[Event "Zaragoza Casablanca op 5th"]
[Site "Zaragoza"]
[Date "2011.12.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Garza Marco, Sergio"]
[Black "Gonzalez Perez, Arian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2394"]
[BlackElo "2474"]
[Annotator "Adla Martin"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2011.12.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.02.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.02.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. Be3 d6 6. f3 {Sergio vuelve a
elegir la variante Samisch contra la india de rey que tan buen resultado le
dió contra Paunovic en la cuarta ronda.} Nbd7 7. Nge2 c5 {Las negras eligen
jugar un centro de benoni. Como casi siempre, Sergio no elude los esquemas
agudos y acepta el reto.} 8. d5 a6 9. a4 Ne5 10. Ng3 e6 11. Be2 exd5 12. cxd5
Bd7 ({Otra línea muy importante en esta aguda variante principal es} 12... h5 {
Las negras eligen eligen esta jugada muy practicada que, sin embargo, no ha
cosechado buenas estadísticas en las bases de datos.}) 13. h3 $1 {Es casi
seguro que Sergio aún está en su preparación. La jugada de la partida es la
mejor, las blancas quieren luchar contra la buena pieza negra, el Ce5,
amenazando ahora ganar pieza con f4. Sergio repite la misma ambiciosa
estrategia que le dió éxito contra Paunovic: Las blancas pretenden controlar
el centro y los flancos. La diferencia aquí con aquélla partida es importante,
el centro es móvil y el juego será muy dinámico.} b5 14. f4 Nc4 15. Bxc4 bxc4
16. O-O Rb8 ({La otra opción importante es} 16... Re8) 17. e5 $1 ({Otra vez la
más aguda. La opción posicional es} 17. Qf3) 17... Ne8 $6 ({Es probable que
esta sólida jugada sea dudosa. Seguramente, la atención de las negras en esta
línea recaerá en la agudísima} 17... Re8 {dándose una posición asombrosamente
complicada, las negras sacrifican material por todos lados pero mantienen
fieramente la lucha por el centro. Agrego los únicos dos ejemplos que
proporciona la base de datos:} 18. Qf3 (18. Qd2 dxe5 19. fxe5 Rxe5 20. Bf4 Ne8
21. Bxe5 Bxe5 22. Nge4 Bf5 23. Rae1 Nd6 24. Nxc5 Bg7 25. Kh1 Qa5 26. N5e4 Bxe4
27. Nxe4 Qxd2 28. Nxd2 Bxb2 29. Ne4 Rd8 30. Nxd6 Rxd6 31. Re8+ Kg7 32. Rc8 c3
33. Rc7 Rf6 34. Kg1 Rxf1+ 35. Kxf1 Kf6 36. Ke2 Ke5 37. Kd3 {1-0 (37)
Khairullin,I (2617)-Yevseev,D (2520)/St Petersburg RUS 2010/The Week in Chess
811}) (18. exf6 $2 Rxe3 {con clara ventaja negra}) 18... Rxb2 19. exf6 Qxf6 20.
Rac1 Qd8 21. Kh1 f5 22. Bf2 {Una posición increíble, las negras tienen una
pieza de menos por sólo dos peones sin amenazas directas y sin embargo parecen
estar mejor, las blancas no encuentran casillas y líneas para sus piezas y las
negras disponen de muchas debilidades tácticas para atacar, pese a esto las
negras decidieron dar tablas en la partida 1/2-1/2 (22) Ponomariov,R (2723)
-Gallagher,J (2500)/Porto Carras GRE 2011/The Week in Chess 888}) 18. Qe2 Qc7 {
Esta es la novedad, pero no parece modificar la evaluación.} 19. Nge4 Bf5 20.
g4 Bc8 $6 {Esta jugada cede es muy optimista y cede mucho espacio, las negras
debieron cambiar en "e4" con una partida algo peor pero aún en la lucha.} 21.
Rf2 Rb4 22. Rd1 ({La mejor jugada que da el módulo para las blancas es inhumana
} 22. Ra2 {!aunque es posible que sea la más correcta!. La idea es tener
defendido "b2" en las variantes de apertura del centro. Sin embargo la jugada
de Sergio es natural y comprensible al querer apoyar su centro y su más que
probable peón pasado de "d".}) 22... f5 23. exd6 ({Otra vez Sergio juega la
natural y el módulo sugiere otra difícil continuación} 23. Ng5 {con fuerte
iniciativa de las blancas.}) 23... Nxd6 24. Nxc5 Qe7 $4 ({Tras esta jugada las
negras están sencillamente perdidas. Las negras debieron jugar} 24... Re8 {
con posición peor pero con lucha.}) 25. Ne6 $1 {Ganando} Ne4 26. Nxe4 Rxb2 27.
Qxc4 fxe4 28. Rxb2 Bxe6 29. dxe6 Bxb2 30. Rd7 1-0

[Event "Bled op 21st"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "2000.04.02"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Zheliandinov, Viktor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2411"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2000.03.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Bd3 exd5
9. cxd5 a6 10. a4 Nbd7 11. Nf3 Re8 12. O-O Qc7 13. Re1 Rb8 (13... c4 $2 14. Bf1
Nc5 (14... Rb8 15. Rc1 b5 16. axb5 axb5 17. Nd4 $16) 15. Nd2 $16) 14. Rc1 $5 (
14. Bc4 $5 Nb6 (14... Ne5 15. Nxe5 Rxe5 16. Bf4 Re8 17. e5 dxe5 18. d6 Qb6 19.
Bxe5 $36) 15. Bf1 $14) 14... Ne5 15. Nxe5 Rxe5 16. Bf4 (16. f4 Rxg5 $5 17. fxg5
Nd7 $44) 16... Re8 17. Bf1 (17. b4 Nd7) 17... Nd7 18. b4 Qb6 $1 19. b5 Qa5 $1 (
19... Ne5 $6 20. Rb1 Qa5 21. Bd2 $16) 20. Bd2 $6 (20. Qd2 Ne5 21. Bh6 Bxh6 (
21... Bh8 22. f4 Nd7 23. e5 dxe5 24. d6 $44) 22. Qxh6) 20... Qd8 21. f4 $2 (21.
Qf3 Ne5 22. Qg3 $14) 21... Bd4+ 22. Kh1 $8 (22. Kh2 Bf2 23. Re2 Qh4 $17) 22...
Qh4 $1 (22... Bf2 $6 23. Re2 Qh4 24. e5 dxe5 25. Ne4 Bd4 26. f5 gxf5 27. Nd6
Rd8 28. Nxf5 Qf6 29. Nh6+ Kg7 (29... Kh8 30. Bg5) 30. Re4 Nb6 31. Ng4 $44) 23.
Qf3 Nf6 24. f5 (24. Bc4 Ng4 $13 (24... Bg4 25. Qd3 Nh5 26. Kh2)) 24... Nh5 (
24... Bxc3 25. Rxc3 (25. Bxc3 Nxe4 26. fxg6 hxg6 27. Kh2 Bf5 28. Bb2) 25...
Nxe4 26. g3 (26. Rxe4 Rxe4 27. g3 Qe7) 26... Qe7 27. fxg6 hxg6 28. Rce3 f5 29.
Bd3 Qh7 30. g4) 25. g4 Nf6 $1 (25... Ng3+ $6 26. Kg2 Nxf1 27. Rxf1) 26. Kg2 $5
(26. Bf4 gxf5 (26... Bxc3 $2 27. Qxc3 Nxe4 28. Bxd6 $3 Nxd6 (28... Nxc3 29.
Rxe8+ Kg7 30. Bf8+ Kf6 31. Be7+ $18) 29. Rxe8+ Nxe8 30. Qe5 $16) 27. gxf5 Bxc3
28. Qxc3 Nxe4 29. Bxd6 Ra8 (29... Bxf5 $2 30. Bxb8) 30. Bxc5 Bxf5 31. Qf3 $13)
26... Bd7 (26... h5 $6 27. Qg3 Qxg3+ 28. Kxg3 Bxc3 $2 29. Bxc3 Nxe4+ 30. Kf4
$18) 27. Bd3 axb5 28. axb5 $2 (28. Nxb5 $8 gxf5 29. exf5 Rxe1 30. Rxe1 Nxd5 (
30... Bxb5 31. Bxb5 Nxd5 32. Re2 Nc7 33. Bc4 d5 34. Bxd5 Nxd5 35. Qxd5 Qd8 36.
Qc4 $14) 31. Nxd6 Bc6 32. Be4 Rd8 33. Bxd5 Bxd5 34. Qxd5 Qf2+ 35. Kh1 Rxd6 36.
Qg2 $14) 28... h5 $1 (28... Ra8 29. Qg3 Qxg3+ 30. Kxg3) 29. g5 Nh7 30. Qf4 Qxf4
31. Bxf4 Ra8 $1 (31... Be5 32. Bxe5 Rxe5 33. h4) 32. Bd2 $6 (32. Ne2 Be5 33. h4
Ra2 34. Bxe5 Rxe5 35. f6 $15) 32... Ra3 $6 (32... gxf5 33. exf5 Rxe1 34. Rxe1
Ra3 35. Rc1 Nxg5 $19) 33. h4 Nf8 34. Re2 $2 (34. Rf1 Bc8 $17) (34. Rc2 Bc8 $17)
34... gxf5 35. exf5 Rxe2+ 36. Bxe2 Bxf5 37. Bxh5 Ng6 38. Bxg6 fxg6 $19 39. Kf3
Kf7 40. Ke2 Rb3 41. Be1 Be5 42. Bd2 Ke7 43. Be1 Kd7 44. Bd2 Rb2 45. Nd1 Rxb5 (
45... Bg4+ 46. Kd3 c4+ 47. Ke3 Rxb5 $19) 46. Ne3 Bb1 $6 (46... Be4 47. Rc4 Bd4
48. Bc3 Rb3 $19) 47. Nc4 Be4 48. Nxe5+ dxe5 49. Rf1 Kd6 50. h5 gxh5 51. g6 Rb3
(51... Bxd5 52. Rf6+ Ke7 53. Rf5) 52. Rf6+ Kxd5 53. Be1 (53. g7 Rg3 54. Bh6 Kd4
$19) 53... Bd3+ 54. Kf2 (54. Kd2 Ke4 55. g7 Rb2+ 56. Kd1 Rg2 57. Rf7 b5 $19)
54... Rb2+ 55. Ke3 $6 (55. Kg1 Re2 (55... Be4 56. Bf2 h4 (56... Rb1+ 57. Kh2 h4
58. Kh3 Rh1+ 59. Kg4 h3 60. g7 Bh7 61. Bg3) 57. g7 Rb1+ 58. Be1 Bh7 59. Kf1 Kd4
60. Rh6 Bg8 61. Rxh4+ e4 $19) 56. Bf2 Re4 $19) (55. Kg3 Be4 56. Bf2 h4+ 57.
Kxh4 Bxg6 58. Bxc5 Kxc5 59. Rxg6 b5 $19) 55... Re2+ $1 $19 56. Kxd3 Rxe1 57. g7
Rg1 58. Rf7 Rg3+ 59. Ke2 b5 60. Kf2 Rg4 61. Ke3 b4 62. Kd2 Rg3 0-1

[Event "TUR-chT"]
[Site "Konya"]
[Date "2010.07.06"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Arduman, Can"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2607"]
[BlackElo "2335"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2010.06.29"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Bg5 {I have a limited
experience with this line.} ({I'm used to play} 6. Be3) ({rather than the
modern approach with} 6. Nge2 {In all three lines ideas are very similar and
these days players with the black pieces prefer to employ Benoni
structuresagainst all three of them.}) 6... c5 (6... h6 7. Be3 c5 (7... e5 8.
Nge2 c6 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O (10. d5 cxd5 11. cxd5 a6 12. Nc1 b5 13. Be2 $14 {
was subject to Ponomariov-Radjabov game from this year.}) 10... h5 11. Kb1 a6
12. Nc1 (12. c5 $5 exd4 13. Bxd4 dxc5 14. Bxc5 Re8 15. Na4 $1 $40) 12... exd4
13. Bxd4 b5 14. Nb3 $13) 8. d5 (8. dxc5 dxc5 9. Qxd8 Rxd8 10. Bxc5 Nc6 11. Nge2
b6 12. Ba3 e6 13. Rd1 Bb7 14. Nb5 Ne8 15. Nc1 Rxd1+ 16. Kxd1 Rc8 $44) 8... e6
9. Qd2 exd5 10. cxd5 h5 {transposes to the main lines.}) (6... c6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
Rc1 b5 9. b3 $13) (6... a6 7. Qd2 Nc6 8. Nge2 Rb8 9. Rc1 Bd7 10. Nd1 $1 {
is very popular these days.} (10. Nd5 $5) (10. b3 Re8 11. d5 Na7 12. Ng3 c5 13.
Bd3 b5 14. O-O e6 15. dxe6 Bxe6 $13)) (6... Nc6 7. Nge2 Re8 (7... e5 8. d5 Nd4
9. Nxd4 (9. Be3 Nxe2 10. Bxe2 Nh5 11. Qd2 Nf4 12. Bf1 $13) 9... exd4 10. Qxd4
h6 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Qd2 c6 13. Bd3 Qb6 14. O-O-O $13) 8. Qd2 e5 9. d5 Nd4 10.
O-O-O c5 11. dxc6 bxc6 12. Nxd4 exd4 13. Qxd4 Nxe4 14. Bxd8 Bxd4 15. Nxe4 Be3+
16. Kc2 Rxd8 17. Nxd6 Be6 18. b3 a5 $44) (6... Nbd7 7. Qd2 a6 {was frequently
seen in my youth.} 8. Nh3 (8. Nge2 c5 9. d5 b5 10. cxb5 Qa5 11. Nc1 ({is not
to be preferred since the knight becomes isolated from the main scene of
action.} 11. Ng3 Nb6 12. a4 axb5 13. Bxb5 Bd7 14. Rb1 Bxb5 15. axb5 Nc4 16. Qe2
Qb4 17. O-O Rfb8 $44) 11... Nb6 12. a4 axb5 13. Bxb5 Ba6 (13... Bd7 14. N1a2)
14. N1a2 Bxb5 15. axb5 Nh5 (15... Na4 16. O-O) 16. Rb1 Bd4 17. Bh6 (17. b3 f5)
17... f5 $5 {I had this idea after having seen what happenned in} (17... Rfe8
18. b3 e6 19. dxe6 Rxe6 20. Be3 Bxe3 21. Qxe3 d5 (21... Nd5 22. Qd2) 22. b4
cxb4 23. Nxb4 dxe4 24. O-O $16 {Ivanchuk-Kasparov,Linares 97.}) 18. b4 Qa3 19.
Bxf8 Rxf8 20. bxc5 dxc5 $44) (8. Rc1 c5 9. d5 b5 10. b3 Qa5 11. Nh3 Ne5 12. Nf2
Rb8 13. Be2 bxc4 14. bxc4 Rb4 15. Ncd1 $13) 8... c5 9. d5 b5 10. Nf2 Qa5 11.
cxb5 Nb6 12. Nfd1 axb5 13. Nxb5 $1 (13. Bxb5 Ba6 14. Bxa6 Qxa6 $44) 13... Bd7
14. Nbc3 Na4 15. Rc1 Rfb8 16. Bc4 Rb4 17. b3 Nb6 18. Nb2 $14) 7. d5 e6 (7... h6
8. Be3 e6 9. Qd2 exd5 10. cxd5 h5 11. Nge2 (11. a4 Nh7) (11. Be2 Re8 12. h4 Na6
(12... a6 13. a4 Nh7 14. g3 Qe7 15. Nh3) 13. Nh3 Bxh3 14. Rxh3 Nc7 15. a4 Rb8
16. Kf1 a6 17. Rb1 b5 18. axb5 Nxb5 19. Bxb5 axb5 20. b4 c4 21. Bd4) (11. Rc1)
11... Nbd7 (11... a6 12. a4 Nbd7 13. Nc1 Ne5 14. Be2 Nh7 15. O-O f5 16. f4 Nf7
17. e5 dxe5 18. Bxc5 Re8 19. Nd3 e4 20. Ne1) 12. Nc1 (12. Nd1) (12. Nf4 Ne5 13.
Be2 a6 14. a4) 12... Ne5 13. Be2 Nh7 14. O-O f5 15. f4 Nf7 (15... Ng4 16. Bxg4
hxg4 17. e5 dxe5 18. Bxc5 Rf7 19. Nd3) 16. e5 dxe5 17. Bxc5 Re8 18. Nd3 e4 19.
Ne1) (7... Qa5 8. Bd2 (8. Qd2 e6 (8... a6 9. a4 Re8 10. Nge2 Nbd7 11. Nc1 (11.
Ra3 Ne5 12. Nc1 e6 13. Be2 exd5 14. cxd5) 11... Ne5) 9. Nge2 exd5 10. cxd5 b5
11. Ng3 c4 12. Be2 Nbd7 13. b4)) 8. Qd2 exd5 9. cxd5 (9. Nxd5 $5 Be6 10. Ne2
Nc6 (10... Bxd5 11. cxd5 Nbd7 12. Nc3 a6 13. Rc1 $1 (13. a4 Qc7 14. Be2 c4 $1
$132 {and Black makes use of White's knight going to the d4.}) 13... b5 14. b3
$14) 11. Nec3 Bxd5 12. Nxd5 h6 13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 14. Bxh6 Bxb2 15. Rb1 Bc3 16.
Qxc3 Qh4+ 17. g3 Qxh6 18. Qd2 Qh5 19. Bg2 Nd4 20. O-O b6 $15 {I personally
prefer Black here.}) 9... a6 ({Possibly he wanted to avoid} 9... h6 10. Be3 (
10. Bxh6 $5 Nxe4 11. Nxe4 Qh4+ 12. g3 Qxh6 13. Qxh6 Bxh6 14. Nxd6 Nd7 (14...
Na6 15. f4 Nb4 16. O-O-O Nxa2+ 17. Kb1 Nb4 18. Nxc8 Raxc8 19. d6 $40) 15. Bh3
Nb6 $1 (15... f5 16. f4 Nb6 17. O-O-O Rd8 18. Nxc8 Raxc8 19. Nf3 Nxd5 20. Rhe1
$14) 16. Nxc8 $1 (16. Bxc8 Nxc8 17. Ne4 Nb6 18. d6 (18. Rd1 Nc4 19. b3 Nb2 20.
Rb1 Nd3+ 21. Kf1 f5 22. Nc3 Rfe8 $44) 18... Rac8 19. Rd1 Rfd8 20. h4 Rc6 21.
Rh2 $11) 16... Nxc8 17. f4 Nd6 18. Nf3 Rfe8+ 19. Kf2 Bg7 20. Rab1 Ne4+ 21. Kg2
Rad8 22. Rhd1 c4 $40) 10... Re8 (10... h5 $5 {Common idea.} 11. Nge2 (11. Bh6
$5 Bxh6 12. Qxh6 Nh7 13. Nge2 Nd7 $132) 11... Nbd7 12. Nc1 Nh7 (12... Re8 {
results in the main line.}) 13. Be2 Ne5 14. O-O f5 15. f4 Ng4 (15... Nf7 16. e5
dxe5 17. Bxc5 Re8 18. Nd3 e4 19. Ne1 $1 Nf6 20. Nc2 $14) 16. Bxg4 hxg4 17. e5
dxe5 18. Bxc5 Rf7 19. fxe5 Bxe5 20. Nd3 Bg7 21. Nf4 $36) 11. Nge2 h5 12. Nc1
Nbd7 13. Be2 Nh7 (13... Ne5 14. O-O Nh7 15. Bh6 (15. h3 f5 16. f4 Nf7 17. e5
dxe5 18. Bxc5 (18. fxe5 Nxe5 19. Bxc5 b6 20. Bf2 Bb7 21. Nb3 Nf6 22. Rad1 Rc8
$36) 18... exf4 19. Qxf4 $13) 15... Bh8 16. Nd3 Nc4 17. Qc1 $13 {is messy.})
14. O-O (14. Nd3 Ne5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Bd3 f5 17. O-O $13) 14... Ne5) 10. a4
Re8 {I have never believed in this move. As usual it is not very clear where
the rook belongs to in this stage.} (10... h6 11. Be3 (11. Bxh6 {I find this
more credible because of the weakness in the queenside.} Nxe4 12. Nxe4 Qh4+ 13.
g3 Qxh6 14. Qxh6 Bxh6 15. Nxd6 Nd7 16. Bh3 {As usual the critical set up
arises.} Nb6 (16... f5 17. f4 Nb6 18. Nf3 (18. O-O-O Rd8 (18... Nxa4 19. Nf3
$40) 19. Nxc8 Raxc8 20. Nf3 $40) 18... Bg7 19. Ne5 Bxe5 20. fxe5 Nxd5 21. Kf2
$16) 17. Bxc8 (17. Nxc8 Nxc8 18. f4 Nd6 19. Nf3 $13) 17... Nxc8 18. Ne4 $13)
11... h5 (11... Re8 12. Nge2 h5 (12... Nbd7 13. Bxh6 $1 (13. Nd1 Ne5 14. Nec3
g5 15. Be2 Nh5 16. O-O Qf6 17. a5 Nf4 18. Na4 Bd7 19. Ndc3 $13) (13. Nc1 $6 Nh5
$5 {making use of not having played h5.} 14. Be2 Qh4+ 15. Bf2 Qg5 16. Qxg5 hxg5
17. g3 f5) 13... Nxe4 14. Nxe4 Qh4+ 15. g3 Qxh6 16. Qxh6 Bxh6 17. Nxd6 Re3 18.
f4 Nb6 19. Kd2 Nxd5 20. Bg2 Bg4 21. Nc3 Nxf4 22. Kxe3 Nxg2+ 23. Kf2 Ne3 $44))
12. Nge2 Nbd7 13. Nd1 (13. Nf4 Ne5 14. Be2 Re8 15. O-O g5 16. Nh3 Bxh3 17. gxh3
Nh7 18. Kh1 Kh8 19. Rg1 $40) 13... Nh7 14. Nec3 f5 15. exf5 gxf5 16. Be2 Ne5
17. O-O Qf6 18. Nf2 Bd7 19. Nh3 Rae8 20. Nf4 Qf7 21. Kh1 Nf6 22. Rab1 $13) 11.
Nge2 (11. Be2 $5 Qa5 12. Ra3 $13) 11... Nbd7 ({The immediate sortie with} 11...
Qa5 12. Ng3 b5 13. Be2 b4 14. Nd1 Nbd7 15. O-O c4 16. Bxc4 ({For some reason} 
16. Kh1 $5 {is the most frequent move in this position.} Nb6 (16... Ne5 17. Qe1
(17. Nf2 c3 18. bxc3 bxc3 19. Qf4 Nfd7 20. Bh6)) 17. Qe1 $13) 16... Qc5+ 17.
Ne3 h6 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Rfe1 $1 $13 {is very messy once again. I believe
Black has compensation here.} (19. Kh1 Bd4 20. Nd1 {is also possible since Bc4
is taboo.})) 12. Ng3 Qa5 13. Be2 $1 ({I did not bother to lose time with the
stereotyped} 13. Ra3 h5 14. Be2 Nh7 15. Bf4 $1 Ne5 16. O-O $14) 13... h5 (13...
b5 14. O-O b4 15. Nd1 c4 16. Bxc4 (16. Kh1 Ne5 17. Nf2) 16... Qc5+ 17. Ne3 h6
18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Rfe1 {and it is very iffy if Black has enough compensation
for the sacrificed pawn.}) 14. O-O Nh7 15. Bh6 $1 {White will win an important
tempo with this.} (15. Bh4 Qb4 $1 $132) (15. Be3 {is also a good move.} Ne5
$140 $6 (15... Qb4 $142 $1 {looks like the right approach.}) 16. f4 Ng4 17.
Bxg4 hxg4 (17... Bxg4 18. e5) 18. e5 dxe5 19. f5) 15... Bd4+ (15... Bh8 16.
Rfd1) 16. Be3 Bg7 17. Nh1 $1 $146 {Obviously an over the board amelioration of
the current state in theory.} (17. Rfd1 Ne5 18. h3 Qb4 (18... h4 19. Nf1 f5 20.
Bf2 Qd8 21. a5 $16 {is played by GM Milos.}) 19. a5 Bd7 20. Qc2 Bb5 $132) (17.
Kh1 $4 h4 {loses a piece.}) 17... f5 18. Nf2 Ne5 19. exf5 (19. f4 Ng4) 19...
gxf5 $6 {I have found this move extremely risky. However I may be biased about
the position since I do not believe in Qa5 lines for Black. In my opinion the
proximity of Black's queen to her kingside is important in this line and my
favorite square for her is f6 after a f5 thrust.} (19... Bxf5 20. g4 $1 {
It is time to play active!} ({I am not satisfied with} 20. Nfe4 $6 Nf7 (20...
Bxe4 21. fxe4 (21. Nxe4 Qxd2 22. Bxd2 Nf7 23. Rfe1 Nf6 24. Nc3 Bh6 25. f4 Ne4
26. Nxe4 Rxe4 27. g3 Bg7 28. Bc3 Re3 $40 (28... Rae8 29. Bd3 $1)) 21... Nf6 22.
h3 Rf8 $13 (22... Qb4 23. Qc2)) 21. Bd3 Ne5 $11) (20. Kh1 $6 Nf6 $5 $36 (20...
Qb4 21. g4 hxg4 22. fxg4 Bd7 23. Nfe4 Nxg4 24. Bxg4 Bxc3 25. Nxc3 Qxg4 26. Bf4
Bf5 $40)) (20. h3 $6 h4 21. Nfe4 Nf7 22. Bf2 Qb4 23. Qc2 Nhg5 $40) 20... hxg4
21. fxg4 Bd3 (21... Bxg4 22. Bxg4 Nc4 23. Qd3 Nxb2 24. Qxg6 Nf8 25. Qxd6 Rxe3
26. Nce4 $40) (21... Bd7 22. Nfe4 Nxg4 23. Bxg4 Bxg4 24. Rf4 Bd7 (24... Bh3 $2
25. Rh4 Bxc3 26. bxc3 Rad8 27. Bg5 $1 $18) 25. Nxd6 Rf8 (25... Be5 26. Qc2 $1)
26. Rxf8+ Rxf8 27. Nxb7 Qb4 28. Nxc5 Ng5 $1 29. Bxg5 Qxc5+ 30. Be3 Qc4 31. Qg2
Qd3 32. Qe4 Qxe4 33. Nxe4 Re8 34. Nc5 Rxe3 35. Nxd7 Rd3 36. Nb8 $14) 22. Bf4
Bxe2 23. Qxe2 Nf6 24. Qc2 g5 25. Bxe5 Rxe5 26. Rae1 Rae8 27. Nfe4 $1 (27. Rxe5
Rxe5 28. Nfe4 Nxe4 29. Nxe4 Qb4 30. Nf6+ Bxf6 31. Qg6+ Bg7 32. Qf7+ Kh7 33.
Qh5+ Kg8 $11) 27... Nxe4 28. Rxe4 $13 {it is everyone's game.}) 20. Bh6 Bf6 {
Another patzerish move covering the f6-square which is important for Nh7 to
use as a stepping stone.} (20... Qc7 21. Rfe1 $16) {Here I have hesitated a
lot.} 21. Kh1 (21. g4 Kh8 $1 {should be similar to the game.} (21... hxg4 22.
fxg4 fxg4 23. Nfe4 Be7 24. Bf4 $1 Bf8 (24... Nf7 $2 25. Bxd6 $3 Nxd6 (25...
Bxd6 26. Rxf7) 26. Qh6 $18) 25. Bxe5 Rxe5 26. Bxg4 $1 (26. Nxd6 $2 Bxd6 27. Qh6
Qc7 28. Qg6+ Qg7 29. Qxd6 Bf5 $17) 26... Bxg4 27. Qg2 Kh8 28. Qxg4 Be7 29. Kh1
Rg8 30. Qh3 $16)) 21... Kh8 22. g4 $1 Nf7 (22... hxg4 23. fxg4 fxg4 24. Nfe4
Be7 25. Bf4 $1 Nf7 26. Bd3 $40) 23. Bf4 hxg4 24. fxg4 Qb4 25. Rae1 ({Again I
was hesitating for} 25. a5 $6 Bd7 26. gxf5 Bxf5 27. Bh5 Re7 28. Rae1 Rxe1 29.
Rxe1 Be5 30. Nfe4 Bxf4 31. Qxf4 Bxe4+ 32. Rxe4 Qxb2 33. Qxf7 Qxc3 34. Re8+ Rxe8
35. Qxe8+ Kg7 36. Qg6+ Kh8 $11) 25... Bd7 26. gxf5 Bxf5 27. Bg4 {Which square
to offer a bishop exchange.} (27. Bd3 $142 $1 Bxd3 28. Nxd3 Qd4 29. Be3 Qc4 30.
Nf4 $1 $40 (30. Rf4 Bxc3 31. Rxc4 Bxd2 32. Bxd2 Rxe1+ 33. Bxe1 $14)) 27... Bxg4
$2 (27... Rxe1 28. Rxe1 Bg6 29. Nfe4 Be5 $36 {and White's position may be
looser than it seems.}) 28. Nxg4 Bg5 (28... Bg7 29. Ne3) 29. Rxe8+ Rxe8 30.
Bxg5 (30. Nh6 $2 Bxh6 31. Bxh6 Nxh6 32. Qxh6 Qxb2 33. Ne4 Qd4 34. Nf6 Qd3 $8 (
34... Re7 35. Nxh7 Qxd5+ 36. Kg1 Qd4+ 37. Kh1 (37. Rf2 $4 Re1+ 38. Kg2 Qg4#)
37... Qe4+ 38. Kg1 $11) 35. Kg1 Rf8 $19 {and White's attack finishes.}) 30...
Nfxg5 (30... Qxg4 31. Bf4 Qh3 32. Qf2 $16) 31. Rf4 $2 $138 {A very important
moment in the game.} (31. Nf6 $1 Rf8 (31... Nxf6 32. Qxg5 Nh7 33. Qg6 Rg8 34.
Qxd6 Qd4 35. Qe7 b5 36. axb5 axb5 37. Qe4 $16 {looks like a technical win.})
32. Rf4 Rxf6 33. Rxb4 cxb4 34. Ne2 Rf1+ 35. Kg2 Rf2+ 36. Kxf2 Ne4+ 37. Ke3 Nxd2
38. Kxd2 Nf6 39. Nf4 $16 {and I doubt if Black can defend this.}) 31... Re1+ $1
$11 32. Kg2 (32. Qxe1 $2 Qxf4 $17 {may turn out to be ugly.}) 32... Rg1+ ({
I was hoping for} 32... Re2+ $6 33. Qxe2 Qxf4 34. h4 Nf7 35. Qe6 $40) 33. Kxg1
Nh3+ 34. Kf1 ({I did not dare to play} 34. Kg2 Nxf4+ 35. Kg3 Ng6 $1 $13 (35...
Nh5+ $6 36. Kf3 Ng7 37. Nh6 Nf6 38. Nf7+ Kg8 39. Nxd6 Qg4+ 40. Kf2 Ngh5 41. Qe3
$16)) 34... Nxf4 35. Qe3 Qc4+ (35... Ng5 36. b3 $1 $13 {and at least the game
goes on.}) 36. Kg1 $6 {I was too much annoyed about the potential fork on d3
that is why I have chosen this square for my king.} (36. Kf2 $142 Qd4 37. Qxd4+
cxd4 38. Ne4 Nd3+ 39. Ke2 Nxb2 40. Nxd6 Nxa4 41. Kd3 $36) 36... Qd4 $6 (36...
Ng6 $2 37. Qe4 $1 $14 {is what I have seen}) ({but} 36... Ng5 $1 {I did not
see at all.} 37. Qe8+ Kg7 38. Qe7+ Nf7 39. Ne3 Qd4 $17) 37. Qxd4+ cxd4 38. Ne4
Nxd5 39. Nxd6 b6 40. Nf5 d3 41. Nge3 d2 42. Kf1 Nf4 (42... Nhf6 43. Nd1 Ne4 44.
Ke2 {can be an alternative version to the game.} Nc5 $11) 43. Nd1 Nf6 (43...
Ng5 44. Kf2 Nd5 45. Ke2 Ne4 46. Nfe3 Nb4 47. Nc4 b5 48. axb5 axb5 49. Nxd2 Nd6
$16) (43... Nd3 44. Ke2 Nc5 45. Nc3 $16) 44. Kf2 N6d5 45. Nfe3 Nb4 (45... Nd3+
46. Ke2 Nxe3 47. Kxe3 Nc5 48. a5 bxa5 49. Kxd2 $14) 46. Nc4 Nbd5 47. Kf3 Ne6
48. Ke2 b5 49. axb5 axb5 50. Nd6 {Drawn on the 124th move. I remember that I
have won both pawns of his but played inaccurately due to the fact that I have
omitted h4 thrust and thus he could have given his knight in return for both
pawns of mine thus we had a unique ending with 2Ns vs N which ended up a s a
draw.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Aegina op"]
[Site "Aegina"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Banikas, Hristos"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c5 7. Nge2 Nc6 8. d5
Ne5 9. Ng3 e6 10. Be2 exd5 11. cxd5 a6 12. Qd2 $5 h5 (12... b5 13. Bh6) 13. Bh6
Nh7 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. f4 Ng4 (15... Nd7 16. a4 h4 17. Nf1 f5 18. exf5 gxf5 19.
Ne3 Qf6 20. Nc4 $16) 16. Bxg4 hxg4 (16... Bxg4 17. f5 gxf5 18. h3 h4 19. hxg4
$18) 17. O-O (17. h4 gxh3 18. f5 Qg5 (18... hxg2 19. Qh6+ Kf6 20. Rg1 Rh8 21.
e5+ dxe5 22. Nge4+ Ke7 23. fxg6 Nf6 24. Qg5 $18) (18... Ng5 19. O-O-O Qf6 20.
e5) 19. Rxh3 Qxd2+ 20. Kxd2 Nf6 21. Rh4 Bd7 (21... Nd7 22. Rf1 $5 (22. Rah1))
22. Rah1 Rh8 23. Rxh8 Rxh8 24. Rxh8 Kxh8 25. fxg6 fxg6 26. e5 dxe5 27. Nge4
Nxe4+ 28. Nxe4 b6 29. Nf6 $18) 17... b5 18. e5 dxe5 19. fxe5 Qg5 20. Qxg5 (20.
Qe2 Bb7 21. e6 $16 Bxd5 22. e7 Rfe8 23. Nf5+ gxf5 24. Nxd5 $18) 20... Nxg5 21.
Nge4 (21. Nce4 $142) 21... Nxe4 (21... b4 22. Nxg5 bxc3 23. bxc3 Bf5 24. Rae1
Rae8 (24... Kh6 25. h4 gxh3 26. Nxh3) 25. e6) 22. Nxe4 Re8 $8 23. Nd6 Rxe5 24.
Rxf7+ Kg8 25. Rc7 $1 Bf5 26. Rd1 Rd8 (26... Bc2 27. Nf7 $1 Re2 28. Nh6+ Kh8 29.
Rf1 Be4 30. Rff7) 27. Nxf5 gxf5 28. Rxc5 (28. d6 c4 29. Kf2 Re6 30. Rc6 (30. d7
Kf7) 30... a5) 28... Rd6 29. Kf2 Kf7 30. b4 Kf6 31. Rc6 Ke7 32. Rxd6 Kxd6 33.
Rd4 Re8 (33... Rxd5 34. Ke3 $18) 34. h4 $5 (34. Rd2 f4 35. h3 gxh3 36. gxh3 Re4
37. Kf3 Re3+ 38. Kg2 Rc3 $10) (34. Rd3 Rc8 35. Kg3 Rc2 36. a3 f4+ 37. Kxg4
Rxg2+ 38. Kh3 Rf2 $10) 34... gxh3 35. gxh3 Rh8 36. h4 Ke5 37. Ke3 f4+ $4 (37...
Kd6 $10) 38. Rxf4 Kxd5 39. Kf3 Ke5 40. Kg3 Rh7 41. Rf3 Rh8 42. Kg4 $1 (42. Ra3
Rg8+ 43. Kh3 Kf4 44. Rxa6 Rg3+ 45. Kh2 Rc3 46. Rb6 Rc2+ 47. Kg1 Kg3) 42... Rg8+
43. Kh3 Rh8 44. Ra3 Rh6 45. Kg4 Rg6+ 46. Kh5 Rg8 (46... Rd6 47. Kg5 Ke6 48. Kg6
Rd4 49. Re3+ Kd6 50. h5 Rxb4 51. h6 Rg4+ 52. Kh5 $18) 47. Rxa6 Kf5 48. a3 $4 (
48. Rb6 Rh8+ 49. Rh6 Ra8 50. Rh7 Rf8 51. a3 $18) 48... Rh8+ 49. Rh6 Ra8 50. Rh7
Rf8 $1 $10 51. Kh6 Kf6 52. Kh5 Kf5 53. Rh6 Ra8 54. Rh7 Rf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "TUR-chT"]
[Site "Marmaris"]
[Date "2006.04.18"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Mamedov, Rauf"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2006.04.18"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c5 7. Nge2 $5 {Maybe
this line is way too rafinated.This move aims to make black to place his
knight on e5.} (7. d5 e6 8. Nge2 exd5 9. cxd5 Nbd7 10. Ng3 a6 11. a4 h5 12. Be2
Nh7 13. O-O h4 14. Nh1 f5 15. Qd2 Qf6 16. f4 fxe4 17. Nxe4 $13 {is a known
alternative.}) 7... Nc6 (7... Qa5 $5 8. Nc1 cxd4 9. Nb3 Qh5 10. Nxd4 Nc6 $13 {
is a very messy line.}) 8. d5 Ne5 9. Ng3 e6 10. Be2 exd5 11. cxd5 h5 12. Qd2
Nh7 13. Bh6 $5 (13. O-O h4 14. Nh1 f5 15. Nf2 Qf6 16. exf5 gxf5 17. Nh3 Ng6 18.
f4 $1 $14 {is a serious alternative to the text.}) 13... h4 14. Bxg7 $6 {
A bad line!} (14. Nf1 f5 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. f4 Nf7 17. exf5 gxf5 18. Ne3 Qf6 19.
Bd3 Re8 20. O-O $16 Qd4 $140 21. Rae1 c4 22. Qf2 $3 Qxd3 23. Nc2 $18) 14...
Kxg7 15. f4 Nd7 $2 (15... Ng4 $1 16. Nf1 Re8 17. Bxg4 Bxg4 18. Ne3 Bd7 19. Nc4
Bb5 $3 20. Nxb5 Rxe4+ 21. Ne3 Qd7 22. Nc3 Rxe3+ 23. Qxe3 Re8 24. Ne4 Nf6 25.
O-O Rxe4 26. Qc3 Qf5 $17 {Graf-Glek,Bundesliga 2005-6.}) 16. Nf1 Re8 17. Qc2 $1
(17. Ne3 $6 Ndf6 18. Bd3 b5 $1 $132) 17... a6 18. a4 Qf6 19. g3 Qd4 20. a5 $1 (
20. Nd2 Nhf6 21. O-O-O b5 22. axb5 $140 $2 axb5 23. Bxb5 Ra1+ $1 $40 (23...
Nxe4 $2 24. Nc4 Qf2 25. Rhe1 Ra1+ 26. Nb1 Qxc2+ 27. Kxc2 $16)) (20. gxh4 Qf6
21. Qd2 Qxh4+ 22. Ng3 Nhf6 23. Qe3 $36 (23. O-O-O b5)) (20. Rd1 $6 Qb4 21. gxh4
Ndf6 22. Ng3 Nxe4 23. O-O Nxg3 24. hxg3 Nf6 $13) 20... b5 21. axb6 Nxb6 22. Nd2
Nf6 {Draw offer.} 23. O-O-O Qb4 24. gxh4 Rb8 25. Rdg1 $4 {The result of a very
long calculation.It is obvious that he was threatening Nbd5 and it is also
obvious that white should meet it with Nc4 so what should be white's next?} (
25. Rhg1 Nbxd5 (25... Bd7 26. h5 Na4 27. Nc4 Nxc3 28. bxc3 Qa4 29. Qxa4 Bxa4
30. Nxd6 Bxd1 31. Bxd1 $16) 26. Nc4 Nxf4 27. Nxd6 Nxe2+ 28. Qxe2 Re5 29. Nc4
$13) (25. h5 $1 Nbxd5 26. Nc4 Nxf4 27. Nxd6 Re5 28. Rhf1 $14) (25. Rde1 Nbxd5
26. Nxd5 Nxd5 27. exd5 Re3 $1 $40) 25... Nbxd5 26. Nc4 (26. exd5 $2 Bf5 27.
Qxf5 Qxb2+ 28. Kd1 Qxc3 $19) 26... Nxf4 27. Nxd6 Rd8 $5 (27... Re6 28. Rf1
Nxe2+ 29. Qxe2 Rxd6 30. e5 Bg4 31. Qc2 Rdb6 $19) 28. Nxc8 (28. e5 Rxd6 $1 29.
exd6 Bf5 30. Qd2 Qxc3+ $19) 28... Rdxc8 $1 (28... Rbxc8 29. h5 N6xh5 30. Bxh5
Nxh5 31. Nd5 Qa5 (31... Qd4 $2 32. Ne7 $1) 32. Kb1 c4 $17) 29. Rf1 (29. h5
Nxe2+ (29... Ne6 $2 30. e5 Nd4 31. exf6+ Kh8 32. Qb1) 30. Qxe2 Nxh5 $19) 29...
Ne6 $1 $19 {The mistake I have made on the 25th decided the outcome of the
game dramatically.} 30. Bxa6 ({It is important to understand that does not
work.} 30. Rxf6 Nd4 31. Nd5 (31. Qb1 Nb3+ 32. Kc2 Rd8 $19) 31... Nxc2 32. Nxb4
cxb4 33. e5 Nd4+ $19) 30... Nd4 31. Qf2 Rc6 32. Bd3 c4 (32... Nb3+ $142 $1 {
was winning shorter.}) 33. Bb1 Nb3+ 34. Kc2 (34. Kd1 Rd8+) 34... Rd6 35. Nd5
Nxd5 36. exd5 Na1+ 37. Kc1 Nb3+ 38. Kc2 f5 $19 (38... Qb7 $5 $19) 39. Qe3 $2 {
Here I have made the finl blunder in a hopeless position.} Na1+ 40. Kd1 Rxd5+
0-1

[Event "SRB Central-ch op-A 5th"]
[Site "Paracin"]
[Date "2012.07.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Cvitan, Ognjen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2538"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2012.07.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 {A change of mind by Ognjen. In recent years he
has less often played thes King's Indians and the Benoni and tried more a more
classical approach to the opening phase of the game. Albeit a change is very
difficult for a Yugoslav, so he felt like fianchettoing his bishop.} 4. d5 exd5
5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Nge2 $5 {This little move is very disturbing since by
omitting f3 in some lines White may gain time.} (7. f4 Bg7 8. Bb5+ Nfd7 {
I am still consistent in my belief that I will pull Taimanov's Line out one
day and beat somebody in such a way that nobody will touch the Modern Benoni
again.} 9. Bd3 Qh4+ $1 10. g3 Qe7 ({Another possible move is} 10... Qd8 11. Nf3
O-O 12. O-O) 11. Nf3 O-O 12. O-O Nb6 13. Kg2 (13. f5 $5) 13... Bg4 14. h3 Bxf3+
15. Qxf3 N8d7 16. Be3 c4 17. Bc2 Rac8 $132) (7. f3 Bg7 8. Be3 O-O 9. Nge2 a6
10. a4 Nbd7 11. Ng3 h5 12. Be2 Nh7 13. O-O h4 14. Nh1 f5 15. Qd2 Qf6 {By this
move order Black enjoys the advantage of not putting the knight on e5.} (15...
Ne5 $6 16. Nf2 Qf6 17. exf5 gxf5 18. Nh3 Ng6 19. f4 $36) 16. f4 fxe4 17. Nxe4
$5 Qe7 18. Nhf2 Ndf6 19. Bf3 Bf5 20. Nc3 $14) 7... Bg7 8. Ng3 O-O 9. Be2 Re8 {
This is a big decision since it is not clear where the rook stands better. On
the e-file it obviously has an impact on the game continuation since Black has
control over the e-file. However on f8 it may support the f5-f4 thrust.} (9...
a6 10. a4 Nbd7 11. O-O h5 12. Bg5 (12. f3 $5 Nh7 13. Be3 {transposes to f3
lines way too early.}) 12... Qc7 13. Qd2 Nh7 14. Bh4 $5 (14. Bh6 $14 {is not
bad either.})) (9... Na6 10. O-O Nc7 11. Bf4 $5 a6 12. a4 Rb8 13. Qd2 Re8 14.
f3 b5 15. axb5 Nxb5 16. Nxb5 axb5 17. Ra5 $36) 10. O-O a6 11. a4 Nbd7 {After
this White is at a crossroads.} 12. Be3 {The most stereotypical Sämisch move.}
(12. a5 $5) (12. Bf4 h5 $1 13. Bg5 {is after all the loss of a tempo.} Qc7 14.
Qd2 Nh7 15. Bh4 $13) (12. f3 Nh5 $1 13. Nxh5 gxh5 $13) 12... h5 13. f3 h4 $5 ({
I am more for} 13... Nh7 {since White's Knight may go for the h1-f2 manoeuvre
itself.} 14. Nh1 (14. Qd2 f5 15. Nh1 (15. Bh6 Bd4+ 16. Be3 f4) 15... fxe4 16.
Nxe4 Ndf6 17. Nhf2 Qe7 18. Ra3 $5 $13) 14... f5 15. Nf2 Ne5 (15... g5 16. f4
$13) 16. Qd2 $13) 14. Nh1 Nh7 15. Nf2 g5 $5 {This is a line which is always
shadowed} ({by} 15... f5 16. Qd2 Ne5 17. Kh1 (17. f4 Nf7 18. Bd3 $40) 17... Bd7
18. Rg1 $40) 16. Qd2 {There are conceivably two ways to handle this position.}
(16. g3 $5) 16... Ne5 17. a5 {I tried not to touch my kingside.} (17. g3 hxg3
18. hxg3 Qf6 19. Kg2 Qg6 20. a5 $40) (17. f4 $5 gxf4 18. Bxf4 Qf6 (18... Ng6
19. Be3) 19. Kh1 Qg6 20. Rg1 f5 21. g3 h3 22. g4 fxg4 (22... fxe4 23. Ncxe4)
23. Bxe5 Rxe5 24. Bxg4 $40) 17... Rb8 18. Na4 $5 {The idea is to lure Black
into pushing f5 and come back to the centre after that.} (18. Ra3 Bd7) (18. h3
$5 Ng6 19. Ng4 Bxg4 20. hxg4 Be5 $132) 18... f5 19. exf5 Bxf5 20. Ra3 (20. Nc3
b5 21. axb6 Qxb6 22. Ra2 $16) 20... Rc8 (20... Qe7 $5 {to prevent the
subsequent:} 21. Nc3 $140 $2 (21. Nb6 Nd7 22. Nxd7 Bxd7 23. b4 cxb4 24. Qxb4
Nf6 25. Bc4 $14) 21... Nxf3+ 22. Bxf3 Qxe3 23. Qxe3 Rxe3 $19) 21. Nc3 $1 {
As usual the knight belongs in the centre.} Rc7 (21... Ng6 $5 22. Nce4 $140 $6
(22. Re1 $1 Nf4 23. Bf1 Rc7 24. Nfe4 Rce7 25. Rb3 $16) 22... g4) 22. Nce4 Bxe4
$6 {I am really surprised by Ognjen's choice.} (22... Nf7 23. h3 $16) 23. fxe4
$1 {I like this one more than the other recapture by the piece because it
opens the lines.} (23. Nxe4 Nf7 $16 (23... g4 24. fxg4 Nxg4 25. Bxg4 Rxe4 26.
Be6+ Kh8 27. Bh6 $40 {and Black is in dire straits with his king wide open.}))
23... Rf8 {Draw offer. There is something interesting about it, but it looks
like Ognjen could not stop himself from offering it since he was sure that it
would be refused. Bad nerves!} 24. Raa1 $1 {After the developments White has
to go back.} Rcf7 25. Rac1 $1 {Preparing for h3 and b3 without being annoyed
by cheap tactics} ({like} 25. b3 $2 g4) 25... Qe7 {He decides to keep the
queenside closed.} (25... b5 26. axb6 (26. b4 c4 27. h3 $14) 26... Qxb6 27. Ra1
$1 a5 (27... Ra8 28. Ra5) 28. Rxa5 g4 29. Ra6 Qb8 30. Rfa1 $16 g3 $140 31. hxg3
hxg3 32. Nh1 $18) 26. h3 $1 {White slowly but surely increases his advantage.}
(26. Bh5 Rf6 $1 27. Bxg5 $140 $4 Rxf2 $19) 26... Rf6 27. b4 $1 {Time to get
into action.} ({It is foolish to take the pawn and to make him get rid of his
knight on the rim.} 27. Bxg5 $2 Nxg5 28. Qxg5 R8f7 $44) (27. b3 R8f7) 27...
cxb4 ({Black has some tactics at his disposal.} 27... c4 $5 28. Bxc4 g4 (28...
Nxc4 29. Rxc4 g4 30. hxg4 h3 31. Rfc1 (31. gxh3 $2 Rf3 $132) 31... hxg2 32. Rc7
Qe8 33. Rc8 $18 Qxc8 34. Rxc8 Rxc8 35. e5 $1 $18 {looks like breaking the
defensive lines.}) 29. Nxg4 Rxf1+ 30. Bxf1 Nxg4 31. hxg4 Nf6 32. Bg5 Qe5 (32...
Qxe4 33. Rc4 $18) 33. Bf4 Qe7 34. e5 $1 Nxg4 35. exd6 Qf6 36. Rc4 h3 37. Qe2 (
37. gxh3 $2 Ne5 $40) 37... h2+ 38. Kh1 Ne5 39. Re4 Ng6 40. g3 Nxf4 41. gxf4
Qxd6 42. Qg4 $16) 28. Qxb4 Qf7 29. Qb1 $1 Qg6 30. Ng4 $1 (30. Qxb7 g4 31. hxg4
Ng5 $132) 30... Rxf1+ 31. Rxf1 Rxf1+ 32. Kxf1 $16 {White is clearly better in
this position and in this ending in general.} Nxg4 $6 {A very risky decision.}
(32... Qf7+ 33. Nf2 (33. Kg1 Qc7 34. Bb6 Qc3 35. Ne3 Qd2 36. Qd1 $16) 33... Qc7
34. Qb4 Ng6 $16) 33. Bxg4 Qf6+ 34. Bf5 Qc3 35. Ke2 $1 {I prefer to keep the
bishop pair.} (35. Bxh7+ Kxh7 36. Bxg5 Qxa5 37. Bxh4 $16 (37. Qxb7 $2 Qa1+ 38.
Ke2 Qg1 $11)) 35... Nf8 (35... Qxa5 36. Qxb7) (35... Qc4+ 36. Qd3 Qa2+ 37. Bd2
Be5 38. Kf3 $16) 36. Bxg5 (36. Qd3 Qxa5 37. Bxg5) 36... Bd4 $2 {He had to keep
White busy with protecting his weaknesses.} (36... Qxa5 $1 37. Bxh4 $1 (37.
Qxb7 $6 Qa2+ 38. Kf3 Qa3+ 39. Kg4 Qg3+ 40. Kh5 Qxg2 $13) 37... Be5 38. Be1 Qa4
39. Qb4 Qc2+ 40. Bd2 Bf4 41. g4 $16) (36... Qg3 37. Be3 Qxg2+ 38. Kd3 Qf3 39.
Qg1 $16) 37. Bd2 {One of the ways to convert the advantage.} (37. Qd3 Qb2+ 38.
Qd2 Qb5+ 39. Kf3 Qf1+ 40. Kg4 $18) 37... Qg3 38. Qf1 Qb3 39. Qf3 Qb2 {Here
Black is lost but White has to come up with a coup de grâce.} (39... Qb5+ 40.
Qd3 Qb2 41. Kf3 $18) 40. Qg4+ {I was not able to contemplate a winning plan
and just had to move to be done with the first control.} (40. g4 $1 {was my
original idea and White should be winning after this without lifing a finger.}
hxg3 41. Qxg3+ Kf7 42. h4 $18) (40. Be6+ Nxe6 41. dxe6 Qb5+ 42. Kd1 Qe8 (42...
Qb1+ 43. Bc1 $18) 43. Qg4+ $18) 40... Kf7 41. Qh5+ (41. Be6+ $142 Nxe6 42. Qf5+
$18 {could have saved some moves and reached the text.}) 41... Kg7 42. Qh6+ $2
{Needless and bad.} (42. Qe8 $5 Bc3 43. Qe7+ Kg8 44. Be6+ Nxe6 45. Qxe6+ Kg7
46. Qe7+ Kg6 $8 47. Qxd6+ Bf6 48. Qe6 $18) (42. e5 $5 Bxe5 43. Qxh4 $18 {
wins by clearing the diagonal for Bf5.}) 42... Kg8 $2 ({Black may still be
lost but show tenacity after} 42... Kf7 43. Be6+ Nxe6 44. dxe6+ (44. Qxe6+ Kg7)
44... Ke7 45. Qxh4+ Kxe6 46. Qg4+ Ke7 47. Qg5+ (47. Qf3 b5 48. axb6 Bxb6 49.
Qc3 Qb5+ 50. Qd3 Qh5+ 51. g4 Qe5 $132) 47... Bf6 48. Qd5 Bc3 49. g4 Bxd2 50.
Qxd2 Qb5+ 51. Kf3 Qf1+ 52. Kg3 Qg1+ 53. Kh4 $18) 43. Qg5+ Kf7 44. Be6+ Nxe6 45.
Qf5+ Kg7 46. dxe6 $18 Be5 {Equivalent to resignation.} (46... Qb5+ 47. Qxb5
axb5 48. Bg5 $1 Bc3 (48... Bf6 49. e7 $1 $18) 49. Bxh4 Bxa5 50. Kd3 $18) (46...
Bc3 $2 {loses the bishop after a couple of checks in zigzag.} 47. Qf7+ Kh8 48.
Qe8+ Kg7 49. Qd7+ Kh8 50. Qc8+ $18) (46... Bf6 47. Qg4+ Kf8 48. Qg6 Qb5+ 49.
Kf2 Bd4+ 50. Be3 Bxe3+ 51. Kxe3 Qc5+ 52. Kf3 Qc3+ 53. Kg4 Qg3+ 54. Kh5 $18) 47.
Qf7+ Kh8 48. Qe8+ (48. Qe8+ Kg7 49. Qd7+ Kg8 (49... Kg6 50. Qf7#) 50. e7 $18)
1-0

[Event "Tan Chin Nam Cup 2nd"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Gufeld, Eduard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1996.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 d6 4. Nc3 g6 5. e4 Bg7 6. f3 O-O 7. Bg5 e6 8. Qd2 exd5
9. cxd5 Re8 10. Nge2 a6 11. Ng3 b5 12. Be2 Nbd7 13. O-O Rb8 $5 14. b3 (14. a4
$140 c4) (14. Bh6 Bh8 (14... Bxh6 15. Qxh6 c4 16. Nd1) 15. Nd1 $5) (14. Kh1)
14... Qa5 15. Rac1 c4 $1 16. Nb1 (16. bxc4 b4 17. Nd1 Nc5 $44) 16... Qxd2 17.
Nxd2 (17. Bxd2 cxb3 18. axb3 Nc5 19. b4 Nb3 20. Rc6 Nxd2 21. Nxd2 $13 h5 22.
Rxd6 h4 23. Nh1 Nh5 24. Rb1) 17... c3 18. Rxc3 Nxd5 19. Rxc8 Rbxc8 20. exd5 Rc2
21. Nde4 Rxa2 (21... Bd4+ 22. Kh1 Rxa2 23. Bd3 Re5 24. Nf6+ Nxf6 25. Bxf6 Rxd5
26. Be4) 22. Nxd6 Rexe2 23. Nxe2 Rxe2 24. Rd1 (24. Rc1 Bd4+ 25. Kf1 Rf2+ 26.
Ke1 Nc5 27. Rd1 Rxg2 28. Rxd4 Rxg5) 24... f5 25. Kf1 Ra2 26. Rc1 Ra1 27. Rxa1
Bxa1 28. Nb7 Bd4 29. Ke2 Nc5 30. Nxc5 $2 (30. Na5 $1 Bc3 31. Nc6 $1 Nxb3 32. d6
Nc5 33. Nb8 Ne6 34. d7 Ba5 35. Nc6 Nxg5 36. Nxa5 Ne6 37. Nc6 Kf7 38. Kd2) 30...
Bxc5 31. Bd2 Kf7 32. b4 Bd6 33. g3 $2 (33. h3 Kf6 34. Kd3 $1 Ke5 35. Ke3 Kxd5
36. Kd3 Bc7 37. Be1 Bb6 38. Bd2 Kc6 39. Be1 Kb7 40. Bd2 Bc7 41. Kd4 a5 42. bxa5
Ka6 43. g4 fxg4 44. fxg4 Bxa5 45. Bc1 Be1 $19) 33... Ke7 34. Kd3 Kd7 35. Kd4 h5
$1 $19 36. Be1 h4 37. Ke3 (37. gxh4 Bxh2 38. Kc5 Bg1+ $19) 37... h3 38. f4 Bf8
39. Kf3 Kd6 40. g4 Kxd5 41. gxf5 gxf5 42. Kg3 Kc4 0-1

[Event "Lee Cup 3rd"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Wang, Pin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1996.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c5 7. Nge2 Nc6 8. d5
Ne5 9. Ng3 e6 10. Be2 exd5 11. cxd5 a6 12. Qd2 Re8 (12... b5 13. Bh6 $13) 13.
a4 Rb8 14. O-O Bd7 15. h3 $5 b5 16. axb5 Bxb5 (16... axb5 17. f4 Nc4 18. Bxc4
bxc4 19. f5 $1 (19. e5 $6 dxe5 20. fxe5 Rxe5 21. Bf4 Ne8 $1 $13 22. Nge4 $140
Rxe4 23. Nxe4 Rxb2 $36)) 17. Nxb5 axb5 18. b4 c4 19. Bd4 (19. Ra5 c3 $1 20. Qc2
(20. Qxc3 Nxd5) 20... Nc4 21. Bxc4 bxc4 $132 22. Bd4 $140 Nxe4 23. Bxg7 Nxg3
$18) 19... h5 20. Nh1 Qc7 $6 (20... Ned7 21. Nf2 Nb6 22. Nd1) (20... h4 21. Ra3
(21. Nf2 $6 Nh5 (21... Rc8 $5) (21... Kh7 $5) 22. f4 (22. Ra5 Ng3 23. Re1 Qf6
$17) (22. Ra3 Ng3 23. Re1 Qf6) 22... Nd3 23. Bxg7 Nxf2 $1 24. Rxf2 (24. Bxh5
Nxe4 25. Qd4 gxh5 $17) 24... Nxg7 25. f5 Qf6 $1 $17) 21... Rc8 22. Rfa1) 21.
Ra7 Rb7 22. Ra6 Nfd7 23. Qc3 Bh6 (23... Nc5 24. bxc5 dxc5 25. Bxe5 (25. Bf2 Ng4
26. d6 Bxc3 27. dxc7 Nxf2 28. Nxf2 Rc8 29. f4 Rcxc7 30. e5) 25... Bxe5 26. Qc2
Bh2+ (26... Bd4+ 27. Nf2 Qg3 28. Bd1 Re5 $1 29. f4 Qxf4 30. Bf3) 27. Kf2 Be5
28. g3) 24. f4 Nb8 25. Rxd6 $2 (25. Ra8 Nd3 26. Bxd3 cxd3 27. Qxd3 Qc4 $132 28.
Qxc4 bxc4 29. e5) 25... Qxd6 $2 (25... Bxf4 26. Rf6 (26. Rxf4 Qxd6 27. Bc5 Qd8
28. Qg3 Na6 $1 $19) 26... Bh2+ $1 $19 27. Kf2 Ned7 $1) 26. fxe5 Qd8 27. Bxh5 $3
Qg5 $2 (27... gxh5 28. Ng3 Qg5 (28... Rb6 29. e6 $1 fxe6 30. Nxh5 e5 31. Qg3+
$18) (28... h4 29. Nf5 Bf8 30. Rf4) (28... Nd7 29. Nf5 Bf8 30. Qg3+ Kh7 31. Nd6
$18) 29. Nf5 Qd2 30. Nxh6+ Qxh6 31. Rf6 Qg5 32. Rf5 $44) 28. Bg4 Qd2 29. e6 $18
Qxc3 30. Bxc3 Bg7 31. exf7+ Rxf7 32. Be6 Rxe6 33. Rxf7 Bxc3 34. dxe6 Bxb4 35.
Nf2 (35. Rb7 $18) 35... Nc6 36. Rb7 Nd4 37. Ng4 Nxe6 38. Rxb5 Bc5+ 39. Kf1 c3
40. Rb1 Nf4 41. Nf6+ $1 (41. Nf6+ $1 Kf7 42. Nd5 Nxd5 43. exd5 Be3 44. Rb7+ Kf6
45. Rc7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2000.01.30"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Delemarre, Jop"]
[Black "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2354"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2000.01.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Bd3 exd5
9. cxd5 Re8 10. Nf3 c4 11. Bc2 b5 12. a3 Na6 {Only three rounds before i
played this variation with white against Reinderman .The positions which arise
in this line are very complicated and this was the main reason why i decided
to play this line in last round.In fact i think this pawn sructure promise a
better play for white,because d4-square is very important positional plus for
white.} (12... a6 13. O-O Nbd7 14. Qd2 Nc5 15. Rfe1 Bb7 (15... Qc7) 16. Qf4 Nh5
17. Qh4 Bf6 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Qxf6 Nxf6 20. Nd4 Re7 21. Re3 $14 {1-0 Avrukh,
B-Reinderman,D/Wijk aan Zee NED 2000/The Week in Chess 272 (43)}) 13. O-O (13.
Nd4 $2 Nxe4 $1 $17 14. Nxe4 Qxg5) 13... Nc5 14. Re1 (14. Qd2 $1 a6 (14... h6
15. Bxh6 Nfxe4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 Rxe4 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Rae1 Rxe1 20. Rxe1
Qf6 21. Re4 $36 {[%cal Ge4f4]}) (14... Nfxe4 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 f6 17. Bxg6
hxg6 18. Bh6 $36) (14... a5 15. Qf4)) 14... h6 (14... Qb6 15. Qd2 a5 16. e5 $1
dxe5 17. Nxe5 Bf5 $6 (17... Bb7 18. Rad1 $14) 18. Bxf5 $1 Nb3 19. Qf4 Nxa1 20.
Be6 $1 fxe6 21. Bxf6 $40 {1-0 Rogozenko,D-Marin,M/Bucharest 1993/CBM 34/[Knaak]
(39)}) 15. Bf4 (15. Bxf6 {gives black a good compensation in both cases} Qxf6 (
15... Bxf6 16. Qd2 {[%csl Gh6]} (16. Nxb5 Bxb2 17. Rb1 Bg7 $15) 16... Bg7 17.
Nxb5 Qb6 18. Nbd4 Bd7 19. Rab1 Re7 $44) 16. Nxb5 Rb8 17. Nxa7 Rxb2 18. Nxc8
Rxc8 $44) 15... Bb7 16. Qd2 $6 (16. Rc1 $143 {was neseccary profilactic
against black idea} a5 $140 $2 17. Nxb5 Nfxe4 18. Bxe4 Nxe4 19. Rxc4) 16... g5
$1 17. Bxd6 $2 $146 (17. Bh2 a5 18. Nxb5 Ncxe4 19. Bxe4 Nxe4 20. Rxe4 Rxe4 21.
Nxd6 Re7 22. Nd4 Bxd5 23. N4f5 Be6 24. Nxg7 $2 (24. Nxe7+ Qxe7 $15 {[%csl Ge6,
Gg7]}) 24... Kxg7 25. Rd1 Rd7 26. Qd4+ Kg8 27. Bg3 Ra6 28. Rd2 Bf5 29. Qc5 Bd3
$19 {0-1 Kosic,D-Kovacevic,A/Vrnjacka Banja YUG 1999 (37)}) (17. Bg3 $142 a5
18. e5 dxe5 19. Nxe5 b4 20. axb4 axb4 21. Na4 $1 (21. Rxa8 Bxa8 22. Na4 Nd3 23.
Nxd3 Qxd5 24. Rxe8+ Nxe8 25. f3 b3 $36) 21... Nd3 $1 (21... Nb3 $2 22. Bxb3
cxb3 {[%csl Gd5]} 23. d6 Ne4 24. Qxb4 Nxg3 25. Qxb7 Rxe5 26. Rxe5 Bxe5 27. fxg3
Bxb2 28. Rf1 $40) 22. Bxd3 cxd3 (22... Qxd5 $2 23. f3 cxd3 24. Nb6 $16) 23.
Qxd3 (23. Nc5 Rxa1 24. Rxa1 Qxd5 25. Nxb7 Qxb7 26. Nxd3 Qd5 $15) 23... Qxd5 24.
Qxd5 Nxd5 25. Nc5 Rxa1 26. Rxa1 Bxe5 27. Bxe5 Rxe5 28. Nxb7 $11) 17... Nfxe4 $1
{[%mdl 64] This nice tactical blow gives black clear advantage} (17... Qxd6
$143 18. e5 Qd7 (18... Qb6 19. exf6 Bxf6 (19... Qxf6 20. Nxb5) 20. h4 $36 {
[%csl Gg8]}) 19. exf6 Bxf6 20. h4 (20. Nd4 $5) 20... Bxc3 21. Qxc3 Qxd5 22.
hxg5 hxg5 23. Rad1 Qc6 24. Re5 $1 $36 {[%csl Gg8]}) 18. Rxe4 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 Rxe4
(19... f5 $2 20. Nc5 Qxd6 21. Nxb7 Qc7 22. Bxf5 Qxb7 23. Be6+ $44) 20. Bxe4
Qxd6 21. Rd1 (21. Re1 Qc5 $1 {[%csl Gd4]} (21... Rd8 22. Nd4 Qf4 23. Qxf4 gxf4
24. Nxb5 Bxb2 25. Rb1 c3 $2 (25... Be5 $11) 26. Nxc3 $1) (21... Re8 22. Bh7+
Kf8 23. Rxe8+ Kxe8 24. Qe3+ $132 {[%csl Ga7]}) 22. d6 $140 Bxe4 23. Rxe4 Rd8
24. d7 Qc6 25. Re7 Bf6 26. Ne5 Bxe5 27. Rxe5 Rxd7 $17) 21... Re8 22. Bb1 Rd8 (
22... Qf6 $5) 23. Be4 Bf6 24. Qa5 (24. h4 Qf4 25. Qxf4 gxf4 26. Rd2 Kf8 $15)
24... a6 25. Nd4 Qf4 $1 (25... Qe5 26. f3 {[%cal Gd4f5]} (26. Bf3 Rxd5 27. Bxd5
Qxd5 $19 {[%csl Gg2]})) 26. Bf3 (26. f3 Rxd5 $1 27. Bxd5 Bxd4+ 28. Kf1 (28. Kh1
Be5 $1) 28... Bxd5 29. Qd8+ Kg7 30. Qxd5 Bxb2 $17) 26... Rd7 27. Qb6 (27. Ne2
Qe5) 27... Be5 (27... Bxd5 $6 28. Ne2 Bxf3 29. Nxf4 Rxd1+ 30. Kh2 Be5 31. gxf3
Bxf4+ 32. Kg2 $11) 28. Nc6 Bxc6 $1 {[%mdl 32] Very strong positional decision.
Black transformates to position with bishops of different colours,but the
b2-pawn is unprotectable,which allows to black to create advanced pawn in
queenside.} (28... Bxb2 29. Bg4 Bxc6 (29... Qc7 30. Qxc7 Rxc7 31. Na5 $1 Bxd5
32. Rxd5 Bc3 33. Nxc4 Rxc4 34. Rd8+ Kg7 35. Rc8) 30. Bxd7 Bxd7 31. Qd8+ Kg7 32.
Qxd7 Bd4 33. Rf1 c3 34. Qc6 $13) 29. Qxc6 (29. dxc6 $2 Qh2+ 30. Kf1 Qh1+ 31.
Ke2 Qxd1+) 29... Rd6 $19 {[%csl Gb2]} (29... Qh2+ 30. Kf1 Re7 31. Qc8+ Kg7 32.
g3 {[%csl Gd5]}) 30. Qc8+ Kg7 31. Re1 Bxb2 32. Re8 Be5 33. Bd1 Rxd5 34. Rg8+
Kf6 35. Rd8 Qh2+ 36. Kf1 (36. Kf1 Qh1+ 37. Ke2 Qxd1+) 0-1

[Event "Frascati"]
[Site "Frascati"]
[Date "2005.05.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khenkin, Igor"]
[Black "Vocaturo, Daniele"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2303"]
[Annotator "Balzan,R"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2005.05.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Ng3
exd5 9. cxd5 a6 10. a4 {The game, started as King Indian, has now switched to
Modern BenOni} Nbd7 11. Be2 h5 12. Bg5 Qc7 13. Qd2 c4 {Bd1 Rb1 Bc2 Ke8} 14. O-O
(14. Rc1 Qa5 15. Ra1 Qb4 16. a5 b5 17. Be3 Nc5 18. Ra3 Nfd7 19. Qc2 Nd3+ 20.
Bxd3 cxd3 21. Qxd3 Ne5 22. Qd1 Nc4 23. Rb3 Qxa5 24. Bd4 Bxd4 25. Qxd4 Qb6 26.
Qxb6 Kg7 {1/2-1/2 Pomes Marcet,J-Martin Gonzalez,A/Barcelona 2000 (46)}) (14.
f4 Nh7 15. f5 Nxg5 16. Qxg5 Qd8 17. Qxd8 Rxd8 18. fxg6 fxg6 19. Bxc4 Ne5 20.
Be2 Bd7 21. O-O-O Rdc8 {0-1 Vranic,L-Arsovic,G/Senta 2002 (36)}) 14... Rb8 15.
Rfc1 $146 (15. Bh6 h4 16. Nh1 b5 17. axb5 axb5 18. Nf2 b4 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Na4
Nc5 21. Nxc5 Qxc5 {1/2-1/2 Christiansen,L-Fedorowicz,J/San Francisco 1991}) (
15. Rac1 Qa5 16. Ra1 Qb4 17. a5 b5 18. Be3 Nc5 19. Ra3 Nfd7 20. Qc2 Nd3 21.
Bxd3 cxd3 22. Qxd3 Ne5 23. Qd1 Nc4 24. Rb3 Qxa5 {1/2-1/2 Pomes Marcet,J-Martin
Gonzalez,A/Barcelona 2000 (46)}) (15. f4 Nh7 16. f5 Nxg5 17. Qxg5 Qd8 18. Qxd8
Rxd8 19. fxg6 fxg6 20. Bxc4 Ne5 21. Be2 Bd7 22. Rfb1 Rdc8 23. Bf1 Rc7 24. Nge2
Nc4 25. Ra2 Rf8 {0-1 Vranic,L-Arsovic,G/Senta 2002 (36)}) 15... b5 16. axb5
axb5 17. b4 cxb3 18. Nxb5 (18. Be3 $5) 18... Qd8 $5 (18... Qb6+ 19. Be3 Nc5 (
19... Bh6 $5)) 19. Kh1 (19. Rc6 $6 Ne5 $1 20. Rxd6 Qe7 21. Qf4 Rxb5 22. Bxf6
Bxf6 23. Qxf6 b2 24. Rb1 Qa7+) 19... h4 $1 20. Nf1 $8 (20. Bxh4 $2 Nxe4 21.
Bxd8 $140 $2 Nxd2 $19) 20... h3 21. Rab1 Ba6 22. Rxb3 (22. Nxd6 hxg2+ 23. Kxg2
Bxe2 24. Qxe2 Nxd5 $1) 22... Nc5 23. Rbb1 Qd7 24. Qa5 {A logical move, but it
has the defect of taking the Queen away from King side, and this will have a
huge consequence} hxg2+ 25. Kxg2 Bc8 $1 26. Ng3 $6 (26. Kh1 $142) 26... Qh3+
27. Kh1 {# diagram} Nfxe4 $5 {The sacrifice is probably uncorrect, but it is
very tricky and corageous, and force the opponent to think for a long time,
leaving him in a dangerous 'zeitnot'.} 28. fxe4 (28. Nxe4 $2 Nxe4 29. fxe4 Be5
$19) 28... Nxe4 $1 29. Bf4 (29. Nxe4 $2 Be5 30. Kg1 $8 Bf5 31. Nf6+ $8 Kg7 $19)
29... Nf2+ 30. Kg1 Rxb5 $5 {Obviously the guardian of the d4 square has to be
removed} (30... Ng4 31. Bxg4 Bxg4 32. Rf1 Rfc8 33. Qd2 Rc5 $13) 31. Rxb5 Bd4 {
# diagram} 32. Qd2 $2 $138 (32. Qb4 Qh8 (32... Ba7 33. Qa3) 33. Kf1 Re8 (33...
g5 $5) (33... Qh3+ 34. Ke1) 34. Rxc8 Rxc8 (34... Qh3+ 35. Kg1) 35. Rb8 Qh3+ 36.
Ke1) 32... Nd3+ 33. Be3 Qh6 $1 34. Bxd4 $8 {White is obliged to give back
matherial at once to avoid immediate loss.} Qxd2 35. Rd1 Qf4 36. Rxd3 Ba6 37.
Rbb3 (37. Be3 $5) 37... Bxd3 38. Rxd3 {As the smok e disappears, the resulting
ending is very complicated, with an approximate balance of matherial, but also
with a strong pressure of black heavy pieces on white exposed King position.
All the Grandmasters watching the game were of the opinion that Black had a
little edge, but that it was quite diffcult to convert this edge in a full
point. Daniele will show an uncommon technical ability.} Re8 39. Bf2 Qc4 40.
Bf1 Qc1 41. Kg2 Qg5 42. Rd4 Rb8 43. h4 Qe5 44. Be2 f5 45. Rd2 Rb3 46. Bd1 Rc3
47. Ne2 Qe4+ 48. Kf1 Rf3 49. Ng3 $2 (49. Ng1 Rf4) 49... Rxf2+ $1 50. Rxf2 (50.
Kxf2 Qf4+) 50... Qd3+ 51. Be2 Qxg3 $19 52. h5 g5 53. Rf3 Qh4 54. Bd3 f4 55. Bf5
Qxh5 56. Kg2 Qe8 57. Be6+ Kg7 58. Rb3 Qa8 59. Kh3 Kf6 60. Rf3 Qa2 61. Bg4 Qxd5
62. Kg2 Kg6 63. Kg1 Qd1+ 64. Kf2 d5 65. Be6 (65. Bd7 d4 66. Kg2 d3) 65... Qd2+
66. Kg1 Qe1+ 0-1

[Event "BL2-Nord 9900"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1999.10.10"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Czerwonski, Aleksander"]
[Black "Bangiev, Alexander J"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2426"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[Annotator "Bangiev,A"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1999.10.10"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.03.10"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.03.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Neukloster"]
[BlackTeam "Isernhagen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. e4 Nf6 6. f3 O-O 7. Bg5 h6 (7... e6 8.
Qd2 exd5 9. cxd5 h6 10. Bxh6 Nxe4 11. Nxe4 Qh4+ 12. g3 Qxh6 13. Qxh6 Bxh6 14.
Nxd6 Nd7 $13) 8. Be3 e6 9. Qd2 exd5 10. cxd5 h5 (10... Re8 11. Bxh6 $6 (11.
Nge2) 11... Nxe4 12. Nxe4 Qh4+ 13. g3 Qxh6 $132) (10... Nbd7 11. Nh3 $5 (11.
Bxh6 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 Qh4+ 13. g3 Qxh6 14. Qxh6 Bxh6 15. Nxd6 Nb6 $132) 11... Ne5
12. Nf2 Kh7 13. Be2 a6 14. a4 Re8 15. O-O Bd7 16. a5) (10... a6 11. a4 Re8 12.
Nge2 Nbd7 {ist die Hauptvariante.}) 11. Nge2 Nbd7 (11... a6 12. a4 Nbd7) 12.
Nc1 Ne5 (12... a6 13. a4) 13. Be2 Nh7 14. O-O f5 (14... Qe7) (14... Re8 $5) 15.
f4 (15. exf5 Bxf5 16. h3 (16. f4 Ng4) 16... Qf6 17. f4 Nf7 18. Nd3 Rae8 $132)
15... Nf7 (15... Ng4 16. Bxg4 hxg4 17. e5 $1 $36) 16. e5 (16. Bd3 $6 Re8 17.
exf5 Bxf5) 16... dxe5 (16... b6 17. e6 Nh6 18. a4 Nf6 19. h3 Ne4 $5 20. Qd3 Bb7
21. Bf3 c4 $5 22. Qxc4 (22. Qc2 Bxc3 23. bxc3 Bxd5) 22... Rc8 23. Qb5 Nxc3 24.
bxc3 Rxc3 25. Re1 $14) 17. Bxc5 Re8 (17... Nd6 18. fxe5 (18. Nd3 e4 19. Ne5)
18... Bxe5 19. Nd3 $36) 18. Nd3 (18. Nb3 {/\d6,Bc4} b6 19. Be3 Bb7 20. Bb5 Re7
$132) 18... e4 (18... b6 19. Be3 e4 20. Nb4 Bb7 21. Rfd1 $36) 19. Ne1 b6 (19...
Nf6 20. Nc2 Bd7 21. h3 Qc7 22. Qe3 b6 23. Bd4 b5 $5 24. Rac1 Qb7 25. Nb4 a5 (
25... Rac8) 26. Nc6 b4 (26... Nxd5 27. Nxd5 Bxc6 28. Nf6+ Bxf6 29. Bxf6 Re6 $17
) 27. Bxf6 Bxf6 28. Na4 Rac8 $13 {1-0 Jussupow,A-Dolmatov,S/Wijk aan Zee 1991/
(44)}) 20. Bd4 Nf6 21. Nc2 Bb7 22. Ne3 Qe7 {[%mdl 8]} (22... Nd6 23. Nc4 $6 (
23. Rfd1 $142 $14 {/\Rac1}) 23... Nxc4 24. Bxc4 Rc8 25. b3 (25. Bb5 Rf8 {><d5})
(25. Bb3 Kh7 {/\Ba6-d3|^}) 25... Kh7 26. Rac1 a6 27. a4 Qd6 28. g3 (28. Be5 $2
Rxe5 29. fxe5 Qxe5 $44 {/\Ng4,Bh6->}) 28... Rcd8 29. Rcd1 Re7 $132 {0-1 Ernst,
T-Tal,M/Subotica 1987/(59)}) 23. Rfd1 Red8 24. Rac1 (24. Qe1 $5 Kh7 25. Qg3)
24... Bh6 25. g3 Rac8 (25... Nxd5 $5 26. Ncxd5 Bxd5 27. Bxb6 axb6 28. Nxd5 Qb7
29. Bc4 b5 30. Bb3 $13) 26. a3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Groningen PCA"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Vyzmanavin, Alexey"]
[Black "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c5 7. Nge2 Nc6 8. d5
Ne5 9. Ng3 e6 10. Be2 exd5 11. cxd5 a6 (11... h5 12. O-O Nh7 13. Qd2 h4 14. Nh1
f5 15. Nf2 Qf6 (15... Re8 16. Kh1 Bd7 17. Rad1 a6 18. f4 Nf7 19. e5 dxe5 20.
Bxc5 Rc8 21. Ba3 e4 $10 {Razuvaev,Y-Georgiev,Kir/Cetinje/1991/0,5 (29)/}) 16.
f4 Nf7 17. Bd3 Bd7 18. a4 Rfe8 19. Rae1 Rac8 20. Kh1 Qd8 21. Rg1 Nf6 22. exf5
Bxf5 (22... gxf5 $5 $10) 23. g4 hxg3 24. Rxg3 Nh5 25. Rxg6 $1 $16 {Vyzmanavin,
A-Belov,I/Moscow/1987/1:0 (61)/}) 12. a4 h5 13. O-O Nh7 14. Qd2 h4 15. Nh1 f5
16. Nf2 Re8 $5 (16... Bd7 17. Kh1 Re8 18. exf5 gxf5 19. Nh3 Ng6 20. Rfe1 Qf6
21. f4 Re7 22. Bh5 Bh6 $10 {Vyzmanavin,A-Georgiev,Kir/Elenite/1993/0:1 (55)/})
(16... Qf6 17. exf5 gxf5 18. f4 Ng4 19. Nxg4 fxg4 20. f5 Bxf5 21. Bxg4 Qg6 22.
Bxf5 Rxf5 23. Rxf5 Qxf5 24. Rf1 Qg6 $13 {Kuzmin,A-Shirov,A/SSSR(ch)/1991/0,5 
(51)/}) (16... b6 $13) (16... fxe4 $6 17. Ncxe4 $14) 17. Kh1 (17. Rae1 Rb8 18.
f4 Nf7 19. Bd3 Nf6 $10) 17... Rb8 18. Rg1 $5 (18. a5 b5 19. axb6 Rxb6 20. Na4
Rb4 $10) 18... Kh8 19. g3 b5 20. axb5 axb5 21. gxh4 (21. Nxb5 Nxf3 22. Bxf3
Rxb5 23. Ra2 Rb4 $15) 21... Qxh4 22. Rg3 (22. f4 b4 23. Ncd1 (23. fxe5 $2 bxc3
24. bxc3 Bxe5 25. Rg2 f4 $19) 23... Ng4 (23... Nf7 $5) 24. Nxg4 fxg4 25. Nf2
Nf6 $13) 22... b4 23. Ncd1 Bd7 (23... Rb7 $5) 24. f4 Ng4 $6 (24... Nf7 $5 25.
Rxg6 (25. Ra7 Nf6) 25... Nf8 26. Rg3 fxe4 $13) 25. Nxg4 fxg4 26. Ra7 Rbd8 $6 (
26... Nf6 $5 27. Nf2 Rbd8 $13) 27. Rxd7 $1 Rxd7 28. Bxg4 $16 Rde7 29. e5 $1 (
29. Nf2 Qf6 (29... Rxe4 $1 $13) 30. e5 dxe5 31. Ne4 Qa6 32. Nxc5 $16) 29...
dxe5 30. f5 $1 Qf6 $6 (30... gxf5 31. Bxf5 Qf6 32. Be4 $44) 31. fxg6 Qxg6 32.
Nf2 e4 (32... Nf6 $5 33. Be6 Qb1+ 34. Rg1 Qh7 $16) 33. d6 Re5 34. Bd7 Qf7 35.
Bxe8 Qxe8 $6 (35... Rxe8 $5) 36. Ng4 Rf5 37. d7 Qd8 38. Qd6 $18 Nf6 (38... Rf7
39. Ne5 Bxe5 40. Qxe5+ Nf6 41. Bg5 $18) (38... Nf8 39. Nh6 Rf6 40. Qd5 $18) 39.
Nxf6 Bxf6 (39... Rxf6 40. Qd5) 40. Qe6 Rf1+ 41. Kg2 1-0

[Event "Minsk"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Dydyshko, Viacheslav"]
[Black "Golod, Vitali"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1993.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BLR"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 g6 4. e4 Bg7 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Qd2 exd5
9. cxd5 Re8 (9... h5 $5) 10. Nge2 a6 (10... Nbd7 11. Nc1 (11. Ng3 a6 12. Be2 b5
13. a4 bxa4 $14 {(Dydyshko-Ryskin,Katowice 1993)}) 11... h5 12. Be2 Ne5 13. O-O
Nh7 14. Bh6 Bh8 15. Kh1 f5 16. Nb3 Nf6 $13 {(Sadler-Khalifman,Oviedo 1992)}) (
10... h5 11. Nf4 Nbd7 12. Be2 Ne5 13. O-O a6 14. b3 b5 15. Rac1 h4 16. Nd1 Bd7
17. Nf2 a5 $10 {Sadler-Polgar,Y,Hastings 1992/93)}) 11. Ng3 b5 (11... h5 $5 12.
Be2 h4 13. Nf1 Nh7 {(/\14...f5 )}) 12. Be2 h5 13. a4 $5 (13. O-O) 13... b4 14.
Nd1 Nh7 (14... h4 15. Nf1 Nh7 16. Bh6 Bh8 17. Nfe3 f5 18. Nf2 $14) (14... Nbd7
15. O-O a5 16. Bh6 Nb6 {(/\17...Ra6 )}) 15. O-O Ra7 $5 16. Re1 $1 Rae7 17. Bf2
$14 Nd7 18. Ne3 Bh6 (18... Ne5 $5 19. f4 (19. Ngf1 f5 20. exf5 gxf5 21. Qc2 Rf7
22. Nd2 $14) 19... Nd7 20. Bf3 Ndf6 $132) 19. Qc2 Ne5 (19... f5 20. Nc4 f4 $8
21. Nf1 Ne5 22. Nxe5 Rxe5 23. Nd2 $16) 20. Ngf1 {(/\21.Rh4)} Rc7 21. Nd2 f5 22.
exf5 gxf5 (22... Bxf5 $2 23. Nxf5 gxf5 24. Bxa6) 23. Ndc4 Qf6 (23... Bg7 24. f4
Ng4 25. Nxg4 hxg4 26. Bd3 $16) 24. Nxe5 Rxe5 25. Nc4 $1 $16 Rxd5 (25... Re8 26.
Bd3 $16) 26. Rad1 Rxd1 27. Rxd1 Bf8 28. Nb6 Bb7 (28... Qg6 29. Nxc8 Rxc8 30.
Bxa6 $16) 29. Nd5 Bxd5 30. Rxd5 {(/\31.Bf5,31.Ra6)} Bg7 31. b3 Re7 32. Bxa6 Qc3
33. Qd1 Bd4 34. Kf1 (34. Bxd4 Re1+ 35. Kf2 Rxd1 36. Bxc3 Rxd5 37. Bc4 $18)
34... Bxf2 $6 (34... Be5 35. Bc4 Kg7 36. a5 $16) 35. Kxf2 Qf6 36. g3 (36. Rxd6
$6 Qh4+) 36... Ng5 (36... Rd7 37. Bc8 Rd8 38. Bxf5 $18) 37. Rxd6 $18 Qg7 38.
Qd5+ Rf7 39. Qd2 Re7 40. Bc4+ Kh7 41. Rd5 Qg6 (41... Qf6 42. h4 Nf7 43. Rxf5
Qxf5 44. Bd3 $18) 42. Rd7 Rxd7 (42... Qf6 43. Rxe7+ Qxe7 44. Qd5 Qf8 45. h4 $18
) 43. Qxd7+ Kh6 44. h4 {(44...Nh745.Rd3)} 1-0

[Event "Elenite"]
[Site "Elenite"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Vyzmanavin, Alexey"]
[Black "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c5 7. Nge2 Nc6 8. d5
Ne5 9. Ng3 e6 10. Be2 exd5 11. cxd5 a6 12. a4 h5 (12... Bd7 13. f4 $5 (13. O-O
b5 $1 $10) 13... Neg4 14. Bd2 h5 15. h3 {Portisch,L-Polgar,J /Biel/1993/} Nh6
16. e5 Ne8 17. O-O h4 18. Nge4 Nf5 $13) 13. O-O Nh7 14. Qd2 h4 15. Nh1 f5 16.
Nf2 Bd7 $5 (16... fxe4 $6 17. Ncxe4 Bf5 18. Bh6 Qe7 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. f4 Nd7
21. Bf3 Ndf6 22. Rae1 $16 {Jakobsen,O-Sznapik,A /Kobenhavn/1990/}) (16... b6
17. Rae1 Ra7 18. f4 Nf7 19. exf5 gxf5 20. Nh3 Qf6 21. Bd3 Nh6 22. Kh1 Ng4 $13 {
Novak,I-Michalek,J /Praha/1992/}) (16... Qf6 $1 {Shirov/} 17. exf5 gxf5 18. f4
Ng4 (18... Nf7 $5 19. Nfd1 Bd7 20. Rb1 Rac8 $13) 19. Nxg4 fxg4 20. f5 Bxf5 21.
Bxg4 Qg6 22. Bxf5 Rxf5 23. Rxf5 Qxf5 24. Rf1 Qg6 $13 {Kuzmin,A-Shirov,A /SSSR/
1991 Inf 53/83/}) (16... Re8 $5) 17. Kh1 Re8 18. exf5 (18. f4 $5 Nf7 19. Bd3
Nf6 20. Rae1 $13) 18... gxf5 (18... Bxf5 $6 19. Nfe4 Nf6 20. Ng5 $16) 19. Nh3
Ng6 20. Rfe1 (20. Nf4 Nxf4 21. Bxf4 Qf6 $10) 20... Qf6 21. f4 $5 Re7 22. Bh5
Bh6 (22... Rae8 23. Bf2 Nhf8 24. Ng5 $14) 23. Bf2 Rae8 $5 (23... Nhf8 24. a5
Rae8 $13) 24. Bxg6 $6 (24. a5 $13) 24... Qxg6 25. Bxh4 Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 b5 27.
axb5 axb5 $44 28. Re7 Rxe7 29. Bxe7 b4 30. Nd1 Nf6 $1 31. Nhf2 $6 Ne8 32. Bg5
Bg7 $17 33. Ne3 Nc7 34. h3 (34. b3 Bd4 35. Nfd1 Qe8 36. Nc4) 34... Bd4 35. Nfd1
Qe8 36. Nc2 (36. Nc4 Nb5 37. Nde3 Qe4 $17) 36... Bg7 37. b3 Qe4 38. Nde3 Nb5
39. Kh2 Nd4 $1 40. Nxd4 Bxd4 41. Nc2 Bc3 $19 42. Qf2 (42. Qd1 Bb5) 42... Qxd5
43. Qg3 Kf7 44. Ne3 Qxb3 45. Qf3 Qe6 46. Qb7 d5 $1 47. g4 (47. Nxd5 Qc6 $1 48.
Qxc6 Bxc6 49. Nxc3 bxc3) 47... fxg4 48. hxg4 d4 49. Nf5 d3 50. Nh6+ Kg7 51. f5
Qd6+ 52. Kh3 Qc6 53. f6+ Kg6 54. Qxc6 Bxc6 55. f7 Bg7 0-1

[Event "Nikolaev zt"]
[Site "Nikolaev"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Novikov, Igor A"]
[Black "Iordachescu, Viorel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 h6 8. Be3 e6
9. Qd2 exd5 10. cxd5 Na6 (10... a6 11. Rc1 (11. a4 $5) 11... Re8 12. b3 b5 13.
Bd3 b4 14. Nd1 a5 15. Ne2 a4 $132 {Yusupov,A-Gelfand,B/Munich(11)/1993/0:1/54/}
) (10... Re8 11. Nge2 Nbd7 (11... h5 12. Nf4 Nbd7 13. Be2 Ne5 14. O-O a6 15. b3
b5 16. Rae1 {(Sadler,M-Polgar,J/Hastings(13)/1992/0,5/63/)} Bd7 $10) 12. Nd1 b5
13. Ng3 h5 14. Bxb5 Rb8 15. Be2 h4 16. Nf1 Ne5 17. Rb1 Nh7 18. h3 f5 $44 {
Solozhenkin,E-Marin,A/Sitges Hospitalet op/1993/0,5/25/}) (10... h5 11. Nge2 (
11. Bh6 a6 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. a4 Qa5 14. Ra3 Re8 15. Nge2 Nbd7 16. Nd1 Qb4 $1
17. Nec3 Ne5 $10 {Nenashev,A-Belov,I/Cappelle la Grande(04)/1995/0:1/38/})
11... Nbd7 12. Nc1 a6 (12... Ne5 13. Be2 Nh7 14. O-O f5 15. f4 Nd7 (15... Nf7
16. e5 dxe5 17. Bxc5 Re8 18. Nd3 e4 19. Ne1 Nf6 20. Nc2 $16 {Yusupov,
A-Dolmatov,S/Wijk cm1/1991;CBM22/1:0/44/}) 16. exf5 gxf5 17. Bxh5 b5 $5 18.
Nxb5 Nhf6 19. Bf3 Nb6 20. Ne2 Ba6 21. a4 Re8 $44 {Sadler,M-Grouch,C/Hastings
(02)/1992/0,5/38/}) (12... Nh7 13. Be2 Ne5 14. Nb3 f5 15. O-O a6 16. exf5 Bxf5
$10 {Dao Thier Hai-Schaefer,Ma/Muenster(09)/1994/1:0/43/}) 13. a4 Ne5 14. Be2
Re8 15. O-O Nh7 16. N1a2 f5 17. Kh1 Nf6 $10 {Iskusnyh,S-Zakharevich,I/Azov(11)/
1995/1:0/70/}) 11. Nge2 h5 (11... Nc7 12. a4 a6 13. Nc1 Bd7 14. Be2 Kh7 15. Rb1
b5 16. b4 $1 a5 $5 (16... cxb4 17. Rxb4 a5 18. Rxb5 Nxb5 19. Nxb5 Bxb5 20. Bxb5
$14) 17. bxc5 b4 18. Nd1 Bxa4 19. O-O dxc5 20. Bxc5 Re8 21. Nb2 Bb5 $14 {
Spasov,L-Popov,L/Bulgaria-ch/1983/}) 12. Nf4 Bd7 13. Bc4 Nc7 (13... Rb8 14. Ne6
$1 fxe6 15. dxe6 Kh7 16. exd7 $16) 14. a4 a6 (14... b6 $5 15. O-O (15. Nb5 Bxb5
16. axb5 a6 17. bxa6 b5 $132) 15... a6 $132) 15. a5 Bb5 16. Be2 (16. b3 Nd7 17.
Rc1 Ne5 18. Qe2 Qd7 19. O-O $14) 16... Nd7 17. O-O Ne5 18. Rfc1 Bxe2 $6 (18...
Qd7 $142) 19. Qxe2 Qd7 20. Na4 $16 Rae8 21. b4 cxb4 22. Nb6 Qb5 $6 (22... Qe7
23. Rab1 Nb5 24. Rxb4 $16) 23. Rxc7 Ng4 24. Qxb5 axb5 25. Re1 (25. fxg4 $2 Bxa1
26. Rxb7 Rxe4 27. Kf2 Rfe8 $132) 25... Nxe3 26. Rxe3 Bd4 27. Kf2 $1 b3 (27...
f5 28. Ne6 Bxe3+ 29. Kxe3 Rf7 30. Rc1 $18) 28. Rcc3 $1 b2 29. Rb3 f5 30. Ke2
fxe4 31. Ne6 $18 Bxe3 32. Kxe3 exf3 33. gxf3 Rf5 34. Rxb2 Kh7 35. h4 g5 36.
hxg5 Rxg5 37. Rh2 Kh6 38. Kf2 Re5 (38... Rg6 39. f4 Rf6 40. Kf3 b4 41. Ke4 $18)
39. f4 Re4 40. Kf3 Rb4 41. Rxh5+ $1 Kxh5 42. Ng7+ Kg6 43. Nxe8 Ra4 44. Nxd6
Rxa5 45. Nxb7 Ra3+ 46. Ke4 b4 47. Nc5 b3 48. Nc4 Ra5 49. Ne5+ Kf6 50. Nxb3 1-0

[Event "YUG-chT"]
[Site "Budva"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ostojic, Nikola"]
[Black "Vukic, Milan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Nge2 h6
9. Be3 exd5 10. cxd5 a6 (10... Nbd7 11. Qd2 Ne5 (11... h5 12. Nf4 a6 13. Rc1
Ne5 14. b3 b5 15. Be2 Re8 16. O-O Bd7 17. Kh1 Qe7 18. Rfe1 $14 {Sulipa,A-Renet,
O/Groningen op/1991/0,5/44/}) 12. Nc1 a6 13. a4 Rb8 14. Be2 Kh7 15. O-O Bd7 16.
N1a2 b5 17. axb5 axb5 18. b4 cxb4 19. Nxb4 Nc4 20. Bxc4 bxc4 21. Rfb1 $14 {
Rajkovic,D-Scheeren,P/Plovdiv/1983/0,5/45/}) 11. a4 Nbd7 12. Nf4 (12. Ng3 $6 h5
13. Be2 h4 14. Nf1 Nh7 15. Nd2 f5 $15) (12. Nc1 Ne5 13. Be2 Bd7 14. O-O $10) (
12. Qd2 Ne5 13. Ng3 h5 14. Be2 h4 15. Nf1 Rb8 16. Qc2 b5 $13 {Dao Thien
Hai-Van Wely,L/Las Palmas/1993/}) 12... Re8 (12... Ne5 13. Nd3 Nc4 14. Bc1 Nd7
15. Nf2 Na5 16. Be2 Qb6 17. Ra3 f5 18. exf5 gxf5 19. O-O Ne5 {Rajkovic,D-Vukic,
M/YUG tt/1991/0,5/}) 13. Be2 Nh7 14. Qd2 Ne5 15. O-O Qa5 (15... Bd7 16. Kh1 Rb8
(16... b6 17. Rfb1) 17. a5 $14) 16. Kh1 Bd7 17. Nh3 $5 (17. Rfb1 Nf6) 17... h5
(17... Bxh3 18. gxh3 h5 19. f4 Nd7 20. e5 dxe5 21. f5 e4 (21... Nhf6 22. fxg6
fxg6 23. Rg1 Nf8 24. d6 $36) 22. fxg6 fxg6 23. d6 $36) 18. Nf2 Qd8 19. Rfb1 (
19. h3 $5 b5 20. f4 (20. axb5 axb5 21. Rxa8 Qxa8 22. Nxb5 Qb8 23. Nc3 Qb3 $44)
20... Nc4 21. Bxc4 bxc4 $13) 19... Rc8 20. Ra3 (20. b4 $2 cxb4 21. Rxb4 Nxf3
$19) 20... f5 21. b4 c4 22. exf5 (22. f4 Ng4 23. Nxg4 hxg4 24. exf5 Bxf5 25.
Rd1 Nf6 $132) 22... Bxf5 23. Rg1 Qe7 24. Nfe4 $6 (24. Bd4 Nd3 $1 25. Nxd3 (25.
Bxg7 $4 Nxf2#) 25... Bxd4 $17) (24. Ncd1 $5 Nf6 25. Bd4 $13) 24... Nf6 25.
Nxf6+ (25. Bg5 Bxe4 26. fxe4 (26. Nxe4 Nxe4 27. fxe4 (27. Bxe7 Nxd2 $19) 27...
Bf6 $17) 26... Nf7 27. Bh4 Bh6 28. Qd4 Bg5 $10) 25... Qxf6 26. Bg5 Qf7 27. b5
Nd3 $15 28. Bxd3 Bxd3 29. Ne4 $6 (29. Raa1 Qf5 30. Rac1) 29... Bxe4 30. fxe4 c3
$1 31. Qd3 Qc7 $17 32. bxa6 bxa6 33. Bc1 (33. Qxa6 Rxe4 $17) 33... Qc4 34. Qg3
(34. Qxc4 Rxc4 35. Ra2 Rexe4 $19) 34... Qxe4 35. Qxd6 Kh7 36. Rb3 Rcd8 37. Qxa6
Qxd5 38. Rb7 Rd7 39. Rxd7 Qxd7 40. h3 Re6 41. Qc4 Qc6 42. Qb3 (42. Qxc6 Rxc6
43. Re1 Rc4 44. a5 Ra4 $19) 42... Re4 43. Rf1 Qxa4 $19 44. Qb7 Qb4 45. Qa7 Qe7
46. Qf2 Re2 47. Qg3 h4 48. Qf4 Qe4 49. Qh2 Be5 50. Qg1 Qd4 51. Rf7+ Kg8 52. Qf1
Bd6 53. Rd7 Re7 54. Rd8+ (54. Rxe7 Bxe7 55. Bf4 c2 56. Kh2 Bd6 57. Bxd6 Qxd6+
58. Kh1 Qd1 $19) 54... Kh7 55. Rf8 Qg7 56. Rf3 Bg3 57. Be3 c2 58. Qc1 Rxe3 59.
Rxe3 Bf4 0-1

[Event "Elenite"]
[Site "Elenite"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 h6 8. Be3 e6
9. Nge2 exd5 10. cxd5 a6 11. a4 Nbd7 $5 (11... h5) 12. Ng3 $6 (12. Nc1 $5)
12... h5 13. Be2 h4 14. Nf1 Nh7 15. g4 $5 $146 (15. Nd2 f5 16. exf5 gxf5 17. f4
Re8 18. Bf2 Qe7 19. Nf3 h3 $1 20. gxh3 Ndf6 21. Rg1 Ne4 22. Nxe4 fxe4 $17 {
Bykhovsky,Av-Gleizerov,E /SSSR/1986 Inf 42/98/}) (15. h3 f5 16. exf5 gxf5 17.
Bf4 Ne5 18. Nd2 Ng6 19. Be3 Re8 20. Nc4 b6 21. Qd2 Ra7 22. Kf1 Rae7 $17 {
Spassov,V-Belov,I /Moscow/1985/}) 15... f5 (15... g5 16. Nd2 Ne5 17. Nc4 Re8
18. Qd2 $13) 16. gxf5 gxf5 17. exf5 (17. Nd2 f4 18. Bf2 Ne5 19. Nc4 Ng5 $17)
17... Rxf5 (17... Ne5 $5 18. f4 Nf7 19. Qc2 Nh6 20. Bd3 Bxf5 21. a5 (21. O-O-O
b5) 21... Bxd3 22. Qxd3 Nf5 $17) 18. Rg1 (18. Qc2 Qf8 19. f4 Ndf6 20. Bd3 Nh5
21. a5 Kh8) 18... Kh8 19. Qc2 Qf8 (19... Ne5 $6 20. f4 Nf7 21. Bd3 Rf6 22. Bxh7
) (19... Rf8 20. f4 Ndf6 21. Bd3 $13) 20. f4 Ndf6 21. Bd3 Nh5 $1 22. a5 (22.
O-O-O b5 $17) 22... Nxf4 $1 23. Bxf4 $8 Rxf4 24. Bxh7 Bg4 $1 $44 25. Nd2 (25.
Rxg4 Rxg4 26. O-O-O Bxc3 27. bxc3 Qh6+ $19) (25. Bd3 Re8+ 26. Be2 Bxe2 27. Nxe2
Rf2 28. Ra3 Qf4 $19) 25... Bxc3 $1 26. bxc3 $8 Re8+ 27. Be4 Qf5 28. Ra4 Qxd5
29. Rf1 Qe5 $2 (29... Qg5 $1 30. Qd3 d5 31. Qe3 (31. Rxf4 Qxf4 32. Qxd5 Qe3+
33. Kf1 Bh3+ 34. Bg2 Rf8+ $19) 31... Rfxe4 32. Rxe4 Rxe4 $19) 30. Qd3 d5 31.
Qe3 $1 Rxf1+ 32. Nxf1 (32. Kxf1 Qf6+ 33. Kg2 dxe4 $17) 32... Qxe4 $6 (32... Qf6
33. Qxc5 dxe4 $17) 33. Rxe4 Rxe4 34. Qxe4 dxe4 35. Kf2 $1 $44 Kg7 36. Nd2 Bf5
37. Nb3 c4 38. Nc5 Kf6 (38... Bc8 39. Nxe4 Kg6 40. Nd6 $16) 39. Nxb7 Ke5 40.
Nc5 Bc8 (40... Kf4 41. Nxa6 e3+ 42. Ke1 Kf3 43. Nc5 Bc8 44. a6 $16) 41. Ke3 Kd5
42. Nxe4 $14 h3 43. Kf4 Kc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Politiken Cup 33rd"]
[Site "Helsingor"]
[Date "2011.08.04"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Johannessen, Leif Erlend"]
[Black "Berg, Emanuel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2496"]
[BlackElo "2604"]
[Annotator "Berg,E"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2011.07.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 ({Earlier in the
summer I tried the continuation} 6... a6 7. Qd2 c6 8. O-O-O b5 {with a very
sharp game in 0-1 Hetey,L (2337)-Berg,E. (2608)/Maastricht 2011/[Berg,Emanuel]
(47) Although I won that game I felt it was very risky. I was not ready to try
it again, especially not against a well prepared grandmaster.}) 7. d5 e6 8. Qd2
exd5 9. cxd5 (9. Nxd5 {is well met by} Be6 {when Black is doing fine
theoretically. Black can now exchange off the d5 N for his e6 B and the b8 N
has a nice outpost on d4.}) 9... h6 {This is an impotant tactical theme in
this line of the Sämisch King's Indian. Since White has weakened himelf with
the move f2-f3 Black can meet the capture on h6 by the temporary piece
sacrifice ..Nxe4 followed by ...Qh4+ regaining the h6 B.} 10. Be3 ({The
forcing line} 10. Bxh6 Nxe4 11. Nxe4 Qh4+ 12. g3 Qxh6 13. Qxh6 Bxh6 14. Nxd6 {
gives White an extra pawn for the time being, but as proven by Gelfand among
others Black has full compensation. The absence of White's dark squared B
causes him a lot of trouble. Here the best continuation seems to be} Nd7 {
starting an attack against White's weak d5 P.} {The game Dreev-Gelfand,
Tilburg 1993 continued} 15. f4 Nb6 16. O-O-O Rd8 17. Nxc8 Raxc8 18. Bh3 f5 19.
Ne2 Bg7 20. g4 Rxd5 21. gxf5 gxf5 22. Bg2 (22. Rxd5 Nxd5 23. Bxf5 {keeps the
extra pawn for the moment, but after} Re8 {Black has enough active counterplay
to compensate}) 22... Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 {1/2-1/2 Dreev,A (2570)-Gelfand,B (2670)/
Tilburg 1993/CBM 039 (42). With approximate equality and the game later on
ended in a draw.}) ({The exceptional move} 10. Bf4 {is worth mentioning since
it has been played by GM Lautier in a few games with good results. In some
particular lines it can be an advantage having the B on f4 rather than e3, but
it can also be the other way round.}) 10... a6 11. a4 Re8 12. Nge2 h5 {It is
still possible to postpone this move for a while, starting with} (12... Nbd7 {
but then Black always has to be prepared for Bxh6.}) 13. Nc1 {This move is by
far the most popular here, although a few others have been tried in practice
as well.} ({One interesting regrouping manoeuvre worth mentioning is} 13. Nd1
Nbd7 14. Nec3 {followed by Nf2 at some point.}) 13... Nbd7 14. Be2 Nh7 $1 {
Black prepares the breakthrough ...f5 ,attacking White's pawn centre.} 15. O-O
{This natural move allows Black to complete the ...f5-break immediately.
Purely statistically, the move} (15. Nd3 {scores much better, but it's hard to
believe the difference should be that big. I think it's rather a matter of
taste and the concrete move order should depend on which plan White likes to
choose next. Both moves have their pros and cons. Now after} Ne5 {White has
always continued} 16. Nf2 {while in the game the route Nd3-f4 is more relevant.
}) 15... f5 16. Kh1 $6 {After the game we concluded in the postmortem that
this move was a slight inaccuracy after which Black gets an easy game.} ({
Correct was} 16. Nd3 Ne5 (16... Ndf6 $6 {has been played in the one and only
game from this position, but this is a slight inaccuracy that would have given
White an initiative after} 17. e5 $1 ({Instead the game continued} 17. Nf2 {
with a approximately level game in 0-1 Kludacz,M (2209)-Vesselovsky,S (2444)/
Stare Mesto 2003/CBM 095 ext (56)}) 17... dxe5 18. Nxc5 $14 {White's passed
d-pawn and well coordinated pieces gives an advantage and the advancing black
pawns on the kingside are rather more weakening for his own king than
effective in creating any threats to the white monarch.}) 17. Nf2 {transposing
to well known theory usually reached from the move order 15.Nd3 Ne5 16.Nf2 f5}
({However here there is also the independent option} 17. Nf4 {when Ne6 becomes
an interesting option for White in the near future. This is certainly
something that speaks for the move order with 15.0-0.})) 16... Ndf6 $146 {
A very natural move, putting pressure against the e4-pawn, before White
manages to get his N around from c1 to f2.} ({Earlier games have seen} 16...
Ne5 {1-0 Poecksteiner,J (2194)-Moldobaev,E (2404)/Dos Hermanas 2003/EXT 2004 
(67)}) ({as well as} 16... fxe4 {0-1 Malfagia,A (2244)-Mrdja,M (2408)/
Correggio 2007/EXT 2010 (53)}) 17. exf5 {This move helps Black's development
and as the game proceeds this move in combination with the next one seems to
be the wrong way to play the position.} ({Supporting e4 with} 17. Bd3 {was a
possible option when Black should continue} fxe4 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 Qf6 {
with a comfortable game.}) 17... Bxf5 18. Bc4 $6 ({Challenging the black B with
} 18. Bd3 {would have been a wiser decision when Black's counterplay on the
kingside will not come as quickly as it does in the game.}) 18... h4 $1 {
Black prepares to put his N on h5 and at some point in the near future ...h3
will become a serious option.} 19. Nd3 Nh5 {Creating the threat of ...Ng3+} 20.
Bf2 $6 {This move prevents ...Ng3+, but takes away the important f2-square for
the N on d3. White was already having a difficult position, but} (20. Rfe1 {
seems to be a better choice. Now after} Qf6 ({Here} 20... Ng3+ {doesn't bring
anything since White can simply reject the offer playing} 21. Kg1 {and now the
only logical continuation} Rxe3 22. Rxe3 Bd4 {is interesting, but doesn't look
entirely sound.} 23. hxg3 hxg3 24. Ne2 Qh4 25. Ndf4 Rf8 26. Nxd4 cxd4 27. Ree1
Ng5 28. Kf1 Be4 29. Ke2 Nxf3 30. gxf3 Rxf4 31. fxe4 Rf2+ 32. Kd1 Rxd2+ 33. Kxd2
g2 34. Rad1 Kf8 35. Rg1 Qf2+ 36. Kc1 Ke7 37. Bd3 g5 38. Rde1 $11 {Houdini}) 21.
Nf2 h3 $36 {Black has an initiative, but White is better coordinated compared
to the game, e.g.} 22. Nfe4 hxg2+ 23. Qxg2 {and here the damage of White's
pawn structure at least doesn't put his king in any immediate trouble.}) 20...
Qf6 $1 {Simple and strong. Black develops his Q and prepars for the ...h3
break. My first intention at the board was to play} (20... Bd4 $5 {in order to
force an exchange of the dark squared bishops. The idea in general is
interesting since White will be weak on the dark squares, but right here White
is doing fine after} 21. Bxd4 (21. Rae1 {is another option, just keeping the
tension.}) 21... cxd4 22. Ne4 $1 {It's very important for White not to move to
the wrong square.} (22. Ne2 $4 {looses immediately to} Rxe2 23. Qxe2 Ng3+ 24.
hxg3 hxg3 $19 {forcing a checkmate or huge matirial losses for White.}) (22.
Nd1 $2 Rc8 $1 23. b3 Ng3+ 24. hxg3 hxg3 25. Qf4 Rxc4 26. bxc4 Bxd3 27. Kg1 Qg5
28. Qxg5 Nxg5 $15 {gives Black a favourable ending.}) 22... Bxe4 23. fxe4 Qg5
$132) 21. Rae1 $2 {This move gives Black a clear advantage and a won game in
the long run. However it was already very difficult to find any defence for
White, but perhaps the strange looking} (21. Qd1 {would escape the worst for
White. The main point is of course that now f3 is protected and ...h3 doesn't
bring much for Black.}) 21... h3 $1 22. Ne4 (22. g3 Ng5 $17) (22. Rxe8+ Rxe8
23. Ne1 hxg2+ 24. Nxg2 Bh3 {would not save White either.} 25. Be3 (25. Bg3 Ng5
$17) 25... Bxg2+ 26. Kxg2 Qh4 27. Bd3 Be5 28. Kg1 Nf4 $17) 22... hxg2+ 23. Kxg2
Bh3+ $1 (23... Rxe4 24. fxe4 Bh3+ 25. Kxh3 {reach the same position as in the
game by transposition.} (25. Kg1 Qf3 26. Bxc5 Qg4+ 27. Kh1 Bxf1 $19)) 24. Kxh3
Rxe4 25. fxe4 Ng5+ 26. Qxg5 $8 {The only way to keep the game going} (26. Kg4
Qf3+ 27. Kxg5 Bf6+ 28. Kh6 Qg4 (28... Kf7 29. Ne5+ Bxe5 30. Bd4 Rh8+ 31. Kg5
Nf6 32. Rxf3 Rh5#) 29. Bd4 Nf4 {[%csl Rh6][%cal Gg4h5,Gf6g5,Gg4g5] with mate
to follow on the next move.}) 26... Qxg5 27. Bh4 Qh6 28. Kg2 Bd4 $1 29. e5 (29.
Be7 Qd2+ 30. Kh1 Qc2 31. Rc1 Qxa4 32. Bxd6 b5 $19 {[%csl Rc4]}) 29... g5 30.
Bg3 (30. Bf2 Bxe5 $1 31. Nxe5 Nf4+ 32. Kh1 dxe5 33. Bxc5 Qh4 $1 34. Be7 (34. b3
b5 35. axb5 axb5 36. Bxb5 Ra2 $19) (34. d6+ Kg7 35. b3 Qh3 36. Rf2 b5 $1 $19)
34... Nh5 35. b3 Ng3+ $19) 30... Nxg3 (30... b5 $5 31. axb5 axb5 32. Bxb5 Nxg3
33. hxg3 g4 34. Nf2 (34. Nf4 dxe5 35. Rh1 Qb6 $19)) 31. hxg3 g4 32. Nf4 Bxe5
33. Rxe5 (33. Rh1 Qg7 $19) 33... dxe5 34. d6+ Kh8 $1 (34... Kh8 35. Rh1 Qxh1+
36. Kxh1 exf4 37. gxf4 Rd8 $19) 0-1

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Skelleftea"]
[Date "1989.08.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1989.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 h6 8. Be3 e6
9. Qd2 exd5 10. cxd5 Re8 11. f3 h5 {'!' Bulletin.} 12. a4 a6 13. a5 Nh7 14. Bd1
Nd7 15. Nge2 Ne5 16. b3 Qh4+ 17. Bf2 Qf6 (17... Ng5 $2 18. Nc1 $1) 18. Qe3 h4 {
'!' Bulletin.} 19. h3 g5 20. O-O Bd7 21. Kh1 Nf8 22. Bg1 Nfg6 23. Bh2 c4 {
'!?' Bulletin.} (23... Bb5 $5) 24. Rb1 Rac8 25. Qa7 Nf4 26. bxc4 (26. Bxf4)
26... Nxc4 27. Rxb7 Nd2 28. Rg1 Nxh3 {'!' Bulletin.} (28... Nd3 29. Rxd7 Rxc3
30. Bxd6 Rcc8) 29. e5 (29. Rxd7 Ra8 30. Qb6 Nc4 31. gxh3 Nxb6 32. axb6 Qxf3+
33. Rg2 Bxc3 34. Nxc3 Qxc3 35. Rxg5+ Kh8 36. Rxf7 Rxe4) 29... Rxe5 (29... Qf5)
30. Rxd7 Nxg1 31. Qxg1 Ree8 (31... Re7 32. Rxd6 Qf5 33. Rc6 Bxc3 34. Rxc3 Rce8
35. d6 Rxe2 36. Bxe2 Rxe2 37. Qc5 Re1+ 38. Bg1 Nxf3 39. Qc8+ Kg7 40. gxf3 $1)
32. Rxd6 Qf5 33. Ba4 Qd3 34. Bxe8 Rxe8 35. Rc6 h3 36. Bg3 (36. Qf2 Re3 {/\ Nxf3
}) 36... hxg2+ (36... Bxc3 $1 37. Nxc3 Nf1 38. Bf2 h2 $1) 37. Qxg2 Nxf3 38. d6
Re6 39. Qf2 g4 40. Rc8+ Kh7 41. Nf4 Rh6+ 42. Kg2 Ne1+ 43. Kg1 Nf3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "ROM-chT"]
[Site "Sovata"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Zhukova, Natalia"]
[Black "Vajda, Szidonia"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2395"]
[BlackElo "2325"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. d5 d6 5. e4 Nf6 6. Bd3 O-O 7. Nge2 e6 8. O-O
exd5 9. cxd5 Re8 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 Nbd7 12. f4 Qb6 13. Kh1 a6 $2 (13... c4 14.
Bc2 (14. Bxc4 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 Rxe4) 14... Nc5 $132 (14... Qxb2 15. Rb1 Qa3 16.
Nb5 Qa5 17. Nxd6 $16)) (13... Qxb2 14. Rb1 Qa3 15. Nb5 Qxa2 16. Nxd6 $16) 14.
b3 $16 Qc7 15. a4 Rb8 16. Qc2 c4 17. bxc4 Nc5 18. Rae1 Bg4 19. e5 dxe5 20. fxe5
Qxe5 21. Bg3 Qe3 22. Nc1 Qg5 23. Bxb8 Rxb8 24. Nb3 Nxd3 25. Qxd3 Bf5 26. Qd2
Qh4 27. Qf4 Qxf4 28. Rxf4 Ng4 29. Nd4 g5 30. Rxf5 Bxd4 31. Nd1 Nf6 32. Ne3 Ne4
33. g3 Nd6 34. Rff1 Bc3 35. Rd1 Re8 36. c5 Ne4 37. c6 bxc6 38. dxc6 Rc8 39. Nd5
Kf8 40. Nxc3 Nxc3 41. Rd7 Rxc6 42. Rdxf7+ Kg8 43. R7f6 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 10th"]
[Site "Debrecen"]
[Date "1992.11.??"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Varga, Zoltan"]
[Black "Apicella, Manuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1992.11.20"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "EU-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hungary III"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "HUN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Qd2 exd5
9. cxd5 Re8 10. Nge2 a6 11. Ng3 Nbd7 (11... b5 12. a4 b4 13. Nd1 a5 {/\ Ba6=})
12. Be2 Qa5 (12... b5 $142) 13. O-O $5 (13. a4) 13... h5 14. Rfc1 Nh7 15. Be3
Ne5 (15... f5 $5 16. Bf2 h4 17. Nf1 fxe4 18. fxe4 h3 19. gxh3 $44) 16. a3 Qd8
17. b4 $14 b6 18. Rab1 h4 19. Nh1 f5 20. Nf2 Nf6 21. bxc5 bxc5 22. Bh6 fxe4 23.
Ncxe4 Nxe4 (23... Ra7 $5) 24. Nxe4 h3 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 26. Qc3 $1 Bf5 (26... g5
27. g3 $16) 27. Rb7+ Re7 (27... Kg8 28. Qe3 Nf7 29. Bd3 {/\ Qf4->}) 28. Nxd6 $1
Qxd6 29. Rxe7+ Qxe7 30. f4 Re8 31. Bf3 Kf8 $2 (31... Qf6 $8 32. fxe5 Rxe5 33.
Qxc5 $14) 32. fxe5 Qxe5 33. Qxe5 Rxe5 34. g4 $1 Bd7 35. Kf2 $18 Ke7 36. Rxc5
Kd6 37. Rc3 Re8 38. Kg3 Rh8 39. Rb3 Bb5 40. a4 $1 Bxa4 41. Rb6+ Kd7 42. Rxa6
Bc2 43. g5 Bd3 44. Bg4+ Kc7 45. d6+ Kb7 46. Ra3 Bb5 47. Re3 Kc6 48. Re6 Bd3 49.
Rf6 Rb8 50. Bxh3 Rb3 51. d7+ Kc7 52. Rf3 Bc4 53. Rxb3 Bxb3 54. Kf4 Kd8 55. Ke5
Ke7 56. Be6 Ba4 57. h4 Bb5 58. d8=Q+ Kxd8 59. Kf6 Ke8 60. Bf7+ Kf8 61. Kxg6 1-0

[Event "YUG Cup"]
[Site "Ulcinj"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Velimirovic, Dragoljub"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Bd3 Bg7 8. h3
O-O 9. Bg5 Re8 10. Nge2 Nbd7 11. O-O a6 12. a4 h6 13. Bh4 g5 14. Bg3 c4 15. Bc2
Nc5 16. f3 Nh5 17. Bf2 Nf4 18. Nxf4 gxf4 19. Qd2 Qg5 20. h4 Qe5 21. Kh1 Bd7 22.
Rg1 b5 23. g3 Qh5 24. g4 Qe5 25. g5 h5 26. g6 f5 27. axb5 fxe4 28. Bxc5 dxc5
29. Bxe4 axb5 30. Rxa8 Rxa8 31. d6 Ra6 32. Rg5 Qd4 33. Qxf4 Ra1+ 34. Nb1 $4 (
34. Kh2 $8 Be6 35. Nd5 $1 Qxb2+ 36. Rg2 $8 Qe5 37. Rg5 Qb2+ $11) 34... Rxb1+
0-1

[Event "Blagoevgrad Kirov Memorial 2nd"]
[Site "Blagoevgrad"]
[Date "2010.01.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Bratanov, Zsivko"]
[Black "Petrov, Marian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2463"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2010.01.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 c5 2. d5 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 e6 6. Nge2 Nf6 7. Ng3 O-O 8. Be2 a6
9. a4 exd5 10. cxd5 Nbd7 11. O-O Re8 12. Bg5 h6 13. Be3 Rb8 14. Qd2 h5 15. f3
Nh7 16. Nh1 Ne5 17. Nf2 Bd7 18. a5 f5 19. b4 cxb4 20. Na4 Bb5 21. Nb6 Bxe2 22.
Qxe2 fxe4 23. Nxe4 Ng4 24. Rab1 Nxe3 25. Qxe3 Nf6 26. Rxb4 Nxe4 27. Rxe4 Rxe4
28. Qxe4 Qe8 29. Qd3 Kh7 30. f4 Qb5 31. Qxb5 Bd4+ 32. Kh1 axb5 33. g3 b4 34.
Rb1 Bc5 35. Re1 Kg8 36. Nd7 Ra8 37. Nxc5 dxc5 38. d6 Kf7 39. Re5 c4 {Diagram #}
40. Rb5 $2 (40. Re4 $11) 40... b3 41. Rxb7+ Ke6 42. d7 Ke7 43. Kg2 Rxa5 44. Kf3
Rd5 45. Rb4 Rc5 46. Ke2 Kxd7 47. Kd1 Ke6 48. Kc1 Kd5 49. Rb8 Kd4 50. h3 Ra5 51.
Kb1 Ra2 52. Rd8+ Kc3 53. Re8 Kd2 0-1

[Event "Rilton Cup 45th"]
[Site "Stockholm"]
[Date "2016.01.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Semcesen, Daniel"]
[Black "Hillarp Persson, Tiger"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2431"]
[BlackElo "2521"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2015.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f3 $6 {leitet
einen sehr ambitionierten Plan ein, doch so leicht ist Benoni dann auch nicht
zu widerlegen.} Bg7 8. Bg5 O-O 9. Qd2 {über Zugumstellung sind wir in einer
Stellung gelandet, die häufiger aus der Sämisch-Variante im Königsinder
erreicht wird.} a6 10. a4 Qa5 11. Ra3 Re8 12. Be2 $6 {spätestens hier sollte
Weiß beginnen, an die Sicherheit des eigenen Königs zu denken und mit Se2-Sg3
nebst Le2 die Rochade ermöglichen.} (12. Nge2 Nbd7 13. Ng3 $13) 12... h5 $5 (
12... Nbd7 $6 {hätte das Zurückhalten des Problemkinds auf g1 belohnt} 13. Nh3
{[%cal Gh3f2]}) 13. h4 Qc7 14. Nh3 Bxh3 15. Rxh3 {als Faustregel gilt, dass
Schwarz im Benoni ok steht, wenn ihm der Tausch von einer Leichtfigur gelingt.}
Nbd7 16. g3 $6 c4 17. Kf1 Nc5 18. Kg2 Rab8 $17 {alle schwarzen Figuren stehen
optimal, die folgenden Züge gehen leicht von der Hand, während Weiß zum
Rückzug gezwungen ist.} 19. Be3 b5 20. axb5 axb5 21. Nd1 b4 22. Ra2 b3 23. Ra1
{Diagramm [#]} Nfxe4 $1 {die Stellung schreit förmlich nach diesem Einschlag.
Weiß ist geschlagen...} 24. fxe4 Nxe4 25. Qc1 c3 26. Ra7 Rb7 27. Rxb7 Qxb7 28.
bxc3 Nxc3 29. Nxc3 b2 30. Qg1 Bxc3 31. Rh1 Bd2 0-1

[Event "POL-chT 50th"]
[Site "Lubniewice"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Chekhov, Valery A"]
[Black "Murdzia, Piotr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1994.09.22"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Zabrze Gornik"]
[BlackTeam "Gdansk Gedania"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 d6 4. Nc3 g6 5. e4 Bg7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. Nge2 e6 8. O-O
exd5 9. cxd5 Ng4 10. h3 Ne5 11. Bc2 Na6 12. f4 Nd7 $1 (12... Nc4 13. Bd3 Na5
14. Ng3 c4 15. Be2 Nc5 16. Be3 $14) 13. Ng3 $5 $146 (13. Be3 Rb8 14. Qd2 b5 15.
Rae1 b4 16. Nd1 Nc7 17. b3 Ba6 $13 {Chekhov,V-Stajcic,N/Kecskemet/1991/}) 13...
Rb8 14. Kh1 $1 b5 (14... Nc7 $5 15. a4 a6) 15. a4 bxa4 (15... b4 $2 16. Nb5 Qb6
17. Bd3 $14) 16. Bxa4 Rb4 $6 (16... Nb4 17. Bb5 $1 a6 (17... Bxc3 18. bxc3 Rxb5
19. cxb4 $16) 18. Be2 $14) (16... Nc7 $5 17. Bxd7 Bxd7 18. Rxa7 Nb5 19. Nxb5
Bxb5 20. Re1 Qh4 $146) 17. Bxd7 $1 Qxd7 18. f5 Be5 (18... Qd8 19. Qf3) 19. Bf4
$1 Bg7 $6 (19... Rxb2 20. Bxe5 dxe5 21. Qc1 Rb3 22. Qh6 f6 23. fxg6 hxg6 24.
Qxg6+ Qg7 25. Qxg7+ Kxg7 26. Nce2 $16) (19... Bxf4 $5 20. Rxf4 Qe7 (20... Rxb2
21. Qc1 Rb3 22. f6 $40) 21. f6 Qe5 22. Rf3 Qg5 $1) 20. Qd2 $1 Rd4 21. Qe2 Nb4
22. Nb5 $1 $18 Rd3 23. Nxd6 g5 24. Nh5 gxf4 25. Qg4 Rg3 (25... f6 26. Nxc8 Rxc8
27. Nxf6+) 26. Qxf4 Rg6 27. fxg6 fxg6 28. Qxf8+ $1 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 10th"]
[Site "Budva"]
[Date "2009.03.14"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Black "Shomoev, Anton"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2567"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2009.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c5 {Dies gilt als eine
der stärksten Varianten gegen das Sämisch-System.} 7. Nge2 {Es hat sich
gezeigt, dass Weiß mit der Annahme des Bauernopfers durch 7.dxc5 keinen
Vorteil erlangen kann.} Nc6 8. d5 Ne5 9. Ng3 e6 10. Be2 exd5 11. cxd5 {Jetzt
ist der Übergang zum Modernen Benoni vollzogen.} h5 12. O-O Nh7 13. Qd2 h4 14.
Nh1 f5 15. Nf2 Bd7 {Bisher haben beide Seiten Standardzüge gemacht, die so
oder so ähnlich schon oft vorgekommen sind.} 16. Kh1 $5 a6 17. a4 Re8 $6 {
Der Turm könnte auf der f-Linie noch gebraucht werden.} 18. Rg1 $1 g5 $2 {
Dies gefällt nun endgültig nicht, bei dem irgendwann zu erwartenden g2-g3
würde der Bauer besser auf g6 stehen.} ({Eine von mehreren Möglichkeiten ist} 
18... Nf6) 19. exf5 Bxf5 20. Rae1 Rc8 21. Nce4 Nf7 22. Bd3 {Es droht 23.Nxg5.}
Re5 $6 {Der Druck auf d5 ist nicht stark genug, um die gefährdete Aufstellung
des Turmes zu rechtfertigen.} ({Etwas besser ist} 22... Qd7 {aber Weiß spielt}
23. Bc2 {und anschließend g2-g3.}) 23. Bc2 Qd7 24. g3 $1 Kh8 $2 {Dies verliert,
allerdings ist es fraglich, ob sich Schwarz nach} (24... hxg3 25. Rxg3 {
nebst 26.Reg1 retten kann.}) 25. gxh4 gxh4 26. Rxg7 $1 Kxg7 27. Rg1+ Kh8 ({Auch
} 27... Kf8 28. Bh6+ Ke7 29. Bg7 {überlebt Schwarz nicht lange.}) 28. f4 {
Die Schwäche der Diagonale a1-h8 erweist sich für Schwarz nun als fatal.} Rxe4
29. Bxe4 Bxe4+ 30. Nxe4 Qf5 31. Qc3+ 1-0

[Event "URS-ch48 Final"]
[Site "Vilnius"]
[Date "1980.12.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Giorgadze, Tamaz"]
[Black "Psakhis, Lev"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1980.12.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "LTU"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f3 Bg7 8. Bg5 h6
9. Be3 a6 10. a4 Nbd7 11. Nge2 Qe7 12. Nc1 Ne5 13. Be2 g5 14. O-O O-O 15. Qd2
Bd7 16. Rb1 Nh5 17. g4 {[#]} Nf4 $1 18. Bxf4 gxf4 19. Qxf4 h5 20. Qg3 hxg4 21.
f4 Ng6 22. f5 Bd4+ 23. Kh1 Bxc3 24. Qxg4 Bg7 25. Rg1 Rae8 26. Bd3 Qe5 27. Qg5
Bxa4 28. Rg4 c4 29. Bxc4 Bc2 30. Nd3 Qe7 31. Qxe7 Rxe7 32. Re1 Bxd3 33. Bxd3
Ne5 34. f6 Nxg4 35. fxe7 Re8 0-1

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Bd3 Bg7 8. Nge2
a6 9. a4 Nbd7 10. O-O O-O 11. h3 Re8 12. Bg5 $146 h6 13. Be3 Ne5 14. Bc2 Rb8
15. Qc1 h5 (15... Kh7 $142 $5) 16. Bg5 c4 17. Qf4 $16 b5 18. axb5 axb5 19. Nd4
Bd7 (19... b4 20. Ncb5 b3 21. Bb1 $16 {/\Na7}) 20. Nc6 (20. b4 $5 cxb3 21. Bxb3
b4 22. Nce2 $16) 20... Bxc6 21. dxc6 Nxc6 22. Rfd1 (22. Nd5 Nxd5 $1 23. exd5
Nd4 {/\Ne2}) 22... Ne5 23. Ra6 Re6 24. Nd5 $44 Qc8 $1 25. Rxd6 (25. Nxf6+ Bxf6
26. Raxd6 Nd3 $1 27. Bxd3 Bxg5 $19) 25... Nxd5 (25... Rxd6 $2 26. Ne7+) 26.
R6xd5 Qc6 27. Bd8 b4 $132 28. Qg3 b3 29. Bb1 Re8 30. Bg5 Rb5 31. Rd6 Qc7 {
/\Nd3,><b2} 32. Be3 c3 33. bxc3 Qxc3 34. R6d5 (34. R6d5 Rxd5 35. exd5 Nc4 36.
Bf4 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Szirak"]
[Site "Szirak"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Spraggett, Kevin"]
[Black "Hazai, Laszlo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "1986.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c5 7. Nge2 Nc6 8. d5
Ne5 9. Ng3 e6 10. Be2 exd5 11. cxd5 a6 12. a4 Bd7 $1 13. O-O (13. f4 Neg4 14.
Bd2 h5 15. h3 Nh6 16. e5 Nh7 17. O-O Re8 18. Nge4 Nf5 $13) 13... b5 $1 14. axb5
axb5 15. Rxa8 Qxa8 16. Bxb5 (16. Nxb5 Bxb5 17. Bxb5 Rb8 $10) 16... Rb8 (16...
Bxb5 17. Nxb5 Qa6 18. Na3 Rb8) 17. Bxd7 Nfxd7 $44 {18.Qc2,Qa6~/=} 18. Qc2 Qa6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik International-09"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1980.03.07"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Petursson, Margeir"]
[Black "Sigurjonsson, Gudmundur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "1980.02.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Qd2 exd5
9. cxd5 a6 10. a4 Qa5 11. Ra3 Nbd7 12. Nh3 Re8 13. Be2 Qb4 14. Nf2 Ne5 15. O-O
Nc4 16. Bxc4 Qxc4 17. Bf4 Bf8 18. Nd3 Nd7 19. Be3 Ne5 20. Nxe5 Rxe5 21. a5 Bd7
22. Rc1 Qb4 23. Na4 Qxd2 24. Bxd2 Ree8 25. Nb6 Rad8 26. b4 Bg7 27. Rb3 Bd4+ 28.
Be3 f5 29. bxc5 dxc5 30. Bxd4 cxd4 31. Re1 fxe4 32. fxe4 Bf5 33. e5 d3 34. Rb2
Re7 35. e6 Kf8 36. Rd2 h5 37. h3 h4 38. Rf1 Ke8 39. Rf4 Rh7 40. Kf2 Ke7 41. Ke3
Rh5 42. Rc4 Kd6 43. Ra4 Ke5 44. Rd4 Rh7 45. Nc4+ Kf6 46. Nb2 Rc7 47. Nxd3 Rc3
48. Rf2 Ke7 49. Rd2 Ra3 50. Kf2 Rxa5 {[#]} 51. Ne5 Bxe6 52. Nxg6+ Kf6 53. dxe6
Rxd4 54. Rxd4 Kxg6 55. Re4 Rf5+ 56. Ke3 Rf8 57. Kd4 Kf6 58. Kc5 Ke7 59. Kb6 Rf2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates sf2"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1989.10.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Speelman, Jonathan S"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1989.10.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Qd2 exd5
9. cxd5 a6 10. a4 Re8 11. Nge2 Nbd7 12. Ng3 $6 (12. Nc1 $5) 12... h5 $15 13.
Be2 h4 14. Nf1 Ne5 $6 (14... Nh7) 15. Bg5 $1 h3 16. g4 Qa5 17. Ng3 $6 {17.Ra3,
17.Nd1} b5 18. O-O b4 19. Nd1 c4 20. Be3 (20. Bh6 $1 Bh8 $13) 20... Nfd7 21. f4
Nc5 $5 (21... Nd3 22. Bxd3 cxd3 23. Qxd3 Nf6 24. Nf2 $13) 22. fxe5 Nb3 23. Qe1
Nxa1 24. Qf2 Rf8 25. Bxc4 Qxa4 26. exd6 b3 $2 (26... Qc2 $1 27. Be2 Nb3 $17)
27. Bd4 $1 $10 Bxd4 (27... Qxc4 28. Bxg7 Kxg7 29. Qf6+ Kh7 30. Nh5 gxh5 31. Rf5
Bxf5 32. Qxf5+ $10) 28. Qxd4 Nc2 29. Qc3 Bd7 (29... Qb4 30. Bxb3 $16) 30. Nh5
$1 (30. Bxb3 Qd4+ 31. Nf2 Qxc3 32. bxc3 Ne3 33. Re1 Rfb8 $17) 30... gxh5 31.
Qf6 {Andere Quellen geben: 31.Qe5} Qxc4 $6 (31... Kh7 32. Qg5 f6 $10) 32. Qg5+
Kh8 33. Qxh5+ Kg7 34. Qg5+ Kh8 35. Qh6+ Kg8 36. Qg5+ Kh8 37. Rf6 Qxe4 38. Rh6+
Qh7 39. Qf6+ Kg8 40. Rxh7 Kxh7 41. Nf2 Rae8 42. Nxh3 Re1+ $2 (42... Bb5 43.
Ng5+ Kg8 44. d7 Re1+ 45. Kg2 Ne3+ 46. Kg3 Bxd7 47. Qh6 Bf5 $1) 43. Kf2 Bb5 44.
Nf4 $2 (44. Ng5+ Kg8 45. Qh6 Bd3 46. d7 Re2+ 47. Kg3 Re3+ 48. Kf4 $16 (48. Kh4
$6 Ne1 $1 49. Qxf8+ Kxf8 50. d8=Q+ Kg7)) 44... Rf1+ 45. Kg3 Ne1 46. Qf5+ Kg8
47. Qg5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cappelle op 29th"]
[Site "Cappelle la Grande"]
[Date "2013.02.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Svetushkin, Dmitry"]
[Black "Loiseau, Quentin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2374"]
[Annotator "ChessBase Website"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2013.02.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.04.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.04.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Nge2 Bg7 8. Ng3
O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Ba6 11. Bf4 Re8 12. Re1 h5 13. Bg5 Qd7 14. f4 Ng4 15. e5
dxe5 16. f5 Bxe2 17. Qxe2 e4 18. h3 Bd4+ 19. Kh1 Nf2+ 20. Kh2 e3 21. Qc2 Na6
22. a3 f6 23. Bh6 h4 24. Nf1 g5 25. Kg1 Kh7 26. Qe2 Kxh6 27. Qxa6 Qxf5 28. Qe2
Nd3 29. Nh2 Nxe1 30. Ng4+ Kg7 31. Rxe1 {It is certainly nice to beat an
opponent rated 240 Elo above one's self, but to do it in style is icing on the
cake. Black to play and win} Qf2+ $3 (31... Qf2+ 32. Nxf2 exf2+ 33. Qxf2 Rxe1+)
0-1

[Event "Piatigorsky Cup-01"]
[Site "Los Angeles"]
[Date "1963.07.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Petrosian, Tigran V"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1963.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Bg5 h6
9. Be3 exd5 10. cxd5 b6 $6 (10... a6 $5 11. a4 Nbd7 12. Qd2 h5 $13) 11. g4 (11.
Qd2 Ba6 $6 12. Bxh6 $6 (12. Ng3 $142) (12. Rb1 $5 {/\b4}) 12... Nxe4 13. Nxe4
Qh4+ 14. g3 Bxh6 15. gxh4 Bxd2+ $15) 11... h5 (11... Re8 $22 12. Qd2 b5 13.
Nxb5 Bxg4 14. fxg4 Nxe4 $44) 12. g5 Nfd7 13. f4 (13. h4 Ne5) 13... Ba6 $1 {
/\ ...b5-b4} 14. a4 Bc4 15. Bh3 Re8 16. O-O $1 Na6 (16... Bxe2 17. Qxe2 Bxc3
18. bxc3 Rxe4 19. f5 $5 $36) (16... Bxc3 17. Nxc3 Bxf1 18. Qxf1 {/\ e4-e5,
Ne4~/=}) 17. e5 $5 Nxe5 $2 (17... Nc7 $13) (17... dxe5 18. f5 e4 19. fxg6 fxg6
20. Be6+ Rxe6 (20... Rxe6 21. dxe6 Bxe6 $132)) 18. fxe5 Bxe5 19. Rf3 Nc7 $2 (
19... Nb4 $142) 20. Qd2 Qe7 21. Bg2 a6 22. Rb1 b5 23. axb5 $1 (23. b3 Bxe2 24.
Nxe2 bxa4 25. bxa4 Rab8) 23... axb5 24. b3 Bxe2 25. Nxe2 b4 (25... Ra1 26. Rxa1
Bxa1 $16) 26. Rbf1 Ra1 27. Nc1 Nb5 (27... Rf8 $142 28. Bh3 {/\ 29.Rxf7, 30.Be6}
) 28. Rxf7 Qxf7 29. Rxf7 Kxf7 30. Bf1 Nd4 31. Kg2 Nf5 (31... Kg7 32. Bf4 $1 (
32. Bd3 Rf8 $13) 32... Bxf4 33. Qxf4 Nf5 34. Bd3 $18) 32. Bd3 $1 Kg7 (32... Bc3
33. Qf2 Rxe3 34. Bxf5 $18) (32... Nxe3+ $142 $8 33. Qxe3 Kg7 34. Qe4 $1 (34.
Ne2 $6 Rf8 $13) 34... Rxc1 35. Qxg6+ Kf8 36. Qxh5 $16) 33. Bxf5 gxf5 34. Qd3
Rf8 35. Bd2 f4 36. Kf3 Ra7 37. Qe4 Ra3 38. Qc4 Ra7 39. Qc2 Re7 40. Nd3 Bd4 41.
Qc4 Be3 42. Bxe3 Rxe3+ 43. Kf2 Rh3 44. Kg1 Rf5 45. Qe4 Rxg5+ 46. Kf1 Rg6 47.
Nxf4 Rf6 48. Kg2 1-0

[Event "Stockholm"]
[Site "Stockholm"]
[Date "2002.08.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ernst, Thomas"]
[Black "Gritsak, Orest"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2462"]
[BlackElo "2542"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2002.08.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c4 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c5 7. Nge2 Nc6 8. d5
Ne5 9. Ng3 e6 10. Be2 exd5 11. cxd5 h5 12. O-O Nh7 13. Qd2 h4 14. Nh1 g5 15.
Nf2 Qf6 16. Kh1 Bd7 17. a4 Kh8 $2 (17... a6 18. a5 Rae8 19. Na4 $14) 18. Rab1
Rac8 19. Nfd1 a6 20. b4 c4 21. a5 Nd3 22. Bxd3 $2 (22. b5 $1 Qg6 (22... Nf4 23.
bxa6 Nxe2 24. Qxe2 bxa6 25. Rb6 $16) 23. bxa6 bxa6 24. Rb7 Rfd8 25. Bxd3 cxd3
26. Qxd3 $16) 22... cxd3 23. Rb3 Rc4 $44 (23... h3 24. g3 Bg4 25. f4 $14) 24.
Qxd3 Rfc8 25. b5 h3 26. g3 g4 27. bxa6 bxa6 28. f4 $2 (28. fxg4 Qg6 $44) 28...
Qe7 29. Re1 f5 30. exf5 Qf8 (30... Qf7 31. Ne4 $2 Rxe4 32. Qxe4 Bxf5 $19) 31.
Bf2 Bxf5 32. Qd2 Qf6 33. Re3 $2 (33. Kg1 Kg8 $44 34. Re3) 33... Qf7 34. Kg1 Nf6
35. Rb6 Ne4 36. Nxe4 Bxe4 37. Rxd6 Rd4 38. Qxd4 (38. Qe2 Rc1 39. Rxe4 Rdxd1+
40. Be1 Rxe1+ 41. Qxe1 Qc7 $19) 38... Bxd4 39. Rxe4 Bxf2+ 40. Kxf2 Rc2+ 41. Re2
Rxe2+ 42. Kxe2 Qe8+ $19 43. Kd2 Qa4 44. Nc3 Qd4+ 45. Kc2 Qf2+ 46. Kb3 Qxh2 47.
Rxa6 Qxg3 48. Rh6+ Kg7 49. a6 Qe3 50. Re6 Qxe6 51. dxe6 h2 52. e7 Kf7 0-1

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2018.03.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2794"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[Annotator "Fernandez,D"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[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 g6 3. f3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. e4 e6 6. Nc3 exd5 7. cxd5 Bg7 8. Nge2
Nbd7 9. Ng3 h5 10. Be2 Nh7 11. Bf4 {This is a new try for Aronian, however it
also doesn't seem to bring him an advantage.} (11. Be3 {was an older move
played by Aronian.} h4 12. Nf1 O-O 13. Qd2 Re8 14. Bh6 Bd4 $1 15. Ne3 $5 a6 $1
{Now, it is important to cover the b5-square for its own sake, and not just
because a pawn wants to go there.} (15... g5 $6 16. Nf5 Ne5 17. Ng7 Re7 18. Nh5
f6 19. Nb5 $1 $40 {was pointed out by the annotations of the time as a reason
why the b5-square was important}) 16. Nc2 (16. a4 $6 g5 17. Nf5 Ne5 18. Ng7 Re7
19. Nh5 f6 $1 {is now good for Black, whose minor pieces are not in any
trouble at all, while the same cannot be said for White.}) 16... Be5 17. Bf4 $1
{White had to escape with his bishop. However, now Black has acheived the
desired advance.} b5 $11 {Aronian,L-Li,C Geneva 2017}) 11... Qe7 12. Qd2 h4 13.
Nf1 g5 14. Be3 Ne5 15. g3 (15. Bf2 $5 {is positionally well motivated, but it
kind of encourages an active move that perhaps White was not that keen on
seeing:} f5 $1 $132) 15... Bd7 {Not a bad move, but Black has to be more on
guard here.} (15... g4 $5 16. f4 Nf3+ 17. Bxf3 gxf3 18. e5 $13 {would have
been a great mess.}) (15... Bh3 $5 {was the move Aronian expected, but maybe
here his} 16. f4 {is still strong:} Ng6 17. e5 gxf4 18. Bb5+ Kf8 19. gxf4 $44)
16. gxh4 {A good practical decision, because Black's most natural reply is no
good.} (16. f4 {was suggested in the Spanish commentary, and it seems a more
accurate order than the one used in the game if Black has to take. However,}
Ng6 $1 (16... gxf4 17. gxf4 {is dangerous, since e5 is coming next}) 17. e5
gxf4 18. gxf4 dxe5 {and now White has to play ever more incisive moves to stay
in the opening battle:} 19. f5 $1 Bxf5 20. d6 Qd8 21. O-O-O $132) 16... gxh4 $6
(16... g4 $3 {was the unexpected extra option that kept Black fighting for
opening success.} 17. f4 Nf3+ 18. Bxf3 gxf3) 17. Rg1 $1 (17. f4 {was possible,
as in the note to move 16. Black is in considerable trouble following} Ng4 18.
e5 $3 $14 {since eventually d6 must give way, possibly following Ne4 or Nc4
from White.}) 17... f5 (17... Ng6 {could have been the lesser evil, and after}
18. f4 {perhaps the depressing pawn sacrifice} Bd4 19. Bxd4 cxd4 20. Qxd4 Qf6
21. Qxf6 Nxf6 $14) 18. f4 $1 Ng4 19. e5 $1 {The centre is now cracked open by
force and Black is already close to dead.} dxe5 (19... O-O-O 20. e6 $16 {
is not something any sane GM would sign up for.}) 20. d6 Qe6 (20... Qf6 $5 {
at least cuts out Nb5 and almost obliges White to sacrifice a second pawn.} 21.
Nd5 (21. Nb5 exf4 22. Bxf4 O-O $1 $13 {is now just as hard to play with White
as with Black.}) 21... Qxd6 22. O-O-O Rd8 $5 23. h3 Bc6 $16 {Black is still in
trouble, but the point is up for grabs due to the sheer mess in the position
and the lack of a d6-pawn for White.}) 21. Nb5 {Now White trivially wins an
exchange, and the d-pawn remains alive. The former is the least of Black's
worries, but the latter is a matter for grave concern.} Rc8 (21... O-O 22. Nc7
Qf7 23. h3 $1 Nxe3 24. Nxe3) 22. Nc7+ {Aronian pondered this move for a
considerable length of time, possibly trying to recall to mind some fragment
of preparation done in the dim and distant past.} (22. Bxg4 {is also possible,
but is not as good:} fxg4 23. Nc7+ Rxc7 24. f5 $1 (24. dxc7 $2 exf4 $1 $17)
24... Qxf5 25. dxc7 {and now Black can keep the position messy with (inter
alia)} Nf6 $16) 22... Rxc7 23. dxc7 exf4 24. Rd1 $2 (24. O-O-O $3 {was the
winning move, as everyone and their dog (and its engine) knows by now.} fxe3
25. Nxe3 (25. Qxd7+ $4 Qxd7 26. Bb5 Bxb2+ $1 $19) 25... Bh6 (25... Qxe3 26.
Qxe3+ Nxe3 27. Rxg7 Nxd1 28. Bb5 $18) (25... Bd4 $6 {was what stopped Aronian
in his tracks, not noticing the next move:} 26. Nxf5 $18) 26. Bb5 $3 O-O $5 (
26... Bxb5 27. Qd8+ Kf7 28. Qxh8 Bxe3+ 29. Kb1 Bxg1 30. Qxh7+ Kf6 31. Qh8+ Kg5
32. c8=Q Qxc8 33. Qxc8 $18) 27. Bxd7 $1 Qxe3 28. Bxf5 Qxd2+ 29. Rxd2 $18) 24...
Ng5 (24... fxe3 $5 {is interesting, but more so for White.} 25. Qxd7+ $1 Qxd7
26. Bb5 Qxb5 27. c8=Q+ Kf7 28. Qxf5+ Ngf6 29. Qg6+ Ke6 30. Rg4 $3 $16) 25.
c8=Q+ Bxc8 26. Qd8+ Kf7 27. Qc7+ $6 {This is a really remarkable position and
close to impossible to play well for either side!} ({Objectively, White should
have played} 27. Qxg5 {whereupon there is a draw:} fxe3 28. Rxg4 fxg4 29. Qf4+
Qf6 30. Bc4+ $11) 27... Kg8 $2 (27... Qe7 $1 {It was Black's turn to find a
narrow path to an advantage.} 28. Bc4+ Kf6 $1 29. Qxe7+ (29. Qxf4 Nh3 $3 30.
Qd6+ (30. Rd6+ Be6 31. Rxe6+ Qxe6 32. Qxg4 Qxe3+ 33. Nxe3 fxg4 $17 {is almost
peaceful by comparison}) 30... Qxd6 31. Rxd6+ Ke5 $1 $15 {There is no mate and
Black emerges blinking with confusion from all the complications, but with a
significant plus to his name. And yes, after Rd5+ Black is obliged to dive
deeper with ...Ke4.}) 29... Kxe7 30. Bxc5+ Ke8) (27... Kg6 {is vaguely
playable as well - the point is that the c8-bishop is protected by a rook,
unlike in the game continuation.} 28. Rd6 Be5 (28... fxe3 29. Bxg4 fxg4 30.
Rxg4 $1 $16) 29. Rxe6+ Bxe6 30. Qxb7 fxe3 $44 {Black gets excellent
compensation, particularly of the practical variety.}) 28. Rd6 $1 {Suddenly
White is winning again.} Qf7 29. Qd8+ $2 (29. Qxc8+ {is the obvious move, but
a little more calculation brings you to the critical position. The press room
was pretty unanimous that Aronian reached it but didn't see move 31.} Kh7 30.
Qxc5 Ne4 {and now it's important to notice} 31. Rxg4 $3 {which wins on the
spot! For instance,} Nxc5 32. Rxh4+ Kg8 33. Rd8+ Bf8 34. Rxh8+ Kxh8 35. Bxc5
$18) 29... Qf8 30. Bxf4 Ne6 $1 31. Bc4 $1 (31. Qxf8+ Kxf8 32. Bd2 Bd4 $17)
31... Qxd8 32. Rxd8+ Kh7 (32... Kf7 $6 33. Rxc8 Rxc8 34. h3) 33. Rxh8+ Bxh8 34.
Bd6 (34. Bb8 $1 $11) 34... Ng5 35. Rg2 Ne4 (35... b6 $15 {is maybe the
simplest move in the position, bringing Black's 4th minor piece fully into the
struggle. White faces an uphill task trying to draw this.}) 36. Bb8 Bd4 37. h3
Ne5 38. Bd5 {It is impossible to not make minor inaccuracies even here.} (38.
Bxe5 Bxe5 39. Rg8 Bd7 40. Rd8 $11) 38... Nd3+ 39. Ke2 Nc1+ (39... Nxb2 {
is a clean pawn, though seeing this with less than a minute remaining is
non-trivial!} 40. Bg8+ Kh8 41. Bf7 Bd7 $1 $15) 40. Kd1 Nd3 41. Nd2 {On move 41,
White decides not to repeat, possibly thinking that Black still wanted to play
on.} Nf6 42. Bf3 (42. Bf3 Nf2+ 43. Ke1 Nxh3 44. Rh2 Ng5 45. Rxh4+ Kg6 $11 {
was the line mentioned in the press conference.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "London WFW"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Conquest, Stuart"]
[Black "Davies, Nigel Rodney"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1991.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 a6 8. a4 e6 9.
Bd3 Nbd7 10. Nf3 exd5 11. cxd5 Qc7 12. O-O Rb8 13. Re1 c4 14. Bf1 Re8 $6 (14...
b5 15. axb5 axb5 16. b4 cxb3 17. Nxb5 Qb6 18. Rb1 Nc5 19. Nd2 Ba6 20. Nxb3 Bxb5
21. Nxc5 Qxc5 22. Be3 Qa3 23. Rxb5 Rxb5 24. Bxb5 Nxe4 $10 {Lukov,V-Tal,M/
Tbilisi/1988/}) 15. Rc1 b5 (15... Nc5 16. Bxc4 Nfxe4 17. Nxe4 Rxe4 18. Rxe4
Nxe4 19. Bd3 Nc5 20. b4 $18) 16. axb5 axb5 17. Nd4 $1 b4 (17... Ba6 18. b4 $1
$16) 18. Ncb5 Qb6 (18... Qa5 19. Nxd6 $18) 19. Rxc4 Nc5 (19... Rxe4 20. Rxe4 (
20. Rc6 $16) 20... Nxe4 21. Nc6 Nxg5 22. Nxb8 Qxb8 23. Qc1 Nb6 24. Qxg5 Nxc4
25. Qd8+ Bf8 26. Bxc4 $16) 20. Nc6 $1 Ncxe4 (20... Qxb5 21. Rxc5 $1 (21. Rxb4
Qxb4 22. Nxb4 Rxb4 $17) 21... Qxc5 22. Be3 Qxe3 23. Rxe3 $18) 21. Be3 Qxb5 22.
Rxe4 $1 Rxe4 (22... Qb7 23. Rxe8+ Nxe8 24. Ba7 $18) 23. Bxb5 Rxb5 24. Bd4 Bf5 (
24... Rxd5 25. Rxe4 Nxe4 26. Ne7+ $18) 25. Rxe4 Bxe4 26. Qa4 {Ftacnik,L} 1-0

[Event "Budapest m"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Spassky, Boris Vasilievich"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1993.01.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 033"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Ng3
exd5 9. cxd5 h5 10. Be2 (10. Bd3 $5 h4 11. Nge2) (10. Bg5 Qb6 11. Qd2 Nh7 12.
Be3 Nd7 13. Nge2 Ne5 14. Nf4 a6 15. Be2 Qa5 16. O-O b5 17. Qc2 Bd7 18. Bd2 Qb6
19. Be3 Nc4 20. Bxc4 bxc4 21. Rab1 Rab8 22. Qd2 Qa5 23. Nfe2 Rfe8 $13 {Gulko,
B-Spraggett,K/Hastings/1989/}) 10... Nbd7 $1 (10... h4 11. Nf1 Nh5 $6 12. g4 $1
) 11. O-O a6 12. a4 h4 13. Nh1 Nh5 14. Be3 Bd4 $5 15. Bxd4 cxd4 16. Qxd4 Qg5
17. Rad1 f5 (17... Nf4 18. g3 Nh3+ 19. Kg2 Nf4+ 20. Kf2 Nh3+ 21. Ke1 $14) 18.
exf5 (18. Nf2 $2 Nf4 19. g4 hxg3 $19) (18. Bd3 Ne5 $40) 18... Nf4 19. g3 Rxf5
20. Bd3 Nh3+ 21. Kg2 Nf4+ 22. Kg1 (22. Kf2 $2 Nxd3+ 23. Rxd3 Ne5) 22... Nh3+
23. Kg2 Nf4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-14a"]
[Site "Subotica"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Ernst, Thomas"]
[Black "Tal, Mihail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "1987.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c4 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. f3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 h6 8. Be3 e6
9. Qd2 exd5 10. cxd5 h5 11. Nge2 Nbd7 12. Nc1 Ne5 13. Be2 Nh7 14. O-O f5 $6 (
14... Qe7) (14... Re8 $5) 15. f4 Nf7 $146 (15... Ng4 16. Bxg4 hxg4 17. e5 $1
$36 (17. N1e2 $14)) 16. e5 (16. Bd3 Qf6 $5 $13 (16... Nh6 17. e5 Ng4 $13))
16... dxe5 17. Bxc5 Re8 18. Nd3 (18. Nb3 {/\d6,Bc4} exf4 19. d6 $36) 18... e4
19. Nf2 Nf6 20. Nfd1 b6 21. Bd4 Bb7 22. Ne3 Nd6 23. Nc4 $6 (23. Rfd1 $142 $14 {
/\Rac1}) 23... Nxc4 24. Bxc4 Rc8 25. b3 (25. Bb5 Rf8 {><d5}) (25. Bb3 Kh7 {
/\Ba6-d3|^}) 25... Kh7 26. Rac1 a6 27. a4 Qd6 28. g3 (28. Be5 $2 Rxe5 29. fxe5
Qxe5 $44 {/\Ng4,Bh6->}) 28... Rcd8 (28... h4 $5 $13) 29. Rcd1 Re7 30. Rfe1 Ne8
31. Bxg7 Rxg7 32. Qd4 Re7 33. h4 Nf6 34. Re2 Ng4 35. Ree1 Rc8 36. Rd2 Rd7 37.
Rdd1 (37. Rxe4 $2 fxe4 38. Nxe4 Qe7 39. Ng5+ Kh6 40. Re2 Qc5 $19) 37... Qf6 38.
Qxf6 (38. d6 Rcd8 $17) 38... Nxf6 39. Rd4 Ne8 40. Nd1 Nd6 41. Ne3 b5 $36 42.
axb5 axb5 43. Bf1 Rc5 $15 44. Kf2 Rdc7 45. Rb4 Kg7 46. Rd1 Kf6 47. Rbd4 Rc3 48.
Rb4 Bc8 49. Ra1 Bd7 50. Be2 Ke7 51. Bf1 Rc1 52. Rxc1 Rxc1 53. Ke2 Ra1 54. Kd2
Ra2+ 55. Nc2 $2 (55. Ke1 Kd8 56. Rd4 Rb2 57. b4 Kc7 {/\Ne8,Kd6,Nc7-a6-+}) 55...
e3+ $1 $19 56. Kd1 (56. Kd3 Ne4 57. Nxe3 Rd2#) (56. Kc1 Ne4 57. Bxb5 Bxb5 58.
Rxb5 Rxc2+ 59. Kxc2 e2 $19) 56... Ne4 57. Nxe3 Kd6 $1 (57... Ra1+ 58. Kc2 Re1
59. Kd3 Nxg3 60. Bg2 $17) 58. Rd4 Kc5 59. Nc2 Nc3+ (59... Nc3+ 60. Kc1 Rxc2+
61. Kxc2 Kxd4 $19) 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 5th"]
[Site "Antalya"]
[Date "2004.05.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Akesson, Ralf"]
[Black "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2476"]
[BlackElo "2616"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2004.05.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 g6 6. e4 d6 7. Bd3 Bg7 8. h3
O-O 9. Bg5 Bd7 $5 {Excellent active move, that is puting the potential of
white's concept under doubt.} 10. a4 (10. Nf3 b5 11. a3 (11. b3 Qa5 12. Bd2 b4
13. Ne2 Re8 14. Qb1 Bb5 15. O-O Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Qa6 17. Qxa6 Nxa6 18. Ng3 Nxe4
19. Nxe4 Rxe4 {0-1 Hrtanek,J-Sikora Lerch,J/Karvina 2001/ (35)}) 11... c4 12.
Bc2 Na6 13. O-O b4 14. axb4 Nxb4 15. e5 dxe5 16. Nxe5 h6 17. Bh4 Nxc2 18. Qxc2
Bf5 19. Qa4 g5 20. Nc6 Qd7 21. Bg3 Ne4 22. Nxe4 Bxe4 23. Qxc4 {1-0 Varga,
P-Sikora Lerch,J/Slovakia 1998/ (32)}) (10. Qd2 b5 11. Bxb5 Bxb5 12. Nxb5 Qb6
13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Nc3 Bxc3 15. Qxc3 Re8 16. O-O-O Rxe4 17. Nf3 Na6 18. Rhe1 Nb4
19. Kb1 Rxe1 20. Nxe1 Re8 {0-1 Olarasu,G-Nevednichy,V/Agneaux 1999/ (28)})
10... Na6 11. Nf3 (11. f4 Nb4 12. Nf3 h6 13. Bh4 Nxd3+ 14. Qxd3 Qb6 $13) 11...
Nb4 12. Be2 (12. O-O $5 Re8 13. Re1 Nxd3 14. Qxd3 h6 15. Bf4 $13) 12... h6 13.
Bf4 (13. Bh4 Re8 14. Nd2 Qe7 $36) 13... Qe7 14. Nd2 (14. e5 Ne8 15. exd6 Nxd6
16. O-O Rfe8 $11) 14... Rfe8 15. O-O (15. Be3 Nh7 16. Nc4 Ng5 $132) 15... Nfxd5
$5 {[%mdl 1024] Somewhat shocking parade against white forces in the center,
Jobava is gaining 3 pawns for the piece.} 16. exd5 (16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Qxe2
18. Bxd6 Bxb2 19. Ra2 Bd4 $17) 16... Bxc3 17. bxc3 Nxd5 18. Be3 (18. Bxd6 Qxe2
$17) 18... Nxc3 (18... Nxe3 19. fxe3 Qxe3+ 20. Rf2 Qxc3 21. Rc1 $14) 19. Qe1 d5
$1 20. Bf3 (20. Bd3 d4 21. Nb3 Bxa4 $19) 20... d4 21. Nb3 (21. Bxh6 Qh4 22. Be3
dxe3 23. fxe3 Qxe1 24. Rfxe1 Rad8 $17) 21... Qf6 (21... Be6 22. Nxd4 cxd4 23.
Bxd4 $11) (21... Rac8 $5 22. Bxb7 Rc7 23. Bf3 Qf6 24. Rc1 Bxa4 25. Rxc3 dxc3
26. Nc1 $15) 22. Qd2 $2 {White was surely not feeling well under the pressure
along the e file, but the queen's forray is tactically rather flawed.} (22.
Bxb7 $5 Rab8 (22... dxe3 23. fxe3 $1 Qe5 24. Bxa8 Rxa8 $11) 23. Nxc5 Qd6 24.
Nxd7 Rxb7 25. Nf6+ Qxf6 26. Bxd4 Rxe1 27. Bxf6 $11) 22... dxe3 23. Qxd7 (23.
fxe3 Rad8 $19) 23... Rad8 24. Qg4 (24. Qc7 e2 25. Rfe1 Rd1 26. Kh2 Rxa1 27.
Nxa1 Qd4 28. Nb3 Qxf2 $17) 24... e2 25. Rfe1 Rd1 26. Kh2 $2 (26. Qc4 Rxa1 27.
Nxa1 Qd4 28. Qb3 Qd2 29. Nc2 c4 30. Qb2 Re6 $17) 26... Rxa1 27. Nxa1 Qd6+ 0-1

[Event "Budapest m"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Spassky, Boris Vasilievich"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1993.01.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 033"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Bd3 exd5
9. cxd5 Qe8 $5 (9... Re8) (9... h6 10. Be3 b5 $5 11. Nxb5 Na6 12. Ne2 Rb8 13.
O-O Qd7 14. Nec3 Nb4 15. Be2 Re8 16. a3 a6 17. axb4 cxb4 {Gulko-Sherzer/USA-ch/
1992/ TD 1992/ 10}) 10. Qe2 (10. Nb5 $2 Nxe4 $1 11. Nc7 Nc3+ $1 12. Nxe8 Rxe8+
13. Ne2 Nxd1 14. Rxd1 Bxb2 $19) 10... a6 11. a4 Nbd7 12. Nf3 Ne5 $1 13. O-O
Nfd7 14. Nd2 Nxd3 15. Qxd3 Ne5 16. Qg3 (16. Qe3 $5) 16... f5 $1 17. f4 $1 Nf7
18. exf5 (18. Bh4 $5 Bxc3 $6 19. Qxc3 $1 fxe4 20. Rae1 Bf5 21. g4 $16) 18...
Bxf5 $2 (18... Nxg5 $1 19. fxg6 (19. Qxg5 Qe3+) (19. fxg5 Be5) 19... Bd4+ 20.
Kh2 Qe3 $17) 19. Rae1 Qb8 20. Nde4 Nxg5 21. fxg5 (21. Nxg5 b5 22. Ne6 Rf7 $13)
21... Bd4+ $1 (21... Be5 22. Nf6+ $1 Rxf6 (22... Bxf6 23. gxf6 Rxf6 24. Ne4 $16
) 23. Rxe5 $1 Rf7 24. Re3 b5 25. Rfe1) 22. Kh1 Bxc3 23. bxc3 Bxe4 24. Rxf8+
Qxf8 25. Rxe4 b5 26. axb5 (26. a5 Rb8 27. Re6 b4 28. cxb4 cxb4 29. Rxd6 b3 30.
Rf6) (26. Re6 $6 bxa4 27. Rxd6 a3 28. Rf6 Qe8 29. Re6 a2 $1 30. Qe1 Qb8 31. Rf6
Qb1 32. Rf1 Qxe1 33. Rxe1 Rb8 $19) 26... axb5 27. Re6 b4 (27... Ra1+ $2 28. Kh2
Qf1 29. Qxd6 $18) 28. cxb4 cxb4 29. Kh2 (29. Rxd6 Ra3 30. Qe5 Rxh3+ $1 31. Kg1
Re3 $1 $10) 29... Rb8 30. Rxd6 b3 31. Rf6 (31. Rd7 b2 32. Qh4 Qg7 $3 $10) 31...
Qc8 32. Rc6 Qf8 33. Rf6 Qe8 34. Re6 Qf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Budapest m"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Spassky, Boris Vasilievich"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "1993.01.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 033"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Ng3
exd5 9. cxd5 h5 10. Be2 Nbd7 11. Bg5 $1 (11. O-O a6 12. a4 h4 13. Nh1 Nh5 {
Spassky,B-Polgar,J (07)/Budapest m/1993/1/2-1/2/23/}) 11... Qa5 $6 (11... a6
12. a4 $5 Qc7 {/\ Nd7-e5, c5-c4}) 12. Qd2 a6 13. O-O $1 $16 (13. a4 b5) 13...
b5 14. a4 b4 15. Nd1 {/\ Nd1-e3-c4} c4 $5 16. Rc1 $1 (16. Bxc4 $2 Qc5+ 17. Ne3
Nh7 $1 18. Bf4 g5) 16... c3 $5 17. bxc3 b3 18. Nb2 Nc5 19. Nc4 Qc7 20. a5 $1
Rb8 21. Rb1 Bd7 22. Qf4 $1 Ne8 (22... Nh7 23. Be7) 23. Bh6 $6 (23. Be7 $1 Bb5
24. Bxf8 $5 (24. Bxd6 $5) 24... Kxf8 25. Nb6 $1 $18) 23... f6 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25.
Qe3 h4 26. Nh1 Bb5 27. Nf2 Nd7 $1 28. Nd2 Bxe2 29. Qxe2 Nc5 30. Qd1 $6 (30. Qc4
$1 $18 Qxa5 31. Nxb3 Qa2 (31... Nxb3 32. Rxb3 Nc7 33. Nd3 Nb5 34. Nf4 Rfc8 35.
Ne6+ Kf7 36. Qb4) 32. Nd2 (32. Nxc5 $5)) 30... Na4 $1 31. Rxb3 Nxc3 32. Qe1
Rxb3 33. Nxb3 Qc4 $1 34. Nc1 Nc7 35. Ncd3 Qd4 36. Kh1 {/\ Qe1-d2, Nf2-g4} f5 $5
37. exf5 Rxf5 38. Qe7+ Rf7 39. Qxd6 N3b5 (39... N7xd5 40. Ne5 Rf6 41. Qd7+ {
/\ Nf2-g4}) 40. Qe5+ Qxe5 41. Nxe5 Rf5 42. Nfd3 Nxd5 43. Re1 $16 Nf4 44. Nb4 $6
Nc3 45. Nxa6 Nce2 46. Nc6 Rg5 $1 47. Nc7 (47. Nab4 $6 Rxg2 48. a6 $2 Ng3+ $1 (
48... h3 $5 49. a7 Nh5 50. Rxe2 Rxe2 51. Kg1 Rg2+ 52. Kf1 Rxh2 53. a8=Q Ng3+
54. Ke1 Re2+ 55. Kd1 h2 $19) 49. hxg3 hxg3 $19 50. a7 Rh2+ 51. Kg1 Nh3+ 52. Kf1
Rf2#) 47... Rc5 $1 (47... Rxg2 48. Ne6+ $1 Kh6 49. Nxf4 Nxf4 50. Re4 $18) 48.
a6 Rxc6 49. a7 Nd3 $1 {/\ Nd3-f2#} 50. h3 (50. g4 h3 $19) (50. Rf1 Rc1 51. Rxc1
Nf2#) 50... Rxc7 51. a8=Q Nxe1 52. Kh2 Nd4 53. Qe4 Nexf3+ 54. gxf3 Rc2+ 55. Kg1
Rc1+ 56. Kf2 Rc2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c5 7. Nge2 Nc6 8. d5
Ne5 9. Ng3 e6 10. Be2 exd5 11. cxd5 a6 12. a4 Bd7 (12... h5 13. O-O h4 14. Nh1
Nh7 15. Nf2 f5 16. Qd2 Qf6 17. f4 $1 Nf7 (17... Ng4 18. Bxg4 $1 fxg4 19. f5 $1
gxf5 20. Nxg4 Qg6 21. Nh6+ $16) 18. exf5 gxf5 19. Kh1 {/\ Rg1, g4+/-}) 13. f4
$1 (13. h3 b5 $1 14. f4 $5 Nc4 15. Bxc4 bxc4 $13) (13. O-O) 13... Neg4 14. Bd2
h5 $8 (14... b5 15. h3 Nh6 16. axb5 axb5 17. Rxa8 Qxa8 18. Nxb5 $16 {פh6}) 15.
h3 h4 $5 16. hxg4 hxg3 17. e5 $5 dxe5 (17... Nh7 18. e6 $5 fxe6 19. Qc2 $40)
18. fxe5 Re8 $1 (18... Nh7 19. e6 $1 fxe6 20. Qc2 $40) 19. Bf4 $8 (19. exf6 $2
Qxf6 {/\ Qf2, Bg4-/+}) 19... b5 $1 (19... Nh7 $5 20. e6 $1 (20. Qd2 $6 Rxe5 $1
$44) 20... fxe6 21. d6 $13) 20. axb5 Bxb5 $8 21. Bxb5 axb5 22. Rxa8 Qxa8 23.
O-O Nd7 24. Bxg3 Nxe5 (24... Bxe5 $5 25. Bxe5 Nxe5 {/\ Kg7}) 25. Nxb5 c4 $2 (
25... Rb8 26. Re1 Rxb5 27. Bxe5 Bxe5 28. Rxe5 $10) 26. Nd6 Rd8 27. Bxe5 Bxe5
28. Nxf7 (28. Nxc4 $5 Rxd5 29. Qf3 $36) 28... Rxd5 29. Qc2 $2 (29. Qe2 $1 Qc6
$1 30. Kh1 Bg7 $13) 29... Bd4+ 30. Kh1 Qc6 $1 31. g5 Rd7 32. Nh6+ Kg7 33. Qe2
Rb7 34. Rf4 c3 $1 35. bxc3 Qxc3 36. Qf1 Qa1 $1 $8 37. Qxa1 Bxa1 38. g3 Bc3 39.
Ng4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-12b"]
[Site "Toluca de Lerdo"]
[Date "1982.08.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Adorjan, Andras"]
[Black "Nunn, John DM"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1982.08.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "MEX"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "IZT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. e4 d6 4. d4 Bg7 5. f3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Qd2 exd5
9. cxd5 a6 10. a4 Nbd7 11. Nh3 Qa5 $5 12. Ra2 c4 13. Nf2 Qc7 14. Be2 Nc5 $6 (
14... Rb8 $1 $10) 15. O-O $2 (15. Bxc4 $1 Ncxe4 16. Nfxe4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Qxc4
18. Nf6+ Kh8 (18... Bxf6 19. Bxf6 Qxa2 20. Qh6 $18) 19. b3 $1 Qxb3 20. O-O Bf5
21. g4 Bd3 22. Qf2 $1 $40) 15... Nb3 16. Qd1 Rb8 $13 17. e5 $5 dxe5 18. d6 Qc6
19. f4 e4 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Nd5 Bd8 22. Nxe4 Be6 23. Ne7+ Bxe7 24. dxe7 Qxe4
25. exf8=Q+ Rxf8 $44 {צa2} 26. a5 Nd4 27. Bf3 Qe3+ (27... Qe3+ 28. Kh1 c3 29.
Ra3 Qxf4 30. Rxc3 Nxf3 31. Rcxf3 Qb4 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Key West"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Benjamin, Joel"]
[Black "Yermolinsky, Alex"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1994.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Qd2 exd5
9. cxd5 Re8 (9... a6 10. a4 h6 11. Be3 Re8 12. Nge2 Nbd7 13. Ng3 h5 14. Be2 h4
15. Nf1 Nh7 $14) 10. Nge2 a6 11. a4 Nbd7 (11... h6 12. Bxh6 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Qh4+
14. g3 Qxh6 15. Qxh6 Bxh6 16. Nf6+ $16) 12. Ng3 Rb8 $2 (12... Qe7 13. Be2 Qf8
14. O-O h5 $1 {/\ Nh7}) 13. Be2 Qc7 14. O-O c4 $2 15. Be3 $1 h5 (15... b5 $2
16. axb5 axb5 17. Ra7) 16. Ba7 (16. a5 h4 17. Nh1 Nc5 18. Bxc4 Ncxe4 $132)
16... Ra8 (16... b5 17. Bxb8 Qb6+ 18. Rf2 (18. Kh1 h4 $5 $13) 18... Nxb8 $16)
17. Bd4 b6 $6 (17... Nc5 18. Bxc4 Ncxe4 19. fxe4 Qxc4 20. Bxf6 $18) 18. Rfc1
$16 Ne5 19. Nd1 Bd7 20. b3 (20. Bxe5 dxe5 21. Bxc4 Qd6 $14) 20... b5 21. Nb2 $2
(21. Ne3 $16) (21. bxc4 bxc4 22. Nb2 $16) 21... Nxd5 $3 (21... h4 $6 22. Nh1 $1
$16 (22. Nf1 $2 Nxd5 $3)) 22. bxc4 (22. Bxe5 $2 Bxe5 23. exd5 c3) (22. exd5 Nd3
23. Qc3 (23. Qxd3 cxd3 24. Rxc7 Bxd4+) (23. Bxg7 Qc5+ 24. Kh1 Nf2+ 25. Kg1 Nh3+
26. Kh1 Qg1+ 27. Rxg1 Nf2#) 23... b4 $1 (23... Nxc1 24. Rxc1 b4 (24... Qa7 25.
Bxa7 Bxc3 26. Rxc3 Rxa7 27. Ne4 $16) 25. Qd2 c3 26. Bxg7 Qa7+ 27. Qd4 cxb2 28.
Rb1) 24. Qxc4 Qxc4 (24... Bxd4+ 25. Qxd4 Nxc1 26. Bc4 Re1+ 27. Kf2 Nxb3 28.
Bxb3 Rxa1 29. Ne4 Qa7 $19) 25. Rxc4 Nxb2 $17) 22... Nf4 $1 23. cxb5 (23. Qxf4
Nxf3+ 24. Kh1 Nxd4 $17) 23... Qb8 24. Be3 (24. bxa6 $2 h4 25. Be3 Nxe2+ 26.
Nxe2 Qxb2 27. Qxb2 Nxf3+ 28. gxf3 Bxb2 29. a7 d5 $17) (24. Be3 Nxe2+ 25. Nxe2
axb5 26. axb5 (26. a5 $2 d5 $1 27. exd5 (27. Qxd5 Be6 28. Qd2 Rd8 29. Qc2 b4
$36) 27... Nxf3+ 28. gxf3 Bxb2 29. Qxb2 Rxe3 $17) 26... Rxa1 27. Rxa1 Bxb5 $15)
1/2-1/2

[Event "St Maxime-02"]
[Site "St Maxime"]
[Date "1982.05.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Giffard, Nicolas"]
[Black "Hulak, Krunoslav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Giffard,N"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1982.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[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 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Bd3 Bg7 8. Nge2
O-O 9. O-O b6 10. h3 Ba6 11. Bg5 Qc7 12. Ng3 (12. Kh1 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 c4 14. Qd2
Nbd7 15. f4 b5 16. e5 dxe5 17. fxe5 Qxe5 18. Bf4 Qf5 19. Ng3 Qd3 20. Qf2 Nxd5
21. Rad1 Nxf4 22. Nxb5 a6 23. Nc7 Rac8 24. Rxd3 Nxd3 25. Qa7 N7e5 26. Nd5 Rcd8
{Haik,A (2440)-Hulak,K (2490)/St Maxime 1982/EXT 2004/0-1 (47)}) 12... Bxd3 13.
Qxd3 Nbd7 14. Qd2 a6 15. Bh6 b5 16. Rae1 Rae8 17. Kh1 c4 18. a3 Ne5 19. Bxg7
Kxg7 20. Re2 Nfd7 21. f4 Nd3 22. f5 Qd8 23. Re3 Qh4 24. Kg1 Kh8 25. b3 N7e5 26.
b4 Rg8 27. f6 Nd7 28. Ref3 N3e5 29. Re3 Nxf6 30. Qd4 Ra8 31. Nce2 Kg7 32. Rf4
Qh6 33. Ref3 $3 {[%cal Gd4g7]} Nxf3+ 34. Rxf3 Qg5 $2 (34... Qh4 {[%cal Gh4f6]})
35. Nf5+ $40 {[%csl Rf6,Rg5,Rg7][%cal Gf3g3]} Kf8 36. Rg3 gxf5 37. Rxg5 Nxe4
38. Rxf5 Re8 39. Nf4 Ng3 40. Rf6 Re1+ 41. Kf2 Rf1+ 42. Ke3 Ke7 43. Kd2 Rg5 44.
Kc2 Re5 45. Rxd6 1-0

[Event "BL2-West 9899"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1999.01.10"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Chernin, Alexander"]
[Black "Glek, Igor Vladimirovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Glek,I"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1998.10.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT2"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Godesberg"]
[BlackTeam "Katernberg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Ng3
exd5 9. cxd5 Nh5 $5 (9... a6 10. a4 Nh5 $5 {Ward 2485 - Glek 2505, BL 1997})
10. Nxh5 gxh5 11. Bd3 f5 12. O-O Na6 13. a3 $146 (13. Bf4 $6 fxe4 14. fxe4 c4
$17 {Dreev 2645 - Shchekachev 2560, S.Petersburg (ch Russia) 1998}) 13... Bd7
14. Qc2 Qf6 15. Kh1 Rac8 16. Be3 c4 17. Be2 b5 18. Bxa7 Nc5 19. Rad1 Kh8 (19...
f4 $1 $44) 20. Bxc5 Rxc5 21. f4 $1 $14 h4 22. Bf3 Rcc8 23. exf5 Bxf5 24. Be4
Bd7 25. Bxh7 Qh6 26. Bg6 Rxf4 27. Ne2 Rff8 (27... Rxf1+ 28. Rxf1 Qg5 $44 (28...
Rf8 29. Rxf8+ Bxf8 30. Bf5 $14)) 28. Ng1 h3 29. Nxh3 Bxh3 30. gxh3 Rxf1+ 31.
Rxf1 Rf8 $1 $11 32. Rxf8+ Bxf8 33. Qf2 Bg7 34. Bf5 Qc1+ 35. Kg2 Qxb2 36. Qxb2
Bxb2 37. Bd7 c3 38. Bf5 Kg7 39. Kf3 Kf6 40. Bc2 Ke5 41. a4 bxa4 42. Bxa4 Kxd5
43. Ke2 Kc4 44. Kd1 Kd3 45. Bb5+ Ke3 46. Kc2 d5 47. h4 Kf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "London MSO Masters"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1999.08.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Levitt, Jonathan"]
[Black "Golod, Vitali"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2433"]
[BlackElo "2568"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "1999.08.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c5 7. Nge2 Nc6 8. d5
Ne5 9. Ng3 {Is the main line.} ({Also possibly:} 9. Nc1 $5) ({Worse is:} 9. Nf4
) 9... e6 $5 ({Other options are:} 9... a6 $5) ({and} 9... h5 $5) 10. Be2 exd5
11. cxd5 h5 $5 {[%csl Yh7][%cal Gh5h4,Yf6h7] Besides black has several
alternatives:} (11... a6 $5) ({and} 11... Re8) 12. O-O Nh7 13. Qd2 $5 {/\Bh6
or h3,f4} h4 (13... Re8 $143 14. Rae1 a6 15. f4 Ng4 16. Bxg4 Bxg4 17. e5 $36 {
Atalik,S-Golod,V/Satu-Mare,1994(1-0) (47)}) 14. Nh1 g5 $5 {[%csl Ge5,Rf4][%cal
Yg5f4] Glek's idea.Black consolidates his point(e5),as preparing f4 by g3 is
hardly feasibly in this position.} ({Another line is:} 14... f5 $5) 15. a3 $6
$146 {Apparently with the idea Rac1 and b4.} (15. Nf2 $142 {You can see
comments to Haba,P-Shulman,Y/CZE,1998/CBM 65 (1/2-1/2)Shulman)(54) and Haba,
P-Gross,D/Zlin,1998/CBM 66 (1-0)(Stohl)(41)}) (15. f4 gxf4 16. Bxf4 Bd7 17. a4
Qf6 18. Nf2 Rae8 19. Kh1 a6 $13 {Sammalvuo,T-Bekke Jensen,S/ Copenhagen,1998
(1-0)(34)}) 15... Bd7 16. Nf2 Qf6 $5 {[%csl Rf4,Gf6,Gg7]} 17. Rac1 (17. Bb5 $2
{is refuted by:} Bxb5 18. Nxb5 Nc4 $17 {[%csl Rb2,Re3]}) ({Dubious:} 17. g3 {
in view of:} hxg3 18. hxg3 Qg6 $36 {[%csl Rg1][%cal Gf7f5]}) 17... a6 ({
Now senselessly:} 17... h3 {because of:} 18. Nxh3 (18. g3 $2 Nxf3+ $1 (18...
Qxf3 $4 {[%csl Rd2,Rg1]} 19. Nxh3 $18 {[%csl Rf3]}) 19. Bxf3 Qxf3 {[%csl Rg1]
[%cal Gf3g2]} 20. Nxh3 $140 $2 Qxe3+ $1 21. Qxe3 Bd4 22. Qxd4 cxd4 $19 {
[%csl Rc3,Rh3]}) (18. Ng4 $5) 18... Bxh3 19. gxh3 Ng6 20. f4 $14) 18. b3 $5 {
/\Nd3} (18. b4 $6 cxb4 19. axb4 Rfc8 $36 {[%csl Rc3]} (19... Rac8 $5)) 18...
Rae8 (18... Qg6 $6 19. h3 $5 f5 20. exf5 Bxf5 $14 {[%csl Re4,Rg4]}) 19. Nd3 ({
After:} 19. b4 $6 {again good enough:} cxb4 20. axb4 Rc8 $36 {[%csl Rc3]})
19... Qe7 $1 {Right now point(e7)-best place for my queen.} 20. b4 $4 {[%mdl
8192] Gross inexplicable tactical blunder!} ({Can be recommended:} 20. Nxe5 $5
Qxe5 21. f4 (21. b4 $6 cxb4 22. axb4 Rc8 $36 {[%csl Rc3]}) 21... gxf4 22. Bxf4
(22. Rxf4 $143 h3 23. g3 f5 $13) 22... Qd4+ (22... Qe7 $5) 23. Qxd4 Bxd4+ (
23... cxd4 $2 {[%csl Re4]} 24. Nd1 Rxe4 25. Bd3 Rxf4 $140 $2 26. Bxh7+ $1 (26.
Rxf4 $2 Bh6 {[%csl Rc1,Rf4]} 27. Bxh7+ Kg7 $13) 26... Kxh7 (26... Kh8 $2 27.
Rxf4 Bh6 28. Rxh4 Bxc1 29. Bf5+ $18 {[%csl Rd7]}) 27. Rxf4 $16) 24. Kh1 Be5 $11
) ({or:} 20. Kh1 $5 {with approximately equal position.}) 20... Nc4 {[%csl Rd2,
Re3]} 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-B 80th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2018.01.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Korobov, Anton"]
[Black "Amin, Bassem"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[Annotator "Golubev,M"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2018.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/6000+30:20/3000+30:900+30"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:48]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} g6 {[%emt 0:
00:06]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 4. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d6
{[%emt 0:00:06]} 5. f3 {[%emt 0:00:17]} O-O 6. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:19]} c5 {
[%emt 0:01:19]} 7. d5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} h6 {[%emt 0:02:16]} 8. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:
27]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 9. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:27]} exd5 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 10. cxd5
{[%emt 0:00:07] These extremely complex positions formally belong to the
Modern Benoni but are more important for the King's Indian (where Black's plan
...c5 is considered nowadays to be the most principled answer to the Sämisch
System) and they more often arise, as in the featured game, through the King's
Indian move order.} a6 {[%emt 0:00:36] Other important options are ...Re8 and .
..h5.} 11. a4 {[%emt 0:00:43]} (11. Bxh6 {is answered by} Nxe4 $1 {followed by
...Qh4+.}) 11... h5 {[%emt 0:00:09] Now the fight intersects also with lines
where White plays Be3 (instead of Bg5, Be3) while Black, respectively, plays ..
.h7-h5 in one move (instead of ...h6, ...h5) . Such nuances do not make the
opening preparation easier but players have to know them.} ({Note that
Kasparov in his games preferred} 11... Re8 12. Nge2 ({less common is} 12. Be2
$5) 12... Nbd7) ({While an immediate} 11... Nbd7 $6 {allows} 12. Nh3 $1) 12.
Nge2 {[%emt 0:07:26] Deviations for White include 12.a5!? and 12.Bh6!?.} Nbd7
$1 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 13. Nc1 {[%emt 0:05:36]} ({White has to rearrange his
minor pieces. Another quite often played move is} 13. Nd1 {planning Nec3 and
Nf2.}) ({One more option is} 13. Nf4) 13... Ne5 {[%emt 0:13:11]} 14. Be2 {
[%emt 0:01:04]} Nh7 {[%emt 0:00:43] Again Black had a choice, between this
move and 14...Re8, 14...h4.} (14... Rb8 15. O-O Qe8 16. Rb1 Bd7 17. b4 cxb4 18.
Rxb4 b5 19. axb5 axb5 20. N1a2 Nc4 21. Bxc4 bxc4 22. Rxc4 h4 23. h3 Nh5 24. Re1
Rb3 25. Nc1 Ra3 26. Bd4 Be5 27. N1e2 Qe7 28. f4 Bxd4+ 29. Qxd4 Rfa8 30. e5 Re8
31. Nc1 Bf5 32. Qf2 Ng3 33. Nb5 Ra6 34. Nb3 Bd3 35. Rc7 Qd8 36. Nxd6 Qxc7 37.
Nxe8 Qc3 38. Nc5 Ra2 39. Nf6+ Kh8 40. Qe3 Qc2 41. Qf3 Qxc5+ 42. Kh2 Qc3 43. Rb1
Rxg2+ 44. Qxg2 {Milanovic,D (2507)-Kislinsky,A (2451) Belgrade 2016 1/2-1/2})
15. h3 {[%emt 0:18:35] Still not new, but at least little explored. White
makes sure that, after the possible further f4, the g4-square will not be
available for the black knight. Still, White is not really planning to play f4
on the next move (for example, after ...Re8), because his e4 pawn will become
vulnerable after the retreat ...Nd7.} f5 $5 {[%emt 0:01:43]} 16. f4 {[%emt 0:
03:21] But now it's a different story. Or, at least, Korobov so decided.} Nf7 {
[%emt 0:00:28]} 17. exf5 $146 {[%emt 0:06:17]} ({Previously,} 17. Nd3 $5 Re8
18. Nf2 {had been seen in practice.} Qe7 19. g4 Nf6 20. Rg1 fxe4 21. O-O-O b5
22. axb5 axb5 23. Bxb5 Bd7 24. Bxd7 Qxd7 25. gxh5 gxh5 26. Rg6 Ra1+ 27. Kc2
Rxd1 28. Qxd1 Nh6 29. Qg1 Kh7 30. Rg5 Nf5 31. Nfd1 Bh6 32. Rg6 Qf7 33. Rg2 Nxd5
34. Nxd5 Qxd5 35. Rd2 Qc4+ 36. Kb1 Rb8 37. Qf2 Rb3 38. Qg1 Rd3 {0-1 (38)
Yakubboev,N (2131)-Alikulov,E (2212) Tashkent 2014}) 17... gxf5 $6 {[%emt 0:00:
59]} ({After} 17... Bxf5 $1 {Amin possibly disliked} 18. g4 {otherwise it's
hard to understand his decision. But Black is apparently doing very well
because White is underdeveloped:} Bd7 {and, for example,} 19. Nd3 Qe7 20. O-O-O
$2 {just loses a piece:} Rae8 21. Bf2 Bxc3 $19 {. While after the game move
White is at least somewhat better.}) 18. O-O {[%emt 0:00:36]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:
55]} 19. Bf2 {[%emt 0:02:35]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:48]} 20. a5 {[%emt 0:05:17]} Bb5
$6 {[%emt 0:10:36]} ({Black could have tried} 20... Nh8 21. Bh4 Ng6 22. Bg5 ({
White can also accept the pawn sacrifice,} 22. Bxf6 $5 Qxf6 23. Bxh5) 22... h4)
21. Re1 {[%emt 0:04:37]} Re8 {[%emt 0:05:31]} 22. Qc2 {[%emt 0:05:43]} Qd7 {
[%emt 0:03:46]} 23. Bf3 {[%emt 0:03:20]} Rxe1+ {[%emt 0:02:09]} 24. Bxe1 {
[%emt 0:00:02]} Re8 {[%emt 0:16:05]} 25. N1e2 {[%emt 0:01:30]} Ng4 $5 {[%emt 0:
03:38] In a worse for him position Black is trying to complicate matters.} 26.
Nxb5 $5 {[%emt 0:05:10]} axb5 {[%emt 0:00:51]} ({It was worth considering} 
26... Ne3 $5) 27. Bc3 $5 {[%emt 0:03:11]} Nfh6 $6 {[%emt 0:24:08]} ({Again} 
27... Ne3 {could have been a better chance.}) 28. Ng3 $1 {[%emt 0:04:03]} Bxc3
{[%emt 0:05:22]} 29. Qxc3 {[%emt 0:06:30]} b4 {[%emt 0:04:26]} 30. Qd2 {
[%emt 0:00:44]} h4 {[%emt 0:01:21]} 31. hxg4 $2 {[%emt 0:05:29] After Black's
on principle wrong decision on the 17th move Korobov gradually outplayed his
opponent, but now White goes astray, underestimating the dangers for his king,}
({The correct way was a calm} 31. Nf1 $1 {and if} Nf6 32. Qf2 {winning the
h4-pawn.}) 31... hxg3 {[%emt 0:02:08]} 32. g5 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Qg7 $1 {[%emt 0:
00:55]} 33. Bh5 $2 {[%emt 0:17:42]} ({White still could have achieved a draw
with precise play:} 33. Kf1 $1 {(planning Re1, which could not have been
played immediately because of 33...Qd4+!!)} Ng4 34. Bxg4 fxg4 35. Re1 $1 Rf8 $1
36. Qe3 Qf7 $5 37. Qe6 $1 Qxe6 38. dxe6 Rxf4+ 39. Ke2 Kf8 40. Ke3 $1 Rf5 ({or} 
40... Rf2 41. Kd3 $1 Ke7 {and now} 42. Re4 {or 42.Kc4}) 41. Rh1 $1 {planning
Rh7 or} Kg7 42. Rd1 $1 {and after} d5 {another pawn can be attacked:} 43. Rc1)
33... Nf7 $1 {[%emt 0:00:14] The g3-pawn is like a splinter in White's
position. Black's main threat now is ...Qh8! and White should do something
about this...} 34. Qd3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} (34. Re1 {still loses to} Qd4+ $1)
34... Qxb2 $1 {[%emt 0:04:10]} 35. Bxf7+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} ({White is lost also
after} 35. Rf1 Qh8 $1 36. Bxf7+ Kxf7 $1 37. Qxf5+ Ke7 $1 38. Qe6+ ({or} 38.
Re1+ Kd8 39. Rxe8+ Qxe8 40. Kf1 Qe3 41. Qf6+ Kc7 {and wins}) 38... Kd8 39.
Qxd6+ Kc8 40. Qxc5+ Kb8 $19 {and then, for example,} 41. Rc1 b3 42. d6 b2 43.
Rb1 Qh2+ 44. Kf1 Qh1+ 45. Qg1 Qh7 46. Rxb2 Qd3+) 35... Kg7 $1 {[%emt 0:03:06]}
({But not} 35... Kxf7 $2 36. Qxf5+ $11 {with a draw: if} Kg7 37. Qd7+) 36. Bxe8
{[%emt 0:00:47]} ({Or} 36. Rf1 Re1 $1 37. Qxg3 Qd4+ 38. Qf2 ({if} 38. Kh2 Rxf1)
38... Qxf2+ 39. Kxf2 Rxf1+ 40. Kxf1 b3 $1 $19 {and the black pawn is
unstoppable:} 41. Be6 Kg6 42. g4 fxg4) 36... Qxa1+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} 37. Qf1 {
[%emt 0:00:01]} Qd4+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} 38. Kh1 {[%emt 0:00:09]} b3 {[%emt 0:02:
05]} ({There were other winning moves as well. For example,} 38... Kf8) 39. Qe1
{[%emt 0:01:35]} Kf8 $1 {[%emt 0:00:44]} 40. Bh5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} {White
resigned because the variations are pretty simple:} Qe4 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 41.
Qxe4 ({or} 41. Qa1 b2) 41... fxe4 42. Bd1 ({or} 42. Bg6 e3 43. Bd3 b2) 42... b2
43. Bc2 e3 {...followed by 44...e2.} 0-1

[Event "FRA-chT poule haute"]
[Site "Belfort"]
[Date "2004.05.10"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Hamdouchi, Hicham"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]
[BlackElo "2588"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2004.05.08"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gonfreville"]
[BlackTeam "Montpellier"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 exd5 4. cxd5 d6 5. Nc3 g6 6. e4 Bg7 7. Nge2 Nf6 8. Ng3
O-O 9. Be2 Na6 10. O-O Nc7 11. a4 b6 $5 (11... a6 12. f4 Rb8 13. Bf3 h5 14. f5
Nd7 15. Bxh5 gxh5 16. Nxh5 Bd4+ 17. Kh1 f6 18. Ne2 Kf7 19. Nxd4 cxd4 20. Nf4
$40 {1-0 Zvjaginsev,V-Mastrovasilis,A/Istanbul 2003/CBM 96 (33)}) 12. Bg5 h6
13. Be3 Re8 14. Rb1 {TN} (14. Qd2 Kh7 15. f3 Rb8 16. Nh1 a6 17. Rab1 Bb7 18.
Nf2 Qe7 19. Nfd1 Nd7 20. b4 $14 {1-0 Abdulla,A-Paragua,M/Bled 2002/EXT 2003 
(50)}) 14... Ba6 15. b4 $6 (15. f3 $5 Bxe2 (15... Nd7 16. Qd2 Kh7 17. b4 $36)
16. Ngxe2 (16. Qxe2 Nfxd5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 Rxe3 19. Qxe3 Bd4 $19) 16...
Nd7 17. b4) 15... Ng4 $1 16. Bd2 (16. Bxg4 Bxf1 17. Qxf1 Bxc3 18. bxc5 dxc5 19.
Bxh6 Qh4 20. Qc1 Nxd5 $1 $17) 16... Bxe2 (16... Bxc3 17. Bxc3 Bxe2 18. Qxe2
Nxd5 19. Ba1 Qh4 20. h3 Ngf6 21. Qb2 $36) 17. Ncxe2 h5 $5 18. f3 Ne5 19. bxc5
bxc5 20. Qc2 Qc8 21. Ba5 $1 (21. Nf4 Qa6 22. Bc3 Rab8 23. Nge2 Qc4 $132) 21...
Re7 22. Bc3 h4 23. Nh1 Qa6 (23... h3 24. g3 (24. g4 Nxf3+ 25. Rxf3 Qxg4+ 26.
Rg3 Qxe4 $15) 24... Qa6 25. Bxe5 Bxe5 26. Nf2 $16) 24. Nf2 Qc4 25. Rfc1 $14
Rae8 26. Qd1 Qa6 27. Bd2 $6 (27. f4 Nd7 (27... Nc4 28. Bxg7 Kxg7 29. Nc3 $16)
28. Bxg7 Kxg7 29. Nc3 Nf6 30. Qf3 $16) 27... h3 $1 28. Bg5 (28. Nxh3 Nd3 29.
Rc2 Nxd5 $17) 28... f6 29. Bf4 hxg2 30. Kxg2 f5 $1 $132 31. Ng3 fxe4 32. fxe4
Rf8 33. Bxe5 Bxe5 34. Qc2 Qc8 $1 35. Rf1 Rh7 $40 36. Qe2 Rh4 37. Rb3 (37. h3
Rxf2+ 38. Kxf2 Qxh3 $19) 37... Ne8 $1 38. h3 $2 $138 (38. Rf3 Rxf3 39. Qxf3 Nf6
40. h3 $15) 38... Nf6 (38... Rxf2+ $1 39. Qxf2 (39. Kxf2 Qxh3 40. Rg1 Bd4+ $19)
39... Qxh3+ 40. Kf3 Rf4+) 39. Rf3 Bxg3 $1 40. Kxg3 (40. Rxg3 Nh5 41. Rxg6+ Kh7
42. Rg4 Nf4+ $17) 40... Nh5+ $2 $138 (40... Nxe4+ $1 41. Kg2 (41. Nxe4 Rxh3+
42. Kg2 Qg4+ 43. Ng3 Rxg3+) 41... Rxf3 42. Qxf3 Qf5 $17) 41. Kxh4 Qd8+ 42. Kg4
Qd7+ 43. Kg5 Qe7+ 44. Kg4 $11 (44. Kxg6 $2 Nf6 $1 $19) 44... Qd7+ 45. Kg5 Qe7+
46. Kg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Budapest zt-B"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Chernin, Alexander"]
[Black "Marin, Mihail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1993.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Knaak} Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 d6 4. Nc3 g6 5. e4 Bg7 6. h3 O-O 7. Bd3 e6 8.
Bg5 exd5 9. cxd5 Re8 (9... h6 10. Be3 b5 (10... Re8 11. Nge2 Nbd7 12. Ng3 a6
13. a4 Ne5 14. Be2 Nh7 15. O-O Qh4 $10 {Yermolinsky-Sherzer USA ch 1992}) 11.
Nxb5 Re8 (11... Na6 12. Ne2 Rb8 13. O-O Qd7 14. Nec3 Nb4 15. Be2 Re8 16. a3 a6
17. axb4 cxb4 18. Na4 axb5 19. Nb6 Qd8 20. Nxc8 Qxc8 21. f3 Nh5 $13 {
Gulko-Sherzer USA ch 1992}) 12. Nc3 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 f5 14. Ne2 fxe4 15. Bc2 Ba6
16. O-O $14 {Chernin-Sznapik Budapest zt-B 1993}) (9... Nbd7 10. Nf3 a6 11. a4
Qc7 12. O-O c4 13. Bc2 Re8 14. Re1 Nc5 15. a5 Nfd7 16. Be3 Rb8 17. Bd4 $14 {
Chernin-Polgar,J Buenos Aires 1992}) (9... Qe8 10. Qe2 a6 11. a4 Nbd7 12. Nf3
Ne5 13. O-O Nfd7 14. Nd2 Nxd3 15. Qxd3 Ne5 16. Qg3 f5 $10 {Spassky-Polgar,J
Budapest m 1993}) 10. Nf3 c4 11. Bc2 b5 12. a3 a5 $6 (12... Na6 13. O-O Nc5 14.
Re1 Qb6 15. Qd2 a5 16. e5 $14 {Rogozenko-Marin Bucharest 1993}) (12... Na6 {
Knaak Rogozenko-Marin/Bucharest/1993/CBM 34-VC}) 13. Nxb5 Qb6 14. Qd4 $1 Qxb5 (
14... Qxd4 15. Nfxd4 Nxe4 16. Be3 $16 {><c7,><d6}) 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Qxf6 Nd7 (
16... Qxd5 17. O-O $16) 17. Qd4 {/\18.0-0 +-} (17. Qc3 Qxd5 (17... Nc5 18. Nd2
$16 (18. Nd4 $2 Nxe4 $1)) 18. O-O $14) 17... c3 $8 {עe1} 18. bxc3 Qb2 (18...
Ba6 19. c4 Qxc4 20. Qxc4 Bxc4 21. Kd2 $16) 19. Kd2 Nc5 20. Qxc5 $1 dxc5 21.
Rhb1 Rb8 22. Rxb2 Rxb2 23. Kc1 (23. c4 $6 Rxe4 24. Kc3 Rxc2+ $13) 23... Rb8 24.
c4 $18 Ba6 25. Bd3 Kg7 26. Kc2 f6 27. Kc3 Re7 28. Bc2 Bc8 29. Nd2 {/\f2-f4 +
Sd2-f3 + e4-e5} f5 30. Nb3 fxe4 31. Nxc5 e3 32. d6 Re8 33. d7 Bxd7 34. Nxd7
exf2 35. Rf1 (35. Nxb8 $4 Re1 $19) 35... Rb7 36. Nc5 Rf7 37. Ne4 Rf4 38. Kd4
Rf7 39. c5 (39. Rxf2 $2 Rxe4+ $17) 39... Rd7+ 40. Kc3 Rde7 41. Rxf2 Rxe4 42.
Bxe4 Rxe4 43. Rc2 Kf7 44. c6 (44. c6 Ke7 45. c7 Kd7 46. c8=Q+ Kxc8 47. Kd3+ $18
) 1-0

[Event "Women-Veterans"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Black "Arakhamia Grant, Ketevan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1996.08.15"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Bg5 h6 7. Be3 c5 {there
are very few games with this move because of h6} 8. d5 {this move order is not
supposed to be good for black since after h6 in many lines black will not be
able to use the c1-h6 diagonal,I mean after dxc5 that is way dxc5 now is
better than 6.Be3 c5 7.dxc5 ...} (8. dxc5 dxc5 9. Qxd8 Rxd8 10. Bxc5 Nc6 11.
Nge2 b6 12. Ba3 e6 13. Rd1 Bb7 14. Nb5 Ne8 15. Nc1 $14 {/+/- Salov,V-Kamsky,G
Sanghi Nagar Fide sf2 1995}) 8... e6 9. Qd2 exd5 10. cxd5 h5 {now we have
reached the normal Benoni position from this line} 11. Nge2 Nbd7 12. Nf4 {
the main line is 12.Nc1} Ne5 (12... a6 13. Rc1 Ne5 14. b3 b5 15. Be2 Re8 16.
O-O Bd7 17. Kh1 Qe7 18. Rfe1 h4 19. Nd1 a5 (19... g5 20. Nd3 g4 21. Nxe5 Qxe5
22. Bf4 Qh5 23. Nf2 $16 {Sulipa,A}) 20. Nf2 b4 {Sulipa,A-Renet,O Groningen 
(open) 1991 53/88 [Sulipa,A]} 21. N4h3 $1 a4 22. Bg5 Bxh3 23. Nxh3 Ned7 24. Bb5
$16) 13. Be2 a6 14. a4 b6 (14... Bd7 15. O-O Rb8 16. a5 Qe8 {with the idea Bb5,
Sulipa,A}) (14... Qa5 15. O-O c4 $6 (15... Bd7 16. Rfc1 Rfc8 $1 {with the idea
Be8-Nfd7-c4-Nc5}) 16. Nb1 $1 Qc7 (16... Qxd2 17. Nxd2 g5 18. Nh3 Bxh3 19. gxh3
Nh7 20. Bxc4 $16) 17. Na3 Nfd7 18. Rfc1 Nc5 19. Bd1 (19. Nxc4 $2 Nb3 20. Nb6
Qxb6 $1 $19) 19... f5 {Ionescu,Co-Sorin,A El Vendrell 1992 56/84 [Ionescu,co]}
20. Nxc4 $1 Nxc4 21. Rxc4 Kh7 22. exf5 Bxf5 23. a5 $1 $16) 15. O-O Rb8 (15...
Bd7 16. Nh3 $5 {Nf2-f4} c4 (16... Bxh3 17. gxh3 Qc8 18. f4 Ned7 19. Rac1 $13)
17. f4 (17. Nf2 $2 b5 18. h3 b4 19. Ncd1 a5 20. f4 Nd3 {Varga,Zo}) 17... Neg4
18. Bd4 b5 19. e5 dxe5 20. fxe5 Nh7 21. axb5 Nxe5 $6 (21... axb5 22. Rxa8 Qxa8
23. e6 fxe6 24. dxe6 Rxf1+ 25. Bxf1 Bxe6 26. Bxg7 Kxg7 27. Nxb5 Qa1 28. Nf4 Bf7
29. h3 $10 {Varga,Zo}) 22. bxa6 Re8 (22... Bxh3 23. gxh3 Qc8) 23. Nf2 $16 {
Varga,Zo-Petursson,M Andorra 1991 53/87 [Varga,Zo]}) 16. Kh1 c4 17. Rab1 Nfd7 (
17... b5 18. axb5 axb5 19. b4 $1) 18. Nh3 (18. b4 cxb3 19. Rxb3 Nc5 20. Rbb1 f5
$13) 18... Nc5 19. Nf2 Nb3 (19... b5) 20. Qd1 b5 $2 {quite a simple mistake,
white's combination is not very diffuclt to forecast} 21. axb5 axb5 22. f4 Nd7
23. Nxb5 $1 Rxb5 24. Bxc4 Rb4 25. Bxb3 Ba6 26. Re1 Qb8 27. Bc2 Rxb2 28. e5 $1 {
to original plan of white in this variation} dxe5 29. f5 {white sacrifised his
pawn but gainsed very strong initiative on the king's side} Rxb1 (29... gxf5
30. Qxh5) 30. Bxb1 Qb4 31. fxg6 f5 32. d6 $1 {the threat is Ba2} Bc4 33. Nd3
Qxd6 34. Qxh5 Rf6 (34... Nf6 35. Qxf5) 35. Rc1 Ba6 (35... Bxd3 36. Rc8+ {
with Qh7 mate on the next move}) 36. Nc5 Kf8 37. Rd1 1-0

[Event "Goodricke op 12th"]
[Site "Kolkata"]
[Date "2001.02.11"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gallagher, Joseph G"]
[Black "Wajih, Nassir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2519"]
[BlackElo "2350"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. f3 d6 6. Nge2 Nbd7 ({Or} 6... c5 {
immediately and if} 7. d5 {then} e6 8. Ng3 exd5 9. cxd5 {transposing to the
A65 Benoni.}) 7. Bg5 (7. Be3 {can also be met by} c5) 7... c5 8. d5 a6 {
/\ b5 with a Benko Gambit type of position.} 9. a4 {Radically preventing the P
sac b7-b5.} h6 10. Be3 Ne5 11. Ng3 e6 12. Be2 exd5 13. cxd5 {Now we have
reached a Benoni formation again.} Re8 {This is a bit premature.} (13... h5 $1
{is the precise move order, for example:} 14. O-O Nh7 15. Qd2 h4 16. Nh1 f5 17.
Nf2 {is the popular main line these days with a complex middlegame position.}
Re8 {- Gulko-J.Polgar, Yerevan ol 1996 CBM}) 14. O-O h5 15. Qd2 (15. Nh1 Nh7
16. Nf2 f5 17. Qd2 h4 {transposes to the main lines again.} (17... g5 18. exf5
Bxf5 19. Rae1 Nf7 20. Nce4 h4 21. b4 cxb4 22. Qxb4 Qd7 23. Bd4 Bxd4 24. Qxd4
$14 {Gavrikov-Yurtaev, SU 1983 36/114})) (15. h3 Rb8 (15... Qc7 16. f4 Ned7 {
If the N has to retreat to d7, Black is usually in a big trouble.} 17. Bf3 Rb8
18. Rc1 {/\ b4} b5 19. axb5 axb5 20. b4 c4 21. Bd4 $16 {successfully
blockading the <<, Rabinovich-Deutsch, Tel Aviv 1995.}) 16. Qd2 {- 15.Qd2})
15... Rb8 $6 {This is again too slow.} (15... Nh7 {- A65 Pelletier-Gallagher,
BL 1999 CBM 74}) (15... Bd7 16. Nh1 {This is a typical idea improving the N's
position.} Rb8 17. Rfb1 Qa5 18. Nf2 Qb4 19. Qc2 Nh7 20. Bd2 Nc4 21. Be1 Ne3 22.
Qc1 Qd4 23. Ra3 f5 24. Na2 $16 {and suddenly Black's Q is in a big danger,
Bischoff-Moss, Hastings 1998.}) (15... h4 16. Nh1 Nh5 17. Nf2 f5 18. Bg5 Bf6
19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. f4 Ng4 21. Bxg4 fxg4 22. e5 $1 {This is the typical central
breakthrough here!} dxe5 23. fxe5 Rxe5 24. Nxg4 $18 {Vyzmanavin-Enhbat,
Cheliabinsk 1990}) 16. h3 Ned7 {Soon or later the N has to abandon his strong
centralized position.} (16... Nh7 {is met by the standard} 17. f4 Nd7 18. e5 $1
dxe5 19. f5 $1 {This is one of the main ideas solving the central problems in
the Benoni.} b5 (19... Nhf6 20. fxg6 fxg6 21. d6 Kh7 22. Nge4 Qa5 23. Qc2 $16 {
Ibragimov-Praznik, Bled op 1996}) 20. axb5 axb5 21. fxg6 fxg6 22. Nge4 $40 {
Czerwonski-Sznapik, Czestochowa 1992}) (16... b6 17. Rab1 $14) 17. Nh1 $1 {
This manoeuvre improves the N's position, on g3 he was not well placed.} Qc7 (
17... b6 18. Nf2 Qe7 19. Rab1 $14 {/\ b4}) 18. b3 Nf8 $6 {The N is really ugly
here.} (18... b6 19. Rab1 $14) 19. Nf2 Bd7 20. a5 {This allows the freeing
move b5.} (20. Rfc1 $1 {was the best prophylaxys on the << :} b5 21. axb5 axb5
22. b4 $16) 20... b5 21. axb6 Rxb6 22. Bc4 (22. Rxa6 Rxb3 23. Bf4 Rb6 24. Rxb6
Qxb6 25. Rb1 Qc7 26. Nb5 $14 {and >< d6 remains weak.}) 22... Bb5 {Now the
black pieces begin to run out of passivity.} 23. Nd3 (23. Nxb5 axb5 24. Be2
N6d7 $13) 23... Bxc4 24. bxc4 N6d7 25. Ra3 Ne5 (25... Reb8 $5 26. f4 Rb4) 26.
Nxe5 Bxe5 27. f4 $6 {White sacrifices a P for getting the long /^.} Bxc3 (27...
Bg7 28. e5 dxe5 29. Na4 (29. f5 e4) 29... Rb4 30. Nxc5 Rxc4 31. d6) 28. Rxc3
Rxe4 29. f5 Qb8 {The Q is completely out of play here.} (29... Qe7 $1 {was
required, and White has to show something real for the sacrificed P.}) 30. Bh6
Rb2 31. Qg5 Nh7 32. Qc1 h4 $2 (32... Ree2 {was the last chance for a fight,
for example:} 33. Rg3 Qb3 $1 34. fxg6 Qxg3 35. gxf7+ Kh8 36. f8=Q+ Nxf8 37.
Rxf8+ Kh7 38. Rf7+ $11 {and there is no more than perpetual check.}) 33. fxg6
fxg6 34. Re3 {Now White has nasty threats on the long /^.} Re2 35. Qc3 Qb7 36.
Ref3 (36. Rxe2 Rxe2 37. Qd3 $18 {was also tempting.}) 36... Re5 37. Qd3 R5e4
38. Qc3 Re5 39. Bf4 $18 Re8 40. Bxd6 {winning back the material with a winning
position.} Qb2 41. Qxb2 Rxb2 42. Bxc5 Rc8 43. Bd4 Rb4 44. Rf7 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 11th"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "1997.05.??"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Haba, Petr"]
[Black "Santos, Carlos Pereira Dos"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2340"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1997.05.05"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Czech Republic"]
[BlackTeam "Portugal"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 Nbd7 (6... c5 7. Nge2
Nc6 8. d5 Ne5 {is an other possibility to reach the game position, but 7.dxc5
is not tasty for everybody.}) 7. Nge2 c5 8. d5 (8. Qd2 {is recommended by
theory nowadays.}) 8... Ne5 9. Ng3 e6 10. Be2 exd5 11. cxd5 a6 (11... h5 $5)
12. O-O (12. a4 {is played more frequently. The game continuation is not
fighting against b7-b5 immediately. White delays the fight on the queenside
for a while preparing the weakening a2-a4.}) 12... b5 13. Qd2 Re8 {against Bh6}
14. b3 Bb7 $6 {The B is badly placed here.} (14... h5 $5) 15. Rac1 Rc8 16. a4 (
16. h3 {/\ f4} h5 17. f4 {is an early breakthrough in the centre} Ned7 {>< e4}
18. e5 (18. Bf3 b4 {/\ h4}) 18... dxe5 19. f5 (19. fxe5 Rxe5) 19... b4 20. Nce4
h4) 16... bxa4 $1 (16... b4 $6 17. Nd1 {>< c4}) 17. Nxa4 Rb8 18. h3 Bc8 19. f4
$6 {is again an unprepared push in the centre.} (19. Qc2 $14) 19... Ned7 20. e5
{[#]} Rxb3 $1 {A bold from the blue! White has overlooked this tactical
possibility.} (20... dxe5 $6 21. f5 $1 e4 22. Bc4 $44) 21. exf6 Rbxe3 22. fxg7
Qh4 $1 (22... Rxg3 23. Bf3 {Now the rook is trapped.} Qh4 (23... Nf6 24. Qf2)
24. Nc3 $1 (24. Rce1 Rxe1 25. Rxe1 Rxf3 26. Re8+ Kxg7 27. gxf3 Qg3+ 28. Qg2
Qxf4) 24... Nf6 25. Ne2) 23. Qe1 Qxg3 (23... Rxg3 $2 24. Rf3 $1) 24. Qxg3 Rxg3
25. Bf3 {White's only chance is the trapped R on g3.} Nf6 26. Rfe1 (26. Kh2
Rxf3 27. Rxf3 Nxd5 $17) 26... g5 (26... Rxe1+ 27. Rxe1 Kxg7 28. Kf2 Rxf3+ 29.
Kxf3 Bb7 $15) 27. Nb6 Bf5 28. Nc4 Ne4 $4 {This is a serious blunder because of
the pin on the e line.} (28... Rxe1+ $1 29. Rxe1 gxf4 30. Nxd6 Bxh3 {was
simple and good!}) 29. fxg5 (29. Bxe4 $2 Rxe4 30. Nxd6 Rxf4) 29... Rxg5 30. Re3
$2 (30. Ra1 $1 Nf6 31. Rxe8+ Nxe8 32. Rxa6 $16) 30... Re7 $4 {This blunder is
decisive already.} (30... Nf6 $1 31. Rxe8+ Nxe8 32. Re1 Bd7 33. Re7 Bb5) 31.
Nxd6 $1 $18 Nxd6 32. Rxe7 Kxg7 33. h4 Rg6 34. Rxc5 Bg4 35. h5 Rg5 36. Bxg4 Rxg4
37. Rc6 Nf5 38. Re5 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 13th Group2"]
[Site "Eupen"]
[Date "1997.09.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Lewis, Andrew P"]
[Black "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2320"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1997.09.22"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "London Barbican"]
[BlackTeam "Liepaja Baltika"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "LAT"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. e4 Nf6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 c5 (6... e5 7. Bg5 $1
c6 8. Qd2 Nbd7 9. d5 $14) (6... c6 $5 7. Be3 e5) 7. d5 e6 8. Ng3 exd5 9. cxd5
a6 10. a4 h5 (10... Nbd7 $5 11. Be2 h5) 11. Bg5 (11. Be2 Nbd7 12. O-O Nh7 13.
Be3 Re8 (13... Ne5) 14. Qd2 f5 15. Rad1 h4 16. Nh1 Ne5 17. Nf2 Bd7 (17... b6 $5
) 18. exf5 Bxf5 19. g4 hxg3 20. hxg3 Nf6 21. Kg2 Bd7 22. Bh6 Nf7 23. Bxg7 Kxg7
24. Rh1 Qe7 25. a5 Rh8 $10 {Ward-Peng Xiaomin, China-England 1997}) 11... Qa5
$5 12. Be2 Nbd7 (12... Nh7 13. Bd2 Qd8 14. Be3 (14. O-O $4 Bd4+ 15. Kh1 h4 $19)
14... Nd7 15. O-O Ne5 16. Qd2 h4 17. Nh1 f5 18. Nf2 {leads to the main line
with funny transpositions, compare to 11.Be2.}) (12... Re8 13. O-O Nh7 14. Be3
Nd7 (14... Bxc3 $6 15. bxc3 Qxc3 16. Qc1 $1 {Suddenly White goes for the
exchange of Q while he is a P down. The idea is that Black can hardly finish
the development of his << because of the pressure on the b <->.} Qxc1 17. Rfxc1
Nd7 18. Bf4 Ne5 19. Rcb1 f6 20. Rb6 Rd8 21. Bxe5 $1 fxe5 22. Nf1 $16 {
Adorjan-Sznapik, Banja Luka 1983}) 15. Qd2 $13) 13. O-O Nh7 14. Be3 (14. Bd2)
14... Re8 (14... Bxc3 15. bxc3 Qxc3 {looks a bit better, than the Adorjan game.
}) 15. Nh1 (15. Qd2 $5) 15... Ne5 16. Nf2 Qb4 17. Bd2 {It is not easy to
capture the Q:} (17. a5 Bd7 (17... Qxb2 18. Na4 Qb4 19. Nb6 Rb8 20. Bd2 Qd4 21.
Qc1 $44)) (17. Ra3 Nc4 18. Bxc4 Qxc4 19. a5 (19. Bf4 Bf8 20. Rb3) 19... Bd7)
17... Qd4 18. a5 Bd7 19. Ra3 Rab8 (19... Nc4 20. Bxc4 Qxc4 21. Bf4 (21. Rb3 Bb5
)) 20. Rb3 $2 {but suddenly} (20. Qc1 Nc4 (20... b5 $2 21. Be3 Qb4 22. Na2 $18)
21. Bxc4 Qxc4 22. Bf4 Be5 (22... Bf8 23. Re1) 23. Bxe5 Rxe5 24. f4) 20... b5 $1
{comes with a great effect.} 21. axb6 c4 $1 22. Ra3 Qxb6 23. Ra2 Bb5 24. Qc1
Nf6 25. Be3 Qc7 26. Nxb5 $2 {To give away this N against the seemingly bad B
is a grave error.} (26. Qd2) 26... axb5 27. b4 {Usually this blocvkade
strategy is good for White. In this case Black's invasion on the << is
irresistible.} Ra8 28. Qc2 Ned7 $1 {/\ Nb6-a4} 29. Bc1 Nb6 30. Nd1 Rxa2 31.
Qxa2 Na4 {White cannot blockade the vital c3 square.} 32. Qc2 Nd7 33. Bd2 $2 {
overlooking Black's next move.} f5 $1 $19 {Now Black dominates all over the
board.} 34. Nc3 Nxc3 35. Bxc3 Bxc3 36. Qxc3 fxe4 37. fxe4 Qa7+ $1 (37... Rxe4
$143 38. Qg3 Nf8 39. Bxh5) 38. Kh1 Ne5 39. Qg3 Rf8 40. Bf3 Qe3 41. h3 Kg7 42.
Kh2 Ra8 43. Qh4 g5 44. Qg3 h4 0-1

[Event "SVK-CRO"]
[Site "Piestany"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lalic, Bogdan"]
[Black "Timoscenko, Gennadij A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "SVK"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c5 7. Nge2 Nc6 8. d5
Ne5 9. Ng3 e6 10. Be2 exd5 11. cxd5 a6 12. a4 Bd7 13. O-O b5 14. h3 Rb8 $1 15.
axb5 (15. Qd2 Ne8 $1 $13) (15. Rf2 Ne8 $1 16. Qd2 Nc4 17. Bxc4 bxc4 18. Kh2 f5
19. exf5 Bxf5 20. Nxf5 Rxf5 21. g4 Rf7 22. Rc1 Nf6 $13 {Vyzmanavin-Hebden,
Cappelle la Grande 1992}) (15. f4 Nc4 16. Bxc4 bxc4 $10) (15. b3 Ne8 $1 16. Rc1
bxa4 $5 17. f4 (17. bxa4 Rb4 18. Bxa6 Qa5 19. Bb5 Bxb5 20. axb5 Nc7 21. Kh1
Nxb5 22. Nxb5 Qxb5 $17 {Reilly-Nunn, Islington 1990}) 17... axb3 18. fxe5 Bxe5
$44) 15... Bxb5 $1 16. Nxb5 axb5 17. b3 Ned7 18. Ra6 (18. Ra6 Ne8 $13) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Czerniak Memorial 12th"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kaspi, Alexander"]
[Black "Har Zvi, Ronen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[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. c4 {Bykhovsky,Av} Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c5 7.
Nge2 Nc6 8. d5 Ne5 9. Ng3 e6 10. Be2 exd5 11. cxd5 h5 12. O-O a6 13. a4 (13.
Qd2 $5 b5 14. Bh6) 13... Nh7 14. Qd2 h4 15. Nh1 f5 16. Nf2 fxe4 $6 {This move
activates the passive N on f2.} (16... Re8 $5) (16... Qf6 $5) (16... Re8 $5 {
Bykhovsky,A} 17. Kh1 Rb8 18. Rg1 Kh8 19. g3 b5 $13 {Vyzmanavin,A-Georgiev,Kir/
Groningen/1993/1:0/41/}) 17. Nfxe4 {N/} (17. Ncxe4 Bf5 18. g4 (18. Bh6 {
Bykhovsky,A} Qe7 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. f4 Nd7 21. Bf3 Ndf6 22. Rae1 $14 {Janov,
V-Tatay,F/Cordoba/1990/0,5/34/}) 18... hxg3 19. hxg3 Nf6 20. Ng5 $14) 17... Bf5
18. Bh6 (18. Rab1 $5 {/\ b4}) 18... Rb8 (18... Qe7 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. f4 Nd7 21.
Bf3 Ndf6 22. Rae1 $14 {O.Jacobsen-Sznapik, Copenhagen op 1990}) 19. Bxg7 Kxg7
20. f4 Nf7 21. Nf2 {/\g4/} Nf6 22. Bf3 (22. g4) 22... Qa5 (22... Re8) (22...
Qd7 {Bykhovsky,A /\b5 /}) 23. Rfe1 Rfe8 24. g4 hxg3 25. hxg3 Nh6 26. Nce4 Qxd2
27. Nxd2 Bd7 (27... Rxe1+ $1 {Bykhovsky,A} 28. Rxe1 b5 $132) (27... b5 $5 {
Bykhovsky,A}) 28. Nde4 Nxe4 29. Nxe4 Nf5 30. Kf2 Rf8 (30... b5 {Bykhovsky,A}
31. g4 $16) 31. Bg4 $16 Rbd8 32. Ng5 Rde8 (32... b6 {Bykhovsky,A} 33. Bxf5 $1 {
/\Re7/}) 33. a5 Kg8 (33... Rxe1 {Bykhovsky,A} 34. Rxe1 Re8 35. Rh1 $18) 34. Rh1
1-0

[Event "ROM-ch"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1998.12.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grigore, George Gabriel"]
[Black "Florean, Andrei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1998.12.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 d6 4. Nc3 g6 5. e4 Bg7 6. h3 O-O 7. Bd3 e6 8. Bg5 (8.
Nf3 exd5 9. exd5 {is supposed to be the main line with small, but durable
advantage for White, where Black cannot find an active counterplay.}) 8... exd5
9. cxd5 {We get a Benoni position with h3 and Bd3, but the B doesn't belong to
g5.} Re8 10. Nf3 Na6 (10... c4 {is the main reply here with Nc5.} 11. Bc2 b5 {
/\ b4} 12. a3 Bd7 $1 (12... Na6 {- Volzhin-Poluliakhov, Volgograd 1994 CBM 41.}
) (12... Nbd7 13. O-O a6 14. Re1 Bb7 {If a B has to develope this way there is
something wrong with the set-up in the Benoni.} 15. Qd2 Qb6 16. Bh6 (16. Be3 {
- Yermolinsky-Marin Tilburg 1994 CBM 44}) 16... Ne5 17. Nh2 $14 {-
Poluliakhov-Petrushin, Cerkesk 1997}) (12... a6 13. O-O Nbd7 {- 12...Nbd7}) 13.
O-O a5 14. Nd4 {Rogozhenko-Marin, Odorheiu Secuiesc 1993 CBM 36.} (14. Re1 Na6
(14... Qc8 $6 {is a very passive idea to escape from the pin.} 15. Nd4 Qb7 16.
Qf3 {Here we see the the problems connected with a B on d7, which is the
natural place for the N.} Nh5 17. Nf5 $1 Bxf5 18. exf5 Rxe1+ 19. Rxe1 Be5 20.
g4 $16 {Dumitrache-Popa, Romania (chT) 1997}) 15. e5 {Here this breakthrough
is not well-prepared.} dxe5 16. Nxe5 b4 17. axb4 axb4 18. Nxd7 Rxe1+ 19. Qxe1
Qxd7 20. Ne4 Nxd5 $17 {Istratescu-Florean, Romania 1998})) 11. O-O h6 12. Bf4 (
12. Be3 $5 c4 13. Bc2 b5 14. a3 $14 {looks also better for White comparing the
previous lines, where White goes back deliberately to e3 with his B.}) 12... c4
13. Bc2 b5 14. a3 Qb6 15. Qd2 h5 {another weakening move is forced.} 16. Rfe1
Nc5 17. Bh6 a5 18. e5 $1 {This typical central breakthrough is White's
dangerous weapon in these types of position.} dxe5 19. Nxe5 Bf5 {Black wants
to fish in troubled waters, but the punishment will not wait any longer.} 20.
Bxf5 Nb3 21. Qf4 Nxa1 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Rxa1 b4 (23... gxf5 24. Qg5+ Kf8 25.
Qh6+ Kg8 26. Nc6 $16) 24. Na4 Qb8 {[#]} 25. Be6 $1 $18 {This nice move breaks
down the last defensive lines.} Ra7 (25... fxe6 26. Qg5) 26. Qd4 Rb7 (26...
fxe6 27. Nc6 $18) 27. Nxf7 bxa3 (27... Rxf7 28. Bxf7 Kxf7 29. Qxc4) 28. bxa3
Rxf7 29. Bxf7 Kxf7 30. Qxc4 {The rest is pure technique.} Re4 31. Qc6 Qe5 32.
Nc3 Re1+ 33. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 34. Kh2 Qxf2 35. Qe6+ Kg7 36. Qe5 Kf7 37. Ne4 Nxe4 38.
Qxe4 Qc5 39. Qe6+ Kg7 40. Qe5+ Kf8 41. Qf6+ Ke8 42. Qxg6+ Ke7 43. Qe6+ 1-0

[Event "Capablanca Memorial Elite 34th"]
[Site "Havana"]
[Date "1999.05.19"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Morovic Fernandez, Ivan"]
[Black "De la Paz Perdomo, Frank"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1999.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Meulders} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 a6
(7... h6 8. Be3 e6 9. Qd2 exd5 10. cxd5 h5 $5 {is one of the best
continuations here according to nowadays' theory.}) 8. Qd2 {Ignoring the
Benko-type of P sacrifice b7-b5.} e6 {Black has changed his mind.} 9. Nge2 (9.
a4 exd5 10. cxd5 {doesn't allow the advance on the << b7-b5.}) 9... exd5 10.
cxd5 b5 11. Ng3 {White doesn't care of b7-b5 hoping for undermining Black's
pawns by a well-prepared a2-a4, after which the >< c4 may become weak.} (11. a4
{Meulders} b4 12. Nd1 h6 13. Be3 ({Hier ist} 13. Bxh6 {natürlich schlecht,
weil Weiß auf e4 nicht mit einem Springer schlagen kann.} Nxe4 14. fxe4 Qh4+
15. g3 Qxh6 16. Qxh6 Bxh6 $15) 13... Nbd7 14. Rc1 Nh7 15. Nf2 Qh4 16. Nf4 Ne5
17. Be2 $11 {1/2-1/2 Galliamova Ivanchuk,A-Peng,Z/Tilburg 1994/CBM 43 ext (41)}
) 11... Re8 (11... Nbd7 12. Be2 Re8 {- 11...Re8} (12... c4 13. O-O Nc5 (13...
Rb8 {Meulders} 14. b4 cxb3 15. axb3 Nc5 16. Rfb1 Qc7 17. b4 $16 {1-0 Vasiukov,
E-Oll,L/Ivano Frankovsk 1982/EXT 99 (32)}) (13... Qc7 14. Bh6 Re8 15. Bxg7 {
1/2-1/2 Sadler,M-Kotronias,V/Gausdal 1994/EXT 97 (15)}) 14. Kh1 Bd7 (14... Re8
15. Rab1 $1 {/\ b4 L.Portisch-Damljanovic, Moscow olm 1994 CBM 45}) 15. Bh6 {
If White cannot destabilize Black's P structure on the <<, his only chances
lie on the >> and in the [+].} Bxh6 16. Qxh6 Qe7 {If f4-e5 cannot come in time,
Black has nothing to fear.} 17. Rfe1 Rfe8 18. Bf1 Rac8 19. Rac1 a5 20. Qd2 h5 {
'=/+' Meulders. Meulders: '1/2-1/2 Dreev,A-Van Wely,L/London 1996/CBM 55 (27)'}
21. Kg1 h4 22. Nh1 Nh5 $13 {Dreev-Van Wely, EU Cup London 1996}) (12... Qb6 13.
O-O Bb7 14. Be3 Qa5 15. Bh6 c4 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Bd1 Rac8 18. Bc2 h6 19. Kh1
Rfe8 20. a3 Qb6 21. Nce2 $14 {1.10-1.47. 1-0 Rivera,A-Hernandez,T/Capablanca
mem-D 1993/EXT 97 (26)}) (12... Nb6 13. b3 b4 14. Nd1 h6 15. Bxh6 Nxe4 16. fxe4
Bxa1 17. Bxf8 Qxf8 $15 {0-1 Allen,A-Rogers,I/Sun Coast 1998/EXT 99 (26)})) (
11... b4 {Meulders} 12. Nd1 Bb7 13. Be2 Nbd7 14. O-O Ne5 15. Rc1 Re8 16. b3 Qe7
17. Nf2 Rad8 18. Rfe1 Qf8 19. Qf4 Nxd5 20. exd5 f6 21. Bh4 g5 22. Bxg5 Ng6 23.
Qg4 fxg5 24. Bd3 $14 {0-1 Comp Comet-Comp Zeus/Jakarta 1996/EXT 98 (44)}) 12.
Be2 h5 $6 (12... Nbd7 13. O-O Qe7 (13... Qb6 14. Kh1 h5 {/\ Nh7} 15. Rfe1 Ne5
16. h3 {/\ f4} Nh7 17. Be3 b4 18. Nd1 h4 {'=/+' Meulders. Meulders: '1-0
Portisch,L-Sherzer,A/HUN-chT1 1995/EXT 97 (42)'} 19. Nf1 f5 {The White pieces
are pushed back, but Black cannot hold his active position in the [+], and he
himself has to retreat soon.} 20. Nf2 a5 21. Rac1 Ra7 22. f4 Nf7 23. Bd3 fxe4
24. Nxe4 $16 {L.Portisch-Sherzer, HUN-chT 1983}) (13... Qa5 14. Kh1 h5) (13...
c4 {Meulders} 14. Kh1 (14. b4 cxb3 15. axb3 Bb7 16. b4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Begovac,
F-Gallagher,J/SWZ-chT 1995/CBM 49 ext (50)}) 14... Qc7 15. Bh6 Bh8 16. Rac1 Nc5
17. Nd1 Qb6 18. Rc2 a5 19. Nf2 a4 20. Rb1 Nfd7 21. Be3 h5 22. Bf1 $11 {0-1
Rajkovic,D-Cvitan,O/JUG-chT 1989/TD (38)}) 14. Bh6 (14. Rac1 {This appears to
be a bit slow.} Qf8 15. a4 b4 16. Nd1 {White hasn't got time for exploiting
the weakness on c4.} h6 17. Be3 h5 18. Re1 h4 19. Nf1 Nh7 20. Nf2 f5 21. Bd3
Ne5 $13 {Dao Thien-Leitao, Menorca 1996}) 14... Qf8 {needs further
investigation.} ({avoiding the exchange of the bishops led to a catastrophe
after} 14... Bh8 $4 15. Nf5 $18 {in Chernin-Yermolinsky, Groningen PCA 1993.}))
13. O-O Qa5 $6 (13... Qb6 {at least provokes some reactions on the threat of
the /^ g1-a7.}) 14. a4 $1 {This is the main idea of White weakening Black's <<.
} b4 15. Nd1 Nh7 16. Bf4 {>< d6} Qd8 (16... c4 $2 {runs ahead without
preparation:} 17. Rc1 $1 h4 18. Nh1 $18) (16... Qb6 $6 {is already a loss of a
tempo.} 17. a5 (17. Ne3 {disturbes the harmony of the White pieces and may
lead to a disaster after} Bd4 $1 18. Kh1 $4 Bxe3 19. Qxe3 h4 $19) 17... Qa7 18.
Be3) (16... h4 {at least would have driven the N to a less active position.}
17. Nh1 Qd8 18. Nhf2 f5) 17. Re1 {Vacating the f1 square for the N, after
which he is close to >< c4.} h4 18. Nf1 Qf6 $6 (18... h3 $1 19. g3 f5) 19. h3
$1 {securing the /^ h2-b8 for the B.} Nd7 20. Bh2 Ne5 $6 (20... g5 $1 {/\ Nhf8,
Ng6 was the best chance for a blockade on the dark squares.}) 21. Nf2 g5 22.
Ne3 {'+/=' Meulders. Meulders: 'Weiß kontrolliert die weiße Felder, sowohl am
Königs- als am Damenflügel. Schwarz verfügt nicht über das übliche Gegenspiel
am Damenflügel. Sein einziger Trumpf ist die absolute Kontrolle von e5.'} Nf8 {
Meulders: '/\...Ng6.' As usual, only one tempo is missing for Black, but that
is enough.} 23. Bxe5 $1 $16 {Meulders: 'Bevor der zweite Springer die
Besetzung von e5 übernehmen kann, sorgt Weiß dafür daß er mit Tempogewinn Nc4
spielen kann, selbst wenn er dafür seinen guten Läufer aufgibt.'  Now the
breakthrough in the [+] is inevitable.} Qxe5 24. Nc4 Qg3 {[#]} (24... Qf6 25.
e5 $1 {was White's main idea.} dxe5 26. Ne4 Qf4 27. Nxg5 $16) (24... Qe7 {
Meulders} 25. Nb6 Ra7 26. Nxc8 Rxc8 27. Ng4 {/\Ne3|^c4/f5}) 25. Nh1 $1 {
preparing for the final exchange sacrifice.} Bd4+ 26. Qxd4 $1 {This is the
point. Now the Pd6 falls.} Qxe1+ 27. Rxe1 cxd4 28. Nxd6 Rd8 29. Nc4 {Meulders:
'Jetzt wäre Nxc8 nicht gut, weil Schwarz die Kontrolle über die c-Linie
ergreifen würde.' It is not easy for Black to blockade White's central pwans.}
Nd7 (29... Rb8 $6 30. Nf2 $16 {/\ Nd3}) (29... a5 30. Nf2 Ba6 31. Ne5 $1 $16)
30. Nf2 (30. Rd1 $6 {is met by} Nc5 $1 31. a5 Nb3) 30... a5 {Meulders: '/\...
Ba6xc4'} ({Or} 30... Nc5 31. a5) 31. Nd2 {'!' Meulders.} Nc5 (31... Ne5 32. Nb3
$16) (31... Ba6 32. Bxa6 Rxa6 33. Rc1 $16 {conquering the c <->.}) 32. b3 {
'=' Meulders. Meulders: '/=+Der starke Mehrbauer d5 und seine Kontrolle über
die weiße Felder bieten Weiß ausreichende Kompensation für die Qualität'} Ba6 {
'!' Meulders.} 33. Bxa6 Nxa6 (33... Rxa6 34. Rc1 Nd7 35. Nd3 f6 36. Rc7 $16 {
/\ Nc4 and Black's rooks are doomed to passivity.}) 34. Nd3 Rac8 35. Nc4 {
Without opened lines the black rooks are worthless.} Kf8 (35... Nc5 36. Nxc5
Rxc5 37. Rd1 $18) 36. Kf2 {'?' Meulders. Meulders: 'Die weiße Figuren stehen
optimal, also geht der König an die Arbeit.Weiß hätte aber sofort auf die
schwarze Bauern losgehen müssen.' White can slowly but surely improve his
position without any counterplay for Black.} (36. Rd1 $1 {(Meulders) /\Ndb2,
Rxd4|+/-} Nc5 37. Nxc5 (37. Nxa5 $1 Nxd3 38. Rxd3 $18) 37... Rxc5 38. Rxd4 $14)
36... Rc7 37. Ke2 Rdc8 38. Kd2 $2 {White forgets about Black's tactical
possibilities.} (38. Rc1 {was good to prepare against the exchange sacrifice.}
Nc5 39. Nxc5 Rxc5 40. Kd3 $18) 38... Rd8 $2 {Meulders: 'Verpatzt seine Chance.
' This gives up the game without fight.} (38... Rxc4 $1 39. bxc4 Rxc4 {would
be the last chance for Black.} (39... Rxc4 {Meulders} 40. Ne5 Rc3 41. Nc6 (41.
d6 Nc5 42. d7 Ke7 43. Nxf7 Kxd7 44. Nxg5 b3 $19) 41... Nc5 42. Nxa5 Ra3 43. Rc1
Ra2+ 44. Kd1 (44. Rc2 b3 $19) 44... Nxa4 $19)) 39. Nxa5 $18 {Meulders: 'Jetzt
ist für Weiß natürlich alles in Ordnung.'} f6 40. Rc1 Rxc1 41. Kxc1 Rc8+ 42.
Nc4 {'+-' Meulders.} 1-0

[Event "Cancan Veterans-Women"]
[Site "Roquebrune"]
[Date "1998.09.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Xie, Jun"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1998.09.07"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Petursson. Kortschnoj} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6.
Nge2 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Ng3 exd5 9. cxd5 h5 10. Be2 (10. Bg5 $5 {is suggested by
the theoreticians here.} a6 {Kortschnoj} (10... Qb6 11. Qb3 $14) 11. Be2 b5 12.
O-O $13) 10... h4 {Now White has to lose some tempi with his N.} 11. Nf1 Nh7 {
/\ f7-f5} 12. Be3 a6 13. a4 Nd7 14. Nd2 (14. h3 $6 {is slow here because of} f5
15. exf5 gxf5 16. Bf4 Ne5 17. Nd2 Ng6 18. Be3 Re8 19. Nc4 b6 {/\ Ra7 bringing
the R on the seventh rank.} 20. Qd2 Ra7 21. Kf1 Rae7 22. Bh6 {(L.Spasov--Belov,
Moscow 1985)} Bd4 $1 $17 {and there is no connection between the two white Rs.}
) (14. g4 $6 {is an overoptimistic try without finishing the development.} f5
15. gxf5 gxf5 16. exf5 (16. Nd2 $6 f4 17. Bf2 Ne5 $17 {with an ideally placed
blockading N on e5.}) (16. Rg1 f4 $15 {Danailov-Marin, Zaragoza 1992}) 16...
Ne5 17. Rg1 (17. f4 $6 Nf7 18. Qc2 Nh6 19. Bd3 Bxf5 20. a5 Bxd3 21. Qxd3 Nf5
$17) 17... Kh8 18. f4 Nf7 19. Bd3 Nh6 20. Rg6 Bxf5 21. Bxf5 Nxf5 {This
blockading N on f5 is the soul of the position.} 22. Qc2 Rf6 (22... Qa5 $5 23.
O-O-O b5 $40) 23. Rxf6 Qxf6 24. Qe4 Qf7 25. O-O-O Re8 26. Qf3 b5 $15 {
Thorsteins-Benjamin, Reykjavik 1990}) 14... f5 $1 15. exf5 {Kortschnoj: 15.g3!?
} (15. f4 $6 {weakens >< e4.} Re8 $1 16. O-O Bd4 $17) (15. O-O {allows Black
to get the space advantage on the >>.} f4 16. Bf2 Ne5 17. a5 Rf7 $15) 15...
gxf5 16. f4 {White has problems on the e <->.} Ndf6 {Kortschnoj: 16...h3 17.
0-0 hg 18.Tf2+/=,16...Te8!? /\ 17.Kf2 Ld4} (16... h3 17. O-O hxg2 18. Rf2 Re8
19. Nc4 Nb6 20. Qd2 Nxc4 21. Bxc4 Nf6 22. h3 Ne4 $13 {Cebalo-Mortensen,
Leningrad 1984}) (16... Qe7 17. Bf2 Re8 18. Nf3 h3 $1 19. gxh3 Ndf6 $1 20. Rg1
Ne4 21. Nxe4 fxe4 $17 {Av.Bykhovsky-Gleizerov, SU 1986}) 17. h3 (17. Nc4 {
allows the agressive} Ng4 18. Bg1 h3 19. g3 b6 $132 {/\ Ra7}) 17... Qe7 18. Kf2
(18. Nc4 {was an intersting alternative.}) 18... Re8 {'=' Kortschnoj.} (18...
Bd7 $5 19. a5 (19. Nc4 b5) 19... Rae8 20. Nc4 Bb5 $13) 19. Nc4 Rb8 (19... Bd7
20. a5 $1 (20. Qd2 b5 21. axb5 axb5 22. Rxa8 Rxa8 23. Nb6 b4 $1) 20... Bb5 21.
Qd2) 20. a5 b5 (20... Bd7 21. Re1 Bb5 22. Kf1) 21. axb6 Nd7 {This is not so
agressive here.} (21... Rxb6 $1 {looks very promising for Black:} 22. Nxb6 (22.
Re1 Rxb2) (22. Qd2 Rb4) (22. Ra2 $1 {Kortschnoj} Rb4 23. Re1 Ne4+ 24. Nxe4 Qxe4
25. b3 $1 Bc3 26. Bd2 $14) 22... Qxe3+ 23. Kf1 Qxf4+ 24. Bf3 Ne4 $44) 22. Re1
Nxb6 23. Kf1 {'!' Kortschnoj.} (23. Ra2 {Kortschnoj} Bd4 24. Bxd4 cxd4 25. Qxd4
Nxc4 26. Qxc4 Qe3+ 27. Kf1 Nf6 $40) 23... Nxc4 24. Bxc4 Rxb2 25. Qd3 $1 {
'©' Kortschnoj.} Nf6 $2 {'-/+' Petursson.} (25... Bd7 $2 26. Bxc5) (25... Kh8
$2 26. Bxc5) (25... Qf6 $5 {was the last chance to try.} 26. Nd1 $1 {Kortschnoj
} (26. Na4 $6 Rb4 {/\Bd7}) 26... Rb3 (26... Rxg2 27. Kxg2 Qxa1 28. Bd4 Rxe1 29.
Bxa1 Bxa1 30. Ne3 $14) (26... Rb4 27. Ra2 $44) 27. Qxb3 Qxa1 28. Bxc5 Rxe1+ 29.
Kxe1 dxc5 30. d6+ Kh8 31. Qb8 $11) 26. Na4 Rb8 {[#] '?!' Kortschnoj. '?'
Petursson.} (26... Rb4 27. Bxc5 $1 (27. Nxc5 $2 {Petursson} dxc5 28. d6+ Be6
29. dxe7 Bxc4 $19) (27. Bd2 Ne4 28. Bxb4 cxb4 29. Rab1 Qa7 $19)) (26... Ne4 $1
{Kortschnoj} 27. Nxb2 Bxb2 $44) 27. Nxc5 $1 $16 {Now suddenly White takes up
the initiative, and his pieces dominate the board! '!' Kortschnoj. '!'
Petursson.} Ne4 (27... dxc5 $4 28. d6+ $18) (27... Kh8 28. Nxa6 $1 (28. Bd4 Ne4
)) 28. Rac1 Bf6 29. Ne6 {After putting the N on e6 Black's position is devided
in two separate parts.  '+/-' Kortschnoj.} Kh8 30. Qd1 Qf7 31. Bd4 Ng3+ 32. Kg1
Bd7 33. Re3 Rbc8 {'?' Kortschnoj.} (33... Ne4 $142 {Kortschnoj}) 34. Ng5 {
'+-!' Kortschnoj.} Qg7 35. Bxf6 Qxf6 {[#]} 36. Rxg3 $1 $18 {The finish is also
pretty. '!' Petursson.} hxg3 37. Qh5+ Kg8 38. Qh7+ Kf8 39. Qxd7 {'+-'
Petursson.} Kg8 40. Qh7+ Kf8 41. Qd7 Kg8 42. Qh7+ Kf8 43. Ne6+ Rxe6 44. dxe6
Rxc4 45. e7+ $1 1-0

[Event "Politiken Cup 18th"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Antonsen, Mikkel"]
[Black "Tseshkovsky, Vitaly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[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. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. f3 c5 4. d5 g6 5. c4 Bg7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Nge2 e6 8. Ng3
exd5 9. cxd5 a6 10. a4 Nbd7 11. Be2 h5 12. Bg5 Qa5 (12... Qe8 13. Qd2) 13. Qd2
Re8 14. O-O c4 (14... Nh7) 15. Be3 Ne5 16. Nh1 {/\ Nf2,f4} Nfd7 17. f4 (17. Nf2
$1) 17... Nd3 (17... Ng4 $1 18. Bd4 (18. Bxg4 hxg4 19. e5 dxe5 20. f5 gxf5 21.
Rxf5 Nc5 22. Rg5 Nb3) 18... Bxd4+ 19. Qxd4 Qc5) 18. Bxd3 cxd3 19. Nf2 Nc5 20.
Bxc5 Qxc5 21. Kh1 Bd7 22. Rae1 (22. Nxd3 Qd4) 22... Rac8 23. e5 $1 dxe5 24.
Nxd3 Qa5 (24... Qd4 $2 25. Re4) 25. fxe5 Rxc3 $1 $8 26. Qxc3 Qxd5 27. Nf4 Qc6
28. Qxc6 Bxc6 29. e6 (29. b3 Bxe5 30. Nd3 $14) 29... fxe6 30. Rxe6 Rxe6 31.
Nxe6 Bxb2 32. Rf8+ Kh7 33. a5 Bc3 34. Rf7+ Kh6 35. Nd8 Bxa5 36. Nxc6 bxc6 37.
Rf6 Bb4 38. Rxc6 a5 $10 39. h4 Be7 40. g3 a4 41. Ra6 a3 42. Kg2 Kg7 43. Kf3 Kf7
44. Ke4 Bb4 45. Kd5 Kg7 46. Ke6 Bc3 47. Rxa3 Bd4 48. Rd3 Bb2 49. Rd7+ Kg8 50.
Kd5 Bc3 51. Ke4 Bf6 52. Kd5 Bc3 53. Ke6 Bb2 54. Rb7 Ba1 55. Ra7 Bb2 56. Ra2 Bc3
57. Rc2 Ba1 58. Rc1 Bb2 59. Rb1 Bc3 60. Rb3 Ba1 61. Rb7 Bc3 62. Rc7 Bb2 63. Kd5
Bf6 64. Ke4 Kf8 65. Kf4 Kg8 66. Rb7 Kf8 67. Rd7 Kg8 68. g4 hxg4 69. Kxg4 Kf8
1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Parsippany"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Gulko, Boris F"]
[Black "Shaked, Tal"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1996.07.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c5 7. Nge2 Nc6 8. d5
Ne5 9. Ng3 e6 10. Be2 exd5 11. cxd5 a6 12. a4 h5 13. O-O Nh7 14. Qd2 h4 15. Nh1
f5 16. Nf2 b6 {Black is intending to bring the rook via a7 on the seventh rank,
defends c5 against a possible breakthrough f3-f4,e4-e5, and also avoids the
blockading move a4-a5.} (16... Re8 $5) (16... Qf6 $5) (16... Bd7 $5) 17. exf5
$1 {Now Black has to decide.} (17. Rab1 a5 {defending against b2-b4.} 18. f4 (
18. Rbe1) 18... Nf7 19. Rbe1 Ra7 20. Bd3 Re7 21. exf5 gxf5 22. Qc2 Rfe8 $10 {
Gulko-Chiong, Bern op 1992}) (17. Rae1 Ra7 18. f4 Nf7 19. exf5 gxf5 20. Nh3 Qf6
21. Bd3 Nh6 $13 {Novak-Michalek, Prague 1992}) 17... gxf5 (17... Bxf5 18. f4
Nf7 19. g4 hxg3 20. hxg3 {g4-g5 is threatening}) 18. Nh3 Ng6 19. Kh1 (19. Nf4
Nxf4 20. Bxf4 Bd4+ 21. Kh1 Qf6) 19... Qf6 (19... Re8 20. Nf4 $6 (20. Bc4) 20...
Rxe3 21. Qxe3 Bh6 22. g3 hxg3 23. hxg3 Bxf4 24. gxf4 Qh4+) 20. Nf4 Nxf4 21.
Bxf4 Ra7 22. Bc4 Re8 23. Rae1 Rae7 24. Rxe7 Qxe7 25. Qd3 $16 {Now we see the
dark side of b6, the a6P is weak, not mentioning d6 and h4.} Nf6 (25... a5 26.
Bb5 Rf8 27. Bc6 $16) 26. Bg5 h3 27. gxh3 Qf7 28. Rg1 Kh8 29. Bxa6 Bxa6 30. Qxa6
$18 Nh7 31. Bd2 Bd4 32. Rg2 Nf6 33. Qc4 Rg8 34. Rg3 Kh7 35. Ne2 Be5 36. Qh4+
Qh5 37. Qxh5+ Nxh5 38. Rxg8 Kxg8 39. b3 Nf6 40. f4 Bd4 41. Ng3 Kf7 42. Nxf5 Ne4
43. Be1 Kg6 44. Ne7+ Kf6 45. Bh4+ Kf7 46. Nc8 c4 47. bxc4 Ke8 48. Kg2 Kd7 49.
Na7 Nd2 50. Bf2 1-0

[Event "Winterthur"]
[Site "Winterthur"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Van der Sterren, Paul"]
[Black "Gallagher, Joseph G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1996.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 Nbd7 7. Nge2 c5 8. d5
Ne5 9. Ng3 e6 10. Be2 exd5 11. cxd5 a6 12. O-O {White allows Black to continue
the initiative on the queenside with 12...b5, and concentrates all of his
pieces for a breakthrough in the centre, and some initiative on the kingside.
van der Sterren and Rogers are playing this plan rather frequently.} (12. a4 h5
13. O-O Nh7 14. Qd2 h4 15. Nh1 f5 16. Nf2 {is the critical position these days.
}) 12... b5 13. b3 (13. Qd2 h5 (13... Re8 14. b3 Bd7 15. a4 Rb8 16. h3 c4 17.
axb5 axb5 18. b4 Rc8 {(Rogers-Kindermann, Prague 1992)} 19. Ra3 $16) (13... b4
14. Nd1 a5 {(1/2 Babula-Rasik, Luhacovice 1993)} 15. Bh6 $1) (13... Rb8 14. Bh6
Bxh6 15. Qxh6 b4 16. Nd1 $14) (13... Bd7 14. Bh6 Bxh6 15. Qxh6 b4 16. Nd1 Kh8
17. Nf2 Bb5 18. Nh3 Ng8 19. Qd2 Qb6 20. f4 Nd7 21. Kh1 Bxe2 22. Qxe2 f6 23. b3
Nh6 24. Ng1 $14 {van der Sterren-Kindermann, Prague 1992}) 14. Bh6 $1 {
deserves attention.} (14. Bg5 $6 Qb6 $1 15. f4 $6 c4+ 16. Kh1 Neg4 17. h3 Nf2+
18. Kh2 Re8 $1 19. e5 dxe5 20. d6 e4 $1 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. d7 Bxd7 23. Nd5 Qd6
24. Nxf6+ Qxf6 25. Qxd7 e3 $17 {Andrianov-Miles, Katerini 1992})) 13... h5 (
13... b4 14. Na4 Bd7 15. Nb2 Bb5 16. Nc4 Bxc4 (16... Re8) 17. bxc4 Re8 {
gives White free hand in the centre.}) 14. Rc1 Nh7 15. Qd2 (15. f4 Ng4 16. Bxg4
Bxg4 17. Qd2 h4 18. Nh1 h3 19. Ng3 {1/2 King-Berg, Eeklo 1991}) 15... h4 16.
Nh1 f5 17. Nf2 {In comparision to the main line with 12.a4 we have got a
similar position and strategy on the kingside, but the pawn structure on the
queenside favours Black.} Re8 (17... Bd7) (17... Qf6 18. f4 Nf7 19. e5 dxe5 20.
Bxc5 Nd6 21. fxe5 Qxe5 22. Nd3 Qf6 23. Nf4 Re8 $13) 18. h3 (18. a4 bxa4 19.
Nxa4 Rb8) (18. f4 Nf7 $1 (18... Ng4 19. Nxg4 fxg4 20. Bd3)) 18... Bd7 {Black
has solved completely his problems in the opening.} (18... Rb8) 19. Rfe1 Qf6
20. f4 Nf7 21. Bf3 Rac8 22. a3 a5 (22... g5 $6 23. exf5) 23. a4 b4 24. Ncd1 {
[#]} c4 (24... g5 $5 {is worthy of attention.}) 25. bxc4 Bxa4 26. Qa2 Bxd1 27.
Bxd1 $1 (27. Rexd1 fxe4 28. Nxe4 Rxe4 $1 29. Bxe4 Re8) 27... fxe4 28. Qxa5 Rb8
{Here the position became extremely unclear, but the opening phase was
satisfactory for Black.} 29. Ba4 Re7 30. Ng4 $5 (30. Rb1 Qc3) (30. c5 b3 31. c6
b2 32. Rb1 Qc3) 30... Qf5 31. Rb1 Qc8 32. Bc6 (32. Rxb4 $2 Ra8 $1) 32... b3 (
32... Bc3) 33. Bb5 (33. Qa3 b2 34. Re2) 33... b2 34. Qd2 Nf6 35. Nxf6+ Bxf6 36.
Bd4 (36. Rxb2 Bxb2 37. Qxb2 Qxc4 38. Qf6 Qxb5 39. Qxe7 Qxd5 40. Qxh4) 36... Qf5
37. Qxb2 Bxd4+ 38. Qxd4 Qxf4 39. c5 dxc5 40. Qxc5 Rc7 41. Bc6 Rxb1 42. Rxb1 Ne5
43. Rf1 Nf3+ 44. gxf3 Qg3+ 45. Kh1 Qxh3+ 46. Kg1 Qg3+ 47. Kh1 Qh3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vienna Bawag"]
[Site "Vienna"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Chernin, Alexander"]
[Black "Stanec, Nikolaus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1996.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 (6... Na6 $1) 7. d5
e6 8. Bd3 exd5 9. cxd5 a6 $6 (9... h6 10. Be3 (10. Bh4 Bd7 $1 11. a4 Na6 12.
Nf3 {(Goldin-Minasian, Paris 1994)} Qb6 $1 13. Qd2 Nb4 14. O-O $1 Nxd3 15. Qxd3
g5 16. Bg3 Nh5 $13 {Goldin}) 10... Na6 {55/92} (10... b5 11. Nxb5 Re8 (11...
Na6 12. Ne2 Rb8 13. O-O $16 {Gulko-Sherzer, USA 1992}) 12. Nc3 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 f5
14. Ne2 $1 fxe4 15. Bc2 Ba6 16. O-O Nd7 17. Re1 $1 Bxb2 18. Rb1 Bg7 19. Nf4 $44
{Chernin-Sznapik, Budapest zt 1993}) 11. Qd2 Kh7 12. Nge2 $1 Nc7 13. a4 b6 14.
O-O Bd7 15. Rab1 a5 {(Chernin-M.Kaminski, Polanica Zdroj 1992)} (15... a6 16.
b4 $1) 16. Bf4 $1 $14 {Chernin}) 10. a4 {Now Black cannot use the a6 square
for his development anymore.} Nbd7 11. Nf3 Qc7 12. Nd2 (12. O-O c4 13. Bc2 $14)
12... Ne5 13. Be2 c4 $2 (13... h6 14. Be3 g5 {This plan with the blockade of
the dark squares looks safer.}) 14. O-O $16 Bd7 15. a5 b5 16. axb6 Qxb6 17. Qc2
Rfc8 18. Be3 Qb4 19. Ra3 (19. f4 Nd3 $132) 19... Rab8 20. Rb1 h6 (20... a5 21.
f4 Nd3 22. Bxd3 cxd3 23. Qxd3 $16) 21. Rxa6 $18 Ne8 22. Ra7 g5 23. Bd4 Rb7 24.
Ra3 (24. Rxb7 $1 Qxb7 25. Bxe5 Bxe5 26. Nxc4 $18) 24... Rbb8 25. Ra7 Rb7 26.
Ra3 Rbb8 27. Bf1 Ra8 28. Rba1 Rxa3 29. Rxa3 (29. bxa3 Qa5 30. a4 $18) 29... Nc7
30. Bxe5 Bxe5 31. Nxc4 Bd4 32. Rb3 Qc5 33. Nb6 Rd8 34. Nxd7 Rxd7 35. Rb8+ Kg7
36. Qd2 (36. Bd3 $1 {/\ Nd1}) 36... Re7 37. Nb5 $2 {Transposing to an endgame
with opposite coloured bishops throws away the game.} (37. Na4 Qa7 38. Rb4 Be5
39. Nb6 $18) 37... Nxb5 38. Rxb5 Qa7 $44 39. Bd3 Rc7 40. g3 Qa1+ 41. Bf1 Be5
42. Qe2 Qc1 43. Rb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lausanne YM"]
[Site "Lausanne"]
[Date "2000.06.02"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Black "Jenni, Florian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2446"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2000.05.30"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c5 7. Nge2 Nc6 8. d5
Ne5 9. Ng3 e6 10. Be2 exd5 11. cxd5 a6 ({Black can also wait with a6 if he
wants to play on the >>.} 11... h5 {/\ Nh7 is the popular plan these days.} 12.
O-O Nh7 13. Qd2 h4 14. Nh1 f5 15. Nf2 a6 16. a4 {- 11...a6}) 12. a4 Bd7 {
Black is preparing a quick << offensive with b7-b5. The position has
similarities to the Benko Gambit and the Benoni.} (12... h5 13. O-O Nh7 14. Qd2
h4 15. Nh1 f5 16. Nf2 {Is the other critical position in the Samish c5
variation with chances for both sides.}) 13. h3 {/\ f4 chasing away the strong
N from the [+].} (13. O-O b5 $1 14. h3 ({Accepting the positional P sacrifice
leads to a well-known compensation for Black after} 14. axb5 axb5 15. Rxa8 Qxa8
16. Bxb5 Bxb5 17. Nxb5 Qa6 $44 {>< b2,c4,d3}) 14... Rb8 $1 $13) 13... b5 (13...
Ne8 $5 {is not frequently used, but worth of study.} 14. O-O (14. f4 {is met by
} Qh4 15. Kf2 f5 $1 $132) 14... b5 (14... Qh4 15. Qe1 f5 16. f4 Nf7 17. exf5
gxf5 {This P structure gives Black good tactical chances.} 18. Bd3 Nh8 {
The N will come back to g6.} 19. Rf3 Ng6 20. Qb1 Qf6 21. Nh5 Qe7 22. Nxg7 Nxg7
23. b4 Nh5 24. Nd1 Nh4 25. Rf2 b6 $13 {Ward-W.Watson, Germany 1996}) 15. axb5 (
15. f4 Nc4 16. Bxc4 bxc4 $13 {- 13...b5 14.f4 Nc4 15.Bxc4 bxc4 16.0-0 Ne8!})
15... axb5 16. Rxa8 (16. Nxb5 Rb8 $44) 16... Qxa8 17. Nxb5 Qb7 $44 {with a
good Benko type of position for Black.}) 14. f4 {This is the consequent
continuation.} (14. O-O {- 13.0-0 b5 14.h3}) 14... Nc4 15. Bxc4 bxc4 {Now the
b <-> is opened, but White's threats in the [+] are also serious.} 16. O-O (16.
e5 $2 {is premature:} Re8 17. exf6 Rxe3+ 18. Kf2 Rd3 $19) 16... Re8 (16... Ne8
$5 {comes into consideration threatening f7-f5.} 17. e5 dxe5 18. Bxc5 Nd6 $1) (
16... Rb8 $5 17. Qd2 $1 (17. Rf2 Rb3 (17... Ne8 18. e5 f5 19. e6 {White has
created a strong protected o^ on e6, but his pieces are rather badly placed.
Black can organize a counterattack on the <<.} (19. exd6 Qa5 $132) 19... Bc8
20. Qe2 Qa5 21. Qxc4 Nc7 22. Re1 Rxb2 $1 23. Rxb2 Qxc3 $132) 18. Qf3 Qb8 19.
Ra2 Re8 20. Kh1 h5 {/\ h4 maximizing the pressure on >< e4.} 21. f5 Rxc3 $1 22.
bxc3 Qb1+ 23. Kh2 h4 24. Nf1 Qxe4 {Now Black's pieces are very active
compensating the sacrificed exchange.} 25. fxg6 Qxg6 26. Bf4 Ne4 27. Rfc2 Bf5
28. Re2 Rb8 {/\ Rb3 >< c3, ^^} 29. Re3 Rb3 {(Chernin-Hebden, Lloyds Bank 1994)}
30. g4 $5 hxg3+ 31. Nxg3 Nxg3 32. Bxg3 Bc2 $5 $13) 17... Rb3 18. f5 {White
wants to double his rooks on the f <->.} Qe7 19. Rf3 Rfb8 20. Raf1 Rxb2 21. Qc1
{White has concentrated all of his forces on the >> leaving the << in Black's
hands.} {The only defence is} Ne8 $1 {opening up the long /^ for the B.} (21...
Nxe4 $2 {founders on a direct -> against the K after} 22. Ncxe4 gxf5 23. Nh5
Qxe4 24. Rg3 $16 {and the pin on the g <-> is fatal.} Rb1 25. Rxg7+ Kf8 26. Bf4
Qd4+ 27. Kh2 Ke7 28. Bg5+ Kf8 29. Be7+ $1 {1-0 Nenashev-Banikas, Chania 1999})
(21... R2b3 $2 {allows White to exchange the strong defender B.} 22. Bh6 $1
Bxh6 ({Black cannot avoid the exchange by} 22... Bh8 {because after} 23. fxg6
fxg6 (23... hxg6 24. Qg5 Qe5 25. Qxe5 dxe5 26. Nge2 R3b6 27. a5 Rd6 28. Bg5 $18
) 24. Qg5 {White's >> concentration of forces is unbearable.} Qe5 25. Qxe5 dxe5
26. Nge2 R3b6 27. g4 $18) 23. Qxh6 Rf8 $1 $16 (23... Qe5 $2 {loses instantly
after} 24. fxg6 hxg6 25. Nge2 $18 {Nenashev-Tzermiadianos, Nikea 1999})) 22.
fxg6 (22. Bg5 Bd4+ 23. Kh1 f6 $17) 22... hxg6 $1 23. Rxf7 Qxf7 24. Rxf7 Kxf7
$13 {Tzermiadianos}) 17. Qf3 Rb8 $6 {This plan connected with the following
positional piece sacrifice is hazardous.} (17... Qc7 {leaves the >> unattended.
} 18. Kh1 (18. f5) 18... h6 {Black cannot close the >> so easy.} 19. f5 g5 20.
Nh5 Nxh5 21. Qxh5 f6 22. h4 $40 {Levitina-Wang, Shanghai ct 1992}) (17... Qb8 {
brings the Q even further from the >>.} 18. Rf2 h5 19. f5 h4 20. Nf1 gxf5 21.
exf5 Ra7 22. g4 $1 Rb7 23. g5 $18 Rxb2 24. gxf6 Bxf6 25. Qg2+ {1-0 Razuvaev-G.
Timoshenko, Biel op 1994}) (17... Qe7 $5 {is intersting, for example:} 18. Rae1
{prepares e5, but is it important?} (18. e5 dxe5 19. fxe5 Qxe5 20. Bxc5 h5 (
20... Rac8 $5) 21. Rad1 h4 22. Nge4 Bf5 {(Vyzmanavin-Degraeve, Cappelle la
Grande 1997)} 23. Nxf6+ $1 Bxf6 24. Bd4 Qd6 25. Bxf6 Qxf6 26. d6 $14 {and the
o^ d6 is strong.}) 18... h5 19. e5 {1/2-1/2 Psakhis-Becerra Rivero, Mondariz
1996}) (17... h5 $5 18. e5 Nh7 (18... dxe5 19. fxe5 Rxe5 20. Bf4 Qe8 {is a
typical exchange sacrifice, but here it is not so impressive because of the
strong o^ on d5.} (20... Re7 21. Bg5 $16 {wins material because of the pins.})
21. Bxe5 Qxe5 22. Rad1 $16) 19. Rad1 $1 {is the good preparatory move here
overprotecting d5.} (19. Nge4 {looks devastating, but Black has good
counterchances.} dxe5 20. fxe5 Bf5 21. Bxc5 (21. Nd6 Rxe5 22. Nxc4 Re8 23. Rad1
Ng5 24. Qf2 Bxh3 $1 $13) 21... Rxe5 22. Rad1 Bxe4 23. Nxe4 $1 Rf5 24. Qe2 Rxd5
{eliminating the dangerous o^.} 25. Qf3 f5 $13 {Nenashev-Tzermiadianos, Chania
1999}) 19... h4 20. Nge4 {Now the insertion of moves Rad1-h4 clearly favours
White.} dxe5 21. fxe5 Bf5 (21... Rxe5 22. Qxf7+ Kh8 23. Bxc5 $16) 22. Nd6 Rxe5
23. Nxc4 Re8 24. Qf2 $14 {Tzermiadianos}) 18. e5 Rxb2 $6 {continuing the nice,
but incorrect plan.} (18... dxe5 19. fxe5 Rxe5 {looked more to the point to
sacrifice the exchange for some activity.} 20. Bf4 Re7 21. Bxb8 Qxb8 22. Rad1
$14) 19. exf6 Bxf6 {Black has two pawns and some tactical threats based on the
pins, but by correct play this is not sufficient.} 20. Nce4 $1 (20. Nge4 Bd4 $1
(20... Rb3 21. Nxf6+ Qxf6 22. Bd2)) 20... Rb3 21. Rae1 (21. Nxf6+ $6 Qxf6 22.
Rae1 Qe7 23. Kf2 Bxa4 $44) 21... Bd4 22. f5 Qe7 (22... gxf5 23. Nxf5 Bxf5 24.
Qxf5 Rxe3 25. Rxe3 Bxe3+ {wins back the piece, but at a cost of the
irreversibily weakened K's position.} 26. Kh1 $36) 23. Kh1 (23. fxg6 {comes
also into consideration, for example:} hxg6 24. Bxd4 $1 Rxf3 25. Rxf3 cxd4 26.
Nf6+ Kf8 27. Rxe7 Rxe7 28. Nxd7+ Rxd7 29. Rf4 $16 {liquidating to a much
better _|_.}) 23... f6 24. Qf2 ({Why not} 24. fxg6 $1 hxg6 25. Bxd4 Rxf3 26.
Rxf3 cxd4 27. Nxf6+ Kh8 28. Rxe7 Rxe7 29. Nxd7 Rxd7 30. Rf4 $18 {with an even
better _|_ than before?}) 24... Be5 25. Bf4 Bd4 26. Be3 (26. Qd2 $5) 26... Be5
27. Bf4 Bd4 {and draw by repetition of moves.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tan Chin Nam Cup 6th"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2000.07.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Peng, Xiaomin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2657"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2000.07.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Ng3
exd5 9. cxd5 Nh5 $5 {Black irreversibily corrupts his P structure in order to
play a quick f5 and open the diagonals for his B and Q.} ({He can also insert} 
9... a6 10. a4 {and then play} Nbd7 {is the main line with complicated Benoni
structure.} (10... Nh5 $5 {with similar consequences.} 11. Nxh5 gxh5 12. Bd3 f5
13. O-O (13. exf5 {solves the problem of the c8 B.} Bxf5 14. O-O Nd7 15. a5 Qf6
16. Ra4 Qg6 17. Bxf5 Rxf5 18. Re4 Raf8 $132 {with a very active position for
the doubled h pawns, Ward-Bekker Jensen, Politiken Cup 1998.}) 13... Nd7 (13...
f4 $143 {wants to create a magnificent post for the N or B on e5, but White is
alert.} 14. Ne2 Be5 15. g3 $1 $16 {breaking down the blockade, Mortensen.}) 14.
exf5 (14. Bc2 $5 {is similar to the game continuation.}) 14... Ne5 15. g4 Qh4
16. Be2 hxg4 17. fxg4 h5 $132 {King})) 10. Nxh5 gxh5 11. Bd3 (11. Be3 {Stohl}
f5 12. Qd2 fxe4 13. Nxe4 (13. fxe4 $2 {loses the important central P.} Bxc3 (
13... Nd7 $5) 14. bxc3 Qh4+ 15. g3 Qxe4 16. Bg2 Qg6 $15) 13... Bf5 14. Bd3 Nd7
$132) 11... f5 12. O-O (12. exf5 {helps for Black to develop his pieces.} Bxf5
13. O-O (13. Bxf5 Rxf5 14. O-O Na6 $132 {/\ Nc7 >< d5 Mortensen}) 13... Na6 (
13... Bxd3 $5 14. Qxd3 Nd7 $11) 14. Be4 $142 {Stohl} (14. Bxa6 bxa6 15. Be3 {
(Ward-Mortensen, Copenhagen 1999 CBM 71)} Re8 $1 $15 {^^ Ward}) 14... Bxe4 15.
Nxe4 Rf5 $13 {and >< d5 may become a target.}) 12... Nd7 (12... f4 $143 {Stohl}
13. Ne2 Be5 14. g3 $1 {and Black cannot keep his [+].} fxg3 15. hxg3 h4 16. g4
h3 17. Qe1 $1 $14 (17. g5 Bxb2 $5 18. Bxb2 Qxg5+ 19. Kf2 Bg4 $36)) (12... Na6 {
is the other way developing the N.} 13. a3 {Was 13...Nb4 a real threat?} (13.
Bf4 $143 $6 {weakening >< b2} fxe4 14. fxe4 c4 $1 {/\ Qb6} 15. Bxc4 Qb6+ 16.
Kh1 Qxb2 17. Bxd6 (17. Qxh5 Qxc3 18. Bxd6 Bg4 $1 19. Qxg4 Rxf1+ 20. Rxf1 Qxc4
21. Qf5 (21. Qf4 {Stohl} Nc5 $1 {/\} 22. Rc1 Qxe4 23. Rxc5 $2 Qe1+ $19) 21...
Nc5 $1 22. Bxc5 (22. Re1 {Stohl} Nd3 (22... Re8 $6 23. Rf1 Kh8 24. Qf7 Rxe4 25.
Bf8 Qd4 26. Qc7 Nd3 27. Bxg7+ Qxg7 28. Qd8+ Qg8 29. Qf6+ $11) 23. Rf1 Kh8 $17)
22... Qxc5 23. Qf7+ Kh8 24. Qxb7 Rg8 $1 25. h3 Qc4 26. Qb1 Be5 $19 {and
although White has three pawns for the piece, Black's |^ is very strong,
Yevseev-Voitsekhovsky, Ekaterinburg 1999 CBM 75.}) 17... Bg4 $1 18. Qb3 Bxc3
19. Qxb2 Bxb2 20. Rae1 Rxf1+ 21. Bxf1 Bd4 22. h3 {(Dreev-Shchekachev, Russia 
(ch) 1998 CBM 67)} Bd7 $1 $17 {and White has no real compensation for the
piece.}) 13... Bd7 14. Qc2 {This is the idea of 13.a3.} Qf6 15. Kh1 Rac8 16.
Be3 c4 {Black wants to grab the |^ on the << at any rate.} 17. Be2 b5 {Black
is not afraid of losing the worthless P on a7.} 18. Bxa7 (18. f4 {with the
idea of a breakthrough in the [+].} Nc5 19. e5 dxe5 20. fxe5 Qxe5 21. Bf4 Qf6
22. d6 Kh8 23. Rad1 {1/2-1/2 Khenkin-A.David, FRA 1999}) 18... Nc5 19. Rad1 f4
$1 $44 {securing the vital e5 square, Glek.} (19... Kh8 {allows the march for
the [+] after} 20. Bxc5 Rxc5 21. f4 $1 $14 {Chernin-Glek, Germany 1999})) 13.
Bc2 {This is a useful prophylactical move against Ne5.} (13. Ne2 c4 14. Bc2 {
1/2-1/2 Dreev-Bologan, Beijing 2000}) 13... Ne5 14. Ne2 Qh4 15. f4 (15. exf5 $5
{deserved attention.} Bxf5 16. Bxf5 Rxf5 17. Ng3 Rff8 (17... Rf6 $6 18. Ne4 Rg6
{loses material after} 19. Bg5 $1 Rxg5 20. Nxg5 Qxg5 21. f4 $16) 18. Ne4 {
The N is very active here.} Nf7 19. Qb3 $14) 15... Nc4 16. Ng3 $6 {White wants
to complicate matters.} ({The simple} 16. Rb1 $5 fxe4 17. Bxe4 $14 {looked
much safer.}) 16... Nxb2 17. Qe2 Qg4 (17... Nd3 $5 {comes into consideration.}
18. e5 (18. Bxd3 Bxa1 {and White has no real compensation for the exchange.})
18... dxe5 19. Nxh5 (19. Bxd3 e4 20. Bc4 Bxa1 21. d6+ Kh8 {holding the
important long /^.}) 19... e4 20. Nxg7 Nxc1 21. Raxc1 Kxg7 {and White has no
direct threats against the black K.}) 18. Rf3 h4 (18... Nd3 $5 {was possible
again.}) 19. e5 $1 dxe5 (19... hxg3 $6 20. Bxb2 $40) 20. h3 Qg6 21. fxe5 Nc4 (
21... hxg3 22. Bxb2 $40) 22. Qxc4 Bxe5 23. Rb1 Bxg3 (23... hxg3 $5) 24. Bf4 b6
$2 {[#] This is the real mistake!} (24... Bxf4 {was the last chance to defend.}
) 25. Rxg3 $1 {[%mdl 512] Now White has an irresistable ->.} hxg3 26. Rb3 $1 {
This is the point bringing the R into battle on the third rank.} Qf6 27. Rxg3+
Kf7 (27... Kh8 28. Re3 $18) 28. Qe2 Qh4 $2 {This loses outright.} (28... Qd4+ {
was more persistant, for example:} 29. Be3 Qh4 30. Qf3 Ke8 31. d6 Rb8 32. Rg7
Rf7 33. Qc6+ Bd7 34. Rg8+ Rf8 35. Rxf8+ Kxf8 36. Qxd7 Qe1+ 37. Kh2 Qxe3 38.
Qxf5+ Kg7 39. Qxh7+ Kf6 40. Qf5+ Kg7 41. Qg6+ Kf8 42. Qf6+ Kg8 43. h4 $16) 29.
Qe5 1-0

[Event "Hasselbacken"]
[Site "Stockholm"]
[Date "2001.07.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hermansson, Emil"]
[Black "Wedberg, Tom Birger"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2381"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f3 Bg7 8. Nge2
O-O 9. Ng3 Nh5 10. Nxh5 gxh5 11. Be3 f5 12. Qd2 Qf6 13. Bg5 Qg6 14. Bd3 Na6 15.
O-O Bd7 16. Rae1 Rae8 17. Nb5 fxe4 18. fxe4 Nb4 19. Rxf8+ Rxf8 20. Bc4 Bxb5 21.
Bxb5 Nc2 22. Rf1 Bd4+ 23. Kh1 Rxf1+ 24. Bxf1 Qxe4 25. Bh6 Be3 26. Bd3 Bxh6 27.
Bxe4 Bxd2 28. Bxc2 {[#] Aktiver schwarzer König mit Mehrbauer} Bc1 29. b3 Kg7
30. g3 h6 31. Bd1 (31. Bd3 Kf6 32. a4 Ke5 33. Bc4 Kd4 34. Kg2 a6 35. Kf3 h4 36.
gxh4 Kc3 37. Ke4 Kb4 38. Kf5 b5 39. axb5 axb5 40. Bf1 Kxb3 41. Bxb5 c4 42. Ke4
c3 43. Bd3 c2 $19) 31... h4 32. Bg4 hxg3 33. hxg3 Kf6 34. Bc8 b6 35. a4 Ke5 36.
Bb7 Kd4 37. Kg2 Kc3 38. Ba6 Kxb3 39. Bb5 c4 40. Kf3 c3 41. Ke2 c2 42. Kd3 Bg5
0-1

[Event "POL-ch 53rd"]
[Site "Brzeg Dolny"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kempinski, Robert"]
[Black "Oliwa, Marek"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1996.03.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 g6 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 Bg7 6. f3 O-O 7. Bg5 h6 8. Be3 e6
9. Qd2 exd5 10. cxd5 Re8 11. a4 h5 12. Nge2 Nbd7 13. Nc1 Nh7 14. Be2 f5 15.
exf5 gxf5 16. Nd3 Qe7 17. Bf2 Nb6 18. O-O Bxc3 19. Qxc3 Nxd5 20. Qc4 Be6 21.
Rfe1 Qg5 22. f4 Qg7 23. Bf3 Ne3 24. Qb5 Nc2 25. Rxe6 Rxe6 26. Qc4 Nd4 27. Bxd4
Qxd4+ 28. Qxd4 cxd4 29. Bxb7 Rae8 30. Bd5 Nf6 31. Bxe6+ Rxe6 32. Re1 Kf7 33.
Rxe6 Kxe6 {[%csl Rc4,Re4] [#] beiderseitige Bauernschwächen, schlechte
schwarze B-Struktur wird kompensiert durch Raum und weiße Felderschwächen} 34.
Nb4 (34. Kf2 $5 Kd5 $6 {[%cal Rd5e4,Rd5c4]} (34... Ne4+ $5 35. Ke2 Nc5 36.
Nxc5+ dxc5 37. Kd3 Kd5 38. b3 h4 39. a5 (39. h3 a5 $19) (39. g3 hxg3 40. hxg3
a5 $19) 39... a6 40. h3 c4+ 41. bxc4+ Kc5 $19) 35. b3 Ke4 36. Ke2 Nd5 37. g3
Nc3+ 38. Kd2 Kf3 39. Nb4 Kg2 40. Nc6 $132) 34... Nd5 35. Nd3 $6 (35. Nc6 $5 d3
36. Kf2 Nxf4 37. Ke3 $13) 35... Ne3 36. b3 Kd5 37. Kf2 Ke4 38. Nb4 d3 39. Ke1
Nxg2+ 40. Kd2 Nxf4 41. a5 h4 42. Nc6 a6 43. Nb4 Ne6 44. Nxa6 Nd4 45. Nb4 (45.
b4 Nf3+ 46. Kd1 Nxh2 47. b5 Nf3 48. b6 h3 $19) 45... Nxb3+ 46. Kc3 Nxa5 47.
Nxd3 f4 48. Nf2+ Ke3 49. Ng4+ Ke2 0-1

[Event "Kurgan"]
[Site "Kurgan"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Balashov, Yuri S"]
[Black "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. e4 d6 4. d4 Bg7 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Ng3
exd5 9. cxd5 a6 10. a4 h5 11. Be2 h4 12. Nf1 Nh7 13. Ne3 f5 14. Nc4 Bd4 15. Bd2
Ng5 16. Qc1 Nf7 17. Be3 Nd7 18. Qd2 Bxc3 19. bxc3 fxe4 20. fxe4 Nf6 21. Bd3 Qe7
22. O-O Ng4 23. e5 Nfxe5 24. Rxf8+ Qxf8 25. Rf1 Bf5 26. Nxe5 Nxe5 27. Bh6 Qf7
28. Bxf5 gxf5 29. Qg5+ Qg6 30. Qxh4 Re8 31. a5 Nf7 32. Bf4 Re2 33. Bg3 Re4 34.
Qh3 Rg4 35. Bf4 Ng5 36. Bxg5 Qxg5 37. Qf3 Qg7 38. Qxf5 Rxg2+ 39. Kh1 Rg6 (39...
c4 40. Qe6+ Kh7 41. Qh3+ $18) 40. Qxg6 Qxg6 41. Rg1 Kf7 42. Rxg6 Kxg6 43. c4
Kf5 44. Kg2 Kg4 45. h3+ Kf4 46. Kf2 Ke4 47. Kg3 (47. Kg3 Kd4 48. h4 Kxc4 (48...
Ke5 49. h5 Kf5 50. Kh4 Kf6 51. Kg4 $18) 49. h5 Kd3 (49... Kb3 50. h6 c4 51. h7
c3 52. h8=Q c2 53. Qa1 $18) 50. h6 c4 51. h7 c3 52. h8=Q c2 53. Qh6 $18) 1-0

[Event "ARG-ch"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1998.04.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Slipak, Sergio"]
[Black "Hoffman, Alejandro"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1998.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 d6 4. Nc3 g6 5. e4 Bg7 6. f3 O-O 7. Bg5 e6 8. Qd2 exd5
9. cxd5 h6 10. Be3 Nbd7 11. Nh3 Ne8 12. Nf2 Kh7 13. f4 a6 14. a4 Rb8 15. Be2
Nc7 16. a5 b5 17. axb6 Nxb6 18. O-O f5 19. Rad1 fxe4 20. Nfxe4 Re8 21. Ng3
Nbxd5 22. Nxd5 Nxd5 23. Qxd5 Rxe3 24. Qxc5 dxc5 25. Rxd8 Bf6 26. Rd6 Bd4 27.
Kh1 Rxb2 28. Bxa6 Be6 29. Bd3 Rxd3 30. Rxe6 Rdd2 31. f5 g5 32. f6 Rf2 33. Rxf2
Rxf2 34. h4 Rxf6 35. Rxf6 Bxf6 {[#] Good bishop--a mobile, but endangered
knight. Black walls his bishop up behind his extra pawn and allows White a
reliable saving formation which draws. [#] Guter Läufer - beweglicher, aber
gefährdeter Springer Schwarz mauert sich bei einem Mehrnbauern seinen Läufer
selbst ein und ermöglicht Weiß eine zuverlässige Auffangstellung zum Remis.}
36. Ne4 Be7 37. hxg5 hxg5 38. g4 Kg6 39. Kg2 Kf7 40. Kf3 Ke6 41. Nc3 Ke5 42.
Ke3 c4 43. Nb5 Bb4 44. Nc7 Ba3 $6 (44... Bc5+ 45. Kd2 (45. Kf3 c3 46. Ke2 Ke4
47. Ne6 Be7 48. Nc7 Bf6 49. Ne6 Kd5 $19 {[%cal Yd5c4,Yc4b3,Yc3c2]}) 45... Bd4
46. Kc2 Ke4 47. Kd2 Bf6 {[%cal Re4f3]} 48. Ne6 Kd5 (48... Kf3 49. Nxg5+ Bxg5+
50. Kc3 $11) 49. Nc7+ (49. Nf8 Kd6 50. Kc2 Be7 51. Ng6 Ke6 52. Kc3 Bf6+ 53.
Kxc4 Kf7 54. Nh4 gxh4 $19) 49... Kc6 50. Ne6 (50. Ne8 Be5 $19) (50. Na6 Bd4 51.
Nb4+ Kd6 $17 {Whether a win can be squeezed out of every variation remains to
be proven. Nevertheless, the bishop out in the open together with the king can
achieve a great deal. With the passive bishop on b2, there's nothing at all.
Ob sich ein gewinn in allen Varianten herausquetschen, läßt ist noch zu
beweisen. Mit dem Läufer an der frischen Luft läßt sich zusammen mit dem König
jedoch eine ganze Menge erreichen. Mit dem passiven Lb2 indes gar nichts.})
50... Kd6 51. Nf8 Be7 $19) 45. Kd2 Bb2 46. Kc2 c3 $2 47. Ne8 Kf4 48. Nf6 Kf3
49. Kb3 Ba1 50. Kc2 Kf4 51. Kc1 Kg3 52. Kc2 Kf3 53. Kc1 Bb2+ 54. Kc2 Kg3 55.
Kb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 56th"]
[Site "Krasnoyarsk"]
[Date "2003.09.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Glek, Igor Vladimirovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2566"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Ng3
exd5 9. cxd5 a6 10. a4 Ne8 11. Be3 f5 12. Qd2 Nd7 13. Be2 fxe4 14. Ngxe4 Ndf6
15. Ng3 Rb8 16. O-O Nc7 17. Rab1 b5 18. axb5 axb5 19. b4 c4 20. f4 Bf5 21. Nxf5
gxf5 22. Bf3 Re8 23. Bd4 Qd7 24. h3 Re7 25. Ra1 Ree8 26. Ra7 Qf7 27. Re1 Rxe1+
28. Qxe1 Re8 29. Qg3 Re7 30. Qg5 Qg6 31. Kf1 Qxg5 32. fxg5 Ne4 33. Bxg7 Kxg7
34. Nxb5 Nxd5 35. Rxe7+ Nxe7 36. Bxe4 fxe4 37. Nxd6 c3 {[#] Springerwege} 38.
Ke2 Nd5 (38... Nc6 39. Nxe4 c2 40. Kd2 Nxb4 41. g4 Nd3 42. Kxc2 Nf4 43. h4 (43.
Nf2 Kg6 44. h4 Ng2 $11) 43... Ng2 44. h5 Ne3+ 45. Kd3 Nxg4 $11) 39. b5 Kg6 40.
Nxe4 Kf5 41. Nf6 Nf4+ {Der ab dem Feld e7 ineffektive Springerweg in der
Partie gegenüber den verschlungenen für den Springer so typischen Pfaden in
der Variante spricht Bände!} 42. Kd1 Ke5 43. b6 Kd4 {denn es gewinnt locker
sowohl g3 wie auch Sd7} 1-0

[Event "ENG-CHN"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ward, Christopher"]
[Black "Peng, Xiaomin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1997.04.??"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Ng3
exd5 9. cxd5 a6 10. a4 h5 11. Be2 Nbd7 12. O-O Nh7 13. Be3 Re8 14. Qd2 f5 15.
Rad1 h4 16. Nh1 Ne5 17. Nf2 Bd7 18. exf5 Bxf5 19. g4 hxg3 20. hxg3 Nf6 21. Kg2
Bd7 22. Bh6 Nf7 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Rh1 Qe7 25. a5 Rh8 26. Nce4 Nxe4 27. Nxe4 Qe5
28. Qc3 Rae8 29. Rxh8 Kxh8 30. Bd3 Bf5 31. g4 Bxe4 32. Bxe4 Kg7 33. Qxe5+ Nxe5
{Aus einer teilblockierten Stellung wird alsbald ein Freibauernrennen nit dem
Läufer als der besseren Leichtfigur. Taktik: S-Einkreisung} 34. Kg3 Nc4 35. g5
{[%csl Rg6]} Rh8 36. Re1 Nxa5 37. Bc2 Nc4 38. Re6 Rf8 39. Rxg6+ Kf7 40. Re6
Nxb2 41. Rxd6 b5 42. Rxa6 b4 43. Ra7+ Kg8 44. d6 {[#]} Rd8 (44... c4 45. Bh7+
Kh8 46. g6 Rd8 47. Kg4 Rxd6 (47... Nd1 48. Kg5 Ne3 49. Re7 Nd5 50. Kh6 $18) 48.
Kg5 Rd1 49. Ra8+ Kg7 50. Rg8#) 45. Ra2 {Die versteckte Nebendrohung gewinnt
den Springer.} 1-0

[Event "CRO-Cup"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Pinter, Jozsef"]
[Black "Fercec, Nenad"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Horvath,Ta"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. Nge2 c5 7. d5 e6 8. h3
exd5 9. cxd5 Re8 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Ng3 a6 12. a4 Rb8 13. Be3 (13. a5 h5 14. Bg5
b5 15. axb6 Qxb6 16. Ra2 $13 {Pinter-Kasparov/FRA-ch./1993}) 13... h5 14. a5 b5
15. axb6 Rxb6 16. Ra2 Ne5 17. Bc2 $2 (17. Be2 $142 {Pinter,das Feld "c4" Weiß
muß kontrolieren.}) 17... Rb4 18. Re1 Nh7 19. Ba4 Rf8 20. Qe2 Qh4 21. Nf1 f5
22. f4 Nc4 23. Bc1 Bd4+ 24. Kh2 fxe4 25. Ng3 Bxh3 $1 26. gxh3 Ng5 $1 27. Qf1
Bf2 $1 (27... Nf3+ 28. Kg2 Nxe1+ 29. Qxe1 Rxf4 $1 30. Bxf4 (30. Ngxe4 Rxe4 $1
31. Qxh4 (31. Qxe4 Qf2+ 32. Kh1 Qg1#) 31... Rxh4 32. Bg5 Ne3+ 33. Kh2 Be5+ $19)
30... Qxf4 31. Ngxe4 Ne3+ 32. Kh1 Qf3+ $19 {Gewinnt auch,aber die
Partiefortsetzung ist schneller und auch schöner.}) 28. Ncxe4 Bxe1 29. Qg2 Nxe4
30. Nxe4 Ne5 31. Bc2 Rxf4 $1 0-1

[Event "Pyramiden Franken Cup 4th"]
[Site "Fuerth"]
[Date "2001.08.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bischoff, Klaus"]
[Black "Joachim, Sven"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2541"]
[BlackElo "2443"]
[Annotator "Joachim,S"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2001.08.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. e4 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c5 7. Nge2 Nc6 8. d5
Ne5 9. Ng3 e6 10. Be2 exd5 11. cxd5 h5 12. O-O Nh7 13. Qd2 h4 14. Nh1 g5 {
Sichert die Stellung des Se5.} 15. Nf2 Bd7 16. a4 (16. Kh1 Qf6 17. f4 gxf4 18.
Bxf4) 16... Qf6 17. Ra3 Qg6 18. h3 {Stoppt schwarze Aktivitaeten am
Koenigsfluegel, nimmt sich aber auch selbst Hebel.} f5 (18... Kh8 {Beide
Seiten haben Schwierigkeiten, einen guten Plan zu finden.}) 19. exf5 Bxf5 20.
a5 (20. Nce4 g4 21. hxg4 Bxe4 22. Nxe4 Nxg4 23. Bf4) (20. a5 Rae8 (20... Rf7
21. Ra4 Bd7 22. Rg4 {Bischoff} Bxg4 (22... Nxg4 23. hxg4 {mit der Idee Ld3})
23. hxg4 {mit der Idee Sce4}) 21. Nb5 (21. Ra4 Bd7 22. Ra3 Bf5) 21... a6 22.
Nc7 Re7 23. Ne6 Bxe6 24. dxe6 Rxe6 (24... Qxe6 25. Rd1) 25. b4 {Bischoff})
1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.25"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Zhao, Zong Yuan"]
[Black "Marin, Mihail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2511"]
[Annotator "Kapengut"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[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 "Australia"]
[BlackTeam "Romania"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ROU"]

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. e4 c5 4. d5 d6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. f3 O-O 7. Bg5 e6 8. Qd2 h6
9. Be3 exd5 10. cxd5 Re8 11. Bb5 $6 {The purpose of this little-used move
consists in the desire to save time for maneuvers of the Knight releasing a
traditional for this system way for the Bishop .} Bd7 (11... Nbd7) 12. Bd3 (12.
Bc4 b5 $5 13. Bxb5 Nxe4 $5 {[%csl Rb5]} 14. Nxe4 (14. fxe4 $140 $2 Bxc3 $17)
14... Bxb5 15. O-O-O Nd7 16. Bxh6 Bh8 17. Bg5 (17. Nxd6 $1) 17... Qb6 18. Qf4
Rxe4 $1 19. fxe4 Rb8 20. Rd2 Qa5 21. Kd1 Qxa2 $19 {Kunz,K-Minasian,A/Berliner
Sommer 1996}) (12. Bxd7 Nbxd7 13. Bxh6 $6 Nxe4 $1 14. fxe4 (14. Nxe4 Qh4+ 15.
g3 Qxh6 16. Qxh6 Bxh6 17. Ne2 $15) 14... Qh4+ 15. g3 Qxh6 16. Qxh6 Bxh6 17. Nh3
Bg7 18. Nf2 Bxc3+ 19. bxc3 Nf6 20. O-O Nxe4 21. Nxe4 Rxe4 $17 {Gregg
Guffrey-Brooks,I/corr 1988}) (12. a4 Na6 (12... h5 13. Nge2 Na6 (13... a6 14.
Bd3 Bc8 15. O-O Nbd7 16. Bh6 Bh8 17. h3 Rb8 18. Bg5 Qb6 19. Kh1 Nh7 20. Be3 Qd8
(20... Ne5 $5) 21. f4 Qe7 22. Rae1 Nhf6 23. Bf2 b5 24. axb5 axb5 25. Bxb5 Rxb5
26. Nxb5 Nxe4 27. Qe3 Nb6 28. Ng3 f5 29. Nxe4 fxe4 30. Nc3 Ba6 $44 {
Borchgrevink,H-Helbig,M/Hoevelte DEN 2003}) 14. O-O Nc7 15. Ra3 a6 16. Bxd7
Nxd7 17. Bg5 Bf6 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Rb3 Rab8 20. f4 c4 21. Rb4 b5 22. axb5 axb5
23. Nd4 Nc5 24. Nc6 (24. e5 $5) 24... Nd3 25. e5 Qf5 26. exd6 Nxd5 27. Rxb5
Rxb5 28. Nxb5 N5xf4 $132 {Wohlmann,E-Mahdy,K/Austria 1992}) 13. Nge2 Nb4 14.
O-O h5 (14... Kh7 $6 15. Bc4 b6 16. Bf4 Qb8 17. Nc1 Nh5 18. Be3 f5 19. Bf2 Be5
20. exf5 Bxf5 21. Nd3 Nxd3 22. Bxd3 Bxd3 23. Qxd3 Qb7 $132 {Masek,M-Dvorak,J/
CZE 2001}) 15. Bf4 Qe7 16. Rfe1 a6 17. Bc4 Nh7 18. Be3 b6 19. Ng3 Qf8 20. Nh1
f5 21. Nf2 Kh8 (21... Qf6 $5) 22. exf5 gxf5 23. Bf4 Qf6 24. Bf1 Nf8 25. Rad1
Ng6 26. Bg5 Qf7 27. f4 $132 {Michenka,J-Belov,I/Ostrava 1992}) 12... Na6 (12...
h5 $5 13. a4 Na6) 13. Nge2 Kh7 $6 (13... Nb4 14. Bc4 b5 $1 15. Nxb5 Bxb5 $1 (
15... Nfxd5 $5 16. Bxd5 (16. Bxh6 Qh4+ 17. g3 Qxh6 18. exd5 Bxb5 19. Bxb5 Re3
$36) 16... Nxd5 17. Nxd6 Nxe3 18. Qxe3 Re6 19. Nc4 Bb5 $44) 16. Bxb5 Nfxd5 $1
17. Bf2 (17. Bg1 $6 Qa5 $1) 17... Qa5 18. Bxe8 Nd3+ $19 {Loeffler,
S-Gruenenwald,J/BL 1987}) 14. O-O Nb4 15. Bc4 Qb8 (15... Qe7 16. a3 Na6 17.
Bxa6 $5 bxa6 18. b4 Rab8 $140 19. Rfc1 Rec8 20. bxc5 dxc5 21. e5 $16) 16. a3
Na6 17. Ng3 b5 18. Bd3 c4 (18... Nc7 $5 19. Kh1 (19. b4 $140 $2 Nfxd5 $1) 19...
a5 20. a4 (20. Bf4 {[%csl Rd6]} c4 21. Be2 Na6 22. a4 Nc5 $132) 20... bxa4 $5
21. Bf4 Qb6 22. Rfb1 Na6 23. Nxa4 Qd8 24. Ra3 Nb4 25. Bc4 Bxa4 26. Rxa4 Nd7
$132) 19. Bc2 b4 20. axb4 Nxb4 21. Bb1 a5 22. Bd4 Qc7 (22... Rc8 23. Nd1 Ne8
24. Ne3 Bxd4 25. Qxd4 Qa7 26. Qxa7 Rxa7 27. Rc1 $14) 23. f4 Ng4 24. Bxg7 Kxg7
25. Qd4+ Nf6 26. Kh1 h5 27. h3 Qa7 28. Qd2 h4 29. Nge2 Nh5 (29... Qa6 $6 30.
Qd4 Nd3 31. Bxd3 cxd3 32. Ng1 Rac8 33. e5 $1 $18) 30. Ra3 Qb6 $6 (30... f5 $5
31. Qe1 $5 (31. Kh2 Rab8 (31... Qb6 32. Qe1 Qd8 $132) 32. Qe1 Nd3 33. Qxh4 Rxb2
34. Qg5 Qe3 $13) 31... Nd3 32. Qxh4 fxe4 33. f5 Bxf5 34. Rxf5 $1 (34. g4 $140
$6 Bxg4 $1 35. Qxg4 Rf8 $1 36. Rxf8 Rxf8 37. Qg1 Qe7 $40) 34... gxf5 35. Nb5 (
35. Qg5+ Kh8 36. Qxh5+ Qh7 37. Qg5 Rg8 38. Qf6+ Qg7 39. Qh4+ $11) (35. Qxh5
Nf2+ 36. Kh2 Ng4+ 37. Kh1 $11) 35... Qe3 36. Qxh5 Rh8 37. Qxf5 Qxe2 38. Qg5+
Kh7 39. Nxd6 Rag8 $11) 31. f5 $1 Qd8 (31... Rab8 32. Kh2 Re5 33. Ng1 Ng3 34.
Re1 Rh8 35. Nf3 Ree8 $14) (31... Rac8 32. f6+ $5 Nxf6 33. Qf4 Qd8 34. Qxd6 $14)
32. Nd1 Re5 (32... gxf5 33. Raf3 $5 (33. exf5 Re5 (33... Qf6 34. Nf4 Nxf4 35.
Rxf4 Re5 36. Ne3 $1 $16) 34. g4 Nf6 (34... hxg3 $140 $2 35. f6+ Nxf6 36. Rxg3+
Ng4 37. Ne3 $1 $18) 35. Qg5+ Kh8 36. Qxh4+ Nh7 37. f6 $16) 33... Nd3 (33... Qe7
34. Ne3 fxe4 35. Rf5 $1 $16) 34. exf5 Qf6 (34... Bb5 $140 $2 35. f6+ $18) 35.
Bxd3 cxd3 36. Nf4 $16) 33. Ne3 Qg5 34. Qd4 Nf6 35. Nxc4 Bb5 36. fxg6 $1 $18
Bxc4 37. Qxc4 Rf8 (37... Qxg6 38. Qc7 $18) (37... fxg6 38. Raf3 Nh5 39. Qc7+
Re7 40. Rf7+ $18) 38. Raf3 fxg6 39. Nd4 Qd2 40. Ne6+ Rxe6 41. dxe6 Qxb2 42. e7
1-0

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.25"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Nataf, Igor Alexandre"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Kapengut"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[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 "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Ng3
exd5 9. cxd5 h5 {Now we basically consider the treatment of the variation by
the well-known Russian Grandmaster Alexey Dreev, who made a big contribution
to the variation's development. According to his style, White should not hurry
to define the location of his black square's bishop and has to move the king's
knight to the square "g3" first, provoking the aggressive march of the "h"
pawn h7-h5-h4 early by this manouevre. At the same time, White refrains from
the time-saving manouevre Ng1-h3-f2 because the opponent can prevent it. Most
often, the critical positions of the variation appear with the inclusion of
the moves 6.Bg5 h6 7.Be3. (In the frames of this game, all of the move orders
are leveled by the reaching of the final critical position of the variation).
On his own turn, Black tries to provide the plan with f7-f5 as early as
possible and do not waste tempi for generally useful moves like Re8 or Nbd7.
The most definitive element of Dreev's plan is the one where White do not
hurry to make the standard move Qd2, keeping the square "d2" free for the
eventual Knight's manouevre Nf3-d2-c4. As it was proved by the theory and
practice of the Modern Benoni, the Knight's position on c4 is the most
effective position for the upcoming play. The Queen at the starting position
is also useful for the plan, with the breakthrough f3-f4 and e4-e5 because it
controls the "g4" square.} 10. Be2 a6 11. a4 {Very often in Dreev's games,
Black prefers the immediate 11...h4, trying to use the position of the Nf1 as
I described in the previous annotation.} Nh7 12. Be3 Nd7 13. O-O h4 14. Nh1 f5
15. Qd2 {This position I analyzed in details in my article "On the Crossroads
of the Modern Theory Ways [A65]" in CBM 101.} Qf6 16. exf5 gxf5 17. Nf2 Ne5 18.
Nh3 (18. f4 Ng4 (18... Nf7 $5 19. Nfd1 $132 (19. Kh1 {/\ Rg1, g4->}) 19... Bd7
20. Rb1 Rac8 $13) 19. Nxg4 fxg4 {/\ Bf5=/+ Kuzmin,A} 20. f5 $1 Bxf5 (20... g3
$6 21. Bd3 $1 $36) 21. Bxg4 Qg6 22. Bxf5 Rxf5 23. Rxf5 Qxf5 24. Rf1 Qg6 {
Kuzmin,A-Shirov,A/USSR (ch) 1991} 25. h3 Nf6 (25... Re8 26. Bf4 Bd4+ 27. Kh1
Rf8 $6 28. Qe1 $1 $16) 26. Bg5 Ne4 27. Nxe4 Qxe4 28. Bf6 Rf8 29. Bxg7 Rxf1+ 30.
Kxf1 Kxg7 31. Qg5+ $11) 18... Ng6 19. f4 Re8 $6 $146 {I guess, it is better to
place on this square the Ra8, leaving Rf8 for the protection of the pawn f5.} (
19... Bd7 20. a5 (20. Bf2 Rfe8 21. a5 Re7 22. Kh1 (22. Ra3 $5 Rae8 23. Rb1 {
/\b4 +/=}) 22... Bh6 23. Rab1 Rc8 24. Rg1 Nhf8 25. g3 Rg7 26. Bf3 $14 {
Razuvaev,Y-Bucher,D/Bern 1998}) 20... Rfb8 (20... Rfe8 21. Bf2 Re7 {see above
Razuvaev,Y-Bucher,D} 22. Ra3 $5) 21. Ra2 $6 (21. Rfb1 b5 22. axb6 Rxb6 23. Bc4
a5 24. Ng5 {[%cal Gg5e6]} Nxg5 25. fxg5 Qe5 $132) 21... Re8 (21... b5 22. axb6
Rxb6 23. Rfa1 Bc8 24. Bc4 Bb7 25. Bf2 Rb8 $14) 22. Bf2 (22. Bh5 $6 Re7 23. Bf2
Nhf8 24. Raa1 Bh6 25. Bf3 Rae8 26. Rfe1 Qg7 {/\Ne5} 27. Rxe7 Rxe7 28. Re1 Rxe1+
(28... Ne5 $5 29. Be2 Nfg6 30. Kh1 Ng4 31. Bg1 Qf8 32. Rf1 Qd8 33. Qc2 Ne3 34.
Bxe3 Rxe3 $11) 29. Bxe1 Qd4+ 30. Qxd4 cxd4 31. Ne2 d3 32. Nc1 Bb5 33. g3 hxg3
34. hxg3 Bg7 $1 (34... Ne5 35. Bg2 Nfd7 36. Nf2 Nc5 37. b4 Na4 38. Nb3 Nc4 $44)
35. Nf2 Bxb2 36. Ncxd3 Bd4 $11 {Vooremaa,A-Sepp,O/Finland FIN 2002}) 22... Re7
(22... Rab8 23. Rb1 $14) (22... Rac8 {/\c4} 23. Bc4 $14) 23. Rb1 Be8 $5 24. Ra3
Rc8 25. Bc4 Bf7 26. b4 cxb4 27. Rxb4 Rec7 28. Qd3 $14) 20. Bh5 Bd7 21. a5 Re7
22. Bf2 Rae8 $6 (22... Rb8 {[%cal Gb7b5]} 23. Rae1 Rxe1 24. Rxe1 b5 25. axb6
Rxb6 26. Bxg6 Qxg6 27. Bxh4 Nf6 28. Bxf6 (28. Re7 $140 Ne4 29. Nxe4 Rxb2 30.
Rxd7 Bd4+ 31. Kf1 fxe4 $13) 28... Qxf6 29. Kh1 Qh4 {[%cal Gb6b2]} 30. Ra1 Qe7
$44 {/+/=}) 23. Ra3 {[%csl Re8][%cal Gh5e8,Ga3g3,Ga3b3]} (23. Bxg6 $140 $6 Qxg6
24. Bxh4 $2 Bxc3 $19) 23... Nhf8 24. Rb3 Bc8 25. Na4 Bd7 {[#]} 26. Nxc5 $1 $16
{[%csl Rf6]} Bb5 (26... dxc5 $140 27. Rb6 $1 $18) 27. Nd3 Re4 28. Rc1 R8e7 29.
Rc8 Bh6 30. Qc3 (30. Bf3 Bxd3 (30... Ra4 31. Rb4 Rxa5 32. Nc1 Ra1 33. Be3 Qg7
34. Bd1 $16) 31. Qxd3 Nxf4 32. Nxf4 Rxf4 {/\Ra4-a1} 33. Rb8 Ra4 34. Be2 h3 35.
Qd1 Bg7 36. R8xb7 Rxb7 37. Rxb7 Rxa5 $14) 30... Qxc3 31. Rbxc3 Bxd3 32. Rxd3
Nxf4 33. Nxf4 Bxf4 34. Rf3 (34. Bg6 R7e5 35. g3 hxg3 36. hxg3 Bh6 37. Rf3 Rxd5
38. Bxf5 $16) 34... Ra4 35. g4 (35. g3 $5 h3 36. Bb6 Re2 37. Rf1 Rg2+ 38. Kh1
Bh6 39. Bg6 f4 40. Bf5 Rxb2 41. gxf4 Bxf4 42. Bc2 $16) 35... h3 36. Rxh3 fxg4 (
36... Rg7 37. Rhc3 Be5 (37... fxg4 38. R3c4 Rxc4 39. Rxc4 Rh7 40. Rxf4 Rxh5 41.
Rxg4+ Kf7 42. Rd4 $16) 38. Rf3 f4 39. Bb6 Bxb2 $16) 37. Rh4 Rg7 38. Rxg4 Rxg4+
39. Bxg4 Bxh2+ (39... Rxa5 40. Bd4 Ra4 41. Be6+ Kh7 42. Bf6 Be3+ 43. Kg2 Nxe6
44. dxe6 Rg4+ 45. Kf3 Rf4+ 46. Ke2 $16) 40. Kxh2 Rxg4 41. Bg3 Kf7 42. Rc7+ $6 (
42. Rb8 $1 Ke7 (42... Rb4 $140 $2 43. Rxf8+ $18) 43. Rxb7+ Nd7 44. Ra7 Rd4 45.
Rxa6 Rxd5 46. b4 Rd2+ 47. Kh3 $18) 42... Ke8 43. Bxd6 Nd7 44. Rc8+ (44. Rxb7
Rg5 45. Ra7 Rxd5 46. Ra8+ Kf7 47. Rxa6 Rd2+ 48. Kg3 Rxb2 $16) 44... Kf7 45. Rc7
Ke8 46. Rc8+ Kf7 47. Rd8 Nf6 48. Rf8+ Kg6 49. Rb8 Rh4+ 50. Kg2 Rh7 51. Kf3 Rd7
52. Bc5 Nxd5 $11 53. Ke4 Nf6+ 54. Ke3 Kf5 55. b4 Ng4+ 56. Kf3 Ne5+ 57. Ke3 Nc6
58. Rf8+ Ke5 59. Rh8 Kd5 60. Kd3 Nxa5 61. Rh5+ Kc6+ 62. Kc3 Rd5 63. Rh6+ Kb5
64. Rb6+ Ka4 65. Bf8 Rf5 66. bxa5 Kxa5 67. Rxb7 Rxf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "POL-ch 62nd"]
[Site "Poznan"]
[Date "2005.05.01"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Socko, Bartosz"]
[Black "Bobras, Piotr"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2583"]
[BlackElo "2501"]
[Annotator "Kapengut"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2005.04.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. e4 Bg7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Nge2 e6 8. Ng3 (8.
Bg5 h6 9. Be3 exd5 10. cxd5 a6 11. a4 Nbd7 12. Ng3 h5 13. Bg5 $6 Qb6 {*} (13...
Qc7 {Christiansen-Fedorowicz}) 14. Qd2 Nh7 15. a5 Qc7 16. Bh6 h4 17. Bxg7 Kxg7
18. Nge2 b5 19. axb6 Qxb6 20. g3 Rb8 21. Na4 Qd8 22. Bg2 Ne5 $15 {Ehlvest,
J-Temirbaev,S/Minsk 1986}) 8... exd5 9. cxd5 a6 10. a4 Nbd7 11. Be2 h5 12. O-O
(12. Bg5 Qb6 13. Qd2 Nh7 14. a5 Qc7) 12... Re8 13. Bg5 Qb6 14. Qd2 Nh7 15. Be3
h4 16. Nh1 f5 17. Nf2 Ne5 18. a5 Qc7 19. g3 (19. f4 Nf7 {*} 20. Bd3 Nf6 21.
Rfe1 fxe4 22. Nfxe4 Ng4 23. Bf2 Qd8 24. Kh1 Nxf2+ $6 (24... Bf5 25. Bg1 h3 $132
) 25. Nxf2 Bf5 26. Bxf5 gxf5 27. Re6 $1 $16 {Christenson,F-Breivik,L/Molde NOR
2004}) 19... Bd7 20. exf5 gxf5 21. Kh1 hxg3 22. hxg3 Ng6 23. f4 Nf6 24. Nh3 Re7
(24... b5 $5 25. axb6 Qxb6 26. Ng5 a5 27. Bf3 Rab8 28. Rf2 Ng4 29. Bxg4 Qxb2 $5
(29... fxg4 $6 30. Qd3 {[%cal Gd3h7]} Nf8 31. f5 c4 $5 32. f6 $1 Rxe3 33. f7+
Kh8 34. Rh2+ Bh6 35. Rxh6+ Kg7 36. Rh7+ Kf6 37. Qf1+ $18) 30. Qxb2 Rxb2 31.
Rxb2 Bxc3 32. Rb7 Bxa1 33. Rxd7 fxg4 34. Rxd6 Rxe3 35. Rxg6+ Kf8 $132) 25. Ng5
Rae8 26. Bg1 Nh8 (26... Rxe2 $5 27. Nxe2 Ne7 28. Nc3 Nexd5 29. Bf2 Bc6 30. Kg1
Nxc3 31. bxc3 Ne4 32. Qa2+ d5 33. Nxe4 Rxe4 $15) (26... Nf8 27. Rf2 N8h7 28.
Qc2 Nxg5 29. fxg5 Nh7 30. Bd3 Nxg5 31. Bxf5 Rf8 32. Raf1 Ref7 33. Bh7+ Nxh7 34.
Rxf7 Rxf7 35. Rxf7 Kxf7 36. Qxh7 Bg4 $15) 27. Bd3 $6 (27. Bc4 Nf7 28. Ne6 $140
$6 Rxe6 $5 29. dxe6 Bxe6 (29... Bc6+ $6 30. Kh2 Ng4+ 31. Kh3 Ng5+ 32. fxg5 Bxc3
33. e7+ $1 $18) 30. Bxe6 Rxe6 31. Rae1 (31. Qg2 Ng4 32. Qf3) 31... Qc6+ 32. Qg2
Ne4 33. Nxe4 fxe4 $15) 27... Nf7 28. Bc4 Nxg5 29. fxg5 Ng4 30. Rf3 (30. Rf3 Ne5
31. Rf4 Nxc4 32. Rxc4 b5 33. axb6 Qxb6 34. Rh4 (34. b4 $140 $6 Qb7 $17 {
[%csl Rd5][%cal Gg7c3,Gb7h1]}) 34... Qb7 35. Rf1 Be5 $17) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 3rd"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2002.06.24"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Riazantsev, Alexander"]
[Black "Marin, Mihail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2527"]
[BlackElo "2556"]
[Annotator "Kapengut"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2002.06.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. f3 c5 4. d5 g6 5. c4 Bg7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Nge2 e6 8. Ng3
exd5 9. cxd5 a6 10. a4 Nbd7 11. Be2 Ne8 {[%cal Ge8c7,Ga8b8,Gb7b5] Black select
the old-fashioned plan transferring the knight on the square c7,
characteristic for many variants of modern Benoni} 12. O-O (12. Be3 Qh4 $6 13.
Qd2 h6 14. Bf2 Qe7 15. O-O h5 16. Be3 Nc7 17. f4 {[%csl Re4][%cal Ge4e5]} (17.
Rab1 $5 {[%cal Gb2b4] /\b4}) 17... h4 18. Nh1 Bxc3 $5 19. bxc3 Nf6 $1 20. Nf2
Nxe4 21. Nxe4 Qxe4 {[%csl Rd5]} 22. Bd3 Qxd5 23. c4 Qh5 24. f5 $5 {[%cal Gf1f8,
Gd3h7]} Bxf5 25. Rxf5 $5 gxf5 26. Rf1 Ne6 27. Rxf5 Qh8 28. Bh6 Qa1+ 29. Kf2
Rfe8 30. Rg5+ $1 {1/2-1/2 Khenkin,I-Belotti,B/Bratto ITA 2001}) 12... Rb8 13.
Bf4 {[%csl Rd6] A popular lately idea, when white do not hurry up with
development the blacksquare bishop allows it to take more active position.} (
13. Ra3 $6 Nc7 14. Rb3 $6 {[%csl Rb3][%cal Ga7g1]} b5 $1 15. axb5 axb5 16. Bf4
(16. Nxb5 $140 $2 c4 17. Bxc4 Nxb5 18. Bxb5 Nc5 19. Rb4 Qa5 $19) 16... c4 17.
Bxd6 cxb3 18. Bxf8 Qxf8 19. Qxb3 Nc5 20. Qc2 b4 $19 {Kuligowski,A-Schmidt,W/
Poland 1987}) (13. f4 Nc7 14. e5 $5 dxe5 15. f5 $5 Nf6 16. fxg6 fxg6 17. Bg5
Nce8 18. Nge4 Nd6 19. Bxf6 {[%csl Ge4]} Bxf6 20. Nxd6 Qxd6 21. Ne4 Qd8 22. d6 {
[%cal Ga2g8]} Bf5 23. Qd5+ Kg7 24. Nxc5 $6 (24. Nxf6 Qxf6 25. Rad1 Qe6 26. Qxc5
Rbd8 27. a5 $14 {[%csl Rb7,Gd6,Re5]}) 24... Qb6 25. Kh1 Qxb2 26. Bd3 b6 27.
Bxf5 {1/2-1/2 Filgueira,H-Garcia,R/Buenos Aires 1995}) (13. Be3 Nc7 ({As
frequently it happens in Modern Benoni, if white put his knight on g3, the
good plan for black is the movement of a pawn "h".} 13... h5 $5 {[%csl Rg3]
[%cal Gh5h4,Gf7f5]}) 14. f4 (14. a5 b5 15. axb6 Rxb6 16. Qd2 Re8 {[%cal Gg3h1,
Gh1f2]} 17. Kh1 $6 (17. Nh1 $5 {/\Nh1-f2}) 17... h5 {[%csl Rg3]} 18. Rfe1 h4
19. Nf1 h3 20. g4 Qh4 21. Ng3 Rb4 22. Rg1 (22. Bg5 Qh8 23. Rec1 Nb5 {[%cal
Gb5d4,Gh8a1]} 24. Bxb5 axb5 $15) 22... Nb5 23. Nf5 $5 {[%csl Rg8][%cal Gg1g8]}
gxf5 24. gxf5 Nxc3 $1 (24... Kh8 25. Rg4 Qh7 26. Rag1 Be5 27. Bg5 Rxb2 28. Qxb2
Nxc3 29. Qc2 f6 30. Rh4 fxg5 31. Rxh7+ Kxh7 32. Rxg5 $16) 25. Qxc3 (25. bxc3
Rbxe4 $1 $19) 25... Ne5 26. Bg5 (26. Qa3 $2 Rxe4 $1 $19 {Webbs,S-Trapl,J/corr
2001}) 26... Qf2 $1 (26... Qh8 27. Bf6 Ng6 28. Bxg7 Qxg7 29. Bxa6 $16) 27. Bf6
Qg2+ $1 28. Rxg2 hxg2+ 29. Kxg2 Bxf6 30. Ra2 $17 {Konikowski}) 14... b5 15.
axb5 (15. e5 dxe5 16. f5 b4 17. Nce4 (17. d6 $5) 17... Bb7 $5 {[%csl Rd5]} 18.
fxg6 hxg6 19. Bg5 f6 20. d6 $5 Nd5 21. Bg4 $5 {[%csl Rc5]} Qe8 22. Bxd7 Qxd7
23. Nxc5 Qxd6 24. Nxb7 Rxb7 25. Ne4 Qb6+ 26. Kh1 Qd4 $1 {[%csl Rb2,Re4]} 27.
Qb3 Qxe4 28. Rfe1 Qg4 29. Qxd5+ Rff7 30. Be3 f5 $17 {[%cal Ge5e4,Gf5f4,Gg7a1]
Gual,A-Glavina,P/St.Cugat/1992/}) 15... Nxb5 16. Nxb5 axb5 17. Qd2 Re8 18. b4
$6 h5 (18... Bxa1 19. Rxa1 h5 20. Bf3 h4 21. Ne2 h3 $15) 19. e5 $5 cxb4 20. Ne4
dxe5 21. f5 $1 gxf5 22. Nd6 Nf6 $5 23. Nxe8 Qxe8 24. Bh6 (24. d6 $14) 24... f4
25. Bxg7 Kxg7 26. Qxb4 Bb7 27. Bf3 Bxd5 28. Bxd5 Nxd5 $17 {Antonsen,
M-Mortensen,E/Farum/1993/}) 13... Qe7 (13... Ne5 $6 14. Qd2 Nc7 15. Bh6 b5 16.
Bxg7 Kxg7 17. axb5 axb5 18. f4 $1 {[%cal Ge4e5]} Nd7 19. b4 $1 cxb4 20. Na2 Na6
21. Nxb4 Nxb4 22. Qxb4 Qb6+ 23. Kh1 Re8 24. Rac1 Nc5 25. e5 $1 $16 {Dive,
R-McLaren,L/Auckland 1997}) 14. Qd2 Nc7 (14... h5 $5 15. Bg5 Bd4+ 16. Kh1 f6
$132) 15. Bh6 Bxh6 (15... Bd4+ 16. Kh1 Re8 $132) 16. Qxh6 b5 17. axb5 Nxb5 $5 {
[%cal Gb5d4]} 18. Nxb5 axb5 19. b4 $5 c4 20. Ra3 Nb6 21. f4 f5 $1 {The
standard answer by black on activation of the opponent at centre.} 22. exf5
Bxf5 23. Nxf5 gxf5 24. Bf3 Qf6 25. Qxf6 Rxf6 26. Re1 Rf7 27. Re6 ({A little
prematurely. The interesting struggle is further possible} 27. Re6 Rd8 28. Ra5
c3 29. Rxb5 c2 30. Re1 Re7 $1 (30... Rc8 $140 $6 31. Rxb6 c1=Q 32. Rxc1 Rxc1+
33. Kf2 Rb1 34. b5 $16) 31. Rc1 Nc4 32. Kf2 (32. Rxc2 $2 Na3 $15) 32... Rde8
33. Bh5 Re1 34. Rxc2 Na3 35. Bxe8 Rxe8 36. Rbc5 dxc5 37. Rxc5 Re4 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 3rd"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2002.06.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Zhukova, Natalia"]
[Black "Delchev, Aleksander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Kapengut"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2002.06.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Ng3
exd5 9. cxd5 a6 10. a4 Nbd7 11. Be2 Re8 12. O-O h5 13. Bg5 Nf8 {The manoeuvre
Nd7-f8-h7 recently meets even more often. Other possibility is to avoid the
unpleasant pin after Qa5. With the black extra move this position was occurred
in the games Amura,C-Romero,M/Argentina 1989 and Kaposztas,M-Blees,A/
Harkany1994(see below).} 14. Qd2 ({The similar plan with N8h7 Sofronie,I
conducted after:} 14. f4 N8h7 15. Bh4 Qa5 16. h3 Bd7 $6 (16... Qb4 $5 {[%csl
Rb2,Re4][%cal Gb4d4]}) 17. Bc4 Qb4 18. Qd3 b5 19. axb5 axb5 20. Rxa8 Rxa8 21.
Bxb5 Qxb2 22. Rb1 Ra1 23. Rxa1 Qxa1+ 24. Kh2 Qa3 25. Bc4 Ne8 26. Nge2 $14 {
Svetushkin,D-Sofronie,I/Bucharest 2002}) 14... N8h7 15. Bh6 {White bishop can
not organize an attack by itself, but it's absence on the important diagonal
would help black.} ({Usually white retreat} 15. Be3 h4 $5 (15... Bd7 16. Nh1
Qe7 17. Nf2 {without Qe7 this position was occurred in the game Navrotescu,
C-Negrulescu/ Predeal ch-RO 1988; with the black extra move Rb8 - Bykhovsky,
Av-Uritzky,M/ Tel Aviv ASA 1996}) (15... Nd7 16. Rfd1 h4 17. Nh1 Ne5 18. Nf2 f5
19. Rab1 Qe7 $6 (19... Qf6) 20. f4 Nf7 21. e5 dxe5 22. d6 Qd7 23. Bxc5 $16 {
Vasilevich,T-Zozulia,A/Alushta ztW 1999}) 16. Nh1 Nh5 {1/2-1/2 Varga,Z-Badea,B/
ATI-Homorod 1992} 17. Nf2 f5 {with the black extra move 18...Qe7- Kaposztas,M
- Blees,A/ Harkany op 1994} 18. exf5 gxf5 19. f4 Ng3 $5 {[%csl Rg1][%cal Gd8h4,
Gh4h2]} 20. Rfe1 Nxe2+ 21. Rxe2 Bd7 22. a5 b5 23. axb6 Qxb6 24. Nfd1 Qb4 25.
Qe1 Nf6 26. Qxh4 Qc4 27. Qg3 Nxd5 28. Rd2 Nxe3 29. Nxe3 Rxe3 $1 $17 {Bagirov,
V-Dydyshko,V /Minsk 1984 It is interestingly that the last game had started as
Nimzo-Indian!}) 15... Bh8 16. Nh1 (16. Rfe1 h4 17. Nf1 (17. Nh1 Nh5 {[%csl Rh6]
/\ g5} 18. Be3 f5 $132 19. Nf2 Qf6 20. exf5 gxf5 21. f4 Qg6 $132) 17... Nh5 18.
f4 (18. Be3 f5 $132) 18... Bd4+ 19. Kh1 Ng3+ $5 {[%csl Rh1][%cal Gd8h4] The
excellent sacrifice of the khight gives the black a long initiative.} 20. hxg3
hxg3 21. Bg5 Nxg5 22. fxg5 Kg7 23. Ne3 ({To more persistent defence leaded:} 
23. Nxg3 Rh8+ 24. Nh5+ $5 gxh5 25. Rf1 Bg4 $36) 23... Rh8+ ({A little
dangerous for black was:} 23... Qxg5 $6 24. Nf5+ $1 Bxf5 25. Qxg5 Rh8+ 26. Bh5
f6 27. Qh4 Bd7 $17) 24. Kg1 Qxg5 25. Bf3 f5 $17 {Rogozenko,D-Sofronie,I/
Bucharest 2002/}) 16... h4 17. Be3 $146 (17. Nf2 Nh5 18. Be3 f5 19. Ra3 Qe7 {
1/2-1/2 Ionescu,C-Badea,B/mvc-igm 1996}) (17. g4 $6 hxg3 18. Nxg3 Bh3 19. Rfe1
Nd7 20. Kh1 Qh4 {[%csl Rh6][%cal Gg6g5]} 21. Be3 Bg7 (21... Be5 $5 22. f4 Bd4
23. Bxd4 cxd4 24. Qxd4 Qxf4 $15) 22. Rab1 Rac8 23. Nd1 Ne5 24. b4 c4 25. Rc1 b5
26. axb5 axb5 27. Nc3 Bd7 28. Rg1 Ra8 29. f4 Ng4 30. Bxg4 Qxg4 $36 {Martinez,
D-Moreno Ruiz,J/Mondariz 1999}) 17... Nh5 18. f4 f5 $6 (18... Bxc3 $5 19. bxc3
N7f6 $132 {[%csl Re4]} 20. e5 $140 $6 dxe5 21. fxe5 Qxd5 $5 $36 {[%csl Re2]
[%cal Ge8e2]}) 19. Bxh5 gxh5 20. e5 $1 dxe5 21. Bxc5 b6 22. Bf2 Bb7 (22... h3
$5) 23. h3 e4 24. Rfd1 Qd6 25. Qe3 Nf8 26. Bxh4 (26. Qxb6 Qxb6 27. Bxb6 $14)
26... Ng6 27. Bg5 h4 28. Ra3 Rac8 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Gc8c5]} 29. g3 (29. g4 $5)
29... Qb4 30. d6 {[#]} Qxb2 $1 31. Ne2 Bc6 32. gxh4 (32. d7 Bxd7 33. Rb3 (33.
Rxd7 $6 Rc2 34. Qb3+ Qxb3 35. Rxb3 Rxe2 36. Rxb6 Nf8 37. Rdd6 Rc8 $17 {[%csl
Rg1]}) 33... Qa2 34. Rxb6 Be6 35. gxh4 Nf8 36. Rxa6 Rc2 $15) 32... Bd7 (32...
Nf8 $5 33. Nhg3 (33. h5 Bd7 $5 {[%cal Gc8c2]} 34. Rb3 Qa2 35. Rxb6 Qxa4 {
[%csl Rd1]} 36. Nf2 Rc2 $132) 33... Bd7 34. Rd2 Qb4 35. Qb3+ $5 Rc4 $5 36. Qxb4
Rxb4 37. a5 Rb8 $5 $132 {[%cal Gb8b1,Gb4b1]}) 33. Nhg3 Rc2 34. Rb3 Qa2 35. Rxb6
Qxa4 36. Rb7 Rec8 37. Rdb1 (37. Nxf5 $5 Bxf5 38. d7 Bxd7 39. Rbxd7 Qc4 40. R7d2
$44 {[%csl Ga6,Ge4,Rg1]}) 37... Ra2 38. Rxd7 $1 Ra3 (38... Qxd7 $140 $2 39.
Qb3+ Qf7 40. d7 $18) 39. Qd2 (39. Rc7 $1 {[%csl Rg8]} Rxe3 40. Rxc8+ Nf8 41.
Bh6 Qd7 42. Rbb8 $16) 39... Rd3 40. Rc7 $1 Rxd2 41. Rxc8+ Kf7 (41... Nf8 42.
Bh6 Rd1+ 43. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 44. Kg2 Bg7 45. Bxg7 Kxg7 46. Nxf5+ $16 {[%csl Gd6,Rg7]
}) 42. h5 (42. Rb7+ $1 Ke6 43. Re7+ $1 Kxd6 44. Nxf5+ Kd5 45. Rd8+ Kc5 46. Rxd2
$18) 42... Nf8 43. Rb7+ Ke6 44. Re7+ Kd5 45. Rxf8 $4 (45. d7 $1 Nxd7 46. Rxh8
Qa1+ 47. Kf2 Qd4+ 48. Kg2 Rxe2+ 49. Nxe2 Qxh8 50. Rxd7+ Kc6 51. Rd8 Qxh5 52.
Nd4+ $14 {[%csl Rg2]}) 45... Qd1+ $19 46. Kg2 Rxe2+ 47. Nxe2 Qxe2+ 48. Kh1 Qf1+
49. Kh2 Qf2+ 50. Kh1 Bd4 51. Re5+ Kc4 52. Rc8+ Kb3 53. Rc1 Qe3 0-1

[Event "Mitropa Cup 21st"]
[Site "Leipzig"]
[Date "2002.05.09"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Priehoda, Vitezslav"]
[Black "Mantovani, Renzo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2369"]
[Annotator "Kapengut"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2002.05.03"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Slovakia"]
[BlackTeam "Italy"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SVK"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ITA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e4 O-O 6. Bg5 h6 7. Be3 d6 8. f3 e6
9. Qd2 exd5 10. cxd5 h5 {Black doesn't harry with Nbd7, because of the route
Ng1-h3-f2. Early for this idea black played Re8, but now it is clearly that
rook placed on f8 wery well.} 11. a4 $6 (11. Nge2 {is the precise move order.})
11... Re8 (11... Nh7 $5 {is better.}) 12. Nge2 Na6 (12... Nbd7) 13. Ra3 (13.
Nb5 $6 Nb4 14. Nec3 a6 15. Na3 Bf5 $5 {This is the practical chance to play
for more complications.} 16. Be2 (16. exf5 $140 $6 {[%csl Re1,Re3][%cal Gb4c2,
Gg7h6,Gh6d2,Ge8e1]} Bh6 17. Nc4 Bxe3 18. Nxe3 Rxe3+ $17) 16... Bxe4 $5 17. fxe4
Nxe4 18. Nxe4 Rxe4 19. Bf3 (19. Bg5 Qe8 20. Kf1 Nxd5 $1 21. Nc4 Rd4 $44) 19...
Rxe3+ $5 {[%csl Rb2][%cal Gg7b2]} (19... Nxd5 20. Bxe4 Qh4+ 21. Kf1 Qxe4 22.
Bf2 Nf4 23. Bg3 Nd3 24. Qe2 Qf5+ 25. Qf3 Qxf3+ 26. gxf3 Nxb2 27. Bxd6 Nxa4 $44)
20. Qxe3 Bxb2 21. Rb1 Bd4 22. Qb3 b5 23. Nc2 Nxc2+ 24. Qxc2 Qa5+ 25. Kd1 Re8
26. axb5 axb5 27. Qd3 b4 28. Re1 Rxe1+ 29. Kxe1 Qa2 30. Kd1 c4 31. Qe4 b3 32.
Rc1 {Franco Alonso,A-Moreno,J/ VI Aceimar op Mondariz Banleario 1999} c3 $1 33.
Qxd4 c2+ $17) 13... Nb4 14. Nc1 b6 $6 ({Black have to try the freeing move b5.
} 14... a6 15. Be2 Bd7 16. O-O Rb8 17. N3a2 Nxa2 18. Nxa2 b5 19. axb5 (19. b4
a5 $5) 19... Bxb5 $5 20. Nc3 Nd7 21. Nxb5 axb5 22. Rfa1 c4 $132 {[%csl Rb2,Gb5,
Gc4][%cal Gd7c5,Gc5b3,Gg7b2,Ga1a7]}) 15. Be2 Nh7 16. O-O f5 17. a5 Bd7 (17...
bxa5 $140 $6 18. Nb3 {[%cal Gb3a5,Ga5c4,Ga5c6]}) 18. Nb5 $6 (18. Nd3 fxe4 19.
fxe4 bxa5 20. Nf4 Nf8 21. Bc4 a4 ({Very dangerous is} 21... Bxc3 $6 22. bxc3
Rxe4 23. Bb3 $1 $16) 22. Qf2 {/\Ng6!} Qf6 23. Kh1 Rab8 $132 {[%csl Rb2,Re4,Ge5]
[%cal Gg7b2,Gb8b2]} (23... Qe5 $140 $6 24. Nxg6 $1)) (18. Bc4 bxa5 19. N1e2 Rb8
20. Nf4 Nf8 21. Re1 h4 $132) 18... fxe4 19. Nxd6 exf3 20. Bxf3 (20. Rxf3 {
[%cal Gg7d4,Gd4g1,Ge8e2]} Rxe3 $5 21. Raxe3 Bd4 22. Nb3 Bg4 23. Nf7 Qxd5 24.
Nh6+ Kh8 25. Nxg4 hxg4 26. Rf4 Bxe3+ 27. Qxe3 Nc6 28. Rxg4 Qe5 29. Qd3 Re8 30.
Qxg6 Nd4 31. Nxd4 Qe3+ 32. Kf1 Qc1+ 33. Kf2 Qe3+ $11) 20... Rxe3 $1 21. Rxe3
Bh6 {[#]} 22. Qe2 (22. Re6 $5 Bxd2 23. Rxg6+ Kf8 24. Bxh5+ (24. Bg4+ $6 Nf6 25.
Rfxf6+ Qxf6 26. Rxf6+ Ke7 27. Rf7+ Kxd6 28. Rxd7+ Ke5 $17) 24... Nf6 25. Rfxf6+
Qxf6 26. Rxf6+ Ke7 27. Ne4 Be3+ 28. Kf1 Nxd5 29. Rf7+ Ke6 $132) 22... Bxe3+ 23.
Qxe3 Qf6 24. Nc4 Re8 25. Qc3 Bb5 $5 $36 26. Rd1 Qxc3 27. bxc3 Bxc4 28. cxb4
cxb4 29. axb6 axb6 30. Nd3 b3 31. d6 Ng5 $6 ({Much better is} 31... Nf6 $1 32.
Nb2 (32. Bc6 $140 $6 Bxd3 33. Bxe8 b2 34. d7 Nxd7 35. Bxd7 Kf7 $17) 32... Be6
33. Na4 Bf5 $17 {[%csl Gb3][%cal Gb3b1]}) 32. d7 Nxf3+ 33. gxf3 Rd8 34. Ne5 Be6
35. Rd6 b5 $1 36. Rxe6 b2 37. Re8+ Kg7 38. Rxd8 b1=Q+ 39. Kg2 Qb2+ 40. Kf1 Qc1+
41. Ke2 Qb2+ 42. Kf1 Qa1+ 43. Kg2 Qxe5 44. Re8 $1 $11 (44. Rg8+ $2 Kxg8 45.
d8=Q+ $19) 44... Qg5+ 45. Kf1 Qc1+ 46. Ke2 Qc4+ 47. Ke3 Qc3+ 48. Ke2 Qb2+ 49.
Ke3 Qb3+ 50. Ke2 Qa2+ 51. Ke1 Qb1+ 52. Kd2 Qb4+ 53. Ke2 Qc4+ 54. Ke3 Qc5+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bijeljina Dvorovi"]
[Site "Bijeljina Dvorovi"]
[Date "2002.02.02"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Bogdanovski, Vlatko"]
[Black "Arsovic, Goran"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2435"]
[BlackElo "2437"]
[Annotator "Kapengut"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2002.01.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 c5 7. Be3 Nc6 8. d5
Ne5 9. Ng3 e6 10. Be2 exd5 11. cxd5 h5 12. O-O Nh7 13. Qd2 Re8 14. Nh1 a6 15.
a4 f5 16. Nf2 {Partners have reached one of the basic positions of the
variation, which can be reached not only with different move orders, but with
other number of moves and also with various routes for white knights - from
the most economical Ng1-h3-f2, to Ng1-e2-c1-d3-f2 and the combination of
Nb1-c3-d1-f2 with Ng1-e2-c3.} Qf6 17. Rae1 ({By transposition of moves the
position after} 17. Ra3 b6 {was reached in the game Botsari,A-Cramling,P/
Jakarta-izt 1993:} 18. Rb1 g5 19. exf5 Bxf5 20. Nce4 Qg6 21. b4 (21. Rf1 g4 22.
Kh1 {transposes to Andrianov-Kotronias/Komotini 1993}) 21... g4 22. Kh1 Nf6 23.
Nxf6+ Bxf6 24. Re1 gxf3 25. gxf3 Kh7 $132) (17. a5 Bd7 18. Ra3 {1/2-1/2
Kelecevic,N - Gruenenwald,J/Graechen op 1999}) 17... Bd7 18. f4 $5 $146 {
[%csl Rc5][%cal Ge4e5] Even more often White prefers immediate f3-f4 not
wishing to waste time on preventive h2-h3.} ({Earlier played} 18. h3 h4 19. a5
(19. f4 Nf7 20. Bd3 {without b6 and Rad1 insead of Rae1 the similar position
occurred in the game Hoeksema-Shneider/ Groningen op 1991}) {In my book I had
recommended} 19... g5 $5 {[%cal Gf5f4]} (19... Re7 $6 20. f4 Nf7 21. e5 $5 dxe5
22. fxe5 (22. Bxc5 $5 Ree8 (22... Nd6 23. fxe5 Qxe5 24. Nd3 Qg3 25. Qf4 $16 {
[%csl Rd6,Re7][%cal Ga3f8]}) 23. fxe5 Qxe5 (23... Nxe5 24. Nfe4 $16) 24. Bh5 $1
$16 {[%csl Rg6]}) 22... Qxe5 23. Bxc5 Bh6 $1 24. Qd1 Ree8 25. Bf3 (25. Bxa6 $2
Qc7 {[%csl Ra6,Rc5]}) 25... Qg3 26. Nh1 Qc7 27. Bb6 Qd6 28. Nf2 Nhg5 29. Nd3
Qg3 30. Ne2 Rxe2 $5 $40 {[%csl Rh3] Guilian,P-Plaskett,J/British-ch Blackpool
1988}) 20. f4 $5 gxf4 21. Bxf4 Ng6 22. Bh5 Nxf4 23. Qxf4 (23. Bxe8 Bh6 $1 {
[%csl Rh3][%cal Gh6c1]} 24. Bxd7 $1 Nxh3+ 25. Nxh3 Bxd2 26. Re2 Qd4+ 27. Kh1
fxe4 28. Rxe4 Bxc3 $1 29. Rxd4 Bxd4 30. Be6+ Kh8 31. Rf7 Rf8 32. Rxf8+ Nxf8 33.
Bc8 Bxb2 34. Bxb7 Bc3 $17) 23... Bh6 24. Qf3 Re5 25. exf5 Rxf5 26. Qg4+ Kh8 27.
Nce4 Rxf2 $1 28. Rxf2 (28. Qxd7 $140 $2 Rxf1+ 29. Rxf1 Be3+ $19) (28. Nxf6
Rxf1+ 29. Rxf1 Bxg4 30. Nxg4 Bg7 $11 {[%csl Ra5,Rb2,Rb7,Rd6,Rh4]}) 28... Qxf2+
29. Nxf2 Bxg4 30. Nxg4 Bg7 31. Re7 Rf8 32. Rxb7 (32. Bg6 $6 Ng5 33. Rxb7 Bd4+
34. Kh2 Rf1 $17 {[%csl Rh2]}) 32... Bd4+ 33. Kh2 Nf6 $44) 18... Ng4 $5 {
Most essentially.} ({May be more point was in a retreat of khight to f7} 18...
Nf7 19. e5 dxe5 20. fxe5 Qxe5 21. Bxc5 Rac8 22. Nd3 (22. Bxh5 $2 Qc7 $19) 22...
Qc7 23. Bd1 {[%cal Gd1b3,Ga2g8,Gd5d6]} Be5 24. h3 Nf6 $132) 19. Bxg4 hxg4 20.
e5 $5 {This is a traditional break at the centre, but Black have enough
resources for counterplay.} dxe5 21. fxe5 Qxe5 22. Bxc5 Qc7 23. Bd4 (23. Nd3 $5
g3 24. d6 gxh2+ 25. Kxh2 Qc6 26. a5 Nf6 $132) 23... g3 $5 24. Nh3 $5 gxh2+ 25.
Kh1 Qd6 ({More interesting is} 25... Nf6 $5 26. Nf4 Qd6 27. a5 (27. Nxg6 $140
$2 Nh5 $19) 27... Rac8 28. Qd1 Ng4 29. Bxg7 Rxe1 30. Qxe1 Kxg7 $17) 26. Bxg7
Kxg7 27. Qd4+ Kg8 (27... Nf6 28. Nf4 Kf7 29. a5 Rad8 $44) 28. Nf4 Ng5 29. Nd3
Rxe1 (29... b5) 30. Rxe1 Re8 31. Rxe8+ Bxe8 32. Qe3 Qd8 ({In the worse ending
results} 32... Ne4 33. Nxe4 fxe4 34. Qxe4 Bf7 35. Ne5 $14 Qxd5 $140 $6 36. Qxd5
Bxd5 37. Nxg6 Kf7 38. Nf4 Be4 39. a5 $16) 33. Nc5 b6 34. Nb7 Qb8 35. d6 $1 Qxb7
$2 {The final mistake!} (35... Nf7 36. Qe6 $16) 36. Qxe8+ Kg7 37. d7 Nf7 38.
Qxf7+ $1 {[%csl Rb7]} 1-0

[Event "CUB-ch"]
[Site "Holguin"]
[Date "2002.04.16"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Vera Gonzalez Quevedo, Reynaldo"]
[Black "Quesada Perez, Yuniesky"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2534"]
[BlackElo "2411"]
[Annotator "Kapengut"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2002.03.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Hecht} Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f3 Bg7
8. Nge2 O-O 9. Ng3 a6 10. a4 Nbd7 11. Be2 {White should not hurry to define
the location of their black square's bishop and have to move the King's knight
to square "g3" first, provoking the aggressive march of the "h" pawn h7-h5-h4
early by this manouevre.} h5 12. Bg5 Qb6 $5 {Black must play actively to
justify the brave 10...h5, so simply just finishing development is out of
question.} 13. Qd2 Nh7 (13... Qb4 $5 14. O-O Re8 15. Kh1 Nh7 {[%csl Rg3]} 16.
Bh4 {It is stronger} Qd4 $5 (16... c4 17. f4 Nc5 18. Rad1 Bd7 19. e5 $5 dxe5
20. f5 $5 e4 $5 21. d6 e3 22. Qd5 Bc6 {[%csl Gd6,Re8,Gf5,Rg8] [#]White create
a magnificent sacrifice of Q as a bolt from the blue!} 23. fxg6 $1 Bxd5 24.
Nxd5 Qxb2 25. Ne7+ Kh8 26. gxf7 Bf6 $1 (26... Nf8 $2 27. Rf5 $1 Be5 28. Rxh5+
Nh7 29. Rxe5 Qxe5 30. fxe8=Q+ Rxe8 31. Ng6+ {1-0 Rustemov,A-Isupov,V/Ch Russia
club 1 liga Orel 1997}) 27. fxe8=Q+ Rxe8 28. Bxc4 $1 (28. d7 Rd8 29. Ng6+ Kg7
30. Bxh5 Bxh4 31. Nf5+ Kg8 $11) 28... b5 $1 (28... Bxh4 29. Ng6+ Kg7 30. d7
Nxd7 31. Rxd7+ Kh6 32. Nxh4 e2 33. Rd6+ $18) (28... Nd7 29. Ng6+ Kg7 30. Nf4 $1
Bxh4 31. Nf5+ Kf6 32. Nxh4 Kg5 33. Nh3+ $18) 29. axb5 axb5 30. Bxb5 (30. Bf7 e2
31. Ng6+ Kg7 32. Bxe8 exd1=Q 33. Rxd1 Bxh4 34. Nxh4 Nf6 $13) 30... Qxb5 31.
Bxf6+ Nxf6 32. Rxf6 Nd3 $1 33. h3 (33. Ngf5 $140 Nf2+ 34. Kg1 Ng4 $1) (33. Rdf1
Nf2+ 34. Kg1 e2 35. Nxe2 Ng4 36. R6f5 Qxe2 37. d7 Rd8 38. Rf8+ Rxf8 39. Rxf8+
Kg7 40. Nf5+ $11) 33... Nf2+ 34. Kg1 Kg7 (34... Nxd1 $140 35. Ngf5 $18) 35. Rf5
$1 $16) 17. Qc2 (17. Qxd4 $140 $4 cxd4 18. Na2 g5 $19 {[%csl Rh4]}) 17... Rb8 (
17... Bh6 18. f4 Qh8 $14) 18. f4 Ndf6 19. h3 Bd7 $132) 14. a5 (14. Be3 h4 15.
Nf1 f5 16. exf5 Rxf5 (16... gxf5 17. a5 Qb4 18. Bf4 Ne5 (18... c4 $6 19. Ra4
Bxc3 20. Rxb4 $16) 19. Ra4 Nd3+ (19... Nxf3+ $2 20. gxf3 Bxc3 21. Qxc3 $18) 20.
Qxd3 Bxc3+ 21. Qxc3 Qxa4 22. Bxd6 Re8 23. Bxc5 Bd7 $44) 17. Bd3 Ne5 $5 (17...
Rf8 18. f4 Qb4 19. Bxg6 Nb6 20. Qc2 Nf6 21. a5 $16 {[%csl Rb4] /\Ra4}) 18. Bxf5
Bxf5 19. Ne4 Nf6 (19... h3 $5 20. Kf2 Rf8 21. a5 Qxb2 $1 22. Qxb2 Nd3+ 23. Kg1
Bxb2 24. Rb1 Bxe4 25. fxe4 c4 $17) 20. a5 Qc7 21. Ra4 $6 (21. Nxf6+ Bxf6 22.
Kf2 Nd3+ 23. Kg1 Re8 24. g4 hxg3 25. hxg3 Nxb2 $36) 21... c4 22. Nxf6+ Bxf6 23.
Bb6 $6 (23. Kf2 $15) 23... Qd7 24. Ra3 Nd3+ $17 {Reilly,T-Ahamed,H/Udaipur IND
2000}) 14... Qc7 15. Bh6 b5 (15... h4 $6 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Nf1 f5 18. exf5 gxf5
19. Qf4 $16) 16. axb6 Qxb6 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. O-O Rb8 (18... h4 19. Nh1 Rb8 20.
Na4 Qb4 21. Qf4 Qd4+ 22. Nf2 Qf6 23. Qd2 Rb4 24. Kh1 Nb6 25. Nc3 h3 26. g3 $6
Nc4 27. Qc1 (27. Bxc4 $140 $4 Qxf3+ $19) 27... Nxb2 $17 {Baron Isanta,
J-Cifuentes Parada,R/Manresa Terres Catalanes 1996/CBM 56}) 19. Nd1 Re8 20. Rf2
$6 (20. Ne3 $5 h4 (20... Qxb2 $140 $6 21. Qxb2+ Rxb2 22. Nc4 $16 {[%csl Rb2,
Rc8,Rd6,Re8]}) 21. Nc4 Qd8 (21... Qc7 22. Qf4 $1 Ne5 (22... hxg3 $140 $2 23.
Nxd6 Rf8 24. Nf5+ $18) 23. Qxh4 Nxc4 24. Bxc4 Rxb2 25. Bxa6 c4 {[%csl Ra6] /
\Qb6+} 26. Bxc8 Rxc8 $14) 22. Nh1 Qf6 23. Nf2 (23. Qa5 $6 h3 24. Qc7 hxg2 25.
Kxg2 Nb6 $1 26. Nxb6 Qxb2 27. Nxc8 Rbxc8 28. Qxd6 Qxe2+ 29. Nf2 c4 $44 {/+/=})
23... Ne5 24. Nxe5 Qxe5 25. Rfb1 Rb6 (25... Rb4 26. Bxa6 Bxa6 27. Rxa6 Reb8 28.
Ng4 $1 $16) 26. f4 Qf6 27. Ra4 g5 28. f5 $14) 20... Ne5 (20... h4 $5 21. Qc3+
Nhf6 22. Nf1 Ne5 23. Nd2 h3 $132) 21. f4 h4 22. Nh5+ $5 $36 gxh5 23. fxe5 Rxe5
24. Qf4 {[%csl Rf7]} Qa7 25. Ne3 Qe7 26. Nc4 $5 Rxe4 27. Qxf7+ Qxf7 28. Rxf7+
Kxf7 29. Nxd6+ Kg6 {[%csl Rh5]} 30. Nxe4 Rxb2 31. Bd3 (31. Bxa6 Bxa6 32. Rxa6+
Kf5 33. Nxc5 Nf6 34. d6 Rd2 35. Kf1 Ke5 $11) 31... Kg7 32. Nd6 Bd7 $2 (32...
Bb7 $1 {[%csl Rd5]} 33. Nxb7 (33. Bxh7 Kxh7 34. Rd1 h3 $1 $15) 33... Rxb7 34.
Ra5 (34. Rxa6 Nf6 35. d6 Rb4 36. Kf1 Rd4 $11) 34... Nf6 35. Rxc5 Rd7 36. Bc4
Ne4 37. Ra5 Rc7 38. Ra4 Nc3 39. d6 Rd7 40. Rxa6 Ne4 $11) 33. Re1 $1 Nf8 34.
Re7+ Kh6 35. Rf7 Rb8 36. Bxa6 Rb6 37. Rf6+ Kh7 38. Bd3+ Kg8 39. Ne4 Rxf6 40.
Nxf6+ Kf7 41. Nxh5 (41. Ne4 Ke7 42. Kf2 h3 $1 {[%csl Rh2]} 43. g3 Bg4 44. Bc4
Nd7 45. d6+ Kd8 46. Bf1 Bf5 47. Ke3 Bxe4 48. Kxe4 Nf6+ 49. Kf5 Ng4 50. Bxh3 $14
) 41... Ng6 42. Kf2 Ne5 43. Be2 Kg6 44. Ke3 Kf5 45. g3 (45. h3 Kg5 46. Ke4 Nf7
$11) 45... hxg3 46. Nxg3+ Kg6 47. Ne4 c4 48. Kd4 Kf5 49. Nd6+ Kf4 50. Nxc4 Nxc4
51. Bxc4 {Hecht: 'gleichfarbige Läufer mit dem schlechten Randbauer. Weiß muss
gewinnen, wenn er seinen d-Bauern nach d6 und den König via c5 nach c7
transportiert. '} Kf5 52. Ba6 {'?!' Hecht.} (52. d6 Kf6 53. Kd5 (53. Kc5 {Hecht
} Ke5 54. Bd5 (54. h4 $144 {Hecht}) 54... Bh3 (54... Bc8 {Hecht} 55. Kc6 Bb7+
56. Kc7 Bc8 57. Bc6 Ke6 58. h4 $18) 55. Kc6 Kf6 56. Kc7 Ke5 57. Bc6 Kf6 58. Bd7
Bf1 59. Bc8 Bb5 60. Bb7 Ke5 61. Bc6 $18 {, um das allgemeine Vorgehen an einem
praktischen Beispiel zu skizzieren.}) 53... Kf5 54. Be2 Kf6 55. Bf1 Kg5 56. Ke5
Kg6 57. Bc4 Kg7 58. Be6 Bc6 59. Bf5 Kf7 60. Bg4 $18) 52... Kf6 53. Bb7 (53. Kc5
Ke7 54. Bb5 Bh3 55. d6+ Kd8 56. Kd5 $18 {[%cal Gd5e5,Ge5f6,Gf6g7,Gh2h4,Gh4h5,
Gh5h6]}) 53... Bh3 54. Bc6 $4 {'?' Hecht.} (54. d6 $18) 54... Bg2 {Hecht:
'Besiegelt sofort das Remis, weil d6 nicht möglich ist.'} 55. Kc5 Bxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.02.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Galliamova, Alisa"]
[Black "Zulfugarli, Magomed"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2514"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Kapengut"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[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"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 c5 7. Be3 Nc6 8. d5
Ne5 9. Ng3 e6 10. Be2 exd5 11. cxd5 h5 12. O-O Nh7 13. Nh1 $6 $146 {[%cal
Gh1f2] this is a new move in this wellknown position.Usually you can meet this
manoeuvre after inclusion a7-a6 and a2-a4.} (13. a4) (13. Qd2) 13... f5 14. Qd2
fxe4 $5 (14... g5 $6 15. exf5 Bxf5 16. Ng3 Bg6 17. Nge4 Nf7 $14) (14... Qf6 $6
{This plan, traditional for similar positions, in this situation works poorly.}
15. f4 $5 {Would rather} Nf7 (15... Nd7 $6 {[%csl Rh5]} 16. exf5 gxf5 17. Bxh5
$16) (15... Ng4 $6 {[%csl Rc5]} 16. Bxg4 hxg4 17. e5 $5 dxe5 18. Bxc5 exf4 $5 {
Sacrifice of the rook for the bishop was the best practical chance in the
worse position.} (18... Rd8 $140 $6 19. fxe5 Qxe5 20. Rad1 b6 21. Rfe1 Qc7 22.
Be7 $16) 19. Bxf8 Qb6+ 20. Nf2 (20. Rf2 $6 Bxf8 21. Na4 Qe3 22. Re1 Qxd2 23.
Rxd2 b5 24. Nc3 b4 $44) 20... Nxf8 (20... Bxf8 $6 21. Qxf4 Bd6 22. Qh6 $18) 21.
Kh1 g5 22. Nd3 g3 23. h3 Bd7 24. Qe2 Re8 25. Qh5 $16) 16. e5 dxe5 17. Bxc5 Rd8
18. fxe5 Nxe5 19. Rad1 b6 20. Ba3 Bb7 $14) ({Most essentially} 14... h4 $5 {
Black withdrew a pawn from under the future impact and in passing took under
control the square g3.} 15. f4 Nf7 16. Nf2 Re8 17. Bd3 Nf6 18. exf5 Bxf5 19.
Bxf5 gxf5 20. Rae1 Qd7 21. Qd3 Rac8 22. Bd2 b5 $5 23. Rxe8+ Nxe8 $132) 15. Nxe4
{Black use an absence of a white pawn on a4 and conducts} b5 $5 {without any
preparation.} 16. Bh6 ({Dangerously for White} 16. Bxb5 $6 Rb8 17. Qe2 a6 18.
Bxa6 Rxb2 $1 19. Bd2 Bxa6 20. Qxa6 Nxf3+ $1 $40) 16... Qb6 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18.
Nhf2 c4 (18... Bf5 19. f4 $14) 19. Kh1 Rb8 (19... Bf5 20. f4 Nd7 21. Rae1 Rae8
22. Bf3 Nc5 23. Qd4+ {[%csl Rg7]} (23. Nxc5 Qxc5 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. Re1 Rxe1+
26. Qxe1 Qd4 $15) 23... Kh6 24. Nxc5 dxc5 25. Qc3 Nf6 26. Re5 Nd7 27. Rxe8 Rxe8
$11) 20. f4 Nd7 21. Rae1 $6 {A little passively.} ({White could take advantage
of a weak situation of the black king and tried to play on both flanks} 21. a4
$5 {for example} bxa4 22. Ra2 Ndf6 23. Bxc4 Bd7 24. Nc3 Qb4 25. Be2 Rbe8 26.
Bd1 Bb5 27. Rg1 Rf7 $14) 21... Ndf6 22. Bd1 Bf5 23. Ng5 Rbe8 24. h3 ({White
have not time to seize the important square e6.} 24. Ne6+ $6 Bxe6 25. Rxe6 Rxe6
26. dxe6 d5 27. Re1 Re8 $15) 24... Nxg5 25. fxg5 Nd7 26. Rxe8 Rxe8 27. Bc2 Qe3
$1 $17 {Black finally get the initiative.} 28. Qd1 Bxc2 29. Qxc2 Qe2 30. Qc3+
Ne5 31. Kg1 Rf8 32. Qa5 $2 {[%csl Rf1,Rf2,Rg1]} (32. Qd4 a5 $17) 32... Rf7 ({
At once won} 32... Nd3 $19) 33. Qxb5 Qe3 34. Qb4 Nd3 35. Qxd6 Nxf2 0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.02.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Poluljahov, Aleksandr"]
[Black "Guseinov, Gadir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2527"]
[BlackElo "2527"]
[Annotator "Kapengut"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[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"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nge2 O-O 6. Ng3 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Be2
exd5 9. cxd5 Na6 10. O-O Nc7 11. a4 Re8 12. Bg5 h6 13. Be3 a6 14. Qd2 h5 15. f3
{After the non-standard order of moves there was a position, characteristic
for the system half-Saemisch of Modern Benoni.} Bd7 ({Other possibility was
occurred in the game Yevseev,D-Arbakov,V/7th Stage Russian Cup, Togliatty RUS
2001:} 15... Rb8 16. Rab1 {[%cal Gb2b4]} b5 17. axb5 Nxb5 $5 {[%cal Gb5d4] It
is favourable for Black to get rid of Knight, which has helped to realize the
idea with b7-b5, but for a further struggle it is located unsuccessfully.} (
17... axb5 18. b4 $14) 18. Bxb5 $1 axb5 19. b4 {Better is} Nd7 $5 (19... c4 $6
{[%csl Rb5,Gc6,Gd4][%cal Gb1a1,Ga1a8]} 20. Nge2 Bd7 21. Nd4 $14 h4 22. Ra1 h3
23. g3 Ra8 (23... Rb7 24. Ra5 $16) 24. Ra2 Nh7 (24... Rxa2 25. Qxa2 Qb8 26. Qa6
$16) 25. Rfa1 Rxa2 26. Rxa2 f5 27. Ra7 Nf6 28. Nc6 $1 Bxc6 29. dxc6 fxe4 30.
fxe4 Qc8 31. Bd4 Bh8 (31... Qxc6 $140 $2 32. Rxg7+ Kxg7 33. Nd5 $18) 32. Qh6
Qg4 33. Bxf6 {1-0}) 20. Nge2 (20. bxc5 $140 Qa5 21. Nge2 b4 $132) 20... f5 21.
Rfc1 Qe7 (21... cxb4 $6 22. Rxb4 fxe4 23. Nxe4 Nf6 24. Nd4 $16) 22. Bg5 Qf7 23.
Bf4 Ne5 24. bxc5 b4 25. Na4 fxe4 26. fxe4 Ba6 $44) 16. Rab1 b5 17. axb5 Bxb5 $1
18. b4 (18. Bxb5 $140 $6 Nxb5 19. Nxb5 axb5 20. b4 c4 21. Ne2 Ra3 $132) 18...
h4 19. Bxb5 Nxb5 20. Nge2 Na3 {[#]} {White have to sacrifice by Rook for
Knight, but the powerful centre gives them sufficient compensation.} 21. bxc5
$5 (21. Rb3 $6 Nc4 22. Qd3 Nxe3 23. Qxe3 Nd7 24. Rfb1 f5 $36) 21... Nxb1 22.
Rxb1 dxc5 23. Bxc5 $44 Nd7 24. Bf2 h3 $1 {Black have time to damage pawn's
covering of the White King.} 25. f4 (25. Nd4 $6 hxg2 26. Kxg2 Ne5 27. f4 Bh6 $1
28. Bg3 Rc8 $15 {[%csl Rc3,Rf4,Rg2]}) 25... hxg2 26. Nd4 (26. Nd4 {I think,
that Black prematurely have agreed with a draw, becouse of} Rc8 27. Nc6 Bxc3
28. Qxc3 Rxe4 $17) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Carlos Torre Wimbledon 17th"]
[Site "Merida"]
[Date "2004.12.17"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Graf, Alexander"]
[Black "Martin Del Campo C, Roberto"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2404"]
[Annotator "Kapengut"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2004.12.13"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "MEX"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 Nbd7 7. Nge2 c5 8. d5
Ne5 9. Ng3 e6 10. Be2 exd5 11. cxd5 a6 12. a4 h5 13. Nf1 (13. O-O {The basic
position of this system has arisen after} Nh7 14. Qd2 h4 15. Nh1 f5 16. Nf2)
13... Nh7 14. h3 {Usually Black prefers to play this position within a
different move order without Ne5.} h4 $6 $146 (14... f5 $5 15. f4 Nf7 16. exf5
gxf5 {[%csl Rh5]} ({In this critical position, in my mind, Black should try to
use his advantage in development and the unsafe situation of the white king.} 
16... Bxf5 $5 {[%cal Ge8e1,Gg7b2,Gf5b1]} 17. g4 Bxc3+ $5 {[%cal Gf5e4,Gd8h4]}
18. bxc3 Be4 19. Rg1 (19. Rh2 h4 (19... Qh4+ $13) 20. Bd3 Re8 21. Qc2 Nf6 22.
Bxe4 Nxe4 $40) 19... Qh4+ 20. Rg3 (20. Bf2 Qxh3 21. gxh5 Qxc3+ 22. Nd2 Rae8
$132) 20... Nfg5 $5 {[%csl Rf1]} 21. gxh5 Rae8 22. Kd2 Rxf4 $5 $44) 17. Bxh5
Re8 $5 $146 {[%cal Ge8e2]} (17... Bd7 18. g4 Qb6 19. Qc2 Qb4 {An attempt to
create some traps for the opponent resulting in a sharp position.} 20. g5 $5 (
20. Kd1 $6 Rae8 21. Bd2 Nf6 22. Ng3 Qd4 23. gxf5 Nxh5 24. Nxh5 Nh6 25. Nxg7
Kxg7 26. Ne2 Qxd5 27. Rg1+ Kf7 28. f6 Nf5 29. Nc3 Qd4 30. Rg3 c4 31. Ra3 Rg8
32. Ne2 Rxg3 $1 33. Nxd4 Rg1+ 34. Be1 {Balashov,Y-Iskusnyh,S/Smolensk RUS 2000}
{And now black could save an advantage after} Rexe1+ 35. Kd2 Rd1+ 36. Qxd1
Rxd1+ 37. Kxd1 Nxd4 $17 {[%csl Ra4,Rb2,Gc4,Rf4,Rf6,Rh3]}) 20... Nfxg5 $1 21.
Rg1 (21. fxg5 $140 $2 Qh4+) 21... Be8 (21... Nxh3 $140 $6 22. Rxg7+ Kxg7 23.
Qg2+ Kh8 24. Qxh3 Qxb2 25. Rc1 $16) 22. Bd1 (22. Bxe8 $2 Nf3+) 22... Ne4 23.
Nd2 Nhf6 24. Bf3 Rf7 $132) 18. Kf2 Bd7 (18... b5 $6 19. axb5 Rb8 20. bxa6 $1
Rxb2+ 21. Ne2 Qh4+ 22. Nfg3 Nf6 23. Bf3 $1 $16) 19. g4 {Most essentially} Qh4+
$5 (19... fxg4 $6 20. hxg4 Nf6 21. g5 $16 {Bu Xiangzhi-Smirnov,P/Shanghai 2001}
) 20. Kg2 b5 21. Bf2 Qe7 22. g5 Nhxg5 $5 23. fxg5 b4 24. g6 Ng5 25. Ne2 Qe4+
26. Kg1 (26. Kh2 $2 Nf3+ $19) 26... f4 27. Nd2 Qe5 28. Nc4 $140 $6 Nxh3+ $1 29.
Rxh3 Qg5+ $36) (14... Qh4+ 15. Bf2 Qg5 16. g3 Qe7 17. Ne3 Rb8 18. f4 Nd7 19. e5
$5 dxe5 20. d6 Qd8 21. f5 Ndf6 22. fxg6 fxg6 23. Qc2 e4 $5 (23... Qxd6 24. Bc4+
Kh8 25. Qxg6 b5 $2 (25... Qc6 26. Rh2 e4 27. O-O-O Bd7 28. a5 b5 $17) 26. axb5
axb5 27. Ra7 Ne8 28. Rxg7 $1 Qxg6 29. Rxg6 bxc4 30. Nxc4 $14 {Lastin,A-Nataf,I/
Budva SCG 2004}) 24. Rd1 Ng5 25. g4 (25. h4 Ne6 26. Nc4 Nd4 27. Bxd4 cxd4 28.
Rxd4 b5 $5 $36) 25... b6 26. Bg3 Qe8 27. O-O Bd7 28. Kg2 Ne6 29. Bxa6 Nd4 $15)
15. f4 Nd7 16. Nd2 Qe7 17. Nc4 Rb8 (17... Bxc3+ $6 18. bxc3 Qxe4 19. O-O Nhf6
20. Bf2 (20. Re1 $6 Nxd5 21. Bd2 N7f6 22. Nxd6 Qe6 23. Nc4 Ne4 24. Bd3 f5 $44)
20... Nxd5 (20... Re8 21. Nxd6 (21. Ra2 Qxf4 22. Rb2 b6 23. Be1 Qg5 24. Nxd6
Rf8 25. Bc4 $14) 21... Qxe2 22. Nxe8 Qxe8 23. Re1 Qf8 24. c4 $16) 21. Nxd6 Qe6
22. Bc4 $5 N7b6 23. Bxd5 (23. Bxc5 Nxc4 24. Nxc4 Re8 (24... Nxc3 25. Qd3 Qf5
$14) 25. Nd6 Ne3 26. Bxe3 Qxe3+ 27. Kh1 Rd8 28. Rf3 Qe7 29. Rd3 Bxh3 $1 $11)
23... Nxd5 24. Bxc5 Ne3 25. f5 Qe5 26. Bxe3 Qxe3+ 27. Kh1 $16) 18. Bf3 b5 (
18... f5 $5 19. O-O Bxc3 20. bxc3 fxe4 21. Bg4 Ndf6 22. Bxc8 Rbxc8 23. a5 Ne8
$5 {[%cal Ge8g7,Gg7f5]} 24. Qg4 Nhf6 $5 25. Qxg6+ (25. Qxc8 $140 $6 Ng7 26.
Nxd6 Rxc8 27. Nxc8 Qc7 28. Nb6 Nf5 $132) 25... Qg7 26. Qxg7+ Kxg7 27. Nb6 Rc7
28. f5 Nh5 29. Rae1 Ng3 30. Rf4 Nf6 31. c4 $14) 19. axb5 axb5 20. Na5 Bb7 21.
O-O b4 22. Na4 (22. Nb5 Bxb2 23. Ra2 Bg7 24. Nc4 Bxd5 25. Qxd5 Rxb5 26. Nxd6
$14) 22... g5 23. Qd2 gxf4 24. Bxf4 Ne5 25. Nb6 Ng6 (25... f5 $6 26. exf5 Rxf5
27. Be4 Rf7 28. Rae1 Ba6 29. Nc6 Nxc6 (29... Qc7 $6 30. Bxe5 Bxf1 31. Bxh7+
Kxh7 32. Bxg7 Rxg7 33. Qf4 $1 $18) 30. dxc6 Bd4+ 31. Kh2 Nf6 (31... Bxf1 32.
Bd5 $16) 32. Bd5 Nxd5 33. Nxd5 Qf8 34. Rf3 $16) 26. Nac4 (26. Nbc4 $5 Rfd8 27.
Nc6 (27. Nxb7 Rxb7 28. Ra6 Nxf4 29. Qxf4 Qg5 30. Qxg5 Nxg5 31. Rxd6 Bd4+ 32.
Kh1 Rxd6 33. Nxd6 Rd7 34. Nc4 $16) 27... Bxc6 28. dxc6 Be5 29. Bh6 Rbc8 30. Bh5
Bd4+ 31. Be3 d5 32. exd5 Rxd5 33. Bxg6 fxg6 34. Bxd4 Rxd4 35. Qh6 Qg5 36. Qxg5
Nxg5 37. Ne5 Re4 38. Rfe1 $16) 26... Rfd8 27. Ra7 Nxf4 28. Qxf4 Qg5 (28... Qf6
$6 29. Bh5 $1 {[%csl Rf7]} Qxf4 30. Rxf4 Nf6 31. Rxh4 Bh6 32. Bxf7+ Kg7 33. Na5
Bg5 34. Be6 Bxh4 35. Nxb7 $18) 29. Bg4 Qxf4 30. Rxf4 Nf8 (30... Bd4+ $6 31. Kh2
Nf8 32. Bf5 Ng6 33. Rg4 Kg7 34. Na5 $18) 31. Bf5 Bf6 (31... Ng6 32. Bxg6 fxg6
33. Rxh4 Bd4+ 34. Kh2 $16) 32. Rg4+ Kh8 33. b3 $18 Ng6 34. Bxg6 fxg6 35. Rxg6
Bd4+ 36. Kf1 Rf8+ 37. Ke2 Rf2+ 38. Kd3 Rf1 39. Nd7 Ra8 40. Rxb7 (40. Rxa8+ Bxa8
41. Nxd6 Kh7 42. Rg4 $18) 40... Raa1 41. Nxd6 $1 Rac1 $1 42. Nxc5 $2 (42. Rh6+
$1 Kg8 43. Nb5 (43. Rb8+ Kg7 44. Nf5+ Rxf5 45. exf5 Kxh6 46. f6 Rf1 47. Kc4 Rf4
48. d6 Bxf6+ 49. Kxc5 $18) 43... Rcd1+ 44. Kc4 Rc1+ 45. Nc3 $1 Rf7 (45... Rxc3+
46. Kb5 Rf7 47. Rg6+ Kh8 48. d6 c4 49. Nc5 $18) 46. Rxh4 Rxc3+ 47. Kb5 c4 48.
Rg4+ Kh8 49. e5 Bxe5 50. bxc4 b3 51. Kc6 $18) 42... Bxc5 43. Nf7+ Kh7 44. Ne5+
Kh8 45. Rh6+ (45. Ng4 $5 Rfd1+ 46. Ke2 Re1+ 47. Kf3 Rf1+ 48. Nf2 Rxf2+ 49. Kg4
Rxg2+ 50. Kh5 Rxg6 51. Kxg6 $16) 45... Kg8 46. Rg6+ Kh8 47. Rh6+ Kg8 48. Rg6+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 03rd"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2002.04.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Obodchuk, Andrei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Kapengut"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2002.04.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Ng3
exd5 9. cxd5 h5 {Now we basically consider the treatment of the variant by the
well-known Russian Grandmaster Alexey Dreev, who made a big contribution to
the variant's development. According to his style, White should not hurry to
define the location of their black square's bishop and have to move the King's
knight to square "g3" first, provoking the aggressive march of the "h" pawn
h7-h5-h4 early by this manouevre. At the same time, White refrain from the
time-saving manouevre Ng1-h3-f2 because the opponent can prevent it. Most
often, the critical positions of the variant appear with the inclusion of the
moves 6.Bg5 h6 7.Be3. (In the frames of this game, all of the move orders are
leveled by the reaching of the final critical position of the variant). On
their own turn, Black try to provide the plan with f7-f5 as early as possible
and do not waste the tempi for generally useful moves like Re8 or Nbd7. The
most definitive element of Dreev's plan is the one where the White do not
hurry to make the standard move Qd2, keeping the square "d2" free for the
eventual Knight's manouevre Nf3-d2-c4. As it was proved by the theory and
practice of Modern Benoni, the Knight's position on c4 is the most effective
position for the upcoming play. The Queen at the starting position is also
useful for the plan, with the breakthrough f3-f4 and e4-e5 because it controls
the "g4" square.} 10. Be2 Nh7 ({Worse is} 10... h4 $6 11. Nf1 Nh7 {because
after} 12. Ne3 {white stay better} a6 13. a4 f5 $5 ({The failure of the active
plan on the King's flank results black in the passive position:} 13... Re8 14.
O-O Nd7 15. Kh1 Rb8 16. Bd2 Qe7 17. Qc2 Bd4 18. Rae1 Qf8 19. f4 Ndf6 20. Bf3 b5
21. axb5 axb5 22. Ncd1 Qh6 23. e5 Nh5 24. Ng4 Qg7 25. e6 f5 26. Ngf2 N7f6 27.
Nh3 Bb7 28. Be3 Bxd5 29. Bxd4 cxd4 30. Bxd5 Nxd5 31. Qb3 $40 {Gallagher,
J-Jenni,F/It, Biel SUI 1998}) 14. Nc4 Bd4 ({With the plan of blockade white's
knight on c4 creates for black big problems:} 14... f4 $6 15. Bd3 Qg5 ({
More essentially} 15... h3 $5 16. g3 fxg3 17. hxg3 Nd7 $5 18. f4 Ndf6 {but
after} 19. e5 $5 {White stand better.}) 16. Qe2 Rd8 17. Bd2 Ra7 18. Kd1 Be5 19.
Kc2 Qe7 20. g3 fxg3 21. Nxe5 dxe5 22. hxg3 h3 23. g4 b5 24. axb5 axb5 25. Rxa7
Qxa7 26. Bxb5 Na6 27. Rxh3 Nb4+ 28. Kd1 Bd7 29. Bc4 $18 {Bricard,E-Ballester
Sanz,J/Brussels zt 1993}) 15. Bd2 Ng5 16. Qc1 Nf7 17. Be3 Nd7 18. Qd2 Bxc3 $6 (
{It is better to continue to support power at centre} 18... Qf6 $5) 19. bxc3
fxe4 20. fxe4 Nf6 21. Bd3 Qe7 22. O-O Ng4 23. e5 $5 Nfxe5 24. Rxf8+ Qxf8 25.
Rf1 Bf5 26. Nxe5 Nxe5 27. Bh6 Qf7 28. Bxf5 gxf5 29. Qg5+ $16 {Balashov,Y
-Avrukh,B/ Kurgan 1994}) 11. Be3 h4 12. Nf1 f5 13. exf5 Bxf5 (13... gxf5 {
-Dreev,A-Radjabov,T/Dubai UAE 2002}) 14. Bf2 b5 15. a3 ({Very risky} 15. Bxb5
$6 Qa5 16. Qb3 h3 17. Nd2 hxg2 18. Rg1 Nd7 19. Nc4 Qb4 20. Rxg2 Ne5 $44) 15...
a6 16. Ne3 Ra7 $146 (16... Nd7 17. g4 hxg3 18. hxg3 c4 19. Nxf5 gxf5 20. Kf1
Qf6 (20... Nc5 $5 {[%csl Rb3] deserved attention} 21. Qc2 {[%csl Rf5][%cal
Gc2h7,Gh1h7]} Ra7 {[%cal Ga7e7,Ga7f7,Ga7h7]} 22. Kg2 Re7 23. Rae1 Qc8 $132) 21.
f4 Rac8 ({It is better} 21... Rfe8 {[%csl Gf8]} 22. Qc2 Re7 (22... Nhf8 $2 23.
Rh5 $16 {[%csl Rf5]}) 23. g4 $36 Qf7 {[%csl Rd5,Rg4]} 24. Qxf5 Qxf5 25. gxf5
Rf8 26. Re1 $14) 22. Bxc4 bxc4 23. Qh5 Rb8 24. Re1 Rxb2 25. Qxh7+ Kf7 26. Qh5+
Kg8 27. Nd1 Rd2 (27... c3 28. Qh7+ Kf7 29. Rh5 $18) 28. Ne3 Rf7 29. Nxc4 Rxd5
30. Qf3 Rb5 31. Rd1 d5 (31... Bf8 $2 32. Bd4 $18) 32. a4 $1 $16 {Dreev,
A-Tkachiev,V/Shanghai 2001}) ({It is better for white} 16... Qg5 $6 17. Qd2 Bd4
(17... Ra7 18. Nxf5 Rxf5 19. Qxg5 Nxg5 20. Bxh4 Bxc3+ 21. bxc3 Rh7 22. Bg3 Rxd5
23. c4 $16 {^^}) 18. O-O-O Bxe3 19. Bxe3 Qe7 20. Bh6 Rf7 21. g4 hxg3 22. hxg3
b4 23. Nb1 $14) ({but it is more interesting} 16... Bd4 $5 {for example} 17.
Qd2 Qf6 18. Nxf5 Bxf2+ 19. Kxf2 gxf5 20. Rae1 Nd7 $132) 17. O-O Raf7 $6 $14 (
17... h3 $5 18. g3 Re7 19. Nxf5 gxf5 20. f4 Nd7 21. Re1 Nb6 22. Qc2 Bxc3 $5 (
22... Bd4 23. Bd3 {[%csl Rf5]} Rfe8 {[%csl Rg1][%cal Gd4g1,Ge7e1]} 24. Rxe7
Qxe7 25. Rf1 Nf6 26. Bxf5 Bxf2+ 27. Qxf2 Nbxd5 28. Nxd5 Nxd5 29. Bxh3 Ne3 30.
Re1 d5 $44) 23. bxc3 Nf6 (23... Nxd5 $6 24. c4 $14) 24. Qxf5 Nfxd5 25. Qxh3 Rg7
{[%csl Rf4]} 26. Qe6+ Kh8 $132 {[%csl Rc3,Rf4]} 27. Bd3 Nxf4 28. Qh6+ Kg8 29.
Be4 Qf6 30. Qxf6 Rxf6 31. Be3 d5 $132) 18. Nxf5 gxf5 19. f4 {[%csl Rf7][%cal
Ge2h5]} Bh6 20. Bh5 Rg7 21. Qf3 h3 22. g3 Nf6 23. Kh1 Nbd7 24. Rae1 {[%csl Ge6]
} Nb6 (24... Ng4 25. Re6 Ndf6 26. Bxg4 Nxg4 27. b4 $16) 25. Qe2 Kh8 $6 (25...
Nxh5 26. Qxh5 Rh7 27. Qf3 Bg7 28. Re2 (28. Re6 Nc4 $132) 28... Qa8 {[%csl Rd5]
[%cal Gg7c3]} 29. Rd1 Rh6 $132) 26. Bf3 Ng8 27. b4 $16 Re7 28. Qd3 c4 29. Qc2
Bg7 30. Ne2 $1 {[%csl Rf5][%cal Ge2d4,Gd4c6,Gd4e6,Gd4f5]} Nf6 31. Qxf5 Ne4 32.
Qxh3+ Kg8 33. Bg4 $18 Rf6 34. Bd4 $6 (34. Be6+ $1 Rfxe6 $5 35. dxe6 Nd2 36. Nd4
Qa8+ 37. Qg2 Nxf1 38. Nf5 $1 $18) 34... Rh6 35. Qg2 Nxd5 36. Bxg7 Ne3 37. Bxh6
$5 (37. Qf3 $140 $6 Rxh2+ 38. Kxh2 Nd2 $14) 37... Nxg2 38. Kxg2 Nd2 39. Rf2
Qa8+ 40. Kg1 Qa7 41. Bg5 Re3 $6 (41... Ne4 42. Ref1 Nxf2 43. Rxf2 Re3 $16) 42.
Bf6 {[%cal Gf6d4]} Nb3 43. f5 d5 44. Bg5 Re5 45. Bf4 Re8 46. Bh5 Rf8 47. Bd6
Rxf5 48. Nf4 Qb6 49. Re8+ Kg7 50. Ne6+ Kf6 51. Rf8+ (51. Be5+ Kxe5 52. Ng7+ $18
) 51... Kxe6 52. R8xf5 $18 Qd4 53. Bf7+ Kxd6 54. Rxd5+ Qxd5 55. Bxd5 Kxd5 56.
Kf1 c3 57. Ke1 Kc4 58. Kd1 Na1 59. g4 Kb3 60. g5 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.02.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Kotronias, Vasilios"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2598"]
[Annotator "Kapengut"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[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. d4 {Lautier} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c5 7. Nge2
Nc6 8. d5 Ne5 9. Ng3 e6 10. Be2 exd5 11. cxd5 a6 12. a4 h5 13. O-O Nh7 14. Qd2
h4 15. Nh1 f5 16. Nf2 Re8 $6 {[%mdl 4] It is the popular main line these days
with a complex middlegame position.} (16... b6 $5) (16... fxe4 $6) (16... Bd7
$5) (16... f4 $6 17. Bxf4 g5 18. Be3 h3 19. Nxh3 Bxh3 20. gxh3 Ng6 21. Kh1 Be5
22. Rg1 Nf4 23. h4 $16 {Nicoara,M-Belakovskaia,A/33rd Chess Olympiad (w) 1998})
(16... g5 $5 {see Graf,A-Mamedov,R/Dubai UAE 2003}) (16... Qf6 $5) 17. Kh1 {
'!' Lautier. The king avoids possible tactics along the diagonal and prepares
the opening of the g-file.} ({It is the wrong place for a rook} 17. Rad1 $6 Bd7
18. exf5 (18. f4 Nf7 $132) 18... gxf5 19. Nh3 {[%csl Re6][%cal Gh3f4,Gf4e6]}
Ng6 20. Bh6 Be5 (20... Bd4+ $5 21. Kh1 Qf6 $36) 21. Bd3 Qf6 22. Qc2 Rab8 23. f4
Bd4+ 24. Kh1 b5 25. axb5 axb5 26. Bg5 Qf7 {[%csl Rd5]} 27. Ra1 c4 28. Be2 b4
29. Nd1 c3 30. bxc3 bxc3 31. Ra3 Rxe2 $1 {0-1 Polaczek,R-Roeder,M 1993 /\33.
Qe2 Bb5 -+}) (17. Rae1 Bd7 (17... Rb8 18. f4 Nf7 19. Bd3 Nf6 $11) 18. exf5 gxf5
19. Kh1 Qf6 20. Nh3 $5 Ng6 21. f4 Re7 22. a5 Rae8 23. Bh5 Bb5 24. Rg1 Nhf8 25.
Ng5 {Benitah,Y-Al Modiahki,M/18th op A, Cannes FRA 1997} Bc4 $5 {/\26...b5 27.
ab6 Rb8<=>}) (17. a5 Bd7 $5 (17... fxe4 $6 18. Ncxe4 (18. fxe4 $6 b5 19. axb6
Qxb6 $132) 18... Bf5 19. b4 c4 20. Rac1 Rc8 21. Rfe1 $16) (17... Nf7 18. Bd1 (
18. Na4 $5 {[%csl Rb6]} b5 19. axb6 g5 20. exf5 Bxf5 21. Ra3 $16 {[%csl Gb6,
Re3][%cal Ga3b3]}) 18... b5 $6 19. axb6 Qxb6 20. Rb1 {[%csl Rb6][%cal Gb2b4,
Ge3b6]} Ne5 21. Be2 Qc7 $6 (21... a5 $5 22. f4 Nd7 $5 23. Bd3 fxe4 24. Bxe4
Ndf8 $132 {[%cal Gb6g1,Gg7b2,Ge8e3]}) 22. Rfc1 Qe7 23. b4 $1 g5 24. Qd1 f4 {
[%csl Ge5]} 25. Bd2 cxb4 26. Rxb4 Rf8 $6 (26... Qa7 $14 {[%cal Ga7g1]}) 27. Na4
g4 28. Nb6 gxf3 29. gxf3 Rb8 30. Nxc8 Rbxc8 31. Rxc8 Rxc8 32. Bxf4 $16 {
[%csl Ra6,Rd6,Rh4] Bischoff,K-Troyke,C,Dresden op 1994}) 18. Na4 $140 Bb5 19.
Nb6 (19. Bxb5 axb5 20. Nb6 Ra6 21. Qe2 c4 22. b3 Nd7 {[%cal Gg7a1,Gd7b6]} 23.
Rae1 Rxa5 24. Nxd7 Qxd7 25. bxc4 bxc4 26. Qxc4 b5 $132) 19... Bxe2 20. Qxe2 Rb8
21. Rae1 Nd7 22. Nc4 Ne5 23. Bd2 Nxc4 (23... Qd7 24. Bc3 $16) 24. Qxc4 Bxb2 25.
exf5 gxf5 26. Rxe8+ Qxe8 27. Re1 Qh5 28. Re6 b5 29. axb6 Rxb6 $132) (17. Rfe1
b6 (17... Rf8 $6 18. f4 Nf7 19. e5 $1 dxe5 20. Bxc5 Re8 21. Rad1 $6 (21. d6 $5
b6 22. Ba3 Be6 23. Nd5 $36 {would have yielded better chances.}) 21... exf4 22.
d6 b6 23. Bf3 Rxe1+ 24. Qxe1 Ra7 25. Ba3 Nhg5 26. Bd5 h3 $5 $13 {Hvenekilde,
J-Bekker,J,Copenhagen op 1995}) 18. Kh1 Ra7 19. Rab1 Rf7 20. f4 (20. h3 Qf6 21.
f4 Nd7 $132) (20. b4 Qf6 $5 21. exf5 gxf5 22. f4 Nc4 $5 $36) 20... Ng4 21. Nxg4
fxg4 22. Bd3 Rfe7 23. b4 $1 (23. a5 $6 b5 24. e5 $5 (24. b4 $5 cxb4 25. Na2 {
[%csl Gb4][%cal Ga2b4,Gb4c6]} Nf6 26. Bb6 Qd7 27. Qxb4 g3 28. h3 Nh5 29. Rf1
Bh6 {[%csl Rf4]} 30. Be3 Rf8 $132) 24... Bf5 {Kuraszkiewicz,M-Heissler,J/
Germany 2002} 25. Qc2 dxe5 26. Bxf5 gxf5 27. Bxc5 Rf7 28. fxe5 Rxe5 29. Rf1 f4
$132) 23... c4 24. Bc2 (24. Bxc4 Bxc3 25. Qxc3 Rxe4 $14) 24... Rf7 25. e5 Bf5
26. e6 $16) (17. h3 Qf6 ({In Martynov,P-Apicella,M,Val Maubue op 1990 the
position after} 17... Qa5 18. Rfe1 {was reached by transposition. The game
continued} Bd7 19. Qc2 Rf8 20. Nd3 Nc4 21. Bc1 Bd4+ {1/2-1/2.}) (17... Bd7 18.
f4 Nf7 {*} 19. Bd3 Nf6 20. Rae1 Nh5 21. exf5 gxf5 22. Nh1 Rxe3 23. Rxe3 Bd4 24.
Kh2 Bxe3 25. Qxe3 Qf6 26. Qf3 Qh6 27. g4 hxg3+ 28. Nxg3 Nxg3 29. Qxg3+ Kf8 {
1/2-1/2 Fuhrmann,D-Ahner,A/2.BLO 1996}) ({There was also an analogous
situation in Yusupov,A -Kovacevic,S/ Oviedo 25' 1993, where the moves} 17...
Rb8 18. Rae1 ({The position after} 18. Rac1 Qe7 {was reached in Cebalo,M-
Etchegaray,P, Cannes op 1995} 19. Rfe1 Bd7 (19... g5 $5 20. f4 gxf4 21. Bxf4
Qf7 $132) 20. Bf1 Qf6 (20... b5 21. axb5 axb5 22. exf5 gxf5 23. f4 Ng6 24. Bxc5
$16) 21. a5 b5 $6 22. axb6 Rxb6 23. f4 Nf7 24. e5 $1 dxe5 25. Bxc5 Rbb8 26. d6
exf4 27. Nd5 $16) {but Black should have considered} 18... b5 $5 ({The
continuation was} 18... Bd7 $6 19. f4 Nf7 20. Bd3 b5 21. axb5 axb5 22. b4 c4
23. Bc2 Ra8 24. Bd4 Bh6 25. exf5 gxf5 26. Re6 $1 $16 {Yusupov,A-Kovacevic,S,
Oviedo 25' 1993}) 19. axb5 axb5 20. Bxb5 (20. Nxb5 $2 Ba6) 20... Rxb5 21. Nxb5
Ba6 22. Nc3 Bxf1 23. Kxf1 Nc4 24. Qc1 Nxe3+ 25. Qxe3 Qb6 $44 {AK}) 18. Rae1 Bd7
19. a5 (19. f4 Nf7 20. Bd3 {(+Rae1;-b6) Hoeksema-Shneider)}) (19. exf5 gxf5 {*}
20. f4 Ng6 21. Bc4 Rab8 22. a5 b5 $5 23. axb6 Rxb6 24. Nd3 a5 25. Bf2 Reb8 26.
Re2 Rxb2 $5 27. Nxb2 Qxc3 28. Qxc3 Bxc3 29. Nd1 Bg7 30. Be1 Bd4+ 31. Kh2 a4 $44
{Bali,J-Kecskes,G/Budapest Furdo 1995}) 19... g5 $5 (19... Re7 $6 20. f4 Nf7
21. e5 $5 dxe5 22. fxe5 (22. Bxc5 $5 Ree8 23. fxe5 Qxe5 24. Bh5 $1 $16) 22...
Qxe5 23. Bxc5 Bh6 $1 24. Qd1 Ree8 25. Bf3 (25. Bxa6 $2 Qc7) 25... Qg3 26. Nh1
Qc7 27. Bb6 Qd6 28. Nf2 Nhg5 29. Nd3 Qg3 30. Ne2 Rxe2 $5 $40 {Guilian.
P-Plaskett.J/British Ch.AK 1988}) 20. f4 $5 gxf4 21. Bxf4 Ng6 22. Bh5 Nxf4 23.
Qxf4 Bh6 24. Qf3 Re5 25. exf5 Rxf5 26. Qg4+ Kh8 27. Nce4 Rxf2 28. Rxf2 Qxf2+
29. Nxf2 Bxg4 30. Nxg4 Bg7 31. Re7 Rf8 32. Rxb7 Bd4+ 33. Kh2 Nf6 $44 {AK})
17... Rb8 (17... Qf6 18. Rae1 Bd7 19. f4 Nf7 20. e5 dxe5 21. fxe5 Qxe5 22. Bxc5
Bh6 23. Qd1 Qc7 24. Nd3 Bf8 (24... Nf6 25. Bd4 Ne4 26. Nxe4 fxe4 27. Nc5 $14) (
24... Nhg5) 25. Bxf8 Nxf8 {1/2-1/2 Lutsko,I-Smetankin,S/Minsk 2001}) (17... b6
18. exf5 Bxf5 19. Nfe4 Nf7 20. Bd3 Qc8 21. Rac1 Qb7 22. Rcd1 Rac8 23. Qf2 c4
24. Bb1 b5 25. axb5 axb5 26. Bd4 $14 {Amura,C-Romero,M/ARG jch 1989}) (17...
Bd7 18. exf5 $6 (18. Rae1 Rc8 (18... Rb8 19. exf5 gxf5 20. f4 Nf7 21. Bh5 Qf6
22. Nh3 Qh6 23. Bxf7+ Kxf7 24. Ng5+ Kg8 25. Qd3 Qf6 26. Bc1 b5 27. axb5 Rxe1
28. Rxe1 axb5 29. Qh3 Nxg5 30. fxg5 Qd4 31. Qf3 b4 $132 {Reilly,T-Mascarinas,R/
Penang Asian Teams 1991}) 19. exf5 Bxf5 20. Nfe4 Nf7 21. Bd3 Ne5 22. Be2 Nf7
23. Bd3 Ne5 24. Be2 {1/2-1/2 Nicoara,M-Sziva,E/Zone 1999}) (18. Rab1 $5 {/\b4})
(18. a5 $5) (18. Rg1 $5) (18. f4 Ng4 $5 (18... Nf7 19. Bd3 Qf6 20. Rae1 Rac8 {
(-a6)Vyzmanavin-Belov}) 19. Nxg4 fxg4 20. Rae1 (20. f5 $2 gxf5 21. exf5 Qe7)
20... g3 $132) 18... gxf5 (18... Bxf5 19. Nfe4 Rc8 (19... Nf6 20. Ng5 $16) 20.
Bh6 Bh8 21. g4 hxg3 22. Nxg3 Qd7 (22... Bh3 23. Rg1 Qh4 {/\g5} 24. Nce4 Nf7 25.
Be3 Re7 $14 {/}) 23. Nce4 Nf7 24. Bf4 Nf6 25. Bd3 Nxe4 26. fxe4 Bg4 27. Be2 Ne5
28. Ra3 $13 Rf8 29. Bxg4 Qxg4 30. Nf5 $1 $16 {Fauland,A-Schumi,M/AUT-ch 1993})
{In my article in "New in chess" Yearbook 39/183 I had recommended} 19. Rg1 ({
After} 19. Nh3 {a draw was agreed in Dorfman-Georgiev,Ki, Bourgas,1992. One
year later Vyzmanavin,A-Georgiev,Ki,Elenite 1993 went} Ng6 20. Rfe1 Qf6 21. f4
Re7 {'~~'} ({An attempt to get freedom by a pawn sacrifice doesn't fit} 21...
b5 $6 22. axb5 axb5 23. Rxa8 Rxa8 24. Bxb5 Bxb5 25. Nxb5 Qxb2 (25... Rb8 26.
Nc3 Qf7 27. Bg1 Rb6 28. Re6 Ngf8 29. Bxc5 $1 $18 {Taborov,B-Nikolaev,L/Kiev
2000}) 26. Qxb2 Bxb2 27. Nxd6 Nf6 28. Rd1 Bd4 29. Bxd4 cxd4 30. Nxf5 Nxd5 31.
Nxd4 Ngxf4 $14) 22. Bh5 Bh6 23. Bf2 Rae8 (23... Rg7 24. Re2 Re8 25. Rxe8+ Bxe8
26. Re1 Bd7 27. a5 Qd8 28. Bxg6 Rxg6 29. Qe2 Qxa5 30. Qe7 Nf8 31. Bxh4 Qb4 $13)
24. Bxg6 $6 Qxg6 25. Bxh4 Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 b5 27. axb5 axb5 $44 {Vyzmanavin,
A-Georgiev,K/Elenite 1993}) 19... Qf6 20. g3 hxg3 21. Rxg3 Re7 22. Rag1 Kh8 23.
Rh3 {/\Bg5} f4 $140 (23... Nf7 24. Bd3 {/\Ng4, Rg4}) 24. Nce4 $1 Qf8 (24...
fxe3 $6 25. Nxf6 Bxh3 26. Qc2 $1 (26. Qxe3 $4 Ng4 $19) 26... Nxf6 27. Nxh3 Nxd5
28. Ng5 Bh6 29. Qf5 $18) 25. Rxh7+ Kxh7 26. Bxf4 $44) 18. Rg1 $5 (18. a5 b5 19.
axb6 Rxb6 20. Na4 Rb4 $10) 18... Kh8 (18... Rf8 $5 19. f4 $5 (19. exf5 Bxf5 20.
g4 (20. Nfe4 h3 21. g3 Bxe4 22. fxe4 Nf3 23. Bxf3 Rxf3 $15) 20... hxg3 21. hxg3
(21. Rxg3 $5) 21... b5 $1 (21... Qe7 22. f4 $5 Nf7 23. g4 Bd7 24. Rg3 $36) 22.
axb5 axb5 23. Kg2 (23. Nxb5 $6 Rxb5 24. Bxb5 Nxf3 $17) 23... Qe7 $15 24. Bh6 $6
(24. Nxb5 Nxf3 $1 $36) (24. Nce4 $5) (24. g4 Bd3 $1 25. Bxd3 Nxf3 26. Qe2 Bxc3
27. bxc3 Rbe8 $44) (24. f4 Nc4 25. Bxc4 bxc4 $132) (24. Rh1 $5) 24... b4 25.
Bxg7 Kxg7 (25... bxc3 $2 26. Bxf8) 26. Ncd1 (26. Nce4 Bxe4 27. Nxe4 Nxf3 28.
Bxf3 Rxf3 29. Kxf3 Rf8+ 30. Ke3 Re8 $1 31. Qd3 Nf6 $44) 26... Ng5 $1 27. f4 (
27. Rh1) 27... Ne4 (27... Nc4 28. Bxc4 Be4+ 29. Kf1 Nf3 30. Qe3) 28. Qe3 Nxf2
29. Nxf2 (29. Kxf2 Rbe8 30. fxe5 Qxe5 31. Qxe5+ Rxe5) 29... Nc6 $8 30. Qxe7+
Nxe7 $17 {Gulko,B-Polgar,J/Yerevan (ol) 1996/Inf 67/[Polgar,J]}) (19. g3 $6
fxe4 $36) 19... Nf7 (19... Ng4 $6 20. Nxg4 fxg4 21. Rgf1 g3 22. h3 Qa5 23. Bd3
Bd7 24. Qc2 Bd4 25. e5 Bf5 26. Bxd4 cxd4 27. Ne4 dxe5 28. fxe5 $16 {Blanco
Gramajo,C-Thaler,T/ICCF 1999}) 20. g4 $5 fxe4 (20... hxg3 $140 $2 21. Rxg3 $40)
21. Ncxe4 Re8 22. Bd3 b5 23. axb5 axb5 24. f5 $5 (24. Ra2 $6 Qd7 25. Rga1 Bb7
$15 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Gb7h1] Brueckel,G-Goins,D/IECG 1998}) 24... gxf5 25. gxf5
Bxf5 26. Nxc5 Qf6 27. Raf1 dxc5 28. Ng4 $40) 19. g4 $1 $146 (19. g3 b5 $5 20.
axb5 axb5 21. gxh4 $1 (21. Nxb5 $140 $6 Nxf3 $1 22. Bxf3 Rxb5 23. Ra2 Rb4 $15)
21... Qxh4 22. Rg3 $14 (22. Nxb5 $2 Rxb5 23. Bxb5 Nxf3 $19) (22. f4 b4 23. Ncd1
(23. fxe5 $2 bxc3 24. bxc3 Bxe5 25. Rg2 f4 $19) 23... Nf7 $5 (23... Ng4 24.
Nxg4 fxg4 25. Nf2 Nf6 $13)) 22... b4 23. Ncd1 (23. Nb5 f4 24. Bxf4 Rf8 25. Bxe5
Bxe5 $44) 23... fxe4 $5 (23... Rb7 $5) (23... Bd7 $6 24. f4 $5 Ng4 $6 (24...
Nf7 $5 25. Rxg6 (25. Ra7 Nf6) 25... Nf8 26. Rg3 fxe4 $13) 25. Nxg4 fxg4 26. Ra7
Rbd8 $6 (26... Nf6 $5 27. Nf2 Rbd8 $13) 27. Rxd7 $1 Rxd7 28. Bxg4 $16 Rde7 29.
e5 $1 (29. Be6 Rxe6 $1 30. dxe6 Rxe6 31. Nf2 $13) (29. Nf2 Qf6 (29... Rxe4 $1
$13) 30. e5 dxe5 31. Ne4 Qa6 32. Nxc5 $16) 29... dxe5 30. f5 $1 $16 {
Vyzmanavin,A-Georgiev,Ki,Groningen 59/99 Vyzmanavin,A}) (23... Qf6 {<->f,><b2})
24. Nxe4 (24. fxe4 c4 $13) 24... Ng4 25. fxg4 Rxe4 $17) 19... fxe4 {'?!'
Lautier.} (19... fxg4 $6 {'?' Lautier.} 20. f4 Nf3 (20... Nf7 {Lautier} 21.
Bxg4 $16) 21. Bxf3 gxf3 22. Rxg6 {'+/-' Lautier.} b5 (22... b6 $6 23. Rag1 (23.
Qd1 $140 $6 Bf5 $5 24. exf5 Rxe3 25. Re6 Bxc3 $5 26. Rxe3 Bd4 27. Rxf3 Qg8 28.
Ne4 Qxd5 29. Qd3 Re8 $44) 23... Rb7 24. f5 $16) 23. Rag1 (23. axb5 axb5 24.
Rag1 Bf6 25. b4 $1 $16) 23... Bf6 24. e5 $1 dxe5 25. fxe5 Rxe5 (25... Bxe5 $6
26. Bf4 $16 Bf5 $140 $2 27. Rg8+ $1 $18) 26. Bf4 Bf5 27. Bxe5 Bxe5 28. Rxa6
bxa4 $16) (19... hxg3 $5 20. Rxg3 {Lautier: '/\ f4'} fxe4 21. Ncxe4 (21. fxe4
$6 {Lautier} Qh4 22. Rag1 Rf8 $15 23. Ng4 $6 Bxg4 24. Bxg4 Nc4 $36) (21. f4 {
Lautier} Nf3 22. Bxf3 exf3 23. Rxg6 Bf5 24. Rg3 Qe7 (24... b5 25. axb5 axb5 26.
Rag1 (26. Ra7 $6 Re7 $15) 26... Re7 27. b4 $1 $14) 25. Rag1 (25. Rxf3 b5 26.
axb5 axb5 27. Rg1 b4 $44) 25... Qxe3 26. Qxe3 Rxe3 27. Rxg7 Nf6 28. h3 (28. Rf7
$6 Ng4 $1 $36) 28... Re1 $11) (21. Nfxe4 {Lautier} Bf5 $13) 21... Bf5 22. Rag1
(22. a5 $6 {'+/=' Lautier.} b5 23. axb6 Rxb6 24. Rxa6 $140 Rxa6 25. Bxa6 Nxf3
$1 26. Rxf3 Rxe4 $132) (22. Bh6 {'!?' Lautier.} Bxh6 23. Qxh6 Nf7 24. Qd2 Qe7
25. Qc3+ Qe5 26. Bd3 Re7 $5 27. Kg2 Qxc3 28. bxc3 b5 29. h4 c4 30. Bf1 (30.
axb5 $6 cxd3 31. bxa6 d2 32. Nxd2 Ra7 33. Nc4 Rba8 $17) 30... Kg7 31. h5 Nf6
32. hxg6 Bxg6 33. Nxf6 Kxf6 34. Ng4+ $11) 22... b5 23. b4 c4 (23... Nc4 $6 24.
Bxc4 bxc4 25. bxc5 dxc5 26. Bxc5 Be5 {[%csl Rg3][%cal Ge5g3]} 27. d6 $1 c3 28.
Qd3 Bxg3 29. Rxg3 $16) 24. Bd4 Nf6 25. axb5 axb5 26. Ng5 Qd7 27. f4 Nd3 28.
Bxd3 cxd3 29. Ne6 Qb7 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Gb7h1]} 30. Nxg7 Qxd5+ 31. R1g2 Kxg7 32.
Bxf6+ Kxf6 $132) 20. Ncxe4 b5 $6 (20... Nf7 $5 {'>=' Lautier.} 21. Rab1 (21.
Nh3 $5 {Lautier} Bd7 {/\ 22...b5 23.ab5 Bb5} 22. Nf4 Nf8 $14) 21... b5 22. b4
c4 23. Bd4 $5 (23. Ba7 $6 Rb7 24. Bd4 Nfg5 25. Bxg7+ Rxg7 26. Nc3 Qb6 27. Nfe4
Re5 $132) (23. f4 Kg8 (23... Bb7 $6 24. g5 $1 Qc8 25. Rgd1 c3 26. Qc2 bxa4 27.
Ra1 $16) 24. Bd4 (24. Bf3 Rf8 25. Rge1 Nfg5 $5) 24... Bxd4 25. Qxd4 g5 26. Bf3
Qb6 27. Qd2 Rf8 28. a5 Qd8 29. f5 $14) 23... Nfg5 (23... g5 $6 24. axb5 axb5
25. Ra1 Bb7 $14) (23... Bxd4 24. Qxd4+ Kg8 25. f4 $14) 24. axb5 axb5 25. Ra1
Qe7 26. Ra7 Bb7 $14) 21. axb5 axb5 22. Bh6 Bxh6 $6 (22... Qe7 23. Bxg7+ Kxg7
24. f4 $16) (22... Nf6 23. Bxg7+ (23. Ra7 $6 Rb7 24. Ra8 Rf8 25. Bxg7+ Kxg7 26.
f4 Nc4 27. Bxc4 bxc4 28. Qc3 Rb3 29. Qxc4 Rb4 $11) (23. Bg5 {Lautier} Nf7 24.
Bxf6 Bxf6 25. Nxf6 Qxf6 26. Ne4 Qe5 27. Ra7 Re7 28. Rxe7 Qxe7 29. Qc3+ Kg8 30.
b4 cxb4 (30... c4 31. Nf6+ Kf8 32. f4 $1 $16 Qxe2 $2 33. Re1 Qf2 34. Re8+ $18)
31. Qxb4 Qe5 32. Rc1 $36) 23... Kxg7 24. b4 cxb4 25. Nxf6 Qxf6 26. Ne4 Qf8 27.
Qxb4 Bb7 28. Ra7 $16) (22... Nf7 {Lautier} 23. Bxg7+ Kxg7 24. b4 (24. Ra7 Re7
25. Rga1 $14) 24... c4 25. f4 $36) 23. Qxh6 {'+/-' Lautier.} Qe7 {'?!' Lautier.
} (23... Bb7 $6 24. Rad1 (24. f4 $140 $2 Bxd5 $132) (24. g5 $5 Bxd5 25. Nf6 Rb7
26. N2e4 Bxe4 27. fxe4 Ree7 28. Raf1 Qf8 29. Qxh4 $16) 24... Re7 (24... Rg8 {
Lautier} 25. g5 $16) 25. Qxh4 (25. g5 Qf8 26. Qxf8+ Rxf8 27. Nxd6 c4 28. Nfe4
$16) 25... Qf8 26. Rg3 g5 27. Qh5 Rg7 28. Rh3 $16) 24. f4 {'+-' Lautier.} (24.
g5 {Lautier} Qf8 25. Qxf8+ Rxf8 {->> 23...Rg8} 26. Nxd6 {Lautier} Nxf3 27. Bxf3
Rxf3 28. Nfe4 $16 {/\ Ra7}) 24... Nc4 (24... Nf7 25. Qxg6 Rg8 26. Qh5 c4 27. g5
$18) 25. Qxg6 Bb7 (25... Nxb2 {Lautier} 26. Nxd6 Rf8 27. Bxb5 Rxf4 28. Rae1 $18
) (25... Rg8 {Lautier} 26. Qh6 Nxb2 27. Rgb1 Bb7 28. Rxb2 Bxd5 29. Bf3 $18) 26.
Bxc4 bxc4 27. Rad1 Rbd8 28. g5 $18 Qf8 (28... Rf8 {Lautier} 29. f5 (29. Rg4 $6
Bc8 30. Rxh4 Bf5 $132) 29... Qe5 30. f6 Rg8 31. Qh6 $18) 29. Rg4 Qg8 30. Qxg8+
Kxg8 31. g6 (31. Rxh4 $5 $18 {Lautier}) 31... Nf8 32. f5 (32. Nf6+ $142 {
Lautier} Kg7 33. Nxe8+ Rxe8 34. f5 Nd7 (34... Bc8 35. Ne4 Bxf5 36. Nxd6 Bxg4
37. Nxe8+ Kxg6 38. Rg1 $18) 35. Re4 Ne5 36. Rxh4 $18) 32... Re5 33. Rf4 (33.
Nf6+ {Lautier} Kg7 34. Nh5+ Kg8 35. Rf4 $18 {/\ Ng4}) 33... Kg7 34. Rg1 Bxd5
35. f6+ Kg8 36. g7 Ng6 {'(+)?' Lautier.} (36... Nh7 $6 {Lautier} 37. f7+ (37.
Ng4 Kf7 38. Nh6+ Ke6 39. Re1 Bxe4+ 40. Rexe4 Nxf6 41. Rxf6+ Kxf6 42. g8=Q Rxg8
43. Nxg8+ Ke6 44. Rxe5+ Kxe5 45. Kg2 $16) 37... Bxf7 38. Ng4 Bg6 39. Nxe5 dxe5
40. Rxh4 Kxg7 41. Nxc5 $18) (36... Nd7 {Lautier} 37. Rxh4 (37. f7+ Bxf7 38. Ng4
Rxe4 39. Nh6+ Kh7 40. Rxf7 Kxh6 41. Rxd7 Rg8 $11) 37... Kf7 38. Rf4 (38. g8=Q+
$6 Rxg8 39. Rh7+ Kf8 40. Rxd7 Bxe4+ 41. Nxe4 Rxg1+ 42. Kxg1 Rxe4 43. Rxd6 Re2
$11) 38... Re6 39. Rg5 Bc6 40. Kg1 $16) 37. Rxg6 Kf7 38. Rgg4 h3 39. Kg1 Ra8
1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0102"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2002.04.27"]
[Round "14.7"]
[White "Kuraszkiewicz, Michael"]
[Black "Heissler, Jakob"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2350"]
[BlackElo "2437"]
[Annotator "Kapengut"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2001.10.06"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Koenig Plauen"]
[BlackTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 g6 4. e4 Bg7 5. f3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Qd2 exd5
9. cxd5 a6 10. a4 h6 11. Be3 Re8 12. Nge2 Nbd7 13. Ng3 h5 14. Be2 Nh7 15. O-O
h4 16. Nh1 f5 17. Nf2 Ne5 {[#]It is the popular main line these days with a
complex middlegame position.} 18. Rfe1 ({It is the wrong place for a rook} 18.
Rad1 $6 Bd7 19. exf5 (19. f4 Nf7 $132) 19... gxf5 20. Nh3 {[%csl Re6][%cal
Gh3f4,Gf4e6]} Ng6 21. Bh6 Be5 (21... Bd4+ $5 22. Kh1 Qf6 $36) 22. Bd3 Qf6 23.
Qc2 Rab8 24. f4 Bd4+ 25. Kh1 b5 26. axb5 axb5 27. Bg5 Qf7 {[%csl Rd5]} 28. Ra1
c4 29. Be2 b4 30. Nd1 c3 31. bxc3 bxc3 32. Ra3 Rxe2 $1 {0-1 Polaczek,R-Roeder,
M 1993 /\33.Qe2 Bb5 -+}) (18. Kh1 {The king avoids possible tactics along the
diagonal and prepares the opening of the g-file.} Rb8 (18... Bd7 19. exf5 (19.
Rae1 Rc8 20. exf5 Bxf5 21. Nfe4 Nf7 22. Bd3 Ne5 23. Be2 Nf7 24. Bd3 Ne5 25. Be2
{1/2-1/2 Nicoara,M-Sziva,E/Zone 1999}) 19... Bxf5 (19... gxf5 {In my article
in "New in chess" Yearbook 39/183 I had recommended} 20. Rg1 ({After} 20. Nh3 {
a draw was agreed in Dorfman-Georgiev,Ki, Bourgas,1992. One year later
Vyzmanavin,A-Georgiev,Ki,Elenite 1993 went} Ng6 21. Rfe1 Qf6 22. f4 Re7 ({
An attempt to get freedom by a pawn sacrifice doesn't fit} 22... b5 $6 23. axb5
axb5 24. Rxa8 Rxa8 25. Bxb5 Bxb5 26. Nxb5 {Taborov,B-Nikolaev,L/Kiev 2000} Qxb2
27. Qxb2 Bxb2 28. Nxd6 Nf6 29. Rd1 Bd4 30. Bxd4 cxd4 31. Nxf5 Nxd5 32. Nxd4
Ngxf4 $14) 23. Bh5 Bh6 24. Bf2 Rae8 (24... Rg7 25. Re2 Re8 26. Rxe8+ Bxe8 27.
Re1 Bd7 28. a5 Qd8 29. Bxg6 Rxg6 30. Qe2 Qxa5 31. Qe7 Nf8 32. Bxh4 Qb4 $13) 25.
Bxg6 Qxg6 26. Bxh4 Rxe1+ 27. Rxe1 b5 28. axb5 axb5 $44 {59/(99 ) Vyzmanavin,A})
20... Qf6 21. g3 hxg3 22. Rxg3 Re7 23. Rag1 Kh8 24. Rh3 {/\Bg5} f4 $140 (24...
Nf7 25. Bd3 {/\Ng4}) 25. Nce4 $1 Qf8 (25... fxe3 $6 26. Nxf6 Bxh3 27. Qc2 $1 (
27. Qxe3 $4 Ng4 $19) 27... Nxf6 28. Nxh3 Nxd5 29. Ng5 Bh6 30. Qf5 $18) 26.
Rxh7+ Kxh7 27. Bxf4 $44) 20. Nfe4 Rc8 21. Bh6 Bh8 22. g4 hxg3 23. Nxg3 Qd7 (
23... Bh3 24. Rg1 Qh4 {/\g5} 25. Nce4 Nf7 26. Be3 Re7 $14 {/}) 24. Nce4 Nf7 25.
Bf4 Nf6 26. Bd3 Nxe4 27. fxe4 Bg4 28. Be2 Ne5 29. Ra3 Rf8 30. Bxg4 Qxg4 31. Nf5
$1 $16 {Fauland,A-Schumi,M/OST-ch 1993}) (18... Qf6 19. Rae1 Bd7 20. f4 Nf7 21.
e5 dxe5 22. fxe5 Qxe5 23. Bxc5 Bh6 24. Qd1 Qc7 25. Nd3 Bf8 (25... Nf6 26. Bd4
Ne4 27. Nxe4 fxe4 28. Nc5 $14) (25... Nhg5) 26. Bxf8 Nxf8 {1/2-1/2 Lutsko,
I-Smetankin,S/Minsk 2001}) 19. Rg1 (19. a5 b5 20. axb6 Rxb6 21. Na4 Rb4 $11 {
BelovI}) 19... Rf8 $5 (19... Kh8 20. g3 b5 21. axb5 axb5 22. gxh4 (22. Nxb5
$140 $6 Nxf3 $1 23. Bxf3 Rxb5 24. Ra2 Rb4 $15) 22... Qxh4 23. Rg3 (23. Nxb5 $2
Rxb5 24. Bxb5 Nxf3 $19) (23. f4 b4 24. Ncd1 (24. fxe5 $2 bxc3 25. bxc3 Bxe5 26.
Rg2 f4 $19) 24... Nf7 $5) 23... b4 24. Ncd1 (24. Nb5 f4 25. Bxf4 Rf8 26. Bxe5
Bxe5 $44) 24... Bd7 (24... Rb7 $5) (24... fxe4 $5 25. Nxe4 Ng4 26. fxg4 Rxe4
$17) (24... Qf6 {<->f,><b2}) 25. f4 Ng4 (25... Nf7 $5 26. Rxg6 Nf8 27. Rg3 fxe4
$13) 26. Nxg4 fxg4 27. Ra7 Rbd8 (27... Nf6 $5 28. Nf2 Rbd8 $13) 28. Rxd7 $1
Rxd7 29. Bxg4 $16 {Vyzmanavin,A-Georgiev,Ki,Groningen 59/99 Vyzmanavin,A 1993 
(30)}) 20. f4 $5 (20. exf5 Bxf5 21. g4 (21. Nfe4 h3 22. g3 Bxe4 23. fxe4 Nf3
24. Bxf3 Rxf3 $15) 21... hxg3 22. hxg3 (22. Rxg3 $5) 22... b5 $1 (22... Qe7 23.
f4 $5 Nf7 24. g4 Bd7 25. Rg3 $36) 23. axb5 axb5 24. Kg2 (24. Nxb5 $6 Rxb5 25.
Bxb5 Nxf3 $17) 24... Qe7 $15 25. Bh6 $6 (25. Nxb5 Nxf3 $1 $36) (25. Nce4 $5) (
25. g4 Bd3 $1 26. Bxd3 Nxf3 27. Qe2 Bxc3 28. bxc3 Rbe8 $44) (25. f4 Nc4 26.
Bxc4 bxc4) (25. Rh1 $5) 25... b4 26. Bxg7 Kxg7 (26... bxc3 $2 27. Bxf8) 27.
Ncd1 (27. Nce4 Bxe4 28. Nxe4 Nxf3 29. Bxf3 Rxf3 30. Kxf3 Rf8+ 31. Ke3 Re8 $1
32. Qd3 Nf6 $44) 27... Ng5 $1 28. f4 (28. Rh1) 28... Ne4 29. Qe3 Nxf2 30. Nxf2
(30. Kxf2 Rbe8 31. fxe5 Qxe5 32. Qxe5+ Rxe5) 30... Nc6 $8 31. Qxe7+ Nxe7 $17 {
Gulko,B-Polgar,J/Yerevan (ol) 1996/Inf 67/[Polgar,J]}) (20. g3 $6 fxe4 $36)
20... Nf7 21. g4 $5 fxe4 (21... hxg3 $140 $2 22. Rxg3 $40) 22. Ncxe4 Re8 23.
Bd3 b5 24. axb5 axb5 25. f5 $5 (25. Ra2 $6 Qd7 26. Rga1 Bb7 $15 {[%csl Rd5]
[%cal Gb7h1] Brueckel,G-Goins,D/IECG 1998}) 25... gxf5 26. gxf5 Bxf5 27. Nxc5
Qf6 28. Raf1 dxc5 29. Ng4 $40) (18. h3 Qf6 ({In Martynov,P-Apicella,M,Val
Maubue op 1990he position after} 18... Qa5 19. Rfe1 {was reached by
transposition. The game continued} Bd7 20. Qc2 Rf8 21. Nd3 Nc4 22. Bc1 Bd4+ {
1/2-1/2.}) ({There was also an analogous situation in Yusupov,A-Kovacevic,S,
Oviedo 25' 1993, where the moves} 18... Rb8 {The position after} 19. Rac1 (19.
Rae1 {were included,} {but Black should have considered} b5 $5 ({The
continuation was} 19... Bd7 $6 20. f4 Nf7 21. Bd3 b5 22. axb5 axb5 23. b4 c4
24. Bc2 Ra8 25. Bd4 Bh6 26. exf5 gxf5 27. Re6 $1 $16) 20. axb5 axb5 21. Bxb5 (
21. Nxb5 $2 Ba6) 21... Rxb5 22. Nxb5 Ba6 23. Nc3 Bxf1 24. Kxf1 Nc4 25. Qc1
Nxe3+ 26. Qxe3 Qb6 $44) 19... Qe7 {was reached in Cebalo,M- Etchegaray,P,
Cannes op 1995} 20. Rfe1 Bd7 (20... g5 $5 21. f4 gxf4 22. Bxf4 Qf7 $132) 21.
Bf1 Qf6 (21... b5 22. axb5 axb5 23. exf5 gxf5 24. f4 Ng6 25. Bxc5 $16) 22. a5
b5 $6 23. axb6 Rxb6 24. f4 Nf7 25. e5 $1 dxe5 26. Bxc5 Rbb8 27. d6 exf4 28. Nd5
$16 {.}) ({The position after} 18... Bd7 19. f4 Nf7 {was reached in Fuhrmann,
D-Ahner,A/2.BLO 1996} 20. Bd3 Nf6 21. Rae1 Nh5 22. exf5 gxf5 23. Nh1 Rxe3 24.
Rxe3 Bd4 25. Kh2 Bxe3 26. Qxe3 Qf6 27. Qf3 Qh6 28. g4 hxg3+ 29. Nxg3 Nxg3 30.
Qxg3+ Kf8 {1/2-1/2.}) 19. Rae1 Bd7 20. a5 (20. f4 $5 Nf7 21. Bd3 {leads to a
position from Hoeksema - Shneider with the difference that White had played
Rae1, and Black b6.}) ({The position after} 20. exf5 gxf5 {was reached in Bali,
J-Kecskes,G/Budapest Furdo 1995} 21. f4 Ng6 22. Bc4 Rab8 23. a5 b5 $5 24. axb6
Rxb6 25. Nd3 a5 26. Bf2 Reb8 27. Re2 Rxb2 $5 28. Nxb2 Qxc3 29. Qxc3 Bxc3 30.
Nd1 Bg7 31. Be1 Bd4+ 32. Kh2 a4 $44 {.}) {Controversial is} 20... g5 $5 (20...
Re7 $6 21. f4 Nf7 22. e5 $5 dxe5 {White should have considered} 23. Bxc5 $5 (
23. fxe5 Qxe5 24. Bxc5 Bh6 $1 25. Qd1 Ree8 26. Bf3 (26. Bxa6 $2 Qc7) 26... Qg3
27. Nh1 Qc7 28. Bb6 Qd6 29. Nf2 Nhg5 30. Nd3 Qg3 31. Ne2 Rxe2 $5 $40 {Guilian.
P-Plaskett.J,British Ch. 1988}) 23... Ree8 (23... Nd6 24. fxe5 Qxe5 25. Nd3 Qg3
26. Qf4 $16) 24. fxe5 Qxe5 (24... Nxe5 25. Nfe4 $16) 25. Bh5 $1 $16) 21. f4 $5
gxf4 22. Bxf4 Ng6 23. Bh5 (23. Bh2 Qd4 24. Qxd4 cxd4 25. exf5 Bxf5 26. Na4 Ne5
$13) 23... Nxf4 24. Qxf4 (24. Bxe8 Bh6 $1 25. Bxd7 $1 Nxh3+ 26. Nxh3 Bxd2 27.
Re2 Qd4+ 28. Kh1 fxe4 29. Rxe4 Bxc3 $1 30. Rxd4 Bxd4 31. Be6+ Kh8 32. Rf7 Rf8
33. Rxf8+ Nxf8 34. Bc8 Bxb2 35. Bxb7 Bc3 $17) 24... Bh6 25. Qf3 Re5 26. exf5
Rxf5 27. Qg4+ Kh8 28. Nce4 Rxf2 29. Rxf2 (29. Qxd7 $2 Rxf1+ 30. Rxf1 Be3+) (29.
Nxf6 Rxf1+ 30. Rxf1 Bxg4 31. Nxg4 Bg7 $11) 29... Qxf2+ 30. Nxf2 Bxg4 31. Nxg4
Bg7 32. Re7 Rf8 33. Rxb7 (33. Bg6 $6 Ng5 34. Rxb7 Bd4+ 35. Kh2 Rf1 $17) 33...
Bd4+ 34. Kh2 Nf6 $44) (18. Rae1 Bd7 (18... Rb8 19. f4 Nf7 20. Bd3 Nf6 $11) 19.
exf5 gxf5 20. Kh1 Qf6 21. Nh3 $5 Ng6 22. f4 Re7 23. a5 Rae8 24. Bh5 Bb5 25. Rg1
Nhf8 26. Ng5 {Benitah,Y-Al Modiahki,M/18th op A, Cannes FRA 1997} Bc4 $5 {
/\26...b5 27.ab6 Rb8<=>}) (18. a5 Nf7 19. Bd1 (19. Na4 $5 {[%csl Rb6]} b5 20.
axb6 g5 21. exf5 Bxf5 22. Ra3 $16 {[%csl Gb6,Re3][%cal Ga3b3]}) 19... b5 20.
axb6 Qxb6 21. Rb1 {[%csl Rb6][%cal Gb2b4,Ge3b6]} Ne5 22. Be2 Qc7 $6 (22... a5
$5 23. f4 Nd7 $5 24. Bd3 fxe4 25. Bxe4 Ndf8 $132 {[%cal Gb6g1,Gg7b2,Ge8e3]})
23. Rfc1 Qe7 24. b4 $1 g5 25. Qd1 f4 {[%csl Ge5]} 26. Bd2 cxb4 27. Rxb4 Rf8 $6
(27... Qa7 $14 {[%cal Ga7g1]}) 28. Na4 g4 29. Nb6 gxf3 30. gxf3 Rb8 31. Nxc8
Rbxc8 32. Rxc8 Rxc8 33. Bxf4 $16 {[%csl Ra6,Rd6,Rh4] Bischoff,K-Troyke,C,
Dresden op 1994}) 18... b6 (18... Rf8 $6 19. f4 Nf7 20. e5 $1 dxe5 21. Bxc5 Re8
22. Rad1 $6 (22. d6 $5 b6 23. Ba3 Be6 24. Nd5 $36 {would have yielded better
chances.}) 22... exf4 23. d6 b6 24. Bf3 Rxe1+ 25. Qxe1 Ra7 26. Ba3 Nhg5 27. Bd5
h3 $5 $13 {Hvenekilde,J-Bekker,J,Copenhagen op 1995}) 19. Kh1 Ra7 20. Rab1 Rf7
21. f4 (21. h3 Qf6 22. f4 Nd7 $132) (21. b4 Qf6 $5 22. exf5 gxf5 23. f4 Nc4 $5
$36) 21... Ng4 22. Nxg4 fxg4 23. Bd3 Rfe7 24. a5 $6 (24. b4 $1 c4 25. Bc2 (25.
Bxc4 Bxc3 26. Qxc3 Rxe4 $14) 25... Rf7 26. e5 Bf5 27. e6 $16) 24... b5 25. e5
$5 (25. b4 $5 cxb4 26. Na2 {[%csl Gb4][%cal Ga2b4,Gb4c6]} Nf6 27. Bb6 Qd7 28.
Qxb4 g3 29. h3 Nh5 30. Rf1 Bh6 {[%csl Rf4]} 31. Be3 Rf8 $132) 25... Bf5 26. e6
$6 (26. Qc2 dxe5 27. Bxf5 gxf5 28. Bxc5 Rf7 29. fxe5 Rxe5 30. Rf1 f4 $132)
26... Qa8 $1 {[%csl Rd5]} 27. Rbd1 $2 (27. Bxf5 gxf5 28. Bf2 g3 $5 29. hxg3 Nf6
30. gxh4 b4 31. Na4 Qxd5 (31... Ne4 $140 $6 32. Rxe4 $16) 32. Qxd5 Nxd5 33.
Rbd1 Nxf4 34. Rxd6 Rxe6 35. Rdxe6 Rxe6 36. Nxc5 Rd6 $14) 27... b4 28. Bxf5 bxc3
29. bxc3 gxf5 $19 30. Qd3 h3 31. Re2 Nf6 32. c4 hxg2+ 33. Rxg2 Ne4 34. Re1 Bf6
35. Bg1 Rg7 36. Rxe4 fxe4 37. Qxe4 Qd8 38. Be3 Qxa5 39. f5 Qe1+ 0-1

[Event "Paleochora op 13th"]
[Site "Paleochora"]
[Date "2020.07.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Basso, Pier Luigi"]
[Black "Papadopoulos, Georgios"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2596"]
[BlackElo "2347"]
[Annotator "Kapnisis,Spyridon"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2020.07.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 0,42,19,31,14,-14,43,38,37,37,36,-6,-1,3,29,-11,50,30,38,38,85,73,99,71,
71,89,69,71,69,28,45,-5,-5,-25,-5,-5,34,-70,-57,-69,-49,-93,-40,-90,-116]} 1.
d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Ng3 exd5
9. cxd5 h5 (9... Nh5 $5 10. Nxh5 gxh5 11. Bd3 f5 12. O-O f4 $13 {1/2 (60)
Sjugirov,S (2675)-Jones,G (2670) chess.com INT 2020}) (9... a6 10. a4 Nbd7 (
10... h5 11. Bg5 Qe8 12. Bd3 Nh7 13. Bf4 Qe7 14. Nge2 Nd7 15. O-O Ne5 $13 {
1-0 (42) Wojtaszek,R (2724)-Svidler,P (2739) Moscow RUS 2019}) 11. Be2 Ne8 12.
O-O (12. Be3 Rb8 13. Qd2 Nc7 $13 {0-1 (34) Nguyen,A (2484)-Wang Hao (2718) Ho
Chi Minh City VIE 2019}) 12... Rb8 13. Re1 (13. Be3 Nc7) 13... Bd4+ 14. Kh1 Qh4
$132 {0-1 (42) Ding Liren (2811)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2776) chess.com INT 2019})
10. Be2 (10. Bg5 $5 Qb6 $5 (10... a6 11. a4 Qe8 {is more common}) 11. Qd2 Nh7
12. Bh4 (12. Be3 h4 (12... Nd7) 13. Nge2 Nd7 14. Nf4 Ne5 $13) 12... a6 13. a4
Re8 14. Be2 Qb4 15. f4 $2 (15. Nf1 $1 $13 {[%cal Yf1e3]}) 15... Nd7 16. O-O
Qd4+ 17. Qxd4 cxd4 $17 {0-1 (30) Papasimakopoulos,A (2250)-Kotronias,V (2510)
Aghios Kirykos GRE 2020}) 10... Nh7 (10... h4 11. Nf1 Nh7 {0-1 (39) Sjugirov,S
(2662)-Perez Ponsa,F (2564) chess24.com INT 2019}) (10... Nbd7 11. O-O Nh7 12.
Be3 Re8 {1/2 (40) Noe,C (2494)-Van Wely,L (2667) Karlsruhe GER 2018} (12... h4
13. Nh1 f5 $13)) (10... a6 11. a4 Nh7 (11... Nbd7 12. O-O h4 13. Nh1 Nh5 $5 14.
Be3 (14. Nf2 Be5 $13) 14... f5 (14... Bd4 $5 15. Bxd4 cxd4 16. Qxd4 Qg5 $44)
15. f4 Qe8 $13 {1/2 (51) Vachier Lagrave,M (2731)-Nakamura,H (2814) Saint
Louis USA 2015}) 12. Be3 h4 13. Nf1 f5 $13 {1-0 (32) Wojtaszek,R (2744)-Erdos,
V (2585) Novi Sad SRB 2016}) 11. Be3 h4 $1 {Black correctly decides to kick
the knight from g3 before white castles} (11... Qe7 $6 {has been tried against
Basso in the recent past without too much success} 12. O-O f5 13. Qd2 h4 14.
Nh1 a6 15. Rae1 b5 16. exf5 gxf5 17. Nf2 Nd7 18. Kh1 Ne5 19. Nh3 Bd7 20. f4 Ng4
21. Bxc5 dxc5 22. Bxg4 $14 {1-0 (39) Basso,P (2600)-Abdumalik,Z (2471) Caleta
ENG 2020}) 12. Nf1 f5 (12... Nd7) 13. exf5 {[#]} (13. Qd2 fxe4 14. Nxe4 Bf5 {
is fine for black}) 13... gxf5 (13... Bxf5 {is playable as well.} 14. g4 $5 (
14. Qd2 Na6 $13) 14... Bd7 15. Ne4 (15. Nd2 Bd4 $1 $13) 15... Na6 $1 16. Nxd6
Nf6 $44 {Position is quite sharp with black having good compensation.}) 14. Nd2
(14. Qd2 {was white's choice 2 weeks before the currect game. Probably a
superior move to 14.Nd2} Qf6 (14... a6 15. Bh6 b5 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. g3 $40 {
[%cal Yh1g1,Ye1c1]}) 15. Bf4 (15. g3 $5) 15... Nd7 16. Ne3 Ne5 $13 {1-0 (34)
Basso,P (2596)-Cabarkapa,N (2459) Paracin SRB 2020}) 14... Re8 (14... f4 $6 15.
Bf2 Bf5 16. Nde4 $14) (14... Nd7 15. O-O) 15. Bf2 (15. Bf4 Nf8 $5 {[%cal Yf8g6]
} (15... Nd7 $5 16. Nc4 Ne5 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Bxe5 Rxe5 19. Qd2 $13 {[%cal
Ye1c1]}) 16. Nc4 Ng6 17. Qd2 (17. Bxd6 $2 Bxc3+ 18. bxc3 b5 $17) 17... Nxf4 18.
Qxf4 {[#]} b5 $1 19. Nxb5 (19. Nxd6 Be5 $19) 19... Rxe2+ $1 20. Kxe2 Qe8+ 21.
Kf2 Qxb5 22. Rad1 $1 {prophylaxis against Bd4.} Nd7 23. Rhe1 Nb6 $1 24. Nxd6
Qxb2+ 25. Kg1 Bd7 (25... Qf6 26. Ne8 Qh6 $13) 26. Nxf5 Qf6 $13) 15... Qe7 16.
Nc4 Bxc3+ $5 (16... Bd7 $5 17. a4 Na6 {[%cal Ya6c7,Yb7b5]} (17... Bxc3+ 18.
bxc3 b5 19. Nb2 $14) (17... Nf8 18. Qd2 Ng6 {[#]} 19. O-O $1 Na6 (19... Bxc3 $2
20. bxc3 Qxe2 21. Qh6 $18) 20. Rae1 $14) 18. O-O $5 Bxc3 19. bxc3 Qxe2 20. Qb3
Qe7 21. Qxb7 h3 $1 22. Qxa6 Qg7 23. g3 Ng5 $13) 17. bxc3 b6 $2 {[#]} (17... b5
18. Na5 Bd7 (18... Ba6 19. Rc1 $16) (18... f4 19. a4 {[%cal Ya1a2]} Qg7 20.
axb5 $16) 19. a4 $14 {[%cal Ya1a2,Ye1g1]}) (17... Nd7 $5 {was the strongest}
18. a4 Nb6 $13) 18. Nd2 $2 {White defends in a passive way against the threat
of Ba6 and ends up clearly worse} (18. O-O $1 {White should have tried to
castle (18.0-0) at all costs!} Qxe2 (18... Ba6 19. Re1 (19. Bd3 $5) 19... Nd7
20. Bd3 Qf6 21. Rxe8+ Rxe8 22. Nxd6 $1 Bxd3 23. Nxe8 $18) (18... b5 19. Bxh4 $1
{It is highly likely that white was afraid of 18...b5 and missed 19.Bh4!} Qxh4
(19... Qxe2 20. Nxd6 Bd7 21. Qb3 $18 {[%cal Yf1e1]}) 20. Nxd6 Rd8 21. Nxc8 Rxc8
22. d6 Nf6 23. Bxb5 $16) 19. Qb3 $1 Qe7 (19... Ba6 20. Nxd6 Rf8 21. Rae1 Qd2
22. c4 $18) 20. Rfe1 Qd7 21. Rxe8+ Qxe8 22. Nxd6 Qd7 23. Nxc8 Qxc8 24. Re1 Nd7
25. Re7 $40 {White's attack is worth more than the sacrificed piece.}) 18...
Ba6 19. c4 Nd7 $40 {[%csl Re1] Black has managed to fully develop while white
still struggles to find a solution for his king.} 20. Rc1 b5 (20... h3 $5 $17)
(20... Ndf6 $1 {[%cal Yf6d5] Organizing Nxd5 was another very strong plan for
black} 21. Nb1 (21. Bxh4 Qg7 22. O-O Nxd5 $17) 21... Qg7 22. Kf1 Re5 $1 $17 {
[%cal Yf6d5,Ya8e8]}) 21. Rc3 $6 (21. Kf1 Rab8 22. g4 $5 bxc4 23. Bxc4 Bxc4+ 24.
Nxc4 Ne5 $17) 21... bxc4 22. Re3 Qg5 (22... Qg7) 23. Rxe8+ Rxe8 24. O-O c3 (
24... h3 $5) 25. Bxa6 h3 $6 (25... cxd2 $19 {[%cal Yh7f6,Yf6h5,Yh5f4] The pawn
on d2 immobilizes most of white's pieces.}) 26. Bg3 {[#]} Qxd2 $2 {Exchanging
the queens doesn't make much sense since the white king seems to be in danger}
(26... cxd2 27. f4 {White is more or less forced to play f4 so as to get rid
of the pawn on d2 but black gets an excellent outpost on e4 for his knights.
More over white's bishop on g3 looks like a tall pawn.} Qh6 28. Qxd2 Nhf6 $17 {
[%cal Yf6e4]}) 27. Qxd2 cxd2 28. Rd1 $2 {[#]} (28. Bf4 Ne5 {[%csl Rd5][%cal
Yh3g2,Yh7f6]} 29. Bxd2 Nf6 30. gxh3 Nxd5 $17 {is far from pleasant for white})
28... f4 $1 {Important intermediate move which secures a big advantage for
black} 29. Bh4 Rb8 $5 (29... Ne5 30. Rxd2 Kf7 $19 {[%cal Ye8g8]}) 30. Rxd2 Rb1+
$2 (30... Ne5 $1 {was the easiest way to proceed. Black will advance his
passed c pawn and he will combine it with threats against the white king.} 31.
Be7 Rb1+ 32. Kf2 c4 $1 $19 {[%cal Ye5d3,Yc4c3]}) 31. Kf2 Rh1 $2 {Black's last
couple of moves surrendered all of black's winning advantage and white even
gets the better chances.} (31... Ne5 32. gxh3 (32. Be7 $2 c4 33. Bxd6 Nd3+ 34.
Rxd3 cxd3 $19) 32... Kf7 $15 (32... c4 33. Bc8 $1 {[%cal Yc8f5]}) 33. Bc8 $2
Nc4 $19) 32. Be7 Rxh2 33. Kg1 Rxg2+ 34. Rxg2+ hxg2 35. Bxd6 $14 Nhf6 36. Bb7 {
White understandably tries to keep as many pawns as possible in the game but
black will get counterplay with his passed pawn on the c file.} (36. Bb5 Kf7
37. Kxg2 Nb6 38. Bxc5 Nfxd5 {Should be defendable although white can still
pose some problems.}) 36... c4 $1 {Black correctly pushes his passed pawn
which caused problems to white in the near future} 37. Bxf4 Nc5 (37... Nb6 38.
d6 Kf7 $11 {[%cal Yf7e6]}) 38. Bc6 (38. Bc8 $5 {[%cal Yc8f5]} Nxd5 39. Bd6 Nb6
$1 $11) 38... c3 39. Bb5 Kf7 40. Bc4 c2 41. Kxg2 {[#]} Nfd7 $1 {Black knight
is transfered to d3 through the e5 square. White must be careful} 42. d6+ Kf6
43. Bc1 Ne5 {[#]} 44. Bb2 $4 {A difficult to explain mistake after the time
pressure. A moment of absent-mindedness is enough and the game is lost.} (44.
Bb5 $1 Ke6 (44... Ned3 $4 45. d7 $18) (44... a6 45. d7 $1 Nexd7 46. Bxd7 Nxd7
47. Kf2 $11) 45. d7 (45. Kf1 $11) 45... Nexd7 46. f4 $11) 44... c1=Q 45. Bxc1
Nxc4 $19 46. Kf1 Nd3 47. Bg5+ Ke6 48. Ke2 Nb4 49. Kd1 a5 50. a4 Kd7 51. Kc1 Nb6
52. Kb2 Nxa4+ 53. Kb3 Nc5+ 54. Kc4 Nbd3 55. Bc1 a4 56. Ba3 Kxd6 57. Kd4 Ke6 58.
f4 Kf5 59. Ke3 Kg4 60. f5 Kxf5 61. Kd2 Ke4 62. Kc2 Kd4 63. Kb1 Kc3 64. Ka1 Kb3
65. Bc1 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch51"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.08.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Shchekachev, Andrei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Ng3
exd5 9. cxd5 Nh5 {[%cal Rg7a1,Rd8h4,Rf7f5] A daring strategy. The knight opens
diagonals and makes way for the f-pawn. There are a lot of weak dark squares
in White's position, so I suppose that is some sort of justification.} ({
It is worth comparing that with the following effort; exactly the same apart
from the inclusion of the two rook pawn moves:} 9... a6 10. a4 Nh5 $5 11. Nxh5
gxh5 12. Bd3 f5 {White already has to make a crucial decision. Should he allow
Black to play ...f4 or not?} {So instead of risking that, White decides to
capture:} 13. exf5 {However, that frees Black pieces:} ({White decided not to
play} 13. O-O {- he must have been worried about} f4 (13... Nd7 {is also
interesting:} 14. exf5 Ne5 15. g4 Qh4 16. Be2 hxg4 17. fxg4 h5 $132) 14. Ne2
Be5 {If Black can maintain his central position and swing his pieces around to
the kingside, then he has excellent prospects. It is a big 'if' though. Black
would like to play ...Rf7 followed by ...Nb8-d7-f8-g6. Then he would feel
secure.}) 13... Bxf5 14. O-O Nd7 15. a5 Qf6 16. Ra4 Qg6 17. Bxf5 Rxf5 18. Re4
Raf8 {Clearly, Black has sufficient play.} 19. Re6 Bd4+ 20. Kh1 R8f6 21. Rfe1
Ne5 22. Ne2 Rxe6 23. dxe6 Qxe6 24. Nxd4 cxd4 25. f4 (25. Qxd4 Nxf3) 25... Nd3
26. Rxe6 Nf2+ 27. Kg1 Nxd1 28. Rxd6 Rc5 29. Bd2 Nxb2 30. Rxd4 Rc2 31. f5 Nc4
32. Bg5 b5 33. axb6 Nxb6 34. Rd8+ Kf7 35. Rh8 Kg7 36. Rb8 Nd5 37. Ra8 h6 38.
Bh4 Rc7 39. Bg3 Rc1+ 40. Kf2 Kf6 41. Rf8+ Ke7 42. Rh8 Kf6 43. Rxh6+ Kg5 44. Re6
Nf6 45. Bh4+ Kxh4 46. Rxf6 Kg5 47. Rxa6 Kxf5 48. Kg3 Rc4 49. h4 Rc3+ 50. Kh2
Kg4 51. Ra4+ Kf5 52. g3 Rc6 53. Ra5+ Kg6 54. Kg2 Rb6 55. Re5 Rf6 56. Re4 Kh6
57. Rf4 Ra6 58. Rf5 Kg6 59. Rg5+ {1/2-1/2 Ward,C-Bekker Jensen,S/Politiken Cup
1998}) ({It is worth comparing the position after Black plays ...Nh5 with the
more usual tries. There is no doubt that this system requires delicate
handling as well as undogmatic thinking. Perfect for someone like Ivanchuk:} 
9... Nbd7 10. Be2 a6 11. a4 h5 12. Bg5 Qe8 13. Qd2 Nh7 14. Bh6 Qe5 15. Bxg7
Qxg7 16. Nf1 (16. O-O h4 17. Nh1 Qd4+ 18. Qxd4 cxd4 19. Nb1 a5 20. Rd1 Nc5 {
Black is better, Disconzi da Silva,R-Leitao,R/ch-BRA, Americana 1996}) 16... f5
17. exf5 gxf5 18. Ne3 Kh8 19. Nc4 Qf6 20. O-O Rb8 21. Rfe1 b5 22. axb5 axb5 23.
Na5 b4 24. Nb5 Ba6 25. Nc7 Bxe2 26. Rxe2 Rg8 27. Nc6 Rbc8 28. Ne6 Ra8 29. Rae1
Ra2 30. Nf4 Qg5 31. h4 Qg3 32. Re6 Ndf6 33. Ne7 Rga8 $4 34. Nfg6+ {1-0,
Ivanchuk-Kramnik, Supertorneo, Las Palmas 1996.}) (9... b6 10. Bf4 Qe7 11. Qd2
h5 12. Bg5 a6 13. a4 Nbd7 14. Be2 Re8 15. O-O Nf8 16. Rab1 h4 17. Nh1 h3 18. g3
N8h7 19. Bh6 Bh8 20. Nf2 Bd7 21. b4 c4 22. g4 b5 23. a5 Nh5 24. Be3 Qe5 25.
Rfc1 Ng3 26. Bd1 g5 27. Nxh3 Bf6 28. Kg2 Nh5 29. gxh5 Bxh3+ 30. Kxh3 g4+ 31.
Kxg4 Kh8 32. f4 Rg8+ 33. Kh3 Qe7 34. Bd4 Qd7+ {1-0 Ivanchuk,V-Schaack,H/
Frankfurt Ordix op 1998}) 10. Nxh5 gxh5 11. Bd3 f5 12. O-O {White allows ...f4
if Black wants it - but he doesn't!} Na6 {This gives Black excellent play, but
I am still wondering about} (12... f4 $5 {...as in the notes above. This is an
ambitious move - Black is going for total control; but if White cracks the
blockade then that will be the end:} 13. Ne2 Be5 (13... Qh4 14. Bxf4 Rxf4 15.
g3 $18) 14. Rb1 {Not as effective:} (14. g3 {If White is to attempt to break
the blockade then I think he should do so immediately, before Black has a
chance to bring his queenside pieces over.} fxg3 15. hxg3 h4 {forcing the
issue;} (15... Nd7 16. f4 Bg7 17. f5 Ne5 18. Nf4 $16) 16. g4 h3 17. f4 Qh4 18.
Kh2 (18. Kh1 Bxg4 (18... Bg7 $5 19. f5 Nd7 20. Nf4 Nf6 21. Rg1 Re8 $13) 19.
fxe5 Nd7 20. Rg1 (20. e6 Rxf1+ 21. Qxf1 Ne5 22. Bf4 Bf3+ 23. Kg1 Qg4+ 24. Bg3
h2+ 25. Kxh2 Qh5+ 26. Kg1 Nxd3 $19) 20... Kh8 (20... Nxe5 21. Bf4 Kh8 22. Bxe5+
dxe5 23. Qe1 Qf6 24. Rf1 Qg6) 21. Qe1 Qxe1 22. Rxe1 Nxe5 23. Nf4 Rxf4 (23...
Bf3+ 24. Kh2 Rxf4 25. Bxf4 Nxd3 26. Re3 Nxf4 27. Rxf3 Ng6) 24. Bxf4 Nxd3 25.
Rf1 Be2 26. Bxd6 Bxf1 27. Rxf1 {White is playing for the win.}) 18... Bxg4)
14... Nd7 15. Bd2 Rf7 {[%cal Rd7f8,Rf8g6] I have already spent far too much
time looking at these ideas. The conclusion on ...f4? 'Unclear' of course.}) {
The position after 12...Na6 is still extremely double-edged, but it isn't
quite as all or nothing as 12...f4.} 13. Bf4 (13. exf5 $6 Bxf5 {[%csl Rd5]
[%cal Ra6c7,Rc7d5]}) 13... fxe4 14. fxe4 c4 15. Bxc4 Qb6+ 16. Kh1 Qxb2 17. Bxd6
Bg4 (17... Rxf1+ 18. Qxf1 Qxc3 19. e5 Bf5 20. Rc1 Qe3 21. e6 $36) 18. Qb3 Bxc3
19. Qxb2 Bxb2 20. Rae1 Rxf1+ 21. Bxf1 Bd4 22. h3 {White offers a draw at the
correct moment, before the situation resolves itself. The two centre pawns are
terrifying, but I believe Black's chances are at least equal. A random line:} (
22. h3 Bd7 23. e5 Nc5 24. e6 Ba4 25. Be5 Bxe5 26. Rxe5 Re8 27. Rxh5 Ne4 28. Rh4
Bc2 29. Bb5 Re7 30. Rg4+ Kh8 31. Rf4 Nd6 $17 {but far from forced!}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Odorheiu Secuiesc"]
[Site "Odorheiu Secuiesc"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Rogozenco, Dorian"]
[Black "Marin, Mihail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1993.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Belov} Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 d6 4. Nc3 g6 5. e4 Bg7 6. h3 O-O 7. Bd3 e6 8.
Bg5 (8. Nf3 {Belov}) 8... exd5 9. cxd5 Re8 (9... Qe8 $6 {Belov} 10. Qe2 $1 a6
11. a4 Nbd7 12. Nf3 Ne5 13. O-O Nfd7 $6 14. Nd2 Nxd3 15. Qxd3 $14 {Spassky,
B-Polgar,J Budapest 1993 Inf 56/85/}) (9... h6 {Belov} 10. Be3 Na6 11. Qd2 Kh7
12. Nge2 $1 Nc7 13. a4 b6 14. O-O Bd7 15. Rab1 a5 $14 {Chernin,A-Kaminski,M
Polanica Zdroj 1992 Inf 55/92/}) (9... Nbd7 {Belov} 10. Nf3 a6 11. a4 Qc7 12.
O-O (12. Nd2 $5 Ne5 13. Be2 $16) 12... c4 13. Bc2 Re8 14. Re1 Nc5 15. a5 Nfd7
16. Be3 Rb8 17. Bd4 $16 {Chernin,A-Polgar,J Buenos-Aires 1992 Inf 54/82/}) (
9... a6 {Belov} 10. a4 Re8 11. Nf3 c4 12. Bc2 h6 13. Be3 Nbd7 14. O-O $14 {
Chernin,A-Tseitlin,Ma Beer Sheva 1992 Inf 54/81/}) 10. Nf3 (10. Nge2 {Belov} a6
11. a4 Nbd7 12. O-O Rb8 13. Kh1 h6 14. Bh4 Ne5 15. f4 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 $14 {
Goldin,A-Pigusov,E Novosibirsk 1993/}) 10... c4 11. Bc2 b5 12. a3 $14 Bd7 $146
(12... a5 $6 13. Nxb5 Qb6 14. Qd4 $1 Qxb5 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Qxf6 Nd7 17. Qd4
$16 {Chernin,A-Marin,M/Budapest zt-B/1993/}) (12... Na6 13. O-O Nc5 14. Re1 Qb6
15. Qd2 $14 {Rogozenko,D-Marin,M/Bucharest/1993/}) 13. O-O a5 14. Nd4 Na6 $2 (
14... Qb6 15. Be3 (15. Ndxb5 {Belov} Bxb5 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Nxb5 Na6 18. a4
Bxb2 19. Rb1 Bg7 $15) 15... Qb7 16. Qf3 $1 Na6 (16... b4 $2 17. axb4 axb4 18.
Rxa8 Qxa8 19. Ncb5 $16) 17. Rad1 (17. Nce2 Nc5 18. Ng3 b4 $13) 17... b4 18.
Nce2 Nc5 19. Ng3 $13) 15. Ndxb5 Bxb5 (15... Qb6 $6 {Belov} 16. Be3 Nc5 17. a4
Bxb5 18. axb5 $16) 16. Nxb5 Qb6 17. Nc3 Qxb2 18. Bd2 Rab8 $2 (18... Qb6 19. Rb1
$16) (18... Qb8 $5 {Belov} 19. Rb1 Qd8 20. Ba4 Re7 21. Bc6 Rb8 22. Qc2 Nc5 $14)
19. Rb1 $1 Qxa3 20. Nb5 Rxb5 (20... Qc5 21. Be3 $18 (21. Be3 {Belov} Qc8 22.
Nxd6 $18)) 21. Rxb5 $18 Nb4 22. Qb1 Nxc2 (22... Nd3 {Belov} 23. Rxa5 $18) (
22... Nd7 {Belov} 23. Bxb4 axb4 24. Qxb4 Qxb4 25. Rxb4 c3 26. Ba4 $18) 23. Qxc2
Nxe4 $2 (23... Qd3 $8 {Belov} 24. Qxd3 cxd3 25. f3 a4 26. Ra5 Nd7 27. Rxa4 Nc5
28. Rc4 $16) 24. Qxe4 (24. Qxe4 Rxe4 25. Rb8+ Bf8 26. Bh6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Ciocaltea Memorial"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rogozenco, Dorian"]
[Black "Marin, Mihail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1993.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 d6 4. Nc3 g6 5. e4 Bg7 6. h3 O-O 7. Bg5 e6 8. Bd3 exd5
9. cxd5 Re8 10. Nf3 c4 11. Bc2 b5 12. a3 Na6 13. O-O Nc5 14. Re1 Qb6 15. Qd2 a5
16. e5 $1 dxe5 17. Nxe5 Bf5 $6 (17... Bb7 18. Rad1 $14) 18. Bxf5 $1 Nb3 19. Qf4
Nxa1 20. Be6 $1 fxe6 21. Bxf6 exd5 $2 (21... Rf8 $6 22. Nd7 Bxf6 23. Nxf6+ Kg7
24. Rxe6 $16) (21... Bxf6 $1 22. Qxf6 (22. Nd7 $2 Bxc3 $1 23. bxc3 Qb7 24. Nf6+
Kh8 25. Nxe8 Rxe8 $19) 22... Rf8 23. Qxe6+ Qxe6 24. dxe6 Nc2 25. Re4 $44) 22.
Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Qf7+ Kh8 24. Nxd5 Qe6 (24... Qd6 25. Nf6 Re7 26. Nxg6+ hxg6 27.
Qxe7 $18) 25. Qxe6 (25. Nf6 $1 Qxf7 26. Nxf7+ Kg7 27. Nxe8+ Rxe8 28. Rxe8 Kxf7
29. Rb8 $18) 25... Rxe6 26. Nf7+ Kg7 27. Rxe6 Kxf7 28. Re7+ Kg8 29. Rb7 $18 Nb3
30. Rxb5 Rd8 31. Ne3 Nd2 32. f3 Rd3 33. Kf2 a4 34. Rd5 c3 35. bxc3 Rxd5 36.
Nxd5 Nc4 37. Ke2 Kf7 38. Kd3 Nb2+ 39. Kd4 1-0

[Event "Budapest zt-B"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Chernin, Alexander"]
[Black "Sznapik, Aleksander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1993.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Bd3 exd5
9. cxd5 h6 10. Be3 b5 (10... Re8 11. Nge2 (11. Nf3 $1 a6 12. a4 c4 13. Bc2 Nbd7
14. O-O b6 15. Re1 Nc5 (15... Bb7) 16. a5 $1 Nfd7 17. Qd2 Kh7 18. axb6 Qxb6 19.
Na4 Qc7 20. Bd4 $16 {Chernin-Tseitlin,MD/Beersheba/1992}) 11... Nbd7 $1 12. Ng3
a6 13. a4 Ne5 14. Be2 Nh7 $1 15. O-O Qh4 16. Nh1 (16. Qe1 $5 {/\ 17.f4}) 16...
Ng5 $1 17. f4 Nxh3+ 18. gxh3 Qxh3 19. Qd2 Ng4 20. Bxg4 Qxg4+ 21. Qg2 Qxg2+ 22.
Kxg2 Bxc3 23. bxc3 Rxe4 24. Kf2 b6 $17 {Yermolinsky-Sherzer/USA-ch/1992}) (
10... Na6 11. Qd2 Kh7 12. Nge2 $1 (12. Nf3 Re8 13. O-O b5 {(Chernin)}) 12...
Nc7 13. a4 b6 14. O-O Bd7 15. Rab1 a5 (15... a6 16. b4 $14) 16. Ng3 (16. Bf4 $1
{(Chernin)}) 16... Re8 17. Kh1 Rb8 18. Qe2 Qc8 19. Kh2 Qb7 $13 {
Chernin-Kaminski/Polanica Zdroj/1992/i55/92}) 11. Nxb5 Re8 (11... Na6 12. Ne2
Rb8 13. O-O Qd7 14. Nec3 Nb4 15. Be2 Re8 16. a3 a6 17. axb4 cxb4 18. Na4 axb5
19. Nb6 Qd8 20. Nxc8 Qxc8 21. f3 Nh5 $13 {Gulko-Sherzer/USA-ch/1992}) 12. Nc3
$1 Nxe4 $5 13. Nxe4 f5 14. Ne2 $1 (14. Nc3 f4 $44) 14... fxe4 15. Bc2 Ba6 (
15... Bxb2 16. Rb1 Bg7 17. O-O $44) 16. O-O Nd7 17. Re1 Bxb2 18. Rb1 Bg7 19.
Nf4 Nf8 20. Bd2 Bd4 $6 21. Bxe4 $16 Qf6 22. Rb3 $3 g5 23. Rf3 $1 gxf4 24. Rxf4
$40 Qe7 25. Qh5 Bg7 26. Rg4 Bc8 27. Rg3 Qf7 $6 (27... Qd7 28. Rxg7+ $1 Kxg7 29.
Bxh6+ Kg8 30. Qg5+ Kh8 31. Qf6+ Kg8 32. Re3 $18) (27... Qe5 28. Bh7+ Kxh7 29.
Rxe5 Rxe5 30. Qf7 $18) 28. Bh7+ Nxh7 29. Rxe8+ Nf8 30. Bc3 1-0

[Event "Volgograd"]
[Site "Volgograd"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Volzhin, Alexander"]
[Black "Poluljahov, Aleksandr"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 g6 4. e4 Bg7 5. h3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Bd3 exd5
9. cxd5 Re8 10. Nf3 c4 11. Bc2 b5 12. a3 Na6 13. O-O Nc5 14. Re1 Qb6 15. e5 $6
(15. Qd2 a5 16. e5 $5 (16. Be3 $14 {Rogozenko}) 16... dxe5 17. Nxe5 Bf5 (17...
Bb7 18. a4 b4 19. Nb5 $16 {Rogozenko}) 18. Bxf5 Nb3 19. Qf4 Nxa1 20. Be6 fxe6
21. Bxf6 Bxf6 (21... exd5 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Qf7+ Kh8 24. Nxd5 $18 {Rogozenko,
D-Marin,M/Bucharest/1993/}) 22. Qxf6 Rf8 23. Qxe6+ Qxe6 24. dxe6 Nc2 25. Re4
$13) 15... dxe5 16. Nxe5 Bb7 17. Qf3 h6 18. Bh4 Ncd7 $1 19. Nc6 (19. Nxd7 Nxd7
$15 {>< Pd5}) 19... Qc5 20. Bg3 $2 (20. Rad1 g5 $6 (20... Nxd5 $6 21. Ne7+ Nxe7
22. Qxb7 $16) (20... a6 $13) 21. Bg3 Nxd5 (21... Nb6 22. Ne4 $1 Nxe4 23. Rxe4
Bxc6 24. dxc6 Qxc6 25. Rxe8+ Qxe8 26. Qf5 $16) 22. Na5 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 $13)
20... Nb6 $1 (20... Nxd5 $2 21. Na5 $16) 21. Red1 Nbxd5 $1 $19 22. Na5 Nxc3 23.
Nxb7 Ne2+ 24. Kh2 Qb6 25. Nd6 Nd4 26. Rxd4 Qxd4 27. Qb7 Rf8 28. Qxb5 Nh5 29.
Rd1 (29. Nxc4 Nxg3 30. fxg3 Rab8 31. Qa4 Rfc8 $19) 29... Qxb2 30. Qxc4 Nxg3 31.
fxg3 Qc3 32. Bb3 Rab8 33. Qxc3 Bxc3 34. Bc4 Rbd8 35. Rd3 Kg7 36. Nf5+ gxf5 37.
Rxc3 Rc8 38. Rc2 Rfd8 39. Bd3 Rxc2 40. Bxc2 Kf6 0-1

[Event "GER-ch 70th"]
[Site "Bremen"]
[Date "1998.11.14"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Knaak, Rainer"]
[Black "Telljohann, Sven"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1998.11.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 128]} 1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. e4 c5 4. d5 d6 5. Bd3 Na6 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Nge2
O-O 8. h3 e6 9. O-O exd5 10. cxd5 Re8 11. Ng3 Nc7 12. a4 b6 13. Bg5 $6 $146 (
13. Re1 $142 $1 {Ich verwechselte die Varianten und verwarf diesen Zug.}) 13...
h6 14. Be3 Ba6 15. Bxa6 Nxa6 16. Qd2 Kh7 17. f4 Nb4 18. Rad1 Qd7 19. e5 $5 {
[%mdl 512] Die Flucht nach vorn. Von jetzt ab geht alles so von selbst, aber
im höheren Sinne ist das weiße Spiel wohl nicht korrekt. In der Praxis sieht
manches jedoch ganz anders aus.} dxe5 20. f5 Rad8 21. d6 {Weiß will den Punkt
e4 besetzen und steht dann einfach besser.} Qc6 $1 {/\ e5-e4} (21... e4 22.
fxg6+ fxg6 23. Rxf6 $1 Bxf6 24. Ncxe4 Bg7 (24... Be5 25. Bxh6) (24... Re6 25.
Bxh6) 25. Bxh6 $1 Bxh6 26. Nf6+ Kg7 27. Qc3 Be3+ 28. Kh2 Bd4 29. Rxd4 Na2 $18)
22. fxg6+ fxg6 23. Rxf6 $1 {[%mdl 512] Ich überlegte nicht lang daran, denn
wiederum was sonst?} Bxf6 24. Nge4 (24. Bxh6 e4 {ist nicht die Idee.}) 24...
Bg7 25. Qf2 Rf8 ({Einen Moment kang hatte ich Angst vor} 25... Re6 $2 {und
Rückgabe der Qualität auf d6, aber dann sah ich es:} 26. Bxh6 $3 Kg8 (26...
Rdxd6 27. Ng5+ $1 $18) (26... Kxh6 27. Qh4#) 27. Qh4 $18) 26. Qh4 Qd7 27. Bg5
Rb8 $1 {[%mdl 256] Wenn Schwarz die Dame von d7 ziehen will - und das ist die
optimale Verteidigung - so ist der Partiezug besser als 27...Rde8.} 28. Nf6+
Bxf6 29. Bxf6 Qf5 $1 (29... Nc6 30. Ne4 h5 $1 31. g4 $1 (31. Ng5+ $2 Kh6) 31...
Nd4 32. Rf1 $1 Qe8 (32... Ne2+ $6 33. Kh2 Nf4 34. Bxe5 (34. Be7 Qxa4) 34... Nd5
35. Bf6) 33. Kh1 $1 Rb7 34. gxh5 gxh5 35. Rg1 Nf3 (35... Ne2 36. Rg5 Kh6 37.
Rg2 Nd4 38. d7 Rxd7 39. Qg5+ Kh7 40. Nd6 Rg8 41. Nxe8 Rxg5 42. Rxg5 $16) 36.
Ng5+ Nxg5 37. Qxg5 Rxf6 (37... Rg8 38. Qf5+ Kh6 39. Bg5+ Rxg5 40. Qxg5+ Kh7 41.
Qf5+ Kh6 42. Qf6+ Kh7 43. Rg5 $16) 38. Qxf6 {und Weiß steht besser, vielleicht
sogar auf Gewinn.}) 30. Be7 (30. Rf1 $2 g5 $1) ({Vielleicht ist} 30. Ne4 {
besser als der Partiezug, denn das befürchtete} Qh5 $1 {kann Weiß mit Übergang
ins Endspiel beantworten:} 31. Qxh5 gxh5 32. d7 Nc6 33. Rd6 Nd8 34. Be7 $36)
30... Rf7 $2 $138 {Statt dessen kommen gleich zwei Züge ernsthaft in Betracht:}
({I)} 30... g5 $1 {ist die härteste Nuss; Weiß muß froh sein, wenn er es
schafft, mit einem blauen Auge davonzukommen.} 31. Qc4 $5 (31. Qe1 Rf7 (31...
Nd3 32. Qd2 (32. Qe2 Nf4) 32... Nf2 33. Re1 Rf7) 32. Ne4 Nc6) (31. Qe4 Qxe4 32.
Nxe4 Rf7 33. Bf6 Rbb7 34. Bxe5 Kg6 35. Nf6 Nc6 36. d7 Rxf6 37. Bxf6 Kxf6 $17) (
31. Qh5 Rf7 32. Bxg5 Qg6 $1 (32... Rf6 33. Ne4 Rg6 34. Qh4 Rxg5 35. d7 Rd8 36.
Rd6 $16) 33. Qxg6+ Kxg6 34. d7 Kxg5 35. d8=Q+ Rxd8 36. Rxd8 $15) 31... Rf7 32.
d7 $1 Rxe7 33. d8=Q Rxd8 34. Rxd8 {Weiß ist trotz der zwei Minusbauern nicht
chancenlos:} Rf7 35. Ne4 $1 Nc6 (35... Qf4 36. Qe6 $11) 36. Rd2 Na5 (36... Kg7
37. Nd6 Qb1+ 38. Kh2 Rf8 39. Qe6 Qf1 $13) 37. Qd5) ({II)} 30... Nd3 $5 {
läßt sich auch nach längerer Analyse nicht widerlegen:} 31. Ne4 $3 Kg7 $1 {
Danach sehe ich zwei Remisvarianten:} (31... Nxb2 $2 32. Bxf8 Rxf8 33. Rd2 g5 (
33... Nd3 34. Rxd3 Qf1+ 35. Kh2 Qxd3 36. Ng5+ Kg8 37. Qxh6 $18) 34. Qe1 $1 Nxa4
35. Rf2 Qc8 36. d7 Qd8 37. Rxf8 Qxf8 38. Qf1 Qe7 39. Qd3 $18) 32. Bxf8+ (32.
Rxd3 Qf1+ 33. Kh2 Qxd3 34. Bf6+ Kf7 35. Bxe5 Ke6 36. Qe7+ Kd5 37. Nf6+ Kc4 (
37... Rxf6 $2 38. Bxf6 Qf5 39. Bh4 g5 40. Bg3 Qf8 41. Qe5+ Kc6 42. d7 Rd8 43.
Qe6+ Kb7 44. Qd5+ Ka6 45. Bc7 $18) 38. Qe6+ Kb4 39. Nd5+ Kb3 40. Nxb6+ Kc2 41.
Nd7) 32... Rxf8 33. Rxd3 Qf1+ 34. Kh2 Qxd3 35. Qe7+ Kg8 $1 (35... Rf7 36. Qxe5+
Kh7 37. Nf6+ Rxf6 38. Qe7+ Kg8 39. Qxf6 $18) 36. Qe6+ Kh7 37. Nf6+ Kg7 38. d7
Qd4 39. Qe7+ Rf7 40. d8=Q Qf4+ 41. Kg1 Qc1+ 42. Kf2 Qf4+ 43. Ke2 Qc4+ 44. Kd2
Qb4+ 45. Ke3 Qd4+ 46. Kf3 Qf4+ 47. Ke2 Qc4+ {Dauerschach}) 31. Ne4 $16 Kg7 32.
d7 $1 g5 (32... Nc6 33. d8=Q Nxd8 34. Bxd8 $16 {Diese Bewertung mag nicht
jedem gleich einleuchten, aber der Ne4 ist nach wie vor ein Riese, und der Bd8
ist keineswegs gefährdet.}) 33. Bxg5 $1 hxg5 34. Nxg5 Nc6 (34... Rff8 35. Rd6
Rh8 36. Nh7 $1 $18) 35. Nxf7 Qxf7 36. Rd3 Qf4 37. Rg3+ 1-0

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Yermolinsky, Alex"]
[Black "Marin, Mihail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1994.09.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 d6 4. Nc3 g6 5. e4 Bg7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. h3 e6 8. Bg5 exd5
9. cxd5 Re8 10. Nf3 c4 11. Bc2 b5 12. a3 a6 {Nach 12...Na6, 12...a5 und 12...
Bd7 versucht es Marin jetzt mit diesem Zug, aber das Endergebnis ist das
gleiche.} 13. O-O $14 Nbd7 14. Re1 Bb7 15. Qd2 Qb6 16. Be3 Qc7 17. Bh6 Rac8 (
17... Qb6 $5 {/\ 18...a5} 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Nd4 Ne5 20. Rad1 Nd3 $6 21. Nf5+
$16) 18. Rad1 Qb6 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Nd4 {Schwarz schafft das lebensnotwendige
a6-a5 nicht mehr, während Weiß viel Zeit hat, um e4-e5 vorzubereiten.} Re7 21.
Qf4 Re5 22. Qg3 Nh5 23. Qe3 Nhf6 24. Kh2 Rce8 (24... Nxd5 $2 25. Nxd5 Bxd5 26.
f4 $1 Ree8 27. Qc3 $1 $18) 25. f4 R5e7 26. Qg3 Kh8 27. Qg5 $1 Ng8 28. Qh4 Nc5
29. Nf3 f6 (29... Bc8 30. e5 $16) 30. e5 {/\ 31.Bg6} Kg7 31. exf6+ Nxf6 32.
Rxe7+ Rxe7 33. f5 $1 $18 Nd3 34. Bxd3 cxd3 35. Rxd3 Re3 36. Qf2 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 70th"]
[Site "Bremen"]
[Date "1998.11.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Knaak, Rainer"]
[Black "Bangiev, Alexander J"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1998.11.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. c4 c5 4. d5 d6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. Ne2 O-O 7. O-O e6 8. Nbc3
exd5 9. cxd5 a6 {Ich glaube, daß die ganze Variante für Schwarz nicht spielbar
ist.} 10. a4 Nbd7 11. h3 Qc7 12. f4 Re8 13. Ng3 c4 14. Bc2 Rb8 15. Be3 Nc5 16.
Bd4 b5 17. axb5 axb5 18. f5 $1 {Diese Idee aus der Fernpartie Shimas-Sutkus
von 1985 basiert darauf, daß im Moment kein schwarzer Springer nach e5 kann.}
g5 19. Qc1 $1 $146 {Für diesen Zug brauchte ich erstmals etwas Zeit, aber er
entspricht den alten Analysen.} (19. e5 dxe5 20. Be3 e4 21. Nh5 Nd3 22. Nxg7
Kxg7 23. Bd4 Re5 24. Qd2 h6 {Shimas-Sutkus/corr 1985/Inf 39 (24)}) 19... h6 20.
h4 b4 $5 {Die beste praktische Chance.} (20... gxh4 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. Qxh6 $1
Bd4+ 23. Kh1 hxg3 24. f6 Bxf6 25. Rxf6 $18 {So steht es in meinen
Aufzeichnungen von 1986.}) 21. hxg5 bxc3 (21... Nfxe4 22. Bxg7 Nxg3 23. gxh6
bxc3 24. Qg5 $18) 22. bxc3 $6 (22. gxf6 $1 cxb2 23. Bxb2 Qb6 24. Qd1 $3 {
Den habe ich während der Partie nicht gesehen.} (24. Bd4 Bxf6 $1 25. Qxh6 Bxd4+
26. Kh2 Bg7 $17) (24. Kh2 Qxb2 25. fxg7 Qxc1 26. Raxc1 Kxg7 $13 {ist kaum
besser für Weiß.}) 24... Nd3+ $5 (24... Qxb2 $2 25. fxg7 (25. Rb1 $5) 25...
Qxg7 26. Nh5 Qe5 27. Ra3 $18) (24... Nb3+ $2 25. Rf2 $18) 25. Kh2 Qxb2 26. fxg7
Qf6 (26... Qxg7 27. Bxd3 $18) 27. Bxd3 Qh4+ 28. Kg1 Qxg3 29. Bc2 $16 {Allen
diesen Varianten ist gemeinsam, daß der Bc8 ausgesperrt bleibt und Weiß auf
den Linien g und h einen kaum parierbaren Angriff startet.}) 22... Nfxe4 23.
Nxe4 $1 ({Die Verlockung} 23. f6 $5 Nxg3 24. gxh6 $5 {zu spielen, war sehr
groß.} Nce4 $1 (24... Ne2+ 25. Kh2 Nxc1 $2 26. h7+ Kf8 27. fxg7+ Ke7 28. Bf6+ {
etc.}) 25. Re1 $13) 23... Bxd4+ 24. cxd4 Nxe4 25. gxh6 f6 {Ich muß gestehen,
daß von jetzt an doch eine ganz schöne Patzerei los geht.} (25... Qd8 $142 26.
Qf4 Qf6 27. Rae1 $16 {(Bangiev)}) 26. Qe3 $6 (26. Qe1 $1 Qh7 27. Bxe4 Qxh6 {
Weiß steht besser, aber der Kg1 ist auch gefährdet.}) 26... Rb3 $1 {Jetzt hat
Weiß vielleicht keinen Vorteil mehr.} 27. Qe2 $6 (27. Bxb3 cxb3 28. Qxb3 Kh7
$13) 27... Rd3 $2 (27... Rb2 $1 {hatte ich mehr befürchtet.}) 28. Rae1 $2 (28.
Rf4 $1 Rxd4 29. Qh5 $18) 28... Qf7 29. Ba4 $2 (29. Bxd3 cxd3 30. Qf3 Ng5 31.
Rxe8+ Qxe8 32. Qxd3 $13) 29... Bd7 $4 (29... Re7 30. Rf4 Rd2 31. Qe3 (31. Qxc4
Bxf5 $1 $19) 31... Bxf5 32. Rxf5 Qg6 $19) 30. Bxd7 Qxd7 31. Rf4 Rxd4 32. Qh5 $1
$18 {Weiß ist wieder im Spiel.} (32. Qg4+ Kh8 33. Rexe4 Rdxe4 34. Rxe4 Rxe4 35.
Qxe4 c3 $13) 32... Kh8 33. Rg4 Re7 (33... c3 34. Rg7 Re7 35. Ra1 $18) 34. Ra1
$4 ({Es gewann} 34. Qg6 $1 Qe8 35. Rexe4 $1 $18) 34... Qe8 35. Qg6 Qf8 $4 {
Hier hatte ich etwas über eine Minute, aber ich sah keinen Plan und
verbrauchte den großen Rest meiner Zeit.} (35... c3 $1 36. h7 Qxg6 37. fxg6 Re8
38. g7+ (38. Ra7 Rd1+ 39. Kh2 Rh1+ 40. Kxh1 Nf2+ $19) 38... Kxh7 39. g8=Q+ Rxg8
40. Ra7+ Kh6 41. Rxg8 c2 $19) 36. Qh5 $4 (36. Qg7+ $1 Rxg7 37. hxg7+ Qxg7 38.
Ra8+ Kh7 39. Rh4+ Qh6 40. Ra7+ Kg8 41. Rxh6 Rxd5 42. Rhh7 $18) 36... c3 $4 37.
Rg7 $1 $18 {Als ich danach auf die Uhr blickte, sah ich noch 2 Sekunden.} c2
38. Qg6 Rd1+ 39. Kh2 {Hier waren es immer noch 0.02.} Ng5 $18 {time , aber
jetzt sah ich nichts und die Platte fiel. Dabei gibt es gleich zwei Gewinnzüge.
} (39... Ng5 40. Rxe7 $1 (40. Qxf6 Qxg7 41. hxg7+ Rxg7 42. Qh6+ Nh7 43. Ra8+
Rg8 44. Ra7 $18) 40... Rxa1 41. Re8 $18) 0-1

[Event "Hamburg SKA"]
[Site "Hamburg"]
[Date "1991.06.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Knaak, Rainer"]
[Black "Maus, Soenke"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1991.06.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Bd3 Bg7 8. Nge2
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Ng3 Na6 11. h3 Rb8 12. Bg5 Nc7 13. a4 a6 14. f4 b5 (14... h6
15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. e5 Bh4 17. f5 $1 $40) 15. a5 $6 (15. axb5 axb5 16. Kh1 $14)
15... c4 16. Bb1 $6 (16. Be2 Qd7 17. f5 $1 Rf8 18. Qd2 $36) 16... b4 17. Na4
Na8 $6 (17... Nb5 $1 {/\ 18.Nb6 Rb6!~/=}) 18. e5 $5 dxe5 19. Ne4 Bf5 20. Nac5
Rb5 $2 (20... exf4 $13) 21. fxe5 $1 $16 Rxc5 (21... Rxe5 22. Nxf6+ Bxf6 23.
Bxf6 Qxf6 24. Nd7 $18) 22. Nxc5 Rxe5 23. Bxf5 gxf5 24. Qd4 Qxd5 25. Qxd5 Nxd5
26. Nxa6 Re6 27. Rad1 Rxa6 28. Rxd5 Bxb2 29. Bf4 $1 b3 30. Re1 $2 (30. Kf2 $1 {
/\ Ke2+-}) 30... Kg7 $13 31. Re3 $6 h6 32. Kf1 Bf6 33. Rb5 Rc6 34. Rb8 $4 (34.
Rg3+ Kh7 35. Bc1 Nc7 36. Rb6 Rxb6 37. axb6 Na6 $13) 34... b2 $19 35. Re1 c3 36.
Rxa8 c2 37. Rb8 c1=Q 38. Bxc1 bxc1=Q 39. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 40. Ke2 Ra1 0-1

[Event "Munich SKA"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1991.05.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Christiansen, Larry Mark"]
[Black "Nunn, John DM"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1991.05.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Ng3
exd5 9. cxd5 Na6 10. Be2 Nc7 11. O-O Rb8 12. Bf4 $5 {Strategisch interessant.
Weiß unternimmt nichts gegen b7-b5.} b5 13. Qd2 Re8 14. Kh1 h5 15. Bg5 Qd7 16.
Rae1 b4 17. Nd1 Nb5 18. Bc4 Nd4 19. Ne2 Nxe2 20. Rxe2 Qc7 {/\ Nd7-b6} 21. e5 $5
Rxe5 22. Rxe5 dxe5 23. d6 Qc6 24. Ne3 Ba6 25. Nd5 Nxd5 26. Bxd5 Qd7 27. Re1 Re8
28. Rc1 e4 $6 (28... Rc8) 29. fxe4 Bd4 30. Bc6 $1 Qxc6 31. Qxd4 cxd4 32. Rxc6
Bb5 33. Rc7 Rxe4 34. h3 f6 35. Bh6 d3 36. d7 Rd4 37. Rc8+ Kh7 38. d8=Q Rxd8 39.
Rxd8 Kxh6 40. Kg1 f5 41. h4 Kg7 42. Kf2 Kf6 43. Ke3 Ke5 44. g3 1-0

[Event "Match/Club Leipzig SG-Moscow GU"]
[Site "Leipzig"]
[Date "1981.05.09"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Knaak, Rainer"]
[Black "Dolmatov, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1981.05.09"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "DDR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2006"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{SCHACH 7/1981 und Inf 31/125} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5
d6 6. e4 g6 7. Bd3 Bg7 8. Nge2 O-O 9. O-O b6 10. a4 $5 Na6 $1 (10... Ba6 11.
Nb5 $1 Bxb5 12. axb5 $16 {ergibt klaren Vorteil für Weiß.}) 11. h3 Nb4 12. Bb1
Re8 13. Bg5 h6 14. Be3 (14. Bh4) 14... Ba6 15. Qd2 Kh7 16. Re1 Re7 $11 {
Die Stellung ist ausgeglichen. Ein weißer Vorstoß in die Brettmitte ist
vorläufig nicht drin. Ebenso kommt Schwarz am Damenflügel nicht vorwärts.} 17.
f4 Qd7 18. a5 Qb7 $1 19. Bf2 Rae8 20. axb6 axb6 21. Bg3 ({Die ursprüngliche
Marschrichtung dieses Läufers war die Diagonale h4-d8, aber nach} 21. Bh4 {
fürchtete ich das Qualitätsopfer} Nxe4 22. Nxe4 Rxe4 23. Bxe4 Rxe4 24. Nc3 $8
Rd4 25. Qe3 {mit der starken Drohung Qe8 und Re7 spielt es eine grosse Rolle,
ob der f4 gedeckt ist oder Schwarz gelegentlich einfach mit Rxf4 den f7
verteidigt. Ausserdem zielt 21. Bg3 nach d6.}) 21... Bc4 (21... Nxe4 22. Nxe4
Rxe4 23. Bxe4 Rxe4 24. Nc3 Rd4 25. Qe3 {/\ Qe8, Re7}) 22. f5 $1 gxf5 $1 {
Falls Schwarz den Punkt d6 verteidigt, folgt fxg6+ nebst Nf4.} 23. e5 $1 {
Interessant ist, dass sonst e4-e5 d6xe5 und erst dann f4-f5 typisch ist.} ({
Dolmatov hatte wohl auch mit} 23. Bxd6 $2 {gerechnet, wonach Schwarz die
Qualität auf e4 opfert und in Vorteil kommt.} Rxe4) 23... dxe5 24. Bxf5+ Kg8
25. d6 (25. Bh4 Nfxd5 $1) 25... Re6 ({Hier war vielleicht} 25... Rd7 $1 {
genauer, um den d6 sofort zu blockieren und den Pe5 zu verteidigen.}) 26. b3 $3
Bd5 (26... Bxb3 $2 27. Nc1 Bc4 28. Bxe6 Rxe6 29. Rxe5 $16 {und der weiße
Freibauer ist sehr gefährlich.}) ({In Frage kam jedoch} 26... Ba6 $5) 27. Nb5
$1 $14 Ne4 (27... Bxg2 {sieht sehr verdächtig aus. Zum Zwecke der
Zeiteinsparung haben aber wohl beide Spieler nicht durchgerechnet.}) 28. Bxe4
Bxe4 29. Nec3 Bc6 30. Ra7 $5 {Verzichtet endgültig auf Qualitätsgewinn, der
hier durch 30.Nc7 immer noch drin war.} Qb8 31. Bh4 Nd5 $1 32. Nxd5 (32. d7 {
sieht verlockend aus, aber Schwarz antwortet einfach} Nxc3) 32... Bxb5 33. Ne7+
Kh8 34. Rc7 Rd8 35. Nf5 ({Oder} 35. Nc6 Rdxd6 $1 36. Qxd6 Bxc6 $1 37. Qxe6 fxe6
38. Rxc6 {und Schwarz steht nicht schlechter.}) 35... Rd7 36. Rxd7 Bxd7 37. Qd5
Qe8 38. Ne7 e4 $2 ({Schwarz fand etwa 10 Züge lang jeweils den einzigen Zug,
und nun sollte durch} 38... Qb8 39. Nf5 (39. Ra1 Qxd6 40. Ra8+ Kh7 41. Qe4+ Rg6
$17 {und Schwarz steht besser.}) 39... Qe8 $11 {eine Zugwiederholung zustande
kommen von der beide nicht gut abweichen können,}) 39. Rxe4 Bd4+ $6 ({
Vielleicht war hier} 39... Bc6 {geplant, aber nach} 40. Qxc6 Qxc6 41. Nxc6 Rxe4
42. d7 $18 {gewinnt Weiß}) 40. Rxd4 $1 $18 cxd4 41. Qxd4+ Kh7 42. Bf6 {Schwarz
ist verloren.} Qa8 (42... Bc6 43. Nxc6 Qxc6 44. Qd3+ Kg8 45. d7 $1) 43. Nd5 Qa6
44. Bh8 Rg6 45. Nf6+ $1 Kxh8 46. Nxd7+ Kg8 47. Ne5 1-0

[Event "DDR-ch29 Final"]
[Site "Plauen"]
[Date "1980.02.11"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Knaak, Rainer"]
[Black "Boensch, Uwe"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1980.02.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "DDR"]
[EventCategory "5"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Bd3 Bg7 8. Nge2
O-O 9. O-O b6 10. a4 $1 Ba6 11. Nb5 $1 {In Verbindung mit dem 10. Zug eine
meiner besten Eröffnungsideen. Ich kam nach langen Analysen darauf, denn es
gibt keinen klaren Weg, um gegen 9...b6 Eröffnungsvorteil zu erreichen.} Bxb5
$6 (11... Ne8 {So spielte Pinter gegen mich, aber Weiß steht hier ebenfalls
besser.}) 12. axb5 Nbd7 13. Nc3 {Weiß steht strategisch auf Gewinn, Schwarz
hat keine Bauernzüge. Man braucht also "nur" alle taktischen Drohungen
abwehren, eine Idealaufstellung mit f4, h3, Ta4, Tf1-a1 o.д. einnehmen und
dann den typischen Vorstoß e5 de5, f5 durchdrücken oder auch mit g4 am
Königsflügel antreten. Daß es nicht ganz so einfach ist, beweist diese Partie.
In allen möglichen Varianten sollte aber der Fakt, daß Weiß das Läuferpaar
besitzt, eine wichtige Rolle spielen. Ob der Springer auf c3 richtig steht,
ist noch die Frage. Schwarz konnte auch mit 9...Te8 den Springer nach g3
zwingen und dann erst 10...b6 spielen:} (13. Ra4 Re8 14. Ng3 {Mit
Zugumstellung wäre dann diese Position entstanden.} h5 15. f4 $5 h4 16. Ne2 Nh5
{Nun geht sogar} 17. g4 hxg3 18. hxg3 {nebst 19.Kg2.}) 13... Re8 14. Ra4 Qe7 (
14... h5 15. f4 $5 Ng4 16. h3 Bd4+ (16... Qh4 17. hxg4 hxg4 18. Ne2 g3 19. Rf3
$1) 17. Rxd4 cxd4 18. hxg4 dxc3 19. gxh5 {und der weiße Angriff sollte
durchschlagen.}) 15. Bd2 $6 {Es ist unverständlich, wieso ich hier nicht 15.f4
gespielt habe. Schwarz ist völlig hilflos:} (15. f4 h5 16. h3 h4 17. Be2 {
nebst 18.Lf3}) 15... h5 $1 (15... c4 16. Bc2 {Der Bauer c4 ist zwar vorerst zu
verteidigen, aber Sc5 wird dann immer mit Txc4 beantwortet.}) 16. Be2 $6 (16.
h3 $142) (16. f4 $142 Ng4 17. h3 Bd4+ 18. Rxd4 cxd4 19. hxg4 dxc3 (19... Nc5 {
ist möglicherweise eine Verbesserung.}) 20. Bxc3) 16... Nh7 17. f4 {Auch das
ist wohl ein Fehler. Sicherer sieht 17.Le3 aus.} Bd4+ 18. Kh1 Nhf6 19. Bf3 Ng4
$1 20. Bxg4 $2 {Bönsch meinte hinterher, daß ich hier 20.De1 hätte spielen
sollen, um dann mit e4-e5 den Ta8 zu ärgern. Er hat natürlich recht.} (20. Qe1
{Nach} Kg7 {geht sowohl} 21. h3 {als auch} (21. e5) (21. b3 {nebst 22.Se2})
21... Rh8 22. e5) 20... hxg4 21. Qxg4 Nf6 22. Qg5 $6 {Dieser Zug beruht auf
einem Irrtum. Möglicherweise stand Weiß soundso schon nicht mehr besser.} Nxe4
23. Nxe4 Qxe4 24. Bc3 {Hier hatte ich eigentlich 24.f5 geplant, doch nach
einfach 24...Te5 weiß ich nicht weiter.} Qf5 $1 (24... Qe2 25. Raa1 {und Weiß
sollte besser stehen.}) 25. Bxd4 $2 (25. Qxf5 gxf5 26. Bxd4 Re4 {ergibt
zumindest Ausgleich:} 27. Ra3 $5 Rxd4 28. Rg3+ Kf8 29. Rh3 Kg7 30. Kg1 Rxd5 31.
Rff3 Re8 $6 32. Rfg3+ Kf6 33. Rh6+ Ke7 34. Ra3 $1 $10) 25... Qxg5 26. fxg5 Re4
{Diesen Zug hatte ich, nebenbei bemerkt, übersehen. Bei 26...cd4 27.Td4 hätte
ich auch kaum Vorteil gehabt.} 27. Rd1 cxd4 28. Raxd4 Rxd4 29. Rxd4 Rc8 30. h4
Rc5 31. Kh2 {Weiß kämpft um's Remis.} Rxb5 32. Rd2 a5 33. g4 a4 34. h5 Rb3 $6 {
Danach kann Schwarz nicht mehr gewinnen. Man muß erst auf h5 nehmen, aber ich
glaube, auch dann halte ich es zusammen.} 35. h6 b5 36. Rc2 Rd3 37. Rc8+ Kh7
38. Rc7 Rxd5 39. Rxf7+ Kh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cancan Veterans-Women"]
[Site "Roquebrune"]
[Date "1998.09.18"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Arakhamia Grant, Ketevan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj,V"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1998.09.07"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 c5 7. Be3 Nc6 8. d5
Ne5 9. Ng3 e6 10. Be2 exd5 11. cxd5 h5 12. O-O Nh7 13. Qd2 h4 14. Nh1 f5 15.
Nf2 a6 16. a4 b6 17. f4 (17. Kh1 $5 Ra7 (17... Re8 18. Rab1 $14 {/\b2-b4}) 18.
exf5 gxf5 19. Nh3 Ng6 20. Nf4 $14 {/\Ne6 |^}) 17... Nf7 18. Bd3 Nf6 19. Kh1 Re8
20. Rae1 Ra7 $11 21. exf5 gxf5 22. Nh3 Ng4 23. Ng5 $2 (23. Bg1 $142 Rae7 24.
Bc4 $11) 23... Nxg5 24. fxg5 Rae7 25. Bf4 Bd4 (25... Ne5 26. Bxe5 Rxe5 (26...
Bxe5 27. Qf2 Bxc3 28. bxc3 Rxe1 29. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 30. Qxe1 Qxg5 31. Qe8+ Kg7 32.
h3 $15) 27. Rxe5 Rxe5 28. Qf4 Qe7 29. Qxh4 Re3 $44) 26. Rxe7 Qxe7 27. h3 Be3 $2
(27... Ne5 $142 28. Re1 Qf7 (28... Nxd3 29. Rxe7 Rxe7 30. Ne2 Nxf4 31. Nxd4 Nh5
32. Ne6 Ng3+ 33. Kg1 $44) 29. Be2 $11) 28. Qe2 $1 $16 Bxf4 29. Rxf4 Qd8 (29...
Qf7 30. Qd2 Ne3 31. Ne4 $1 $16) (29... Qxe2 30. Bxe2 Ne5 31. Rxh4 Nf7 (31...
Ng6 32. Rh6 Kg7 33. Bh5 Re1+ 34. Kh2 Nf4 35. Bf3 $16) 32. g6 Ne5 33. Rh7 Nxg6
34. Ra7 $16) 30. Qd2 Ne3 31. Rxh4 Qxg5 32. Qf2 Re7 33. Kh2 $2 (33. Rf4 $142 $1
Rg7 34. g4 Qe7 (34... Nxg4 35. hxg4 Rh7+ 36. Kg1 Qh6 37. Kf1 $18) 35. Be4 $1
$16) 33... Rg7 34. g3 Re7 $2 (34... Rh7 $142 $11) 35. Rf4 Qh6 $6 (35... Qh5
$142) 36. Kg1 Re5 $6 37. Rh4 $1 Qg5 38. Qf4 $16 Qxf4 39. gxf4 Re7 40. Rh6 c4 (
40... Rd7 41. Kf2 $18) 41. Be2 Bb7 (41... Nxd5 42. Bxc4 Kg7 43. Nxd5 Re1+ 44.
Kf2 Rc1 45. Rxd6 Rxc4 46. Nxb6 $18) (41... Rd7 42. Kf2 Nc2 43. Bxc4 $16) 42.
Rxd6 b5 43. Rd8+ Kh7 44. Kf2 Nc2 45. axb5 axb5 46. Nxb5 1-0

[Event "Las Palmas"]
[Site "Las Palmas"]
[Date "1996.12.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[Annotator "Kramnik,V"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[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 {Ftacnik Dolmatov} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nge2 O-O 6. f3 c5
7. d5 e6 8. Ng3 exd5 9. cxd5 Nbd7 10. Be2 a6 11. a4 h5 12. Bg5 (12. O-O {
Ftacnik} h4 (12... Nh7 13. Be3 h4 14. Nh1 f5 15. Qd2 Qf6 16. f4 Re8 17. Nf2
Ndf8 18. e5 dxe5 19. fxe5 Qxe5 20. Bxc5 Nd7 21. Nd3 Qf6 22. Bf2 {Brunner,L-Xie
Jun (03)/Shanghai m/1995/0-1 (53)}) 13. Nh1 Nh5 14. Be3 g5 15. Qd2 Nf4 16. Bxf4
gxf4 17. Qxf4 Ne5 18. Qd2 Ng6 19. f4 Bd4+ 20. Nf2 f5 21. Kh1 Qe7 22. Bd3 Qg7
23. exf5 Bxf5 24. Bxf5 Rxf5 25. Nh3 Raf8 {Hansen,SuB-Mortensen,E/DEN-ch (04)/
1993/1/2-1/2 (49)}) 12... Qe8 (12... Qa5 13. Qd2 Re8 14. O-O c4 15. Be3 Ne5 16.
Nh1 Nfd7 17. f4 Nd3 18. Bxd3 cxd3 19. Nf2 Nc5 20. Bxc5 Qxc5 21. Kh1 Bd7 {
with mutual chances, Antonsen,M-Tseshkovsky,V/Politiken Copenhagen DEN 1996}) (
12... Qc7 {Dolmatov} 13. Qd2 Re8 (13... Nh7 {Ftacnik} 14. Bh6 Qd8 15. Bxg7 Kxg7
16. O-O Rb8 17. Rab1 Qa5 18. Rfd1 Qb4 19. Qc2 c4 20. Na2 Qc5+ 21. Kf1 b5 22.
axb5 axb5 23. b3 h4 24. Nh1 h3 25. bxc4 hxg2+ 26. Kxg2 Ne5 {Akhsharumova,A-Xie
Jun/Malaysia iztW (02)/1990/0-1 (57)}) (13... c4 14. O-O Rb8 15. Bh6 h4 16. Nh1
b5 17. axb5 axb5 18. Nf2 b4 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Na4 Nc5 21. Nxc5 Qxc5 {1/2-1/2
Christiansen,L-Fedorowicz,J/San Francisco (11)/1991/}) 14. O-O c4 15. Rab1 Rb8
16. Rfc1 b5 17. axb5 axb5 18. b4 $13) (12... Qb6 $5 {Dolmatov} 13. Qd2 Nh7 14.
a5 Qc7 $132) 13. Qd2 Nh7 (13... Rb8 $5 {Dolmatov} 14. Bh6 Ne5 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16.
f4 Neg4 17. h3 h4 (17... Nh6 18. Bf3 h4 19. Nge2 $16) 18. hxg4 hxg3 19. f5 Rh8
20. O-O-O $40) 14. Bh6 (14. Be3 {Ftacnik} f5 $36) 14... Qe5 (14... Bd4 {
Dolmatov} 15. Bxf8 Qxf8 16. Bd3 Qg7 17. Nge2 $16) (14... f5 {Ftacnik} 15. Bxg7
Kxg7 16. exf5 gxf5 17. O-O $14) 15. Bxg7 Qxg7 16. Nf1 (16. O-O h4 17. Nh1 Qd4+
(17... f5 {Ftacnik} 18. Nf2 b6 $10) 18. Qxd4 cxd4 19. Nb1 a5 (19... f5 20. Nf2
Nhf6 21. Rd1 $14) 20. Rd1 Nc5 {Black is better, Disconzi da Silva,R-Leitao,R/
ch-BRA, Americana 1996}) 16... f5 (16... Qd4 {Dolmatov} 17. Ne3 (17. Qxd4 cxd4
18. Nb1 Nc5 $132) 17... Qxd2+ 18. Kxd2 $16) (16... Rb8 {Dolmatov} 17. Ne3) 17.
exf5 gxf5 18. Ne3 Kh8 (18... Ne5 {Dolmatov} 19. f4 (19. O-O $2 f4 $132) 19...
Ng4 20. Nc4 Qc7 21. h3 Ngf6 22. a5 Bd7 23. O-O Rae8 24. Qd1 $16) (18... Rb8 $5
{Dolmatov} 19. O-O $6 (19. Nc4 Ne5 20. Nxe5 Qxe5 21. O-O) 19... Qd4 20. Rad1 f4
) (18... f4 $2 {Ftacnik} 19. Nc4 Qxg2 20. O-O-O $16) 19. Nc4 Qf6 (19... Qxg2 {
Dolmatov} 20. O-O-O Qg6 21. Qf4 $1 (21. Rhg1 Qf6 22. Qf4 (22. f4 b5 23. axb5 h4
$132) 22... Ne5) (21. Qf4 $1 {Ftacnik} Rf6 22. Rhg1 Qh6 23. Qxh6 Rxh6 24. Bd3
$14)) 20. O-O Rb8 (20... Ne5 {Dolmatov} 21. Nb6 (21. Nxe5 Qxe5 22. Rad1 Rg8 $13
) 21... Rb8 22. f4 Ng4 23. h3 (23. Bxg4 {Ftacnik} hxg4 24. Rae1 $14) 23... Qd4+
24. Qxd4+ cxd4 25. hxg4 dxc3 26. g5 cxb2 27. Rab1 $18) (20... Qd4+ $6 {Ftacnik}
21. Qxd4+ cxd4 22. Na2 $16) 21. Rfe1 b5 22. axb5 axb5 23. Na5 {Ftacnik: Black
has not only enough weak pawns b5,d6,f5,h5, but squares c6,e6 and f4 seem
ideal for white's penetration. Ftacnik: Schwarz leidet nicht nur an vielen
schwachen Bauern b5,d6,f5 und h5, auch die Felder c6,e6 und f4 sind ideal für
weiße Einbrüche.} b4 (23... c4 {Dolmatov} 24. Nc6 Rb6 25. b4 $16 (25. Ra5 $16 {
Ftacnik})) 24. Nb5 Ba6 (24... Rg8 {Ftacnik} 25. Nc6 (25. Na7 Ne5 26. N5c6 Qg7
27. g3 Ng5 $132) 25... Rb6 26. f4 $16) 25. Nc7 {is good for Black} Bxe2 26.
Rxe2 Rg8 (26... Ng5 {Ftacnik} 27. Nc6 Ne5 28. Nxe5 dxe5 29. Qe3 e4 30. Ra6 (30.
f4 Nf3+ 31. gxf3 Qg7+ 32. Rg2 Qxc7 33. Ra6 Rb6 34. Rxb6 Qxb6 35. Rg5 Rg8 36.
fxe4 Rxg5+ 37. fxg5 fxe4 38. Qxe4 $18) 30... Rb6 31. Rxb6 Qxb6 32. Qxg5 Qxc7
33. Qxh5+ Qh7 34. Qxh7+ Kxh7 35. fxe4 $18) 27. Nc6 Rbc8 (27... Ng5 {Ftacnik}
28. Kh1 Rbc8 29. Ne6 Ra8 30. Rae1 Ra2 31. Nf4 $16) 28. Ne6 Ra8 (28... Rg6 {
Dolmatov} 29. Ra7 $18) (28... Ng5 {Ftacnik} 29. Nxg5 Qxg5 30. Qxg5 Rxg5 31. Re6
$18) 29. Rae1 Ra2 30. Nf4 Qg5 (30... Ng5 {Ftacnik} 31. Kh1 Qh6 32. Ne7 $18) 31.
h4 (31. Ne7 $2 {Dolmatov} Ne5) 31... Qg3 (31... Qxh4 {Dolmatov} 32. Ne7 Qg5 33.
Nxg8 $18 (33. Nxg8 {Ftacnik} Ne5 34. Rxe5 dxe5 35. Rxe5 $16)) 32. Re6 (32. Nxh5
Qxh4 33. Nf4 Ng5 $1 {White manoeuvres into a promising position}) 32... Ndf6 (
32... Ndf8 {deserves attention} 33. Nd8 $5 {Here 'wild' complications begin:} (
33. Nxh5 Qxh4 34. Rh6 Ng6 $6) (33. Rxd6 Rg7 (33... Qxh4 34. Ne7 Rg5 35. Qe3 {
White is winning}) 34. Rd8 Qxh4 35. Ne6 Rg8 {with very complex play}) 33... Ng5
(33... Nxe6 {Ftacnik} 34. Nf7+ Kg7 35. Nxh5+ $18) 34. hxg5 Nxe6 35. Nf7+ (35.
Nfxe6 Kh7) 35... Kh7 $5 36. g6+ (36. Nxe6 {in White's favor} Rxb2 37. Qxb2
Qxe1+ 38. Kh2 c4 39. Qd4 {and White should win} (39. Nf4 Qh4+ (39... c3 40. Qc2
Qh4+ 41. Nh3 $1) 40. Nh3 c3 41. Qc2 Rg6 42. Qxf5 Qe1 43. Nxd6 {draw}) 39... h4
$6 40. Nxd6 Qg3+ 41. Kh1 h3 42. Qa7+ Kh8 43. Qd4+ Kh7 44. Qa7+) (36. dxe6 {
and Black has better chances} Rxb2 37. Nxh5 (37. Qxb2 {draw} Qxe1+ 38. Kh2 Qh4+
39. Nh3 d5) 37... Rxd2 38. Nxg3 b3 {draw}) 36... Rxg6 37. Nxg6 (37. dxe6 {wins}
Rxb2 38. Nxh5 Qxg2+ 39. Qxg2 Rbxg2+ (39... Rgxg2+ 40. Kh1 Rh2+ 41. Kg1 Rbg2+
42. Kf1) 40. Kh1 Rf2 41. e7 Rxf3 42. Nf6+ Kg7 43. Nh5+ Kh7 44. Nf6+) 37... Ng5
38. Nxg5+ Kxg6 39. Ne6 Rxb2 40. Nf4+ Kf7 41. Qe3 {and Black is winning}) (32...
Qxf3 $2 {Ftacnik} 33. Ng6+ Rxg6 34. Rxg6 $18) 33. Ne7 ({alternative is} 33.
Rxd6 Qxh4 34. Ne7 (34. Ne5 Nf8 35. Ne6 Kh7 36. Nf7 f4 {and Black can hold})
34... Nf8 35. Nfg6+ Nxg6 36. Rxf6 {wins}) 33... Rga8 $4 {a blunder in a bad
position} (33... Rg7) (33... c4 {Ftacnik} 34. Nxf5 Qxf3 35. Qd4 $18) 34. Nfg6+
{34... Kg7 35. Nxf5+ wins} (34. Nfg6+ {Ftacnik} Kg7 35. Nxf5+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 3rd"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2015.08.26"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2814"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2015.08.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Ng3
exd5 9. cxd5 a6 10. a4 h5 11. Be2 Nbd7 12. O-O (12. Bg5 {is more popular here.}
) 12... h4 13. Nh1 Nh5 {More natural than} (13... Nh7) 14. Be3 (14. Nf2 Bd4)
14... f5 {A standard move but Black has some alternatives. The whole line
looks quite satisfactory for him.} (14... g5 $5 15. Qd2 Nf4 16. Bxf4 gxf4 17.
Qxf4 Ne5 18. Qd2 {1/2 (49) Hansen,S (2405)-Mortensen,E (2445) Tonder 1993} Qf6
$44 {[%csl Gg7]}) (14... Bd4 $5 15. Bxd4 cxd4 (15... Qg5 16. Qc1 $5) 16. Qxd4
Qg5 17. Rad1 f5 (17... Nf4 18. g3 Nh3+ 19. Kg2 Nf4+ 20. Kf2 Nh3+ 21. Ke1 $14 {
L.Ftacnik}) 18. exf5 (18. Qd2 $5 Nf4 19. g3) 18... Nf4 19. g3 Rxf5 20. Bd3 Nh3+
21. Kg2 Nf4+ 22. Kg1 Nh3+ 23. Kg2 Nf4+ {1/2 (23) Spassky,B (2565)-Polgar,J 
(2595) Budapest 1993 CBM 033 [Ftacnik,L]}) 15. f4 Qe8 $146 (15... fxe4 16. Bxh5
gxh5 17. Qxh5 Nf6 18. Qxh4 Ng4 19. Qxd8 Rxd8 20. Rfe1 (20. Bf2 $5 Nxf2 21. Kxf2
Bd4+ 22. Ke1 Rb8 $44 {[%cal Yb7b5]}) 20... Nxe3 21. Rxe3 Bd4 22. Rae1 b5 $36 {
0-1 (68) Naumann,A (2560)-Jorczik,J (2400) Solingen GER 2014}) 16. Bxh5 gxh5
17. e5 {[%mdl 512]} dxe5 18. d6 {A sharp continuation but Black's bishop pair
guarantee him enough counterplay. White has no development advantage as his h1
knight is out of play.} (18. Nf2 $5 $44) 18... exf4 (18... h3 $5) 19. Bxf4 Nf6
20. Nf2 Bd7 (20... Qc6 $1 {[%cal Yb7b6,Yc8b7] looks stronger.} 21. Nd3 Rd8 $1 {
preventing Nd3-e5.}) 21. Nd3 {[%mdl 2048]} (21. Re1 Qg6 22. Nd5 Nxd5 23. Qxd5+
Qf7 $15) 21... h3 (21... Ne4 $13 22. Nd5 $140 Bd4+ 23. Kh1 h3 $1) 22. Ne5 (22.
Nxc5 Bc6 {[%csl Rc6]} 23. g3 {[%cal Yd1d3] looks risky although the position
is unclear in any case.}) 22... hxg2 {This pawn will now protect White's king!}
(22... Ng4 $5 23. Nxd7 Bd4+ 24. Kh1 hxg2+ 25. Kxg2 Qxd7 26. Nd5 $13) 23. Re1
Be6 $2 {A wrong place for this bishop!} (23... Bc6 $142 24. Qb3+ Kh7 25. Rad1
Ne4 26. d7 Qe7 $1 27. Nxc6 bxc6 28. Bd6 Qf7 29. Qxf7 Rxf7 30. Nxe4 (30. Bc7
Bd4+ 31. Rxd4 cxd4 32. Nxe4 fxe4 33. d8=Q Rxd8 34. Bxd8 e3 $132) 30... fxe4 31.
Bxc5 Rd8 $11) 24. Qf3 Ne4 $6 (24... Rd8 $142 25. Rad1 Ne4 {but even in this
version} 26. Re2 {is strong:} (26. Qxg2 $36) 26... Bb3 $1 27. d7 $1 (27. Rde1
Nxc3 28. Qxc3 Bd5 $13) 27... Qe6 28. Rde1 Nxc3 29. bxc3 $36) 25. Rad1 $2 (25.
Re2 $1 $16 {[%csl Rg8][%cal Ye2g2,Gg2g8] , and White gets a strong attack.})
25... Bxe5 26. Bxe5 Qg6 27. Qxg2 (27. Re2 Ng5 28. Qxg2 f4 $40) 27... Qxg2+ 28.
Kxg2 Bd7 $15 {White has little compensation for the pawn in this ending but
opposite-coloured bishops finally save him.} 29. Rg1 Kf7 30. Kf3 Rg8 31. Nxe4
fxe4+ 32. Kxe4 Ke6 33. Bf4 Bxa4 34. Rde1 h4 35. Rxg8 Rxg8 {[%mdl 4096]} 36.
Kf3+ Kf6 37. Re5 Bc6+ 38. Ke3 Re8 39. Rxe8 Bxe8 40. d7 Bxd7 41. Bd6 c4 42. Kd4
b5 43. Kc3 Ke6 44. Bc7 Kd5 45. Bd8 h3 46. b4 cxb3 47. Kxb3 Kc5 48. Be7+ Kb6 49.
Bd8+ Kc5 50. Be7+ Kb6 51. Bd8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 6th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2011.11.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2811"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2011.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nge2 O-O 6. f3 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Ng3 a6
9. a4 h5 {This looks a bit too early.} 10. Bg5 exd5 11. cxd5 Qc7 {[%cal Yf6h7]}
(11... Nbd7 $144 12. Be2 Qc7 13. Qd2) 12. Qd2 Nbd7 13. Be2 Rb8 (13... Re8 {
is the main theoretical line.} 14. O-O Nh7 (14... Nf8 15. Rac1 N8h7 16. Be3 Qe7
17. Nh1 Bd7 18. Nf2 Reb8 19. Nd3 Ne8 20. b4 c4 21. Ne1 b5 22. axb5 (22. Nc2
$142) 22... axb5 23. Nc2 Nc7 24. Ra1 f5 25. Nd4 fxe4 26. fxe4 Nf6 27. Bf3 Qe5
$132 {0-1 Gallagher,J (2509)-Huschenbeth,N (2279)/Dresden 2007/CBM 118 (34)}) (
14... Rb8 {[%cal Yc5c4,Yb7b5]} 15. Rfc1 Nh7 16. Bh6 Bh8 17. Rab1 Ne5 18. Be3 h4
19. Nh1 f5 20. Nf2 Qa5 21. b4 cxb4 22. Na2 fxe4 23. f4 Nd3 24. Nxd3 exd3 25.
Bxd3 Bf5 26. Rxb4 b5 $13 {1/2 Jussupow,A (2665)-Kotronias,V (2615)/Germany
1996/GER-chT (90)}) 15. Bh6 (15. Be3 $5 f5 16. Rad1 h4 17. Nh1 fxe4 18. Nxe4
Ndf6 19. Nhf2 Nxe4 20. Nxe4 Nf6 21. Nc3 Qa5 (21... h3 $5) 22. Bd3 Bf5 23. Bxf5
gxf5 24. Bh6 Qc7 25. Kh1 Re5 26. Bf4 Re7 27. Qf2 $16 {1-0 Svetushkin,D (2571)
-Vouldis,A (2539)/Kallithea 2003/CBM 095 ext (42)}) 15... Bh8 (15... Bd4+ 16.
Be3 Bg7 17. Rfc1 b6 18. Rab1 f5 19. b4 h4 20. Nh1 Ndf8 21. a5 b5 22. bxc5 dxc5
23. d6 Qxa5 24. Bxc5 $16 {1-0 Thaler,T (2506)-Butze,R (2457)/ICCF 1999/CBM 114
(41)}) 16. Rac1 (16. Be3 f5 17. Rad1 h4 18. Nh1 Bxc3 19. bxc3 fxe4 20. f4 Ndf6
21. h3 Bd7 22. f5 Bxf5 23. Qe1 $44 {1-0 Svetushkin,D (2491)-Dochev,D (2391)/
Kavala 2002/CBM 089 ext (33)}) (16. Nh1 $5 Ne5 17. Nf2 Qe7 18. Be3 f5 19. Rae1
Qf8 20. Kh1 Bd7 21. exf5 gxf5 22. Nh3 Nf6 23. Rb1 Re7 24. b4 $14 {0-1
Dragomarezkij,E (2490)-Kovalev,A (2440)/Minsk 1998/CBM 064 ext (53)}) 16... Qa5
(16... Rb8 17. Nh1 Qa5 18. Nf2 Ne5 19. Qc2 Bd7 20. Bd2 Qd8 21. Rb1 b5 22. b4 c4
23. Be3 Qe7 24. axb5 axb5 25. Ra1 Ra8 26. Rfb1 Qf6 27. Bd2 g5 28. Ra5 Rab8 29.
Rba1 $14 {1-0 Haika,G (2339)-Mikrut,D/ICCF Email 2002/ICCF Telechess CBM 103 
(40)}) 17. Nh1 c4 $6 (17... Ne5 $5 18. Nf2 f5 {A.Dreev}) 18. Ra1 Nc5 (18... Qb4
$5) 19. Bxc4 Qb4 20. Qe2 g5 21. h4 gxh4 22. Bd2 Qb6 23. Nf2 Bd4 24. a5 Qd8 25.
Be3 $16 {1-0 Dreev,A (2679)-Kotronias,V (2536)/Las Vegas 1999/CBM 072 (58)}) ({
Other options:} 13... Nh7 14. Bh6 h4 (14... Rb8 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. O-O Kg8 17.
Qh6 Qd8 18. Nh1 c4 $6 19. Bxc4 Ne5 20. Be2 Qb6+ 21. Nf2 Qxb2 22. Qe3 Qb4 23.
Bxa6 $1 $18 {1-0 Gallagher,J (2514)-Balogh,T (2421)/Charleville 2000/CBM 079
ext (29)}) 15. Bxg7 (15. Nf1 Ndf6 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Ne3 Bd7 18. a5 Rae8 19. Nc4
Bb5 20. Nxb5 axb5 21. Nb6 b4 22. O-O h3 23. g3 Qe7 24. Bb5 Rd8 25. Rfe1 Rfe8
26. Bxe8 {1-0 Linna,A (2505)-Scuderi,A (2336)/ICCF 1999/CBM 114}) 15... Kxg7
16. Nf1 Qd8 17. Ne3 f5 18. exf5 gxf5 19. f4 Ndf6 20. O-O Bd7 21. Nc4 Ne8 22. a5
Rb8 23. Nb6 Nc7 24. b4 cxb4 25. Qd4+ Nf6 26. Qxb4 $16 {1-0 Iljushin,A (2520)
-Marholev,D (2402)/Figueres 2007/CBM 120 ext (48)}) (13... c4 $5 {deserves
serious attention:} 14. Bh6 (14. O-O $142 Rb8 {- game}) 14... Rb8 15. Bxg7 Kxg7
16. O-O h4 17. Nh1 b5 18. axb5 axb5 19. Nf2 Nc5 20. Qg5 b4 21. Na2 Nb3 22. Rad1
c3 23. bxc3 bxc3 24. Rd3 c2 25. Qe3 Qb6 $17 {0-1 Quinteros,M (2510)-Moreno
Carnero,J (2370)/Villa Ballester 1997/EXT 1998 (57)}) 14. O-O c4 15. Be3 (15.
f4 $6 Nh7 16. Bh4 b5 17. axb5 axb5 18. e5 dxe5 19. f5 Qb6+ 20. Kh1 Qd4 $17 {
0-1 Campos Moreno,J (2498)-Marholev,D (2407)/Binissalem 2004/EXT 2006 (36)}) (
15. Bh6 h4 16. Nh1 b5 17. axb5 axb5 18. Nf2 b4 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Na4 Nc5 21.
Nxc5 Qxc5 {1/2 Christiansen,L (2590)-Fedorowicz,J (2555)/San Francisco 1991/
CBM 023}) (15. Rfc1 b5 16. axb5 axb5 17. b4 cxb3 $1 {[%csl Ra1,Rc1][%cal Yb3b2]
} 18. Be3 Nc5 19. Nxb5 Qb6 20. Rab1 Nfd7 21. Nf1 Ba6 22. Nd4 b2 23. Rc2 Nb3 24.
Nxb3 Qxb3 25. Bxa6 Qa2 26. Qd1 Qxa6 $17 {0-1 Salvador Marques,C (2375)
-Cutillas Ripoll,P (2457)/ICCF 2003/CBM 110 (48)}) (15. Rac1 b5 16. axb5 (16.
b4 $5 bxa4 17. Nxa4 Nb6 (17... Ne5 $5) 18. Nb2 Nfxd5 $2 19. exd5 c3 20. Nd1 Na4
21. Kh1 f5 22. Qf4 Re8 23. Bd3 Qb6 {1/2 Svetushkin,D (2530)-Shirazi,K (2399)/
Metz 2005/CBM 105 ext (32)} 24. Bc2 $18) 16... axb5 17. b4 Nh7 18. Be3 h4 19.
Nh1 f5 20. Nf2 (20. exf5 gxf5 21. Nf2 Ne5 22. Rfe1 Qf7 23. f4 (23. Nh3 Re8 24.
Nf4 Ng6) 23... Ng4 24. Bd4 Nxf2 25. Bxf2 h3 $132 {0-1 Bosch,J (2465)
-Stellwagen,D (2543)/Hilversum 2006/CBM 113 (41)}) 20... Qd8 21. f4 fxe4 22.
Nfxe4 Ndf6 23. Nf2 Bd7 24. Bf3 Ra8 25. Ra1 Nh5 26. Nfe4 Qe7 27. Rfe1 N7f6 $132
{1-0 Sachdev,T (2419)-Gomes,M (2325)/Chennai IND 2011/The Week in Chess 888 
(37)}) 15... h4 16. Nh1 h3 $146 (16... Nc5 17. Bxc4 Ncxe4 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19.
fxe4 Qxc4 20. Nf2 Qc7 21. Ba7 Ra8 22. Bd4 Bxd4 23. Qxd4 Re8 24. Nd3 Qe7 25.
Rae1 Bd7 26. e5 $14 {1-0 Svetushkin,D (2569)-Markidis,K (2370)/Kavala 2006/CBM
113 ext (60)}) 17. Nf2 hxg2 18. Kxg2 Nh5 19. f4 Nhf6 {The position is very
complicated. White has a space advantage but his king is quite weak.} 20. Bf3 (
20. a5 $5) 20... Re8 (20... Nc5 $5) 21. a5 Qd8 $6 (21... b5 $142 22. axb6 Nxb6
23. Bd4 Nbd7 {[%cal Yd7c5]}) 22. Ne2 $6 (22. Na4 $1 $14 {[%csl Gb6] was a way
to exploit Black's inaccuracy.}) 22... Nh7 23. Ng3 b6 24. axb6 Nxb6 25. Bd4
Bxd4 26. Qxd4 Qf6 27. Ne2 Qxd4 28. Nxd4 Bb7 29. Ra3 Nf6 30. Nc6 Rbc8 31. Na5
Ba8 32. Nc6 {It was quite possible to play on by means of, say,} (32. Rc1 {
[%cal Yb2b3]}) {but GM V.Anand was apparently just looking for any excuse to
make a draw in nearly every game of the Tal Memorial.} 32... Bb7 33. Na5 Ba8
1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 7th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.06.18"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2012.06.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Ng3
exd5 9. cxd5 Nbd7 10. Be2 h5 (10... a6 11. a4 h5 {is more popular but
refraining from ...a7-a6 makes some sense, too.}) 11. Bg5 (11. O-O Nh7 $5 (
11... a6 12. a4 {leads to the 10...a6 line}) 12. Nh1 Ne5 13. Nf2 f5 14. exf5
Bxf5 15. Be3 a6 16. Qd2 b5 17. Nce4 Nf7 18. Rae1 Nf6 19. Ng3 Bc8 $13 {0-1
Kortschnoj,V (2615)-Brunner,L (2460)/Switzerland 1991/EXT 1998 (42)}) 11... Qb6
(11... a6 12. Qd2 (12. a4 $142 {- 10...a6 11.a4}) 12... b5 13. a4 b4 14. Nd1
Qe8 (14... h4 $5 15. Nf1 h3) 15. O-O Nh7 16. Bh6 h4 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Nh1 f5
19. exf5 gxf5 20. f4 Ndf6 21. Nhf2 Ra7 $132 {1-0 Dambacher,M (2463)-Pruijssers,
R (2408)/Netherlands 2007/EXT 2008 (40)}) (11... Qa5 $6 12. Qd2 a6 13. O-O b5
14. a4 b4 15. Nd1 {[%cal Yd1e3,Ye3c4]} c4 $5 16. Rc1 $1 c3 17. bxc3 b3 18. Nb2
Nc5 19. Nc4 Qc7 20. a5 $1 Rb8 21. Rb1 Bd7 22. Qf4 $14 {1/2 Spassky,B (2565)
-Polgar,J (2595)/Budapest 1993/CBM 033/[Ftacnik,L] (56)}) 12. Qb3 $146 {
[%mdl 8]} (12. Qd2 {is quite solid:} Nh7 13. Bh4 (13. Na4 $5 Qc7 14. Bh6 {
needs checking, e.g.} h4 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Nf1 a6 17. Nc3 b5 18. Ne3 Nhf6 19.
O-O Rh8 20. Ncd1 Bb7 21. Rc1 Rae8 22. Re1 h3 23. g4 Qd8 24. Nf2 $14 {1-0
Andeer,S (2383)-Canibal,J (2411)/Rochade 5171-Jub15 bd10 2005/CBM 118 (63)})
13... g5 $1 (13... c4 14. Bxc4 Ne5 15. Be2 Bd7 16. f4 Ng4 17. Bxg4 hxg4 18.
Nge2 Nf6 19. Bf2 $14 {1/2 Gupta,A (2580)-Atabayev,M (2355)/Dubai 2011/CBM 141
Extra (41)}) 14. Bxg5 Nxg5 15. Nxh5 Nh7 16. Nxg7 Kxg7 17. g4 Qd8 18. h4 a6 19.
O-O-O b5 20. g5 $44 {1-0 Sandipan,C (2585)-Caspi,I (2417)/Zuerich 2009/CBM 131
Extra (49)}) 12... Qc7 13. O-O Nh7 14. Be3 a6 15. a4 h4 16. Nh1 f5 {A typical
undermining.} 17. exf5 gxf5 18. Bd2 (18. f4 {is the move White tries to avoid
as it weakens the light squares. Black gets a good position after} Ndf6 ({
but not} 18... Re8 19. Bf2 Bxc3 20. Bh5 $1)) (18. Rae1 $5) 18... f4 19. Nf2 Ne5
(19... Bd4 $5 20. Kh1 Ne5) 20. Nce4 Nf6 21. Nxf6+ (21. Ng5 $5) 21... Rxf6 22.
Ne4 Rf8 23. Kh1 Bd7 24. a5 Rae8 25. Rae1 Bc8 {Both sides have completed
development; what now?} 26. Ng5 $6 {Wrong! White should develop his initiative
on the queenside:} (26. Qb6 $1 Qxb6 27. axb6 Nf7 28. b4 $14) 26... Qe7 27. Ne6
$2 {[%mdl 8192]} (27. Ne4 $142) 27... Bxe6 28. dxe6 d5 $1 $17 {White missed
this move, and now Black's central pawns become extremely dangerous.} 29. Bc3
c4 (29... Qxe6 $5 30. Qxb7 d4 31. Bd2 c4) 30. Qb6 (30. Qd1 $142 Rd8 $1 $17 (
30... Qxe6 $143 31. b3)) 30... Qxe6 (30... Rf6 $1 {[%cal Rf6e6] was even
stronger} 31. Qd4 $140 Rg6 $1 32. Qxd5 $2 (32. Qxf4 $142 Rxe6 $17) 32... Qg5
33. e7+ Kh7 34. Rf2 Nd3 $1) 31. Qxb7 Rf7 32. Qb4 Qc6 33. Bd4 (33. Bd1 $142 Nd3
34. Rxe8+ Qxe8 35. Qb6) 33... Nd7 34. Bxg7 Rxg7 35. Bd1 Re3 $1 36. Bc2 (36. Ba4
Qc7 37. Rd1 Nf6 $17) 36... Qc5 $1 37. Qb7 (37. Qxc5 Nxc5 38. Rd1 Re5 {[%cal
Yg7b7]}) 37... Nf8 38. Qb6 (38. Qxa6 $2 Rxe1 39. Rxe1 Qf2) (38. Qa8 Qxa5) 38...
Qxb6 39. axb6 Rb7 40. Rd1 Re5 $2 {[%mdl 16384] A grave error letting most of
Black's advantage slip.} (40... Re2 41. Bf5 (41. Bb1 Rxb6 42. Rxd5 Rbxb2 43.
Rg5+ Kf7 {[%cal Yc4c3,Yc3c2]}) 41... Re5 $1 {wins a pawn while retaining all
the merits of Black's position}) (40... Rxb6 41. Rxd5 Rxb2 42. Bf5 c3 {was
also stronger than the text move.}) 41. b3 $1 {White now gets rid of his weak
pawn and reduces material.} Re2 42. Rc1 Rxb6 43. bxc4 h3 $5 ({Black can hardly
win after} 43... dxc4 44. Be4 (44. Bf5 Rb4) (44. Bd1 $6 Rd2 45. Rxc4 Rb1 46.
Rc1 $1 Rbb2 47. Rg1 Ne6) 44... Rbb2 45. Rg1 {, too.}) 44. Rfe1 (44. gxh3 {
must be enough to save the game, too, e.g.} Rb2 45. Rg1+ Kf7 46. Rg2 Rxg2 47.
Kxg2 d4 48. Kf1 Ne6 49. c5 $1 Nxc5 50. Bg6+ Kxg6 51. Rxc5 $11 {_|_}) 44...
hxg2+ {This capture saves White an important tempo (g2xh3); Black could have
posed some problems to his opponent after} (44... Rxe1+ 45. Rxe1 dxc4 46. gxh3
c3 {etc.}) 45. Kg1 Rxe1+ 46. Rxe1 Rc6 (46... dxc4 47. Re4) 47. Kxg2 Rxc4 (47...
dxc4 48. Re4 Ng6 49. Kh3 $132) (47... Rxc4 48. Bb3 Rc5 49. Rd1 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 23rd"]
[Site "Kemer"]
[Date "2007.10.06"]
[Round "4.5"]
[White "Moiseenko, Alexander"]
[Black "Minasian, Artashes"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2571"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "183"]
[EventDate "2007.10.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 121"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ashdod"]
[BlackTeam "Yerevan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 g6 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 Bg7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. h3 e6 8. Bd3 Na6
9. Bg5 {This move is more accurate than} (9. O-O e5) 9... exd5 (9... e5 {
now allows White to start a kingside attack with} 10. g4) 10. cxd5 Bd7 {
Or else:} (10... Rb8 11. O-O (11. a4 Nb4 12. Bb1 a6 13. Qd2 Re8 14. O-O Qc7 15.
Rc1 Nd7 16. Nd1 Qa5 17. Ne3 b5 18. Ng4 f6 19. Bh6 Ne5 20. Nfxe5 fxe5 21. Bxg7
Bxg4 22. Bf6 Bc8 23. Qh6 Qc7 24. g4 $16 {0-1 Pelletier,Y-Teodoro,E/Duisburg
1992/TD (38)}) 11... Nc7 12. a4 a6 13. Rb1 h6 (13... b5 14. axb5 axb5 15. b4 h6
16. Bd2 c4 17. Bc2 Bd7 18. Ne2 Re8 19. Ng3 h5 20. Bg5 Qc8 21. Re1 Rb6 22. Qd2
Ra6 23. Be3 Ra2 24. Bd4 $16 {1-0 Grinshpun,E-Henderson,J/Tel Aviv 1994/EXT
1997 (33)}) 14. Be3 b5 15. b4 cxb4 16. Rxb4 a5 17. Rxb5 Nxb5 18. Nxb5 Re8 19.
Qc2 Qe7 20. Re1 Bd7 21. Bf4 Bxb5 22. Bxb5 Rec8 23. Qd3 Nd7 24. Nd4 Ne5 25. Bxe5
Bxe5 26. Nc6 Qh4 27. Nxb8 Rxb8 28. Qc2 $16 {1-0 Poluljahov,A-Markarov,A/St
Petersburg 2001/EXT 2002 (56)}) (10... Nc7 11. a4 (11. Qd2 b5 12. Nxb5 Nxb5 13.
Bxb5 Qb6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. a4 Ba6 16. Bxa6 Qxa6 17. Qe2 Qxe2+ 18. Kxe2 Rab8 19.
Ra2 Bxb2 20. Rb1 Bf6 21. Rxb8 Rxb8 22. Nd2 Rb4 $132 {1-0 Khenkin,
I-Chatalbashev,B/Cappelle la Grande 1992/EXT 1997 (79)}) 11... Re8 12. O-O h6
13. Be3 Qe7 (13... Nh7 14. Qd2 g5 15. Nh2 Qe7 16. Rae1 Rb8 17. f4 $36 {1-0
Lazarev,V-Cornelisse,J/Soest 1996/EXT 1998 (25)}) (13... Nd7 14. Bf4 Qe7 15.
Qd2 Qf8 16. Rfe1 a6 17. Rac1 b6 18. Nd1 Rb8 19. b4 Rb7 20. b5 axb5 21. axb5 $16
{1-0 Llanos,G-Lafuente,P/Buenos Aires 1998/EXT 2005 (33)}) 14. Qd2 Kh7 15. Rfe1
Nd7 16. a5 b5 17. axb6 Nxb6 18. Bf4 Nd7 19. Bc2 Bb7 $14 20. e5 $6 Nxe5 21. Nxe5
dxe5 22. d6 Qf8 23. dxc7 exf4 24. Qd7 f3 $132 {1/2-1/2 Lukanov/Stefanov,
T-Kersic,M/ICCF 1999/ICCF Telechess CBM 112 (31)}) (10... h6 11. Bf4 $1 Re8 12.
O-O c4 13. Bc2 Nh5 14. Bh2 Qb6 15. Ba4 Rd8 16. Rb1 Nb4 17. Nd2 Qc5 18. g4 Nd3
$5 19. gxh5 Bxh3 20. Nxc4 $1 Bxf1 21. Qxf1 $16 {1-0 Nalbandian,T-Minasian,A/
Yerevan ARM 2007/The Week in Chess 637 (49)}) (10... Nb4 $5 11. Bb1 Rb8 12. O-O
Re8 13. a3 Na6 {needs testing. However, the whole system is very difficult for
Black. The text move doesn't solve his problems either.}) 11. O-O Nc7 12. a4 a6
13. a5 Bb5 14. Qd2 Rb8 15. Rfe1 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 h6 17. Bh4 $146 (17. Bf4 Rc8 $6 (
17... b5 $142 18. axb6 Rxb6) 18. Nd2 Nh5 19. Bh2 Bd4 20. g4 Ng7 21. Nf3 Qf6 22.
Nxd4 cxd4 23. e5 dxe5 24. Bxe5 Qg5 25. Qxd4 Nf5 26. Qd3 Nh4 27. Qg3 f5 28. f4
Qd8 29. d6 Ne6 30. Nd5 Rc2 31. Ne7+ {1-0 Varga,P-Fabisch,C/Budapest 1995/EXT
1998}) 17... Re8 (17... b5 18. axb6 Rxb6 19. e5 dxe5 20. Nxe5 Re8 (20... g5 21.
Bg3 Ncxd5 22. Rad1 Rd6 23. Nxf7 $1 $18) 21. Nc4 $16) 18. Nd2 b5 19. axb6 Rxb6
20. Nc4 Rb4 21. Bg3 (21. f4 $5) 21... Bf8 22. Bh2 (22. e5 $1 dxe5 23. Rxe5 $16
{[%csl Ra6][%cal Rd5d6] was more energetic.}) 22... Qd7 23. e5 dxe5 24. Nxe5
Qf5 25. Qxf5 gxf5 26. Nc6 Rb7 27. Na5 Ra7 28. Nc6 Rb7 29. Na5 Ra7 30. Bxc7 (30.
Rxe8 $5 Ncxe8 31. Nc4 Rb7 32. Ra3 Rb4 33. b3 $16 {[%csl Ra6,Gc4,Gd5,Re8,Rf5,
Rf7]}) 30... Rxc7 (30... Rxe1+ 31. Rxe1 Rxc7 32. Re5 $16) 31. Rxe8 Nxe8 32. Nc4
Ra7 33. Kf1 Kg7 34. Ra5 Nd6 35. Nxd6 $6 {White goes for a rook endgame, which
he eventually doesn't manage to win.} (35. Rxc5 $142 Nxc4 36. Rxc4 Rb7 37. Nd1
{[%cal Yd1e3]}) 35... Bxd6 36. Nb5 Rd7 37. Nxd6 Rxd6 {[%mdl 4096]} 38. Rxc5 Rb6
(38... Kf6 $5) 39. Rc2 Rd6 40. Rc5 Rb6 41. Rc2 (41. Rc6 Rxb2 42. Rxa6 {hardly
gave White more chances after} Rd2 43. Rd6 h5 44. Ke1 Rd4 45. Ke2 f4) 41... Rd6
42. Rc6 Rxd5 43. Rxa6 Rd2 (43... Rb5 {was not enough for a draw:} 44. Ra2 f4
45. Ke2 Rb7 (45... Kf6 46. Kd3 Rg5 47. b4 Rxg2 48. b5) 46. Kd3 Rb8 47. Kc2 Rc8+
48. Kb1 {freeing the rook.}) 44. Rb6 f4 $1 {In such endgames White has two
plans:  1) to move his king to the queenside. Black captures some of White's
kingside pawns, moves his own king and pawns as far as possible, eventually 
(when forced) gives up his rook for the white passed pawn. In the resulting "R
vs ps" endgame everything depends on the fact whether the white king will
return to the kingside in time or not. To prepare for the race, Black must
push his king and pawns as far as possible.in advance;  2) to push his rook to
b8 and pawn to b7 (thus tying up the black rook) and then attack Black's
kingside pawns with his king. In such case Black's advanced king and pawns can
be a disadvantage. Therefore Black should consider his plan and particular
moves very accurately.} 45. b4 Rb2 46. b5 h5 47. Ke1 (47. f3 $5 {needs a
detailed analysis.}) 47... h4 48. Kf1 f3 $1 {Black finds a good defensive idea.
} 49. gxf3 Rb1+ 50. Ke2 Rb3 51. Rb7 Kg6 52. b6 Kf6 53. Rb8 Kf5 54. Rh8 (54. b7
Kf4 $1) 54... Kg5 55. Rg8+ Kf5 56. Rg4 Rxb6 57. Rxh4 {and White can't win due
to his doubled pawns:} Rb1 58. Rg4 Rh1 59. h4 f6 60. Ra4 Kg6 61. Ke3 Rh3 62.
Rg4+ Kf5 63. Rf4+ Ke5 64. Ra4 f5 65. Ra5+ Kf6 66. Ra6+ Kg7 67. Kf4 Rxh4+ 68.
Kxf5 Rh5+ 69. Kg4 Rb5 70. f4 Kf7 71. f5 Rb1 72. f3 Rg1+ 73. Kf4 Rb1 74. Re6 Ra1
75. Rh6 Rb1 76. Ra6 Rc1 77. Rb6 Ra1 78. Rd6 Rb1 79. Rd2 Kf6 80. Re2 Ra1 81. Re4
Rb1 82. Re6+ Kf7 83. Ra6 Rc1 84. f6 Rc4+ 85. Kg5 Rc5+ 86. Kg4 Rb5 87. f4 Rc5
88. Rd6 Ra5 89. Kf3 Ra4 90. Kg4 Ra5 91. f5 Ra1 92. Rd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 13th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2012.03.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Black "Cheparinov, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c5 7. Nge2 Nc6 8. d5
Ne5 9. Ng3 h5 10. Be2 a6 11. a4 e6 12. O-O exd5 13. cxd5 Bd7 {A rare move
instead of the usual} (13... Nh7) 14. Nh1 (14. h3 {is usually played here:} h4
$1 (14... c4 $6 15. f4 Nd3 16. Bxd3 cxd3 17. Qxd3 h4 {1/2 Rabinovich,A (2325)
-Cosma,I (2465)/Berlin 1994/EXT 1997 (33)} 18. Nge2 Re8 19. Bd4 $16) (14... Be8
$6 15. f4 Ned7 16. e5 Nh7 (16... dxe5 17. f5 $1) 17. e6 Ndf6 18. Bc4 b5 19.
axb5 Bxb5 20. Qd3 $16 {1-0 Benitah,Y (2428)-Guichard,P (2277)/Cap d'Agde 2008/
CBM 127 Extra (32)}) (14... b5 15. f4 Nc4 16. Bxc4 bxc4 17. e5 $36) 15. Nh1 (
15. f4 Neg4 $1 16. hxg4 hxg3 17. Bf3 Re8 18. g5 $140 Nxe4 $1 19. Nxe4 Bf5)
15... b5 $1 16. Bg5 $1 (16. f4 Nc4 17. Bxc4 bxc4 18. e5 Nh5 $1) 16... b4 (16...
Qb6 17. a5 Qc7 18. f4 Nc4 19. Bxc4 bxc4 20. Bxh4 $16 {1/2 Roghani,
A-Radovanovic,D (2225)/Calicut 1998/CBM 067 ext (33)}) 17. Nb1 c4 $1 18. Bxh4 (
18. f4 $2 Qb6+ 19. Nf2 Nxe4 20. Bxh4 Nd3 21. Bxd3 cxd3 $17 {1/2 Gundavaa,B 
(2493)-Guseinov,G (2634)/Moscow 2012/CBM 147 (108)}) 18... Qa5 (18... Re8 19.
Nf2 $1 $14 (19. f4 Nd3 20. Bxd3 cxd3 21. Qxd3 Rxe4 22. Nd2 Re8 23. Ng3 Qb6+ 24.
Kh2 {1/2 Giri,A (2714)-Radjabov,T (2773)/Wijk aan Zee 2012/CBM 147})) 19. Nd2
c3 20. Nb3 Qc7 21. bxc3 bxc3 22. Qc2 Rfc8 23. Bf2 Nh5 $44 24. Qc1 $6 Nc4 25. g4
Nd2 26. Nxd2 Nf4 $1 $17 {1/2 Dreev,A (2705)-Espinosa Flores,R (2415)/Merida
2003/CBM 099 (45)}) 14... b5 (14... Rb8 15. a5 (15. Nf2 $142) 15... b5 16. axb6
Rxb6 17. Rxa6 Rxa6 18. Bxa6 Qb6 19. Qe2 Ra8 20. Bb5 Bxb5 21. Nxb5 (21. Qxb5
$142 Qxb5 22. Nxb5 Ne8 23. Rb1 Nc4 24. Bc1 Rb8 25. Na7 Bxb2 $11) 21... Rb8 22.
Nc3 Qxb2 $17 {0-1 Molale,O-Rubery,M/Gauteng 1998/CBM 064 ext (47)}) 15. Nf2 {
White just ignores Black's pawns preparing f3-f4.} b4 (15... Rb8 16. axb5 axb5
17. h3 $1 Re8 18. Re1 $1 Nc4 19. Bxc4 bxc4 20. Ra2 $14) 16. Nb1 c4 17. Bd4 Rc8
18. Nd2 c3 19. bxc3 bxc3 20. Nb3 (20. Bxe5 $5 dxe5 21. Nc4) 20... Nc4 (20... c2
$1 21. Qc1 (21. Qd2 Nc4 22. Qxc2 $1 Ne3 23. Qd2 Nxf1 24. Bxf1 $44) 21... Qc7
22. Ra2 Qb7 23. Rb2 $14) 21. Qc2 Nxd5 {If Black doesn't go for complications
his c3- or a6-pawn will be lost.} 22. Bxc4 Rxc4 23. Bxg7 Ne3 24. Qe2 Qg5 25.
Nd1 (25. Ng4 $5 {is very difficult to calculate:} hxg4 26. Bxf8 (26. f4 Qd8 27.
Bxf8 Qb6) 26... Nxf1 27. Qxc4 Qe3+ $1 28. Kxf1 gxf3 29. Ra2 $1 $16) (25. g3 $1
{was the simplest reply:} Kxg7 26. f4 Qd8 27. Qxe3 {with an extra piece and
insufficient compensation for Black.}) 25... Nxg2 $6 (25... Nxf1 $142 26. Qxc4
(26. Bxf8 Rxa4 $1) 26... Rc8 $1 {, and now White must find a lot of difficult
moves to keep his advantage:} 27. Qd3 $1 (27. Qxf1 Kxg7 $44 {[%csl Gc3,Rd1]})
27... Kxg7 (27... c2 28. Bd4 $1 Nxh2 29. Nf2 $1 Be6 30. Kxh2 Bxb3 31. Qxb3 c1=Q
32. Nh3 $3 Qgd2 33. Rxc1 Qxc1 34. Qb7 $18) 28. Kxf1 Be6 $1 (28... c2 29. Nc3
Be6 30. Qd4+ $1 Qf6 (30... Kg8 31. Nd2 {[%cal Ya1c1]}) 31. Qxf6+ Kxf6 32. Nd5+
Ke5 33. Rc1 $16) 29. Qd4+ $8 Kg8 30. Nc1 Bc4+ 31. Kg1 $1 (31. Kf2 $2 c2 32. Ne3
Qh4+) 31... Qd2 $1 32. Qxd2 cxd2 33. Kf2 dxc1=Q 34. Rxc1 Be6 ({or} 34... a5 35.
Ne3 Be6 36. Rxc8+ Bxc8 37. Nc4 Bd7 38. Nxd6 Bxa4 39. Nb7) 35. Rxc8+ Bxc8 36. a5
$1 $14 {Still, Black should rather hold on here.}) 26. Bh6 $1 Qxh6 (26... Nf4+
27. Bxg5 Nxe2+ 28. Kf2 Rxa4 29. Re1 $1 $18 {[%csl Re2]}) 27. Qxc4 {With an
extra rook, White gradually consolidates his position and converts his
advantage.} Nf4 (27... Rc8 28. Qxa6 Nf4 29. Kh1) 28. Kh1 Rc8 29. Qd4 (29. Qxa6
c2 30. Qxd6 $16) 29... Be6 30. Nc1 Qg5 31. Rg1 Qh4 32. Rg3 Rc4 33. Qxd6 Rc8 34.
Nd3 Nxd3 35. Qxd3 c2 36. Nc3 Qf6 (36... Qf4 37. Rgg1) 37. f4 h4 38. Re3 Qxf4
39. Rae1 (39. Rc1 $1 {[%cal Ye3e1]}) 39... Bg4 (39... Bb3 $142 {keeping the
tension although after} 40. Ne2 Qf2 41. Nc1 Bc4 42. Qc3 Be6 43. Rf3 $1 {
White should win after all}) 40. h3 Bxh3 $2 (40... Bd1 41. Rxd1 cxd1=Q+ 42.
Nxd1 Rc1 43. Rf3 $18) (40... Bh5 $5 41. Na2 $18) 41. Qxc2 Bg4 42. Qg2 {[%cal
Rc3d5]} 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 13th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2012.03.20"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Black "Nedev, Trajce"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2492"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c5 7. Nge2 Nc6 8. d5
Ne5 9. Ng3 e6 10. Be2 exd5 11. cxd5 a6 12. a4 Bd7 13. O-O b5 {This early
attempt at counterplay (without ...h7-h5) deserves serious attention.} 14. axb5
(14. h3 $5 {is also played here. Here is a recent example:} Rb8 15. axb5 axb5
16. f4 Nc4 17. Bxc4 bxc4 18. e5 Re8 $1 19. Qf3 Rxb2 $1 20. exf6 Qxf6 21. Rac1
Qd8 22. Bf2 f5 23. Rfe1 Qa5 24. Rxe8+ Bxe8 25. Nd1 Ra2 $44 {1-0 Zhou Jianchao 
(2655)-Fedoseev,V (2505)/Moscow 2011/CBM 141 Extra (48)}) 14... axb5 15. Rxa8 (
15. Bxb5 $143 Bxb5 16. Nxb5 Qb6 (16... Rxa1 17. Qxa1 Nc4 18. Bc1 Qb6 19. Qa4
Ne5 20. Be3 Rb8 21. Nc3 {1/2 Ganguly,S (2639)-Brown,A (2215)/Queenstown NZL
2012/The Week in Chess 897 (61)} Nd3 $132) 17. Qe2 (17. Rxa8 Rxa8 18. Qe2 Rb8
19. Na3 Qb3 $44) 17... Rab8 18. Na7 Qxb2 19. Qxb2 Rxb2 $15 {[...] 0-1 Seirawan,
Y (2600)-Ivanchuk,V (2720)/Roquebrune 1992/CBM 027 ext (36)}) 15... Qxa8 16.
Bxb5 (16. Nxb5 Bxb5 17. Bxb5 Rb8 $10) 16... Bxb5 {Both players were probably
unaware of the following game:} (16... Rb8 $1 17. Bxd7 Nfxd7 18. Qc2 (18. Qe2
c4 19. Qc2 Nd3 20. Rb1 {1/2 Mahia,G (2364)-Perdomo,L (2312)/Olavarria 2005/CBM
105 ext (50)} Rb4 $44) 18... Qa6 {1/2 Spraggett,K (2525)-Hazai,L (2480)/Szirak
1986/MCL} (18... Nc4 $5 19. Bc1 Qb7 $36)) 17. Nxb5 Qa6 18. Nc3 (18. Na3 Rb8 19.
Qc2 Nxd5 $1 20. exd5 Rxb2 $1 $17 {0-1 Belotti,B (2350)-Piket,M (2355)/Lugano
1989/TD (34)}) 18... Rb8 19. Qc2 (19. Bc1 Nfd7 $36) 19... Qd3 20. Qxd3 (20. Qf2
Nc4 21. Nd1 Nxd5 22. exd5 Nxe3 23. Nxe3 {0-1 Nikolaev,S (2430)-Belov,I (2435)/
Podolsk 1991/CBM 026 ext (30)} Bd4 $1 24. Re1 Rxb2 $19) 20... Nxd3 21. Nge2 Ne8
(21... Rxb2 $15 {is quite good. After the text move Black is not worse either
but the 200-point rating difference finally plays its role.}) 22. Rb1 Rxb2 23.
Rxb2 Nxb2 {[%mdl 4096]} 24. Nb5 Kf8 25. Kf1 Ke7 26. Nec3 Nc4 27. Bg5+ Kd7 28.
Ke2 f5 29. Kd3 Nb6 $6 {[%csl Rb6]} (29... Ne5+ 30. Ke3 Nc4+ $11) 30. Nd1 fxe4+
31. fxe4 Be5 32. h3 Nf6 33. Bxf6 Bxf6 34. Ne3 h5 35. Nc4 Nxc4 36. Kxc4 Be5 37.
Kd3 Ke7 38. Na3 Kf6 39. Nc4 Bg3 40. Ke3 h4 (40... Bh2 41. Kf3 Be5 $2 42. h4 $22
) 41. Nd2 g5 42. Nc4 Bf4+ 43. Ke2 Bg3 44. Ne3 Ke5 45. Kd3 Kf4 $4 {[%mdl 8192]}
({After} 45... Kf6 {White apparently can't break through, e.g.} 46. Ng4+ Kf7
47. Kc4 Ke7 48. Kb5 Bf4 ({but not} 48... Kd7 $2 49. e5 $1 Bxe5 (49... dxe5 50.
Kxc5 {[%cal Rg4f6] is hardly more pleasant, e.g.} Ke7 51. d6+ Ke6 52. Kc6 Be1
53. d7 Ba5 54. Nf2 $18) 50. Nxe5+ dxe5 51. Kxc5 $22 Ke7 52. d6+ Kd7 53. Kd5 e4
54. Kxe4 Kxd6 55. Kf5 $18) 49. e5 Bxe5 50. Nxe5 dxe5 51. Kxc5 Kd7 $22 52. d6 e4
53. Kd4 Kxd6 54. Kxe4 Ke6 $11) 46. Nc4 {Winning the d6-pawn and the game.} Bh2
47. Nxd6 Kg3 48. e5 Kxg2 49. Nc4 g4 50. e6 1-0

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 6th"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2019.04.01"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ding, Liren"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2812"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "153"]
[EventDate "2019.03.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 0,153,19,25,23,8,54,7,25,-7,7,22,76,66,100,71,84,41,34,34,60,42,69,41,
63,64,53,42,42,38,35,35,34,29,45,41,41,24,17,-4,29,23,4,24,11,24,59,28,41,27,
108,97,118,141,126,97,96,58,70,60,57,69,80,69,69,57,75,61,53,66,109,46,75,99,
99,99,99,99,50,47,95,0,55,118,148,41,102,97,1,0,20,0,0,0,0,97,221,202,189,188,
192,230,196,194,194,204,216,219,313,221,284,284,284,302,302,302,304,322,322,
322,322,322,322,322,322,322,322,322,322,322,322,344,322,322,342,296,280,302,
340,302,297,297,315,322,1280,1252,509,1263,1391,1428,1471,1432,1454,1455,29989,
29990]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. e4 e6 6. Nc3 exd5 7. cxd5 Bg7
8. Nge2 Nbd7 {A rare move order.} (8... O-O {is the most common continuation})
(8... a6 9. a4 Nbd7 {is often played, too.} 10. Ng3 h5 {was seen in a number
of games.}) 9. Ng3 h5 {Black goes for a well-known line without the insertion
of ...a7-a6 a2-a4. At first glance, this concept has no obvious merits, and
the drawback is that White can make use of the b5 square.} (9... a6 10. a4 {
leads to a well-known position, usually arising after 8...a6}) (9... O-O {
leads to a common line 8...0-0 9.Ng3 Nbd7.}) 10. Be2 (10. Nb5 $6 Ne5) 10... Nh7
(10... h4 11. Nf1 Nh5 12. Be3 (12. g4 $5) 12... a6 13. a4 {0-1 (45) Garriga
Cazorla,P (2386)-Lagno,K (2530) Caleta 2017 transposed to the 8...a6 9.a4 Nbd7
line.}) 11. Nf1 {A new move, which is rather passive.} (11. Be3 h4 12. Nf1 O-O
13. Nd2 (13. Qd2 Re8 14. Bh6 Bd4 $1 15. Ne3 $5 a6 $1 16. Nc2 Be5 17. Bf4 $1 b5
18. O-O Bxf4 19. Qxf4 Ne5 20. Qh6 g5 $13 {1/2 (45) Aronian,L (2809)-Li,C (2735)
Geneva 2017 CBM 180 [Yermolinsky,A]}) 13... f5 14. exf5 Qe7 15. Bf2 (15. fxg6
Qxe3 16. gxh7+ Kh8 17. Nc4 Bxc3+ 18. bxc3 Qxc3+ 19. Kf2 b5 20. Nxd6 Nf6 $40 {
0-1 (38) Sanikidze,T (2518)-Rodshtein,M (2698) Chartres 2017}) 15... Ne5 16.
O-O g5 17. Nc4 Bxf5 18. Qd2 Nxc4 19. Bxc4 Be5 20. Rae1 Qg7 $132 {1/2 (46)
Cheparinov,I (2710)-Bai,J (2585) China 2017}) (11. Bf4 $5 Qe7 12. Qd2 h4 13.
Nf1 g5 14. Be3 Ne5 15. g3 Bd7 (15... g4 $5 {D.Fernandez}) 16. gxh4 gxh4 $6 (
16... g4 $3 17. f4 Nf3+ 18. Bxf3 gxf3 $13 {D.Fernandez}) 17. Rg1 $1 f5 18. f4
$1 Ng4 19. e5 $1 $16 {1/2 (42) Aronian,L (2794)-Grischuk,A (2767) Berlin 2018
CBM 184 [Fernandez,D]}) 11... Qh4+ $5 {Provoking the weakening g2-g3.} (11...
O-O 12. Ne3 {[%cal Ye1g1,Ye3c4] was White's idea.}) 12. g3 Qe7 13. Ne3 O-O 14.
a4 Ne5 15. O-O Bh3 16. Re1 {[%cal Ge1e7]} Rae8 (16... Qd7 $5) 17. Bd2 $1 (17.
f4 Ng4 18. Bxg4 (18. Nxg4 hxg4 19. Bxg4 Bd4+ 20. Kh1 Bxg4 21. Qxg4 Bxc3 22.
bxc3 Nf6 $15) 18... hxg4 19. Nxg4 Bxc3 20. bxc3 Bxg4 21. Qxg4 Nf6 $13) 17... a6
$6 (17... Nf6 $14) 18. Ra3 $6 (18. f4 $1 {was already strong here. If} Ng4 (
18... Nd7 19. Bxh5 $1 $16) 19. Nxg4 hxg4 20. Bxg4 Bd4+ 21. Kh1 Bxg4 22. Qxg4
Nf6 {then} 23. Qh4 $1 {, and Black can't regain the pawn.}) 18... Qc7 (18...
Qd7 $14) 19. f4 (19. Kh1 $5 $14) 19... Nd7 $6 (19... Ng4 {was possible here:}
20. Nxg4 hxg4 21. Bxg4 Bd4+ 22. Kh1 Bxg4 23. Qxg4 Nf6 24. Qf3 (24. Qh4 Qb6 $1
$17) 24... Qd7 $44 {[%cal Yd7h3,Yb7b5]}) 20. Bxh5 $1 {White wins a pawn in a
better version.} c4 $1 {The only chance of counterplay.} 21. Bf3 (21. Qe2 $5
Nc5 22. Qxc4 gxh5 23. b4 Bxc3 24. Qxc3 Rxe4 25. bxc5 Qxc5 $14) 21... Nc5 $1 22.
Qc2 (22. Nxc4 $1 Nd3 23. Ne3 f5 $5 $13) 22... Nb3 $2 {But this is wrong.} (
22... Nd3 $142 23. Re2 f5 $1 24. exf5 Bxf5 $1 (24... gxf5 $2 25. Ncd1 {[%cal
Ra3d3,Rc2c4]}) 25. Nxf5 gxf5 26. Nd1 $1 Rxe2 27. Bxe2 Nxb2 $1 28. Nxb2 Qb6+ 29.
Be3 Qxb2 30. Qxb2 Bxb2 31. Ra2 c3 {, and Black should not lose.}) 23. Rxb3 cxb3
24. Qxb3 $16 {White has two pawns for the exchange and has kept his pawn
centre.} Kh8 (24... f5 25. e5 $1) 25. Ncd1 f5 (25... Bd7 {may be more stubborn.
}) 26. Nf2 fxe4 27. Bxe4 Bf5 28. Rc1 (28. Qd3 $142) 28... Qd7 29. Bf3 Nf6 30.
Rc4 Qe7 31. Nxf5 gxf5 32. Kg2 Rc8 33. Rb4 Rc7 34. a5 Nd7 35. Bd1 Qf7 36. Rxb7
$2 {Premature.} (36. Nh3 Nc5 37. Qf3 $18 {[%cal Rh3g5]}) 36... Rxb7 37. Qxb7
Rb8 38. Qc6 Rxb2 39. Bc2 Bd4 $2 (39... Rb5 $13) 40. Nd3 (40. Bc3 Bxc3 (40...
Rxc2 41. Bxd4+ Kg8 42. Qxc2 Qxd5+ 43. Kg1 Qxd4 44. Qc8+ Nf8 45. Qxa6 $18) 41.
Qxc3+ Qg7 42. Qd3 $16) 40... Qe7 (40... Rb5 $1 41. Qxd6 Qxd5+ 42. Qxd5 Rxd5 $14
) 41. Kf1 Rb8 42. Ne1 $2 (42. Qc4 $16) 42... Nc5 43. Nf3 Bf6 44. Bxf5 Rb3 45.
Qc8+ Kg7 46. Ng5 Bxg5 47. fxg5 Rf3+ $2 (47... Qe5 $1 {, and White has nothing
better than a perpetual, immediately or after} 48. Bf4 Qa1+ 49. Kg2 Rb2+ 50.
Kh3 Qf1+ 51. Kh4 Rxh2+ 52. Bh3 Qd3 {as} 53. Qc7+ Kg8 54. Qd8+ Kg7 55. Qf6+ Kg8
56. Bxd6 $2 {loses to} Qh7+ 57. Qh6 Ne4 $1 {[%cal Rh2h3,Re4d6,Re4f2]}) 48. Kg2
Qe2+ 49. Kh3 Rxf5 50. Qxf5 Qxd2 {[%mdl 4096]} 51. Qf6+ Kg8 52. Qg6+ Kh8 53.
Qxd6 {Four passed pawns are stronger than the knight.} Nd3 (53... Qd4 54. Qf8+
Kh7 55. Qf7+ Kh8 56. g6 Qg7 57. Qe8+ Qg8 58. Qe7 $18) 54. Qh6+ Kg8 55. Qe6+ Kg7
56. Qe7+ Kg8 57. d6 Nf2+ 58. Kh4 Qd4+ 59. Kh5 Qd1+ 60. g4 $1 Nxg4 (60... Qxg4+
61. Kg6 $18) 61. Qe8+ Kg7 62. Qd7+ Kh8 63. Qxg4 Qxd6 64. Qc8+ Kg7 65. Qc3+ Kh7
66. Qc2+ Kg7 67. h4 $18 {White has finally got an easily winning endgame.} Qe6
68. Qc7+ Kh8 69. Qd8+ Kh7 70. Qc7+ Kh8 71. Qb6 Qc4 (71... Qf7+ 72. Kg4 Qd7+ 73.
Kf4 $18) 72. Qd8+ Kg7 73. Qe7+ Kg8 74. Kh6 Qc6+ 75. g6 Qc1+ 76. Qg5 Qd1 77. Qf4
1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 27th"]
[Site "Rogaska Slatina"]
[Date "2011.09.30"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Moiseenko, Alexander"]
[Black "Guseinov, Gadir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2626"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2011.09.25"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Saratov Ekonomist"]
[BlackTeam "DAN DZO & PGMB"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c5 7. Nge2 Nc6 8. d5
Ne5 9. Ng3 e6 10. Be2 exd5 11. cxd5 h5 12. O-O a6 13. a4 Nh7 14. Qd2 h4 15. Nh1
f5 16. Nf2 {This popular system was examined in several CBM issues. Despite
the tempi spent by White's knight, it has now reached its perfect destination 
(f2), and is difficult for Black to obtain sufficient counterplay.} g5 $5 {
A rare continuation. Black prevents f3-f4 but the future of his g5-pawn looks
quite gloomy. Main lines:} (16... Bd7 {and}) (16... Qf6) 17. exf5 Bxf5 18. Nce4
Ng6 (18... h3 $5 19. g3 Nf7 {may be an attempt at improvement.}) 19. Rae1 $146
(19. Nxg5 Nxg5 20. Bxg5 Qb6 21. Nd1 Rae8 22. Nc3 Qb4 23. Kh1 h3 24. gxh3 Qd4
25. Rad1 Qxd2 26. Rxd2 Bxh3 27. Rg1 Bf5 $44 {1/2 Graf,A (2630)-Mamedov,R (2330)
/Dubai 2003/CBM 093 ext (32)}) 19... Rc8 20. a5 Qd7 21. b3 Bxe4 22. Nxe4 Rce8
23. b4 $1 {[%mdl 32] After Black's rook has left the c-file, this typical
break is especially powerful.} cxb4 24. Qxb4 Be5 25. Bd4 $6 (25. Bd1 $1 {
sealed White's advantage, e.g.} Rc8 26. Ba4 Qg7 $1 (26... Qe7 27. Nxg5 $1 Nxg5
28. Qg4) 27. Kh1 $1 {, and it is difficult for Black to find a sensible move} (
27. Nxd6 $143 Qe7 28. Bc5 Rxc5 29. Rxe5 Qxe5 30. Qxc5 Nf6)) 25... Bxd4+ 26.
Qxd4 Re5 27. Qb6 (27. Bd3 $5 Qe7 (27... Nf4 28. Nc5 Qc7 29. Ne6) 28. g3 $14)
27... h3 $1 {The only chance to create counterplay.} 28. g3 g4 29. Qd4 $6 {
Too passive. Black now consolidates his position.} (29. Qxd6 $2 Qxd6 30. Nxd6
gxf3) (29. Rc1 $142 gxf3 30. Bd3 $1 Re7 $1 ({or} 30... Nf6 31. Rc7 Qd8 32. Qxb7
Ne7 33. Nd2 $1) 31. Qxd6 Qxd6 32. Nxd6 Ne5 33. Bf5 $1 {keeping some winning
chances.}) 29... Qe7 30. Qd3 gxf3 31. Bxf3 Kg7 32. Qc3 Kg8 33. Bh1 Rxf1+ 34.
Kxf1 Nf6 35. Nf2 Qd7 36. Rc1 Nxd5 $13 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 11th"]
[Site "Rijeka"]
[Date "2010.03.17"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Black "Khairullin, Ildar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2701"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2010.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 136"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c5 7. Nge2 Nc6 8. d5
Ne5 9. Ng3 e6 10. Be2 exd5 11. cxd5 h5 12. O-O Nh7 13. Qd2 h4 14. Nh1 f5 15.
Nf2 Bd7 16. a4 {Many moves have been tested in this well-known position:} (16.
f4 Nf7 17. e5 $6 dxe5 18. Bxc5 Re8 19. fxe5 Bxe5 20. Nd3 Qc7 21. h3 Nhg5 $36 {
1/2 Moiseenko,A (2573)-Ponomariov,R (2627)/Alushta 2000/EXT 2001 (38)}) (16.
Rad1 Re8 17. b4 b6 18. Nb5 Nf7 19. bxc5 bxc5 20. exf5 gxf5 21. Bf4 Rb8 22. Rb1
Qe7 23. Bd3 Ne5 {1/2 Khenkin,I (2598)-Efimenko,Z (2557)/Fuerth 2002/CBM 090 ext
}) (16. exf5 gxf5 17. Nh3 (17. Bh6 Qf6 18. Bxg7 Qxg7 19. f4 Ng4 20. Bf3 Rae8
21. Rfe1 b5 22. a3 Nhf6 $132 {1-0 Zubarev,A (2548)-Pavlidis,A (2360)/Kavala
2009/CBM 131 Extra (39)}) 17... Qe7 18. Rae1 Rae8 19. Nf4 Ng4 20. fxg4 (20.
Bxc5 $1 dxc5 21. fxg4 Qd6 $13) 20... Qxe3+ 21. Qxe3 Rxe3 22. Ne6 Bxe6 23. dxe6
Bd4 $17 {0-1 Lie,K (2558)-Stellwagen,D (2621)/Malmo 2008/CBM 124 (43)}) (16.
Kh1 $5 Kh8 17. Rae1 Qa5 18. exf5 gxf5 19. f4 Ng4 20. Nxg4 fxg4 21. Qd1 h3 22.
gxh3 gxh3 23. Bd2 Rae8 24. Bg4 Qd8 25. Be6 $14 {0-1 Henrichs,T (2459)-Van
Laatum,G (2327)/Belgium 2001/EXT 2003 (28)}) (16. Rab1 $5 Qf6 (16... Rc8 $5)
17. f4 Nf7 18. Kh1 Rfe8 19. Nb5 Qd8 20. b4 b6 21. bxc5 bxc5 22. Bd3 $2 (22.
Nxd6 $1 Nxd6 23. e5 $16) 22... Nf6 23. Nc3 Qa5 24. Qc2 Ng4 $17 {0-1
Kasimdzhanov,R (2677)-Topalov,V (2772)/Leon 2007/CBM 119 (61)}) (16. Rae1 $5 b6
17. exf5 gxf5 18. Nh3 Ng6 19. f4 Re8 20. Kh1 Qf6 21. Bh5 $14 {1-0 Khismatullin,
D (2584)-Nedev,T (2518)/Plovdiv 2008/CBM 124 (77)}) 16... Qf6 (16... a6 $6 17.
Kh1 (17. a5 $5 Qf6 18. Qc2 $2 (18. f4 Nf7 19. Bd3 $14) 18... f4 19. Bd2 h3 $17
{0-1 Bischoff,K (2560)-Radjabov,T (2682)/Mainz 2005/CBM 107 ext (34)}) (17.
exf5 gxf5 18. Nh3 Qa5 19. Nf4 Rfe8 20. Nh5 Bh8 21. Bf2 $14 {1/2 Sasikiran,K 
(2525)-Singh,G (2310)/Kolkata 1999/CBM 069 ext (78)}) 17... Re8 {The rook
could still be employed on the f-file. Der Turm könnte auf der f-Linie noch
gebraucht werden.} 18. Rg1 Nf7 (18... g5 $6 {In the long run I do not like
this; the pawn would be better on g6 ib view of the move g2-g3 which is to be
expected at some point. Dies gefällt nun endgültig nicht, bei dem irgendwann
zu erwartenden g2-g3 würde der Bauer besser auf g6 stehen.} 19. exf5 Bxf5 20.
Rae1 Rc8 21. Nce4 Nf7 22. Bd3 {The threat is 23.Nxg5. Es droht 23.Nxg5.} Re5 {
The prsssure against d5 is not strong enough to justify the dangerous position
the rook occupies. Der Druck auf d5 ist nicht stark genug, um die gefährdete
Aufstellung des Turmes zu rechtfertigen.} 23. Bc2 Qd7 24. g3 $1 $16 {1-0
Tomashevsky,E (2664)-Shomoev,A (2567)/Budva 2009/CBM 130/[CB] (31)}) ({One of
several possibilities is Eine von mehreren Möglichkeiten ist} 18... Nf6 $5) 19.
Rge1 g5 20. f4 gxf4 21. Bxf4 Nf6 22. Bd3 fxe4 23. Nfxe4 Nh5 24. Bxd6 $16 {
1-0 Khairullin,I (2604)-Shomoev,A (2566)/Ulan Ude 2009/CBM 132 (40)}) 17. exf5
(17. Nh3 Rae8 18. Nb5 $6 fxe4 19. fxe4 Qe7 $13 {1-0 Gupta,A (2551)-Caspi,I 
(2412)/Gaziantep 2008/CBM 125 Extra (44)}) (17. f4 Nf7 18. Bd3 Rfe8 19. Rab1
$14) 17... gxf5 18. Nh3 {You have seen this manoeuvre in some games cited in
the previous annotations.} Ng6 $6 (18... Rae8 $142) 19. f4 $1 {[%csl Rg6][%cal
Ye2h5][%mdl 32] Cutting off the black knight.} a6 (19... Qe7 20. Bh5 Qxe3+ 21.
Qxe3 Bd4 22. Qxd4 cxd4 23. Bxg6 dxc3 24. Bxh7+ Kxh7 25. bxc3 $16) 20. Bf2 Rae8
21. Kh1 $1 {Black has no counterplay now, and White quietly prepares his
attack along the g-file.} Rf7 22. a5 Rfe7 23. Bh5 Nhf8 24. Rg1 $1 Bh6 25. g3
Kh8 (25... hxg3 26. Rxg3 Rg7 27. Rag1 Ree7 28. Ng5) 26. gxh4 $18 {[%cal Yh3g5]}
Nxh4 27. Bxe8 Bxe8 28. Ng5 Nhg6 29. Rae1 Rxe1 30. Rxe1 Bf7 31. Nxf7+ Qxf7 32.
Bg3 Bg7 33. Qe3 Bd4 34. Qf3 Kg8 35. Re2 Qh7 36. Na4 Qd7 37. Nb6 Qb5 38. h4 Qxa5
39. Nc4 Qd8 40. h5 Nh8 41. Rg2 Kf7 42. Qd3 {The whole system looks quite
gloomy for Black.} 1-0

[Event "Moscow-B"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1986.03.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Vasiukov, Evgeni"]
[Black "Kuzmin, Alexey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2355"]
[Annotator "Kuzmin/Kimmelfeld"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1986.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Inf.41/83} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 e6
8. Qd2 exd5 9. cxd5 a6 10. a4 h6 11. Be3 Re8 12. Nge2 Nbd7 13. Nc1 Nh7 14. Be2
g5 (14... Ne5 {- Inf.39/119}) 15. Ra3 (15. O-O $2 f5 {/\ f4}) 15... Qe7 $11 16.
Bf2 f5 17. exf5 Ne5 18. O-O Bxf5 19. Nd1 $1 Nf6 20. Ne3 Bd7 21. a5 g4 22. Kh1 (
22. fxg4 Nexg4 23. Bxg4 Bxg4 24. Bh4 Ne4 $1 25. Qe1 Qd7 26. h3 $13) 22... gxf3
23. gxf3 Nh5 24. Rg1 Kh8 (24... Nf4 $6 25. Nf5) 25. Nd3 Qf7 $1 26. Nxe5 Rxe5
$17 27. b4 Nf4 28. bxc5 dxc5 29. Bg3 Nxe2 (29... Rf8 $1 30. Bd1 Rh5 {/\ Bd4})
30. Qxe2 Ree8 31. Rb1 Bb5 32. Qg2 c4 $6 (32... Bd4) 33. Rc1 Rac8 34. Be1 Kh7
35. Qc2+ Kh8 36. Qg2 Kh7 37. Qc2+ Qg6 38. Nf5 $2 $138 (38. Qf2 $15) 38... Re5
39. Nxg7 $2 (39. Ne3 Qxc2 40. Rxc2 Bf8) 39... Rxe1+ 40. Rxe1 Qxc2 41. Nh5 Rf8
42. Re7+ 0-1

[Event "Zug FIDE GP"]
[Site "Zug"]
[Date "2013.04.26"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[Annotator "Margvelashvili,G"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2013.04.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Usually short draws between two grandmasters are pretty uneventful.
This game was definitely an exception.} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 {Giri chooses
the King's Indian Defence, very aggressive but risky choice of opening against
Karjakin.} 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c5 {Lately the most popular choice
against 5.f3.} 7. d5 (7. dxc5 dxc5 8. Qxd8 Rxd8 9. Bxc5 Nc6 {is another main
line, but due to good development and active pieces black seem to have enough
compensation for the sacrificed pawn.}) (7. Nge2 {is also possible.}) 7... e6
8. Qd2 exd5 9. cxd5 Nbd7 {Now the game has transferred to the Benoni type of
positions that arise after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6. In these type of
positions, Black's main idea is to push ...b5 and develop an initiative on the
queensside, where they have a pawn majority. White tries to attack in the
center and the kingside.} 10. Nh3 a6 11. a4 {Preventing b5.} Ne5 12. Nf2 Bd7
13. h3 {Karjakin threatens f4 that would trap the e5-knight.} b5 $1 {The only
move, otherwise Giri's position would be just bad.} 14. f4 (14. axb5 $6 {
accepting the pawn sacrifice is not good for Karjakin, since after} axb5 15.
Rxa8 Qxa8 16. Bxb5 $2 Bxb5 17. Nxb5 Qa6 18. Na3 Rb8 {White would fall behind
in development too much, giving Black an almost winning position.}) 14... Nc4
15. Bxc4 bxc4 16. O-O Nh5 {Giri's idea is to play f5 and stop Karjakin's
advance on the kingsside.} 17. g4 Qh4 $1 {Sacrificing a piece.} (17... Ng3 $6
18. Rfe1 h5 19. f5 {and Giri's knight on g3 is in danger.}) 18. gxh5 Qg3+ 19.
Kh1 Bxh3 20. Rg1 Qh4 21. Rg2 (21. Rge1 {is another move recommended by engines.
} Rab8 22. Kh2 Bg4+ 23. Kg2 Bxh5 {leads to a very unbalanced position. This
line needs further deep analysis.}) (21. Nxh3 $4 {on the other hand, would be
just bad} Qxh3+ 22. Qh2 Qxe3) 21... Bg4+ $1 {Transferring the bishop to the
dominant f3-square.} 22. Kg1 Bf3 23. f5 {The most natural move, but it only
leads to a draw.} (23. e5 $5 {is the only way to fight for an advantage.} dxe5
24. h6 $1 Bxh6 25. fxe5 Bxe3 26. Qxe3 Bxg2 27. Kxg2 {with unclear play, but
here I would prefer White's position.}) 23... Be5 24. Bg5 Bh2+ $1 {Maybe
Karjakin missed this resource.} 25. Kf1 (25. Rxh2 $2 Qg3+ 26. Kf1 Qxh2 {
leads White to disaster.}) 25... Bxg2+ 26. Kxg2 Qg3+ 27. Kh1 f6 28. Bh6 Qh4 $1
29. Kg2 Qg3+ 30. Kh1 Qh4 31. Kg2 {Karjakin has no choice but to repeat the
position.} (31. Nh3 Be5 32. Qg2 Rfb8 {is too dangerous for White.}) 31... Qg3+
32. Kh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris FIDE GP"]
[Site "Elancourt"]
[Date "2013.10.02"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2013.09.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteClock "2:00:00"]
[BlackClock "2:00:00"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Bd3 exd5
9. cxd5 b5 $5 {Both players considered this to be a novelty, but there had
been just one game before, played between low rated players.} ({Grischuk had
faced this line earlier this same year:} 9... h6 10. Bf4 g5 11. Bh2 Re8 12.
Nge2 c4 13. Bc2 Na6 14. O-O Nc5 15. f3 b5 16. Kh1 Qb6 17. Bg1 Bd7 18. Qd2 Qd8
19. Bd4 Nh5 20. Bxg7 Nxg7 21. g4 $1 {[%csl Gg7]} Qf6 22. Qd4 Qe5 23. b4 $14 {
Svidler,P (2769)-Grischuk,A (2779)/Thessaloniki 2013/CBM 155 (1/2, 64)}) ({
I have spent a lot of time (and rating points!) to make the following line
work:} 9... Re8 10. Nf3 c4 11. Bc2 b5 12. a3 Bd7 (12... a5 13. Nxb5 Qb6 14. Qd4
Qxb5 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Qxf6 Nd7 17. Qd4 {Chernin,A (2600)-Marin,M (2515)/
Budapest 1993/CBM 034/[Hansen,Cu] (1-0, 44)}) (12... a6 13. O-O Nbd7 14. Re1
Bb7 15. Qd2 Qb6 16. Be3 Qc7 17. Bh6 Rac8 18. Rad1 Qb6 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Nd4 $14
{Yermolinsky,A (2590)-Marin,M (2520)/Tilburg 1994/CBM 044/[Knaak,R] (1-0, 36)})
13. O-O a5 14. Nd4 ({White does not have enough time for such neutral moves as:
} 14. Re1 Na6 15. e5 dxe5 16. Nxe5 b4 17. axb4 axb4 18. Nxd7 Rxe1+ 19. Qxe1
Qxd7 20. Ne4 Nxd5 $15 {1/2 Istratescu,A (2575)-Florean,A (2455)/Bucharest 1998/
CBM 064}) 14... Qb6 (14... Na6 15. Ndxb5 Bxb5 16. Nxb5 Qb6 17. Nc3 Qxb2 18. Bd2
{Rogozenco,D (2480)-Marin,M (2515)/Odorheiu Secuiesc 1993/CBM 036/[Knaak,R] 
(1-0, 24)}) 15. Be3 Qb7 16. Qf3 Na6 {Ziegler,A (2372)-Marin,M (2555)/
Gothenburg 2000/CBM 076 (1/2, 58). Finally, this is the way to play the Re8
and c4 line, but later I lost interest in the Benoni...}) 10. Nf3 $146 {
Safe but not too ambitious.} (10. Nxb5 Qb6 11. Bxf6 (11. Qd2 Nxe4) (11. Qe2 Re8
) 11... Bxf6 $44 {Koczo,K (2167)-Honsch,P (2015)/Budapest 2010/CBM 136 Extra 
(0-1, 24)}) 10... b4 11. Ne2 Qe8 {If Black can get his pawn to b4 without
playing ...a6 or ...c4, his position should be just great. Without the
d4-square for his pieces, White is rather passive.} 12. Nd2 Nbd7 13. O-O Ne5 {
[%csl Ge5]} 14. Bc2 Ba6 15. Re1 {Black has a dream position, with all his
minor pieces active, but how to proceed? One should never forget about the
threat e4-e5, it can turn tables in just an instant!} Nd3 $6 ({Grischuk
regretted not having played the patient} 15... Nfd7 16. a3 {Tomashevsky's
suggestion} (16. Nc1 c4) 16... b3 $1 {Overlooked by both players during the
post mortem.} ({The move analysed} 16... Nd3 {also looks good:} 17. Bxd3 Bxd3
18. axb4 cxb4 $15 19. Nb3 $6 Qxe4 20. Nf4 Qf5 21. Be7 Bc2 22. Nd4 Qxf4 23. Nxc2
Rfe8 24. g3 Qc4 $17) 17. Nxb3 (17. Bxb3 Nd3 $17) 17... Nc4 $15) 16. Bxd3 Bxd3
17. Nf4 Bb5 18. e5 $1 {Of course!} (18. Qc2 Nd7 $17) 18... dxe5 19. Bxf6 Bxf6
20. Ne4 Bg7 21. Nd3 {This was the move overlooked by Grischuk. Suddenly, he
felt that he was fighting for a draw, but there was a hidden resource
available still.} Rd8 $6 (21... Qd8 22. Ndxc5 Qb6 23. d6 Rad8 24. Qd5 $14) (
21... f5 $1 22. Nd6 Qd7 23. Nxb5 e4 $3 {Probably overlooked by both players.} (
23... Qxb5 24. Nxe5 $14) 24. Nxc5 Qxb5 25. Ne6 Bxb2 26. Rb1 Bc3 27. Nxf8 Rxf8
$44) 22. Ndxc5 Bc6 23. d6 Kh8 24. Rc1 $14 {White has a strong centralised
position. Sure, he needs to make something concrete out of it, otherwise the
bishops could become dangerous.} h6 25. Re2 $1 (25. d7 Bxd7 26. Nd6 Qe7 27.
Ndb7 Bxh3 28. Nxd8 Rxd8 29. Qb3 Bf5 30. Qxb4 h5 (30... e4 $44 {Tomashevsky})
31. Red1 Rd4 $44 {Grischuk}) (25. Qd2 f5 26. d7 Bxd7 27. Nd6 Bc8 $1 $11) 25...
f5 $6 (25... a5 $5) 26. d7 Bxd7 27. Rd2 $6 {Not bad, but not best either!} (27.
Nd6 $1 Qe7 28. Ncb7 Rb8 29. Rc7 $16) 27... fxe4 28. Rxd7 e3 29. fxe3 e4 30.
Rxd8 Qxd8 31. Ne6 $1 {Forcing the transposition to a slightly better rook
ending.} (31. b3 Qg5 $132) (31. Qxd8 Rxd8 32. b3 Rd2 $132) 31... Qxd1+ 32. Rxd1
Rc8 33. Nxg7 Kxg7 34. Rd7+ Kf6 35. Rxa7 Rc1+ 36. Kh2 Re1 $2 {This could have
caused serious problems.} (36... Rc2 $1 37. b3 Re2 38. Ra4 Ke5 $11 {The
e4-pawn sustained by Black's king and rook will ensure a draw depsite the
connected queenside passers.Please compare with the lines below.}) 37. Ra6+ Ke5
38. Ra5+ Ke6 39. Rb5 Rxe3 40. Rxb4 Ke5 (40... Re1 41. Kg3 $1) 41. Rb8 $2 {
After more than half an hour of thinking, White lets his last chance slip away.
} (41. Kg1 $1 Re1+ (41... Kf4 42. Kf2 Rd3 43. g3+ Ke5 44. Rb3 Rd2+ 45. Ke3) 42.
Kf2 Ra1 43. a4 {In view of g2-g3, Black's counterplay is not easy to build up.
He should try with} g5 (43... Kf4 44. g3+) (43... h5 44. h4) 44. g3 h5 {
but after} 45. Rb5+ Kd4 46. a5 {he would still need to prove an accurate way
to a draw.}) 41... Re1 $1 42. b4 (42. Kg3 Rf1 {cutting off the king}) 42... e3
43. b5 Kd4 {The rest is simple.} 44. b6 e2 45. Re8 Kd3 46. b7 Rb1 47. Rd8+ Kc3
48. Re8 Kd2 49. Rd8+ Kc3 50. Re8 Kd2 51. Rd8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-15"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Marin, Mihail"]
[Black "Mascarinas, Rico"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 c5 6. d5 O-O 7. g4 $5 e6 8. Nge2
exd5 9. cxd5 a6 (9... b6 $5 {/\ Ba6}) 10. a4 Nfd7 $5 {/\ Qh4} (10... Nbd7) (
10... h5 $5) 11. h4 Ne5 12. Ng3 {/\ Be2, f4} f5 13. gxf5 gxf5 14. f4 $1 $14 {|^
} Ng4 $6 (14... Ng6 15. h5 Ne7 (15... Nh4 16. h6 $1 {/\ Qh5+/-}) 16. e5 $36) (
14... Nf7) 15. Be2 $16 {/\ Bg4} Nh6 16. e5 $1 $40 dxe5 17. Nh5 e4 (17... exf4
18. Bxf4 $16) 18. Nxg7 Kxg7 19. b4 $1 {/^a1-h8} cxb4 20. Qd4+ Rf6 (20... Qf6
21. Qxb4 {/\ Bb2+-}) 21. Rg1+ Ng4 (21... Kf7 22. Bh5+) (21... Kf8 22. Qxb4+) (
21... Kh8 22. Qxb4 {/\ Bb2}) 22. Bxg4 $18 Kh6 (22... bxc3 23. Bxf5+ Kf7 24.
Be6+ $1) (22... fxg4 23. Nxe4) (22... Nc6 23. Be2+ Kh6 24. Qc4 bxc3 25. Qxc3 (
25. dxc6 $6 Rxc6) 25... Qa5 (25... Na5 26. Bb2 Rg6 27. Qg7+ Rxg7 28. Bxg7#) 26.
Bd2 Qxc3 27. Bxc3) 23. Nxe4 $1 Rg6 (23... fxe4 24. Bxc8) 24. Ng5 Be6 25. Nxe6
Rxe6+ (25... Nc6 26. Nxd8 Nxd4 27. Nf7+ Kg7 28. Bb2) (25... Qxh4+ 26. Qf2 Rxg4
27. Rxg4 Qxg4 28. Nc7) 26. Be2 Rf6 (26... Qxh4+ 27. Qf2) 27. Rg8 1-0

[Event "Hospitalet op"]
[Site "Sitges"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Solozhenkin, Evgeniy"]
[Black "Marin, Mihail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1993.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 d6 4. Nc3 g6 5. e4 Bg7 6. f3 O-O 7. Bg5 e6 8. Qd2 h6
9. Be3 (9. Bxh6 Nxe4 10. Nxe4 Qh4+) 9... exd5 10. cxd5 Re8 11. Nge2 Nbd7 12.
Nd1 (12. Nc1 {/\ Nc1-d3-f2} Ne5 13. Nd3 $2 Nc4) 12... b5 13. Ng3 (13. a4 b4)
13... h5 (13... a6 14. Bxh6 Bxh6 15. Qxh6 Nxd5 16. Qd2 Nb4 17. Nc3) 14. Bxb5
Rb8 (14... Qb6 $5) 15. Be2 (15. Bc6 h4 16. Ne2 h3 17. g3 Ne5 18. Bxe8 $2 Nxf3+)
(15. Bxd7 Nxd7 16. O-O Ba6 17. Re1 Ne5 $17) (15. a4 a6 16. Bxd7 Nxd7 17. O-O
Ne5 18. Qc2 a5 {/\ Ba6}) 15... h4 16. Nf1 Ne5 17. Rb1 $1 (17. h3 Nh5 18. Bg5
Bf6 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Nh2 Ng3) (17. Qc2 h3 18. g3 Qb6 19. Nd2 Ba6) 17... Nh7 (
17... Qb6 {/\ Ba6} 18. b4 $6 Ba6 19. b5 h3 20. g3 Bxb5 21. a4 $2 Bxe2) 18. h3
f5 19. Nh2 Nf6 20. Nf2 fxe4 21. fxe4 Rb4 $1 22. Bg5 (22. O-O Nxe4 23. Nxe4 Rxe4
$17) (22. Qc2 Nxe4 23. Nxe4 Rxe4 24. Qxe4 Bf5 $17) 22... Rd4 $2 (22... Nf7 $1
23. Bxf6 (23. Bxh4 Nxe4 24. Bxd8 Nxd2 25. Kxd2 Nxd8 $17) 23... Qxf6 24. b3 Ne5)
23. Qc2 (23. Qc1 Ba6) 23... Nf7 24. Bxf6 Bxf6 $6 (24... Qxf6 25. Nf3 Rb4 $17)
25. O-O Ne5 (25... Ne5 26. Nhg4 Bxg4 27. Nxg4 Nxg4 28. Bxg4 Rexe4 29. Bf3 Rc4
30. Qd3 Rcd4 31. Qc2 Rc4) 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.12.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khismatullin, Denis Rimovich"]
[Black "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2583"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2006.12.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 116"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Qd2 exd5
9. cxd5 a6 10. a4 Re8 11. a5 $5 {A relatively rare move. In this variation,
White would be very happy to be allowed to play Nh3-f2, but needs to wait
until Black develops his own queen's knight to do so. However, playing a
waiting game is not easy for White, because this implies staying with his king
in the centre for a long time.} b5 12. axb6 Qxb6 13. Nge2 {Not very consequent.
White has allowed Black open the queenside for nothing. However, other moves
do not promisse an advantage either.} (13. Bd3 $6 Nbd7 14. Nh3 Ne5 15. Nf2 {
White has achieved his goal, but at the price of giving up his important
bishop.} Nxd3+ 16. Nxd3 a5 17. O-O Ba6 18. Rf2 Nd7 $15 {All Black's pieces are
optimally placed, Kraidman,Y (2415)-Har Zvi,R (2350)/Tel Aviv 1992/CBM 029 ext
(0-1, 47)}) ({The most consistent continuation is the slightly paradoxical} 13.
Be2 {, which deprives the knight from the e2-square, but keeps Black under
some incertitude at the same time.} h5 (13... Nbd7 $6 {is exactly what Black
shouldnot do.} 14. Nh3 Ne5 15. Nf2 Bd7 16. O-O $14 {Istratescu,A (2578)
-Radovanovic,D (2331)/Chania 2000/EXT 2001 (1-0, 28)}) 14. Bd1 {This move
actually marks the deviation from the initial plan, but staying with the king
in the centre for too long would probably be dangerous.} Nbd7 15. Nge2 (15. Nh3
$2 Ne5 {[%csl Gc4,Gh3]}) 15... Ne5 16. b3 a5 $1 $10 {[%cal Yc8a6,Ga6f1] By
transferring his bishop to c2, White intends to inhibit the thematic break ...
f5. However, in doing that he weakens the control of another crucial diagonal.}
17. O-O Ba6 18. Bc2 Qc7 (18... Nfd7 $2 19. h3 {/\f4|^} c4) 19. Ra4 $6 (19. Rfc1
Nfd7 20. Kh1 c4 21. Bd4 {Christiansen,L (2575)-Marin,M (2475)/Szirak 1987/CBM
03/[Marin,M] (1/2-1/2, 31)} cxb3 22. Bxb3 Nc5 23. Ba4 Reb8 24. Qg5 {/\f4<=>})
19... Nfd7 20. Rfa1 $6 Bxe2 $1 (20... Nb6 $6 21. Rxa5 $1 Nbc4 22. bxc4 Nxc4 23.
Rxa6 $1 Rxa6 24. Rxa6 Nxd2 25. Bxd2 $14) 21. Nxe2 (21. Qxe2 $6 Nxf3+ $17) 21...
Nb6 $1 22. R4a2 (22. Rxa5 $2 Nxf3+ $1 23. gxf3 Bxa1 $19) 22... a4 23. Nc3 (23.
bxa4 Nec4 24. Qd3 Nxe3 25. Qxe3 Bxa1 26. Rxa1 Nxd5 $19) 23... Qb7 $1 24. Bf2 (
24. bxa4 $2 Nec4 25. Qe1 Nxe3 $19 26. Qxe3 $2 Bd4) (24. Nxa4 $2 Nxa4 25. Rxa4
Nxf3+ 26. gxf3 Bxa1 $19) 24... axb3 25. Bxb3 (25. Rxa8 Rxa8 26. Rxa8+ Qxa8 27.
Bxb3 Qa3 $36) 25... Rxa2 26. Bxa2 (26. Qxa2 Nxf3+ $17) (26. Rxa2 Nbc4) 26...
Qa6 27. Rb1 Ra8 28. Bb3 (28. f4 Qd3 29. Qxd3 Nxd3 30. e5 Nxf4 31. Rxb6 Bxe5 32.
Be1 Bxc3 33. Bxc3 Ne2+ $19) 28... Nbc4 29. Qe2 (29. Bxc4 Qxc4 $17) 29... Na3 $1
30. Rd1 (30. Qxa6 Rxa6 31. Ra1 Nd3 32. Bc4 $5 Nxc4 $1 33. Rxa6 Bxc3 $19) 30...
Qxe2 (30... c4 31. Ba2 Nd3 $17) 31. Nxe2 c4 32. Ba2 Nb5 33. Bb1 Ra1 34. Bc2 $2
(34. Bd4 $8) 34... Ra2 35. Rc1 Nd3 {, 1-0 Genov Petar (2485)-Mihail Marin 
(2511) Solsona 2004,} 36. Bxd3 cxd3 37. Nf4 d2 $19) 13... Nbd7 14. Na4 Qc7 15.
Nec3 {White is just two moves away from castling, but the placement of his
knights is hardly adequate.} Rb8 16. Be2 Ne5 17. O-O Rb4 {Although there was
no immediate danger of a white knight's transfer to c4, Black takes under
strict observation this important square. His quenside play is simple and
efficient.} 18. Ra3 Bd7 19. Rfa1 (19. Bxa6 $2 Ra8 $1 $17 {[%csl Ya4,Ya6]})
19... Reb8 20. Nd1 (20. Bxa6 c4 $44 {[%csl Ya6][%cal Ge5d3]}) 20... Nc4 (20...
Bb5 $5 {[%csl Yc4] would have been simpler. After the exchange of the
light-squared bishops, Black would install his knight to c4 with all the
comfort.}) 21. Bxc4 Rxc4 22. Nac3 Bc8 {[%csl Ga6]} 23. Na2 {White has moved
around with his knights a lot, without achieving anything concrete yet.} Nd7
$132 {In spite of the slightly awkward placement of the rook on c4, Black has
good counterplay.} 24. Rb1 Bd4 25. Qe2 Ne5 26. h3 g5 27. b3 f5 28. Nb2 Bxe3+
29. Qxe3 f4 30. Qe1 Rd4 31. Nc4 Qe7 32. Nxe5 Qxe5 33. Qc3 h5 34. Qa5 Qe7 35.
Nc3 Rdb4 36. Re1 g4 37. e5 dxe5 38. d6 Qxd6 39. Ne4 Qd4+ 40. Kh1 Bf5 41. Nf6+
Kh8 42. Qc7 R4b7 43. Qxe5 Qxe5 44. Rxe5 g3 45. Re1 Rxb3 46. Rxa6 c4 47. Raa1 c3
48. Rac1 c2 49. Nxh5 R3b4 50. Kg1 Bg6 0-1

[Event "Interzonal-14b"]
[Site "Szirak"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Christiansen, Larry Mark"]
[Black "Marin, Mihail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1987.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 d6 4. Nc3 g6 5. e4 Bg7 6. f3 O-O 7. Bg5 e6 8. Qd2 h6
9. Be3 exd5 10. cxd5 Re8 11. Be2 $5 h5 12. a4 a6 13. a5 b5 (13... Nbd7 $6 14.
Nh3 $14) 14. axb6 Qxb6 15. Bd1 (15. Ra2 $142 $5 $14) 15... Nbd7 16. Nge2 Ne5
17. b3 a5 $1 $10 18. O-O Ba6 19. Bc2 Qc7 (19... Nfd7 $2 20. h3 {/\f4|^}) 20.
Rfc1 (20. h3 c4 21. f4 Nd3 22. bxc4 Nb2 $13) 20... Nfd7 21. Kh1 c4 (21... Rab8
$5 {/\Rb4,c4<=>}) 22. Bd4 (22. Na4 Reb8 $13) 22... Nc5 (22... cxb3 $142 23.
Bxb3 Nc5 24. Ba4 Reb8 25. Qg5 {/\f4<=>} (25. Nd1 $6 Rb4 $36)) 23. bxc4 Nxc4 24.
Qg5 $1 {/\Bg7,Ng3><h5} Ne5 $1 $8 25. f4 Ned3 26. Bxg7 Kxg7 27. Ng3 Nf2+ 28. Kg1
Qa7 $1 29. Nxh5+ Kg8 30. Nf6+ Kg7 31. Nh5+ (31. Nxe8+ $2 Rxe8 {/\Nh3-+}) 31...
Kg8 32. Nf6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2007.01.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2007.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 {Topalov
ocasionally plays the Benoni (in its traditional move order, based on 2...c5)
which means that he is not too worried about KI systems that allow undermining
the centre with a later advance of the c-pawn.} 7. d5 e6 8. Bd3 exd5 9. cxd5
Re8 10. Nge2 {The development of the knight to e2 is typical for the Penrose
system, where White does not commit his queen's bishop so soon.} ({For years,
I have tried to find an antidote against} 10. Nf3 {Here is my (generally
unpleasant) experience.} c4 11. Bc2 b5 12. a3 Bd7 (12... Na6 13. O-O Nc5 14.
Re1 Qb6 15. Qd2 $14 {Rogozenko,D (2480)-Marin,M (2515)/Bucharest 1993/CBM 034/
[Knaak] (1-0, 39)}) (12... a5 $6 13. Nxb5 $1 Qb6 14. Qd4 $1 Qxb5 15. Bxf6 Bxf6
16. Qxf6 Nd7 17. Qd4 $16 {Chernin,A (2600)-Marin,M (2515)/Budapest 1993/CBM
034/[Hansen,Cu] (1-0, 44)}) (12... a6 13. O-O Nbd7 14. Qd2 Qc7 15. Rfe1 Bb7 16.
Rad1 $14 {Despite his advantage of space on the queenside, Black has not
equalised completely. His queen's bishop is passive, while the d4-square will
serve White quite well to increase his pressure.}) 13. O-O a5 14. Nd4 Qb6 (
14... Na6 $2 15. Ndxb5 $16 {Rogozenko,D (2480)-Marin,M (2515)/Odorheiu
Secuiesc 1993/CBM 036/[Knaak] (1-0, 24)}) 15. Be3 (15. Ndxb5 {Belov} Bxb5 16.
Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Nxb5 Na6 18. a4 Bxb2 19. Rb1 Bg7 $15) 15... Qb7 16. Qf3 $1 Na6
17. Bg5 Ng4 18. Nc6 Ne5 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Bf6 b4 21. axb4 axb4 22. Nd1 Nc5 $13
{Ziegler,A (2372)-Marin,M (2555)/Gothenburg 2000/CBM 076 (1/2-1/2, 58). This
is the first (and only) game where I obtained a reasonable positoon out of the
opening.}) 10... Nbd7 11. O-O {This position has occurred in practice rather
rarely.} h6 {By refraining from ...a6, Topalov has a concrete ideain his mind,
as we shall see.} ({However,} 11... a6 {seems entirely playable, too.} 12. a4
h6 (12... Qc7 13. Ng3 h6 14. Be3 c4 15. Bc2 h5 $132 {Lee Chee Sing-Hernandez,R/
Siegen 1970/EXT 2002 (0-1, 31)}) 13. Bh4 g5 14. Bg3 c4 15. Bc2 Nc5 16. f3 Nh5
$132 {Atalik,S (2595)-Velimirovic,D (2535)/Ulcinj 1998/EXT 99/[Bulletin] (0-1,
34)}) 12. Be3 Ne5 13. a4 {It appears that White cannot prevent his bishop from
being exchanged without making some other kind of concession.} (13. Bc2 b5 $1
14. Nxb5 Nc4 15. Bc1 Nxe4 $15) (13. Bb5 Bd7 {just helps Black complete his
development, leaving the d3- and c4-square vulnerable.}) 13... Nxd3 14. Qxd3 b6
{After the dissapearence of the white light-squared bishop, such an
arrangement of the queenside pawns is very appropriate. The c5-pawn is
consolidated in order to inhibit a central break with e5, while the weakness
of the light squared induced by the advance of the b-pawn is not too relevant.}
15. Ng3 Nh7 {Here we can see another drawback of the move Bg5. The advance of
the h-pawn by just one square proves useful for Black. With his last move, he
prepares undermining the e4-square with ...h5.} ({The immediate} 15... h5 {
could have been met by} 16. Bg5 $1) 16. f4 h5 17. f5 {Ponomariev considers the
weakness of the e5-square to be not too relevant, since Black is left with
just one knight, which is placed on a different route.} h4 18. fxg6 fxg6 19.
Nge2 g5 $132 {Very entreprising. Black not only continues restricting the
e2-knight, but prepares active kingside operations at the same time.} 20. Rf2
a6 21. Raf1 Ra7 {A typical way of bringing the queen's rook into play. In
positions where the opponent has an advantage of space in the centre, this is
frequently the only method of achieving a reasonable development.} 22. Nb1 {
[%csl Gd6,Ge5,Gg5,Gh4][%cal Yb1d2,Yd2c4,Yd2f3] This manoeuvre is justified
strategically, but too slow fromconcrete point of view.} g4 23. hxg4 Bxg4 24.
Nd2 Bxb2 {Well, why not? Black wins a pawn and clears the g7-square for his
rook at the same time.} 25. Nc3 $6 (25. Nc4 $5 Be5 26. Rb1 Nf6 $132) 25... Rg7
26. Nc4 Bxc3 27. Qxc3 Bh5 28. Bf4 $6 Rxe4 29. Ne3 ({Could Ponomariov have
missed that after} 29. Bxd6 Rxc4 {the f8-square is well defended?}) 29... Qf6
$17 {Black has two extra-pawns, a harmonious regrouping of forces and a solid
pawn structure.} 30. Qc2 Bg6 31. Ng4 Qd4 32. Nh6+ Kh8 33. Bc1 Re1 34. Qd2 Rxf1+
35. Kxf1 Bd3+ 36. Kg1 Ng5 37. Kh2 Ne4 38. Rf8+ Kh7 39. Qf4 Nc3 40. Qxd4 cxd4
41. Nf7 Ne4 42. Bb2 Bf1 43. Rh8+ Kg6 44. Rxh4 Kxf7 45. Rf4+ Kg8 46. Rxf1 Rh7+
47. Kg1 d3 48. Rd1 Rh1+ 49. Kxh1 Nf2+ 50. Kg1 Nxd1 51. Bc1 Nb2 52. Kf2 Nxa4 53.
Bf4 Nc3 54. Kf3 a5 55. Bd2 Nb1 56. Bf4 a4 57. Bxd6 d2 58. Ke2 Nc3+ 0-1

[Event "Hastings 00 75th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "2000.01.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "McShane, Luke J"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2438"]
[Annotator "McShane,L"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2000.01.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Stohl} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 c5 7. d5 e6 8.
Ng3 exd5 9. cxd5 h5 (9... a6 {Stohl} 10. a4 Nbd7 {is statistically the most
often played alternative.} (10... Nh5 $5 {is a recent original idea, which is
playable even without the interpolated moves a6 and a4. (See
Yevseev-Voitsekhovsky)} 11. Nxh5 gxh5 12. Bd3 f5 (12... Qh4+ 13. g3 Qf6 14. Be3
Bh3 15. Bf1 Bxf1 16. Rxf1 Nd7 17. Kf2 b5 18. Qe2 Ne5 19. Kg2 b4 20. Nd1 c4 21.
Bd4 Qg6 22. Bxe5 Bxe5 23. Qxc4 h4 24. f4 $16 {Kunz,K-Strube,F/OL Bayern/1998/})
13. exf5 Bxf5 14. O-O Nd7 15. a5 (15. Kh1 Qe8 16. Bxf5 Rxf5 17. Bd2 Qg6 18. Qb3
Rf7 19. Ne4 Rb8 20. Bc3 Ne5 21. a5 Rbf8 22. Bxe5 Bxe5 23. Rae1 h4 24. Nd2 Rg7
$13 {Ward,C-Glek,I/BL-2W 9798/1997/}) 15... Qf6 16. Ra4 Qg6 17. Bxf5 Rxf5 18.
Re4 Raf8 19. Re6 Bd4+ 20. Kh1 R8f6 21. Rfe1 Ne5 22. Ne2 Rxe6 23. dxe6 Qxe6 24.
Nxd4 cxd4 25. f4 Nd3 26. Rxe6 Nf2+ 27. Kg1 Nxd1 28. Rxd6 $14 {/+/-_|_,Ward,
C-Bekker Jensen,S/Copenhagen/1998/}) 11. Be2 h5 12. Bg5 Rb8 13. Qd2 Qc7 14. Bh6
c4 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. a5 h4 17. Nf1 Nc5 18. Bxc4 Ncxe4 19. fxe4 Qxc4 20. Ne3 Qc5
21. Qf2 b5 22. h3 Nh5 23. O-O {Kortschnoj,V-Xie Jun/Arnhem/1999/} f5 $5 $11)
10. Bg5 (10. Be2 {Stohl} h4 11. Nf1 Nh7 (11... Nh5 $143 12. g4 $1 $36) 12. Be3
a6 13. a4 Nd7 14. Nd2 f5 15. exf5 gxf5 16. f4 Ndf6 (16... Re8 $5 17. Bf2 Bd4
18. O-O $13) 17. h3 Qe7 18. Kf2 Re8 19. Nc4 Rb8 20. a5 b5 21. axb6 Nd7 22. Re1
Nxb6 23. Kf1 Nxc4 24. Bxc4 Rxb2 25. Qd3 Nf6 26. Na4 {Kortschnoj,V-Xie Jun/
Roquebrune/1998/} Ne4 $5 $44) 10... Qb6 {Stohl: 'Black must play actively to
justify the brave 9...h5, so simply just finishing development is out of
question. A horrible example:'} (10... Nbd7 $143 {Stohl} 11. Qd2 a6 12. a4 Qa5
$6 13. Be2 b5 14. O-O b4 15. Nd1 Re8 16. Ne3 Ne5 17. f4 Ned7 18. e5 dxe5 19.
fxe5 Nh7 20. Nc4 Qc7 21. d6 Qb8 22. Be7 Ndf8 23. Qf4 Be6 24. Ne4 Ra7 25. Nf6+
$18 {Popov,V-Colovic,A/FRM-ch Struga/1993/}) 11. Qd2 {Stohl: 'The most logical
reaction, which is in keeping with White's plan.'} ({Another possibility is} 
11. Qb3 $5 {Stohl Although now Black has to avoid the _|_, White's Q is
misplaced on b3.} Qc7 (11... Qa5 12. Be2 a6 13. O-O b5 14. Qc2 Nbd7 15. a4 c4
16. Be3 b4 17. Nd1 h4 18. Nh1 Ne5 19. Bxc4 h3 20. Be2 hxg2 21. Kxg2 Bd7 22.
Ndf2 Rac8 23. Qb3 Rc7 24. Rfc1 Rfc8 25. Rxc7 Rxc7 26. Ng3 $16 {Dokhoian,
Y-Watson,W/Bundesliga 9394/1994/}) 12. Be2 a6 (12... Nh7 13. Be3 Qe7 14. Nf1
Nd7 15. Nd2 Ne5 16. O-O f5 17. f4 Ng4 18. Bxc5 $1 $16 {Raicevic,M-Pavlovic,M/
Bern/1989/}) 13. a4 Nh7 14. Be3 Qe7 (14... h4 15. Nf1 f5 16. g3 g5 17. exf5
Bxf5 18. Nd2 Nd7 19. Nce4 g4 20. Bf4 Ne5 21. fxg4 Bxe4 22. Nxe4 Rae8 23. O-O
Nxg4 24. Bxg4 Rxe4 25. Qc2 $40 {Antonsen,M-Bekker Jensen,D/Koge/1997/}) 15. O-O
Nd7 16. f4 Bd4 17. Bf2 h4 18. Nh1 g5 19. Qd1 Qf6 20. fxg5 $13 {1/2,Dreev,
A-Topalov,V/Elista olm/1998/}) (11. Na4 {Stohl} Qa5+ $5 12. Bd2 Qd8 {can
hardly promise White anything, as both Na4 and Bd2 are misplaced and Black
will win back the tempi, lost with his Q.}) 11... Nh7 12. Bh4 $5 {'N!' Stohl.
Stohl: 'White wants to force some concessions, if Black intends to get h4 in 
(like the exchange of the Bg7).'} (12. Be3 {Stohl} Nd7 13. Nge2 Ne5 14. Nf4 a6
15. Be2 Qa5 16. O-O b5 17. Qc2 Bd7 18. Bd2 Qb6 $132 {Gulko,B-Spraggett,K/
Hastings/1989/}) 12... Nd7 (12... g5 $2 {Stohl} 13. Bxg5 Nxg5 14. Qxg5 Qxb2 15.
Rc1 f6 $8 16. Qe3 h4 17. Nh5 $40) 13. f4 $5 {Stohl: '[+]' A risky move which
commits White to a weak e-pawn which can become a target. Stohl: 'Dreev
intends to go for a quick attack without finishing his development. A less
aggressive approach was'} ({However} 13. Be2 Bd4 {is awkward.} (13... Bd4 {
Stohl} 14. Nb5 Bf6 15. Bxf6 Nhxf6 16. a4 h4 17. Nf1 $14)) 13... Re8 14. Bc4 {
'?' Stohl. Stohl: 'Overambitious.'} (14. Be2 Bf6 15. Bxf6 Nhxf6 16. Bf3 c4 {
Stohl: '/\Nc5|^,><e4' allowing the dangerous Nc5}) (14. Bd3 Bf6 15. Bxf6 Ndxf6
(15... Nhxf6 16. O-O-O c4 17. Bc2 Nc5 (17... h4 18. Nge2 Nc5 19. Qd4 $1 $16
Nd3+ 20. Bxd3 Qxd4 21. Nxd4 cxd3 22. Rhe1) (17... Qa5 18. e5 dxe5 19. f5 $44 {
->}) 18. f5 $1 {is also extremely dangerous.}) 16. O-O-O c4 17. Bc2 (17. Bxc4
h4 18. Nge2 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 Rxe4 20. Bd3 Re3 $1) 17... Qa5 (17... Bg4 {Stohl} 18.
Rde1 h4 19. Nge2 $14)) 14... Bf6 15. Bxf6 Nhxf6 $6 {'?' Stohl. Stohl: 'Black
should have activated his Bc8 as soon as possible, as now the -> will be
really dangerous.'} (15... Ndxf6 $142 $1 16. O-O-O h4 17. Nge2 Nxe4 18. Nxe4
Rxe4 19. Bd3 Re8 20. f5 Bxf5 {is more playable than I thought at the time.} (
20... g5 {Stohl} 21. f6 Re5 $1 $17)) 16. e5 $1 {Stohl: '[]'  Extremely
dangerous, although by this stage I wasn't too unhappy.} (16. O-O-O h4 17. Nge2
Nxe4 18. Nxe4 Rxe4 19. Bd3 Re8 20. f5 Ne5 $1) 16... dxe5 17. f5 e4 (17... h4
18. fxg6 hxg3 (18... fxg6 19. Qh6 $18 {'©' Stohl.} (19. Nge4 $44 {Stohl})) 19.
d6) (17... Qb4 18. b3 (18. Bb5 Qf4) 18... e4 $13 (18... h4 19. fxg6 fxg6 20.
Nge4 $13 (20. Nge2 {Stohl} Kg7 21. O-O $36 {[%csl Rg6,Rg7,Rh4] ע}))) 18. fxg6
fxg6 19. d6+ {'?' Stohl. Stohl: 'Now the tables turn, as White's Q can't join
the -> effectively.'} (19. Qh6 $1 {Having changed my mind many times I now
think this is winning.} Ne5 (19... Nf8 20. O-O (20. d6+ Be6 21. O-O Qxd6 $1 22.
Rxf6 Qd4+ 23. Rf2 Bxc4) 20... N6h7 (20... Qd6 21. Nb5 Qe5 22. Nc7 $1) 21. Ngxe4
) (19... Nh7 20. d6+ Kh8 21. Qxg6) 20. O-O Qxb2 (20... Nfg4 21. d6+ Be6 22.
Rf8+ {'!' Stohl.} Rxf8 23. Bxe6+ Rf7 (23... Nf7 24. Qxg6+ Kh8 25. Qxh5+ Nfh6
26. Bxg4 $18) 24. Bxf7+ Nxf7 (24... Kxf7 25. Qh7+ Kf8 26. Rf1+ Ke8 27. Qe7#)
25. Qxg6+ $18) (20... Nh7 21. d6+ Be6 22. Bxe6+ Rxe6 23. Nxh5) 21. d6+ Be6 {
'[]' Stohl.} 22. Rab1 $1 $18 {'!' Stohl.} (22. Rac1 e3 (22... Nfg4 23. Rf8+
Rxf8 24. Bxe6+ Rf7 25. Bxf7+ Nxf7 26. Qxg6+ Kf8 27. Rf1 Nge5 28. Qf6 $18) (
22... Bxc4 23. Rxf6 e3 24. Rb1 Qc2 25. Nxh5 $18) 23. Rb1 (23. Bxe6+ Rxe6 24.
Qxe3 Nfg4 25. Qxc5 Nf3+ $3 26. Kh1 Ne3) 23... Qf2+ 24. Rxf2 (24. Kh1 Nfg4)
24... exf2+ 25. Kh1 Bxc4 26. Rxb7 Bf7) (22. Rab1 $1 {Stohl} Qxc3 23. Rxb7 Nfd7
(23... Ned7 24. Bxe6+ Rxe6 25. Qxg6+ Kh8 26. Nf5 $18) 24. Rxd7 Nxd7 25. Qxg6+
Qg7 26. Bxe6+ $18)) 19... Kg7 20. O-O e3 21. Qc2 ({I expected} 21. Qd1 Qxb2 {
Dreev instead tries a piece sacrifice which makes my position very difficult
to play. Trying to fathom the variations Dreev ran very short of time and I
followed.}) 21... Qxd6 22. Nb5 Qe5 23. Nf5+ {'!?' Stohl. Stohl: 'The last
practical chance.'} (23. Rad1 {Stohl} Nb6 24. Nd6 Re7 $17 {/-+}) 23... gxf5 ({
Fritz says} 23... Kh7 {is okay.}) 24. Rxf5 Qe4 25. Rg5+ ({I saw} 25. Bd3 Qc6 (
25... Qg4 26. Rf3 {with the threat of Rg3.})) 25... Kf8 26. Bd3 Qh4 (26... Qc6)
(26... Qc6 $5 $19 {Stohl}) 27. Rf5 c4 $5 {Believing I had to post a rook on e5,
to offer exchanges, avoid forks on c7, and shield a running king on e7. But} (
27... Re5 28. Rxe5 (28. g3 {Stohl} Qb4 29. a3 Qd2 $19) 28... Qf2+ $1 {An
interesting error- I saw this possibility with the addition of 27...c4 and 28.
Bxc4}) 28. Bxc4 Re5 29. Rf3 {'[]' Stohl.} (29. Rxe5 {Stohl} Qf2+) 29... Rc5 {
With the bishop on c4 White now loses some coordination.} 30. b3 (30. Qg6 Qxc4
31. Rxf6+ (31. Raf1 Qf7 32. Rxf6 Nxf6 33. Rxf6 Rc1+) 31... Nxf6 32. Qxf6+ Qf7
33. Qd8+ Qe8 34. Rf1+ Bf5 35. Qf6+ Kg8 36. Rxf5 Rc1+) 30... e2 $5 31. Qxe2 {
'(+)?' Stohl.} (31. g3 Qg4 32. Rf4 Qe6 $1 33. Bxe6 {'-/+' Stohl.} (33. Re1 $17
{Stohl}) 33... Rxc2 34. Bxd7 Bxd7 35. Rxf6+ Ke7 $19 (35... Ke7 36. Nd4 Rxa2 $19
)) 31... Rxb5 {'-+' Stohl. My position is still awkward, but with two pieces
up Black should survive with best play.} 32. Raf1 (32. Bxb5 {Stohl} Qd4+) 32...
Qd4+ 33. Kh1 Re5 34. Qc2 (34. Rxf6+ Nxf6 35. Rxf6+ Ke7 36. Rf7+ Kd6 $19 {
Stohl: 'enables the K to escape finally.'}) 34... Ke7 35. Qg6 Re3 (35... Ne4)
36. Rf4 (36. Qf7+ Kd8 37. Rxf6 Nxf6 38. Rxf6 Re1+ 39. Bf1 (39. Rf1 {Stohl} Bd7
$19) 39... Bd7) 36... Qd6 37. h3 b5 $5 (37... Kd8 $5 {[%cal Rd8c7] (Stohl) /
\Kc7}) 38. Bxb5 Ba6 $4 {'(+)??' Stohl.} ({I missed} 38... Bb7 39. Bxd7 Rg8 $1 {
'-+!' Stohl. which wraps up neatly.}) 39. Qg7+ Kd8 40. Qh8+ {'?' Stohl.} (40.
Bxa6 $142 Qxa6 (40... Qe7 $5 {Stohl} 41. Qh8+ Qe8 42. Qh6 $44) 41. Rxf6 Nxf6
42. Rxf6 Qb5 (42... Re1+ 43. Kh2 Qb5 44. Rd6+ Ke8 (44... Kc8 45. Qc3+) 45. Rh6
Kd8 46. Qf6+ $18 {/\Rh8,Qc3}) 43. Rf8+ Re8 44. Qf6+ Kc8 (44... Kd7 $2 45. Rf7+
Kc8 46. Qc3+ $18) 45. Qe6+ {'!' Stohl.} (45. a4 $1 Qd7 46. Rf7 $1 Re6 47. Qh8+
$18) 45... Kd8 46. Qf6+ {'=' Stohl. with a perpetual.}) (40. Rxf6 {Stohl} Nxf6
41. Rxf6 Re1+ 42. Bf1 Rxf1+ 43. Rxf1 Bxf1 44. Qg8+ Kc7 45. Qxa8 Qd4 $17 {/=/+})
40... Re8 {'-+' Stohl. White is completely lost.} 41. Rxf6 Rxh8 42. Rxd6 Bxb5
43. Rfd1 Kc7 44. Re6 Rae8 45. Rc1+ Kb7 46. Rd6 Ne5 47. Rd4 a6 48. Rc2 Rd8 49.
Re4 Rd5 50. a4 Bc6 51. Kh2 Nd3 (51... Ng4+ $142 52. hxg4 hxg4+ 53. Kg3 Rd3+ {
'-+' Stohl.}) 52. Rec4 Rh6 53. Re2 a5 54. Kg3 Rg5+ 55. Kh4 Rhg6 56. g4 hxg4 57.
Rxg4 Rxg4+ 58. hxg4 Bf3 59. Re7+ Kb6 60. g5 Nc5 61. Re3 Bd1 62. Re8 Rg7 63.
Rb8+ Rb7 64. Rd8 Bxb3 65. g6 Nxa4 66. Kg5 Bc2 {Stohl: 'And here Dreev finally
did, what he should have done 25 moves ago.'} 0-1

[Event "Wenzhou m"]
[Site "Wenzhou"]
[Date "2016.07.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ding, Liren"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[Annotator "Mekhitarian,K"]
[PlyCount "182"]
[EventDate "2016.07.19"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. e4 Bg7 6. Ne2 e6 7. Nbc3 (7. Nec3 $5 {
is the recent fashion; White places his e2-knight on c3, because sometimes
it's not easy to find a good square for it.} exd5 (7... Nh5 $5 8. Qe2 (8. Be3 {
was the natural response}) 8... Be5 9. Be3 f5 10. exf5 exf5 {again with very
sharp play:} 11. f4 Bg7 12. Bf2+ Kf7 13. Qd2 Nf6 (13... Qb6 $5 {with ideas
like ...Nxf4, Black takes advantage of the exposed white king.} 14. g3 Re8+ 15.
Be2 Nf6 $1 $36) 14. h3 a6 15. a4 a5 16. Be2 Na6 17. O-O Bd7 $14 {with a calm
position after all; White had the better chances in the middlegame: 1/2-1/2 
(49) Harikrishna,P (2763)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2788) Stavanger 2016}) 8. cxd5 Nh5
9. Be3 (9. g4 $5 {is always interesting -} Qh4+ 10. Kd2 Nf4 11. Qe1 (11. Kc2 $5
) 11... Qf6 12. Kc2 g5 13. h4 h6 $13 {with a very sharp position: 1/2-1/2 (52)
Grischuk,A (2810)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2714) Beijing 2014}) 9... f5 10. exf5 gxf5
11. Qd2 (11. Bb5+ $6 Nd7 12. g4 $2 {Now it's definitely the wrong time for
this, White's king becomes highly vulnerable:} fxg4 13. fxg4 Qh4+ 14. Kd2 Nhf6
15. Qe1 Qxe1+ 16. Rxe1 O-O 17. h3 a6 18. Be2 b5 $17 {0-1 (35) Lodici,L (2347)
-Vovk,Y (2626) Padova 2015}) 11... O-O 12. Be2 $13 {would be a standard way to
play the position}) 7... exd5 8. cxd5 O-O 9. Ng3 a6 10. a4 Ne8 $5 {A rare move,
Black wants to be ready to play f5 soon. 10...h5 and 10...Nbd7 are the main
moves here.} (10... h5 11. Be2 {The knight g3 goes to f1 and then e3, if Black
plays ...h4.} Qe8 12. Bf4 Qe7 13. Bg5 Qe8 14. Qd2 Nbd7 15. Bh6 Qe5 16. Bxg7
Kxg7 17. Bd3 (17. Nf1 $1 {quickly improving the knight to e3 and c4 would
guarantee White a comfortable advantage -} Qe7 18. Ne3 $14) 17... Rb8 18. Rd1
Re8 19. Be2 h4 20. Nf1 h3 21. g4 b5 $13 {with complicated play: 1-0 (49) So,W 
(2778)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2720) Dortmund 2015}) 11. Be2 h5 12. Be3 (12. O-O $6
Bd4+ $1 {and White has to give up the exchange with Rf2 -} 13. Kh1 $2 h4 $19)
12... h4 13. Nf1 f5 $6 (13... Nd7 {was more flexible, keeping all
possibilities without committing himself with f5 yet.} 14. Qd2 h3 $5 {An
interesting move, now Black can consider f6 if White plays Bg5 (no hanging
pawn on h4 anymore).} 15. g4 Rb8 16. Bg5 f6 17. Be3 b5 18. axb5 axb5 19. Nxb5
f5 $1 $132) 14. exf5 gxf5 15. Qd2 Nd7 16. Bg5 Bf6 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. f4 $14 (18.
Ne3 $5 {I prefer this, keeping the option to open up the kingside:} Ng7 (18...
f4 $2 19. Ne4 Qg7 20. Nc4 $16) 19. g3 Re8 (19... Rb8 20. Ng2 $5 h3 21. Nf4 $16)
20. O-O-O b5 $5 (20... Ne5 21. g4 $1 f4 22. Ne4 Qf8 23. Ng2 Ng6 24. h3 $16 {
followed by Bd3 and Rhe1. It is nice to notice Black's passive bishop on c8
and knight on g7}) 21. axb5 axb5 22. Bxb5 $16 {looks reasonably safe for White.
He maintains positional pluses and is a pawn up.}) 18... Ng7 19. Ne3 Re8 20.
Rf1 (20. g3 $5 {preparing O-O-O.}) 20... Rb8 21. Rf3 {White simply goes for
the pawn on h4.} Qg6 $5 {Sacrificing a pawn for activity, hard to say if it is
correct or not, at the end Black had a bad position, but he missed good
chances to keep the initiative.} (21... Qh6 {keeps an eye on f4.} 22. Kf2 Nf6
23. Kg1 Bd7 {Preparing b5.} 24. a5 Re7 {followed by Rbe8, Black seems to have
a good game.}) 22. Rh3 Nf6 23. Rxh4 Bd7 24. Kf2 b5 (24... Ne4+ $5 25. Nxe4 Rxe4
{Threatening the devastating Rbe8.} 26. Bf3 Qf6 $1 {Not only attacking the
h4-rook, but also intending to play ...Rb4 now.} 27. Bxe4 Qxh4+ 28. g3 Qxh2+
29. Bg2 Qh6 {and Black stays in the game, after a move like ...Qf6:} 30. Rh1
Qf6 31. b4 cxb4 32. Qxb4 b5 $13) 25. axb5 axb5 26. Kg1 Re7 $2 (26... b4 27.
Ncd1 Ne4 28. Qe1 Ra8 $1 {Trying to exploit the a-file since White's other rook
is totally far off the queenside, on h4.} 29. Rxa8 Rxa8 30. Rh3 Qf6 31. Qh4
Qxh4 32. Rxh4 Ra1 $132) 27. Rh3 $1 Ng4 (27... b4 28. Ncd1 Ne4 29. Qe1 $16 {
Preparing Qh4, and now with the rook on e7, Black can not fight for the a-file.
}) 28. Ra7 $1 b4 29. Ncd1 Rbe8 30. Rf3 Nh5 31. Rxd7 (31. Bd3 $1 {- Rxd7 is a
serious threat now} Nxe3 (31... Bc8 32. Rxe7 Rxe7 33. Nxg4 Qxg4 34. Ne3 Qh4 35.
g3 $16 {and White maintains his material advantage.}) 32. Nxe3 Qf6 33. Bf1 $16)
31... Rxd7 32. Bb5 Rde7 33. Bxe8 Rxe8 34. h3 $6 Ngf6 35. Nf2 Ng3 36. Qd1 (36.
Rxg3 $5 Qxg3 37. Nxf5 Qg6 $1 38. Nxd6 Qb1+ 39. Kh2 Re1 40. Nb7 Qc1 41. Qxc1
Rxc1 42. Nd3 Rc2 43. Nbxc5 Nxd5 $13 {I guess both sides would be hoping for a
draw here!}) 36... Kh8 37. Kh2 Rg8 38. b3 (38. Nh1 $5 {Eliminating the strong
g3-knight was a good defensive resource.}) 38... Nge4 39. Qe1 Nxd5 $1 40. g4
Nxe3 41. Rxe3 d5 42. Nd3 $6 (42. Nxe4 {would guarantee material equality in
this extremely unusual endgame, and apparently White could force a draw,
something definitely better than what happened in the game:} fxe4 43. Qh4+ Kg7
44. Qe7+ Qf7 45. Qg5+ Kh7 46. Qh4+ Kg7 47. Qg5+ Kh7 $11) 42... fxg4 43. hxg4
Qxg4 44. Rh3+ Kg7 {White is forced to play Rh4 now, and defend a pawn down.}
45. Rh4 Qxh4+ 46. Qxh4 Rh8 47. Qxh8+ Kxh8 $15 {After some middlegame madness,
we have arrived at an endgame in which Black is a pawn up, but White has good
counterplay with his passer on f4.} 48. Kh3 Kg7 49. Kg4 Kf6 50. f5 Ke7 51. Kh5
Kf7 52. Kg4 Nf6+ 53. Kg5 Nd7 54. f6 $1 Ke6 {The only try.} (54... Nxf6 55. Nxc5
$11) 55. Kg6 c4 56. bxc4 dxc4 57. Nxb4 Nxf6 58. Kg5 Nd5 59. Nc6 $2 {The losing
move. It is very hard to blame Ding Liren because the drawing move is
extremely hard to find for a human, mostly because it doesn't make sense at
first sight.} (59. Na2 $1 {The logical explanation I could find to justify
this is that the knight on a2 can not be bothered easily. For example:} Ke5 60.
Kg4 Ke4 61. Kg3 Ke3 62. Kg2 Kd2 63. Kf3 Kd3 (63... Nc3 64. Nb4) 64. Nc1+ $1 (
64. Kf2 $2 Kc2 $19 {is winning now. Whenever Black plays ...Kc2, White has to
be ready for Ke4! counterattacking the black knight}) 64... Kc2 65. Ne2 Kd2 66.
Nd4 Kd3 67. Nb5 $11) 59... c3 $19 {Another thing is that here the pawn,
already on c3, can create more direct threats than if it were still on c4.} 60.
Kg4 Kd6 61. Na5 Kc5 (61... Nb4 {was the shortest path. But it is important to
say that Grischuk doesn't allow White at any moment to obtain a drawn position,
and goes on to win the game.} 62. Kf3 c2 63. Nb3 Kd5 64. Ke2 Kc4 65. Nc1 Kc3
66. Ke3 Kb2 67. Ne2 Na2 68. Kd4 Nc3 $19) 62. Kf3 Kb5 63. Nb3 Kc4 64. Nc1 c2 65.
Ke4 Nb4 66. Ne2 Nc6 67. Ke3 Kb3 68. Nc1+ Kc3 69. Ne2+ Kb2 70. Kd3 Nb4+ 71. Kd4
Na2 72. Nf4 Kb1 73. Ne2 Nc1 74. Nc3+ Ka1 75. Kc4 Na2 76. Ne2 Kb2 77. Kd4 Nc1 (
77... Nc3 $1 78. Nf4 Kb1 79. Nd3 Na4 $1 $19 {followed by ...Nb2.}) 78. Nf4 Nb3+
79. Kd5 Kc3 80. Ke4 Nc5+ (80... Kd2 $1 81. Nd3 Ke2 82. Nf4+ Kd1 83. Nd3 Kd2 {
and c1=Q next.}) 81. Kf3 Kd2 82. Ne2 Ne6 83. Kf2 Kd3 84. Nc1+ Kc3 85. Ke3 Kb2
86. Ne2 Nc7 87. Ke4 Nb5 88. Nf4 (88. Kd3 Nc3 $1 {winning.}) 88... Ka1 89. Nd3
Kb1 90. Ke3 Nc3 91. Kd2 Ne4+ {White resigns, because Black will play ...Nc5,
followed by c1=Q.} 0-1

[Event "Metz op 31th"]
[Site "Metz"]
[Date "2013.04.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Maiorov, Nikita"]
[Black "Sanikidze, Tornike"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2559"]
[Annotator "Metz Alekhine/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 a6 7. a4 g6 8. Nge2 $5
{[%cal Ge2g3] Une ligne secondaire mais assez agressive pour une partie à
enjeu car les deux adversaires jouaient pour les premiers prix dans cette
dernière ronde.} (8. Bd3) (8. h3) 8... Bg7 9. Ng3 O-O {h5 parait moins risqué
} (9... h5 $142 {[%cal Gh5h4]} 10. Be2 Qe7 {Dreev,A (2688)-Minasian,A (2557)
Moscow Aeroflot op-A 2009 (6) 0-1} (10... O-O)) 10. Be2 Nbd7 (10... h5 {
[%cal Gh5h4] Un peu curieux après le oo} 11. Bg5 Qc7 {Maiorov,N (2552)
-Marholev,D (2383) Cappelle op 28th 2012 (7) 1-0} (11... Qb6)) 11. O-O {
91 Les blancs ont joué à tempo l'ouverture} Re8 (11... Rb8 {[%cal Gb7b5]} 12.
f3 Ne8 $5 {[%cal Ge8c7,Gb7b5]} 13. Be3 Nc7 $132 {Yevseev,D (2580)-Khalifman,A 
(2702) RUS-chT Togliatti 2003 (4) 0-1}) 12. f3 h5 13. Bg5 $1 $14 Qb6 (13... Qa5
14. Qd2 Nh7 15. Bh6 Bd4+ 16. Be3 h4 $132 {Magerramov,E (2440)-Veingold,A (2430)
Tashkent 1983 0-1}) 14. Qd2 {80 Joué toujours aussi rapidement mais la
préparation des Blancs s'arrête au coup suivant.} Qb4 {[%cal Gb4d4,Gd4g1]}
15. a5 $5 $146 {[%csl Rb4][%cal Ga1a4] 54} (15. Kh1 Nh7 16. Bh4 {Rustemov,A 
(2550)-Isupov,V (2375) RUS-chT Orel 1997 1-0}) (15. Rfd1 Nh7 16. Bf4 Qd4+)
15... Nh7 $1 {[%cal Gb4d4,Gg7d4,Gh7g5] Un coup multifonction qui pare la
menace de gain de la Q par Ra4} 16. Be3 b5 17. axb6 Nxb6 $132 {[%cal Gb6c4]} (
17... h4 $5 18. Nb5 $1 {[%csl Ra8,Re8][%cal Gb5c7]} Qxd2 19. Bxd2 Rd8 20. Nh1
Nxb6) 18. Qc2 Rb8 19. Rfb1 $1 {[%cal Ga1a4,Gb2b4] Préparant la poussée b4
qui devrait donner l'initiative aux Blancs} Nc4 20. Bxc4 Qxc4 21. Nf1 Qb4 22.
Nd2 g5 {Comme souvent dans une Benoni, les Noirs doivent jouer de manière
active mais l'aile-roi est trés affaiblie.} (22... f5 $5 {Egalement trés
risqué mais probablement davantage dans l'esprit de la position.}) 23. Ra4 $1
Qb7 24. b4 $36 cxb4 25. Na2 $1 (25. Raxb4 $143 Qxb4 $1 26. Rxb4 Rxb4) 25... Bd7
$1 26. Raxb4 Bb5 $132 {La paire de B des Noirs est trés active} 27. Nb3 $1 {
[%cal Gb3d4,Gd4b5,Gd4c6]} f5 $1 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Ge8e3]} 28. Nd4 fxe4 29. fxe4
Rbc8 30. Nc3 {29 Comme souvent, le bielorusse évite d'être en zeitnot} Qf7 (
30... Qc7 $5 {[%csl Rc3] Semblait plus logique} 31. Rc1 Qc5 {[%cal Gc5b4,Gc8c7,
Ge8c8]}) 31. Qd2 Nf6 32. Ndxb5 axb5 33. Nxb5 Rcd8 34. Bxg5 {Espérant clouer
le N...} Rxe4 $1 35. Rf1 Rxb4 36. Qxb4 Rb8 37. Bxf6 Bxf6 38. Qc4 Qe7 39. Qd3
Be5 $2 $138 (39... Bg7 $142) 40. Qg6+ Bg7 41. Nxd6 $40 {[%cal Gf1f7]} Rb6 42.
Qe8+ Qxe8 43. Nxe8 Bd4+ 44. Kh1 {Les compensations des Noirs sont
insuffisantes car après la poussée g2g3, le K Blanc peut monter assez
facilement alors que le K Noir est coupé.} Be5 (44... Rb8 45. Nd6 Rd8 46. Rd1
Rxd6 47. Rxd4 Kf7 {[%csl Rh1][%cal Gf7f6,Gf6e5]} 48. g3 Kf6 49. Kg2 Ke5 50. Rh4
Rh6 51. g4) 45. g3 h4 46. gxh4 $8 (46. g4 $2 h3 $1 {[%csl Rh1,Rh2][%cal Gb6b2,
Gb2h2]}) 46... Rb4 47. Rf5 Rb1+ 48. Kg2 Rb2+ 49. Kf3 Bxh2 50. d6 $18 {[%csl
Gf5,Rg8]} Bg1 51. d7 Bb6 52. h5 Bd8 53. Ke4 Rd2 54. Rd5 Re2+ 55. Kf5 Re7 56.
Rd6 Rf7+ 57. Kg6 Rf1 58. Nf6+ Bxf6 59. Rxf6 Rd1 {(=) Il n'y a que la feuille
du géorgien qui mentionne la proposition de nulle} 60. Re6 {[%csl Gg6,Rg8]} (
60. Re6 Rg1+ 61. Kf6 Rf1+ 62. Ke7 {[%cal Gd7d8]}) 1-0

[Event "Clarin GP final"]
[Site "Villa Gesell"]
[Date "1998.03.14"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Garcia Palermo, Carlos H"]
[Black "Hoffman, Alejandro"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Meulders,R"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1998.03.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. e4 c5 4. d5 d6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. f3 O-O 7. Bg5 e6 8. Qd2 exd5
9. cxd5 h6 (9... Re8 {ist normal.}) 10. Bxh6 {Obwohl auch starke Spieler ab
und zu diesen Zug wählen, wird hier meistens der alte Spruch geehrt: "Die
Drohung ist stärker als die Ausführung", weil Schwarz für den momentanen
Verlust des Bauers d6 genügend Gegenspiel bekommt. Die Alternative 10.Be3 für
zu inhaltsreicherem Spiel.} (10. Bf4 $5 h5 11. Bd3 a6 12. a4 Nh7 13. Nge2 g5
14. Be3 Nd7 15. Ng3 h4 16. Nf5 Ne5 17. Nxg7 Kxg7 18. O-O Bd7 19. Be2 Qe7 20. f4
gxf4 21. Bxf4 Kh8 22. Kh1 Ng6 23. Bh5 h3 24. gxh3 Bxh3 25. Rg1 Qf6 26. Bh6 $36
{Lautier,J-Polgar,J/Monaco bl/1995/}) 10... Nxe4 11. Nxe4 Qh4+ 12. g3 Qxh6 13.
Qxh6 Bxh6 14. Nxd6 Nd7 (14... Rd8 15. Nxc8 Rxc8 16. f4 Nd7 17. O-O-O Rd8 18.
Nh3 c4 19. Bg2 Nc5 20. Kc2 Bg7 21. f5 Nd3 22. fxg6 fxg6 23. Rxd3 cxd3+ 24. Kxd3
Rd6 $11 {0-1 Gual,A-Markowski,T/Lloyds Bank op 1994/EXP 43 (36)}) (14... Na6 $2
15. Bxa6 bxa6 16. Ne2 Bh3 17. Kf2 Rad8 18. Ne4 f5 19. N4c3 g5 20. Rhd1 Rfe8 21.
Rd2 $16 {1-0 Yrjola,J-Maki,V/FIN-chT 1995/EXT 97 (40)}) 15. Bh3 (15. f4 Nb6 (
15... Nf6 16. O-O-O Bg4 (16... Rd8 $146 17. Nxc8 Raxc8 18. Bg2 (18. d6 Ne4 $36)
18... Ng4 19. Bh3 (19. Rd2 c4 20. Ne2 Nf2 21. Rf1 Nd3+ $44) (19. Nh3 $6 Ne3 20.
Rd2 c4 $5 $36) 19... Nf2 $1 20. Bxc8 Nxd1 21. Kxd1 $8 (21. Bxb7 $4 Nf2) 21...
Rxc8 $32 {Line CBM 55-6.Bg5 c5 6.d5/ Survey 1996/CBM 55/[Stohl] Black
exchanges his strong B and takes back the pawn with equality.} (21... Rxc8 $32
{Black exchanges his strong B and takes back the pawn with equality.} 22. Ne2
Rd8 23. Nc3 Bg7 $10 24. Kc2 Bxc3 25. bxc3 (25. Kxc3 Rxd5 $10) 25... Rxd5 26. a4
g5 27. Rd1 $5 (27. fxg5 Rxg5 28. Rd1 c4 29. Rd4 Rc5 $10) 27... Rxd1 28. Kxd1 {
An interesting pawn endgame, in which Black draws by careful defence.  [#]
Hecht: Teilblockierte Mehrheiten, entfernter Freibauer, Opposition} g4 $1 (
28... gxf4 $2 29. gxf4 b6 30. Ke2 a6 31. c4 $18) 29. Ke2 a6 (29... b6 {Hecht}
30. Kd3 a6 31. Kc4 $18) 30. Kd3 (30. a5 $2 Kf8 31. Kd3 Ke7 32. Ke4 Kd6 33. Kf5
b5 $1 34. axb6 a5 35. Ke4 $8 Kc6 36. Kd3 Kxb6 37. Kc2 Kb5 38. Kb3 a4+ $19)
30... b5 $1 $8 (30... Kf8 $2 31. Kc4 b6 32. Kd5 $18) 31. axb5 axb5 32. Ke4 Kf8
33. Kd5 b4 $8 34. cxb4 cxb4 35. Kc4 Ke7 36. Kxb4 Kd6 37. Kc4 f6 $1 38. Kd4 $8
f5 $10 39. Ke3 Ke7 40. Kf2 Kf6 41. Kf1 Kf7 42. Kg2 Kg6 43. h4 gxh3+ 44. Kxh3
Kh5 45. g4+ fxg4+ 46. Kg3 Kg6 47. Kxg4 Kf6 {1/2-1/2 Piket,J-Van Wely,L/Donner
mem 1996/CBM 55/[Stohl]})) 17. Be2 b6 18. Bxg4 Nxg4 19. Nh3 Rad8 20. Ne4 Bg7
21. Nc3 Bd4 22. Rhe1 Nxh2 23. Re7 Ng4 24. Rxa7 Ne3 25. Rh1 Bxc3 26. bxc3 Nxd5
27. Kb2 Rde8 28. Rh2 Re3 29. Rd2 Nxc3 30. Ra3 Ne4 31. Rxe3 Nxd2 32. Kc3 Nf1 33.
Rf3 Nh2 34. Rd3 Re8 35. Ng5 Ng4 36. Rd7 f6 37. Nf7 Re3+ 38. Kc4 Rxg3 39. Nd8
Rf3 40. Ne6 Rxf4+ 41. Kd5 Ne3+ 42. Kc6 Re4 43. Rg7+ Kh8 44. Re7 Re5 45. Kd7 Nd5
46. Rf7 g5 47. Kd6 g4 48. Ra7 g3 49. Ra4 Kh7 50. Rg4 Ne3 51. Nf8+ Kh6 {0-1
Kutirov,R-Smirin,I/Struga zt 1995/EXP 49}) 16. O-O-O Rd8 17. Nxc8 Raxc8 18. Bh3
f5 19. Ne2 (19. Nf3 Nxd5 20. Rhe1 Bg7 21. Bf1 Nb6 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Re6 c4 24.
Rxg6 Rd5 {1-0 Berg,K-Onoprienko,V/Groningen op 1994/EXP 45}) 19... Bg7 (19...
Rxd5 20. Rxd5 Nxd5 21. Bg2 Nb4 22. a3 Nc6 $11) 20. g4 Rxd5 21. gxf5 gxf5 22.
Bg2 $6 (22. Rxd5 Nxd5 23. Bxf5 Re8 24. Bd3 Kf8 $1 (24... Re3 $2 25. Bc4 Kf8 26.
Kd2 $18) 25. Rg1 {Wegen des Mehrbauers und trotz die ungleichfarbige Laüfer
steht Weiß leicht besser.}) 22... Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Re8 24. Ng3 Bd4 25. Bxb7 Be3+
26. Kc2 Bxf4 27. Bc6 Re5 28. Rd3 Kf8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Dreev,A-Gelfand,B/Tilburg
1993/CBM 39 (42)}) 15... Nb6 16. Bxc8 (16. Nxc8 Nxc8 17. f4 Re8+ 18. Kf2 Bg7
19. Nf3 Nd6 20. Rab1 Rad8 21. Rhd1 Nc4 22. b4 Bf8 23. Rbc1 b5 24. Ne5 Nxe5 25.
fxe5 c4 26. e6 Bxb4 27. Kf3 Bd6 28. Ke4 Kg7 29. Rf1 f5+ $17 {0-1 Rotstein,
A-Vidarte Morales,A/Olot op 1994/EXT 94op (44)}) 16... Nxc8 17. Ne4 Nb6 (17...
Bg7 18. Ne2 Nb6 {1/2-1/2 Kelecevic,N-Summermatter,D/SWZ-chT 1994/EXT 94ch}) 18.
Rd1 f5 19. Nxc5 Rfe8+ 20. Ne2 Rad8 21. f4 Nxd5 22. Nxb7 Rd7 23. Rf1 $6 (23. Nc5
Rde7 24. Rd2 Bxf4 25. gxf4 Nxf4 26. Kf2 Rxe2+ 27. Rxe2 Rxe2+ 28. Kf3 $11) 23...
Bf8 $1 24. a3 Bxa3 $1 {Diesen Zug muß Weiß übersehen haben: der schwarze N
greift enscheidend ein auf c3.} 25. bxa3 Nc3 $17 26. Rd2 (26. Rxd7 $4 Rxe2#)
26... Rxb7 27. Rc2 (27. Kf2 Ne4+ $19) 27... Ne4 $1 28. Kd1 Rd8+ 29. Kc1 Rdb8 $1
30. Kd1 Rb3 31. Rc6 Rd3+ 32. Ke1 Re3 (32... Re3 33. Kd1 Rb2 34. Ng1 Rd2+ 35.
Kc1 Rxa3 $19) 0-1

[Event "ROM-ch"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1998.12.22"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Ionescu, Constantin"]
[Black "Florean, Andrei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "Meulders,R"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[EventDate "1998.12.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Hecht} Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 d6 4. Nc3 g6 5. e4 Bg7 6. f3 O-O 7. Bg5 e6 8.
Qd2 exd5 9. cxd5 h6 10. Be3 a6 11. a4 Re8 12. Be2 ({Viel seltener gespielt als
das übliche} 12. Nge2) 12... Nh7 13. Bd1 Nd7 14. Nge2 Ne5 15. b3 Bd7 $6 ({
Der aktivste und beste Zug hier erscheint mir} 15... Qh4+ $1 {z.B.} 16. Ng3 Bd7
17. O-O b5 18. Rc1 c4 19. axb5 axb5 20. Nce2 Rec8 21. Nd4 b4 22. Qxb4 Nd3 23.
Qxd6 Nxc1 24. Qxd7 Bxd4 25. Bxd4 cxb3 26. Qd6 Ra2 27. Qe5 Qf6 28. Qxf6 Nxf6 29.
Bxf6 b2 30. Bxb2 {1/2-1/2 Ionescu,C-Kotronias,V/Moscow 1994/CBM 44 ext (30)})
16. O-O h5 17. a5 f5 18. Bc2 Qf6 19. Ra2 Re7 20. h3 {Ein wichtiger Zug in
dieser Variante: dem Ne5 soll erst das Feld g4 genommen werden, ehe er mit f4
zurückgeworfen wird.} Rae8 21. f4 Nf7 22. e5 {Die weisse Attacke läuft wie von
selbst.} dxe5 23. Bxc5 Nd6 24. fxe5 Rxe5 25. Bd3 Nf7 (25... g5 $5 26. Ng3 (26.
Bd4 Rxe2 27. Nxe2 Rxe2 28. Bxf6 Rxd2 29. Rxd2 Bxf6 $11) 26... Qg6 27. Nxh5 Bf8
28. Ng3 Nc4 29. Qf2 Ne3 30. Bxe3 Rxe3 31. Rd2 Bc5 $44) 26. Nf4 $14 Bh6 27. Qf2
h4 (27... Bxf4 28. Qxf4 Re1 29. Bd4 Qd6 30. Qxd6 Nxd6 31. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 32. Kf2
$16 {_|_^^}) 28. Re2 Rxe2 29. Ncxe2 Ne5 30. Bb1 Bb5 31. Rd1 {Der d-Freibauer
und die aktive Springer sichern Weiss die besseren Chancen.} Ng5 32. Nd4 Bd7
33. Nde6 $6 {So erobert Weiss das Läuferpaar, aber das kostet den wichtigen
Bauern d5.} (33. b4 $5 Nc4 34. Nde6 $1 Nxe6 35. dxe6 Bxe6 36. Nxe6 Rxe6 37. Ba2
Re4 38. Re1 Qe6 39. Rxe4 Qxe4 40. Qf1 Be3+ 41. Kh1 $18) 33... Nxe6 34. dxe6
Bxe6 35. Nxe6 Rxe6 36. b4 Re8 37. Ba2+ Kh7 38. Qe2 Bg7 $2 {Zu passiv.} (38...
Bf8 $1 39. Bd5 Bxc5+ 40. bxc5 Re7 $1 $17) 39. Bd5 f4 40. Bxb7 Qg5 41. Kh1 Qg3
42. Qe1 $6 (42. Qxa6 $1 f3 43. Qf1 Bf8 44. Bf2 Qxg2+ 45. Qxg2 fxg2+ 46. Kxg2
Bxb4 47. a6 $18) 42... Rd8 43. Bf2 Qg5 44. Rxd8 Qxd8 45. Bxa6 f3 46. gxf3 Qa8
47. Bf1 Qxf3+ 48. Bg2 Qf4 49. Be3 {Weiss ist sehr vorsichtig und will keine
einzige taktische Chance zulassen.} (49. Bxh4 $1 Nf3 50. Bg3 $18) 49... Qc4 50.
Bg5 Nd3 51. Qxh4+ Qxh4 52. Bxh4 Nxb4 {Hecht: '[#] Schwarz wird sich rasch von
seinem Springer verabschieden müssen. Danach entsteht für Weiß ein schwieriges
Problem.'} 53. Bf2 Bf8 54. Bb7 g5 55. a6 Nxa6 56. Bxa6 {Der Streit ist
gestritten; Weiss muss nur aufpassen dass er nicht in eine Remisstellung mit
dem falschfarbigen weissfeldrigen Laüfer und h-Bauer reinfällt.} Bd6 57. Kg2
Kg6 58. Bd3+ Kh5 59. Bf5 Bf4 60. Kf3 Kh6 61. Kg4 Bc1 62. Bc5 Kg7 63. Kh5 {
Hecht: '[#] Allmählich vertreibt Weiß den schwarzen König aus der Remisecke h8,
postiert den hellen Läufer auf vorsorglich auf der Diagonalen a2-g8 und
schlägt dann den Bg5, wenn sichergestellt ist, daß der schwarze König nicht
mehr zurück nach h8 kann. '} Bd2 (63... Bb2 {Hecht} 64. Kxg5 Bc1+ 65. Kh5 Bb2
66. Be3 Bc3 67. Kg5 Bb2 68. h4 Bf6+ 69. Kg4 Bc3 70. h5 Bb2 71. Bg6 Ba1 72. Kf5
Bc3 73. h6+ Kh8 74. Bc5 Bb2 75. Bf8 Bc3 76. Ke6 Bb2 77. Kf7 Bc3 78. Bg7+ $18)
64. Bd4+ Kf7 65. Bg4 Bc1 66. Kh6 Bd2 67. Kh7 Bb4 68. Bh5+ Kf8 69. Bf6 Bd2 70.
Kg6 Be3 71. Bd1 $1 Bd2 72. Bb3 Be3 73. Bg7+ Ke7 74. Bh6 Bd2 75. Bxg5+ $1 {
Jetzt kann der schwarze K Feld h8 nicht mehr erreichen, also darf Weiss
endlich auf g5 nehmen.  Hecht: 'Ein kleiner Verweis auf die Endspiele No. 13
und 14 in dieser Datenbank sei gestattet. Short bzw. Gershon hätten gerne so
gewonnen...'} (75. Bxg5+ Bxg5 76. Kxg5 Kf8 77. Kf6 $18) 1-0

[Event "POL-ch 54th"]
[Site "Sopot"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Urban, Klaudiusz"]
[Black "Kempinski, Robert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Meulders,R"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1997.03.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. Bg5 d6 6. f3 c5 7. d5 h6 8. Be3 e6
9. Qd2 exd5 10. cxd5 h5 $5 {Ein Normalzug in dieser Variante aber interessant
ist daß Schwarz ohne das übliche Re8 rauskommt.} 11. a4 a6 12. Nge2 Nbd7 13.
Nd1 Ne5 14. Nec3 Nh7 15. Be2 Qh4+ $5 {Nd1 will natürlich sowieso nach f2, aber
der Damenausfall macht ein eventuelles Nc4 möglich und macht den Weg frei für
Ra8.} 16. Nf2 f5 {Ein typisch Verfahren in dieser Variante um das Weisse
Zentrum zu zerstören. Zugleich droht sofortiger Gewinn mit ...f4.} 17. exf5 {
Dieser Zug ist Schwarz gerade recht: Bf5 kommt ins Spiel und auch Ra8 kann
schnell zentralisiert werden. Es ist aber nicht leicht eine vernünftige
Alternative für Weiss zu bieten.} (17. g3 Qe7 18. f4 (18. O-O fxe4 19. Nfxe4
Bh3 20. Rf2 Rae8 {sieht auch nicht schlecht aus für Schwarz.}) 18... Ng4 19.
Nxg4 hxg4 20. e5 dxe5 21. d6 Qe6 {führ zu Unübersichtlichen Verwicklungen, die
wahrscheinlich eher Schwarz zuguten kommen.}) 17... Bxf5 18. O-O Rae8 $1 {
Also doch ein Turm auf e8, aber nicht den f-Turm. Es ist eine Stellung mit
beiderseitigen Chancen entstanden. Die von Schwarz gewählte Aufstellung
scheint also recht zufriedenstellend zu sein.} 19. Rfe1 Qd8 20. a5 Nf6 21. Kh1
Qc7 22. h3 Re7 23. Na4 Nf7 (23... Rfe8) 24. Nb6 h4 (24... Rfe8 25. Bd3 Bxd3 26.
Nxd3 Nd7 $11) 25. f4 $6 (25. Ng4 $5) 25... Rfe8 26. Bf3 Nh6 $6 {Ich glaube es
wäre besser Nb6 mit ...Nd7 zu befragen.} 27. Rac1 Ne4 28. Bxe4 Bxe4 29. Bxc5 $5
{Forciert die folgende Abwicklung.} Bxg2+ (29... dxc5 30. d6 Bxg2+ 31. Kh2 Qd8
32. Rxe7 Rxe7 33. dxe7 Qxd2 34. e8=Q+ Kh7 35. Qe1 Qxe1 36. Rxe1 Bc6 37. Nd3 $16
) 30. Kxg2 Rxe1 31. Rxe1 Rxe1 32. Qxe1 Qxc5 33. Qe6+ Kh7 34. Nd7 Qd4 (34...
Qxa5 $2 35. Ne4 Qb5 36. Nef6+ Bxf6 37. Nxf6+ Kg7 38. Qe7+ Nf7 39. Ne8+ Kg8 40.
Qxf7+ Kxf7 41. Nxd6+ Ke7 42. Nxb5 axb5 43. Kf3 $18) 35. Qxd6 Nf5 36. Qc7 Qxd5+
37. Kg1 Qd4 38. Nf8+ Kh6 39. Ne6 Qe3 40. Nxg7 Nxg7 41. Qc8 Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cacak"]
[Site "Cacak"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Strikovic, Aleksa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Meulders,R"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1996.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Petursson Beliavsky Hazai} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 {
Die deutschsprachigen Anmerkugen stammen von Meulders. Dieser Zug verfolgt auf
eine etwas solidere Weise in manchen Varianten die gleiche Idee wie 5.f3: dem
Springer das Feld g4 nehmen und der Läufer aktiver nach g5 entwickeln, anstatt
nach e3. So entstehen oft, wie in dieser Partie, Benoni und nicht
Königsindisch.} O-O 6. Bg5 c5 (6... Na6 {Hazai /\ e5 is the other main line
with mutual chances.}) 7. d5 a6 (7... e6 $1 {Hazai}) 8. a4 e6 9. Bd3 exd5 10.
cxd5 Re8 {Hazai annotates in english. Surprisingly enough this natural
developing move seems to be a waste of time in many variations. Black has to
begin his counterplay on the queenside immediately with Qc7,Nbd7,c4 and later
on b5.} (10... Qa5 $6 {Hazai} 11. Nf3 c4 12. Bc2 Nbd7 13. O-O Re8 14. Re1 Qc7
15. Qd2 $14 {Caselas-Strikovic, Aceimar op 1995}) (10... Qc7 {Hazai} 11. Nf3 c4
12. Bc2 h6 13. Be3 Nbd7 14. O-O b6 15. Re1 Nc5 16. a5 Nfd7 17. Qd2 Kh7 18. axb6
Qxb6 19. Na4 Qc7 20. Bd4 $14 {Chernin-Ma.Tseitlin, Beersheba 1992}) (10... Nbd7
{Hazai} 11. Nf3 Qc7 12. O-O Rb8 13. Re1 c4 14. Bf1 b5 (14... Re8 $6 {after
this move Black has no real opportunity on the queenside anymore.} 15. Rc1 b5 (
15... Nc5 16. Bxc4 Nfxe4 17. Nxe4 Rxe4 18. Rxe4 Nxe4 19. Bd3 Nc5 20. b4 $18)
16. axb5 axb5 17. Nd4 $1 b4 (17... Ba6 18. b4 $1 $16) 18. Ncb5 Qb6 19. Rxc4 Nc5
20. Nc6 $1 Ncxe4 21. Be3 Qxb5 22. Rxe4 $1 Rxe4 23. Bxb5 Rxb5 24. Bd4 $16 {
Conquest-Davies, London 1991 see CBM 24!}) 15. axb5 axb5 16. b4 cxb3 17. Nxb5
Qb6 18. Rb1 Nc5 19. Nd2 Ba6 20. Nxb3 Bxb5 21. Nxc5 Qxc5 22. Be3 Qa3 23. Rxb5
Rxb5 24. Bxb5 Nxe4 $11 {Lukov-Tal, Tbilisi 1988}) 11. Nf3 Qb6 $6 {[#] It is
extremely risky to grab pawns on b2 against an excellent attacking player like
Beliavsky! Riskant, obgleich es eines Spitzenspielers wie Beliavsky bedarf, um
die Widerlegung zu finden. "Normal" sehen ...h6 oder ...b6 aus.} (11... Nbd7 {
Hazai} 12. O-O $14 Qc7 13. Re1 Rb8 14. Rc1 {see 10...Nbd7}) 12. O-O $1 {
After this pawn sacrifice White gets a lot of tempo to prepare the
breakthrough in the centre by e4-e5.} (12. Qc2 {Beliavsky}) 12... Qxb2 13. Rc1
Nbd7 (13... Qb6 {Beliavsky} 14. Nd2 Qc7 15. Nc4 Nfd7 16. f4 Nb6 17. e5 $1 {
Potapov-Voloshin (Ufa 1993)}) 14. Nd2 Qb6 {Gleich wieder nach Hause. Der
Versuch die Entwicklung weiter fortzusetzen hat ebenfalls Schattenseiten:} (
14... Ne5 15. Be2 Qb4 16. Be3 $1 (16. f4 Nd3 17. Rc2 (17. Bxd3 Qd4+) 17... Qd4+
18. Kh2 Nf2 $17) 16... c4 17. f4 Nd3 18. Na2 Qa3 19. Nxc4 Qxa2 20. Bxd3 Nxe4
21. Bb1 $1 $18) 15. Nc4 Qc7 16. f4 Nb6 {[#]} (16... b6 {Hazai} 17. e5 dxe5 18.
d6 $18) 17. e5 $1 {This is the typical breakthrough in the centre in a Benoni
pawn formation. The passed pawn on d6 will be extremely powerful. Ein
"Feld-Feger" um das Feld e4 frei zu machen für die weißen Figuren. Ein
typisches Verfahren im Kampf gegen Benoni.} Nxc4 (17... Nfxd5 18. Nxd5 (18.
Nxd6 Re6 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Qf3 (20. Bxg6 Ne3 21. Bxh7+ Kxh7 22. Qd3+ Kh8 23.
Rfe1 (23. Qxe3 Qxd6 24. Qxc5 Qxc5+ 25. Rxc5 Bd7 $17) 23... Nxg2 24. Kxg2 Qc6+
25. Qe4 Qxe4+ 26. Rxe4 b6 27. Nxf7+ Kg8 28. Nd8 (28. Nd6 $1 Rxd6 29. exd6 Bb7
30. Rce1 Re8 31. d7 Rxe4 32. Rxe4 Bxe4+ 33. Kg3 $18) 28... Re8 29. Rd1 $16)
20... Nb6 21. a5 Nd7 22. Bc4 Rxd6 23. exd6 Qxd6 24. Rcd1 Bd4+ 25. Kh1 $14)
18... Nxd5 19. Be4 Nb4 20. Nxd6 Re6 21. Qd4 h6 22. Rxc5 Qxd6 23. Qxb4 Qf8 24.
Bh4 b6 25. Rc4 Rb8 26. Bd5 $14) 18. Bxc4 dxe5 19. d6 $1 {Ein zweiter
Feld-Feger (Feld d5).} Qd8 20. Nd5 e4 21. Qb3 {Petursson: Stronger than going
for the exchange with Nd5-c7} (21. Nc7 {Beliavsky} Bd7 22. Nxa8 Qxa8) (21. d7 {
Beliavsky} Bxd7 22. Nxf6+ Bxf6 23. Bxf6 Qxf6 24. Qxd7 Re7 25. Qd5 Qd4+) 21...
Be6 22. d7 $1 {Nach zwei Fegern jetzt ein Öffner: Weiss möchte die d-Linie für
den Turm freimachen.} Bxd7 $2 {Dies ist zu gierig. Schwarz darf den dritten
Bauer nicht fressen. Er muß die d-Linie geschlossen halten mit ...Rf8 z.B.:} (
22... Rf8 23. Nxf6+ Bxf6 24. Bxe6 fxe6 25. Qxe6+ Kg7 26. Rxc5 Bxg5 27. Rxg5 $14
) 23. Rcd1 {White has created nasty pins!} Re6 (23... b5 24. Nxf6+ (24. axb5 {
Petursson} axb5 25. Nxf6+ Bxf6 26. Bxf7+ Kg7 27. Bxe8 Qxe8 28. Bxf6+ Kxf6 29.
Qc3+ Kf7 30. Qxc5 $18) 24... Bxf6 25. Bxf7+ Kg7 26. Bxf6+ Kxf6 27. Bxe8 Qxe8
28. Qc3+ $18) 24. f5 $1 {Der Öffner: die f-Linie wird göffnet und die weiße
Flut überspült das wacklige schwarze Häuschen.} (24. Nxf6+ {Petursson} Rxf6 25.
Qxb7 {Petursson: is another way to win}) 24... gxf5 25. Rxf5 {Finally a piece
is falling due to the pins.} e3 {"Hilfe! Es geht nichts mehr!"} (25... b5 26.
Nxf6+ Bxf6 27. Bxe6 Bxe6 28. Rxd8+ Bxd8 29. Rd5 $18) (25... Rd6 26. Nxf6+ Bxf6
27. Rxd6 Bxg5 28. Rxf7 $18) (25... Qe8 26. Nxf6+ Bxf6 27. Bxf6 Bxa4 28. Qg3+
Kf8 29. Qg7#) (25... Qa5 26. Bxf6 Bxa4 27. Qg3 Rxf6 28. Nxf6+ Kh8 29. Qh4 $18)
26. Nxf6+ Rxf6 27. Rfd5 b5 28. Rxd7 Qe8 29. axb5 axb5 30. Qxb5 e2 31. Bxe2 {
Eine von Beliavsky sehr energisch und musterhaft gespielte Partei.} 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 1011"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2011.04.10"]
[Round "15.3"]
[White "Braun, Arik"]
[Black "Efimenko, Zahar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2538"]
[BlackElo "2683"]
[Annotator "Meyer,CD"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2010.10.09"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Eppingen"]
[BlackTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]
[WhiteClock "0:42:00"]
[BlackClock "0:51:00"]

1. d4 d6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 c5 5. d5 e6 6. Nge2 Nf6 7. Ng3 O-O 8. Be2 a6
9. a4 exd5 10. cxd5 Nbd7 11. O-O Re8 12. Bf4 Ne5 (12... Qe7 13. Qd2 h5 (13...
b6 14. h3 Rb8 $13 {Kaposztas - Ju. Cimmermann, Eger 1993, ECO/A2}) 14. Rfe1 h4
15. Nh1 Nh7 16. h3 Rb8 (16... Bd4 $5 17. Be3 Bxe3 18. Qxe3 g5 $13) 17. Be3 Ndf6
18. f3 Kh8 19. Nf2 Nh5 20. f4 Ng3 21. Bf3 b6 22. Rab1 f5 $2 23. e5 $1 dxe5 24.
fxe5 $16 {Svetushkin,D (2501) - Ardelean,G (2444), Bucharest 2002}) 13. Qd2 Bd7
(13... b6 14. h3 Bb7 15. Bh6 Bxh6 16. Qxh6 Ned7 17. f4 Qe7 18. Bc4 Kh8 19. Qg5
Qf8 20. Rae1 h6 21. Qh4 Qg7 22. Re3 Rad8 23. Nge2 $14 Kg8 $6 24. Qf2 Nf8 25.
Ng3 $16 h5 26. Rd1 N8d7 27. Nf1 Qh6 28. e5 $18 {Sokolov,I (2656) - Jobava,B 
(2330), Batumi 1999}) 14. Rfb1 Rc8 15. h3 c4 16. Be3 h5 17. a5 Bb5 18. f3 Nfd7
19. Nxb5 axb5 20. Qb4 f5 (20... Nc5 $1 21. Qxb5 f5 $44 22. Bxc5 (22. Ra3 $2 f4
$1 23. Bxf4 Qh4) 22... Rxc5 23. Qa4 (23. Qxb7 $2 Qg5 24. Kh2 h4 25. Nf1 Nd3 $40
{-+}) 23... h4) 21. a6 (21. exf5 $5 Nc5 $1 22. Bxc5 (22. fxg6 $6 Nxf3+ 23. Bxf3
Rxe3) 22... Rxc5 23. Qd2 Qh4 $1 24. Ne4 Nxf3+ $1 25. Bxf3 (25. gxf3 $4 gxf5 $40
26. Nf2 (26. Qe3 fxe4 27. f4 c3) 26... Bd4 27. Rf1 Rxd5 28. Kg2 Re6) 25... Rxe4
26. Bxe4 Qxe4 $44) 21... bxa6 22. Qxd6 h4 23. Nf1 fxe4 (23... Nf6 $5) 24. f4 (
24. fxe4 Nf6) 24... Nd3 25. Qxg6 Nf8 (25... N7c5 $13) 26. Qf5 Ra8 $13 27. Nd2 (
27. Bh5 Re7 28. Qg4) 27... Qf6 28. Qg4 Ng6 (28... Nxb2) 29. Rf1 Rad8 $2 {
Zu unentschlossen, nun nimmt Weiß das Heft in die Hand!} (29... Nxb2 $13 {
war die letzte gute Gelegenheit}) 30. f5 Nge5 31. Qh5 Nf7 $2 {Diagramm [#]} ({
Überdeckt zwar den Punkt g5, aber noch wichtiger ist die Kontrolle über f6.
Daher war} 31... Nd7 $5 {geboten, wenngleich Weiß nach} 32. Kh1 (32. Bg5 $6
Qb6+ 33. Kh1 Nf6) 32... Qd6 33. Qxh4 {klar am Drücker bleibt, z.B.} Nf6 34. Bh5
Re7 35. Bg6 Nb4 $1 (35... Nxb2 $2 36. g4 {/\g5}) (35... Qxd5 $2 36. Rxa6) 36.
Rfd1 $1 Nbxd5 37. Nf1 Red7 38. Bg5 Qb6 39. Re1 a5 40. Ng3 $16) 32. Rxa6 $3 {
Der ehemalige Jugendweltmeister läßt sein großes Talent aufblitzen. Der mutige,
chancenreiche Textzug ist ein fulminantes, spekulatives Turmopfer zwecks
Freilegung des Schlüsselpunktes f6 und nachhaltiger Schwächung der feindlichen
Königsstellung !} Qxa6 ({Alternativen: I} 32... Rd6 $2 33. Ra7 $1 Rxd5 34. Kh1
$1 {Plan Lg5} Rde5 (34... Ree5 35. Ra8+ Bf8 36. Qg4+ Qg7 37. Qxh4 $18 Rxf5 38.
Rxf5 Rxf5 39. Nxe4) 35. Bd4) ({II} 32... Qxb2 $2 33. f6 $18) 33. f6 Rd6 {
Diagramm [#]} ({Falls aber} 33... Nde5 {, so folgt} 34. Nxe4 $1 Rxd5 (34... Rd7
35. fxg7 $18) 35. fxg7 $18 {mit Gewinn:} Re6 36. Rxf7 Nxf7 37. Qxd5) 34. Bd4 $4
{Verdirbt die bislang prächtige Angriffsleistung.} (34. fxg7 {war erforderlich,
und nun z.B.:} Rf6 (34... Rg6 {ist für den Angreifer relativ leichter zu
behandeln, z.B.:} 35. Qxh4 ({auch} 35. Bd4 Re5 (35... Nde5 36. Rxf7 Kxf7 37.
Nxe4) 36. Rxf7 Kxf7 37. Qh8 Rxg7 38. Bh5+ $18) 35... Rxg7 36. Bh5 $18 {mit
unwiderstehlichem Druck:} Qb7 (36... Nd6 37. Bxe8 Nxe8 38. Bd4) (36... Re5 37.
Nxe4) 37. Bd4 Nde5 (37... Re5 38. Nxe4) 38. Nxe4 Re7 39. Bxe5 Qa7+ 40. Kh2 Nxe5
(40... Rxe5 41. Nf6+ Kf8 42. Bxf7 Rxf7 43. d6) 41. Nf6+ Kf8 42. Nd7+ Kg8 43.
Rf8+ Kh7 44. Be8#) 35. Qxh4 Rxf1+ (35... Kxg7 36. Bxd3 exd3 37. Bd4 Re5 38.
Qg3+ Rg5 39. Rxf6) 36. Nxf1 {Diagramm [#] (Analyse)  mit zahlreichen, z.T.
komplexen Möglichkeiten. Tatsächlich scheint der Angriff in jedem Fall
durchzudringen. Hier einige nachspielenswerte, wuchtige (Computer-)Varianten.
Weiß droht beispielsweise 37.Lh5 (auch 37.Sg3) 37...Sde5 38.Sg3 Sg6 39.Lxg6
Dxg6 40.Ld4 Sh6 (40...e3 41.Sf5; 40...Sd6 41. Sh5 oder 41.Dh8+) 41.Sh5 usw.}
Nde5 (36... b4 37. Ng3 (37. Bd4 Qh6 38. Bh5 Nd6 (38... Nde5 39. Kh1 Nd6 40. Be3
Qh7 41. Bc5) 39. Be3 Qh7 40. Ng3 c3 41. b3 Ne5 42. Qf6 $18)) (36... Qd6 37. Bd4
Nde5 (37... Re5 38. Bh5) (37... Qh6 38. Bh5) 38. Ne3 Ng6 (38... Qd8 39. Qxd8 (
39. Qf4 Qg5 40. Qxg5 Nxg5 41. Bh5 Ngf7 42. Nf5) 39... Rxd8 40. Bh5 {Plan Sf5})
39. Qg4 Nf4 (39... Nge5 40. Qxe4) 40. Nf5 Nxe2+ 41. Qxe2 Qg6 42. Qf2) (36...
Kxg7 37. Bd4+ Kf8 (37... Nde5 38. Ng3 $1 $18) 38. Qg3 $1 Nde5 (38... Qh6 39.
Bxd3 exd3 40. Bc5+ Nd6 41. Bxd6+ Kf7 42. Be5 $18 d2 43. Nxd2 Qxd2 44. Qg7#) 39.
Bc5+ Nd6 (39... Re7 40. Qh4) 40. Bh5 Nef7 41. Qf4 $18 {und Schwarz ist
überlastet}) (36... Re5 37. Bd4 Qd6 (37... Qh6 38. Qxh6 Nxh6 39. Bxe5 Nxe5 40.
Kf2 $18) 38. Ne3 Qe7 39. Qg4) 37. Bh5 Kxg7 (37... Ng6 38. Qg4 (38. Bxg6 Qxg6
39. Bd4) 38... Nfe5 39. Qxe4 $18) (37... Qd6 38. Bxf7+ Nxf7 39. Bd4 Qh6 (39...
Nh6 40. Bf6 Kh7 41. Ne3) 40. Qf2 {/\Ne3+-}) 38. Bxf7 (38. Ng3 Qf6 39. Qxe4)
38... Nxf7 (38... Kxf7 39. Qh7+ Kf6 40. Qh6+ Ng6 41. Bg5+ Ke5 42. Qg7+ Kxd5 43.
Qd7+) 39. Bd4+ Kf8 40. Bc5+ Kg7 41. Ng3 $18) 34... Bh6 $2 {Ein postwendender
Fehler, worauf Weiß das Remis erzwingen kann.} ({Schwarzen Vorteil behauptet
hätte dagegen} 34... Rxf6 35. Bxf6 Qb6+ 36. Kh2 (36. Kh1 $2 Nf2+ 37. Rxf2 Qxf2
38. Bxg7 Kxg7 $19) 36... Qd6+ 37. Kh1 Nf4 $1 {und nun:} 38. Qxh4 ({oder} 38.
Qg4 Qxf6 39. Rxf4 Ne5 $1 40. Qxh4 Qxh4 41. Rxh4 e3 42. Nf1 (42. Ne4 Ra8 {
/\Ra2-+}) 42... Nd7 $17) 38... Nxe2 39. Qg4 Ng3+ 40. Kg1 Qb6+ 41. Rf2 Nf5 42.
Bxg7 Nxg7 43. Nxe4 Ne5 44. Qh4 Nd7 $17) 35. Qg6+ ({Jedoch nicht} 35. Nxe4 $2 {
wegen} Nde5 $1 $17) 35... Kf8 36. Bh5 Nde5 ({Oder} 36... Qb7 37. Qh7 Rxd5 38.
Bxf7 Qxf7 39. Qxh6+ Kg8 40. Qxh4 {und Schwarz hat nichts Besseres als} Rxd4 {
, worauf Weiß wiederum Dauerschach geben kann und muß! Man sehe:} 41. Qg5+ $11
Kh7 (41... Kh8 42. Qh6+ Kg8 (42... Qh7 $4 43. f7 $1 Rdd8 44. fxe8=Q+ Rxe8 45.
Qc6 $1 Rg8 46. Rf6 $18 Ne5 47. Qe6 Ng6 48. Nxe4) 43. Qg5+ $11) 42. Qh4+ Kg6 43.
Qg4+ Kh7 (43... Kh6 $4 44. Rf5 $1 $18 e3 (44... Nf4 45. Qg5+ Kh7 46. Rxf4) 45.
Rh5+ Qxh5 46. Qg7#) 44. Qh4+ $11) 37. Qh7 Rxf6 {Diagramm [#] Was nun ?} ({
Bloß nicht} 37... Rxd5 $4 {wegen} 38. Bc3 $1 Red8 39. Nxe4 $1 {und angesichts
der Drohungen Bxe5 und Bb4+ wäre Schwarz verloren.}) 38. Bc5+ $4 {Erliegt kurz
vor der Zeitkontrolle einer Verführung: Darauf hat der glückliche Verteidiger
zwar nur eine Parade, aber die ist mehr als ausreichend!} ({Dem tapferen
Angreifer ist auf die Schnelle folgende forcierte Remisabwicklung entgangen:} 
38. Rxf6 $8 Qxf6 39. Bxf7 Qg7 $8 (39... Be3+ $2 40. Bxe3 Nxf7 41. Nxe4) (39...
Qxf7 $4 40. Bc5+) 40. Qxg7+ Bxg7 41. Bxe8 $11 {und nach dem weiteren} e3 $1 42.
Nxc4 bxc4 43. Bxe5 Bxe5 44. Bb5 $11 {wäre aus dem Kampfgetümmel keiner als
Sieger hervorgegangen.}) 38... Re7 $8 $19 {Wonach sämtliche Angriffsbemühungen
ins Leere laufen.} 39. Rxf6 (39. Bxf7 Rxf1+ 40. Nxf1 Nxf7 41. Bxe7+ Kxe7 42.
Qxe4+ Kf8 43. Qxh4 Qa7+ 44. Kh1 Qc5 $19) 39... Qxf6 40. Nxe4 Qf4 41. d6 (41.
Bxe7+ Kxe7 42. d6+ Kf8) 41... Qc1+ 42. Kh2 Bf4+ 43. g3 hxg3+ {und Weiß gab.} ({
Nach} 43... hxg3+ {könnte folgen:} 44. Kg2 (44. Nxg3 Ng4+) 44... Qxb2+ 45. Kf1
(45. Bf2 Rd7) (45. Nf2 Rd7) 45... Rd7 $19) 0-1

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 9th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2011.01.30"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Akobian, Varuzhan"]
[Black "Mikhalevski, Victor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2618"]
[BlackElo "2579"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2011.01.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 1]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 {This move came as a surprise as Varuzhan
usually goes for the main lines of the Gruenfeld.} c5 {I've never played this
move before, so it should have come as a surprise for my opponent as well.} 4.
d5 Bg7 5. e4 d6 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Bg5 h6 8. Be3 e6 9. Qd2 exd5 10. cxd5 {A
transposition which is typical of modern chess has just taken place: from the
King's Indian to the Benoni.} Re8 11. Nge2 Nbd7 12. Ng3 {This line looks
better with the queen on d1.} ({I think} 12. Nc1 {makes more sense here in
this particular position.} a6 13. a4 Nh5 14. Nd3 (14. g4 {0-1 Hochstrasser,M 
(2363)-Volokitin,A (2645)/Fuegen 2006/CBM 115/[Reeh] (32)}) 14... f5 15. Nf2 g5
16. exf5 Ne5 17. Be2 Bxf5 18. O-O Bg6 19. Rae1 $11 {with approximate equality
in Sasikiran,K (2688)-Al Modiahki,M (2562)/Guangzhou 2010.}) 12... h5 {[%cal
Gh5h4]} 13. Be2 a6 {[%cal Gb7b5] Before playing h4 I decided to include a6 and
a4.} (13... h4 $5 {deserved serious attention as the d2-square is occupied and
so the knight won't feel great on f1.} 14. Nf1 a6 15. Qc2 b5 16. a4 b4 17. Nd1
Nh5 $1 $15 {0-1 Sadler,M (2385)-Gelfand,B (2505)/Oakham 1988/TD (64)}) 14. O-O
{White frees the h1-square for the the g3-knight, but makes b5 possible.} ({
After} 14. a4 {I would play} h4 {[%csl Rg3]}) 14... b5 {This is already a very
uncommon position.} 15. Bh6 (15. Rac1 Nh7 16. Nd1 h4 17. Nh1 f5 18. Nhf2 Qf6
19. b4 c4 $13 {1/2-1/2 Hoelzl,F (2415)-Gallagher,J (2545)/Pula 1997/CBM 057
ext (68)}) 15... h4 $5 {Inviting the knight to f5.} 16. Nh1 ({After} 16. Nf5 {
I prepared} gxf5 (16... Bxh6 $5 17. Nxh6+ Kg7 {is also possible.}) 17. Qg5 Nh5
$1 18. Qxh5 Bxh6 19. Qxh6 Qf6 $1 20. Qf4 Ne5 $1 {[%cal Ge5g6] with a slight
edge for Black.}) 16... Nh5 {[%csl Rf4] After an exchange of the dark-squared
bishops the f4-square is where the h5-knight will be happy to reach.} (16... h3
$5) ({I wasn't sure if I needed the complications after} 16... Bxh6 17. Qxh6 b4
18. Nd1 Nxd5 19. Bc4 $44 {[%csl Rg6]}) 17. Bxg7 (17. a3 $5 {Preventing b4
makes sense, but the initiative remains in Black's hands.} Rb8 $5 $15) ({After
} 17. Nf2 Bxh6 18. Qxh6 Qf6 $15 {[%csl Rf4][%cal Gf6f4,Gh5f4] Black would
occupy the f4-square.}) 17... Kxg7 18. a4 $1 {[%csl Rc4] White needs something
to play for and so he forces weakening of the c4-square.} b4 19. Nd1 f5 $5 {
During the game I was confident that this should be the move, although now it
seems that I had a better alternative. Anyway opening up the position when
White's pieces are misplaced looked rather logical.} ({Probably} 19... Qf6 $5 {
[%cal Gh5f4] is objectively better.}) 20. exf5 $6 {An inaccuracy. White should
have tried to keep the e-file closed.} (20. Nhf2 $11 {was safer with an
approximately equal position.}) 20... Nb6 $5 {This might be objectively not
the best, but it leads to a spectacular attack with a draw in hand. I was also
looking for other knight moves, but soon I realised that b6 is the best square
for it as from there it can go to d5 and doesn't prevent other pieces from
doing their jobs.} (20... Qf6 $5 $15 {seems to keep a slight edge.}) ({as well
as the immediate} 20... gxf5 $5 $15) 21. fxg6 {White accepts the challenge.} ({
In the event of} 21. Nhf2 gxf5 ({or} 21... Bxf5 $5 {and in both cases Black is
fine.})) 21... Rxe2 $3 {The point of the previous move.} 22. Qxe2 Nf4 {[%cal
Gd8g5] White is an exchange and a few pawns up, but it's not easy to find a
good defence.} 23. Qe4 $2 {This natural move turns out to be a decisive
mistake as White loses a crucial tempo.} ({Surprisingly only} 23. Qc2 $1 {
seems to keep the balance.} Qg5 {[%cal Gf4h3]} 24. g4 $1 {The only saving move.
} (24. g3 $2 {loses to} Bf5 $1 25. Qb3 Nh3+ 26. Kg2 Nxd5 $1 $19 {[%cal Gd5f4]
That's where the Nb6-move turns out to be useful.}) 24... Nh3+ $1 {
Unfortunately Black has to repeat the moves here.} (24... Bxg4 $2 {doesn't
work.} 25. fxg4 Qxg4+ 26. Ng3 hxg3 27. Ne3 $1 gxh2+ $140 28. Kh1 $1 $18) ({
although} 24... Bd7 $5 25. Nhf2 Nbxd5 $44 {leads to some compensation for an
exchange.}) 25. Kg2 Nf4+ 26. Kg1) 23... Qg5 24. g4 $1 {The best defence.} (24.
g3 $2 {is bad in view of} Nbxd5 $1 $19 {[%cal Gc8f5,Gf4h3,Gd5f4] Once again
the knight is handy on b6.}) 24... Nh3+ $138 {Being in time trouble I decided
to repeat the position once.} (24... Nbxd5 {runs into} 25. Nhf2 $1 ({But not} 
25. Ndf2 $2 Bf5 $3 $19 {with the idea} 26. Qxf5 Ne2+ 27. Kg2 Qxf5 28. gxf5
Ndf4# {A brilliant mating construction.})) 25. Kg2 Nf4+ 26. Kg1 Bd7 $1 $19 {
[%cal Ga8e8] Black's pieces enter the game with devastating effect.} 27. Ne3 {
Setting a trap.} ({Other moves don't save White either:} 27. Nhf2 Re8 28. Qb1 (
28. Qc2 Re2 $19) 28... Qxd5 29. Ne4 Bxg4 $19) (27. Ng3 hxg3 28. hxg3 Nh3+ $1 {
The most precise.} 29. Kg2 Nxd5 $1 {Again this knight!} 30. f4 (30. Kxh3 Qd2 $3
31. Nf2 (31. Rf2 Rh8+ 32. Kg2 Qh6 $3 33. Kf1 Re8 $1 $19 {[%csl Rf1][%cal Gh6h1]
}) 31... Re8 32. Qb1 (32. Rad1 Qh6+ $19) 32... Qh6+ 33. Kg2 Ne3+ 34. Kg1 Rh8
35. Nh3 Qxh3 36. Kf2 Nxg4+ $1 37. fxg4 Qh2+ 38. Ke3 Re8+ $19 {and White gets
mated.}) 30... Ndxf4+ 31. Rxf4 Nxf4+ 32. Qxf4 Qxg6 $19) 27... Re8 $1 28. Nf5+
Kg8 $1 ({It's easy to fall into a trap.} 28... Kf6 $4 29. Nf2 $3 $18 {and
suddenly it's White who is winning.} (29. Nxd6 {leads only to a draw after}
Nh3+ 30. Kg2 Nf4+ $11)) 29. Qb1 ({After} 29. Nf2 Re5 $3 {The most precise,} ({
although the simple} 29... Rxe4 $5 30. Nxe4 Qd8 $19 {is also enough for a win.}
)) 29... Nh3+ 30. Kg2 Nf4+ {Winning some thinking time again.} 31. Kg1 Nh3+ ({
The computer's} 31... Ne2+ $5 32. Kg2 (32. Kf2 Bxf5 33. Qxf5 Qe3+ 34. Kg2 Nf4+)
32... h3+ $1 33. Kxh3 Nxd5 {[%cal Gd5f4]} 34. Qa2 (34. Kg2 Ndf4+ 35. Kf2 Bxf5
36. Qxf5 Qh4+ 37. Ng3 Qxh2+ $19) 34... Be6 $19 {is also convincing.}) 32. Kg2
Nxd5 $1 {[%csl Rg2][%cal Gd5f4]} 33. Nf2 ({or} 33. Re1 Qd2+ $1 34. Kf1 (34.
Kxh3 Rxe1 $1 35. Qxe1 (35. Qa2 Re2 $1 $19) 35... Nf4+ 36. Kxh4 Ng2+ $19 {
[%csl Re1]}) 34... Qxh2 $1 35. Rxe8+ Bxe8 36. Qe4 Qxh1+ 37. Ke2 Nhf4+ 38. Kd2
Qg2+ 39. Kd1 Bxg6 $19 {and Black wins.}) 33... Re2 $1 {White is pinned all
over.} 34. Nxd6 Bxg4 $1 {The last piece has entered the attack. White resigned
as he can't stop a forced mate. The game received the prize "The best game" in
the 2011 Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival.} 0-1

[Event "DEN-ch"]
[Site "Horsens"]
[Date "2003.04.18"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hoi, Carsten"]
[Black "Mortensen, Erling"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2406"]
[BlackElo "2453"]
[Annotator "Mortensen,E"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2003.04.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. f3 c5 4. d5 g6 5. c4 Bg7 6. Nc3 e6 7. Bg5 h6 8. Be3 exd5
9. cxd5 O-O 10. Qd2 Nh7 {Why this strange looking move? The threat against the
h6 pawn was not so terrible, for instance} (10... Re8 11. Bxh6 Nxe4 12. Nxe4
Qh4+) {and black is fine. But in some main lines where black plays f7-f5 it is
better to reserve e8 for the other rook.The developing move 10...Nd7 gives
white the opportunity to play Nh3-f2 supporting the center and preparing an
eventual kingside attack with g2-g4. Another useful move is 10...h6-h5, as the
pawn will be hanging after white plays Ne2-g3, but in several lines where
white castles kingside it is more active for black to play g6-g5 instead of
h6-h5. So the text move preparing counterplay with f7-f5 is the most flexible.}
11. h4 $5 h5 12. O-O-O (12. g4 $5 hxg4 13. h5 g5 14. fxg4 Nd7 15. Nh3 Ne5 16.
Be2 $14 {0-1 Krudde,F-Veerman,J/Eindhoven 1988/EXT 2002 (51)}) 12... Re8 13.
Nh3 Nd7 14. Be2 a6 15. Nf2 b5 16. g4 ({To be considered was} 16. Rdg1 {to give
make Nd1 possible next move}) 16... b4 17. Nb1 Ndf6 18. gxh5 Nxh5 19. Rdg1 Qe7
$1 {Prevention against f3-f4. Probably white should now take time to bring Nb1
back into action with Qc2} 20. f4 $2 N7f6 21. Bf3 Bf5 $1 {The refutation. The
white center collapse:} 22. exf5 (22. e5 dxe5 23. d6 Qe6 24. Bxa8 exf4 $1 (
24... Qxa2 25. Nd3) 25. d7 (25. Bxc5 Qc4+ 26. Kd1 Qxc5 $19) 25... Nxd7 26. Be4
fxe3 27. Qxe3 Qxa2 $19) 22... Qxe3 23. Bxh5 gxh5 24. Rh3 Qxd2+ 25. Nxd2 Kf8 {
The ending is hopeless for white. There are too many weak pawns} 26. Rd3 (26.
Rhg3 Bh6 27. Nfe4 Nxe4 28. Rg8+ Ke7 29. Rxe8+ Rxe8 30. Nxe4 Bxf4+ 31. Kc2 Kd8
$19) 26... Re2 27. Nh3 Rae8 28. Nc4 Rh2 29. Rgd1 (29. Nxd6 Ree2 $19) 29... Ree2
30. R1d2 Rxd2 31. Nxd2 Bh6 32. Nc4 Nxd5 33. Rxd5 Rxh3 34. f6 Rxh4 35. Kc2 Rxf4
36. Kb3 (36. Rxd6 Rxc4+ 37. Kb3 Rd4 $19) 36... Rxf6 37. Nxd6 Ke7 38. Nc4 Rf3+
39. Ka4 f5 40. Rxc5 h4 41. Rc7+ Kf6 42. Rc6+ Kg7 43. Rc7+ Kg8 44. Rc8+ Kh7 45.
Ne5 Re3 46. Nf7 Bg7 47. Rc4 Kg6 0-1

[Event "Politiken Cup 21st"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "1999.07.14"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Ward, Christopher"]
[Black "Mortensen, Erling"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2473"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[Annotator "Mortensen,E"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1999.07.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Ng3
exd5 9. cxd5 Nh5 {In return for the double pawns black gets a lot of open
lines and diagonals. Black has to make a choice: to play a7-a6 or not.} (9...
a6 10. a4 Nh5 11. Nxh5 gxh5 12. Bd3 f5 13. exf5 (13. O-O $1 f4 14. Ne2 Be5 15.
g3 {looks good for white. The black peaces on the queenside are sleeping.})
13... Bxf5 14. O-O Nd7 15. a5 Qf6 {Black has no problems.} 16. Ra4 Qg6 17. Bxf5
Rxf5 18. Re4 Raf8 19. Re6 Bd4+ 20. Kh1 R8f6 21. Rfe1 Ne5 22. Ne2 Rxe6 23. dxe6
Qxe6 24. Nxd4 cxd4 25. f4 Nd3 26. Rxe6 Nf2+ 27. Kg1 Nxd1 28. Rxd6 Rc5 29. Bd2
Nxb2 30. Rxd4 Rc2 31. f5 Nc4 32. Bg5 b5 33. axb6 Nxb6 34. Rd8+ {Ward,
Chris-Jensen,Simon Bekker/Politiken Cup Copenhagen (8) 1998/1/2-1/2 (59)}) 10.
Nxh5 gxh5 11. Bd3 f5 12. exf5 (12. O-O Na6 {This is the reason why it is
probably better to leave a7-a6 out. As mentioned above f5-f4 is probably not
good in this moment, but black develops a piece and waits for white to take on
f5. If white does not want this and at the same time is decided to prevent
f5-f4 he risks a lot:} 13. Bf4 $5 fxe4 14. fxe4 c4 15. Bxc4 Qb6+ 16. Kh1 Qxb2
17. Bxd6 Bg4 18. Qb3 Bxc3 19. Qxb2 Bxb2 20. Rae1 Rxf1+ 21. Bxf1 Bd4 22. h3 {
1/2-1/2 Dreev,Alexey - Shchekachev,An RUS-ch51 St. Petersburg 1998. It seems
that white offered a draw in the right moment!}) 12... Bxf5 13. O-O {The pawn
on d5 could become very weak after} (13. Bxf5 Rxf5 14. O-O Na6 {followed by
Nc7.}) 13... Na6 (13... Bxd3 $5 14. Qxd3 Nd7 {also looks OK.}) 14. Bxa6 {
A surprise, as the black bishops clearly will be very strong. But a good plan
for white was not visible, while black has plenty of useful moves like Nc7,
Kh8 etc.} bxa6 15. Be3 Rb8 {Maybe there are better moves here. 15. -, Re8 
(Ward) is a bit annoying for white, and also 15. -, Dh4 was interesting.} 16.
Qd2 Qf6 17. Rac1 Qg6 18. b3 h4 $5 19. Ne2 (19. Kh1 h3 20. g4 Bxg4 $1 21. fxg4
Bxc3 22. Rxf8+ Rxf8 $19) 19... Bd3 20. Nf4 Rxf4 21. Bxf4 Bxf1 22. Kxf1 (22.
Rxf1 c4 $1 {followed by c4-c3 gives black good winning chances.}) 22... h3 23.
g3 (23. Rxc5 $2 hxg2+ 24. Qxg2 Qd3+ 25. Qe2 Qxe2+ 26. Kxe2 Re8+ $19) 23... Rf8
24. Re1 Be5 25. Bxe5 Rxf3+ 26. Kg1 (26. Ke2 $2 Qg4 27. Bxd6 Rxg3+ 28. Kf1 Rg1+
29. Kf2 Rg2+ $19) 26... dxe5 27. Rxe5 Rxg3+ 28. hxg3 Qxg3+ 29. Kh1 Qxe5 $11 30.
d6 Qe4+ 31. Kh2 Qe5+ 32. Kh1 Qe4+ 33. Kh2 Qe5+ 34. Kxh3 Qf5+ 35. Kg3 Qe5+ 36.
Kf3 Qf5+ 37. Kg3 (37. Ke2 $4 Qh5+ $19) 37... Qe5+ 38. Kf3 Qf5+ 39. Kg3 Qe5+
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Zaja, Ivan"]
[Black "Guseinov, Elmir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2489"]
[BlackElo "2391"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Ng3
exd5 9. cxd5 a6 10. a4 Re8 11. Be2 h5 12. O-O Nh7 13. Bd3 Nd7 14. f4 c4 15.
Bxc4 Qb6+ 16. Kh1 h4 17. Nge2 Nhf6 18. a5 Qc7 19. Bd3 Nc5 20. f5 Nfxe4 21. Nxe4
Nxe4 22. fxg6 fxg6 23. Nf4 Qc5 24. Bxe4 Rxe4 25. Bd2 Bf5 26. Qb3 h3 27. Rac1
hxg2+ 28. Nxg2 Qb5 29. Qxb5 axb5 30. Ne3 Rd4 31. Nxf5 gxf5 32. Rg1 $2 {Wickelt
direkt ins Remis ab.} ({Mit} 32. Bc3 {konnte Weiß noch gut um Vorteil kämpfen:}
Rg4 33. h3 Rh4 (33... Rc4 34. Rg1 Rc7 35. Rce1 $16) 34. Rxf5 Rxh3+ 35. Kg2 $16)
32... Rxd2 33. Rc7 Rxa5 34. Rgxg7+ Kf8 35. Rcf7+ Ke8 36. Re7+ Kf8 37. Ref7+ $6
(37. Rgf7+ $11) 37... Ke8 38. Rxb7 $6 Ra1+ 39. Rg1 Rxg1+ 40. Kxg1 Rxb2 41. h4
Rb4 42. h5 Rh4 43. Rxb5 Rxh5 44. Rb7 {Der aktive Turm sichert das
Unentschieden:} Rh3 45. Kf2 Rd3 46. Ke2 Rxd5 47. Ke3 Re5+ 48. Kf4 Re7 49. Rxe7+
(49. Rxe7+ Kxe7 50. Kxf5 Kd7 51. Ke4 Kc6 52. Kd4 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0607"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2007.03.17"]
[Round "12.5"]
[White "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Black "Mueller, Karsten"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2641"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2006.10.28"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Porz"]
[BlackTeam "Hamburger SK"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

{Nachdem der Hamburger SK im vergangenen Jahr fast abgestiegen wäre, verlief
diese Saison sensationell gut. Wer hätte gedacht, dass wir mit der SG Porz um
den zweiten Platz konkurrieren würden? Hatten wir doch mit mir noch nie gegen
die Riesen gewinnen können. Um ganz ehrlich zu sein, waren die Kämpfe meist
äußerst einseitig, weil wir in der Regel außer einigen wenigen Remisen keinen
Stich bekommen haben. Doch dieses Jahr kam es anders. Meine Partie war die
letzte noch laufende und wir führten mit 4:3, so dass sich in diesem
Ausnahmefall die ca. 1000 Elopunkte, welche die Porzer mehr hatten, nicht
ausgewirkt haben:} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6
7. h3 Bg7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Bg5 {Damit hatte ich nicht gerechnet.} (9. Nf3 {
mit Übergang zur modernen Hauptvariante war ein zentraler Punkt meiner
Vorbereitung. Eine der Hauptvarianten ist darauf das Bauernopfer} b5 {doch im
Vergleich zur Partie steht Weiß hier besser, weil der Partiezug Lg5 in diesem
Kontext nicht sehr nützlich ist.}) 9... Bd7 $1 {Zum Glück fiel mir am Brett
ein, dass dieser merkwürdige Läuferzug hier am besten ist.} 10. Nf3 $6 {
Danach harmoniert die weiße Aufstellung nicht mehr recht, weil Schwarz zu
billig zu...} b5 {... kommt und seine Lawine am Damenflügel nur sehr schwer zu
stoppen ist. 10.a4 ist konsequenter, auch wenn Schwarz selbst danach OK sein
sollte.} 11. O-O (11. Bxb5 $2 Bxb5 12. Bxf6 (12. Nxb5 Qa5+ 13. Nc3 Nxe4 $17)
12... Bxf6 13. Nxb5 Qa5+ 14. Nc3 Bxc3+ 15. bxc3 Qxc3+ 16. Nd2 Nd7 $17) (11.
Nxb5 $4 Bxb5 12. Bxb5 Qa5+ $19) 11... c4 12. Bc2 Re8 {Dies erschwert e4-e5 und
erhöht den Druck gegen e4.} (12... b4 $6 {ist verfrüht, weil es den schwarzen
Bauern nach} 13. Ne2 {an Unterstützung mangelt.}) 13. a3 a5 14. Nd4 (14. Re1
Na6 15. e5 dxe5 16. Rxe5 (16. Nxe5 b4 17. axb4 axb4 18. Na4 b3 19. Bb1 Nb8 $36)
16... h6 17. Be3 b4 $36) 14... Qb6 15. Be3 Qb7 16. Bf4 $2 {Das verliert zuviel
Zeit, weil Schwarz sich nicht um den Bauern d6 zu kümmern braucht. Sofortiges}
(16. Qf3 {war vonnöten, z.B.} Na6 17. Bg5 Nh5 18. Nce2 Nc5 $36) 16... Na6 17.
Qf3 (17. a4 b4 18. Ncb5 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 Rxe4 20. Nxd6 Qxd5 21. Nxe4 Qxe4 {
gibt Schwarz mehr als ausreichende Kompensation für die Qualität.}) 17... b4
18. axb4 axb4 19. Nce2 (19. Bxd6 Qb6 20. e5 Qxd4 21. Rad1 Qh4 22. exf6 Qxf6 23.
Qxf6 Bxf6 24. Ne4 Bg7 $17) 19... b3 (19... Nc5 $5 20. Rxa8 Qxa8 21. Bxd6 Nfxe4
22. Bxe4 Nxe4 23. Bxb4 Qxd5 {war die Alternative. Aber die weiße Stellung ist
nun sehr fest, was mir nicht gefiel.}) 20. Bb1 $2 {Danach gewinnt Schwarz
einen wichtigen Bauern. Die letzte Chance bestand in} (20. Bg5 $1 Nxd5 {
[%cal Gg7d4]} (20... Ng4 $5) 21. Bxb3 Nb6 22. Bc2 Nb4 23. Rxa8 Qxa8 24. Bb1 d5
$17) 20... Nc5 21. Rxa8 Qxa8 22. Ng3 Nfxe4 $1 $19 {[%cal Gg7d4] Dies krönt die
Benoni-Initiative mit der Eroberung des wichtigsten weißen Bauern.} 23. Bxe4
Bxd4 24. Bxd6 Nxe4 25. Nxe4 Bf5 26. Nc3 Bd3 27. Nb5 (27. Rc1 Bxc3 28. Rxc3 (28.
bxc3 b2 $19) 28... Qa1+ 29. Kh2 Qxb2 30. Qf6 Qe2 31. Ba3 Qe5+ 32. Qxe5 Rxe5 33.
d6 Ra5 34. Bb2 Rd5 35. Ba3 Rxd6 $19) 27... Bxf1 28. Nxd4 Bd3 29. Bb4 Be4 30.
Qf4 Qxd5 31. Bc3 Qe5 (31... Bxg2 $2 {wäre zu gierig:} 32. Qf6 Bxh3 33. Nf3 Kf8
34. Bb4+ Kg8 35. Bc3 $11) 32. Qg4 Ra8 33. f3 (33. Nxb3 Qf5 34. Qxf5 Bxf5 $19 {
ist chancenlos.}) 33... Bd3 34. Kf2 h5 35. Qd7 $2 Qc5 $2 {Hier und im
folgenden schnelles Spiel in Zeitnot, welches praktisch dazu führt, dass ich
danach nochmal sehr lange anrennen muss.} (35... h4 {hätte den Tag schnell
entschieden:} 36. Nf5 Bxf5 $19) 36. Kg3 $2 (36. h4 $142) 36... Qg5+ $2 (36...
Qe5+ 37. f4 (37. Kf2 h4 38. Nc6 Qe2+ 39. Kg1 Qe3+ 40. Kh2 Qf4+ 41. Kg1 Ra1+ 42.
Kf2 Rf1#) 37... h4+ 38. Kf3 Qe4+ 39. Kg4 Qxg2+ 40. Kxh4 Qf2+ 41. Kg4 Bc2 $19)
37. Kf2 Qh4+ 38. g3 Qd8 39. Qc6 Rc8 40. Qa6 Ra8 41. Qb7 Rb8 42. Qa7 h4 43. Kg2
Qb6 44. Qe7 hxg3 45. Kxg3 Rd8 46. Kg2 Qd6 47. Qe3 (47. Qh4 g5 48. Qxg5+ Qg6 $19
{ohne Damen fehlt dem weißen Angriff die Spitze.}) 47... Qc5 48. h4 Ra8 49. Qe1
Qd6 50. Qe3 {Diese weiße Festung ist nur schwer zu stürmen, aber es sollte in
jedem Fall gehen, z.B.} (50. Nb5 Qc5 51. Nd4 Rd8 52. Qe3 Rd5 53. Qe8+ Qf8 54.
Qe3 Qc8 55. Qf4 Qe8 56. Nxb3 Rf5 57. Qd4 Qe2+ 58. Kg1 f6 59. Nd2 Re5 $19) 50...
Qc5 51. Qe1 Qf8 {[%cal Ga8e8,Gf8h6]} 52. Ne6 $5 {Ich muss offen zugeben, dass
mir dieser Donnerschlag völlig entgangen war. Zum Glück dringt der Angriff
nicht durch:} fxe6 (52... Qh6 $2 53. Nc7 Rd8 54. Ne8 {gibt Weiß gefährlichen
Angriff.}) 53. Qe5 (53. Qxe6+ Qf7 54. Qe5 Kh7 {und Weiß hat sein Pulver
verschossen.}) 53... Ra6 (53... Re8 $4 54. Qh8+ Kf7 55. Qh7+ Qg7 56. Qxg7#) 54.
Qh8+ Kf7 55. Qh7+ Ke8 56. Qb7 Rd6 57. Bb4 {[%tqu "De","Wie verteidigen Sie
sich?","","","f8e7","",2]} Qe7 $1 58. Qb5+ Kf7 59. Qb8 Rd8 60. Qf4+ Qf6 {
Endlich ist alles völlig gesichert und es gibt keinen Zweifel mehr am
schwarzen Sieg.} 61. Qc7+ Ke8 62. Qc6+ Rd7 63. Bc3 Qe7 64. Be5 Kf7 65. Qa8 Qxh4
0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup3"]
[Site "Omsk"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Temirbayev, Serikbay"]
[Black "Iskusnyh, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Notkin,M"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1996.12.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Qd2 exd5
9. cxd5 h6 10. Be3 a6 11. a4 Re8 12. Nge2 Nbd7 13. Nc1 Ne5 14. Be2 Kh7 (14...
Nh5 15. Bxh6 $6 Qh4+ 16. Kd1 Ng3 $1 (16... Bxh6 $2 17. Qxh6 Qf2 18. g4 Nf6 19.
Rf1 Qd4+ 20. Kc2 $18 {Dreev,A-Lobron,E/Nussloch/1996/}) 17. Qe1 Qxh6 18. hxg3
Qe3 19. Qg1 Qd4+ 20. Qxd4 cxd4 21. Nb1 Bd7 $44) (14... Nh7 15. O-O g5 16. Rb1
f5 17. b4 f4 18. Bf2 b6 19. N3a2 a5 20. bxc5 bxc5 21. Nc3 Nf8 22. Nb5 Nfg6 23.
Nb3 h5 24. Nxa5 $1 Qxa5 25. Qxa5 Rxa5 26. Nxd6 Rf8 27. Bb5 $44 {Varga,
Z-Loginov,V/Budapest/1993/0-1/86/}) (14... h5 15. O-O Nh7 16. h3 (16. N1a2 f5
17. Rfe1 $6 Bd7 18. exf5 Bxf5 $15 {Brunner,L-Xie,J/Shanghai/1995/0,5/40/})
16... f5 17. N1a2 Bd7 18. Kh1 Qe7 $6 19. Rae1 $14 {Yusupov,A-Heissler,J/GER/
1992/1-0/49/}) 15. O-O Rb8 16. N1a2 Bd7 17. Rab1 (17. h3 b5 18. axb5 axb5 19.
b4 c4 20. f4 $6 Nd3 21. Bxd3 (21. Bf3 $142) 21... cxd3 22. Qxd3 Nxe4 23. Nxe4 (
23. Bd4 Bf5 $15) 23... Bf5 (23... Bxa1 24. Nxd6 (24. Rxa1 Bf5 25. Nac3 Bxe4 26.
Nxe4 Qe7 27. Ba7 Ra8 $19) 24... Qf6 25. Nxe8 Rxe8 $44) 24. Nac3 Bxc3 25. Qxc3
Rxe4 $15) 17... b5 18. axb5 axb5 19. b4 c4 20. Bd4 (20. h3 g5) 20... Ra8 21.
Nc1 g5 22. Bd1 Nh5 23. Bc2 (23. N1e2 Nd3) 23... Nf4 24. Kh1 (24. g3 Nh3+ {/\g4/
}) 24... Nfg6 25. N1e2 Kg8 (25... Qc7 $142) 26. Bg1 (26. Be3 $5 $14) 26... Ra3
27. Nd4 Qb8 28. Ra1 Rxa1 29. Rxa1 Nf4 30. Ra5 Bf6 31. Nf5 (31. Ndxb5 Bd8) 31...
Bd8 32. Ba7 (32. Ra2 $142) 32... Qa8 33. Ra2 (33. Bb6 Bxb6 34. Rxa8 Rxa8 35.
Ne3 (35. Nxd6 Ra1+ 36. Nb1 Ned3 37. h3 Bd4 $19) 35... Ra1+ 36. Ned1 f6 $17)
33... Bxf5 34. exf5 Ned3 35. Bg1 Qc8 36. Ne4 (36. g3 Nh3 37. Bxd3 cxd3 38. Ne4
Qxf5 39. Qxd3 g4 $17) 36... Be7 37. f6 (37. g3 Nxd5 38. Bxd3 cxd3 39. Qxd3 $2
Nxb4) 37... Bf8 38. Ra5 Nxd5 39. Rxb5 (39. Bxd3 cxd3 40. Qxd3 Nxb4 41. Qxb5 d5
$36) (39. Nxg5 Nxf6) 39... N5f4 (39... Qc6 40. Ra5 N5xb4 41. Ba4 Qc7 42. Ra7)
40. g3 (40. Nxg5 c3 $1 $19) 40... Rxe4 41. fxe4 Qc6 42. gxf4 Qxb5 43. fxg5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings op 9495"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Wallace, John Paul"]
[Black "Hebden, Mark"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Pein,M"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1994.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 045"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c5 7. d5 {White takes
the game into a Benoni , 7.dxc5 dxc5 8.Qxd8 Rxd8 9.Bxc5 Nc6 has be shown to be
fine for Black with his dark squared control after moves like ..Nd7 and ..Nd4}
a6 8. a4 e6 9. Qd2 exd5 10. cxd5 Re8 11. Nge2 Nbd7 {Only now, Black does not
want to allow Nh3-f2 when the knight is well placed to support the e4 pawn and
thus allow f4.} 12. Ng3 h5 13. Be2 h4 14. Nf1 h3 $2 {The source of Black's
later problems. The pawn is weak, the Nf1 hops back into the game and White's
kingside pawns are released.} 15. g4 Ne5 16. Ng3 Bd7 17. O-O $1 {White
surmises that his kingside play will outweight Black's queenside majority and
rejects the 'normal' move 17.a5 when Black goes b5 andaxb6 gives him play down
the b file} b5 18. g5 Nh7 19. f4 b4 (19... Nc4 20. Bxc4 bxc4 21. f5 (21. e5
dxe5 22. f5)) 20. Nd1 Ng4 21. Kh1 Nxe3 22. Nxe3 {When a white knight gets to
c4 unchallenged in the Benoni the resulting pressure on d6 & e5 is laways
unpleasant for Black. White was just going to play Nc4 and then build for e5/
f5 but maybe 22..a5 23.Nc4 Bc8 and ..Ba6} Nxg5 {Did Hebden underestimate his
young opponent or was he desperate ?} 23. fxg5 Qxg5 24. Bc4 Bd4 25. Rae1 Bxa4
26. Qf2 Ra7 27. b3 Bb5 28. Qf3 {Although material is level, three pawns are
usually equivalent to a piece White has a big attack and the Black pawns are
blockaded.} Bxe3 29. Rxe3 Bxc4 30. bxc4 Re5 (30... Ree7 31. Nf5) 31. Qf2 a5 32.
Rf3 Ree7 33. Rg1 {White has a winning attack} Red7 34. Nf5 {[#]} Qh5 35. Rf4
Qh8 36. Rxg6+ Kf8 37. Rh6 Qa1+ 38. Qg1 Qxg1+ 39. Kxg1 f6 40. Rh8+ 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 9900"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2000.01.29"]
[Round "8.4"]
[White "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Black "Gallagher, Joseph G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2478"]
[BlackElo "2558"]
[Annotator "Pelletier,Y"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1999.10.09"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.03.10"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.03.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[BlackTeam "Castrop Rauxel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 Nbd7 7. Nge2 c5 8. d5
Ne5 9. Ng3 e6 10. Be2 exd5 11. cxd5 a6 12. a4 h5 13. O-O Nh7 14. Qd2 Re8 ({
Häufiger geschieht} 14... h4 15. Nh1 f5 16. Nf2 {und nun gelten} Qf6 {,} (16...
Re8) ({und} 16... Bd7 {als die besten Fortsetzungen.})) 15. Bh6 $6 {Ich wollte
die Initiative im Zentrum und am Königsflügel ergreifen, doch dies ist im
Moment nicht keine richtige Idee.} ({Zuerst berücksichtigte ich die Möglichkeit
} 15. f4 $6 Ng4 16. Bxg4 Bxg4 17. e5 ({oder} 17. f5 h4 {und es gibt im
Gegensatz zur Partie keinen Qf4 mehr. Aus diesem Grund habe ich 15.Bh6
gespielt.}) 17... h4 18. Nge4 {, aber Schwarz steht nach z.B.} dxe5 19. Bxc5
Bh6 $5 {sehr bequem.}) ({Als ich später in meine Datenbank durchsuchte fand
ich eine Partie von Klaus Bischoff, die mir sehr gefiel:} 15. a5 h4 16. Nh1 f5
17. Nf2 Nf7 18. Bd1 b5 $6 19. axb6 Qxb6 20. Rb1 Ne5 21. Be2 Qc7 22. Rfc1 Qe7
23. b4 g5 24. Qd1 f4 25. Bd2 cxb4 26. Rxb4 Rf8 27. Na4 g4 28. Nb6 gxf3 29. gxf3
Rb8 30. Nxc8 Rbxc8 31. Rxc8 Rxc8 32. Bxf4 {und Weiss gewann (K.Bischoff-Troyke,
Dresden 1994).}) 15... Bh8 ({Nach dem positionnell gesunden} 15... h4 16. Nh1
g5 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 {stellt sich die Frage, ob Weiss die gegnerische Blockade auf
den dunklen Feldern zulassen soll, oder mittels 18.f4 dagegen direkt reagieren
soll. Meiner Meinung nach ist} 18. a5 ({besser als} 18. f4 gxf4 19. Rxf4 Qg5 $1
) {Nach} 18... Ng6 19. Rfb1 Nf4 20. Bf1 {darf Weiss auf einen leichten Vorteil
hoffen.}) 16. f4 Ng4 17. Bxg4 Bxg4 (17... hxg4 $6 18. f5 g5 19. Nh5 Bd4+ 20.
Kh1 $16 {war angesichts der Anfälligkeit des Bauern g4 schlecht.}) 18. f5 $6 {
[%csl Rg4]} h4 $2 ({Nach der Partie tadelte Joe seinen Zug und gab} 18... Bd4+
{den Vorzug. Doch nach} 19. Kh1 Qh4 (19... g5 20. f6 $13) 20. fxg6 (20. Bf4 Re5
$5) 20... fxg6 21. Qf4 Be5 22. Qf7+ Kh8 23. Bf4 Bxf4 24. Qxf4 (24. Rxf4 $6 Qg5)
24... Qe7 25. h3 Bd7 26. e5 $5 {[%csl Rd6,Ge4][%cal Yg3e4,Ye4d6]} Qxe5 (26...
dxe5 27. Qe3 $44) 27. Nge4 {gewinnt Weiss den Bauern zurück und besitzt die
besseren Chancen in diesem Endspiel.}) ({Eine starke von beiden Spielern
übersehene Möglichkeit bestand in} 18... g5 $1 {[%csl Rh6] , wonach Weiss, um
seinen Bh6 retten zu können einen Bauern mittels} 19. f6 {opfer muss.} (19. h3
Bd4+ 20. Kh1 Qf6 $1 21. hxg4 hxg4 {[%csl Rh1][%cal Yf6h6,Yh6h1]}) ({und} 19. e5
Rxe5 20. f6 Bxf6 {sind praktisch hoffnungslos!}) {Nach} 19... h4 20. Nf5 (20.
h3 hxg3 21. hxg4 Bxf6) 20... Qxf6 21. Ne3 Qd4 $1 {[%cal Gd4g1]} (21... Qxh6 22.
Nxg4 Qg6 23. Rf5 $44) 22. Qf2 Qxe3 23. Qxe3 Bd4 {hat Schwarz grossen Vorteil.
Diese Variante ist der Beweis, dass die mit 15.Bh6 von Weiss eingeleitete
Strategie falsch war.}) 19. Qf4 $1 {[%cal Gf1f7] Diesen Zwischenzug hatte Joe
übersehen. Der weisse Angriff wird nun stark.} g5 (19... hxg3 20. fxg6 (20.
Qxg4 gxh2+ 21. Kh1 g5 22. f6 Re5) 20... gxh2+ 21. Kh1 $16) ({und} 19... Bd4+
20. Kh1 Nf6 21. fxg6 fxg6 22. Qg5 {sind schlechter.}) 20. Qxg4 Bd4+ 21. Kh1 Qf6
(21... hxg3 22. h4) 22. Qh5 $1 {Kräftiger als} (22. Nge2 Qxh6) ({oder} 22. Nh5
Qxh6 23. f6 Bxf6) 22... hxg3 (22... Bxc3 23. bxc3 hxg3 24. Rae1 $5) 23. h4 $1 {
[%csl Gf1]} Bxc3 (23... gxh4 $2 24. Rf4 {entscheidet rasch.}) 24. hxg5 Nxg5 25.
Bxg5 $2 ({Ich berücksichtigte nur kurz} 25. bxc3 $1 {[%mdl 128]} Nxe4 26. Rf3
$1 {, denn ich konnte an die weissen Angriffschancen kaum glauben. Doch die
sind reel und stark, wobei der Bh6 sich plötzlich als sehr stark erweist.} (26.
Rf4 Nf2+) 26... Re5 (26... Qh8 27. Kg1 $1 {[%cal Rh8h1,Re4f2,Rf2h1] /\ Re1 +-})
27. Raf1 Qg6 $5 {Eine geistreiche Ressource, die trotzdem ungenügend ist.} (
27... Rae8 28. Rf4 Qg6 (28... Nf2+ 29. R1xf2) 29. Qh3 $18) 28. Qh4 Qf6 (28...
Qh7 29. Rf4 Kh8 30. Kg1 $1 Rg8 31. R1f3 $1 {(mit der Drohung Rxe4, Qf6 gefolgt
von Rxg3)} Ng5 32. Rxg3 f6 33. Bxg5 Rxg5 34. Rxg5 fxg5 35. Qxg5 $18) 29. Rxg3+
$1 Nxg3+ 30. Qxg3+ Kh7 (30... Kh8 31. Qh3 $18) 31. Bg5 Qg7 (31... Qh8 32. Rf4)
32. Rf4 Rh8 33. Rg4 $1 $18 Rxf5 $140 34. Qh3+ Kg8 35. Bh4) 25... Qh8 26. Qxh8+
Bxh8 27. Ra3 Rxe4 {(=)} ({Mit nur einigen Minuten auf seiner Uhr verzichtete
Joe auf einen Gewinnversuch. Nach} 27... Rxe4 28. Rxg3 Be5 29. Bf4+ Kf8 30.
Bxe5 Rxe5 31. f6 {[%csl Rf8] besitzt Weiss genügende Aktivität für die
zersplitterte Bauerstruktur.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zuerich op-A 23th"]
[Site "Zuerich"]
[Date "1999.12.30"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Black "Jenni, Florian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2479"]
[BlackElo "2399"]
[Annotator "Pelletier,Y"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1999.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.01.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.01.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. Be3 d6 6. f3 c5 7. Nge2 Nc6 8. d5
Ne5 9. Ng3 e6 10. Be2 exd5 11. cxd5 a6 12. a4 Bd7 (12... h5 {halte ich für der
bessere Zug.}) 13. h3 (13. O-O b5 {ist OK für Schwarz.}) 13... b5 14. f4 Nc4
15. Bxc4 bxc4 16. O-O Re8 ({Im Fall von} 16... Rb8 {ist die Wahl für die
weisse Dame grösser:} 17. Rf2 Rb3 (17... Rb4 18. e5) 18. Qf1 Qb8 (18... Rb4 19.
e5) 19. Qxc4 $16) 17. Qf3 h5 ({Geistreich war hier} 17... Rb8 {, wonach Weiss
am besten mit} 18. Rf2 ({und nicht} 18. e5 $6 Rxb2 $1 19. exf6 Bxf6 20. Nce4 (
20. Bf2 Rb3 21. Rac1 Qa5 22. Nce4 (22. Nge2 Bf5 $5 $36 (22... Rxe2 23. Qxe2
Bxc3 24. Qxc4 Bxa4)) 22... Rxf3 23. Nxf6+ Kh8 24. gxf3 Re7 $36) 20... Rb3 {
mit gefährlicher Initiative}) 18... Rb3 19. Rd1 $14 {reagiert.}) 18. e5 dxe5 ({
Nach} 18... Nh7 {ist Nenashev's Meinung nach} 19. Rad1 {besser als} (19. Nge4))
19. fxe5 Rxe5 20. Bf4 (20. Bxc5 {war ebenfalls vorteilhaft, aber der Textzug
gewinnt die Qualität.}) 20... Rf5 (20... Qe8 21. Bxe5 Qxe5 22. Nce4 Nxe4 23.
Qxf7+ Kh8 24. Nxe4 Qxe4 25. Qxd7 $18 {(xg6)}) 21. Nxf5 Bxf5 22. Be5 Qd7 ({Oder
} 22... Qb6 23. Rae1 (23. a5 Qxb2 24. Rab1 Qa3 25. Rb6 $140 $2 Nd7 26. Bxg7
Nxb6 27. axb6 Kxg7 28. Qg3 Re8 $17) 23... Re8 (23... Qxb2 $140 24. Nd1 Qb3 25.
Ne3 Re8 26. Nxf5 Qxf3 27. Rxf3 gxf5 28. Bxf6 Rxe1+ 29. Kf2 $18 {/\ Rg3}) 24.
Qf2 $16 Ne4 $140 $6 25. Rxe4 $18) 23. Kh1 Rd8 (23... h4 24. Rfe1 Nh5 25. Bxg7
Kxg7 26. Rad1 $16 {und der Ng3 wird nicht viel leisten können}) (23... Re8 24.
Rfe1 Qb7 25. Bxf6 Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 Bxf6 27. g4 Bxc3 28. Re8+ Kh7 29. bxc3 $18)
24. Rad1 Qb7 $6 (24... h4 25. Rfe1 $16) 25. Qg3 $1 {[%csl Rc4,Rf6][%cal Gf1f6,
Yh4d8,Yg3h4,Yh4c4]} Kh7 $2 (25... Ne8 26. Bxg7 Nxg7 27. Qh4 Re8 28. Qxc4 Qxb2
29. d6 $16) 26. Qg5 (26. Qh4 $142 Qe7 27. Rde1 $18) 26... Qe7 27. Rde1 $6 ({
Stärker war} 27. Rxf5 $1 gxf5 28. Qxf5+ Kg8 29. d6 Qe6 30. Qg5 $18 {[%csl Rf6]
[%cal Yc3d5] /\ Nd5}) 27... Rd7 28. d6 Qe6 (28... Qd8 29. Rxf5 gxf5 30. Nd5
Rxd6 31. Qxf5+ Kg8 32. Bxd6 Qxd6 33. Nxf6+ Bxf6 34. Re8+ Kg7 35. Qxh5 $18) 29.
Qh4 ({Fritz zeigte danach} 29. g4 hxg4 30. Qh4+ $1 ({ich hatte mich mit} 30.
hxg4 $2 Nxg4 31. Bxg7 Qxd6 32. Re2 Kxg7 33. Rxf5 Qg3 $44 {begnügt}) 30... Nh5
31. Bxg7 Qxd6 32. Rxf5 $1 gxf5 33. Qxh5+ Kxg7 34. Qxf5 $18) 29... Rxd6 $8 30.
Bxd6 Qxd6 31. Qxc4 (31. Rxf5 gxf5 32. Qxc4 Kg6) 31... Bd3 32. Qxf7 (32. Rxf6 $2
{war meine erste Absicht, aber dann sah ich, dass es nach} Qg3 $1 {[%csl Rc4,
Re1,Rf6]} 33. Qxd3 $8 Qxd3 34. Rxf7 Kh6 {nicht leicht wäre.}) ({Gut war aber
auch} 32. Qf4 Qc6 33. Rf2 $18) 32... Bxf1 33. Rxf1 Qe5 34. Qc4 g5 $6 $138 35.
Qd3+ Kh6 (35... Kg8 36. Qxa6 h4 37. Qc8+) 36. Qe2 Qd4 (36... Qd6 37. Rf5 h4 38.
Qe3) 37. Qe6 Kh7 38. Qf5+ Kh6 39. Rd1 Qh4 40. Rd6 g4 41. Ne4 1-0

[Event "Novosibirsk"]
[Site "Novosibirsk"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Goldin, Alexander"]
[Black "Pigusov, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Pigusov,E"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1993.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Knaak} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 e6 8.
Bd3 exd5 9. cxd5 Re8 10. Nge2 (10. Nf3 c4 11. Bxc4 $6 Nxe4 $1 $15) 10... a6 (
10... Na6 $5) 11. a4 Nbd7 12. O-O Rb8 $6 (12... Ne5 13. f4 Nxd3 14. Qxd3 Bd7
$13) 13. Kh1 (13. f4 $2 {Knaak} c4 14. Bc2 (14. Bxc4 Qb6+ 15. Kh1 Nxe4 $17)
14... Qb6+ 15. Kh1 Qxb2 $17) 13... h6 14. Bh4 Ne5 (14... Qc7 15. b3 $1 $16) 15.
f4 (15. Bc2 {Knaak} b5 $132) 15... Nxd3 16. Qxd3 $14 Bd7 (16... Qc7 {Knaak})
17. e5 $1 dxe5 18. fxe5 Rxe5 19. Bg3 Qe8 (19... Bf5 20. Qc4 (20. Qd2 $6 Nd7 $1
$44 (20... Nd7 {Knaak} 21. Bxe5 Nxe5 $13)) 20... b5 21. axb5 axb5 22. Qxc5 Rc8
23. Qxc8 $1 Qxc8 24. Bxe5 b4 25. Nb5 $16) (19... Rg5 $5 $14) 20. Bxe5 Qxe5 21.
Qf3 c4 $6 (21... Rf8 $5 22. Ng3 b5 23. axb5 axb5 $14) 22. Ng3 Qe7 23. Rae1 Qf8
24. a5 $16 Rd8 25. Qf4 $6 (25. Nge4 $1 $16) 25... Bb5 $1 26. Rd1 Ne8 27. Rfe1
Nd6 28. Qf2 Rd7 29. Nce4 Nxe4 $2 (29... Qd8 $1 $44) 30. Nxe4 Qd8 31. d6 Bc6 32.
Qf4 $1 $18 (32. Qd2 {Knaak} Qh4 $13) 32... g5 (32... Qxa5 {Knaak} 33. Nf6+ Bxf6
34. Qxf6 Qd8 35. Qf4 b5 $13) 33. Qf2 h5 (33... Bxe4 {Knaak} 34. Rxe4 Rxd6 35.
Rxd6 Qxd6 36. Rxc4 $16) 34. Qf5 Bxe4 35. Qxe4 Bxb2 (35... Rxd6 $2 {Knaak} 36.
Qe8+ $18) 36. Qxc4 Qf6 (36... Rxd6 37. Rxd6 Qxd6 38. Qc8+ Kg7 39. Qxb7 $18) 37.
Qc8+ Rd8 38. Qxb7 g4 39. Rf1 Qg7 40. Qc7 gxh3 1-0

[Event "Paris Apsap op 103rd"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2008.08.11"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Debray, Christopher"]
[Black "Goldsztejn, Gildas"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[BlackElo "2374"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2008.08.06"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Qa4+ $6 {
C.DEBRAY avait peut-être vu des nouvelles idées lors de l'analyse de sa partie
de la veille contre FAYARD mais objectivement il n'y a aucun avantage blanc}
Nbd7 8. Be2 a6 $146 {[%cal Gb7b5] une bonne amélioration sur la partie de la
6ème ronde} (8... Bg7 $143 {Fayard,A (2276)-Debray,C (2378) 103 ème open FIDE
Club 608 2008 (6.3) 0-1}) 9. Nf3 Bg7 10. Bf4 {[%csl Rd6]} O-O 11. O-O (11. Bxd6
Nb6) 11... b5 $1 $15 {Les blancs n'ont rien obenu dans l'ouverture mais la
majorité des noirs s'est mobilisée en gagnant un tempo important} 12. Qc2 (12.
Nxb5 $2 Nb6 {[%cal Gb6a4,Gb6a8,Ga6b5]}) 12... Qe7 13. Nd2 (13. h3 b4 {[%cal
Gc3e4]}) 13... Ne5 14. h3 Nfd7 15. Bg3 g5 $5 {[%csl Gf4][%cal Ge5g6,Gg6f4] Une
manoeuvre typique du milieu de jeu de Benoni, l'affaiblissement de la case
"f5" est moins important que l'activité des pièces noires qui gagnent le
contrôle de la case "f4"} 16. a4 b4 17. Nd1 {[%cal Gd1e3,Ge3f5]} Ng6 18. Ne3 {
[%cal Ge3f5]} Nde5 19. a5 (19. Ndc4 Nf4 20. Nb6) 19... Nf4 {[%csl Rg3]} 20.
Bxf4 gxf4 21. Nec4 Qg5 {[%csl Rg2][%cal Gf4f3,Gc8h3]} 22. Kh2 Bd7 23. Nf3 (23.
Nb6 Ra7 24. Nxd7) 23... Nxf3+ 24. Bxf3 Bb5 25. Nxd6 $1 Bxf1 26. Rxf1 Be5 27.
Nc4 Bd4 $44 28. Re1 Rfe8 29. Nd6 b3 $1 30. Qd2 Red8 31. Nf5 Qf6 (31... Be5) 32.
Nxd4 Qxd4 33. Qxd4 $6 (33. Qxf4 $5 c4 (33... Qxb2 34. Bh5 Qg7 35. Re3 {[%cal
Ge3g3]}) 34. Re2) 33... cxd4 34. Rd1 Rac8 35. Rxd4 Rc2 {[%csl Rb2]} 36. Rb4
Rxb2 37. Bd1 Rxf2 38. Bxb3 Rd2 39. e5 f3 $17 {[%cal Gd2h2]} 40. Rg4+ Kf8 41. d6
Rxg2+ 42. Rxg2 fxg2 43. Bc4 f6 44. Bxa6 fxe5 45. Bb7 Rxd6 46. a6 Rd1 47. Kxg2
Ra1 48. Kf3 Ra4 0-1

[Event "Bodensee-Cup 8th"]
[Site "Landau"]
[Date "2002.05.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kelecevic, Nedeljko"]
[Black "Prusikin, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2411"]
[BlackElo "2519"]
[Annotator "Prusikin,M"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2002.05.03"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. Bd3 d6 6. Nge2 c5 7. d5 e6 8. O-O
exd5 9. cxd5 Re8 10. Ng3 Na6 11. h3 Nc7 12. a4 Rb8 13. Bg5 h6 14. Be3 a6 15.
Qd2 Kh7 16. Rab1 b5 17. axb5 Nxb5 $1 {Es ist wichtig, diesen Springer zu
"entsorgen".} (17... axb5 18. b4 $16 {x Nc7}) 18. Nxb5 axb5 19. b4 c4 20. Bc2
Ra8 $146 {Unglaublich, aber wahr - erst dieser natürliche Zug stellte eine
Neuerung dar!} (20... h5) 21. Bd4 Bd7 22. Ra1 Qe7 23. Qc3 h5 24. f3 $6 {
Eine unnötige Schwächung der schwarzen Felder.} (24. Rfe1 $11) 24... h4 25. Nh1
$6 {Ein ernsthafter Fehler, nichts sprach wirklich gegen 25. Se2:} (25. Ne2 $1
Nxd5 $2 (25... Nh5 26. Bxg7 Nxg7 27. f4 $13) 26. exd5 Rxa1 27. Rxa1 Qxe2 28.
Bxg7 Bxh3 29. gxh3 Re3 {so war es zugegebenermaßen geplant, wir beide
übersahen jedoch} 30. Bd1 $1 Rxc3 31. Bxe2 Kxg7 32. Ra6 $18) 25... Bxh3 $5 {
Schwer, diesen Zug zu beurteilen. Objektiv ist er wohl schlecht, da er bei
bestem Spiel nur zum Unentschieden führt, während meine Engine Schwarz nach
fast jedem ruhigen Zug klar in Vorteil sieht, aber erstens war mir die
Stellungsbewertung nicht ganz so klar und zweitens konnte ich der Versuchung
des schönen Einschlags ganz einfach nicht widerstehen.} 26. gxh3 $2 {Danach
geht mein Plan auf.} (26. Rxa8 $1 Rxa8 27. gxh3 Nxd5 28. exd5 Qg5+ 29. Kf2
Bxd4+ 30. Qxd4 Ra2 {hätte zum Ausgleich geführt, wobei es der Anziehende ist,
der sich trotz seiner zwei Mehrfiguren darum bemühen muss:} 31. Qe4 (31. Qd1
Qf5 32. Kg1 Rxc2 33. Nf2 $11) (31. Qc3 $2 Qf5 32. Rc1 Qf4 $1 $19) 31... Qd2+
32. Kg1 Rxc2 33. Qxh4+ Kg7 34. Nf2 c3 35. Qe4 Rc1 36. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 37. Kg2 c2 38.
Qd4+ Kg8 39. Ng4 $11) 26... Nxd5 $1 $19 27. exd5 Qg5+ 28. Kh2 (28. Kf2 Qf4 $1
$19) 28... Qf4+ 29. Kg2 Bxd4 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2017.05.05"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Najer, Evgeniy"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2682"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[Annotator "Prusikin,M"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2017.05.01"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moscow Legacy Square"]
[BlackTeam "Novosibirsk Sibiria"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 {Eine modische Anti-Grünfeld-Variante} c5 4. d5 Bg7
5. e4 d6 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Bg5 h6 8. Be3 e6 9. Qd2 exd5 10. cxd5 Nh7 $5 {Gleich 5
Züge sind laut Datenbank populärer, als dieser Rückzug. Die Idee besteht
offenbar darin, schnelles f7-f5 anzustreben und - nicht weniger schnell - die
Theoriewege zu verlassen.} (10... Re8 11. Nge2) 11. Bd3 {rein optisch gefällt
mir dieser Zug nicht, üblicherweise wird in dieser Variante erst der Springer
g1 entwickelt, und erst dann der Läufer , und zwar nach e2} (11. Bxh6 $4 Qh4+)
(11. Nge2 $5) 11... Nd7 12. Nh3 $146 (12. f4 {1-0 (37) Priehoda,V (2415)
-Muhutdinov,M (2420) Moscow 1990}) 12... Ne5 13. Nf2 f5 14. Be2 (14. Bxh6 $4
Nxd3+ 15. Nxd3 Qh4+ $19) 14... g5 15. exf5 Bxf5 16. h4 $1 {Prinzipiell
gespielt!} (16. O-O) 16... b5 $3 {Ein tolles intuitives und sehr
"königsindisches" Opfer. Die kurze Rochade ist infolge des letzten weißen
Zuges zumindest riskant, die lange nun aber auch nicht mehr sicher.} 17. hxg5
hxg5 18. Nxb5 Rb8 19. Nc3 (19. Nxa7 $4 Rxb2 20. Qxb2 Nxf3+ $19) 19... Qe8 $1
20. Rc1 c4 $5 {Beugt eventuellen Betrugsvorwürfen vor. Nein, Spaß bei Seite,
dieser Zug gefällt der Blechbüchse nicht, aber er erhält die Spannung
aufrecht. Die Aufgaben, die der Anziehende zu lösen hat, bleiben schwierig.
"Wohin mit dem König", z.B.} (20... Rb4 $5 21. a3 Rh4 22. Rxh4 gxh4 $44) (
20... Nf6 $5 21. Bxg5 Nh5 $13) 21. O-O $6 {Gibt eine eindeutige Antwort, aber
das ist wohl die falsche.} (21. Kf1 $5) 21... Qh5 $1 22. g4 $2 {Wieder
prinzipiell, aber für den weißen Monachen zu viel des Guten. Dieser erste
richtige Fehler von Weiß ist bereits der entscheidende.} (22. Bxa7 Rb7 23. Bd4
Bd3 $13) 22... Qh4 23. Kg2 (23. gxf5 Qg3+ 24. Kh1 Rf6 $19) 23... Nxf3 $1 {
Räumung. Der Läufer braucht das feld e5!} (23... Nxg4 24. Nxg4 Bxg4 25. Rh1
$18) 24. Bxf3 Be5 25. Rh1 Qg3+ 26. Kf1 Bd3+ $1 27. Be2 Rxb2 $3 28. Qxb2 Qxe3
29. Bxd3 cxd3 $19 {Der Rauch hat sich verzogen. Weiß hat einen Turm mehr, ist
am Zug - und völlig hilflos!} 30. Rc2 (30. Re1 Qf3 $19) 30... dxc2 31. Qxc2
Rxf2+ 32. Qxf2 Qxc3 33. Kg2 Qc4 {Eine der schönsten Angriffspartien des
Jahres soweit!} 0-1

[Event "Vienna op"]
[Site "Vienna"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Psakhis, Lev"]
[Black "Markowski, Tomasz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. f3 c5 4. d5 g6 5. c4 Bg7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Bg5 e6 8. Qd2 exd5
9. cxd5 h6 10. Be3 Re8 11. Nge2 Nbd7 12. Nc1 (12. Ng3 h5 13. Be2 (13. Bg5 a6
14. Be2 b5 15. O-O h4 16. Nh1 h3 17. g4 Qc7 18. Bh6 Bh8 19. Nf2 c4 20. Rac1 Nc5
21. Kh1 Nfd7 22. Nxh3 Qa5 23. Nf2 Nb6 24. Be3 b4 {Kutirov,R-Colovic,A/Struga
MAC-ch/1993/0-1/40/}) (13. h4 a6 14. a4 Qa5 15. Be2 Ne5 16. O-O Bd7 17. Bh6 Bh8
18. f4 Neg4 19. f5 Qb4 20. e5 Qd4+ 21. Qxd4 cxd4 22. exf6 Nxh6 23. fxg6 dxc3
24. g7 cxb2 {Cordes,H-Hartmann,G/BL/1983/0,5/50/}) 13... h4 (13... a6 14. O-O
b5 15. a4 b4 16. Nd1 a5 17. Rc1 Nb6 18. b3 Ba6 19. Bxa6 Rxa6 20. Bh6 Bh8 21.
Ne3 $36 {Rogers,I-Romero,A/Las Palmas op/1994/0,5/36/}) 14. Nf1 Nh7 (14... a6
15. Qc2 b5 16. a4 b4 17. Nd1 Nh5 18. Nd2 f5 19. Nc4 b3 20. Qxb3 Rb8 21. Qc2 Ne5
22. Nd2 f4 23. Bf2 Qg5 24. Rg1 Ng3 25. hxg3 hxg3 26. Bxc5 dxc5 {Sadler,
L-Gelfand,B/Oakham/1988/0-1/64/}) (14... Ne5 15. h3 Nh5 16. f4 Nd7 17. Bf3 Ndf6
18. a4 Qa5 19. Kf2 Qb4 {Douven,R-Plaskett,J/London/1983/}) 15. Qc1 (15. Bh6 $5
Bh8 16. Ne3 a6 17. a4 f5 18. exf5 (18. O-O Ne5 19. Bf4 Nf7 $1 20. Nc4 $8 g5 21.
Be3 f4 22. Bf2 Ne5 23. Nxe5 Bxe5 24. h3 $13 Bd7 25. a5 (25. Rfb1 Qa5 $10) 25...
b5 26. axb6 Qxb6 27. Ra2 Reb8 28. Rfa1 a5 29. Bd1 Qb4 30. Kh1 $6 (30. Be1 $10)
(30. Be1 $10) 30... Nf6 31. Kg1 Kg7 32. Kf1 Nh5 33. Ke1 Ng3 34. Ba4 $6 Bxa4 35.
Nxa4 Qc4 $1 36. Bxg3 $8 hxg3 $17 37. Nc3 $2 Rxb2 $1) 18... g5 $1 19. Ng4 Ne5 {
ץh6 ץh6 ץh6 ץh6}) (15. Bf2 Ne5 16. Ne3 Qg5 17. O-O f5 $36) 15... a6 16. a4
Ne5 17. Nd2 f5 18. O-O Nf6 19. a5 Bd7 20. Qc2 fxe4 21. Ndxe4 Nxe4 22. Nxe4 Bf5
23. Ra4 c4 24. Qd2 Bxe4 25. fxe4 {Alaan,V-Marin,M/Manila(ol)/1992/0-1/57/}) (
12. Nd1 b5 13. Ng3 (13. a4 b4 $13) 13... h5 (13... a6 14. Bxh6 Bxh6 15. Qxh6
Nxd5 16. Qd2 Nb4 17. Nc3 $36) 14. Bxb5 Rb8 (14... Qb6 $5) 15. Be2 (15. Bc6 h4
16. Ne2 h3 17. g3 Ne5 18. Bxe8 $2 Nxf3+) (15. Bxd7 Nxd7 16. O-O Ba6 17. Re1 Ne5
$17) (15. a4 a6 16. Bxd7 Nxd7 17. O-O Ne5 18. Qc2 a5 {/\Ba6~/=}) 15... h4 16.
Nf1 Ne5 $132 {Solozhenkin,E-Marin,M/Sitges Hospitalet op/1993/0,5/25/}) 12...
Ne5 (12... Nh5 13. g4 Ne5 14. Be2 Qh4+ 15. Bf2 Qf6 16. gxh5 Nxf3+ 17. Bxf3 Qxf3
18. Rf1 Bxc3 19. Qxc3 Rxe4+ 20. Kd2 Qf4+ {Armas,J-Illescas,M/Santa Catalina/
1987/}) (12... h5 13. Nd3 (13. Be2 Nf8 (13... Nh7 14. Nd3 Ne5 15. Nf2 f5 16. h3
a6 17. f4 Nf7 18. exf5 gxf5 19. Bxh5 Qh4 20. Bxf7+ Kxf7 21. O-O b5 22. a3 Rg8
23. Rac1 Bb7 24. Qd3 Bxc3 25. Qxf5+ {Timoshchenko,G-PigusovE/Irkutsk(URS-1L/
1986/0,5/40/}) 14. O-O N6h7 15. Nd3 f5 16. Kh1 g5 17. g3 Ng6 18. Rae1 Rf8 19.
exf5 Bxf5 20. Nf2 Ne5 21. g4 Bg6 22. Nfe4 hxg4 23. fxg4 Nf6 24. Nxg5 Nfxg4 25.
Rg1 Nxe3 26. Qxe3 {Plaskett,J-Renet,O/Reykjavik/1992/0,5/56/}) 13... b5 14. Be2
Nb6 15. Nf2 b4 16. Ncd1 a5 17. O-O Nfd7 18. Bg5 Qc7 19. Bh6 Bh8 20. f4 Bb7 21.
f5 Ne5 22. Bxh5 gxh5 23. Qg5+ Kh7 24. Qxh5 f6 {Ostermeyer,P-Hartmann,G/BL 1986/
1-0 (45)}) 13. Be2 (13. Nd3 $2 Nc4) 13... Nh7 14. O-O h5 15. Bh6 (15. f4 Ng4
16. Bxg4 Bxg4 17. h3 Bd7 18. N1e2 Rc8 19. f5 b5 20. a3 a5 21. fxg6 fxg6 22. Nf4
b4 23. axb4 axb4 24. Nd1 Bb5 25. Re1 Nf8 26. Nf2 Ra8 $13 {Sokolov,I-Marin,M/
Manila(ol)/1992/1-0/52/}) (15. Rb1 $5 f5 16. b4 c4 17. Bd1 (17. a4 Nf6 18. h3
fxe4 19. fxe4 Bd7 20. N1a2 Qe7 21. Rf2 Nd3 22. Bxd3 cxd3 23. Rf4 g5 24. Rf3 g4
25. hxg4 hxg4 26. Rf4 Nh5 27. Qxd3 Nxf4 28. Bxf4 $19) 17... Nf6 18. Bc2 fxe4
19. fxe4 Nfg4 20. Bf4 Rf8 21. h3 Qb6+ 22. Kh1 Ne3 23. Rf2 Nxc2 24. Na4 Qd4 25.
Qxc2 Nd3 26. Nxd3 cxd3 27. Qd2 Qxe4 28. Re1 Qxd5 {Van der Sterren,P-Ree,H/
Hilversum(NED-ch/1986/1-0/54/}) (15. Kh1 f5 16. h3 a6 17. a4 b6 18. f4 Nf7 19.
exf5 Bxf5 20. Bg1 Nf6 21. Bf3 Nh6 22. Nd3 Ne4 23. Nxe4 Bxe4 24. Bxe4 Rxe4 25.
Rae1 Nf5 (25... Nf5 26. Bh2 Qe8 {Kljako,D-Afek,Y/Werfen/1991/0,5/54/})) 15...
Bh8 16. Nd3 {N} (16. Kh1 f5 17. Nb3 Nf6 18. Bg5 Nf7 19. Bd3 Ne5 20. Bb5 Bd7 21.
exf5 Bxb5 22. Nxb5 Qd7 23. Nc3 Qxf5 24. Bxf6 Bxf6 25. Ne4 Be7 26. Qc3 Nf7 27.
Rad1 Ne5 28. Na5 Rab8 29. Qc2 Bf8 30. Nc4 {Sadler,M-Khalifman,A/Oviedo op/1992/
0,5/30/}) 16... Nc4 17. Qc1 Bd7 $5 (17... f5 18. Nxc5 $5 (18. Nf4 $5 Bd4+ 19.
Kh1) 18... Nxb2 19. Ne6 Qa5 20. Bd2 $16) 18. Nf2 (18. Nxc5 $5 Qb6 19. Be3 $1
Nxe3 20. Nxd7 Qd4 (20... Qd8 21. Qxe3 Qxd7 22. Bb5 $18) 21. Nb5 Rac8 22. Nxd4
Rxc1 23. Rfxc1 Bxd4 24. Rab1 Rd8 (24... Nc4+ 25. Kh1 Nd2 26. Rd1 Nxb1 27. Rxd4
$18) 25. Bb5 a6 26. Kh1 axb5 27. Rc7 $13) 18... b5 19. a4 $6 (19. Nxb5 $5 Bxb5
20. Bxc4 Bxc4 21. Qxc4 Bxb2 22. Rab1 Bd4 23. Bd2 $14) (19. Bxc4 $6 bxc4 {xb2})
19... Na5 $1 {[%cal Ra5b3]} (19... a6 20. axb5 axb5 21. Rxa8 Qxa8 22. Nxb5 Bxb5
23. Bxc4 Bxc4 24. Qxc4 Bxb2 25. Bf4 $14) 20. Nxb5 $5 (20. Qc2 $6 b4 21. Nb5 Qb6
22. Bf4 Be5 23. Bxe5 Rxe5 $36) 20... Nb3 21. Qc2 (21. Qd1 Nxa1 22. Nxd6 $2 Bxb2
23. Nxe8 Bxe8 24. Qd2 Bd4 $19) 21... Nxa1 22. Rxa1 Qf6 (22... Qe7 $5 23. Nc7
$140 Bxa4 $1) (22... g5 $5 23. Nxd6 Qf6 24. Nxe8 Bxe8 $13 (24... Rxe8 25. Qxc5
Qxh6 26. Qxa7)) 23. Bd2 Bxb5 (23... Qxb2 $1 24. Qxb2 Bxb2 25. Ra2 Bxb5 26. Bxb5
(26. axb5 $5 Bd4 27. Kf1) 26... Reb8 27. Bf4 $5 (27. Bc6 Bd4 $1) (27. Rxb2 a6
28. Bf4 Rb6 (28... axb5 29. Bxd6 Rd8 30. Bxc5 bxa4 31. Nd3 $15)) 27... a6 (
27... Be5 28. Bxe5 dxe5 29. Nd3 $44) 28. Bxd6 axb5 29. Bxb8 Bd4 (29... Rxa4 $6
30. Rxb2 Ra1+ 31. Nd1 Rxd1+ 32. Kf2 $16) 30. Bf4 Rxa4 31. Rxa4 bxa4 32. Bc1 c4
33. Kf1 $13) 24. Bxb5 Red8 $2 (24... Qxb2 $1 25. Qxb2 Bxb2 26. Ra2 Reb8) 25.
Bc3 Qe7 26. Re1 $1 $44 Bxc3 $6 27. bxc3 $14 Rab8 28. Bc6 (28. f4 Rb6) 28... Qf6
(28... Nf6 29. f4 Nd7 30. e5 dxe5 31. fxe5 Nxe5 32. Nd3 Nxc6 33. Rxe7 Nxe7 34.
c4 $16) (28... Rb6 29. a5) 29. Nd3 c4 30. Nb2 Rb3 (30... h4 $5 31. Nxc4 (31. h3
Qf4) 31... h3) 31. Rc1 $1 Qf4 32. Nxc4 h4 33. Rf1 Rbb8 (33... Rdb8 34. Bb5) 34.
Qc1 $1 Qxc1 35. Rxc1 $16 Ng5 36. Kf2 Rb3 (36... h3 $5) 37. Ke3 f6 $8 (37... h3
38. f4 $18) 38. f4 Nf7 39. Kd4 (39. Bb5 $5) 39... Kg7 40. Re1 Rdb8 41. Bb5 $1
Rd8 42. Kd3 Rc8 $8 43. g3 $1 (43. Kc2 $2 Rxb5) 43... hxg3 (43... g5 $5) 44.
hxg3 Rc7 $6 45. Be8 $18 Nd8 46. Kc2 Rb8 47. Nxd6 Nb7 48. Nxb7 (48. Rb1 Nxd6 49.
Rxb8 Nxe4) 48... Rxe8 49. Nd6 1-0

[Event "Rohde op 09th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2009.10.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Lalic, Bogdan"]
[Black "Bailet, Pierre"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2379"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 g6 4. e4 Bg7 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 c5 7. Be3 Nc6 8. d5
Ne5 9. Ng3 e6 (9... h5) 10. Be2 exd5 11. cxd5 a6 12. a4 Re8 $6 (12... Bd7 $142
{Seirawan,Y (2600)-Ivanchuk,V (2720) Roquebrune blitz 1992 0-1}) 13. O-O h5 14.
h3 Nh7 (14... h4 15. Nh1) 15. f4 $146 ({RR} 15. Qd2 h4 16. Nh1 f5 17. Nf2 Bd7
18. Rab1 Rc8 19. Rfc1 Qa5 20. b3 Kh8 21. Bf1 Kg8 22. Ne2 Qxd2 23. Bxd2 b5 24.
axb5 axb5 25. b4 Nc4 26. Bc3 Bh6 27. Re1 Nd2 28. Rbd1 fxe4 29. Bxd2 e3 {
Van Gisbergen,S (2328)-Van Delft,M (2340)/Netherlands 2001/EXT 2002/1/2-1/2 
(43)}) 15... Nd7 16. e5 $1 $40 {un sacrifice de dégagement classique} dxe5 17.
f5 {[%cal Gc3e4,Gg3e4,Gg3f5]} e4 18. d6 Qh4 $6 (18... Ndf6) 19. fxg6 fxg6 20.
Ngxe4 Ne5 21. Bf2 Qd8 22. Nd5 Bf5 23. Ne7+ Rxe7 24. dxe7 Qxe7 25. Qd5+ Nf7 26.
Bf3 Qe5 27. Nxc5 Nhg5 28. Rae1 Nxf3+ 29. Qxf3 Qxb2 30. Re7 Rf8 31. Qxb7 1-0

[Event "Sautron op 14th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2014.10.25"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Terrieux, Kevin"]
[Black "Loiseau, Quentin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2409"]
[BlackElo "2354"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2014.10.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "0:13:00"]
[BlackClock "0:01:35"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} c5 {[%emt 0:
00:11]} 3. d5 {[%emt 0:00:20]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:13]} exd5
{[%emt 0:00:13]} 5. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 6. e4 {[%emt 0:
00:14]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 7. Nge2 {[%emt 0:00:24] Une ligne secondaire} Bg7 {
[%emt 0:00:20]} 8. Ng3 {[%emt 0:00:14]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:38]} (8... a6 9. a4 O-O
10. f3 Nbd7 (10... Nh5 11. Nxh5 gxh5 12. Be2 Qh4+ 13. g3 Qe7 14. h4 {Giri,A 
(2768)-Gelfand,B (2748) Tashkent FIDE GP 2014 (1) 1/2} (14. O-O Bh3 {
Martinovic inf 122}))) 9. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:18]} b6 {[%emt 0:01:50]} 10. O-O {
[%emt 0:06:02]} Ba6 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 11. Bg5 {[%emt 0:01:39]} (11. Bf4 {
[%csl Rd6]} Bxe2 12. Qxe2 a6 13. a4 Re8 14. Qd2 Qc7 15. Rfc1 Nbd7 16. Rab1 Ne5
17. b3 Qb7 18. Bh6 Bh8 19. Qe2 Rab8 20. f3 b5 21. axb5 axb5 22. Nf1 b4 23. Nd1
Ra8 24. Nde3 Qa6 25. Rc2 Qxe2 26. Rxe2 Re7 27. h3 Bg7 28. Bxg7 Kxg7 29. Nd2 Ra2
30. Rf2 Nd3 31. Re2 Nf4 32. Rf2 Nd3 33. Re2 Nh5 34. Nec4 Nhf4 35. Re3 Ne5 36.
Nb2 g5 37. g3 Nfd3 38. Ndc4 Nxb2 39. Nxb2 Rea7 40. f4 gxf4 {Gasanov,E (2514)
-Yilmaz,M (2581) Kocaeli 2014 1-0 (66)}) 11... h6 {[%emt 0:09:49]} 12. Bf4 {
[%emt 0:00:36]} Re8 $146 {[%emt 0:09:15]} (12... Bxe2 13. Qxe2 Qe7 14. Nb5 Ne8
15. Qd2 Kh7 16. Na3 Nd7 17. Rac1 Ne5 18. Rfe1 Nf6 19. Qe2 Rfe8 20. h3 Rab8 21.
Be3 h5 22. Bg5 Bh6 23. Bxh6 Kxh6 24. Qd2+ Kg7 25. Nh1 Ned7 26. f3 b5 27. Nf2 h4
{1/2-1/2 (27) Runting,T (2442)-Ghinda,M ICCF email 2007}) 13. f3 {[%emt 0:04:
32]} Bxe2 {[%emt 0:07:44]} 14. Qxe2 {[%emt 0:03:04]} h5 $5 {[%emt 0:03:14]
[%cal Gh5h4]} 15. Bg5 {[%emt 0:03:14]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:02:10]} (15... Nbd7 {
Plus naturel mais le clouage du Nf6 est pénible}) 16. Qd2 $14 {[%emt 0:28:19]
Joué après une longue réflexion d'une 1/2 h} Na6 {[%emt 0:10:14]} 17. f4 {
[%emt 0:08:41][%cal Ga1e1,Ge4e5]} Ng4 $6 {[%emt 0:05:13] Les Blancs controlent
bien la case "f2"} 18. h3 {[%emt 0:03:24]} Bd4+ {[%emt 0:02:03]} 19. Kh1 $16 {
[%emt 0:00:23]} f6 {[%emt 0:15:00] L'idée sous-jacente au coup Ng4 et comme
souvent dans une Benoni, les Noirs pêchent en eaux troubles} 20. Bh4 {[%emt 0:
01:49]} (20. f5 $5 fxg5 21. hxg4 {[%cal Gg4h5]} h4 22. Nge2 Qg7 $13) 20... Re7
{[%emt 0:21:07]} 21. Rf3 {[%emt 0:04:02]} (21. Rae1 Rae8 (21... Rf8 22. e5 dxe5
23. f5 $44 g5 24. Nxh5 gxh4 25. Ne4 {[%csl Ge4]}) 22. e5 $1 dxe5 23. f5 {
[%csl Rg6,Rh5]} g5 24. Nce4 $40 {[%csl Rd7,Rf6]}) 21... b5 {[%emt 0:04:54]} 22.
Raf1 {[%emt 0:01:20]} Rae8 {[%emt 0:05:29]} 23. Nce2 {[%emt 0:00:24] Gagne du
matériel mais le sacrifice e4e5 était thématique} (23. e5 $1 $40 {[%csl Ge4]
[%cal Gh4e7]} dxe5 24. fxe5 fxe5 25. Nge4 $18 {[%csl Rf6]}) 23... Rxe4 {
[%emt 0:00:28]} 24. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Rxe4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 25. hxg4 {
[%emt 0:02:35]} hxg4 {[%emt 0:00:58]} 26. Rd3 $18 {[%emt 0:01:19]} Qh7 {
[%emt 0:00:36]} 27. g3 {[%emt 0:00:40]} Nb4 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 28. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:
09:13]} Nxd3 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 29. Nxb5 {[%emt 0:00:25]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 30.
fxg5 {[%emt 0:05:32]} Re5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 31. gxf6 {[%emt 0:01:47]} Qe4+ {
[%emt 0:00:21]} 32. Kg1 {[%emt 0:01:30]} Rh5 {[%emt 0:00:42]} 33. f7+ {[%emt 0:
00:34]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 34. Qxd3 $1 {[%emt 0:00:36]} (34. Qxd3 Qxd3 35.
Be7+ Kxe7 36. f8=Q+) 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 24th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2008.10.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2694"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[Annotator "Radjabov,T"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2008.10.17"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 127"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Zagreb"]
[BlackTeam "Ural Sverdlovskaya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CRO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

{The situation before this match was simple: we had to win all of the
remaining matches. We were ready to fight and produce this result.} 1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 e6 {Now we are in some
Benoni kind of position with the inclusion of f3 and it's a mix between a
King's Indian Saemisch and a Benoni. White starts to develop his pieces
interestingly, but he has an idea....} 8. Qd2 h6 9. Be3 (9. Bxh6 {White may
win a pawn if he wishes.:) There are interesting complications arising after
this move.}) 9... exd5 10. cxd5 Re8 11. a4 a6 12. Nge2 Nbd7 {Still, after Bxh6,
Black will take on e4 and play Qh4+ x h6.} 13. Nc1 Nh7 (13... h5 $5) (13... Ne5
$5) 14. Be2 f5 {Now Black is very active, things are very unclear! g5 or Ng5
is a threat and also the e4-pawn is quite vulnerable.} 15. O-O Ng5 (15... g5 $5
16. f4 (16. g3 Qe7 $5) 16... fxe4 (16... Bxc3 $5) (16... g4) 17. fxg5 Nxg5 18.
Nb3 Ne5 $5 {with good play and really interesting complications!} (18... Be5))
16. Nd3 {White decides to sacrifice a pawn for the initiative!} Ne5 (16... Bxc3
$5) (16... fxe4 17. Nxe4 Nf6 18. Nc3 (18. Nxg5 Nxd5 $1) 18... Qe7 $13) 17. Nf2
$1 {Now White is threatening to go for f4 and smash the kingside with a pawn
storm.} Nef7 (17... fxe4 18. f4 (18. Nfxe4 Nef7 $5 (18... Nxe4 19. Nxe4 Nf7 {
with the idea of going for Bf5 is interesting.} (19... Ng4 20. Bf4 g5 21. Bg3
Ne5 22. Rac1 Bf5 23. b4 b6 24. h3 Qc7))) 18... Ngf3+ 19. gxf3 Nxf3+ 20. Bxf3
exf3 21. Kh1 Bf5 22. Rg1 b5 (22... Qb6 $5 {attacking e3 and trying Qb4 or Qb3
with b5 to follow. With an unclear position.}) 23. axb5 axb5 24. Rxa8 Qxa8 25.
Nxb5 Qb8 26. Nc3 Qb3 27. Nfd1 Qc4 $13) 18. Rae1 Bd7 (18... fxe4 {was much
better than Bd7, I had to clarify the structure in the centre here, as my
opponent's reaction after Bd7 was really interesting.}) 19. exf5 gxf5 (19...
Bxf5 20. f4 {This move and then g4 with a clear attack on the kingside.}) 20.
Kh1 $5 {Avoiding Rxe3 shots! It's an interesting and consolidating move. Now
it's hard to find a plan for Black.} Rb8 {Preparing b5, but Qa5 with the same
idea was much much better!} (20... Qa5 $5 {Already pressuring the queen on d2
and preparing the Re7-Rae8 development.} 21. f4 Nh7 22. g4 b5 23. gxf5 {
A tricky variation which shows the potential of the defensive side here!} Nf6
24. axb5 axb5 25. Ng4 Bxf5 26. Nxf6+ Bxf6 27. Rg1+ Kf8 28. Bd3 Bxc3 29. bxc3
Bxd3 30. Qxd3 Qa4 $1 $11) 21. Nd3 {The interesting plan of Nd3-f4-h5 is a very
tricky and nice idea from my opponent. I didn't like the prospect of Nf4-h5
and tried to find an antidote.} (21. f4 Nh7 22. g4 b5) 21... Re7 22. Nf4 Qe8 {
I thought that the h5-square was under control now and b5 might come soon. But
Sasikiran makes simple moves here after which it is totally clear that White
is better.} 23. Bf2 Ne5 24. a5 b5 (24... Qf7 $5 {was an easier way to play,
but I wanted to create some kind of counterplay on the b-file.}) 25. axb6 Rxb6
26. h4 (26. Ra1 $5 {would be a more positional approach, but Sasikiran wants
to add pressure on Black's camp as Black really has bad pieces, like the rook
on e7, the awkward knight on g5, the a6 weakness. But the position is still
complicated.}) 26... Nh7 27. Ne6 $5 Qb8 $6 {Leaving my king alone to fight
against the coming danger, was not the best idea!} (27... Nf6 {was better to
go for the planned setup. Nf6 is now protecting the d5-square and Black is
ready to take on e6.} 28. Nxc5 (28. Nxg7 Kxg7 (28... Rxg7 29. Qxh6 Qg6 {
and Black is quite solid. Plenty of counterchances!})) 28... dxc5 29. Bxc5 {
I was not sure about this position over the board, but Black has a very strong
resource!} Rb8 $1 {Simple! And now after Bxe7 the h4-pawn starts to be a
worrying factor as the idea of :} 30. Bxa6 {falls into a very deep tactical
move:} Nh5 $3 31. Qf2 (31. Kg1 {to avoid Ng3+} Nxf3+ $3 32. gxf3 Rxe1 33. Rxe1
Qg6+ {and takes the a6-bishop, Black is winning.}) 31... Bc8 $17 {[%cal Ge5d3]}
(31... Bf6 $5 32. Bd6 Rg7 $17)) 28. f4 {Tactical trick!} Rxb2 (28... Ng4 29.
Bxg4 Rxb2 30. Qc1 fxg4 31. f5 {And Black's position is very very dangerous.
But probably it was the only chance to keep the fight going.}) 29. Rb1 $1 Nc4
$8 30. Bxc4 Bxc3 31. Qd3 $1 Rf7 32. Ra1 $2 (32. Rxb2 $1 $18 {was the winning
move!} Qxb2 33. Bxc5 $1 $18 dxc5 34. Rb1 Qd2 35. Qg3+) (32. g4 {I was afraid
of this move more with idea of g4-g5 and so on.}) 32... Rxf2 $1 33. Qg3+ Rg7 $3
{My opponent most probably overlooked this fantastic move.} 34. Qxc3 Rxf1+ 35.
Rxf1 Rf7 36. Qd3 (36. g4 fxg4 37. Qd3 Nf8 38. f5 Bb5 {Now already Black has
enough resources.}) 36... Qb2 37. Kg1 {A prophylactic move against Qf2, but
now Black is in time to play all the necessary defensive moves!} (37. g4 {
and again even here it was very interesting! Now the best way for Black is} Ba4
38. gxf5 Nf6 39. Rg1+ Kh8 {with the idea Bc2-e4!}) (37. Rb1 Qf2 38. g3 Nf8 39.
Rb8 Qe1+ 40. Kg2 Bb5 $1 {and it's a draw due to lots of checks to White's king.
}) 37... Nf8 $1 38. Rb1 Qf6 $1 39. Qg3+ $6 (39. Rb6 Bb5 {and it's a position
of dynamic balance. Now Black's king is very safe and White's chances to
create something are simply not working.}) 39... Kh7 40. Re1 $6 (40. Rb6 {
This was the best way, now it's a draw again! But with the last move before
the control, Sasikiran makes a mistake.}) 40... Nxe6 {Somehow I wanted to take
this annoying knight finally! As ...Bb5 would still leave it on e6. In fact ...
Bb5 was quite possible and Black still should be slightly better.} 41. dxe6 Rg7
$1 {Of course if I did not have this move I would stay a piece down.} 42. Qd3
Bc6 {After this move I offered a draw to my opponent as it was securing a win
in the match for our team. But he decided to play on...} 43. Re2 $4 {True,
this creates problems for Black if he doesnt find the best way! Now a super
move comes out, slightly paradoxical but tactically working!} (43. Bd5 Bb5 44.
Qe3 Qxh4 45. e7 Be8 46. Qf2 Qxf2+ 47. Kxf2 a5 {Seeing that this position is a
dynamic draw after just g3 and Bd5-c4. Black is symbolically better but not
more!}) 43... Rg4 $3 {It was always pleasant to keep the rook, controlling the
e7 square and thus not giving White any possibility for active play or for the
e7 push. But here the super idea of Qa1+ and x f4 and x h4 works!} 44. g3 (44.
Qxd6 Qa1+ 45. Kh2 Rxh4+ 46. Kg3 Qg7+ 47. Kf2 (47. Kxh4 Qg4#) 47... Qxg2+ 48.
Ke1 (48. Ke3 Qg7 $1 49. Bd3 Rh3+ 50. Kd2 Qb2+ $19) 48... Qg3+ 49. Kd2 Qxf4+ 50.
Qxf4 Rxf4 51. Bxa6 Kg6 52. e7 Re4 53. Rxe4 fxe4 54. Bb7 Bb5 55. Bxe4+ Kf7 $19)
44... d5 $3 {And this is the final blow!} 45. Bxd5 {Here my opponent offered
me a draw, but already after Rg4 I saw the whole winning line.} Bb5 $1 (45...
Bxd5 $4 46. Qxd5 Rxg3+ 47. Rg2 $11) 46. Bc4 Bxc4 47. Qxc4 Rxg3+ 48. Kf1 (48.
Rg2 {and here is the difference: with the queen on d5 it's a draw, but with
the queen on c4 Black has a finishing move:} Rc3 $1 {and the e6-pawn falls.})
48... Qxh4 (48... Qa1+ {was also possible, but Qxh4 is more clear and clean.}
49. Re1 Qg7 $19 50. Qd5 Rg1+ 51. Ke2 Qb2+ 52. Kd3 Rg3+ 53. Re3 c4+ 54. Qxc4 (
54. Kxc4 Qa2+ 55. Kd4 Qxd5+ 56. Kxd5 Rxe3 $19) 54... Qa3+ 55. Kc2 Qxe3 $19) 49.
Rf2 Re3 (49... Qg4 $5 50. Ke1 Rg1+ 51. Rf1 Qg3+ 52. Kd2 (52. Kd1 Qf3+ 53. Ke1
Qe3+ 54. Qe2 Qc3+ $1 {and after Kd1 it's Qa1, when after Kf2 it's Qg3 mate.
Some tactics for fun, of course it's possible just to take on f1 with a
winning endgame.}) 52... Rg2+) 50. Qd5 Qh3+ $1 51. Rg2 {The endgame after Qg2
instead of this move is just lost after Qxg2 and Rxe6, leaving Black 3 pawns
up in a rook endgame.} Qh1+ {And in view of Rg1-Qxd5 and Kf2-Qe1 mate White
resigned!} 0-1

[Event "Tashkent FIDE GP"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "2014.10.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2014.10.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UZB"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 e6 4. e4 c5 5. d5 d6 6. Nc3 exd5 7. cxd5 {Modern
chess is like this, weird of full transpositions. The anti-Grunfeld has turned
into a Benoni.} Bg7 8. Nge2 O-O 9. Ng3 a6 10. a4 Nh5 $5 {Clearly an idea
cooked at home. The idea of doubling the pawns on the h-file is not unheard of
in the Benoni, Here Black tries to accelerate his development while at the
same time it gives him the possibility to break with f5 quickly.} (10... Nbd7 {
is far more common.}) (10... h5 $5 {has also been seen often.}) 11. Nxh5 gxh5
12. Be2 Qh4+ 13. g3 Qe7 14. h4 Nd7 15. Kf2 Ne5 16. Kg2 f5 {Black has no
complaints from the opening. He has good development and he has achieved f5.} (
16... Ng6 $5 {Was maybe even more ambitious, preparing f5 next move.}) 17. f4
Ng4 18. Bxg4 hxg4 19. Re1 Bxc3 20. bxc3 fxe4 21. a5 Bf5 {Black is up a pawn,
but he will be unable to do anything with it. White on the other hand will
triple down the b-file to attack the weak b7 pawn. Black will defend it, and
no one will make progress.} 22. Be3 Rad8 23. Rb1 Rd7 24. Rb6 Qf7 25. c4 Re8 26.
Qb3 h5 27. Rb1 Ree7 28. Kf1 Kh7 29. Ke2 Kg8 30. Kd2 Kh7 31. Qd1 Kg8 32. R1b3
Kh7 33. Kc2 Kg8 34. Kb1 Kh7 35. Ka2 Qe8 36. Qc2 Qf7 37. Qc3 Qg7 38. Qc2 Qf7 39.
Qc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vienna Bawag"]
[Site "Vienna"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Fauland, Alexander"]
[Black "Arakhamia Grant, Ketevan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Rechlis,G"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1996.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. f3 d6 6. Bg5 h6 7. Be3 c5 8. d5 e6
9. Qd2 exd5 10. cxd5 Nh7 (10... a6 11. a4 Nh7 12. Nge2 Nd7 13. Nc1 Ne5 14. Be2
f5 15. O-O g5 16. exf5 Bxf5 17. a5 Qe7 18. Na4 {Olafsson,H-Mortensen,E/Esbjerg/
1985/}) 11. Nge2 Nd7 12. Nc1 $6 (12. Nf4) (12. Ng3) 12... a6 13. a4 b6 $6 (
13... Ne5 $142) 14. Be2 Rb8 15. O-O h5 16. Kh1 Re8 17. Ra3 $6 (17. Rb1) 17...
h4 18. N1a2 Ndf6 19. Bf2 Nh5 20. f4 h3 21. gxh3 N7f6 22. f5 Nxe4 23. Nxe4 Rxe4
24. fxg6 fxg6 25. Bxh5 gxh5 26. Rg3 Qf6 27. Nc3 Re7 $6 (27... Rf4 28. Rfg1 Rb7
29. Be3 Rf1 30. Bh6 Rxg1+ 31. Kxg1 Bf5 $15) 28. Qd1 h4 29. Bxc5 $1 hxg3 (29...
Qh6 30. Rxg7+ Rxg7 31. Bd4 $36) 30. Rxf6 bxc5 31. Rg6 Rxb2 32. Rxg3 Bf5 $44 33.
Qf3 Bxh3 $1 34. Ne4 Rf7 35. Rxg7+ Kxg7 36. Qc3+ Kf8 37. Qxh3 Rb1+ 38. Kg2 Rb2+
39. Kg1 Rb1+ 40. Kg2 Rb2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 22nd"]
[Site "Fuegen"]
[Date "2006.10.13"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Hochstrasser, Michael"]
[Black "Volokitin, Andrei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2363"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Reeh,O"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[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 "Wollishofen"]
[BlackTeam "Saransk"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 h6 8. Be3 e6
9. Qd2 exd5 10. cxd5 Re8 11. Nge2 Nbd7 12. Nc1 $146 (12. Bxh6 {runs into the
typical trifft auf die typische Erwiderung} Nxe4 $1 13. Nxe4 Qh4+ 14. g3 Qxh6
15. Qxh6 Bxh6 {, and after , und nach} 16. Nxd6 Re5 {or 16...Rd8 the game is
unclear. oder 16...Td8 ist das Spiel unklar.}) 12... a6 13. a4 Nh5 14. g4 $6 (
14. Nd3 {is much safer. ist viel sicherer.}) 14... Ne5 $1 {Threatening a fork
on f3. Droht eine Gabel auf f3.} 15. Be2 Qh4+ 16. Kd1 (16. Bf2 Qf6 $1 {, and
following und nach} 17. gxh5 Nxf3+ 18. Bxf3 Qxf3 {White's centre collapses.
bricht das weiße Zentrum zusammen.}) 16... Nxf3 $5 {A promising piece
sacrifice. Ein aussichtsreiches Figurenopfer.} 17. Bxf3 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Bxg4 19.
Qe2 Rxe4 $1 {Already winning the third pawn for the piece. Gewinnt bereits den
dritten Bauern für die Figur.} 20. Bxg4 Rxg4 21. Rf1 Rxa4 22. Rb1 b5 23. Bxh6
Nf6 24. Qf3 ({Better chances for survival offered Bessere Überlebenschancen bot
} 24. Qe7 $1 Qxh6 25. Rxf6 {, e.g. , z.B.} Qh5+ 26. Kc2 Qxd5 27. Rxd6) 24...
Qxh6 25. Qxf6 Qh5+ 26. Qf3 (26. Kc2 Qxd5 $17) {[%tqu "En","White threatens to
exchange queens. How would you continue?","The white queen is pinned by the
black queen on h5.","Find a move which actually forces the exchange of queens
- but enables Black an intermediate capture with check.","a4f4","Correct! But
have you already seen the point two moves later?",20,"De","Weiß droht, die
Damen zu tauschen. Wie würden Sie fortsetzen?","Die weiße Dame ist von der
schwarzen Dame auf h5 gefesselt.","Finden Sie einen Zug, der den Damentausch
tatsächlich erzwingt - aber Schwarz ein Zwischenschlagen ermöglicht, und zwar
mit Schach.","a4f4","Super! Aber haben Sie auch bereits die Pointe zwei Züge
später gesehen?",20]} 26... Rf4 $1 27. Qxh5 Rxf1+ 28. Ke2 {[%tqu "En","And now
what?","Chess is not a game of automatic recapturing...","What would happen if
Black would not take the white queen but...","f1c1","Very nice!   Since the
attacked white queen has no way to protect the hanging rook on b1, Black
remains with a decisive material plus.",15,"De","Und was jetzt?","Schach ist
kein Spiel mit automatischem Zurückschlagen...","Was würde passieren, wenn
Schwarz nicht die weiße Dame nehmen würde, sondern...","f1c1","Sehr schön!  Da
die angegriffene weiße Dame keine Möglichkeit hat, den hängenden Turm auf b1
zu decken, verbleibt Schwarz mit entscheidendem Materialplus.",15]} Rxc1 $1 {
The point! Since the attacked white queen has no way to protect the hanging
rook on b1, Black remains with a decisive material plus. Die Pointe! Da die
angegriffene weiße Dame keine Möglichkeit hat, den hängenden Turm auf b1 zu
decken, verbleibt Schwarz mit entscheidendem Materialübergewicht.} 29. Qg4 (29.
Rxc1 gxh5 $19) 29... Re8+ 30. Kd2 Rxb1 $19 31. Qd7 Rbe1 32. Qxd6 c4 0-1

[Event "Reykjavik op"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2015.03.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Foisor, Cristina Adela B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2573"]
[BlackElo "2394"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2015.03.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. e4 c5 4. d5 d6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. f3 {The game has now
transposed into the Sämisch Variation of the King's Indian. After Black breaks
with e6, the structure will resemble a Benoni.} O-O 7. Bg5 (7. Nge2 {is
another option.}) 7... a6 8. a4 {Preventing any Benko like ideas of pawn
sacrifice with b5.} h6 9. Be3 e6 10. Nge2 exd5 11. cxd5 Nbd7 12. Ng3 Rb8 13.
Be2 Ne8 {A typical plan of relocating the knight to c7 in order to break with
b5.} 14. Qd2 Kh7 15. O-O Nc7 {This position is some kind of a race. Black is
trying to get his play going on the queenside with ...b5 break while White is
trying to blast through the centre with f4-e5.} 16. f4 b5 {Black has just
achieved one of the main aims in the Benoni: to get the b5 break. Jussupow who
is playing White with all his years of experience realises that he has to do
something soon or be left with a bad position. And he comes up with a very
thematic idea.} 17. e5 $1 {A very strong attacking idea. The interesting thing
about this position is that even though we are at move number 17, this
position has already been played in five games before!} (17. f5 {is an
attacking move but cedes the e5-square to the black knight. What White intends
to do is to play e5 and after Black takes dxe5, he pushes on with f5. In that
way the e5-square is occupied by a black pawn rather than a knight!} Ne5 $1 $13
) 17... bxa4 (17... dxe5 18. f5 $40 {is similar to the game.}) (17... b4 {
Another perk of playing e5 is that the e4-square is cleared for both the
knights.} 18. Nce4 $16) 18. Nge4 (18. Nce4 $6 dxe5 19. f5 Bb7 {creates some
issues with the defence of the d5-pawn. The knight on c3 must remain on that
square in order to defend the d5-pawn.} 20. d6 Nd5 $132) 18... dxe5 19. f5 $1 {
For all those who aren't acquainted with this idea of e5 dxe5 f5, they must
make this a part of their arsenal. It crops up in variety of situations and in
many openings.} (19. fxe5 Nxe5 20. Nxc5 {might also be possible but this is
definitely not what Jussupow intended when he went for the central break.})
19... Nb5 $1 {Black keeps her cool and makes the best move. The knight aims to
settle down on the d4-square which would be a huge thorn in White's position.}
20. fxg6+ fxg6 21. Rxf8 Qxf8 (21... Bxf8 $13 {was also possible. One of the
main advantages is that it doesn't allow White to gain a tempo with the move
Rf1.}) 22. Rf1 Qd8 $2 {This allows Jusspow to finish the game with some
sparkling blows.} (22... Nxc3 $1 {was the best defensive idea in the position.
It's not the only one but this helps Black to get a very playable position.}
23. Rxf8 (23. bxc3 {You might ask what difference does this move bxc3 make in
this position? Well, it opens the b-file for the black rook and as we will see
it turns out to be the decisive difference compared to the game.} Qd8 24. Bxh6
{This sacrifice which worked perfectly in the game only leads to a draw.} Bxh6
25. Rf7+ Bg7 26. Ng5+ Kh8 27. Rxg7 $2 (27. Rf1 {It is better to just retreat
here. The position remains dynamically balanced.}) 27... Rb1+ $1 {This is the
move that was not possible in the game.} 28. Kf2 (28. Bd1 Rxd1+ 29. Qxd1 Qxg5
$19) (28. Bf1 Rxf1+ 29. Kxf1 Qf6+ $19) 28... Qf6+ $19 {A knight exchange which
seemed irrelevant led to the opening of a very relevant file and repelled
White's attack. Such is the beauty of chess.}) (23. Qxc3 Qd8 $13 {is nothing
much for White.}) 23... Nxe4 24. Qd3 Nxf8 25. Qxe4 Rxb2 $15 {Black has more
than sufficient compensation for the queen.}) (22... Qg8 {is a computer
generated defensive move which doesn't look so great as White can carry on his
attack with} 23. h4 $1 $40) (22... Qe7 $6 23. Bd3 $5 {Continuing the attack.
This position is not so easy for Black to play.} (23. Bg5 $6 hxg5 24. Nxg5+ Kg8
25. d6 Nxd6 26. Nd5 Qe8 27. Nc7 Qe7 28. Nd5 $11) 23... Nd4 $2 (23... Bb7 $5 $13
) 24. Bg5 $1 hxg5 25. Nxg5+ Kg8 (25... Kh8 26. d6 Qe8 27. Qe1 $1 $18) 26. d6 $1
{Now there is no Nxd6 as the knight has moved to d4.} Qxd6 27. Bc4+ $18) 23.
Nxb5 (23. Bxh6 $1 {was also winning.} Nxc3 24. Ng5+ Kg8 25. Ne6 $18) 23... axb5
24. Bxh6 $1 {Advanced age has not affected Artur Jussupow's combinational
vision.} Qh4 (24... Bxh6 25. Rf7+ Bg7 (25... Kg8 26. Qxh6 Kxf7 27. Qh7+ Kf8 (
27... Ke8 28. Nd6+ Kf8 29. Qf7#) 28. Qh8+ Ke7 29. Qg7+ Ke8 30. Nd6#) 26. Ng5+
Kh8 (26... Kg8 27. Rxg7+ Kxg7 28. Ne6+ $18) 27. Rxg7 $1 Kxg7 28. Ne6+ $18) 25.
Bxg7 (25. Ng5+ {was cleaner} Kxh6 26. Ne6+ $1 Kh7 27. Rf7 $1 Nf8 28. Rxg7+ Kh8
29. g3 $1 Qh3 30. Bg4 $18) 25... Kxg7 26. Qe3 {The black king is too exposed.
White is able to finish off the game nicely.} Bb7 (26... c4 {is better but
after} 27. Ng5 $18 {The attacks looks very dangerous.}) 27. Nxc5 Rh8 28. h3
Bxd5 (28... Nxc5 29. Qxe5+ Kg8 30. Qe8+ Kg7 31. Rf7+ Kh6 32. Qxh8+ Kg5 33. Qf6+
Kh6 34. Qxh4#) 29. Nxd7 Qd4 30. Qxd4 exd4 31. Bxb5 Bb3 32. Nc5 Rb8 33. Nxb3
Rxb5 34. Nxd4 Rxb2 35. Ne6+ {A very fine game filled with interesting moments
like Jussupow's thematic central break; Foisor missed defensive chance and a
nice sacrificial finish.} 1-0

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 43rd"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2015.07.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2015.06.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 e6 4. e4 c5 5. d5 d6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Nge2 exd5 8. cxd5
O-O 9. Ng3 a6 10. a4 h5 11. Be2 Qe8 12. Bf4 Qe7 13. Bg5 Qe8 14. Qd2 Nbd7 15.
Bh6 Qe5 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Bd3 Rb8 18. Rd1 Re8 19. Be2 h4 20. Nf1 h3 21. g4 b5
22. axb5 axb5 23. Ng3 b4 24. Na4 Ra8 25. b3 Ba6 26. Bxa6 Rxa6 27. O-O Rea8 28.
f4 Qe7 29. Qe2 Nh7 30. Rf3 Qh4 31. Kh1 c4 32. Qxc4 Qxg4 33. Qd3 Kf8 34. Rg1 {
White has some pressure in this position. Nepo tries to drastically change the
character of the position but in that process makes some extremely dubious
decisions.} Rxa4 $2 {What was the compensation that Nepomniachtchi was aiming
for is quite unclear.} (34... Qh4 {We can agree that Black's position is
unpleasant, but still this would have been a better choice.}) 35. bxa4 Nc5 36.
Qe3 (36. Qf1 {was also very good.} Rxa4 37. Ne2 Qd7 38. f5 $18) 36... Rxa4 37.
Nf5 $1 gxf5 {Nepo sacrifices his queen in return for two knights. That's just
not enough.} (37... Qh5 38. Rxh3 $18) (37... Ra1 {would have been an
interesting move} 38. Rfg3 $1 (38. Rxa1 Qg2#) 38... Rxg1+ 39. Rxg1 Qh5 40. Nxd6
$18 {White is winning.}) 38. Rxg4 fxg4 39. Rf1 Nf6 40. e5 Nfe4 41. f5 $1 {
Opening up the c1-h6 diagonal for the queen. White is just winning.} Ra2 42. e6
g3 43. hxg3 Ke8 44. g4 h2 45. Qh3 f6 46. g5 Nxg5 47. Qh8+ Ke7 48. Qg7+ Ke8 49.
Qxf6 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-B 77th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2015.01.11"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gunina, Valentina"]
[Black "Salem, AR Saleh"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2538"]
[BlackElo "2603"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 c5 7. Be3 Nc6 (7...
cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nc6 {would transpose to accelerated dragon.}) 8. d5 Ne5 9. Ng3 e6
10. Be2 exd5 11. cxd5 a6 12. a4 h5 13. O-O Nh7 14. Qd2 h4 15. Nh1 f5 16. Nf2 b6
$6 {Salem's idea is intriguing. He would like to bring his rook into play via
a7. However it was better to just develop his bishop to d7 as MVL did in his
game against Caruana in 2010.} 17. Rae1 Ra7 18. exf5 gxf5 19. Nh3 {Black's
posi tion is filled with loads of weaknesses. He has to play actively in order
to compensate for it.} Ng6 20. f4 $1 {fixing the pawn on f5. Not only is the
pawn weak but also the c8 bishop lacks scope.} (20. Nf4 Nxf4 21. Bxf4 Bd4+ 22.
Kh1 Re7 23. Bc4 $14 {was also possible.}) 20... Bf6 21. Kh1 Rg7 22. Bd3 Ne7 23.
Qf2 Bxc3 24. bxc3 Nxd5 {Black has won a pawn but at the cost of parting away
with his most valuable bishop. Gunina proves that White has excellent play for
the missing pawn.} 25. Bc4 Bb7 26. Ng5 Nxg5 27. fxg5 b5 28. axb5 axb5 29. Bxd5+
Bxd5 30. Qxh4 {The material balance is restored but White has a clear
advantage as his king is safer and in opposite coloured bishop position leads
to some violent attacks as both sides have an extra attacking piece which
cannot be confronted.} Qa8 31. Qg3 Ra7 32. g6 Rf6 33. Qg5 Ra2 $2 (33... Rxg6 $1
{was the move that would have given Black an equal game.} 34. Qxg6+ Rg7 35.
Qxg7+ (35. Qh5 Bxg2+ 36. Kg1 Bh3+ 37. Kf2 Qg2#) 35... Kxg7 36. Rxf5 Bxg2+ 37.
Kg1 Bh3 {Black is not worse.}) 34. Bf2 Rf8 35. Kg1 Be4 36. Qe7 Ra7 (36... Qa7
37. Qxd6 Ra6 38. Qf4 $16) 37. Qe6+ Kg7 38. Qxd6 Re8 39. Bxc5 Ra2 (39... Bxg2
40. Bd4+ $18) 40. Bf2 Qd8 41. Qg3 Kg8 42. Qh3 Qd7 43. Rxe4 $1 Rxe4 44. Bd4 Rxd4
45. cxd4 Ra6 (45... Qxd4+ 46. Kh1 Ra7 47. Qxf5 $18) 46. Qxf5 (46. Qxf5 Qxf5 47.
Rxf5 {is a hopless endgame. A nice game by Gunina who played very well right
from the opening. However, Salem had his chance in the middlegame with 33...
Rxg6! which he did not take and after that it went all down hill for him.}) 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-32"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.09.26"]
[Round "10.1"]
[White "Gulko, Boris F"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Shipov,S"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "1996.09.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Hungary"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. e4 d6 4. d4 Bg7 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c5 7. Nge2 Nc6 8. d5
Ne5 9. Ng3 e6 10. Be2 exd5 11. cxd5 a6 12. a4 h5 13. O-O Nh7 14. Qd2 h4 15. Nh1
f5 (15... g5 16. Nf2 Qf6 17. h3 Bd7 18. Rab1 Rac8 19. Nfd1 Ng6 $1 $13 20. b4 $2
cxb4 21. Rxb4 Qxc3 $1 22. Nxc3 Bxc3 23. Qa2 Bxb4 $17 {Haba,P-Rasik,V/CZE/1994/
0:1/34/}) 16. Nf2 Re8 (16... Bd7 17. Kh1 Re8 18. exf5 gxf5 19. Nh3 Ng6 20. Rfe1
Qf6 21. f4 Re7 22. Bh5 Bh6 $132 {Vyzmanavin,A-Georgiev,Ki/Burgas/1993/0:1/55/})
17. Kh1 Rb8 18. Rg1 Rf8 $1 {/\ 19.g3?! fe!/} (18... Kh8 19. g3 b5 20. axb5 axb5
21. gxh4 $1 Qxh4 22. Rg3 b4 23. Ncd1 Bd7 24. f4 $1 $16 {Vyzmanavin,A-Georgiev,
Ki/Groningen/1993/1:0/41/}) 19. exf5 Bxf5 20. g4 (20. Nfe4 h3 21. g3 Bxe4 22.
fxe4 Nf3 23. Bxf3 Rxf3 $15) 20... hxg3 21. hxg3 b5 $1 22. axb5 axb5 23. Kg2 (
23. Nxb5 $6 Rxb5 24. Bxb5 Nxf3 $17) 23... Qe7 $15 24. Bh6 $6 (24. Nxb5 Nxf3 $1
$36) (24. Nce4 $5) 24... b4 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 (25... bxc3 $2 26. Bxf8) 26. Ncd1 Ng5
$1 {/\ Nfg3!/} 27. f4 Ne4 28. Qe3 Nxf2 29. Nxf2 Nc6 $8 30. Qxe7+ Nxe7 $17 {
>< d5/} 31. Ra7 Rf7 32. Kf3 Bc2 $1 {/\ Bb3/} (32... Nxd5 $2 33. Rxf7+ Kxf7 34.
Bc4 Be6 35. Re1 Nc7 (35... Re8 $2 36. Ne4 $18) 36. Ne4 Bxc4 37. Nxd6+ $14) 33.
Ne4 Nf5 34. Rxf7+ Kxf7 35. Ng5+ Kf6 36. Bc4 Re8 37. Ra1 Re3+ 38. Kf2 Rxg3 $1
39. Ra7 Rxg5 $8 40. fxg5+ Kxg5 41. Ra8 Kf4 42. Re8 g5 43. Ba6 g4 44. Bc8 g3+
45. Kg1 b3 46. Ba6 Be4 47. Bc4 Nd4 48. Rf8+ Ke3 $19 49. Bf1 (49. Rg8 Nf3+ 50.
Kg2 Ne5+ $19) 49... Bxd5 50. Rf6 Nf3+ 51. Kh1 Nd2+ 52. Bg2 Bxg2+ 53. Kxg2 d5
54. Rb6 c4 55. Kxg3 d4 0-1

[Event "CZE-chT 9798"]
[Site "Czech Republic"]
[Date "1998.04.04"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Haba, Petr"]
[Black "Shulman, Yuri"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Shulman,Y"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1997.11.15"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Zlin"]
[BlackTeam "Ostrava TJ Nova Hut"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CZE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c5 7. Nge2 Nc6 8. d5
Ne5 9. Ng3 e6 10. Be2 exd5 11. cxd5 h5 12. O-O Nh7 13. Qd2 h4 14. Nh1 g5 $5 (
14... f5) 15. Nf2 Qf6 $5 $146 (15... Bd7 16. Kh1 (16. a4 $1 Qf6 17. Ra3 (17. f4
gxf4 18. Bxf4 Qg6 19. Nd3 h3 20. Bf3 Rae8 21. Rae1 Kh8 22. Kh1 Rg8 23. Nxe5
Bxe5 24. g3 Ng5 25. Bd1 Re7 26. Bxe5+ Rxe5 27. Rf4 Rge8 28. Ref1 Nxe4 29. Rh4+
Kg7 30. Nxe4 Rxe4 31. Bc2 Re1 32. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 33. Qxe1 Qxc2 34. Rf4 $4 (34. Qc3+
Qxc3 35. bxc3 a5 $16) 34... Qg2# {0-1 Fuhrmann,D-Buenermann,V/BL 97/98
Erfurt-Bochum [8] sp 98/4 1998}) 17... Rab8 18. a5 b5 $6 (18... Ng6 $5) (18...
Ng6 $5 {Glek,I}) (18... Ng6 $5) (18... Ng6 $5) (18... Ng6 $5) 19. axb6 axb6 20.
Ra6 $1 Rfc8 21. Nb5 Rb7 22. h3 {Bischoff,K-Glek,I/Linares 66/(56) 1996} (22. h3
Ng6 $13)) 16... Qf6 (16... a6 17. a4 Rb8) (16... Ng6 $5 17. g3 $13 (17. Rg1 Be5
)) 17. Rae1 Kh8 $1 $146 (17... Rab8 18. f4 gxf4 19. Bxf4 b5 (19... Qg6 20. Qd1
$1 f5 21. Bh5 Qf6 22. exf5 Bxf5 23. Bxe5 dxe5 24. Nfe4 $16) 20. Nd3 (20. Bxe5
Qxe5 21. Bg4 $13) 20... Nc4 (20... Qe7 21. Nxe5 Bxe5 22. Bxe5 Qxe5 23. Qh6 $1
$16) 21. Qc1 Qg6 (21... Nxb2 22. e5 $1 $36) (21... Qe7 22. Bh6 $1 $14 (22. b3
Ne5 $5 (22... Nb6 23. Bh6) 23. Nxe5 Bxe5 24. Bxe5 Qxe5 25. Nd1 $13)) 22. b3 Nb6
23. Bd2 {/\ Nf4} Nf6 $132 {Piket,Je-Glek,I/Nederland 67/97 1996 (36)}) (17...
Rae8 18. f4 $140 gxf4 19. Bxf4 Qd8) (17... Rab8 $6 {- 67/97}) 18. f4 gxf4 19.
Bxf4 Qg6 20. Nd3 Rae8 $1 $11 21. Nxe5 Bxe5 22. Bxe5+ Rxe5 23. Qf4 Rg8 (23... h3
$5) 24. Rf2 h3 25. g3 Ng5 (25... f5 26. Bd3 Qg5 $11) 26. Ref1 Rg7 (26... Kg7 $5
) (26... b5 $5) 27. Kg1 Kg8 $2 (27... b5 $1 $132) 28. Bg4 $1 $14 {Khenkin,
I-Glek,I/Porto San Giorgio 70/71 1997}) (15... a6) 16. Rac1 $6 (16. Kh1 $5)
16... Bd7 (16... Qg6 $5 17. a3 f5 18. exf5 Bxf5 19. b4 b6 $132) 17. b3 Qg6 18.
Nd3 f5 $15 19. f4 $6 (19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. f4 gxf4 21. Bxf4 Bd4+ $36 22. Be3 $140
$2 Qg5 $1 23. Rf3 fxe4 24. Nxe4 Rxf3 $19) (19. exf5 Bxf5 20. Rcd1 Rae8 21. Nxe5
Bxe5 $36) 19... Nxd3 20. Bxd3 Bxc3 $5 21. Rxc3 fxe4 22. Bb1 Qf5 $6 (22... g4 $6
23. Qe1 $1) (22... Bb5 $1 23. Re1 Qf5 24. Bf2 Nf6 $1 25. fxg5 $140 $6 Ng4 26.
Rf3 Qe5 $19) 23. h3 Rae8 24. b4 b6 (24... Re5 25. Bc2 $1 c4 26. fxe5 Qxf1+ 27.
Kh2 g4 28. hxg4 Ng5 29. e6 $1) 25. Ra3 $44 Bb5 26. Rf2 gxf4 (26... g4 $5 27.
hxg4 Qxg4 28. Rxa7 Nf6 29. f5 Re5 30. Rf4 $140 Qg3 31. Bf2 e3 $19) 27. Rxf4 Qe5
28. Bxe4 Rxf4 (28... Ng5 29. Rxf8+ Rxf8 30. Bd3 $11) (28... Qa1+ 29. Qc1 (29.
Kh2 Rxf4 30. Bxh7+ Kxh7 31. Bxf4 Re2 {-28...Rf4} (31... Re1 32. Qc2+ Kh8 33.
Qc3+ Qxc3 34. Rxc3 $11)) 29... Qxc1+ 30. Bxc1 Nf6 31. Bb2 $1 Rxe4 (31... Nxe4
$4 32. Rg4+ Kh7 33. Rxa7+ $18) 32. Rxf6 Rxf6 33. Bxf6 Kf7 34. Rf3 Ke8 $15) 29.
Bxh7+ Kxh7 30. Bxf4 Qa1+ 31. Kh2 Re2 32. Qc1 $6 (32. Qc3 $5 Rxg2+ (32... Qxc3
33. Rxc3 Rxa2 34. Bxd6 Bf1 35. Kg1 Bxg2 36. Rc4 $11) 33. Kxg2 Qf1+ 34. Kh2
Qxf4+ 35. Kg1 Qf1+ 36. Kh2 Qf2+ 37. Kh1 a5 38. bxc5 $11 Bf1 $140 $2 39. Qf3)
32... Qxc1 33. Rxa7+ Kg6 $5 (33... Kg8 34. Bxc1 Bc4 35. Bh6 Bxd5 36. Rg7+ Kh8
37. bxc5 dxc5 $15) (33... Kh8 34. Bxc1 Bc4 35. Bg5 Bxd5 36. Bf6+ Kg8 37. Rg7+
Kf8 38. bxc5 dxc5 39. a4 $15) 34. Bxc1 cxb4 (34... Bc4 $1 35. Rd7 Kf5 36. Rxd6
(36. bxc5 Bxd5 37. Rxd6 Rxg2+ 38. Kh1 Be4 $19) 36... cxb4 37. Bh6 Rxa2 $17) 35.
Rb7 Bd3 36. Bf4 b5 $138 (36... Be4 $5 37. Kg1 Rxg2+ 38. Kf1 Rxa2 39. Rxb6 (39.
Bxd6 Bxd5 40. Rxb6 b3 $17) 39... Bxd5 40. Rxb4 (40. Rxd6+ $2 Kf5 41. Rxd5+ Kxf4
42. Rd4+ Kf3 $1 43. Rd3+ Ke4 44. Rb3 Ra4 $19) 40... Bg2+ 41. Kg1 d5 $15) 37.
Bxd6 Be4 38. Kg1 Rxg2+ 39. Kf1 Rxa2 40. Bxb4 Bxd5 41. Rb6+ $1 Kf7 42. Ke1 Bc4
43. Rh6 Ra4 44. Bd2 Be6 45. Bg5 b4 46. Rf6+ Ke7 47. Rf4+ Kd6 48. Bf6 Bxh3 49.
Rxh4 $11 Bd7 50. Kd1 Ke6 51. Bb2 Bc6 52. Kc1 Kd5 53. Bf6 Kd6 54. Bg7 Ke7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Damljanovic, Branko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1994.09.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Qd2 exd5
9. cxd5 Re8 (9... a6 10. a4 h6 11. Bxh6 $1 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 Qh4+ 13. g3 Qxh6 14.
Qxh6 Bxh6 15. Nxd6 Nd7 16. Bh3 f5 17. f4 Nb6 18. Nf3 Nxd5 19. Ne5 g5 20. Rd1
Ne3 21. Rd3 Nc2+ 22. Kf2 Nb4 23. Rdd1 $16 {Kelecevic,N-Arbakov,V/Bad Ragaz/
1994/}) 10. Nge2 (10. a4 h6 $1 {/\} 11. Bxh6 $2 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 Qh4+ $15) 10...
a6 11. Ng3 $5 (11. a4 Nbd7 12. Ng3 Qa5 13. Be2 h5 $5 14. O-O Nh7 15. Be3 Qb4
16. Nh1 Ne5 17. Nf2 Bd7 18. Rfc1 b5 19. axb5 axb5 20. Nxb5 Rxa1 21. Rxa1 Qxd2
22. Bxd2 Rb8 23. Ra5 c4 24. Nc3 Rxb2 25. Ra2 Rb3 $10 {Adorjan,A-Vukic,M/
Banjaluka/1983/}) 11... Nbd7 12. Be2 h5 $6 (12... b5 13. a4 b4 14. Nd1 a5 $132)
(12... Qe7 {/\Qf8,h6<=>}) (12... Qa5 13. O-O h5 14. Rfc1 Nh7 15. Be3 Ne5 16. a3
Qd8 17. b4 b6 18. Rab1 h4 19. Nh1 f5 20. Nf2 Nf6 21. bxc5 bxc5 22. Bh6 fxe4 23.
Ncxe4 $14 {Varga,Zo-Apicella,M/Debrecen/1992/}) 13. O-O Qc7 14. f4 $1 Nh7 15.
Bh4 $16 {/\f5,e5->} Bf6 (15... b5 16. e5 dxe5 17. f5 $40) 16. Bxf6 Ndxf6 17. e5
$1 dxe5 18. f5 c4 (18... h4 $5 19. fxg6 fxg6 20. d6 Qg7 21. Nge4 $16) 19. Kh1
b5 (19... h4 20. d6 Qc6 21. fxg6 fxg6 22. Qh6 $1 hxg3 23. Rxf6 $40) 20. Qh6 Qe7
$8 (20... Bxf5 21. Rxf5 $1 gxf5 22. Nxf5 $18) 21. fxg6 fxg6 22. Qxg6+ Qg7 23.
Bxh5 Rf8 (23... Qxg6 24. Bxg6 Rf8 25. Bxh7+ Nxh7 26. Nge4 $18) 24. Rae1 Bg4 (
24... Nxh5 25. Qxh5 Bg4 26. Qxe5 Rxf1+ 27. Nxf1 $18) 25. Qxg7+ Kxg7 26. Bxg4
Nxg4 27. Nf5+ Kg6 28. Nh4+ Kh6 29. Ne4 $18 {o^d} Rxf1+ 30. Rxf1 Rf8 (30... Ne3
31. Nf5+ Nxf5 32. Rxf5 Kg6 33. Rxe5 $18) 31. Nf5+ Kg6 32. d6 $1 Nhf6 (32...
Rxf5 33. Rxf5 Kxf5 34. d7 $18) 33. Ne7+ Kg7 34. Nc5 Rh8 (34... Rf7 35. Ne6+ Kh6
36. d7 $18) 35. h3 Ne3 36. Rf3 Ned5 37. Nxd5 Nxd5 38. Ne6+ Kg6 39. Nf8+ $138 (
39. d7) 39... Rxf8 40. Rxf8 Nb6 41. Rb8 1-0

[Event "Festival comtois 3rd"]
[Site "Belfort"]
[Date "1998.12.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Degraeve, Jean Marc"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1998.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Kortschnoj} Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f3
Bg7 8. Nge2 a6 ({In these lines Black's N belongs on d7, especially after
White has committed his Ng1 to e2 and can't play Nh3-f2 anymore.} 8... Na6 $143
9. Ng3 Nc7 (9... h5 10. Bg5 Nc7 11. Be2 a6 12. a4 Bd7 13. f4 Qb8 14. Bf3 O-O
15. O-O Ng4 16. Qe2 Re8 17. Kh1 b5 18. h3 Nf6 19. Qd2 bxa4 20. e5 Nh7 21. e6
$40 {Abelev,O-Osadchenko,A/Moscow/1997/}) 10. Bg5 h6 11. Be3 Rb8 12. Be2 b5 13.
e5 dxe5 14. Bxc5 Nfxd5 15. Nge4 Bf8 16. Bxa7 Rb7 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Qxd5 Qxd5
19. Nf6+ Kd8 20. Nxd5 Rxa7 21. Bxb5 Bc5 22. O-O-O Bd4 23. a4 Bd7 24. Kb1 Rb7
25. Nb4 Ke7 26. Rhe1 $16 {Gual,A-Martin Gonzalez,A/Ponferrada/1997/}) (8... O-O
9. Ng3 h5 10. Bg5 Qb6 11. Na4 $5 (11. Qb3 Qc7 12. Be2 a6 13. a4 Nh7 14. Be3 Qe7
15. O-O Nd7 16. f4 Bd4 17. Bf2 h4 18. Nh1 g5 $5 19. Qd1 Qf6 20. fxg5 $13 {
1/2,Dreev,A-Topalov,V/Elista olm/1998/}) 11... Qc7 12. Qd2 Ne8 13. Be2 Kh7 14.
Bh4 f6 15. Nf1 f5 16. exf5 Bxf5 17. Ng3 Qf7 18. Nc3 a6 19. Nce4 Be5 20. O-O Qg7
21. Kh1 Nd7 22. Nxf5 gxf5 23. Ng3 f4 24. Nxh5 Qh6 25. g4 Ndf6 26. Bxf6 Nxf6 27.
Ng3 $1 Qh3 28. Nf5 $16 {Khenkin,I-Kozakov,M/Haarlem/1998/}) 9. a4 Nbd7 10. Ng3
h5 $1 $146 {Benoni is a somewhat strategically risky opening, which requires
active play by Black. Therefore this natural novelty is a major improvement.} (
10... Qc7 $143 11. Be2 Rb8 12. Be3 b6 13. O-O O-O 14. Rc1 c4 15. Nb1 b5 16.
axb5 axb5 17. b3 Nb6 18. bxc4 Nxc4 19. Bd4 Ba6 20. Na3 Rfc8 21. Rc2 Qe7 22.
Nxc4 bxc4 23. Qa1 Ra8 24. Rb1 Ne8 25. Bxg7 Nxg7 26. Qd4 $16 {Amura,C-De Pool,T/
Moscow olw/1994/}) (10... O-O 11. Be2 Qc7 12. O-O Re8 13. Bg5 Rb8 14. Qd2 c4
15. Rfc1 b5 16. axb5 axb5 17. b4 cxb3 18. Nxb5 Qb6+ 19. Be3 Bh6 20. Bxb6 Bxd2
21. Rd1 Rxb6 22. Rxd2 Nc5 23. Rb2 Ba6 $2 24. Nc7 $16 {Czerwonski,A-Slanina,M/
Frydek-Mistek/1994/}) 11. Be2 h4 12. Nf1 Nh5 13. f4 $6 {This enterprise
doesn't seem too sound, White starts an attack without finishing his
development. Kortschnoj: 'A rather unusual way to treat this position.'} (13.
g4 $5 Nhf6 (13... hxg3 14. hxg3 Qf6 {'?' Kortschnoj.} (14... Nxg3 $2 {
Kortschnoj} 15. Nxg3 Rxh1+ 16. Nxh1 Qh4+ 17. Kd2 {black does not recapture a
piece...  Now, after weakening pawn e4 white must be ready to sacrifice it.})
15. Be3 $14) 14. Qc2 $13) (13. Be3 Be5 14. Qd2 Qf6 15. Bg5 Qg7 $5 $132 {/\} (
15... Bf4 16. Bxf6 Bxd2+ 17. Nxd2 Nhxf6 18. Nc4 $36) 16. f4 Bd4 17. Bxh4 $2
Nxf4 $1 $17) 13... Qe7 $1 {/\Bc3} 14. e5 $5 {Consistent. '!' Kortschnoj.} (14.
Bf3 f5 $17) (14. Qc2 Bd4 $5 $15 {[%csl Re4] /\Ndf6,><e4}) 14... dxe5 15. d6 Qf6
(15... Qe6 $2 16. f5 $1 Qxf5 17. Nd5 $40) 16. Bxh5 {'!' Kortschnoj.} (16. f5
Nf4 $17) 16... Rxh5 17. f5 $5 {[] '!' Kortschnoj. Kortschnoj: 'White is
playing brlliantly. It looks like not a normal game, but a study!'} Rxf5 (17...
Qxf5 18. g4 hxg3 19. Nxg3 $13) 18. Ne3 Rf4 {Kortschnoj: 'Now black loses an
exchange.'} ({Stohl: Black should return some material, he could have also
sacrificed his Q.This was probably a better chance to fight for an advantage.} 
18... Rh5 $5 19. Rf1 (19. Ne4 Qf4 $17 {Kortschnoj: 'white's task would be more
complicated.'}) (19. Ng4 Qe6 $5 (19... Qd8 20. Nd5 Rb8 21. O-O Rf5 22. Nh6 $40)
20. Nd5 Qxd6 21. Ndf6+ Ke7 $5 22. Qxd6+ Kxd6 23. Ne8+ (23. Nxh5 gxh5 $17) 23...
Ke7 24. Nxg7 Rh7 25. Bg5+ Kf8 26. Bh6 Rxg7 $17) (19. Nc4 {Kortschnoj} Qe6 20.
Nd5 Kf8 {or}) 19... Qe6 20. Ned5 Qxd6 21. Nf6+ Qxf6 $8 (21... Ke7 22. Qxd6+
Kxd6 23. Nxh5 gxh5 24. Rxf7 $16) 22. Rxf6 Nxf6 23. Nd5 (23. Be3 Be6 (23... e4
24. Qd6 $44) 24. Qd6 Rd8 $36) 23... Nxd5 24. Qxd5 e4 25. Bg5 Rxg5 26. Qxg5 Bxb2
27. Rd1 Bf5 $13) 19. Ned5 Qxd6 $8 20. Nxf4 Qxd1+ 21. Kxd1 exf4 22. Re1+ (22.
Bxf4 $143 Nf6 23. Re1+ Be6 $15) 22... Kf8 23. Bxf4 Nf6 24. Bd6+ Kg8 25. Bxc5 {
Kortschnoj: 'White has already material plus,but it is black who has now taken
over an initiative. '} Bg4+ 26. Kc2 Bf5+ 27. Kb3 Be6+ 28. Kb4 $6 {Kortschnoj:
'Or'} (28. Kc2 Bf5+ $11 (28... Ng4 $5 $132)) (28. Ka3 {Kortschnoj} Nd7 29. Bd6
Nb6 30. Kb4 Rc8 {and White needs plenty of luck for to survive.}) 28... a5+ 29.
Kb5 (29. Ka3 Nd7 (29... b6 30. Be7 Re8 31. Bxf6 Bxf6 32. Nd5 Bg7 $44) 30. Be7
Nb6 $36) 29... Bd7+ 30. Kb6 (30. Kc4 $2 Rc8 $17) 30... Bc6 $1 31. Rad1 (31. Bf2
Nd7+ 32. Kc7 Be5+ $17) 31... Bxg2 {'?' Kortschnoj. Kortschnoj: 'Here black
could make a draw:'} ({Very promising was} 31... Nd7+ $142 $5 32. Rxd7 Bxd7 33.
Kxb7 Rc8 $36 (33... Re8 {Kortschnoj} 34. Rxe8+ Bxe8 35. Kb6 (35. Nb5 {or} Bxb2
36. Kb6 Bxb5 37. Kxb5 Bc3 38. Bb6 f5 $1) 35... Bxc3 36. bxc3 Bxa4)) 32. Be7
Ra6+ (32... h3 $5 {/\Ng4|^}) 33. Kc5 h3 {'!?' Kortschnoj.} (33... Bc6 $5 {
Kortschnoj}) 34. Rd6 $2 {'+/-!' Kortschnoj.} (34. Bd6 $5) (34. Rd8+ Kh7 35. Rd6
$5) 34... Rxd6 35. Bxd6 Bf8 $1 {><h2} 36. Bxf8 Kxf8 37. Nd1 g5 $2 $138 (37...
Ng4 38. Ne3 Nxh2 39. Nxg2 (39. Re2 Nf3 40. Nxg2 h2 $1 $19) 39... Nf3 $1 $19)
38. Ne3 Bf3 (38... g4 39. Nxg2 hxg2 40. Rg1 $16) 39. Kd4 Kg7 (39... g4 40. Nf5
$14) 40. Rf1 g4 $2 (40... Bc6 41. Rf5 Kg6 42. Rxa5 $14 {/+/-}) 41. Nf5+ (41.
Nf5+ Kf8 42. Nh4 $18) 1-0

[Event "San Martin"]
[Site "San Martin"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Quinteros, Miguel Angel"]
[Black "Becerra Rivero, Julio"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 a6 8. a4 h6 9.
Be3 e6 10. Qd2 exd5 11. cxd5 Re8 12. Nge2 h5 (12... Nbd7 $6 13. Bxh6 $1 Nxe4
14. Nxe4 Qh4+ 15. g3 Qxh6 16. Qxh6 Bxh6 17. Nxd6 Rd8 18. Nc4 b5 19. axb5 Bb7
20. bxa6 Bxd5 21. Nc3 Bxf3 22. Rg1 Nb8 23. Kf2 Bb7 24. a7 Na6 25. Bg2 $16 {
Cebalo,M-Rogic,D/CRO-Cup Pula/1995/}) 13. Nc1 Nbd7 14. Be2 Rb8 (14... Ne5 15.
O-O Nh7 16. h3 f5 17. N1a2 Bd7 18. Kh1 Qe7 19. Rae1 b5 20. exf5 gxf5 21. f4 Ng4
22. Bxc5 dxc5 23. Bxg4 Qf7 24. Bf3 b4 25. Nd1 Nf6 26. Nc1 $14 {Yusupov,
A-Heissler,J/BL 9192/1992/}) (14... Qa5 15. O-O Ne5 16. Ra3 Qc7 17. a5 Nfd7 18.
Na4 b5 19. axb6 Nxb6 20. Nxb6 Qxb6 21. Na2 Qd8 22. b4 c4 23. b5 Bb7 24. b6 Qd7
25. Nc3 $36 {[%csl Gb6,Yd5,Ye4] [+],o^b6,Rodriguez,Am-Quinteros,M/Biel izt/
1985/}) 15. N1a2 $5 (15. O-O Ne5 $5 (15... Qc7 16. Rb1 c4 17. b4 b5 18. axb5
axb5 19. Ra1 Ne5 20. Ra7 Qd8 21. Ra3 Bd7 22. h3 Ra8 23. Rxa8 Qxa8 24. f4 Nd3
25. Nxd3 cxd3 26. Bxd3 $16 {Livshits,R-Wharton,W/Toronto op/1995/}) (15... Nf8
16. N1a2 N6d7 17. Rab1 Qc7 18. Rfc1 b6 19. b4 f5 20. Kh1 Nf6 21. a5 b5 22. bxc5
dxc5 23. Bf4 $16 {Jacobsen,BJ-From,S/Kobenhavn op/1990/}) (15... b6 16. Rb1 Ne5
17. h3 Qc7 18. b3 Nh7 19. f4 Nd7 20. N1a2 Nhf6 21. Qc2 Qb7 22. Bf2 Qc7 23. Rbd1
c4 24. b4 b5 25. a5 $36 {[%csl Yd4,Yd5,Ye4,Ye5,Yf4,Rf6,Rf7,Rg6,Rg7,Rh6,Rh7] [+]
,׻,Kutirov,R-Sabitov,O/Moscow olm/1994/}) 16. N1a2 (16. Rb1 Qa5 17. N1a2 c4
18. b3 cxb3 19. Rxb3 Nfd7 20. Rfb1 Nc5 21. Rb4 Bd7 $13 {1/2-1/2,Rodriguez,
Am-Hergott,D/Moscow olm/1994/}) 16... Nh7 $132 {[%cal Yf7f5] /\f5}) 15... b5 $5
{@} (15... Qa5 $132 {[%cal Rb7b5] /\b5}) 16. axb5 axb5 17. b4 $2 (17. O-O b4
18. Nd1 Ne5 $36 {[%csl Yd4,Yd5,Ye4,Ye5,Ra2] פa2,[+]} (18... Ra8 $5)) (17. Nxb5
$142 $8 Ne5 18. O-O Ba6 19. Nac3 $14) 17... Nxd5 $1 18. Bg5 $8 (18. Nxd5 Bxa1
$17) (18. exd5 cxb4 19. Nxb4 Qh4+ $40) 18... Bf6 (18... N5f6 19. Nxb5 $13) 19.
Bxf6 Qxf6 (19... N5xf6 $5 {/\} 20. Nxb5 d5 $36 {[%csl Re1] עe1,@}) 20. exd5 (
20. O-O $5 Nxc3 21. Nxc3 cxb4 22. Nxb5 b3 $36 {[%csl Gb3] o^b3}) 20... cxb4 21.
Nxb4 Qh4+ 22. Kd1 Qxb4 $40 23. Rb1 Qa5 24. Bxb5 Re7 $1 (24... Ra8 25. Ne4 $132)
25. Bxd7 Rxb1+ 26. Nxb1 Qa1 27. Bxc8 $8 (27. Qc2 Bxd7 $19 {[%cal Rd7a4,Rd7f5]
->,ץf5,Ba4}) 27... Qxb1+ 28. Qc1 Qb3+ 29. Qc2 Qxd5+ 30. Qd2 (30. Kc1 Qa5 $1
$40 {[%cal Re7c7,Ra5a1] ףa1,Rc7-+}) 30... Qb3+ 31. Qc2 Qxc2+ 32. Kxc2 Rc7+ 33.
Kd3 Rxc8 $17 34. Re1 Kg7 35. Re2 Kf6 36. Kd4 (36. Ra2 $142 $17 {[%cal Ya2a7]
צa7}) 36... Rc5 37. Ra2 Re5 38. Rb2 (38. Ra7 $2 Re2) (38. Kd3 $142 $5) (38. h4
Re1 {[%cal Re1h1] ><h4,/\Rh1}) 38... h4 $1 39. Ra2 Kf5 40. Ra7 f6 41. Ra2 (41.
Kd3 Re1 42. Ra5+ Ke6 43. Ra2 Rh1 $19) 41... g5 42. Kd3 Re1 43. Ra5+ Kf4 44.
Ra4+ Ke5 45. g3 h3 $1 {[%csl Rh2] ><h2} (45... hxg3 $2 46. hxg3 $15) 46. Ra2
Rg1 $19 47. Ke3 d5 {[%csl Gd5][%cal Rg1g2] /\Rg2-+,o^d5} 48. f4+ Kf5 49. Rd2
Ke6 50. fxg5 fxg5 51. Re2 (51. Kf3 Rg2 $1 52. Rxg2 g4+ $1 53. Kf2 hxg2 54. Kxg2
d4 55. Kf2 Kd5 $19 {_|_P}) 51... Rg2 52. Re1 (52. Rxg2 hxg2 53. Kf2 g4 {-51.Kf3
}) 52... Kf5 $1 {[%cal Rg2h2,Rf5g4] /\Rh2,Kg4} (52... Rxh2 53. Kf3+ Kf5 54. g4+
$17) (52... Kf5 53. Rh1 Kg4 $22 54. Kd4 Kf3 55. Kxd5 Rd2+ 56. Ke5 Kg2 $19) 0-1

[Event "Tan Chin Nam Cup 6th"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2000.07.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Adianto, Utut"]
[Black "Peng, Xiaomin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2583"]
[BlackElo "2657"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2000.07.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Qd2 exd5
9. cxd5 a6 10. a4 Re8 11. Nge2 Nbd7 12. Nc1 {The best,other N routes offer
Black more play.} ({The N is not too well placed on g3:} 12. Ng3 h5 13. Be2 h4
14. Nf1 Nh7 $5 {/\f5|^} (14... h3 15. g4 $1 Ne5 16. Ng3 Bd7 17. O-O b5 18. g5
Nh7 19. f4 b4 20. Nd1 Ng4 21. Kh1 Nxe3 22. Nxe3 Nxg5 23. fxg5 Qxg5 24. Bc4 Bd4
25. Rae1 Bxa4 26. Qf2 Ra7 27. b3 Bb5 28. Qf3 $16 {Wallace,J-Hebden,M/Hastings/
1995/}) (14... Ne5 15. Bg5 h3 16. g4 Qa5 17. Ng3 (17. Ra3 $1 $14) 17... b5 18.
O-O b4 19. Nd1 c4 20. Be3 Nfd7 21. f4 Nc5 22. fxe5 Nb3 23. Qe1 Nxa1 24. Qf2 Rf8
25. Bxc4 Qxa4 26. exd6 {Timman,J-Speelman,J/London cm/1989/} Qc2 $1 $17) 15.
Bh6 Bd4 16. Be3 Bh8 17. Bf2 Ne5 18. Ne3 Qf6 19. h3 Bg7 20. Ng4 Qe7 21. Be3 f5
22. Nf2 Bd7 23. O-O Nf7 24. Bd3 Nf6 25. Rae1 Qf8 26. exf5 gxf5 27. Qc2 Nh5 $15
{Pihlajasalo,H-Florean,A/WChJ Zagan/1997/}) (12. Nd1 Ne5 13. Nec3 Qa5 (13...
Bd7 14. Be2 Qa5 15. Ra3 Qb4 16. a5 Nc4 17. Bxc4 Qxc4 18. Na2 Bb5 19. b3 Qd3 20.
Qxd3 Bxd3 21. Kd2 Bb5 22. Nac3 Nd7 23. Bf4 Ne5 24. Ne3 $14 {Krutti,V-Szalanczy,
E/Kobanya op/1992/}) 14. Ra3 Nfd7 $1 (14... Qb4 15. Be2 Nc4 16. Bxc4 Qxc4 17.
Na2 a5 18. Qe2 Qxe2+ 19. Kxe2 b5 20. axb5 Bd7 21. Nac3 Reb8 22. Bf4 Ne8 23. Kd2
Bxb5 24. Ne3 Ba6 25. Kc2 Rb4 26. Rha1 Rab8 27. R1a2 Bd4 28. Ncd1 $14 {Kaspi,
A-Umanskaya,I/Moscow/1991/}) 15. Be2 f5 16. O-O Nb6 17. b3 fxe4 18. f4 Nd3 19.
g4 Qb4 20. Ra2 c4 21. Nxe4 Rxe4 22. Bxd3 cxd3 {0-1,Kaspi,A-Hebden,M/Rishon Le
Zion/1992/}) 12... Ne5 (12... h5 13. Be2 Nh7 14. O-O Ne5 15. Rb1 Qc7 $6 16.
N1a2 f5 17. Rfc1 Qe7 18. b4 c4 19. b5 g5 20. Nb4 f4 21. Bf2 a5 22. Nc2 g4 23.
Nd4 $13 {Van de Griendt,J-Van der Werf,M/Enschede/1992/}) 13. Be2 Bd7 (13...
Nh5 $5 14. O-O f5 15. f4 (15. exf5 $13) 15... Nd7 16. Bxh5 gxh5 17. e5 dxe5 18.
Nd3 b6 19. fxe5 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Bxe5 21. Bg5 Qd6 22. Bf4 Bxf4 23. Rxf4 Bd7 24.
Raf1 Re5 25. R4f3 b5 $15 {Mihajlovic,V-Kovacevic,A/YUG-ch Nis/1996/}) 14. O-O
Rb8 (14... h5 15. Rb1 h4 16. b4 c4 17. a5 Rc8 18. N1a2 Nh5 19. f4 Ng4 20. Bxg4
Bxg4 {Adianto,U-Polgar,J/Jakarta act m/1996/} 21. Bd4 $14 {/+/-}) 15. a5 (15.
h3 $143 b5 16. axb5 Bxb5 17. Nxb5 axb5 18. Nb3 Nh5 19. Bf2 Nc4 $36 {Schuster,
U-Siemers,J/Baden-Baden/1990/}) 15... Bc8 (15... b5 16. axb6 Qxb6 (16... Rxb6
17. Rxa6 Rxa6 18. Bxa6 Qb6 19. Be2 Rb8 20. b3 $14) 17. Rxa6 Qxb2 18. Rxd6 c4
19. Qxb2 (19. f4 $1 {/\e5+/-}) 19... Rxb2 20. Rb6 $2 Rc2 21. Nb5 Nd3 22. Na3
Nxc1 23. Nxc2 Nxe2+ 24. Kf2 Nc3 25. Bd4 Nh5 26. Bxg7 Kxg7 $13 {Kostic,F-Saulin,
D/Moscow/1996/}) 16. Na4 Ned7 17. Nb3 $1 (17. Bf4 Qe7 18. g4 $5 $13) 17... Qc7
(17... b5 18. axb6 Nxb6 19. Na5 $36) 18. Ra3 h5 (18... b5 19. axb6 Nxb6 20.
Naxc5 $5 dxc5 21. Bf4 Qa7 22. Bxb8 Qxb8 23. Nxc5 $14) 19. Rc1 Qd8 20. Na1 $6 {
/\b4} (20. Bg5 $14) 20... b5 $8 21. axb6 Nxb6 22. Nxb6 (22. Nc3 $142 Nfxd5 $5
23. Nxd5 (23. exd5 $4 Rxe3 $17) 23... Nxd5 24. Qxd5 Bxb2 25. Rb3 Be6 26. Rxb8
Qxb8 27. Qd2 $13) 22... Rxb6 23. Nb3 Nh7 24. Bf2 f5 $1 $36 25. exf5 Bxf5 26.
Bxa6 Qf6 27. Bc4 (27. Rc3 Ra8 $44) 27... Qxb2 28. Ra2 Qf6 29. Ra7 Reb8 30. Qe3
$2 (30. Na5 Rb1 31. Rxb1 Rxb1+ 32. Bf1 Qc3 $19) (30. Ra3 $142 Ng5 $15 (30...
Qb2 31. Ra2 Qxd2 32. Nxd2 $15)) 30... Ng5 $2 (30... Qb2 31. Re1 (31. Rf1 Rxb3
32. Bxb3 Rxb3 33. Qe8+ Nf8 34. Qf7+ Kh8 35. Bg3 c4 $17) (31. Rxg7+ Kxg7 32. Be1
(32. Na5 $2 Qxc1+ 33. Qxc1 Rb1 $19) 32... Rxb3 33. Bxb3 Qxb3 34. Qe7+ Kg8 35.
Bc3 Rb7 36. Qxd6 Qa3 $19) 31... Rxb3 32. Bxb3 Bd4 $1 $17 (32... Qxb3 33. Qe7
$36) (32... Rxb3 $2 33. Qe8+ Nf8 34. Ree7 $16)) 31. Rxg7+ $5 {[%mdl 512] White
is worried by the activity of the black pieces and decides to change the
course of the game by this intuitive sacrifice. However probably objectively
better was the solid} (31. Nd2 $15 {/=}) 31... Kxg7 32. Be1 Kh7 33. Ba5 (33.
Bc3 $142 Qd8 (33... Rxb3 34. Bxb3 Rxb3 35. Bxf6 Nh3+ 36. gxh3 Rxe3 37. Kf2 Rd3
(37... Ra3 38. Be7 $132) 38. Ke2 Rxd5 39. Rd1 $11) 34. Nd2 $15) 33... R6b7 34.
Re1 Nf7 35. f4 Qh8 36. h3 (36. Nd2 $2 Qd4) 36... Qf8 37. Nd2 Ra7 38. Bc3 Rbb7
$1 {Allows Black to fight for the e-file.} 39. g4 (39. Bf6 Nh6 $17) 39... Re7
40. Qg3 Rxe1+ 41. Qxe1 Re7 (41... hxg4 42. hxg4 Bxg4 $2 43. Ne4 Kh6 44. Nf6 $40
{/\} Bh5 45. Nxh5 gxh5 46. Qe6+ Kh7 47. Bd3+ $18) 42. Qg3 Nh6 {[%mdl 512]
Black is worried about the attack and sacrifices a B to achieve a rock solid
position. But just as the one above this sacrifice was not forced.} (42... hxg4
43. hxg4 Bc2 44. Qh4+ (44. Nf3 Qh6 $17) 44... Kg8 45. Qf6 (45. Nf3 Re3 46. Ng5
Qh6 $19) 45... Re3 $15) (42... Bc2 $5 43. Nf3 $15 (43. gxh5 gxh5 44. Bd3+ Bxd3
45. Qxd3+ Kh6 $17) (43. Bf6 Ra7 44. Qh4 Qe8 $40)) 43. gxf5 Nxf5 $44 44. Qf2 Re3
45. Bb2 Qb8 46. Nf1 Rxh3 47. Qe2 Rh4 48. Bd3 Rg4+ 49. Kh1 Rh4+ (49... Qb7 $5
50. Bxf5 gxf5 51. Kh2 Qf7 $15) 50. Kg1 Rg4+ 51. Kh1 Rh4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.12.08"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2707"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[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"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Ng3
exd5 9. cxd5 h5 10. Be2 (10. Bg5 $5) 10... Nh7 (10... h4 11. Nf1 Nh5 $6 12. g4
$1 Nf6 13. Bg5 h3 14. Qd2 Nbd7 15. Ng3 Re8 16. O-O Ne5 17. Kh1 Qa5 18. Bh6 Bh8
19. Rg1 Qb4 20. Rad1 b5 21. g5 Nfd7 22. Nxb5 Ba6 23. Qxb4 cxb4 24. Nxd6 Bxe2
25. Nxe2 Nxf3 26. Rgf1 $18 {Razuvaev,Y-Agrest,E/St Petersburg/1992/}) (10... a6
11. a4 Nbd7 12. Bg5 $1 Rb8 13. Qd2 Qc7 14. Bh6 c4 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. a5 h4 17.
Nf1 Nc5 18. Bxc4 Ncxe4 19. fxe4 Qxc4 20. Ne3 Qc5 {Korchnoi,V-Xie Jun/Arnhem/
1999/} 21. O-O $1 Ng4 22. Ncd1 $36) 11. Be3 a6 12. a4 h4 13. Nf1 f5 $5 $146 {
[%mdl 72] After winning with White the first playoff game Topalov even in the
second one goes for immense tactical complications. Reckless, but very
courageous! Objectively however he should have probably preferred the solid} (
13... Nd7 {first ending his development:} 14. Nd2 f5 15. exf5 gxf5 16. f4 ({
Here} 16. Bf4 $6 Ne5 {makes no sense.}) 16... Ndf6 (16... h3 $5 17. O-O hxg2
18. Rf2 Re8 19. Nc4 Nb6 20. Qd2 Nxc4 21. Bxc4 Nf6 22. h3 Ne4 $132 {Cebalo,
M-Mortensen,E/Leningrad/1984/}) (16... Qe7 17. Nc4 Nhf6 18. O-O $14 {/~~}) 17.
h3 Qe7 18. Kf2 {Kortschnoj,V-Xie Jun/Roquebrune/1998/} Bd7 $5 19. a5 Rae8 20.
Nc4 Bb5 $13) 14. exf5 gxf5 15. Bf4 $5 {[%cal Yf1e3,Ye3c4]} Nd7 {[%mdl 512]
Consistent, otherwise White plays Ne3-c4 and gets control of the posiiton.} (
15... Qe7 16. Ne3 Nd7 17. Nc4 Ne5 18. Nb6 $14) 16. Bxd6 Re8 17. Qd2 (17. Qb3
Ne5 18. Bxe5 (18. Bxc5 $2 Nd3+ $19) 18... Bxe5 $44 {/\Qg5,Qd6}) 17... Ne5 $1
18. Bxc5 (18. Bxe5 Bxe5 $13) 18... h3 19. Kf2 $8 (19. Rg1 hxg2 20. Ne3 f4 21.
Rxg2 Bh3 $40) 19... hxg2 20. Kxg2 f4 $5 {[%mdl 512] Black is generous,
otherwise the attack can't succeed.} (20... Ng6 21. Rg1 $1 {[%cal Rg2h1] /\Kh1
and White's K will be safe.}) 21. Qxf4 {Rather greedy, now the K is again
chased into the [+].} (21. Rg1 $142 $5 Ng5 22. Kh1 $16 {/\} Nexf3 23. Bxf3 Nxf3
24. Rxg7+ Kxg7 25. Qg2+ Ng5) 21... Ng6 22. Qg3 $8 (22. Qd2 $2 Bxc3 23. bxc3
Rxe2+ $1 24. Qxe2 Nf4+ $19) (22. Qc4 b5 $1 $40) 22... Nh4+ 23. Kf2 Nf5 24. Qf4
$6 (24. Qg6 $142 $1 Nf8 (24... Bd7 25. Ng3 $16) 25. Qb6 Qh4+ 26. Ng3 Nd4 (26...
Nd7 27. Qg6) 27. Nce4 $16) 24... b6 $1 25. Ba3 {[%csl Ra3] ץ} Be5 26. Qc4 Ng5
$40 27. h4 (27. Rd1 Nh3+ 28. Ke1 Nf4 $36) 27... Bd4+ 28. Ke1 Nxf3+ 29. Kd1 Ne5
30. Qb3 Kh8 31. Kc2 $2 (31. Rh2 $142 $5 $13 {[%cal Ye2h5,Yh2d2] /\Bh5,Rd2})
31... Bc5 (31... Bxc3 $1 32. bxc3 (32. Qxc3 Qxd5 33. Rh2 Nd4+ $19 {->}) (32.
Kxc3 Bb7 $19 {->}) 32... Nc6 $1 {[%cal Rc6d4,Re8e2] /\Re2,Ncd4-+} 33. Kc1 Rxe2
34. dxc6 Qd3 {[%cal Rf5d4,Rc8e6] /\Nd4,Be6-+}) (31... Bf2 32. Rd1 Nd4+ 33. Rxd4
{-31...Bc5}) 32. Rd1 Nd4+ 33. Rxd4 Bxd4 34. Kb1 Bf5+ 35. Ka1 $36 {[%csl Ga1,
Rh8] The tables have turned, White's K is finally in relative safety and now
the Kh8 is exposed.} Qf6 (35... Bxc3 36. Ng3 $1 (36. Qxc3 Qxd5 $15) (36. bxc3
Be4 $13) 36... Bh7 37. bxc3 $16) 36. Ng3 Bh7 37. Nce4 Bxe4 $6 {Without the B
Black's position will collapse surprisingly fast.} (37... Qf4 38. Rf1 Qe3 39.
Qxe3 Bxe3 40. Nf6 $16) (37... Qg7 38. Ng5 $1 $40 (38. Nd6 Rf8 39. Rd1 $16)) 38.
Nxe4 Qf4 39. Ng5 (39. Nd6 {/\Rf1} Rg8 40. Rf1 Rg1 $16) 39... Qd2 (39... Rec8
40. Qb4 $5 {[%cal Rb4d6] /\Qd6+-} Qe3 (40... Rc1+ 41. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 42. Ka2 Bc5
43. Qe4 $18) 41. Qd6 Ng6 42. Kb1 $18 (42. Qxg6 $4 Qxa3+)) 40. Rd1 (40. Qd1
Qxd1+ 41. Rxd1 Bc5 $16 {probably also wins, but playing for the -> is more
attractive.}) 40... Qxe2 41. Rxd4 Rac8 (41... b5 42. d6 bxa4 43. Qd5 $40) 42.
Ka2 b5 43. d6 bxa4 44. Qxa4 Qc2 (44... Rb8 45. d7 Red8 46. Re4 $18) 45. Qxc2
Rxc2 46. Re4 $1 (46. Re4 Kg8 (46... Rd2 47. Rxe5 Rxe5 48. Nf7+ $18) 47. Nf3 $18
) 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-13c"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1985.07.18"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Black "Sax, Gyula"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "1985.07.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "IZT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Qd2 exd5
9. cxd5 a6 10. a4 Nbd7 11. Nh3 Ne5 (11... c4 12. Nf2 $1 $16 (12. Bxc4 Ne5 13.
Be2 Bxh3 14. gxh3 Qc8 $44)) 12. Nf2 Bd7 $5 (12... Rb8 13. Be2 Bd7 14. a5 $16)
13. Be2 b5 14. axb5 axb5 15. Rxa8 Qxa8 16. Nxb5 Bxb5 17. Bxb5 Rb8 (17... Qa1+
$142 18. Nd1 c4 $1 $44) 18. Be2 Nfd7 19. Nd1 Qa4 20. Qc1 Nb6 21. Bd2 $16 f5 22.
exf5 Qh4+ 23. Nf2 $1 (23. g3 Qh3 $132) 23... gxf5 24. O-O Nxd5 25. f4 Nf7 26.
Bf3 {׻,^^} Nb4 27. Qb1 Qf6 28. Bc3 Qg6 29. Nd3 Nd5 30. Bxd5 $1 (30. Bxg7 Qxg7
31. Bxd5 Qd4+ $10) 30... Bxc3 31. Kh1 Kf8 32. Qa2 Bd4 33. Re1 {^-->} Re8 34.
Rxe8+ Kxe8 35. Ne1 Nd8 36. Nf3 Bf6 37. Qa4+ Kf8 38. Qd7 Be7 39. g3 h6 40. b3
Qf6 41. Bc4 Qg6 42. Kg2 Qf6 43. h4 Qb2+ 44. Kh3 {><d6,f5,h6} Qc2 45. h5 $1 Qe4
46. Nh2 Nf7 (46... Qc2 47. Be6 $18) 47. Qe6 $1 Qxe6 48. Bxe6 Nd8 49. Bxf5 Nc6 (
49... d5 50. Ng4 Kg7 51. Ne3 d4 52. Nd5 $18) 50. Be6 Bf6 51. Ng4 Bg7 52. Ne3
Nd4 53. Bc4 Bf6 54. Nd5 Bd8 55. g4 $18 Nc6 56. Kg2 Ne7 57. Ne3 Ba5 58. Kf3 Bc3
59. Ke4 Bd2 60. Be6 d5+ (60... Bxe3 61. Kxe3 d5 62. g5 $18) 61. Nxd5 Nxd5 62.
Bxd5 Kg7 63. Kf5 Bc1 64. g5 Bd2 65. Bc6 Bc1 66. Be8 Bd2 67. Bg6 Bc1 68. gxh6+
Kxh6 69. Ke5 Bd2 (69... Kg7 70. f5 Bb2+ 71. Ke6 Bc3 72. Be8 {/\Bb5-c4}) 70. Be8
Bc1 71. f5 Kg5 72. Ke6 Bb2 73. Bb5 Bg7 74. Bc4 $22 (74. Bc4 Bb2 75. h6 Kxh6 76.
f6 Kg6 77. f7 Bg7 78. Ke7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Capablanca Memorial Elite 46th"]
[Site "Havana"]
[Date "2011.05.19"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2687"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2011.05.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e4 d6 6. Nge2 {Ivanchuk chooses a
rare setup, which quickly leads to a Modern Benoni position.} ({White's most
usual options in this positon are} 6. Nf3) (6. f4) ({and} 6. Bd3) 6... O-O 7.
Ng3 a6 ({Although Black usually inserts the text move sooner or later, right
now a more flexible and common alternative is} 7... e6 8. Be2 (8. f3 exd5 9.
cxd5 {leads to a position, which arises more often via different move-orders 
(White plays f3 earlier). Here Black has the interesting motif} Nh5 $5 10. Nxh5
gxh5 11. Bd3 f5 12. O-O Na6 13. a3 Bd7 14. Qc2 Qf6 15. Kh1 Rac8 16. Be3 c4 17.
Be2 b5 18. Bxa7 Nc5 19. Rad1 Kh8 20. Bxc5 Rxc5 21. f4 h4 $44 {/+/=,Chernin,A 
(2610)-Glek,I (2580)/2 BLW 9899/1999/}) 8... exd5 (8... Na6 9. O-O Nc7 10. Bg5
h6 11. Be3 exd5 12. cxd5 b6 (12... h5 13. f3 Re8 14. Qd2 b5 15. Bxb5 Nxb5 16.
Nxb5 Ba6 17. a4 Qd7 18. Bh6 Bh8 19. Bf4 h4 20. Ne2 Bxb5 21. axb5 h3 22. gxh3 (
22. Ra6 $5 $36) 22... Nh5 23. Ra5 Rab8 24. Be3 Rxb5 $44 {Sakaev,K (2629)
-Romanov,E (2624)/RUS-ch qual Taganrog/2011/}) 13. Qd2 h5 14. Bg5 Qd7 $5 15. h3
(15. a4 $142) 15... Nh7 16. Bh6 h4 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Nh1 f5 19. f4 Bb7 20. Nf2
b5 21. a3 a5 22. b3 {Dreev,A (2655)-Kamble,V (2412)/Bhubaneswar/2010/} Nf6 $132
) 9. cxd5 Na6 {can be similar, or directly transpose to 8...Na6:} (9... h5 10.
Bg5 Nbd7 11. O-O a6 12. a4 Re8 13. Qd2 Qb6 (13... Qa5 $13) 14. Rfe1 Nh7 15. Be3
h4 16. Nf1 h3 17. g3 Ne5 18. Qc2 Bd7 (18... Ng4 $142) 19. Nd2 Ng4 20. Bxg4 Bxg4
21. f3 Bd7 22. Nc4 Qc7 23. a5 $14 {Bareev,E (2711)-Kazhgaleyev,M (2596)/
Playchess blitz/2004/}) 10. O-O Nc7 11. a4 (11. Bg5 h6 12. Be3 {-8...Na6})
11... b6 12. Bg5 h6 13. Be3 Re8 14. Rb1 Ba6 15. b4 (15. f3 $5) 15... Ng4 16.
Bd2 Bxe2 17. Ncxe2 h5 (17... cxb4 $5 {/\Na6-c5<=>}) 18. f3 Ne5 19. bxc5 bxc5
20. Qc2 Qc8 21. Ba5 Re7 22. Bc3 h4 23. Nh1 Qa6 24. Nf2 Qc4 25. Rfc1 Rae8 26.
Qd1 Qa6 {Gurevich,M (2672)-Hamdouchi,H (2544)/FRA-chT/2004/} 27. f4 $36 {
M.Gurevich}) (7... e5 $6 {is strategically dubious, closing the [+] limits
Black's chances for full-blooded <=>:} 8. Be2 Na6 9. Bg5 h6 10. Be3 Nc7 11. Qd2
Kh7 12. h4 Ng4 13. Bxg4 Bxg4 14. h5 g5 15. a3 Rb8 16. b4 b6 17. Qc2 a6 18. Rb1
Qe7 19. Nf5 Bxf5 20. exf5 f6 21. bxc5 bxc5 22. Ke2 Qd7 23. g4 Na8 24. Qa4 $16 {
Kortschnoj,V (2607)-Saud,M (2154)/Turin olm/2006/}) 8. a4 e6 9. Be2 exd5 10.
cxd5 Nbd7 (10... h5 11. Bg5 Qb6 12. Qc1 Nh7 13. a5 Qc7 14. Bh6 Nd7 15. Bxg7
Kxg7 16. O-O h4 17. Nh1 Re8 18. f4 b5 19. axb6 Qxb6 20. Bc4 Rb8 21. b3 $14 {
Peralta,F (2570)-Cossin,S (2494)/Marrakesh/2010/}) 11. O-O Re8 12. f3 {
Although White normally develops his Bc1 first, this is usually a useful move
in any case.} (12. Bf4 Ne5 13. Qd2 Bd7 14. Rfb1 Rc8 15. h3 c4 16. Be3 h5 17. a5
Bb5 18. f3 Nfd7 19. Nxb5 axb5 20. Qb4 f5 21. a6 (21. exf5 $5 $14) 21... bxa6
22. Qxd6 h4 23. Nf1 fxe4 24. f4 Nd3 $13 {Braun,A (2538)-Efimenko,Z (2683)/
Bundesliga 1011/2011/}) (12. Bg5 h6 13. Be3 h5 14. f3 (14. Bg5 Qa5 15. Qc1 Nh7
16. Bh4 c4 $5 17. f4 Nc5 18. Qe3 Qb4 19. e5 Bd7 20. Kh1 Rac8 21. Rab1 Kh8 22.
Bxh5 dxe5 23. f5 gxh5 24. Nxh5 Qb6 25. Nxg7 Kxg7 26. Ne4 Qh6 27. f6+ Kg6 28.
Qg3+ Kh5 29. Nxc5 Rxc5 30. Rbe1 Ng5 31. Rxe5 Rxe5 32. Qxe5 Qg6 33. Bxg5 Qxg5
34. Qe4 Qg6 35. Qe5+ {1/2,Napalkov,V (2390)-Rubinas,P (2562)/corr/2008/}) 14...
Nh7 15. Qd2 (15. Rf2 Ne5 16. Nf1 f5 17. h3 Bd7 18. exf5 Bxf5 19. g4 hxg4 20.
hxg4 Bd7 21. Qc2 Nf6 22. Bg5 Nf7 23. Bd2 b5 24. axb5 axb5 25. Rxa8 Qxa8 26.
Bxb5 Bxb5 27. Nxb5 {Gurevich,M (2633)-Lie,K (2536)/Tromsoe/2007/} Nxd5 28. Qxg6
Qc6 29. Nc3 Ne5 $132) 15... h4 16. Nh1 f5 17. Nf2 Ne5 18. Rfe1 Bd7 19. exf5
gxf5 20. Kh1 Qf6 21. Nh3 Ng6 22. f4 $14 b5 $6 23. axb5 axb5 24. Rxa8 Rxa8 25.
Bxb5 Bxb5 26. Nxb5 Rb8 27. Nc3 $16 {Taborov,B (2430)-Nikolaev,L (2262)/Kiev/
2000/}) ({A more ambitious idea is} 12. f4 $5 h5 13. e5 dxe5 14. f5 $44 {
- a typical Benoni motif, White's initiative can't be underrated:} h4 15. Nge4
Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Nf6 17. fxg6 fxg6 18. Nxc5 Bf8 19. Be3 Bxc5 20. Bxc5 Qxd5 21. Qc2
Kg7 22. Rad1 Qe4 23. Bd3 $36 {Dawidow,J (2344)-Spisak,C (2359)/Wysowa/2003/}) (
12. Be3 h5 {transposes to 12.Bg5, only with one move less.}) 12... Rb8 13. Be3
h5 (13... Ne5 14. Qd2 h5 (14... Bd7 15. a5 h5 16. h3 h4 17. Nh1 b5 18. axb6
Rxb6 19. Rxa6 Rxa6 20. Bxa6 Qa5 21. Be2 Qb4 22. Nf2 Rb8 23. Bg5 Nh5 24. Bxh4
Qxb2 25. Qxb2 Rxb2 26. Nfd1 Rc2 27. f4 Nc4 28. Bxc4 Bxc3 29. Nxc3 Rxc3 30. Be2
Re3 31. Bf3 Bb5 32. Rb1 Bd3 33. Rb8+ Kg7 34. Kf2 $18 {Novikov,I (2601)-Vera
Gonzalez Quevedo,R (2547)/Saint Vincent/1999/}) 15. h3 $5 (15. Bg5 Qa5 16. f4
Ned7 17. f5 Qb4 18. fxg6 fxg6 19. e5 Rxe5 20. Bf4 h4 21. Bxe5 Nxe5 22. Nh1 Qd4+
23. Qxd4 cxd4 24. Nd1 Nxd5 $17 {Barreto Filho,C (2277)-Fier,A (2653)/Americana/
2009/}) (15. Rab1 Qa5 16. h3 (16. Nh1 b5 17. b3 Bd7 18. axb5 axb5 19. Nf2 Ra8
20. Rfc1 b4 21. Ncd1 Bb5 22. Nb2 Bxe2 23. Qxe2 Qa2 24. Qc2 Ra3 $17 {Zalkind,K 
(2164)-Tate,A (2167)/Budapest/2008/}) 16... h4 17. Nh1 b5 18. axb5 axb5 19. Ra1
Qb4 20. Qc2 Nc4 21. Bc1 Nh5 22. Nf2 (22. Nxb5 $142 $1 $13) 22... Na5 23. Ra3
Ng3 $36 {Truskavetsky,A (2243)-Kovchan,A (2459)/Alushta/2001/}) 15... Qa5 (
15... c4 16. a5 b5 17. axb6 Rxb6 18. Bxb6 Qxb6+ 19. Kh2 h4 20. Nh1 Nh5 21. f4
Nd3 $14 {/~~,Yevseev,D (2539)-Zvara,P (2347)/Pardubice/1999/}) 16. Rfb1 {
Now Black doesn't get to play b5 as after 15.Rab1:} Qb4 17. a5 Bd7 18. Nf1 Nc4
19. Bxc4 Qxc4 20. Bh6 Bb5 $2 (20... Qd4+ 21. Qxd4 cxd4 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Na4
$14) 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Ne3 Qb4 23. b3 Nd7 24. Nc2 {Hellsten,J (2477)-Khomeriki,
G (2205)/Kavala/2002/}) 14. Qd2 (14. Nh1 $5 Nh7 15. Nf2 f5 (15... Ne5 $142) 16.
Qd2 Qe7 17. Rfe1 $36 g5 $6 18. f4 g4 19. Bd3 Bxc3 $2 20. bxc3 Qf7 21. c4 $18 {
Raupp,T (2330)-Feustel,B (2325)/BL2S 9293/1992/}) 14... Nh7 (14... Ne5 {
-13...Ne5}) 15. Bh6 $146 ({The standard N-manoeuvre} 15. Nh1 {again deserves
attention:} Ne5 16. Nf2 Bd7 17. a5 (17. h3 b5 18. axb5 axb5 19. Ra7 {Baklanova,
T (2247)-Milligan,H (2033)/Khanty Mansiysk olw/2010/} b4 20. f4 bxc3 21. bxc3
Rb3 $132) (17. Rfb1 $5 {/\} b5 $6 18. axb5 axb5 19. b4 $36) 17... f5 18. b4 (
18. Rfe1 $14) 18... cxb4 19. Na4 Bb5 20. Nb6 Bxe2 21. Qxe2 fxe4 22. Nxe4 Ng4
23. Rab1 Nxe3 24. Qxe3 Nf6 25. Rxb4 Nxe4 26. Rxe4 Rxe4 27. Qxe4 Qe8 $132 28.
Qd3 $6 Kh7 29. f4 Qb5 $1 $36 {Bratanov,Z (2463)-Petrov,M (2500)/Blagoevgrad/
2010/}) 15... Bd4+ 16. Be3 Bg7 {Black naturally doesn't want to exchange the
Bg7, important both for the defence and any possible <=>.} 17. Rfd1 h4 18. Nf1
(18. Nh1 h3 19. g3 (19. gxh3 $5) 19... Ne5 20. Nf2 b5 $132) 18... h3 19. g3 (
19. gxh3 Qh4 20. Qe1 Qxh3 21. Qg3 Ne5 $13) (19. g4 Ne5 $132) 19... b5 ({
The simple} 19... Ne5 $5 $13 {is less committal:} 20. Bh6 Bxh6 21. Qxh6 Ng5 22.
Nd2 (22. f4 Ngf3+ 23. Bxf3 $8 (23. Kh1 $4 Ng4 {[%cal Rg4f2]}) 23... Nxf3+ 24.
Kf2 Nd4 $15) 22... Qf6 23. f4 (23. Rf1 Ng4 24. fxg4 Qd4+ 25. Kh1 Qxd2 26. Rxf7
(26. Rf6 Bxg4 27. Rxg6+ fxg6 28. Qxg6+ Kh8 29. Qh6+ $11)) 23... Ng4 24. Bxg4
Qd4+ 25. Kf1 (25. Kh1 $2 Bxg4 {[%cal Rd4f2] /\Qf2-+}) 25... Bxg4 26. Qxg5 Qd3+
27. Kf2 Qd4+ 28. Kf1 $11) 20. axb5 axb5 21. Nxb5 Ne5 {[%cal Rb8b5]} (21... Qb6
22. Kf2 Ba6 (22... Ne5 23. Qa5 $36) 23. Rxa6 Qxa6 24. Nc7 $16) 22. Nc3 (22. Qa5
$5 Qe7 23. b4 $14) 22... f5 23. Ra7 (23. exf5 Bxf5 $32 {/\Rb4, Qb6|^} 24. g4
Bc8 25. Ng3 Nxf3+ $1 26. Bxf3 Rxb2 $1 27. Qxb2 Rxe3 $44) (23. f4 Ng4 24. Bxg4
fxg4 {[%csl Re4] <=>><e4}) 23... Qb6 24. Rxg7+ $5 {[%mdl 576]} ({White is not
interested in} 24. Ra2 Qb3 $44 {and instead comes up with a positional
sacrifice of his own to fight for the initiative. The game quickly enters the
phase of tactical complications.}) 24... Kxg7 25. b4 Ba6 (25... Qxb4 26. Rb1
Qxb1 27. Nxb1 Rxb1 28. f4 (28. Qc2 $5 $14) 28... Ng4 (28... Nf7 29. Qc2 Rb8 30.
e5 $36) 29. Bxg4 fxg4 30. Qc2 Rb7 31. e5 $14) 26. b5 Bxb5 $5 {Black also
doesn't want to defend passively and the tension on the board grows.} (26...
Bc8 27. Bh6+ Kg8 28. Ne3 Qc7 (28... fxe4 29. Nxe4 $36) 29. exf5 $44 {[%csl Rg8]
׻}) 27. Nxb5 Qxb5 28. f4 Qa4 (28... Nc4 $2 29. Qc3+ Nf6 30. e5 $1 (30. Bxc4 $6
Qb4 $13) 30... dxe5 31. fxe5 $16) 29. fxe5 Qxe4 30. Bh6+ Kg8 31. Ne3 $13 {
The resulting position is unclear and complex. If White manages to coordinate
his minor pieces, he can hope for an advantage, but containing Black's <=> is
not easy.} Qxe5 (31... Rxe5 32. Bf4 (32. Bf1 Nf6 33. Bf4 Rb3 $1 34. Bxe5 Qxe5
$44) 32... Rb3 (32... Ree8 33. Bd3 Qd4 34. Qc1 Rb3 35. Bc2 Rbxe3 36. Rxd4 Re1+
37. Qxe1 Rxe1+ 38. Kf2 Rh1 39. Rd2 Rxh2+ 40. Kg1 $14 {/+/-}) 33. Bd3 Qd4 34.
Bxe5 Qxe5 35. Kf1 $5 $14) (31... g5 $5 32. e6 f4 (32... Rb3 33. Bd3 Qd4 34. Kf1
c4 35. Nxf5 Qxd3+ 36. Qxd3 cxd3 37. Nxd6 $14) 33. gxf4 (33. Bh5 Nf6 (33...
Qxe3+ 34. Qxe3 fxe3 35. Bf7+ Kh8 36. Bxe8 Rxe8 37. Rd3 Kg8 38. Rxe3 Nf6 39.
Bxg5 Nxd5 40. Rd3 Nc7 41. e7 d5 42. g4 d4 43. Rxh3 Nd5 $13) 34. Bf7+ Kh7 $1 (
34... Kh8 $2 35. Bxg5 $18) 35. gxf4 gxf4 {-33...gf4}) 33... gxf4 34. Bh5 Nf6 $1
(34... fxe3 35. Bf7+ Kh8 36. Qc3+ $18) (34... Qxe3+ 35. Qxe3 fxe3 36. Bxe8 Rxe8
37. Bxe3 $16) 35. Bf7+ (35. Bxe8 fxe3 36. Bf7+ Kh7 37. Bxe3 Qg4+ 38. Kf1 Rb2 $1
$19) 35... Kh8 (35... Kh7 $5 {is similar}) 36. Bxf4 Qxf4 37. Bxe8 Rb3 38. Nf1 (
38. Qf2 Qxe3 $11) 38... Qg4+ 39. Ng3 Rxg3+ 40. hxg3 Qxg3+ 41. Kh1 Qf3+ $11) 32.
Bf4 Qe7 33. Bd3 Nf6 $6 {After this inaccuracy the game is still far from
decided, but White gradually starts taking over the initiative.} (33... Rb4 $1
$132 {/\} 34. Nc4 Rxc4 35. Bxc4 g5 $11) (33... Ng5 $6 34. Nxf5 $1 Nf3+ 35. Kf2
gxf5 36. Kxf3 $16) 34. Nc4 $36 Rbd8 35. Bg5 Qf7 (35... Rd7 36. Qb2 Rf8 37. Bf1
Qg7 {[%cal Yf6e4] /\Ne4} 38. Qc1 $5 $14) 36. Qb2 Rf8 37. Bf1 Rb8 38. Qc1 Ne4
39. Bxh3 (39. Bf4 Qf6 $132) 39... Rb3 (39... Nxg5 40. Qxg5 Qf6 41. Qf4 $14 {
/+/-}) 40. Bf1 f4 $2 {Black's attempt to lash out is easily refuted. The
situation was still not so desperate:} (40... Rc3 $142 41. Qf4 Qa7 $1 $14) 41.
Bxf4 g5 (41... Rc3 42. Qb2 $18 {><d6}) 42. Nxd6 Nxd6 43. Bxd6 Qf2+ 44. Kh1 $18
{Black's position has fallen apart, all he has are 1-2 harmless checks.} Rf5
45. Bxc5 Qa2 (45... Qf3+ 46. Bg2 $18) 46. Bc4 1-0

[Event "Ciocaltea Memorial"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "2002.03.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Rogozenco, Dorian"]
[Black "Sofronie, Iulian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2458"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2002.03.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Kapengut} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 (5. Nge2 O-O 6. Ng3 c5
7. d5 e6 8. Be2 exd5 9. cxd5 Re8 10. O-O a6 11. a4 Nbd7 12. Bf4 h5 13. Bg5 Nf8
14. f3 $6 (14. f4 $142 $1 $14 {-Svetushkin,D-Sofronie,I/Bucharest/2002/}) 14...
N8h7 15. Be3 h4 16. Nh1 Nh5 17. Qd2 f5 18. Nf2 Qe7 19. f4 fxe4 20. Ncxe4 N5f6
21. Nxf6+ Nxf6 22. Ra3 Bf5 23. a5 Qd7 24. Bf3 {Kaposztas,M-Blees,A/Harkany/
1994/} Qb5 $132) 5... O-O 6. Nge2 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Ng3 exd5 9. cxd5 a6 10. a4 h5
11. Bg5 {Kapengut: 'The last time white does not hurry up to define a position
of the blacksquare bishop and waits, while black will go h5 and the bishop
will get on g5 in one rate instead of Bc1-e3 or Bc1-g5-h6-Be3.'} Nbd7 12. Qd2 {
Perhaps this natural move is already not ideal, as now Black's manoeuvre from
the above game becomes more effective. By placing his N on h7 and h5 he wants
to control the dark squres on the >>.} (12. Be2 Re8 13. O-O Nf8 {Kapengut: '
(With the black extra move this position was occurred in the game Amura,
C-Romero,M/ 1989)'} 14. f4 $1 N8h7 15. Bh4 Qa5 16. h3 Bd7 {'?!' Kapengut.} (
16... Qb4 $5 {[%csl Rb2,Re4][%cal Gb4d4] Kapengut}) 17. Bc4 Qb4 18. Qd3 b5 19.
axb5 axb5 20. Rxa8 Rxa8 21. Bxb5 Qxb2 22. Rb1 Ra1 23. Rxa1 Qxa1+ 24. Kh2 Qa3
25. Bc4 Ne8 26. Nge2 Kh8 27. Bb5 $14 {Svetushkin,D-Sofronie,I/Bucharest/2002/})
12... Re8 13. Be2 Nf8 $5 {Kapengut: 'Other possibility to avoid the unpleasant
pin is Qa5.' An interesting idea, altogether not typical for this line-Black
usually places his Nd7 on e5, while playing Nh7 and f5, e.g.,} (13... Qa5 14.
O-O Nh7 15. Be3 h4 16. Nh1 f5 17. Nf2 Ne5 18. f4 Nf7 19. Bd3 Bd7 20. Rfe1 Nf6
21. Qc2 Nh6 {Zhukova,N-Sziva,E/Istanbul olw/2000/} 22. Bd2 $1 $36) 14. O-O (14.
f4 $2 N8h7 {/\} 15. Bh4 Nxe4 $1 16. Ncxe4 Qxh4 17. Nxd6 Rd8 $40) 14... N8h7 15.
Bh6 {'N?!' Kapengut. Kapengut: 'White bishop can not organize an attack by
itself, but it's absence on the important diagonal would help black.'} (15. Be3
h4 {'!?' Kapengut.} (15... Nd7 16. Rfd1 h4 17. Nh1 Ne5 18. Nf2 f5 19. Rab1 Qe7
{'?!' Kapengut.} (19... Qf6 {Kapengut}) 20. f4 Nf7 21. e5 dxe5 22. d6 Qd7 23.
Bxc5 b6 24. Bxb6 Bb7 25. a5 Qc6 26. Qd5 $16 {Vasilevich,T-Zozulia,A/Alushta
ztW/1999/}) (15... Bd7 {Kapengut} 16. Nh1 Qe7 17. Nf2 {without Qe7 this
position was occurred in the game Navrotescu,C-Negrulescu/ Predeal ch-RO 1988;
with the black extra move Rb8 - Bykhovsky,Av-Uritzky,M/ Tel Aviv ASA 1996}) 16.
Nh1 Nh5 $132 {1/2,Varga,Z-Badea,B/Odorheiu Secuiesc/1992/} 17. Nf2 f5 {with
the black extra move 18...Qe7- Kaposztas,M - Blees,A/ Harkany op 1994} 18. exf5
gxf5 19. f4 Ng3 $5 20. Rfe1 Nxe2+ 21. Rxe2 Bd7 22. a5 b5 23. axb6 Qxb6 24. Nfd1
Qb4 25. Qe1 Nf6 26. Qxh4 Qc4 27. Qg3 Nxd5 28. Rd2 Nxe3 29. Nxe3 Rxe3 $1 $17 {
Bagirov,V-Dydyshko,V /Minsk 1984 It is interestingly that the last game had
started as Nimzo-Indian!}) (15. Bh4 $2 Nxe4 $17) 15... Bh8 (15... h4 $2 16.
Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Nh1 $16 {Without the dark-squared B Black's plan his not
effective and his >> is seriously weakened}) 16. Rfe1 (16. Nh1 h4 17. g4 hxg3
18. Nxg3 Bh3 19. Rfe1 Nd7 20. Kh1 Qh4 21. Be3 Bg7 22. Rab1 Rac8 23. Nd1 Ne5 $13
{Martinez Martin,D-Moreno Ruiz,J/Mondariz/1999/}) 16... h4 17. Nf1 (17. Nh1 {
Kapengut} Nh5 {[%csl Rh6] /\ g5} 18. Be3 f5 $132 19. Nf2 Qf6 20. exf5 gxf5 21.
f4 Qg6 $132) 17... Nh5 {[%cal Rg6g5,Rd8f6] /\g5,Qf6} 18. f4 $2 {'?!' Kapengut.
White understandably wants to counter Black's dark-square play, but this cuts
off the Bh6 and fails to an elegant tactical stroke.} (18. Be3 Be5 (18... g5
19. a5 Bd7 (19... Be5 20. Na4 Qf6 21. Rab1 {[%cal Ra4b6,Rb6c4] /\Nb6-c4+/-})
20. Na4 Bxa4 21. Rxa4 Be5 22. b4 $36) (18... f5 $5 $132) 19. a5 (19. f4 $5 Bxc3
20. Qxc3 N5f6 21. Nd2 Nxe4 22. Nxe4 Rxe4 23. Bf3 Rb4 $13) 19... Qf6 (19... b5
20. axb6 Qxb6 21. Na4 {[%cal Rf3f4] /\f4+/-}) (19... Bd7 20. Na4 $36) 20. Na4
Rb8 $1 21. Rab1 Nf4 {[%cal Rc8h3,Rh4h3] /\h3,Bh3!<=>}) 18... Bd4+ 19. Kh1 {
Kapengut: '[#]'} (19. Ne3 Qf6 20. Rf1 Ng7 $1 {[%cal Rg7f5] /\Nf5} 21. Bxg7 $8
Qxg7 22. Bd3 f5 $36 (22... Nf6 $15)) 19... Ng3+ $1 {[%mdl 64] Kapengut: 'The
excellent sacrifice of the khight gives the black a long initiative.'} 20. hxg3
$6 {White is shocked and doesn't put up much resistance.} (20. Nxg3 $1 hxg3 21.
hxg3 Bf2 22. Kh2 $8 Bxe1 23. Rxe1 Qf6 $13 {/=/+}) 20... hxg3 21. Bg5 $8 Nxg5
22. fxg5 Kg7 {'!' Kapengut.} 23. Ne3 $2 {'?!' Kapengut.} (23. Nxg3 $142 Rh8+
24. Nh5+ gxh5 (24... Rxh5+ $6 25. Bxh5 Qh8 26. Qe2 $14) 25. Rf1 Be5 $17 {
[%csl Rg5][%cal Rg7g6,Rh8h7] /\Kg6,Rh7,><g5} (25... h4 $5 $36) (25... Bg4 $36 {
Kapengut})) 23... Rh8+ ({A little dangerous for black was:} 23... Qxg5 $6 {
Kapengut} 24. Nf5+ $1 Bxf5 25. Qxg5 Rh8+ 26. Bh5 f6 27. Qh4 Bd7 $17) 24. Kg1
Qxg5 $19 {->} 25. Bf3 (25. Bd1 Rh2 26. Bf3 (26. Kf1 Rh1+ 27. Ke2 Bxe3 $19) (26.
Nb1 Qh4 (26... f5 $5 $19) 27. Kf1 Qxe4 $19) 26... Qh6 27. Kf1 Bxe3 28. Qxe3
Qxe3 29. Rxe3 Rh1+ $19) 25... f5 $5 {White is so tied up Black doesn't even
bother with winning material immediately by} (25... Qh6 26. Kf1 $8 Bxe3 27.
Rxe3 Qh1+ 28. Ke2 Qxa1 $19) 26. exf5 Bxf5 (26... gxf5 {[%cal Rf5f4] /\f4-+} 27.
Ncd1 f4 28. Ra3 fxe3 29. Nxe3 Bg4) 27. Ra3 Rae8 28. Ncd1 Bg4 $5 29. Rb3 (29.
Bxg4 Qxg4 30. Rb3 (30. Nf2 gxf2+ 31. Qxf2 Qh5 $19) 30... Qh5 31. Rxb7+ Kg8 32.
Kf1 (32. Nf2 gxf2+ 33. Kxf2 Rf8+ 34. Kg1 Qh1#) 32... Rf8+ $19) 29... b5 (29...
Qh5 30. Rxb7+ Kg8 31. Nf2 (31. Kf1 Bxf3 $19) 31... gxf2+ 32. Kxf2 Bxf3 $19 {/\}
33. gxf3 Qh2+) 30. axb5 Qh4 (30... Qh5 $19) 31. Kf1 (31. Nf2 gxf2+ 32. Qxf2
Qh1#) 31... Bxf3 32. gxf3 Qh1+ 33. Ke2 Rh2+ 34. Kd3 Rxd2+ 35. Kxd2 g2 0-1

[Event "Sonsbeek SNS"]
[Site "Arnhem"]
[Date "1999.05.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Xie, Jun"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2532"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1999.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Winants} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 {Winants:
'L'une des variantes favorites du champion suisse. Les Blancs accélèrent la
mobilisation du flanc Roi et se réservent la possibilité de mobiliser le Bc1
en e3 ou g5.'} c5 7. d5 e6 8. Ng3 exd5 9. cxd5 a6 ({Black can also embarrass
the white N immediately by} 9... h5 {[%csl Rg3]} 10. Bg5 $142 (10. Be2 h4 (
10... Nbd7 11. Bg5 $1 (11. O-O a6 12. a4 h4 (12... Nh7 $5 13. Be3 h4 14. Nh1 f5
15. Qd2 Qf6 16. f4 Re8 17. Nf2 Ndf8 18. e5 dxe5 19. fxe5 Qxe5 20. Bxc5 Nd7 21.
Nd3 Qf6 22. Bf2 h3 23. g3 b6 24. Rae1 Bb7 25. Bf3 Qd6 $15 {Brunner,L-Xie Jun/
Shanghai m/1995/}) 13. Nh1 Nh5 14. Be3 Bd4 15. Bxd4 cxd4 16. Qxd4 Qg5 17. Rad1
f5 18. exf5 Nf4 19. g3 Rxf5 20. Bd3 Nh3+ 21. Kg2 Nf4+ 22. Kg1 Nh3+ 23. Kg2 Nf4+
{1/2,Spassky,B-Polgar,J/Budapest m/1993/}) 11... Qa5 12. Qd2 a6 13. O-O b5 14.
a4 b4 15. Nd1 c4 16. Rc1 c3 17. bxc3 b3 18. Nb2 Nc5 19. Nc4 Qc7 20. a5 Rb8 21.
Rb1 Bd7 22. Qf4 $16 {Spassky,B-Polgar,J/Budapest m/1993/}) 11. Nf1 Nh7 12. Be3
a6 13. a4 Nd7 14. Nd2 f5 15. exf5 gxf5 16. f4 Ndf6 17. h3 Qe7 18. Kf2 Re8 19.
Nc4 Rb8 20. a5 b5 21. axb6 Nd7 22. Re1 Nxb6 $132 {Kortschnoj,V-Xie Jun/
Roquebrune/1998/} (22... Rxb6 $5 23. Ra2 $13)) 10... Qb6 11. Qb3 (11. Qd2 Nh7
12. Be3 Nd7 13. Nge2 (13. a4 $6 h4 14. Nge2 Ne5 15. Nc1 h3 16. a5 Qd8 17. Qf2
f5 18. Nd3 Nc4 19. e5 hxg2 20. Bxg2 Nxe5 21. Nxe5 Bxe5 22. f4 Bg7 23. Qg3 Re8
24. Kd2 b5 25. Qxg6 b4 26. Nb5 Nf6 27. Bf3 Rxe3 28. Kxe3 a6 $19 {Garmendez
Gonzalez,C-Vera,R/Linares/1992/}) 13... Ne5 14. Nf4 a6 15. Be2 Qa5 16. O-O b5
17. Qc2 Bd7 18. Bd2 Qb6 19. Be3 Nc4 20. Bxc4 bxc4 21. Rab1 Rab8 22. Qd2 Qa5 23.
Nfe2 Rfe8 24. Bh6 Bh8 25. Qf4 Qc7 26. Qg3 Nf6 27. h3 Rb6 $132 {Gulko,
B-Spraggett,K/Hastings/1989/}) 11... Qc7 (11... Qa5 12. Be2 a6 13. O-O b5 14.
Qc2 Nbd7 15. a4 c4 16. Be3 b4 17. Nd1 h4 18. Nh1 Ne5 19. Bxc4 h3 20. Be2 hxg2
21. Kxg2 Bd7 22. Ndf2 Rac8 23. Qb3 Rc7 24. Rfc1 Rfc8 25. Rxc7 Rxc7 26. Ng3 Bb5
27. Bd2 $14 {Dokhoian,Y-Watson,W/BL9394/1994/}) 12. Be2 a6 13. a4 Nh7 14. Be3
Qe7 15. O-O Nd7 16. f4 Bd4 17. Bf2 h4 18. Nh1 g5 19. Qd1 Qf6 20. fxg5 $13 {
1/2,Dreev,A-Topalov,V/Elista olm/1998/}) 10. a4 Nbd7 11. Be2 {Winants: 'Nous
voici arrivés, après une interversion des coups, dans la défense Benoni
moderne. '} ({Le coup} 11. Be3 {Winants servirait ici а illustrer la remarque
précédente, puisque les Noirs parviendraient alors а occuper l'avant-poste sur
la colonne ouverte par} Ne5 {: si} 12. f4 Neg4 {et le Fou doit rebrousser
chemin.}) 11... h5 12. Bg5 Rb8 {In most games Black has tried to free his Q
from the pin as soon as possible, mainly in order to chase away the annoying
Bg5 (Nh7) and get <=> on the >>. (f5,h4)} (12... Qc7 13. Qd2 c4 {Winants:
'afin de conserver le Bg7 après'} (13... Nh7 14. Bh6 Qd8 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. O-O
Rb8 17. Rab1 Qa5 18. Rfd1 Qb4 19. Qc2 c4 20. Na2 $16 {Akhsharumova,A-Xie Jun/
Kuala Lumpur/1990/}) (13... Rb8 {-12...Rb8}) (13... Re8 {Winants afin de
conserver le Bg7 après} 14. Bh6 Bh8 $1) 14. O-O Rb8 15. Bh6 h4 16. Nh1 b5 17.
axb5 axb5 18. Nf2 b4 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Na4 Nc5 21. Nxc5 Qxc5 $11 {1/2,
Christiansen,L-Fedorowicz,J/San Francisco/1991/}) (12... Qe8 $143 $6 13. Qd2
Nh7 14. Bh6 Qe5 15. Bxg7 Qxg7 16. Nf1 f5 17. exf5 gxf5 18. Ne3 Kh8 19. Nc4 Qf6
20. O-O Rb8 21. Rfe1 b5 22. axb5 axb5 23. Na5 $16 {[%csl Rb5,Rd6,Rf5,Rh5] ׻,
d6,b5,Ivanchuk,V-Kramnik,V/Las Palmas/1996/}) (12... Qb6 $5 13. Qd2 Nh7 14. a5
Qc7 15. Bh6 b5 16. axb6 Qxb6 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. O-O h4 19. Nh1 Rb8 20. Na4 Qb4
21. Qf4 Qd4+ 22. Nf2 Qf6 23. Qd2 Rb4 24. Kh1 Nb6 25. Nc3 h3 26. g3 Nc4 $36 {
Baron Isanta,J-Cifuentes Parada,R/Manresa/1996/}) (12... Qa5 13. Nf1 Re8 14.
Nd2 Ne5 15. O-O Nh7 16. Bh4 g5 17. f4 gxf4 18. Bxh5 Qb4 19. Rb1 Ng6 20. Bf2 b5
21. axb5 axb5 $132 {1/2,Dreev,A-Peng Xiaomin/Elista olm/1998/}) 13. Qd2 Qc7 14.
Bh6 {'!' Winants.} (14. O-O c4 $132) 14... c4 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. a5 $5 $146 {
[%mdl 8] A seemingly risky move, White invests a tempo to stop Black's play on
the <<. Winants: 'Pour éviter que les Noirs n'obtiennent une majorité de pions
mobiles sur l'aile Dame après ... b5.'} (16. O-O h4 (16... b5 $5) 17. Nh1 b5
18. axb5 axb5 19. Nf2 Nc5 20. Qg5 b4 21. Na2 Nb3 22. Rad1 $13 {Quinteros,
M-Moreno,J/Villa Ballester/1997/}) 16... h4 (16... Nc5 17. Bxc4 h4 18. Nge2 (
18. Nf1 {-16...h4}) 18... Ncxe4 19. Nxe4 Nxe4 20. Qd4+ Nf6 21. O-O $36) 17. Nf1
Nc5 $132 {Winants: 'Menaçant ...Nb3'} 18. Bxc4 $1 {[]} (18. Qg5 Nb3 19. Ra4
Nxa5 20. Qxh4 b5 $17) 18... Ncxe4 19. fxe4 (19. Nxe4 Nxe4 20. Qd4+ Nf6 {
[%csl Re1][%cal Yf8e8] /\Re8,עe1}) 19... Qxc4 20. Ne3 Qc5 (20... Qb4 21. Ra4
$36) 21. Qf2 {Winants: 'Tous ces coups étaient plus ou moins forcés. Avec Qf2,
Korchnoï entame les hostilités contre les cases noires affaiblies depuis
l'échange du Bg7.'} (21. O-O $5 Ng4 22. Ncd1 $14 {/\} Re8 23. Rc1 Qa7 24. Rc7
$40) 21... b5 (21... b6 $142 $5 22. h3 (22. O-O Ng4 23. Nxg4 Bxg4 24. axb6 Qxb6
$11) 22... bxa5 23. O-O Nh5 24. Na4 Qb4 25. Qxh4 f5 $13) 22. h3 $5 {'!'
Winants.} (22. O-O Ng4 23. Nxg4 Bxg4 {Winants: 'conduisait а l'échange des
Dames.'} 24. Qxc5 dxc5 25. Rf4 Bd7 $132) (22. e5 Nd7 $1 (22... dxe5 $4 23. Nf5+
$18) 23. O-O dxe5 24. Ne4 Qb4 $15) 22... Nh5 (22... b4 23. O-O Kg8 $1 (23...
bxc3 24. Qxf6+ Kg8 25. Qxc3 $16) 24. Na4 Nxe4 $8 25. Qf4 Qd4 26. Rad1 Qe5 27.
Qxh4 {Winants: 'avec de nombreuses cases fortes (c4, b6) au profit des
Cavaliers blancs.'} f5 28. Nc4 $36) 23. O-O Ng3 $2 {Winants: 'La faute
décisive.'} (23... f5 $5 24. exf5 Bxf5 25. Nxf5+ Rxf5 26. Qxc5 dxc5 $11) ({
Il fallait essayer} 23... f5 {Winants}) 24. Qf6+ $1 Kg8 25. Rf3 $36 Bd7 (25...
b4 $5 26. Na4 Qxa5 27. Qxh4 $1 (27. Qxd6 Bb7 28. e5 (28. Qe7 $5 Qd8 29. Qxd8
Rbxd8 30. Nc5 $36) 28... Rbd8 29. Qb6 $14) 27... Ne2+ 28. Kh2 Nd4 29. Rf6 $40 {
/\} Nb3 30. Raf1 Qxa4 31. Qh6 Qe8 32. R1f4 Qe5 33. Rxg6+ fxg6 34. Qxf8+ Kh7 35.
Nc4 $18) 26. Qxh4 {Winants: 'Première récolte !'} b4 27. Rxg3 bxc3 28. bxc3
Qxc3 29. Rf1 Qe5 30. Kh2 {Winants: 'Menaçant Nc4, la fin est proche.'} ({
More energic was} 30. Nf5 $1 Rb4 31. Qg5 $5 (31. Ne7+ Kg7 32. Rxf7+ Kxf7 (32...
Rxf7 33. Rxg6+ Kf8 34. Rg8#) 33. Nxg6 Qxe4 34. Qh7+ Ke8 35. Nxf8 Qxh7 36. Nxh7
$18) 31... Bxf5 (31... Rxe4 $2 32. Nh6+ Kg7 33. Rxf7+ $1) 32. exf5 Qxd5 33.
fxg6 Qxg5 34. Rxg5 $18) 30... Rb4 31. Rf4 Re8 32. Rg5 Qe7 $2 (32... Qg7 $142 {
/\} 33. Nf5 Bxf5 34. exf5 Rxf4 (34... Qe5 {Winants} 35. Rgg4 Rxf4 36. Rxf4 Qxd5
37. Qg4 $1 Qd3 38. fxg6 Qxg6 (38... fxg6 39. Qd7) 39. Qxg6+ fxg6 40. Rf6 {
avec une fin de partie gagnée.}) 35. Qxf4 Qe5 36. Qg3 $5 $16) 33. Qh6 $18 {
/\Rh4,Rf7!} Rxe4 (33... Qf8 34. Rxg6+ fxg6 35. Rxf8+ Rxf8 36. Qxg6+ $18) 34.
Rxf7 $1 {'!!' Winants. Winants: 'et sur ce coup brillant Xie Jun déposa les
armes.'} (34. Rxf7 Qxf7 $8 (34... Kxf7 {Winants} 35. Qxg6+ Kf8 36. Qg8#) 35.
Rxg6+ Qxg6 36. Qxg6+ Kh8 37. Qxd6 {Winants: 'etc.'} (37. Nf1 $5 {[%cal Rf1g3] /
\Ng3}) 37... Bxh3 38. Qh6+ Kg8 39. Kxh3 Rxe3+ 40. g3 $18) 1-0

[Event "Jakarta Gunadarma"]
[Site "Jakarta"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Adianto, Utut"]
[Black "Gunawan, Ruben"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1996.10.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "INA"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 e6
8. Qd2 exd5 9. cxd5 a6 10. a4 Nbd7 $6 {It's been already proven long ago that
Black shouldn't let White transfer his N to the ideal square f2 so easily.} (
10... Re8 $142) 11. Nh3 $1 Re8 12. Be2 (12. Nf2 Qa5 (12... Rb8 13. Be2 Qc7 14.
O-O c4 15. a5 Ne5 16. f4 $6 Neg4 17. Bxg4 Nxg4 18. Nxg4 Bxg4 19. f5 Bxc3 20.
Qxc3 Rxe4 21. Kh1 Re5 22. fxg6 fxg6 23. Bf6 Rxd5 24. Rf4 Be6 25. Raf1 Rd3 26.
Qe1 Bd5 $17 {Martinez Martin,D-Fuchs,G/Cala Galdana WChJU-16/1996/}) 13. Be2 (
13. Ra3 Ne5 (13... Nb6 14. Be2 Nbd7 15. O-O Rb8 16. Rb1 Qc7 17. a5 b5 18. axb6
Rxb6 19. Rba1 Nb8 20. Qc2 $16 {Baklanova,T-Labuckas,A/Katowice op/1995/}) 14.
Be2 Qb4 15. O-O Bd7 16. Qc2 c4 17. Be3 Qa5 18. h3 Rac8 19. f4 Nd3 20. Bxd3 cxd3
21. Qxd3 Qb4 22. Qd2 Nh5 23. Kh2 Bxc3 24. Rxc3 Rxc3 25. bxc3 Qxa4 26. Bd4 Qc4
27. Re1 Ng7 28. f5 Rc8 29. Ng4 Bb5 30. Qh6 {1-0,Miton,K-Mieles,D/Cala Galdana
WChJU-12/1996/}) 13... b5 14. O-O bxa4 15. Rxa4 Qc7 16. Rfa1 Nb6 17. R4a2 Nfd7
18. Ng4 h5 19. Ne3 c4 20. Re1 Rb8 21. Kh1 Bb7 22. g4 Nf6 23. h3 hxg4 24. hxg4
Nh7 25. Bf4 Bf6 26. Kg2 Rbc8 27. Rh1 $36 {Jakobsen,O-Pedersen,E/DEN-ch Tarnby/
1983/}) 12... Ne5 (12... Qa5 13. O-O h5 14. Nf2 Rb8 15. Kh1 Qc7 16. Be3 Nh7 17.
Rfc1 Ne5 18. a5 Qe7 19. Na4 Nd7 20. Rab1 b5 21. axb6 Nxb6 22. Nxb6 Rxb6 23. b4
Qb7 24. Nd3 f5 25. Qc2 fxe4 26. fxe4 Qe7 27. Bf3 $16 {Gulko,B-Suetin,A/
Moscow-ch/1982/}) 13. Nf2 Qc7 14. O-O Rb8 15. Bxf6 $5 {A fresh new idea. White
gives up his proud B, but gaines some tempi and develops a strong K-side
attack.} (15. Rfc1 Qa5 16. Ncd1 $14 {with play on the other flank was also
possible.}) 15... Bxf6 16. f4 Nd7 17. e5 $1 dxe5 (17... Bg7 18. Nfe4 dxe5 19.
d6 Qd8 20. f5 {-17...de5}) (17... Be7 18. Nfe4 $16) 18. d6 Qd8 19. Nfe4 Bg7 $6
{This passive move allows White to get a stong bind on the K-side.} (19... exf4
$142 $5 20. Nxf6+ (20. Qxf4 Bd4+ 21. Kh1 f5 22. Bc4+ Kg7 23. Ng5 Be3 $1 $19)
20... Qxf6 21. Rxf4 Qg5 $13) 20. f5 $40 gxf5 $6 (20... Nf6 $142 21. fxg6 hxg6
22. Nxf6+ Bxf6 23. Ne4 Bh4 24. Bc4 Be6 25. Bxe6 Rxe6 26. g3 Bf6 (26... f5 27.
Qd5 $18) 27. Qf2 Kg7 28. g4 Rxd6 $5 29. g5 Bxg5 30. Qxf7+ Kh8 $16 {<=>}) (20...
Nf8 $2 21. f6 Bh8 22. Nd5 $18) 21. Rxf5 Nf8 22. Raf1 $1 $40 {A nice positional
sacrifice. Without the white-squared B it will be very difficult to defend the
K.} Bxf5 23. Rxf5 Ne6 $2 {Now White wins by force.} (23... f6 $142 $8 24. Nd5
Nd7 25. Rh5 {[%cal Re2g4,Rg4f5] /\Bg4-f5+-}) 24. Nd5 $18 Nd4 (24... Rf8 $1 {
Ftacnik} 25. Ndf6+ Bxf6 26. Nxf6+ Kg7 $13) 25. Ndf6+ Kh8 (25... Bxf6 26. Nxf6+
Kg7 27. Qg5+ Kh8 28. Qh6) (25... Kf8 26. Nxh7+ Kg8 27. Nef6+ Kh8 28. Rh5 Nxe2+
29. Kh1 Nf4 30. Ng5+ $1 Nxh5 31. Nxf7#) 26. Rh5 Nxe2+ 27. Kf1 Bxf6 (27... Qxf6+
28. Nxf6 Bxf6 29. Qh6 Kg8 30. Qxh7+ $1 Kf8 31. Rg5 $1 $18) (27... h6 28. Rxh6+)
28. Qh6 (28. Qh6 Kg8 29. Qxh7+ (29. Nxf6+ Qxf6+ 30. Qxf6 Nf4 31. Rf5 $18) 29...
Kf8 30. Rg5 $1 Qxd6 $8 31. Nxd6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Hastings 9394"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Sadler, Matthew D"]
[Black "Arakhamia Grant, Ketevan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 e6
8. Qd2 exd5 9. cxd5 b6 $5 (9... Na6 10. Nge2 Nc7 11. a4 a6 12. a5 Nb5 13. Na4
Rb8 14. g3 h6 15. Be3 Nd7 16. Bg2 Ne5 17. Nb6 Bh3 18. O-O Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Kh7 20.
Ra4 $14 {Varga,Z-Soos,B/Budapest/1993/}) (9... h6 10. Be3 (10. Bxh6 $6 Nxe4 11.
Nxe4 Qh4+ 12. g3 Qxh6 13. Qxh6 Bxh6 14. Nxd6 Nd7 $44) 10... h5 11. Nge2 Nbd7
12. Nc1 Nh7 13. Be2 Ne5 14. Nb3 f5 15. O-O a6 16. Kh1 b5 17. exf5 Bxf5 18. a4
Nc4 19. Bxc4 bxc4 20. Nc1 Rb8 $13 {Dao Thien,H-Schaefer,Ma/Muenster/1993/}) (
9... Bd7 $5 10. a4 Na6 11. Nge2 (11. Bc4 Nb4 12. Nge2 a6 13. a5 Bb5 $1 14. b3
h6 15. Bf4 Nh5 16. Be3 f5 17. Ra3 f4 18. Bf2 Bd7 19. O-O g5 20. h3 Qf6 $15 {
->>>/Ionescu,Co-Wahls,M/Novi Sad/1990/}) 11... Nb4 12. Ng3 h6 13. Be3 h5 (13...
Re8 14. Bc4 b6 15. O-O Kh7 16. h3 a6 17. f4 $6 b5 18. axb5 axb5 19. Rxa8 Qxa8
20. Bb3 c4 21. Bd1 Nd3 $36 {Markmann,U-Schlueter,W/2BLW 9091/1990/}) 14. Bc4 a6
15. O-O Re8 16. Bg5 Qc7 17. Kh1 Nh7 18. Bh4 b6 19. f4 Rab8 20. f5 b5 $13 {
Shevelev,S-Prie,E/Hyeres op/1992/}) (9... a6 {Ftacnik} 10. a4 h6 11. Be3 (11.
Bxh6 $2 Nxe4 $1 12. Nxe4 Qh4+) 11... Nh7 12. Bd3 Nd7 13. Nh3 Ne5 14. Nf2 Nxd3+
15. Nxd3 Bd7 16. O-O h5 17. Rab1 b5 $10 {Ionescu,Co-Ardelenu,A/Bucharest/1993/}
) 10. a4 (10. Nge2 Ba6 11. a4 Nbd7 12. Nb5 h6 13. Bxh6 Nxe4 $1 14. fxe4 Qh4+
15. g3 Qxh6 16. Qxh6 Bxh6 17. Nxd6 Ne5 18. Nf4 Bxf1 19. Rxf1 a6 $17 {פd6/
Costa,JL-Schlosser,P/Mitropa-Cup/1990/}) 10... Na6 11. Nh3 $146 (11. Nge2 Nb4
12. Ng3 a6 13. Be2 Qc7 14. O-O Ne8 15. Kh1 f5 16. Bc4 Qf7 17. exf5 Bxf5 18.
Rae1 Ra7 19. Re6 $1 $36 {Hoyer,T-Stippekohl,P/2BLN 8889/1989/}) 11... Nb4 (
11... Bxh3 12. Bxa6 $14) 12. Nf2 h6 13. Be3 (13. Bxh6 $2 {Ftacnik} Bxh6 14.
Qxh6 Nc2+ $19) 13... h5 14. Bb5 Ba6 (14... a6 $5 15. Bc4 Bd7 16. O-O Rb8 $132)
15. O-O Bxb5 16. axb5 a6 17. bxa6 (17. Ra3 $5 axb5 18. Rxa8 Qxa8 19. Nxb5 $36)
17... Nxa6 18. Ra3 (18. Nb5 Qd7 19. Qe2 Nc7 20. Nxc7 Qxc7 21. Qb5 Ra5 $10) (18.
Bh6 $5 $13) 18... Nc7 19. Rfa1 Rxa3 20. Rxa3 b5 {?! Ftacnik} 21. e5 $8 (21. Ra7
b4 {/\Nb5|^}) 21... dxe5 (21... Nfe8 $2 22. exd6 Qxd6 23. Nfe4 $18) (21... b4 {
Ftacnik} 22. exf6 bxc3 23. bxc3 Qxf6 24. Ne4 Qf5 25. c4 Rd8 26. Ra7 $16) 22.
Bxc5 Re8 $13 23. d6 Ne6 24. Bb4 (24. b4 $2 Nxc5 25. bxc5 b4) 24... Nd4 25. Nfe4
(25. Ra7 $2 Nc6 $17) 25... Nxe4 26. Nxe4 (26. fxe4 $6 Bf8 27. Ra6 Re6 $17 {
/\Bd6}) 26... f5 27. Nc3 e4 $5 $132 (27... Bf8 28. Nxb5 $1 Nxb5 29. Qd5+ $16)
28. fxe4 fxe4 {/\e3} 29. Nd5 (29. Nxb5 e3 $1 $36) 29... Rf8 30. Bc5 $2 {
?? Ftacnik} (30. Ne7+ Kh7 31. Bc5 b4 $5 $132 {/\} (31... Ne6 {Ftacnik} 32. b4
Qe8 33. Rb3 Qf7 34. Rb1 $10) (31... Nf5 32. Ra7 Nxe7 33. dxe7 $1 Qxd2 34.
exf8=Q Qc1+ 35. Kf2 (35. Qf1 $2 Qxc5+ 36. Qf2 e3 $19) 35... Qd2+ 36. Kg3 Qg5+
$10) 32. Bxb4 $2 Qb6) 30... Qg5 $1 $19 31. Nf6+ (31. Qxg5 Ne2+ 32. Kh1 Rf1+ $19
) (31. Ne7+ Kh7 $19 {/\Qc5,Qd2}) 31... Rxf6 (31... Rxf6 32. Qxd4 Qc1+) 0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup final"]
[Site "Ekaterinburg"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Yevseev, Denis"]
[Black "Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2503"]
[BlackElo "2558"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1999.08.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Ng3
exd5 9. cxd5 Nh5 $1 {As has already been pointed out by Danny King in CBM,
this surprising move aims to pin-point the gaping dark-square holes in White's
position at any cost. Although Black's pawns will be a mess, his active pieces
can balance this drawback.} 10. Nxh5 gxh5 11. Bd3 (11. Be3 f5 12. Qd2 fxe4 13.
Nxe4 (13. fxe4 $2 Bxc3 (13... Nd7 $5) 14. bxc3 Qh4+ 15. g3 Qxe4 16. Bg2 Qg6 $15
) 13... Bf5 14. Bd3 Nd7 $132) 11... f5 12. O-O (12. exf5 Bxf5 13. O-O Na6 14.
Bxa6 (14. Be4 $142 $5 Bxe4 15. Nxe4 Rf5 $13) 14... bxa6 15. Be3 Rb8 16. Qd2 Qf6
17. Rac1 Qg6 18. b3 h4 19. Ne2 Bd3 20. Nf4 Rxf4 21. Bxf4 Bxf1 22. Kxf1 h3 23.
g3 Rf8 24. Re1 Be5 25. Bxe5 Rxf3+ 26. Kg1 dxe5 27. Rxe5 Rxg3+ $11 {Ward,
C-Mortensen,E/Copenhagen/1999/}) 12... Na6 {A useful developing move keeps the
tension.} (12... f4 $143 13. Ne2 Be5 14. g3 fxg3 15. hxg3 h4 16. g4 h3 17. Qe1
$1 $14 (17. g5 Bxb2 $5 18. Bxb2 Qxg5+ 19. Kf2 Bg4 $36)) 13. Bf4 $2 {This loses
material by force, but Yevseev only repeats Dreev's year old mistake. Or did
he rely on his 17-th move?} (13. a3 Bd7 14. Qc2 Qf6 15. Kh1 Rac8 16. Be3 c4 17.
Be2 b5 18. f4 (18. Bxa7 Nc5 19. Rad1 Kh8 (19... f4 $5 $44 {Glek}) 20. Bxc5 Rxc5
21. f4 h4 22. Bf3 Rcc8 23. exf5 Bxf5 24. Be4 Bd7 {Chernin,A-Glek,I/BL-2W 9899/
1999/} 25. Rf2 $14) 18... Nc5 19. e5 dxe5 20. fxe5 Qxe5 21. Bf4 Qf6 22. d6 Kh8
23. Rad1 $13 {1/2,Khenkin,I-David,A/FRA-chT/1999/}) 13... fxe4 14. fxe4 c4 $1
15. Bxc4 Qb6+ 16. Kh1 Qxb2 17. Qxh5 $146 (17. Bxd6 Bg4 $1 18. Qb3 Bxc3 19. Qxb2
Bxb2 20. Rae1 Rxf1+ 21. Bxf1 Bd4 22. h3 {1/2,Dreev,A-Shchekachev,A/St
Petersburg/1998/} Bd7 $17) 17... Qxc3 (17... Rxf4 $2 18. Rxf4 Qxa1+ 19. Rf1
Qxf1+ (19... Qxc3 20. Qf7+ Kh8 21. Qe8+) 20. Bxf1 Bxc3 21. Qe8+ Kg7 22. Bxa6
bxa6 23. Qc6 $18) 18. Bxd6 Bg4 $1 {[] Again this motive saves Black.} (18...
Qxc4 19. Bxf8 Bxa1 20. Qf7+ Kh8 21. Bg7+ Bxg7 22. Qe8+ $18) (18... Rxf1+ 19.
Rxf1 Bf5 $5 (19... h6 20. Bf8 $5 Bd7 21. Bxg7 Qxg7 22. d6+ Kh8 23. Rf7 Be8 24.
Rxg7 Bxh5 25. Rxb7 Nc5 26. Rb5 $18 Rc8 27. Rxc5 $1 Rxc5 28. d7) 20. Qxf5 (20.
Bxa6 Bg6 $15) 20... Qxc4 21. Be5 $1 Qxf1+ (21... Bxe5 22. Qe6+ Kh8 23. Qxe5+
$40) 22. Qxf1 Bxe5 23. Qf5 Re8 24. d6 $1 $16) 19. Qxg4 (19. Rxf8+ $2 Rxf8 $19)
19... Rxf1+ 20. Rxf1 Qxc4 21. Qf5 {It seems that with 2 pawns for the piece
White has some attacking chances, but Black consolidates coldbloodedly and
very quickly.} (21. Qf4 Nc5 $1 {/\} 22. Rc1 Qxe4 23. Rxc5 $2 Qe1+ $19) 21...
Nc5 $1 22. Bxc5 {Now the attack passes to Black.} (22. Re1 Nd3 (22... Re8 $6
23. Rf1 Kh8 24. Qf7 Rxe4 25. Bf8 Qd4 26. Qc7 Nd3 27. Bxg7+ Qxg7 28. Qd8+ Qg8
29. Qf6+ $11) 23. Rf1 Kh8 $17) 22... Qxc5 23. Qf7+ Kh8 24. Qxb7 Rg8 $1 25. h3
Qc4 26. Qb1 Be5 $19 {[%csl Ge5] White's pawns are stopped and the Be5 rules
supreme.} 27. Rf3 (27. Rf2 Qc3 28. Rf3 Qd2 $19) 27... Qe2 28. Qg1 (28. Qf1 Qxe4
$19 (28... Qxa2 $19)) 28... a5 29. Qf1 Qxa2 30. Rf7 (30. Rf8 Qd2 {[%csl Ga5,
Rh1] עh1,o^a5}) 30... Qd2 31. Re7 Qg5 32. Ra7 Qg3 33. Qg1 Rf8 {[%cal Rf8f1] /
\Rf1} 0-1

[Event "Belgrade GMA op"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Xu, Jun"]
[Black "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1988.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f3 (7. Nf3) (7.
f4) 7... Bg7 8. Bg5 h6 (8... O-O) 9. Be3 O-O 10. Qd2 h5 (10... Re8) 11. a4 (11.
Nge2) 11... Re8 (11... Nh7 $5 $13) 12. Nge2 Nbd7 13. Nd1 Ne5 14. Nec3 Nh7 15.
Be2 f5 16. O-O Nf7 17. Nf2 g5 (17... a6 $1 18. Rae1 (18. a5 $6 g5 $132 {><a5})
18... Rb8 $13) 18. exf5 Bxf5 19. Rae1 a6 20. Kh1 Rb8 21. Bd3 Bxd3 22. Nxd3 b5
23. axb5 axb5 24. Ne4 b4 $1 $8 25. Ng3 c4 $10 26. Nf2 $2 (26. Nxb4 Rxe3 27.
Rxe3 (27. Nc6 $10) 27... Qa5 28. Nc6 (28. Nf5 $2 Bf8) 28... Qxd2 29. Ne7+ $10)
26... c3 $17 27. Qc2 $6 (27. bxc3 Bxc3 28. Qc2 Bxe1 (28... Ne5 29. Bd2 $14) 29.
Qg6+ Kh8 (29... Kf8 30. Bd4 Ne5 (30... Bxf2 31. Qg7+ Ke7 32. Nf5+ $18) 31. Qxh7
{/\Nh5+-}) 30. Bd4+ (30. Rxe1 Qf6 {/\ R e3}) 30... Ne5 31. Rxe1 Qf6 32. Qxh5 b3
33. Ng4 Qf4 $17) 27... b3 28. Qg6 Ne5 $1 29. Qxh5 Nf6 30. Qh3 (30. Qxg5 Nxd5
31. Qxd8 Rexd8 32. Bd4 Nc4 $17) 30... Nxd5 31. Nf5 Nxe3 $6 (31... cxb2 $19) 32.
Rxe3 cxb2 33. Ng4 Nxg4 $2 $138 (33... Ra8 34. Nxg7 Ra1 35. Ree1 Rxe1 36. Rxe1
Nxg4 $1 $19) 34. fxg4 Rxe3 35. Qxe3 Qf6 36. Qd3 $8 (36. Ne7+ Kf7 $1) 36... Qe5
37. Nxd6 Qd4 38. Qg6 $10 b1=Q 39. Rxb1 Rd8 40. Qe6+ Kh7 41. Qf5+ Kg8 42. Qe6+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Belgrade GMA op"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Despotovic, Momcilo"]
[Black "Tringov, Georgi Petrov"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2355"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1988.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 h6 8. Be3 e6
9. Qd2 exd5 10. cxd5 a6 11. a4 Nh7 12. Nge2 Nd7 13. Nd1 $5 $146 (13. Ng3) 13...
Ne5 14. Nec3 f5 15. Nf2 fxe4 (15... g5 $5) 16. Ncxe4 Rxf3 17. Be2 (17. Bxh6 $5)
17... Rxe3 $1 (17... Rf8 18. Bxh6 $36) 18. Qxe3 Nf7 19. Qd2 Nf6 20. Nc3 Ne5 21.
O-O Bf5 22. Rae1 $14 Qb6 23. Kh1 Qb4 24. g4 Ne4 $1 (24... Nfxg4 25. Nxg4 Bxg4
26. Rf4 $18) 25. Qf4 Nxf2+ 26. Rxf2 Qxf4 27. Rxf4 Bc2 28. Bf1 Bb3 29. h3 c4 30.
Re3 Rb8 $44 31. Ne4 (31. a5 b5 32. axb6 Rxb6 $13) 31... Bxa4 32. Nxd6 b5 33.
Ne4 Nd3 (33... Bc2 34. Nc5 $5 $36) 34. Bxd3 cxd3 35. Rxd3 Bxb2 36. Nc5 $5 (36.
d6 $14) 36... Bc2 37. Rd2 Bc1 38. Rff2 $1 Bxd2 39. Rxd2 Bb1 40. d6 Kf7 41. Rb2
$1 (41. d7 Rd8 42. Nb7 $4 Be4+ $19) 41... Rd8 $1 $8 42. Rxb1 Rxd6 $14 43. Ra1
b4 44. Kg2 (44. Nxa6 b3 45. Nc5 b2 46. Rb1 Rc6 47. Nd3 Rc3 48. Nxb2 Rxh3+ 49.
Kg2 Rb3 50. Rf1+ Kg7 $10) 44... Rc6 45. Nxa6 (45. Ra5 $5 $14) 45... Rc2+ 46.
Kf3 Rc3+ 47. Ke4 Rxh3 48. Nxb4 Rh4 $10 49. Ke5 (49. Kf3 h5 $10) 49... Rxg4 50.
Ra7+ Kf8 51. Nc6 Rg1 52. Kf6 Rf1+ 53. Kxg6 Rg1+ 54. Kf6 Rf1+ 55. Ke6 Re1+ 56.
Ne5 h5 57. Rh7 Kg8 58. Rxh5 Ra1 59. Rg5+ Kh7 60. Nf7 Ra6+ (60... Ra6+ 61. Kf5
Rf6+ $1 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings 9293"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sadler, Matthew D"]
[Black "Crouch, Colin S"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1992.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 033"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. c4 c5 4. d5 d6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. f3 O-O 7. Bg5 h6 8. Be3 e6
9. Qd2 exd5 10. cxd5 h5 11. Nge2 (11. Be2 a6 12. a4 Re8 $1 (12... Nh7 13. Bd1
Nd7 14. Nge2 Rb8 15. a5 b5 16. axb6 Rxb6 17. O-O Ne5 18. b3 f5 19. Bc2 fxe4 20.
Nxe4 Nf7 21. Rae1 $16 {->׻,Yusupov,A-Dolmatov,S,Wijk cm 1991-CBM 22}) 13. h4 (
13. Bd1 Qa5 {/\b5} 14. Ra2 Nbd7 15. Nge2 Ne5 16. b3 c4 17. O-O cxb3 18. Bxb3
Nfd7 $132) 13... Nbd7 14. Nh3 Ne5 15. Nf2 Rb8 16. O-O Nh7 17. g3 b5 $1 18. axb5
axb5 19. Kg2 Bd7 20. Rfc1 $13 {Delaune,R-Fishbein,A,Philadelphia opI 1992-TD
92_05}) 11... Nbd7 (11... Re8 12. Nf4 Nbd7 13. Be2 Ne5 14. O-O a6 15. b3 b5 16.
Rac1 Bd7 (16... h4 $6 17. Nd1 Bd7 18. Nf2 a5 19. N4h3 c4 20. bxc4 Nxc4 21. Bxc4
bxc4 22. Bd4 $36 {><h4>>,Sadler,M-Polgar,J,Hastings 1992-CBM 33}) 17. Nd1 Nh7
$132) 12. Nc1 Ne5 (12... Re8 13. Be2 Nf8 $5 (13... Ne5 14. O-O Nh7 15. f4 $5
Ng4 16. Bxg4 Bxg4 17. h3 Bd7 18. N1e2 Rc8 19. f5 b5 20. a3 a5 $132 {Sokolov,
I-Marin,M,Manila olm 1992}) 14. O-O N6h7 15. Nd3 f5 16. Kh1 g5 17. g3 Ng6 18.
Rae1 Rf8 19. exf5 Bxf5 20. Nf2 Ne5 $13 {Plaskett,J-Renet,O,Reykjavik 1992-CBM
28}) 13. Be2 Nh7 14. O-O f5 15. f4 Nd7 $5 {N} (15... Nf7 16. e5 dxe5 17. Bxc5
Re8 18. Nd3 e4 19. Ne1 Nf6 20. Nc2 Bd7 21. h3 Qc7 $13 {Yusupov,A-Dolmatov,S,
Wijk cm 1991-CBM 22}) 16. exf5 gxf5 $8 (16... Rxf5 17. Bd3 $16) 17. Bxh5 b5 $5
(17... Nhf6 18. Bf3 Ng4 19. Bxg4 fxg4 20. N1e2 $16) (17... Nb6 18. b3 Bxc3 19.
Qxc3 Nxd5 20. Qc4 Be6 21. Bf3 Nhf6 22. Rd1 Nc7 23. Qc2 $16 {׻}) 18. Nxb5 Nhf6
19. Bf3 Nb6 20. Ne2 (20. b3 Ne4 $15) 20... Ba6 (20... Nc4 21. Qc1 Nxe3 22. Qxe3
Re8 (22... Ba6 $2 23. Qe6+) 23. Qd2 Ba6 24. a4 $16) 21. a4 (21. Nec3 Nc4 22.
Qe2 (22. Qf2 Bxb5 23. Nxb5 a6 24. Nc3 Ng4 $1 25. Bxg4 Nxe3 $17) 22... Re8 $5
23. Qxc4 Rxe3 $44) 21... Re8 (21... Nc4 22. Qc1 Nxe3 23. Qxe3 Re8 24. Qd2 $16)
22. Bf2 (22. b3 Qe7 (22... Ne4 $6 23. Bxe4 Bxa1 24. Bxf5 $40) 23. Bf2 Ne4 24.
Bxe4 Qxe4 25. Nec3 Qb4 $44) 22... Nxa4 23. Nxd6 $5 (23. Rxa4 Bxb5 $44) 23...
Qxd6 24. Rxa4 Bxe2 (24... Bb5 25. Ra3 {/\} Bxe2 26. Bxe2 Ne4 27. Qc2 Nxf2 28.
Rxf2 Bd4 29. Rg3+ Kh8 30. Qxf5 $1 $18 {/\Qh3#}) 25. Bxe2 Ne4 26. Qd3 Rab8 $1 (
26... Nxf2 27. Rxf2 Bd4 28. Rxd4 cxd4 29. Qxd4 $16) 27. Ra6 (27. b3 $2 Nc3 $17)
27... Qxf4 (27... Rb6 $5 28. Rxb6 Qxb6 {/\} 29. Be3 $2 c4) 28. Rg6 {/\Rg7,Bd4+-
} Nxf2 $8 29. Rxf2 Qd4 (29... Qc1+ 30. Rf1 Qxb2 31. Qxf5 Rxe2 32. Qf7+ Kh8 33.
Rxg7 $1 Qxg7 34. Qh5+ $18) 30. Qxf5 $2 (30. Kf1 Qxb2 $36) (30. Qxd4 $1 $14)
30... Rf8 $1 $10 (30... Rxe2 $2 31. Rxg7+ $1 Kxg7 32. Qg5+ $18 {/\Qh5-e2}) 31.
Qe6+ Kh7 (31... Kh8 32. Qh3+ Kg8 33. Qe6+ $10) 32. Bf3 $2 (32. Qh3+ $10 Kg8 (
32... Kxg6 $2 33. Qh5#) 33. Qe6+ $10) 32... Rxf3 $2 (32... Rxb2 $4 33. Rh6+ $3
Bxh6 34. Be4+ Kg7 35. Qg6+ $18) (32... Rbe8 $1 $19 33. Qh3+ (33. Rxg7+ Kxg7 34.
Qd7+ Kg8 $19) (33. Rh6+ Bxh6 34. Be4+ Qxe4 $1 $19) 33... Kxg6 34. Qh5+ (34.
Bh5+ Kg5 $19) 34... Kf6 35. Bg4+ Ke7 $19) 33. Rxg7+ (33. gxf3 Rxb2 34. Rxg7+
Kxg7 {cf.33.Rxg7+}) 33... Kxg7 $8 (33... Qxg7 34. Qe4+ Kg8 35. Rxf3 $18) 34.
Qe7+ $2 $19 (34. gxf3 $1 $15 Rxb2 35. Qg4+ Qxg4+ 36. fxg4 Rb4 $132 37. h3 a5 {
=/+/=}) 34... Kg6 $2 (34... Kh8 $1 35. gxf3 Rg8+ 36. Kf1 Qd1+ 37. Qe1 Rg1+ $19)
35. Qd6+ $2 (35. gxf3 Rxb2 36. Qe4+ Qxe4 37. fxe4 Rb4 38. Re2 Rd4 39. Kf2 Kf6
$1 40. e5+ Ke7 41. d6+ Ke6 $10) 35... Rf6 (35... Kh5 $1 36. gxf3 Rg8+ $19) 36.
Qg3+ Kf7 (36... Kh7 $1 37. Qc7+ Kh6) 37. Qc7+ Kg6 $19 (37... Kg8 $19 38. Qxb8+
Kh7 39. Qc7+ Kh6 40. Qg3 Qd1+ $19) 38. Qg3+ $19 (38. Qg3+ Kh7 $1 39. Qh3+ (39.
Qc7+ Kh6) 39... Rh6 40. Qd7+ (40. Qf5+ Kh8) 40... Kh8 $19) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Munich SKA"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1993.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Qd2 (8.
Nge2 h6 9. Be3 exd5 10. cxd5 Nbd7 11. Qd2 h5 12. Nf4 a6 13. Rc1 Ne5 14. b3 b5
15. Be2 Re8 16. O-O Bd7 17. Kh1 Qe7 18. Rfe1 h4 19. Nd1 a5 20. Nf2 b4 $132 {
Sulipa,A-Renet,O/Groningen op/1991/}) 8... h6 9. Be3 (9. Bxh6 $6 Nxe4 $1 10.
Nxe4 Qh4+ $36) 9... exd5 10. cxd5 a6 (10... Nh7 $6 11. Bd3 (11. Bxh6 $4 Qh4+
$19) (11. Nge2 a6 12. a4 Nd7 13. Nd1 Ne5 14. Nec3 f5 15. Nf2 fxe4 16. Ncxe4
Rxf3 17. Be2 Rxe3 $1 18. Qxe3 Nf7 19. Qd2 Nf6 20. Nc3 Ne5 21. O-O Bf5 $44 {
Despotovic,M-Tringov,G/Belgrade GMA-op/1988/}) 11... Nd7 12. f4 $1 a6 13. a4
Qa5 14. Nge2 b5 15. O-O b4 16. Nd1 Nb6 17. Nf2 f5 18. Rac1 {/\e5} Bb7 19. b3
Nf6 20. exf5 Nfxd5 21. f6 Nxf6 22. Bxg6 $40 {׻,Priehoda,V-Muhutdinov,M/Moscow
III/1990/}) (10... Nbd7 $6 11. Nh3 $1 $14 {/\Nf2}) 11. Rc1 $6 {N} (11. a4 h5
$13) 11... Re8 12. b3 b5 13. Bd3 (13. Nge2 Nbd7 14. Nf4 Ne5 $13) 13... b4 $5 (
13... Nbd7 $10) 14. Nd1 (14. Na4 $6 Nxd5 $1 15. exd5 Bd4 16. Be4 Bxe3 17. Qxe3
Kg7 $36 {/\f5}) 14... a5 15. Ne2 (15. Nb2 $2 Nxd5 16. exd5 Bxb2 $17) 15... a4
$132 {><b3,<->a} 16. O-O {/\Bh6} axb3 17. axb3 Kh7 18. Bf2 $6 (18. Nb2 Ra2 {
/\Ne4} 19. Rc2 $8 Ra3 (19... Nxd5 20. exd5 Rxb2 21. Rxb2 Bxb2 22. Bxh6 $13) 20.
Nc1 {/\Nc4} Nxd5 $1 21. exd5 Rxe3 22. Nc4 Rxd3 23. Qxd3 Bf5 $44) (18. Nf2 Nbd7
19. f4 $132) 18... Nbd7 19. Ne3 Nb6 $15 20. Rfe1 (20. Nc4 Nxc4 21. Bxc4 Ba6 $15
{><b3}) 20... Ra3 21. Bb5 $6 (21. Qc2 Ba6 $5 $15 (21... Nfd7 22. f4 $132))
21... Re7 22. Qd3 Rea7 $1 {<->a} 23. h3 Ba6 24. Bxa6 R7xa6 25. Bh4 Qe8 26. Bg3
(26. Bxf6 Bxf6 27. Nc4 Nxc4 28. Qxc4 Ra2 $36) 26... Qe7 $17 27. Bh4 Qa7 {/\c4-+
} 28. Kh1 Nfd7 29. f4 R6a5 $1 {/\Qa6} 30. e5 $5 dxe5 31. f5 c4 $1 32. fxg6+
fxg6 33. Nxc4 Rxd5 34. Qf3 e4 35. Qxe4 Nc5 36. Qe8 Rf5 $1 (36... Nxb3 $2 37.
Nf4 $40 {><g6}) 37. Nd6 (37. Nxb6 Qxb6 $17 {/\Nd3,Rf8}) 37... Rf8 38. Qb5 Nxb3
39. Rcd1 Qa5 40. Qc6 Qc5 $1 41. Qb7 Na5 42. Qe4 Re3 43. Qb1 b3 $19 44. Rd3 Rxd3
45. Qxd3 Qd5 46. Qg3 (46. Qxd5 Nxd5 47. Rb1 b2 $19 {/\Nb3-d2,Ra8-a1}) 46... g5
(46... Be5 $19) 47. Bxg5 Qxg5 48. Qd3+ Qg6 49. Ne4 b2 50. g3 Rd8 51. Qf3 (51.
Qxd8 Qxe4+ 52. Kh2 b1=Q 53. Rxb1 Qxb1 $19) 51... Nd5 52. Nf4 Nxf4 53. gxf4 Rf8
54. Nd2 Nc4 0-1

[Event "Paris"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Rotstein, Arkadij"]
[Black "Goldin, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1994.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. e4 Nf6 5. f3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Qd2 exd5
9. cxd5 a6 10. a4 Nbd7 $6 (10... h6 $142 11. Be3 Re8 12. Nge2 Nbd7) 11. Nh3 h6
12. Be3 (12. Bxh6 $6 Nxe4 $1 13. Nxe4 Qh4+ 14. g3 Qxh6 15. Qxh6 Bxh6 16. Nxd6
Nf6 17. Nxc8 Raxc8 18. Bc4 Rfe8+ $44) 12... Ne5 13. Nf2 h5 14. Be2 Nh7 15. O-O
(15. h3 $5 f5 16. exf5 Bxf5 (16... gxf5 17. f4 $16 {/\Bh5}) 17. g4 Bd7 18. f4
Nf7 19. gxh5 (19. g5 $5 {פf7,Nh7} Re8 $132) 19... gxh5 20. Bxh5 Bf5 21. Rg1
Kh8 22. Rg2 Qe7 23. Kf1 Qh4 24. Bg4 Nh6 25. Qe2 Rae8 $44 {Schmid,M-Anka,E/Biel
op/1992/}) 15... f5 16. f4 (16. h3 Qh4 (16... Nf6 17. f4 Nf7 18. exf5 (18. e5
$5 $14) 18... gxf5 19. a5 Bd7 20. Na4 Qe7 21. Nb6 Rae8 22. Ra3 Bb5 23. Rc1 Nh6
24. Bf3 Nfg4 $5 $132 {Foisor,O-Schaufelberger,H/Biel op/1990/}) 17. f4 Nf7 18.
Bd3 fxe4 (18... Re8 $5 19. Rae1 Bd7 $13) 19. Nfxe4 Bf5 20. Bf2 Qe7 21. Rae1 Qd7
22. Ng3 Nh6 23. Nxf5 Nxf5 24. Re6 Rf6 25. Rfe1 $14 {Klebel,M-Borriss,M/2.BLO
9192/1991/}) 16... Nf7 (16... Ng4 17. Bxg4 hxg4 18. e5 $36) 17. e5 $1 $36 dxe5
$8 18. Bxc5 {><b6} Bh6 $5 (18... Re8 19. d6 $5) (18... Nd6 19. fxe5 (19. Nd3 $5
e4 20. Ne5 $36) 19... Bxe5 20. Nd3 $16) 19. Nd3 $1 (19. Bxf8 Bxf4 20. Qc2 Nxf8
$44 {[+]}) 19... e4 20. Ne1 (20. Bxf8 Bxf8 21. Ne1 Bc5+ 22. Kh1 Nf6 $132) 20...
Nd6 21. Nc2 $14 Nf6 (21... b6 22. Ba3 {/\Nd4|^,><c6,e6}) (21... Rf7 $5 22. a5
Bf8 $14) 22. a5 $1 Rf7 23. Na4 Bf8 24. b4 (24. Nb6 $2 Nc4 $1 $17) 24... Bd7 25.
Nb6 Rb8 26. Nd4 Nb5 (26... Nfe8 27. Ne6 $16) 27. Rfd1 Bd6 (27... Ne8 28. Nxb5
Bxb5 29. Bxb5 axb5 30. d6 $18) 28. Bxd6 (28. Nc4 $5 $36) 28... Nxd6 29. Ne6 Qe7
$8 30. Rac1 Nfe8 31. Nc5 Bb5 32. Bxb5 Nxb5 (32... axb5 33. Nbd7 Rd8 34. Ne5 Rf6
35. a6 $1 $16 {><c6}) 33. Nbd7 Rd8 34. Ne5 Rf6 $8 (34... Rg7 35. Ne6) 35. Qb2
Ned6 $2 (35... Rfd6 $2 36. Ne6 $18) (35... Nbd6 36. Ne6 Rc8 37. Rc5 $36) 36.
Ncd7 $1 $18 Rxd7 37. Nxd7 Rf7 38. Nc5 g5 $6 {׻} (38... Qf6 39. Qe5 $18) 39.
Ne6 gxf4 40. Rf1 f3 41. gxf3 $40 Rf6 42. Kh1 Kh7 43. Rg1 exf3 44. Qf2 $1 {
/\Qh4+-} Rg6 $8 45. Rxg6 Kxg6 46. Rg1+ Kh7 47. Qg3 1-0

[Event "Horgen"]
[Site "Horgen"]
[Date "1995.10.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Bg5 (6. Be3 c5 7. d5 e6 8.
Qd2 exd5 9. cxd5 h5 10. Nge2 a6 11. a4 Nbd7 12. Nc1 Ne5 13. Be2 Re8 14. O-O Nh7
15. N1a2 f5 16. Rfe1 Bd7 17. exf5 Bxf5 18. h3 Nf6 19. f4 Nf7 20. Bf2 Qd7 21.
Bc4 Bh6 22. Bh4 Ne4 23. Nxe4 Bxe4 $15 {Brunner,L-Xie Jun/Shanghai m (1)/1995/})
6... c5 7. d5 a6 8. a4 h6 9. Be3 e6 10. Qd2 exd5 11. cxd5 Re8 12. Nge2 Nbd7 (
12... Kh7 13. Ng3 Nbd7 14. Be2 Rb8 15. O-O Ne5 16. h3 h5 17. Nh1 $1 Qa5 18. Nf2
Qb4 $2 19. Qc2 b5 20. axb5 axb5 21. Ra7 Nc4 22. Bc1 Nb6 23. Na2 {1-0/Benjamin,
J-Meyer,E/Las Vegas op/1995/}) (12... h5 $142 13. Nf4 $5 (13. Nc1 Nbd7 14. Be2
Rb8 (14... Nh7 15. O-O Ne5 16. N1a2 f5 17. b4 cxb4 18. Nxb4 f4 $1 19. Bf2 (19.
Bxf4 $2 Qb6+) 19... g5 20. a5 Qf6 21. Na4 g4 22. Kh1 Ng5 23. Nb6 gxf3 24. gxf3
Nexf3 25. Qd1 Nxh2 $1 $40 {Czerwonski,A-Cvitan,O/Katowice op/1992/}) 15. N1a2
b5 16. axb5 axb5 17. b4 $2 (17. Nxb5 $142) 17... Nxd5 $1 18. Bg5 Bf6 19. Bxf6
Qxf6 20. exd5 cxb4 21. Nxb4 Qh4+ 22. Kd1 Qxb4 23. Rb1 Qa5 24. Bxb5 Re7 25. Bxd7
Rxb1+ 26. Nxb1 Qa1 27. Bxc8 Qxb1+ 28. Qc1 Qb3+ 29. Qc2 Qxd5+ $15 {Quinteros,
M-Becerra,J/San Martin/1995/}) 13... Nbd7 14. Be2 Ne5 15. O-O Rb8 16. Kh1 Bd7
17. Rfb1 $1 b5 18. axb5 Bxb5 19. Nxb5 axb5 20. b3 Re7 21. Ra5 b4 22. Ra6 Reb7
23. Nd3 Nxd3 24. Bxd3 Ne8 25. f4 Nc7 26. Ra2 $14 {[+],Milanovic,D-Matulovic,M/
Pozarevac/1995/}) 13. Nd1 (13. Bxh6 $5 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 Qh4+ 15. g3 Qxh6 16. Qxh6
Bxh6 17. Nxd6 Rd8 18. Nc4 b5 19. axb5 Bb7 20. bxa6 Bxd5 21. Nc3 Bxf3 22. Rg1
Nb8 23. Kf2 Bb7 24. a7 Na6 25. Bg2 $16 {Cebalo,M-Rogic,D/CRO-Cup Pula/1995/}) (
13. Nc1 Nh7 14. Be2 Ne5 15. O-O g5 16. f4 (16. Rb1 f5 17. b4 f4 18. Bf2 b6 19.
N3a2 a5 20. bxc5 bxc5 21. Nc3 Nf8 22. Nb5 Nfg6 23. Nb3 h5 24. Nxa5 Qxa5 25.
Qxa5 Rxa5 26. Nxd6 $44 {Varga,Z-Loginov,V/Budapest Exp2/1993/}) 16... gxf4 17.
Bxf4 Qh4 18. Nd3 Ng5 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Bxe5 dxe5 21. Qe3 f5 22. Qxc5 f4 23. Qf2
Qxf2+ 24. Rxf2 Bd7 25. h4 Nf7 26. g3 $1 $16 {Yusupov,A-Ermenkov,E/Tunis izt/
1985/}) (13. Ng3 $6 h5 14. Bg5 (14. Be2 h4 15. Nf1 Nh7 16. Bf2 Ne5 17. Ne3 Qg5
18. O-O f5 19. Kh1 f4 20. Nc4 Nxc4 21. Bxc4 Be5 22. Qe1 Qh6 23. Bxh4 g5 24. Bf2
Nf6 25. g3 Kf7 $40 {Novikov-Loginov /Volgodonsk otbor/1983/}) 14... Qa5 15. Ra3
Nh7 16. Be3 h4 17. Nge2 Ne5 18. Nc1 h3 19. Kf2 Qd8 20. g3 Qf6 21. Be2 Ng4+ 22.
Ke1 Nxe3 23. Qxe3 Qe7 24. Nb3 f5 $36 {Markmann,U-Hermesmann,H/2.BLW 9293/1993/}
) 13... Ne5 14. Nec3 (14. Bxh6 $2 Nxe4 15. fxe4 Qh4+ $17) 14... Bd7 $5 $146 (
14... Nh7 15. Be2 f5 16. O-O Nf7 17. Kh1 (17. Nf2 Bd7 18. Kh1 Rc8 19. Rac1 Nf6
20. exf5 Bxf5 21. Bd3 Bxd3 22. Qxd3 Ne5 23. Qc2 Kh7 24. Nh3 b5 $1 25. axb5 axb5
$132 {Foisor,O-Cvitan,O/Tbilisi/1986/}) 17... Nf6 18. exf5 Bxf5 19. g4 Bd7 20.
Bf4 b5 21. Ne3 Qe7 22. Ncd1 bxa4 23. Bd3 Bb5 24. Rf2 g5 25. Bg3 Ne5 $13 {
1/2/Kelecevic,N-Zueger,B/Bad Ragaz/1994/}) 15. Be2 Kh7 (15... Rb8 16. O-O h5 $5
$13) 16. O-O Rb8 17. a5 (17. Rb1 Qa5 $1 {[%cal Yb7b5] /\b5} (17... b5 18. axb5
axb5 19. b4 $14)) 17... b5 $5 18. axb6 Rxb6 19. Nf2 $5 (19. Bxa6 $2 Qa8 20. Qe2
Bc8 $17) (19. Rxa6 Rxa6 20. Bxa6 Qb6 21. Be2 Qb4 22. Nf2 Nc4 23. Bxc4 Qxc4 24.
Bf4 Qa6 $44 {[%csl Gd7,Gg7][%cal Ye8b8,Gb8b2] ^^,/\Rb8|^<->b}) 19... a5 $1 20.
Ra2 (20. Rxa5 Rxb2 21. Qxb2 Qxa5 22. Ra1 Qb4 $1 $15) 20... Rb4 $10 {[%csl Ra5,
Rb2] ><a5,b2} 21. Rfa1 Qb6 22. Rxa5 $1 (22. f4 $6 Neg4 23. Nxg4 Nxg4 $36 {
[%csl Re4] ><e4}) (22. Nfd1 Ra8 {/\a4|^}) 22... Rxb2 23. Qc1 Rb8 (23... Qb3 24.
Bd1 $14 {/\} Qb4 $2 25. f4 {[%cal Rf2d3] /\Nd3}) 24. Bd2 Qb3 {[%cal Rb2c2] /
\Rc2} 25. R5a3 (25. Bd1 $6 Qb4 26. f4 Nd3 $1 27. Nxd3 Qd4+ $40) 25... Qc2 26.
Qxc2 Rxc2 27. R3a2 (27. R3a2 Rbb2 28. Nfd1 $1 Rxa2 29. Rxa2 Rxa2 30. Nxa2 Ne8 {
[%cal Rf7f5] /\f5=}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 70th"]
[Site "Bremen"]
[Date "1998.11.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gabriel, Christian"]
[Black "Bangiev, Alexander J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1998.11.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. c4 c5 4. d5 d6 5. h3 Nf6 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Bd3 e6 8. Nge2 {
This line was quite popular at the German Championship, both Gabriel and Knaak
employed it with success. It's a viable alternative to the more popular} (8.
Nf3 exd5 9. cxd5 {-A70.}) 8... exd5 9. cxd5 {Compared to the mentioned A70
variation White's N doesn't control e5, but on the other hand White can play
f4 faster. Later he often joins the e5 advance with a positional pawn
sacrifice-after de5 White plays f5! Another possibility in this line is a
direct f5 advance. In this game we will see both.} Na6 $6 {White's active
setup prompts Black to seek counterplay swiftly, otherwise he might get
overrun. Already even a slight mistake may have grave consequences.} (9... b6
10. a4 Na6 (10... Ba6 $5 {deserverves attention, as here Knaak's idea} 11. Nb5
{is not so effective as when White has castled instead of h3.} Re8 $132) 11.
O-O Nb4 12. Bb1 Re8 13. Bg5 Ba6 14. Re1 Qc7 15. Qd2 Nd7 16. Nb5 Bxb5 17. axb5
Ne5 18. Rc1 Qb7 19. f4 Nd7 20. Ra3 a5 $6 21. Rf3 Rac8 22. Rc4 Nf8 23. Nc3 Qd7
24. b3 f6 25. Bh4 g5 26. fxg5 fxg5 27. Bxg5 Ng6 28. e5 $5 $36 {Gabriel,
C-Bischoff,K/GER-ch Bremen/1998/}) (9... a6 $142 10. a4 Nbd7 {[%csl Gd7] Here
the N is better placed to thwart any threats connected with e5.} 11. O-O Qc7
12. f4 Re8 13. Ng3 c4 14. Bc2 Rb8 15. Be3 Nc5 16. Bd4 (16. Qf3 b5 17. axb5 axb5
18. Rad1 $6 (18. e5 $142 dxe5 19. fxe5 Rxe5 20. Bd4 {-16.Bd4}) 18... b4 19.
Nce2 Nfxe4 $1 20. Bxe4 Nxe4 21. Nxe4 Qe7 22. N2g3 f5 23. Nxd6 Qxd6 24. Qf2 Rb5
$17 {Afanasiev,V-Alagulian,K/Moscow/1998/}) 16... b5 17. axb5 axb5 18. f5 (18.
e5 dxe5 19. fxe5 Rxe5 20. Qf3 Rg5 (20... b4 21. Qf4 $1 (21. Bxe5 $6 Qxe5 22.
Rae1 Qd4+ 23. Kh1 Bxh3 24. Nce2 Qxb2 25. Qf4 Rc8 26. Bb1 Bd7 $17 {Kasparov,
G-Rachels,S/New York sim/1988/}) 21... Ne8 22. d6 $1 Nxd6 23. Bxe5 Ne6 24. Qe3
bxc3 25. bxc3 Rb2 26. Bxg7 Kxg7 27. Rf2 $16 {Zsinka,L-Danner,G/Budapest/1985/})
21. Nge2 (21. Nge4 $2 Ncxe4 22. Bxe4 Ng4 23. d6 Bxd4+ 24. Kh1 Qxd6 25. Qxf7+
Kh8 {0-1,Timman,J-Ljubojevic,L/Amsterdam/1975/}) 21... Nh5 22. d6 Qd7 23. Bxg7
Kxg7 24. Nf4 Ng3 $13 {Tomaszewski,R-Panczyk,K/POL-ch/1986/}) 18... g5 (18...
Rf8 19. Qc1 b4 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. e5 $1 Bxe5 22. f6 Bxf6 23. Rxf6 bxc3 24. Qh6 {
/\Nh5!+-} Nd3 25. Ne4 {/\Ng5} cxb2 26. Raf1 {/\Rg6!+-} Qe7 27. Ng5 Qe3+ 28. Kh1
Qxg5 29. Qxg5 $18 {Knaak,R-Teske,H/DDR-ch Nordhausen/1986/}) 19. Qc1 (19. Kh1
b4 20. Nh5 Nxh5 21. Qxh5 Bxd4 22. f6 Bxf6 23. Rxf6 Re5 24. Raf1 g4 25. Qh4 bxc3
26. Rxf7 Qxf7 27. Rxf7 Kxf7 28. bxc3 Rb2 $17 {Pavlovic,M-Kovacevic,A/Belgrade/
1998/}) 19... h6 20. h4 b4 21. hxg5 bxc3 22. bxc3 (22. gxf6 cxb2 23. Bxb2 Qb6
24. Bd4 Bxf6 $1 $15) 22... Nfxe4 23. Nxe4 Bxd4+ 24. cxd4 Nxe4 25. gxh6 $44 {
Knaak,R-Bangiev,A/GER-ch/Bremen/1998/}) 10. O-O Rb8 (10... Re8 11. Ng3 Nc7 12.
a4 b6 13. Bg5 h6 14. Be3 Ba6 15. Bxa6 Nxa6 16. Qd2 Kh7 17. f4 Nb4 18. Rad1 Qd7
19. e5 dxe5 20. f5 Rad8 21. d6 Qc6 22. fxg6+ fxg6 23. Rxf6 Bxf6 24. Nge4 Bg7
25. Qf2 $44 {Knaak,R-Telljohann,S/GER-ch Bremen/1998/}) (10... Bd7 11. Ng3 Qc7
12. f4 (12. Bc4 $142 $5 $14 {as in Knaak's game.}) 12... c4 13. Bc2 Rfe8 14.
Qf3 b5 15. a3 b4 16. axb4 Nxb4 17. Bb1 Rab8 18. Kh1 a6 19. e5 dxe5 20. fxe5
Rxe5 21. Bf4 Be8 22. Bxe5 Qxe5 23. Qf4 Nfxd5 24. Qxe5 Bxe5 25. Nge2 Nc7 $44 {
Kirton,N-Spraggett,K/Toronto/1978/}) (10... Qc7 11. Be3 Bd7 12. Bc4 $5 Rab8 13.
a4 Rfe8 14. Ng3 Nb4 15. Qd2 a6 16. Bg5 b5 17. Be2 Rec8 $6 (17... bxa4 $5 $14)
18. a5 $1 Ne8 19. Nd1 {[%csl Rb4]} f6 20. Be3 Qd8 21. Bg4 Bxg4 22. hxg4 Qd7 23.
f3 $16 {->>>,פb4,Knaak,R-Boensch,U/Halle/1978/}) 11. Bg5 $1 $146 ({Too
passive is} 11. a3 $6 Re8 12. Ng3 Nc7 13. Bd2 b5 14. b4 Nd7 15. f4 a5 16. e5
axb4 17. axb4 cxb4 18. Nce4 dxe5 19. Nd6 Nxd5 20. Nxe8 Qxe8 21. f5 Nc5 22. Qe2
Nxd3 23. Qxd3 Bb7 24. Rac1 Rd8 $17 {Tunik,G-Ibragimov,I/Budapest/1992/}) 11...
Nb4 $6 {Here the N will be only a spectator. (see also Knaak-Boensch)} (11...
Nc7 $142 12. f4 Re8 $14 {<=>}) 12. Bb1 (12. Bc4 Bd7 13. a3 Na6 $5 (13... b5 14.
axb4 cxb4 15. Nxb5 Bxb5 16. Bxb5 Rxb5 17. Nd4 $16) 14. a4 $14) 12... b5 13. f4
{[%cal Re4e5]} Qc7 14. Ng3 ({Premature is} 14. e5 $6 Ne8 $13 {/\de5,f6.}) 14...
c4 15. Kh1 Na6 16. e5 $1 Ne8 $8 (16... dxe5 17. d6 $16 {/\} Qc5 $2 18. Bxf6
Bxf6 19. Nge4 $18) 17. exd6 Nxd6 18. f5 $1 $40 {[%mdl 4] /\f6 Model play in
this line. White has achieved both important pawn advances and has a strong
attack.} Be5 (18... b4 $5 19. f6 bxc3 (19... Bh8 20. Nce4 $16 {ץh8}) 20. fxg7
cxb2 21. gxf8=Q+ Kxf8 22. Bf6 bxa1=Q 23. Bxa1 $36) (18... f6 19. Bf4 $16) 19.
Nce4 Nc5 (19... Bxb2 20. Bf6 $5 Bxa1 21. Bxa1 Ne8 22. Qd4 $16) 20. Nf6+ Bxf6 (
20... Kh8 21. Qg4 (21. Nxh7 $5 Kxh7 22. fxg6+ $40) 21... Bxb2 22. Qh4 Bxf6 23.
Bxf6+ Kg8 24. fxg6 fxg6 25. Bxg6 {/\Bh7!+-}) (20... Kg7 21. Ngh5+ (21. Qd2 $5
$40) 21... Kh8 22. Nxh7 Kxh7 23. fxg6+ Kg8 24. g7 $1 Re8 25. Nf6+ Bxf6 26. Bh7+
$3 Kxg7 27. Bxf6+ Kh6 (27... Kf8 28. Qh5 $18) 28. Qd2+ Kxh7 29. Qg5 $18 {
With all those pieces swarming around Black's K there should be some winning
combinations in the air.}) 21. Bxf6 Ne8 22. Bg5 $1 {Without his Bg7 Black is
defenceless in the long run.} Qe5 (22... Qxg3 23. Bf4 Qh4 $8 24. Bxb8 $18) 23.
Qd2 $18 (23. Bf4 $5 Qxb2 24. Bxb8 Qxa1 25. Bxa7 $18) 23... Rb7 24. Bf4 Qf6 (
24... Qe7 25. Bh6 $18) 25. Bh6 Qd6 (25... Ng7 $2 26. fxg6 $18) 26. fxg6 hxg6
27. Bxf8 Kxf8 (27... Qxf8 $2 28. Bxg6 Qg7 29. Qe3 $18) 28. Rf3 Re7 29. Bc2 Bb7
30. Raf1 Kg8 (30... Qxd5 31. Qh6+ Kg8 32. Bxg6 $18) (30... Bxd5 31. Bxg6 $1
Qxg6 (31... Bxf3 32. Qh6+ Kg8 33. Qh7+ Kf8 34. Qh8#) (31... Qe5 32. Nf5 $1 Bxf3
33. Qh6+ Kg8 34. Nxe7+ Qxe7 35. Qh7+ $18) 32. Qxd5 $18) 31. Qg5 {/\Nf5} Bc8 32.
Bxg6 $1 (32. Bxg6 fxg6 (32... Qxg6 33. Qxe7) 33. Rf8+ Kg7 $8 34. Rh8 $1 $18 (
34. Qh4 $18)) 1-0

[Event "Qingdao Daily Cup"]
[Site "Qingdao"]
[Date "1999.10.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Liang, Shuai"]
[Black "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2411"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1999.10.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This game is a good example of the tactical prowess of the world's youngest
GM.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Be2 Bg7 8.
Bf4 ({More usual is} 8. Nf3 O-O 9. O-O {-A72}) 8... O-O 9. Qc2 $6 $146 {
Delaying development and leaving the K in the [+] is seldom a good idea,
moreover the Q is exposed on c2. After this unsuccessful novelty Black solves
all his opening problems easily.} (9. Nf3 $142 Qe7 $5 (9... Bg4 10. Nd2 Bxe2
11. Qxe2 Nh5 12. Be3 Qf6 13. g3 Nd7 14. O-O a6 15. a4 Qe7 16. a5 Rae8 17. Ra4
Be5 18. Re1 f5 19. exf5 Rxf5 20. Nde4 b5 21. axb6 Nxb6 22. Rxa6 Bxc3 23. Nxc3
Nxd5 24. Nxd5 Rxd5 25. Qc4 Qe6 26. Bd2 Re5 27. Rxe5 Qxc4 28. Rxe8+ Kf7 29. Raa8
$40 {Komarov,D-Marcantoni,H/Paris/1994/}) (9... Re8 10. Nd2 a6 11. a4 Qe7 12.
O-O Nbd7 13. Bf3 $6 Ne5 14. Bxe5 Qxe5 15. Nc4 Qe7 16. Qb3 Nd7 17. g3 Ne5 18.
Bg2 Nxc4 19. Qxc4 Qc7 20. h3 Rb8 21. Rfb1 Bd7 22. a5 Qc8 23. Kh2 b5 24. axb6
Rxb6 $36 {Arnason,T-Palsson,B/Reykjavik/1988/}) (9... a6 10. a4 Nh5 11. Be3 Nd7
12. Nd2 Nhf6 13. f4 Re8 14. O-O Rb8 (14... Nxe4 $5 15. Ncxe4 f5 $11) 15. Bf2
Qc7 16. Qc2 b6 17. Bg3 Bb7 18. Nc4 Ba8 19. Ne3 Bb7 20. Rad1 Rbd8 21. Nc4 Re7
22. e5 Ne8 23. Ne4 $18 {Gunnarsson,G-Gretarsson,A/Reykjavik/1996/}) 10. Nd2
Nbd7 11. O-O Ne5 {This shows one of the disadvantages of developing a B to f4:
Black can fortify his outpost on e5.} 12. a4 b6 13. Re1 Rb8 14. Bg3 Ne8 (14...
g5 $5 $13) 15. f4 Nd7 16. Bc4 g5 17. e5 $6 gxf4 18. exd6 Qxd6 19. Bh4 Ne5 $15 {
Guimard,C-Szabo,L/Buenos Aires/1955/}) 9... a6 10. a4 (10. Nf3 b5 11. O-O Re8
$15) 10... Qe7 11. Nf3 Nh5 12. Bg5 f6 13. Be3 (13. Bh4 g5 14. Bg3 (14. Nd2 $2
Nf4) 14... f5 15. Nd2 g4 $36) 13... f5 14. exf5 Bxf5 (14... gxf5 $143 15. O-O
f4 16. Bd2 Nd7 17. Rae1 $14) 15. Qd2 Nd7 16. h3 (16. O-O Nhf6 17. Rfe1 $11)
16... Nhf6 17. Nh4 $2 {The same sin as before-White ignores development.} (17.
O-O Rae8 $132 (17... Ne4 $2 18. Nxe4 Qxe4 19. g4 Bxg4 20. Ng5 $18)) 17... Be4
$5 (17... Ne4 $142 $1 18. Nxf5 Rxf5 19. Qd3 (19. Qc2 Ng3 $17) (19. Nxe4 Qxe4
20. Bf3 Rxf3 21. gxf3 Qxf3 $40) 19... Nxc3 20. bxc3 Nb6 $36) 18. f3 $2 (18. O-O
$5 {[]} Rae8 19. Rae1 Nb6 $13) 18... Rae8 $1 19. Bg5 (19. fxe4 Nxe4 20. Nxe4
Qxh4+ (20... Qxe4 21. Bg5 h6 $17) 21. Nf2 Bh6 $1 22. Bxh6 Rxf2 23. Be3 Rxe3 24.
Qxe3 Rf3+ $19) 19... Qe5 20. Bf4 (20. Nxe4 Nxe4 21. fxe4 Qxe4 22. Rf1 (22. Kd1
Rf2 23. Re1 Re5 $1 $19) 22... h6 23. Bf4 g5 $17) 20... Qd4 $1 21. Bxd6 (21.
Qxd4 cxd4 22. Nxe4 Nxe4 23. fxe4 Rxf4 $19) (21. fxe4 Nxe4 22. Qxd4 (22. Nxe4
Qxe4 23. Bg3 Bh6 $1 24. Qd1 Qb4+ $19) 22... Bxd4 23. Nxe4 (23. Bh6 Nxc3 24.
bxc3 Bxc3+ 25. Kd1 Bxa1 26. Bxf8 Kxf8 $19) 23... Rxe4 24. g3 g5 $1 25. Bxg5 Rf2
$19 {->}) 21... Bd3 $19 22. O-O-O (22. Bxf8 Qxh4+ 23. Kd1 Bxe2+ 24. Nxe2 Bxf8
$19 {[%csl Rd1,Rd5] ->,עd1,d5}) 22... Bxe2 23. Bxf8 (23. Nxe2 Qxh4 (23... Qxa4
$2 24. Bxf8 Ne4 25. Qc2 $13) 24. Bxf8 Kxf8 $19) 23... Kxf8 24. Nxg6+ hxg6 25.
Nxe2 Qxd2+ $1 {Even better than} (25... Qxa4 26. Nc3 Qb3 $17 {/-+}) 26. Rxd2 (
26. Kxd2 Nxd5 27. b3 Ne3 28. Rdg1 c4 $19) 26... Bh6 $1 27. f4 Ne4 28. Rc2 $8
Ndf6 {Materially White is not so badly off, but his pieces are too passive and
he will lose further pawns.} 29. Rd1 (29. d6 Nxd6 30. Rd1 Nf5 31. Rd3 c4 $1 32.
Rf3 Ne3 $19) 29... Nf2 30. Rf1 Nd3+ 31. Kb1 Nxd5 32. Rd2 (32. Rd1 $2 Ne3 33.
Rxd3 Nxc2 $19) 32... c4 33. g4 Kg8 $1 (33... N5xf4 $2 34. Rxd3 Rxe2 35. Rd4
$132) 34. b3 $2 {A mistake in a lost position.} (34. g5 Bg7 {/\Bb2} 35. Nc1
N5xf4 $19) (34. a5 Bf8 $5 $19) 34... Rxe2 (34... Rxe2 35. Rxe2 Nc3+ 36. Kc2
Nxe2 37. bxc4 Nexf4 38. Rb1 Nc5 $19) 0-1

[Event "Nussloch"]
[Site "Nussloch"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Lobron, Eric"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 a6 (7... e6 8.
Qd2 exd5 9. cxd5 h6 10. Be3 Re8 11. Nge2 Nbd7 12. Nc1 a6 13. a4 h5 14. Be2 Ne5
15. O-O Nh7 16. h3 f5 17. N1a2 Bd7 18. Kh1 Qe7 19. Rae1 b5 20. exf5 gxf5 21. f4
Ng4 22. Bxc5 dxc5 23. Bxg4 Qf7 24. Bf3 b4 25. Nd1 Nf6 26. Nc1 Ne4 27. Bxe4 Rxe4
28. Rxe4 fxe4 29. b3 Rd8 30. Ne3 Bc6 31. Qc2 Bxd5 32. Qxc5 Bf8 33. Qa5 Rd7 34.
Qxa6 Bb7 35. Qb5 Rc7 36. a5 Bc5 37. a6 Bc8 38. Nc4 Qe6 39. a7 Bxa7 40. Qxh5 Rg7
41. f5 Qf7 42. Qh4 Bb8 43. Ne2 Bb7 44. Nf4 e3 45. Qd8+ Kh7 46. Qh4+ Kg8 47.
Nxe3 Bxf4 48. Rxf4 Qc7 49. f6) 8. a4 h6 9. Be3 e6 10. Qd2 exd5 11. cxd5 Re8 12.
Nge2 Nbd7 13. Nc1 (13. Bxh6 $5 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 Qh4+ 15. g3 Qxh6 16. Qxh6 Bxh6 17.
Nxd6 Re3 18. f4 Nb6 19. Kd2 Nxd5 20. Nc3 Re6 21. Nxc8 Nxc3 22. bxc3 Rxc8 23.
Bc4 Rd8+ 24. Kc2 Re4 25. Kb3 $10 {Dreev,A-Kasparov,G/PCA act Moscow (2.2)/1996/
}) (13. Nd1 Ne5 14. Nec3 Nh5 (14... g5 15. Be2 Nh5 16. O-O Qf6 17. a5 Nf4 18.
Na4 Bd7 19. Ndc3 Bxa4 20. Rxa4 Rac8 21. Kh1 c4 22. Rb4 Nxe2 23. Qxe2 Qe7 24.
Rb6 Nd3 25. Qd2 f5 26. Bg1 f4 27. b3 Ne5 $36 {Dreev,A-Kasparov,G/PCA 5' Moscow
(2.3)/1996/}) 15. Bxh6 Qh4+ 16. Nf2 Bxh6 17. Qxh6 f5 18. Qd2 Rb8 19. Be2 f4 20.
g3 fxg3 21. hxg3 Qxg3 22. O-O-O Qxf2 23. Qg5 Bg4 24. Rdf1 Qd4 25. Rd1 Qf2 26.
Rdf1 Qd4 27. Rd1 Qf2 {1/2,Lautier,J-Kasparov,G/Amsterdam VSB/1996/}) 13... Ne5
(13... Nh5 14. Be2 Qh4+ 15. Bf2 Qg5 16. g3 Qxd2+ 17. Kxd2 Rb8 18. N1a2 Ne5 19.
Rab1 Bh3 20. Rhg1 Bd7 21. b4 c4 22. Bb6 Rbc8 23. Rbe1 Nf6 $14 {Priehoda,
V-Repkova,E/SVK-chT 9596/1995/}) 14. Be2 Nh5 $5 $146 {An interesting attempt
to imitate the game Lautier-Kasparov, Amsterdam VSB 1996. Dreev accepts the
challenge and takes the offered pawn.} (14... h5 15. O-O Rb8 (15... Nh7 16. h3
f5 17. N1a2 Bd7 18. Kh1 Qe7 19. Rae1 b5 $6 20. exf5 gxf5 21. f4 Ng4 22. Bxc5 $1
dxc5 23. Bxg4 Qf7 24. Bf3 $14 {Yusupov,A-Heissler,J/BL 9192/1992/}) 16. Rb1 Qa5
17. N1a2 c4 18. b3 cxb3 19. Rxb3 Nfd7 20. Rfb1 Nc5 21. Rb4 Bd7 $13 {1/2,
Rodriguez,Am-Hergott,D/Moscow olm/1994/}) (14... Kh7 15. O-O Rb8 (15... Bd7 16.
Rb1 Qa5 17. N1a2 Bxa4 18. b4 cxb4 19. Rxb4 Bb5 20. Bxb5 axb5 21. Rxb5 Qc7 22.
Bd4 Nc4 23. Qd3 Nh5 24. Bxg7 Nf4 25. Qd1 Kxg7 26. g3 Nh3+ 27. Kh1 $16 {Psakhis,
L-Mestel,A/Las Palmas izt/1982/}) 16. Rb1 b5 17. axb5 axb5 18. b4 c4 19. Ra1
Bd7 20. Bd4 g5 21. Bd1 Nh5 22. Bc2 Nf4 23. Kh1 Kg8 24. N3e2 Neg6 25. Bxg7 Kxg7
26. Ra7 Ra8 27. Rxa8 Qxa8 28. Qc3+ $14 {Toshkov,T-Cvitan,O/Baku/1983/}) 15.
Bxh6 $5 (15. O-O g5 16. Rb1 Qf6 $13) 15... Qh4+ 16. Kd1 (16. g3 $2 Nxg3 $19) (
16. Kf1 $2 Ng3+ $19) 16... Bxh6 $2 (16... Ng3 17. Qe1 $142 $1 (17. Bg5 Qh8 $36)
(17. Bxg7 Kxg7 (17... Nxh1 18. Qh6 $1 Qxh6 19. Bxh6 $16 {פh1,/\Ke1-f1-g1}) 18.
Qe1 Rh8 $1 $36) 17... Qxh6 18. hxg3 Qe3 19. Qg1 $14 {/\ White forces an
exchange of Q and manages to keep a slight advantage in the endgame thanks to
the extra double-pawn.} Qg5 $2 20. f4 $16) 17. Qxh6 $16 {/\g4+- The white Q is
misplaced only temporarily, moreover on h6 it can play a role in White's
attack. Also White's K is now quite safe in the middle.} Qf2 (17... Qf6 $5 18.
Kc2 Nf4 19. Bf1 $16) 18. g4 $8 Nf6 19. Rf1 Qd4+ (19... Qg2 20. Qh4 Kg7 21. g5 (
21. Qg3 $16) 21... Nh5 (21... Nh7 22. Qg3 $1 $16) 22. Rf2 Qh3 23. Qxh3 Bxh3 24.
f4 $16) 20. Kc2 (20. Qd2 $6 Qxd2+ 21. Kxd2 g5 $1 $14 {White avoids the
vlack-square blockade and plays for the attack.}) 20... Bd7 21. Rd1 Qf2 22. Nd3
$1 Nxd3 23. Rxd3 Bxa4+ $2 {This sacrifice doen't work due to Black's exposed Q.
} (23... c4 $8 24. Rd2 Qc5 25. a5 $5 b5 26. axb6 Qxb6 27. h4 $40) (23... b5 $2
24. Rf1 Qg2 25. Rd2 {[%csl Rg2] ףg2}) 24. Rxa4 b5 25. Ra1 b4 26. Rf1 Qg2 27.
Qh4 $1 {[%csl Rg2] ףg2} c4 (27... bxc3 28. Rf2 Qg1 29. Rd1 $18) 28. Rd4 $1 (
28. Rdd1 Nxe4 29. fxe4 bxc3 $16) 28... Nxe4 (28... bxc3 29. Rf2 $18) 29. fxe4
bxc3 30. Qf2 $1 (30. Rf2 Qh1) 1-0

[Event "Vrnjacka Banja"]
[Site "Vrnjacka Banja"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Pavlovic, Milos"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1991.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. e4 d6 4. d4 Bg7 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 (6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 e6 8.
Qd2 exd5 9. cxd5 h6 10. Be3 h5 11. Be2 $1 (11. Nge2 Nbd7 12. Nc1 Ne5 13. Be2
Nh7 14. O-O f5 $5 15. f4 Nf7 16. e5 dxe5 17. Bxc5 Re8 18. Nd3 e4 19. Ne1 Nf6
20. Nc2 Bd7 21. h3 Qc7 22. Qe3 b6 23. Bd4 b5 $13 {Yusupov,A-Dolmatov,S,Wijk cm
(08) 1991-CBM 22}) 11... a6 12. a4 Nh7 13. Bd1 Nd7 14. Nge2 Rb8 15. a5 b5 16.
axb6 Rxb6 17. O-O Ne5 18. b3 f5 $6 19. Bc2 fxe4 20. Nxe4 Nf7 21. Rae1 Re8 22.
Nf4 $16 {׻->,Yusupov,A-Dolmatov,S,Wijk cm (09) 1991-CBM 22}) 6... c5 7. d5 (7.
dxc5 {-E80}) 7... e6 8. Qd2 exd5 9. cxd5 Bd7 $5 {N} 10. Nge2 $1 (10. a4 Na6 $13
{/\Nc7,Rb8}) (10. g4 $5 {()>>}) 10... b5 11. Ng3 a6 (11... c4 $6 12. a4 b4 13.
Nd1 c3 14. bxc3 bxc3 15. Nxc3 $16) (11... b4 12. Nd1 a6 13. Bh6 Bb5 14. Bxg7
Kxg7 15. b3 $14 {><c4}) 12. Be2 (12. a4 bxa4 $5 $132) (12. Nd1 $5 {/\} c4 $6
13. Bd4 {[+]}) 12... b4 13. Nd1 Bb5 14. O-O (14. Bh6 $5 Nbd7 15. h4 (15. Bxg7
Kxg7 16. Ne3 Nb6 17. b3 $14) 15... Bxe2 16. Nxe2 Ne5 $13) 14... Nbd7 15. Bh6
Nb6 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Ne3 (17. b3 $14) 17... Nfd7 18. f4 $1 $36 (18. b3 Qf6
$132) 18... Kh8 (18... Kg8 $142 $5) (18... Bxe2 19. Qxe2 $14) 19. Rae1 Qh4 (
19... f6 $6 20. h4 $16) (19... Qf6 20. e5 dxe5 21. f5 $40) 20. b3 Rfe8 21. Rf3
(21. Qb2+ $5 Qf6 $8 (21... f6 22. Nef5 $18) 22. e5 dxe5 23. Ne4 (23. f5 $5)
23... Qg7 24. f5 $146 {->}) 21... Qh6 $1 $13 {/\Qg7} 22. Ng4 (22. Bd1 a5 {
/\c3<=>}) 22... Qg7 23. Re3 $6 Qd4 $1 24. Rd1 h5 (24... Qxd2 $142 25. Rxd2 h5
26. Nf2 c4 (26... f5 $5) 27. bxc4 Bxc4 $15) 25. Qe1 $5 Qg7 26. Nf2 Qh6 27. Nh3
$8 Nf6 28. Bf3 {/\e5[+]} (28. Ng5 Qg7 $13 {/\Nh7}) 28... Ng4 (28... Rad8 $5 $13
) 29. Bxg4 hxg4 30. Ng5 Kg8 31. Nh1 (31. e5 $5 dxe5 32. Rxe5 $142 $36) 31...
Bd7 32. Qg3 (32. e5 $6 dxe5 33. Rxe5 f6 34. Rxe8+ Rxe8 $15) 32... c4 $132 33.
bxc4 Nxc4 34. Ree1 Rac8 35. Nf2 Qh5 {[Stohl,I]} (35... Qh5 36. h3 (36. e5 $6
dxe5 37. Nfe4 Qh8 {/\f5}) 36... gxh3 37. gxh3 f6 38. Nf3 Kf7 $13) (35... f6 $6
36. Ne6 Bxe6 37. dxe6 Rxe6 38. Nxg4 $16) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-31"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1994.12.11"]
[Round "10.2"]
[White "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Black "Damljanovic, Branko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1994.12.01"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 045"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hungary"]
[BlackTeam "Serbia & Montenegro"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "HUN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YUG"]

1. d4 {Hecht} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 e6 8.
Qd2 exd5 9. cxd5 a6 10. Nge2 $5 (10. a4 h5 $6 11. Nge2 Nbd7 12. Nc1 Qc7 13. Be2
c4 14. O-O Rb8 15. Be3 b6 16. Rb1 b5 17. axb5 axb5 18. b4 Ne5 19. h3 Nh7 20.
Bd4 g5 21. Ra1 Bd7 22. Ra5 Ng6 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Qd4+ $14 {Kelecevic,N-Stummer,
A/Budapest Nuovo/1992/}) 10... Nbd7 (10... b5 11. a4 b4 12. Nd1 h6 13. Be3 Nbd7
14. Rc1 Nh7 $5 15. Nf2 Qh4 16. Nf4 Ne5 17. Be2 Bd7 18. b3 a5 19. O-O Rfe8 20.
N4d3 Nxd3 21. Nxd3 f5 22. Bf2 Qe7 23. e5 $5 Bxe5 24. Nxe5 Qxe5 25. Rfe1 $44 {
Galliamova,A-Peng Zhaoqin/Tilburg ctW/1994/}) 11. Ng3 b5 12. Be2 (12. a4 bxa4
$5 (12... b4 13. Nd1 $14) 13. Rxa4 Qb6 $132) 12... c4 (12... Re8 13. O-O Qe7
14. Bh6 $14 Bh8 $4 15. Nf5 $1 Qd8 16. Nxd6 $18 {Chernin,A-Yermolinsky,A/
Groningen PCA/1993/}) (12... b4 $5 13. Nd1 a5 14. O-O Ba6 15. Bxa6 Rxa6 16. Rc1
Re8 17. Bh6 Ra7 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Ne3 Nb6 20. b3 Kg8 21. Qb2 h5 22. Rfd1 Nh7
23. Ngf1 Qf6 24. Qxf6 Nxf6 25. Nd2 a4 26. Nec4 $14 {Dreev,A-Mecking,H/Tilburg/
1994/}) 13. O-O Nc5 $6 $146 (13... Re8 $5 14. Kh1 Qc7 15. Bh6 Bh8 16. Rac1 Nc5
17. Nd1 Qb6 18. Rc2 a5 19. Nf2 a4 20. Rb1 Nfd7 21. Be3 h5 22. Bf1 Qa5 23. Qd1
Ne5 24. h3 a3 $36 {Rajkovic,Du-Cvitan,O/JUG-chT/1989/}) 14. Kh1 (14. Bh6 $5 $14
) 14... Re8 15. Rab1 $1 {/\b4} Bd7 (15... b4 $2 16. Nd1 {><c4,b4}) 16. b4 cxb3
$8 (16... Nb7 17. Bd1 $5 $16 {/\Bc2,Nge2-d4,Rbe1,f4|^[+]}) 17. axb3 b4 18. Nd1
a5 19. Nf2 $14 Rc8 (19... Qb6 $6 {/\Bb5} 20. Qf4 $16) (19... Rb8 20. Nd3 Nxd3
21. Bxd3 Bb5 22. Bxb5 Rxb5 23. Ne2 $16 {/\Nd4,><c6}) 20. Nd3 Qe7 21. Nxc5 Rxc5
22. Rfc1 Rec8 23. Rxc5 Rxc5 24. Be3 Rc8 25. Ba6 Rb8 26. Bd3 h5 (26... Be8 $5
27. Ne2 (27. Rc1 a4 $132) 27... Nd7 $14) 27. Ne2 h4 28. Nd4 Qe8 (28... h3 29.
Nc6 Bxc6 30. dxc6 hxg2+ 31. Kxg2 $16) 29. Rc1 Rc8 (29... a4 30. bxa4 b3 (30...
Bxa4 31. Nc6 Bxc6 32. dxc6 b3 (32... Rc8 33. c7 Qd7 34. Qxb4 $18) 33. c7 Rc8
34. Ba6 Nxe4 (34... b2 35. Qxb2 Nd5 36. Qb7 $18) 35. fxe4 b2 36. Bxc8 $5
bxc1=Q+ 37. Qxc1 Qxc8 38. Bf4 $18) 31. Bb5 $16) 30. Rxc8 Qxc8 31. Qc2 $1 Qe8 (
31... Qxc2 32. Bxc2 $16 {׻,/\Nc6}) 32. Bc4 (32. Nc6 $2 Nxd5 $1 $19) 32... h3 (
32... a4 33. Nc6 $1 axb3 34. Bxb3 $16) (32... Kh7 33. Qf2 $16) 33. Nc6 $1 hxg2+
(33... Bxc6 34. dxc6 {/\} Qxc6 $4 35. Bxf7+ $18) 34. Kxg2 Nh5 35. Nxa5 Qe5 36.
Qd2 (36. Nc6 $6 Nf4+ $132) 36... Qa1 37. Nc6 Bc3 38. Qf2 Be1 39. Qf1 Qb2+ 40.
Qe2 Qa1 41. Bb5 Bh4 (41... Kh7 $5 $16) 42. Nd4 Bf6 $5 (42... Bc8 43. Nc2 Qc3
44. Qc4 $18) 43. Qd2 Bxb5 44. Nxb5 Bc3 45. Bd4 {><d6,b4} (45. Qf2 $5 $16) 45...
Bxd4 $8 (45... Bxd2 46. Bxa1 Bf4 47. Bd4 $18) 46. Nxd4 Nf4+ $1 47. Kf2 (47.
Qxf4 $6 Qxd4 48. Qxd6 Qd2+ 49. Kg3 Qg5+ $10) 47... g5 {/\Qh1} 48. Ne2 Qa7+ (
48... Nxe2 49. Kxe2 Qe5 50. Kd3 $18) 49. Kg3 (49. Qe3 $4 Nd3+) 49... Nxe2+ 50.
Qxe2 Qg1+ 51. Kh3 {Hecht: White is able to realize his material advantage,
altough his king is walking around in the open air.} Kg7 52. f4 $1 Qd4 (52...
gxf4 $2 53. Qg4+ Qxg4+ 54. Kxg4 $18) 53. Qf3 f5 $6 (53... Qc3 54. Qg3 $1 $18) (
53... gxf4 $142 $16) 54. exf5 gxf4 55. Kg4 Kf6 56. Qxf4 $18 Qd1+ (56... Qxd5
57. Qh6+ (57. Qg5+ {Hecht} Kf7 58. Qg6+ Kf8 59. Qf6+ $18 {exchaging Qs}) 57...
Ke5 58. Qe6+ $1 Qxe6 59. fxe6 Kxe6 60. Kf4 $18) 57. Qf3 Qg1+ 58. Kh3 Qg5 59.
Qe4 {/\Qe6} Qd2 $6 (59... Qxf5+ 60. Qxf5+ Kxf5 61. Kg3 Ke5 62. h4 $18) 60. Qe6+
Kg5 (60... Kg7 {Hecht} 61. f6+ Kg6 62. f7+ Kg7 63. Qxd6 Kxf7 64. Qe6+ Kg7 65.
d6 $18) 61. Qg6+ (61. Qg6+ Kf4 62. Qh6+) 1-0

[Event "Amsterdam Euwe Memorial"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1996.03.31"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1996.03.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 a6 (
7... e6 8. Nge2 h6 9. Be3 exd5 10. cxd5 a6 11. a4 Nbd7 12. Qd2 Nh7 13. Nf4 Ne5
14. Be2 Nf6 15. g4 Bd7 16. Ng2 h5 17. g5 Nh7 18. O-O b5 19. Kh1 Re8 20. Ra2 Rb8
21. axb5 axb5 22. b3 f6 23. gxf6 Qxf6 24. Ra6 $13 {Dao Thien Hai-Gdanski,J/
Budapest FS02 GM/1996/}) 8. a4 h6 9. Be3 e6 10. Qd2 exd5 11. cxd5 Re8 12. Nge2
Nbd7 (12... h5 13. Nf4 (13. Nc1 Nbd7 14. Nd3 Nh7 15. Be2 Ne5 16. Nf2 f5 17. O-O
Nf6 (17... h4 18. Kh1 Bd7 19. exf5 Bxf5 20. Nfe4 Rc8 21. Bh6 Bh8 22. g4 hxg3
23. Nxg3 Qd7 24. Nce4 Nf7 25. Bf4 Nf6 26. Bd3 Nxe4 27. fxe4 Bg4 28. Be2 Ne5 29.
Ra3 $13 {Fauland,A-Schumi,M/AUT-ch/1993/}) 18. exf5 Bxf5 19. h3 Qc7 20. g4 Bd7
21. g5 Nh7 22. f4 Nf7 23. Bd3 Nf8 24. Rae1 Qc8 25. Kg2 b6 26. Qc2 Bf5 $132 {
Bricard,E-Gschnitzer,O/Wildbad/1990/}) 13... Nbd7 14. Be2 Ne5 15. O-O Rb8 16.
Kh1 Bd7 17. Rfb1 b5 18. axb5 Bxb5 19. Nxb5 axb5 20. b3 Re7 21. Ra5 b4 22. Ra6
Reb7 23. Nd3 Nxd3 24. Bxd3 Ne8 25. f4 Nc7 26. Ra2 Nb5 27. Bxb5 Rxb5 28. Qd3 $14
{Milanovic,D-Matulovic,M/Pozarevac/1995/}) (12... Nh7 $5 13. Nf4 Nd7 14. Be2
Ne5 15. O-O Bd7 16. Rfb1 Rc8 17. a5 Nf6 18. b3 g5 19. Nd3 Nxd3 20. Bxd3 Nh5 21.
Ra2 f5 22. Bf2 Qf6 23. Na4 fxe4 24. Bxe4 Bf5 25. Bxf5 Qxf5 26. Qc2 Qf7 27. Nb6
Rcd8 28. b4 Bd4 29. Qc4 Nf4 $132 {1/2/Georgadze,Ta-Spraggett,K/Dortmund/1984/})
13. Nd1 $5 (13. Bxh6 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 Qh4+ 15. g3 Qxh6 16. Qxh6 Bxh6 17. Nxd6 Rd8
18. Nc4 (18. Bh3 f5 $44) 18... b5 (18... Rb8 $1 $44) 19. axb5 Bb7 20. bxa6 Bxd5
21. Nc3 Bxf3 22. Rg1 Nb8 23. Kf2 Bb7 24. a7 Na6 25. Bg2 $16 {Cebalo,M-Rogic,D/
CRO-Cup Pula/1995/}) (13. Ng3 $6 h5 14. Be2 (14. Bg5 Qa5 15. Ra3 Nh7 16. Be3 h4
17. Nge2 Ne5 18. Nc1 h3 19. Kf2 Qd8 20. g3 Qf6 21. Be2 Ng4+ 22. Ke1 Nxe3 23.
Qxe3 Qe7 24. Nb3 f5 25. Nd2 fxe4 26. Ndxe4 Bf5 $36 {Markmann,U-Hermesmann,H/2.
BLW 9293/1993/}) 14... h4 15. Nf1 Nh7 16. Bf2 Ne5 17. Ne3 Qg5 18. O-O f5 19.
Kh1 f4 20. Nc4 Nxc4 21. Bxc4 Be5 22. Qe1 Qh6 23. Bxh4 g5 24. Bf2 Nf6 25. g3 Kf7
26. h4 Rh8 27. Rg1 Nh5 $1 $40 {Novikov-Loginov /Volgodonsk otbor/1983/}) 13...
Ne5 14. Nec3 Nh5 $5 $146 (14... Bd7 15. Be2 Kh7 16. O-O Rb8 17. a5 b5 18. axb6
Rxb6 19. Nf2 (19. Rxa6 $5) 19... a5 $1 20. Ra2 Rb4 21. Rfa1 Qb6 22. Rxa5 Rxb2
23. Qc1 Rb8 24. Bd2 Qb3 25. R5a3 Qc2 26. Qxc2 Rxc2 27. R3a2 $10 {1/2/Lautier,
J-Kasparov,G/Horgen/1995/}) (14... Nh7 15. Be2 f5 16. O-O Nf7 17. Kh1 (17. Nf2
Bd7 18. Kh1 Rc8 19. Rac1 Nf6 20. exf5 Bxf5 21. Bd3 Bxd3 22. Qxd3 Ne5 23. Qc2
Kh7 24. Nh3 b5 25. axb5 axb5 26. Nf4 b4 27. Ne4 Nxe4 28. Qxe4 Qf6 29. Ne6 Qf5
$15 {Foisor,O-Cvitan,O/Tbilisi/1986/}) 17... Nf6 18. exf5 Bxf5 19. g4 Bd7 20.
Bf4 b5 21. Ne3 Qe7 22. Ncd1 bxa4 23. Bd3 Bb5 24. Rf2 g5 25. Bg3 Ne5 $13 {
1/2/Kelecevic,N-Zueger,B/Bad Ragaz/1994/}) 15. Bxh6 (15. Be2 f5 (15... Qh4+ 16.
g3 Nxg3 $2 17. Bf2 $18) 16. exf5 (16. Bxh6 Qh4+ 17. Nf2 (17. g3 Nxg3 18. Bg5
Qh5 $17) 17... Bxh6 18. Qxh6 f4 {[%cal Re8e7,Re7h7] /\Re7-h7-+} 19. g3 fxg3 20.
hxg3 Qxg3 21. O-O-O Qf4+ $15) 16... gxf5 17. O-O Qf6 $5 $13 {/\f4}) 15... Qh4+
16. Nf2 Bxh6 17. Qxh6 f5 {[%csl Rh6] ףh6} 18. Qd2 Rb8 19. Be2 f4 $44 {[%csl
Ge5,Gf4] Black has a strong bind on the black squares, controls e5 and has
attacking chances if White hides his K on the K-side. Therefore Lautier
launches a drwing combination.} 20. g3 $5 (20. O-O Re7 $44) 20... fxg3 21. hxg3
Qxg3 {[#]} 22. O-O-O $1 (22. Qh6 {Ftacnik} Rf8 $17) 22... Qxf2 (22... Qf4 23.
Nd3 $5 Nxd3+ 24. Bxd3 $132 {[%csl Rg6,Rg8][%cal Yc3e2] /\Ne2,><g6,Kg8}) 23. Qg5
Bg4 $5 (23... Qg3 $6 24. Rxh5 Qxg5+ 25. Rxg5 Rf8 26. Kd2 $1 {[%cal Rd2e3,Rf3f4]
/\Ke3,f4|^}) (23... Ng3 $6 24. Qf6 Nxh1 25. Rxh1 Nf7 (25... Qe3+ {Ftacnik} 26.
Kb1 Nf7 27. Qxg6+ Kf8 28. Rh7 Re7 (28... Qf4 29. Rxf7+ Qxf7 30. Qxd6+ Kg8 31.
Qxb8 $16) 29. Rxf7+ Rxf7 30. Qxd6+ Kg8 31. Qxb8 $16) 26. Qxg6+ Kf8 27. Rh7 Re7
28. Rxf7+ Rxf7 29. Qxd6+ Kg7 30. Qxb8 $16) (23... Kf7 24. Rxh5 gxh5 25. f4 $40)
(23... Ng7 24. Rdf1 (24. f4 Nf7 $17) (24. Rhf1 {Ftacnik} Nf7 (24... Qh2 25. Rh1
$10) 25. Qf4 Qg2 26. Rg1 Qh3 27. Rxg6 $40) 24... Qd4 (24... Nf7 25. Qxg6 Qe3+
26. Kb1 $44) 25. f4 Nd3+ 26. Bxd3 Qxd3 27. Qxg6 $40 {All alternatives to the
text move are extremely dangerous for Black, so Kasparov plays it safe.}) 24.
Rdf1 (24. fxg4 $2 Qf4+ 25. Qxf4 Nxf4 $17) 24... Qd4 25. Rd1 (25. fxg4 $2 Ng3
$17 {/\} 26. Qf6 $2 Nxh1 27. Rxh1 Nd3+ $19) 25... Qf2 (25... Qb4 {Ftacnik} 26.
fxg4 Ng3 27. Qf6 $18) 26. Rdf1 $10 Qd4 27. Rd1 Qf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ciocaltea Memorial"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1999.03.09"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Conquest, Stuart"]
[Black "Florean, Andrei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2488"]
[BlackElo "2459"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1999.03.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 d6 4. Nc3 g6 5. e4 Bg7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. Nge2 e6 8. O-O ({
In CBM 68 this dangerous line is thoroughly analysed, especially with the
immediate} 8. h3 exd5 9. cxd5 Na6 $6 10. O-O Rb8 11. Bg5 Nb4 12. Bb1 b5 13. f4
Qc7 14. Ng3 c4 15. Kh1 Na6 16. e5 Ne8 17. exd6 Nxd6 18. f5 Be5 19. Nce4 Nc5 20.
Nf6+ Bxf6 21. Bxf6 Ne8 22. Bg5 Qe5 23. Qd2 Rb7 24. Bf4 Qf6 25. Bh6 $18 {
->,Gabriel,C-Bangiev,A/Bremen GER-ch/1998/}) 8... exd5 9. cxd5 a6 {It's not
clear what Black's best method of counterplay should be.} (9... b6 10. a4 Ba6 (
10... Na6 11. Bg5 (11. h3 Nb4 12. Bc4 $5 Ba6 13. Bxa6 Nxa6 14. Bg5 h6 15. Be3
Nb4 16. Qd2 Re8 17. f3 h5 18. Rad1 Nd7 19. Bg5 Qc7 20. Bh6 Bh8 21. f4 c4 22. e5
Qc5+ 23. Kh1 Nd3 24. Ne4 Qxd5 25. Nxd6 Red8 26. Nc3 Qc6 27. b3 N7xe5 28. fxe5
Nxe5 29. bxc4 Nxc4 30. Qf4 $1 $18 {Wilder,M-Hamilton,R/Saint John/1988/}) 11...
Nb4 12. Bc4 $1 {Here the B is better placed, than on b1, it stops <<
counterplay by Black.} a6 13. Qd2 Qe8 14. Ng3 Ng4 15. Be2 f6 16. Bf4 Ne5 17.
Be3 Bd7 18. f4 Nf7 19. f5 $1 Ne5 20. h4 Rb8 21. Bf4 c4 22. fxg6 hxg6 23. h5 g5
24. Bxe5 Qxe5 25. Nf5 Rbc8 26. h6 $16 {Seirawan,Y-Fedorowicz,J/Estes Park
USA-ch/1987/}) 11. Nb5 $1 {is a very effective idea of one of the lines main
exponents Knaak:} Nbd7 12. Nec3 Qe7 13. Re1 Ne5 14. Be2 Ne8 15. f4 Nd7 16. Bf3
Bxb5 17. axb5 Bd4+ 18. Be3 Bxe3+ 19. Rxe3 g5 20. g3 gxf4 21. gxf4 Qh4 22. Bg4
Qe7 23. Qc2 Ng7 24. Kh1 Kh8 25. e5 Rfd8 26. Rg1 $16 {->,Knaak,R-Suetin,A/Sochi/
1980/}) 10. a4 Qc7 {This often only transposes into the main line, which is
however very dangerous for Black:} (10... Nbd7 11. h3 Qc7 12. f4 Re8 13. Ng3 c4
14. Bc2 Rb8 15. Be3 Nc5 16. Bd4 b5 17. axb5 axb5 18. f5 $1 (18. e5 dxe5 19.
fxe5 Rxe5 20. Qf3 Rg5 $13) 18... g5 19. Qc1 h6 20. h4 b4 21. hxg5 bxc3 {
Knaak,R-Bangiev,A/Bremen GER-ch/1998/} 22. gxf6 cxb2 23. Bxb2 Qb6 24. Qd1 $1
$16 {Knaak}) 11. Kh1 ({In our game White tries to do without h3, but the text
is a rather less useful move than} 11. h3 $142 {-see above.}) (11. Ng3 Nbd7 12.
Qe2 (12. f4 c4 13. Bc2 Rb8 14. Be3 b5 15. axb5 axb5 16. Ra7 (16. h3 b4 17. Nce2
Nc5 18. Nd4 Bb7 19. Qf3 Nfd7 20. Rad1 b3 21. Bb1 Na4 22. Rf2 Ba6 $6 23. e5 dxe5
24. Nc6 $36 {Hess,R-Danner,G/Reggio Emilia/1979/}) 16... Qd8 17. h3 Nb6 18. Qf3
b4 19. Nce2 Rb7 20. Rfa1 Qc7 21. R7a5 Re8 22. Nd4 h5 23. Nge2 Bd7 24. e5 Nfxd5
25. Rxd5 Nxd5 26. Qxd5 dxe5 27. Bxg6 Bc8 28. Nb5 Rxb5 29. Qxb5 Bd7 30. Qd5 Be6
$11 {Ek,H-Jansson,B/Bollnas/1973/}) (12. Kh1 Rb8 13. Qe2 Re8 14. f4 Nb6 15. f5
c4 16. Bb1 Nbxd5 17. Qf3 Nxc3 18. bxc3 b5 19. Bg5 Rf8 20. h4 b4 21. Ra2 bxc3
22. Raf2 Rb2 23. Bc2 Bb7 24. h5 $13 {/=/+,Gereben,E-Bilek,I/Bordeaux/1964/})
12... Re8 13. f4 c4 $5 14. Bxc4 Nc5 15. e5 dxe5 16. f5 e4 17. Bg5 Qe5 18. Bf4
Qe7 19. d6 Qd8 20. Bxf7+ Kxf7 21. Qc4+ Ne6 22. fxe6+ Bxe6 23. Qd4 Rc8 24. Be5
Rc4 25. Qa7 Kg8 26. Qxb7 Bc8 $132 27. Qb3 Be6 28. Qb7 Bc8 29. Qb3 Be6 30. Qb7 {
1/2,Bilek,I-Stein,L/Amsterdam izt/1964/}) 11... Nbd7 12. f4 Re8 13. Ng3 c4 14.
Bc2 b6 (14... Rb8 15. a5 $5 $14) (14... Nc5 $5 15. Qe2 (15. Be3 Ncxe4 16. Ncxe4
Nxe4 17. Nxe4 f5 $15) 15... Bd7 16. Qxc4 b5 $132) 15. e5 $5 {A brave decision.}
({White goes for it, although he is better after} 15. Be3 $14 {[%csl Gd5,Ge4,
Gf4] |^,[+]}) 15... dxe5 16. f5 (16. d6 Qc6 17. f5 (17. Nge4 exf4 $17) 17...
Bb7 18. Nce4 $44 {/\ is similar to the game.} Nc5 $2 19. fxg6 hxg6 20. Rxf6 $18
) 16... Bb7 (16... e4 $5 17. Ngxe4 Nxe4 18. Nxe4 Qe5 19. Bf4 Qxb2 20. Rb1 $13)
17. Bg5 b5 $5 {/\b4} 18. d6 $1 (18. axb5 axb5 19. Nxb5 Qc5 $17) 18... Qc6 19.
Nce4 Nd5 (19... Nxe4 20. Bxe4 Qc8 21. Qf3 $36) 20. Qg4 (20. Qf3 Nb4 21. fxg6
fxg6 22. Qf7+ Kh8 $17) 20... Nb4 (20... N7f6 21. Qh4 Nxe4 22. Nxe4 $40) 21. Bd1
Nd3 (21... f6 $2 22. Bd2 $1 $40 (22. fxg6 $2 fxg5 (22... hxg6 23. Bh6 $1 $16)
23. gxh7+ Kh8 24. Rf7 Rf8 $5 {/\} 25. Rxd7 Qxe4 $19)) 22. Bf3 Qc8 23. Qh4 N3c5
24. f6 $6 {This pawn will cause White more trouble, than Black.} (24. Be7 $5
$36) 24... Nxe4 25. Bxe4 Bh8 $1 {[%csl Rf6] [],><f6} (25... Bf8 26. Nf5 $1 (26.
Bxb7 Qxb7 27. Ne4 h5 $13) 26... Bxe4 (26... gxf5 27. Bxf5 h6 28. Bxh6 $18) 27.
Nh6+ Kh8 28. Nxf7+ Kg8 29. Nh6+ Kh8 (29... Bxh6 30. f7+ $18) 30. Qxe4 $16 {/+-}
) 26. Ra3 {Despite it's cramped appearance it's not easy to break Black's
position.} (26. Nf5 Bxe4 (26... gxf5 27. Bxf5 $18) 27. Nh6+ (27. Ne7+ Rxe7 28.
fxe7 Qc6 $17) 27... Kf8 28. Qxe4 Re6 $5 $132) 26... Re6 27. Bxb7 Qxb7 28. Ne4 (
28. Nf5 gxf5 29. Rg3 Nf8 $19) 28... Qd5 29. Rh3 (29. Qh6 Qxe4 30. Rh3 Nxf6 31.
Bxf6 Bxf6 32. Qxh7+ Kf8 $19) 29... h5 $17 30. Rg3 (30. Re1 {/\g4} Nc5 31. Nxc5
Qxc5 32. g4 Qd5+ 33. Kg1 Qd4+ $19) 30... b4 31. Be3 c3 $1 32. bxc3 b3 33. Bc1 (
33. h3 $5 b2 $17) 33... Nxf6 $1 $19 34. Nxf6+ Bxf6 35. Qxh5 (35. Rxf6 Qd1+ $19)
35... Bg7 (35... Qxd6 $142 $19 {/\} 36. Rxg6+ fxg6 37. Qxg6+ Bg7 38. Qf7+ Kh8
39. Qh5+ Bh6) 36. Qh4 Qxd6 (36... Rf6 37. Rg1 Rf5 38. c4 $1 Qb7 39. Bb2 $132)
37. Rh3 Rf6 38. Rg1 Rb8 39. Bh6 $2 (39. Bg5 Re6 $17 (39... Rf5 $4 40. Be7 $18)
(39... b2 $5 40. Bxf6 Bxf6 (40... b1=Q $4 41. Qh8+ $18) 41. Qh7+ Kf8 42. Rb1
Ke7 43. Qh6 Rd8 $17)) 39... Rf5 40. Bg5 (40. Bxg7 Rh5 41. Bxe5 Qxe5 $19) 40...
f6 $2 (40... b2 $1 41. Rb1 (41. Be7 Qxe7 42. Qxe7 b1=Q $19) 41... Rf1+ 42. Rxf1
b1=Q 43. Qh7+ Kf8 44. Rhf3 f5 $19) 41. Qh7+ Kf8 (41... Kf7 $5 42. Bh6 b2 43.
Qxg7+ (43. Bxg7 b1=Q $19 {/\Qg1!}) 43... Ke6 44. Rb1 g5 $1 {/\} 45. Re3 Qd2 46.
Qa7 Qc1+ 47. Re1 Qxe1+ 48. Rxe1 b1=Q $19) 42. Bh6 Bxh6 $17 (42... Bxh6 43. Rxh6
(43. Qxh6+ Kf7 44. Qh7+ Ke6 $17) 43... Rh5 $5 (43... b2 $2 44. Rxg6 $13) 44.
Qxg6 (44. Qh8+ Ke7 45. Qg7+ Ke6 $17 {/\} 46. Rf1 Rf5 $19) 44... Rxh6 45. Qxh6+
Ke7 $17 {[%csl Gb3] o^b3}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.10"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khenkin, Igor"]
[Black "Reinderman, Dimitri"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2609"]
[BlackElo "2539"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[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 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Ng3
exd5 9. cxd5 Nh5 $5 {This dynamic move first appeared on the scene some 3
years ago and even further practice and improvements from both sides have
shown it's viability for Black. It starts a clash, typical for modern chess in
general-active piece play versus sound pawn structure.} 10. Nxh5 gxh5 11. Bd3 (
11. Bf4 $5 f5 12. Qd2 Qf6 13. Bg5 Qg6 14. Bd3 Na6 (14... fxe4 $5 15. Nxe4 Bf5
16. O-O Nd7 $132) 15. O-O (15. O-O-O Bd7 16. g4 hxg4 17. fxg4 fxg4 18. h3 g3
19. Rhg1 Be5 20. Ne2 Nb4 21. Bb1 Rf2 22. Be3 Raf8 $1 23. a3 Na6 24. Bxf2 Rxf2
$17 {Harakis,A-Buckley,G/London/2000/}) 15... Bd7 16. Rae1 Rf7 (16... Rae8 $142
$14) 17. exf5 Bxf5 18. Re6 Bf6 19. Rxf6 Rxf6 20. Bxa6 bxa6 21. Bxf6 Qxf6 22.
Ne4 Bxe4 23. fxe4 Qd4+ 24. Qxd4 cxd4 25. Rd1 $16 {[%csl Ra6,Rd4,Rd6,Rh5] Ward,
C-Buckley,G/BCF-ch Millfield/2000/ In the _|_ Black's ruined P finally begin
to tell.}) 11... f5 (11... Nd7 12. f4 f5 13. O-O (13. exf5 $5 Re8+ 14. Kf1 $14)
13... Nf6 14. h3 $6 fxe4 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Qf6 17. Kh1 Bf5 18. Bxf5 Qxf5
19. Be3 Rae8 20. Bg1 Re4 21. Rb1 h4 $17 {[%cal Ge8e1,Gh8a1] <->e,/^a1-h8,
Agrest,E-Kazhgaleyev,M/Nice/2000/}) 12. O-O Nd7 (12... f4 $143 $6 13. Ne2 Be5
14. g3 $1 {Black's << pieces are unprepared for the opening of the position.}
fxg3 15. hxg3 Bh3 16. Rf2 h4 17. Rh2 Qc8 18. Nf4 c4 (18... hxg3 19. Rxh3 Bxf4
20. Rh4 $32 {->}) 19. Rxh3 Rxf4 20. Bf1 Rf7 21. f4 Bf6 22. Qc2 Rg7 23. Be3 hxg3
24. Rh6 Qd8 25. Bh3 Nd7 26. Be6+ Kh8 27. Kg2 Nf8 28. Rah1 $40 {Narciso Dublan,
M-Herraiz Lopez,H/Barcelona/2000/}) (12... Na6 13. a3 Bd7 14. Kh1 $5 (14. Qc2
Qf6 15. Kh1 Rac8 16. Be3 c4 17. Be2 b5 18. Bxa7 Nc5 19. Rad1 {Chernin,A-Glek,I/
BL2W 9899/1998/} f4 $1 $44) 14... f4 $6 {Again premature.} (14... Qf6 $142 $13)
15. Ne2 Be5 16. g3 fxg3 17. Nxg3 Qh4 18. f4 Bxf4 19. Bxf4 Rxf4 20. Rxf4 Qxf4
21. Nxh5 Qe5 22. Qf3 Kh8 23. Rf1 h6 24. Qf7 {1-0,Khenkin,I-Fishbein,A/New York
op/2000/}) 13. Bc2 (13. Ne2 c4 $5 14. Bc2 $13 {1/2,Dreev,A-Bologan,V/Beijing/
2000/} (14. Bxc4 fxe4 $44)) 13... Ne5 14. Ne2 Ng6 $5 {A more recent move, but
also interesting is the tactical sortie} (14... Qh4 15. f4 Nc4 16. Ng3 Nxb2 17.
Qe2 Qg4 18. Rf3 h4 19. e5 dxe5 20. h3 Qg6 21. fxe5 Nc4 $1 22. Qxc4 Bxe5 23. Rb1
Bxg3 24. Bf4 {Dreev,A-Peng Xiaomin/Beijing/2000/} Bxf4 25. Rxf4 Qd6 $13) 15.
exf5 (15. Ng3 fxe4 (15... f4 16. Nxh5 Be5 (16... Bd4+ 17. Kh1 Qh4 18. Nxf4 Nxf4
19. g3 $16) 17. g4 $14) 16. Bxe4 h4 $13) 15... Bxf5 16. Bxf5 Rxf5 17. Ng3 Rf7
18. Nxh5 Bd4+ 19. Kh1 Qh4 20. f4 Re8 $44 21. Bd2 Bxb2 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (21...
Ne5 22. Be1 Qg4 23. Bc3 Bxc3 24. bxc3 Ref8 25. Re1 Qxd1 26. Raxd1 Ng4 27. Kg1
Rf5 28. h3 Rxh5 29. hxg4 Rh4 30. g3 Rxg4 31. Kf2 $14 {Elsness,F-Trygstad,K/
Gausdal/2001/}) 22. Rb1 Bd4 23. Rb3 Qe7 24. Ng3 $13 (24. f5 $2 Qe2 $1 25. Ng3
Qxd1 26. Rxd1 Nh4 27. Rf1 Re5 $17) (24. Ng3 Qd7 {[%cal Yb7b5] /\b5} (24... c4
25. Rb4 Rc8 26. Qc2 $36 {[%cal Rb4c4,Yg3f5] /\Rc4,Nf5}) (24... Qh4 25. Qb1 $1
$16) 25. Qh5 (25. f5 Ne7 (25... Ne5 26. Qh5 (26. Ne2 Rxf5 27. Rxf5 Qxf5 28.
Nxd4 cxd4 29. Rxb7 Nd3 30. Qf3 Qxf3 31. gxf3 Ne1 $11) 26... Nc4 27. Bh6 $13)
26. Qf3 Bg7 $1 $15 {[%cal Re8f8] /\Ref8}) 25... b5 26. Rbf3 $13) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tan Chin Nam Cup 7th"]
[Site "Shanghai"]
[Date "2001.07.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2642"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2001.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 (6. Be3 c5 7. Nge2 Nc6
8. d5 Ne5 9. Ng3 e6 10. Be2 exd5 11. cxd5 a6 12. a4 h5 13. h3 Nh7 14. Nf1 f5 $6
15. f4 Nf7 16. exf5 gxf5 17. Bxh5 Re8 18. Kf2 Bd7 19. g4 fxg4 20. hxg4 Nf6 21.
g5 Nxh5 22. Qxh5 $18 {Bu Xiangzhi-Smirnov,P/Shanghai Summit/2001/}) 6... c5 7.
d5 e6 8. Ng3 exd5 9. cxd5 h5 ({The sharpest and most topical continuation in
this line is} 9... Nh5 $5 10. Nxh5 gxh5 11. Be3 f5 12. Qd2 Qf6 13. Bg5 Qg6 14.
Bd3 Na6 15. O-O Bd7 16. Rae1 Rae8 $13 17. Nb5 $2 fxe4 18. fxe4 Nb4 19. Rxf8+
Rxf8 20. Bc4 Bxb5 21. Bxb5 Nc2 $1 22. Rf1 Bd4+ 23. Kh1 Rxf1+ 24. Bxf1 Qxe4 $17
{Hermansson,E-Wedberg,T/Hasselbacken/2001/}) (9... a6 10. a4 Nbd7 11. Be2 Re8
12. O-O h5 13. Bg5 Qa5 14. f4 Nh7 15. Bh4 Qb4 16. Qc2 Bf6 17. Bxf6 Ndxf6 18.
Bf3 h4 19. Nge2 h3 20. Ng3 Ng4 21. Bxg4 Bxg4 22. Kh1 Qd4 23. e5 dxe5 24. f5 e4
$1 25. fxg6 fxg6 26. Ncxe4 Bf5 $1 27. Nxf5 Qxe4 $11 {Conquest,S-Apicella,M/
Clichy/2001/}) 10. Be2 ({Two rounds later Dreev without success deviated with} 
10. Bg5 Qb6 11. Qb3 Qc7 12. Be2 a6 13. O-O Nh7 14. Be3 h4 $1 $146 (14... Qe7
15. f4 h4 16. Nh1 b5 17. Nf2 Nd7 18. Bf3 g5 19. Ne2 f5 20. h3 gxf4 21. Nxf4 Ne5
22. Kh1 Ng5 23. Nh5 Bh8 24. Be2 Bd7 25. Qc2 Ng6 26. Qd2 Nxe4 27. Nxe4 fxe4 28.
Bh6 Rxf1+ 29. Rxf1 Kh7 30. Bg5 e3 31. Bxe3 Rf8 $132 {Dreev,A-Tkachiev,V/Cap
d'Agde/2000/}) 15. Nh1 f5 16. exf5 Bxf5 17. Bf2 (17. Nf2 $142 $13) 17... g5 18.
f4 gxf4 19. Bxh4 Bd4+ 20. Nf2 Nd7 21. Kh1 Ne5 22. Nfe4 Ng6 23. Bf2 Rae8 24. Bf3
Ne5 25. Qd1 Nxf3 26. Qxf3 b5 $15 27. Rae1 $2 b4 28. Bxd4 cxd4 29. Nd1 Bxe4 30.
Rxe4 Ng5 $19 {Dreev,A-Bologan,V/Shanghai/2001/}) 10... h4 (10... Nh7 11. Be3 a6
12. a4 h4 13. Nf1 Nd7 $1 (13... f5 14. exf5 gxf5 (14... Bxf5 $5 $13 {leads to
our game with the extra a4 and a6 moves.}) 15. Bf4 Nd7 16. Bxd6 Re8 17. Qd2 Ne5
18. Bxc5 h3 19. Kf2 hxg2 20. Kxg2 f4 {Dreev,A-Topalov,V/FIDE WCh New Delhi/
2000/} 21. Rg1 $1 Ng5 22. Kh1 $16) 14. Nd2 f5 15. exf5 gxf5 16. f4 Ndf6 17. h3
Qe7 18. Kf2 Re8 19. Nc4 Rb8 20. a5 b5 $1 $132 {Kortschnoj,V-Xie Jun/Roquebrune/
1998/}) 11. Nf1 Nh7 (11... Nh5 $143 12. g4 $1 $40) 12. Be3 f5 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (
12... a6 $142 13. a4 Nd7 {-10...Nh7}) 13. exf5 Bxf5 (13... gxf5 14. Bf4 $36)
14. Bf2 b5 {Black plays actively, but now White practically by force exchanges
the Bf5 and the light squares will become vulnerable.} (14... g5 15. Ne3 Bg6
16. Bd3 {[%cal Rb1h7] ג b1-h7}) 15. a3 (15. Bxb5 Qa5 16. Be2 (16. Qb3 Nd7 $44)
16... Bxc3+ 17. bxc3 Qxc3+ 18. Nd2 h3 $13) 15... a6 16. Ne3 Nd7 (16... Bd7 17.
Qc2 $36) (16... Qg5 17. O-O $14) 17. g4 $1 $14 {[%csl Rg8][%mdl 4] By delaying
castling White can realize one of the ideas of this line-a >> counterattack
after Black has advanced his f and hP an weakened his K.} (17. Nxf5 gxf5 18.
O-O f4 $13) 17... hxg3 18. hxg3 c4 (18... Ne5 19. f4 Nd7 20. Nxf5 $16) (18...
Nb6 $5 19. Nxf5 (19. g4 Bd7 20. Qd3 Qf6 $132) 19... Rxf5 20. Bd3 Bxc3+ 21. bxc3
Rxd5 22. Qc2 $44) 19. Nxf5 (19. g4 $6 Bd3 20. Bxd3 cxd3 $15) 19... gxf5 (19...
Rxf5 20. f4 {/\Bg4|^}) 20. Kf1 Qf6 21. f4 $36 {A tactical mistake.} Rac8 $2 (
21... Rfe8 22. Qc2 {[%cal Rh1h5,Rg3g4] /\Rh5,g4} Nc5 23. Bxc5 dxc5 24. Rh5 $16)
(21... Rf7 $142 $14) 22. Bxc4 $1 {[%mdl 64]} bxc4 (22... Qg6 23. Be2 $16) 23.
Qh5 Rb8 24. Re1 $1 $16 {White is in no hurry to regain the N and plays for the
->.} (24. Qxh7+ Kf7 25. Rh5 Rh8 26. Qxf5 Qxf5 27. Rxf5+ Kg8 28. Ra2 Rh1+ 29.
Kg2 Rc1 $16 {<=>}) 24... Rxb2 25. Qxh7+ Kf7 26. Qh5+ Kg8 (26... Qg6 $2 27. Re7+
$18) 27. Nd1 $1 Rd2 28. Ne3 Rf7 $6 (28... c3 $142 {was Black's best chance.
Although White's attack is strong, the o^ still gives him some chances.} 29. g4
$5 (29. Qh7+ Kf7 30. Qxf5 (30. Nxf5 Rh8 31. Re7+ Kf8 32. Re8+ Kxe8 33. Nxg7+
Qxg7 34. Qxh8+ Qxh8 35. Rxh8+ Ke7 $44) 30... Qxf5 31. Nxf5 c2 32. g4 $5 Bc3
$142 $5 $14 (32... Rd1 33. Kg2 Rxe1 (33... c1=Q $2 34. Re7+ Kf6 35. Bh4+ Kg6
36. Rxg7#) 34. Rxe1 Bb2 35. Be3 $16)) 29... fxg4 30. Qh7+ Kf7 31. Nxg4 Rxf2+ $8
(31... Qxf4 $2 32. Nh6+ $18) 32. Nxf2 Rh8 33. Qe4 $16) 29. Nxc4 Rxd5 30. Qf3
Rb5 $8 31. Rd1 (31. a4 $1 Rb4 32. Qd5 $18 {was more convincing, the Pd6 is
defenceless:} Bf8 $2 33. Bd4) 31... d5 $5 32. a4 (32. Rxd5 $2 Qc6 33. Ne3 Bd4
$132) 32... dxc4 33. axb5 axb5 34. Qb7 Qe6 35. Re1 $1 (35. Qxb5 Qe4 36. Kg1 $18
{was also sufficient, but the text is more accurate.}) 35... Qd6 36. Qxb5 c3 (
36... Qd3+ 37. Kg2 Nf6 38. Rc1 $18 {loses Black's last trump.}) 37. Qc4 $18 Nf6
(37... Nf8 38. Kg2 $18) 38. Qc8+ Rf8 39. Qxf5 Qa6+ 40. Kg1 Rc8 41. Qc2 (41. Bd4
$142 $1 {/\} c2 42. Bxf6 Bxf6 43. Qg6+ Kf8 44. Rh8+ Bxh8 45. Qxa6 $18) 41...
Qc6 42. Bd4 Qd5 {Loses immediately, but} (42... Qd6 $142 {only slightly
postpones the inevitable.}) 43. Bxf6 Bxf6 44. Qg6+ Bg7 45. Re8+ Rxe8 46. Qxe8+
Bf8 47. Qg6+ Bg7 48. Qe8+ Bf8 49. Rh5 Qd4+ ({The checks end after} 49... Qd1+
50. Kh2 Qd2+ 51. Kh3 $18) 50. Kg2 (50. Kg2 Qf6 51. Rg5+ Kh7 52. Qe4+ Kh8 (52...
Kh6 53. g4 Bd6 54. Qd3 Bxf4 55. Qh3+ $1 Kxg5 56. Qh5#) 53. Rf5 Qe7 54. Rh5+ Kg8
55. Qd5+ Qf7 (55... Kg7 56. Rg5+ $18) 56. Rh8+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Donner Memorial"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1996.08.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1996.08.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Hecht} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 e6 8.
Qd2 exd5 9. cxd5 h6 $5 (9... Re8 {is the normal move.}) 10. Bxh6 {By accurate
play Black manages to equalize, if White accepts the sacrificed pawn.} (10. Bf4
$5 h5 11. Bd3 a6 12. a4 Nh7 13. Nge2 g5 14. Be3 Nd7 15. Ng3 h4 16. Nf5 Ne5 17.
Nxg7 Kxg7 18. O-O Bd7 19. Be2 Qe7 20. f4 gxf4 21. Bxf4 Kh8 22. Kh1 Ng6 23. Bh5
h3 24. gxh3 Bxh3 25. Rg1 Qf6 26. Bh6 $36 {Lautier,J-Polgar,J/Monaco bl/1995/})
10... Nxe4 11. Nxe4 Qh4+ 12. g3 Qxh6 13. Qxh6 Bxh6 14. Nxd6 {Although White
took the important d6-pawn, he also lost the e4-pawn and the d5-pawn is rather
weak. With the open center Black's lead in development gives him sufficient
counterchances.} Nd7 (14... Rd8 15. Nxc8 Rxc8 16. f4 Nd7 17. O-O-O Rd8 18. Nh3
c4 19. Bg2 Nc5 20. Kc2 Bg7 21. f5 $6 (21. Nf2 $14) 21... Nd3 22. fxg6 fxg6 23.
Rxd3 cxd3+ 24. Kxd3 Rd6 25. Re1 Bxb2 26. Re7 Rb8 $17 {Gual,A-Markowski,T/
London Lloyds/1994/}) 15. f4 Nf6 (15... Nb6 16. O-O-O Rd8 17. Nxc8 Raxc8 18.
Bh3 f5 19. Nf3 $1 Nxd5 20. Rhe1 Bg7 21. Bf1 Nb6 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Re6 c4 24.
Rxg6 $16 {Berg,K-Onoprienko,V/Groningen op/1994/}) 16. O-O-O Rd8 $146 (16...
Bg4 $5 17. Be2 b6 18. Bxg4 Nxg4 19. Nh3 Rad8 20. Ne4 (20. Nc4 $142 $5) 20...
Bg7 21. Nc3 Bd4 22. Rhe1 Nxh2 23. Re7 Ng4 24. Rxa7 Ne3 25. Rh1 Bxc3 26. bxc3
Nxd5 27. Kb2 Rde8 $40 {Kutirov,R-Smirin,I/Struga zt /1995/}) 17. Nxc8 Raxc8 18.
Bg2 (18. d6 Ne4 $36) 18... Ng4 19. Bh3 (19. Rd2 c4 (19... Ne3 20. Bf3 c4 21.
Ne2 $14) 20. Ne2 (20. Nf3 c3 21. bxc3 Rxc3+ 22. Kb1 Ne3 $36) 20... Nf2 21. Rf1
Nd3+ $44) (19. Nh3 $6 Ne3 20. Rd2 c4 $5 $36 (20... Nxg2 $15)) 19... Nf2 $1 20.
Bxc8 Nxd1 21. Kxd1 $8 (21. Bxb7 $4 Nf2) 21... Rxc8 $32 {Black exchanges his
strong B and takes back the pawn with equality.} 22. Ne2 Rd8 23. Nc3 Bg7 $10
24. Kc2 Bxc3 25. bxc3 (25. Kxc3 Rxd5 $10) 25... Rxd5 26. a4 g5 27. Rd1 $5 (27.
fxg5 Rxg5 28. Rd1 c4 (28... Rf5 29. Rd7 Rf2+ 30. Kb3 $14) 29. Rd4 (29. Rd7 Ra5
$10) 29... Rc5 $10) 27... Rxd1 28. Kxd1 {An interesting pawn endgame, in which
Black draws by careful defence.  [#] Hecht: Teilblockierte Mehrheiten,
entfernter Freibauer, Opposition} g4 $1 (28... gxf4 $2 29. gxf4 b6 30. Ke2 (30.
Kc2 {Hecht} a6 31. c4 (31. Kd3 b5 32. axb5 axb5 33. Ke4 Kg7 34. Kd5 b4 35. cxb4
cxb4 36. Kc4 Kg6 37. Kxb4 Kf5 $10) 31... Kg7 (31... f5 32. a5 bxa5 33. Kb3 Kg7
34. Ka4 Kh6 35. Kxa5 Kh5 36. Kb6 Kg4 37. Kxc5 Kxf4 38. Kd4 Kg5 39. c5 Kf6 40.
c6 Ke7 41. c7 Kd7 42. h4 $18 {Dringende Bitte um prüfende Analyse!}) 32. Kd3 f5
33. Ke3 Kg6 34. Kf3 Kh5 35. Kg3 Kg6 36. Kh4 Kh6 $10) 30... a6 31. c4 $18) 29.
Ke2 a6 (29... b6 {Hecht} 30. Kd3 a6 31. Kc4 $18) 30. Kd3 (30. a5 $2 Kf8 31. Kd3
Ke7 32. Ke4 (32. Kc4 Kd6 33. f5 (33. Kd3 Kc6 34. Kc4 f5) 33... f6 34. Kd3 Kd5
35. c4+ Ke5 $19) 32... Kd6 33. Kf5 b5 $1 34. axb6 a5 35. Ke4 $8 Kc6 (35... a4 {
Hecht} 36. Kd3 Kc6 37. Kc2 Kxb6 38. Kb2 (38. c4 Ka5 39. Kc3 f5 $19) 38... Kb5
39. Ka3 Kc4 40. Kxa4 Kxc3 41. Kb5 c4 42. Kc5 Kd3 43. Kd6 c3 $19) 36. Kd3 Kxb6
37. Kc2 (37. c4 a4 38. Kc3 Ka5 $19) 37... Kb5 38. Kb3 a4+ $19) 30... b5 $1 $8 (
30... Kf8 $2 31. Kc4 b6 32. Kd5 $18) 31. axb5 axb5 32. Ke4 Kf8 33. Kd5 b4 $8
34. cxb4 cxb4 35. Kc4 Ke7 36. Kxb4 Kd6 37. Kc4 f6 $1 38. Kd4 $8 f5 $10 39. Ke3
Ke7 (39... Kd5 40. Kf2 Ke6 $1 41. Kg2 Kf6 42. h4 gxh3+ 43. Kxh3 Kg6 $10) 40.
Kf2 (40. Kd3 Kd7 $10) 40... Kf6 41. Kf1 Kf7 42. Kg2 Kg6 43. h4 (43. Kf2 Kf6 $10
) 43... gxh3+ 44. Kxh3 Kh5 45. g4+ (45. Kg2 Kg6 $8 (45... Kg4 $2 46. Kf2 Kh5
47. Kf3 Kg6 48. Ke3 Kf6 49. Kd4 Ke6 50. Kc5 $18) 46. Kf3 Kf6 47. Ke3 Ke6 48.
Kd4 Kd6 $10) 45... fxg4+ 46. Kg3 Kg6 47. Kxg4 Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch51"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.07.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Shcherbakov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 e6 (2... c5 3. d5 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e4 d6 6. Nge2 O-O 7. Ng3 e6
8. Be2 exd5 9. cxd5 b6 $6 10. O-O Ba6 11. Bg5 Re8 12. f4 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 h6 14.
Bxf6 Bxf6 15. e5 $1 dxe5 16. Nge4 Bg7 17. f5 $40 {Rowson,J-Bates,R/4NCL/1998/
A positional sacrifice, typical for the Benoni and especially this line.}) 3.
Nc3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Nge2 h5 $5 $146 ({Black obviously
wants to avoid the line} 7... Bg7 8. Ng3 O-O ({The closest example to our game
seems to be} 8... h5 $5 9. Be2 a6 10. a4 Ng4 $5 11. O-O $2 Qh4 12. h3 Nxf2 $1
13. Rxf2 Qxg3 14. Rf3 Qh4 15. Be3 O-O 16. Qd2 Qe7 17. Bg5 Qe5 18. Kh1 Nd7 19.
Raf1 Qe8 20. Bh6 Ne5 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Rf6 Qd8 23. Qg5 Rh8 24. Bxh5 Bf5 25.
R6xf5 Qxg5 26. Rxg5 Rxh5 27. Rxh5 gxh5 28. Kh2 c4 29. Rf5 Kg6 30. Ne2 Nd3 $17 {
Dolinsky,B-Osadchenko,A/Moscow-chop/1995/}) 9. Be2 a6 10. a4 Re8 11. O-O Nbd7
12. Bf4 (12. a5 b5 13. axb6 Qxb6 14. Bd2 Ne5 15. Nb5 c4 16. Na3 Qxb2 17. Bxc4
Bg4 18. Qe1 Nxe4 19. Ra2 Nxd2 20. Qxd2 Qxd2 21. Rxd2 Nxc4 22. Nxc4 Bf8 23. f3
Bd7 24. Ne4 Kg7 25. Rc1 Rec8 26. Rdc2 Ba4 27. Rc3 Bb5 28. Nexd6 {1/2,Mortensen,
J-Mortensen,H/Copenhagen Politiken/1998/}) 12... Ne5 13. Qd2 h5 14. Bg5 Qc7 15.
f4 Ned7 16. e5 dxe5 17. f5 e4 18. d6 Qb6 19. fxg6 fxg6 20. Bxf6 Nxf6 21. Qg5
Qxd6 22. Qxg6 Qd4+ 23. Kh1 Be6 24. Nf5 Bxf5 25. Rxf5 Rf8 26. Rd1 Qe3 27. Rg5 {
1-0,Jakab,A-Parkanyi,A/Budapest FS06 IM/1998/}) 8. Bg5 Nbd7 9. Nc1 $5 {Highly
original strategy by both sides. White wants to spare a tempo and omit f3
altogether, aiming for an immediate f2-f4.} a6 10. a4 Bg7 (10... Be7 {[%cal
Rf6d5,Rf6e4] /\Ne4,Nd5} 11. f4 $1 O-O 12. Qd2 $36 {[%csl Rf7,Rg6,Rg7,Rh5,Rh6]
׻}) 11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O (12. f4 $6 {[%csl Re1] עe1} Qe8 13. Qc2 Nh7 14. Bh4
Bxc3+ $1 15. bxc3 Ndf6 $40 {[%csl Re4] ><e4}) 12... Qe8 13. Qc2 Ne5 14. Bh4 (
14. f4 $6 Neg4 $36) (14. h3 Nh7 15. Be3 f5 $132) 14... Nh7 15. f4 Ng4 16. Bxg4
hxg4 (16... Bxg4 $2 17. f5 $1 $16 {[%csl Rg4] ץg4}) 17. Re1 (17. f5 gxf5 18.
exf5 Qe3+ 19. Kh1 Re8 20. Bg3 Be5 21. Re1 Qg5 $13) 17... f5 18. Nd3 (18. e5 $5
g5 $8 (18... dxe5 19. fxe5 Bxe5 20. Bf2 $1 $18 {[%cal Rc1d3,Rc2e2] /\Qe2,Nd3
and the pin is decisive.}) 19. exd6 Qg6 20. fxg5 Qxd6 $13) 18... Bd4+ (18...
fxe4 $143 19. Nxe4 (19. Rxe4 Qf7 20. Re7 Qf5 $132) 19... Qd7 $8 20. Qb3 $5 $14)
19. Kh1 (19. Bf2 Bxc3 $1 20. Qxc3 fxe4 21. b4 Nf6 22. bxc5 Qf7 $1 23. Nb4 a5
$17) 19... Bxc3 20. bxc3 fxe4 21. Nb2 Bf5 22. Nc4 $44 b5 $1 (22... Nf6 23. Nxd6
Qd7 24. Bxf6 $5 (24. Nxf5 gxf5 25. c4 $14) 24... Qxd6 25. Be5 Qxd5 26. c4 Qd3
27. Qf2 $44 {[%csl Rg8][%cal Ga1h8] עg8,/^a1-h8}) 23. Nxd6 Qd7 24. Nxf5 gxf5
25. Qb3 Qd6 (25... c4 26. Qd1 $14 {/\} (26. Qb4 Qxd5 27. Rad1 Qb7 28. Rd6 $44)
26... Nf6 27. axb5 $1) 26. Red1 $5 {White chooses a sharp continuation.} (26.
axb5 axb5 27. Qxb5 Rxa1 28. Rxa1 Qxd5 $11) 26... e3 (26... Qxf4 $142 $5 27.
axb5 axb5 28. Rxa8 Rxa8 29. d6+ c4 30. Qxb5 Qxd6 $1 31. Qxc4+ Kh8 $11) 27. Re1
Rae8 $2 (27... c4 $5 28. Qb4 $1 (28. Qb2 Qxf4 $13) 28... Qxf4 (28... Qxb4 29.
cxb4 $36) 29. axb5 axb5 30. Rad1 $5 $44) (27... Qxf4 28. axb5 axb5 29. Rxa8
Rxa8 30. Qxb5 $14) 28. axb5 axb5 29. Qxb5 Qxd5 30. Ra7 $40 {[%csl Rg8] עg8}
Re6 31. c4 Qd4 32. Rd7 {Probably both players were by now in time-trouble.} ({
More convincing is} 32. Qb7 $142 $5 Rh6 33. Qe7 {[%cal Re1e3,Ra7d7] /\Rd7,
Re3+- Black's K is stranded and his pieces are tied down.} Rb8 34. Bg5 $1 Qc3
35. Rg1 $18) 32... Qxf4 $2 {This tactical blunder loses immediately.} (32...
Rd6 33. Re7 (33. Rc7 $5 $16) 33... Nf6 34. Bxf6 Rdxf6 35. R7xe3 $16 {The safer
K and an extra pawn give White a large advantage.}) (32... Qe4 33. Qxc5 Ra8 34.
Qc7 Rh6 35. Rg7+ Kh8 36. Re7 Qd4 37. R7xe3 $1 Rxh4 38. Re8+ $18) 33. Rxh7 $1
$18 (33. Qb7 $2 Qh6 $11) 33... e2 {[%cal Rf4f1] /\Qf1!-+} (33... Kxh7 34. Qd7+
$18) 34. Kg1 Rfe8 35. Qd7 Qd4+ $8 36. Qxd4 ({Even more accurate was} 36. Bf2 $1
$18) 36... cxd4 37. Rd7 Re4 38. Bf2 f4 39. Bxd4 Rc8 40. c5 g3 41. hxg3 fxg3 42.
Bc3 (42. Bc3 Rxc5 43. Rg7+ Kf8 44. Rxg3 $18) 1-0

[Event "Azov"]
[Site "Azov"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Iskusnyh, Sergei"]
[Black "Zakharevich, Igor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 h6 8. Be3 e6
9. Qd2 exd5 10. cxd5 h5 (10... Re8 11. Bd3 $5 h5 12. Nge2 Nbd7 13. b3 a6 14. a4
Ne5 15. Bc2 Rb8 16. a5 Nh7 17. O-O g5 $6 18. Kh1 Qe7 19. Rae1 h4 20. h3 Ng6 21.
f4 gxf4 22. Nxf4 Be5 23. Na4 Bd7 24. Nb6 $14 {Ionescu,Co-Musat,A/Bucharest Tim/
1993/}) 11. Nge2 Nbd7 12. Nc1 a6 (12... Nh7 13. Nd3 a6 14. a4 b6 15. Be2 Rb8
16. O-O Qe8 17. Nf2 f6 $6 18. Rae1 Qf7 19. f4 f5 20. Bd3 Re8 21. Kh1 Ndf6 22.
exf5 gxf5 23. Nh3 $36 {׻,Costa,J-Mora,F/Lugano op/1989/}) 13. a4 Ne5 14. Be2
Re8 (14... Nh7 $5 {/\f5}) (14... Bd7 15. O-O b5 16. axb5 axb5 17. Rxa8 Qxa8 18.
Nxb5 Bxb5 19. Bxb5 Qb7 20. Be2 Rb8 21. b3 Qa8 22. h3 Qa3 23. Qc2 Kh7 24. f4
Ned7 25. Bd2 $16 {Deze,A-Vombek,D/JUG-Cup Pula/1990/}) 15. O-O Nh7 16. N1a2 f5
17. Kh1 Nf6 (17... fxe4 18. Nxe4 $14 {/\Nac3}) 18. Rae1 fxe4 19. fxe4 Rf8 20.
Bg5 Qc7 21. Nc1 Bg4 $6 (21... Bd7 $142 {/\Rab8,b5<=>}) 22. Bxg4 Nfxg4 23. h3
Nf6 24. Nd3 {/\Nf4,><e6} Nxd3 $8 25. Qxd3 Nd7 (25... Rae8 26. e5 $1 $36) 26.
Ne2 $1 Rxf1+ 27. Rxf1 Rf8 28. Nf4 Ne5 29. Qe2 $14 Qd7 (29... Qf7 30. Rb1 $5 {
/\b4,Ne6}) 30. Ne6 Rxf1+ 31. Qxf1 Qf7 (31... Qxa4 $2 32. Nxg7 Kxg7 33. Qf6+ Kg8
34. Qd8+ Kh7 35. Bf6 Nf7 36. Qf8 $18) 32. Qe2 c4 (32... Bf6 $142 33. Bxf6 Qxf6
34. b3 $14) 33. Be3 Bf6 34. Qc2 {/\Bd4,><c4} Bh4 35. Kg1 Qd7 36. Bd4 b5 37.
axb5 Qxb5 (37... axb5 38. Qc3 $16) 38. Qd2 {/\Qh6+-} Qd7 39. Qf4 Qe7 40. Bxe5
dxe5 41. Qxe5 Qf6 $1 (41... Bf6 42. Qg3 {/\e5+-}) 42. Qb8+ (42. Qxf6 $2 Bxf6
43. d6 Kf7 $15) 42... Kh7 43. g3 Bg5 44. Nxg5+ Qxg5 45. Qf4 Qd8 (45... Qxf4 46.
gxf4 Kg7 47. Kf2 a5 48. Ke3 a4 49. Kd4 $18) 46. Qf7+ (46. Qd2 Qd6 $16) (46. Kg2
$1 Qb6 47. Qd2 Qd6 48. Qd4 $18) 46... Kh6 47. e5 (47. Qf4+ $142 Kg7 48. Kg2 $18
) 47... Qa5 $1 48. Qf4+ Kg7 49. Qxc4 (49. d6 Qe1+ 50. Kg2 Qe2+ 51. Qf2 Qxe5 $10
) 49... Qe1+ 50. Kg2 Qxe5 51. b3 $16 Qb2+ $6 (51... g5 $5 {/\h4<=>}) 52. Kf3
Qf6+ 53. Kg2 $138 Qb2+ 54. Kf3 Qf6+ 55. Qf4 $1 Qc3+ 56. Qe3 Qf6+ 57. Ke4 Qf5+ (
57... Qe7+ 58. Kd3 {+/-/+-}) 58. Kd4 Qxh3 59. Qe7+ Kg8 60. d6 $1 Qg4+ 61. Kc5
Qf5+ 62. Kb6 Qf2+ 63. Kb7 Qf3+ 64. Ka7 Qxg3 (64... Qf2+ 65. Ka8 Qf3+ 66. Qb7
$18) 65. Qd8+ Kf7 66. d7 $18 Qe3+ 67. Qb6 Qe7 $8 68. Qc7 Qe3+ 69. Ka8 Qe4+ 70.
Qb7 (70. Qb7 Qxb7+ 71. Kxb7 Ke7 72. Kc7 $18) 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup03 Geller Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1999.02.09"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Moiseenko, Alexander"]
[Black "Ovetchkin, Roman"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2419"]
[BlackElo "2511"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[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"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c5 7. Nge2 Nc6 8. d5
Ne5 9. Ng3 e6 10. Be2 exd5 11. cxd5 h5 12. O-O a6 (12... Nh7 13. h3 h4 14. Nh1
f5 15. Qd2 Bd7 (15... f4 16. Bxf4 g5 17. Be3 Ng6 18. Nf2 Be5 19. Bc4 Nf4 20.
Nd3 Qf6 21. Nxe5 Qxe5 22. Rf2 Bd7 23. a4 Rf7 24. Ne2 Nf8 25. Nc1 N8g6 26. Bf1
Re8 27. Ra3 b6 28. b4 Qf6 29. Nd3 $14 {Ward,C-McShane,L/Kilkenny/1996/}) (15...
g5 16. exf5 Bxf5 17. Nf2 Ng6 18. Nfe4 Nf4 19. Bxf4 gxf4 20. Qxf4 Be5 21. Qh6
Bxe4 22. Nxe4 Bf4 23. Qh5 Rc8 24. b3 Rc7 25. Bd3 Rg7 26. Rae1 Rff7 27. Kh1 Rf8
28. Re2 Nf6 29. Qf5 $16 {Ward,C-Wegener,D/Hamburg/1995/}) 16. Nf2 b5 17. f4 Nc4
18. Bxc4 bxc4 19. e5 dxe5 20. Bxc5 Re8 21. fxe5 Bxe5 22. Bd4 Qg5 23. Qxg5 Nxg5
24. Bxe5 Rxe5 25. Rae1 Rae8 26. Rxe5 Rxe5 27. Nfd1 Nf7 28. Rf4 $14 {Ward,
C-Conquest,S/Hastings/1995/}) (12... Re8 $5 13. Qd2 h4 14. Nh1 Nh7 15. Nf2 f5
16. Rae1 a6 (16... Bd7 17. Kh1 Kh8 18. exf5 gxf5 19. Nh3 Ng6 20. Nf4 Nxf4 21.
Bxf4 Qb6 22. Bd3 Be5 23. Nd1 Rac8 24. Bxe5+ dxe5 25. Ne3 Qf6 26. Qc2 Rf8 27.
Nc4 $36 {Sakaev,K-Zakharevich,I/Kazan/1995/}) 17. a3 Qf6 18. Nh3 Nf7 19. Nf4 b5
20. exf5 Bxf5 21. Bd3 Ne5 22. Ne4 Qd8 23. Be2 Nf7 24. h3 Nf6 25. Bd3 Ne5 26.
Nxf6+ Qxf6 27. Bxf5 Nc4 28. Qf2 Qxf5 $15 {Topalov,V-Glavina,P/St.Cugat/1992/})
13. Qd2 $5 {It's not typical for White to ignore Black's << expansion with b5
in Benoni positions. But in this case he doesn't want to lose time and
prepares action in the [+] and against Black's K.} (13. a4 Nh7 (13... Bd7 14.
h3 h4 15. Nh1 b5 16. Bg5 Qb6 17. a5 Qb7 18. Bxh4 Rab8 19. Nf2 Nc4 20. Qc1 Qc7
21. Bxc4 bxc4 22. Nfd1 Rb4 23. Be1 Nh5 24. Ne2 f5 25. exf5 gxf5 26. Bc3 $1 Nf6
27. Qg5 $18 {McDonald,N-Wallace,J/Budapest/1995/}) (13... Rb8 14. h3 Re8 15. f4
Ned7 16. e5 $5 dxe5 17. f5 e4 18. fxg6 fxg6 19. d6 $44 {Fedorowicz,J-Aguera
Naredo,J/Candas/1992/}) 14. Qd2 h4 15. Nh1 f5 16. Nf2 Re8 $5 (16... Qf6 17.
exf5 gxf5 18. Nh3 Ng6 19. f4 Bd7 20. Bf2 Rfe8 21. a5 Re7 22. Kh1 Bh6 23. Rab1
Rc8 24. Rg1 Nhf8 25. g3 Rg7 26. Bf3 $14 {/~~,Razuvaev,Y-Bucher,D/Bern/1998/}) (
16... b6 $5 17. Rae1 Ra7 18. f4 Nf7 19. exf5 gxf5 20. Nh3 Qf6 21. Bd3 Nh6 22.
Kh1 Ng4 23. Bg1 Qf7 24. Re2 Re8 25. Rfe1 Rae7 $11 {Novak,P-Michalek,J/Prague
CS-ch/1992/}) (16... fxe4 17. Nfxe4 Bf5 18. Bh6 Rb8 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. f4 Nf7
21. Nf2 Nf6 22. Bf3 Qa5 23. Rfe1 Rfe8 24. g4 hxg3 25. hxg3 Nh6 26. Nce4 Qxd2
27. Nxd2 {Kaspi,A-Har Zvi,R/Tel Aviv/1996/} b5 $132) (16... Bd7 17. Kh1 Re8 18.
exf5 gxf5 19. Nh3 Ng6 20. Rfe1 Qf6 21. f4 Re7 22. Bh5 Bh6 23. Bf2 Rae8 24. Bxg6
Qxg6 25. Bxh4 Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 b5 $44 {Vyzmanavin,A-Georgiev,Kir/Elenite/1993/})
17. Kh1 Rb8 18. Rg1 Kh8 19. g3 b5 20. axb5 axb5 21. gxh4 Qxh4 22. Rg3 b4 23.
Ncd1 Bd7 $132 {Vyzmanavin,A-Georgiev,Kir/Groningen/1993/}) 13... b5 $6 {
Black can't achieve anything on the << in the middlegame.} (13... Nh7 $142 $5
14. Bh6 h4 15. Nh1 g5 $1 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Nf2 (17. f4 gxf4 18. Qxf4 Qg5 $15)
17... Qf6 $13 {1/2,Pigott,J-Olesen,M/London/1994/}) 14. Bh6 h4 15. Nh1 Nh7 16.
Bxg7 Kxg7 17. f4 $1 $36 {->>>} Nd7 18. Nf2 g5 (18... b4 19. Ncd1 Ndf6 20. Ne3
$16) 19. Ng4 b4 (19... gxf4 20. Qxf4 Qe7 21. Qh6+ Kg8 22. Rf4 $16 {->}) (19...
Ndf6 20. Ne3 b4 21. e5 $5 bxc3 22. exf6+ Qxf6 23. bxc3 $36) 20. Nd1 Ndf6 21.
Ndf2 (21. Nxf6 $142 $5 Qxf6 (21... Nxf6 22. Nf2 $36 (22. e5 dxe5 23. fxg5 Ne4
$132)) 22. Ne3 $1 $14 {/\} Re8 23. Nc4 Rxe4 24. fxg5 Qxg5 25. Rxf7+ $1 Kxf7 26.
Nxd6+) 21... Re8 22. Nxf6 Qxf6 23. f5 $5 (23. fxg5 Qxg5 $13) 23... Bd7 (23...
Qd4 24. Qxd4+ (24. Qc2 Nf6 $15) 24... cxd4 25. Bf3 (25. Rad1 Bxf5) 25... Bd7
26. Rfd1 Rac8 27. Rxd4 a5 $44) 24. Rad1 (24. Ng4 $6 Qd4+ 25. Qxd4+ cxd4 $15)
24... Qe5 $2 {Exposes the Q} (24... Qe7 $142 $5 $13 {If Black manages to
prevent e5 and get his passive Nh7 to better square, his strategic perspective
is very good.}) 25. Rfe1 (25. Ng4 $2 Qxe4 26. f6+ Kh8 27. Bf3 Qg6 $19) 25...
Bb5 (25... f6 26. Bh5 Re7 27. Ng4 Qd4+ (27... Qf4 28. Re3 $1 Rxe4 29. Rf1 Rxe3
30. Rxf4 gxf4 31. Nxe3 fxe3 32. Qxe3 Bxf5 33. Qf4 $18) 28. Qxd4 cxd4 29. Rxd4
Bxf5 30. Rxb4 $16) 26. Bf3 a5 (26... f6 $2 27. Ng4 Qe7 (27... Qf4 28. Qf2 {
/\g3+-}) 28. e5 $1 $16) 27. Ng4 Qf4 28. Qxf4 (28. Qf2 $2 Nf6 $1 29. Nxf6 Kxf6
30. g3 hxg3 31. hxg3 Qe5 $17) 28... gxf4 29. e5 $1 $36 dxe5 $8 30. d6 e4 (30...
Rad8 31. Rxe5 Rxe5 32. Nxe5 $16 {/\Rd5}) 31. Rxe4 Rxe4 32. Bxe4 Re8 33. Bb7 (
33. d7 $2 Bxd7 34. Rxd7 Rxe4 35. Rd5 (35. Ra7 Re2 $17) 35... Nf6 36. Nxf6 Kxf6
37. Rxc5 Re5 $15) 33... Bd7 (33... Be2 $2 34. Re1) 34. Rd5 c4 $1 35. Kf2 (35.
Rxa5 $142 $5 c3 (35... Re1+ 36. Kf2 Rb1 37. f6+ $1 $18) (35... Nf6 36. Nxf6
Kxf6 37. Rc5 Re1+ 38. Kf2 Rb1 39. Bc8 Rxb2+ 40. Kf3 Bxc8 41. Rxc8 Rd2 42. Rxc4
Rxd6 43. Rxb4 $16) 36. bxc3 bxc3 37. Rc5 Bxf5 38. Rxf5 c2 39. Rc5 Re1+ 40. Kf2
c1=Q 41. Rxc1 Rxc1 42. d7 Rd1 43. Bc6 $14) (35. f6+ Kg8 $5 (35... Nxf6 36. Rg5+
$18) 36. Ne5 Nxf6 37. Rxa5 c3 38. bxc3 bxc3 39. Rc5 Ba4 $132) 35... Nf6 36.
Nxf6 Kxf6 37. Rc5 Bxf5 38. Rxc4 Rd8 39. Rxf4 Ke5 $1 {[]} (39... Rxd6 $2 40. Bc8
(40. Be4 Ke5 41. Ke3 Bg6 $5 $132) 40... Rd5 41. g4 hxg3+ 42. Kxg3 $18 {_|_P}) (
39... Kg5 40. Rd4 $16) 40. Rxh4 Rxd6 41. Ke2 Bb1 42. a3 Rb6 43. Bf3 bxa3 44.
bxa3 Rb2+ 45. Kd1 (45. Ke3 Rb3+ $11) 45... Ra2 46. Kc1 (46. a4 Bc2+ $11) 46...
Bd3 47. Ra4 f5 48. Rxa5+ Kd4 $44 {Despite being 2 pawns down Black has
sufficient <=>. A good example of active defence.} 49. Kd1 (49. h4 Kc3 50. Rc5+
Bc4 51. Kb1 Rf2 (51... Rb2+ $11) 52. Rxc4+ Kxc4 53. h5 Kb3 54. Bd5+ Kxa3 55. h6
Rf1+ 56. Kc2 Rh1 57. Be6 $11) 49... Ke3 50. Re5+ (50. Kc1 Rc2+ 51. Kd1 Ra2 $11)
50... Be4 $5 (50... Kd4 51. Re8 Rxa3 52. Ke1 $14) 51. Bxe4 (51. Kc1 Rc2+ $11)
51... fxe4 {[%csl Ge4] o^e4} 52. Rg5 Kd3 (52... Ra1+ 53. Kc2 Kf2 $5 $44) 53.
Rd5+ (53. Rd5+ Ke3 54. Rg5 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Elenite"]
[Site "Elenite"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Belov} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 e6 8.
Nge2 (8. Qd2 h6 9. Be3 exd5 10. cxd5 a6 11. a4 (11. Rc1 $6 Re8 12. b3 b5 13.
Bd3 b4 14. Nd1 a5 15. Ne2 a4 16. O-O axb3 17. axb3 Kh7 18. Bf2 Nbd7 19. Ne3 Nb6
20. Rfe1 Ra3 $132 {Yusupov,A-Gelfand,B/Munich/1993/}) 11... Nh7 12. Bd3 Nd7 13.
Nh3 Ne5 14. Nf2 Nxd3+ 15. Nxd3 Bd7 16. O-O h5 17. Rab1 b5 18. axb5 axb5 19. b4
c4 20. Nf4 Ra3 21. Nfe2 Qc7 22. Bd4 Bxd4+ 23. Nxd4 Qb6 24. Kh1 Rfa8 25. f4 Nf6
$13 {Ionescu,C-Ardeleanu,A/Bucharest Tim/1993/}) (8. Qd2 {Belov}) 8... h6 9.
Be3 exd5 10. cxd5 h5 (10... a6 11. a4 Nbd7 12. Ng3 h5 13. Be2 h4 14. Nf1 Nh7 (
14... Ne5 $5 15. Nd2 Bd7 16. Bg5 h3 17. g3 (17. g4 $5) 17... Qb6 18. Ra2 c4 19.
Nf1 Qc7 20. a5 Bb5 21. Be3 Nfd7 $36 {Estremera,S-Miguel,V/Pontevedera/1992/})
15. g4 $5 $146 (15. Nd2 f5 16. exf5 gxf5 17. f4 Re8 18. Bf2 Qe7 19. Nf3 h3 $1 (
19... Bf6 20. Qd2 Ndf8 21. O-O Ng6 22. Rfe1 Qg7 23. Ra3 Rb8 24. Rb3 b6 $13 {
Cebalo,M-Braga,F/Opatija/1985/}) 20. gxh3 Ndf6 21. Rg1 Ne4 22. Nxe4 fxe4 23.
Ng5 Nxg5 24. Rxg5 e3 25. Bg3 Qe4 $36 {Bykhovsky,Av-Gleizerov,E/USSR/1986/})
15... f5 16. gxf5 gxf5 17. exf5 Rxf5 18. Rg1 Kh8 19. Qc2 Qf8 20. f4 Ndf6 21.
Bd3 Nh5 $1 22. a5 Nxf4 23. Bxf4 Rxf4 24. Bxh7 Bg4 $36 {Sokolov,I-Georgiev,Ki/
Elenite/1993/}) (10... Nbd7 11. Nc1 (11. Nf4 a6 12. a4 Ne5 13. Nd3 Nc4 14. Bc1
Nd7 15. Nf2 Na5 16. Be2 Qb6 17. Ra3 f5 18. exf5 gxf5 19. O-O Ne5 $13 {0,5/
Rajkovic,D-Vukic,M/Arandjelovac/1991/}) 11... Re8 (11... Ne5 12. Be2 h5 13. O-O
a6 14. a4 Nh7 15. h3 f5 16. f4 Nf7 17. exf5 Bxf5 18. Nd3 b5 19. Rc1 b4 20. Nb1
Nf6 21. Bf3 Re8 22. Re1 Ra7 $15 {Oral,T-Kaminski,M/WCH B-16/1993/}) 12. Be2 a6
13. a4 Nh7 14. Qd2 Ne5 15. O-O h5 16. N1a2 f5 17. Kh1 Nf6 18. exf5 Bxf5 19.
Rfe1 Rc8 20. Rac1 Nf7 21. b3 Rc7 22. Bc4 Rce7 $15 {Rajkovic,D-Gschnitzer,O/BL
9091/1991/}) 11. Nf4 Nbd7 12. Be2 a6 13. a4 (13. Qd2 {Belov} b5 14. Rc1 Ne5 15.
b3 Re8 16. O-O Bd7 (16... h4 17. Nd1 Bd7 18. Nf2 a5 19. N4h3 c4 20. bxc4 Nxc4
21. Bxc4 bxc4 $13 {Sadler,M-Polgar,J /Hastings/1992 Inf 56/84/}) 17. Nd3 (17.
Kh1 Qe7 18. Rfe1 h4 19. Nd1 a5 20. Nf2 b4 {Sulipa,A-Renet,O /Groningen/1991
Inf 53/88/} 21. N4h3 $1 $14 {Sulipa/}) (17. Rfe1 b4 18. Nd1 a5 19. Nb2 a4 20.
Nfd3 axb3 21. axb3 Nxd3 22. Bxd3 Ra2 23. Rc2 Qb8 24. Nc4 Rxc2 25. Qxc2 $14 {
Krutti,V-Belov,I /Cheliabinsk/1991/}) 17... Nxd3 18. Bxd3 b4 19. Nd1 Bb5 20.
Bg5 Qb8 21. Ne3 $14 {Yusupov,A-Dolmatov,S /Wijk aan Zee/1991 Inf 51/72/}) 13...
Ne5 (13... Nh7 14. O-O Ne5 15. Kh1 Bd7 16. Qc1 Qe7 17. a5 Qe8 18. Qc2 Bb5 19.
Na4 Nf6 20. Nb6 Rb8 21. b4 cxb4 22. Rab1 Nfd7 $13 {Matamoros,C-Danailov,S/
Benidorm op/1992/}) 14. O-O (14. Qd2 {Belov} Qa5 15. O-O c4 (15... Bd7 $5) 16.
Nb1 $1 Qc7 17. Na3 Nfd7 18. Rfc1 Nc5 19. Bd1 f5 $1 {Ionescu,Co-Sorin,A /El
Vendrell/1992 Inf 56/84/} 20. Nxc4 $1 $14) 14... Bd7 15. Qd2 Rb8 (15... Nh7 16.
Rab1 f5 17. b4 $14) (15... g5 $5 16. Nh3 Bxh3 17. gxh3 Nh7 $13) 16. a5 Ne8 (
16... Qe8 $5 {Belov}) 17. Na4 (17. b3 $5 {Belov} Nc7 18. Rab1 Bb5 (18... Nb5
19. Na4 Re8 20. Nb6) 19. Na4 Re8 20. Nb6 $13) 17... Bxa4 (17... Bb5 18. Nb6 Nd7
19. Nc4 $14) 18. Rxa4 Nc7 19. Nd3 (19. b4 $5 Qd7 20. Ra2 $14 (20. Ra2 {Belov}
c4 21. Rc1 $5)) 19... Nd7 20. Rc4 (20. b4 $2 b5 $36) 20... b5 21. axb6 Nxb6 22.
Rcc1 Nb5 $132 23. Kh1 Rc8 (23... Nd4 24. Bxd4 Bxd4 25. b4 $14) 24. Nf2 (24. Ra1
{Belov} c4 25. Nb4 c3 $17) 24... Re8 25. Ra1 Ra8 26. Ra2 (26. Rxa6 $6 Rxa6 27.
Bxb5 Ra2 28. Bxe8 Qxe8 $15) 26... Nd4 $5 27. Rxa6 (27. Bxa6 $6 Ra7 $44) 27...
Rxa6 28. Bxa6 Qa8 29. Bd3 Qa2 $132 30. Nd1 Nc4 (30... Na4 $6 {Belov} 31. Nc3
Nxc3 32. bxc3 Qxd2 33. Bxd2 Nb3 34. Bf4 $16) 31. Bxc4 Qxc4 32. Re1 Be5 (32...
Rb8 $5 $44) (32... Rb8 {Belov} 33. Bf4 Rb6 $44) 33. Nf2 Rb8 34. Nd3 Bg7 35. Bf4
Rb6 (35... Rb3 36. Rd1 Qa6 $13 {/\c4}) 36. h3 Qb3 (36... Kh7 $5 {Belov}) 37. e5
$1 dxe5 (37... Qxd5 38. exd6 Nf5 39. Nxc5 $1 Qxd2 40. Bxd2 Rxd6 41. Ne4 $14)
38. Rxe5 (38. Bxe5 $5 Qxd5 (38... Bxe5 {Belov} 39. Rxe5 Kg7 $15) 39. Bxg7 Kxg7
40. Re5 Qd6 41. Rxc5 $14 {/\} Nb3 42. Qc3+) 38... Bxe5 39. Bxe5 Nxf3 $5 (39...
Nf5 40. Nxc5 (40. Qg5 $2 Qxd5 $1 $17) 40... Qb4 41. Qxb4 Rxb4 42. d6 Nd4 43. d7
Nc6 44. Bf6 $14) (39... Kh7 $2 {Belov} 40. Nxc5 Qxb2 41. Qxb2 Rxb2 42. Bxd4 $18
) 40. gxf3 Qxd5 {/\c4,Qf3} 41. Qh6 (41. Qe2 {Belov} Re6 $19) (41. Kg2 {Belov}
f6 42. Bc3 Rd6 $19) 41... Qxf3+ 42. Kh2 f6 (42... Qe2+ 43. Kg1 Qd1+ 44. Kf2
Qc2+ 45. Ke3 $14) 43. Qxg6+ Kh8 44. Qe8+ Kg7 45. Qd7+ Kh6 46. Bf4+ Kg6 47. Bc1
(47. Qe8+ Kg7 48. Qe7+ Kg6 $10) 47... Rb7 48. Qe8+ (48. Nf4+ $4 Qxf4+ $19)
48... Kg7 49. Ne1 Qf5 50. Ng2 Qe5+ $10 51. Qxe5 fxe5 52. Kg3 Rb3+ 53. Ne3 Kf6
54. Kf2 Ke6 55. Kf3 (55. Kf3 c4 56. Ke4 c3 57. bxc3 Rxc3 58. Bb2 Rc5 $10)
1/2-1/2

[Event "CZE-ch"]
[Site "Zlin"]
[Date "1998.06.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Haba, Petr"]
[Black "Gross, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1998.06.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Kortschnoj} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c5 7. Nge2
{White is not interested in a theoretical duel after} (7. dxc5 dxc5 8. Qxd8
Rxd8 9. Bxc5 Nc6 {and declines the once very popular pawn sacrifice. Thus he
steers the game from a Saemisch King's Indian into Benoni waters.}) 7... Nc6 8.
d5 Ne5 9. Ng3 e6 10. Be2 exd5 11. cxd5 h5 12. O-O Nh7 13. Qd2 h4 (13... Re8 $14
{Kortschnoj}) (13... Bd7 $14 {Kortschnoj}) 14. Nh1 g5 $5 {[%csl Ge5]
Black-square play.Black consolidates his outpost on e5, as preparing f4 by g3
is hardly feasibly in this position. A complex strategical battle commences.} (
{But a different and more active approach is also possible:} 14... f5 $5 15.
Nf2 Re8 (15... Qe7 16. Rae1 a6 17. f4 Nf7 18. Bd3 Qc7 19. a4 Bd7 20. Nh3 Rae8
21. Bf2 c4 22. Bb1 b5 23. axb5 axb5 24. exf5 gxf5 25. Bxh4 Nf6 26. Bf2 b4 27.
Na2 Ne4 28. Bxe4 fxe4 29. Bd4 Bxd4+ 30. Qxd4 Qc5 $1 $44 {Ibragimov,I-Kaminski,
M/Groningen op/1991/}) 16. Kh1 (16. Rad1 Bd7 17. b4 b6 18. Rb1 Qf6 19. bxc5
bxc5 20. Rb7 Bc8 21. Rb3 Bd7 22. Rfb1 g5 23. exf5 Bxf5 24. Rf1 Qg6 25. h3 Rab8
26. Ra3 Re7 27. Ra6 Bc8 28. Ra4 Reb7 $13 {Khenkin,I-Schmidt,W/POL-chT Krynica/
1997/}) 16... Bd7 17. Rad1 a6 18. f4 Nf7 19. e5 dxe5 20. Bxc5 Rc8 21. Ba3 e4
22. Qe3 Qa5 23. Rc1 b5 24. Bc5 Bf8 25. Bxf8 Nxf8 26. a3 b4 27. axb4 Qxb4 28.
Bxa6 Ra8 29. Ra1 $44 {1/2,Razuvaev,Y-Georgiev,K/Cetinje tt/1991/}) 15. Nf2 (15.
f4 {leads to the game postion after} gxf4 16. Bxf4 Bd7 (16... h3 17. Ng3 $5
hxg2 18. Rf2 $36) 17. a4 Qf6 18. Nf2 Rae8 19. Kh1 a6 $6 {[%csl Rb6] ><b6} (
19... Qg6 $142 $132) 20. Ra3 Qg6 21. Qd1 Kh8 22. Rb3 Bc8 23. Bh5 Qf6 24. Ng4 $1
Nxg4 25. Bxg4 Bh6 26. Qc1 Bxf4 27. Rxf4 Qg5 28. Bxc8 Rxc8 29. Rxb7 $18 {
Sammalvuo,T-Bekker Jensen,S/Copenhagen Politiken/1998/}) 15... Bd7 (15... Qf6
$5 16. Rac1 Bd7 17. b3 Qg6 18. Nd3 f5 $1 19. f4 Nxd3 20. Bxd3 Bxc3 21. Rxc3
fxe4 22. Bb1 Qf5 (22... g4 $5 23. Bf2 $13) 23. h3 Rae8 24. b4 b6 25. Ra3 Bb5
26. Rf2 gxf4 27. Rxf4 Qe5 28. Bxe4 Rxf4 29. Bxh7+ Kxh7 30. Bxf4 Qa1+ 31. Kh2
Re2 $15 {Haba,P-Schulman,J/CS-chT/1998/}) 16. Kh1 {Useful prophylaxis.} ({
Less to the point is} 16. a4 Qf6 17. f4 gxf4 18. Bxf4 Qg6 19. Nd3 h3 $1 20. Bf3
Rae8 21. Rae1 Kh8 22. Kh1 Rg8 23. Nxe5 Bxe5 24. g3 Ng5 25. Bd1 Re7 26. Bxe5+
Rxe5 27. Rf4 Rge8 $40 {[%csl Rh1] עh1,Fuhrmann,D-B�nermann,V/BL9798/1998/})
16... Qf6 (16... Ng6 $5 {[%csl Yf4] Kortschnoj}) 17. f4 (17. Rae1 Kh8 $5 (17...
Rab8 18. f4 gxf4 19. Bxf4 b5 20. Nd3 Nc4 21. Qc1 Qg6 22. b3 Nb6 23. Bd2 Nf6 24.
Nf4 Qh7 25. e5 dxe5 26. Bd3 Qh8 27. Rxe5 c4 $13 {Piket,J-Glek,I/NLD-chT/1996/})
18. f4 gxf4 19. Bxf4 Qg6 20. Nd3 Rae8 21. Nxe5 Bxe5 22. Bxe5+ Rxe5 23. Qf4 Rg8
24. Rf2 h3 25. g3 Ng5 26. Ref1 Rg7 27. Kg1 Kg8 28. Bg4 Be8 29. Bf5 Qf6 30. Qe3
Qe7 31. Rf4 b5 32. a3 a5 33. Nd1 b4 34. axb4 axb4 35. Re1 Bd7 $17 {Khenkin,
I-Glek,I/Porto San Giorgio op/1997/}) 17... gxf4 18. Bxf4 Rae8 19. Nd3 $5 $146
{Quite logically White immediately challenges the strong Ne5. But as the
preceding practical examples have shown, Black has little to fear and also in
this game he loses only due to a tactical mistake later on.} (19. Rae1 Qg6 20.
Nd3 Nc4 21. Qc1 b5 22. Nf2 f5 23. Nxb5 Bxb5 24. Bxc4 Bxb2 25. Qxb2 Bxc4 26.
exf5 Rxf5 27. Rxe8+ Qxe8 28. Ng4 Qg6 $1 29. Qc2 Qxg4 $15 {Haba,P-Pisk,P/CZE-ch
Zlin/1998/}) (19. g3 Kh8 20. Rg1 Rg8 21. Raf1 hxg3 22. hxg3 Ng6 23. Be3 Qe7 24.
a4 a6 25. a5 Be5 26. Ng4 Bxg3 $1 27. Rxg3 Ne5 28. Rh3 Bxg4 29. Bxg4 Nxg4 $17 {
Khenkin,I-Glek,I/NRW-Cup Masters op/1997/}) (19. Rae1 $5 {Kortschnoj}) 19...
Qg6 ({Probably even} 19... Nc4 $5 20. Qc2 {[%cal Rd3c5,Rf4e5] /\Nc5,Be5} (20.
Qc1 $2 Nxb2 $17) 20... Qd4 $8 {[%cal Yc4e3] /\Ne3} (20... Nxb2 $2 21. Be5 $18 (
21. Bd2 $18)) (20... b5 {Kortschnoj} 21. Rae1 b4 22. Nd1 $16 Rxe4 $4 23. Nxc5
$18) 21. Rae1 $1 f5 $5 $13 {was possible.} (21... Ne3 22. Bxe3 Qxe3 23. Bg4 $18
) (21... Nxb2 22. Qxb2 Qxc3 23. Qxb7 c4 24. Nf2 $16)) 20. Nxe5 Bxe5 21. Bh6 Bg7
22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Rf4 Qg5 (23... h3 $2 24. gxh3 {[%cal Gg1g8] <->g->}) 24. Raf1
f5 $5 $132 25. Bd3 {Suddenly the position opens up and becomes full of
tactical tricks.} (25. exf5 Rxf5 26. Bd3 Rxf4 27. Rxf4 Nf6 $15) 25... fxe4 (
25... Nf6 26. exf5 Re5 27. Qf2 Ng4 28. Qf3 $16) 26. Nxe4 Qxd5 27. Qc3+ Re5 $8 (
27... Qe5 28. Nxd6 $1 Qxc3 (28... Re7 29. Rf7+ $1 $18) 29. Nxe8+ $18) (27...
Qd4 28. Nxd6 Rxf4 29. Rxf4 $1 Re1+ (29... Qxc3 30. Nxe8+ Bxe8 31. bxc3 $18) 30.
Qxe1 Qxf4 31. Qe7+ $18) (27... Kg8 28. Bc4 $18) (27... Kh6 {Kortschnoj} 28.
Rxf8 Rxf8 29. Rxf8 Nxf8 30. Qh8+ Nh7 31. Qxh7+ Kxh7 32. Nf6+ $18) 28. Rxh4 Bf5
$2 {An oversight.} (28... Rxf1+ $142 29. Bxf1 Bf5 30. Ng3 Nf6 $5 $14 {[%csl
Rg7] <=> White is maybe somewhat better due to Black's uncovered K, but this
advantage is minimal at best.}) 29. Rxf5 $1 Rfxf5 30. Rxh7+ $1 Kg8 (30... Kxh7
31. Nf6+ Kh6 32. Nxd5 {and White's basic rank is protected.}) 31. h3 $18 {
-> White has extra material and an attack. The game is over.} b5 32. Rxa7 c4
33. Bc2 Kf8 34. Rd7 $138 (34. Qg3 Rf7 35. Nf6 $1 $18) 34... Rf1+ 35. Kh2 Rc1
36. Qe3 Qe6 37. Qxc1 (37. Rxd6 $1 Qxd6 38. Qf4+ $18) 37... Qxd7 38. Qh6+ Qg7 $8
(38... Ke7 39. Qf6+ $18) (38... Kf7 39. Qh7+ Ke6 40. Qg6+ $18) 39. Qxd6+ Re7 (
39... Kf7 40. h4 $5 $18) 40. Qb8+ Re8 41. Qf4+ (41. Qf4+ Ke7 42. Nd6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Las Palmas3"]
[Site "Las Palmas"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Dao, Thien Hai"]
[Black "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 e6 (7... h6 8.
Be3 e6 9. Qd2 exd5 10. cxd5 h5 11. Nge2 Nbd7 12. Nc1 Nh7 13. Be2 Ne5 14. Nb3 f5
15. O-O a6 16. Kh1 b5 17. exf5 Bxf5 18. a4 Nc4 19. Bxc4 bxc4 20. Nc1 Rb8 21. a5
Qf6 $13 {Dao Thien Hai-Schaefer,Ma/Muenster/1993/}) 8. Nge2 h6 9. Be3 exd5 10.
cxd5 Nbd7 (10... a6 11. a4 Nbd7 12. Qd2 Ne5 13. Ng3 h5 14. Be2 h4 15. Nf1 Rb8
16. Qc2 b5 $5 17. Nd2 b4 18. Nd1 Nh5 19. f4 Ng4 20. Bxg4 Bxg4 21. Nf2 Bc8 22.
O-O a5 $13 {Dao Thien Hai-Van Wely,L/Las Palmas/1993/}) (10... h5 $5 11. Nf4
Nbd7 12. Be2 a6 13. a4 Ne5 14. O-O Bd7 15. Qd2 Rb8 16. a5 Ne8 17. Na4 Bxa4 18.
Rxa4 Nc7 19. Nd3 (19. b4 $142 $5) 19... Nd7 20. Rc4 b5 21. axb6 Nxb6 22. Rcc1
Nb5 $132 {Sokolov,I-Smirin,I/Elenite/1993/}) 11. Ng3 (11. Qd2 h5 (11... Nh7 $5
12. Nf4 Ne5 13. Be2 Qh4+ 14. Bf2 Qf6 15. O-O h5 16. Kh1 h4 17. Be3 Bd7 18. a4
a6 19. a5 Qd8 20. Na4 Bb5 21. Nb6 Rb8 $132 {Rajkovic,D-Atalik,S/Heraklio op/
1993/}) 12. Nf4 Ne5 13. Be2 a6 14. a4 b6 $5 15. O-O Bd7 16. Nh3 c4 $6 (16...
Bxh3 $13) 17. f4 Neg4 18. Bd4 b5 19. e5 dxe5 20. fxe5 $36 {Varga,Z-Petursson,M/
Andorra/1991/}) 11... h5 12. Be2 a6 13. a4 h4 14. Nf1 Re8 (14... Nh7 15. Nd2
Bd4 16. Nc4 Bxe3 17. Nxe3 Qg5 18. Qd2 Ndf6 19. a5 Rb8 20. Nc4 $1 Qxg2 21. O-O-O
$44 {Psakhis,L-Ehlvest,J/Sverdlovsk/1984/}) (14... Ne5 $5 $13) (14... Nh7 15.
g4 $6 f5 16. gxf5 gxf5 17. exf5 Rxf5 18. Rg1 Kh8 19. Qc2 Qf8 20. f4 Ndf6 21.
Bd3 Nh5 $1 $36 {Sokolov,I-Georgiev,Ki/Elenite/1993/}) 15. Nd2 Nh5 16. Nc4 (16.
f4 Bxc3 $1 17. bxc3 Nhf6 $17 {/\Ne4,Nd5}) 16... Ne5 17. Qd2 (17. O-O Nxc4 18.
Bxc4 f5 19. Qd2 {-17.Qd2}) 17... Nxc4 18. Bxc4 f5 $132 19. O-O (19. Bg5 Bf6 20.
Bxf6 Qxf6 $15) 19... Bd7 20. Rae1 Qf6 21. exf5 (21. Bg5 $6 Qd4+ $36) 21... gxf5
(21... Bxf5 $6 22. Re2 $14 {/\Rfe1,Bd3,Ne4}) 22. Bg5 $6 (22. Re2 $13) 22...
Qd4+ 23. Qxd4 cxd4 24. Na2 h3 $5 (24... Bxa4 25. Bxh4 Nf4 $13 {/\b5}) 25. a5 $5
hxg2 26. Kxg2 Be5 (26... f4 27. Nc1 Be5 28. Nd3 $13) 27. f4 Bg7 28. Re7 $6 (28.
Nb4 $142 $15) 28... Rxe7 29. Bxe7 Nf6 30. Rc1 (30. Bxd6 Ng4 31. Rc1 Ne3+ $36)
30... Ne4 31. Bf1 (31. Nb4 Kf7 32. Bh4 Rg8 $40) 31... Re8 (31... Kf7 $5 32. Bg5
$5 $13) 32. Bh4 Nd2 33. Bd3 (33. Rc7 $2 Nxf1 34. Rxd7 Ne3+ 35. Kf3 d3 $19)
33... Nb3 34. Re1 (34. Rc7 Nc5 $17) 34... Rc8 $5 (34... Nc5 35. Rxe8+ Bxe8 36.
Bxf5 (36. Nb4 Nxd3 37. Nxd3 Bb5 $17) 36... d3 37. Be1 $8 Bxb2 38. Nb4 Bb5 39.
Kf3 $15) 35. Nb4 Nc5 36. Bb1 Ne4 $1 37. Bf2 (37. Bxe4 fxe4 38. Rxe4 Bf5 $36 {
/\d3}) 37... Rc4 38. Nd3 Bb5 39. Nc1 (39. Rc1 Rxc1 40. Nxc1 Bc4 $17) 39... Rb4
(39... Nxf2 40. Kxf2 Rb4 41. Nd3 Rb3 42. Rd1 $15) 40. b3 Kf7 $2 (40... d3 $1
41. Bxd3 Bxd3 42. Nxd3 Rxb3 $17 {><a5,d5,f4}) 41. Rxe4 $1 d3 $5 (41... fxe4 42.
Be1 $18) 42. Re1 $8 (42. Rxb4 $2 d2 $19) 42... d2 43. Rd1 dxc1=Q 44. Rxc1 Rxf4
(44... Rxb3 45. Bxf5 $16) 45. Rc7+ Kg6 46. Rxb7 Rb4 47. Bxf5+ (47. Bc2 $2 Bf1+
$17) 47... Kxf5 48. Rxg7 Rxb3 $44 49. Bg3 (49. Bg3 Bc4 50. Bxd6 Bxd5+ $10)
1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-12b"]
[Site "Toluca de Lerdo"]
[Date "1982.08.25"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Spassky, Boris Vasilievich"]
[Black "Nunn, John DM"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1982.08.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "MEX"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "IZT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f3 Bg7 8. Bg5
O-O 9. Qd2 a6 10. a4 Nbd7 11. Nh3 Qa5 12. Ra3 c4 13. Nf2 Qc7 14. Be2 Rb8 15. a5
(15. O-O $5 b5 16. axb5 axb5 17. b4 $14) 15... b5 16. axb6 Nxb6 17. Bh6 (17.
O-O Nfd7 18. Bh6 Bxh6 19. Qxh6 Nc5 $132 {Seirawan,Y-Nunn,J/Hamburg/1982/})
17... Bxh6 18. Qxh6 Qc5 $6 (18... Nbd7 $142 $132) 19. O-O Re8 20. Rd1 Nfd7 21.
f4 $6 (21. Qd2 $142 $1 $14 {/\Qd4}) 21... Nf6 $1 $132 22. Kf1 Nbd7 23. Ra2 Qe3
24. Qh4 Kg7 25. Qg3 Qxg3 26. hxg3 Nc5 27. Rd4 Nb3 $10 28. Rd1 (28. Rxc4 $2 Nd2+
) 28... Nc5 (28... Nc5 29. Rd4 $10 (29. Bf3 h5 $15 {/\Rb4})) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lost Boys 5th"]
[Site "Antwerp"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Novikov, Igor A"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1997.08.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Qd2 exd5
9. cxd5 a6 10. a4 h6 11. Bxh6 $5 {Some time ago this move was considered
impossible because of the following tactical sequence. But someone with an
inquisitive mind looked more deeply and currently Black must play accurately
to achieve equality after the pawn sacrifice.} ({Less principled is} 11. Bf4
Nh7 (11... Nh5 12. Be3 Qh4+ 13. Bf2 Qg5 14. Nge2 Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2 Nd7 16. g4 Nhf6
17. Bg3 Ne8 18. Nf4 Ne5 19. Be2 Bd7 20. Kc2 Nc7 21. Nd3 Rfe8 22. Bf4 Kh7 23. h4
Nxd3 24. Bxd3 Be5 25. Bxe5 Rxe5 26. f4 Ree8 27. h5 $40 {Klauser,M-Raeber,M/
SUI-chT/1996/}) 12. h4 h5 13. g3 Qe7 14. Bg2 Nd7 15. Bh6 Ne5 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17.
Nge2 Bd7 18. O-O b5 19. f4 Ng4 20. e5 Rac8 21. axb5 axb5 22. Ra7 dxe5 23. d6
Qe6 24. Bd5 Qxd6 25. Ne4 Qe7 26. f5 b4 27. Bc4 Rcd8 28. fxg6 fxg6 29. Rd1 $44 {
Martynov,P-Kotsur,P/URS-chT Azov/1991/}) (11. Be3 Nh7 12. Nge2 Nd7 13. Ng3 h5
14. Be2 h4 15. Nf1 Re8 16. Ra3 Rb8 17. Qc2 Ne5 18. Nd2 f5 19. f4 Nf7 20. O-O
fxe4 21. a5 Nh6 22. Ncxe4 Nf5 23. Bf2 Nd4 $36 {Akhsharumova-Cvitan/NY op/1987/}
) 11... Nxe4 12. Nxe4 Qh4+ 13. g3 Qxh6 14. Qxh6 Bxh6 15. Nxd6 Nd7 (15... Rd8
16. Nxc8 Rxc8 17. f4 Nd7 18. O-O-O {1/2,Gallagher,J-Gheorghiu,F/Geneva op/1995/
} (18. a5 $5 $14)) 16. Bh3 (16. f4 Bg7 17. O-O-O Nf6 18. Nxc8 Raxc8 19. Bg2
Rfd8 20. Rd2 b5 21. axb5 axb5 22. Ne2 Ng4 23. Nc3 b4 24. Nb1 Ne3 25. Bf3 Bd4
$40 {Djuric,V-Jovanovic,S/JUG-chTW/1997/}) (16. a5 $142 $5 Nf6 17. Bc4 Rd8 18.
Nxc8 Raxc8 19. Rd1 Rd6 20. Ne2 Rcd8 21. Nc3 Be3 22. Rd3 Bd4 23. Kd2 Bxc3+ (
23... Nd7 24. Ne4 Ne5 25. Nxd6 Rxd6 26. Rxd4 cxd4 27. b3 Nxf3+ 28. Kd3 f5 29.
h4 $18 {[%csl Rd4] ><d4,Ionescu,C-Baron,J/Manresa op/1995/}) 24. Kxc3 Nxd5+ 25.
Bxd5 Rxd5 26. Rhd1 $1 $16) 16... f5 17. f4 Nb6 18. Nf3 (18. Bg2 Rd8 19. Nxc8
Raxc8 $11) 18... Bg7 $5 $146 {[%csl Ra4,Rd5] ><a4,d5 A new move. Black
refrains from taking the pawn back immediately and activates his B first.} (
18... Nxd5 19. Ne5 g5 20. Rd1 Ne3 21. Rd3 Nc2+ 22. Kf2 Nb4 23. Rdd1 Be6 24.
Nxb7 Bd5 25. Bg2 Bxg2 26. Kxg2 gxf4 27. Rd6 Bg7 28. gxf4 Rfe8 29. Nxc5 Bxe5 30.
fxe5 Rxe5 $44 {Kelecevic,N-Arbakov,V/Bad Ragaz/1994/}) 19. Ne5 (19. O-O-O Nxa4
$5 (19... Rd8 20. Nxc8 Raxc8 21. Ne5 Bxe5 22. fxe5 Rxd5 23. Rxd5 Nxd5 24. Bg2
Nb4 25. Rd1 $14) 20. Ne5 g5 $13) 19... Bxe5 (19... Nxd5 20. O-O-O Bxe5 21. fxe5
(21. Rxd5 Bd4 22. Nxc8 Raxc8 $11) 21... Be6 {-19...Be5}) 20. fxe5 Nxd5 21.
O-O-O Be6 22. Rhe1 (22. Nxb7 Rab8 23. Nd6 (23. Nxc5 $2 Rfc8 $19) 23... Rb4 $44)
22... Nb4 23. Nxb7 (23. Bg2 $5 f4 24. Bxb7 Rab8 $132) 23... Rab8 24. Bg2 (24.
Nd6 Na2+ $17) (24. Na5 c4 (24... Na2+ 25. Kc2 Nb4+ 26. Kb1 $14) 25. Bf1 Rfc8
$44) 24... f4 $44 25. Be4 $5 (25. gxf4 $6 Rxf4 $36 {[%cal Rf4f2,Rf4c4] /\Rc4,
Rf2}) (25. Rd6 $2 f3 26. Bf1 Bd5 $17) 25... f3 26. Rf1 f2 27. Rd6 Bc4 (27...
Bc4 28. Rxg6+ Kh8 29. Rh6+ Kg7 30. Rg6+ Kh8 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 17th"]
[Site "Gjakova"]
[Date "2016.05.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sanikidze, Tornike"]
[Black "Volokitin, Andrei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2537"]
[BlackElo "2642"]
[Annotator "Volokitin,A"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2016.05.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "KOS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 e6 ({Normalerweise spiele ich hier} 3... d5 {, aber
in dieser Partie wollte ich eine andere Variante spielen.}) 4. e4 c5 5. d5 d6 {
So haben wir eine Königsindisch-Struktur, wie in der Sämisch-Variante.} 6. Nc3
({Ein anderer Plan ist} 6. Ne2 Bg7 7. Nec3) 6... Bg7 7. Nge2 O-O 8. Ng3 exd5 9.
cxd5 Na6 $6 {Die alte Empfehlung von V. Ivanchuk von 2001! Nach dieser Partie
gefällt sie mir nicht mehr. Der Springer steht auf c7 falsch und passiv.} ({
Besser ist das typische} 9... a6 10. a4 h5 {und dann ...Nbd7, ...Ne5.}) 10. Be2
Nc7 11. O-O a6 12. a4 Bd7 13. Bg5 {Ein interessanter Zug.} ({Die alte Idee von
V. Ivanchuk was, wenn Weiß jetzt} 13. a5 $6 {spielt, dann} Nb5 $1 $132) ({Nach
} 13. Bf4 {folgt} Nfe8 {mit der Idee ...b5.}) ({Die Frage besteht: was würde
Schwarz nach} 13. f4 $1 {machen?} {Wenn} b5 (13... Rc8 14. e5 $1 Nfe8 15. Nce4
$1 dxe5 16. f5 gxf5 17. Rxf5 Bxf5 18. Nxf5 $36) (13... h5 14. e5 $1 Nfe8 15.
Be3 $36) {dann} 14. e5 $1 Nfe8 15. Be3 $36 {Während der Partie konnte ich
diese Frage nicht beantworten.}) 13... h6 ({Nach} 13... b5 {kann Weiß seine
Stellung einfach verstärken:} 14. Qd2 $14 ({Oder scharf spielen:} 14. f4 b4 15.
Nb1 $14)) 14. Be3 ({Etwas besser steht Weiß nach} 14. Bf4 Nfe8 15. Qd2 h5 16.
Nh1 $5 $14) 14... b5 15. e5 $2 {Zu früh, Weiß musste einfach spielen:} (15. Qd2
$1 b4 16. Nd1 h5 (16... Kh7 17. Nf2 $16) 17. Bg5 Qe8 18. Ne3 $36) 15... Qe8 $1
{Jetzt hat Schwarz genügend Gegenspiel.} 16. f4 dxe5 $1 17. f5 ({Nach} 17. d6
exf4 18. Bxf4 Ne6 19. Be5 Nh7 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. axb5 axb5 22. Rxa8 Qxa8 23.
Bxb5 Bxb5 24. Nxb5 $11 {ist die Stellung ausgeglichen.}) 17... b4 $1 18. Nce4
Nxe4 19. Nxe4 Bxf5 20. Nd6 Qd7 21. Bxc5 Rfd8 {Nach der forcierten Variante hat
Schwarz keine Probleme. Und mein Gegner war schon in Zeitnot.} 22. Bxb4 ({
Stärker war} 22. Rc1 Bf8 23. Nxf5 Bxc5+ 24. Rxc5 gxf5 25. d6 Ne6 26. Rxe5 Qxd6
27. Qxd6 Rxd6 28. Rexf5 Nd4 29. R5f2 Nxe2+ 30. Rxe2 {mit Remis.}) 22... Rab8
23. Ba3 Bf8 24. Nxf5 gxf5 25. Bxf8 Kxf8 26. Qd3 $2 {Fehler im Zeitnot.} ({
Der stärkste Zug war} 26. Bc4 $1 {mit der Idee Qh5.} f4 $1 (26... Nxd5 $2 27.
Qh5 $40) 27. Qh5 f6 28. Qxh6+ Qg7 29. Qxg7+ Kxg7 30. Rad1 Rd6 {mit genügender
Kompensation.}) 26... f4 $2 ({Ich habe hier sehr schnell diesee Variante
berechnet:} 26... Nxd5 $1 $17 27. Qxf5 Nf4 28. Qxe5 {, aber hier übersah ich}
Qd4+ $1 29. Qxd4 Nxe2+ $19) 27. Qh7 Qd6 28. Bh5 ({Ruhiger war} 28. Bc4 Rxb2 29.
Rxf4 $1 exf4 30. Qh8+ Ke7 31. Qxb2 Qc5+ 32. Kh1 Qxc4 33. Qe5+ Kd7 34. Qf5+ Kd6
35. Qf6+ $11) 28... Qf6 29. Bxf7 $1 Qg7 $1 30. Qxg7+ ({Schlecht ist} 30. Qf5 $2
Qxf7 31. Qxe5 Nxd5 32. Qh8+ Qg8 33. Qxh6+ Qg7 $19) 30... Kxg7 $15 31. Rac1 Nxd5
32. Bxd5 Rxd5 {Schwarz steht etwas besser, aber objektiv ist die Stellung
remis. Mein Gegner spielte mit 30 Sekunden pro Zug, aber doch stark!} 33. Rc7+
Kg6 34. Rc6+ Kg5 35. Rxa6 Rxb2 36. h4+ {Nicht obligatorisch.} ({Weiß kann
einfach} 36. Re6 {spielen:} Ra2 37. g3 {und die Partie muss Remis enden.})
36... Kh5 37. Re1 $1 {Der einzige Zug!} e4 $5 {Ich versuchte in Zeitnot meines
Gegners eine Falle zu stellen.} ({Nach} 37... Ra2 38. Re6 Kxh4 39. Rxh6+ Kg4
40. Rh8 Rxa4 41. Rg8+ Kf5 42. g3 {wird die Partie sowieso Remis enden.}) 38.
Rxe4 f3 39. Kh2 $8 fxg2 ({Ich hätte noch eine letzte Falle stellen sollen:} 
39... Rf5 $1 40. Kh3 $1 {Der einzige Zug!} (40. Ree6 $4 f2 $19) 40... fxg2 41.
Kh2 $11) 40. Rae6 $11 g1=Q+ 41. Kxg1 Rd1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.05.21"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[Annotator "Wojtaszek,R"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2019.05.17"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{In the first game we made a considerably short draw, so I had a bit more time
to prepare for the Grunfeld which was more or least given against Peter.} 1. d4
Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 {Against Mamedyarov I've played the calmer system with Bf4.
This time I wanted to get a bit more complicated position, so 3.f3 felt like a
decent choice.} e6 4. e4 c5 5. d5 d6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Nge2 O-O 8. Ng3 exd5 (8...
a6 9. a4 h5 10. Bg5 Qc7 {Obviously it's not the most critical system, but
wanted to point out a beautiful idea:} 11. Qd2 exd5 12. cxd5 Nh7 13. Bh6 h4 14.
Bxg7 Kxg7 {and now} 15. Bc4 $3 {was played in the beautiful game Aronian-MVL
2017 which I can recommend to the readers.}) 9. cxd5 a6 10. a4 h5 11. Bg5 Qe8 {
I must confess that I didn't expect this line from Peter, so I only barely
remembered my file. The good thing was that Peter was spending quite a lot of
time for the next moves, so I was able to figure out some important details of
my old preparation.} 12. Bd3 Nh7 ({An alternative was} 12... Nbd7 $5 13. f4 (
13. O-O {would be too soft:} Nh7 14. Be3 (14. Bf4 $2 Ne5 $1 {explains the idea
of 12...Nd7}) 14... Ne5 15. Be2 h4 16. Nh1 f5 $13) 13... Ng4 14. h3 c4 $1 {
leads to a big mess and was already played in the game Matlakov-Adhiban, rapid
2017.}) 13. Bf4 Qe7 14. Nge2 (14. O-O Nd7 {would lead to the same as White
doesn't really have any other ideas than improving the knight from g3.}) 14...
Nd7 15. O-O Ne5 16. Bc2 {I considered this position to be a bit more pleasant
for White as it's not that simple for Black to find a good plan, while White
can simply improve the position with moves like a5 or h3 followed by Bc1 and
f4.} Rb8 (16... Bd7 17. a5 Rae8 {looked also logical to play on the kingside
but White is also prepared for that.} 18. h3 f5 {is something I considered
during the game but now White has a strong idea:} (18... h4 {allows another
positional idea:} 19. Ba4 $1) 19. Bc1 $1 {[%cal Ge2f4]}) 17. a5 b5 18. axb6
Rxb6 19. Bc1 h4 {here I had my first long thought, mainly choosing between 20.
h3 or 20.f4. After all I decided that} 20. f4 {is more forcing} (20. h3 $5 g5
$5 {was bothering me as the position after} 21. f4 gxf4 22. Nxf4 Bh6 {during
the game felt rather unclear even though engines are claiming White is much
better.}) 20... Ng4 21. h3 Ngf6 22. Ra2 Bd7 $13 {here I spent quite a lot of
time trying to figure out what is exactly my plan and I decided to attack f4
pawn.} 23. Qe1 (23. e5 dxe5 24. f5 {A typical idea in this kind of positions,
but here Black shouldn't be afraid of this.} gxf5 (24... g5 $5 25. Ne4 Nxe4 26.
Bxe4 Rb4 27. Nc3 Qd6 {would be also highly unclear}) 25. Bxf5 Bxf5 26. Rxf5 Qd6
{[%cal Gf8d8,Gf6d5]}) 23... Nh5 24. Be3 Rfb8 25. b3 Rxb3 $1 {A very strong,
practical decision. Instead of being slightly worse, Peter changes the
character of the position, and now all 3 results are possible.} (25... Qd8 {
is the computer's second choice which shows how unpleasant Black's position
was if this sacrifice wouldn't be available.}) 26. Bxb3 Rxb3 27. Bd2 $5 {
Maybe not the best move but the practical one. We were approaching time
trouble so I wanted to keep some control.} (27. e5 dxe5 28. fxe5 Qxe5 29. Qf2
Bf5 {must be fine for black}) (27. Rxa6 Ng3 $1 {and white cannot keep control
any longer.} 28. Nxg3 Bxc3 29. Ra8+ Kg7 30. Qd1 Rb4 31. Qc2 Bd4 32. Bxd4+ Rxd4
33. Ne2 Rxe4 $44) (27. Rf3 $5 Bb5 28. Bf2 Bxe2 29. Nxe2 $1 Rb4 $1 30. e5 dxe5
31. Rc2 {and according to an engine white is better but for me it looks
nothing more than unclear.}) 27... Bd4+ $6 {Funnily this is the move we both
thought it's a decisive mistake. Not the best one but not the losing one
either.} (27... Bb5 $1 {is the only move which I expected during the game.} 28.
Nxb5 axb5 29. e5 $1 dxe5 30. Ra8+ Nf8 31. f5 {and I thought that White has a
huge initiative which is only partly true because after} gxf5 $1 32. Rxf5 Ng3
33. Nxg3 hxg3 $1 {Black is also having some counterplay:} 34. Rg5 Qb7 $8 35.
Re8 Qxd5 36. Rexe5 Qd4+ 37. Re3 (37. Be3 Qxe5 $3 38. Rxe5 Bxe5 39. Bxc5 Ne6 {
and it's even White who should be careful.}) 37... Ne6 38. Rg4 Rxe3 39. Bxe3
Qe5 40. Qxg3 Qxg3 41. Rxg3 Kh7 $44 (41... c4 $2 42. Bh6)) (27... Bc8 $5 {
simply protecting the pawn was also interesting. It's not easy to understand
but Black has a decent positional compensation, so it's not necessary to force
things.} 28. Qd1 Rb4 $44) 28. Kh2 N7f6 $4 {Only this loses. First of all the
a6 pawn is lost and also now the bishop on d4 is rather stuck doing nothing.} (
28... Rb6 $1 29. Qa1 (29. Nxd4 cxd4 30. Ne2 Bb5 $44 {[%csl Ge4]}) 29... Ng3 $1
30. Rb1 $1 (30. Nxg3 $2 hxg3+ 31. Kxg3 Bb5 32. Re1 Nf6 $17) 30... Rxb1 31. Qxb1
Nf6 32. Rxa6 Nfxe4 33. Nxe4 Qxe4 34. Qxe4 Nxe4 35. Be1 $14 {Practically
speaking it's closer to a draw than anything else.}) 29. Rf3 Rb4 30. Rxa6 $18 {
The rest normally would be easy but given that we were short of time and the
stake was quite high it was neccessary not to allow many tricks.} Rc4 31. Ra7
Qd8 32. Qa1 $1 Nxe4 33. Ra8 (33. Rxd7 Qxd7 34. Qa8+ Kg7 35. Nxe4 {was also
winning but as usual in such situations one should just calculate one way and
play it.}) 33... Bc8 34. Qa6 $1 Nxd2 (34... Bxa6 35. Rxd8+ Kg7 36. Nxe4 $18)
35. Rxc8 Nxf3+ 36. gxf3 Qxc8 37. Qxc8+ Kg7 38. Nxd4 Rxd4 (38... Rxc3 39. Nb5
Rc2+ 40. Kg1 {is also hopeless.}) 39. Qd8 Rd2+ 40. Kg1 Nxf4 41. Qxd6 Nxh3+ 42.
Kf1 {and Peter resigned. I considered it be quite a good game, especially
since it gave me a qualification to the semi-finals.} 1-0

