $18) 25. Nxf5 Qxc5 26. Qxc5 Bxc5 27. Rxc5 Rb1+
28. Ke2 Rxh1 29. Nd6 Kf8 30. Rxa5 Ke7 31. Nc4 Ra1 32. Nfd2 $18) 23. Bc4 $1 Bxf3
(23... Be4 24. Bxe6+ Kh8 25. Qc3 Bxf3 26. gxf3 (26. Nxf3 Qxe6 27. Rxh7+ Kg8 $17
) 26... Nxe5 27. Kf1 $18 (27. Qe3 $4 Bxc5 28. Qxe5 (28. Rxh7+ Kxh7 29. Qxe5
Bxd4 30. Bxf5+ Rxf5 31. Qxe7 Re5+ $19) 28... Bxd4 29. Qxd4 Qxe6+ 30. Kf1 $15))
24. gxf3 $2 $14 (24. Nxf5 $1 Rxf5 (24... Qf7 25. gxf3 $18) (24... Qxc5 25.
Bxe6+ Kh8 26. Qxc5 Bxc5 27. Rxc5 Bxg2 28. Rh4 Nh6 (28... Bf3 29. Nd4 $18) 29.
Nxh6 gxh6 30. b4 $18) 25. Qxf5 g6 26. Qxe6+ Qxe6 27. Bxe6+ Kg7 28. gxf3 $18)
24... Nxe5 25. Bxe6+ Kh8 26. Kf1 (26. Qe2 $2 Bxc5 $1 27. Qxe5 Bxd4 $15) 26...
Rbd8 27. Qe2 Bb8 $1 (27... Bxc5 28. Qxe5 Bxd4 29. Rxh7+ Kxh7 30. Bxf5+ Rxf5 31.
Qxe7 $18) (27... Qf6 $6 28. f4 Rxd4 29. Qxe5 Re4 30. Qxf6 Rxf6 31. Bc4 g6 32.
b4 Rxf4 33. Rh3 $16) 28. f4 Ng4 $4 $18 (28... g6 $1 29. Qe3 Ng4 30. Qc3 Qf6 31.
Ne2 Qxc3 32. Rxc3 Rd1+ 33. Kg2 Rxh1 34. Kxh1 Nxf2+ 35. Kg2 Ne4 36. Rc2 $14) (
28... Rxd4 $4 29. Rxh7+ Kxh7 30. Qh5#) (28... h6 $1 29. fxe5 Rxd4 30. Qe3 Rdd8
31. Bc4 Bxe5 32. b4 $14) 29. Nxf5 Qb7 30. c6 Qa7 31. Qxg4 g6 32. c7 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 06th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.05.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Fominyh, Alexander"]
[Black "Svirin, Oleg"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2368"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1999.05.16"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tomsk Siberia"]
[BlackTeam "Smolensk TsEM"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nbd2 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O b6 8. b3
Bb7 9. Bb2 O-O 10. Qe2 c5 (10... Re8 $6 11. Rad1 (11. Rac1 c5 12. Rfd1 cxd4 (
12... Rc8 13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. Ne5 Nxe5 (14... cxd4 15. Bxh7+ Kxh7 16. Qh5+ Kg8
17. Qxf7+ Kh8 (17... Kh7 18. Qg6+ Kg8 19. Qxe6+ $18) 18. Ndc4 Nxe5 19. Nxe5
Rxc1 20. Rxc1 Nf6 21. Bxd4 $16) 15. dxe5 f5 16. exf6 Bxf6 17. Nc4 Bxb2 18. Qxb2
$14 {1-0 Zarubin,P-Svirin,O/Smolensk ,EXT 1991 (31)}) 13. exd4 Rc8 $11) 11...
Bf8 (11... Qc7 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Nd7 14. f4 f5 15. exf6 Bxf6 16. Bxf6 Nxf6
17. Nf3 c5 18. Ne5 Rad8 19. Rd2 {1/2-1/2 Franco,Z-Luther,T/Capablanca Premier
1997 (19)}) 12. Ne5 Nxe5 (12... Bd6 13. f4 a5 $132) 13. dxe5 Nd7 14. f4 Nc5 15.
Bc2 b5 16. Nf3 $1 h6 $1 17. cxb5 cxb5 18. Nd4 b4 $132) 11. Rfd1 (11. Rad1 cxd4
(11... Rc8 12. Ne5 Qc7 13. f4 g6 14. Ndf3 Rcd8 15. Rc1 Qb8 16. Qc2 Qa8 $132 {
1-0 Stahlberg,G-Vestol,A/Moscow olm final B 1956 (33)}) (11... Qc7 12. Ne5 Rad8
(12... Nxe5 13. dxe5 Ne4 14. cxd5 (14. Nb1 f5 15. f3 Ng5 16. h4 Nf7 17. cxd5
Nxe5 18. dxe6 Nxd3 19. Qxd3 Rad8 20. Qc4 $44 {1/2-1/2 Franco,Z-Giorgadze,G/It,
Elgoibar ESP 1997 (23)}) 14... Nxd2 (14... exd5 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Bc4 Bc6 (
16... Rad8 17. Qh5 g6 18. Qh6 Rxd1 19. Rxd1 Rd8 20. Rd6 $1 $18) 17. Qg4 Rad8
18. Rxd8 Qxd8 (18... Rxd8 19. e6 $18 {1-0 Polgar,Z-Varga,Z/Hungary ch 1991/
[Polgar,Zsu] (22)}) 19. Rd1 Qa8 20. e6 f6 21. a4 Kh8 $14) 15. Rxd2 Bxd5 16. f4
$132) 13. f4 Ne4 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Bc4 cxd4 17. Bxd4 Nf6 (17...
Nxe5 18. fxe5 (18. Bxe5 Qc6 $11) 18... Bc8 $11) 18. Ng4 Nxg4 19. Qxg4 g6 (19...
Rxd4 20. Rxd4 Bc6 21. Qe2 $18 {1-0 Mikhalchishin,A-Slobodjan,R/Dortmund A 1993
(30)}) 20. f5 Bc8 21. fxg6 Bxg4 22. gxf7+ Rxf7 23. Bxf7+ Kf8 24. Be6+ Bf3 25.
gxf3 $16) 12. exd4 Rc8 13. Ne5 Rc7 14. f4 g6 15. Qe3 a6 16. Qh3 dxc4 17. bxc4
b5 $132 {0-1 Ivkov,B-Bacrot,E/Cannes Generations 1996 (53)}) (11. Rac1 Ne4 12.
Rfd1 (12. cxd5 exd5 13. Rfd1 Bf6 14. Ne5 Nxd2 15. Rxd2 cxd4 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17.
Bb5 Qe6 18. Bxd4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Chiburdanidze,M-Ioseliani,N/Belgrade Yugometal
1996/EXT 96b (18)}) 12... Nxd2 13. Rxd2 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Nf6 $11 (14... Rc8 15.
Rcd1 Nf6 $14 (15... Nc5 16. Bb1 Qe8 17. cxd5 Bxd5 18. Nf5 $16 {1-0 Landa,
K-Malakhov,V/ch-RUS KO, Elista RUS (1.2) 1997 (53)}))) (11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Rac1
Rc8 13. Nc4 cxd4 14. Nxd4 a6 15. Nf3 $11 {1/2-1/2 Makarov,M-Neverov,V/St.
Petersburg 1995 (15)}) 11... Rc8 (11... cxd4 12. exd4 dxc4 (12... Rc8 13. Ne5
Re8 (13... Rc7 $132) 14. Ndf3 h6 (14... Rc7 15. Nxf7 $1 $18) 15. Rac1 Nf8 16.
Rc2 N6d7 $132 {1-0 Mainka,G-Poschke,M/Dortmund 1995 (36)}) 13. bxc4 (13. Nxc4
Nd5 $15) 13... Re8 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Nd7 16. Ne4 Qc7 17. Nd6 $14) (11...
Bd6 12. Ne5 Qe7 (12... cxd4 13. exd4 Rc8 $132) 13. a3 Rfd8 14. Nf1 Nf8 15. Ng3
$132 {1-0 Heinicke,H-Preusse,A/Bad Harzburg 1938 (36)}) (11... a5 12. a4 Qc7
13. Rac1 Rad8 14. h3 {1/2-1/2 Hoi,C-Kristensen,B/Ringsted ch-DK(4) 1995 (14)} (
14. cxd5 exd5 $11)) 12. Rac1 (12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Qc7 $11 (13... cxd4 14. Nxd4
Nxe4 15. Bxe4 Bxe4 16. Qxe4 Nf6 17. Qe2 Qc7 $11) 14. Rd2 cxd4 15. Bxd4 $11 {
0-1 Fominyh,A-Almasi,Z/Elista 1998/CBM 66 ext/ (43)} (15. Nxd4 $11)) 12... cxd4
(12... Rc7 13. Ne5 (13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. Bb5 Qa8 15. Bxd7 Rxd7 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17.
Ne5 Rdd8 18. Nd3 $11 {1/2-1/2 Eliskases-Foguelman/Buenos Aires t Nacional
Preliminar 1970 (51)}) 13... Qa8 14. f4 dxc4 15. bxc4 Ne4 16. Bxe4 Bxe4 17. d5
Nf6 (17... exd5 18. Nxe4 $18) 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. dxe6 fxe6 20. Qg4 $14 {1-0
Kotov,A-Von Freiman,S/Kiev 1938 (36)}) 13. exd4 Re8 (13... dxc4 14. bxc4 Qc7
15. Ne5 (15. d5 $5 Nc5 16. Ng5 (16. Nb3) 16... h6 (16... Nxd3 $2 17. Qxd3 {
[%csl Rh7][%cal Gb2f6]}) 17. Nge4 exd5 (17... Nfxe4 18. Bxe4 Bd6 19. h3 $132)
18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. Bxf6 Nxd3 20. Qxd3 gxf6 21. Qh3 (21. cxd5 Qxc1 22. Rxc1
Rxc1+ 23. Nf1 Rfc8 24. d6 R8c3 25. Qe2 Bc8 $17) (21. Qe3 Kg7 22. cxd5 (22. Nf3
Rfe8 23. cxd5 Qxc1 24. Qxc1 (24. Rxc1 Rxe3 25. Rxc8 Rxf3 $19) 24... Rxc1 25.
Rxc1 Bxd5 $19) 22... Qxc1 23. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 24. Nf1 Rfc8 $17) 21... Qf4 22. g3 Qe5
23. Re1 Qg5 24. f4 Qg6 25. Qd7 $132) (15. a3 Rfd8 $132) 15... Nxe5 16. dxe5 Nd7
17. Nb3 (17. Qh5 $6 g6) (17. Nf1 Rfd8 $15 {0-1 Bondarevsky,I-Mazel,I/Leningrad
1938 (34)}) 17... Rfd8 $11) 14. h3 (14. Ne5 dxc4 15. Ndxc4 (15. bxc4 Qc7 (15...
Nxe5 16. dxe5 Nd7 17. Ne4 Qc7 18. Nd6 Bxd6 19. exd6 Qc6 20. Qg4 $14) 16. Ndf3
$132) 15... Rc7 $132) 14... Rc7 15. Qe3 (15. Ne5 Qa8 $132) 15... Bd6 16. a4 a5
$6 {[%csl Rb5]} (16... Qa8 $11) (16... dxc4 17. bxc4 Qa8 18. Ng5 Rcc8 (18...
Bxg2 19. f3 $16) 19. Nde4 Be7 $132) 17. Nb1 {[%cal Gb1a3,Ga3b5]} (17. Ne5 Qa8
18. Ndf3 h6 (18... Rec8 $2 19. Nxf7 $18) 19. Re1 Rcc8 $132) 17... Ne4 $2 $14 (
17... Qa8 18. Be2 $1 $14 {[%csl Yf3]} (18. Ne5 dxc4 19. Nxc4 Bb4 $132) (18.
Nbd2 $132) (18. Na3 dxc4 19. bxc4 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Qb8 21. Nb5 Rcc8 22. Nxd6 Qxd6
23. c5 Qc7 24. Bb5 Red8 25. c6 Nf8 26. Kh1 (26. Ba6 Nd5 27. Qe4 Rb8 $132) 26...
Nd5 27. Qg5 h6 28. Qg3 $132)) 18. Na3 Qf6 $5 $16 (18... Qa8 19. Nb5 $16) (18...
Bc6 $1 19. Nb5 Bxb5 20. axb5 Ndf6 $14) 19. g3 $2 {White do not notice or
underestimate of a strong piece sacrifice resulting in complicated struggle
with mutual chances.} (19. Bxe4 $1 dxe4 20. Ne5 Nxe5 21. dxe5 Bxe5 22. Bxe5
Qxe5 23. Qxb6 $16) 19... Nxg3 $1 $132 (19... Bc6 20. Nb5 (20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Ne5
Bxe5 22. dxe5 Qf5 23. g4 Qg6 24. Nb5 Bxb5 25. axb5 h5 26. g5 Nc5 27. Rd6 $14)
20... Bxb5 21. axb5 $14) 20. fxg3 Bxg3 21. Nb5 (21. Bxh7+ Kxh7 22. Ng5+ Kg6 23.
Qxg3 Qxg5 24. Qxg5+ Kxg5 25. Nb5 Rc6 26. Na7 $11) (21. cxd5 Bf4 22. Qe4 Bxd5
23. Qxh7+ Kf8 24. Be4 Be3+ 25. Kg2 Bxc1 26. Bxc1 Rxc1 27. Rxc1 Qf4 28. Rc8 Rxc8
29. Bxd5 Rd8 30. Bb7 Nf6 31. Qc2 Nh5 32. Qf2 $15) 21... Rcc8 (21... Bf4 22. Qf2
$16) 22. Rf1 (22. cxd5 Bf4 23. Qe4 Bxc1 24. Qxh7+ (24. Bxc1 g6 25. Qg4 Bxd5 26.
Ng5 $15) 24... Kf8 25. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 26. Bxc1 Qxf3 27. Ba3+ Nc5 28. dxc5 Qe3+ 29.
Kf1 Qf3+ 30. Kg1 Qe3+ $11) (22. Rc3 dxc4 23. Bxc4 Qf5 24. Kg2 Bf4 25. Qf2 Nf6
$15) 22... Bf4 23. Qe2 Qh6 (23... Bxc1 $6 24. Bxc1 $14) 24. Rce1 (24. Qg2 dxc4
25. Rxc4 Bd5 26. Rc3 $132) 24... dxc4 (24... Qxh3 25. Qg2 Qxg2+ (25... Qh6 26.
Qh1 Qxh1+ 27. Kxh1 Nf6 $132) 26. Kxg2 Nf6 $132) 25. bxc4 Qxh3 26. Qg2 Qh6 (
26... Qxg2+ 27. Kxg2 g5 $132) 27. Kf2 (27. Qh1 Be3+ 28. Kg2 Qg5+ 29. Kh3 Qh6+ (
29... Qf4 30. Qh2 Qh6+ 31. Kg2 Qxh2+ 32. Kxh2 Bf4+ 33. Kg2 g5 $132 (33... Nf6
$132)) 30. Kg2 Qg5+ $11) 27... Nf6 $4 $18 (27... Bxf3 28. Qxf3 (28. Kxf3 Bd2
29. Rg1 Bxe1 30. Rxe1 e5 $17) 28... Qh2+ 29. Qg2 Bg3+ 30. Kf3 Qxg2+ 31. Kxg2
Bxe1 32. Rxe1 Red8 $15) 28. Rh1 Nh5 29. Rh3 $6 (29. d5 $1 {[%csl Rg7,Rh5]} Bg3+
30. Qxg3 $1 Nxg3 31. Rxh6 gxh6 32. Nd6 $1 $18 {[%csl Rb7,Rc8,Re8,Rg3]} (32.
Kxg3 $16)) 29... g6 30. Nc3 $4 $14 (30. Reh1 $1 Be3+ 31. Kf1 Qf4 32. d5 $18)
30... Red8 (30... Qg7 31. Ne4 Bh6 32. Nd6 Nf4 {[%csl Rd3,Rh3]} 33. Qf1 Nxh3+
34. Qxh3 Bc6 $14) 31. Ne4 Bxe4 32. Rxe4 e5 $4 $18 (32... Kf8 $1 33. Ba3+ (33.
Ne5 Bxe5 34. Rxe5 Qf4+ (34... Qd2+ 35. Re2 Qb4 36. Qg5 $16) 35. Ke1 Rxd4 36.
Bxd4 Qxd4 37. Qe4 Qa1+ 38. Kf2 Nf6 39. Qb7 Rxc4 40. Bxc4 Qxe5 $44) 33... Bd6
34. Bxd6+ Rxd6 35. Ng5 Rd7 (35... Kg8 36. Be2 Qg7 37. Bxh5 gxh5 38. Rg3 $18)
36. Kg1 $14) 33. Nxe5 Bxe5 34. Rxe5 Rxd4 (34... Qd2+ 35. Re2 $18) 35. Bxd4 Qf4+
36. Ke2 (36. Kg1 Qxd4+ 37. Rhe3 Nf4 38. Qe4 $18) 36... Qxd4 37. Rhxh5 Rd8 (
37... Qb2+ 38. Kf1 $18) 38. Qe4 Qb2+ 39. Bc2 Kg7 {The plenty of mistakes from
both sides is explained first of all by extremely complexity of a position and
probably of zeitnot.} 1-0

[Event "Cutro 07th"]
[Site "Cutro"]
[Date "2001.04.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Halkias, Stelios"]
[Black "Ortega, Lexy"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2494"]
[BlackElo "2487"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2001.04.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. c4 e6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. O-O Bd6 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. e4
e5 9. exd5 cxd5 10. cxd5 exd4 11. Ne4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 Nf6 {This position can be
creared with another variation:Nb1-c3 instead of Nb1-d2.} (12... Nc5 13. Bc2
Bg4 14. Qxd4 Bxf3 15. gxf3 Re8 16. Be3 Re5 17. Qg4 Nd7 18. f4 Nf6 19. Qf3 Rxd5
20. Bb3 Rf5 21. Qxb7 Bxf4 22. Bxf7+ Kh8 23. Rad1 $16 {1-0 Karpov,A-Shirov,A/
Monte Carlo 1995/CBM 46 ext (44)}) 13. Bc2 (13. Bg5 Be7 14. Bxf6 (14. Bc2 Nxd5
15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Qxd4 Be6 17. Rfe1 Rfd8 {1/2-1/2 Mikhalchishin,A-Kosic,D/
Igalo 1994/EXT 2000 (17)}) 14... Bxf6 15. Nxd4 Qb6 16. Nb3 Bxb2 17. Bxh7+ Kxh7
18. Qc2+ Qg6 19. Qxb2 Bh3 20. f3 $16 {1-0 Loginov,A-Patsuk,L/Moscow 1999/EXT
2001 (55)}) (13. Qxd4 Nxe4 (13... Re8 $2 14. Bg5 Qb6 15. Bxf6 Qxd4 16. Bxh7+
Kxh7 17. Bxd4 $18 {1-0 Onischuk,A-Erikalov,A/Tomsk RUS 2001/The Week in Chess
341 (59)}) 14. Qxe4 Re8 (14... Qf6 15. Rd1 Bd7 16. Qd4 Qf5 17. Bd2 $16 {
1/2-1/2 Fominyh,A-Barua,D/Guntur, AP 2000/CBM 77 (24)}) 15. Qd4 $1 {[%csl Gc8,
Gd6] Best move. Therefore, Black has strong compensation for P lack - pair of
BB. White has slight advantage, but in the games below he didn't win no one...}
({After} 15. Qd3 Qf6 {Black got good counterplay in all of games played this
variation:} 16. Bg5 (16. Bd2 Bf5 (16... Bg4 17. Rad1 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 Qxb2 19. Bc3
Qc2 20. Rd2 Qe4 21. Qd1 $132 {0-1 Welling,G-Dao Thien Hai/Budapest 1996/CBM 52
ext (26)}) 17. Qd4 Qxd4 18. Nxd4 Be4 19. Nb5 Be5 20. Nc3 {1/2-1/2 Nenashev,
A-Akopian,V/Luzern 1993/CBM 38 (20)}) (16. Be3 Bf5 17. Qd2 Be4 {1/2-1/2
Kasparov,G-Kramnik,V/Moscow 1998/CBM 67 ext (17)}) 16... Qxb2 (16... Bf5 17.
Qd2 Qg6 18. Bf4 Be4 19. Bxd6 Qxd6 20. Ng5 Qxd5 21. Nxe4 Qxe4 $11 {1/2-1/2
Chiburdanidze,M-Wang Lei/Shanghai CHN 2001/The Week in Chess 343 (24)}) 17.
Rfb1 Qe2 18. Qxe2 Rxe2 19. Be3 $132 {1/2-1/2 Nikolic,P-Akopian,V/Biel 1993/CBM
37 (21)}) 15... Bf5 (15... b6 16. Bg5 f6 17. Be3 Ba6 18. Rfe1 Qd7 19. Rad1 Rac8
20. Qd2 $14 {0-1 Halkias,S-Poliakov,D/Aviles 2000/CBM 77 ext (43)}) 16. Bg5 Qa5
17. Bd2 Qb5 18. Bc3 f6 (18... Bf8 19. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 20. Rxe1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Slutzky,
L-Tyomkin,D/Israel 1996/CBM 52 ext (62)}) 19. Rfe1 Red8 20. Nh4 Bd7 21. Qe4 $14
{1/2-1/2 Drasko,M-Kosic,D/Podgorica 1993/CBM 36 (54)}) 13... h6 ({Good enough
also} 13... Bg4 14. h3 (14. Bg5 h6 15. Bh4 g5 16. Bg3 Bxg3 17. fxg3 Qxd5 18.
Bb3 Qd6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Kozul,Z-Pavasovic,D/Pozega 2000/EXT 2001 (38)}) 14... Bxf3
15. Qxf3 Nxd5 (15... Rc8 16. Bb3 Qe7 17. Bf4 Rfd8 18. Rfe1 Qd7 19. Rad1 Bc5 20.
Be5 Re8 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. Bc2 $16 {1-0 Danner,G-Lakos,N/Oberwart 2000/EXT 2001
(49)}) (15... Qa5 16. Rd1 Rae8 17. Bg5 Be5 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Qf5 {1-0 Jelen,
I-Pavasovic,D/Bled 2000/EXT 2001 (19)}) 16. Be4 Nf6 17. Bxb7 Rb8 18. Ba6 Qa5
19. Bc4 Nd7 20. Bb3 Ne5 21. Qg3 Rb6 $132 {1-0 Kasimdzhanov,R-Dao Thien Hai/
Teheran 1998/EXT 99 (44)}) 14. Qxd4 Bg4 15. Bb3 ({Worth of attention} 15. Bd1
$1 {[%cal Gd1f3] avoiding PP chain damage:} Re8 16. Be3 Rc8 17. h3 $14) 15...
Re8 16. h3 $6 $132 ({Interesting is} 16. Rd1 $1 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Qd7 18. Bf4 Bxf4
19. Qxf4 $14) 16... Bxf3 17. gxf3 Qd7 18. Kg2 a5 19. a4 (19. Rd1 $6 a4 20. Bc2
Re5 $15) 19... Qf5 20. Be3 (20. Rd1 Re5 ({Black can drew by force:} 20... Qg6+
21. Kh1 Qh5 22. Kg2 Qg6+ $11) 21. Bf4 Qg6+ 22. Bg3 (22. Kf1 Qh5 $44) 22... Nh5
23. Bc2 $8 f5 $132) 20... Qg6+ 21. Kh1 Qh5 (21... Rxe3 $1 {-see below.}) 22.
Kg2 Qg6+ 23. Kh1 Rxe3 $1 $36 {Leads to stable initiative, not to advantage.}
24. fxe3 ({I would prefer} 24. Qxe3 Re8 (24... Qf5 25. Kg2 Re8 26. Qd4 Be5 27.
Qh4 Nh5 28. Rad1 Nf4+ 29. Kh1 h5 30. d6 $16) 25. Qb6 Be5 26. Rg1 Qf5 27. Rg2
Qxh3+ 28. Kg1 Qxf3 29. d6 $132) 24... Nh5 25. Qg4 ({Possible also} 25. Qd2 Ng3+
26. Kg1 Nf5+ 27. Qg2 (27. Kh1 Qg3 28. Qg2 Qxg2+ 29. Kxg2 Nxe3+ 30. Kf2 Nxf1 31.
Rxf1 $132) 27... Qxg2+ 28. Kxg2 Nxe3+ 29. Kf2 Nxf1 30. Rxf1 $11) 25... Ng3+ 26.
Kg2 Qd3 27. Qc4 (27. Bc4 Nxf1 28. Bxd3 Nxe3+ 29. Kf2 Nxg4+ 30. hxg4 $11) 27...
Qxe3 28. Rf2 $2 $17 {White is already too tired of hard defence and put
mistake.} ({Was keep equality} 28. Rfe1 Qd2+ 29. Kg1 Nf5 30. Re2 Qg5+ 31. Qg4
Nd4 32. Qxg5 Nxe2+ 33. Kf2 hxg5 34. Kxe2 $11) 28... Re8 29. Qg4 $2 $19 {
Loses immediately} (29. Rd1 $142 Nh5 30. Rd4 Nf4+ 31. Rxf4 Bxf4 32. d6 Bxd6 33.
Qxf7+ Kh8 34. Bc4 Qg5+ 35. Kh1 Rf8 36. Qe6 Qc1+ 37. Rf1 Qf4 38. Rf2 Rd8 39. b3
Be5 $17) ({Or} 29. Qc3 Qg5 $17) 29... Ne2 $6 ({Black missed elegant
possibility to give mate by force:} 29... Qxf2+ $1 30. Kxf2 Re2+ 31. Kg1 Bc5+)
30. Qd7 {Another variations are hopeless also:} (30. Bc4 Nf4+ 31. Kf1 h5 32.
Qh4 Bc5 33. d6 Bxd6 34. Bb5 Re7 $19) ({Or} 30. Re1 Nf4+ 31. Qxf4 Qxf4 32. Rxe8+
Kh7 33. Bc2+ g6 34. Kf1 Qg3 $19) 30... Nf4+ 31. Kg1 Nd3 32. Raf1 Nxf2 33. Qxd6
(33. Rxf2 Bc5 $19) 33... Ne4+ 0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup6"]
[Site "Krasnodar"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Shcherbakov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Beshukov, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1997.03.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. Nbd2 Nf6 5. e3 c5 6. b3 Nbd7 $5 $146 (6... Nc6
7. Bb2 cxd4 (7... Be7 8. Bd3 (8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. a3 a5 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O b6 12.
Qc2 h6 13. cxd5 $14 {1-0 Vera,R-Muir,A/32nd ol, Yerevan ARM 1996 (27)}) 8...
O-O 9. O-O b6 10. Qe2 Bb7 11. Rfd1 Qc7 12. Rac1 Rad8 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Bxf6
Bxf6 15. cxd5 exd5 16. Rxc5 $16 {Smyslov,V-Shabalov,A/Tilburg 1993/1-0 (77)}) (
7... Bd6 8. Rc1 cxd4 9. exd4 Qe7 10. Ne5 Ba3 11. Bxa3 Qxa3 12. cxd5 exd5 13.
Nxc6 bxc6 14. Bd3 Bg4 15. Qc2 Qe7+ 16. Kf1 O-O 17. h3 Bd7 $132 {1/2-1/2 Kan,
I-Levenfish,G/Moscow 1935 (38)}) 8. exd4 Ne4 (8... Be7 9. Rc1 O-O 10. Bd3 Bd7
11. O-O Nh5 $2 12. Re1 $14 {Kasparov,G-Comp Deep Blue/Philadelphia m 1996/1-0 
(43)}) 9. Bd3 Bb4 10. O-O Nxd2 11. Nxd2 dxc4 12. Nxc4 O-O 13. Be4 Ne7 14. Qd3
Ng6 15. Rfd1 Rb8 16. d5 $16 {1/2-1/2 Karpov,A-Kaidanov,G/Tilburg 1993 (48)}) (
6... dxc4 7. Bxc4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bd6 9. Bb2 O-O 10. O-O Bd7 11. Be2 Nc6 12. Nc4
Bc5 13. Bf3 Rc8 14. Nb5 Be7 15. Nbd6 Rc7 16. Nb5 Rc8 17. Rc1 a6 18. Nbd6 Rc7
19. Qd2 {1/2-1/2 Yusupov,A-Anand,V/Moskva 1992}) 7. Bb2 (7. cxd5 Nxd5 (7...
exd5 8. Bb2 $14) 8. Bb2 cxd4 $11) 7... b6 $6 (7... Bd6 8. cxd5 exd5 (8... Nxd5
9. dxc5 $16) 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. Bb5+ $14) (7... cxd4 $1 8. exd4 Be7 9. Bd3 b6 10.
O-O O-O 11. Re1 Bb7 12. Rc1 $11) 8. cxd5 $1 $14 exd5 9. Bd3 Bb7 (9... Bd6 $5)
10. O-O Bd6 11. dxc5 Bxc5 (11... bxc5 12. e4 dxe4 (12... d4 13. e5 $1 $16) 13.
Re1 O-O 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 Bxe4 16. Rxe4 $14) 12. Nd4 (12. a3 a5 (12... O-O
13. b4 Bd6 14. Rc1 $14) 13. Nd4 $14) 12... O-O 13. Nf5 (13. Rc1 $14) 13... g6
$5 (13... Rc8 14. a3 $14 (14. b4 $2 Bxb4 15. Nxg7 $2 Bxd2 $19) (14. Nxg7 $2
Kxg7 15. Qg4+ Kh8 16. Qf5 d4 17. exd4 Rg8 18. Nf3 Bb4 $17) (14. Rc1 $14)) 14.
Nh6+ Kg7 15. Ng4 Kg8 16. Nxf6+ Nxf6 17. Nf3 (17. Qf3 Ne8 18. Rac1 Qh4 $14)
17... Ne4 (17... Re8 18. Rc1 Qe7 19. Re1 Ne4 20. Re2 $14) 18. Rc1 Qe7 (18...
Rc8 19. Nd4 $16) 19. Nd4 Rac8 20. Qe2 Bd6 $5 (20... f5 $5 21. f3 Ng5 22. Qd2
Rfe8 23. Rfe1 a6 24. Nc2 (24. a3 Bxa3 25. Bxa3 Qxa3 26. Ra1 Qc5 27. Bxa6 Bxa6
28. Rxa6 Qc3 $11) 24... Nf7 25. b4 (25. Qc3 Bxe3+ 26. Rxe3 Qxe3+ 27. Nxe3 Rxc3
$17) 25... Bd6 26. f4 b5 27. a3 $14) 21. Nb5 $5 Bb8 (21... Bc5 22. Nxa7 Ra8 23.
Nb5 Rxa2 24. Bf6 $1 (24. b4 Nxf2 $1 25. Rxf2 (25. bxc5 Rxb2 26. Qxb2 Nxd3 27.
Qd4 Nxc1 28. Rxc1 Rc8 $17) 25... Bxe3 26. Bb1 Rxb2 27. Qxb2 Bxc1 28. Qxc1 Qxb4
$14) 24... Rxe2 25. Bxe7 Rd2 26. Bxf8 Rxd3 27. Bxc5 bxc5 28. b4 cxb4 29. Rc7
Ba6 30. Nd4 Rc3 31. Rxc3 Nxc3 32. Ra1 Bc4 33. Ra7 $18) 22. Ba3 $6 (22. Rfd1 $14
) 22... Nc5 23. Nd4 (23. Rfd1 Qh4 24. g3 Qe7 $14) 23... Bd6 24. Rc2 (24. Rfd1
f5 $1 $132) (24. Bb2 Nxd3 25. Qxd3 Qe5 26. f4 Qe4 $11) 24... a6 (24... f5 25.
Nb5 Bb8 26. Rd1 f4 $1 $132) 25. Bb2 Nxd3 26. Rxc8 (26. Qxd3 Rxc2 27. Nxc2 Rc8
28. Qd4 f6 $11 (28... Be5 29. Qxe5 Qxe5 30. Bxe5 Rxc2 $11)) 26... Rxc8 27. Qxd3
Qe4 (27... Qh4 28. Nf3 Qe4 $11) 28. Qd2 a5 (28... Qh4 29. h3 Rc7 $11) 29. Rc1
Rxc1+ 30. Qxc1 Ba6 (30... f5 31. h3 f4 $132) 31. h3 (31. Nc6 h5 32. f3 Qd3 33.
Bd4 Ba3 34. Qe1 Bd6 $11) 31... Bc5 32. Nf3 Qd3 $2 (32... h5 $1 33. Qc3 Qb1+ 34.
Kh2 d4 35. Nxd4 Bb4 36. Qc2 Qxa2 37. Kg3 $132) 33. Ne5 $1 $16 Qe2 (33... Qf5
34. Ng4 (34. Nc6 Qd3) 34... Kf8 35. Ba3 Bxa3 36. Qxa3+ $16) 34. Nd7 Bd6 $2 (
34... h5 35. Nf6+ Kf8 36. Nxd5 $16) 35. Nxb6 $2 (35. Nf6+ $1 Kf8 36. Nd7+ (36.
Ba3 $1 Bxa3 $8 37. Qxa3+ Kg7 38. Nd7 Qe1+ $8 39. Kh2 Qb4 $8 40. Qb2+ (40. Qxb4
axb4 41. Nxb6 Bb7 42. Nd7 Ba6 (42... Bc6 43. Ne5 Bb5) 43. Ne5 (43. Nc5 Bf1 44.
Kg1 Bb5 45. f4 Kf6 46. Kf2 Ke7 $14) 43... Bb5 44. Kg3 f6 45. Nf3 Bd3 46. Nd4
Bb1 47. Kf3 Bxa2 48. Ke2 Bb1 49. Kd2 Kf7 50. Nc6 Ke6 51. Nxb4 $18) 40... Kh6 (
40... d4 41. Qxd4+ Qxd4 42. exd4 b5 43. Nc5 Bc8 44. d5 Kf6 45. d6 Be6 46. Kg3
Bd5 47. f3 b4 48. Kf4 $18) 41. Qf6 $1 Bc8 42. Ne5 Be6 43. g4 Qe4 44. Nxf7+ $1
Bxf7 {[%tqu "En","?","","","g4g5","",10]} 45. g5+ $1 (45. Qxf7 $18) 45... Kh5
46. Qg7 $3 Kxg5 47. f4+ Kf5 (47... Kh5 48. Qxh7#) 48. Qxf7#) 36... Ke7 37. Nxb6
Ke6 $1 $16) 35... Qb5 (35... Qd3 36. Bd4 $16) 36. Na4 Qd3 (36... h5 37. Bd4 $16
) 37. Bd4 Qb5 38. Nc3 Qc6 39. Qd1 Bb4 (39... f5 $16) 40. Ne2 Qb5 (40... h5 41.
Bb2 (41. Nf4 Bd6 42. Qf3 Qc1+ 43. Kh2 Bb7 44. g3 h4 45. gxh4 Qb1 $16) 41... Bc5
$16) 41. Nf4 Bd6 42. Qf3 Qf1+ (42... Bb7 43. g4 $16) 43. Kh2 Bb7 44. g3 Bc8 $2
(44... Qb5 45. h4 f5 $16) (44... Bc7 $2 45. h4 Qb5 46. h5 Bd6 47. Nxg6 $1 fxg6
48. Qf6 Qd7 49. Qh8+ Kf7 50. Qxh7+ $18) 45. Nxd5 $18 Qxh3+ 46. Kg1 Qf5 47. Nf6+
Kf8 48. Qc6 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup03 Geller Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1999.02.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Iljushin, Alexei"]
[Black "Poluljahov, Aleksandr"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2484"]
[BlackElo "2566"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "1999.02.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 24580]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Qc2 Nf6 5. g3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 b5 7.
Qc2 Bb7 8. Bg2 Nbd7 9. O-O (9. a4 c5 10. O-O b4 11. Bg5 (11. a5 Rc8 12. dxc5
Rxc5 13. Qa4 Bc6 14. Qa2 Bd5 15. Qa4 Bc6 16. Qa2 Bd5 17. Qa4 {1/2-1/2 Zhu
Chen-Vera,R/Open, Ubeda ESP 1998 (17)}) 11... Rc8 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Qd3 O-O 14.
Nbd2 h6 15. Be3 Qb6 {1/2-1/2 Andersson,U-Lautier,J/Keres mem, Tallin EST 1998 
(15)}) (9. Nc3 c5 10. dxc5 (10. Nxb5 Qa5+ 11. Nc3 cxd4 $19) 10... Bxc5 11. O-O
(11. Nxb5 Qb6 $17) 11... Rc8 12. a3 $132) 9... c5 10. Rd1 $2 $15 {[%csl Rf2]
Rf1 must defence Pf2 !} (10. a4 cxd4 11. axb5 (11. Nxd4 Rc8 12. Qd3 Bxg2 13.
Kxg2 b4 14. Nb5 Qb6 15. Be3 Qb7+ 16. Kg1 a6 17. Nd6+ Bxd6 18. Qxd6 Nd5 19. g4
Nxe3 20. fxe3 Rc6 $19 {1-0 Czanderle,G-Chuchelov,V/Berliner Sommer 1996/EXP 54
(44)}) 11... e5 12. Bg5 $132) (10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Bg5 Rc8 12. Qb3 a6 13. Nc3 O-O
14. Rad1 Qb6 $11 {0-1 Kopjonkin,G-Matlak,M/Frydek Mistek op(4) 1996 (53)}) (10.
Nc3 b4 (10... Qb6 11. Be3 Ng4 12. dxc5 Nxe3 13. cxb6 Nxc2 14. Rac1 a6 (14...
Nb4 15. Nxb5 $132) (14... Nxb6 15. Rxc2 a6 16. Ne5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Bd6 $11) (
14... Rc8 15. Rxc2 b4 16. bxa7 bxc3 17. Nd4 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Bc5 19. Rxc3 Ra8 20.
Nc6 $132) 15. Rxc2 (15. Ne5 Nxe5 (15... Bxg2 16. Nxd7 Bb7 (16... Bxf1 17. b7
Rd8 18. b8=Q Rxb8 19. Nxb8 $11) 17. Nxf8 Nb4 18. a3 Nd5 $11 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20.
b7 Bxb7 21. Rc7 Bc8 22. Rfc1 Rxf8 23. Rxc8+ Rxc8 24. Rxc8+ Ke7 $11) 16. Bxb7
Rb8 17. Bxa6 Nd4 $15 {1-0 Cvetkovic,S-Makarov,M/Arandjelovac 1993/Inf 57/ (43)}
) 15... Nxb6 $11) (10... a6 11. Bg5 Rc8 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Rad1 Qb6 14. Qb1 $11
{1/2-1/2 Piscicelli,D-Tregubov Pavel V/Buenos Aires 1996 (41)}) 11. Na4 Rc8 (
11... cxd4 12. Nxd4 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Rc8 14. Qd3 Qa5 15. b3 Qd5+ 16. f3 Be7 17. e4
Qb7 18. Be3 $11 {1-0 Dautov,R-Euler,G/BL2-W 1994 (57)}) (11... Be4 12. Qc4 Bd5
13. Qa6 $11) 12. a3 (12. Nxc5 Nxc5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Qa4+ Bc6 15. Qa6 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Zagorskis,D-Vaisser,A/EUCup f Lyon ,CBM 1994 (58)}) 12... cxd4 13. Qd1
e5 14. axb4 Bxb4 15. Qb3 Bxf3 16. exf3 a5 17. Rd1 O-O 18. f4 Re8 19. fxe5 Nxe5
20. Be3 d3 $1 (20... dxe3 $2 21. Rxd8 exf2+ 22. Kxf2 Rcxd8 $44 {1/2-1/2
Hertneck,G-Bareev,E/Vienna op 1996 (32)}) 21. Bf4 d2 22. Nc3 Nc4 $17) 10... Rc8
(10... a6 $6 11. Nc3 Rc8 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Ne5 Bxg2 (13... Qb6 14. Nd3 (14.
Nxd7 Bxf2+ 15. Kf1 Bxg2+ 16. Kxg2 Nxd7 $17)) 14. Kxg2 O-O 15. Bf4 Qb6 16. Nxd7
Qb7+ 17. f3 Nxd7 18. Ne4 Be7 19. Qb3 Nf6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Campos,M-Alvarez,I/
Pamplona op 1996 (40)}) 11. Qb3 Qb6 12. Nc3 (12. a4 b4 13. a5 (13. Bf4 cxd4 14.
a5 Qa6 15. Nbd2 Be7 16. Ne5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 g5 $1 (17... O-O $17 {0-1 Matzdorf,
M-Legde,G/OLHessen 1992 (28)}) 18. Nxd7 Nxd7 $19) 13... Qa6 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15.
Qd3 Qxd3 16. exd3 Ke7 17. Nbd2 Bd5 $15 {1/2-1/2 Chernuschevich,A-Fernandez,R/
WchJM-U16 Bratislava 1993 (47)}) 12... a6 13. Be3 (13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. e3 O-O $15
{[%csl Rc1]}) 13... Ng4 14. a3 (14. Bg5 h6 $1 $17 (14... cxd4 $6 15. Nxd4 Bxg2
16. Kxg2 e5 17. Nd5 Qg6 18. Rac1 Bc5 (18... Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Nc5 20. Nc7+ Kd7 21.
Ncxb5 $1 axb5 22. Qxb5+ Kc8 23. Rxc5+ Bxc5 24. Qxc5+ $18) 19. Ne7 $3 Qxg5 20.
Nxc8 exd4 21. Nd6+ Ke7 22. Ne4 Qh5 23. h3 Ne3+ 24. fxe3 Qxe2+ 25. Nf2 (25. Kg1
Ne5 26. Rf1 Nf3+ 27. Rxf3 Qxf3 28. Rxc5 Qxe4 29. Rc7+ Kd8 30. Qxf7 Qxe3+ $11)
25... dxe3 26. Rc2 $16)) (14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Bxc5 (15. Na4 Nxb3 16. Nxb6 Nxa1
17. Nxc8 Nxe3 18. fxe3 Nc2 19. Kf2 Bxc8 20. Rc1 Bd6 (20... Nxe3 21. Rxc8+ Kd7
22. Ra8 Nd1+ 23. Kf1 Ke7 (23... g6 24. Ne5+ Ke7 25. Rxa6 Kf6 $11) (23... Nxb2
$2 24. Ne5+ Ke7 25. Ra7+ Kf6 26. Nd7+ Kf5 27. Ra8 $16) 24. Rxa6 Kf6 $132) 21.
Rxc2 Ke7 22. Nd4 Kf6 $17) 15... Bxc5 16. e3 Bxe3 $19) 14... Nxe3 15. fxe3 Be7
16. Rac1 O-O 17. Ne1 $2 $19 (17. Kh1 Rfd8 $17) 17... Bg5 18. Na2 (18. Nc2 Bxg2
19. Kxg2 cxd4 $19) 18... cxd4 19. Rxd4 Nc5 20. Qc3 Bf6 0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup6"]
[Site "Krasnodar"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Yakovich, Yuri"]
[Black "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "1997.03.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Hecht} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. Nbd2 Nf6 5. g3 c5 6. cxd5 (6. Bg2 Nc6 (
6... cxd4 7. Nxd4 e5 8. N4f3 e4 9. Nd4 Bc5 10. e3 Bxd4 11. exd4 O-O 12. O-O Nc6
13. cxd5 Qxd5 $11 {1-0 Zudov,M-Arkhangelsky,B/Moscow4 1991 (36)}) 7. dxc5 Bxc5
8. O-O O-O 9. Nb3 Bb6 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Bd2 Qe7 12. e4 Nc7 13. e5 Nd5 14. Qe2
h6 15. Rac1 Bd7 $11 {0-1 Tolstikh,N-Tregubov,P/Volgograd 1994 (29)}) 6... exd5
(6... Nxd5 7. dxc5 (7. Bg2 Nc6 8. O-O cxd4 9. Nb3 Be7 (9... e5 $2 10. Nxe5 $1
Ndb4 (10... Nxe5 11. Qxd4 $18) 11. Nxc6 Nxc6 12. Bxc6+ bxc6 13. Nxd4 $18 {
1-0 Stern,R-Wegner,H/BL 1995 (39)}) 10. Nbxd4 Nxd4 11. Nxd4 O-O 12. e4 Nb4 13.
a3 e5 14. Nf5 Nc6 15. Be3 Bf6 16. Bc5 Qxd1 17. Rfxd1 Rd8 18. Rxd8+ Bxd8 19. Rd1
Be6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Wojtkiewicz,A-Yermolinsky,A/New York Hudson 1993 (26)}) 7...
Bxc5 8. Bg2 (8. Ne4 Bb4+ $11) 8... Bxf2+ $1 9. Kxf2 Qb6+ 10. Ke1 (10. e3 Nxe3
$19) 10... Ne3 11. Nc4 $8 Nxc4 12. Qa4+ Qc6 13. Qxc6+ Nxc6 $15 {0-1 Pakala-Tal,
M/1/2-final Riga Championship 1950 (29)}) 7. Bg2 Nc6 8. O-O c4 $6 (8... cxd4 9.
Nb3 Be7 10. Nbxd4 O-O 11. b3 Re8 12. Bb2 Ne4 13. Rc1 $14 {time 1-0 Bischoff,
K-Boehm,J/Dortmund 1985 (40)}) (8... Bf5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Nb3 Bb6 11. Nfd4 Be4
12. Be3 (12. f3 Bg6 13. e3 O-O 14. Bd2 $11) (12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Bg5 Bxg2 14.
Kxg2 h6 15. Bf4 O-O 16. Rc1 Rc8 17. Nd4 c5 18. Nf5 Qd7 $15) 12... O-O 13. Nxc6
(13. Bxe4 $5 Nxe4 (13... dxe4 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. Bc5 $14) 14. Nf5 Qd7 15. Bxb6
Qxf5 16. Bd4 $14) 13... bxc6 14. Bd4 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Ne4 16. Rc1 Rc8 17. Nc5 Qe7
18. b4 {1/2-1/2 Furman,S-Gufeld,E/URS-ch26 Tbilisi 1959}) 9. b3 $5 $14 cxb3 (
9... c3 $6 10. Nb1 Ne4 (10... Qa5 11. Qd3 Ne4 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Bb4 14.
Bxe4 dxe4 15. Qxe4 O-O 16. a3 Be7 17. Bf4 $16) 11. Ne1 Qa5 12. f3 Nf6 13. Nc2
Bf5 14. e4 dxe4 15. fxe4 Bg6 16. e5 Nd5 17. Bxd5 Qxd5 18. Nxc3 Qd7 19. Be3 Bxc2
20. Qxc2 Nxd4 21. Qf2 $16) 10. Nxb3 Bd6 11. Bg5 (11. Bb2 O-O 12. Rc1 Re8 $11) (
11. Ne1 O-O 12. Nd3 Re8 13. Bf4 Bg4 14. Re1 Rc8 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Rc1 Bf5 17.
e3 b6 $11) 11... O-O 12. Ne1 Be7 13. Nd3 Ne4 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. e3 (15. Rc1 $14)
15... Rd8 16. Qe2 $5 (16. Rc1 $1 {[%csl Rc6][%cal Gb7b6]} Bf5 17. g4 Bg6 18.
Nf4 $14) 16... a5 $5 17. Rfc1 a4 18. Nbc5 $6 (18. Nd2 Bf5 19. Nxe4 dxe4 (19...
Bxe4 20. Bh3 $14) 20. Nf4 $14) 18... Nxc5 19. Rxc5 (19. Nxc5 Nxd4 $11) 19...
Nxd4 $11 20. Qb2 (20. Qd2 Nf5 21. Rxd5 Rxd5 22. Bxd5 Be6 23. Nf4 Bxd5 24. Nxd5
Qd6 $11) 20... Nc6 21. Rxd5 Be6 (21... Rxd5 22. Bxd5 Be6 23. Bxe6 fxe6 $14) 22.
Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Nf4 Bc4 24. Rc1 (24. a3 $11) 24... a3 $5 25. Qb1 $6 (25. Qc2 Ne5
26. e4 b5 27. Nd5 $11) 25... Ne5 26. Qxb7 (26. Qc2 b5 27. e4 $11) 26... Qxb7
27. Bxb7 g5 28. Nh5 Bxa2 29. f4 $2 (29. Rc5 $1 Bc4 (29... Nc4 30. Bd5 Bb3 31.
Bxc4 a2 32. Rxg5+ Kf8 33. Bxb3 a1=Q+ 34. Kg2 Qa8+ $5 35. Kh3 (35. Kg1 Qb7 $19)
35... Qf3 36. Nf4 Rd6 (36... Qxf2 37. Rf5 Qxe3 38. Ne6+ Ke7 39. Nxd8 Qxb3 40.
Nxf7 $11) 37. Rh5 Qxf2 38. Rxh7 Rf6 39. Kg4 Qxe3 40. Bd5 Qd4 41. Bf3 Rg6+ 42.
Kh3 Rg7 43. Rxg7 $11) 30. Rxe5 a2 31. Rxg5+ Kf8 32. Ra5 Rd1+ 33. Kg2 a1=Q 34.
Rxa1 Rxa1 $11) 29... gxf4 30. gxf4 $6 (30. exf4 $142 Ng6 31. Rc3 Bb3 32. Rxb3
a2 33. Ra3 Rd1+ 34. Kf2 a1=Q 35. Rxa1 Rxa1 $15) 30... Ng4 $19 31. Rc3 (31. Bf3
Nxe3 32. Rc3 Nc4 33. Bd5 $1 Bb3 $3 $19) 31... Bb3 32. Rxb3 $8 a2 33. Ra3 $8
Rd1+ 34. Kg2 a1=Q 35. Rxa1 Rxa1 36. e4 $8 Ra2+ 37. Kg3 (37. Kh3 Nxh2 38. Bd5
Rd2 39. Ng3 (39. Nf6+ Kg7 40. Ne8+ Kf8 41. Nd6 f6 $19) 39... Nf3 40. Nf5 Nd4
41. Nd6 (41. Nh6+ Kg7 42. Nxf7 Ne2 43. Kg4 Rxd5 44. exd5 Kxf7 45. Kg5 Ng3 46.
Kh6 Kg8 47. Kg5 Kg7 48. Kg4 Ne4 49. Kf5 Nf6 50. d6 h6 $19) 41... Ne2 42. Kg4
Nc3 43. Bxf7+ (43. Nf5 Nxd5 44. exd5 f6 $19) 43... Kg7 44. e5 Rxd6 45. exd6
Kxf7 46. d7 Ke7 47. Kg5 (47. Kh5 Ne4 48. Kh6 Nf6 49. Kg7 h5 $19) 47... Ne4+ 48.
Kh6 Nf6 49. Kg7 h5 50. d8=Q+ Kxd8 51. Kxf6 h4 $19) 37... Nxh2 38. e5 (38. Bd5
Nf1+ 39. Kf3 Ra3+ 40. Kg4 Ne3+ 41. Kg5 Ra6 $19) 38... Nf1+ 39. Kf3 Ra3+ (39...
Nd2+ 40. Kg4 Nc4 41. Kg5 Ne3 42. Be4 Rh2 43. Bf3 (43. Nf6+ Kg7 44. Nh5+ Kh8 45.
Bf3 $17 (45. Nf6 h6#)) 43... Rb2 44. Be4 $17) 40. Kg4 h6 41. Be4 $2 (41. Nf6+
$1 Kg7 42. Ne8+ Kf8 43. Nd6 Rg3+ (43... Ne3+ 44. Kh5 Ra4 45. Be4 Ke7 46. Kxh6
Ke6 47. Kg7 Ra7 48. Kg8 f6 49. exf6 Kxf6 50. Kf8 Ke6 51. Nb7 $15) 44. Kh4 Rd3
45. Kh5 (45. Ba6 Rd4 46. Kh5 Rxf4 47. Kxh6 Ne3 48. Kg5 Rg4+ 49. Kh5 Rg1 $19)
45... Rh3+ 46. Kg4 $17) 41... Kf8 42. Nf6 Rc3 (42... Ra4 43. Bd3 Ne3+ 44. Kf3
Nc4 45. Bf5 (45. Ke2 Nb2 46. Be4 h5 $19) 45... Ra3+ $19) 43. Kh4 Ng3 44. Bb7
Kg7 45. Kg4 Kg6 46. f5+ (46. Be4+ Nxe4 47. f5+ Kg7 48. Nxe4 Rc4 49. Kf4 h5 50.
e6 fxe6 51. fxe6 h4 52. Kf5 (52. Kf3 Rb4 $19) 52... h3 $19 (52... Ra4 53. Nd6
h3 54. e7 Ra8 55. Ke6 h2 56. Nf5+ Kg6 57. Ng3 Kg5 $19)) 46... Kg7 47. Nd5 (47.
Ne8+ Kf8 48. Nd6 Ke7 49. Ba6 f6 50. Nc8+ Kf8 51. exf6 (51. e6 h5+ 52. Kf4 h4
53. Kg4 Rc2 $19) 51... Ne4 52. Kh5 Rc7 53. Kg6 Nc5 $19) 47... Rb3 48. Bc6 Ne4
49. f6+ Kf8 50. Nf4 (50. Kf4 Nc5 $19) 50... Rg3+ 51. Kh4 Re3 52. Ng2 Rc3 53.
Bxe4 (53. Bd5 Nf2 54. Nf4 Nd3 55. Nxd3 Rxd3 $19) 53... Rc4 54. Kg4 Rxe4+ {
Hecht: Abdrängen des weißen Königs vom h-Bauern, da auch e5 schutzbedürftig
ist. Einfache Technik.} 55. Kf5 Re2 56. Nf4 Rf2 57. Kg4 Rf1 58. Nh5 Rg1+ 59.
Kf4 (59. Ng3 {Hecht} Ke8 60. Kf3 Rxg3+ 61. Kxg3 Kd7 62. Kg4 Ke6 63. Kf4 h5 64.
Ke4 h4 65. Kf4 h3 66. Kg3 Kxe5 67. Kxh3 Kxf6 68. Kg4 Ke5 69. Kf3 Kf5 $19) 59...
Kg8 60. Ng7 Kh7 (60... Rxg7 {Hecht} 61. fxg7 Kxg7 62. Kf5 Kh7 63. Kf6 Kg8 64.
e6 $11) 61. Nf5 h5 62. Ne7 h4 (62... h4 {Hecht} 63. Nf5 h3 64. e6 fxe6 65. f7
Rf1+ $19) 0-1

[Event "Dubai op"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2001.04.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Black "Pavasovic, Dusko"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2001.04.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Nbd2 Nf6 5. g3 c5 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. O-O
Bf5 $1 {[%cal Gf5e4][%mdl 4] This move is very strong here because Nb1 went
instead of active position on c3 - attacking Pd5 and Black Bc8 had to go to e6
- on more successfut point- d2. So eventually after d4 and c5 PP excange Nd2
will go to b3, and Bf5 will go to e4. In case of bright squares BB exchange
and in case of f2-f3 Be4-g6 moves Black equalizes.} ({All another replies are
worse, for example:} 8... c4 $6 9. b3 $14 {-see commented game 0-1 Yakovich,
Y-Tregubov,P/Krasnodar 1997/EXT 2000 [Tsesarsky,I](62)}) (8... Be6 $6 9. dxc5
Bxc5 10. Nb3 Bb6 11. Nbd4 O-O 12. b3 Ne4 13. Bb2 Rc8 14. Rc1 $14 {0-1 Kalinski,
K-Izvozchikov,A/Vilnius 1972/EXT 2001 (33)}) (8... h6 $6 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Nb3 (
10. a3 O-O 11. b4 Bb6 12. Bb2 {Here Black could apply pecommended above
manoeuvre:} Bf5 $1 {[%cal Gf5e4]} (12... Re8 13. Nb3 Qe7 14. e3 Bg4 15. Rc1
Rad8 16. b5 Na5 17. Nxa5 Bxa5 18. Qa4 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Bb6 $14 {1/2-1/2 Rogers,
I-Raicevic,V/Valjevo 1984/MCD (43)}) 13. Rc1 Re8 14. Nb3 Be4 15. e3 $11) 10...
Bb6 11. Bf4 Bf5 12. Ne5 Be4 13. Bh3 $1 $14) (8... cxd4 $6 9. Nb3 Be7 10. Nbxd4
O-O 11. b3 Re8 12. Bb2 $14 {time. 1-0 Bischoff,K-Boehm,J/Dortmund 1985/MCL (40)
}) 9. Qb3 $5 {This novelty doesn't bring to White nothing. Nd2 location is too
bad.} (9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Nb3 (10. a3 O-O 11. b4 Bb6 12. Bb2 Qe7 13. Nb3 Rfd8 14.
Nfd4 Be4 15. Nxc6 (15. Bh3 Ne5 $1 {[%cal Ge5c4] a2-a3 and b2-b4 plan
disadvantage is c4 square weakening!}) 15... bxc6 16. Bd4 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Ne4 18.
e3 {1/2-1/2 Psakhis,L-Grischuk,A/Torshavn 2000/CBM 78 ext (18)}) 10... Bb6 11.
Bg5 (11. Nfd4 Be4 12. Be3 (12. f3 Bg6 13. Be3 O-O 14. Bf2 $132) 12... O-O 13.
Nxc6 bxc6 14. Bd4 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Ne4 16. Rc1 Rc8 17. Nc5 Qe7 18. b4 {1/2-1/2
Furman,S-Gufeld,E/Tbilisi 1959/URS-ch (18)}) 11... Be4 $1 $132 (11... h6 12.
Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Qxd5 Rd8 14. Qc4 Qxb2 15. Nc5 O-O 16. Na4 Qb4 17. Qxb4 Nxb4 18.
Nxb6 axb6 19. e3 $14 {1-0 Lugovoi,A-Solovjov,S/St Petersburg 1998/CBM 67 ext 
(60)})) 9... Qb6 $5 10. Qe3+ $6 $15 {This strange check is a source of next
troubles. White Q will be attacked and "will feel" badly on e3.} ({Right was} 
10. Qxb6 axb6 $11) 10... Be6 11. Nb3 (11. dxc5 $143 $6 Bxc5 12. Qd3 Nb4 $1 {
[%cal Gb4d3]} (12... Bxf2+ 13. Rxf2 Ng4 14. e3 Nxf2 15. Kxf2 $14) (12... Ng4
13. e3) 13. Qb3 {White Q suffers too hard...} (13. Qb1 Bxf2+ $1 14. Rxf2 Ng4
$19) 13... Ng4 {[%csl Rf2]} (13... Ne4 14. e3 $132) 14. e3 d4 $17) (11. Nb1 $2
cxd4 $17) 11... c4 12. Nbd2 Be7 (12... Bb4 13. a3 Ng4 14. Qf4 Be7 15. e3 h6 {
[%csl Rf4][%cal Gg7g5]} 16. Ne1 O-O (16... Bg5 17. Qf3) 17. Nc2 Nf6 18. h3 $15
{[%csl Rc1,Rd2][%cal Gb6b2]}) 13. b3 ({Interesting was} 13. Nb1 $5 O-O 14. Nc3
Rfe8 $15) 13... O-O ({Only equal position can reach Black after} 13... Ng4 $2
14. Qc3 (14. Qf4 $4 $19 g5 15. Nxg5 Nxd4 {[%csl Rf4][%cal Gd4e2]} 16. Kh1 (16.
Re1 Bd6 $19) 16... Nxe2 (16... Bd6 17. Nxc4 dxc4 18. Qe4 Nf6 19. Qxb7 Qxb7 20.
Bxb7 Rb8 $17) 17. Qf3 Nd4 18. Qf4 Bd6 $19) 14... Bb4 (14... Qb4 15. Bb2 Qxc3
16. Bxc3 b5 17. bxc4 bxc4 (17... dxc4 18. Ne1 $18 {[%csl Ra8,Rc6,Re6][%cal
Gg2a8,Gd4d5]}) 18. Rab1 $14) 15. Qc2 c3 16. Nb1 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Qxd4 18. a3 Bc5
19. e3 Qf6 20. Qxc3 Be7 21. Bb2 Qh6 22. h3 Bf6 23. Qd2 Bxb2 24. Qxb2 Nf6 $132)
14. Bb2 Rac8 (14... Rfe8 $5 {[%cal Ge8e3]}) 15. h3 $2 $17 (15. Rab1 $2 Qa6 $1
$17 {[%csl Ra2,Re3][%cal Ga6a2]}) ({Right was} 15. Rfb1 $1 {and here:} Ng4 ({or
} 15... Rfe8 16. bxc4 dxc4 17. Ba3 Qa5 18. Bxe7 Rxe7 19. Rc1 Bd5 20. Qf4 (20.
Qc3 $2 Qxc3 21. Rxc3 Rxe2 22. Nxc4 Na5 $19 {[%csl Rc4]}) 20... Rxe2 21. Nxc4
Bxc4 22. Rxc4 Rce8 23. Rc5 Qb4 24. Rcc1 $15) 16. Qf4 (16. Qc3 Bb4 17. Qc2 c3
$19) 16... Qd8 17. Nf1 Bd6 18. Qd2 b5 $15) 15... Rfe8 $1 {[%csl Re3][%cal
Ge8e3] It is too crowded to white Q...Re8 "x-rays" are unpleasant.} 16. Rfc1 $2
$19 {The last mistake in the game.} (16. a3 $142 Na5 $1 17. b4 Nc6 $17 {
[%cal Ga7a5,Ge8e3]} 18. Bc3 (18. Qc3 {[%tqu "En","?","","","c6b4","",10]} Nxb4
$1 19. axb4 Bxb4 20. Qc2 c3 $19) 18... Bxh3 19. Bxh3 Bxb4 20. axb4 (20. Ne5
Bxc3 21. Qxc3 Nxd4 {[%csl Re2,Re5]} 22. Qe3 Rxe5 $1 23. Qxe5 Re8 24. Qg5 h6 25.
Qh4 Rxe2 $19) 20... Rxe3 21. fxe3 Re8 22. Kf2 Nxb4 $17) 16... Bb4 $1 {[%cal
Gc4c3] Threatening Be6xh3 and c4-c3} ({Interestng was} 16... c3 $5 {But after
right} 17. Rxc3 $1 (17. Bxc3 Ba3 18. Qd3 (18. Rc2 Bf5 $19) 18... Bxc1 19. Rxc1
Nb4 20. Qb1 Bf5 $1 21. Qxf5 Nxa2 22. Ra1 Nxc3 23. e3 a5 $19) (17. Qxc3 Nb4 18.
Qe3 Nc2 19. Qd3 Nxa1 20. Rxa1 $17) 17... Bb4 18. Rcc1 Bxh3 19. Qd3 Bxg2 20.
Kxg2 $15 {Black has only slight advantage.}) 17. bxc4 (17. Qf4 c3 18. Bxc3 Bxc3
19. Rxc3 Nxd4 $1 $19 {[%csl Rc3,Rf4][%cal Gd4e2]}) 17... dxc4 $1 ({Not so
effective} 17... Bxh3 18. Qd3 (18. c5 $6 Qa6 $1 (18... Bxc5 19. Qb3 Bxg2 20.
Kxg2 Qxb3 21. axb3 Bd6 22. e3 a6 23. Ba3 $17) 19. Qd3 Qxd3 20. exd3 Bxg2 21.
Kxg2 Re2 22. Bc3 Ng4 $19 {[%csl Rf2][%cal Gg4e3,Gg4f2]}) 18... Bxg2 19. Kxg2
Bxd2 20. Qxd2 Ne4 21. c5 $1 Nxd2 22. cxb6 Nc4 23. Bc3 Rxe2 24. bxa7 Nxa7 $19 {
Of course, in order to win this position Black must play precisely.}) 18. d5 {
Despair} ({Hopeless also} 18. Rab1 Bf5 19. Nxc4 Qa6 $19) 18... Qxe3 19. fxe3
Nxd5 20. Nxc4 b5 21. Nce5 Nxe5 22. Nxe5 (22. Bxe5 Nxe3 $19) 22... Nxe3 23. Bc6
Red8 24. Bxb5 Nc2 ({Or} 24... Bxh3 25. Bd3 Bc5 26. Ba6 Rc7 27. Kh2 Be6 $19) 25.
Nc6 (25. Rab1 Bxa2 $19) 25... Rxc6 26. Bxc6 Nxa1 27. Bxa1 Bxa2 28. Kf2 a5 29.
e3 Rc8 30. Bb2 Bb3 {[%cal Ga5a1]} 0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup4"]
[Site "Perm"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Chiburdanidze, Maia"]
[Black "Beshukov, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1997.02.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. Nbd2 Nf6 5. e3 c5 6. b3 cxd4 (6... Nc6 7. Bb2
Be7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. O-O b6 10. Qe2 Bb7 11. Rfd1 Qc7 12. Rac1 Rad8 13. dxc5 bxc5
14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. cxd5 exd5 16. Rxc5 $16 {Smyslov,V-Shabalov,A/Tilburg 1993/
1-0 (77)}) (6... dxc4 7. Bxc4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bd6 9. Bb2 O-O 10. O-O Bd7 11. Be2
Nc6 $11 12. Nc4 Bc5 13. Bf3 Rc8 14. Nb5 Be7 15. Nbd6 Rc7 16. Nb5 Rc8 17. Rc1 a6
18. Nbd6 Rc7 19. Qd2 {1/2-1/2 Jussupow,A-Anand,V/Moscow Alekhine 1992}) (6...
Nbd7 7. Bb2 b6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. O-O Bd6 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Nd4 $14 {
Sherbakov,R-Beshukov,S/Russia Cup GP 1997/1-0 (48)}) 7. exd4 (7. Nxd4 Bb4 8.
Bb2 O-O 9. a3 Be7 10. Be2 b6 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. O-O Bb7 13. Rc1 Bf6 $6 14. Ne4
Be7 15. Bd3 Nf6 16. Qc2 Nbd7 17. b4 Rc8 18. Qb1 $11 {Burkart,P-Thinius,M/BL
1993/1/2-1/2 (41)}) 7... Be7 (7... Nc6 8. Bb2 Be7 (8... Ne4 9. Bd3 Bb4 10. O-O
Nxd2 11. Nxd2 dxc4 12. Nxc4 O-O 13. Be4 Ne7 14. Qd3 Ng6 15. Rfd1 Rb8 16. d5 $1
$16 {Karpov,A-Kaidanov,G/Tilburg 1993/1/2-1/2 (48)}) 9. Bd3 (9. Rc1 O-O 10. Bd3
Bd7 11. O-O Nh5 $2 12. Re1 Nf4 13. Bb1 Bd6 14. g3 Ng6 15. Ne5 $14 {1-0
Kasparov,G-Deep Blue/Philadelphia sp 1996 (42)}) 9... dxc4 10. bxc4 Nxd4 11.
Nxd4 e5 12. Qa4+ Bd7 13. Nb5 a6 14. Qb3 axb5 15. cxb5 O-O 16. O-O Be6 17. Qc2
Rc8 18. Qb1 Qd7 $132 {1/2-1/2 Pachman,L-Botvinnik,M/Munich ol 1958 (28)}) (7...
Bb4 8. Bb2 (8. Qc2 Nc6 9. a3 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 dxc4 11. bxc4 O-O 12. Bd3 b6 13.
Bb2 Bb7 14. O-O Rc8 15. Rac1 Ne7 16. Ne5 $14 {Melzer,J-Biebinger,G/BL2-SW 1988/
0-1 (46)}) 8... dxc4 9. bxc4 Qa5 10. Bd3 Bc3 11. Qc2 Bxb2 12. Qxb2 Nc6 13. O-O
O-O 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 Qc7 16. Rac1 $14 {1-0 Vaganian,R-Mnatsakanian,E/
Erevan 1976 (34)}) 8. Bb2 b6 9. Rc1 (9. Bd3) 9... dxc4 $6 (9... Bb7 10. Bd3 Nc6
11. O-O O-O $11) 10. bxc4 O-O 11. Bd3 Bb7 (11... Ba6 12. O-O Nc6 {[%cal Ga8c8,
Gc6a5]}) 12. O-O Nc6 13. Qe2 Rc8 14. Rfd1 Qd6 (14... Re8) 15. Nf1 Rfd8 (15...
Nb4 16. Bb1 Nh5 $1 (16... Qf4 17. d5 $1 $16) 17. a3 Nf4 18. Qe3 Na6 19. Ng3
Rfd8 20. Ne4 Bxe4 21. Qxe4 f5 (21... Ng6 22. g3 $16) 22. Qe3 Bf6 23. Re1 Rc6 (
23... Nc7 24. c5 $18) 24. Ne5 Bxe5 25. Qxe5 (25. dxe5 $2 Qd2 $15) 25... Qxe5
26. Rxe5 Nc7 $14) 16. Ng3 Qb8 $2 (16... Nb4 17. Bb1 a6 18. a3 Nc6 19. Re1 $1
$14 (19. Ne5 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Qc6 $11 {[%csl Rg2]}) (19. d5 exd5 20. cxd5 (20. Nf5
Qe6) (20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21. cxd5 Na7 22. Rxc8 Nxc8 23. Qc2 g6 24. Qc7 Bxd5 25. Rxd5
Rxd5 26. Qxc8+ Rd8 $15) 20... Nxd5 21. Bxg7 Nf4 22. Qc2 Qg6 23. Bb2 Qxc2 24.
Bxc2 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Na5 $132)) 17. d5 $1 exd5 18. Nf5 dxc4 (18... Re8 19. cxd5
Bf8 (19... Nxd5 20. Nxg7 $1 Nf4 21. Bxh7+ Kxh7 22. Qe4+ f5 23. Qxf5+ Kg8 24.
Nxe8 $18) 20. Qd2 Nxd5 21. Bxg7 $1 Qf4 (21... Bxg7 22. Qg5) (21... Nce7 22. Be5
) 22. Qb2 f6 23. Rc4 (23. Bxf6 Ncb4 $1 $13) 23... Qc7 24. Nh6+ Kxg7 25. Rg4+
Kxh6 26. Qd2+ Nf4 (26... Re3 27. fxe3 Nce7 28. e4+ Nf4 29. Rxf4 Kg7 30. Rh4 $18
) 27. Rh4+ $1 (27. Rxf4 Kg7 28. Rh4 Re7 $19) 27... Kg7 28. Rxh7+ Kg8 29. Rxc7
Nh3+ 30. gxh3 Rxc7 31. Bc4+ Kh8 32. Qf4 Ne5 33. Nxe5 fxe5 34. Qf5 $18) 19. Bxc4
Bc5 (19... Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Rc7 21. Ng5 Bc5 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. Nxf7 $18) (19...
Rc7 20. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 21. Qc4+ $1 (21. Ng5+ $4 Kg6 (21... Kf8 22. Ne6+ Kg8 23.
Bxf6 $1 $18) 22. Nh4+ Kxg5 23. Rc4 (23. Rc5+ Bxc5 24. Bc1+ Kxh4 25. g3+ Kh3 26.
Qf1+ Kg4 $19) (23. f4+ Kh6 $8 24. g4 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 g6 (25... g5 $2 26. fxg5+
Kg7 (26... Kxg5 27. Bc1+ Kxh4 28. Qf2+ Kxg4 29. Qf4+ Kh5 (29... Kh3 30. Qg3#)
30. Qg5#) 27. gxf6+ (27. Nf5+ Kf8 28. gxf6 Bc5+ 29. Kf1 Nb4 $19) 27... Bxf6 28.
Nf5+ Kg6 29. Bxf6 Qc8 (29... Kxf6 30. Rd6+ Kf7 31. Qe6+ Kf8 32. Qf6+ Ke8 33.
Qh8+ Kf7 34. Rf6#) 30. Bb2 $18) 26. g5+ Kg7 27. Qe6 (27. Rd6 Bxd6 28. Bxf6+ Kg8
$19) 27... Qf8 28. Rd6 Qf7 29. gxf6+ Kg8 30. fxe7 Qxe6 31. Rxe6 Rxe7 $17) 23...
Kh6 $19) 21... Kf8 $8 22. Ng5 Rxd1+ (22... Bc5 23. Ne6+ Kf7 24. Nxd8+ Kg6 25.
Bxf6 $18) 23. Rxd1 Nd8 24. Rxd8+ $1 Bxd8 25. Ba3+ Ke8 26. Qe6+ Be7 27. Nxg7+
Kd8 28. Nf7#) 20. Nxg7 $4 {The game-notation looks a little bit obscure.} (20.
Bxf6 $1 gxf6 21. Nh6+ Kg7 22. Nxf7 Rxd1+ (22... Rf8 23. Rd7 Rc7 24. Nd4 Rxf7
25. Qg4+ Kh8 (25... Kf8 26. Bxf7 Rxd7 27. Qg8+ Ke7 28. Nf5#) 26. Rxf7 Rxf7 27.
Nxc6 Bxc6 28. Bxf7 $18) 23. Rxd1 Qf4 (23... Na5 24. N7g5 $1 (24. Be6 Re8 25.
Qd2 (25. Nh4 Qf4 $19) 25... Rxe6 26. Qh6+ Kg8 (26... Kxf7 27. Qxh7+ Ke8 28.
Qg8+ $18) 27. Rd8+ Qxd8 28. Nxd8 Rd6 29. Nd2 Rxd8 30. Qxf6 Rf8 31. Qg5+ Kf7 $17
) 24... Bxf3 (24... Bxf2+ 25. Kxf2 Bxf3 26. Qe7+ (26. Rd7+ Kg6 27. Bd3+ Kxg5
28. Rg7+ Kh6 29. Rxh7+ Kg5 30. h4+ Kf4 31. Qe3+ Kg4 32. Qxf3#) 26... Kg6 27.
Bf7+ Kxg5 28. h4+ Kxh4 29. Qxf6+ $18) 25. Rd7+ Kh6 (25... Kg6 26. Bd3+ $18) 26.
Nf7+ Kg7 27. Nd6+ Kh8 28. Qe7 $18) 24. Rd7 Rc7 25. Nd8+ $1 $18 Kh6 (25... Rxd7
26. Ne6+) 26. Ne6 Qxc4 27. Qxc4 Rxd7 28. Qh4+ Kg6 29. Nf8+ $1 Bxf8 30. Qg4+ $18
) 20... Rd6 $4 (20... Kxg7 21. Nh4 (21. Bxf6+ Kxf6 22. Qb2+ Ne5 $19) (21. Ng5
Nd4 $19) 21... Qf4 $19) 21. Nf5 Re6 $4 (21... Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Qf4 23. Bxf6 (23.
Ne3 Rd8 24. Rxd8+ Nxd8 25. Be5 Bxf3 26. Bxf4 Bxe2 27. Bxe2 Ne6 28. Be5 Bd4 29.
Bxd4 Nxd4 30. Bd3 $14) 23... Qxf5 24. Bb2 Na5 (24... Be7 25. Bd3 Qg4 26. Be4
$16) 25. Bd3 Bxf3 26. gxf3 Qh5 27. Kh1 Kf8 28. Rg1 $16) 22. Bxe6 $18 (22. Qd2
$4 {?? 1 : 0 Bulletin} Ne4 23. Qd7 Rc7 24. Bxe6 (24. Nh6+ Kf8 25. Bxe6 Rxd7 26.
Bxd7 Nxf2 $17) 24... Rxd7 25. Bxd7 Nxf2 $17) 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.02.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Black "Lastin, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2002.02.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 32]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. Qc2 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Nf6 6. Bg5 b5 7.
Qc2 Bb7 {[%csl Rb5][%cal Gc6c5,Ga2a4] Plans of both sides are clear: Black
aspires to promote Pc6 to c5, White, in other hand, wishes to prevent it by
putting pressure on Pb5 - maybe by a2-a4.} 8. Nbd2 (8. Bxf6 gxf6 9. e3 (9. Nbd2
Nd7 10. e3 Rc8 11. Be2 Qb6 12. a4 a6 13. O-O c5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Cebalo,M-Zaja,I/
Kastav CRO 2000/The Week in Chess 320 (29)}) 9... Nd7 10. Be2 a6 11. a4 b4 12.
Nbd2 c5 13. O-O Rc8 {-see commented game 0-1 Ivanov,S-Kharlov,A/Maikop 1998/
CBM 66 [Tsesarsky,I](35)}) ({On} 8. e4 {goes} Nbd7 ({or} 8... a6 9. Nc3 Nbd7
10. e5 h6 11. Bd2 b4 12. exf6 bxc3 13. bxc3 Nxf6 14. Rb1 Rb8 15. Ne5 Bd6 16.
Be2 $11 {1/2-1/2 Ionov,S-Solovjov,S/St Petersburg 1998/CBM 67 ext (16)}) 9. Bd3
a6 10. a4 h6 11. Bh4 Qb6 12. Nbd2 c5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Lastin,A-Grischuk,A/Elista
2000/CBM 79 no vc (19)}) ({Worth of attention} 8. e3 $5 {in this variation
Black has certain difficulties, for example:} Nbd7 9. Bd3 a6 (9... h6 10. Bh4
a6 11. a4 Bb4+ 12. Nbd2 c5 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. axb5 Bxf3 15. gxf3 O-O 16. dxc5
axb5 17. Rxa8 Qxa8 18. Ke2 Rc8 19. Nb3 Nd7 20. Be4 Qb8 21. c6 Nf6 (21... Ne5
22. Nd4 Qb6 23. f4 Ng4 24. Qd3 Bc5 25. Bf3 Nf6 26. Rc1 $16 {1-0 Gurevich,
M-Grischuk,A/Cannes FRA 2001/The Week in Chess 333 (44)}) 22. f4 $14 (22. Rc1
Qxh2 $132)) 10. a4 $5 (10. Nbd2 $143 c5 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Be4 Bxe4 13. Nxe4
cxd4 14. Nxd4 Rc8 15. Qd2 Nc5 16. Nxc5 Bxc5 17. Nb3 Qxd2+ 18. Kxd2 Bb4+ 19. Kd3
Ke7 20. Rhc1 $11 {1/2-1/2 Rausis,I-Marcelin,C/Noyon FRA 2001/The Week in Chess
336 (123)}) 10... Bb4+ 11. Nc3 c5 {-see detailed commented game 0-1 Gelfand,
B-Krasenkow,M/Lvov 2000/CBM 77 [Tsesarsky,I](37)}) 8... Nbd7 {Here White has
an important choice:} (8... h6 $143 $6 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. e4 Qb6 11. a4 a6 12.
Bd3 Nd7 13. O-O $14 {1-0 Doettling,F-Lebedinsky,E/Tel Aviv ISR 2001/The Week
in Chess 336 (81)}) {between} 9. e4 $1 {(Looks more active than e2-e3)} ({and} 
9. e3 a6 $5 {[%cal Gc6c5] Black follows his plan.} ({as well as} 9... Rc8 $144
$5 10. a4 $5 (10. Be2 a6 11. O-O c5 $11 {0-1 Tunik,G-Lastin,A/Bor 2000/EXT
2001 (47)}) (10. Qb3 a6 11. a4 {[%csl Rb5][%cal Ga4b5,Gb4b5,Gc6c5]} b4 12. Ne5
(12. Bc4 c5 13. Qd3 Qb6 14. a5 Qc6 $132) (12. e4) 12... c5 13. Ndc4 Qc7 14. Bf4
Qd8 15. Nxd7 Nxd7 16. Rd1 Bd5 17. Qd3 $132) 10... a6 {[%cal Gc6c5]} 11. axb5
cxb5 12. Qb3 {-like in the game Poluljahov,A-Yashtylov - see below}) 10. a4 Rc8
(10... Qb6 11. Be2 Bb4 12. O-O O-O 13. Nb3 {-see detailed commented game 1/2-1/
2 Fominyh,A-Kharlov,A/Samara 2000/CBM 78 [Tsesarsky,I](41)}) 11. axb5 cxb5 12.
Qb3 Qc7 13. Bd3 Bd6 14. O-O O-O 15. h3 h6 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. e4 {1/2-1/2
Poluljahov,A-Yashtylov,A/Samara 2000/CBM 78 (17)}) 9... h6 $6 $16 {Inaccuracy.}
(9... Qb6 $142 10. a4 Bb4 (10... a6 11. Be2 c5 12. axb5 axb5 13. Rxa8+ Bxa8 14.
O-O Bb7 $14 {-see commented game 1-0 Krasenkow,M-Markowski,T/Plock 2000/CBM 78
[Huzman,A] (55)}) 11. Bd3 $14 (11. Be2 h6 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. O-O Bxd2 14. Nxd2
Qxd4 15. Nb3 Qxe4 16. Qxe4 {1/2-1/2 Marin,M-Fressinet,L/Bucharest ROM 2001/The
Week in Chess 331 (16)})) (9... a6 $142 10. a4 h6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. e5 Qd8 13.
Bd3 Be7 14. O-O O-O 15. Be4 $5 (15. Ne4 c5 16. axb5 axb5 17. dxc5 Rxa1 18. Rxa1
Bxe4 19. Bxe4 Nxc5 20. g3 (20. Bh7+ Kh8 21. b4 Na4 22. Bd3 Qc8 $11) 20... Qb6 {
1/2-1/2 Karpov,A-Grischuk,A/Linares ESP 2001/The Week in Chess 329 (20)}) 15...
Qb6 16. a5 Qc7 17. Rfc1 Rac8 18. Qc3 $14) 10. Bxf6 {Now both of two recaptures
are bad: in case of Pg7xf6 recapture black K became weak.} Nxf6 {[%csl Rc5]
[%cal Gf6d7,Gd7c5] Black N jumped too far from key-square c5.} (10... gxf6 11.
Bd3 $16) 11. Bd3 Qb6 12. Rc1 Nd7 13. Nb3 {Both sides manoeuvres are surround
noted above c5 square.} Bb4+ 14. Ke2 $1 {Key square c5 is more important than
rocade!} O-O ({Or} 14... Rc8 15. a3 Bd6 16. Nc5 $16 {[%csl Rb7,Rc8]}) 15. a3
Be7 16. Rhd1 Rfd8 17. e5 Rac8 18. Nc5 {Strategical fight for c5 square is lost.
Black has bad position.} b4 ({Or} 18... Bxc5 19. dxc5 Qc7 20. Qc3 $16) 19. Qc4
$1 (19. axb4 $6 Qxb4 20. Qc3 Qxc3 (20... Qb6 21. b4 $16) 21. Rxc3 Nxc5 22. dxc5
a5 $14) 19... bxa3 20. b4 $1 {White avoided QQ exchange.} Nb8 (20... Nxc5 21.
bxc5 $16) 21. Rc3 Bxc5 (21... a2 22. Qxa2 Qxb4 23. Rb3 Bxc5 24. dxc5 $18) 22.
bxc5 Qb2+ 23. Rd2 Ba6 24. Rxb2 Bxc4 25. Rxa3 Bxd3+ 26. Kxd3 Rc7 {Black's
position is strategically lost.} 27. Kc4 f6 (27... Kf8 28. Rba2 Rdd7 29. Nd2
Rb7 30. Ne4 a6 31. Nd6 Rb1 32. Ra1 Rb2 33. Rf3 $18) 28. Rba2 a6 $2 $18 {
[%csl Rb6] Decisive weakening.} ({More stubborn was} 28... Rdd7 29. exf6 gxf6
30. Nd2 e5 31. Nf3 $16 {[%csl Rb8,Re5][%cal Gd4e5,Gf3h4]}) 29. Rb2 Kf7 30. Rb6
Ke7 31. exf6+ gxf6 32. Rab3 Nd7 33. Rxa6 Rg8 34. g3 Rg4 (34... Rg4 35. Re3 $18
{[%cal Gh2h3]}) 1-0

[Event "Bad Homburg"]
[Site "Bad Homburg"]
[Date "1998.07.26"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Zhu, Chen"]
[Black "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1998.07.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. d4
Nc6 9. Bb2 Ne4 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. e3 $1 $14 (11. Nc3 Nxc3 (11... Be6 12. Rc1 (
12. Qc1 Bb6 13. Na4 Rc8 14. Nxb6 Qxb6 15. Qf4 Rfd8 16. Ng5 Nxg5 17. Qxg5 d4 18.
Be4 h6 19. Qf4 Ne7 20. Rfd1 f5 21. Bg2 Ng6 22. Qd2 d3 23. exd3 Bd5 24. Rac1
Bxg2 25. Kxg2 Qb5 26. Rc4 f4 27. Qc3 f3+ 28. Kg1 Qd7 29. Rc1 Nf4 {0-1 Neuillet,
A-Voigt,R/Glenalmond Glorney Cup 1996}) (12. Qc2 Nb4 13. Qb1 Bf5 14. Qd1 Qb6
15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Ne5 Rad8 17. Nd7 Rxd7 18. Bxe4 Re8 19. Bf3 d4 20. a3 Nc6 21.
Rc1 Ne5 22. Be4 Bf8 23. Qc2 Qh6 24. Kg2 Red8 25. Rfd1 g6 26. Qd2 Qh5 27. h3 Bh6
28. f4 Nc6 29. b4 Bf8 30. Qd3 Ne7 31. Qf3 Qb5 32. Rc5 Qb6 33. Rdc1 Bg7 34. Qb3
Qd6 35. Qf3 Qe6 36. Ba1 Nd5 {Byrne,R-Pfleger,H/Tel Aviv ol 1964/0-1 (51)})
12... Qa5 13. Na4 Be7 14. a3 (14. Nd4 Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Ba3 16. Rc2 Rac8 17. f3
Rxc2 18. Qxc2 Rc8 19. Qd3 Nc5 20. Nxc5 Bxc5 21. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 22. e3 g6 23. g4 Bd7
24. Rd1 Bb5 25. Qd2 Re8 26. Kf2 Qe7 27. Bf1 Bxf1 28. Rxf1 Qe5 29. Rh1 Rc8 30.
Kg2 h5 31. gxh5 Qg5+ 32. Kf2 Qxh5 33. h4 Rc6 34. Kg3 g5 35. Qd4 Rg6 36. Kf2 g4
37. f4 g3+ 38. Ke1 Rc6 39. Qd1 g2 40. Rg1 Qxh4+ 41. Ke2 Qh5+ 42. Kd2 Qxd1+ 43.
Kxd1 Rg6 44. Ke2 Kg7 45. Kf2 Kf6 46. Ke2 Kf5 47. Kd3 Rg3 48. Kd4 Kg4 49. Kxd5
Kf3 50. Ke5 Kxe3 51. f5 Kf2 52. Rc1 g1=Q 53. Rxg1 Kxg1 {0-1 Schneider,
F-Namyslo,H/OLWuert 1993}) 14... Rac8 15. b4 Qd8 16. Nd2 f5 17. f3 Nd6 18. Nc5
Bf7 19. Rc2 b6 20. Nd3 Bf6 21. Qa1 Bxb2 22. Qxb2 Nc4 23. Nxc4 dxc4 24. Nf2 Nd4
25. Rd1 c3 26. Qb1 Qf6 27. e4 Bb3 28. Rxd4 Bxc2 29. Qa2+ Kh8 30. Rd5 Ba4 31. e5
Qh6 {0-1 Van Riemsdijk,D-De Souza,M/Brazil Open, Pouso Alegre BRA 1997}) 12.
Bxc3 d4 13. Bb2 Re8 (13... Bf5 14. Rc1 Bb6 (14... Qb6 15. Nh4 Bd7 16. Qc2 Be7
17. Nf5 Bf6 18. Qc5 Qxc5 {1/2-1/2 Marosi,G-Fogarasi,T/HUN tch 1992}) 15. Nh4
Be6 16. Ba3 Re8 17. Rxc6 bxc6 18. Bxc6 Bh3 19. Bxe8 Bxf1 20. Bc6 Rc8 21. Nf5
Bh3 22. Ne7+ Kh8 23. Nxc8 Qxc8 24. Bg2 Bf5 25. Qc1 Qe8 26. Qf4 Bg6 27. Bc6 Qd8
28. Qd6 Bb1 29. Qxd8+ Bxd8 30. Bc5 Bxa2 31. Bxa7 Bxb3 32. Bxd4 Be7 33. f4 Kg8
34. Kf2 Kf8 35. Kf3 Bd1 36. g4 Bb4 37. h4 Ba3 38. h5 Bb4 39. Be4 Kg8 40. Bd5
Kf8 41. Bc4 Ba3 42. g5 Ba4 43. h6 gxh6 44. gxh6 Bd7 45. e4 Kg8 46. f5 Bf8 47.
Be3 Bd6 48. Bf4 Bxf4 49. Kxf4 Kf8 50. f6 Bc8 51. e5 Kg8 52. Bd3 Be6 53. Bf5 Bd5
54. Ke3 Bb3 55. Kd4 Bd1 56. Kc5 Be2 57. Kd6 Bf3 58. Ke7 Bh5 59. Bd7 Bg6 60. Be8
Kh8 61. e6 Bh5 62. Kd8 {1-0 Milic,B-Bergsma,K/Beverwijk 1955}) (13... Bg4 14.
Qd3 Qd7 15. Ng5 Bf5 16. Be4 Bg6 17. Rad1 Qe7 18. Bxg6 hxg6 19. Nf3 Rad8 20. Rd2
Rfe8 21. Rfd1 Bb4 22. Rc2 Bc3 23. Bc1 Qe6 24. Ba3 Qg4 25. Qb5 Qe4 26. Rd3 Ne5
27. Nxe5 Rxe5 28. Qc4 Rde8 29. b4 Qf5 30. Kg2 Rxe2 31. Rxe2 Rxe2 32. Rf3 Qe6
33. Qc7 f6 34. Qxb7 Rxa2 35. Bc1 Ra1 36. Bf4 g5 37. Bb8 a6 38. Ba7 Re1 39. Bc5
Qe2 40. Qc8+ Kh7 41. Qh3+ Kg8 42. Qc8+ {1/2-1/2 Schneider,B-Dankert,P/BL2-N
1989}) (13... Be6 14. Qd2 Qd7 15. Rfd1 Rad8 16. Rac1 Bb6 17. Ba3 Rfe8 18. Bc5
Bd5 19. Bxb6 axb6 20. Qb2 Be4 21. Ne1 Qe7 22. Rd2 Bxg2 23. Nxg2 Rd6 24. Nh4 Qe4
25. Qc2 Qxc2 26. Rcxc2 Red8 27. Kg2 d3 28. Rxd3 Rxd3 29. exd3 Rxd3 30. Nf5 Kf8
{1/2-1/2 Doda,Z-Pachman,L/Tel Aviv ol 1964}) 14. Rc1 Bb6 15. Qd2 Bg4 16. h3 Bh5
17. Rfd1 Rc8 18. g4 Bg6 19. Nxd4 Nxd4 20. Bxd4 Bxd4 21. Rxc8 Bxf2+ 22. Kxf2
Qxc8 23. Bf3 h6 24. Qd7 Qc5+ 25. Qd4 Qc7 26. Qd6 Qc3 27. Qf4 Qc5+ 28. Qd4 Qa5
29. Qd5 Qxa2 30. Qxb7 Qc2 31. Qb5 Re6 32. Rd8+ Kh7 33. Qc4 Rb6 34. Rd7 a5 35.
Rd5 Qb2 {Tal,M-Kortchnoi/Titograd 1984/0-1 (62)}) 11... Bg4 $6 $16 (11... Bf5
$142 12. Nc3 Nxc3 13. Bxc3 Be4 14. Qd2 Qe7 15. Rac1 (15. Rad1 Rac8 16. Qb2 f6
17. Rd2 (17. Nd2 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Rfd8 19. Rfe1 Ba3 20. Qb1 Nb4 $132 {1/2-1/2
Doda,Z-Padevsky,N/Tel Aviv ol 1964 (39)}) 17... b5 18. Qa1 b4 19. Bb2 Rfe8 20.
Rfd1 Qe6 21. h3 Bb6 22. Nd4 Nxd4 23. Bxd4 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 Qe4+ 25. Kh2 $14) 15...
Ba3 16. Rcd1 Rfd8 17. Nh4 Ne5 18. f3 Bd3 19. Rfe1 Bb5 20. Bxe5 Qxe5 21. Qa5 $18
{1/2-1/2 Abravanel,C-Petit,E/Cannes op 1990 (49)}) 12. Nc3 (12. h3 Be6 (12...
Bh5 13. g4 Bg6 14. Nc3 Nxc3 15. Bxc3 Be4 16. Nd4 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Nxd4 18. Bxd4
Rc8 19. Rc1 Qb6 20. Rxc5 Rxc5 21. Qd2 Qc6 22. Bxc5 Qxc5 23. Rc1 $16 {Scherer,
M-Beckmann,K/Neckar Open, Deizisau GER 1998/1-0 (84)}) 13. Nc3 Re8 14. Ne2 Qd6
15. Nfd4 Rad8 16. Rc1 Bb6 17. Nxe6 Qxe6 18. Nd4 (18. Nf4 Qf5 (18... Nxf2 19.
Rxf2 Qxe3 20. Nd3 $132) 19. g4 Qg5 $132) 18... Qg6 (18... Nxf2 19. Nxe6 (19.
Rxf2 Qxe3 20. Rxc6 bxc6 21. Qg4 f5 $1 $19) 19... Nxd1 20. Nxd8 Nxb2 21. Nxc6
Bxe3+ 22. Kh1 $1 (22. Kh2 Bxc1 23. Bxd5 (23. Rxc1 bxc6 24. Rxc6 d4 25. Rd6 d3
26. Be4 g6 27. Bxd3 Nxd3 28. Rxd3 Re2+ 29. Kg1 Rxa2 $17) 23... Re2+ 24. Kh1 Nd3
(24... bxc6 25. Bxf7+ Kh8 26. Bh5 $18) 25. Bxf7+ Kh8 26. Bc4 Nf2+ 27. Kg2 Nd3+
28. Kf3 Re3+ 29. Kg2 Re2+ $11) 22... Bxc1 23. Bxd5 Bf4 24. Rxf4 Re1+ 25. Kg2
bxc6 26. Bxf7+ $16) 19. Kh2 $14 {1/2-1/2 Barlov,D-Spacek,P/St.Ingbert op 1989 
(45)}) 12... Nxc3 (12... Nf6 13. Rc1 Bb6 14. Na4 $16 {1-0 Valido,C-Delgado,M/
Villa Clara op 1995 (45)}) 13. Bxc3 Qd7 14. Qd2 (14. Qd3 Bf5 15. Qd2 Ba3 (15...
Be4 16. Bxg7 $16) 16. Nd4 $16) 14... Bb6 (14... Qf5 15. Nh4 Qd7 16. Bxg7 Kxg7
17. Qc3+ Bd4 18. exd4 $16 {1-0 Wians,C-Flear,C/Mondorf op 1991 (28)}) 15. Ne5
$1 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Rfe8 (16... Qf5 17. Qxd5 (17. Bd4 $16) 17... Rad8 18. Qc4 Rfe8
19. Bb2 $16) 17. Bd4 Bc7 (17... Bxd4 18. Qxd4 $16) 18. Rac1 f6 $2 (18... Re7
19. Qb2 f6 $16) 19. Bxf6 $18 Be6 (19... gxf6 20. Qxd5+ Qxd5 21. Bxd5+ Be6 22.
Bxe6+ Rxe6 23. Rxc7 $18) 20. Bb2 Rad8 21. Qb4 Bb8 22. Rfd1 Qf7 23. Qd4 Rd7 24.
Rd2 Qg6 25. Qh4 (25. a3 $18) 25... Qf7 26. Rcd1 h6 27. Bh3 Bxh3 28. Qxh3 Be5
29. Bxe5 Rxe5 30. Qg4 a6 31. Qd4 Qe6 32. Rc1 Re4 33. Qd3 Qe8 34. Rc5 d4 35.
Qc4+ $6 (35. Rc4 b5 36. Rxd4 Rdxd4 37. exd4 Re1+ 38. Kg2 Qc6+ 39. d5 $18) 35...
Kh7 36. exd4 Re1+ 37. Kg2 Qe4+ 38. Kh3 Qf3 $6 (38... b6 39. Re5 Qxe5 40. dxe5
Rxd2 41. f4 b5 42. Qc3 Ree2 43. a4 Rxh2+ (43... h5 44. Kh4 Rxh2+ 45. Kg5 h4 46.
g4 bxa4 47. bxa4 h3 48. e6 $18) (43... bxa4 44. bxa4 Rxh2+ 45. Kg4 Rhe2 46. a5
Rd5 47. Qb3 Red2 48. Qb1+ Kh8 49. e6 h5+ 50. Kh3 Re2 51. Qb3 $18) 44. Kg4 Rhe2)
39. Qc2+ g6 40. Rc7 Ree7 41. Rxd7 Rxd7 42. Qd3 Qd5 43. f3 Re7 44. Kg2 b5 45.
Qc3 h5 46. Qc5 Qe6 47. d5 Qe5 48. Qd4 Qd6 49. Rc2 Re5 50. Rc8 g5 51. Qd3+ Kg7
52. Rc6 Qxd5 53. Qg6+ Kf8 54. Qf6+ 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup07"]
[Site "Tomsk"]
[Date "1998.07.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Fominyh, Alexander"]
[Black "Garagulya, Konstantin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2330"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1998.07.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 25600]} 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Qc2 e6 5. Bg5 $6 Qa5+ (5... dxc4
$5 $132 6. Qxc4 (6. e4 $6 b5 7. Nc3 (7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 Qa5+ 9. Nc3 Nd5 $15) 7...
h6 $15) 6... b5 (6... Qb6 $5 $132) 7. Qc2 Bb7 8. e3 (8. Nc3 Nbd7 9. e3 a6 10.
Be2 c5 $132 {1/2-1/2 Brunner,L-Stangl,M/BL 1995 (23)}) 8... Nbd7 9. Nbd2 (9.
Nc3 a6 10. a4 c5 $132) 9... Qb6 10. Be2 (10. a4 bxa4 11. Rxa4 c5 12. Nc4 Qc7
13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. Nce5 Bd6 15. Bb5+ Ke7 $1 $15) 10... c5 11. O-O Rc8 $132 {
1-0 Ibragimov,I-Lugo,B/New York 1998/CBM 64/[Tsesarsky] (20)}) (5... Be7 $6 6.
e3 (6. Nbd2 Nbd7 7. g3 O-O 8. Bg2 h6 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. O-O e5 11. cxd5 cxd5 12.
dxe5 Nxe5 13. Rfd1 $14 {1-0 Teske,H-Klinger,J/Oest.Liga Linz-Fischer Wien 1996
(44)}) 6... Nbd7 (6... h6 7. Bf4 O-O 8. Nc3 b6 9. O-O-O Ba6 10. Ne5 dxc4 11. g4
Nd5 12. Nxc4 Nxf4 13. exf4 Bxc4 14. Bxc4 Nd7 15. Kb1 Qc7 16. f5 $14 {1-0 Pein,
M-Ballon,G/Isle of Man op 1994 (32)}) 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. Bd3 dxc4 (8... h6 9. Bh4
Nh5 (9... b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. e4 $14) 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. O-O Nhf6 12. a3 (12.
Rfe1 b6 13. e4 Bb7 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. e5 Nh5 16. Qc7 Rab8 17. Bb5 Rfd8 18. g3 g6
19. Rac1 $16 {1-0 Sinkovics,P-Sehner,N/Copenhagen op 1986 (40)}) 12... e5 (
12... dxc4 $5 13. Nxc4 (13. Bxc4 e5 14. Rfe1 exd4 (14... e4 15. Nh4 Re8 (15...
Nb6 16. Ng6 $18) 16. Nf5 Qf8 17. Ng3 Qe7 18. Ba2 $14) 15. Nxd4 Ne5 16. Bb3 Rd8
$14) 13... c5 14. Rac1 b6 $11) 13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. Rfe1 N5f6 15. Bc4 Kh8 16. e4
Nh5 17. g3 exd4 18. e5 $1 $16 (18. Nxd4 Ne5 19. Be2 Rd8 $1 $132 20. Nxc6 $2
Nxc6 21. Bxh5 Qg5 $19) 18... c5 19. e6 $1 $36 {1-0 Vaulin,A-Annenkov,K/Russian
Cup 9th Leg, Novgorod RUS 1997 (30)}) 9. Nxc4 h6 10. Bh4 Nd5 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12.
a3 c5 13. O-O b6 $11 {Vaulin,A-Alavkin,A/Russian Cup 8th Leg, Smolensk RUS
1997/1-0 (45)}) (5... h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 (6... Nbd7 7. e3 Qa5+ 8. Nc3 Ne4 9. Bd3
Nxc3 10. bxc3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Nb6 12. Bb3 c5 $132 {0-1 Johansson,J-Chabanon,J/
Val Thorens 1991 (Tsesarsky)}) (6... Bb4+ 7. Nfd2 O-O 8. e3 Nbd7 9. Nc3 Re8 10.
cxd5 exd5 11. Bd3 $11 {1/2-1/2 Schindler Werner-Boehm Uwe/Bayern Oberliga 1995
(64)}) 7. Qxc4 b5 (7... Qa5+ 8. Nbd2 Ne4 9. a3 Nxd2 10. Nxd2 Nd7 $132 (10...
Bd6 11. b4 Qh5 12. Ne4 Bc7 13. Bg3 $14 {1-0 Loeffler,S-Thesing,M/BL 1996 (40)})
) 8. Qc2 Bb7 9. e3 (9. Bxf6 $1 {Speelman,J} gxf6 $5 $132) 9... Nbd7 10. Nbd2 (
10. Be2 Rc8 11. O-O Be7 12. Nbd2 c5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Simic,R-Kosic,D/JUG-chT2 1993
(30)}) 10... Rc8 11. Be2 (11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. e4 a6 $15 {[%cal Gc6c5]}) 11... a6
(11... c5 $2 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. d5 $1 $14 {1-0 Ibragimov,I-Filippov,V/RUS-ch
Elista 1996/[Tsesarsky] (74)}) 12. a4 (12. Qb3 c5 13. O-O $11) 12... c5 $132)
6. Bd2 (6. Nbd2 Ne4 7. Bf4 c5 8. Bxb8 Rxb8 9. e3 cxd4 10. exd4 Bd7 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Matlak,M-Pinkas,K/Czestochowa ch-PL 1993 (93)}) 6... Qd8 7. g3 (7. e3
Ne4 (7... Nbd7 8. Nc3 c5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Be2 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. Rfd1 b6 13.
dxc5 bxc5 14. e4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Kholmov,R-Nei,I/URS-ch34 Tbilisi 1966/URS-ch (28)
}) 8. Bd3 f5 9. g4 (9. O-O Bd6 10. a3 Nd7 (10... Nxd2 11. Nbxd2 Nd7 12. b4 O-O
13. Rfd1 Nf6 14. c5 Bc7 15. a4 Ne4 16. b5 Bd7 17. Rab1 $14) 11. Bb4 $14) 9...
Bd6 10. gxf5 exf5 11. cxd5 (11. Nc3 $5 Na6 12. a3 $14 (12. Qb3 Nb4 13. Be2 dxc4
14. Bxc4 Nxd2 15. Kxd2 Qe7 $132 {1/2-1/2 Hort,V-Schlosser,P/Baden Baden-B 1992/
CBM 33 (60)} 16. a3 Na6 $132)) (11. Rg1 $14) 11... cxd5 12. Nc3 $14) 7... Nbd7
8. Bg2 Bd6 9. O-O O-O (9... Ne4 $5) 10. Bg5 $5 $14 (10. b3 Ne4 11. Be3 e5 (
11... f5 12. Nc3 Qf6 13. Rfc1 $14) 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. Nbd2 $14) 10... h6 11.
Bxf6 (11. c5 hxg5 12. cxd6 Ne4 $15) 11... Qxf6 12. Nbd2 dxc4 (12... e5 13. dxe5
Nxe5 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. Qb3 $14) 13. Nxc4 e5 (13... Bc7 14. e4 e5 15. dxe5 Nxe5
16. Nfxe5 Bxe5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. f4 $14) 14. Nxd6 Qxd6 15. Rfd1 exd4 16. Nxd4 (
16. Rxd4 Qf6 17. Rad1 Nb6 18. a4 (18. b4 Be6 19. a4 Rad8 20. a5 Nc4 21. e3 Bd5
22. e4 (22. Rxc4 $4 Bxc4 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Qxc4 Rd1+ 25. Bf1 Qxf3 $19) 22...
Be6 23. Qc3 Rfe8 24. Rc1 Rxd4 25. Qxd4 Qxd4 26. Nxd4 Ne5 27. a6 $14) 18... a5
19. e3 Re8 20. Rf4 Qe7 21. Qb3 Nd5 22. Rfd4 Be6 23. Qc2 Nb4 24. Qd2 $11) 16...
Qe5 17. a4 (17. Rd2 Nf6 18. Rad1 Bg4 19. h3 Bh5 20. Qb3 $14) 17... Nf6 (17...
Re8 18. Rd2 $14) 18. b4 (18. Ra3 Bg4 (18... Nd5 19. Qc5 (19. Bxd5 Qxd5 $11)
19... Bg4 20. Rad3 Rfe8 21. R1d2 (21. f3 Bh5 22. e4 Nb6 23. Qc2 Bg6 (23... a5
24. Nf5 $14) 24. Bh3 $14) 21... Nb6 (21... Qh5 22. f3 Ne3 23. Qc3 Nxg2 24. fxg4
Qh3 25. Nf3 c5 26. e4 $16) 22. Qc2 $14)) 18... Be6 19. Ra3 Rfd8 (19... Bd5 20.
Re3 Qd6 21. Nf5 (21. b5 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 $14) 21... Qxb4 22. Rb1 Qa5 23. Ne7+ (23.
Rxb7 Qe1+ 24. Bf1 Ng4 $19) 23... Kh8 24. Nxd5 Nxd5 25. Bxd5 cxd5 26. Rxb7 Qe1+
27. Kg2 $14) 20. Rad3 Bd5 21. f3 Qe7 22. Nf5 $1 (22. e4 Be6 23. e5 Nd5 24. Qc5
$14) 22... Qxb4 $4 $18 (22... Qc7 23. e4 (23. Qc3 Be6 24. Nxh6+ (24. Nd4 Qe7
25. e4 $14) 24... Kh7 25. Ng4 Nxg4 26. fxg4 Bxg4 $132) 23... Be6 24. Nd4 $14)
23. e4 Qb6+ $8 24. Qf2 Bxe4 (24... Qxf2+ 25. Kxf2 $18) 25. fxe4 $4 $16 (25.
Qxb6 $1 Rxd3 (25... Bxd3 26. Ne7+ Kf8 27. Qxb7 $18) (25... axb6 26. Rxd8+ $18)
26. Ne7+ Kf8 27. Qb1 $1 Rxd1+ 28. Qxd1 $18) 25... Rxd3 (25... Qxf2+ 26. Kxf2
Rxd3 27. Rxd3 $18) 26. Rxd3 Qb1+ 27. Qf1 (27. Bf1 Nxe4 28. Qd4 Qb6 29. a5 Qxd4+
30. Rxd4 $16) 27... Qb6+ 28. Kh1 (28. Qf2 Qb1+ 29. Bf1 $16) 28... Ng4 29. Rd2 (
29. Rf3 $16) 29... Qb4 $4 (29... Ne5 30. Qa1 Qc7 31. Nd6 f6 32. Qc3 $16) 30.
Qe2 $4 (30. Rd7 Ne5 (30... Qxa4 31. Nxg7 Ne5 32. Re7 $18) 31. Re7 $18) 30...
Ne5 (30... g6 $1 31. Ne7+ Kg7 (31... Qxe7 32. Qxg4 $18) 32. Rb2 Qc5 33. Bh3
Qc1+ 34. Kg2 Ne3+ 35. Kf3 (35. Kf2 Nd1+ $19) 35... Nc4 (35... Rd8 $132) 36. Rc2
(36. Rxb7 Rd8 $17) 36... Qa3+ 37. Kf2 Qc5+ 38. Ke1 Qb4+ 39. Kf2 $11) 31. Rd1 (
31. Rb2 Qxa4 32. Rxb7 Rd8 33. h3 Qd1+ 34. Qxd1 Rxd1+ 35. Kh2 a5 36. Ra7 Ra1 37.
Re7 $14) (31. Rd4 $16) 31... Qc5 $2 $16 (31... Qxa4 $132) 32. h3 (32. Qb2 Re8
33. Qxb7 Ng4 34. Rf1 Nf2+ 35. Rxf2 Qxf2 36. Qb1 $14) 32... Re8 33. Qb2 b6 34.
Rc1 Qa5 $2 $18 (34... Qf8 $16) 35. Nd6 $2 $16 (35. Rxc6 $1 $18) 35... Rd8 36.
Nf5 f6 (36... Rd2 37. Qa1 Kh7 $16) 37. Qb3+ $2 $14 (37. Ne7+ Kh7 38. Qc2 Rd2 (
38... c5 39. Nd5 $16) 39. Qb3 $16) 37... Kh7 38. Rd1 Rd2 (38... Rxd1+ 39. Qxd1
Qc3 $14) 39. Rf1 $2 $11 (39. Rxd2 Qxd2 40. Ne7 Qd8 41. Qe6 c5 42. Qf5+ Kh8 43.
Nd5 $16 (43. Qc8 Qxc8 44. Nxc8 c4 $19)) 39... Qc5 40. Qe6 (40. Rd1 Qc2 41. Qxc2
Rxc2 $44) 40... Qc4 41. Qe7 (41. Qxc4 Nxc4 42. Rc1 Ne5 $11) 41... Rd7 42. Qe8
Qxa4 43. Ne7 Qc4 44. Ng6 Qg8 45. Nf8+ (45. Qxg8+ Kxg8 46. Nxe5 fxe5 $15) 45...
Kh8 46. Ng6+ Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup03 Geller Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1999.02.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Poluljahov, Aleksandr"]
[Black "Belozerov, Andrei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2566"]
[BlackElo "2437"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1999.02.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 8240]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. e3 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bb5+ Nc6 7.
O-O Bd6 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Qc2 (9. Bxc6+ bxc6 10. Qc2 Qd6 11. Nc3 O-O 12. e4 (12.
b3 Bg4 13. Nd4 Bxd4 14. exd4 Rfe8 $11 {1-0 Krmelj,N-Chavez Basurto,M/Buenos
Aires Wch U20 1992 (58)}) 12... dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 Qd5 15. Qxd5 cxd5
16. Be3 Bxe3 17. fxe3 Bf5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Eingorn,V-Kindermann,S/Polanica Zdroj
1984 (45)}) (9. a3 O-O 10. b4 Bd6 11. Bb2 Re8 12. Nbd2 Ne4 13. Nb3 Re6 14. g3
Ne7 15. Be2 Rg6 16. Rc1 Bh3 17. Re1 Nf5 18. Be5 $2 (18. Qxd5 $1 Nxf2 $1 19. e4
(19. Kxf2 Bxg3+ $19) 19... Ne3 (19... Ne7 20. Qxb7 Rb8 21. Qxa7 Nxe4 22. Nh4
$16) (19... Nxg3 $1 20. Kxf2 (20. hxg3 Bxg3 21. Bf1 (21. Qxd8+ Rxd8 22. Bf1 Nd3
23. Bxh3 Bxe1+ 24. Kf1 Nxc1 $19) 21... Bh4+ 22. Kh2 Qb8+ 23. Be5 Bg3+ $1 24.
Kg1 Bxe5+ 25. Kxf2 Bg3+ 26. Ke2 Be6 $17) 20... Be6 21. Qxb7 Nxe2 22. Rxe2 Bxb3
23. Rd2 Qe8 24. e5 Be7 25. Rc7 Rb6 26. Qe4 Bd8 27. Rcd7 Rbb8 $15) 20. Qd2 Neg4
21. e5 Be7 $132) 18... Bxe5 19. Nxe5 Nfxg3 20. fxg3 Qf6 $17 {0-1 Garcia
Padron-Martin/Alicante 1989 (26)}) 9... Qd6 10. b3 (10. Bxc6+ bxc6 11. b3 Bg4
12. Nbd2 O-O 13. Bb2 Bb6 14. Be5 Qe6 15. Qb2 Nh5 16. h3 Bxf3 17. Nxf3 $132 {
1-0 Papaioannou,I-Gershon,A/Open, Korinthos GRE 1998 (26)}) 10... O-O 11. Bb2 (
11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Bb2 Bb6 13. Nbd2 Re8 14. Rac1 c5 (14... Bd7 15. Rfd1 Qe7 16.
Bd4 Rac8 $132 (16... Ne4 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Ne5 Bxd4 19. Nxd7 Qxd7 20. Rxd4 $16
{1-0 Franco,Z-Piza,D/Cadiz ,EXT 1991 (35)})) 15. Rfd1 Bg4 16. Nc4 Qe7 17. Bxf6
Qxf6 18. Rxd5 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Qxf3 $11) 11... Nb4 (11... Ne4 12. Nc3 Nb4 13. Nxe4
Nxc2 14. Nxd6 Bxd6 15. Rad1 Rd8 16. Rd2 Nb4 17. Rfd1 Be6 18. a3 a6 19. Be2 Nc6
20. b4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Pyhala,A-Hakulinen,E/FIN chT ,EXT 1990 (42)}) 12. Qd1 a6
13. Be2 Bf5 14. Nc3 $6 $15 (14. a3 Nc6 (14... Nc2 $2 15. Ra2 Ng4 16. Bxg7 $1 (
16. b4 $2 Bxe3 $1 (16... Ncxe3 17. bxc5 Nxd1 18. cxd6 Bxb1 19. Ra1 Nxb2 20.
Raxb1 Nc4 21. Bxc4 dxc4 22. Rxb7 Rfd8 23. h3 Nf6 24. Rd1 c3 $11) 17. fxe3 Ngxe3
18. Qd2 Nxf1 19. Bxf1 d4 $17) 16... Kxg7 17. Rxc2 Bxc2 18. Qxc2 Rac8 19. Qf5
Qe6 20. Nd4 Bxd4 21. Bxg4 Bb2 22. Qg5+ Qg6 23. Qxg6+ hxg6 24. Bxc8 Rxc8 25. Rd1
Rc2 26. g3 Kf6 27. Kg2 Ke5 28. h4 $16) 15. Nc3 (15. b4 Ba7 16. Nc3 $11) 15...
Rad8 $11) 14... Rad8 15. Rc1 Nc6 $6 (15... Ng4 $1 {[%csl Rf3,Rh2][%cal Gf5e4]}
16. Qd2 Rfe8 {[%csl Re3]} 17. Na4 Ba7 (17... Nxe3 18. Nxc5 Nxf1 19. Bxf1 $16)
18. Bd4 Bxd4 19. exd4 (19. Qxd4 Nxa2 20. Ra1 Be4 21. g3 Nb4 $17) 19... Be4 20.
g3 Qh6 21. Qxh6 Nxh6 22. Rc7 Nf5 23. Rxb7 Nxa2 24. Rd1 Rb8 $15) 16. Na4 (16.
Nh4 $5 Bc8 17. Nf3 Rfe8 (17... Bf5 18. Nh4 $11) 18. Na4 Ba7 19. Bd4 (19. Nd4
Bb8 20. g3 Bh3 $15 {With Re8 - one tempi more than in this game.}) 19... Nxd4
20. Nxd4 Bb8 21. g3 Bh3 22. Re1 Ne4 23. Bg4 Qf6 24. Rc2 Bxg4 25. Qxg4 Ba7 26.
Rd1 b5 27. Nc3 $11) 16... Ba7 17. Nd4 Bb8 18. g3 Bh3 19. Re1 Ne5 20. Nf3 Nxf3+
21. Bxf3 Ne4 22. Bg2 (22. Qd4 Qg6 23. Nc3 (23. Nb6 Be6 (23... Nxg3 $2 24. hxg3
Bxg3 25. Qxg7+ $1 $18) 24. Red1 f6 {[%cal Gb8e5]} 25. Na4 Ng5 26. Bg2 Qh5 27.
Nc5 Nh3+ 28. Kf1 Be5 29. Qd2 Bg4 30. Re1 Rf7 $132) 23... Nxg3 24. fxg3 Bxg3 25.
Kh1 Qf5 26. Bxd5 Bg2+ $3 27. Bxg2 Rxd4 28. exd4 Bxe1 29. Rxe1 Qf2 30. Re2 Qxd4
31. Bxb7 Rd8 $15) 22... Qh6 (22... Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Rfe8 24. Qg4 $14) 23. Nc5 $6 (
23. Bh1 $132) 23... Bxg2 24. Kxg2 Nxf2 $5 25. Kxf2 $4 $19 (25. Qd4 f6 (25...
Ne4 26. Nxb7 Rd7 27. Rc6 Qg5 (27... Ba7 28. Qe5 Bb8 29. Qd4 Ba7 $11) 28. Nc5
Nxc5 (28... Bxg3 29. Qxg7+ Qxg7 30. Bxg7 Kxg7 (30... Bxe1 31. Bxf8 Nxc5 32.
Bxc5 $14) 31. hxg3 Nxc5 32. Rxc5 $11) 29. Qxc5 Ba7 30. Qc1 Re8 31. Rxa6 Rde7
32. Ba3 Rd7 $44) (25... Rfe8 26. Qxg7+ Qxg7 27. Bxg7 b6 28. Kxf2 bxc5 29. Bb2
Ba7 $132) 26. Nxb7 Qh3+ 27. Kg1 $1 (27. Kxf2 $2 Qxh2+ 28. Kf1 Bxg3 29. e4 Qh3+
30. Ke2 Be5 $19) 27... Rd7 (27... Be5 28. Qb6 Bxb2 29. Nxd8 Bxc1 30. Rxc1 $14)
(27... Ng4 28. Qd2 Rde8 29. Qxd5+ Kh8 30. Qd2 Bxg3 31. hxg3 Qxg3+ 32. Qg2 Rxe3
33. Qxg3 Rxg3+ 34. Kf1 Rf3+ 35. Kg2 Rf2+ 36. Kg3 Rxb2 37. Kxg4 f5+ 38. Kf3 $16)
28. Nc5 Be5 29. Qd2 Ne4 30. Qe2 $11) 25... Qxh2+ 26. Kf3 (26. Kf1 Qh3+ 27. Ke2
Qg2+ 28. Kd3 Qxb2 $19 {[%csl Gg3]}) 26... Qxg3+ 27. Ke2 Qg2+ 28. Kd3 Qxb2 29.
Nxb7 Rc8 0-1

[Event "Scandic Hotels CC"]
[Site "Stockholm"]
[Date "2000.07.31"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bator, Robert"]
[Black "Matros, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2000.07.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Qa4+ {In my opinion, this variation
doesn't promise to White any advantage.} (5. Bg2 {-mainline of Catalon opening.
}) 5... c6 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qc2 Bb7 8. Bg2 Nbd7 9. a4 c5 $1 (9... bxa4 {see
comments to the game 1-0 Sapunov,E-Sveshnikov,E/St Petersburg 1998/CBM 67/
[Tsesarsky] (75)}) (9... a6 {0-1 Maroto,J-Luther,T/Olot op 1994 (33)}) 10. O-O
(10. axb5 cxd4 11. O-O Bc5 (11... Nc5 {-see detailed comments to the game 1/
2-1/2 Beim,V-Wach,M/Linz 1997/CBM 59 (19) (Tsesarsky)}) 12. Bg5 Rc8 13. Nbd2
O-O 14. Qd3 h6 {see detailed comments to the game 1/2-1/2 Timman,J-Lautier,J/
Malmoe 1999/CBM 72 (56) (Tsesarsky)}) 10... b4 (10... cxd4 11. Nxd4 Rc8 12. Nc6
$5 (12. Qd3 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 b4 14. Nb5 Qb6 15. Be3 Qb7+ 16. Kg1 a6 17. Nd6+ Bxd6
18. Qxd6 Nd5 $17 {[%csl Rd6] 1-0 Czanderle,G-Chuchelov,V/Berlin 1996/CBM 54
ext (44)}) 12... Bxc6 (12... Qb6 13. axb5 Qxb5 14. Nxa7 Rxc2 15. Nxb5 Bxg2 16.
Kxg2 Rc8 17. N1c3 $16) 13. Bxc6 b4 14. Be3 Be7 15. Rc1 O-O 16. Qb3 Ne5 17. Bg2
Rxc1+ 18. Bxc1 Qc7 19. Bf4 Rd8 $11) 11. dxc5 {Except of this move White can
play:} (11. Nbd2 Rc8 12. Qd3 cxd4 (12... Be7 13. b3 O-O 14. Bb2 cxd4 15. Bxd4
Nc5 16. Qb1 Ba6 17. Re1 $11 {0-1 Lacunza,C-Lugo,B/Havana 1992/EXT 2000 (34)})
13. Nxd4 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Bc5 15. N4b3 O-O 16. Nc4 Qc7 17. Bf4 e5 18. Be3 Qc6+ 19.
Kg1 e4 20. Qd2 Qe6 21. Nxc5 Nxc5 22. Bxc5 Rxc5 23. Ne3 $11 {0-1 Vyzmanavin,
A-Knaak,R/telex 1989/EXT 2000 (37)}) (11. Bg5 Rc8 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Qd3 (13.
Qd1 O-O 14. Nbd2 h6 15. Bf4 Nd5 16. Nb3 Nxf4 17. gxf4 Qe7 $17 {0-1 Heinig,
W-Tischbierek,R/Germany 1994/GER-chT (34)}) 13... O-O 14. Nbd2 Qc7 (14... h6
15. Be3 Qb6 {1/2-1/2 Andersson,U-Lautier,J/Tallinn/ Parnu 1998/CBM 66 (15)})
15. Nb3 Be4 16. Qd2 $11 {1-0 Prokopisin,V-Taskovits,I/HUN-chT2 9394 1994/TD 
(47)}) (11. a5 Rc8 12. dxc5 Rxc5 (12... Bxc5 13. Qa4 O-O $11 {1-0 Gavrilov,
A-Belikov,V/Moscow op 1995 (40)}) 13. Qa4 Bc6 14. Qa2 Bd5 15. Qa4 Bc6 16. Qa2
Bd5 17. Qa4 {1/2-1/2 Zhu Chen-Vera,R/Ubeda 1998/CBM 62 ext (17)  with at least
equal position for Black.}) 11... Bxc5 $15 {Black solved all opening problems
and after development completion by castle maybe Black has certain initiative.}
12. Nbd2 Rc8 13. Qb1 O-O 14. Ng5 (14. a5 Qc7 15. a6 Bd5 $15) 14... Bxg2 15.
Kxg2 Qb6 {On the queenside Black Q placed more active than on e7.} ({For
example:} 15... Qe7 16. Nb3 Rfd8 17. Rd1 (17. Nxc5 Nxc5 18. b3 Qd6 $17 {
[%csl Rb3]}) 17... Bb6 (17... a6 18. Ne4 Ba7 19. Bg5 h6 20. Bxf6 Nxf6 21. Nxf6+
Qxf6 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. e3 Bb8 24. Qc2 Be5 25. Rb1 $11) 18. a5 Bc7 19. Be3 a6
20. Ne4 Be5 21. Bd4 $11) 16. Nb3 Rfd8 17. Nf3 (17. Rd1 Qa6 18. Qd3 Qxd3 19.
Rxd3 e5 20. Nxc5 Nxc5 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Be3 Nb3 $15 {[%csl Ra1,Yb3,Gc1,Gd1]
[%cal Ga7a5] and white R can't go to c1 or d1 squares.}) 17... Qa6 (17... Be7
18. Be3 Qa6 19. Re1 Ng4 20. Bd4 Qb7 $15) 18. Qd3 Qxd3 19. exd3 {[%csl Rd3] In
the white camp created weakness, but it is not easy for Black to use it.} Nd5
$6 ({Interesting was} 19... Bd6 $5 $15 {[%cal Gc8c2,Gd7e5] with idea Rc2 or
Ne5.}) 20. Bg5 f6 21. Bd2 Bd6 (21... e5 $6 {met by} 22. d4 $1 exd4 23. Nfxd4
Bxd4 24. Nxd4 Ne5 25. Rfd1 $11) 22. Rac1 $1 {White now has enough time to
change all of RR and d3 weakness will not be felt.} Ne5 23. Nxe5 Bxe5 {[%cal
Ge5b2]} 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Rc1 $1 Rxc1 (25... Rd8 26. Rc2 $11 {[%csl Rb4,Rd3]})
26. Bxc1 Kf8 27. f4 ({Or} 27. Kf3 Ke7 28. d4 Bc7 29. h4 Kd6 30. Ke4 $11) 27...
Bd6 28. Na5 Ke8 29. Kf3 Kd7 30. g4 {Unnecessary move, makes for White some
difficulties.} ({Simply and natural was} 30. Nc4 $11) 30... Bc7 31. Nc4 Kc6 32.
h3 $2 $17 {[%csl Rc5][%cal Gc6c5,Gc5d4][%mdl 16384] White ignores opponent
threats!} ({It was necessary to stop K penetration into White camp:} 32. d4 $1
{[%csl Gc5]} g6 33. h3 Bb6 34. Ke4 f5+ 35. gxf5 (35. Ke5 $143 $6 Kd7 36. Nxb6+
Nxb6 37. Kf6 fxg4 38. hxg4 h5 39. gxh5 (39. f5 exf5 40. gxf5 gxf5 41. b3 f4 42.
Bxf4 Nd5+ 43. Ke5 Nxf4 44. Kxf4 Kd6 $19) 39... gxh5 40. Kg5 Nxa4 41. Kxh5 Kd6
42. Kg6 Kd5 43. b3 Nc3 $17) (35. Kd3 $5 Bc7 36. Ne5+ Bxe5 37. dxe5 Kc5 38. gxf5
$11) 35... exf5+ 36. Kd3 (36. Ke5 $2 Bc7+ 37. Ke6 Nxf4+ 38. Bxf4 Bxf4 39. d5+
Kc5 40. b3 Kd4 41. d6 Kc3 42. Ne5 Bg5 43. d7 f4 44. Nc6 f3 45. Ne7 Bxe7 46.
Kxe7 f2 47. d8=Q f1=Q $19) 36... Bc7 37. Ne5+ Kd6 38. Kc4 Ke6 39. Bd2 $11)
32... Kc5 33. Ke4 $2 {Loses the game.} ({Much better was} 33. Be3+ Nxe3 34.
Kxe3 (34. Nxe3 Kd4 35. Nc2+ Kxd3 36. Nxb4+ Kc4 37. Nc6 a5 38. Ke4 g6 $17 {
[%csl Ra4,Rb2]}) 34... b3 $17 {[%csl Ra4][%cal Gc5b4] In this endgame Black
has clear advantage but it's realisation connected with accuracy and precise
variation calculation.}) 33... g6 {[%cal Gf6f5]} 34. f5 {What else can White
do?} gxf5+ 35. gxf5 exf5+ 36. Kxf5 Kd4 37. Ke6 Nf4+ 38. Bxf4 Bxf4 39. Na5 (39.
Kxf6 Kxd3 40. Na5 Kc2 41. Nc6 b3 42. Nxa7 Kxb2 43. Nb5 Bd2 $19) 39... Kxd3 0-1

[Event "Hoogovens-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1997.01.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Dao, Thien Hai"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1997.01.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Qc2 Nf6 5. g3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qb3 Nbd7 8. Bg2
Bb7 9. O-O a6 (9... Be7 10. a4 a6 11. Bd2 c5 12. axb5 Bd5 13. Qc2 Be4 14. Qd1
axb5 15. Rxa8 Qxa8 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Nc3 {0,5/Horvath,C-Matlak,M/Stary
Smokovec/1991/}) (9... a5 10. Bg5 Qb6 11. a4 h6 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. Ne5 Bb4 14.
Nd3 $14 {Razuvaev,Y-Knaak,R/Dortmund/1991/}) 10. a4 c5 11. axb5 Bd5 12. Qd3 (
12. Qd1 axb5 13. Rxa8 Qxa8 14. dxc5 (14. Bg5 Ne4 15. Be3 c4 16. Nbd2 Be7 17.
Nxe4 Bxe4 18. Ne1 O-O 19. Bxe4 Qxe4 20. Qc2 Qc6 21. Nf3 Ra8 22. Bg5 f6 23. Bc1
b4 24. Nd2 Nb6 25. Rd1 b3 26. Qe4 Qd5 27. Qxd5 exd5 28. e4 Ra1 29. Rf1 {
0-1 Ivanov Mikhail M-Filippov Valerij/Memorial A.Zaitsev, Vladivostok (Russia
1995}) 14... Bxc5 15. Nc3 Bc6 16. Ne1 Bxg2 17. Nxg2 b4 18. Na4 Be7 19. b3 O-O
20. Bb2 Rd8 21. Qc2 Ne4 22. Rd1 Ndc5 23. Rxd8+ Qxd8 24. Nxc5 Bxc5 25. Ne3 $15 {
1/2-1/2 Ionov,S-Volzhin,A/It open, V 1995 (39)}) (12. Qc2 axb5 13. Rxa8 Qxa8
14. Nc3 Bc6 15. dxc5 b4 16. Nd1 Bxc5 17. Be3 Be7 18. Bg5 Be4 19. Qc4 O-O 20.
Ne3 $11 {1-0 Malaniuk,V-Kharlov,A/Simferopol/Alushta 1992 (43)}) 12... Be4 (
12... c4 13. Qc2 axb5 14. Rxa8 Qxa8 15. Nc3 Bc6 16. Nh4 Bxg2 17. Nxg2 Qb7 18.
Bd2 Be7 19. Rb1 b4 20. Nd1 Nb6 $15 {1/2-1/2 Nickoloff,B-Wolff,P/Philadelphia
World op 1993 (40)}) 13. Qb3 Bd5 14. Qd3 (14. Qc2 axb5 15. Rxa8 Qxa8 16. Nc3
Bc6 $10 17. e4 $6 (17. dxc5 b4 18. Nd1 Bxc5 $36) 17... Nxe4 18. dxc5 (18. Ne5
Nxe5 19. Nxe4 cxd4 20. Bf4 d3 21. Qc3 Bxe4 22. Bxe4 Qxe4 23. Bxe5 f6 $17) 18...
Nxc3 19. Qxc3 b4 $1 20. Qb3 (20. Qe3 Bxc5 21. Qe2 O-O $17) 20... Bxc5 (20...
Nxc5 21. Qe3 $17) 21. Rd1 O-O 22. Ne1 Bxg2 23. Nxg2 Ne5 24. Be3 Nf3+ 25. Kh1
Be7 26. Qc4 (26. Rd7 $2 Ne1 $19) 26... Rc8 27. Qb5 h6 28. h3 Qe4 29. Qd3 Qxd3
30. Rxd3 Rc2 31. Rb3 g5 32. g4 e5 {Ftacnik,L 0-1 Tukmakov,V-Kharlov,A/Bern op
1992}) (14. Qd1 axb5 15. Rxa8 Qxa8 16. Bf4 cxd4 17. Qxd4 Bc5 18. Qd1 O-O 19.
Nbd2 h6 $11 {0-1 Sokolov,I-Stangl,M/Garmisch rapid 1994 (35)}) 14... c4 15. Qc2
axb5 16. Rxa8 Qxa8 17. Nc3 Bc6 18. d5 $5 $146 (18. Nh4 {as in the game
Nickoloff - Wolff - 1993}) 18... exd5 19. Nd4 Bc5 (19... b4 $5 20. Nxc6 (20.
Ncb5 Bxb5 21. Nxb5 Qa5 22. Nd4 Bc5 23. Be3 O-O $15) 20... bxc3 21. Nd4 cxb2 22.
Bxb2 Bc5 23. Ra1 (23. Qxc4 dxc4 24. Bxa8 O-O 25. Ra1 Rb8 26. Bc3 Bb4 $11) 23...
Qb8 24. e4 dxe4 25. Nc6 Qb7 26. Na5 Qc7 27. Bxe4 c3 $1 28. Nc6 $5 (28. Bxc3
Bxf2+ 29. Kg2 (29. Kxf2 Qxc3 $17)) 28... O-O $8 29. Bxc3 Nxe4 30. Qxe4 Rc8 31.
Qg4 g6 32. Nd4 Ne5 33. Qe4 $11) 20. Ncxb5 O-O (20... Bxb5 21. Nxb5 Qa5 22. Nc3
O-O 23. Rd1 (23. Nxd5 Nxd5 24. Bxd5 Bxf2+ 25. Rxf2 Qxd5 26. e4 $11) 23... d4
24. Ne4 (24. Nd5 Qa2 25. Bg5 Nxd5 26. Bxd5 Nb6 27. Be4 h6 28. Bf4 Qa4 $11 (
28... Rd8 29. Bh7+ Kh8 30. b4 $1 Qxc2 31. Bxc2 Bxb4 32. Bc7 Re8 33. Bxb6 Rxe2
34. Bf5 d3 $16)) 24... Nxe4 25. Bxe4 Nf6 26. Bf3 Qb5 27. Bg5 d3 28. exd3 cxd3
29. Qxd3 (29. Qd2 Bb4 30. Qf4 Nd7 31. Be4 d2 32. Qf5 Qxf5 33. Bxf5 Ne5 34. Kg2
Nc4 35. b3 Nb2 $17) 29... Bxf2+ 30. Kxf2 Qxg5 31. Kg2 $11) 21. Qc3 Rb8 (21...
Bxb5 22. Nxb5 Qb7 23. Nd4 (23. Qxc4 $2 Rb8 $1 $19) 23... Qb6 24. Rd1 h6 $11)
22. Nxc6 (22. Na3 Re8 23. Nxc6 Qxc6 24. Qxc4 Qe6 (24... Bxf2+ 25. Rxf2 Qxc4 26.
Nxc4 dxc4 27. Rf4 $16) 25. Qc2 Qxe2 26. Be3 Qxc2 27. Nxc2 Rb8 28. Bxc5 Rxb2 29.
Ne3 Nxc5 30. Bxd5 $11) 22... Qxc6 23. Nd4 Qb6 24. Rd1 h6 $11 25. h3 (25. e3 Ne5
{[%csl Rd3]}) 25... Nf8 26. e3 Bxd4 27. Rxd4 Ne6 28. Rd1 Qb5 29. Qc2 (29. Qe5
Nc5 30. Bf1 $11) 29... Ng5 30. Rd4 $132 (30. Qf5 Qb3 31. Rd4 Ra8 32. Bxd5 Nxd5
33. Rxd5 g6 34. Qf6 Qc2 35. Bd2 Ne4 36. Rd8+ (36. Qd4 $4 Nxd2 37. Qxd2 Ra1+ 38.
Kg2 Qe4+ 39. f3 Qb1 $19) 36... Rxd8 37. Qxd8+ Kh7 38. Qd5 Nxd2 39. Qxf7+ $11)
1/2-1/2

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1998.03.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ibragimov, Ildar"]
[Black "Lugo, Blas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "1998.03.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qc2 e6 5. Bg5 $6 dxc4 $5 $132 (5... Be7 $5 6.
e3 Nbd7 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. Bd3 dxc4 (8... h6 9. Bh4 Nh5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. O-O Nhf6
12. a3 e5 13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. Rfe1 N5f6 15. Bc4 Kh8 16. e4 Nh5 17. g3 exd4 18. e5
c5 19. e6 $1 $36 {1-0 Vaulin,A-Annenkov,K/Russian Cup 9th Leg, Novgorod RUS
1997 (30)}) 9. Nxc4 h6 10. Bh4 Nd5 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. a3 c5 13. O-O b6 $11 {
Vaulin,A-Alavkin,A/Russian Cup 8th Leg, Smolensk RUS 1997/1-0 (45)}) 6. Qxc4 (
6. e4 $6 b5 (6... Be7 $2 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. O-O $16 {
1-0 Banaszkiewicz,D-Trusewicz,J/cr POL smok 1995 (32)}) 7. Nc3 (7. e5 h6 8. Bh4
Qa5+ 9. Nc3 Nd5 $15) 7... h6 $15) 6... b5 (6... Qb6 $5 7. Qc2 $5 (7. Nbd2 $6
Qxb2 8. Rb1 Qa3 9. e4 b6 $17 10. Bxf6 $15 (10. Qc2 Ba6 11. Nc4 Bb4+ 12. Kd1
Bxc4 13. Bxc4 Qc3 14. Bxf6 (14. Qe2 $2 Nxe4 $1 (14... Be7 $6 15. Bb3 $15 (15.
Rb3 $4 Nxe4 (15... Qa5 $4 16. h4 Nbd7 17. Rh3 Rd8 18. Nd2 b5 19. e5 Nd5 $4 (
19... bxc4 $1 20. exf6 (20. Nxc4 Qd5 21. exf6 gxf6 22. Bd2 Qxd4 $19) 20... gxf6
(20... cxb3 21. fxe7 Rc8 22. Nxb3 Qb5 $19) 21. Nxc4 Qd5 22. Bd2 Qxd4 $19) (
19... Ng8 $5 20. Bd3 Qxa2 $19) 20. Bxd5 cxd5 21. Qxb5 Qxb5 22. Rxb5 f6 23. exf6
gxf6 24. Bf4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Gofshtein,L-Tregubov,P/Open, Bourbon Lancy FRA 1997 
(44)}) 16. Qxe4 Qxc4 $19)) 15. Qxe4 Qxc4 16. Ne5 Qb5 17. d5 Qxd5+ 18. Qxd5 cxd5
19. Rxb4 f6 $19) 14... gxf6 15. Qxc3 Bxc3 16. Ke2 Ba5 17. Rhc1 $44)) 7... Nbd7
(7... Ne4 $5 8. Bf4 Bb4+ (8... Nd7 9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 c5 11. Rb1 Qa5 12. e3
cxd4 13. exd4 Be7 (13... b6 14. Rb5 Qa3 15. Rb3 Qa5 16. Qe4 Qd5 17. Qxd5 exd5
18. Bb5 $18) 14. Bd3 Nf6 15. Bb5+ Kf8 (15... Nd7 16. Ne5 $16) 16. Bd3 (16. O-O
Nd5 17. Bd2 Nb4 18. Qb3 $1 Qxb5 19. c4 Qb6 20. Bxb4 Bxb4 21. Qxb4+ Qxb4 22.
Rxb4 Ke7 $132) (16. Bg5 h6 $132) 16... b6 17. O-O Bb7 18. Ne5 $14) (8... c5 9.
e3 Nc6 10. Qxe4 (10. Nc3 Nf6 11. Bb5 Bd7 12. O-O cxd4 13. Bxc6 bxc6 (13... Bxc6
14. Nxd4 Be7 15. Na4 Qa6 16. Nxc6 (16. Nc5 Qb6 17. Na4) 16... Rc8 17. Nb4 Rxc2
18. Nxa6 bxa6 19. Rac1 $14) 14. Nxd4 c5 15. Nf3 Be7 16. Rfd1 O-O 17. Ne5 $14)
10... Qxb2 $19) 9. Nc3 Qa5 10. Rc1 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Ba3 12. Rb1 O-O 13. e4 $14) 8.
Nc3 c5 9. Na4 (9. O-O-O Bd6 10. e4 (10. Na4 Qa5 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13.
Nxc5 Qxc5 14. e3 Qxc2+ 15. Kxc2 Ke7 $11) 10... cxd4 11. Nxd4 O-O 12. f4 Bxf4+ (
12... e5 13. Nf5 Bb4 14. Nd5 $1 (14. Na4 Qa5 15. a3 b5 16. fxe5 Nxe5 17. Bxf6 (
17. axb4 Qxa4 18. Ne7+ Kh8 $132) 17... gxf6 $132) 14... Nxd5 15. Rxd5 Bc5 (
15... Qc6 16. Be7 Qxc2+ 17. Kxc2 Bxe7 18. Nxe7+ Kh8 19. Bb5 $16) (15... f6 16.
Rb5 Qc6 17. Qxc6 bxc6 18. Rxb4 fxg5 19. fxg5 $16) 16. fxe5 $16) 13. Bxf4 e5 14.
Na4 $6 (14. Be3 Ng4 (14... exd4 15. Bxd4 Qe6 16. Bb5 a6 17. Ba4 b5 18. Bb3 Qg4
(18... Qe7 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. Bxd5 Rb8 21. Qc7 $1 $16 (21. Ba7 Rb7 22. Bxb7 Bxb7
$44)) 19. Rhe1 $14) 15. Nd5 (15. Bg1 exd4 16. Bxd4 Qh6+ 17. Kb1 Ne3 18. Bxe3
Qxe3 19. Bb5 Ne5 20. Rd5 a6 $132) 15... Nxe3 16. Nxb6 Nxc2 17. Nxd7 Nxd4 18.
Nxf8 Bg4 19. Rd2 Kxf8 $44) 14... Qd8 15. Nc6 bxc6 16. Bxe5 Re8 $132) 9... Qa5+
10. Bd2 Qc7 11. Rc1 b6 12. b4 Bb7 13. bxc5 Rc8 14. Bb4 bxc5 15. Nxc5 Nd5 16. a3
a5 17. Bd2 Nxc5 18. dxc5 Bxc5 19. Qb1 Qb6 20. e3 O-O $15) 7. Qc2 Bb7 8. e3 (8.
Nc3 Nbd7 9. e3 a6 10. Be2 c5 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. O-O Rc8 13. Rfd1 Qc7 14. Rac1
O-O $11 {1/2-1/2 Brunner,L-Stangl,M/BL 1995 (23)}) 8... Nbd7 9. Nbd2 (9. Nc3 a6
10. a4 c5 11. axb5 Bxf3 12. gxf3 cxd4 13. exd4 axb5 14. Rxa8 Qxa8 15. Bxf6 Nxf6
16. Bxb5+ Kd8 17. Be2 Bd6 18. Rg1 Qa1+ 19. Bd1 g6 20. Ne4 Bb4+ 21. Kf1 Nd5 $44)
9... Qb6 10. Be2 (10. a4 bxa4 11. Rxa4 c5 12. Nc4 Qc7 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. Nce5
Bd6 15. Bb5+ Ke7 $15) 10... c5 11. O-O Rc8 12. Rac1 (12. Qb3 c4 (12... a6 13.
a4 Bd5 14. Qd3 Bc6 15. axb5 axb5 16. e4 cxd4 17. Nxd4 Nc5 18. Qe3 Nfxe4 19.
Nxe4 Nxe4 20. Nxc6 Qxc6 21. Qxe4 $1 (21. Bf3 f5 22. Rfc1 Qb7 23. Rxc8+ Qxc8 24.
Bxe4 fxe4 25. Qb6 $18) 21... Qxe4 22. Bxb5+ Rc6 (22... Qc6 23. Bxc6+ Rxc6 24.
Ra8+ Kd7 25. Rd1+ Kc7 26. Rdd8 $18) 23. Rfc1 Kd7 24. Bxc6+ (24. Rxc6 Qxc6 25.
Ra7+ Kd6 26. Bf4+ e5 27. Bxe5+ Kxe5 28. Bxc6 Bc5 29. Rxf7 Rf8 30. Rxf8 Bxf8 31.
Kf1 $18) 24... Qxc6 25. Ra7+ Kd6 26. Bf4+ Kd5 27. Rxc6 Kxc6 28. Rxf7 $18) 13.
Qc2 Nd5 $132) 12... Be7 13. dxc5 (13. Qb3 a6 (13... Bc6 14. Ne5 c4 15. Qc2 O-O
16. Nxc6 Qxc6 17. Bf3 $14) 14. a4 c4 15. Qc2 O-O $132) 13... Rxc5 14. Qd3 a6 (
14... Rd5 $2 15. Qb3 Qa5 (15... O-O 16. e4 Nc5 17. Qc2 $18) 16. Nc4 bxc4 17.
Qxb7 Rxg5 18. Nxg5 Qxg5 19. Qa8+ Bd8 20. Qxa7 O-O 21. Rxc4 $16) 15. e4 (15.
Rfd1 O-O $11) 15... Qc7 16. Nb3 $2 (16. Rxc5 Bxc5 $1 $11 (16... Nxc5 $2 17. Rc1
Bd6 (17... Nxd3 18. Rxc7 $18) (17... h6 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. b4 $18) (17... Qb6
18. Qd4 $18) 18. Qc3 Nfxe4 19. Qxg7 Rf8 20. Nxe4 Bxe4 21. b4 $18)) 16... Bxe4
$17 17. Qd2 (17. Qe3 Rxc1 18. Rxc1 Qd8 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. Qa7 Qd6 21. Rc8+ Bd8
22. Qc5 Qxc5 23. Nxc5 O-O 24. Kf1 $17 (24. Nxa6 $2 Bb7 $19)) 17... Rxc1 $6 (
17... Rc2 18. Rxc2 Qxc2 19. Rc1 Qxd2 20. Nfxd2 Bd5 21. Rc7 (21. Rc8+ Bd8 $17)
21... h6 $17) 18. Rxc1 Qa7 $4 $18 (18... Qb7 19. Na5 Qa8 $17) 19. Rc8+ Bd8 20.
Ne5 $3 Qb6 (20... Qb6 21. Nxd7 $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 1st"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2000.07.11"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Milov, Vadim"]
[Black "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2626"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2000.07.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Qc2 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Nbd2 {Another
continuations are:} (7. e3 $11 Bd6 $5 (7... Nd7 $144 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 Bd6
10. O-O O-O 11. Nbd2 (11. Nc3 $142) 11... Qe7 12. Rab1 Nf6 {0-1 Kraidman,
Y-Agdestein,S/Jerusalem 1986/ (48) - Good Carlsbad variation for Black}) 8. Nc3
O-O 9. Bd3 Nd7 10. O-O Qe7 11. e4 dxc4 12. Bxc4 e5 13. d5 Nb6 14. Bb3 Bg4 15.
Nd2 $11 {0-1 Vernersson,P-Hector,J/Orebro SWE 2000/The Week in Chess 298 (32)})
(7. e4 $11 dxe4 8. Qxe4 Bb4+ 9. Nc3 c5 10. Rc1 (10. Bd3 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bxc3+ 12.
bxc3 a6 13. O-O Nd7 14. Bc2 Nc5 15. Qe3 O-O $11 {1/2-1/2 Giffard,N-Hagege,G/
FRA-chT 1994/ (42)}) 10... cxd4 11. Nxd4 O-O 12. Bd3 Rd8 13. Qh7+ Kf8 14. Nde2
$132 {1-0 Garcia Gonzales,G-Bany,J/Polanica Zdroj 1987/ (40)}) (7. g3 $5 b6 (
7... Nd7 8. Bg2 Bb4+ (8... dxc4 9. Qxc4 e5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Qxe5 12.
Bxc6+ $1 $16 {1-0 Yermolinsky,A-Kalikshteyn,A/New York Open 1993 (13)}) (8...
g6 9. O-O Qf5 10. Qb3 Bg7 11. Nbd2 O-O 12. Rac1 Rd8 13. Rfd1 Nb6 $132 (13... e5
$2 $16 {1-0 Cvitan,O-Goloshchapov,A/Open, Cappelle la Grande FRA 1998 (25)})
14. e3 $14 {[%csl Rc8]}) 9. Nc3 $6 $11 {-See comments to the game 0-1
Baumegger,S-Soln,P/Dresden 1998/CBM 65/[Tsesarsky] (32)}) 8. Bg2 Bb7 9. O-O Bd6
10. Nbd2 Nd7 11. e4 Qg6 12. Nh4 Qh7 13. Qa4 dxc4 14. Nxc4 $14 (14. e5 b5 15.
Qa5 Bb8 $44 {1-0 Kabatenski,A-Fischer,M/Baden-Baden 1993/ (35)})) (7. a3 $5 Nd7
8. e4 dxe4 9. Qxe4 g6 10. Nc3 Bg7 11. h4 O-O 12. h5 e5 13. d5 Nc5 14. Qe3 Nb3
15. Ne4 Qf4 16. Qxb3 Qxe4+ 17. Be2 gxh5 18. Rxh5 cxd5 19. cxd5 Bg4 20. Rh4 h5
21. Rd1 $14 {0-1 Prie,E-Bacrot,E/Meribel FRA 1998/ (33)}) 7... Nd7 (7... Bd6 8.
e4 $1 {If Black will play Bb4+ - it will be tempo loss!} dxe4 9. Nxe4 Bb4+ 10.
Ke2 $1 Qe7 11. c5 $1 {[%csl Rb4]} O-O (11... Ba5 12. Nd6+ $16 {[%csl Re8]}) 12.
Qa4 Na6 13. a3 b5 14. Qc2 (14. cxb6 f5 15. Ned2 $16) 14... Ba5 15. Ne5 Bd7 16.
g3 Bc7 17. Bg2 Bxe5 18. dxe5 Nc7 19. Rhe1 $16 {1-0 Ivkov,B-Kchouk,B/Buenos
Aires 1978/ (37)}) 8. e3 (8. g3 Bd6 (8... dxc4 9. Qxc4 (9. Bg2 Bb4 10. Qxc4 Qe7
11. O-O Bd6 12. Ne4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Schlosser,P-Godena,M/Horgen SKA 1994 (30)})
9... Be7 10. Bh3 g5 11. Bg2 e5 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Qe6 (13... Qxe5 14. Bxc6+
$16) 14. O-O O-O 15. Qxe6 Bxe6 16. Ne4 $16 {1-0 Hjelm,N-Eriksson Joergen/
Salongernas ELO-Turn 1996/ (38)}) 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O e5 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. dxe5
Nxe5 13. Nxe5 $5 (13. Nd4 $6 Be6 14. Rad1 (14. e3 Rac8 15. Qb3 Nc6 16. N2f3 Bc5
$132) 14... Rac8 15. Qb1 Bc5 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Nf3 Nxf3+ 18. Bxf3 Bd4 19. Rd2
$11 {1/2-1/2 Fominyh,A-Sandipan,C/Guntur, AP IND 2000/The Week in Chess 283/
(73)}) 13... Bxe5 (13... Qxe5 14. Nf3 Qh5 15. Nd4 Be5 16. Rad1 Bh3 17. Bxh3
Qxh3 18. Qb3 $14) 14. Bxd5 $14) 8... g6 $5 {Black wants to develop Bf8 to g7.
This plan also reliable (like 8...Bd6=)} ({Not bad is} 8... Bd6 $5 9. Bd3 Qe7
10. e4 dxe4 11. Bxe4 c5 12. O-O cxd4 13. Nb3 Nc5 14. Nbxd4 Nxe4 (14... a6 15.
Rfe1 Qc7 16. Nf5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Goldin,A-Bareev,E/Podolsk tt(8) 1990/ (41)}) 15.
Qxe4 O-O $11) (8... Qd8 {-See comments to the game 1-0 Neverov,V-Beshukov,S/
Moscow 1998/CBM 63/[Tsesarsky] (39)}) 9. Bd3 Bg7 10. O-O O-O 11. cxd5 $6 $132 (
{I would prefer} 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Qe7 13. Rfe1 $14 {White has space
advantage, but Black has not weaknesses and will try to realize plans
connected with c6-c5 or e6-e5 promotions.}) 11... exd5 (11... cxd5 $6 12. Rfc1
$14 {[%csl Rc8]}) 12. b4 {This version of Carlsbad variation is not dangerous
for Black.} Qd6 13. Rab1 a5 14. a3 axb4 15. axb4 b6 16. Rfc1 Bb7 17. e4 $5 (17.
b5 $6 c5 18. dxc5 bxc5 $15) (17. Qb3 $11) 17... Rfc8 (17... dxe4 18. Bxe4 Rfc8
19. Nc4 Qe7 (19... Qf4 20. Nfe5 $1 Bxe5 21. dxe5 $14 {[%csl Rb6][%cal Gd7e5,
Gc4b6]}) 20. b5 cxb5 21. Bxb7 Rxc4 22. Bxa8 Rxc2 23. Rxc2 $14) 18. e5 Qe7 19.
h4 (19. Re1 $6 Nf8 20. Nb3 Ne6 21. Qd2 Ra4 $15) 19... Nf8 $1 {[%cal Gf8e6]} 20.
h5 $5 {[%csl Rf5]} (20. Nf1 Ne6 21. Ne3 Ra3 $132) 20... g5 (20... gxh5 21. Nf1
Ne6 22. Ng3 $44) 21. Nf1 (21. Bf5 Ne6 22. Nf1 Ra3 23. Ng3 Rca8 24. Rb3 (24.
Bh7+ Kh8 25. Nf5 Qc7 26. Nd6 Rxf3 27. gxf3 Nxd4 28. Qd3 Bxe5 29. Nxb7 Ra2 $17)
24... Rxb3 25. Qxb3 Nf4 26. Bg4 Bc8 27. Bxc8 Rxc8 28. Ra1 (28. Nf5 Qe6 29. Qc2
Bf8 30. Nh2 Nxh5 31. Ng4 c5 $17) 28... c5 $132) 21... g4 $2 $16 {[%csl Rg4]
Not necessary promotion. Pg4 became weakness.} ({Right was} 21... Ne6 22. Ne3
Qd7 23. Bh7+ Kh8 24. Bf5 Ra3 $132) 22. N3h2 Ne6 $5 (22... Qg5 $5 23. Bf5 Ne6
24. Bxe6 $1 (24. Rd1 Qxh5 25. Bxg4 Qg5 $132) 24... fxe6 25. Qg6 $1 Qxg6 26.
hxg6 h5 27. Ng3 h4 (27... Bh6 28. Rc3 Kg7 29. Nxh5+ Kxg6 30. Nf6 Ra2 31. Nhxg4
Bd2 32. Rh3 $16) 28. Nh5 g3 29. fxg3 hxg3 30. Ng4 $16 {[%cal Gb1b3,Gb3g3]}) 23.
Nxg4 $4 $17 {Terrible move} ({Why not} 23. Rd1 $1 {[%csl Gd4,Rg4]} Qg5 24. Ng3
Rc7 {[%cal Gc6c5]} 25. Bh7+ Kh8 26. Bf5 c5 27. bxc5 bxc5 28. Nxg4 cxd4 29. Qd2
(29. Qxc7 Nxc7 30. Rxb7 Ne6 31. Rxf7 Nf4 32. Nh2 {[%cal Gh2f3]} Qd8 33. Bb1 Ne6
34. Nf3 Ra1 $132) 29... Nf4 30. Qxd4 Nxh5 31. Nxh5 Qxh5 32. Qb6 Re7 33. Qd6 Qg5
34. Bd7 $16) 23... Qg5 {[%csl Rd4,Rh5]} 24. Qd1 (24. Nfe3 Nxd4 25. Bh7+ Kh8 $17
) 24... Nxd4 $1 25. Bh7+ Kxh7 26. Qxd4 Ba6 (26... Qxh5 $1 27. Ng3 (27. Qxb6
Qxg4 28. Qxb7 Qe6 29. f4 Qf5 $17) 27... Qg6 28. Qxb6 Qxg4 29. Qxb7 Qg6 $17 {
[%csl Gc6,Re5,Gf7]}) 27. Nfe3 Be2 28. Re1 Bxg4 29. Nxg4 Qxh5 $17 30. Rb3 (30.
f3 b5 $17) 30... Re8 (30... c5 $1 31. bxc5 bxc5 32. Qf4 Qg6 33. Rg3 Qe6 $17)
31. Rh3 Qf5 (31... Qg6 32. Rg3 Qe6 $17) 32. Rf3 Qh5 $2 $11 {Maybe time
pressure?} (32... Qg6 $1 33. Nf6+ (33. Rg3 Qe6 $17) 33... Bxf6 34. Rxf6 Qxf6
35. exf6 Rxe1+ 36. Kh2 Re6 37. Qxb6 Kg6 $17) 33. Nf6+ $1 Bxf6 34. Rxf6 Re6 $6
$14 (34... Rac8 $142 $1 35. b5 cxb5 36. Qxd5 Rc5 $1 37. Qe4+ (37. Rxf7+ Kg8 38.
Rf5+ Rxd5 39. Rxh5 b4 $132) (37. Qxf7+ Qxf7 38. Rxf7+ Kg8 39. Rf5 b4 40. f4 b3
41. Rb1 Rb5 42. Kf2 Rf8 43. Rxf8+ Kxf8 $44) 37... Kg7 38. f4 $44) 35. Rxe6 fxe6
36. Qxb6 Rg8 37. Qxc6 $6 (37. g3 $1 Qf3 38. Re3 Qd1+ 39. Kg2 Qc2 40. Qd4 $14)
37... Qg4 $1 {[%csl Rb4,Rg2]} 38. g3 (38. Qc2+ Kh8 39. f3 Qxb4 $11) 38... Qxb4
39. Re3 (39. Rc1 Qb2 $11) 39... Qg4 40. Qc2+ Qg6 41. Qxg6+ Rxg6 42. Kg2 h5 43.
Kh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares Anibal op 04th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Oms Pallisse, Josep"]
[Black "Korneev, Oleg"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1997.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Hecht} d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Bg5 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. Qxc4 a6 (6...
Be7 7. Nc3 (7. g3 a6 8. Nbd2 b5 9. Qc6 Ra7 10. Bg2 Bb7 11. Qc2 O-O 12. O-O Qa8
13. Nb3 Be4 14. Qc1 Rc8 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Nc5 Nxc5 17. Qxc5 Rd8 $11 {1/2-1/2
Schussler,H-Pinter,J/Haninge 1988 (22)}) (7. e3 O-O 8. Nc3 a6 9. b4 b6 10. Be2
c5 11. bxc5 bxc5 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. O-O Bb7 15. Rfd1 Qa5 16. Rac1
Rad8 17. Qg4+ Kh8 18. Rxd8 Rxd8 19. Qh5 Nb3 20. Qxa5 Nxa5 $11 {1/2-1/2
Fernandez,A-Gonzales,E/Novi Sad olm VEN-DOM 1990 (49)}) 7... a6 8. Rd1 b5 9.
Qb3 O-O 10. e3 Bb7 11. Be2 c5 12. dxc5 Qc7 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. O-O Nxc5 $15 {
Rivas Pastor,M-Pinter,J/Roma 1984/0-1 (45)}) (6... c5 7. Nc3 (7. e3 a6 (7...
Bd6 8. Nc3 a6 9. Ne4 Qb6 10. Nxd6+ Qxd6 11. Bf4 $14 {Szablevski,M-Bloch,D/
EU-chJM U10 Rimavska Sobota 1996/1-0 (50)}) 8. a4 b5 9. Qc2 Qa5+ 10. Qd2 b4 11.
Bxf6 Nxf6 12. Bd3 Bb7 13. dxc5 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Bxc5 $17 {0-1 Sirnik,B-Sveshnikov,
E/2nd op, Nova Gorica SLO 1997 (33)}) 7... a6 8. dxc5 (8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Ne4 Qf4
10. Nxc5 Nxc5 11. e3 Qd6 12. dxc5 Qxc5 13. Qxc5 Bxc5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Romanishin,
O-Tal,M/Tbilisi 1988 (16)}) (8. a4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 $4 Ne5 {0-1 Schmied,A-Aagaard,
J/Copenhagen op 1995}) 8... Bxc5 9. b4 (9. e3 b5 10. Qh4 Bb7 11. Be2 b4 12. Na4
Be7 13. O-O Qa5 14. b3 h6 15. Rac1 O-O 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. Nd2 Rad8 18. Nc4 Qf5
19. Qg3 Bd5 20. Bf3 Ne4 21. Bxe4 Bxe4 $17 {Gruenberg,H-Petursson,M/Moscow
GMA-op 1989/0-1 (46)}) 9... b5 10. Qb3 Be7 11. Rc1 O-O 12. e3 Bb7 13. Be2 h6
14. Bh4 Nd5 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Ionescu,C-Vera,R/Timisoara 1987 (31)})
7. Nbd2 b5 (7... c5 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. b4 b5 10. Qb3 Be7 (10... Bd6 11. e4 Bb7 12.
a4 bxa4 13. Qxa4 O-O 14. Nc4 Nb6 15. Bxf6 gxf6 $17 {0-1 Frosch,E-Palac,M/
Velden op 1994 (35)}) 11. e4 Bb7 12. Bd3 h6 13. Be3 Ng4 14. Bd4 Nde5 15. Bc2
Bf6 16. Rd1 Nxf3+ 17. Nxf3 Bxd4 18. Rxd4 Qc7 19. O-O O-O $11 {1/2-1/2 Dolmatov,
S-Sveshnikov,E/Manila 1982 (21)}) 8. Qc6 Rb8 9. Rc1 Bd6 10. Ne4 Bb4+ 11. Bd2
Bxd2+ 12. Nexd2 Bb7 13. Qxc7 Qxc7 14. Rxc7 Ke7 $15 15. Ne5 $5 (15. e3 Rhc8 16.
Rc3 Bd5 17. a3 Rxc3 18. bxc3 Rc8 19. Nb1 Ne4 20. Nfd2 Nxc3 $17) (15. Kd1 Ng4)
15... Rhc8 16. Rxc8 Rxc8 17. Nd3 e5 $1 (17... Ne4 18. Nxe4 Bxe4 19. Kd2 $14)
18. Nb3 (18. e3 e4 19. Nf4 Rc2 20. b3 Rxa2 $17) 18... e4 (18... exd4 $2 19.
Nxd4 Be4 20. b3 Kd6 21. Kd2 $14) 19. Ndc5 Bd5 20. Nxd7 (20. Nxa6 Bxb3 21. axb3
e3 22. fxe3 Ne4 $19) (20. Kd2 Ng4 $1 (20... Nxc5 21. Nxc5 Ng4 (21... Bxa2 22.
e3 $14) 22. Ke1 (22. f3 e3+ 23. Kc2 Nf2 24. Rg1 b4 25. b3 Bc6 26. g4 Rd8 27.
Nxa6 Rxd4 $17) 22... e3 23. fxe3 Nxe3 24. Kd2 Nc4+ 25. Kc3 Ne3 26. Kd2 $11) 21.
Nxa6 Nxf2 22. Rg1 e3+ (22... Bxb3 23. axb3 Ra8 24. Nc7 Ra1 25. Nxb5 Rd1+ 26.
Kc2 (26. Ke3 Ng4+ 27. Kxe4 Nxh2 $19) 26... e3 27. b4 Nf6 28. h4 N6e4 29. Nc3
Rd2+ 30. Kb3 Ng3 (30... Rxd4 31. g3) 31. Nd5+ Ke6 32. Nxe3 Rxd4 33. b5 Rxh4 34.
b6 Kd6 35. Nc4+ Kc6 36. e3 Rh5 $17) 23. Kxe3 Ng4+ 24. Kf4 Nxh2 25. Nb4 Bxb3 26.
axb3 Rc1 27. Nd5+ Kd6 28. Ne3 Re1 (28... Nf6 29. Rh1 Nh5+ (29... Nxf1 30. Rxf1
Rxf1+ (30... Nd5+ 31. Kf3 Rxf1+ 32. Nxf1 $16) 31. Nxf1 Kd5 32. e3 $14) 30. Kg5)
29. Kg3 (29. Nf5+ Kd5 30. Kg3 Nxf1+ 31. Kf2 Rb1 32. Rxf1 Rxf1+ 33. Kxf1 g6 34.
Nh6 Kxd4 35. Nxf7 Nc5 36. Ng5 h5 37. b4 Na6 38. Ne6+ Ke5 39. Nc5 Nxb4 $17)
29... Nxf1+ 30. Rxf1 Rxe2 31. Nf5+ Kd5 32. Nxg7 f6 33. Nh5 Rxb2 34. Nxf6+ Nxf6
35. Rxf6 Rxb3+ 36. Kf4 Kxd4 37. Rh6 $11) 20... Nxd7 21. Kd2 e3+ $5 (21... Nf6
22. e3 Ng4 23. Be2 Nxf2 24. Rc1 $11) 22. Kxe3 (22. fxe3 a5 (22... Nb6 23. e4
Nc4+ 24. Ke1 Bxe4 25. Nc5 Bb1 26. b3 Na3 27. Kd2 Bxa2 28. e3 Bb1 29. Bd3 Bxd3
30. Kxd3 a5 $14) (22... Nf6 23. Nc5) 23. Nxa5 Nf6 24. e4 Nxe4+ 25. Ke3 Rc2 $17)
22... Rc2 23. Kd3 (23. Nc5 Nxc5 24. dxc5 Bxa2 25. b4 Rb2 26. g3 Bd5 27. Rg1
Rxb4 $17) 23... Rxb2 24. e4 (24. Nc1 b4 25. e4 Bxa2 26. Nxa2 Rxa2 27. Be2 a5
28. Rb1 Nb6 $17 {[%cal Gb6a4,Ga4c3]}) 24... Bxb3 25. axb3 Rxb3+ 26. Kc2 (26.
Kd2 Rb1 (26... Rb4)) 26... Rb4 27. Kc3 Rb1 28. g3 Nb6 29. Bg2 Na4+ 30. Kd2 Rb2+
31. Ke3 Nb6 (31... Nc3 32. Ra1 Re2+ 33. Kd3 Rxf2 34. Kxc3 Rxg2 35. Rxa6 $11)
32. Rc1 (32. Ra1 a5 $17) 32... Nc4+ 33. Kf3 a5 34. Bf1 Nd2+ 35. Kf4 (35. Ke3
Nxf1+ 36. Rxf1 a4 37. Ra1 Rb3+ 38. Kd2 a3 $19) 35... Nxf1 (35... a4 $17) 36.
Rxf1 {[#] Hecht Die schwarzen Freibauern sind Selbstläufer. Einfach!} a4 $19
37. Ke5 a3 38. Rc1 Kd7 39. Rc3 b4 40. Rc5 a2 41. Ra5 b3 42. d5 Rb1 0-1

[Event "Schuhplattler Veterans-Ladies"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "2000.07.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Zhu, Chen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2000.07.04"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. b3 {Very rare move. Kortschnoj very
often plays secondary variations - without theoretical discussions.} Ne4 $6 $14
{[%cal Gf8b4] Interesting but wrong reaction. Black prepare useless check on
b4.} ({Another continuation is} 5... Nbd7 6. Bd3 (6. Bb2 Bd6 (6... Be7 7. Bd3
Qc7 8. Nbd2 b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. a3 O-O 11. Rc1 Rfe8 12. Re1 Rad8 $11 {Kruck,
M-Benndorf,H/Chemnitz op (5) ;EXT 99 1997/1-0 (50)}) 7. Nbd2 Qe7 8. Ne5 O-O 9.
Bd3 Ba3 10. Bxa3 Qxa3 11. Nxd7 Bxd7 12. c5 Qa5 13. a3 e5 14. dxe5 Ng4 15. h3
Nxe5 $11 {Szmacinska,Grazyna-Misanovic,Vesna/Thessaloniki ol (Women) ;EXT 97
1988/1/2-1/2 (46)}) 6... Bd6 7. Nbd2 (7. Bb2 O-O (7... Qc7 $6 8. c5 $5 Be7 9.
Nbd2 O-O 10. O-O Rd8 11. b4 b6 12. a3 a5 13. Qe2 Bb7 14. e4 $14 (14. Rfc1 Rdb8
15. Bc3 $14 {Raffalt,Manfred-Singer,Richard/AUT-ch qual (6) ;EXT 97 1991/1-0 
(42)})) 8. O-O (8. Ne5 dxc4 9. bxc4 Bb4+ 10. Kf1 Qc7 (10... Nxe5 11. dxe5 Nd7
12. Qh5 h6 $17) 11. f4 Rd8 12. g4 Nxe5 (12... b5 $1 $15) 13. fxe5 Nd7 $15 {
Times,Lawyer-Escobedo Tinajero,Alberto/World op Philadelphia (4) ;EXT 2000
1999/0-1 (48)}) 8... Qe7 9. Ne5 a5 10. a3 c5 11. Nd2 b6 12. Qc2 cxd4 13. exd4
Bb7 $132 {0-1 Hodgson,Julian M-Martinez,Marce/Saitek US Masters (4) ;EXT 99
1998 (40)}) 7... e5 8. cxd5 cxd5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Qe2 (10. Nxe5 Bxe5 11. Rb1
O-O 12. Nf3 Bg4 13. O-O Qc7 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 d4 16. exd4 (16. Bb2 dxe3 17.
Rbc1 exf2+ 18. Rxf2 Qb8 19. Bxe5 Qxe5 20. Qxb7 $11) 16... Bxd4 17. Bf4 $14)
10... O-O 11. Bb2 Re8 12. Rc1 Ng6 (12... Nxd3+ 13. Qxd3 Bg4 $132) 13. Nd4 (13.
Bxg6 hxg6 $132) 13... Nf4 14. Qf1 Ng4 $40 {Miniati,NT-Lasker,Emanuel (4)/
Manchester m ;EXT 99 1890/0-1 (50)}) 6. Bd3 Bb4+ 7. Kf1 $6 $132 {[%csl Rf1]
Interesting, but not the best move.} ({In my opinion, better is standard} 7.
Nbd2 Bc3 (7... Qa5 8. Qc2 $14) 8. Rb1 Qa5 9. Qc2 Na6 (9... f5 10. a3 Nd7 11. b4
Qc7 12. O-O Nxd2 13. Bxd2 Bxd2 14. Qxd2 $14) 10. a3 Nxd2 11. Nxd2 c5 (11...
dxc4 12. bxc4 e5 13. O-O exd4 14. Nb3 Qd8 15. exd4 Bxd4 16. Nxd4 Qxd4 17. Bb2
$16) 12. O-O cxd4 13. cxd5 exd5 14. b4 Qb6 15. Nf3 Bd7 16. exd4 $14) 7... Qe7 (
7... Nd7 8. Ba3 a5 9. Bxb4 axb4 10. Nbd2 Nc3 11. Qc2 Nf6 12. a3 (12. e4 dxe4
13. Nxe4 Nfxe4 14. Bxe4 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 O-O 16. h4 f6 $132) 12... Qa5 13. a4 $132
) 8. Qc2 f5 {Black recieved stonewall variation with Kf1.} 9. Bb2 Nd7 10. Nc3 (
10. a3 Bd6 11. Nbd2 O-O $132) 10... O-O 11. Ne2 Bd6 {Bb4 have fulfilled it't
mission - B can return.} 12. g3 {[%cal Gf1g2]} ({Better was   with the same
idea g2-g4, but what to do with Kf1?} 12. h3 {[%cal Gg2g4]}) 12... Ndf6 13. h3
dxc4 {Black desided to open position.} ({Another plans of Bc8 development are} 
13... Bd7 $132 {[%cal Gd7e8,Ge8h5]}) (13... b6 $132 {[%cal Gc8b7,Gc8a6]}) 14.
bxc4 c5 15. g4 $5 {Sharp continuation} (15. Kg2 b6 $132 {[%cal Gc8b7]}) 15...
b5 $2 $16 {Black sacrifice P with hope to open the game and try to disturb Kf1}
({Another possibility is} 15... b6 16. Rg1 (16. g5 Ne8 17. h4 Bb7 18. Rg1 $132)
16... Bb7 17. gxf5 exf5 18. a4 Rae8 19. d5 $132) 16. gxf5 (16. cxb5 $1 {
The best way to fight against gambit is to accept it!} Bb7 (16... cxd4 17.
Nexd4 Bb7 18. gxf5 Rac8 19. Nc6 (19. Qb3 Nc5 $15) 19... Bxc6 20. bxc6 exf5 21.
Rc1 $16) 17. gxf5 Rac8 (17... exf5 18. Bc4+ Kh8 (18... Bd5 19. Rc1 $16) 19. Rg1
$16) 18. Bc4 Bd5 19. Bxd5 exd5 20. dxc5 Rxc5 21. Qd3 $16) 16... exf5 17. d5 (
17. cxb5 Bb7 18. Rg1 Rac8 19. Rc1 cxd4 20. Bc4+ Kh8 21. Nexd4 f4 22. Ne6 Bd5
23. Bxd5 Rxc2 24. Rxc2 Qd7 $13 {[%cal Gd7b5]} (24... fxe3 25. Rxg7 $18)) 17...
Bb7 18. Rg1 bxc4 19. Bxc4 Qe8 {[%cal Ge8h5]} (19... g6 20. Rd1 $132) 20. Nc3 (
20. Rd1 Qh5 $15 {[%csl Rf3,Rh3]}) 20... Rb8 (20... Qh5 $5 21. Nxe4 Qxh3+ 22.
Rg2 fxe4 23. Ng5 Qh1+ 24. Rg1 Qh6 (24... Ng4 $5 25. Rxh1 Nxe3+ 26. Ke2 Nxc2 27.
Rxh7 $18) 25. Nxe4 Nxe4 26. Qxe4 Rae8 27. Qg2 g6 {[%csl Re3,Rf1]} 28. Ke2 Qh5+
29. Qg4 Qxg4+ 30. Rxg4 Bc8 $132) 21. Nxe4 (21. Ng5 Nxg5 22. Rxg5 Bc8 23. Bd3
Be5 24. Rb1 (24. Bxf5 Bxf5 25. Rxf5 Nxd5 26. Nxd5 Rxb2 27. Rxf8+ Qxf8 $19)
24... g6 $15) 21... fxe4 (21... Qxe4 $6 22. Qxe4 fxe4 23. Nd2 $14) 22. Bxf6 (
22. Ng5 Be5 23. d6+ Kh8 24. Bxe5 Qxe5 25. Rd1 Bd5 $15) 22... Rxf6 23. Ng5 Bc8
$1 {[%cal Gc8h3]} 24. Ne6 ({Maybe at the last moment Kortschnoj noted} 24. Nxe4
$2 Bxh3+ 25. Ke1 {next very strong move:} Rxf2 $3 (25... Rg6 26. Rxg6 Qxg6 27.
Rc1 Bf5 28. Bd3 Be5 29. Nf6+ Qxf6 30. Bxf5 Rb2 31. Qe4 g6 32. Be6+ Kh8 33. Rc2
$11) 26. Kxf2 (26. Qxf2 Qxe4 $19) 26... Qe5 $19) 24... Qh5 25. Rxg7+ (25. Qxe4
Qxh3+ 26. Ke1 g6 27. Rh1 Qf5 28. Qxf5 Rxf5 29. Rc1 (29. f4 {[%cal Ge3e4]} Rb4
30. Rc1 Bb7 $15) 29... Rb2 30. f4 $132) 25... Kh8 26. Rg2 (26. Rxa7 $2 Bg3 $1 (
26... Qxh3+ 27. Ke1 Qh1+ 28. Bf1 Bg3 29. Qc3 Bxf2+ 30. Kd2 Qh6 $17) 27. Nf4 Qf3
$19 {[%csl Rf4][%cal Gf6f4,Gc8h3]}) 26... Qxh3 27. Ng5 $4 $19 {[%mdl 8192]} ({
The only move was natural} 27. Qc3 $1 {[%csl Rf6][%cal Gc3h8]} Qh1+ 28. Rg1 Qh4
(28... Qh3+ 29. Rg2 $11) 29. Rg2 $11) 27... Qh1+ 28. Rg1 Bh3+ 29. Nxh3 Qxh3+
30. Ke1 Be5 {[%cal Ge5a1] ...and Black occupied important big diagonal.} 31.
Rb1 (31. Rc1 Bb2 $1 32. Rb1 {[%tqu "En","?","","","f6f2","",10,"b2c3","",0]}
Rxf2 $1 (32... Bc3+ 33. Kd1) 33. Kxf2 Qf3+ 34. Ke1 Qxe3+ $19) (31. Rd1 Rxf2 $1
$19) 31... Rbf8 $4 $16 {[%mdl 8192]} ({Immediately win} 31... Rxb1+ 32. Qxb1
Qf3 33. Qc2 Bc3+ $19) 32. Qxe4 $8 (32. Rb3 Rxf2 33. Qxe4 Bg3 34. Kd1 $8 Rxa2
35. Rb8 $1 (35. Kc1 Qh2 $19) 35... Qh5+ 36. Kc1 Rxb8 37. Bxa2 Re8 $19) 32...
Bc3+ 33. Ke2 (33. Kd1 Rxf2 34. Be2 Qh2 35. Rh1 Rf1+ $1 36. Kc2 $1 Qxh1 37. Qxh1
Rxh1 38. Rxh1 $14) 33... Rxf2+ 34. Kd3 R2f3 $2 {I support, both sides were in
time pressure, it is the only explanation of lot of mistakes in the end of the
game.} (34... R2f3 $138 {?} 35. Rh1 $18) (34... Bf6 35. Rb7 $16) 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 1st"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2000.07.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Black "Efimov, Igor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2000.07.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nf3 c6 4. Qc2 Nf6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 (6. a3 h6 7. Bh4
dxc4 8. Qxc4 c5 9. Nc3 a6 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. e3 b5 12. Qd3 cxd4 13. exd4 Bb7 14.
Be2 Qb6 15. a4 b4 16. Ne4 a5 17. Qe3 h5 18. Bb5 Bc6 19. Bxc6 Qxc6 20. d5 $1 $36
{1-0 Korchnoi,V-Drazic,S/Bratto 1998/ (37)}) (6. e3 Qa5+ {-See comments to the
game  1/2-1/2 Pelletier,Y-Grischuk,A/Batumi 1999/CBM 74/[Pelletier,Tsesarsky] 
(58)}) 6... cxd5 (6... exd5 7. e3 (7. Nc3 Bb4 8. e3 {Good for White version of
Carlsbad variation.} h6 9. Bh4 O-O 10. Bd3 $14 {Dudas,J-Bagyanszky,A/Budapest,
Papp mem(3) SZT 1995/1/2-1/2 (122)}) 7... Bd6 (7... Qa5+ 8. Nbd2 Ne4 9. Bh4 (9.
Bd3 Nxg5 $1 (9... Nxd2 $6 10. Nxd2 Bb4 11. a3 h6 12. Bh4 Nb6 13. O-O Bxd2 14.
b4 Qa4 (14... Bxb4 15. axb4 Qxb4 16. Rfb1 Qd6 17. Rxb6 $18) 15. Qxd2 Be6 16.
Bc2 Qa6 17. a4 Nc4 18. Qd3 Qb6 19. Rab1 $14 {1-0 Schlosser,P-Rotoni,F/Velden
1993 (32)}) 10. Nxg5 Be7 11. Ngf3 $11) 9... Bb4 10. Bd3 f5 11. a3 O-O 12. O-O
Bd6 13. Bg3 Qc7 14. b4 a6 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Rfe1 $14 {1-0 Lobron-Sevillano/
Moscow olm 1994/ (44)}) 8. Bd3 {Good for White version of Carlsbad variation.}
h6 9. Bh4 Nf8 10. Nc3 Be6 11. Rb1 N8d7 12. b4 $14 {1-0 Kouatly,B-Roos,L/FRA tt
1989/ (43)}) 7. e3 $5 (7. Nc3 Be7 8. e3 a6 9. Bd3 b6 $1 (9... b5 $6 {[%csl Rb5]
[%cal Ga2a4]} 10. O-O Bb7 11. a4 b4 12. Nb1 a5 13. Qe2 h6 14. Bh4 Ne4 15. Bxe7
Kxe7 16. Nbd2 $14 {1/2-1/2 Nielsen,P-Luther,T/Minsk 1994/ (26)}) (9... h6 10.
Bf4 O-O 11. g4 $1 Ne4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Bxe4 $14 {1-0 Cebalo,M-Zorman,V/Pula
PCA ,EXT 1994/ (32)}) 10. O-O Bb7 $11 {-Tsesarsky. The only advantage White
has is the difference between Bb7 and Bd3, but Black plays 0-0, h7-h6 and
neutralize this minimal advantage.}) (7. a3 b6 8. e3 Bb7 9. Nc3 a6 10. Bd3 Be7
11. O-O O-O 12. a4 h6 13. Bh4 Nb8 14. Ne5 Nfd7 $1 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. f4 Nc6 17.
Nxc6 Bxc6 18. Qb3 Rfc8 19. Rac1 Bb7 20. Nb1 Qd8 {This game is very important
for this variation theory. Grischuk show the way of neutralization of minimal
White advantage.} 21. Nd2 a5 22. Nf3 {1/2-1/2 Hansen,C-Grischuk,A/Esbjerg DEN
2000/The Week in Chess 297 (22)}) 7... Bd6 $6 $14 (7... b6 $1 $11 {[%cal Gc8b7]
[%mdl 4] according to Grischuk's plan}) 8. Bd3 $1 {[%mdl 4] White delay Nb1
development, depending of Black reaction, Nb1 will jump to c3 or d2.} (8. Nc3
$6 a6 9. Bd3 h6 10. Bh4 b6 $11 {[%cal Gc8b7,Ge8g8] -like in the game Hansen -
Grischuk}) 8... Nf8 $2 $16 ({Better is} 8... h6 9. Bh4 O-O 10. O-O $14) ({
Black now can't play} 8... b6 $2 {because of} 9. Qc6 Bb4+ 10. Nbd2 Rb8 11. Bf4
Bb7 12. Qa4 Bxd2+ 13. Nxd2 Ra8 14. Rc1 $16) 9. Nc3 {Now, after tempo (or 2)
loss, this natural move is good.} Bd7 10. O-O (10. Ne5 $16) 10... Rc8 11. Ne5
a6 12. Qb3 b5 {[%csl Ra6,Rb5][%cal Ga2a4]} (12... Qc7 13. Rac1 Bc6 (13... Bxe5
14. dxe5 Qxe5 15. Bf4 Qh5 16. Qxb7 $18) 14. f4 $16 {[%csl Re8]}) 13. Rfc1 {
[%cal Ga2a4]} Qc7 (13... Ng6 14. Nxd7 $1 Qxd7 15. Nxb5 $1 $18) 14. Ne2 Qb8 15.
Rxc8+ Bxc8 16. a4 $1 {[%csl Rb5]} Ne4 $6 (16... Ng6 $142 $5 17. axb5 (17. Nc6
Bxh2+ 18. Kh1 Qc7 19. axb5 Ng4 20. g3 f6 21. bxa6 O-O 22. f3 fxg5 23. fxg4 Bxg3
24. Bxg6 hxg6 25. a7 Bb7 26. Ne7+ Qxe7 27. Nxg3 $16) 17... Nxe5 18. dxe5 Bxe5
19. f4 Bd6 20. Qc3 axb5 21. Bxf6 (21. Bxb5+ Ke7 22. Qc6 Rd8 23. Ra8 Qc7 24.
Qxc7+ Bxc7 25. Ra7 Kd6 26. Nd4 $14) 21... gxf6 22. Qxf6 Rg8 23. Bxh7 $16) 17.
Bf4 $18 {Position of Black is lost. White Attack on the queenside and
development advantage make Black position hopeless.} Ng6 (17... Nd2 18. Qc2 Nc4
19. axb5 axb5 20. b3 Nxe5 21. Bxb5+ Nfd7 22. dxe5 Be7 23. Qc6 $18) 18. axb5 (
18. Nxg6 $5 hxg6 {[%csl Rh2][%cal Gh8h2]} 19. axb5 (19. Bxe4 dxe4 20. axb5 Bxf4
21. exf4 axb5 $14) 19... Bxf4 20. exf4 (20. Nxf4 g5 21. Qa4 Bd7 22. Nh3 g4 23.
Nf4 g5 24. Qxa6 gxf4 25. exf4 Nxf2 26. Qa8 Qxa8 27. Rxa8+ Ke7 28. Rxh8 Nxd3 29.
b6 Bc6 $132) 20... g5 21. Qa4 axb5 22. Bxb5+ $18) 18... Bxe5 19. Bxe5 Nxe5 20.
dxe5 Nc5 (20... O-O 21. f3 Nc5 22. Bxh7+ Kxh7 (22... Kh8 23. Qb4 $18) 23. Qc2+
Kg8 24. Qxc5 $18) 21. Qc3 Nxd3 22. bxa6 $1 Nxe5 (22... Bxa6 23. Rxa6 $18) 23.
a7 Qa8 24. Qxe5 O-O 25. Nf4 (25. Qb8 Bd7 26. Qxa8 Rxa8 27. Nc3 Kf8 28. b4 Ke7
29. b5 Kd6 30. b6 Kc6 31. Na4 Bc8 32. f4 $18) 25... Bd7 26. Nh5 f6 27. Qd6 Rf7
28. Nf4 1-0

[Event "Linz"]
[Site "Linz"]
[Date "1997.05.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Beim, Valery"]
[Black "Wach, Markus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "1997.05.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qc2 e6 5. g3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qc2 Bb7 8. Bg2
Nbd7 9. a4 (9. O-O c5 10. a4 b4 11. Bg5 Rc8 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Qd3 O-O 14. Nbd2
Qc7 (14... Qe7 $11) 15. Nb3 Be4 $11 {1-0 Prokopisin,V-Taskovits,I/HUN-chT2
9394/1994/ (47)} (15... Ne5 $5 16. Nxe5 (16. Qb5 $1 Nxf3+ (16... Bxf3 17. exf3
Be7 18. Rac1 $14) 17. Bxf3 Bxf3 18. exf3 Be7 19. Rac1 Qd6 20. Qb7 $14) 16...
Bxg2 17. Bxf6 Bxf1 18. Nxc5 Qxc5 19. Nd7 Qc2 20. Nxf8 Qxd3 21. exd3 Kxf8 22.
Bxg7+ Kxg7 23. Rxf1 Rc2 24. Rb1 Rd2 25. b3 a5 $15)) 9... c5 $1 (9... b4 10. a5
$6 (10. e4 $5) 10... c5 11. O-O Rc8 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Qa4 O-O $11 {1-0
Gavrilov,A-Belikov,V/Moscow op 1995 (40)}) (9... a6 10. O-O (10. Ng5 Qb6 11.
O-O c5 12. Bxb7 Qxb7 13. axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8+ Qxa8 15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. Nc3 b4 17.
Nce4 $14 {Grabarczyk,M-Matlak,M/POL-ch (12)/1993/1-0 (64)}) 10... Be7 11. Nc3
O-O 12. Rd1 Qb6 13. e4 c5 14. e5 (14. Bg5 $5 b4 (14... cxd4 15. Nxd4 (15. Rxd4
$5 Ne5 16. Rd2 (16. Rad1 $2 Nxf3+ 17. Bxf3 b4 18. Qb3 (18. Ne2 Rac8 19. Qb3 Bc5
20. Bxf6 gxf6 $17) 18... Bc5 19. Bxf6 gxf6 $17) 16... Nxf3+ 17. Bxf3 b4 18. a5
Qc6 19. Ne2 Qxc2 20. Rxc2 $11)) 15. a5 Qa7 16. Ne5 (16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. e5 bxc3
18. exf6 Bxf6 19. bxc3 Rab8 $17) 16... Nxe5 17. dxe5 bxc3 18. exf6 gxf6 19. Bh4
cxb2 20. Qxb2 Bc6 (20... Kg7 $2 21. Rd7 $18) 21. Bxf6 $16) 14... Nd5 15. Bg5
Nb4 (15... Nxc3 $1 16. dxc5 $5 (16. Bxe7 Nxd1 17. Bxf8 Rxf8 18. Rxd1 (18. Ng5
g6 19. a5 Qa7 20. Bxb7 Qxb7 21. Rxd1 cxd4 22. f4 Rc8 23. Qd2 (23. Qe4 Qxe4 24.
Nxe4 Rc4 $15) 23... Rc5 $15) 18... Bxf3 19. Bxf3 cxd4 20. Qe4 (20. axb5 Nxe5
$17) 20... bxa4 21. Rxd4 Qb5 $17) 16... Bxc5 (16... Nxc5 17. Bxe7 Nxd1 18. Bxc5
Rfc8 19. b4 $18) 17. bxc3 Qc7 18. Bf4 Be7 19. axb5 axb5 20. Rab1 b4 21. Qd2 (
21. Ng5 Bxg5 22. Bxb7 Qxb7 23. Bxg5 Nxe5 24. Rxb4 Nf3+ $19) 21... Rad8 22. cxb4
Bxf3 23. Bxf3 Nxe5 $11) 16. Qd2 Bxg5 17. Qxg5 cxd4 18. Rxd4 Bxf3 19. Rxb4 Qc5
20. Bxf3 Qxb4 21. Bxa8 Rxa8 22. Rd1 Nf8 $11 {0-1 Maroto,J-Luther,T/Olot op
1994 (33)}) 10. axb5 (10. dxc5 Be4 11. Qb3 bxa4 12. Qxa4 Bxc5 $10) 10... cxd4
11. O-O Nc5 $6 $146 (11... Bc5 $142 12. Qd2 $6 (12. Rd1 $5 Rc8 13. Qa4 d3 14.
exd3 Qb6 15. d4 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Bxd4 17. Qxd4 Qxd4 18. Rxd4 Rxc1+ 19. Rd1 Rc7 $10
) 12... e5 13. Qg5 (13. b4 Bb6) 13... h6 14. Qf5 (14. Qxg7 $2 Rh7) 14... Be4
$17 {0-1 Gretarsson,H-Hector,J/Reykjavik op 1996 (24)}) (11... e5 $6 12. Nxe5
Bxg2 13. Nxd7 Rc8 14. Nxf6+ gxf6 15. Qa4 Bxf1 16. b6+ Ke7 17. Qxa7+ $14) 12.
Qd1 $5 (12. Rd1 $6 Be4 $8 13. Qc4 Bd5 $8 14. Qxd4 $8 (14. Qc2 Bb3 $19) 14...
Nb3 15. Qa4 Nxa1 16. Nc3 Bc5 17. Nxd5 $5 (17. e4 $2 Bxf2+ $1 18. Kxf2 Qb6+ 19.
Ke2 Bb3 20. Qxa1 Bxd1+ $19) 17... exd5 $1 (17... Nxd5 $2 18. e4 $1 Qb6 19. exd5
Bxf2+ 20. Kh1 Rd8 21. Qxa1 Rxd5 22. Rxd5 exd5 23. b4 O-O 24. Bb2 f6 25. Nd4 $14
) 18. Qxa1 O-O $15) 12... e5 (12... d3 13. exd3 Nxd3 14. Be3 $14) 13. Nxe5 $6 (
13. b4 Ncd7 14. Qa4 Nb6 $11) (13. e3 $1 Bxf3 (13... d3 14. Nxe5 Bxg2 15. Kxg2
Qd5+ 16. Nf3 Nfe4 17. Nc3 $16) (13... dxe3 14. Bxe3 Nfd7 (14... Qc7 15. b4 Ncd7
16. Qb3 Bd5 17. Qa3 $14)) 14. Bxf3 e4 15. exd4 exf3 16. dxc5 Qxd1 17. Rxd1 Bxc5
18. b4 $1 Bb6 (18... Bxb4 19. Be3 $14) 19. Ra3 $1 $14) 13... Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Qd5+
15. Nf3 Nb3 16. Ra6 (16. Ra2 $5 Nd2 (16... Nxc1 17. Qxc1 Bc5 18. Ra4 $16) (
16... Qxb5 17. Bf4 Bc5 18. Na3 $16) 17. Nbxd2 Qxa2 18. Qc2 Qd5 19. Qc6+ Qxc6
20. bxc6 Bc5 (20... a5 21. Nxd4 Bb4 22. Nc4 Rd8 (22... Rc8 23. Nb6 $18) 23. Rd1
Nd5 24. Bd2 Nc7 25. e3 $14) 21. Nb3 Bb6 22. Nbxd4 Rc8 23. b4 a6 24. Rd1 $14)
16... Qxb5 17. Qd3 Qxd3 18. exd3 Be7 (18... Bb4 $6 19. Bd2 Nxd2 20. Nbxd2 Bxd2
21. Nxd2 O-O 22. Rfa1 $16) 19. Re1 Nd5 (19... Nd5 {(} 20. Ra4 $5 (20. Bg5 f6
21. Bd2 Kf7 $11) 20... Nxc1 21. Rxc1 Nb4 22. Nxd4 Nxd3 23. Rc7 Bc5 (23... Bf6
24. Nc6 (24. Nf5 O-O 25. Raxa7 Rxa7 26. Rxa7 g6 $11) 24... O-O (24... Nxb2 25.
Re4+ Kf8 26. Nxa7 $14) 25. b4 a6 26. h4 $14) 24. Nc6 O-O 25. b4 Bb6 (25... Bxf2
$2 26. Rd7 $18) 26. Rd7 Nxf2 27. Nc3 $44) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 14th final"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1999.01.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kurajica, Bojan"]
[Black "Markowski, Tomasz"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2536"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1999.01.11"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sarajevo Bosna"]
[BlackTeam "Gorzow Stilon Welkopolski"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Nbd2 f5 5. g3 Nd7 (5... Bd6 6. Bg2 Qf6 7. Qc2
Nh6 8. b3 Nd7 9. Bb2 O-O 10. O-O Nf7 11. Ne1 g5 12. Nd3 {+= 0-1 Flores Alvarez,
R-Grau,R/Carrasco 1938 (39)}) 6. Bg2 Nh6 (6... Bd6 7. O-O (7. b3 Nh6 8. Bb2 O-O
9. e3 Qf6 10. Qc2 a5 11. O-O {+=} (11. a4 $6 Nb8 {=} (11... Bb4 $132) (11...
Bb8 12. Ng1 $6 $132 {1-0 Heino,H-Molari,J/FIN-chT 1987/EXT 87ch2 (48)}))) (7.
Qc2 Ngf6 8. cxd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Ne1 Qe7 11. Nd3 b6 12. Nf3 Ba6 13. Qa4 Bc4
14. Bf4 Ne4 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Rfe1 a5 17. Nfe5 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 {+= 0-1 Bielicki,
C-Garcia,P/Buenos Aires 1963 (73)}) 7... Ngf6 (7... Qf6 8. Nb3 (8. b3 Nh6 9.
Bb2 Ng4 10. Re1 O-O 11. e3 {+= 0-1 Fokin,S-Vorotnikov,V/Daugavpils 1978 (48)})
(8. cxd5 exd5 9. Nb3 Ne7 10. Bf4 O-O 11. Qd2 Ng6 12. Rac1 Bxf4 13. gxf4 Nh4 14.
Rc3 Nxf3+ 15. Rxf3 Nb6 16. Qc3 Nc4 17. Rg3 Nd6 18. f3 Be6 19. e3 Rac8 $132 {
0-1 Peng Zhaoqin-Ioseliani,N/FIDE Cand (Women), Groningen NED 1997 (40)}) 8...
Ne7 (8... h6 9. Bf4 Bxf4 10. gxf4 g5 11. Qd2 Ne7 12. fxg5 Qg7 13. cxd5 Nxd5 14.
g6 b6 15. Kh1 {+/- 1-0 Andersson,U-Yusupov,A/Leningrad(4) 1987 (27)}) 9. Bg5 (
9. Bf4 Bxf4 10. gxf4 dxc4 11. Na5 b5 12. Ne5 (12. a4 Rb8 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. fxe5
Qg6 15. Kh1 Rb6 16. Rg1 Qh5 17. Bf3 Qf7 18. axb5 cxb5 {~=}) 12... Nxe5 13. fxe5
Qg5 14. Kh1 Bd7 15. f4 (15. b3 cxb3 16. axb3 O-O 17. Nb7 {~=}) 15... Qh4 16.
Nb7 {+=} (16. a4 Nd5 {=+})) 9... Qf7 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Bf4 Bxf4 12. gxf4 O-O
13. Nc1 Qh5 14. Nd3 Ng6 15. e3 Nh4 {= 0-1 Kobatianski Alexander-Bogdanovich,G/
BL (2nd) South 1996 (39)}) (7... g5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Nb3 h6 10. Ne1 Qf6 11. Nd3
Ne7 12. Bd2 $132 (12. f4 $6 g4 13. Bd2 {=+} (13. Be3 $2 h5 {-/+ 0-1 Alatortsev
Vladimir-Koblenc,A/ch URS Moscow RUS 1945 (25)}))) (7... Nh6 8. cxd5 exd5 9.
Nb3 Nf7 10. Qc2 Qf6 11. Bf4 g5 12. Bxd6 Nxd6 13. Nc5 Nxc5 14. Qxc5 h6 15. Ne5
O-O 16. f4 {+= 1/2-1/2 Hoffman,A-de las Heras,J/Miguel Najdorf Open Buenos
Aires 1997 (47)}) 8. Qc2 (8. b3 Ne4 9. Bb2 O-O 10. e3 b6 11. Nxe4 fxe4 12. Nd2
Ba6 13. f3 exf3 14. Rxf3 Rxf3 15. Bxf3 Qg5 16. e4 Bb4 $1 17. Nf1 dxc4 (17...
Rf8 $2 18. a3 Be7 19. Bg4 Qg6 20. exd5 cxd5 21. Qe2 Rf6 22. Re1 Nf8 23. Bh5 Qf5
24. Bg4 (24. Ne3 Qg5 25. Qg4 Qxg4 26. Bxg4 dxc4 27. Nxc4 Bb7 {=}) 24... Qg6 25.
Bh5 Qf5 26. Bg4 {1/2-1/2 Hetey,L-Shurygin,S/Budapest FS10 IM-B 1995 (26)}) 18.
a3 Be7 19. Rc1 c5 {-/+}) 8... O-O 9. b3 (9. Ne1 Qe7 10. Ndf3 b6 11. Nd3 Bb7 12.
Bf4 {+=} (12. Bg5 c5 13. cxd5 Bxd5 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Nf4 Be4 {= 1-0 Kachiani
Gersinska Ketino-Kamp,C/BL (2nd) West 1996 (44)})) 9... Qe7 (9... Ne4 10. Bb2
Qf6 11. Ne1 Qh6 12. Nxe4 (12. Ndf3 f4 13. Nd3 fxg3 14. hxg3 Qg6 15. Nde5 Nxe5
16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. Bxe4 (17. dxe5 Nxg3 18. Rfc1 Nf5 {-/+}) 17... Qxe4 18. Qxe4
dxe4 19. dxe5 Bd7 20. Rad1 {+/-}) 12... fxe4 13. f3 Nf6 14. Qc1 Qh5 15. Nc2 e5
16. cxd5 exf3 17. exf3 Nxd5 18. dxe5 Bxe5 19. Bxe5 Qxe5 20. Qd2 {= 1/2-1/2
Chuchelov,V-Dgebuadze,A/Berliner Sommer 1995 (36)}) 10. Ne1 b6 11. cxd5 cxd5
12. Nc4 Ba6 13. Nxd6 Qxd6 14. Nf3 Rfc8 15. Qb2 Ne4 16. Bf4 Qe7 17. Rfc1 {
+= 1-0 Cvitan,O-Zorman,V/Pula 1994 (32)}) 7. O-O Nf7 8. Qc2 (8. b3 Bd6 9. Ne1
O-O 10. Nd3 Qe7 11. Bb2 b6 12. f3 Bb7 13. e4 Rfe8 14. e5 Ba3 15. Bxa3 Qxa3 16.
f4 Qe7 17. cxd5 {+=} (17. a4 a5 18. Qb1 c5 $132 {1-0 Arencibia, W-Hernandez,Y/
Alcobendas ,EXT 1994 (42)})) 8... Qf6 9. Rb1 a5 10. a3 a4 11. b4 axb3 12. Nxb3
(12. Qxb3) 12... Be7 13. Bb2 O-O (13... dxc4 14. Qxc4 Bxa3 15. Ra1 Nb6 16. Qc2
Bxb2 17. Rxa8 Nxa8 18. Qxb2 O-O 19. Ra1 Nc7 20. Nc5 Nb5 21. e3 {~=}) 14. c5 g5
15. Ne1 (15. Ne5 Nfxe5 16. dxe5 Qh6 (16... Nxe5 17. f4 {+-}) 17. f4 Ra4 18. e3
Rc4 {-/+}) (15. Nfd2 Bd8 16. e3 {+=}) 15... Qh6 16. Nd3 Bf6 17. f3 (17. f4 gxf4
18. Nxf4 Bg5 19. Bc1 {+=}) 17... Bg7 18. e4 f4 (18... fxe4 19. fxe4 dxe4 20.
Bxe4 Nf6 21. Bh1 $1 (21. Bg2 Ng4 {-/+}) 21... Nd5 22. Rbe1 {+=}) 19. gxf4 gxf4
20. e5 {+=} Nh8 (20... Ng5 21. Bc1 Qg6 22. Kh1 {+/-}) 21. Kh1 Ng6 22. Nf2 $6
$132 (22. Rg1 Nh4 (22... Rf7 23. Qd2 Ndf8 (23... Nh4 24. Bc1 Ng6 25. Bf1 Ndf8
26. Rg4 {+/-}) 24. Bc1 {+=}) 23. Bc1 Rf7 24. Qd2 Ng6 {+=}) 22... Nh4 23. Rg1
Rf7 (23... Nxg2 24. Rxg2 {+/-}) 24. Qe2 (24. Ng4 Qh5 25. Nc1 Nf5 26. h3 Qh4 (
26... Ne3 27. Nxe3 fxe3 28. Qe2 Bh6 29. f4 Qxe2 30. Nxe2 {+/-}) 27. Nd3 Qg3 28.
Qf2 Ra4 29. Nb4 $132) 24... Nf8 25. Bh3 (25. Ng4 Qh5 26. Bh3 Nfg6 27. Nf6+ Bxf6
28. Bg4 Qh6 29. exf6 Rxf6 {=+}) 25... Nfg6 26. Rg4 Nf5 27. Rgg1 (27. Rbg1 Ne3
28. Rg5 Bf8 $1 {-/+}) 27... Ne3 28. Nc1 Ra4 29. Ncd3 Rc4 $6 (29... Qh4 $132)
30. Rbc1 Qh4 $2 {+/-} (30... Ra4 $132) 31. Bc3 $2 $132 (31. Rxc4 Nxc4 32. Bc1
Rf8 33. Rg4 Qh6 34. Bg2 Rf5 35. Nxf4 Nxf4 36. Rxf4 Rxf4 37. Nd3 (37. Nh3 Re4 $3
{-+}) 37... Qh4 38. Bxf4 Nxa3 39. Qa2 Nc4 40. Qa8 Qd8 41. Bg5 $1 {+/-}) 31...
Ra4 32. Ra1 Kh8 33. Nb2 Ra8 34. a4 Ne7 35. Be1 (35. a5 N7f5 36. Nbd3 Bh6 37.
Rab1 {=}) 35... Bd7 $6 {+=} (35... N7f5 36. Bxf5 Nxf5 37. Ng4 Qh3 $132) 36.
Nbd3 Bh6 $6 {+/-} (36... Rg8 $142 37. Bg4 Qh6 38. Nd1 Nxg4 39. Rxg4 Bf8 40.
Rxg8+ Kxg8 41. N1f2 Bg7 42. Ng4 Qh3 43. Bf2 Ng6 44. Rg1 {+=}) 37. Bg4 N7f5 38.
Ne4 $6 (38. Nh3 Qe7 39. Bxf5 Nxf5 40. Qb2 Raf8 41. Bf2 Be8 42. a5 Ne3 43. Rab1
Nc4 44. Qe2 Rf5 45. Rg4 Bh5 46. Bh4 Qd7 47. Rg2 Bg7 48. Rbg1 Bg6 49. Bg5 Nxa5
50. Nhxf4 Nc4 51. Bf6 $1 {+/-}) (38. Bxf5 $1 Rxf5 39. Ne4 $1 Qh5 40. Nf6 {+-})
38... Qe7 39. Nd6 $2 (39. Bxf5 Nxf5 40. Nd6 Nxd4 41. Nxf7+ Qxf7 42. Qf2 Nf5 43.
Bd2 Ng3+ 44. hxg3 Qh5+ 45. Qh2 Qxh2+ 46. Kxh2 fxg3+ 47. Rxg3 Bxd2 48. Rb1 {+/-}
) 39... Nxd4 $2 (39... Rg7 $132) 40. Nxf7+ Qxf7 (40... Qxf7 41. Qb2 Nxg4 42.
Qxd4 Ne3 43. Bh4 Nf5 44. Qf2 Bg7 (44... Nxh4 45. Qxh4 {+/-}) 45. Bg5 {+/-})
1/2-1/2

[Event "MK Cafe Cup-A"]
[Site "Koszalin"]
[Date "1999.08.10"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khenkin, Igor"]
[Black "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2633"]
[BlackElo "2609"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1999.08.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. Qc2 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Nf6 6. Bg5 Be7 (6... Qb6 7.
Nbd2 $5 (7. Qc2 c5 (7... Nbd7 8. Nc3 c5 9. O-O-O Bd6 10. e4 (10. Na4 Qa5 11.
dxc5 Bxc5 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Nxc5 Qxc5 14. e3 Qxc2+ 15. Kxc2 Ke7 $11) 10... cxd4
11. Nxd4 O-O 12. f4 Bxf4+ (12... e5 13. Nf5 Bb4 14. Nd5 $1 $16) 13. Bxf4 e5 14.
Be3 Ng4 $132) (7... Ne4 $5 8. Bf4 Bb4+ (8... Nd7 9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 $14) (
8... c5 9. e3 Nc6 10. Nc3 Nf6 11. Bb5 $14) 9. Nc3 Qa5 10. Rc1 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Ba3
12. Rb1 O-O 13. e4 $14) 8. Nbd2 Qa5 9. e3 Nc6 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. dxc5 Qxc5 12.
Qxc5 Bxc5 13. Bb5 Bd7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Danner,G-Hoelzl,F/Budapest Elekes Mem 1994 
(50)}) 7... Qxb2 8. Rb1 Qa3 9. e4 b6 $44 {1-0 Sakaev,K-Tregubov,P/ch-RUS, St
Petersburg RUS 1998 (29).}) (6... b5 7. Qc2 Bb7 8. Nc3 (8. Bxf6 gxf6 (8... Qxf6
9. Nc3 Nd7 10. e3 a6 11. Bd3 c5 12. Be4 Bxe4 13. Qxe4 Qd8 14. O-O cxd4 15. Nxd4
Bc5 $11) 9. e3 Nd7 10. Be2 a6 11. a4 b4 12. Nbd2 c5 13. O-O Rc8 $11 {0-1
Ivanov,S-Kharlov,A/Russian Club Cup, Maikop RUS 1998 (35)}) (8. e3 Nbd7 9. Nbd2
Qb6 10. Be2 (10. a4 bxa4 11. Rxa4 c5 12. Nc4 Qc7 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. Nce5 Bd6 15.
Bb5+ Ke7 $15) 10... c5 11. O-O Rc8 12. Rac1 $11 {1-0 Ibragimov,I-Lugo,B/New
York 1998/CBM 64/ (20)} (12. Qb3 c4 13. Qc2 Nd5 $132)) (8. e4 a6 9. Nc3 Nbd7
10. e5 h6 11. Bd2 b4 12. exf6 bxc3 13. bxc3 Nxf6 14. Rb1 Rb8 15. Ne5 Bd6 16.
Be2 {1/2-1/2 Ionov,S-Solovjov,S/St.Petersburg (Russia) 1998 (16)}) 8... Nbd7 9.
e3 a6 10. Be2 (10. a4 c5 $132) 10... c5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Brunner,L-Stangl,M/BL
1995 (23)}) (6... h6 $6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. e4 Nd7 9. Nc3 a5 10. Be2 Qd8 11. O-O
$14 {1-0 Krasenkow,M-Volkov,S/Polish TV KO, Swidnica POL 1997 (49)}) 7. e3 (7.
Nc3 O-O 8. e4 h6 9. Bh4 Qb6 10. O-O-O $14 (10. b3 Qa5 11. e5 Bb4 $17 {0-1
Tepperman,D-Kirshner,M/Palo Alto 1992 (14)})) 7... O-O (7... b6 8. Nc3 Ba6 9.
Qa4 Bxf1 10. Rxf1 O-O 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Ke2 c5 13. Rfd1 cxd4 14. Ne4 e5 15.
exd4 exd4 16. Nxf6+ Qxf6 17. Qxd4 Qg6 18. Kf1 $11 {1/2-1/2 Atalik,S-Krasenkow,
M/Elista RUS 1998 (19)}) 8. Bd3 (8. Be2 Qa5+ 9. Nc3 Nbd7 10. O-O e5 11. Ne4 (
11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Ne4 exd4 (12... Be7 13. Rfd1 Nb6 14. Qc2 f5 15. Ned2 e4 16.
Nc4 $14) 13. Nxd4 (13. Nxf6+ Nxf6 14. Nxd4 $11) 13... Be5 14. Rfd1 $11) (11.
Rfd1 exd4 12. Qxd4 Rd8 13. Rac1 (13. e4 Nc5 $132) 13... Nc5 14. Qh4 Be6 15. Nd4
$11 (15. b4 Rxd1+ 16. Rxd1 Qa3 17. bxc5 Qxc3 18. Bd3 h6 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Qe4
g6 $17)) 11... exd4 (11... Nxe4 12. Bxe7 Re8 13. Bb4 Qb6 14. Rad1) 12. Qxd4 Qb6
13. Rfd1 Re8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk,V-Anand,V/Las Palmas sp 1996/ (29)} (13...
h6 14. Bh4 c5 $11)) 8... Na6 $14 {[%cal Gc6c5]} (8... h6 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Nc3
Nd7 11. Rd1 $14 {1-0 Kramnik,V-Lautier,J/Tilburg NED 1998 (24)}) (8... Nbd7 9.
O-O h6 10. Bh4 $14) 9. O-O c5 (9... Qb6 10. Nbd2 (10. Nc3 Qxb2 $15) 10... Qxb2
(10... c5) 11. Bxh7+ Kxh7 12. Rab1 Qa3 13. Qc2+ Kg8 14. Nc4 Nb4 15. Rxb4 Qxb4
16. Rb1 Nd5 17. Rxb4 Nxb4 18. Qb3 $14) 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Bxf6 gxf6 (11... Bxf6
$2 12. Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7 (12... Kh8 13. Qxc5 Bxb2 14. Qh5 $18) 13. Qxc5 Bd7 (13...
Bxb2 14. Qc2+ $18) 14. Nc3 Bc6 15. Rfd1 Qb6 16. Qh5+ Kg8 17. Rab1 $16) 12. Bc2
f5 $2 $16 (12... Bd7 13. Nc3 (13. Qg4+ Kh8 14. Rd1 f5 15. Qd4+ Kg8 16. Ne5 Be8
17. Nc3 (17. Qf4 Qb8 (17... Qb6 18. Nc4 Qa6 19. Nc3 Bf6 20. Rd6 $16) 18. Nc3 f6
19. Nd3 Bh5 20. Rd2 Nxd3 21. Rxd3 Qxf4 22. exf4 Rfd8 23. Re1 Kf7 24. Rxd8 Rxd8
25. Bb3 Rd6 26. Nb5 Rd2 27. Rxe6 Rxb2 28. Re1+ Kf8 29. Nd4 Bf7 30. Nxf5 Bc5 $44
) 17... Qxd4 18. exd4 Nd7 19. Nxd7 Bxd7 20. d5 Rfd8 $132) 13... Rc8 14. Rfd1 f5
15. Ne5 (15. Qf4 Bf6 (15... Qc7 16. Qh6 $16) 16. Ne5 (16. Rd6 Qe7 17. Rad1 Rfd8
18. Qg3+ Kf8 19. Ne5 Be8 $11) 16... Qc7 17. Nxd7 Nxd7 18. Qf3 $14) 15... Qb6
16. Rab1 Bf6 17. Qf4 Qc7 18. Qg3+ Kh8 19. Nxd7 Nxd7 20. Qf3 $14) 13. Rd1 Qc7
14. Nc3 a5 (14... Bd7 15. b4 $18) (14... Na6 15. Qe2 Bd7 16. Rac1 (16. e4 $16)
16... Rfd8 17. e4 $16) 15. e4 fxe4 16. Nxe4 b5 (16... Qf4 17. Qe2 b6 18. Nxc5
Bxc5 19. Qd3 f5 20. Qe2 Ra7 21. Bb3 Qe4 22. Rd2 a4 23. Bc4 $16) 17. Qe2 Bb7 18.
Nxc5 Bxc5 $2 $18 (18... Qxc5 19. Ne5 Rac8 20. Rac1 Qb4 21. Qh5 (21. Rd7 Be4 22.
Nd3 Qc4 (22... Bxd3 23. Qxd3 f5 24. Rd1 $16) 23. b3 (23. Qd2 Rfd8 24. Rxe7 Bxd3
25. Qg5+ Bg6 $19) 23... Bxd3 $8 24. Rxd3 Qf4 25. Rcd1 Rfd8 26. Rg3+ Kh8 27. Bd3
Qf6 (27... Rc1 28. Qb2+ $18) 28. Qh5 h6 29. Rh3 Kg7 30. Qxb5 $16) 21... Qh4 22.
Bxh7+ Kg7 23. Qxh4 Bxh4 24. Bd3 Rfd8 $14) 19. Ne5 $2 $14 (19. Ng5 Kg7 (19...
Bd6 20. Bxh7+ Kg7 21. g3 $18) 20. Nxh7 $18) 19... Rfd8 20. Qg4+ $4 $17 (20.
Rac1 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Bd5 (21... Rd8 22. Rxd8+ Qxd8 23. Qh5 $18 {[%csl Rf7,Rh7]})
22. Be4 $5 (22. Bb1 f5 $1 23. Rd3 (23. g4 Bd6 $17) (23. Bd3 Bd6 24. f4 Bxe5 (
24... b4 25. Bxf5 $16) 25. fxe5 Bxa2 26. Bxb5 $11) 23... Kh8 $11) (22. Bd3 $1
Bd6 (22... Bxa2 23. Qe4 $18) (22... b4 23. Qg4+ Kf8 24. Qg5 Bd6 (24... f5 25.
Qf6+ Kg8 26. Bxf5 Bxf2+ 27. Kf1 exf5 28. Rxd5 $16) 25. Rc1 (25. Qh6+ Ke7 26.
Rc1 Qd8 27. Qg5+ (27. Nc4 Rc8 28. Qxh7 $14 (28. Nxd6 Rxc1+ 29. Qxc1 Qxd6 $11))
27... Kf8 28. Qh5 $14) 25... Qd8 26. Qh5 Bxe5 27. Qxe5 $14) 23. Ng4 (23. Qg4+
Kf8 24. Nf3 $11) 23... Kh8 24. Nf6 Bxh2+ 25. Kh1 Qe5 26. Nxd5 exd5 27. g3 $18)
22... Bxe4 23. Qxe4 Rd8 24. Qg4+ (24. Rxd8+ Qxd8 25. g3 (25. Nd3 Qd4 $11) 25...
Qd2 26. Nd3 Bf8 27. h4 h6 $132) 24... Kf8 25. Rxd8+ Qxd8 26. Qh5 Qc7 27. Nd3
Bd6 28. Qxh7 Qc2 29. g3 Qb1+ 30. Kg2 Qxa2 31. h4 $132) 20... Kf8 (20... Kh8 $2
$18 21. Qf4 Bxf2+ 22. Kf1 $1 Qxc2 (22... Bb6 23. Rxd8+ $2 (23. Qf6+ $1 Kg8 24.
Qg5+ Kf8 (24... Kh8 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. Qxd8+ $18) 25. Bxh7 $18 {And now Black
can't play Rd2.}) 23... Rxd8 24. Qf6+ Kg8 25. Qg5+ Kf8 $1 (25... Kh8 26. Qxd8+
$1 $18) 26. Bxh7 Rd2 $1 27. Qxd2 Qxe5 $44) (22... Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Qxc2 24. Qf6+
Kg8 25. Qxf7+ Kh8 26. Qf6+ Kg8 27. Rd8+ Rxd8 28. Qxd8+ Kg7 29. Qg5+ Kf8 30.
Qf6+ $18) 23. Qf6+ Kg8 24. Qxf7+ Kh8 25. Qf6+ Kg8 26. Rxd8+ $18) 21. Qf4 (21.
Be4 Qxe5 (21... f5 22. Qf4 $1 $18) 22. Bxb7 Rab8 23. Bc6 Qxb2 $17 (23... Bxf2+
$17)) 21... Bd6 (21... Bxf2+ $2 22. Kh1 Bb6 23. Qh6+ Ke8 24. Qg7 Bc5 25. Bd3
Bc6 (25... Rxd3 26. Rxd3 Bf8 27. Qg5 $18 {[%csl Re8][%cal Ga1f1]}) 26. Rac1 $18
) 22. Rxd6 $8 (22. Qh6+ Ke8 23. Rxd6 Qxd6 $17) 22... Rxd6 23. Bxh7 Rad8 $2 $11
(23... f5 $1 {This paradoxal move was provide to Black an advantage.} 24. Qh6+
(24. Qh4 Qg7 25. Ng6+ Ke8 26. Re1 Rad8 $17) (24. Bg6 Rad8 25. h4 Rd4 $17) 24...
Qg7 25. Ng6+ Kf7 26. Qh5 Rc8 (26... Kf6 27. Qh4+ Kf7 28. Qe7#) 27. Re1 Rc4 28.
g3 Re4 29. Rc1 Rd2 30. h4 Ke8 31. Ne5+ Ke7 32. Nf3 Rc4 $17) 24. h4 (24. Qh6+
Ke8 25. Bd3 $1 Rxd3 26. Qh8+ Ke7 27. Qh4+ Kf8 28. Qh8+ $11) (24. Qg4 Rd5 25.
Qg8+ Ke7 26. Qg5+ (26. Qxf7+ Kd6 $19) 26... Ke8 27. Qg8+ $11) 24... Kg7 (24...
f5 25. Qh6+ Qg7 26. Ng6+ Kf7 27. Ne5+ Kf8 (27... Qxe5 28. Bg6+ Kf6 29. Bh5+ Ke7
30. Qh7+ Kf6 31. Qf7#) 28. Ng6+ $11) 25. Bc2 (25. Bd3 Qe7 26. Qg3+ Kf8 27. Qf4
$11) 25... f6 (25... Qe7 $132) 26. Qg4+ Kf8 27. Ng6+ Kf7 28. Qh5 Rg8 $4 $18 (
28... Kg7 29. Ne5 Kg8 30. Ng6 Qg7 31. Qxb5 $132) {[%tqu "En","?","","","g6e7",
"",10]} 29. Ne7+ $1 Kf8 (29... Kxe7 30. Qh7+ Kd8 31. Qxg8+ Kd7 32. Qf7+ Kc8 33.
Qe8+ $18) 30. Qh6+ Rg7 31. Qxf6+ Ke8 32. Qxg7 Qxc2 (32... Qxe7 33. Qg8+ Kd7 34.
Qb8 $18) 33. Ng6 Rd1+ 34. Kh2 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 1st"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2000.07.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Mikhalevski, Victor"]
[Black "Rabinovich, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2532"]
[BlackElo "2424"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2000.07.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 b5 6. O-O Bb7 7. a4 Nd7 8. Nc3 a6
(8... b4 $6 $146 {See comments to the game 1-0 Mikhalevski,V-Rabinovich,A/Tel
Aviv 1999/CBM 70/[Mikhalevski,V] (31)}) 9. Ne5 (9. e4 Ngf6 10. Qc2 (10. e5 Nd5
11. Ng5 h6 12. Qh5 g6 13. Qh3 Be7 14. Nce4 Kf8 15. Nd6 Bxd6 16. exd6 N7f6 $17 {
0-1 Maherramzade,J-Burmakin,V/Ubeda 1997/(33)}) 10... Bb4 11. Rd1 h6 12. axb5
cxb5 13. d5 exd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. exd5 O-O $15 {1/2-1/2 Geller,A-Radonjanin,V/
Pula tt 1990/] (61)}) 9... Nxe5 (9... Ngf6 10. Bxc6 Bxc6 11. Nxc6 Qc8 {See
comments to the game 1-0 Fominyh,A-Filippov,V/Elista 1996/CBM 56/[Khalifman] 
(21)}) (9... Ne7 10. axb5 (10. Nxf7 Kxf7 11. Ne4 Kg8 12. Ng5 Nf6 13. axb5 Bc8
14. bxc6 $40 {1-0 Mikhalevski,V-Rabinovich,A/Antwerp BEL 1999/ (35)}) 10...
axb5 (10... Nxe5 $5 11. bxa6 Nd7 12. Ne4 Nf5 13. g4 (13. Bg5 f6 14. axb7 Rxa1
15. Qxa1 fxg5 $15) 13... Rxa6 14. Rxa6 Bxa6 15. gxf5 exf5 16. Ng3 $44) 11. Rxa8
Bxa8 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. e4 g6 (13... Ng6 $2 14. h4 Bb4 15. h5 Ne7 16. h6 $1 {
See comments to the game  1/2-1/2 Romanishin,O-Krasenkow,M/Lviv UKR 2000/
[Tsesarsky] (47)}) 14. e5 Bg7 15. Ne4 O-O 16. Bg5 Nd5 $15 (16... Qa7 17. Qa1 $2
$17 {0-1 Solozhenkin,E-Tregubov,P/Russian Club Cup, Maikop RUS 1998/ (44)} (17.
Nf6+ $44))) 10. dxe5 Ne7 (10... Qb8 11. Ne4 Be7 12. Bf4 Qc7 13. axb5 cxb5 14.
Qd4 Kf8 15. Rfd1 Bd5 16. Nd6 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Qc6+ 18. Qe4 Qxe4+ 19. Nxe4 Bb4 20.
Rd7 a5 21. Rad1 $44 {1/2-1/2 Tatai-Nikolic/Bari 1970/ (43)}) (10... Qc7 11. Ne4
(11. axb5 axb5 12. Rxa8+ Bxa8 13. Nxb5 cxb5 14. Bxa8 Ne7 $11 (14... Bc5 15. b3
Ne7 16. bxc4 O-O 17. Be4 Qxe5 18. Qc2 f5 19. Bg2 bxc4 $11)) 11... Qxe5 (11...
Rd8 12. Qc2 $44 {1-0 Borovikov,V-Santos,C/EU-chJ Sas van Ghent 1992/ (28)}) 12.
Qc2 $44 {-Mikhalevski V. I absolutely agree with this evaluation:} Bb4 (12...
Nf6 $5 13. Bf4 $1 (13. axb5 Qxb5 {Here White B remain on c1} (13... axb5 $6 14.
Bf4 Qd4 15. Rxa8+ Bxa8 16. Ra1 (16. Rd1 Qa7 17. Nd6+ Bxd6 18. Bxd6 c5 19. Bxa8
Qxa8 20. Bxc5 Ne4 21. Bb4 h5 $15) 16... Qd8 17. Nxf6+ gxf6 18. b3 Bc5 19. Bc7
Qc8 20. bxc4 Bd4 21. Ra2 O-O $44) 14. Nd2 Bb4 15. Nxc4 O-O $17) 13... Qf5 14.
axb5 Qxb5 15. Nd2 $1 (15. Nxf6+ gxf6 $15) 15... Nd5 16. Nxc4 Nxf4 17. gxf4 Rc8
{[%csl Gc6]} (17... a5 18. Qa4 Qxa4 19. Rxa4 Bb4 20. Rfa1 (20. Rxb4 axb4 21.
Nd6+ Ke7 22. Nxb7 Ra2 $15) 20... Ke7 21. Nxa5 $11) (17... Bb4 $2 18. Ra5 $1 $16
) 18. Rfc1 Be7 (18... Bb4 19. Ra5 Bxa5 20. Nd6+ Ke7 21. Nxb5 cxb5 22. Qb1 $14 (
22. Bxb7 Rxc2 23. Rxc2 $11)) 19. Na5 Ba8 20. Bxc6+ Bxc6 21. Nxc6 Bf6 (21... g5
22. f5 $1 $132) 22. Qe4 O-O 23. Rc2 Rc7 24. Rac1 Kh8 25. Ne5 $11) 13. Bf4 Qh5
14. axb5 cxb5 15. Nd6+ Bxd6 16. Bxb7 Rd8 17. Bc6+ Ke7 18. Bxd6+ Rxd6 19. Rxa6
Nf6 20. Ra7+ Nd7 21. Rd1 Rd8 22. Rxd6 Kxd6 $44) 11. axb5 ({Immediately} 11. Bg5
h6 ({Interesting is also} 11... Qb8 12. Ne4 Nd5 13. Nd6+ Bxd6 14. exd6 h6 15.
Bc1 (15. d7+ Kxd7 16. Bd2 (16. Bc1 f5 17. e4 fxe4 18. Bxe4 Qe5 $17) 16... f5
17. Bc3 Rg8 18. e4 fxe4 19. Bxe4 Qd6 20. f4 Nxc3 $17) 15... O-O 16. e4 Nb4 17.
e5 (17. Qg4 f5 18. exf5 exf5 $17) 17... Nd3 18. Qh5 f6 19. Bxh6 Nxe5 20. Bf4
Qxd6 21. Rae1 $44) 12. Bxe7 Bxe7 13. axb5 axb5 14. Nxb5 Rxa1 15. Qxa1 (15.
Qxd8+ Kxd8 16. Rxa1 cxb5 17. Bxb7 Kc7 $11) 15... cxb5 16. Bxb7 {was not bring
to White any advantage, so V.Mikhalevski tries 11.axb5} O-O 17. Qa6 Qc7 18. Bc6
Qxe5 {1/2-1/2 Mikhalevski,V-Tregubov,P/Cappelle La Grande FRA 2000/ (18)})
11... axb5 12. Bg5 (12. Nxb5 $6 cxb5 13. Qxd8+ Kxd8 14. Rxa8+ Bxa8 15. Bxa8 $15
{0-1 Filippov,V-Burmakin,V/St. Petersburg 1998/CBM 67 noVC (46)}) 12... Rxa1 $1
{Right desicion} ({Wrong was} 12... Qc8 13. Rxa8 ({Or} 13. Ne4 {[%cal Ge4d6]}
Nf5 (13... Rxa1 14. Nd6+ $18) 14. Rxa8 Bxa8 15. g4 {-like in the next variation
}) 13... Bxa8 14. Ne4 {[%cal Ge4d6]} Nf5 15. g4 h6 $8 16. Bf4 $1 ({Not} 16.
gxf5 exf5 (16... hxg5 17. f6 g6 18. Qd2 $16) 17. Nd6+ Bxd6 18. exd6 hxg5 19.
Qd4 O-O $15) 16... Nh4 17. Bh1 Ng6 (17... c5 18. Bg3 Ng6 19. f4 Be7 20. f5 $16)
18. Bg3 h5 19. e3 (19. h3 hxg4 20. hxg4 c5 $17 {[%csl Re4,Rh1][%cal Gh8h1]})
19... hxg4 20. Qxg4 c5 21. Rd1 Bxe4 22. Bxe4 Ne7 23. Ra1 $16 {[%csl Re8][%cal
Ga1a8,Gg4f3]}) (12... Qxd1 13. Rxa8+ ({Interesting also is} 13. Rfxd1 $14)
13... Bxa8 14. Rxd1 $14) 13. Qxa1 Qc8 ({Another good continuation was} 13...
Qc7 {[%cal Gc7e5]} 14. Qa7 Nd5 15. Ne4 h6 16. Bd2 f5 17. Nd6+ (17. exf6 gxf6
18. Nc5 {[%csl Rb7,Re6]} Bxc5 (18... Bc8 19. Qxc7 Nxc7 20. Bxc6+ Kf7 21. Ne4
$14) 19. Qxc5 Qe7 20. Qa7 Kf7 $15) 17... Bxd6 18. exd6 Qc8 19. f3 O-O 20. e4
fxe4 21. fxe4 Rxf1+ 22. Bxf1 Nf6 23. e5 Nd5 $44 (23... Nd7 24. Bh3 Nxe5 25. Qe3
Nf7 26. Bxe6 $18 {[%csl Rb7,Gd2,Gd6,Ge6,Rf7][%cal Gd6d7]})) 14. Qa7 Nd5 15. Ne4
c5 $2 $16 {Bad move} ({Right was immediately} 15... h6 $1 16. Bd2 ({Also
interesting but not so strong as in this game on the 17-th move} 16. Be3 Nxe3
17. fxe3 (17. Qxe3 Be7 18. Nd6+ (18. Nc5 O-O $17) 18... Bxd6 19. exd6 O-O $17)
17... Be7 18. Nc5 Bxc5 19. Qxc5 Qd7 20. Rf4 {[%cal Gf4d4]} (20. Ra1 Kd8 $15)
20... h5 21. Rd4 Qc7 22. h3 (22. Rd6 O-O 23. Bf3 g6 $17) 22... h4 23. g4 f6 24.
Rd6 $44) 16... f5 17. exf6 gxf6 $44) 16. Rd1 h6 17. Be3 $1 {Seems this strong
move was missed by Rabinovich} Be7 ({Now} 17... Nxe3 $2 {met by} 18. Nf6+ $1
gxf6 19. Bxb7 {and White wins}) 18. Nd6+ Bxd6 19. exd6 {[%csl Rc5]} O-O 20.
Bxd5 $2 $14 ({Very strong was} 20. Bxc5 $1 Qd7 {[%cal Gf8a8]} 21. e4 $1 {
It is not so easy to deside to sacrifice Q, must properly evaluate position
after 25-th move} Nf6 (21... Ra8 $2 22. Qxa8+ Bxa8 23. exd5 Bxd5 24. Bxd5 exd5
25. Rxd5 f6 26. Rd2 {White's plan is simply:to promote Pd and to avoid
perpetuum check.} g5 (26... Kh7 27. h4 $1 {[%csl Gg1]} (27. Re2 Qg4 28. Rd2 Qd7
$11) 27... Kg6 28. Re2 Qc6 29. Bb4 Kf5 30. Re7 g5 31. d7 $18) 27. h3 $1 {
[%csl Gg1]} h5 28. Re2 Qc8 29. Bb4 $18) 22. Bb4 $1 (22. e5 $2 Bxg2 23. exf6 (
23. Kxg2 Qc6+ 24. f3 Nd7 $17) 23... Bb7 24. fxg7 Ra8 25. Qb6 Bf3 26. Rc1 e5 27.
Kf1 Ra2 $17) (22. Ba3 Ra8 23. Qe3 Ra4 24. e5 Nd5 $132) 22... Ra8 23. Qe3 Ra4
24. Bc3 Ne8 25. e5 Bxg2 26. Kxg2 b4 27. Bd4 $16 {[%csl Gd6,Re8]}) 20... exd5
21. Qxc5 Qg4 $2 $16 ({To White advantage led} 21... Qxc5 $6 22. Bxc5 Ra8 (22...
Rd8 23. Ra1 f6 {[%cal Gg8f7]} 24. Ra7 Rd7 25. Ra5 d4 (25... Bc6 26. Ra6 Bb7 27.
Rb6 $16) 26. Rxb5 (26. Bxd4 Rxd6 27. Rxb5 Be4 28. e3 Ra6 $44) 26... d3 27. exd3
cxd3 28. Rb4 Kf7 29. Rd4 Ba6 30. f3 $16) 23. e4 f6 24. exd5 (24. Bb6 Bc6 25.
exd5 Bd7 26. Kg2 Kf7 27. Re1 Re8 28. Ra1 Re5 29. Ra7 Ke8 30. Ra8+ Kf7 $11)
24... Kf7 25. Bb6 Bc8 26. Re1 $16) ({But} 21... Bc6 $1 22. Ra1 Rd8 23. Bd4 Rd7
$14 {was mimimize White advantage}) 22. Rd2 $2 $11 {Maybe time pressure was a
reason of mistakes?} (22. Qc7 $1 Qxe2 (22... Bc8 23. Rxd5 Bd7 24. Rd4 $16) 23.
Rd4 $16 {[%csl Rb7,Gd6][%cal Gd6d7]}) 22... Ra8 23. f3 Qh3 24. Rd1 Qe6 25. Kf2
Re8 26. Re1 (26. Rd2 $11) 26... b4 (26... Qh3 27. Kg1 Qd7 $11) 27. Bd4 {
[%csl Rb4]} h5 $2 $16 (27... b3 $11) 28. Qb5 (28. Qxb4 $16) 28... Bc8 29. e4 $2
$11 (29. Qxb4 $16) 29... Bd7 $2 (29... b3 30. Qxd5 Qxd5 31. exd5 Rxe1 32. Kxe1
Kf8 33. Kd2 g6 34. Kc3 Ba6 $11) 30. Qxd5 (30. Qxb4 Qh3 31. Kg1 dxe4 (31... h4
32. Bf2 dxe4 33. fxe4 hxg3 34. Bxg3 Qe6 $44) 32. fxe4 Bc6 33. Qxc4 Rxe4 (33...
Bxe4 34. Qe2 $16) 34. Rxe4 Bxe4 35. Qe2 Bc6 $44) 30... Qh3 $4 $18 {Lose
immediately} (30... Qxd5 31. exd5 Rxe1 32. Kxe1 $11) 31. Kg1 $2 $16 (31. Qg5 $1
{[%csl Rg7]} Qxh2+ 32. Ke3 f6 33. Bxf6 $18) 31... Qe6 32. Qxe6 (32. Qc5 $16)
32... Bxe6 33. Bc5 Rb8 34. Rd1 (34. Ra1 c3 35. bxc3 b3 36. Rb1 f6 (36... b2 37.
Bb4 $18) 37. Kf2 Kf7 $16) 34... f6 35. d7 (35. Kf2 $16) 35... Rd8 36. Rd6 (36.
Bxb4 Rxd7 37. Bd6 $16) 36... Kf7 37. Bxb4 Rxd7 38. Rc6 Rd1+ 39. Kf2 Rh1 (39...
g5 40. Bc3 $16) 40. Bc3 $2 {the last mistake} (40. Rc7+ {was keep advantage}
Kg6 41. Bf8 Bf7 42. Kg2 (42. f4 Rxh2+ 43. Ke3 Rxb2 44. f5+ Kh7 45. Rxf7 Kg8 46.
Rxg7+ Kxf8 $11) 42... Rb1 43. Ba3 $16) 40... Rxh2+ 41. Ke3 Rg2 42. Rc7+ Kf8 43.
e5 Rxg3 44. exf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch51"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.07.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Yevseev, Denis"]
[Black "Smagin, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1998.07.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 16480]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nd7 4. g3 (4. Bg5 f6 $5 (4... Be7 5.
Bxe7 Qxe7 6. e3 Ngf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Qb3 c6 9. Rd1 $14)) 4... dxc4 (4... c6 5.
Qc2 $5) 5. Bg2 (5. Qa4 a6 $1 6. Qxc4 (6. Nc3 $6 Rb8 $15) 6... b5 {/\ Bb7=})
5... Bb4+ (5... Nb6 6. Ne5 (6. O-O Ne7 (6... Nf6 7. Nbd2 $14) 7. e4 (7. Ne5 Nf5
$1 8. e3 (8. Be3 $6 c5 $1) 8... c5 $15 (8... Nd6 9. Nd2 Bd7 10. a4 Be7 11. a5
Nd5 12. Ndxc4 $11)) 7... Nc6 8. Nc3 Be7 9. Be3 (9. d5 exd5 10. exd5 Nb4 11. Ne5
O-O $17 (11... Bf5 $5 12. Qf3 Bg6 $17)) (9. Bf4 $15) 9... O-O (9... Bf6 $5 {
Smagin,S}) 10. Qe2 Bd7 11. Rad1 $44 {1/2-1/2 Shipov,S-Smagin,S/Moscow 1995/Inf
63/[Shipov,S] (44) ()}) 6... Ne7 7. Nxc4 Nc6 8. Nxb6 axb6 9. e3 Be7 10. O-O O-O
11. Nc3 $14 (11. e4 $2 e5 $2 (11... Qxd4 12. Nc3 Rd8 $17) (11... Nxd4 12. Be3
c5 13. Nc3 b5 $17) 12. d5 Nd4 13. Be3 Bc5 14. f4 (14. Nd2 Bd7 15. a3 Ba4 16.
Qb1 Bb5 17. Re1 Re8 $132 {1-0 Krasenkov Mikhail-Smagin Sergey/It "PCA Grand
Prix" (select), Moscow (R 1996 (39)}) 14... f6 15. Nc3 $14)) (5... Rb8 6. a4 a6
7. a5 $1 b5 8. axb6 Nxb6 $14 (8... cxb6 $6 9. Bf4 Rb7 10. Rxa6 $1 $16)) (5...
c6 $5 6. Nc3 b5 7. O-O $44) (5... c5 6. O-O a6 7. a4 Ngf6 8. Nbd2 cxd4 9. Nxc4
Nb6 10. Nxb6 Qxb6 11. a5 Qa7 12. Bf4 Bd7 13. Be5 Bc5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Lobach,
P-Blatny,P/Pardubice op 1995/EXT 95op (46)}) (5... a6 6. Nbd2 b5 7. Ne5 Nxe5 8.
Bxa8 Qxd4 9. Bg2 Bc5 10. O-O Nf6 11. Qc2 Neg4 $15 {0-1 Kottke,U-Blatny,P/OLNW
1992/BIG 90 (27)}) 6. Nbd2 (6. Bd2 Bd6 (6... Be7 $5) 7. Qa4 Ngf6 8. Nc3 a6 9.
Qxc4 b5 10. Qb3 Bb7 $11) 6... Ne7 7. O-O b5 8. a4 (8. Qc2 Bb7 9. a4 a6 10. b3
c3 11. Nb1 (11. Ne4 Nd5 12. axb5 axb5 13. Bg5 f6 $17) 11... Nd5 12. e4 N5f6 13.
Re1 c5 14. Nxc3 Bxc3 15. Qxc3 Nxe4 16. Qe3 O-O $15) 8... c6 9. axb5 cxb5 10.
Ne5 Rb8 (10... Nxe5 11. Bxa8 Qxd4 12. Nf3 Nxf3+ 13. Bxf3 Bc5 14. Be3 Qxd1 15.
Rfxd1 Bxe3 16. fxe3 a6 $132) 11. Ne4 $44 a5 (11... Nxe5 12. dxe5 O-O 13. Rxa7
Nc6 14. Qxd8 Rxd8 15. Nf6+ gxf6 16. Bxc6 fxe5 17. Bg5 Rd6 18. Be8 f5 (18... Kf8
19. Bxf7 Rb7 20. Ra8 (20. Rxb7 Bxb7 21. Bh5 $132) 20... Kxf7 21. Rxc8 Ra7 22.
Rb8 $11) 19. Bf7+ Kg7 20. Be8+ Kf8 21. Bh5 Bb7 22. Bf6 Rd7 23. Bxe5 Rbd8 24.
Bf6 Be4 25. Rxd7 Rxd7 26. Ra1 $132) 12. Bf4 Rb6 13. Qc2 Bb7 14. Nxd7 (14. Rfd1
$5 $44) 14... Qxd7 15. Nc5 Bxc5 16. dxc5 Ra6 17. Rfd1 (17. e4 O-O 18. Rfd1 Qc6
19. Bd6 Re8 20. Bxe7 Rxe7 21. Rd6 Qc7 22. Qd2 (22. e5 Re8 23. Qd2 Bc6 (23...
Bxg2 24. Rxa6 $16) 24. Rd1 h6 25. Qf4 Rf8 26. Qd4 $44) 22... Bc6 23. e5 $44)
17... Qc8 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Rd6 (19. Bd6 O-O 20. c6 Rxc6 21. Rxa5 Rfc8 22. Bxe7
Qxe7 23. Rxb5 $11) 19... O-O 20. Qd2 $2 $17 (20. Rxa6 $1 Qxa6 21. Bd6 Qa7 (
21... Re8 22. Bxe7 Rxe7 23. Qd2 Qc6 24. Qxa5 Re8 25. Qb6 Qd7 26. e4 Qd4 27.
Qxb5 $16) 22. b3 Rc8 (22... cxb3 23. Qxb3 Ra8 24. Qxb5 a4 25. Ra3 Nf5 26. e4
Nd4 27. Qc4 Nc6 $11) 23. bxc4 Nf5 24. Rd1 Nxd6 (24... b4 25. e4 Ne7 (25... Nxd6
26. cxd6 a4 27. c5 b3 28. Qc3 Qa6 29. d7 Rd8 30. c6 $18) 26. Qa4 Nc6 27. e5 Qb7
28. Rd3 $11) 25. cxd6 Qc5 26. d7 Rd8 27. Rc1 b4 28. Qa4 $11) 20... Nc6 21. Rd7
(21. Rd1 Qc8 22. Qc3 Nb4 23. Qd4 Rxd6 24. cxd6 Qd7 $17) 21... Qa8 22. Bc7 $2
$19 (22. Rd1 a4 $17) 22... Ra7 (22... a4 $19) 23. Rd1 (23. e4 a4 24. Qd6 b4 (
24... c3 25. bxc3 a3 26. Bb6 Rxd7 27. Qxd7 b4 28. cxb4 Nxb4 29. Qb5 Nc2 30. Ra2
Qxe4 31. Qb1 $8 Ra8 32. c6 Qb4 $1 33. Qxc2 Qxb6 34. c7 $132) 25. f3 a3 $19)
23... a4 24. Qf4 c3 $1 (24... b4 25. Qxc4 Qc8 $19) 25. bxc3 a3 26. Ra1 (26. Qd6
a2 27. Ra1 b4 28. cxb4 Nxb4 $19) 26... Qc8 (26... a2 27. Qd6 (27. e4 b4 28.
cxb4 Nxb4 29. Rd2 Ra3 $17) 27... b4 28. cxb4 Nxb4 $19) 27. Qd6 Ra6 (27... Ne5
28. Re7 (28. Rd8 Rxd8 29. Qxd8+ Qxd8 30. Bxd8 a2 31. Kf1 Kf8 $17) 28... Nc4 29.
Qc6 Na5 $1 (29... a2 30. Qxb5 Rb7 31. Bb6 Rxe7 32. Qxc4 $44) 30. Qb6 (30. Qd6
Nb3 31. Ra2 Nc1 32. Rc2 Nxe2+ 33. Rxe2 a2 34. Rxa2 Rxa2 35. c6 Qa8 36. Bb6 Qa4
$19) 30... Ra6 31. Qxa6 (31. Qxb5 Nc6 32. Rxa3 Nxe7 33. Qxa6 Qxc7 34. Qd6 Rc8
$19) 31... Qxa6 32. Rxa3 Qa7 $1 33. Bd6 Qa8 34. Bc7 Qd5 35. Rxa5 Qxc5 36. Rd7
Qxc3 $19) 28. Bb6 Qa8 29. Ra2 b4 30. cxb4 Nxb4 31. Ra1 a2 32. Qd2 Nd5 33. f3
Qc6 34. Ra7 Rxb6 0-1

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2002.01.27"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2626"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2002.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 e6 4. Qc2 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Nf6 6. Bg5 b5 7. Qc2 Bb7 8. e3
Nbd7 9. Be2 (9. Nbd2 a6 10. a4 h6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Bd3 $14 {-see commented
game 1/2-1/2 Sanjay,N-Kharlov,A/Calcutta 2001/CBM 82_01 [Tsesarsky,I](44)}) ({
More popular is} 9. Bd3 h6 (9... Rc8 10. O-O a6 11. a4 c5 12. axb5 c4 (12...
Bxf3 13. gxf3 cxd4 14. Qe2 axb5 15. Bxb5 Be7 $132) 13. Be2 axb5 14. Nc3 $14 (
14. b3 $132 {1-0 Paunovic,D-Kalezic,B/Herceg Novi YUG 2001/The Week in Chess
358 (41)})) 10. Bh4 {-see commented game 1-0 Gurevich,M-Grischuk,A/Cannes 2001/
CBM 82_01[Tsesarsky,I] (44)} (10. Bxf6 $5)) 9... a6 {[%cal Gc6c5] Black
prepares c6-c5 promotion.} (9... Qb6 10. O-O (10. Nc3 a6 11. a4 c5 12. axb5
cxd4 13. exd4 $14) 10... c5 11. a4 a6 12. axb5 axb5 13. Rxa8+ Bxa8 14. dxc5
Bxc5 15. Bxf6 (15. b4 Bxb4 {1/2-1/2 Masternak,A-Van der Vorm,T/DEN 1999/EXT
2000 (15)}) 15... gxf6 16. Rc1 b4 (16... O-O 17. Nc3 Rd8 18. Nxb5 Bxf3 19. gxf3
$16) 17. Nbd2 $14) 10. a4 {[%csl Rb5] White, in other side, puts pressure on
Pb5.} Rc8 (10... Bb4+ $6 11. Nc3 Be7 12. O-O $14 {1/2-1/2 Giffard,N-Sarmiento
Alfonso,B/Las Palmas 1993/EXT 97 (51)}) 11. O-O ({Worth of attention} 11. Nc3 {
[%csl Rb5][%cal Gc3b5,Ga4b5] increasing pressure on Pb5.} c5 12. d5 $5 b4 (
12... Qa5 13. dxe6 fxe6 14. O-O b4 15. Nb1 c4 16. Nbd2 b3 17. Qb1 Bxf3 18. Nxf3
Bd6 19. Rc1 Qb4 20. Bxf6 Nxf6 21. Rc3 O-O 22. Qf1 $14 {[%csl Rc4][%cal Gf1c4,
Gc3c4]}) 13. dxe6 fxe6 14. Nb1 c4 15. Bxc4 (15. O-O Be4 16. Qc1 Qa5 $15) 15...
Bxf3 16. gxf3 Ne5 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Nd2 Qd5 19. b3 (19. Bxd5 Rxc2 20. Bxe6 Rxb2
21. Ke2 Nxf3 22. Kxf3 Rxd2 23. Rhd1 Rd6 24. Bd5 $14) 19... Nxc4 20. bxc4 (20.
Nxc4 Qxf3 21. Rg1 Rc5 $132) 20... Qe5 21. Rc1 f5 22. f4 $14) 11... Be7 12. Nbd2
O-O 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Nb3 $6 $11 ({Better looks} 14. Qe4 $5 {[%cal Gf1c1,Ge4b7]
preventing c6-c5 promotion} Qb6 (14... Nb6 15. a5 Nd7 16. Rfd1 f5 17. Qf4 c5
18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. b4 Bd6 20. Qh6 Nd7 21. Ng5 Nf6 22. Bf3 $14) 15. Qg4+ (15. Qh4
Rfe8 {[%cal Gf6f5]} 16. Bd3 f5 17. Qg3+ Kh8 18. Ng5 Bxg5 19. Qxg5 c5 $132)
15... Kh8 16. Qh4 Rg8 17. Bd3 Rg7 18. axb5 cxb5 19. Be4 $14 {[%csl Rf6,Rf7]})
14... c5 15. axb5 cxd4 16. Qd2 ({Or} 16. Qd1 dxe3 17. bxa6 exf2+ 18. Rxf2 Bd5
19. Nfd4 Ne5 $132) 16... dxe3 17. Qxe3 axb5 18. Bxb5 Nc5 (18... Bd5 $132) 19.
Nxc5 (19. Nbd4 Qb6 20. b4 Rfd8 $1 21. Rfc1 (21. bxc5 Bxc5 22. Rfd1 Bxf3 23.
Qxf3 Bxd4 24. Rab1 $44) 21... Bxf3 22. gxf3 Nb3 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Nf5 Qxb5 (
24... Qxe3 25. Nxe7+ Kf8 26. fxe3 Rb8 (26... Kxe7 27. Ra7+ Kf8 28. Bd3 f5 29.
Kf2 $14 {[%csl Gb4][%cal Gb4b8]})) 25. Nxe7+ Kg7 26. Qxb3 (26. Nxc8 Nxa1 $11)
26... Rc7 $11 {[%csl Re7]}) 19... Rxc5 20. Bd3 f5 21. Rfd1 Rd5 22. Be2 Bf6 23.
Rab1 Qd6 (23... Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Qb8 $11) 24. Ne1 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Qb4 26. Nd3 Qb3
27. Nc5 Qxe3 (27... Qxb2 28. Nxb7 Qxb7 $44) 28. fxe3 Bc6 (28... Bd5 $6 29. Nd7
Bxb2 30. Nxf8 Kxf8 31. Bf3 $14) 29. Nd7 {White decided to transform the game
into drawn endgame with BB opposite colour.} (29. b4 Rb8 30. Rd6 Be8 31. Na6
Rb7 32. Bf3 Ra7 $11) 29... Bxd7 30. Rxd7 Bxb2 31. Bh5 {[%csl Rf7]} Kg7 32. Kf2
Kf6 33. h3 h6 34. g4 fxg4 35. hxg4 Ba3 36. e4 e5 37. Rb7 Ke6 38. Kf3 f6 39. Bg6
Bc1 40. Rc7 Bg5 41. Rc8 $1 Rxc8 (41... Rxc8 42. Bf5+ $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "SUI-ch"]
[Site "Pontresina"]
[Date "2000.07.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Wirthensohn, Heinz"]
[Black "Ekstroem, Roland"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2404"]
[BlackElo "2487"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2000.07.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. b3 c5 4. Bb2 Be7 5. g3 O-O (5... b6 $1 6. Bg2 Bb7 $11 {
-Tsesarsky}) 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. O-O d5 8. cxd5 exd5 $6 (8... Nxd5 $11) 9. d4 Ne4 $6
$14 (9... b6 $1 $132 {To avoid isolated P creation}) 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. e3 Bg4
12. Nc3 {Another continuations also promise to White clear advantage:} (12. h3
Bh5 (12... Be6 13. Nc3 Re8 14. Ne2 Qd6 15. Nfd4 Rad8 16. Rc1 Bb6 $14 {1/2-1/2
Barlov,D-Spacek,P/St.Ingbert ,EXT 1989/ (46)}) 13. Nc3 (13. g4 $6 Bg6 14. Nc3
Nxc3 15. Bxc3 Be4 $11 {1-0 Scherer,M-Beckmann,K/Neckar Open, Deizisau GER 1998/
(84)}) 13... Nxc3 14. Bxc3 Re8 15. Qd2 $14 {[%csl Rd5]}) (12. Na3 $5 {[%csl
Rd5][%cal Ga3c2,Gc2d4]} Qe7 13. Nc2 Rad8 14. Ncd4 Rfe8 (14... Ne5 $5 15. h3
Bxd4 $1 16. Qxd4 Bxf3 17. Qxe5 Qxe5 18. Bxe5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Rfe8 20. Bd4 $14)
15. Kh1 h5 16. h3 Bc8 17. Rc1 Bd7 18. Kg1 Bb6 19. a3 $14 {[%csl Rd5] 0-1
Perich,S-Farina,S/Verona 1997 (60)}) 12... Nxc3 $6 $16 (12... Nf6 $142 {
trying to avoid pieces change} 13. Rc1 Bb6 14. Na4 Qe7 15. h3 Bf5 16. Nxb6 axb6
17. a4 Be4 18. Nd4 $14 {1-0 Valido,C-Delgado,M/Cuba ch sf Villa Clara 1995/(46)
}) 13. Bxc3 {White's plan is to change all NN and black-colour BB - and than
to start pressure on d5 isolated P .} Qd7 (13... Rc8 14. Qd3 $1 (14. h3 Bh5 15.
g4 (15. Qd2 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 d4 17. exd4 Bxd4 18. Bxc6 (18. Rad1 Ne5 $17) (18.
Rae1 Bxc3 19. Qxc3 Nd4 $11) 18... Bxc3 $11) 15... Bg6 16. Qd2 Be4 $11 {1-0
Goldberg,G-Ravinsky,G/Moscow 1955/ (71)}) (14. Qd2 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 d4 16. exd4
Bxd4 17. Bxd4 Nxd4 $11 {and White can't take on b7}) 14... Bxf3 15. Bxf3 d4 16.
exd4 Bxd4 17. Bxd4 Nxd4 (17... Ne5 18. Qf5 Nxf3+ 19. Qxf3 Qxd4 20. Qxb7 $16)
18. Bxb7 $16) 14. Qd2 Bb6 (14... Qf5 {Don't help also} 15. Nh4 Qg5 (15... Qd7
$2 {[%tqu "En","?","","","c3g7","",10]} 16. Bxg7 $1 Kxg7 17. Qc3+ Bd4 18. exd4
$18 {1-0 Wians,C-Flear,C/Mondorf ,EXT 1991/ (29)}) 16. Bxd5 (16. Qxd5 Bxe3 $1
17. Bxg7 $1 Kxg7 18. fxe3 Qxe3+ 19. Kh1 Rad8 20. Nf5+ Bxf5 21. Qxf5 $14) 16...
Rad8 17. e4 $16) 15. Ne5 $1 {According to noted plan.} Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Rfd8 (
16... Rfe8 17. Bd4 Bc7 18. Rac1 Bd6 $14 (18... f6 $2 19. Bxf6 $1 Be6 (19...
gxf6 20. Qxd5+ $18) 20. Bb2 $18 {1-0 Zhu Chen-Dautov,R/It, Bad Homburg GER
1998/ (54)})) 17. Rac1 Bh3 18. Bxh3 Qxh3 19. Bc7 $1 Rd7 (19... Bxc7 $144 20.
Rxc7 Rd7 21. Rfc1 Rad8 {[%csl Rd5]} 22. Rxd7 Qxd7 23. Rc3 a6 24. Rd3 Qf5 25.
Kg2 $1 {[%csl Gf3]} (25. Rd4 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Ge3e4]} Qf3 26. e4 $140 Re8 $1
27. exd5 Re2 28. Rf4 $8 Rxd2 29. Rxf3 Rxd5 $11) 25... Qe4+ 26. f3 Qe5 27. Rd4
$16) 20. Bxb6 axb6 21. Qb4 {[%csl Rb6,Rb7,Rd5]} ({Quite good also} 21. Rc3 Rd6
22. Rfc1 Rad8 (22... Rh6 23. f3 Re8 24. Rc7 Qf5 25. Rxb7 Qxf3 (25... Rf6 26. f4
Rfe6 27. a4 $16) 26. Rf1 Qe4 27. Rfxf7 Rg6 28. Rf4 $16) 23. Rc7 Rh6 24. f3 $16)
21... h5 22. a4 (22. Rc2 $16) 22... d4 $2 $18 {Despair.} (22... Qe6 $142 $16)
23. exd4 h4 24. Rc4 ({Strong and simply was} 24. Qxb6 $1 Ra6 25. Qb5 Rh6 26.
Rc8+ Kh7 27. Qd3+ f5 28. Rc2 $18) 24... hxg3 25. fxg3 Re8 26. Rc2 (26. Re1 $18)
26... Qe6 27. Rcf2 {White has winning position, why to agree to draw?} (27.
Rcf2 Qe3 28. Qc4 $18) 1/2-1/2

[Event "SUI-ch"]
[Site "Pontresina"]
[Date "2000.07.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Wirthensohn, Heinz"]
[Black "Kaenel, Hansjuerg"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2404"]
[BlackElo "2452"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2000.07.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 c6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 b5 6. O-O (6. Ne5 $5 {-see
comments to the game 1-0 Maherramzade,J-Tregubov,P/Ubeda 2000/CBM 75/
[Tsesarsky] (41)}) 6... Bb7 7. a4 a6 ({Not bad also} 7... Nf6 $5 8. Ne5 (8. b3
$6 cxb3 9. Qxb3 b4 10. a5 Qd5 11. Qa4 Qb5 12. Qc2 Bd6 (12... c5 $17) 13. Re1 c5
$17 {0-1 Simeonidis,I-Mastrovasilis,D/Chania GRE 1999/ (41)}) {and after} 8...
Qc7 {it is not easy for White to equalize:} 9. Nc3 (9. Bf4 $6 Nh5 $1 10. Ng6 (
10. Bd2 Nd7 11. Nc3 Nxe5 12. dxe5 b4 $17) (10. Nc3 Nxf4 11. gxf4 f6 $17) 10...
Nxf4 11. Nxh8 Nxg2 12. Kxg2 c5+ 13. f3 b4 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. Qc2 Kf8 16. Qxh7
Bd4 $15 {[%csl Rb2,Rh8]}) 9... b4 10. Ne4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 c5 12. Bxb7 Qxb7 13.
Be3 (13. Nxc4 Qd5 14. b3 cxd4 15. Bb2 Nc6 $17) 13... Nc6 14. Nxc6 (14. Nxc4
cxd4 $17) 14... Qxc6 15. Rc1 c3 16. bxc3 c4 17. cxb4 Bxb4 $15 {1/2-1/2 Nindl,
G-Varga,Z/Werfen ,EXT 1989 (44)}) (7... Qc7 8. Nc3 a6 9. Ne5 f6 10. Nf3 Nd7 11.
e4 Rd8 12. Qe2 Bb4 13. Bh3 Bxc3 14. bxc3 e5 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Nd4 Bc8 $15 {
1-0 Kirusha,A-Maximenko,O/Chigorin mem open, St Petersburg RUS 1997/(44)}) (
7... Nd7 {-mainline}) 8. b3 (8. Nc3 Nf6 9. Bg5 Nbd7 10. Qc2 h6 11. Bxf6 Nxf6
12. e4 Be7 13. Rfd1 O-O 14. Qe2 Qb6 $17 {0-1 Dezelak,B-Pavasovic,D/SLO-chT
Bled ,EXP 1996/ (22)}) (8. e4 Nf6 9. Ne5 Nbd7 10. f4 Be7 11. Be3 O-O 12. Nc3
Qb6 13. Kh1 Rad8 14. Bg1 c5 15. d5 exd5 16. exd5 Bd6 $17 {1/2-1/2 Cano Sanchez,
J-Carrasco Martinez,J/Barcelona ESP 2000/The Week in Chess 301 (25)}) 8... cxb3
9. Qxb3 ({To interesting game with compensation for P lack.} 9. Nbd2 Nf6 (9...
Nd7 10. Nxb3 b4 11. Nfd2 Ngf6 12. Nc4 Rc8 13. Qc2 Be7 14. Rd1 O-O 15. a5 Nd5
16. Bb2 Qc7 17. e4 $44 {0-1 Malich,B-Sehner,N/BL 1995/ (40)}) 10. Nxb3 Nbd7 11.
Qc2 Qb6 12. Bd2 Be7 13. Na5 Rc8 14. Ng5 Nd5 15. Nxh7 $132 {1/2-1/2 Cvitan,
O-Kaenel,H/SUI Grand Prix 1993 (39)}) 9... Nf6 {White has enough compensation
for P lack, but the game is quite complicated for both sides. White must be
careful - if Black will be lucky to neutralize initiative - Black will get
advantage. In other side, Black must be careful and to play precisely to avoid
tactical impacts of White} 10. Nc3 ({A little bit better was} 10. Rd1 Nbd7 11.
Nc3 Nd5 (11... Be7 12. Ne5 (12. Ba3 $44) 12... Qc8 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15.
axb5 Nxe5 16. Ne4 O-O 17. Nxf6+ $1 (17. bxa6 $2 Bxa6 18. Nxf6+ gxf6 19. dxe5
Bxe2 $15 {0-1 Vekshenkov,N-Chantsev,S/Kemerovo 1991/ (54)}) 17... gxf6 18. dxe5
cxb5 (18... fxe5 19. bxc6 $18) 19. Rac1 Qb8 20. exf6 Bxg2 21. Qe3 Kh7 22. Kxg2
(22. Qd3+ Kg8 23. Qe3 $11) 22... Qb7+ 23. f3 Rg8 (23... Rad8 24. Rc5 Rxd1 25.
Rh5 $18) 24. Rd6 Rg6 25. Qd3 $16) 12. Bg5 $44) (10. Bb2 Be7 11. Nbd2 Nbd7 12.
Rfd1 O-O 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Nd5 15. Ne4 Qc7 $15 {1-0 Zimmer,R-Froehlich,P/
Junior Teams, Eislingen GER 1996/ (29)}) 10... Nd5 $5 ({In my opinion, better
is} 10... Nbd7 $44) 11. Bg5 Be7 (11... Qd6 12. Ne4 Qb4 13. Qc2 $44) 12. Bxe7
Qxe7 (12... Nxe7 13. Ne4 O-O 14. Nc5 Bc8 15. Rfd1 $44) 13. Ne5 ({Why not} 13.
Nxd5 $1 exd5 (13... cxd5 14. axb5 O-O 15. b6 $14) 14. Rfc1 O-O 15. Ne5 $44 {
[%csl Rb7,Rc6]}) 13... O-O (13... Nxc3 14. Qxc3 O-O 15. Rfc1 {[%csl Rc6]} b4
16. Qb3 (16. Qc5 Qxc5 17. Rxc5 Rd8 18. e3 f6 19. Nc4 Nd7 20. Ra5 Rab8 21. Nd6
$44) 16... Rd8 17. e3 a5 $44) 14. Rfc1 ({Now after} 14. Nxd5 cxd5 (14... exd5
15. Rfc1 $11) 15. axb5 axb5 $11 {position is equal in both variations.}) 14...
Rd8 15. Ne4 {[%cal Ge4c5] I think, White evaluated this position as better for
White, not as equal, and wanted to win.} Ra7 (15... Nd7 $6 16. Nxc6 Bxc6 17.
Rxc6 Qb4 $14) 16. Nc5 Bc8 17. e3 (17. e4 Nf6 18. Rd1 (18. Qe3 {met by} Nfd7 $15
) 18... Nfd7 $1 19. Ncxd7 Bxd7 $15 {[%cal Gd7e8,Gf7f6]}) 17... f6 18. Ned3 Kh8
(18... Nd7 $2 19. Nxe6 $1 {[%csl Rc6,Rd5]} Qxe6 20. Rxc6 $18) 19. Nb4 $6 (19.
Bh3 $5 Rc7 (19... Nc7 20. Bg2 e5 21. dxe5 fxe5 22. Qc3 Re8 23. Nb4 $44) (19...
Qd6 20. Ne4 Qe7 21. Nec5 $44) 20. Bg2 $44) 19... Nxb4 20. Qxb4 a5 (20... e5 $44
) 21. Qb2 b4 22. Nb3 {[%csl Ra5][%cal Gc1c5]} Qc7 23. Rc5 Bd7 24. Rac1 Be8 25.
h4 (25. e4 Bf7 26. e5 $44) 25... Rd6 (25... Bf7 $5 26. Bxc6 Nxc6 27. Rxc6 Qd7
28. e4 e5 29. d5 $11) 26. Qe2 Qd8 27. Qg4 h6 28. h5 $6 {[%csl Rh5] Voluntary
weakness creation.} (28. Qe2 $44) 28... Nd7 $5 $44 {[%csl Rc6]} (28... Bf7 $5 {
[%csl Rb3][%cal Ge6e5]} 29. f4 $1 Bg8 (29... e5 30. fxe5 fxe5 31. dxe5 Rd3 32.
Nd4 Rxe3 33. Nxc6 Nxc6 34. Rxc6 $14) (29... f5 30. Qe2 Nd7 31. R5c2 Nf6 32. Bf3
Qe8 33. Bxc6 Bxh5 34. Bxe8 Bxe2 35. Bg6 Ba6 36. Nxa5 $16) 30. Qe2 Bh7 $44) 29.
R5c2 $5 (29. Rxc6 $143 $6 Rxc6 30. Bxc6 Nb6 31. Bxe8 (31. Qxe6 $2 Bf7 $19 {
[%csl Rb3]}) 31... Qxe8 32. Nc5 Rc7 33. Ra1 e5 {[%csl Ra4]} 34. Qf5 Nd5 $15 {
[%cal Gd5c3]}) 29... f5 $1 {Start of counter-approach.} 30. Qe2 Nf6 {[%csl Rh5]
} 31. Bxc6 (31. Bf3 Nd5 $17 {[%cal Gd5c3]}) 31... Bxh5 ({Dubious is} 31... Bxc6
$6 32. Rxc6 Rxc6 33. Rxc6 Qe8 34. Qc4 Qxh5 35. Qxe6 Ra8 (35... Ng4 36. Rc8+ Kh7
37. Qg8+ Kg6 38. Rc6+ Nf6 39. Kg2 $14) 36. Rc8+ Rxc8 37. Qxc8+ Kh7 38. Nxa5
Qd1+ (38... Ng4 39. Kf1 Nh2+ 40. Kg2 Qf3+ 41. Kg1 (41. Kxh2 Qxf2+ 42. Kh3 Qf1+
$11) 41... Ng4 42. Qc2 Kg6 43. Nc4 (43. Nb3 Nxf2 44. Qxf2 Qd1+ $17) 43... b3
44. Qd2 Qc6 45. Nb2 $14) 39. Kg2 Qxa4 40. Qxf5+ $16) 32. Qb5 Kh7 33. Nc5 $1 (
33. Rc5 $6 Nd7 (33... Nd5 34. Nxa5 Nc3 35. R1xc3 bxc3 36. Nb7 Rxb7 37. Qxb7 $16
) 34. Bxd7 (34. R5c2 Nb8 35. Bg2 Be8 36. Qc5 Rb6 $17 {[%csl Ra4]}) 34... Qxd7
35. Qxd7 Rdxd7 36. Nxa5 Rd5 $15) 33... Be8 $2 $14 34. Bxe8 $2 $132 ({Both
sides didn't see} 34. Nxe6 $1 Qe7 (34... Rxe6 35. Qxf5+ Bg6 36. Qxe6 Re7 37.
Qb3 Bxc2 38. Qxc2+ $16) 35. Nf4 Rxc6 36. Rxc6 Qe4 37. d5 $14) 34... Qxe8 35.
Qxe8 $1 (35. Qe2 $2 Rc7 $17) 35... Nxe8 {In this endgame position Black has
defenced free P b4over, but white pieces placed well: RR on the open line "c",
N in the center.} 36. Nb3 {[%csl Ra5][%cal Gc2c5]} Nf6 37. Rc7 ({Strong was} 
37. Rc6 {[%csl Re6] to attack e6 weakness.} Rxc6 38. Rxc6 Nd5 39. Rxe6 Nc3 40.
Nc5 $132) 37... Rda6 38. Rxa7 Rxa7 39. Rc5 $2 $17 {White attack not right pawn.
..} (39. Rc6 $1 $11 {[%csl Re6] -Like in previous variation after 38 move})
39... Ne4 40. Re5 (40. Rxa5 $2 Rxa5 41. Nxa5 Nc3 42. Kf1 Nxa4 43. Ke1 Nc3 $17)
40... Ra6 41. Nxa5 (41. g4 $5 Ng5 42. Kf1 fxg4 $17) 41... Nc3 42. Nc4 $2 $19 (
42. Nb3 Nxa4 (42... Rxa4 43. Rxe6 Ra3 44. Nc5 Ra2 45. Rb6 $11) 43. Rb5 Rb6 $17)
42... Rxa4 43. Rxe6 b3 44. Rc6 (44. Nd2 b2 45. Rb6 Ra1+ $19) 44... Rxc4 45.
Rxc4 b2 46. Rxc3 b1=Q+ 47. Kg2 Qe4+ 48. Kg1 Kg6 {Black wins very easily.} 49.
Rc7 Kf6 50. Ra7 g6 51. Ra6+ Kg5 52. Rb6 Kh5 53. Kf1 Qf3 54. Ke1 g5 55. Rb2 Kg4
56. Rd2 Qd5 57. Ke2 h5 58. Rd1 Kh3 59. Kd3 Kg2 60. Rd2 Kf3 0-1

[Event "Presidents Cup "]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1998.05.08"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Salov, Valery"]
[Black "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1998.05.07"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Qc2 Bd6 5. g3 f5 6. Bf4 (6. Bg2 Ne7 7. Bf4 Bxf4
8. gxf4 O-O 9. e3 Nd7 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Nc3 a5 12. O-O-O b5 13. Kb1 a4 (13...
Nb6 14. Ne5 a4 15. Ne2 $16) 14. a3 b4 $5 (14... Nb6 15. Na2 Nc4 16. Rhg1 $16)
15. axb4 Ba6 16. Bf1 (16. Nxa4 $16) 16... a3 17. b3 a2+ 18. Ka1 $16 {Gheorghiu,
F-Skembris,S/Dubai olm 1986/1-0 (71)}) 6... Bxf4 $1 (6... Nf6 $2 7. Bxd6 $1 (7.
Nbd2 $2 O-O $2 (7... Bxf4 8. gxf4 O-O $11) 8. Bxd6 $1 Qxd6 9. Bg2 Ne4 10. O-O
Bd7 11. c5 Qc7 12. Nxe4 fxe4 13. Ne5 Be8 14. Bh3 Qe7 15. f3 exf3 16. exf3 $16 {
1/2-1/2 Raetsky,A-Kaenel,H/Bad Zurzach op 1995 (32)}) 7... Qxd6 8. Bg2 O-O 9.
O-O Nbd7 10. Nbd2 Ne4 11. Rac1 h6 12. Rfd1 Qe7 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Nxd2 15.
Qxd2 Bd7 16. b4 a6 17. f4 $16 {1-0 Rashkovsky,N-Popov,V/RUS-chT Kazan 1995 (38)
}) 7. gxf4 Nf6 8. e3 O-O 9. Nc3 Nbd7 (9... Ne4 10. Nxe4 fxe4 11. Ne5 Nd7 12.
Nxd7 Bxd7 13. O-O-O $14 (13. h4 $6 c5 $1 14. dxc5 Qa5+ 15. Qd2 Qxc5 16. cxd5
exd5 17. Rc1 Qd6 18. Bc4 Bc6 $132 {Raetsky,A-Apicella,M/Open, Cappelle la
Grande FRA 1998/0-1 (67)})) 10. Bd3 Ne4 11. O-O-O b6 12. cxd5 $6 (12. Rhg1 Bb7
13. Rg2 $14 (13. Bxe4 $6 fxe4 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Qh4 16. Rg2 $132 (16. cxd5
$6 cxd5 $15 {0-1 Leski,M-Apicella,M/FrTCh, Montpellier FRA 1998 (32)}))) (12.
Kb1 $5 Ba6 13. Rc1 Nd6 (13... b5 14. c5 Qa5 $14 (14... b4 $6 15. Bxa6 bxc3 16.
bxc3 $16)) 14. Qa4 Qc8 15. Nb5 Nxb5 (15... cxb5 16. cxb5 $16) 16. cxb5 Bxb5 17.
Bxb5 cxb5 18. Qxb5 $14) 12... cxd5 13. Kb1 $132 Bb7 14. Bxe4 $1 (14. Rc1 Rc8
15. h4 Qe7 16. Bxe4 (16. Qe2 Nxc3+ 17. bxc3 Rc7 18. Qb2 Rfc8 $15) 16... dxe4
17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Ba6 19. Ka1 Rfd8 $15) 14... fxe4 (14... dxe4 15. Ne5 (15.
Ng5 Qe7 16. Qb3 Rae8 17. Rhg1 h6 18. Nh3 Rc8 $11) 15... Nxe5 16. dxe5 Qe8 17.
Rd6 Rf7 18. Qb3 $14) 15. Nd2 (15. Ng5 $5 Qe7 16. Rhg1 Rac8 17. Qe2 Rc6 18. f3
h6 19. Nh3 exf3 20. Qxf3 $132) 15... Ba6 16. Ka1 (16. Qa4 Bd3+ 17. Ka1 a5 18.
Rc1 Rc8 19. f3 exf3 20. Nxf3 Qe7 21. Rhg1 Rc4 22. Qd1 Bf5 $132) 16... Bd3 17.
Qb3 b5 $6 $14 (17... Rc8 18. Rhg1 $132) 18. f3 (18. Nxb5 $4 Rb8 $19) 18... Bc4
(18... exf3 19. Nxf3 Bc4 20. Qc2 Qe7 (20... Nf6 21. b3 b4 22. Na4 Bb5 23. Nc5
Rc8 24. Ng5 Qe7 25. Qd2 Rc6 26. Qxb4 $16) 21. b3 b4 22. Na4 Bb5 23. Ng5 Rf5 24.
Nb2 $14) 19. Nxc4 bxc4 20. Qc2 (20. Qa3 exf3 21. Rhf1 $14) 20... exf3 21. Rhf1
Rb8 22. Rxf3 Nf6 23. f5 (23. Rg1 Rf7 24. Rf2 Rfb7 25. Rfg2 Ne8 26. Na4 Qa5 27.
Qd1 Rb4 28. Nc5 $14) 23... Qe7 24. e4 (24. fxe6 Qxe6 $11) 24... dxe4 25. Nxe4
exf5 (25... Nd5 26. Qxc4 $14) (25... Nxe4 26. Qxe4 Qd6 27. fxe6 Rxf3 28. Qxf3
Qxe6 29. d5 Qe5 30. Qc3 Qxh2 31. d6 Qf4 32. d7 Rd8 33. Qe1 Qf7 34. Qe5 $14) 26.
Qxc4+ Kh8 27. Nc5 (27. Nxf6 Rxf6 28. d5 $14) 27... Qd6 (27... g6 28. d5 $1 Rfc8
29. Rc3 Qe5 30. d6 Ne4 31. d7 Nxc3 32. dxc8=Q+ Rxc8 33. Ne6 $3 $18 Re8 (33...
Rxc4 34. Rd8#) 34. Ng5 Qf6 (34... Nxd1 35. Nf7+ $18) 35. Qxc3 $18) 28. Rxf5 (
28. h3 Qh2 29. Qc3 Rfe8 30. Rxf5 Re2 $44) 28... Qxh2 29. Nd3 $6 (29. b3 Rbc8
30. Re5 (30. d5 Qd6 $17) 30... Nd7 31. Re7 Nxc5 32. dxc5 Qg3 33. c6 $132) (29.
Qc1 $142 Rfe8 30. Rh1 Qd6 31. Qc2 Re7 (31... Qxd4 $2 32. Rxf6 $18) 32. Re5 Rc7
(32... Rxe5 33. dxe5 Qxe5 34. Nd7 Qd5 35. Rd1 Qxd1+ 36. Qxd1 Rd8 37. Qc1 $1
Nxd7 38. Qc7 Re8 39. a4 $16) 33. Qh2 Rc6 (33... Qxd4 34. Ne6 $18) 34. Kb1 $1
$14) 29... Rfc8 30. Rc5 Rd8 (30... Rxc5 31. dxc5 Rd8 32. c6 (32. Rc1 $132)
32... Qd6 $132) 31. b3 (31. Rc1 $132) 31... Qe2 32. Nb2 (32. Rc1 Nd7 33. Ne5
Qxc4 34. R5xc4 Nxe5 35. dxe5 Re8 $11) 32... Qf3 33. d5 Ne4 $6 (33... a5 34.
Rxa5 Rbc8 35. Qd3 (35. Rc5 Rxc5 36. Qxc5 Nxd5 $132) 35... Qxd3 36. Nxd3 Rxd5
37. Rxd5 Nxd5 $132) 34. Rc7 Qg2 $14 (34... Qg2 35. Re7 (35. Qd4 Nf2 (35... Nf6
36. Qxa7 $5 (36. Rg1 Qxd5 37. Qxd5 Rxd5 38. Rgxg7 (38. Rxa7 $132) 38... Re8 39.
a4 a5 40. Rgf7 Re6 $11) 36... Ra8 37. Qg1 Qxg1 38. Rxg1 g6 $1 $132) 36. Rdc1
$14) 35... Nd6 36. Qc7 Nf5 (36... Rbc8 37. Qxa7 Rc2 38. Ree1 $1 Rdc8 (38...
Rxb2 39. Rg1 $18) 39. Qd4 $14) 37. Rd7 Qg5 38. Nc4 Qf6+ 39. Kb1 Rxd7 40. Qxb8+
Rd8 41. Qxa7 $16) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares Anibal op 04th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Collas, Didier"]
[Black "Becerra Rivero, Julio"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2365"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1997.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bd3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Nbd2 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. e4
e5 9. exd5 (9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Re1 Re8 11. exd5 exd4 12. Rxe8+ Qxe8 13. Nc4 Bc5
14. d6 b6 15. Bf4 Bb7 16. Qd2 $132 {1-0 Garcia Ilundain David-Vera Reynaldo/It
(cat.9) Leon (Spain) 1996 (35)}) 9... cxd5 10. cxd5 exd4 11. Nxd4 Ne5 (11...
Nc5 12. Bc4 Bb8 13. b4 Na6 14. a3 Nc7 15. Bb2 Ncxd5 $11 {Guimard,C-Balparda,J/
Mar del Plata 1934/1-0 (84)}) (11... Nb6 12. Nf5 Bxf5 13. Bxf5 Nbxd5 14. g3 $14
(14. Ne4 $4 Bxh2+ 15. Kxh2 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Qh4+ 17. Kg1 Qxe4 $17 {Tsesarsky I -
Bruk O Ramat-Hasharon 1992 0 - 1 (52)})) 12. Ne4 $6 (12. Be4 Bc5 13. N4f3 Bg4
14. Qb3 Nxf3+ 15. Bxf3 Bxf3 16. Nxf3 Qxd5 17. Qxd5 Nxd5 18. Bd2 Rfe8 {1/2-1/2
Helgason,R-Eriksson,M/Malmo 1993}) (12. Bc2 Nxd5 13. Ne4 Be7 14. Qh5 Ng6 15.
Rd1 $14 {0-1 Babula,V-Trichkov,V/Pardubice op 1994 (28)}) (12. Bf5 Bc5 (12...
Qb6 13. N2b3 Rd8 14. Bg5 Bf8 15. Qe2 $14 {1/2-1/2 Eperjesi,L-Dao Thien Hai/
Budapest FS05 IM 1995 (27)}) 13. N2b3 Bxd4 14. Nxd4 Qxd5 15. Bg5 Neg4 16. Bxc8
Raxc8 17. Nf3 Qb5 $11 {Karpov Anatoly-Shirov Alexei/It "Melody Amber" 
(blindfold), Monte Ca 1996/0-1 (50)}) 12... Nxd3 13. Qxd3 $2 (13. Nxf6+ Qxf6
14. Qxd3 $44) 13... Nxe4 14. Qxe4 Re8 15. Qd3 $8 Re5 $1 $15 {BB ->} 16. Be3 Rh5
17. g3 $6 {[%csl Rf3,Rg2]} (17. h3 $142 Bf8 $15 (17... Rxd5 $15)) 17... Bf8 $17
18. Ne2 (18. Qe4 Rxd5 19. Rad1 Bh3 20. Rfe1 Bb4 21. Re2 Qd7 $17) 18... Rxd5 19.
Qb3 $6 (19. Qe4 {[%cal Gh1e4]} Bf5 20. Qf3 Qd7 21. Nc3 Rd3 $6 (21... Rd6 22.
Rfd1 (22. Rac1 a6 $15) 22... Bg4 23. Rxd6 Bxd6 24. Qd5 a6 (24... Be6 25. Qe4
$132) 25. Ne4 Bf8 26. Qxd7 Bxd7 $15) 22. Rfd1 $11) 19... b6 20. Rad1 (20. Nf4
Rd7 21. Rad1 Bd6 $5 (21... Bb7 22. Ne6 $5 Qe8 23. Rxd7 Qxd7 24. Nxf8 Rxf8 25.
f3 Re8 $15) 22. Rfe1 Bb7 23. Qa4 (23. Ne6 Qc8 (23... Qe8 24. Ng5 (24. Bg5 Bb4
25. Nc7 (25. Rxd7 Qxd7 26. Qxb4 Qd5 $1 $19) 25... Rxd1 26. Rxd1 Qe4 27. Nd5 $8
Bc5 $17) 24... h6 25. Bc5 Be5 26. Rxd7 Qxd7 27. Rxe5 bxc5 28. Ne4 Rd8 29. Nc3
Qc6 30. Ne4 c4 $17) 24. Rc1 Qe8 25. Ng5 h6 26. Bc5 Bxc5 (26... Qb8 27. Bxd6
Qxd6 $17) 27. Rxe8+ Rxe8 28. Nh3 Re2 $17) 23... Bf3 24. Rd3 Bg4 (24... b5 $2
25. Qxb5 Rb8 26. Qf5 Rxb2 $4 27. Bc1 $18) 25. Qb3 (25. h3 $2 Bxf4 26. Rxd7 Bxd7
27. Qxf4 Bxh3 $17) 25... Rc8 26. Nd5 Be6 27. Red1 Bc5 $17) 20... Bb7 21. Nc3 $2
(21. Nf4 $142 $17) 21... Rxd1 22. Rxd1 Qf6 $19 {[%csl Yb7,Rf3,Rg2]} 23. Nd5 (
23. Bf4 Re8 24. Nd5 Qe6 $19) 23... Qe6 24. Bg5 $6 (24. Nc3 $142 Qf5 25. f4 {
[%csl Rg1]} Re8 (25... Bc5 26. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 27. Kf1 Re8 28. Qc2 Qc6 29. Qf2 b5 (
29... Qh1+ 30. Qg1 Ba6+ 31. Kf2 Qc6 32. g4 $17) 30. a3 a5 31. Ne2 b4 32. Nd4 (
32. axb4 Ba6 $19) 32... Qc4+ 33. Kg1 Qd5 34. Kf1 bxa3 35. bxa3 Rd8 36. Ke1 h5 (
36... Qh1+ 37. Kd2 Qe4 $17) 37. Kf1 Qh1+ 38. Ke2 Ba6+ 39. Kd2 Qd5 40. Kc1 Qc5+
$19) 26. Bd4 Bc5 27. Qa4 Bxd4+ 28. Qxd4 Qh3 29. Ne4 Kh8 30. Qc4 Qg4 31. Nf2 Qf3
32. Qf1 h5 33. Rd3 Re1 34. Rxf3 Rxf1+ 35. Kxf1 Bxf3 $17) (24. Qd3 Rd8 25. Nf6+
Qxf6 26. Qxd8 Qf3 27. Kf1 Qh1+ 28. Ke2 Bf3+ $19) 24... Re8 25. f3 (25. h4 h6 $1
(25... Bc5 26. Be3 Bd6 27. Bg5 h6 28. Bc1 (28. Be3 Bxg3 29. fxg3 Bxd5 30. Rxd5
Qxe3+ 31. Qxe3 Rxe3 32. Kf2 Re7 $17)) 26. Bf4 Rd8 27. Ne3 Qe4 28. f3 Rxd1+ 29.
Qxd1 Qxf3 30. Qxf3 Bxf3 $19) 25... h6 {[%csl Rg5]} 26. Bh4 (26. Bf4 g5 27. Bc1
Bxd5 28. Qxd5 Qxd5 29. Rxd5 Re1+ $19) 26... g5 0-1

[Event "Goodricke op 12th"]
[Site "Kolkata"]
[Date "2001.02.09"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sanjay, N."]
[Black "Kharlov, Andrei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2364"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2001.02.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 e6 4. Qc2 Nf6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qc2 Bb7 8. e3
(8. e4 Nbd7 9. Nbd2 {see detailed commented dame1/2-1/2 Karpov,A-Grischuk,A/
Linares 2001/CBM 82_01/[Tsesarsky] (20)}) 8... Nbd7 9. Nbd2 (9. Bd3 h6 $5 $146
{1-0 Gurevich,M-Grischuk,A/Cannes 2001/CBM 82_01/[Tsesarsky] (44)} ({On} 9...
a6 {goes} 10. a4 {-Gelfand's strong novelty} c5 (10... Bb4+ {-see commented
game 0-1 Gelfand,B-Krasenkow,M/Lvov 2000/CBM 77 (37) [Tsesarsky,I]}) {Here on}
11. axb5 $14 {Black can't play g7-g5!})) 9... a6 (9... Qb6 {-see commented
game  1-0 Ibragimov,I-Lugo,B/New York 1998/CBM 64 [Tsesarsky,I](20)}) 10. a4 h6
(10... Qb6 {-see commented game 1/2-1/2 Fominyh,A-Kharlov,A/Samara 2000/CBM 78
(41)[Tsesarsky,I]}) 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Bd3 $14 {[%mdl 4]} Bb4 (12... Rc8 13. Qb3
{Last moves can be explained by c6-c5 promotion - surround this factor
struggle is maintained by both sides.} e5 14. Ne4 Qg6 15. O-O (15. Ng3 Qd6 16.
O-O $14) 15... exd4 16. exd4 Be7 17. Ng3 Qe6 $8 18. Qxe6 fxe6 19. Rfe1 $14) 13.
O-O O-O 14. axb5 $1 axb5 ({Wrong is} 14... cxb5 15. Qc7 Bxf3 (15... Bc8 16.
Bxb5 $16) 16. Nxf3 Qe7 17. Rfc1 $16) 15. Bh7+ $1 (15. Ne4 $6 Qe7 16. Rfd1 Rfd8
17. Qb3 (17. Ng3 Rxa1 18. Rxa1 c5 19. Bh7+ Kh8 20. Be4 Nf6 $11) 17... c5 $1
$132) 15... Kh8 16. Be4 Qe7 {[%cal Gf7f5]} 17. Nb3 {[%csl Rc5]} (17. Bxc6 $4
Rac8 $19 {[%csl Rc6]}) 17... f5 18. Bd3 Rxa1 $2 $16 {Badly. Based probably on
tactical blunder.} (18... Rfc8 $142 19. Rxa8 $1 (19. e4 c5 20. Rxa8 Rxa8 21.
dxc5 (21. exf5 c4 $17) 21... Rc8 22. exf5 Bxf3 23. gxf3 Qg5+ 24. Kh1 Nxc5 25.
Be4 exf5 26. Bxf5 Rf8 27. Nd4 Qf4 $44) 19... Rxa8 20. e4 fxe4 21. Bxe4 Qd6 22.
Rd1 $14 {[%csl Rb7,Rc6,Re6][%cal Gf3h4]}) 19. Rxa1 {[%cal Ga1a8]} Ra8 ({
Another possibility} 19... c5 20. Bxb5 $1 Bxf3 21. gxf3 cxd4 22. Ra7 Rd8 23.
Nxd4 $16 {also leads to White advantage.}) 20. Rxa8+ Bxa8 21. Bxb5 $1 {I guess,
this impact was missed by Black.} cxb5 (21... Qd6 $142 22. Ba4 $16) 22. Qc8+
Qf8 ({or} 22... Nf8 23. Qxa8 Qc7 24. Qe8 $1 (24. Nbd2 Qc1+ 25. Nf1 Qxb2 26. Ne5
Kh7 $132) 24... Qc2 25. Nbd2 Bxd2 26. Qxf8+ Kh7 27. h4 Qxb2 {Here white can
recieve advantage by two ways:} 28. Qf7 (28. Qe8 Qb1+ 29. Kh2 Bc3 30. Ne5 {
[%csl Rh7]} f4 $8 31. Nd7 Bb4 32. Qxe6 fxe3 33. Qxe3 $16) 28... Qb1+ 29. Kh2
Qa2 30. Ne5 Bb4 31. Qg6+ Kg8 32. f4 $16) 23. Qxd7 Bd5 24. Nbd2 {[%csl Rb5]} ({
White leaves with advantage also after} 24. Nc1 $1 {[%cal Gc1d3]} Qb8 (24...
Qa8 25. Qxb5 Bxf3 (25... Qa1 26. Qxb4 Qxc1+ 27. Ne1 $18) 26. gxf3 $18 Qxf3 27.
Qxb4 Qd1+ 28. Kg2 Qxc1 (28... Qg4+ 29. Kf1 Qd1+ 30. Qe1 $18) 29. Qc3 Qd1 30. h3
$18) 25. Ne5 (25. Nd3 Qa8 26. h4 Qa1+ 27. Kh2 Qf1 $1 $44 {[%csl Rf2][%cal
Gd5f3,Gf1f2]}) 25... Qa8 $5 (25... Bd2 $2 26. Ne2 Qa8 27. Ng3 Qa1+ 28. Nf1 Qxb2
29. Qe8+ Kh7 30. Qg6+ Kg8 31. Nd7 $18 {[%cal Gd7f6]}) 26. Qxb5 Qa1 27. Ned3 Bd2
28. Qc5 Be4 29. Qc2 Bxe3 30. fxe3 Bxd3 31. Qd2 $16) 24... Qa8 $2 $18 {Makes
Black position hopeless.} ({Much better was} 24... Qb8 25. Nf1 $16) 25. Qxb5
Bxd2 26. Nxd2 Bxg2 27. f3 $4 $44 {terrible move. Indeed it was not necessary
to give back a material.} ({Strong enough was} 27. b4 $1 Bc6 28. Qa5 Qe8 29. f3
$18) 27... Bxf3 28. Nxf3 Qxf3 $44 {[%csl Rg1]} 29. Qe8+ Kh7 30. Qxe6 h5 ({Or} 
30... g5 $44 31. d5 (31. Qd7+ Kg6 32. Qd6+ Kf7 33. Qc7+ Kg6 34. Qc1 Qg4+ 35.
Kf2 Qh4+ 36. Kg2 (36. Ke2 $2 Qxh2+ 37. Kd3 g4 $17) 36... Qg4+ $11) 31... Qd1+
32. Kf2 Qd2+ 33. Kf3 Qd1+ $11) 31. Qe5 g5 32. Qe7+ Kg6 33. Qe6+ Kg7 34. Qe7+
Kg6 35. Qd6+ Kh7 36. Qe7+ Kg6 37. Qe6+ Kg7 38. Qe5+ Kg6 39. Qd6+ Kh7 40. Qg3
Qd1+ 41. Kg2 Qe2+ 42. Qf2 Qg4+ 43. Qg3 Qe2+ 44. Qf2 Qg4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "North Sea Cup 15th"]
[Site "Esbjerg"]
[Date "2000.07.14"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hansen, Curt"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2000.07.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Qc2 Nf6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 cxd5 (6... exd5 7.
e3 (7. Nc3 Bb4 8. e3 h6 9. Bh4 O-O 10. Bd3 $14 {Dudas,J-Bagyanszky,A/Budapest,
Papp mem(3) SZT 1995/1/2-1/2 (122)}) 7... Bd6 (7... Qa5+ 8. Nbd2 Ne4 9. Bh4 {
1-0 Lobron-Sevillano/Moscow olm 1994/ (44)}) 8. Bd3 h6 9. Bh4 Nf8 10. Nc3 $14 {
1-0 Kouatly,B-Roos,L/FRA tt 1989/ (43)}) 7. a3 (7. Nc3 Be7 8. e3 a6 9. Bd3 b5 (
9... h6 10. Bf4 O-O 11. g4 $1 $14 {1-0 Cebalo,M-Zorman,V/Pula PCA ,EXT 1994/ 
(32)}) (9... b6 $1 $11 {[%cal Gc8b7,Ge8g8]}) 10. O-O Bb7 11. a4 b4 12. Nb1 a5
13. Qe2 h6 14. Bh4 Ne4 15. Bxe7 Kxe7 16. Nbd2 Qb6 17. Bb5 Nxd2 18. Nxd2 Ba6 19.
Bxa6 Qxa6 20. Qxa6 Rxa6 21. Rfc1 Kd6 {1/2-1/2 Nielsen,P-Luther,T/Minsk 1994/
(26)}) (7. e3 $5 {The main idea of this moves order is to delay Nb1
development and preventind of b7-b6 with Bc8-b7.} b6 $1 (7... Bd6 $6 8. Bd3 $1
{See comments to the game 1-0 Azmaiparashvili,Z-Efimov,I/Saint Vincent ITA
2000/CBM 78 (28) (Tsesarsky)}) 8. Bd3 (8. Bb5 a6 (8... Bb7 9. Ne5 $18) 9. Bc6
Ra7 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nbd2 Rc7 12. Rc1 Bd6 $11) 8... Bb7 $11) 7... b6 $1 {
[%mdl 4] Grischuk demonstrates plan of White advantage newtralization.} 8. e3
Bb7 9. Nc3 a6 10. Bd3 Be7 {White Bd3 is better than Bb7, but how to use it?}
11. O-O O-O 12. a4 (12. Rfc1 Rc8 (12... h6 13. Bh4 Qb8 14. Bg3 Bd6 15. Bxd6
Qxd6 16. Qe2 Rfc8 $11) 13. Qe2 b5 14. Rc2 h6 15. Bh4 Nb6 16. Ne5 Nc4 $11) 12...
h6 13. Bh4 Nb8 14. Ne5 Nfd7 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. f4 Nc6 17. Nxc6 (17. Qf2 Ndxe5
18. fxe5 f6 $11) 17... Bxc6 18. Qb3 (18. Rfc1 Rfc8 19. Qe2 Bb7 20. Rc2 Nb8 $1
$11 {[%cal Gb8c6,Gc6b4]}) 18... Rfc8 19. Rac1 Bb7 20. Nb1 Qd8 21. Nd2 a5 (21...
Rc7 $11) 22. Nf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lippstadt 9th"]
[Site "Lippstadt"]
[Date "1999.07.22"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Brenke, Andreas"]
[Black "Mueller, Karsten"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2301"]
[BlackElo "2533"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1999.07.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nbd2 c5 6. b3 Nc6 (6... cxd4 7. exd4 (
7. Nxd4 Bb4 8. Bb2 O-O 9. a3 Be7 10. Be2 b6 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. O-O Bb7 13. Rc1
Nd7 (13... Bf6 14. Ne4 Be7 15. Bd3 Nf6 16. Qc2 Nbd7 17. b4 Rc8 18. Qb1 Nxe4 19.
Bxe4 Bxe4 20. Qxe4 Nf6 21. Qb7 $16) 14. Nc6 $14) 7... Be7 (7... Bb4 8. Bb2 (8.
Qc2 Nc6 9. a3 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 dxc4 11. bxc4 O-O 12. Bd3 b6 13. Bb2 $14) 8...
dxc4 9. bxc4 Qa5 10. Bd3 Bc3 11. Qc2 Bxb2 12. Qxb2 Nc6 13. O-O O-O 14. Ne4 Nxe4
15. Bxe4 Qc7 16. Rac1 Bd7 17. d5 $16 {1-0 Vaganjan-Mnacakanjan/Erevan 1976 (35)
}) 8. Bb2 b6 9. Rc1 (9. Bd3) 9... dxc4 (9... Bb7 10. Bd3 Nc6 11. O-O O-O) 10.
bxc4 O-O 11. Bd3 Bb7 (11... Ba6 12. O-O Nc6) 12. O-O Nc6 13. Qe2 Rc8 14. Rfd1
Qd6 (14... Re8) 15. Nf1 Rfd8 (15... Nb4 16. Bb1 Nh5 17. a3 Nf4 18. Qe3 Na6 19.
Ng3 Rfd8 20. d5 f6 (20... Ng6 21. Bxg6 hxg6 22. Ne4 Qc7 23. dxe6 $16) 21. Nd4
e5 (21... Nc5 22. Ngf5 exf5 23. Nxf5 $18) 22. Nb5 Qb8 23. Bf5 Rc5 24. Ne4 $16)
16. Ng3 $14 {1-0 Chiburdanidze,M-Beshukov,S/Perm 1997/CBM 58/ (22)}) (6... dxc4
7. Bxc4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bd6 9. Bb2 O-O 10. O-O Bd7 11. Be2 Nc6 12. Nc4 Bc5 13. Bf3
Rc8 14. Nb5 Be7 15. Nbd6 Rc7 16. Nb5 Rc8 17. Rc1 a6 18. Nbd6 Rc7 19. Qd2 Qb8
20. Ne5 $14) (6... Nbd7 7. Bb2 b6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. O-O Bd6 11. dxc5
Bxc5 12. Nd4 $14) 7. Bb2 cxd4 8. Nxd4 (8. exd4 Ne4 (8... Bd6 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O
b6 11. Qe2 Bb7 12. Rad1 Rc8 13. Ne5 Re8 (13... Bb8 14. Qe3 Qe7 15. f4 Rfd8 (
15... Nxe5 16. dxe5 Ng4 17. Qh3 f5 18. exf6 Nxf6 19. Rde1 $16 {1-0 Hoi,
C-Jensen,V/Aarhus 1976 (28)}) 16. f5 dxc4 17. Ndxc4 (17. bxc4 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Ng4
$17) 17... Nxe5 18. dxe5 Nd5 19. Qg3 exf5 20. Bxf5 Rc6 21. Be4 $16) 14. f4 g6
15. a3 Bf8 $132) (8... b6 9. Bd3 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Rc1 Ba6 12. Re1 Na5 13.
Ne5 Rc8 14. Qf3 dxc4 (14... Bb4 15. Re2 $14) 15. Ndxc4 (15. bxc4 Bb7 16. Qh3
$14) 15... Bb7 16. Qh3 Nxc4 17. bxc4 h6 18. Ng6 $1 $14 {1-0 Hebden,M-Eslon,J/
Oviedo rapid 1993 (50)}) (8... Be7 9. Rc1 (9. Bd3 dxc4 10. bxc4 Nxd4 11. Nxd4 (
11. Bxd4 e5 $132) 11... e5 12. Qa4+ Bd7 13. Nb5 a6 14. Qb3 axb5 15. cxb5 O-O
16. O-O (16. Bxe5 Ra3 17. Qb1 Bc8 18. Be2 Qd5 19. Nc4 Qxg2 20. Rf1 Ra4 $17)
16... Be6 17. Qc2 Rc8 18. Qb1 $11 {1/2-1/2 Pachman,L-Botwinnik,M/Munchen ol
1958 (29)}) 9... O-O 10. Bd3 Bd7 11. O-O Nh5 12. Re1 Nf4 13. Bb1 Bd6 14. g3 Ng6
15. Ne5 (15. h4 Qf6 16. h5 Nge7 17. Ne5 Bxe5 (17... Rad8 18. Ng4 $16) 18. dxe5
Qh6 19. Nf1 Rfd8 20. Bc3 {[%csl Rh6][%cal Gc3d2]} g6 21. hxg6 hxg6 22. Nh2 Qh3
23. Ng4 Kg7 24. cxd5 Nxd5 25. Be4 Nxc3 26. Rxc3 Be8 27. Qf3 Nd4 28. Qf6+ Kg8
29. Ne3 $14) 15... Rc8 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. Nf3 Bb4 18. Re3 Rfd8 19. h4 Nge7 20.
a3 Ba5 21. b4 Bc7 22. c5 $16 {1-0 Kasparov,G-Comp Deep Blue/Philadelphia m
1996/EXP 50/ (43)}) 9. c5 (9. Bd3 Bb4 10. O-O Nxd2 11. Nxd2 dxc4 12. Nxc4 O-O
13. Be4 Ne7 14. Qd3 Ng6 15. Rfd1 Rb8 16. d5 exd5 17. Qd4 f6 18. Ne3 (18. Bxd5+
Kh8 19. a3 Be7 20. Qxa7 $16) 18... Qa5 19. Qxd5+ Qxd5 20. Nxd5 Ba5 21. Bd4 a6
22. Ba7 Ra8 23. Bb6 Bxb6 24. Nxb6 Rb8 25. Rac1 $16 {1/2-1/2 Karpov,A-Kaidanov,
G/Tilburg rapid 1993 (48)}) (9. a3 Be7 10. Bd3 f5 11. O-O a5 12. Rc1 O-O 13.
Re1 $16 (13. Ne5 $6 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Nxd2 15. Qxd2 b6 16. Rfd1 dxc4 17. Rxc4 Bb7
18. Qc2 Bd5 19. Rc3 $14 (19. Rd4 Bc5 20. Bxf5 Rxf5 21. Rxd5 Bxf2+ 22. Kh1 Qh4
23. Qd3 Raf8 24. Rd8 Bc5 25. Rxf8+ Rxf8 26. h3 $11 {1/2-1/2 Galliamova,
A-Tregubov,P/Novgorod RUS 1997 (44)}))) 9... Be7 10. Bd3 (10. Bb5 Qa5 11. Bxc6+
bxc6 12. O-O Nxd2 13. Nxd2 O-O 14. Re1 Qb5 15. Re3 f6 16. a3 e5 17. dxe5 Bxc5
18. Rg3 fxe5 (18... Bxf2+ 19. Kxf2 Qb6+ 20. Re3 fxe5+ 21. Nf3 e4 22. Qd4 Qxd4
23. Bxd4 Bd7 24. Rc1 a6 25. Kg3 exf3 26. Re7 Rf7 27. Rxf7 Kxf7 28. Rf1 Re8 29.
Rxf3+ Kg6 30. b4 $44 {1/2-1/2 Stahlberg,G-Bogoljubow,E/Zurich 1934 (62)}) 19.
Nf3 $8 d4 20. Rg5 Bf5 $17) 10... Nxd2 11. Qxd2 O-O 12. O-O $14) 8... Bd6 (8...
Nxd4 9. Bxd4 Be7 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O dxc4 12. Nxc4 b5 13. Ne5 Bb7 14. Qe2 Qd5
15. f4 a6 (15... b4 16. Rac1 Rfc8 17. Rxc8+ Rxc8 18. Bxa7 Ne4 19. Bd4 Nc3 20.
Bxh7+ $1 $18) 16. Rac1 Rac8 $11) 9. cxd5 exd5 (9... Nxd5 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Bxg7
$18) (9... Nxd4 10. Bxd4 e5 11. Bb2 (11. Bc3 Nxd5 12. Nc4 Nxc3 13. Nxd6+ Ke7
14. Nxc8+ Rxc8 15. Qg4 Qa5 16. b4 Qd5 17. Qg5+ Kf8 18. Qf5 Rc7 19. Qd3 Ke7 $15)
11... Nxd5 12. a3 Nb6 13. Bb5+ Bd7 14. Ne4 $14) 10. Rc1 $5 $14 (10. Be2 O-O 11.
O-O Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Ne4 13. Bb2 $14) 10... Nxd4 $5 (10... Bd7 11. Be2 O-O (11...
Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Ba3 13. Rc2 O-O (13... Bf5 14. Bb5+ Nd7 15. e4 dxe4 16. Qh5 g6
17. Qh6 f6 18. O-O (18. Qg7 Rf8 19. Rc4 (19. g4 Bxg4 20. Nxe4 Qe7 21. Qxe7+
Kxe7 $17) 19... Qe7 20. Bxd7+ Bxd7 21. Qxe7+ Bxe7 22. Nxe4 Bc6 23. f3 Rd8 24.
Nc3 a6 25. Bb6 $11) 18... a6 19. Qg7 Rf8 20. Bxd7+ Qxd7 21. Qxd7+ Kxd7 22. Nc4
e3 23. Nxa3 Bxc2 24. Nxc2 exf2+ 25. Rxf2 $14) 14. Bd3 Bg4 15. Qa1 Be7 16. O-O
$16) 12. O-O $14) 11. Bxd4 O-O 12. Be2 $6 $132 (12. Bd3 Ba3 13. Rc2 $14) 12...
Ba3 13. Ra1 (13. Rc2 Bf5 14. Rc3 Bb2 15. Rc5 Bxd4 16. exd4 Re8 17. O-O $11)
13... Bf5 (13... Ne4 14. O-O Re8 15. Bb5 Bd7 16. Bxd7 Qxd7 17. Qe2 Qf5 18. Rad1
a6 19. Nf3 Rac8 20. Qd3 Qg6 21. Ba1 Red8 22. Nd4 $11) 14. O-O Rc8 (14... Ne4
$11) 15. Nb1 $2 $15 (15. Nf3 Bc2 16. Qe1 Ne4 17. Ne5 Bd6 18. f3 Ng5 19. f4 Ne6
20. Bxa7 b6 21. Rc1 Qc7 22. Bd3 Qxa7 23. Rxc2 Rxc2 24. Bxc2 Qxa2 $132) 15...
Rc1 16. Qxc1 (16. Qd2 Ne4 17. Rxc1 Nxd2 18. Nxa3 a6 19. Nc2 (19. f3 Qa5 20. Nc2
Rc8 $19) 19... Ne4 20. Nb4 Qh4 $17) 16... Bxc1 17. Rxc1 Ne4 (17... b6 18. Nc3
$15) 18. Nc3 {It is easier to reach a drawn game without knights.} (18. Bxa7 $2
b6 $1 19. Nc3 (19. Bf3 Qf6 20. Na3 Nd2 21. Bxd5 Qd6 22. e4 Bxe4 23. Bxe4 Qxa3
$19) 19... Nxc3 20. Rxc3 d4 $1 21. exd4 (21. Rcc1 Re8 22. Rd1 Qc7 $19) 21...
Qe7 22. Bxb6 Qxe2 $19) (18. f3 Ng5 19. Nc3 (19. Bc5 Re8 20. Bb5 Re6 $17) 19...
b6 20. Rd1 Qa8 (20... Ne6 21. Be5 f6 22. Bg3 d4 23. Bc4 Qe7 24. exd4 $14) 21.
Rac1 Ne6 $15) 18... Qa5 19. b4 $6 $17 (19. a3 $15) 19... Qxb4 20. Nxe4 Bxe4 (
20... dxe4 21. Bc5 Qd2 22. Bxf8 Kxf8 23. Bc4 $44) 21. Bc5 (21. Bxa7 b6 22. a4
Ra8 23. Rc7 h6 $1 $19) 21... Qb2 22. Bxf8 Qxe2 $2 {Black take not that bishop.}
(22... Kxf8 $142 23. Bd1 Ke7 24. Bb3 Kd6 25. h3 b5 $17) 23. Bd6 h5 24. h3 h4
25. Bc5 Qh5 26. Rf1 Qg5 27. f3 Bf5 28. Kh1 Qg3 29. Rad1 b6 30. Bd4 Bxh3 $6 (
30... f6 31. Rc1 Bd3 32. Rfd1 Bc4 33. Rd2 Kf7 $15 {This position is almost
drawn.}) 31. gxh3 Qxh3+ 32. Kg1 Qg3+ 33. Kh1 Qh3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup7"]
[Site "Kstovo"]
[Date "1997.05.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kharitonov, Andrei Y"]
[Black "Alavkin, Arseny Nailievich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2375"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1997.05.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. Nbd2 Bd6 7. e4 (7. Qe2 O-O
8. O-O e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Nf3 Bg4 13. h3 Bxf3 14.
Qxf3 $14 {1-0 Miles,A-Kuzmin,G/Bled/Portoroz 1979 (24)}) (7. b3 e5 8. cxd5 Nxd5
9. Nc4 Bb4+ 10. Bd2 exd4 11. Bxb4 Nxb4 12. Nd6+ Ke7 13. Nxc8+ (13. Nf5+ Kf8 14.
N5xd4 Nxd3+ 15. Qxd3 Qa5+ $11) 13... Rxc8 14. Nxd4 Nxd3+ 15. Qxd3 Qa5+ $11 {
1/2-1/2 Summerscale,A-O'Donnell,T/San Mateo 1994 (18)}) (7. O-O e5 (7... Qe7 8.
e4 dxe4 9. Nxe4 Nxe4 10. Bxe4 Nf6 11. Bc2 Bd7 12. Qe2 O-O-O 13. a3 $14 {
Pachman,L-Pilnik,H/Mar del Plata 1962/1/2-1/2 (97)}) 8. cxd5 cxd5 9. dxe5 Nxe5
10. Nxe5 Bxe5 11. Nf3 Bc7 $14 {1-0 Bagirov,V-Utasi,T/Yurmala 1985 (39)}) 7...
e5 (7... dxe4 8. Nxe4 Nxe4 9. Bxe4 Qa5+ (9... c5 10. O-O Qc7 11. b3 Nf6 12. Bc2
cxd4 13. Qxd4 O-O 14. Bg5 Ne8 15. Rfe1 f6 16. Bd2 e5 17. Qd3 g6 $14 {1-0
Pachmann-Ballon/Wildbad op/SW,50,15 1989 (36)}) 10. Bd2 Qh5 11. h3 Nf6 12. Bc2
O-O 13. Ke2 $3 $16 {1-0 Duer,W-Petschar,K/AUT-chT 1992 (21)}) 8. exd5 (8. cxd5
cxd5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Bxe5 11. exd5 O-O 12. O-O Qxd5 13. Nf3 Re8 14. Bg5 (
14. Nxe5 Qxe5 $11) 14... Be6 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. Qc1 Rac8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Danner,
G-Dao_Thien,H/HUN t-ch 1996 (30)}) 8... cxd5 9. cxd5 {N} (9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5
Bxe5 11. Qe2 O-O 12. Nf3 Bg4 (12... Bc7 $11) 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 dxc4 (14...
Qa5+ 15. Bd2 Qb6 $15) 15. Bxc4 Qd4 16. Bb3 Qb4+ 17. Kf1 $17 {Sprotte,
N-Muellneritsch,A/Bled op A 1997/0-1 (44)}) 9... exd4 10. Qe2+ (10. Nxd4 O-O
11. O-O Nb6 (11... Ne5 12. Bf5 Bc5 13. N2b3 Bxd4 14. Nxd4 Qxd5 $11 {0-1 Karpov
Anatoly-Shirov Alexei/It "Melody Amber" (blindfold), Monte Ca 1996 (50)}) 12.
Nf5 Bxf5 13. Bxf5 Nbxd5 14. Qf3 g6 15. Be4 Re8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Huzman,A-Shalimov,
V/UKR-ch sf 1986 (29)}) 10... Qe7 11. Nxd4 (11. O-O Qxe2 12. Bxe2 Nxd5 13. Nxd4
O-O 14. Nc4 Bc5 15. Nb3 Be7 16. Rd1 N7f6 17. Bf3 Rd8 18. Bg5 (18. Nba5 $142)
18... Be6 19. Nba5 Rd7 20. Nxb7 Rxb7 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. Bxd5 Bxd5 23. Rxd5 Rc7
24. Ne3 Bxb2 $15 {=/+ Mikhalchishin,A-Kosic,D/Jugoslavija 1994}) 11... Qxe2+
12. Bxe2 (12. Nxe2 Nxd5 $11) 12... Nxd5 13. Nf5 $1 $14 Be5 $8 14. Nc4 $5 (14.
O-O O-O 15. Nc4) 14... O-O 15. O-O (15. Bf3 Re8 16. O-O N7f6 17. Nxe5 Bxf5 $11)
15... Bf6 $5 (15... Bc7 $2 16. Rd1 N7f6 (16... N7b6 17. Nxb6 Nxb6 18. Ne7+ Kh8
19. Nxc8 (19. Bf3 Be6 20. Bxb7 Rae8 21. Nc6 $16) 19... Raxc8 20. Bf3 $16 {^^})
17. Nfd6 Bxd6 18. Nxd6 Rd8 19. Nxc8 Raxc8 20. Bg5 $16) (15... Re8 $1 16. Bf3 (
16. Re1 Nc5 17. Nxe5 Bxf5 $11) (16. Bh5 $1 N7f6 (16... Nc5 17. Nfd6 Bxd6 18.
Nxd6 Re7 19. Bg5 Rd7 20. Nxc8 (20. Rfe1 Ne6 21. Nxc8 Rxc8 22. Bg4 $14) 20...
Rxc8 21. Rac1 $16) 17. Nfd6 Bxd6 18. Nxd6 Re7 19. Bf3 (19. Nxc8 $1 Rxc8 20. Bf3
Rc2 21. Rd1 Re5 22. Kf1 Kf8 23. Rd2 Rxd2 (23... Rc5 24. b3 $16) 24. Bxd2 Ke7
25. Re1 Kd6 $14 {[%csl Gd5]}) 19... Bg4 20. Bxg4 Nxg4 $11) 16... N7f6 17. Nxe5
Bxf5 $11) 16. Rd1 N7b6 17. Nfd6 Rd8 $1 (17... Nxc4 18. Bxc4 Nb6 19. Bb3 Rb8 20.
Bf4 (20. Re1 $1 Nd7 (20... Bg4 21. Bf4 Bxb2 22. Rab1 Bc3 $8 (22... Bf6 23. Nxf7
$18) 23. Rec1 Rbc8 24. Nxc8 Rxc8 25. Be3 $18) 21. Bf4 $1 $16) 20... Be6 (20...
Bxb2 21. Rab1 Bf6 22. Bxf7+ Kh8 23. Ne8 Ra8 24. Nxf6 Bf5 $1 25. Rb5 Bc2 26. Rd2
Rxf7 27. Rxc2 Rxf6 28. g3 $14) 21. Ne4 Rbc8 22. Nxf6+ gxf6 $14) 18. Ne4 Be7 (
18... Bf5 19. Nxb6 axb6 (19... Nxb6 20. Nxf6+ gxf6 21. Be3 $16) 20. Nxf6+ Nxf6
21. Bg5 $16) 19. Nxb6 axb6 $5 (19... Nxb6 20. Be3 (20. Rxd8+ Bxd8 21. Nd6 Be7
22. Bf4 Bxd6 23. Bxd6 Be6 24. Bf3 Rd8 $11) 20... Bf5 21. Nc5 Bxc5 22. Bxc5 $14)
20. Bg5 (20. Bf3 Bf5 $11) 20... Bf5 $5 (20... f6 $1 21. Bc4 Be6 22. Nc3 Nc7 (
22... fxg5 23. Bxd5 (23. Nxd5 Kf7 24. Nxb6 Bxc4 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Nxc4 b5 27.
Ne5+ Kf8 28. Nc6 Rd2 $11) 23... Bxd5 24. Nxd5 Bf6 25. Rab1 (25. a4 Bxb2 26.
Rab1 Be5 $11) 25... Kf7 26. a3 $14) 23. Bxe6+ Nxe6 24. Be3 Bc5 $11) 21. Bxe7
Nxe7 22. Nc3 (22. Nd6 Be6 23. a3 Bb3 24. Rd3 Bd5 25. Nc4 Bxc4 26. Rxd8+ Rxd8
27. Bxc4 Rd2 28. Re1 Kf8 29. b3 Nf5 $11) (22. Bf3 Nc6 23. Nd6 $14) 22... Nc6 (
22... Be6 23. Bf3 Nc6 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Rd1 Rxd1+ 26. Bxd1 $14) 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8
24. Rd1 Rxd1+ 25. Bxd1 Kf8 26. f4 Be6 (26... Ke8 27. Kf2 $14) 27. Bf3 Ke7 28.
Kf2 Kd6 29. Ke3 f6 30. g3 h6 31. b3 f5 $6 (31... g5 32. Ne4+ Ke7 33. h4 gxh4
34. gxh4 Bd7 35. Nc3 Be6 36. Nd5+ Bxd5 37. Bxd5 Nb4 38. Bxb7 Nxa2 39. Ke4 Nc1
40. Bd5 $11) 32. Bd1 Kc5 $5 (32... g6 $14) (32... Kd7 $14) 33. Na4+ Kb4 (33...
Kb5 34. Be2+ $1 (34. a3 Ne7 35. Nc3+ Kc5 36. Kd3 Bd7 37. b4+ Kd6 38. Kc4 (38.
a4 Bc6 39. h4 Ng8 40. Kd4 $14) 38... Be6+ 39. Kb5 Nc8 40. Bf3 Bd7+ 41. Kc4 Bc6
42. Be2 Ne7 43. Nb5+ Ke6 44. Kd4 g5 45. Bc4+ Kf6 46. Nd6 gxf4 47. gxf4 Ng6 48.
Ke3 Ne7 $14) 34... Kb4 (34... Ka5 35. Bd1 Kb5 36. a3 g5 37. b4 (37. Nc3+ Kc5
38. b4+ Kc4 39. Na4 Kb5 40. Nb2 Ne7 41. Kd4 Nc6+ 42. Kc3 Ne7 43. Be2+ Kc6 44.
Kd4 gxf4 45. gxf4 Ng6 46. Nd3 Kd6 47. Bh5 (47. Bf3 Bd7 48. Bxb7 Bb5 $1) 47...
Nh4 48. Ne1 Bd7 $14) 37... Bf7 38. Nb2 Ne7 39. Kd4 Nc6+ 40. Kc3 Ne7 41. Nc4 $1
Be6 42. a4+ Kc6 43. Kd4 Kc7 44. Ne3 Nc6+ 45. Kc3 $16) 35. Nxb6 Ka3 36. Na4 Kxa2
37. Nc5 Bxb3 38. Nxb7 Bd5 39. Nd6 g6 40. Bc4+ Bxc4 41. Nxc4 Kb3 42. Ne5 Ne7 43.
Kd4 Kb4 44. Nf7 $18) 34. Nxb6 Ka3 35. Na4 Kxa2 $5 (35... Nb4 36. Nc5 Bd5 37.
Be2 $14) 36. Nc5 Bc8 (36... Nd8 37. Kd4 (37. Bc2 g6 38. Kd4 Kb2 $1 $132) 37...
Bf7 $14) 37. Bf3 b6 $4 (37... Ka3 $1 38. Bd5 (38. Bxc6 bxc6 39. Kd3 Kb4 40. Kd4
Kb5 41. Nd3 Be6 $11) 38... Kb4 39. Nd3+ Kc3 $11) 38. Na4 Ne7 (38... Nb4 39.
Nxb6 Be6 40. Kd4 Bxb3 41. Ke5 $18) 39. Nxb6 $18 Kxb3 (39... Be6 40. b4 Kb3 41.
b5 Kb4 42. Na8 (42. Be2 Kc5 43. Na4+ Kb4 44. Nb2 Bd7 45. b6 Nd5+ 46. Kd4 Nxb6
47. Nd3+ Ka5 48. Ne5 $16) 42... Kc5 43. b6 Nd5+ 44. Bxd5 Bxd5 45. Nc7 Bb7 46.
Ne6+ $18) 40. Nxc8 Nxc8 41. Kd4 Ne7 (41... Kc2 42. Ke5 Kd3 43. Bb7 (43. Kxf5
Ke3 44. Bh1 Kf2 45. Kg6 Kg1 46. Kxg7 Kxh2 47. Kxh6 Kxg3 48. Kg5 Nd6 49. Bd5 Kh3
50. Kf6 Ne8+ 51. Ke5 Ng7 52. Bf3 Kg3 $11) 43... Ne7 44. Ke6 Ng8 45. Kxf5 $18)
42. Ke5 Kc3 43. Ke6 Ng6 44. Kf7 Nxf4 45. gxf4 g5 46. Kg6 gxf4 47. Kxh6 Kd4 48.
Kg5 Ke3 49. Bb7 f3 50. Bxf3 1-0

[Event "Petrov Memorial op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2000.02.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bezgodov, Alexei"]
[Black "Potkin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2000.02.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 8192]} 1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. g3 Nf6 6. Bg2 Be7 7.
O-O Nc6 8. Be3 c4 9. b3 {Korchnoy and Gutman play this variation very often}
cxb3 (9... Be6 10. bxc4 dxc4 11. Nc3 O-O 12. Bg5 Qa5 13. Qc2 Rfd8 14. Rfd1 Rac8
(14... Bg4 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. e3 Qh5 17. Qe4 Re8 18. Qd5 Rad8 (18... g5 19. h3
Bxh3 20. Bxh3 Qxh3 (20... Ne7 21. Qxc4 Qxf3 22. Bg2 $16) 21. Nxg5 $16) 19. Qxh5
Bxh5 20. Rdc1 $14) 15. a4 h6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. e3 Nb4 18. Qd2 Qh5 19. Ne1 b6
20. Ne2 Qa5 21. Rdc1 Be7 22. Nf4 Nc6 23. Qe2 c3 24. d5 $16 {1-0 Yermolinsky,
A-Schneider,D/Mashantucket USA 1999 (44)}) 10. Qxb3 (10. axb3 O-O 11. Ne5 Re8
12. Nc3 Nb4 13. Na2 Ne4 14. Nxb4 Bxb4 15. Nd3 Bd6 16. Nc5 Bxc5 17. dxc5 Nc3 18.
Qd3 d4 19. Bf3 (19. Rae1 $4 Bg4 20. Bf3 (20. Bxb7 Rb8 21. Bc6 Re6 $19) 20...
Bxf3 21. exf3 dxe3 22. Qxc3 e2 {0-1 Velikov,P-Lputian,S/St John op-2 1988 (22)}
) 19... Nxe2+ (19... dxe3 20. Qxc3 exf2+ 21. Rxf2 Qc7 22. b4 $14) 20. Qxe2 dxe3
21. fxe3 Qc7 (21... Qg5 22. c6 Rxe3 23. Qf2 Re7 (23... bxc6 24. Bxc6 $18) (
23... Bh3 24. cxb7 Rae8 25. Bg2 Be6 26. Rxa7 $16) 24. Rfd1 Bg4 25. Rxa7 $16)
22. b4 Bd7 $11) 10... O-O (10... Qb6 11. Ne5 (11. Qxb6 axb6 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Ne5
(13. Nb5 Nb4 14. Bd2 Nc2 15. Rab1 Rxa2 16. Nc3 Ra6 17. Rb2 Na3 18. Ne5 Rd8 19.
e3 Be6 20. f4 g6 21. h3 Ne8 22. Bc1 f6 23. Nd3 Nc4 $17 {1-0 Petursson,
M-Ziegler,A/Gausdal Arnold Cup 1990 (54)}) 13... Be6 14. a4 Rfc8 15. Rfc1 Na5
16. Nb5 Rxc1+ 17. Rxc1 Nb3 18. Rc7 Rxa4 19. h3 Rb4 20. Rxe7 Rxb5 21. g4 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Van der Sterren,P-Piket,J/Hilversum NLD/K 1990 (57)}) 11... Qxb3 12.
axb3 Nb4 13. Na3 a6 14. Rfc1 O-O 15. Bd2 Rb8 16. Bxb4 Bxb4 17. Nd3 Bd6 18. Nc2
Bf5 19. Nc5 Bxc2 20. Rxc2 Rfc8 21. Rac1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Kirov,N-Marjanovic,S/
Thessaloniki olm ,BIG 1984 (37)}) (10... Na5 11. Qd3 Nc4 (11... O-O 12. Nc3 (
12. Ne5 Be6 13. Nc3 (13. f4 Rc8 14. f5 Bd7 15. g4 h6 16. Bf4 Bc6 17. Nd2 Re8
18. Qh3 Bb5 19. Rf2 Rc2 20. Kh1 Nc4 21. Nb3 Nd6 22. Bf3 Nfe4 23. Rg2 Bg5 $17 {
0-1 Nissen,C-Ilgner,A/Landes-Einzelmeister 1990 (36)}) 13... Rc8 14. Rab1 a6
$132) 12... Be6 13. Ng5 Nc4 14. Rab1 Qd7 15. Bf4 Nb6 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Bh3 Qc6
18. Nb5 Rfc8 19. Qe3 Ne4 20. Rbc1 Nc4 21. Rxc4 Qxc4 22. Bxe6+ Kh8 23. Bxc8 Rxc8
24. Rc1 Qxc1+ 25. Qxc1 Rxc1+ 26. Bxc1 $16 {1-0 Gutman,L-Bezold,M/Bad
Mergentheim ,EXT 1989 (43)}) 12. Bg5 Be6 (12... O-O 13. Nc3 h6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6
15. Rab1 Nd6 {[%cal Gc8f5]} 16. Rbc1 Bf5 17. Qd1 Qa5 18. Ne5 Ne4 $11 {1-0
Korchnoi,V-Bach,M/4th Open, Wichern GER 1997 (29)}) 13. Nc3 Rc8 14. Rab1 b6 15.
Ne5 O-O 16. Nb5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Ne4 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. Rbc1 Rc5 $132 {1/2-1/2
Korchnoi,V-Lautier,J/Biel 1992 (41)}) 11. Nbd2 {White has a little bit better
pawn structure, but Black's pieces placed well.} (11. Nc3 Na5 12. Qb1 g6 (12...
Be6 13. Ng5 Rc8 14. Qd3 Nc4 15. Rab1 Qd7 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Bg5 a6 18. Bxf6 Bxf6
19. e4 dxe4 20. Bxe4 Qxd4 21. Bxh7+ Kh8 22. Ne2 (22. Qg6 Ne5 23. Qh5 Qg4 $19 {
0-1 Fauland,A-Konig,D/OST-BL 1991/Inf 90 (47)}) 22... Qxd3 23. Bxd3 Nd2 24.
Rxb7 Nxf1 25. Kxf1 a5 26. Nf4 $44) 13. Ne5 Bf5 14. Qb2 Ne4 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16.
Bxe4 dxe4 17. Bd2 (17. Rac1 Bf6 18. Rfd1 Rc8 19. Qb5 a6 20. Qb1 Qd5 21. Ng4 Be7
22. Qb6 Rxc1 (22... f6 $4 23. Rxc8 {1-0 Gutman,L-Budde,V/Wuppertal(2) 1986 (23)
}) 23. Rxc1 Qxa2 24. d5 $44) 17... f6 18. Bxa5 Qxa5 19. Qxb7 fxe5 20. Qxe7 $16
{1-0 Gutman,L-Unrath,L/Schwaebisch Gmuend ,EXT 1990 (27)}) (11. Bg5 h6 12. Bxf6
Bxf6 13. e3 Na5 14. Qd3 Be6 15. Ne5 Rc8 16. f4 Nc4 17. Nd2 Qa5 18. Nb3 Qd8 19.
Rac1 Nd6 $132 {1-0 Gutman,L-Wolf,V/BL 1992 (48)}) 11... Na5 12. Qd3 Ne8 {
[%csl Rc4][%cal Ge8d6]} (12... Re8 13. Rfc1 Bg4 14. Ne5 Bh5 $132) 13. Bf4 Be6 (
13... g5 14. Be3 Nd6 15. Qc3 (15. Rfc1 Bf5 16. Qc3 Rc8 17. Qb2 Nac4 18. Nxc4
dxc4 $132) 15... Nac4 16. Rab1 Nb6 $132) 14. Nb3 Nxb3 $2 $16 {After that
exchange an advantage of white pawn structure begin to have an effect.} ({
much better was} 14... Nc4 $132) 15. Qxb3 {[%csl Rb7,Rd5]} Nd6 16. Rfc1 b6 17.
Ne5 {[%csl Rd5]} Nc4 18. Nc6 Qd7 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. e4 $1 Na5 (20... dxe4 21.
Rxc4 Bxc4 22. Qxc4 Rac8 23. Qb3 $16) 21. Qd3 Rad8 22. Rc7 Qb4 (22... Rd7 23.
Rac1 dxe4 24. Bxe4 f5 25. Bg2 $16 {[%csl Yf4,Yg2][%cal Gd4d5]}) 23. Be5 (23.
Rd1 $5 a6 24. Bg5 $1 f6 25. Rb1 Qa4 26. exd5 fxg5 27. dxe6 Rxd4 (27... Qxd4 28.
Qxd4 Rxd4 29. e7 Re8 30. Rxb6 $18) 28. Qe2 $16) 23... Qb2 (23... f6 24. exd5
fxe5 25. dxe6 Qb2 (25... Rxf2 26. e7 Re8 27. Bd5+ Kh8 28. Rac1 $18) 26. Rf1
Rxd4 27. Qa6 $16) 24. Re1 (24. Rb1 Qxa2 25. Rxa7 Ra8 26. Rxa8 Rxa8 $14) (24.
Rf1 f6 25. exd5 fxe5 (25... Bxd5 26. Bxd5+ Rxd5 27. Qf5 Rdd8 28. Bxf6 $1 Rxf6
29. Qg5 $18) 26. dxe6 $16) 24... Qxa2 (24... f6 25. Bf4 dxe4 26. Bxe4 Qxd4 27.
Bxh7+ Kh8 28. Qxd4 Rxd4 29. Bb1 $16) 25. Rxa7 Qc4 $2 $18 (25... Ra8 26. Rxa8
Rxa8 27. Bc7 $16) 26. Qe3 {[%csl Rg7][%cal Ge3g5]} Nc6 27. Rc7 $1 Qb5 (27...
Nxe5 28. Rxc4 Nxc4 29. Qd3 $18) 28. exd5 Bxd5 29. Bxg7 $6 ({More simply was} 
29. Qg5 $1 Nxe5 (29... g6 30. Bf6 {[%cal Gg5h6]} Qa5 31. Qh6 Qxe1+ 32. Bf1 $18)
30. Rxe5 Qb1+ 31. Rc1 $1 $18) 29... Kxg7 30. Qg5+ Kh8 31. h4 $4 $11 (31. Bxd5
Qxd5 $8 32. Qf6+ Kg8 33. Rxc6 Qxd4 34. Re5 h6 35. Rxb6 (35. Kg2 $6 Rd5 $1 36.
Re7 Qxf6 37. Rxf6 Kg7 38. Rxb6 $14) 35... Rd7 (35... Qa1+ 36. Kg2 Rd1 37. Rb4
$18) 36. Rf5 (36. Qf5 Qxb6 37. Qxd7 Qf6 $14) (36. Rbb5 Rd6 37. Rg5+ Kh7 38.
Qf5+ Kh8 39. Rg4 $16) 36... Qg4 (36... Qxf6 37. Rfxf6 {[%csl Rh6]} h5 38. Rf5
$18) 37. Kg2 $1 (37. Rf4 Qh3 38. Rb1 Rfd8 39. Re1 $16) 37... Rfd8 38. Rf4 $18)
31... Qa5 {[%csl Ya5,Re1][%cal Gd5g2]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Petrov Memorial op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2000.02.16"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Malaniuk, Vladimir P"]
[Black "Genba, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2572"]
[BlackElo "2454"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2000.02.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 32]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 c5 5. cxd5 exd5 (5... Nxd5 $11)
6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. Bxd7+ Nbxd7 (7... Qxd7 $11) 8. dxc5 Nxc5 9. O-O Bd6 (9... Nce4
10. Bd2 (10. b3 Bd6 11. Ba3 O-O $11) 10... Bc5 11. Bc3 O-O 12. Bd4 Rc8 13. Nbd2
Bxd4 14. Nxd4 Qb6 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Qb3 $11 {1-0 Rashkovsky,N-Loginov,A/Moscow
op2 1995/EXP 50 (41)}) (9... Be7 10. Bd2 (10. b3 O-O 11. Bb2 Qd7 12. Nc3 Rad8
13. Rc1 Rfe8 14. Ne2 Nfe4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Hellsten,J-Hall,J/ch-SWE, Ronneby SWE
1998 (25)}) (10. Nc3 O-O 11. b3 Rc8 (11... Nce4 12. Bb2 (12. Ne2 $11 Qa5 13.
Bb2 {In openings like this - with pawn structure with isolated P - enouph to
change 2 pars of B - and it will be drawn position.} Ba3 $11 {1/2-1/2 Piket,
J-Asrian,K/Groningen NED 1998 (30)}) 12... Qa5 13. Qd3 {1/2-1/2 Savon,
V-Volzhin,A/Zepter Open, Minsk BLR 1998 (13)}) 12. Bb2 Nce4 (12... Nfe4 13. Ne2
Qa5 14. a3 Rfd8 {1/2-1/2 Cvitan,O-Schmittdiel,E/Liechtenstein ,EXT 1994 (14)})
13. Nxe4 (13. Ne2 Qa5 14. a3 Rfd8 {1/2-1/2 Cvitan,O-Schmittdiel,E/Ruggell op
1994 (14)} (14... Rfd8 15. Nfd4 Qa6 16. Nf4 Bf8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Hebden,
M-Magomedov,M/Dhaka 1995/CBM 48/(41)})) (13. Qd3 Qa5 14. Rfc1 Bb4 $11) 13...
dxe4 14. Qxd8 Rfxd8 15. Nd4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Legky,N-Rodriguez,A/Aosta ,EXT 1990 
(21)}) 10... O-O 11. Bc3 Nfe4 (11... Rc8 12. Bd4 Nfe4 13. Nc3 Ne6 14. Be5 Nxc3
15. Bxc3 h6 $11 {1-0 Malaniuk,V-Caposciutti,M/Forli 1992 (59)}) 12. Bd4 Ne6 13.
Nc3 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Nxc3 15. bxc3 $11 {1-0 Eingorn,V-Polaczek,R/Stockholm 1989/
Inf 49 (70)}) 10. Bd2 (10. Nc3 a6 (10... Rc8 11. b3 Nce4 12. Nb5 Bb8 13. Bb2
O-O 14. Nbd4 Qa5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Buturin,V-Feigin,M/Pardubice ,EXT 1995 (108)})
11. b3 O-O 12. Bb2 Rc8 13. Rc1 (13. g3 Bb8 14. Qd4 Qd7 15. Rfd1 Rfd8 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Lorincz,I-Karsa,L/HUN-chT1 1995 (34)}) 13... Re8 14. Qd4 Ne6 15. Qd3
Qa5 $11 {0-1 Eingorn,V-Agzamov,G/USSR 1983/Inf 35 (57)}) (10. b3 O-O 11. Bb2
Nce4 12. Nc3 Rc8 13. Rc1 Nxc3 (13... Bb4 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Qxd8 Rfxd8 16. Ng5
$16 {1/2-1/2 Kharitonov,A-Asrian,K/Smolensk RUS 1997 (37)}) 14. Rxc3 Rxc3 15.
Bxc3 Ne4 16. Qd4 Nxc3 17. Qxc3 Qd7 18. Qd4 a6 19. Rd1 Rd8 20. g3 Bc7 $11) 10...
Nce4 {This opening doesn't promise to White any advantage.} (10... O-O 11. Bc3
Rc8 (11... Nfe4 12. Bd4 Ne6 13. Nc3 Qa5 $11 {1-0 Malaniuk,V-Zelcic,R/Nova
Gorica SLO 1997 (36)}) 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Nc3 Rfe8 14. Qd4 Qxd4 15. Nxd4 Nd3 16.
Rab1 Be5 {1/2-1/2 Matamoros Franco,C-Bricard,E/Cannes op 1996 (16)}) 11. Bc3
O-O 12. Bd4 Bc5 (12... Rc8 13. Qb3 (13. Bxa7 b6 14. Qb3 Bc5 15. Na3 Ra8 16. Nb5
Qe7 $15 {[%csl Ra7]}) 13... Bc5 14. Qxb7 Rb8 15. Qa6 Bxd4 16. Nxd4 Rxb2 17. f3
Nd6 18. Qxa7 Re8 $44) 13. Bxc5 Nxc5 14. Nc3 Nce4 15. Rc1 Rc8 16. Qb3 Qa5 (16...
Nxc3 17. Rxc3 Rxc3 18. Qxc3 Qb6 (18... Qc8 19. Rc1 Qxc3 20. Rxc3 $16) 19. Rc1
$14 {[%cal Gc1c7]}) 17. Qb5 Qxb5 18. Nxb5 a6 19. Nbd4 g6 (19... Rfe8 $11) 20.
Ne5 Nd6 (20... Rfe8 21. Nd3 h5 $11) 21. Nd3 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Rc8 {White
understand - wihout rooks there is no chanse to win the game.} 23. Re1 (23.
Rxc8+ Nxc8 $11) 23... Nde8 $6 (23... h5 24. f3 Kf8 $11) 24. f3 Ng7 25. Nf4 Ngh5
(25... g5 26. Nd3 Ne6 27. Nf5 Kf8 $11) 26. Nfe2 Ng7 27. Nc3 Ne6 28. Rd1 Nxd4
29. Rxd4 Rc4 30. Rd3 h5 $6 $14 (30... Rc5 $5 31. b4 Rc4 32. a3 a5 33. bxa5 Rc5
$11) 31. Kf2 (31. Nxd5 Nxd5 32. Rxd5 Rc1+ 33. Kf2 Rc2+ 34. Kg3 Rxb2 $11) 31...
Kf8 ({Now after} 31... a5 {[%cal Gc4c5]} 32. Nxd5 Rc2+ 33. Kg3 Nxd5 34. Rxd5
Rxb2 35. Rxa5 b5 36. h4 b4 37. e4 b3 38. axb3 Rxb3 $14 {This endgame is drawn,
but Black must play precisely.}) 32. Ke2 Rc5 33. b4 Rc7 34. Kd2 (34. Nxd5 $2
Rc2+ $1 35. Kd1 Nxd5 36. Kxc2 Nxb4+ 37. Kd2 Nxd3 38. Kxd3 Ke7 $11) 34... Rd7 $2
$16 (34... Rc4 35. a3 a5 36. bxa5 Rc5 37. Ne2 Rxa5 38. Rb3 $14) 35. Na4 $1 {
White have some achievements: Black rook left file "c", White K came to the
center.} Ke7 36. Nb6 Rd8 37. Rc3 {[%cal Gc3c7] White R occupate the only open
file "c"} Kd6 38. Rc5 (38. Kd3 Nd7 39. Nxd7 Rxd7 40. Kd4 f6 41. Rc5 Ke6 42. a4
g5 43. a5 h4 44. h3 Rd6 45. Rc7 b6 46. Rc8 (46. Ra7 bxa5 47. bxa5 Rc6 $11)
46... bxa5 47. bxa5 Kf5 48. Kc5 Rd7 49. Ra8 Re7 50. Rxa6 Rxe3 51. Rd6 $16)
38... h4 39. Kd3 Rh8 40. a4 (40. h3 Rh5 41. Kd4 Rg5 42. e4 $18) 40... Rh5 41.
Kd4 Rf5 42. h3 Rh5 43. a5 Rh8 44. Nxd5 Nd7 45. Rc2 Ne5 (45... f5 46. e4 fxe4
47. fxe4 Ne5 48. Rf2 $16) 46. Nb6 (46. e4 $16) 46... Nc6+ $6 $18 (46... Rd8 47.
e4 (47. Rc8 Nc6+ 48. Kc4 Ne5+ 49. Kc3 Rxc8+ 50. Nxc8+ Ke6 51. Nb6 Nc6 $16)
47... Nc6+ 48. Kc4 Ke6 49. Nd5 Rc8 50. Kd3 Ne5+ 51. Kd2 Nc4+ 52. Ke2 $16) 47.
Kc3 Ke6 48. Rd2 Rh5 49. Na4 (49. Nd7 $18) 49... Rb5 50. Nc5+ Kf6 51. Nxa6 Kg7
52. Rd6 $1 Nxa5 53. Nc7 Rh5 {The last trap} (53... Re5 54. Kd4 Re7 55. Nd5 Re6
56. Rxe6 Nb3+ 57. Kc3 fxe6 58. Nf4 Nc1 59. Kb2 $18) 54. Ne8+ (54. bxa5 $4 Rc5+
55. Kd3 Rxc7 $16) 54... Kf8 55. Nf6 Rb5 56. bxa5 Ke7 57. Rd5 1-0

[Event "Tan Chin Nam Cup 8th"]
[Site "Qingdao"]
[Date "2002.07.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Goldin, Alexander"]
[Black "Sandipan, Chanda"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2609"]
[BlackElo "2507"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2002.07.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Qc2 Nf6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qc2 Bb7 8. e3
Nbd7 9. Be2 (9. Bd3 h6 (9... a6 10. a4 {-see detailed commented game  0-1
Gelfand,B-Krasenkow,M/Lvov 2000/CBM 77[Tsesarsky,I] (37)}) 10. Bxf6 $1 (10. Bh4
{-see detailed commented game 1-0 Gurevich,M-Grischuk,A/Cannes 2001/CBM 82_01 
[Tsesarsky,I](44)})) (9. Nbd2 a6 (9... Qb6 10. Be2 c5 {-see commented game 1-0
Ibragimov,I-Lugo,B/New York 1998/CBM 64[Tsesarsky,I] (20)}) 10. a4 Qb6 (10...
h6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Bd3 $14 {-see detailed commented game 1/2-1/2 Sanjay,
N-Kharlov,A/Calcutta 2001/CBM 82_01[Tsesarsky,I] (44)}) 11. Be2 {-see
commented game 1/2-1/2 Fominyh,A-Kharlov,A/Samara 2000/CBM 78[Tsesarsky,I] (41)
}) 9... Be7 $6 $14 {Playing this position both sides should take into account
c6-c5 move. In order to prepare it better was} (9... a6 10. a4 Rc8 11. O-O Be7
12. Nbd2 O-O 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Qe4 $5 $14 (14. Nb3 {-see detailed commented
game 1/2-1/2 Krasenkow,M-Tregubov,P/Wijk aan Zee NED 2002/ CBM87 [Tsesarsky,I]
(41)})) {Bf8-e7 is tempo loss in point of view of c6-c5 promotion...} 10. O-O
O-O 11. Nbd2 Qb6 {[%cal Gc6c5] The main point in this position is mentioned
above c6-c5 promotion. Black tries to prepare it, in other hand, White tries
to avoid it. In case that black P will stand on c6 Bb7 will be "bad".} 12. Ne5
({Interesting was} 12. a4 $5 bxa4 13. Rxa4 c5 {Black did it. But White's
pieces are too active.} 14. Nc4 Qc7 15. Bf4 Qc8 16. Nd6 Qc6 (16... Bxd6 17.
Bxd6 Be4 (17... cxd4 18. Rc4 $18) 18. Qc1 Rd8 19. dxc5 $16) 17. Nxb7 Qxb7 18.
Rc1 Nb6 19. Raa1 cxd4 20. Nxd4 $16 {[%csl Ge2,Gf4]}) 12... Nxe5 ({Or} 12...
Rfd8 13. Nb3 $16) 13. dxe5 $16 {[%csl Rd6]} Nd5 14. Bxe7 Nxe7 15. Bd3 {[%csl
Rh7][%cal Gc2h7]} Ng6 16. Bxg6 $1 {[%csl Rb7,Gd2] Good positional decision!
Nd2 will go to e4 and will be much more powerful than poor Bc7.} hxg6 17. Ne4
Rfd8 18. Rfd1 ({Possible also} 18. Nd6 c5 19. Rfc1 c4 20. b3 cxb3 21. axb3 {
[%cal Gc2c7]} Rd7 22. b4 $16 {[%csl Ra5,Rc5]}) 18... c5 $6 $18 {Black
sacrifices P in order to give diagonal for Bb7, but...} (18... Rd5 $142 19.
Rxd5 exd5 $1 (19... cxd5 20. Nd6 Rd8 21. Rc1 Rd7 22. b4 $18) 20. Nd6 Bc8 21.
Rc1 Bd7 22. b4 a5 23. a3 axb4 24. axb4 Ra4 25. Qd2 $16) 19. Nxc5 Qc6 {[%csl
Rg2][%cal Gb7g2]} 20. f4 {[%cal Gb2b4]} b4 21. Rd6 $1 {This impact makes
Black's position hopeless.} Rxd6 22. exd6 {[%csl Gd6]} Rd8 23. Rd1 Bc8 24. Qc4
Rxd6 $6 ({More stubborn was} 24... b3 $1 25. axb3 Rxd6 26. Rxd6 Qxd6 27. Qd4
$18 {This position strategically winning for White, but a bit better for Black
because of doubled PP b2 and b3 - compare this position with position from the
game.}) 25. Rxd6 Qxd6 26. Qxb4 Qd1+ 27. Kf2 Qh5 (27... Qc2+ 28. Kg3 Qe2 29. Qc3
$18) 28. h3 {Rest moves is not interesting...} Kh7 29. Qd4 f6 30. b4 e5 31.
fxe5 fxe5 32. Qd8 Qf5+ 33. Kg1 Qb1+ 34. Kh2 Bf5 35. a3 Qe1 36. Qg5 e4 37. Qf4
Qc1 38. g4 Bc8 39. Nxe4 Qxa3 40. Ng5+ Kh6 41. Ne6+ Kh7 42. Nf8+ Kg8 43. Nxg6
Qb2+ 44. Kg3 Be6 45. Ne7+ Kh8 46. Qg5 1-0

[Event "ISR-ch"]
[Site "Ramat Aviv"]
[Date "1998.11.10"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Kantsler, Boris"]
[Black "Rabinovich, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1998.11.08"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 20480]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Qc2 Nd7 5. Bg5 (5. e3 Bd6 6. Be2
Ne7 7. Nc3 f5 8. O-O (8. g4 $2 fxg4 9. Nd2 Nf6 10. e4 e5 $1 $17 {0-1 Tabatadze,
T-Bangiev,A/Pula 1990 (26)}) 8... O-O 9. b3 $14) (5. g3 Ne7 (5... dxc4 6. Qxc4
c5 7. Bg2 Nb6 8. Qc2 cxd4 9. O-O Ne7 10. Rd1 Nc6 11. Bf4 f6 $1 $17 {0-1
Epishin-Vancouver 68020/computer Uhrenhandica 1991 (39)}) (5... f5 6. cxd5 (6.
Bg2 Ngf6 7. O-O Ne4 8. Nbd2 Bd6 9. Nxe4 fxe4 10. Ng5 Nf6 11. f3 h6 12. fxe4
hxg5 13. e5 $16 {1-0 Dlugy,M-Cadavid,A/New York 1991 (22)}) 6... cxd5 7. Bf4
Nb6 8. Bc7 Qe7 9. Bxb6 axb6 10. e3 Bd7 11. Nc3 Nf6 12. Ne5 $14 {1-0 Fridman,
D-Zhuravliov,V/Riga ,EXT 1995 (68)}) (5... Be7 6. Bg2 Ngf6 7. O-O Ne4 8. Nc3 f5
9. Rd1 O-O 10. Ne1 g5 11. Nxe4 fxe4 12. f3 exf3 13. Bxf3 dxc4 14. Qxc4 Nb6 15.
Qb3 Nd5 16. e4 $14 {1-0 Kogelov,G-Ekenlov,L/cr WCCF candi 1991 (21)}) (5... b5
6. b3 (6. cxb5 cxb5 7. Bf4 Bb7 8. Bg2 Ngf6 9. O-O Rc8 10. Qb3 a6 11. a4 b4 12.
Nbd2 Be7 13. Rfc1 O-O $11 {1/2-1/2 Lukasiewicz,G-Bacrot,E/Cannes 1994 (26)})
6... bxc4 7. bxc4 Ba6 8. Nbd2 Qa5 9. e3 Rc8 10. c5 Bxf1 11. Kxf1 e5 12. Nxe5
Nxe5 13. dxe5 Qxc5 $15 {0-1 Kustar,S-Burmakin,V/Balatonbereny ,EXT 1993 (36)})
(5... b6 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. O-O Rc8 8. Nbd2 Ngf6 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Qxe4
Bd6 12. b3 O-O 13. Bb2 Nf6 14. Qc2 h6 15. Rfe1 Re8 16. Rad1 Qc7 17. c5 Be7 18.
Ne5 $14 {1-0 Ryskin-Pedersen,S/Minsk 1994 (26)}) (5... g6 6. e4 dxe4 7. Qxe4
Bg7 8. Bg2 Ngf6 9. Qe2 O-O 10. O-O Qe7 11. Nc3 Rd8 12. Bf4 $14 {1/2-1/2
Kurajica,B-Blatny,P/EuT-ch, Pula CRO 1997 (63)}) (5... Bd6 6. Bg2 (6. Bf4 Bxf4
7. gxf4 Ngf6 8. Nbd2 Qa5 9. e3 c5 10. a3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 O-O 12. dxc5 Qxc5 13.
Rc1 b6 14. b4 Qe7 15. Rg1 Bb7 16. Qb2 Rac8 17. Ke2 g6 18. Nd4 Kh8 19. N4f3 Kg8
20. h4 $132 {0-1 Stefanov,P-Negulescu,A/ROM-ch Predeal 1988/EXT 88ch (32)} (20.
Nd4 Kh8 $11)) 6... f5 (6... Ne7 7. O-O O-O 8. e4 dxc4 9. Qxc4 e5 10. Qe2 exd4
11. Nxd4 Ne5 12. Rd1 Qc7 13. h3 Bc5 14. Nc3 b5 15. Be3 Qb6 16. a4 Nc4 17. a5 (
17. axb5 Nxe3 18. Na4 Qb8 19. Qxe3 Bxd4 20. Qxd4 cxb5 21. Nc5 a5 22. e5 Ra7 23.
Qd6 Bf5 $14) (17. Nxc6 Nxe3 (17... Nxc6 18. Nd5 Bxe3 19. Nxb6 Bxb6 20. axb5 $18
) 18. Nxe7+ Bxe7 19. fxe3 bxa4 (19... Qg6 20. Nd5 Bd8 21. Qf3 bxa4 22. Rxa4 $14
) 20. Nd5 Qd8 21. Nf6+ Bxf6 22. Rxd8 Bxd8 23. e5 Rb8 24. Rxa4 Bb6 $14) 17...
Qa6 (17... Nxa5 18. b4 Bxb4 19. Ndxb5 Qb8 20. Rab1 cxb5 21. Rxb4 a6 $15) 18.
Ne6 (18. Nxc6 Nxe3 19. Nxe7+ Bxe7 20. Qxe3 $16) 18... Bxe6 19. Bxc5 $16 {
0-1 Bacrot,E-Dao Thien Hai/Balatonbereny ,CBM 1996 (44)}) 7. O-O Ngf6 8. b3 (8.
Bf4 Bxf4 9. gxf4 Qe7 (9... Ne4 10. Nbd2 Nxd2 11. Qxd2 b6 12. Qc3 Bb7 13. Rfd1
Qe7 14. cxd5 exd5 (14... cxd5 15. Rdc1 $14) 15. b4 $14 {1-0 Danielian,
O-Relange,E/Cannes juniors(6) 1993 (39)}) 10. e3 O-O 11. Ne5 Ng4 12. Nd2 Ndxe5
13. dxe5 Bd7 14. Nf3 Kh8 15. Rac1 Rac8 16. Rfd1 Nh6 17. cxd5 cxd5 18. Qd2 Bc6
19. Nd4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Solozhenkin,E-Knaak,R/Jyvaskyla ,EXT 1994 (37)}) (8. cxd5
cxd5 9. Nc3 a6 10. Bf4 Bxf4 11. gxf4 O-O 12. Na4 Nb6 13. Nc5 Qd6 14. Ne5 Rb8
15. a4 Na8 16. a5 $14 {1-0 Taimanov,M-Lisitsin,G/Leningrad 1949 (38)}) 8... Qe7
9. Bb2 Ne4 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Bc5 12. Nc3 Bd7 (12... Nxc3 13. Qxc3 O-O $14)
13. Na4 Bb4 14. f3 Bc5+ 15. Nxc5 Qxc5+ 16. e3 Ng5 (16... Qxe3+ 17. Kh1 Ng5 (
17... Nc5 18. Rfe1 (18. cxd5 $16) 18... Qh6 19. cxd5 $16) 18. Bc1 $18) 17. Bd4
$14 (17. Qc1 $2 dxc4 18. Ba3 Qa5 19. e4 fxe4 20. fxe4 h6 $132 {1-0 Zangiev,
P-Volkov,S/St.Petersburg Petrov 1996/CBM 52/(54)} (20... Qxe5 21. Qxc4 O-O-O
22. h4 Nf7 $44))) 6. Bg2 g6 7. O-O Bg7 8. e4 dxe4 9. Qxe4 O-O 10. Nc3 Nf5 11.
Rd1 Qa5 12. Bf4 Qb4 13. Qe2 Nb6 14. c5 Nd5 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. a3 Qc4 17. Qd2 Re8
18. Rac1 Qb3 19. g4 Ne7 20. h3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Polugaevsky,L-Ljubojevic,L/Riga 
(izt) 1979/Inf 28 (31)}) (5. Bf4 Ngf6 6. e3 (6. Nbd2 Be7 7. e3 O-O 8. Bd3 dxc4
9. Nxc4 Nb6 10. Nxb6 axb6 11. O-O h6 12. a3 Bd6 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. e4 Qe7 15.
Qb3 $14 {1-0 Poliak Abram-Mazel Isaak/ch URS (1/2 final) 1938/Inf 01 (47)})
6... Qa5+ (6... Ne4 7. Nc3 Qa5 8. Bd3 Nxc3 9. bxc3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nb6 11. Bc7
Qa3 12. Bb3 Nd5 13. Bg3 Nxc3 14. O-O Nb5 15. Ne5 $44 {1-0 Belov,I-Sopur,L/
Karvina ,EXT 1992 (30)}) (6... Bb4+ 7. Nbd2 Ne4 8. a3 Qa5 9. Bd3 g5 10. Bxe4
gxf4 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Bd3 Bd6 13. O-O Nf8 $6 (13... Nf6 14. b4 Qb6 15. Rac1
Bd7 16. e4 $14) 14. e4 Ng6 15. b4 (15. e5 Be7 16. b4 Qb6 17. Nb3 Bd7 18. Nc5
$14 {1/2-1/2 Korchnoi-Vaiser/New York PCA 1994/Inf 01 (53)}) 15... Qb6 16. exd5
exd5 17. Rfe1+ $16) 7. Nbd2 Be7 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. O-O O-O
12. a4 $14 {1-0 Korchnoi,V-Gusev,N/Frunze 1956 (30)}) 5... Be7 (5... Bb4+ 6.
Nbd2 Ne7 7. a3 Bd6 8. e4 dxe4 9. Nxe4 Bc7 10. Bh4 (10. Bd3 $14) 10... f6 (10...
O-O 11. Bd3 $14) 11. Bg3 O-O 12. Bd3 $14 {1-0 Eingorn,V-Comp Mephisto/Pamplona
,EXT 1990 (76)}) 6. Bxe7 Nxe7 7. e3 O-O 8. Bd3 $14 h6 (8... Nf6 9. Nc3 $14) 9.
Nc3 Kh8 10. cxd5 $1 (10. O-O f5 11. Rfc1 $14) 10... exd5 {Suddenly position
was transformed to Carlsbad variation with bad black pieces positin...} (10...
Nxd5 11. a3 $14) 11. b4 $6 (11. O-O $142 Re8 12. b4 $14) 11... a5 12. b5 c5 13.
dxc5 Nxc5 14. Nd4 (14. O-O $6 Bg4 15. Nd4 Ne6 16. h3 (16. Qa4 Nc5 17. Qc2 Ne6)
16... Nxd4 17. exd4 Be6 18. Rfe1 Qb6 $11) 14... Bg4 (14... Ne6 15. Nce2 $14) (
14... Nxd3+ 15. Qxd3 $14) 15. Na4 $5 (15. h3 Bh5 16. Rc1 Rc8 17. O-O Ne6 18.
Qa4 (18. Qd2 Nxd4 19. exd4 Qd6 $11) 18... Nc5 19. Qc2 Ne6 $11) 15... Ne6 16.
Qb2 Qd6 (16... Rc8 17. O-O $14) 17. a3 (17. O-O Qb4 $5 $132) 17... Ng6 $6 (
17... Rac8 18. O-O Bh5 $132) 18. Bxg6 (18. Nxe6 Bxe6 19. Bxg6 fxg6 20. O-O Rac8
21. Qd2 Rc4 22. Qxa5 d4 23. exd4 Qxd4 24. Qb6 Rxf2 $1 25. Qxd4 Rxf1+ 26. Rxf1
Rxd4 $132) 18... Nxd4 19. Bd3 (19. Qxd4 Qxg6 20. Nc5 Bf5 21. O-O b6 22. Na4
Rfd8 23. f3 (23. Rfc1 Be4 24. g3 Qh5 $15) 23... Rab8 $11) 19... Ne6 20. h3 Bh5
21. O-O d4 $132 22. Rfe1 (22. Be4 Rab8 23. exd4 f5 24. Bc2 Nxd4 25. Bd1 $132)
22... Rfd8 (22... dxe3 23. Rxe3 Rad8 24. Be4 b6 25. Bc6 Nd4 $11) 23. Rac1 dxe3
(23... Rac8 $11) 24. Rxe3 Nf4 (24... Rac8 25. Rce1 Nd4 26. Be4 Bg6 $11) 25. Bf1
(25. Be4 Re8 $132) 25... Rac8 26. g3 Rxc1 27. Qxc1 Ne6 28. Qc3 Bg6 $2 $16 (
28... Qd2 $11) 29. Qxa5 Nd4 $6 (29... Qd4 30. Bg2 (30. Qb6 $2 Bf5 $2 (30...
Qxa4 31. Rxe6 Rd1 32. Rd6 Ra1 33. Rd8+ Kh7 34. Qc5 Qxa3 35. Qc8 (35. Qxa3 Rxa3
36. Rd7 Ra1 37. Kg2 Bf5 38. Rxf7 Kg6 39. Rf8 Bxh3+ 40. Kxh3 Rxf1 41. Rb8 Rxf2
42. Rxb7 $11) 35... Bd3 36. Rh8+ Kg6 37. Qg4+ Kf6 38. Qd4+ $11) 31. Qxd4 Rxd4
32. Nc3 $16) 30... Qa1+ 31. Kh2 Qf6 32. Qe1 $1 $16) 30. Qb6 (30. Nb6 Nc2 31.
Nc4 $16) 30... Qxb6 (30... Rd7 31. Bg2 Kh7 32. Qxd6 Rxd6 33. Nc3 $16) 31. Nxb6
Nc2 32. Rc3 Rd1 33. f3 (33. f4 $16) 33... h5 34. Nc4 $5 (34. Kf2 $16) 34... Nd4
35. Kf2 h4 $6 $18 (35... Nxb5 36. Rb3 Rb1 (36... Nd6 37. Nxd6 Rxd6 38. Rxb7 $16
) 37. Rxb1 Bxb1 38. a4 Nc3 (38... Nc7 39. Nd6 b6 40. Nxf7+ Kg8 41. Bc4 Bc2 42.
Ne5+ Kh7 (42... Kh8 43. Bb5 (43. Bf7 h4 $11) 43... Nxb5 44. axb5 Ba4 45. Nc4 (
45. Nf7+ Kg8 46. Nd6 Kf8 47. Ke3 Ke7 48. Nf5+ Kf6 49. Nd4 Ke5 50. f4+ Kd5 51.
Nf5 Bxb5 52. Nxg7 Bd7 53. Nxh5 Bxh3 54. g4 b5 55. g5 b4 56. g6 Ke6 57. Kd4 Ke7
$44) 45... Bxb5 46. Nxb6 g5 47. Nd5 Kg7 48. h4 gxh4 49. gxh4 Kg6 50. Nf4+ Kh6
51. Ke3 Bc6 52. Ne2 Kg6 53. Ng3 $18) 43. Bd3+ Bxd3 44. Nxd3 $16) 39. a5 Ba2 40.
Nd6 Bd5 41. Ke3 $16) 36. gxh4 Nxb5 37. Rb3 Rb1 38. Rxb1 Bxb1 39. a4 Nc3 40. a5
Ba2 41. Ke3 (41. Nd6 Bd5 42. Ke3 $18) 41... Nb5 42. Ke4 Nc7 43. Ke5 Ne6 44. f4
Kh7 45. f5 Nd8 46. Kd6 g6 47. f6 Ne6 48. Ne5 Nd4 49. Kc7 Bd5 50. Bc4 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-33"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1998.10.07"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Fominyh, Alexander"]
[Black "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1998.09.29"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia III"]
[BlackTeam "Hungary"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

{[%mdl 16484]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 c6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. O-O (6.
Nbd2 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. e4 dxe4 9. Nxe4 Nxe4 10. Bxe4 Qc7 (10... Nf6 11. Bc2 c5
(11... h6 $6 12. b3 (12. Be3 b5 $5 $132) 12... c5 13. Bb2 cxd4 (13... b6 14.
Qd3 Bb7 15. d5 $16) 14. Qxd4 Qe7 15. Rad1 $14 {1-0 Meszaros,A-Farago,S/
Budapest/989 (28)}) 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 cxd4 14. Qxd4 g5 15. Rad1 Bxh2+ 16. Kxh2
Qxd4 17. Rxd4 gxh4 18. Ne5 $16 {1-0 Csom,I-Bellon Lopez,J/Malaga 31/429 1981 
(24)}) (10... h6 11. Bc2 c5 $5 (11... e5 12. b3 (12. a3 f5 13. c5 Bc7 14. Bb3+
Kh8 15. Ng5 Nxc5 $8 16. dxc5 $1 Qxd1 17. Rxd1 hxg5 18. Bxg5 $14 {_|_ +/=
Gagarin,V-Volodin,V/USSR 43/(535) 1987}) (12. Qd3 f5 13. c5 $1 Bc7 (13... Be7
14. Qc4+ Kh8 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 $16) 14. dxe5 Nxe5 $1 (14... Nxc5 15. Qc4+
Qd5 (15... Ne6 16. Be3 Qd5 $14) 16. Qxd5+ cxd5 17. Be3 $14) 15. Qb3+ Kh8 16.
Bf4 Be6 $1 (16... Nxf3+ $6 {This move is not the best} 17. Qxf3 Bxf4 18. Qxf4
Qf6 19. Rfe1 Qxb2 $5 (19... Be6 20. Re5 g5 $2 (20... Rae8 21. Rae1 $16) (20...
Rad8 21. a3 (21. Rae1 Bxa2 $132) 21... Rd5 22. Rae1 Bg8 23. b4 g5 24. Qe3 f4
$132) 21. Qe3 Bf7 22. Re1 Rae8 23. f4 $16) 20. Bb3 {Sorokin,M-Shabanov,Y/USSR/
1991} b6 $132) 17. Qc3 Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3 Bd5 $11) 12... f5 $6 (12... exd4 13. Qxd4
Bc5 14. Qc3 Re8 (14... Nf6 15. b4 $14) 15. Bb2 Nf6 16. b4 Bf8 17. Rad1 Qb6 18.
c5 Qa6 19. a3 Nd5 20. Qd4 b6 (20... Be6 21. Rfe1 Rad8 22. Qe4 f5 23. Qh4 $16)
21. cxb6 axb6 22. Ne5 Bb7 23. Nd7 f6 24. Nxf8 Kxf8 25. Bg6 $14) 13. dxe5 Nxe5
14. Bb2 Nxf3+ (14... Qf6 15. Kh1 f4 16. h3 $16 {Petrakov-Volodin/Russia/1992 
(18)}) 15. Qxf3 Qh4 16. h3 Be6 17. Rad1 $14) 12. b3 (12. Qd3 Nf6 13. Be3 Qc7
14. Rad1 b6 $14) 12... Qc7 13. Bb2 Rd8 14. Qe2 (14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. Qe2 $14)
14... Nf8 15. Rad1 $14) 11. Re1 (11. Bc2 Re8 12. Qd3 Nf8 13. c5 $1 $14 (13. Re1
$6 b6 $14 (13... e5 14. dxe5 Bxe5 15. Bf4 $1 Bf5 16. Qxf5 Bxf4 17. g3 Bh6 $11 (
17... Bd6 18. c5 Be7 19. Ne5 Bxc5 20. Nxf7 Qxf7 21. Bb3 $18)))) 11... c5 12.
dxc5 $1 Bxc5 (12... Nxc5 13. Bc2 Rd8 14. Qe2 b6 15. b4 Nb7 (15... Na6 16. Qe4 (
16. Bxh7+ Kxh7 17. Ng5+ Kg8 18. Qh5 Nxb4 $17) 16... f5 17. Qxa8 Bd7 18. Qxd8+
Qxd8 19. a3 $14) 16. Bd2 a5 17. a3 axb4 18. axb4 Rxa1 19. Rxa1 e5 20. Bc3 f6
21. Qe4 g6 22. Qh4 Kg7 23. Bd2 h5 $14) 13. a3 Nf6 14. b4 Nxe4 (14... Be7 15.
Bb2 Qxc4 16. Ne5 Qb5 (16... Qc7) 17. Bd3 Qe8 18. Qf3 {Bernard,Ch-Andruet,G/
Lyon (open)/1988} Nd5 $44) 15. Rxe4 Rd8 16. Qe2 Be7 17. Bf4 Qc6 18. Re1 b6 $132
) 6... Be7 7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2 b6 9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. Qe2 c5 (10... Re8 $6 11. Rad1 (
11. Rac1 c5 12. Rfd1 cxd4 (12... Rc8 13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. Ne5 Nxe5 (14... cxd4 15.
Bxh7+ Kxh7 16. Qh5+ Kg8 17. Qxf7+ Kh8 (17... Kh7 18. Qg6+ Kg8 19. Qxe6+ $18)
18. Ndc4 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 Nf6 21. Bxd4 $16) 15. dxe5 f5 16. exf6
Bxf6 17. Nc4 Bxb2 18. Qxb2 $14 {1-0 Zarubin,P-Svirin,O/Smolensk ,EXT 1991 (31)}
) 13. exd4 Rc8 $11) 11... Bf8 (11... Qc7 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Nd7 14. f4 f5
15. exf6 Bxf6 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. Nf3 c5 18. Ne5 Rad8 19. Rd2 {1/2-1/2 Franco,
Z-Luther,T/Capablanca Premier 1997 (19)}) 12. Ne5 Nxe5 (12... Bd6 13. f4 a5
$132) 13. dxe5 Nd7 14. f4 Nc5 15. Bc2 b5 16. Nf3 $1 {/\ Bh7} h6 $1 (16... g6 $6
17. Ng5 $1 bxc4 18. bxc4 Ba6 (18... h6 19. Nxf7 Kxf7 20. Qg4 Ke7 21. Bxg6 Kd7 (
21... Ba6 22. f5) 22. e4) 19. Qg4 $1 Bxc4 20. Nxh7 $1 (20. f5 exf5 21. Rxf5 h5
22. Qg3 Qb6 23. Nxf7 Bg7 24. Qxg6 $18) 20... Kxh7 21. f5 exf5 22. Rxf5 $18 Re6
(22... Qe7 23. e6 Nxe6 24. Bf6 $18) (22... d4 23. Rxd4 Be6 24. Rxd8 $18 {
1-0 Franco,Z-Tukmakov,V/Las Palmas/1992 (28)}) 23. Rxf7+ Kg8 24. Bxg6 Bg7 (
24... Bh6 25. Rf6 $18) 25. Qh5 $18) (16... bxc4 17. Bxh7+ $18) 17. cxb5 cxb5
18. Nd4 b4 $132) 11. Rfd1 (11. Rad1 cxd4 (11... Rc8 12. Ne5 Qc7 13. f4 g6 14.
Ndf3 Rcd8 15. Rc1 Qb8 16. Qc2 Qa8 $132 {1-0 Stahlberg,G-Vestol,A/Moscow olm
final B 1956 (33)}) (11... Qc7 12. Ne5 Rad8 (12... Nxe5 13. dxe5 Ne4 14. cxd5 (
14. Nb1 f5 15. f3 Ng5 16. h4 Nf7 17. cxd5 Nxe5 18. dxe6 Nxd3 19. Qxd3 Rad8 20.
Qc4 $44 {1/2-1/2 Franco,Z-Giorgadze,G/It, Elgoibar ESP 1997 (23)}) 14... Nxd2 (
14... exd5 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Bc4 Bc6 (16... Rad8 17. Qh5 g6 18. Qh6 Rxd1 19.
Rxd1 Rd8 20. Rd6 $1 $18) 17. Qg4 Rad8 18. Rxd8 Qxd8 (18... Rxd8 19. e6 $18 {
1-0 Polgar,Z-Varga,Z/Hungary ch 1991/[Polgar,Zsu] (22)}) 19. Rd1 Qa8 20. e6 f6
21. a4 Kh8 $14) 15. Rxd2 Bxd5 16. f4 $132) 13. f4 Ne4 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Nxe4
dxe4 16. Bc4 cxd4 17. Bxd4 Nf6 (17... Nxe5 18. fxe5 (18. Bxe5 Qc6 $11) 18...
Bc8 $11) 18. Ng4 Nxg4 19. Qxg4 g6 (19... Rxd4 20. Rxd4 Bc6 21. Qe2 $18 {
1-0 Mikhalchishin,A-Slobodjan,R/Dortmund A 1993 (30)}) 20. f5 Bc8 21. fxg6 Bxg4
22. gxf7+ Rxf7 23. Bxf7+ Kf8 24. Be6+ Bf3 25. gxf3 $16) 12. exd4 Rc8 13. Ne5
Rc7 14. f4 g6 15. Qe3 a6 16. Qh3 dxc4 17. bxc4 b5 $132 {0-1 Ivkov,B-Bacrot,E/
Cannes Generations 1996 (53)}) (11. Rac1 Ne4 12. Rfd1 (12. cxd5 exd5 13. Rfd1
Bf6 14. Ne5 Nxd2 15. Rxd2 cxd4 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. Bb5 Qe6 18. Bxd4 $14 {1/2-1/2
Chiburdanidze,M-Ioseliani,N/Belgrade Yugometal 1996/EXT 96b (18)}) 12... Nxd2
13. Rxd2 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Nf6 $11 (14... Rc8 15. Rcd1 Nf6 $14 (15... Nc5 16. Bb1
Qe8 17. cxd5 Bxd5 18. Nf5 $16 {1-0 Landa,K-Malakhov,V/ch-RUS KO, Elista RUS (1.
2) 1997 (53)}))) (11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Rac1 Rc8 13. Nc4 cxd4 14. Nxd4 a6 15. Nf3
$11 {1/2-1/2 Makarov,M-Neverov,V/St.Petersburg 1995 (15)}) 11... Rc8 (11...
cxd4 12. exd4 dxc4 (12... Rc8 13. Ne5 Re8 (13... Rc7 $132) 14. Ndf3 h6 (14...
Rc7 15. Nxf7 $1 $18) 15. Rac1 Nf8 16. Rc2 N6d7 $132 {1-0 Mainka,G-Poschke,M/
Dortmund 1995 (36)}) 13. bxc4 (13. Nxc4 Nd5 $15) 13... Re8 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15.
dxe5 Nd7 16. Ne4 Qc7 17. Nd6 $14) (11... Bd6 12. Ne5 Qe7 (12... cxd4 13. exd4
Rc8 $132) 13. a3 Rfd8 14. Nf1 Nf8 15. Ng3 $132 {1-0 Heinicke,H-Preusse,A/Bad
Harzburg 1938 (36)}) (11... a5 12. a4 Qc7 13. Rac1 Rad8 14. h3 {1/2-1/2 Hoi,
C-Kristensen,B/Ringsted ch-DK(4) 1995 (14)} (14. cxd5 exd5 $11)) 12. e4 $146 (
12. Rac1 Rc7 (12... cxd4 13. exd4 dxc4 14. bxc4 Qc7 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Nd7
17. Nf1 (17. Qh5 g6) 17... Rfd8 $15 {0-1 Bondarevsky,I-Mazel,I/Leningrad 1938 
(34)}) 13. Ne5 (13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. Bb5 Qa8 15. Bxd7 Rxd7 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. Ne5
Rdd8 18. Nd3 $11 {1/2-1/2 Eliskases-Foguelman/Buenos Aires t Nacional
Preliminar 1970 (51)}) 13... Qa8 14. f4 dxc4 15. bxc4 Ne4 16. Bxe4 Bxe4 17. d5
Nf6 (17... exd5 18. Nxe4 $18) 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. dxe6 fxe6 20. Qg4 $14 {1-0
Kotov,A-Von Freiman,S/Kiev 1938 (36)}) 12... dxe4 13. Nxe4 Qc7 $11 (13... cxd4
14. Nxd4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 Bxe4 16. Qxe4 Nf6 17. Qe2 Qc7 18. Nb5 Qb8 19. Be5 Qa8
20. Rd2 Rfd8 21. Rad1 Rxd2 22. Rxd2 a6 $11) 14. Rd2 cxd4 15. Bxd4 $6 (15. Nxd4
$11) 15... Rfd8 16. Nc3 $2 $15 (16. Rad1 $2 Bb4 (16... Nh5 $6 17. Neg5 Nf4 18.
Bxh7+ $14) 17. Nc3 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 Ne5 19. Bxe5 Qxe5 $17) (16. Nxf6+ Nxf6 17. Bb2
$11) 16... Bc5 $6 $11 (16... Bxf3 $1 17. Qxf3 (17. gxf3 Bd6 $17) 17... Ne5 18.
Bxe5 (18. Qe3 Neg4 19. Qh3 Rxd4 20. Bxh7+ Nxh7 21. Rxd4 Nxf2 $19) 18... Qxe5
19. Re2 (19. Rad1 $2 Bb4 20. Rc1 Nd5 $2 (20... Bxc3 21. Re2 (21. Rxc3 Qe1+ 22.
Bf1 Qxd2 $19) 21... Qd4 22. Rxc3 g6 23. Rec2 Ne4 $19) 21. cxd5 Rxc3 22. Rxc3
Qxc3 23. Rc2 Qe1+ 24. Bf1 exd5 25. Rc7 $11) 19... Qd4 20. Re3 (20. Rd2 Kf8 (
20... Kh8 21. Rc1 Bb4 22. Nb5 Qg4 (22... Bxd2 23. Nxd4 Bxc1 24. Ne2 Bh6 25. Qb7
Rc5 $17) 23. Qxg4 Nxg4 24. Rdd1 Bc5 25. Rc2 a6 26. Nc3 Ne5 27. Be2 Rxd1+ 28.
Bxd1 Rd8 29. Be2 Nc6 $15) 21. Rc1 Bb4 22. Nb5 Bxd2 23. Nxd4 Bxc1 24. Ne2 Bh6
$17) 20... Bb4 21. Bf1 Bxc3 (21... Qd2 $15) 22. Rxc3 Ne4 23. Rcc1 Nd2 24. Qe2
Rc7 25. Rd1 Rcd7 26. g3 Qb2 $15) 17. Nb5 (17. Bxc5 $1 Nxc5 18. Rad1 $11) 17...
Qb8 (17... Qf4 $5 18. Bxf6 (18. Be3 Qg4 $1 (18... Bxe3 19. fxe3 $132 (19. Qxe3
Qxe3 20. fxe3 Bxf3 21. gxf3 Ne5 $19)) 19. Bxc5 Nxc5 20. Rad1 Bxf3 21. Qxf3 Qxf3
22. gxf3 Kf8 $15) 18... Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Qxd2 (19... Qxf3 20. gxf3 Nxf6 21. Nxa7
$44) 20. Bxd8 Rxd8 21. Rd1 (21. Nxa7 Ne5 $19) 21... Qxa2 22. Bb1 Qa5 23. Qe4 g6
24. Qh4 (24. g3 Be7 25. Qc6 Nf8 $17) 24... Rc8 $17) 18. Rad1 Bxd4 (18... Bb4
19. Bc3 Bxc3 20. Nxc3 Qf4 21. Nd4 $132) 19. Nbxd4 Nc5 20. Bb1 (20. Ne5 Nxd3 21.
Rxd3 $11) 20... Nfe4 21. Rc2 $6 $15 (21. Bxe4 Nxe4 (21... Bxe4 22. b4 Bxf3 23.
Qxf3 Na6 24. Nc6 Rxd2 25. Nxb8 Rxd1+ 26. Qxd1 $18) 22. Rd3 $11) 21... e5 22.
Nf5 (22. Nb5 Rxd1+ 23. Qxd1 Rd8 24. Qf1 Nd3 $15) 22... Rxd1+ 23. Qxd1 Rd8 24.
Qe2 g6 $1 (24... Nd3 25. Qe3 Nf4 (25... Qc7 26. Re2 Ndxf2 27. Rxf2 Nxf2 28.
Kxf2 $14) 26. Rc1 Nc3 27. Re1 Bxf3 28. Qxf3 Nxb1 29. Rxb1 Rd2 30. Re1 Rxa2 31.
h4 f6 32. Rd1 g6 33. Ne7+ $44) 25. Nh6+ (25. Ne7+ Kf8 26. Nd5 Bxd5 27. cxd5
Rxd5 28. b4 Na4 29. Qxe4 Rd1+ 30. Ne1 Rxb1 $17) 25... Kg7 26. Ng4 Nd3 27. Qe3 (
27. Ne1 Nf4 28. Qe3 Rd1 29. f3 Qc8 $17 (29... Rxb1 30. fxe4 Qd8 $17)) 27... f5
28. Qh6+ $8 Kg8 29. Ne3 (29. Ng5 Nxg5 30. Nf6+ Kf7 $19) 29... Nf4 30. g3 (30.
Rb2 Qd6 31. h3 Nc3 32. Rd2 Qe7 33. Rxd8+ Qxd8 34. Ng5 Qd7 $17) 30... Nf6 (30...
Nd3 $6 31. Nxf5 $1 gxf5 32. Ng5 Qc7 (32... Nxg5 33. Qxg5+ Kh8 34. Qf6+ Kg8 35.
Qg5+ $11) 33. Qe6+ (33. Ne6 Nf4 $3 34. gxf4 Rd1+ 35. Kg2 Qe7 36. f3 Rd6 $19)
33... Kg7 34. Qxf5 Nxg5 (34... Nf4 35. Qxh7+ Kf6 36. Rc1 $1 Qxh7 37. Nxh7+ Ke7
38. gxf4 Nc3 (38... Rg8+ 39. Kf1 (39. Ng5 exf4 40. h4 Nxg5 41. hxg5 Rxg5+ 42.
Kf1 $16) 39... Nd2+ 40. Ke2 Nxb1 41. fxe5 Na3 $132) 39. Kf1 Nxb1 40. Rxb1 Be4
41. Re1 Bxh7 42. Rxe5+ Kf6 $15) 35. Qxg5+ $11) 31. Ne1 (31. gxf4 Bxf3 $17)
31... Ne6 32. Rc1 (32. Rb2 e4 33. Re2 (33. Nxf5 Qe5 34. Ne7+ Kf7 $19) 33... Qe5
$17) 32... Kf7 $1 (32... Nd4 $2 33. Nxf5 gxf5 34. Qxf6 Ne2+ 35. Kf1 Nxc1 36.
Bxf5 Rd6 37. Be6+ Rxe6 38. Qxe6+ Kg7 39. Qe7+ Kg6 40. h4 Qc8 (40... Nxa2 41. g4
$18) 41. Qg5+ Kf7 42. Qxc1 Qh3+ 43. Ke2 Qg4+ 44. f3 Qxg3 45. Qh6 Qg6 $16) 33.
Nd5 $2 $17 (33. Bd3) 33... Bxd5 34. cxd5 Rxd5 35. Bd3 b5 (35... Qd6 36. Bc4 Rd1
37. Rxd1 Qxd1 38. Kf1 e4 $17) 36. Bf1 Qb6 (36... Qd6 $17) 37. h3 $2 {[%csl Rg3,
Rh6]} (37. Rc2 e4 $17) 37... f4 $1 $19 {[%cal Gb6f2]} (37... e4 $17) 38. gxf4
exf4 {[%cal Gd5h5]} 39. Be2 Rd2 40. Kf1 (40. Rc2 Rxc2 41. Nxc2 Qa5 $19) 40...
Ne4 41. Qh4 h5 {[%csl Rh4]} 42. Rd1 Qd4 43. Rxd2 Nxd2+ 0-1

[Event "Escaldes zt"]
[Site "Escaldes"]
[Date "1998.11.14"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hebden, Mark"]
[Black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1998.11.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 2080]} 1. d4 {Illescas Cordoba} Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Bg5 dxc4 5.
Qa4+ Nbd7 (5... Nc6 $6 6. e3 (6. Qxc4 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. e4 Bd7 9. Be2 Na5 10.
Qd3 $14 {1-0 Conchess 2mhz-Chess 2175/computer 1990 (63)}) 6... Bd7 7. Qxc4 Be7
8. a3 O-O 9. Bd3 b5 10. Qc2 h6 11. Bh4 Nd5 12. Bg3 $14 {1-0 Hollstein,
R-Braeutigam,M/Bochum Post ,EXT 1991 (36)}) (5... Bd7 6. Qxc4 Na6 7. Nbd2 c5 8.
a3 Rc8 9. e3 Qa5 10. Rd1 Ne4 11. Bf4 (11. d5 Nd6 $1 (11... Nxd2 12. Rxd2 exd5 (
12... Nc7 13. e4 h6 14. Bf4 b5 15. Qe2 $14) (12... b5 13. dxe6 $1 fxe6 (13...
bxc4 14. exd7#) (13... Qxd2+ 14. Kxd2 bxc4 15. exd7+ Kxd7 16. Bxc4 $18) 14. Qf4
Bc6 15. Ne5 Qc7 16. Rd7 $1 $18) 13. Qxd5 Nb8 14. Ne5 $18 {1-0 Sokolsky,
A-Gurvich/URS 1946 (20)}) 12. Qa2 Nb4 13. Qb1 Nxd5 14. e4 Ne7 $17) 11... Nxd2
12. Nxd2 cxd4 13. Qxd4 Nb8 $11) 6. Nbd2 (6. Nc3 a6 (6... h6 7. Bh4 $5 (7. Bxf6
Qxf6 8. e4 (8. Qxc4 c5 $132))) (6... Be7 7. e3 (7. Rd1 O-O 8. e4 a6 9. e5 (9.
Qxc4 b5 10. Qd3 (10. Qc6 Rb8 11. Bf4 Bb7 12. Qxc7 Qxc7 13. Bxc7 Rbc8 14. Ba5
Nxe4 $15) 10... Bb7 $11) 9... Nd5 (9... Nb6 10. Qc2 (10. exf6 gxf6 $1 (10...
Nxa4 11. fxe7 Qe8 12. exf8=Q+ Kxf8 13. Rd2 $14) 11. Qc2 fxg5 $17) 10... Nfd5
11. h4 f6 12. exf6 gxf6 13. Bh6 Rf7 14. Be2 Bd7 15. Nd2 Bb4 16. Rc1 (16. Kf1
Nxc3 17. bxc3 Ba4 $19) 16... Bb5 17. Qe4 $44) 10. Bxe7 Nxe7 11. Qxc4 b5 12. Qd3
Bb7 13. Be2 c5 14. O-O {1/2-1/2 Petrosian,A-Lukacs,P/Baile Herculane 1984/Inf
37 (14)}) 7... O-O 8. Qxc4 a6 9. b4 b5 (9... b6 10. Be2 c5 11. bxc5 bxc5 12.
dxc5 Nxc5 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. O-O Bb7 15. Rfd1 Qa5 16. Rac1 (16. Qg4+ Kh8 17.
Rac1 Rad8 $11) 16... Rad8 17. Qg4+ Kh8 18. Rxd8 Rxd8 19. Qh5 Nb3 $1 20. Qxa5
Nxa5 $11) 10. Qb3 a5 11. Bxb5 axb4 12. Na4 Ra5 13. Bxd7 Qxd7 14. Nc5 Bxc5 15.
dxc5 Ne4 16. Qxb4 (16. O-O Nxg5 17. Nxg5 Rxc5 18. Ne4 Rb5 $17 {1-0 Dejkalo,
S-Hawelko,M/Naleczow 1985 (32)}) 16... Ra4 17. Qb2 Nxc5 18. O-O $11) 7. e4 (7.
Qxc4 c5 8. Bxf6 (8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. b4 (9. e3 b5 10. Qh4 Bb7 11. Be2 b4 12. Na4
Be7 13. O-O Qa5 14. b3 h6 15. Rac1 O-O 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. Nd2 Rad8 18. Nc4 Qf5
19. Qg3 Bd5 20. Bf3 Ne4 21. Bxe4 Bxe4 $15) 9... b5 10. Qb3 Be7 11. Rc1 O-O 12.
e3 Bb7 13. Be2 h6 14. Bh4 Nd5 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 $11) (8. a4 cxd4 9. Qxd4 (9. Nxd4
Ne5 $19) 9... Bc5 $11) (8. e3 b5 9. Qd3 Qa5 10. Ne5 Bb7 11. Nxd7 Nxd7 12. f3 c4
(12... Rc8 $15) 13. Qb1 Rc8 14. Bf4 Nb6 $15 {0-1 Steinfeld,B-Kaidanov,G/
Cincinnati 1992 (58)}) 8... gxf6 (8... Qxf6 9. Ne4 Qf4 10. Nxc5 Nxc5 11. e3 Qd6
12. dxc5 Qxc5 13. Qxc5 Bxc5 $11)) (7. Bxf6 gxf6 8. O-O-O Rb8 9. Qxc4 b5 10. Qd3
Bh6+ 11. e3 Bb7 12. d5 (12. Qc2 Qe7 (12... f5 13. d5 b4 14. dxe6 fxe6 15. Ne5
bxc3 16. Nxd7 Bg7 17. bxc3 $18) 13. Kb1 f5 (13... c5 14. d5 $14) 14. Bd3 c5 15.
d5 b4 16. dxe6 fxe6 17. Ne2 Rg8 $132) 12... Qe7 13. dxe6 (13. Qc2 $132) 13...
fxe6 14. Qd4 Bg7 15. Qg4 $132 (15. Qh4 $6 f5 16. Qxe7+ (16. Qh5+ Kf8 $15) 16...
Kxe7 $15 {0-1 Goldin,A-Gelfand,B/URS-FL56 Klaipeda 1988 (32)})) 7... b5 (7...
Rb8 8. Bxf6 (8. Qxc4 b5 9. Qb3 h6 10. Bxf6 Nxf6 11. e5 Nd7 $11) (8. e5 b5 9.
Qc2 h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Nxg5 hxg5 12. Bxg5 c5 $17) 8... Qxf6 9. Qxc4 c5 10. e5
Qf4 11. d5 Qxc4 12. Bxc4 Nb6 13. Nd2 Nxc4 14. Nxc4 b5 15. Ne3 Be7 16. d6 Bd8
$132 {1/2-1/2 Damaso,R-Korneev,O/Open, Leon ESP 1998 (33)}) (7... Be7 8. Bxc4
O-O 9. Qc2 $14) 8. Nxb5 Rb8 (8... axb5 9. Qxa8 $16) 9. Nc3 (9. Na7 Rb4 10. Qc2
Bb7 $15 {[%csl Ra7]}) (9. Na3 Bb4+ 10. Bd2 Bxa3 11. Qxa3 Nxe4 $15) 9... Rxb2
10. Ne5 (10. e5 Bb4 11. O-O-O Bxc3 12. exf6 gxf6 13. Bd2 Rb4 14. Qxb4 (14. Qa3
Bb2+) (14. Qa5 Rb1+) (14. Qc6 Bb7) 14... Bxb4 15. Bxb4 Nb6) 10... Bb7 $132 {
1-0 Speelman,J-Muir,A/England chT 1994/ (44)} (10... Bb4 11. Qxb4 Rxb4 12. Nc6
h6 13. Nxd8 hxg5 14. Nc6 Rb6 15. Na5 e5 16. Nxc4 exd4 17. Nxb6 $14) (10... h6
$1 11. Bc1 (11. Nc6 Nb6 12. Nxd8+ Nxa4 13. Nxa4 Rb4 (13... Bb4+ 14. Kd1 hxg5
15. Nxb2 Nxe4 $132) 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Nc3 Kxd8 $17) 11... Rb4 12. Qc2 Nxe5 (
12... c5 13. Nc6 $132) 13. dxe5 Ng4 $15)) (6. Qxc4 c5 (6... Be7 7. Nc3 (7. g3
a6 8. Nbd2 b5 9. Qc6 Ra7 10. Bg2 Bb7 11. Qc2 O-O 12. O-O Qa8 13. Nb3 Be4 $11)
7... a6 8. Rd1 b5 9. Qb3 O-O 10. e3 Bb7 11. Be2 c5 12. dxc5 Qc7 13. Bxf6 Bxf6
14. O-O Nxc5 15. Qa3 Rac8 $15 {0-1 Rivas Pastor,M-Pinter,J/Rome 1984 (45)}) 7.
e3 a6 (7... Bd6 8. Nc3 a6 9. Ne4 $16) 8. a4 b5 9. Qc2 Qa5+ 10. Qd2 b4 11. Bxf6
Nxf6 12. Bd3 Bb7 13. dxc5 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Bxc5 $15 {0-1 Sirnik,B-Sveshnikov,E/
Nova Gorica SLO 1997 (33)}) (6. g3 a6 7. Qxc4 b5 8. Qc1 Bb7 9. Bg2 Rc8 10. Qd1
c5 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. O-O O-O 13. Nbd2 h6 $15 {0-1 Gheorghiu,F-Ribli,Z/Luzern
1985/Inf 40 (49)}) (6. e4 Be7 $143 (6... c6 7. Qxc4 h6 8. Bxf6 Nxf6 9. Nbd2 Qb6
10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O cxd4 12. Nxd4 (12. e5 $132) 12... Bd7 13. Qc3 $132 (13. Rac1
$4 Rc8 $19 14. Qxc8+ Bxc8 15. Rxc8+ Kd7 16. Rfc1 Bd6 17. Rxh8 Qxd4 18. Nf3 Qxd3
19. e5 Ne4 (19... Nd5 $2 20. exd6 Kxd6 $4 21. Rd8+ Ke7 22. Rd7+ {1-0 Mohr,
G-Sieiro Gonzalez,L/Belfort World Cup 1988 (22)} Kf6 23. Rxf7+ $1) 20. exd6 Qe2
$19)) (6... a6 $5) 7. Nbd2 (7. Nc3 O-O 8. Qxc4 (8. Bxc4 Nb6 9. Qb3 Nxc4 10.
Qxc4 b6 11. e5 Nd5 12. Bxe7 Nxe7 13. O-O Bb7 $15) 8... a6 9. Rd1 $14) 7... O-O
8. Bxc4 Nb6 (8... a6 9. Qc2 c5 10. e5 Nd5 11. Bxd5 exd5 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. O-O
b6 14. Rfe1 Rd8 15. Rac1 Bb7 16. Nf1 Rac8 17. Qf5 Nf8 $132 {1-0 Mohr,
S-Kotronias,V/Budapest Elekes 1988 (55)}) (8... c5 9. e5 Nd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 (
10... Nxe7 11. dxc5 Nxc5 12. Qa3 $14) 11. Bxd5 exd5 12. O-O $11) 9. Qc2 Nxc4 (
9... h6 10. Bh4 g5 (10... Nxc4 11. Nxc4 g5 12. Bg3 g4 13. Nfd2 Qxd4 14. Be5 Qc5
15. Qc3 Ne8 16. Qg3 $44) 11. Bg3 g4 12. Ne5 Qxd4 13. Be2 Bb4 14. O-O-O Bxd2+
15. Rxd2 Qxe4 $15) 10. Nxc4 h6 (10... b6 11. Nce5 Bb7 12. Nc6 Bxc6 13. Qxc6 $14
) 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. O-O-O $132 {1/2-1/2 Dautov,R-Ribli,Z/Altensteig 1994 (16)})
(6. e3 Be7 (6... c5 7. Bxc4 cxd4 8. exd4 Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Qc2 h6 11. Bh4 b6
12. O-O Bb7 13. Qd3 Nh5 14. Bg3 (14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. d5 Nf4 16. Qe3 Qf6 $11)
14... Nxg3 15. hxg3 Bb4 (15... a6 $15) 16. Ne2 Nf6 $15 {1/2-1/2 Andersson,
U-Ribli,Z/Tilburg 1984/Inf 38 (31)}) (6... c6 7. Qxc4 Qa5+ 8. Nc3 Ne4 9. Qa4
Qxa4 10. Nxa4 Bb4+ 11. Ke2 b5 12. Nc3 Nxc3+ 13. bxc3 Bxc3 14. Rc1 b4 15. Kd1 f6
$17 {0-1 Vladimirov,E-Kaidanov,G/Gausdal INT(5) 1991 (38)}) (6... a6 7. Bxc4
Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Qc2 b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. Nbd2 h6 12. Bh4 c5 $11 {0-1 Noble,
A-Polajzer,D/St Ingbert ,EXT 1990 (53)}) 7. Bxc4 O-O 8. Qc2 (8. Be2 h6 9. Bh4
c5 10. Nc3 (10. O-O $11) 10... a6 11. O-O b5 12. Qc2 Bb7 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Rfd1
Qb8 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 $11 {0-1 Smejkal,J-Tukmakov,V/Moskva (GMA) 1989/Inf 47/
[Tukmakov,V] (35)}) (8. O-O Nb6 9. Qc2 Nxc4 10. Qxc4 $11) 8... h6 9. Bh4 c5 10.
O-O cxd4 11. exd4 Nb6 12. Bb3 Bd7 13. Ne5 Ba4 14. Rd1 Bxb3 15. Qxb3 Nfd5 $15 {
1/2-1/2 Andersson,U-Ribli,Z/Reggio Emilia 1985 (29)}) 6... a6 (6... c5 7. Nxc4
a6 8. Bxf6 gxf6 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Qd1 b5 11. Ncd2 Bb7 12. e3 $11 {0-1 Smyslov,
V-Nogueiras/Montpellier ct 1985 (34)}) 7. Qxc4 c5 (7... b5 8. Qc6 Rb8 9. Rc1
Bd6 10. Ne4 Bb4+ 11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12. Nexd2 Bb7 13. Qxc7 Qxc7 14. Rxc7 Ke7 (14...
O-O 15. e3 Rfc8 16. Rxc8+ Rxc8 $44) 15. Ne5 (15. e3 Rhc8 16. Rc3 Bd5 17. a3
Rxc3 18. bxc3 Rc8 $15) (15. Kd1 Ng4 16. Ke1 Rhc8 $15) 15... Rhc8 16. Rxc8 Rxc8
$44 {0-1 Oms Pallise,J-Korneev,O/Linares 1997/CBM 58/[Tsesarsky] (42)}) 8. e4 (
8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. b4 b5 10. Qb3 Be7 (10... Bd6 11. Ne4 (11. e4 Bb7 12. a4 bxa4
13. Qxa4 O-O 14. Nc4 Nb6 15. Bxf6 gxf6 $17) 11... Be7 12. Nxf6+ Nxf6 13. Rd1
Qb6 14. e3 Bb7 15. Be2 $11) 11. e4 Bb7 12. Bd3 h6 13. Be3 Ng4 14. Bd4 Nde5 15.
Bc2 Bf6 16. Rd1 Nxf3+ 17. Nxf3 Bxd4 18. Rxd4 Qc7 19. O-O O-O) 8... cxd4 (8...
b5 9. Qc2 Qb6 10. Rc1 Bb7 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. d5 O-O-O (12... exd5 13. exd5 Bxd5
14. Bd3 Ne5 15. O-O Bxf3 16. Nxf3 Nxf3+ 17. gxf3 Rd8 18. Rfe1+ Be7 19. Bxh7
$132) 13. dxe6 Qxe6 14. Be2 Rg8 15. O-O Bd6 16. g3 Kb8 17. a4 $132 {0-1
Martinovsky,E-De Boer,G/Groningen ,EXT 1994 (34)}) 9. e5 (9. Qxd4 Bc5 10. Qc3
h6 (10... Qb6 11. Bh4 O-O (11... Bb4 12. Qc2 O-O 13. Rd1 e5 14. a3 $14) 12. Bd3
$14) 11. Bh4 b5 12. e5 Nd5 13. Qxc5 Nxc5 14. Bxd8 Kxd8 $11) 9... h6 10. Bh4 $2
$17 (10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. exf6 e5 12. Qe2 Qxf6 13. Nxd4 Bc5 14. N4b3 $11) 10... g5
11. Bg3 {'N?!' Illescas Cordoba.} (11. exf6 gxh4 12. Qxd4 Qxf6 13. Qxf6 Nxf6
14. Nxh4 Bd7 15. Rc1 Bc6 $15 {1/2-1/2 Arencibia,W-Vera,R/Capablanca mem Elite,
Havana CUB 1998 (33)} (15... Bc6 {Illescas Cordoba} 16. Nhf3 Rd8 17. a3 h5 18.
Ne5 Bh6 19. Rc2 Ba4 20. b3 Bxd2+ 21. Rxd2 Rxd2 22. Kxd2 Bxb3 23. Bxa6 bxa6 24.
Rb1 Ne4+ 25. Ke3 Nc5 26. Kd4 Ke7 27. Kxc5 Bd5 28. Rb6 Rc8+ 29. Nc6+ Bxc6 30.
Rxc6 Rd8 31. Rxa6 Rd2 32. Ra8 Rxf2 33. Rg8 {1/2-1/2 Arencibia,W-Vera,R/
Capablanca mem Elite, Havana CUB 1998 (33)})) 11... Nh5 {[%csl Re5] '!'
Illescas Cordoba.} (11... Nb6 12. Qxd4 Qxd4 13. Nxd4 Nh5 14. Be2 Nxg3 15. hxg3
Bg7 16. f4 Bd7 17. Ne4 Nd5 18. Nd6+ Ke7 19. Bf3 $132) (11... Nd5 {Illescas
Cordoba}) 12. Qxd4 Qb6 $2 $15 {'!' Illescas Cordoba.} (12... Qa5 $1 13. Bd3
Nxg3 14. hxg3 Bg7 15. b4 Qd5 $17) 13. Qxb6 (13. Nc4 Bb4+ 14. Kd1 Qxd4+ 15. Nxd4
Nxg3 16. hxg3 Bc5 17. Nf3 Bxf2 18. Nxg5 Ke7 $17) 13... Nxb6 {'=/+' Illescas
Cordoba. Illescas Cordoba: '><e5, ^^'} 14. Be2 (14. Rc1 Bg7 15. Nc4 Nxc4 16.
Rxc4 b5 17. Rc5 Bb7 18. Be2 Rc8 19. Rxc8+ Bxc8 20. Kd2 Bb7 21. Re1 Ke7 $15)
14... Bg7 15. O-O-O $2 $17 (15. Ne4 $1 Nxg3 16. hxg3 g4 17. Nh2 Bxe5 18. Nxg4
Bg7 19. Ne3 (19. Nd6+ Ke7 20. Nxc8+ Raxc8 $15) 19... Bxb2 20. Rb1 Na4 21. Bd1
Nc3 22. Nd6+ Kd7 23. Nxc8 Nxb1 24. Nb6+ Ke7 25. Nxa8 Rxa8 26. Rxh6 b5 $15)
15... Bd7 $5 (15... Nd7 $5 {[%csl Re5]} 16. Nc4 (16. Ne4 Nxg3 17. hxg3 Nxe5 $17
) 16... b5 17. Nd6+ Ke7 18. Rd2 Nxg3 19. hxg3 Nxe5 $17) (15... Nxg3 {Illescas
Cordoba} 16. hxg3 g4 17. Nh2 h5 18. f4 $1 $132) 16. Rhe1 (16. Ne4 Nxg3 17. hxg3
Bc6 18. Nd6+ (18. Nf6+ Ke7 19. Nh5 Bxf3 20. Bxf3 Bxe5 21. Bxb7 Ra7 22. Be4 Rc7+
$17) 18... Ke7 19. Rd3 Nd7 $17 {[%csl Re5]}) (16. Ne4 $5 {Illescas Cordoba})
16... Ke7 17. Kb1 Rhd8 (17... Bc6 18. Rc1 Nxg3 19. hxg3 Nd7 20. Nc4 Rad8 $17)
18. Nb3 {Illescas Cordoba: '/\Na5'} (18. Ne4 Bc6 $17 (18... Bc6 {Illescas
Cordoba} 19. Nd6 Nxg3 20. hxg3 Nd7 21. Nc4 $15)) 18... Ba4 (18... Nd5 $2 19.
Na5 Nxg3 20. hxg3 b6 21. Nb7 (21. Nc4 Kf8 $15) 21... Rdb8 22. Nd6 g4 23. Nh4
Bxe5 24. Ndf5+ Kf8 25. Nxh6 $14) (18... Bc6 {Illescas Cordoba} 19. Nfd4 $140
Be4+) (18... a5 $5 {Illescas Cordoba}) 19. Rd6 {'?' Illescas Cordoba.} (19.
Rxd8 Rxd8 20. Na5 (20. Nc5 {Illescas Cordoba} Bc6 $17) 20... Rd7 21. b3 Bb5 22.
Bxb5 axb5 {'=/+' Illescas Cordoba.} 23. h3 Nd5 24. a3 Ndf4 25. Rg1 Ne2 26. Re1
Nexg3 27. fxg3 Nxg3 $17) 19... Bxb3 20. Rxb6 (20. axb3 {Illescas Cordoba} Nd7
21. Red1 Nxg3 22. hxg3 g4 23. Ne1 Bxe5 $19) 20... Bd5 21. Bd1 $6 (21. Rd6 $142
Nxg3 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. hxg3 g4 24. Nh4 h5 25. Bd1 Bc6 26. Kc2 Rd5 27. f4 gxf3
28. Nxf3 Rb5 $17 {[%csl Re5][%cal Gc6f3]}) 21... Rac8 (21... Rd7 22. Bb3 Bc6
23. Rb4 Rad8 $17) 22. Bb3 Bc6 23. a4 (23. Rb4 $142 $17 {Illescas Cordoba})
23... Nxg3 24. fxg3 $6 $19 (24. hxg3 g4 25. Nh4 (25. Nh2 {Illescas Cordoba} h5
26. f4 Rd2 27. Nf1 Rxg2 $19) 25... Rd2 26. f3 (26. Rb4 h5 27. f3 gxf3 28. gxf3
Bh8 29. f4 Rd3 30. Rg1 Rg8 31. Bd1 Rdxg3 32. Rxg3 Rxg3 $19) 26... gxf3 27. gxf3
Rcd8 $17) 24... g4 {'-+' Illescas Cordoba.} 25. Nh4 (25. Ng1 {Illescas Cordoba}
Rd2 $19) 25... Rd4 (25... Rd2 26. Rb4 h5 27. h3 gxh3 28. gxh3 Rd3 29. Bd1 Rxg3
$19) 26. Bc2 (26. Ka2 {Illescas Cordoba} a5 27. Ka3 Rc7 28. Re2 Rcd7 29. h3 h5
30. hxg4 hxg4 31. Re1 Kd8 $19 {/\ Kc7}) 26... a5 27. Rb3 (27. h3 h5 $19) 27...
Rcd8 28. h3 h5 29. hxg4 hxg4 30. Rbe3 Rb4 (30... Bxa4 31. Bxa4 Rxa4 $19) 31.
R3e2 Rd5 32. Re4 (32. Be4 {Illescas Cordoba} Rxe5 33. Bxc6 Rxb2+ $1) 32... Rxe4
33. Rxe4 Rd1+ $1 34. Bxd1 Bxe4+ 35. Ka2 Bxe5 36. Bxg4 Bd5+ 37. b3 Bxg3 38. Nf3
f5 39. Bh3 Kf6 40. Nd2 e5 41. Nf1 0-1

[Event "CHN-chT 2nd"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2006.04.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Wang, Yue"]
[Black "Liang, Chong"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2598"]
[BlackElo "2514"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2006.04.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tianjing"]
[BlackTeam "Guangdongc"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. Nf3 e6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Bxe7 Qxe7 6. Nbd2 Nf6 7. g3 $5 {
[%csl Rc8]} (7. e3 O-O 8. Qc2 b6 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. O-O dxc4 11. Qxc4 Ba6 12. Qc2
Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Nbd7 14. Rac1 c5 15. Qa6 cxd4 16. exd4 Nd5 17. a3 Nb8 18. Qc4 Nd7
19. Rc2 h6 20. Rfc1 a6 21. g3 b5 22. Qd3 N7b6 23. Ne5 b4 24. Nc6 Qg5 25. Nf3
Qh5 26. axb4 Nd7 27. Nfe5 N7f6 28. Qf3 Qxf3 29. Nxf3 Ne4 30. Nfe5 {1-0 (30) Bu,
X (2702)-Timofeev,A (2681) Sochi 2009}) 7... O-O 8. Bg2 Nbd7 9. O-O e5 10. dxe5
$146 (10. cxd5 e4 11. d6 Qxd6 12. Nc4 Qe7 13. Nfd2 Nb6 14. Qc2 Nxc4 15. Nxc4
Rd8 16. Rfd1 Be6 17. Ne3 Qb4 18. a3 Qb6 19. Nc4 Qb5 20. b3 a5 21. a4 Qb4 22. e3
Bd5 23. Rac1 c5 24. dxc5 Qxc5 25. Rd4 Bc6 26. Rcd1 Rxd4 27. Rxd4 h6 28. Qd2 Bd5
29. h3 b6 30. Bf1 Rc8 31. Qd1 Rc7 32. Nd2 Qc1 33. Nc4 Qxd1 34. Rxd1 Rc6 35. Rd4
Kf8 36. Nd2 Rc1 37. Kg2 Ke7 38. g4 Rc2 39. Bc4 Bc6 {Beliavsky,A (2640)
-Krasenkow,M (2661) Lvov 2000 1/2-1/2}) 10... Nxe5 11. Nxe5 (11. cxd5 Nxd5 $11)
11... Qxe5 12. cxd5 cxd5 {[%csl Rd5]} 13. Rb1 Re8 14. e3 Bf5 15. Nf3 Qe4 16.
Rc1 Bg4 17. h3 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Qb4 19. Rc2 Rad8 20. Qd2 Qa4 21. b3 Qd7 22. Bg2 b6
23. Rfc1 Ne4 24. Qd4 Qf5 25. Qd1 h5 26. Qf3 Qg6 27. Rc6 Re6 28. Rxe6 fxe6 29.
Qf4 Nc5 30. Qc7 Ra8 31. h4 Kh7 32. Rf1 Qf5 33. b4 Ne4 34. Bxe4 Qxe4 35. Qf7
Qxb4 36. Qxe6 Qe4 37. Qf7 Qe5 38. Rd1 Rd8 39. Qxa7 Qf6 40. Qa4 Qb2 41. Qb3 Qf6
42. Rxd5 Rf8 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Seattle"]
[Date "2003.01.16"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Zaichik, Gennadi"]
[Black "Shahade, Gregory P"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2516"]
[BlackElo "2452"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2003.01.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. d4 c6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 b5 6. O-O Bb7 7. Bg5 {New move.}
({The mainlines are} 7. a4) ({and} 7. Ne5) 7... Be7 8. Bxe7 Nxe7 9. Nbd2 Nd7
10. b3 cxb3 ({Worth of attention} 10... c5 11. bxc4 bxc4 12. Nxc4 {[%cal Gc4d6]
} O-O (12... Nb6 13. Na5 Ba6 14. Ne5 $16) 13. Rc1 Bd5 $11) 11. Nxb3 $44 O-O 12.
Qc2 Rc8 13. Rac1 (13. Nc5 $5) 13... h6 14. Ne5 $2 $17 {Wrong decision. White
can't afford central PP doubling considering P lack.} ({Right was another N
jump:} 14. Nc5 $1 Nxc5 15. Qxc5 {[%csl Ra7][%cal Gc5a7]} (15. dxc5 Nd5 16. Rfd1
(16. e4 Nb4 17. Qb3 Qa5 18. Rfd1 (18. a3 Na6 19. Ne5 Rcd8 20. f4 Rd4 $15) 18...
Rfd8 $11) 16... Qa5 17. Rd4 $44) 15... a5 16. Ne5 f6 17. Nd3 Qd7 18. Qc2 Qd6 (
18... Qxd4 19. Nc5 $16 {[%csl Rb7,Re6]}) 19. Nc5 Rb8 20. e3 Bc8 21. Rfd1 $14)
14... Nxe5 15. dxe5 {Black has 2 extra PP on the queen side, both pairs of RR
will be exchanged via the open d-line. If Black will prepare c6-c5 promotion
his position will become winning.} Qc7 16. Nc5 Rfd8 17. Rfd1 Ba8 {[%csl Re5]
[%cal Gc7e5]} 18. f4 ({Or} 18. Qb2 Nd5 (18... a5 $6 19. a3 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Rd8
21. Qc2 Rxd1+ 22. Qxd1 Nd5 23. e4 Nc3 24. Qd6 Qc8 25. f4 b4 26. axb4 axb4 27.
Bf3 $44) 19. e4 Nb6 20. f4 Nc4 $17 (20... Nd7 $17)) 18... Nd5 {[%cal Gd5b6,
Gb6c4]} 19. Qb3 Nb6 20. Qe3 (20. e4 Nc4 21. Qf3 Qa5 22. Qf2 Qa3 $17 {[%cal
Gc4e3]}) 20... Nc4 21. Qf2 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Rd8 23. Rd4 (23. Rd3 {would met by}
Nb2 $1 24. Rxd8+ Qxd8 25. e3 (25. e4 Nd1 $19) 25... Qd1+ 26. Bf1 Na4 $17) 23...
Nb6 24. e4 Na4 25. Rxd8+ ({Probably more stubborn was} 25. Nxa4 Rxd4 ({Not} 
25... bxa4 $2 26. Rxd8+ Qxd8 27. Qxa7 $14 {[%csl Ra4,Ra8]}) 26. Qxd4 bxa4 27.
Qxa4 Qb6+ 28. Kf1 Bb7 29. Bf3 Ba6+ $17 {At least White won back the sacrificed
P. But doubled PPe4,e5, pass Pc6 and weak Kf1 makes White's position difficult.
}) 25... Qxd8 26. Nxa4 Qd1+ 27. Bf1 Qxa4 28. Qd2 Qa3 29. Qd8+ Qf8 30. Qd7 a6 {
[%cal Gc6c5]} 31. Bd3 (31. Qa7 Qc8 32. Qc5 Bb7 $17) 31... Kh7 (31... c5 $17)
32. Kg2 $6 $19 (32. Qd6 Qc8 33. Qc5 $17) 32... c5 {At last...} 33. Kh3 c4 $19
34. Bc2 b4 35. Qd4 (35. f5 a5 36. f6 b3 37. axb3 cxb3 38. Bxb3 Bxe4 39. fxg7
Qxg7 40. Qd4 Qg6 41. g4 h5 42. Bd1 hxg4+ $19) 35... Qc8 36. Qb6 Qb7 37. Qe3 Qb5
38. Qd4 b3 39. axb3 cxb3 40. Bd3 Qb7 41. Kh4 b2 42. Bb1 Qb3 43. Kg4 Bc6 44. f5
Bb5 45. Kf4 Be2 46. Qe3 Qd1 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.10"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Black "Pavasovic, Dusko"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2584"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2003.05.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bd3 dxc4 6. Bxc4 Nbd7 7. O-O Bd6 8. b3
O-O 9. Bb2 Qc7 10. Nbd2 {This opening variation's idea is to avoid well-known
deeply investigated theoretical variations. The price is: no opening advantage.
} ({Only 2 games played this rare variation so far} 10. Nc3 e5 11. h3 exd4 (
11... a6 12. Qc2 exd4 13. Nxd4 Ne5 (13... b5 14. Be2 Re8 {[%cal Gd6f8]} (14...
c5 15. Nf5 Bb7 16. Nxd6 Qxd6 17. Rfd1 $14 {[%csl Gb2,Ge2]}) 15. Nf5 $14) 14.
Be2 Re8 (14... Qe7 $6 15. Rad1 Re8 16. Rd2 Bc7 17. Rfd1 Ng6 18. Nf3 Be6 19. Qc1
Red8 {1-0 Inarkiev,E-Antal,G/Halkidiki 2001/EXT 2002 (42)}) 15. Rad1 Ng6 $11)
12. Nxd4 b5 (12... Nb6 13. Bd3 Qe7 14. Re1 Rd8 15. Qc2 Ba3 16. Bxa3 Qxa3 17.
Rad1 $14 {1-0 Garcia Palermo,C-Martorelli,A/Reggio Emilia 1994/CBM 45 (28)})
13. Bd3 Nc5 $11 {[%cal Gc5d3,Ga7a6,Gc6c5]}) 10... e5 11. h3 h6 (11... exd4 12.
Nxd4 Ne5 $132) 12. e4 exd4 13. Nxd4 Re8 {[%csl Re4][%cal Ge8e4]} 14. Re1 Bh2+
15. Kh1 Bf4 16. N4f3 Ne5 {Simplifying the game by massive exchanges.} 17. Nxe5
Bxe5 18. Bxe5 Qxe5 19. Nf3 Qa5 $6 $14 {[%csl Ra5] Bad place for the Q.} ({
Easily equalizes:} 19... Qf4 $142 20. e5 Ne4 $1 21. Qe2 Ng5 22. Nxg5 Qxg5 23.
Rad1 Be6 $11) 20. e5 Nh7 21. Qe2 Nf8 {The best.} (21... Bf5 $143 22. Nd4 Bg6
23. f4 $16) (21... Be6 $143 22. Bxe6 Rxe6 23. Nd4 $16) 22. Nd4 (22. Rad1 $14)
22... Bd7 $2 $16 {Passive move.} ({Why not} 22... Be6 23. Bxe6 Nxe6 24. Nf5
Rad8 $14) 23. f4 {White's plan is to promote central PP and to destroy black K
fortress.} c5 $5 ({Another try was to blockade the kingside by} 23... Be6 24.
Nxe6 fxe6 (24... Nxe6 25. f5 Ng5 (25... Nf4 26. Qe4 Nd5 27. b4 $16) 26. a3 $1 {
This move serves purpose to remain Bc4 on the diagonal a2-g8.} (26. h4 Nh7 27.
Qh5 $1 (27. e6 $2 fxe6 28. Bxe6+ (28. fxe6 Re7 29. Rad1 Rae8 $132) 28... Kh8
29. Rad1 (29. g4 Nf8 30. g5 Nxe6 31. fxe6 Qf5 32. gxh6 Rxe6 $11) 29... Rad8 $11
) 27... Re7 28. Re2 Rd8 (28... b5 $4 29. f6 $18) 29. Rf1 (29. f6 Nxf6 {[%cal
Ga5h5]}) 29... Rd4 30. f6 (30. g3 Rxc4 31. bxc4 Rxe5 32. Qf3 $16) 30... Nxf6
31. Rxf6 Rxc4 32. bxc4 gxf6 33. Qg4+ Kf8 34. exf6 Rxe2 35. Qxe2 Qd8 36. Qe5 $16
{[%csl Gf6,Rf8,Rh6][%cal Gh4h5]}) 26... b5 27. b4 Qb6 28. Bb3 c5 29. bxc5 Qxc5
30. h4 Nh7 31. Qf3 $16) 25. Rf1 $16 {[%csl Re6,Rf8]}) 24. Nb5 {[%cal Gb5d6]}
Bxb5 25. Bxb5 Re7 26. f5 a6 $5 {Meets interesting tactical impact.} ({It was
possibly to play} 26... Rd8 27. Bc4 (27. f6 gxf6 28. Qg4+ Kh7 29. Qf5+ Ng6 $132
) 27... Rde8 28. Rad1 Qc7 (28... Rxe5 29. Bxf7+ Kh8 (29... Kxf7 30. Qc4+ Kf6
31. Rd6+ $18) 30. Bxe8 Rxe2 31. Rxe2 $18 {[%csl Rh8]}) 29. e6 (29. Rd5 a6 30.
a4 Nd7 {[%csl Re5]} 31. e6 fxe6 32. fxe6 Nf6 33. Rd7 Qg3 34. Qe5 Qxe5 35. Rxe5
Kf8 (35... b6 36. Rd6 $18 {[%csl Ra6,Rb6]}) 36. Rxe7 Kxe7 37. Rxc5 Kd6 38. Rf5
$16) 29... fxe6 30. fxe6 Kh8 31. Qg4 $18) 27. f6 $1 {Of course!} ({The same
idea can't be implemented by} 27. Qg4 $2 {[%cal Gf5f6]} Nh7 $1 ({Not} 27... Kh8
$2 28. f6 gxf6 29. Qf4 Kg8 30. Bc4 Rae8 31. Rf1 $18)) 27... gxf6 $8 28. Qg4+
Ng6 $1 ({The other replies are worse:} 28... Kh8 $2 29. Qf4 Kg8 30. Bc4 Rae8
31. Rf1 $18 {with decisive Attack.}) (28... Kh7 $2 29. Bd3+ Ng6 30. Rf1 Rg8 31.
exf6 {and White wins:} Re3 (31... Re6 32. Bc4 Nf8 33. Qf3 $18 {[%csl Re6,Rf7]})
(31... Rc7 32. h4 $18 {[%csl Rg6][%cal Gh4h5]}) 32. Qd7 $18 {[%csl Rf7]}) 29.
Bc4 {[%csl Rg6][%cal Gc4g8]} Kh7 (29... Kf8 $144 30. Rf1 Nxe5 31. Qf4 Kg8 (
31... Nxc4 32. Qxf6 $18 {[%csl Ra8,Re7,Rf8]}) {Or} 32. Qxf6 $1 (32. Rae1 Qc7
33. Qg3+ Kh7 34. Rxf6 Nxc4 35. Rxh6+ Kxh6 36. Qh4+ Kg7 37. Rxe7 Qd6 38. bxc4 b5
$14) (32. Qxh6 $1 Nxc4 (32... Rae8 33. Rxf6 Nxc4 34. Qg5+ Kf8 35. Raf1 $18 {
[%csl Rf8][%cal Gf6g6,Gf1f8]}) 33. Qxf6 Rae8 34. Qg5+ Kf8 35. bxc4 Qc7 36. Rad1
Qe5 37. Qh6+ Qg7 38. Qb6 Kg8 39. Qxc5 Re2 40. Rf2 $16) 32... Qc7 33. Rae1 b5
34. Rxe5 Qxe5 35. Bxf7+ Rxf7 36. Qxf7+ Kh8 37. Qb7 (37. Rf5 Qe1+ 38. Kh2 Rg8
39. Qf6+ Kh7 40. Qd6 Qe2 $14) 37... Rg8 38. Qxa6 Qg5 39. Qc6 $16) 30. Rf1 Nxe5
(30... fxe5 31. Rxf7+ Rxf7 32. Bxf7 Qb6 33. Rd1 $18) 31. Qf5+ Ng6 $2 $18 {
Eventually, during solving a lot of problems, Black puts a mistake.} ({Strong
was} 31... Kg8 32. Qxf6 Qc7 $16 {-see above.}) 32. h4 {[%cal Gh4h5]} ({Wins} 
32. Qxf6 {[%csl Rf7]} Rf8 (32... Qc7 33. Bxf7 Ne5 34. Be6 $18 {[%csl Rh7][%cal
Ge6f5]}) 33. h4 Qc7 (33... Ree8 34. Rad1 $18 {[%cal Gc4f7]} (34. Bxf7 Ne5 $1
$11)) 34. h5 Ne5 35. Bd5 {[%csl Rh7][%cal Gd5e4,Gf6f5]} Nc6 36. Rf4 Qd8 37. Rd1
$18) 32... h5 ({Or} 32... b5 33. Bd3 Qb4 {[%cal Gb4h4]} (33... Kg8 34. Qxf6 Qd8
35. Bxg6 fxg6 36. Qxg6+ Rg7 37. Qe6+ Kh7 38. Rf6 Rg6 39. Raf1 $18) 34. Qxf6
Rae8 (34... c4 35. Bf5 h5 36. g4 hxg4 37. h5 Rg8 38. Rad1 $18) 35. h5 $18) 33.
Qxf6 Rf8 34. Rf5 (34. g4 Re6 35. Bxe6 fxe6 36. Qxe6 $18) 34... Re1+ 35. Kh2
Qc7+ 36. g3 Re5 37. Bxf7 Nxh4 (37... Qxf7 38. Qxf7+ Rxf7 39. Rxf7+ $18) 38.
Rxe5 $4 $11 {Perhaps, time pressure was the factor which caused this blunder.}
({Wins} 38. Raf1 Rxf5 39. Rxf5 Qxf7 (39... Nxf5 40. Qxf5+ Kh8 41. Qxh5+ Kg7 42.
Qg6+ Kh8 43. Qh6#) 40. Qxf7+ Rxf7 41. Rxf7+ $18) 38... Qxe5 39. Qxe5 Nf3+ 40.
Kg2 Nxe5 41. Bxh5 Rd8 42. Re1 Rd2+ 43. Kh3 (43. Re2 Rxe2+ 44. Bxe2 Kg6 $11)
43... Nc6 44. a4 Rd3 45. Bf7 Kg7 46. Bc4 Rc3 47. Kh4 b5 48. axb5 axb5 49. Bxb5
Nd4 50. Re7+ Kf6 51. Rb7 Rxb3 52. Ba6 Nf5+ 53. Kg4 Ra3 54. Be2 Nxg3 55. Bc4 Ne4
56. Kf4 Nd6 57. Rb6 Ke7 58. Bd5 Ra1 59. Rc6 Rf1+ 60. Ke3 Re1+ 61. Kf4 Rc1 62.
Ke5 Re1+ 63. Kf4 c4 64. Bxc4 Re4+ 65. Kf3 Rxc4 66. Rxc4 Nxc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "ROM-ch"]
[Site "Iasi"]
[Date "1999.12.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ionescu, Constantin"]
[Black "Dumitrache, Dragos Nicolae"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1999.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 8192]} 1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 e6 4. Qc2 Nf6 5. Nbd2 b6 $6 $14 {
Black give to White space advantage without any compensation} (5... Nbd7 {
- main line}) 6. e4 Nxe4 7. Nxe4 dxe4 8. Qxe4 Bb7 (8... Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10.
Nxd2 Bb7 11. Bd3 Qe7 12. Qg4 (12. O-O-O c5 13. d5 exd5 14. Qxe7+ Kxe7 15. Rhe1+
Kf8 16. cxd5 Bxd5 17. Be4 Bxe4 18. Nxe4 Nc6 19. Rd7 $44) 12... Qf6 13. O-O-O
O-O 14. Qe4 Qh6 15. Kb1 $14) 9. Bd3 Nd7 10. O-O Be7 11. Bd2 (11. Bc2 Nf6 12.
Qe2 $14) 11... Nf6 12. Qe2 c5 13. dxc5 bxc5 (13... Bxc5 14. Bc3 (14. b4 Bd6 15.
Bc3 Qc7 16. Ne5 O-O 17. Rfd1 Nd5 18. cxd5 Qxc3 19. Nc4 Bxb4 20. dxe6 Bc5 $11)
14... O-O 15. Rad1 (15. Ng5 h6 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Ne4 $14) 15... Qe7 16. Ng5 $14
) 14. Bc3 O-O 15. Rad1 Qc7 16. Ne5 Rfd8 17. Qe3 (17. Rfe1 $14) 17... Nd7 18.
Qg3 Bf8 $4 $18 (18... Nf6 19. Rfe1 (19. f4 Be4 $11) 19... Rab8 (19... Bd6 20.
Qh4 $14) 20. b3 $14) (18... Bd6 19. Bxh7+ Kxh7 20. Qd3+ Kg8 21. Qxd6 Qxd6 22.
Rxd6 Nxe5 23. Bxe5 $16) {[%tqu "En","?","","","e5f7","",10]} 19. Nxf7 $1 Qxg3
20. fxg3 Re8 21. Ng5 Nf6 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. Nxh7 1-0

[Event "Yangon zt"]
[Site "Yangon"]
[Date "1998.12.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Myo, Naing"]
[Black "Kyaw, Kyaw Soe"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2310"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1998.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 24576]} 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nbd2 e6 5. e3 Bd6 (5... Nbd7 $5)
6. b3 O-O (6... Nbd7 7. Bb2 b6 8. Ne5 Bb7 9. f4 Rc8 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O O-O 12.
Nxd7 (12. Rc1 $5 $132) 12... Qxd7 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Bxf6 Bxe3+ 15. Kh1 gxf6 16.
Qh5 Rfd8 (16... f5 17. Qg5+ Kh8 18. Qf6+ Kg8 19. Rf3 Bxf4 20. Rxf4 dxc4 21. Rd4
) 17. Rf3 (17. Qxh7+ Kf8 18. Rad1 Bxd2 19. Rxd2 dxc4 20. bxc4 Rxc4 21. f5 Bxg2+
22. Kxg2 Qd5+ 23. Kh3 Rd4 $19) 17... d4 (17... dxc4 $5) 18. Qh6 Bxf3 19. Bxh7+
Kh8 20. Nxf3 Rc5 $2 (20... Bxf4 21. Qxf4 Kxh7 22. Qxf6 Rc5 23. Ng5+ Rxg5 (23...
Kg8 24. Nxf7 Qxf7 25. Qxd8+ $18) 24. Qxg5 d3 $11) 21. Bd3+ Kg8 22. Qxf6 Qc7 23.
Ng5 Re8 24. Rf1 Rc6 25. Bh7+ (25. Be4 Rd6 26. Qh6 $18 (26. Rf3 e5 27. Bh7+ Kf8
28. Qh8+ Ke7 $132 {1/2-1/2 Nijdam,W-Kieboom,B/NED tt 1994 (37)})) 25... Kf8 26.
Be4 Rc5 27. Nh7+ Kg8 28. Qh6 $18) 7. Bb2 (7. Bd3 b6 8. Bb2 Ba6 9. O-O Nbd7 10.
Ne5 Rc8 11. f4 c5 12. Rf3 Re8 13. Nxd7 (13. Qe2 Bb7 $132) (13. Rh3 cxd4 14.
exd4 h6 $132) 13... Nxd7 14. e4 cxd4 15. e5 dxc4 16. Bxc4 Bxc4 17. Nxc4 Bc5 18.
Rd3 b5 19. Nd6 Bxd6 20. exd6 e5 21. fxe5 Nxe5 22. Rxd4 Qd7 $14 (22... Qb6 23.
Kh1 Nd7 $14 (23... Rcd8 24. Qd2 f6 25. Rd1 Re6 26. h3 Rd7 27. Bc3 a6 $14 (27...
Nf7 28. Ba5 Qb7 $14 (28... Qxd4 $4 {1/2-1/2 Skomorokhin,R-Christen,P/Wohlen
1993 (28) - ?} 29. Qxd4 Rexd6 30. Re1 $3 $18))))) 7... Nbd7 (7... a6 8. Bd3 b5
9. c5 (9. O-O Nbd7 10. Qe2 Re8 11. Ne5 dxc4 12. bxc4 c5 13. Ndf3 cxd4 14. exd4
bxc4 15. Bxc4 Nb6 16. Bb3 a5 17. Ng5 Ba6 18. Qf3 Bxf1 19. Rxf1 Nbd5 20. Nexf7
$2 (20. Ngxf7 Qe7 (20... Qc7 21. Rc1 $14) 21. Nxd6 Qxd6 22. Bc4 $132) 20... Qc7
21. Ne5 a4 22. Nxe6 Qb7 23. Bxd5 (23. Nc5 Bxc5 24. Bxd5+ Qxd5 25. Qxd5+ Nxd5
26. dxc5 a3 $17) 23... Qxd5 24. Nc5 a3 $17 {0-1 Hermlin,A-Kokkila,T/Joensuu
op-ch-FIN SS 1992 (60)}) 9... Bc7 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nd5 12. O-O $14) (7...
Ne4 8. Nxe4 dxe4 9. Nd2 f5 10. Qc2 Nd7 11. f4 exf3 12. Nxf3 e5 13. c5 (13. dxe5
Qa5+ 14. Bc3 Bb4 15. Bxb4 Qxb4+ 16. Qd2 Qxd2+ 17. Kxd2 Re8 18. Bd3 Nxe5 $11)
13... Bb8 14. Bc4+ Kh8 15. dxe5 (15. O-O e4 $15) 15... Qe7 16. Qc3 Nxc5 17.
O-O-O $132 {1-0 Stajcic,N-Pribyl,M/Policka ,EXT 1993 (42)}) 8. Bd3 Qe7 (8...
dxc4 9. Nxc4 Bb4+ 10. Kf1 (10. Ke2 $5 $14) 10... b6 11. h4 Be7 12. e4 h6 13.
Qe2 c5 14. Rd1 $14 {1-0 Vaisman,V-Borkowski,F/Sandomierz 1976/Inf 22 (36)}) (
8... Re8 9. Ne5 Qc7 10. f4 Nf8 11. O-O Qe7 12. c5 Bc7 13. b4 N6d7 14. Qb3 f6
15. Nef3 Kh8 16. Rae1 (16. a4 $132) 16... b5 17. e4 Qf7 18. f5 Nb8 (18... dxe4
19. Nxe4 a5 20. a3 axb4 21. axb4 $14) 19. fxe6 Bxe6 20. e5 $14 {1-0 Basagic,
Z-Krmelj,N/Ljubljana ,EXT 1993 (32)}) (8... Qc7 9. O-O b6 $132 (9... e5 $2 10.
c5 Be7 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Ng4 (12... Nd7 13. b4 h6 14. Qh5 b6 15. e6 Nf6
16. exf7+ Rxf7 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Rac1 $16) 13. Qc2 Nxe5 14. Bxh7+ Kh8 15. Bf5
$16 {1-0 Johansen,M-Borbjerggaard,L/DEN cand 1994 (46)}) (9... Re8 $132)) 9.
Ne5 (9. O-O e5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Bxe5 Qxe5 13. Nf3 Qe7 14. Nd4
Rd8 15. Qf3 c5 16. Nf5 Bxf5 17. Qxf5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Nezelof,P-Lesecq,P/Paris ,
EXT 1993 (33)}) 9... Ba3 (9... Bb4 10. O-O Rd8 11. f4 a5 12. Ndf3 h6 13. c5 a4
14. a3 Ba5 15. b4 Bc7 16. Bc2 $14 {1-0 Lisanti,A-Trabert,B/GER chJ int Trier ,
EXT 1989 (47)}) 10. Bxa3 Qxa3 11. f4 (11. O-O Qd6 12. Nxd7 Bxd7 13. e4 dxe4 14.
Nxe4 Qxd4 15. Nxf6+ Qxf6 16. Bxh7+ Kxh7 17. Qxd7 Rab8 18. Rad1 Rfd8 19. Qc7
Rdc8 20. Qa5 $14) 11... Qd6 12. c5 Qe7 (12... Qc7 13. b4 $14) 13. O-O Ne8 14.
Rf3 (14. Qh5 g6 (14... h6 15. b4 $14 (15. Rf3 Ndf6 16. Qh4 Kh8 17. b4 Ng8 18.
Qh3 $14)) 15. Qh6 f6 16. Nxd7 (16. Bxg6 fxe5 17. Bxe8 Qxe8 18. fxe5 Qg6 19. Qh4
b6 20. Rxf8+ Nxf8 $17) 16... Bxd7 17. b4 $14) 14... f5 15. Qe2 (15. b4 $14)
15... Nef6 16. Kh1 Ne4 17. Rg1 {[%cal Gg2g4]} Ndf6 18. g4 $4 $19 (18. h3 $6 Nc3
19. Qe1 Nxa2 20. g4 (20. Nb1 a5 21. Qh4 Nb4 $17) 20... Nb4 21. Bb1 b6 22. gxf5
exf5 23. Rfg3 Ne8 24. Rg5 bxc5 25. Qh4 Qf6 26. dxc5 Na6 $15) (18. a3 $14) 18...
Nxd2 $4 $132 (18... fxg4 19. Nxg4 Nxg4 20. Rxg4 e5 21. Rg1 Nxd2 22. Qxd2 e4 23.
Rfg3 exd3 $19) 19. Qxd2 Ne4 $4 $18 (19... fxg4 $4 20. Rfg3 (20. Nxg4 $4 Nxg4
21. Rxg4 e5 $19) 20... b6 (20... Bd7 21. Nxg4 Nxg4 22. Rxg4 Rf7 23. Rg5 b6 24.
Qf2 g6 (24... bxc5 25. Qh4 $18) 25. Qh4 Rg7 26. Qh6 (26. Bxg6 $4 hxg6 {[%cal
Ge7h4]}) 26... Be8 27. h4 bxc5 28. h5 $18) 21. Nxc6 (21. Nxg4 Nxg4 22. Rxg4 Rf7
23. Rg5 (23. Qc2 e5 24. Bxh7+ Kf8 25. Rg5 exd4 26. exd4 $16) 23... bxc5 24. Qf2
$1 $18) 21... Qc7 22. Ne5 bxc5 23. Qc2 h5 24. dxc5 Rb8 25. h3 $16) (19... Nxg4
$1 20. Rfg3 (20. Nxg4 fxg4 21. Rxg4 e5 $19) 20... Nxe5 21. Rxg7+ Qxg7 22. Rxg7+
Kxg7 23. dxe5 (23. fxe5 Rg8 24. Qf2 (24. Qa5 Kg6 25. Qc7 $16) 24... Bd7 25. Qh4
Raf8 26. Kg2 Kh8+ 27. Kf3 $132) 23... Bd7 (23... Rg8 24. Qa5 Kg6 25. Qc7 h6 (
25... Rg7 26. Qd8 h6 27. Qh8 $1 $16) 26. Kg2 $16) 24. Qa5 b6 $1 $132) 20. Bxe4
fxe4 (20... dxe4 21. Rfg3 $18) 21. Rh3 Bd7 22. Qe1 b6 23. g5 bxc5 (23... g6 24.
Qh4 Be8 25. Ng4 $18) (23... Be8 24. Qh4 g6 (24... Bg6 25. Nxg6 hxg6 26. Qh7+
Kf7 27. Rh6 $18) 25. Ng4 Kh8 26. Qh6 Qg7 (26... bxc5 27. Nf6 Rf7 28. Qxg6 Rg7 (
28... Bd7 29. Qh5 Rg7 (29... cxd4 30. g6 Rxf6 31. g7+ $18) 30. Nxd7 $1 Qxd7 31.
g6 e5 (31... cxd4 32. Qe5 dxe3 33. Rxh7+ Kg8 34. Qh5 $18) 32. dxe5 $18) 29.
Rxh7+) 27. Nf6 Qxh6 28. Rxh6 Rf7 29. Rg3 $18) 24. Qh4 g6 25. Nxg6 1-0

[Event "RUS Cup final 5th"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2001.10.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Black "Popov, Valerij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2559"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2001.10.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 e6 4. Nbd2 Nf6 5. g3 c5 6. Bg2 (6. dxc5 Bxc5 7. Bg2
O-O 8. O-O Nc6 9. a3 a5 $11 {0-1 Gusev,N-Simagin,V/Gorky 1954/EXT 99 (38)}) (6.
cxd5 exd5 7. Bg2 {[%csl Rd2] In this tyope of position Nd2 placed worse than
on c3.} Nc6 8. O-O Bf5 (8... c4 9. b3 {-see commented game 0-1 Yakovich,
Y-Tregubov,P/Krasnodar 1997/EXT 2000[Tsesarsky,I] (62)}) 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Nb3 (
10. a3 O-O 11. b4 Bb6 12. Bb2 Qe7 13. Nb3 Rfd8 14. Nfd4 Be4 $11 {1/2-1/2
Psakhis,L-Grischuk,A/Torshavn 2000/CBM 78 ext (18)}) 10... Bb6 11. Bg5 h6 12.
Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Qxd5 Rd8 14. Qc4 Qxb2 $11 {1-0 Lugovoi,A-Solovjov,S/St
Petersburg 1998/CBM 67 ext (60)}) 6... cxd4 (6... Nc6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. O-O Bf5 (
8... Be6 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Nb3 Bb6 11. Nbd4 O-O 12. b3 Ne4 13. Bb2 Rc8 $11 {
0-1 Kalinski,K-Izvozchikov,A/Vilnius 1972/EXT 2001 (33)}) (8... h6 9. dxc5 Bxc5
10. a3 O-O 11. b4 Bb6 12. Bb2 Re8 13. Nb3 Qe7 14. e3 Bg4 15. Rc1 Rad8 $132 {
1/2-1/2 Rogers,I-Raicevic,V/Valjevo 1984/MCD (43)}) 9. Qb3 Qb6 10. Qe3+ Be6 11.
Nb3 c4 12. Nbd2 Be7 13. b3 O-O 14. Bb2 $132 {0-1 Ehlvest,J-Pavasovic,D/Dubai
UAE 2001/The Week in Chess 337 (30)}) 7. O-O (7. Nxd4 e5 (7... Nc6 8. cxd5 exd5
(8... Nxd4 9. Qa4+ Bd7 10. Qxd4 Bc6 $11) 9. N2b3 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Bf4 Bg4
12. h3 Be6 13. Kh2 Rc8 14. Rc1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Ushenina,A-Grin,D/Kharkov 2000/EXT
2001 (37)}) 8. N4f3 e4 9. Nd4 Bc5 10. e3 Bxd4 11. exd4 O-O 12. O-O Nc6 13. cxd5
Qxd5 14. Re1 Bf5 $11 {1-0 Zudov,M-Arkhangelsky,B/Moscow 1991/TD (37)}) 7... Nc6
8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nb3 Be7 10. Nfxd4 (10. Nbxd4 O-O (10... Nxd4 {-like in the
games noted below.}) 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Qa4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Christiansen,L-Wolff,P/
Wijk aan Zee 1993/CBM 34 (40)}) 10... Nxd4 11. Nxd4 O-O 12. e4 $5 (12. Nf5 Bc5
13. e4 Nb4 14. Be3 Bxe3 15. Nxe3 Qe7 16. Qh5 b6 17. a3 Na6 18. Rfd1 Bb7 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Malich,B-Baumbach,F/Bad Liebenstein 1963/EXT 2000 (40)}) (12. Qb3 $5
Bf6 13. Rd1 Qe7 14. e4 Nb6 15. Be3 Rd8 16. Nb5 Rxd1+ 17. Rxd1 Bd7 {[%cal Gd7a4]
} 18. Rc1 (18. Nxa7 Ba4 19. Qxb6 Bxd1 $17) 18... Bxb5 19. Qxb5 $14 {[%csl Ge3,
Gg2] 1-0 Czerwonski,A-Lipinsky,F/Germany 1999/GER-chT2 (53)}) 12... Nb6 $146 ({
Worth of attention} 12... Nb4 $5 13. Be3 $1 (13. a3 e5 14. Nf5 Nc6 15. Be3 (15.
Nxe7+ Qxe7 16. Qh5 Rd8 17. Be3 Nd4 18. Rad1 $14) 15... Bf6 16. Bc5 Qxd1 17.
Rfxd1 Rd8 18. Rxd8+ Bxd8 19. Rd1 Be6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Wojtkiewicz,A-Yermolinsky,A/
New York 1993/CBM 35 (26)}) 13... e5 14. Nf5 Bxf5 (14... Nc6 15. Qg4 Bxf5 16.
exf5 $14 {[%csl Ge3,Gg2]}) (14... Bf6 $2 15. Bc5 $18) 15. exf5 $14 {[%csl Ge3,
Gg2]}) 13. b3 {[%csl Ga4,Rb6,Gc4]} Bf6 ({Or} 13... e5 14. Nf5 Bxf5 (14... Bc5
15. Qc2 $1) 15. exf5 $14 {[%csl Gc1,Gg2]}) 14. Be3 {It is very difficult to
choose between this move and Bb2} ({Development advantage White keeps after} 
14. Bb2 $14 {-maybe in this case Black can't neutralize pressure.}) 14... Qd7
$1 {[%csl Rc8][%cal Gf8d8]} ({White keeps slight advantage in cases of:1)} 
14... e5 15. Nb5 $14) ({2)} 14... Qe7 15. Qh5 (15. f4 e5 16. fxe5 Bxe5 17. Qh5
g6 18. Qf3 $132) 15... g6 16. Qa5 Rd8 17. Rfd1 (17. e5 Bg7 18. Nf5 $5 (18. f4
Nd5 19. Bf2 Bd7 $132) 18... exf5 19. Bxb6 Re8 20. f4 f6 21. Bc5 Qf7 22. exf6
Bxf6 23. Rad1 Be6 24. Qb5 $14 {[%csl Ra7,Rb7]}) 17... Bg7 18. Rac1 $14) 15. Qd2
{[%csl Gd4][%cal Ga1d1]} (15. Rc1 $144 Rd8 {[%csl Rd4]} 16. Qf3 Qe8 (16... Bxd4
17. Bxd4 Qxd4 18. Rcd1 $16 {[%csl Rd4,Rd8]}) 17. Rfd1 Bd7 18. a4 Rac8 $11)
15... Rd8 16. Rad1 e5 $1 {Otherwise Bc8 can't be developed.} 17. Nf5 (17. Nb5
$144 Qxd2 18. Rxd2 Rxd2 19. Bxd2 Bd7 $11) 17... Qxd2 18. Bxd2 (18. Rxd2 Rxd2
19. Bxd2 Be6 $11) 18... Bd7 $1 (18... Bxf5 $6 19. exf5 Rd7 20. Be3 Rad8 21.
Rxd7 Rxd7 22. Rc1 $14 {[%csl Ge3,Gg2]}) 19. Bb4 Bb5 $11 {Black had developed
Bc8 and had equalized.} 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Rc1 Bg5 {This move looks strong
because Rc1 hasn't convenient place to retreat.But...} (21... g6 $142 22. Nd6
Bc6 23. h4 Bg7 $11) 22. f4 $1 {Interesting refutation.} exf4 23. h4 f3 (23...
Bf6 24. gxf4 g6 25. e5 $1 gxf5 26. exf6 $16 {[%csl Gb4,Gg2,Rg8]}) 24. hxg5 fxg2
25. Kxg2 f6 $2 $16 ({Much better was} 25... g6 $1 {[%csl Rf6,Rg7,Rh6] Black
doesn't afraid from K weakening.} 26. Nh6+ Kg7 27. Ng4 Bc6 28. Bc3+ Kf8 29. Nf6
Ke7 30. Kf3 $14 {[%csl Rh7]}) 26. gxf6 gxf6 27. a4 Bd3 28. Kf3 Ba6 29. Kf4 Rd3
$2 $18 {Decisive mistake.} (29... Kf7 $2 {[%cal Gd8d7]} 30. a5 Nd7 31. Rc7 h5
32. Be7 $18) ({Right was only} 29... Be2 $1 {[%csl Rf4]} 30. Nd6 $1 (30. a5 Rd3
31. Rc3 (31. axb6 Rf3+ 32. Kg4 Rf1+ 33. Kh3 Rxc1 34. bxa7 Ra1 35. Bc5 Bf3 36.
Nh6+ (36. g4 Bxe4 37. Nd6 Bc6 $15) 36... Kg7 (36... Kh8 37. g4 $16) 37. Nf5+
$11) 31... Nd7 32. Rxd3 Bxd3 33. Bc3 b6 $11) 30... a5 31. Bc5 Nd7 32. Nxb7 Nxc5
33. Rxc5 Rd3 34. Kf5 Rxb3 35. Nd6 $16) 30. a5 Nd7 31. Rc8+ Kf7 32. Nd6+ (32.
Nd6+ Kg6 (32... Rxd6 33. Bxd6 $18) (32... Kg7 33. Rc7 $18) 33. Rg8+ Kh5 34. Nf5
$18 {[%cal Gg3g4]}) 1-0

[Event "Tilburg Fontys"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1998.10.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1998.10.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 8324]} 1. d4 {Ftacnik} d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. c4 e6 4. Qc2 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Nf6 6.
Bg5 Be7 7. e3 O-O 8. Bd3 (8. Be2 {Ftacnik} Qa5+ 9. Nc3 Nbd7 10. O-O e5 11. Ne4
$5 exd4 12. Qxd4 Qb6 13. Rfd1 Re8 14. Rac1 h6 15. Bh4 Qxd4 16. Rxd4 Nxe4 17.
Rxe4 Kf8 (17... g5 18. Bg3 Nf6 19. Rd4 Be6 20. a3 Rad8 $11) 18. a3 Nf6 19. Re5
g5 20. Bg3 Nh5 {1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk,V-Anand,V/Las Palmas 1996/ (29)}) 8... h6 (
8... Qa5+ $5 {Ftacnik} 9. Nc3 Nbd7 10. O-O e5 $132) 9. Bxf6 (9. Bh4 $5 $14)
9... Bxf6 10. Nc3 Nd7 (10... b6 {Ftacnik} 11. Qa4 Bb7 12. Rd1 $14) 11. Rd1 Qe7
(11... Qb6 12. Rd2 e5 (12... c5 13. Na4 $16) (12... Rd8 13. O-O Be7 14. Rc1 $14
) 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Qe4 Re8 16. Qh7+ Kf8 17. O-O $16) (11... Qa5
12. O-O Rd8 13. b4 Qh5 14. Ne4 Be7 $14) 12. Bb1 e5 (12... g6 13. O-O Bg7 $11)
13. O-O (13. d5 $1 Qc5 14. Qe4 (14. Qd3 g6 15. O-O cxd5 16. Nxd5 Bg7 17. Rc1
Qd6 18. Rfd1 Nb6 19. Nc7 Qxd3 20. Bxd3 Rb8 $11) 14... g6 15. dxc6 (15. d6 Rd8
16. O-O Nf8 17. Qc2 Bf5 18. Ne4 Qxc2 19. Bxc2 Bg7 20. Nfd2 Be6 21. Bb3 Rd7 22.
Nc5 Rxd6 23. Nxb7 $14) 15... bxc6 16. O-O Rd8 17. Rd2 $14) 13... exd4 (13...
Rd8 $2 {Ftacnik} 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Rxd8+ Qxd8 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. Qe4 Qf6 18. f4
Bd6 19. Qh7+ Kf8 20. Ne4 $18) 14. exd4 Nb6 15. Qd3 g6 16. Rfe1 Qb4 17. Qd2 Nc4
$4 $18 (17... Bg7 18. a3 (18. Ne5 Re8 (18... Be6 19. Nxg6 fxg6 20. Rxe6 Nc4 21.
Qc2 Nxb2 22. Rxg6 Rf7 23. a3 $1 Qxa3 24. Re1 $18) 19. a3 Qd6 (19... Qa5 $2 20.
Nxg6 $1 Rxe1+ 21. Qxe1 Bg4 22. f3 fxg6 23. fxg4 $18) (19... Qf8 20. Ba2 Bxe5
21. dxe5 Be6 22. Bxe6 Rxe6 23. Ne4 Nd5 24. f4 $14) 20. Ne4 Qd8 21. Nc5 (21. Qf4
Be6 22. Nc5 Nd5 23. Qf3 Qc8 $132) 21... Nd5 22. Ba2 Rb8 $132) 18... Qd6 19. Ne4
Qc7 $132 {'~~' Ftacnik.}) 18. Qxh6 Nxb2 (18... Bg7 19. Qh4 Nxb2 20. Ng5 Rd8 21.
Nxf7 $1 $18 {'!' Ftacnik.} (21. Nxf7 $1 {Ftacnik} Rxd4 22. Rxd4 Bxd4 23. Ng5
$18)) 19. Bxg6 $1 {[%mdl 512]} fxg6 (19... Rd8 {Ftacnik} 20. Qh7+ Kf8 21. Qxf7#
) 20. Ng5 $3 {I think, this very strong move was missed by Lautier.} (20. Qxg6+
$2 Bg7 21. Ng5 Bf5 $19) 20... Bxg5 (20... Rf7 {Ftacnik} 21. Re8+ $18) 21. Qxg6+
Kh8 22. Qh5+ $1 Kg7 23. Qxg5+ Kf7 (23... Kh7 {Ftacnik} 24. Re4 $18) 24. Re3 {
'!' Ftacnik.} (24. Re3 Nxd1 25. Qf4+ Kg6 26. Rg3+ $18 (26. Rg3+ {Ftacnik} Bg4
27. Rxg4+ Kh7 28. Qc7+ (28. Qg5 Nxc3 29. Rh4#) 28... Kh6 29. Qg7+ Kh5 30. Qg5#)
) 1-0

[Event "Linklater Memorial"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2001.03.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Baburin, Alexander"]
[Black "Lakdawala, Cyrus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2598"]
[BlackElo "2436"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2001.02.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nbd2 {this modest move doesn't
promise to White any advantage. In other hand, White can't be sure mainline
will bring something...} (5. Nc3 {-mainline}) 5... Nbd7 6. Bd3 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8.
b3 Be7 9. Bb2 O-O 10. Qe2 Qc7 (10... Rc8 11. e4 $1 dxe4 12. Nxe4 c5 13. Rad1
Qc7 14. Rfe1 (14. Neg5 h6 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Bxe4 17. Qxe4 Bf6 18. Rd2 $14 {
1-0 Nikolac,J-Perecz,L/Dortmund 1979/MCD (42)}) 14... Nxe4 (14... cxd4 15. Nxd4
a6 16. Nf3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Pert,N-Kelly,B/Birmingham ENG 2001/The Week in Chess
326 (34)}) 15. Bxe4 Bxe4 16. Qxe4 Nf6 17. Qe2 cxd4 18. Rxd4 Rfd8 19. Red1 $14 {
1-0 Saric,A-Videki,S/Bizovac 2000/EXT 2001 (56)}) ({Good reply is immediate} 
10... c5 $5 {against e3-e4+/=} 11. Rfd1 (11. Rad1 Rc8 12. Ne5 dxc4 (12... cxd4
13. exd4 Qc7 (13... Re8 14. f4 dxc4 15. bxc4 Qc7 16. Ndf3 h6 $132 {1-0
Hernandez,R-Sanchez Juncal,B/Mondariz Balneario 1999/EXT 2000 (40)}) 14. f4
Rfd8 15. Kh1 dxc4 (15... Qb8 16. f5 $40 {1-0 Hernandez,R-Guerra,V/Loures 1998/
CBM 67 ext (27)}) 16. bxc4 Qd6 $132) 13. bxc4 cxd4 14. exd4 Qc7 15. f4 Bd6 $132
) 11... Rc8 12. Rac1 {-see detailed comments to the game  1-0 Fominyh,A-Svirin,
O/St Petersburg 1999/CBM 71[Tsesarsky,I] (39)}) 11. Rac1 ({Why not} 11. e4 $14)
11... Rac8 (11... Rad8 12. Ne5 dxc4 13. Ndxc4 c5 14. f4 Qb8 15. Bb1 Ba8 16.
Nxd7 Rxd7 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Qh5 f5 20. Qg5+ {1/2-1/2 Priehoda,
V-Skomorokhin,R/Wattens 1995/EXT 2000 (20)}) (11... Rfe8 12. Rfd1 Rad8 13. Ne5
dxc4 14. Ndxc4 Qb8 15. Qf3 c5 16. Qh3 Nf8 17. dxc5 Bxc5 $132 {1/2-1/2
Kharitonov,A-Galkin,A/Novgorod 1999/CBM 69 ext (22)}) ({Worth of attention also
} 11... c5 $5 $132) 12. Ne5 ({I would prefer} 12. e4 $5 dxe4 13. Nxe4 c5 14.
Rcd1 $14) 12... c5 $5 {At last...} (12... Nxe5 $143 $6 13. dxe5 Nd7 14. f4 dxc4
15. Nxc4 $14) 13. f4 dxc4 14. bxc4 Rcd8 ({Interesting also} 14... Rfd8 15. f5
Nxe5 16. dxe5 Ng4 (16... Qd7 17. exf6 Qxd3 18. Qxd3 Rxd3 19. fxe7 Rxd2 20. Rfd1
Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Re8 22. Rd7 Bc6 23. Rd6 Ba4 24. f6 gxf6 25. Bxf6 $16) 17. fxe6
fxe6 18. Qxg4 Rxd3 19. Qxe6+ Kh8 20. Rf2 Bg5 21. Nf1 Rcd8 $44) 15. f5 $6 $15 {
Desire to win at any cost causes for white deterioration of a position.} (15.
Rfd1 $142 Bd6 $132) 15... Bd6 16. Ndf3 $2 {Wrong strategy continuation.} (16.
fxe6 $142 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Bxe5 18. exf7+ Rxf7 19. Bxe5 Qxe5 $15) 16... Rfe8 $2
$132 {Black misses chance to recieve serious advantage.} ({Right was} 16...
Bxf3 $1 17. Nxf3 ({or} 17. Rxf3 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Bxe5 $17) 17... e5 $1 18. dxe5 (
18. Bb1 e4 19. Nd2 Bxh2+ $19) 18... Nxe5 $17 {[%cal Gf8e8]}) 17. fxe6 Rxe6 $5 (
17... fxe6 18. Nxd7 Nxd7 19. Rcd1 $132) 18. Nxd7 Nxd7 (18... Qxd7 19. Bf5 $16)
19. d5 $2 $15 ({Right was} 19. Ng5 $1 Bxh2+ $1 ({Badly is} 19... Rh6 $2 $16 20.
Bxh7+ $1 (20. Nxf7 Rxh2 {[%csl Rg2]} 21. d5 Rh4 22. Nxd8 Bh2+ 23. Kh1 Be5+ 24.
Kg1 Bh2+ $11) 20... Rxh7 (20... Kh8 21. h3 $1 {important move!} (21. Nxf7+ Kxh7
22. Nxh6 Bxh2+ 23. Kh1 Kxh6 $132) 21... Nf6 22. Bc2 cxd4 23. exd4 Re8 24. Qd2
$16) 21. Nxh7 Kxh7 (21... Bxh2+ 22. Kh1 Qg3 (22... Kxh7 23. Qh5+ Kg8 24. Qxf7+
Kh8 25. Qh5+ Kg8 26. Qxh2 $18) 23. d5 Qh4 24. Ng5 Bd6+ 25. Nh3 Qg3 26. Nf4 $16)
22. Qh5+ $16) 20. Kh1 Rh6 21. Nxf7 (21. Bxh7+ Kh8 22. Nxf7+ Kxh7 $132) 21...
Rh4 22. Nxd8 Bg3+ 23. Kg1 Bh2+ 24. Kh1 Bg3+ $11) 19... Re7 ({Pseudo actively is
} 19... Rh6 $2 20. h3 $1 Nf6 21. Qc2 $14 {[%csl Rh6]}) 20. Bxh7+ $2 $17 {
Gives to Black serious advantage again...} (20. e4 $142 Ne5 21. Nxe5 Bxe5 22.
Bxe5 Qxe5 23. Rcd1 Rd6 $15 {[%csl Rd3]}) 20... Kxh7 21. Ng5+ Kg8 22. Qh5 Nf8
23. Rf3 Bxh2+ $2 $132 {Dropping an advantage...} ({Right was} 23... Bc8 $1 $17
{preventing Rh3}) 24. Kh1 $1 (24. Qxh2 Qxh2+ 25. Kxh2 f6 26. Nh3 $15) 24... Rd6
$1 ({Badly is} 24... Bg3 $2 25. Bxg7 $1 Kxg7 26. Rcf1 {[%cal Gf3f7]} Rdd7 27.
Qg4 Ng6 28. Rxg3 Rd6 29. Qh5 (29. Ne4 $2 Bc8 $17 (29... Rd8 $2 30. Rxf7+ $1 $18
)) 29... Bc8 30. e4 $1 {[%cal Ge4e5] threatening e4-e5} (30. Qh7+ $2 Kf8 {
Enough for draw} 31. Qh8+ $5 Nxh8 32. Nh7+ Ke8 33. Rg8+ Kd7 34. Nf8+ Ke8 35.
Ne6+ $11) 30... Kf8 31. Rgf3 $18) 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 26. Rcf1 Bf4 $1 {[%mdl 64]
Both sides demonstrate tactical fantasy!} 27. Rh3 $1 ({Not} 27. Rxf4 $2 Rh6 28.
Rxf7+ Rxf7 29. Rxf7+ Qxf7 30. Qxh6+ Kxh6 31. Nxf7+ Kg6 $19) 27... Ng6 28. Rxf4
$1 (28. exf4 $2 f5 $1 29. Nf3 Kg8 $19) 28... Nxf4 29. exf4 Re1+ 30. Kh2 Kf8 $2
$18 ({A better defence is} 30... Re8 $1 31. Qh7+ $1 (31. Rg3 Rg6 32. Qh7+ Kf6
33. Ne6 $1 Qb8 34. Qh4+ Kf5 35. Qh5+ (35. Rg5+ Rxg5 36. Qxg5+ Ke4 $19) 35...
Kf6 $11 {and Black survives!}) 31... Kf6 (31... Kf8 $145 32. Qh8+ Ke7 33. Re3+
Re6 34. Rxe6+ fxe6 35. d6+ Kxd6 36. Qxe8 Qc8 37. Nf7+ Kc7 38. Qxc8+ Bxc8 39. g4
$16 {(Baburin)}) 32. g4 $145 $1 $18 {(Fritz)} (32. Rh6+ Ke7 33. Qe4+ (33. Qxf7+
Kd8 $19) 33... Kd7 (33... Kd8 34. Rxd6+ $18) 34. Qf5+ Ke7 $11)) 31. Qh8+ Ke7
32. Qh4 Re2 (32... Kd7 33. Qxe1 Rf6 34. g3 $18) 33. Ne6+ $1 Kd7 34. Nxc7 Kxc7
35. Qh5 Re7 36. f5 b5 37. Qh4 Red7 (37... f6 38. Qf2 $18) 38. Qf2 Kb6 39. Rb3 (
39. Rb3 a6 40. Kg3 Re7 41. a4 $18) 1-0

[Event "Petrov Memorial op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2000.02.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Iljushin, Alexei"]
[Black "Nikitin, Andrey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "150"]
[EventDate "2000.02.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qc2 $6 Be7 $6 {Nonflexible move.} (4... dxc4 $1
5. Qxc4 a6 {[%cal Gb7b5,Gb8d7,Gc7c5]} 6. g3 (6. Nc3 {[%cal Ge2e4]} b5 7. Qd3
Bb7 8. e4 c5 $11) 6... b5 7. Qc2 Bb7 8. Bg2 Nbd7 $11) (4... a6 $5) 5. g3 (5.
cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 c6 7. h3 Na6 8. a3 Nc7 9. e3 Ne6 10. Bh2 O-O 11. Nbd2 (11. Nc3
$14 {[%cal Gf1d3]}) 11... g6 12. Rb1 Ng7 13. Bd3 Bf5 $11 {1-0 Ortega,
A-Radomskyj,P/US Amateur Team East, Parsippany USA 1998 (45)}) 5... Nbd7 6. Bg2
c6 $6 $14 (6... dxc4 $5 7. Qxc4 a6 8. Qc2 c5 $11) 7. Nbd2 b6 8. e4 O-O 9. e5 {
White was lucky to promote e4-e5 instead of 0-0, and White position is better}
({After} 9. O-O {it is wellknown theoretical position}) 9... Ne8 10. h4 (10.
O-O c5 (10... Bb7 11. h4 $14) 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Nb3 Ba6 13. Rd1 $14) 10... h6
11. O-O Bb7 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. Re1 Rc8 14. Qa4 $6 {Not necessary move.} a5 15.
Nf1 (15. Bf1 Bc6 16. Qd1 $14 {()}) 15... Ba6 16. Qd1 Nb8 17. Ne3 Bb4 18. Bd2
Nc6 19. a3 Bxd2 20. Qxd2 {[%cal Ge3g4]} f5 21. Rac1 {[%csl Re8] White didn't
open position, space advantage remain, Ne8 placed quite bad} (21. exf6 Nxf6 22.
Rac1 (22. b4 Ne4 23. Qb2 axb4 24. axb4 Bb5 $11) 22... Ne4 23. Qd1 $14) 21...
Rf7 (21... f4 22. gxf4 Rxf4 23. Nxd5 Rxf3 24. Bxf3 exd5 25. Qf4 (25. Bg4 Rc7
26. Be6+ Kh7 27. Rc3 Bc8 $132) 25... Rc7 26. Rc3 Bc8 27. Bh5 $14) 22. Rc3 Rfc7
23. h5 (23. Rec1 Ne7 $14) 23... Ne7 24. Rxc7 Nxc7 25. Nh4 Qe8 26. Bf3 Qb5 27.
Rd1 (27. Neg2 Qd3 28. Qxd3 Bxd3 29. Nf4 Be4 30. Bd1 Nc6 31. Nhg6 Kf7 32. f3 Bb1
33. Ba4 b5 34. Rxb1 bxa4 35. Ne2 $14) 27... Qb3 28. Nhg2 Nc6 29. Nf4 Nd8 $6 $16
(29... Bc4 30. Rc1 b5 $14) 30. Kg2 (30. Ng6 $1 $16 Kh7 (30... Kf7 31. Rc1 Bb7 (
31... Ne8 32. Rxc8 Bxc8 33. Bd1 Qb5 34. g4 $1 $16) 32. g4 $1 (32. Bd1 Qb5 33.
g4 fxg4 34. Nc4 $3 dxc4 35. Qf4+ $18) 32... fxg4 33. Bd1 $18) 31. Rc1 Nb5 32.
Nf8+ Kh8 (32... Kg8 33. Nxe6 $1 $18) 33. Rxc8 Bxc8 34. Bd1 Qa2 35. Ng6+ (35. a4
$2 Na3 36. Ng6+ Kh7 37. Qc3 Nc4 38. b3 Nxe3 39. fxe3 Qb1 $11) 35... Kh7 36. Qc2
Ba6 37. Nxf5 Qc4 (37... exf5 38. Qxf5 $18) 38. Qxc4 dxc4 39. a4 exf5 40. axb5
Bxb5 41. d5 $18) 30... Nf7 $5 31. Rc1 (31. Nxe6 $5 Nxe6 32. Bxd5 Qxd5+ 33. Nxd5
Bb7 34. f3 Bxd5 35. Rc1 Rd8 $1 $44 (35... Rxc1 $2 36. Qxc1 Nfg5 37. Qc8+ Kh7
38. Kf2 Bxf3 39. Ke3 Bxh5 40. d5 $18)) 31... Ng5 32. Bd1 (32. Ng6 Nxf3 33. Kxf3
Kf7 34. Kg2 $14) 32... Qa2 $4 $18 (32... Qb5 $14) 33. Rc6 Nb5 (33... Na8 34.
Qc1 $18) 34. Rxc8+ $4 $11 (34. Rxb6 Ne4 35. Qxa5 Qxb2 36. Be2 $18) 34... Bxc8
35. a4 Na3 36. Qc3 (36. Qc1 Nc4 37. b3 Nxe3+ 38. Qxe3 Qb1 39. Qd3 Qxd3 40. Nxd3
Ba6 41. Nf4 Kf7 42. f3 $11) 36... Nc4 37. Bb3 $2 $17 {Maybe Zeitnot is a
reason ot too many mistakes?} (37. b3 Ne4 38. Qc2 Nxe3+ 39. fxe3 Qxc2+ 40. Bxc2
Ng5 $11) 37... Qxb2 38. Qxb2 Nxb2 39. Ng6 Bd7 40. f4 Nf7 41. g4 Bxa4 (41...
fxg4 42. f5 Ng5 (42... Bxa4 43. Bxa4 Nxa4 44. fxe6 Nxe5 45. dxe5 Nc5 46. e7 Kf7
47. Nf5 $18) 43. fxe6 Nxe6 44. Bxd5 Nxa4 45. Bxe6+ Bxe6 46. d5 Bf7 47. e6 Bxg6
48. hxg6 Kf8 49. d6 $18) 42. Bxa4 Nxa4 43. gxf5 Nd8 $1 (43... exf5 44. Ne7+ (
44. Nxd5 Nd8 45. Nde7+ Kf7 46. d5 (46. Nxf5 Nc3 47. Nd6+ Ke6 48. f5+ Kd5 49.
Ne8 Kxd4 50. Nxg7 Nd5 51. e6 a4 52. e7 Nxe7 53. Nxe7 a3 $19) 46... Nc3 47. e6+
Nxe6 48. dxe6+ Kxe6 49. Nc6 a4 $17) 44... Kf8 45. N3xd5 b5 46. Ng6+ Ke8 (46...
Kg8 47. Nde7+ Kh7 48. d5 Nb6 49. Nf8+ Kh8 50. d6 a4 51. Nfg6+ Kh7 52. Nxf5 Nd8
(52... a3 53. e6 Nxd6 54. Nxd6 a2 55. e7 a1=Q 56. e8=Q $18) 53. Nf8+ Kg8 54. e6
Nxe6 55. Nxe6 a3 56. Nc5 a2 57. Nb3 Kf7 58. Kf3 $16) 47. Nc7+ $16) 44. fxe6
Nxe6 45. Nc2 (45. Nxd5 Nxd4 46. Kf2 Kf7 47. Ke3 Nf5+ 48. Ke4 Ng3+ 49. Kf3 Ke6
50. Ne3 (50. Nxb6 Nxb6 51. Kxg3 a4 52. Kg4 a3 53. f5+ Kf7 $19) 50... Nf5 (50...
Nxh5 51. f5+ Kd7 52. Nd5 (52. Kg4 Nf6+ 53. exf6 gxf6 54. Nd5 Kd6 55. Nxf6 Nc5
56. Kf4 a4 57. Ne5 b5 $132) 52... Kc6 53. Nde7+ Kc5 54. Kg4 $16) 51. Nf8+ Kf7
52. Nxf5 Kxf8 $17) 45... Nc3 46. f5 Nc7 47. e6 (47. Kf3 b5 $17) 47... b5 48.
Ne7+ Kf8 49. Nc6 Ne4 (49... a4 50. Kf3 Ne8 $17) 50. Kf3 $6 $19 (50. Nxa5 Nf6
51. Kf3 Nxh5 52. Nc6 Nf6 $17) 50... Nd2+ 51. Kf4 Nc4 52. Ne3 Nxe3 (52... a4 $19
) 53. Kxe3 a4 54. Kf4 a3 55. Nb4 Na6 56. Na2 b4 57. Nc1 Ke7 58. Ke5 Nc7 59. Nb3
a2 60. Na1 Ne8 61. Kxd5 Nd6 62. Kc5 Nxf5 63. d5 g5 (63... Kf6 $5 64. Kxb4 Ng3
65. Kc5 Nxh5 66. Kd6 g5 $19) 64. hxg6 h5 65. Nb3 h4 66. Kc6 a1=Q $1 (66... Nd4+
67. Nxd4 a1=Q 68. d6+ Kf6 (68... Kd8 69. g7 Qa6+ 70. Kd5 $11) 69. e7 Qa8+ 70.
Kd7 Qa7+ 71. Kc6 (71. Kd8 Qxd4 72. e8=Q Qxd6+ 73. Kc8 Qe6+ $19) 71... Qxe7 72.
dxe7 Kxe7 73. Nf5+ Kf6 74. Nxh4 b3 75. Nf3 b2 76. Nd2 $11) (66... h3 67. d6+
Nxd6 68. g7 h2 69. g8=Q h1=Q+ 70. Kc5 a1=Q 71. Nxa1 Qc1+ 72. Kxb4 Qxa1 (72...
Qc4+ 73. Ka3 Nb5+ 74. Kb2 Qc3+ 75. Kb1 $11) 73. Qh7+ Kxe6 74. Qh3+ $11) 67.
Nxa1 Nd4+ (67... h3 $1 68. d6+ {[%tqu "En","?","","","e7d8","",10,"f5d6","",0]}
Kd8 $1 (68... Nxd6 $2 69. g7 h2 70. g8=Q h1=Q+ 71. Kc5 Qc1+ 72. Kxb4 Qxa1 $11)
69. e7+ (69. g7 Nxg7 70. e7+ Ke8 71. Kc7 Ne6+ $19) 69... Nxe7+ 70. dxe7+ Kxe7
$19) 68. Kc5 Nxe6+ 69. dxe6 Kxe6 70. Nb3 h3 71. Nd4+ Kf6 72. g7 Kxg7 $4 $11 {
[%mdl 8192] Black give to White very expensive tempo...} (72... Kf7 $1 $19) 73.
Kxb4 h2 74. Nf5+ {[%csl Rg7]} Kf6 75. Ng3 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dubai op"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2000.04.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Black "Guseinov, Aidyn"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2000.04.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 c4 7. O-O Bb4 8. b3
cxb3 9. Qxb3 Nge7 $14 {In this variation it is difficult for Black to equalize.
} 10. Bd2 {Another continuations also promise to White a little advantage:} (
10. Ba3 Qa5 (10... a5 11. Nc3 O-O 12. Rfc1 Bf5 13. e3 a4 14. Qb2 Qa5 15. Nh4
$16 {1-0 Akesson,Ralf-Holm Petersen,Sejer/Politiken Cup (1) ;EXT 2000 1980 (42)
} (15. Ne1 Rfd8 16. Bf1 Bxa3 17. Qxa3 $14 {Petrosian,Tigran V-Mikenas,Vladas/
Vilnius (5) ;MCD 1978/1/2-1/2 (75)})) (10... Bxa3 11. Nxa3 (11. Qxa3 O-O 12.
Nc3 Bf5 (12... Be6 13. Rfd1 $14 {Tukmakov,Vladimir B-Kholmov,Ratmir D/URS-ch38
Riga (10) ;URS-ch 1970/1-0 (53)}) (12... Rb8 13. Rac1 Be6 14. Ne5 Nxd4 15. Qxa7
Nec6 16. Nxc6 Nxc6 17. Qc5 $14 {1-0 Ginting,Nasib-Arencibia,Walter/Novi Sad ol
(Men) (4) ;TD 1990 (42)}) (12... Bg4 13. e3 Qd7 14. Rfc1 $14 {Khurtsidze,
Nino-Zhukova,Natalia/Kishinev Interzonal (Women) (4) ;EXT 97 1995/1-0 (59)})
13. Nh4 (13. Rfd1 Qa5 (13... Na5 14. Ne5 b6 15. Rac1 f6 16. Nd3 Bxd3 17. Rxd3
Rc8 18. Rdd1 Qd7 19. e3 $14 {1-0 Itkis,Boris-Stamenkovic,Zoran/JUG-chT Cetinje
;TD 1993 (37)}) 14. Qxa5 Nxa5 15. Rac1 Rfd8 16. Ne5 Rac8 17. g4 Be6 18. h3 g5
19. e3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Antoshin,Vladimir S-Mikenas,Vladas/URS-ch38 Riga (11) ;
URS-ch 1970 (22)}) 13... Be6 14. Rab1 b6 15. Rfd1 Na5 $132 {1-0 Kortschnoj,
Viktor-Mikenas,Vladas/URS-ch38 Riga (3) ;URS-ch 1970 (38)}) 11... O-O 12. e3
Rb8 13. Rfc1 Bf5 14. Ne5 Na5 15. Qd1 f6 16. Nd3 b6 17. Nb5 $14 {Skembris,
Spyridon-Kern,Guido/Dortmund op-A (1) ;TD 1992/1-0 (50)}) 11. Bxb4 Qxb4 12.
Qxb4 Nxb4 13. Nc3 O-O (13... Nbc6 14. Rfd1 Be6 15. Rab1 $14 {1-0 Konstantinov,
Sergey-Verdihanov,Vladislav/Russian Winter op ;TD 1991 (26)}) 14. Rab1 Nbc6 15.
e3 (15. Rfc1 Rb8 16. e3 $14 {1-0 Zlotnik,Boris A-Pacorro,Fra/Ceuta (8) ;TD
1992 (25)}) 15... b6 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Bb7 18. Rfd1 Rfd8 19. Nb5 $14 {
1-0 Trifunovic,Petar-Letelier,Rene/Mar del Plata (3) ;MCD 1952 (40)}) (10. Ne5
$5 Qb6 11. e3 $5 (11. Nd3 $5 Bd6 (11... Bg4 12. Nxb4 Qxb4 13. Qxb4 Nxb4 14. Nc3
Nc2 15. Rb1 Nxd4 16. Rxb7 $16) 12. Qxb6 axb6 13. e3 $14) 11... Nxe5 12. dxe5
Be6 13. Bd2 a5 14. Bc3 O-O 15. Bd4 a4 16. Qb2 Qa5 17. a3 Bc5 18. Bxc5 Qxc5 19.
Rc1 $16 {0-1 Ibragimov,Ildar-Rychagov,Andrei/Moscow-ch (4) ;CBM 55 ext 1996 
(29)}) (10. Nc3 O-O 11. Bg5 (11. Bf4 Be6 12. Rfd1 (12. a3 Bxc3 13. Qxc3 $14 {
1-0 Schoof,Martin-Gabriel,Robert/Oberliga Wuert9697 ;EXT 99 1996 (39)}) 12...
Rc8 13. Nb5 Qb6 14. Nd6 Rcd8 15. Nxb7 Qxb7 16. a3 a5 17. axb4 axb4 $14 {
0-1 Dokuchaev,Aleksander-Zhukova,Natalia/St Petersburg op2 (2) ;CBM 43 ext
1994 (36)}) 11... Bxc3 (11... Qa5 12. Rfc1 Ba3 13. Rd1 Be6 14. Bd2 Qb4 15. Nb5
Qxb3 16. axb3 Bb2 17. Ra2 $18 {1-0 Komarov,Dimitri-Stamenkovic,Zoran/Belgrade
Trako (2) ;CBM 47 ext 1995 (41)}) 12. Qxc3 f6 13. Bf4 Be6 14. Rab1 $14 {
Bjerke,Richard-Hansen,Lars Henrik Bech/Copenhagen op (5) ;EXT 2000 1989/1/2-1/
2 (47)}) 10... Bxd2 (10... a5 11. Bxb4 axb4 12. a3 $5 (12. Nbd2 Qa5 13. e3 O-O
14. Rfc1 Bf5 15. Nh4 Be6 16. Bf1 Rfc8 17. Ng2 $14 {Bagirov,Vladimir-Mikenas,
Vladas/URS-ch38 Riga (15) ;URS-ch 1970/0-1 (82)}) 12... Qb6 13. e3 Ra5 14. Nbd2
Qa7 15. Ra2 bxa3 16. Rfa1 O-O 17. Rxa3 $16 {1-0 Piza Cortizo,Daniel-Rodriguez
Vargas,Orestes/Sevilla op ;EXT 97 1990 (31)}) 11. Nbxd2 O-O 12. Rfc1 (12. e3
Qd6 13. Rfc1 $14 (13. e4 $2 $132 {0-1 Timoshenko,Igor-Zhukova,Natalia/UKR-chT
Alushta (1) ;CBM 70 ext 1999 (45)})) 12... b6 (12... Qd6) 13. Qa3 {[%cal Ga3e7]
} Bf5 14. e3 Qb8 $4 $18 (14... Qd7 15. Rc3 Rac8 16. Rac1 Bh3 17. Bh1 $14) (
14... Rc8 15. Rc3 Na5 16. Rxc8 Nxc8 17. Rc1 Re8 18. Ne5 $14) 15. Ne5 $1 Nxe5 $8
16. Qxe7 $1 Nd3 $6 ({More chances would give} 16... Ng6 17. Qg5 Be6 18. Bxd5
$18) (16... Ng4 17. Bxd5 $18) 17. Rc3 a5 18. Bxd5 (18. Qg5 Bg6 (18... Rc8 19.
Rxc8+ Qxc8 20. Bxd5 $18) 19. Qxd5 Ra7 20. Qb5 $18) 18... Ra7 19. Qg5 Bg6 20.
Be4 Nb4 (20... Bxe4 21. Nxe4 $18) 21. a3 Na6 {White's position is winning.} 22.
Bxg6 hxg6 23. Rb1 Rb7 24. Qb5 (24. Nc4 Rc8 25. Qb5 Qa7 26. Rcb3 $18) 24... Nc7
25. Qc6 Rd8 26. Rcb3 (26. Rc5 $18) 26... Nd5 (26... b5 27. Nc4 $18) 27. Qb5 (
27. Nc4 $18) 27... Qc8 28. R1b2 (28. Nc4 $18) 28... Rc7 29. Kg2 Rc6 (29... Nc3
30. Qf1 (30. Qxb6 a4 31. Rb4 Nd5 $44 {[%csl Rb4,Rb6]}) (30. Qd3 $2 Na4 $15 {
[%cal Ga4c5]}) 30... b5 (30... Na4 31. Rb1 Nc3 32. Rc1 b5 33. Qd3 $18) 31. Rc2
a4 32. Rbb2 Qb7+ (32... Qf5 33. Nb1 Qe4+ 34. Kg1 Nd5 (34... Rdc8 35. Nxc3 Rxc3
36. Rxc3 Rxc3 37. Rxb5 $18) 35. Rxc7 Nxc7 36. Nc3 $18) 33. Kg1 $18) 30. Nf3 Rc1
31. Qd3 a4 32. Rb5 Rc3 33. Qe4 Qc6 {Black essentially improved pieces
locations.} (33... Qa8 34. Qh4 Rxa3 35. e4 Nc3 (35... Nf6 36. Ng5 Rd3 37. Rxb6
Nh5 (37... R3xd4 38. Rxf6 $18) 38. d5 a3 39. Ra2 $18) 36. Ng5 Nxb5 37. Qh7+ Kf8
38. Rxb5 $18) 34. Ng5 $2 $16 (34. Qh4 Qa8 35. e4 Nf6 36. Ng5 Rxd4 (36... Rxa3
37. Rxb6 Nh5 38. Rb7 $18) 37. Rxb6 $18) 34... Rd6 $2 $18 (34... Qa8 $5 35. h3
$1 (35. Qf3 {[%cal Ge3e4]} f6 36. Ne4 Rxa3 $44) ({And White can't play} 35. Qh4
$4 Nxe3+ $19) 35... Rd6 $1 (35... Rxa3 36. Kh2 {[%cal Ge4h4]} Rc3 37. Qh4 Nf6
38. Rxb6 $18) 36. Qf3 f5 $16) 35. Rc5 $1 Rxc5 (35... bxc5 36. Rb8+) 36. dxc5 f5
(36... Qxc5 37. Qe8#) (36... bxc5 37. Rb8+) 37. Qc4 Kf8 38. e4 fxe4 39. Rxb6
1-0

[Event "Leonid Stein Memorial"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "2000.05.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2000.05.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 e6 4. Qc2 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Nf6 6. Bg5 b5 7. Qc2 Bb7 8. e3
$1 {Before this game I thought, better is 8.e4, but Gelfand demonstrates deep
preparation to this variation} (8. e4 $5 a6 (8... Nbd7 9. Bd3 $5 (9. Nbd2 h6
10. Bh4 (10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. e5 Qd8 12. Bd3 Qb6 13. a4 a6 14. O-O Be7 (14... c5
15. axb5 axb5 16. Rxa8+ Bxa8 17. Ra1 Bd5 18. Be4 $14) 15. Be4 O-O 16. axb5 cxb5
17. Bxb7 Qxb7 18. Rfc1 Rfc8 19. Qe4 Qxe4 20. Nxe4 $132) 10... Qb6 11. a4 $5 $14
) 9... a6 10. a4 h6 11. Bh4 Rc8 12. Nbd2 Qb6 13. O-O c5 14. a5 Qd8 15. e5 g5
16. Bg3 cxd4 17. Qd1 Nh5 18. Be4 Bxe4 19. Nxe4 Nc5 20. Nfd2 Nxg3 21. Nf6+ Ke7
22. fxg3 $16 {Ulibin,Mikhail-Galkin,Alexander/Oberwart op (9) ;EXT 2000 1999/
1-0 (43)}) 9. Nbd2 (9. Nc3 Nbd7 10. e5 h6 11. Bd2 b4 12. exf6 (12. Na4 $5 Nd5
13. Rc1 Rc8 14. Nc5 (14. Bd3 c5 $11) 14... Bxc5 15. dxc5 Qa5 16. a3 $14) 12...
bxc3 13. bxc3 Nxf6 14. Rb1 Rb8 15. Ne5 Bd6 16. Be2 {1/2-1/2 Ionov,
Sergey-Solovjov,Sergey/Chigorin mem (4) ;CBM 67 ext 1998}) 9... h6 10. Bh4 Qb6
$14) 8... Nbd7 9. Bd3 {This move is more flexible than another continuations 
(except of 9.Be2)} (9. Nbd2 Qb6 10. Be2 (10. a4 bxa4 11. Rxa4 c5 $132) 10... c5
11. O-O Rc8 12. Rac1 (12. Qb3 c4 13. Qc2 Nd5 $132) 12... Be7 13. dxc5 (13. Qb3
a6 14. a4 c4 15. Qc2 O-O $132) 13... Rxc5 14. Qd3 $11 {1-0 Ibragimov,
Ildar-Lugo,Blas/New York op (3) ;CBM 64 1998 (20)}) (9. Nc3 a6 10. a4 c5 11.
axb5 Bxf3 12. gxf3 cxd4 13. exd4 axb5 14. Rxa8 Qxa8 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. Bxb5+ Kd8
17. Be2 (17. Qa4 Qxa4 18. Bxa4 Bb4 $44 {[%csl Rb2,Rd4,Rf2,Rf3]}) 17... Bd6 18.
Rg1 Qa1+ 19. Bd1 g6 20. Ne4 Bb4+ 21. Kf1 Nd5 $44) (9. Be2 $5 {Alternative plan,
maybe also strong, like 9.Bd3. White B placed on e2 defend Nf3.} a6 (9... Qb6
10. a4 $1 $14 (10. O-O c5 11. a4 a6 12. axb5 axb5 13. Nc3 $1 (13. Rxa8+ Bxa8
14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. b4 Bxb4 {1/2-1/2 Masternak,Aleksander-Van der Vorm,Teun/
EU-ch Union SCIPT (6) ;EXT 2000 1999}) 13... b4 14. Na4 $16)) 10. a4 Bb4+ 11.
Nc3 c5 12. axb5 cxd4 13. exd4 axb5 14. O-O {[%csl Rb5]} O-O 15. Nxb5 $14) 9...
a6 10. a4 $1 $146 {White attack Pb5 to prevent c6-c5 promotion White Nb1 is
waiting for Black reaction and keeping two ways for development - d2 or c3.} (
10. Qe2 $6 {Why to play twice with developed piece?} c5 11. O-O Be7 12. Nc3 O-O
13. Bc2 Rc8 14. dxc5 Rxc5 15. e4 Qc7 16. Bd3 Bd6 $11 {1-0 Benkovic,
Petar-Leskiewicz,Maksymilian/Wch U20 Yerevan (11) ;CBM 72 ext 1999 (35)}) 10...
Bb4+ (10... Qb6 11. Nc3 b4 12. a5 Qa7 13. Na4 $5 (13. Bxf6 bxc3 (13... Nxf6 14.
Na4 $14) 14. Bh4 (14. Bg5 cxb2 15. Qxb2 c5 16. O-O Bxf3 17. gxf3 Bd6 18. Rfc1
O-O $132) 14... cxb2 15. Qxb2 c5 $11) 13... c5 14. O-O Bxf3 15. gxf3 cxd4 16.
Qc6 h6 17. Nb6 Rd8 18. Nc8 $1 Qc5 19. Qxe6+ $3 Be7 (19... fxe6 20. Bg6#) 20.
Qxe7+ Qxe7 21. Nxe7 Kxe7 22. Bxf6+ Kxf6 23. Bxa6 $14) 11. Nc3 c5 $5 {
Interesting reaction - P sacrifice} (11... bxa4 $142 $14) 12. Bxf6 $1 (12. axb5
cxd4 13. exd4 axb5 14. O-O Bxf3 (14... Rc8 15. Bxb5 O-O (15... Bxf3 16. gxf3
Qc7 17. Qa4 $16) 16. Ra4 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Nb6 18. Rb4 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Nbd5 20. Rb3
h6 21. Bh4 $16 (21. Be3 Nxe3 22. fxe3 Nd5 23. Re1 Rxc3 24. Rxc3 Nxc3 25. Qxc3
Qg5+ $11 {[%csl Rb5]})) 15. gxf3 h6 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. Bxb5+ Ke7 $14) 12... Nxf6
$6 $16 (12... gxf6 $142 13. Be4 (13. axb5 $6 Bxf3 14. gxf3 cxd4 15. exd4 axb5
$44) 13... Bxe4 (13... Qb8 14. O-O $16) 14. Qxe4 bxa4 15. Rxa4 $14) 13. dxc5
O-O 14. axb5 axb5 15. O-O Bxf3 16. gxf3 Rc8 (16... Rxa1 17. Rxa1 Bxc5 18. Nxb5
$16 {[%cal Gg1f1]}) 17. Nxb5 $5 (17. Rfd1 $142 $1 {[%csl Rd8][%cal Gd3h7]} Qe7
(17... Qc7 18. Nxb5 Qxc5 19. Qxc5 Rxc5 20. Ra4 $16) 18. c6 $1 (18. Nxb5 Rxc5
19. Qe2 Rh5 20. f4 $16) 18... Rxc6 (18... Qc5 19. Nxb5 Rxc6 (19... Qg5+ 20. Kf1
$16) 20. Qxc5 Bxc5 21. Rdc1 $16) 19. Nd5 Qe8 (19... Nxd5 20. Qxc6 Qg5+ 21. Kh1
$18) 20. Nxf6+ gxf6 21. Bxh7+ Kg7 22. Qb3 Rc5 (22... Kxh7 23. Qxb4 Rc4 24. Qd6
$16) 23. Qxb4 Rc4 24. Qd6 Kxh7 25. Kh1 $16) 17... Rxc5 18. Qe2 Rh5 {Losing the
strategical battle Krasenkow tries to find tactical chances...} 19. f4 (19.
Rfc1 $6 Nd7 $1 {[%cal Gd8h4]} 20. f4 Qh4 21. f3 Bc5 {[%csl Re3,Rh2]} 22. Rc2 {
[%cal Gc2h2]} e5 23. b4 (23. fxe5 Rxe5 24. Be4 Nf6 25. Nc3 Qg5+ 26. Kh1 Bxe3
$17) 23... Bb6 $44) 19... e5 20. fxe5 $2 $17 {Terrible move} (20. Rfd1 $2 Qc8
21. Ra4 Qh3 22. f3 Bc5 $17) ({Right was} 20. Ra4 $1 Bc5 21. Rd1 Qc8 {[%cal
Gc8h3]} 22. Qf3 exf4 23. Rxf4 $16) 20... Ng4 $1 {[%csl Rg1,Rh2][%cal Gd8h4]}
21. f4 (21. Qxg4 Rg5 $19) (21. Ra4 Qh4 $19) 21... Qh4 22. Nd4 (22. Be4 Bc5 23.
Rf3 Nxh2 $19) (22. Rfc1 Nxh2 {[%cal Rh4g3]} 23. Qf2 $8 Qg4+ 24. Qg2 Bd2 25.
Qxg4 Nxg4 26. Rf1 (26. Rc4 g5 $1 27. fxg5 (27. Be2 Bxe3+ 28. Kg2 Rh2+ 29. Kf3
h5 $19) 27... Nxe5 $19) 26... Bxe3+ 27. Kg2 Nh2 $19 {[%csl Rf4]}) 22... Nxh2
23. Nf5 $2 $19 (23. Qg2 Nxf1 24. Rxf1 Bd2 $19) ({It wasn't easy to find} 23.
Rf2 $1 Ng4 24. Be4 Rd8 25. Bf3 Nxf2 26. Qxf2 Qxf2+ 27. Kxf2 Rh2+ 28. Bg2 Rh6
$17) 23... Nf3+ 24. Rxf3 $8 Qh1+ 25. Kf2 Qxa1 26. Rg3 Be1+ 27. Kg2 Rxf5 28. Rh3
({Did not help also} 28. Bxf5 Bxg3 29. Kxg3 g6 (29... Rb8 30. e6 fxe6 (30...
Rxb2 31. e7 Qg1+ 32. Kf3 $11) 31. Bxe6+ Kh8 32. b3 $17) 30. Bd7 Qg1+ (30... Rb8
31. e6 Kf8 32. Qc2 Qe1+ 33. Kf3 Qb4 34. f5 $1 h5 35. exf7 Qg4+ 36. Kf2 $44) 31.
Kf3 h5 32. b4 (32. e6 Qg4+ 33. Kf2 Qxe2+ 34. Kxe2 fxe6 35. Bxe6+ Kg7 36. Bd5 (
36. Kf3 g5 $19) 36... Kf6 37. Kf3 g5 $19) 32... g5 33. fxg5 Qxg5 34. Qg2 Qxg2+
35. Kxg2 Rd8 36. Bc6 (36. e6 Kf8 37. b5 Ke7 $19) 36... Rd3 37. Kf3 Rb3 38. b5
Kg7 39. Kf4 h4 40. Kg4 Rxe3 41. Kxh4 Rxe5 42. b6 Re1 43. b7 Rb1 44. Kg5 Kf8 45.
Kf6 Rb6 46. Ke5 Ke7 47. Kd5 Kd8 $1 $19) 28... Rb8 $4 {Maybe time pressure?} (
28... Rd8 $1 $19 29. Kf3 (29. Bxf5 Rd2 $19) 29... g6 30. Rh1 Rxd3 31. Qxd3 Qa5
32. e4 Rh5 33. Rxh5 gxh5 34. e6 fxe6 $19) (28... g6 $2 29. Bxf5 gxf5 30. Rxh7
$1 $11 (30. Rh1 Qa8+ 31. Kg1 Bb4 32. Qh5 Rd8 33. Qxh7+ Kf8 34. Qh8+ Ke7 35.
Qf6+ Ke8 36. Rh8+ Bf8 $19)) 29. Bxf5 Rxb2 30. Bxh7+ Kf8 31. Bc2 g6 32. Qc4 Qa8+
33. Kf1 $4 $44 (33. e4 Qa7 34. Qc8+ Ke7 35. Kh1 $1 $18) (33. Kg1 $18 {[%csl
Rf8][%cal Rh3h8,Re5e6]}) 33... Bh4 34. Qe4 $4 $19 {[%csl Rc2,Rf1]} (34. Qd3 Kg7
35. e6 Qa1+ 36. Qd1 Qa6+ 37. Kg1 Qxe6 38. Rxh4 Qxe3+ 39. Kf1 Rb4 $11) 34...
Qa1+ 35. Kg2 Qc1 36. Rxh4 Rxc2+ 37. Kh3 Qf1+ 0-1

[Event "Leonid Stein Memorial"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "2000.05.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2000.05.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 b5 6. a4 Bb7 7. O-O Nd7 8. Nc3 a6
9. Ne5 Ne7 (9... Nxe5 $1 10. dxe5 Qc7 (10... Qb8 11. Bf4 (11. Ne4 Qxe5 $17 (
11... Be7 $6 12. Bf4 Qc7 13. axb5 cxb5 14. Qd4 Kf8 15. Rfd1 $44 {1/2-1/2
Tatai-Nikolic/Bari 1970/[ 5] (43)})) 11... Ne7 12. Ne4 Ng6 13. Qd2 $15) (10...
Ne7 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bxe7 Bxe7 13. axb5 axb5 14. Nxb5 Rxa1 15. Qxa1 cxb5 16. Bxb7
O-O 17. Qa6 Qc7 18. Bc6 Qxe5 {1/2-1/2 Mikhalevski,V-Tregubov,P/Cappelle La
Grande FRA 2000/[ 5] (18)}) 11. axb5 (11. Ne4 Qxe5 (11... Rd8 12. Qc2 Qxe5 (
12... f5 13. Ng5 (13. exf6 Nxf6 14. Ng5 $44) 13... Bc8 14. axb5 cxb5 15. Rxa6
Bxa6 16. Nxe6 Qc8 17. Nxd8 Kxd8 18. Rd1+ Ke8 19. e4 $44 {[%csl Re8] 1-0
Borovikov,V-Santos,C/EU-chJ Sas van Ghent 1992/[ 5] (28)}) 13. axb5 cxb5 14.
Nf6+ Nxf6 15. Bxb7 Bc5 $17) 12. axb5 Rd8 13. Qc2 cxb5 14. Nf6+ Nxf6 15. Bxb7
Bb4 16. Bf4 Qc5 17. Rxa6 O-O $17) 11... cxb5 (11... axb5 12. Rxa8+ Bxa8 13.
Nxb5 cxb5 14. Bxa8 Ne7 15. b3 c3 16. Qd3 Qb8 17. Bg2 $16 {[%cal Gf1d1]}) 12.
Nxb5 axb5 13. Rxa8+ Bxa8 14. Bxa8 Bc5 15. b3 Ne7 16. bxc4 O-O $15) (9... Ngf6
10. Bxc6 Bxc6 11. Nxc6 Qc8 12. axb5 $14 {1-0 Fominyh,A-Filippov,V/Elista 1996/
CBM 56/ (21)}) (9... Qc7 10. axb5 axb5 11. Rxa8+ Bxa8 12. Nxb5 cxb5 13. Bxa8
Nxe5 14. dxe5 Bc5 $15) (9... Qc8 10. e4 Ngf6 11. Bf4 Be7 12. d5 cxd5 13. exd5
exd5 14. axb5 axb5 (14... O-O 15. bxa6 Rxa6 16. Rxa6 Bxa6 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18.
Bxd5 Nxe5 19. Bxe5 c3 20. Re1 c2 (20... cxb2 $11) 21. Qc1 Re8 (21... Bb4 22.
Qg5 $18) 22. Bc3 Bd3 23. Be4 Qc4 24. Bxd3 Qxd3 $11) 15. Rxa8 Bxa8 16. Nxb5 O-O
$17) 10. axb5 ({Krasenkow didn't afraid of} 10. Nxf7 Kxf7 11. Ne4 Kg8 (11...
Nd5 $5 $17) 12. Ng5 Nf6 (12... Nb6 $17) 13. axb5 Bc8 (13... axb5 $2 14. Bh3 $1
Nf5 15. Nxe6 Qd7 16. Rxa8 Bxa8 17. Bxf5 $16) (13... Qd7 14. Bh3 Nf5 15. e4 Nxe4
16. Nxe4 cxb5 $17) 14. bxc6 $44 {1-0 Mikhalevski,V-Rabinovich,A/Antwerp BEL
1999/[ 5] (35)}) 10... axb5 11. Rxa8 Bxa8 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. e4 Ng6 $2 $146 ({
I really don't understand what wrong was in} 13... g6 $1 14. e5 (14. h4 Bg7 15.
Be3 O-O $17) (14. Be3 Bg7 15. Qa1 O-O 16. Rd1 Bb7 $17) 14... Bg7 15. Ne4 O-O
16. Bg5 Nd5 $5 $15 (16... Qa7 $6 17. Nf6+ $1 (17. Bf6 $2 Nf5 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19.
Qf3 Qxd4 20. g4 c5 $1 $19) (17. Qa1 Qxa1 18. Rxa1 Nf5 19. Nc5 Nxd4 20. Nd7 Nb3
21. Ra2 Re8 $15 {0-1 Solozhenkin,E-Tregubov,P/Russian Club Cup, Maikop RUS
1998/[ 5] (44)}) 17... Kh8 18. Be4 Nf5 (18... h6 19. Be3 Nd5 20. Bxd5 cxd5 21.
Qd2 h5 22. Bh6 Rc8 23. g4 $1 $16) 19. Bxf5 exf5 20. Qd2 Rd8 21. Rd1 Rc8 22. Bh6
Bxf6 23. exf6 Re8 24. Bg7+ Kg8 25. Qh6 Qa4 26. Rf1 Qb4 27. Bh8 Qf8 28. Bg7 Qd6
29. Bh8 $11)) 14. h4 $1 Bb4 15. h5 Ne7 16. h6 $1 $44 gxh6 $2 $16 (16... g6 $142
17. Bg5 O-O 18. Bf6 (18. Qf3 f5 $17) 18... Bb7 19. Qg4 $44) 17. Bxh6 Rg8 18.
Be3 {[%csl Ra8,Rh7] Black king remain in the center} Ng6 19. Qh5 Bb7 20. Ra1 (
20. e5 {[%cal Gc3e4]} c5 $1 21. Bxb7 Qxb7 22. dxc5 Bxc3 23. bxc3 Qe4 {[%cal
Gg6h4]} 24. Qh1 $8 Qxh1+ 25. Kxh1 Nxe5 26. Rb1 Kd7 27. Rxb5 Ra8 $11) (20. Qxh7
Rh8 21. Qg7 Bf8 22. Qf6 Rh7 23. Qf3 $132) 20... Kd8 (20... f6 21. e5 fxe5 22.
Ne4 Qf7 23. dxe5 Kd8 24. Ra7 $16) 21. d5 $1 {Logical continuation of White
strategy.} (21. Ra7 $5 $16) 21... Bxc3 (21... cxd5 22. exd5 e5 (22... Bxc3 23.
dxe6 fxe6 24. Ra7 $18) 23. Bh3 $16) 22. bxc3 Kc8 (22... cxd5 23. exd5 exd5 24.
Bb6+ Ke7 (24... Kc8 25. Bh3 $18) 25. Re1+ $16 {[%csl Re7]}) 23. Qxh7 $18 {
White's position is winning} (23. dxc6 $5 Bxc6 (23... Qxc6 24. Ra5 {[%csl Rb5]}
e5 25. Qf5+ Qe6 26. Rxb5 $18) 24. Ra7 Qd6 25. Rxf7 $16) 23... Rh8 24. dxe6 Qxe6
25. Qg7 Rd8 (25... c5 26. Bxc5 Bxe4 27. Re1 f5 28. Bxe4 fxe4 29. Ra1 $18) 26.
Bb6 Re8 27. Qh6 $1 {[%cal Gg2h3]} (27. Bh3 $1 Qxh3 28. Qxf7 Qd7 29. Qxg6 Re7 (
29... Qe6 30. Qxe6+ Rxe6 31. Rd1 Re8 32. f3 $18) 30. Bc5 (30. Be3 c5 31. Qg5
Rxe4 32. Qxc5+ Qc6 33. Qxc6+ Bxc6 $16) 30... Re5 31. Bd4 Re6 32. Qf5 Re7 33. f4
Qxf5 34. exf5 $18) (27. Bd4 $2 Nf8 28. Ra7 Nd7 29. Bf3 $14) 27... Rh8 28. Rd1
Ba8 (28... Qe7 29. Bh3+ Kb8 30. Qe3 Rxh3 31. Rd8+ Bc8 32. Ba7+ Qxa7 33. Rxc8+
$18) 29. Qg5 ({Immediately was winning} 29. Rd8+ $1 Rxd8 (29... Kb7 30. Rxh8
Nxh8 31. Qxh8 Kxb6 32. Qxa8 $18) 30. Bh3 $18) 29... Kb7 30. Bd4 Re8 31. Qc5 {
[%cal Gc5a7]} Kc8 $8 32. Ra1 (32. Qa7 $1 Bb7 33. Bc5 $18 {[%cal Gc5d6]}) 32...
Bb7 33. Ra7 Ne5 34. Rxb7 $1 Kxb7 35. Qb6+ $2 $16 ({Right implementation of the
same idea was} 35. Qa7+ $1 Kc8 36. Bxe5 Qxe5 37. Bh3+ Re6 38. Qxf7 $18) 35...
Kc8 36. Bxe5 $2 $44 {Fatal mistake} (36. Qa6+ $1 Kd8 37. Qa5+ Ke7 38. Qa3+ $1
c5 (38... Kd7 39. Qa7+ $18) (38... Kf6 39. f4 $18) 39. Qxc5+ Kd8 40. Qxb5 $16 {
To defend this position is not easy for Black. White have good chances to win.}
) 36... Qxe5 37. Bh3+ Re6 38. Qxc6+ Kb8 39. Bxe6 fxe6 {This Queens endgame is
drawn!} 40. Qb6+ Kc8 41. Qc6+ Kb8 42. Qb6+ Kc8 43. Qe3 b4 $1 44. cxb4 c3 {
[%csl Gc3] Free pawn in Queens endings cost very expensive...} 45. f4 Qc7 46.
Kf2 Qc4 47. f5 (47. Qe2 Qxb4 48. Kf3 Qb2 $44) 47... c2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Capablanca Memorial Elite 35th"]
[Site "Varadero"]
[Date "2000.05.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Volzhin, Alexander"]
[Black "Acs, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2000.05.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 4096]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 Be7 5. Nbd2 $132 {In this
modest opening White can't hope to advantage.} O-O 6. Bd3 c5 (6... b6 $5 {
Possible also} 7. Qc2 (7. O-O Bb7 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Ne5 c5 10. b3 Nc6 11. Nxc6
Bxc6 12. Bb2 Bb7 $132 (12... cxd4 $6 13. Bxd4 $14 {Rashkovsky,Nukhim N-Mali,
Slavko/Bled op (2) ;CBM 29 1992/1-0 (46)})) 7... Bb7 8. a3 Nbd7 9. b4 dxc4 10.
Nxc4 c5 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. b5 a6 13. bxa6 Bxa6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Rantanen,Yrjo
A-Timoshchenko,Gennadi A/Helsinki (11) ;MCL 1986 (19)}) 7. dxc5 {Precisely!} (
7. cxd5 $142 $6 exd5 (7... cxd4 $1 8. Nxd4 (8. dxe6 dxe3 9. exf7+ Rxf7 10. Bc4
exd2+ 11. Qxd2 $15) 8... e5 $11 {-Tsesarsky}) 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Nb3 {This
position also about equal, but why not to play without isolated P ?} Bb6 $132 {
0-1 Rosenlund,Thorbjorn-Rosell,Kaj/DEN-ch Aarhus (6) ;EXT 2000 1976 (36)}) (7.
O-O cxd4 $1 (7... Nc6 8. a3 (8. b3 b6 9. Bb2 Bb7 10. Qe2 Qb8 11. Rad1 (11. Ne5
Rd8 12. cxd5 exd5 13. f4 Nb4 $132 {1/2-1/2 Sekulic,Dusan-Vukovic,Zdravko/
JUG-ch Banja Vrucica ;EXT 97 1991 (23)}) 11... Rd8 12. Ne5 Qc7 13. f4 dxc4 14.
bxc4 cxd4 15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16. exd4 Bd6 $5 {[%csl Rf4,Rh2][%cal Gc7h2]} (16...
Rac8 17. f5 $14 (17. Nf3 Ba4 18. Rde1 Bb4 19. Rb1 Qxf4 $15 {1/2-1/2 Sekulic,
Dusan-Bzenic,Dejan/JUG-ch Banja Vrucica ;EXT 97 1991 (41)})) 17. Qf2 Bb7 $132)
(8. dxc5 dxc4 9. Nxc4 Bxc5 10. a3 b5 11. Nce5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Qd5 13. Nf3 Rd8 14.
Be2 $11 {1/2-1/2 Donchenko,A-Gyimesi,Z/3rd Open Tanta City EGY 2000 (20)}) 8...
dxc4 (8... a6 $6 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. b4 Ba7 11. Bb2 dxc4 12. Nxc4 b5 13. Nd6 Nd5
14. Nxc8 Rxc8 15. Qe2 Qe7 16. Rac1 $14 {1-0 Hecht,Hans Joachim-Niedermaier,
Hans/Bundesliga 8687 ;GER-chT 1987 (35)}) 9. Nxc4 cxd4 $11) 8. exd4 Nc6 9. b3 (
9. a3 $6 dxc4 $1 (9... g6 10. c5 Nd7 11. Nb3 e5 12. dxe5 Ndxe5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5
14. Be3 d4 $5 (14... Bg4 15. f3 Be6 $11) 15. Bxd4 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 Be6 17. Rfe1
Re8 (17... Bxb3 18. Qxb3 Qxd4 19. Rxe7 $16) 18. Rad1 Qd5 $44 {1/2-1/2 Kosten,
Anthony C-Marciano,David/Belfort (5) ;CBM 62 1997 (33)}) 10. Nxc4 b6 $15 {
[%csl Yd5,Rd4][%cal Gc8b7]}) 9... dxc4 10. Nxc4 (10. bxc4 Nxd4 11. Nb3 Nc6 12.
Qe2 b6 13. Bb2 Bb7 14. Rac1 Qc7 $17 {0-1 Sekulic,Dusan-Cvetkovic,Srdjan/
JUG-chT Cetinje ;TD 1993 (33)}) 10... Nb4 11. Bb1 b6 12. a3 Nbd5 13. Bb2 Bb7
$15 {0-1 Dunkelblum,Arthur-Darga,Klaus/Hoogovens Beverwijk ;EXT 99 1964 (21)})
7... Na6 (7... dxc4 8. Nxc4 Na6 9. O-O Nxc5 10. Bc2 b6 11. b3 Ba6 12. Qe2 Nce4
13. Bb2 Rc8 $11 {Clara,Hans Joachim-Neunhoeffer,Helmut/BL2-S9293 Germany ;
GER-chT2 1993/1/2-1/2 (42)}) (7... Bxc5 8. O-O Nc6 9. a3 a5 10. cxd5 (10. b3
Bd6 11. Bb2 Qe7 12. Qc2 h6 13. Rfd1 Rd8 14. h3 Bc7 $11 {1-0 Rantanen,Yrjo
A-Syrjanen,Jukka/FIN-ch Pori ;EXT 97 1986 (41)}) 10... exd5 11. Nb3 Bd6 12. Bd2
Bg4 13. Be2 Ne4 14. Nbd4 Qf6 15. Bc3 Qh6 $132 {1/2-1/2 Buhmann,Rainer-Acs,
Peter/Wch U18 Oropesa del Mar (3) ;CBM 72 ext 1999 (25)}) 8. O-O Nxc5 9. Be2 (
9. Bc2 dxc4 $1 (9... b6 10. b3 Ba6 11. Ne5 Qc7 12. Bb2 dxc4 13. Ndxc4 b5 14.
Ng4 $5 bxc4 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. Bxf6 {1/2-1/2 Rantanen,Yrjo A-Nokso Koivisto,
Antti/FIN-ch Helsinki (2) ;EXT 97 1988}) 10. Nxc4 Qc7 11. b3 Rd8 12. Qe2 b5 13.
Nce5 Ba6 14. Bb2 b4 15. Nc4 Nfe4 $11 {0-1 Fatalibekova,Elena-Bezgodova,
Svetlana/Svetlogorsk op (Women) (5) ;EXT 98 1997 (42)}) (9. Bb1 a5 10. b3 dxc4
11. Nxc4 b5 12. Qxd8 Rxd8 13. Nb6 Rb8 14. Nxc8 Rbxc8 15. Nd4 b4 $15 {0-1
Boutchkov,J-Zoltek,Tadeusz/Laguna olm blind (6) ;EXT 2000 1996 (24)}) 9... b6
10. b3 (10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nb3 Bb7 12. Nxc5 Bxc5 13. Qa4 Qf6 $11 {0-1
Nimzowitsch,Aaron -Capablanca,Jose Raul/New York (1) ;HCL 1927 (41)}) 10... Bb7
11. Bb2 dxc4 12. Nxc4 {Total symmetry, but Black's move. Equal position.} Qc7 (
12... Rc8 $11) (12... Qxd1 13. Rfxd1 Rfd8 $11) 13. Be5 Qc6 {Black Queen is not
placed here better than on d8.} 14. Rc1 Rfd8 15. Qc2 Qe4 {To change QQ is good
decision.} 16. Qxe4 $11 Bxe4 (16... Nfxe4 $11) 17. Rfd1 Nd3 (17... Bd3 18. Kf1
Ng4 19. Bg3 Bxe2+ 20. Kxe2 Ne4 21. Nd4 $11) 18. Bxd3 Bxd3 19. Nd4 Bxc4 20. Rxc4
Rd5 (20... Rac8 21. Rdc1 Rxc4 22. Rxc4 Ne8 {[%csl Yc7]} 23. Kf1 Kf8 (23... Bc5
24. b4 $1 Nd6 25. Bxd6 Bxd6 26. Nc6 $14) 24. Ke2 Rd5 25. f4 a5 26. e4 Rc5 27.
Rxc5 Bxc5 28. Kd3 Ke7 29. Kc4 f6 30. Bb8 Nd6+ 31. Bxd6+ Kxd6 32. g3 $11) 21.
Rdc1 $2 $15 {Based on wrong variation calculation.} h6 $2 $132 (21... Rxe5 22.
Nc6 (22. Rc8+ Rxc8 23. Rxc8+ Bf8 24. Nc6 Nd7 $1 {[%csl Ye5,Yf8][%cal Gd7f8,
Gd7e5] I think,on this good move didn't pay attention both sides.} 25. Nxe5
Nxe5 $17) 22... Ra5 $1 23. Nxe7+ (23. Nxa5 bxa5 24. Rc8+ Rxc8 25. Rxc8+ Bf8 26.
Ra8 g6 27. Rxa7 Bb4 $15) 23... Kf8 24. Nc8 Rxa2 $15) 22. Nf3 Rad8 23. Kf1 {
Position remain be equal, but not dead draw.} Rc5 (23... Ne8 $11) 24. Bd4 Rxc4
25. Rxc4 Bd6 $6 {Endgame is not the best feature of young chessplayers, it was
proved very many times...} (25... Nd5 $6 26. a4 (26. e4 b5 27. Rc6 Nb4 28. Rc7
Bd6 29. Rxa7 Nc6 (29... Bxh2 $2 30. g3 Nc6 31. Bb6 $18) 30. Bb6 Nxa7 31. Bxd8
Nc6 32. Bb6 $16) 26... Bd6 27. e4 $14) ({Keep equal position} 25... Ne8 $1 26.
Ke2 f6 27. a4 e5 $11) 26. Bxf6 $5 gxf6 {[%csl Rf6,Rf7]} 27. Ke2 f5 28. Rd4 $5
Kf8 $4 $16 {Decisive mistake. Black K also want o participate in the game, but
better was} (28... f6 {[%csl Ge5,Gg5,Yf3]} 29. Rh4 Kg7 30. Nd4 Re8 31. h3 $132)
29. Ne5 $1 {[%cal Ge5c6,Gb3b4]} Ke8 (29... a5 30. a4 $1 {This strong
continuation provide to White advantage:} (30. Nc4 $6 Bc7 31. Rxd8+ Bxd8 32.
Kd3 Ke7 33. a4 {[%csl Yb5,Yc4,Rb6]} Bc7 34. f4 (34. Kd4 Kd7 35. Ne5+ Bxe5+ 36.
Kxe5 Ke7 {[%cal Gf7f6,Ge7d6]} 37. h3 f6+ 38. Kd4 (38. Kf4 Kd6 39. g4 fxg4 40.
Kxg4 {[%csl Rh6][%cal Gg4h5]} Kc5 41. Kh5 Kb4 42. Kxh6 Kxb3 43. h4 Kxa4 44. h5
b5 45. Kg7 b4 46. h6 b3 47. h7 b2 48. h8=Q b1=Q 49. Qe8+ Ka3 50. Qe7+ Ka4 51.
Qxe6 Qg1+ 52. Kf7 Qxf2 53. Qc4+ $11) 38... Kd6 39. Kc4 Kc6 40. b4 axb4 41. Kxb4
Kd6 42. Kb5 Kc7 $11) 34... Kd7 (34... f6 $2 35. Na3 e5 36. Nb5 Bb8 37. g3 {
[%cal Gd3c4]} Kd7 38. Kc4 Kc6 39. Nc3 Bc7 40. Nd5 Bd8 41. b4 axb4 42. Nxb4+ Kd6
43. Kb5 $16) 35. Na3 (35. Kd4 f6 36. g3 Kc6 $11) 35... Kc6 36. Kc4 Bd6 37. Nc2
Bc5 38. Nd4+ Bxd4 39. Kxd4 (39. exd4 Kd6 40. Kb5 Kc7 41. b4 axb4 42. Kxb4 Kd6
43. Kb5 Kc7 $11) 39... Kd6 40. Kc4 Kc6 41. b4 axb4 42. Kxb4 f6 43. Kc4 Kd6 44.
Kb5 Kc7 45. g3 Kb7 $11) 30... f6 (30... Ke8 31. Nc4 Bc7 32. Rh4 $16 {[%csl Rh6]
}) 31. Nc4 Bc7 32. Rxd8+ Bxd8 33. Kd3 Ke7 34. Na3 Kd6 35. Kc4 Kc6 36. Nb5 Be7
37. Nd4+ Kd6 38. Kb5 Bd8 39. Ka6 Kd7 40. Kb7 Kd6 41. h4 $16) 30. Nc6 {White
forcing winning RR endgame with one P more} Rd7 $8 31. Nxa7 Rxa7 (31... Bxh2
32. Rxd7 Kxd7 33. g3 $18 {[%csl Rh2]}) 32. Rxd6 Rxa2+ 33. Kf3 Ra6 34. b4 $1 Ke7
35. Rc6 Kd7 36. b5 $1 Ra2 37. Rxb6 Ke7 (37... Kc7 38. Ra6 Rb2 39. Ra7+ Kd6 40.
Rxf7 Rxb5 41. Rh7 $18) 38. h3 $1 h5 $6 (38... Rb2 39. Rb7+ Kf6 40. b6 Kg6 41.
g4 fxg4+ 42. hxg4 Rb4 43. Kg3 $16 {(+-)}) 39. Rb8 h4 $6 $18 40. b6 Rb2 41. g3
$1 hxg3 42. Kxg3 $1 {Now de-facto White have 2 PP over because doubled Black
PP f are useful.} Kf6 43. h4 e5 44. b7 Kg7 45. h5 f6 46. h6+ Kh7 47. f3 $22 Rb3
48. Kf2 Rb2+ 49. Ke1 f4 50. exf4 exf4 51. Kd1 {And White K will take PPf with
a victory} 1-0

[Event "Fraenkische GM 1st"]
[Site "Pulvermuehle"]
[Date "2000.01.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Zhu, Chen"]
[Black "Blatny, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2503"]
[BlackElo "2476"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2000.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 160]} 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 e6 3. c4 Nf6 4. e3 c6 5. Bd3 {The main idea of
this moves order - do not play first Nc3, so after dxc4 and Bxc4 b7-b5 black
can't play b5-d4 and attack Nc3.} Nbd7 6. O-O dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 a6 9. e4 (
9. a4 Bb7 10. e4 b4 (10... c5 11. Bg5 c4 12. Bc2 Qb6 13. d5 Bc5 14. axb5 axb5
15. Rxa8+ Bxa8 16. Nc3 exd5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 O-O $11 {1/2-1/2 Shipov,
S-Zontakh,A/St.Petersburg op2 1994 (24)}) 11. e5 Nd5 12. Ng5 Be7 13. Qg4 h5 (
13... Qb6 $2 14. Nd2 h5 15. Qe4 (15. Qf3 Bxg5 16. Nc4 Qxd4 17. Nd6+ Kd8 $13)
15... c5 16. Nc4 Qc7 17. Qf3 $1 $18 {[%csl Rf7] 1-0 Kharitonov,A-Kimpinsky,F/
Berliner Sommer 1995 (27)}) 14. Qg3 h4 15. Qg4 Nf8 16. Nf3 h3 17. Qxg7 hxg2 18.
Qxh8 gxf1=Q+ 19. Bxf1 c5 20. dxc5 Bxc5 21. Bg5 Qb6 22. Bh4 Ne3 $44) 9... c5 (
9... Bb7 10. e5 Nd5 11. Ng5 Be7 (11... h6 12. Qh5 hxg5 13. Qxh8 Qb6 14. Be3
Nxe5 15. Be4 Nxe3 16. fxe3 Nd7 17. Nd2 $16 {1-0 Romanishin,O-Klovan,Y/USSR (ch)
1975/Inf 21 (48)}) 12. Qh5 Bxg5 13. Bxg5 Qb6 14. Be3 c5 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Bxc5
Qxc5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Bandza-Cerneanu/10.Wuerzburger op (2/13) 1994/Inf 02 (43)}) (
9... Be7 10. a4 Bb7 11. Bg5 (11. e5 Nd5 12. Nc3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Nb6 14. axb5 cxb5
15. Nd2 Rc8 16. Ne4 Nd5 17. Qg4 g6 18. Ba3 $14 {[%csl Rd6][%cal Ge4d6] 1-0
Chatalbashev,B-Lienhard,D/Baden-Baden 1993 (37)}) 11... O-O (11... h6 12. Bh4
Qb6 13. e5 $1 (13. axb5 $2 cxb5 $132 {1/2-1/2 Zagorskis,D-Sokolov,A/Berliner
Sommer ,EXT 1994 (23)}) 13... Nd5 14. Bxe7 Nxe7 15. Nc3 b4 (15... c5 16. axb5
cxd4 17. bxa6 $16) 16. a5 Qc7 17. Ne4 O-O 18. Qd2 c5 19. Rfc1 Bxe4 20. Bxe4
Rac8 21. dxc5 Nxc5 22. Qxb4 $16) 12. Nbd2 c5 13. axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8 Bxa8 15. e5
Nd5 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Bxb5 cxd4 18. Qa4 $16 {1/2-1/2 Nenadovic,L-Raicevic,M/
Belgrade GMA 1988 (49)}) (9... h6 10. Re1 Be7 11. a4 Bb7 12. Nbd2 O-O 13. Qe2
Re8 14. Nb3 b4 15. e5 Nd5 16. Qe4 Nf8 17. Qg4 $16 {1-0 Petrov,J-Radeljic,M/
CRO-chT Makarska ,EXT 1994 (23)}) 10. a4 $5 $146 (10. e5 $5 Nd5 11. Nc3 (11.
Ng5 $6 Be7 12. Qh5 (12. Qg4 cxd4 13. Re1 (13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. Qxg7 Rf8 15. Bxh7
Nc5 (15... Qc7 $17) 16. Qg4 Bb7 (16... Kd7 17. Qxd4 $15 {0-1 Vadasz,L-Tompa,J/
Ungarn-ch 1977/Inf 24 (22)}) 17. Bh6 Rh8 18. Bg7 Kd7 $19) 13... h5 14. Qg3 Nc5
$17) (12. Nxh7 g6 13. Nf6+ N7xf6 14. exf6 Bxf6) 12... g6 13. Qh6 Bf8 14. Qh3
cxd4 15. Bxg6 Nxe5 16. Bh5 h6 17. f4 hxg5 18. fxe5 Rh7 19. Qf3 Ra7 20. Nd2 Nf4
21. Ne4 Bb7 22. Bxf4 Bxe4 23. Qxe4 Rxh5 24. Bg3 Rc7 25. a4 Bc5 26. axb5 axb5
27. Ra8 Rc8 28. Qb7 {1-0 Barcza,G-Bely,M/HUN ch 1954 (28)}) (11. Nbd2 Bb7 12.
Ne4 cxd4 13. Bg5 Qb6 14. Rc1 h6 15. Bh4 Nc5 16. Bb1 Nf4 17. Nxc5 Bxc5 18. Bg3
Nd5 $15 {1-0 Szabo,Z-Videki,S/Balatonbereny op SZT 1995 (35)}) 11... Bb7 $132)
(10. d5 Qc7 (10... Nb6 11. Re1 (11. dxe6 Bxe6 12. Qe2 Be7 13. Rd1 Qc7 $11 {
1-0 Kurki,M-Paakkonen,T/cr SF 1993 (36)}) 11... exd5 12. exd5+ Be7 13. d6 Qxd6
14. Bxb5+ Kf8 15. Qxd6 Bxd6 16. Bc6 $14 {1/2-1/2 Kochiyev Alexander-Pakkanen,J/
Kuopio Finland 1995 (42)}) (10... e5 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 c4 13. Bc2 Bd6 14. Bg3
Qc7 15. Nc3 O-O 16. Rc1 Re8 17. Bb1 Nc5 $132 {1/2-1/2 Guimard,C-Najdorf,M/New
York Wer mem(2) 1951 (55)}) (10... c4 11. dxe6 (11. Bc2 Qc7 12. Nc3 Be7 13. Re1
O-O 14. Bg5 Bc5 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. dxe6 fxe6 17. Rf1 Bb7 $15 {0-1 Shishkov,
A-Kelly,B/ch World cadets (under 1994 (26)}) 11... fxe6 12. Bc2 Nc5 13. Qxd8+
Kxd8 14. Ng5 Ke8 15. e5 Ng4 16. Nxh7 Nxe5 17. Nxf8 Rxf8 18. b3 Ncd3 $11 {
1-0 Loeffler,S-Kroeze,F/Leeuwarden NED-ch-un 1994 (35)}) 11. dxe6 fxe6 12. a4
c4 13. Bc2 Bb7 14. axb5 axb5 15. Rxa8+ Bxa8 16. Nc3 b4 17. Nb5 Qb6 18. Nfd4 b3
19. Bb1 Kf7 20. Qe2 Ne5 $132 {1/2-1/2 Gallego,V-Oms,J/Barcelona UGA 1994 (24)})
10... c4 $6 {This move make White center stronger} (10... Bb7 $142 $5 {[%csl
Re4]} 11. Nbd2 $5 (11. axb5 axb5 12. Rxa8 Qxa8 13. Bxb5 Bxe4 14. Nbd2 Bd5 $11)
(11. Bg5 cxd4 12. axb5 axb5 13. Rxa8 Qxa8 $11) 11... c4 (11... cxd4 12. axb5
axb5 13. Rxa8 Qxa8 14. Bxb5 Bxe4 15. Nxe4 Qxe4 16. Qa4 $14) 12. Bc2 Be7 {
And if we'll compare this position with position in this game after some moves,
we'll see - white Nb1 placed on d2 and Ng5 afteer e4-e5 is impossible}) 11. Bc2
Bb7 12. e5 (12. Qe2 $5) 12... Nd5 13. Ng5 $1 {If Pd4 not attacked - this move
is asked.} Be7 14. Qh5 Bxg5 15. Bxg5 $14 {[%csl Yc2,Yg5]} Qb6 16. Nc3 $2 (16.
axb5 Qxd4 17. bxa6 Rxa6 18. Rxa6 Bxa6 19. Ba4 {[%csl Rf7][%cal Ga4d7]} Rf8 20.
Re1 (20. Qe2 Nb4 (20... Qd3 21. Qxd3 cxd3 22. Nd2 h6 23. Bh4 g5 24. Bg3 Ke7 $11
) 21. Qd2 Qxd2 22. Nxd2 $11) (20. Qxh7 Qxe5 $15) 20... h6 21. Bc1 Nb4 22. Nc3
Nd3 23. Be3 Qxe5 24. Qxe5 N3xe5 25. Bc5 {[%csl Re5,Rf8]} Nd3 26. Bxf8 Nxe1 27.
Bxg7 Nd3 28. Nd1 h5 $14) 16... Nxc3 $2 $14 (16... Qxd4 17. Rad1 (17. axb5 Nxe5
(17... Nxc3 18. bxc3 Qd5 $15) 18. bxa6 Rxa6 19. Rxa6 Bxa6 20. Ba4+ Kf8 $17)
17... Qxe5 18. Rfe1 N5f6 $1 {Maybe this move was not evaluated properly by
White} (18... Qd6 19. axb5 axb5 20. Be4 {[%csl Rd5]} N7b6 21. Nxb5 $16) 19. Qh4
Qc5 {And white had to prove compensation for 2P}) 17. bxc3 Qc6 18. Qh3 Nb6 (
18... h6 19. axb5 (19. Be3 $14) 19... axb5 20. Rxa8+ Bxa8 21. Ra1 Bb7 22. Bc1
O-O 23. Qg4 (23. Qg3 Kh8 24. f3 Qb6 25. Qh4 Nxe5 26. Bxh6 Nd3 27. Be3+ Kg8 28.
Qe7 Bd5 $14) 23... Kh8 $14) 19. f4 $5 {White want more than +/= !} (19. axb5
axb5 20. Rxa8+ Bxa8 21. Ra1 h6 22. Bc1 (22. f3 Nd5 23. Bd2 O-O $14) 22... O-O
$14) 19... h6 20. Rf2 Rg8 $2 $16 {It was neseccary to accept pawn sacrifice} (
20... Nxa4 $1 21. Bh4 (21. f5 Nxc3 $19) (21. Bxa4 bxa4 22. Bh4 $132 (22. f5
exf5 (22... O-O 23. Be7 (23. Bxh6 gxh6 24. Qxh6 (24. f6 Kh7 $19) 24... exf5 $17
{[%cal Gc6g6]})) 23. Qxf5 Qd5 $132)) 21... Nb6 22. f5 Nd5 $44) 21. Bh4 {
[%cal Gf4f5]} (21. axb5 axb5 22. Rxa8+ Bxa8 23. Bh4 {[%cal Gf4f5]} g6 $14)
21... g6 {[%csl Yf5]} (21... Nxa4 {Too late} 22. f5 Nb6 23. fxe6 Qxe6 24. Bf5 (
24. Qxe6+ fxe6 25. Bg6+ Kd7 26. Rf7+ Kc6 27. Re7 Nd5 28. Rxe6+ Kc7 29. Be4 a5 (
29... g5 30. Be1 $14 {[%csl Ye6,Rh6]}) 30. Rf1 Raf8 $15 {[%csl Yd5][%cal Gb5b4]
}) 24... Qc6 (24... Qd5 25. e6 f6 26. Qg3 $18 {[%cal Gg3c7]}) 25. e6 f6 26. Qg4
$16 {[%cal Gf5h7,Gg4g6]}) 22. Bf6 h5 (22... Nd5 23. Be4 $16) (22... Nxa4 23.
Bxa4 bxa4 24. Qxh6 $16) 23. Qg3 Kd7 {King has gone to take a walk...} (23...
Nxa4 24. Bxa4 bxa4 25. Rfa2 $16 {[%csl Re8,Yf6]} (25. f5 exf5 26. Rxf5 Qxg2+ $1
$17)) 24. Bh4 Nd5 (24... Nxa4 25. Bxa4 bxa4 26. Rfa2 $16) 25. Be4 Qc7 (25...
Qb6 26. Rb2 Rgb8 (26... Nxc3 27. Bxb7 Ne2+ 28. Rxe2 Qxd4+ 29. Qe3 $18) 27. Qg5
$16) 26. Rb2 Bc6 27. Qg5 Nxc3 $2 $18 {After this move position of black
collapses as the card house...} (27... Rgb8 $6 28. Bxd5 Bxd5 29. axb5 axb5 30.
Rxa8 (30. Qe7+ Kc6 31. Rxa8 (31. Qc5+ Kd7 32. Rxa8 Qxc5 (32... Bxa8 33. Qe7+
Kc6 34. d5+ exd5 35. Qf6+ Kc5 (35... Kd7 36. Qxf7+ $18) 36. Bf2+ d4 37. Bxd4+
Kd5 38. Bf2 $18 {[%csl Rd5]}) 33. Rxb8 Qa3 34. R8xb5 Qxc3 $19) 31... Qxe7 32.
Ra6+ Kb7 33. Bxe7 Kxa6 34. Bc5 Ra8 $11) 30... Bxa8 (30... Rxa8 31. Qe7+ Kc6 (
31... Kc8 32. Qe8+ Kb7 33. Qxb5+ Kc8 34. Qe8+ $18) 32. Qc5+ Kd7 33. Qxb5+ Qc6
34. Qb4 Kc7 35. h3 $22 (35. Qe7+ Qd7) 35... Ra1+ 36. Kh2 Ra8 37. Be7 Be4 38.
Bd6+ Kc8 39. Bb8 $1 $18 {[%csl Rc8][%cal Gb4f8]}) 31. Qe7+ Kc6 32. d5+ $1 $18)
(27... bxa4 $1 28. Bxd5 Bxd5 (28... exd5 29. e6+ $1 Kc8 30. Qf6 $16) 29. Rxa4
$16) 28. Qe7+ Kc8 29. Bxc6 Qxc6 30. axb5 Nxb5 ({little bit better was} 30...
axb5 31. Rc1 Nd5 (31... Ra2 32. Rxa2 Nxa2 33. Ra1 c3 (33... Nc3 34. Qxf7 Rh8 (
34... Re8 35. Be7 {[%cal Ga1a8]} (35. Ra8+ Qxa8 36. Qxe8+ Kb7 37. Qd7+ Kb8 38.
Be1 Qa1 39. Kf1 Qd1 $11) 35... Na4 36. Bd6 c3 (36... h4 37. h3 $18 (37. Qxg6 h3
38. gxh3 $18)) 37. Qxg6 $18)))) 31. Qxf7 Re8 (31... Rh8 32. Bf6 $18) 32. Bf2 (
32. Qxg6 Nxd4 33. Rb6 Qxb6 34. Qxe8+ Kb7 35. Qd7+ Kb8 36. Bf2 Ne2+ 37. Kf1 $18)
32... h4 33. h3 (33. Rb4 $5 {[%csl Rc4,Re8][%cal Gb4c4]} Nc7 34. Bxh4 $18)
33... Qd7 34. Qxg6 Kb7 35. d5 $1 c3 (35... Qxd5 36. Qf7+ $18) (35... exd5 36.
Qb6+ Kc8 37. Rxb5 $18) 36. Rb4 Rac8 37. Rxb5+ Qxb5 (37... axb5 38. Ra7+ $18)
38. Rb1 c2 39. Rxb5+ axb5 40. Be3 c1=Q+ 41. Bxc1 Rxc1+ 42. Kh2 Ra8 43. dxe6
Raa1 44. Qh7+ Kb6 45. Qxh4 b4 46. Qd8+ 1-0

[Event "Linares Anibal op 07th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2000.01.14"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Rashkovsky, Nukhim N"]
[Black "Piankov, Evgenij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2370"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2000.01.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 $6 {After this move White can't pretend for
advantage.} c6 $6 {Was not necessary.} (4... c5 $11 {Much better is}) 5. Bd3
$14 {The main idea of this variation is not to play Nb1-c3 in early stage of
game. So b7-b5-b4 will not bring to Black winning of tempi.} Nbd7 6. O-O dxc4
7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bb7 (8... a6 $14 {-main line}) 9. Qe2 {Rare but not bad move}
(9. e4 a6 10. a4 Be7 (10... Qc7 11. axb5 axb5 12. Rxa8+ Bxa8 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4
g5 15. Bg3 Qb6 16. Nc3 g4 17. Ne5 Qxd4 18. Ng6 fxg6 19. e5 Bc5 20. Bxg6+ Ke7
21. exf6+ Nxf6 22. Qe2 $16 {1-0 Kruppa,Yuri-Solovjov,Sergey/White Nights (8) ;
EXT 99 1998 (30)}) (10... bxa4 11. Nc3 c5 12. Qxa4 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Bd6 14. Nf3
O-O 15. Rd1 Qc7 16. Bg5 $14 {1-0 Georgiev,Vladimir-Candeias,Tiago/Faro op
Algarve (2) ;EXT 2000 1999 (28)}) (10... h6 11. axb5 axb5 12. Rxa8 Bxa8 13.
Nbd2 Be7 14. Nb3 b4 15. Nfd2 c5 16. e5 Nd5 17. Nc4 $14 {1-0 Kurajica,
Bojan-Sion Castro,Marcelino/Sevilla op (4) ;TD 1993 (24)}) 11. Qe2 bxa4 (11...
b4 12. Nbd2 c5 13. Nc4 (13. e5 Nd5 14. Nb3 h6 15. Bd2 Qb6 16. a5 Qa7 17. Rac1
cxd4 18. Nfxd4 Rd8 19. Nc6 Bxc6 20. Rxc6 Nb8 21. Rc4 $16 {1-0 Agdestein,
Simen-Cosma,Elena Luminita/Cappelle op Cappelle la Grande (3) ;EXT 2000 1999 
(29)}) 13... h6 14. Bf4 cxd4 15. Nd6+ Kf8 16. Nxb7 Qb6 17. Rfc1 $16 {1-0
Yakovich,Yuri-Cosma,Ioan/Cappelle op Cappelle la Grande (9) ;EXT 2000 1999 (31)
}) 12. Nc3 c5 13. d5 exd5 14. e5 Ng8 15. Bf5 Nb6 16. e6 fxe6 17. Bxe6 Nf6 18.
Ng5 Rf8 19. Nxh7 Qd6 (19... Rh8 20. Nxf6+ gxf6 21. Bf4 $16) 20. Nxf8 $16 {
1-0 Rashkovsky,Nukhim N-Onischuk,Alexander/Cap d'Agde op ;EXT 97 1994 (40)})
9... a6 10. a4 {Now it is quite difficult to play c6-c5 because of pressure on
pawn b5} (10. b3 $6 c5 (10... Be7 11. Bb2 c5 12. Rd1 cxd4 13. Bxd4 Qb8 14. Bb2
O-O 15. Nbd2 $14 {Wagner,R-Kleeschaetzky,Rainer/Oberliga Nord N9192 ;EXT 97-B
1992/1/2-1/2 (45)}) 11. Bb2 cxd4 $11 (11... Rc8 12. a4 bxa4 13. Rxa4 $14 {
[%csl Ra6]})) 10... Be7 11. Rd1 (11. Nbd2 Qc7 12. Nb3 b4 13. e4 c5 14. Bg5 cxd4
15. Rac1 Qb8 16. Nfxd4 Ng4 17. Qxg4 Ne5 18. Qh4 Bxg5 19. Qxg5 Nxd3 20. Qxg7 $18
{1-0 Scarella,Enrique-Escandon,Federico/WchT U26 Roque Saenz Pena (5) ;EXT 98
1997 (27)}) (11. e4 {1-0 - see game Rashkovsky,Nukhim N-Onischuk,Alexander/Cap
d'Agde op ;EXT 97 1994 (40)}) 11... Nb6 12. Nc3 $5 (12. axb5 cxb5 (12... axb5
13. Rxa8 Qxa8 14. e4 O-O 15. Bg5 $16 {[%csl Rb7]}) 13. e4 $14) 12... Nfd5 $5 (
12... b4 $5 13. Ne4 O-O 14. Qc2 Nbd7 (14... Nxe4 15. Bxe4 f5 16. Bd3 Rc8 17. a5
Nd5 18. Qe2 Nc7 19. b3 c5 20. Bb2 $14 (20. dxc5 Qd5 21. Bb2 Qxc5 22. Bd4 Qd6
23. Rac1 $14 (23. Be5 Qc5 24. Bxc7 Rxc7 25. Bxa6 Bd5 26. Bc4 Bxc4 27. Qxc4 Qxc4
28. bxc4 Rxc4 $11))) 15. Ne5 $16) 13. a5 Nxc3 $6 $16 (13... Nd7 $1 14. e4 Nb4 (
14... Nxc3 15. bxc3 $16) 15. Bb1 c5 16. d5 $5 (16. dxc5 Qc7 17. Na2 Nxa2 18.
Rxa2 Bxc5 19. Bd2 b4 (19... O-O 20. b4 Bd6 21. Rc2 Qb8 22. Bc3 $16) 20. b3 Rd8
21. Bd3 Nf6 22. Rc1 $14) 16... exd5 (16... O-O 17. d6 $6 (17. dxe6 fxe6 18. Ne5
Bc8 (18... Nxe5 19. Rxd8 Raxd8 20. Be3 $16) 19. Na2 {[%csl Rb4][%cal Ge5c6]}
Qc7 (19... Nxa2 20. Bxa2 c4 21. Nc6 Qe8 22. Nxe7+ Qxe7 23. b3 $16) 20. Nxd7
Bxd7 21. Nxb4 cxb4 22. Be3 Rac8 23. Ba2 $16) 17... Bf6 18. Bf4 e5 19. Bg3 Nc6
20. Nd5 Nd4 21. Nxd4 cxd4 22. Qg4 $132) 17. exd5 (17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 O-O
19. d6 Bf6 $132) 17... O-O 18. d6 Bf6 19. Bf5 Re8 20. Be3 Nf8 $14) 14. bxc3 Na4
(14... Nd7 15. c4 bxc4 16. Bxc4 c5 17. d5 $1 $16 {[%csl Ya5,Rc5][%cal Gd1d8]} (
17. e4 cxd4 18. Nxd4 Qc7 (18... O-O 19. Nxe6 $1 $18) 19. Rb1 Rb8 20. Bd2 Nc5
$11)) 15. Qc2 Qxa5 16. Bd2 (16. c4 $5 Bf6 (16... c5 17. Bd2 Qc7 (17... Qb6 18.
Rdb1 Bxf3 19. cxb5 $1 $18) 18. cxb5 Nb6 (18... Bxf3 19. gxf3 Nb6 20. Rxa6 $18)
19. Ne5 $16) 17. Bd2 Qd8 18. c5 $16 {[%csl Ra4][%cal Gc2b1,Gd3c2]}) 16... Qd8
17. c4 {[%csl Ra4]} h6 (17... Bf6 18. Rdb1 Rb8 19. c5 $16 {[%csl Ra4][%cal
Gc2d1,Gd3c2]}) 18. c5 {[%csl Ra4]} O-O 19. Qb1 Ra7 (19... Rb8 20. Bh7+ Kh8 21.
Bc2 Bf6 22. Bxa4 bxa4 23. Rxa4 $16 {[%csl Ra6,Rb7,Rc6]}) 20. Bh7+ Kh8 21. Bc2
a5 $6 (21... Qd7 22. Bxa4 bxa4 23. Rxa4 Rb8 24. Ne5 $16) 22. Bxa4 bxa4 23. Rxa4
{Pawn a5 will be soon eated by White and Black's position will become lost.}
Qc7 (23... Bf6 24. Rxa5 Rxa5 25. Bxa5 $18) 24. Bxa5 $18 Qc8 25. Ra1 (25. Qb6
Ra6 26. Qb3 Ra8 27. Rda1 Ba6 28. Bb6 Bb7 29. Rxa8 Bxa8 30. Ra7 $18) 25... Ba6
26. Bb6 (26. Ne5 Bf6 27. Bb6 Ra8 28. Qe4 Bxe5 29. Qxe5 $16) 26... Ra8 27. Qb2
Qb7 28. Ra3 Bb5 29. Rda1 Rxa3 30. Qxa3 Bf6 31. Qa7 Qc8 (31... Qxa7 32. Rxa7 $18
) 32. Bc7 Kg8 33. Be5 {After bishop change realization of material wll not
complicated.} Be2 34. Bxf6 (34. Rb1 $5 Qa8 (34... Bxf3 35. Rb8 $18) 35. Rb7
Qxa7 36. Rxa7 Bxf3 (36... Bxe5 37. Nxe5 $18) 37. gxf3 (37. Bxf6 Bd5 38. Be5 f6
39. Bd6 Rf7 $16) 37... Bxe5 38. dxe5 Rd8 39. Rc7 Rd5 40. Rxc6 Rxe5 41. f4 Rh5
42. Rc8+ Kh7 43. c6 Rc5 44. Kf1 $16) 34... gxf6 (34... Bxf3 35. Bxg7 $18) 35.
Nd2 f5 (35... e5 36. Ne4 exd4 37. Nxf6+ (37. exd4 Qe6 38. Nd6 $18) 37... Kg7
38. Qa2 d3 (38... Kxf6 39. Qxe2 dxe3 40. Qxe3 $18) 39. Qb2 Kg6 40. Ne4 $18 {
[%csl Re2][%cal Ge4g3]}) 36. Re1 (36. Qe7 $6 {[%csl Rg8][%cal Ge7f6,Gh2h3]} Qd8
37. Qb7 Qb8 38. Ra7 (38. Qxc6 Qb2 $17) 38... Qxb7 39. Rxb7 Ra8 40. h4 Ra2 41.
Nf3 Bxf3 42. gxf3 f4 43. Rb6 (43. Kf1 Ra3 44. Ke2 Ra2+) 43... Ra3 44. Rxc6 fxe3
45. fxe3 Rxe3 46. Kf2 Rd3 47. Rd6 Kf8 48. Ke2 Rc3 49. Rd8+ Ke7 50. Rh8 e5 51.
dxe5 Rxc5 52. f4 $16) (36. Nb3 $6 Bb5 37. Qe7 Qd8 38. Qxd8 (38. Ra7 Qxe7 39.
Rxe7 Ra8 40. h4 Ra2 {[%csl Rb3]} 41. Rb7 Bc4 $14) 38... Rxd8 39. Ra7 f4 40.
exf4 Bc4 41. Na5 Rxd4 42. h3 Bd5 43. Rc7 Rxf4 44. Nxc6 Bxc6 45. Rxc6 Rc4 $16)
36... Qa6 37. Qxa6 Bxa6 38. Ra1 Be2 39. f3 Rd8 40. Kf2 Bb5 41. f4 (41. Ra7 $2
e5 42. Nb3 f4 43. exf4 (43. dxe5 fxe3+ $17) (43. g3 Bc4 $132 (43... fxe3+ 44.
Kxe3 Bc4 45. Na5 exd4+ 46. Kd2 Bd5 47. f4 Be4 $132)) 43... exd4 44. g4 d3 $14)
41... Rb8 42. Ra3 (42. Ra7 $6 Bd3 43. Rc7 Rb2 44. Ke1 Bb5 45. Ra7 $16) 42...
Rb7 43. h3 Kg7 44. g4 $6 {This move seems strong, but to change material can
do Black defence easier.} ({Strong was immediately} 44. e4 $1 fxe4 (44... f6
45. e5 fxe5 46. fxe5 $18 {[%cal Ga3a8]}) (44... Rd7 45. Ke3 h5 46. e5 (46. exf5
exf5 47. Nf3 Re7+ 48. Kf2 Re4 49. Kg3 Bc4 (49... Be2 50. Ne5 Rxd4 51. Ra7 Kf6
52. Rxf7+ Ke6 53. Rf8 $18) 50. Ra7 Bd5 51. Rc7 Re3 52. Kf2 Rd3 53. Ke2 Ra3 54.
Ne5 Ra2+ 55. Kd3 (55. Ke1 Ra4 56. Nxc6 Bxc6 57. Rxc6 Rxd4 $44) 55... Ra3+ 56.
Kd2 Ra2+ 57. Kc3 Rxg2 58. Nxc6 Rg3+ 59. Kd2 Rg2+ 60. Ke1 Rg1+ 61. Kf2 Rg2+ (
61... Rd1 62. Ne7 $18) 62. Kf1 Rd2 63. Ne7 Be6 64. d5 Bxd5 65. Ke1 Rd3 66. Rd7
Re3+ 67. Kd2 Be6 68. Kxe3 Bxd7 69. Nd5 $18) 46... Rb7 47. g3 f6 48. Ra8 fxe5
49. fxe5 $18) 45. Nxe4 Bc4 46. Nd6 Rb2+ 47. Ke1 Bd5 48. g4 Rb4 49. Ra7 Rxd4 50.
Rxf7+ Kg8 51. Rf6 Kh7 52. f5 e5 53. Re6 $1 $18) 44... fxg4 45. hxg4 f5 $1 46.
gxf5 exf5 47. e4 $6 (47. Nf3 $1 Bc4 (47... h5 48. Ne5 Kf6 49. Ra8 Rh7 50. Rf8+
Ke6 51. Rd8 $18) 48. Ne5 Rb2+ 49. Kg3 Bd5 50. Ra7+ Kf6 51. Rh7 Rg2+ 52. Kh3 Re2
53. Rxh6+ Kg7 54. Rd6 Rxe3+ 55. Kh4 Re4 56. Kg5 $18) 47... Rd7 48. Rg3+ $6 (48.
Ke3 $16) 48... Kf8 49. Ke3 Ra7 50. Nb1 (50. exf5 Ra3+ 51. Kf2 Ra2 52. Ke1 (52.
Ke3 Ra3+ $11) 52... Ra1+ $11) 50... fxe4 51. Nc3 Bc4 52. Kxe4 (52. f5 $1 {
[%cal Ge3f4]} h5 (52... Bd5 53. Kf4 Re7 54. Nxd5 cxd5 55. c6 $18) (52... Ra3
53. Kf4 $16) 53. Nxe4 (53. Kxe4 h4 54. Rf3 (54. Rh3 Ra3 {[%cal Ga3h3]} 55. Rf3
Kf7 56. Ke5 Bd5 57. Re3 Bg2 58. Kf4 (58. d5 $4 h3 $19) 58... h3 59. Kg3 Rb3 60.
Nd1 Rb4 $11) 54... Rh7 55. Rh3 Bf1 $11) 53... h4 54. Rg6 Bd5 55. Rh6 Ra3+ 56.
Kf4 Rd3 (56... h3 57. Ng5 Bg2 58. f6 $18) 57. Ke5 Re3 58. Rxh4 $18) 52... Re7+
53. Kf5 h5 54. Kf6 $2 (54. Kg5 $1 Rg7+ 55. Kh4 Rd7 56. Kxh5 (56. Rg6 Rxd4 $11)
56... Rxd4 57. Kg5 Bf7 (57... Bd5 58. Rh3 Rc4 59. Nxd5 cxd5 60. Kf6 Kg8 61.
Rg3+ Kh7 62. Kf7 Rxf4+ 63. Ke6 d4 64. Kd5 d3 65. Rxd3 Kg6 66. c6 $18) 58. Re3
Rc4 59. Ne4 Kg7 (59... Bd5 60. Nd6 Rxc5 61. Re8+ Kg7 62. Re7+ Kf8 63. Kf6 $18)
60. f5 Rc1 61. f6+ Kg8 $16) 54... Rf7+ 55. Ke5 h4 56. Rh3 Rh7 57. f5 Bf1 58.
Rh2 h3 59. d5 Re7+ 60. Kf4 Bg2 61. f6 (61. d6 Re1 $11 {[%csl Rh2]}) 61... Rh7
62. dxc6 Bxc6 63. Nd1 (63. Ne2 Bg2 $11) 63... Rh6 64. Kg3 Bd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Excelsior Cup"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Brynell, Stellan"]
[Black "Ziegler, Ari"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2494"]
[BlackElo "2372"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2000.01.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 16384]} 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 e6 5. Nbd2 $6 $11 (5. Nc3
$142) 5... Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Nxc4 b5 $5 ({Second way to equalize is} 7... c5
8. O-O b5 (8... Be7 9. Qe2 (9. e4 cxd4 10. e5 Nd5 11. Nxd4 Nc5 $132 (11... N7b6
$6 12. Qg4 g6 13. Bh6 $14 {[%csl Re8] 1-0 Ivanov,O-Vasiliev,V/URS-sf Voronez
1991 (55)})) 9... O-O 10. Rd1 cxd4 11. exd4 b6 12. Bf4 Bb7 13. Rac1 Nd5 14. Bg3
N7f6 15. Nce5 $132 {1/2-1/2 Suetin,A-Dolmatov,S/Daugavpils URS sf 1978 (62)})
9. Nce5 a6 (9... c4 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. Ne5 Qd5 12. Be2 Bb7 13. f3 Nd7 14. e4 Qd6
15. Bf4 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Qb6 17. a4 Rd8 18. Kh1 f6 19. Bg3 Rxd4 20. Qc1 $14 {
[%csl Re8][%cal Rg3f2] 1-0 Dorfman,I-Karasev,V/USSR 1977/Inf 24 (36)}) 10. b3
Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bb7 12. Bb2 Qd5 13. Qf3 cxd4 14. Bxd4 Qxf3 {1/2-1/2 Haik,
A-Relange,E/Lyon 1993 (14)}) 8. Nce5 (8. Ncd2 a6 9. b3 (9. O-O c5 10. Qe2 Bb7
11. a4 b4 $11 (11... c4 12. Bc2 Nd5 13. e4 Nf4 14. Qe3 g5 (14... Bd6 15. axb5
axb5 16. Rxa8 Qxa8 17. Ne5 $14) 15. g3 Nh3+ 16. Kg2 g4 17. b3 c3 18. Qxc3 Rc8
19. Qd3 $14 {1-0 Luminet,D-Hautot,S/Interteam ch, Antwerp BEL 1998 (29)})) 9...
Bb7 10. Bb2 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. Qe2 Re8 13. Rfd1 Qb8 14. Rac1 Bd6 (14... c5 15.
dxc5 Nxc5 16. Bb1 Ncd7 (16... Nce4 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Be5 Qa7 19. Bxe4 Bxe4 20.
Rc7 Qb6 21. Rdd7 $18) 17. e4 $14) 15. Ne4 Be7 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Nxe4 18.
Bxe4 c5 19. Bc2 Qc7 20. Qg4 Rad8 21. Rd6 $6 f5 $15 (21... g6 22. Rdd1 $11 (22.
h4 Rxd6 23. exd6 Bxd6 24. h5 Be5 $17 {1-0 Nestrovic,V-Stojnic,M/Bled 1997/EXP
57 (36)}))) 8... Nxe5 (8... Bb7 9. O-O (9. Qb3 Nxe5 (9... h6 10. Bd2 a6 11. Ng6
$1 $16 {1-0 Renaud,G-Lancel,E/Paris olm 1924 (30)}) 10. Nxe5 Bd6 $132) 9...
Nxe5 (9... a6 10. a4 Nxe5 (10... h6 11. Nxd7 Qxd7 12. e4 Be7 13. Qe2 O-O 14. e5
Nd5 15. Qe4 f5 16. exf6 Nxf6 17. Qg6 $16 {1-0 Tolstikh,N-Giliova/Ekaterinburg
1997/EXP 57 (19)}) 11. Nxe5 Qd5 $11) 10. Nxe5 Qd5 $1 {[%csl Ye4]} 11. Qc2 a6
12. f3 (12. a4 c5 13. Nf3 c4 14. Be2 Bd6 15. axb5 axb5 16. Rxa8+ Bxa8 17. b3
Ng4 18. h3 (18. bxc4 Bxh2+ 19. Kh1 Qh5 20. e4 O-O 21. cxb5 f5 $17) 18... Nh2
19. bxc4 bxc4 20. e4 Nxf3+ 21. Bxf3 Qb5 (21... Qxd4 22. Be3 Qe5 23. Qa4+ Ke7
24. Qa7+ $18) 22. Be3 O-O 23. Rb1 Qa6 $11) 12... c5 $132) 9. Nxe5 Bb7 (9... Qd5
10. Qc2 Qxg2 (10... Bb4+ 11. Bd2 Qxg2 12. Bxb4 Qxh1+ 13. Ke2 Qd5 14. e4 Qd8 15.
Qxc6+ Bd7 16. Nxd7 Nxd7 17. Rc1 Rb8 18. Bxb5 Rb6 19. Qxd7+ Qxd7 20. Rc8# {
1-0 Bellantone,R-Bellemo,A/cr Italy 1971 (20)}) 11. Qxc6+ Qxc6 12. Nxc6 a6 $11)
10. O-O (10. Bd2 a6 11. b4 c5 12. bxc5 Bxg2 13. Rg1 Bd5 14. a4 bxa4 15. Qxa4+
Nd7 16. Ba5 Qc8 17. e4 Bb7 18. c6 {1-0 Lundgren,B-Hladky,M/cr eu/M CP/87/#5/2
0/Inf 87 (18)}) 10... a6 (10... Bd6 11. f4 O-O 12. Qf3 (12. Bd2 c5 $1 $11 (
12... a6 13. b4 g6 14. Qb3 Kg7 15. Rac1 $14 {1-0 Kapistan,A-Fries,T/National
1995 (44)})) 12... Rb8 (12... Rc8 13. Bd2 Ba8 14. Qe2 c5 15. Bxb5 cxd4 16. exd4
Rc2 $132 {1/2-1/2 Raupp,T-Weidemann,J/BL 1986 (52)}) 13. Qh3 c5 $1 $11 {
1-0 Litinskaya,M-Arakhamia,K/Tskhaltubo ct 1988 (43)}) (10... Be7 11. Qf3 Qb6 (
11... Qd5 $6 12. Bd2 O-O 13. Rfc1 Qxf3 14. gxf3 Rac8 15. Rc2 Nd5 (15... c5 16.
dxc5 Bxc5 17. Bxb5 Bd6 18. Nc6 $16) 16. Rac1 $14 {1-0 Donchenko,A-Boguslawsky,
M/Protvino ,EXT 1992 (51)}) 12. a4 bxa4 13. Rxa4 c5 $11) 11. a4 b4 $6 $14 {
Preparing c6-c5 promotion but losing time} (11... Bd6 $142 12. f4 O-O 13. b3 (
13. Qf3 Qb6 14. a5 Qc7 15. e4 c5 16. Be3 $11) 13... Qb6 (13... c5 14. dxc5 Bxc5
15. axb5 axb5 16. Rxa8 Qxa8 $11) 14. Bb2 c5 (14... Rac8 15. Qe2 $14 {1-0
Delander,A-Moeckel,E/GER-ch Sen 1996/EXT 96ch2 (22)}) 15. Qe2 Bd5 $11) (11...
Nd7 $142 12. Nf3 Be7 13. Bd2 b4 14. Qc2 c5 15. Be4 Bxe4 16. Qxe4 O-O $11 {
1/2-1/2 Bany,J-Borkowski,F/Porabka 1987/EXT 87 (57)}) 12. a5 $5 {[%csl Rb6]
[%cal Ge5c4,Gd1a4]} Bd6 13. Nc4 Be7 (13... O-O 14. Qc2 $14) 14. Nb6 Ra7 15. Qc2
c5 $2 $16 {Desperate release attempt.} (15... O-O 16. e4 (16. Bd2 Qc7 17. Ra4
c5 18. dxc5 (18. Bxb4 Qc6) 18... Ng4 $1 (18... Bxc5 19. Bxb4 Qc6 20. e4 Bxb4
21. Rxb4 $16) 19. f4 (19. Bxh7+ Kh8 20. g3 (20. f4 Qxc5 $11) 20... Qc6 21. f3
Bxc5 22. Bxb4 Bxe3+ 23. Kg2 Rd8 $132) 19... Bxc5 20. Bxh7+ Kh8 21. Bxb4 Bxe3+
22. Kh1 Qd8 23. Be1 (23. Bxf8 Qh4 $19) 23... Bxb6 (23... Bd4 $132) 24. axb6
Qxb6 (24... Ne3 25. Qc5 Bxg2+ 26. Kg1 Ra8 27. Qxe3 Bxf1 28. Be4 $16) 25. Be4
$11) 16... Nd7 17. Nxd7 Qxd7 18. Be3 $14) 16. dxc5 Qc7 (16... O-O 17. Bd2 b3
18. Qxb3 Bxc5 19. Rfd1 $16) 17. Qa4+ Kf8 (17... Nd7 18. Rd1 Bc6 19. Qxb4 Nxc5
20. Bc2 $16) 18. Bd2 (18. Qxb4 Bxc5 19. Qc3 $1 Kg8 (19... Ng4 $4 20. Qxc5+ $1)
(19... Bxb6 20. axb6 Qxb6 21. e4 $1 $16 {[%csl Gc1,Gd3][%cal Gc1e3]}) 20. Ra4
$1 {[%cal Ga4g4]} Bxb6 21. axb6 Qxb6 22. e4 $16) 18... h5 $2 $18 {[%cal Gf6g4]
Wrong attempt of counterplay} (18... Qxc5 19. Rac1 Qg5 20. f3 $16 {[%csl Rb7,
Ge4,Rf6,Gg4]}) 19. Rac1 Ng4 20. f4 Bc6 21. Qxb4 Bf6 22. Be4 (22. h3 $18) 22...
Bb5 (22... Bxb2 23. Qxb2 Bxe4 24. Bc3 Rh7 25. Rfd1 (25. Be5 Nxe5 26. Qxe5 Qxe5
27. fxe5 Rc7 28. Nc4 Bg6 29. Nd6 Ke7 $16) 25... Nxe3 26. Rd7 Qxf4 (26... Qxd7
27. Nxd7+ Rxd7 28. Qb8+ Ke7 29. c6 $18) 27. c6 $18 (27. Rxa7 $18)) 23. Rfd1 g5
24. c6+ Be7 25. Nd7+ Ke8 26. Qd4 Rg8 27. h3 f5 28. Bf3 gxf4 29. exf4 Bh4 30.
Be1 Be7 31. Rd2 Ra8 32. hxg4 hxg4 33. Be2 Bxc6 34. Ne5 Rd8 35. Rxc6 Qxa5 36.
Qc3 Qa4 {Black have shown inability passively to defend the worse position} 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1997.12.19"]
[Round "4.5"]
[White "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1997.12.09"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Qc2 Nf6 5. e3 (5. cxd5 exd5 $5 (5... cxd5 $6 6.
Bg5 Nc6 7. Nc3 Be7 8. e3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Ruban,V-Khavsky,S/Leningrad T 1967 (28)})
) (5. a3 Bd6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. g3 O-O $132 (7... Nb6 $4 8. c5 {1-0 Sele,A-Heggem,
K/Molde 1992 (32)})) 5... Ne4 (5... Nbd7 6. b3 Bd6 7. Bb2 b6 (7... O-O 8. Nbd2
Qe7 9. Bd3 e5 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. O-O Bg4 14. Rac1
Rac8 15. Qb1 Rfd8 16. h3 Bh5 17. Bf5 $14 {1-0 Kraut,R-Serrer,C/Groningen op
1988 (43)}) 8. Bd3 (8. Be2 Bb7 9. Nc3 Rc8 10. O-O O-O 11. Rfd1 Qe7 12. e4 dxe4
13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 $14 {1-0 Vantilberry,C-Ebrahim,K/Moscow olm IVB-BRN
1994 (36)}) 8... Bb7 9. Nc3 $5 $14) (5... b6 6. Nc3 Bb7 7. Be2 Qc7 8. b3 Nbd7
9. Bb2 Bd6 10. e4 e5 11. Rd1 O-O 12. exd5 cxd5 13. Nb5 Bb4+ 14. Kf1 $16 (14.
Bc3 Bxc3+ 15. Qxc3 Qb8 (15... exd4 16. Nxc7 dxc3 17. Nxa8 Rxa8 18. Rc1 $16) 16.
dxe5 $16 {1-0 Cordy,R-Nordhang,A/EU-chJW U14 Herculane 1994 (34)})) 6. Nc3 (6.
Bd3 f5 7. O-O (7. Ne5 Nd7 8. Nxd7 Bxd7 9. O-O $14 (9. f3 $2 Qh4+ 10. g3 Nxg3
11. Qf2 f4 12. e4 (12. exf4 Nf5 13. Bxf5 Qxf2+ 14. Kxf2 exf5 15. cxd5 $15)
12... Be7 13. Rg1 Nh5 $17 {1/2-1/2 Chabanon,J-Mela,J/Genf op sp 1996 (61)}))
7... Bd6 (7... Nd7 8. b3 Be7 9. Ba3 $14 {1-0 Flohr,S-Bondarevsky,I/Parnu 1947 
(41)}) 8. b3 Qe7 9. Bb2 (9. a4 Na6 (9... a5 10. Ba3 Na6 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. c5
Qc7 13. Be2 Nb4 14. Qb2 $14) 10. c5 Nb4 11. cxd6 Nxc2 12. dxe7 Nxa1 13. Nbd2 e5
$1 (13... c5 14. Ba3 Nxb3 15. Bb5+ Bd7 16. Bxd7+ Kxd7 17. Nxb3 c4 18. Ne5+ Kc7
19. f3 cxb3 20. fxe4 dxe4 21. Rb1 $18 {1-0 Kiss,P-Dudas,J/HUN-chT1 1994 (36)})
14. Bb2 Nxd2 15. Nxd2 e4 16. Bb1 Nxb3 17. Nxb3 Kxe7 18. Ba3+ $14) 9... Nd7 10.
Ne5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Bc5 12. Nc3 Nxc3 13. Bxc3 O-O 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Bd4 Ba3 16.
f4 c5 17. Bb2 Bxb2 18. Qxb2 Be6 $11 {1-0 Zueger,B-Stangl,M/Altensteig 1993 (31)
}) (6. Be2 Nd7 (6... f5 7. O-O Bd6 8. b3 Qe7 9. a4 a5 10. Ba3 Bxa3 11. Nxa3 O-O
12. Qb2 Nd7 13. Nc2 g5 14. Nce1 Rf6 15. Nd3 Rh6 16. Nfe5 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 g4 18.
g3 $14 {1-0 Soffer,R-Serebrjanik,A/Rishon le Zion 1992 (36)}) 7. O-O Bd6 8. Nc3
f5 9. Rb1 Qe7 10. a3 O-O 11. b4 a6 12. Qb3 b5 13. cxd5 Nxc3 14. Qxc3 cxd5 15.
Ne1 Nb6 16. Nd3 $132 {1/2-1/2 Chekhov,V-Matlak,M/POL-chT (Lubniewice) 1993 (18)
}) 6... f5 7. Ne5 (7. Bd3 Na6 (7... Bd6 8. O-O O-O 9. b3 $14) 8. a3 Qa5 9. Ra2
(9. O-O Nb4 $11) 9... Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bd6 11. O-O $14) 7... Nd7 8. Nd3 (8. Nxd7
Bxd7 9. Be2 Bd6 10. O-O O-O 11. f4 $11) 8... Bd6 9. Nf4 (9. c5 Bc7 10. b4 O-O
11. Be2 e5 $15) 9... Ndf6 (9... Qe7 $142 10. Bd2 (10. f3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 e5 $1
$15) 10... O-O 11. Be2 Ndf6 12. O-O e5 13. dxe5 Qxe5 14. cxd5 g5 15. Nxe4 Nxe4
16. dxc6 bxc6 17. Rfd1 gxf4 18. exf4 Qe7 19. Qxc6 Be6 $15) 10. f3 Nxc3 11. bxc3
(11. Qxc3 $6 Qe7 12. Bd2 e5 13. Nd3 exd4 14. Qxd4 c5 15. Qh4 d4 16. Qf2 b5 $1
$15) 11... O-O 12. Bd3 Kh8 $6 (12... e5 $1 13. dxe5 (13. Nh3 e4 $17) 13... Bxe5
14. O-O Qe7 (14... Qd6 15. Qb3 Re8 16. Kh1 Nd7 17. Ba3 Nc5 18. Qc2 b6 $132) (
14... Qb6 15. Kh1 Qc5 16. Qb3 Re8 17. Rb1 $132) 15. Qb3 Bxf4 16. exf4 Re8 17.
cxd5 Nxd5 18. c4 Nb4 $11) 13. O-O Bd7 14. c5 Bc7 15. c4 (15. Rb1 b5 16. a4 a6
17. Be2 (17. Bd2 e5 18. Nh3 (18. Ne2 $4 e4 $19) 18... f4 19. dxe5 fxe3 20. Bxe3
Bxe5 21. Bd4 (21. Nf2 Qc7 $15) 21... Bxd4+ 22. cxd4 Bxh3 23. gxh3 Qc7 $15)
17... e5 18. Nd3 e4 19. Nf4 g5 20. Nh3 exf3 (20... h6 21. f4 $11) 21. gxf3 h6
$15) 15... g5 $6 (15... e5 $1 16. dxe5 Bxe5 17. Bb2 Qe7 (17... Bxf4 18. exf4
Qa5 19. Bd4 Rae8 20. Rab1 Bc8 21. Rfd1 $14) 18. Bxe5 Qxe5 19. Rfe1 dxc4 20.
Qxc4 Rad8 $11) 16. Ne2 $14 g4 (16... e5 17. Bxf5 (17. cxd5 Nxd5 18. Rb1 $14)
17... dxc4 18. Bxd7 Qxd7 19. Qxc4 $14) 17. Nf4 Rg8 (17... e5 18. dxe5 Bxe5 19.
Rb1 $14) 18. Kh1 (18. Rb1 gxf3 19. Rxf3 b6 20. cxd5 cxd5 21. Ba3 Ng4 $132)
18... Qe8 (18... b6 19. cxd5 cxd5 20. Ba3 $14) (18... dxc4 19. Bxc4 $14) 19. e4
(19. Rb1 Rb8 20. cxd5 cxd5 21. Ba3 $14) 19... gxf3 20. gxf3 Nh5 21. e5 (21. Ng2
$2 Ng3+ 22. hxg3 Qh5+ 23. Kg1 Bxg3 24. Ne3 fxe4 25. fxe4 dxc4 26. Bxc4 Bf4+ 27.
Kf2 (27. Ng2 Qh2+ $19) 27... Bxe3+ 28. Kxe3 (28. Bxe3 Qh2+ $19) 28... Rg3+ 29.
Kd2 Rg2+ $19) 21... Nxf4 22. Bxf4 Qh5 23. Qf2 (23. cxd5 cxd5 24. Qf2 Rg6 25.
Rg1 Rag8 $11) 23... Ba5 (23... b6 24. Rab1 $132) 24. Rab1 b6 25. cxd5 (25. cxb6
axb6 26. cxd5 cxd5 27. Rfc1 Rac8 28. Rxc8 Bxc8 29. Bg3 h6 30. Bh4 $14) 25...
cxd5 26. Rfc1 (26. cxb6 Bxb6 27. Bc1 Rac8 28. Ba3 $132) 26... bxc5 27. Bb5 (27.
dxc5 Bc6 28. Bb5 Rac8 29. Bxc6 Rxc6 30. Rg1 Rxg1+ 31. Rxg1 Bd8 32. Qg3 Qf7 33.
Bh6 Rc7 $11) 27... Bxb5 28. Rxb5 Bc7 (28... Rab8 29. Rxa5 (29. Rbxc5 Rb2 30.
R1c2 Rxc2 (30... Be1 31. Qe2 Rxc2 32. Rxc2 Ba5 $11) 31. Rxc2 Bb6 32. Rd2 Qh3
33. Be3 h6 $11) 29... Rb2 30. Qf1 Qh4 31. Raxc5 $8 Qxf4 32. R5c2 Qxd4 $17) 29.
Rb7 (29. Rbxc5 Bb6 30. R5c3 (30. Rc6 Bxd4 $17) 30... Rg6 31. Rc8+ Rxc8 32.
Rxc8+ Kg7 33. Rc3 Qh3 34. Rd3 $11) 29... Rg7 30. dxc5 (30. Rxc5 $2 Rag8 31. Rc1
Qh3 $19) 30... Rag8 31. Rxa7 $4 (31. Rbb1 Bd8 32. Rg1 Rxg1+ 33. Rxg1 Rxg1+ 34.
Kxg1 $11) 31... Qh3 $19 32. Rxc7 Rxc7 $2 (32... Rg2 $1 33. Rf1 Rxf2 34. Rxf2
Qh4 35. Bg3 Rxg3 36. Rg2 Rxg2 37. Kxg2 Qg5+ $19) 33. Bg3 Rcg7 $4 (33... h6 34.
Bh4 Kh7 35. Bf6 Ra7 $17) 34. Bh4 $18 Rg6 (34... Rf7 35. Bf6+ $16) 35. Bf6+ Rxf6
36. exf6 Qh6 (36... Rf8 37. c6 Qh6 38. Qc5 Rc8 39. c7 Qxf6 40. Qd6 $18) 37. Qb2
d4 (37... Rf8 38. c6 e5 39. c7 Rc8 40. f7 $1 $18) 38. f7 Rd8 39. Rg1 Qf6 40.
Qb7 d3 41. Qd7 h6 42. Qe8+ 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup Final"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "1997.09.27"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Malaniuk, Vladimir P"]
[Black "Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1997.09.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. e3 c5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. Bxd7+ Qxd7 (
7... Nbxd7 8. dxc5 Nxc5 9. O-O Be7 (9... Bd6 10. Bd2 (10. b3 O-O 11. Bb2 Nce4
12. Nc3 Rc8 13. Rc1 Bb4 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Qxd8 Rfxd8 16. Ng5 Rxc1 (16... Be7
17. Bxf6 Rxc1 18. Rxc1 Bxf6 19. Nxe4 Bb2 20. Rb1 Ba3 21. g4 $16) 17. Rxc1 Rd2
18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Nxe4 Rxa2 20. Nxf6+ Kg7 21. Nh5+ (21. Nd5 Ba3 22. Rb1 Rd2 $44
) 21... Kh6 22. g4 f5 23. Nf6 $14 {1/2-1/2 Kharitonov,A-Asrian,K/Russian Cup
8th Leg, Smolensk RUS 1997 (36)}) 10... O-O 11. Bc3 Nfe4 12. Bd4 Ne6 13. Nc3
Qa5 14. Ne2 Rac8 15. Qb3 Rc4 16. a3 Qa6 $132 {1-0 Malaniuk,V-Zelcic,R/Nova
Gorica op 1997 (35)}) 10. Bd2 O-O 11. Bc3 Rc8 12. Bd4 Nfe4 13. Nc3 Ne6 14. Be5
Nxc3 15. Bxc3 h6 16. h3 b6 17. Rb1 Nc5 18. Bd4 Ne6 19. Qa4 Nc5 20. Qb5 a6 21.
Qe2 b5 22. Rfd1 $14 {Malaniuk,V-Caposciutti,M/Forli op 1992/TD 92\11/1-0 (59)})
8. O-O (8. Ne5 Qc7 9. Qa4+ Nc6 10. Nc3 Be7 11. Nxc6 $11 {- Vaisser,A-Speelman,
J/ESP-chT 1996/EXT 97}) (8. Nc3 Nc6 9. O-O Rd8 10. b3 {- Alvarez Ibarra,
D-Romero Holmes,A/Elgoibar 1996/EXP 57}) 8... Nc6 9. b3 (9. Nc3 Be7 10. Ne5 (
10. b3 O-O 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Bb2 Rfd8 13. Rc1 (13. Nb5 Rac8 $2 (13... Ne4 14.
Rc1 $14) 14. Nbd4 $2 (14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Rc1 $16) 14... h6 15. Rc1 (15. Nxc6
Qxc6 (15... bxc6 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Nh4 $16) 16. Rc1 Qe6 17. Qd3 $14) 15... Bd6
$2 (15... Ne4 $14) 16. Qe2 $2 (16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Nh4 $16) 16...
Bb8 (16... Ne4 $14) 17. Nh4 $6 $132 {0-1 Sugden David-Steele Perry/cr EK106
Compuserve 1995 (25)} (17. Nxc6 Rxc6 18. Rxc6 Qxc6 19. Rc1 Qe6 20. Qb5 $14))
13... Qe7 14. Nb5 Ne4 15. Nbd4 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 g6 17. Rc2 Rac8 18. Qd3 Qd7 19.
Rfc1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Kharitonov,A-Filippov,V/Russian Cup f 1997 (40)}) 10... Qc7 (
10... Qe6 11. Nb5 $16) 11. Ng4 (11. Nb5 Qa5) 11... cxd4 (11... Qd7 12. Nxf6+
Bxf6 13. dxc5 Rd8 14. Qa4 $16) 12. Nxf6+ Bxf6 13. Nxd5 Qd6 14. Nxf6+ Qxf6 15.
exd4 $16 {1/2-1/2 Jaeschke,B-Martin,S/Mannheim MA 1990 (21)}) (9. dxc5 Bxc5 10.
b3 O-O 11. Bb2 Qe7 12. a3 (12. Nc3 $14) 12... Rfd8 13. b4 Bb6 14. Qd3 $14 {
1/2-1/2 De Groot,A-Hellstrom,S/WT/M\532 1991 (19)}) 9... cxd4 (9... b6 10. Bb2
Be7 11. Nbd2 O-O 12. Qe2 Qb7 13. Rac1 Ne4 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. a3 $14 {1-0 Hicker,
H-Kuntner,R/AUT-chT2W 9596 1995/EXT 97 (25)}) 10. Nxd4 Bc5 (10... Bd6 11. Bb2
$14) 11. Bb2 O-O 12. Nxc6 Qxc6 (12... bxc6 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Nd2 $16) 13. Nd2
Bb6 (13... Qe6 14. Nf3 Rfd8 15. Nd4 $14) 14. Rc1 (14. Nf3 Ne4 15. Rc1 Qd6 16.
Nd4 $14) 14... Qe6 15. Nf3 Ne4 16. Nd4 $14 Qg6 17. Qd3 Rfe8 18. Rfd1 (18. f3
Nd6 19. Qxg6 hxg6 20. Kf2 Rac8 $11 (20... Nf5 21. Rfe1 Rac8 $11 (21... Nxd4 $2
22. Bxd4 Bxd4 23. exd4 Kf8 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Rc5 f6 (25... Rd8 26. Rc7 $16)
26. Rxd5 Ke7 $16))) 18... Qh5 19. Rc2 Rad8 $6 (19... Rac8 20. Rdc1 Rxc2 21.
Qxc2 Qg4 22. a3 $14) 20. Rdc1 Nd6 (20... Rd7 21. Qb5 $16) 21. Qd1 Qg6 (21...
Qxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Rc8 23. Rdc1 Rxc2 24. Rxc2 $14) 22. h3 (22. Qf3 Ne4 23. a3 $14)
22... h6 23. Qf3 Re4 $2 (23... Qe4 $14) 24. Ne2 $16 Nf5 (24... Qf5 25. Qg3 Ne8
26. Bd4 $16) 25. Kh1 $5 (25. Nf4 $1 Qd6 $8 26. Rd2 Nh4 (26... Nxe3 $5 27. Nxd5
$1 Ree8 28. Nf6+ $1 Qxf6 29. Bxf6 Rxd2 30. Bc3 $18) (26... Rxe3 27. fxe3 Bxe3+
28. Rf2 Re8 29. Nd3 $16) 27. Qh5 Rxf4 28. exf4 Qxf4 29. Qe5 Qxe5 30. Bxe5 d4
31. Rc4 $16) 25... Qg5 (25... Ree8 $16) 26. Rd1 Ne7 27. Rcd2 (27. Nf4 Qf5 28.
Rcd2 d4 29. g4 Qh7 30. Bxd4 Bxd4 31. Rxd4 Rexd4 32. exd4 Qc2 33. Qe2 Qc6+ 34.
Kg1 $16) 27... Ba5 $6 (27... Bc7 28. Nc3 Re5 29. e4 $16) 28. Rd3 Ng6 $6 (28...
Bc7 29. Ba3 $16) 29. Ng3 $18 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg-Paris NAO"]
[Site "Internet"]
[Date "2003.05.28"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "2003.05.28"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "St Petersburg"]
[BlackTeam "Paris NAO"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

{[%mdl 2]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. O-O Bd6 7. Nbd2
O-O 8. e4 e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. exd5 exd4 11. Nc4 Nb6 12. Nxd6 {Other
continuations make black defence easier:} (12. Bg5 Nbxd5 (12... Bg4 $6 13. Nxb6
axb6 14. h3 Bh5 15. g4 Bg6 16. Bxg6 hxg6 17. Qxd4 $16 {1-0 Gurevich,M-Kelleher,
W/Philadelphia 1994/EXT 97 (30)}) 13. Nxd4 Bf4 (13... Bc5 14. Nb3 Be7 15. Ne3 {
1/2-1/2 Knezevic,M-Nikolic,P/Borovo 1981/EXT 99 (15)}) 14. Bh4 Qc7 15. Bg3 Rd8
16. Qb3 Qc5 17. Rad1 Bg4 $1 $15 {0-1 Payen,A-Fressinet,L/Paris 2002/CBM 89 ext
(41)}) (12. Nxd4 Nxc4 13. Bxc4 Bxh2+ $1 (13... Qc7 $6 14. b3 Bxh2+ 15. Kh1 Be5
16. f4 Bg4 17. Qd3 Bxd4 18. Qxd4 Rfe8 19. Bb2 Re4 20. Qf2 Qd8 21. Bd3 Re8 22.
Qh4 h5 23. Qg5 Re3 24. Bc4 $16 {1/2-1/2 Ftacnik,L-Nikolic,P/Vrsac 1981/MCD (50)
}) 14. Kxh2 Qc7+ 15. d6 Qxc4 16. Re1 $11) 12... Qxd6 13. Bc2 {Interesting
novelty.} (13. Nxd4 Nbxd5 (13... Qxd5 14. Be2 Rd8 15. Nb5 Qxd1 16. Rxd1 Rxd1+
17. Bxd1 Nbd5 18. Nd6 b6 19. Nxc8 Rxc8 20. Bd2 h6 21. f3 $14 {[%csl Gd1,Gd2]
1-0 Daly,C-Galligan,B/IRL 1998/EXT 2003 (47)}) 14. Nb5 Qb6 15. Nc3 Be6 $11 {
[%csl Gd5] 1/2-1/2 Bianchi,G-Veron,C/Paris 2002/EXT 2003 (55)}) (13. Be2 Nbxd5
14. Qxd4 Be6 15. Bg5 Rfd8 16. Rfd1 Qe7 17. Qe5 h6 18. Bh4 $14 {0-1 Sprotte,
N-Teich,U/Bad Wiessee 1998/EXT 2001 (45)}) 13... Bg4 14. Qxd4 Qxd5 ({After} 
14... Bxf3 15. gxf3 Rac8 16. Bb3 Nfxd5 17. Kh1 $132 {White obtains strong pair
of BB, but doubled PPf and no weaknesses promise to Black sufficient
counterplay.}) 15. Qxd5 Nbxd5 16. Bd2 Rfe8 (16... Bxf3 17. gxf3 Rad8 18. Rad1
$11 {[%csl Gc2,Gd2,Gd5,Rf2,Rf3,Rh2]}) 17. Rfe1 h6 $6 $14 {Missing eventually
the opportunity to create doubled PP in white's PP chain.} (17... Bxf3 18. gxf3
$11) 18. Nd4 Bd7 19. f3 {Restricting Nf6} Nb6 20. b3 {[%csl Gb3,Rb6,Gf3,Rf6]
White left with steady advantage of pair of BB in the open position.} Rac8 21.
Rxe8+ Rxe8 22. Kf2 Rd8 23. Rd1 Rc8 24. Bd3 Nbd5 25. Nf5 Bc6 26. Ne3 Nxe3 27.
Bxe3 a6 28. Bc4 Bb5 $2 $16 {Nervious move. Black doubled PPb will be an object
of attack.} (28... b5 $142 29. Bd3 Nd5 30. Bd2 Rd8 $14) 29. Bxb5 axb5 {[%csl
Rb5,Rb7]} 30. Rd2 Kf8 31. Bd4 Rc6 (31... Ne8 $144 32. g4 $16) 32. Bxf6 $1 {
Right decision. RR endgame isn't simple. White R is much more active than the
black one.} Rxf6 33. Rd7 Rb6 {[%csl Rb6] The black R is ugly.} 34. g4 b4 $2 $18
{Unbelievable - this is probably decisive mistake...} ({Interesting was} 34...
g5 $142 $1 35. Kg3 (35. b4 $6 Kg7 36. Kg3 (36. Ke3 Kg6 37. Kd4 Ra6 38. Rxb7
Rxa2 39. Rxb5 Rxh2 $11 {[%cal Gh6h5]}) (36. f4 Rf6 37. f5 Ra6 38. Rxb7 Rxa2+
39. Ke3 (39. Kg3 Ra3+) 39... Rxh2 40. Rxb5 h5 41. gxh5 Rxh5 $13) 36... Kg6 37.
h4 gxh4+ 38. Kxh4 f5 (38... Kf6 39. Rd5 Kg6 $14) 39. Rd5 fxg4 40. Kxg4 $14) (
35. f4 $1 b4 36. Kf3 Kg7 37. h3 Kf6 38. Rd4 $16 {[%cal Gf3e3,Ge3d3,Gd3c4]
White can increase his advantage by his K trip to the queenside.}) 35... b4 36.
h4 gxh4+ 37. Kxh4 Kg7 38. f4 Kg6 39. Rd5 (39. f5+ Kf6 $14) 39... Kf6 40. Kg3
Kg6 41. Kf3 Kf6 42. Ke4 Kg6 (42... Re6+ 43. Kd3 Ra6 44. Rb5 Rxa2 45. Rb6+ Kg7
46. Ke4 Re2+ 47. Kf5 Re7 48. Rxb4 Rd7 49. Rb5 $14)) 35. h4 g5 36. h5 $1 Kg7 37.
f4 $1 gxf4 ({Or} 37... Kf6 38. Kf3 Ke6 (38... gxf4 39. Kxf4 {-like in this
game.}) 39. Rd4 Kf6 40. Re4 Rb5 41. f5 Rb6 42. Ke3 Rb5 43. Kd4 Ra5 44. Re2 Rb5
45. Rc2 ({Premature is} 45. Kc4 $4 {in view of} Re5 46. Rg2 Re4+ 47. Kb5 Ke5
$17) 45... Ra5 46. Kc4 Re5 47. Kxb4 Re4+ 48. Rc4 $18) 38. Kf3 Rb5 39. Kxf4 Kf6
40. Rc7 Ke6 41. Rc8 Kf6 42. Re8 Ra5 43. Re4 {On 4-th horizontal the R can
attack Pb4 and protect Pg4 simultaneously. Meantime white K will go to the
queenside.} Rb5 44. Rd4 Ke6 45. Ke4 Kf6 46. Kf4 Ke6 47. Rd8 Kf6 48. Rd6+ Kg7
49. Ke3 Rg5 50. Rd4 Rb5 51. Rf4 {[%csl Rg7]} Kg8 52. Kd3 Kg7 53. Kc4 Ra5 54.
Kxb4 Rxa2 55. Kc5 {[%csl Rb7,Gc5,Rg7]} Ra6 56. Rb4 Rc6+ 57. Kd5 Rc3 ({
Interesting was} 57... Rc7 $5 58. Kd6 Rc6+ {in order to repel white K from the
centre.} 59. Kd7 Re6 60. Rxb7 Re4 61. b4 Rxg4 {[%csl Rd7] Compare this
position with position that created after 59-th move in this game! However,
White still wins:} 62. b5 Kf6 63. b6 Rb4 64. Kc6 Rc4+ (64... Kg5 65. Rxf7 Kxh5
(65... Rc4+ 66. Kb5 Rc8 67. b7 Rb8 68. Kc6 Kxh5 69. Kc7 Rh8 70. b8=Q Rxb8 71.
Kxb8 Kg4 72. Rg7+ Kf4 73. Rh7 Kg5 74. Kc7 h5 75. Kd6 h4 76. Ke5 Kg4 77. Ke4 $18
) 66. Rf5+ $1 ({Not} 66. Rg7 $2 Kh4 67. b7 h5 68. Kc7 Rc4+ $1 ({Loses} 68...
Kh3 $4 69. b8=Q Rxb8 70. Kxb8 h4 71. Kc7 Kh2 72. Kd6 h3 73. Ke5 Kh1 74. Kf4 h2
75. Kg3 $18) 69. Kd8 Rb4 70. Kc8 Rc4+ 71. Rc7 Rb4 72. b8=Q Rxb8+ 73. Kxb8 Kg3
74. Rg7+ Kf3 75. Rh7 Kg4 76. Kc7 h4 77. Kd6 h3 78. Ke5 Kg3 $11) 66... Kg4 67.
Rb5 Rf4 68. b7 Rf8 69. b8=Q Rxb8 70. Rxb8 h5 71. Kd5 h4 72. Ke4 $18) 65. Kb5
Rh4 66. Rc7 Rxh5+ 67. Rc5 Rh1 68. b7 Rb1+ 69. Kc6 Rxb7 70. Kxb7 Kg6 71. Kc6 f5
72. Kd5 $18) 58. Rxb7 Rg3 59. b4 Rxg4 {[%csl Gd5]} 60. b5 Kf6 61. b6 Rb4 62.
Kc5 Rb1 63. Rd7 Kg5 64. Rd5+ ({Wins also} 64. Rxf7 Kxh5 65. Rf4 Rxb6 (65... Kg5
66. Rb4 Rc1+ 67. Kd6 Rc8 68. b7 Rb8 69. Kc7 Rxb7+ 70. Rxb7 h5 71. Kd6 h4 72.
Ke5 Kg4 73. Ke4 $18) 66. Kxb6 Kg5 67. Rf8 h5 68. Kc5 h4 69. Kd4 $18) 64... f5
65. Kc6 Kxh5 66. Rb5 Re1 67. b7 Re8 68. b8=Q Rxb8 69. Rxb8 Kg4 70. Kd5 h5 71.
Kd4 {Instructive endgame!} 1-0

[Event "Petrov Memorial op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2000.02.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Chetverik, Maxim"]
[Black "Lastin, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2314"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2000.02.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. g3 $6 $11 {This move promise to Black covenient game.}
dxc4 4. Bg2 $2 $15 {This move make troubles for White.} (4. Qa4+ $1 Bd7 (4...
c6 5. Qxc4 (5. Bg2 $2 b5 6. Qc2 Bb7 7. Nd2 Qxd4 8. Ngf3 Qb6 9. O-O Nd7 10. b3
cxb3 11. axb3 Ngf6 $17 {0-1 Kozul,Z-Dizdar,G/CRO-ch plof 1995/CBM 50/[Van der
Ofen,U] (38)}) 5... Qd5 6. Qxd5 exd5 $11) 5. Qxc4 Bc6 6. Nf3 Nd7 7. Bg2 Be7 8.
Nc3 Ngf6 9. O-O O-O $11 {1/2-1/2 Tajmanow,M-Kotov,A/Moscow 1949 (17)}) 4... c6
$1 {Now it is not easy for White to take back sacrificed pawn c4} (4... Nc6 5.
Nf3 (5. Qa4 Rb8 6. e3 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Qd6 8. Qb5 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Nf6 10. Nf3 Bxd2+ 11.
Nbxd2 e5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Romanishin,O-Landa,K/Balatonbereny GM 1995 (22)}) 5...
Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 Nf6 (7... Nh6 8. Na3 Nf5 9. e3 Nd6 10. Rc1 O-O 11.
O-O Re8 12. Ne5 (12. Nxc4 Nxc4 13. Rxc4 e5 14. d5 $14) 12... Nxe5 13. dxe5 Nf5
14. Rfd1 $14 {0-1 Seynaeve-Szylkrot/cr ch B teams 1986 (46)}) 8. Na3 Ne4 9. Qc2
Nd6 10. Nxc4 Nxc4 11. Qxc4 O-O 12. Rc1 a5 13. O-O $14 {1-0 Sosonko,G-Rantanen,
Y/Haifa olm 1976 (26)}) (4... Bb4+ $5 5. Bd2 a5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Bc3 Nge7 $5 (7...
Nf6 8. Nbd2 Bxc3 9. bxc3 Nd5 10. Nxc4 Nxc3 11. Qb3 Nd5 12. O-O O-O 13. Rfd1 $44
{1-0 Zueger,B-Wirthensohn,H/SUI-chT ,EXP 1996 (59)}) 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. Nxc3 O-O
10. O-O Rb8 11. e4 b5 12. d5 exd5 13. exd5 b4 14. axb4 axb4 15. dxc6 bxc3 16.
bxc3 $11 {0-1 Pereyra Arcija,D-Bronstein,L/Mar del Plata 1992 (49)}) (4... c5
5. Qa4+ (5. Nf3 Nc6 6. O-O (6. Qa4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Qxd4 8. Bxc6+ Bd7 9. Be3 (9.
Bxd7+ Qxd7 10. Qxc4 Rc8 11. Qf4 Bd6 12. Qe3 Bb4+ 13. Nc3 Nf6 14. O-O Bxc3 15.
bxc3 Nd5 16. Qxa7 Nxc3 $15) 9... Bxc6 10. Qxc6+ Qd7 11. Qxc4 Rc8 12. Qb3 Bc5
13. O-O Nf6 14. Rd1 $11 {1/2-1/2 Fokin,S-Almasi,I/Ajka 1992 (22)}) (6. Ne5 cxd4
7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. Bxc6+ Bd7 9. Bxa8 Qxa8 10. f3 e5 11. Qc2 Bb5 12. O-O Bc5 13.
Kg2 Nf6 $44 {0-1 Bender,S-Ottman,P/GER chJ U17 ,EXT 1992 (36)}) 6... cxd4 7.
Qa4 Bd7 (7... Nge7 8. Qxc4 g6 9. e3 Bg7 10. exd4 Nxd4 11. Rd1 e5 12. Nxd4 exd4
$15 {1/2-1/2 Quinteros-Campora/Buenos Aires ch-ARG 1978 (30)}) 8. Qxc4 e5 (8...
Qb6 9. Nbd2 (9. Rd1 Rc8 10. Na3 Nf6 11. Nxd4 Bc5 12. Be3 Ng4 13. Nxe6 Nxe3 14.
Qxc5 Qxc5 15. Nxc5 Nxd1 16. Rxd1 Nb8 17. Nxb7 Ke7 18. Nd6 Rcd8 19. Nb7 Rc8 20.
Nd6 Rc7 21. Ndc4 Rd8 $15 {0-1 Manor,I-Greenfeld,A/ISR-ch ,CBM 1986 (84)}) 9...
Nf6 10. Nb3 Rc8 (10... e5 $15) 11. e3 Be7 12. Nbxd4 O-O 13. Qb3 Nxd4 14. Nxd4
Qxb3 15. axb3 e5 16. Nf3 Bb5 17. Re1 Rfd8 $15 {1/2-1/2 Donalson Akhmilovskaya,
E-Maric,A/Borshomi cfW (5) 1990 (27)}) 9. Ng5 Nh6 10. f4 Be7 11. Nf3 exf4 12.
Bxf4 Nf5 $17 {0-1 Bellotti-Passeotti/Milan 1982 (31)}) 5... Qd7 6. Qxd7+ Nxd7
7. Nf3 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bc5 9. Be3 Ngf6 (9... Bb4+ 10. Bd2 Bc5 11. Be3 Bb4+ 12. Nd2
Ngf6 13. O-O Nb6 14. Rac1 Nfd5 15. Nxc4 Nxc4 16. Rxc4 Nxe3 17. fxe3 Ba5 18. b4
Bb6 19. a4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Chernin,A-Anikaev Yuri N/URS ch (1 liga) URS 1981 (26)}
) 10. Nc2 Rb8 $15 {[%cal Gb7b5]}) 5. a4 (5. Nc3 Nf6 (5... a6 6. a4 Bb4 7. Nf3
Ne7 8. Ne5 Nd5 9. Bd2 Bxc3 10. bxc3 b5 11. e4 Ne7 12. axb5 cxb5 13. h4 Bb7 14.
Qg4 O-O 15. Bh6 Ng6 16. Nxg6 hxg6 17. Bg5 Qb6 18. h5 $16 {1-0 Moskalj,
N-Deretic,Z/cr YUG 1972 (28)}) 6. Nf3 (6. Bg5 Be7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Nd2
Nb6 10. e3 Nfd5 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Qe2 e5 13. dxe5 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Qxe5 15. Rfc1
Be6 $17) (6. a4 c5 $5 7. dxc5 (7. Nf3 Nc6 $17) 7... Qxd1+ 8. Nxd1 Bxc5 9. Be3
Bb4+ 10. Bd2 Bxd2+ 11. Kxd2 Nc6 12. Ne3 Na5 13. Kc3 e5 $17) 6... b5 7. O-O $15)
5... e5 $1 {Strong move. White Ng1had not time to go on f3, and Black use it.}
(5... Nf6 6. Nf3 Be7 7. Ne5 O-O 8. Nxc4 (8. e4 $6 b5 9. O-O (9. Nc3 Bb7 10. Bg5
Nbd7 11. Nxd7 Qxd7 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. e5 Be7 $15 {1-0 Baier,U-Hemmerling,F/St
Ingbert ,EXT 1991 (35)}) 9... Bb7 10. Be3 Nbd7 $15) 8... c5 9. dxc5 Qxd1+ 10.
Kxd1 Bxc5 11. Be3 Nbd7 12. Nc3 $11) 6. Nf3 (6. dxe5 Qa5+ 7. Nc3 Qxe5 8. Nf3 Qe6
9. O-O Bb4 $15) 6... exd4 7. Qxd4 Qxd4 8. Nxd4 Nf6 9. Na3 Bc5 10. Be3 Ng4 11.
Nxc4 Nxe3 12. fxe3 Bb4+ 13. Kf2 Bd7 (13... Na6 $2 14. Nxc6 $1) (13... O-O $15)
14. Rhd1 Ke7 15. Nc2 Na6 16. Rac1 (16. Nxb4 Nxb4 17. Nd6 Rab8 18. Rac1 Be6 19.
e4 Rhd8 20. Nf5+ Kf6 21. Nd4 b6 (21... Rd7 22. Nxe6 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 fxe6 24. Rd7
a5 25. e5+ $14) (21... Rd6 $2 22. e5+ $18) 22. Ke3 c5 23. Rf1+ Ke7 24. Nxe6
Kxe6 $17) 16... Bc5 17. Na5 Rab8 18. Rd2 (18. Nb3 Rhd8 19. Ncd4 Bb4 $15) 18...
Rhc8 19. Rcd1 Rc7 (19... Be6 20. b3 Bb6 21. Nc4 Bxc4 22. bxc4 Nc5 $15) 20. Nc4
Be6 21. Ne5 (21. b3 Bxc4 22. bxc4 Bb6 23. Nd4 Nc5 (23... g6 24. Nb3 $15) 24.
Ra2 $15 (24. Nf5+ Kf6 $17)) 21... Re8 22. Nd3 Bb3 23. Ra1 Rd7 24. Ke1 Bxc2 25.
Nxc5 (25. Rxc2 Bxe3 $19) 25... Rxd2 (25... Nxc5 26. Rxc2 Ne6 $17) 26. Kxd2 Nxc5
27. Kxc2 {Pieces change didn't brought simplification for White because
defects of pawn structure have remained.} a5 28. Ra3 (28. Kc3 Kd6 $17) 28...
Kd6 29. Kd2 Ra8 30. e4 $2 $19 {[%csl Ra4,Re4]} (30. Kc3 Ra6 31. b4 (31. b3 Rb6
32. Bf3 Rb4 $17) 31... axb4+ 32. Kxb4 Rb6+ 33. Kc4 Rb2 34. Bf3 $17) 30... Ra6
31. Ke3 (31. Kc2 Rb6 32. Rf3 f6 33. b3 Rb4 $17) 31... Rb6 32. Kd4 Rb4+ 33. Kc3
Nxa4+ 0-1

[Event "Ubeda op 5th"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "2000.01.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Maharramzade, Javad"]
[Black "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2000.01.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 b5 6. Ne5 {Interesting move -
like in some of variation of Catalon opening} Bb7 7. O-O $5 (7. Nc3 a6 (7...
Qb6 8. a4 (8. e4 Nf6 9. Be3 c5 10. a4 a6 11. axb5 axb5 12. Rxa8 Bxa8 13. d5
Nbd7 14. f4 exd5 15. Nxd7 Nxd7 16. Nxd5 Qd8 17. b3 cxb3 18. Qxb3 Bc6 19. O-O c4
20. Qb2 f6 $15 {Ginsburg,Mark-Lesiege,Alexandre/New York Marshall CC (7) ;CBM
35 ext 1993/0-1 (43)}) 8... Nf6 9. a5 Qc7 10. a6 Bc8 11. Nxb5 cxb5 12. Bxa8 Bd6
13. Bg2 O-O 14. O-O Nxa6 15. Bd2 $14 {Kubikova,Hana-Pallova,Martina/CZE-ch 
(Women) (6) ;EXT 99 1994/1-0 (45)}) 8. a4 Qb6 9. e4 Nf6 10. Be3 Qc7 11. Bf4 Qb6
12. O-O Bb4 13. g4 h6 14. h4 Qd8 15. g5 hxg5 16. hxg5 Nh5 17. Qf3 Nxf4 18. Qxf4
Qe7 19. axb5 Bxc3 20. bxc3 cxb5 21. g6 $16 {Budnikov,Alexandar-Matlak,Marek/
Miedzybrodzie op (1) ;TD 1991/1-0 (47)}) 7... Nd7 (7... Qc7 8. Bf4 Bd6 9. a4
Nf6 10. Nf3 (10. axb5 cxb5 11. Nxf7 Qxf7 (11... Bxf4 12. Bxb7 Qxb7 13. Nxh8 $18
) 12. Bxb7 Qxb7 13. Bxd6 $14) 10... Bxf4 11. gxf4 Qxf4 12. b3 {1/2-1/2
Kinnunen,Kari-Tyni,Janne/FIN-chT 9697 Division-C (7) ;EXT 99 1997}) 8. Nc3 (8.
a4 $5) 8... a6 (8... Nxe5 9. dxe5 Qc7 10. a4 $1 (10. Bf4 Rd8 11. Qc2 Ne7 12. b3
cxb3 (12... Nd5 13. bxc4 Nxf4 14. gxf4 bxc4 $44) 13. axb3 a6 14. Ne4 Nd5 15.
Nd6+ Bxd6 16. exd6 Qd7 17. Rfd1 Nxf4 18. gxf4 O-O 19. e4 f6 20. e5 Qf7 21. b4
$44) 10... b4 11. Ne4 Qxe5 (11... Rd8 12. Qc2 Qxe5 13. Bf4 Qa5 14. Qxc4 c5 15.
Rfd1 Rxd1+ 16. Rxd1 Bd5 17. Rxd5 exd5 18. Qxd5 $16) 12. Qc2 Nf6 13. Bf4 Qf5 14.
Qxc4 $14) 9. a4 (9. Nxc6 $5 Qc8 10. d5 b4 11. Na5 $1 bxc3 12. Nxb7 Rb8 (12...
cxb2 13. Bxb2 e5 14. Na5 $16) 13. dxe6 fxe6 14. bxc3 Rxb7 15. Bxb7 Qxb7 16. Qa4
$14) 9... Nxe5 10. dxe5 Ne7 $1 $11 (10... b4 11. Ne4 c5 12. Qc2 (12. Nd6+ Bxd6
13. Bxb7 Bxe5 14. Bc6+ Ke7 15. Bxa8 Qxa8 16. Be3 (16. Qc2 c3 17. bxc3 Bxc3 18.
Bd2 Bxd2 19. Qxd2 Nf6 20. Qg5 Rc8 21. Qxg7 Qe4 $132) 16... Qc6 17. Rc1 c3 18.
bxc3 Bxc3 19. Bd2 Bxd2 20. Qxd2 Qb6 (20... Qd6 21. Qxd6+ Kxd6 22. Rfd1+ Kc6 23.
Rd8 $16) 21. Qg5+ Nf6 22. Rxc5 h6 23. Qe5 Rd8 24. a5 $16) 12... Bd5 13. Rd1 Qd7
14. Nd6+ Bxd6 15. exd6 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Qc6+ 17. Kg1 Nf6 18. Qxc4 O-O 19. Bg5 $16)
(10... Qb6 11. Be3 Bc5 12. Bxc5 Qxc5 13. Ne4 Qe7 14. Nd6+ Kf8 15. axb5 axb5 16.
Rxa8+ Bxa8 17. Qa1 $18 {[%csl Ra8]}) 11. axb5 axb5 12. Qxd8+ (12. Nxb5 cxb5 13.
Qxd8+ Kxd8 14. Rxa8+ Bxa8 15. Bxa8 {Like in the game}) 12... Kxd8 13. Rxa8+
Bxa8 14. Nxb5 cxb5 15. Bxa8 Kc7 ({For the simplification and drawing the game
good} 15... Ng6 $5 16. Bc6 b4 (16... Nxe5 17. Bxb5 $16 {[%csl Yb5,Yc1,Rc4]
[%cal Gf2f4]}) 17. Bb5 c3 18. bxc3 bxc3 19. Be3 (19. Rd1+ Kc7 20. Be3 (20. Rd7+
Kb6 21. Ba4 Nxe5 $15) 20... Nxe5 21. Rc1 Bb4 22. Bd4 Kd6 23. f4 Ng6 24. Bxc3
Bxc3 25. Rxc3 $11) 19... Ba3 20. Ra1 Bb2 21. Ra7 c2 22. Bb6+ (22. Bd3 Bd4 23.
Ra8+ Ke7 24. Rxh8 Bxe3 25. Bxc2 Bxf2+ 26. Kxf2 Nxh8 $11) 22... Kc8 23. Rc7+ Kb8
24. Rxc2 Bxe5 25. Ba6 $14) 16. Rd1 $2 $17 (16. Bf4 Ng6 $15) (16. Be4 $1 Ng6 17.
Bd2 Nxe5 18. Ba5+ Kc8 19. Ra1 f5 20. Bg2 $44) 16... Ng6 17. Bd2 Bb4 $1 {
This very strong move gives to Black advantage} 18. Bxb4 Rxa8 {[%mdl 4096]} 19.
f4 (19. h4 h5 20. f4 Nf8 $1 21. Kf2 (21. Bxf8 Rxf8 22. Kf2 Rd8 23. Ra1 Kb6 24.
Ke3 Rd7 $1 (24... b4 $6 25. Ra4 Kb5 26. Ra7 c3 27. bxc3 bxc3 28. Rc7 (28. Rxf7
Kb6 $19) 28... Kb4 29. Rxf7 c2 30. Rc7 Kb3 31. f5 $1 $44) 25. Rg1 Kc5 26. g4
hxg4 27. h5 b4 28. Rxg4 c3 29. bxc3 bxc3 30. Rg1 Kc4 $17) 21... Nd7 $17) 19...
Nf8 $1 (19... Ra2 20. Rd2 Kc6 21. Kf2 $44 {[%csl Rg6]}) 20. Kf2 (20. Bxf8 Rxf8
21. Kf2 Rd8 $1 (21... Ra8 $6 22. Ke3 Ra2 (22... Ra7 23. g4 Kc6 24. h4 b4 25.
Rd8 Ra2 26. Kd4 $132) 23. Rd2 Kc6 (23... b4 24. Rd4 (24. Kd4 c3 $19) 24... Rxb2
25. Rxc4+ Kb6 26. Rc8 $11) 24. Kd4 $11) 22. Ra1 (22. Rxd8 Kxd8 23. Ke3 Kd7 24.
Kd4 Kc6 25. g4 h6 26. e4 Kb6 27. h4 g6 28. h5 gxh5 29. gxh5 Kc6 30. f5 Kb6 $19)
22... Rd7 23. Ke3 Kb6 $17) 20... Nd7 21. e4 (21. Ke3 Nb6 22. Kd4 Kc6 (22... Ra2
23. Kc5) 23. Rc1 Rd8+ 24. Ke4 Na4 25. b3 Nc5+ 26. Bxc5 Kxc5 $17 {[%csl Re4]})
21... Ra2 22. Rd2 Nb6 23. f5 (23. Ke2 $17) 23... Na4 24. Ke3 Rxb2 25. Ba5+ Kc6
26. Rd6+ Kc5 27. Rd7 Rb3+ (27... b4 28. Rxf7 exf5 (28... Rxh2 29. fxe6 Rh6 30.
Rf6 $18) 29. e6 $18) 28. Kf4 exf5 $4 $16 (28... Nb2 $1 29. Rxf7 (29. Rc7+ Kd4
30. Bb6+ Kd3 31. fxe6 (31. Rxf7 c3 $19) 31... fxe6 32. Rxg7 c3 $17) 29... Nd3+
30. Kg5 Nxe5 31. Rxg7 Nf3+ 32. Kf6 (32. Kh6 exf5 33. exf5 b4 34. f6 Ne5 35. Rg5
Kd6 36. Rxe5 Kxe5 37. f7 Rf3 38. Kg7 Rxf7+ 39. Kxf7 b3 40. Bc3+ Ke4 $19) 32...
exf5 33. exf5 b4 34. Rxh7 Ra3 35. Rc7+ Kb5 36. Bxb4 Kxb4 37. h4 Nh2 $17) (28...
b4 $2 29. Rxf7 exf5 30. e6 (30. exf5 Nc3 31. Rxg7 $132) 30... Kd6 31. e7 Kd7
32. Bd8 g5+ 33. Kxg5 Re3 34. Rxf5 (34. Kf4 Rxe4+ 35. Kxf5 Re1 $19) 34... Rxe4
35. Kf6 Ke8 36. Rb5 Nc3 37. Rxb4 Nd5+ 38. Kf5 Re2 39. Rb5 Nxe7+ 40. Bxe7 Kxe7
41. Rb7+ Kd6 42. Rxh7 c3 $11) 29. Rc7+ (29. exf5) 29... Kd4 30. Rd7+ Kc5 31.
exf5 {White wants to win.} (31. Rc7+ Kd4 32. Rd7+ $11) 31... Nc3 (31... Nb2 32.
Ke4 (32. Rxf7 Nd3+ 33. Ke4 Nf2+ 34. Kf4 Nd3+ $11) 32... b4 33. e6 $18) 32. Rc7+
Kd5 33. Rd7+ Kc5 34. Bxc3 Rxc3 35. Rxf7 b4 (35... Rc1 36. Rxg7 $1 c3 37. Rc7+
Kd5 38. e6 b4 39. e7 Re1 40. f6 $18) 36. Rxg7 $1 b3 37. Rb7 Rc1 $2 {Black lost
the last possibility of resistance} (37... Rc2 38. e6 $1 (38. f6 Kd5 39. Rd7+
Kc6 40. Rd6+ Kc5 41. Ke3 b2 42. Rd1 Rc3+ (42... Rc1 43. f7 Rxd1 44. f8=Q+ Kc6
45. Qc8+ $18) 43. Ke2 (43. Ke4 Rc1 $19) (43. Kf4 Rc2 44. e6 Rf2+ 45. Kg5 c3 46.
e7 c2 $19) 43... Rc2+ 44. Kf3 Rc3+ 45. Ke2 $11) 38... Re2 39. e7 $1 (39. g4 Kc6
(39... b2 40. Kf3 $18) 40. Rb4 (40. Rb8 Kd6 41. Rb6+ Kc5) 40... Kc5 41. Rb8 Kd6
$11 42. Kf3 (42. h4 b2 43. Kf3 c3 44. Kxe2 c2 45. Rd8+ Kc7 (45... Ke7 46. Rd7+
Ke8 47. f6 c1=Q 48. f7+ Kf8 49. Rd8+ $18) 46. e7 c1=Q 47. e8=Q Qc4+ 48. Kf3 (
48. Rd3 Qxg4+ 49. Kd2 Qf4+ $11) 48... Qf1+ 49. Kg3 Qg1+ 50. Kf4 Qc1+ $11) 42...
Re1 43. Rb6+ Kc5 44. Rb8 Kd6 45. Kf2 Re4 46. h3 Kc7 47. Rb4 Kd6 48. Kf3 Re1 $11
) 39... Kc6 40. f6 Kxb7 41. f7 b2 42. e8=Q Rxe8 43. fxe8=Q b1=Q 44. Qf7+ Kb6
45. Qxc4 $16) 38. e6 Kd6 39. e7 Re1 40. f6 Re6 41. f7 1-0

[Event "BCF-chT 9798 (4NCL)"]
[Site "England"]
[Date "1998.05.24"]
[Round "10.2"]
[White "Hebden, Mark"]
[Black "Chandler, Murray G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1997.11.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.07.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.07.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Midland Monarchs"]
[BlackTeam "BCM"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

{[%mdl 4672]} 1. d4 (1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 d5 5. d4 Nc6 6. cxd5
exd5 7. Bb5 a6 8. Bxc6+ bxc6 9. O-O Bd6 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Qa4 Qc7 12. e4 O-O
13. Bg5 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Qxe4 h6 16. Bf4 Qe7 17. Qxe7 Bxe7 18. Rfe1 Re8
19. Bd6 Be6 20. Bxe7 Rxe7 21. Nd4 c5 22. Nxe6 Rxe6 23. Rxe6 fxe6 24. Rd1 Kf7
$14 {Kantsler,B-Tsesarsky,I/Petah-Tikva 1995/1/2-1/2 (69)}) 1... d5 2. c4 e6 3.
Nf3 c5 4. e3 Nf6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bb5+ Nc6 7. O-O Bd6 8. Qc2 (8. dxc5 Bxc5 9.
Bxc6+ (9. b3 O-O 10. Bb2 Qe7 (10... Bd6 11. Nbd2 Re8 12. Rc1 Bd7 13. Bxc6 Bxc6
14. Rc2 Bb5 15. Re1 Bd3 $11 {Suba,M-Spraggett,K/Manresa op 1993/1-0 (63)}) (
10... Bg4 11. Bxc6 (11. Nbd2 Rc8 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Qc2 Be7 14. Ne5 Qd6 15. Nxg4
Nxg4 16. Nf3 {1/2-1/2 Sher,M-De Firmian,N/Copenhagen PC 1996}) (11. Be2 Re8 12.
Nc3 a6 13. Rc1 Ba7 14. Nd4 Bd7 15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16. Bf3 Ne4 17. Ne2 Qg5 (17...
Nxf2 $5 18. Rxf2 Bxe3 $132) 18. Bd4 Bb8 19. g3 $14 {Rashkovsky,N-Loginov,A/
Russian Cup Stage 1998/1-0 (47)}) 11... bxc6 12. Nbd2 Bb6 13. Qc2 c5 14. Qd3
Re8 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Rfd1 Rc8 $132 {Matamoros,C-Komljenovic,D/Las Palmas op
1995/1-0 (64)}) 11. Nbd2 Bd7 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Qc2 Bd6 14. Nd4 Qe5 15. N4f3 Qe7
16. Rfe1 Rfe8 $132 {1-0 Legky,N-Jukic,M/Belgrade GMA 1988 (41)}) (9. Qc2 Qd6
10. b3 (10. Bd2 Bd7 11. Bc3 Bb6 12. Rd1 Bg4 13. Nbd2 Qe6 14. Rac1 Rc8 15. Bd3
O-O 16. Qb1 (16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Bxh7+ Kh8 18. Bd3 Ne5 19. Qb3 Bxf3 20. Nxf3
Nxf3+ 21. gxf3 Qxf3 22. Bf1 $11) 16... g6 17. h3 Bxf3 18. Nxf3 Ne4 19. Be1 $14)
10... O-O 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Bb2 Bb4 13. Nbd2 (13. Rc1 Bb7 14. a3 (14. Ng5 g6
15. a3 Ba5 (15... Ng4 16. Nf3 Ba5 17. h3 Nf6 18. b4 Bb6 19. Qc3 Bd8 20. Nbd2 a5
21. bxa5 Rxa5 22. Nb3 $16) 16. b4 Bd8 17. Nd2 a5 18. bxa5 Bxa5 19. Nb3 Bc7 20.
Nf3 Nd7 21. Nbd4 Rfc8 $132) 14... Ba5 15. b4 Bd8 16. Be5 Qe6 17. Bd4 Ne4 18.
Nc3 $14) 13... Re8 14. Rfc1 Bd7 $10 {Cramling,P-Rodriguez,O/Tarrasa/1989/1/4-1/
4/50/}) 9... bxc6 10. Qc2 Qd6 11. Nc3 O-O 12. e4 (12. b3 Bg4 13. Nd4 Bxd4 14.
exd4 Rfe8 $11 {Krmelj,N-Chavez,M/WchJW Buenos Aires 1993/1-0 (58)}) 12... dxe4
13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 Qd5 15. Qxd5 cxd5 16. Be3 Bxe3 17. fxe3 Bf5 18. Rac1
Rfc8 19. Nd4 Be4 $11 {Eingorn,V-Kindermann,S/Polanica Zdroj 1984/1/2-1/2 (45)})
(8. Bxc6+ bxc6 9. Qc2 (9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Qc2 Qd6 11. b3 Bd7 12. Bb2 Bb6 13. Nbd2
O-O 14. Ng5 h6 (14... g6 15. Qc3 Bc7 (15... Bd8 16. Nde4 $1 $18) 16. g3 d4 17.
Qxd4 $18) 15. Bxf6 hxg5 16. Bxg5 $16 {1/2-1/2 Kurajica,B-Novikov,I/Cap d'Agde
op 1994 (34)}) 9... c4 (9... Qb6 10. b3 O-O 11. Ba3 $16) 10. b3 Ba6 11. Re1 O-O
12. bxc4 Bxc4 13. Ba3 $1 Rc8 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Nbd2 Bb5 16. Rec1 $14 {Klinger,
J-Wahls,M/Luzern 1989/1-0 (67)}) 8... Qb6 9. dxc5 (9. Bxc6+ Qxc6 $1 10. dxc5
Qxc5 11. Qxc5 Bxc5 12. b3 Bg4 13. Ba3 b6 14. Ne5 O-O 15. Bxc5 bxc5 16. Nxg4
Nxg4 17. Nc3 Nf6 18. Rfd1 Rfd8 $132 {1-0 D. Cramling-Fedder/Wettkampf Dä-Sd,
SW 1991 (40)}) 9... Bxh2+ $5 (9... Bxc5 $142 $1 10. Bxc6+ bxc6 $1 (10... Qxc6
11. b3 Qd6 (11... O-O 12. Bb2 (12. Ba3 Bxa3 13. Nxa3 $5 (13. Qxc6 bxc6 14. Nxa3
a5 $1 $11) 13... Bg4 14. Nd4 $14) 12... Bg4 (12... Ne4 $5 13. Ne5 $1 (13. Nbd2
Bf5 14. Nxe4 Bxe4 15. Qe2 Rac8 $10) 13... Qd6 14. Nd3 $14) 13. Ne5 Qd6 14. Nd3
$1 $14 {1-0 Khenkin,I-Eingorn,V/Metz 1993 (41)}) 12. Bb2 Bg4 13. Rc1 b6 (13...
Rc8 14. b4 $1 Bxb4 (14... Bb6 15. Qa4+ $16) 15. Qxc8+ Bxc8 16. Rxc8+ Kd7 17.
Rxh8 $18) (13... Bb6 14. Ba3 $1 $16) 14. Nbd2 O-O 15. Ne5 (15. Ng5 Bh5 $1 16.
Bxf6 Bg6 17. Qc3 gxf6 18. Ngf3 Rac8 $132) 15... Rac8 16. Qd3 $14 {Christiansen,
L-Kaidanov,G/USA-ch 1993/1-0 (46)}) 11. Nc3 Bd6 12. b3 O-O 13. Bb2 Bg4 $132) (
9... Qxc5 $6 10. Qxc5 Bxc5 11. b3 $16 {1-0 Hebden,M-Orr,M/op, Edinburgh SCO
1996 (51)}) 10. Nxh2 Qxb5 11. Na3 Qb4 $5 $132 (11... Qa6 $5 12. Bd2 O-O 13. Bc3
Ne4 14. Rad1 Be6 $132) (11... Qa5 12. Bd2 Qd8 13. Nb5 O-O 14. Bc3 Ne4 15. f3
Ng3 16. Rfe1 Nf5 $132 (16... Be6 17. Rad1 Qg5 18. Nd6 $14 {Hebden,M-Emms/Brit
MM 1994/1-0 (51)})) 12. Bd2 Qe4 (12... Qh4 $2 13. Bc3 $16) 13. Bc3 Qxc2 14.
Nxc2 Ne4 (14... Ke7 15. Rfd1 Rd8 16. b4 $14) 15. Bd4 (15. Bxg7 Rg8 16. Bc3 Bf5
$11 (16... Bh3 17. Ne1 Nxc5 18. Rd1 Rd8 19. Nhf3 Ne4 $11)) 15... Nxd4 16. exd4
a5 (16... Be6 $11) 17. f3 Nf6 18. Rfe1+ Be6 19. a3 a4 20. Nb4 h5 21. Re5 O-O-O
22. Rae1 Ng8 23. f4 Ne7 24. Nf3 h4 25. Ng5 $16 Ng6 26. R5e3 Rd7 (26... Nxf4 27.
Rf3 (27. Rf1 Rh5 (27... Ng6 28. Nxe6 fxe6 29. Rxe6 $16) 28. Nxf7 Bxf7 29. Rxf4
Rd7 (29... Re8 30. Rh3 Re7 31. Rhxh4 $16) 30. Nd3 g5 31. Rf6 Rh7 32. c6 bxc6
33. Nc5 Rc7 34. Nxa4 $16) 27... Rh5 28. Nxf7 Bxf7 29. Rxf4 Re8 30. Rxe8+ Bxe8
31. Rg4 (31. Rf8 Kd7 32. Nd3 Ke7 33. Rf3 Rg5 (33... g5 34. Ne5 Ke6 35. Rf8 Ke7
36. Rg8 $16) 34. Ne5 Bg6 35. Kh2 Be4 36. Rf2 Rg3 $11) 31... g6 32. Rf4 Kc7 33.
Rf8 Bd7 34. Rf6 Rg5 35. Rd6 Bc6 36. Kf2 Rf5+ 37. Ke3 g5 38. Rg6 $14) 27. f5 $1
(27. Nd3 Bf5 28. Ne5 Nxe5 29. fxe5 $14) 27... Bxf5 28. Rf1 Be6 (28... Be4 29.
Nxf7 Re8 (29... Rg8 30. Nd6+ Kc7 31. Nxb7 $18 (31. Nxe4 dxe4 32. Rxe4 $18)) 30.
Nd6+ Rxd6 31. cxd6 Kd7 32. Rf7+ $18) 29. Nxe6 Re8 30. Nxd5 $1 (30. Rfe1 fxe6
31. Rxe6 Rxe6 32. Rxe6 Ne7 33. Re5 $16 Nc6 34. Rh5 Nxd4 35. Nxd5 Rd8 36. Nb6+
Kc7 37. Rxh4 Kc6 38. Nxa4 Kb5 39. b3 $16) 30... Rxd5 31. Nc7 $1 $18 (31. Rxf7
Rd7 (31... Re7 32. Rxe7 Nxe7 33. Nxg7 Nc6 34. Rh3 Rxd4 35. Nf5 Rf4 36. Rf3 Rxf3
37. gxf3 Ne5 38. Nxh4 Nd3 $11) 32. Rxd7 Kxd7 33. d5 Ne7 34. Nxg7 Rc8 35. d6 Nd5
36. Re4 Rxc5 37. Nf5 Rc1+ 38. Kh2 Rf1 39. Nxh4 b5 40. g4 Rf2+ 41. Kg3 Rxb2 42.
Nf5 Rb3+ $132) 31... Rxe3 32. Nxd5 Rb3 (32... Rd3 33. Nb6+ Kd8 34. Rxf7 Rd1+
35. Kf2 Rxd4 36. Rxb7 $18) (32... Rg3 $5 33. Rxf7 h3 $5 34. Nb6+ $1 (34. Rxg7
$2 Rxg2+ 35. Kh1 Nh4 36. Rf7 (36. Nb6+ Kb8 (36... Kd8 $1 37. Rxg2 (37. Rf7 Rxb2
38. d5 (38. Nxa4 Rd2 $11) 38... Ke8 39. Rf4 Ng6 40. Rxa4 Rc2 41. d6 Nf8 42.
Re4+ Kf7 43. Re7+ Kg6 44. Rxb7 Ne6 45. Na4 Ng5 46. Rb2 Rc4 47. Rb4 (47. Nb6
Rxc5 48. Kh2 (48. d7 Nf3 $19) 48... Rc3 49. d7 Rd3 50. a4 Kh5 (50... Nf3+ 51.
Kxh3 Ne5+ 52. Kh4 Nxd7 53. a5 Nc5 $11) 51. a5 Kg4 52. Rb4+ Kf5 (52... Kh5 53.
Rf4) 53. Rb5+ Kg4 54. Rb4+ $11 (54. Rd5 Nf3+ 55. Kh1 Re3 56. Rd1 Re2 $19))
47... Rc1+ 48. Kh2 Rc2+ 49. Kg3 Rg2+ 50. Kf4 h2 51. Rb1 Rg1 $19) (37. Rd7+ $4
Ke8 38. Rh7 Nf3 $19) 37... hxg2+ 38. Kh2 Nf3+ 39. Kxg2 Nxd4 40. Nxa4 Nb3 41.
Kf3 Kd7 42. Ke4 Kc6 43. Ke5 Kb5 44. Nc3+ Kxc5 45. Ne4+ Kc6 $14) 37. Rh7 $18)
36... Rxb2 37. Nb6+ Kd8 38. d5 Ke8 39. Rf4 Ng6 40. Rxa4 Rc2 41. Re4+ (41. d6
Ne5 42. Re4 Rxc5 43. Kh2 Kf7 44. Kxh3 Ke6 45. d7 Ke7 $11) (41. Ra8+ Kf7 42. d6
Ne5 43. d7 Ng4 $3 44. Rf8+ Ke6 (44... Kg7 45. Rg8+ $18) 45. Re8+ Kf5 46. Rf8+
$11 (46. Re1 Rh2+ 47. Kg1 Rg2+ 48. Kh1 (48. Kf1 Nh2#) 48... Nf2#)) 41... Kf7 (
41... Kd8 42. d6 Rxc5 43. Ra4 $18) 42. d6 (42. Re3 Rxc5 43. Rxh3 Kg7 44. d6 Ne5
45. Re3 Kf6 $11) 42... Rxc5 43. d7 Rc1+ 44. Kh2 Rd1 45. Rc4 (45. Kxh3 Nf8 $11)
45... Ne5 46. Rc7 Ke7 47. Kxh3 Rd3+ 48. Kg2 Rxa3 $11) (34. Rf2 $2 Nh4 35. Nb6+
Kd8 36. Nxa4 hxg2 $132) 34... Kd8 35. Rd7+ $5 (35. Rxg7 $1 Rxg2+ 36. Kh1 Nf4
37. Rh7 $1 (37. Rxg2 hxg2+ 38. Kh2 Ne2 39. Kxg2 Nxd4 40. Nxa4 Nb3 $14) 37...
Rxb2 38. d5 Ke8 39. d6 Kf8 40. d7 Rb1+ 41. Kh2 Rb2+ 42. Kg3 Ne6 43. Rh6 Rb3+
44. Kh2 $18) 35... Ke8 36. Rxg7 Rxg2+ 37. Kh1 Nf4 38. Rh7 $1 (38. Rxg2 hxg2+
39. Kh2 Ne2 40. Kxg2 Nxd4 41. Nxa4 Nb3 42. Kf3 Kd7 43. Ke4 Kc6 44. Ke5 Kb5 45.
Nc3+ Kxc5 $14) 38... Rxb2 39. d5 Kf8 40. d6 Kg8 41. d7 Rd2 42. Rh6 $1 $18) 33.
Rxf7 h3 34. Rxg7 Nh4 35. Nb6+ (35. gxh3 $18) 35... Kd8 36. d5 hxg2 37. Rg8+ Ke7
38. d6+ Kf7 39. Rg4 Rh3 (39... Rh3 40. d7 Rh1+ 41. Kf2 Rd1 (41... Ke7 42. Rg7+
Kf8 43. Rxg2 $18) 42. Ke2 Nf5 43. Rxg2 Rd4 44. Rf2 Ke6 45. Rf4 Kf6 46. Ke1 $1
$18) 1-0

[Event "Leonid Stein Memorial"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "2000.05.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2000.05.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 c6 4. Bg5 {This move became more popular at last time
due to gm A.Beliavsky's efforts. Bishop is developing with tempo, and it's
change is good for White} Be7 ({Another purpose of 4.Bg5 is to provocate} 4...
f6 5. Bd2 $1 $14 {[%csl Yf6][%cal Gg8f6]}) ({After} 4... Nf6 {It is good
version for White of Queen gambit} 5. e3 $14) 5. Bxe7 Qxe7 6. Nbd2 {[%cal
Gd2c4]} (6. e3 Nf6 (6... f5 7. Nc3 (7. cxd5 exd5 8. Ne5 Nf6 9. Bd3 Nbd7 10. f4
O-O 11. O-O $14 {Foguelman,Alberto-Bruno,H/Chacabuco (7) ;MCD 1965/1-0 (51)})
7... Nf6 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Qc2 Bd7 (9... Ne4 10. g4 $1 g6 11. gxf5 gxf5 12. Rg1+
Kh8 13. O-O-O $16 {1-0 Khenkin,Igor-De Vita,Gianni/Porto San Giorgio op (1) ;
EXT 2000 1997 (24)}) 10. h3 Na6 11. a3 Nc7 12. g4 Ne4 13. Ne5 $14 {1-0 Khenkin,
Igor-Storm,Roland/Biel op (8) ;TD 1994 (35)}) 7. Nc3 O-O (7... Nbd7 8. cxd5
exd5 9. Bd3 O-O 10. Qc2 Re8 11. O-O Nf8 12. Rab1 Bg4 13. Ne5 Bh5 14. b4 $14 {
Khenkin,Igor-Relange,Eloi/Cannes op (5) ;EXT 97 1994/1-0 (42) -Carlsbad
variation}) 8. Qc2 (8. Qb3 $5 Nbd7 9. cxd5 exd5 (9... Nxd5 10. Bd3 $14) 10. Bd3
Re8 11. O-O Ne4 12. Qc2 Nf8 13. Rab1 $14 {[%cal Gb2b4]}) (8. Bd3 $6 $11 {
Allows to Black to take on c4 with tempi.} dxc4 $1 9. Bxc4 c5 10. O-O Rd8 11.
Qe2 cxd4 12. exd4 (12. Nxd4 e5 13. Nb3 Nc6 $11) 12... Nc6 $11 {0-1 Mikhalevski,
Victor-Koutsin,Sergey/Platonov mem (5) ;CBM 51 1995 (37)}) 8... Nbd7 $5 (8...
c5 $6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Be2 c4 11. b3 Qb4 12. bxc4 dxc4 13. Rb1 Qa5 14. O-O $16
{1-0 Schroer,Jonathan-Frederick,Robert/Nassau Int Syosset (2) ;EXT 2000 1984 
(32)}) 9. Rd1 $5 {[%cal Gd5c4,Gf1d3] Continue of fighting for tempo} (9. cxd5
cxd5 $14 {[%csl Rc8]} (9... Nxd5 10. Bd3 N7f6 11. a3 $14)) 9... dxc4 10. Bxc4
e5 11. O-O exd4 12. Rxd4 Nb6 13. Bd3 $14) (6. Qc2 $6 dxc4 (6... Nd7 7. Nbd2
Ngf6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. e3 $14) 7. Qxc4 Nf6 8. g3 O-O 9. Bg2 Nbd7 10. Nc3 e5 $11 {
1-0 Gofshtein,Leonid D-Prakken,H/Bourbon Lancy op (1) ;CBM 62 ext 1997 (40)})
6... Nf6 (6... f5 $6 7. e3 Nd7 8. Bd3 Nh6 9. O-O O-O 10. Qc2 $14 {1-0
Capablanca,J-Treybal,K/Carlsbad 1929/[ 5] (58)}) 7. g3 $5 $146 {Interesting
novelty.Beliavsky transforms the game to Catalon opening!} ({Also not bad (and
according to my opinion, better) is} 7. e3 $14 O-O (7... Nbd7 8. cxd5 exd5 9.
Qc2 O-O 10. Be2 c5 11. dxc5 $14) 8. Bd3 (8. Rc1 Nbd7 (8... b6 9. Bd3 Bb7 10.
cxd5 exd5 11. Ne5 c5 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Nxd7 Nxd7 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Nf3 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Dydyshko,Viacheslav-Matlak,Marek/Frydek-Mistek op ;EXT 99 1995 (22)})
9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 Ne4 11. O-O f5 12. Qe2 Rf6 $132 {0-1 Danielsen,H-Kharlov,
A/Norresundby ,EXT 1993/[ 5] (40)}) 8... Nbd7 9. cxd5 $1 (9. Qc2 Re8 (9... h6
10. O-O e5 11. e4 dxc4 12. Bxc4 exd4 13. Nxd4 Ne5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Boehle,L-Meller,
B/NRW 1989/[ 5] (74)}) 10. O-O e5 $11) 9... exd5 (9... cxd5 10. O-O $14 {
[%csl Rc8]}) 10. O-O Ne4 11. Qc2 Re8 (11... f5 12. Rab1 $14 {[%cal Gb2b4]} (12.
a3 $14)) 12. Rab1 $14 {[%cal Gb2b4]} (12. Rfe1 Ndf6 $132 {0-1 Lutz,C-Piket,J/
Dortmund 1994/Inf 61/ (61)}) (12. Rfc1 $14)) 7... O-O 8. Bg2 Nbd7 9. O-O ({Here
} 9. cxd5 {Is not recommended because after} exd5 $11 {[%csl Gd5][%cal Gg2d5]
This pawn structure with White B on g2 is good for Black.}) 9... e5 {Now Nd2
placed worse than on c3, d5 square is not attacked!} 10. cxd5 (10. dxe5 Nxe5
11. cxd5 Nxd5 $11) 10... e4 $1 (10... Nxd5 11. e4 N5f6 12. Qc2 exd4 13. Nxd4
Nb6 14. Rae1 Rd8 15. N2b3 Bd7 (15... c5 16. Nf5 Bxf5 17. exf5 $16 {[%csl Rb7,
Rc5,Re7]}) (15... Bg4 16. h3 $14) 16. f4 $14) 11. d6 $1 (11. Nh4 cxd5 12. Nf5
Qe6 13. Ne3 b6 (13... Nb6 14. Nb3 $14 (14. Rc1 Bd7 15. Nb3 Ba4 16. Nc5 Bxd1 17.
Nxe6 fxe6 (17... Bxe2 18. Nxf8 Bxf1 19. Nxh7 Nxh7 20. Kxf1 Ng5 $11 {[%csl Rd4]
[%cal Gg5e6]}) 18. Rfxd1 Rac8 $11)) 14. Qa4 Nb8 $1 (14... Bb7 15. Rac1 $14 {
[%cal Ga4a7]}) 15. Rac1 (15. f3 $6 exf3 16. Rxf3 Nc6 $15) 15... Bd7 $11) 11...
Qxd6 12. Nc4 Qe7 13. Nfd2 $6 $11 ({Seems better} 13. Nfe5 $5 Nb6 $5 (13... Nxe5
14. dxe5 Ng4 15. Qd4 (15. Qd6 Re8 $1 16. Rfd1 Be6 17. Na5 Bd5 $15) 15... f6 16.
exf6 Nxf6 17. Nd6 Rd8 18. Rfd1 Bg4 19. Qc4+ Be6 20. Qc5 $14) 14. Qc2 Nxc4 15.
Qxc4 (15. Nxc4 Rd8 $11 {like in this game} (15... Bf5 16. Ne3 Be6 17. Bxe4 Qb4
18. Bf5 (18. Rfd1 Nxe4 19. Qxe4 Qxb2 $15) 18... Qxd4 19. Bxe6 fxe6 20. Rad1 $14
{[%csl Re6]})) 15... Rd8 16. Rfd1 Nd5 17. Qb3 (17. Qc2 e3 18. f4 f6 19. Nc4 Bg4
20. Rac1 Re8 21. a3 Rad8 $132) 17... f6 18. Nc4 $14) 13... Nb6 (13... c5 $6 14.
Qc2 $1 (14. e3 b5 15. Na5 Ba6 $132) (14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. b4 Na6 16. a3 Be6 17.
Ne3 Rfd8 18. Qc2 Rac8 19. Qb2 $11) 14... cxd4 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Qxe4 17.
Bxe4 Nc5 18. Bf3 Be6 19. Rfc1 Rad8 20. Ne5 Rc8 21. b4 Na6 22. a3 $14 (22. Rxc8
Bxc8 23. a3 $14)) 14. Qc2 Nxc4 15. Nxc4 Rd8 16. Rfd1 Be6 (16... Bf5 17. Ne3 Qe6
(17... Bg6 18. Rac1 Nd5 19. Nxd5 Rxd5 20. e3 $14 {[%csl Re4,Rg6]}) 18. Nxf5 (
18. b4 Bh3 19. Bh1 Rd7 20. Rd2 Rad8 21. Rad1 Nd5 22. Nxd5 cxd5 23. e3 Qd6 24.
Qc5 Rc7 25. Qxd6 Rxd6 $15) 18... Qxf5 19. Rac1 $14) 17. Ne3 Qb4 18. a3 Qb6 19.
Nc4 Qb5 (19... Bxc4 20. Qxc4 Qxb2 (20... Rd6 21. b4 Rad8 22. e3 $14) 21. Rab1
Qxa3 22. Rxb7 $14) 20. b3 a5 21. a4 (21. Rac1 h6 $11 (21... a4 22. b4 $132))
21... Qb4 22. e3 Bd5 23. Rac1 c5 $5 {This move gives to White square d4} (23...
b6 $142 24. Rb1 $11 (24. Qc3 b5 $1 25. Nd2 (25. Nb6 Bxb3 $1 $17) 25... bxa4 26.
bxa4 Qxa4 $17)) (23... b5 24. Nd2 $11) 24. dxc5 Qxc5 25. Rd4 {[%csl Yd4]} Bc6
26. Rcd1 Rxd4 27. Rxd4 {[%csl Re4]} h6 28. Qd2 {[%cal Gd4d8]} Bd5 $1 29. h3 (
29. Bf1 b6 $11) 29... b6 30. Bf1 Rc8 31. Qd1 (31. Be2 $11) 31... Rc7 32. Nd2 {
Not necessary move. Black change Queens} (32. Bg2 $11) 32... Qc1 33. Nc4 Qxd1
34. Rxd1 Rc6 35. Rd4 Kf8 36. Nd2 $6 {this move also not necessary} (36. Be2 $11
{[%cal Gg1f1,Gf1e1,Ge1d2]}) 36... Rc1 37. Kg2 Ke7 38. g4 Rc2 39. Bc4 Bc6 $1 {
Maybe this move was not properly evaluated by White.} (39... Bxc4 $2 40. Nxc4
$14) 40. Kg3 {Position of White is strong enough to keep draw} g5 41. Bf1 (41.
h4 $11) 41... Bd5 (41... h5 42. Bg2 h4+ 43. Kh2 Bd5 44. Kg1 (44. Nxe4 Bxe4 45.
Bxe4 Rxf2+ $15) (44. Bxe4 Rxd2 45. Rxd2 Bxe4 $15) 44... Rc1+ (44... Ke6 45.
Bxe4 $14) 45. Kh2 Rc2 46. Kg1 $11) 42. Nc4 (42. Bg2 Rc1 43. Bxe4 (43. Nxe4 Rg1
$1 44. Kh2 (44. f3 Nxe4+ 45. fxe4 Bxb3 46. e5 $17) 44... Rxg2+ 45. Kxg2 Bxe4+
46. f3 (46. Kg3 Bc2 47. b4 Ne4+ 48. Kg2 Nd6 49. f3 Ke6 $15) 46... Bc2 47. b4
axb4 48. Rxb4 Nd5 49. Rd4 Ke6 $15) 43... Nxe4+ 44. Nxe4 Bxb3 45. f4 Ra1 46. Nc3
Rc1 47. Ne4 $11) 42... Bxc4 43. Bxc4 Rb2 44. Rd1 (44. f3 $11) 44... Ne8 45. Bd5
Nf6 46. Bc4 Ne8 47. Bd5 Nd6 {Black decided to play for winning.} (47... Nf6 $11
) 48. Rc1 Rd2 49. Ba8 (49. Bc4 Kf6 50. Ba6 Ke5 51. Rc6 f5 52. f4+ exf3 53. Kxf3
Rh2 (53... Ne4 54. gxf5 Rf2+ 55. Kg4 Nf6+ 56. Kg3 Ne4+ $11) 54. Bf1 (54. Kg3
Rb2 $17) 54... Ne4 55. Bg2 h5 $17) 49... Rd3 (49... Kf6 $5 50. Rc6 Ke5 51. Rxb6
f5 52. Ra6 f4+ 53. exf4+ gxf4+ 54. Kh4 Rxf2 55. Rxa5+ Ke6 $44) 50. Rb1 Rc3 (
50... Ke6 51. b4 f5 (51... Ke5 52. bxa5 bxa5 53. Rc1 $14) 52. gxf5+ Kxf5 (52...
Nxf5+ 53. Kg4 Nd6 54. bxa5 bxa5 $132)) 51. Bd5 Kf6 52. Bc4 $1 {White sacrifice
P with idea to recieve drawn rook ending.} (52. h4 Ke5 53. Bc4 {the same idea}
Nxc4 54. bxc4 Rxc4 55. Rxb6 gxh4+ 56. Kxh4 Rxa4 57. Rxh6 Ra1 58. Ra6 $11) 52...
Nxc4 53. bxc4 Rxc4 54. Rxb6+ Kg7 55. h4 gxh4+ (55... Rxa4 56. Rb5 Kf6 57. Rf5+
Kg6 58. Rc5 $11) 56. Kxh4 Rxa4 57. Rb5 Ra2 58. Kg3 f6 59. Rc5 Ra4 $44 (59...
Kf7 60. Rc4 a4 61. Rxe4 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings 0001 76th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "2001.01.03"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Speelman, Jonathan S"]
[Black "Beshukov, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2623"]
[BlackElo "2428"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2000.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {Kostakiev} e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 c6 4. Qc2 Nf6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. Qxc4 Be7 7.
Nbd2 (7. e3 b6 (7... O-O 8. Bd3 h6 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Nc3 {-see commented game
1-0 Kramnik,V-Lautier,J/Tilburg NED 1998/[Tsesarsky,I] (24)}) 8. Be2 (8. Bxf6
Bxf6 9. Nc3 Ba6 10. Qa4 Bxf1 11. Rxf1 {-see commented game 1/2-1/2 Poluljahov,
A-Beshukov,S/Krasnodar 1999/CBM 75 (39)[Tsesarsky,I]}) (8. Qc2 Bb7 9. Nc3 Nbd7
10. Rd1 {-see commented game 1/2-1/2 Shchekachev,A-Poluljahov,A/Moscow 1999/
CBM 75 (46)[Huebner,R]}) 8... Ba6 9. Qc2 Bxe2 10. Qxe2 Nbd7 11. O-O O-O 12. Nc3
Nd5 13. Nxd5 Bxg5 (13... cxd5 $5 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Rfc1 Rfc8 16. Qa6 Qd8 $11)
14. Nb4 Rc8 15. Nxc6 Rxc6 16. Qb5 Rc7 17. Qxg5 Qxg5 18. Nxg5 Rc2 $44 {1/2-1/2
Grabarczyk,M-Beshukov,S/Bydgoszcz POL 2000/The Week in Chess 292 (26)}) 7... b6
$1 {[%cal Gc8a6] Black solves Bc8 development problem via a6-f1 diagonal!} 8.
g3 $146 {This novelty idea is to prevent BB exchange.} ({Worth of attetion} 8.
e4 $1 Ba6 9. Qc2 Bxf1 {and here not} 10. Rxf1 $6 $132 {-see detailed commented
game 1-0 Topalov,V-Lautier,J/Monaco 2000/CBM 75 (25)[Tsesarsky,I]} ({but} 10.
Nxf1 $1 $14)) 8... O-O (8... Bb7 9. Bg2 O-O 10. Nb3 Nbd7 11. O-O h6 12. Bxf6
Bxf6 13. Rfd1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Tunik,G-Poluljahov,A/Smolensk RUS 2000/The Week in
Chess 285 (24)}) 9. Bg2 Ba6 10. Qc2 Nd5 {[%cal Ga6e2]} 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. a3 $6
$132 ({Interesting is} 12. Ne4 $5 {[%cal Ge4c5] protecting Pe2 and preparing
0-0.} f5 13. Nc3 Nd7 14. O-O $14) 12... c5 $1 {Getting rid from the weakness.}
13. dxc5 (13. e4 Nf6 14. dxc5 Rc8 $11) 13... Rc8 14. Ne4 f5 $5 15. Nc3 Nxc3 (
15... Rxc5 16. Nxd5 exd5 (16... Rxd5 17. Nd4 $1 $16) 17. Qd2 Qe4 $5 18. Nh4 Qe5
19. Rd1 $14) 16. Qxc3 Rxc5 17. Qe3 Nc6 18. O-O Rd8 19. Rac1 Rxc1 (19... e5 $11)
20. Rxc1 Qd6 {Position is equal, but ELO rating difference moves White to play
for winning, draw will not satisfy White.} 21. h4 h6 (21... Rd7 $11) 22. b4 Bb5
23. Bf1 Ba4 (23... e5 24. Qb3+ Qd5 $11) 24. Rc3 Ne7 (24... Bb5 $11) 25. Qe5 Nc6
26. Qxd6 Rxd6 {After QQ exchange position evaluation is the same: equality.}
27. e3 Bd1 $1 {[%cal Gd1f3][%mdl 256] good reply!} (27... Kf8 28. b5 $16) (
27... Kf7 $5 28. b5 Ne7 29. Rc7 Kf6 30. Rxa7 $14) 28. Kg2 Bxf3+ $1 (28... g5 $6
29. hxg5 Bxf3+ 30. Kxf3 hxg5 31. Bb5 Ne5+ 32. Ke2 a5 33. bxa5 bxa5 34. Rc8+ Kf7
35. Ra8 $16) 29. Kxf3 Ne5+ 30. Ke2 Rc6 $1 31. Rxc6 Nxc6 {this endgame is drawn.
White has certain initiative, enough only for draw...} 32. Kd3 Ne5+ 33. Kd4
Nf3+ 34. Kc3 Kf7 35. Bg2 Ne5 36. Kd4 Kf6 37. f4 Nf7 38. h5 Nd6 39. a4 Nf7 40.
e4 fxe4 $1 (40... e5+ $6 41. Kd5 exf4 42. gxf4 fxe4 43. Bxe4 Nd8 44. Bc2 (44.
Kd6 Ne6 $15) 44... Ne6 45. Ke4 a5 46. b5 Nc7 47. Bb3 $16) 41. Bxe4 Nd6 {
White K can't pass the 5-th line.} 42. g4 Nf7 43. Bd3 Nd6 44. g5+ {This P
sakrifice leads to draw by force.} ({or} 44. Bg6 Nb7 $11) 44... hxg5 45. fxg5+
Kxg5 46. Ke5 Ne8 47. Kxe6 Nf6 48. Kd6 Kxh5 49. Kc6 g5 50. Bf1 Kg4 51. Kb7 Kf3
52. Bh3 g4 53. Bxg4+ Kxg4 54. Kxa7 Nd5 55. a5 bxa5 56. bxa5 Kf5 57. Kb7 Nb4 58.
a6 Nxa6 59. Kxa6 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 12th"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "1999.12.01"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Delchev, Aleksander"]
[Black "Pavasovic, Dusko"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2521"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "1999.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bulgaria"]
[BlackTeam "Slovenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BUL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SLO"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 e6 4. Qc2 Nf6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. Qxc4 Be7 (6... h6 7. Bxf6
Qxf6 8. e4 Nd7 9. Nc3 a5 10. Be2 Qd8 11. O-O Be7 12. Rad1 $14 {1-0 Krasenkow,
M-Volkov,S/Polish TV KO, Swidnica POL 1997 (49)}) (6... b5 7. Qc2 Bb7 (7... Be7
8. e4 O-O 9. Bd3 $14) 8. Bxf6 gxf6 (8... Qxf6 9. Nbd2 Nd7 10. e3 a6 11. a4 Bb4
12. Bd3 $14) 9. e3 (9. e4 $5 Rg8 10. Nc3 $14) 9... Nd7 10. Nbd2 $14 (10. Be2 a6
11. a4 b4 12. Nbd2 c5 $11 {0-1 Ivanov,S-Kharlov,A/Russian Club Cup, Maikop RUS
1998 (35)})) (6... Qb6 7. Nbd2 $1 Qxb2 8. Rb1 Qa3 9. e4 b6 (9... Be7 10. Qc2
O-O 11. Nc4 $16) 10. Qc2 Ba6 (10... Bb4 11. Bd3 $36) 11. Bc4 $1 $14 {1-0
Sakaev,K-Tregubov,P/ch-RUS, St Petersburg RUS 1998 (29).} (11. Nc4 $6 Bb4+ 12.
Bd2 Bxd2+ 13. Nfxd2 Qe7 14. Bd3 $44)) 7. Nbd2 (7. e3 O-O (7... b6 8. Nc3 (8.
Qc2 Bb7 9. Nc3 Nbd7 10. Rd1 Rc8 11. Be2 Nd5 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. O-O
O-O 15. Qa4 a5 16. a3 $132 {1/2-1/2 Shchekachev,A-Poluljahov,A/Moscow RUS 1999
(46)}) 8... Ba6 (8... O-O 9. Be2 Nd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Rc1 Ba6 12. Nxd5 exd5
13. Qb3 Bxe2 14. Kxe2 Qe6 15. Rhd1 Nd7 16. Kf1 Rfc8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Ksieski,
Z-Matlak,M/Suwalki POL 1999 (31)}) 9. Qa4 Bxf1 10. Rxf1 O-O 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12.
Ke2 (12. O-O-O b5 13. Qc2 Na6 14. Kb1 Nb4 15. Qe2 Qa5 16. Nd2 Be7 17. f4 Nd5
18. Rc1 $132 {1/2-1/2 Poluljahov,A-Beshukov,S/Krasnodar RUS 1999 (39)}) 12...
c5 13. Rfd1 cxd4 14. Ne4 e5 15. exd4 exd4 16. Nxf6+ Qxf6 17. Qxd4 $11 {1/2-1/2
Atalik,S-Krasenkow,M/Elista RUS 1998 (19)}) 8. Be2 (8. Bd3 h6 (8... Na6 9. O-O
c5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Bc2 f5 13. Rd1 Qc7 14. Nc3 a5 15. e4 fxe4
16. Nxe4 b5 17. Qe2 $16 {[%csl Rg8] 1-0 Khenkin,I-Tregubov,P/Koszalin POL 1999
(34)}) (8... Nbd7 9. O-O h6 10. Bh4 $14) 9. Bxf6 (9. Bh4 $5 $14) 9... Bxf6 10.
Nc3 Nd7 11. Rd1 Qe7 (11... Qa5 12. O-O Rd8 13. b4 Qh5 14. Ne4 Be7 $14) 12. Bb1
e5 (12... g6 13. O-O Bg7 $11) 13. O-O (13. d5 $5) 13... exd4 14. exd4 Nb6 15.
Qd3 g6 16. Rfe1 Qb4 17. Qd2 Bg7 (17... Nc4 $4 18. Qxh6 Nxb2 (18... Bg7 19. Qh4
Nxb2 20. Ng5 Rd8 21. Nxf7 $1 $18) 19. Bxg6 fxg6 20. Ng5 {1-0 Kramnik,V-Lautier,
J/Tilburg NED 1998 (24)} (20. Qxg6+ $2 Bg7 21. Ng5 Bf5 $19)) 18. a3 (18. Ne5 $5
) 18... Qd6 19. Ne4 Qc7 $132) 8... Qa5+ 9. Nc3 Nbd7 10. O-O e5 11. Ne4 exd4 12.
Qxd4 Qb6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk,V-Anand,V/Las Palmas 1996/CBM 57/ (29)}) (7. Nc3
O-O 8. e4 h6 9. Bh4 Qb6 10. Rb1 $14) 7... b6 8. e4 $14 Ba6 9. Qc2 Bxf1 10. Nxf1
O-O 11. Ng3 (11. Rd1 $14) (11. N1d2 $5 $14) 11... c5 12. dxc5 bxc5 13. O-O {
[%csl Rc5]} Nfd7 (13... Nc6 14. Rfd1 Nd7 15. Bf4 $14) 14. Bxe7 (14. Bf4 Nc6 15.
Rfd1 $14) 14... Qxe7 15. e5 Nc6 16. Qe4 (16. Rfe1 $14) 16... Rfc8 (16... Nb4
17. Rfd1 Rfd8 18. a3 Nd5 19. Rd2 N7b6 20. Rad1 $14) 17. Rad1 (17. h4 $2 Rab8
$17 {[%cal Gb8b4]}) (17. Rac1 Rab8 18. b3 $14) 17... Nf8 (17... Rab8 18. b3 (
18. Rd2 Rb4 19. Qe3 Nd4 $11) 18... Rb4 19. Qe2 Nd4 20. Nxd4 cxd4 21. f4 Nb6 22.
f5 Nd5 23. f6 gxf6 24. Qg4+ Kf8 25. exf6 Nxf6 26. Qh4 Ng8 27. Qxh7 $14) 18. Nd2
(18. Rd2 Nb4 19. a3 Nd5 20. Rfd1 $14 {[%csl Rc5][%cal Gh2h4]}) 18... Rab8 19.
Nc4 Nd4 20. Ne2 (20. Rd2 Rd8 21. Rfd1 $14) 20... Qb7 $1 21. Ng3 $6 $11 {
The recognition of a mistake on the previous move or silent proposal of draw?}
(21. Qg4 Qa6 22. b3 Qxa2 23. Nxd4 cxd4 24. Nd6 Rc7 25. Rxd4 Qxb3 $17) (21. Nc3
$5 Rd8 22. Rd2 Ng6 23. Rfd1 $14) 21... Qa6 $1 ({Black don't want come back} 
21... Qe7 $6) 22. Qd3 Rd8 23. Ne4 Qxa2 (23... Ng6 24. Nxc5 (24. f4 Nc6 25. Ned6
(25. Qc2 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 Qxa2 $17 {[%csl Rf4]}) 25... Qxa2 $15) 24... Qb5 25. Nb3
Nf4 26. Nxd4 Rxd4 27. Qxd4 Ne2+ 28. Kh1 Nxd4 29. Rxd4 $11) 24. Ra1 (24. Nxc5
Nf3+ 25. Qxf3 Qxc4 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27. Nb7 Rd3 28. Nd6 Rxf3 29. Nxc4 $11) 24...
Qb3 25. Qxb3 Nxb3 26. Rxa7 Rd4 (26... Ng6 $11) 27. Ned6 {The are no advantage
for both of the sides, nevertheless opponents play up to the end...} Nd2 28.
Nxd2 Rxd2 29. Rc7 (29. Rxf7 Rbxb2 30. Rc7 Rbc2 31. g3 (31. Ne8 Rd7 $11) 31...
Re2 32. Ne8 $11) 29... f6 30. Nc4 Rc2 31. Ne3 Rcxb2 32. exf6 R2b7 (32... gxf6
33. Rxc5 $11) 33. Rxg7+ Rxg7 34. fxg7 Kxg7 35. Rc1 Nd7 36. Kf1 Rb2 (36... Kf6
37. f4 $11) 37. Nc4 Ra2 38. Nd6 Ne5 39. Ne4 (39. Rxc5 Rxf2+ 40. Kxf2 Nd3+ 41.
Ke3 Nxc5 42. Kd4 Nd7 $11) 39... c4 40. Rc3 (40. g3 h5 41. h4 Kg6 $11) 40... Kg6
41. h3 Rb2 42. Nc5 Kf6 43. Ra3 Nc6 44. g4 Rb5 45. Ne4+ Ke5 46. Re3 Kd4 47. Nc3
Rb3 48. Ne2+ Kc5 49. Rxe6 Rxh3 50. Kg2 (50. f4 c3 51. Kg2 Rd3 52. Nxc3 Rxc3 53.
Rh6 $11) 50... Rd3 51. Rh6 Rd7 52. Nc3 Ne5 53. Rh5 Kb4 54. Na2+ Ka3 55. Nc3
Nxg4 56. Rb5 Rd3 57. Ne4 c3 (57... h6 58. Rh5 Kb4 59. Rh4 Ne5 60. Rxh6 Rd4 61.
f3 $11) 58. Nc5 Rd2 59. Rb3+ Ka2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Las Palmas"]
[Site "Las Palmas"]
[Date "1996.12.19"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1996.12.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Qa4+ c6 (4... Nd7 5. e4 c5 6. Bxc4 cxd4 7.
Nxd4 Qb6 $5 8. Nb3 Bd6 9. Be3 Qc7 10. Nc3 a6 11. Rc1 {White is slightly better,
Piket,J-Lautier,J/Match, Monaco 1996}) 5. Qxc4 Nf6 6. Bg5 $146 (6. g3 Nbd7 (
6... a6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. Nc3 b5 9. Qb3 O-O 10. O-O Bb7 11. Rd1 Nbd7 12. Ne5 Rc8
13. a4 Qc7 14. Bf4 Qb6 15. a5 Qa7 16. Bh3 c5 17. Nxd7 Nxd7 18. d5 c4 19. Qc2
Bxd5 20. Nxd5 exd5 21. Rxd5 Nf6 22. Be3 $14 {0-1 Nemeth,M-Kiss,F/Budapest FS02
IMW 1994 (34)}) 7. Bg2 e5 $6 8. dxe5 Nxe5 $4 9. Nxe5 Qa5+ 10. Nc3 Qxe5 11.
Bxc6+ Bd7 12. Bxb7 (12. Bf4 $18) 12... Rd8 13. Bf4 Qf5 14. Bc7 Bc5 15. O-O O-O
16. Bxd8 {1-0 Ilivitsky G-Aronin L/Ch URS, Moscow 1952 (21)}) 6... Be7 7. e3 (
7. Nc3 $5) 7... O-O 8. Be2 Qa5+ 9. Nc3 Nbd7 10. O-O e5 {After this standard
continuation the play is approximately even} 11. Ne4 $5 (11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Ne4
exd4 (12... Be7 13. Rfd1 Nb6 14. Qc2 f5 15. Ned2 e4 16. Nc4 Qb4 17. Nxb6 (17.
a3 Qa4 18. b3 Qb5 19. Nxb6 Qxb6 20. Bc4+ Kh8 21. Ne5 Qc7 22. Nf7+ Kg8 23. Ne5+
$11)) 13. Nxd4 (13. Nxf6+ Nxf6 14. Nxd4 Qb6 15. Qc2 Re8 16. Rfd1 Bg4 $11) 13...
Be5 14. Rfd1 $11) (11. Rfd1 exd4 12. Qxd4 Rd8 13. Rac1 (13. e4 $6 Nc5 14. b4 (
14. Qe3 Ne6 15. Rxd8+ Bxd8 16. Rd1 Bb6 17. Qd2 Nxg5 18. Nxg5 Bg4 $17) (14. Qe5
Be6 15. Nd4 Bd6 $6 (15... Nfd7 16. Qg3 Bxg5 17. Qxg5 Qb6 18. Rd2 h6 19. Qh4 Ne5
20. Rad1 Ng6 21. Qg3 Bxa2 $1 22. Bh5 (22. Nxa2 Nxe4 23. Qe3 Nxd2 24. Rxd2 c5
25. Nf3 (25. Nb5 Rxd2 26. Qxd2 Rd8 27. Qc2 Nf4 28. Bf1 a6 29. Nbc3 Qe6 $17 (
29... Qd6 30. Ne4 Qg6 (30... Qd1 31. Qxd1 Rxd1 32. Nac3 $14) 31. f3 $15)))
22... Kh7 23. e5 (23. b4 $6 Nb3 $17) (23. Nxa2 $2 Nxe4 24. Bxg6+ fxg6 25. Qf4
Nxd2 26. Rxd2 c5 27. Nf3 Qxb2 $19) 23... Bc4 $15) 16. Nxc6 Qc7 (16... Bxe5 17.
Nxa5 Rxd1+ 18. Nxd1 Nfxe4 19. Be3 $11) 17. Rxd6 Rxd6 18. Nb5 Qxc6 19. Nxd6
Nfxe4 20. Nxe4 Qxe4 21. Qxe4 Nxe4 22. Be3 $14) 14... Rxd4 15. bxa5 Rxd1+ 16.
Rxd1 h6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. e5 Be7 19. Nd4 Ne6 20. Nxe6 Bxe6 21. Rb1 Rb8 22. Bf3
Bg5 $17) 13... Nc5 14. Qh4 Be6 15. Nd4 (15. b4 Rxd1+ 16. Rxd1 Qa3 17. bxc5 Qxc3
18. Bd3 h6 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Qe4 g6 $17) 15... h6 16. Nxe6 Nxe6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6
$11) 11... exd4 (11... Nxe4 12. Bxe7 Re8 13. Bb4 Qb6 14. Rad1 {White's
position is preferable}) 12. Qxd4 Qb6 13. Rfd1 Re8 (13... h6 14. Bh4 c5 15. Qd3
Rd8 16. Qc2 g5 17. Bxg5 hxg5 18. Nexg5 {[%cal Ge2c4]} Rf8 19. Bc4 {[%cal Gc2g6]
} Kg7 20. Bxf7 $1 Rxf7 21. Rxd7 $3 Bxd7 22. Ne5 Be6 (22... Kf8 23. Ngxf7 $1 (
23. Qg6 $2 Rg7 $1 (23... Be6 24. Nexf7 $16) 24. Nxd7+ Kg8 (24... Nxd7 25. Ne6+
$18) 25. Qxg7+ (25. Nxb6 Rxg6 26. Nxa8 Rxg5 $15) 25... Kxg7 26. Nxb6 axb6 $15)
23... Qe6 24. Qg6 Ng4 (24... Ba4 25. b3 Bb5 26. Rd1 $18) 25. Nxd7+ Qxd7 26. Ng5
Bxg5 $8 27. Qxg5 {[%csl Rg4][%cal Gh2h3]} Re8 28. Qxc5+ $16) 23. Qg6+ Kf8 24.
Nexf7 $16) 14. Rac1 (14. Qxb6 axb6 15. Nd6 Bxd6 16. Rxd6 Ne4 17. Rdd1 Nxg5 18.
Nxg5 Ne5 $11) 14... h6 15. Bh4 Qxd4 (15... Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Qxb2 17. Bd3 $1 (17.
Bxe7 Qxe2) (17. Rc2 Qb4) 17... Kf8 18. Bxe7+ Rxe7 19. Qh7 $16 {[%csl Rf8]}) 16.
Rxd4 Nxe4 17. Rxe4 Kf8 (17... g5 18. Bg3 Nf6 19. Rd4 Be6 20. a3 Rad8 $11) 18.
a3 Nf6 19. Re5 g5 20. Bg3 Nh5 21. Nd4 Nxg3 22. hxg3 Rd8 {Black equalized} 23.
g4 Bf6 (23... c5 $5 24. Nf5 $1 (24. Rexc5 Bxc5 25. Rxc5 b6 $6 (25... Kg7 26.
Bf3 Kf6 27. Kh2 a5 28. Rc7 (28. Kg3) 28... Rd7 29. Rc5 a4 $15) 26. Rc7 Bd7 27.
Bf3 Rac8 28. Rxa7 Rc1+ 29. Kh2 $14) 24... Bf6 (24... Bxf5 25. Rxf5 Rd2 26. Bc4
f6 27. b3 Rad8 28. e4 $11) 25. Rexc5 Bxb2 26. R1c2 Bxa3 27. Rc7 Rb8 28. Ra2
Bxf5 29. Rxa3 Rd7 30. Rc5 Be6 31. Rxa7 Kg7 32. f3 b6 33. Rxd7 bxc5 34. Rc7 Rc8
(34... Rb2 35. Ba6 (35. Kf1 c4 36. Ke1 Kf6 37. Kd1 Ke5 38. Bxc4 Kd6 39. Bxe6
Kxc7 40. Bxf7 Rxg2 $11) 35... c4 36. Bc8 Bxc8 37. Rxc8 Rc2 38. Rc6 $11) 35.
Rxc8 Bxc8 36. Kf2 Kf6 37. e4 Ke5 38. Ke3 Be6 39. g3 f6 40. f4+ Kd6 41. Kd3 Kc6
42. Kc3 Kb6 43. Bd1 Kb5 44. Be2+ c4 45. Bf1 Kc5 46. Be2 $11) 24. Re4 Rd6 25.
Rc2 a5 26. Nf5 Bxf5 27. gxf5 Rad8 28. Rec4 Rd2 29. b3 Be7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 07th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.11.08"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aseev, Konstantin N"]
[Black "Klimov, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2533"]
[BlackElo "2416"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "1999.11.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Qa4+ c6 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qc2 Bb7 8.
Nbd2 Nbd7 9. Nb3 Qb6 10. Bg2 Rc8 (10... a5 11. a4 Bb4+ 12. Bd2 bxa4 13. Rxa4
Qb5 14. Ra1 a4 15. Nc1 c5 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. O-O Bxd2 18. Qxd2 Nfe4 19. Qe3 O-O
$11 {0-1 Akesson-Maksimenko/Politiken Cup, SW 1993 (37)}) (10... Bb4+ 11. Bd2
Bxd2+ 12. Nfxd2 (12. Qxd2 c5 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Nxc5 Qxc5 15. Rc1 Qb6 16. Qb4
Nd5 17. Qa3 a5 18. Qc5 b4 19. O-O Qa6 20. e4 Nf6 21. e5 Nd5 22. Ng5 Rc8 23. Qd4
O-O 24. Be4 (24. Qe4 g6 25. Qh4 h5 26. Ne4 (26. Bf3 Qd3 $11) 26... Rxc1 27.
Rxc1 Qe2 $132) 24... h6 25. Bh7+ Kh8 26. Rxc8 Bxc8 27. Bd3 Qc6 28. Ne4 Bb7 $11
{1/2-1/2 Sosonko,G-Sveshnikov,E/Bled 1997/EXP 57 (37)}) 12... c5 13. dxc5 Nxc5
14. Bxb7 Qxb7 15. O-O Nxb3 16. Nxb3 Rc8 17. Nc5 Qe7 18. b4 O-O 19. Qd3 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Lalic,B-Kuijf,M/Benasque op 1996 (23)}) (10... c5 11. dxc5 Nxc5 (11...
Bxc5 12. Nxc5 Nxc5 13. Be3 Qa5+ 14. Bd2 Qb6 15. O-O Nce4 16. Be3 Qa6 17. a4 O-O
18. axb5 Qxb5 19. Rxa7 Rxa7 20. Bxa7 Rc8 21. Qd3 $16 {1-0 Gheorghiu,F-Ammann,W/
Zurich SUI 1999 (42)}) 12. Be3 Rc8 13. Rc1 Be4 14. Qd2 Nd5 15. Bxc5 Bxc5 16.
Nxc5 Rxc5 17. Rxc5 Qxc5 18. O-O O-O $11) 11. O-O Be7 (11... c5 12. dxc5 Nxc5
13. Be3 Be4 14. Qd2 Be7 (14... Qb7 15. Rfc1 Nxb3 (15... Nfd7 16. Na5 Qa8 17. b4
Na6 18. Ne5 Rxc1+ 19. Rxc1 $16 {1-0 Gheorghiu,F-Ammann,W/Bern op (7) 1995 (24)}
) 16. Rxc8+ Qxc8 17. axb3 a6 18. Qa5 Bb7 19. Rc1 Qb8 20. Bd4 Bd6 $11) 15. Rfc1
O-O 16. Nxc5 Bxc5 17. Rxc5 Rxc5 18. b4 Rd5 19. Bxb6 Rxd2 20. Nxd2 Bxg2 21. Bxa7
Bb7 22. Nb3 $14 {1-0 Gheorghiu,F-Lustenberger,D/Lenk 1992 (50)}) 12. Be3 Nd5
13. Bg5 c5 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Rac1 O-O 16. Bxe7 Nxb3 17. Qxb3 Nxe7 $11 18. Ne5
Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Qb7+ (19... f6 20. Nd3 Rfd8 $11) 20. Qf3 Nd5 (20... Qxf3+ 21.
Kxf3 f6 22. Nd3 $14 {[%csl Rc5] White King allocated better than Black one.})
21. Rfd1 Rfd8 22. h4 (22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. e4 Nf6 24. Rd4 $11) 22... f6 (22...
Rxc1 23. Rxc1 f6 24. Nd3 Rc8 25. Rxc8+ Qxc8 26. e4 Nb6 $11) 23. Nd3 Qb6 24. h5
h6 $6 $14 (24... Rc4 25. h6 gxh6 26. Rxc4 bxc4 27. Qg4+ Kh8 28. Qxc4 $14) (
24... Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Qd4 $11) 25. Qe4 (25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26. e4 Ne7 27. e5 f5 (27...
Qc6 28. Qxc6 Nxc6 29. exf6 gxf6 30. Nc5 e5 (30... Rd8 31. Rc1 (31. Rxd8+ Nxd8
32. Kf3 $14)) 31. Rd6 Kf7 32. Ne4 $14) 28. Nf4 $14) 25... Ne7 26. Rxc8 Nxc8 (
26... Rxc8 27. Nf4 $14) 27. Rc1 e5 28. Rc6 $4 $19 Qb7 $4 $16 (28... f5 $1 29.
Rxb6 fxe4 30. Rxb5 exd3 31. exd3 Rxd3 32. Rxe5 Kf7 $19) 29. Nc5 Qf7 (29... Qa8
30. Rc7 Qxe4+ 31. Nxe4 a5 32. Nc5 Nb6 33. Rxg7+ (33. Ne6 Rd7 34. Rc5 Rd5) 33...
Kxg7 34. Ne6+ Kg8 35. Nxd8 Na4 36. Nc6 Nxb2 37. Nxa5 Nd1 38. Nb3 Nc3 39. Nc1
$16) 30. Ne6 $1 Re8 $8 31. Nc7 {White pieces allocated in very active positions
} f5 (31... Rd8 32. Nxb5 Qxa2 33. Rc7 Kh8 34. Qc6 (34. Qg6 Rg8 35. Nc3 Qe6 $11)
34... Qg8 (34... Nb6 35. Nd6 Qd5+ 36. Qxd5 Nxd5 37. Nf7+ Kg8 38. Rxa7 Rb8 39.
Nd6 Rxb2 40. Nf5 (40. Ra8+ Kh7 41. Nf7 g6 42. Ra7 gxh5 43. e4 Nc3 44. Rc7 Nd1
45. Nxe5+ Kg8 $11) 40... Rxe2 41. Rd7 Nb4 42. Rxg7+ Kf8 43. Rd7 e4 44. Nxh6 $16
)) 32. Qd5 Qxd5+ 33. Nxd5 Ne7 34. Nxe7+ (34. Re6 Kf7 35. Rxe5 Nxd5 36. Rxd5 $16
) 34... Rxe7 35. Rc5 a6 (35... b4 36. Rb5 Kf7 37. Rxb4 Kf6 38. e4 $16 (38. Kf3
Kg5 $44 {[%csl Rh5]})) 36. Rc6 Rd7 37. Rxa6 Rd2 38. e3 $2 $11 (38. b4 Rxe2 39.
Ra5 e4 (39... Kf7 40. a3 $1 (40. Kf3 Rb2 41. Rxb5 Rxa2 42. Rxe5 Kf6 43. Rb5 (
43. Rc5 Rb2 44. b5 Kg5 45. Ke3 Kxh5 46. Rxf5+ Kg4 47. Rc5 g5 $44) 43... Kg5 44.
Rb7 Ra3+ 45. Ke2 Kxh5 46. Rxg7 Rb3 47. Rb7 f4 (47... Kg4 48. b5 h5 49. b6 h4
50. gxh4 Kxh4 51. Rb8 (51. Rh7+ Kg4 52. b7 Kf4 $11) 51... Kg4 52. b7 Kf4 $11)
48. gxf4 Kg4 49. b5 Kxf4 50. b6 Ke4 51. Rb8 Rb2+ 52. Kf1 Kf3 53. Kg1 Rb1+ 54.
Kh2 Kxf2 55. b7 Rb2 56. Kh3 Rb3+ 57. Kh4 $18) 40... e4 41. Rxb5 Kf6 42. Ra5 $16
) 40. a3 (40. Kf1 Rd2 41. Rxb5 Rxa2 42. Rxf5 Rb2 43. b5 $16) 40... e3 41. Kf3
Rxf2+ 42. Kxe3 Ra2 43. Kd4 Kf7 44. Ke5 $16) 38... Rxb2 39. Re6 f4 $1 {Maybe
this move was missed by White.} (39... e4 $2 $16 40. Re5 b4 41. Rxf5 Rxa2 42.
Re5 b3 43. Rxe4 b2 44. Rb4 Kf7 45. Rb6 $1 (45. Kf3 $2 Ke6 46. e4 (46. Ke4 Ra4
$1 $19) 46... Kd6 47. Kf4 Kc5 48. Rb8 Kc4 49. Rb7 (49. e5 Ra4 50. e6 Kc3+ 51.
Kf3 (51. Ke5 Rb4 52. Rxb4 Kxb4 53. e7 b1=Q 54. e8=Q Qe1+ $19) 51... Ra8 52. Rb7
Kc2 53. Ke4 b1=Q 54. Rxb1 Kxb1 55. Kd5 Kc2 56. e7 Kd3 57. Ke6 Ke2 58. Kf7 Kxf2
59. Kxg7 (59. e8=Q Rxe8 60. Kxe8 Kxg3 61. Kf7 Kg4 62. Kg6 Kh4 $19)) 49... Kc3
50. Rc7+ Kd2 51. Rb7 Kc2 52. Rc7+ $11) 45... Ke7 46. Kf3 Kd7 47. Ke4 Kc7 48.
Rb3 Kd6 49. Kd4 b1=Q 50. Rxb1 Rxf2 51. Rb6+ $16) 40. Rxe5 fxe3 41. Rxe3 Rxa2
42. Rb3 Ra5 43. g4 Ra4 44. Kf3 b4 45. Ke4 Kf7 46. f4 Ke7 47. Kd5 Kf6 48. Kc4
Ke6 49. Kc5 Ra1 50. Rxb4 Rg1 51. Rb6+ Kf7 52. Rg6 Rf1 53. f5 Rf4 54. Kd5 Ra4
55. Ke5 Rb4 56. f6 Rb5+ 57. Kf4 gxf6 58. Rxh6 Kg7 59. Rg6+ Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 12th"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "1999.12.06"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Efimov, Igor"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "1999.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Italy"]
[BlackTeam "Netherlands"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ITA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NED"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. a3 c6 $5 {Black avoid
simplifications after promoting c5 Schwarz meiden die Vereinfachungen nach dem
Fortschritt Я5} (5... c5 $5 6. Nc3 $132 (6. b4 $6 cxb4 $5 $15 (6... cxd4 7.
Qxd4 dxc4 8. Bxc4 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Bb2 Nb6 $11 (10... Qb6 11. Qh4 Nd5 12. Qg3
Bf6 13. Bd4 Bxd4 14. Nxd4 N7f6 15. Nd2 Bd7 $11 {1-0 Kirby,J-Simpson,J/Mission
City 1993 (26)})))) (5... g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10.
Qe2 a6 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Bd2 b5 14. Ba2 Bb7 $11 {1-0 Hotari,
J-Siponen,E/Tampere Hervanta A 1992 (60)}) (5... Be7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O dxc4 8.
Bxc4 c5 9. Nc3 a6 (9... b6 10. Bd2 Bb7 $11) 10. e4 b5 11. Be2 (11. Bd3 cxd4 12.
Nxd4 Bb7 13. Bc2 $11) 11... b4 $17 (11... c4 $2 $132 {1-0 Schmitt,M-Elliott,J/
APCT Knight 0 (52)})) 6. Nbd2 Bd6 $11 7. Bd3 (7. b4 O-O 8. Bb2 b6 9. c5 $11 (9.
Bd3 $11)) 7... O-O 8. O-O e5 $5 9. cxd5 cxd5 (9... exd4 10. dxc6 $16) 10. dxe5
Nxe5 11. Nxe5 (11. Be2 $11) 11... Bxe5 12. Nf3 Bc7 13. h3 $6 $15 (13. Bd2 Bg4
14. h3 Bh5 15. Be2 Re8 (15... Qd6 16. Bb4 $18) 16. Bc3 (16. Nd4 Qd6 17. g3 Bxe2
18. Qxe2 Ne4 19. Nb5 (19. Bb4 Qh6 20. Qg4 (20. Kh2 Nxg3 21. fxg3 Rxe3 $19)
20... a5 21. Be1 Nf6 $17 {[%csl Rh3]}) 19... Qd7 20. Nxc7 Qxc7 21. Rac1 $11)
16... Ne4 17. Bd4 Qd6 18. Re1 (18. g4 Ng5 $1 $19) 18... Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Qh2+ 20.
Kf1 $132) 13... Ne4 14. Bd2 Re8 15. Rc1 $2 (15. Nd4 Qd6 16. f4 Qg6 17. Rf3 Bd7
18. Rc1 Rac8 $15) 15... Re6 $1 $17 16. Bc3 (16. Nd4 Rg6 $17 {[%csl Rg1][%cal
Gc8h3]}) 16... Bd7 17. Bb1 (17. Nd4 Rg6 $1 (17... Re8 $11) 18. Qh5 {[%tqu "En",
"?","","","d7h3","",10,"g6g5","",0]} Bxh3 $3 (18... Rg5 19. Qf3 Qe7 20. Ne2 Bc6
(20... Qd6 21. Nf4 $14) 21. Bb4 Qe5 22. Qf4 $14) 19. Bxe4 $1 (19. Qxh3 Rh6 20.
Qxh6 (20. Qf5 Bh2+ 21. Kh1 g6 $19) 20... gxh6 $19) 19... dxe4 20. Qxh3 Rh6 21.
Qg4 (21. Qf5 g6 22. Qg4 Rh4 $19) 21... Bh2+ $1 (21... Rh4 $2 22. Qxg7+ $1 (22.
Qf5 g6 23. Ne6 Qd6 $1 $19) 22... Kxg7 23. Ne6+ Kg6 24. Nxd8 Bh2+ 25. Kh1 Rxd8
26. Rfd1 $11) 22. Kh1 Be5+ 23. Kg1 Rh4 24. Qf5 Bh2+ 25. Kh1 Bc7+ 26. Kg1 g6 $19
27. Qb5 Rh1+ 28. Kxh1 Qh4+ 29. Kg1 Qh2#) 17... Rg6 18. Be5 $4 $19 {Enabling
the opponent to execute of crushing attacks Ermöglichend dem Gegner den
vernichtenden Sturmangriff zu verwirklichen} (18. Kh1 Bxh3 $1 {Theme impact
Den thematischen Schlag} (18... Bb5 19. Bd3 Bxd3 20. Qxd3 Rc6 21. Qd4 Nxc3 22.
Rxc3 Bb6 23. Qd3 Rxc3 24. Qxc3 $11) 19. gxh3 Qd7 20. Ng1 Rxg1+ 21. Kxg1 Qxh3
22. f4 Qxe3+ 23. Kg2 Qg3+ 24. Kh1 Qh3+ 25. Kg1 Nxc3 26. Rxc3 Bb6+ 27. Rf2 Bxf2+
28. Kxf2 Qh2+ 29. Kf1 Qh1+ 30. Ke2 Re8+ 31. Kd2 Qh2+ 32. Kc1 Qxf4+ 33. Kc2 $17)
18... Bxh3 $1 19. Bxc7 (19. Rxc7 Rxg2+ 20. Kh1 Nxf2+ 21. Rxf2 Rxf2 $19) 19...
Bxg2 $1 {Offensive surprise Die unangenehme Überraschung} (19... Rxg2+ $2 20.
Kh1 Qf6 21. Bxe4 (21. Be5 Qe6 {[%cal Gg2f2,Gg2g6]} 22. Bxe4 dxe4 23. Bf4 exf3
24. Qxf3 Rg6 25. Rg1 Bf5 $19) (21. Rc2 Qg6 22. Rg1 Qg4 {[%cal Gg2g1]} 23. Nd4
Qxd1 24. Rxd1 Nxf2+ 25. Rxf2 Rxf2 $17) 21... dxe4 22. Ne1 (22. Ng1 Qh6 23. Bf4
g5 24. Qd6 Qh5 25. Bh2 Rg4 26. Nxh3 Qxh3 27. Qg3 Rxg3 $19) 22... Rxf2 (22...
Rg6 23. Rg1 Rh6 24. Bh2 Qxf2 25. Qc2 $132) 23. Rxf2 Qxf2 24. Qd4 Qf1+ 25. Kh2
Bf5 $15 {[%csl Rh2]}) 20. Bg3 (20. Bxd8 $2 Bxf3+ 21. Kh2 Rh6+ 22. Kg1 Rh1#)
20... Bxf1 21. Kxf1 Nxg3+ 22. fxg3 Rxg3 23. Kf2 Rh3 24. Qd4 Qd6 (24... Rh5 $5
25. Ba2 Rf5 26. Rd1 (26. Rh1 {[%cal Ga2b1]} h6 27. Rd1 Qc7 28. Kg2 Rd8 $17)
26... Qc7 27. Kg2 Rd8 $17) 25. Rg1 g6 26. Qg4 (26. Bf5 Rh6 (26... Rh5 27. Bg4
Rh6 28. e4 Rd8 29. exd5 Qxd5 30. Qe3 Kg7 31. Qc3+ f6 32. Qc7+ Kh8 33. Re1 Rf8
34. Re7 Qb3 35. Qc1 (35. Qxb7 Qxb7 36. Rxb7 f5 $19) 35... g5 36. Bf5 Qb6+ 37.
Kg2 Rg8 38. Qc7 Qxc7 39. Rxc7 g4 40. Nd4 $44) 27. e4 Rd8 28. exd5 Qxd5 (28...
Rh5 29. Bb1 Rxd5 30. Qxa7 Qf4 $19) 29. Qe3 Kg7 30. Qc3+ f6 31. Qe3 Rf8 32. Be6
Qb5 $17) 26... Rh6 27. Qg5 Kg7 28. Rd1 (28. Nd4 Rh2+ 29. Rg2 Rxg2+ 30. Kxg2 Kh8
$19) 28... Rh5 29. Qf4 Qb6 (29... Qxf4 30. exf4 Rd8 $19) 30. Qd4+ (30. Ba2
Qxb2+ 31. Rd2 Qxa3 32. Bxd5 Qe7 $19) (30. b4 a5 $17) 30... Qxd4 31. Rxd4 (31.
exd4 Rc8 $19) 31... Rc8 32. Rd2 Rc5 {Black have the won position.
Implementation of advantage - matter of time Schwarz haben die gewonnene
Position. Die Realisation des Vorteiles - die Frage der Zeit} 33. Kg2 Kf6 34.
Ba2 Ke7 35. Bb3 Rf5 36. Bc2 Rf6 37. Ne5 Re6 38. Nd3 Rxc2 39. Rxc2 Rxe3 {
Transformation of advantage Die Transformation des Vorteiles} 40. Nf4 Kd6 41.
Rd2 Re5 42. Kf3 h5 43. b4 (43. Nd3 Rf5+ 44. Kg3 Rg5+ (44... f6 $19) 45. Kf3 h4
$19) 43... Rf5 44. Kg3 Rg5+ 45. Kf3 Rf5 46. Kg3 Re5 47. Kf3 h4 48. Nd3 Rg5 49.
a4 $6 (49. Nc5 $5 Kc6 (49... Rf5+ 50. Kg4 b6 51. Ne4+ Ke5 52. Nc3 Rf4+ 53. Kg5
Rf3 54. Nxd5 h3 55. Nc7 (55. a4 h2 $19 {[%csl Rd5]}) 55... Rg3+ (55... Rxa3 56.
Re2+ Kd4 57. Nb5+ Kd3 58. Rh2 Ra4 59. Rxh3+ Kc4 60. Nd6+ Kxb4 61. Nxf7 $44) 56.
Kh4 Rxa3 57. Nb5 $15 {[%csl Ra7,Rh3]}) 50. Nd3 f6 $19 (50... Rg3+ 51. Kf2 f6 (
51... f5 52. Nf4 g5 53. Nxd5 Rxa3 54. Ne7+ Kb5 55. Nxf5 Kxb4 56. Rd4+ Kc5 57.
Rg4 $15) 52. Nf4 Rg5 53. Ne6 Re5 54. Nd4+ Kd7 $19)) 49... Rg3+ 50. Kf2 Rg4 51.
Re2 Re4 52. Rc2 Rc4 53. Re2 Rd4 54. Ne5 (54. Ke3 Re4+ 55. Kf3 Rxe2 56. Kxe2 g5
57. Kf3 f5 $19) 54... Rf4+ 55. Kg2 f6 56. Nd3 Rd4 57. Re3 g5 58. a5 g4 59. Kf2
f5 60. Ne5 Rf4+ 61. Kg2 Rxb4 62. Nf7+ Kc5 63. Re2 f4 64. Rc2+ Rc4 65. Rb2 f3+
66. Kf2 Rc3 0-1

[Event "Elgoibar 10th"]
[Site "Elgoibar"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Del Rio de Angelis, Salvador Gabriel"]
[Black "Korneev, Oleg"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2467"]
[BlackElo "2619"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2000.11.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxc4 5. e3 $6 $15 {Worst continuation in
this position.} (5. e4 $142 $5 $11 b5 ({Well is po play also} 5... c5 $5 6. Nc3
(6. e5 h6 7. Bh4 g5 8. exf6 gxh4 9. Nc3 Rg8 $15 {0-1 Kirsi,V-Huuskonen,V/cr
ch-SF 1994(28)}) 6... Qb6 7. Bxc4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 Qxd4 9. Nxd4 a6 10. O-O Nbd7 11.
Be2 Bb4 $132 {1/2-1/2 Popova,T-Shumiakina,T/URS-chW Podolsk 1990(52)}) (5...
Be7 $6 6. Nc3 c6 7. Bxc4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Jablonski,R-Damme,L/cr we Hkl 1992 (36)})
(5... Nbd7 $6 6. Bxc4 Be7 7. Qc2 O-O 8. O-O b6 9. Nbd2 $14 {1-0 Sigrist,
R-Artis,S/FALL95-U1900C 1995 (41)}) (5... h6 $6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Nc3 Bb4 8. Bxc4
O-O 9. O-O Nd7 10. e5 Qd8 11. a3 Be7 12. Qe2 $14 {1-0 Archambault,P-Guenzel,S/
cr Casual Compuserve 1996 (38)}) 6. a4 c6 7. e5 (7. axb5 cxb5 8. e5 h6 9. Bh4
g5 10. Nxg5 hxg5 11. Bxg5 Be7 $1 (11... Nbd7 $6 12. Be2 $6 (12. Qf3 Rb8 13.
exf6 $14) 12... Bb7 13. Bf3 $132 {1-0 Rodgard,J-Rahman,Z/Manila olm 1992 (43)})
12. exf6 (12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. exf6 Nc6 $15) 12... Bb4+ 13. Bd2 Bxd2+ 14. Qxd2 Nc6
$132) (7. Nc3 Qb6 $15) 7... h6 8. Bd2 (8. Bh4 $5 g5 9. Nxg5 Bb4+ 10. Nc3 (10.
Ke2 $4 hxg5 11. Bxg5 Qd5 $1 $19 (11... Nbd7 $132 {1/2-1/2 Yrjoelae,J-Pyhaelae,
A/Unknown 1985 (31)})) 10... hxg5 11. Bxg5 Bxc3+ (11... Nbd7 12. Qf3 $16) 12.
bxc3 Qa5 13. Bxf6 Qxc3+ 14. Ke2 Qb2+ $132) 8... Nd5 (8... Ne4 {-see commented
game 1-0 Yermolinsky,A-Kaidanov,G(43)}) 9. axb5 (9. b3 cxb3 10. axb5 b2 11. Ra2
cxb5 12. Bxb5+ Bd7 13. Rxb2 $11) 9... cxb5 10. b3 Nb6 11. bxc4 bxc4 12. Bxc4
Nxc4 13. Qa4+ Qd7 14. Qxc4 $132 {1/2-1/2 Hebden,M-Muir,A/BCF ch Eastbourne ,
EXT 1990 (33)}) ({The best move in this position is} 5. Qa4+ {-mainline}) 5...
b5 $1 $15 {After this move it is not so easy for White to justify P sacrifice.
Except of this move Black can equalize by:} (5... c5 {[%cal Gc5d4] this move
promises to Black good future.} 6. Nc3 a6 7. a4 cxd4 8. exd4 Bb4 9. Bxc4 {
0-1 Janowski,D-Capablanca,J/New York 1918 (55) -in style of Queen Gambit
Variation.}) ({or} 5... Bb4+ 6. Nbd2 Qd5 7. Bxf6 gxf6 8. Qc2 b5 (8... Nc6 9.
Bxc4 Bxd2+ 10. Kxd2 Qh5 11. Be2 $132 {0-1 Opocensky,K-Canal,E/Venice 1948 (42)}
) 9. a4 c6 10. axb5 cxb5 11. b3 c3 12. Ne4 Nd7 13. Nxc3 $132) 6. Be2 ({Or} 6.
a4 c6 7. Be2 (7. axb5 $6 cxb5 8. Be2 Bb7 9. O-O a6 10. b3 cxb3 11. Qxb3 {
this position is similar - like position from this game.} Nbd7 $17 {0-1
Szollosy,L-Lukacs,P/Solymar 1996 (33)}) 7... Nbd7 8. O-O Qb6 9. axb5 $6 (9. b3
cxb3 10. axb5 cxb5 11. Qxb3 b4 $15) 9... cxb5 10. b3 cxb3 11. Qxb3 (11. Nc3 $6
b2 $17 {1-0 Murzin,L-Galliamova Ivanchuk,A/Nabereznye Chelny 1993 (64)}) 11...
b4 $15) 6... c6 7. O-O a6 8. a4 Bb7 9. b3 cxb3 10. Qxb3 Be7 (10... Nbd7 11. Nc3
Be7 12. Rfc1 O-O $15 {0-1 Arroyo,E-Sakaev,K/Oviedo rapid45 1992 (23)}) 11. Nbd2
{Black can be satisfied by opening: White didn't equalize...} (11. Na3 O-O 12.
Nc4 Nbd7 13. Nfe5 Rb8 $17 {1-0 Hanko,P-Bojkovic,N/Bled SLO 1999 (40)}) 11...
Nbd7 12. e4 (12. Rfc1 O-O $15) 12... h6 13. Bh4 $6 $17 (13. Be3 $142 O-O $15)
13... g5 $1 (13... O-O $5 14. e5 Nd5 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Ne4 Nf4 $17) 14. Bg3 Nh5
$17 {[%csl Rg3][%cal Gh5g3] White hasn't any compensation for P lack.} 15. Nc4
(15. Rad1 Nxg3 16. fxg3 Rb8 $17) 15... O-O (15... Nxg3 $17) 16. Ne3 (16. e5
Nxg3 17. fxg3 g4 $17) 16... Nxg3 17. fxg3 Bf6 ({Interesting also} 17... c5 $1 {
with immediate center attack.} 18. axb5 axb5 19. Rxa8 Bxa8 20. d5 c4 21. Qxb5
Bc5 $19) 18. e5 Bg7 19. Bd3 $6 $19 {Position of White is hopeless.} (19. Rac1
$17) 19... c5 20. Bb1 (20. axb5 cxd4 21. Nc2 (21. Ng4 axb5 $19 {[%csl Re5]
[%cal Gb7f3]}) 21... Nc5 22. Qc4 Nxd3 23. Qxd3 axb5 $19) 20... c4 (20... cxd4
$19) 21. Qb2 Qb6 22. a5 Qa7 23. Qc2 f5 24. exf6 Nxf6 25. Qg6 Bxf3 26. Rxf3 Qxd4
27. Ra2 g4 28. Rf4 Qxe3+ 29. Raf2 Rad8 0-1

[Event "GER-ch 71st"]
[Site "Altenkirchen"]
[Date "1999.11.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Huebner, Robert"]
[Black "Mueller, Karsten"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2533"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "1999.11.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 (1... e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. O-O
Be7 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 h6 (9... Bf5 10. Nb3 Be7 11. Be3 O-O 12. Nfd4 Bg6 13.
Nxc6 bxc6 14. Rc1 $14 {1-0 Ilinsky,V-Stokstad,P/Gausdal International (2) 1991
(74)}) (9... O-O 10. Ne1 (10. a3 a5 11. Nb3 Bb6 12. Nbd4 Re8 13. Be3 a4 14. Rc1
Bd7 15. Qd3 h6 16. h3 Ne4 17. Kh2 h5 18. Rcd1 Ra5 $132 {time. 0-1 Platonov,
I-Dementiev,O/URS-ch38 Riga 1970 (35)}) 10... Re8 11. Nd3 Bb6 12. Nf4 Bf5 13.
h3 Nd4 14. Nf3 Bc2 15. Qe1 Nf5 16. Kh2 Ne4 17. g4 Ne7 18. Nd2 Ba5 19. f3 Nf6
20. Kh1 g5 $17 {0-1 Dieks,D-Nunn,J/Amsterdam IBM-B 1975 (23)}) 10. Nb3 Bb6 11.
Nbd4 O-O 12. b3 Re8 13. Bb2 Ne4 14. Rc1 Bd7 15. e3 Rc8 16. Qd3 Qf6 (16... Nb4
17. Qb1 Qe7 $132 (17... Rxc1 $6 18. Rxc1 Qe7 {[%csl Rf2][%cal Ge4f2]} 19. Re1
$1 Nc6 20. Nxc6 bxc6 21. Ne5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Wilde,P-Arnold,L/BL2-S 1994 (27)}))
17. Qe2 Qg6 $132) 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 e6 4. Nbd2 Nf6 5. g3 c5 $5 {Tempo loss Is
compensated by Nbd2...} 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bg2 Nc6 8. O-O Be7 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Nb3
{This position was played many times with 0-0 of Black instead of tempo loss
at 5 move. Black has good position.} (10. a3 O-O 11. b4 Bb6 12. Bb2 Re8 13. Nb3
Qe7 14. b5 Na5 15. Nxa5 Bxa5 16. e3 Bf5 17. Qa4 Bb6 18. Qf4 Be4 19. Bxf6 Qxf6
20. Qxf6 gxf6 21. Rfd1 $14 {1-0 Mochalov,E-Koutsin,S/Kiev Platonov 1995/CBM 51/
[Hecht] (81)}) 10... Bb6 {[%csl Gd4]} (10... Bd6 11. Bg5 Be6 12. Nbd4 h6 13.
Be3 O-O 14. Rc1 $14) 11. Qd3 (11. Bg5 O-O 12. e3 Be6 13. Rc1 Rc8 $11) 11... O-O
12. Be3 Bxe3 (12... Bg4 13. Bxb6 Qxb6 14. Nfd4 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 (15. Qxd4 Bxe2 16.
Rfe1 Bc4 $17) 15... Rac8 (15... Qxb2 16. Rfb1 $18) 16. b3 Bh5 17. Rfc1 Bg6 18.
Qd1 Be4 $132) 13. Qxe3 Re8 14. Qd3 Bg4 (14... Qe7 15. e3 Bg4 16. Nfd4 Ne5 $132)
15. e3 Qb6 16. Nfd4 Rac8 (16... Ne5 17. Qb5 Qxb5 18. Nxb5 Be2 19. Nc7 Bxf1 20.
Kxf1 Nd3 (20... Nc4 21. Nd4 Ne4 (21... Nxb2 22. Nxa8 Rxa8 23. Rb1 Nc4 24. Rxb7
$16) 22. b3 $14) 21. Nd4 Ne4 22. Nxa8 Rxa8 23. f3 Nec5 24. b3 a5 25. Ke2 a4 (
25... Kf8 26. a3 $16) 26. bxa4 Rxa4 27. f4 Rxa2+ 28. Rxa2 Nc1+ 29. Kd2 Nxa2 30.
Bxd5 Nb4 $11) 17. Rfc1 Nb4 (17... Ne5 18. Qf1 Bh5 (18... Rc4 19. h3 Bh5 20. f4
Rxc1 (20... Nc6 21. g4 Rxe3 22. Rxc4 dxc4 23. Qxc4 Bxg4 (23... Nxd4 24. Nxd4
Qxb2 25. Rd1 $16) 24. hxg4 Nxg4 (24... Rxb3 25. axb3 Qxd4+ 26. Qxd4 Nxd4 27.
Rxa7 $18) 25. Rd1 h5 $14) 21. Rxc1 Nc4 22. g4 Nxe3 23. Qf2 Bxg4 24. Re1 Nxg2
25. Rxe8+ Nxe8 26. hxg4 Nxf4 27. Qxf4 $14) 19. Rxc8 Rxc8 20. Rc1 Rxc1 21. Qxc1
Nc6 22. Qc3 Bg6 $11 {[%cal Gg6e4] Without rooks isolated pawn d5 defence is
not a problem.}) 18. Qf1 Rxc1 19. Qxc1 Rc8 20. Qf1 a5 (20... Bd7 21. Rc1 Rxc1
22. Nxc1 Nc6 $11) (20... Bh5 $11 {[%cal Gh5g6]}) 21. Rc1 a4 $6 $14 {[%csl Ra4]
Voluntary Black make another weakness.} (21... Rxc1 22. Qxc1 Nxa2 (22... Ne4
23. f3 Nxa2 24. Qa1 Qh6 25. fxe4 Qxe3+ 26. Kf1 (26. Kh1 a4 27. Qg1 Qxg1+ 28.
Kxg1 axb3 29. exd5 Nc1 30. d6 Kf8 31. Bxb7 Ke8 $11) 26... dxe4 27. Qe1 (27.
Qxa2 Qd3+ $11) 27... Qxe1+ 28. Kxe1 b6 29. Bxe4 $16) 23. Qa1 Nb4 24. Qxa5 Qxa5
25. Nxa5 Bc8 $11) 22. Rxc8+ Bxc8 23. Nc1 Bd7 (23... Qc7 24. Qd1 Bd7 25. a3 $14)
24. a3 Na6 25. Nd3 Nc5 26. Nb4 (26. Nxc5 Qxc5 27. Qd1 h6 28. h3 Ne4 29. Qc2
Qxc2 (29... b6 30. Bxe4 dxe4 31. Qxe4 Bxh3 32. Qe8+ Kh7 33. Qxa4 $16) 30. Nxc2
$14 {[%csl Ra4,Rd5]}) 26... Qd6 (26... Ne6 27. Qd3 Nxd4 28. Qxd4 Qxd4 29. exd4
Be6 30. Na2 Bd7 31. Nc3 Bc6 32. Bf3 Kf8 33. Bd1 b5 34. Be2 $16) 27. Qd1 Qe5 (
27... Bg4 28. Qc2 b6 $14) 28. Nd3 {White all the same change a pair of NN} Nxd3
29. Qxd3 h5 (29... h6 $14) 30. Qc2 Ne4 (30... Qd6 31. Bf3 $14) 31. h4 g6 (31...
b6 32. Bf3 $14) 32. Bf3 Nxg3 $2 $16 (32... b6 $14) 33. fxg3 Qxg3+ 34. Kf1 (34.
Bg2 Qe1+ (34... Qxe3+ 35. Qf2 Qe5 $14) 35. Bf1 Qxh4 36. Qc7 Qe7 37. Kf2 $14)
34... Bh3+ (34... Bb5+ 35. Nxb5 Qxf3+ 36. Qf2 $16) 35. Ke2 Bg4 (35... Bg2 36.
Bxg2 Qxg2+ 37. Kd3 Qe4+ 38. Kd2 Qxh4 (38... Qg2+ 39. Ne2 Qg4 40. Qc7 Qxh4 41.
Qxb7 $16) 39. Qxa4 $16) 36. Bxg4 Qxg4+ 37. Kd2 Qxh4 38. Qxa4 Qe4 $2 $18 (38...
Qe7 $16) 39. Qd1 $2 $16 {Instead of an immediate winning White had to play
more long 30 moves.} (39. Qa8+ Kg7 40. Qxb7 Qg2+ 41. Ne2 h4 42. Qc7 h3 (42...
g5 43. a4 $18) 43. Qg3 $18) 39... h4 40. Qf3 Qb1 41. b3 Qb2+ 42. Kd3 Qxa3 43.
Qxd5 Qa6+ 44. Ke4 h3 (44... Kg7 45. Kf4 (45. Qd7 Qf1 46. Nf3 Qb1+ 47. Kf4 Qxb3
$11) (45. Nf3 h3 46. Kf4 Qf1 47. Qd2 $16) 45... Qf1+ 46. Nf3 (46. Qf3 Qg1 47.
Qxb7 Qg3+ 48. Ke4 Qg2+ 49. Nf3 h3 50. Qd5 h2 51. Qe5+ Kg8 52. Qxh2 f5+ 53. Kf4
g5+ 54. Kxf5 Qxf3+ $11) 46... h3 47. Qd2 Qb5 48. b4 Qf1 49. Kg3 $16) 45. Kf4 h2
46. Kg3 Qf1 47. Kxh2 Qf2+ 48. Kh3 Qxe3+ 49. Nf3 Qe7 50. Kg4 Kg7 51. Kf4 {
[%cal Gd5e5]} f6 52. Nd4 Qc7+ (52... Kh6 53. Ne6 {[%cal Gd5h1]} Qb4+ 54. Qe4 (
54. Qd4 Qxb3 55. Qxf6 Qc4+ $44) 54... Qd2+ (54... Qxb3 55. Qh1+) 55. Kf3 Qd1+
56. Kf2 Qd2+ 57. Qe2 Qd6 $16) 53. Ke4 f5+ $2 $18 (53... Kh6 $16) 54. Kd3 Qe7 (
54... Qb6 55. Ne6+ Kf6 56. Nc5 Qc6 57. Nd7+ Ke7 58. Qxc6 bxc6 59. Ne5 $18) 55.
Ne6+ Kf6 56. Nc5 $18 g5 57. Nxb7 g4 58. Nd6 Qe6 59. Qd4+ Kg6 60. Nc4 g3 61. Qf4
Qd5+ 62. Ke3 Qg2 (62... g2 63. Kf2 $18) 63. Kd4 (63. Ne5+ Kf6 64. Ng4+ Kg6 65.
Qh6+ Kf7 66. Qf6+ $18) 63... Qg1+ 64. Ne3 Qa1+ 65. Kd3 Qb1+ 66. Kc4 Kf6 67.
Nd5+ Ke6 68. Qh6+ Kd7 69. Qg7+ Ke6 70. Qe7# 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch 53rd"]
[Site "Samara"]
[Date "2000.06.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ibragimov, Ildar"]
[Black "Totsky, Leonid"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2000.06.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nf3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8. Be3
c4 9. Ne5 O-O {In this opening variation Black can't equalize.} (9... Qa5 10.
b3 cxb3 11. Qxb3 O-O 12. Rc1 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Ne4 14. Nc3 Nxc3 15. Qxc3 Bb4 16.
Qd3 $14 {1-0 Brestian,Egon-Lalic,Susan/Cappelle op Cappelle la Grande (8) ;TD
1993 (28)}) (9... Be6 10. b3 cxb3 11. Qxb3 Qb6 12. Qxb6 (12. Rc1 Qa6 13. Nc3
O-O 14. Rab1 Ba3 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Rd1 Bf5 $15 {0-1 Adrian,Claude-Bisby,Daniel
L/Lloyds Bank op (5) ;EXT 2000 1994 (27)}) 12... axb6 13. Nc3 $14 {[%csl Rb6,
Rd5]}) 10. b3 (10. Nxc6 $5 bxc6 11. b3 cxb3 12. axb3 Qb6 13. Qd3 a5 14. Rc1 $14
{[%csl Ra5,Rb3,Rc6] 1-0 Taimanov,M-Marjanovic,S/Vrnjacka Banja 1977/Inf 23 (41)
}) 10... cxb3 (10... Ng4 $2 $16 {See comments to the game  1-0 Nikolaidis,
Ioannis-Skembris,Spyridon/GRE-ch 48th Athens (10) ;CBM 69 1998 (43) (Tsesarsky)
}) 11. Qxb3 Na5 (11... Qb6 $5 12. Rc1 $1 {See comments to the game  Kortschnoj,
Viktor-Kasparov,Gary (6)/Candidats sf1 ;Kasparov 1983/0-1 (78)} (12. Qxb6 axb6
13. Rc1 (13. Nc3 Nb4 14. Bg5 Be6 15. Rfc1 $14 {[%csl Rb6,Rb7,Rd5] 1/2-1/2
Atalik,Suat-Tilak,Sharad S/Dubai ol (Men) (6) ;TD 1986 (31)}) 13... Nb4 14. Nc3
Be6 15. a3 Nc6 16. Nb5 Rfc8 $14 {[%csl Rb6,Rb7,Rd5]})) (11... Bd6 12. Nxc6 bxc6
13. Rc1 $14) 12. Qa4 Be6 (12... a6 $5 13. Bd2 Nc4 14. Nxc4 b5 15. Qa5 (15. Ba5
$6 Qe8 16. Qc2 bxc4 17. Nc3 Be6 18. e4 dxe4 19. Nxe4 Nd5 20. Nc5 Bxc5 21. dxc5
Qe7 22. Bb6 Rab8 $132 {1-0 Brestian,Egon-Lendwai,Reinhard/AUT-ch ;EXT 97 1991 
(40)}) 15... bxc4 16. Qxd8 Rxd8 (16... Bxd8 17. Bg5 Bb7 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. e3
Rad8 20. Nc3 $14 {Novik,Maxim-Schmittdiel,Eckhard/Dortmund op-A (8) ;TD 1993/
1-0 (53)}) 17. Ba5 Re8 (17... Rd7 18. Nc3 Bb7 19. Rab1 $14) 18. Nc3 Be6 19.
Rfb1 $14 {Brunner,Lucas-Novik,Maxim/Dortmund op-A (6) ;TD 1993/1/2-1/2 (78)} (
19. Rab1 Reb8 (19... Bd8 20. Bxd8 Rexd8 21. Rb6 $14 {1-0 Cifuentes Parada,
Roberto-Alonso,Rene/Capablanca mem-B (8) ;CBM 52 ext 1996 (45)}) 20. f3 $6 (20.
Bc7 $1 Rxb1 (20... Rb4 21. Be5 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Ge5f6]} a5 (21... Re8 {[%cal
Ge8e2]} 22. Bxf6 Rxb1 23. Rxb1 Bxf6 24. Nxd5 Bxd5 25. Bxd5 Bxd4 (25... c3 26.
e3 $16) 26. Bxc4 $16) 22. Bxf6 Bxf6 23. Nxd5 $16) 21. Rxb1 $14) 20... Ba3 21.
e4 Bb2 $132 {Kaplun,Leonid I-Stripunsky,Alexander/Kherson ;EXT 97 1990/0-1 (65)
})) 13. Bd2 $6 {This move weaken d4 P and permit to Black next strong move} (
13. Nd2 $6 a6 14. Nb3 Nc4 15. Nxc4 b5 16. Qa5 dxc4 17. Qxd8 Rfxd8 18. Na5 Bd5
$132 {0-1 Adamski,Jan-Zolnierowicz,Krzysztof/POL-ch Poznan (11) ;MCD 1984 (41)}
) (13. Na3 $6 Ne4 (13... Bxa3 14. Qxa3 Ng4 15. Bd2 $14 {1/2-1/2 Sher,Miron
N-Dittmar,Peter/Wangs Pizol op (7) ;EXT 97 1996 (23)}) 14. Bxe4 dxe4 15. Bd2
Nc6 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. Nc2 Qd5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Karsa,Laszlo-Arkhipov,Sergey/
Kecskemet op (9) ;EXT 2000 1985 (38)}) (13. Rc1 $1 {Can be recommended} b6 (
13... Nc4 {Now bad is} 14. Nxc4 dxc4 15. Bxb7 $16) 14. Bd2 Rc8 15. Na3 Bxa3 16.
Qxa3 Nc4 17. Nxc4 dxc4 18. Rd1 Re8 19. Bg5 Bd5 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Bf1 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Ksieski,Zbigniew-Hamann,Sven/Schwaebisch Gmuend op ;CBM 45 ext 1995 
(34)} (21. Bxd5 Qxd5 22. e3 $14)) 13... Nc4 $1 $132 14. Nxc4 (14. Rc1 Qb6 $132)
14... dxc4 {[%csl Rb7,Rd4]} 15. e3 Nd5 $6 (15... Qc8 $142 16. Nc3 (16. Rc1 {
[%csl Rf3]} a6 17. Qa5 b5 $1 $132 18. a4 (18. Bxa8 $2 Qxa8 $17) 18... Bd5 $132)
16... a6 17. Qc2 Bh3 $11 (17... b5 18. Bxa8 Qxa8 19. f3 b4 20. Ne4 c3 $14 {
Ninov,Kiril-Baburin,Alexander/Cappelle op Cappelle la Grande (9) ;EXT 99 1994/
1-0 (55)})) (15... Bd5 $142 $5 16. Bxd5 Qxd5 17. Nc3 Qe6 18. Qb5 Rfb8 19. d5
Qc8 20. a4 a6 21. Qb1 Qh3 22. f3 $132 {1/2-1/2 Cifuentes Parada,Roberto-Garcia,
Gildardo/Capablanca mem (10) ;CBM 48 1995 (40)}) (15... Rb8 $2 16. Qxa7 b5 17.
Ba5 Qe8 18. Bc7 $14 {1/2-1/2 Frentzas,P-Haritakis,Theodoros/GRE-chT Athens (7)
;CBM 55 ext 1996}) 16. Nc3 a6 $4 $18 {[%mdl 8192] White now force
opponent-colour BB and 4 RR endgame with P over.} (16... Nb6 $142 17. Qa5 $14)
17. Nxd5 $1 Bxd5 18. Ba5 $1 Qd6 $8 19. Bb4 $1 {Nice impact!} Qxb4 $8 20. Qxb4
Bxb4 21. Bxd5 {[%csl Rb7,Rc4]} c3 22. Bxb7 Ra7 23. Be4 {[%cal Ge4c2] White
place his B to c2- to Blockade Pc} Ba3 24. Rab1 Bb2 25. Bc2 Rb7 26. Rfd1 Rfb8
27. Rd3 Kf8 28. f4 {According to the rule - allocate your PP on the same to
partner's Bishop colour...} (28. e4 $5 $18 {[%cal Gf2f4,Gg1g2]}) 28... Ke7 (
28... f5 29. Kg2 Ke7 30. Kf3 {-like in this game}) 29. Kf2 (29. e4 $5 $18)
29... f5 30. Kf3 g6 31. g4 Kf6 32. h4 Rc7 33. Rdd1 Re8 34. Rg1 Rce7 35. Rbe1
Bc1 $5 {Black tryes by piece sacrifice to complicate the game.} ({Hopeless also
} 35... Rd8 36. gxf5 gxf5 37. Rg5 Rd5 38. Reg1 $18 {[%csl Rb2][%cal Gg5h5]}) (
35... fxg4+ 36. Rxg4 Rd8 {[%csl Rd4][%cal Ge3e4]} 37. Rd1 {[%cal Ge3e4]} Red7
38. Rg5 $18 {[%csl Rb2][%cal Gh4h5]}) 36. g5+ Kg7 37. Rxc1 Rxe3+ 38. Kf2 Re2+
39. Kf1 Rh2 40. Bb3 Ree2 {[%csl Rf1][%cal Gh2f2]} (40... Rxh4 41. Rxc3 Rxf4+
42. Kg2 Rg4+ 43. Kf2 Rf4+ 44. Rf3 Rxd4 45. Rc1 Re7 46. Rc6 $18) 41. Rg3 $8 c2
42. Kg1 Rd2 43. d5 Rhe2 44. Kf1 (44. Bxc2 $18) 44... Rf2+ 45. Kg1 Rfe2 46. Bxc2
$1 {[%mdl 4096]} Rxc2 47. Rxc2 Rxc2 48. Rd3 Kf7 49. d6 Ke8 50. Re3+ Kd7 51.
Re7+ Kxd6 52. Rxh7 Rxa2 53. Rg7 Ra4 (53... Kd5 54. Rxg6 Ke4 55. Rc6 $1 (55. h5
$2 Kxf4 56. h6 Kg3 57. Kf1 Rh2 58. Rf6 f4 59. g6 f3 60. Ke1 Rh1+ $1 (60... Rxh6
61. g7 Rxf6 62. g8=Q+ $18) 61. Kd2 Rxh6 62. g7 Rxf6 63. g8=Q+ Kf2 $11) 55...
Kf3 56. Rc3+ Kxf4 57. g6 Ra1+ 58. Kh2 Rd1 59. h5 Kg5 60. g7 Rd8 61. g8=Q+ $18)
54. Rxg6+ Ke7 55. h5 Rxf4 56. h6 Rh4 57. Rxa6 Rg4+ 58. Kf2 Rxg5 59. h7 Rh5 60.
Ra8 1-0

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 07th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.11.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Shinkevich, Vitaly"]
[Black "Jaghubov, Emin Z"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2428"]
[BlackElo "2315"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1999.11.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 Bd6 5. Nbd2 f5 (5... Ne7 6. Bd3 (6. b3 Nd7 7.
Bb2 b6 8. Bd3 O-O 9. O-O a6 10. Rc1 Bb7 11. Qe2 Rc8 12. Bb1 Re8 $11 {1-0 Pahtz,
E-Berzina,I/Cala Caldana g-12 1996 (44)}) 6... Nd7 7. e4 $14) 6. Be2 (6. Ne5
Nf6 7. f4 O-O 8. Be2 (8. Bd3 Ne4 9. O-O Nd7 10. Ndf3 Ndf6 11. c5 (11. Qc2 Bd7
12. Bd2 Rc8 13. b4 Be8 14. a4 h6 15. Rab1 g5 16. c5 Bc7 17. b5 g4 18. Ne1 $14 {
1-0 Holmsgaard,H-Johansen,M/Tonder 1993 (45)}) 11... Bxe5 12. Nxe5 Bd7 13. Bd2
Be8 14. Be1 Nd7 15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. b4 Qe7 17. a4 a6 18. Kh1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Tunik,
G-Burmakin,V/St Petersburg Petrov 1994 (57)}) 8... Ne4 9. O-O Nd7 10. Nxe4 dxe4
11. Nxd7 Bxd7 12. Bd2 $11 {1-0 Grosser,W-Michel,P/Bad Elster 1937 (31)}) (6. c5
Bc7 7. b4 Nf6 8. Bb2 O-O 9. Bd3 Ne4 10. O-O Qf6 11. Ne5 Nd7 12. Ndf3 g5 13.
Nxd7 Bxd7 14. Ne5 Qg7 15. f3 Nf6 16. Qe2 $14 {1/2-1/2 Voitsekhovsky
Stanislav-Volkov Sergey/Voronezh RUS 1991 (51)}) 6... Nf6 (6... Nd7 7. b3 Nh6
8. Bb2 Qf6 9. Qc1 O-O 10. Ba3 Nf7 11. O-O g5 12. Bxd6 Nxd6 13. Qa3 Nf7 14. b4
g4 15. Ne1 e5 16. Qb3 exd4 17. exd4 Nb6 18. c5 Nd7 19. Nc2 Qh6 $132 {1/2-1/2
Androvitzky,K-Gereben,E/HUN-ch 1951 (40)}) 7. O-O O-O 8. Ne5 Nbd7 9. f4 c5 $5
$132 10. a4 (10. b3 $5) 10... b6 11. a5 a6 $6 (11... bxa5 12. Nb3 Ne4 13. Rxa5
$132) 12. Kh1 (12. axb6 Qxb6 $132) 12... Bb7 $2 $16 (12... bxa5 $132) 13. axb6
Qxb6 (13... Nxb6 14. b4 cxd4 15. c5 dxe3 16. Nb3 Bxe5 17. fxe5 Ne4 18. cxb6
Nf2+ 19. Rxf2 exf2 20. Be3 $16) 14. b4 $1 cxb4 15. c5 Nxc5 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17.
Nb3 Bxe3 18. Bxe3 Qxe3 19. Rf3 Qb6 20. Qd4 Qxd4 21. Nxd4 $16 {[%csl Yd4,Ye5]
Blocade - from the book of Aron Nimzovich.} Rfe8 (21... a5 22. Nxe6 Rfc8 23.
Rb3 Ne4 24. Kg1 Nd2 25. Rd3 Nc4 26. Nxc4 dxc4 27. Rd7 Be4 28. Nc7 Ra7 29. Bxc4+
Kh8 30. Rad1 h6 31. Rd8+ Rxd8 32. Rxd8+ Kh7 33. Nb5 Re7 34. Bg8+ (34. Bb3 g5)
34... Kg6 35. Bb3 Kh5 36. Bd1+ Kh4 37. Kf2 $16) 22. Ra5 $1 Rac8 23. Rf1 Ne4 24.
Ra4 b3 25. Rb4 Nd2 $2 $18 (25... Rc7 26. Nxb3 $16) 26. Rd1 a5 (26... Ne4 27.
Rxb7 (27. Kg1 Rc7 28. Rxb3 $18) 27... Nf2+ 28. Kg1 Nxd1 29. Bxd1 Rc1 30. Nxe6
Rxd1+ 31. Kf2 Kh8 32. Nf7+ Kg8 33. Nd6 Rd2+ 34. Kg3 Rd3+ 35. Kh4 g5+ 36. Nxg5
$18) 27. Rxb7 Rb8 28. Ra7 b2 29. Bd3 b1=Q 30. Bxb1 Nxb1 31. h3 a4 32. Rc1 Rec8
33. Rxc8+ Rxc8 34. Nxe6 1-0

[Event "Chalapathi GM"]
[Site "Guntur"]
[Date "2000.04.10"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Fominyh, Alexander"]
[Black "Prakash, GB."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2000.04.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nbd2 {In this modest variation White
can't receive advantage.} Nbd7 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. e4 e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10.
exd5 exd4 11. Nc4 (11. Ne4 {-another mainline}) 11... Bc5 (11... Nc5 12. Nxd6 (
12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 Be7 $11 {0-1 Mattick,Lutz-Ehrke,Anja/BL2-N9899 Germany (6) ;
GER-chT2 1999 (39)}) 12... Qxd6 13. Bc4 Bg4 14. Qxd4 Bxf3 15. gxf3 Ne6 {
This position played in some games, and White advantage was proved:} 16. Qd3 (
16. Qh4 Nxd5 17. Rd1 Nec7 18. Qg3 Qc6 19. Bb3 (19. b3 Nc3 20. Re1 b5 21. Bb2 b4
22. Re4 N7d5 23. Rae1 Nf6 24. Re7 $14 {1-0 Izeta Txabarri,Felix-San Segundo,
Pablo/San Sebastian op (8) ;EXT 97 1995 (39)}) 19... Ne7 20. Bd2 $5 $14 (20.
Bg5 $6 Nf5 21. Qg4 g6 {Bg5 placed not in a best square} 22. Rac1 Qb6 23. Bc2
Ng7 24. Bb3 Nf5 25. Bc2 (25. Rd7 Ne6 26. Bxe6 Qxe6 27. Rxb7 Qxa2 $11) 25... Ng7
26. Be3 Qxb2 27. Bd4 Qxa2 28. Bb1 Qa5 29. Bc3 Qb6 30. Bd4 Qa5 31. Bc3 Qb6 32.
Bd4 {1/2-1/2 Salov,Valery-Anand,Viswanathan/Linares (8) ;CBM 28 1992})) 16...
Rad8 17. Rd1 Nf4 18. Bxf4 (18. Qf5 N4xd5 19. Bg5 $14 (19. b3 Ne7 20. Rxd6 Nxf5
21. Rxd8 Rxd8 $11 {1-0 Lengyel,Levente-Flesch,Janos/HUN-ch Budapest ;MCD 1961 
(45)})) 18... Qxf4 19. Rac1 $14) (11... Nb6 12. Nxd4 (12. Bg5 Nbxd5 (12... Bg4
13. Nxb6 axb6 14. h3 Bh5 15. g4 Bg6 16. Bxg6 hxg6 17. Qxd4 Bc5 18. Bxf6 gxf6
19. Qd3 $16 {1-0 Gurevich,Mikhail-Kelleher,William/World op Philadelphia ;EXT
97 1994 (30)}) 13. Nxd4 Bc5 14. Nb3 Be7 15. Ne3 {1/2-1/2 Knezevic,
Milorad-Nikolic,Predrag/YUG-ch Borovo (13) ;EXT 99 1981}) 12... Nxc4 13. Bxc4
Qc7 14. b3 Bxh2+ 15. Kh1 Be5 16. f4 Bg4 17. Qd3 Bxd4 18. Qxd4 Rfe8 19. Bb2 Re4
20. Qf2 $14 {Ftacnik,Lubomir-Nikolic,Predrag/Vrsac (10) ;MCD 1981/1/2-1/2 (50)}
) 12. Qc2 $146 {[%cal Gc2h7] Another continuations are not promise for White
any advantage:} (12. a3 a5 13. Bd2 Nxd5 14. Nxa5 Ne3 15. fxe3 $8 dxe3 16. Kh1
exd2 17. Nc4 $11 (17. b4 Be3 $132 {Nikolic,Predrag-Gurevich,Dmitry/Biel
Interzonal (5) ;CBM 37 1993/0-1 (50)})) (12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 b5 (13... Nb6 14.
Nxb6 Qxb6 15. Rc1 Nxd5 16. Bb1 g6 $44 {0-1 Kallai,Gabor-Dao Thien Hai/Budapest
FS06 GM (1) ;CBM 49 1995 (33)}) 14. Ncd2 Qb6 15. Nb3 Nxd5 16. Nxc5 Nxc5 17. Bb1
d3 $11 {1/2-1/2 Fatalibekova,Elena-Gagloshvili,Raissa/Moscow (Women) ;EXT 98
1995 (19)}) 12... h6 {[%cal Gf6d5]} 13. a3 {[%cal Gb2b4]} (13. d6 b5 14. Ncd2
Qb6 15. Nb3 $44) 13... b5 $6 $14 (13... a5 $1 {[%csl Yb4]} 14. Bd2 (14. Ncd2
$44) 14... a4 (14... Nxd5 15. Nxa5 $14) 15. Nce5 (15. Rfe1 Nxd5 $15) 15... Nxe5
$1 (15... Bb6 16. Bb4 Re8 17. Rae1 Nxe5 (17... Nxd5 $4 18. Bh7+) 18. Nxe5 Bd7 (
18... Qxd5 19. Bc4 Qxe5 20. Rxe5 Rxe5 21. Bd6 $16) 19. d6 Rc8 20. Qb1 $14) 16.
Nxe5 Qxd5 17. Rfe1 {[%cal Gd3c4]} b5 $5 18. Bxb5 Bb7 19. Bf1 Bd6 20. Nd3 $132)
14. Ncd2 Bb7 (14... a6 15. b4 Ba7 16. Bb2 Bb7 17. Nxd4 Nxd5 18. Nc6 Bxc6 19.
Qxc6 Nf4 20. Be4 $14) 15. Bxb5 Bxd5 16. b4 Bd6 (16... Bb6 17. Bb2 Rc8 18. Qd3
$16 {[%csl Rd4]}) 17. Bc4 $6 {Based on tactical blunder} (17. Nxd4 $6 Qb8 18.
f4 (18. N2f3 Bxf3 $17) 18... a5 $1 (18... Bxf4 19. N2f3 $11) 19. Bxd7 Nxd7 20.
b5 Bxf4 21. N2f3 Bd6 $15) ({Right was} 17. Bb2 $1 {[%csl Rd4]} Rc8 18. Qf5 $14)
17... Rc8 18. Qd3 $8 Bxh2+ $5 (18... Bxf3 19. Nxf3 Bxh2+ $1 20. Kxh2 (20. Nxh2
Ne5 21. Qg3 Nxc4 22. Bxh6 Nh5 23. Qg4 Rc6 $132) 20... Qc7+ 21. Kg1 Qxc4 22.
Qxd4 $11) 19. Kxh2 (19. Nxh2 Ne5 20. Qxd4 Nxc4 21. Nxc4 Bxc4 (21... Rxc4 22.
Qxa7 $14) 22. Qxd8 Rfxd8 23. Re1 $11) 19... Ng4+ (19... Bxf3 20. Nxf3 (20. Qxd4
Ba8 21. Bb2 Nb6 $17) 20... Qc7+ 21. Kg1 Qxc4 22. Qxd4 $11) 20. Kg1 (20. Kg3
Nge5 21. Qxd4 Bxf3 22. gxf3 Qg5+ 23. Kh3 Qf5+ 24. Kg2 Qg5+ $11) 20... Nge5 {
[%csl Rc4,Rd3]} 21. Qxd4 (21. Nxe5 Nxe5 22. Qg3 (22. Qxd4 Nxc4 23. Nxc4 Rxc4
24. Qxa7 Qf6 25. Be3 Bxg2 $1 $17) 22... Nxc4 23. Nxc4 Rxc4 24. Bxh6 $11) 21...
Bxf3 22. Nxf3 Rxc4 23. Qd5 Nxf3+ 24. Qxf3 Ne5 25. Qg3 Qd5 (25... Re8 26. Bf4
Ng6 27. Be3 Rc3 $132) 26. Bf4 Ng6 27. Bd6 $2 $17 {Wrong place for B} (27. Be3
$142 Qh5 {[%cal Gc4h4]} 28. f4 $132) 27... Rd8 $6 $15 {Black immediately put
mistake.} (27... Rfc8 $1 {Rooks collaboration!} 28. Rfe1 (28. Bc5 Nf4 29. Rfe1
Qh5 30. Qe3 (30. Ra2 Nxg2 $1 $19) 30... Qg6 31. Qg3 Qxg3 32. fxg3 Nd3 33. Re7
Nxc5 34. bxc5 a5 35. Rd1 R4xc5 36. Rdd7 Rf5 $17) 28... Qh5 $17 {[%cal Gc4h4]})
28. Rad1 Qf5 (28... Qh5 29. f3 (29. Qf3 Qxf3 30. gxf3 {like in this game})
29... Rdc8 $15) 29. Qf3 $1 {Best chance - to change QQ even with defects of PP
structure.} (29. Bc5 Rxd1 30. Rxd1 Rg4 31. Qe3 Rxg2+ 32. Kxg2 Qg4+ 33. Kf1 (33.
Kh2 Nf4 $1 34. Rd8+ Kh7 35. Qg3 Qh5+ 36. Kg1 Ne2+ $19) 33... Qxd1+ 34. Kg2 Qg4+
35. Kf1 Qc4+ 36. Kg2 a6 $17) 29... Qxf3 30. gxf3 Nh4 $6 (30... Rc3 $1 31. a4
Rxf3 $1 (31... Ra3 32. a5 a6 33. Bc5 Rad3 34. Rxd3 Rxd3 35. Ra1 Ne5 (35... Rxf3
36. b5 Rf5 37. bxa6 $18) 36. f4 (36. b5 Rd5 37. bxa6 Rxc5 38. a7 Rc8 39. Rb1
Nc6 $19) 36... Nf3+ 37. Kg2 Nh4+ 38. Kf1 Ng6 39. b5 Rh3 40. Ra3 Rh5 41. bxa6
Nxf4 42. f3 Rxc5 43. a7 Rc1+ 44. Kf2 Rc2+ 45. Ke1 Rc8 46. Rb3 $18) 32. Bc5 Rxd1
33. Rxd1 a6 34. Rd8+ Kh7 35. Rd6 Ne5 36. Rxa6 Nd3 37. a5 Rf4 38. Rd6 Nxb4 39.
a6 Nxa6 40. Rxa6 $44) 31. f4 Nf5 $6 (31... a6 32. Bc5 Ra8 $1 {[%csl Rf4]} 33.
Rd7 Rxf4 34. Rfd1 $44) 32. Bc5 {[%mdl 4096]} Rxd1 $4 $18 {Wrong endgame
evaluation!} (32... Ra8 $5 33. Rd7 a5 $11) 33. Rxd1 a5 34. Rd5 $1 {free P b
will be changed by Black piece...} (34. Rd8+ Kh7 35. Rd5 axb4 36. axb4 Rxf4 37.
b5 Rg4+ 38. Kf1 (38. Kh2 Rh4+ 39. Kg2 Rh5 40. Kf3 Nd4+ $1 41. Rxd4 Rxc5 42. Rb4
$44) 38... Rg5 $1 {[%csl Rf1][%cal Gg5d5]} 39. Rd7 (39. b6 Ne3+ 40. Bxe3 (40.
fxe3 Rxd5 41. b7 Rd1+ $19) 40... Rxd5 $19) 39... Ng3+ 40. fxg3 Rxc5 41. Rxf7 (
41. b6 Kg6 42. b7 Rb5 $17) 41... Rxb5 $44) 34... axb4 35. axb4 g6 (35... Rxf4
36. b5 Rg4+ 37. Kf1 Rg5 38. Rd8+ {Very important check!} Kh7 39. b6 $18) 36. b5
Rc1+ 37. Kg2 Rb1 (37... f6 38. b6 Kf7 39. b7 Rb1 40. Rd7+ Ke6 41. Rc7 Nd6 42.
Rc6 Kd5 (42... Rxb7 43. Rxd6+ Kf5 44. Kg3 $18) 43. Bxd6 Kxc6 44. b8=Q Rxb8 45.
Bxb8 Kd5 46. Kf3 $18) 38. b6 Kg7 39. Rd7 Kf6 40. b7 Ke6 41. Rc7 {[%csl Yb7,Re6,
Rf5]} Nd6 42. Rc6 Kd5 43. Bxd6 Rxb7 44. Ra6 Ke4 45. Ra5 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch 53rd"]
[Site "Samara"]
[Date "2000.06.26"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Fominyh, Alexander"]
[Black "Kharlov, Andrei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2000.06.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 e6 4. Qc2 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Nf6 6. Bg5 b5 {Another
continuations here are} (6... Be7 {See comments to the games  1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk,
V-Anand,V/Supertorneo Las Palmas 1996 (29) (Tsesarsky) and   1-0 Kramnik,
Vladimir-Lautier,Joel/Tilburg Fontys (3) ;EXT 99 1998 (24) (Tsesarsky,Ftacnik)}
) (6... h6 {Krasenkow,M-Volkov,S/Polish TV KO, Swidnica POL 1997/1-0 (49) 
Also see comments to the games Ibragimov,Ildar-Filippov,Valerij/RUS-ch Elista 
(8) ;CBM 56 1996/1-0 (68) (Tsesarsky, Belov, Hecht )   and 1/2-1/2 Psakhis,
L-Pavasovic,D/zt 1.2 Pula CRO 2000 (Psakhis)}) (6... Qb6 {-see comments to the
game  1-0 Sakaev,K-Tregubov,P/ch-RUS, St Petersburg RUS 1998 (28) (Tsesarsky)})
7. Qc2 Bb7 8. e3 (8. Bxf6 {-See comments to the game  0-1 Ivanov,
Sergey-Kharlov,Andrei/Russian Club Cup (3) ;CBM 66 1998 (35) (Tsesarsky)}) ({
Interesting and more agressive is Can be recommended} 8. e4 $1 a6 $5 {More
precisely} (8... Nbd7 $6 9. Bd3 (9. Nbd2 h6 10. Bxf6 $1 (10. Bh4 Qb6 11. O-O-O
(11. Qb3 $6 g5 12. Bg3 g4 13. Ne5 Qxd4 14. Nxd7 Nxd7 15. O-O-O Qb4 16. Qc2 Qc5
$15 {Sharavdorj,Dashzeveg-Dao Thien Hai/Asia-chT Shenyang (4) ;EXT 2000 1999/
0-1 (47)}) 11... c5 $132) 10... Qxf6 11. e5 Qd8 12. Bd3 Qb6 13. a4 a6 14. O-O
Be7 15. Be4 O-O 16. Nb3 $14 {Grooten,H-Van der Werf,M/ch-NED (qualifier KO)
2000/1-0 (63)}) 9... a6 10. a4 h6 11. Bxf6 $1 (11. Bh4 Rc8 12. Nbd2 Qb6 13. O-O
c5 14. Bxf6 (14. a5 $6 Qd8 {[%csl Ga6,Gb5]} 15. e5 g5 $132 {[%csl Re7] Ulibin,
Mikhail-Galkin,Alexander/Oberwart op (9) ;EXT 2000 1999/1-0 (43)}) 14... Nxf6
15. axb5 axb5 16. Qb3 $14 {[%csl Rb5]}) 11... Qxf6 12. e5 Qd8 13. Be4 Qb6 14.
O-O $14) 9. Nbd2 $14 {is more flexible - with the same ideas, like in previous
variation (8...Nbd7)} (9. Nc3 Nbd7 10. e5 (10. O-O-O $5 $132) 10... h6 11. Bd2
b4 12. exf6 (12. Na4 Nd5 13. Rc1 Rc8 $132 {[%cal Gc6c5]}) 12... bxc3 13. bxc3
Nxf6 14. Rb1 Rb8 15. Ne5 Bd6 16. Be2 {1/2-1/2 Ionov,Sergey-Solovjov,Sergey/
Chigorin mem (4) ;CBM 67 ext 1998})) 8... Nbd7 9. Nbd2 (9. Bd3 $1 {-Can be
recommended-see comments to the game  0-1 Gelfand,B-Krasenkow,M/Leonid Stein
Mem 2000 (37) (Tsesarsky)}) 9... a6 (9... Qb6 $5 {-See comments to the game 
1-0 Ibragimov,Ildar-Lugo,Blas/New York op (3) ;CBM 64 1998 (20) (Tsesarsky)})
10. a4 {This move put pressure on b5 and prevent temporary c6-c5 promotion.}
Qb6 11. Be2 Bb4 ({Premature seems} 11... c5 12. O-O $1 (12. axb5 $143 $6 axb5
13. Rxa8+ Bxa8 14. O-O Be7 15. dxc5 Bxc5 $11 {Here} 16. b4 {is not dangerous:}
Bxb4 17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18. Rb1 (18. Qc8+ Qd8 19. Bxb5+ Ke7 $11) 18... Qc5 19. Bxb5+
Ke7 $11 {[%cal Gh8b8]}) 12... Rc8 13. axb5 axb5 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15. Qb3 Bxf3 (
15... Bc6 16. Ne5 $16) 16. Nxf3 (16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. Nxf3 O-O $11) 16... c4 17.
Qa2 Be7 18. b3 cxb3 19. Qxb3 b4 20. Ra6 $16 {[%cal Gb3a4]}) 12. O-O (12. axb5
cxb5 13. O-O O-O $132) 12... O-O 13. Nb3 (13. Rfc1 {White can't prevent c6-c5..
.} Rfc8 (13... c5 $1 {This move is always in Black's plan, timing is important.
} 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Ne4 (15. axb5 axb5 16. Ne4 (16. Rxa8 Rxa8 17. Ne4 c4 $132)
16... Rxa1 17. Rxa1 f5 18. Nxc5 Nxc5 19. dxc5 Bxc5 $11) 15... cxd4 16. Nxd4
Rfc8 $11) 14. Nb3 c5 $1 $132) 13... Rac8 14. Bxf6 $1 (14. Rfc1 $2 {met by} c5
$1 15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. Bxf6 (16. axb5 axb5 17. Bxf6 Bxe3 18. Bc3 Bxf2+ 19. Kf1 b4
$17) (16. Nxc5 Rxc5 {[%csl Rc2,Rg5][%cal Gb7f3]} 17. Qd2 Bxf3 18. Bxf6 Bxe2 19.
Be7 Bc4 $17) 16... Bxe3 $1 17. Bc3 Bxf2+ 18. Kf1 b4 $17) 14... gxf6 15. a5 Qa7
16. Qe4 {It is impossible to prevent} c5 $1 17. Qg4+ Kh8 18. dxc5 Bxc5 19. Rfd1
({Very little advantage White can recieve after} 19. Nxc5 $5 Qxc5 (19... Nxc5
20. Qd4 {[%csl Rc5,Rf6][%cal Gb2b4]} e5 21. Qh4 Kg7 22. b4 $14) 20. Rfd1 Rfd8
21. b4 Qe7 22. Qh4 Bxf3 23. Bxf3 Ne5 24. Be2 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 $14) 19... Bxf3 20.
Bxf3 Ne5 21. Qe4 Be7 $1 (21... Nxf3+ 22. Qxf3 Be7 23. Nd4 {[%cal Gd4c6]} Qc7
24. Rd2 $14 {[%cal Gd2c2]}) 22. Nd4 Rc7 23. Be2 Qa8 24. Qxa8 $6 {Now position
become to be absolutely equal.} (24. Qf4 {Interesting was   avoiding QQ change}
Rg8 25. g3 $14 {[%csl Rf6,Rf7]}) 24... Rxa8 25. b3 {[%csl Gc4]} (25. Rac1 Rac8
26. Rxc7 Rxc7 27. b3 $11 (27. f4 Nc4 28. Rc1 Bb4 {[%csl Ra5,Rc1,Re3][%cal
Gb4d2]} 29. Nb3 Rc6 30. Kf2 Nxa5 $15)) 25... f5 26. Rdc1 Rxc1+ ({Why not} 26...
Rac8 27. Rxc7 Rxc7 28. Bxb5 $5 axb5 29. a6 Rc8 30. a7 (30. Nxb5 Ra8 31. Nc7 (
31. a7 {-see next variation}) 31... Ra7 32. Nb5 Ra8 33. Nc7 $11) 30... Ra8 31.
Nxb5 Bd8 32. Ra6 Kg7 $44) 27. Rxc1 Bb4 {[%csl Ra5]} 28. Rc2 Bxa5 29. Ra2 Bb6
30. Nxb5 Kg7 (30... a5 $11) 31. g3 a5 32. Kg2 Rc8 33. h3 Kf6 34. Rd2 Ke7 35.
Bd1 Rc1 36. g4 fxg4 37. hxg4 Bc5 38. Be2 Bb4 39. Rd1 Rxd1 40. Bxd1 h6 41. Be2 {
The last 10 moves were really redundant.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hasselbacken"]
[Site "Stockholm"]
[Date "2001.07.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Cramling, Pia"]
[Black "Grabarczyk, Miroslaw"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2499"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2001.07.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 e6 5. Nbd2 c5 6. b3 Nc6 (6... Nbd7 7. Bb2 b6
{-see detailed commented game 1-0 Sherbakov,R-Beshukov,S/Krasnodar 1997/EXT
2000[Tsesarsky,I] (48)}) (6... cxd4 7. exd4 Be7 8. Bb2 b6 {-see commented game
1-0 Chiburdanidze,M-Beshukov,S/Perm 1997/CBM 58[Tsesarsky,I] (22)}) 7. Bb2 Be7
$6 $14 {-In my opinion, inaccuracy! It wasn't any reason to lose tempo for c5
recapture.} (7... cxd4 $1 {-can be recommended.} 8. Nxd4 Bd6 {-see commented
game 1/2-1/2 Brenke,A-Mueller,K/Lippstadt 1999/CBM 72 [Tsesarsky,I](33)} (8...
Nxd4 9. Bxd4 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Be7 11. O-O O-O $11 {1-0 Savon,V-Popov,R/Krasnodar
1996/EXT 2000 (33)})) (7... Bd6 8. Bd3 (8. Rc1 cxd4 9. exd4 Qe7 10. Ne5 $132 {
1/2-1/2 Kan,I-Levenfish,G/Moscow 1935/HCL (39)}) 8... O-O 9. O-O cxd4 $11 (9...
Qe7 $2 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Bxh7+ $16 {1-0 Beilin,
M-Khasin,A/Moscow 1949/MCD (65)})) 8. dxc5 $1 {Exactly!} ({Not so effective} 8.
Bd3 O-O 9. O-O b6 10. Qe2 Bb7 (10... cxd4 $1 $132) 11. Rfd1 Qc7 $6 $14 (11...
cxd4 $1 $132) 12. Rac1 Rad8 $6 (12... Nb4 13. Bb1 Ba6 14. e4 $14) 13. dxc5 bxc5
14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. cxd5 exd5 16. Rxc5 $16 {1-0 Smyslov,V-Shabalov,A/Tilburg
1993/CBM 39 (77)}) 8... Bxc5 9. a3 O-O (9... a5 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O b6 12. Qc2
h6 13. cxd5 exd5 (13... Nxd5 14. Ne4 $16 {[%csl Rc5,Rc6][%cal Gc2c6]}) 14. Bb5
Na7 15. Be2 Nc6 16. Bb5 Na7 17. Be2 Nc6 18. Bc3 Re8 19. Bb5 $14 {1-0 Vera,
R-Muir,A/Yerevan 1996/EXT 97 (28)}) 10. Bd3 ({Worth of attention} 10. cxd5 $5
Nxd5 11. Qc2 Qe7 12. Bd3 (12. Bc4 Rd8 13. O-O a6 (13... Nf6 $2 14. Ng5 $1 $16 {
[%csl Rh7][%cal Gb2f6,Gc2h7,Gg5h7]}) 14. Rfd1 Ba7 15. Ne4 h6 $14 {[%csl Rc8]
Black has certain problems with Bc8 development. In other side, how White cane
increase his pressure?}) 12... h6 13. O-O Rd8 14. Rfd1 $14 {[%csl Rc8] -see
comments to previous variation.}) 10... dxc4 11. Bxc4 a6 12. Qc2 Qe7 {Here
White had to choose between risky} 13. Ng5 $6 $132 {[%csl Rf6,Rh7][%cal Gb2f6,
Gc2h7] Threatening Bxf6 and Qh7#. How we can see below, this activity is
premature, Black has enough resourses for successful defence.} ({and solid} 13.
O-O $14 {[%csl Rc8]}) 13... e5 {[%cal Gc8g4] Bc8 development problem is solved.
..} 14. h4 $6 $15 (14. O-O $142 Bg4 $132) 14... Ba7 (14... Bd6 15. Nde4 Bf5 $11
) 15. Bd3 h6 16. Nde4 Ng4 $1 ({Badly is} 16... hxg5 {in view of} 17. hxg5 $1 ({
or} 17. Nxf6+ gxf6 $8 18. hxg5 f5 19. Qe2 Qxg5 20. Rh3 {[%csl Rg5,Rg8][%cal
Gh3g3]} Qxg2 (20... f4 21. exf4 $18 {[%csl Rg8][%cal Gb2h8,Gh3g3]}) 21. Rg3+
Qxg3 22. fxg3 $16) 17... Nh7 ({Decisive attack has White after} 17... Nxe4 18.
Bxe4 g6 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Qe4 Qxg5 (20... f6 21. Qh4 Kf7 22. Qh7+ Ke6 23. Qxg6
Bd7 24. Rd1 $18 {[%csl Re6][%cal Gh1h7]}) 21. Bxe5 f6 $8 22. Bd6 $1 Rd8 23. Qe7
$18) 18. f4 Bxe3 19. Rxh7 Kxh7 (19... Bxf4 20. Kf2 Bf5 21. Nf6+ gxf6 22. Bxf5
Rad8 23. Rah1 fxg5 24. Rh8+ Kg7 25. R1h7+ Kf6 26. Bd7 $1 Qxd7 27. Rh6+ Ke7 28.
Qc5+ $18) 20. Nf6+ Kh8 21. Qe2 g6 22. Qxe3 $16 {[%csl Rh8][%cal Gb2h8]}) (16...
Nxe4 17. Bxe4 $16 {-see comments above.}) 17. Nc3 $6 $17 {[%cal Gc3d5] Now
white's activity is over, positional weaknesses remain...} ({The only way to
try to continue Attack was} 17. Ng3 $5 Rd8 18. Bh7+ (18. N5e4 Be6 $15 {[%cal
Ga8c8]}) 18... Kf8 (18... Kh8 19. Bg8 $1 $16 {[%csl Rf7,Rh7]}) 19. Nf3 Be6 20.
Be4 Rac8 $15 {[%csl Rc2,Re1]}) 17... Rd8 18. Nf3 {[%csl Re1,Rh4]} Be6 19. O-O
Rac8 $1 {[%cal Gc8c2,Gc6d4] unpleasant pin. White can't regreat with Q because
of Pb3 is weak.} 20. b4 Nd4 $1 {Black begins strong counterattack.} 21. exd4
exd4 22. Be4 $2 $19 {Decisive mistake.} ({More stubborn was} 22. Rac1 $1 dxc3
23. Bxc3 Bc4 24. Bh7+ (24. Bxc4 Rxc4 25. Qb3 Bxf2+ $19) 24... Kf8 (24... Kh8
25. Bf5 Bxf1 26. Kxf1 Rxc3 27. Qxc3 Nxf2 28. Qe5 $17) 25. Rfe1 (25. Bf5 Bxf1
26. Kxf1 Rxc3 27. Qxc3 Nxf2 28. Qe5 Qxe5 29. Nxe5 Rd5 $17) 25... Qd6 {[%csl
Rf2]} 26. Be5 $8 Nxe5 27. Nxe5 Be6 28. Qd3 $1 Rxc1 29. Qxd6+ Rxd6 30. Rxc1 Rd2
$17) 22... dxc3 23. Bxc3 Bc4 $1 {[%csl Rf1,Rf2][%cal Gc4f1,Ga7f2]} 24. Rae1 Qc7
25. Ne5 Bxf1 26. Nxg4 Qxc3 27. Qxc3 Rxc3 28. Kxf1 b5 29. Ne5 Rd2 0-1

[Event "Sufe Cup"]
[Site "Shanghai"]
[Date "2000.03.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Pigusov, Evgeny"]
[Black "Wang, Lei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2000.03.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 32]} 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 e6 4. Qc2 dxc4 5. Qxc4 b5 6. Qc2 Bb7 7.
Nbd2 (7. e3 Nd7 8. Be2 (8. a4 a6 9. Nbd2 b4 10. b3 Ngf6 11. Bb2 c5 12. Rd1 Rc8
13. Nc4 Qc7 14. Be2 Be7 15. O-O O-O 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. Ng5 h6 18. Nf3 Be7 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Yermolinsky,Alex-Tyomkin,Dimitri/North Bay op (3) ;EXT 99 1998 (36)})
8... a6 9. a4 Rc8 10. O-O Ngf6 11. b3 Be7 12. Bb2 O-O 13. Nbd2 c5 14. dxc5 Rxc5
$1 15. Qb1 $11 {0-1 Paehtz,Thomas Sr-Knaak,Rainer/DDR-ch 38th Zittau ;CBM 12
1989 (30)}) (7. g3 Nd7 8. Bg2 c5 9. O-O Rc8 10. Qb3 a6 11. a4 b4 $11) ({
I think,} 7. e4 $1 {is the best move} Nd7 (7... Nf6 8. Be2 Qb6 9. Nc3 a6 10.
Bg5 Nbd7 11. Rd1 h6 12. Bh4 b4 13. Na4 b3 14. axb3 Qb4+ 15. Nc3 c5 16. Bxf6 $1
(16. d5 $5 exd5 17. exd5 Bxd5 18. Rxd5 Nxd5 19. Bc4 $44 {1-0 Timoscenko,
G-Lanzani,M/Saint Vincent ITA 2000/The Week in Chess 276 (31)}) (16. O-O g5 17.
Bg3 g4 $132) 16... Nxf6 17. O-O $16) 8. Nc3 $1 {In future after c6-c5 White
will play d4-d5!} (8. Bd3 a6 9. a4 Ngf6 10. O-O Qb6 11. Nc3 b4 12. a5 $1 Qa7
13. e5 bxc3 14. exf6 gxf6 15. bxc3 c5 16. Be4 $14 {1-0 Lalic Bogdan-Rojo Gomez
Jorge/It, Caseres (Spain) 1995 (26)}) (8. Be2 a6 9. O-O c5 10. a4 b4 11. Bg5
Qc7 12. Nbd2 Ngf6 13. Rac1 Rc8 14. Rfe1 $14 {1-0 Rashkovsky,N-Cherniaev,A/
Gausdal PG (07) ;TD 93\09 1993 (36)}) (8. Nbd2 Ngf6 9. a3 {/\ b4} Qb6 10. b4 a5
11. Rb1 $14 {1-0 Polgar,Zs-Cramling,P/Tilburg (ct) 61/417 1994 (34)}) 8... Rc8
9. a3 Ne7 10. Be3 Ng6 11. Be2 a6 12. O-O c5 13. d5 $1 Qc7 14. dxe6 fxe6 15. Ng5
$16 {1-0 Stohl,I-Knaak,R/Stara Zagora zt-B (01) ;CBM 17 1990 (22)}) 7... Nd7 8.
Nb3 {[%csl Rc5]} Ngf6 (8... Rc8 9. Nc5 Nxc5 10. dxc5 Qd5 11. b4 Nf6 12. Bb2 Be7
13. Ne5 O-O 14. f3 Qd8 15. e4 a5 16. a3 Qc7 17. Be2 Rcd8 18. O-O Nd7 19. Nxd7
Rxd7 20. f4 Rfd8 21. Bc3 $14 {Gheorghiu,Florin-Robovic,Saudin/Lenk op (4) ;EXT
97 1993/1/2-1/2 (61)}) 9. Bg5 (9. Bd2 Rc8 10. Ba5 Qe7 11. e3 a6 12. Rc1 c5 13.
dxc5 (13. Bb4 Ne4 14. Bd3 f5 $132) 13... Nxc5 14. Be2 Qd7 15. O-O Nxb3 16. Qxb3
Rxc1 17. Rxc1 Bd6 18. Bb4 {1/2-1/2 Dumitrache,Dragos-Flear,Glenn C/Avoine
Ronde op ;EXT 99 1993}) 9... Qb6 10. Rc1 Rc8 {[%cal Gc6c5] Everything is ready
for c6-c5 promotion, but...} 11. Nc5 $5 {Interesting positional P sacrifice!} (
11. e4 c5 $11) 11... Bxc5 $6 ({Better was} 11... Nxc5 $5 12. dxc5 Qa5+ 13. Nd2
Qxa2 14. Nb3 {[%cal Gc1a1]} (14. e4 $44) 14... Qa4 $8 15. Ra1 (15. Bxf6 gxf6
16. Ra1 Qb4+ $15) 15... Qe4 $1 16. Qxe4 Nxe4 17. Rxa7 Nxg5 18. Rxb7 Ne4 19. g3
Nxc5 20. Nxc5 Bxc5 21. Bg2 $44) 12. dxc5 Qa5+ 13. Nd2 Qxa2 14. e4 Qa5 (14... h6
15. Be3 Ng4 16. Bf4 Nge5 17. Qc3 $14 {[%cal Gc3g7]} Ng6 (17... f6 18. b4 {
[%cal Gc1a1]} a5 19. bxa5 Ng6 20. Be3 e5 21. Bc4 $3 bxc4 22. Ra1 $18) 18. Qxg7
Nxc5 (18... e5 19. Nc4 $5 (19. Bc4 bxc4 20. Nxc4 exf4 21. Nd6+ Ke7 $19) 19...
Nxf4 20. Qxh8+ Ke7 21. Qg7 (21. Qxh6 $2 bxc4 22. Qd6+ Ke8 23. Bxc4 Qa5+ 24. Kf1
Ba6 25. b3 Bxc4+ 26. bxc4 Qxc5 $17) 21... Ne6 (21... bxc4 22. Bxc4 Qxb2 23.
Qxf7+ Kd8 24. O-O $18) 22. Qxh6 bxc4 23. Bxc4 Qxb2 24. Bxe6 Rh8 25. Qg5+ Nf6
26. O-O $18) 19. Be2 (19. Rxc5 Qa1+ $19) (19. Bxh6 Nb3 20. Nxb3 Qxb3 21. Bd2 e5
22. Bc3 c5 23. Rd1 $132) 19... Nb3 20. Rd1 $14) 15. f4 e5 $6 (15... O-O 16. Be2
h6 17. Bh4 $44) 16. f5 {()} h6 17. Be3 Ng4 18. Bg1 Rd8 19. h3 Ngf6 20. Be2 g6
$6 {Weakening Kingside.} (20... Qb4 $5 21. Be3 O-O 22. O-O a5 23. b3 a4 24.
bxa4 Qxa4 25. Qxa4 bxa4 26. Ra1 Nxc5 27. Bxc5 Rxd2 28. Bxf8 Rxe2 29. Rfb1 Rxe4
30. Bxg7 Kxg7 31. Rxb7 Nd5 $132) 21. fxg6 fxg6 22. Be3 {[%csl Rg6,Rh6]} Qc7 23.
O-O Kf7 (23... a5 $5) 24. b4 $44 {[%csl Rb7,Ge2,Ge3]} Kg7 25. Ra1 a6 26. Nb3
Rhf8 27. Qc1 Ng8 28. Bf3 Ndf6 29. Bd2 g5 {Interesting maneuverable struggle}
30. Bc3 Ne7 31. Qe3 Ng6 32. g3 Qd7 33. Bg2 Qd3 $6 {[%csl Rc6,Re5]} (33... Rf7
$44) 34. Rf3 Qxe3+ $2 $14 {Mistake! Without Queens White can to organize
pressure on Black weaknesses} (34... Qd7 $1 $44 {It was necessary to recognise
last mistake and to avoid Queens change}) 35. Rxe3 Rf7 36. Rf1 Ne8 (36... Bc8
37. Na5 (37. Nc1 Be6 $15) 37... Rc7 38. Kh2 g4 39. h4 Be6 $44 40. Ba1 (40. Re2
Rd3 41. Ref2 Nh5 $19) 40... Rdd7 41. Ree1 Rd3 42. Rd1 Rxd1 43. Rxd1 h5 44. Rd8
Bc8 $14) 37. Rfe1 (37. Rf5 Re7 38. Na5 Ba8 39. Kf2 $14) 37... Rfd7 38. Nc1 Rd1
$2 $16 (38... Bc8 $5 {White N cant jump to a5 now, so Black must immediately
remove B from b7 to c8.} 39. Nb3 Bb7 $1 $14 (39... Rd3 40. Na5 Rxe3 41. Rxe3
Rd1+ 42. Kf2 Bd7 43. Bf3 Rb1 44. Rd3 Bxh3 (44... Nf6 45. Rd6 Rc1 (45... Bxh3
46. Nxc6 g4 47. Nxe5 Rf1+ 48. Ke2 Nxe5 49. Bxe5 Rxf3 50. c6 $18) 46. Bd2 Rc2
47. Ke3 Ne7 48. Bd1 Ra2 49. Bb3 Ra1 50. Bc3 $16) 45. Nxc6 g4 46. Bd1 Nf6 47.
Ke3 Bg2 48. Nxe5 $16)) 39. Bf1 Rxe1 40. Rxe1 Kf6 (40... Bc8 41. Nd3 Kf6 42. Rd1
Ng7 43. Kg2 (43. Be2 Bxh3 44. Kh2 Bd7 (44... Bc8 45. Nxe5 Rxd1 46. Nxc6+ $16)
45. Rf1+ Ke6 46. Bd1 Ke7 47. Nxe5 Nxe5 48. Bxe5 Ne8 49. Bh5 Be6 50. Bxe8 $11)
43... Ne6 44. Be2 Nd4 45. Bh5 $16 {[%csl Rd4,Re5,Rg6]} Nc2 46. Rd2 $16) 41. Nd3
Ke6 42. Kf2 Nf6 43. Ke3 {White king take part in the game} Bc8 44. Be2 {
[%cal Ge2h5]} Re8 45. Rf1 Rf8 (45... h5 46. Rf5 Nd5+ 47. Kd2 Nf6 48. Bf3 (48.
Ke3 Nd5+) 48... g4 49. hxg4 hxg4 50. Bxe5 Nxe5 51. Rxe5+ Kf7 52. Rxe8 Kxe8 53.
Bg2 Nh5 54. Ke3 Ke7 (54... Nxg3 55. Nf4 $1 {[%csl Rg3][%cal Ge3f2]} a5 56. bxa5
(56. Kf2 a4 57. e5 a3 58. Bxc6+ Kd8 59. Bd5 Ne4+ $19) 56... b4 57. Nd3 b3 58.
Kd2 Ba6 59. Nb4 Bf1 60. a6 b2 61. Kc2 Bxa6 62. Nxa6 $18) 55. Nf4 Ng7 56. Kd4
$16) 46. Rf2 Nd7 (46... Rd8 47. Bb2 (47. Rf5 Nd5+ $1) 47... h5 48. Rf5 Nd5+ (
48... g4 49. Nxe5 (49. Rxh5 Nxh5 50. Bxg4+ Kf6 51. Bxh5 Bxh3 52. Bxg6 Rxd3+ 53.
Kxd3 Kxg6 54. Bxe5 Kg5 55. Bc7 Be6 56. Kd4 Bf7 57. Ke5 Bg6 $11) 49... Nxe5 50.
Rxe5+ Kf7 51. h4 $16) 49. Kf3 g4+ 50. hxg4 hxg4+ 51. Kxg4 Nxb4 52. Nxb4 Rd2 53.
Kg5 Rxe2 54. Rf6+ Kd7 55. Rd6+ Kc7 56. Rxc6+ Kd7 57. Rxg6 Rxb2 58. Nd5 $18) 47.
Bg4+ (47. Rxf8 Ngxf8 (47... Ndxf8 48. Bg4+ $18) 48. Bg4+ Ke7 49. Nxe5 Nxe5 50.
Bxc8 (50. Bxe5 Bxg4 51. Bd6+ Kf7 52. Bxf8 $11) 50... Nc4+ 51. Kf3 $16) 47...
Ke7 48. Bf5 {White essentially have improved an arrangement of pieces} Rf6 49.
Ne1 (49. Bxg6 $144 Rxg6 50. Bxe5 Ke6 (50... Nxe5 51. Nxe5 Re6 (51... Rf6 52.
Rxf6 Kxf6 53. Nxc6 Bxh3 54. Kd4 h5 55. Kd5 h4 56. e5+ Kg7 57. gxh4 gxh4 58. e6
Kf6 59. Nd4 Bg4 (59... Bxe6+ 60. Nxe6 h3 61. Nf4 h2 62. Nh5+ Kg5 63. Ng3 $18)
60. c6 h3 61. c7 h2 62. c8=Q h1=Q+ 63. Kd6 Qh2+ 64. Kc6 Qh6 65. Qd8+ Ke5 66.
Qd6+ Ke4 67. e7 $18) 52. Kd4 Rf6 53. Rxf6 Kxf6 54. Nxc6 $18) 51. Bd4 $16) 49...
Ngf8 50. Nf3 Rf7 $2 $18 (50... Ng6 {Positoin of Black is quite bad, maybe lost.
} 51. Rd2 Ke8 52. h4 (52. Rd6 $2 Rxd6 53. cxd6 Kf7 54. Bg4 {[%cal Gh3h4]} Kf6
55. h4 gxh4 56. gxh4 h5 57. Bf5 (57. Bxh5 Nxh4 58. Nxh4 Kg5 $11) 57... Kf7 58.
Bxg6+ Kxg6 59. Bxe5 c5 $132) 52... gxh4 53. gxh4 {[%csl Re5][%cal Gh4h5]} h5
54. Rg2 Ne7 55. Bxd7+ Bxd7 56. Nxe5 $16) 51. Bxe5 Bb7 52. Bd6+ Ke8 53. Nd4 (53.
Rd2 $18) 53... Nf6 54. g4 h5 (54... Ng8 55. Nf3 (55. e5 Ne7 56. e6 Nd5+ 57. Ke4
$18) 55... Ne7 56. Ne5 Rg7 57. Kd4 $18) 55. Ne6 N6h7 56. Nxf8 Nxf8 57. gxh5 Kd8
58. h6 1-0

[Event "Sufe Cup"]
[Site "Shanghai"]
[Date "2000.03.11"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Yin, Hao"]
[Black "Wang, Lei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2496"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2000.03.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 64]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Qc2 Nf6 5. Bf4 dxc4 (5... Nh5 $6 6.
Bg5 f6 (6... Bb4+ 7. Nbd2 Qa5 8. e3 h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Nd7 11. Be5 $132) 7.
Bh4 g5 8. Bg3 dxc4 (8... Nd7 9. cxd5 exd5 10. e3 Bb4+ 11. Nc3 Nf8 12. Bd3 Be6
13. a3 Bxc3+ (13... Be7 $14) 14. bxc3 Qe7 15. Rb1 Kf7 16. Qe2 Ng7 17. Nd2 $14 {
1-0 Miles,A-Nikolic,P/Wijk aan Zee 1984/Inf 37 (32)}) 9. Qxc4 Qb6 10. b3 (10.
Nc3 g4 11. Nd2 Nxg3 12. hxg3 Qxb2 13. Rb1 Qa3 14. e3 (14. e4 Na6 15. Be2 e5 $15
) 14... Na6 $15) 10... Bb4+ (10... g4 11. Nfd2 Nxg3 12. hxg3 e5 13. dxe5 fxe5
14. e3 $14) 11. Nbd2 g4 (11... Nxg3 12. hxg3 Qa5 13. Rh5 b5 14. Qc2 g4 15. Nh4
Bc3 (15... Bxd2+ 16. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 17. Kxd2 $16) 16. Rc1 $16) 12. a3 Be7 13. Nh4
Na6 14. e3 Qa5 15. Be2 e5 16. dxe5 Nxg3 17. hxg3 Qxe5 18. Qc1 $14) (5... Nbd7
6. e3 Nh5 7. Bg5 Qa5+ 8. Nc3 h6 9. Bh4 Bd6 10. Be2 g5 11. Bg3 Nxg3 12. hxg3
dxc4 13. Bxc4 Nb6 14. Be2 Nd5 15. Nd2 Bb4 16. Rc1 $14 {1-0 Kacheisvili
Giorgi-Dao Thien Hai/ch World cadets (under 1994 (58)}) (5... Bd6 6. Bxd6 Qxd6
7. e3 O-O 8. Nc3 Nbd7 9. Bd3 (9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 Re8 11. O-O Nf8 12. Ne5 (12.
Rab1 $14 {[%cal Gb2b4]}) 12... N6d7 13. Nxd7 Bxd7 14. b4 Rac8 15. Ne2 (15. Rab1
$14) 15... g6 16. Nf4 b6 17. Qd2 Ne6 18. Nxe6 Bxe6 19. Rfd1 c5 20. bxc5 bxc5
21. dxc5 Qxc5 22. Ba6 $14 {1/2-1/2 Giorgadze,G-Tregubov,P/Ubeda 1996 (62)})
9... b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Rfd1 Rfe8 13. Rac1 c5 14. Bf5 g6 15. Bxd7
Nxd7 16. dxc5 Nxc5 {1/2-1/2 Suetin,A-Vaganian,R/Sochi 1980 (16)} 17. e4 $16) 6.
Qxc4 b5 7. Qc2 Bb7 8. Nbd2 (8. e3 Nbd7 9. Nbd2 a6 10. Nb3 Nd5 11. a3 (11. Bg3
Rc8 $11 {[%cal Gc6c5]}) 11... Nxf4 12. exf4 c5 13. Nxc5 Bxf3 (13... Nxc5 14.
dxc5 Rc8 15. b4 Qf6 16. Rd1 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Qxf4 $11) 14. gxf3 Rc8 15. b4 Qf6
$132 {1/2-1/2 Lorscheid,G-Feibert,F/RLP HM Speyer 1986 (37)}) (8. g3 Nbd7 9.
Bg2 c5 10. O-O Rc8 11. Rd1 cxd4 12. Qb3 Qb6 $17 {0-1 Blees,A-Flear,G/Bern 1993
(26)}) 8... Nbd7 9. a4 (9. e4 a6 10. Bg5 Qb6 11. Bd3 h6 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. O-O
c5 14. d5 c4 15. dxe6 fxe6 16. Be2 Nc5 17. a4 O-O-O 18. axb5 axb5 19. b4 Na6
20. Bxc4 bxc4 21. Nxc4 Qc7 22. Rfc1 Kb8 23. b5 Nc5 24. b6 (24. Ra7 Bxe4 25. b6
(25. Rxc7 Bxc2 $19) 25... Qf4 $19 {0-1 Davies,N-Wallace,J/Hastings Challengers
1994 (34)}) 24... Qf4 25. Qa2 Rh7 26. Qa7+ Kc8 27. Na5 Bxe4 28. b7+ Bxb7 29.
Nxb7 Rxb7 30. Rxc5+ Bxc5 31. Qxc5+ Qc7 32. Qe3 $44) 9... a6 10. e3 Rc8 $11 {
[%cal Gc6c5]} (10... bxa4 11. Qxa4 c5 12. Be2 cxd4 (12... Be7 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14.
O-O O-O 15. Rfc1 $14) 13. Nxd4 Bxg2 $1 $15 (13... Nd5 $6 14. O-O Nxf4 15. exf4
Bd6 (15... Qf6 16. Bf3 Bxf3 17. N2xf3 Qxf4 18. Qc6 Rd8 19. Rxa6 Bc5 20. Nb3 Be7
21. Rd1 $16) (15... Be7 16. Bf3 Bxf3 17. N2xf3 O-O (17... Bd6 18. f5 e5 19. Ne6
fxe6 20. fxe6 $16) 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Rfd1 $16 {1-0 Archangelsky-Hrach/cr ch we
1988 (53)}) 16. Bf3 Bxf3 17. N2xf3 Bxf4 18. Rfd1 Qc8 19. Nxe6 Bxh2+ 20. Kxh2
fxe6 21. Ne5 $18)) 11. Qd3 (11. Qb3 $5 {[%csl Rb5]} b4 $1 {[%cal Gc6c5]} (11...
Nb6 $6 12. axb5 cxb5 13. e4 Be7 (13... Nxe4 14. Nxe4 Bxe4 15. Rxa6 Bxf3 16.
Bxb5+ (16. gxf3 Qxd4 17. Bxb5+ Kd8 18. Bg5+ f6 19. Be3 Qb4+ 20. Qxb4 Bxb4+ 21.
Ke2 Nd5 22. Rd1 $16) 16... Bc6 17. Bxc6+ Rxc6 18. Qb5 Qd5 19. Rxb6 Qxb5 20.
Rxb5 $16) 14. Bd3 O-O 15. O-O $14) 12. Bc4 c5 $11) 11... Bb4 12. axb5 $5 (12.
Be2 bxa4 13. Rxa4 c5 14. O-O Nb6 15. Raa1 $132) 12... cxb5 13. Be2 $6 $15 {
Getting in the latent trap...} (13. Qb3 Qe7 (13... Ba5 14. Bd3 Bxf3 (14... Bd5
15. Qa3 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Nd5 17. Bd6 Rc6 18. Qxa5 Qxa5 19. Rxa5 Rxd6 (19... Rc1+
20. Ke2 Rxh1 21. Rxa6 $18) 20. Bxb5 $16) (14... Bxd2+ 15. Nxd2 Bxg2 16. Rg1 Bd5
17. Qd1 $14 {[%csl Ra6,Rg7]}) 15. gxf3 Nd5 16. Bg3 N7f6 17. Qa3 Rc6 18. Qxa5
Qxa5 19. Rxa5 Rc1+ 20. Ke2 Rxh1 21. Rxa6 O-O 22. Bxb5 $14) 14. Bd3 Bxd2+ (14...
Bxf3 15. gxf3 Nd5 16. Bg3 h5 17. h4 $132) 15. Nxd2 Bxg2 16. Rg1 Bd5 17. Qd1 $44
{[%csl Ra6,Rg7]}) 13... Ne4 14. O-O Bxd2 $1 (14... Nxd2 15. Nxd2 O-O $11) 15.
Nxd2 Ndc5 $1 {Unexpected tactical impact} 16. dxc5 (16. Nxe4 Nxd3 17. Nd6+ Qxd6
$1 (17... Kf8 18. Bxd3 Rc7 19. Nxb7 Rxb7 20. Rxa6 $44) 18. Bxd6 Nxb2 $19) 16...
Qxd3 17. Bxd3 Nxd2 18. Rfd1 (18. c6 Rxc6 19. Rfc1 Rxc1+ 20. Rxc1 O-O 21. Rc7
Rc8 22. Rxc8+ Bxc8 23. Be5 $15) 18... Nb3 {Winning P but White have good
compensation - par of BB.} 19. c6 (19. Ra3 Nxc5 20. b4 Nxd3 21. Raxd3 Bd5 22.
f3 f5 23. Ra3 $44) 19... Rxc6 20. Ra3 Nc5 21. Be2 (21. b4 $1 Nxd3 22. Raxd3 O-O
23. f3 $44) 21... Rc8 (21... b4 22. Ra5 Ne4 (22... O-O 23. Bd6 $1 $16) 23. f3
Nf6 24. Bd6 Nd5 25. Bc5 $44) 22. Rc1 (22. b4 Na4 23. Be5 f6 24. Ba1 Ke7 25.
Rad3 Rhd8 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27. Rxd8 Kxd8 28. Bd3 h6 $15) 22... O-O 23. Rac3 Na4
24. Rc7 $2 $17 {Wrong evaluation!} ({Better was to play} 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25.
Rxc8+ Bxc8 26. b4 f6 $15 {And par of BB provide for White not bad chanses for
draw.}) 24... Nxb2 $1 25. Bd6 Rfd8 $2 $132 {[%mdl 8192]} (25... Nc4 $1 26. Bxc4
(26. R1xc4 bxc4 27. Rxb7 Rfd8 $19) 26... Rxc7 27. Bxc7 bxc4 28. Rxc4 Rc8 29.
Rc3 f6 30. Ba5 Bc6 $17) 26. Be7 $4 $19 {[%mdl 8192]} (26. Bf3 $1 Rxc7 (26...
Nd3 27. Bxb7 Nxc1 28. Rxc8 Rxc8 29. Bxc8 a5 30. Ba6 b4 31. Bc4 $18) 27. Bxc7
Rd5 $3 28. Bxd5 Bxd5 29. Ra1 $44) 26... Rxc7 27. Rxc7 Rb8 {Simply and strong}
28. Bd6 Bd5 (28... f6 29. Rxg7+ Kxg7 30. Bxb8 Bd5 (30... Bc6 {[%cal Ga6a5]} 31.
Bc7 Kf7 32. Kf1 Ke7 $17) 31. Bd6 (31. Kf1 Bc4 $19) 31... Bc4 32. Bf3 a5 $19)
29. Be5 Na4 30. Bd1 Nb6 (30... Rd8 $1 31. Bxa4 bxa4 32. f3 f6 33. Bc3 a3 34. e4
Bb3 $19) 31. f3 Rc8 {Black position is winning, but Wang Lei shows indecision.}
(31... a5 $1 32. e4 Rd8 $1 $19 (32... Ba2 $19)) 32. e4 Bc6 $2 $17 {Dropping
big part of advantage} (32... Bc4 $1 {[%csl Rd1]} 33. Kf2 (33. Rb7 Rd8 $1 34.
Bc2 (34. Rxb6 Rxd1+ 35. Kf2 f6 $19) 34... f6 35. Bc3 (35. Rxb6 fxe5 36. Rxa6
Rd2 $19 {[%csl Rc2]}) 35... Na4 $19) 33... f6 34. Rxc8+ Nxc8 35. Bc3 Kf7 $19)
33. Ra7 Ra8 (33... Nc4 {-like in this game on 35 move}) (33... Rd8 34. Bb3 (34.
Rxa6 Rxd1+ 35. Kf2 Rd2+ 36. Ke1 Rxg2 37. Rxb6 Be8 38. Rb8 f6 39. Rxe8+ Kf7 40.
Rb8 fxe5 41. Rxb5 Kf6 $19) 34... Nd7 35. Bd6 Nf8 36. Bxf8 Kxf8 37. Rxa6 $17)
34. Rc7 Rc8 35. Ra7 Nc4 36. Bc3 a5 (36... Be8 {[%cal Gc4e3]} 37. Bb3 a5 38.
Bxc4 Rxc4 39. Bxa5 $17) 37. Bxa5 Nxa5 38. Rxa5 Ra8 $2 $11 {Bishops ending is
drawn!} (38... b4 39. Kf2 Rb8 40. Bb3 {This position without bishops is
winning, but how to change?} h6 41. Ke3 g5 $17) 39. Rxa8+ Bxa8 40. Kf2 Kf8 (
40... e5 41. Ke3 Kf8 42. Kd3 Ke7 43. Kc3 Kd6 44. Kb4 Bc6 45. Be2 $11) (40... g5
41. Ke3 Kg7 42. Kd4 Bc6 43. Kc5 Be8 44. Be2 Kf6 45. Bxb5 Bxb5 46. Kxb5 Ke5 47.
Kc4 g4 (47... Kf4 48. Kd3 h5 49. Ke2 g4 50. g3+ Ke5 51. Ke3 $11) 48. Kd3 gxf3
49. gxf3 Kf4 50. Ke2 Kg5 51. Kf2 Kh4 52. Kg2 h5 53. Kg1 $11) (40... f5 $5 41.
exf5 exf5 42. Ke3 Bd5 43. Kd4 Bc4 44. Bc2 g6 45. h4 (45. g4 fxg4 46. fxg4 g5
47. Kc5 Kg7 $17) 45... Kf7 46. h5 gxh5 (46... Kf6 47. hxg6 hxg6 48. f4 Ke6 49.
Kc5) 47. Bxf5 h4 48. f4 (48. Bd3 Bxd3 49. Kxd3 Ke6 50. Kd4 Kf5 51. Kc5 Kf4 52.
Kxb5 Kg3 $19) 48... Bf1 49. Bh3 Kf6 50. Kc5 Bd3 (50... Bxg2 51. Bxg2 Kf5 52.
Kxb5 Kxf4 53. Kc5 Kg3 54. Ba8 h3 55. Kd4 $11) 51. Bd7 Be4 52. Bh3 Bf5 53. Kxb5
Bxh3 54. gxh3 Kf5 55. Kc4 Kxf4 56. Kd3 $11) 41. Ke3 Ke7 42. Kd4 f6 (42... Kd6
43. e5+ Kd7 44. Kc5 Bc6 45. Be2 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Veterans-Women"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Taimanov, Mark E"]
[Black "Ioseliani, Nana"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1997.07.23"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 (2. Nf3 c6 3. e3 e6 4. c4 a6 5. Nbd2 Nd7 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O g5 $2
8. e4 g4 9. Ne1 $16 {1-0 Delander,A-Montavon,G/Berliner Sommer 1996 (35)}) 2...
e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. e3 Nd7 5. b3 (5. Nbd2 f5 6. b3 (6. Be2 Bd6 7. O-O Qf6 8. Rb1
Ne7 9. b4 O-O 10. b5 g5 11. g3 g4 12. Nh4 Rf7 13. bxc6 bxc6 14. Qa4 $14 {
1-0 Reeh,O-Lau,R/BL 1994 (36)}) (6. Bd3 Bd6 (6... Nh6 7. Qc2 Qf6 8. b3 Bd6 9.
O-O O-O 10. Bb2 Kh8 11. Rfe1 g5 12. Nf1 Rg8 13. Kh1 g4 14. Ng1 Nf7 15. Ne2 Ng5
16. Nf4 Qh6 17. Ng3 Nf6 18. a4 $14 {0-1 Kotov,A-Alatortsev,V/Leningrad TU 1938
(48)}) 7. b3 Ngf6 8. Bb2 O-O 9. O-O Ne4 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Be7 12. Nf3 c5
13. Qc2 b6 14. Rad1 Qe8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Bondarevsky,I-Alatortsev,V/Leningrad/
Moscow 1939 (60)}) 6... Ngf6 7. Bb2 Bd6 8. g3 (8. Ne5 Bxe5 9. dxe5 Ng4 10. Be2
Ngxe5 11. f4 Nf7 12. Bxg7 Rg8 13. Bc3 Rxg2 14. Kf1 Rg8 15. Rg1 Rxg1+ 16. Kxg1
Qb6 17. Kf2 Nf8 18. Bh5 Ng6 19. Qg1 e5 20. Bxg6 hxg6 21. Qxg6 d4 22. exd4 exd4
23. Re1+ $16 {1/2-1/2 Schmidt,W-Weyrich,M/OLNN 1992 (61)}) 8... O-O 9. Bg2 a5
10. O-O a4 11. c5 Bb8 12. b4 b6 13. Qc2 bxc5 (13... b5 $5) 14. bxc5 Ne4 15.
Rab1 Ndf6 16. Ne5 Nxd2 17. Qxd2 Bxe5 18. dxe5 Ne4 19. Qc2 Ba6 {Garcia Palermo,
C-Kharlov,A/Oviedo rapid 1993/EXP 38/0-1 (46)} 20. Rfc1 $14) (5. Nc3 Bd6 6. e4
(6. Bd3 f5 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Bd2 a6 9. Rc1 Nh6 10. Qb3 Qe7 11. g3 Nf7 12. h4 $14
{1/2-1/2 Tinsley,S-Bird,H/Hastings 1895 (69)}) 6... dxe4 7. Nxe4 Be7 8. Be2
Ngf6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. O-O c5 11. Qc2 cxd4 12. Nxd4 a6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Nedimovic,
L-Ursic,A/Nova Gorica op 1997/EXP 56 (16)}) (5. Be2 f5 6. O-O Bd6 7. Nc3 Ngf6
8. Ne1 Ne4 9. Nxe4 fxe4 10. f4 O-O 11. c5 Bc7 12. b4 $14 {0-1 Lluch,V-Vasquez,
A/FEBTC Open, Greenhills PHI 1997 (44)}) 5... Ngf6 (5... f5 6. Be2 Qf6 7. O-O
Bd6 8. Ba3 Bxa3 9. Nxa3 Ne7 10. Ne1 e5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Qd4 O-O 13. Rd1 Be6
14. Nd3 $11 {1/2-1/2 Ilinsky,V-Bogdanovich,G/Budapest Spring op 1990/EXP 17 
(25)}) 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O $11 8. Ba3 (8. Bb2 b6 9. Nc3 Bb7 10. e4 (10. Re1
c5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. dxc5 bxc5 13. e4 d4 14. Nb1 (14. Nb5 $132) 14... Re8 15.
Nbd2 a5 16. a4 Qc7 17. Rc1 $11 {1-0 Speelman Jonathan S-Computer "Virtual
Chess"/It "Aegon", Hague (Netherlands) 1996 (68)}) (10. Rc1 Rc8 11. Qe2 Qe7 12.
e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 Nf6 15. Qh4 h6 16. c5 $1 $14 {ZÜ 1-0 Schmidt,
J-Stridde,P/OLO-B 1994 (30)}) (10. Qc2 $5 {-D45}) 10... dxc4 11. Bxc4 e5 $11)
8... Bxa3 9. Nxa3 Qe7 10. Nc2 e5 11. dxe5 (11. Be2 e4 12. Nd2 Re8 $132) 11...
Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Qxe5 13. Nd4 (13. f4 Qd6 14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. Qf3 Rd8 16. Rad1 Qe7
17. f5 Re8 $11) 13... dxc4 14. Bxc4 c5 15. Nf3 Qe7 16. Qc2 (16. Qe2 $11) 16...
b6 17. Rfd1 Bd7 (17... Bb7 18. Qf5 (18. Ng5 h6 19. Nh3 Rad8 (19... g5 $2 20.
Qg6+ $18) 20. Nf4 $11) 18... Be4 19. Qf4 Rad8 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21. Ne5 Bd5 22. Rd1
Bxc4 23. Rxd8+ Qxd8 24. Qxc4 Qd1+ 25. Qf1 Qc2 $15) 18. h3 Rad8 19. Rac1 h6 (
19... Bc6 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21. Ng5 Bd5 $11) 20. Nh4 Kh8 (20... Qe4 21. Qxe4 Nxe4
22. Nf3 $11) 21. Nf5 Bxf5 22. Qxf5 g6 23. Qf4 (23. Qf3 Kg7 $11) 23... Kg7 24.
a4 Rfe8 25. Bb5 Rxd1+ 26. Rxd1 Rd8 27. Rxd8 (27. Rd3 Rxd3 28. Bxd3 Nd5 $11)
27... Qxd8 28. Bc4 Qe7 (28... Qd7 $11) 29. Kf1 Ne8 30. h4 (30. Ke2 Nd6 31. Bd3
Qe6 $11 (31... Qf6 $2 32. Qxf6+ Kxf6 33. f4 $14 Ke6 34. e4 f6 (34... f5 35. e5
$16) 35. Ke3 g5 36. g3 Ne8 37. h4 Nc7 38. Bc4+ Ke7 (38... Kd6 $2 39. e5+ Ke7 (
39... fxe5 40. fxg5 hxg5 41. hxg5 (41. h5 Ne8 42. h6 Nf6 $15) 41... Ne8 (41...
Ke7 42. Ke4 $16) (41... a6 42. g6 Ne6 43. Bxa6 $18 (43. Ke4 $18)) 42. Ke4 Ng7
43. g4 $22 $18) 40. fxg5 fxg5 41. Ke4 gxh4 42. gxh4 a6 43. Kf5 $16) 39. fxg5
fxg5 40. e5 $16)) 30... Nd6 31. Bd5 (31. Bd3 {[%csl Ga6]} h5 $11) 31... g5 (
31... a6 32. Ke2 b5 33. g4 g5 34. hxg5 hxg5 $11) 32. hxg5 hxg5 33. Qf3 Qe5 34.
g4 a6 35. Qd1 b5 36. axb5 axb5 37. Bf3 (37. Qd3 Kf6 $11) 37... Kf6 38. Qd5 (38.
Bc6 $11) 38... Qxd5 39. Bxd5 Ke5 40. Bc6 b4 41. Ke2 c4 42. bxc4 b3 43. Kd3 Nxc4
44. Be8 (44. Kc3 b2 45. Kc2 f6 $11) 44... Ke6 45. Kc3 b2 46. Kc2 f6 (46... Ne5
47. f4 gxf4 48. exf4 Nxg4 $11) 47. Bg6 Kd5 48. Bh7 Kc5 49. Kc3 (49. Bd3 Kb4 50.
Be2 (50. Bxc4 Kxc4 51. Kxb2 Kd3 $19) 50... Kc5 51. Bd3 $11) 49... Kd5 50. Kc2
Ne5 51. Bf5 Nc4 52. Bh7 Ne5 53. Bf5 Nc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.12.02"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Malakhov, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2000.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 36]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Qc2 Nf6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 {Here White had
to choose between two continuations:} {1.} 6. e3 ({and 2.} 6. Nbd2 {This move
in most variations leads only to various moves order, but not always. After 6.
e3 the B on g5 can't return back to the e1-a5 diagonal, and Black can use this
factor and to build his counterplay on Qa5 and Bb4.} Be7 7. e3 ({Teske likes} 
7. g3 {move:} O-O (7... b6 8. Bg2 Bb7 9. O-O Rc8 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12.
Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Qxe4 $14 {1-0 Teske,H-Mierbach,J/Chemnitz 1997/EXT 99 (33)}) 8.
Bg2 h6 $1 {Right way to equalize position.} (8... b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. e4 dxe4 11.
Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Qxe4 Nf6 14. Qe3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Teske,H-Nogly,C/
Hamburg 1997/EXT 98 (49)}) 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. O-O e5 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. dxe5 Nxe5
13. Rfd1 Nxf3+ 14. Nxf3 Qb6 15. Rd2 Be6 16. Rad1 Rac8 17. Qb1 Rc4 $11 {1-0
Teske,H-Klinger,J/AUT-chT9596 1996/CBM 52 ext (44)}) 7... O-O (7... h6 8. Bh4
O-O 9. Bd3 dxc4 10. Qxc4 (10. Nxc4 $1 Bb4+ 11. Ke2 $14) 10... Nd5 11. Bg3 c5
12. O-O Nb4 13. Be4 cxd4 14. Bc7 Qe8 15. Nxd4 Nf6 16. Bf3 $14 {1-0 Galliamova,
A-Lamprecht,F/Vienna 1996/CBM 53 ext (41)}) 8. Bd3 h6 (8... Re8 9. O-O h6 10.
Bf4 c5 11. Rfd1 b6 12. e4 Bb7 13. cxd5 exd5 14. e5 Nh5 15. Be3 cxd4 16. Bxd4
Nf4 17. Bf1 Bf8 (17... Ne6 $132) 18. Nb3 Ne6 $11 {1-0 Srokowski,J-Elsen,M/GER
1996/EXT 2000 (30)}) (8... a5 $6 9. O-O b6 10. Ne5 $16 {[%csl Rh7][%cal Gd3h7]
1-0 Bukic,E-Raicevic,V/Borovo 1981/EXT 99 (28)}) 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. O-O dxc4 11.
Nxc4 Qe7 12. e4 e5 $132 {1/2-1/2 Teske,H-Moise,A/Dresden 1997/EXT 98 (42)})
6... Qa5+ ({Worth of attention is also} 6... h6 7. Bh4 {and now the best move
seems 7...g5!} (7. Bxf6 Nxf6 $11 {^^}) 7... g5 $1 (7... Bd6 8. Nc3 Qa5 9. c5
Bb8 10. Rb1 e5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Bxf6 Nxf3+ 13. gxf3 gxf6 14. b4 Qc7 15. Ne2
Qe7 $132 {1-0 Yermolinsky,A-Sevillano,E/San Francisco 1995/EXT 99 (58)}) (7...
Bb4+ 8. Nc3 g5 9. Bg3 Ne4 10. Bd3 $14 {0-1 Fernandez Garcia,J-Barrios Canseco,
S/Oropesa del Mar 1996/EXT 98 (45)}) (7... Qa5+ 8. Nc3 Ne4 (8... Bb4 9. Bd3
dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nd5 11. Rc1 N7b6 12. Bb3 $14 {1-0 Fernandes,A-Cordeiro,V/Lisboa
1998/EXT 99 (27)}) 9. Nd2 Nxd2 10. Qxd2 Bb4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Khenkin,I-Panchenko,A/
Sochi 1989/CBM 16 (18)}) 8. Bg3 Ne4 9. Bd3 Nxg3 10. hxg3 Bg7 {0-1 Tratar,
M-Laketic,G/Nova Gorica 1999/CBM 68 ext (50)}) (6... Bd6 7. Nbd2 h6 8. Bh4 O-O
9. Be2 e5 {-see commented game 1/2-1/2 Fominyh,A-Kobalija,M/Maikop 1998/CBM 66
(38)}) (6... Bb4+ 7. Nbd2 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Ne4 10. Bd3 $14 (10. O-O-O $6
Nxg3 11. hxg3 g4 $132 {1-0 Nielsen,P-Ahlander,B/Sweden 1999/EXT 2000 (33)})) 7.
Nbd2 Bb4 8. a3 (8. Bd3 h6 (8... dxc4 9. Bxc4 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 11. Nxd2 O-O
12. O-O $14 {1-0 Pulcherio,C-Anfruns/Mar del Plata 1928/HCL (32)}) (8... Ne4 9.
Bf4 Ndf6 10. Ke2 $1 $14) 9. Bf4 g5 10. Bg3 Nh5 $1 $132 (10... dxc4 11. Bxc4 g4
12. Ne5 $14)) (8. cxd5 exd5 $1 $132 {[%cal Gc8g4]} (8... cxd5 $6 $14 {1-0
Bordell Rosell,R-Rocabert,G/Barbera 1993/EXT 98 (22)})) 8... Ne4 9. Bf4 Nxd2 ({
Good counterplay for Black promises move} 9... g5 $1 10. Bg3 g4 (10... Nxg3 11.
hxg3 g4 12. Nh2 f5 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Rc1 Be7 15. Bd3 Nf6 16. Nhf1 Bd7 $11) 11.
Rb1 $1 Bxa3 (11... Bf8 12. Ng1 Bg7 $132) 12. bxa3 gxf3 13. gxf3 Nxd2 14. Qxd2
Qxa3 $44) 10. Nxd2 dxc4 11. Rd1 {This move is connected with P sacrifice.} ({Or
} 11. Bxc4 e5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Bxd2+ 14. Qxd2 Qxe5 $11) 11... Bxd2+ 12.
Rxd2 e5 {Black refuses to take material} ({after} 12... b5 13. Bd6 $44 {
[%csl Re8]}) 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Qxe5 15. Bxc4 {...and equalizes position.}
O-O 16. O-O Bf5 17. Bd3 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Rae8 {White occupied the only open file
- d-file- and maybe has very little advantage, but Black has no weaknesses.
However, the struggle is continued...} 19. Rfd1 Re7 20. Qc4 h5 21. Rd4 g6 22.
h4 Kg7 23. R1d2 Rfe8 24. g3 Rc7 $1 {Black prepares queenside PP promotion.} 25.
Kg2 b5 $5 {[%csl Rc6] Black promotes b-P!} ({Right was also} 25... c5 26. Rd5
Qe4+ 27. Qxe4 Rxe4 $11 {and without QQ and weaknesses this position is drawn.})
26. Qc2 Re6 27. Rd8 a5 28. R2d4 a4 29. Qd2 c5 30. Rf4 Rcc6 31. Qe2 {[%csl Rb5]
[%cal Ge2b5]} c4 $6 $14 {Creates unnecessary weakness on b5.} ({Why not} 31...
Rb6 $132) 32. Rfd4 Rcd6 $2 $16 ({Right was only} 32... c3 $1 33. bxc3 Rxc3 34.
R8d5 Qc7 35. Qxb5 Rxa3 36. Rxa4 {[%tqu "En","?","","","e6e3","",10,"a3a4","",0]
} Rexe3 $3 (36... Rxa4 37. Qxa4 Qc6 38. Qd4+ $16) 37. fxe3 Qc2+ 38. Kh3 Rxa4
$11) 33. Qd2 Rxd8 34. Rxd8 Qe4+ 35. Kh2 Rf6 (35... Qe5 36. Rd5 Qb8 37. Qc3+ $16
{and White promotes kingside PP - like in the game.}) 36. Rd4 Qe5 37. Kg2 Rf5
$2 $18 (37... Re6 38. e4 $18 {[%cal Gd2c3,Gf2f4]}) ({The last possibility of
resistance was} 37... Qf5 $1 38. Qe2 (38. e4 Qf3+ 39. Kg1 Re6 40. Qc3 Rf6 41.
Qd2 $11) (38. f4 Re6 $11) (38. Rf4 Qe5 39. Rd4 Qf5) 38... Re6 39. e4 Qe5 (39...
Re8 40. Qe3 Qf6 41. Qc3 $16) 40. Qd2 Qf6 41. f4 $16) 38. Qc3 $1 {[%cal Gc3g7]}
Rf6 39. e4 {White realises his plan.} Re6 40. f4 Qf6 41. Kf3 $1 {The white K
take a long trip to the queenside- to attack b5 weakness!} Kh7 (41... Kg8 42.
Rd5 Qxc3+ 43. bxc3 Rb6 44. Ke3 $18) (41... Re7 42. Rd5 $18) 42. Rd7 Kg7 43. Ke3
Rb6 (43... Qxc3+ 44. bxc3 Re8 45. Kd4 $18 {[%csl Rb5]}) 44. Kd2 $1 Qxc3+ 45.
Kxc3 {White has absolutely winning position.} Kf6 46. Kb4 Ke6 47. Rd5 f5 48.
Re5+ Kf6 49. exf5 gxf5 50. Rxb5 Re6 51. Kxa4 Re3 52. Kb4 Rxg3 53. a4 Rg4 54. a5
Rxf4 55. a6 c3+ 56. Kxc3 Ra4 57. Rb6+ Ke5 58. b4 f4 59. Rb5+ Kd6 60. Ra5 1-0

[Event "FRA-ch"]
[Site "Narbonne"]
[Date "1997.08.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bricard, Emmanuel"]
[Black "Vaisser, Anatoli"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2350"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "1997.08.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. d4 c6 4. Qc2 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Nf6 6. g3 b5 7. Qc2 Bb7 8. Bg2
Nbd7 9. O-O c5 10. a4 a6 (10... b4 11. Bg5 Rc8 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Qd3 (13. Qd1
O-O 14. Nbd2 h6 $15 {0-1 Heinig,W-Tischbierek,R/BL 1994 (34)}) 13... O-O 14.
Nbd2 h6 (14... Qc7 15. Nb3 Be4 16. Qd2 Be7 17. Rfc1 Qb7 $11 {1-0 Prokopishin,
V-Taskovits,I/HUN-chT2 1994 (46)}) 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. Qxd8 Rfxd8 17. Nb3 Ne4 $11
{1/2-1/2 Verat,L-Prie,E/Cannes op 1994 (53)}) (10... cxd4 11. Nxd4 Rc8 12. Qd3
Bxg2 13. Kxg2 b4 14. Nb5 Qb6 15. Be3 Qb7+ 16. Kg1 a6 17. Nd6+ Bxd6 18. Qxd6 Nd5
$17 {[%csl Rd6][%cal Gc8c6] 1-0 Czanderle,G-Chuchelov,V/Berliner Sommer 1996 
(43)}) 11. Bg5 (11. axb5 Be4 (11... axb5 12. Rxa8 Qxa8 13. Na3 Qa6 14. dxc5
Bxc5 15. Ne1 Bxg2 16. Nxg2 O-O 17. Qb3 b4 18. Nc4 Rc8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Vanheste,
J-Kuijf,M/Nederland tt 1996 (70)}) 12. Qd1 axb5 13. Rxa8 Bxa8 14. Bg5 Be7 15.
Na3 b4 16. Nc4 O-O 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Nfe5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Qa8+ 20. Kg1 Nxe5 21.
Nxe5 Ne4 $11 {0-1 Dobosz,H-Seifert,H/POL-chT Mikolajki 1991 (33)}) 11... Rc8
12. axb5 axb5 13. Qb3 (13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Qb3 Qb6 15. Na3 Bc6 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17.
Nd2 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Rb8 19. Ne4 Be7 20. Kg1 $14 {Shipov,S-Maksimenko,A/
Norresundby op 1993/EXT 93op/1/2-1/2 (62)} (20. Rfd1 f5 21. Nd2 O-O 22. Nf3
Rfd8 23. Nd4 $14)) 13... Qb6 14. Nc3 (14. Na3 Bc6 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 (15... gxf6
$132) 16. Nc4 Qb8 17. Nce5 Bd5 $11) 14... cxd4 15. Bxf6 (15. Nxb5 $5 Nc5 $1 16.
Qb4 (16. Qc4 Bd5 17. Qb4 Bxf3) 16... Bxf3 17. Bxf3 (17. exf3 Rb8 18. Bxf6 gxf6
19. Qxd4 Qxb5 20. Qxf6 Qxb2 $19) 17... Nce4 18. Nd6+ $1 Qxd6 19. Qb7 Qb8 (19...
Rb8 20. Ra8 $18) 20. Bxe4 Nxe4 21. Qxe4 Bc5 22. Rfb1 $14) 15... gxf6 (15...
dxc3 16. Bxc3 $14) 16. Nxb5 Bxf3 (16... Nc5 17. Qb4 Ba6 (17... d3 18. exd3 Nxd3
(18... Ba6 19. d4 Bxb5 20. Rfc1 $1 $16) 19. Nd6+ $1 Qxd6 20. Qxb7 $16) (17...
Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Rb8 19. Qa5 $1 $16) 18. Nfxd4 e5 19. Rxa6 $1 Qxa6 (19... Nxa6 20.
Qa4 $1 $18) 20. Nf5 Ne4 21. Qxe4 Qxb5 22. Ra1 $16) (16... Bd5 17. Qa4 $8 Rc4 (
17... d3 18. exd3 Ra8 19. Qxa8+ Bxa8 20. Rxa8+ Ke7 (20... Nb8 21. Rc1 $18) 21.
Nfd4 $16) 18. Qa5 $16) 17. Bxf3 Rb8 18. Rfc1 $5 (18. Ra8 Rxa8 (18... Bc5 19.
Rxb8+ Qxb8 20. Rc1 Ke7 (20... O-O 21. Bc6 $18) 21. Bc6 Rc8 22. Bxd7 Kxd7 23.
Qc4 Bb6 24. Qxc8+ Qxc8 25. Rxc8 Kxc8 26. Nd6+ Kd7 27. Nxf7 $16) 19. Bxa8 Bc5
20. Qa4 O-O 21. Bg2 (21. Be4 Rb8 22. Bd3 Ne5 $15) 21... Rb8 22. Nxd4 Bxd4 23.
Qxd7 Qxb2 $11) 18... Bc5 (18... Qxb5 19. Rc8+ Ke7 20. Qxb5 Rxb5 21. Ra7 Bg7 22.
Bc6 (22. Rcc7 Rd8 23. Bc6) 22... Rd5 23. Rcc7 Rd8 24. Bxd5 exd5 $132) 19. Qc4 (
19. Be4 d3 20. Bxd3 (20. e3 d2 $17) 20... Bxf2+ 21. Kg2 Nc5 22. Qc3 Nxd3 23.
Qxd3 O-O $15) 19... O-O (19... d3 $5 20. Ra6 Bxf2+ 21. Kg2 Qxb5 (21... Qe3 22.
Nd6+ Kf8 23. Qc7 Kg7 24. Qxd7 Rhf8 25. Rc3 Bg1 26. Ne4 $18) 22. Qxb5 Rxb5 23.
Ra8+ (23. Rc8+ Ke7 24. Rxh8 d2 25. Ra1 Bd4 26. Rd1 Rxb2 27. Rxh7 Ne5 $15) 23...
Ke7 24. Rxh8 Be3 25. Rd1 dxe2 26. Bxe2 Rxb2 27. Kf1 Nf8 $11) 20. b4 Be7 21.
Nxd4 (21. Ra5 Ne5 22. Qxd4 Nxf3+ 23. exf3 Qxd4 24. Nxd4 Bxb4 $11) 21... Ne5 22.
Qc3 (22. Qc7 Bxb4 $11) 22... Bxb4 23. Qb2 $2 (23. Qe3 Rfd8 24. Nc6 Qxe3 25.
fxe3 Bd2 26. Kf2 Nxc6 27. Rxc6 Rb3 28. e4 $11) 23... Rfd8 $17 24. Nb3 Bc5 25.
Rab1 (25. Rxc5 Qxc5 26. Bg2 Rb6 $19) 25... Bxf2+ 26. Kg2 Be3 27. Rc2 Kg7 $6 (
27... Nxf3 28. exf3 Rd3 29. Na5 Qxb2 30. Rbxb2 Rxb2 31. Rxb2 $17) 28. Qa2 Qd6
29. Na5 Nxf3 (29... Rxb1 30. Qxb1 Qd1 31. Qxd1 Rxd1 32. Nc4 Rg1+ (32... Nxf3
33. exf3 Ba7 $17) 33. Kh3 Nxf3 34. exf3 Bd4 $17) 30. exf3 Ra8 31. Qb3 Rxa5 32.
Qxe3 Re5 33. Qc3 (33. Qf2 Rd7 $17) 33... Qd5 34. Re1 Rc8 35. Qxc8 Rxe1 36. Qc4
Qxc4 37. Rxc4 Re2+ 38. Kh3 $2 (38. Kg1 e5 $17) 38... h5 $1 $19 {[%csl Rh3]} 39.
g4 (39. f4 e5 $19) 39... hxg4+ 40. Rxg4+ (40. fxg4 Kg6 41. Kg3 (41. Rf4 Kg5 42.
Rf3 Re4 $19) 41... Re3+ 42. Kf2 Rb3 43. h4 f5 $19) 40... Kh6 41. Kg3 f5 42. Rg8
e5 43. Ra8 (43. h4 f4+ 44. Kh3 Rf2 $19) 43... f4+ 44. Kg4 Kg6 45. Rg8+ Kf6 46.
Ra8 Rg2+ 47. Kh3 Rg1 48. Ra6+ Ke7 49. Ra7+ Ke6 50. Ra6+ Kd5 51. Ra5+ Kd4 52.
Ra4+ Kd3 53. Re4 f6 54. Kh4 Rg2 55. Kh3 Re2 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Malakhatko, Vadim"]
[Black "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2524"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2001.06.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. Nbd2 $11 {This
continuation is too modest and can't be recommended. Black has convenient game.
} c5 ({Another mainlines are:} 6... dxc4) (6... Bd6) (6... Be7) 7. O-O ({
In couple of games White played} 7. b3 $5 {[%cal Gc1b2]} cxd4 $1 {Logical
continuation! If White intends to develop Bc1 to b2, so Black can open c1-h6
diagonal!} (7... Be7 8. Bb2 O-O 9. Qe2 Re8 10. O-O Nf8 11. Ne5 N6d7 12. f4 f6
$11 {1-0 Koblencs,A-Barta,J/Brno 1937/EXT 98 (64)}) (7... g6 8. O-O Bg7 9. Ba3
b6 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Ne4 $14 {1-0 Petrosian,T-Ivkov,B/URS 1979/MCD (35)}) (7...
b6 8. O-O Bb7 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bb2 Be7 11. dxc5 bxc5 $132 {1/2-1/2 Langeweg,
K-Seret,J/Marbella 1982/MCD (35)}) 8. exd4 b6 9. Bb2 (9. O-O Bb7 10. Qe2 Be7
11. Bb2 O-O 12. Rad1 (12. Ne5 Rc8 $132) (12. Rfe1 Nh5 13. Qe3 g6 14. Rac1 Rc8
15. a4 Re8 $132 {1/2-1/2 King,D-Bagirov,V/Baku 1986/EXT 97 (33)}) 12... Re8 (
12... Rc8 13. Ng5 $1 Re8 14. Ndf3 dxc4 $5 (14... h6 15. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 16. Qxe6+
Kh8 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Nh7 19. Qg4 $16 {1-0 Kharitonov,A-Fomichenko,E/
Krasnodar 1998/EXT 2000 (28)})) 13. Ne5 Nf8 14. Ndf3 Bd6 15. Ng5 Re7 16. f4
$132 {1/2-1/2 Bobotsov,M-Mohrlok,D/Vrnjacka Banja 1967/EXT 98 (18)}) 9... Bb7
10. O-O Bd6 11. Qe2 O-O $132 {0-1 Rivas Pastor,M-Akopian,V/Leon 1995/CBM 48 
(40)}) (7. cxd5 {-see comkmented game 1-0 Speelman,J-Koskinen,H/Copenhagen
1996/CBM 54 [Ftacnik](26)}) 7... Be7 (7... cxd4 8. exd4 Be7 9. Ne5 (9. c5 O-O
10. Qc2 a5 11. b3 Nb8 12. Bb2 Nc6 13. a3 b6 $132 {1-0 Alatortsev,V-Lilienthal,
A/Moscow 1945/HCL (56)}) 9... O-O 10. b3 dxc4 11. Ndxc4 Nd5 12. Bb2 Qe8 $132 {
1-0 Havasi,K-Rivier,J/The Hague 1928/EXT 2000/[ChessBase] (27)}) (7... b6 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. e4 {-see commented game Euwe,M-Speijer,A/NLD-ch 1924/CBM 67
[Kasparov] (22)}) (7... Bd6 8. cxd5 (8. e4 dxe4 (8... cxd4 9. cxd5 e5 10. Nc4
$14 {1/2-1/2 Maccioni Seisdedos,A-Letelier Martner,R/Mar del Plata 1946/MCL 
(18)}) 9. Nxe4 Be7 10. Nxc5 Nxc5 11. dxc5 Bxc5 $11 {0-1 Alvarez Ibarra,
R-Alonso Martinez,T/Cordoba 1995/EXT 2000 (27)}) 8... exd5 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4
Nxe4 11. Bxe4 O-O 12. Bg5 Qc7 $1 $132 (12... Be7 $2 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Re1 $16 {
1-0 Mikhalchishin,A-Soln,P/Bled 1997/CBM 57 ext (48)})) 8. e4 (8. b3 cxd4 (8...
b6 9. Bb2 Bb7 $132 {0-1 Reinhardt,E-Shocron,R/Bariloche 1953/MCD (19)}) 9. Nxd4
Ne5 10. Be2 dxc4 11. Nxc4 Nxc4 12. Bxc4 O-O $11 {0-1 Takacs,S-Becker,A/Vienna
1928/HCL (33)}) (8. cxd5 exd5 9. b3 cxd4 10. exd4 O-O 11. Bb2 Ne8 (11... Re8
12. Ne5 Bb4 $132 {1-0 Alekhine,A-Soultanbeieff,V/Folkestone 1933/EXT 2000 (37)!
}) 12. Ne5 Nd6 13. Rc1 Nf6 14. Qc2 Be6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Xu Jun-Vera,R/Portoroz
1987/CBM 05 (31)}) (8. Qe2 cxd4 (8... O-O 9. Rd1 (9. b3 b6 10. Bb2 Bb7 $132 {
1/2-1/2 Stocek,J-Rabinovich,A/Budapest 1998/EXT 99 (53)}) 9... Qc7 10. b3 e5
11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Bb2 Nxd3 13. Qxd3 Rd8 $11 {0-1 Hernando Rodrigo,J-Oms
Pallise,J/Barcelona 1994/EXT 98 (40)}) 9. exd4 dxc4 10. Nxc4 Nb6 11. Nce5 O-O
12. Rd1 Nbd5 $132 {1/2-1/2 Bolbochan,J-Villegas,B/Buenos Aires 1935/HCL (40)})
(8. Qc2 cxd4 9. exd4 b6 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Bxh7 Ba6 12. Re1 Rc8 13. Qb1 N7f6 $44
{1/2-1/2 Tal,M-Nei,I/Tallinn 1979/MCD (19)}) 8... dxe4 9. Nxe4 cxd4 10. Nxd4
Nc5 {[%csl Rd3,Rd4][%cal Gc5d3]} 11. Nxc5 $8 Qxd4 $6 $14 {We can suggest,
Black understood that his position is equal, and wanted to comlicate the game,
not to satisfy by draw.} (11... Bxc5 12. Nf3 $11) 12. Be3 $1 ({Reliable was} 
12. Nb3 $6 Qh4 13. Nd2 $11 {[%cal Gd2f3]}) 12... Qxb2 13. Rb1 $1 ({Badly is} 
13. Qa4+ $2 Kf8 $1 $17 14. Rab1 Qe5 $17 {[%csl Rc5][%cal Gf6g4]}) 13... Qe5 14.
Nxb7 $8 O-O 15. Qf3 Qc7 16. Nc5 ({Natural and strong was} 16. Rb3 {[%cal Gf1b1]
} Rb8 (16... e5 17. Nd8 $1 Rxd8 18. Qxa8 Bf5 19. Qxd8+ $1 Bxd8 20. Bxf5 $14)
17. Rfb1 e5 18. h3 $14) 16... Rb8 17. Rxb8 Qxb8 18. Ne4 (18. Rb1 Qc7 19. Nb7
Bd7 $132) 18... Rd8 19. Nxf6+ ({Or} 19. Bg5 Bb7 (19... Qc7 20. Nxf6+ gxf6 21.
Bh6 $14) 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Rb1 Rd7 22. c5 Qe5 23. Rxb7 Rxb7 24. Nxf6+ Bxf6 25.
Qxb7 Qxc5 $11) 19... Bxf6 20. Be4 Qc7 21. c5 (21. Rc1 $132) 21... Bd4 $2 $16 {
[%mdl 8192]} (21... Be5 $132) 22. Bxd4 $2 $14 {[%csl Rc5][%mdl 8192]} ({
Both of sides just overlooked next simple tactical impact!} 22. Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7
23. Qe4+ Kg8 (23... f5 24. Qh4+ Kg8 25. Bxd4 $16) 24. Bxd4 $16) 22... Rxd4 23.
Qe3 $2 $17 {[%csl Rg1][%cal Ra1h1] Loses Pc5 by force. White didn't take into
account the first horisontal weakness...} ({Right was} 23. Rc1 e5 24. c6 $14)
23... Qxc5 $1 24. Rc1 Bd7 $1 25. h3 (25. Rxc5 $2 Rd1+ $19) 25... Qd6 $8 26. Bf3
h6 27. Rb1 a5 28. Qc3 (28. Rb8+ Qxb8 29. Qxd4 Qc7 30. a3 e5 $17) 28... a4 29.
Qa5 (29. Rb8+ Kh7 (29... Qxb8 30. Qxd4 Qc7 31. a3 $17) 30. Rd8 e5 $17) 29...
Kh7 30. Qa8 $2 $19 {This "activity" leads to fast crush.} ({More stubborn was} 
30. Qe1 $17) 30... Rd2 31. Rb8 (31. Qe4+ f5 32. Qc4 (32. Qe3 Rxa2 $19) 32... a3
$1 (32... e5 $6 33. Bh5 $1 {[%csl Rf7,Rg6,Rh7][%cal Gc4f7]} e4 34. Qf7 e3 $1
35. fxe3 Qg3 36. Bf3 Qf2+ 37. Kh1 Qxe3 38. a3 $17) 33. Qc3 e5 $19) 31... Qd4
32. Rh8+ (32. Qe4+ Qxe4 33. Bxe4+ f5 34. Bb1 Bc6 $19) 32... Kg6 33. Kh2 Rxf2
0-1

[Event "Olympiad-33"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1998.10.05"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Kaidanov, Gregory S"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1998.09.29"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

{[%mdl 1044]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. g3 Nf6 6. Bg2 Be7 7.
O-O O-O 8. Be3 c4 9. b3 cxb3 10. Qxb3 Nc6 11. Ne5 Na5 (11... a6 12. Nxc6 bxc6
13. Rc1 (13. Nd2 Be6 14. Qc2 Ng4 15. Nb3 (15. Bf4 g5 16. Be3 Qd6 17. Nb3 Nxe3
18. fxe3 f5 $132) 15... Nxe3 16. fxe3 Bg5 $132 {1/2-1/2 Epishin,V-Vladimirov/
Tashkent 1987 (52)}) 13... Bg4 14. Qc2 $14) (11... Bd6 12. Nxc6 (12. f4 Ng4 (
12... Bf5 13. Nc3 (13. Qxb7 $2 Nb4 $15) 13... Nb4 14. Rac1 Rc8 15. a3 Nc2 16.
Rxc2 Bxc2 17. Qxc2 Qa5 18. Bd2 Qxa3 19. Rb1 $14 {1-0 Bartels,F-Lippert Frank/
Bayern RL-NW9495 1994 (30)}) 13. Nxg4 (13. Bxd5 Bxe5 14. fxe5 Nxe3 15. Bxf7+
Kh8 16. Qxe3 Nxd4 17. Na3 Nf5 18. Qb3 Qd4+ 19. e3 Nxe3 20. Nb5 Qb6 21. Nd6
Nxf1+ 22. Qxb6 axb6 23. Rxf1 Bh3 $17) 13... Bxg4 14. Nc3 Re8 15. Bf2 Bxe2 16.
Nxe2 Rxe2 17. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 18. Rxe1 Ne7 19. Qxb7 a5 $11) 12... bxc6 13. Nc3 (13.
Bg5 h6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. e3 Ba6 16. Rd1 (16. Rc1 Rab8 (16... Bc4 17. Qc2 $14)
17. Qc2 Rb6 18. Nd2 Rc8 $11) 16... Qf5 17. Nd2 Rab8 18. Qc3 $11 {1-0 Petrosian,
A-Jelen,I/Ptuj 1993/Inf 59 (43)}) 13... Qe7 14. Qa4 Bd7 15. Bg5 Bb4 16. Bxf6
gxf6 17. Rfc1 $16 {1-0 Rajkovic,D-Estremera,P/Leon SPA 1988 (42)}) (11... Qb6
12. Nc3 Qxb3 13. axb3 Be6 14. Nb5 a5 (14... Nxe5 15. dxe5 Ng4 16. Bxa7 $16) 15.
Nc7 Ra7 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Bh3 Nd8 18. Rfc1 $14 {1-0 Klinger,J-Brunner,L/
SUI-chI ,EXT 1989 (29)}) 12. Qd3 (12. Qa4 a6 13. Bd2 Nc4 14. Nxc4 b5 15. Qa5 (
15. Ba5 Qe8 16. Qc2 bxc4 17. Nc3 Be6 18. Rab1 Qd7 19. Qa4 Qxa4 20. Nxa4 Rab8
$132 {0-1 Hoelzl,F-Lendwai,R/AUT-ch ,EXT 1991 (42)}) 15... bxc4 16. Qxd8 Bxd8
17. Rc1 Bg4 18. Nc3 Ba5 19. f3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Tatai,S-Klinger,J/Graz 1984 (36)})
12... g6 (12... Be6 13. Nd2 (13. Nc3 a6 14. g4 $5 $132 {Tiviakov,S-Lputian,S/
Rostov na Donu 1993/Inf 59 (14)}) 13... Rc8 14. Rfc1 Qd6 15. a4 $132 {1/2-1/2
Benko,P-Dankert,P/Augsburg 1992 (21)} (15. Rab1 Qa3 16. Qxa3 Bxa3 17. Rxc8 Rxc8
$15)) 13. Nc3 Bf5 14. Qd2 (14. Qb5 a6 15. Qb2 Rc8 16. Bg5 Be6 (16... b5 $2 17.
Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Nxd5 Bxe5 (18... Bg7 19. Rac1 f6 20. Rxc8 Bxc8 21. Nd3 Nc4 22.
Qb4 $16) 19. dxe5 Rc2 20. Qa3 Rxe2 21. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 22. Rxe1 Be6 23. Rd1 $14) 17.
Rac1 Rc7 (17... b5 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Nxd5 $1 $16) 18. Qb6 (18. e4 Nxe4 19. Nxe4
Rxc1 20. Rxc1 Bxg5 21. Nxg5 Qxg5 22. f4 Qd8 $15) 18... Rc8 $14) 14... a6 15.
Bg5 $14 (15. Rac1 $14) 15... Be6 (15... Nc6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Nxd5 Bxe5 18.
dxe5 Nxe5 19. Qb2 $16) 16. f4 $6 $132 {This move is connected with the play in
King Side.} (16. e3 $5 $14) (16. Rfc1 $142 $14 {[%csl Rb7,Rd5]}) 16... Re8 (
16... Rc8 $132) 17. Rad1 Rc8 18. e4 dxe4 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Nxe4 Nc4 $2 (20...
Bg7 $1 21. Nc5 (21. d5 Bf5 22. d6 Nc4 $1 $15) 21... Bc4 $5 22. Rfe1 b6 $1 23.
Ne4 Bd5 $15) 21. Qf2 $2 $15 (21. Nxf6+ Qxf6 22. Qf2 $14 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Gd4d5]
}) 21... Nd6 $2 (21... Be7 22. d5 Bf5 $15) 22. Nc5 $2 $132 (22. Nxd6 Qxd6 23.
Bxb7 Rb8 (23... Rc7 24. Bg2 $16) 24. Bg2 Qa3 25. d5 Bf5 26. Rd2 Bd8 27. Kh1 Bb6
28. Qf3 $16) 22... Rc7 23. Rb1 (23. Nxe6 Rxe6 24. Rfe1 $132) 23... Bc8 24. a4 (
24. Rfd1 $132) 24... Rce7 25. Rfd1 (25. Rfe1 Bg7 $132 (25... b6 $5 26. Ncd3 Bf5
(26... Bd7 $2 27. Nb4 {[%csl Rc6]} Nf5 28. Nbc6 Bxc6 29. Bxc6 Rf8 30. d5 $16)
27. Rbd1 Bd7 28. Nb4 Bxa4 29. Ra1 Bb5 30. Nbc6 Bxc6 31. Bxc6 Rf8 32. Rxa6 Nf5
33. d5 Qd6 34. Rxb6 Bxe5 35. fxe5 Rxe5 $11)) 25... Bg7 26. Re1 (26. Bd5 $5 $132
) 26... f6 27. Ned3 (27. Bd5+ Kh8 28. Nf3 b6 29. Rxe7 Rxe7 30. Nb3 Bf5 $15) (
27. Nf3 b6 28. Rxe7 Rxe7 29. Nd3 Nf5 $15) 27... b6 28. Rxe7 Rxe7 29. Nb4 $1 $11
(29. Nb3 Ne4 $15) 29... bxc5 30. Nc6 Qc7 31. Nxe7+ Qxe7 32. Re1 (32. Bd5+ Kf8
33. dxc5 Nf5 34. Re1 $132) 32... Qc7 33. dxc5 Nf7 (33... Nf5 34. Qa2+ Kf8 35.
Qd5 Ne7 36. Qd4 $44 (36. Qd6 $2 Qxd6 37. cxd6 Nf5 38. Rd1 Ke8 39. g4 Nh4 40.
Bc6+ Bd7 41. Re1+ Kd8 42. Re7 (42. Bxd7 Nf3+ $19) 42... Bxc6 43. Rxg7 Nf3+ 44.
Kf2 Nxh2 45. Kg3 Nf1+ 46. Kf2 Nd2 $17)) 34. Qd4 Bf8 35. c6 Kg7 36. Kh1 a5 37.
h3 Bb4 38. Re2 h5 39. h4 Nd6 40. Kh2 Nf5 41. Qc4 Ne7 42. Bh3 f5 (42... Bxh3 43.
Kxh3 Bd6 $11) 43. Qd4+ Kf7 44. Qc4+ Kg7 45. Qd4+ Kf7 46. Qc4+ Kg7 47. Bg2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Groningen Festival"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1998.12.20"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Asrian, Karen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1998.12.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 16]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 c5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7.
Bxd7+ Nbxd7 8. dxc5 Nxc5 9. O-O Be7 (9... Bd6 10. b3 (10. Bd2 O-O 11. Bc3 Nfe4
12. Bd4 Ne6 13. Nc3 Qa5 (13... Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Nxc3 15. Qxc3 Qb6 16. Rac1 $14)
14. Ne2 Rac8 15. Qb3 Rc4 16. a3 Qa6 $11 {1-0 Malaniuk,V-Zelcic,R/Nova Gorica
1997/EXP 56/(36)}) (10. Nc3 a6 11. b3 O-O 12. Bb2 Rc8 13. Rc1 Re8 14. Qd4 Ne6
15. Qd3 Qa5 16. Rfd1 $14 (16. a3 d4 17. Ne2 Rxc1 18. Rxc1 Nc5 19. Qd1 Nce4 (
19... dxe3 20. Qxd6 exf2+ 21. Kf1 $14) 20. b4 Qh5 21. Nf4 Qh6 22. Qxd4 Bxf4 23.
exf4 Qxf4 $132 {0-1 Eingorn,V-Agzamov,G/USSR 1983/Inf 35 (57)})) 10... O-O 11.
Bb2 Nce4 12. Nc3 Rc8 13. Rc1 Bb4 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Qxd8 Rfxd8 16. Ng5 Rxc1 17.
Rxc1 Rd2 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Nxe4 Rxa2 20. Nxf6+ Kg7 21. Nh5+ Kh6 22. g4 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Kharitonov,A-Asrian,K/Smolensk RUS 1997 (37)}) (9... Nce4 10. Bd2 Bc5
11. Bc3 O-O 12. Bd4 Rc8 13. Nbd2 Bxd4 14. Nxd4 Qb6 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Qb3 Qxb3
17. axb3 a6 18. Rfc1 Nd5 $11 {1-0 Rashkovsky,N-Loginov,A/Moscow op2 1995/EXP
50 (41)}) 10. Nc3 (10. Bd2 O-O 11. Bc3 Nfe4 (11... Rc8 12. Bd4 Nfe4 13. Nc3 Ne6
14. Be5 Nxc3 15. Bxc3 h6 16. h3 $14 {1-0 Malaniuk,V-Caposciutti,M/Forli 1992 
(59)}) 12. Bd4 Ne6 13. Nc3 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Nxc3 (14... Bf6 15. Qb3 Nd2) 15. bxc3
Qa5 16. Qb3 Rab8 $11 {1-0 Eingorn,V-Polaczek,R/Stockholm 1989/Inf 49/ (70)}) (
10. b3 O-O 11. Bb2 Qd7 12. Nc3 Rad8 13. Rc1 Rfe8 14. Ne2 Nfe4 15. Nf4 a6 16.
Rc2 Bf8 17. Qa1 Qf5 18. Rfc1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Hellsten,J-Hall,J/ch-SWE, Ronneby
SWE 1998 (25)}) 10... O-O 11. b3 Nce4 (11... Rc8 12. Bb2 Nce4 (12... Qd7 13.
Rc1 Rfd8 14. Qe2 Nfe4 15. Rfd1 $14 {1-0 Urday,H-Vasquez,R/Palma de Mallorca
1991 (36)}) (12... Nfe4 13. Ne2 Qa5 14. a3 Rfd8 {1/2-1/2 Cvitan,O-Schmittdiel,
E/Liechtenstein ,EXT 1994 (14)}) 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Qxd8 Rfxd8 15. Nd4 g6 16.
Rac1 Nd5 17. Rfd1 $11 {1/2-1/2 Legky,N-Rodriguez,A/Aosta ,EXT 1990 (21)}) 12.
Ne2 $11 (12. Bb2 Rc8 (12... Qa5 13. Qd3 {1/2-1/2 Savon,V-Volzhin,A/Zepter Open,
Minsk BLR 1998 (13)}) 13. Ne2 (13. Qd3 Qa5 14. Rfc1 Bb4 $11) 13... Qa5 14. a3
Rfd8 15. Nfd4 Qa6 16. Nf4 Bf8 17. Qd3 Qxd3 18. Nxd3 Nc5 19. Rfd1 Nxd3 20. Rxd3
Ne4 21. f3 Nc5 22. Rc3 Ne6 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. b4 g6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Hebden,
M-Magomedov,M/Dhaka 1995/CBM 48/ (41)}) 12... Qa5 13. Bb2 {In openings like
this - with pawn structure with isolated P - enouph to change 2 pars of B -
and it will be drawn position.} Ba3 $1 14. Bxa3 (14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15. Qd3 Rac8 16.
Rad1 Rc5 $15) 14... Qxa3 15. Qc1 (15. Nfd4 Rfe8 16. f3 Ng5 17. Qd2 $11) 15...
Qb4 (15... Qe7 $11) 16. Qb2 a5 $6 (16... Rac8 17. Ned4 Qc3 18. Qxc3 Rxc3 19.
Rac1 Rfc8 20. Rxc3 Rxc3 $11) 17. a3 (17. Ned4 a4 (17... Rfc8 18. Rac1 $14) 18.
a3 Qb6 19. b4 Rac8 20. Rac1 $14) 17... Qb6 18. h3 (18. Ned4 Rfc8 19. Rac1 $14)
18... Rfc8 19. Nfd4 a4 20. Rfb1 $6 $11 (20. b4 Nd6 21. Rfc1 Nc4 22. Qa2 Qa6 (
22... Ne4 23. Rc2 Qf6 24. Nf4 $16) 23. Nc3 Qd6 24. Rc2 $14) 20... axb3 21. Qxb3
Qxb3 22. Rxb3 Nd6 (22... Nc5 $11) 23. Rb6 Ra6 24. Rxa6 bxa6 25. Rb1 Nc4 (25...
a5 26. Nf4 g5 27. Nfe2 Nc4 28. Rb5 Nxa3 29. Rxa5 Nc4 $11) 26. Rb7 g6 27. Ra7 a5
28. Nb5 Ne4 29. Ned4 h5 30. g3 $11 (30. Nb3 Nxa3 $1 31. Nxa3 Rc3 32. Nxa5 Rxa3
33. Nc6 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Herzliya"]
[Site "Herzliya"]
[Date "2000.09.13"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Zifroni, Dov"]
[Black "Kaspi, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2527"]
[BlackElo "2488"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2000.09.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 e6 4. Bg5 Nf6 5. e3 Qa5+ 6. Nbd2 Ne4 (6... Nbd7 {
-mainline}) 7. Bf4 ({After} 7. Bh4 $6 {White falls to interesting trap:} dxc4 (
7... g5 $5 8. Bxg5 dxc4 9. Bh4 b5 10. Qc2 $14 {0-1 Filgueira,H-Benko,F/Buenos
Aires Najdorf 1993 (54)}) 8. Qc2 {White had to sacrifice P because} ({after} 8.
Bxc4 g5 $1 9. Bg3 g4 {White loses whole piece.} 10. O-O (10. Ne5 $2 Nxd2 11.
Qxd2 Bb4 $1 $19 {[%csl Rd2]}) 10... Nxg3 11. fxg3 gxf3 12. Qxf3 Qf5 $1 (12...
Qc7 13. Ne4 Bg7 14. Nd6+ Qxd6 15. Qxf7+ Kd8 16. Qxg7 $44 {0-1 Ipata-Palau/
Buenos Aires (t Mayor) (2) 1931/ (41)}) 13. Qe2 Qg6 $19 {1-0 Thesing
Matthias-Van Der Brink Peter/Ch Netherlands (team) 1995/ (39)}) 8... Nxd2 9.
Nxd2 b5 $15) (7. h4 $5 Bb4 8. a3 Bxd2+ 9. Nxd2 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nxg5 11. Qh5 Nf3+
12. Qxf3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Edelsvard,O-Lindh,B/cr SWE/K 1973/ (35)}) 7... Bd6 $6 {
White keeps an advantage also in another variations:} (7... Nxd2 8. Nxd2 Nd7 9.
a3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Letelier Martner,R-Bolbochan,J/Mar del Plata zt 1951/ (52)}) (
7... c5 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. a3 Nxd2 10. Nxd2 Qd8 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Nb3 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Katigin-Ishkov/Roslavl 1989(76)}) (7... Bb4 $6 8. a3 Bxd2+ 9. Nxd2 Nxd2
10. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 11. Kxd2 $14 {1/2-1/2 Orso,M-Majdanics,A/HUN 1994/ (37)}) (7...
dxc4 8. Bxc4 Nxd2 ({here} 8... g5 {doesn't bring nothing:} 9. Be5 f6 10. Bc7 $5
Qxc7 11. Nxe4 $14) 9. Nxd2 Nd7 10. O-O $14 {1/2-1/2 Koch,W-Soln,P/Finkenstein ,
EXT 1995/ (37)}) (7... Nd7 $1 {In my opinion, this move is the best here.} 8.
a3 {was played in some games, but White position is slightly better.}) 8. Bxd6
Nxd6 {Black squares BB change and N back-jump to d6 is not successful desicion.
..} 9. b3 Nd7 10. Bd3 f5 $6 $16 (10... Ne4 11. O-O f5 {This position was
played 65 years ago, and nobody of strong chessplayers didn't play it during
so long time...} 12. a3 O-O 13. b4 Qd8 14. Qb3 $16 {1-0 Rabinovich,
I-Lowenfisch,G/Moscow 1935/ (45)}) (10... dxc4 $142 $1 11. bxc4 c5 (11... e5
12. O-O exd4 13. exd4 O-O 14. c5 Nb5 15. Nc4 Qd8 16. a4 Nc7 17. Re1 Nd5 18. Qb1
N7f6 19. Nd6 (19. a5 $16) 19... b6 20. Ng5 g6 (20... h6 21. Bh7+ Kh8 22. Ngxf7+
$18) 21. a5 $16 (21. h3 $16)) 12. O-O cxd4 13. exd4 O-O $14) 11. O-O O-O 12.
Qc2 Ne4 13. a3 Qd8 14. b4 {Whithout black-squares BB stonewall is not
effective. Also Bd3 placed better than on g2.} Qf6 15. Nb3 dxc4 $6 (15... Qh6
16. a4 Ndf6 17. Ne5 $16) 16. Bxc4 Kh8 17. Bd3 Nd6 18. Nc5 Nf7 (18... Nxc5 19.
bxc5 Nf7 20. Qc3 Re8 21. Bc4 $16 (21. Ne5 $16 {[%csl Rc8]})) 19. e4 $1 {
Black pieces position is ugly, and White use it} Nxc5 20. Qxc5 {[%cal Gc5f8]} (
20. e5 Qh6 21. bxc5 Ng5 22. Nd2 f4 23. f3 Rd8 24. Qc3 $16 {[%cal Gd2c4,Gc4d6]})
20... Re8 (20... Bd7 21. Rfe1 $16 (21. e5 Qd8 22. Nd2 $16) (21. Ne5 Nxe5 22.
dxe5 Qg6 23. exf5 exf5 24. f4 $16)) 21. Ne5 Nxe5 22. dxe5 Qe7 23. Rad1 Qxc5 24.
bxc5 Kg8 (24... b6 25. Bc4 bxc5 26. Rd6 fxe4 (26... Rb8 27. exf5 exf5 28. f4
$16) 27. Rb1 $16 {[%csl Rc5,Rc6,Re4,Re6]}) 25. f4 Kf8 26. Bc4 {Black Bc8 can't
take part in the game.} fxe4 (26... b5 27. Bb3 a5 28. Rd6 $16 {[%csl Rc6,Rc8]
[%cal Gd1d8]}) 27. Rd6 Ke7 28. Kf2 Rf8 29. Ke3 Bd7 (29... b5 30. Bb3 Bd7 31.
Rfd1 Rad8 32. Kxe4 a5 33. h4 $16) 30. Kxe4 Rae8 $6 {Useless move.} (30... b6
$16) 31. g4 (31. Rb1 Rb8 (31... Bc8 32. Bxe6 {-like in the game}) 32. g4 $16)
31... g6 32. Rb1 Bc8 $2 (32... Rb8 33. Rbd1 (33. a4 b6 (33... h6 34. h4 b6 35.
Rbd1 Rbd8 36. cxb6 axb6 37. Bb3 $22 h5 38. g5 Rfe8 39. Bc2 Rg8 40. Ke3 Rg7 41.
Be4 Rgg8 42. R1d2 c5 43. Rxb6 $18) 34. cxb6 axb6 35. Rbd1 Rb7 $14) 33... Rbd8 (
33... Rfd8 34. R1d3 b6 35. cxb6 axb6 (35... Rxb6 36. Bxe6 Bxe6 37. Rxd8 Bxg4
38. R3d6 $18))) 33. Bxe6 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 07th"]
[Site "Smolensk"]
[Date "2000.04.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kopjonkin, Gennady"]
[Black "Arkhipov, Sergey G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2353"]
[BlackElo "2527"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2000.04.15"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Voronezh OShK"]
[BlackTeam "Novokuznetsk"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. c4 e6 4. Nbd2 c5 $5 {Good reaction on the last move.} 5.
dxc5 (5. cxd5 exd5 6. e4 $5 (6. dxc5 Bxc5 7. Nb3 Be7 (7... Bb6 8. Bg5 {-like
in this game}) 8. e3 {[%csl Rc1]} Nf6 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Nc6 $11 {1-0 Kozul,
Z-Lipinsky,F/Bled 1997/EXP 57/[ 5] (41)}) 6... Nf6 (6... cxd4 $132) 7. e5 Nfd7
8. Bd3 Nc6 9. O-O Be7 10. Re1 O-O $132 {1/2-1/2 Ovsejevitsch,S-Tyomkin,D/
EU-chJM U20 Holon ,EXT 1995/[ 5] (18)}) (5. b3 $6 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Nc6 7. Nxc6 (7.
Bb2 Nxd4 8. Bxd4 dxc4 $17 {0-1 Stojanovic,A-Velcheva,M/Vrnjacka Banja YUG 1999/
[ 5] (59)}) 7... bxc6 $11 (7... Qf6 8. Rb1 bxc6 $11)) 5... Bxc5 6. Nb3 Bb6 7.
cxd5 exd5 {This pawn structure is typical for French defense with 3.Nbd2 c5} 8.
Bg5 (8. e3 Nf6 $11 {[%csl Rc1]}) 8... Nf6 9. e3 O-O 10. Bd3 (10. Be2 $142 Nc6
11. O-O Bg4 12. Rc1 $132 {White can't organize pressure on isolated Pd5}) 10...
Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12. O-O Nc6 13. Be2 (13. Rc1 Re8 $132) 13... h6 (13... Re8 $11)
14. Bh4 Qd6 15. Bxf6 (15. Nfd4 Bxe2 16. Nxe2 Ne4 $11) 15... Qxf6 16. Qxd5 Qxb2
{This position is equal, but the game is not over yet...} 17. Bb5 (17. Qxh5
Qxe2 18. Rfe1 Qb2 19. Nbd2 $11) 17... Bxf3 (17... Bg6 18. Bxc6 bxc6 19. Qxc6
Rac8 $44) 18. Qxf3 Rac8 19. Qe2 {Draw?} (19. Rfc1 Ne5 20. Qxb7 Rxc1+ 21. Rxc1
Qxa2 22. Qe4 Qxb3 23. Qxe5 $11) 19... Qe5 {Black is trying to win this equal
position.} (19... Qxe2 20. Bxe2 $11) 20. Rac1 Ne7 (20... Rfd8 21. Rfd1 $11) 21.
Bd7 (21. Rfd1 $11) 21... Rcd8 22. Bg4 (22. Rfd1 $11) 22... Nd5 23. Bf3 $6 (23.
Nc5 $142 Qe7 24. Na4 Bc7 25. Rfd1 Qe5 26. g3 Nf6 27. Bf3 $11) 23... Rfe8 24.
Rc4 Re7 $6 (24... Bc7 $5 25. g3 b5 $5 (25... Bb6 26. Kh2 Re6 27. Rfc1 Red6 28.
Nd4 $11) 26. Rc6 (26. Re4 $4 Nc3 $1) 26... Nc3 27. Qc2 b4 28. Rc1 Bb6 $15) 25.
Rfc1 Red7 26. Rc8 g6 (26... Bc7 27. Rxd8+ Rxd8 28. g3 $11) 27. Rxd8+ Rxd8 28.
Rd1 Kg7 $4 $18 {[%mdl 8192]} (28... Nc3 29. Rxd8+ Bxd8 30. Qc2 Bc7 31. g3 $11)
(28... Bc7 29. g3 Rd6 $11) 29. Qb5 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Gb5e5]} Bc7 30. Rxd5 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch KO"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1999.12.18"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Lunev, Andrey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1999.12.04"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 544]} 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 c6 4. Qc2 Nf6 5. g3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 b5 7.
Qb3 Bb7 8. Bg2 Nbd7 9. O-O a6 (9... Be7 10. a4 a6 11. Bd2 c5 12. axb5 Bd5 13.
Qc2 Be4 14. Qd1 axb5 15. Rxa8 Qxa8 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Nc3 {0,5/Horvath,C-Matlak,
M/Stary Smokovec/1991/} Bc6 $11) (9... a5 10. Bg5 Qb6 11. a4 h6 12. Bxf6 Nxf6
13. Ne5 Bb4 14. Nd3 $14 {Razuvaev,Y-Knaak,R/Dortmund/1991/}) 10. a4 c5 11. axb5
Bd5 12. Qd3 (12. Qd1 axb5 13. Rxa8 Qxa8 14. dxc5 (14. Bg5 Ne4 15. Be3 c4 16.
Nbd2 Be7 17. Nxe4 Bxe4 $11 {(36) 0-1 Ivanov,Mikhail M-Filippov,Valerij/
Vladivostok Zaitsev (5) ;CBM 50 1995 (29)}) (14. Nc3 Bc6 15. Ne1 Bxg2 16. Nxg2
Qc6 (16... b4 17. Nb5 Qc6 18. Qa4 Be7 19. dxc5 O-O 20. Be3 $2 Bxc5 (20... Ra8
21. Qxb4 Rb8 22. Nd4 Qxg2+ 23. Kxg2 Rxb4 24. Nc6 Bxc5 25. Bxc5 Rxb2 26. Ne7+
Kh8 (26... Kf8 $5 27. Ba3 Ra2 (27... Rxe2 $4 28. Rc1 Ne8 29. Rc8 f6 (29... f5
30. Ng6+ Kf7 31. Nh8+ $18) 30. Ng6+ $18) 28. Bb4 Ke8 29. Rc1 Ne5 $15) 27. Ra1
h6 $17) 21. Nc3 Qb7 22. Qb5 Qa8 23. Bxc5 Rb8 24. Qxb4 Rxb4 25. Bxb4 Qb7 26. Ba3
$44 {Alienkin,Aleksander-Pavasovic,Dusko/Pardubice Czech op (2) ;EXT 99 1998/1/
2-1/2 (72)}) 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Nf4 O-O 19. Nd3 Bd4 {1/2-1/2 Hellsten,
Johan-Bagirov,Vladimir/Yerevan ol (Men) (13) ;EXT 97 1996}) 14... Bxc5 15. Nc3
Bc6 16. Ne1 {1/2-1/2 Razuvaev,Yuri S-Yakovich,Yuri/Moscow Tal mem ;EXT 97 1992}
(16. Ne1 Bxg2 17. Nxg2 b4 18. Na4 Be7 19. b3 $11 {1/2-1/2 Ionov,Sergey-Volzhin,
Alexander/St Petersburg op (4) ;CBM 46 ext 1995 (39)})) (12. Qc2 axb5 13. Rxa8
Qxa8 14. Nc3 (14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. Nc3 Bc6 16. Bg5 O-O 17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18. Nh4 b4
19. Nb1 Bxg2 20. Nxg2 Rc8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Ikonnikov,Vyacheslav-Bagirov,Vladimir/
Neckar op 1st (9) ;EXT 99 1997 (33)}) 14... Bc6 15. dxc5 b4 16. Nd1 Bxc5 17.
Be3 (17. Ne1 Bxg2 18. Nxg2 O-O 19. Nf4 Rc8 20. Qb3 Bf8 21. Ne3 $11 {1/2-1/2
Tratar,Marko-Haba,Petr/Ceske Budejovice op (5) ;EXT 98 1996 (47)}) 17... Be7
18. Bg5 Be4 19. Qc4 O-O 20. Ne3 Rc8 21. Qb3 $11 {1-0 Malaniuk,Vladimir
P-Kharlov,Andrei/Simferopol/Alushta ;EXT 97 1992 (44)}) 12... Be4 (12... c4 13.
Qc2 axb5 14. Rxa8 Qxa8 15. Nc3 Bc6 16. Nh4 Bxg2 17. Nxg2 Qb7 18. Bd2 Be7 19.
Rb1 b4 20. Nd1 Nb6 21. Nge3 b3 22. Qc1 O-O $132 {1/2-1/2 Nickoloff,Bryon-Wolff,
Patrick G/World op Philadelphia (4) ;EXT 97 1993 (40)}) 13. Qb3 Bd5 14. Qd1 (
14. Qc2 axb5 15. Rxa8 Qxa8 16. Nc3 Bc6 17. dxc5 (17. e4 $2 Nxe4 18. dxc5 Nxc3
19. Qxc3 b4 $1 20. Qb3 (20. Qe3 Bxc5 21. Qe2 O-O $17) 20... Bxc5 (20... Nxc5
21. Qe3 $17) 21. Rd1 O-O $17 {Ftacnik,L 0-1 Tukmakov,Vladimir B-Kharlov,Andrei/
Bern op (8) ;CBM 28 1992 (32)}) 17... b4 18. Nd1 Bxc5 19. Be3 $11) (14. Qd3 c4
15. Qc2 axb5 16. Rxa8 Qxa8 17. Nc3 Bc6 18. d5 exd5 19. Nd4 Bc5 20. Ncxb5 O-O (
20... Bxb5 21. Nxb5 Qa5 22. Nc3 $14) 21. Qc3 Rb8 $132 {1/2-1/2 Bacrot,
Etienne-Dao Thien Hai/Hoogovens-B Wijk aan Zee (3) ;CBM 57 1997 (30)} (21...
Bxb5 22. Nxb5 Qb7 23. Nd4 Qb6 24. Rd1 h6 $11)) 14... axb5 15. Rxa8 Qxa8 16. Nc3
(16. Bf4 $6 cxd4 17. Qxd4 Bc5 18. Qd3 $11 (18. Qd1 $6 O-O 19. Nbd2 h6 20. Nb3 (
20. e4 $6 Bc6 (20... Nxe4 21. Nxe4 Bxe4 22. Qxd7 Bxf3 23. Bxf3 Qxf3 24. Qxb5
$11) 21. Ne5 Nxe5 22. Bxe5 Nd7 23. Bf4 e5 24. Be3 Bxe3 25. fxe3 Qa7 $17 {
0-1 Sokolov,Ivan-Stangl,Markus/Garmisch rapid (14) ;CBM 43 ext 1994 (35)}) (20.
Qa1 $15) (20. Ne1 e5 $15) 20... Bb6 21. Ne1 Rd8 22. Bxd5 Nxd5 23. Bd2 Ne5 24.
Nf3 Nc4 $15)) 16... Bc6 $11 17. Ne1 b4 (17... Bxg2 18. Nxg2 b4 19. Nb5 Qa5 (
19... Qc6 20. Qa4 Be7 21. dxc5 O-O 22. Be3 {position from the game Alienkin -
Pavasovich 1998} Ra8 $15) 20. Qd3 Be7 $11) 18. Nb5 Qb7 19. Bxc6 Qxc6 20. Qa4
Be7 21. dxc5 O-O 22. Nc3 (22. Be3 Bxc5 23. Bxc5 Nxc5 24. Qxb4 Rb8 25. Nd4 Rxb4
26. Nxc6 Rxb2 27. e3 $11) (22. Nd3 Nxc5 23. Nxc5 Bxc5 24. Nc3 Qa8 25. Qxa8 Rxa8
26. Nb1 Ra2 (26... Ne4 27. Nd2 $11) 27. Nd2 $11) 22... Qxc5 23. Nd3 Qb6 $6 (
23... Qc4 24. Nd1 Nb6 25. Qa5 Nfd5 26. Ne3 $11) 24. Na2 $14 {[%csl Rb4] The
pawn b4 starts to require attention.} b3 25. Be3 Qb7 (25... Qd6 26. Qxb3 Nd5
27. Bd4 Rb8 28. Qc2 (28. Qc4 N7b6 29. Qc2 Rc8 30. Qd1 $14) 28... e5 29. Bc3 e4
30. Ndc1 e3 $14) 26. Nc3 $6 (26. Nac1 $1 {[%csl Rb3]} Rb8 (26... Nd5 27. Bd4
Rb8 28. Nxb3 Qxb3 29. Qxd7 Qc4 30. Be5 Rd8 31. Qb7 $16) 27. Rd1 (27. Bf4 Qb5
28. Qxb5 Rxb5 29. Rd1 Nd5 30. h4 Nxf4 31. Nxf4 Nb6 32. Rd3 Bf6 33. Rxb3 Rxb3
34. Nxb3 Bxb2 $11) 27... Ne4 (27... e5 28. Bg5 e4 29. Nf4 $14) 28. f3 Nec5 29.
Nxc5 Nxc5 30. Bxc5 Bxc5+ 31. Kg2 $14 {[%csl Rb3][%cal Gd1d7]}) 26... Rc8 (26...
Ra8 27. Qd4 $11) 27. Rc1 (27. Ra1 Nd5 $11) 27... h5 28. Bd4 h4 (28... Ra8 $6
29. Qb5 Qxb5 30. Nxb5 Ra5 31. Rc8+ Kh7 32. Rc7 Rxb5 33. Bxf6 Bxf6 34. Rxd7 Kg6
35. Kg2 $14) 29. Qb5 Qa8 $2 $16 {Black does not receive fair compensation for
a sacrificed pawn.} (29... Qxb5 $5 30. Nxb5 Rc2 31. Ra1 (31. gxh4 e5 (31...
Rxe2 32. Be3 Rc2 33. Nd4 Rxc1+ 34. Bxc1 Ne4 35. Nxb3 Bxh4 $11) 32. Bc3 Ne4 33.
Re1 Nxc3 34. Nxc3 Nc5 35. Nd5 Nxd3 36. Nxe7+ Kf8 37. exd3 Kxe7 38. Rxe5+ Kd6
39. Rb5 Rxb2 $15) 31... Rxe2 32. Nc1 Rc2 33. Nxb3 e5 $132) 30. Qxb3 h3 31. f3 (
31. Ne1 e5 32. Be3 $16) 31... e5 32. Bf2 $2 $14 {Allows black to complicate
the game.} (32. Nxe5 $1 {Being not afraid ghosts.} Nxe5 33. Bxe5 Bc5+ 34. Kh1 (
34. Kf1 Ng4 35. Bf4 Nxh2+ 36. Ke1 Nxf3+ $19) 34... Ng4 (34... Be3 35. Rb1 $5 (
35. Rd1 $2 Ng4 36. Ne4 (36. Nd5 Nf2+ 37. Kg1 Nxd1+ 38. Nxe3 Qa7 $19) 36... Qa6
37. Nd6 (37. Re1 Qxe2 $1 38. Rxe2 Rc1+ $19) 37... Nf2+ 38. Kg1 Nxd1+ 39. Kf1
Rf8 40. Qxd1 Rd8 $19) (35. Rf1 $5 Ng4 36. Nd1 (36. Nd5 Nf2+ 37. Kg1 Qxd5 38.
Qxe3 (38. Qxd5 Nd3+ 39. Kh1 Nf2+ $11) 38... Ng4 39. Qd4 Qxe5 40. Qxg4 Qe3+ 41.
Kh1 Rb8 42. b4 Qxe2 43. Qxh3 Rxb4 44. Qc8+ Kh7 45. Qf5+ Kg8 46. Rc1 Rb8 $11)
36... Nxe5 37. Nxe3 $18) 35... Ng4 36. Nd5 Nf2+ 37. Kg1 $18) 35. Ne4 Nxe5 36.
Qc3 $3 {This very strong move was missed by both sides.} (36. Nxc5 Rxc5 $19)
36... Nxf3 (36... Qd5 37. Nxc5 $18) (36... Nd7 37. b4 Qa2 38. Qe1 $1 $18) 37.
Qxf3 $16 (37. exf3 Rc7 $16 {[%cal Gc5d6]})) (32. Bxe5 $5 Qa7+ 33. Kh1 Nxe5 34.
Nxe5 Qf2 35. Qxf7+ Kh7 (35... Kh8 36. Ng6+ Kh7 37. Nf4 $18) 36. Rg1 Bc5 37.
Qg6+ Kg8 38. Qb1 Ra8 39. g4 (39. Ng6 Qxg1+ 40. Qxg1 Bxg1 41. Kxg1 Ra1+ 42. Kf2
Rh1 43. g4 Rxh2+ 44. Kg3 Rh1 45. Nf4 h2 46. Nd3 $14) 39... Bd4 40. Nd3 Qxg1+
41. Qxg1 Bxg1 42. Kxg1 $16) 32... e4 33. Nf4 $6 (33. Ne1 Ne5 34. Qc2 exf3 35.
Qf5 Neg4 36. exf3 Nxf2 37. Kxf2 Qa7+ $14) 33... exf3 34. Nxh3 (34. Qc2 fxe2 (
34... Ng4) 35. Qxe2 Ne4 36. Nxh3 Bf6 (36... Ne5 37. Bd4 $132) 37. Nf4 (37. Be1
Bd4+ 38. Nf2 Ne5 $17) 37... Ne5 38. Nfd5 Nxc3 39. Nxf6+ gxf6 40. Rxc3 Rxc3 41.
bxc3 Nf3+ 42. Kf1 Nxh2+ 43. Ke1 Nf3+ $11) 34... fxe2 35. Nxe2 $2 $17 (35. Qb5
$2 Ng4 36. Qxe2 Nde5 37. Qf1 Nf3+ 38. Kh1 Ne1+ $1 (38... Nfxh2+ 39. Qg2 $15)
39. Kg1 Ne5 40. Be3 N1f3+ 41. Kh1 Nh4+ 42. Kg1 Nef3+ 43. Kf2 (43. Kh1 Nd2+ $19)
43... Nxh2 44. Nd5 $1 Rxc1 45. Qxc1 Qxd5 $19) (35. Qa2 $1 Qb7 36. Nxe2 Rxc1+
37. Nxc1 Ne5 38. Nf4 $132) 35... Rb8 $2 $14 {Black didn't use possibility to
receive good position} ({after} 35... Rxc1+ 36. Nxc1 Ne5 {[%csl Rg1,Rh2][%cal
Ge5f3]} 37. Qc2 Nf3+ 38. Kf1 Nxh2+ 39. Kg1 Nf3+ 40. Kf1 Ne4 $17 {[%csl Rc1,Rf1,
Rh3]}) 36. Qe3 (36. Qc2 Ne5 37. Ng5 $14) 36... Bf8 (36... Nd5 37. Qd2 Ne5 38.
Nd4 $14) 37. Rc2 Re8 38. Qf4 Ne5 39. Nd4 (39. Ng5 Nd3 (39... Qa1+ 40. Qc1 $14)
40. Qc4 {[%csl Rf7]} Ne5 41. Qf4 Nd3 $11) 39... Nd3 40. Qf3 Qa1+ 41. Kg2 Nxf2
$14 (41... Ne5 42. Qb7 Re7 43. Qb3 Qa8+ $44) 42. Nxf2 Qa4 43. Rd2 (43. Nb3 Qb5
44. Rd2 $14 (44. Nd4 Qa4)) 43... Qb4 44. Nb3 Qb6 45. Nc1 Re3 46. Qa8 (46. Qd1
Qb7+ 47. Kg1 $14) 46... Re8 47. Qf3 Re3 48. Qa8 Re8 49. Qa4 Qb7+ 50. Kf1 Bb4
51. Re2 Rd8 52. Qb3 Ng4 53. Ncd3 (53. Kg1 Nxf2 54. Rxf2 Rd7 {[%cal Gb4c5]} 55.
Qc2 $44) (53. Ncd3 Nxh2+ 54. Kg1 Nf3+ (54... Qf3 55. Nc1 $8 Qxb3 56. Nxb3 Nf3+
57. Kg2 $11) 55. Kf1 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.13"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Miroshnichenko, Evgenij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2001.06.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 e6 5. Nbd2 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. e4
e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. exd5 exd4 11. Nc4 Nc5 $2 $16 ({Much better is} 11... Bc5
12. Qc2 h6 13. a3 a5 $1 $132 {Tsesarsky} (13... b5 $6 $14 {-see detailed
commented game 1-0 Fominyh,A-Prakash,G/Guntur, AP 2000/CBM 77[Tsesarsky,I] (45)
})) 12. Nxd6 (12. Bg5 $143 $2 h6 13. Bh4 Be7 14. Re1 Nxd5 15. Bxe7 Nxe7 16.
Nce5 Nxd3 17. Qxd3 Nf5 $44 {0-1 Mattick,L-Ehrke,A/Germany 1999/GER-chT2 (39)})
12... Qxd6 13. Bc4 d3 $5 ({In case of} 13... Bg4 {White leaves with advantage:}
14. Qxd4 Bxf3 15. gxf3 Ne6 16. Qd3 (16. Qh4 Nxd5 17. Rd1 Nec7 18. Qg3 Qc6 19.
Bb3 (19. b3 Nc3 20. Re1 b5 21. Bb2 b4 22. Re4 N7d5 23. Rae1 Nf6 24. Re7 $14 {
1-0 Izeta Txabarri,F-San Segundo Carrillo,P/San Sebastian 1995/EXT 2001 (39)})
19... Ne7 20. Bg5 Nf5 21. Qg4 $16 {1/2-1/2 Salov,V-Anand,V/Linares 1992/CBM 28
(32)}) 16... Rad8 17. Rd1 Nf4 18. Bxf4 (18. Qf5 N4xd5 19. b3 Ne7 20. Rxd6 Nxf5
21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Bg5 $11 {1-0 Lengyel,L-Flesch,J/Budapest 1961/MCD (45)})
18... Qxf4 19. Rac1 $16 (19. d6 Ne8 $11)) 14. b4 Ncd7 (14... Na6 $5 {I suppose,
Artur found here} 15. b5 $1 (15. Qxd3 Nxb4 16. Ba3 Rd8 17. Bxb4 Qxb4 18. Rfd1
b5 19. Bb3 Bb7 20. d6 Ne4 (20... Be4 21. Qd4 Qxd4 22. Rxd4 Bxf3 23. gxf3 $14)
21. d7 Nc5 22. Qf5 Nxb3 23. axb3 Qxb3 24. Ne5 Qe6 25. Qxe6 fxe6 26. Ra5 a6 27.
Rd6 $44) ({Not so effective was} 15. a3 Bf5 16. Nd4 Bg6 17. Bb2 Nc7 18. Bxd3
Qxd5 $11 {1-0 Panchenko,A-Sosna,J/Bratislava 1991/EXT 2001 (39)}) 15... Nc5 16.
Ba3 Bf5 17. Bxd3 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Rac8 19. Rad1 Rfd8 20. Qf5 g6 21. Qh3 $16 {
[%cal Gf3g5]}) 15. Qxd3 Nb6 16. Bb3 Rd8 ({Or} 16... Nfxd5 17. Rd1 Rd8 18. Ng5
Qg6 (18... g6 19. Qd4 $1 $18 {[%csl Rf6,Rg7,Rh8][%cal Gc1b2]}) 19. Qxg6 hxg6
20. Be3 Be6 21. Nxe6 fxe6 22. Bg5 $16 {[%csl Gb3,Re6,Gg5,Rg6,Rg7]}) 17. Bg5 h6
({White keeps an advantage also after} 17... Nbxd5 18. Rad1 Be6 19. Bxf6 gxf6
20. a3 $16 {-like in this game without h7-h6}) 18. Bh4 Nbxd5 19. Rad1 Be6 ({
Doesn't change position evaluation also} 19... g5 20. Nxg5 hxg5 21. Bxg5 Ng4
22. g3 (22. Qh3 Nge3 (22... Nxf2 23. Qf3 $18) 23. Qxe3 Nxe3 24. Rxd6 Rxd6 25.
Bxe3 Be6 $44) 22... Be6 23. Bxd8 Rxd8 24. Rfe1 $16) 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Nd4 $2
$14 {Drops big part of advantage...} ({Why not} 21. a3 $16 {[%csl Rf6,Rf7,Rh6]}
) 21... f5 $4 $18 {Ununderstandable terrible move.} ({Quite strong is just to
take on b4:} 21... Nxb4 {and here:} 22. Qf3 ({or} 22. Qe4 Bxb3 23. axb3 (23.
Qg4+ Kh7 24. Nf5 Qf8 25. axb3 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 Re8 27. h4 Nc6 $44) 23... Qd5 $44)
22... Bxb3 23. axb3 Qd5 24. Qh3 Qg5 25. Nf5 Kh7 26. Nd6 Qg6 27. Rd4 (27. f4 f5
28. Nxf5 Qb6+ 29. Kh1 Qf6 $132) 27... Nc6 28. Rg4 Rxd6 29. Rxg6 fxg6 $14 {
This position must be drawn.}) 22. Nxe6 (22. Nxf5 $18) 22... fxe6 23. Bxd5 exd5
(23... Qxd5 24. Qg3+ $18) 24. Qxf5 d4 25. Rfe1 (25. Rd3 $18 {[%cal Gd3g3]})
25... Re8 26. g3 (26. Re3 $1 $18) 26... Kh8 27. Re4 Rxe4 28. Qxe4 Rd8 29. Qxb7
d3 30. Qxa7 Qxb4 31. Qe3 Qd6 32. Rd2 Kg7 33. Qe4 Qa3 34. Qb7+ Kg6 35. Qc6+ Kg7
36. Qc4 Kh8 37. h4 1-0

[Event "GRE-ch 48th"]
[Site "Athens"]
[Date "1998.12.22"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Nikolaidis, Ioannis"]
[Black "Skembris, Spyridon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1998.12.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 10256]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Nf6 7.
O-O Be7 8. Be3 c4 9. Ne5 (9. b3 cxb3 (9... O-O 10. bxc4 dxc4 11. Nc3 Qa5 12. d5
Rd8 13. Nd2 Qxc3 14. dxc6 Nd5 15. Bxd5 Rxd5 16. Rc1 Qa3 $132 {1/2-1/2 Lobron,
E-Lautier,J/Baden-Baden 1992 (26)}) (9... b5 10. a4 Ba6 11. axb5 Bxb5 12. Nc3
$16 {1-0 Davies,N-Cannon,J/Wrexham Chess Club 1994/ (34)}) 10. Qxb3 (10. axb3
O-O 11. Ne5 Re8 (11... Qb6 12. Nc3 Be6 13. Na4 Qb4 14. Nd3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Geveke,
M-Hoensch,M/Norddschl.-Baden/Wuert (01/06) ,EXT 1989/Inf 001 (27)}) 12. Nc3 Nb4
13. Na2 Ne4 14. Nxb4 Bxb4 15. Nd3 Bd6 16. Nc5 Bxc5 17. dxc5 Nc3 18. Qd3 d4 $132
{0-1 Velikov,P-Lputian,S/St John op-2 1988 (22)}) 10... Na5 (10... Qb6 11. Qxb6
(11. Ne5 Qxb3 12. axb3 Nb4 13. Na3 a6 14. Rfc1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Kirov,N-Marjanovic,
S/Thessaloniki olm ,BIG 1984 (37)}) 11... axb6 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Ne5 (13. Nb5 Nb4
14. Bd2 Nc2 15. Rab1 Rxa2 16. Nc3 Ra6 17. Rb2 Na3 18. Ne5 Rd8 19. e3 Be6 20. f4
g6 21. h3 $44 {1-0 Petursson,M-Ziegler,A/Gausdal Arnold Cup 1990 (54)}) 13...
Be6 14. a4 Rfc8 15. Rfc1 Na5 16. Nb5 Rxc1+ 17. Rxc1 Nb3 18. Rc7 Rxa4 19. h3 Rb4
20. Rxe7 Rxb5 21. g4 h6 22. f4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Van der Sterren,P-Piket,J/
Hilversum NLD/K 1990 (57)}) (10... O-O 11. Nc3 (11. Bg5 h6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. e3
Na5 14. Qd3 Be6 15. Ne5 Rc8 16. f4 Nc4 17. Nd2 Qa5 18. Nb3 Qd8 $132 {1-0
Gutman,L-Wolf,V/BL 1992 (48)}) 11... Na5 12. Qb1 g6 13. Ne5 Bf5 14. Qb2 Ne4 15.
Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. Bd2 f6 18. Bxa5 Qxa5 19. Qxb7 fxe5 20. Qxe7 exd4
21. Qxe4 $16 {1-0 Gutman,L-Unrath,L/Schwaebisch Gmuend ,EXT 1990 (27)}) 11. Qd3
Nc4 (11... O-O 12. Nc3 (12. Ne5 Be6 13. f4 Rc8 14. f5 Bd7 15. g4 h6 16. Bf4 Bc6
17. Nd2 Re8 18. Qh3 Bb5 $17 {0-1 Nissen,C-Ilgner,A/Landes-Einzelmeister 1990 
(36)}) 12... Be6 13. Ng5 Nc4 14. Rab1 Qd7 15. Bf4 Nb6 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Bh3 $14
{1-0 Gutman,L-Bezold,M/Bad Mergentheim ,EXT 1989 (43)}) 12. Bg5 Be6 (12... O-O
13. Nc3 h6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Rab1 Nd6 16. Rbc1 Bf5 17. Qd1 Qa5 18. Ne5 Ne4 19.
Nxe4 dxe4 20. Nxf7 Qxa2 (20... Rxf7 21. Rc5 Qxa2 22. Rxf5 Re8 23. e3 $16) 21.
Nd6 $16 {1-0 Korchnoi,V-Bach,M/4th Open, Wichern GER 1997 (29)}) 13. Nc3 Rc8
14. Rab1 b6 15. Ne5 O-O 16. Nb5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Ne4 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. Rbc1 Rc5
20. Nd4 Bd7 21. f4 Rfc8 $15 {1/2-1/2 Korchnoi,V-Lautier,J/Biel 1992 (41)}) 9...
O-O (9... Qa5 10. b3 cxb3 11. Qxb3 O-O 12. Rc1 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Ne4 14. Nc3 Nxc3
15. Qxc3 Bb4 16. Qd3 Be6 $11 {1-0 Brestian,E-Arkell,S/Cappelle la Grande 1993 
(28)}) (9... Be6 10. b3 cxb3 11. Qxb3 Qb6 12. Qxb6 (12. Rc1 Qa6 13. Nc3 O-O 14.
Rab1 Ba3 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Rd1 Bf5 17. Qb7 Qc4 18. Rb3 Bd6 $19 {0-1 Adrian,
C-Bisby,D/London Lloyds 1994 (27)}) 12... axb6 13. Nc3 $14 {[%csl Rb6,Rd5]})
10. b3 (10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. b3 cxb3 12. axb3 Qb6 13. Qd3 a5 14. Rc1 Ba6 15. Qc2
Ng4 16. Qxc6 Qxc6 17. Rxc6 Nxe3 18. fxe3 Bg5 19. Kf2 Rfe8 20. e4 dxe4 21. Rxa5
$16 {1-0 Taimanov,M-Marjanovic,S/Vrnjacka Banja 1977/Inf 23 (41)}) 10... Ng4 $2
$16 (10... cxb3 11. Qxb3 (11. axb3 $132) 11... Bd6 12. Nxc6 (12. f4 Na5 13. Qd3
b6 14. Nc3 Bb7 15. Rac1 Re8 $132) 12... bxc6 13. Rc1 $14) 11. Nxg4 Bxg4 12. Nc3
(12. bxc4 dxc4 13. Nc3 Bf6 14. Rb1 Nxd4 15. Rxb7 Nxe2+ 16. Nxe2 Qxd1 17. Rxd1
Bxe2 18. Rdd7 Rad8 $17) 12... cxb3 (12... Rc8 13. Nxd5 $16) 13. Qxb3 {[%csl
Rb7,Rd5]} Na5 (13... Rc8 14. Nxd5 Bxe2 15. Rfe1 Ba6 16. Bh3 Rb8 17. Nxe7+ Nxe7
18. Bg5 Re8 19. Qa3 f6 20. Be6+ Kh8 21. Bf4 $18) 14. Qxd5 Rc8 15. Qe4 (15. Qxd8
Rfxd8 16. Nd5 $16) 15... Qd7 16. Nd5 Rfe8 (16... Bd6 17. Bf3 Bxf3 (17... f5 18.
Bxg4 fxg4 19. Bf4 Rfe8 20. Qd3 Qe6 21. Bxd6 (21. Ne3 Bxf4 22. gxf4 Qd6 23. f5
Nc6 $14) 21... Qxd5 22. Bf4 Nc6 23. Rfd1 Rcd8 24. Be3 $16) 18. Qxf3 Rc2 19.
Rfc1 Rfc8 20. Bh6 $1 $16) 17. Bf3 Bf5 18. Nxe7+ Rxe7 19. Qd5 (19. Qf4 Nc4 20.
Bxb7 Qxb7 21. Qxf5 Rce8 (21... Nxe3 22. fxe3 Rxe3 23. Rab1 $18 {[%csl Rc8,Rf7]}
) 22. Rab1 Qa6 23. Qf3 $16) 19... Qxd5 20. Bxd5 Rd7 (20... Nc4 21. Rfc1 Nxe3
22. Rxc8+ Bxc8 23. Rc1 Be6 24. fxe3 $16) (20... Rc2 21. Bf3 Nc4 22. Bf4 Nd2 23.
Bxd2 Rxd2 24. Rfd1 $16) 21. Bf3 Nc4 22. a4 (22. Rfc1 $16) 22... Re8 (22... f6
23. Rfc1 Re7 24. Bd5+ Be6 25. Bxe6+ Rxe6 26. Rab1 b6 27. Rb4 Rec6 28. d5 R6c7
29. Bf4 $16) 23. Rfc1 Nxe3 24. fxe3 Rde7 (24... Kf8 25. Kf2 Be4 $16) 25. Ra3 g6
(25... Be4 $16) 26. Kf2 h5 (26... Be4 27. a5 f5 28. Rac3 $16) 27. a5 b6 28.
axb6 axb6 29. Rc6 $18 (29. Rb3 Rb8 30. Rc6 $18) 29... Rb8 30. Rb3 b5 31. Rc5
Bd7 32. Bd5 (32. Rc7 $18) 32... Be8 33. e4 Kf8 34. e5 Ra7 35. Rf3 Ke7 36. Bb3
b4 37. d5 Kd8 38. d6 Ra3 39. Rc7 g5 40. e6 $1 fxe6 41. Rf8 Ra5 42. Bxe6 Re5 43.
Rd7+ 1-0

[Event "Gelsenkirchen"]
[Site "Gelsenkirchen"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Reschke, Stefan"]
[Black "Tyomkin, Dimitri"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2340"]
[Annotator "Tyomkin,D"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qc2 dxc4 5. Qxc4 b5 6. Qd3 $146 (6. Qc2 e6 {
-d30}) 6... e6 (6... a6 7. g3 Bb7 8. Bg2 c5 9. dxc5 Qxd3 10. exd3 e5 11. O-O
Nbd7 12. Re1 $16) (6... Nbd7 $5 7. e4 (7. g3 Bb7 8. Bg2 a6 9. a4 (9. O-O c5)
9... c5 (9... e6 $142 {see the game}) 10. axb5 axb5 11. Rxa8 Qxa8 12. dxc5 (12.
Qxb5 cxd4 13. O-O e5) 12... Be4 13. Qxb5 $16 (13. Qa3)) 7... e6 8. Nc3 b4 9.
Na4 Qa5 10. b3 c5 11. d5 Bb7 12. dxe6 fxe6 13. e5 Ng4 14. Bf4 O-O-O $36) (6...
g6 7. e4 Bg7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Bg4 10. Rd1 Nbd7 11. Nc3 b4 12. Na4 Qa5 13. b3
c5 14. e5 Ne8 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Nxc5 Qxc5 17. Be3 Qa5 18. Rac1 $16) 7. g3 (7.
e4 $6 a6 8. a4 Bb7 9. Bg5 Nbd7 10. e5 h6 11. Bh4 g5 12. Nxg5 hxg5 13. Bxg5 Rg8
$1 14. h4 Rxg5 15. hxg5 Nd5 $17 {with the idea Qa5+,and 0-0-0}) 7... Bb7 8. Bg2
a6 9. a4 (9. O-O c5 (9... Nbd7 10. a4 {see the game}) 10. a4 (10. Rd1 c4 $5 11.
Qe3 Be7 $15) 10... c4 11. Qc2 Nbd7 $13) 9... Nbd7 10. O-O Qb6 (10... Be7 $5 11.
e4 $6 (11. Bg5) (11. Nbd2 c5 12. axb5 axb5 13. Rxa8 Qxa8 14. Qxb5 cxd4 15. Nb3
e5 $13 16. Bg5 Bc6 (16... O-O 17. Bxf6 (17. Ra1 Bc6 $13 (17... Qb8 18. Nxe5)))
17. Qc4 (17. Qa5 O-O $1) 17... Bd5 $1 $10 (17... O-O 18. Ra1 Qb7 $10 (18... Qc8
19. Nfxd4 Bxg2 20. Qxc8 Rxc8 21. Nf5 Bf8 22. Kxg2 Rb8 23. Nd2 $14 {/=})) 18.
Qb5 (18. Qc7 $2 Bxb3 19. Nxd4 Bd5 20. Bxd5 Nxd5 $19 (20... Qxd5 $2 21. Nc6 $18)
) 18... Bc6) 11... Nc5 12. Qc2 Nxa4 $17 (12... Ncxe4 13. Nfd2 Nxd2 14. Bxc6+
Bxc6 15. Qxc6+ Kf8 16. Nxd2 b4 $13)) (10... c5 $5 11. axb5 Be4 12. Qb3 (12. Qd1
$13) 12... Bd5 13. Qc2 Be4 14. Qb3 $10) 11. Nc3 Be7 12. Bg5 (12. e4 $6 b4 13.
a5 Qd8 14. Na4 Qxa5 15. Bg5 Qb5) (12. Bf4) 12... h6 (12... O-O 13. Ne5 (13. e4
b4 (13... c5 $2 14. e5) 14. a5 (14. e5 bxc3 15. exf6 gxf6 16. Bc1 cxb2 17. Bxb2
$17) 14... Qd8 $15) 13... Rfd8 14. Nxd7 Rxd7 15. e3 $14 e5 $140 $2 16. Qf5) 13.
Bf4 $2 (13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. Ne5 O-O $14 (14... b4 15. a5 Qc7 16. Na4 $16)) 13...
O-O 14. Rfd1 Rfd8 15. e4 $6 (15. e3 b4 16. a5 Qa7 17. Na4 c5 $15) 15... b4 $17
16. a5 Qa7 17. e5 (17. Na4 c5 18. e5 Nd5 19. Be3 Nxe3 20. Qxe3 $17 (20. fxe3 $2
Bxf3 21. Bxf3 Nxe5)) 17... bxc3 (17... Nh5 $6 18. Ne2 Nxf4 19. Nxf4 c5 20. d5 (
20. Rac1) 20... exd5 21. Nxd5 Bf8 $13) 18. exf6 Nxf6 (18... Bxf6 $5 19. bxc3 c5
) 19. Bc7 (19. bxc3 c5 20. Bc7 Be4 21. Bb6 Bxd3 22. Bxa7 Be2 (22... Rxa7 23.
Rxd3 c4 $17) 23. Bb6 Bxd1 24. Bxd8 Bxd8 25. Rxd1 Bxa5 $17 {Black should win,
for example:} 26. dxc5 Rc8 27. Rd6 Rxc5 28. Rxa6 Bxc3 29. Ra8+ Kh7 30. Ra7 e5
31. Rxf7 e4 32. Nh4 Bd4 33. Bh3 Rc1+ 34. Kg2 Rc2 35. Rxg7+ Kxg7 36. Nf5+ $19)
19... cxb2 20. Rab1 Rd5 21. Bb6 Qb8 22. Ne5 (22. Rxb2 Rb5 $17) 22... Rb5 23.
Nxc6 Qe8 $1 (23... Qd6 24. Bc5) 24. Nxe7+ Qxe7 25. Bxb7 (25. Rd2 $142 Rc8 26.
Bc5 (26. Rdxb2 Rxb2 27. Rxb2 Rc1+ 28. Bf1 Qd7 29. f3 Qd5 $17) 26... Qc7 $17)
25... Qxb7 26. Rd2 (26. Qa3 Nd5 (26... Ne4 27. Rxb2 Ng5 (27... Rxb2 28. Qxb2
Ng5 29. h4 $17) 28. Rxb5 axb5 29. h4 $1 (29. d5 exd5 $19) 29... Nh3+ 30. Kf1
Rc8 31. d5) 27. Rxb2 Nxb6 28. axb6 Rxb6 $19) 26... Rc8 27. f3 (27. Qa3 Rc1+ $1
28. Rxc1 b1=Q $19) (27. Qf1 Ne4 28. Rdxb2 Rxb2 29. Rxb2 Ng5 $19) 27... Rc1+ 28.
Kg2 Rxb1 29. Qxb1 Rb3 30. d5 Nxd5 31. Rxb2 Nf4+ $1 32. gxf4 Qxf3+ 33. Kg1 Rd3
0-1

[Event "RUS-ch 54th"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2001.05.03"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Volzhin, Alexander"]
[Black "Ibragimov, Ildar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[Annotator "Volzhin,A"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2001.04.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ c6 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qc2 Bb7 8. d4
Nbd7 9. Ne5 {The only attemp to fight for opening advantage.} ({After} 9. Nc3
$6 c5 $1 {Black equalized immediately.}) 9... Nxe5 {The alternatives are:} (
9... Qc7 $6 10. O-O c5 11. Nxd7 Nxd7 12. d5 $1 exd5 13. Nc3 {and White obtains
dangerous intiative}) (9... Rc8 10. O-O Bd6 11. Bf4 Nb6 12. Nd2 Nbd5 13. Nb3
Nxf4 14. gxf4 Nd5 15. e3 {and White has steady advantage due to control over
c5-square.} Rc7 (15... g5 16. f5 c5 17. fxe6 fxe6 18. Qe2 Bxe5 19. Qh5+ Ke7 20.
dxe5 $16 {Rausis,I-Reefat,B/Elista 1998.}) 16. Qe2 O-O 17. Rac1 f6 18. Nd3 Qe8
19. Nbc5 Re7 20. Kh1 Bc8 21. Ne4 Bb8 22. Qc2 Bd7 23. Ndc5 $16 {Kengis,E-Rahman,
Z/Elista 1998.}) (9... Qb6 {is considered as the main line but this is a
totally different story.}) 10. dxe5 Nd5 $1 (10... Nd7 {seems to be weaker:} 11.
O-O Qb6 (11... Nxe5 12. Bf4 Nd7 13. Nc3 Qb6 14. a4 Rc8 15. Rfd1 Nf6 16. Be3 c5
17. Bxb7 Qxb7 18. axb5 Be7 19. Qa4 $16 {Todorov,O-Tregubov,P/Cappelle la
Grande 1995}) 12. a4 $5 c5 13. Bxb7 Qxb7 14. axb5 Nxe5 15. Nc3 Be7 16. Bf4 Ng6
17. Qe4 Qxe4 18. Nxe4 {and the endgame is hopeless for Black, Raetsky,
A-Volzhin,A/Hastings 1992}) 11. O-O Be7 $1 {The correct way: Black just
completes his development.} ({An attemp to win the pawn looks risky:} 11... Qc7
12. a4 $1 Qxe5 13. axb5 cxb5 (13... Nb4 14. Qb3 Qxb5 15. Nc3 $16 {|^}) 14. Nc3
Rc8 (14... a6 $6 15. Bf4 Qh5 16. Bxd5 Bxd5 17. Nxb5 $1 $16) 15. Bf4 $1 Qh5 16.
Qb3 $16 {|^}) 12. Rd1 Qb8 $1 13. Nc3 O-O (13... Qxe5 $6 14. Nxd5 exd5 (14...
cxd5 15. Bf4 {/\Qc7+-}) 15. Bf4 Qf6 16. e4 $1 $36) 14. Nxd5 cxd5 15. e4 {
I have failed to find anything better. Now Black equalizes easily.} Rc8 (15...
Qxe5 $2 16. Bf4 Qf6 17. e5 Qh6 18. Qc7 $18) 16. Qe2 dxe4 17. Bxe4 Bxe4 18. Qxe4
Rc4 $1 {[]} 19. Qf3 Qe8 $1 $11 {[]} 20. Be3 Rc7 $1 {/\Ra8-c8= Short but rather
important for the theory of this line game.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "ISR-chT"]
[Site "Ramat Aviv"]
[Date "2000.03.03"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Zak, Uriel"]
[Black "Zifroni, Dov"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2341"]
[BlackElo "2531"]
[Annotator "Wells,P"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2000.01.14"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Maccabi Afek"]
[BlackTeam "Herzliya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 c5 4. dxc5 e6 5. a3 Bxc5 6. b4 Be7 7. Bb2 O-O 8. Nbd2
b6 9. c4 Bb7 10. Be2 a5 11. b5 Nbd7 12. O-O Rc8 13. Rc1 Nc5 14. Ne5 Nfd7 15.
Ndf3 Bf6 16. cxd5 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 Bxd5 18. Bd4 Qe7 19. Bc4 {Black is faced with
several exchange options here. His decision to trade black square bishops and
then retreat his light squared bishop is clearly right from the standpoint of
creating some play along this diagonal, but above all it concerns the c6
square.} Bxd4 20. Nxd4 Bb7 $1 21. Qg4 Kh8 22. Be2 f5 23. Qh3 Ne4 24. Bc4 Ng5
25. Qg3 e5 $17 {...and with surprising speed, black has generated a serious
initiative.} 26. Nc6 Bxc6 27. bxc6 Ne4 28. Qh3 Rxc6 29. Rc2 Rxc4 30. Rxc4 Nd2
0-1

[Event "Geneva FIDE GP"]
[Site "Geneva"]
[Date "2017.07.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2800"]
[BlackElo "2707"]
[Annotator "Yermolinsky,A"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2017.07.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Bg5 Bb4+ 5. Nbd2 {Shak specialises in obscure
and risky gambit lines of the Queen's Gambit Declined.} dxc4 6. e3 ({The main
line runs} 6. Qc2 b5 7. a4 c6 8. Bxf6 gxf6 9. g3) 6... b5 7. a4 c6 8. Be2 (8.
Qc2 Bb7 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. O-O O-O 11. b3 c3 12. Ne4 h6 13. Bh4 $5 (13. Bxf6 Nxf6
14. Nxc3 $11) 13... g5 14. Nxf6+ Nxf6 15. Bg3 c5 {Nakamura-Morozevich, 2013.})
8... Nbd7 9. O-O Qb6 10. Qc2 Bb7 11. b3 c3 12. Nb1 c5 13. Nxc3 cxd4 14. Nxb5
Rc8 (14... O-O {seems more natural.}) 15. Qb2 a6 16. a5 $1 Qc5 17. exd4 {
Inarkiev played the opening reasonably well and stood to equalise until he
chose an unfortunate square for his queen.} Qf5 $2 (17... Qe7 18. Ne5 $5 h6 (
18... axb5 19. Bxb5) 19. Rfc1 O-O) (17... Qc2 18. Qxc2 Rxc2 19. Bd1 Rc8 20. Bd2
$1 Be7) 18. Bd2 Be7 19. Nc3 O-O $4 {One move isn't a relaible indication of
bad form, but how does a Super-GM blunder his queen like that?} (19... h6 20.
b4 O-O 21. b5 $16) (19... e5 $5) 20. Nh4 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2017.03.31"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Akobian, Varuzhan"]
[Black "Naroditsky, Daniel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[Annotator "Yermolinsky,A"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2017.03.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg5 Bb4+ 5. Nbd2 dxc4 6. a3 Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 Nbd7
8. a4 c5 9. e3 cxd4 10. Nxd4 h6 11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. Bxc4 O-O 13. Qb4 Nd5 14. Qc5
b6 15. Qc6 Bd7 16. Qd6 Nf6 17. b3 Rc8 18. Bb5 Bxb5 19. Qxd8 Rfxd8 20. axb5 Rd5
21. O-O Rc7 22. Rfc1 Rxc1+ 23. Rxc1 e5 24. Nc6 Rxb5 25. Nxa7 Rxb3 26. Nc6 {
Some unconvincing play by Akobian led him to a difficult endgame while low on
time.} Rb5 {Naroditsky starts off with the correct move.} (26... e4 $2 {
would have surrendered an important square to the white knight.} 27. Nd4) 27.
h3 Ne4 $2 {And then he goes wrong!} ({White wasn't threatening anything. If
his knight moves Black will have ...Rc5, so a gradual improvement with} 27...
g6 {was in order.}) 28. f3 Nd6 29. e4 Kh7 $6 {This just feels wrong.} ({
Although it may have been too late for} 29... g6 30. Rd1 Nc4 31. Rd8+ Kg7 32.
Rd7) 30. h4 h5 31. Kh2 f6 32. Ne7 $2 {R+N endgames are largely tactical. It's
important to find targets and hit them hard.} (32. Nd8 $1 Rc5 33. Rd1 Nc4 (
33... Nb5 34. Rb1) 34. Rd7 {planning Ne6 would do just that.}) 32... Rc5 33.
Rd1 Nc8 $5 {This is where you need time to correctly assess all possible
simplifications.} 34. Nd5 $2 (34. Nxc8 Rxc8 35. Rb1 Rb8 {This only looks great
for Black, who has his rook behind the passed pawn. In reality,} 36. Rb5 Kg8
37. Kg3 Kf7 38. f4 exf4+ 39. Kxf4 g6 40. g4 hxg4 41. Kxg4 Ke6 42. h5 gxh5+ 43.
Kxh5 Kd6 44. Kg6 {is an easy draw.}) 34... b5 35. Ne3 {Varuzhan was mainly
concerned with making the time control without blundering.} ({Truth to tell,
it was too late for active play anyway:} 35. Ra1 f5 36. Ra6 fxe4 37. fxe4 Rc4 {
and Black gets the second pawn.}) 35... b4 36. Rb1 Rb5 37. Rb3 Ne7 38. Kg3 Nc6
39. Nd5 Rc5 40. Rb2 Rb5 41. Rb3 f5 42. Kf2 fxe4 43. fxe4 Rb7 44. g4 (44. Ke3 {
would allow Black to make an important step forward:} Nd4 45. Rb2 b3) 44...
hxg4 45. Kg3 Kg6 46. Kxg4 Kf7 47. h5 Ke6 48. Kg5 Kd6 49. Kg6 Kc5 {Once again,
Akobian was very low on time.} 50. Kh7 $2 {A wild attempt to get around to
capturing the g7-pawn.} ({Paradoxically, he should have parted with his knight
right away:} 50. Nxb4 Nxb4 51. Rf3 Kd4 (51... Nc6 52. Rf7 Rb1 53. Kxg7 Rg1+ {
and now White saves a draw with a spectacular idea:} 54. Kh7 $3 Kd4 55. h6 Kxe4
56. Kh8 Nb4 57. h7 {Self-stalemating!} Nd5 {the last thing left to do is to
get rid of your own rook:} 58. Rf4+ Kd3 59. Rd4+) 52. Rf7 Rb6+ 53. Kxg7 Nd3 54.
Rf6 (54. h6 Nf4 55. h7 Nh5+ 56. Kf8 Kxe4 57. Rf1 Rb7 58. Kg8 Rg7+ 59. Kh8 Rg3
60. Rf4+ {the same stalemate motif}) 54... Rb7+ 55. Rf7 Rb1 56. h6 Rg1+ 57. Kh8
Nf4 58. h7 Ng6+ 59. Kg7 Kxe4 60. Rf6 Nf4+ 61. Kh8 {and once again!}) 50... Kd4
51. Nxb4 Nxb4 52. Rg3 Kxe4 53. Rxg7 Rb6 {Now White comes up short of his goals,
maybe by a tempo or two.} 54. Rg6 Rb8 55. h6 Nd5 56. Kg7 Rb7+ 57. Kf8 Kf5 58.
Rg1 Nf6 0-1

[Event "Dallas UT Fall op"]
[Site "Dallas"]
[Date "2016.11.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kambrath, Yannick"]
[Black "Ynojosa Aponte, Felix Jose"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2362"]
[BlackElo "2418"]
[Annotator "Ynojosa,F/Macieja,B"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2016.11.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. e3 c6 5. Bd3 dxc4 6. Bxc4 b5 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. O-O
Bb7 9. e4 Be7 10. Bg5 h6 {I was expecting Bh4, with the plan of e5, to trade
my dark-squared bishop and to take control over the d6-square (and to try to
get there with his knight).} 11. Bd2 b4 $5 {Not allowing the white knight to
be developed on c3 or a3. The d2-square is currently occupied by another piece.
} 12. a3 a5 13. axb4 axb4 14. Rxa8 Qxa8 15. Qe2 c5 {I need to play ...c5, so I
can control the a8-h1 diagonal.} (15... O-O $4 16. e5 Nd5 17. Qe4 $18 {That
was the main idea behind provoking ...h6.}) 16. d5 $6 ({A more solid
possibility was} 16. Re1 O-O 17. e5 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Nd5 19. Qe4 f5 20. exf6 Rxf6
$15) 16... exd5 17. exd5 Nxd5 18. Ne5 $2 ({The white knight had another task
to accomplish:} 18. Nh4 $1) 18... N7f6 $2 ({A stronger response was} 18... Nxe5
19. Qxe5 O-O 20. Qe4 f5 21. Qe6+ Kh8 $17 {If White tried to win back the pawn
with} 22. Bxf5 $4 {then} Bc8 {would be decisive.}) 19. Bb5+ Kf8 20. f4 $2 {
Unnecessary. White closes in his own bishop.} (20. Re1 {was more natural, even
possibly followed by Bc1!?-Nd2.}) 20... g6 $6 (20... Qa2 $1 {was very strong,
attacking the b2-pawn. Neither Bc1 nor Be1 would be possible due to ...Qxb1.})
21. Bc4 (21. Be1 $1 {deserved serious consideration. It could be followed by
Bh4 or Nd2.}) 21... Bd6 {White doesn't have sufficient compensation. Black
wants to hide the king on g7, and then play ...Re8.} 22. Re1 (22. Bc1 $5 {
followed by Nd2.}) 22... Kg7 (22... Qc8 $5 {was more technical, taking the
e6-square under control.}) 23. Nxf7 $1 Re8 (23... Kxf7 $2 24. Qe6+ Kg7 25. Qxd6
Qf8 $11) 24. Ne5 {White has won the pawn back, however I wasn't afraid of that,
as I had prepared...} Nd7 25. Bb5 (25. Qf2 $1 {was clearly the strongest
response.} Bxe5 ({If} 25... Nxe5 26. fxe5 Rxe5 27. Rxe5 Bxe5 {then} 28. Bxd5 (
28. Qxc5 $4 Qa1 $19) 28... Bd4 29. Be3 Bxe3 30. Qxe3 Bxd5 31. Qxc5 {and White
has chances to defend.}) 26. fxe5 Rxe5 27. Rxe5 Nxe5 28. Bxd5 (28. Qxc5 $2 Nxc4
29. Qxc4 Qa7+ 30. Kh1 Qf2 $19) 28... Bxd5 29. Qxc5 Qa2 $1 30. Qe7+ Nf7 31. Qe1
$1 Kh7 $1 (31... Qxb2 $2 32. Nc3 $1) 32. Bxb4 Qxb2 33. Bd2 Qb6+ (33... Qb7 {
is also possible}) 34. Be3 Qb7 $17) 25... Bxe5 26. fxe5 Rxe5 27. Qf2 Rxe1+ 28.
Bxe1 Bc6 29. Bd3 {It looks like White may have chances to obtain counterplay.
Only one move (Nd2) is missing.} Qe8 $1 $17 {There is no good defence against .
..Nf4, unless the bishop comes back to d2 ... and blocks the knight again!} 30.
Nd2 Nf4 31. Be4 {An interesting try. Anyway, other moves were not better.} (31.
Bf1 g5 $17) (31. Qxf4 Qxe1+ 32. Bf1 $17) 31... Bxe4 32. Qxf4 Bxg2 {It looks
like White has lost another pawn, but after...} 33. Bf2 {...there is no
defence against Bxc5!} Bd5 (33... Bc6 {was probably more precise, so the
bishop would not be hanging.} 34. Bxc5 Nxc5 (34... Qe2 35. Bf2) 35. Qd4+ Kg8
36. Qxc5 Qe1+ 37. Nf1 Qe4 38. Kf2 $17) 34. Qd6 (34. Bxc5 $5 {was a better
decision.} Qe1+ 35. Nf1 Nxc5 36. Qd4+ Kf7 37. Qxd5+ Ne6 $17) 34... Qe6 35. Qxe6
Bxe6 36. Ne4 c4 37. Be1 $2 {An obvious mistake.} ({I was expecting} 37. Nc5 Nf8
$1 $17) 37... c3 $1 {Creating a passed pawn.} 38. bxc3 b3 {Sufficient, but} (
38... Bf5 {, followed by b3, was even more precise.}) 39. c4 Bxc4 40. Bc3+ Kh7
41. Kf2 ({Black easily wins after} 41. Nf6+ Nxf6 42. Bxf6 g5 $19) (41. h4 Bd5
$19) 41... g5 $19 42. Ke3 Kg6 43. Bd4 Be6 44. Ng3 h5 45. Kd2 h4 46. Ne2 Kf5 47.
Ke3 Ne5 48. h3 b2 49. Nc3 (49. Bxb2 Nc4+ $19) 49... Nc4+ 50. Kd3 Na3 51. Bc5
b1=Q+ 52. Nxb1 Nxb1 53. Kc2 {White wins the piece back, but loses on the
kingside.} Kf4 54. Bd6+ Kf3 55. Be7 Bxh3 56. Bxg5 Bf5+ 57. Kd1 h3 0-1

