[Event "Gibraltar Masters 13th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2015.02.04"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Adhiban, Baskaran"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[Annotator "Adhiban,B"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2015.01.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{The Tradewise Gibraltar Chess festival is one of the few of its kind which
only gets better every year. The tournament has been organised for nearly a
decade, an achievement in itself. For me it was only my second edition, I
started with a bang with 4/4 and but then two losses against Nakamura and
Naroditsky brought me back to earth :). I was quite optimistic in this round
since I had won against him once even though it was blitz.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6
3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ $5 {During the previous
round, I was watching the game which was played next to my board and was
pretty inspired to try it out the next day!} c6 8. Ba4 O-O 9. Ne2 b5 10. Bb3
Bb7 ({The stem game for my inspiration continued} 10... a5 11. h4 a4 12. Bc2 c5
$5 $146 {A novelty,but it was an over the boad improvisation!} ({The only
other top level clash was} 12... e5 {in (Ivanchuk-Rodshtein 2011)}) 13. Rb1 b4
$1 {Black plays in the true style of the Grünfeld, never to turn back!} 14. d5
bxc3 15. h5 {Alex was still blitzing here.} e6 16. Be3 Na6 17. a3 {Somewhat
slow, but its hard to give White good advice.} exd5 18. exd5 Qd6 $1 {Faced
with an innovation, Dennis surprisingly comes up with the top engine moves
which only confirms his final standings, an amazing 6th place (with a tie for
the 3rd) in such a strong event!} 19. hxg6 fxg6 20. Ng3 Nc7 21. Rxh7 $1 {
I was pretty sure the game was going to be over soon with 1-0 on the
scoresheet, but little did I know.} Ba6 $1 {What did I say? Once again Dennis
is up to the task.} 22. Rh1 Nxd5 23. Bxg6 Qxg6 $138 {Finding all those cool
defensive moves took a toll on the defender who was running short of time and
chose the safer route.} (23... c2 $3 {If Dennis had played this, I am pretty
sure Alex would have complained that this guy was using engine help!} 24. Bh7+
Kf7 25. Qh5+ Ke7 {White's checks soon run out and Black emerges with a winning
advantage.}) 24. Qxd5+ Qf7 25. Qe4 Rfe8 26. Qh7+ Kf8 27. Rh5 Bf6 28. Qh6+ Bg7
29. Qh7 Bf6 30. Rb6 Qxh7 31. Rxh7 Bd4 32. Kd1 (32. Nf5 {was the last chance to
equalise.} Bd3 33. Rbb7 Bxf5 34. Rhf7+ Kg8 35. Rxf5 $11) 32... Bd3 $1 {
Crowning Black's brilliant play!} 33. Bxd4 c2+ 34. Kd2 Bxh7 35. Bxc5+ Kg8 36.
Bb4 Rad8+ {0-1 (36) Lenderman,A (2614)-Wagner,D (2501) Caleta ENG 2015}) 11. h4
$5 $146 {There was also a funny story behind this move. In Aeroflot Blitz in
2012 after making short castling, I anyway went for h4-h5 (please note:
without a rook on h1!) and won with a irresistible attack (I will leave it to
the reader's imagination as to in which variation it was!). So I was hoping to
remind him about that game in a silent manner.} c5 12. h5 Bxe4 13. f3 Bd5 14.
hxg6 hxg6 15. Bh6 {The only way to continue the attack.} Bxb3 16. Qd2 $5 {
A stunning rejoinder but nothing much if Black keeps his cool.} Bf6 $5 (16...
Bc4 $1 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Qh6+ Kf6 {Amazingly White has nothing better than to
go for a repetition.} 19. Qf4+ (19. Ng3 {This was the line which put off
Svidler from playing ...Bc4, but it seems after the stunning} cxd4 $1 {Black
beats off the attack and is just winning.}) 19... Kg7 {with a draw.} (19... Ke6
$6 20. Qe4+ Kd6 21. Qxa8 $14)) 17. Bxf8 {Taking the rook and continuing the
attack for free but unfortunately Black gains some tempi to create counterplay.
} (17. axb3 $5 {This was my best chance.} Re8 18. Bg5 (18. Qf4 e5 19. Qh2 exd4
20. Bg5 d3 21. Bxf6 Qxf6) 18... Bg7 19. Qf4 (19. Bh6 Bf6 {just repeats the
moves.}) 19... Nd7 20. Qh4 (20. dxc5 Nxc5 21. Qh4 {looks scary but Black can
defend with an iron fist!} f5 22. Rd1 Qc8 23. Qh7+ Kf7 24. Nf4 Qc6 25. Rh6 Rh8
26. Rxg6 Rxh7 27. Rxc6 Rh1+ {with equality.}) (20. Qh2 Nf8 21. dxc5 Qd5 22. Bh6
Bf6 23. b4) 20... Nf8 21. dxc5 $1 Qd5 22. b4 a5 23. Rd1 Qe6 24. Kf2 axb4 (24...
a4 25. Nd4) 25. cxb4 Ra2 26. Rd2 Rxd2 27. Bxd2 Ra8 $1 {Black has sufficient
counterplay to hold the balance.}) 17... Bc4 18. Bh6 Nc6 19. Bg5 {I felt my
best chance was to exchange the dark-squared bishop.} Bg7 20. Bh6 (20. Qf4 Qd6
21. Qh4 f5 $1 {and Black seizes the advantage.} (21... f6 $6 22. Qh7+ Kf7 23.
Bh6 Rg8 24. Nf4 cxd4 (24... f5 25. d5) 25. Qxg6+ Kf8 26. Bxg7+ Rxg7 27. Rh8+
Rg8 $11)) (20. dxc5 Ne5 {Black has more than enough compensation.}) 20... Bf6
21. Bg5 {The best, otherwise it will be Black's turn to seize the intiative.}
Bg7 22. Bh6 {A draw which was quite exciting!} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Berliner Sommer 11th"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Agrest, Evgenij"]
[Black "Muse, Mladen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Agrest,E"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1993.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 O-O 8.
Be2 c5 9. Rb1 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 e6 13. f4 Bg7 14. c4 Rb8
$146 (14... b6 15. Bb2 Bxb2 16. Rxb2 Ba6 17. O-O exd5 18. exd5 $1 $146 (18.
cxd5) 18... f5 19. Rb3 Qf6 20. Ra3 $1 Bb7 21. Re1 Rfe8 22. Re3 $1 {<->e, ()}
Re4 $2 23. Rxe4 fxe4 24. Bg4 $1 $18 {Agrest,E-Berebora,F/Austria/1993/}) 15.
Bb2 e5 16. O-O Qd6 17. Qc3 $1 Re8 (17... f6 18. fxe5 fxe5 (18... Qxe5 $2 19.
Qxe5 fxe5 20. Rxf8+ Kxf8 21. Ba3 $18) 19. Rxf8+ Qxf8 20. Qa5 $16) 18. f5 $1 Bd7
(18... g5 19. f6 $1 Bxf6 20. Bh5 $1 $40) 19. Qf3 a6 20. f6 Bh6 (20... Bf8 21.
h4 $1 $40) 21. Bc1 Bxc1 22. Rbxc1 b5 23. Qe3 Kh8 24. h4 $1 $40 bxc4 (24... b4
$142) 25. Bxc4 Bb5 26. Bxb5 Rxb5 27. a4 Rb2 (27... Ra5 28. Rc4 Qd7 29. Ra1 $18
{xRa5}) (27... Rb4 28. Qxc5 $1 Qxc5+ 29. Rxc5 Rxe4 30. Rd1 $3 $18) 28. Rxc5 Qd7
29. Rfc1 Rg8 $8 (29... Qg4 30. Qf3 Qxh4 31. d6 $1 $18) (29... Qxa4 30. Qh6 Rg8
31. Rc8) 30. Qg5 $1 $18 Qd6 31. Rc6 Qb8 32. a5 $1 {(.)} Rb1 33. Kh2 Rxc1 34.
Qxc1 g5 $138 35. hxg5 h6 36. g6 $1 1-0

[Event "PCA-Wch Candidates final"]
[Site "Las Palmas"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7.
Nf3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Bg5 h6
14. Be3 Nc6 15. d5 Na5 16. Rb4 (16. Bc5 {Ftacnik} Bf6 17. e5 Bxe5 18. h3 Rfd8
$5 (18... Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Rfe8 20. d6 Qc4 21. d7 Qxc5 22. dxe8=Q+ Rxe8 23. Qa4
Nc6 24. Rxb7 $14 {Gelfand,B-Ivanchuk,V/Tilburg/1990/1-0 (62)}) 19. hxg4 Rxd5
20. Bd4 $1 Bxd4 21. Nxd4 Rad8 $1 22. Qc2 $1 Qxc2 23. Nxc2 Rd2 24. Rfd1 $13 {
Strelbin-Nadanian,A/USSR/1991/}) 16... Bxf3 (16... b6 {Ftacnik} 17. e5 $1 Bxf3
$6 18. Bxf3 Rac8 19. d6 $1 exd6 20. exd6 $1 Nc4 21. Bf4 $1 $16 {Lautier,
J-Anand,V/Linares/1994/1-0 (34)}) 17. Bxf3 Nc4 18. Bd4 Nd2 19. Rb2 Nxf3+ 20.
Qxf3 Qa6 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Qc3+ Kg8 23. Qc7 Qd6 $1 $146 (23... Rfe8 24. Rxb7
Qd3 25. Qe5 a5 $4 26. Rxe7 $18 {Vaisser-Anand/Paris/1994}) (23... e6 $5 {
Ftacnik} 24. Rxb7 (24. d6 Rac8 25. Qe7 Rce8 26. Qxb7 Qxd6 27. Qxa7 $10) 24...
exd5 25. exd5 Qd3 26. d6 Rac8 $10) 24. Rxb7 (24. Qxd6 {Ftacnik} exd6 25. Rxb7
a5 $132) 24... Qxc7 25. Rxc7 a5 26. Ra1 (26. Rxe7 Rfb8 $1 (26... a4 {Ftacnik}
27. Rc7 a3 28. Rcc1 (28. Rc2 $2 a2 29. Ra1 Rfb8 30. Rcc1) 28... a2 $132)) 26...
Rfb8 27. h4 (27. Rxe7 a4 28. Rc7 (28. h4 a3 29. Ra2 $2 Rb2) 28... a3 29. h4 (
29. Rcc1 {Ftacnik} a2 $132) 29... a2 30. Rcc1 Rb2 $44) 27... a4 28. Kh2 (28.
Rxe7 a3) 28... Kf8 (28... a3 $1 29. Rc3 (29. Rxe7 a2 30. d6 Kf8 (30... Rb1 31.
d7 Kf8 32. Rxa2 $1) 31. Rc7 Rb1 32. Rxa2 Rxa2 33. Rc8+ Kg7 34. d7 Rd1 35. d8=Q
Rxd8 36. Rxd8 Rxf2 $10) 29... a2 30. Rc2 Rb4 $10) 29. Ra3 (29. Rc3 {Ftacnik}
Rb4 30. f3 f5 $1 $132) 29... Rb3 30. Rxb3 (30. Ra2 {Ftacnik} a3) 30... axb3 31.
Rb7 Ra4 $10 32. f3 f5 33. exf5 Rxh4+ $1 (33... gxf5 34. Kg3 Rd4 35. Rxb3 Rxd5
36. Rb6) 34. Kg3 Rh5 35. fxg6 (35. Rxb3 {Ftacnik} Rxf5 $10) 35... Rg5+ (35...
Rxd5 $1 36. f4 Kg7 37. Rxe7+ Kxg6 $10) 36. Kh4 (36. Kf4 Rxd5 $1 (36... Rxg2 $4
37. d6 exd6 38. Kf5 $18)) 36... Rxd5 (36... Rxg2 $4 37. d6 (37. Rxb3 {Ftacnik}
Rxg6 $10) 37... exd6 38. Kh5 Rh2+ 39. Kg4 $18) 37. g4 (37. Rxb3 {Ftacnik} Rg5
38. g4 Rxg6 $10) 37... Rg5 38. f4 (38. Rb6 {Ftacnik} b2 39. Rxb2 Rxg6) 38...
Rxg6 39. f5 Rd6 40. Rxb3 Kf7 (40... e6 {Ftacnik} 41. f6 Kf7 42. Kh5 e5 43. Rb7+
Kxf6 44. Kxh6 e4 45. g5+ Kf5+ $10) 41. Kh5 Ra6 42. Re3 Rd6 43. Re6 Rxe6 44.
fxe6+ Kg7 (44... Kxe6 {Ftacnik} 45. Kxh6 (45. Kg6 Kd7 46. Kxh6 e5 47. g5 e4 $10
) 45... Kf7) 45. g5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates FIDE m2"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1994.01.16"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Wolff Belov} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7
7. Nf3 {No, not another Classical Variation (7.Bc4 c5 8.Ne2)!} c5 8. Be3 Qa5 9.
Qd2 Bg4 $1 (9... O-O {Belov} 10. Rc1 e6 (10... b6 11. d5 Bg4 $5 12. Ng5 $1 Na6
13. h3 Bd7 14. Be2 Rad8 15. O-O $14 {Karpov,A-Fernandez Garcia,J/Dos Hermanas/
1993/1:0 (27) Inf 57/460/}) 11. Bh6 Rd8 12. h4 cxd4 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. cxd4 Nc6
15. Qxa5 Nxa5 16. Kd2 $14 {Olafsson,H-Benjamin,J/S-Martin/1993/}) (9... Nc6 {
Belov} 10. Rc1 (10. Rb1 $5) 10... cxd4 (10... Bg4 $5) (10... Bg4 $5 {Wolff})
11. cxd4 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 O-O 13. Bb5 f5 14. exf5 Bxf5 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Rxc6
Rfb8 $1 $44 {Seirawan,J-Mecking,H/San Paulo(m/5)/1992/0,5 (30) Inf 54/466/})
10. Rc1 (10. Rb1 {Belov} a6 11. Rb3 $6 b5 12. d5 Nd7 $6 (12... c4 $5 13. Rb4
Bxf3 14. gxf3 Qa3 $15) 13. c4 b4 $13 {Timman,J-Ivanchuk,V/Linares/1992/0,5 (42)
Inf 54/465/}) 10... Nc6 $1 {This idea seems to be quite reasonable} (10... O-O
{Wolff} 11. Be2 e6 {This is a position that has been played several times,
with about equal results.}) 11. d5 Rd8 {The point - white can't get out of the
pin so easily} 12. Qb2 {!? Belov} (12. Bd3 O-O $1 13. dxc6 $140 Bxf3 14. gxf3
c4 $17) (12. Be2 O-O 13. O-O (13. c4 $2 {Wolff} Nb4 14. a3 Qxa3 15. Bxc5 Nd3+
16. Bxd3 Qxc5 $17) 13... e6 $10) (12. c4 {Belov} Bxf3 (12... Qxd2+ 13. Nxd2 Nd4
14. Nb3 $14) 13. Qxa5 (13. gxf3 Qxd2+ 14. Kxd2 Nd4 $10) 13... Nxa5 14. gxf3 b6
15. f4 $14) (12. Be2 $5 {Belov}) 12... Bxf3 13. gxf3 (13. dxc6 $4 {Belov} Bxc3+
14. Rxc3 Qxc3+ 15. Qxc3 Rd1#) 13... Nd4 14. Bxd4 (14. Bg2 Nb5 $1 15. Bd2 (15.
Bxc5 Nxc3 $1 16. Bb4 Qxa2) (15. O-O {Wolff} b6 {><c3}) 15... Nd6 $10 (15... c4
$10 {Belov})) (14. Qxb7 {Wolff} O-O $1 $44 (14... Nxf3+ 15. Kd1 (15. Ke2 Ne5
16. f4 Qxa2+) 15... Qxa2 (15... Bxc3 16. Qb5+ Kf8 17. Qxa5 Bxa5 18. Bxc5 $14)
16. Qb5+ Kf8 17. Bc4 $16)) 14... cxd4 15. Qb5+ Qxb5 16. Bxb5+ Kf8 17. cxd4 (17.
c4 $5 {Wolff} b6 18. Ke2 Be5) 17... Bxd4 18. Rc7 Be5 $1 (18... Rb8 $2 19. f4
$14 {Nothing disastrous, but now White has something concrete}) (18... a6 {
Belov} 19. Bd3 b5 20. Ke2 $16) 19. Rxb7 Rb8 $10 {Thanks to the f-pawns white
doesn't even have practical chances} 20. Rxb8+ Bxb8 21. O-O (21. Ke2 Bf4 22. h3
Kg7) 21... Bf4 $1 (21... Kg7 22. Rc1 Bd6 {Probably also enough but the text is
more precise}) 22. Rb1 Kg7 23. Bc6 Rb8 24. Bb7 (24. Rxb8 {Belov} Bxb8) 24...
Bd6 25. a4 a5 (25... f5 $10 26. a5 $140 a6 $10) 26. Rb5 f5 $1 {/\ Kg7-f6-e5}
1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Black "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1991.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 Qa5 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. Rc1 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 O-O 13. Bb5 f5 14. exf5
Rxf5 $1 (14... Bxf5 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Rxc6 {Seirawan,Y-Olafsson,H Waz 1991} Be4
) 15. Bc4+ (15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Rxc6 Ra5 $132) 15... Kh8 16. Rhd1 Rf8 17. d5 (17.
Bb3 Bg4 $10) 17... Na5 18. Bb5 Bg4 19. Ke2 a6 20. Bd3 Rad8 21. Be4 Rc8 22. h3
Bd7 23. Nd4 Nc4 24. Ne6 Nxe3 25. fxe3 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Rc8 27. Rxc8+ Bxc8 28. Kd3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "144"]
[EventDate "1991.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 {Kamsky is scoring very well withthe Grunfeld these days.
After Tilburg he played in Belgrade and beat Gelfand,Beliavsky and Lautier
with it!} 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8. Qd2 Qa5 9.
Rb1 {A finesse to provoke a6 and weaken b6. Whether it is advantageous for
white is not clear especially after this game!} a6 10. Rc1 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qxd2+
12. Kxd2 O-O 13. Nf3 e6 14. Bc4 Nc6 15. Rhd1 Bd7 16. Ke1 Na5 $1 {White is
ready for d5.} 17. Be2 Rfc8 18. Bd2 (18. d5 exd5 19. exd5 b5) 18... Nc6 19. Bc3
Na7 $1 20. Bd2 Nb5 21. e5 Bc6 22. a4 Na7 (22... Nc7 23. Ra1 (23. a5 Ba4) 23...
Nd5 $10) 23. Ra1 Bd5 24. Kf1 Nc6 25. a5 Rc7 (25... Bf8 $1) 26. Be3 Bf8 27. Ne1
Bb4 28. Rdc1 Bxe1 (28... Rac8 29. Nd3 Bxa5 30. Rxc6 Rxc6 31. Rxa5) 29. Rxe1 Nb4
$36 30. Rac1 Nc2 31. Bg5 Rac8 32. Red1 Nb4 33. Rxc7 Rxc7 34. Rb1 Nc2 35. Bd8
Rc8 36. Bb6 Be4 37. Rd1 $8 (37. Rb2 Nxd4) 37... Rc3 38. Bc5 Kg7 39. Kg1 Rb3 40.
f3 Bc6 41. Kf2 Nb4 42. Rd2 Bd5 43. h4 Nc6 44. Bb6 h5 (44... Ra3 45. Rc2 Nxa5
46. Rc8 $40) (44... h6) 45. Rc2 Ra3 46. g4 Ra1 (46... g5 47. hxg5 (47. gxh5
gxh4 $15) 47... hxg4 48. fxg4 Kg6) 47. Rc3 Rh1 48. Kg3 g5 49. hxg5 h4+ 50. Kg2
Re1 51. Rc2 (51. Kf2 $6 h3 $1 $19) 51... Kg6 52. Kf2 Ra1 53. f4 Ra3 54. Rd2 Rg3
55. Bc5 Kg7 $1 56. Rd3 $2 Rg2+ 57. Kf1 Rxe2 $1 $19 58. Kxe2 Bc4 $19 59. d5 exd5
60. Kd2 Bxd3 61. Kxd3 d4 62. Ke2 h3 63. Kf3 d3 64. Be3 (64. Bg1 Nd4+ $1 $19)
64... Nd4+ $1 (64... Nxa5 65. f5 Nc4 66. Bf4) 65. Kg3 h2 66. Kxh2 Nf3+ 67. Kg3
d2 68. Bxd2 Nxd2 69. f5 Nc4 70. Kf4 Nxa5 71. Ke4 Nc6 72. Kd5 a5 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 1314"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2013.12.15"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Schenk, Andreas"]
[Black "Areshchenko, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2489"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[Annotator "Areshchenko/Meyer,CD"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2013.10.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bayern Muenchen"]
[BlackTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]
[WhiteClock "0:03:28"]
[BlackClock "0:00:41"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Bb5+ {Neben dem weit ausanalysierten und erfolgreichen 8.Rb1 sowie dem
flexiblen 8.Be3 ist dieses Läuferschach eine nicht seltene, relativ harmlose
Fortsetzung in der Abtauschvariante der Grünfeld-Indischen Verteidigung ("a
drawish variation", AA) - auf Großmeister-Ebene indes eher mit durchwachsenen
Resultaten.} Nc6 (8... Bd7 9. Bxd7+ Nxd7 (9... Qxd7) 10. O-O O-O 11. Rb1 (11.
Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nb6 14. Rc1 Qd7 15. Ne5 Bxe5 16. dxe5 Qe6 17. Rc7
Rfd8 18. Qc1 g5 19. Bg3 Rac8 $13 {/=, remis/51, Kryakvin,D (2573) -Novik,M 
(2451), St. Petersburg 2013}) 11... Qc7 12. e5 Nb6 13. Qb3 Rfd8 14. dxc5 (14.
Ng5 $142 $5 $14) 14... Qxc5 15. Be3 Qd5 $13 {/=, remis/34, Ragger,M (2561) -
Areshchenko,A (2667), Germany 2010}) 9. O-O O-O ({Die Hauptvariante lautet} 
9... cxd4 10. cxd4 O-O 11. Be3 Bg4 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Rc1 {mit gleichen Chancen,
z.B.} Qa5 14. Qd2 (14. Rxc6 Qxa2 15. Rc7 Qe6 16. h3 Qd6 17. Rc5 Bxf3 18. Qxf3
a5 19. e5 Qd7 20. Ra1 a4 $11 {remis/26, I. Sokolov - P. Leko, Sarajevo 1999})
14... Qxd2 15. Nxd2 Rfd8 16. Nb3 a5 17. Rxc6 a4 18. Nc5 Bxd4 19. Bxd4 Rxd4 $11
{remis/32, Bruzon Batista,L (2699) - Dominguez Perez,L (2757), Linares 2013})
10. Be3 Bg4 ({Oder: I} 10... Qa5 11. Qa4 $5 $13) ({II} 10... cxd4 11. cxd4 Bg4
{geht unter Zugumstellung wieder über zur Hauptvariante, deren Resultate laut
ChessBase-Statistik im Vergleich zu unserem Partiezug allerdings ungünstig für
Schwarz sind.}) 11. dxc5 $5 {Indem Weiß sein Bauernzentrum freiwillig auflöst,
hofft er, mit der Stellungsöffnung unkomplizierteres Spiel zu erlangen.} ({
Oder z.B.: I} 11. d5 Ne5 12. Be2 Nxf3+ 13. Bxf3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Qa5 $13 {/=} (
14... Bxc3 $13 {/=})) ({II} 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Rc1 Qa5 13. Qe2 Rfd8 14. Rfd1
Bxf3 (14... Qa4 15. Rd2 (15. h3 $142 Bxf3 16. gxf3) 15... e5 16. Bg5 $6 (16.
Qd1 Qxd1+ 17. Rcxd1 $13 {/=}) 16... Rd7 (16... f6 $142) 17. dxe5 $13 {0:1/45,
Shulman,Y (2542) - Wang,Y (2705), Ningbo 2013}) 15. gxf3 cxd4 16. cxd4 Bxd4 17.
Bxd4 (17. Rxc6 Bxe3 18. Rxd8+ Rxd8 19. Qxe3 Qxa2 20. Qc3 $5 $15) 17... Rxd4 18.
Rxd4 Qg5+ 19. Kf1 Qxc1+ 20. Qd1 Qc5 (20... Qf4 $5) 21. Qd2 Rb8 $17 {0:1/48,
Ivanov,M (2403) - Khalifman,A (2642), Minsk 2012}) 11... Qc7 (11... Bxc3 12.
Rb1 Qxd1 13. Rfxd1 Rfd8 $11 {, AA}) 12. h3 $6 {Womöglich eine Neuerung, die
aber keineswegs besser ist als die bekannten Alternativen. Weiß zwingt den
Läufer zur Erklärung und will mit der Dame auf f3 wiedernehmen. Dort steht sie
aber eher ungünstig, überdies plant Schwarz, sowieso auf f3 zu tauschen und
nimmt das Entwicklungstempo mittels Rd8 gerne mit. Alternativen, z.B.:} ({I} 
12. Bxc6 Qxc6 13. Qc2 Bxf3 14. gxf3 f5 $13 {remis/49, Xu,J (2486) - Wang,Y 
(2734), Ningbo 2011}) ({II} 12. Qb3 $143 Bxf3 13. gxf3 Be5 14. h3 Bf4 $15 {
0:1/30, Manor,I (2491) - Sutovsky,E (2695), Israel 2011}) ({III} 12. Rb1 $5 {
an dieser Stelle wohl ebenfalls unerprobt} Rfd8 (12... Rad8 $143 13. Qc1 Bxf3
14. gxf3 Ne5 15. Be2 Nd3 16. Bxd3 Rxd3 17. Rd1 $14 {, AA}) (12... Ne5 13. Be2
Nd7 $1 14. Nd2 (14. Qd5 b6 15. cxb6 axb6 16. Qg5 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Ne5 18. Bd1 Nc4
19. Bf4 e5 $11) 14... Bxe2 15. Qxe2 Rfd8 $44 {, AA}) (12... Bxc3 13. Qb3 Bg7
14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Qb7 Rac8 $11 {, AA}) 13. Qc1 $5 Bxf3 14. gxf3 $13) 12... Rad8
(12... Rfd8 $5 13. Qb3 (13. Qe2 $6 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Bxc3 $15) 13... Bxf3 14. gxf3
Be5 $13 {/=} (14... Ne5 $5 15. Kg2 a6 16. Be2 Nd7 17. Qb4 e6 18. Rab1 Rab8 $132
{, AA})) 13. Qe2 $6 ({Weiß möchte partout seine Bauernstellung am Königsflügel
intakt halten, aber dynamischer war} 13. Qb3 $1 Bxf3 14. gxf3 $13 {, z.B.} Be5
15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Rab1 Bh2+ (16... Bf4 17. c4 a5 $11) 17. Kg2 Bf4 18. c4 f5 19.
Qb7 fxe4 20. Qxc7 exf3+ 21. Kxf3 Bxc7+ 22. Ke2 Rb8 $11 {, AA}) 13... Bxf3 14.
Qxf3 Bxc3 15. Bf4 $6 ({Danach gerät Weiß ins Hintertreffen, den Vorzug
verdiente} 15. Rab1 $142 $5 {eingedenk diverser taktischer Ideen, z.B.} Nd4 (
15... Bd2 16. Bxc6 Qxc6 17. Rfd1 Bxe3 18. Qxe3 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Rc8 $11) 16. Qg3
$1 Nxb5 (16... Qa5 17. Bh6 $1 Nxb5 18. Rxb5 Qxb5 19. Qxc3 f6 20. Bxf8 Kxf8 21.
e5 Rd3 22. Qa1 Kg7 23. exf6+ exf6 24. Rd1 $11) 17. Rxb5 Qc6 (17... Be5 18. Qf3)
18. Rfb1 Rd7 {"and this position is slightly better for Black", AA/CDM}) 15...
Be5 {Wonach verschiedene Transformationen durchzurechnen und einzuschätzen
sind, was höchste Ansprüche an beide Akteure stellt.} 16. Bxc6 ({Die
alternative Abwicklung ins Schwerfiguren- bzw. Turmendspiel nach} 16. Bxe5 Qxe5
(16... Nxe5 $143 17. Qe3 a6 18. Be2 Nc6 19. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Rd8 $15) 17.
Bxc6 bxc6 18. Qa3 Rd7 19. Rad1 Rfd8 20. Rxd7 Rxd7 $15 {und weiter z.B.} 21. Qa6
Qe6 (21... Rc7 22. Qc4) 22. Qc8+ Kg7 23. f4 Rd4 24. Qxe6 fxe6 25. Rb1 $1 {
/\Rb7 erscheint gerade noch zum Remis ausreichend.}) 16... Bxf4 (16... bxc6 17.
Bxe5 Qxe5 18. Qa3 {ist Zugumstellung zur vorigen Variante.}) 17. Bxb7 Be5 ({
Eine Spur genauer war} 17... Bh2+ $142 18. Kh1 Be5 19. Rab1 Qxc5 $15) 18. Rab1
Qxc5 19. Bd5 ({Und hier hätte Weiß nach} 19. Rfc1 $142 Qa5 20. Bd5 e6 21. Bb3
Rd2 22. Rd1 {weiterhin nur geringfügig schlechter gestanden.}) 19... e6 20.
Rfc1 Qe7 21. Bb3 h5 $5 {Während der weiße Läufer auf Granit beißt, winken dem
schwarzen Antipoden schöne Perspektiven auf den Diagonalen a7-g1 und b8-h2,
zudem Verstärkungen von seinen Schwerfiguren-Kollegen.} 22. Rd1 Bd4 $6 ({
Den Vorzug verdienten: I} 22... h4 $142 23. Qe3 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Rd8 25. Rxd8+
Qxd8 $15 {strebt unverzüglich auf das - analog der Partie - thematische
Endspiel Q+B vs Q+B mit den "ungleichen" Läufern zu. Mit der Partiefortsezung
indes vermeidet Schwarz zwar zunächst weitere Vereinfachung und gibt dem
Gegner mehr Stolpermöglichkeiten, aber räumt ihm auch eine zähe
Verteidigungsmöglichkeit ein.}) ({II} 22... Rxd1+ $142 23. Rxd1 h4 {, AA}) 23.
Rd2 $6 ({Der ebenso subtile wie leicht zu übersehende Verteidigungszug war} 23.
Qf4 $142 $5 {mit folgenden Ideen:} Rd7 (23... g5 24. Qf3 h4 25. Bc2 Be5 $15 {
, AA}) (23... e5 24. Qh6 $1 $132 {, AA}) 24. Ba4 $1 (24. e5 $6 Rfd8) 24... e5
25. Qh6 $132 {und nach Öffnung der Schrägen a2/g8 hat Weiß ausreichendes
Gegenspiel.}) 23... Rd6 $1 24. Rbd1 Rfd8 25. Rc1 (25. g3 $5 h4 26. Kg2 hxg3 27.
fxg3) 25... a5 26. Rc4 (26. g3 $5 h4 27. Kg2 hxg3 28. fxg3 Be5 29. Rxd6 Rxd6
30. Rd1 $15) 26... h4 $1 27. Rd1 Bb6 (27... Kg7 $15 {, AA}) 28. Rxd6 $2 {
Und das ist nach mehreren Ungenauigkeiten bzw. Auslassungen der Fehler, der
die schwarzen Aktivitäten vehement anwachsen lässt.} ({AA/CDM: Notwendig war} 
28. Rcc1 $8 {, um - falls möglich - endlich Entlastung durch Turmtausch zu
finden:} Qg5 (28... Rxd1+ 29. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 30. Qxd1 (30. Bxd1 Qb4) 30... Qb4 31.
Bc2 Qa3 32. Bb3 Qb2 33. Qc2 Qd4 34. Kf1 $15) (28... Bd4 $5 29. Qf4 g5 30. Qf3
Kg7 $15) 29. Rxd6 Rxd6 30. Rd1 Bd4 (30... Rd2 31. Rxd2 Qxd2 32. Kf1 $15) 31.
Qg4 Qf6 32. Qf3 Qe5 33. Qg4 $15) 28... Qxd6 $17 29. Rc1 $6 ({Oder: I} 29. Qf6
Qd2 30. Rc2 Qe1+ 31. Kh2 Qxe4 32. Rc4 Qf5 33. Qxh4 (33. Qxf5 gxf5 $17) 33...
Kg7 $1 $40 {() und der schwarze Angriff rollt:} (33... Qxf2 $6 34. Qxf2 Bxf2
35. Rc2) 34. Bc2 (34. a4 $2 Bxf2 35. Qf4 (35. Qxd8 Qe5+ $19) 35... Rd3 $1 $19)
(34. g4 Qb5 $1 35. Rf4 (35. Qg3 $143 a4 $1 36. Rxa4 Rc8 $1 $19 {/\Rc1 mit
vernichtendem Angriff}) 35... Qe5 36. Qg3 Bc7 37. Rc4 Qxg3+ 38. fxg3 Rd2+ 39.
Kh1 Bxg3 $17) (34. Rf4 Qe5 $1 35. Qg3 Bd4 $1 36. h4 (36. Bc2 f5 $19) 36... Qc5
37. Kh3 a4 38. Bxa4 Be5 39. Rc4 Qxc4 40. Qxe5+ f6 $19) 34... Qe5+ (34... Qxf2
35. Qxf2 Bxf2 $17) 35. Qg3 Qf6 36. Bb3 (36. f4 Rd4 $1 37. Rc6 (37. Rxd4 Qxd4
38. h4 Qg1+ 39. Kh3 Bf2 $17) 37... Ba7 38. Qg5 Qxf4+ 39. Qxf4 Rxf4 $17) 36...
Bxf2 37. Qf4 Qxf4+ 38. Rxf4 Rd2 $17) ({II} 29. Rc2 $2 {verliert auf mehrerlei
Weise, z.B.:} Qe5 (29... Qb4 30. Kh2 (30. Re2 a4 31. Bc2 Rd2 32. a3 Qd4 33.
Rxd2 Qxd2 $19) 30... Rd2 31. Qf4 Rxc2 32. Bxc2 Bc5 $19) 30. a4 Bc5 31. Ra2 (31.
Re2 Qa1+ 32. Kh2 Bd4 33. g3 (33. e5 Bxe5+ 34. g3 Qf1 $19 35. Rxe5 (35. Qe4 Bd4
36. Qxh4 Rb8) 35... Rd2) 33... hxg3+ 34. Qxg3 Be5 35. f4 Qf1 36. Rf2 Rd2 $19)
31... Rd4 32. Re2 Bd6 $19) 29... Qb4 $1 30. Bxe6 $2 {Eine Panikreaktion in
nahezu aussichtsloser Situation.} ({Andere Möglichkeiten: I} 30. a4 $2 Bxf2+
31. Qxf2 Qxb3 {und vermutlich -+}) ({II} 30. Qf4 $2 a4 31. Bc2 e5 $1 (31... Qd2
$143 32. Qxd2 Rxd2 33. Bxa4 Rxf2 34. Rc8+ Kg7 35. Rb8 Rxa2+ 36. Rxb6 Rxa4 37.
e5 Ra5 38. Rb4 g5 39. Re4 Kg6 40. Re1 Ra4 {und vermutlich -+}) 32. Qf6 (32.
Qxe5 Qd2 $19) (32. Qxh4 Rd2 $19 33. Rb1 Qd6) 32... Rd6 33. Qxe5 (33. Qf3 Rd2
$19) 33... Rd2 $19) ({III} 30. Qc3 Qxe4 31. Rd1 Rxd1+ 32. Bxd1 {mag noch das
geringste Übel sein, freilich ebenfalls mit trefflichen Gewinnchancen für
Schwarz, etwa nach dem weiteren} Qf4 $17 (32... e5 $17) (32... a4 $17)) 30...
fxe6 31. Qg4 Kg7 ({Oder auch} 31... Bxf2+ $1 $19 32. Kh1 (32. Kxf2 Qd2+ 33. Kf3
Rd3#) 32... Kh7 (32... Kh8 $143 33. Qxg6) (32... Kg7 33. Rc7+ Kh8 {ist
Zugumstellung zum Text}) 33. Rc7+ (33. Rf1 Bg3 34. Rf7+ Kh6 35. Rf1 Qc4) 33...
Kh8 34. Rc1 Qd2 35. Rf1 Kh7 36. Qxe6 Bg3 {usw.}) 32. Qxe6 (32. Qxh4 Rd2 $19)
32... Bxf2+ $19 (32... Rf8 $19) 33. Kh1 (33. Kh2 Qd6+) 33... Bg3 34. e5 (34.
Rf1 Rf8) 34... Qf4 35. Qe7+ Kh6 36. Rg1 Rd2 {- Weiß gab auf.  Ein Beitrag zum
immergrünen Thema "Schwerfiguren und ungleichfarbige Läufer (Transformationen)
". Der hohe Favorit konnte sich mit gekonnter Strategie und Technik
durchsetzen. Überhaupt war der ukrainische Großmeister Alexander Areshchenko
mit 2 aus 2 Werders Mann des Bundesliga-Wochenendes im Bremer Weserstadion.}
0-1

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kiselev, Sergey"]
[Black "Dvoirys, Semen I"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Arkhipov,S"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "1994.09.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 (6... Bg7 7.
Bb5+ c6 8. Ba4 $14) 7. Bb5+ Nc6 $5 (7... Bd7 $10) 8. d5 Qa5 9. Qa4 Qxc3+ 10.
Ke2 Bg7 $1 $146 (10... Bd7 $2 11. dxc6 bxc6 12. Bxc6 Rd8 13. Qb3 $3 Qxa1 14.
Bb2 Qb1 15. Nf3 $1 Qxh1 16. Ne5 {Yusupov,A-Morenz,R/Graz/1981/1:0 (22)}) 11.
dxc6 O-O 12. cxb7 $2 (12. Rb1 $1 a6 13. cxb7 Bxb7 14. Bc4 Bc6 (14... Bxe4 15.
Bxf7+ Rxf7 16. Qxe4 $16) 15. Qb3 Bxe4 16. Qxc3 Bxc3 17. Rb3 Bxg2 18. Rxc3 Bxh1
19. f3 Rfd8 20. Be3 Rab8 $14) 12... Bxb7 13. Rb1 c4 $1 14. Bxc4 (14. Qxc4 Qxc4+
15. Bxc4 Bxe4 16. Rb3 Bxg2 $15) 14... Rac8 15. Bb5 $6 (15. Bd5 $5 Ba6+ (15...
Bxd5 16. exd5 Rc4 17. Qb3 $14) 16. Qxa6 Qc2+ 17. Bd2 Qxb1 $36) 15... a6 $1 16.
Bd2 (16. Bd3 Rfd8) 16... axb5 17. Qxb5 Qc2 $17 18. Qxb7 $6 (18. Nf3) 18... Rfd8
19. Nf3 Qd3+ 20. Kd1 (20. Ke1 Rc2 21. Rd1 Bc3 $19) 20... Rc2 0-1

[Event "St Petersburg"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1997.04.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aseev, Konstantin N"]
[Black "Tseitlin, Mark D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Aseev,K"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Ba3 O-O 8.
d4 b6 9. Bc4 Nc6 (9... Bb7 10. Qe2 (10. O-O c5 11. Re1 Nc6 12. Bd5 e6 13. Bb3
Re8 14. e5 Rc8 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. Qe2 Qa5 17. Bb2 Red8 18. h4 c4 {Christiansen,
L-Epishin,V/New York op 1989/CBM 12/0-1 (56)}) (10. Qd3 $5 c5 11. O-O Nc6 12.
Rad1 Qc7 13. Ba6 Rfd8 14. Bxb7 Qxb7 15. d5 Na5 16. c4 e5 17. Bb2 Qe7 18. Qc3 f6
19. Nd2 Nb7 20. Qd3 Nd6 21. Nb1 a6 {1/2-1/2 Hernandez,R-Mikhalchishin,A/Havana
1982/MCD-r8}) 10... c5 11. O-O Qc7 (11... Nc6 12. Rad1 Qc7 13. Bb2 Na5 14. Bd3
e6 15. Nd2 Rfd8 16. Rc1 Qd7 17. Nf3 Rac8 18. Bb5 Bc6 19. Ba6 Bb7 20. Bb5 Qc7
21. Qe3 a6 22. Bd3 Qd7 23. Qe2 b5 24. Rfd1 {1-0 Maric,A-Chiburdanidze,M/
Shanghai ctW 1992/CBM 33 (50)}) 12. Rac1 $13 (12. Rab1 $5 $14) 12... Nc6 13.
Qe3 Na5 14. Be2 Rac8 15. d5 {Aseev,K-Yandemirov,V/RUS-Cup1 Chigorin-mem 1996/
EXP 56/0-1 (62)}) 10. O-O Na5 11. Be2 $5 $146 (11. Bd3 $14 {Kortschnoj,
V-Timman,J/Leuwarden/1976/}) 11... Bb7 12. Qd3 c5 13. Qe3 $14 cxd4 14. cxd4 Qd7
15. Rac1 Rfc8 16. h4 (16. Bb4 $14) 16... Rxc1 17. Rxc1 Rc8 18. Rxc8+ Qxc8 19.
Qf4 e6 20. Ng5 (20. Be7 Nc6 21. Bf6 Qb8 $1 (21... Bxf6 22. Qxf6 Qd8 23. Qf4 $5
$14) 22. e5 $5 Bxf6 23. Qxf6 Qd8 24. Qf4 $14 {>< f6,g7,h6 >> /\ h4-h5}) 20...
f6 $6 (20... Qe8 21. Bb2 $5 $14 (21. Bb5 $6 Bc6 $8 22. Bxc6 Nxc6 23. e5 Bh6) (
21. Qc7 h6 (21... Bxd4 22. Nxf7 $1 Bxf2+ (22... Qxf7 $2 23. Qd8+ Kg7 24. Qxd4+
Qf6 25. Qd7+ Qf7 26. Bb2+ $18) 23. Kh1 $1 $40) 22. Bb5 Bc6 $8 23. Bxc6 Nxc6 24.
Nxf7 Qxf7 25. Qxc6 Bxd4 26. Qc2 $11) (21. e5 $13)) 21. Nf3 Qd8 22. Bb4 Nc6 23.
Bc3 Qb8 24. Qe3 Qd6 25. Nd2 $138 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vojvodina op 9th"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "2018.07.24"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sharavdorj, Dashzeveg"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2403"]
[BlackElo "2509"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "22"]
[EventDate "2018.07.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 {Dazsheveg only plays the Kharkov System against the Grünfeld.} O-O 9. Be2
b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Qd3 Ba6 (11... Ba6 12. Qe3 Qd7 $14) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tekirdag Rodosto"]
[Site "Tekirdag"]
[Date "2016.11.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2016.11.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 $5 {Not a favourite of mine
according to Lubo himself.} Bg7 6. e4 Nxc3 {A modern approach by Lubo, based
upon the misplaced bishop.} 7. Bxc3 O-O 8. Qd2 c5 9. d5 e6 10. Bc4 exd5 11.
Bxd5 Nd7 12. Bxg7 $1 {Good timing for the exchange of bishops.} (12. Nf3 Nf6
13. O-O Nxd5 14. exd5 Qd6 $11) 12... Kxg7 13. Ne2 (13. Qc3+ Qf6 14. Ne2 Nb6 {
transposes to the game.}) 13... Nb6 $1 {Saving the f6-square for the queen.} (
13... Nf6 14. Nc3 $1 $14) 14. Qc3+ (14. Nc3 Qf6 15. O-O Be6 $132) 14... Qf6 15.
Bb3 Re8 (15... Qxc3+ 16. Nxc3) 16. f3 Be6 (16... Qxc3+ 17. Nxc3 Be6 18. Bxe6
Rxe6 19. O-O-O $13) 17. Kf2 Rad8 (17... Qxc3 18. Nxc3 (18. bxc3 $5) 18... Rad8
19. Rhd1 $13) 18. Rhd1 Qxc3 19. bxc3 $5 (19. Nxc3 Nc4 20. Bxc4 Bxc4 21. b3 Be6
(21... Ba6 22. Nd5 Rc8 23. a4 $1 $40) 22. Nb5 $36) 19... Kf6 20. h4 Nc4 (20...
h6 21. Nf4 g5 22. hxg5+ hxg5 23. Nxe6 ({My prepared} 23. e5+ $2 Ke7 $1 (23...
Kxe5 $2 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Nxe6 fxe6 26. Re1+ Kf6 27. Rxe6+ Kg7 28. c4 $16 (28.
Re7+ Kf6 29. Rxb7 c4 {traps the bishop.})) 24. Nxe6 fxe6 {does not achieve
much.}) 23... fxe6 24. Ke3 $14) 21. Nf4 Nb2 $1 22. Rxd8 {A pair of rooks
should be disposed of,} ({because in a double rook ending White has almost no
chances:} 22. Rdb1 Nd3+ 23. Nxd3 Rxd3 24. Bxe6 Rxe6 25. Rxb7 Ra6 $11) (22. e5+
Ke7 $1 (22... Kf5 $4 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Re1 $1 $18 {traps the king in the
middle of the board.})) 22... Rxd8 23. Rb1 (23. Nd5+ $6 Ke5 $1 (23... Bxd5 $6
24. Bxd5 b5 (24... Na4 25. c4 $16) 25. Rb1 Na4 26. Rxb5 Nxc3 27. Rxc5 Nxd5 28.
exd5 $16 {with an unpleasant ending for Black.}) 24. Rb1 c4 25. Rxb2 cxb3 26.
Rxb3 Bxd5 27. exd5 b6 {and it is not clear who stands better.}) 23... Nd3+ 24.
Nxd3 Rxd3 25. Bxe6 Kxe6 26. Rxb7 Rxc3 27. Rxa7 Rc2+ 28. Kg3 (28. Ke3 Rxg2 29.
a4 Ra2 $11 (29... Rh2 30. a5 Rxh4 31. a6 Rh1)) 28... h5 $1 $11 {After this
move a 4 vs 3 rook ending is unavoidable where Black already tossed in ...h5.
Lubo had bad memories of when he could not play the latter in this type of
ending against Predrag Nikolic in Pula 1997.} 29. a4 Ra2 30. a5 c4 31. Rc7 Rxa5
32. Rxc4 Ra2 33. Rc8 Kf6 34. Rg8 Re2 35. Kh3 Re3 36. Kh2 Ra3 37. Re8 Kg7 38.
Kg3 Ra2 39. e5 Re2 40. f4 Re3+ 41. Kf2 Ra3 42. Rd8 Ra2+ 43. Kf3 Ra3+ 44. Ke2
Rg3 45. Kf2 Ra3 46. Rd7 Kf8 47. Rd6 Kg7 48. f5 $5 {This should not change the
result but for sure it is a try.} Ra2+ 49. Kg3 (49. Kf3 Ra3+ 50. Kf4 Ra4+ 51.
Kg5 $140 $4 Rg4#) 49... Ra3+ 50. Kh2 gxf5 51. Rf6 Ra4 52. g3 Ra2+ 53. Kg1 Re2 (
53... Ra1+ 54. Kf2 Ra2+ 55. Kf3 Ra3+ 56. Kf4 Ra4+ 57. Kg5 (57. Kxf5 Rg4) 57...
Rg4+ 58. Kxh5 Rxg3 59. Rxf5 Re3 60. Rg5+ Kf8 $11 {is another way to finish
this game.}) 54. Rxf5 Kg6 55. Rg5+ Kh6 56. Kf1 Ra2 57. Rf5 Kg6 58. Rf6+ Kg7 59.
Rf5 (59. Rf2 Rxf2+ 60. Kxf2 Kg6 61. Kf3 Kf5 {takes the pawn back.}) 59... Kg6
60. Rg5+ Kh6 61. Kg1 Re2 62. Kf1 Ra2 63. Ke1 Rg2 64. Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nezhmetdinov Memorial 35th"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2013.06.02"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Zakhartsov, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2597"]
[BlackElo "2335"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "148"]
[EventDate "2013.05.31"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 Qa5 $5 {The son of GM Zakhartsov, who is a candidate to be a grandmaster
himself, likes off-beat lines in Grünfeld.} (8... O-O 9. Be2 Qa5 {is what I
liked to play in late 90s.} 10. O-O Qxc3 11. d5 (11. Bd2 Qa3 12. Qc2 Bd7 $13)
11... Qa5 12. Bg5 Qc7 13. Qd2 Bg4 14. Bf4 Qc8 $13 {is not to everyone's taste.}
) 9. Bd2 $5 {In the Be3 lines the late GM Aseev used to come back Be3 after
Qa5 so I should have won a tempo.} (9. Rb5 $142 Qxa2 $1 (9... Qxc3+ 10. Bd2 Qa3
11. Qc2 (11. Ra5 Qb2 12. Rxc5 O-O) 11... c4 $8 12. Bxc4 (12. Bb4 Qa6 13. Bxc4
Nc6 14. Bc3 Qa3) 12... Nc6 13. O-O Qd6 14. e5 Qd8 15. Bd5 O-O $14 {even this
position is not so clear.}) 10. Rxc5 Nd7 11. Bc4 (11. Bb5 a6) 11... Qa1 12. Bb5
(12. Rc7 O-O) 12... a6 13. Bxd7+ Bxd7 14. O-O b6 (14... Rc8 15. Rxc8+ Bxc8 16.
Qb3 Qa5 17. Ba3 Qc7 18. c4 $40 {gives the real flavour of this variation.}) 15.
Rc7 Rc8 16. Rxd7 Kxd7 17. Qb3 Qxc3 18. Qxf7 Qxc1 19. Qxg7 $40) (9. Qb3 O-O (
9... cxd4 10. Qb5+)) (9. Bb5+ Bd7 (9... Nd7 10. O-O a6 11. Bxd7+ Bxd7 12. Rxb7
Bc6 13. Rb3 Bxe4 14. Re1 Bd5 15. dxc5 Bxb3 16. Rxe7+ Kxe7 17. Qd6+ Ke8 18. Qc6+
$11) 10. Bxd7+ Nxd7 11. O-O b6 12. Qb3 O-O) 9... Qxa2 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. O-O (11.
Bxd7+ Nxd7 12. Rxb7 Qa6 13. Rb1 Qd3 14. e5 O-O 15. Rc1 cxd4 16. cxd4 Rfc8 17.
Qe2 $11) 11... Bxb5 12. Rxb5 b6 $1 13. dxc5 Qc4 14. Qb1 Nd7 15. cxb6 $6 {
After this Black has an equal game.} (15. Qb4 $2 Qxb4 16. cxb4 a6 17. Rxb6 Nxb6
18. cxb6 O-O-O $17) (15. Be3 $142 O-O 16. Rb4 Qxc3 17. Rc1 Qa3 18. c6 Ne5 19.
Nxe5 Bxe5 20. c7 Rac8 21. Rbc4 $44 {is the only real way to try something.})
15... axb6 (15... Nxb6 16. Rb4 Qa6 17. Be3 O-O 18. Bd4 $13) 16. Qb4 Ra4 $6 (
16... Qxb4 17. cxb4 O-O $11 {is the safest way.}) 17. Qxc4 Rxc4 18. e5 $6 (18.
Ra1 O-O 19. Ra7 Nc5 20. e5 $14) 18... O-O 19. Rd1 Ra8 $1 (19... Re4 20. Bf4 $1
(20. Bh6 $2 Bxh6 21. Rxd7 Ra8 $40) 20... Rxf4 21. Rxd7 Rc8 22. Rxb6 Bf8 23. h4
Rfc4 24. g3 Rxc3 25. Kg2 $14 {may turn out to be dangerous.}) 20. g3 Rc5 $1 (
20... Ra5 21. Rxa5 bxa5 22. Bf4 Nf8 23. Ra1 Rxc3 24. Be3 $14) 21. Rxc5 Nxc5 22.
Be3 e6 23. Rd6 Rc8 $1 $11 24. Rxb6 {I could not have found anything better
than this.} (24. c4 Na4) 24... Na4 (24... Nd7 $142 25. Rb5 Rxc3 26. Rb7 Rd3 27.
Rb5 $11) 25. Rb7 h6 26. c4 Rxc4 27. Rb8+ Kh7 28. Rb7 Kg8 29. Nd2 (29. Rb8+ $11)
29... Rc8 30. Bd4 Nc5 $5 {He had some alernatives.} (30... Nc3 31. Bxc3 Rxc3
32. f4 $11) (30... Rc2 31. Ne4 Rc4 32. Rb8+ Kh7 33. Rd8 Nb6 34. Bxb6 Rxe4 35.
f4 $11) 31. Bxc5 Rxc5 32. f4 g5 33. Kf2 gxf4 34. gxf4 Rc2 35. Ke3 Rc3+ (35...
Bf8 36. Ne4 (36. Kd3 Ra2 37. Rc7 h5 $11) 36... Rxh2 37. Nd6 $44) 36. Ke4 Ra3
37. Rb3 (37. Nc4 $5 Ra4 38. Rc7 f6 $11) 37... Rxb3 38. Nxb3 Bf8 39. f5 exf5+
40. Kxf5 Kg7 $11 {There is nothing much in this position. I just tried for
some time to break the balance alas my opponent was rock solid.} 41. Nd4 Bc5
42. Ne2 Be7 43. Ng3 Bh4 44. Nh5+ Kf8 45. Kg4 Bd8 46. Nf4 Kg7 47. h4 Be7 48. Nd5
Bd8 49. h5 Bg5 50. Kf5 Kf8 51. Ke4 Ke8 52. Nb4 Ke7 53. Kd5 Kd7 54. Nc2 Ke7 55.
Nd4 Kd7 56. Ke4 Ke7 57. Kf5 Be3 58. Nb5 Bg5 59. Nc3 Bh4 60. Nd5+ Ke8 61. Nb6
Bg5 62. Ke4 Ke7 63. Kd5 Bc1 64. Nc8+ Kd7 65. Nd6 Ke7 66. Nf5+ Kd7 67. Nd4 Bg5
68. Ke4 Ke7 69. Kf5 Kf8 70. Nf3 Bc1 71. Nd4 Bg5 72. Nc6 Ke8 73. e6 fxe6+ 74.
Kxe6 Kf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sigeman & Co 14th"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "2006.05.03"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khenkin, Igor"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2602"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2006.04.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 {I usually have a good score with Gruenfeldt,I
think I should give more tries in the future to it.} 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6.
bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8. Qd2 cxd4 9. cxd4 Nc6 10. Bb5 O-O 11. Ne2 Qa5 (11... Bd7
12. O-O $14) (11... Bg4 12. f3 Bd7 13. Rb1 $14) 12. Qxa5 (12. Bxc6 Qxd2+ 13.
Kxd2 bxc6 14. Rhc1 Rd8 15. Ke1 (15. Rab1 e5) (15. f4 Rb8 (15... Ba6 $11 16.
Rxc6 $140 $2 Bb7)) 15... e5 $11 (15... Ba6 16. e5)) 12... Nxa5 13. Rc1 {
The first critical position in the game since white is probing the c line.} a6
$5 {All of a sudden I came up with a more or less new idea to exchange light
square bishops and even losing pawns on the 7th rank but bringing Nc4 in and
thus getting to a2 or creating some additional threats like NxBe3 and Bh6.
However like allways everything depends on time.} (13... Rd8 14. d5 (14. Rc7 a6
15. Bd3 Nc6) 14... Bd7 15. Bxd7 Rxd7 $11) 14. Bd3 Bd7 ({Of course there is
nothing wrong about} 14... Nc6) 15. Rc7 ({Na5 is not in real trouble.} 15. d5
Rfc8 16. Bd2 $2 Rxc1+ 17. Nxc1 Rc8 $17) 15... Bb5 16. Bxb5 $6 (16. Kd2 e6 17.
Rb1 Bxd3 18. Kxd3 b5 19. a4 bxa4 20. Rb4 Rfc8 21. Rxc8+ Rxc8 22. Rxa4 Nc6 23.
Bd2 Rd8 $14 {is safer.}) 16... axb5 17. Rxe7 Nc4 (17... Nc6 $6 18. Rxb7 Rxa2
19. Nc1 $16) 18. Bc1 $2 {A surprising move.} (18. O-O $1 Rfe8 $1 (18... Nxe3
19. fxe3 Bh6 20. Rf3 Ra3 $16) (18... Rxa2 19. Nc3 Ra3 20. Nd5 Rd8 21. Rd1 f5
22. Bg5 Rda8 23. e5 $16) 19. Rxe8+ (19. Rxb7 Rxe4 (19... Nd6 20. Rb6 Nxe4 21.
Ra1) 20. Nc3 Nxe3 21. fxe3 Rxe3 22. Nxb5 f5 $44) 19... Rxe8 20. e5 f6 21. exf6
Bxf6 22. Nf4 $14 {casts doubt on black's ambitious opening play.}) (18. e5 $2
Rxa2 19. Nc1 Rc2 $36) 18... Rxa2 19. e5 Rb8 $1 $17 {Now black's bishop comes
into the game with a very strong effect.} 20. Rc7 Bf8 ({I have found} 20... Rc2
$17 {slow.}) 21. h4 (21. f4 Rba8 (21... Rd8 $5 22. Rxb7 Bb4+ 23. Kf2 Rxd4 24.
Rxb5 Ba5 25. Kf3 Rd3+ 26. Ke4 Rd8 27. Kf3 Rd3+ 28. Ke4 $11) (21... Rc2 22. Kf2
Ra8 $19) (21... Bb4+ $2 22. Kf2 Nb6 23. Kf3 Nd5 24. Rd7 Nb6 $11) 22. Rxb7 (22.
Kf2 Rc2) 22... Rc2 $19) 21... Bb4+ {Now white's king is in danger.} 22. Kd1 (
22. Kf1 Rc2 $19) 22... Nxe5 $1 $19 {Igor simply overlooked this somewhere down
the line he was calculating.} 23. Rh3 (23. Rc2 Ra1 24. Rh3 Ng4 25. Rf3 Re8 26.
Rc7 Ra2 $19) 23... Ng4 24. Be3 Re8 {This is the fastest way!} (24... Nxe3+ $2
25. Rxe3 Rd2+ 26. Kc1 Ra8 27. Rc2 $15) (24... Nxf2+ 25. Bxf2 Rd2+ 26. Kc1 Rxe2
$19) 25. Nc3 (25. Rf3 Nxf2+ $19 (25... Nxe3+ $19)) (25. Rc2 Nxf2+ $19) 25...
Nxf2+ (25... Rxf2 $5 {also wins.}) 26. Bxf2 Rxf2 27. Rf3 Rxg2 {I did not want
to play the rook ending since still the attack is irresistable.} (27... Rxf3
28. gxf3 Bxc3 (28... Ba5 29. Rc5 b6 30. Rc7 Bxc3 31. Rxc3 Rd8 $19) 29. Rxc3 Rd8
30. Rd3 Kf8 $19) 28. Rfxf7 Ra8 29. Rg7+ Kf8 (29... Kf8 {Igor has resigned here.
} 30. Rcf7+ (30. Rgf7+ Ke8) 30... Ke8 31. Rg8+ Kxf7 32. Rxa8 Bxc3 $19) 0-1

[Event "Belgrade Trophy 28th"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "2014.11.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Lekic, Dusan"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2439"]
[BlackElo "2551"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2014.11.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Bg4 $5 ({After} 9... Nc6 10. d5 Na5 {Black has difficulties
pulling the knight out of a5.} 11. c4 Bg4 (11... e5 $6 12. Bd2) (11... e6 12.
Bd2) (11... b6 12. Bb2 $1) 12. Nd2 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 b6 $13) 10. O-O (10. Rxb7 $6
Nc6 $1 11. d5 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Bxc3+ 13. Bd2 Bxd2+ 14. Qxd2 Nd4 $17) 10... Nc6 11.
d5 Na5 {A line by the great Tsesh!} 12. c4 (12. Qc2 e5 $5 (12... b6 13. h3 Bxf3
14. Bxf3 Qd6 $132) (12... e6 $5 13. c4 b6 $13)) 12... b6 (12... Bxf3 13. Bxf3
Nxc4 14. Rxb7 Nd6 15. Rb1 $13) 13. Bg5 $6 $146 {An unfortunate novelty.} (13.
Nd2 Bd7 $1) (13. Qc2 e5) (13. Qd3 e5) 13... Bxf3 14. gxf3 Qd6 $1 (14... Qc7 $5)
15. Bd2 ({The most primitive approach is not even a mistake.} 15. f4 $5 f6 16.
Bh4 Qxf4 17. Bg3 Qxe4 18. Bf3 Qd4 19. d6 (19. Qxd4 cxd4 20. d6 $5) 19... Qxd1
20. Rfxd1 exd6 21. Rxd6 Rad8 22. Rbd1 Rxd6 23. Rxd6 $44) 15... f5 $1 16. Bd3
fxe4 $5 ({I was not sure about the outcome of the most natural move} 16... Nc6
17. dxc6 (17. exf5 Nd4) 17... Qxd3 18. Bg5 $1 fxe4 19. fxe4 Qxe4 20. Qd5+ Qxd5
21. cxd5 Rf5 22. Bxe7 Rxd5 23. Rbd1 Bd4 24. c7 Rc8 25. Bd8 $44) 17. fxe4 Be5 (
17... Bd4 18. Kg2) 18. h3 Rf7 19. Kg2 Raf8 20. Qe2 (20. Bh6 Bg7 $1 21. Bd2 (21.
Be3 $6 Bd4) 21... Rf3 $1 22. Qxf3 Rxf3 23. Kxf3 Qd7 24. Kg2 Qa4 25. Rbc1 Qxa2
$17) (20. Qg4 Bf4 21. Bc3 Nc6 $1 {Now it is the time!}) 20... g5 $5 {I
preferred this} ({to} 20... Rf3 21. Qxf3 Rxf3 22. Kxf3 Qd7 23. Kg2 Qa4) 21.
Bxa5 $2 {I am strictly against this exchange but it is a matter of taste.} (21.
Qg4 $142 Qg6 $17) 21... bxa5 22. Qg4 Bd4 $2 {I was wrongly trying to avoid the
exchange of queens.} ({The attack is unstoppable after the natural.} 22... Rf4
$1 23. Qe6+ Qxe6 24. dxe6 g4 $1 $19) 23. f3 $2 (23. f4 $1 h5 $1 (23... Rxf4 24.
Qxg5+ Qg6 25. Qxg6+ hxg6 26. Rxf4 Rxf4 27. Rf1 $11) 24. Qg3 Rg7 25. f5 Be5 $40
{Black has a by far more pleasant game after all.}) 23... Kh8 $2 (23... h5 $1
24. Qxh5 Qf4 $19) 24. Rb7 Qf4 $5 {I am very proud of this move but now I am
not so sure if it wins.} (24... Rg7 25. e5 Bxe5 26. Qe6 $132) 25. Qxf4 gxf4 {
It is true that opposite coloured bishops tend towards a draw in the ending
but they are quite useful in the attack.} 26. Rfb1 $2 ({The last chance was
the pawn sacrifice with which the bishop should be activated.} 26. e5 $3 Bxe5 (
26... Rg7+ 27. Kh2 Rfg8 28. Bf5 $132) 27. Re1 $132) 26... Rg7+ $40 27. Kh2 $6 {
Possibly the final mistake.} (27. Kh1 Rg3 $1) (27. Kf1 $142 Rfg8 $1 (27... Rg1+
$2 28. Ke2 Rg2+ 29. Kd1 Rfg8 30. Be2 Rh2 31. Rb8 $132) 28. Rb8 Rg3 29. Ke2 Rxh3
30. Rxg8+ Kxg8 $19) 27... Rfg8 28. Bf1 (28. Rb8 Rg2+ 29. Kh1 Rd2 30. Bf1 Rxa2
$19 {and the a-pawn becomes unstoppable.}) 28... Rg3 29. Rb8 Rxf3 30. Rxg8+
Kxg8 31. h4 Rf2+ 32. Kh3 h5 $1 {With this the white king ends up in another
mating net.} 33. a4 (33. Re1 Be5) 33... Be5 34. d6 f3 0-1

[Event "Subasic Memorial 4th"]
[Site "Zenica"]
[Date "2005.11.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Rezan, Sasa"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2421"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2005.11.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Bb5+ $5 {I have even forgotten the existence of such a drawish line despite of
the fact that I used to play it in 90s.} Nc6 9. O-O cxd4 10. cxd4 O-O 11. Be3
Bg4 (11... Qa5 12. Qe2) 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Rc1 Qa5 (13... Qd6 14. Qa4) 14. Rxc6
(14. Qd2 Qxd2 (14... Qa4 $6 15. Rc5 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Rab8 17. Ra5 Qb4 18. Qxb4
Rxb4 19. e5 $16) 15. Nxd2 Rfd8 16. Nb3 a5 $132) 14... Qxa2 15. Rc7 Qa3 $6 (
15... Qe6 16. h3 (16. e5 Rfc8 17. Qc2 Qd5 $5) 16... Qd6 17. Rc5 Bxf3 (17... Bd7
) 18. Qxf3 a5 19. e5 Qe6 $11) 16. Qa1 $1 $14 {I have momentarily forgotten
about this possibility.} Qxa1 (16... Qd3 $2 17. Rxe7 Bf6 18. Rd1 $18) 17. Rxa1
Rfd8 ({I have also considered about giving up e7 and pushing the a pawn hich
usually gives compensation for black.} 17... a5 18. Rxe7 a4 19. Ne5 Be6 20. f4
Bb3 21. Kf2 a3 $44) 18. Rcxa7 Rxa7 19. Rxa7 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Bxd4 21. Bxd4 Rxd4
22. Rxe7 $14 {This ending should lead to a draw with proper play.} g5 $5 23.
Kg2 (23. Re5 h6 24. h4 f6 25. Re7 gxh4 26. Kg2 Rd3 27. Ra7 h3+ 28. Kg3 h2 29.
Ra1 f5 30. e5 Kf7 $11) 23... Kg7 24. Kg3 Rd1 25. Kg2 Kf6 26. Ra7 {He gave it
up a little bit too early.} (26. Re8 Rd3 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mumbai Wealth op 3rd"]
[Site "Mumbai"]
[Date "2018.01.05"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khusenkhojaev, Muhammad"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2451"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "2017.12.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O b6 $5 {An old line.} 13.
Qc1 (13. Bg5 Bb7 14. Bd3 Qe6 15. Re1 Qd6 {Miladinovic,I-Atalik,S,Vrnjacka
Banja 1992.}) 13... Bb7 14. Bc4 Qa4 15. Bb5 Qa2 16. Bc4 Qa4 17. Bb5 Qa2 18. Bc4
Qa4 (18... Qa4 19. Bb5 Qa2 20. Re1 Rc8 21. Qd1 Qc2 22. Qe2 Nc6 23. Bd3 Qa2 24.
Bc4 Qa4 (24... Qa3 $2 25. Bxf7+ $1) 25. Bb5 (25. Ra1 Qc2 26. Bd3 Qb2 27. Ra4 b5
$1 28. Bxb5 a5 $1 $132) 25... Qc2 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Belgrade Trophy 31st"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "2017.11.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Rajkovic, Mladen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2359"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2017.11.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. Rc1 Rd8 11. h4 $5 {Not a real novelty but something
fresh in an old line.} Nc6 $2 {Mladen reacts in the wrong way to my pseudo
novelty.} (11... cxd4 $1 12. cxd4 Qxd2+ 13. Bxd2 $1 {The most consequent
recapture.}) 12. d5 e6 (12... h5 13. Bg5) 13. h5 exd5 14. hxg6 $1 {The point,
Black will never have time to take advantage of having his Rd8 vis à vis my
Qd2.} hxg6 (14... dxe4 $2 15. gxh7+ Kh8 16. Bh6 Bf6 17. Bg5 $18) 15. Bh6 $1 Bh8
(15... dxe4 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 (16... Rxd2 $4 17. Bf6) 17. Qh6+ Kf6 18. Qh4+ Kg7 19.
Ng5 Bf5 (19... Ne5 20. Qf4) 20. g4 Qxa2 (20... Rh8 21. Nh7) 21. Qh6+ Kf6 22.
Nh7+ Ke7 23. Qg5+ Kd7 24. gxf5 Ne5 25. Be2 Kc6 26. Kf1 $18 {should be winning.}
) 16. Bg5 Bg7 {A good practical decision.} (16... Rd6 17. Rxh8+ $1 Kxh8 18. Qf4
Qc7 19. e5 $1 ({Kozul having thought that he was winning on the spot made a
crucial mistake} 19. Qh2+ Kg8 20. Bf6 $4 (20. Bf4 $18) {Brkic resigned the
game when both had missed the outstanding} 20... Bh3 $3 $17) 19... Re6 20. Bf6+
Rxf6 21. Qh6+ Kg8 22. exf6 $18) 17. Bxd8 Qxd8 18. exd5 {White is an exchange
up but the dark-squared bishop has some significance in the game.} Ne7 (18...
Ne5 $5 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Be2 Qd6 21. c4 Bd7 22. Kf1 Bd4 23. g3 Qf6 24. Qf4 $16)
19. c4 Nf5 20. Bd3 Nd6 21. Qf4 {The most powerful looking move.} ({However
after both} 21. Kf1 $5) ({and} 21. O-O {White should have a technical win.})
21... b5 $1 {Once again, good or bad, this is the best chance.} 22. cxb5 c4 23.
Bxc4 (23. Rxc4 $5 Nxc4 24. Bxc4 Qe7+ $44) 23... Nxc4 24. Qxc4 Qa5+ 25. Kf1 (25.
Nd2 $6 Bd7 26. a4 a6 27. Rh4 $1 {does not look so convincing.}) 25... a6 $1 (
25... Bd7 $2 26. a4 Rc8 27. Qxc8+ Bxc8 28. Rxc8+ Bf8 29. Rh4 $1 $18 {keeps the
queen boxed in.} a6 $140 30. d6) 26. Qc6 {There are many alternatives but this
one looked like being the most consequent among them.} (26. Rh4 Qxb5 (26...
axb5 $2 27. Qxc8+ Rxc8 28. Rxc8+ Bf8 29. d6) 27. a4 $18) (26. Qxc8+ $2 Rxc8 27.
Rxc8+ Bf8 $11) (26. a4 $5 axb5 27. axb5 Bd7 28. Kg1 (28. Nd4 Qd2 $132) 28...
Bxb5 29. Qb3 $18) (26. Kg1 Qxb5 (26... axb5 27. Qc6 Bf5 28. Re1) 27. Rh4 $18)
26... Qxb5+ 27. Kg1 (27. Qxb5 axb5 28. Rh4 Bf5 29. d6) 27... Bb7 28. Qxb5 axb5
29. d6 (29. Rd1 Rxa2 30. Rh4) 29... Bd5 30. Rc5 {Not the best, especially
while working against the danger of having an ending with all pawns on the
same wing.} ({I had actually seen the motif with} 30. Nd4 $142 $1 {but then
forgot in the heat of the game.} Bxd4 31. Rd1 Bxa2 32. Rxd4 Rd8 33. f3 b4 34.
Kf2 Be6 (34... b3 35. Rd2) 35. Ke3 b3 36. Kd2 $18) (30. d7 Be6 31. Rc7 Rd8 32.
Kh2 Rxd7 33. Rxd7 Bxd7 $16) 30... Bxa2 31. Rxb5 Bf8 (31... Rd8 32. Ng5 Rxd6 33.
Rb8+ Bf8 34. Nh7 Rd1+ 35. Kh2 Rxh1+ 36. Kxh1 Kxh7 37. Rxf8 Kg7 38. Ra8 $18 {
is just a matter of technique.}) 32. d7 Be6 33. Rb7 (33. Ne5 Bd6) 33... Rd8 (
33... Bd6 34. Nd2 (34. g3 Bd5 35. Ra7 Rd8 36. Kg2 Bb8 $14) 34... Bf4 $16) 34.
Ne5 $2 {White was at a crossroads. Which ending to choose?} ({The right ones
emerges after} 34. Ng5 $1 Rxd7 (34... Bxd7 $2 35. Rh8+) (34... Bd5 $2 35. Rc7
Be7 36. f4 $18) 35. Rb8 Kg7 (35... Bf5 36. Nh7 Rd1+ 37. Kh2 Rxh1+ 38. Kxh1 Kxh7
39. Rxf8 Kg7 40. Rb8 g5 $16) 36. Nxe6+ fxe6 $16) 34... Bd6 35. f4 (35. Nc6 Rxd7
36. Rxd7 Bxd7 37. Nd4 $16) 35... Bxe5 36. fxe5 Bxd7 37. Rb4 $2 {Panic!} (37.
Kf2 Be6 38. Re1 $14 (38. Ke3 Rd5)) 37... Re8 38. Rd4 Bc6 39. Rd6 Be4 40. e6
Rxe6 (40... fxe6 $2 41. Rd7) 41. Rxe6 fxe6 $11 {This should never be lost for
Black.} 42. Rh4 Bd5 43. g4 Kf7 ({I noticed the immediate draw with} 43... g5
$142 44. Rh5 Kf7 45. Rxg5 Bf3 $1 46. Kf2 Kf6 47. Rg8 Kf7 $11) 44. g5 Ke7 45.
Rh6 Be4 46. Kf2 Kd6 47. Ke3 Ke5 48. Rh4 Bd5 (48... Bf5 $2 49. Ra4) 49. Rf4 Bc6
50. Rf2 Bb7 51. Kd3 Bd5 52. Kc3 {The beginning of a risky plan since the
e-pawn would create serious chances for Black as well.} Be4 53. Kc4 Bd5+ 54.
Kc5 Be4 55. Kb6 Kd6 $1 56. Rf1 Bf5 57. Re1 Kd5 58. Kc7 e5 59. Rd1+ Kc5 (59...
Kc4 $2 60. Kd6 e4 61. Ke5 e3 62. Re1 Kd3 63. Kf4 e2 64. Kf3 $18) 60. Rf1 $3 {
The only move to draw!} Bd3 (60... e4 61. Rxf5+ gxf5 62. g6 e3 63. g7 e2 64.
g8=Q e1=Q 65. Qf8+ $1 $11) 61. Rf6 Kd4 62. Kd6 e4 63. Rxg6 e3 64. Re6 Be4 65.
g6 e2 66. Rxe4+ (66. g7 e1=Q 67. g8=Q Qb4+ 68. Kc7 Qb7+ 69. Kd6 $11) 66... Kxe4
67. g7 e1=Q 68. g8=Q 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1997.01.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Dao, Thien Hai"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "1997.01.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ {
Vietnamli GM Dao Thien Hai n surekli oynadigi bir varyant.Bir sure  benimde
uyguladigim bu varyant siyah dogru devam etmezse cok tehlikeli olabilir.} c6 8.
Ba4 O-O 9. Ne2 Be6 {Bu hamle cok oynanmasa bile GM Gata Kamsky nin damgasini
tasiyor. Dao bu varyanta karsi pek oynamamis olsa gerek.} 10. O-O (10. Bb3 Bxb3
11. axb3 Nd7 12. O-O c5) 10... Qa5 $1 {Bu hamle beyazlarin ana planlarini
bozuyor.Beyaz erin b3 egecememesi onemli.} 11. Bb3 Bxb3 12. Qxb3 Qa6 (12... Qb5
13. Qxb5 cxb5 14. Rb1 a6 15. a4 bxa4 16. Rxb7 $18) 13. Re1 c5 14. Rb1 Nc6 {
Bu hamle ilginc,fakat belki de gereksiz.} (14... cxd4 15. cxd4 Nc6 16. d5 (16.
Qxb7 $6 Qxa2) 16... Na5 17. Qa4 b6 18. Ba3 Rfe8 19. Rbc1 (19. Nd4 $6 Qc4) (19.
Bb2 Bxb2 20. Rxb2 Rac8 21. Nd4 Qc4 $1) 19... b5 $1 20. Qc2 Rac8 21. Qb1 Nc4 $36
) 15. Qxb7 Qxb7 16. Rxb7 cxd4 17. cxd4 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 Bxd4 19. Rxe7 {Siyahlarin
piyon fedasiyla ortaya ilginc bir konum cikti.Fazla er gozuktugu kadar onemli
degil.} Rac8 $6 {Bu hamle supheli ve gereksiz,19...Kfc8 oyunu hemen esitlerdi.}
(19... Rfc8 20. Rd7 Bb6 21. Bh6 (21. Be3 Rc2 22. a4 Rc4 23. a5 Bxa5 24. Ra1 Bc3
(24... Bb4 $11 25. Rdxa7 Rxa7 26. Rxa7)) 21... Rc2 22. Rd2 Rac8 23. Red1 Rxd2
24. Bxd2 Rc2 25. a4 Ra2 26. a5 $11) 20. Rd7 Bb6 21. Bh6 Rfe8 (21... Rc2 $2 22.
Bxf8 Bxf2+ (22... Rxf2 23. Kh1 Kxf8 24. a4 $16) 23. Kf1 Bxe1 24. Bh6 Bh4 25. g3
Bf6 26. e5 $18) 22. Kf1 Rc2 23. Rd2 Rc4 24. Rde2 (24. f3 $2 Ba5 $17) 24... f6 {
Forse hamleler neticesinde yukarida ki konuma geldik.Siyah taslarin aktivitesi
piyon eksikligini karsiliyor.} 25. Bd2 $6 {GM Dao siyah kalenin h4
egecebilleceginden cekiniyor.} (25. e5 Rxe5 (25... Rh4 26. Bg7 $1 f5 (26...
fxe5 $8 27. Bxe5 $14 (27. Rxe5 Rc8 28. Re7 Rc2 29. R1e2 Rxe2 30. Kxe2 Ra4 $11))
27. Bf6 Rxh2 28. Kg1 Rh5 29. Rd1 $16) 26. Rxe5 fxe5 27. Rxe5 Rh4 28. Re8+ Kf7
29. Rf8+ Ke6 (29... Ke7 30. Bg5+) 30. Bf4 g5 31. Bxg5 Rxh2 32. Rf6+ Kd5 33. Rh6
$18) 25... Rd8 26. f3 Kf7 27. Be3 $6 {Bu tarz pozisyonlarda sadece kaleler
kazanmaya yetmez.Dogru karar bir cift kaleyi kesmeye calismakti.} (27. Rc1
Rxc1+ 28. Bxc1 Rc8 29. Bb2 Ke6 $16) 27... Bxe3 28. Rxe3 Ra4 29. R3e2 g5 $1 {
Beyazlari fazla erlerinin oldugu kanatta durdurmak lazim.} 30. Rc1 Rd6 31. Kf2
Kg6 32. Rb2 Rda6 33. Rcc2 Ra3 {Siyahlar beyazlarin en zayif noktasi olan a
erine basarak karsi sans elde ettiler.} 34. Kg3 h6 35. Rb7 $5 {Az taslada olsa
GM Dao mat hucumuna kalkiyor.} f5 $8 (35... Rxa2 $4 36. Rcc7 Kh5 37. Kh3 $18)
36. exf5+ Kxf5 37. Rbb2 R3a4 38. Kf2 Kg6 39. Ke1 Rh4 $1 {Bu gibi durumlarda
materyel eksik olan tarafin rakibi rahatsiz ederek zayiflik yaratmaya
calismasi lazim.} 40. h3 Rha4 41. Kf2 {g3 karesine siyah sahin girisinden
korkan GM Dao sah kanadina geri donuyor.} h5 42. Kg1 g4 43. hxg4 hxg4 44. fxg4
Rxg4 45. Rf2 Rga4 46. Rbc2 Ra3 47. Kf1 Re6 48. Rc4 {Bu mat hucumu sonucu
degistirebilecek nitelikte degil.} Rea6 49. Rcc2 (49. Rg4+ Kh5 50. Rg8 Rxa2 51.
Rf5+ (51. Rf3 R2a3 $11) 51... Kh6) 49... Re6 50. Rcd2 {[#]} Rf6 {2 kaleyle
zaman siksmasinda savunmanin zor olacagini varsayan siyahlar tek kale
finalinin berabere oldugunu gorunce kalerden birini kesiyorlar.} 51. Ke1 Rxf2
52. Rxf2 a5 53. Kd1 a4 54. Kc1 Rg3 $1 {Siyalarin plani oldukca basit :beyaz
sah hangi kanada giderse aksi taraftaki ere saldir.} 55. Kb1 Kg7 56. Kc2 Kg6
57. Kb2 Kg7 58. Ka1 Kg6 59. Kb1 Kg7 60. Rf4 {Beyaz son bir deneme daha yapiyor.
} Rxg2 61. Rxa4 Kf7 62. Re4 Rg6 {Bu kullanilan en saglam berabere yontemi.} (
62... Kf6 63. a4 Rh2 64. a5 Rh8 65. a6 Ra8 66. Ra4 Ke6 $11) 63. Kc2 Re6 64. Kd3
Rxe4 65. Kxe4 Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "YUG-chT"]
[Site "Vrnjacka Banja"]
[Date "1998.08.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1998.08.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 4]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7.
Nf3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Qa5 $5 {One of my pet lines against Rb1,Be2 in
Gruenfeldt.} 10. Rb5 $6 (10. O-O Qxc3 11. d5 {or} (11. Bd2 Qa3 12. Qc2 Bd7)
11... Qa5 {are normal.}) 10... Qxc3+ 11. Bd2 Qa3 12. Rxc5 (12. Ra5 Qb2 13. Rxc5
{can be considered better then the game continuation.}) 12... Nc6 (12... Qxa2 {
transposes to the variation mentioned above.} 13. O-O Bg4 14. d5 Nd7 15. Ra5
Qb2 16. Rb5 Qa2 17. Rxb7 Rfb8 18. Qb1 Qxb1 19. Rfxb1 Rxb7 20. Rxb7 a5 $13) (
12... Bg4 $5 13. Rc7 {is the move I did not like in the game though black
should not have any particular problems after that.} Nc6 14. d5 Bxf3 15. Bxf3
Nd4 $36) 13. Rc4 $8 Bg4 14. d5 Bxf3 15. gxf3 $8 (15. Bxf3 Ne5 16. Rc7 Nd3+ 17.
Kf1 Bd4 18. Bg5 Rfc8 19. Rxb7 (19. Bxe7 Qxa2 $19) 19... Qa6 $1 20. Be2 Qxb7 $19
) 15... Nd4 $5 (15... Ne5 16. Ra4 $1 (16. Rc2 $2 Rfc8) (16. Rc7 $2 Rfc8 17.
Rxb7 Rab8 18. Qb3 $2 (18. Bb4 Nxf3+ $1 19. Kf1 (19. Bxf3 Bc3+ $19) 19... Qxa2
20. Rxb8 Rxb8 21. Bxf3 Rxb4 $19) (18. Rxb8 Rxb8 19. f4 (19. O-O Qxa2 $19) 19...
Nd3+ 20. Bxd3 Qxd3 $19) 18... Rc1+ 19. Bxc1 Qxc1+ 20. Bd1 Rxb7 21. Qxb7 Nd3+
22. Ke2 Nf4+ 23. Ke1 Bc3+ $19) 16... Qd6 17. O-O Nd7 $15) 16. Bb4 $8 (16. Rc7
$2 Rfc8 17. Rxb7 Nxe2 18. Qxe2 Rc2 $19) 16... Qb2 17. Qd2 (17. Bxe7 $2 Rfc8 18.
Rxc8+ (18. Rxd4 Bxd4 $19 (18... Rc1 19. Qxc1 Qxc1+ 20. Rd1 Qb2 $19)) 18... Rxc8
$19 {is simply irresistable.} 19. Bg5 Rc2 20. Bd3 Rxf2 21. Qc1 Nxf3+ 22. Kd1
Nxg5 $19) 17... Qb1+ 18. Rc1 $2 {white should have tried to exchange queens.} (
18. Qd1 $1 Nc2+ (18... Qxa2 $2 19. Rxd4 Qb2 (19... Bxd4 20. Qxd4 $18) 20. e5
Rfc8 21. O-O Bxe5 22. Rh4 $1 (22. Re4 f5 $44) 22... Bf6 23. Re4 $18) 19. Kf1 $1
Qxd1+ 20. Bxd1 Nxb4 21. Rxb4 $11) 18... Nc2+ {the point in16... Nd4.} 19. Qxc2
Qxb4+ 20. Kf1 Rab8 $1 $17 {This type of position now is very difficult for
white with the queens over the board.} 21. Kg2 Bh6 $1 {taking the control of c
file.} 22. Rb1 Qd6 23. h4 (23. Qa4 a6 24. Qd4 (24. Qb4 Qe5) 24... Qf4) 23...
Rfc8 24. Qd3 Qe5 25. Rb3 Rc7 26. Qb1 $6 {The start of a dubious plan.} Bg7 $1 {
blacks plan is highly venomous.He aims to play h5 followed by Bf6.} 27. Ba6 $6
(27. Rc1 Bf6 28. Rxc7 Qxc7 29. h5 gxh5 $5 {<->g}) 27... b6 28. Bb5 Rc5 29. Ra3
{White is not aware of blacks plan.} (29. Rc1 Qf4 30. Rxc5 bxc5 31. Bc4 Rxb3
32. Qxb3 Be5 $19) (29. Qd3 $142 {centralisation was required.}) 29... h5 30.
Rxa7 Bf6 $1 $19 {There is no defence against 30... Bh4.} 31. Bd7 Bxh4 32. Rxh4
{What else,whites position was already in ruins.} Qg5+ 33. Kh3 Rc1 34. f4 (34.
Qxc1 Qxc1 $19) 34... Qg1 $6 (34... Rc3+ 35. Kh2 Qxh4+ 36. Kg2 Qxf4 $19 {
was even simpler.}) 35. Qxc1 Qxc1 36. Kg2 Qe1 37. Ra4 $6 (37. Kf3 Qc3+ 38. Kg2
b5 $5 $19) 37... b5 38. Rd4 Ra8 39. Rh1 Qe2 40. e5 Rxa2 41. Rf1 Rd2 $1 42. Rxd2
Qxd2 43. Bc6 b4 0-1

[Event "CRO Cup"]
[Site "Sibenik"]
[Date "2006.05.11"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kozul, Zdenko"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2006.05.10"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This years European Champion Zdenko was always a difficult opponent for me.I
have lost to him on several occasions,blew up some good positions and have
never have won a single game against him.Today I was looking for a change.} 1.
d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8. Rb1
O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 a5
15. Re1 $5 $146 {I was really surprised for Zdenko's opening choice.8.Rb1 is
really a very sharp line requiring a lot of knowledge in theory.Zdenko can
handle sharp positions because of his natural talent but was never a real
theoretician unless the game was evolved around his special positions where he
usually made the theory himself.That is why I was surprised abou his choice
and his last move as usual is an over the board novelty.} Bxf3 $2 {This early
exchange on f3 gave him a free choice to push whichever central pawn forward
he wants according to the circumstances.} (15... Nc6 $2 16. d5) (15... g5 $1
16. Bg3 Nc6 17. d5 (17. Ra1 Qb2 18. Rb1 Qa3 19. d5 Bxf3 20. Bxf3 Nd4) 17...
Bxf3 18. Bxf3 (18. dxc6 $2 Bxe4 19. cxb7 Rad8 20. b8=Q (20. Qxd8 Rxd8 21. b8=Q
Rxb8 22. Rxb8+ Kh7 $19) 20... Rxd1 $19) 18... Nd4 19. Rxb7 a4 $13) 16. Bxf3 g5
17. Bg3 Nc6 18. e5 $1 $16 Qc4 (18... Rad8 19. d5 Nb4 20. Re2 (20. d6 exd6 21.
exd6 b5 22. d7 $44) 20... Rxd5 21. Bxd5 Qxd5 22. Qxd5 Nxd5 23. Rxb7 $16) 19. d5
Nd4 20. Be4 (20. Rxb7 $2 a4 21. Rxe7 a3 22. d6 Nxf3+ 23. gxf3 a2 $44) 20... b5
21. h4 f5 (21... gxh4 $2 22. Bf4 $1 (22. Bxh4 Ra7 $13)) 22. exf6 exf6 23. Rc1
Qb4 24. hxg5 (24. d6 $5 Rad8 $13 (24... gxh4 $2 25. Bxa8 hxg3 26. Bd5+ Kh8 27.
d7 gxf2+ 28. Kxf2 $18)) 24... fxg5 25. Bc7 $2 {He had two better options than
this one.} (25. Rc7 $5 Rae8 26. d6 Kh8 27. Re3 $16) (25. d6 $1 Rad8 26. Bb1 $1
(26. Qh5 Rxd6 27. Bxd6 Qxd6 $17) 26... Rxd6 27. Bxd6 Qxd6 28. Qd3 b4 29. Qh7+
Kf7 30. Re3 $18) 25... Qb2 $1 {f2 is the vulnerable part in white's set up.}
26. f3 g4 (26... Nf5 $5 {did not occur to me during the game.} 27. d6 (27. Bxf5
Rxf5 28. d6 g4 $13) 27... Bd4+ 28. Kh1 Ng3+ 29. Kh2 Qf2 30. Qb3+ Kh8 31. Qe6
Rf6 32. Qh3 Nxe4 33. Rxe4 g4 $1 $13) 27. d6 gxf3 28. gxf3 Rae8 $2 {I did not
want to make a draw here but it seems that my decision can not be justified.} (
28... Be5 $1 29. Bxa8 Qh2+ (29... Bg3 $2 30. Rc2 (30. Bd5+ $2 Kh8 31. Rc2 Nxc2
32. Re2 Qg7 $17) 30... Nxc2 31. Re2 Qd4+ 32. Qxd4 Nxd4 33. Bd5+ Kh8 34. Re4
Nxf3+ 35. Kg2 Be5 36. Bxa5 Bxd6 37. Re6 Nh4+ 38. Kh3 Nf5 39. Bc3+ Kh7 40. Be4
$18) 30. Kf1 Qh3+ 31. Kf2 Qh4+ $1 32. Ke3 Nf5+ 33. Ke2 Ng3+ $11) (28... Rf4 $5
{is a very interesting possibility which I have rejected due to his queen sac.}
29. Bxa8 Nxf3+ 30. Bxf3 Bd4+ 31. Qxd4 Qxd4+ 32. Kg2 Rg4+ (32... Qd2+ 33. Kg3
Rf7 $13) 33. Bxg4 Qxg4+ 34. Kf2 Qf4+ 35. Ke2 Qe4+ $11) 29. d7 $2 $138 ({
We both missed} 29. Bd5+ Kh8 30. Rxe8 Rxe8 31. d7 Rf8 32. Kh1 Bf6 33. d8=Q Bxd8
34. Be5+ Bf6 35. Bxf6+ Rxf6 36. Rc8+ Kh7 37. Rc7+ Kh8 38. Qg1 $1 $18) 29...
Nxf3+ $1 {This eliminates his dangerous passer.} 30. Qxf3 (30. Bxf3 Rxe1+ 31.
Qxe1 Qd4+ $11) 30... Qd4+ 31. Kh1 Qxd7 32. Qg2 (32. Qg3 Kh8) 32... Kh8 33. Bh2
(33. Bg3 Qg4) 33... Qe6 $1 $11 34. Rc7 Rf7 35. Rxf7 Qxf7 36. Rc1 Qf6 37. Rf1
Qh4 38. Bc6 Re1 39. Bxb5 Rxf1+ 40. Bxf1 Qb4 $6 $138 (40... Be5 {could have
equalised right away.} 41. Qa8+ Kg7 42. Qb7+ Kf6 43. Qb6+ (43. Qa6+ Kg5 44. Qe2
$11) 43... Kg7 44. Qa7+ Kf6 $11) 41. Qa8+ $2 {I personally do not believe that
white can win this ending but his one allows black to draw immediately.} (41.
Qd5 a4 42. Bc4 Qe1+ 43. Kg2 Qe8 44. Bd6 $14) 41... Qf8 42. Qg2 a4 43. Bc4 a3
44. Qd5 a2 $1 {Black secures a draw by perpetual check.} 45. Bxa2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lee Cup 3rd"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Wang, Yaoyao"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 Qa5 9. Rb1 (9. Rc1 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qxd2+ 11. Kxd2 O-O 12. Nf3 Rd8 13. Rc7 (
13. Bb5 Bd7 14. Bxd7 Nxd7 15. Rc7 Ne5 $1 $10) 13... Nc6 14. d5 e6 15. Bg5 f6
$17) 9... b6 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Bxd7+ $6 (11. Be2 Nc6 12. Nf3 O-O 13. Rc1 Bg4 $1
$36) 11... Nxd7 12. Ne2 O-O 13. O-O Rfd8 14. Bg5 cxd4 15. cxd4 (15. Bxe7 dxc3
16. Qd1 $8 Qxa2 17. Ra1 Qd2 $1 18. Bxd8 Rxd8 19. Qxd2 cxd2 20. Rxa7 Ne5 $1 21.
Rd1 Nc4 22. Ra2 Nb2 23. Rxb2 Bxb2 $19) 15... Qxd2 16. Bxd2 Nc5 17. e5 Ne6 (
17... Bxe5 $2 18. Bc3) 18. Be3 Rd7 19. Rbc1 Rad8 20. Rc6 Rc7 21. Rfc1 $2 (21.
Rxc7 Nxc7 22. Rc1 (22. Nc3 f6 23. f4 Kf7) 22... Nd5 $15) 21... Rxc6 22. Rxc6
Bxe5 23. g3 Nxd4 24. Bxd4 Bxd4 25. Rc7 Bc5 26. Rxa7 Rd2 27. Kf1 e5 28. g4 Kg7
29. g5 Rc2 30. f3 Rc4 (30... Be3 31. h4 Rc4 (31... Bc5 32. Ra4) 32. Re7 Rxh4
33. Rxe5) 31. Ng3 Rc1+ 32. Ke2 (32. Kg2 Rc2+ 33. Kh3 Rf2 34. Kg4 Rxh2 35. Ne4
Rg2+ 36. Kh3 Rc2 37. Kg4 Be3) 32... Rc3 33. Ne4 Re3+ 34. Kd2 Rxf3 (34... Bd4
35. Nf6 (35. Nd6 Rxf3 36. Ne8+ Kf8 37. Nf6 h6 38. gxh6 Rxf6 39. Ra8+ Ke7 40. h7
Rf2+ 41. Kd3 Rxh2 $19) 35... Rxf3 36. Ne8+ Kf8) 35. a4 (35. Nxc5 bxc5 $19)
35... Bb4+ 36. Ke2 Rf4 37. Kd3 h6 38. Rb7 Ba5 0-1

[Event "Lee Cup 3rd"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[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 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Bb5+ Bd7 (8... Nc6 9. O-O cxd4 10. cxd4 O-O 11. Be3 Bg4 12. d5 $5 {Peev} Ne5 (
12... Bxa1 13. Qxa1 Na5 14. Bh6 f6 15. Bxf8 Kxf8 16. Nd4) 13. Rb1 $1 Nxf3+ 14.
gxf3 Bh3 (14... Bh5 {! Ghinda} 15. Be2 Qd7 16. f4 Bxe2 17. Qxe2 f5 18. Qb5 Rfd8
19. Qxd7 Rxd7 20. f3) 15. Re1 f5 (15... Bc3 16. Bh6 (16. Bf1 Bxe1 17. Bxh3 Bc3
18. Rxb7 $44) (16. Re2 e6 17. Rc2 Qf6 18. f4) 16... Bxe1 17. Qxe1 e6 (17... e5
18. Qe3) (17... Rc8 18. Bxf8 Qxf8 (18... Kxf8 19. Qe3 Kg7 20. f4) 19. Qe3 b6
20. f4) 18. Qc3 f6 19. f4) 16. Kh1 $1) 9. Bxd7+ Qxd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Be3 cxd4
12. cxd4 e6 13. Ne5 $5 Qd6 (13... Bxe5 $1 14. dxe5 Qxd1 15. Rfxd1 Nc6 16. Rd7 (
16. Rab1 b6 $1 (16... Nxe5 $5 17. Rxb7 Rfb8 $1 18. Rxb8+ (18. Rdb1 Rxb7 19.
Rxb7 a5) 18... Rxb8 19. h3 $16 (19. Bxa7 Ra8 20. Bd4 Rd8)) 17. f4 Rac8 $5 (
17... Rfd8 18. Rd6) 18. Rd7 (18. Rbc1 Rc7 19. Rc2 Rfc8 20. Rdc1 Kf8) 18... Rfd8
19. Rxd8+ (19. Rbd1 Kf8) 19... Rxd8 20. Rc1 Rc8 21. Kf2 $14) (16. f4 Rfd8 17.
Rd6 Kf8) 16... b6 17. f4 Rfd8 18. Rad1 $140 (18. Rc7 Rac8 19. Rxc8 (19. Rb7 Rd3
) 19... Rxc8 20. Rd1 Rd8 21. Rc1 Rc8 22. Kf2 Kf8 $10) (18. Rb7 Rab8 (18... Rd3
$2 19. Kf2 Nb4 20. Rc1 Nxa2 21. Rcc7 Nc3 22. Rxf7 Nd1+ 23. Ke2 Rxe3+ 24. Kxd1
Rxe4 25. Rg7+ Kf8 26. Rxh7 Kg8 27. Rbg7+ Kf8 28. Rd7 Kg8 29. g3) 19. Rxb8 Rxb8
$10) 18... Kf8) 14. Qb3 (14. Bf4 Re8 $8 (14... Rd8 $4 15. Nxf7 Qxf4 16. Nxd8) (
14... Qa6 $6 15. d5) (14... Nc6 $2 15. Nxg6 Qxd4 16. Nxf8 Qxa1 17. Qxa1 Bxa1
18. Nxe6) (14... Rc8 $4 15. Nxg6 Qxd4 16. Ne7+ $18) 15. Nxg6 $2 (15. Qa4 Nc6) (
15. Rb1 Qa6 (15... Nc6 16. Rxb7) 16. Qb3 Nc6 17. Nxc6 (17. Qxb7 Qxb7 18. Rxb7
Nxd4 $132) 17... bxc6 $10) 15... Qxd4 16. Qxd4 Bxd4 17. Rad1 Nc6 $15 (17... e5
18. Nh4 Nc6 19. Bg5 Kg7 20. Nf5+ Kg6 21. Be3 $13) (17... Bxf2+ 18. Rxf2 hxg6
19. Be5 Nc6 20. Bf6 $18)) 14... Nc6 15. Nxc6 Qxc6 $6 (15... bxc6 16. e5 (16.
Qa4 e5) (16. Rfd1 $5) 16... Qd5 17. Rab1 $14 {xBf8,b line.}) 16. d5 exd5 (16...
Qd6 17. Rac1 $1 $16 {with the idea of Bc5}) (16... Qd7 17. Rad1 Rfc8 18. dxe6
Qxe6 19. Qxb7 Qxa2 20. Rd2 $1 Qa4 (20... Qe6 21. Bxa7) 21. Rd7 Qa2 22. Bxa7 $14
) 17. exd5 Qd7 18. Rad1 (18. Rab1 b6 19. Bf4 $16) 18... b5 (18... Be5 19. d6)
19. d6 a5 20. Rfe1 Rfe8 21. Bc5 $1 Bf8 $1 $8 (21... Bf6 22. Qf3 Kg7 23. Be3 Be5
24. Bh6+ Kxh6 25. Rxe5 Rxe5 26. Qf4+ Rg5 27. h4 f6 28. Rd5 $18) 22. Qd5 b4 23.
g3 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Rd8 25. Re4 $1 {xf7} Qb5 26. Rf4 Qe8 $8 (26... Rd7 27. Qe5
Rd8 (27... h6 28. Qe8) 28. Rxf7 $1 Kxf7 29. Qd5+ $18) (26... Qd7 27. Bb6 Re8
28. Bxa5 Re1+ 29. Kg2) 27. Re4 Qb5 28. Rf4 $2 (28. Rd4 $1 Rc8 (28... Bg7 29.
Rf4 Rd7 30. Qa8+ Bf8 31. Qe8 $18) (28... Bxd6 29. Bxd6 Qxd5 30. Rxd5 a4 31. Rd4
$18 b3 32. axb3 axb3 33. Be5) (28... Re8 29. Kg2) 29. d7 Rd8 30. Ba7 $1 $18 {
Ftacnik} Qa6 31. Rf4 Qe6 32. Qxe6 fxe6 33. Rd4) 28... Qe8 29. a3 $2 Qe6 30.
Qxe6 fxe6 31. axb4 axb4 32. Rxb4 Bxd6 33. Bxd6 Rxd6 34. Rb8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.07"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2568"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2003.05.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 {I have decided to play the Gruenfeld against
Sasha since he does not have a clear map of opening against it.} 4. cxd5 Nxd5
5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ {This time he goes for this. I had some
practice in the white side of this opening in mid 90s.} c6 8. Ba4 O-O 9. Ne2 a5
({I did not want to repeat what I was used to do in 20th century!} 9... c5 10.
O-O Nc6 11. Be3 Na5 12. Rb1 b6 13. Bb5 Bb7 14. f3 cxd4 15. cxd4 e6 16. Qd2 $14)
10. O-O b5 11. Bc2 $5 {This is what I did against Lubo in Moscow Olympiad.} (
11. Bb3 a4 12. Bc2 c5 13. Be3 cxd4 14. cxd4 Ba6 15. Rb1 Nc6 16. d5 Ne5 17. Nd4
Qd7 $13 {Sokolov-Ma.Tseitlin,Ljubljana(Euro Club Cup) 1995.}) 11... c5 12. Be3
cxd4 (12... Ba6 {I did not like the looks of the usual} 13. dxc5 b4 14. Qxd8
Rxd8 15. Rfd1 Rc8 {Atalik-Ftacnik,Moscow(ol)1994.} 16. Nd4 $1 $40) 13. cxd4 e6
$146 14. e5 $5 {Shutting Bg7 and preparing kingside attack. Typical for Sasha.}
Na6 $5 {The knight should aim to reach d5 square.} 15. Nc3 Nc7 16. Ne4 Nd5 17.
Bg5 Qb6 18. Bb3 h6 $2 {First serious mistake in the game. I could not figure
out that I could immediately have an equal game.} (18... Bb7 19. Bxd5 Bxd5 20.
Nf6+ Bxf6 21. Bxf6 h5 22. Qc1 Kh7 23. Qf4 Qb7 (23... Rfc8 $2 24. Be7) 24. f3
Rfc8 $11) 19. Bxd5 exd5 20. Nf6+ Bxf6 (20... Kh8 21. Bf4 $16) 21. Bxf6 Bd7 22.
f4 $1 {Very strong! I have missed this move since it looks very
anti-positional.} (22. Qd2 Kh7 23. Be7 Rfe8 24. Bc5 Qe6 25. a3 $14) 22... Kh7
$2 {I had a better alternative.} (22... Rac8 23. f5 Rc4 $1 24. Qd2 (24. e6 $2
fxe6 25. fxg6 Rxf6 26. Rxf6 Rxd4 $19) 24... Kh7 25. Be7 $16 Re8 26. Bc5 Rxc5
27. fxg6+ fxg6 28. dxc5 Qxc5+ 29. Kh1 Bf5 30. Rac1 $16) 23. g4 $1 Rac8 24. f5
Rg8 25. Kh1 Qc6 26. e6 $1 $18 {Missed this one as well.} Be8 (26... fxe6 27.
fxg6+ Rxg6 28. Be5 $18 {Black is all tied up.}) 27. Rc1 $1 {Sasha finishes me
off by very powerful moves.} Qb7 (27... Qxc1 28. Qxc1 Rxc1 29. Rxc1 gxf5 30.
gxf5 $18) 28. fxg6+ $2 {This is really unnecessary.} (28. Qf3 $18 {wins
rightaway.}) 28... Rxg6 29. Qf3 Rc6 $4 {The final nail on my coffin.} ({
I could almost equalized by} 29... fxe6 30. Be5 (30. Rxc8 Qxc8 31. Be5 Qc2 $11)
30... Rc4 31. Qf8 Rg8 32. Qf6 Qd7 $13) 30. Rxc6 Bxc6 (30... Qxc6 31. exf7 Bxf7
32. Be5 Bg8 33. Qf8 Qd7 34. Rc1 $18) 31. h4 $1 $18 1-0

[Event "Senta op 18th"]
[Site "Senta"]
[Date "2014.07.26"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Vucinic, Gojko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2313"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2014.07.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 {I have chosen the sharp Shamkovich's line for this encounter
before which Gojko was leading by half a point.} Nc6 {I had to be prepared for
almost everything on the eve of the game since I really did not know what he
plays. Somehow my risky strategy worked.} 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Rb3 $5 {
A relatively fresh attempt at least for me.} (12. Qd2 e6 13. f4 Bc7 14. O-O
exd5 15. exd5 Ba5 {was my game from Nezhmedtinov Memorial (rapid) 2013 with
the Gruenfeld theorist Shinkevich.}) (12. c4 Qa5+ 13. Bd2 Qxa2 14. O-O Bd4 $13)
12... Qc7 (12... c4 13. Bxc4 Qc7 14. Be2 Bxc3+ 15. Bd2 Be5 16. Qc1 $14) (12...
e6 13. f4 Bg7 14. c4 Re8 15. e5 f6 16. f5 gxf5 17. Bh5 Re7 18. d6 Rd7 19. Rg3
fxe5 20. Bb2 Kh8 21. O-O Rxd6 22. Qe2 $44) 13. Qd2 e6 ({Already Black may try
to catch the white rook with} 13... Bd7 14. f4 c4 15. Rxb7 (15. Rb4 Bd6 16.
Rxc4 Qb6) (15. Rb2 $5 Bd6 16. O-O $13) 15... Qxb7 16. fxe5 Qb1 17. Bf3 $44) 14.
f4 Bg7 ({Unfamiliar with the opening schemata Gojko did not go for the pawn
push.} 14... c4 15. Rb2 (15. Rb4 Bd6 16. Rxc4 Qb6 $44) 15... Bg7 16. d6 Qc6 17.
Kf2 $1 e5 (17... Qc5+ 18. Kg3 e5 19. d7 exf4+ 20. Kf3 Qh5+ 21. Kf2 Qh4+ 22. g3
fxg3+ 23. Kg2 Bxd7 24. Qxd7 $16) 18. Qd5 Qxd5 (18... Qe8 19. f5 gxf5 (19... Be6
20. Qb5) 20. Rd1 Be6 21. Qxb7 $16) 19. exd5 exf4 20. Rb4 Bxc3 21. Rxc4 Be5 22.
Bxf4 b5 23. Re4 Bxf4 24. Rxf4 $14) 15. d6 $1 $146 {A prepared novelty.} (15. c4
exd5 16. cxd5 c4 17. Rc3 Bxc3 18. Qxc3 b5 $13) 15... Qc6 16. Kf2 $1 {King
holds the Be2 in case of Qe4.} (16. O-O Qxe4 17. d7 Bxd7 18. Bf3 Qa4 19. Ra3
Qb5 20. c4 Qxc4 21. Qxd7 Bd4+ 22. Be3 Bxe3+ 23. Rxe3 Rab8 {and Black has 3
pawns for the piece thus I went for the king's move in my preparation.}) 16...
c4 (16... e5 17. Bb5 Qb6 18. Bc4 Qc6 19. Bd5 Qd7 20. Ba3 $36) 17. Rb4 ({
Now there was no obvious need for} 17. Rb2 $5) 17... e5 {A lot of conceptions
were to be established with this sharp lines.} (17... b5 18. a4 a6 19. e5 Bb7
20. Bf3 Qd7 21. Bxb7 Qxb7 22. Qd4 Qc6 (22... f6 23. Qxc4 Qa7+ 24. Qd4 fxe5 25.
Qxa7 Rxa7 26. axb5 axb5 27. Rxb5 exf4 28. Rc5 e5 29. Rd1 $40) 23. Re1 f6 24.
Kg1 Rac8 25. h4 fxe5 26. fxe5 Rf5 27. axb5 axb5 28. Bg5 Rcf8 29. Rb2 $16) (
17... Qc5+ 18. Kg3 (18. Qe3 Qxd6 19. e5 Qe7 20. Bf3) 18... e5 19. Qd5 $40) 18.
Qd5 $1 {The usual suspect!} (18. Rxc4 $2 Qb6+ 19. Kg3 exf4+ 20. Qxf4 Qa5) 18...
Be6 $1 {Possibly the best under such circumstances.} (18... Qxd5 19. exd5 Rd8
20. Rxc4 Rxd6 21. Rd1 $16) (18... Qe8 19. f5 gxf5 20. Rd1 Be6 21. Qxb7 $16) 19.
Qxc6 bxc6 20. Bxc4 c5 (20... a5 21. Ra4 Bd7 22. Ra3 $16) 21. Ra4 exf4 22. Bxe6
fxe6 23. Rc4 Be5 24. Rd1 Rad8 25. d7 Kf7 $2 {A really bad move.} ({After the
natural} 25... Bc7 $1 26. Ba3 $1 (26. Kf3 Bb6 27. Ba3 Rf7 28. Bxc5 Rdxd7 29.
Rxd7 Rxd7 30. Bxb6 (30. Rd4 Rc7 31. Bxb6 axb6 32. Kxf4 Rxc3 33. Rd8+ Kg7 34.
Rd7+ Kg8 35. Ke5 Rc2 $13) 30... axb6 31. Kxf4 Rd2 $13) 26... Rf7 27. Bxc5 Rfxd7
28. Rxd7 (28. Rcd4 $5 Rxd4 29. cxd4 Bb6 30. Bxb6 axb6 31. d5 exd5 32. exd5 Kf7
33. Kf3 g5 34. Kg4 Kf6 $1 {squeezes the king on the edge.} 35. d6 h5+ 36. Kxh5
Kf5 37. Rd5+ Ke4 38. Rxg5 Rxd6 39. h4 b5 $1 40. Rxb5 Rd2 $11) 28... Rxd7 29.
Bxa7 (29. Rd4 Rf7 30. Bxa7 Ba5 31. Bc5 Bxc3 32. Rd8+ Kg7 33. Kf3 e5 34. Rd3 $14
) 29... Bd6 $1 30. Bb6 Rb7 31. Bd8 Rb2+ 32. Kf3 Rxa2 $14) 26. Rxc5 Kf6 27. Kf3
$6 (27. g4 $3 fxg3+ (27... g5 28. h4 h6 29. Bb2 Rf7 30. Rxe5 Kxe5 31. c4+ Kxe4
32. Rd4+ Ke5 33. Kf3 Kf6 34. Rxf4+ Ke7 35. Ba3+ $18) 28. Kg2 $18 {is not
visible to the human eye yet!}) 27... g5 $2 ({The seemingly lost rook ending
was the only chance for Black:} 27... Rf7 $1 28. Bxf4 Bxf4 29. Kxf4 Rdxd7 30.
Rxd7 Rxd7 31. e5+ Kg7 (31... Ke7 32. Kg5 Rd2 33. Rc7+ $18) 32. Ke3 $16) 28. c4
Bc3 {Because of the mating net Black had to lose tempi with his bishop
meanwhile White eventually gained time to support his passer.} (28... Rf7 $2
29. Rxe5 $18) 29. Rd3 Ba1 30. Rb5 $5 (30. Ra5 Rb8 31. c5 Be5 32. c6 $18) 30...
Rf7 31. Rb7 Ke5 32. c5 g4+ 33. Kxg4 {The most natural continuation since
White's king could not be caught in the corner.} (33. Ke2 f3+ 34. gxf3 gxf3+
35. Rxf3 Rfxd7 36. Rb1 Bd4 37. c6 Rg7 38. c7 Rc8 39. Kd3 Bb6 40. Bf4+ $18)
33... Kxe4 34. Rd1 Rg8+ 35. Kh3 Bc3 (35... Rf6 36. Rb4+ Ke5 37. Bxf4+ $18) (
35... f3 36. d8=Q Rxd8 37. Re1+ $1 $18) 36. Bxf4 $5 {Safest possible.} (36. c6
Rf5 37. d8=Q $18) 36... Ba5 (36... Rxf4 37. d8=Q Rxd8 38. Rxd8 $18) 37. g3 e5
38. Bd2 {This very effort made me to win my first tournament this year!} (38.
c6 exf4 39. d8=Q Bxd8 40. Rxf7 $18) (38. Bd2 Bd8 39. c6 $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 14th final"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1999.01.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kozul, Zdenko"]
[Black "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1999.01.11"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sarajevo Bosna"]
[BlackTeam "Beer-Sheva Chess Club"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. d4 {Krasenkow} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7.
Be3 c5 8. Qd2 cxd4 9. cxd4 Nc6 10. Rd1 Bg4 {'!?' Krasenkow. Krasenkow: 'An
experimental move needing more practical tests.' This move was found and first
introduced in practise by M.Tseitlin.} 11. Be2 {N Krasenkow: 'This is probably
harmless.'} ({Another line:} 11. f3 Bd7 12. d5 Ne5 13. Bd4 (13. f4 Ng4 14. Bd4
Bxd4 15. Qxd4 O-O {~} 16. h3 $140 {?} e5 $1) 13... O-O 14. f4 Ng4 15. Bxg7 Kxg7
16. Qd4+ Kg8 17. h3 e5 $1 18. Qd3 Qa5+ 19. Qd2 Qxd2+ 20. Rxd2 Nf6 {=+ 1/2-1/2
Vasilevich,T-Tseitlin,M/Berlin 1997/EXP 59 (53)}) 11... Bxe2 12. Nxe2 O-O 13.
O-O e6 $1 {A very important move in such a kind of position. The e7-pawn is
very often an unpleasant weakness for black, now after d4-d5 black will manage
to exchange this pawn.} (13... Na5 $143 {?!} 14. Rc1 (14. Qb4 Rc8 15. Rc1 {+=})
14... b5 15. Qb4 a6 16. a4 Rb8 17. Bf4 $1 Rb7 $140 18. Bd2 $1 Nc4 19. Rxc4 {+-}
) 14. d5 ({After} 14. Bh6 Qa5 15. Bxg7 Qxd2 16. Rxd2 Kxg7 {= position is equal.
}) (14. Bh6 $5 {Krasenkow}) 14... exd5 15. exd5 Ne5 16. Qb4 (16. Bh6 Nc4 17.
Qf4 Nd6 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 {=}) 16... Qd7 17. Qb3 (17. d6 a5 (17... b5 $2 18. Nc3 {
with next Nd5}) 18. Qh4 Rfc8 $1 {with the nice position for black.} (18... b5
19. Bh6)) 17... Rfe8 18. h3 {'?!' Krasenkow. Krasenkow: 'White underestimates
Black's threats along the e-file.'} (18. Rfe1 {Krasenkow} b5 19. Bd4) 18... b5
{black's knight gets a very nice square on c4.} 19. Nd4 a6 (19... Rad8 $2 {
was very bad in view of} 20. Ne6 $1 (20. Nxb5 $2 Rb8 {-+}) 20... fxe6 21. dxe6
Qe7 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Bc5 {+-}) (19... Nc4 20. Nc6 (20. Qxb5 Qxb5 21. Nxb5 Rxe3
22. fxe3 Nxe3 23. d6 Nxd1 24. Rxd1 Bf6 {=}) 20... a6 21. Bf4 {-19...a6}) 20.
Bf4 Nc4 21. Nc6 $2 {Logical, but in fact a very bad move, now black takes
control over the very important e-file.} (21. Qf3 Nb2 22. Rd2 Nc4 {=}) 21...
Re4 $1 {<->e1-e8} (21... Re2 22. Rfe1 Rae8 (22... Rb2 $2 23. Qf3 Rxa2 24. d6 {
+/-}) 23. Rxe2 Rxe2 24. Qf3 Rxa2 25. d6 {~=}) (21... Bf8 $2 22. a4 Re4 23. Bg3
{+/-}) 22. Bg3 Rae8 {-/+ Krasenkow: 'Black now strongly controls the centre
therefore the white d5 pawn and the c6 knight are not dangerous.' now it's
very difficult for white to find defense against coming Re2.} 23. Nb4 Re2 $1 (
23... a5 $2 {was very bad} 24. Nc6 (24. Na6 {Krasenkow} a4 25. Qb1) 24... b4
$140 (24... Qb7 25. a4) 25. f3 {+- and white wins}) 24. Nxa6 Nd2 25. Nc5 (25.
Rxd2 Rxd2 26. d6 Ree2 27. Nb8 (27. Nb4 Qf5) 27... Qf5 28. d7 Bf6 {-/+}) 25...
Qf5 (25... Nxb3 $5 {Krasenkow} 26. Nxd7 Nd2) 26. Qd3 {'?!' Krasenkow.} (26.
Rxd2 Rxd2 27. Qxb5 Rc8 {-/+ Krasenkow: 'White should eventually lose anyway.'}
(27... Rd8 $6 28. d6 Bd4 $140 {?} 29. Qa5 $1 {+-}) (27... Ra8 {(Krasenkow)
White should eventually lose anyway.})) (26. Qxb5 Nxf1 27. Kxf1 Qc2 {-+}) 26...
Qxd3 (26... Nxf1 $2 27. Qxf5 gxf5 28. Kxf1 Bc3 29. f3 Rxa2 30. d6 $132) 27.
Nxd3 Nxf1 28. Kxf1 Rxa2 {This ending is looking absolutely wining for black,
but in fact it wasn't so easy - white's d-pawn is very dangerous.} 29. Bc7 $138
({Also not enough for draw} 29. d6 {for example} Ra1 (29... Bf6 $2 30. Nb4) 30.
Rxa1 Bxa1 31. d7 Ra8 32. Bc7 Bf6 33. Nc5 Bd8 34. Bd6 Ra2 35. Nb7 Rd2 36. Ke1
Rd5 {-+ and black wins}) 29... Ra1 $1 {very important to exchange rooks, it
will be more easy for black to stop the d-pawn.} 30. Rxa1 Bxa1 31. d6 Bf6 32.
Nb4 (32. d7 Ra8 {-+}) 32... Bc3 $1 {The only winning move} (32... Ra8 $2 33.
Nd5 $1 Bd8 34. Nb6 Ra1+ (34... Bxc7 $4 35. dxc7 {+-}) 35. Ke2 {=}) 33. Nd3 Ra8
34. Nf4 (34. d7 Bf6 (34... Bf6 {Krasenkow} 35. Nc5 (35. Nf4 Bd8 36. Bd6 Ra7)
35... b4 36. Ke2 Bd8 37. Bd6 Bb6 {-+})) 34... Be5 35. Nd5 Ra6 $1 {-+ After
this strong move black is winning by force.} 36. d7 (36. Nb4 Ra1+ (36... Rxd6 {
-+}) 37. Ke2 Kf8 38. Nd3 Bf6 39. d7 Ra8 40. Nb4 Bd8 {-+}) 36... Bxc7 37. Nxc7
Rd6 38. Ne8 Rd4 {The only square on the d-file, but quite enough for the win.}
(38... Rd3 $2 39. Ke2 {with draw}) 39. Ke2 Kf8 40. Nf6 Ke7 0-1

[Event "Lazne Bohdanec"]
[Site "Lazne Bohdanec"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Polak, Tomas"]
[Black "Mirumian, Vigen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "1997.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O b6 13. Qc1 (13. Bg5 $5
Bb7 (13... Re8 $6 14. Bb5 Bd7 15. Qd3 Qa5 16. Bc4 Nc6 17. Bd2 Qh5 18. Rb5 e5
19. Ng5 $36 {Gelfand-Ivanchuk 1996}) 14. Rc1 Bxe4 15. Bxe7 Re8 16. Bc4 Qa5 17.
Bc5 $5 bxc5 18. Ng5 Re7 19. Nxe4 Nd7 20. dxc5 Rd8 $1 $10 {Gelfand-Ivanchuk 1996
}) 13... Bb7 14. Bc4 Qa4 15. Bb5 Qa2 16. Bc4 (16. Re1 Rc8 17. Qd1 Qc2 (17...
Nc6 $2 18. Re2 e6 19. d5 exd5 20. Be1 Qa3 21. exd5 Rd8 22. dxc6 $18) (17... e6
18. Ba4 (18. h4 $5 Qc2 (18... Nc6 $2 19. Re2 a6 20. Ba4 b5 21. Ra1 Qb2 22. Be1
Qxe2 23. Qxe2 bxa4 24. Rxa4 $16 {Komarov-Mrda 1996}) 19. Qe2 Nc6 20. d5 exd5
21. exd5 Nd4 22. Nxd4 Bxd4 23. d6 Bc6 $13 {Komarov.}) 18... Na6 (18... Nc6 19.
d5 exd5 20. Bb3 Qa3 21. exd5 Nd4 22. Nxd4 Bxd4 23. Re4 Qc5 24. Be1 Bf6 25. Qf3
Kg7 26. Rf4 Qd6 27. Bb4 Qd8 28. Bd2 $1 $16 {with idea 29Rf6-Qf6 30Bh6! +-;
Chernin-Dvoirys 1993}) 19. h4 (19. Re3 Bh6 $8 20. Ra1 Qc4 21. Rc3 Qxc3 22. Bxc3
Rxc3 23. Qe2 Rac8 $44 (23... Nb4 $5)) 19... Qa3 20. h5 Qf8 21. Bf4 (21. Qe2
$142) 21... Rd8 22. Bg5 Rd6 23. Bf4 Rdd8 $10 {Kramnik-Bakrot 1995}) 18. Qe2 Nc6
(18... Qc7 19. Rbc1 Qd8 20. Rxc8 Bxc8 (20... Qxc8 21. Bg5 (21. Rc1 Qd8 22. Bf4
a5 23. Ng5 Na6 24. Qa2 e6 25. Bxa6 Bxa6 26. Nxf7 $1 Qxd4 27. Nh6+ Kh8 28. Nf7+
Kg8 29. Qxe6 $16 {Khalifman-Dvoirys 1990}) 21... a6 22. Bc4 b5 23. Ba2 Qd7 24.
Ne5 $1 Bxe5 25. dxe5 Qe8 26. Qg4 Nc6 27. Qh4 $44 {Pein-Varley 1989}) 21. Bc4 (
21. Rc1) (21. Bf4 Bd7 22. Rc1 a6 23. Bc4 e6 24. d5 b5 25. Bb3 a5 26. dxe6 fxe6
27. Ng5 Qf6 28. Qf3 Ra6 29. Rd1 $40 {Agrest-Krzywicki 1990}) 21... a5 22. Ng5
e6 23. d5 h6 24. dxe6 hxg5 25. exf7+ Kf8 26. e5 Ra7 27. e6 $44 {
Sherbakov-Ponnuswamy 1996}) 19. Bd3 (19. Rec1 Qa2 20. Bc4 Nxd4 21. Nxd4 Rxc4
22. Qxc4 Qxd2 23. Rd1 Qf4 $17 {de Boer-Rychagov 1995}) 19... Qa2 (19... Qa4 $2
20. Ra1 Qb3 21. Reb1 Qe6 22. d5 $18) 20. Bc4 (20. Ra1 Qb2 21. Ra4 $5 Qb3 $8 22.
Rea1 Nd8 23. R4a3 Qe6 24. Rxa7 Rxa7 $2 (24... Qd6 25. Be3 Nc6 $10) 25. Rxa7 Qd6
26. Be3 $14 {Solozhenkin-Beshukov 1996}) 20... Qa4 (20... Qa3 $2 21. Bxf7+ $1
Kxf7 22. Qc4+ Ke8 23. Qg8+ Bf8 24. d5 Nd8 25. Bb4 Qa4 26. Ne5 $18 {Ftachnik.})
21. Bb3 (21. Bb5 Qc2 22. Bd3 $10) (21. Ra1 Qc2 22. Rec1 Nxd4 23. Nxd4 Qxe4 24.
Qxe4 Bxe4 $44) 21... Qa6 22. Qe3 Na5 (22... Rf8 $5 23. Ra1 Na5 $6 (23... Qb5
$142 24. Reb1 (24. Bd5 Nd8) 24... Qh5 25. h3 e6 $13 {with idea 26Kh2?!-g5!;
(Komarov).}) 24. Reb1 Rac8 (24... Bc6 $142) 25. Bd1 $1 $18 {Komarov-Liss 1996})
(22... e6 $5) 23. Bxf7+ Kxf7 24. Ng5+ Ke8 (24... Kg8 25. Qh3 h6 {
Lautier-Shirov 1995} 26. Ne6 $1 h5 27. Qg3 $40) 25. Qh3 Bxd4 26. Qxh7 $16 {
With very strong attack. Poluljahov-Tseshkovsky 1996}) (16. Rb2 Qe6 17. Re1 Rc8
18. Rc2 Nd7 $10) (16. Qe1 $2 Qc2 17. d5 Ba6 $17) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1997.01.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Black "Yermolinsky, Alex"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1997.01.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Ba3 O-O (
7... Nd7) 8. Bc4 (8. Nf3) 8... b6 9. Qf3 (9. Ne2 Bb7 10. f3 Nd7 11. O-O Rc8 12.
e5 c5 13. Qb3 e6 14. Rad1 $14 {Blum-Meier 1993}) (9. Nf3 Bb7 10. O-O (10. Qe2
c5 11. O-O Nc6 12. Rad1 Qc7 13. Bb2 Na5 14. Bd3 e6 $10 {Maric-Chiburdanidze
1990}) 10... c5 11. Re1 Nc6 12. Bd5 e6 13. Bb3 Re8 14. e5 Rc8 15. dxc5 bxc5 16.
Qe2 Qa5 17. Bb2 Red8 18. h4 c4 $1 19. Bc2 Rd5 $15 {Christiansen-Epishin 1989})
9... Bb7 10. Ne2 c5 11. O-O Nc6 12. Bd5 (12. Rad1 Qc7 $1 (12... cxd4 13. cxd4
Na5 14. Bd3 f5 15. Nf4 $1)) 12... e6 (12... cxd4 13. cxd4 (13. Bxc6 Bxc6 14.
cxd4 Bb5 $1 $15) 13... Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Bxd5 15. Rad1 (15. Rfd1 Bb7 16. Nc6 Qe8
17. Nxe7+ Kh8 18. Rac1 Qa4 19. Nd5 $10) 15... Bc4 (15... Bxa2 $2 16. Nf5 Qc7
17. Nxe7+ Kh8 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. Bxf8 $16) 16. Nf5 Qb8 17. Nxe7+ Kh8 $13) 13.
Bxc6 (13. Bb3) 13... Bxc6 14. dxc5 (14. Qe3 Qe7 (14... cxd4 $2 15. Nxd4 $16))
14... Qe7 (14... Qh4 $5 15. cxb6 Rfc8 $44) 15. Nd4 (15. Qe3 Rac8 16. Rab1)
15... Ba4 (15... Rac8 16. Nxc6 Rxc6 17. Rab1 $10) 16. Qe3 (16. Qd3 a6 (16...
bxc5 17. Qc4)) 16... Rac8 (16... bxc5 $6 17. Nb3) 17. Nb3 Rfd8 18. Rfd1 Rxd1+
19. Rxd1 bxc5 20. Rd3 (20. e5 Qc7 21. Re1 (21. Rd6 $2 Bxb3 $1 (21... Bf8 22.
Rd2 $10) 22. axb3 Qa5 23. Bc1 c4 $1 $17) 21... Bxb3 22. axb3 Qa5 23. Qc1 Qb5
$15) 20... Bxb3 21. axb3 Qc7 22. g3 h5 23. Qd2 Qb7 24. Rd8+ Rxd8 25. Qxd8+ Kh7
26. Qd1 c4 $1 $17 27. bxc4 Qxe4 28. Qd7 h4 29. gxh4 $8 Qg4+ 30. Kh1 (30. Kf1
Qxc4+ 31. Kg2 Qg4+ {the same.}) 30... Qxc4 31. Kg1 Qxc3 32. Qxa7 Qe1+ 33. Kg2
Qe4+ 34. f3 (34. Kg1 Qxh4 35. Qxf7 $2 Qg4+ 36. Kh1 Qh3 $19) 34... Qf4 35. Bc5
Qxh4 36. Be3 Qf6 37. Qd7 Qf5 38. Qa4 Bf6 39. h3 Bg5 40. Bxg5 Qxg5+ 41. Kf2 Qd2+
42. Kg3 e5 43. Qh4+ Kg7 44. Qe7 Qf4+ 45. Kg2 Qf6 46. Qc7 Kh6 47. Qc8 Qg5+ 48.
Kf2 Qd2+ 49. Kg3 Qf4+ 50. Kg2 Kg5 $1 51. Qd8+ f6 52. Qe7 (52. Qd7 Qd4 53. Qh7
Qd2+ 54. Kg1 (54. Kg3 Qe1+ 55. Kg2 Kf4 56. Qh6+ (56. Qxg6 Qe2+ 57. Kg1 Qe3+ 58.
Kh2 Qf2+ 59. Qg2 Qxf3 60. Qd2+ Qe3 61. Qg2 e4 $19) 56... Kf5 57. Qh7 Qd2+ 58.
Kf1 Qg5 $19) 54... Qc2 55. Qh8 Kf5 56. h4 e4 $17) 52... Qd4 53. Qe6 (53. Qh7
Qd2+ 54. Kg3 Qe1+ 55. Kg2 Kf4 56. Qh6+ Kf5 57. Qh7 Qd2+ 58. Kf1 (58. Kg1 Qg5+
59. Kf1 Kf4 60. Qb7 f5 $19) 58... Qg5 $1 $19) 53... Qd2+ (53... Qd2+ 54. Kg3 (
54. Kf1 Qf4 $1 55. Ke2 (55. Kg2 Kh4) 55... Qf5 $19) (54. Kg1 Qf4 55. Kg2 Kh4
$19) 54... Qf4+ 55. Kg2 (55. Kf2 e4 $1 56. Qxe4 Qxe4 57. fxe4 Kf4 $19) 55...
Kh4 56. Kf2 e4 $19) 0-1

[Event "Paris op"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Legky, Nikolay A"]
[Black "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "1998.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Na4 $5 {Aronian} Bg7 6. e4 Nb6 (
6... Nb4 7. d5 (7. a3 N4c6 8. d5 Ne5 (8... Nd4 $5) 9. f4 Ng4 10. Be2 Nf6 11.
Nc3 e6 12. Be3 O-O 13. Nf3 Qe7 14. e5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Qxd5 $14 {
Tsesarsky,I-Avrukh,B Israel leauge 1998}) 7... c6 8. Bd2 N4a6 9. Bc3 $14 {
Kortchnoi}) 7. Be3 O-O (7... Nxa4 $2 8. Qxa4+ Nd7 9. Nf3 O-O 10. Rd1 Nf6 (10...
c5 $6 11. dxc5 Qc7 12. Qa3 $16) 11. Qc2 c6 12. Bc4 $6 {1-0 Zaja,I-Rogulj,B/
CRO-ch06 1998 (36)} (12. Be2 Bg4 13. O-O $16 {Kortchnoi})) (7... e5 $6 8. d5
$14) (7... Nc6 8. Bb5 O-O 9. Ne2 $14) 8. Nxb6 $2 $146 (8. Nf3 Nxa4 9. Qxa4 c5
10. Rd1 Qb6 $6 (10... Bd7 11. Bb5 cxd4 12. Bxd4 (12. Nxd4 $5) 12... Bxd4 13.
Nxd4 Bxb5 14. Qxb5 Qc7 15. O-O a6 16. Qg5 Nc6 17. Rc1 Qe5 18. Qxe5 Nxe5 19. Rc7
Rfd8 20. Nb3 Rd7 21. Rxd7 Nxd7 22. Rc1 $14 {1-0 Kharlov,A-Vakhidov,T/Anibal
op4th 1997 (39)}) 11. Rd2 $1 Bd7 12. Qa3 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Qc7 (13... Rc8 14. Be2
Qc5 15. Qxc5 Rxc5 16. O-O {clearly better fot white.}) 14. Be2 e5 15. Rc2 Qd8
16. Nb5 Nc6 17. Nd6 Qb8 18. Bc4 Nd4 19. Bxd4 exd4 20. O-O $16 {1-0 Kortschnoj,
V-Sutovskij,E/Zonal 1.1 1998 (24)}) 8... axb6 9. h3 (9. Nf3 c5 10. Qd2 (10. Be2
Bg4 (10... Nc6 11. d5 Nb4 12. Qb3 Bd7 $17 {[%cal Gd7a4]})) 10... cxd4 11. Nxd4
(11. Bxd4 Bxd4 12. Qxd4 Qxd4 13. Nxd4 Ra4 $1 $17) 11... Nc6 12. Nxc6 Qxd2+ 13.
Kxd2 bxc6 14. Kc2 Be6 15. a3 c5 $15) (9. Bc4 c5 10. Ne2 Nc6 11. dxc5 Ne5 $5 (
11... bxc5 12. Qxd8 Rxd8 13. Bxc5 Bxb2 14. Rb1 Bf6 $11) 12. Qb3 (12. Qxd8 Rxd8
13. Bb5 Bd7 $1) 12... Nxc4 13. Qxc4 bxc5 (13... Be6 14. Qb4) 14. Qxc5 Bxb2 15.
Rd1 Qa5+ 16. Qxa5 Rxa5 17. O-O Bg7 18. Rd2 Be6 19. Rb1 b5 $15) 9... c5 {
[%csl Rd4]} 10. Nf3 Nc6 (10... cxd4 $143 11. Bxd4 Bxd4 12. Nxd4 Nc6 13. Nxc6
Qxd1+ 14. Rxd1 bxc6 15. a3 {and black has nothing special.}) 11. d5 Nb4 {
[%csl Ra2,Rb2]} 12. Qd2 (12. Qb3 Bd7 {[%cal Gd7a4]} 13. a4 Qe8 $19) (12. a3 $2
Bxb2 $19) (12. Qb1 f5 (12... e6 13. a3) 13. Bc4 b5 $1 14. Bxc5 Qa5 $1 $19)
12... f5 $1 (12... Rxa2 13. Rxa2 Nxa2 14. Bc4 Nb4 15. O-O $44 (15. e5 $6 Bf5
16. O-O Be4 $1 $19)) 13. Bc4 fxe4 (13... b5 $2 14. Bxc5 $1 (14. Bxb5 $140 $2
Qa5 {[%cal Gb4c2]})) (13... f4 14. d6+ (14. Bd4 $1) 14... e6 15. Bxf4 b5 16.
Bg5 Qa5 17. O-O bxc4 18. d7 Bxd7 19. Qxd7 $13) 14. Ng5 Nd3+ 15. Bxd3 exd3 16.
Qxd3 Rf5 $5 (16... Bxb2 17. Rd1 (17. O-O Bxa1 18. Rxa1 Rf5 $19) 17... Ra3 (
17... Bf6) 18. Qc4 Bc3+ 19. Kf1 Bf6 {[%cal Ga3e3]} 20. d6+ Kg7 $17 21. Ne4 Rxe3
22. fxe3 Be5+ 23. Kg1 exd6 {with winning position.}) (16... e6 17. d6) 17. Rd1
Bd4 18. Qe4 (18. Bxd4 cxd4 19. Ne4 Rxd5 20. O-O Bf5 21. a3 e5 22. Rfe1 Qh4 $17)
(18. Nf3 Rxd5 19. O-O (19. Qb3 e5 $1 20. Nxe5 $140 Be6 $1 $19) 19... e5 $17)
18... Ra4 $1 {[%csl Re4][%cal Gd4c3]} 19. O-O $2 (19. Ne6 $8 Qxd5 20. Qxd5 Rxd5
21. Nxd4 cxd4 22. b3 Rb4 $1 (22... Rxa2 23. Bxd4 Bf5 {[%cal Gf5c2]} 24. b4 $15)
23. O-O e5 $17) 19... Rxg5 $1 $19 20. b3 (20. Bxg5 Bxf2+ 21. Rxf2 Rxe4 22. Bh6
Bf5 23. g4 Qd6 $19) 20... Re5 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.27"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Black "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Israel"]
[BlackTeam "India"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "IND"]

1. d4 {Krasenkow} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7.
Nf3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 b6 {Thanks to Garry Kasparov this line has gained a
huge popularity nowadays.} 10. O-O Bb7 11. Qd3 Ba6 12. Qe3 (12. Qc2 {is
another interesting alternative.}) 12... Qd7 13. d5 {Krasenkow: A natural and
strong move, for unknown reasons rarely seen in tournament practice till
recently.} Bxe2 {Black decides to pick up the c3-pawn, but that allows White
to seize a very strong initiative.} ({The critical line is} 13... Qa4 $142 14.
Rb3 {Krasenkow} (14. Bxa6 $5 {Krasenkow} Qxa6 15. Rb2 Qc4 16. Rb3 Nd7 17. Nd2
Qa4 18. Ra3 Qc2 19. c4 e6 20. Qb3 (20. Qh3 Bd4 $1 21. Qh6 (21. dxe6 Ne5 $1)
21... Rfe8 22. Rh3 Nf8 23. Nf3 Bg7 24. Qf4 Qxc4 $17 {0-1 Pogorelov,R-Avrukh,B/
Andorra 2001/CBM 83 ext (35)}) 20... Qxb3 21. axb3 exd5 22. exd5 Rfe8 23. Nf3
Re2 24. Re1 Rc2 $6 (24... Rxe1+ 25. Nxe1 $14 {_|_}) 25. Bf4 Bf8 26. Kf1 f6 27.
h4 $16 {[%csl Rc2] 1-0 Comas Fabrego,L-Avrukh,B/Ubeda 2001/CBM 80 ext (49)})
14... Qxa2 (14... Bxe2 15. Qxe2 e6 16. c4 Re8 17. e5 Nd7 18. Ra3 Qb4 19. Re3 b5
20. dxe6 fxe6 21. cxb5 Rab8 22. Rd1 $16 {1-0 Mikhalevski,V-Tseitlin,M/Montreal
2004/CBM 101 ext (57)}) 15. c4 Qa4 16. Ra3 Qd7 17. e5 $44 {1-0 Porat,
D-Delemarre,J/Hoogeveen 2004/CBM 102 ext (29)}) 14. Qxe2 Bxc3 (14... e6 {
Krasenkow} 15. c4 Re8 16. Bb2 Bxb2 17. Qxb2 exd5 18. exd5 Qd6 19. Rfe1 Nd7 20.
a4 Rab8 21. g3 a6 22. Ng5 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 b5 24. axb5 axb5 25. Qh8+ $1 Kxh8 26.
Nxf7+ Kg8 27. Nxd6 bxc4 28. Nxc4 $18 {1-0 Vera,R-Ripari,M/Malaga 2001/EXT 2002
(41)}) 15. Bh6 (15. Rd1 $5 {Krasenkow} Bg7 16. Bb2 $1 (16. e5 e6 17. d6 Nc6 18.
Bf4 f6 19. exf6 Rxf6 20. Qe4 Rf5 21. Bg3 Raf8 22. h4 Nd4 23. Nxd4 Bxd4 24. Rd2
e5 $19 {0-1 Notkin,M-Shomoev,A/playchess.com INT 2004/CBM 99 ext (37)}) 16...
Qa4 $6 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Rbc1 Nd7 19. Rc4 Qa6 20. e5 b5 21. Rh4 h6 22. Qe3 Rh8
23. e6 $1 $16 {1-0 Pein,M-Newman,T/Parsippany 2003/EXT 2004 (30)}) 15... Re8
$146 (15... Bg7 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Rfd1 $44 {[%csl Gb8]} Kg8 18. Rb3 Rc8 19. e5
{[%csl Gd5,Ge5]} c4 20. e6 fxe6 21. Ne5 Qe8 (21... Qc7 {Krasenkow} 22. Rg3 {
[%csl Rg8]}) 22. Nxc4 Na6 23. Qxe6+ {White has recaptured the pawn maintaining
excellent attacking prospects.} Qf7 24. Qg4 Nc5 25. Rf3 Qg7 26. h4 {1-0
Moiseenko,A-Kovchan,A/Kharkov 2002/CBM 89/[Krasenkow] (45)}) 16. Rb3 Bh8 17.
Ng5 e5 {Too optimistic.} ({I was expecting} 17... Bf6 {but after the correct}
18. Rd1 {black faces very serious problems with the development of his
queenside pieces.} ({with idea} 18. f4 $140 e6 19. dxe6 fxe6 20. e5 Bxg5 21.
Bxg5 Nc6 {[%cal Gc6d4] and Black is fine}) (18. Rh3 $5)) 18. f4 {The most
logical follow-up.} f6 ({More stubborn was :} 18... exf4 19. Rxf4 f5 $1 {
computer's move} (19... Bd4+ 20. Kh1 f6 21. Rbf3 $36 {[%cal Gf4f6]}) (19...
Qxd5 20. exd5 Rxe2 21. Rxf7 Na6 22. Rbf3 Ree8 23. d6 $18 {wins easily}) 20. Qc4
(20. d6 Qa4 $1 {[%csl Gc4]}) (20. Ne6 $140 Nc6 $1) 20... Bd4+ 21. Kh1 Qd6 22.
exf5 (22. Ne6 Nc6) 22... Re1+ 23. Rf1 Rxf1+ 24. Qxf1 Nd7 $8 25. Ne6 Re8 26. Bf4
$40 {and White still keeps good attacking possibilities.}) 19. fxe5 $1 Rxe5 ({
White wins beautifully after} 19... fxg5 20. Qf2 {[%cal Gf2f8]} (20. e6 $143
Qd6 21. Rbf3 Bd4+ 22. Kh1 Nc6 $1) (20. Rbf3 Bg7 21. e6 Qa4 {[%cal Ga4d4]})
20... Bg7 (20... Na6 21. e6 $18) 21. e6 Bd4 22. Re3 $1 (22. exd7 Bxf2+ 23. Rxf2
Nxd7 $13) 22... Bxe3 23. Qxe3 Qa4 24. Qf3 Qd4+ 25. Kh1 Nc6 26. Qf7+ Kh8 27.
dxc6 Qe5 28. e7 $18) 20. Nf3 Re8 21. Qc4 $1 {[%csl Gg8] The point. Now the
e4-e4 breakthrough in the center is inevitable and White obtains a decisive
advantage.} Bg7 (21... Qd6 22. e5 fxe5 23. Ng5 $18 {[%cal Gg5e4]}) 22. Bxg7
Qxg7 23. e5 Nd7 (23... fxe5 24. Ng5 {wins immediately.}) 24. e6 (24. d6+ $2 Qf7
(24... Kh8 $2 25. e6 $18) 25. Qxf7+ Kxf7 26. Ng5+ Kg8 (26... Kg7 27. exf6+ Nxf6
28. Rbf3 $16) 27. exf6 Re5 $13) 24... b5 (24... Nf8 $142 25. Re3 Rad8 26. Nd2 {
[%cal Gd2e4]} (26. d6 Rxd6 27. e7+ Qf7 28. exf8=Q+ Rxf8 29. Qe2 $16) 26... f5 {
[%csl Ge4]} 27. Nf3 $16 {[%csl Ge5]}) 25. Rxb5 Nb6 26. Rxb6 $1 {The easiest
way for victory, White's two pawns on the 6th rank will easily decide the game.
} (26. Qxc5 Rad8 $132) 26... axb6 27. d6 $18 {[%csl Gd6,Ge6]} Kh8 (27... Qa7
28. e7+ Kg7 29. Ne5 Qxa2 (29... fxe5 30. Rf7+ Kh8 31. Qe6 $18) 30. Qxa2 Rxa2
31. d7 Raa8 32. Nc6 {winning both rooks .}) 28. Qd5 $1 {The decisive manoeuvre,
White's queen will penetrate to d6-square with great effect. The rest is very
easy.} Rad8 29. d7 Re7 30. Qd6 g5 31. Rb1 Qf8 32. a4 ({Avoiding unnecessary
complications after:} 32. Rxb6 g4 33. Nh4 Qh6 {[%csl Gg1]}) 32... Kg8 33. Qxb6
Rg7 34. Qc7 g4 35. Nh4 {[%cal Gh4f5]} Rg5 36. Rf1 {[%cal Gh4f5] Now White's
knight decisively gets into the play.} Qe7 (36... Re5 37. Qxe5 $1 fxe5 38.
Rxf8+ Kxf8 39. Nf5 $18) 37. Nf5 Rxf5 38. Rxf5 Kg7 39. Rf1 Kg6 40. Rd1 {Black
is absolutely hopeless against next 41 Qd8 followed by 42 d7 .} 1-0

[Event "ISR-ch"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "2002.11.30"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Black "Greenfeld, Alon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2553"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2002.11.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 Bg7 13. f4 e5 $6 {Nowadays
this move is a very rare quest in tournament practice,and has quite a bad
reputation.The present game doesn't change a valuation of this line.} (13... e6
$142) 14. O-O exf4 15. Qxf4 f5 $2 $146 ({The main line is-} 15... Qe7 16. Bc4
$1 Be5 (16... Bxc3 17. d6 Bd4+ 18. Kh1 Qe8 19. Bd5 $44) 17. Qg5 Qd6 (17... Qxg5
$5 18. Bxg5 f6 (18... Bxc3 $143 19. Be7 $1 $14 {[%cal Gd5d6]}) 19. Be3 (19. Bh6
$5) 19... b6 $13) 18. Bf4 $1 f6 (18... Re8 19. Bxe5 Rxe5 20. Qf4 $16) 19. Bxe5
fxe5 (19... Qxe5 20. Qxe5 fxe5 21. d6+ Kg7 22. Rxf8 Kxf8 23. Rf1+ $18 {[%cal
Gf1f7]}) 20. h4 $1 {[%cal Gh4h5]} h5 21. Rxf8+ Kxf8 22. Qh6+ Kg8 (22... Ke8 23.
Rf1 $18) 23. g4 $1 $16 {1/2-1/2 Wells,P-Rowson,J/London 1997/CBM 62/[Ftacnik] 
(31)}) 16. e5 $1 {Of course!} Bxe5 $6 (16... Re8 17. e6 Qxd5 18. Bc4 Qe5 (18...
Qc6 19. Bb5) 19. e7+ (19. Qh4 $2 Bxe6 20. Re1 Qxe1+ $1 21. Qxe1 Bxc4 $17) 19...
Kh8 20. Qxe5 Bxe5 21. Bg5 $36 {[%cal Gc4b5,Gc4f7]} (21. Re1 Bf6 22. Bf4) 21...
h6 22. Bf7 Be6 $8 23. Bxe8 Rxe8 24. Bh4 $16 {[%cal Gb1b7,Gf1e1]}) 17. Qxe5 Re8
18. Qg3 Rxe2 {Black won a pawn ,but it's not important at all,in fact weak
dark squares in balck camp is the most decisive factor for a future battle.}
19. Re1 $1 {[%csl Rf6,Rg7,Rh6] Very logical and very strong,the idea is to
exchange the only black active piece.} ({Another interesting alternative} 19.
Bg5 $5 Qe8 (19... Qxd5 $2 20. Rbd1 Qf7 21. Rd8+ Re8 22. Rxe8+ Qxe8 23. Re1 $1 (
23. Rd1 $143 Be6 24. Qc7 Qf7) 23... Qd7 (23... Qc6 24. Re7 {[%cal Gg3e5]}) (
23... Be6 24. Qd6 Kf7 25. Qe5 $18) 24. h3 $1 {and black is hopeless}) 20. Rfe1
Bd7 21. h3 {but i have prefered my bishop on h6,which in future will creat
serious mating threats.}) 19... Qe8 (19... Rxe1+ $143 20. Qxe1 b6 (20... Qxd5
$140 21. Qe8+ Kg7 22. Qe7+ Qf7 23. Bh6+ {[%csl Gf7]}) 21. Qe5 $1) 20. Bh6 (20.
Be3 Rxe1+ (20... Qe4 21. Rxe2 Qxb1+ 22. Re1 Qd3 23. Qd6 $18) 21. Rxe1 Qf7 22.
Bxc5 Bd7 23. c4 Re8 $14) 20... Bd7 21. Rxe2 Qxe2 22. h3 $5 (22. Qd6 Qe8 (22...
Qe4 23. h3 $3 {Greenfeld} (23. Rf1 Qe8 24. Qxc5 b6 25. Qd4 Qe7 $14) 23... Qh4
$8 (23... Qxb1+ 24. Kh2 $18 {[%cal Gd6e7]}) 24. Bf4 b6 25. g3 Qd8 26. Re1 Be8
27. Qe5 Qd7 {[%cal Gd7g7]} 28. Bh6 $1 $16) 23. Qf6 Qf7 24. Qxf7+ Kxf7 25. Rxb7
Ke7 26. c4 $16 {[%csl Ra7,Gb7,Rc5]}) 22... b6 23. Qc7 Qe8 24. c4 Kf7 (24... Qf7
25. Qb7 Qe8 26. d6 Qc8 (26... Qe4 27. Qxd7 Qxb1+ 28. Kh2 $18) 27. Qd5+ Be6 28.
d7 $1 $18) 25. Bg5 h6 26. Bh4 $4 {Complete black-out} (26. Bxh6 $142 Qe7 (26...
Qd8 27. Qg3 Qf6 28. Bg5 Qd4+ 29. Kh1 {[%cal Gg3c7]}) 27. Qb7 Qd8 28. d6 Qc8 29.
Qd5+ Be6 30. Qf3 {and it's difficult to believe,that black will manage to hold
this position} (30. Qe5 Qh8)) 26... g5 27. Bg3 $6 $138 (27. Bf2 f4 28. Re1 Qd8
29. Qd6 Bf5 30. Qxh6 Qf6 31. Qh5+ Bg6 (31... Qg6 32. Qe2) 32. Qg4 Bf5 $11)
27... f4 28. Re1 Qd8 29. Qd6 $2 (29. Bxf4 $1 gxf4 (29... Qxc7 30. Bxc7 $11) 30.
Qxf4+ Qf6 (30... Kg7 31. d6 $18 {[%cal Ge1e7]}) 31. Qc7 Qd8 32. Qf4+ $11) 29...
Bf5 $2 $138 (29... fxg3 $1 30. Qxh6 {[%cal Ge1f1]} (30. Rf1+ Kg7 31. Qe5+ Kg8
$19) 30... Qh8 $3 (30... Qf6 $2 31. Qh7+ Qg7 32. Re7+) 31. Qxg5 Qd4+ $1 {
this move i missed in my previous calculation} 32. Kh1 Qf6 33. Qxg3 Re8 $17)
30. Qxh6 Qf6 (30... fxg3 $2 31. d6 {[%cal Ge1e7]}) 31. Qh5+ (31. Qxf6+ $143
Kxf6 32. Bf2 Bd3 $17 {[%csl Ra2,Rc4,Rd5]}) 31... Bg6 (31... Qg6 32. Qf3 Re8 33.
Rxe8 Kxe8 34. Bf2 Bd3 35. Qd1 $1 $132 {[%cal Gd1a4]}) 32. Qg4 Bf5 (32... Re8 {
Black could play for a win,but white had quite sufficient defensive resources,
for example:} 33. Rxe8 Kxe8 {[%csl Rc4,Rd5]} 34. Qc8+ Kf7 35. Bf2 Bd3 (35...
Qa1+ 36. Kh2 Qxa2 37. Qe6+ Kg7 38. Qe5+ Kh7 39. Qe7+ Kh6 40. Qf8+ $11) 36. Qc7+
Qe7 (36... Kg6 37. d6 $36) 37. d6 Qxc7 38. dxc7 Bf5 39. h4 $1 $11) 33. Qh5+ Bg6
34. Qg4 Bf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U20"]
[Site "Zagan"]
[Date "1997.07.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Tihonov, Jurij"]
[Black "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1997.07.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 8270]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7
7. Nf3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 e6 13. f4 Bc7
$5 14. O-O exd5 15. exd5 Ba5 16. d6 b6 (16... Rb8 17. g4 Bd7 18. f5 gxf5 19.
Bd3 Kh8 20. Bxf5 Rg8 21. Bxd7 Qxd7 22. h3 f5 (22... Rg6 $142) 23. Bb2 {[%cal
Gc3c4]} c4 $8 24. Qd4+ Rg7 25. Bc1 b5 26. Qf6 $16 {1-0 Wells,P-Huzman,A/
Antwerpen op 1993 (30)}) (16... Bf5 $5 17. Rxb7 Qf6 18. Bb2 Rfb8 19. Rxb8+ Rxb8
20. Rd1 Be6 21. Bf3 h5 22. Rc1 Bf5 23. Ba3 c4 $44 {1/2-1/2 Sakaev,K-Tseitlin,M/
St. Peterburg 1992 (25)}) 17. Bf3 Bf5 (17... Rb8 $6 18. Bb2 Bf5 19. Rbd1 $16)
18. Bxa8 Bxb1 19. Bd5 (19. Bc6 Qf6 20. Bb2 Rd8 21. Rd1 (21. Rxb1 Rxd6) 21...
Bxa2 {/\22...Bb3}) (19. Bb2 $142 $1 Qxa8 (19... Bf5 $142 {A.B.}) 20. Rxb1 $16 {
[%cal Gb1d1,Gd6d7] Dorfman.}) 19... Bf5 20. Bb2 b5 (20... Qf6 $2 21. c4 Bxd2
22. Bxf6 Bd7 23. f5 gxf5 24. Bf3 h6 25. Be7 Re8 26. h4 f4 27. g3 Be3+ 28. Kg2 {
1-0 Leitao,R-Yin,H/XII WYCF b18, Cala Galdana ESP 1996}) 21. Re1 $146 (21. g4
$2 Bxg4 22. Qg2 Qxd6 23. c4 Bf5 24. Be5 Qe7 25. cxb5 c4 26. Kh1 Qc5 {/\c5->c1}
27. Be4 Bxe4 28. Qxe4 Bd2 29. Bd4 Qxb5 30. f5 c3 31. Rg1 Re8 32. Qg2 Qxf5 33.
Qc6 Qe4+ {0-1 Vaisser,A-Mikhalevski,V/EUCup f Lyon 1994}) (21. Bc6 $6 c4 22.
Qd5 Be6 23. Qxb5 Bb6+ 24. Kh1 Qxd6) (21. Ba3 $6 Qb6 $1 {/\b4,Rd8}) (21. Bf3
$142 $1) 21... Qf6 22. Re7 {[%cal Gc3c4]} c4 23. Kh1 Bd3 24. Ba3 $2 (24. Rxa7
Bb6 (24... Qxd6 25. Rxa5 Qxd5 26. a4 Re8 27. Rxb5 Qa8 28. Re5 $11) 25. Ra6 Qxd6
26. Ba3 Qxd5 27. Bxf8 Qb7 28. Rxb6 Qxb6 29. Bh6 $11) 24... Bxc3 25. Qe3 Bd4 (
25... b4 26. d7 (26. Bxf7+ Rxf7 27. d7 Rxe7 28. d8=Q+ Kf7 $19) 26... bxa3 27.
Rxf7 Qxf7 28. Bxf7+ Kxf7 $17) 26. Qe1 Bc3 27. Rxf7 (27. Qe3 b4 $1 {see 25...b4}
(27... Bd4 $11)) 27... Rxf7 28. Qe8+ Kg7 29. d7 Qxf4 (29... Ba5 {[%cal Gf6a1]
was also very strong.} 30. h3 (30. Bb2 Qxb2 31. Qxf7+ Kh6 32. h3 Qg7 $19)) 30.
h3 (30. Qxf7+ Qxf7 31. Bxf7 Ba5 (31... Bf6 $2 32. Bb2) 32. Bb4 Bd8 33. Bd5 Kf6
$17) 30... Rxd7 (30... Qf1+ 31. Kh2 Rxd7 32. Qxd7+ Kh6 {[%cal Gc3e5]} 33. Qe7)
31. Qxd7+ Kh6 32. Bc5 Bd4 (32... Qf1+ $1 33. Kh2 Be5+ 34. g3 Qe2+ 35. Bg2 Bxg3+
$1 $19) 33. Bxd4 Qxd4 34. Qf7 {[%csl Gh6]} Qa1+ 35. Kh2 Qe5+ 36. g3 Qf5 $1 37.
Qe7 Qf2+ $2 $138 (37... Qxd5 38. Qf8+ Kh5 39. g4+ Kg5 $19) 38. Bg2 c3 39. Qh4+
Kg7 40. Qe7+ Qf7 41. Qc5 (41. Qe5+ Qf6 42. Qc7+ Kh6 {and black must win.})
41... c2 42. Qd4+ Qf6 43. Qxa7+ Kh6 44. Qe3+ Qg5 45. Qf2 Bf5 46. Qc5 Qd8 47. h4
$2 (47. Qe3+ $142 g5 (47... Qg5 48. Qc5) 48. h4 Kg6 49. Be4 Qf6 50. Bxf5+ Qxf5
51. Qe8+ Kh6 52. Qe3 b4 53. Qd2 Qc5 $19) 47... Qd2 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 23rd"]
[Site "Kemer"]
[Date "2007.10.06"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Petrosian, Tigran L"]
[Black "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2604"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[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 "Yerevan"]
[BlackTeam "Ashdod"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 {
Nowadays this line is not so popular as it was after the famous
Kramnik-Kasparov 2nd game of their London match..} c5 8. Rc1 Qa5 9. Qd2 O-O {
It was a long time since I had been working on this variation I had the
feeling that Black has a good game. And this game doesn't change that
assessment.} 10. Nf3 ({Another line is} 10. d5) 10... Rd8 11. d5 e6 12. c4
Qxd2+ 13. Kxd2 ({The most popular reply is} 13. Nxd2 {also there Black hardly
experiences any problems.}) 13... Na6 $146 {All three game where this position
has occured saw:} (13... b6 {here is the latest example:} 14. Bd3 Na6 15. Bg5
f6 16. Be3 Nb4 17. Bb1 Bb7 {0-1 Lipnowski,S-Tyomkin,D/Winnipeg 2004/CBM 102
ext (29)} (17... f5 18. a3 fxe4 19. Ng5 Nd3 20. Bxd3 exd3 21. Nxe6 Bxe6 22.
dxe6 Bb2 $17)) 14. Bg5 $6 {The first inaccuracy . The play is very concrete
here and White cannot afford to waste time.} ({Better was} 14. Bd3 b6 15. Bb1 {
,although here Black has a good game after :} Bb7 16. Ke2 exd5 17. exd5 $11 {
One of Black's main ideas in this line is to force White to capture on d5 with
the e-pawn.} (17. cxd5 f5 $36)) 14... f6 15. Be3 (15. Bh4 $2 Bh6+ $19) 15... b6
({Of course the immediate} 15... f5 {was possible, but I wasn't sure about the
position after :} 16. e5 exd5 17. cxd5 Rxd5+ 18. Ke1 Be6 19. Bc4 {and decided
to make a useful move.}) 16. Ng1 $2 {You don't need to be a grandmaster to
understand that this move is very bad. White's idea was to play f3 after f5,
and then to develop his pieces, but it's too slow and allows Black to take
over the initiative.} (16. Be2 f5 17. Bg5 Rd7 $1 18. Kc2 fxe4 19. dxe6 Nb4+ 20.
Kb3 Rd6 21. e7 Kf7 $17) (16. Ne1 f5 17. f3 Re8 {is also better for Black.} (
17... fxe4 18. fxe4 exd5 19. cxd5 Re8 20. d6 Rxe4 21. Nf3 $132)) ({It was not
so easy to find the best} 16. Re1 $142 {,although here I would prefer Black
after} h6 $1 {[%csl Gg5] following by f5.} (16... f5 $140 17. Bg5 Re8 18. exf5
gxf5 $13)) 16... f5 17. f3 Re8 $1 $17 {[%csl Ge3,Ge4] A very good rook
manoeuvre, which secures Black's advantage.} ({It would be not so clever to
play} 17... fxe4 $143 18. fxe4 exd5 19. cxd5 (19. exd5 Bf5 $15) 19... Re8 {
since after} 20. d6 $1 Rxe4 21. Nf3 {White gets counterplay.} Rxe3 $140 22.
Kxe3 Bh6+ 23. Kf2 Bxc1 24. Bc4+ Kg7 25. Rxc1 $44) 18. Bg5 {Strange move ,but
it's difficult to suggest anything better :} (18. exf5 gxf5 19. Nh3 (19. Bg5 h6
20. Bh4 exd5 21. cxd5 Nb4 22. Bc4 Ba6 23. Bxa6 Nxa6 24. Ne2 Nb4 25. d6 Re6 26.
Bg3 Nxa2 $17) 19... exd5 20. cxd5 Nb4 $17 {[%csl Gd5]}) (18. Nh3 fxe4 19. fxe4
exd5 20. cxd5 (20. exd5 $2 Bxh3 21. gxh3 Rxe3 $1 22. Kxe3 Bh6+ $19) 20... Rxe4
21. Ng5 (21. d6 Bxh3 $1 22. gxh3 Rd8 23. Bxa6 Rxd6+ 24. Bd3 c4 $19) 21... Ra4
22. Bc4 b5 $1 $17) 18... fxe4 19. fxe4 exd5 20. exd5 Bf5 {After this Black has
a great advantage.} (20... Bb2 $6 21. Rb1 Ba3 22. Nf3 $11) 21. Ne2 Re4 {
Now White cannot move his N, because of 22...Rd4, with immediate disaster.} ({
Another option would be} 21... Bb2 $5 22. Rd1 Re4 $17) 22. h3 h6 ({The natural
} 22... Rae8 $1 {would be even stronger, due to the following line:} 23. g4 Bd7
24. Rh2 Bb2 $1 25. Rb1 (25. Rc2 Be5 26. Rf2 Nb4 $19) 25... Be5 26. Rf2 Rxc4 $19
) 23. Bf4 h5 $4 {An incredible blunder, which could have cost me at least half
a point.} ({The correct move would have been.} 23... g5 24. Be3 Bb2 (24... Rae8
25. Ng3 (25. Bf2 Bb2 26. Re1 Bg6 27. Ng3 Rxe1 28. Bxe1 Nb4 $19) 25... Rxe3 26.
Nxf5 Ra3 27. Bd3 Rxa2+ 28. Rc2 $17 {with some chances}) 25. Rb1 Rxe3 26. Rxb2
Rd3+ 27. Ke1 Re8 28. Kf2 Nb4 29. Ng1 Ra3 $17) 24. g3 $2 $138 ({White misses a
golden opportunity to get counterplay after} 24. g4 $1 hxg4 (24... Rxf4 25.
Nxf4 Bh6 26. gxf5 Bxf4+ 27. Kd1 Bxc1 28. Kxc1 gxf5 29. Rg1+ Kf7 30. Rg5 Kf6 31.
h4 $1 $14) 25. Bg2 $1 Ree8 26. hxg4 Bxg4 27. Ng3 $44 {and the worst for White
is over.}) 24... Rae8 25. Rh2 Nb4 $19 {Now it's over, White is totally lost.}
26. g4 (26. a3 Nd3 27. Rd1 (27. Kxd3 Rxe2#) 27... Nb2 $19) 26... hxg4 27. hxg4
Bxg4 28. Rf2 Bxe2 29. Bxe2 Rd4+ (29... Rd4+ 30. Ke1 Nd3+ {wins.}) 0-1

[Event "ISR-chT"]
[Site "Ramat Aviv"]
[Date "2000.05.05"]
[Round "10.1"]
[White "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2851"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2000.01.14"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Beer Sheva"]
[BlackTeam "Rishon Le Zion Kasparov"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. d4 {Krasenkow} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7.
Nf3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 {I think psychologically a very good choice, it was
clearly sure for me that Garry didn't like to play some popular lines of this
variation, because of his match against Kramnik is very close and there are a
good chances that this line will played there.} b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Qd3 Ba6 12.
Qe3 Qd7 $5 {'!' Krasenkow. A relatively not so popular continuation in this
position, which first was played in Gelfand-Sokolov 1988, but I believe this
one is not worse than the more common Qc8 or cxd.  Krasenkow: 'As indicated in
CBM74, this is the best option for Black.'} 13. Bxa6 ({Now after this game I
think} 13. Rd1 {is the best move in this position.}) (13. Rd1 cxd4 (13... Qa4
$5 14. Rd2 Bxe2 15. Rxe2 Rc8 16. d5 Nd7 17. Qd3 c4 18. Qd2 Nc5 19. Rb4 Qa6 $13
{Shulman}) 14. cxd4 Qa4 (14... Rc8 $6 15. Bxa6 Nxa6 16. Qb3 Qb7 17. Re1 e6 $2 (
17... Rd8 18. Qa4 Rac8 19. Bf4 Nb8 $14) 18. Bf4 Nb8 19. d5 exd5 20. exd5 Nd7
21. d6 Nc5 22. Qe3 Ne6 23. Be5 Rd8 24. Rbd1 $16 {1-0 Shulman,Y-Malisauskas,V/
Minsk 1994 (40) - CBM42}) 15. Rd2 {[%cal Ge2d1]} (15. Bd2 {Krasenkow} Bxe2 16.
Qxe2 Rc8 17. e5 Na6 18. e6 $5 f6 19. d5 Qc4 20. Qxc4 Rxc4 21. Rbc1 Rxc1 {
Lputian,S-Zilberstein,V/Blagoveshchensk/1988/} 22. Bxc1 {+/=,Shulman,Y} Rd8 23.
Bf4 $1 (23. Ba3 Bf8 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Ra6c7]}) 23... g5 (23... Nc5 24. Rd2) (
23... Nb4 24. d6) 24. Bg3 Nc5 25. Rd2 Ne4 $1 $132) 15... Bxe2 16. Qxe2 Rc8 17.
Qd1 Qxd1+ 18. Rxd1 Nd7 19. Ba3 Kf8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Agrest,E-Malisauskas,V/Paide
EST 1999 (33)} (19... Kf8 20. e5 Rc2 21. Bb2 Rac8 22. Kf1 b5 23. d5 a6 {
1/2-1/2 Agrest,E-Malisauskas,V/15th ECC Gp 1 1999 (33)})) (13. d5 {Krasenkow}
Qa4 14. Bxa6 Nxa6 15. e5 $5 Qxa2 16. Qe4 $44 {Shulman,Y}) (13. dxc5 {Krasenkow}
Bxe2 (13... bxc5 $4 14. Rxb8 Raxb8 15. Bxa6 {1-0 Gelfand,B-Sokolov,I/Oakham
1988 (35)}) 14. Qxe2 bxc5 15. Qc4 Qc7 16. Qd5 Nc6 17. Qxc5 Rfc8 18. Be3 Ne5 19.
Qxc7 Rxc7 20. Nxe5 Bxe5 21. Rfc1 Rac8 22. g3 Bxc3 $11 {1/2-1/2 Comas Fabrego,
L-Vidarte Morales,A/Foment op 1995 (38)}) 13... Nxa6 14. Qe2 (14. Qd3 Qa4 (
14... Nc7 $140 15. d5) (14... Nc7 $5) 15. Bg5 Rfe8 16. d5 c4 17. Qe3 Nc5 18.
Nd4 e6 19. d6 f6 20. Bh4 e5 21. Nb5 Rad8 $13 {1-0 Hummel,P-Gormally,D/Oakham
ENG 2000/The Week in Chess 284 (31)}) 14... Nc7 $1 {[%mdl 8] A new and strong
move in this position, before was played:  Krasenkow: 'Black doesn't hurry
with Qd7-a4'} (14... Qa4 15. Rb3 (15. Bg5 $5 Rfe8 16. d5 Bxc3 17. e5 $44) 15...
cxd4 (15... c4 {Krasenkow} 16. Rb1 $14 {Shulman,Y}) 16. cxd4 (16. Ra3 $2 d3 $1
17. Qxd3 Nc5) 16... Nb4 17. Ba3 Nc6 18. d5 Na5 19. Rd3 (19. Bxe7 Rfe8 20. Ra3
Qc4 $19) 19... Rfe8 20. e5 Nc4 21. Bc1 $14) (14... Qb7 15. h4 $5 {[%cal Gh4h5]}
h5 16. Bf4 Rac8 17. Rfd1 cxd4 18. cxd4 Rc3 19. Be5 Rfc8 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Ng5
$36 {1-0 Barus,C-Supriyanto,T/Jakarta 1997/CBM 58 ext (21)}) 15. Rd1 Rad8 (
15... cxd4 16. cxd4 f5 $5 {deserves serious attention} 17. Qc4+ (17. Ne5 Qe6)
17... e6 (17... Kh8 18. Ba3 {[%cal Gf3e5]} (18. Ng5 fxe4 19. Nf7+ Rxf7 20. Qxf7
Nd5 $19 {[%cal Ga8f8]}) 18... fxe4 $2 19. Ne5) 18. Ba3 Rfd8 19. Re1 fxe4 20.
Rxe4 Nd5 $13) 16. Be3 (16. Bf4 Ne6 17. Be3 cxd4 18. cxd4 f5 19. Qc4 fxe4 (19...
Rc8 20. Qb3 Kh8 (20... fxe4) 21. e5 $14 {[%cal Gd4d5]}) 20. Ng5 Rf6 $13) 16...
Qa4 $1 {Now the black queen is placed here much better, because white has no
idea Rb3-a3. Krasenkow: 'Only now, after Bc1-e3'} 17. Rdc1 (17. Bg5 Rfe8 18.
dxc5 (18. d5 Bxc3) 18... Rxd1+ 19. Qxd1 (19. Rxd1 {Krasenkow} Nb5 $1 $132)
19... Qxe4) (17. dxc5 Qxe4 18. cxb6 Rxd1+ (18... axb6) (18... Nd5) 19. Rxd1
axb6 $15) 17... Rd7 18. Qc2 (18. dxc5 bxc5 $1 (18... Qxe4 $143 19. cxb6 axb6 (
19... Nd5 20. Qb5 $1) 20. c4 {and white has some pressure.}) 19. Bxc5 Ne6 20.
Bb4 (20. Rb4 Nf4 21. Qe3 Qd1+ 22. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 23. Qe1 (23. Ne1 Bxc3 $19)) 20...
Rfd8 {[%cal Ga7a5] with very nice compensation for black} (20... a5 21. Qa6))
18... Qxc2 19. Rxc2 cxd4 20. cxd4 f5 {'!' Krasenkow. Krasenkow: 'This typical
blow is now especially appropriate as the black knight is ready to take the d5
square.'} 21. Rbc1 Nb5 {Krasenkow: 'After this move Black remains with quite a
passive bishop against the knight but this is not enough for White to get any
real advantage.'} (21... Ne6 22. d5 Nc5 23. exf5 (23. Bxc5 fxe4 {'!' Krasenkow.
} 24. Bxe7 (24. Ng5 {Krasenkow} bxc5 25. Ne6 Rf5 26. Rxc5 Rfxd5) 24... Rxe7 25.
Ng5 Bh6) (23. e5 Nd3 24. Rc7 Rxd5 25. Rd1 f4) 23... Rxf5 24. Bxc5 bxc5 25. Rxc5
Rfxd5 $11) 22. e5 (22. exf5 gxf5 23. g3 (23. Ne5 $2 Bxe5 24. dxe5 f4 25. Bd2
Nd4 $19) 23... Nxd4 24. Bxd4 Bxd4 25. Rd2 Rfd8 26. Rcd1 e5 27. Kg2 Rd6 28. Nh4
Rf8 29. Nf3 $11) 22... f4 23. a4 $1 fxe3 24. axb5 (24. fxe3 $2 Bh6 $19) 24...
Bh6 25. Ra1 $1 Rd5 $2 (25... exf2+ 26. Kxf2 Rxd4 27. Rxa7 Rd5 (27... Bg5 28.
Rb7 Re4 29. Re2) 28. Rxe7 Bg5 (28... Rxb5 29. Rcc7 $36) 29. Rb7 Rxe5 30. Rcc7
Bf6 $3 31. Rxh7 (31. Rxb6 $2 Bd8 $19) 31... Rxb5 $11) 26. Rxa7 Rxb5 27. Kf1 $1
{This move was missed by Garry and suddenly black gets in trouble.} Re8 $2 (
27... exf2 28. Kxf2 Re8 $14) 28. fxe3 Bxe3 29. Ke2 Bf4 30. Raa2 $6 (30. Rcc7 $1
{was called for} Kf8 (30... Rb2+ 31. Kd3 Rxg2 32. Rxe7 Rxe7 33. Rxe7 $16) 31.
Kd3 Rb2 (31... Rb3+ 32. Ke4 g5 33. Kf5) (31... Bh6 32. Ke4 Rb4) 32. d5 Rxg2 33.
d6) (30. g3 {Krasenkow} Bh6 31. h4 {[%cal Yf3h2,Yh2g4,Yg3g4,Yg4g5]} Rb3 $1 $132
) 30... Kf7 31. Rcb2 $2 (31. Rab2 Rc8 32. Kd3 Rxc2 33. Rxc2 Rb1 (33... Ke6 $6
34. Ke4 Bh6 35. d5+ $16) 34. Ke4 {still is clearly better for white}) (31. Rc6
$5 {Krasenkow}) 31... Ra5 (31... Ra8) (31... Ra8 $5 {Krasenkow}) 32. Rxa5 bxa5
33. Ra2 Ra8 34. Ra4 {[%cal Gd4d5]} Ke6 $1 {This I missed when I played my
31move, I was sure that black cannot prevent d4-d5, but now black activates
his king and white has to make a draw.} 35. d5+ {Krasenkow: 'White decides to
force a draw. Black should not lose in any case.'} (35. Kd3 {Krasenkow} Kf5 (
35... Kd5 36. g3 Bh6 37. Ng1 {[%cal Yg1e2,Ye2c3]}) 36. g3 Bh6 37. h3 Rb8 $132)
(35. g4 $5 {Krasenkow not allowing ...Kf5} g5 36. Kd3 Kd5 (36... Rb8 37. Rxa5
Rb3+ 38. Ke2 Rb2+ 39. Kd1 Rf2 40. d5+ Kf7 41. Ra3 $16) 37. h3 {[%cal Yf3g1,
Yg1e2,Ye2c3]} Kc6 {[%cal Rc6b5,Ra5a4]} 38. Kc4 Kb6 {[%cal Ya8c8,Yc8c1]}) 35...
Kf5 36. Nh4+ Kxe5 37. Nf3+ Kf5 38. Nh4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Excelsior Cup"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gleizerov, Evgeny"]
[Black "Rytshagov, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1997.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8.
Ba4 b5 9. Bb3 b4 10. Ne2 bxc3 11. Be3 Nd7 (11... O-O) 12. Rc1 (12. O-O) 12...
Ba6 13. e5 (13. f4) 13... Qa5 14. e6 {Glejzerov's novelty,which was introdused
in Glejzerov-Oral 1995.} (14. Qc2 c5 15. f4 cxd4 16. Bxd4 (16. Nxd4 $2 Rc8 $1
17. Ba4 Rc4 18. Bxd7+ Kxd7 19. Nb3 Qc7 20. Qd3+ Kc8 21. Nc5 Rd8 22. Qe2 {
Beliavsky-Tukmakov 1996} Bb5 23. a4 Rd2 $1 24. Qg4+ Bd7 $17) 16... Nc5 17. Bxc5
Qxc5 18. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 19. Nxc3 $14 {Aseev-Dvojris 1993}) 14... fxe6 15. O-O {
I have no answer, why it wasn't play 15Be6 after which,Glejzerov won in
brilliant style in the game Glejzerov-Oral 1995.} (15. Bxe6 Rb8 (15... Rd8 16.
O-O (16. Qb3 Nc5 (16... Rf8 17. Qxc3 Qb5 18. Bc4 Qxc4 19. Qxc4 Bxc4 20. Rxc4 c5
$10) 17. dxc5 c2+ 18. Kf1 Qxa2 $1 19. Re1 Bxe2+ 20. Rxe2 (20. Kxe2 $2 c1=N+ $1
$19) 20... Rd1+ 21. Re1 Qa6+ 22. Bc4 Rxe1+ 23. Kxe1 Qa1+ 24. Kd2 Qxh1 25. Qb8+
Kd7 26. Qxa7+ Kd8 27. Qb8+ Kd7 28. Qb7+ Kd8 29. Kxc2 Qa1 $10 {Beliavsky.})
16... Rf8 17. Qc2 Rf6 18. Bg4 Nb6 19. Rfe1 Nd5 20. Nxc3 Qxc3 21. Qxc3 Nxc3 22.
Rxc3 Rfd6 23. Ra3 Bc8 24. Bxc8 Rxc8 25. Rxa7 $16 {Dao Thien-Calod 1996}) 16.
O-O Rb2 17. Nxc3 $1 (17. Re1 Rd2 $1 $17) 17... Bxf1 (17... Nf8 18. Bb3 Bxf1 19.
Qxf1 $16) 18. Qf3 $1 Bf6 $2 {Bd3 was the only move.} 19. Qxc6 Qd8 20. Nd5 $1
Kf8 21. Kxf1 {1-0 Glejzerov-Oral 1995}) 15... e5 $8 16. Nxc3 (16. Re1 $5 Bxe2
17. Qxe2 Rf8 18. Qc4 $36) 16... exd4 (16... Bxf1 17. Qf3 $1 Kd8 (17... Rf8 18.
Qxc6 Rd8 (18... Rb8 19. Be6 Qd8 20. Nd5 $18) 19. Nd5 $18) 18. d5 $1 Rf8 (18...
c5 19. d6 $18) (18... cxd5 19. Nxd5 $40 {><a8;><e8}) (18... e4 19. Nxe4 Ne5 20.
Qh3 {with idea Nc5 +-;}) 19. Qd1 (19. Qh3 $5 $44) 19... Bb5 20. a4 Rc8 21. axb5
cxb5 22. Bd2 $1 $44) 17. Bxd4 Bxd4 18. Qxd4 Qe5 (18... Rf8 $2 19. Rfe1 $16 {
><e8}) 19. Rfd1 {After 19...Qd4 20Rd4 white have enough compensation for draw.}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2000.01.27"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Black "Danailov, Silvio"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2462"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[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 {Krasenkow,M} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7
7. Bb5+ c6 8. Ba4 O-O 9. Ne2 c5 10. d5 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] After losing three
games in a road in this line (against Timman,I.Sokolov and M.Tseitlin)i I came
with a new idea, and i think interesting idea.The positions,which arises after
this move are very complicated and very interesting for play.  Krasenkow,M: 'A
new move introduced in this game. It looks quite risky as this pawn (after ...
e7-e6xd5 e4xd5) will be rather weak. However, White has a lot of tactical
means to support it.'} (10. O-O Nc6 11. dxc5 Qa5 12. Be3 Rd8 13. Qc2 Ne5 14.
Rfd1 Bd7 15. Bxd7 Nxd7 16. c6 bxc6 17. Nd4 Rac8 18. Rab1 Ne5 {1-0 Hoang Thanh
Trang-Ribshtein,N/Budapest HUN 2000 (40)} (18... c5 $1 19. Nb3 Qxc3 20. Qxc3
Bxc3 21. Nxc5 $11)) 10... e6 11. O-O (11. Be3 b6 (11... exd5 $6 12. Bxc5) (
11... Qa5 $5) 12. Bb3 $5 {Krasenkow,M: 'preventing both 12...exd5 and 12...Ba6'
} Na6 (12... Qc7 $5 {[%cal Yc5c4]}) 13. O-O Nc7 14. Qd2 exd5 15. exd5 Nb5 16.
Bf4 Nd6 17. Ng3 Bb7 18. Rfe1 $14 {1-0 Avrukh,B-Greenfeld,A/Haifa ISR 2000 (31)}
(18. Rfe1 {Krasenkow,M} c4 19. Ba4 b5 20. Bc2 Qb6 21. Be3 Qc7 22. Bd4 f5 23.
Ne2 Rae8 24. Bxg7 Qxg7 25. Nd4 Bc8 26. a4 a6 27. axb5 axb5 28. Qf4 Qf6 29. h4
Bd7 30. Rxe8 Rxe8 31. Ra6 {1-0 Avrukh,B-Greenfeld,A/Wydra mem rapidplay 2000}))
11... exd5 12. exd5 Nd7 {[%cal Gd7b6] Krasenkow,M: 'To keep his central pawn
and consolidate his position, White has to parry a lot of tactical threats 
(now 13...Nb6 14.Bb3 c4).'} (12... b6 $5 {[%cal Gc8a6]}) (12... Bd7 $5 13. Bc2
Re8 {[%cal Gd7b5]} 14. Rb1 b6 15. Bf4 Qf6 {[%cal Ge8e2]} 16. Bg3 h5 $13 {
0-1 Simkin Y-Gerasimchuk Oleg/Kiev Ch 1999 (50)}) 13. Be3 Qa5 (13... b6 14. Bc6
Rb8 15. Qa4 {[%csl Ga7]} Ne5 (15... a6 16. Rab1 $5) 16. Qxa7 Bg4 17. Ng3 Nxc6
18. dxc6 $36) 14. Bb3 Ne5 {[%cal Gc5c4]} (14... Nb6 {Krasenkow,M} 15. c4 $1
Bxa1 16. Qxa1 $44 {[%csl Ra5,Rb6]}) 15. c4 Bf5 {Krasenkow,M: 'Looks formidable
but White manages to defend.'} (15... Ng4 16. Bd2 (16. Bf4 $1 {Krasenkow,M}
Bxa1 17. Qxa1 $44) 16... Qc7 17. Bf4 (17. Bf4 Be5)) (15... b5 $6 {Krasenkow,M
is risky:} 16. Bxc5 Re8 17. cxb5 Qxb5 (17... Nf3+ $2 {doesn't work in view of}
18. gxf3 Bxa1 19. Qxa1 Rxe2 20. Qf6 $18) 18. Bd4 $16 (18. Ba4 Qxc5 19. Bxe8 Bb7
)) 16. Rc1 {'!' Krasenkow,M.} (16. Ng3 $2 Bd3 17. Re1 Bxc4 $17) 16... Nd3 $2 {
The start of dubious idea,which looks for the first sight,like a nice one,but
21 white move completely change the position in white favour.} (16... Rfe8 17.
Ng3 Bg4 {'?' Krasenkow,M.} (17... Bd3 $2 {Krasenkow,M} 18. Re1 {[%csl Rd3]})
18. Qc2 Rad8 19. h3 Bc8 20. Rcd1 $14) 17. Rc2 Nb2 (17... Ne5 18. Rd2 (18. Qd2 {
Krasenkow,M})) 18. Qd2 {'!' Krasenkow,M. Krasenkow,M: 'This tactical trick is
the point of White's defense.'} (18. Rxb2 $2 Bxb2 19. Ng3 Bd7 20. Ne4 Rac8 $17)
18... Qxd2 (18... Qa3 19. Rc3 $1 (19. Rcc1 a5 $1 {[%cal Ga5a4]} 20. Bh6 (20.
Nc3 a4 21. Nb5 Qb4 $15) 20... Bxh6 21. Qxh6 a4 22. Ng3 Bd3 (22... Bd7 23. Ne4
f6 24. Bc2 $36 {[%csl Ga3,Gb2]}) 23. Bc2 Rfe8 $13 (23... Bxf1 24. Nh5 Qc3 25.
Bxg6 $18 {[%cal Gc1c3]})) 19... Rfe8 (19... a5 20. Bh6) (19... Na4 {Krasenkow,M
} 20. Rcc1) (19... Bxc3 20. Qxc3 {[%cal Re3c1]} Na4 21. Bxa4 Qxa4 22. Qf6 Qa6
23. d6 $18) 20. Ng3 Bxc3 (20... Bd7 21. Rb1 $16) 21. Qxc3 Na4 22. Qa1 $1 (22.
Qf6 Qb2 23. Nh5 gxh5 24. Qxf5 Nb6 $13)) 19. Rxd2 b5 {Krasenkow,M: 'Black
continues tactical fight fearing that his b2 knight may be in jeopardy (after
Ne2-g3 etc.).'} (19... Bd3 {Krasenkow,M} 20. Rc1 b5 {was worse as the d3
bishop might be hanging in different variations:} 21. cxb5 c4 22. Bc2 Rfc8 (
22... Rfd8 23. Bxd3 cxd3 24. Nf4) 23. Bd4 Bxe2 (23... Bh6 24. f4) 24. Bxg7 Nd3
25. Rb1 Kxg7 26. Rxe2 Rc5 (26... Rd8 27. Re4) 27. d6 Rd8 28. Re7 $16 {In this
variation the weakness of the a7 pawn becomes an important factor.}) ({On the
other hand, Black must hurry with ...b7-b5. If, say,} 19... Rfd8 {Krasenkow,M
then} 20. a4 (20. Ng3 $2 Bd3 21. Rc1 b5 22. cxb5 c4) {e.g.} 20... Bd7 21. Rb1
Nxa4 22. Bxa4 Bxa4 23. Ra2 Be8 24. Rxb7 $16) 20. cxb5 (20. Bxc5 $143 bxc4 21.
Bxf8 Kxf8 22. Rxb2 Bxb2 23. Bxc4 Rc8 $44) 20... c4 21. Nd4 $1 {This strong
move was missed by my opponent,when he played 16...Nd3.} (21. Bd4 Bxd4 22. Nxd4
c3 23. Re2 Bd3 24. Re3 Bxf1 25. Kxf1 a6 $1 $11 26. bxa6 Rxa6) 21... c3 {
'?' Krasenkow,M. Krasenkow,M: 'White now obtains two strong pawns for the
exchange. Taking into consideration that Black's a7 pawn remains weak, his
defense will be very difficult.'} (21... cxb3 22. Rxb2 Bd3 (22... Be4 {
Krasenkow,M} 23. Rxb3 (23. d6 $6 bxa2 24. Rxa2 Rfd8) 23... Bxd5 24. Ra3 Rfc8 {
Black has good chances to save the game thanks to his bishop pair.}) 23. Rc1
bxa2 24. Rxa2 Bxd4 25. Bxd4 Bxb5 26. Bf6 $16 {[%csl Gd8,Gg8][%cal Gd5d6,Gd6d7]}
) (21... Bd3 22. Rc1) 22. Nxf5 cxd2 (22... gxf5 $142 23. Rc2 Rfd8 {[%csl Gc3]}
24. a4 Rd7 25. g3 $16) 23. Ne7+ {'!' Krasenkow,M.} (23. Nxg7 $143 d1=Q 24. Bxd1
Nxd1 25. Rxd1 (25. Bd4 Rad8 $1 (25... Rfd8 26. Rxd1 Rxd5)) 25... Kxg7 26. d6 {
Krasenkow,M: 'was less convincing. With the text move White keeps his bishop
pair and his knight occupies a strong c6 square. After that Black will be
completely passive and White will easily bring home his advantage.'} (26. a4 {
Krasenkow,M was less convincing. With the text move White keeps his bishop
pair and his knight occupies a strong c6 square. After that Black will be
completely passive and White will easily bring home his advantage.}) 26... Rfd8
$14) 23... Kh8 24. Bxd2 Rfd8 (24... a6 {Krasenkow,M} 25. b6 Bd4 (25... Rab8 26.
Be3) {doesn't work because of} 26. Nc6 Bxb6 27. Bc3+) ({Also} 24... Rfb8 {
Krasenkow,M} 25. a4 a6 {doesn't enable Black to get rid of his weak a-pawn
without letting the white b-pawn move forward:} 26. Nc6 Rb7 27. Na5 Rbb8 28.
Bf4 axb5 $140 29. Bxb8 bxa4 (29... Rxb8 30. Nc6 bxa4 (30... Rb7 31. a5) 31.
Nxb8 axb3 32. Rb1 $18) (29... Rxa5 30. Bc7 Ra7 31. d6 $18) 30. Bc7 axb3 31.
Nxb3 $18) 25. Nc6 Rd7 26. Be3 $1 $18 {[%csl Ga7]} Bf6 27. g4 {[%cal Gg4g5]} g5
(27... Nd3 {Krasenkow,M} 28. g5 Bg7 29. Rd1 Ne5 30. f4 $18) 28. f4 gxf4 29.
Rxf4 Bg7 30. Re4 Nd3 31. Kf1 $6 $138 (31. Nxa7 $142 $1) (31. Ra4) 31... f6 32.
Re6 $6 (32. Nxa7 $1) 32... Ne5 33. h3 $6 (33. g5 Ng4 34. Bxa7 $1) 33... Nf7 {
Krasenkow,M: 'The knight desperately tries to find a strong point for it but
there is none on the board!'} 34. Bd4 f5 $138 {Krasenkow,M: 'Black gives up a
third pawn to get rid of one of White's terrible bishops. '} (34... Ng5 $142
35. Re3 (35. Re3 {(Krasenkow,M) /\ 36.h4} f5 {was perhaps more stubborn.}) (35.
h4 Nxe6 36. dxe6 Rb7 37. e7 Re8)) 35. Bxg7+ Kxg7 36. gxf5 {Krasenkow,M: 'White
now has both decisive material and positional advantage.'} Nd6 (36... Ng5 {
Krasenkow,M} 37. f6+ Kf8 38. h4 $1 Nxe6 39. dxe6 $18) 37. f6+ Kf8 38. Ne5 Rdd8
39. Re7 {[%csl Gf8]} Kg8 (39... Re8 40. Nd7+ (40. Rxh7 {Krasenkow,M} Rxe5 41.
Rh8+ Kf7 42. Rxa8 Kxf6 43. a4 $18) 40... Kg8 41. f7+ Nxf7 42. Nf6+ $18) 40. Bc2
{Krasenkow,M: 'It's now up to Black to find a good reply to 10.d5.'} 1-0

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2003.07.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[Annotator "Bacrot,E"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2003.07.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Qd3 Ba6 12. Qc2 Qd7 $6 {La seule partie dans
ma base après le coup 12.Dc2, Sasikiran-Goloshchapov 2002 continua par} (12...
cxd4 13. Bxa6 Nxa6 14. cxd4 Qd7 15. Ba3 Rac8 16. Qe2 Qa4 17. Bxe7 Rfe8 18. Bd6
Bxd4 {avec une position incertaine. Mais le GM Krasenkow propose une
amélioration: 18.Fg5! Tc2 19.Dd3 Txa2 20.e5 avec avantage aux blancs.}) 13.
Bxa6 Nxa6 14. d5 $1 $14 c4 15. Ba3 Rfc8 16. Nd4 Bxd4 (16... Nc5 17. Nc6 $16)
17. cxd4 {La veille de la partie, j'ai appelé mon entraîneur Iossif Dorfman et
nous sommes vite arrivés а la conclusion que cette position était forcée après
12...Dd7, avec un net avantage blanc en raison de la position hors-jeu du
cavalier "a6".} b5 (17... c3 18. Qd3 $16) 18. f4 $1 {La préparation s'est
avérée efficace. Mon "premier" coup est tout а fait logique car les pièces
noires ont déserté l'aile-roi.} e6 {Les noirs tentent une réaction au centre!:
si} (18... Rab8 19. f5 b4 20. fxg6 hxg6 21. Qf2 Rf8 22. Bc1 {et les blancs ont
un net avantage. A part la menace directe Fh6, ils peuvent préparer entre
autre Dh4 Tf3-h3.}) 19. dxe6 Qxd4+ {Smirin a commis une erreur de calcul,
c'est pourquoi il n'a pas joué 19...fxe6. mais même après ce coup, 20.Tbd1 b4
21.Fb2! c3 22.Fc1 suivi de f5 donne une très belle initiative aux blancs, sans
contre-jeu pour les noirs.} 20. Kh1 fxe6 21. Rxb5 Qd3 {Mon adversaire joua ce
coup par dépit, il avait prévu} (21... Nc5 {pensant égaliser mais} 22. Rxc5 $3
Rxc5 23. Rd1 Qe3 24. Bc1 {piège la dame au milieu de l'échiquier!}) 22. Qxd3 {
La finale est facilement gagnante.} cxd3 23. Rd1 Rc4 (23... Rab8 24. Rxb8 Rxb8
25. Kg1 $16 {Le pion "d" va tomber.}) 24. Rxd3 Rxe4 25. h3 Rxf4 26. Rb7 {
La menace est Td3-d7, si 26...Ta4 27.Fb2 ou 26...Tf7 27.Txf7 Rxf7 28.Td6! et
le cavalier est perdu. Les noirs abandonnent.} 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 17th"]
[Site "Gjakova"]
[Date "2016.05.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Stefansson, Hannes"]
[Black "Swiercz, Dariusz"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[Annotator "Baldauf,M"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[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. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Nb6 6. Bg5 Bg7 7. e3 c5 $5 {
eine sehr konkrete Lösung - Schwarz opfert einen Bauern und gibt das
Läuferpaar auf - im Gegenzug ruiniert er die weiße Struktur am Damenflügel
vollständig} 8. dxc5 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Qxd1+ 10. Rxd1 N6d7 {Diagramm [#]} 11. e4 $6
(11. Bb5 $1 {gilt als der kritische Zug - Schwarz wird in seiner natürlichen
Entwicklung erst einmal behindert und gewinnt den Bauern nicht so problemlos
zurück} Nc6 12. Rd5 f6 13. Bf4 e6 14. Rd6 e5 15. Bg3 Ke7 16. Rd5 a6 17. Ba4 $14
{1-0 (58) Turov,M (2583)-Krasenkow,M (2624) Dagomys 2008}) 11... Nxc5 12. f3 b6
{so hat Schwarz meines Erachtens mindestens Ausgleich gesichert} 13. h4 f6 14.
Be3 Nbd7 15. Bb5 Ba6 16. a4 Bxb5 17. axb5 a6 18. bxa6 Rxa6 19. Ne2 Ra2 20. Rd2
Ra1+ 21. Rd1 {Diagramm [#]} Nd3+ $5 {Swiercz wählt hier einen phantastischen
Weg zum Remis} (21... Rxd1+ 22. Kxd1 Kf7 23. Kc2 Ra8 {Schwarz steht etwas
angenehmer auch wenn Weiß das Gleichgewicht halten sollte}) 22. Kd2 Ra2+ 23.
Kxd3 Ne5+ 24. Kd4 Ra4+ 25. Kd5 Ra5+ 26. Kd4 (26. Ke6 $4 Nd7 27. Rxd7 Re5#)
26... Ra4+ 27. Kd5 Ra5+ (27... Kf7 $1 28. Bxb6 $8 Rc8 29. Nd4 $8 Nc4 {mit der
Mattdrohung e6} 30. Nc6 Nxb6+ 31. Kc5 Rc4+ 32. Kxb6 R8xc6+ 33. Kb5 Rxc3 $15)
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bled op 17th"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Tukmakov, Vladimir B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Beliavsky,A"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1996.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8.
Ba4 b5 9. Bb3 b4 10. Be3 bxc3 11. Ne2 Ba6 12. Rc1 Nd7 13. e5 Qa5 14. Qc2 (14.
e6 fxe6 15. Bxe6 Rd8 $1 16. Qb3 Nc5 (16... c5 17. Bf7+ Kf8 18. Nf4 $16) (16...
Rf8 $5 17. Qxc3 Qb5 18. Bc4 Qxc4 19. Qxc4 Bxc4 20. Rxc4 c5 21. dxc5 $140 $2 Ne5
) 17. dxc5 c2+ 18. Kf1 Qxa2 $1 19. Re1 $1 (19. f3 $2 Qxb3 20. Bxb3 Rd3 $17) (
19. g3 $2 Rd1+ 20. Kg2 Qxb3 21. Bxb3 Bxe2 $17) 19... Bxe2+ 20. Rxe2 (20. Kxe2
c1=N+ $1 $19) 20... Rd1+ 21. Re1 Qa6+ (21... Qb1 22. Ke2 $16) 22. Bc4 Rxe1+ 23.
Kxe1 Qa1+ 24. Kd2 Qxh1 25. Qb8+ Kd7 26. Qxa7+ Kd8 27. Qb8+ Kd7 28. Qb7+ Kd8 29.
Kxc2 Qa1 $10) 14... c5 15. f4 cxd4 16. Nxd4 $2 (16. Bxd4 Nc5 17. Bxc5 Qxc5 18.
Qxc3 Qxc3+ 19. Nxc3 $14 {Aseev-Dvoirys (St.Petersburg 1993)}) 16... Rc8 $1 (
16... Nc5 $2 17. Qxc3 Nxb3 (17... Nd3+ 18. Kd2 $16) 18. axb3 Qxc3+ 19. Rxc3 O-O
20. Kf2 $16 (20. Nc6 $16)) 17. Ba4 (17. Bxf7+ Kxf7 18. e6+ Ke8 19. exd7+ Kxd7
20. Kf2 Bxd4 21. Bxd4 (21. Rhd1 $2 e5 22. fxe5 Rhf8+ 23. Kg1 Rf1+ $1) 21...
Rhf8 22. g3 Bb7 23. Rhd1 Ke8 24. Qb3 c2 25. Rxc2 Rxc2+ 26. Qxc2 Qd5 $40) (17.
e6 Nc5 18. exf7+ Kf8 19. Ne6+ Nxe6 20. Bxe6 Rb8 21. f5 Rb2 22. Qe4 Re2+ $19)
17... Rc4 18. Bxd7+ Kxd7 19. Nb3 Qc7 20. Qd3+ Kc8 21. Nc5 Rd8 22. Qe2 Rd2 $2 (
22... Bb5 23. a4 Rd2 $1 (23... Rxc5 $2 24. axb5 Rcd5 25. O-O Rd3 26. Ra1 c2 27.
Rxa7 Qc3 28. b6 R8d7 29. Qf3 $18) 24. Qg4+ (24. Bxd2 cxd2+ 25. Qxd2 (25. Kxd2
Rxc1) 25... Qxc5 26. Rxc4 Bxc4 27. h4 f6 $17) 24... Bd7 $17) 23. Qg4+ e6 24.
Nxa6 Qa5 25. O-O Rd5 26. Qe2 (26. Qh4 Qxa6 27. Qxh7 Bf8 28. Qxf7 Bc5 29. Bxc5
Rcxc5 30. Qxg6 Qb6 $16) 26... Rc6 27. Nc5 Rdxc5 28. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 29. Kh1 Bf8 30.
Rfd1 Qc4 31. Qe3 Ba3 32. Rc2 Rc7 33. Qf3 Rc6 34. Qf2 Rc7 35. Rd4 Qc6 36. Qe2 h5
37. h4 Kb7 38. Qd3 Kc8 $2 (38... Bb2 39. Kg1 a6 40. Kf2 Qb5 41. Ke3 Qxd3+ 42.
Kxd3 $18) 39. Rxc3 $1 (39. Rxc3 Qxc3 40. Rd8+ Kb7 41. Qb5#) 1-0

[Event "HUN-chT 9798"]
[Site "Hungary"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Ruck, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "Beliavsky,A"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. d5 $5 (11. Qd3) 11... Bxc3 (11... e6 12. c4
Nd7) 12. Bc4 Nd7 $6 (12... Bg7 {/\Ba6} 13. Qe2 Qc8 $132) 13. Bf4 Bg7 14. Re1
Nf6 (14... Qc8 $5) 15. h3 Ne8 (15... Qc8 $13) 16. a4 $1 (16. e5 Nc7 17. d6 exd6
18. exd6 Ne6 19. Bxe6 fxe6 $17) 16... Nd6 17. Ba2 Rc8 18. e5 Nf5 19. Bc4 Nd4 $6
(19... Kh8 20. a5 f6) 20. Nxd4 cxd4 21. Qxd4 Qd7 $6 (21... Rc5 22. Rbd1 Qa8 $13
) 22. Bb3 Rfd8 23. Rbd1 Rc5 24. Bd2 $1 $16 a5 25. Bc1 Qc7 (25... Bxd5 26. Ba3
Bxb3 27. Qxd7 Rxd7 28. Rxd7 $18) 26. Ba3 Rc3 27. Rc1 Rxc1 (27... Bxe5 28. Rxc3
Qxc3 29. Qxe5 Qxb3 30. Bb2 f6 31. Qe6+ Kh8 32. Qxe7 $18) 28. Rxc1 Qxe5 29. Qxb6
Rd7 30. Qxa5 Qf5 31. Rd1 Be5 32. Bc1 $1 (32. Bxe7 Qf4 $40) (32. Qb5 Qf4 $40)
32... Kg7 33. Qb5 Rc7 34. Be3 $18 Qf6 35. Bc4 Bc8 36. a5 Bd7 37. Qb3 1-0

[Event "YUG-chT"]
[Site "Budva"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Tseshkovsky, Vitaly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Beliavsky,A"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Chekhov} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7.
Bb5+ c6 8. Ba4 a5 9. Be3 (9. a3 {Chekhov} Be6 10. Nf3 b5 11. Bb3 Bxb3 12. Qxb3
a4 $10 {Gleizerov,E-Ernst,T/Stockholm/1995/0,5/13/}) (9. Ne2 {Chekhov} b5 10.
Bc2 (10. Bb3 a4 11. Bc2 O-O 12. Ba3 Na6 13. O-O c5 14. Rb1 Rb8 15. dxc5 Qc7 16.
Qd3 Rd8 17. Qe3 Be6 $146 {Korchnoi,V-Gulko,B/Beer-Sheva/1993/0,5/36/}) 10...
O-O 11. O-O Ba6 12. Be3 c5 13. dxc5 Nc6 14. Qxd8 Rfxd8 15. Rfd1 Rac8 $44 {
Atalik,S-Ftacnik,L/Moscow(olm)/1994/0,5/16/}) 9... b5 10. Bc2 b4 (10... O-O $5
{Chekhov} 11. Nf3 $5) 11. Ne2 O-O 12. Rc1 (12. Qd2 $22 c5 13. Rd1) 12... bxc3
13. O-O (13. Bd3 $5 Ba6 14. Rxc3 $14) 13... Ba6 14. Bd3 e5 15. Bxa6 exd4 (15...
Nxa6 16. dxe5 Bxe5 17. f4 Bg7 18. e5 $16) 16. Bxd4 (16. Bb7 Ra7 (16... Ra7 {
Chekhov} 17. Bxd4 Bxd4 18. Qxd4 Qxd4 19. Nxd4 Rxb7 20. Rxc3 Rb4 $10)) (16. Nxd4
Nxa6 17. Nxc6 Qe8 $44) 16... Nxa6 17. Rxc3 c5 18. Bxg7 Qxd1 19. Rxd1 Kxg7 20.
Rcd3 (20. Ra3 Nb4 21. Rc1 Rfc8 $13) (20. a3 Rfd8 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. f4 Rd2 23.
Kf2 Kf6 $13) (20. f3 {Chekhov} Rfd8 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Kf2 Rd2 23. a3 Ra2 24.
Ke3 $14) 20... Nb4 21. R3d2 c4 22. f3 Rab8 (22... Nd3 23. Nc1 Nb4 24. a3 $14) (
22... Nd3 $5 {Chekhov}) 23. Kf2 Nd3+ 24. Ke3 a4 (24... f5 $5) 25. Nc3 a3 26.
Rb1 $1 Nb2 (26... Rxb1 27. Nxb1 Ra8 28. Kd4 $16) (26... Rb2 {Chekhov} 27. Rdxb2
Nxb2 (27... axb2 28. Kd4 Rc8 29. Nd5 $22 f6 30. Ne3 $16) 28. Nb5 Rd8 29. Nxa3
Rd3+ 30. Ke2 Rxa3 (30... c3 $4 31. Rxb2 $18) 31. Rxb2 h5 $14) 27. Rd5 $2 (27.
g4 $1 f5 28. gxf5 gxf5 29. e5 Rfe8 30. Rg1+ $16) 27... f5 $1 28. Rc1 (28. e5 $5
) (28. Kd4 $5 {Chekhov}) 28... fxe4 29. fxe4 Nd3 30. Rc2 Rb2 31. Re2 Nb4 (31...
Rxe2+ {Chekhov} 32. Nxe2 Nb4 33. Rd2 Rc8 34. Nc3 $14) 32. Rd7+ Rf7 33. Rdd2 (
33. Rxf7+ {Chekhov} Kxf7 34. Rxb2 axb2 35. a4 Ke6 36. Kd4 Na2 37. Nb1 c3 38.
Kd3 Ke5 39. a5 g5 40. a6 Nb4+ 41. Kxc3 Nxa6 42. Kxb2 Kxe4 43. Nc3+ Ke3 44. Nd5+
Kf2 45. Nf6 h6 46. g4 Kg2 47. Ng8 $10) 33... Nd3 34. Kd4 Rfb7 35. Rxb2 (35.
Kxc4 Nc1 36. Rf2 (36. Rxb2 {Chekhov} axb2 37. Re1 Nxa2 (37... b1=Q 38. Nxb1
Rxb1 39. Rf1 $10) 38. Nb1 Rc7+ 39. Kb3 Rc1 40. Re2 Rxb1 41. Kxa2 Rh1 42. Kxb2
Rxh2 $10) 36... Rc7+ 37. Kd4 Rb4+ $19) 35... axb2 36. Nb1 Nc1 (36... Rc7 $6 37.
a4) 37. Rf2 Nxa2 38. Kxc4 Rc7+ 39. Kd4 (39. Kb3 $2 Nc1+ 40. Kxb2 Nd3+ $19)
39... Rb7 40. e5 Nb4 41. Rxb2 Nc6+ 42. Kc3 Rxb2 43. Kxb2 Nxe5 44. Nd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grindavik"]
[Site "Grindavik"]
[Date "1984.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "McCambridge, Vincent"]
[Black "Hjartarson, Johann"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1984.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 e6 13. f4 Bh8 $6 (13... Bg7
$5 {Tukmakov/}) 14. c4 Re8 15. e5 (15. O-O exd5 16. exd5 Bd4+ $10) 15... f6 16.
f5 $3 (16. d6 fxe5 17. O-O e4 $1 18. Bb2 Bxb2 19. Rxb2 b6 $15 {Olafsson,
H-Gutman,L /Grindavik/1984/}) 16... gxf5 (16... fxe5 17. fxg6 $1 hxg6 18. O-O
exd5 19. Qh6 $1 Qd6 20. Bh5 $18) (16... exd5 17. fxg6 hxg6 18. cxd5 Rxe5 19.
O-O $16 {Agzamov,G-Pribyl,J/Sochi/1984/}) 17. Rb3 Re7 (17... Bg7 18. Rg3 fxe5
19. Qh6 Re7 20. Bb2 exd5 21. Bxe5 Qd7 22. Bf6 Rf7 23. O-O $16 {McCambridge/})
18. d6 $1 (18. Bb2 $6 fxe5 19. Qg5+ Bg7 20. Bxe5 h6 $1 $10 {Novikov,J-Tukmakov,
V/URS-ch/1984/1:0/34/}) 18... Rg7 19. exf6 Qxf6 20. Bb2 e5 21. Bxe5 $16 (21.
Re3 $5 Rxg2 22. Bxe5 $16) 21... Qxe5 22. Re3 Qe6 (22... Qa1+ 23. Kf2 Qxh1 24.
Re8+ Kf7 25. Bh5+ Rg6 26. Re7+ $1 Kf6 27. Qc3+ Kg5 28. Qg3+ Kf6 29. Bxg6 $1 $18
) 23. Rxe6 Bxe6 24. Qe3 Re8 25. Qxc5 $18 Rxg2 $5 (25... b6 26. Qb5 Rd8 27. c5)
26. d7 $6 (26. Rg1 $1) 26... Rxe2+ 27. Kxe2 Bxd7+ 28. Kd2 Be6 29. Qc7 (29. Rg1+
Kf7 30. Qc7+ Re7) (29. Qxa7 $5) 29... Bd4 30. Rb1 Bb6 31. Qg3+ Kf7 32. Qh4 Rd8+
33. Kc2 Rd4 34. Qxh7+ Kf6 35. Qh8+ Kf7 36. Qh7+ Kf6 37. Rxb6 $1 Rxc4+ 38. Kd3
axb6 39. h4 Ra4 40. Qh6+ Kf7 41. h5 $18 f4 42. Qg6+ Ke7 43. h6 Ra3+ 44. Ke4
Ra4+ 45. Ke5 Ra5+ 46. Kxf4 Ra4+ 47. Ke3 Ra3+ 48. Kd4 1-0

[Event "Vilnius zt playoff"]
[Site "Vilnius"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Oll, Lembit"]
[Black "Malisauskas, Vidmantas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1993.03.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "LTU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 035"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Be3 (8. Rb1 $5) 8... Qa5 9. Qd2 O-O (9... Nc6 $5 10. Rc1 (10. Rb1 $5) 10...
cxd4 11. cxd4 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 O-O 13. d5 Rd8 14. Ke1 $1 Na5 (14... Nb4 15. Bd2
$1 $16) (14... Ne5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Bc4 $14) 15. Bg5 $1 Bf6 (15... Bd7 $5 16.
Bd3 Rdc8 17. Ke2 $132) 16. Bd2 $14 {Kasparov-Romanishin/SSSR/1981/}) 10. Rc1
cxd4 (10... e6 11. Bh6 $1 Nc6 12. h4 cxd4 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. cxd4 Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2
Rd8 16. Ke3 $14 {Karpov-Kasparov/WM/1990/}) 11. cxd4 Qxd2+ 12. Nxd2 Rd8 (12...
e6 13. Nb3 $1 (13. Bb5 $6 Bd7 $1 14. Bxd7 Nxd7 15. Ke2 Rfc8 $10 {
Huebner-Adorjan/Bad Lauternberg/1980/}) 13... Rd8 (13... Bd7 14. Bd3 $14) (
13... b6 14. Bb5 Bb7 15. f3 Rc8 16. Rxc8+ Bxc8 17. Kf2 $14) 14. Bg5 $1 f6 15.
Be3 f5 16. exf5 gxf5 17. Bb5 $14 {Karpov-Huebner/Tilburg/1980/}) (12... Nc6 $5
13. Nb3 (13. d5 Nb4 14. Bc4 Bb2 $1 15. Rb1 Nc2+ 16. Ke2 Nxe3 17. Rxb2 $1 Nxg2
$1 18. Rc1 g5 19. Bb3 Nf4+ 20. Ke3 Bh3 $15 {Portisch-Adorjan/Hungary/1981/})
13... Rd8 14. d5 Nb4 15. Bd2 $1 (15. a3 Na2 16. Rc2 Nc3 17. Bd3 Bd7 $1 18. Nc5
Bb5 19. Kd2 (19. Bxb5 Nxb5 20. Nxb7 Nxa3 $1 21. Ra2 Rdb8 22. Rxa3 Rxb7 23. O-O
a5 $15) 19... Bxd3 20. Kxd3 b6 21. Na6 Na4 $132 {Ftacnik-Pribyl/Hradec Kralove/
1981/}) 15... Na6 (15... a5 16. a3 Bb2 17. axb4 Bxc1 18. Bxc1 $16) 16. Bxa6
bxa6 17. Ba5 Re8 18. O-O f5 $1 19. f3 fxe4 20. fxe4 Bd7 {Vyzmanavin-Krasenkov/
Cappelle la Grande/1992/}) 13. d5 $1 $146 (13. Nb3 Nc6) 13... e6 14. Bc4 exd5
15. Bxd5 Nc6 16. Bg5 (16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. Rxc6 Be6 $44) 16... Re8 17. O-O Be6 18.
Rb1 $1 h6 19. Be3 Bxd5 (19... Rad8 $5 20. Bxe6 Rxe6 21. Rxb7 Nd4 $44) 20. exd5
Nd4 21. Rxb7 Red8 22. Ne4 Rxd5 23. Bxh6 $16 Rad8 24. Bg5 (24. Bxg7 $5 Ne2+ 25.
Kh1 Rd1 26. Rb1 Rxf1+ 27. Rxf1 Kxg7 28. g3 Rd4 29. Ng5 Ra4 30. Rb1 $14) 24...
Ne2+ 25. Kh1 Rd1 26. Rb1 Rxf1+ 27. Rxf1 Rd4 28. Nf6+ Bxf6 (28... Kf8 29. g3 {
/\ Rb1+/-}) 29. Bxf6 Rf4 30. Be7 (30. Bg5 $5 Rf5 (30... Ra4 31. Rb1 Rxa2 32.
Bf6 $18) 31. Be3 Ra5 32. Ra1) 30... f5 31. g3 Rc4 $1 $10 32. Kg2 Rc2 33. a3 Nc3
34. h3 Ne4 35. Bb4 Ra2 36. g4 Kf7 37. gxf5 gxf5 38. h4 Kg6 39. Be7 a5 40. Bf8 (
40. Bf8 Kf7) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ciocaltea Memorial"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kiselev, Sergey"]
[Black "Rogozenco, Dorian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[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 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 (
7... Bd7 $6 8. Be2 c5 9. Nf3 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ (10... Bc6 11. Qd3 Nd7 12. Rb1
a6 13. O-O O-O 14. d5 Bb5 15. Qe3 Bxe2 16. Qxe2 b5 17. a4 $1 bxa4 18. Ba3 Re8 {
Poluljakhov-Neverov/Katowice/1992/} 19. Rfc1 $1 Ne5 20. Nd4 $16 {Poluljakhov})
11. Bd2 Qa4 12. O-O O-O 13. Qxa4 Bxa4 14. Rab1 $1 $16 {Kramnik,V-Lputian,Sm/
Dortmund/1992/}) 8. Ba4 O-O (8... b5 $5 9. Bb3 b4 10. Ne2 bxc3 11. Be3 O-O (
11... Ba6 12. Rc1 $1 Nd7 13. e5 e6 14. Nxc3 c5 15. f4 cxd4 16. Qxd4 O-O 17. Kf2
Bb7 {Kiselev-Krasenkov/Katowice/1992/} 18. Rhf1 $14) 12. Rc1 Nd7 13. e5 c5 14.
e6 $5 $132 {Kiselev-Krasenkov/Russia/1992/}) 9. Ne2 e5 (9... c5 10. O-O Nc6 11.
Be3 Qc7 12. Rc1 e6 (12... Na5 $5) 13. Bf4 $1 Qe7 14. Qd2 Bd7 15. dxc5 e5 16.
Bg5 f6 17. Be3 Be6 18. Bb3 Rad8 19. Bd5 {Kramnik-Moutousis/Arnhem/1992/}) 10.
O-O Nd7 (10... Qe7 $5 11. Bc2 (11. Qc2 $5) 11... Rd8 12. a4 Be6 13. Ba3 Qe8 $1
14. Bd3 Nd7 15. a5 Rac8 16. Rb1 b5 17. axb6 axb6 $132 {Kramnik,V-Stohl,I/
Chalkidiki/1992/}) 11. Bb3 $5 $146 (11. Ba3 $5 Re8 12. Bb3 {Shirov,A-Smejkal,J/
BRD/1992/} exd4 $5 $132 {Shirov,A}) (11. Be3 Nb6 12. Bb3 Re8 13. Qc2 Be6 $10)
11... Qe7 12. Qc2 Re8 13. f3 Nb6 14. a4 $1 $16 Be6 15. a5 Bxb3 $6 (15... Nd7
16. Ba3 $14) 16. Qxb3 Nc8 17. Be3 Qc7 (17... Nd6 {/\ Qe6}) 18. Ng3 Rd8 19. dxe5
Bxe5 (19... Qxe5 20. Qxb7) 20. f4 Bg7 21. e5 $16 Rb8 22. Ne4 b6 23. axb6 axb6
24. c4 (24. Rfd1 $5) 24... c5 (24... b5 $6 25. cxb5 Rxb5 26. Qc2 {/\ Rfc1}) 25.
Rfd1 Ne7 26. Rxd8+ Rxd8 27. Rd1 (27. Rb1 Nf5 28. Bf2 Qc6 29. Qxb6 $140 $2 Rd1+)
27... Nc6 28. Rd5 Nb4 (28... Ne7 29. Rd3 {/\ Qd1}) 29. Rd6 $142 $6 (29. Rd2 $5
{/\ Qd1}) 29... Rxd6 30. Nxd6 Qd8 $6 (30... f6 31. Qa4 $36) (30... Qa7) 31. Bd2
Nc6 32. Qf3 $1 Ne7 33. Qb7 $18 h6 (33... f6 $5 34. Bc3 fxe5 35. Bxe5 Bxe5 36.
fxe5 $18) 34. Bc3 f6 35. Qe4 $6 (35. exf6 Qxd6 36. Qxe7 Qd1+ 37. Kf2 Qc2+ 38.
Qe2 Qxc3) (35. h3 $142 $16) 35... fxe5 36. Bxe5 Qf8 37. h3 Kh7 38. Bxg7 $2 (38.
Qb7 $1) 38... Qxg7 39. Qe6 Ng8 40. Ne4 Qc7 (40... Qe7 41. Qc6 {/\ Kf2-f3}) 41.
g3 Qa7 42. Kg2 Qa2+ 43. Kf3 Qb3+ 44. Ke2 Qc2+ (44... Qb2+ $5 45. Nd2 h5) 45.
Nd2 Qf5 $6 (45... Qb2 $5) 46. Qxb6 Qxh3 47. Qa7+ Kh8 48. Qa1+ Kh7 49. Ne4 Qe6 (
49... Qg2+ 50. Ke3 {/\ Qa7,Qc5+-}) 50. Qa7+ Qe7 (50... Kh8 51. Kd3 $18) 51.
Qxe7+ Nxe7 52. Nxc5 g5 53. fxg5 hxg5 54. g4 $1 Ng6 55. Nd3 Kg7 56. Ke3 Kf6 57.
Kd4 Ke6 58. Nc5+ Ke7 59. Ne4 1-0

[Event "YUG-chT"]
[Site "Igalo"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sekulic, Dusan"]
[Black "Horvath, Jozsef"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2320"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8.
Ba4 b5 9. Bb3 b4 10. Ne2 bxc3 11. Be3 Nd7 (11... O-O 12. Rc1 Nd7 13. e5 c5 14.
f4 cxd4 15. Qxd4 Ba6 16. Nxc3 Rc8 17. Kf2 Nc5 18. Qxd8 Rfxd8 19. Bxc5 Rxc5 20.
Ne4 $16 {Vyzmanavin,A-Tukmakov,V/Burgas/1993/1:0 (38)}) 12. O-O $5 (12. Rc1 Ba6
13. e5 e6 14. f4 (14. Nxc3 c5 15. f4 O-O 16. h4 Qa5 17. Kf2 Rad8 18. Ne4 $13 {
Vyzmanavin,A-Vakhidov,T/Luzern/1993/0.5 (43)}) 14... Qa5 15. Nxc3 O-O 16. Qd2
c5 17. Ne4 Qxd2+ 18. Kxd2 $14 {Gleizerov,E-Urban,K/POL/1994/}) 12... Ba6 13.
Re1 Qa5 (13... O-O $142 14. Rc1 (14. Nxc3 $5) 14... c5 15. dxc5 Ne5 16. Bd5 Rc8
$1 17. Qa4 Bxe2 18. Rxe2 Nd3 $10) 14. Rc1 Rd8 (14... O-O 15. e5 e6 16. Nxc3 c5
17. f4 $16) (14... c5 15. Nxc3 cxd4 16. Bxd4 $16) (14... Bxe2 15. Qxe2 c5 (
15... O-O 16. Qc4) 16. e5 cxd4 17. Bxd4 $16) 15. Qc2 (15. Nxc3 O-O 16. Qc2 c5
$14) 15... c5 16. e5 $1 (16. Qxc3 $2 Qxc3 17. Rxc3 Bxe2 $19) (16. d5 O-O $13)
16... cxd4 17. Bxd4 Bxe5 (17... Nxe5 18. Bxc3 Qb6 19. Qb2 $16) 18. Bxc3 Bxc3 $6
(18... Qc7 $142 19. Bxe5 Qxc2 (19... Qxe5 20. Nc3 Qg7 21. Nd5 $16) 20. Rxc2
Nxe5 21. Ba4+ Kf8 22. Rc7 $44) 19. Nxc3 $16 Nb6 (19... O-O 20. Rxe7 $16) 20.
Qe4 Rd7 21. Na4 $5 O-O (21... Bb7 22. Qf4 O-O 23. Nc5 $18) 22. Nc5 Rdd8 (22...
Rc7 23. Nxa6 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Qxa6 25. Qxe7 $18) 23. Qxe7 Nc8 24. Qf6 $18 Rd6 (
24... Bb5 25. Ne6 $18) 25. Bxf7+ (25. Bxf7+ Rxf7 26. Re8+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Katowice op"]
[Site "Katowice"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Czerwonski, Aleksander"]
[Black "Malisauskas, Vidmantas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2370"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8.
Ba4 O-O 9. Ne2 b6 $5 (9... b5 10. Bb3 a5 11. O-O Nd7 12. Bg5 Nb6 13. a3 Qc7 14.
Qd2 c5 15. Bh6 $14 {Kramnik,V-Kasparov,G/Paris Immopar(25')/1992/0,5/30/}) (
9... Be6 $5 10. h4 Bc4 11. Bb3 Bxb3 12. Qxb3 Qb6 13. h5 e5 14. hxg6 {Kramnik,
V-Kamsky,G/Dortmund/1993/0,5/}) (9... c5 10. O-O cxd4 11. cxd4 Nc6 12. Be3 Qa5
13. Rc1 Rd8 14. d5 $16 {Czerwonski,A-Solokangas,H/EUCup Lubniewice/1994/1:0/50/
}) (9... e5 10. O-O Nd7 11. Ba3 Re8 12. f4 exd4 13. f5 $36 {Zueger,B-Van Mil,J/
Mitropa-Cup/1993/0,5/63/}) 10. Be3 (10. h4 e5 11. h5 exd4 12. hxg6 hxg6 13.
cxd4 Ba6 14. Be3 Qe7 15. Bc2 Qb4+ 16. Bd2 Qc4 17. e5 Rd8 $17 {Sokolov,
I-Malisauskas,V/Moscow olm/1994/0,5/44/}) (10. O-O Bb7 (10... Ba6 $5 11. Re1
Qc7 (11... c5 $5) 12. Be3 Nd7 13. Rc1 e5 14. Qd2 $14 {Holm,S-Smeikal,J/
Polanica Zdroj/1972/0:1/54/}) 11. Bg5 c5 12. d5 Qd6 13. Qd2 e6 14. Rad1 $16 {
Bareev,E-Sokolov,I/Debrecen E-ch/1992/1:0/30/}) 10... Ba6 11. h4 $6 (11. O-O c5
12. d5 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 Bxc3 14. Rad1 $44) 11... e5 12. Qd2 exd4 13. cxd4 c5 14.
Rd1 Bxe2 15. Kxe2 (15. Qxe2 cxd4 16. Qc4 Qe7 $17) 15... Qc8 16. Bb3 (16. d5 $2
Qa6+ $19) 16... c4 (16... Qg4+ $2 17. f3 Qxg2+ 18. Bf2 $18) 17. Bc2 Nc6 18. h5
$6 (18. f3 Rd8 19. Qc3 b5 20. Kf2 Qd7 21. Rd2 Rac8 $13) 18... Rd8 19. hxg6 hxg6
20. Qc3 b5 21. Kf1 (21. f3 b4 22. Qxc4 Nxd4+ $19) 21... b4 (21... Qb7 $140 22.
g3 Rac8 23. Kg2 b4 $17) (21... Qd7 $5 22. e5 Ne7 23. Be4 Nd5 $17) 22. Qxc4 Nxd4
$1 23. Qxc8 Raxc8 24. Ba4 $8 Nb5 $1 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. Bxb5 $8 (26. Kg1 Nc3 27.
Bb3 Nxe4 $17) (26. f3 Nc3 27. Bb3 a5 28. Kf2 a4 29. Bc4 Rc8 $19) 26... Rd1+ 27.
Ke2 Rxh1 28. Bxa7 $15 Rc1 29. Ba4 Rc4 30. f3 Rc1 31. Bb3 Rb1 32. f4 Rb2+ 33.
Kf3 Bc3 34. Bc5 Kg7 35. e5 Rd2 36. Be3 Rd8 37. e6 fxe6 (37... f5 38. g4 fxg4+
39. Kxg4 Kf6 40. Bf2 Rd2 41. Bh4+ $10) 38. Bxe6 Bd4 39. Bxd4+ Rxd4 40. Bb3 Kf6
41. Ke3 Rd8 42. Kf3 Rd3+ 43. Kg4 Re3 44. Bc4 Ke7 45. Bb3 Kf6 46. g3 Rd3 47. Bc4
Rd4 48. Bb3 g5 49. Kf3 Rd7 50. fxg5+ Kxg5 51. Ke4 Rd2 52. Ke3 Rd6 53. Ke4 Rc6
54. Kd5 Rc3 55. Kd6 Rc8 56. Be6 Rc3 57. g4 Rc1 58. Kd5 Kf6 (58... Rc2 59. Kd6
Kf6 60. Bb3 Rg2 61. Be6 Rd2+ 62. Bd5 Kg5 63. Kc5 $10) 59. Bf5 Rc3 (59... Ra1
60. Kc4) 60. Kd6 Kg5 61. Kd5 Kf4 62. Kd4 Rc1 63. Be6 Rc7 64. Bf5 Kf3 65. Be6
Kf4 66. Bf5 Rc6 67. Kd5 Rc3 68. Kd4 Rc7 69. Be6 Kg5 70. Bf5 Kf6 71. Kd5 Rc3 72.
Kd6 Rc1 73. Kd5 Kg5 74. Be6 Rc2 75. Kd4 Rc7 76. Bf5 Kf4 77. Be6 Rc2 78. Bc4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1996.05.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[Annotator "Bologan,V"]
[PlyCount "201"]
[EventDate "1996.05.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Bg5 h6 14. Be3
Nc6 15. d5 Na5 (15... Ne5 $5) 16. Bc5 Bf6 17. e5 Bxe5 18. Rb4 (18. h3 Rfd8 $5
19. hxg4 Rxd5 20. Bd4 $1 Bxd4 21. Nxd4 Rad8 $1 22. Qc2 $1 Qxc2 23. Nxc2 Rd2 24.
Rfd1 Nc4 $44 {Strelbin-Nadanian,A/URS/1991/}) 18... Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Rae8 20. Be3
Nc4 {Novelty. The first who is getting out from there previos game is Anand.
May be he thought that he'll have enough compensation for the exchange. Anyway
he looked very confident in this moment and was playing very fast.} (20... Bc3
21. Ra4 Qb2 22. Qd3 b5 23. Bc1 bxa4 $1 24. Bxb2 Bxb2 25. d6 $4 (25. Qd2 Nc4 26.
Qc2 Rc8 27. Be2 Ne3 28. Qxb2 Nxf1 29. Kxf1 $18 {Kramnik}) 25... Bf6 26. Qb5 Nb3
27. d7 Rd8 28. Rd1 Nd4 29. Qxa4 Nxf3+ 30. gxf3 e6 $10 {Kramnik,V-Anand,V/Riga
Tal.1995}) 21. Bxh6 Nd6 22. Bxf8 Rxf8 23. h4 $1 {It is important for White to
create new weaknesses on the kingside what will be useful in some eventual
endings.} (23. Ra4 Qb2 24. Rxa7 Qd4 25. Qxd4 Bxd4 26. Ra4 $16) 23... Rc8 24.
Be4 Qa5 (24... Rc4 25. Bb1 Qa5 26. Rxc4 Nxc4 27. h5 $40) (24... b5 $5) 25. Ra4
Qb5 (25... Qc7 26. Bd3 b5 27. Rg4 $16) 26. Bb1 Rc5 27. Bd3 Qd7 28. Rxa7 $16
Rxd5 29. Ra8+ Kg7 30. h5 Rd4 (30... Nf5 31. hxg6 fxg6 32. Qe2 $16) 31. Qe2 Bf6
32. hxg6 fxg6 33. Bb1 Qg4 34. Qa2 Nc4 35. Qb3 b5 36. Re1 Rd2 37. Ra2 Rd5 38.
Be4 Re5 39. Rae2 Qh4 40. g3 Qh6 41. Qd3 $18 {Vladimir managed to improve the
position of all his pieces that means that there are not so many practical
chances left for Vishy.} Nd6 42. Bd5 Rxe2 43. Qxe2 Qh3 44. Be6 Qh8 45. Qf3 Qb8
46. Kg2 b4 47. Rh1 Qb7 48. Bd5 Qb5 49. g4 Nf7 50. Bb3 Nh6 51. Re1 Qg5 52. Re4
Nf5 53. Qd1 Nh4+ 54. Kh3 Qc5 55. Qe2 g5 56. Qc4 Qxc4 57. Rxc4 Bc3 58. Rc5 Nf3
59. Kg3 Ne5 60. Rb5 Bd2 61. f3 Bc3 62. f4 gxf4+ 63. Kxf4 Nf7 64. Rd5 Bb2 65.
Kf5 Bf6 66. Rd1 Ng5 67. Rd3 Nf7 68. Rd7 Nd6+ 69. Kf4 Nf7 70. Rb7 Be5+ 71. Ke3
Bd6 72. Ke4 Ng5+ 73. Kf5 Nf3 74. Bd5 Nh4+ 75. Kg5 Ng6 76. Ra7 Nf8 77. Kf5 Bc5
78. Rb7 Bd6 79. g5 Ng6 80. Ra7 Nf8 81. Bb3 Ng6 82. Ra8 Nf8 83. Kg4 Bc7 84. Kh5
Bd6 85. Rc8 Be5 86. Rc5 Ng6 87. Rc8 Nf8 88. Rc1 Bc3 89. Rf1 e6 90. Rd1 Kf7 91.
Rd8 Ng6 92. Rd7+ Ke8 93. Ba4 Ne5 94. Rb7+ Kf8 95. g6 Nd3 96. Kh6 Nc5 97. Rb8+
Ke7 98. Bc2 Nd7 99. Rb7 Kd6 100. g7 Bxg7+ 101. Kxg7 1-0

[Event "AUT-chT"]
[Site "Austria"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Chernin, Alexander"]
[Black "Stohl, Igor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 (9... Qa5) (9... cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+) (9... Bg4) 10. d5 Bxc3+
(10... Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 (12. c4 Qc7 13. h3 f5 14. exf5 Bxf5 15. Rb3
Bd4 16. O-O e5)) 11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12. Qxd2 Na5 (12... Nd4 13. Nxd4 cxd4 14. Qxd4)
13. h4 Bg4 14. Ng5 Bxe2 15. Kxe2 h6 (15... e6 16. h5 h6 17. Nh7 g5 18. Nxf8
Kxf8 19. Qc3 $16) (15... e5 16. h5 Qf6 17. hxg6 fxg6 18. f3 $5) 16. Nh3 Kh7 17.
Qc3 b6 (17... e5 18. dxe6 Qd4 (18... fxe6 19. Ng5+ hxg5 20. hxg5+ Kg8 21. Rh8+
Kf7 22. Rh7+ Ke8 23. Qg7 $1) 19. Qxd4 cxd4 20. exf7 Rxf7 21. Rhc1 $18) 18. Ng5+
{Ermenkov-Mrda, Baden-Baden 1988} Kg8 19. h5 hxg5 20. hxg6 fxg6 21. Rh8+ Kf7
22. Rh7+ Ke8 23. Qg7 $18 Kd7 (23... Nc4 $6 24. Qxg6+ Kd7 25. Qc6#) (23... Qd6
$18 24. e5) (23... Qd7 $14) 24. d6 $1 Qe8 25. dxe7 Rg8 (25... Rf4 26. Qe5 Nc6
27. Rd1+ Nd4+ 28. Rxd4+ cxd4 29. Qxd4+ Kc7 30. g3) 26. Qe5 Nc6 27. Rd1+ Nd4+
28. Rxd4+ cxd4 29. Qd5+ Kc7 30. Qxa8 Qb5+ 31. Kf3 Re8 (31... Qd3+ 32. Kg4 Qe2+
33. Kg3 $18) 32. g3 (32. Qxa7+ Kd6 33. Qb7 $4) 32... Kd6 (32... g4+ $2 33. Kg2
Qc6 34. Qxa7+ Kd6 35. Qa3+ Ke5) 33. e5+ Ke6 34. Qe4 Qd5 35. Rg7 g4+ 36. Kf4
Qxe4+ 37. Kxe4 d3 38. Rxg6+ Kxe7 39. Kxd3 Rf8 40. Ke2 Rf5 41. Rxg4 Rxe5+ 42.
Kf3 Kf6 43. Ra4 a5 44. g4 Rc5 45. Kg3 Rc3+ 46. f3 Kg6 47. Rd4 Ra3 48. Rd6+ Kg7
49. Rxb6 Rxa2 50. Ra6 a4 51. Kf4 a3 52. Kf5 1-0

[Event "Ticino op"]
[Site "Ticino"]
[Date "1990.11.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Chiong Zacarias, Romero Luis"]
[Black "Sanchez Almeyra, Jorge"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2380"]
[BlackElo "2380"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1990.11.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Bxc3+ 11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12. Qxd2 Na5 13. h4 Bg4 14. h5
Bxf3 15. gxf3 e5 $1 16. Qc3 $1 f6 17. hxg6 hxg6 18. f4 Kg7 $1 19. fxe5 b6 20.
e6 Qd6 21. Qxa5 $3 bxa5 22. Rb7+ Kg8 23. Rhh7 Rfe8 $1 24. Rbg7+ Kf8 25. Rf7+
Kg8 26. Rfg7+ Kf8 27. Rxg6 $4 $138 (27. Rd7 $1) 27... Rxe6 28. dxe6 Qxe6 29.
Bh5 $6 Qxe4+ 30. Kf1 Qh1+ 31. Ke2 Re8+ $1 32. Kd3 Qe4+ 33. Kc3 Qd4+ 34. Kc2
Qxf2+ 0-1

[Event "Seville op"]
[Site "Seville"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Komljenovic, Davorin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1993.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O b6 13. Qc1 Qe6 (13...
Bb7) 14. Bc4 Qd7 (14... Qxe4 15. Re1 Qb7 16. Bb4 Be6 17. Rxe6 fxe6 18. Ng5 Nc6
19. Nxe6 Kh8 20. Bc3 $36 {Kibalnichenko-Sorokin/corr/1990/}) 15. Ne5 Bxe5 16.
dxe5 Ba6 17. e6 fxe6 18. Bh6 Bxc4 19. Rd1 Qc7 20. Bxf8 Kxf8 21. Rd4 Nd7 22.
Rxc4 Nc5 23. Qg5 Kg7 24. e5 h6 25. Qg3 Qd7 26. h4 h5 27. Rf4 Qd5 28. Qg5 Re8
29. Rf3 Qe4 30. Rd1 a5 31. Kh2 (31. Rd8 Qe1+ 32. Kh2 Ne4 33. Qf4 Rxd8 34. Qf7+
Kh6 35. Qxe7 Qd2 36. Rf7 Rh8 37. Rh7+ Rxh7 38. Qf8+ Rg7 39. Qh8+ Rh7 40. Qf8+)
31... Qg4 32. Rb1 Nd7 33. Qxg4 hxg4 34. Rc3 Rb8 35. Rb5 Kh6 36. Rc6 a4 37. Rc7
Rd8 38. Ra7 g5 39. Rxa4 gxh4 40. Rxg4 Rf8 41. Rxh4+ Kg5 42. Kg3 Rxf2 43. Rd4
1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 10th"]
[Site "Debrecen"]
[Date "1992.11.??"]
[Round "8.3"]
[White "Sokolovs, Andrei"]
[Black "Ostenstad, Berge"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[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 "Latvia"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "LAT"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Bg7 6. e4 Nb6 7. Be3 O-O 8. h3
e5 9. Nf3 (9. d5 $5 c6 10. Qb3 cxd5 11. exd5 $13) 9... exd4 10. Nxd4 (10. Bxd4)
10... Qe7 11. Qc2 Bd7 12. Nb3 Re8 13. Be2 Nc6 14. O-O Be6 15. Rad1 Nb4 16. Qb1
Bxb3 17. axb3 Qe6 18. Nb5 Qe7 19. Qc1 Na6 20. Nc3 Nb4 21. Nb5 Na6 22. Nc3 Nb4
23. Nb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Porz Citroen-Cup"]
[Site "Cologne"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Chuchelov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grimm, Sascha"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2325"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1992.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 031"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8.
Ba4 O-O 9. Ne2 b5 (9... c5 $5) 10. Bb3 a5 11. O-O a4 12. Bc2 Nd7 13. f4 (13.
Be3 e5) 13... f5 14. exf5 gxf5 15. Ng3 Nb6 (15... e6 $5 16. Nh5 Bh8 17. Rf3 Nf6
$14) 16. Nh5 Bh8 17. Rf3 Nc4 (17... b4 $5 18. Rg3+ Kf7 $13) 18. Rg3+ Kf7 19.
Rh3 Qd5 20. Ng3 Kg8 21. Rh5 e6 22. Rg5+ Bg7 23. Nh5 Ra7 24. Bd3 h6 25. Rg3 Kh7
$2 26. Qg4 $1 Qd7 (26... Bxd4+ 27. cxd4 Qxd4+ 28. Kh1 Kh8 29. Qg6 Rh7 30. Rb1
Qf2 31. Bb2+ Nxb2 32. Nf6 $18) (26... Kh8 27. Qg6 Rff7 28. Nxg7 Rxg7 29. Qe8+
Kh7 30. Qxc8 $18) 27. Qg6+ Kh8 28. Nxg7 Qxg7 29. Qh5 1-0

[Event "URS-ch U26"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1989.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 012"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Qa5 10. O-O Qxa2 (10... cxd4 11. cxd4 Qxa2 12. Bg5 Nd7 (12...
Re8 13. Bb5 Bd7 14. Bxd7 Nxd7 15. Rxb7 Nf6 16. Qd3 a5 17. d5 a4 18. Ne5 Nxd5
19. exd5 Bxe5 20. Bxe7 $16 {Yrjola,J-Ostenstad,B/Gausdal/1988/}) 13. Bxe7 Re8
14. Ra1 Qe6 15. Bb4 a5 16. e5 Qd5 17. Qc1 b5 18. Rxa5 Rxa5 19. Bxa5 $16 {
Brenninkmeijer,J-Kouatly,B/Wijk-B/1987/}) 11. Bg5 Qe6 12. Qd3 (12. e5 Rd8 13.
Qa4 h6 $1 14. d5 Qg4 $1 15. Qxg4 Bxg4 16. Bxe7 Rxd5 17. h3 Rd7 18. Bxc5 Bf5 19.
Rbd1 Rxd1 20. Rxd1 Nc6 21. Bd6 $10 {remis; Ionov-Zernicki, Inf.40/574}) 12...
b6 {12...Qd6?! 13.Qe3; 12...Nd7 13.Qe3 Nf6 14.Ne5; 12...Rd8!?} 13. d5 $1 (13.
Qe3 Ba6 $1 14. d5 Qd6 15. c4 e5 $1 $17) 13... Qd6 14. e5 $1 (14. Qe3 e5 $17)
14... Bxe5 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. Qd2 $1 (16. f4 Qd6 17. Qe3 Re8 $17) 16... Qd6 (
16... Nd7 $5 17. Bf3 Qd6 18. Rfe1 f6 (18... Ne5 $2 19. Rxe5 $1 Qxe5 20. Re1 Qf5
21. d6 Bd7 22. dxe7 Rfe8 23. Bxa8 Rxa8 24. h3 $16) 19. Re6 fxg5 20. Rxd6 exd6
21. Re1 $1 a5 $1 $44) 17. Qe3 $1 Re8 18. Bf3 Nd7 19. Bf4 $5 (19. Rfe1 Nf6 20.
c4 Bf5 21. Ra1 (21. Rbd1 Bg4 22. Bxf6 Bxf3 23. Be5 Bxd1 24. Bxd6 exd6 25. Qc3
Be2 $44) 21... a6 $6 {>= 21...e5!} 22. h3 h5 $2 23. Bf4 Qd7 24. Be5 $1 $16 Kh7
$2 $138 25. Qf4 Rg8 $2 26. Qg5 $1 $18 Ne8 $2 27. Bf4 Rf8 28. Rxe7 Qd8 29. Qh6+
Kg8 30. Be5 {1-0; Epishin,V-Khenkin,I/URS-OT Barnaul/1988/ -> Inf.46/616})
19... Qf6 20. d6 Rb8 21. Rbd1 {; Khenkin Inf.46/616} (21. dxe7 $6 Rxe7 22. Qd2
Ne5 23. Bg5 Nxf3+ 24. gxf3 Rd7 25. Qxd7 Qxg5+ $19) 21... e5 $2 (21... Bb7 $5
22. Bxb7 (22. dxe7 $1 Rxe7 (22... Bxf3 $2 23. Rxd7 Bg4 24. Rxa7 Rbc8 25. Re1
$16) 23. Rxd7 $1 Rxe3 24. fxe3 Bxf3 25. Bxb8 Qxc3 26. Rxf3 Qe1+ 27. Rf1 Qxe3+
28. Kh1 Qe8 29. Rfd1 $1 $18) 22... Rxb7 23. Bg5 Qf5 24. Bxe7 $44) (21... e6 $1
22. Bc6 Qd8 23. Rfe1 b5 $5) 22. Bg5 Qg7 (22... Qf5 23. Be4 Qe6 24. Bd5 Qf5 25.
f4 $1) 23. Bh6 Qf6 24. Bc6 $1 $16 Re6 (24... Qd8 25. f4 Bb7 26. Bxd7 Qxd7 27.
fxe5 f5 $1 28. Bg5 Be4 29. Bf6 {/\ h2-h4-h5}) 25. Bg5 Qg7 26. f4 h6 (26... f6
27. f5 $1 gxf5 28. Bh6 Qg6 29. Rf3 f4 30. Rxf4 $1 $18) 27. Be7 exf4 28. Qxf4 g5
29. Qa4 Ne5 30. Bd5 Bb7 31. Qxa7 Nd7 32. Bxb7 1-0

[Event "World-ch33-KK4 Kasparov-Karpov +4-4=16"]
[Site "Seville"]
[Date "1987.11.13"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1987.10.12"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "24"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Qd2 Qxd2+ 12. Bxd2 e6 {12...b6 - 44/(562)
} 13. O-O b6 14. Rfd1 {14.Rfc1 - 44/(562)} Bb7 15. d5 exd5 16. exd5 Nd7 17. Bb4
Rfc8 18. Be7 Bf6 {N; 18...Bf8?! - 44/(562)} 19. d6 Kg7 $1 (19... Rc5 $2 20. Bb5
Bc6 21. Bxc6 Rxc6 22. Bxf6 Nxf6 23. Ne5 Rc5 24. d7 Rd8 25. Rbc1 $1 Kf8 26. Rxc5
bxc5 27. Kf1 $18) 20. Re1 (20. Nd4 Be4 $1 (20... Bxe7 $2 21. dxe7 Re8 22. Bb5
Rxe7 23. Bxd7 Rxd7 24. Ne6+ $18) (20... Nc5 $6 21. Nb5 $1 (21. Bb5 a6 $1 22. d7
Bxe7 23. dxc8=Q Rxc8 $44) 21... Bxe7 22. dxe7 Re8 23. Nc7 Rxe7 24. Nxa8 Rxe2
25. Nc7 Rxa2 26. Ne8+ Kf8 27. Nd6 $14) 21. Rb4 a5 $1 22. Ne6+ (22. Rb5 $2 Bxd4
23. Rxd4 Rc1+ 24. Rd1 Rac8 $17) 22... fxe6 23. Rxe4 Bxe7 24. dxe7 Nc5 25. Red4
(25. Rf4 $2 Re8 $17) 25... Kf6 26. Rd6 Rab8 27. Rb1 Ne4 (27... Na4 28. Bg4) 28.
e8=Q $1 Rxe8 29. Rdxb6 Rxb6 30. Rxb6 Rc8 $1 31. g3 $1 (31. Rxe6+ $6 Kxe6 32.
Bg4+ Kd6 33. Bxc8 Nc3 34. a3 Nb5 $15) 31... Rc2 (31... Rc1+ $6 32. Kg2 Rc2 33.
Bd3 $1 Rxf2+ 34. Kg1 $18) 32. Bd3 Rc1+ 33. Kg2 Nc5 $10) 20... Rc5 (20... a6 $5
$13) 21. Bb5 Bc6 (21... Bxf3 $5 22. Bxd7 (22. gxf3 Ne5 23. Kg2 a6 $13) 22...
Bc6 23. Bxc6 Rxc6 24. Rbd1 Bxe7 25. dxe7 Re8 26. Rd7 (26. Rd8 $2 Rxe7) 26... a5
$10) 22. Bxc6 Rxc6 23. Rbd1 {/\ Bf6} (23. g4 $2 Bxe7 24. dxe7 Re8 25. Rbd1 Rc7
$17) 23... Bc3 $1 24. Re3 f6 25. g4 $1 g5 (25... Rac8 $6 26. g5 f5 27. Nd4 $1
Bxd4 28. Rxd4 $36 {/\ 29.Bf6 Nf6 30.Re7}) 26. h4 h6 27. hxg5 (27. Rc1 $1 Rac8
28. Bd8 $1 Be5 $1 (28... Rxd8 $2 29. Rcxc3 Rxd6 (29... Rxc3 30. Rxc3 Nc5 31.
Nd4 $16) 30. Re7+ Kf8 (30... Kg8 31. Rc7) 31. Rh7 $16) 29. Rxc6 Rxc6 30. Nxe5
Nxe5 (30... fxe5 $6 31. hxg5 hxg5 32. Bxg5 Rxd6 $14) 31. Bc7 (31. d7 Rd6) 31...
Rc1+ $8 (31... Kf7 $4 32. Rxe5 $18) 32. Kg2 Rd1 33. hxg5 hxg5 34. Ra3 Nxg4 35.
Rxa7 Kg6 $10) 27... hxg5 28. Nd4 $2 (28. Rd5 $6 Rc4 $1 29. Nxg5 Rxg4+ 30. Kf1
Be5 $1 31. Ne6+ Kf7 32. Nd8+ Kg6 33. Nc6 Rh8 $15) (28. Rc1 Rac8 29. Bd8 $1 $10)
28... Bxd4 29. Rxd4 Rh8 (29... Rc1+ $6 30. Kg2 Rc2 31. a4 Rac8 32. a5 $1 b5 33.
a6 $1 $132) 30. Re1 Rc2 $6 (30... Rc3 $1 31. Kg2 Kf7 $17) 31. a4 a5 $6 (31...
a6 $5) (31... Kg6 $5) 32. f4 $1 Kg6 (32... gxf4 33. Rxf4 Rhh2 34. Bxf6+ $1 Nxf6
35. Re7+ Kg6 36. Re6 Rhg2+ 37. Kf1 Rh2 $10) 33. fxg5 (33. f5+ $6 Kf7 $15) 33...
Kxg5 34. Rf1 Kg6 (34... Rhh2 35. Rxf6 $1 Nxf6 36. d7) 35. Rf2 (35. Rdf4 Rhh2
36. Rxf6+ $1 Nxf6 37. Rxf6+ Kg7 38. d7 Rcg2+ 39. Kf1 Rd2 40. Kg1 $1 $10) 35...
Rhc8 36. Rdf4 Rxf2 (36... Rxf2 37. Kxf2 Kg5 38. Re4 Rc5 39. Bd8 Rd5 40. Bc7 Ne5
41. Bxb6 Nxg4+ 42. Ke2 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 10th"]
[Site "Debrecen"]
[Date "1992.11.??"]
[Round "8.3"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Adorjan, Andras"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[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 "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Hungary"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8.
Ba4 b5 9. Bb3 b4 (9... O-O) 10. Qf3 $1 O-O (10... e6) 11. Ne2 e5 $6 (11... Ba6
$5 12. e5 (12. cxb4 $2 Bxd4 $1 (12... Bxe2 $2 13. Kxe2 $1 Qxd4 14. Rb1 $16) 13.
Rb1 (13. Nxd4 Qxd4 14. Rb1 Nd7 $1 $17) 13... Bg7 $1 {/\} 14. O-O $2 Qd3 $19)) (
11... Na6 $5 12. e5 $1 Rb8 13. Bf4 {Ruban}) 12. O-O $1 exd4 (12... Nd7 13. Rd1
$16) (12... bxc3 13. d5 Ba6 14. Rd1 $16) 13. cxd4 Ba6 14. Rd1 $16 Nd7 15. a3 $5
(15. Be3 {/\ e5} Qf6 16. Nf4 $16) 15... c5 $8 (15... Rb8 $145 16. Nf4 $1 {
Adorjan}) 16. axb4 Bxe2 17. Qxe2 cxd4 18. Bd5 (18. Bb2 Qb6 19. Bd5 (19. Ra6 $2
Qxb4 {/\} 20. Bd5 $2 d3 21. Rxd3 Qxb2 22. Qxb2 Bxb2 23. Bxa8 Nc5 $19) 19...
Rac8 20. Ra6 Qb8 21. Bxd4 Qxb4 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Rxa7 Nf6 $14) 18... d3 19.
Rxd3 Bxa1 20. Bxa8 Qe7 $6 (20... Qc7 21. Qd1 {/\} Ne5 22. Bf4) (20... Qxa8 21.
Rxd7 Bg7 $16) 21. Bd5 Nf6 22. Bc6 Qc7 23. b5 a6 24. Rd1 (24. Ba3 Rc8 {/\} 25.
Bd6 $2 Qb6) 24... axb5 25. Bxb5 Bd4 (25... Be5 $142) 26. Bh6 Rd8 27. e5 $1 Ne4
$8 (27... Nh5 28. e6 $18) (27... Bxf2+ 28. Kxf2 Qc5+ (28... Rxd1 29. Qxd1 Qc5+
30. Be3 Ne4+ 31. Kf3 $18) 29. Be3 Ne4+ 30. Kf3 $18) 28. Qxe4 Bxf2+ 29. Kxf2
Rxd1 30. Bc4 (30. e6 $5) 30... Qe7 31. e6 $2 (31. h4 $18) 31... Qf6+ 32. Kg3
fxe6 (32... Qc3+ 33. Be3 $18) 33. Bxe6+ Kh8 34. Bf4 $2 (34. h4 $16) 34... h5 $1
(34... Qc3+ 35. Kg4 h5+ 36. Kg5 $18) 35. Bc4 Kh7 (35... Qc3+ 36. Kf2 Qb2+ 37.
Be2) 36. Kh3 Rd8 37. g3 Qg7 $14 38. Bb5 Qf7 39. Bc4 Qd7+ 40. Kg2 Re8 41. Qf3
Rc8 42. Bd3 Rc5 43. Be3 Ra5 44. Bf2 Re5 $4 (44... Qd5 45. Be4 Qe6 $14) 45. Qf6
$1 (45. Qf6 Re6 (45... Qd5+ 46. Kg1 Rg5 47. Bd4 $18) 46. Bxg6+ Kg8 (46... Kh6
47. Be3+ $18) 47. Qg5 $1 Qg7 (47... Qc6+ 48. Be4+) 48. Qd8+ $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 10th"]
[Site "Debrecen"]
[Date "1992.11.??"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[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 "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Bosnia&Herzegovina"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8.
Ba4 O-O 9. Ne2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Bg5 c5 12. d5 Qd6 13. Qd2 e6 (13... e5 14. c4
$14) (13... Nd7 14. Rad1 Ne5 15. f4 Nc4 16. Qc1 $14) 14. Rad1 c4 (14... exd5
15. Bf4 $1 $16) 15. Bh6 Na6 (15... Nd7 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Qd4+ e5 18. Qxc4 Rac8
19. Qb4 $16) (15... Bxh6 16. Qxh6 e5 $14) 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Ng3 Nc7 (17... exd5
18. exd5 Nc5 19. Bb5 $16) (17... e5 18. Bb5 Rac8 19. Qg5 Kh8 20. Bxa6 Bxa6 $14)
18. Qg5 h6 (18... Qd8 19. Qxd8 Rfxd8 20. d6 $16) (18... f6 19. Nh5+ Kh8 20.
Nxf6 exd5 21. e5 $16) 19. Nh5+ Kh7 20. Qf6 gxh5 21. e5 Qc5 22. Bc2+ Kg8 23.
Qxh6 f5 24. Qg6+ Kh8 25. Qxh5+ Kg7 26. Qg5+ Kf7 (26... Kh8 27. Qh6+ Kg8 28.
Qg6+ Kh8 29. Rd4) 27. dxe6+ Kxe6 28. Rd6+ Kxe5 (28... Qxd6 29. Qg6+) 29. Qe7+
Kf4 30. g3+ 1-0

[Event "URS-ch U26"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "1989.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 012"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O b6 (12... Nd7 13. Bb4 {
13.Ra1; 13.Bb5} Nb6 $1 {Khalifman,A-Gavrikov,V/URS-ch/1988/1/2-1/2/28/ -> CBM
9,S.71}) 13. Qc1 Bb7 14. Bc4 Qa4 15. Bb5 Qa2 16. Bc4 (16. Re1 $5 Rc8 17. Qd1 e6
(17... Qc2 $5 18. Qe2 Qc7 19. Rec1 Qd8 20. Rxc8 Bxc8 $13 {Yusupov}) 18. Qe2 Nc6
19. Qe3 Rd8 $1 (19... e5 $2 20. d5 Nd4 21. Nxd4 exd4 22. Qf4 $16 {Khalifman,
A-Epishin,V/URS-YM Vilnius/1988/1/2-1/2/41/ -> CBM 7}) 20. Ra1 Qb2 $13 {
Epishin,V-Tseitlin,Mark/URS/1988/1/2-1/2/42/}) (16. Qe1 $6 Qc2 $1 17. d5 Ba6 $1
$17 {Yusupov,A-Kortschnoj,V/Reykjavik WCup/1988/1/2-1/2/42/ -> CBM 10,S.74})
1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch U26"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anastasian, Ashot"]
[Black "Neverov, Valeriy"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1989.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 012"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 $6 Bg7 6. e4 Nb6 7. Be3 O-O 8.
h3 f5 $1 9. exf5 Bxf5 10. Nf3 Nc6 11. Qb3+ $6 {>= 11.Be2} Kh8 12. O-O-O a5 13.
Ne5 a4 $1 14. Qb5 (14. Nf7+ $2 Rxf7 15. Qxf7 Qd7 $1 {/\ ...Rf8} 16. a3 Na5 $1 {
/\ ...Nb3}) 14... a3 15. b3 Qd6 {/\ 16...Ra5} 16. Nc4 Nxc4 17. Qxc4 Na5 18. Qb5
c5 $1 19. Qa4 (19. dxc5 Qe5 20. Bd4 Bh6+ $19) 19... Nc6 20. Qb5 Qf6 21. Qc4
cxd4 0-1

[Event "Moscow Petrosian Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2014.11.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2014.11.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Be3 Qa5 9. Nd2 {One of many new attempts against the Grunfeld. c3 is clearly
poisoned because of Rc1, but the question is whether Nd2 is a move White
wanted to make.} O-O (9... cxd4 {is more commonly seen.} 10. Nc4 $5) 10. Rc1 (
10. Be2 {has also been more seen.}) 10... cxd4 11. Nc4 Qxa2 12. cxd4 {Black is
up a pawn, but his queen is a little stranded. He will have to waste a few
more tempi to retrieve it while White finishes development. This, somehow, is
very typical of the Grunfeld.} Qa6 13. Be2 Qe6 14. Qd3 f5 15. O-O Qxe4 16. Qa3
{Black is now up two pawns (!) but he is not the one fighting for the
advantage. White's development lead is so long that it will cost Black at
least his extra material.} Nc6 17. Nd2 Qh4 18. Nf3 Qf6 19. d5 Ne5 20. Rfd1
Nxf3+ 21. Bxf3 Re8 22. Rc7 Qd6 23. Qa4 Rd8 24. Bf4 Bd7 25. Qc4 Be5 26. Bxe5
Qxe5 27. Rxb7 {Grischuk defense has been spot-on. So far he has only lost one
of his pawns. Aronian's initiative is still strong, but Grischuk has diffused
any immediate danger.} Qd6 28. g3 Rab8 (28... a5 29. Re1 {remains unclear.} a4
30. Rb6 $1 $13 Qxb6 31. d6+ e6 32. Rxe6 Bxe6 33. Qxe6+ $11) 29. Rxa7 Ra8 30.
Rb7 Rab8 31. Ra7 Ra8 32. Rb7 Rab8 33. Ra7 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-RUS Summit Men 7th"]
[Site "Ningbo"]
[Date "2010.08.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Potkin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Zhou, Jianchao"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2626"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2010.08.05"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 138"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. Rc1 Rd8 11. d5 e6 12. Bg5 f6 13. Bf4 exd5 14. exd5 Bf5
15. Be2 Be4 16. d6 Nd7 17. h4 h5 18. O-O Qa4 19. Rfe1 Kh7 20. Bb5 Qxb5 21. Rxe4
Nb6 22. Re7 Rd7 23. Rce1 Nc8 24. Re8 Nb6 25. R8e7 Nc8 26. R7e6 Qa4 {#} 27. Be5
$3 Rf7 ({Taking the piece with} 27... fxe5 {would lose to} 28. Ng5+ Kh6 (28...
Kg8 29. Re8+ Bf8 30. Qd5+ Kg7 31. Qxe5+ Kg8 32. Rxf8+ $1 Kxf8 33. Qh8#) (28...
Kh8 29. Re8+ Bf8 30. Rxf8+ Kg7 31. Ne6+ Kh7 32. Rh8+ Kxh8 33. Qh6+ Kg8 34. Qf8+
Kh7 35. Ng5#) 29. Ne4+ Kh7 30. Qg5 Nxd6 31. Qxg6+ Kg8 32. Nxc5 Qg4 33. Qxg4
hxg4 34. Nxd7 Nf5 35. Nxe5) 28. Qd3 $1 (28. Qd3 fxe5 (28... Z0 {White is
threatening mate with} 29. Ng5+ Kg8 (29... fxg5 30. Qxg6+ Kg8 31. Bxg7 Rxg7 32.
Re8+) 30. Qxg6 fxg5 31. Bxg7 Rxg7 32. Re8+) 29. Qxg6+ Kg8 30. Ng5 Nxd6 (30...
Qd7 31. Nxf7 Qxf7 32. Re8+) 31. Qh7+ Kf8 32. Nxf7 Nxf7 (32... Kxf7 33. Rxd6)
33. Rg6 Bh8 34. Qg8+ Ke7 35. Qxa8) 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 14th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2015.03.30"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bukavshin, Ivan"]
[Black "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2618"]
[BlackElo "2706"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2015.03.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Be3 Nc6 9. Rc1 cxd4 10. cxd4 e6 {This move looks a little strange. It doesn't
really hinder d5 and it costs Black an important tempo.} 11. Bc4 O-O 12. O-O
Na5 13. Bd3 b6 14. h4 {even though the rook is no longer on the h-file, it is
natural to weaken the Black king position.} Bb7 15. h5 f5 {This move is as
ugly as it gets, it's definitely very weakening. Black wants his light squares,
but life is not so easy.} 16. e5 gxh5 17. Ng5 Qd5 $2 {Missing White's
brilliant reply.} (17... Qe8 18. Rc7 {with an initiative.}) 18. Be4 Qd7 (18...
fxe4 19. Qxh5 h6 (19... Rfc8 20. Qxh7+ Kf8 21. Qg6 Kg8 {And White has a choice
of brilliant wins to choose from.} 22. Qf7+ Kh8 23. Rxc8+ Rxc8 24. Kh2 {
with Rh1 and Kg3 to follow, just to name one.}) 20. Rc7 {with the unstoppable
idea of Qg6 and forced mate.}) 19. Bxb7 Nxb7 20. Qxh5 Bh8 21. f4 Rae8 22. Rf3
Re7 {Positionally Black is simply busted.} 23. Rg3 Rg7 24. Bf2 Qe8 25. Qh3 Nd8
26. Nxh7 Rxg3 27. Bxg3 Rf7 28. Ng5 Rd7 29. Rc8 $18 Bg7 30. Bf2 Qg6 31. Qb3 Bf8
32. Qa4 Qg7 33. Rc3 Rc7 34. Rg3 Rc1+ 35. Kh2 Qh6+ 36. Rh3 Qg7 37. Qe8 Qe7 38.
Qh5 Bg7 39. Qg6 Kf8 40. Nh7+ Kg8 41. Nf6+ Kf8 42. Rh8+ 1-0

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2010.01.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Howell, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2588"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2010.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. Rc1 Rd8 11. d5 e6 12. Bg5 f6 13. Bf4 f5 14. Bc4 Qa4 15.
Qe2 b5 16. Bxb5 Qxe4 17. dxe6 (17. Qxe4 fxe4 18. dxe6 Bxe6 19. Nd2 a6 20. Ba4
Nd7 21. O-O Nf6 22. c4 Bd7 23. Bc2 Bf5 24. h3 Nh5 25. Be3 Bd4 26. Nxe4 Bxe3 27.
fxe3 Bxe4 28. Bxe4 Ra7 29. Bd5+ Kg7 30. Rb1 Nf6 31. e4 Re7 32. Rb6 Nxd5 33.
exd5 Re4 34. Rb7+ Kh6 35. Rff7 Rxc4 36. Rxh7+ Kg5 37. Rb6 Rf4 38. d6 Rd4 39.
Rc7 R8xd6 40. Rxc5+ Kh6 41. Rxd6 Rxd6 42. Ra5 Rf6 43. Kh2 Rc6 44. h4 Rd6 45.
Kh3 Rc6 46. g3 Rd6 47. Kg4 Rc6 48. Ra4 Rf6 49. Ra3 Rc6 50. Kf4 Kh5 51. Ra5+ Kh6
52. Re5 Rc4+ 53. Re4 Rc5 54. g4 Ra5 55. a4 Rd5 56. Rc4 Rd1 57. Ke5 Rh1 58. Kf6
Rf1+ 59. Ke7 Rh1 60. g5+ Kh5 61. Kf7 Rb1 62. a5 Rb5 63. Rc6 Rxa5 64. Rxg6 Kxh4
65. Kf6 Kg4 66. Rg8 Rf5+ 67. Ke6 Rxg5 {1/2-1/2 Moiseenko,A (2694)-Petrosian,T 
(2602)/Ohrid 2009/CBM}) 17... Bxe6 18. Ng5 Qxe2+ 19. Kxe2 Bxa2 20. Ra1 {
At this point, Fritz 12 was already announcing a near-decisive advantage for
White, as Black cannot avoid serious trouble on the a2-g8 diagonal. An
additional irony was that Giri's clock showed 1:44 at this point, some four
minutes more than he started the game with!} Bf7 21. Rhd1 Rc8 22. Nxf7 Kxf7 23.
Bc4+ Ke8 24. Be6 Nc6 25. Ra6 Ne7 26. Bd7+ Kf8 27. Bxc8 Rxc8 28. Rxa7 Bxc3 29.
Bg5 Nc6 30. Rxh7 Be5 {White is clearly winning comfortably.} 31. Rdd7 c4 32.
Bf4 Bb2 33. Rc7 Nd4+ 34. Kd2 Rxc7 35. Rxc7 c3+ 36. Kd3 Ne6 37. Bd6+ Kg8 38.
Rc8+ Kf7 39. Be5 Ba3 40. Kxc3 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch 100th"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "2013.08.06"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Williams, Simon Kim"]
[Black "Howell, David"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2481"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2013.07.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.08.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.08.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O e6 11. Bg5 Qc7 12. Qd2 Bb7 13. Qe3 Nd7 14. h4 Nf6 15.
Nd2 h5 16. Bf4 Qe7 17. dxc5 bxc5 18. f3 Rfd8 19. Nb3 Rac8 20. Na5 Ba8 21. Ba6
e5 22. Bg5 Rc7 23. Bc4 Kh7 24. Rb5 Qd6 25. Nb3 Rdc8 26. Qc1 Nd7 27. Rd1 Qf8 28.
Na5 Nb6 29. Rb2 Nxc4 30. Nxc4 Bc6 31. Rd6 f6 32. Be3 Be8 33. Rbd2 Bf7 34. Na3
Qe8 35. Qd1 Rb7 36. Kh2 Be6 37. c4 Bf8 38. Nb5 Qf7 39. R6d3 Rc6 40. Nc3 Ra6 41.
Nd5 Kg7 42. Qc1 Rc6 43. Qa3 Qe8 44. Qa4 Rc8 45. Qa5 Qc6 46. Qc3 Re8 47. Rd1 Kf7
48. Bc1 Bg7 49. Qa5 Bf8 50. Be3 Rc8 51. Rb3 Rxb3 52. axb3 a6 53. Nc3 Rb8 54.
Na4 Rxb3 55. Bxc5 Bh6 56. Rd6 Qb7 57. Rxa6 Qd7 58. Rd6 Qb7 59. Bb6 $2 (59. Rxe6
Kxe6 60. Bg1 {Die Gabeldrohung auf c5 hätte die Partie entschieden. Neben
König und Dame wäre auch der Tb3 bedroht.} Bf8 61. Qd8 Be7 62. Qe8 $18) 59...
Qe7 60. Bc7 $2 (60. Rc6 {reichte noch zum Ausgleich:} Ra3 61. Bf2 Bd7 62. Qd5+
Be6 63. Qa5 $11) 60... f5 $19 {Der Angriff auf h4 entscheidet die Partie nun
für Schwarz.} 61. g3 Bf4 {Die Pointe.} 62. Kg2 Bxg3 63. Qd2 (63. Kxg3 f4+ 64.
Kg2 Qxh4 $19) 63... Qxh4 64. Rd7+ Kg8 65. Rd8+ Kg7 (65... Kg7 66. Rd7+ Bxd7 67.
Qxd7+ Kh6 68. Qd2+ f4) 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 21st"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2005.09.19"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Dvoirys, Semen I"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2589"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2005.09.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Paris NAO"]
[BlackTeam "Beer Sheva"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Qa5 10. O-O Qxa2 11. Bg5 Bf6 {This move was invented by a
russian player A.Fominyh as You can see in our next comment .} 12. Bf4 {
It's hard to believe,but this natural move seems to be a novelty!} (12. Qd3
cxd4 13. cxd4 Qa5 14. Qe3 Qd8 15. d5 Nd7 16. Rfd1 Nb6 17. h3 Bxg5 18. Qxg5 Kg7
19. Nd4 e6 20. Qg3 exd5 21. exd5 Qxd5 22. Nb5 Qa2 23. Qc3+ f6 24. Bf3 Bf5 25.
Ra1 Qc4 26. Qxc4 Nxc4 27. Bxb7 Rab8 {was 1/2-1/2 in Gorelov,S-Fominyh,A/
Katowice 1991}) ({and} 12. Bh6 Rd8 13. d5 Nd7 14. Bf4 Nb6 15. Bc7 Rd7 16. Ra1
Qb2 17. Be5 c4 18. Rb1 Qa3 19. Qd2 Rd8 20. Qf4 Bxe5 21. Nxe5 Rf8 22. Qe3 Qd6
23. Qd4 Bd7 24. Nxc4 Nxc4 25. Bxc4 Qc7 26. e5 Rac8 27. Ba2 b6 28. c4 Qc5 29.
Qd2 e6 30. h4 exd5 31. cxd5 Qc2 32. Qxc2 Rxc2 33. Bb3 Re2 34. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 35.
Rxe1 Rc8 36. e6 fxe6 37. dxe6 Be8 38. g4 a5 39. Re4 b5 40. e7+ Kg7 41. g5 a4
42. Be6 Rc7 43. Bd5 Rd7 44. Ba2 Rd2 45. Be6 a3 46. Kg2 a2 47. Re1 Re2 {was 0-1
in Sherbakov,R-Fominyh,A/Perm 1997.}) 12... Bg7 $6 {Giving a whole tempo to
the already better developed side just cannot be good .} (12... cxd4 13. cxd4
Nc6 14. d5 Rd8 {looks like a normal "gruenfeld" play.}) 13. Qd3 cxd4 14. cxd4
Qa5 {Black suddenly starts to worry about his queen and looses two more tempi
to bring her home .} 15. Rfc1 Qd8 {Funny position ! Black is a pawn up,he has
two connected passed pawns on the queenside,but he is heavily behind in
development with almost all his pieces on initial squares . On the other hand
White has central majority and all his pieces are already in action,so we can
say that he has more than enough compensation for a pawn.} 16. d5 Nd7 17. Bc7
Qe8 18. Qa3 Nf6 {The only way to finish development,since "Fominyh's" move} (
18... Nb6 {is not available anymore .}) 19. Ne5 a6 ({Of course not} 19... Nxe4
$4 20. Bb5 {with mate to the queen .}) 20. f3 Nd7 21. Nc4 ({Probably better was
} 21. Nxd7 Bxd7 (21... Qxd7 $2 22. Bb5) 22. Rxb7 {with a clear plus .}) 21...
Bd4+ ({Black should try to untangle himself with} 21... b5 22. Na5 e6 {and if}
23. Nc6 {then} Bb7) 22. Kh1 f6 {Now Bd4 is exposed and cut off from other
black pieces .} 23. f4 (23. Bb6 Nxb6 24. Nxb6 Rb8 ({or} 24... Bxb6 25. Rxb6 {
with a complete paralisation .}) 25. Nxc8 Rxc8 26. Rxb7 Rxc1+ 27. Qxc1 Be5 {
is,of course,clearly better for White,but could have some drawish tendencies .}
) 23... Bc5 24. Qg3 Ra7 $6 (24... b5 {immediately looks better .}) 25. Ba5 b5
26. Nd2 Bd6 27. Bg4 Kh8 {Diagram # Already short on time Black overlooks a
central blow,but his position was difficult anyway .} 28. e5 fxe5 29. fxe5 Bxe5
30. Qe3 ({Black was counting on} 30. Bxd7 Bxg3 31. Bxe8 Rxe8 32. hxg3 Rd7 {
with some practical chances to survive,but after the text move he was obliged
to give up because he cannot avoid heavy material losses .}) 1-0

[Event "Moscow op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.02.10"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ponkratov, Pavel"]
[Black "Savchenko, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2584"]
[BlackElo "2584"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2013.02.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Qa4+ {
Um den schwarzen Entwicklungsplan zu stören. Außerdem kommt man damit in
andere Varianten als die üblichen Grünfeld-Trampelpfade.} Qd7 (7... Nd7 8.
Nf3 O-O 9. Be3 c5 10. Rc1 Nb6 11. Qd1 Bg4 12. Be2 Bxf3 13. gxf3 cxd4 14. cxd4
Qd7 15. O-O Rac8 16. Qd2 Rfd8 17. Rfd1 Rxc1 18. Qxc1 Rc8 19. Qa3 Na4 20. Bf1 b5
21. Rc1 Rxc1 22. Qxc1 Bxd4 23. Bxb5 Bxe3 24. Bxd7 Bxc1 25. Bxa4 Bf4 26. h3 Be5
27. Kg2 Bf4 28. Kg1 Be5 29. Kg2 Bf4 30. Kg1 {1/2-1/2 (30) Carlsen,M (2835)
-Caruana,F (2770) Moscow 2012 CBM 149 [Krasenkow,M]}) 8. Qb3 O-O 9. Nf3 (9. Be3
c5 10. d5 e6 11. Bc4 exd5 12. Bxd5 Qc7 13. Ne2 Nd7 14. Bf4 Ne5 15. O-O c4 16.
Qb4 Re8 17. Bg3 Rb8 18. Qxc4 Qxc4 19. Bxc4 Bd7 20. Rfd1 Nxc4 21. Bxb8 Ba4 22.
Bxa7 Bxd1 23. Rxd1 Rxe4 24. Rd8+ Bf8 25. Bc5 Rxe2 26. g4 Rxa2 27. g5 Ne5 28.
Bxf8 f6 29. Be7+ Kf7 30. Bxf6 Ra5 31. Kg2 Ng4 32. Rd7+ Ke6 33. Re7+ Kf5 34. Bd4
Kxg5 35. Rxh7 Ne5 36. Rxb7 Nc4 37. Rc7 Nd6 38. Be3+ Kf5 39. Kf3 Ra4 40. Bd4 Ke6
41. Rg7 Kf5 42. Ra7 Rxa7 43. Bxa7 Nc4 44. Bb8 Nb2 45. Bg3 Nc4 46. h3 g5 47. Ke2
Ke4 48. f3+ Kd5 49. Bc7 Ke6 50. Kd3 Kd5 51. f4 gxf4 52. Bxf4 Nb2+ 53. Kc2 Nc4
54. h4 Ke4 55. Bc1 Ne5 56. h5 Nd7 57. h6 Nf6 58. c4 Nh7 59. Kb3 {1-0 (59)
Kramnik,V (2784) -Giri,A (2686) Wijk aan Zee 2011 CBM 141 [Krasenkow,M]}) 9...
c5 10. Be3 b6 (10... cxd4 11. cxd4 Nc6 12. Rd1 Qd6 13. h3 Bd7 14. Bd3 Qb4+ 15.
Qxb4 Nxb4 16. Bb1 Rac8 17. Kd2 f5 18. a3 Nc6 19. Ba2+ Kh8 20. d5 Ne5 21. Nxe5
Bxe5 22. f4 Bc3+ 23. Ke2 fxe4 24. Bxa7 Bb2 25. Rd2 Bg7 26. Rb1 b5 27. Be3 Rc3
28. Rb3 Ra8 29. d6 exd6 30. Rxc3 Bxc3 31. Rxd6 Be8 32. Bd5 Rb8 33. Rb6 Rxb6 34.
Bxb6 Kg7 35. Ke3 Kf6 36. Bd4+ Bxd4+ 37. Kxd4 Ke7 38. Bxe4 Kd6 39. g4 Bd7 40.
Bd3 h5 41. gxh5 gxh5 42. h4 Bc6 43. Bg6 Bf3 44. Be8 {1-0 (44) Nepomniachtchi,I
(2716) -Kurnosov,I (2663) Tyumen 2012}) 11. Be2 $146 (11. Rd1 cxd4 12. cxd4 Bb7
13. Bd3 Nc6 14. O-O Na5 15. Qb1 Rac8 16. d5 Nc4 17. Bd4 {1/2-1/2 (17) Lukacs,P
(2412)-Flumbort,A (2448) Hungary 2005}) 11... cxd4 12. cxd4 Nc6 13. O-O Qd6 14.
Rfd1 Na5 15. Qd3 Be6 (15... Bb7 $5) 16. Qb5 {Ein recht eigenwilliges Manöver,
um die Dame zu Königsflügel zu bringen.} Rfc8 17. Qg5 Rc2 18. Bd3 Rxa2 19.
Rac1 Nb3 20. e5 Qd7 21. Rb1 Bd5 22. Qh4 f6 ({Über} 22... Rc8 23. Ng5 h6 24. e6
Bxe6 25. Nxe6 Qxe6 26. d5 {hätte sich Weiß gefreut.}) 23. Qg3 a5 {Den
a-Bauern bis a1 zu ziehen ist oft der einfachste Gewinnpaln für
Grünfeld-Spieler.} 24. h4 a4 25. h5 gxh5 {Kaltblütig.} 26. Nh4 (26. Bh6 {
bringt aus dem gleichen Grund auch nichts:} Qg4) 26... Qg4 27. Qh2 fxe5 {
Erlaubt eine Zugwiederholung} ({Nach} 27... e6 {folgt} 28. f3 {und die Dame
hat keine Felder, aber} Rxg2+ 29. Nxg2 Bxf3 30. exf6 Bxf6 31. Rf1 Bxd4 32. Bxd4
Qxd4+ 33. Rf2 Bg4 {ist ziemlich unklar. Weiß hat einen Turm mehr, aber keinen
einzigen Bauern.}) (27... Bf8 $5 28. Bf5 (28. exf6 $5 exf6 29. Qc7) 28... Qg7)
28. Bf5 Qe2 29. dxe5 $2 (29. Bd3 Qg4 30. Bf5 {mit Remis. Aber Weiß spielt
Alles oder Nichts. Und hätte fast Recht behalten.}) 29... e6 $2 (29... Rb2 {
gewann sofort, weil der a-Bauer läuft.}) 30. Rxd5 exf5 $2 (30... exd5 31. Nf3
d4 32. Qxh5 dxe3 33. Bxh7+ Kf8 34. Qf5+ Ke7 35. Qg5+ {mit Remis durch
Dauerschach als möglichem Ausgang.}) 31. Nxf5 Qc2 32. Ne7+ ({Es gewann auch} 
32. Qxh5 $1 Qxb1+ 33. Kh2) 32... Kh8 33. Rbd1 Rf8 34. Qxh5 Rxf2 35. Rd8+ $2 {
Zwingt den Läufer nach f8, von wo dieser nun das De8- Matt deckt.} (35. R5d2
$1 Nxd2 (35... Rxd2 36. Qe8+ Bf8 37. Qxf8#) 36. Bxf2 {und nun:} Bf8 {sonst
Matt auf e8} 37. e6 Nf3+ 38. Qxf3 Qxf2+ 39. Qxf2 Rxf2 40. Kxf2 Bxe7 41. Rd7
Bc5+ 42. Ke2 Kg8 43. g4 a3 44. Kd3 h6 45. Rf7 $18 {Schwarz kommt in Zugzwang
und muss seine "Festung" aufgeben.}) 35... Bf8 36. R1d2 $2 (36. Ng6+ Kg8 37.
Ne7+ Kh8 $11) 36... Nxd2 37. Bxf2 Qb1+ 38. Kh2 Nf1+ 39. Kh3 Rxf2 40. Qg5 Qb3+
41. g3 Rh2+ 42. Kg4 Qxg3+ 0-1

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 16th"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2015.10.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Korobov, Anton"]
[Black "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2015.09.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 e6 13. f4 Bc7 ({Früher
spielte man häufiger} 13... Bg7) 14. O-O exd5 15. exd5 Ba5 16. Ba3 ({Die
Hauptvariante ist} 16. d6 {z.B.:} Rb8 (16... b6 17. Bf3 Rb8 18. Bb2 Bf5 19.
Rbe1 b5 20. g4 Be6 21. f5 Bc4 22. Re7 Qb6 23. f6 Kh8 24. Be4 Rg8 25. Rf3 Bd3
26. Qh6 c4+ 27. Kg2 Bxe4 28. Rxe4 {1-0 (28) Pelletier,Y (2589)-Bu,X (2682)
Khanty-Mansiysk 2009}) 17. Bb2 b5 18. Rbd1 Bd7 19. Bf3 c4 20. Kh1 Bf5 21. Qd4
Bb6 22. Qd5 Be6 23. Qe5 Qd7 24. Ba3 Rfe8 $11 {0-1 (66) Pelletier,Y (2590)
-Caruana,F (2711) Biel 2011}) 16... Qd6 (16... b6) 17. Rb5 Bb6 18. c4 Bf5 19.
g4 Be4 20. Bb2 f6 {[#]} 21. g5 {Die Schwächung der langen Diagonale bringt
Weiß weiter in Vorteil.} Qd7 (21... f5 22. Qc3 $18) 22. Bxf6 Bd8 23. Bb2 Qh3 {
[#] Finden Sie Matt in Eins.} 24. Rf2 Bxg5 25. Rxb7 {Hält mit der Drohung Tg7
dagegen. Nehmen auf g5 wäre natürlich schlecht gewesen.} (25. fxg5 $2 Rxf2
26. Kxf2 Qxh2+ $11) 25... Bf6 26. Bxf6 Rxf6 27. Re7 Bf5 28. d6 Rd8 29. Qd5+ Re6
30. Rxe6 ({Stark war auch} 30. Rf3 Qg4+ 31. Kh1 $18) 30... Bxe6 31. Qxc5 Rb8
32. Rf1 Rb2 33. Qe5 Rd2 34. Rb1 Rxd6 {[#]} 35. Rb8+ ({Aber nicht} 35. Qxd6 $2
Qe3+ 36. Kf1 Bh3+ 37. Ke1 Qg1+ 38. Kd2 Qxb1 $14) (35. Rb8+ Kf7 36. Qxd6 Qe3+
37. Kf1 Bh3+ 38. Ke1 Qg1+ 39. Kd2 {Es gibt kein Schach mehr und Weiß setzt
matt.}) 1-0

[Event "Dilijan FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Dilijan"]
[Date "2013.06.26"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khotenashvili, Bela"]
[Black "Harika, Dronavalli"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2531"]
[BlackElo "2492"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2013.06.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Khotenashvili had a completely winning position against Harika. She missed
several winning continuations, the last time on move 43.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3.
Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Qa4+ Nd7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Bg5 c5 10.
Rc1 a6 11. Qa3 b6 12. Bd3 h6 13. Be3 e5 14. d5 f5 15. c4 Qe7 16. Rb1 Bb7 17.
Bc2 b5 18. Qa5 f4 19. Bd2 Qd6 20. O-O g5 21. h3 Bf6 22. cxb5 axb5 23. Qxb5 Rfb8
24. Ba4 Nf8 25. Qb6 Qxb6 26. Rxb6 Rxa4 27. Rxf6 Ba6 28. Re1 Bd3 29. Nxe5 Bxe4
30. Nc6 Rb7 31. Bc3 Rf7 32. Rxh6 Rh7 33. Rd6 g4 34. hxg4 Rc4 35. Bd2 f3 36. g3
Rc2 37. Rxe4 Rxd2 38. Re1 Re2 39. Rc1 Nd7 40. Re6 Rxa2 41. Re8+ Kg7 42. Rce1
Nf6 43. R1e7+ $2 (43. d6 Rd2 44. R8e7+ Kg8 45. g5 Ng4 46. Ra1 Rg7 47. g6 $18)
43... Kh6 {and Black can survive.} 44. Rxh7+ Kxh7 45. Re7+ Kg8 46. Ne5 Ra1+ 47.
Kh2 Re1 48. Re6 Nxd5 49. Rg6+ Kh7 50. Rg5 Rf1 51. Nd3 c4 52. Rxd5 cxd3 53. Rxd3
Rxf2+ 54. Kg1 Rg2+ 55. Kf1 Rxg3 56. Kf2 Rxg4 57. Kxf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tbilisi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2015.02.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2015.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Nb6 6. e3 Bg7 7. f4 {An
interesting and recent approach to battling the Grunfeld. White prevents e5 at
all costs, but he is of course still vulnerable to c5.} O-O 8. Nf3 Bg4 9. h3
Bxf3 10. Qxf3 N8d7 11. O-O-O $5 {An intersting decision. This allows White to
play a quick h4-h5 to attack the kingside if he wants, so it pushes Black to
activate his pieces immediately.} e6 12. Kb1 c5 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. e4 Qe7 15.
Be2 Rad8 16. Rhe1 Rd4 17. e5 f6 $1 {Of course Black has to keep creating
threats.} 18. Nb5 Rd5 19. Bb4 fxe5 20. Qa3 $1 {A nice sacrifice. White has
multiple threats, especially on the a3-f8 diagonal, and Black has to be
careful of opening the center too quickly as well as the a7 pawn.} Nbd7 21. Bg4
Rxf4 $6 (21... Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 h5 23. Bf3 exf4 24. Nd6 $13) 22. Rxd5 exd5 23.
Nc3 {Black's center cannot be held. The threat is Bxd7.} (23. Bxd7 {doesn't
work yet} Qxd7 24. Bxc5 Qxb5 {this is why Kasimdzhanov moved his knight.})
23... Rf7 $2 {This, though, is a serious mistake.} (23... Rc4 $1 24. Nxd5 Qf7 {
now the knight on c5 is defended} 25. Ne3 Rxb4 26. Qxb4 Nd3 27. Qxb7 Nxe1 28.
Bxd7 $14) 24. Nxd5 Qd6 25. Rd1 b6 26. Qxa7 {Now Black is very tied down and he
cannot hold all of his pieces together.} e4 27. Bxd7 e3 {desperation} (27...
Rxd7 28. Bxc5 bxc5 29. Qxd7 Qxd7 30. Nf6+ $18) 28. Nxe3 $1 Qe5 (28... Rxd7 29.
Rxd6 Rxa7 30. Nc4 {was also hopeless.}) 29. Qa8+ (29. Qa8+ Rf8 30. Qd5+ {
forces the trade of queens and White remains up a piece.}) 1-0

[Event "Tbilisi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2015.02.26"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2810"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2015.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
h3 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Nc6 11. Be3 f5 12. Bc4+ Kh8 13. O-O fxe4 (13... f4
14. Bd2 Nxd4 15. Bc3 {Ivanchuk-Navara, 2014.}) 14. Ng5 e5 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Bd5
h6 17. Nxe4 Bxh3 $1 18. gxh3 (18. Rb1 Qh4 19. Rxb7 Rad8 $1 20. Rxg7 $1 Kxg7 21.
Qd4 {with very unclear play still.}) 18... Nf3+ 19. Kg2 (19. Kh1 Qd7 20. Kg2
Rad8 21. Bb3 Qc7 $1 {Theatens mate on h2 and the queen on d1!}) 19... Nh4+ 20.
Kg1 (20. Kh1 Qd7 21. Qg4 Qxd5 22. Rad1 (22. Qxh4 Rae8 23. f3 Rxf3 $1 24. Rxf3
Rxe4 25. Qe1 Rf4 26. Bxf4 Qxf3+ 27. Kg1 Bd4+ 28. Be3 Bxe3+ 29. Kh2 $11) 22...
Qh5 23. Qxh5 gxh5 $11) 20... Nf3+ 21. Kg2 Nh4+ 22. Kg1 Nf3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-chA 86th"]
[Site "Caen"]
[Date "2011.08.25"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2011.08.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Bg7 6. e4 Nb6 7. Be3 O-O 8.
Bb5 Be6 9. Nf3 N8d7 10. Be2 c5 11. dxc5 Nc4 12. Bxc4 Bxc4 13. Bd4 e5 14. Be3
Rc8 15. b3 Be6 16. b4 f5 17. Bg5 Qe8 18. Nb5 fxe4 19. Nd6 {Black is already in
big trouble.} exf3 20. g3 e4 21. Nxe8 Rcxe8 22. O-O Bxa1 23. Qxa1 Bc4 24. Rc1
Bd3 25. Qd4 Ne5 {Count the material: White has a queen for rook and knight,
and a position a 2700+ GM should not have problems winning.} 26. b5 $2 Bxb5 27.
Qxe4 Nd3 {Oops, now the game is a draw.} 28. Qd5+ Rf7 29. Rb1 Nxf2 30. Rxb5 (
30. Kxf2 $4 Re2+ {and mate to follow.}) 30... Ng4 31. Rb1 Re2 32. Qd8+ Rf8 33.
Qd5+ Rf7 34. Qd8+ Rf8 35. Qd5+ {A lucky escape for Vachier-Lagrave.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 18th"]
[Site "Olginka"]
[Date "2011.04.22"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Areshchenko, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2687"]
[Annotator "Caruana,F"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2011.04.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moscow ShSM-64"]
[BlackTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 {
I have played many games with 7.Bc4, but I decided to try a different
variation for this game.} c5 8. Be3 Bg4 {A somewhat rare move, although it's
not clear exactly why, because the move looks very natural.} 9. Rc1 Bxf3 {
My opponent decided to deviate from a game of mine against Rodshtein, in
favour of a move recently endorsed by Ian Nepomniachtchi.} ({After} 9... O-O
10. d5 Qa5 11. Qd2 Bxf3 12. gxf3 c4 13. Bd4 Nd7 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Bxc4 Rac8 16.
Bb3 Rc5 {Black obtained good compensation and made a comfortable draw in
Caruana-Rodshtein, Biel 2010. Perhaps this is why White should consider 10.Be2,
as recently played by Kramnik against Vachier Lagrave.}) 10. gxf3 cxd4 11. cxd4
O-O {I didn't clearly remember the details of the game Giri-Nepomniachtchi
from Wijk aan Zee, but I remembered that Black got a solid position after
playing ...e6. And indeed, after calculating some variations, it seemed like
my centre would become immbolised after that. So I played a logical move:} 12.
d5 $1 $146 {In fact, Anish told me after the game that he had considered this
move to be most promising for White.} (12. f4 {seems to give Black a
reasonable position:} e6 13. Bg2 Nc6 14. e5 Qa5+ 15. Qd2 Qa6 16. Qe2 Qa5+ 17.
Qd2 Qa6 {, and most likely White should have acquiesed in the repetition now,
as Black has fully equalised.} 18. Bf1 Qa4 19. Rc4 Qb5 20. Rc5 Qb1+ 21. Ke2 Qe4
22. f3 Qf5 23. h4 Qh5 24. Bf2 Rfd8 25. Bh3 Bf8 26. Bg4 Qh6 27. Rc4 Rd5 28. h5
Rad8 29. Rh3 Bc5 30. hxg6 Qxg6 31. f5 exf5 32. Bh5 Nxd4+ 33. Kf1 Nxf3 34. Qxd5
Rxd5 35. Bxf3 Bxf2 36. Bxd5 Qg1+ 37. Ke2 Qe1+ 38. Kf3 Qf1 {0-1 Giri,A (2686)
-Nepomniachtchi,I (2733)/Wijk aan Zee NED 2011/The Week in Chess 846}) 12...
Nd7 13. Bh3 {I was happy with this move during the game, because the pressure
down the long diagonal seemed very annoying, especially as Black will be
unable to play ...Rc8.} ({However, the simple} 13. Be2 {deserves consideration
as well.}) 13... Kh8 {A slow but nevertheless interesting move. Areshchenko is
preparing ...f5, removing his king from g8 in view of the eventual pin after
White plays Rg1.} (13... f5 14. exf5 gxf5 15. Rg1 Kh8 {, and here White has
the very strong} 16. Rg5 $1 {, attacking the f5-pawn for which Black has no
comfortable defence. After} Nb6 17. Bxf5 Nxd5 18. Be4 Nxe3 19. fxe3 {, if
Black opts for the endgame he will be clearly worse due to the dominating
position of the bishop on e4.}) ({Another totally different approach was to
play} 13... b6 $5 14. O-O Nc5 {, and if White takes on c5 then Black gains
total control over the dark squares.}) 14. f4 {I logically continue with my
plan. If Black doesn't come up with something fast he will be run down by my
enormous centre.} f5 $1 {Of course, totally forced.} 15. e5 {A very commital
move, which I spent a great deal of time over. I had to calculate all the
details of the sacarifice with 17.Rxg7. Of course there was no objective
reason to go for this; I understood that it was a risky sacrifice, but I felt
this would be my chance to win the game.} ({White could have continued with a
slight advantage after} 15. exf5 gxf5 16. O-O {, when the bishop pair is quite
strong. However, Black's position is very solid and I wanted more!}) 15... g5 {
This was the clear idea behind Black's last move. White's centre is being
undermined by the base.} 16. Rg1 gxf4 17. Rxg7 {The point of my play. Black is
forced to take the rook, after which he will be up an exchange, but White has
compensation based on his pair of bishops and strong centre, as well as
Black's vulnerable king. A lot of people told me they felt White had great
compensation after this sac (as did I), but in reality White can only be worse.
The reason is that White's king is also very weak, and will come under attack
in the future.} Kxg7 (17... fxe3 $2 {just loses:} 18. Rxh7+ Kxh7 19. Qh5+ Kg8 (
19... Kg7 20. Ke2 exf2 21. Qg5+ Kh8 22. Rc4 $18) 20. Qg6+ Kh8 21. Ke2 ({
but definitely not} 21. Rc4 $4 Qa5+) 21... exf2 22. Qh6+ Kg8 23. Rc3 $18) 18.
Bxf4 Kh8 {It's very hard to develop White's attack. For example, 19.Qd4 is met
by 19...Qb6. I decided to move my king away from the check on a5.} 19. Kf1 $6 {
Although this was far too slow.} (19. Qd3 {would have offered better chances
for equality.}) 19... Rc8 20. Rxc8 ({A variation to demonstrate how vulnerable
White's king is:} 20. Bh6 $2 Rxc1 21. Qxc1 Rg8 22. Bxf5 Qb6 {, threatening ...
Qa6 and winning.}) 20... Qxc8 21. Qd4 b6 $4 {A terrible mistake, which
surprisingly already loses the game!} ({I was expecting} 21... Qc5 22. Qxc5
Nxc5 23. Bg5 {, when White has reasonable compensation in the endgame.} e6 24.
Be7 Rc8 25. dxe6 Nxe6 26. Bxf5 Re8 27. Bf6+ Kg8 28. f3 {, and the bishop pair
is quite strong. White will continue with Kf2-e3, and should have sufficient
play for equality.}) ({However, there was the very strong} 21... Qc2 $1 {
In fact, after this move I can't find a way to save the game.} 22. e6+ Nf6 23.
d6 Qb1+ 24. Kg2 Rg8+ 25. Bg3 Qe4+ 26. Qxe4 Nxe4 27. dxe7 f4 28. e8=Q Rxe8 29.
Bxf4 Nc5 {, winning the e6-pawn and the game.}) 22. e6+ Nf6 23. Bxf5 {Now
White wins. Black is completely tied down and is unable to prevent d6.} Qa6+ (
23... Qc5 {also loses:} 24. Qxc5 bxc5 25. d6 exd6 26. Bxd6 Re8 27. Be5 Kg7 28.
Ke2 {, with a deadly pin Black cannot remove himself from.}) 24. Bd3 Qxa2 25.
Be5 {Simple play. My beautiful bishops are dominating. Black can only try to
stir up a mess with his queen. Although I was very low on time at this point,
I converted the advantage accurately.} Qb3 {Trying to land a check on d1.} (
25... Qd2 26. d6 Qd1+ 27. Kg2 Rg8+ 28. Bg3 Rg4 29. Qc3 $18) 26. Ke2 Qa2+ 27.
Ke1 Kg8 (27... Qa5+ 28. Kd1 {ends all the checks.}) 28. Qh4 Qa5+ 29. Ke2 Qa2+
30. Ke1 Qa5+ 31. Kd1 Qa3 (31... Qxd5 32. Qg5+ Kh8 33. Bxf6+ $18) 32. Qg5+ Kh8
33. Qf5 Qa4+ 34. Ke2 {Finally all the checks are finished.} Qh4 35. d6 exd6 36.
e7 1-0

[Event "Yerevan op"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Yuneev, Alexey"]
[Black "Kudrin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 Qa5 9. Rb1 b6 (9... a6 10. Rc1 O-O 11. d5 Nd7 12. Nf3 b5 13. Bd3 c4 14. Bb1
e5 15. dxe6 fxe6 16. h4 $36 {Epishin,V-Timman,J/Dortmund/1994/1|0/33/}) 10.
Bb5+ (10. Rb5 Qa4 11. Rb2 Ba6 12. Bxa6 Nxa6 13. Ne2 e5 14. O-O Rd8 15. Qd1 Qc4
16. Rd2 O-O $15 {Dokhoian,Y-Dvoirys,S/Helsinki/1992/0|1/48/}) 10... Bd7 11. Bd3
$5 (11. Be2 $5 O-O 12. Rc1 Bb5 13. d5 Nd7 14. c4 Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2 Ba4 16. Nh3 e6
17. Nf4 $14 {Karpov,A-Timman,J/Amsterdam/1993/1|0/53/}) 11... O-O (11... cxd4
12. cxd4 Nc6 13. Ne2 O-O 14. Qxa5 Nxa5 15. Kd2 f5 16. f3 e5 17. d5 $14 {
Karpov,A-Krasenkov,M/Moscow/1992/1|0/34/}) (11... Nc6 12. Nf3 O-O 13. Rc1 e6
14. d5 exd5 15. exd5 Ne5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. c4 $14 {Tunik,G-Atalik,S/Budapest/
1992/0,5/40/}) 12. Ne2 e6 13. h4 h5 (13... Nc6 14. h5 cxd4 15. cxd4 Rfc8 $132)
14. g4 $1 cxd4 15. cxd4 Qxd2+ 16. Kxd2 hxg4 17. h5 e5 (17... Nc6 18. hxg6 fxg6
19. e5 Ne7 20. Rbg1 $16) 18. hxg6 exd4 (18... fxg6 $4 19. Bc4+ $18) 19. Nxd4
Nc6 20. Nxc6 Bxc6 21. Rhg1 Rad8 22. Rxg4 fxg6 23. Ke2 $16 Be8 24. f4 Bf7 (24...
Bd4 25. Bc4+ Kg7 (25... Bf7 26. Rxg6+ Kh7 27. Bxf7 Rxf7 28. f5 $18) 26. Rd1 $16
) 25. a4 Rd7 (25... Bd4 $5) 26. Rbg1 (26. e5 Rxd3 27. Kxd3 Be6 28. Rbg1 Bxg4
29. Rxg4 Kf7 30. Bd4 $14) 26... Rfd8 27. Bb1 Bc4+ (27... Bd4 28. e5 Bxe3 29.
Kxe3 $18) 28. Kf3 Rd1 29. Rxg6 Rxg1 30. Rxg1 Bb3 31. e5 Rd1 32. Ba2 $1 $18 Rd3
(32... Rxg1 33. Bxb3+ $18) 33. Bxb3+ Rxb3 34. e6 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Nepomnishay, Mikhail I"]
[Black "Karasev, Vladimir I"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2405"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1995.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Be2 (8. Rb1 $5) 8... O-O (8... Nc6 9. Be3 Bg4 10. e5 cxd4 11. cxd4 O-O 12. O-O
Qd7 (12... Qa5 13. Qb3 $16) 13. Qd2 Rfd8 14. Rfd1 Rac8 15. Rac1 (15. Rab1 $14)
15... Be6 16. Ng5 Bd5 17. Nh3 $1 e6 18. Bg5 Ne7 19. Nf4 $1 $16 {Lenskij,
I-Nikolenko,O/corr/1986/}) 9. O-O Bg4 10. Be3 (10. Rb1 $5) 10... Qa5 (10... Nc6
11. d5 Na5 12. Bxc5 Bxc3 13. Rc1 $16) (10... cxd4 11. cxd4 Nc6 12. d5 Bxf3 (
12... Bxa1 13. Qxa1 Na5 14. Bh6 f6 15. Bxf8 Kxf8 16. Qd4 $16)) 11. Qb3 cxd4 12.
cxd4 Nc6 13. Rad1 Qb4 14. Qxb4 Nxb4 15. Rd2 $16 Rfd8 16. Rb1 Nc6 17. d5 (17.
Rxb7 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Bxd4 19. Bxd4 Nxd4) 17... Na5 18. Rc2 e6 19. Bg5 $1 Rdc8 $6
(19... f6 20. Bd2 b6 21. Bxa5 bxa5 22. Bc4 (22. dxe6 Bxe6 23. Bc4 $16) 22... e5
) (19... Rd7 20. Bb5 Rd6 21. Be7 Rb6 22. Bc5 $18) (19... Rd6 20. Bf4 Rd7 21.
Bb5 Rdd8 22. Bc7 Rdc8 23. Bd7 $18) 20. Rxc8+ Rxc8 21. d6 f6 22. Bd2 b6 23. d7
Rd8 24. Bxa5 bxa5 25. Rb7 $18 Bxf3 (25... e5 26. Nxe5 $1 Bxe2 27. Nc6) (25...
Kf7 26. Nd4 $1 Bxe2 27. Nc6) 26. Bxf3 Kf7 27. Bd1 f5 28. exf5 gxf5 29. Rxa7 Ke7
30. Ba4 Bc3 31. Rb7 Be5 32. g3 Rb8 33. Ra7 Rb1+ $1 (33... Bc3) 34. Kg2 Bf6 35.
Ra8 1-0

[Event "Rakvere Keres Memorial"]
[Site "Rakvere"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Black "Yermolinsky, Alex"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1993.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 (10... Bxc3+ 11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12. Qxd2 Na5 13. h4 f6
14. h5 g5 15. Qc3 $1 $16 {Novik,M-Arbakov,V /Bratislava/1991 Inf 52/463/}) 11.
Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 b6 (12... e6 13. f4 Bg7 14. c4 exd5 15. cxd5 Bd4 16. Bb2 Qb6
17. Bd3 c4 18. Bxc4 Re8 19. Qxd4 Qxd4 20. Bxd4 Rxe4+ 21. Kd2 Rxd4+ 22. Kc3 Rxf4
23. d6 $16 {Gaft,S-Nadanjan,A /corr/1990 Inf 52/464/}) 13. O-O (13. f4 Bg7 14.
c4 e6 15. Bb2 $1 Bxb2 16. Rxb2 Re8 17. e5 Bb7 18. O-O exd5 19. Bf3 f6 20. Re1
fxe5 21. fxe5 $1 $16 {Khalifman,A-Khenkin,I 7Leningrad71989 Inf 48/615/}) 13...
e6 14. Bc4 $5 $146 (14. f4 Bg7 15. dxe6 fxe6 (15... Bxe6 16. f5 Bc8 17. Qxd8
Rxd8 18. Bg5 f6 19. Bc4+ Kh8 20. Bh4 Bb7 21. Rbe1 Rd2 22. Rf2 Rad8 23. Bd5 $1
$16 {Chernin,A-Alterman,B /Beer Sheva/1992 Inf 54/469/}) 16. Qe3 Bb7 17. Bc4
Qd7 18. f5 gxf5 19. exf5 Bd5 20. Qd3 $1 Qc6 21. Bg5 $3 $16 {Gelfand,B-Smejkal,
J /Novi Sad/1990 Inf 50/488/}) 14... Bg7 (14... Qf6 $5) 15. Qc2 Qf6 16. Bd2
exd5 17. Bxd5 Rb8 18. Qa4 $1 $14 a6 19. c4 b5 20. Qa3 (20. cxb5 axb5 21. Rxb5
Bd7) (20. Qa5 Qd8 21. Qxd8 Rxd8 22. Be3 Bf8) 20... Be6 (20... b4 21. Qa5 $16) (
20... Qb6 $5) 21. Qxa6 Bxd5 22. Qxf6 Bxf6 23. cxd5 Rfe8 24. Rfe1 Bd4 25. a3 (
25. Kf1 b4 $5) 25... f5 26. exf5 gxf5 (26... Rxe1+ $5 27. Bxe1 gxf5) 27. Rxe8+
Rxe8 28. Kf1 Rb8 29. Ke2 Kf7 30. Kd3 Kf6 31. f4 Ke7 32. a4 $1 b4 33. a5 Kd6 (
33... Ra8 34. Bxb4 $1 $18) 34. Kc4 b3 35. Rxb3 Rxb3 36. Kxb3 Kxd5 37. a6 (37.
Bc3 Be3 38. Be5 $16) 37... Kc6 38. Kc4 (38. Ba5 Kb5 39. a7 c4+) 38... Kb6 39.
Bc3 $2 (39. Kd5 Kxa6 40. Ke6 c4 41. Kxf5 Bb2 42. Ke6 c3 43. Be3 c2 44. f5 c1=Q
45. Bxc1 Bxc1 46. f6 Kb6 47. f7 Ba3 48. Kf6 Kc6 49. Kg7 $18) 39... Be3 40. g4
fxg4 41. Be5 Kxa6 42. f5 Kb6 $10 43. Kd5 h5 44. f6 h4 45. f7 Bh6 46. Bd6 c4 47.
Kxc4 Kc6 48. Bf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup2"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Rychagov, Andrey"]
[Black "Baikov, Vladimir A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1996.11.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8.
Ba4 O-O (8... b5 $5) 9. Ne2 e5 10. O-O Qe7 11. Qc2 (11. Bc2 Rd8 12. a4 Be6 13.
Ba3 Qe8 14. Bd3 Nd7 15. a5 Rac8 16. Rb1 b5 17. axb6 axb6 18. Qd2 b5 $132 {
Kramnik,V-Stohl,I/Chalkidiki/1992/0,5/28/}) 11... Re8 $5 {N/} (11... Nd7 12.
Bb3 Re8 13. f3 Nf8 14. Be3 Be6 15. Rad1 Bxb3 16. axb3 exd4 17. cxd4 f5 18. Ng3
$16 {Gleizerov,E-Odeev,H/Voskresensk/1993/1|0/32/}) (11... Be6 12. Be3 Nd7 13.
Rad1 Nb6 14. Bb3 Rfd8 15. f4 $36 {Gleizerov,E-Swol,M/Cappelle La Grande/1995/0,
5/22/}) 12. d5 (12. f3 $5) 12... b5 13. Bb3 Bb7 (13... c5 14. a4 c4 15. Ba2 a6
16. Rb1 $16) 14. a4 cxd5 (14... a6 15. Ba3 c5 16. Rad1 Nd7 17. c4 $16) 15. exd5
a6 16. Ba3 Qc7 17. f4 Nd7 18. f5 Nf6 (18... Nc5 19. fxg6 hxg6 20. d6 $18) 19.
Rad1 Ng4 (19... Rad8 $5) 20. fxg6 hxg6 21. Ng3 Kh8 $6 (21... Ne3 22. d6 (22.
Qf2 Nxd1 23. Rxd1 Qxc3 $19) 22... Nxc2 (22... Qc6 $5 23. Qf2 Nxd1 24. Rxd1 (24.
Bxf7+ Kh8 (24... Kh7 25. Bxg6+ Kxg6 26. Qf5+ Kh6 27. Qh5#) 25. Bxe8 (25. Rxd1
Rf8 $22 26. d7 Rxf7 27. d8=Q+ Rxd8 28. Rxd8+ Kh7 29. Qd2 e4 $36) 25... Rxe8 $6
(25... Nxf2 26. Bxc6 Bxc6 27. Rxf2 bxa4 $13) 26. Rxd1 Qxc3 27. d7 Rd8 28. Be7
$18) 24... Qd7 $15) 23. dxc7 Nxa3 24. Bxf7+ Kh7 25. Bxe8 Rxe8 26. Rd8 Rg8 27.
Rfd1 $16) 22. Ne4 $1 Ne3 23. Qf2 Nxf1 24. Qh4+ $1 Kg8 25. Ng5 $18 Re7 26. Rxf1
Bc8 (26... f6 27. Qh7+ Kf8 28. Ne6+ $18) 27. Qh7+ Kf8 28. Rxf7+ 1-0

[Event "POL-chT 50th"]
[Site "Lubniewice"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ivanov, Sergey"]
[Black "Zezulkin, Jurij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[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 "Bielsko-Biala Wlokniarz"]
[BlackTeam "Jasien LKS ZPD"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O a5 13. Bg5 (13. Bc3 Bg4
14. Ra1 Qe6 15. d5 Qb6 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 {Sandler,M-Lalic,B/ENG/0:1/32/} 17. Ne5
Bxe2 18. Qxe2 Qa6 $1 19. Qb2 f6 20. Nf3 Nd7 $15) (13. Re1 a4 $1 14. Bb4 Nc6 15.
Ra1 Qxa1 $1 16. Qxa1 Nxb4 $17) (13. d5 e6 (13... Qa3 $5) 14. Bg5 $1 exd5 15.
exd5 Qa3 16. d6 Nd7 17. Bb5 $36) 13... a4 14. Bxe7 $1 $146 (14. Bb5 $6 Bd7 $1
15. Bxd7 Nxd7 16. Rxb7 Qe6 17. d5 {Hebert,J-Kozul,Z/Toronto/1990/0:1/52/} Qd6
$1 18. e5 Bxe5 $1 19. Rxd7 Qxd7 20. Nxe5 Qf5 21. Nf3 f6 {/\Rfd8-/+/}) 14... Re8
15. Bd6 $1 (15. Bc5 Nd7) (15. Bg5 Rxe4 16. Bd3 Re6 $1 17. Qc1 Rc6 $17 {Kozul})
15... Rxe4 16. Rc1 Nc6 (16... Be6 17. d5 $1) (16... Re8 17. Bc4 Qb2 18. Bc5 $14
Bf5 19. Ng5) 17. Bc4 Qb2 18. Rb1 Qc3 19. Bxf7+ Kxf7 (19... Kh8 20. Rc1 Qa5 21.
d5 Nd8 22. Ng5 $16) 20. Ng5+ Kg8 21. Nxe4 Qxd4 22. Qe2 $1 $18 Bf5 23. Qa2+ Kh8
24. Ng5 h6 25. Nf7+ Kh7 26. Rxb7 Be4 27. Ba3 Bxg2 $1 28. Bb2 Bd5 (28... Qg4 29.
Ng5+ hxg5 30. Rxg7+ Kh6 31. Rh7+ Kxh7 32. Qf7+ Kh6 33. Qg7+ Kh5 34. Qh7#) 29.
Bxd4 Bxa2 30. Bxg7 Na5 31. Ng5+ hxg5 32. Rc7 Kg8 33. Re1 Bf7 34. Ree7 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT2"]
[Site "Podolsk"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ibragimov, Ildar"]
[Black "Notkin, Maksim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2360"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8.
Ba4 b5 (8... O-O $5) 9. Bb3 b4 10. Qf3 O-O 11. Ne2 bxc3 (11... e5 $6 12. O-O
exd4 13. cxd4 Ba6 14. Rd1 Nd7 15. a3 c5 16. axb4 Bxe2 17. Qxe2 cxd4 18. Bd5 d3
19. Qxd3 Bxa1 20. Bxa8 $16 {Kramnik,V-Adorjan,A Debrecen 1992/}) 12. O-O $5
$146 (12. Qxc3 Bb7 13. Bg5 (13. Rb1 $5 c5 14. Bxf7+ Rxf7 15. Rxb7 cxd4 16. Qc4
$6 Nd7 17. Ba3 Ne5 18. Qb3 Qa5+ 19. Bb4 Qa6 $15 {Chekhov,V-Lingnau,C BRD 1993;
16,Qc7<=>/}) 13... Nd7 14. Qb4 Ba6 15. Bxe7 c5 16. Bxd8 cxb4 17. Bg5 $14 {
Kramnik,V-Horvath,J AUT 1993}) 12... Ba6 13. Rd1 c2 (13... c5 $5) 14. Bxc2 c5
15. dxc5 Qc8 (15... Bxa1 16. Rxd8 Rxd8 17. Nf4 $14) 16. Rb1 Qxc5 17. Bb3 $14
Nc6 18. Rd5 $6 (18. Be3 $1 $14) 18... Ne5 $1 19. Qg3 (19. Rxc5 Nxf3+ 20. gxf3
Bxe2 21. Kg2 Bd3 (21... Bd4 $5 22. Rc7 Bd3 23. Bc2 Bxc2 24. Rxc2 Rfc8 $11) 22.
Bc2 Bxc2 23. Rxc2 Rac8 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Be3 $14) 19... Qc7 20. Bf4 (20. Nf4 e6
$15) 20... Bxe2 21. Rc1 (21. Bxe5 Bxe5 22. Qxe5 Qxe5 23. Rxe5 e6 $11) 21...
Nf3+ $1 22. gxf3 Qb6 23. Rd2 Qa6 24. h4 (24. h4 Rac8 (24... Rad8 25. Rxd8 Rxd8
26. h5 e6 27. hxg6 hxg6 28. Kg2 $14 {/\Rh1,Qh3+/=/}) 25. Bc7 $1 $14) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Groningen PCA"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Alterman, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8.
Ba4 b5 9. Bb3 b4 10. Bb2 $5 bxc3 (10... Na6 11. Ne2 (11. cxb4 $5) (11. Qd2 $5)
11... O-O 12. O-O c5 13. Rc1 Bb7 14. d5 Rc8 $36 {Knaak,R-Georghiu,F/Buharest/
1973/}) 11. Bxc3 Na6 $6 $146 (11... Ba6 $5 12. Ne2 O-O 13. O-O Nd7 14. Rc1 e5
15. d5 (15. Re1 $1 $14) 15... Nc5 16. Bb4 Nd3 17. Bxf8 Nxc1 18. Qxc1 Qxf8 19.
Re1 $10 {Adorjan/}) 12. Qd2 O-O 13. Nf3 $1 Nc7 14. O-O Nb5 (14... Bg4 $5 15.
Ng5 Qd7) 15. Ba5 Qd7 16. e5 e6 17. Rac1 Bb7 18. Rfd1 $16 Nc7 19. Qe2 (19. Qg5
$5 Nd5 20. Qh4 $14) 19... Ba6 $6 (19... Nd5) 20. Qc2 Nd5 21. Ng5 (21. Qxc6 Qxc6
22. Rxc6 Be2 23. Rd2 Bxf3 24. gxf3 $16) 21... Nf4 (21... Bh6 22. Bd2 {/\Ne4/})
22. Rd2 c5 $5 (22... Rac8 23. Ne4 $18) 23. Qe4 $1 (23. dxc5 Qb5) (23. Qxc5 Ne2+
) 23... Ne2+ 24. Rxe2 Bxe2 25. Qxe2 cxd4 (25... Qxd4 26. Nf3 $18) 26. Rc7 d3 (
26... Qd8 27. Nxe6 $18) (26... Qe8 27. Rxf7 Rxf7 28. Bxe6 Qe7 29. Bxf7+ Kh8 (
29... Kf8 30. Qc4 $18) 30. f4 h6 31. Bxg6 hxg5 32. Be4) 27. Rxd7 dxe2 28. f4
Rad8 $1 29. Rxd8 Rxd8 30. Kf2 Rd4 31. g3 h6 32. Ke3 $1 Rd1 33. Kxe2 $18 Rb1 34.
Ne4 Bf8 35. Be1 Be7 36. Nd6 Bd8 37. g4 Kg7 (37... Rb2+ 38. Bd2 Ba5 39. Nc4 Bxd2
40. Nxd2 $18) 38. h4 Bb6 39. h5 gxh5 40. gxh5 Bd4 41. Ne8+ Kf8 42. Nf6 Kg7 43.
Ng4 Bb6 44. Nf2 Rb2+ 45. Kf3 a5 46. Nd3 $1 Rh2 47. Bf2 Bd8 (47... Bxf2 48. Nxf2
Rxh5 49. Kg4 Rh2 50. Kg3 Rh5 51. Bd1 Rf5 52. Bg4 $18) 48. Kg4 Rh1 49. Bc4 Rb1
50. Be1 Rb8 51. f5 exf5+ 52. Kxf5 Rb1 53. Bb3 Ra1 54. Ke4 (54. Bc3 Rf1+) 54...
Kg8 55. Kd5 Bc7 56. Bd2 Rh1 57. Kc6 Bd8 58. Kd7 Bg5 59. Bxa5 Rxh5 60. Ke8 Rh3
61. Bxf7+ Kh7 62. Be6 Rh2 63. Bd5 Kg7 64. e6 Re2 65. Bc3+ Kg6 66. Kd7 Kf5 67.
Bb4 Re3 68. Nb2 Re2 69. Nc4 Kf4 70. Bd2+ 1-0

[Event "Rostov on Don op"]
[Site "Rostov on Don"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Alterman, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1993.05.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8.
Ba4 b5 (8... O-O 9. Ne2 e5 (9... b6 $6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Bg5 $14 {Bareev,
E-Sokolov,I Debrecen 1992 Inf 56/532/}) 10. O-O Qe7 11. Bc2 Be6 12. a4 Rd8 13.
Ba3 Qe8 14. Rb1 $1 b6 15. Bd3 Nd7 16. Qc2 $14 {Kishnev,S-Smejkal,J Munchen
1992 Inf 56/533/}) 9. Bb3 b4 10. Qf3 (10. Bb2 bxc3 11. Bxc3 Ba6 12. Ne2 O-O 13.
O-O Nd7 14. Rc1 e5 15. d5 Nc5 $5 16. Bb4 Nd3 17. Bxf8 Nxc1 18. Qxc1 Qxf8 19.
Re1 $10) (10. Be3 bxc3 11. Rc1 Nd7 12. Ne2 Ba6 13. e5 (13. f4 Qa5 14. Qc2 c5
15. e5 cxd4 16. Bxd4 Nc5 17. Bxc5 Qxc5 18. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 19. Nxc3 $1 O-O 20. Nd5
e6 21. Nc7 Rac8 22. Kf2 $14 {Aseev,K-Dvoirys,S S-Peterburg 1993 16.Nd4!?/})
13... Qa5 $1 14. Qc2 c5 15. Qe4 O-O 16. Bxf7+ Kh8 $132 {Georgadze,G-Adorjan,A
Debrecen 1992 Inf 56/535/}) 10... O-O 11. Ne2 a5 $5 $146 (11... bxc3 12. Qxc3 (
12. O-O Ba6 13. Rd1 c5 14. dxc5 Qa5 15. e5 Nc6 $1 16. Qxc6 Bxe2 17. Re1 c2 $1
$17 {Groszpeter,A-Adorjan,A HUN 1992 Inf 56/537/}) 12... Bb7 13. Bg5 $1 Nd7 14.
Qb4 Ba6 15. Bxe7 c5 16. Bxd8 cxb4 $14) (11... Ba6 $5) (11... Na6 $5) 12. O-O
Ba6 13. Rd1 a4 $1 14. Bc2 b3 15. axb3 axb3 16. Bd3 (16. Bxb3 $4 Bxe2 $19) 16...
Qb6 17. Bg5 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 (18. Rxa8 Bc2 {/\b2,Bd1/}) 18... Rxa1 19. Rxa1 Nd7
20. Bxe7 b2 21. Rb1 Ra8 22. Qd1 (22. Bb4 Ra1 23. Qc2 Qa6 24. Qxb2 (24. Nf4 Qa2
$19) 24... Rxb1+ 25. Qxb1 Qxe2 $19) 22... Qb5 23. Nf4 Qa4 24. Nd3 (24. Qf1 Qc2
25. Nd3 Qxb1 26. Qxb1 Ra1 $19) 24... Qxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Ra2 $17 26. g4 Nb6 27. g5
$6 (27. Kg2 $5 Na4 28. Bb4 Bf8 29. Bxf8 Kxf8 30. Rb1 $15) 27... Na4 28. Bb4 Bf8
29. Ba5 Ba3 $19 30. Kg2 Ra1 31. Nxb2 Bxb2 32. Rd3 Nc5 33. Rd2 Rxa5 34. Rxb2
Nxe4 35. h4 Nxc3 36. Rc2 Ra3 37. Rb2 Nd5 0-1

[Event "Elenite"]
[Site "Elenite"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Vyzmanavin, Alexey"]
[Black "Tukmakov, Vladimir B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8.
Ba4 b5 9. Bb3 b4 10. Be3 (10. Qf3 $5) 10... bxc3 11. Rc1 Nd7 12. Ne2 O-O (12...
Ba6 13. e5 e6 14. Nxc3 c5 15. f4 cxd4 16. Qxd4 O-O 17. Kf2 $14 {Kiselev,
S-Krasenkov,M /Katowice/1992 Inf 54/458/}) 13. e5 c5 14. f4 $5 $146 (14. e6
fxe6 15. O-O Ba6 (15... cxd4 $5 16. Bxe6+ Kh8 17. Bxd4 Ne5 $10 {Krasenkov/})
16. Bxe6+ Kh8 17. d5 Ne5 18. Rxc3 Nf3+ 19. gxf3 Bxe2 20. Qxe2 Bxc3 21. Bxc5 $44
{Kiselev,S-Krasenkov,M /Russia/1992 Inf 54/458/}) 14... cxd4 15. Qxd4 Ba6 16.
Nxc3 Rc8 17. Kf2 Nc5 18. Qxd8 Rfxd8 19. Bxc5 Rxc5 20. Ne4 $14 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Rc8
22. Rd1 (22. Rxc8+ Bxc8 23. Ng5 e6 24. Ke3 $14) 22... Bb5 23. g4 h6 24. Ke3 Kf8
25. Rd5 $14 (25. h4 $5) 25... Bc6 26. Ra5 Bxe4 $6 (26... Rc7 $5) 27. Kxe4 g5 (
27... Rc7 28. Rb5 Rc8 29. Rb7 $36) 28. f5 Rc1 29. Rb5 $1 $16 Re1+ 30. Kd4 Kg8
31. Rb8+ Bf8 (31... Kh7 32. f6 $18) 32. Rb7 Rf1 (32... a5 33. f6 exf6 34. exf6)
33. f6 Rf4+ (33... exf6 34. Bxf7+ Kh8 35. e6 Re1 36. Rxa7 $18) 34. Kd3 e6 35.
Rxa7 Rxg4 36. Ba4 Bc5 37. Ra8+ Kh7 (37... Bf8 38. Be8 Bc5 39. Rc8) 38. Bc2 (38.
Bc2 Rg2 39. Kc3+ Rxc2+ 40. Kxc2 Bd4 41. Ra5 $18) (38. Bc2 Kg6 39. Kc3+ Kh5 40.
Bd1 $18) 1-0

[Event "Linares 15th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1998.03.07"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2825"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "1998.02.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8.
Ba4 O-O 9. Ne2 c5 10. O-O Nc6 11. Be3 Na5 12. dxc5 (12. Rb1 Nc4 13. Bg5 Qc7 14.
Qd3 Na3 $6 {1-0 Dyachkov,S-Yandemirov,V/Orel 1995/CBM 48 [Ftacnik] (47)}) 12...
Nc4 $1 $146 (12... Qc7 13. Nf4 e6 (13... Nc4 14. Nd5 Nxe3 15. Nxc7 Nxd1 16.
Rfxd1 Rb8 17. Rab1 Be5 18. Nd5 e6 19. Ne7+ Kg7 20. c6 b6 21. c4 Kf6 22. Nxc8
Rfxc8 23. f4 Bxf4 24. Rf1 {1-0 Aleksandrov,A-Yandemirov,V/RUS-Cup8 1997/EXP 58}
) 14. Nd3 b6 15. Bb5 Bb7 16. f3 Rfd8 17. Qc2 {1/2-1/2 Shariyazdanov,A-Dvoirys,
S/RUS-Cup02 1998/CBM 63 (34)}) 13. Qxd8 Rxd8 14. Bg5 Bd7 $1 15. Bb3 Na5 {
/\16... Kf8; 17... Rac8 - קc5 Dokhoian} 16. Bxe7 $8 Re8 17. Bd6 Rxe4 18. Nd4
Nxb3 19. axb3 Bxd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT 07th Final"]
[Site "Skara"]
[Date "1980.01.24"]
[Round "5.8"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Pribyl, Josef"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1980.01.20"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "EU-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Soviet Union"]
[BlackTeam "Czechoslovakia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CSR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 b6 (
7... c5) (7... O-O 8. Be2 b6) 8. Bb5+ c6 9. Bc4 O-O 10. O-O (10. Qe2) 10... Ba6
11. Bxa6 Nxa6 12. Qa4 (12. Bg5 $142 Qd7 13. Qd2 {+/=/+/-}) 12... Qc8 13. Bg5
Qb7 14. Rfe1 e6 (14... Rfe8) 15. Rab1 {/\ 16.c4} c5 $8 (15... h6 16. Be3) 16.
d5 $1 (16. Red1 f5 $1 $36) 16... Bxc3 17. Red1 exd5 18. exd5 $146 {>< Na6} Bg7
(18... Nc7 19. Be7 Rfe8 20. Qd7) (18... Nb8 19. Qc4 (19. Qh4 $40) 19... Bg7 20.
Qxc5) 19. d6 f6 20. d7 $1 (20. Bf4 $146) 20... fxg5 (20... Nb4 21. Qb3+ Kh8 22.
Ne5 fxe5 23. d8=Q Raxd8 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Bxd8 $16) (20... Rad8 21. Qc4+ Kh8
22. Ne5 $1 fxe5 23. Bxd8 Rxd8 24. Qe6 $1 Qb8 (24... Nc7 25. Qe7 Qb8 26. Rb3 e4
27. Rd6 Bf8 28. Qf6+ Bg7 29. Qf7) 25. Rb3 c4 26. Rh3 Nc5 27. Qxg6 h6 28. Rg3
$18) (20... Kh8 21. Qc4 (21. Bf4) 21... fxg5 {game}) 21. Qc4+ Kh8 22. Nxg5 Bf6
$8 (22... Bd4 23. Rxd4 cxd4 24. Qxd4+ Kg8 25. Ne6 $18) 23. Ne6 Nc7 $8 (23...
Nb4 24. Qf4 Nc6 (24... Nd5 25. Qd6) 25. Nxf8 Rxf8 26. d8=Q Nxd8 27. Rxd8 $18)
24. Nxf8 Rxf8 25. Rd6 (25. Qxc5 Qxg2+ 26. Kxg2 bxc5 27. Rb7 Ne6 28. Rd6 Nf4+
29. Kf1 Bd8 30. Rxa7 $16) 25... Be7 (25... Qb8 26. Rbd1 Qd8 27. Rc6 Bg7 28. h4
{Zugzwang}) (25... Bd8 26. h4 Qa6 27. Qc3+ Kg8 28. Qc2 Bxh4 29. Rxg6+ $18) 26.
d8=Q $1 Bxd8 (26... Rxd8 27. Rxd8+ Bxd8 28. Qf7 Qd5 29. Qxd5 Nxd5 30. Rd1 $18)
27. Qc3+ Kg8 28. Rd7 Bf6 29. Qc4+ Kh8 30. Qf4 Qa6 $2 (30... Bg7 31. Qxc7 Qxc7
32. Rxc7 Bd4 33. Rf1 $18) 31. Qh6 1-0

[Event "Linares 15th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1998.02.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2790"]
[BlackElo "2825"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1998.02.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. d4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 g6 7. e4 Bg7 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Bg5 h6 14. Be3
Nc6 15. d5 Ne5 16. Rxb7 e6 17. Re1 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Rfd8 19. d6 Qa5 {Ftacnik:
Black is solving his opening problems with the help of the unprotected
position of Re1.} 20. Rf1 $146 (20. Bd2 Qa2 21. Be3 Qa5 22. Bd2 Qa2 23. Be3 {
1/2-1/2 Lautier,J-Illescas Cordoba,M/Hoogovens 1997/CBM 57 [Ftacnik]}) 20...
Bf8 (20... Qa3 {Ftacnik} 21. f4 $1 Rxd6 22. Qc1) (20... g5 {Ftacnik Avrukh,B}
21. f4 gxf4 (21... Ng6 $2 22. f5 $1 exf5 23. Qb3 Ne5 24. Rb5 $18) 22. Bxf4 Rab8
(22... Qa3 23. d7 $16) 23. Rxb8 Rxb8 24. Qc1 $1 $16) (20... Rd7 {Ftacnik} 21.
Rxd7 (21. Rb5 $2 Qd8 22. Bc5 Qh4 $40) 21... Nxd7 22. Qc1 $1 $16) 21. d7 (21.
Rb5 Qa2 (21... Nxf3+ {Ftacnik} 22. Kh1 $18) 22. Rxe5 Bxd6 $19) 21... Qa2 $1 {
/\22... R:d7; ץe2} 22. Re1 (22. Bb5 {Ftacnik} a6 23. f4 axb5 24. fxe5 Qa6 25.
Rc7 $13) 22... Qa5 $1 23. Rf1 (23. Kf1 $2 Nxf3 24. Bxf3 Qa6+) (23. Bd2 {Ftacnik
} Qc5 $15) 23... Qa2 24. Bb5 a6 $8 25. Bd4 (25. Ba4 Nxf3+ 26. Kg2 Nh4+ $13 {
Dokhoian}) 25... Bg7 $8 26. Bxe5 $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "Esbjerg North Sea Cup-09"]
[Site "Esbjerg"]
[Date "1985.07.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Olafsson, Helgi"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "1985.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 b6 13. O-O e6 14. f4 Bg7
15. d6 Bb7 16. Bf3 e5 17. c4 exf4 $1 (17... Qd7) 18. Qxf4 Bd4+ 19. Kh1 f6 20.
Bb2 Bxb2 21. Rxb2 Qe8 22. Rd2 Rd8 23. Rfd1 (23. Bg4 Qxe4 24. Qxe4 Bxe4 25. Be6+
Kg7 26. d7 f5 $17) 23... Qe5 $1 (23... Qe6 $6 24. d7 Qxc4 25. Qc7 Bxe4 26. Bxe4
Qxe4 27. Qxa7 $36) 24. Qxe5 (24. g3 Qxf4 25. gxf4 f5 $1 $17) 24... fxe5 25. Rd3
(25. d7 Rf4 26. Re1 Kf7 27. h3 Ke7 28. Bg4 h5 $19) 25... Rf4 26. Re3 (26. Ra3
Bxe4 27. Bxe4 Rxe4 28. Rxa7 Rxd6 $17) 26... Rd7 (26... Kf7 27. Ra3 $1) 27. Kg1
h5 28. h4 $1 Rf6 29. Ra3 (29. Red3 Ba6 30. Rc1 Rfxd6 31. Ra3 Bc8 $19) 29... a5
30. Rad3 Ba6 31. Rd5 Re6 $2 (31... Bxc4 32. Rxe5 Rdxd6 $1 33. Rxd6 Rxd6 $19)
32. R5d2 (32. Be2 Bb7) 32... Bxc4 33. Kf2 (33. g4 $2 Rf6 34. Kg2 Be6 35. gxh5 (
35. g5 Rxf3 $1 36. Kxf3 Bg4+) 35... gxh5 36. Bxh5 Rg7+ 37. Kh2 Rf4 38. Rg2 $8
Rxh4+ 39. Kg1 Rxg2+ 40. Kxg2 Rxh5 $19) 33... Rf6 34. Ke3 b5 (34... a4 35. g4
Bf7 36. gxh5 gxh5 37. Be2 c4 38. Rc2 $15) (34... Bf7 $5 35. Be2 c4 36. Rc2 b5 (
36... Rfxd6 $5) 37. a4 bxa4 38. Ra1 $1 Rfxd6 39. Rxa4 $15) 35. a4 $3 (35. g4
Bf7 36. gxh5 gxh5 37. Rg1+ Rg6 (37... Kf8 38. Rg5 Rdxd6 39. Rxd6 Rxd6 40. Rxe5
Rc6 41. a3 $14) 38. Rb1 b4 39. Bxh5 Rg3+ 40. Kf2 Rh3 $17) 35... bxa4 (35... b4
36. Rc1 Bf7 37. Rxc5) (35... Bb3 36. Rc1 Bxa4 37. Rxc5 $132) 36. Rc1 Bf7 (36...
Bb3 37. Rxc5 Rfxd6 38. Rxd6 Rxd6 39. Rxa5 $132) 37. Rxc5 a3 $1 38. Rxa5 a2 39.
Rd3 $6 (39. Ra6 Rfxd6 $19) (39. Rdxa2 Bxa2 40. Rxa2 Rfxd6 $17) 39... Rfxd6 40.
Rda3 Rb7 (40... Rd2 $5) 41. Kf2 (41. Rxa2 $5 Bxa2 42. Rxa2 Rdb6 43. Ra5 Rb5 44.
Ra6 Kf7 (44... Rb2 45. Rxg6+ Kh7 46. Rd6) 45. Kf2 $17) 41... Rd2+ 42. Kg3 Rb1
43. Ra7 Rb5 44. Rc7 $1 (44. R3a6 Rdb2 45. Ra3 Kg7 46. R3a6 Rb6 47. Ra3 Kf6)
44... Rdb2 45. Ra8+ Rb8 46. Ra5 R8b7 47. Ra8+ $1 Rb8 (47... Kg7 48. Rxa2 Rxg2+
$5 49. Bxg2 Rxc7 $17) 48. Ra5 Rb1 49. Rxf7 Kxf7 50. Rxa2 Kf6 51. Ra5 R8b6 52.
Ra8 Rb8 53. Ra5 R1b5 54. Ra7 R5b7 55. Ra5 Re7 56. Ra6+ Re6 57. Ra7 Rh8 $1 58.
Rc7 (58. Kh3 $5 g5 59. hxg5+ Kxg5 60. Rg7+ Kf6 $1 61. Ra7 h4 62. Kg4 $17) 58...
g5 59. hxg5+ Kxg5 60. Rg7+ Kf6 (60... Rg6 $2 61. Rxg6+ Kxg6 62. Kh4 $1 $10) 61.
Ra7 Re7 62. Ra6+ (62. Rxe7 h4+ $1 63. Kg4 Kxe7 $19) 62... Kg5 63. Kh3 h4 64. g3
Rf7 65. gxh4+ (65. Bg4 Rf1 66. Kg2 hxg3 67. Kxf1 Kxg4 $19) 65... Kf4 $6 (65...
Rxh4+ 66. Kg3 Rhf4 67. Ra3 Rg7 68. Ra5 (68. Rb3 $5) 68... Kh6+ $1 69. Kf2 Rgf7
$19) 66. Bg4 Rd8 (66... Rg8 67. Bh5 Rg3+ 68. Kh2 Rf8 69. Rg6) 67. Bf5 $2 (67.
h5 Kxe4 68. h6 $17) 67... Rd3+ 68. Kg2 Rd2+ 69. Kh3 Rc7 (69... Rc7 70. Ra3 Rc1)
0-1

[Event "Debrecen"]
[Site "Debrecen"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1989.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. Nf3 (7. Bb5+
Bd7 8. Be2 Bg7 9. Nf3 cxd4 10. cxd4 Bc6 11. Qd3 f5 $1 {N} 12. exf5 Qa5+ 13. Bd2
Qxf5 14. Qxf5 (14. Qe3 $5) 14... gxf5 15. Rc1 (15. Ne5 $5) 15... Bd5 $1 16. Rc5
e6 (16... Bxa2 $6 17. Bb5+ $36) 17. Rc7 O-O 18. O-O Nc6 (18... Na6 $5) 19. Rxb7
$1 Rab8 (19... Rfb8 20. Ba6 Rxb7 (20... Bxa2 21. Rc1 Bd5 22. Bf4 Rd8 23. Bc4
Bxc4 24. Rxc4 Rac8 (24... Na5 $2 25. Rxg7+ $1 Kxg7 26. Rc7+ $40)) 21. Bxb7 Rb8
$10 {Sokolov,I-Ftacnik,L/Haninge/1989/}) 20. Ba6 Bxa2 $15 {Sokolov,I}) 7... Bg7
8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 b6 13. f4 Bg7 14. c4 e5
15. O-O f5 $5 {N} 16. Bb2 (16. d6 Bb7 17. exf5 (17. Bb2 Bxe4 18. fxe5 Re8 $1
19. Qf4 g5 $13) 17... exf4 (17... Rxf5 {} 18. g4 $2 exf4 19. gxf5 Qg5+ $19)
18. Bb2 $10) 16... Qd6 17. Qc3 Re8 18. Bd3 (18. Rbe1 fxe4 19. Bd1 Re7 20. Rxe4
exf4 21. Rexf4 Qxf4 $1 (21... Bxc3 22. Rf8+ Kg7 23. Bxc3+ Kh6 24. Bd2+ g5 25.
R1f6+ $44) (21... Bf5 $10) 22. Qxg7+ Rxg7 23. Rxf4 Rf7 $17) 18... Re7 $2 (18...
fxe4 19. Bxe4 Re7 20. f5 gxf5 21. Bxf5 e4 $13) 19. exf5 gxf5 (19... e4 20. f6
exd3 21. fxe7 $1 $18) 20. fxe5 $1 (20. Bc2 e4 21. Qg3 Qg6 $13) 20... Bxe5 21.
Qd2 (21. Qc2 $2 Bxh2+ 22. Kh1 Qh6) 21... Bxh2+ (21... Bxb2 22. Rxb2 $16 {(+)f5}
) 22. Kh1 Be5 (22... Bg3 23. Bxf5 Bxf5 24. Rxf5 Bh4 25. Qc3 $18) 23. Qg5+ Qg6
$8 (23... Rg7 24. Bxe5 Qxe5 25. Qd8+ Kf7 26. Rbe1 Qg3 27. Qe8+ Kf6 28. Re6+
Bxe6 29. Qxe6+ Kg5 30. Rxf5+ $18) (23... Bg7 24. Rbe1 $18) (23... Kh8 24. Rbe1
Bd7 (24... Rg7 25. Qxg7+ $1 $18 (25. Rxe5)) 25. Rxe5 Rxe5 26. Re1 $18) 24. Qxe7
(24. Qxg6+ hxg6 25. Rfe1 Rh7+) 24... Qh6+ 25. Kg1 Qe3+ 26. Kh1 Qh6+ 27. Kg1
Qe3+ 28. Rf2 $1 Bh2+ 29. Kxh2 Qxe7 30. Rf3 $1 (30. Re2 Qd6+ (30... Qh4+ 31. Kg1
Bd7 32. Rbe1 Rf8 33. Re7 Rf7 34. d6 $16) 31. Kg1 Bd7 32. Rbe1 Rf8) (30. Rbf1 $5
Qh4+ (30... Bd7 31. Rf3) (30... Qd6+ 31. Kg1 Bd7 32. Bxf5 Bxf5 33. Rxf5 Qg6 $16
) 31. Kg1 h6 $16 (31... Bd7 32. Bxf5 Bxf5 33. Rxf5 Re8 34. Bf6 Qxc4 35. Rg5+
Kf8 36. d6 $18)) 30... Qd6+ (30... h6 31. Rg3+ Kh7 32. Rf1 (32. Re1 $2 Qh4+)
32... h5 33. Rxf5 $1 Bxf5 34. Bxf5+ Kh6 35. Rg6+ $18) (30... h5 31. Rg3+ Kh7
32. Rf1 h4 (32... Qd6 33. Rxf5 Bxf5 34. Bxf5+ Kh6 35. Bg7#) 33. Rg4 Bd7 (33...
Kh6 34. Bc1+ Kh5 35. Rg8 $18) 34. Rxf5 Bxf5 35. Bxf5+ Kh6 36. Bc1+ Kh5 37. Kh3
Qf6 38. Bg6+ Qxg6 39. Rxh4#) 31. Rg3+ Kf7 32. Rf1 h5 (32... f4 33. Bc1 $18) (
32... Ke7 33. Re1+ Kd8 34. Be5 Qh6+ 35. Kg1 Qf8 36. Rg7 Bd7 37. Rxh7 Be8 38.
Bc7+ Kc8 39. Bd6 $18) (32... Bd7 33. Bxf5 Ke7 (33... Bxf5 34. Rxf5+ Ke7 35.
Re5+ Kf7 36. Kg1 $1 $18) 34. Bxd7 Kxd7 35. Rf6 Qe7 36. d6 Qe8 37. Rg7+ $18) (
32... Qh6+ 33. Rh3 Qg6 34. Rff3) 33. Bxf5 h4 34. Bg6+ (34. Bxc8+ $2 Ke8) 34...
Kg8 (34... Ke7 35. Bf6+ $1 (35. Rf7+ Ke8 36. Rh7+ Kf8 37. Rxh4 $18) 35... Kd7
36. Bxh4 Kc7 37. Rf7+ Kb8 38. Bg5 $1 { >>f4+-}) 35. Bh7+ $1 (35. Bf7+ Kf8 (
35... Kh7 36. Bg8+ Kh6 37. Bg7+) 36. Bh5+ Ke7 37. Bf6+ $18) 35... Kxh7 36. Rf7+
Kh6 37. Bc1+ 1-0

[Event "Match/Nation ARG-URS"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1954.03.21"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Eliskases, Erich Gottlieb"]
[Black "Taimanov, Mark E"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1954.03.16"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 g6 7. Bb5+ Nd7 8.
O-O Bg7 9. d4 O-O 10. h3 Qc7 11. Bg5 Re8 12. Bh4 a6 13. Bd3 b5 14. a4 b4 15.
Bg3 Qa7 16. cxb4 cxd4 17. Rc1 e5 18. Qd2 Nf8 19. Rc5 f6 20. Nxd4 $1 exd4 21.
Rc7 Bb7 22. Qa2+ Ne6 23. Bc4 Kh8 24. Bxe6 Qb6 25. Bd5 (25. Bd7 $142 $1 Re7 (
25... Rf8 26. a5 Qa7 27. Bc6 Rab8 28. Bd6 Rg8 29. Qf7 $18) 26. a5 Qa7 27. Bd6
Rxe4 28. Bc6 Bxc6 29. Rxa7 Rxa7 30. Qc2 $16) 25... Bxd5 26. Qxd5 Qxb4 27. Qd7
Qf8 28. Qxd4 f5 29. e5 Rab8 30. f4 Rb4 31. Qd7 Rd8 32. Qc6 Qe8 33. Bh4 Qxc6 34.
Rxc6 Ra8 35. Bg3 $2 (35. Rfc1 $1 Kg8 36. Rc8+ Rxc8 37. Rxc8+ Kf7 38. Rc7+ Kg8
39. e6 $16) 35... Rxa4 36. Rd1 g5 37. fxg5 f4 38. Bf2 Bxe5 39. Re6 Ra1 40. Rxa1
Bxa1 41. Re4 a5 42. Rxf4 a4 43. Bd4+ Bxd4+ 44. Rxd4 a3 45. Rd1 a2 46. Ra1 Kg7
1/2-1/2

[Event "London"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1997.10.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Rowson, Jonathan"]
[Black "Gormally, Daniel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1997.10.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 Qa5 (8... O-O 9. Nf3 $1 Qa5 (9... Bg4 $5) 10. Rc1 Nd7 11. d5 Nb6 12. c4
Qxd2+ 13. Kxd2 Na4 14. Bd3 f5 15. exf5 Bxf5 16. Bxf5 Rxf5 17. Ng5 $16 {1-0
Shaked,T-Rowson,J/London 1997/CBM 62 (27)}) 9. Rb1 b6 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Be2 Bc6
12. Bd3 Nd7 13. Ne2 O-O (13... Rd8 {Shaked,Tal-Kasparov/Tilburg/1997/0-1/CBM 61
}) 14. O-O cxd4 15. cxd4 Qxd2 16. Bxd2 Rfd8 17. Rb3 Rac8 18. Bg5 Kf8 19. Rc1
Bb7 20. Ra3 Rxc1+ 21. Bxc1 a6 22. Be3 Rc8 23. Rc3 Rxc3 24. Nxc3 b5 25. Kf1 Ke8
26. g4 e5 27. d5 Bf8 28. g5 Bc5 29. Bd2 Ke7 30. Ke2 Nb6 31. Nd1 Bc8 32. Ba5
Bg4+ 33. f3 Bd7 34. Ne3 Kd6 35. Nc2 Bc8 36. Be1 Na4 37. Nb4 Bd4 38. Bc2 Bd7 39.
Bxa4 bxa4 40. Nd3 Bb5 41. Bb4+ Kd7 42. Kd2 Bxd3 43. Kxd3 Bg1 44. h3 Bb6 45. Bd2
Bd8 46. Kc4 Be7 47. Bc3 1-0

[Event "Leningrad2"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Khenkin, Igor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1989.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 b6 13. f4 Bg7 14. c4 e6 (
14... e5 15. O-O exf4 16. Qxf4 Bd4+ 17. Be3 Bxe3+ 18. Qxe3 Qe7 19. Qf4 (19. e5
$1 Re8 20. e6 fxe6 21. Bf3) 19... f6 20. a4 $1 $16) 15. Bb2 Bxb2 16. Rxb2 Re8
17. e5 Bb7 18. O-O exd5 19. Bf3 f6 20. Re1 fxe5 21. fxe5 $1 (21. Rxe5 Qf6)
21... Qc7 22. Bxd5+ Bxd5 23. Qxd5+ Kg7 24. e6 Rad8 25. Qf3 Re7 26. Rf2 Qd6 27.
Qf6+ Kg8 28. Qg5 $1 (28. h4 Rde8 29. Qf7+ Kh8 30. Qf6+) 28... Kg7 (28... Rde8
29. Qd5 $1) 29. Qf6+ Kg8 30. Qg5 Kg7 31. h4 $1 Rde8 32. Qd5 Rd8 33. Qg5 Rde8
34. Rd2 Qc6 $2 (34... Qc7 $1 35. h5 Rxe6 36. Rxe6 Rxe6 37. h6+ Kf8 38. Rd8+ Kf7
39. Rh8 Qd6 $1) 35. Qe5+ Kg8 36. Rd7 $1 b5 37. cxb5 Qxb5 38. h5 Qb6 39. Rxe7
Rxe7 40. h6 c4+ 41. Kh1 Qd8 42. Rb1 Rc7 43. Qf4 $1 g5 44. Qxg5+ $1 1-0

[Event "WchT U26 08th"]
[Site "Maringa"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Sanchez Almeyra, Jorge"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1991.09.01"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Soviet Union"]
[BlackTeam "Argentina"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARG"]

{52/459} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7.
Be3 c5 8. Qd2 O-O 9. Nf3 cxd4 10. cxd4 Bg4 11. Ng5 Nc6 12. h3 Bd7 13. Nf3 Rc8
14. Rb1 Na5 15. Be2 {N} (15. Bd3 {- 51/459}) 15... Be6 16. O-O Bc4 17. Rfd1 (
17. d5 {~~} b6 18. Rbd1 $1 $14) 17... b6 18. d5 e6 19. Bg5 Qd7 20. Rbc1 Rfe8
21. Bxc4 Nxc4 22. Qf4 exd5 23. exd5 b5 24. Bf6 (24. d6 $1 Bf8 (24... Re6 25.
Be7 $16) (24... Rc6) 25. Bh6 $1 Re6 26. Bxf8 Rxf8 27. Rd4 $1 Rd8 28. Rcd1 f6 (
28... Rxd6 29. Rxd6 Nxd6 30. Qd4 $1 Qc7 31. Ne5 Nb7 32. Nd7 $1 $16) 29. Rd5 $14
) 24... Bxf6 25. Qxf6 Rcd8 $2 (25... Qd6 26. Qd4 Rc5 $1 {} 27. Ng5 $2 Rxd5 28.
Qxd5 Re1+ 29. Rxe1 Qxd5 30. Nf3 $11) 26. a4 $1 Qd6 (26... a6 27. Qxa6 Nb2 28.
Rd2 Nxa4 29. d6 $16) 27. Qh4 { []g5-e4} a6 28. axb5 axb5 29. Ng5 Qf6 $8 30.
Qxh7+ Kf8 31. Qh4 Kg7 32. Re1 (32. Nf3 $16 {~~}) 32... Nd6 33. Rxe8 Rxe8 34.
Rc7 b4 35. Qxb4 $8 Qxg5 36. Qxd6 Rd8 37. Qe6 Qf6 $2 (37... Qf4 $1 38. d6 Kg8
$14) 38. g3 $18 Rf8 39. Kg2 Qa1 40. Qc6 Rd8 41. d6 Qf6 42. Qd5 Rb8 43. Rc4 1-0

[Event "Copenhagen Open-03 (Politiken Cup-02)"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "1981.06.25"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Petursson, Margeir"]
[Black "Brinck Claussen, Bjorn"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2375"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1981.06.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. Rc1 Bg4 11. d5 $6 Bxf3 12. gxf3 c4 $1 13. Be2 $6 (13.
Bd4 $142) 13... Nd7 14. O-O Rac8 15. Rfd1 Rfd8 16. f4 Nc5 17. e5 Nd3 $1 18.
Bxd3 Rxd5 19. Qb2 Rxd3 20. Qxb7 Rcd8 21. Rxd3 cxd3 22. Bd4 Qa4 23. Qb1 Bh6 24.
Rd1 Bxf4 25. Rxd3 Qd7 26. Qd1 Bxe5 27. Qf3 h5 28. h3 Qb5 29. a4 Qc4 30. Qe4
Bxd4 31. Rxd4 Rxd4 32. cxd4 Qxa4 33. Qa8+ Kg7 34. d5 Qa3 35. Qb8 a5 36. Qe5+ f6
37. Qc7 a4 38. Qd7 Kh6 39. Qd8 Kg5 40. Qa5 Kh6 41. Qa8 Qb4 42. Qg8 Qe1+ 43. Kg2
Qe4+ 44. f3 Qe2+ 45. Kg3 Qe5+ 0-1

[Event "Montreal International"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1979.04.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "1979.04.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. d4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 g6 7. e4 Bg7 8.
Be2 (8. Bb5+ Bd7 (8... Nc6 $5) 9. Bxd7+ (9. Be2 $5) 9... Qxd7 10. O-O cxd4 11.
cxd4 Nc6 12. Be3 O-O 13. d5 $1 Ne5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Rb1 b5 16. f4 Bc3 17. Qd3
b4 18. f5 Rfc8 19. Rf3 $5 {Flores,R-Czerniak,M/Buenos Aires ol/1939/1-0/36/})
8... O-O $2 (8... Bg4 $142 $1 9. Be3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Nc6 11. e5 (11. d5 Bxc3+ 12.
Kf1 Bxa1 13. Qxa1 Nd4 14. Bxd4 cxd4 15. Qxd4)) 9. O-O Bg4 10. Be3 Qa5 (10...
cxd4 11. cxd4 Nc6 12. d5 $1 Bxa1 13. Qxa1 {/\ Bh6}) (10... Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Nc6
12. d5 Bxc3 13. dxc6) 11. Qb3 cxd4 12. cxd4 Nc6 13. Rad1 Qb4 14. h3 Bxf3 15.
Bxf3 Rfc8 16. Qxb4 Nxb4 17. e5 Rc7 18. Rc1 Rac8 19. Rxc7 (19. Bxb7 Rxc1 20.
Rxc1 Rxc1+ 21. Bxc1 Nxa2 22. Bd2 e6 {/\ Bf8}) 19... Rxc7 20. Rb1 Nxa2 21. Ra1
$1 Nb4 22. Rxa7 h5 $2 (22... h6 $142 $1) 23. Bf4 $1 (23. Rxb7 Rxb7 24. Bxb7 Nc2
{^-}) 23... Nd3 24. Bg5 Rd7 25. Rxb7 Rxd4 26. e6 fxe6 27. Rxe7 Rd6 28. Be4 e5
29. Rc7 Bf8 30. Be3 Nf4 31. Rc8 Kg7 32. g3 Ne6 33. Kg2 Be7 34. Rb8 Bg5 35. Rb7+
Kf6 36. Ba7 Bd2 $2 (36... h4 $142) 37. Rb3 Ba5 38. h4 Nd4 39. Rb7 Ne6 40. Be3
Bc3 41. Rb3 Bd4 $1 42. Bh6 Ng7 43. Bg5+ Kf7 44. Rb7+ $6 (44. Rf3+ $142 Ke8 (
44... Kg8 45. Be7 $1 {/\ Rf8+, Bf6}) (44... Nf5 45. Bxf5 gxf5 46. Rxf5+) 45.
Bh6 $1) 44... Kg8 45. Be7 Ra6 46. Bd5+ Kh7 47. Bg5 Rd6 48. Be4 Kg8 49. Rb8+ Kf7
50. Rc8 Ne6 51. Bh6 Bc5 52. Ra8 Rd8 53. Ra5 Rd6 54. Bb1 Bd4 55. Ra8 Bc5 56. Ba2
Kf6 57. Rc8 Bd4 58. Re8 Ra6 59. Bc4 Rc6 60. Bd3 Kf7 61. Ra8 Rd6 62. Be4 Bc5 63.
Kf1 Rd1+ 64. Kg2 Rd6 65. Bb1 Bd4 (65... Rb6 66. Ba2 Rb2 67. Ra6 Rxf2+ 68. Kh3
Rxa2 69. Rxa2 Kf6 70. Kg2 e4) 66. Ra3 Nc7 67. Ba2+ Ke8 68. Rf3 $1 Ne6 69. Bb1
Nc5 70. Rf8+ Ke7 $2 (70... Kd7 $142 $1 71. Rg8 e4 72. Bf8 Rf6 73. Bxc5 Bxc5 74.
Bxe4 Rxf2+ 75. Kh3 Bd6 $14 76. Bxg6 $2 Rf3 77. Bxh5 Rxg3+ 78. Rxg3 Bxg3 79.
Kxg3 Ke7 $10) 71. Rg8 $1 e4 (71... Kf7 72. Ba2+) (71... Rb6 72. Bxg6 Rb2 73.
Bg5+ Ke6 74. Rf8) 72. Bf8+ 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-15"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Bg5 h6 $5 (13...
Qe6) 14. Be3 Nc6 15. d5 Ne5 16. Rxb7 e6 17. Re1 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Rfd8 19. d6 Qa3
20. d7 Qe7 21. Bb5 Qh4 22. Bf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow-4teams"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1981.02.23"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1981.02.22"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Soviet Union U26"]
[BlackTeam "Soviet Union II"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "URS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Be3 (8. Rb1 $5) 8... Qa5 9. Qd2 Nc6 (9... O-O 10. Rc1 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qxd2+ 12.
Nxd2 {Vgl. Karpov-Hübner/Tilburg/1980/1-0/58/}) 10. Rc1 (10. Rb1 $5) 10... cxd4
11. cxd4 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 O-O 13. d5 (13. Bb5 f5 $1 $17 {Chekhov-Romanishin/USR
48.ch/1.Liga/}) 13... Rd8 14. Ke1 Na5 $1 {/\ e6, f5} (14... Ne5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5
16. f4 Bg7 17. Kf2 $16) (14... Nb4 15. Bd2 Na6 16. Bc4 $16) 15. Bg5 $1 (15. Bb5
f5 $1 16. Rc7 e6 17. Bg5 Rd7) 15... Bf6 (15... Bd7 $1 16. Bd3 Rdc8 17. Ke2 e6
18. Bd2 exd5 $1 19. exd5 Re8+ $17 {Agsamov-Weingold/1981/ Anikaev-Agsamov/1982/
}) 16. Bd2 b6 17. Rc7 $1 Bg4 (17... Rd7 {>=}) 18. Ba6 e6 $1 19. Ng5 $1 Be5 $1 (
19... exd5 20. Nxf7 Rd7 21. Nh6+ Kg7 22. Rc8 $1) 20. Rxf7 $1 exd5 (20... h6 21.
Nf3 Bxf3 22. Rxf3 exd5 23. exd5 Rxd5 24. Bxh6 $16) 21. f4 $1 Bg7 $1 (21... Bd4
22. Rxh7 Nc4 23. e5 Re8 24. h3 $1 Bxe5 25. fxe5 Rxe5+ 26. Kf2 Rf8+ 27. Kg3 Nxd2
28. hxg4 $1 Rxg5 29. Rh8+ Kf7 30. R1h7+ Ke8 31. Bb5+ Kd8 32. Rxf8#) 22. f5 $1 (
22. h3 $1 {>=} h6 $1 23. hxg4 hxg5 24. Rc7 gxf4 (24... dxe4 $2 25. Bxa5 bxa5
26. Bc4+) (24... Re8 25. Kf2 $1 Rxe4 26. Bd3 Ra4 (26... Rd4 $2 27. Rxg7+ Kxg7
28. Bc3 Nc6 29. Bb5) 27. Bxg6 Rxa2 28. Bf7+ Kf8 29. Ke1 $1 Nc6 (29... Ra1+ 30.
Ke2 {/\ 31.Bb4#}) 30. Rh7 $36) 25. exd5 Be5 (25... Rxd5 $2 26. Bxa5) 26. Re7
Re8 27. Rxe8+ Rxe8 28. Kf2 Rd8 29. Bxa5 bxa5 30. Re1 $14) 22... dxe4 $2 (22...
gxf5 $1 23. h3 $1 Bh5 24. Rxg7+ Kxg7 25. Ne6+ Kf6 26. exf5 $1 (26. Nxd8 Rxd8
27. exf5 Nc4 $1 28. g4 Re8+ $1 29. Kd1 Bf7) 26... Re8 27. g4 Rxe6+ $1 (27...
Bf7 28. Bc3+ Ke7 29. Nc7 $16) 28. fxe6 Bg6 $10) 23. Bxa5 bxa5 (23... e3 24.
Rxg7+ $1 Kxg7 25. Bc3+ Kh6 26. Nf7+ Kh5 27. Nxd8 Rxd8 28. Be2) 24. Bc4 Bc3+ $1
(24... Rac8 25. Rc7+) (24... Rd4 25. Rxa7+ Rxc4 26. Rxa8+ Bf8 27. Ne6) 25. Kf2
e3+ $1 26. Kg3 (26. Kxe3 $2 Bd2+) 26... Be5+ 27. Kxg4 (27. Kh4 $2 Rd4 28. Rxa7+
Rxc4 29. Rxa8+ Kg7 30. Ra7+ Kg8 $1 $10) 27... Rd4+ 28. Kh3 Rxc4 29. f6 Bxf6 (
29... Rc7 30. Rxc7 Bxc7 31. f7+ Kh8 32. Ne6 Bd6 33. Re1 $18) 30. Rxf6 Re8 31.
Re1 e2 32. Kg3 (32. Re6 {>=}) 32... Ra4 33. Kf2 Rxa2 34. Ne6 a4 35. Rb1 $2 (35.
Nd4 $18 a3 (35... Kg7 36. Rf3) 36. Rxe2 Raxe2+ 37. Nxe2 a2 38. Ra6) 35... a3
36. Rb7 e1=Q+ (36... Rb2 37. Rg7+ Kh8 38. Re7 Rbb8 39. Rxa7 Ra8 40. Rxa8 Rxa8
41. Nd4 a2 42. Nb3 Rb8 43. Ra6 $10) 37. Kxe1 Rxg2 38. Rg7+ Kh8 39. Rgf7 h5 $2 (
39... h6) 40. Kf1 Rxh2 $2 (40... a2 $1 41. Rxa7 Rxh2 (41... Rb2 $2 42. Ng5 $1
Re7 (42... Rb1+ 43. Kf2 a1=Q 44. Rh7+ Kg8 45. Rxg6+ Kf8 46. Rf7#) 43. Rf8+ Kg7
44. Ne6+ Kh6 45. Rh8+ $18) 42. Rxg6 a1=Q+ 43. Rxa1 Rh1+ 44. Rg1 $10) 41. Rxg6
$1 Rxe6 (41... a2 42. Rh6+) 42. Rxe6 Kg8 43. Rxa7 1-0

[Event "Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2014.04.20"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Stefanova, Antoaneta"]
[Black "Lagno, Kateryna"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2489"]
[BlackElo "2543"]
[Annotator "ChessBase Website"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2014.04.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "1:30:00"]
[BlackClock "1:30:00"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} g6 {[%emt 0:
00:00]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]}
Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 5. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 6. e4 {
[%emt 0:00:03]} Nxc3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 7. Bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:
14]} 8. h4 {[%emt 0:02:48]} (8. Qd2 c5 9. d5 Bxc3 10. bxc3 Qd6 11. f4 e6 12.
Bc4 b5 13. Bxb5 exd5 14. exd5 Nd7 15. Bxd7 Bxd7 16. Nf3 Bb5 17. Kf2 Rad8 18.
Rad1 Rfe8 19. Rhe1 f6 20. a3 Rxe1 21. Rxe1 Qxd5 22. Qxd5+ Rxd5 23. g4 Kf7 24.
g5 Rf5 25. Kg3 Bc6 26. gxf6 Bxf3 27. Kxf3 Kxf6 28. c4 g5 29. Re4 gxf4 30. a4 a5
31. h4 Kf7 32. Re1 Rh5 33. Kg4 Rh6 34. Re5 f3 35. Kxf3 Rxh4 36. Rxc5 Ke6 {
1/2-1/2 (36) Gelfand,B (2777)-Dominguez Perez,L (2754) Wijk aan Zee 2014}) 8...
c5 {[%emt 0:03:01]} 9. d5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} e6 $146 {[%emt 0:00:04]} (9... Bxc3+
10. bxc3 e6 11. d6 Qf6 12. Qd2 Nc6 13. h5 Rd8 14. Rd1 e5 15. hxg6 hxg6 16. Nf3
Bg4 17. Qh6 Rab8 18. Bc4 Rd7 19. Rd3 b5 20. Bd5 Nd8 21. Ng5 b4 22. c4 Rxd6 23.
Rg3 b3 24. axb3 Ra6 25. O-O Be6 26. Rf3 Qg7 27. Qxg7+ Kxg7 28. Bxe6 fxe6 29.
Rd1 Kh6 30. Rxd8 {1-0 (30) Shirov,A (2702)-Maletin,P (2582) Loo 2014}) 10. d6 {
[%emt 0:14:03]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:07:05]} 11. Nf3 {[%emt 0:17:31]} e5 {[%emt 0:03:
40]} 12. Qd5 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:20:55]} 13. Bd3 {[%emt 0:04:54]} Be6
{[%emt 0:14:37]} 14. Qxc5 {[%emt 0:02:07]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 15. Qa3 {
[%emt 0:18:06]} Nxf3+ {[%emt 0:01:58]} 16. gxf3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rc6 {[%emt 0:
03:38]} 17. Qxa7 {[%emt 0:09:28]} Rxd6 {[%emt 0:02:58]} 18. Be2 {[%emt 0:02:17]
} b6 {[%emt 0:09:46]} 19. a4 {[%emt 0:07:01]} Bh6 {[%emt 0:08:38]} 20. Bxe5 {
[%emt 0:10:40]} Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 21. Bb5 {[%emt 0:02:47]} Bb3 {[%emt 0:09:
27]} 22. Kf1 {[%emt 0:02:07]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:04:24]} 23. Bxg7 {[%emt 0:01:02]}
Kxg7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 24. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:39]} Qd4 {[%emt 0:04:35]} 25. Rhf1 {
[%emt 0:01:29]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:01:32]} 26. a5 {[%emt 0:00:36]} bxa5 {[%emt 0:00:
46]} 27. Qxd4+ {[%emt 0:02:24]} Rxd4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 28. Rfc1 {[%emt 0:00:26]}
Rxc1 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 29. Rxc1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} a4 {[%emt 0:00:48]} 30. Rc8 {
[%emt 0:00:48]} h5 {[%emt 0:01:11]} 31. Ra8 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Rd2 {[%emt 0:01:
29]} 32. Bxa4 {[%emt 0:00:39]} Bxa4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 33. Rxa4 {[%emt 0:00:03]}
Rxb2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 34. Ra7 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Re2 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 35. Re7 {
[%emt 0:01:08]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 36. Re5 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Re1 {[%emt 0:00:
23]} 37. Ra5 $14 {[%emt 0:00:18] Stefanova went pawn hunting early in the
opening and she survived the incoming counter-attack from Lagno, reaching a
pawn up endgame. The position was objectively drawish, but some mistakes by
the Ukrainian put Stefanova in a great position to win. However, as usual for
her in this tournament, her technique let her down and Lagno escaped with a
draw.} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 38. Ra4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Rb1 {[%emt 0:01:07]} 39.
f4 {[%emt 0:00:27]} Rb3 {[%emt 0:02:02]} 40. Ra5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rb4 {[%emt 0:
00:00]} 41. f3 {[%emt 0:04:35]} f5 {[%emt 0:13:44]} 42. Ra7+ {[%emt 0:04:45]}
Kh6 {[%emt 0:07:35]} 43. e5 {[%emt 0:17:20]} Rxf4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 44. e6 {
[%emt 0:00:04]} Rb4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 45. Rf7 {[%emt 0:05:46]} Rb6 {[%emt 0:02:
35]} 46. e7 {[%emt 0:01:51]} Re6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 47. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:43]} Re5
{[%emt 0:00:27]} 48. Kf4 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Re6 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 49. Kg3 {
[%emt 0:00:07]} Re5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 50. Kf4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Re6 {[%emt 0:00:
03]} 51. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Re5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2014.04.16"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Dzagnidze, Nana"]
[Black "Lagno, Kateryna"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2543"]
[Annotator "ChessBase Website"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[EventDate "2014.04.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "1:30:00"]
[BlackClock "1:30:00"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} g6 {[%emt 0:
00:00]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 4. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:18]}
Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 5. e4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nxc3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 6. bxc3 {
[%emt 0:00:04]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 7. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} c5 {[%emt 0:01:22]
} 8. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Qa5 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 9. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:09]} O-O {
[%emt 0:00:12]} 10. Nf3 {[%emt 0:03:04]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 11. h3 {[%emt 0:
12:42]} (11. d5 e6 12. Bg5 Rd6 13. Bf4 Rd8 14. Bg5 Rd6 15. Bf4 Rd8 {1/2-1/2 
(15) Khenkin,I (2656)-Grischuk,A (2763) Istanbul 2012}) 11... Nc6 {[%emt 0:12:
07]} 12. d5 {[%emt 0:10:06]} e6 {[%emt 0:02:20]} 13. Bg5 $146 {[%emt 0:29:35]
Dzagnidze must have been surprised by Lagno's opening choice as she forced a
repetition in a still theoretical position.} (13. c4 Nb4 14. Be2 b6 15. Bg5 Rd7
16. O-O Nxa2 17. Qxa5 bxa5 18. Ra1 Nc3 19. Bd3 a4 20. Be3 Ba6 21. Ra3 exd5 22.
exd5 Rb8 23. Nd2 Rb2 24. Rc1 Na2 25. Rc2 Rxc2 26. Bxc2 Nc3 27. Bxa4 Rc7 28. Bc6
Bc8 29. Bxc5 h5 30. Bd6 Bf8 31. c5 Nxd5 32. Bxd5 {1-0 (32) Sasikiran,K (2675)
-Kozakov,M (2456) Venacu 2006}) 13... Rd6 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 14. Bf4 {[%emt 0:02:
38]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:02:08]} 15. Bg5 {[%emt 0:01:38]} Rd6 {[%emt 0:03:07]} 16. Bf4
{[%emt 0:00:18]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:03:19]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 11th"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "1997.05.??"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Rytshagov, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[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 "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Estonia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "EST"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. Rb1 a6 11. Rc1 cxd4 12. cxd4 Qxd2+ 13. Kxd2 f5 14. e5
Be6 15. Bc4 (15. Ng5 Bxa2 16. Bc4 Bxc4 17. Rxc4 Bh6 18. Ne6 Kf7 $17 {Vaganian,
R-Chekhov,V/URS 1982}) 15... Bxc4 16. Rxc4 O-O 17. g3 (17. Ke2 f4 18. Bd2 Rad8
19. Bc3 h6 20. h4 Rd7 $11 {Soyer-Blees /Cannes 1990}) 17... Rfd8 {N} (17... h6
18. Rb1 $14 (18. Ne1 Rfd8 {1/2-1/2 Seirawan,Y-Gulko,B/USA (ch) 1992})) 18. Rb1
Nxe5 (18... Rd7 $5) 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Rxb7 Bf6 21. Rb6 $14 {><a6} g5 (21... Kf7
22. h4 $14) (21... Rd5 22. Kd3 (22. Rc5 $2 Rxd4+ 23. Bxd4 Bxd4 $15) 22... Rb5
23. Rbc6 Kf7 24. Ra4 a5 25. Rc5 Rxc5 26. dxc5 $16) 22. Kd3 Kf7 23. f3 $1 (23.
Ra4 $6 e5 {/\f4}) (23. f4 gxf4 24. Bxf4 (24. gxf4 Rg8 $132) 24... Rd5 $11 {
/\Rad8}) 23... Rd7 {/\e5} (23... Rd5 $2 24. Rc5 $16) (23... Rd6 24. Rxd6 exd6
25. d5 $14) 24. Ra4 $2 (24. g4 fxg4 25. fxg4 h5 26. gxh5 (26. h3 hxg4 27. hxg4
Rh8 28. Rxa6 Rh4) 26... Rh8 27. Rxa6 Rxh5 28. Rc2 Rh3 $132) (24. Bf2 $1 $16 {/\
} e5 (24... a5 25. Rb5 e5 26. Ra4 Ke6 27. Raxa5 Rxa5 28. Rxa5 exd4 29. Ra6+ Kf7
30. a4 $16) 25. Rcc6 Bg7 26. Rxa6 Rxa6 27. Rxa6 exd4 28. a4 $1 (28. Ra4 $2 Rb7
29. Bxd4 Bxd4 30. Kxd4 Rb2 $11) 28... Rb7 29. Bxd4 Bxd4 30. Kxd4 Rb3 31. f4
gxf4 32. gxf4 Rh3 33. Ke5 Rxh2 34. Kxf5 $18) 24... e5 25. Raxa6 Rxa6 26. Rxa6
exd4 27. Bf2 h5 $6 $138 (27... Rb7 $1 28. Bxd4 Bxd4 29. Kxd4 Rb2 30. h3 (30.
Ke5 Rb5+ 31. Kd6 Rb2) (30. h4 f4) 30... Rf2 31. Ke3 Rh2 $11) 28. Ra4 (28. a4 $1
Rb7 29. Bxd4 Bxd4 30. Kxd4 Rb3 $8 (30... Rb2 $2 31. Ke5 Rxh2 32. Kxf5 (32. Rf6+
Ke7 33. Rxf5 Re2+) 32... Rh3 33. Ra7+ Ke8 (33... Kf8 34. Kf6 $1) 34. Kxg5 Rxg3+
35. Kf4 h4 36. a5 Rg1 37. a6 $18) 31. f4 (31. Ke5 Rxf3 32. Rf6+ Kg7 33. Rxf5
Ra3 34. Rxg5+ Kh6 $11) 31... gxf4 32. gxf4 Rh3 33. Ke5 Rxh2 34. Kxf5 Rg2 35.
Ra7+ Kg8 36. a5 h4 37. a6 h3 $11) 28... Rb7 29. f4 (29. Bxd4 Bxd4 30. Kxd4 Rb2
$11) 29... gxf4 30. gxf4 Rb2 $11 31. Bxd4 Bxd4 32. Kxd4 Rxh2 33. Ke5 h4 34.
Kxf5 Rg2 35. Ra7+ Kg8 36. Ra3 h3 37. Rxh3 Rxa2 38. Kg5 Kg7 39. Rb3 Rg2+ 40. Kf5
Rf2 41. Rb7+ Kf8 42. Kg5 Ra2 43. Rb6 Kf7 44. Rb7+ Kf8 45. f5 Ra6 46. f6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow ZSKS"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kiselev, Sergey"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8.
Ba4 b5 9. Bb3 b4 10. Ne2 bxc3 11. Be3 O-O (11... Ba6 12. Rc1 Qa5 13. Nxc3 (13.
Qc2 $14 {Ftacnik}) 13... Nd7 14. Qd2 O-O 15. Ne2 Qxd2+ 16. Kxd2 c5 (16... Rfd8
$5) 17. dxc5 Ne5 18. Nc3 Rfd8+ 19. Kc2 $13 {Shlosser,P-Zakic,S Budapest Cansys
1991}) (11... Ba6 12. Rc1 Nd7 13. e5 e6 14. Nxc3 c5 15. f4 cxd4 16. Qxd4 O-O {
Kischnjev,S-Horvath,J Leukerbad 1992} 17. Kf2 $14) 12. Rc1 Nd7 (12... Ba6 13.
Rxc3 Qa5 14. Qd2 Rd8 15. Rc2 Qxd2+ 16. Kxd2 Nd7 17. Rxc6 Bb7 18. Rc7 Bxe4 19.
f3 Bf5 $14 {Dautov,R-Ftacnik,L Muenchen 1990/91}) 13. e5 (13. O-O Ba6 14. Re1
Bxe2 15. Rxe2 Qa5 16. Rec2 c5 17. Rxc3 Rad8 18. Rd3 cxd4 19. Bxd4 Ne5 $10) (13.
Nxc3 $5 Ba6 14. e5 (14. f3 c5 $1) (14. Na4 $5) (14. Ne2 Qa5+ 15. Qd2 Qxd2+ 16.
Kxd2 c5 $13) 14... c5 (14... Nb6 15. Ne4 Nd5 16. Nc5 $16) 15. f4 cxd4 16. Qxd4
$14) 13... c5 $1 14. e6 (14. dxc5 Nxe5 15. O-O Ba6 $17) 14... fxe6 15. O-O (15.
dxc5 Ne5 16. Qxd8 Rxd8 17. Rxc3 Nd3+ 18. Kf1 Bxc3 19. Nxc3 Kf7 20. Ke2 Ba6 $17)
15... Ba6 16. Bxe6+ (16. dxc5 Ne5 $2 17. Nd4 Bxf1 18. Qxf1 Qa5 19. Nxe6 $16) (
16. dxc5 Nxc5 $1 17. Bxc5 Qxd1 18. Bxd1 Rfc8 19. Be3 c2 $15) 16... Kh8 17. d5 (
17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Bxc5 Qxd1 19. Rfxd1 Bxe2 20. Re1 Bd3 $15) 17... Ne5 18. Rxc3
$1 (18. Nxc3 Bxf1 19. Qxf1 Qa5 20. Ne4 c4 21. Qe2 Rab8 $17 {/\Rb2}) 18... Bxe2
19. Qxe2 Nf3+ 20. gxf3 Bxc3 21. Bxc5 $44 Qc7 (21... Bf6 $5 22. Qe3 a5 {/\Rb8})
22. Qe3 Bf6 23. Rc1 Qa5 24. a3 Qa4 25. Rb1 a5 26. Rb7 Rab8 $4 (26... Qh4 27. f4
Rfb8 28. Rc7 a4 $13) 27. Rxb8 Rxb8 28. Bxe7 $1 $18 Qd4 29. d6 Qa1+ 30. Kg2 Bd4
31. Qf4 Qb2 32. Kh3 Qa1 33. Bc4 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.11.02"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2689"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. Rb1 O-O 11. Rb5 cxd4 12. Rxa5 dxe3 13. Qxe3 Nxa5 14. h4
$1 {Eine wichtige Verbesserung gegenüber dem theoretischen 14.Nd4. Weiß
startet sofort den Angriff auf den gegnerischen König.} ({Nach} 14. Nd4 Bd7 {
hat Schwarz eine sichere Stellung.} 15. e5 (15. Be2 Rfc8 16. O-O Nc4 17. Qg5
Bf6 18. Qd5 Nb6 19. Qa5 e6 20. e5 Be7 21. f4 Nc4 22. Bxc4 Rxc4 23. Rb1 b6 24.
Qa6 Rxc3 25. Qb7 Rd8 26. Nb3 a5 27. Rd1 a4 28. Rxd7 Rxd7 29. Qxd7 axb3 30. Qxe7
b2 31. Qd8+ {1/2-1/2 Dautov,R-Smejkal,J/Frankfurt Ordix op 1997}) 15... Rfc8
16. f4 e6 17. Be2 Rc7 18. O-O Rac8 19. Qd2 Bf8 20. Rf3 Nc4 21. Bxc4 Rxc4 22. h3
b5 23. Kh2 a6 24. Rd3 Bc6 25. Nxc6 R4xc6 $11 {Dautov,R-Alterman,B/Bad Homburg
1997}) 14... Be6 $1 {Peter findet den besten Zug.} ({Weder 14...Bd7 15.h5, noch
} 14... Bg4 15. Nd4 Rac8 16. h5 Rfd8 17. f3 Bd7 18. hxg6 hxg6 19. e5 Rc5 20. f4
Rdc8 21. Kd2 Rc4 22. Kc2 Ra4 23. Kb2 Nc4+ 24. Bxc4 Raxc4 25. Rd1 Ba4 26. Nb3
Bc6 27. g3 e6 28. Rd4 $16 {Khenkin,I-Sutovskij,E/Polanica Zdroj 1999, ist
sicher genug für Schwarz.}) 15. h5 (15. Ng5 $5) 15... Rfc8 16. e5 Nc4 $1 {
Erneut die beste Reaktion.} (16... Bxa2 17. Ng5 Nc4 18. Bxc4 Bxc4 19. hxg6 hxg6
20. Rh7 $1 {mit der Drohung 21.Qh3 und 22.Rxg7+ (oder 22.Rh8+) mit Mattsetzung
wäre für Schwarz sehr gefährlich.}) 17. Bxc4 ({Auf den ersten Blick scheint} 
17. Qg5 $5 {sehr verlockend für Weiß, aber} Nb6 $1 18. hxg6 hxg6 19. Qxe7 Rxc3
{ermöglicht dem Gegner einen gefährlichen Gegenangriff.}) 17... Rxc4 $1 (17...
Bxc4 $2 18. hxg6 hxg6 19. Ng5 $40) 18. hxg6 hxg6 19. Ng5 Rac8 $1 $11 {Gerade
rechtzeitig organisiert Peter sein Gegenspiel, das zum Ausgleich ausreicht.}
20. Nxe6 Rxc3 21. Qg5 (21. Qxa7 {führt ebenfalls zu einem gleichen Endspiel:}
Rc1+ 22. Kd2 Rxh1 23. Nxg7 Rb1 (23... Kxg7 24. Qxb7 Rd8+ 25. Ke2 Kf8 26. a4 Ra1
$11) 24. Qa3 Kxg7 25. Qxe7 $11) 21... Rc1+ 22. Kd2 ({Oder} 22. Ke2 Rxh1 23.
Qxe7 Rhc1 $1 $11 ({aber nicht} 23... Bxe5 $2 {wegen} 24. Ng5 $1 $16)) 22...
Rxh1 ({Schwarz konnte auch sofort das Dauerschach geben:} 22... R8c2+ 23. Kd3
Rc3+) 23. Nxg7 Rd8+ 24. Ke2 ({Nach} 24. Kc2 {da die Variante} Kxg7 $6 ({
müßte Schwarz mit} 24... Rc8+ 25. Kd2 (25. Kb2 $2 Kxg7 26. Qxe7 Rc6 $1 $15)
25... Rd8+ $11 {das Dauerschach geben,}) 25. Qxe7 Rc8+ 26. Kd2 Rhc1 27. Qf6+
Kg8 28. e6 {nur für ihn unangenehm werden kann.}) 24... Kxg7 25. Qxe7 Rdd1 26.
f4 $1 ({Selbstverständlich nicht} 26. Qf6+ Kg8 27. e6 $2 Rhe1+ $19) 26... Rhf1
27. g3 {, und da 28.Qxb7 droht, und Schwarz dauernd auf e5-e6 aufpassen muß,
sah er sich endlich zum Dauerschach gezwungen:} Rfe1+ 28. Kf2 Rf1+ 29. Ke2
Rfe1+ 30. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bad Homburg"]
[Site "Bad Homburg"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Alterman, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1997.07.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7.
bxc3 c5 8. Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. Rb1 O-O 11. Rb5 cxd4 12. Rxa5 dxe3 13. Qxe3
Nxa5 14. Nd4 (14. Qc5 $6 {Ftacnik} b6 15. Qxe7 Bxc3+ $40) 14... Bd7 (14... b6
15. Be2 Bb7 16. O-O Rfc8 17. f4 Rc5 18. e5 Rac8 19. Rc1 Nc4 20. Qh3 e6 21. Nxe6
fxe6 22. Qxe6+ Kh8 23. Rd1 $40 {Razuvaev,Y-Dvoirys,S/URS 1983} (23. Rd1 {
Ftacnik} Ne3 24. Rd7 Bd5 25. Qe7 Nf5 26. Rd8+ Bg8 27. Qe8 Rxd8 28. Qxd8 {
1-0 Razuvaev,Y-Dvoirys,S/USSR 1983 (32)})) 15. e5 {N} (15. Be2 Rfc8 16. O-O Nc4
(16... Rc7 $5) (16... Rc7 $1 {Ftacnik} 17. e5 $6 (17. f3 Rac8 18. Rc1 Nc4 $15)
17... e6 18. Bb5 (18. Rc1 Rac8 $17) 18... Nc4 19. Bxc4 Rxc4 20. Rd1 Rac8 21.
Ne2 Bc6 22. Qxa7 (22. f4 b6 23. Kf2 h5 24. g3 Bf8 25. h3 Bc5 26. Nd4 Bd5 27.
Rd2 Ra4 $17) 22... Bxe5 $17 {Ikonnikov,V-Adorjan,A/Uebach rapid/1996/}) 17. Qg5
(17. Bxc4 Rxc4 18. e5 Rac8 19. e6 fxe6 20. Nxe6 Rxc3 21. Qe4 Bc6 $1 22. Qe2 Bf6
23. Rd1 Ba4 $1 24. Re1 Rc1 25. Nf4 Kh8 $15) 17... Bf6 18. Qd5 Nb6 19. Qa5 (19.
Qxb7 Rxc3 20. Nb5 Rc2 $11) 19... e6 20. e5 Be7 $132 {Dautov-Smejkal/Frankfurt
25' 1997} (20... Be7 21. f4 Nc4 22. Bxc4 Rxc4 23. Rb1 b6 24. Qa6 Rxc3 25. Qb7
Rd8 26. Nb3 a5 27. Rd1 a4 28. Rxd7 Rxd7 29. Qxd7 axb3 30. Qxe7 b2 31. Qd8+ {
1/2-1/2 Dautov,R-Smejkal,J/Franfurt CC Ordix 1997})) 15... Rfc8 16. f4 e6 17.
Be2 (17. Bb5 {Ftacnik} Nc4 (17... Bxb5 18. Nxb5 Nc4 19. Qd3 $16) 18. Bxc4 Rxc4
19. O-O Rac8 $13) (17. Nb5 {Ftacnik} Bxb5 18. Bxb5 Bf8 $14) 17... Rc7 18. O-O
Rac8 19. Qd2 (19. Bb5 $5 a6 20. Bxd7 Rxd7 21. Qh3 Re8 {/\Nc4<=>}) 19... Bf8 (
19... Rxc3 $6 20. Bb5 Bxb5 21. Nxb5 R3c5 22. Qd7 $36 (22. Nxa7 $16 {Ftacnik}))
(19... Nc4 {Ftacnik} 20. Bxc4 Rxc4 21. Nf5 $16) 20. Rf3 $2 (20. Nb3 Nxb3 21.
axb3 a5 22. Ra1 Be8 (22... b6 $5) 23. Rxa5 Rxc3 24. Ra8 Bc5+ 25. Kf1 Rf3+ (
25... Rxa8 26. Qxc3 b6) 26. Bxf3 Bb5+ 27. Be2 Bxe2+ 28. Kxe2 Rxa8 $14) 20...
Nc4 21. Bxc4 (21. Qe1 $5 {Ftacnik} Nb2 22. Rh3 Na4 $132) 21... Rxc4 $11 22. h3
(22. Rd3 Bc5 23. h3 Bc6 24. Kh2 Be4 25. Re3 $2 (25. Rg3) 25... Bxd4 26. Rxe4
Bg1+ $17) 22... b5 $5 (22... Bc5 $1 23. Rg3 (23. Kh2 Bxd4 24. cxd4 Rc2 25. Qa5
Bc6 26. Rg3 Bd5 27. a3 Rf2 $15) 23... Bc6 24. Kh2 Bxd4 25. cxd4 Rd8 26. Rd3 Be4
27. Rc3 Rcxd4 28. Qe3 $11) 23. Kh2 a6 (23... b4 $6 {Ftacnik} 24. cxb4 Bxb4 25.
Qd3 Rc3 26. Qa6 $16) 24. Rd3 Bc6 (24... Be8 $2 25. f5 exf5 26. Nxf5 $16) 25.
Nxc6 (25. f5 {Ftacnik} Be4 26. fxg6 Bxg6 (26... Bxd3 27. gxf7+ Kxf7 28. Qxd3
$16) 27. Rf3 Bg7 $132) 25... R4xc6 26. Qe3 h5 27. g4 $5 (27. Rd7 {Ftacnik} Bh6
$1 $13 (27... Rxc3 28. Qa7)) 27... hxg4 28. hxg4 Bh6 29. Qg3 (29. Qd2 Rc4 30.
g5 Bf8 $11) 29... Rc4 30. Rf3 Ra4 31. f5 (31. Kh3 Rcc4) 31... exf5 $1 (31...
Rcc4 $2 32. fxe6 fxe6 33. Qh4 Rxa2+ 34. Kh3 Bg7 35. Qe7 $16) (31... Rxa2+ {
Ftacnik} 32. Kh3 $40) 32. gxf5 Rcc4 33. Qf2 (33. Kh3 $2 g5 $17) (33. fxg6 $2 {
Ftacnik} Rh4+ 34. Kg2 Rhg4 $19) 33... Rh4+ (33... Bf4+ 34. Kg1 Bxe5 (34... gxf5
35. Qg2+ Kf8 36. Qh3 $14) 35. fxg6 Rg4+ 36. Kf1 fxg6 37. Qc5 Rgf4 $11) 34. Kg2
gxf5 35. Rg3+ (35. Rxf5 $4 Rag4+ 36. Kf1 Rf4 $19) 35... Kh8 36. Qxf5 Rxa2+ 37.
Kg1 (37. Kf3 $2 {Ftacnik} Rf4+ 38. Qxf4 Bxf4 39. Kxf4 a5 $17) 37... Ra1+ 38.
Kg2 Ra2+ 39. Kg1 Ra1+ 40. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.11.06"]
[Round "9.3"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. Rc1 Bg4 11. d5 {Prinzipiell gespielt. Weder 11.Be2 noch
11.Ng5 bereitet Schwarz Probleme.} (11. Be2 e6 12. d5 exd5 13. exd5 c4 (13...
Bxf3 14. Bxf3 c4 15. O-O Nd7 16. d6 Ne5 17. Bxb7 Rad8 18. Bg5 Rd7 $44 {
Kasparov,G-Kouatly,B/Graz 1981}) 14. O-O Nd7 15. Rfd1 Rac8 16. Bd4 Bxf3 17.
Bxg7 Bxe2 18. Bxf8 Bxd1 19. Bb4 Qd8 20. Rxd1 Ne5 $11 {Petran,P-Kouatly,B/
Budapest 1987}) (11. Ng5 cxd4 (11... h6 $6 12. h3 $14) 12. cxd4 Qxd2+ (12...
Nc6 13. Qxa5 Nxa5 14. Be2 Bxe2 15. Kxe2 Rfc8 16. Nf3 Nc4 17. Nd2 Nxd2 18. Kxd2
Rd8 19. Rc4 {1/2-1/2 Yermolinsky,A-Svidler,P/Elista olm 1998}) 13. Kxd2 Nc6 14.
d5 Na5 15. Bd3 h6 16. h3 Bd7 17. Nf3 e6 18. Bc5 Rfe8 19. Bb4 exd5 20. exd5 b6
21. Rc7 Rad8 $132 22. Re1 (22. Bxa5 bxa5 23. Rxa7 Bf8 $44) 22... Rxe1 23. Kxe1
{1/2-1/2 Yermolinsky,A-Svidler,P/Wijk aan Zee 1999}) 11... Bxf3 12. gxf3 Nd7
13. c4 Qc7 14. f4 {Weiß setzt sein gewaltiges Bauernzentrum direkt in Bewegung.
} ({Er konnte auch zuerst seine Entwicklung beenden:} 14. Bh3 Rab8 15. Bxd7 (
15. f4 b5 $13) 15... Qxd7 16. Bxc5 b5 17. Qe3 bxc4 18. O-O Rbc8 (18... Rb2 $5)
19. Rxc4 Qh3 20. e5 Bh6 21. Qe4 f5 22. exf6 Rxf6 $14 {Gavrikov,V-Romanishin,O/
Yerevan 1982}) 14... e5 $1 15. dxe6 $2 {Eine falsche Entscheidung nach sehr
langem Nachdenken. Nachdem ich zu meiner großen Überraschung ein "Loch" in der
Theoriefortsetzung entdeckt hatte, konnte ich mich nicht zu mutigem 15.fxe5!
entschließen.} ({Ich erinnerte mich an die (ungeprüfte) Theorieempfelung} 15.
f5 {?!} Nf6 16. Bd3 gxf5 $2 (16... Nh5 $1 $11) 17. exf5 e4 18. Be2 Qe5 19. Rg1
Qxh2 20. Rg3 Nh5 21. Rg5 Nf6 22. Kd1 $16 {, Birnboim,N-Shvidler,E/Israel ch
1984, konnte aber während der Partie beim besten Willen nicht verstehen, warum
Schwarz stattdessen nicht 16...Nh5! spielte. Der Springer bekäme einen guten
Blockadeposten auf f4, und der weiße Königsangriff würde sofort an
Gefährlichkeit verlieren.}) (15. fxe5 $1 {war korrekt. Weiß sollte weiterhin
auf sein Bauernzentrum setzen. Dabei muß er auf ein mögliches Figurenopfer des
Gegners vorbereitet sein.} Nxe5 (15... Bxe5 16. f4 $14) (15... Qxe5 16. Bd3 Qh5
17. f4 $14) 16. Be2 Nd7 17. f4 Rae8 18. e5 $14) 15... fxe6 16. Bh3 Rae8 (16...
Qc6 17. O-O Rad8 18. Rfd1 Qxe4 19. Qd6 $44) 17. O-O Nf6 $1 $15 {Das stolze
Bauernzentrum von Weiß ist verschwunden, und das Läuferpaar kann nicht alle
seine Bauernschwächen kompensieren. Es droht 18...Nh5.} 18. e5 Nh5 19. Bg4 (19.
Rfd1 $5 Bh6 20. Qd7 Qxd7 21. Rxd7 Nxf4 22. Bxf4 Bxf4 $15) 19... Bh6 ({
Chancenreicher war der prophylaktische Zug} 19... b6 $5 $15 {/\Qf7}) 20. Qd6 $1
{Die beste Lösung der Probleme. Weiß tauscht seinen schwachen Bauern f4 gegen
den schwarzen auf c5 und strebt unmittelbar danach den Damentausch an.} Qf7 ({
Nichts versprach Schwarz auch der sofortige Übergang ins Endspiel:} 20... Qxd6
21. exd6 b6 22. d7 $1 Re7 23. Rcd1 Rd8 24. Rd6 Nxf4 (24... Kf7 $2 25. f5 $1) (
24... Ng7 $2 25. f5 $1 Bxe3 26. f6) 25. Bxf4 Bxf4 26. Bxe6+ Kg7 27. Rc6 $11)
21. Qxc5 Bxf4 (21... b6 22. Qc6 Nxf4 23. Rcd1 $11) 22. Bxh5 gxh5 23. Bxf4 Qxf4
24. Qe3 $11 {Nun ist die Stellung ausgeglichen.} Re7 25. Qxf4 Rxf4 26. Rc2 Rg7+
27. Kh1 Rg5 (27... Re4 28. f4 Rf7 29. c5 Rexf4 30. Rxf4 Rxf4 31. c6 bxc6 32.
Rxc6 $11) 28. Rg1 Rxg1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9798"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1997.10.18"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1997.10.18"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "St Ingbert"]
[BlackTeam "Hamburger SK"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 Qa5 9. Rb1 b6 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Be2 O-O 12. Nf3 (12. Rc1) 12... cxd4 (12...
Bc6 13. Bd3 Rd8 14. Ke2 e6 15. h4 cxd4 16. cxd4 Qxd2+ 17. Kxd2 Bb7 18. Rhc1 Nc6
19. Rc4 Bf8 20. Bg5 Rdc8 21. Bf6 b5 $132 {Itkis,B-Notkin,M/Ciocaltea Memorial
1997/CBM 60}) (12... Nc6 13. Rc1) 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. Qxa5 $146 (14. Rc1 Rac8 $1 (
14... Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2 e6 16. Bb5 Rac8 17. a4 Rfd8 18. Bg5 f6 19. Be3 Nb8 20. Ke2
$14 {Karpov,A-Gulko,B/Moscow 1992}) (14... Rfc8 15. Qxa5 Nxa5 16. Kd2 b5 17.
Rxc8+ Rxc8 18. Rc1 Nc4+ (18... Rxc1 19. Kxc1 $14) 19. Bxc4 bxc4 20. Kc3 e6 21.
Nd2 Bb5 22. Rb1 a6 23. e5 f5 24. exf6 Bxf6 25. Ne4 Be7 26. f3 Bd8 (26... Rd8
27. Bg5 $14) 27. Nc5 Ba5+ 28. Kc2 {Piskov,Y-Dvoirys,S/Helsinki op 1992}) 15.
Qxa5 (15. d5 $2 Nb4) 15... Nxa5 {-14.Qxa5}) 14... Nxa5 15. Rc1 (15. Kd2 f5 16.
exf5 Bxf5 17. Rbc1 Be6 18. Rc2 Rac8 19. Rhc1 Rxc2+ 20. Rxc2 Rc8 $11) (15. O-O
Rac8 16. Rfc1 Rxc1+ 17. Rxc1 Rc8 18. Rxc8+ Bxc8 $11) 15... Rac8 16. Kd2 f5 $1
17. exf5 Bxf5 (17... gxf5 $5 18. Bg5 $13) 18. Ba6 Rcd8 19. Ke2 Be6 $1 (19...
Bg4 20. Rhd1 $14 {/\Rc7} Rd7 $2 21. Bc8 Bxf3+ 22. gxf3 Rd6 23. d5 $16) 20. Rc2
(20. Rc7 Bxa2 21. Rxa7 Bd5 $11) 20... Bd5 21. Rhc1 Rd6 $1 (21... Bxf3+ $6 22.
gxf3 Bxd4 23. Rc7 $14 {פa5}) 22. Rc7 (22. Ne5 Bxg2 23. Rc7 Bxe5 24. dxe5 Bf3+
25. Kf1 Rd5 26. Rxe7 (26. Rxa7 Rfd8 $15) 26... Nc6 27. Rc7 Nxe5 28. Rxa7 $11)
22... Rc6 $2 (22... Bxa2 23. Rxa7 Nc6 (23... Bd5 24. Ne5 Bxg2 25. Rxe7 $14) 24.
Rc7 Nxd4+ 25. Nxd4 Bxd4 26. Rxe7 Bxe3 27. fxe3 Rf7 $11) 23. Bb7 $1 (23. R7xc6
Nxc6 24. Bc4 Nb4 $1 25. a3 Bxc4+ 26. Rxc4 Nd5 $11) 23... Bxf3+ 24. gxf3 Rxc7
25. Rxc7 Nxb7 (25... Rd8 $2 26. Be4 Bxd4 27. Rxe7 a6 28. Ra7 $16) 26. Rxb7 Rd8
27. Rxe7 Bxd4 28. Rxa7 Rd5 {/\Be3,Rh5} (28... b5 $1 29. Ra3 (29. Rb7 Bxe3 30.
fxe3 Ra8 $11) (29. Ra5 b4) 29... Bf6 30. Rb3 Rd5 $14) 29. Ra4 $1 (29. Kf1 b5
30. Rb7 Bf6 $14) 29... Bc5 30. Rc4 Kf7 (30... Rh5 $142) 31. Bxc5 $2 $138 (31.
a4 Rh5 32. h4 Ke6 $14) (31. Rh4 $1 h5 32. a4 Ke6 33. Re4+ Kf5 (33... Kd7 34. f4
$16) 34. h4 $16) 31... bxc5 $11 32. Re4 Rh5 33. h4 g5 34. hxg5 Rxg5 35. Kd3 Rg2
36. Rf4+ Ke6 37. Ke3 Rg1 38. Rh4 Ra1 39. a4 Ra3+ 40. Ke2 Ra2+ 41. Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Horgen"]
[Site "Horgen"]
[Date "1995.10.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[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. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Be3 Bg4 9. Qd2 (9. Qa4+ Nc6 10. Ne5 cxd4 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. cxd4 O-O 13. Rc1 Bd7
14. Rc5 Qb8 15. Bd3 e5 16. Bc2 exd4 17. Bxd4 Qd6 18. Be3 Be5 19. O-O Qc7 20. f4
Bd6 21. Ra5 c5 22. Qa3 Rfc8 23. Qc3 Bf8 24. e5 Rab8 25. f5 Bg7 26. fxg6 hxg6
27. Rxc5 Qxe5 28. Qxe5 Bxe5 29. Bxg6 Bxh2+ 30. Kxh2 fxg6 31. Rg5 Rc6 {1/2-1/2
Kasparov,G-Razuvaev,Y/URS-ch47 Minsk ;URS-ch 1979}) (9. Rc1 cxd4 10. cxd4 O-O
11. Be2 Qa5+ 12. Qd2 Qxd2+ 13. Nxd2 Bxe2 14. Kxe2 e6 15. Rc7 Rd8 16. Rb1 Na6
17. Rcxb7 Bxd4 18. Nf3 Bxe3 19. Kxe3 Rac8 20. Kf4 Rc2 21. Rxa7 Nc5 22. Rb5 Rc4
23. a3 e5+ 24. Kg4 h5+ 25. Kg5 Nxe4+ {Plachetka,J-Sax,G/EU-chT Skara (04) ;
EU-chT 1980/1-0 (42)}) (9. Bb5+ Nc6 10. Bxc6+ bxc6 11. O-O O-O 12. Rc1 Qa5 13.
Qe2 Rad8 14. Rfd1 Qa4 15. e5 f6 16. exf6 Bxf6 17. Bh6 Rfe8 18. dxc5 Rxd1+ 19.
Rxd1 Bxc3 20. h3 Bf5 21. Ng5 Bf6 22. g4 Bc8 23. Rd6 Qb5 24. Qe4 Bxg5 25. Rxg6+
{1-0 Angantysson,H-Doncevic,D/BL 8384 (1984) ;BL 80 1984}) 9... cxd4 10. cxd4
Nc6 11. Rd1 O-O 12. Be2 Rc8 13. O-O Qa5 14. Qxa5 Nxa5 15. Rc1 Nc6 16. d5 Bxf3
17. Bxf3 Nd4 18. Rfd1 b6 19. Bxd4 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 (20. Rxc1 Bxd4 21. Rc7 e6 $10)
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 10th final"]
[Site "Lyon"]
[Date "1994.11.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Vaisser, Anatoli"]
[Black "Mikhalevski, Victor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Dorfman,J"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1994.11.18"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Lyon-Oyonnax Echecs"]
[BlackTeam "Beer-Sheva Chess Club"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 e6 13. f4 Bc7 (13... Bg7 $1
{Alterman-Tseitlin/ISL-ch/1994/1/2-1/2/}) 14. O-O (14. Bc4 {Main line}) 14...
exd5 15. exd5 Ba5 16. d6 b6 (16... Rb8) 17. Bf3 Bf5 $1 (17... Rb8 $6 18. Bb2
Bf5 19. Rbd1 {+/-}) 18. Bxa8 Bxb1 19. Bd5 (19. Bc6 Qf6 20. Bb2 Rd8 21. Rd1 Bxa2
{/\22...Bb3}) (19. Bb2 $142 {!} Qxa8 (19... Bxa2 20. Bc6 {+/-}) 20. Rxb1 {
+/- /\Rd1,d6-d7}) 19... Bf5 20. Bb2 b5 21. g4 $2 (21. Bc6 $6 c4 (21... Qb6) 22.
Qd5 Be6 23. Qxb5 Bb6+ 24. Kh1 Qxd6) (21. Ba3 $6 Qb6 $1 {/\b4,Rd8}) (21. Bf3
$142 {!}) 21... Bxg4 22. Qg2 Qxd6 23. c4 Bf5 24. Be5 Qe7 25. cxb5 c4 26. Kh1
Qc5 {/\c5->c1} 27. Be4 Bxe4 28. Qxe4 Bd2 29. Bd4 Qxb5 30. f5 c3 31. Rg1 Re8 32.
Qg2 (32. Qf3 c2 {-+}) 32... Qxf5 33. Qc6 Qe4+ 0-1

[Event "Nations Cup Online Prelim"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.07"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2753"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "Edouard,R"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2020.05.05"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.06.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.06.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "India"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "IND"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

{[%evp 0,33,29,12,27,-20,42,48,51,51,33,29,27,22,32,32,34,49,37,24,53,18,37,30,
23,27,3,23,35,24,13,-364,-315,-429,-183,758]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4.
cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 {This line is growing in fashion.} Bg7 6. e4 Nxc3 7. Bxc3 c5
8. d5 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Qd6 10. Qd2 O-O 11. f4 {All moves until here were the
recent tabya in the whole line. Obviously, White wants to push e5.} e6 {
The latest fashion.} ({I had played a fun game several years ago, but I'm
pretty sure new chess engines would disagree with my play:} 11... Nd7 12. e5
Qc7 13. h4 c4 14. h5 Nb6 15. Nf3 Bg4 16. hxg6 fxg6 17. Ng5 Rad8 18. d6 exd6 19.
Rxh7 Qc5 20. Rh6 dxe5 21. Rxg6+ Kh8 22. Nf7+ Kh7 23. Rh6+ $4 (23. f5 $8 Rxd2
24. Ng5+ Kh8 25. Rh6+ Kg7 26. Rg6+ $11) 23... Kg7 24. Nxd8 Rxd8 25. Rh4 Rxd2
26. Rxg4+ Kf8 27. Kxd2 Qf2+ 28. Be2 Nd5 29. Rh1 Qe3+ 30. Ke1 Qxc3+ 31. Kf2 Qe3+
32. Ke1 Nxf4 33. Rh8+ Kf7 34. Rxf4+ exf4 35. Rh7+ Kf6 36. Rxb7 c3 {0-1
Riazantsev,A (2714)-Edouard,R (2625) Belfort 2012}) 12. Nf3 $5 $146 (12. Bc4 b5
13. Bxb5 exd5 {was MVL's game against Giri at the Candidates tournament.} 14.
Bc4 (14. exd5 Nd7 {Gelfand,B (2777)-Dominguez,L (2754) NED 2014, ½-½ (36)
brought Black enough compensation.}) (14. Qxd5 $6 Qb6 $1 15. Qxa8 $2 Bb7 $19)
14... Bb7 15. Nf3 Nd7 (15... Rd8 {as played earlier by Nepomiachtchi was
better:} 16. Bxd5 Bxd5 17. Qxd5 Qxd5 18. exd5 Rxd5 $11 {½-½ (30) Tomashevsky,
E (2702)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2768) Satka 2018}) 16. O-O Nb6 17. Be2 d4 18. e5 Qd7
19. cxd4 Rad8 20. Rad1 Bxf3 21. Rxf3 Qxd4+ 22. Qxd4 Rxd4 23. Rxd4 cxd4 24. Rd3
$14 {½-½ (30) Giri,A (2763)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2767) Yekaterinburg 2020})
12... exd5 13. Bc4 Be6 {A very natural move, so that White cannot set a piece
on d5.} (13... Nd7 $5 14. Bxd5 Qa6 $5 {would be a reasonable alternative.} (
14... Nb6 $4 15. Bxf7+ $18)) ({So would be} 13... d4 $5 14. cxd4 cxd4 {
followed by ...Nc6, and Black should be close to equality.}) 14. O-O d4 $4 {
Natural, isn't it? But losing!} (14... Rd8 15. exd5 Bf5 (15... Bxd5 $2 16. Rfd1
Bxc4 17. Qxd6 Rxd6 18. Rxd6 $16) 16. Nh4 $1 {may be critical, but White seems
to be a bit better.}) 15. f5 {Game over!} Bxc4 (15... gxf5 16. Qg5+ Kh8 17.
Qf6+ Kg8 18. Ng5 $5 $18) 16. e5 {Black has no defence against f6 and Qh6.} Qd7
(16... Qd8 17. f6 Kh8 18. Qh6 Rg8 19. Ng5 $18) 17. f6 {What a shocking loss
for Nepo!} 1-0

[Event "FRA-chT Top 12"]
[Site "Belfort"]
[Date "2012.06.09"]
[Round "10.1"]
[White "Riazantsev, Alexander"]
[Black "Edouard, Romain"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Edouard,R"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2012.05.31"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Metz Fischer"]
[BlackTeam "Chalonnais Echiquier"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Bg7 6. e4 Nxc3 7. Bxc3 O-O $5
{This move order (instead of 7...c5) doesn't change much - though sometimes
Black can play without ...c5.} 8. Qd2 c5 (8... b6 9. h4 $6 (9. Nf3 Bb7 10. Bd3
{should be more serious!}) 9... Bb7 10. f3 e5 11. d5 c6 12. Bc4 cxd5 13. Bxd5
Bxd5 14. exd5 Na6 {0-1 (57) Riazantsev,A (2688)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2711)
Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 2011}) 9. d5 Bxc3 10. bxc3 Qd6 $5 {My favourite option
here, and also the most tactical.} (10... Nd7 11. Nf3 Qc7 12. Bd3 Nf6 13. h3 e5
{followed by ...Ne8 was played in Mamedyarov-Vachier Lagrave (2010) but it is
never so easy to say if Black is fine or not in that kind of position.}) 11. f4
$5 $146 {A novetly that I expected, played instantly by my opponent.} (11. Nf3
Bg4 12. Ng5 (12. Ng1 {1/2-1/2 (14) Arutinian,D (2564)-Kasimdzhanov,R (2685)
Konya TUR 2011}) 12... f6 $5 $146 (12... h6 13. h3 hxg5 14. hxg4 Qe5 15. Bd3
Qf6 {happened in one of my games in 2011 but I guess after} 16. O-O-O $1 $146 {
followed by g3 Black's position is very dangerous.}) 13. h3 fxg5 14. hxg4 Qe5
$13) 11... Nd7 $5 {A strange but very interesting concept, which my opponent
seemed not to know.} (11... e6 12. Bc4 exd5 13. Bxd5 {is a bit better for
White, since Black has to lose time moving his queen because of the Bxf7+
threat.}) 12. e5 Qc7 13. h4 {The most logical move in my opinion. Black wants
to go ...c4 followed by ...Rd8, ...Nb6/...b5 putting a strong pressure out of
the d5-pawn. White has no positional way to refute it, so a kingside attack is
simply logical.} (13. Nf3 c4 14. Qd4 b5 15. a4 Qa5 $132) (13. a4 c4 $132 {
followed by ...Rd8.}) (13. Qd3 $6 f6 $36) ({Of course the main idea of the
position is that} 13. c4 {is not possible because of} Nxe5 $1 14. d6 exd6 15.
fxe5 dxe5 $15) 13... c4 14. h5 Nb6 15. Nf3 Bg4 {Till now everything was kind
of forced.} 16. hxg6 (16. Ng5 Rad8 (16... f6 $5) 17. Nxh7 $2 {doesn't work:}
Kxh7 (17... Rxd5 $5) 18. hxg6+ (18. Be2 Rxd5 19. Qe3 f5 $1 20. exf6 Bxh5 21. g4
Rxf6 22. gxh5 Qxf4 23. hxg6+ Kxg6 $19) 18... Kg7 19. Rh7+ (19. d6 Qc5 $19)
19... Kxg6 20. Rh4 f5 21. exf6 Bc8 $19) 16... fxg6 17. Ng5 {The most logical
move.} (17. Rh4 $5 Bxf3 (17... h5 $5) 18. gxf3 Rad8 19. Bh3 Nxd5 20. Be6+ Kg7
21. Bxd5 Qa5 22. Rd1 (22. O-O-O Rf5 $1 {followed by ...e6 holds.}) (22. f5 Rxd5
23. Qh6+ Kf7 24. Qxh7+ Ke8 25. Rxc4 Rxe5+ $36) 22... Rf5 $1 {followed by ...e6
is OK for Black, since} 23. Qh2 h5 $1 24. Be4 Qxc3+ 25. Ke2 Qb2+ {is a draw.})
17... Rad8 $1 (17... Qc5 {might also be an option.}) 18. d6 $8 ({It is funny
to notice that after} 18. Rxh7 $4 Nxd5 {Houdini immediatly gives +7 for Black!}
) 18... exd6 19. Rxh7 Qc5 {Now Black is attacking!} 20. Rh6 $1 {With 4 minutes
against 90 minutes, my opponent finds only moves according to my preparation!}
(20. e6 $6 Rde8 21. Rh6 Rf6 22. Qd4 $8 Qxd4 23. cxd4 Bxe6 $15) 20... dxe5 21.
Rxg6+ Kh8 22. Nf7+ Kh7 23. Rh6+ $4 {For the first time of the game, my
opponent played "a tempo" and missed the drawing idea.} (23. f5 $1 Rxd2 24.
Ng5+ Kh8 25. Rh6+ Kg8 26. Rg6+ {with perpetual check (22.f5 also works).})
23... Kg7 {Now the game is over.} 24. Nxd8 Rxd8 25. Rh4 Rxd2 26. Rxg4+ Kf8 27.
Kxd2 Qf2+ (27... Nd5 {also works.}) 28. Be2 Nd5 29. Rh1 Qe3+ 30. Ke1 Qxc3+ 31.
Kf2 Qe3+ 32. Ke1 Nxf4 ({Of course} 32... Nc3 {also works since White has no
perpetual check.}) 33. Rh8+ Kf7 34. Rxf4+ exf4 35. Rh7+ Kf6 36. Rxb7 c3 0-1

[Event "Donau op 06th"]
[Site "Aschach"]
[Date "1997.12.31"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Balinov, Ilia"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Epishin,V"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1997.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.04.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.04.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 Qa5 9. Rb1 b6 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Be2 Nc6 12. Nf3 O-O 13. Rc1 Bg4 14. d5 Rad8
15. O-O Bxf3 16. Bxf3 e6 17. Bg5 $1 (17. Rfd1 exd5 18. exd5 Ne5 19. Be2 c4 20.
d6 Nd3 $15) 17... Rd7 18. Bf4 $5 exd5 19. exd5 Ne5 20. Bxe5 Bxe5 21. h4 (21.
Rfe1 Bf6 22. Re4 {/\ h4-h5}) 21... b5 22. Rfe1 Qc7 23. Qe2 Bf4 24. Rcd1 (24.
Rb1 a6 25. a4 bxa4 26. Qxa6 Qa7 $11) 24... c4 25. Bg4 Rd6 26. h5 Rfd8 27. Rd4
Bg5 (27... Rxd5 $2 28. Rxd5 Rxd5 29. Qe8+ Kg7 30. Re7 $18) 28. Qf3 Rf6 29. Qe2
Ra6 $2 30. a4 bxa4 (30... Rxa4 31. d6 Rxd6 32. Qe8+ Kg7 33. Qe5+ $18) 31. Rxc4
Qd6 32. Bf3 (32. hxg6 $5 hxg6 33. Be6 fxe6 34. Rg4 $40) 32... a3 33. g3 Bh6 (
33... a2 34. Ra1 Qa3 35. Rc6 $18) 34. Qa2 Bg7 $2 (34... Bf8 35. Rc6 Rxc6 36.
dxc6 Qc5 37. c4 $1) 35. Rb1 Rb8 36. Rxb8+ Qxb8 37. d6 $1 Qb2 $2 $138 (37...
Qxd6 38. Bd5 $3 $18) (37... Rxd6 38. Qxa3 $14) 38. d7 Rd6 39. Rc8+ Bf8 40. Qd5
$3 $18 Rxd7 41. Qxd7 a2 42. Qe7 a1=Q+ 43. Kg2 Kg7 44. Qxf8+ Kf6 45. Qd6+ Kg7
46. Qe5+ 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Epishin,V"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 Qa5 9. Rb1 b6 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Be2 Bc6 $6 12. Bd3 $14 O-O 13. Ne2 $1 (13.
Nf3 Nd7 14. Rc1 e6 15. Bh6 Rfc8 $13) 13... e6 14. h4 Nd7 15. h5 (15. f3 h5 $8
16. Kf2 (16. e5 $5 $16)) 15... Nf6 $1 $8 16. f3 (16. hxg6 Nxe4 $1 (16... fxg6
17. f3 $14) 17. Bxe4 Bxe4 18. gxh7+ Kh8 19. Bh6 Bxh6 20. Qxh6 f6 21. Rc1 cxd4
$13) 16... Nxh5 17. g4 Nf6 18. Bh6 Bh8 $1 $8 (18... cxd4 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Qh6+
Kg8 21. Rb5 $3 Bxb5 22. e5 $18) 19. Bxf8 Rxf8 20. Rh3 Bg7 21. e5 (21. g5 $5 Nh5
22. e5 {/\ f4+/=}) 21... Nd5 22. f4 f6 23. exf6 $2 (23. Rc1 $5 $14) 23... Nxf6
24. g5 $8 Nd5 25. Bc4 $1 b5 $1 (25... Rd8 26. Bb3 $14) 26. Bxd5 Bxd5 27. dxc5
Rc8 $6 $138 (27... a6 {/\ Qc7, Rf7, Bf8=/+}) 28. Qe3 a6 29. Rd1 Qxa2 30. Rh2 $1
Qc4 31. Qh3 Qe4 32. Rd3 $3 {/\ Re3, Qh7, Re5, f5} Kf7 33. Re3 Qf5 $2 (33...
Qb1+ 34. Kf2 Rh8 $1 $14) 34. Qxh7 Rxc5 35. Re5 Qb1+ 36. Kf2 Qa2 (36... Kf8 37.
Rh6 $18) (36... Rc4 37. f5 gxf5 38. Rh6 $18) (36... Rc8 37. f5 {/\ Rh6+-}) 37.
f5 exf5 $8 38. Rh6 $2 $138 (38. Re7+ Kxe7 39. Qxg7+ Kd6 40. Rh8 $18) 38... Rc6
39. Rxg6 Rxg6 40. Rxf5+ Ke7 41. Qxg6 Bxc3 $1 42. Qb6 $1 Be1+ $2 (42... Bc4 $8
43. Qe3+ Kd7 44. g6 $16) 43. Kf1 (43. Kxe1 $2 Qb1+ $10) 43... Be6 $8 (43...
Bg2+ 44. Kg1 Qxe2 45. Qc7+ $18) 44. Qc5+ Kd7 45. Qd4+ $138 Ke7 46. Qf6+ Kd7 47.
Qg7+ Kd6 48. Rf3 Qb1 (48... Ba5 49. Rd3+ {/\ Nd4+-}) 49. Qd4+ Ke7 50. Kg2 Qa2
51. Re3 Bd2 52. Qg7+ Ke8 53. Qh8+ Kd7 54. Rd3+ Bd5+ 55. Kf2 Ba5 56. Qg7+ Kc6
57. Qf6+ Kb7 58. Qe7+ Kc6 59. Qe8+ Kd6 60. g6 $18 Bb6+ 61. Kg3 Bc7 62. g7 Qa1
63. Qg6+ $1 Ke7+ 64. Kf2 Bc4 65. Re3+ Kd7 66. Qe8+ Kd6 67. Qe7+ Kc6 68. Re6+ $1
1-0

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.11.07"]
[Round "10.1"]
[White "Lesiege, Alexandre"]
[Black "Fernandes, Antonio ETG"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2584"]
[BlackElo "2438"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Canada"]
[BlackTeam "Portugal"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CAN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. Nf3 Bg7 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Bxc3+ 11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12. Qxd2 Nd4 13. Nxd4 cxd4 14.
Qxd4 Qa5+ 15. Qd2 Qxd2+ 16. Kxd2 Rd8 17. Ke3 $1 {Kasparov-Natsis/Malta(ol)/
1980/} Kf8 18. Rhc1 Ke8 $5 {An ingeneous defence plan.} 19. Kd4 b6 20. Rc7 Bd7
21. Ba6 Bc8 22. Bb5+ Bd7 23. Kc4 f5 24. f3 Bxb5+ 25. Kxb5 Rd7 26. Rbc1 fxe4 27.
fxe4 Kd8 28. R7c6 $2 (28. Rxd7+ Kxd7 29. Ka6 Rf8 30. Rc2 Rf4 31. Re2 $16) 28...
Rb7 29. Ka6 Rab8 30. Rf1 Ke8 31. a4 b5 $1 32. Rc8+ Rxc8 33. Kxb7 Rc5 34. a5 b4
35. a6 Kd7 36. Kxa7 Rb5 $1 {Cuts off the white king.} 37. e5 b3 38. Rb1 b2 39.
Ka8 g5 40. g4 Rb3 41. Ka7 Kc7 42. Ka8 Rb8+ (42... h6 $1 43. Ka7 Rb4 44. Ka8
Rb8+ 45. Ka7 Kc8 46. d6 exd6 47. exd6 Rb3 48. Ka8 Kd7 49. a7 Rb4 50. h3 $1 $15
(50. h4 $2 gxh4 51. g5 hxg5 52. Rxb2 Ra4 $17)) 43. Ka7 Kc8 44. d6 exd6 45. exd6
Rb5 46. Ka8 Kd7 47. a7 Rb4 48. h4 gxh4 49. g5 h3 50. g6 h2 51. gxh7 Rh4 52. Rh1
Rxh7 53. Kb8 b1=Q+ 54. Rxb1 Rh8+ 55. Kb7 h1=B+ 56. Rxh1 Rxh1 57. a8=Q Rb1+ 58.
Ka7 Ra1+ 59. Kb8 Rxa8+ 60. Kxa8 Kxd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch58"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ibragimov, Ildar"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1991.11.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 Qa5 9. Rb1 a6 10. Rc1 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 O-O 13. Nf3 e6 14. Be2 (
14. Bd3 Nc6 15. Rc4 f5 16. Ke2 Bd7 17. Rhc1 Rfc8 18. d5 exd5 19. exd5 Ne5 $10 {
Deze - Smelkal, Novi Sad 1982.}) 14... f5 15. exf5 gxf5 16. g3 Nc6 17. Rhd1 Bd7
18. Ke1 Rfc8 19. Ng5 Nb4 20. Bc4 Nd5 $10 21. Bxd5 exd5 22. Rc5 h6 23. Nh3 Rxc5
24. dxc5 Bc3+ 25. Kf1 Bb5+ 26. Kg1 d4 $1 {Schwarz verlässt sich auf sein
Läuferpaar und opfert ruhig den Bauern h6.} 27. Bxh6 Rd8 28. Bg5 Re8 $44 29.
Nf4 Re1+ 30. Rxe1 Bxe1 31. Ng2 Bb4 32. Nh4 d3 33. Nf3 Bxc5 34. Bd2 Bc4 35. a4
b5 36. Ne5 Bd6 37. f4 $1 Bc5+ 38. Kf1 Bd4 39. Nc6 Bc5 40. Ne5 Kg7 41. Ke1 Bd4
42. Nc6 Bc5 43. a5 Kh6 44. Bb4 Bd5 45. Bxc5 Bxc6 46. Kd2 $10 Be4 47. Ke3 Kh5
48. h3 Bg2 49. h4 (49. Kxd3 Bxh3 50. Kc3 $10) 49... Bf1 50. Bb4 Kg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Rivas Pastor, Manuel"]
[Black "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1994.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. Rb1 (10. Rc1) 10... b6 (10... Nd7 11. Bd3 b6 12. O-O Ba6
13. Bxa6 Qxa6 14. Bh6 $14 {Rivas-Wittmann, Tesalónica 1984}) (10... Nc6 $5 11.
Rb5 cxd4 12. Rxa5 dxe3 13. Qxe3 Nxa5 {Vaganian-Ceskovski, Erevín 1982}) 11. Bd3
Nc6 $17 {Adorjan} 12. e5 Rd8 13. Rb5 (13. O-O $2 cxd4 14. cxd4 Qxd2 $19) 13...
Qa4 14. Rb2 (14. O-O Ba6 15. Rb2 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 cxd4 17. cxd4 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5
$19) 14... Ba6 15. Bxa6 Qxa6 16. Qe2 Qa4 17. O-O cxd4 18. cxd4 Rac8 19. h4 h5 {
[#]} 20. e6 $2 f5 $1 21. Rd2 Bxd4 22. Bg5 Bc5 $19 23. Rfd1 Qe4 24. Kf1 (24.
Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Rxd8+ Nxd8 26. Qb5 Qc6) 24... Rxd2 25. Rxd2 Qxe2+ 26. Kxe2 Nd8
27. Rd7 Nxe6 28. Rxa7 Nxg5 29. hxg5 Bd6 30. Kd3 Rc1 31. Nd4 Kf7 32. a4 Rd1+ 33.
Kc4 Rd2 34. Nb5 Be5 35. f3 Rxg2 36. Kd5 Bf4 37. Ra8 h4 38. Rh8 Bxg5 39. Kc6 Bf6
40. Rd8 h3 41. Kxb6 h2 0-1

[Event "Ubeda"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "1997.02.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1997.02.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 cxd4 9. cxd4 Nc6 10. Rd1 Qa5 11. Qxa5 Nxa5 12. Bd3 (12. Nf3 O-O 13. Be2 Bd7
14. Bd2 b6 (14... Nc6 15. d5 Nd4 16. Nxd4 Bxd4 17. Bb4 Bf6 18. f4 a5 19. Ba3
Bc3+ 20. Kf2 {1-0 Babu,N-Konguvel,P/Sakthi 1996/CBM 53 (48)}) 15. O-O Rfd8 16.
Rc1 Bg4 17. d5 Nb7 18. h3 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Nc5 20. Be3 Rac8 21. Bg4 Rb8 22. Rc4 h5
23. Bf3 e6 24. Rd1 exd5 25. exd5 Be5 26. g4 hxg4 27. hxg4 Nb7 28. Ra4 Na5 29.
g5 Rbc8 30. Be2 Bd6 31. Kg2 Bc5 32. Bd2 Rxd5 33. Bf3 Rdd8 34. Bxa5 {1/2-1/2
Karpov,A-Kasparov,G/Wch35-KK5 1990/CBM 21}) 12... O-O 13. Ne2 Bd7 14. Rb1 (14.
Rc1 Rfc8 15. Kd2 e6 16. Rxc8+ Rxc8 17. Rc1 Rxc1 18. Nxc1 Kf8 19. Ne2 a6 20. Bf4
Nc6 21. Bd6+ Ke8 22. Kc3 Bf6 23. Bc7 Be7 24. f3 {1/2-1/2 Jussupow,A-Gulko,B/
Linares 1989/CBM 11}) 14... b6 15. Kd2 Rfc8 16. Ba6 Rd8 17. Rhc1 Bc8 18. Bd3
Bb7 19. Rc7 Rac8 20. Rbc1 Rxc7 21. Rxc7 Rc8 22. Rxc8+ Bxc8 23. Nc3 Nc6 24. Nb5
Ba6 25. Kc3 Kf8 26. a4 Bb7 27. g4 Ke8 28. Bc4 Nb8 29. Kd3 a6 30. Nc7+ Kd8 31.
Nd5 Nd7 32. Nb4 a5 33. Bd5 Bxd5 34. Nxd5 e6 35. Nc3 Kc7 36. Nb5+ Kc6 37. Kc4
Bf8 38. Bf4 Bb4 39. f3 Bf8 40. d5+ exd5+ 41. exd5+ Kb7 42. Nd6+ Bxd6 43. Bxd6 {
/\ 44.g5+-} g5 $8 44. Bg3 Nf6 (44... Ka6 {Jussupow} 45. d6 h6 (45... Kb7 46.
Kb5 Nf6 47. Be5 Nd7 48. Bd4 $18 {Zugzwang!}) 46. Bf2 Ne5+ 47. Kd5 $18) 45. Be5
Nd7 46. Bd4 Kc7 47. Kb5 f6 (47... Kd6 {Jussupow} 48. Bxb6 Nxb6 49. Kxb6 Kxd5
50. Kxa5 Kc5 $1 51. Ka6 Kc6 52. a5 f6 53. Ka7 Kc7 54. a6 h6 55. h3 $1 $18) 48.
Bf2 Kd6 49. Bxb6 Ne5 50. Bxa5 Nxf3 51. Bc3 1-0

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 6th"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2018.08.24"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[Annotator "Fernandez,D"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2018.08.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Qa4+ {
The 5th most common move, ranking just below the obscure 7.Bb5+ and just above
the fresh-looking (if logical) 7.Bg5.} (7. Be3) (7. Bc4) (7. Nf3) 7... Qd7 ({
After the most natural sequence of moves,} 7... Nd7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Be2 c5 {
it becomes clear that White's one and only purpose in playing Qa4+ was to
remove the possibility of ...Nc6. Considering that in similar positions Black
occasionally volunteers to play with ...Nd7, ...e6 and ...b6, this is not such
a massive gain. For instance:} 10. O-O b6 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. Bg5 Nf6 $11 {
Shengelia,D-Schreiner,P Feldkirch 2013}) 8. Bb5 {It is amazing how many
weird-looking moves people can get away with in the name of modern chess.} c6
9. Bd3 O-O 10. Nf3 c5 {The acid test of White's setup. If this gives Black a
comfortable game, then Qa4+ can't possibly pose any sort of problem, practical
or otherwise.} 11. Qxd7 (11. Bb5 Qg4 12. O-O {is a vaguely interesting gambit,
but it shouldn't be too hard for Black to think of a clever way to take and
then give back the pawn. Alternatively there is} Bd7 $5 13. Ba3 (13. h3 Bxb5
14. Qxb5 Qxe4 15. Qxc5 e6 $11) 13... a6 $1 14. Bxd7 Qxd7 15. Qb3 cxd4 16. cxd4
Nc6 $11) 11... Bxd7 12. Rb1 b6 13. Be3 Rd8 14. O-O Ba4 {This makes White think
a little bit about ...Nc6 and the d4-pawn, but the bishop is loose here, which
allows White to play upon a little motif with his next move.} 15. Rfc1 e6 {
A high-class waiting move.} (15... Nc6 16. Ba6 $5 {must have been the
intention, but even this doesn't necessarily bring an advantage, after for
instance the wily} Na5 (16... cxd4 $2 17. cxd4 Nxd4 $4 18. Bxd4 Bxd4 19. Rc4
$18) 17. dxc5 Bc6 $132) 16. h3 {A waiting move in reply. Black cannot
realistically hold off developing his queenside for too long, so he chooses
the better square for his knight.} Nd7 (16... Nc6 17. Ba6) 17. Ba6 (17. d5 $5 {
Surprisingly, despite Black's ...e6, this move is a serious try for an
advantage.} exd5 18. exd5 Nf6 $5 (18... c4 {is not bad, but my impression is
that there isn't quite enough.}) 19. c4 b5 20. Bg5 a6 $132) 17... Bc6 18. Nd2
Nb8 {A very solid move and one which reminds White about the weak d4-pawn.} 19.
Bb5 Bxb5 20. Rxb5 Na6 21. e5 {The beginning of a mini-slide. This move in the
Grünfeld almost always comes with an evaluation of 0.8 or -0.1, and it is
very rarely clear which; however, here it is reasonably clear that the latter
holds because White has no attack.} (21. Nf3 Rac8 22. Rbb1 cxd4 23. cxd4 Bf8
$11) 21... Nc7 22. Rbb1 Nd5 23. Bg5 Rd7 (23... Rdb8 $5 {An engine move, which
nevertheless makes great positional sense; Black wants ...cxd4 and ...b5.}) (
23... f6 {vacuums off the pieces most efficiently:} 24. exf6 Bxf6 25. Ne4 Bxg5
26. Nxg5 Nf4 27. Re1 cxd4 28. cxd4 Rxd4 29. Nxe6 Nxe6 30. Rxe6 Rad8 $11) 24.
Ne4 h6 25. Bd2 cxd4 (25... g5 $5 $15) 26. cxd4 Rad8 27. g4 $6 {This move
creates a small weakness on h3, which White may regret next move.} ({To me, it
is most natural to double on the c-file and try and trade a pair of rooks:} 27.
Rc4 $11) 27... g5 28. Rc4 Nf4 $1 29. Bxf4 gxf4 30. Rbb4 $6 (30. Nd6 Bf8 $15)
30... f3 $6 {Letting go the main part of the advantage. Black had extremely
good winning chances following an alternative.} (30... a5 $1 31. Rxb6 Rxd4 32.
Rxd4 ({After} 32. Rd6 Rxc4 33. Rxd8+ Kh7 34. Nd6 Rc7 $17 {wins a pawn, and
despite the fearsome reputation of the rook+knight combination it will be
difficult to manufacture enough compensation.}) 32... Rxd4 33. f3 Rd1+ 34. Kf2
Ra1 $1 $17 {Black is dominating.}) 31. Nf6+ Bxf6 32. exf6 Kh7 (32... h5 $5 33.
gxh5 Kh7 34. Rb3 Rxd4 35. Rxd4 Rxd4 36. Rxf3 Kh6 $15 {White's pawns are much
weaker, but it's not totally clear how much this will count for.}) 33. Kh2 Kg6
34. Kg3 Rd6 $11 {With this move, Black signals that his winning attempt is
over, and invites the cleaning-up operation.} 35. Rc7 Rxd4 36. Rxd4 Rxd4 37.
Rxa7 Kxf6 38. Rb7 Ra4 39. Rxb6 Rxa2 40. Kxf3 Ra3+ 41. Kg2 Ra2 42. Kf3 Ra3+ 43.
Kg2 Ra2 44. Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik op"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2018.03.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Yilmaz, Mustafa"]
[Black "Perelshteyn, Eugene"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2619"]
[BlackElo "2513"]
[Annotator "Fernandez,D"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2018.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Of the round 3 games featuring people who are currently on 100%, it was a
no-brainer for me to choose to annotate the Grünfeld one.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6
3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 O-O 8. Nf3 c5 9. Be2 Bg4 (
9... Nc6 {gives White easy play, like the game.} 10. O-O cxd4 11. cxd4 Bg4 12.
d5 $14) (9... b6 {is my personal favourite way to play the Grünfeld, against
this and other White setups.}) 10. O-O cxd4 11. cxd4 Nc6 {Obviously, 9...Nc6
also led to this position. With the incisive next move White lays claim to an
advantage.} 12. d5 Bxf3 (12... Ne5 13. Nxe5 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 Bxe5 15. Rac1 Qd7 16.
Rc2 $14) 13. Bxf3 Bxa1 14. Qxa1 Na5 15. Bh6 f6 16. Bxf8 ({It was also possible
to delay the acceptance of Black's gift:} 16. Bg4 $16) 16... Kxf8 17. Bg4 (17.
e5 $5 Nc4 18. exf6 exf6 19. Qd4 Ne5 20. Rb1 $14) 17... Nc4 {Now Black at least
has some squares for his knight and queen and can make some trouble.} 18. Be6 (
18. a4 a6 19. Qc3 b5 20. Rb1 $14) 18... b5 19. Re1 Qb8 20. g3 a6 $11 {The
development scheme with ...Qe5 and ...Ra7 is an impeccable one.} 21. Kg2 Qe5
22. Qc1 (22. f4 Qxa1 23. Rxa1 Ra7 $11) 22... Kg7 23. Qc2 Qd4 24. Rd1 Qe5 25.
Re1 Qd4 26. Qe2 Ra7 27. Rd1 Qc3 28. Rd3 Qa1 29. Rd1 Qc3 30. Rd3 Qa1 31. f4 Rc7
32. Kh3 Qc1 $6 (32... h5 {would have left the ball very much in White's court
as to how he wants to push e5 through.}) 33. e5 $1 Nxe5 $1 (33... fxe5 34. fxe5
Qh6+ 35. Kg2 $16) 34. Rd1 (34. fxe5 $4 Rc2 $19) 34... Qc4 35. Qe1 {The
position is really fascinating, with quite a few options for both sides. The
move played by Black was sufficient.} Nf3 (35... Qxa2 $1 {was another way to
keep the result up in the air:} 36. fxe5 Rc2 $13 {and White could very easily
get mated if he wasn't careful.}) (35... Nd3 36. Qe3 $18) 36. Qe3 $1 Qc3 37.
Rd3 $1 (37. Qf2 $5 {followed by Kg2 was the computer's suggested clincher, but
Black has an amazing reply.} Rc4 $3 (37... h5 38. Kg2 Qa3 $1 39. d6 $1 exd6 40.
Rf1 $1 Rc3 41. Qa7+ Kh6 42. Rxf3 Rxf3 43. Qa8 $3 $18) 38. d6 Rd4 $3 {Now my
computer 'wakes up' to Black's tactics.} 39. dxe7 (39. Rxd4 Nxd4 40. dxe7 Qc6
41. Bg4 h5 $11) 39... Qc6 40. Bg4 (40. Qxf3 Qxf3 41. e8=Q Qh5+ 42. Kg2 Qe2+ $11
) 40... Rxd1 41. Bxf3 Qc8+ 42. Bg4 Rd7 $1 $11) 37... Ng1+ $2 {A shame.} (37...
Qb2 $1 38. Qxf3 Rc2 39. Qh1 h5 $13 {still leaves everything to play for}) 38.
Kg2 Qb2+ (38... Qc1 39. Qxc1 Rxc1 40. Bg4 Rc2+ 41. Kxg1 f5 42. Bf3 Rxa2 $16 {
could be worth a try}) 39. Rd2 Qc1 40. Bg4 $3 {Returning to d1. Now White is
winning with some care.} Kf8 41. Bd1 Rc5 (41... Rc3 42. Qf2 $18 {doesn't help})
42. Qf2 Qc4 43. Rd4 {Since White is winning a piece and Black has not managed
to get a bind or even a pawn for it, it was time to resign.} 1-0

[Event "Metz op 14th"]
[Site "Metz"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Timoscenko, Gennadij A"]
[Black "Finkel, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 e6 13. f4 Bc7 $5 14. Bc4 $5
(14. O-O exd5 15. exd5 Ba5 $13) 14... a6 15. a4 (15. dxe6 Bxe6 16. Bxe6 fxe6
17. Qxd8 Raxd8 18. Rxb7 Bxf4 19. Ke2 (19. O-O $2 Bxh2+ $1 $19) 19... Bxc1 20.
Rxc1 Rf4 21. Ke3 Rh4 22. Rf1 $1 Rxh2 23. Rff7 $44) 15... Qe8 16. Qc2 Rb8 17.
Ba2 $5 (17. O-O b5 18. axb5 axb5 19. Ba2 c4 $1 (19... exd5 20. Bxd5 Be6 21. c4
$1 {/^a1h8}) 20. Ba3 exd5 21. Bxf8 Qxf8 $44) 17... b5 $1 (17... Bd7 $5 18. O-O
Bxa4 19. Qf2 b5 (19... exd5 20. Bxd5 b6 21. c4 $1 $16 {->}) 20. c4 $5 (20. Ba3
c4 $1 21. Bxf8 Qxf8 22. Qf3 exd5 23. exd5 Rd8 $15) 20... bxc4 21. Rxb8 Qxb8 $1
(21... Bxb8 22. dxe6 fxe6 23. Qxc5 Bb3 24. Bxb3 cxb3 25. Qc4 b2 $1 26. Bxb2
Rxf4 $10) 22. dxe6 fxe6 23. Bxc4 Bb3 $15) 18. axb5 axb5 19. O-O c4 $3 $15 {><a2
} 20. Ba3 exd5 21. Bxf8 (21. Rbe1 $2 dxe4 22. Rxe4 Qc6 23. Bxf8 Bf5 $1 $19)
21... Qxf8 22. Rbe1 dxe4 23. Qxe4 Qc5+ 24. Kh1 Bf5 25. Qe7 $8 (25. Qf3 Bd3 26.
Rf2 Ba5 27. Bb1 Bxb1 28. Rxb1 Bxc3 $1 $17) 25... Qxe7 26. Rxe7 Bd3 27. Rd1 $6 (
27. Rfe1 $8 Bxf4 28. Re8+ Rxe8 29. Rxe8+ Kg7 30. Re7 (30. g3 $2 Bd2 31. Rb8
Bxc3 32. Rxb5 Be4+ 33. Kg1 Bd4+ 34. Kf1 c3 $19) 30... Bd2 31. Rb7 Bxc3 32. Rxb5
Bd2 $1 33. Rb7 $1 Kf6 $1 (33... Bf4 34. Bxc4 $1 $10) 34. Rc7 $1 c3 35. Rxf7+
Ke5 36. Bb3 $8 g5 $1 $15) 27... Ba5 $1 $17 28. Rxd3 (28. Rc1 Ra8 $1 29. Bb1
Bxb1 30. Rxb1 Bxc3 31. Rb7 (31. Rc7 $5 $17) 31... b4 32. Rc7 b3 33. Rxc4 b2 $1
34. Rg1 Ra1 35. Rc8+ Kg7 36. Rb8 Bd4 $1 $19) 28... cxd3 29. Rxf7 Kh8 30. Rd7
Re8 $1 $19 31. h3 (31. h4 $5) 31... Re3 32. Kh2 Bxc3 33. Rd8+ Kg7 34. Rd7+ Kf8
35. Rxh7 Be1 $1 36. h4 d2 37. Rd7 Bxh4 $6 (37... b4 38. f5 Bg3+ 39. Kh3 Bd6+
$19) 38. g4 Bg3+ 39. Kg2 Be1 40. f5 gxf5 $6 (40... g5 $1 $19) 41. gxf5 Ke8 42.
Rd4 Ke7 43. Bb1 $2 (43. Bd5 $8 {[/\Bf3-d1-/+]}) 43... Rc3 $1 44. Be4 Rc4 0-1

[Event "ISR-chT"]
[Site "Israel"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Greenfeld, Alon"]
[Black "Finkel, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 e6 13. f4 Bc7 $5 14. O-O $5
(14. Bc4) 14... exd5 15. exd5 Ba5 $1 $8 16. Rb3 $5 (16. d6 b6 (16... Rb8 $5 17.
g4 Bd7 18. f5 gxf5 $1 19. Bd3 Kh8 $13) 17. Bf3 Bf5 $1 (17... Rb8 18. Ba3 Bf5
19. Rbc1 $1 $14 {/\Bb4}) 18. Bxa8 Bxb1 19. Bd5 (19. Bf3 Qf6 20. Bb2 Bxa2 21.
Ra1 Bc4 $1 $17) 19... Bf5 20. Bb2 b5 $1 $15 {Vaiser-Mikhalevski,V(1994)}) (16.
Ba3 b6 17. Rbd1 Qd6 18. Bb2 {/\Qc2,c4} Re8 $5 (18... Bd7 $6 19. Qc2 Rae8 20. c4
f6 21. Bd3 $16 {Cebalo-Fette,1991}) 19. Bb5 (19. Qc2 c4 $1 $15) 19... Bd7 20.
Bxd7 Qxd7 21. Qd3 c4 $5 22. Qxc4 b5 23. Qd3 Bb6+ 24. Kh1 Re3 25. Qd2 Rae8 $44)
(16. f5 Bxf5 17. Rxb7 Qf6 $1 18. Bb2 Rfb8 19. Rb5 $6 (19. Rb3 $5 Qd6 $1 {/\c4}
20. Ba3 Qe5 21. Bxc5 Rxb3 22. axb3 Bxc3 23. Qe3 $14) 19... c4 $1 $15 20. Rxb8+
Rxb8 21. Kh1 Qe5 22. d6 Rd8 23. Ba3 {Shulman-Pelletier,1995 (0,5:0,5)}) 16...
b6 17. Qd1 Bd7 18. c4 $1 $36 (18. Ra3 $6 Re8 19. c4 Qf6 20. Qc2 Qd4+ 21. Kh1
Bb4 22. Rg3 Ba4 $1 $17 {Siegel-Gavrikov,1995}) 18... Ba4 19. Bb2 Re8 20. d6 {
/\Bf3,Qd5,Be5~/=->} Bxb3 21. axb3 Rxe2 $1 $8 22. Qxe2 Qxd6 23. Rd1 (23. f5 Rd8
24. Qf3 (24. fxg6 fxg6 $1) 24... g5 $1 25. h4 Bd2 $1 $8 {Unclear}) 23... Qxf4
24. h3 (24. Qe7 $2 Bd2 $3 (24... Rf8 25. Rf1 $18) (24... b5 25. Rf1 $18) 25.
Kh1 Qg5 $1 26. Bf6 Qe3 27. Qxe3 Bxe3 28. g4 $1 $17) (24. Rf1 $5 $10) 24... b5 {
[ץa5,d8]} 25. Rf1 Qd6 26. Rd1 Qg3 27. Rd3 Qf4 {[28.Rf3 Qc729.cb Bb630.Kh1
Rd8=/+;A.Finkel]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mitropa Cup 34th"]
[Site "Zillertal"]
[Date "2015.06.18"]
[Round "5.5"]
[White "Bluebaum, Matthias"]
[Black "Ragger, Markus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "Fischer,J"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2015.06.14"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Austria"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AUT"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Nb6 6. e3 Bg7 7. f4 O-O 8. Nf3
Be6 9. Be2 N8d7 10. e4 Bg4 11. Bc1 e6 12. O-O c5 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Be3 Rc8 15.
e5 Qe7 16. Nd4 Nc4 17. Bc1 Bxe2 18. Qxe2 Nd7 19. Ne4 f6 20. Nd6 Nxd6 21. exd6
Qxd6 22. Qxe6+ Qxe6 23. Nxe6 Rfe8 24. f5 gxf5 25. Nd4 Bf8 26. Kh1 Ne5 27. Bd2
Nc4 28. Bc3 Ne3 29. Rf3 Nd5 30. Nxf5 Nxc3 31. bxc3 Re2 32. Ng3 Re5 33. Rd1 Kf7
34. h3 Rce8 35. Rd7+ R8e7 36. Rd6 R5e6 37. Rdd3 Ra6 {Schwarz, der fast die
gesamte Partie über das Tempo diktiert hatte, setzt Weiß weiter unter Druck.}
38. Rf2 ({Nach} 38. Nf5 {ist die Stellung laut Komodo vollkommen ausgeglichen.
Nach dem Textzug kommt der weiße König in Schwierigkeiten.}) 38... Re1+ 39.
Kh2 Bc5 40. Rb2 Bg1+ 41. Kh1 Bd4+ 42. Kh2 Be5 $5 {Schwarz opfert einen Bauern,
um die Fesselung des Springers auf g3 und die gefährdete Königsstellung des
Weißen auszunutzen.} 43. Rxb7+ Ke6 44. Rxh7 Rxa2 45. Rdd7 f5 46. Rde7+ Kd6 47.
Rxa7 {Das erlaubt Schwarz einen hübschen taktischen Trick.} ({Will er nicht
sofort verlieren, mus Weiß} 47. Rxe5 {spielen - mit klarem Vorteil für
Schwarz.}) 47... Re3 $1 48. Rag7 (48. Rxa2 $4 Bxg3+ 49. Kh1 Re1#) 48... Ree2
49. Rg6+ Kc5 50. Rf7 Rxg2+ 51. Kh1 Rh2+ 52. Kg1 Rag2+ 53. Kf1 Rf2+ 54. Kg1
Rhg2+ 55. Kh1 Rxg3 56. Rxg3 Bxg3 0-1

[Event "GER-ch 86th"]
[Site "Saarbruecken"]
[Date "2015.12.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Keymer, Vincent"]
[Black "Carow, Johannes"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2342"]
[BlackElo "2431"]
[Annotator "Fischer,J"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2015.12.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.12.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.12.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Na4 O-O 7. e4 Nb6 8.
Be3 Nxa4 9. Qxa4 c5 10. Rd1 Bg4 11. dxc5 Qc7 12. Qa3 Nd7 13. Be2 b6 14. b4 a5
15. cxb6 axb4 16. Qxa8 Qc3+ 17. Bd2 Rxa8 18. Bxc3 Bxc3+ 19. Nd2 Nxb6 20. Bxg4
Nc4 21. Ke2 Rxa2 22. f4 Nxd2 $2 ({Besser war} 22... Bxd2 {mit klarem Vorteil
für Schwarz. Der weiße König steht exponiert und der schwarze b-Bauer
bleibt gefährlich.} 23. Kd3 {scheitert an} Nb2+ 24. Kxd2 Nxd1+ 25. Kxd1 Ra1+
$19) 23. Kd3 Nb3 24. Bf3 Nc5+ 25. Kc4 Nb7 26. e5 Na5+ 27. Kb5 Nb3 28. Bd5 Rb2
29. e6 ({Nach} 29. Bxb3 Rxb3 {spielt Weiß, wie man in letzter Zeit gerne sagt,
auf "zwei Ergebnisse": Sieg oder Remis. Die Verlustgefahr ist jedenfalls
gebannt.}) 29... fxe6 30. Bxe6+ Kg7 31. Kc4 Na5+ 32. Kc5 Nb7+ 33. Kc6 Nd6 34.
Kd7 Ne4 35. Kxe7 ({Weiß hat sich in Schwierigkeiten gebracht, z.B.} 35. Rb1
Nc5+ 36. Kxe7 Re2 {und Schwarz gewinnt. Deshalb entschließt sich Keymer, die
Qualität zurückzugeben und sein Heil in einem Endspiel mit ungleichfarbigen
Läufern zu suchen.}) 35... Nf2 36. Bd5 Nxh1 37. Rxh1 b3 38. Bc4 Rxg2 39. Bxb3
Rf2 40. h4 Rxf4 41. h5 gxh5 42. Rxh5 Kg6 43. Rh1 Bf6+ 44. Ke6 h5 45. Bc2+ Kh6
46. Bf5 Bg5 47. Ke5 Rb4 48. Be4 Rb5+ 49. Kd4 h4 50. Bd3 Rb4+ 51. Ke5 Bf4+ 52.
Kf5 Bg3 53. Be4 Rb5+ 54. Kg4 Rg5+ 55. Kf3 Re5 56. Ra1 Re6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Leon"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gomez Esteban, Juan Mario"]
[Black "Sion Castro, Marcelino"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2380"]
[Annotator "Franco"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1994.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 b6 13. f4 Bg7 14. O-O e6
15. d6 (15. dxe6 fxe6 (15... Bxe6 16. f5)) 15... e5 16. Bc4 Be6 17. Bxe6 fxe6
18. Qd3 Qd7 19. Be3 Rad8 20. Rbd1 Qc6 21. c4 Rf7 $1 {/\ Rf7-d7} 22. fxe5 Rxf1+
23. Rxf1 Bxe5 24. Bh6 Qxd6 25. Qf3 Qe7 26. Qg4 Qd7 $6 (26... Re8 {/\ Bg7-/+})
27. h4 Qd4+ $2 (27... Bg7 28. Bxg7 Kxg7 29. Qg5 $44) 28. Kh1 Qxc4 29. Qf3 (29.
Qf3) (29. Rc1 $2 Rf8 $1 30. Qd1 Qxe4 31. Bxf8 Qxh4+ 32. Kg1 Bd4+ $19) 29...
Qxf1+ 30. Qxf1 c4 31. Bf4 c3 32. Bxe5 c2 33. Kh2 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch 66th"]
[Site "Nizhnij Novgorod"]
[Date "2013.10.14"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Friedel,J"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2013.10.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 {Karjakin is not one to shun the main lines, even against a Grünfeld
specialist such as Svidler.} O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O
Bg4 13. Be3 Nc6 14. d5 Na5 15. Bg5 b6 {This move, which has been played a
couple times already by Svidler himself, looks kinda obnoxious. Bxe7? What
Bxe7? In all seriousness though, gambiting this pawn is not all that unusual
in the Grünfeld.} (15... Qa3 {is the older and more common move, pretending
that Bxe7 is actually a threat.}) 16. Bxe7 Rfe8 17. d6 Nc6 18. Bb5 Nxe7 19.
Bxe8 Rxe8 20. dxe7 Qa3 21. h3 Bxf3 22. Qxf3 Qxe7 {After a fairly forced
sequence of events, this interesting position has been reached. White has
snagged an exchange, but it wasn't for free. It not only cost a pawn, but
White's most dangerous one (the d-pawn). In addition, the outside connected
passers could become dangerous one day. If you want my theoretical opinion, I
don't think Black should have serious problems here.} 23. Rfe1 {This is the
first new move. While this move may look fairly simple, it allows Black to
reposition his bishop to a more useful square.} (23. Rfd1 {Shulman's move
stopped the immediate ...Bd4 but Svidler got his bishop to c5 in another way
an easily made a draw.} Bf8 24. Rd4 Qe6 25. Qb3 Qxb3 26. Rxb3 Bc5 27. Ra4 a5
28. Kf1 Bb4 29. Rbxb4 axb4 30. Rxb4 Re6 31. Ke2 Kf8 32. Ke3 Rc6 33. f4 {
1/2-1/2 (33) Shulman,Y (2617)-Svidler,P (2739) Ningbo 2011}) 23... Bd4 24. Rbd1
Qe5 25. Qd3 Bc5 26. Qa6 {White temporarily stops a5, which would solidify
Black's queenside completely.} Re7 27. Re2 h5 {In such a position it can be
difficult to do anything serious with your pieces, so Svidler simply improves
his kingside.} 28. Rd5 Qe6 29. Rd8+ Kg7 30. Qa1+ Qe5 {There was no good way to
avoid the queen trade, but Black shouldn't really object to it much, as his
queenside will be more dangerous then. The main drawback will be that White
can more easily advance his kingside.} 31. Qxe5+ Rxe5 32. Kf1 a5 33. Ra8 {
The rook here is quite effective at halting Black's queenside march.} g5 {
Svidler aims to prevent f4-e5 ideas.} 34. f3 h4 35. Rd2 f5 36. exf5 (36. Rd5 {
had to be calculated, and after} Kf6 (36... Rxd5 $2 {would not be recommended,
as after} 37. exd5 Kf6 38. Re8 $1 a4 39. Re6+ Kf7 40. Ke2 a3 41. Kd3 {and
White is winning, since a2 can be answered easily with Re1. The key is that
Black's king is stuck out of the action while White's is in ideal position})
37. Rxe5 Kxe5 38. exf5 Kxf5 39. Ke2 Kf4 {is a draw, since neither side can
really make progress. Black's king will stick to the kingside, thus forcing
White's king to do the same, and meanwhile the rook on a8 keeps Black's
queenside from advancing.}) 36... Kf6 37. g4 {This move isn't necessary, but
it doesn't change much.} hxg3 38. Kg2 Kxf5 39. Kxg3 Re1 {Neither side can
really make progress here.} 40. Rd5+ Re5 (40... Kf6 {would also be a simple
draw, as after} 41. f4 gxf4+ 42. Kxf4 Rf1+ 43. Kg4 Rg1+ 44. Kh5 Rh1 {White has
no real way to make progress.}) 41. Rxe5+ Kxe5 42. Kg4 Be3 {The only danger to
Black is if White manages to create a kingside passer and get it far advanced.
White's main potential hazard would be if Black's king could support the
queenside pawns. Both are pipe dreams.} 43. Rd8 b5 44. Rb8 b4 45. Rb5+ Kd4 46.
Rxa5 {White has snagged a pawn, but the b-pawn is dangerous enough he'll have
to sac the rook for the other pawn.} b3 47. Rb5 Kc4 48. Rxb3 Kxb3 49. h4 gxh4
50. Kxh4 {And thus Svidler ensures at least a tie for first.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zlin"]
[Site "Zlin"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Vokac, Marek"]
[Black "Stohl, Igor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 b6 13. f4 Bg7 14. O-O e6
15. dxe6 fxe6 16. Qe3 Bb7 (16... e5 17. Bc4+ Kh8 18. Bd5 Rb8 19. Bb2 Qe7 20.
fxe5 $1 (20. c4 Bd7 21. g3 $10 {Novikov,I-Schwarz,M/Berlin/1992/}) 20... Bd7 (
20... Bxe5 21. Rxf8+ Qxf8 22. Rf1) 21. c4 Bxe5 22. Qa3 $1 Bxb2 $8 23. Qxb2+ Qg7
24. e5 Bf5 25. Rbe1 Rbe8 26. h3 Be6 (26... h5 27. Qe2 $16) 27. Rf6 $18 {
Chernin,A-Schwarz,M/Muenchen/1992/}) (16... Qe7 17. g4 Bb7 18. Bc4 Kh8 19. g5
Qd7 20. Bb5 Qc7 21. h4 Rfd8 22. Bb2 c4 23. Rbd1 Bxe4 24. Qxe4 Qc5+ 25. Kh1 Qxb5
{1/2-1/2 Horvath,C-Wiedenkeller,M/EUCup f (1) 1993 (64)}) 17. Bc4 (17. e5 $2
Qd5 $17) 17... Kh8 (17... Qd7 $1 18. f5 gxf5 19. exf5 Bd5 20. Qd3 $1 (20. fxe6
$2 Rxf1+ 21. Bxf1 Qxe6 $17) 20... Qc6 (20... Rad8 21. Bg5 Bxc4 22. Qxc4 Qd5 23.
Qh4 $16) 21. Bg5 $3 {Gelfand,B-Smejkal,J/Novi Sad (ol)/1990/} (21. Bxd5 Qxd5
22. Qxd5 exd5 23. Rf3 $10)) 18. Bxe6 Qf6 (18... Qe8 19. f5 Qa4 20. Re1 Qc2 21.
Rb2 Qxc3 $132 {Ftacnik,L}) 19. Bb3 (19. f5 Qxc3 20. Qxc3 Bxc3 21. Re1 Rad8 22.
Bb2 Bd4+ $15) 19... g5 $5 $146 (19... Qxc3 20. e5 $1 Qxe3+ 21. Bxe3 $36) 20.
Qe2 $1 (20. e5 Qg6 21. Rb2 gxf4 22. Rxf4 Rxf4 23. Qxf4 Rf8 $36) 20... gxf4 (
20... Rae8 21. e5 Qc6 22. Bc2 gxf4 (22... Rf7 23. Rf2) (22... Re7 23. Rf2 Rd8
24. Qh5 h6 25. f5 Rxe5 26. Bxg5 $40) 23. Bxf4 Re7 24. Rbe1) 21. Bxf4 (21. Rxf4
Qe5 $1 $36) 21... Qxc3 22. Kh1 $5 (22. Rbe1 Rae8 23. e5 Qd4+ 24. Qe3 Qxe3+ 25.
Rxe3 Re7 $13) 22... Qd4 $6 (22... Rae8 23. e5 Re7 $13) 23. Bc2 Rae8 (23... Be5
24. Rfd1 (24. Rbd1 Qb2 25. Bxe5+ Qxe5 26. Rxf8+ Rxf8 27. Rd7 Qa1+ 28. Bd1 Bxe4
$17) 24... Rxf4 25. Rxd4 Bxd4 $132) 24. Rbd1 Qb2 25. e5 $1 Qxa2 (25... Ba6 $2
26. Qe4 $18) 26. Rd7 (26. Qd3 Qg8 27. Bb3 Ba6 $1 28. Qxa6 Qxb3) 26... Bc6 $2 (
26... Rf7 $1 27. Rxb7 (27. Qh5 Qxc2 28. Rxb7 Qc4 $1 29. Rd1 Ref8 $17) 27...
Rxb7 28. Qe4 Bf8 29. Qxb7 Qxc2 $13) 27. Rxg7 $1 Kxg7 28. Qd3 Qg8 (28... Rh8 29.
Bh6+ $1 Kxh6 30. Qd2+ Kh5 31. Rf5+ Kg6 32. Qg5#) (28... Rf7 29. Qxh7+ Kf8 30.
Bh6+ Ke7 31. Bg5+ $18) 29. e6 $1 (29. Bb3 Re6 $1) 29... Rxf4 (29... Qxe6 30.
Qxh7+ Kf6 31. Bg3+) (29... Rxe6 30. Qg3+ Kf7 (30... Rg6 31. Be5+ Kh6 32. Qh4#)
(30... Kh8 31. Be5+ $18) 31. Bd6+ Rf6 32. Rxf6+ Kxf6 33. Qe5+ Kf7 34. Qe7#) 30.
Rxf4 Rxe6 31. Qc3+ Kh6 32. Rf6+ $1 (32. Rh4+ Kg5 33. Qg3+ Kf6 34. Qxg8 $4 Re1#)
32... Kg5 (32... Rxf6 33. Qxf6+ Kh5 34. Bd1+) (32... Kh5 33. Qh3+ Kg5 34. Qh6+
Kg4 35. Bf5#) 33. h4+ (33. h4+ Kxh4 34. Qh3+ Kg5 35. Rf5+ Kg6 36. Qg4+ Kh6 37.
Rh5#) 1-0

[Event "Candidates m1"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Speelman, Jonathan S"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 Qa5 9. Rc1 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qxd2+ 11. Kxd2 O-O 12. Nf3 Nc6 13. Bb5 f5 14. exf5
Bxf5 15. Ke2 Rac8 16. Rhd1 Nb4 17. Bc4+ $1 Kh8 18. Bb3 Bc2 19. Bxc2 Nxc2 20.
Kd2 Nxe3 $2 (20... Na3 21. Kd3 b5 $1) (20... Nb4 21. Rxc8 Rxc8 22. Rb1 $1) 21.
fxe3 Kg8 22. Kd3 Bf6 23. Ke4 Kf7 24. Ne5+ Ke6 (24... Bxe5 25. Kxe5 $16) 25. Nd3
Kd6 26. a4 b6 27. a5 (27. Nb4 e6 $1 (27... a5 28. Nd5 $16) 28. Rf1 Be7 29. Rxf8
Rxc1 30. Ra8 Rc7 $14) 27... Rxc1 28. Rxc1 Rb8 29. axb6 (29. a6 $5) 29... axb6
30. Nb4 e6 31. Rc6+ Kd7 32. d5 Re8 $6 (32... exd5+ 33. Kxd5 Be7 34. Nd3 b5 $1
35. Ne5+ Ke8 36. Ke6 b4 37. Rc7 Bd8 38. Rxh7 Rb6+ 39. Kd5 b3 $1) 33. Rxb6 exd5+
34. Kd3 Be5 35. h3 Bc7 $2 (35... Rb8 36. Rxb8 Bxb8 37. Nxd5 $16) 36. Rf6 Re5
37. Rf7+ Kd6 38. Rxh7 Bb6 39. Nc2 Re6 (39... Ke6 $5 $16) 40. Rf7 Ke5 41. Nd4
Rf6 (41... Bxd4 42. exd4+ Kd6 43. Ra7 $1 $18) 42. Nf3+ Ke6 43. Rg7 Bd8 44. Ke2
$1 {/\ Nh4+-; Ftacnik,L} 1-0

[Event "Novgorod"]
[Site "Novgorod"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1994.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. d4 Bg7 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bxe7
Re8 15. Rxb7 Nc6 (15... Nd7 $5 16. Bb4 Rxe4 17. Re1 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Rxd4 $15 {
Hultin-Ernst,T/Gausdal Troll Masters/1991/}) 16. Bc5 Rxe4 17. Bd3 Rxd4 $5 $146
(17... Ree8 18. Bb5 Rec8 19. Qd3 Be6 20. Re1 Bd5 $13 {Manso,F-Sanchez Almeyra,
J/San Sebastian/1993/}) 18. Bxd4 Nxd4 19. Be4 Rd8 20. Qb1 Ne2+ 21. Kh1 Qc4 22.
Bxg6 $5 (22. Rb8 Rxb8 23. Qxb8+ Kh7 24. Nd2 Qd4 $13) (22. Rb4 Qe6 $13) 22...
Nc3 (22... fxg6 $2 23. Qxg6 (23. Ne5 Qe6 $5) 23... Ng3+ 24. hxg3 (24. fxg3
Qxf1+ 25. Ng1 Bd7 (25... Rd7 $2 26. Rb8+) 26. Rxd7 Rxd7 27. Qe8+ Kh7 28. Qxd7
Qa1 29. Qf5+ $10) 24... Qxf1+ 25. Kh2 Bd7 26. Ne5 $40 (26. Rxd7 Rxd7 27. Qe8+
Kh7 28. Qxd7 Qxf2 29. Qf5+ $10)) 23. Bxf7+ (23. Qe1 $1 Be6 $1 $44 (23... Rf8 $2
$13 24. Bxf7+ $1 Rxf7 25. Qe8+ Rf8 (25... Bf8 26. Qxf7+ Qxf7 27. Rxf7 Kxf7 28.
Ne5+ $18) 26. Qg6 Qxf1+ 27. Ng1 $18) (23... fxg6 24. Rxg7+ Kxg7 25. Qe7+ Qf7 (
25... Kg8 26. Qxd8+ Kg7 27. Re1 $18) 26. Qxd8 Bxf3 (26... Qxf3 27. Qd4+ (27.
gxf3 $4 Bxf3+ 28. Kg1 Ne2#) 27... Kg8 28. Rb1 $1) 27. Qd4+ Kh7 28. Qxc3 Bd5 29.
f4 $18)) 23... Qxf7 24. Rxf7 Nxb1 25. Rxa7 Nc3 26. h3 (26. Ng1 $5 Rd1 27. Rxd1
Nxd1 28. Ra2 Bb2 29. h3 Be6 30. Ra8+ Kf7 31. f3 Nf2+ 32. Kh2 Be5+ 33. g3 $10) (
26. h3 Bxf3 27. gxf3 Rf8 28. Rg1 Rf7 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates m1"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Speelman, Jonathan S"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 Qa5 9. Rb1 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qxd2+ 11. Kxd2 O-O 12. Nf3 Rd8 13. Bd3 Nc6 14. d5
Na5 15. Ke2 b6 16. Bg5 f5 $1 17. Bxe7 (17. exf5 gxf5 (17... Bxf5 $5 18. Bxf5
gxf5 $13) 18. Rhd1 Kf8 19. Rbc1 Rxd5 20. Rc7 Bd7 21. Bxf5 Rxd1 22. Bxd7 Rd6 23.
Bf5 Bf6 24. Be4 Rad8 25. Bh6+ Kg8 26. Be3 R8d7 27. Rc2 Nb7 28. Bc6 Rc7 29. Bd5+
e6 {1-0/Damljanovic,B-Kozul,Z/Jugoslavia ch-ploff/1989/ ->CBM 15}) 17... fxe4
18. Bxe4 Ba6+ 19. Kd1 (19. Ke3 $6 Bh6+ 20. Bg5 Nc4+ 21. Kf4 Rf8+ 22. Kg4 (22.
Kg3 Rxf3+ $1) 22... Bc8+ (22... Bg7 $40) 23. Kh4 Bxg5+ 24. Kxg5 Nd6 $40) 19...
Rd7 20. d6 Bb7 $1 21. Bd3 (21. Re1 Bxe4 22. Rxe4 Nb7 23. Ne5 Nxd6 $17) 21...
Bf6 $1 22. Bb5 $1 Bc6 23. Re1 Bxe7 24. Rxe7 Rxd6+ 25. Ke2 Bxb5+ 26. Rxb5 Nc6
27. Re4 Rad8 {Ftacnik,L} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 09th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1991.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Bxc3+ 11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12. Qxd2 Na5 13. h4 Bg4 14. h5
Bxf3 15. gxf3 e5 16. Qc3 Re8 17. hxg6 fxg6 18. Qxc5 b6 19. Qe3 Rc8 20. Rc1
Rxc1+ 21. Qxc1 Qe7 22. Ba6 $1 (22. a3 $6 Nb7 $15) 22... Rf8 23. Qc3 Qf6 24. Bc8
$1 h5 (24... Qxf3 25. Be6+ Kh8 26. Qxe5+ $16) 25. Rg1 Kh7 26. Rg3 Kh6 27. a4
Nc6 $1 28. Qc1+ g5 $6 (28... Kh7 29. Bf5 (29. Rxg6 $2 Qxg6 30. Bf5 Rxf5 31.
exf5 Qg1+ $19) 29... gxf5 30. dxc6 (30. Qxc6 Qxc6 31. dxc6 Kh6 $17) 30... f4
$17) 29. Rxg5 $1 Qxg5 30. Qxc6+ Qg6 31. Bf5 Qf6 $8 (31... Qxc6 $2 32. dxc6 Rf7
33. Bd7 $18) 32. d6 Rd8 33. Qc1+ Kg7 34. Qc7+ Kf8 35. d7 Ke7 $14 36. Ke2 Qd6
37. Qc1 Rg8 38. Qc8 Rd8 39. Qc1 h4 40. Qg5+ Qf6 41. Qd2 Rf8 42. Qe3 a6 43. Bg4
Rg8 44. Qd3 Rh8 45. Qxa6 Qd6 46. Qc8 Rf8 47. Bf5 Rd8 48. Qc1 Rg8 49. Bg4 Rh8
50. Qg5+ Qf6 51. Qc1 Qd6 52. Qg5+ {Ftacnik,L} 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ivanov, Sergey"]
[Black "Daniliuk, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Nd7 13. Bb4 Nb6 14. Ne5
f6 15. Nc4 Nxc4 16. Ra1 Nb2 17. Rxa2 Nxd1 18. Bc4+ Kh8 19. Rxd1 Rd8 $5 $146 {
Bit conservative approach to the interesting position. Black decides to
eliminate many pawns in order to easy the pressure on his position.} (19... Bd7
20. Bxe7 Rfe8 21. Bc5 b6 22. Bd6 a5 23. Bd5 (23. Rb2 Rac8 24. Ba6 Rc6 25. e5
fxe5 26. dxe5 Rxd6 $1 27. Rxd6 Bxe5 28. Rxd7 Bxb2 29. g3 a4 30. Rb7 a3 31. Bc4
Rc8 32. Be6 Rc6 33. Bb3 Bd4 34. g4 h6 35. h4 Rc3 36. Be6 Rc2 37. Rf7 Bc5 {
0-1 Vidoniak,R-Karasev,V/URS Army-chT Simferopol ;EXT 90ch 1990}) 23... Ra6 24.
f4 b5 25. e5 a4 26. Rc1 fxe5 27. dxe5 {1/2-1/2 Chibukhchian,A-Daniliuk,S/Mlada
Boleslav op (05) ;EXT 94op 1994}) 20. Bxe7 Re8 21. Bc5 Rxe4 22. Rxa7 Rxa7 23.
Bxa7 Bf8 $1 {Correctly switching the bishop to d6, from which he can stop the
dangerous dP and cooperate with the R.} 24. g3 (24. f3 Re7 25. Bc5 Rc7 26. Bxf8
Rxc4 $10) 24... Bd6 25. Kg2 (25. Bd5 Re7 26. Rc1 Bh3 $10) 25... Kg7 26. Bd5 Re7
27. Bb6 Be6 28. Bf3 (28. Bxe6 Rxe6 29. Rb1 Re7 $10) 28... h5 29. Rb1 Bg4 30.
Bd5 (30. Bxg4 hxg4 $10) 30... Rd7 31. Be4 f5 32. Bd5 f4 (32... Bxg3 $2 33. hxg3
Rxd5 34. f3 $18) 33. f3 Bf5 34. Be4 Re7 35. Re1 (35. Bxf5 gxf5 36. Rb5 fxg3 37.
hxg3 Kg6 $10) 35... Re8 36. d5 fxg3 37. hxg3 Kf7 38. Re2 g5 (38... Bxe4 $6 39.
fxe4 $14) 39. Kf2 Bd7 40. Rc2 Rc8 (40... h4 $5 41. gxh4 gxh4 42. Bc7 $10) 41.
Ra2 Rc3 42. Ra8 Rb3 43. Bd4 Rb4 44. Bc3 Rb3 45. Bd4 Rb4 46. Be3 (46. Bc3 $10)
46... Rb2+ 47. Kg1 Bxg3 48. Rh8 $1 (48. Bxg5 Bh3 $40) 48... Bh3 49. Rh7+ Kg8
50. Bd4 $1 Rg2+ 51. Kh1 Rh2+ 52. Kg1 Rd2 53. Rh8+ Kf7 54. Rh7+ Kg8 (54... Kf8
55. Rh8+ Ke7 56. Rh7+ Kd6 57. Rh6+ Kc7 58. Rh7+ Kc8 59. Rh8+ Kc7 60. Rh7+ Bd7
61. Bc3 Rd1+ 62. Kg2 h4 63. Ba5+ b6 64. Bxb6+ Kxb6 65. Rxd7 $10) 55. Rh8+ Kf7
56. Rh7+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Novosibirsk"]
[Site "Novosibirsk"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Vyzmanavin, Alexey"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Chekhov} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7.
Be3 c5 8. Qd2 cxd4 9. cxd4 Nc6 10. Bb5 (10. Rd1 {Chekhov} Qa5 11. Qxa5 Nxa5 12.
Nf3 O-O 13. Be2 Bd7 14. Bd2 b6 15. O-O Rfc8 16. Rc1 Rxc1 17. Rxc1 Rc8 $10 {
Sorokin,M-Dvoirys,S/Ljubljana/1992/0,5/51/}) 10... O-O (10... Bd7 11. Ne2 a6
12. Bd3 O-O 13. Rc1 Rc8 14. O-O Qa5 15. Qxa5 Nxa5 16. d5 b5 {1/2-1/2/
Vyzmanavin,A-Alterman,B/Pardubice (01)/1993/ Vyzmanavin,A-Alterman,B/Pardubice/
1993/0,5/16/}) 11. Ne2 Qa5 (11... Bd7 12. Rb1 a6 13. Bd3 Be8 14. e5 b5 15. O-O
Bd7 16. h4 Qa5 17. Rfc1 Rfc8 $4 {1-0/Kuzmin,A-Tseitlin,MS/Berliner Sommer/1991/
} 18. Rxc6 $1 Qxd2 19. Rxc8+ Rxc8 20. Bxd2 $18) 12. Qxa5 (12. Bxc6 Qxd2+ 13.
Kxd2 bxc6 14. Rhc1 Rd8 $132) 12... Nxa5 13. Rc1 a6 (13... f5 14. Bd2 b6 15. Rc7
$14) 14. Bd3 Nc6 15. Bb1 {/N/} (15. d5 Ne5 16. Bb1 f5 $132 (16... b5 {Chekhov}
17. O-O e6 18. Rfd1 exd5 19. exd5 Nc4 20. Bc5 Re8 $132 {Vyzmanavin,A-Dvoirys,S/
Cheliabinsk/1991/0|1/46/})) 15... Bd7 16. d5 Ne5 17. f4 (17. O-O {Chekhov} Bb5
$1 $36) 17... Ng4 18. Bc5 (18. Rc7 $5 Nxe3 19. Rxd7 e5 20. dxe6 fxe6 21. Kf2
$16) 18... Rfe8 19. e5 {Such a center should normally do for a solid advantage.
The trouble here is unfinished development for white so black gets a room for
countermeasures.} (19. h3 Nf6 20. g4 h6 $14) 19... e6 20. d6 (20. dxe6 $5 {
Chekhov} Bxe6 21. h3 Nh6 22. O-O) 20... f6 $1 21. Be4 (21. exf6 {Chekhov} Nxf6
22. O-O Rac8 $13) 21... fxe5 22. Bxb7 Rab8 23. Bf3 (23. Bxa6 exf4 24. h3 (24.
Nxf4 Bh6 $1 25. O-O e5 $15) 24... Ne5 25. Nxf4 Ra8 26. Be2 Rxa2 $10) 23... Nh6
24. O-O (24. fxe5 Bxe5 25. O-O Nf7 26. Rfd1 Rec8 $132) 24... Nf7 {The defender
have improved his piece efficiency, even his knight have landed on a near
ideal square f7.} 25. Rfd1 (25. fxe5 Bxe5 26. Rfd1) 25... exf4 26. Nxf4 Rec8
27. Bg4 $2 {Vyzhmanavin lives under the impression, that he must play for win.
The grounds for this ambition are gone and he should have concentrated on
keeping the balance.} (27. Ba7 Rxc1 28. Rxc1 Rc8 29. Rc7 Rxc7 30. dxc7 Be5 31.
Bb8 Bxf4 32. c8=Q+ Bxc8 33. Bxf4 $15) (27. Be2 $2 Bb2 $1) (27. Ba3 $5) 27...
Bb2 28. Rc2 (28. Rc4 Ne5 $19) 28... Ba4 $1 29. d7 (29. Rxb2 Rxb2 30. Rc1 (30.
d7 Bxd7 31. Rxd7 Rxc5 $22 32. Bxe6 Rc1+ $19) 30... Bd7 $19) 29... Bxc2 $1 (
29... Rd8 30. Rcd2 Bc3 31. Bxe6 $15) 30. dxc8=Q+ Rxc8 31. Bxe6 Rxc5 (31... Bxd1
$2 32. Bxc8 $14) 32. Rd7 Rf5 $1 {It was even possible to miss this tidy move,
that cements black's advantage. The bishop pair is not a pleasant enemy even
for the rook.} 33. Bxf5 Bxf5 34. Rb7 Bd4+ 35. Kf1 (35. Kh1 Nd6 36. Re7 g5 37.
Nd5 Kf8 $19) 35... g5 36. Nd5 Be6 37. Nb4 Ne5 38. a4 (38. Nxa6 $2 Bc4+ 39. Ke1
Bxa6 $19) 38... Bc5 39. Nc2 (39. g3 Bc4+ 40. Kg2 g4 $17) 39... Bc4+ 40. Ke1 Bd5
41. Rc7 $6 (41. Rb8+ Kf7 42. Kf1 $19) 41... Bxg2 $1 (41... Bxg2 $1 42. Rxc5
Nd3+ $19) 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Shcherbakov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Daniliuk, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Nd7 13. Bb4 Nb6 14. Ra1
Qe6 15. Qb1 (15. Bd3 Qd7 16. Ra5 Qd8 17. h3 Nd7 18. Qa1 Nb8 19. Bc3 Nc6 20. Ra3
e6 21. Bc4 $36 {Berg Hansen,S-Vanheste,J/Lyngby op/1989/}) (15. Bc5 Nd7 16. Ba3
Qxe4 17. Re1 Qd5 18. Bxe7 Re8 19. Bd3 Nb6 20. Bc5 Bd7 21. Rxe8+ Bxe8 22. Rxa7
Rxa7 {1/2-1/2/Nogueiras,J-Lhagvasuren,C/Novi Sad olm (03) /1990/}) 15... Bd7 (
15... f5 16. e5 (16. Ra5 fxe4 17. Ng5 Qf6 18. Nxe4 Qf7 19. Ng5 Qf6 20. Re5 Re8
21. Bxe7 Rxe7 22. Qb3+ Be6 23. Nxe6 Qf7 24. Re3 Rae8 25. d5 Qf5 {Horvath,
J-Deak,S/HUN-chT 9192/1992/1/2-1/2 (53)}) 16... Bh6 17. d5 Nxd5 18. Bc4 Rd8 (
18... b5 19. Nd4 bxc4 20. Nxe6 Bxe6 21. Ra6 Kf7 22. Ba3 Rfb8 23. Qc2 Rc8 24.
Rd1 c3 25. g3 Rc7 26. Rd3 Bd2 27. Rxe6 Kxe6 28. Qb3 {Cebalo,M-Kozul,Z/SLO-chT ;
EXT 94ch 1994/1-0 (40)}) 19. Rd1 Qc6 20. Qb3 e6 21. Bd6 b5 22. Bxb5 Qb7 23. Qc4
Bd7 24. Ba6 Qc6 25. Qh4 {Cebalo,M-Sale,S/Bled op (09) ;EXP 46 1995/1-0 (42)}) (
15... Qd7 16. Bc5 $1) 16. Ra5 Bc6 (16... Nc8 17. d5 $1 Qb6 18. e5 Bf5 $6 (18...
a6 $142 {/\ Nc8-a7-b5}) 19. Qb3 a6 20. Qa3 Bg4 (20... Re8 21. Rc5 $1 {/\ Ba5})
21. Re1 Re8 22. Rc5 (22. h3 $6 Bxf3 23. Bxf3 Na7 $132) 22... Qd8 $6 (22... Bxf3
$142 23. Bxf3 Na7 24. Ba5 Nb5 25. Bxb6 Nxa3) 23. h3 {1-0 Gelfand,B-Kozul,Z/
Biel izt (04) ;CBM 37 1993 (41)}) 17. Bd3 Qd7 18. d5 Ba4 19. Bc5 (19. Qa2 Rfd8
$1 20. Bc5 Bc3 $1 (20... e6 21. Bxb6 axb6 22. dxe6 $1 Qxd3 23. exf7+ Kh8 24.
Rxa4) 21. Rxa7 Rxa7 22. Bxb6 Raa8 23. Bxd8 Rxd8 {0.5/Komarov-Marinkovic,Sl/JUG/
1995/}) (19. Rc1 Rfd8 20. Bc5 e6 21. Rxa7 Rxa7 22. Bxb6 Raa8 23. Bxd8 Rxd8 24.
Bc4 exd5 25. Bxd5 Bc6 $10) 19... Rfc8 (19... Bc3 20. Bb5 $1 Bxb5 21. Rxb5 Rfc8
22. Bxb6 axb6 23. Rxb6 $16) (19... Nc8 20. Bd4 (20. Qa2 b6 21. Rxa4 bxc5 22.
Ra5 $5 (22. Rb1 Qc7 $1 $13 (22... Nd6 $2 23. e5 Nf5 24. Bb5 Qc7 25. Bc6 Rab8
26. Re1 $16)) 22... Qd6 23. Rc1 Nb6 24. Raxc5 Rfc8 25. Rc6 Rxc6 26. Rxc6 $14)
20... Bxd4 21. Nxd4 b6 22. Ra6 $44) 20. Qb4 {The last word of the chess theory,
black has to be very careful not to pay too high a prize for his
discoordinated pieces.} e6 21. Bd4 exd5 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Qd4+ f6 24. e5 Qe7
25. Re1 Be8 26. h4 Bf7 27. h5 {White is doing his best to prove compensation
for two P, but black could have made his task much more difficult.} gxh5 $2 (
27... Nd7 $5 28. hxg6 (28. h6+ Kg8 $17) 28... hxg6 29. e6 (29. Bxg6 Bxg6 30.
exf6+ Qxf6 31. Re7+ Bf7 32. Rxd7 Rc1+ $15) (29. Rxa7 Nxe5 30. Nxe5 Rxa7 31.
Qxa7 fxe5 32. Qa1 Kf6 33. f4 $13) 29... Bxe6 30. Ng5 Rc6 31. Rxd5 Nf8 $17) 28.
Nh4 Kh8 (28... Be6 29. exf6+ Qxf6 30. Rxe6 $1 Rc1+ 31. Kh2 Qxd4 32. Nf5+ $16)
29. Nf5 Qe6 30. Nd6 Rc7 31. Raa1 (31. Bf5 Qe7 32. Nxf7+ Qxf7 33. exf6 Rf8) (31.
Qxb6 $5 axb6 32. Rxa8+ Bg8 33. Bf5 Qe7 34. Re8 fxe5 35. Rxe7 Rxe7 $14) 31...
fxe5 (31... Qg4 $5 32. Qxg4 (32. Qxb6 $4 Rg8 $1 $19) 32... hxg4 33. exf6 $13)
32. Rxe5 Qf6 (32... Qxd6 $4 33. Re8#) 33. Re8+ Kg7 $8 34. Nf5+ Kg6 35. Nh4+ Kg7
36. Nf5+ Kg6 37. Rxa8 Nxa8 38. Nh4+ Kg7 (38... Kg5 $2 39. Nf3+ $18) 39. Nf5+
Kg6 40. Qxa7 {Nimzowitch have left us many ideas but one of them stands out
quite clearly: The threat is stronger than its fullfilment. I have seldom seen
better example proving it right!} Rc3 (40... Nb6 41. Rb1 Nc4 42. Qb8 $1 $40)
41. Rd1 Nc7 (41... Rxd3 42. Rxd3 Qxf5 43. Rg3+ Kf6 44. Rf3 $18) 42. Qa5 b6 (
42... Rxd3 43. Rxd3 Qe5 44. Re3 $16) 43. Qb4 Rxd3 44. Rxd3 Qa1+ (44... Qxf5 45.
Rg3+ Kf6 (45... Kh6 46. Qf8#) 46. Rf3 $18) 45. Kh2 Qe5+ (45... Kxf5 46. Rf3+
Kg6 47. Rg3+ Kf5 48. Qe7 $18) 46. f4 Qxf5 47. Rg3+ Kf6 (47... Kh6 $2 48. Qf8#)
48. Qc3+ d4 49. Qxc7 Qd5 (49... Qd5 50. Rg5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Kurgan"]
[Site "Kurgan"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Shcherbakov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Vorontsov, Nikolay"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2360"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Belov} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3
c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Bg5 h6 14.
Be3 Nc6 15. d5 Na5 16. Bc5 (16. Rb4 $1 b6 (16... Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Nc4 18. Bd4 Nd2
19. Rb2 Nxf3+ 20. Qxf3 Qa6 {Kamsky,G-Anand,V/Las Palmas cf/1995/0,5/45/} 21.
Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Qc3+ Kg8 23. Qc7 Qd6 $1 (23... Rfe8 24. Rxb7 Qd3 25. Qe5 a5 $4
26. Rxe7 Rxe7 27. Qxe7 Rb8 28. h4 Qd4 29. d6 {Vaisser,A-Anand,V/Paris
PCA\Intel-GP/1994/1-0 (44)}) (23... e6 $5 24. Rxb7 exd5 25. exd5 Qd3 26. d6
Rac8 $10) 24. Rxb7 (24. Qxd6 exd6 25. Rxb7 a5 $132) 24... Qxc7 25. Rxc7 a5 {
Kamsky,G-Anand,V (02)/PCA-WchQual Las Palmas/1995/0.5 (45)}) (16... Qa3 $2 17.
Ra4 Qc3 18. Bd2 $18) 17. e5 $1 Bxf3 $6 (17... h5 18. Bf4 Rad8 19. Rd4 $14) 18.
Bxf3 Rac8 (18... Nc4 $2 19. d6 Nxe3 20. fxe3 Rad8 21. Bd5 Qa3 (21... Qa5 22.
dxe7 Rxd5 23. exf8=Q+ Kxf8 24. Qf3 Rd7 25. e6 $18) 22. dxe7 $18) 19. d6 $1 exd6
20. exd6 $1 Nc4 21. Bf4 $1 $16 {Lautier,J-Anand,V/Linares/1994/1-0 (34)
Lautier,J-Anand,V/Linares/1994/1:0/34/}) 16... Bxf3 (16... Bf6 17. e5 (17. h3
Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Rfc8 $13) 17... Bxe5 18. h3 (18. Rb4 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Rae8 (19...
Bf6 $2 20. Ra4 Qb3 21. Rxa5 Qxd1 22. Rxd1 b6 23. d6 $1 Rac8 (23... exd6 24.
Bxb6 $18) (23... bxa5 24. dxe7 Rfc8 25. Bxa8 Rxa8 26. Rd7 $18) 24. d7 Rcd8 25.
Bxe7 $1 Bxe7 26. Rxa7 {Kramnik,V-Timman,J/Novgorod/1995/1:0/32/} Rb8 27. Re1
Bd8 28. Re8 b5 29. Ra8 Rxa8 30. Bxa8 b4 31. Bd5 Kg7 32. Kf1 {Kramnik,V-Timman,
J/Novgorod (02)/1995/1-0}) (19... Rac8 20. Bxe7 Rfe8 21. d6 $16) 20. Be3 Bc3
21. Ra4 Qb2 22. Qd3 b5 23. Bc1 bxa4 24. Bxb2 Bxb2 {(Kramnik,V-Anand,V/Riga/
1995/)} 25. d6 (25. Qd2 {Belov} Nc4 26. Qc2 Rc8 27. Be2 $18) 25... Bf6 26. Qb5
Nb3 27. d7 Rd8 28. Rd1 Nd4 29. Qxa4 Nxf3+ 30. gxf3 e6 {Kramnik,V-Anand,V/Riga
Tal (06)/1995/0.5 (41)}) 18... Rfd8 $5 (18... Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Rfe8 (19... Rae8 $5
20. d6 $1 (20. Re1 Nc4 21. Rxb7 Bd6 22. Rxa7 Qd2 $10) 20... exd6 21. Bd5 Nc4
22. Qg4 (22. Bb4 $5 $44) 22... dxc5 23. Qxg6+ Bg7 24. Rxb7 Ne5 $1 25. Qxg7+
Kxg7 26. Bxa2 Rb8 $5 27. Rxa7 Ra8 $10) 20. d6 Qc4 21. d7 Qxc5 22. dxe8=Q+ Rxe8
23. Qa4 (23. Qd7 $6 Kf8 $1 24. Rb5 Qc7) 23... Nc6 24. Rxb7 Rc8 25. Bxc6 Rxc6
26. Rxe7 Qxe7 27. Qxc6 {Gelfand,B-Ivanchuk,V/Tilburg/1990/1-0 (62)}) 19. hxg4
Rxd5 20. Bd4 $1 Bxd4 21. Nxd4 Rad8 $1 22. Qc2 $1 Qxc2 23. Nxc2 Rd2 24. Rfd1 (
24. Bd1 Nc4 $44) 24... Nc4 $1 $44 {Strelbin-Nadanian,A/USSR/1991/}) 17. Bxf3
Rfe8 (17... Bf6 18. e5 Bxe5 19. Bxe7 $16) (17... Bf6 {Belov}) 18. Re1 b6 (18...
Be5 19. Re2 Qc4 20. Rc2 Qa4 21. Bxe7 $1 $16) 19. Re2 Qc4 20. Rc2 Qa4 (20... Qa6
21. Be2 Qb7 22. Bb4 Qd7 23. Bxa5 bxa5 24. Bb5 $18) 21. Bxe7 $1 Nc4 (21... Rxe7
22. Rc8+ Rxc8 23. Qxa4 $18) 22. d6 Bf8 (22... Ne5 23. Rc7 Nxf3+ 24. Qxf3 (24.
gxf3 Qxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Be5 26. Rb7 Kg7 27. Bh4 g5) 24... Rec8 25. Qd1 $1 $18) 23.
e5 Rab8 (23... Bxe7 24. Bxa8 Bxd6 25. Rxc4 Qxc4 26. Bd5 $18) (23... Rac8 {Belov
} 24. d7 Bxe7 25. dxe8=Q+ Rxe8 26. Ra1 $18) 24. Ra1 Na3 (24... Qb4 25. Qd4 b5
26. Bxf8 Rxf8 27. Bd5 $18) (24... Qb5 {Belov} 25. Be2 Rbc8 26. d7 $18) (24...
Qb3 {Belov} 25. Bd5 $18) 25. Rd2 (25. Rc7 $6 Qxd1+ 26. Rxd1 Nb5 $14) 25...
Qxd1+ 26. Rdxd1 Nc4 (26... Nc2 27. Rxa7 $18 (27. Rac1 Nb4 28. d7 Rxe7 29. d8=Q
Rxd8 30. Rxd8 Kg7 $16)) (26... Bxe7 27. Rxa3 Bg5 28. Rxa7 $18) 27. Bc6 (27.
Rxa7 {Belov} Bxe7 28. dxe7 (28. Rxe7 Nxe5) 28... Nxe5 29. Be2 b5 $13) 27...
Bxe7 (27... Rec8 28. d7 Bxe7 29. dxc8=Q+ Rxc8 30. Rxa7 $16) 28. Bxe8 Rxe8 29.
dxe7 Rxe7 30. f4 a5 (30... g5 31. g3 gxf4 32. gxf4 a5 33. Rac1 $16) (30... Rc7
{Belov} 31. Rd5 h5) 31. Rd5 Rb7 32. Rb1 Kf8 33. Kf2 Ke7 34. Rd4 $1 Na3 (34...
Rc7 35. Rb5 (35. Ke2 Rc5 36. Kd3 b5) 35... f6 36. exf6+ Kxf6 37. Ke2 $16) 35.
Rb3 Nc2 36. Rd6 Nb4 (36... b5 37. Ra6 Nd4 38. Rb2 a4 39. Rxa4 $18) 37. g4 b5
38. f5 $1 Na2 $6 (38... Rd7 39. fxg6 fxg6 40. Rxg6 $16) 39. f6+ Ke8 40. Rbd3
Rb8 41. Rd7 (41. Ra3 Nb4 42. Rxa5) (41. Rd7 Nb4 (41... b4 {Belov} 42. Re7+ Kf8
43. Rdd7 $18) 42. Re7+ Kf8 43. Rdd7 Kg8 44. e6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Bled/Rogaska Slatina"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kozul, Zdenko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1991.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[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 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Nd7 13. Bb4 Nb6 14. Ra1
Qe6 15. Qb1 $5 {N} (15. Bd3 Qd7 16. Ra5 Qd8 17. h3 Nd7 18. Qa1 Nb8 19. Bc3 Nc6
20. Ra3 e6 21. Bc4 $36 {Berg Hansen,S-Vanheste,J/Lyngby op/1989/}) 15... Bd7 (
15... Qd7 16. Bc5 $1) 16. Ra5 Nc8 17. Ne5 (17. Ng5 Qb6) 17... Be8 (17... Bxe5
18. Rxe5 Qf6 19. f4 $40) 18. Ba3 (18. Bc4 Qb6) 18... b5 $5 (18... b6 19. Bc4
Qf6 20. Ra6 $36) 19. Bxb5 Bxe5 20. Bxe8 (20. dxe5 Qxe5 21. Bb2 Qh5) 20... Bc7
$1 (20... Bxd4 21. Ba4 $146) 21. Rc5 Bd6 22. Ba4 Bxc5 23. dxc5 a6 (23... Rd8
24. Qb7 Qa2 25. Qxa8 Qxa3 26. Qc6 $16) 24. Bb3 Qe5 25. Qc2 Rb8 (25... Rd8 26.
Bb2 Qc7 27. Qc3 e5 28. f4 $40) 26. Bb2 Qc7 27. Qc3 e5 28. f4 (28. Bd5 Rb5 29.
c6 Ne7) 28... Rb5 29. fxe5 Ne7 (29... Qxc5+ 30. Qxc5 Rxc5 31. e6 $18) (29...
Rxc5 30. Qd4 Rd8 31. Rxf7 $18) 30. Ba3 (30. Rxf7 Rxf7 31. e6 Qxc5+ 32. Qxc5
Rxc5 33. exf7+ Kf8) (30. e6 f6 31. Rxf6 Qxc5+ 32. Qxc5 Rxc5 $17) 30... Qa5 31.
Qf3 $1 h5 (31... Qxa3 32. Bxf7+ $18) 32. Bxf7+ Kh7 33. c6 Qb6+ 34. Kh1 Rxe5 35.
Bxe7 Rxe7 36. Bxg6+ Kxg6 37. Qxf8 Rg7 38. Qf5+ Kh6 39. Qf6+ Kh7 40. Qf5+ Kh6
41. Qd5 Rg6 42. Qe5 Qxc6 (42... Rg7 43. Rf6+ Rg6 44. Qf4+ Kg7 45. Rf7+ Kg8 46.
Rf8+ $18) 43. Qh8+ Kg5 44. Rf5+ {Ftacnik,L} 1-0

[Event "Orel"]
[Site "Orel"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Dyachkov, Sergej"]
[Black "Yandemirov, Valeri"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8.
Ba4 O-O 9. Ne2 c5 10. O-O Nc6 11. Be3 Na5 (11... Qc7 12. Rc1 (12. Qc2 Na5 13.
Qc1 Bd7 14. Bxd7 Qxd7 15. Bh6 cxd4 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. cxd4 Rac8 18. Qe3 b6 19.
Rad1 Rc2 20. d5 Rxa2 21. Nd4 $44 {Ostojic,N-Nestorovic,D/Belgrade TRAKO (05)/
1995/1-0 (53)}) 12... Rd8 (12... e6 13. Bf4 $1 Qe7 14. Qd2 Bd7 15. dxc5 e5 16.
Bg5 f6 17. Be3 Be6 18. Bb3 Rad8 19. Bd5 $16 {Kramnik,V-Moutousis,K/Oakham/1992/
}) 13. Qc2 (13. d5 Ne5 (13... c4 14. h3 e6 15. Bg5 Ne7 16. Rc2 exd5 17. Rd2 Be6
18. Nd4 a6 19. Re1 b5 20. Bc2 Rd7 21. Bxe7 Rxe7 22. exd5 Bxd5 23. Rxe7 Qxe7 24.
Nf5 gxf5 25. Rxd5 $44 {Shipov,S-Tondivar,B/Groningen op (01)/1994/0.5 (36)})
14. c4 Ng4 15. Bf4 e5 16. Bg5 f6 17. Bd2 Nh6 18. f4 Nf7 19. f5 Nd6 20. Ng3 a6
21. Be3 Qa5 22. Bb3 {Razuvaev,Y-Baum,B/Gausdal Int (08)/1993/1-0 (42)}) 13...
a6 (13... Na5 14. Bf4 e5 15. dxe5 Be6 $1 (15... Bxe5 16. Bxe5 Qxe5 17. c4 $1
$14) 16. Bb3 $5 Bxb3 (16... c4 $5 17. Ba4 a6 18. Qb1) 17. axb3 Bxe5 18. Bg3
Bxg3 19. hxg3 c4 $1 20. b4 Nb3 $1 21. Rcd1 a5 22. Nf4 $2 (22. bxa5 Rxa5 23. Nf4
$10) 22... a4 23. Nd5 Qd6 $15 {Gurevich,D-Beelby,M/Las Vegas/1993/0-1 (25)})
14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. dxc5 Be6 16. Qa4 Rdb8 17. Rb1 Rb5 18. Nd4 Bxd4 19. cxd4 Rab8
20. Rxb5 axb5 21. Qa6 Qb7 22. Qxb7 Rxb7 23. a3 $10 {Bern,I-Swidler,P/Gausdal
Arnold Cup (8)/1991/0.5 (33)}) 12. Rb1 Nc4 (12... cxd4 13. cxd4 b6 14. d5 e6 (
14... Ba6 15. Re1 e6 16. dxe6 fxe6 17. Nf4 $16) 15. Bd2 $1 Ba6 (15... exd5 16.
Bxa5 bxa5 17. Bc6 Ba6 18. Bxa8 Qxa8 19. exd5 Rd8 20. Re1 Rxd5 21. Qb3 $16) 16.
Bb4 exd5 17. exd5 Bc4 18. Bxf8 Bxf8 19. Rb2 Qxd5 20. Qxd5 Bxd5 21. Rd1 Bc4 22.
Nc1 $1 $16 {Dautov,R-Labunsky/USSR/1989/}) (12... e5 13. dxe5 $16) (12... Bd7
13. Bxd7 Qxd7 14. dxc5 $14) 13. Bg5 Qc7 (13... a6 14. Bb3 $14) 14. Qd3 Na3 $6 (
14... Nb6 15. Bc2) 15. Rb2 Qa5 16. Bd1 cxd4 (16... c4 17. Qe3 Re8 18. Bh6 $40)
17. Bxe7 Re8 (17... dxc3 18. Rb3 c2 19. Rxa3 cxd1=Q 20. Rxd1 Qe5 21. Bxf8 Bxf8
22. Rb3 $16) 18. Bb4 Qb5 $8 19. Bc2 (19. Qxb5 Nxb5 20. Ba4 dxc3 21. Bxb5 cxb2
22. Bxe8 Be6 23. Bb5 Bxa2 $132) 19... dxc3 (19... Qxd3 20. Bxd3 dxc3 21. Rb3
Rd8 22. Nc1 Rxd3 23. Nxd3 Nb5 24. Bc5 b6 $132) 20. Rb3 Be6 $2 (20... Qxd3 $142
21. Bxd3 Rd8) 21. Bxa3 Qxd3 22. Bxd3 Bxb3 23. axb3 Rac8 (23... Red8 24. Nf4 $16
) 24. Nf4 Bf8 (24... Bh6 25. Nd5 c2 26. Nf6+ Kg7 27. Nxe8+ $18) (24... c2 25.
Nd5 Bf8 26. b4 $18) 25. Bc1 (25. Bxf8 Kxf8 26. Rc1 Rc5 27. Nd5 $16) 25... Bh6
26. Nd5 Bxc1 27. Rxc1 (27. Nf6+ Kf8 28. Nxe8 Bf4 29. Nf6 c2) 27... Kf8 28. f3 (
28. Rxc3 Rxc3 29. Nxc3 Rc8 30. Bc4 a6 31. Ne2 b5 32. Bd3 Rd8 33. Nf4 Rd4 $132)
28... Rc5 29. b4 Rcc8 (29... Rc6 30. Bb5 $18) 30. Kf2 a5 31. bxa5 Rc5 32. a6
bxa6 (32... b5 33. Rxc3 $18) 33. Bxa6 Ra8 34. Be2 Ra3 35. Ke3 c2+ 36. Kd4 Rc8
37. Bc4 Rb8 (37... Ra4 38. Rxc2 $18) 38. Rxc2 Rb1 39. Nc3 Rh1 40. Rb2 Rxh2 41.
Rb7 Rxg2 (41... f6 42. Nb5 $18) 42. Rxf7+ Ke8 43. Nb5 Rd2+ 44. Kc5 Ra5 45. Kb6
Ra1 46. Nc7+ Kd8 47. Bb5 Rd6+ 48. Kc5 (48. Kc5 Rad1 49. e5 R6d2 50. Ne6+ Kc8
51. Rf8+ Kb7 52. Bc6+) 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-31"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1994.12.10"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[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 "Spain"]
[BlackTeam "Slovakia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SVK"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Bb5+ Bd7 9. Bxd7+ Qxd7 10. O-O cxd4 11. cxd4 Nc6 12. Be3 O-O 13. d5 Bxa1 (13...
Na5 14. Bd4 Rfc8 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Qd4+ Kg8 17. Rad1 Rc4 18. Qe3 Qa4 19. Rfe1
Rac8 20. e5 b6 21. e6 f6 22. d6 exd6 23. e7 Re8 24. Rxd6 $16 {Gligoric,S-Zakic,
S/JUG-ch (12)/1991/}) (13... Nb4 14. Bd4 Bxd4 15. Nxd4 Rfc8 16. Qb3 Na6 17.
Rab1 Nc5 18. Qe3 Na4 19. Rb3 Rc4 20. Qh6 Nc3 21. Re1 $17 {Hegeler,F-Dvoirys,S/
Gausdal Int/1991/}) 14. Qxa1 Na5 15. Bh6 f6 16. Bxf8 Rxf8 17. Nd4 Rc8 18. Rc1
b6 (18... Nc4 19. Ne6 (19. f3 Qa4 $132) 19... Nd6 20. f3 Ne8 $14) 19. h4 $6 (
19. h3 $1 Nb7 20. Rxc8+ Qxc8 21. Nc6 Qd7 22. Qd4 Nc5 23. f4 $16) 19... Nb7 20.
Rxc8+ (20. Nc6 Kg7 $5 (20... Nd6 21. Qd4 e5) 21. Nxa7 $140 Rxc1+ 22. Qxc1 Nc5
23. Qa3 Nxe4 24. Nc8 Qxd5 $1 $13) 20... Qxc8 21. Nc6 (21. Ne6 Nd8 $1) (21. e5
Qc5 22. Nc6 Kg7 $13) 21... Qd7 22. Qd4 (22. Nxa7 Na5 $10) 22... e5 $1 (22...
Kg7 23. Nxa7 Nc5 24. Nc6 e6 25. f3 $16) 23. Qe3 Qg4 $1 24. Nxa7 (24. g3 Nc5)
24... Nc5 25. f3 (25. Qf3 Qxh4 $13) 25... Qxh4 26. Nc8 Nd7 27. Nd6 (27. Nxb6
Nxb6 28. Qxb6 Qe1+ 29. Kh2 Qh4+ $10) 27... h5 28. Qc3 Nc5 29. Nc4 g5 30. Ne3 (
30. Nxb6 $5 g4 31. d6 (31. Qe3 gxf3 32. gxf3 Nb7 (32... Qg3+ 33. Kf1 Nb7 34.
Qg1 $16) 33. Qf2 Qf4 $132) 31... gxf3 (31... g3 $2 32. Qxc5 Qh2+ 33. Kf1 Qh1+
34. Qg1 $18) 32. gxf3 (32. Qxf3 Qe1+ 33. Kh2 Qh4+ 34. Qh3 Qf4+ 35. Qg3+ $140
Qxg3+ 36. Kxg3 Nxe4+ 37. Kh4 Nxd6 $10) 32... Qg3+ 33. Kf1 Qh3+ 34. Ke2 Qg2+ 35.
Kd1 (35. Ke3 Qg1+ 36. Kd2 Qf2+) 35... Qf1+ 36. Kc2 Qb5 $5 37. Qc4+ Qxc4+ 38.
Nxc4 Kf7 $10) 30... g4 31. Nf5 Qg5 32. Qe3 (32. d6 gxf3 33. Qxf3 Kf7 $13) (32.
Qa3 gxf3 33. Qxf3 Kf8 $13) 32... gxf3 33. Qxg5+ fxg5 34. gxf3 Kf7 35. Kf2 Kf6
36. Nd6 Na4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Riga Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1995.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Bg5 h6 14. Be3
Nc6 15. d5 Na5 16. Bc5 Bf6 17. e5 Bxe5 18. Rb4 $5 $146 (18. h3 Rfd8 $5 (18...
Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Rfe8 20. d6 Qc4 21. d7 Qxc5 22. dxe8=Q+ Rxe8 23. Qa4 Nc6 24. Rxb7
{Gelfand,B-Ivanchuk,V/Tilburg/1990/1-0 (62)}) 19. hxg4 Rxd5 20. Bd4 $1 Bxd4 21.
Nxd4 Rad8 $1 22. Qc2 $1 Qxc2 23. Nxc2 Rd2 24. Rfd1 Nc4 $1 $44 {
Strelbin-Nadanian,A/URS/1991/}) 18... Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Rae8 (19... Rac8 20. Bxe7
Rfe8 21. d6 $16) 20. Be3 (20. Ra4 $2 Qb3 21. Rxa5 Qxd1 22. Rxd1 b6 23. Rxa7
bxc5 $17) 20... Bc3 (20... Bg7 $2 21. Ra4 Qb2 22. Rxa5 $18) 21. Ra4 Qb2 (21...
Qb3 22. Bxh6 Qxd1 23. Rxd1 b5 24. Ra3 Bb4 25. Ra2 $16) 22. Qd3 {/\ Rb1} (22.
Bxh6 b5 23. Bc1 Qb3 24. Qxb3 Nxb3 25. Rxa7 Nxc1 26. Rxc1 b4 $17) 22... b5 23.
Bc1 (23. Rb1 $2 Qxb1+ 24. Qxb1 bxa4 25. Bxh6 Rb8 26. Qc2 Rfc8 $17) 23... bxa4
$1 (23... Qb3 $2 24. Rxa5 $18) 24. Bxb2 Bxb2 25. d6 (25. Qb5 Nb3 26. Rd1 (26.
Qxa4 Nd2) 26... a5 27. Qxa4 Rb8 $13) 25... Bf6 (25... exd6 $2 26. Bd5 Kh7 (
26... Bg7 27. Qxg6 $16) 27. Qd2 a3 28. Qxa5 $16) 26. Qb5 (26. Bd5 e6) 26... Nb3
27. d7 Rd8 28. Rd1 (28. Qxa4 Nc5 29. Qxa7 Nxd7 $10) 28... Nd4 29. Qxa4 Nxf3+
30. gxf3 e6 31. Rc1 (31. Qxa7 Kg7 $10) 31... Kg7 32. Kg2 Rb8 33. Qxa7 Rfd8 34.
Qc7 (34. Qxb8 $2 Rxb8 35. Rc8 Rb7 36. d8=Q Bxd8 37. Rxd8 Kf6 $17) 34... Rb5 35.
Rd1 Rf5 36. Rd3 Rh5 37. f4 (37. Rb3 Rd5) 37... Rf5 38. Qd6 Rh5 39. Rd1 Rf5 40.
Rd3 Rh5 41. h3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tashkent FIDE GP 2nd"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "2012.11.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2012.11.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UZB"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Qa4+ {
If somebody wants to get through the very promising Gruenfeld Defence he
should rather try something a bit unusual. The modern check with the queen on
a4 meets some of the criteria.} Nd7 8. Nf3 c5 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O a6 {Dominguez
Perez was out of form in Tashkent and his opponents were trying to benefit
from his uncertainty. The move in the game is fine, even though considering
the form Black should have considered the interesting idea of the knight
transfer to the e6-square.} (10... cxd4 11. cxd4 Nc5 $5 (11... Nf6 12. Bd3 Bd7
13. Qa3 (13. Qb4 a5 14. Qxb7 Rb8 15. Qa7 Bc6 16. Re1 Nd7 17. Bf4 e5 18. dxe5
Nb6 19. Be3 Qxd3 20. Bxb6 $14 {1-0 (40) Stefansson,H (2585)-Sigfusson,S (2339)
Reykjavik 2006}) 13... Bg4 14. Rb1 Bxf3 15. gxf3 b6 16. Be3 e6 17. Rfd1 Ne8 18.
Bb5 Nd6 19. Ba6 Qd7 20. Rbc1 Rfd8 21. Bg5 f6 22. Be3 $14 {1-0 (44) Vitiugov,N 
(2474)-Kurnosov,I (2524) Samara 2004}) 12. Qc2 Ne6 13. Be3 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Bxd4
15. Rad1 e5 16. Bxd4 exd4 17. Qb2 Be6 18. Qxb7 Qb6 19. Qxb6 axb6 20. Rxd4 Rxa2
21. Bb5 Rc8 $15 {0-1 (47) Miton,K (2653)-Ivanchuk,V (2729) Havana 2007}) (10...
Qc7 11. Bg5 (11. Rb1 b6 12. e5 Bb7 13. Bg5 f6 14. exf6 Nxf6 15. Qb3+ Kh8 16.
Rfe1 Rad8 17. Rbc1 Bd5 18. Qa3 Nh5 19. dxc5 bxc5 20. c4 Ba8 $11 {1-0 (75)
Shipov,S (2613)-Nakamura,H (2494) ICC INT 2002}) 11... a6 12. e5 e6 13. Qa3 Re8
14. Nd2 h6 15. Be3 b6 16. Ne4 Bf8 17. Qb2 Bb7 18. Bd3 b5 19. Qe2 Rac8 20. h4 h5
21. g4 f5 22. exf6 Bxe4 23. f7+ Kxf7 24. Bxe4 Nf6 $11 {1/2 (28) Milov,V (2605)
-Avrukh,B (2600) Andorra 2001}) (10... b6 11. Rd1 cxd4 12. cxd4 Nf6 13. Qc2 Bb7
14. Bd3 a6 15. Rb1 b5 16. a4 Qc8 17. Qe2 bxa4 18. Ba3 Bc6 19. Rdc1 Qe8 20. Ne5
$16 {1-0 (36) Conquest,S (2534)-Knott,S (2387) Liverpool 2006}) 11. Qa3 Qc7 {
It is much easier to be a small expert in problems of any line. It seems, that
the key to the real equalising attempt should be the move of the knight to the
f6-square.} (11... cxd4 12. cxd4 Nf6 (12... e5 13. Bg5 f6 14. Be3 f5 15. exf5
Rxf5 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Rad1 Qf8 18. Qb3+ Kh8 19. Nd4 Rf6 20. Bg5 Rd6 21. Nf3
$14 {1/2 (33) Jakobsen,O (2387)-Dragicevic,D (2200) Copenhagen 2006}) 13. Bg5
h6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Rab1 Rb8 16. h3 b5 17. d5 Qd6 18. Qe3 Bg7 19. Rfd1 Qb6 20.
Rdc1 Qxe3 21. fxe3 e6 $11 {0-1 (33) Pascua,H (2174)-Nolte,R (2522) Manila 2008}
) 12. Bg5 Re8 (12... Nf6 13. Bd3 (13. e5 Nd5 (13... Ne4 14. Bf4) 14. dxc5 Bxe5
15. Bc4 Nf6 16. Rfe1 Bf4 17. Bxf4 Qxf4 18. Bb3 $11) 13... Rd8 $11) 13. Rad1 (
13. e5 b6 14. Qb3 e6 $11) 13... Rb8 {With this move the defender is missing
his last chance to play the key move ...Nf6 with nearly full impact.} (13...
Nf6 $1 $11) 14. d5 (14. Bh4 b5 15. Bg3 e5 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Rd5 c4 $11) 14...
e6 15. dxe6 (15. Bh4 b5 16. Bg3 e5 17. c4 $14) 15... Rxe6 $1 {The counterplay
is a great theme in the Gruenfeld Indian Defence. Black is doing fine so far,
since he intuitively chooses the best moves.} (15... fxe6 16. c4 b5 $14) 16.
Bh4 $5 (16. Qc1 Rxe4 17. Bd3 Re8 18. Rfe1 Ne5 19. Nxe5 Rxe5 20. Bf4 Bg4 21. Be2
Be6 $11) 16... Bh6 $2 {[%mdl 256] The main idea of this odd defensive move
should have been the covering of the b8-h2 diagonal with a bishop from f4.
Unfortunately this idea is tactically completely losing and the situation
becomes immediately becomes critical. Black had to find the courage for the
brave move 16...Rxe4! when White would have to be content with equal chances.}
(16... Rxe4 $1 17. Bg3 Ne5 18. Bxe5 (18. Bd3 Nxf3+ 19. gxf3 Re5 $15) 18... Bxe5
19. Bd3 Rf4 20. Nxe5 Qxe5 $11) 17. Bc4 $1 Rxe4 (17... Re8 18. Qb3 Nf8 19. Bg3
Bf4 20. Bxf7+ Qxf7 21. Qxf7+ Kxf7 22. Bxf4 $16) 18. Bg3 Qb6 {If we believe
there are also sad moves played in the game of chess than the retreat of the
queen is a great candidate. Dominguez has discovered, that the planned move 18.
..Bf4 is losing on the spot. From this moment on Morozevich will play with
great energy} (18... Bf4 19. Bxf7+ $1 Kh8 (19... Kxf7 20. Ng5+ Kg8 21. Nxe4 $18
) 20. Ng5 Re7 21. Ne6 $18) 19. Qa4 $1 (19. Bxb8 Rxc4 20. Rfe1 $16) 19... Re7 (
19... Rxc4 20. Qxc4 Ra8 21. Qh4 $18) 20. Bd6 $1 {The difference in the
coordination of both camps is extreme, Black is not able to soak up the blows
in any sensible way.} (20. Bxb8 Nxb8 21. Rfe1 Bd7 22. Qb3 $16) 20... Qd8 (20...
Bf8 21. Bxe7 Bxe7 22. Rxd7 Bxd7 23. Qxd7 $18) 21. Bxe7 Qxe7 22. Rfe1 Qf8 (22...
Qd8 23. Bxf7+ Kxf7 24. Ne5+ Kg7 25. Nxd7 b5 26. Nxb8 Qc7 27. Qh4 g5 28. Qe4 $18
) (22... Qf6 23. Rxd7 b5 24. Rxf7 $18) 23. Rxd7 b5 24. Bxf7+ $1 {It was still
not too late to blow everything with the unsophisticated move 24.Rxf7?.
Fortunately White is playing with great energy.} (24. Rxf7 $2 bxa4 25. Ne5 Bd2
$11) 24... Kg7 (24... Qxf7 25. Rd8+ $1 Bf8 (25... Kg7 26. Qh4 $18) 26. Qh4 $18)
(24... Kh8 25. Qd1 Bxd7 26. Qxd7 $18) 25. Qd1 Bxd7 26. Qxd7 Rd8 (26... Qxf7 27.
Re7 $18) 27. Qc7 Rc8 28. Qb7 Rb8 29. Qe7 {The final move was played in order
to keep it safe. The retreat of the queen to the e4-square would have been
much more elegant.} (29. Qe4 Kxf7 30. Ne5+ Kg8 31. Nd7 $18) (29. Qe7 Qxe7 30.
Rxe7 Rd8 31. Bb3+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-31"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1994.12.15"]
[Round "14.1"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[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 "Turkey"]
[BlackTeam "Slovakia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "TUR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SVK"]

1. d4 {Ernst} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7.
Bb5+ c6 8. Ba4 a5 $5 9. Ne2 (9. Qf3 O-O 10. Ne2 b5 11. Bb3 b4 12. O-O Ba6 13.
Rd1 a4 14. Bc2 b3 15. Bd3 c5 (15... Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Nd7 17. Ba3 c5 18. axb3 axb3
19. Qc4 Qb8 20. Rdb1 Qb7 21. Qxb3 Qxe4 22. Ng3 Qc6 23. Qc4 Rfc8 24. Bxc5 $10 {
Mikhalevski,V-Huzman,A/Beersheba/1993/}) 16. axb3 axb3 17. Bb2 Qc8 18. dxc5 Nd7
$2 19. Rxa6 Rxa6 20. Bxa6 Qxa6 $16 {Sadler,M-Mikhalevski,V/Biel op/1993/}) (9.
a3 {Ernst} Be6 10. Nf3 b5 11. Bb3 Bxb3 12. Qxb3 a4 13. Qc2 {1/2/Gleizerov,
E-Ernst,T/Stockholm/1995} (13. Qc2 c5 $13)) 9... b5 10. Bc2 (10. Bb3 a4 11. Bc2
O-O 12. Ba3 Na6 13. O-O c5 $1 14. Rb1 Rb8 15. dxc5 Qc7 16. Qd3 Rd8 17. Qe3 Be6
18. Bd3 Qd7 $1 19. Nc1 $8 Qc6 $1 20. Be2 Rdc8 21. Rd1 Bf8 $1 22. Rd4 Nxc5 23.
Rdb4 Nxe4 $1 24. c4 $5 $15 {Kortschnoj,V-Gulko,B/Beer Sheva/1993/1/2-1/2/36})
10... O-O 11. O-O Ba6 (11... c5 12. a3 Ba6 13. Rb1 Nc6 14. Be3 cxd4 15. cxd4 b4
16. Bd3 bxa3 17. Bxa6 Rxa6 18. Qd3 Ra7 19. Qxa3 Nxd4 20. Nxd4 Bxd4 21. Rfd1 e5
22. Bxd4 exd4 23. Qc5 Rd7 24. Ra1 {Paronjan,A-Notkin,M/Moscow-ch/1994/1/2-1/2/
27}) 12. Be3 c5 (12... Nd7 13. f4 $13) 13. dxc5 b4 14. Qxd8 Rxd8 15. Rfd1 $1
Rc8 (15... Rxd1+ 16. Rxd1 Nc6 (16... Bxe2 17. Rd8+ Bf8 18. Bh6 $19) 17. Nd4 Bb7
18. Nxc6 Bxc6 19. cxb4 axb4 20. Bb1 $16) (15... Nc6 16. Nd4 Bb7 $13) (15... Nd7
16. Nd4 Nxc5 17. Nc6 Rxd1+ 18. Rxd1 $16) 16. Bd3 (16. Nd4 bxc3 17. Ba4 $36 c2
$140 18. Bxc2 Rxc5 19. Nf5 $16) 16... Bxd3 17. Rxd3 Na6 18. Rad1 (18. Rc1 Nxc5
(18... bxc3 $6 19. Nxc3 Nxc5 20. Nd5 $1 Nxd3 21. Nxe7+ Kf8 22. Rxc8+ Rxc8 23.
Nxc8 $16) 19. Bxc5 Rxc5 20. cxb4 Rxc1+ 21. Nxc1 axb4 22. Rb3 Bh6 $1 $17) 18...
Nxc5 (18... bxc3 $6 19. Nxc3 Nb4 20. Nd5 $1 $16) 19. Bxc5 Rxc5 20. Rd8+ Rxd8
21. Rxd8+ Bf8 22. Rd3 (22. cxb4 Rc2 23. Ng3 axb4 24. Ra8 e5 $17) 22... e6 23.
Kf1 Rc4 24. Rd4 Rc7 (24... Rxd4 25. cxd4 Be7 (25... Bh6 26. Ke1 a4 27. Kd1 b3
28. axb3 axb3 29. f4 $10) 26. Ke1 Kf8 27. Kd2 $10) 25. Rd3 (25. cxb4 Bxb4 $17 {
xa2}) 25... Kg7 26. f4 (26. Ke1 bxc3 27. Nxc3 Bb4 28. Kd2 Kf6 29. Kc2 Ke5 30.
f3 g5 $15) 26... Rc4 (26... Kf6 $5 27. e5+ Kf5 28. Kf2 g5 29. cxb4 Bxb4 30. g4+
Kxg4 31. Rg3+ Kf5 32. Rxg5+ Ke4 33. Rh5 Rc2 34. Rxh7 Bc5+ 35. Kf1 Kd3 36. Rh3+
Be3 $40) 27. Rd4 Rc7 (27... Rxd4 28. cxd4 a4 29. Ke1 b3 30. axb3 axb3 31. Kd2
Bb4+ 32. Kc1 Ba3+ 33. Kd2 $10) 28. Rd3 Rb7 $5 29. e5 (29. cxb4 Rxb4 30. Nc3 Rc4
$17) (29. Kf2 bxc3 30. Rxc3 Rb2 31. a4 Rb4 $17) (29. Ke1 bxc3 30. Nxc3 Rb2 31.
Rd2 Rb4 $17) 29... bxc3 (29... b3 30. axb3 Rxb3 31. Rd7 (31. Rd8 Bc5 32. g4 a4
33. Ra8 a3 34. Kg2 Rb2 35. Kf3 $13) 31... Rb1+ 32. Kf2 Bc5+ 33. Nd4 a4 34. Kf3
$132) 30. Nxc3 Rb4 (30... Rb2 31. Rd7 Bb4 32. Ne4 Rxa2 33. Nd6 Bxd6 34. exd6
Kf6 35. Ra7 h6 36. Ra8 Rd2 37. Rxa5 Rxd6 $15) 31. g3 Rb2 32. h4 $1 Bb4 33. Ne4
Rxa2 34. Rd8 $1 a4 35. g4 $1 (35. Nf6 Be7 36. Rg8+ Kh6 37. g4 Bxf6 38. exf6 Rb2
39. Ra8 Rb4 40. Kf2 Rxf4+ 41. Kg3 Rd4 42. Ra7 g5 43. h5 e5 44. Rxf7 Rd3+ 45.
Kg2 a3 $15) 35... Be7 (35... a3 36. Nf6 Bf8 $8 37. Ne8+ (37. h5 Rh2 38. h6+
Rxh6 39. Ne8+ Kh8 40. Nf6 $10) 37... Kh8 38. Nf6 Kg7 $10) 36. Re8 Bxh4 37. g5
h6 $8 38. Nf6 hxg5 39. Rg8+ Kh6 40. Rh8+ (40. Ng4+ Kh5 41. Nf6+ $10) 40... Kg7
(40... Kg7 41. Rh7+ Kf8 42. Rh8+ Kg7 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Novgorod"]
[Site "Novgorod"]
[Date "1995.05.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1995.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Bg5 h6 14. Be3
Nc6 15. d5 Na5 16. Bc5 Bf6 17. e5 {In this case it is a sacrifice, but white
always dreams about building a strong center with P on d5 and e5.} Bxe5 18. Rb4
(18. h3 Bxf3 (18... Rfd8 $5 19. hxg4 Rxd5 20. Bd4 $1 Bxd4 21. Nxd4 Rad8 $1 22.
Qc2 $1 Qxc2 23. Nxc2 Rd2 24. Rfd1 $13 {Strelbin-Nadanian,A/URS/1991/}) 19. Bxf3
Rfe8 20. d6 Qc4 21. d7 Qxc5 22. dxe8=Q+ Rxe8 23. Qa4 Nc6 24. Rxb7 $14 {Gelfand,
B-Ivanchuk,V/Tilburg/1990/1-0 (62)}) 18... Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Bf6 $2 (19... Rae8 20.
Be3 Bc3 21. Ra4 Qb2 22. Qd3 b5 23. Bc1 bxa4 24. Bxb2 Bxb2 25. d6 Bf6 26. Qb5
Nb3 27. d7 Rd8 28. Rd1 Nd4 $10 {Kramnik,V-Anand,V/Riga Tal mem (06)/1995/0.5 
(41)}) 20. Ra4 Qb3 21. Rxa5 Qxd1 22. Rxd1 b6 23. d6 $1 {[%csl Gd6] Tactics
will help to turn dP into a magnificient piece.} Rac8 (23... exd6 24. Bxb6 $18)
(23... bxa5 24. dxe7 Rfc8 25. Bxa8 Rxa8 26. Rd7 $18) 24. d7 Rcd8 (24... bxa5
25. dxc8=Q Rxc8 26. Bxa7 $18) 25. Bxe7 $1 Bxe7 {Opposite colour B are not
saving black, because he will be unable to blockade the dP.} (25... bxa5 $2 26.
Bxf6 $18) 26. Rxa7 Rb8 (26... Bc5 27. Re1 f5 28. Bd5+ Kg7 29. Re8 $18) 27. Re1
Bd8 (27... Bf6 28. Bd5 b5 29. Re8 $1 Rbxe8 $140 30. dxe8=Q Rxe8 31. Bxf7+ $18)
28. Re8 {[%csl Yd8,Ye8,Yf8] Black is left tied down, his Rf8 will never be
active again.} b5 (28... Bf6 29. Ra8 $18) 29. Ra8 Rxa8 30. Bxa8 b4 31. Bd5 Kg7
32. Kf1 (32. Kf1 f5 33. Ke2 Bc7 34. Kd3 Bd8 35. Kc4 $18) 1-0

[Event "Bled/Rogaska Slatina"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hansen, Lars Bo"]
[Black "Djuric, Stefan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1991.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. Be3 cxd4 {N}
(7... Bg7 8. Qd2) 8. cxd4 e5 9. Bb5+ (9. dxe5 Qa5+ 10. Bd2 Qxe5 11. Bd3 Bg7 12.
Rc1 O-O $10) 9... Nc6 (9... Bd7 10. Bxd7+ Nxd7 11. d5 $14) 10. Qa4 Bd7 (10...
exd4 $2 11. Bxd4 Rg8 12. Nf3 $16) 11. d5 Nb4 (11... Qa5+ $5 12. Qxa5 Nxa5 13.
Rb1 Bxb5 14. Rxb5 b6 $13) 12. Nf3 f6 (12... Bd6 13. Rb1 $16) 13. Rb1 a6 (13...
a5 14. O-O $16) 14. Bxd7+ Qxd7 15. Qxd7+ (15. Rxb4 b5 16. Qb3 Bxb4+ 17. Qxb4
Kf7 $16) 15... Kxd7 16. Kd2 Nxa2 (16... b5 17. a3 Na2 18. Rb2 $18) 17. Rxb7+
Kc8 18. Rb6 a5 (18... Nb4 19. Rc1+ Kd7 20. Rxf6 $18) 19. Ra1 Nb4 20. Rxf6 Be7
21. Rb6 Ra6 22. Rc1+ (22. Rxa6 Nxa6 23. Nxe5 $18) 22... Kd7 23. Nxe5+ {Ftacnik,
L} 1-0

[Event "Dortmund-B"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Vokac, Marek"]
[Black "Mikhalchishin, Adrian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1991.03.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 O-O 9. Nf3 Bg4 10. Ng5 cxd4 11. cxd4 Nc6 12. h3 Bd7 13. Nf3 Rc8 14. Rb1 Na5
15. Bd3 Be6 16. O-O Bc4 17. Bg5 {N} (17. Rfd1 b5 18. Bg5 a6 19. Rbc1 Bxd3 20.
Rxc8 Qxc8 21. Qxd3 Re8 22. Rc1 $14 {Karpov,A-Kasparov,G/New York-Lyon/1990/
->CBM 21}) 17... b6 (17... Bxd4 18. Bxc4 Rxc4 19. Rfd1 Bb6 20. Qb2 Qc7 21. Bh6
$16) 18. Rfe1 Qd7 (18... Bxd4 19. Bxc4 Rxc4 20. Red1 Nc6 21. Qe2 $1) 19. Rbd1
Bxd3 20. Qxd3 h6 21. Bc1 Rfd8 22. e5 (22. d5 Qa4) 22... Qd5 23. e6 f5 (23...
Qxa2 24. d5 $1 $40) 24. Nh4 Kh7 25. Qg3 g5 26. Bxg5 $1 Rg8 (26... hxg5 27. Qxg5
Rc6 28. Qh5+ Kg8 29. Qf7+ Kh8 30. Ng6+ Kh7 31. Nxe7 $18) 27. Bf4 Bf6 (27...
Bxd4 28. Qd3 Rcd8 29. Qxf5+ Qxf5 30. Nxf5 $16) 28. Qf3 Qxf3 29. Nxf3 Rc2 30.
Be5 Kg6 31. Bxf6 Kxf6 32. d5 Nc4 (32... Rxa2 33. d6 exd6 34. e7 Re8 35. Rxd6+
Kg7 36. Nd4 $18) 33. Rd4 b5 34. Rh4 Rg6 35. Nd4 Rxa2 36. Nxb5 Ne5 37. Re3 Ra5
38. Nc7 Ra1+ 39. Kh2 Ra2 40. Ne8+ Kg5 41. Rd4 $1 Rxf2 (41... Rg8 42. Rg3+ Ng4+
43. Rgxg4+ fxg4 44. Rxg4+ $18) 42. Rxe5 Rg8 43. Rg4+ {Ftacnik,L} 1-0

[Event "Elista FIDE GP"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2008.12.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2008.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4
g5 15. Bg3 Nc6 {Grischuk is obviously toying with fire, since his kingside is
seriously compromised. On the other hand the battle will be taking place in
the centre and his pieces are ready for the fight.} (15... b6 16. h4 $5) 16. d5
Rad8 (16... Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Nd4 18. Rxb7 Qa3 19. Bg4 $18) 17. Rxb7 f5 $1 {
[%mdl 4] The logical approach is opening the file for the rook on f8 and
adding oil to the fire at a moment, when the defender is enjoying the
advantage in development.} (17... e6 $6 18. Bc7 $1 exd5 (18... Rd7 19. Bb5 Rc8
20. d6 $18) 19. Bxd8 dxe4 (19... Nxd8 20. Rb8 dxe4 21. Rxd8 $16) 20. Be7 (20.
Bc7 $1 exf3 21. Bxf3 Qa6 22. Rb1 $14) 20... Re8 $6 (20... Nxe7 21. Rxe7 (21.
Nd4 Nc6 $1 22. Bxg4 Nxd4 $14) 21... exf3 22. Bxf3 Bxf3 23. Qxf3 a5 $1 $132) 21.
Bc5 Rd8 22. Qb3 Qxb3 23. Rxb3 Rd5 24. Ba3 exf3 25. Bxf3 Bxf3 26. Rxf3 Nd4 27.
Re3 Nc2 $6 (27... a5 $5) (27... Ne6 {/\ Bd4}) 28. Re8+ $16 {1-0 Chernin,A 
(2600)-Horvath,J (2505)/Hungary 1992 (36)}) 18. exf5 {Mamedyarov has avoided
the critical continuation 18.Rc7!? and he believes there are numerous
weaknesses in Black's camp.} (18. Bc7 $6 fxe4 $1 19. Bxd8 exf3 20. gxf3 Nxd8
21. Rxe7 Bf5 $15) (18. Qe1 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Nd4 20. exf5 (20. Bh5 f4 21. Qb4 Qa6
22. Qxe7 Qf6 23. Rxa7 fxg3 24. hxg3 Qxe7 25. Rxe7 Bf6 26. Rb7 Be5 27. Kh2 Rb8
28. Rxb8 Bxb8 $11 {1/2 Ivanov,S (2528)-Pierrot,J (2442)/Cappelle la Grande
1999 (42)}) 20... Nxf3+ 21. gxf3 Qxd5 22. Rxa7 Rxf5 $11) (18. Rc7 $5 fxe4 19.
Rxc6 exf3 20. Bc4 $1 (20. gxf3 Bh3 (20... Bh5 $5) 21. Bc4 Qa3 22. Re1 Qxf3 23.
Qxf3 Rxf3 24. Rc7 $14) 20... Qa3 $1 (20... Qb2 21. Re1 e6 22. d6 $16) 21. Re1
Kh8 (21... Kh7 22. d6 exd6 23. Bxd6 Rxd6 24. Rxd6 fxg2 25. Qd3+ Qxd3 26. Bxd3+
Kh8 27. Kxg2 $14) 22. Rxh6+ $5 (22. Be5 $6 Bxe5 23. Rxe5 Rf6 24. Qe1 fxg2 25.
Rxe7 Rdf8 26. Rcc7 Bf5 $14) 22... Bxh6 23. Qd4+ Bg7 (23... Rf6 24. Be5 Bg7 25.
Qxg4 (25. Bxf6 Bxf6 26. Qxg4 Qb4 $11) 25... Qb4 26. Rc1 Qd2 27. Qh3+ Kg8 28.
d6+ e6 29. Bxe6+ Kf8 30. Ra1 $16) 24. Qxg4 {1/2 Shulman,Y (2559)-Votava,J 
(2497)/Pardubice 1999 (61)} Qb4 $5) (18. dxc6 Rxd1 19. Bxd1 Qa6 20. Bb3+ Kh8
21. exf5 Bxf3 22. gxf3 Qxc6 23. Rxe7 Qxf3 24. Bc2 h5 25. Be4 Qc3 $15 {1/2
Halkias,S (2406)-Fontaine,R (2408)/Patras 1999 (70)}) 18... Rxd5 19. Qe1 (19.
Qc1 $6 Qxe2 20. Qxc6 Rfxf5 $5 $15) (19. Qb3 Qxb3 20. Rxb3 Rc5 $15) 19... Bxf5
20. Bd1 Rd3 {Grischuk has gained the pawn, but his position is reminiscent of
a cheese with numerous holes.} (20... Qa6 21. Bb3 Qxb7 22. Bxd5+ Kh7 23. Be5
$14) 21. Rc7 Rc8 {Mamedyarov is extremely dangerous in tactics and thus Black
has decided to exchange his most active piece. In a game against a less wild
mortal Black might have tried doubling the rooks with somewhat better chances.}
(21... Rfd8 $5 22. Be2 (22. Rxc6 Rxd1 23. Qxd1 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 a5 $5 $17) 22...
Qd5 $1 $15) 22. Rxc8+ Bxc8 23. Qe4 Rc3 (23... Qd5 $2 24. Qxd5+ Rxd5 25. Bb3 e6
26. Bxd5 exd5 27. Rc1 $14) (23... Rd5 24. Qe3 $1 (24. Qg6 Bd7 25. Bc2 $36)
24... Rb5 25. Be2 $13) 24. Re1 {White has finished the development and starts
contemplating some serious active counterplay. The opponents are positionally
keeping each other in check and will avoid battling it out with the help of a
repetition of moves.} Rc5 (24... Qf7 25. Ne5 (25. h4 $5) 25... Qf5 26. Qd5+ Be6
27. Nxc6 Qxd5 28. Nxe7+ Kh7 29. Nxd5 Bxd5 30. Bg4 $13) 25. Qd3 (25. h4 $6 Bf5
$1 26. Qe3 Rc3 $1 $17) (25. Qe3 Rc3 $11) 25... Rc3 26. Qe4 Rc5 27. Qd3 Rc3 28.
Qe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 23rd"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1995.07.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1995.07.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ Bd7 8.
Be2 c5 9. Nf3 cxd4 10. cxd4 Bc6 11. Qd3 O-O 12. O-O e6 {Small center is quite
common, but the bishop on c6 certainly less so.} (12... Nd7 13. Rb1 e6 14. Ba3
Re8 15. d5 $1 exd5 16. exd5 Bxd5 17. Qxd5 Rxe2 18. Rfd1 $18) 13. Bf4 (13. Bg5
Qa5 14. Qe3 Nd7 15. Rfe1 (15. h4 Rfe8 16. h5 f6 17. Bf4 gxh5 18. e5 Bxf3 {
0.5/Polgar,Zsu-Kortschnoj,V/Royan/1988/}) 15... Rac8 16. h3 Rfe8 17. Bf1 Bb5
18. Bxb5 Qxb5 19. Bh6 b6 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Qa3 a5 22. Rab1 Qc6 23. Rbc1 Qb7 {
Tseitlin,MS-Plachetka,J/Ostrava (5)/1991/0-1 (59)}) 13... Nd7 14. Rac1 Nf6 15.
Nd2 (15. e5 $6 Nd5) 15... Qe7 16. Qe3 (16. Bg5 Qd7) 16... Rfd8 17. Be5 (17.
Rfd1 Rac8 $10) 17... Bf8 $5 {[%csl Ya3,Yb4,Yc5,Yd6] Refreshing idea, black
saves the bishop from exchange and supports activity along a3-f8 diagonal.} 18.
Nb3 Nd7 19. Bf4 (19. Bg3 Qa3) 19... Qa3 20. Rfd1 Re8 (20... Qxa2 $5 21. Rd2 (
21. Ra1 Qc2 22. d5 exd5 23. exd5 Re8 24. Qg3 Bxd5 $1) 21... Qa3 22. Ra1 Qb4 23.
Na5 e5 24. dxe5 Bc5 $13) 21. Rc2 e5 $1 22. dxe5 Nxe5 23. f3 (23. Bg3 Ng4 24.
Qc3 (24. Bxg4 Rxe4 25. Qf3 Qb4 $1) 24... Bg7 $15) 23... f5 24. Qc3 Bg7 25. Bc1
(25. Bxe5 Bxe5 26. Qc4+ Kg7 27. exf5 gxf5 28. Qh4 Qe7 29. Nd4 Qxh4 30. Nxf5+
Kh8 31. Nxh4 Ba4 $17) 25... Qe7 26. f4 {[%csl Re4] White hopes to solve the
problem of his poor piece coordination, but e4 square is just too vulnerable.}
(26. exf5 $2 Nxf3+ $19) 26... Bxe4 $1 (26... Ng4 27. e5) 27. fxe5 Bxc2 28. Qxc2
Rac8 29. Bc4+ (29. Qd2 Red8 30. Bd3 Bxe5 $17) 29... Kh8 30. Rd5 $2 {[%csl Yc2,
Yc4,Yd5] Beliavsky just isn t too lucky with attempts to locate his pieces in
this game.} (30. Qe2 Qxe5 31. Qxe5 Bxe5 32. Bd5 b5 $17) 30... Qh4 (30... Qb4
31. Nd2 b5 32. a3 Rxc4 33. Qxc4 (33. Nxc4 $4 Qe1#) 33... Qxc4 34. Nxc4 bxc4 $17
) 31. Nd2 Rxe5 32. g3 (32. Rxe5 Bxe5 33. Bb2 Qxh2+ 34. Kf2 b5 35. Qc3 bxc4 36.
Qxe5+ Qxe5 37. Bxe5+ Kg8 $19) 32... Qe7 (32... Qe7 33. Rxe5 Qxe5 34. a4 a6 $19)
0-1

[Event "NED-ch46"]
[Site "Eindhoven"]
[Date "1991.06.18"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Brenninkmeijer, Joris"]
[Black "Van Mil, Johan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "197"]
[EventDate "1991.06.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Nd7 13. Bb4 a5 $5 {N} (
13... Nb6) (13... Qe6) 14. Ra1 (14. Bxe7 Re8 15. Bd6 Rxe4 16. Bd3 Re6 $13)
14... Qe6 15. Qc2 (15. e5 Nb6 16. Ng5 Qf5 $22 17. Bxe7 Re8 18. Bd3 (18. g4 Qf4
19. Nh3 Qh6 20. Bc5 Nd7) 18... Qf4 19. g3 Qxd4 $13) 15... Nf6 (15... b6 $2 16.
Bc4) 16. Bd3 (16. e5 Nd5 17. Bxa5 Bd7 $10) 16... Nh5 $1 17. Rfd1 (17. Bc4 Qd7
18. Rxa5 Rxa5 19. Bxa5 Nf4 $132) 17... Nf4 18. Bf1 (18. Bc4 Qg4 19. Bf1 Nh3+
20. Kh1 Qxe4 $1) 18... b6 19. d5 Qg4 20. Nd4 (20. Ra2 Ba6 $1) 20... Ba6 21. f3
(21. g3 Bxf1 22. Kxf1 Qh3+ 23. Ke1 Ng2+ 24. Ke2 axb4 $19) 21... Qg5 22. Bxa6 (
22. Bc3 Be2 $1 23. Nxe2 Nh3+ 24. Kh1 Nf2+ 25. Kg1 Nh3+ $10) 22... axb4 (22...
Rxa6 23. Bc3 Rc8 24. g3) 23. g3 $1 b3 24. Qb2 (24. Qxb3 Bxd4+ 25. Rxd4 Rxa6 26.
Rxa6 Ne2+ 27. Kf2 Nxd4 28. Qd3 e5 $19) 24... b5 25. Kh1 (25. Bxb5 Rxa1 26. Qxa1
Nxd5 27. exd5 Qxd5) 25... Nxd5 $1 26. exd5 Qxd5 27. Qxb3 (27. Qf2 Rfd8 28. Ne2
Qxd1+ 29. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 30. Kg2 b2 $19) 27... Qxb3 28. Nxb3 Bxa1 29. Rxa1 Rfb8 30.
Nc5 Rb6 $6 (30... b4 $5 $17) 31. Rb1 $1 Rbxa6 32. Nxa6 Rxa6 33. Rxb5 Ra2 $15
34. Kg1 f6 35. h4 Kf7 36. Rb6 h6 37. Kf1 Rh2 38. Kg1 Re2 39. Kf1 Rd2 40. Ra6
Rb2 41. Kg1 h5 42. Kf1 Rd2 43. Rb6 e5 44. Ra6 Ke7 45. Rb6 Rd6 46. Rb7+ Rd7 47.
Rb6 Kf7 48. Ra6 f5 49. Kf2 Re7 50. Rb6 Re6 51. Rb8 Ra6 52. Rc8 Ra2+ 53. Kf1 Ra6
54. Kf2 Rb6 55. Ra8 Rc6 56. Rb8 Rc2+ 57. Kf1 Rc6 58. Kf2 Ke6 59. Rg8 Kd5 60.
Rd8+ Rd6 61. Ra8 Ke6 62. Re8+ Kf6 63. Rf8+ Ke7 64. Ra8 Kf7 65. Ke2 Rd4 66. Ra7+
Ke6 67. Ra6+ Rd6 68. Ra8 e4 69. Ra3 Ke5 70. Ke3 Rd5 71. Rc3 Rb5 72. Ra3 Rc5 73.
Rb3 Ra5 74. Rc3 Kd5 75. fxe4+ fxe4 76. Rb3 Ke5 77. Rc3 Kf5 78. Rc6 Rd5 79. Ra6
Rd3+ 80. Kf2 Rd5 81. Ke3 Rb5 82. Rc6 Rb3+ 83. Kf2 Rf3+ 84. Kg2 Ke5 85. Rxg6 Rf6
86. Rg8 e3 87. Re8+ Kd4 88. g4 $1 hxg4 89. Kg3 Kd3 (89... Rg6 90. h5 Rg7 91. h6
Rh7 92. Re6 Kd3 93. Kxg4 e2 94. Kg5 $10) 90. Kxg4 e2 91. h5 Rf1 92. h6 e1=Q 93.
Rxe1 Rxe1 94. Kf5 Rh1 95. Kg6 Ke4 96. h7 Ke5 97. Kg7 Ke6 98. h8=Q Rxh8 99. Kxh8
{Ftacnik,L} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Women-Veterans"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Polgar, Zsuzsa"]
[Black "Hort, Vlastimil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1995.07.??"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[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 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Qa5 10. O-O Qxa2 11. Bg5 Qe6 12. Qc2 (12. Qd3 $5 b6 (12... Nd7
13. Qe3 Nf6 14. Ne5 $1 $44) 13. d5 $1 Qd6 14. e5 $1 $8 (14. Qe3 e5 $17) 14...
Bxe5 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. Qd2 $1 Qd6 $8 (16... Nd7 $5 17. Bf3 Qd6 18. Rfe1 f6 19.
Re6 fxg5 20. Rxd6 exd6 21. Re1 a5 $1 $13) 17. Qe3 $1 Re8 18. Bf3 Nd7 (18... e5
$2 19. dxe6 Rxe6 20. Rbd1 $1 $18) 19. Rfe1 (19. Bf4 Qf6 20. Bg5 (20. d6 Rb8 21.
Rbd1 (21. dxe7 $2 Rxe7 22. Qd2 Ne5 23. Bg5 Nxf3+ 24. gxf3 Rd7 $1 25. Qxd7 Qxg5+
$19) 21... e5 $2 (21... e6 $1 22. Bc6 Qd8 23. Rfe1 Bb7 24. Bg5 f6 25. Bxd7 Qxd7
26. Bxf6 Bd5 27. Be5 $44) 22. Bg5 Qg7 23. Bh6 Qf6 24. Bc6 $16 {Shirov,
K-Akopian,V/Tbilisi/1989/1-0 (32)})) 19... Nf6 $8 20. c4 $5 (20. Bf4 $5 Qd7 $8
21. c4 $1 $44) 20... Bf5 21. Ra1 $2 (21. Rbd1 $1 Bg4 $3 22. Bxf6 $8 Bxf3 23.
Be5 Bxd1 $1 $8 24. Bxd6 exd6 25. Qc3 Be2 26. f3 b5 $1 27. cxb5 Bxb5 28. Rxe8+
Rxe8 29. Qf6 Re1+ 30. Kf2 Re2+ 31. Kg3 c4 32. Qxd6 a6 $14) 21... a6 $2 (21...
e5 $1 22. dxe6 Rxe6 23. Bxa8 Rxe3 24. fxe3 $44) 22. Bf4 $1 Qd7 23. h3 $1 h5 24.
Be5 Kh7 $6 25. Qf4 Rg8 $2 26. Qg5 $1 $18 {Epishin,V-Khenkin,I/Barnaul/1988/1-0
(30)}) 12... b6 (12... cxd4 13. cxd4 b6 14. Bc4 Qd7 15. Rfd1 Bb7 16. d5 Na6 17.
Bb5 Qd6 18. Qe2 Nc5 19. e5 Qd8 20. d6 f6 21. Be3 Bxf3 22. Qxf3 fxe5 23. Qxa8
Qxa8 24. dxe7 Rc8 25. Bc4+ Kh8 26. Bg5 $36 {Rastenis,G-Razhauskas/USSR/1984/
1-0 (36)}) (12... Nd7 13. Bh4 (13. e5 Nb6 14. Rb5 cxd4 15. Nxd4 Qd7 16. Ra1 Qc7
17. Raa5 Bd7 18. Rc5 Bc6 19. e6 f5 20. Bb5 Bxd4 21. cxd4 Rfc8 22. Bxc6 bxc6 23.
Rxf5 $40 {Jeschonnek,V-Bogdanovic,R/Baden Baden op/1988/0-1 (36)}) 13... h6 14.
h3 Rd8 15. Kh1 Nf6 16. e5 Nd5 17. Bc4 Qf5 18. Qxf5 Bxf5 19. Rxb7 g5 20. Bg3 e6
21. Bxd5 Rxd5 22. Ra1 Be4 23. Raxa7 Rxa7 24. Rxa7 Bxf3 25. gxf3 cxd4 26. cxd4
Rxd4 $10 {Zvolanek,Li-Tobyas,M/CZE-chT9394/1994/0.5 (55)}) 13. d5 Qd6 14. e5 {
This push is quite often a sacrifice in Gruenfeld positions.} Qxd5 (14... Bxe5
15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. Qd2 $1 {Leads to the position from the game Epishin-Khenkin.}
) 15. Bxe7 Bf5 16. Qa4 Rc8 (16... Bxb1 17. Bxf8 Bd3 (17... Bxf8 18. Rxb1 $40)
18. Bxd3 (18. Bxg7 $2 Bxe2 19. Bf6 Nd7 20. Qf4 Nxf6 21. exf6 g5 $1) 18... Qxd3
19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Rd1 $40) 17. Rbd1 Qb7 18. Bd8 $1 h6 (18... Nc6 19. Ba6 $1 {
[%csl Rb7] Rather unusual problem for the black Q, she has no squares in the
heart of her own territory.} Bc2 20. Qa2 Qb8 21. Rd7 Nxd8 22. Qxc2 Rc7 23. Rfd1
$16) (18... Nd7 19. Ba6 Qb8 20. Bxc8 Qxc8 21. Bg5 $16) 19. Rfe1 a6 20. Qh4 Nd7
21. Bf6 Re8 (21... g5 22. Nxg5 Nxf6 (22... hxg5 23. Qxg5 Bg6 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25.
Bf3 Qc7 26. e6 $36) 23. exf6 Bxf6 24. Qxh6 Bg7 25. Qh4 $40) (21... Nxf6 22.
exf6 Bf8 23. Ne5 $40) 22. Bc4 Be6 (22... g5 23. Qh5) 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 (23... Bxc4
$4 24. Qxh6) 24. Rd6 {[%cal Yd6a6,Yd6h6] The essence of this move lays in the
fact, that potentially all pieces along the 6th rank are targets.} Nf8 (24...
Bxc4 25. Qxc4) 25. Bd3 Qc7 (25... Qe7 26. Qxe7 Rxe7 27. Rxb6 $14) 26. Qf4 b5
27. h4 Qe7 28. h5 g5 29. Qe3 Rec8 (29... c4 30. Be4 Ra7 31. Nd4 {/\ f4}) 30.
Nd2 c4 31. Bc2 a5 32. Ne4 b4 33. f4 $1 b3 $6 (33... gxf4 34. Qxf4 b3 35. Bb1
Nd7 36. Re3 $40) (33... Nh7 $5) 34. fxg5 $1 {[%csl Rg7] If there is any
situation when time plays a role it certainly is this one. White has no means
to stop advance of a and bP so he has to play his Kside attack card.} bxc2 (
34... hxg5 35. Bb1 $40 (35. Nf6 $5 Qa7 $1 (35... bxc2 36. Qxg5+ Ng6 37. hxg6
Qa7+ (37... fxg6 38. Nh5+ Kf7 39. Rf1+ Ke8 40. Ng7+ Qxg7 41. Rxe6+ $18) 38. Kf1
Rh8 39. gxf7+ Kxf7 40. Nh5 $18) 36. Rd4 bxc2 37. Qxg5+ Ng6 38. hxg6 fxg6 $13))
35. gxh6+ Kh8 (35... Kh7 36. Nf6+ Kh8 37. Qg5 Ng6 38. hxg6 fxg6 39. Qxg6 $18)
36. Qg3 Ng6 (36... f6 $5 37. exf6 Qa7+ 38. Kh1 Rc7 $13) 37. hxg6 fxg6 38. Qxg6
Rg8 $2 (38... Bg8 39. Nf6 $18) 39. Qxe6 Qxe6 40. Rxe6 {[%csl Ya5,Yc2] Perfect
example of a shattered dream, black is a piece down and the marching P are not
connected any more.} a4 41. Nf6 Rg6 (41... a3 42. Nxg8 a2 43. Nf6 a1=Q 44. Re8+
Rxe8 45. Rxa1 Rd8 46. Kf2 c1=Q 47. Rxc1 Rd1 48. Ne4 Rxc1 49. e6 $18) 42. Rc1 a3
43. Rxc2 Rxh6 (43... a2 44. Rxa2 Rxa2 45. Re8+) 44. Ra2 Ra7 45. Rc6 1-0

[Event "Groningen"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1994.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Qa5 10. O-O Qxc3 11. Bd2 Qa3 12. Qc2 Bd7 13. Rxb7 (13. dxc5 Bc6
(13... Be6 $6 14. Rxb7 Nc6 15. Bb5 Rfc8 16. Qa4 $1 Qxa4 17. Bxa4 Bxa2 18. Rc1
$16 {Vaiser,A-Konopka,M/Frunze/1987/}) 14. Bb5 Na6 15. Rfc1 Nc7 (15... Bxb5 16.
Rxb5 Rfc8 17. Ra5 Qb2 18. Qxb2 Bxb2 19. Rc2 Bg7 20. c6 Rab8 21. Ne1 Nc7 22.
cxb7 Rxb7 23. Rac5 Bd4 24. R5c4 $14 {Sakaev,K-Zagorskis,A/Frunze op/1989/0.5 
(80)}) 16. Rb3 Qxb3 17. Qxb3 Nxb5 18. Qe3 Rad8 19. Ba5 Rd7 20. e5 e6 21. h4
Bxf3 22. Qxf3 Nd4 23. Qe3 Nc6 24. Bc3 $14 {Beliavsky,A-Tukmakov,V/USSR ch/1983/
0.5 (41)}) (13. d5 Ba4 14. Qc4 b5 15. Rxb5 Bxb5 16. Qxb5 Rd8 17. Bg5 c4 18. e5
Nd7 19. d6 $10 {Lerner,K-Veingold,A/USSR/1983/}) 13... cxd4 (13... Bc6 14. Rb3
Ba4 15. Rxa3 Bxc2 16. dxc5 Bxe4 $10 {Miniboeck,G-Konopka,M/Eger/1985/}) 14. Rc1
(14. Bb4 Qa4 15. Qxa4 Bxa4 16. Bxe7 Rc8 17. e5 Nc6 18. Bd6 Bc2 $14 {Gelfand,
B-Itkis,B/USSR/1983/}) 14... Ba4 (14... Bc6 15. Rb3 (15. Bb4 Qxc1+ $1 16. Qxc1
Bxb7 17. Bxe7 Re8 18. Qc7 Ba6 $15) (15. Rc7 Rd8 16. Bd3 $15) 15... Qd6 (15...
Qa4 16. Bf4 Bd7 17. Qd2 $16) 16. Rxb8 Raxb8 17. Qxc6 Qxc6 18. Rxc6 Rfc8 19.
Rxc8+ Rxc8 20. Bd3 $13) 15. Qb1 a5 $2 (15... Nc6 $5 16. Rc4 (16. Bb5 Bxb5 17.
Qxb5 Nd8 18. Rd7 Qxa2 19. Rxe7 Ne6 $17) 16... Rab8 17. Rxc6 Rxb7 18. Qxb7 Bxc6
19. Qxc6 Qxa2 $17) 16. Rc4 $1 Bc6 (16... Nc6 17. Bc1 $18) 17. Rb6 Qd6 (17...
Bd7 $2 18. Bc1 $18) 18. Qc1 Rc8 19. e5 Qc7 (19... Bxe5 20. Nxe5 Qxe5 21. Bf3
$18) 20. Rb2 Nd7 (20... Bxe5 21. Nxe5 Qxe5 22. Bf4 Qf5 23. Bxb8 Raxb8 24. Rxc6
$18) (20... Qd7 21. Nxd4 Bxe5 22. Rxb8 $1 Rcxb8 (22... Bxb8 23. Nxc6 Bd6 24. a4
$16) 23. Nxc6 Rb2 24. Rc2 Rxc2 25. Qxc2 $16) 21. Rbc2 Nxe5 22. Nxe5 (22. Bf4
Nxf3+ 23. Bxf3 Qd8 24. Bxc6 $16) 22... Qxe5 23. Bd3 (23. Bf3 d3 24. R2c3 Qxc3
25. Rxc3 Bxc3 26. Bxc3 Bxf3 27. gxf3 Rc5 $132) (23. Bd3 Qe6 24. Rxc6 Rxc6 25.
Rxc6 Qxa2 26. Rc8+ Rxc8 27. Qxc8+ Bf8 28. Bh6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Oakham YM"]
[Site "Oakham"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Moutousis, Konstantinos"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2405"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1992.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 (
7... Nd7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. O-O c5 10. Bg5 h6 (10... a6 11. Bd3 b6 12. Qd2 Bb7 13.
Rab1 Rc8 14. Rfe1 Re8 15. h4 $14 {Hoffman,F-Fette,M/Groningen op/1991/}) 11.
Bf4 Nf6 12. Bd3 cxd4 13. cxd4 Bg4 14. Be5 Qa5 15. h3 Bd7 16. Qb3 b5 17. Rac1
$14 {Lazarev,V-Fogarasi,T/Gyor HUN-ch op/1990/}) 8. Ba4 O-O (8... b5 9. Bc2 $6
(9. Bb3 $5 b4 10. Ne2 bxc3 11. Be3 Ba6 (11... O-O 12. Rc1 Nd7 13. e5 c5 14. e6
fxe6 15. O-O Ba6 16. Bxe6+ Kh8 17. d5 Ne5 18. Rxc3 Bxe2 19. Qxe2 Nf3+ 20. gxf3
Bxc3 21. Bxc5 Qc7 22. Qe3 Bf6 23. Rc1 $36 {Kiselev,S-Krasenkov,M/MOscow ZSKS/
1992/}) 12. Rc1 Nd7 (12... O-O 13. Rxc3 Qa5 14. Qd2 Rd8 15. Rc2 Qxd2+ 16. Kxd2
$1 Nd7 17. Rxc6 Bb7 18. Rc7 Bxe4 19. f3 Bf5 {Dautov,R-Ftacnik,L/Muenchen op/
1990/} 20. Nf4 $1 $16) (12... Qa5 13. Nxc3 Nd7 14. Qd2 O-O 15. Ne2 Qxd2+ 16.
Kxd2 $14 {Schlosser,P-Zakic,S/Budapest Cansys/1991/}) 13. e5 Nb6 14. Nxc3 O-O
15. Ne4 Nd5 16. Nc5 Nxe3 17. fxe3 $14 {Gleizerov-Jasnikowski/Pardubice op/1992/
}) 9... b4 10. Bb2 bxc3 11. Bxc3 c5 $1 (11... O-O 12. Ne2 Ba6 13. Bd3 Bxd3 14.
Qxd3 e5 15. Rd1 exd4 16. Bxd4 Qa5+ 17. Qc3 Qxc3+ 18. Nxc3 $14 {Bukhman,
E-Luecke,N/Budapest/1989/}) 12. Ne2 cxd4 13. Ba4+ Bd7 14. Bxd7+ Nxd7 15. Bxd4
Qa5+ 16. Qd2 Qxd2+ 17. Kxd2 O-O $10 {Ftacnik,L-Krasenkov,M/Wien/1990/}) 9. Ne2
c5 (9... e5 10. O-O Nd7 (10... Qh4 11. f3 $1 (11. f4 exd4 12. cxd4 Bg4 13. Be3
Qh5 14. Rf2 c5 15. e5 cxd4 16. Bxd4 Rd8 17. h3 Bxe2 18. Rxe2 Rxd4 19. Qxd4 Qxe2
20. Qd8+ Bf8 21. Bb3 Qe3+ 22. Kh1 Qxf4 23. Qc8 a5 24. Qxb7 Ra6 25. Qxb8 Rc6 {
0,5/Savchenko,S-Odeev,H/URS/1991/}) (11. Ng3 exd4 12. cxd4 c5 13. e5 Rd8 14. f4
Rxd4 15. Qc2 Be6 16. Be3 Rc4 17. Qd1 Bxe5 18. fxe5 Rxa4 19. Nh5 Nc6 $13 {
Glek,I-Isoev,A/URS chT Azov/1991/}) 11... Rd8 12. Be3 h6 $6 (12... Be6 13. Bb3
$14) 13. Qc1 Kh7 14. Bb3 exd4 15. cxd4 Qe7 16. Rb1 $1 $16 {Rajskij-Odeev/
Romania/1991/}) 11. Ba3 Re8 12. Bb3 Nb6 13. f4 exd4 14. f5 gxf5 15. Ng3 Qh4 (
15... dxc3 $6 16. Qh5 Nc4 17. Rad1 Qb6+ 18. Kh1 Qb5 19. Nxf5 Bxf5 20. Rxf5 Ne5
21. Bxf7+ Nxf7 22. Qxf7+ {1-0/Shirov,A-Smejkal,J/BL/1991-92/}) 16. cxd4 f4 17.
Nh5 Bg4 18. Bxf7+ Kh8 19. Nxg7 Bxd1 20. Nxe8 Bh5 21. Nd6 Bxf7 22. Nxf7+ Kg8 23.
Nd6 Qf6 24. Rad1 $44 {0,5/Pribyl,J-Smejkal,J/Pardubice op/1992/}) 10. O-O Nc6 (
10... Bd7 11. Rb1 cxd4 12. cxd4 b6 13. Be3 Nc6 14. Bb5 Na5 15. Ba6 Bc8 16. Bd3
Bb7 17. d5 Rc8 18. Qa4 e6 19. Rfd1 exd5 20. Bb5 $14 {Boissonet,C-Amura,C/
Buenos Aires/1991/}) 11. Be3 Qc7 (11... Na5 12. Rb1 cxd4 13. cxd4 b6 14. d5 e6
15. Bd2 $1 Ba6 (15... exd5 16. Bxa5 bxa5 17. Bc6 Ba6 18. Bxa8 Qxa8 19. exd5 Rd8
20. Re1 Rxd5 21. Qb3 $16) 16. Bb4 exd5 17. exd5 Bc4 18. Bxf8 Bxf8 19. Rb2 Qxd5
20. Qxd5 Bxd5 21. Rd1 Bc4 22. Nc1 $1 $16 {Dautov,R-Labunsky/URS/1989/}) 12. Rc1
e6 (12... Rd8 13. Qc2 a6 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. dxc5 Be6 16. Qa4 Rdb8 17. Rb1 Rb5
18. Nd4 Bxd4 19. cxd4 Rab8 $14 {Bern,I-Swidler,P/Gausdal Arnold Cup/1991/}) 13.
Bf4 Qe7 14. Qd2 (14. dxc5 e5 15. Be3 Rd8 16. Qc2 Be6 $44) 14... Bd7 15. dxc5 $1
e5 16. Bg5 f6 17. Be3 Be6 18. Bb3 Rad8 (18... Bxb3 19. axb3 Rad8 20. Qa2 $16)
19. Bd5 $1 Kh8 (19... f5 20. Bg5 Bf6 21. Bxf6 Qxf6 22. c4 fxe4 23. Nc3 $16) 20.
c4 f5 21. exf5 gxf5 22. f4 $1 Rg8 (22... e4 23. Nc3 $16) 23. fxe5 Nxe5 24. Nf4
Bf7 (24... Bxd5 25. cxd5 $18) 25. h3 Qf6 (25... Nxc4 26. Rxc4 Bxd5 27. Nxd5 Qf7
28. Rd4 $1 Bxd4 29. Bxd4+ $18) 26. Kh1 Rd7 27. Qe2 Re8 28. Nh5 Bxh5 29. Qxh5
Ng6 (29... Rf8 30. Bd4 $18) 30. Bg5 Qe5 31. c6 {Ftacnik,L} 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.09"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Aseev, Konstantin N"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2577"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Qa4+ Bd7 8.
Qb3 (8. Qa3 b6 (8... e5 9. Nf3 (9. d5 Qh4 10. Qb4 Bf8 11. Qc4 Na6 12. Nf3 Qf6
13. Be3 b5 14. Qb3 Rb8 15. Be2 Nc5 16. Qc2 b4 17. Bxc5 Bxc5 {0-1 Nielsen,
C-Steffensen,N/DEN/1995/ (46)}) 9... exd4 10. cxd4 Nc6 11. Be3 Bg4 12. Bb5 Qf6
13. Ne5 Bd7 14. Nxd7 Kxd7 15. Rc1 a6 16. Bxc6+ bxc6 17. Qa4 {1-0 Gavrikov,
V-Birnboim,N/Lugano/1989/ (22)}) (8... O-O 9. Nf3 Bg4 10. Be2 Qd6 11. h3 Bc8
12. O-O b6 13. Qb3 c5 14. Be3 Nd7 15. e5 Qc7 16. e6 fxe6 17. Ng5 Nf6 18. Bc4 {
1-0 Gavrilov,A-Gerard,N/Cappelle la Grande/ 1994/ (35)}) 9. Nf3 c5 10. dxc5 O-O
11. Bc4 Bc6 12. O-O Bxe4 13. Ng5 Bd5 14. Rd1 Bxc4 15. Rxd8 Rxd8 16. Be3 Nc6 17.
Nf3 b5 18. h4 b4 19. Qa4 Bxc3 20. Rc1 Bd5 {0-1 Khenkin,I-Neverov,V/Barnaul/
1988/ (42)}) 8... c5 (8... b6 9. Bc4 O-O 10. Ne2 (10. Be3 Nc6 11. Qa3 b5 $1 $19
12. Bd3 b4 $1 13. Qb2 Bg4 14. Ne2 bxc3 15. Nxc3 Bxd4 16. Bxd4 Qxd4 17. Bb1 Rab8
18. Qd2 Qxd2+ 19. Kxd2 Rfd8+ 20. Ke3 Ne5 {0-1 Bayarsaihan,Y-Lhagvasuren,C/
Erdenet/1994/ (54)}) 10... Bc6 11. f3 Bb7 12. O-O Nd7 13. Be3 Rc8 14. Rad1 e5
15. dxe5 Bxe5 16. f4 Bg7 17. e5 Qe7 18. e6 Nc5 19. exf7+ Kh8 20. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 21.
Kh1 Qe3 {1/2-1/2 Bekmukhamedova,T-Nedvoriagina,T/Bratislava 1993/ (68)}) 9. d5
(9. Nf3 Nc6 $13) 9... O-O 10. Bd2 (10. Rb1 e6 11. c4 (11. Qxb7 Bxc3+ 12. Ke2
Qa5 $15) (11. Bc4 Qh4 $15) 11... exd5 12. cxd5 Re8 13. f3 $13) 10... Qc8 11.
Rb1 Na6 12. Nf3 (12. Qxb7 $2 Rb8 13. Bxa6 Rxb7 14. Rxb7 Bb5 $1 $17) 12... e6 {
Van Wely makes a right choice in solving the center, white has beware
opponent's distinct development advantage.} 13. Bc4 (13. Bxa6 bxa6 14. c4 exd5
15. cxd5 Re8 16. O-O Rxe4 17. Bc3 $11) 13... Rb8 14. dxe6 (14. Bf4 $2 b5 $1 15.
Be2 Rb6 $15) 14... Bxe6 15. Bxe6 (15. Bf4 Bxc4 16. Qxc4 b5 17. Rxb5 Rxb5 18.
Qxb5 Bxc3+ $11) 15... Qxe6 16. Qxe6 fxe6 17. Ke2 (17. c4 b6 $11) 17... b5 18.
Rhd1 c4 (18... Rb6 19. h4 $14) 19. Nd4 (19. Be3 Bxc3 20. Rd7 Rf7 21. Rxa7 Rxa7
22. Bxa7 Ra8 23. Bd4 Bxd4 24. Nxd4 b4 25. Nc6 $11) 19... Bxd4 $5 {[%mdl 4096]
Risky continuation as black is striving for some advantage, pawns b4-c4 will
be dangerous enough for white.} (19... Nc5 20. Rxb5 (20. f3 a6 21. Be1 Rbd8 22.
Nc6 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Nd3 $15) 20... Bxd4 21. Rxb8 Rxb8 22. cxd4 Nxe4 23. f3 Nf6
24. Rc1 Rc8 $11) 20. cxd4 b4 21. Rbc1 (21. Rdc1 Rfc8 22. Be3 Kf7 $11) 21...
Rfc8 22. Bf4 Rb5 23. d5 exd5 24. exd5 (24. Rxd5 Rxd5 25. exd5 Kf7 26. Kd2 c3+
27. Kc2 Rc5 28. d6 Ra5 29. Kb1 Nc5 $15) 24... c3 25. d6 Nb8 (25... Nc5 $5 26.
Rd5 Rb7 27. Be3 Nd7 28. Ra5 Rc6 $15) 26. d7 $1 Rd8 27. Bxb8 Rbxb8 28. Rd5 Kf7 (
28... Rb7 29. a3 $1 bxa3 (29... b3 $2 30. Rxc3 b2 31. Rc8 b1=Q 32. Rxd8+ Kg7
33. Rg8+ Kf7 34. d8=Q $16) 30. Rxc3 $11) 29. Kd3 Ke6 30. Kc4 Rb7 31. Re1+ (31.
a3 $1 bxa3 (31... Rc7+ 32. Rc5 Rxc5+ 33. Kxc5 Rxd7 34. Kxb4 Rd2 35. Kxc3 Rxf2
36. Rc2 $11) 32. Rxc3 Rc7+ 33. Rc5 a2 34. Ra3 Rxc5+ 35. Kxc5 Rxd7 36. Rxa2 $11)
31... Kf7 32. Red1 {Aseev has missed the witty point of black's small
combination, insertion of the move a3 would have kept the balance.} (32. a3
bxa3 33. Kxc3 Rc7+ 34. Kb3 Rcxd7 35. Rxd7+ Rxd7 36. Re2 Rd3+ 37. Kc4 Rd6 38.
Ra2 $11) 32... Ke6 33. Re1+ Kf6 34. Red1 (34. a3 $1) 34... a5 35. f4 $2 (35.
Rxa5 $2 Rbxd7 36. Rxd7 (36. Rc1 Rd1 $19) 36... Rxd7 37. Kxb4 Rc7 $19) (35. Kb3
Ke6 36. Rxa5 Rdxd7 37. Ra6+ (37. Rxd7 Kxd7 38. Rc5 Kd6 39. Rc8 Ke5 $17) 37...
Ke7 38. Rxd7+ Kxd7 39. h4 $15) 35... Rbxd7 $1 (35... Rbxd7 $1 36. Rxd7 Rxd7 37.
Rc1 (37. Rxd7 c2 $19) 37... Rd2 38. a3 Rb2 39. axb4 axb4 40. g4 c2 $19) 0-1

[Event "Bled op 13th"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Jelen, Iztok"]
[Black "Mikhalchishin, Adrian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1992.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 029"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 O-O 8.
Qd2 c5 9. Nf3 Bg4 10. Ng5 cxd4 11. cxd4 Nc6 12. h3 Bd7 13. Nf3 Rc8 14. Rb1 Na5
15. Be2 {N} (15. Bd3 Be6 16. O-O Bc4 17. Rfd1 $10 {Karpov,An-Kasparov,G/New
York-Lyon/1990/} (17. Bg5 b6 18. Rfe1 Qd7 $10 {Vokac,M-Mikhailchishin,A/
Dortmund-B/1991/}) (17. Rfe1 b6 18. Rbc1 Qd7 {0,5/Sherbakov,R-Novik,M/USR ch58/
1991/})) 15... Be6 16. O-O Bc4 17. d5 b6 18. Rbd1 Qd6 (18... Bxe2 19. Qxe2 Nc4
20. Bd4 $14) 19. Bd4 Rfd8 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Bxc4 Nxc4 22. Qc3+ Kg8 (22... Qf6
23. e5) (22... f6 $6 23. Nd4 $16) 23. Nd4 e5 $2 (23... Qe5 24. Rfe1 $14) 24.
dxe6 Qe5 (24... fxe6 25. Nf5 Qf8 (25... Qe5 26. Qxe5 Nxe5 27. Ne7+ $18) 26.
Rxd8 Rxd8 27. Qxc4 gxf5 28. Qxe6+ Qf7 29. exf5 $18) 25. exf7+ Kxf7 26. Qf3+ Kg8
(26... Ke8 27. Nb3 $16) (26... Kg7 27. Qg4 $16) 27. Nc6 $1 Rxd1 28. Rxd1 (28.
Nxe5 $2 Rxf1+ 29. Kxf1 Nd2+ $17) 28... Qc7 (28... Rxc6 29. Rd8+ Kg7 30. Qf8#)
29. Qf6 Re8 30. f4 a5 31. e5 Ne3 32. Rd8 Rxd8 33. Ne7+ Qxe7 34. Qxe7 Rd2 35. e6
Rxg2+ 36. Kh1 {Ftacnik,L} 1-0

[Event "Hastings 9293"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Gurevich, Ilya"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ Bd7 8.
Be2 c5 9. Nf3 cxd4 10. cxd4 Bc6 11. Qd3 f5 (11... Nd7 12. Rb1 a6 (12... f5 13.
Qb3 Qb6 14. exf5 Qxb3 15. Rxb3 gxf5 16. Ng5 Nf6 17. Bb5 Nd5 18. Bxc6+ bxc6 19.
Rf3 Bxd4 20. Rxf5 Bc3+ 21. Bd2 Bxd2+ 22. Kxd2 Rb8 23. Rc1 Rb2+ 24. Rc2 $14 {
Levin,F-Ernst,T/Groningen op (05)/1991/}) 13. O-O O-O 14. d5 Bb5 15. Qe3 Bxe2
16. Qxe2 b5 17. a4 bxa4 18. Ba3 Re8 19. Rfd1 Ne5 20. Nd4 Rc8 21. Qxa6 Qd7 22.
h3 Ra8 23. Qe2 Rec8 24. Rb4 $13 {Poluliakhov,A-Neverov,V/Katowice op (08)/1992/
}) 12. exf5 (12. Qb3 Qb6 13. exf5 (13. Qc4 Na6 14. Bd2 fxe4 15. Ng5 O-O-O 16.
Ne6 Rxd4 17. Nxd4 Bxd4 18. O-O Bxa1 19. Rxa1 Nc7 20. Qc3 Re8 21. Qe5 Bd5 22.
Rc1 Qd6 {0,5/Ulibin,M-Stohl,I/Chalkidiki (10)/1992/}) 13... Qxb3 14. axb3 gxf5
15. Ra5 e6 16. b4 {0,5/Dreev,A-Ftacnik,L/Brno (9)/1992/}) 12... Qa5+ 13. Bd2
Qxf5 14. Qe3 $5 (14. Qxf5 gxf5 15. O-O (15. Rc1 Bd5 16. Rc5 (16. Bc4 Bxf3 17.
gxf3 Nc6 18. d5 Nd4 19. Be3 Rc8 20. O-O Kd7 21. f4 b5 22. Bd3 Kd6 23. Rfd1 a6
24. Rb1 $10 {Aseev,K-Mikhalchishin,A/Brno-B (11)/1991/}) 16... e6 17. Rc7 O-O
18. O-O Nc6 19. Rxb7 Rab8 20. Rxb8 Rxb8 21. Bc3 Bxa2 22. Ne5 Rc8 23. Ra1 Bd5
24. Ba6 $15 {Yakovich,Y-Wegner,H/Belgorod/1991/}) 15... Bd5 16. Ne5 O-O 17.
Rfd1 Nc6 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. Bf4 c5 20. Be5 cxd4 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Rxd4 e6 23.
Bc4 Bxc4 24. Rxc4 $10 {Nikolaev,S-Berebora,F/Gyor HUN-ch op/1990/}) 14... Bd5 (
14... Nd7 15. O-O Qe4 16. Bc4 $14) 15. O-O Nc6 16. Rab1 O-O 17. Rxb7 Rab8 (
17... Nxd4 18. Nxd4 Bxd4 19. Qxd4 Bxb7 20. Bc4+ Rf7 21. Re1 $16) 18. Rxb8 Rxb8
19. Rc1 Rb2 (19... Bxf3 20. Bxf3 Nxd4 21. Be4 $14) 20. Bc4 Bxc4 21. Rxc4 Qd5 (
21... Rb1+ 22. Bc1 $16) 22. Rc5 Qd6 (22... Rb1+ 23. Be1 Qd6 24. Qe4 Rb6 25. Rd5
$16) 23. Qe4 Nxd4 24. Rc8+ Bf8 (24... Kf7 25. Ng5+ Kf6 26. Nxh7+ Kf7 27. Ng5+
Kf6 28. Bc3 $18) 25. Bh6 $1 (25. Nxd4 Rxd2) 25... Rb8 (25... Nxf3+ 26. gxf3 Rb8
27. Bf4 $1 Qd1+ (27... e5 28. Rxb8 Qxb8 29. Qd5+ $18) 28. Kg2 Rxc8 29. Qe6+ Kg7
30. Be5+ Kh6 31. Qh3+ Kg5 32. f4#) 26. Rxf8+ Rxf8 27. Nxd4 Rd8 28. Nf3 Qd1+ 29.
Ne1 Kf7 30. Bg5 Rd7 31. h4 h6 32. Bxh6 Rd6 33. a3 Qa1 (33... Re6 34. Qf3+ Qxf3
35. Nxf3 $18) 34. Bd2 $1 (34. Bd2 $1 Rxd2 35. Qf4+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Sao Paulo m"]
[Site "Sao Paulo"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Black "Mecking, Henrique"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1992.03.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Nf3 Qa5 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. Rc1 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 O-O 13. Bb5 f5 14. exf5
Rxf5 15. Bc4+ (15. Bd3 Rf8 16. Bc4+ Kh8 17. h4 Bg4 18. Ng5 $36) 15... Kf8 $1
16. Rhd1 Bd7 17. Ke1 $1 (17. Ke2 Na5 18. Bd3 Bb5 $10) 17... Bf6 18. Bb3 $6 (18.
d5 Ne5 (18... Na5 19. Be2 Ba4 20. Rd2 Rd8 21. Nd4 (21. Bxa7 Rdxd5 (21... Rfxd5
22. Bb6 $1) 22. Bd3 $14) 21... Bxd4 22. Rxd4 Be8 23. Bg4 Rfxd5 24. Be6 Rxd4 25.
Bh6#) 19. Be2 Ng4 (19... Nxf3+ 20. Bxf3 $16) 20. h3 $5 Nxe3 21. fxe3 $36) 18...
Na5 19. Rc7 Nxb3 (19... Ke8 $2 20. Bg8 $1) 20. Rxd7 Na5 21. d5 Ke8 22. Rc7 Rd8
23. Bxa7 $2 (23. d6 exd6 24. Rxh7 Rd7 25. Rxd7 Kxd7 26. Bxa7 Nc6 27. Be3 Ra5
$14) 23... Rfxd5 24. Rb1 (24. Rxd5 Rxd5 25. Bb6 Rb5 26. Bxa5 Rxa5 27. Rc2 $14)
24... R8d7 25. Rxd7 Kxd7 26. a4 Nc6 27. Be3 Kc8 28. Nd2 Bd4 29. Ke2 Kc7 30. Nc4
Bxe3 31. Kxe3 Rc5 32. Kd3 Rd5+ {Ftacnik,L} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sao Paulo m"]
[Site "Sao Paulo"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Black "Mecking, Henrique"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1992.03.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Nf3 Nc6 9. Rc1 cxd4 (9... Qa5 10. d5 Bxc3+ 11. Rxc3 Qxc3+ 12. Bd2 Qf6 13. dxc6
Qxc6 14. Qb1 $14) 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 $5 Qxa2 12. d5 Ne5 (12... Na5 13. Rc2
$1 Qa3 14. Bb5+ Bd7 15. Qb1 Qb3 16. Bxd7+ Kxd7 17. Rc7+ $40) (12... Nd4 13. Bc3
Nxf3+ 14. Qxf3 Qa3 (14... Bxc3+ 15. Qxc3 O-O 16. Ra1 $18) 15. Bb5+ Bd7 16.
Bxd7+ Kxd7 17. O-O Rhc8 18. Bxg7 Qxc1 19. Qxf7 $40) 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Bb5+ Bd7
(14... Kf8 $2 15. Bh6+ Bg7 (15... Kg8 16. O-O $16) 16. Bxg7+ Kxg7 17. Qd4+ f6
18. Qb4 $1 Kf7 19. Rc7 Qa1+ 20. Ke2 Qe5 21. d6 $18) 15. Qe2 $5 (15. Qg4 $5 e6 (
15... Rd8 16. Qxd7+ $1 Rxd7 17. Rc8#) (15... f5 16. Bxd7+ Kxd7 17. exf5 Qxd5
18. O-O gxf5 19. Qxf5+ Qe6 20. Qf3 $16) 16. Bc4 Qa4 17. dxe6 fxe6 18. Bxe6 Bc6
19. O-O $16) 15... a6 (15... Rd8 16. Bxd7+ Kxd7 (16... Rxd7 17. Rc8+ Rd8 18.
Qb5+ $18) 17. Qb5+ Kd6 18. Rc6+ $18) 16. Bxd7+ Kxd7 17. Qg4+ Kd8 18. Qg5 $1 (
18. Be3 Qa5+ 19. Ke2 Qb5+ 20. Kf3 f5 $13) 18... f6 (18... Bb2 19. d6 $1 $40)
19. Qe3 Qa4 20. O-O Ke8 21. Bc3 $1 Bxc3 22. Rxc3 Kf7 23. e5 $1 (23. Rc7 Rhc8
24. Rxb7 Rab8 $14) 23... Rac8 (23... fxe5 24. Qxe5 Rhe8 (24... Qd7 25. Rc7 Qd8
26. d6 $18) 25. Rf3+ Kg8 26. Qe6+ Kh8 27. Rf7 Qd4 28. Qh3 h5 29. Qe6 $18) 24.
Rxc8 $3 (24. exf6 Qd7 $1 25. fxe7 Rxc3 26. Qxc3 Re8 $14) 24... Rxc8 25. Qh3 $1
Rf8 (25... Qe8 $2 26. Qxh7+ Kf8 27. e6 $18) (25... Rh8 26. Qe6+ Kf8 27. exf6
Qe8 28. Re1 $18) 26. Qxh7+ Ke8 27. e6 $1 Qe4 (27... Kd8 28. d6 Qe8 29. d7 $18)
(27... Qd4 28. Qxg6+ Kd8 29. Qc2 $18) 28. Rc1 Kd8 29. d6 (29. Qf7 $1 Rh8 30. d6
$18) 29... Qxe6 30. dxe7+ Qxe7 31. Rc8+ Kxc8 32. Qxe7 Rd8 33. h4 b5 34. Qxf6
Rd1+ 35. Kh2 Kb7 36. Qf3+ Kb6 37. Qxd1 {Ftacnik,L} 1-0

[Event "Beersheba"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Huzman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8.
Ba4 b5 9. Bb3 b4 10. Bb2 $5 $146 bxc3 11. Bxc3 Nd7 12. Nf3 Nc5 (12... c5 13.
Rc1 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Nc5 15. Bd5 Ba6 16. Nc6 Bxc3+ 17. Rxc3 Qb6 18. Ne5 $16) 13.
Bc2 Ba6 14. Qd2 O-O 15. h4 $5 (15. dxc5 $2 Qxd2+ 16. Kxd2 Rfd8+ $17) 15... h5 (
15... Ne6 16. h5 c5 17. d5 $1 $40) 16. Ng5 Qd7 17. O-O-O $5 Ne6 (17... Rab8 $2
18. dxc5 Qxd2+ 19. Bxd2 Bb2+ 20. Kb1 Bd4+ 21. Bb3 $18) 18. Bb3 Nxg5 19. hxg5
Rab8 20. Rh3 $1 Qb7 21. Qe3 (21. f4 Bc4 22. Bb2 Qa6 $40) 21... Qb5 (21... Bc4
$4 22. Bxc4 Qb1+ 23. Kd2 $18) 22. f4 e6 23. Qf2 (23. f5 exf5 24. exf5 Qxf5 $17)
23... Rfe8 24. Rd2 Bf8 25. g4 $1 hxg4 26. Rh1 Bg7 27. Qh4 c5 $2 (27... Kf8 28.
Qh7 $40) 28. f5 exf5 (28... cxd4 29. f6 dxc3 30. Qh7+ Kf8 31. Qxg7#) 29. Qh7+
Kf8 30. Qxg7+ $3 (30. Qxg7+ $3 Kxg7 31. dxc5+ Kf8 32. Rh8+ Ke7 33. Bf6#) 1-0

[Event "ISL-FRA"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Petursson, Margeir"]
[Black "Kouatly, Bachar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 035"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. d4 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Qa5 10. O-O Qxa2 11. Bg5 cxd4 12. cxd4 Re8 13. d5 (13. Bb5 Bd7
14. Bxd7 Nxd7 15. Rxb7 Nf6 16. Qa1 Qxa1 17. Rxa1 Nxe4 18. Bxe7 a5 $10 {
Foisor-Gulko,B/Sochi/1985/}) 13... b6 14. e5 Ba6 15. Re1 (15. Bxa6 Qxa6 16. d6
exd6 17. exd6 $13) 15... Nd7 16. Bxa6 Qxa6 17. e6 fxe6 18. Rxe6 Bf6 19. d6 Qc4
20. Qe1 Nc5 21. Re3 Bxg5 22. Nxg5 e5 23. Rxe5 Rxe5 24. Qxe5 h6 25. Qf6 $5 (25.
Nf3 Qe4 26. Qa1 $14) 25... hxg5 26. Qxg6+ Kf8 27. Qh6+ Kg8 (27... Kf7 $2 28.
Re1 $1) 28. Qxg5+ Kh8 29. Qh5+ (29. Re1 Qg8) 29... Kg8 30. Re1 Ne6 $1 31. h4
Ng7 32. Qg5 Qc5 33. Qh6 Rf8 34. Re3 Qf5 35. Re2 Qf6 36. Qd2 Rd8 37. Qd5+ Qf7
38. Qc6 Qd7 39. Qd5+ Qf7 40. Qc6 Qd7 41. Qd5+ Qf7 $13 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens op"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1993.01.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Christiansen, Larry Mark"]
[Black "Huzman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1993.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8.
Ba4 b5 9. Bb3 b4 10. Qf3 O-O (10... e6 11. Ne2 bxc3 12. Qxc3 O-O 13. Ba3 Re8
14. O-O Nd7 15. Qxc6 Nb6 16. e5 Ba6 17. Rfe1 Rc8 18. Qe4 Nc4 19. Bb4 Qd7 20.
Nc3 Red8 21. Rad1 Nb2 22. Rd2 Nc4 23. Bxc4 Rxc4 24. Ba5 Rdc8 25. Qe3 Bb7 26. f3
$14 {Ruban,V-Dvoirys,S/St.Petersburg zt (8)/1993/0.5 (41)}) 11. Ne2 bxc3 (11...
e5 12. O-O exd4 13. cxd4 Ba6 14. Rd1 Nd7 15. a3 c5 16. axb4 Bxe2 17. Qxe2 cxd4
18. Bd5 d3 19. Rxd3 Bxa1 20. Bxa8 $16 {Kramnik,V-Adorjan,A/Debrecen/1992/1-0 
(45)}) 12. O-O (12. Qxc3 Bb7 13. Bg5 (13. f3 Na6 14. Be3 c5 15. Rd1 Rc8 16. Qd2
cxd4 17. Bxd4 Bxd4 18. Qxd4 Qa5+ 19. Kf2 Nc5 20. Qe3 Ba6 21. Rd2 Nxb3 22. axb3
Bxe2 23. Qxe2 Rc3 24. Rd3 Qb6+ 25. Qe3 {Wegner,H-Ftacnik,L/Hamburg op/1993/0-1
(25)}) 13... Na6 $1 14. e5 c5 15. d5 Nb4 16. Rd1 Qc7 17. f4 Rad8 18. d6 $4 (18.
Rc1 $1 Nxd5 19. Qxc5 Qxc5 20. Rxc5 f6 $36) 18... Rxd6 19. Rxd6 exd6 20. a3 Nd5
21. Qd3 c4 22. Bxc4 dxe5 23. Bxd5 Qa5+ 24. Kf2 Bxd5 25. fxe5 f6 26. Bd2 {
Ftacnik,L-Adorjan,A/Budapest zt-A (09)/1993/0.5 (60)}) (12. h4 c5 13. h5 cxd4
14. hxg6 e6 15. Qh5 fxg6 16. Qxh7+ Kf7 17. Bh6 Qf6 18. Bxg7 Qxg7 19. Nxd4 Re8
20. O-O-O Na6 21. Rd3 Qxh7 22. Rxh7+ Kf6 23. f4 g5 24. e5+ Kg6 {Groszpeter,
A-Horvath,C/HUN-ch (09)/1992/1-0 (25)}) 12... Ba6 13. Bg5 $146 (13. Rd1 c5 14.
dxc5 Qa5 15. e5 Nc6 16. Qxc6 Bxe2 17. Re1 c2 18. Rxe2 Qc3 19. f4 Rad8 20. Kf2
Qxa1 21. Rxc2 Rd1 22. Bd2 Rd8 23. Bc3 Rf1+ 24. Kg3 Rd3+ 25. Kh4 Rxf4+ 26. g4 {
Groszpeter,A-Adorjan,A/HUN-ch (02)/1992/0-1 (27)}) 13... Nd7 (13... c2 14. Rac1
Bxd4 (14... Bxe2 15. Qxe2 Qxd4 16. Rxc2 $14) 15. Nxd4 Bxf1 16. Qc3 Ba6 17. Nf5
gxf5 18. Bh6 $18) (13... Bxe2 14. Qxe2 Bxd4 (14... Qxd4 15. Bxe7 Re8 16. Rad1
Qe5 17. Ba3 $16) 15. Rad1 Qd6 16. Bh6 Rd8 (16... Nd7 17. Rxd4 $1 Qxd4 18. Rd1
$18) (16... c5 17. Bxf8 Kxf8 18. e5 $1 Qc6 19. e6 $40) 17. e5 $1 Qc5 18. Qf3 e6
19. Qf6 $18) 14. Rfd1 c2 $1 (14... Bxe2 15. Qxe2 c5 16. dxc5 c2 17. Qxc2 Bxa1
18. c6 $16) (14... c5 15. Nxc3 cxd4 16. Nd5 Re8 17. Rac1 $44) 15. Bxc2 c5 16.
Nf4 (16. dxc5 Bxa1 17. c6 Ne5 $19) 16... Bxd4 (16... cxd4 17. Qa3 $1 d3 18.
Bxe7 $1 (18. Bxd3 Bxa1 19. Bxa6 Bf6 20. Bxf6 exf6 21. Bb5 Qb8 $1) 18... Qb8 (
18... dxc2 19. Bxd8 Rfxd8 20. Qxa6 $18) 19. Bxd3 Bxd3 (19... Qxf4 20. Bxf8 Bxa1
21. Bd6 Qg4 22. f3 Bd4+ 23. Kh1 $18) 20. Nxd3 $16) 17. Rab1 Ne5 18. Qg3 (18.
Qa3 Bc4 $1 (18... Qd6 19. Nd5 f6 (19... Ng4 20. Bf4 $1 Be5 21. Qg3 $18) 20. Bf4
$44) 19. Rxd4 cxd4 20. Bxe7 Qd7 21. Bxf8 Rxf8 22. Qc5 d3 $17) 18... Qd6 (18...
Bc4 $1 19. Bb3 Bxb3 20. Qxb3 $1 $44) 19. Nd5 $2 (19. Bb3 $1 Kh8 $13) 19... f6
20. Be3 e6 21. Nf4 Bc4 $1 22. Rb7 Rf7 23. Rxf7 Kxf7 24. Bb3 Bxb3 25. axb3 Rd8
26. h4 (26. b4 Qb6 27. bxc5 Bxe3 28. cxb6 Rxd1#) 26... Qb6 27. Bxd4 Rxd4 28.
Re1 a5 29. h5 g5 $1 30. Nh3 h6 31. Re3 (31. f4 Rd3 $1) 31... c4 32. Kh2 (32.
bxc4 Qb1+ 33. Kh2 Rd1 $19) 32... cxb3 33. f4 (33. Rxb3 Ng4+ 34. Kh1 Rd1+ 35.
Ng1 Nxf2+ 36. Kh2 Ng4+ 37. Kh3 Qxb3 $1 38. Qxb3 Rd3+ 39. Qxd3 Nf2+ 40. Kg3 Nxd3
$19) 33... gxf4 34. Qxf4 b2 35. Rg3 Qb8 36. Nf2 Qf8 (36... b1=Q 37. Qxh6 Ke7
$19) 37. Qe3 b1=Q 38. Qxd4 Qbb4 39. Qa7+ Qfe7 40. Qa8 Qf8 41. Qa7+ Qbe7 42.
Qxa5 Qc5 43. Qd2 Qfd6 (43... Qfd6 44. Qxh6 Nf3+ 45. Kh3 Ng5+ $19) 0-1

[Event "SUI-ch int"]
[Site "Switzerland"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kishnev, Sergey"]
[Black "Horvath, Jozsef"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 031"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8.
Ba4 b5 9. Bb3 b4 10. Ne2 bxc3 11. Be3 Ba6 12. Rc1 Nd7 13. e5 e6 14. Nxc3 c5 15.
f4 cxd4 16. Qxd4 O-O (16... Bb7 17. Kf2 O-O 18. Rhd1 Qh4+ 19. Kg1 Rfd8 $10 {
Kiselev,S-Krasenkov,M/Katowice op/1992/}) 17. Ne4 (17. Rd1 Qa5 $132) 17... Bb7
18. Rd1 (18. O-O $6 Nxe5 $1 19. Qxd8 (19. fxe5 Qxd4 20. Bxd4 Bxe4 $17) 19...
Rfxd8 20. Nc5 Ng4 21. Nxb7 Rdb8 $1 $17 (21... Nxe3 22. Nxd8 Nxf1 23. Nxe6 Nd2
24. Bd5 $1 Re8 25. Nxg7 Kxg7 26. Rc7 $16)) 18... Qh4+ 19. Bf2 (19. g3 Qh3 $40)
19... Qg4 (19... Qxf4 $4 20. Nf6+ $18) 20. Bg3 Nxe5 $1 21. Nf2 (21. Nc5 Nf3+
22. gxf3 Qxf3 $19) 21... Nf3+ 22. gxf3 Qxf3 23. Qd3 Qc6 $1 (23... Bc3+ 24. Kf1
Qg2+ 25. Ke2 $13) 24. Bc4 (24. Rg1 Bc3+ 25. Ke2 (25. Rd2 Rad8 $19) 25... Ba6
$19) 24... Rad8 25. Qxd8 Bc3+ 26. Ke2 (26. Kf1 Rxd8 (26... Qg2+ 27. Ke2 Bf3+
28. Ke3 Bh5 29. Qxf8+ Kxf8 30. Be2 $13) 27. Rxd8+ Kg7 $40) 26... Qxc4+ 27. Qd3
Qxa2+ 28. Ke3 (28. Rd2 Bxd2 29. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 30. Kxd2 Bxh1 31. Nxh1 Rb8 $19)
28... Ba6 29. Rd2 (29. Qxc3 Qe2+ 30. Kd4 Rd8+ 31. Kc5 Qb5#) 29... Bxd2+ 30.
Qxd2 Qa3+ 31. Ke4 Bb7+ 32. Ke5 f6+ 33. Kxe6 Re8+ {Ftacnik,L} (33... Re8+ 34.
Kxf6 Qe7#) 0-1

[Event "Capablanca Memorial-A"]
[Site "Cuba"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Vera Gonzalez Quevedo, Reynaldo"]
[Black "Henao, Raul Fernando"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2405"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Be3 b6 14. Ra1 (
14. Qd3 $1 Bxf3 $5 (14... Rd8 15. Rfc1 Nd7 16. Ra1 Qe6 17. Ng5 $1 Bxe2 18. Qxe2
Qd6 19. Qa2 $1 e6 20. e5 $1 Nxe5 21. dxe5 Bxe5 $13 {Chernin,A-Horvath,Cs/
HUN-ch/1992/}) 15. Bxf3 e5 16. d5 Qa6 $1 $8 17. Qd2 Nd7 18. Be2 Qa3 19. Bb5 $6
Qd6 20. Qa2 a5 $1 $8 21. Bc6 Rab8 22. Rb5 Rfc8 23. Rfb1 Bf8 {0,5/Sakaev,
K-Novik,M/Moskva op/1992/}) 14... Qb2 (14... Qe6 15. h3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 a5 $6 {
/\ Na6-b4} 17. e5 Ra7 18. Qb1 $1 $16 Qd7 19. Qxb6 Ra6 20. Qb2 Qd8 21. Qb5 $1 e6
22. Rfb1 a4 23. Rxa4 Rxa4 24. Qxa4 $18 {Chernin,A-Gorjatschkin,W/Neu Isenburg/
1991/}) 15. h3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 e5 17. d5 Nd7 18. Be2 (18. Qa4 Nc5 19. Bxc5 bxc5
20. d6 Qb4 21. Qa6 Qb6 22. Be2 Rfd8 23. Rfd1 $10 {Gelfand,B-Kamsky,G/Tilburg/
1992/}) 18... Qb4 19. Qb1 Qd6 20. Rc1 Nc5 (20... Rfc8 21. Rxc8+ Rxc8 22. Rxa7
$16) 21. Bxc5 $1 bxc5 22. Ra6 Qb8 23. Qa2 Qb4 24. Bc4 Rab8 (24... Rfb8 25. d6
Rb7 26. Bd5 $18) 25. Rxa7 f5 (25... Qb2 26. Qxb2 Rxb2 27. d6 Rd2 28. Bd5 $18)
26. Qe2 fxe4 (26... f4 27. d6+ Kh8 28. d7 $18) 27. Qxe4 Qb2 (27... Rf4 $5 28.
d6+ (28. Rxg7+ Kxg7 29. Qxe5+ Rf6 $13) 28... Kh8 29. Qe2 (29. Qd5 Qb2 30. Rf1
Qd4 31. d7 Rd8 $13) 29... Rbf8 (29... Qb2 30. Qxb2 Rxb2 31. d7 Rf8 32. Rd1 Bf6
33. Rd5 $16) 30. f3 $16) 28. Rc2 Qb6 $2 (28... Qd4 29. d6+ (29. Qe2 Rb1+ 30.
Kh2 e4 $132) (29. Qxd4 cxd4 30. Ba2 Ra8 (30... d3 31. Rcc7 $18) 31. d6+ Kh8 32.
Rxa8 Rxa8 33. d7 Rd8 34. Rc8 Bf6 35. f3 Kg7 36. Be6 $16) 29... Kh8 30. Qxd4
cxd4 31. Bd5 Rb1+ 32. Kh2 e4 33. d7 e3 $132) 29. d6+ Kh8 30. Rxg7 Qb1+ 31. Kh2
Kxg7 32. Qxe5+ Kh6 (32... Rf6 33. d7 Qb6 34. Rb2 $1 $18) 33. Qe3+ Kg7 34. Qe7+
Kh6 35. Qh4+ Kg7 36. Qe7+ Kh6 37. Qh4+ Kg7 38. Re2 h5 (38... Rfe8 39. Re7+ Rxe7
40. Qxe7+ Kh6 41. Qe3+ Kg7 42. Qe5+ Kh6 43. d7 Qb6 44. g4 g5 45. h4 gxh4 46.
Bf7 Qd8 47. f4 $18) 39. Re7+ Kh8 40. Qg5 1-0

[Event "Beersheba"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Chernin, Alexander"]
[Black "Alterman, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1992.03.??"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 b6 13. f4 Bg7 14. O-O e6
15. dxe6 Bxe6 16. f5 Bc8 17. Qxd8 Rxd8 18. Bg5 f6 19. Bc4+ Kh8 20. Bh4 Bb7 21.
Rbe1 Rd2 22. Rf2 Rad8 {N} (22... Rxf2 23. Kxf2 Re8 24. Bd5 Re7 25. g4 $1 $16 {
Alterman,B-Chuchelov/Berlin/1991/}) 23. Bd5 $5 (23. e5 $3 {(Alterman)} Rxf2 24.
Kxf2 Rd2+ 25. Kf1 fxe5 26. f6 Bf8 27. Rxe5 Bc6 28. Re7 $3 Rd7 29. Be6 $16)
23... Rxf2 24. Kxf2 Bxd5 25. Rd1 Kg8 26. g4 $1 (26. exd5 gxf5 $14) (26. Rxd5 $2
Rxd5 27. exd5 b5 28. Ke3 Kf7 29. Ke4 Ke7 30. Bg3 Kd7 31. h4 gxf5+ 32. Kxf5 a5 {
Chernin,A-Alterman,B/Beersheba (03)/1992/0-1/39/}) 26... Kf7 27. exd5 Bf8 28.
Bg3 gxf5 29. gxf5 Bd6 30. c4 h5 31. Rh1 $5 b5 (31... Bxg3+ 32. hxg3 Rh8 33. Rh4
Ke7 34. g4 $18) 32. cxb5 Bxg3+ 33. hxg3 Rxd5 34. Rxh5 c4 (34... Rd2+ 35. Ke3
Rxa2 36. Rh7+ Kg8 37. Rc7 $18) 35. a4 Kg7 (35... c3 36. Rh7+ Kg8 37. Rc7 Rxf5+
38. Kg2 $18) 36. Rh4 c3 (36... Rc5 37. Ke2 c3 38. Kd1 c2+ 39. Kc1 $18) 37. Rc4
Rd2+ (37... Rxf5+ 38. Kg2 Rd5 39. Rxc3 $18) 38. Ke3 Ra2 39. Rc7+ Kh6 40. Rxa7
Kg5 41. Kd3 c2 42. Kd2 Kxf5 43. b6 1-0

[Event "Beersheba"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Chernin, Alexander"]
[Black "Tseitlin, Mark D"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1992.03.??"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 e6 13. f4 Bc7 14. O-O exd5
15. exd5 Ba5 16. f5 $5 {N} (16. d6 Bf5 17. Rxb7 Qf6 18. Bb2 Rfb8 19. Rxb8+ Rxb8
20. Rd1 $14 {Sakaev,A-Tseitlin,Ma/St.Petersburg/1992/}) (16. Ba3 b6 17. Rbd1
Qd6 18. h3 (18. Bb2 Bd7 19. Qc2 Rae8 20. c4 f6 21. Bd3 $14 {Cebalo,M-Fette,M/
Bad Woerishofen/1991/}) 18... Bd7 19. Bg4 Bxg4 20. hxg4 Rfe8 $10 {Michaelsen,
N-Fette,M/Hamburg ch/1991/}) 16... Bxf5 17. Rxb7 Qf6 18. Rf3 (18. g4 Bxc3 19.
Qf4 Qd4+ $17) 18... c4 19. Ba3 (19. g4 Qa6 $1) (19. Bxc4 Rac8 $132) 19... Rfe8
20. d6 Bb6+ (20... Bxc3 21. Rxc3 Rxe2 22. Qxe2 Qxc3 23. Bb2 Qd3 24. Qe5 Qd1+
25. Kf2 Qd2+ 26. Kg3 $18) 21. Kh1 Qe6 22. Re7 Rxe7 23. dxe7 Re8 24. Qh6 Rxe7 (
24... Qxe2 $2 25. Qf8+ $1) 25. Bxc4 (25. Bxe7 Qxe7 26. Bf1 Qe1 $36) 25... Qe1+
(25... Qxc4 26. Bxe7 Qc8 $8 27. Rxf5 gxf5 28. Qg5+ $18) 26. Rf1 Qe3 27. Qxe3
Rxe3 28. Rf3 Re1+ 29. Rf1 Re8 30. Bd5 (30. Bxf7+ Kxf7 31. g4 Kf6 32. gxf5 gxf5
$17) 30... Re3 31. Bb2 (31. g4 Be4+ $17) 31... Re2 32. Bc1 Be4 33. Bxe4 Rxe4
34. g3 Re2 35. Bh6 f5 36. Rd1 Kf7 37. Rd7+ Ke6 38. Rxh7 Rxa2 39. Bg5 Kd5 40.
Rd7+ (40. Rg7 Ke4 41. Rxg6 Kf3 42. h4 Ra1+ 43. Kh2 Bg1+ 44. Kh3 Ra2 $19) 40...
Ke4 41. Rd1 Kf3 42. c4 Kg4 43. Bf4 g5 {Ftacnik,L} (43... Kh3 44. g4 Kxg4 45.
Bd6 $17) (43... g5 44. Bd6 Kh3 45. g4 f4 46. Rd3+ Be3 $19) 0-1

[Event "HUN-ch"]
[Site "Hungary"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Groszpeter, Attila"]
[Black "Horvath, Csaba"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1992.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8.
Ba4 b5 9. Bb3 b4 10. Qf3 O-O 11. Ne2 bxc3 12. h4 $5 c5 $6 (12... h5 13. Qg3 e6
$13) 13. h5 cxd4 14. hxg6 e6 (14... hxg6 15. Qg3 d3 (15... Qd6 16. Qh4 Rd8 17.
Qh7+ Kf8 18. Bh6 $18) (15... e6 16. Qh3 Re8 17. Qh7+ Kf8 18. Ba3+ $18) 16. Qxg6
d2+ 17. Bxd2 $1 $18) 15. Qh5 $1 fxg6 16. Qxh7+ Kf7 17. Bh6 Qf6 (17... Rg8 18.
Rh3 $1 $18) 18. Bxg7 $1 Qxg7 19. Nxd4 Re8 20. O-O-O Na6 21. Rd3 $1 Qxh7 22.
Rxh7+ Kf6 23. f4 g5 24. e5+ Kg6 25. Rdh3 (25. Rdh3 gxf4 26. Bc2+ Kg5 27. Rg7#)
1-0

[Event "Candidates (Women)"]
[Site "Shanghai"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Levitina, Irina S"]
[Black "Chiburdanidze, Maia"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1992.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 Qa5 9. Rb1 b6 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Bc4 (11. Bd3 cxd4 (11... Nc6 12. Nf3 O-O 13.
Rc1 e6 14. d5 exd5 15. exd5 Ne5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. c4 Qxd2+ 18. Kxd2 f5 19. f4
Bf6 20. Rhe1 Rfe8 21. Bf2 Kf7 22. g3 Rxe1 23. Rxe1 Re8 24. Rc1 $10 {Tunik,
G-Atalik,S/Budapest GM/1992/}) 12. cxd4 Nc6 13. Ne2 O-O 14. Qxa5 Nxa5 15. Kd2
f5 16. f3 e5 17. d5 f4 18. Bf2 Rfc8 19. Ba6 Rd8 20. Bh4 Rf8 21. Rhc1 Bf6 22.
Bxf6 Rxf6 23. Rc7 Rf7 24. Nc1 $14 {Karpov,An-Krasenkov,M/Moscow 25'/1992/}) (
11. Be2 Nc6 12. Nf3 O-O (12... Rd8 13. Rc1 cxd4 14. cxd4 Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2 f5 16.
exf5 gxf5 17. g3 O-O 18. Rhd1 Kh8 19. Ke1 Nb4 20. Rc7 a5 21. Rb1 Nd5 22. Ra7
Be6 23. Ne5 Rd6 24. Bd2 $14 {Karpov,An-Timman,J/Moscow Alekhine/1992/}) 13. Rc1
cxd4 14. cxd4 Qxd2+ (14... Rfc8 15. Qxa5 Nxa5 16. Kd2 b5 17. Rxc8+ Rxc8 18. Rc1
Nc4+ 19. Bxc4 bxc4 20. Kc3 e6 21. Nd2 Bb5 22. Rb1 a6 23. e5 f5 24. exf6 $10 {
Piskov,Y-Dvoirys,S/Helsinki op (08)/1992/}) 15. Kxd2 e6 16. Bb5 Rac8 17. a4
Rfd8 18. Bg5 f6 19. Be3 Nb8 20. Ke2 Kf7 21. Bf4 a6 22. Bxd7 Nxd7 23. Nd2 Bf8
24. Nc4 $14 {Karpov,An-Gulko,B/Moscow 15'/1992/}) (11. Bxd7+ Nxd7 12. Ne2 O-O
13. O-O Rfd8 14. d5 Ne5 15. Bg5 Rd7 16. Qc2 h6 17. Bf4 Nc4 18. Rbd1 Rad8 19. h4
b5 20. h5 g5 21. Bc1 e6 22. f4 gxf4 23. Bxf4 exd5 24. exd5 $13 {Tunik,G-Dekic,
J/Budapest Spring op/1992/}) 11... Nc6 12. Ne2 O-O (12... cxd4 13. cxd4 Qxd2+
14. Kxd2 O-O 15. Rhc1 $14) 13. Rd1 b5 14. Bd5 (14. Bb3 c4 15. Bc2 Qxa2 $15)
14... e6 15. Bxc6 Bxc6 16. d5 (16. f3 Rfd8 17. O-O b4 18. cxb4 Qxb4 $15) 16...
exd5 17. exd5 Rfd8 18. c4 (18. Bxc5 Rxd5 19. Bd4 Re8 $17) 18... Qa4 (18...
Qxd2+ 19. Rxd2 Bb7 20. cxb5 Bxd5 21. Bxc5 Bxg2 22. Rg1 $132) 19. Qc1 Bb7 20.
cxb5 (20. Bxc5 bxc4 $17) 20... Qxa2 21. Rd2 (21. Qxc5 Bxd5 $17) 21... Qa5 22.
O-O (22. Qxc5 Rxd5 $17) 22... Qxb5 23. Rfd1 (23. Qxc5 Qxc5 24. Bxc5 Rxd5 $17)
23... Rac8 24. Qc2 a5 25. Rb1 Qa6 26. Qb3 Bxd5 27. Qd1 (27. Rxd5 Rxd5 28. Qxd5
Qxe2 29. Bxc5 $140 Qc2 $19) 27... Qa8 28. Nf4 Be4 0-1

[Event "Moscow Alekhine op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Shcherbakov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Novik, Maxim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1992.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 Qa5 9. Rb1 a6 10. Rc1 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 Nc6 (12... O-O 13. Nf3 (
13. Bd3 f5 14. f3 Nc6 15. Ne2 fxe4 16. fxe4 Bg4 17. d5 Ne5 18. Nd4 Nxd3 19.
Kxd3 Rac8 20. a4 Bd7 21. a5 Be5 22. h3 Kg7 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Rb1 $14 {
Sherbakov,R-Lhagvasuren,C/Cheliabinsk/1991/}) 13... e6 14. Bc4 (14. Bd3 Nc6 15.
Ke2 (15. Rc4 Bd7 16. h4 Rfc8 17. h5 Na5 18. Rxc8+ Rxc8 19. h6 Bh8 20. Rc1 Rxc1
21. Kxc1 Nc6 22. Kd2 Bf6 23. Kc3 Bd8 24. d5 $14 {Epishin,V-Fernandez,JL/
URS-ESP tt/1991/}) 15... Rd8 16. e5 Bd7 17. Bg5 Rdc8 18. Rb1 b5 19. Rhc1 h6 20.
Be3 Ne7 21. Nd2 Bf8 22. Ne4 Nd5 23. Bd2 Kg7 24. h4 $13 {Lugovoi,A-Maslov,E/St.
Petersburg-chop/1992/}) (14. Be2 f5 15. exf5 gxf5 16. g3 Nc6 17. Rhd1 Bd7 18.
Ke1 Rfc8 19. Ng5 Nb4 20. Bc4 Nd5 21. Bxd5 exd5 22. Rc5 h6 23. Nh3 Rxc5 24. dxc5
$10 {Ibragimov,I-Krasenkov,M/URS-ch58 (01)/1991/}) 14... Nc6 15. Ke2 (15. Rhd1
Bd7 16. Ke1 Na5 17. Be2 Rfc8 18. Bd2 Nc6 19. Bc3 Na7 20. Bd2 Nb5 21. e5 Bc6 22.
a4 Na7 23. Ra1 Bd5 24. Kf1 $10 {Karpov,An-Kamsky,G/Tilburg (12)/1991/}) 15...
Bd7 16. d5 exd5 17. Bxd5 Nb4 18. Bc4 Rfc8 19. Nd2 Bb5 20. Bxb5 axb5 21. Rxc8+
Rxc8 22. a3 Nc2 23. Rc1 Bf8 24. Nb1 $15 {Dzevlan,M-Engsner,J/Rilton Cup op (01)
/1992/}) 13. d5 (13. Nf3) 13... Nd4 14. f4 e6 15. d6 Nc6 16. e5 (16. Nf3 O-O (
16... e5 17. fxe5 Nxe5 18. Rc7) 17. Bd3 Rd8) 16... f6 17. exf6 Bxf6 18. Nf3 O-O
19. Ng5 (19. Bc4 Rd8 20. Bc5 Be7) 19... Bxg5 20. fxg5 Bd7 21. Bd3 Rac8 22. Be4
(22. Bb6 Nb4 $1 $10) 22... b5 23. h4 Ne5 24. h5 Nc4+ 25. Ke2 Bc6 (25... Nxd6
26. hxg6 hxg6 27. Bxg6 $16) 26. Bxc6 Rxc6 27. hxg6 hxg6 28. d7 Rd8 29. Rcd1
Nxe3 (29... Nxe3 30. Kxe3 Rc7 31. Rd6 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Belgrade IKO"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Iashvili, Akaki"]
[Black "Ilincic, Zlatko"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1992.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 031"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 O-O 8.
Be2 c5 9. Rb1 Nc6 10. d5 Bxc3+ 11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12. Qxd2 Na5 13. Qc3 {N} (13. O-O)
(13. h4) 13... b6 14. Rd1 f6 (14... Bg4 15. e5 $44) 15. h4 (15. e5 fxe5 16.
Nxe5 Qd6 17. O-O $13) 15... Bg4 16. Ng5 $6 (16. h5 Bxh5 17. e5 $40) 16... Qd7 (
16... Bxe2 17. Ne6 Qd6 18. Kxe2 $44) 17. Nxh7 $2 (17. Bxg4 Qxg4 18. Ne6 Qxe4+
19. Kf1 Rf7 $17) (17. Ne6 Bxe6 18. dxe6 Qxe6 $17) (17. f3 $5 fxg5 18. fxg4 gxh4
19. Rxh4 $15) 17... Bxe2 18. Nxf8 Qg4 $1 19. Rd2 (19. f3 Qxg2 20. Ne6 Bxd1 $19)
19... Ba6 20. f3 (20. Ne6 Qxg2 $19) 20... Qg3+ 21. Kd1 Rxf8 $19 22. h5 Nc4 23.
Re2 Nd6 24. Rc2 Bb5 25. Rh3 Qg5 26. Rf2 (26. hxg6 Ba4 $19) 26... Bd7 27. Rh1
Qg3 28. Qd2 g5 29. Kc1 Nc4 30. Qe2 Qe5 {Ftacnik,L} (30... Qe5 31. Qxc4 Qa1+ 32.
Kd2 Qxh1 $19) 0-1

[Event "Rubinstein Memorial"]
[Site "Polanica Zdroj"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Chernin, Alexander"]
[Black "Adorjan, Andras"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1992.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 031"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O a5 13. d5 {N} (13. Bg5
a4 14. Bxe7 (14. Bb5 Bd7 15. Bxd7 Nxd7 16. Rxb7 Qe6 17. d5 {Hebert,J-Kozul,Z/
Toronto/1990/} Qd6 $1 18. e5 Bxe5 19. Rxd7 Qxd7 20. Nxe5 Qf5 21. Nf3 f6 $17) (
14. Ra1 Qe6 15. e5 h6 16. Be3 Qd7 17. Qd2 Nc6 18. Bb5 Qd5 19. Bxa4 Bg4 $10 {
Chantcev,S-Grechikhin,V/Kemerovo/1991/}) 14... Re8 15. Ra1 Qe6 16. Ba3 Qxe4 17.
Re1 Bd7 18. Ne5 {0,5-0,5/Dorfman,I-Adorjan,A/Polanica Zdroj/1992/}) 13... Na6 (
13... a4 $1 14. Bb4 a3 15. Bxe7 Re8 16. d6 Nc6 (16... Qxb1 17. Qxb1 a2 18. Qd3
a1=Q 19. Rxa1 Rxa1+ 20. Bf1 $13 b6 21. Nd2 $1) 17. Bg5 Rxe4 18. Bd3 Re6 $1 $17
{Kozul,Z}) 14. Be3 e6 (14... a4 15. Nd4 {/\ Ra1}) 15. d6 Bd7 16. Bb5 (16. Rxb7
Ba4 17. Qe1 Nb4 $132) 16... Bxb5 (16... Bc6 17. Nd4 Bxe4 18. Ra1 Qb2 19. Rxa5
$36) 17. Rxb5 Qc4 18. Qb1 $1 (18. Rxb7 Qxe4 $13) 18... Nb4 19. Rxb7 Na2 (19...
Rfb8 20. Rxb8+ Rxb8 21. Rd1) 20. Rc7 Qa4 (20... Qe2 $2 21. Rc2 $18) 21. e5 Nb4
(21... Rfb8 22. Qa1 $36) 22. Qe4 Qa2 23. h4 Nd5 (23... Qd5 24. Qb1 Rfb8 25. Rd1
$16) 24. Rc2 Qb3 25. Nd4 Qa4 26. Rfc1 Rab8 (26... Nxe3 27. Qxe3 Rab8 28. Nc6
$16) 27. Rc4 Rb4 (27... Qd7 28. Nc6 $16) 28. Nc6 Qxc6 (28... Rxc4 29. Qxc4 $18)
29. Rxb4 Qxc1+ 30. Bxc1 axb4 31. Bb2 Rb8 (31... Rc8 32. Qd3 Bf8 33. Qa6 Rc2 34.
d7 Be7 35. Qc8+ $18) 32. Qd4 Bf8 33. Qa7 Rc8 34. Qb7 Rd8 35. Bd4 {Ftacnik,L}
1-0

[Event "Helsinki op"]
[Site "Helsinki"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Dokhoian, Yury"]
[Black "Dvoirys, Semen I"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1992.09.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FIN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 032"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 Qa5 9. Rb1 b6 10. Rb5 Qa4 11. Rb2 Ba6 $1 $146 (11... O-O 12. Bb5 Qa5 13.
Nf3 Bb7 (13... Bd7 14. Be2 cxd4 15. cxd4 Nc6 16. O-O e6 17. Qc2 Rfc8 18. Qb1
Qa3 19. Rb3 Qe7 $10 {Malaniuk-Dvoirys/Ljubljana/1992/}) 14. Bh6 $6 (14. Bd3
cxd4 15. cxd4 Qxd2+ 16. Rxd2 Nc6 $10) 14... Bxe4 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Ne5 Bd5 17.
dxc5 Rd8 18. O-O a6 19. Be8 Qxc5 20. Bxf7 $2 Nc6 $1 $19 {Volzhin-Gurevich,I/
London/1992/}) 12. Bxa6 Nxa6 13. Ne2 (13. f3) 13... e5 $1 14. O-O Rd8 15. Qd1
Qc4 16. Rd2 O-O 17. f3 exd4 18. cxd4 cxd4 19. Nxd4 (19. Bxd4 Bh6 20. f4 Nc5 $17
) 19... Nb4 20. a3 (20. Nb3 Rxd2 21. Qxd2 Bc3 $17) (20. Qb3 Bxd4 $1 21. Qxc4
Bxe3+ 22. Rdf2 Nd3 $19) 20... Qc3 $1 21. Re1 Qxa3 22. Nb5 Rxd2 23. Bxd2 (23.
Qxd2 Qa5 24. Nc7 Nc2 $1 $17) 23... Qb2 24. Qc1 Nd3 25. Qxb2 Bxb2 26. Rd1 a5 $1
(26... a6 27. Bh6 Rd8 28. Nc7 Bd4+ 29. Kf1 Nb2 30. Rd2 Nc4 31. Rd1 $13) 27. Bh6
(27. Be3 Nc5 28. Rd6 Rb8 $17) 27... Rd8 28. Be3 $5 (28. Kf1 Rd7 29. Ke2 Nc5 30.
Rxd7 Nxd7 31. Kd3 $17) 28... a4 29. Kf1 (29. Bxb6 Rb8 30. Rxd3 Rxb6 $19) 29...
Rd7 (29... a3 $2 30. Nxa3 Bxa3 31. Ke2 $10) 30. Ke2 Ne5 31. Rxd7 Nxd7 32. Kd3
Ne5+ 33. Kc2 Nc4 34. Bxb6 a3 35. Bd4 $8 Bxd4 36. Nxd4 a2 37. Nb3 Ne3+ 38. Kb2
Nxg2 39. Kxa2 Kg7 40. Kb2 Kf6 41. Kc1 $6 (41. Kc3 $5 Ne1 42. f4 Ng2 43. f5 gxf5
44. exf5 Kxf5 $17) 41... Kg5 42. Nd4 Kh4 43. Nc6 Kh3 (43... Ne1 44. Ne5 f6 45.
Kd2 fxe5 46. Kxe1 g5 47. Kf2 Kh3 48. Kg1 h6 49. Kh1 h5 50. Kg1 h4 51. Kh1 g4
52. fxg4 Kxg4 53. Kg2 Kf4 $19) 44. Ne5 f5 $1 $19 45. Nf7 Kxh2 46. e5 Nf4 47.
Kd2 h5 48. Ng5 h4 0-1

[Event "Helsinki op"]
[Site "Helsinki"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Piskov, Yury"]
[Black "Dvoirys, Semen I"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1992.09.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FIN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 032"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 Qa5 9. Rb1 b6 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Be2 (11. Bd3 Nc6 12. Nf3 O-O 13. Rc1 e6 14.
d5 exd5 15. exd5 Ne5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. c4 Qxd2+ 18. Kxd2 f5 19. f4 Bf6 20. Rhe1
Rfe8 $10 {Tunik-Atalik/Budapest/1992/}) 11... Nc6 12. Nf3 O-O 13. Rc1 cxd4 14.
cxd4 Rfc8 (14... Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2 e6 16. Bb5 Rac8 17. a4 Rfd8 18. Bg5 f6 19. Be3
Nb8 {Karpov,An-Gulko,B/Moskva/1992/}) 15. Qxa5 Nxa5 16. Kd2 b5 17. Rxc8+ Rxc8
18. Rc1 Nc4+ $6 (18... Rxc1 19. Kxc1 $14) 19. Bxc4 bxc4 20. Kc3 e6 21. Nd2 (21.
Rb1) 21... Bb5 22. Rb1 a6 23. e5 f5 24. exf6 Bxf6 25. Ne4 Be7 26. f3 Bd8 27.
Nc5 Ba5+ 28. Kc2 e5 29. a4 $6 (29. dxe5 $1 Bb6 30. Nxa6 Ba4+ 31. Kd2 c3+ 32.
Ke2 Bxe3 33. Kxe3 c2 34. Rc1 Rd8 35. Nb4 Rd1 36. Rxc2 Bxc2 37. Nxc2 $14) 29...
exd4 30. axb5 dxe3 31. Nb7 Bd2 32. Nd6 Rb8 33. b6 (33. Nxc4 Rxb5 34. Nxd2 exd2
35. Rxb5 axb5 36. Kxd2 Kf7 37. Kc3 Kf6 38. Kb4 Ke5 39. g3 Kd4 40. Kxb5 Ke3 41.
f4 Kf3 42. Kc4 h5 43. Kd3 Kg2 44. Ke3 Kxh2 45. Kf2 $10) 33... c3 34. Nc4 $2 (
34. Ne4 Rxb6 35. Rxb6 e2 36. Rb1 e1=Q 37. Rxe1 Bxe1 38. Nc5 a5 39. Nb3 a4 40.
Nc5 a3 41. Kb3 Bd2 42. Nd3 $10) 34... a5 35. Kd1 (35. b7 a4 36. h3 Rxb7 37.
Rxb7 e2 38. Rb1 e1=Q 39. Rxe1 Bxe1 $19) 35... e2+ (35... e2+ 36. Kxe2 c2 37.
Nxd2 cxb1=Q 38. Nxb1 Rxb6 $19) 0-1

[Event "Alekhine Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1992.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 Qa5 9. Rb1 b6 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Be2 Nc6 12. Nf3 Rd8 13. Rc1 cxd4 14. cxd4
Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2 f5 16. exf5 gxf5 17. g3 O-O 18. Rhd1 Kh8 (18... e5 19. dxe5 (19.
d5 f4 $1) 19... Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Bxe5 $132) 19. Ke1 Nb4 20. Rc7 a5 21. Rb1 Nd5 22.
Ra7 Be6 $6 (22... f4 23. gxf4 Nxf4 24. Bxf4 Rxf4 25. Rxb6 Bg4 26. Ne5 Bxe5 27.
dxe5 Re4 28. Rb2 Rxe5 $10) 23. Ne5 $1 Rd6 24. Bd2 Rc8 25. Ba6 Rcd8 26. a3 Bg8
27. Rc1 Bf6 28. Bd3 Be6 29. Bb5 Rg8 30. Bh6 Rb8 31. Rc6 Rbd8 32. Rxd6 exd6 33.
Bd7 $1 Rxd7 (33... Bxd7 34. Nf7+ Kg8 35. Nxd8 $18) (33... dxe5 34. Bxe6 exd4
35. Bxf5 $16) 34. Nxd7 Bxd4 35. Ra8+ Bg8 36. Rb8 a4 37. Kf1 Bb2 38. Nxb6 Nxb6
39. Rxb6 Bxa3 40. Rb8 Bc5 41. Ra8 a3 42. Bc1 Kg7 43. Bxa3 Bd5 44. Ra5 Bc4+ 45.
Kg2 Bd4 46. Rxf5 d5 47. f3 Kg6 48. g4 Bf6 49. Bc1 d4 50. Rc5 Be2 51. Kg3 Be7
52. Rc6+ Kf7 53. Rh6 Bd3 54. h4 Bb4 55. Bb2 Be1+ 56. Kg2 1-0

[Event "HUN-ch"]
[Site "Hungary"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Groszpeter, Attila"]
[Black "Adorjan, Andras"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1992.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8.
Ba4 b5 9. Bb3 b4 10. Qf3 O-O 11. Ne2 bxc3 $5 (11... e5 12. O-O exd4 13. cxd4
Ba6 14. Rd1 Nd7 15. a3 c5 16. axb4 Bxe2 17. Qxe2 cxd4 18. Bd5 $16 {Kramnik,
V-Adorjan,A/Debrecen ETCh/1992/}) 12. O-O (12. h4 $5 c5 (12... h5 13. Nf4) 13.
h5 cxd4 14. hxg6 e6 15. Qh5 $1 fxg6 16. Qxh7+ Kf7 17. Bh6 Qf6 18. Bxg7 Qxg7 19.
Nxd4 Re8 20. O-O-O $16 {Groszpeter,A-Horvath,C/HUN-ch/1992/}) 12... Ba6 13. Rd1
(13. e5 Nd7 14. Rd1 c5 15. Be3 Qc7 16. Nxc3 cxd4 17. Nd5 Nxe5 18. Qe4 (18. Nxc7
Nxf3+ 19. gxf3 dxe3 20. Rac1 e2 21. Re1 Rac8 22. Nxa6 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Bc3 $19)
18... Bb7 19. Bxd4 Rac8 $17) 13... c5 $1 14. dxc5 (14. Bd5 c2 $1 (14... cxd4
15. Nxd4 (15. Bxa8 d3 16. Bg5 c2) 15... Bxd4 16. Rxd4 Nc6 $5 17. Qxc3 $1 (17.
Bxf7+ $2 Rxf7 18. Rxd8+ Rxd8 19. Qg4 Ne5 $19) (17. Rd1 c2 18. Rd2 Qb6 19. Qb3
Rac8 20. Qxc2 (20. Rxc2 Nd4 21. Qxb6 axb6 22. Rxc8 Rxc8) 20... Nb4 21. Qd1 e6
22. Bb3 Rfd8 $36) 17... Nxd4 18. Qxd4 $44) 15. Rd2 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Bxd4 17. Bxa8
(17. Rxd4 e6 18. Bg5 Qb6 $19) 17... Bxa1 18. Rxd8 Rxd8 19. Bd5 e6 20. Bg5 exd5
21. Bxd8 c1=Q+) 14... Qa5 $1 15. e5 Nc6 $1 16. Qxc6 Bxe2 17. Re1 c2 $1 18. Rxe2
(18. Bf4 Bd1 19. Raxd1 cxd1=Q 20. Rxd1 Rac8 $19) (18. Be3 Bd1 (18... Bxe5 $2
19. Bxf7+ $1 Kg7 (19... Kxf7 20. Qd5+ Kf6 21. Bg5+) 20. Bb3 Bxa1 21. Rxe2 $40)
19. Raxd1 cxd1=Q 20. Rxd1 Bxe5 $17) 18... Qc3 19. f4 Rad8 $1 20. Kf2 Qxa1 21.
Rxc2 Rd1 22. Bd2 (22. Be3 Rf1+ 23. Kg3 g5 $1 $19) 22... Rd8 23. Bc3 Rf1+ 24.
Kg3 Rd3+ 25. Kh4 Rxf4+ 26. g4 Rxg4+ 27. Kxg4 Qd1+ (27... Qd1+ 28. Kf4 Bh6+ 29.
Ke4 Qf3#) 0-1

[Event "HUN-ch"]
[Site "Hungary"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Chernin, Alexander"]
[Black "Horvath, Csaba"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1992.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Be3 $5 b6 14.
Qd3 $5 (14. Ra1 $5 Qe6 15. h3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 a5 $6 17. e5 Ra7 18. Qb1 $1 $16 {
Chernin,A-Gorjachkin/Neu Isenburg/1991/}) 14... Rd8 $6 15. Rfc1 $1 Nd7 (15...
Bxf3 $5 16. Bxf3 Nd7 $13) 16. Ra1 Qe6 17. Ng5 $1 Bxe2 18. Qxe2 Qd6 (18... Qf6
$2 19. e5 Qf5 20. g4 $18) 19. Qa2 $1 e6 20. e5 Nxe5 (20... Qd5 21. Qxd5 exd5
22. e6 fxe6 23. Nxe6 $16) (20... Qb8 21. Ne4 $16) 21. dxe5 Bxe5 22. h4 $1 Kg7 (
22... Bxa1 23. Qxa1 e5 (23... Qd5 24. Rc7 Rf8 (24... Rd7 25. Rxd7 Qxd7 26. Ne4
$16) 25. Bd4 $16) 24. Ne4 Qe6 25. Bg5 Rdc8 26. Re1 $16) 23. Rab1 Qd5 24. Qe2 h6
25. Rd1 Qb7 26. Nf3 Bf6 27. Qc4 e5 28. h5 $1 gxh5 (28... g5 29. Qg4 $1 Qc8 30.
Qe4 $16) 29. Qe2 Qe7 30. Nh2 Bg5 (30... h4 31. Qg4+ Kh7 (31... Bg5 32. Nf3 f6
33. Nxh4 $18) 32. Qf5+ Kg7 33. Ng4 $18) 31. Qxh5 Bxe3 32. fxe3 Qg5 33. Qf3 Qf6
34. Qe4 Rxd1+ 35. Rxd1 Re8 36. Rf1 Qg6 37. Rf5 $1 h5 $2 38. Qf3 h4 39. Ng4 h3
40. gxh3 f6 41. Rxf6 Qb1+ 42. Kg2 Qa2+ 43. Kg3 1-0

[Event "HUN-ch"]
[Site "Hungary"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Chernin, Alexander"]
[Black "Horvath, Jozsef"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1992.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4
$5 (14. Bxe7 Re8) 14... g5 $5 (14... b6 $2 15. h3 Bd7 (15... Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Nd7
17. Bxe7 $16) 16. Ra1 Qe6 17. Qd3 $14) 15. Bg3 Nc6 (15... b6 16. h4 $5) 16. d5
Rad8 $1 (16... Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Nd4 18. Rxb7 Qa3 19. Bg4 $18) 17. Rxb7 e6 18. Bc7
$1 exd5 (18... Rd7 19. Bb5 Rc8 20. d6 $18) 19. Bxd8 dxe4 20. Be7 Re8 $6 (20...
Nxe7 21. Rxe7 (21. Nd4 $5) 21... exf3 22. Bxf3 Bxf3 23. Qxf3 a5 $1 $132) 21.
Bc5 Rd8 22. Qb3 Qxb3 23. Rxb3 Rd5 24. Ba3 exf3 25. Bxf3 Bxf3 26. Rxf3 Nd4 27.
Re3 Nc2 $6 (27... a5 $5) (27... Ne6 {/\ Bd4}) 28. Re8+ Kh7 29. Bf8 $1 Bd4 30.
Re2 $1 Na1 31. Rb1 $1 Ra5 32. g3 Kg6 33. Kg2 Ra6 34. Rd2 Bh8 35. Bc5 Ra4 36.
Rd6+ (36. Rd6+ Kh7 (36... Bf6 37. Rxa1 Rxa1 38. Rxf6+ Kxf6 39. Bd4+ $18) 37.
Rb7) 1-0

[Event "Dortmund op-A"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1992.04.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 029"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Kortschnoj Ernst Anand Dautov} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4
Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ Bd7 (7... c6 {Anand} 8. Ba4 b5 9. Bb3 b4) 8. Be2 c5 9.
Nf3 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ (10... Bc6 $1 {Dautov} 11. Qd3 f5 (11... Nd7 $5 {Ernst}
12. Rb1 f5 13. Qb3 $1 Qb6 $8 14. exf5 Qxb3 15. Rxb3 gxf5 16. Ng5 $1 $14 {
F.Levin - T.Ernst, Groningen 1991.}) 12. exf5 Qa5+ 13. Bd2 Qxf5 14. Qxf5 gxf5
15. Rc1 Bd5 16. Rc5 (16. Bc4 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Nc6 18. d5 Nd4 19. Be3 Rc8 20. O-O
Kd7 21. f4 b5 22. Bd3 Kd6 $10 {Aseev,K-Mikhalchishin,A Brno-2 1991}) 16... e6
17. Bc4 Bxc4 18. Rxc4 Nc6 19. O-O O-O 20. Rb1 Rf7 21. Re1 Rd7 22. Rxe6 Nxd4 23.
Nxd4 Bxd4 24. Bf4 Kf7 $10 {Dautov,R-Luecke,N Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1991}) 11.
Bd2 Qa4 12. O-O (12. Qxa4 $5 {Dautov} Bxa4 13. O-O Nc6 14. Be3 O-O 15. Rfc1
Rfd8 16. e5 Rd7 17. Rab1 Nd8 18. Ne1 Bc6 19. Nd3 Be4 20. Rb3 Ne6 21. Nc5 Nxd4
$2 (21... Nxc5 22. Rxc5 $14) 22. Rb2 Nxe2+ 23. Rxe2 Bc6 24. Nxd7 Bxd7 25. Rc7
Bc6 26. Rxe7 $18 {Alburt,L-Stone,R New York op 1988}) 12... O-O 13. Qxa4 Bxa4
14. Rab1 $1 (14. Rfc1 e6 15. Rab1 {0,5/Kramnik,V-Groszpeter,A/Dortmund op-A/
1992/} (15. Rab1 {Dautov} b6 {1/4:1/4 Kramnik,W-Groszpeter Dortmund op-A 1992}
(15... Bc6 $10 {Anand}))) 14... e6 (14... b6 15. Rfc1 $22 (15. d5 {Dautov} Nd7
16. Rb4 (16. Rfc1 Rfc8 $10) (16. Bb4 Rfc8 $1 $132 (16... Rfe8 17. Rfc1 a5 18.
Bc3 $16) (16... Bc2 17. Rbc1 Bxe4 18. Bxe7 Rfe8 19. d6 Bf6 20. Rfd1 Bxe7 21.
dxe7 Rxe7 22. Rc7 Rd8 (22... Bf5 23. Bb5 $16) 23. Rxa7 $16) 17. Bxe7 Rc2 18.
Ba6 Rxa2 $13) 16... Nc5 17. e5 (17. Rc1 a5 18. Rxb6 Nxe4 $10) (17. Be3 a5 18.
Rxb6 (18. Bxc5 $2 axb4 19. Bxe7 Rfe8 20. d6 Bf8 21. Bxf8 Kxf8 $17) 18... Nxe4
$10) 17... Rfd8 (17... Bc2 18. Ne1 Be4 19. Bf3 Bxf3 20. Nxf3 $14) 18. Bc4 Rab8
{/\a5,b5} (18... Bc2 19. Nd4 $16) 19. Be3 $1 $14) (15. Rb4 Bc6 16. d5 Bb7 17.
Rc1 Na6 $10) 15... Nc6 16. Rc4 $18 (16. d5 {Ernst} Ne5 17. Rc7 $14)) 15. Rxb7
$1 Bc6 16. Rc7 Bxe4 17. Ng5 Bd5 18. Bb4 Rd8 (18... Re8 19. Bb5 Rd8 20. Be7 $18)
(18... Nc6 {Dautov} 19. Bxf8 Rxf8 20. Bf3 $18) 19. Bb5 $1 (19. Be7 Re8 20. Bb5
Bc6 $1) (19. Nxf7 $6 Rd7 20. Rxd7 Nxd7 21. Ng5 (21. Ne5 {Anand} Nxe5 22. dxe5
Bxa2) 21... Bxd4 $10) 19... a6 20. Ba4 (20. Be7 $2 axb5 21. Bxd8 Nc6 22. Be7
Nxe7 23. Rxe7 Bf6 $19) 20... a5 (20... Bf8 21. Nxf7 Bxb4 22. Nxd8 $18) 21. Be7
Na6 22. Bxd8 Rxd8 23. Ra7 Bc4 (23... Nb4 24. Nxf7 Rf8 25. Ne5 $18) 24. Nxf7
Bxd4 (24... Rf8 25. Rc1 Bxd4 26. Rd7 $18) (24... Rxd4 {Dautov} 25. Rd1 Rxd1+
26. Bxd1 Bd4 27. Nh6+ $18) 25. Nxd8 Bxa7 26. Rc1 Bxa2 27. Rc8 Bb6 (27... Kg7
28. Ra8 Bb6 29. Nxe6+ Bxe6 30. Rxa6 $18) 28. Nb7+ {Ftacnik,L} (28. Nb7+ Kg7 29.
Rc6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Dortmund op-A"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ibragimov, Ildar"]
[Black "Toth, Christian Endre"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2350"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1992.04.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 029"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 Qa5 9. Rb1 b6 10. Rb5 Qa4 11. dxc5 {N} (11. Rb3 O-O 12. Bb5 Qa5 13. Ne2 a6
14. Bd3 Nc6 15. d5 Ne5 16. O-O f5 $1 $17 {Portisch,L-Adorjan,A/Hungary ch/1991/
}) 11... O-O $1 (11... Qxe4 $2 12. Be2 $1 $16) 12. Rb4 Qa5 13. Bc4 (13. cxb6
axb6 $17 {Adorjan,A}) 13... Nc6 (13... Bb7 14. cxb6 axb6 15. Bxb6 Qa3 16. Ne2
$16) 14. Rb3 (14. Rb5 Qa4 15. Be2 Ba6 $17) 14... Rd8 15. Qc1 bxc5 (15... Ne5 $2
16. Ra3 $1) 16. Ra3 Qc7 17. f4 (17. Ne2 Ne5 18. Bf4 Bb7 $17) 17... Bb7 18. Be2
(18. Bxc5 $2 Na5 $19) 18... Nb8 (18... e5 $5 19. Bxc5 (19. f5 gxf5 20. exf5 Ne7
$17) 19... exf4 $17) 19. Qc2 (19. Bf3 Nd7 20. Ne2 e5 21. f5 $2 gxf5 22. exf5 e4
23. Bh5 Nf6 $19) 19... Nd7 20. Nf3 e5 $1 21. f5 (21. fxe5 Nxe5 22. O-O Nxf3+
23. Bxf3 Be5 $17) 21... Nf6 22. fxg6 Bxe4 (22... hxg6 23. Ng5 Bh6 24. O-O $132)
23. gxf7+ Qxf7 24. Qc1 Bxf3 (24... Qe7 25. O-O $15) 25. Bxf3 (25. gxf3 $5 Nd5
26. O-O e4 27. fxe4 Qg6+ 28. Kh1 Qxe4+ 29. Bf3 Qxe3 $2 30. Bxd5+ Rxd5 31. Qxe3
$18) 25... e4 26. Be2 Nd5 27. Bc4 (27. Rf1 Qe7 $17) 27... Kh8 28. Ra6 Qh5 29.
O-O (29. Bxd5 Rxd5 30. O-O Rd3 $17) 29... Nxc3 30. Kh1 Rd1 $1 31. Rxd1 Nxd1 32.
Bg1 (32. Bf7 Qe2 33. Bg1 Qxa6 $19) 32... e3 33. Qc2 Re8 34. Re6 (34. Qe2 Nf2+
35. Bxf2 Qxe2 36. Bxe2 exf2 $19) (34. Be2 Nf2+ 35. Bxf2 exf2 $19) 34... Rxe6
35. Bxe6 e2 36. Qd2 Bf6 $1 37. g4 (37. Bc4 Nc3 38. Bf2 Qf5 $19) 37... Qe5 38.
Qd7 Qe4# {Ftacnik,L} 0-1

[Event "Sao Paulo m"]
[Site "Sao Paulo"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Black "Mecking, Henrique"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1992.03.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Nf3 Qa5 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. Rc1 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 O-O 13. Bb5 f5 14. exf5
Bxf5 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Rxc6 Rfb8 17. Kc3 Rb6 $1 18. Rxb6 (18. Rc7 $2 Rab8 19.
Rc1 (19. Rxa7 $2 Rc8+ 20. Kd2 Rc2+ $19) 19... Ra6 $1 20. Ra1 Ra3+ $17) 18...
axb6 19. Kb2 (19. Ra1 Ra4 $1 $132) 19... Be4 20. a3 e6 21. Rc1 Bf8 22. Rc3 Bd5
23. Bf4 $1 (23. Ne1 b5 24. f3 b4 25. axb4 Bxb4 $17) 23... b5 24. Be5 Be7 (24...
b4 $2 25. axb4 Bxb4 26. Rc7 Ra2+ 27. Kb1 Rxf2 28. Ng5 $14) 25. h4 Rf8 $1 (25...
Kf7 $2 26. Ng5+ Kg8 (26... Bxg5 27. hxg5 Bxg2 28. Rc7+ $16) 27. g3 $14) (25...
Bxf3 26. Rxf3 Bxh4 27. Bf6 $1 Bxf6 28. Rxf6 $16) 26. Rc7 Rf7 27. Rc8+ Rf8 28.
Rc7 Rf7 29. Rc8+ Rf8 30. Rc7 {Ftacnik,L} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mitropa Cup 15th"]
[Site "Bad Woerishofen"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Zueger, Beat"]
[Black "Van Mil, Johan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "1993.01.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8.
Ba4 O-O 9. Ne2 e5 10. O-O Nd7 11. Ba3 Re8 12. Bb3 $5 Nb6 (12... exd4 13. Nxd4)
13. f4 exd4 14. f5 gxf5 15. Ng3 Qh4 $1 (15... dxc3 16. Qh5 Qf6 17. Nxf5 $40)
16. Rxf5 $1 (16. Nxf5 Bxf5 17. Rxf5 (17. Bxf7+ Kxf7 18. Qb3+ Nd5 19. Rxf5+ Kg6
$1) 17... Rxe4 18. Rxf7 Nd5 $132) (16. cxd4 Be6 (16... f4 17. Nh5 Bg4 18. Bxf7+
Kh8 19. Nxg7 Bxd1 20. Nxe8 $13 {Smejkal,J-Pribyl,J/Pardubice op/1992/}) 17.
Nxf5 Bxf5 18. Rxf5 Rxe4) 16... Bxf5 17. Nxf5 Qxe4 $6 (17... Qf6 $1 18. Qg4 dxc3
19. Rf1 Kh8 $13) 18. Qh5 $1 (18. Bxf7+ Kh8 19. Nxg7 (19. Bxe8 Qxf5) 19... Kxg7
20. Bxe8 Rxe8 21. Qxd4+ Qxd4+ 22. cxd4 Re2 $13) 18... Re6 $1 $8 (18... Nd5 19.
Qg5 Qe5 20. Nh6+ Kh8 21. Nxf7+ $18) 19. Bxe6 Qxe6 20. Qg4 Qf6 21. Bc5 $1 Re8 $1
22. Bxd4 Qg6 23. Qxg6 hxg6 24. Nxg7 Re4 25. Rb1 (25. Rd1 Nd5 $13) 25... c5 26.
Bxc5 Kxg7 27. Bxb6 axb6 28. Rxb6 Re2 29. Rxb7 Rxa2 30. h4 Rc2 31. Rc7 Kh6 32.
Kh2 g5 33. hxg5+ Kxg5 34. Kg3 f5 35. Rc5 Rd2 36. Kf3 Rd3+ 37. Ke2 Rg3 38. Kf2
Rd3 39. Rc8 Kf4 40. Rc4+ Kg5 41. Ke2 Rg3 42. Kf2 Rd3 43. g3 Rd2+ 44. Ke3 Rg2
45. Kf3 Rd2 (45... Rc2) 46. Rd4 Rc2 47. Rd3 Rc1 48. Ke3 Kg4 49. Kd4 Rg1 50. c4
Rxg3 51. c5 Rg1 52. c6 Re1 53. c7 Re8 54. Re3 Rc8 55. Re7 Kf3 56. Ke5 f4 57.
Kf5 Ra8 58. Rd7 Ra5+ 59. Ke6 Rc5 60. Kd6 Rc1 61. Rd8 Ke2 62. Re8+ Kd3 63. Re5
Rxc7 $1 (63... f3 $2 64. Rc5 Rxc5 65. Kxc5 f2 66. c8=Q f1=Q 67. Qa6+ $18)
1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch58"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Sorokin, Maxim"]
[Black "Dvoirys, Semen I"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1991.11.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 cxd4 9. cxd4 Nc6 10. Rd1 Qa5 11. Qxa5 Nxa5 12. Nf3 (12. Bd3 O-O 13. Ne2 Bd7
14. Rc1 Rfc8 15. Kd2 e6 $10 {Yusupov,A-Gulko,B/Linares/1989/}) 12... O-O 13.
Be2 e6 {N} (13... Bd7 14. Bd2 b6 15. O-O Rfd8 16. Rc1 Bg4 17. d5 Nb7 18. h3
Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Nc5 20. Be3 $14 {Karpov,A-Kasparov,G/New York-Lyon (9)/1990/})
14. O-O b6 (14... Bd7 $5) 15. d5 exd5 16. exd5 Bb7 (16... Bd7 $5 17. d6 Rac8
$132) 17. Bg5 $1 f6 (17... Rfe8 18. Bb5 $16) 18. Bf4 Rad8 19. d6 Rfe8 20. Nd4 (
20. Bb5 Bc6 21. Nd4 Bxb5 22. Nxb5 Rd7 $13) 20... a6 (20... Re4 21. Be3 Rxd6 22.
Nb5 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 $36 Nc6 $2 24. Nd6 Re7 25. Nxb7 Rxb7 26. Bf3 Rc7 27. Rc1 $18)
(20... f5 21. Bb5 Re4 22. Ne2 $1) 21. Rfe1 Bf8 22. Nb3 Re4 (22... Nc6 23. d7
Re7 24. Bc4+ Kg7 25. Rxe7+ Bxe7 26. Bc7 $18) (22... Nxb3 23. Bc4+ $1 Kg7 24.
Rxe8 Rxe8 25. d7 $18) 23. Nxa5 bxa5 24. Bg3 Kg7 (24... Rd7 25. Rb1 Rb4 26. Rxb4
axb4 27. Bc4+ Kg7 28. Be6 $18) 25. Kf1 Ra4 26. Rd2 Rb4 27. Rc1 Bc8 28. Rc7+ Kh6
29. d7 Rb1+ (29... Bb7 30. Rc4 Rxc4 31. Bxc4 Bc6 32. Be6 $18) 30. Bd1 Bb7 31.
Rc4 Rb5 (31... Be7 32. Bc7 $18) 32. Bc7 Rd5 33. Rxd5 Bxd5 {Ftacnik,L} (33...
Bxd5 34. Rh4+ Kg5 35. Bxd8 Kxh4 36. Bxf6+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Passau op 2nd"]
[Site "Passau"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Black "Banas, Jan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 (10... Qc7) 11. Qd3 Ba6 12. Qe3 e6 13. Bxa6 (13.
dxc5) 13... Nxa6 14. Rd1 $6 (14. Qe2 Qc8 15. Bg5 $14) 14... Qd7 $1 15. Qe2 Qa4
16. Bg5 Rfe8 $6 (16... h6 17. Be7 (17. Be3 cxd4 18. cxd4 Rac8 19. d5 Rc2 20.
Rd2 Rxd2 21. Nxd2 exd5 22. exd5 Qxa2 $17) 17... Rfe8 18. Bd6 Rad8 19. e5 $13) (
16... cxd4 $1 17. cxd4 Rfc8 18. Rd2 Rc4 $36) 17. Qd2 f6 (17... Rac8 18. d5 $1
Qxe4 19. d6 $16) (17... e5 18. dxe5 Qxe4 19. Qd7 $14) 18. Bh6 Rad8 (18... Bh8
19. e5 $16) (18... Bxh6 $6 19. Qxh6 Qxa2 20. e5 Rf8 21. exf6 Rxf6 22. Ng5 Qxf2+
23. Kh1 $16) 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. e5 $1 f5 (20... Rf8 21. exf6+ Rxf6 22. Qe2 $16)
21. Qg5 Qd7 (21... Qxa2 $2 22. Qf6+ Kg8 23. Ng5 Rd7 24. d5 exd5 25. e6 Rg7 26.
Ra1 Qc4 27. Nf7 $18) 22. Qf6+ Kg8 23. h4 (23. Ng5 $2 Nc7 $1 (23... Qe7 $2 24.
Rd3 Nc7 25. Nxh7 Qxh7 26. Rg3 Rd7 (26... Qf7 27. Rxg6+ Kf8 28. Qg5 $18) 27.
Rxg6+ Rg7 28. Rh6 Nd5 29. Qh4 $18) 24. Nf3 $8 (24. Rd3 Nd5 $19) (24. c4 Rf8 $19
)) 23... Qe7 (23... Qg7 $5) 24. Ng5 cxd4 (24... Nc7 25. dxc5 Rxd1+ 26. Rxd1
bxc5 27. Rd6 $16 (27. Qxe7 Rxe7 28. Rd8+ Kg7 29. Rc8 Kh6 $14)) (24... Rd7 25.
h5 $1 Rf8 26. Qxe7 Rxe7 27. h6 $16) 25. Rxd4 Rxd4 (25... Rd5 26. h5 $40) 26.
cxd4 Nc7 (26... Qxf6 27. exf6 Rf8 28. f7+ Kh8 29. Rc1 h6 30. Nxe6 Rxf7 31. d5
$16) 27. h5 $1 gxh5 (27... Qxf6 28. exf6 Rf8 29. Rc1 Nd5 30. f7+ $18) (27...
Nd5 28. Qxe7 Rxe7 29. h6 Nc3 30. Rb2 $16) 28. Qh6 Nd5 29. Rb3 Nf4 (29... Qg7
30. Qxh5 Qg6 31. Qh4 f4 32. Nh3 (32. Rh3 Re7 $13) 32... Rf8 33. Rf3 Qe4 34. Ng5
$16) 30. Nxh7 Ne2+ 31. Kf1 Qxh7 32. Qg5+ (32. Qxh7+ Kxh7 33. Kxe2 Rc8 $13) (32.
Qd2 f4 $5 (32... Nxd4 33. Rg3+ Kf8 34. Qxd4 $40) 33. Qxe2 Rc8 $132) 32... Kh8
$2 (32... Qg7 33. Qxh5 Qxg2+ $1 34. Kxe2 Qe4+ (34... Kf8 35. Qh4 $16) 35. Kf1
Kf8 $1) 33. Rh3 Nf4 (33... Rg8 34. Qf6+ Rg7 35. Kxe2 $16) 34. Qxf4 Rg8 35. Qh4
Rg6 36. Qd8+ (36. Qxh5 Qxh5 37. Rxh5+ Kg7 $16) 36... Kg7 (36... Rg8 37. Qf6+
Rg7 38. Qxe6 $18) 37. d5 $1 Qh6 (37... exd5 38. e6 $1 Qh6 $8 39. Rc3 (39. Re3
Qf4 40. e7 Qc4+ 41. Kg1 $18) 39... Qd2 (39... Rxe6 40. Qd7+ Kf6 41. Qxe6+ Kxe6
42. Rc6+ $18) 40. Qe7+ Kh6 41. Qf8+ Kg5 42. Rg3+ Kf4 43. Qd6+ Ke4 44. Re3+ (44.
f3+ Kd4 45. Rxg6 f4 $132) 44... Kd4 45. Qe5+ Kc4 46. e7 $18) 38. Qc7+ Kg8 39.
dxe6 Rxe6 40. Qc8+ Kf7 41. Qd7+ Kf8 (41... Re7 42. Qxf5+ Kg8 43. Rg3+ Rg7 44.
Rxg7+ Kxg7 45. Qd7+ Kf8 46. Qc8+ Kg7 47. Qc7+ $18) 42. Rc3 Qg6 43. Rc8+ Re8 44.
Rc6 $1 (44. e6 f4 (44... Rxc8 45. e7+ $18) 45. e7+ Kg7 46. Rxe8 Qb1+) 1-0

[Event "Peristeri"]
[Site "Peristeri"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Chabanon, Jean Luc"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ernst} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7.
Bb5+ c6 8. Ba4 b5 (8... a5 9. Ne2 b5 10. Bb3 a4 11. Bc2 O-O 12. Ba3 Na6 13. O-O
(13. Rb1 $5 Be6 14. Rb2 Bc4 15. Bd3 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Qd7 17. O-O Rfd8 18. f4 Rab8
$14 {Grigore,G-Vlad,D/ROM-ch/1994/}) 13... c5 14. Rb1 Rb8 15. dxc5 Qc7 16. Qd3
Rd8 17. Qe3 Be6 18. Bd3 Qd7 19. Nc1 Qc6 20. Be2 Rdc8 21. Rd1 Bf8 22. Rd4 Nxc5
23. Rdb4 Nxe4 24. c4 {Kortschnoj,V-Gulko,B/Beersheba (03)/1993/0.5 (36)}) 9.
Bb3 O-O (9... a5 10. Qf3 (10. Nf3 a4 11. Bc2 O-O 12. O-O Nd7 13. Rb1 Nb6 14.
Bd3 Be6 15. d5 cxd5 16. Rxb5 dxe4 17. Bxe4 Bc4 18. Qxd8 Raxd8 19. Rxb6 Bxf1 20.
Ba3 Bd3 21. Bc6 Rb8 22. Rxb8 Rxb8 23. Bb4 a3 24. h3 {Janocha,W-Pribyl,J/
Pardubice op (08)/1992/0-1 (27)}) 10... O-O 11. Ne2 a4 12. Bc2 e5 13. Ba3 Re8
14. O-O Nd7 15. Rfd1 Nb6 16. Bd3 exd4 17. cxd4 Qh4 18. Rac1 Nc4 19. Bxc4 bxc4
20. e5 Ra6 21. h3 Bf5 22. Rxc4 Be4 23. Qf4 Qxf4 24. Nxf4 {Robatsch,K-Banas,J/
Trnava/1987/1-0 (65)}) 10. Ne2 a5 (10... Bb7 11. O-O c5 12. d5 Nd7 13. Bg5 Nf6
14. f3 Qb6 15. Kh1 Rfd8 16. Rb1 h6 17. Bh4 e6 18. c4 Qc7 19. Nc3 a6 20. cxb5 c4
21. b6 Qe5 22. Ne2 exd5 23. f4 Qh5 24. Bxf6 {Korotylev,A-Svidler,P/St.
Petersburg op (06)/1994/0-1 (32)}) 11. a3 (11. a4 Ra7 12. O-O Na6 13. Be3 Rd7
14. Qc1 b4 15. Rd1 bxc3 16. e5 c2 17. Qxc2 Nb4 18. Qc5 Ba6 19. Ng3 Kh8 20. Ne4
Bd3 21. f3 Bxe4 22. fxe4 e6 23. Rf1 Re8 24. Rad1 {Georgadze,G-Tocchioni,D/
Forli op (04)/1992/1-0 (33)}) (11. O-O Nd7 (11... a4 12. Bc2 Nd7 13. f4 f5 14.
exf5 gxf5 15. Ng3 Nb6 16. Nh5 Bh8 17. Rf3 Nc4 18. Rg3+ Kf7 19. Rh3 Qd5 20. Ng3
Kg8 21. Rh5 e6 22. Rg5+ Bg7 23. Nh5 Ra7 24. Bd3 {Chuchelov,V-Grimm,S/Porz (9)/
1992/1-0 (29)}) 12. Bg5 Nb6 13. a3 Qc7 14. Qd2 c5 15. Bh6 Bxh6 16. Qxh6 Ba6 17.
Nf4 c4 18. Bc2 e5 19. Ne2 b4 20. axb4 axb4 21. f4 exd4 22. f5 Nd7 23. Nxd4 Qe5
24. Nf3 {Kramnik,V-Kasparov,G (1)/Paris Immopar (25') (1)/1992/0.5 (30)}) (11.
O-O {Ernst}) 11... Nd7 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 Qc7 (13... Nb6 {Ernst /\ 14..Qc7,15..
c5}) 14. O-O (14. Bxe7 $6 Re8 15. Bh4 Rxe4) 14... c5 $2 (14... Nb6 $5 $13) (
14... Nb6 {Ernst}) 15. Bxe7 (15. Bd5 Bb7 16. Bxe7 Rfe8 17. Bd6 Qxd6 18. Bxb7
Rab8 19. Bd5 c4 20. Qc1 Nb6 21. Qf4 Qd7 $14) 15... Re8 16. d5 $1 Qe5 (16...
Rxe7 17. d6 $18) 17. d6 Bf6 $2 (17... c4 18. Bc2 Qc5 19. Nd4 $16) 18. f4 $1
Qxe4 19. Bd5 Qe3+ 20. Kh1 Rxe7 (20... Rb8 21. Rf3 Rxe7 22. Rxe3 Rxe3 23. Qd2
$18) 21. dxe7 Ra6 22. Re1 Bh4 $6 (22... Bh4 23. Ng3 $18) (22... Qxe7 23. Nd4
Qf8 24. Nxb5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Pamplona 9192 2nd"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Chernin, Alexander"]
[Black "Fernandez Garcia, Jose Luis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1991.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 028"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bd7 $6 13. Rxb7 Bc6 14.
Rxe7 {N} (14. Rb4 Bxe4 15. Bc4 Qc2 $1 16. Qxc2 Bxc2 17. Bd5 Na6 18. Rb2 Bd3 19.
Bxa8 Bxf1 20. Bb7 Bd3 $15 {Brodskij-Odeev/URS/1991/}) (14. Rc7 Bxe4 15. Bc4 Qa3
16. Ng5 Qd6 $1 17. Bxf7+ {Kakageldyev-Odeev/URS/1991/} Kh8 $1 18. Rc3 Bf5 19.
Qf3 Na6 20. Bd5 Rad8 21. Nf7+ Rxf7 22. Bxf7 Qxd4 23. Be1 Bd3 $17) 14... Qa3 15.
Bg5 h6 16. Qc1 Qb4 17. Qd2 Qa3 18. Bh4 $1 g5 19. Bxg5 hxg5 20. Qxg5 $40 Nd7 (
20... Re8 21. Rxf7 $1 Kxf7 22. Bc4+ Kf8 23. Nh4 Bxe4 24. Qf4+ $18) (20... Qd6
$5) 21. Nh4 $1 Qd6 22. Nf5 (22. e5 Qh6 23. Qg3 $40) 22... Qf6 23. Qg4 Rae8 24.
e5 Qxf5 25. Qxf5 (25. Rxe8 Qc2 (25... Qxg4 26. Rxf8+ Kxf8 27. Bxg4 $16) 26. Re7
$16) 25... Rxe7 26. Rc1 Bd5 27. Rc7 Be6 28. Qg5 Rfe8 29. f4 f6 30. Qh4 Rb8 31.
Bd3 Kf8 32. h3 (32. f5 Nxe5 $132) 32... a5 33. f5 Bd5 34. e6 {Ftacnik,L} (34.
e6 Nb6 35. Rxe7 Kxe7 36. Qg3 Rg8 37. Qc7+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Elenite"]
[Site "Elenite"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Gurevich,M} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7
7. Qa4+ Qd7 8. Qxd7+ Bxd7 9. Ba3 e5 $5 (9... b6) 10. Nf3 (10. d5 $6 Bf8 $1 {xc5
}) 10... exd4 11. cxd4 Nc6 12. Rc1 O-O-O (12... Nxd4 13. Nxd4 Bxd4 14. Rxc7 Rb8
15. Bd3 $14) 13. d5 Rhe8 $5 14. dxc6 Rxe4+ 15. Be2 (15. Kd1 $2 Bf5+ $1 16. Nd2
(16. Kc2 Rb4+ $19) 16... Red4 $19) 15... Bxc6 16. Bc5 $1 (16. Kf1 Ra4 17. Bc5
Rxa2 $132) 16... Bh6 (16... f5 17. Kf1 $14) (16... Bb2 17. Rb1 (17. Rc2 $2 Ba4
$1 18. Rxb2 (18. Rd2 Bc3 $17) 18... Rd1#) 17... Bc3+ 18. Kf1 $14 (18. Kf1 {
Gurevich,M} Ra4 19. a3 $14)) 17. Be3 (17. Rb1 Rde8 18. Rb2 Bg7 19. Rc2 Ba4 20.
Rd2 Bc3 $17) 17... Bxe3 18. fxe3 Rxe3 19. Kf2 Ra3 20. Rc2 (20. Bc4 Bd5 21. Bxd5
Rxd5 22. Rc2 Rda5 23. Ra1 $13) 20... Be4 21. Rb2 Bd5 22. Ra1 Rd6 23. Nd2 {
/\ Nb1} Rf6+ 24. Kg1 Rf4 25. Rc2 (25. Nb1 Re3 $13) 25... Ra5 26. Nc4 (26. Rac1
{Gurevich,M} Rxa2 27. Rxc7+ Kd8 $132) 26... Rc5 27. Rac1 Re4 (27... b5 $2 28.
Nd6+ $1 cxd6 29. Rxc5+ dxc5 30. Rxc5+ $18) 28. Kf2 Rf4+ 29. Kg1 Re4 30. Bf1 $1
(30. Kf2 Rf4+) 30... Be6 31. a3 a6 32. Rc3 Rd4 33. Be2 Kd7 34. Kf2 b5 $5 35.
Na5 Rxc3 36. Rxc3 Bd5 37. g4 $6 (37. Bf3 Bxf3 38. gxf3 b4 39. axb4 Rxb4 40.
Rd3+ $14) 37... Kd6 (37... Ra4 38. Nb3 Bxb3 39. Rxb3 c5 40. Rh3 $16) 38. Nb3
Bxb3 39. Rxb3 c5 40. Rh3 Rf4+ $1 41. Ke1 (41. Ke3 Ra4 $132) 41... b4 $1 (41...
c4 42. Rxh7 a5 43. Rh8 b4 44. axb4 axb4 45. Rb8 Kc5 46. h4 $14) 42. axb4 cxb4
43. Bxa6 (43. Rxh7 a5 44. Rh8 a4 $132) 43... Rxg4 44. Rxh7 b3 $1 45. Rxf7 Rb4
46. Bd3 b2 47. Bb1 Rc4 48. Ke2 Rc1 49. Rf1 Ke5 50. Bd3 Rxf1 51. Kxf1 Kf4 52.
Kg2 Kg4 53. Bc2 Kh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "HUN-ch"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Black "Adorjan, Andras"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1991.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 027"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 Qa5 9. Rb1 b6 $5 {N} (9... cxd4 10. cxd4 Qxd2+ 11. Kxd2) (9... a6) 10. Rb5
(10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Bxd7+ Nxd7 12. Nf3 O-O $10) 10... Qa4 11. Rb3 O-O (11... Ba6
12. Bxa6 Nxa6 13. Ne2 $13) 12. Bb5 Qa5 13. Ne2 $6 (13. Nf3 $5 Bg4 $13) 13... a6
14. Bd3 (14. Bc4 Bb7 $22 15. d5 b5 16. Bd3 Bxd5 17. exd5 c4 $132) 14... Nc6 15.
d5 (15. O-O cxd4 16. cxd4 Nxd4 17. Qxa5 Nxe2+ 18. Bxe2 bxa5 19. Ra3 Bb7 20. f3
Rfd8 21. Rxa5 Bd4 $10) 15... Ne5 16. O-O (16. c4 Qxd2+ 17. Bxd2 f5 18. exf5
Nxd3+ 19. Rxd3 Bxf5 $36) 16... f5 $1 (16... c4 $2 17. Bxb6 Qa4 18. Rb4) 17.
Rbb1 (17. exf5 c4 18. Bxb6 Qxd5 19. Nf4 Qf7 $17) 17... Nxd3 (17... fxe4 18.
Bxe4 Nc4 19. Qd3 Nxe3 20. Qxe3 $36) 18. Qxd3 Qxa2 (18... fxe4 19. Qc4 $132) 19.
Rxb6 (19. Ra1 fxe4 $17) 19... fxe4 20. Qd2 (20. Qd1 Bg4 21. Re1 Rfd8 $17) 20...
Qxd2 21. Bxd2 a5 (21... Rd8 22. c4 $13) 22. Ra1 (22. Rc6 Ba6 23. Re1 a4 $17)
22... Rd8 23. Rc6 (23. Nf4 e5 $1) 23... Rxd5 24. Be3 Bd7 25. Rxc5 Rxc5 26. Bxc5
Kf7 $17 27. Rb1 Rc8 (27... a4 28. Ba3) 28. Ba3 Bf6 (28... Bxc3 29. Rb7 Ke8 30.
Nxc3 Rxc3 31. Bb2 Rc5 $17) 29. h3 Rc7 30. Rb6 Ba4 (30... a4 31. Bb4) 31. Bb2
Rd7 32. Nd4 e5 33. Nb5 Bxb5 (33... Rd2 $2 34. Nd6+ Ke7 35. Nxe4) 34. Rxb5 Ra7
35. c4 a4 36. Ba3 Be7 37. c5 Ke6 38. Kf1 Kd5 39. Ke2 Ra6 (39... Kc4 40. Rb4+)
40. Rb7 Bxc5 41. Rb5 Rc6 42. Ra5 {Ftacnik,L} (42. Ra5 Kd6 43. Bxc5+ Rxc5 44.
Rxa4 $15) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Volgograd"]
[Site "Volgograd"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Volzhin, Alexander"]
[Black "Yandemirov, Valeri"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[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 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 e6 13. f4 Bg7 14. dxe6 $6
$146 (14. d6) 14... Bxe6 $1 15. O-O (15. Rxb7 Qxd2+ 16. Bxd2 Rfb8 17. Rxb8+
Rxb8 $17) 15... Qxd2 16. Bxd2 Rfd8 17. Rb2 (17. Be3 b6 18. c4 Bd4 19. Kf2 Bxe3+
20. Kxe3 Rd4 21. Rfc1 Re8 $17) 17... Rxd2 $5 18. Rxd2 Bxc3 19. Rc2 Bd4+ 20. Kh1
a6 21. f5 (21. Bc4 Bxc4 22. Rxc4 b5 23. Rc2 f6 24. g3 Re8 $15) 21... gxf5 22.
exf5 Bd5 23. Bf3 Bxf3 24. Rxf3 b5 25. g4 b4 26. Kg2 a5 27. Rd3 a4 28. Rc4 (28.
Rxd4 cxd4 29. Rc4 b3 30. axb3 a3 31. Rc1 d3 32. Kf2 d2 33. Ra1 Rd8 34. Rd1 a2
$19) 28... b3 29. axb3 a3 30. Rcxd4 cxd4 31. Rd1 d3 32. Kf2 d2 33. Ke2 (33. Ra1
Rd8 34. Rd1 a2 35. Ke2 Re8+ 36. Kf2 Re1 $19) 33... Re8+ 34. Kf2 a2 0-1

[Event "Dortmund"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1994.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 Qa5 9. Rb1 a6 10. Rc1 O-O $2 (10... cxd4 $142 11. cxd4 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2) 11.
d5 Nd7 12. Nf3 b5 13. Bd3 c4 14. Bb1 e5 15. dxe6 $1 fxe6 16. h4 Ne5 (16... Rd8
17. Bg5 Nf6 18. Qe2 $16) 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. h5 Qd8 (18... Rd8 19. Qe2 Bxc3+ 20.
Kf1 Bd2 21. hxg6 Bxc1 22. Bxc1 $40) 19. hxg6 (19. Qxd8 Rxd8 20. hxg6 hxg6 21.
f4 Bg7 22. e5 g5 $1 23. Be4 gxf4 24. Bb6 Bd7 25. Bxd8 Rxd8 26. Rd1 Bxe5 27. Bc6
Bxc3+ 28. Kf2 Bxc6 29. Rxd8+ Kg7 $13) 19... Qxd2+ 20. Kxd2 hxg6 21. Rh6 Kf7 22.
Rh7+ Kg8 23. Rch1 Rd8+ 24. Bd4 (24. Ke2 $1 Bd7 (24... Bxc3 25. e5 Bxe5 26. Be4
Rb8 27. Ba7 $16) (24... Rd7 25. R7h6 Kf7 26. R1h4 $16) 25. Bd4) 24... Rxd4+ 25.
cxd4 Bxd4 26. f4 Bg7 27. e5 g5 28. R7h5 $6 (28. g3 Ra7 29. R7h5 $16) 28... gxf4
29. Bh7+ Kf8 $2 (29... Kf7 30. R1h4 Ra7 31. Rxf4+ Ke7 $16) 30. Be4 Rb8 (30...
Ra7 31. Rh8+ $1 Ke7 (31... Bxh8 32. Rxh8+ Kg7 33. Rh7+ Kg8 34. Rxa7 $18) 32.
Rxc8 $18) 31. R1h4 Ke8 32. Rg4 Bf8 33. Rh8 $1 (33. Rh8 $1 Bd7 34. Rg7 $18) 1-0

[Event "WchT 7th"]
[Site "Bursa"]
[Date "2010.01.08"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2010.01.05"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O b6 {Morozevich is ready
to revive an old line of defence, that has fallen into relative disrepute as
dangerous for the defender.} (12... Bg4) 13. Qc1 Bb7 14. Bc4 Qa4 15. Bb5 Qa2
16. Bc4 Qa4 17. Bb5 Qa2 18. Re1 Rc8 19. Qd1 Qc2 20. Qe2 Qc7 21. Rbc1 Qd8 22.
Rxc8 Bxc8 {Black has grabbed the pawn, but is clearly playing with fire.
White's pieces are centralised and well developed, any real crises will find
the defender only halfway prepared.} (22... Qxc8 {Recapturing with the queen
may have its own drawbacks, but it still seems preferable to the rearanging of
the pieces to their initial locations.} 23. Rc1 (23. Bg5 a6 24. Bc4 b5 25. Ba2
Qd7 26. Ne5 $1 $16 Bxe5 27. dxe5 Qe8 28. Qg4 Nc6 29. Qh4 Nb4 30. Bb3 Rc8 31.
Bxe7 Rc3 32. Bxf7+ Qxf7 33. Bxb4 $16 {1-0 Pein,M (2385)-Varley,P/Plymouth 1989
(34)}) 23... Qd8 24. Bf4 a5 (24... a6 25. Ba4 e6 26. Rc7 Bc8 27. Qc4 Bd7 28.
Bxd7 Nxd7 29. Qc6 Nf8 30. Ng5 Qxd4 31. g3 $40 {Ivanov,S-Beshukov,S/Podolsk/
1990/}) 25. Ng5 $1 (25. Rc7 Ba6) 25... Na6 (25... Qxd4 26. Rd1 Qc5 27. Rd8+ Bf8
28. Qa2 $18) (25... Bxd4 26. Qc4 e6 27. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 28. Qxe6+ Kh8 29. Be5+
Bxe5 30. Qxe5+ Kg8 31. Bc4+ $18) 26. Qa2 e6 (26... Qf8 27. Bc4 (27. Nxf7 Nb4
28. Qb3 Qxf7 29. Bc4 Bd5 $1 $19) 27... e6 28. Bxa6 Bxa6 29. Rc7 Qb4 $17) 27.
Bxa6 Bxa6 28. Nxf7 {1-0 Khalifman,A (2615)-Dvoirys,S (2555)/Leningrad 1990 (48)
} Qf6 $1 29. Ne5 Qxf4 30. Qxe6+ Kh8 31. Nf7+ Kg8 $11) 23. Bc4 (23. Rc1 Bd7 24.
e5 Bxb5 25. Qxb5 Nd7 26. Qc6 Nf8 27. Bg5 Rb8 $13 28. d5 {1/2-1/2 Shneider,A 
(2570)-Ernst,T (2480)/Reykjavik 1994 (39)}) (23. Bf4 Bd7 24. Rc1 a6 25. Bc4 e6
26. d5 b5 27. Bb3 a5 28. dxe6 fxe6 29. Qa2 Qe8 {1-0 Tishin,P (2498)-Sosulin,E 
(2339)/Donskoj 2002 (41)} 30. Ng5 Na6 31. Nxe6 Bxe6 32. Bxe6+ Kh8 $14) 23... a5
{Black is threatening ...Ba6, since the natural bishop move 23...Bb7 fails
tactically.} (23... Bb7 24. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 25. Ng5+ Ke8 26. Ne6 Qd6 27. Nxg7+
Kf7 28. Bh6 $16) 24. Ng5 e6 25. d5 h6 26. dxe6 $1 {White has not created the
crisis in order to meekly retreat from the battle.} hxg5 (26... fxe6 27. Nxe6
Bxe6 28. Bxe6+ Kh7 29. Bd5 $16) 27. exf7+ Kh7 $146 {[%mdl 4] It is difficult
to judge, how much the players had known about the problems from their home
preparation. Black has tried  27..Kf8 before, but it seem to be insufficient
as well.} (27... Kf8 28. e5 Ra7 (28... Nc6 29. e6 $36) 29. e6 Nc6 30. Bc1 Bf6 {
1-0 Sherbakov,R (2565)-Konguvel,P (2395)/Kolkata 1996 (40)} 31. Ba3+ Nb4 32.
Rd1 Qe7 33. Qe4 $16) 28. e5 Nc6 29. Bd3 $6 {Mamedyarov was in trully stellar
form in Bursa, but now he stumbles and misses a great solution.} (29. e6 $1 Nd4
(29... Ra7 30. Bd3 Bh6 (30... g4 31. Qxg4 Qxd3 32. Qh4+ Bh6 33. Qxh6#) 31.
Bxg6+ Kxg6 32. Qe4+ Kf6 33. Bc3+ Ke7 34. Qg6 $18) (29... Ne5 30. Qe3 Nxc4 31.
e7 $1 Qd5 32. Qxg5 (32. Qe4 Qxe4 33. Rxe4 Bd7 34. Rxc4 Bf8 35. Re4 $18) 32...
Qxg5 33. Bxg5 Bd7 34. Re4 Bf8 35. Rxc4 Kg7 36. Rc7 Bxe7 37. Bxe7 Kxf7 38. Rxd7
$18) 30. e7 $3 Nxe2+ 31. Rxe2 Bg4 32. exd8=Q Rxd8 33. f3 Bf5 34. Bxg5 Rc8 35.
Re8 Rxc4 36. Bf6 Rc7 37. Rh8+ $3 Bxh8 38. f8=Q Bxf6 39. Qxf6 $18) 29... Bf5 $2
(29... g4 30. e6 Ne5 31. Bc3 Bxe6 32. Bxe5 Bxf7 33. Be4 Rc8 34. Qxg4 Bxe5 35.
Qh5+ Kg8 36. Qxe5 Qd2 $15) (29... Nxe5 30. Qh5+ Bh6 31. Rxe5 $18) 30. Bxf5 gxf5
31. e6 $6 {The small comedy of errors continues, as the problems on the board
are to complex for the solution at the board. White should have given the
tempting check on h5.} (31. Qh5+ $1 Bh6 32. Bc3 (32. h4 Qxd2 33. Rd1 Qxd1+ (
33... Qc2 34. hxg5 Qxd1+ 35. Qxd1 $18) 34. Qxd1 Nxe5 35. Qd5 Rf8 36. Qxe5 Rxf7
37. Qe6 $16) 32... Ne7 (32... Qd3 33. Rd1 Qxc3 34. f8=Q Rxf8 35. Rd7+ $18) 33.
e6 Rc8 34. Bf6 g4 35. Bg5 Qf8 36. Rc1 (36. Bxe7 Qxe7 37. Qxf5+ Kh8 38. Qxg4)
36... Rd8 37. Kf1 f4 38. Qh4 $18) 31... g4 (31... Kg6 $1 32. g4 Nd4 33. Qe3 Qe7
34. Bc3 Rd8 35. f8=Q Rxf8 36. Bxd4 Bxd4 37. gxf5+ Rxf5 38. Qxd4 $14) 32. h3 Nd4
$6 {At this stage, there might not have been any solution for the defender.
The knight centralisation is only pushing White in the right direction.} (32...
Qd5 33. hxg4 fxg4 34. Qxg4 Qxd2 35. Qf5+ Kh8 36. Re3 Qc1+ 37. Kh2 Be5+ 38. g3
$1 (38. Rxe5 Qh6+ 39. Qh5 Qxh5+ 40. Rxh5+ Kg7 41. Rg5+ Kh7 $11) 38... Kg7 39.
Qg5+ Kh7 40. e7 $18) 33. Qe3 Nc2 (33... Qf6 34. hxg4 Rh8 35. Qh3+ Kg6 36. Qg3
f4 37. Qd3+ Kh6 38. Qe4 $18) 34. Qf4 Qd5 (34... Nxe1 35. Qxf5+ Kh8 36. Qh5+ $18
) (34... Qf6 35. hxg4 Nxe1 36. Qh2+ Bh6 37. Bxh6 Nf3+ 38. gxf3 Qxe6 39. Bf8+
Kg6 40. Qh5+ Kf6 41. g5+ Ke5 42. g6 Rxf8 43. g7 $18) 35. Qg5 {White's position
was so good, that he might also have resolved things with the brutal rook
sacrifice.} (35. Re5 Qxe5 36. Qxe5 Bxe5 37. e7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Brno Morava-B"]
[Site "Brno"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Aseev, Konstantin N"]
[Black "Mikhalchishin, Adrian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1991.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ Bd7 8.
Be2 c5 9. Nf3 cxd4 10. cxd4 Bc6 11. Qd3 f5 (11... Na6 12. Rb1 f5 13. exf5 Qa5+
14. Bd2 Qxf5 15. Qxf5 gxf5 16. Bb5 Nc7 17. Bxc6+ bxc6 18. Ke2 Nb5 $6 19. d5 $1
$16 {Dokhoian-Mikhailchishin/Klaipeda/1988/}) 12. exf5 Qa5+ 13. Bd2 Qxf5 14.
Qxf5 gxf5 15. Rc1 Bd5 16. Bc4 {N} (16. Rc5 $6 e6 17. Rc7 O-O 18. O-O Nc6 19.
Rxb7 Rfb8 $6 (19... Rab8 $1 $15) 20. Ba6 $10 {Sokolov,I-Ftacnik,L/Haninge/1989/
}) 16... Bxf3 (16... Bxc4 17. Rxc4 Nc6 18. d5 Ne5 19. Rc7 $14) 17. gxf3 Nc6 (
17... Bxd4 18. Be6 Nc6 19. Bxf5 $14) 18. d5 (18. Bb5 Bxd4 19. Rxc6 bxc6 20.
Bxc6+ Kf7 21. Bxa8 Rxa8 $10) 18... Nd4 (18... Ne5 19. Bb5+ Kf7 20. Ke2 Rhc8 21.
f4 Ng6 22. Bd7 $14) 19. Be3 Rc8 (19... Nxf3+ 20. Ke2 Nd4+ 21. Kd3 Nf3 22. Bb5+
Kf7 23. Rc7 $36) 20. O-O (20. Bxd4 Bxd4 21. Bb5+ Kf7 $10) 20... Kd7 (20...
Nxf3+ 21. Kg2 Ne5 22. Bb5+ Kf7 23. Bxa7 $14) 21. f4 b5 $1 22. Bd3 (22. Bxd4
Rxc4 23. Rxc4 bxc4 24. Bxg7 Rg8 25. Rc1 Rxg7+ 26. Kf1 Rg6 27. Rxc4 Ra6 28. a4
Ra5 $10) 22... Kd6 23. Rfd1 (23. Bxd4 Bxd4 24. Bxf5 Rhg8+ 25. Kh1 Rxc1 26. Rxc1
Kxd5 $10) 23... a6 24. Rb1 (24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Bxd4 Bxd4 26. Bxf5 Rg8+ 27. Kf1
Kxd5 $10) 24... Rc3 25. a4 Rb8 26. axb5 (26. Bxd4 Bxd4 27. Bxf5 Kxd5 $10) 26...
axb5 27. Rb4 Nc2 28. Bxc2 Rxc2 29. Rdb1 Kxd5 30. Rxb5+ Rxb5 31. Rxb5+ Ke6 32.
Kg2 Rc4 33. Kf3 {Ftacnik,L} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lazne Bohdanec"]
[Site "Lazne Bohdanec"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Haba, Petr"]
[Black "Pribyl, Josef"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1994.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. c4 Qc7 13. Qd2 Bd4 14. O-O e5
15. Rb3 $5 (15. Bb2 f5 16. Bd3 $13) 15... f5 16. exf5 Bxf5 (16... gxf5 17. Rg3+
Kh8 18. Qh6 Qe7 19. Bg5 Qg7 20. Qxg7+ Kxg7 21. Be7+ $18) 17. Qg5 Rf7 18. Qh4
Re8 (18... b6 $14) 19. Bg4 Qa5 20. Rf3 (20. Bxf5 Rxf5 21. Rxb7 $2 Bxf2+ $1)
20... Qxa2 $2 (20... e4 21. Rxf5 $5 (21. Bxf5 exf3 22. Be6 Ref8 (22... Rxe6 23.
dxe6 Rf6 24. Qe4 fxg2 25. Kxg2 $16) 23. Bh6 Bg7 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. Bxf7 Rxf7 26.
Qe4 fxg2 27. Kxg2 $10) 21... gxf5 22. Bh5 (22. Bxf5 Kh8) 22... Ref8 23. Bxf7+
Rxf7 24. Qg3+ Bg7 25. Bb2 $36) (20... Ref8 $1 21. Bh6 (21. Bxf5 Rxf5 22. Rxf5
Rxf5 23. Bh6 (23. Be3 $10) 23... Qc7 (23... Rh5 24. Qe7 Rxh6 25. d6 $18) (23...
Rxf2 24. Qxf2 Bxf2+ 25. Rxf2 Qd8 26. Kf1 a6 27. a4 $18) 24. Qe4 $10) 21... Bxg4
22. Rxf7 (22. Qxg4 Rxf3 23. gxf3 Rf5 $17) 22... Rxf7 23. Qxg4 Rxf2 24. Qe6+ Kh8
25. Be3 Rxf1+ 26. Kxf1 $10) (20... Bxg4 21. Rxf7 Kxf7 22. Qxh7+ Kf6 23. h4 $1
$18) 21. Bxf5 gxf5 22. Rxf5 Ref8 (22... Rxf5 23. Qg4+ Kh8 24. Qxf5 Qxc4 25. d6
Qd5 (25... Qe6 $2 26. d7) 26. d7 Rb8 27. Bg5 $18) (22... Ree7 23. Bh6 Rxf5 24.
Qxe7 $18) 23. Qg3+ (23. Bh6 e4 24. Rxf7 Kxf7 25. Bxf8 $18) 23... Kh8 24. Bh6
Bxf2+ (24... Rg8 25. Rxf7 Rxg3 26. hxg3 $18) (24... Qxf2+ 25. R1xf2 Bxf2+ 26.
Rxf2 $18) 25. R5xf2 1-0

[Event "Belgrade Investbank"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1991.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 027"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Qe6 13. Qc2 Qc6 (13...
Qd6 14. Bb4 (14. d5 b6 15. Bb4 Qd8 16. Rfd1 Na6 17. Ba3 Nc5 18. Nd4 $1 Bxd4 19.
Rxd4 Qd6 20. Qc3 Qf4 21. Bb5 $16 {Gelfand,B-Kindermann,S/Debrecen/1989/}) 14...
Qd8 15. d5 Bg4 16. Rfc1 Na6 17. Ba3 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Qd7 19. Bxa6 bxa6 20. Qc7 $16
{Gelfand,B-Kindermann,S/Dortmund/1990/}) 14. Qd3 Qd6 15. Bb4 Qd8 16. d5 {N} (
16. Qa3 Nc6 17. Bc5 Bxd4 $1 18. Nxd4 Nxd4 19. Bxe7 Nxe2+ 20. Kh1 Qe8 21. Bxf8
Qxf8 22. Qe3 a5 $1 $10 {Gelfand,B-Kamsky,G/Tilburg/1990/}) 16... Na6 17. Ba3 b6
18. Qe3 Nc5 19. Rfd1 (19. Bxc5 bxc5 20. Qxc5 Bg4 21. Rb7 Qd6 $1 $10) (19. Nd4
$5) 19... Bg4 20. e5 (20. Nd4 Bxd4 21. Rxd4 Bxe2 22. Qxe2 e5 $13) 20... Rc8 21.
h3 (21. Ng5 Bxe2 22. Qxe2 $146) 21... Bxf3 22. Bxf3 Qc7 23. d6 (23. Bg4 Bxe5 $1
(23... Rcd8 24. f4 $36) 24. Bxc8 Rxc8 $44) 23... exd6 24. exd6 Qd8 25. Be2 (25.
Bg4 Rc6 26. Qg3 f5) 25... Re8 26. Qf3 Re6 27. d7 (27. Bc4 Rf6 (27... Rxd6 28.
Qxf7+ Kh8 29. Rxd6 Qxd6 30. Qxa7 $14) 28. Qg3 Qd7) 27... Rc7 (27... Nxd7 28.
Bb5 Rc7 29. Qd5 $18) 28. Bb5 Re7 (28... a6 $6 29. Bc4 Re7 30. Rxb6 Rcxd7 31.
Rxd7 Rxd7 32. Bxc5 Rd1+ 33. Bf1 $18) 29. Rd2 (29. Qd5 Rcxd7 30. Bxd7 Rxd7 31.
Qf3) (29. Bxc5 $5 Rxc5 (29... bxc5 30. Bc6 $1 $18) 30. Rbc1 Ree5 31. Rxc5 Rxc5
32. Qe2 $16) 29... Rexd7 $1 30. Bxd7 Rxd7 31. Rxd7 Qxd7 (31... Nxd7 $6 32. Rd1
$16) 32. Qa8+ (32. Bxc5 bxc5 33. Rb7 Qe6 34. Rxa7 $16) (32. Rd1 Qc8 33. Qd5 $16
) 32... Bf8 33. Re1 h5 (33... Ne6 $2 34. Rxe6 $18) 34. h4 (34. Re8 Qd1+ 35. Kh2
Qd6+ 36. g3 h4 $132) (34. Qf3 $16) 34... Qd4 35. Re8 $2 (35. Qxa7 Nd3 36. Rf1
Qxh4 (36... Nxf2 $6 37. Rxf2 (37. Bxf8 Nd3+ 38. Kh2 Qxh4+) 37... Qa1+ 38. Kh2 (
38. Rf1 Bc5+ $1) 38... Bd6+ 39. g3 Bxa3 40. Qxf7+ Kh8 41. Qe8+ Kg7 42. Rf7+ Kh6
43. Qe3+) 37. Bxf8 Kxf8 38. Qxb6 Nf4 $10) 35... Kg7 $1 36. Qxa7 (36. Rxf8 Qd1+
37. Kh2 Qd6+ 38. g3 Qxf8) 36... Bd6 37. Kf1 (37. Re1 Nd3 38. Rf1 Bg3 $19) 37...
Nd3 38. Ke2 (38. Re2 Qa1+) 38... Nf4+ 39. Kf3 (39. Ke1 Qc3+ 40. Kf1 (40. Kd1
Qd3+ 41. Kc1 Bxa3+) 40... Qd3+ 41. Kg1 Ne2+ $1 42. Rxe2 Qd1+) 39... Qd1+ {
Ftacnik,L} (39... Qd1+ 40. Ke4 Qd3#) 0-1

[Event "Leon"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "De la Villa Garcia, Jesus Maria"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1994.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {Franco} c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. d4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 g6 7. e4
Bg7 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Bxc3+ 11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12. Qxd2 Na5 13. h4 Bg4
14. h5 Bxf3 15. gxf3 e5 16. hxg6 fxg6 17. d6 b6 18. Qd5+ Kg7 19. Qxe5+ Qf6 20.
Qh2 (20. Qxf6+ $2 {Franco} Rxf6 $132) 20... h5 21. Qg3 Rae8 $5 $146 (21... Nc4
$2 22. Rc1 $1 Ne5 23. Rxh5 $16) (21... Nc6 22. Rd1 Kh6 23. Rd5 Nb4 (23... Rae8
24. f4 Qa1+ 25. Rd1 Qf6 26. Rd5 Qa1+ 27. Rd1 Qf6 28. f3 Nd4 29. f5 $36 {
Gelfand,B-Stohl,I/Tilburg/1992/}) 24. Re5 $1 Nc2+ 25. Kf1 Nd4 26. f4 Nxe2 27.
Kxe2 Rad8 28. Qg4 {Chernin,A-Stohl,I/Pardubice/1993/} Qxd6 $1 29. Rexh5+ Kg7
30. Rh7+ Kg8 31. Kf3 $5 (31. Qf3 Rxf4 32. Qb3+ Kf8 33. Rh8+ Kg7 34. R1h7+ Kf6
35. Rf7+ Ke5 $13) 31... Qd3+ 32. Kg2 Qxe4+ 33. Kg3 Qf5 $1 34. Qh4 Rd3+ 35. f3
Rxf3+ $1 36. Kxf3 Qd3+ $10) 22. Rd1 $2 (22. Rxh5 Qc3+ 23. Kf1 Rxe4 24. d7 $5 (
24. Rg5 Rxe2 25. Rxg6+ Kf7 $17) 24... Rxe2 (24... Rd4 25. Qe5+ $18) (24... Re7
25. Rd5 Rxe2 26. d8=Q Rxd8 27. Qc7+ $16) (24... Qc2 25. Re1 $5 $16) 25. d8=Q
Rxf2+ (25... Qc4 26. Rh7+ Kxh7 27. Qdh4+ $18) (25... Rxd8 26. Qc7+ $18) 26.
Kxf2 (26. Kg1 $1 $18) 26... Qc2+ 27. Ke1 Qxb1+ 28. Qd1 $18) (22. d7 $5) 22...
Re5 $1 23. Kf1 Nc6 24. Rd5 Rxd5 25. exd5 Nd4 26. Rxh5 Nf5 $1 (26... Nxe2 27.
Kxe2 Re8+ 28. Kf1 Qa1+ 29. Kg2 Re1 30. Qh2 $1 gxh5 31. d7 Qf6 32. Qc7 Qg6+ 33.
Qg3 $18) 27. Qg4 Qxd6 28. Rg5 Nh6 $2 (28... Rh8 $1 29. f4 Qf6 $17) (28... Rh8
$1 {Franco 29...Rh1 30.Kg2 Qh2}) 29. Qa4 Qf4 30. Qxf4 Rxf4 31. Bd3 Nf5 $2 (
31... Rf6 32. Re5 Nf7 $17) (31... Rf6 $1 $15 {Franco}) 32. Rg4 $1 Rxg4 (32...
Rxf3 33. Ke2 Nd4+ 34. Rxd4 $18) 33. fxg4 Nd6 34. g5 (34. f4 $1 b5 35. Kf2 a5
36. Ke3 $14) (34. f4 $1 $36 {Franco}) 34... c4 35. Bc2 Nb5 $1 36. f4 Nd4 37. d6
Kf7 38. d7 Ke7 39. Bxg6 Kxd7 40. Kf2 c3 41. Ke3 c2 42. Kd2 c1=Q+ 43. Kxc1 Ne2+
44. Kd2 Nxf4 45. Bf5+ Ke7 46. Kc3 Ne6 47. g6 (47. Bxe6 Kxe6 48. Kc4 Kf5 49. Kb5
Kxg5 50. Ka6 Kf5 51. Kxa7 b5 52. Ka6 b4 53. Kb5 Ke6 54. Kxb4 Kd7 $10) 47... Kf6
48. Bxe6 Kxe6 49. Kc4 Kf6 50. Kb5 Kxg6 51. a4 (51. Ka6 Kf5 (51... Kf7 {Franco}
52. Kxa7 b5 53. Ka6 b4 54. Ka5 Ke7 55. Kxb4 Kd8 $10) 52. Kxa7 b5 53. a3 Ke6 54.
Kb6 Kd7 55. Kxb5 Kc7) 51... Kf6 52. Ka6 Ke7 53. Kxa7 Kd7 (53... Kd7 54. Kxb6
Kc8 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel Accentus"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2011.07.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2711"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2011.07.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 e6 13. f4 Bc7 $5 {The
transfer of the bishop to the a5-square belongs to the most original solutions
in the Grünfeld Defence. Black is refusing to defend passively after the
natural retreat of the bishop to g7 or h8. The bishop on the queenside will
pin the pawn and complicate the natural advance c3-c4.} (13... Bg7) (13... Bh8)
14. O-O exd5 15. exd5 Ba5 16. d6 {White players are not facing an easy task in
this system. The passive approach would have enabled the opponent to ideally
develop pieces and take over the initiative. The first player simply has to
play ambitiously.} (16. f5 Bxf5 17. Rxb7 Qd6 (17... Qf6 18. g4 Bxc3 19. Bb2
Bxb2 20. Rxb2 c4 21. Bxc4 Qh4 22. Rf4 Bxg4 23. Qd4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Shabalov,A 
(2593)-Areshchenko,A (2625)/Port Erin 2005/ (39)}) 18. Bc4 (18. Rb5 Bc7 19. g3
(19. Qh6 Qe5 20. Rb7 Ba5 21. c4 Bc3 22. Bf3 Rae8 23. Bd2 Qd4+ {0-1 Doeppner,
T-Lindinger,M/Germany 1998/}) 19... c4 20. Rxf5 gxf5 21. Ba3 Qxa3 {1/2-1/2
Kiriakov,P-Mikhalevski,V/Dieren 1997/}) 18... Rfb8 (18... Rae8 19. Rxa7 Bb6 20.
Ra6 Bc8 21. Ra8 Bc7 22. Qf4 $16 {1-0 Jelen,I-Borge,N/Budapest 1998/ (31)}) (
18... Qe5 19. Re1 Qf6 20. Bb2 Rfb8 21. Ree7 Rxb7 22. Rxb7 Qd6 23. Qe3 Bc7 24.
Qg3 Qxg3 25. hxg3 Bxg3 $17 {1/2-1/2 Johannessen,L-Sutovsky,E/Saint Vincent
2005/ (33)}) 19. Rxb8+ (19. Qb2 $5 Rxb7 20. Qxb7 Re8 21. Bf4 Qb6 $13) 19...
Rxb8 20. Qg5 Rb1 $11 {1/2-1/2 Bacrot,E (2725)-Sutovsky,E (2654)/Khanty
Mansiysk 2005/ (27)}) 16... Rb8 $1 {The great number of games and problems
after the more natural looking move 16...b6 have convinced the defenders that
the rook move is more flexible and promising.} (16... b6) 17. Bb2 $146 {
[%mdl 4] The first players have tried a variety of methods how to question
Black's defence. Surprisingly enough this modest bishop move has never been
tried in known practice.} (17. Ba3 Bf5 18. Rbd1 (18. Rbc1 $5 Rc8 19. g4 Bd7 20.
Bf3 b5 21. f5 Qh4 22. Rce1 Qf6 23. Bb2 c4 24. fxg6 hxg6 25. Re7 Bb6+ 26. Kg2
Be6 27. Ba3 Rcd8 $14 {1-0 Alpert,A-Nemec,B/ICCF Email 2001/ICCF Telechess (32)}
) (18. Rb5 a6 19. Rxc5 Bb6 20. Kh1 Bxc5 21. Bxc5 Qd7 22. Bb6 Be4 23. Qd4 Rbe8
$15 {0-1 Gajewski,G (2567)-Sutovsky,E (2650)/Rijeka 2010/ (53)}) 18... Rc8 (
18... b6 {is illogical:} 19. h3 Qf6 20. Bb2 Rbd8 21. Bb5 Bd7 22. c4 $1 Qf5 23.
Bxd7 Rxd7 24. Qe2 Qe6 25. Qxe6 fxe6 26. Be5 $16 {1-0 Khalifman,A (2655)-Roos,D
(2420)/Germany 1998/ (48)}) (18... Qf6 19. Bxc5 Bxc3 20. Bd4 Bxd4+ 21. Qxd4
Qxd4+ 22. Rxd4 b5 23. Rc1 Be6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Mikhalevski,V (2571)-Ftacnik,L 
(2579)/Bellevue 2006/ (34)}) 19. g4 (19. Bf3 Qf6 20. d7 (20. Bb2 $6 c4 21. Rfe1
Bd3 22. Re5 Qxd6 $1 23. Bxb7 Rce8 24. Kh1 Rxe5 25. fxe5 Qxe5 26. Re1 Qf6 $19 {
0-1 Belov,V-Nikolenko,O/Moscow 2000/ (32)}) 20... Rcd8 21. Bxc5 Rxd7 22. Qe3
Rc8 23. Rxd7 Bxd7 24. Bd4 Qd6 (24... Bb6 25. Bxb6 {1/2-1/2 Hessenius,
I-Povchanic,D/ICCF Email 2002/ (25).}) (24... Qe6 25. Qd2 Qc4 26. Rf2 Bf5 27.
Bxb7 Rb8 28. Qe3 $14 {1-0 Sharavdorj,D (2452)-Mammadova,G (2284)/Moscow 2011/ 
(37)}) 25. Re1 Rxc3 26. Qe8+ {1/2-1/2 Eckstein,M-Kordts,W/IECG 2002/ (26)})
19... Bd7 (19... Be4 20. d7 Rc7 21. Bf3 $16) 20. f5 Qh4 21. Bf3 Rfe8 $6 (21...
b5) 22. Kh1 Re5 (22... b5 23. fxg6 $5 hxg6 24. Bd5) 23. fxg6 hxg6 24. Qf4 Qg5
$6 (24... Bxc3 25. Bg2 $1 Rf8 26. Rd3 $1 g5 27. Qf6 Bd4 28. Bxc5 $1 (28. Rxd4
Re6 29. Qe7 $1) 28... Rxc5 29. Qxd4 $18) (24... Rf5 25. Qe3 Rxf3 26. Qxf3 Bc6
27. Rd5 Rf8 28. c4 $16) 25. Bxb7 $2 (25. Bc1 Qxf4 26. Bxf4 Ree8 27. Bxb7 Re2
28. Rfe1 Rce8 $14) (25. Qg3 $1 $16) 25... Qxf4 26. Rxf4 Rb8 27. Bd5 Bxc3 $1 (
27... Rxd5 $143 28. Rxd5 Bc6 29. c4 $16) 28. Bxf7+ Kg7 $14 {1/2 Krasenkow,M 
(2676)-Avrukh,B (2614)/Izmir 2004/ (33)}) (17. Rb5 $5 Bd7 18. Rxa5 Qxa5 19. f5
c4 20. f6 Qc5+ 21. Kh1 Kh8 22. Qh6 Rg8 23. Bg5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Bormida,A-Peto,P/
IECG 2001/ (34)}) (17. g4 $5 Bd7 (17... c4 $5) 18. f5 gxf5 (18... Qf6 19. Bb2
gxf5 20. gxf5 Rfe8 $14) 19. Bd3 Kh8 20. Bxf5 Rg8 21. Bxd7 Qxd7 22. h3 f5 23.
Bb2 c4 24. Qd4+ Rg7 25. Bc1 b5 26. Qf6 $16 {1-0 Wells,P-Huzman,A/Antwerp 1993/
(31)}) (17. Bf3 b5 18. Ba3 Bf5 19. Rbd1 c4 20. Rfe1 Bd3 21. Be4 Qf6 22. Rc1
Rfe8 23. Bxd3 Rxe1+ 24. Qxe1 cxd3 25. d7 Qc6 {0-1 Xu Jun (2591)-Ni Hua (2607)/
Wuxi 2006/ (29)}) 17... b5 18. Rbd1 Bd7 {Caruana had no need to play with fire
and test the more dangerous form of defence after the move 18...Be6.} (18...
Be6 19. Kh1 Rb6 20. Bf3 (20. Qe3 Rxd6 21. c4 Rxd1 22. Rxd1 Qb6 $11) 20... Re8 (
20... Qb8 21. Rfe1 Rd8 22. Rxe6 fxe6 23. d7 c4 (23... Ra6 24. f5 $1 Qe5 25.
fxe6 $14) 24. Bg4 Kf7 25. Bc1 $14) 21. Rfe1 Qf6 22. Qf2 Bxc3 23. Bxc3 Qxc3 24.
Bg4 Rd8 25. Bxe6 Rbxd6 26. Rxd6 Rxd6 $13) 19. Bf3 c4 20. Kh1 Bf5 {The black
bishop on the d3-square would seriously limit the coordination of the enemy
pieces. The white queen begins to dance about with the iintention of
sacrificing an exchange.} (20... Re8 21. Rfe1 Qf6 22. Re7 Rxe7 23. dxe7 Be8 24.
Ba3 b4 25. cxb4 c3 26. Qe1 Bb6 $13) 21. Qd4 (21. Qd5 Qf6 22. Qe5 Qxe5 23. fxe5
Bd3 24. Rfe1 b4 $11) 21... Bb6 (21... Qb6 22. Rfe1 Qxd4 23. Rxd4 Rfe8 24. Re7
b4 25. cxb4 Bxb4 $11) 22. Qd5 Be6 23. Qe5 (23. Qc6 Re8 24. a4 Bd7 25. Qd5 Be3
$15) 23... Qd7 (23... Re8 24. Rfe1 Bd7 25. Qd5 Be3 $11) 24. Ba3 Rfe8 {Black
has firmly blockaded the dangerous pawn on d6 and thus uses the chance to
enhance the impact of his own pieces.} 25. Rfe1 (25. Qf6 Qd8 26. Qxd8 Rexd8 27.
Bd5 Ba5 28. Bxe6 fxe6 29. Rf3 b4 $11) 25... Bf2 (25... Bg4 26. Bxg4 Qxg4 27.
Qxe8+ Rxe8 28. Rxe8+ Kg7 29. Ree1 $14) 26. Rf1 (26. Re2 Bf5 27. Qd5 Rxe2 28.
Bxe2 Re8 $11) 26... Bb6 27. Rfe1 Bf2 28. Rf1 Bf5 (28... Bb6 $11) 29. Qf6 $2 {
Pelletier was ready to accept the draw by repetition of moves, so the
opponent's deviation has partly disturbed his concentration. The queen simply
does not yet belong on the f6-square.} (29. Qd5 Bh4 30. Bb4 Bd3 31. Rxd3 cxd3
32. Qxd3 $11) 29... Be3 (29... Re6 $1 30. Qg5 Bb6 $17) 30. Bd5 Be4 31. Bxe4 $6
{White has avoided the immediate punishment for his positional sin. At this
moment he could have used the chance to force the repetition with the help of
the courageous sacrifice of the whole rook.} (31. f5 $1 Bxf5 32. Rxf5 gxf5 33.
Bc5 Bxc5 34. Qg5+ $11) 31... Rxe4 32. f5 Rbe8 33. h3 (33. Rf3 Bh6 34. Rdf1 Bg7
35. Qg5 R8e5 $15) 33... Bh6 34. Bb4 Bg7 35. Qg5 h6 (35... R8e5 $15) 36. Qd2 {
Time trouble is lurking on the horizon and the precision of the moves for both
players begins to suffer.} (36. Qg3 gxf5 37. Rd5 R8e5 38. Rxe5 Rxe5 $15) 36...
gxf5 37. Qf2 f4 $6 (37... R8e5 38. a3 Re2 $15) 38. Qc5 Be5 39. Qd5 $2 {The
impulsive queen move is losing, the centralised queen will not be able to
avoid the catastrophe on the kingside.} (39. Rfe1 $1 Rxe1+ 40. Rxe1 f6 41. Qd5+
Kg7 $15) 39... Re3 40. a4 (40. Rfe1 Rxh3+ $1 41. gxh3 Qxh3+ 42. Kg1 f3 43. Qd2
Re6 $19) (40. Rf3 Kg7 41. Rb1 Re2 $17) 40... bxa4 41. Qxc4 a5 $6 {Black is
dreaming about the winning endgame and ignores the chance to punish the white
king.} (41... Rxh3+ $1 42. Kg1 (42. gxh3 Qxh3+ 43. Kg1 f3 44. Rf2 Bg3 45. Rfd2
Re5 46. d7 Bf2+ 47. Rxf2 Rg5+) 42... Rg3 $19) 42. Bxa5 Kh8 (42... Bxd6 43. Bb4
Qc7 44. Qxc7 Bxc7 $17) 43. Rd3 (43. Kg1 Rg8 44. Qc7 Rxg2+ $1 45. Kxg2 Qxh3+ 46.
Kg1 Qg4+ $19) (43. Qc7 Qe6 44. d7 Rg8 45. Qxe5+ Qxe5 46. d8=Q Rxd8 47. Bxd8 f3
$19) (43. Bb4 Rxh3+ 44. Kg1 f3 45. Rxf3 Rxf3 46. gxf3 Qh3 $19) 43... Rxd3 44.
Qxd3 Qxd6 45. Qxd6 (45. Qf5 $2 Qa6 $19) (45. Qb5 Rb8 46. Qxa4 f3 $1 $19) 45...
Bxd6 {The advanced pawn on the a-file is much more dangerous than White's
trump on the c3-square.} 46. Bb4 Bc7 (46... Bxb4 $2 47. cxb4 a3 48. Ra1 Ra8 49.
b5 $11) 47. Ra1 Ra8 48. Kg1 Kg7 49. Kf2 Kf6 50. Ke2 Ke5 51. Kd3 Kd5 52. Rd1 {
It is really difficult to define the concept of successful defence in this
situation. All types of endgames seem to be critical for White.} (52. c4+ Kc6
53. Ke4 Bd6 $17) 52... Be5 53. Kc2+ Kc4 54. Re1 f6 55. Re4+ Kb5 (55... Kd5 56.
Re2 Rb8 $17) 56. Kb2 (56. Re1 Rg8 57. Re2 Rg3 $19) 56... Rg8 {Pelletier has
managed to block the advance of the a-pawn, but the weaknesses on the kingside
are equally fatal.} 57. Re2 Rg3 58. Rf2 h5 (58... Kc4 59. Ka3 f3 60. Rxf3 Rxf3
61. gxf3 Bxc3 62. Bf8 h5 63. Kxa4 f5 $19) 59. Ka2 Re3 (59... f3 60. Rxf3 Rxg2+
61. Ka3 Rg3 $19) 60. Kb2 Re1 61. Ka2 Kc4 62. Ka3 Ra1+ 63. Kb2 Rd1 64. Ka3 Re1
65. Ba5 {The defender has found himself in a strange form of zugzwang. Any
step seems to be able to make his situation worse.} (65. Kb2 Kd3) (65. Ra2 Bxc3
66. Bxc3 Kxc3 67. Kxa4 Kd3 $19) 65... Kd3 66. Kxa4 Re2 {Black will be able to
advance his pawns on the kingside.} (66... Re2 67. Rf1 Kc4 68. Ka3 Rxg2 $19)
0-1

[Event "Sigeman & Co 20th"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "2012.05.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Li, Chao B"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2703"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2012.05.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 e6 13. f4 Bc7 {A rather
unusual manoeuvre of the bishop, that was partly born out of frustration with
more natural retreats.} (13... Bg7) (13... Bh8) 14. O-O exd5 15. exd5 Ba5 16.
d6 Rb8 17. Rb5 $5 {[%mdl 4] This critical position has seen quite a few
different attempts to deal with the pesky black bishop on a5. White is ready
to sacrifice the exchange as the black king is rather vulnerable without his
natural defender.} (17. Bb2 b5 18. Rbd1 Bd7 (18... Be6 19. Kh1 Rb6 20. Bf3 (20.
Qe3 Rxd6 21. c4 Rxd1 22. Rxd1 Qb6 $11) 20... Re8 (20... Qb8 21. Rfe1 Rd8 22.
Rxe6 fxe6 23. d7 c4 (23... Ra6 24. f5 $1 Qe5 25. fxe6 $14) 24. Bg4 Kf7 25. Bc1
$14) 21. Rfe1 Qf6 22. Qf2 Bxc3 23. Bxc3 Qxc3 24. Bg4 Rd8 25. Bxe6 Rbxd6 26.
Rxd6 Rxd6 $13) 19. Bf3 c4 20. Kh1 Bf5 {0-1 Pelletier,Y (2590)-Caruana,F (2711)/
Biel 2011/ (66)}) (17. Ba3 Bf5 18. Rbd1 (18. Rbc1 $5 Rc8 (18... b6 19. g4 Bd7
20. f5 Qh4 21. Bf3 Rbd8 22. fxg6 hxg6 23. Qf4 Qh8 24. Bb2 Be6 25. Rf2 c4 26.
Ba3 b5 27. Bc5 $16 {1/2-1/2 Del Rio Angelis,S (2534)-Kasimdzhanov,R (2675)/
Melilla 2011/ (41)}) 19. g4 Bd7 20. Bf3 b5 21. f5 Qh4 22. Rce1 Qf6 23. Bb2 c4
24. fxg6 hxg6 25. Re7 Bb6+ 26. Kg2 Be6 27. Ba3 Rcd8 $14 {1-0 Alpert,A-Nemec,B/
ICCF Email 2001/ICCF Telechess (32)}) (18. Rb5 a6 19. Rxc5 Bb6 20. Kh1 Bxc5 21.
Bxc5 Qd7 22. Bb6 Be4 23. Qd4 Rbe8 $15 {0-1 Gajewski,G (2567)-Sutovsky,E (2650)/
Rijeka 2010/ (53)}) 18... Rc8 $1 (18... Qf6 19. Bxc5 Bxc3 20. Bd4 Bxd4+ 21.
Qxd4 Qxd4+ 22. Rxd4 b5 23. Rc1 Be6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Mikhalevski,V (2571)-Ftacnik,L
(2579)/Bellevue 2006/ (34)}) 19. g4 $1 (19. Bf3 Qf6 20. d7 (20. Bb2 $6 c4 $1
21. Rfe1 (21. Bxb7) 21... Bd3 22. Re5 Qxd6 $1 23. Bxb7 Rce8 24. Kh1 Rxe5 25.
fxe5 Qxe5 26. Re1 Qf6 $19 {0-1 Belov,V-Nikolenko,O/Moscow 2000/ (32) 0-1 Belov,
V-Nikolenko,O/Moscow 2000/EXT 2001 (32)}) 20... Rcd8 21. Bxc5 Rxd7 22. Qe3 Rc8
23. Rxd7 Bxd7 24. Bd4 Qd6 (24... Bb6 25. Bxb6 {1/2-1/2 Hessenius,I-Povchanic,D/
ICCF Email 2002/ (25)}) (24... Qe6 25. Qd2 Qc4 26. Rf2 Bf5 27. Bxb7 Rb8 28. Qe3
$14 {1-0 Sharavdorj,D (2452)-Mammadova,G (2284)/Moscow 2011/ (37)}) 25. Re1
Rxc3 26. Qe8+ {1/2-1/2 Eckstein,M-Kordts,W/IECG 2002/ (26)}) 19... Bd7 (19...
Be4 20. d7 Rc7 21. Bf3 $16) 20. f5 $1 (20. Bf3 b5 $132) 20... Qh4 (20... gxf5
21. g5 (21. gxf5 Qf6 22. Bb2 c4 $15) 21... c4 22. Bf3 Re8 23. Kh1 b5 24. Rfe1
Re6 25. Rxe6 $6 (25. Bd5 $142 Bc6 26. Bxc6 Rxc6 27. d7 Bc7 $11) 25... fxe6 26.
Rg1 (26. g6 hxg6 (26... Qh4 27. Rg1 Bb6 $17) 27. Rg1 Qf6 28. Qh6 Kf7 $19) 26...
Bb6 27. Rg3 Qf8 {It took me almost one hour to find this move! Black stops
White's attack this way, however 27...Kh8 was good enough to get rid of
White's threats.} (27... Be8 $2 28. g6 Bxg6 (28... hxg6 29. d7 $18) 29. d7 Rc7
30. Bd5 $3 exd5 31. Qxd5+ Kg7 32. Qe5+ $11) (27... Kh8 28. g6 Qh4 (28... Qf6
29. Qh6 $16) 29. gxh7 f4 $1 $17) 28. g6 h6 29. Rh3 (29. Bc1 Bc5 $1) 29... f4 $1
$17 {0-1 Gerzhoy,L (2372)-Tyomkin,D (2505)/Ashdod 2004/ (45)}) 21. Bf3 Rfe8 $6
(21... b5 22. fxg6 hxg6 23. Rde1 c4 $132) (21... gxf5 22. gxf5 (22. Bxb7 Qxg4+
23. Kh1 Kh8 24. Rf4 Qg7 25. Rf3 c4 $13) 22... Rfe8 (22... b5 $142 $5) 23. Kh1 (
23. Bxb7 Kh8 24. Rf3 $16) 23... Re5 24. Qf4 Qg5 25. Bxb7 Qxf4 26. Rxf4 Rb8 27.
Bd5 $16 {1/2-1/2 Krasenkow,M (2676)-Avrukh,B (2614)/Izmir 2004/}) 22. Kh1 Re5 (
22... b5 23. fxg6 $5 hxg6 24. Bd5) 23. fxg6 hxg6 24. Qf4 Qg5 $6 (24... Bxc3 25.
Bg2 $1 Rf8 26. Rd3 $1 g5 27. Qf6 Bd4 28. Bxc5 $1 (28. Rxd4 Re6 29. Qe7 $1)
28... Rxc5 29. Qxd4 $18) (24... Rf5 25. Qe3 Re8 (25... Rxf3 26. Qxf3 Bc6 27.
Rd5 Rf8 28. c4 $16) 26. Qxe8+ Bxe8 27. gxf5 Bb5 $11) 25. Bxb7 $2 (25. Bc1 Qxf4
26. Bxf4 Ree8 27. Bxb7 Re2 28. Rfe1 Rce8 $14 {was not quite clear but}) ({
the simple} 25. Qg3 $1 {lead to a hopeless position for Black.}) 25... Qxf4 26.
Rxf4 Rb8 27. Bd5 Bxc3 $1 (27... Rxd5 $143 28. Rxd5 Bc6 29. c4 $16) 28. Bxf7+
Kg7 $14 {1/2 Krasenkow,M (2676)-Avrukh,B (2614)/Izmir 2004/ (33)}) (17. g4 $5
Bd7 (17... c4 $5) 18. f5 gxf5 (18... Qf6 19. Bb2 gxf5 20. gxf5 Rfe8 $14) 19.
Bd3 Kh8 20. Bxf5 Rg8 21. Bxd7 Qxd7 22. h3 f5 23. Bb2 c4 24. Qd4+ Rg7 25. Bc1 b5
26. Qf6 $16 {1-0 Wells,P-Huzman,A/Antwerp 1993/EXT 97 (31)}) (17. Bf3 b5 18.
Ba3 Bf5 19. Rbd1 c4 20. Rfe1 Bd3 21. Be4 Qf6 22. Rc1 Rfe8 23. Bxd3 Rxe1+ 24.
Qxe1 cxd3 25. d7 Qc6 {0-1 Xu Jun (2591)-Ni Hua (2607)/Wuxi 2006/ (29)}) 17...
Bd7 (17... b6 18. Ba3 (18. Rxa5 bxa5 19. Ba3 c4 20. Bxc4 Qb6+ $11) 18... Ba6
19. f5 Re8 20. Bc4 Bxb5 21. Bxb5 Re5 22. d7 $14) 18. f5 $5 {White has
reconsidered and sacrifices his rook for the other bishop. Caruana must be
very careful.} (18. Rxa5 Qxa5 19. f5 c4 20. f6 Qc5+ 21. Kh1 Kh8 22. Qh6 Rg8 23.
Bg5 Qe5 24. Bxc4 Rbf8 25. Qh4 Qxd6 26. Rf4 Qd1+ 27. Rf1 Qd6 {1/2-1/2 Bormida,
A-Peto,P/IECG 2001/ (34)}) 18... Bxb5 19. Bxb5 Qh4 {It was certainly tempting
to advance the c-pawn, but it does not promise full equality.} (19... c4 20.
Bxc4 (20. f6 $2 Qb6+ 21. Kh1 Bxc3 22. Qxc3 Qxb5 $19) 20... Qb6+ 21. Kh1 Qc5 22.
Bb3 Qxc3 23. Qf4 Qf6 24. fxg6 Qxf4 25. gxh7+ Kxh7 26. Bxf4 $14) 20. Rf4 Qg5 21.
Qe1 Qd8 $2 {If we try to be objective it must be said, that the voluntary
retreat of the queen to d8 can not be the best solution. Now it seems, that
only White has been moving pieces since Black's 18th move...} (21... a6 $1 22.
fxg6 Qxg6 (22... axb5 23. gxf7+ Kh8 24. Rf3 Qh5 25. Bf4 Rxf7 26. Be5+ Kg8 27.
Rg3+ Kf8 28. d7 $1 Rxd7 29. Qf1+ Qf7 30. Rf3 $14) 23. Rf3 Qxd6 24. Bf4 Qd4+ $1
25. cxd4 Bxe1 26. Bxb8 Rxb8 27. Bc4 b5 28. Bxf7+ Kg7 29. dxc5 Rc8 $11) 22. Qe5
(22. fxg6 $6 hxg6 23. Qe5 Re8 24. Bxe8 Qxe8 25. Qd5 Rd8 26. Re4 Qc6 $11) 22...
Re8 (22... a6 23. fxg6 hxg6 24. Bc4 b5 25. Bd5 $18) 23. Qd5 $1 {Li Chao is
logical and refuses to grab the exchange with only a small advantage in the
endgame.} (23. Bxe8 Qxe8 24. Qd5 Qc6 (24... Bxc3 25. d7 Qe1+ 26. Rf1 Bd4+ 27.
Qxd4 Qxf1+ 28. Kxf1 cxd4 29. Bg5 $18) 25. Qxc6 bxc6 26. Be3 Bxc3 27. Bxc5 Be5
28. Re4 f6 $14) 23... Re1+ (23... Rf8 24. Rf3 Qh4 25. Qe5 Bd8 26. d7 $16) 24.
Kf2 g5 (24... Rxc1 $2 25. fxg6 Rc2+ 26. Kf1 Rc1+ 27. Ke2 Re1+ 28. Kxe1 Bxc3+
29. Kf2 Kh8 30. gxf7 Qf8 31. d7 $18) 25. f6 $1 {The black king deserted by the
dark squared bishop was always going to be vulnerable. The attack is very hard
to meet with black pieces scattered over the board.} h6 (25... gxf4 $2 26. Qg5+
Kf8 27. Qg7#) 26. Qf5 Qxd6 (26... Rxc1 27. Bd3 $18) 27. Kxe1 Rd8 (27... Bxc3+
28. Ke2 Qe5+ 29. Qxe5 Bxe5 30. Rf5 $18) 28. Kf2 $2 {Li Chao spoils his fine
performance with this imprecise move. Simple defence with the lightsquared
bishop would promise him a huge advantage.} (28. Be2 $1 Bxc3+ 29. Kf1 Qe5 30.
Qxe5 Bxe5 31. Rf5 Bxh2 32. Rxc5 $18) 28... Qd1 $1 29. Bc4 Kh8 30. Rf3 (30. Bxf7
Qxc1 31. Rd4 $1 Qb2+ 32. Kf1 Qa1+ 33. Kf2 Rxd4 34. cxd4 Qxd4+ 35. Kf1 $15)
30... Qxc1 31. Bd3 Qd2+ 32. Kf1 {The tragedy for the aggressive side is
becoming obvious. The white king is unable to run away from checks.} (32. Kg3
$2 Qe1+ $18) 32... Qd1+ 33. Kf2 Qd2+ 34. Kf1 Qd1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pardubice"]
[Site "Pardubice"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Chernin, Alexander"]
[Black "Stohl, Igor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1993.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Bxc3+ 11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12. Qxd2 Na5 13. h4 Bg4 14. h5
Bxf3 15. gxf3 e5 16. hxg6 fxg6 17. d6 $1 b6 (17... Rf6 18. Qd5+ Kh8 19. Qxe5 b6
20. Rd1 Nc6 21. Qd5 Nd4 22. e5 Rf5 23. Rxd4 cxd4 24. Bd3 Rc8 25. Bxf5 Rc1+ 26.
Ke2 Rxh1 27. e6 $18 {Novikov,I-Danailov,S/Poznan/1-0 (37)}) 18. Qd5+ Kg7 19.
Qxe5+ Qf6 20. Qh2 h5 21. Qg3 Nc6 $5 (21... Rad8 22. Rd1 Nc6 23. Rxh5 Nd4 24. e5
Qe6 25. Rxd4 cxd4 26. Bd3 Rxf3 27. Qxf3 $18 {Genov,Petko-Donchev,D/BLG-ch/1992/
}) 22. Rd1 $1 (22. Rxh5 $6 Rh8 23. e5 Qe6 24. f4 $2 Rxh5 25. Bxh5 Qf5 $19)
22... Kh6 $1 $8 (22... Qc3+ $6 23. Kf1 Nd4 24. Rxh5 $18) (22... Rae8 23. Rxh5
Rh8 24. d7 $1 Rd8 (24... Rxh5 25. dxe8=N+ $1) 25. Rd6 $18) (22... Nd4 23. Rxh5
Rh8 24. Rd5 $1 Rh1+ 25. Kd2 $16) 23. Rd5 (23. Rg1 h4 $1 24. Qh3 g5 $13) 23...
Nb4 (23... Nd4 24. f4 Nxe2 25. Qg5+ $16) (23... Rae8 $5 24. f4 Qa1+ $1 $8 25.
Rd1 Qf6 26. Rd5 Qa1+ 27. Rd1 Qf6 28. f3 $3 Nd4 (28... Qxf4 $2 29. Qxf4+ Rxf4
30. Bb5 $18) 29. f5 g5 $4 (29... gxf5 $5 30. d7 $1 Re6 (30... Re7 31. Kf2 Qg6
32. Qf4+ $18) 31. f4 $3 Nxe2 32. Kxe2 Qb2+ 33. Kf1 Qb5+ (33... Rg6 34. Rxh5+)
34. Qd3 $1 Qxd3+ 35. Rxd3 Rd8 36. e5 {/\ Rdh3+-}) 30. Rxh5+ {1-0/Gelfand,
B-Stohl,I/Tilburg/1992/}) 24. Re5 $1 (24. Rdxh5+ $2 gxh5 25. f4 Nc2+ (25...
Qa1+ 26. Bd1 Rf5 $1 27. Qg4 $1 $10) 26. Kd2 (26. Kf1 Qa1+ 27. Kg2 Ne1+ 28. Rxe1
Qxe1 $10) 26... Qd4+ 27. Kxc2 Qxe4+ 28. Bd3 Qa4+ $10) 24... Nc2+ (24... Rae8
25. f4) (24... Nc6 25. f4 $1 (25. Rexh5+ gxh5 26. f4 Qa1+ 27. Bd1 Rf5 $1 28. d7
$5 (28. Qg4 $2 Qc3+ 29. Kf1 Qc4+ $1 30. Be2 Qxe4 $17 (30... Qc1+ 31. Bd1 $10))
28... Qb1 $1 29. exf5 Qe4+ 30. Kd2 Qd4+ $10) 25... Nxe5 26. fxe5 Qf4 (26... Qf7
27. Rg1 $1) 27. Qxf4+ Rxf4 28. f3 $18) (24... Qf4 $2 {Stohl} 25. Rhxh5+ gxh5
26. Re6+ Qf6 (26... Kh7 27. Qg6+ Kh8 28. Qxh5+ Kg7 29. Rg6+ Kf7 30. Rh6+ $18))
25. Kd1 Nd4 26. f4 Nxe2 27. Kxe2 Rad8 (27... Qxf4 28. Rhxh5+ $5 (28. Qxf4+ Rxf4
29. Re7 $18 {Gelfand}) 28... gxh5 29. Re6+ Qf6 30. Rxf6+ Rxf6 31. e5 $18) 28.
Qg4 $1 Rxd6 29. Rexh5+ Kg7 30. Rh7+ Kg8 31. e5 Qe6 32. Qxe6+ Rxe6 33. Ke3 c4
34. Ke4 Rc6 35. Kd5 Rc5+ 36. Ke6 g5 (36... Re8+ 37. Kd7 $18) 37. Rh8+ Kg7 38.
R8h7+ $138 Kg8 39. Rh8+ Kg7 40. R1h7+ Kg6 (40... Kg6 41. f5+ Rxf5 42. Rh6+ Kg7
43. Kxf5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Malisauskas, Vidmantas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ Bd7 8.
Be2 c5 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. Rb1 $5 (10. h3) 10... cxd4 (10... Qa5 11. Bd2 cxd4 12.
cxd4 Qxa2 {-> 10... cd4}) 11. cxd4 Qa5+ 12. Bd2 Qxa2 13. Rxb7 Rb8 $1 (13...
Nxd4 $6 14. Nxd4 (14. Rxd7 Kxd7 15. Nxd4 Bxd4 16. Bc3 e5 17. Bxd4 exd4 18.
Qxd4+ Ke7 19. Qc5+ Kf6 20. Qd4+ Ke7 $10) 14... Bxd4 15. O-O $44 {-> /\ 15...
Ba4? 16. Re7! Ke7 17. Bb4+-, /\} Rd8 16. Rxd7 $1 (16. Ba5 Bxf2+ $1) 16... Kxd7
(16... Rxd7 17. Bb5) 17. Bc3 e5 18. Bxd4 exd4 19. Qxd4+ Ke7 20. Qc5+ Kf6 21.
Qc3+ $1 Ke7 22. Bc4 {/\ Qe5+-}) 14. Rxb8+ Nxb8 15. O-O O-O 16. Qb1 $1 Qxb1 (
16... Qa4 $6 17. Rc1 $16) 17. Rxb1 Bg4 (17... Nc6 $2 18. d5 Nd4 (18... Rb8 $2
19. Rxb8+ Nxb8 20. Bf4 $18) 19. Nxd4 Bxd4 20. Rb7) 18. d5 Nd7 19. h3 Bxf3 20.
Bxf3 Rb8 21. Rxb8+ Nxb8 22. Be2 $14 {|^_|_^^} Nd7 23. Bb4 Kf8 24. Bb5 Nb6 25.
Bc5 {><a7, Nb6} Be5 26. Kf1 Bd6 (26... f6 27. Ke2 {/\ g3, f4}) 27. Bd4 e5 28.
dxe6 fxe6 29. e5 $1 $16 {><e6, g6} Bb4 30. g3 (30. Ke2 $6 Nd5) 30... Ke7 31. f4
h5 32. Kf2 Kf7 33. Kf3 Ba3 34. Bd3 Bb4 35. Bc2 $6 (35. g4 $1 hxg4+ 36. hxg4 Ba3
(36... Nc8 37. Bc4 Ke7 38. Ba6 Nb6 39. Bd3 Kf7 40. Bf2 Nc8 41. Bc4 Ke7 42. Bh4+
Kd7 43. Bb5+ Kc7 44. Bd3 Ne7 45. Bxe7 Bxe7 46. Bxg6 {/\ f5-f6+-}) 37. Bf2 Bb4
38. Bc2 Ba3 39. Bb3 {/\ f5} Ke7 40. Bh4+ Kd7 41. Bc2 $18) 35... Nc8 $1 36. Bb3
a5 37. g4 hxg4+ 38. hxg4 Ne7 (38... Ke7 39. Bf2 {/\ Bh4, Bc2}) 39. Ke4 Bd2 40.
Bb2 Bb4 41. Bc1 Be1 42. Kd4 Bf2+ 43. Kd3 Be1 {(.)} (43... Nc6 44. Ke4 Ne7 (
44... Ke7 45. Bd2) 45. Bd2) 44. Bc4 Bb4 45. Kc2 $1 {/\ Kb3-a4-b5 ><e6} a4 46.
Kd3 $1 a3 (46... Bc5 47. Bb5 a3 48. Bc4 {- 46... a3}) 47. Ke4 Nc6 (47... Bc5
48. Bd2 {(.)} Nc6 (48... Bb6 49. Bb4 {/\ Ba3}) 49. f5) 48. f5 gxf5+ 49. gxf5
Nd8 50. fxe6+ $1 Kg6 (50... Kf8 51. Kd5) 51. Kd5 $1 Be7 52. Bd2 Kg7 (52... Kf5
53. Bd3+ Kg4 54. Bb1 {/\ Ba5-c7-d6}) 53. Ba5 Kf8 54. Bc7 Ke8 55. Ba2 Nb7 56.
Bd6 Na5 (56... Nxd6 57. exd6 Bg5 58. Bb3 Kd8 59. Kc4 Bf6 (59... Kc8 60. Ba4 $1
a2 (60... Kd8 61. Kb3) 61. e7) 60. Kb4 Kc8 61. Ba4 Kd8 (61... Be5 62. Kc5 {
/\ e7}) 62. Kxa3 {/\ Kb3-c4}) 57. Kc5 Nb7+ 58. Kc6 Nxd6 (58... Na5+ 59. Kb6
Bd8+ 60. Bc7 Bxc7+ 61. Kxc7 {/\ Kb6}) 59. exd6 Bh4 60. Kc7 Bg3 61. Bc4 {
/\ Bb5, e7} (61. Bc4 Bh4 62. d7+) 1-0

[Event "Dos Hermanas"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Fernandez Garcia, Jose Luis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1993.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 O-O 9. Nf3 Qa5 10. Rc1 b6 $2 (10... cxd4 11. cxd4 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 Rd8 13.
Bb5 Bg4 14. Rc7 Nc6 15. d5 Rab8 $1 16. Bf4 $1 e6 17. Ng5 exd5 18. Nxf7 Rdc8 $5
19. exd5 Rxc7 20. Bxc7 Rc8 21. dxc6 Rxc7 22. Bc4 $5 Kf8 23. Nd8 bxc6 24. Ne6+
Bxe6 25. Bxe6 $10) (10... e6 11. Bh6 $1 Nc6 12. h4 $1 cxd4 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14.
cxd4 Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2 Rd8 16. Ke3 Bd7 17. Rb1 Rab8 18. Bd3 Ne7 19. h5 f6 20. hxg6
hxg6 $16 {Karpov,An-Kasparov,G/Lyon/1990/}) 11. d5 Bg4 12. Ng5 $1 Na6 (12... h6
13. h3 $1) 13. h3 Bd7 14. Be2 Rad8 15. O-O e6 16. Bf4 $1 Ba4 17. Rfe1 exd5 18.
exd5 b5 19. d6 h6 20. Ne4 Kh7 21. h4 $1 Qb6 $6 (21... c4) 22. Bd3 $1 c4 23. Bb1
Nc5 24. h5 Nd3 25. Bxd3 cxd3 26. Qxd3 Qc6 27. Qh3 (27. Qh3 Rfe8 (27... g5 28.
Qf5+ Kg8 29. Bxg5 $1 hxg5 30. Nxg5 Rfe8 31. Qxf7+ Kh8 32. h6 $18) 28. hxg6+
fxg6 29. Ng5+ Kg8 30. Ne6) 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 19th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2012.04.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Dobrov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Timofeev, Artyom"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2492"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2012.04.09"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moscow Orienta"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Nezhmetdinov CS"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. d5 $5 Bxc3 12. Bc4 {The daring sacrifice of
the c3-pawn has become a major theme. White sports healthy compensation and
this adversary must play very carefully in order not to underestimate his
initiative.} Bg7 {The line with 12...Nd7 is very important for understanding
the possibilities of both sides. Players are still searching for best ways to
treat the position with both colours.} (12... Nd7 13. Bf4 Bg7 14. Re1 (14. Qe2
Nf6 (14... Kh8 15. Rfd1 f6 16. a4 h6 17. Nh4 Qe8 18. Qg4 g5 19. Nf5 Ne5 20.
Nxg7 Kxg7 21. Bxe5 fxe5 22. Qe6 Rf6 23. Qxe5 Qb8 24. d6 exd6 25. Qe7+ Kg6 26.
e5 $18 {1-0 Ehlvest,J (2595)-Nechepurenko,R (2510)/Khanty-Mansiysk 2009 (31)})
15. Rfd1 Qd7 16. h3 (16. Ne5 Qa4 17. h3 $14) 16... Rad8 17. Ne5 Qc8 18. Bb5 e6
19. Nc6 Bxc6 20. Bxc6 exd5 21. exd5 Qf5 22. Qf3 Ne4 23. Bc7 Qxf3 24. gxf3 Nc3
25. d6 Rxd6 26. Rxd6 Nxb1 $17 {0-1 Nakamura,H (2704)-Mamedyarov,S (2731)/
Dresden 2008 (61)}) 14... Nf6 (14... Qc8 $5 15. Qd3) 15. Qb3 $5 (15. h3 Ne8 (
15... Qc8 $13) 16. a4 (16. e5 Nc7 17. d6 exd6 18. exd6 Ne6 19. Bxe6 fxe6 $17)
16... Nd6 17. Ba2 Rc8 18. e5 Nf5 19. Bc4 Kh8 $1 (19... Nd4 $6 20. Nxd4 cxd4 21.
Qxd4 Qd7 $6 (21... Rc5 22. Rbd1 Qa8 $13) 22. Bb3 Rfd8 23. Rbd1 Rc5 24. Bd2 a5
25. Bc1 Qc7 (25... Bxd5 26. Ba3 Bxb3 27. Qxd7 Rxd7 28. Rxd7 $18) 26. Ba3 Rc3
27. Rc1 Rxc1 (27... Bxe5 28. Rxc3 Qxc3 29. Qxe5 Qxb3 30. Bb2 f6 31. Qe6+ Kh8
32. Qxe7 $18) 28. Rxc1 Qxe5 29. Qxb6 Rd7 30. Qxa5 $18 {1-0 Beliavsky,A (2620)
-Ruck,R (2450)/Hungary 1997 (37)}) 20. g4 (20. a5 f6) 20... Nd4 21. Nxd4 cxd4
22. Qxd4 Qd7 23. Ba2 Rc5 24. Bd2 Rd8 25. Bb4 Rc7 26. d6 (26. Red1 $1 $15) 26...
exd6 27. Bxd6 Rc2 28. Bd5 Qxd6 29. exd6 Bxd4 {0-1 Jagodzinski,A-Ruck,R/Gyula//
1998/ (29)}) 15... Nh5 $5 (15... Ne8 16. e5 Nc7 (16... b5 17. Qxb5 Bxd5 18.
Red1 $1 (18. Bxd5 Nc7 $5) 18... Nc7 (18... e6 19. Bxd5 exd5 (19... Nc7 $2 20.
Bxa8) 20. Qxc5 Nc7 21. Qd6 $16) 19. Qxc5 e6 20. Rbc1 $1 $16) 17. d6 exd6 18.
exd6 Ne6 19. Bxe6 fxe6 20. Qxe6+ Kh8 21. Bg5 Bf6 22. Bh6 $16 {1-0 Krasenkow,M 
(2655)-Mikhalevski,V (2523)/Ohrid 2001 (35)}) 16. Bd2 Nf6 17. Rbd1 $14) 13. Bf4
{Dobrov refuses to become concerned about the opponent's idea of exchanging
the light-squared bishops. With sensible moves he can relay on promising piece
play and sufficient pressure for the missing material.} (13. Qe2 Qc8 14. Bg5
Re8 15. e5 Ba6 16. Rfe1 Bxc4 17. Qxc4 e6 18. d6 Nd7 19. Qh4 h5 20. Qf4 Qc6 21.
Rbd1 c4 22. Be7 b5 23. Ng5 $16 {0-1 Flumbort,A (2530)-Rodriguez Lopez,R (2266)/
Budapest 2012 (38)}) (13. Qd3 Qc8 (13... Qc7 $6 14. Bg5 Bf6 15. Rbd1 Bxg5 16.
Nxg5 Qc8 17. f4 Ba6 18. Bxa6 Nxa6 19. f5 h6 20. Nh3 Kh7 21. fxg6+ {1-0 Papenin,
N-Ermolaev,A/Kiev 2000/ (21)}) 14. Bg5 Re8 15. e5 Ba6 16. Rbd1 $1 Bxc4 17. Qxc4
Qa6 (17... Nd7 $5 {Haba,P}) 18. Qh4 Qb7 (18... Qxa2 $5 19. Bxe7 Nd7 20. Rfe1
$44) 19. Bh6 $1 Nd7 20. e6 fxe6 21. Ng5 $1 Nf8 22. dxe6 Bxh6 23. Qxh6 Red8 24.
f4 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 c4 26. f5 gxf5 27. Qh5 $14 {0-1 Haba,P-Banas,J/Osterreich/
1997/ (43)}) 13... Qc8 {Timofeev believes that it is important to support the
move Ba6 with his queen.} (13... Ba6 14. Qe2 Qc8 15. e5 Bxc4 16. Qxc4 e6 (16...
Qa6 17. Rb5) 17. d6 (17. Rbd1 exd5 18. Rxd5 Nc6 19. Rd6 Nd4 20. Nxd4 cxd4 21.
Qxd4 Qa6 22. Qd5 $11 {1-0 Williams,P (2132)-Kirby,P (2031)/Grand Havre Bay
2010 (51)}) 17... Nc6 18. Rbd1 Qd7 19. Rfe1 Rae8 20. Bg5 f6 21. exf6 {1/2-1/2
Gelfand,B-Mikhalchishin,A/Portoroz/ 2001/ (21)} Bxf6 22. Bxf6 (22. Qh4 $6 Bg7)
22... Rxf6 $13) 14. Re1 Ba6 15. Ne5 $2 {The knight move to the e5-square is
too controversial. The simple continuation with 15.Qa4 promised White good
compensation.} (15. Qa4 Bxc4 16. Qxc4 Na6 17. h4 $14) 15... Bxe5 16. Bxa6 Qxa6
17. Bxe5 Nd7 18. Ba1 (18. Bc3 Qxa2 19. Qd3 f6 20. Qh3 Ne5 $15) 18... Qxa2 19.
f4 {White is now condemned to succeed with the kingside attack. In the
opposite case his chances of survival would be rather modest.} Rad8 20. Rb2 Qa5
21. Rb3 e6 $6 {Even very good players are unsure, when they have to defend
under attack. It was better to wait with opening of the centre for a more
suitable moment.} (21... b5 $1 22. Rh3 Nf6 23. Qc1 c4 24. Bd4 Qc7 25. f5 e5 26.
fxe6 fxe6 27. Qb2 Nxe4 28. Rxe4 Rxd5 $17) 22. Rh3 Rfe8 (22... exd5 $2 23. Bc3
Qa3 (23... Qa6 24. Qh5 $18) 24. Qh5 Nf6 25. Bxf6 gxh5 26. Rxa3 $18) 23. dxe6 $6
{Both players have experienced problems with handling their nervous tension.
It seems, that exchange on e6 is helping the defender.} (23. Bc3 Qb5 24. Qg4
Nf8 25. dxe6 Rxe6 26. f5 $11) 23... fxe6 24. Bc3 Qa6 (24... Qb5 25. Qg4 c4 26.
Rf1 $15) 25. Qg4 e5 26. fxe5 (26. f5 Nf8 27. Rf1 (27. f6 Rd7 $17) 27... Qc4 28.
Qh4 Rd6 $15) 26... Nf8 {At this stage Timofeev probably did not feel, that he
has to sacrifice material for the success of his defensive mission.} (26...
Nxe5 27. Qf4 (27. Bxe5 Rxe5 28. Rxh7 Kxh7 29. Qh4+ Kg7 30. Qxd8 Qb7 31. Rd1 Re7
32. e5 Qc7 $17) 27... Rd4 $1 28. Rf1 Qb7 29. Bxd4 cxd4 $15) 27. Rf1 $6 {
Advancing the e-pawn was definitely more dangerous for Black.} (27. e6 $1 Qc4 (
27... Nxe6 $2 28. Rxh7 Kxh7 29. Qh4+ Kg8 30. Qh8+ Kf7 31. Qf6+ Kg8 32. Qxg6+
Kf8 33. Qf6+ Kg8 34. Be5 $16) 28. e7 Rxe7 29. Bf6 Rdd7 30. Bxe7 Rxe7 31. Rf3
Qd4+ 32. Rf2 Rf7 33. Ref1 $17) 27... Qc4 28. e6 (28. Qh4 Rd7 29. Rhf3 (29. e6
Qxe6 30. Rhf3 Qe7 $17) 29... Ne6 $17) 28... Qxe6 29. Qf4 (29. Qg5 Rd7 $17)
29... b5 (29... Rd7 $5 30. Rhf3 Qe7 $17) 30. Qh6 (30. Qc7 Qe7 31. Qxe7 Rxe7 32.
Bf6 Rdd7 33. Bxe7 Rxe7 $15) 30... Re7 $6 {It is difficult to guess why Black
had problems understanding that the best location for the rooks was on the
squares d7 and e8.} (30... Rd7 31. Rhf3 Qe7 32. Rf4 c4 33. Kh1 Ra8 34. h4 b4
35. Bf6 Qe8 36. Be5 Ne6 37. Rf6 Ng7 38. Bd6 Rxd6 39. Rxd6 c3 $15) 31. Bf6 Qxe4
32. Rhf3 (32. Bxe7 Qxe7 33. Re3 Qd7 34. Qg5 Qd6 35. Qh4 c4 36. Qf2 Qd7 37. Qf6
Re8 38. Rxe8 Qxe8 39. Qd6 $11) 32... b4 $2 {[%mdl 256] Even the best defence
is not able to eliminate all the attacking dangers posed by the opponent. In
any case it is important to discover at least the most dangerous ideas and
fight against them with vigour.} (32... Nd7 $1 33. Bxe7 Qxe7 34. Rf7 Qxf7 35.
Rxf7 Kxf7 36. Qxh7+ Kf6 37. Qh4+ g5 38. Qf2+ Ke6 39. Qa2+ Ke7 40. Qe2+ Kf6 41.
Qxb5 $14) 33. Bg5 $1 {The coordination of the white attacking pieces is
suddenly perfect and Timofeev is doomed.} Qd4+ (33... Nd7 34. Re3 $18) 34. Kh1
Qg7 (34... Ree8 35. Rf7 Rc8 36. Be7 $18) 35. Qh4 $1 {Despite the three EXTRA
pawns Black is not able to cope with threats against his pieces as well as
against the king.} (35. Qxg7+ Rxg7 36. Bxd8 Ne6 37. Re3 $18) 35... Rd4 (35...
Ree8 36. Qc4+ Ne6 37. Bxd8 $18) (35... Rdd7 36. Bh6 Qf7 37. Qc4 $18) 36. Rxf8+
$1 Qxf8 37. Rxf8+ Kxf8 38. Bxe7+ Ke8 39. Qe1 1-0

[Event "Malmo"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Petursson, Margeir"]
[Black "Eriksson, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1993.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O a5 13. d5 a4 $146 (13...
Qa3 14. Be3 Na6 15. Nd2 b5 16. Bxb5 Nb4 17. Bc5 Rb8 18. Rb3 Qa2 19. Bc4 Qa4 20.
Bxe7 Re8 21. d6 Be6 22. Bxe6 fxe6 23. Nc4 Bf8 24. Bh4 $16 {Petursson,M-Henao,R/
St. Martin op (4)/1993/}) (13... Na6 14. Be3 e6 15. d6 Bd7 16. Bb5 Bxb5 17.
Rxb5 Qc4 18. Qb1 Nb4 19. Rxb7 Na2 20. Rc7 Qa4 21. e5 Nb4 22. Qe4 Qa2 23. h4 Nd5
24. Rc2 $16 {Chernin,A-Adorjan,A/Polanica Zdroj (03)/1992/}) 14. Bb4 a3 (14...
Re8 15. Nd2 Na6 16. Bc4 Nxb4 17. Bxa2 Nxa2 $44) 15. e5 $1 (15. Bxe7 Re8 16. Rc1
Nd7 17. Bc4 Qb2 18. Rc2 Qb6 19. d6 $13) 15... Bf5 (15... Rd8 16. Bxe7 (16. Rc1
Bg4 (16... Na6 17. Bc4 Qb2 18. Bxe7 Re8 19. d6 $16) 17. Bc4 Qb2 18. Bxe7 Re8
19. d6 $16) 16... Rxd5 17. Qc1 Bf5 18. Bc4 Qxb1 19. Qxb1 Bxb1 20. Rxb1 Rd7 $19)
16. Rc1 (16. Ra1 Qb2 17. Bxe7 Re8 18. d6 Nc6 $13) 16... Rc8 (16... Re8 17. Nd4
Bxe5 18. Nxf5 gxf5 19. Rc2 Qxc2 $1 (19... Qb3 20. Rc8 Qxb4 21. Rxe8+ Kg7 22.
Qc1 Qh4 23. g3 Qf6 24. Qc8 $18) 20. Qxc2 a2 21. Qxf5 (21. Bc3 Rc8 22. Ra1 Rxc3
23. Qxf5 Bg7 $17) 21... a1=Q 22. Rxa1 Rxa1+ 23. Bf1 $16) 17. e6 $1 Na6 (17...
Rxc1 18. Qxc1 Qxe2 19. Qc8+ Bf8 20. Ng5 $1 (20. Bxe7 Nc6 21. Qxa8 Nxe7 $13)
20... a2 (20... f6 21. Qe8 $18) 21. exf7+ Kg7 22. Bc3+ Kh6 23. Qxf8+ Kxg5 24.
Qh8 $18) 18. Rxc8+ Rxc8 19. Bxe7 Nb8 (19... fxe6 20. d6 Nc5 21. d7 Nxd7 22.
Qxd7 e5 23. Qb5 $16) 20. Ng5 fxe6 (20... f6 21. d6 Bxe6 22. Nxe6 Qxe6 23. Bf3
Kh8 24. Bxb7 Rc3 25. Re1 Qd7 26. Bd5 $16) 21. d6 h6 (21... e5 22. Bf3 $18) (
21... Qd5 22. Qxd5 exd5 23. Bf3 Rc5 24. d7 Nxd7 25. Bxc5 Nxc5 26. Bxd5+ Kh8 27.
Nf7+ Kg8 28. Re1 Bd4 29. Nd6+ $16) 22. g4 $1 Qd5 (22... Bc2 23. d7 Rd8 24. Qd6
Ba4 25. Bd1 Bb5 26. Bxd8 Nxd7 27. Nxe6 Be5 28. Qe7 $18) 23. gxf5 hxg5 $2 (23...
gxf5 24. Qxd5 exd5 25. Ne6 (25. Bf3 hxg5 26. Bxd5+ Kh8 $13) 25... Bb2 26. Bf3 (
26. Bb5 a2 27. d7 Nxd7 28. Bxd7 Ra8 29. Nc7 a1=Q 30. Rxa1 Rxa1+ 31. Kg2 $16)
26... a2 27. Bxd5 a1=Q 28. Rxa1 Bxa1 29. Nc7+ Kh7 30. Be6 Rg8+ 31. Kf1 $36) 24.
Qxd5 exd5 25. f6 Bh8 26. Bg4 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Xu, Jun"]
[Black "Dvoirys, Semen I"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8.
Ba4 O-O 9. Ne2 c5 10. O-O cxd4 $5 (10... Nc6) 11. cxd4 Nc6 12. Be3 e6 13. Rb1
Na5 14. Bd2 Nc6 15. Bc3 Qh4 16. Qc2 Rd8 17. Rfd1 (17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. Ba5 Ba6 19.
Bxd8 Rxd8 20. Rfd1 Bxe2 21. Qxe2 Bxd4 22. g3 $14) 17... Bd7 18. g3 (18. Rxb7
Rac8 19. d5 Ne5 20. h3 Bxa4 21. Qxa4 exd5) 18... Qe7 19. d5 exd5 (19... Ne5 20.
d6 Qe8 21. Bxd7 $14) 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Rxb7 Ne5 22. Bxd7 Rxd7 23. Rxd7 Qxd7 24.
exd5 (24. Rxd5 Nf3+ 25. Kg2 $1 (25. Kh1 Qg4 26. Nf4 Ng5 27. Qd3 $1 $14) 25...
Ne1+ 26. Kf1 Nxc2 27. Rxd7 $16) 24... Re8 25. Qe4 Qh3 26. Nf4 Qg4 27. Ne6+ Kf6
28. Qxg4 Nxg4 29. Nc5 Rd8 30. d6 Ne5 31. f4 $2 (31. Rc1 $1 g5 (31... Nd7 32.
Nb7 Re8 33. Rc7 Re1+ 34. Kg2 Ke6 35. Nc5+ Kxd6 36. Rxd7+ Kxc5 37. Rxa7 $18) 32.
Nb7 Rd7 33. Rc7 g4 34. Kf1 $16) 31... Nd7 32. Ne4+ Kg7 33. Kf2 h6 34. Ke3 f5
35. Nc3 Kf7 36. Nb5 Rb8 37. Nd4 Rb6 38. Nf3 Rb5 39. Rd2 Ra5 40. Nd4 Ra3+ 41.
Ke2 Ra6 42. Nb5 Ra5 43. Nc7 Rc5 44. Rd3 Rc2+ 45. Rd2 Rc6 46. Rd5 Rc2+ 47. Rd2 (
47. Ke3 Rxa2 48. Re5 Nxe5 49. fxe5 Ra3+ 50. Kd4 Ra4+ 51. Kd5 Ra5+ 52. Kd4 Ra4+
$10) 47... Rc4 48. Nb5 a5 49. Kd3 Rb4 50. Nc7 g5 51. fxg5 hxg5 52. Kc3 Re4 53.
Rd5 Kf6 54. Rxa5 Re2 55. Ra8 Rxh2 56. Re8 f4 57. g4 f3 58. Nd5+ Kf7 59. Re7+
Kg6 60. Kd3 Nc5+ (60... Rxa2 61. Rxd7 f2 62. Ne3 Ra3+ 63. Ke2 Rxe3+ 64. Kxf2
Rd3 65. Ke2 Rd5 66. Ke3 Kf6 67. Ke4 Ke6 68. Re7+ Kxd6 69. Rd7+ Kxd7 70. Kxd5
Ke7 $10) 61. Ke3 f2 $2 (61... Rxa2 62. Kxf3 Ra3+ 63. Re3 Ra6 64. Rc3 Nd7 $10)
62. Ke2 $16 f1=Q+ 63. Kxf1 Rxa2 $2 (63... Rd2 64. Re5 Nd7 65. Ke1 $1 Rd4 66.
Re6+ Kf7 67. Re7+ Kg6 68. Rxd7 Rxd5 69. Re7 $1 Rxd6 70. Re4 $16) 64. d7 Ra8 65.
Re8 Ra1+ 66. Ke2 Ra2+ 67. Kd1 (67. Kd1 Ra1+ 68. Kc2 Nxd7 69. Re6+ Kf7 70. Re7+
Kg6 71. Rxd7 Ra4 72. Ne3 $18) 1-0

[Event "WchT 3rd"]
[Site "Luzern"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Vyzmanavin, Alexey"]
[Black "Vakhidov, Tahir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1993.10.24"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Uzbekistan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UZB"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8.
Ba4 b5 9. Bb3 b4 10. Be3 bxc3 11. Rc1 Nd7 12. Ne2 Ba6 13. e5 e6 (13... O-O 14.
O-O c5 15. e6 fxe6 16. Bxe6+ Kh8 17. d5 $5 {/\ Re1} Ne5 18. Rxc3 Nf3+ 19. gxf3
Bxe2 20. Qxe2 Bxc3 21. Bxc5 $44 {Kiselev,S-Krasenkov,M/Rossia/1992/1-0 (33)}) (
13... Qa5 $1 14. Qc2 (14. Nxc3 Nb6 15. Bd2 Nc4 16. Ne4 Nxd2 17. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 18.
Nxd2 Rd8 19. Rxc6 Bd3 20. Nf3 Be4 21. Rc4 O-O 22. Ke2 Bxf3+ 23. Kxf3 e6 24. Ke4
$16 {Arlandi,E-Sarno,S/Reggio/1992/1-0 (54)}) 14... c5 15. Qe4 O-O 16. Bxf7+
Kh8 $5 17. Nf4 Rxf7 $1 18. Qxa8+ Rf8 19. Qd5 Qb5 $1 $19 {Georgadze,G-Adorjan,A/
Debrecen/1992/0-1 (23)}) (13... Nb6 14. Nxc3 O-O 15. Ne4 Nd5 16. Nc5 Nxe3 17.
fxe3 Kh8 18. Qd2 Bc8 19. Qc3 f6 20. e6 f5 21. Rd1 a5 22. Bc4 Qd6 23. Qd2 a4 24.
O-O $14 {Gleizerov,E-Jasnikowski,Z/Pardubice op (07)/1992/1-0 (55)}) 14. Nxc3 (
14. f4 Qa5 15. Nxc3 O-O 16. Qd2 c5 17. Ne4 Qxd2+ 18. Kxd2 Rfd8 19. Nd6 cxd4 20.
Bxd4 Nb6 21. Ke3 Nc8 22. Nxc8 Bxc8 23. Rc7 a6 24. Rhc1 $16 {Gleizerov,E-Urban,
K/POL-chT Lubniewice/1993/1-0 (38)}) 14... c5 15. f4 O-O (15... cxd4 16. Qxd4
O-O 17. Kf2 (17. Ne4 Bb7 18. Rd1 Qh4+ 19. Bf2 Qg4 20. Bg3 Nxe5 21. Nf2 Nf3+ 22.
gxf3 Qxf3 23. Qd3 Qc6 24. Bc4 $17 {Kishnev,S-Horvath,Jo/SWZ-chI (07)/1992/0-1 
(33)}) 17... Bb7 18. Rhd1 $6 (18. Rhf1 $14) 18... Qh4+ 19. Kg1 Rfd8 20. Qc4 $15
{Kiselev,S-Krasenkov,M/Katowice/1992/}) 16. h4 Qa5 17. Kf2 (17. d5 c4 18. Ba4 (
18. dxe6 Nxe5 19. fxe5 cxb3 $17) 18... Nc5 19. Bxc5 Qxc5 20. d6 Qe3+ 21. Ne2
Rab8 $132) 17... Rad8 18. Ne4 (18. d5 c4 19. Ba4 Nc5 $17) 18... cxd4 19. Bd2 (
19. Bxd4 Nxe5 20. fxe5 Bxe5 21. Rc5 Bxd4+ 22. Qxd4 Qxa2+ 23. Bxa2 Rxd4 $13)
19... Qb6 20. h5 Bb7 21. Ng5 (21. Nd6 Nc5 $1 (21... Ba8 22. hxg6 hxg6 23. Qg4
$40) 22. Nxb7 Nd3+ 23. Kf1 Nxc1 $17) 21... h6 22. hxg6 $1 hxg5 23. Rh8+ $1 (23.
Qh5 fxg6 24. Qxg6 Rde8 $13) 23... Bxh8 (23... Kxh8 24. Qh1+ $18) 24. Qh5 fxg6 (
24... Nf6 25. exf6 d3+ 26. Kg3 gxf4+ 27. Kh2 $18) 25. Qxg6+ Bg7 26. Bxe6+ Qxe6
$8 (26... Kh8 27. Qh5+ $18) 27. Qxe6+ Rf7 28. Rc7 Bc8 (28... Be4 29. Rxd7 Rdxd7
30. Qe8+ Bf8 31. e6 Rxf4+ 32. Bxf4 Re7 33. Qh5 gxf4 34. Qg5+ Rg7 35. Qxf4 $13)
29. Kg1 gxf4 30. Bxf4 Rdf8 31. g3 d3 32. Qd5 Nb6 (32... Nxe5 33. Bxe5 Bxe5 34.
Rxf7 Rxf7 35. Qxe5 Bf5 $14) 33. Qb3 $8 d2 34. Bxd2 Bxe5 35. Rxa7 Bd4+ 36. Kg2
Nd7 37. Rc7 Bb6 38. Rxd7 $1 Bxd7 39. Qxb6 Rf2+ 40. Qxf2 Rxf2+ 41. Kxf2 Kf7 42.
Ke3 Ke6 43. Kd4 Kd6 (43... Kd6 44. Ke4 Kc6 45. Kf4 Kb7 46. g4 Bxg4 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Tukmakov, Vladimir B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1993.11.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8.
Ba4 b5 9. Bb3 b4 10. cxb4 $5 $146 Qxd4 11. Qxd4 Bxd4 12. Rb1 Ba6 (12... Bc3+
13. Bd2 Bxd2+ 14. Kxd2 $14) 13. Bb2 Bxb2 14. Rxb2 Nd7 15. f4 (15. Nf3 Rb8)
15... O-O 16. e5 e6 17. Nf3 c5 $6 (17... Rab8 18. Ba4 Bb5 19. Bc2 $14) 18. Rd2
c4 19. Rxd7 cxb3 20. axb3 Rfd8 21. Rc7 Rac8 22. Rxc8 Bxc8 23. Ke2 Ba6+ 24. Kf2
$14 Bb5 25. Rc1 h6 26. Rc3 Rd1 27. g4 Kg7 28. Rc7 Rd3 29. f5 gxf5 30. gxf5 Bd7
31. f6+ Kg6 32. Rc4 Kf5 33. Ke2 Rd5 34. Ke3 Bb5 35. Rh4 Rd3+ 36. Kf2 Kg6 37.
Nd4 Kg5 38. Re4 Bd7 39. h4+ Kh5 40. Ne2 Rd2 1-0

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Mozetic, Dejan"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1993.11.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Be3 b6 14. Qd3 (
14. Ra1 Qb2 (14... Qe6 15. h3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 a5 $6 {/\ Na6-b4} 17. e5 Ra7 18.
Qb1 $1 $16 Qd7 19. Qxb6 Ra6 20. Qb2 Qd8 21. Qb5 $1 e6 22. Rfb1 a4 23. Rxa4 Rxa4
24. Qxa4 $18 {Chernin,A-Gorjatschkin,W/Neu Isenburg/1991/1-0 (30)}) 15. h3 Bxf3
16. Bxf3 e5 17. d5 Nd7 18. Qa4 (18. Be2 Qb4 19. Qb1 Qd6 20. Rc1 Nc5 21. Bxc5
bxc5 22. Ra6 Qb8 23. Qa2 Qb4 24. Bc4 $16 {Vera,R-Henao,R/Capablanca mem-A (12)/
1993/1-0 (40)}) 18... Nc5 19. Bxc5 bxc5 20. d6 Qb4 21. Qa6 Qb6 22. Be2 Rfd8 23.
Rfd1 $10 {Gelfand,B-Kamsky,G/Tilburg/1992/}) 14... Bxf3 (14... Rd8 15. Rfc1 Nd7
16. Ra1 Qe6 17. Ng5 $1 Bxe2 18. Qxe2 Qd6 19. Qa2 $1 e6 20. e5 $1 Nxe5 21. dxe5
Bxe5 $44 {Chernin,A-Horvath,Cs/Magyarorszag ch/1992/}) 15. Bxf3 e5 16. Ra1 $1
$146 (16. d5 Qa6 $1 $8 17. Qd2 Nd7 18. Be2 Qa3 19. Bb5 $6 Qd6 20. Qa2 a5 $1 $8
21. Bc6 Rab8 22. Rb5 Rfc8 23. Rfb1 Bf8 {Sakaev,K-Novik,M/Moskva op/1992/0.5 
(24)}) 16... Qe6 17. d5 Qd6 18. Qb5 Nd7 19. Qc6 Qe7 (19... Qxc6 20. dxc6 Nf6
21. c7 h5 22. Rfc1 Nd7 23. Be2 a5 24. Bb5 $16) 20. Bg4 Nc5 21. d6 Qb7 22. Qc7
Qxc7 (22... Rfb8 23. Rfd1 $16) 23. dxc7 Nxe4 24. Rac1 $1 (24. c8=Q Rfxc8 25.
Bxc8 Rxc8 26. Rxa7 $14) 24... f5 25. Be2 Kf7 26. Ba6 Rac8 27. Rfd1 Ke7 28. f3
f4 29. Bxb6 axb6 30. fxe4 Bf6 31. Rc6 Rfe8 32. Rdd6 Rxc7 33. Re6+ Kf7 34. Rxf6+
Kg7 35. Rxg6+ hxg6 36. Rxc7+ 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch"]
[Site "NED/INA"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1993.09.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 Qa5 9. Rb1 b6 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Be2 O-O (11... Nc6 12. Nf3 Rd8 (12... O-O
13. Rc1 cxd4 (13... Bg4 14. d5 Bxf3 15. gxf3 Rad8 16. f4 e6 17. d6 Qa4 18. f3
Na5 19. h4 h5 20. Kf2 Nc4 21. Bxc4 Qxc4 22. d7 f5 23. Rhg1 Kh7 24. Rcd1 {
Savchenko,S-Tukmakov,V/Bern op (8)/1993/0-1 (69)}) 14. cxd4 Rfc8 (14... Qxd2+
15. Kxd2 e6 16. Bb5 Rac8 17. a4 Rfd8 18. Bg5 f6 19. Be3 Nb8 20. Ke2 Kf7 21. Bf4
a6 22. Bxd7 Nxd7 23. Nd2 Bf8 24. Nc4 {Karpov,An-Gulko,B/Moscow 15'/1992/1-0 
(31)}) 15. Qxa5 Nxa5 16. Kd2 b5 17. Rxc8+ Rxc8 18. Rc1 Nc4+ $6 (18... Rxc1 $14)
19. Bxc4 bxc4 20. Kc3 e6 21. Nd2 (21. Ne5 Bb5 22. Kb4 Rb8 $1 23. Kc3 $10 {
Shipov,S-Dvoirys,S/Groningen op/1992/}) (21. Rb1 Bc6 22. Nd2 Bf8 23. f3 f5 $1 {
 a5, >>b4<=>}) 21... Bb5 22. Rb1 a6 23. e5 f5 24. exf6 {Piskov,Y-Dvoirys,S/
Helsinki/1992/0-1 (35)}) 13. Rc1 cxd4 14. cxd4 Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2 f5 $5 16. exf5 (
16. e5 Nb4 {} 17. Rc7 f4 $1 18. Bxf4 Nd5) 16... gxf5 17. g3 (17. Ng5 $5) 17...
O-O 18. Rhd1 (18. Bc4+ $5 Kh8 19. Ke2 Na5 20. Ba6) 18... Kh8 $1 (18... Nb4 19.
Bc4+ e6 20. a3 Nd5 21. Bxd5 exd5 $16) 19. Ke1 (19. a3 e5 20. dxe5 Nxe5 21. Nxe5
Bxe5 22. Ke1 Ba4 $10) 19... Nb4 20. Rc7 $1 $14 {Karpov,An-Timman,J/Moskva/1992/
1-0 (56)}) 12. Rc1 Bb5 $146 (12... Rd8 13. d5 Qa4 14. Bd3 e6 15. Ne2 exd5 16.
exd5 Bg4 17. Nf4 Bc8 18. O-O Nd7 19. Bc2 Qxa2 20. Nh5 Nf6 21. Nxg7 Rxd5 22. Qe2
Ba6 23. Qf3 Kxg7 24. Rfe1 {Epishin,V-Gurevich,I/New York op (9)/1993/0-1 (46)})
13. d5 Nd7 (13... Bxe2 $6 14. Nxe2 Nd7 15. f4 $16) 14. c4 Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2 Ba4
16. Nh3 (16. Nf3 Nf6 $1 17. Bd3 Ng4 $10) 16... e6 (16... Nf6 17. f3 $14) 17.
Nf4 (17. dxe6 fxe6 18. Bg4 Rae8 19. Ng5 Rf6 20. f4 e5 $13) 17... Rae8 (17...
Rfd8 18. Rb1 Ne5 19. Rhc1 Nc6 20. Ke1 Nb4 $132) 18. f3 (18. dxe6 fxe6 19. Bg4
Rf6 20. Nd3 Bc6 $13) 18... Ne5 19. Rc3 $6 (19. g4 $5 $14) 19... Bd7 20. Ra3
exd5 (20... Ra8 21. Rb1 $36) (20... a5 $2 21. Rb1 Rb8 22. Rab3 $16) 21. exd5 (
21. Nxd5 Nc6 22. Rd1 f5 $132) (21. cxd5 f5 $1 (21... Ra8 22. Rb1 Rfc8 $13) 22.
Rxa7 Ra8 $17) 21... h5 $1 (21... Ra8 22. g4 Rfe8 23. Rb1 $13) 22. Rxa7 Bf5 (
22... Ra8 23. Rxa8 Rxa8 24. Rb1 Rxa2+ 25. Ke1 Ra4 $10) 23. Rd1 (23. Rb7 Ra8 24.
Rxb6 Rxa2+ 25. Kd1 Re8 $40) 23... Ra8 24. Rxa8 (24. Rb7 Rxa2+ 25. Ke1 Re8 $40)
24... Rxa8 25. Ke1 Rxa2 26. d6 Nd7 27. Nd5 Kf8 (27... Bc2 $5 28. Rc1 (28. Rd2
Ra1+ 29. Kf2 Ba4) 28... Be5 29. Bf4 Bxf4 30. Nxf4 Kf8 $15) 28. Bd3 $1 (28. Ne7
Bc2 29. Rd5 Ke8 $15) 28... Bxd3 (28... Rxg2 29. Bxf5 gxf5 30. Nxb6 (30. Rd3
Rxh2 $140 31. Ra3 $1 $36) 30... Nxb6 31. d7 Nxd7 32. Rxd7 $10) 29. Rxd3 Be5 (
29... Rxg2 $2 30. Ra3 $1 Be5 31. Ra7 $16) 30. Bh6+ (30. f4 Bxd6 31. Nc3 (31.
Nxb6 Nxb6 32. Rxd6 Nxc4 $17) (31. Nf6 Nxf6 32. Rxd6 Ng4 $17) 31... Ra1+ 32. Ke2
Ke7 33. Nd5+ Ke6 $17) 30... Kg8 (30... Ke8 31. Re3) 31. Ne7+ Kh7 32. Bd2 Bxh2
$6 (32... Ra4) (32... b5 $5 33. cxb5 c4 34. Rd5 c3 35. Be3 c2 36. Kd2 $16) 33.
f4 Bg1 $6 (33... Rc2 $5 34. g3 (34. Ra3 Rxc4 35. Ra7 Re4+ 36. Kd1 Rd4 $17)
34... Rxc4 35. Kf2 h4 36. gxh4 Bxf4 37. Rf3 Bxd2 (37... Ne5 38. Rxf4 Nd3+ 39.
Kf3 Nxf4 40. Bxf4 $16) 38. Rxf7+ Kh6 39. Ng8+ Kh5 40. Rxd7 $17) (33... Kg7) 34.
Nc6 Kg8 (34... Rc2 35. Ra3 Rxc4 36. Ra7 $16) 35. Ne5 Ra7 (35... Nxe5 $2 36.
fxe5 Bd4 37. d7 Ra8 38. Bg5 $18) 36. Nc6 Ra1+ $6 (36... Ra4 37. Ne5) 37. Ke2
Kf8 $6 38. f5 $1 (38. Ne5 Ke8 $17) 38... gxf5 (38... Ra4 39. fxg6 fxg6 40. Rf3+
Ke8 41. Rf4 $36) 39. Rh3 $6 (39. Rf3 Ra4 (39... f6 40. Rxf5 Kf7 41. Rxh5 Ke6
42. Bf4 $36) 40. Rxf5 Rxc4 41. Rxh5 Rg4 $17) (39. Rg3 $1 f6 (39... Nf6 40. d7
$1 Nxd7 41. Bh6+ Ke8 42. Rg8+ $18) (39... Ra2 40. Kd1 Nf6 41. d7 Rxd2+ 42. Kxd2
Nxd7 43. Rf3 $16) 40. Bh6+ Ke8 (40... Kf7 $2 41. Nd8+ Ke8 42. Rg8+) 41. Rg7
Ra2+ 42. Kf3 (42. Kd3 Ra3+ 43. Kc2 Ra2+ 44. Kb3 Re2) 42... Ra3+ 43. Kf4 Re3 44.
Kxf5 Re2 45. Rg8+ Kf7 46. Rd8 Rf2+ 47. Bf4 Ne5 48. Nxe5+ fxe5 49. Kxe5 Re2+ 50.
Kf5 $18) 39... Bd4 (39... Ra4 40. Rxh5 Rxc4 41. Rh8+ Kg7 42. Rd8 Nf6 43. d7 $16
) 40. Rxh5 (40. Nxd4 cxd4 41. Rxh5 Nc5 (41... Ne5 42. Rxf5 d3+ 43. Kf2 $1 Nxc4
$140 44. d7 Ra8 45. Bg5 $18) 42. Rxf5 Ke8) 40... Bf6 $6 (40... Ra2 $5 41. Nxd4
cxd4 42. Rh8+ Kg7 43. Rd8 Nc5 44. d7 Kf6 $1) 41. Rxf5 Ra4 42. Kd3 Ke8 43. Bg5
$1 (43. Rf1 Ne5+ $1) 43... Ba1 $2 (43... Bxg5 44. Rxg5 Nf6 (44... Nf8 $5 45.
Rg8 Kd7 46. Nb8+ Kxd6 47. Rxf8 Kc7) 45. Ne5 b5 46. Rf5 Nd7 $1 $14) 44. Be7 (44.
Rf1 $5 {/\ Re1}) 44... f6 (44... b5 $5) 45. g4 $1 (45. Rh5 Ne5+ 46. Nxe5 Bxe5
47. Rh8+ Kd7 $13) 45... Ra3+ $6 (45... Ne5+ $2 46. Nxe5 Bxe5 47. g5 $18) (45...
b5 $1) 46. Ke4 Rc3 $2 (46... Rg3 $1) 47. Rh5 Rxc4+ 48. Kf5 b5 $6 (48... Ne5 $2
49. Rh8+ Kf7 (49... Kd7 50. Nb8#) 50. Nd8+ Kg7 51. Bxf6#) (48... Rc1 $16) 49.
Rh8+ Kf7 50. Rd8 Be5 (50... Nb6 51. d7 Nxd7 52. Rxd7 Ke8 53. Rd8+ Kf7 54. Rf8+
Kg7 55. Nd8 $18) (50... Ne5 51. Nxe5+ Bxe5 52. Rf8+ Kg7 53. d7 Rf4+ 54. Ke6 $18
) 51. Nxe5+ Nxe5 52. Rf8+ Kg7 53. g5 $1 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 7th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.06.16"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Qd2 Qxd2+ 12. Bxd2 {The Grünfeld Defense
also features this interesting type of fight after an early exchange of queens.
Can the defender eliminate the rather active pieces of the opponent?} Rd8 (
12... b6 13. O-O Bb7) 13. d5 Na6 {Caruana is drifting from the main lines
proved to offer equality in this line. Black has had a positive experience
with the transfer of the knight to the f6-square with 13...Nd7.} (13... e6 14.
Bc4 exd5 15. Bxd5 Nc6 16. O-O Ne5 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Be3 Rd6 19. Rfd1 $16 {
1-0 Brestak,J (2300)-Palecek,P/Michalovce 1989 (60)}) (13... Nd7 14. Bb4 Bf8
15. O-O (15. Nd4 Nf6 16. f3 e6 17. Ba5 b6 18. Bd2 h6 19. Nc6 Re8 20. Bc3 Nh5
21. Nd4 exd5 22. Bb5 Re7 23. Bb4 Rc7 24. Bxf8 Kxf8 25. exd5 {1/2-1/2 Cebalo,M 
(2505)-Herzog,J (2200)/Bern 1989 (89)} Bb7 26. d6 Rc5 $17) 15... Nf6 16. Bd3 e6
17. Bc3 Ne8 18. Ne5 exd5 19. exd5 Nc7 20. Be4 Nxd5 21. Rfd1 Be6 22. Bxd5 Bxd5
23. Ng4 {1/2-1/2 Najer,E (2455)-Odeev,H (2430)/Moscow 1998 (26)} Bg7 24. Nf6+
Bxf6 25. Bxf6 Bxa2 $17) 14. Rc1 (14. Bg5 Kf8 15. O-O Nc5 16. Nd2 b6 17. Rfc1
Bd7 18. Be3 Na4 19. Ba6 Bc8 20. Bf1 f5 21. f3 Bf6 (21... Bd7 22. Ba6 Nc3 23.
Rb3 Rac8 24. Kf2 Nxa2 25. Rxc8 Bxc8 $11) 22. Rb4 Bd7 {0-1 Yevseev,D (2503)
-Dvoirys,S (2562)/Novgorod 1999 (64)} 23. Ba6 $14) (14. Bxa6 bxa6 15. O-O (15.
Ba5 Rd7 16. Nd2 f5 {1/2-1/2 Csizmadia,L (2363)-Blasko,I (2336)/Hungary 2008})
15... f5 16. Ba5 Rd7 17. Rfd1 fxe4 18. Ng5 Bb7 19. Ne6 Rc8 20. Nxg7 Kxg7 $17 {
0-1 Riha,A-Dvoirys,S (2590)/Oberwart 1999 (42)}) 14... f5 {Out of two ways to
undermine White's centre the second player chooses the more dubious one. In
future games it is realistic to expect to see a preference for the more
conservative move 14...e6!} (14... e6 $1 15. Bg5 f6 16. Bf4 exd5 17. exd5 Nb4
18. d6 Be6 $11) 15. e5 h6 $6 (15... Rxd5 $5 16. Bc4 Be6 17. O-O h6 18. Be3 Kf8
19. Rb1 Bf7 20. Bxd5 Bxd5 21. Rfd1 $14) 16. Bc4 Kh8 {Even the best chess
players sometimes play one phase of the game not on the highest level. Later
they must often work hard to compensate for the damage.} (16... Kh7 17. h4 Nc5
18. Bb4 (18. Bc3 b5 19. Bxb5 Rb8 20. Bc4 Ba6 21. Bxa6 Nxa6 $14) 18... b6 19.
Bxc5 bxc5 20. d6 Bf8 21. Rb1 a5 22. dxe7 Bxe7 23. Ke2 $14) 17. O-O (17. Ke2 Nc7
18. d6 exd6 19. Bf7 Na6 20. Nh4 $14) 17... g5 (17... Nc7 18. Rfd1 Nxd5 (18...
Rxd5 19. Bb3 Rd7 20. e6 Nxe6 21. Bxe6 Rxd2 22. Rxd2 Bxe6 23. Re1 Bc4 24. Rxe7
$16) 19. Ba5 Be6 20. Bxd8 Rxd8 21. Rc2 Bg8 22. e6 Nb4 23. Rxd8 Nxc2 24. Nh4 Kh7
25. Nxg6 $18) 18. Rfd1 (18. Rfe1 Kh7 19. Bd3 Kg6 20. g4 Rxd5 21. Rxc8 Rxd3 22.
gxf5+ Kxf5 23. Rxa8 Rxf3 24. Rxa7 $16) 18... f4 $6 {Black's counterplay on the
kingside smacks of desperation. The defender was positive, that the normal
moves are leading into a difficult position.} (18... Bd7 19. Re1 Nc5 20. h4 g4
21. Nd4 Rac8 22. Bf4 $16) 19. Bxa6 (19. h3 Bf5 20. h4 Be4 (20... g4 21. Nd4 $18
) 21. hxg5 Bxf3 22. gxf3 hxg5 23. Ba5 b6 24. Bxa6 bxa5 25. Re1 Rab8 26. Kg2 $16
) 19... bxa6 20. Ba5 Rg8 (20... Rd7 21. e6 Rb7 22. h4 g4 23. Nd4 $16) (20...
Re8 21. Rc7 g4 22. Nh4 Kg8 23. d6 exd6 24. exd6 Bf6 25. Ng6 Bf5 26. Nxf4 $16)
21. e6 $2 {Radjabov must have been very happy with his position, but it does
not mean that any normal move will enhance his advantage. White is missing a
golden opportunity to force a near winning superiority.} (21. Rc7 $1 g4 (21...
e6 22. d6 g4 23. Nd4 Bxe5 24. Nc6 $18) 22. Nh4 Bxe5 23. Rxe7 Bf6 24. Rf7 Bb2
25. Re1 Rb8 26. d6 $18) 21... Rb8 22. a4 (22. Rc7 Rb5 23. Be1 Bf6 $14) 22...
Bb7 23. Rc7 g4 (23... Bf6 24. h3 h5 25. Rd7 $16) 24. Nh4 Bf6 25. Nf5 {The
gifted player from Azerbaijan has probably not suspected, that his huge plus
could dissipate into something miniscule. On the way to finish he will ignore
many ideas, that might have made his winning chances more realistic.} (25. g3
$5 f3 26. d6 exd6 27. Rf7 Be5 28. Bc7 Rbc8 29. Nf5 $16) 25... Bxd5 $1 26. Nxe7
Bxe7 27. Rxe7 Rg5 28. Bc7 $6 {The bishop is hitting the rook and the pawn f4,
but the other route via the d2-square might have been more unpleasant for the
defender.} (28. Bd2 $5 Rf5 (28... Rf8 $2 29. Bc3+ Kg8 30. Rxd5 $1 Rxd5 31. Rg7+
Kh8 32. Rd7+ $18) 29. Re1 Kg8 30. Rxa7 $16) 28... Rb4 29. Re8+ $2 {[%mdl 256]
One of the attraction of chess played by human beings are the emotions
reflected in the choices of moves. White must have been becoming nervous about
the difficulties with reaching the goal and it does not help with finding the
best solutions.} (29. Rc1 Re4 (29... Kg8 $2 30. Be5 $1 Rc4 31. Rxc4 Bxc4 32.
Re8+ Kh7 33. Rh8+ Kg6 34. e7 $18) 30. Ba5 Bxe6 31. Bc3+ Kg8 32. Rb1 $16) (29.
g3 $5 fxg3 (29... f3 30. Bf4 Rh5 31. h3 gxh3 32. g4 Rg5 33. Bxg5 Rxg4+ 34. Kh2
Rxg5 35. Rc1 $18) 30. fxg3 Kg8 31. Bf4 Rf5 32. Re8+ Kg7 33. e7 Bf7 34. Ra8 Re4
35. Rxa7 Be8 36. Rxa6 $16) 29... Rg8 (29... Kh7 30. e7 (30. Re1 Rg6 31. Ba5 Re4
32. Rxe4 Bxe4 33. Bc3 Rg8 $14) 30... Re4 31. Bd6 Bc6 32. Rd8 Kg7 $14) 30. Be5+
Kh7 31. Re7+ Kg6 32. Rxa7 Re4 33. Bxf4 {The domination of the white pieces has
become a matter of the past. The lion's share of former advantage has gone up
the chimney.} (33. Bc3 Bb3 34. Rb1 Ba2 35. Rb6 (35. Ra1 Rc8 36. f3 Re2 37. Rg7+
Kf5 38. fxg4+ Kxe6 $11) 35... Rxe6 36. Raxa6 Kf5 37. Rb5+ Kg6 $14) 33... Bb3
34. Rb1 Bxa4 35. Be3 Bb5 {Caruana has survived the unpleasant middlegame and
can now even choose to play a safer line. Sufficient was also the more
enterprising line after 35...Rxe6.} (35... Rxe6 36. Rb4 Bd1 37. Rd7 a5 38. Rbb7
(38. Rf4 Be2 39. Rd2) 38... Bc2 $11) 36. e7 Re8 (36... Rc8 $5 37. h3 g3 38. Re1
Rc6 39. fxg3 Rce6 40. Kf2 Rxe7 $11) 37. Bc5 Rc8 38. Be3 (38. Bd6 Rd4 39. Be5
Rd7 40. Rxd7 Bxd7 $11) 38... Re8 39. Rd1 h5 40. Rd5 h4 41. h3 {Right after the
time control Radjabov indirectly admits his failure. Defence will become very
easy and chances for a win will be purely academic.} (41. Rb7 h3 42. Rb6+ Kf7
43. Rh5 R8xe7 44. gxh3 gxh3 45. Rh7+ Kg8 46. Rxh3 Rg4+ 47. Rg3 Rxg3+ 48. hxg3
Kf7 $11) 41... gxh3 42. gxh3 R4xe7 43. Rxe7 Rxe7 44. Rg5+ (44. Rd4 Rh7 45. f3
Kf5 46. Kf2 Ke5 $11) 44... Kf6 45. Rg4 Rh7 46. Bg5+ Kf7 47. Bxh4 {The white
pawns are isolated and the demise of one will inevitably lead to a drawish
position.} (47. Rf4+ Kg8 48. Bd8 Bd7 49. Kh2 Rf7 $11) 47... Bd7 48. Rf4+ Kg8
49. Kh2 a5 50. Kg3 Rg7+ 51. Kh2 Rh7 52. Rd4 a4 53. Rd3 a3 $1 {The witty
reminder, that Black has nothing to fear any more. Naturally it was also
possible to accept the completely drawish rook endgame.} (53... Rxh4 54. Rxd7
Rf4 55. Kg3 Rf7 56. Rd3 Ra7 57. Ra3 Kf7 $11) 54. Bf6 a2 55. f4 Rf7 56. Be5 Rh7
57. Ra3 Be6 58. Kg2 Kf7 59. Ra7+ Kg8 60. Ra6 Bxh3+ 61. Kg3 Bd7 62. Rxa2 Rh3+
63. Kg2 Rd3 {Black has survived a very precarious middlegame. Radjabov
certainly left the playing arena quite unsatisfied.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 3rd"]
[Site "Luzern"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Li, Wenliang"]
[Black "Vakhidov, Tahir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2330"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1993.10.24"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China"]
[BlackTeam "Uzbekistan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UZB"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 O-O 8.
Be2 c5 9. Rb1 Qa5 10. O-O cxd4 11. cxd4 Qxa2 12. Bg5 Re8 13. Bb5 (13. Re1 Nd7
14. Qc1 a6 15. Bc4 Qa5 16. Bd2 Qd8 17. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 18. Ng5+ Kg8 19. Ne6 {
1-0/Gladishev-Mansurov/Podolsk/1993/}) 13... Bd7 14. Bxd7 Nxd7 15. Rxb7 Nf6 16.
Bxf6 exf6 17. Qd3 (17. Re1 a5 18. Re2 Qe6 19. Qa4 Rec8 20. d5 Rc1+ 21. Re1
Rxe1+ 22. Nxe1 Qe8 23. Qxe8+ Rxe8 24. d6 Rd8 25. d7 Kf8 26. Ra7 {0,5/Lobron,
E-Gulko,B/Novi Sad olm/1990/}) 17... a5 18. d5 Rad8 $6 (18... a4 19. Nd4 $5 (
19. d6 Qe6 20. d7 Red8 21. Rd1 a3 $132) 19... f5 20. f3 a3 21. Nc6 $16) 19. d6
Qe6 20. d7 Re7 21. Rd1 Bf8 (21... a4 22. Nd4 Qd6 23. Nf5 $1 $18) 22. Qb5 Qa2 (
22... h5) 23. Rc7 Qe6 (23... Rxe4 24. Rc8 Be7 25. Rxd8+ Bxd8 26. Qb8 $18) 24.
h3 h5 25. Rd4 Bh6 26. Rc6 Qa2 27. Rc8 Qa1+ 28. Qf1 Qxf1+ 29. Kxf1 Rexd7 30.
Rxd8+ 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Ivanov, Sergey"]
[Black "Dvoirys, Semen I"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Qd3 e6 12. Bg5 (12. Bf4 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14.
Rfd1 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 e5 16. Be3 exd4 17. Bxd4 Bxd4 18. Qxd4 Qxd4 19. Rxd4 Rfd8
20. Rbd1 Rxd4 21. Rxd4 Kf8 {Gretarsson,H-Dvoirys,S/Leeuwarden op (08)/1995/0-1
(47)}) 12... Qc7 (12... Qd6 13. Qe3 Rc8 (13... cxd4 14. cxd4 Nc6 15. Rfd1 Rfc8
16. Bh6 (16. d5 exd5 17. exd5 Ne5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. f4 Bf6 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21. d6
Re8 22. Qd2 Bc6 23. Bb5 Bxb5 24. Rxb5 Rad8 25. d7 Re4 {Bonin,J-Stone,R/New
York Manhattan/1989/1/2-1/2 (37)}) 16... Rd8 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. h4 h5 19. Rb5
Na5 20. Rg5 Qc6 21. d5 exd5 22. Nd4 Qa4 23. e5 Nc6 24. Rxh5 gxh5 25. Nf5+ Kf8
26. Qh6+ Ke8 27. e6 {1-0 Chuchelov,V-Stone,R/Hamburg Wichern op (08)/1993/})
14. Rfd1 cxd4 15. cxd4 Nd7 16. Rd2 Qf8 17. Rdb2 h6 18. Bf4 g5 19. Bg3 f5 20.
exf5 exf5 21. Be5 f4 22. Qd3 Nxe5 23. Nxe5 Qd6 24. Rb5 Bd5 25. Rxd5 Qxd5 26.
Bd1 Qd6 27. Bb3+ Kf8 28. Qf5+ Bf6 29. Qh7 {1-0/Fyllingen,R-Ostenstad,B/NOR-ch 
(07)/1995/}) 13. Qe3 Rc8 14. Rfd1 cxd4 15. cxd4 Nd7 16. d5 $1 {White has
potentially free P on the d line and black always has to take this into
account. This game proves once again, that supported with many pieces the pawn
is stronger when pushed as far as possible.} exd5 17. exd5 Qc5 (17... Re8 18.
Qd2 Rac8 19. d6 $14) 18. d6 Qxe3 19. Bxe3 Rc2 20. Bd3 Rc3 (20... Rxa2 $5 21.
Bc4 Ra3 22. Ng5 Ne5 23. d7 (23. Bb3 h6 24. f4 hxg5 25. fxe5 Bxe5 26. Bxg5 Be4
27. Bd5 Bxd5 28. Rxd5 Ra5 29. Rbd1 f6 $17) 23... Bf6 (23... Rd8 24. Nxf7 Nxf7
25. Bg5 Bd5 26. Rxd5 Nxg5 27. Rd3+ Kf8 28. Rxa3 Rxd7 $14) 24. Bd5 Bxd5 25. Rxd5
Rd8 $17) 21. Bb5 Rd8 (21... Bxf3 22. gxf3 Rd8 23. Rbc1 Nc5 24. Rxc3 Bxc3 25. d7
$14) 22. Rbc1 Nc5 23. Bxc5 (23. Rxc3 Bxc3 24. d7 a6) 23... bxc5 24. d7 {
The P on the &th rank is often worth a light piece!} a6 25. Ba4 Rxc1 (25...
Bxf3 26. gxf3 f5 27. Rxc3 Bxc3 28. Rd6 $14) 26. Rxc1 Bd5 27. Ng5 (27. Rxc5 Bxa2
28. Rc8 Bf6 29. Rc6 Be6 30. Rxa6 Bxd7 31. Rxf6 Bxa4 32. h3 $10) 27... c4 28.
Re1 (28. Rd1 Bb7) 28... Bf6 29. Ne4 Be7 (29... Bxe4 30. Rxe4 c3 31. Rb4 Kg7 32.
Kf1 $14) 30. Nc5 $1 Kf8 (30... Bxc5 31. Re8+ $18) 31. Rd1 (31. Nxa6 Be6 32. Rd1
c3 $10) 31... Ba8 32. Nxa6 c3 33. f3 (33. Rc1 Bb7 34. Nc7 Bf6 35. Ne8 Be5 $14)
33... Bb7 34. Nc7 Bc5+ 35. Kf1 (35. Kh1 Be3 (35... Bb6 36. Rb1 c2 37. Bxc2 Rxd7
38. Ne6+ fxe6 39. Rxb6 Rc7 40. Rb2 $16) 36. Re1 c2 37. Bxc2 Rxd7 38. Rxe3 Rxc7
39. Re2 Bd5 $14) 35... Bb6 36. Nd5 (36. Rb1 Bxc7 37. Rxb7 Bxh2 $14) 36... Ba6+
37. Ke1 Ba5 38. Rc1 (38. Kf2 Bc4 39. a3 c2 40. Bxc2 Rxd7 $14) 38... Bc4 39.
Nxc3 (39. Nf6 Bxa2 40. Nxh7+ Ke7 $10) 39... Bxa2 40. Ke2 Be6 41. Ne4 (41. Nd5
Bxd7 (41... Bxd5 42. Rc5 Be6 43. Rxa5 Bxd7 $10)) 41... Bxd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmunder Schachtage-A 18th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1990.04.12"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Kindermann, Stefan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1990.04.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Qe6 13. Qc2 Qd6 $6 14.
Bb4 $1 {N} (14. d5 b6 15. Bb4 Qd8 16. Rfd1 Na6 17. Ba3 Nc5 {Gelfand,
B-Kindermann,S/Debrecen/1989/  ->CBM 09}) 14... Qd8 15. d5 Bg4 16. Rfc1 Na6 (
16... Nd7 17. Qc7 {x b7, e7}) 17. Ba3 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Qd7 19. Bxa6 bxa6 20. Qc7
Qh3 21. Qg3 Qxg3+ 22. hxg3 Rfe8 23. Rb7 Bf8 24. Rcc7 $18 Rab8 25. Rxb8 Rxb8 26.
Bxe7 Bxe7 27. Rxe7 Ra8 28. Rc7 a5 29. Rc5 a4 30. Ra5 Kf8 31. e5 Ke7 32. f4 h5
33. Kg2 a3 34. Kf3 a2 35. Ke4 a1=Q 36. Rxa1 a5 37. Ra4 Ra7 38. f5 $1 {Ftacnik,L
} 1-0

[Event "Toronto1"]
[Site "Toronto"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hebert, Jean"]
[Black "Kozul, Zdenko"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2405"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1990.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O a5 $5 {N} 13. Bg5 (13.
d5 $6 a4 14. Bb4 a3 15. Bxe7 Re8 16. d6 Nc6 17. Bg5 Rxe4 18. Bd3 Re6 $1 $17)
13... a4 14. Bb5 (14. Bxe7 Re8 15. Bg5 Rxe4 16. Bd3 Re6 $5) 14... Bd7 $1 15.
Bxd7 Nxd7 16. Rxb7 Qe6 17. d5 (17. Re1 a3 18. Rb1 a2 19. Ra1 Rfb8 $17) 17...
Qxe4 $6 (17... Qd6 $1 18. e5 $8 Bxe5 (18... Nxe5 19. Bxe7 Qa6 20. Bxf8 Qxb7 21.
Bxg7 Nxf3+ 22. gxf3 $5 Kxg7 23. Qd4+ $10) 19. Rxd7 Qxd7 20. Nxe5 Qf5 21. Nf3 f6
22. Be3 Rfd8 $17) 18. Rxd7 a3 19. Rxe7 Qb4 (19... Qf5 20. Be3 a2 21. Nd4 Qxd5
22. Qa1 Rfd8 23. Rd1 Ra4 24. g3 $1 Bxd4 25. Bxd4 Rxd4 26. Rxd4 Qxd4 27. Qxa2
$10) 20. Ree1 $1 a2 21. Be7 $1 (21. Qd3 Qc3 $1 $19) 21... Qb5 22. Qd2 $2 (22.
Bxf8 a1=Q 23. Qxa1 Rxa1 24. Bxg7 Rxe1 25. Rxe1 Kxg7 26. h4 Qxd5 27. Re3 $10)
22... Rfc8 23. d6 a1=Q 24. Rxa1 Rxa1 25. Rxa1 Bxa1 26. h3 (26. d7 $2 Qxd7 $1
27. Qxd7 Rc1+) 26... Qd7 27. Qf4 (27. Qa2 Rc1+ 28. Kh2 Qf5 29. Qa8+ Rc8 30.
Qxa1 Qf4+ 31. g3 Qxf3 $17) 27... Qe6 28. Qd2 Bc3 29. Qf4 Bg7 30. Kh2 Ra8 31.
Qb4 Qd5 32. Qg4 Bf8 33. Qh4 Re8 34. Ng5 h6 35. Ne4 Qe5+ 36. g3 Bxe7 37. dxe7
Rxe7 38. Nf6+ Kg7 39. Ng4 Qg5 40. Qxg5 hxg5 41. Ne3 Ra7 42. Kg2 f5 43. Kf3 Kf6
44. Kg2 Ke5 45. Kf3 Ra3 46. Kg2 Rc3 47. Nf1 Rd3 48. Nh2 Ke4 49. Nf1 f4 50. g4
f3+ 51. Kg3 Rd1 52. Ne3 Re1 {Ftacnik, L} 0-1

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1997.01.30"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1997.01.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Avrukh,B} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7.
Nf3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Bg5 h6
14. Be3 Nc6 15. d5 Ne5 16. Rxb7 e6 17. d6 Rfd8 18. Re1 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Qa5 $1 {
Balck is solving opening problems with the help of the unprotected position of
Re1. Schwarz will seine Eröffnungsprobleme mit Hilfe des ungedeckten Re1 lösen.
} (19... Qa3 20. f4 $1 (20. d7 Qe7 21. Bb5 Qh4 22. Bf1 {1/2-1/2/Gelfand,
B-Ivanchuk,V/Manila izt (07)/1990/}) 20... Rxd6 21. Qc1 $3 $146 (21. Qc2 Rc6 (
21... Nc6 22. Bc5 Qa5 23. Bxd6 Qxe1+ 24. Kg2 Rd8 25. e5 $13) 22. Qd2 (22. Qb1
$5 Nc4 23. Rxf7 Qa5 24. Rd1 Kxf7 25. Qb7+ Rc7 26. Qxa8 Nxe3 27. fxe3 Qc5 $15)
22... Rd6 (22... Qa6 23. Reb1 Nc4 24. Qd7 $14) 23. Rb3 Qxb3 (23... Rxd2 24.
Rxa3 Rxe2 25. Rxe2 Nf3+ 26. Kg2 Nd4 27. Rd2 $16) 24. Qxd6 Nc4 (24... Qc2 25.
fxe5 Qxe4 26. Qd4 $16) 25. Qc6 Nxe3 26. Qxa8+ Kh7 $10 {1/2-1/2 Solozhenkin,
E-Daniliuk,S/RUS-ch Elista (11)/1995/ (29)}) 21... Qxc1 22. Rxc1 Nc6 $8 (22...
Rd7 23. Rb3 $18) 23. e5 Nd4 (23... Na5 24. exd6 Nxb7 25. Bf3 Rd8 26. Bxb7 $18)
24. Rcc7 $3 (24. exd6 $2 Nxe2+ 25. Kf1 Nxc1 26. Bxc1 Bf6) (24. Bf1 Rc6 $1 25.
Rd1 Nf5 26. Rdd7 Rf8 $10) 24... Nxe2+ 25. Kf1 Rdd8 26. Rxf7 {1-0 Gelfand,
B-Kamsky,G/Dos Hermanas (07)/1996/ (46)}) 20. Bd2 (20. d7 $2 Rxd7 21. Rxd7 Nxd7
$17) (20. Rf1 Bf8 (20... Qa3 21. f4 $1 Rxd6 22. Qc1) (20... g5 {Avrukh,B} 21.
f4 gxf4 (21... Ng6 $2 22. f5 $1 exf5 23. Qb3 Ne5 24. Rb5 $18) 22. Bxf4 Rab8 (
22... Qa3 23. d7 $16) 23. Rxb8 Rxb8 24. Qc1 $1 $16) (20... Rd7 21. Rxd7 (21.
Rb5 $2 Qd8 22. Bc5 Qh4 $40) 21... Nxd7 22. Qc1 $1 $16) 21. d7 (21. Rb5 Nxf3+
22. Kh1 $18) 21... Qa2 22. Re1 (22. Bb5 a6 23. f4 axb5 24. fxe5 Qa6 25. Rc7 $13
) 22... Qa5 23. Rf1 (23. Bd2 Qc5 $15) 23... Qa2 $10) (20. Rb5 $2 {Avrukh,B}
Nxf3+ $1 $19) 20... Qa2 (20... Qa3 21. Bb4 Qa2) 21. Be3 (21. Bb4 Rab8 (21... a5
{Avrukh,B} 22. Bc5 a4 (22... Rac8 23. Rc7 $1) 23. d7 (23. f4 Nd7 24. Be3 Bc3 $1
$15) 23... a3 24. Be7 Rxd7 25. Rxd7 Nxd7 26. Qxd7 Qb2 (26... Bc3 $2 27. Qc6 $18
) 27. Qc6 Ra7 {And black has more than enough compensation.}) 22. Rxb8 Rxb8 23.
f4 (23. Bc5 Qa5 24. Qc1 $1 (24. Be3 Rd8 $1) 24... Rc8 25. Bb6 Rxc1 26. Bxa5
Rxe1+ (26... Rc2 27. f4 Nc6 28. Bd3 $1 Ra2 29. Bc7 $16) 27. Bxe1 g5 28. Ba5 Bf8
29. Bc7 $18) 23... Nc6 $15 (23... Rxb4 24. fxe5 Qa5 25. d7 Qd8 $13 (25... Rb8
26. f4 g5 $132))) 21... Qa5 22. Bd2 Qa2 23. Be3 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch Gr-B"]
[Site "Denver"]
[Date "1998.11.01"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Browne, Walter Shawn"]
[Black "Yermolinsky, Alex"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1998.10.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Hecht} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Na4 Nf6 6. Nf3 (6. f3 Nc6
7. e3 e5 8. Bb5 exd4 9. Bxc6+ bxc6 10. Qxd4 Ba6 11. Ne2 Qxd4 12. Nxd4 c5 13.
Nb3 Nd7 14. Bd2 Bd6 15. Bc3 O-O 16. Nd2 f5 17. Kf2 Rfe8 18. b3 Nb6 19. Rhe1
Nxa4 20. bxa4 Bd3 {1/2-1/2 Tyrtania,M-Lang,J/BL2-N9697 1997/GER-chT2 (32)})
6... Bg7 7. g3 (7. e3 O-O 8. Be2 c6 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Qc2 Nb6 11. Nc5 Qc7 12. Bd2
Re8 13. Rac1 Bg4 14. b4 Rac8 15. Qb3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 e5 17. dxe5 Rxe5 18. e4 g5
19. Bc3 Ree8 20. g3 {1-0 Tucker,A-Erichsen,D/GBR 1998/EXT 99 (42)}) 7... Nc6 8.
Bf4 (8. Bg2 e5 $1 9. dxe5 Qxd1+ 10. Kxd1 Ng4 $11) 8... Nd5 9. e3 Bf5 (9... h6
$5 10. h4 Nxf4 11. gxf4 $13) 10. Nh4 (10. Nc5 Nxf4 11. gxf4 Qd6 $13) 10... Bd7
11. Nc5 b6 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 (12... Nxf4 13. Nxb6 $1 axb6 14. gxf4 $16) 13. Rc1 Nd8
(13... Nxf4 $2 14. Bb5 $1 $18) 14. Nf3 O-O 15. Qb3 Nxf4 16. gxf4 c5 {Black has
already finished his development so he can afford to fight white unusual pawn
mass with tactics.} 17. Bg2 (17. dxc5 Rc8 $13) 17... Rc8 18. Ne5 Bxe5 (18...
Qf5 19. Qc3 $13) 19. dxe5 Nc6 20. O-O Na5 21. Qc2 (21. Qd5 Qb5 $132) 21... Qe6
22. b3 Rfd8 23. Rfd1 Nc6 24. Qe4 (24. a3 Na5 {xb3}) 24... Nb4 25. Qb1 a5 26. a3
{If white could only set his central pawns into motion black would suffer.} (
26. h3 a4 27. a3 Nc6 28. bxa4 Na5 29. Rxd8+ Rxd8 30. Rd1 $14) 26... Nc6 27. Qc2
a4 $5 28. bxa4 Na5 29. h3 (29. Rxd8+ Rxd8 30. Rd1 Rxd1+ 31. Qxd1 c4 $14) 29...
c4 30. Qc3 (30. Rxd8+ Rxd8 31. Rd1 Rxd1+ 32. Qxd1 c3 $132) 30... Nb3 31. Rxd8+
(31. Rb1 Rxd1+ 32. Rxd1 Nc5 33. a5 $1 (33. Rd5 $2 Nxa4 34. Qb4 c3 $1) 33...
bxa5 34. Qxa5 Nd3 $14) 31... Rxd8 32. Rc2 Na5 33. Rd2 (33. Qb4 Rd3) 33... Rxd2
34. Qxd2 Qc8 35. Qc3 (35. Kf1 $5 c3 36. Qc2 Qc5 37. Ke2 $11) 35... Qd7 36. Bf1
$2 {Browne is uneasy about his position and hopes to find the way out in the
queens endgame.} (36. Qb4 $1 Qc7 37. Qc3 Qd7) (36. Qd4 $2 Qxd4 37. exd4 c3 38.
Be4 Nc4 39. d5 Nxa3 $19) 36... Qxa4 37. Qd4 Qxa3 38. Bxc4 (38. Qxb6 c3 39. Bd3
Nb3 $17) 38... Nxc4 39. Qxc4 {[%mdl 4096] Hecht: '[#] Hier fällt es Schwarz
etwas leichter, den Freibauern voranzubringen, da sein König gut
verbarrikadiert ist.'} Qc5 40. Qa2 (40. Qxc5 bxc5 41. Kf1 Kf8 42. Ke2 Ke8 43.
Kd3 Kd7 44. Kc4 Kc6 $17) 40... b5 41. Qa8+ Kg7 42. Qb7 b4 43. Kg2 h6 44. Kg3 e6
45. Qb8 Qc4 46. Qd8 Qd5 {If Yermolinsky manages to prevent perpetual he can
count on the whole point with his free b pawn.} (46... b3 $2 47. Qf6+ Kg8 48.
Qd8+ Kh7 49. Qe7 $11) 47. Qf6+ Kg8 48. Qe7 b3 49. Qb4 Kg7 50. e4 (50. Qc3 Qb5
51. Qb2 Qd3 52. Qa3 Qb1 $19) 50... Qd3+ 51. Kg2 (51. f3 {Hecht} Qf1 52. Qxb3
Qg1+ 53. Kh4 g5+ 54. Kh5 gxf4 $19) 51... Qc2 52. f5 (52. Qe7 Qxe4+ 53. Kg3 Qd3+
54. f3 b2 55. Qf6+ Kg8 $19) 52... gxf5 53. exf5 exf5 (53... b2 $1 54. f6+ (54.
Qe7 Qxf5 $19) 54... Kh7 55. Qe7 Qg6+ $19) 54. Qd6 b2 55. Qf6+ Kg8 56. Qd8+ Kh7
57. Qf6 Qe4+ 58. f3 (58. Kg3 f4+ 59. Kh2 Qg6 $19) (58. Kh2 {Hecht} Qf4+ 59. Kg2
Qg5+ $19) 58... Qe2+ 59. Kg3 Qe1+ 60. Kf4 (60. Kg2 Qd2+ 61. Kg3 Qg5+ $19) 60...
Qd2+ (60... Qd2+ 61. Kg3 Qg5+ $19) 0-1

[Event "SWE-DEN"]
[Site "Skaenninge"]
[Date "1998.04.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Schandorff, Lars"]
[Black "Akesson, Ralf"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1998.04.20"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 324]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7
7. Nf3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Be3
{White players have lately been agonizing, if they should insert 13.Bg5 h6 14.
Be3 or not.} (13. Bg5 h6 14. Be3 Nc6 15. Rxb7 Rab8 (15... Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Nxd4 $2
17. Bxd4 Rad8 18. Qa1 $18) (15... Rfd8 16. d5 e6 17. h3 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Ne5 19.
Qe2 Qxe2 20. Bxe2 exd5 21. exd5 Rxd5 22. Bxa7 Rd7 23. Rxd7 Nxd7 {1/2-1/2 Wells,
P-Grosse Kloenne,E/BL2-N 1991/BL2 (34)}) 16. Rxb8 Rxb8 17. h3 (17. d5 Ne5 18.
h3 Rb2 19. hxg4 Rxe2 20. Nd4 Rb2 21. Nc6 Nxc6 22. dxc6 Qc4 23. Qd8+ Kh7 24. Rc1
{1-0 Sokolin,L-Orlov,V/St.Petersburg-ch op/1992/}) 17... Bd7 $1 (17... Bxf3 18.
Bxf3 Rd8 (18... e5 19. d5 Nd4 20. Qa1 $1) (18... e6 19. e5 $5 $14) (18... a5
19. e5 Nb4 20. Qa1 e6 21. Qc1 Nc2 22. Qd2 Rb2 23. Bxh6 Nxd4 24. Qxd4 Bxh6 {
1/2-1/2 Schaeffner,C-Klee,M/BL2-O9697 1997/BL2-O (41)}) 19. d5 Ne5 (19... e6
20. Qc1 Ne5 21. Qc7 Rd7 22. Qc8+ Kh7 23. Bg4 h5 24. Bf4 hxg4 25. Bxe5 Qa4 {
1/2-1/2 San Segundo,P-De la Villa Garcia,J/Pamplona/1996/ (33)}) 20. Qc1 $1 Kh7
21. Qc7 Rd7 22. Qc8 Qc4 (22... h5 23. Rc1) 23. Qe8 $1 {Gelfand,B-Kamsky,G/Dos
Hermanas/1995/1/2-1/2 (80)}) 18. d5 (18. Bd3 Nb4 19. Qb1 a5 20. Qxa2 Nxa2 21.
Bd2 Nb4 22. Rb1 e6 23. Ne5 Be8 24. Bf1 Bf8 {1/2-1/2 San Segundo,
P-Azmaiparashvili,Z/Madrid 1996/CBM 53 (27)}) 18... Ne5 (18... Nb4 $5 19. Bd4
Ba4 20. Qa1 $5) 19. Nxe5 $5 (19. Bf4 Qb2 $1 (19... Nxf3+ 20. Bxf3 Rb2 21. e5
Bb5 22. Re1 Rxf2 23. d6 exd6 24. exd6 Bd7 25. Re7 $16) 20. Qc1 g5 $1 $8 (20...
Nxf3+ 21. Bxf3 Rc8 22. Qxb2 Bxb2 23. Rb1 $16) 21. Bxe5 (21. Bg3 Rc8 22. Qxb2
Nxf3+ 23. Bxf3 Bxb2) (21. Nxe5 Bxe5 22. Qxb2 Rxb2 23. Bxe5 Rxe2 24. f3 f5 $10)
21... Bxe5 22. Nxe5 Qxe5 23. Qa1 Rb2 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Polgar,J/Novgorod/1996/
(28)}) 19... Bxe5 20. f4 (20. Bxh6 a5 $13 (20... Ba4 21. Qe1 Rb2 22. Bd3 $13))
20... Rb2 $1 21. fxe5 $8 (21. Bf3 Bb5 22. Re1 Bc3 23. Bc1 Ba4 24. Bxb2 Bxd1 25.
Bxc3 Bxf3 26. gxf3 $17) 21... Rxe2 22. Rf2 Rxf2 23. Bxf2 Qc4 $1 (23... a5 24.
Bc5 $14) 24. Bxa7 Qxe4 {1/2-1/2 Bandza,A-Berggreen,A/corr/1996/ (26)}) 13...
Nc6 14. Rxb7 Rab8 (14... Rfd8 15. d5 e6 16. Rxf7 exd5 17. exd5 Rxd5 18. Rxg7+
Kxg7 19. Qe1 Ne5 20. Bd4 Rxd4 21. Nxd4 Bxe2 22. Nxe2 Re8 23. Nc3 Qf7 24. Qa1 {
Bewersdorff,O-Roesch,A/BL2-O 1994/BL2/1/2-1/2 (52)}) 15. Rc7 (15. Rxb8 Rxb8 16.
h3 Bd7 $1 {With analogy to the position with h pawn on h6.}) 15... Rfc8 16.
Rxc8+ Rxc8 17. Re1 (17. h3 Bd7 18. d5 Nb4 $13 (18... Ne5 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. f4
Bg7 (20... Rc2 $2 21. Rf2 Bc7 22. Bc4 $1))) 17... Nb4 $1 {Black is benefiting
from the active location of his rook on the c line.} 18. h3 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Nc2
20. Qd2 (20. Re2 Nxe3 21. fxe3 (21. Rxa2 $2 Nxd1 22. Bxd1 Bxd4 $17) 21... Qa3
$15) 20... Qa6 (20... Rc4 $6 21. Bd1 Qb2 22. Bxc2 Rxc2 23. Qa5 $14) 21. Rd1 (
21. Rc1 $6 Nxe3 22. Rxc8+ Qxc8 23. fxe3 Qc7 $15) 21... Nxe3 22. Qxe3 {
Reduction of the material and opposite colour bishops are making equalizing
easy.} (22. fxe3 Bh6 $15) 22... Qb6 23. e5 a5 24. Ra1 Rc4 (24... Rd8 25. Qc3
Qb4 26. Qc5 $1 $11) 25. Qe4 Qa7 (25... Rxd4 26. Qa8+ Rd8 27. Qxa5 $11) 26. Qd5
Rxd4 (26... Rxd4 27. Qxa5 Qxa5 28. Rxa5 e6 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dresden zt 1.2"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "1998.04.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Black "Jelen, Igor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1998.04.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 72]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7.
Nf3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Bg5 h6
14. Be3 Nc6 15. d5 Ne5 (15... Na5 16. Bc5) 16. Rxb7 e6 17. d6 Rfd8 18. Re1 Bxf3
19. gxf3 Qa5 (19... Qa3 20. f4 $1 (20. d7 Qe7 21. Bb5 Qh4 22. Bxa7 (22. Bf1 {
1/2-1/2/Gelfand,B-Ivanchuk,V/Manila izt (07)/1990/}) 22... g5 23. Re3 Ng6 24.
Bd4 Ra2 25. Re2 Qh3 26. Qf1 Qxf1+ 27. Kxf1 Rxe2 28. Bxg7 Rxf2+ 29. Kxf2 Kxg7 {
1/2-1/2 Broeker,C-Voss,M/FRG-chT qual corr/1991/ (39)}) 20... Rxd6 21. Qc1 $3 (
21. Qc2 Rc6 (21... Nc6 22. Bc5 Qa5 23. Bxd6 Qxe1+ 24. Kg2 Rd8 25. e5 $13) 22.
Qd2 (22. Qb1 $5 Nc4 23. Rxf7 Qa5 24. Rd1 Kxf7 25. Qb7+ Rc7 26. Qxa8 Nxe3 27.
fxe3 Qc5 $15) 22... Rd6 (22... Nc4 $2 23. Qd7 $18) (22... Qa6 23. Reb1 Nc4 24.
Qd7 $14) 23. Rb3 Qxb3 (23... Rxd2 24. Rxa3 Rxe2 25. Rxe2 Nf3+ 26. Kg2 Nd4 27.
Rd2 $16) 24. Qxd6 Nc4 (24... Qc2 25. fxe5 Qxe4 26. Qd4 $16) 25. Qc6 Nxe3 26.
Qxa8+ Kh7 27. Qxa7 (27. fxe3 Qxe3+ 28. Kh1 Bc3 $15) 27... Qc3 28. Rb1 (28. Qxe3
Qxe1+ $10) 28... Qc2 29. Qxe3 {1/2-1/2 Solozhenkin,E-Daniliuk,S/RUS-ch/1995/})
21... Qxc1 22. Rxc1 Nc6 $8 (22... Rd7 23. Rb3 $18) (22... Nd7 $4 23. e5 Rd5 24.
Bf3 $18) (22... Nd3 23. Rcc7 a5 24. Rxf7 Bh8 25. Rfe7 $18) 23. e5 Nd4 24. Rcc7
$3 (24. Bf1 Rc6 $1 25. Rd1 Nf5 26. Rdd7 Rf8 $10) (24. Bg4 $5 Rc6 25. Rd1 h5 $1
26. Bxh5 gxh5 27. Rxd4 a5 28. Rdd7 a4 29. Rxf7 Bf8 30. Rf6 a3 31. Rg6+ Kh8 32.
Rg5 a2 33. Rxh5+ Kg8 34. Rg5+ $10) 24... Nxe2+ 25. Kf1 Rdd8 26. Rxf7 {1-0
Gelfand,B-Kamsky,G/Dos Hermanas/1996/ (46)}) 20. Rf1 (20. Bd2 Qa2 (20... Qa3
21. Bb4 Qa2) 21. Be3 (21. Bb4 Rab8 22. Rxb8 Rxb8 23. f4 Nc6 $15) 21... Qa5 22.
Bd2 Qa2 23. Be3 {1/2-1/2 Lautier,J-Illescas Cordoba,M/Hoogovens/1997/}) (20. d7
$2 Rxd7 21. Rxd7 Nxd7 $17) (20. Rb5 $2 Nxf3+ $1 $19) 20... Qa3 $6 {This
unfortunate move enables ingenious Gelfand's idea, the location of white rook
on f1 instead of e1 doesn't play an important role.} (20... Bf8 $1 21. d7 Qa2
22. Re1 Qa5 23. Rf1 Qa2 24. Bb5 a6 25. Bd4 Bg7 26. Bxe5 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,
V-Kasparov,G/Linares/1998/}) 21. f4 $1 Rxd6 22. Qc1 Qa2 {Black was hoping to
benefit from the unprotected bishop on e2, but white has a strong reply.} (
22... Qxc1 23. Rxc1 Nc6 24. e5 $14) 23. Bb5 $1 (23. fxe5 $2 Qxe2 24. exd6 Qg4+
25. Kh1 Qxe4+ 26. f3 Qxb7 $19) 23... Nc6 (23... Ng4 24. Qc7 Rf8 25. Qxd6 $18) (
23... Rb6 24. Bxb6 Nf3+ 25. Kg2 axb6 26. Qc7 $16) 24. Bxc6 Rc8 25. Bd5 $1 (25.
Bd5 $1 Rxc1 26. Bxa2 $18) 1-0

[Event "Excelsior Cup"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hillarp Persson, Tiger"]
[Black "Moberg, Karl Johan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2335"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1997.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Avrukh,B Hecht} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8. Qd2 Qa5 9. Rc1 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qxd2+ 11. Kxd2 O-O 12. Nf3 Rd8
13. Bb5 (13. h3 {Avrukh,B}) (13. Bd3 {Avrukh,B}) (13. Rc7 {Avrukh,B} Nc6 14. d5
e6 15. Bg5 $5 f6 16. Kc1 exd5 17. exd5 Nb4 18. Bc4 b5 19. Bb3 fxg5 20. d6+ Kh8
21. Nxg5 Nd3+ 22. Kb1 Ne5 23. f4 Nc4 24. Nf7+ Kg8 {Kotlyar-Ftachnik 1991} 25.
Nxd8 $1 Bf5+ 26. Bc2 Bxc2+ 27. Kxc2 Rxd8 28. d7 Kf7 29. Rxa7 $14) 13... Nc6 (
13... Bg4 14. Rc7 Nc6 15. Rxb7 (15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Rxe7 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Bxd4 18.
Bxd4 Rxd4+ 19. Ke3 Rad8 20. Rb1 Rd3+ 21. Kf4 R8d7 22. Rxd7 Rxd7 23. Ke3 {
1-0 Jelen,Iz-Goormachtigh,J/Sas van Gent/1992 (41)}) (15. d5 e6 16. Ng5 exd5
17. Nxf7 Rdc8 18. Rxc8+ Rxc8 19. Nd6 Rc7 20. Rc1 dxe4 21. Nxb7 Rd7+ 22. Ke1
Rxb7 23. Bxc6 Re7 24. Bd5+ {1-0 Ftacnik,L-Smejkal,J/Trencianske Teplice (05)
1979 (34)}) 15... Nxd4 16. Nxd4 Bxd4 17. Bxd4 Rxd4+ 18. Ke3 Rb4 19. Bc6 Rxb7
20. Bxb7 Rb8 21. Bd5 Be6 22. Bxe6 fxe6 23. Rc1 Rb7 24. Rc6 Kf7 {Schirm,
F-Roeber, B/GER-ch Binz (08)/1995/1-0 (67)}) (13... a6 14. Ba4 Bg4 15. Rc7 Bxf3
16. gxf3 Bxd4 17. Rxb7 Ra7 18. Rxa7 Bxa7+ 19. Ke2 Bxe3 20. Kxe3 Rd6 21. Rb1 Nd7
22. Rd1 Rxd1 23. Bxd1 e5 24. f4 exf4+ 25. Kxf4 {1/2-1/2 Kragelj,I-Jelen,Ig/
Ljubljana op/1994 (42)}) (13... Bd7 $1 14. Bxd7 (14. Bd3 $2 Nc6 15. d5 Nb4 $1
16. Bc4 e6 $1 17. Ke2 exd5 18. exd5 Rac8 $1 $17 {Kapetanovic,A}) 14... Nxd7 15.
Rc7 Ne5 $1 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. Rxe7 Bxd4 18. Rxb7 Rac8 $1 19. Bxd4 $1 Rxd4+ 20.
Ke3 Ra4 $10 {Petronic,J-Kapetanovic,A/JUG/1992/}) (13... Bd7 {Avrukh,B}) 14.
Bxc6 bxc6 15. Rc5 (15. Rhd1 Be6 16. Rxc6 Bxa2 17. Ra1 Be6 18. Ra5 Rdc8 19.
Rxc8+ Bxc8 20. d5 Bb7 21. Bd4 f5 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Nd4 fxe4 24. Ke3 Kf6 25.
Kxe4 Rd8 26. Ne6 Rxd5 27. Rxa7 Rb5+ {0-1 Duchov,A-Labunsky,D/RUS-chT Podolsk
1993 (41)}) 15... f5 (15... Rb8 {Avrukh,B} 16. Rhc1 Rb2+ 17. R1c2 Rxc2+ 18.
Kxc2 Bb7 19. Kc3 $14 {Safjanovskij-Szitkey 1991}) 16. h4 {Avrukh: An
interestihg idea , white want to use rook ( on h1) on the king side,on file h.}
(16. e5 Be6 17. Rxc6 Bxa2 18. Rc7 Bd5 19. Rxe7 Kf8 20. Rc7 Bxf3 21. gxf3 Bxe5
22. Rxh7 f4 23. Ke2 Bg7 24. Bxf4 Rxd4 25. Be3 Ra4 {1/2-1/2 Piza,V-Banas,J/
CSR-ch Bratislava (02)/1991/ (29)}) (16. Rb1 {Avrukh,B} fxe4 17. Ne5 Bxe5 18.
Rxe5 Kf7 {draw Manninen-Rytshagov 1991}) (16. Ne5 {Avrukh,B} f4 17. Bxf4 Rxd4+
18. Ke3 Ra4 19. Rd1 Ba6 20. f3 Rxa2 21. Rd2 $10 {Olaffson-Shustef 1992}) 16...
fxe4 (16... Be6 $1 17. Ne5 (17. exf5 gxf5 18. Ne5 Bd5 19. Nxc6 Bxc6 20. Rxc6 e5
$1) 17... f4 18. Bxf4 Rxd4+ 19. Ke3 Ra4 20. Nxc6 Ra3+ 21. Ke2 Rxa2+ 22. Ke3 $13
) (16... Rb8 17. Kc3 $1 (17. e5 Rb2+ 18. Rc2 Rxc2+ 19. Kxc2 Be6 $15) 17... fxe4
18. Ne5 Bxe5 (18... Rd5 {Avrukh,B} 19. Rxc6 Bd7 (19... Ra5 20. Rb1 Ra3+ 21. Rb3
Raxb3+ 22. axb3 $16) 20. Nxd7 (20. Rc7 $2 Rxe5 $1 21. Rxd7 Rc5+ $1 22. Kd2 Rb2+
$17) (20. Ra6 $2 Rc8+ 21. Kb2 Rb5+ 22. Ka1 Rxe5 $1 23. dxe5 Bxe5+ 24. Kb1 Bb5
$19) 20... Rxd7 21. h5 e5 22. d5 Rxd5 (22... gxh5 23. Kc4 $14) 23. hxg6 hxg6 {
Avrukh: And black's activity enough for the draw.}) 19. Rxe5 $10 (19. Rxe5 Kf7
20. h5 Bf5 21. g4 $1 (21. Rh4 Rb5 22. g4 Rxe5 23. dxe5 Rd3+ 24. Kb4 Be6 $15)
21... Bxg4 (21... Be6 22. hxg6+ hxg6 23. Rh7+ Kg8 24. Rxe7 Bxg4 25. Rxe4 $14)
22. hxg6+ hxg6 23. Rh7+ Kg8 24. Rexe7 $18)) 17. Ne5 (17. Ng5 $2 {Avrukh,B} Bf5
$17) 17... Rd5 $2 {Very unfortunate defensive move, white will enjoy the
benefit of the strong c5 pawn. Ein sehr unglücklicher Verteidigungszug, Weiß
wird den Vorteil des starken c-Bauern nutzen.} (17... Bxe5 18. Rxe5 Kf7 19. Rc1
(19. h5 {Avrukh,B} Bf5 20. g4 $1 $16) 19... Rd6 20. Rxe4 Bf5 $10) (17... Bb7 {
Avrukh,B} 18. Rb1 Rab8 19. a4 Bf6 20. g3 Ba8 21. Rxb8 Rxb8 22. Ra5 $14) 18.
Nxc6 Rxc5 (18... Rd7 19. h5 $16) 19. dxc5 Be6 (19... Bd7 20. Nxe7+ (20. Na5 $1
{Avrukh,B} Rd8 21. Rb1 Bb5+ 22. Kc1 a6 $10) 20... Kf7 21. Nd5 Rb8 (21... Be6)
22. Rc1 Be6 23. Nc3 Rb2+ 24. Ke1 Bxc3+ 25. Rxc3 Rxa2 26. c6 $16) 20. Rb1 Kf8 (
20... Bxa2 21. Rb7 a5 22. Nxe7+ Kf8 23. c6 Rd8+ 24. Kc1 $16) 21. Rb7 Bd5 22.
Rc7 Bxa2 (22... Bxc6 {Avrukh,B} 23. Rxc6 Rb8 24. Ra6 $18) 23. Rxa7 (23. Nxe7 $5
a5 24. Nc8 a4 25. c6 $16 a3 26. Bc5+ Kg8 27. Ne7+ Kh8 28. Rb7 Be6 29. c7 $18)
23... Rxa7 (23... Rc8 {Avrukh,B} 24. Nxe7 Rd8+ 25. Kc2 $18) 24. Nxa7 {[#]
Hecht schlechte schwarze Bauernstruktur; der Doppel-e-Bauer schränkt die
Beweglichkeit der Läufer stark ein. Gutes Zusammenspiel von Läufer und
Springer. Weißer Plan: K-Aktivierung; Freibauern forcieren} Be5 (24... Bd5 25.
c6 Be5 26. Bb6 e3+ 27. Kxe3 Bxg2 28. c7 $16) 25. Nc6 (25. c6 Bc7 26. Nb5 (26.
Kc3 $1 {Avrukh,B} Bd5 27. Kd4 e6 28. Kc5 $16) 26... Ba5+ 27. Kc2 Be6 $14 (27...
Ke8 $10)) 25... Bc7 (25... Bf6 {Avrukh,B} 26. Na7 $1 (26. Nb4 Bc4 (26... Be6
27. g3 Ke8 28. c6 $16) 27. c6 Ke8 28. g3 Kd8 29. Bb6+ Kc8 30. Ke3 Bc3 31. Nc2
Bd5 $10) 26... Be5 27. c6 Bc7 28. Kc3 $16) 26. Kc3 (26. Bg5 {Avrukh,B} Ke8 27.
Ke3 (27. Nxe7 $2 h6 $17) 27... e6 28. Bf4 $1 Kd7 29. Nb4 $16) 26... Ke8 (26...
e5 27. Kb4 $16) (26... Bd5 {Avrukh,B} 27. Nb4 Ba8 28. Kc4 $16) 27. Kb4 (27. Kd4
{Avrukh,B} Kd7 28. Nb4 Bb1 29. Kd5 $1 e6+ 30. Kd4 $18) 27... Kd7 28. Na7 (28.
Kb5 Bc4+ (28... Bb1 29. Nb4 Bd3+ 30. Nxd3 exd3 31. Kc4 Kc6 32. Kxd3 Kd5 $16) (
28... Bb3 {Avrukh,B} 29. Nb4 Bd1 30. c6+ $16) 29. Kxc4 Kxc6 $14) 28... Bd5 (
28... Bb1 $142 {Avrukh,B} 29. Nb5 (29. c6+ $140 $2 Kd6) 29... Bb8 30. Nc3 Bd3
31. Nd5 $14) 29. Kb5 e6 30. c6+ Kd8 (30... Kd6 31. Nc8+ Ke5 32. Kc5 $18) 31. g3
(31. Bb6 {Avrukh,B} e3 32. fxe3 Bxg2 33. Ka6 $18) 31... e5 (31... Ke7 32. Kc5
Ba5 33. Bg5+ Ke8 34. Nb5 $18) (31... h5 {Avrukh,B} 32. Bg5+ Ke8 33. Kc5 $18)
32. Kc5 Be6 33. Bg5+ Ke8 34. Nb5 Ba5 $8 (34... Bb8 35. c7 $18) 35. Nd6+ Kf8 36.
Nxe4 Bc7 (36... Be1 37. Kd6 Bf5 38. c7 $18) 37. Nc3 Kf7 38. Nb5 Ba5 39. c7 Be1
(39... Bd7 40. Nd6+ $18) 40. Nd6+ Kg7 41. Be3 Kf6 42. c8=Q 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1990.01.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1990.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Anand} Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3
c5 8. Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. Rc1 e6 (10... cxd4 11. cxd4 Qxd2+ 12. Nxd2 Nc6 $13
) 11. d5 $6 exd5 12. exd5 Re8 {N} (12... Bf5 13. Be2 c4 14. O-O Nd7) (12... Nd7
13. c4 Qxd2+ 14. Nxd2 Re8 15. Be2 Ne5 16. Nf3 b6 $10 {Franke,H-Mikhalchishin,A/
Budapest/1988/} 17. Nxe5) 13. Be2 (13. c4 $5) 13... Bf5 14. O-O Nd7 15. Qb2 $6
(15. c4) 15... Nf6 16. Bc4 Qb6 $15 17. Qa3 Bf8 18. Rcd1 Bd6 19. h3 a6 20. Bh6
Qc7 21. Qc1 Qd7 22. Bf4 Be4 23. Ng5 b5 24. Bxd6 Qxd6 25. Nxe4 Nxe4 26. Bd3 c4
$1 27. Bxe4 Rxe4 $17 28. Qd2 Rae8 29. a3 h5 (29... Qxa3 $6 30. d6 $132) 30. Kh1
Kg7 31. f4 f6 32. Qf2 Re2 33. Qa7+ R8e7 34. Qd4 h4 35. Rf2 R2e4 36. Qd2 Kh7 37.
Rff1 Re3 38. Qf2 Rxc3 39. Qxh4+ Kg7 40. f5 Qg3 41. Qxg3 Rxg3 42. d6 Rd7 43.
fxg6 Rxa3 44. Rfe1 Rd3 45. Rxd3 cxd3 46. Re7+ Kxg6 $1 {Ftacnik,L} (46... Kxg6
47. Rxd7 d2 $19) 0-1

[Event "Belgrade Investbank"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1989.11.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventDate "1989.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 O-O 9. Rc1 Nd7 10. Bd3 {N} (10. d5 Nf6 11. f3 e6 12. c4 Re8 13. Ne2 b6 {
Spasov,L-Tseshkovsky,V/Moscow B/1985/0-1/56/}) 10... e5 $1 11. Nf3 (11. d5 f5)
11... exd4 12. cxd4 cxd4 13. Nxd4 $6 (13. Bxd4 Bxd4 14. Nxd4 Nf6 15. Bb1 $13)
13... Ne5 (13... Nf6 14. O-O Ng4 15. Nb5 Nxe3 $15) 14. Be2 Qh4 15. O-O Qxe4 16.
Nb5 Be6 17. Rfd1 Bf6 18. Nd6 Qh4 (18... Qa4 19. Nxb7 Qxa2 20. Rc2 $15) 19. Bf4
(19. Nxb7 Rab8 20. Nc5 Rb2 21. Qxb2 Nf3+ 22. Bxf3 Bxb2 23. Rb1 Be5 24. g3 Qf6
25. Nxe6 $15) 19... Rfd8 20. Qe3 Ng4 21. Qf3 Be5 22. Bxe5 Nxe5 23. Qxb7 Ng4 24.
Bxg4 Qxg4 25. h3 Qa4 26. Rd2 Rab8 27. Qc7 Qb4 28. Rcd1 Rd7 29. Qc6 (29. Qc2
Rbd8 30. Ne4 Rxd2 31. Nxd2 Rc8 $17) 29... Rbd8 30. Rd4 Qa5 31. a4 Qb6 32. Qxb6
axb6 $15 33. R1d2 Kf8 34. f3 Ke7 35. Nb5 Rxd4 36. Nxd4 Bd7 37. Re2+ Kf8 38. Re4
Re8 39. Rh4 h5 40. Nb3 Re3 41. Rb4 Re1+ 42. Kf2 Rb1 43. Rd4 Bxa4 44. Nd2 Rb2
45. Ke3 Bc6 46. g4 h4 47. Rc4 Bd5 48. Rd4 Rb5 49. g5 Bc6 50. Rc4 Rc5 51. Rb4 b5
52. Kf4 Bd7 53. Ne4 Rf5+ 54. Ke3 Ke7 55. f4 Bc6 56. Nf2 Rc5 57. Nd3 Rd5 58.
Re4+ Kd6 59. Ne5 Kc5 60. Nxf7 b4 61. Ne5 Bb5 62. Kf3 b3 63. Re1 Bd3 64. Nxd3+
Rxd3+ 65. Kg4 Rd4 66. Rb1 Kb4 67. Rf1 b2 68. Kxh4 Rc4 69. Rb1 Kb3 70. Kg3 Rc3+
71. Kg2 Kc2 {Ftacnik} 0-1

[Event "Vidmar Memorial 12th "]
[Site "Portoroz"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Chernin, Alexander"]
[Black "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1997.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Be3 Nc6 14. d5
Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Ne5 16. Rxb7 (16. Be2 Nc4 17. Bg5 Rfe8 18. Rxb7 Nd6 19. Rb4 a5
20. Ra4 Qb2 21. Bc1 Qb6 22. Be3 Qb2 23. Bc1 Qb6 24. Qd3 Reb8 {1/2-1/2 Sakaev,
K-Notkin,M/RUS-ch 1996/56 (31)}) (16. Bc5 Bf6 17. Rxb7 Rfb8 18. Bxe7 (18. Rxb8+
Rxb8 19. d6 Qa5 20. Qd5 Nd7 $5 (20... Nxf3+ 21. gxf3 exd6 22. Qxd6 Rc8 23. Bxa7
$14) 21. Be3 Qxd5 22. exd5 exd6 23. Bxa7 $10) 18... Rxb7 19. Bxf6 Re8 20. h4
Qa3 21. Bxe5 Rxe5 22. Qd4 Qb2 23. Qc4 Re8 24. Qc6 Qb5 25. Qc3 Qb4 26. Qc6 Rbb8
27. Rd1 Rbc8 28. Qa6 Qb6 29. Qa2 (29. Qxb6 $5 axb6 30. Rb1 Rb8 31. Rb4 $1 $132
{/\Bf3-e2-b5-(c6)/}) 29... a5 {0-1 Krasenkow,M-Azmaiparashvili,Z/Erevan olm
1996/55 (73)}) 16... e6 (16... Qa3 $5 $132) 17. dxe6 Qxe6 18. Rxa7 (18. Bxa7 $2
Qa6 $1 $19) 18... Rxa7 19. Bxa7 Nxf3+ 20. Qxf3 (20. gxf3 Qf6 $11) 20... Re8 21.
Re1 f5 {1/2-1/2 Chernin-Azmaiparashvili/Reggio Emilia/1996/} 22. Qe3 fxe4 23.
f3 Qc4 $1 {Even though it is really difficult to achieve any progress with a
spare e4 pawn black is advised to play reasonably. Obwohl es ist extrem
schwierig ein Progress mit e4 Mehrbauer zu machen Schwarz soll lieber
vernunftig spielen.} (23... Qd7 24. fxe4 $14) 24. fxe4 Re7 25. Kh1 (25. h3 $2
Rxa7 $1 26. Qxa7 Bd4+ $19) (25. Bc5 $5 Rc7 26. Bb6 Re7 $14) 25... Rf7 26. h3 (
26. Qg1 Re7) 26... Rf1+ 27. Rxf1 Qxf1+ 28. Qg1 (28. Kh2 Be5+ 29. g3 h5 $11)
28... Qd3 29. Qe1 Bc3 30. Qe3 Qb1+ (30... Qxe3 31. Bxe3 Kf7 $14) 31. Qg1
1/2-1/2

[Event "London"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1997.10.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Wells, Peter K"]
[Black "Rowson, Jonathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1997.10.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 Bg7 13. f4 e5 14. O-O exf4
15. Qxf4 Qe7 16. Bc4 $5 (16. Bb2 Be5 17. Qh6 Bd7 18. Kh1 b5 19. Rfe1 c4 20. a4
a6 21. Qc1 Qh4 {0-1 Grote,D-Schwamberger,M/St.Ingbert op/1995/}) 16... Be5 (
16... Bxc3 17. d6 Bd4+ 18. Kh1 Qe8 19. Bd5 Rb8 20. Qf3 $44) 17. Qg5 Qd6 (17...
Qxg5 18. Bxg5 f6 (18... Bxc3 19. Be7 $14) 19. Be3 b6 $13) 18. Bf4 $1 f6 (18...
Bxf4 19. Qxf4 Qxf4 20. Rxf4 b6 21. Rbf1 $16) (18... Re8 19. Bxe5 Rxe5 20. Qf4
f6 $1 $14) 19. Bxe5 fxe5 (19... Qxe5 20. Qxe5 fxe5 21. d6+ Kg7 22. Rxf8 Kxf8
23. Rf1+ $18) 20. h4 $1 h5 (20... a6 21. a4 $14) 21. Rxf8+ Kxf8 22. Qh6+ Kg8 (
22... Ke8 23. Rf1 $18) 23. g4 $1 {Each white pieces is already in the
attacking position, so it is important to break the house with pawn march.
Jede weisse Figur steht schon bereit für den Angriff, also ist es wichtig das
Haus mit Bauern zu zerschmettern.} b5 (23... Bxg4 $2 24. Rxb7 Bd7 25. Rxd7 Qxd7
26. d6+ $18) (23... hxg4 24. h5 b5 25. hxg6 Qd7 26. Bxb5 $18) 24. g5 $5 Bh3 (
24... bxc4 25. Rf1 Bf5 $5 (25... Rb8 26. Rf6 Rb1+ 27. Kh2 $18) 26. exf5 e4 27.
Qxg6+ (27. Kh1 Qg3 (27... e3 28. fxg6 Qd7 29. Kh2 $16) 28. Qxg6+ Kh8 29. Qf6+
Kg8 30. Qe6+ Kf8 31. Qxe4 $18) 27... Qxg6 28. fxg6 Rd8 29. Rf5 $16) 25. Rxb5
Rd8 26. Rb7 Bd7 (26... Rd7 27. Rb8+ $1 Qxb8 28. d6+ Rf7 29. Bxf7+ Kxf7 30. Qh7+
Kf8 31. Qh8+ $18) 27. Bb5 c4 28. Rxd7 $4 {Annoying slip in a completely
winning position. Ein Ärgerlicher Fehler in einer klar gewonnenen Stellung.} (
28. Kg2 $1 a6 29. Bxd7 Rxd7 30. Rxd7 Qxd7 31. Qxg6+ $18) 28... Qb6+ 29. Kg2
Rxd7 30. Bxd7 Qb2+ 31. Kf1 (31. Kf3 Qxc3+ 32. Ke2 Qc2+ $11) 31... Qc1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup06"]
[Site "Nizhnij Novgorod"]
[Date "1998.06.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Shariyazdanov, Andrey"]
[Black "Dvoirys, Semen I"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1998.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8.
Ba4 O-O 9. Ne2 c5 10. O-O a6 11. dxc5 $5 {The profound reason behind white's
surprising concept is the weakness of the b6 square.} (11. Be3 b5 12. Bb3 (12.
Bc2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Bb7 14. Rb1 Nd7 15. a4 Qa5 16. Bd3 Nf6 17. f3 Bc6 18. d5 Bd7
19. axb5 axb5 20. Nd4 Rfb8 21. Kh1 b4 22. Nb3 Qd8 23. Nc5 {1-0 Dolinskij,
Boris-Isaevsky,A/Petrosian mem-J 1998 (24)}) 12... cxd4 13. cxd4 Bb7 14. d5
Bxa1 15. Qxa1 Re8 16. Rd1 Nd7 17. e5 Rc8 18. e6 Nc5 19. Bxc5 Rxc5 20. d6 f6 21.
dxe7 Qb6 22. Qxf6 Rf5 23. Qf7+ {1-0 James,D-Norman,K/BCF-ch/1992/}) 11... Qc7
12. Nf4 $1 e6 (12... Bxc3 13. Nd5 Qxc5 14. Be3 Qa3 15. Rc1 Bb2 16. Bc5 $18) (
12... Qxc5 13. Nd5 b5 14. Be3 Qa3 15. Nc7 $1 (15. Nb6 Ra7 (15... Bb7 16. Nxa8
bxa4 17. Nb6 Bxe4 18. Qxa4 Qxa4 19. Nxa4 $16) 16. Nc4 (16. Qb3 Qxb3 17. Bxb3
Rb7 18. Rab1 Nd7 (18... Bxc3 19. Rfc1 $16) 19. Nd5 Nf6 $11) 16... Qxc3 17. Bxa7
(17. Rc1 Rd7 $17) 17... Qxa1 18. Qxa1 Bxa1 19. Rxa1 Nc6 20. Bc5 bxa4 $15) 15...
Bxc3 16. Bb3 Bb7 17. Rc1 $16) 13. Nd3 Bxc3 14. Bf4 Qa5 (14... e5 $5 15. Bh6 (
15. Rc1 exf4 16. Rxc3 Rd8 $13) 15... Rd8 16. Qf3 Qe7 17. Rac1 Bd4 18. Bb3 Nc6
$11) 15. Rc1 Bg7 $2 {This retreat gives up too much space and time, black was
still able to fight for the equality.} (15... Rd8 $5 16. Bb3 (16. Bc7 Qxc7 17.
Rxc3 b5 18. Bc2 Bb7 $15) 16... Nc6 17. Bd6 $13) 16. Ne5 Qc7 (16... Rd8 17. Nc4
$1 Rxd1 18. Nxa5 Rd4 19. Rc4 $16) 17. Qd6 Qxd6 $6 (17... Qa5 18. Nc4 Qxa4 19.
Nb6 Qxa2 20. Nxa8 Nc6 21. Nb6 $14) 18. cxd6 b5 19. Bb3 a5 (19... Bb7 20. f3 $16
) 20. a3 a4 21. Ba2 Na6 22. Rfd1 {Th epawn on d6 is very dangerous because of
the excellent support from other white pieces.} b4 (22... Bb7 23. f3 g5 24. Bg3
h5 25. Nd3 $16) 23. Bc4 $1 bxa3 (23... g5 24. Bg3 bxa3 25. d7 Bb7 26. Bxa6 Bxa6
27. Nc6 $16) 24. d7 Bb7 (24... Bxe5 25. Bxe5 Bb7 26. Bf6 $18) 25. Bxa6 Bxa6 (
25... Rxa6 26. d8=Q $18) 26. Nc6 Bb2 (26... a2 27. e5 Bb7 28. d8=Q Rfxd8 29.
Nxd8 Bd5 30. Nc6 a1=Q 31. Ne7+ Kf8 32. Nxg6+ hxg6 33. Rxa1 a3 34. Be3 a2 35. f4
$16) 27. Bd6 (27. Rc2 Bd3 $1 28. Be5 (28. Rxd3 a2 29. Rd1 a1=Q 30. Rxa1 Bxa1
31. Bd6 Bf6 32. Bxf8 Kxf8 33. e5 (33. Nb8 $2 a3 34. Rc8+ Kg7 35. Nc6 Ra4 36. e5
Bh4 $19) 33... Bd8 34. Ra2 a3 $11) 28... Bxe5 (28... Bxc2 $4 29. Ne7#) 29. Rxd3
Bb2 30. Rd1 Bf6 $14) 27... Bxc1 (27... Rfd8 28. Nxd8 Rxd8 29. Rc7 a2 30. Be7
Rxd7 31. Rcxd7 a1=Q 32. Rxa1 Bxa1 33. Ra7 Bb5 34. e5 $1 $18) 28. Bxf8 Bb2 (
28... Kxf8 29. Rxc1 a2 30. d8=Q+ Rxd8 31. Nxd8 $18) 29. d8=Q Rxd8 30. Rxd8 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.04.11"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Biriukov, Oleg V"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1998.04.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 4164]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7
7. Nf3 c5 8. Bb5+ Nd7 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 a6 (10... h6 11. Bh4 Nf6 12. Re1 (12.
Bxf6 Bxf6 13. e5 Bg7 14. d5 Bg4 15. Re1 Qa5 16. Qa4 Qxa4 17. Bxa4 Rfd8 18. c4
a6 19. Nd2 b5 20. Bb3 Be6 21. Rac1 {1-0 Moehring,G-Novak,I/Tatran Cup/1978/ 
(33)}) 12... Nh5 (12... Qa5 13. Bc4 b5 14. Bd5 Nxd5 15. exd5 g5 16. Bg3 cxd4
17. Be5 dxc3 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Qd4+ Kg8 20. h4 Qb6 21. Qxc3 Qf6 22. Qc7 {
1/2-1/2 Votava,J-Jansa,V/CZE-chT9798/1997/ (46)}) 13. Rc1 g5 14. Nxg5 hxg5 15.
Bxg5 Nf6 16. Bxf6 exf6 17. Re3 cxd4 18. cxd4 f5 19. Rg3 f4 20. Rd3 Qg5 21. Rc5
Qg6 {0-1 Alburt,L-Ftacnik,L/Hastings/1980/ (32)}) (10... Nf6 11. Qc2 (11. Qe1
cxd4 {1/2-1/2 Razuvaev,Y-Arnason,J/Polanica Zdroj/1979/}) 11... h6 12. Bxf6
Bxf6 13. e5 Bg7 14. Bc4 Bf5 15. Qb3 Rb8 16. e6 b5 17. exf7+ Kh7 18. Be2 c4 19.
Qa3 {Flear,G-Gutman,L/Wijk/1987/1-0 (49)}) (10... cxd4 11. cxd4 Nf6 12. Re1 Bg4
13. Rb1 a6 14. Bf1 b5 15. a4 bxa4 16. Qxa4 Bd7 17. Qa3 h6 18. Bd2 a5 19. h3 Ra7
20. d5 Nxe4 21. Rxe4 Bf5 22. Qe3 Bxe4 23. Qxe4 a4 24. Be3 {1-0 Palatnik,
S-Faibisovich,V/URS-ch sf/1978/ (33)}) 11. Bd3 b5 (11... Qe8 12. e5 $1 b5 13.
a4 Rb8 (13... b4 14. cxb4 cxd4 15. Be4 Rb8 16. Qxd4 $16) 14. axb5 axb5 15. Re1
$5 (15. Ra7 $6 Bb7 $5 $13 {/\} 16. Bxb5 $2 Bxf3 17. Bxd7 Bxd1 18. Bxe8 Be2 19.
Re1 Rfxe8 $19) 15... cxd4 16. cxd4 Nb6 (16... e6 17. Ra7 Bb7 18. Bxb5 Bxf3 19.
Bxd7 Bxd1 20. Bxe8 $16) 17. Qb3 $1 $16 {Gurevich,M-Roos,D/France/1993/}) 12.
Qc1 $6 {xBd3 Very subtle mistake, white queen supports c1-h6 diagonal, but
leaves the d line more exposed to black's pressure.} (12. a4 Bb7 13. axb5 axb5
14. Rb1 b4 $13) 12... Bb7 13. a4 (13. Bh6 Rc8 $11) 13... b4 $1 14. a5 (14. cxb4
cxd4 (14... cxb4 15. Rb1 a5 $15) 15. Rd1 Rc8 $36) 14... cxd4 15. cxd4 (15. cxb4
Rc8 16. Qd2 f6 17. Bh4 e5 $15) 15... Ne5 $1 16. Nxe5 (16. dxe5 Qxd3 17. Bxe7
Rfc8 18. Qd2 Qxe4 19. Bxb4 (19. Rab1 Rc2 20. Qxb4 Qxb4 21. Rxb4 Bxf3 22. gxf3
Bxe5 $15) 19... Rc2 20. Rae1 Rxd2 21. Rxe4 Rb2 $15) 16... Qxd4 17. Bxe7 $6 {
Despite very original idea of Khalifman the balance was not yet disturbed
enough. White playes natural moves and lands in a deep trouble.} (17. Qc7 $1
Bxe5 (17... Qxe5 18. Qxe5 Bxe5 19. Rab1 Bd6 20. e5 Bc5 21. Rfc1 Rfc8 22. Bd2
Rab8 23. Rd1 $13) 18. Qxb7 Qxd3 19. Rad1 Qe2 20. Bxe7 Rfe8 21. Qxb4 $11) (17.
Nf3 $2 Qxd3 18. Rb1 Bxe4 $19) 17... Bxe5 $1 (17... Rfe8 18. Bxb4 Bxe5 19. Qd2
Bxe4 20. Bxe4 Qxe4 $15) 18. Qc5 (18. Bxf8 Qxd3 19. Qb1 (19. Bxb4 $2 Bxa1 20.
Qxa1 Qxe4 21. f3 Qxb4 $19) (19. Bh6 Qxe4 20. f3 Qh4 $19) 19... Qxb1 20. Raxb1
Rxf8 21. Rxb4 Bc8 $17) 18... Qxc5 (18... Qxd3 19. Qxe5 Rfe8 20. Rad1 Qxe4 21.
Qxe4 Bxe4 22. Bxb4 $11) 19. Bxc5 Bxa1 20. Bxf8 Bc3 (20... Kxf8 21. Rxa1 Rd8 $17
) 21. Bd6 Re8 {Suddenly black has clear advantage in dangerous b pawn and
activity of all pieces.} (21... Rd8 22. e5 Bxe5 23. Bxe5 Rxd3 24. Rb1 b3 $17)
22. e5 (22. f3 Rd8 23. e5 Bd4+ 24. Kh1 Bxe5 25. Bxe5 Rxd3 $17) 22... b3 (22...
Bxe5 23. Bxb4 $11) 23. Rb1 Bxe5 24. Bxe5 (24. Rxb3 $2 Bd5 $1 $19) 24... Rxe5
25. f3 (25. Rxb3 $2 Re1+ 26. Bf1 Bc6 27. f4 Bb5 28. Rf3 f5 29. h3 h5 30. g3 Ra1
31. Rf2 Kf7 32. Kg2 Bxf1+ 33. Rxf1 Rxf1 34. Kxf1 Ke6 $19) 25... Rxa5 26. Rxb3
Bd5 27. Rb8+ (27. Rb6 Ra1+ 28. Kf2 a5 $17) 27... Kg7 28. Rd8 Be6 $1 (28... Bc6
$6 29. Rd6 Bb5 30. Bxb5 axb5 31. Rb6 $17) 29. Ra8 Ra1+ 30. Kf2 a5 {Without the
bishops white could have hoped for a draw in a typical endgame, but in the
real life black pawn threatens to run all the way to a2.} 31. Bb5 Bb3 32. Ke3 (
32. h4 a4 33. g4 a3 $19) 32... a4 33. Kd4 a3 34. Bc4 $8 (34. Kc3 $2 Bd5 35. Ra5
a2 36. Bd3 Rd1 $19) 34... Bxc4 35. Kxc4 Ra2 36. g4 (36. h3 Rxg2 37. Rxa3 Rg3
38. h4 Rh3 $19) 36... Rxh2 37. Rxa3 Rd2 38. Kc3 (38. Ra7 h5 $19) 38... Rd7 39.
Ra5 h6 40. Kc4 Rd2 41. Ra6 Rd1 42. Rb6 h5 $1 (42... h5 $1 43. gxh5 gxh5 44. Rb5
Kg6 45. Rb8 Kg5 46. Rb2 Rh1 $19) 0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup01 Chigorin Memorial"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1997.11.08"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ivanov, Sergey"]
[Black "Polovodin, Igor A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "1997.11.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 4100]} 1. d4 {Ivanov,Se} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3
6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 (9... Nc6 {Ivanov,Se} 10. d5 Ne5
11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 e6 13. f4 Bg7 14. c4 b6 15. Bb2 Bxb2 16. Rxb2 (16. Qxb2
Qh4+ $6 (16... exd5 17. cxd5 Re8 18. e5 (18. Qc2 Rxe4 $1) 18... Qxd5 $1 19. Bf3
Qc4 20. Bxa8 Qxf4 21. Bf3 Rxe5+ $44 {Greenfeld}) 17. g3 Qh3 18. Bf3 Ba6 19. Rc1
Rae8 20. Bg2 Qh5 21. Qa3 Bc8 22. O-O $16 {Greenfeld - Liss, Israel, 1997})
16... Ba6 (16... Re8 17. e5 Bb7 18. O-O exd5 19. Bf3 f6 20. Re1 fxe5 21. fxe5
$1 (21. Rxe5 Qf6 $11) 21... Qc7 $8 22. Bxd5+ Bxd5 23. Qxd5+ Kg7 24. e6 Rad8 25.
Qf3 Re7 26. Rf2 Qd6 27. Qf6+ Kg8 28. Qg5 $1 $14 {Khalifman - Khenkin,
Leningrad, 1989}) 17. e5 $1 $146 (17. O-O exd5 18. exd5 (18. cxd5 Bxe2 19. Qxe2
f5 20. Rd2 fxe4 21. d6 (21. Qxe4 Qd6 $11) 21... Qe8 $1 (21... Qf6 22. Qxe4 $14
{Sakaev - Kharlov, Herson, 1991}) 22. Qc4+ Kg7 23. Qc3+ Kg8 $11 {Sakaev}) 18...
Re8 19. f5 $1 $36 Qh4 20. Rf4 Qg5 21. Bf1 Rad8 22. Qf2 Re1 23. Rb3 Qe7 24. Rbf3
Rxd5 $2 25. fxg6 Rdd1 26. gxf7+ Kf8 27. Qg3 {1:0 P.Ricardi-L.Bronstein, San
Fernando 1993}) 17... exd5 (17... Qh4+ 18. g3 Qh3 19. Bf1 Qf5 20. Bd3 Qh3 21.
d6 $14) (17... f6 $5 18. O-O exd5 19. Qxd5+ Kg7 $13) 18. cxd5 Bxe2 19. Kxe2 $1
f6 {Se.Ivanov-Berebora, Benasque 1997} 20. d6 $5 fxe5 21. Qd5+ Kg7 (21... Kh8
22. fxe5 Qh4 23. Rf1 $1 Rxf1 $140 $4 24. Qxa8+ $18) 22. fxe5 Qh4 23. Kd1 $5 $16
) 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Bg5 (13. Be3 {Ivanov,Se} Nc6 14.
d5 Rfd8 $5 $146 15. Rxb7 e6 16. Rc7 Bxf3 $1 17. gxf3 $5 Nb4 18. Bg5 exd5 19.
Bxd8 Rxd8 $44 {Sakaev - Tseshkovsky, Yugoslavia, 1997}) 13... h6 14. Be3 b6 (
14... Nc6 {Ivanov,Se} 15. d5) 15. Qd3 {'N!?' Ivanov,Se.} Nd7 (15... Nc6 16. Ra1
Qe6 17. d5 Nb4 18. dxe6 Nxd3 19. Bxd3 Bxa1 20. Rxa1 Bxf3 21. gxf3 fxe6 22. e5
$16) (15... Rc8 {Ivanov,Se} 16. h3 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 e5 18. d5 $44 (18. Ra1 Qc2)) (
15... Bxf3 {Ivanov,Se} 16. Bxf3 e5 17. d5 (17. Ra1 Qe6 18. d5 $44) 17... Qa6
18. Qd2 $44) (15... Rd8 $5 {Ivanov,Se} 16. Rfc1 Nd7 17. Ra1 (17. Qa6 Qxa6 18.
Bxa6 $44) 17... Qe6 $13) 16. h3 Bxf3 (16... Be6 17. d5 $16) 17. Bxf3 e5 {
'?!' Ivanov,Se.} (17... Rfd8 18. Ra1 (18. Qb5 {Ivanov,Se} a6 19. Qb4 $44) 18...
Qe6 19. Qb5 $44) 18. Ra1 $1 (18. d5 Nc5 {0-1 Trisic,A-Leko,P/Dortmund op-A
1992/ (39)}) 18... Qe6 19. d5 Qd6 (19... Qe7 {Ivanov,Se} 20. Rfc1 Nc5 21. Bxc5
bxc5 22. d6 $16) 20. Rfc1 {Ivanov,Se: [with the idea Rc6]} Nc5 $6 {It is
surprisingly difficult to eliminate white's pressure for the pawn. Es ist
überraschend schwierig, den weissen Druck für den Bauern zu eliminieren.} (
20... Rfc8 21. Rxc8+ Rxc8 22. Rxa7 $16) (20... Rfd8 $5 21. Rc6 Qb8 22. Qc4 $14)
21. Bxc5 bxc5 22. Ra6 Qd7 (22... Qb8 23. Rxc5 $14) 23. Rxc5 {'+/-' Ivanov,Se.}
h5 (23... Rfc8 $2 {Ivanov,Se} 24. Bg4 $18) 24. Bd1 {'!' Ivanov,Se. Ivanov,Se: 
[with the idea Ba4-c6]} Rfc8 25. Ba4 Qd8 26. Rxc8 {'!?' Ivanov,Se.} (26. Bc6
Rab8 27. Rxa7 Qb6 28. Rca5 Qb1+ 29. Qxb1 Rxb1+ 30. Kh2 Rb2 $16) 26... Rxc8 (
26... Qxc8 27. Bc6 Rb8 28. Rxa7 $18) 27. d6 (27. Rxa7 $2 Qb6) 27... Qg5 28. g3
(28. Rxa7 {Ivanov,Se} Rc1+ 29. Kh2 h4 $132) 28... h4 29. d7 Rd8 30. Rxa7 hxg3
31. fxg3 Qc1+ 32. Kg2 Qb2+ 33. Qc2 {'!' Ivanov,Se.} Qd4 (33... Qxc2+ 34. Bxc2
$16 (34. Bxc2 {Ivanov,Se} Bf6 35. h4 Kf8 36. Kh3 Ke7 37. Ba4 {with the ideas
g4,h5 +-})) 34. Rc7 Bf6 35. h4 Kg7 36. Rc8 Qe3 37. Bc6 g5 {'!?' Ivanov,Se.} (
37... Be7 {Ivanov,Se} 38. Qd1 Bf6 39. Qf3 Qd2+ 40. Kh3 Qe1 (40... Be7 41. Bd5)
41. Bb5 $5 {with the ideas Rc6, Bc4}) 38. hxg5 (38. h5 $6 g4 {'!' Ivanov,Se.}
39. Qd1 Qg5 $14) 38... Bxg5 39. Qd1 Be7 40. Qg4+ Qg5 (40... Kh6 41. Bd5 Qd2+
42. Kh3 $18) (40... Kf8 {Ivanov,Se} 41. Qf5 $40 {with the idea Bd5}) 41. Qxg5+
(41. Qe2 {Ivanov,Se} Bf6 $14) (41. Qf3 {Ivanov,Se} Qd2+ 42. Kh3 Qh6+) 41...
Bxg5 {White has a fair chance of winning due to his d7 pawn, but it will not
be easy. Dank des d7-Bauern kann Weiss auf den ganzen Punkt hoffen, aber die
Realisierung ist keineswegs einfach.} 42. Kf3 Be7 43. Ke3 Kf6 44. Kd3 Ke6 (
44... Kg5 {Ivanov,Se} 45. Kc4 Kg4 46. Kb5 Kxg3 47. Kb6 Kf4 48. Kc7 $18) 45. Kc4
Bg5 (45... Rxd7 46. Bxd7+ Kxd7 47. Ra8 $18) 46. Kb5 Ke7 47. Kb6 Bd2 48. Ba4 (
48. Kc7 Ba5+) 48... Be1 49. g4 Bd2 50. Kc5 Be3+ 51. Kd5 Bd4 {'?' Ivanov,Se.} (
51... f6 52. Rc3 Bh6 (52... Bf4 {Ivanov,Se} 53. Rh3 $18 {with the ideas Rh7,
Ke6}) 53. Rh3 Rh8 54. Kc6 Kd8 55. Rd3 $18) (51... Bf4 $142 {Ivanov,Se} 52. Bb5
(52. Rc3 Rh8 $1) 52... Bh2 $1 $16 (52... Bg3 $2 53. Rc3 Bf4 54. Rh3 $18)) 52.
Bb5 {'(.)' Ivanov,Se.} Bb2 53. Rc2 Bd4 54. Rh2 {Ivanov,Se: [with the ideas Rh7,
g5-g6 +-]} Rg8 (54... Rb8 55. Kc6 Rd8 56. Kc7 Bc3 57. g5 Ba5+ 58. Kb7 Rg8 59.
Rh7 Rg6 60. Bc6 Rxg5 61. Rh8 $18) 55. Rh7 Bb6 (55... Rxg4 56. Rxf7+ Kxf7 57.
d8=Q $18) 56. g5 {'!' Ivanov,Se.} Ba5 (56... Rxg5 57. Rh8 Rg1 58. Re8+ Kf6 59.
Kc6 Ba5 60. Ra8 Rc1+ 61. Kb7 $18) 57. Ba4 (57. Kc6 Rg6+) 57... Bc7 58. Kc6 (58.
g6 $2 {Ivanov,Se} Rxg6 59. Rh8 Rd6+ $11) 58... Bd8 59. Kb7 (59. Bb3 $2 Rg6+ $14
) 59... Ba5 60. Bc6 Rxg5 (60... Bd8 61. g6 $1 Rxg6 62. Rh8 $18) 61. Rh8 {
'+-' Ivanov,Se.} f5 (61... Rg1 62. Re8+ Kf6 63. Ra8 Rb1+ 64. Kc8 Bb6 65. Rb8
$18) 62. Re8+ Kd6 63. Ra8 Bc7 64. Ba4 $1 (64. Ba4 $1 Rg7 65. Ra6+ Kc5 66. Kxc7
$18) 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 12th final"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1996.11.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ruzele, Darius"]
[Black "Kalantarian, Norik"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "1996.11.21"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Vilnius Kaise"]
[BlackTeam "Yerevan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "LTU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8.
Ba4 b5 9. Bb3 b4 10. Bb2 bxc3 11. Bxc3 O-O 12. Qd2 Ba6 (12... Nd7 13. Ne2 Ba6
14. e5 e6 15. f4 Nb6 16. Bb4 Re8 17. Rc1 Nd5 18. Bd6 Rc8 19. O-O Bxe2 20. Qxe2
Bf8 21. Bxf8 Rxf8 22. Rc5 Ne7 23. Rd1 Qb6 24. Qc4 Rfd8 {0-1 Hoeksema,E-Hellers,
F/Leeuwarden op (05)/1994 (41)}) (12... Bb7 13. Ne2 Nd7 14. O-O e5 15. Rad1 Qh4
16. Ng3 exd4 17. Bxd4 Ne5 18. Qa5 Rfe8 19. h3 c5 {1/2-1/2 Hardicsay,
P-Schneider,A/HUN-chT1 9495 (09)/1995}) 13. f4 Nd7 14. Nf3 e6 {/\ c5} (14... c5
15. d5 Bxc3 16. Qxc3 Nf6 17. Nd2 $14) 15. e5 {White is quite exposed in the
center, so he closes at least some lines of fire. Wei� steht ziemlich
exponiert im Zentrum, daher schlie�t er wenigstens einige offene Linien.} (
15. Rd1 Qb6 16. e5 c5 17. Kf2 Rac8 18. Qe3 Rfd8 19. Ng5 Bb7 20. Rhe1 h6 21. Ne4
Bf8 22. d5 (22. dxc5 Nxc5 23. Nf6+ Kg7 24. Bd4 Qc6 $36) 22... c4 {Sokolov,
I-Stohl, I/AUT-chT 9394 (07)/1994/1/2-1/2 (67)}) (15. Kf2 $6 c5 $1 16. d5 Bxc3
17. Qxc3 Nf6 $36) (15. O-O-O Qc7 $132 {><Kc1}) 15... c5 16. Kf2 (16. d5 $6 c4
17. dxe6 fxe6 18. Bc2 Nc5 $15) 16... cxd4 17. Bxd4 Qe7 (17... Bb7 18. Rhc1 Nb6
$10) 18. Qe3 Bb7 19. Rhc1 (19. Bxa7 $2 Bxf3 20. gxf3 (20. Kxf3 Rxa7 21. Qxa7
Nxe5+) 20... Nxe5 21. fxe5 Rxa7 $17) 19... Rfc8 20. Ng5 {The pressure along
a7-g1 diagonal is not yelding real advantage. Der Druck auf der Diagonale
a7-g1 bringt keinen echten Vorteil.} (20. Rxc8+ $5 Rxc8 (20... Bxc8 21. Rc1 a6
22. Rc7 $14) 21. Bxa7 Bxf3 22. Kxf3 Rc7 23. Bd4 Qh4 24. h3 $14) 20... Bh6 21.
Kg1 Nb6 22. Bc5 (22. Bxb6 axb6 23. Qxb6 Bxg5 24. Rxc8+ Rxc8 25. fxg5 Qxg5 26.
Qxb7 Qe3+ 27. Kf1 Qd3+ 28. Kg1 (28. Ke1 Qc3+ 29. Ke2 Qb2+ $19) 28... Qd4+ $19)
22... Qd7 23. Bd6 Rxc1+ 24. Rxc1 Rc8 25. Rxc8+ Qxc8 26. Qc5 Bg7 (26... Qxc5+
27. Bxc5 Bxg5 28. fxg5 Bd5 29. Bxd5 exd5 30. Kf2 $16) 27. Kf2 h6 28. Nf3 Qxc5+
29. Bxc5 Bf8 (29... Bd5 30. Bxd5 exd5 31. Ke3 $16) 30. Bxf8 Kxf8 31. Nd4 Ke7
32. g3 a5 33. Nb5 Bc6 34. Nc3 (34. Nd6 f6 $10) 34... Kd7 (34... f6 35. exf6+
Kxf6 36. Ke3 $14) 35. Ke3 Kc7 36. Kd4 Nd7 37. g4 Bf3 (37... Kb6 38. f5 $5 Nc5
39. Bc4 $14) 38. Nb5+ Kb6 (38... Kd8 39. Nd6 Ke7 40. Nc4 (40. h3 $5) 40... Bxg4
41. Nxa5 $16) 39. Nd6 Bxg4 40. Nxf7 h5 41. Nd6 {White is clearly better, since
black pawns are weak and also fixed on the white squares as black bishop.
Wei� steht klar besser, weil die schwarzen Bauern schwach sind und noch dazu
auf den Feldern des schwarzen L�ufers festgelegt sind.} Nb8 (41... Nc5 42.
Nc4+ Kb5 43. Nxa5 $16) 42. Nc4+ Kb5 43. Kc3 Nc6 44. Nb2 Bf5 (44... Nb4 45. a3
Nd5+ 46. Bxd5 exd5 47. Kd4 $16) 45. Bc4+ Kb6 (45... Kc5 $4 46. Na4#) 46. Na4+
Kc7 47. Nc5 g5 $2 (47... Nd8 48. h4 $14) 48. Bxe6 Bb1 49. Kb2 Bh7 50. f5 (50.
fxg5 Nxe5 51. Bb3 Nf3 $14) 50... Nxe5 51. Ne4 Nd3+ (51... g4 52. Nf6 $18) 52.
Ka3 Nf4 53. Nxg5 Nxe6 54. Nxh7 (54. fxe6 Bc2 $16) 54... Nd8 55. Ka4 Kd6 (55...
Kb6 56. Ng5 Nb7 57. f6 Nc5+ 58. Ka3 Nd7 59. f7 Nf8 60. Ka4 Ka6 61. Ne4 $18) 56.
Kxa5 Ke5 57. f6 Kf5 58. Kb6 Kg6 59. a4 (59. a4 Kxh7 60. a5 Nf7 61. a6 Nd6 62.
Kc6 Nc8 63. f7 Kg7 64. Kd7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-15"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[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 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Bg5 h6 {N} (
13... Qe6) 14. Be3 b6 (14... Nc6 15. d5 Ne5 16. Rxb7 e6 $1 17. Re1 Bxf3 18.
gxf3 Rfd8 19. d6 Qa3 20. d7 $10 {Gelfand,B-Ivanchuk,V/Manila izt/1990/ ->CBM 19
}) 15. h3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 e5 $1 $8 17. d5 (17. dxe5 Nc6) 17... Nd7 18. Re1 Rfd8
19. Qd3 Nc5 (19... Bf8 $2 20. Ra1 Qb2 21. Reb1 $18) 20. Qb5 Bf8 21. Red1 (21.
Re2 Qa4) 21... Nb7 22. Ra1 {Ftacnik,L} (22. Ra1 Nd6) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-15"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hjartarson, Johann"]
[Black "Popovic, Petar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8.
Ba4 O-O 9. Ne2 b5 (9... c5 10. O-O Nc6 11. Be3 Na5 12. Rb1 cxd4 13. cxd4 b6 14.
d5 e6 15. Bd2 Ba6 16. Bb4 exd5 17. exd5 Bc4 18. Bxf8 Bxf8 19. Rb2 Qxd5 20. Qxd5
Bxd5 21. Rd1 Bc4 22. Nc1 $1 $16 {Dautov-Labunskij/USSR/1989/}) 10. Bb3 Bb7 11.
O-O c5 12. d5 (12. f3 b4 $5) 12... Nd7 13. Bg5 h6 14. Be3 Qc7 15. Qd2 Kh7 16.
Rac1 Nf6 17. f3 Rfd8 18. c4 (18. Rfd1 $5) (18. Qe1 $1 $16) 18... e6 19. Rfd1 (
19. cxb5 exd5 20. Rxc5 Qe7 21. exd5 Nxd5 22. Bxd5 Bxd5 $132) 19... exd5 (19...
bxc4 20. d6 $1 (20. Rxc4 exd5 21. Rxc5 Qe7 22. exd5 Nxd5) 20... Qc6 21. Rxc4
$16) 20. cxd5 c4 21. Bc2 Nxd5 $6 (21... Rac8 22. Bd4) 22. exd5 Rxd5 23. Bd4 $2
(23. Nd4 Re8 (23... Rad8 24. Qc3 (24. Qf2 $6 Qd7 25. Be4 (25. Ne2 Rxd1+ 26.
Rxd1 Qxd1+ 27. Bxd1 Rxd1+ $19) 25... Rxd4 26. Bxd4 Bxe4 $19) 24... b4 (24...
Qd7 25. Be4 Rxd4 26. Bxd4 Bxe4 27. Bxg7 $18) 25. Qa1 Qd7 26. Be4 $18) 24. Be4
$18) 23... Re8 24. Be4 Rd7 25. Qc3 (25. Bxb7 Qxb7 26. Qb2 Rxe2 27. Qxe2 Bxd4+
$17) 25... Qd8 $1 26. Bc2 (26. Bxb7 Rxe2 27. Kf1 Rxa2 $19) (26. Bxg7 Rxd1+ 27.
Rxd1 Qxd1+ 28. Kf2 Bxe4 29. fxe4 Rxe4 30. Ng3 b4 $1 31. Qxb4 Rf4+ 32. Ke3 Qc1+
$19) 26... Rxe2 27. Bxg7 Qg5 $1 28. g3 b4 $1 {Ftacnik,L} (28... b4 $1 29. Rxd7
bxc3 30. f4 Qh5 $19) 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 61st"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.10.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2008.10.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 Qa5 9. Nf3 O-O 10. Rc1 Nd7 11. d5 Nf6 12. Bd3 {Sakaev was not interested
to find out, which move his opponent considers to be the best after the
theoretical 12.c4.} (12. c4 Qc7 (12... Qxd2+ 13. Nxd2 b6 14. f3 e6 15. Be2 Ba6
16. e5 Ne8 17. dxe6 f6 18. Ne4 fxe5 19. Rd1 Nf6 20. Nd6 Ne8 21. e7 Nxd6 22.
exf8=Q+ Bxf8 23. Bh6 {1-0 Yermolinsky,A (2610)-Mikhalevski,V (2500)/Groningen
1996 (53)}) (12... Qa3 13. Bd3 e6 14. h3 exd5 15. cxd5 b6 16. O-O Re8 17. Qc2
Ba6 18. Bxa6 Qxa6 19. Nd2 Rac8 20. Rfe1 c4 21. Bd4 b5 22. Nf3 Qb7 23. Qb2 Nh5
24. Bxg7 Nxg7 25. Ne5 f5 26. Nxc4 $18 {1/2 Potapov,A (2500)-Chadaev,N (2383)/
Kaluga 2003 (61)}) 13. Bd3 e5 14. Bh6 Bxh6 15. Qxh6 Ng4 16. Qd2 f5 17. O-O Nf6
18. Qc2 f4 19. Qb2 Re8 20. Rb1 Rb8 21. Bc2 Bd7 22. Rfe1 {1/2 Kachiani
Gersinska,K (2374)-Baramidze,D (2551)/Bad Koenigshofen 2007 (26)}) 12... c4 13.
Bb1 (13. Bxc4 $2 Nxe4 $17) 13... Ng4 14. Bd4 (14. O-O Nxe3 15. Qxe3 Bg4 16. Nd4
Rad8 $11) 14... e5 15. dxe6 f6 $5 {Morozevich has an exceptionally original
perspective on chess problems. The saving of the dark squared bishop at the
cost of a tempo creates an unpleasant threat Bh6.} (15... Bxe6 16. Bxg7 Kxg7
17. O-O Rad8 18. Nd4 Ne5 $11) 16. e7 Re8 17. Qe2 (17. O-O Bh6 18. Qe2 Bxc1 19.
Qxc4+ Kg7 20. Rxc1 Rxe7 $15) 17... Be6 18. Nd2 (18. O-O Rxe7 19. Nd2 Ne5 20. f4
Nc6 21. Nxc4 Qa4 22. Ne3 Nxd4 23. cxd4 Qxd4 $11) 18... b5 19. f4 Rxe7 {The
position is aproximatelly equal, black pieces work harmoniously enough.} 20.
O-O (20. h3 Nh6 21. O-O Nf7 $11) 20... Qc7 21. h3 (21. a4 a6 22. h3 Nh6 23. Bc2
Nf7 24. Qf2 $14) 21... Nh6 22. Qf2 f5 (22... Nf7 23. Bc2 Bd7 $11) 23. Bxg7 Kxg7
24. Rfe1 Rae8 $6 {From the perspective of the further developments an
innacuracy. More sense seems to be offered by the immediate occupying of the d
file.} (24... Rd8 25. e5 Bd5 $11) 25. e5 Bd5 26. Nf1 Rd8 27. Ne3 Qb6 (27... a6
28. Qh4 $1 Be6 29. Nc2 Nf7 30. Nd4 $16) 28. Rcd1 Red7 29. Nxd5 $2 {[%mdl 16384]
The art of proper exchange of pieces is a tough nut even for the very strong
grandmasters. Sakaev could not hold himself and he swapped far reaching bishop.
Instead, the best idea of transfering the knight to d4 square would offer him
some advantage.} (29. Nc2 $1 Ng8 30. Qxb6 axb6 31. a3 Ne7 32. Nd4 $14) 29...
Rxd5 30. Qxb6 axb6 31. Rxd5 (31. Bc2 Ng8 32. a4 bxa4 33. Bxa4 Ne7 34. Rb1 Rd3
35. Rxb6 Rxc3 $11) 31... Rxd5 32. Kf2 Ng8 33. g4 Ne7 (33... fxg4 $2 34. hxg4
Rd2+ 35. Re2 $16) 34. gxf5 gxf5 35. Rg1+ Kf7 36. Ke2 Rd8 {The position is a
bit tricky for white, since the theoretically strong bishop is actually a
modest statist due to the pawn structure restrictions.} (36... Ke6 37. Bc2 Rd8
38. Rg7 Rh8 39. h4 Nd5 40. Kf3 Nxc3 41. Rc7 h5 $15) 37. Bc2 (37. Rg5 h6 (37...
Ke6 38. Rh5 b4 39. cxb4 Rd4 40. Rh6+ Ng6 $11) 38. Rg1 Ke6 39. Rg7 b4 40. cxb4
Rd4 $15) 37... Ra8 38. Rb1 $2 (38. Bb1 Ra3 39. Kd2 b4 $1 40. cxb4 Ke6 $17)
38... Nd5 $1 {Sakaev somehow forgott, that the knight can do lot of demage
with clever jumps. Morozevich's pieces will dominate the position.} (38... Rxa2
39. Kd2 Nd5 40. Rxb5 Ke6 $17) 39. Kd2 (39. Kf3 Nxc3 40. Rg1 Ne4 41. Bxe4 Ra3+
42. Ke2 fxe4 43. f5 Rxa2+ 44. Ke3 c3 45. Kxe4 b4 46. Kd3 Rf2 $19) 39... b4 $1
40. Bxf5 (40. cxb4 Rxa2 41. b5 Ke6 42. Kc1 h6 $19) 40... Rxa2+ 41. Ke1 b3 {
The defender is helpless, since his two proud connected passed pawns represent
no danger.} 42. Rd1 (42. e6+ Kf6 43. Bxh7 Nxc3 44. Rc1 Re2+ 45. Kf1 Re3 $19)
42... Ne3 (42... Ne3 43. Rd7+ Ke8 44. Be6 b2 $19) 0-1

[Event "Tilburg Fontys"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1996.10.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1996.10.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O a5 13. Bg5 (13. Bc3 Bg4
14. Ra1 Qe6 15. d5 Qb6 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 {Sandler,M-Lalic,B/ENG/0-1 (32)} 17. Ne5
Bxe2 18. Qxe2 Qa6 $1 19. Qb2 f6 20. Nf3 Nd7 $15) (13. Re1 a4 $1 14. Bb4 Nc6 15.
Ra1 Qxa1 $1 16. Qxa1 Nxb4 $17) (13. d5 e6 14. Bg5 $1 exd5 15. exd5 Qa3 16. d6
Nd7 17. Bb5 $36) (13. d5 $5) 13... a4 (13... Bf6 $5) 14. Bxe7 (14. Bb5 $6 Bd7
$1 15. Bxd7 Nxd7 16. Rxb7 Qe6 17. d5 {Hebert,J-Kozul,Z/Toronto/1990/0:1/52/}
Qd6 $1 18. e5 Bxe5 $1 19. Rxd7 Qxd7 20. Nxe5 Qf5 21. Nf3 f6 {/\Rfd8-/+/}) (14.
d5) 14... Re8 15. Rc1 (15. Bc5 Rxe4 (15... Nd7) 16. Bd3 Re8 17. Ra1 Qd5 18.
Rxa4 Rxa4 19. Qxa4 Bd7 20. Qc2 Bc6 21. Bc4 Qd7 22. Ne5 Bxe5 23. dxe5 Bxg2 24.
e6 Rxe6 25. Rd1 Bh3 26. Bxe6 Qxe6 27. Rd8+ Kg7 28. Bf8+ {1-0 Von Herman,
U-Schnabel,R/OLNO 9192/1992/}) (15. Ra1 Qe6 16. Ba3 Qxe4 17. Re1 Bd7 18. Ne5 {
1/2-1/2 Dorfman,J-Adorjan,A/Polanica Zdroj (06)/1992/}) (15. Bd6 $1 Rxe4 (15...
Qe6 16. e5 $16) (15... Bf5 16. Ra1 Qe6 17. e5 $16) 16. Rc1 (16. Qc1 Be6 17. Bd3
Rg4 18. h3 (18. Qc7 Nc6 19. Qxb7 Rc8 20. Rbc1 Qd5 21. Bg3 Bxd4 22. Bb5 Na7 23.
Rxc8+ Nxc8 24. Qxd5 Bxd5 25. Rd1 Bxf3 26. gxf3 a3 27. fxg4 a2 28. Kg2 a1=Q 29.
Rxa1 Bxa1 {1/2-1/2 Ioseliani,N-Krupkova,P/Prague Menchik-mem (01)/1996 (41)})
18... Qd5 19. Qc7 Nc6 20. hxg4 Rc8 21. Qxb7 Qxd6 22. Rfc1 Bf8 23. Be4 Na5 24.
Qb5 Rxc1+ 25. Rxc1 Nb3 26. Rd1 a3 {0-1 Summerscale,A-Lerch,P/Candas op (07)/
1996 (35)}) 16... Nc6 17. Bc4 Qb2 18. Rb1 Qc3 19. Bxf7+ Kxf7 20. Ng5+ Kg8 21.
Nxe4 Qxd4 22. Qe2 $1 $18 {1-0 Ivanov,Se-Zezulkin,J/POL-chT Lubniewice (07)/
1994/ (34) /\ Qa2}) (15. Bg5 Rxe4 16. Bd3 Re6 $1 17. Qc1 Rc6 $17) 15... Qe6 16.
Ba3 (16. Bb4 Qxe4 17. Re1 Bd7 18. Ng5 Qf4 19. Bd2 Qf6 20. Bc4 Rf8 21. Ne4 Qb6
22. d5 Na6 23. Be3 Qd8 24. Bd4 b5 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 26. Qd4+ f6 {1/2-1/2 Sadler,
M-Miles,A/Isle of Man op (03)/1995 (32)}) 16... Qxe4 17. Re1 Bd7 18. d5 Qf4 19.
Rc4 Qf6 20. Rc7 (20. Qd2 Na6 21. Rb1 b5 22. Rcc1 Bh6 23. Qxh6 Rxe2 24. Re1
Rxe1+ 25. Nxe1 Qf5 26. Rc1 b4 27. Bb2 f6 $17 {Vaisser,A-Leko,P/Cap D'Agde qual
G2 (02) 1996/0-1 (74)}) 20... Bf8 $1 {White can be very active, but the Pa4 is
an important factor. Weiß kann sehr aktiv spielen, aber der Pa4 bleibt ein
wichtiger Faktor.} (20... b5 $2 21. Bxb5 $1 Bxb5 22. Rxe8+ Bxe8 23. Rc8 $18)
21. d6 (21. Bxf8 Kxf8 22. Rxb7 a3 23. Bc4 $13) 21... Bc6 22. Qd2 Nd7 (22... Na6
$2 23. Bxa6 Rxe1+ 24. Nxe1 Rxa6 25. d7 Bxd7 26. Bxf8 $18) 23. Rd1 (23. Bb2 $2
Qxd6 24. Qc3 f6 $19) 23... Bg7 24. Bc4 Rad8 (24... h6 25. Bd5 $13) 25. Ng5 Rf8
26. Re1 Ne5 27. Ba2 $6 (27. Rxe5 $5 Qxe5 28. Nxf7 Qa1+ 29. Bc1 Rxf7 30. Bxf7+
Kh8 $13) 27... Rd7 28. h3 $6 (28. f4 Ng4 29. Bc5 h6 30. Rxd7 Bxd7 31. Ne4 Qf5
$17) 28... h6 29. f4 (29. Ne4 Qh4 $17) 29... Nd3 $1 (29... hxg5 $2 30. fxe5 Qf4
31. Qxf4 gxf4 32. e6 $16) 30. Qxd3 hxg5 31. Rxd7 (31. fxg5 Qxg5 $17) 31... Bxd7
32. fxg5 Qxg5 {Black have survived the worst and white king became quite weak.
Schwarz hat das Schlimmste überstanden, und nun steht der weiße König ziemlich
schwach.} 33. Bd5 (33. Re7 Bc6 $17) 33... b5 34. Kh1 (34. Re7 Bxh3 35. d7 Bxd7
36. Rxd7 b4 37. Bxb4 Qc1+ 38. Kh2 Qf4+ 39. g3 Qxb4 40. Qxg6 Qd2+ $17) 34... Bf6
35. Rf1 Be5 36. g4 (36. Qf3 Kg7 37. Bxf7 Be6 (37... Bc6 38. Qxc6 Qg3 39. Kg1
Qxa3 $17 (39... Qh2+ 40. Kf2 Rxf7+ 41. Ke2 $15)) 38. Bc1 Qh5 39. Qxh5 gxh5 40.
Re1 Rxf7 41. Rxe5 Rf1+ 42. Kh2 Rxc1 43. Rxe6 a3 $19) 36... Kg7 37. Qe4 f6 38.
Rc1 Rh8 39. Qf3 (39. Rc7 Rxh3+ 40. Kg1 Qd2 $1 41. Rxd7+ Kh6 $19) 39... Bxd6 $1
40. Bb2 (40. Bxd6 Qxc1+) 40... Be5 0-1

[Event "Altensteig"]
[Site "Altensteig"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Mohr, Stefan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1990.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 b6 13. f4 Bg7 14. c4 e5 15.
O-O exf4 16. Bb2 $6 (16. Qxf4 Qe7) 16... g5 $5 17. Bxg7 (17. e5 $2 Re8 $17)
17... Kxg7 18. a4 (18. e5 f6 19. Qc3 (19. e6 $2 Bxe6) 19... fxe5 20. Qxe5+ Qf6
$17) 18... Qd6 19. a5 (19. g3 Bh3 20. Rf2 fxg3 21. Qxg5+ Kh8 22. hxg3 Rg8 $17)
19... f6 20. Rb3 Rb8 21. Rfb1 Re8 22. Bd3 Re7 23. axb6 axb6 24. Qb2 Reb7 25. h3
(25. Re1 Qe5 $17) 25... Bd7 26. Qf2 Qe5 27. Kh1 Ba4 28. R3b2 Be8 29. Rb3 Bg6
30. Qe2 Qd4 31. Bc2 Be8 32. Bd3 Bd7 33. Qh5 Be8 34. Qe2 Bd7 35. Qh5 Qe5 36. Bc2
$2 Ba4 {Ftacnik,L} 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 12th Group7"]
[Site "Bratislava"]
[Date "1996.09.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Komarov, Dimitri"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1996.09.06"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "SVK"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Belgrade Partizan"]
[BlackTeam "Bratislava Slovan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "YUG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SVK"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 Bg7 13. O-O (13. c4 Re8 14.
Bb2 e6 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. d6 e5 17. O-O b6 18. f4 Bb7 19. d7 Re7 20. Rbd1 {
1-0 Hracek,Z-Gurevich,I/Kecskemet GM (08)/1991/ (29)}) (13. f4 e5 14. O-O (14.
dxe6 Bxe6 15. Rxb7 Qa5 16. e5 Rfd8 17. Qe3 Rab8 18. Rxb8 Rxb8 19. O-O Qxa2 {
Zhu Chen-Ftacnik,L/Beijing Lee Cup (04)/1996/1/2-1/2 (49)}) 14... Qd6 15. c4
exf4 16. Qxf4 Be5 17. Qh4 f6 18. Rb3 b6 19. Rbf3 Bd7 {1-0 Molinaroli,
M-Schneider,M/ Muenster op (08)/1993/ (25)}) 13... e6 (13... Qd6 14. f4 e6 15.
Bc4 e5 16. f5 f6 17. a4 {1-0 Solozhenkin,E-Delebarre,X/Paris-ch (01)/1993/ (31)
}) 14. dxe6 (14. Bc4 Qf6 15. dxe6 Bxe6 16. Bxe6 Qxe6 17. Rxb7 {1/2-1/2 Novikov,
I-Ftacnik,L/ Ostrava (03)/1994/}) 14... Bxe6 $5 (14... fxe6) 15. Rxb7 Qxd2 16.
Bxd2 Rfb8 $1 17. Ba6 (17. Rc7 $2 Rb2 18. Rd1 Rd8 19. Be3 Rxd1+ 20. Bxd1 Rb1 $19
) (17. Rxb8+ Rxb8 18. Be3 Rb2 19. Bf3 Bxc3 20. Bxc5 Rxa2 $15) (17. Rfb1 Rxb7
18. Rxb7 Bxa2 19. Be3 Bxc3 20. Bxc5 a5 $15) 17... Rxb7 (17... Bxa2 18. Ra1 Rxb7
19. Bxb7 Rb8 20. Rxa2 Rxb7 21. f4 $10) (17... Rd8 $6 18. Rb2 (18. Bg5 Rd6 19.
Be2 Bxc3 20. Rc1 Bd4 $36) (18. Be3 $6 Bc8 $1 19. Bxc5 Bxc3 20. Rc1 Bxb7 21.
Bxb7 Rab8 22. Bd5 $15) 18... Rd6 19. Be2 Rad8 20. Bg5 Bxc3 21. Rc2 f6 22. Bf4
$14) 18. Bxb7 Rd8 (18... Rb8 19. Bd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 Rb2 21. Rd1 Rxa2 22. d6 $16)
19. Be3 Bxc3 (19... c4 20. Bd5 (20. Bxa7 Bxc3 21. Be3 Bb2 22. a4 c3 $36) 20...
Bxd5 21. exd5 (21. Rd1 $2 Bxc3 22. exd5 Bb2 23. d6 c3 $17) 21... Rxd5 22. Rc1
Bxc3 23. Kf1 Rd3 24. Bxa7 $10) 20. Bxc5 Bxa2 21. Ba6 (21. Bxa7 $2 Rd7 22. Rc1
Rxb7 $19) (21. Rc1 a5 $15) (21. Bd5 Bxd5 22. Rd1 Rc8 (22... a5 23. exd5 Bb4 24.
Bxb4 axb4 25. Kf1 Kf8 26. Rb1 Rb8 27. Ke2 Ke7 28. Kd3 Kd6 29. Kc4 f5 30. Rxb4
Rxb4+ 31. Kxb4 Kxd5 32. Kc3 Ke4 33. Kd2 g5 $15) 23. Rxd5 a5 $15) 21... Bd4 22.
Bxd4 (22. Rd1 $2 Bxf2+) 22... Rxd4 23. Ra1 Bb3 $6 (23... Rd2 $5 24. g3 (24. Bb7
a5 25. Bc6 Kf8 $15) 24... Kg7 25. Kg2 (25. Rc1 Be6 26. Rc7 Ra2 $15) 25... Kf6
$15) 24. f3 Kg7 (24... Ra4 25. Rxa4 Bxa4 26. Kf2 Kg7 27. Ke3 Kf6 28. Kd4 $10)
25. Ra3 Rd1+ 26. Kf2 Be6 27. Be2 $1 (27. Bb7 Rd2+ 28. Kg3 Ra2 29. Rxa2 Bxa2 30.
Kf4 Kf6 31. e5+ Ke7 32. Ke4 a5 $15) 27... Rd2 28. Ke3 (28. Rxa7 $2 Bc4) 28...
Ra2 29. Rxa2 Bxa2 30. Kd4 a5 31. Bd1 (31. Bc4 $5 Bxc4 (31... Bb1 $2 32. Kc3 f5
33. Kb2 fxe4 34. Kxb1 exf3 35. gxf3 $18) 32. Kxc4 Kf6 33. Kb5 (33. f4 $2 g5 34.
g3 gxf4 35. gxf4 Kg6 $19) 33... Ke5 34. Kxa5 Kf4 35. Kb5 Ke3 36. Kc5 Kf2 37.
Kd6 Kxg2 38. Ke7 Kxf3 39. Kxf7 Kxe4 40. Kg7 $10) 31... Kf6 32. f4 Ke7 33. Kc5
Be6 (33... Bb1 34. e5 Ba2 35. Kb5 Ke6 36. Bf3 Kf5 (36... Bd5 37. Bg4+ Ke7 38.
g3) 37. g3 g5 38. fxg5 Kxe5 39. Kxa5 Kf5 40. h4 $10) 34. Kb5 Kd6 35. Bf3 Bd7+ (
35... Bb3 36. Kxa5 Kc5 37. e5 Kd4 (37... Bd5 $2 38. Bxd5 Kxd5 39. Kb6 Ke4 40.
g3 Kf3 41. Kc5 h5 42. Kd6 Kg2 43. Ke7 Kxh2 44. Kxf7 $18) 38. Kb4 Be6 39. g3 Ke3
40. Bc6 Kf2 41. Kc5 Kg1 42. Bd5 $10) 36. Kxa5 Kc5 37. e5 Be6 38. g3 Kd4 (38...
h5 39. Bd1 Kd4 40. Kb4 h4 41. gxh4 Ke4 42. Kc5 Kxf4 43. Kd6 $14) 39. Kb6 Ke3
40. Bh1 (40. Bc6 Kf2 41. Kc5 Kg1 42. Bd5 Bxd5 43. Kxd5 h5 $10) 40... Kf2 41.
Kc6 Kg1 42. Bd5 Bh3 $5 (42... Bxd5+ 43. Kxd5 Kxh2 (43... h5 44. h3 (44. Kd6
Kxh2 45. Ke7 Kxg3 46. Kxf7 h4 47. e6 h3 48. e7 h2 49. e8=Q h1=Q 50. Qe5 Qh7+
51. Kf6 Qh8+ 52. Kxg6 Qg8+ $10) 44... Kg2 45. g4 h4 46. f5 gxf5 (46... Kxh3 $2
47. fxg6 fxg6 48. e6 Kg2 49. e7 h3 50. e8=Q h2 51. Qxg6 $18) 47. gxf5 Kxh3 48.
e6 fxe6+ 49. fxe6 Kg2 50. e7 h3 51. e8=Q h2 $10) 44. g4 h5 45. gxh5 gxh5 46. f5
h4 47. e6 fxe6+ 48. fxe6 h3 49. e7 Kg1 50. e8=Q h2 $10) (42... Kxh2 $2 43. Bxe6
fxe6 44. g4 Kg3 45. f5 gxf5 46. gxf5 exf5 47. e6 f4 48. e7 f3 49. e8=Q f2 50.
Qe2 $18) 43. Bxf7 Kxh2 44. Kd5 (44. e6 Bxe6 45. Bxe6 Kxg3 $10) (44. Be8 Kxg3
45. Bd7 Kxf4 $1) (44. Kd6 Kxg3 45. Be6 Bxe6 46. Kxe6 h5 47. Kf6 h4 48. e6 h3
49. e7 h2 50. e8=Q h1=Q 51. Qe5 Qh8+ $10) 44... Kxg3 45. Ke4 Bf5+ 46. Ke3 g5 $1
47. fxg5 Kg4 48. e6 Bxe6 49. Bxe6+ Kxg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sigeman & Co 05th"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "1997.06.11"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Akesson, Ralf"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1997.06.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 Qa5 9. Rb1 b6 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Bd3 Nc6 (11... cxd4 12. cxd4 Nc6 13. Ne2 O-O
14. Qxa5 Nxa5 15. Kd2 f5 16. f3 e5 17. d5 f4 18. Bf2 Rfc8 19. Ba6 Rd8 20. Bh4
Rf8 21. Rhc1 Bf6 22. Bxf6 Rxf6 23. Rc7 {1-0 Karpov,A-Krasenkov,M/Moscow 1992 
(33)}) (11... O-O 12. Ne2 (12. Nf3) 12... e6 13. h4 (13. O-O cxd4 14. cxd4 Qxd2
15. Bxd2 $14) 13... h5 (13... Nc6 14. h5 {/\ Bh6, e5|^>>} cxd4 15. cxd4 Rfc8
$132) (13... cxd4 14. cxd4 Nc6 15. Qxa5 Nxa5 16. Kd2 Bc6 17. Rhc1 Rac8 18. h5
Bb7 19. g4 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 Rc8 21. Rxc8+ Bxc8 22. h6 Bf6 23. Nc3 {Atalik,S-Jelen,
I/Ljubljana 1997/1-0 (56)}) 14. g4 $1 cxd4 (14... hxg4 15. h5 $40) 15. cxd4
Qxd2+ 16. Kxd2 hxg4 17. h5 e5 (17... Nc6 18. hxg6 (18. e5 {/\ hg6, Rbg1+/-->})
18... fxg6 19. e5 Ne7 20. Rbg1 $16) 18. hxg6 exd4 (18... Nc6 $142 19. Bc4 exd4
$5 20. gxf7+ Rxf7 21. Bh6 Bf6 $14) 19. Nxd4 Nc6 20. Nxc6 (20. Nf5 Bxf5 21. exf5
Rfd8 22. Ke2 Ne5 23. Be4 Rac8 $14) 20... Bxc6 21. Rhg1 (21. Rbg1 $2 Rfd8 22.
gxf7+ Kxf7 23. Ke2 Rxd3 $1 $132) 21... Rad8 22. Rxg4 (22. Ke2 $142 fxg6 23.
Rxg4) 22... fxg6 (22... f5 $5 23. exf5 Rxf5 24. Kc2 Rc8 $1 25. Rc4 Ra5 26. Kc1
$1 $16 Rxa2 $140 27. Bf5 Rc7 28. Be6+ Kf8 29. Bf4 $18) 23. Ke2 $16 {1-0 Yuneev,
A-Kudrin,S/Erevan op 1996 (33)}) 12. Ne2 (12. Nf3 O-O 13. Rc1 (13. Rb5 Qa4 14.
Rb2 Rad8 15. O-O Na5 16. Bh6 Nc4 17. Bxc4 Qxc4 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Ne5 Qa4 20.
Qe3 f6 21. Nxd7 Rxd7 22. dxc5 bxc5 23. e5 Rd1 {1/2-1/2 Adla,D-Sion Castro,M/
Zaragoza op-A 1995 (37)}) 13... e6 14. d5 exd5 15. exd5 Ne5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17.
c4 Qxd2+ 18. Kxd2 f5 19. f4 Bf6 20. Rhe1 Rfe8 21. Bf2 Kf7 22. g3 Rxe1 23. Rxe1
Re8 {1/2-1/2 Tunik,G-Atalik,S/Budapest GM 1992 (40)}) 12... O-O (12... cxd4 13.
cxd4 Qxd2+ (13... O-O 14. Qxa5 Nxa5 15. Kd2 f5 16. f3 fxe4 17. fxe4 Rac8 18.
Rhc1 Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Rc8 20. Rxc8+ Bxc8 21. Nc3 Be6 22. d5 Bd7 23. Nb5 Bxb5 24.
Bxb5 {1-0 Akesson,R-Zagorskis,D/EU-chT Pula 1997 (41)}) 14. Kxd2 e6 15. Rhc1
Ke7 16. Bb5 Rhc8 17. Ba6 Rcb8 18. Bf4 e5 19. Bg5+ f6 20. d5 Na5 21. Be3 Kd6 22.
Nc3 Rf8 23. Nb5+ Bxb5 24. Rxb5 {1-0 Piveny,I-Donegani,P/Werfen op 1994 (29)})
13. h4 (13. dxc5 Ne5 14. cxb6 axb6 15. O-O Qxa2 16. Rb2 Qa3 17. Rxb6 Rfd8 18.
Nd4 Rac8 $44 {|^<<}) 13... Rfd8 14. h5 cxd4 15. cxd4 Rac8 16. Qxa5 (16. d5 Ne5
17. Qxa5 Nxd3+ 18. Kd2 bxa5 19. Kxd3 Ba4 20. Nd4 e6 $15) 16... Nxa5 17. Bg5 (
17. Ba6 $6 Rc2) 17... f6 18. Bd2 Nc4 19. Bb4 e5 (19... Kf7 20. Rc1 Nb2 21. Ba6
(21. Bc2 $2 Rxc2 22. Rxc2 Nd3+ 23. Kd2 Nxb4 $17) 21... Rxc1+ 22. Nxc1 $14) 20.
hxg6 hxg6 21. dxe5 $6 (21. d5 Kf7 $11) 21... Nxe5 22. Ba6 Rc2 23. f4 Nc6 (23...
Rxa2 24. fxe5 Rxa6 25. Be7 Re8 26. exf6 Bc6 $13) 24. Bc3 (24. Bd3 Nxb4 25. Rxb4
Rc5 $15) 24... Bg4 (24... Be6 25. Bb5 (25. Rc1 Rxa2 26. Bxf6 Bxf6 27. Rxc6 Rxa6
28. Rxe6 Ra1+ $19) 25... Bg4 (25... Bxa2 $2 26. Ra1 $14) 26. Bc4+ Kf8 27. Rb2)
25. Bc4+ Kf8 26. Rb2 Rxc3 $5 (26... Bxe2 27. Rxc2 Bxc4 28. Bxf6 Bxf6 29. Rxc4
$13) 27. Nxc3 f5 28. e5 (28. Rc2 Bxc3+ 29. Rxc3 Rd1+ 30. Kf2 Rxh1 $19) 28...
Nxe5 $1 29. fxe5 Bxe5 30. Rc2 $2 (30. Rd2 $1 Rc8 (30... Bxc3 31. Rh8+ Bxh8 32.
Rxd8+ Kg7 33. Rd7+ $14) (30... Bg3+ 31. Rf2 Bxf2+ 32. Kxf2 Rd2+ 33. Ne2 Bxe2
34. Bxe2 Rxa2 $11) 31. Ne2 Rxc4 32. Rh7 Ke8 33. Rxa7 $11) 30... Bxc3+ 31. Kf2 (
31. Rxc3 Rd1+ 32. Kf2 Rxh1 $19) 31... Bd4+ 32. Kg3 (32. Ke1 Kg7 $17) 32... Be5+
33. Kf2 f4 34. Rh7 $2 (34. Rh4 Bf5 35. Re2 Bd4+ 36. Kf3 g5 $17) 34... Rd1 35.
g3 $2 (35. Rf7+ Ke8 36. Re2 $8 Bxe2 37. Bxe2 (37. Kxe2 Rc1 $19) 37... Rd2 (
37... Kxf7 38. Bxd1 $15) 38. Rxa7 g5 $17) 35... Bd4+ (35... Bd4+ 36. Kg2 Rg1+
37. Kh2 fxg3#) 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 21st"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2017.10.28"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Black "Duda, Jan Krzysztof"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2546"]
[BlackElo "2706"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2017.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Slovakia"]
[BlackTeam "Poland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SVK"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 O-O 8.
Be2 c5 9. O-O b6 {Black has quite a few moves at this juncture with 9...Nc6
leading the parade as the most often tested idea. The development with ...b6
became popular with some strong players.} 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Qd3 {In comparison
with the other b6-line White has saved time by not having to play Rb1. There
is no clear consensus as to what should be the Black's best plan.} Qd7 (11...
Qc7 12. Rad1 e6 13. d5 e5 14. Qe3 Nd7 15. Be7 Rfe8 16. d6 Qc6 17. Bc4 b5 18.
Bd5 Qc8 19. h4 Bf6 20. Bxf6 Nxf6 21. Bxb7 Qxb7 {1-0 (31) Khairullin,I (2630)
-Mamedyarov,S (2756) Moscow 2015} 22. Ng5 $1 $14) (11... h6 12. Bh4 (12. Be3
cxd4 13. cxd4 e6 14. Rad1 Nc6 15. d5 exd5 16. exd5 Ne7 17. Qa3 Nxd5 18. Bc4 Qe7
19. Qxe7 Nxe7 20. Rd7 Bxf3 21. gxf3 Nf5 $11 {1/2-1/2 (69) Alburt,L (2505)
-Tukmakov,V (2540) Decin 1977}) 12... Qd7 13. Rad1 cxd4 (13... e6 14. d5 exd5
15. exd5 c4 16. Qd2 Na6 17. Bxc4 Rac8 18. Bb3 g5 19. Bg3 Bxc3 20. Ne5 Qf5 21.
Qe2 {1-0 (21) Greenfeld,A (2560)-Rechlis,G (2510) Tel Aviv 1996} Bxe5 22. Qxe5
Qxe5 23. Bxe5 Nc5 24. Bf6 $14) 14. cxd4 e6 15. Qe3 (15. d5 Na6 16. Qb1 exd5 17.
Bb5 Qd6 18. exd5 f5 19. Rfe1 g5 20. Nxg5 hxg5 21. Bxg5 Qb4 22. Qxb4 Nxb4 23. d6
$16 {1-0 (49) Alburt,L (2505)-Jansa,V Decin 1977}) 15... Qa4 16. Rd2 Nd7 17.
Bd1 Qa5 18. Bb3 Rac8 19. Rfd1 g5 20. Bg3 Nf6 21. d5 exd5 22. e5 {0-1 (57)
Gelfand,B (2700)-Tseshkovsky,V (2510) Ulcinj 1997} Ne4 $17) (11... Ba6 12. Qe3
Qc7 13. Bxa6 Nxa6 14. d5 e5 15. Qe2 Nb8 16. Nd2 Nd7 17. a4 a6 18. Rfb1 Rfc8 19.
h3 Bf8 20. Nc4 $16 {1/2-1/2 (28) Otero Acosta,D (2510)-Bacallao Alonso,Y (2526)
Santa Clara 2014}) (11... Nd7 12. Rad1 cxd4 13. cxd4 Re8 14. Qe3 Rc8 15. Rc1 a6
16. Rxc8 Qxc8 17. Rc1 Qa8 18. Rc7 Nf6 19. d5 Bxd5 20. exd5 Nxd5 21. Qc1 Nxc7
22. Qxc7 b5 $11 {1/2-1/2 (50) Shimanov,A (2480)-Safarli,E (2527) Mersin 2008})
12. Rad1 (12. Qe3 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 (13... Rc8 14. Bh6 Bh8 15. Qf4 Nc6 16. Bc4
e6 17. Rfd1 Na5 18. Ne5 Qe7 19. Bb5 a6 20. Be2 Nc6 21. Ng4 Nxd4 22. Rxd4 e5 23.
Rd7 $16 {1-0 (26) Wells,P (2489)-Boric,M (2377) Germany 2010}) 14. Rad1 Rfc8
15. Bh6 Bh8 16. Qf4 Qc7 17. Qh4 e5 18. d5 Nd4 19. Rxd4 exd4 20. Bf4 Qd7 21. Ng5
h5 22. g4 $13 {1-0 (32) Ivanov,S (2574)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2483) Moscow 2005})
12... e6 (12... h6 13. Bf4 cxd4 14. cxd4 Ba6 15. Qe3 Bxe2 16. Qxe2 Nc6 17. d5
Na5 18. Be5 Rac8 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. h4 Kh7 21. Rd4 $16 {1-0 (41) Veingold,A 
(2410)-Oltra Caurin,R (2390) Mislata 1995}) 13. Qe3 {The first really
independent move is not bad, but the white score after the critical
continuation 13.d5 is a boring 100%!} (13. d5 $1 exd5 14. exd5 c4 (14... Ba6
15. c4 Qa4 16. Rd2 Nd7 17. Rc1 Ne5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. Bf3 Bb7 20. d6 Bxf3 21.
Qxf3 Qd7 22. Be7 Rfe8 {1-0 (44) Vera Gonzalez Quevedo,R (2530)-Saldano Dayer,H
(2335) Ubeda 1999} 23. Re1 $16) 15. Qd2 Rc8 (15... Re8 16. Bxc4 Na6 17. Rb1 Re4
18. Bb5 Qd6 19. Rfd1 Nc5 20. Bh6 Bh8 21. c4 $16 {1-0 (39) Ehlvest,J (2505)
-Pribyl,J (2405) Tallinn 1985}) 16. Bh6 Bh8 17. Qf4 Na6 18. Bxc4 Re8 19. Ng5
Be5 20. Qh4 b5 21. Bb3 Nc5 22. f4 $16 {1-0 (32) Hartston,W (2485)-Sax,G (2590)
Tallinn 1979}) 13... Qa4 (13... Qc6 14. Bd3 Nd7 15. Rb1 $14) 14. Bh6 {
Positionally the idea of trading the strong fianchetto bishop is well
justified, but the engine is pleading for the more ambitious pawn advance 14.
e5!} (14. e5 $1 Nd7 (14... Qxa2 $6 15. dxc5 $16) (14... Qc6 15. h4 Rc8 16. h5
$14) 15. h4 h5 16. Rb1 $14) 14... Nd7 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. e5 Rac8 {Duda could
have even taken on a2, but Black must be careful when violating the principles
of sound development.} (16... Qxa2 17. Nd2 Qa4 18. Nc4 Qc6 (18... cxd4 19. Rxd4
Qc6 20. Qg5 f6 21. exf6+ Nxf6 22. Ne5 Qc7 23. Bd3 $14) 19. d5 exd5 20. Nd6 Rfe8
(20... d4 21. Qg3 $16) 21. Nxe8+ Rxe8 22. f4 $14) 17. Rd2 (17. h4 Qc2 $1 (17...
h5 18. Ng5 $16) 18. h5 Qe4 $11) 17... b5 (17... Qa3 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. Rd4 Qxa2
20. Rh4 h5 21. Rxh5 gxh5 22. Qg5+ $11) 18. dxc5 Bd5 $2 {The superstrong Polish
grandmaster seemed to have forgotten about the dangers to the kingside. Black
can simply not afford such a generous loss of a tempo.} (18... Nxc5 19. Rd4
Qxa2 20. Ng5 h5 (20... h6 21. Rh4 Rh8 22. Qf4 $18) 21. Bxb5 Qa5 22. Bc4 $14)
19. Rd4 Qxa2 (19... Qa5 $1 20. Ng5 Rxc5 21. Nxh7 Rxc3 22. Qg5 Rh8 23. Nf6 Qd8
24. Rh4 Rxh4 25. Nh5+ Rxh5 26. Qxd8 Rxe5 27. Bxb5 $16) 20. Rh4 Rh8 (20... h5
21. Rxh5 $1 Rh8 (21... gxh5 $2 22. Qg5+ Kh8 23. Qh6+ Kg8 24. Bd3 f5 25. Qg6+
Kh8 26. Ng5 $18) 22. Rxh8 Rxh8 23. Bxb5 Bxf3 24. gxf3 Qd5 25. Re1 Rh5 26. c4
Qxc5 27. Bxd7 $16) 21. Bxb5 Nxc5 (21... Rc7 22. Bxd7 Rxd7 23. Qh6+ Kg8 24. Ng5
Qd2 25. Rd4 Qe2 26. Ne4 $18) 22. Qh6+ $6 {The obvious check with the queen on
h6 is not a bad move, the problem is that Qg5 is even more devastating.} (22.
Qg5 $1 Kg8 (22... h6 23. Qf6+ Kg8 24. Ng5 $18) 23. Qf6 Rf8 24. Ng5 Qc2 (24...
Qa5 25. c4 Bb7 26. Rd1 $18) 25. Rf4 Ne4 26. Rxe4 Bxe4 27. Be8 $18) 22... Kg8
23. Ng5 Qd2 (23... Rc7 $2 24. Nxh7 $18) 24. Rd4 Qxc3 (24... Qc2 25. Rf4 Qxc3
26. Nxf7 Ne4 27. Nxh8 Qxe5 28. Nxg6 hxg6 29. Bd7 $18) 25. Rf4 Rf8 (25... Qxe5
26. Nxf7 Qg7 27. Qxg7+ Kxg7 28. Nxh8 Rxh8 29. Rc1 $16) 26. Rxf7 $1 {The
defender has overdone it with optimism in the middlegame, the punishment is
severe.} Rxf7 27. Nxf7 Bxg2 $6 {[%mdl 256] Black knows that his survival
chances are minimal so he tries the schock method. Objectively the strongest
line was immediately 27...Qb4! with a poor position.} (27... Kxf7 28. Qf4+ Kg8
29. Be8 Kg7 30. Qf6+ Kh6 31. Qxh8 $18) (27... Qb4 $1 28. Nxh8 Qxb5 29. Rc1 Bb7
30. Nxg6 hxg6 31. Qxg6+ Kf8 32. h4 $18) 28. Kxg2 {I spent more than 10 minutes
navigating the complex position with many lines. It was an obvious choice to
look at 28.Nxh8! as the priority line, but in the heat of battle I missed that
30.Ng6 leads to mate.} (28. Nxh8 $1 Bxf1 (28... Qh3 29. Qg5 $1 Kxh8 (29... Bxf1
30. Qd8+ Kg7 31. Qf6+) 30. Rc1 $18) 29. Qf4 h5 30. Nxg6 Kh7 31. Qf7+ Kh6 32.
Ne7 $18) 28... Qb4 29. Qg5 {White has reverted to making second best choices,
but the best winning idea 29.Ra1 was too ingenious for him to spot and
seriously consider!} (29. Ra1 $1 Qg4+ (29... Qxb5 30. Nxh8 Qd3 31. Rc1 $18) 30.
Kf1 Qd4 31. Qc1 Kxf7 (31... Ne4 32. Nh6+ Kg7 33. Ng4 g5 34. Ra4 Rc8 35. Qxg5+
Nxg5 36. Rxd4 $18) 32. Rxa7+ Kg8 33. h4 (33. Re7 Qxe5 (33... h5 34. Rc7 Qd5 35.
Kg1 $18) 34. Qd2 Qd5 35. Re8+ Kg7 36. Qc3+ $18) 33... Qb4 34. Qc4 Qxc4+ 35.
Bxc4 Kf8 36. Rc7 Na4 37. Bxe6 $18) 29... Kxf7 30. Qf6+ Kg8 31. Be8 {The bishop
move is not bad, but even stronger was the transfer to f3. The win is slipping
away one step at the time.} (31. Be2 $142 $1 Qb7+ (31... Qe4+ 32. Bf3 Qf5 33.
Rc1 Qxf6 34. exf6 Kf7 35. Rxc5 Kxf6 36. Ra5 $18) 32. Bf3 Qf7 33. Rc1 Nd7 34.
Qxf7+ Kxf7 35. Rc7 Rd8 36. Bc6 Ke7 37. Rxa7 $18) 31... Qg4+ 32. Kh1 Qf5 33.
Bf7+ Kf8 34. Qxh8+ Kxf7 35. Qxh7+ Kf8 36. Qh8+ {After the exchange of the
queens the ending should be very difficult for Black, but actually he is not
without chances. It was much better to activate the rook with the precise idea
36.Qh6!} (36. Qh6+ Kf7 37. Rc1 $1 Qxf2 (37... Qxe5 38. Qh7+ Kf8 39. Qxg6 $18)
38. Qh7+ Kf8 39. Qxg6 Qf3+ 40. Qg2 Qxg2+ 41. Kxg2 Nd3 42. Ra1 Nxe5 43. Rxa7 $18
) 36... Kf7 37. Qf6+ (37. Qa8 Qxe5 38. Qxa7+ Kf6 39. Qa1 $16) 37... Qxf6 38.
exf6 a5 39. Rc1 (39. Kg2 a4 40. Rc1 Nd3 41. Rc4 a3 42. Ra4 $16) 39... Nd3 40.
Rc7+ Kxf6 41. Kg1 $6 {Of course the king should have gone forward, but it was
not clearly winning at all.} (41. Kg2 $1 a4 42. Ra7 Kf5 43. Rxa4 g5 $16) 41...
a4 42. Rc3 Nf4 43. Rc4 Kf5 44. Rxa4 e5 45. Ra3 g5 46. h3 Ng6 47. Kg2 {The last
chance to really fight against the idea g4 was to attack the knight on g6 with
47.Ra6!?} (47. Ra6 $5 Nh4 (47... Nf4 48. Kh2 $16) 48. Kh2 Kf4 49. Rf6+ Nf5 50.
f3 e4 51. fxe4 Kxe4 52. Ra6 $16) 47... g4 $1 48. hxg4+ Kxg4 49. Rg3+ Kf5 50.
Kf3 Nf4 {This position is better, but can objectively not be won. A rare
escape for Black from a position that was really difficult!} 51. Rg8 Ne6 52.
Ke3 Ng5 53. Kd3 Ne6 54. Re8 Nf4+ 55. Ke3 Ne6 56. Ra8 Ng5 57. Rf8+ Ke6 58. Kd3
Nh7 59. Rh8 Nf6 60. Kc4 Ne4 61. Rh2 Kf5 62. Kd5 (62. Kd3 Nf6 $16) 62... Nc3+
63. Kd6 Kf4 64. Rh4+ Kf3 65. Rh3+ Kxf2 66. Rxc3 e4 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Agency"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1998.06.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Wells, Peter K"]
[Black "Rowson, Jonathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1998.06.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. Nf3 Bg7 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Be3 (13. Bg5 h6
14. Be3 Nc6 15. Rxb7 Rab8 (15... Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Nxd4 $2 17. Bxd4 Rad8 18. Qa1
$18) (15... Rfd8 16. d5 e6 17. h3 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Ne5 19. Qe2 Qxe2 20. Bxe2 exd5
21. exd5 Rxd5 22. Bxa7 Rd7 {1/2-1/2 Wells,P-Grosse Kloenne,E/BL2-N 1991/ (34)})
16. Rxb8 Rxb8 17. h3 (17. d5 Ne5 18. h3 Rb2 19. hxg4 Rxe2 20. Nd4 Rb2 21. Nc6
Nxc6 22. dxc6 Qc4 23. Qd8+ Kh7 24. Rc1 {1-0 Sokolin,L-Orlov,V/St.Petersburg-ch
op/1992/}) 17... Bxf3 (17... Bd7 18. d5 $5 (18. Bd3 Nb4 19. Qb1 a5 20. Qxa2
Nxa2 21. Bd2 Nb4 22. Rb1 e6 23. Ne5 Be8 24. Bf1 Bf8 25. d5 exd5 26. exd5 Rc8
27. Nc4 Nxd5 28. Bxa5 {1/2-1/2 San Segundo,P-Azmaiparashvili,Z/Madrid/1996/})
18... Ne5 $1 (18... Nb4) 19. Bf4 (19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Bxh6 Ba4 21. Qe1 Rb2 22.
Bd3 $13) 19... Qb2 $1 (19... Ba4 20. Qc1 Qxe2 21. Nxe5) (19... Nxf3+ 20. Bxf3
Rb2 21. e5 Bb5 22. Re1 Rxf2 23. d6 exd6 24. exd6 Bd7 25. Re7 $16) 20. Qc1 g5 $1
$8 (20... Nxf3+ 21. Bxf3 Rc8 22. Qxb2 Bxb2 23. Rb1 $16) (20... Rb4 21. Qc7 Qxe2
22. Bxe5 Bxe5 23. Nxe5 Bb5 24. Rc1 Rxe4 25. Qd8+ Kg7 26. Rc8 $18) 21. Bxe5 (21.
Bg3 Rc8 22. Qxb2 Nxf3+ 23. Bxf3 Bxb2) 21... Bxe5 22. Nxe5 Qxe5 23. Qa1 (23. Qa3
Bb5 $10) 23... Rb2 (23... Qxa1 24. Rxa1 Rb7 25. e5 Bb5 $10) 24. Qxa7 Rxe2 (
24... Bxh3 25. Qe3 Bd7 26. Re1 f5 27. Qa7 $13) 25. Qxd7 Rxe4 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,
B-Polgar,J/Novgorod/1996/ (28)}) 18. Bxf3 a5 (18... Rd8 19. d5 e6 (19... Ne5
20. Qc1 $1 Kh7 21. Qc7 Rd7 22. Qc8 Qc4 (22... h5 23. Rc1) 23. Qe8 $1 Rb7 (23...
Qc7 24. Rc1 Qd8 25. Qxd8 Rxd8 26. Rc7 e6 27. dxe6 Nxf3+ 28. gxf3 fxe6 29. Rxa7
$16) 24. Rc1 Qb5 (24... Qd3 $5 25. Kh2 $1 Qb5 26. Qa8 Nxf3+ 27. gxf3 a5 $5 28.
Qd8 Qd7 29. Qxa5 $16) 25. Qxb5 $6 (25. Qa8 $1 Nxf3+ 26. gxf3 a5 27. Rc5 Qb1+
28. Kg2 Rb3 29. Qxa5 $16 Rxe3 $140 30. fxe3 Qb2+ 31. Kf1 Qb1+ 32. Qe1 $18)
25... Rxb5 26. Bxa7 (26. Rc7 $2 Rb1+ 27. Kh2 $4 Nxf3+ 28. gxf3 Be5+) (26. Be2
Rb4 27. f3 g5 $1 28. Bxa7 Ng6) 26... f5 $1 {Gelfand,B-Kamsky,G/Dos Hermanas/
1995/1/2-1/2 (80)}) 20. Qc1 Ne5 21. Qc7 Rd7 22. Qc8+ Kh7 23. Bg4 h5 24. Bf4
hxg4 25. Bxe5 Qa4 26. Bxg7 Kxg7 27. Qc3+ Kh7 28. Rb1 {1/2-1/2 San Segundo,P-De
la Villa Garcia,J/Pamplona/1996/}) (18... e5 19. d5 Nd4 20. Qa1 $1) (18... e6
19. e5 $5 $14) 19. e5 Nb4 20. Qa1 e6 21. Qc1 Nc2 22. Qd2 Rb2 23. Bxh6 Nxd4 24.
Qxd4 Bxh6 25. Qd8+ Bf8 26. h4 Rb1 {1/2-1/2 Schaeffner,C-Klee,M/BL2-O9697/1997/
(41)}) 13... Nc6 (13... b6 14. Ra1 Qb2 15. h3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 e5 17. d5 Nd7 18.
Qa4 Nc5 19. Bxc5 bxc5 20. d6 Qb4 21. Qa6 Qb6 22. Be2 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Kamsky,
G/Tilburg/1992/ (35)}) 14. Rxb7 (14. d5) 14... Rab8 (14... Rfd8 15. d5 e6 16.
Rxf7 (16. Rc7 Bxf3 $1 (16... Ne5 17. Rc2 $1 Qa4 18. Nxe5 Bxe2 19. Qxe2 Bxe5 20.
dxe6 Qxe4 21. exf7+ Kxf7 22. Rc4 Qd5 $14) 17. gxf3 $5 (17. Bxf3 Ne5 $11) 17...
Nb4 18. Bg5 (18. Bc4 Qb2) (18. d6 $5 Be5 19. Bc4 $1 Qb2 20. Bc5 a5 $13) 18...
exd5 19. Bxd8 Rxd8 $44 20. exd5 Be5 $1 (20... Nxd5 $2 21. Rc5 $18) (20... Rxd5
21. Rc8+ Bf8 22. Qe1 $1 $16) 21. Bc4 Qa5 22. Rb7 $6 (22. Re7 $1 Bd6 23. Re4 $14
) 22... Qc5 23. Qb3 Bd6 24. Re1 a5 $1 $44 {1-0 Sakaev,K-Tseshkovsky,V/JUG/1997/
(29)}) (16. Bg5 $5 f6 17. Qc1 $5) (16. d6 $13) 16... exd5 17. exd5 (17. Rxg7+
Kxg7 18. e5 d4 19. Bg5 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Bxe2 21. Qc1 Qe6 22. Qc7+ Kg8 23. Bxd8
Bxf1 24. Nd7 Bb5 25. Nf6+ Kf8 26. Nxh7+ Kg8 27. Nf6+ Kf8 28. Nh7+ $11) 17...
Rxd5 18. Rxg7+ Kxg7 19. Qe1 Ne5 20. Bd4 Rxd4 21. Nxd4 Bxe2 22. Nxe2 Re8 23. Nc3
Qf7 {Bewersdorff,O-Roesch,A/BL2-O/1994/1/2-1/2 (52)}) 15. Rxb8 (15. Rc7 Rfc8
16. Rxc8+ Rxc8 17. Re1 Nb4 18. h3 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Nc2 20. Qd2 Qa6 21. Rd1 Nxe3
22. Qxe3 Qb6 23. e5 a5 24. Ra1 Rc4 25. Qe4 Qa7 26. Qd5 Rxd4 {1/2-1/2
Schandorff,L-Akesson,R/SWE-DEN/1998/}) 15... Rxb8 16. h3 (16. d5 Ne5 17. Nd2
Bxe2 18. Qxe2 Qa3 19. f4 Nd3 $11) 16... Bxf3 17. Bxf3 e6 {Black's pieces are
reasonably active, but he must prevent problems with white dangerous "d" pawn.}
(17... e5 18. d5 Nd4 19. Qa1 Rb2 20. d6 Nxf3+ 21. gxf3 a5 22. d7 Bf6 23. Qxa2
Rxa2 24. Rc1 $16) (17... Nxd4 $2 18. Bxd4 Rd8 19. Qa1 $18) 18. d5 (18. e5 Nb4
19. Qa1 a6 20. Rc1 h6 21. Qxa2 Nxa2 22. Rc7 $14) 18... Ne5 (18... exd5 19. Qxd5
Qc2 $11) 19. Bg5 (19. dxe6 fxe6 (19... Qxe6 20. Bxa7 Re8 21. Re1 $14) 20. Be2
Qa3 $11) 19... h6 20. Be7 Rb2 (20... exd5 21. exd5 Rb2 22. Be4 Rd2 23. Qc1 f5
24. Qc8+ Kh7 25. Bf8 Qa4 $11) 21. d6 (21. dxe6 Qxe6 $15) 21... Rd2 22. Qb1 Qa4
(22... Qxb1 23. Rxb1 Nc4 (23... Nxf3+ 24. gxf3 Be5 25. Rb7 Bxd6 26. Bxd6 Rxd6
27. Rxa7 $11) 24. Rb8+ Kh7 25. Rb7 Nxd6 26. Bxd6 Rxd6 27. Rxf7 Ra6 $11) 23.
Qb8+ Kh7 24. Qc7 Qd4 {This set up enables Rowson to combine defence against
the dangerous "d" pawn with a counterplay against white king.} (24... Nxf3+ 25.
gxf3 Qd4 26. Qd7 a5 27. Qe8 f5 28. Bf8 $11) 25. Bg4 Kg8 (25... Nxg4 $5 26. hxg4
Rd1 $1 27. Rxd1 (27. Qc2 Rxf1+ 28. Kxf1 Be5 29. g3 Bxd6 30. Bxd6 Qxd6 $17) (27.
g3 Rd3 28. Kh2 Be5 29. Qc6 Rd2 30. Kg2 Qd3 $19) 27... Qxd1+ 28. Kh2 Be5+ 29. g3
Qd4 30. Kg2 Qxe4+ 31. Kh2 Qd4 (31... Qxg4 32. Qxa7) 32. Kg2 $15) 26. Qc8+ Kh7
27. Qc7 Kg8 28. Qc8+ Kh7 29. Qc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sigeman & Co 06th"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "1998.06.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1998.06.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Be2 O-O 9. Rb1 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 (
14. Bxe7 Re8 15. Rxb7 Nd7 (15... Nc6 16. Bc5 Rxe4 17. Bd3 Rxd4 $1 (17... Ree8
18. Bb5 Rec8 (18... Qd5 19. Qa4 $5 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Rac8 21. Bc4 $5 $36) 19. Qd3
Be6 20. Re1 Bd5 21. Rd7 Rd8 22. Bxc6 Bxc6 23. Rc7 Bd5 24. h3 Rab8 25. Ne5 Qa5
26. Nxg6 Qxe1+ {0-1 Manso,F-Sanchez Almeyra,J/San Sebastian op/1993/}) (17...
Rf4 $2 18. Qc1 $1 $16) 18. Bxd4 Nxd4 $44 19. Be4 $6 (19. Qb1 Qxb1 20. Rfxb1
Nxf3+ 21. gxf3 Bxf3 22. Rb8+ Rxb8 23. Rxb8+ Bf8 24. Bc4 g5 25. Rc8 a5 26. Rc7
Bh5 27. Ra7 Bb4 $11) 19... Rd8 (19... Re8 $5) (19... Qe6 $5) 20. Qb1 Ne2+ $5 (
20... Qxb1 21. Rfxb1 Ne2+ 22. Kf1 Nc3 23. Rb8 Rf8 $1 $11) 21. Kh1 Qc4 22. Bxg6
$5 (22. Rb4 Qe6 23. Rb8 Rxb8 24. Qxb8+ Kh7 $44) 22... Nc3 $1 (22... fxg6 $2 23.
Qxg6 Ng3+ 24. hxg3 Qxf1+ 25. Kh2 Bd7 26. Ne5 $1 Qxf2 27. Nc6 $5 $40) 23. Bxf7+
Qxf7 24. Rxf7 Nxb1 25. Rxa7 (25. Rxg7+ Kxg7 26. Rxb1 Bxf3 27. gxf3 Ra8 $15)
25... Nc3 26. h3 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Kasparov,G/Novgorod/1994/} (26. h3 Bf5 $11)
) (15... Bc8 $2 16. Rc7 $16) (15... Qe6 16. e5 $140 $1 $16 Rxe7 17. d5 Bxf3 18.
Bxf3 Qxe5 19. Rxe7 Qxe7 20. d6 $18) 16. Bb4 Rxe4 17. Re1 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Rxd4 19.
Qc1 Ne5 20. Qe3 Rd3 21. Qe4 Nxf3+ 22. gxf3 Rad8 23. Re2 Rd1+ 24. Kg2 Qb1 25.
Be1 Qxe4 26. Rxe4 R8d7 {0-1 Hultin,J-Ernst,T/Troll Masters/1991/ (34)}) 14...
a5 (14... Qe6 15. h3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Qd7 17. d5 Na6 18. Qe2 Nc5 19. e5 e6 20.
Rfd1 exd5 21. Bxd5 Qf5 22. Be7 Rfc8 23. Qe3 Na4 24. e6 Nc3 25. exf7+ Kh7 26.
Be6 Nxd1 27. Rxd1 Qc2 {Komljenovic,D-Sanchez Almeyra,J/San Sebastian op/1993/1/
2-1/2 (109)}) (14... g5 15. Bg3 Nc6 16. d5 Rad8 (16... Na5 17. e5 b6 18. Ra1
Qb2 19. Rb1 Qa2 20. Rb4 Bh5 21. h4 Rad8 22. Rd4 f5 23. hxg5 Bxf3 24. gxf3 hxg5
25. f4 gxf4 26. Bxf4 {1-0 Sapis,W-Touzane,O/Legnica Voivode Cup/1994/ (40)})
17. Rxb7 e6 (17... f5 $1 18. Qe1 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Nd4 20. exf5 Nxf3+ 21. gxf3 Qxd5
22. Rxa7 Rxf5 $11) 18. Bc7 exd5 (18... Rd7 19. Bb5 $16) 19. Bxd8 dxe4 (19...
Nxd8 20. Rb8 dxe4 21. Rxd8 $16) 20. Be7 (20. Bc7 $16) 20... Re8 21. Bc5 (21.
Bb5 $1 exf3 22. Bxc6 fxg2 23. Bxe8 $1 Bxd1 24. Rxd1 Qe2 25. Rbd7 $1 Be5 26. Bc5
$18) 21... Rd8 $5 22. Qb3 $8 (22. Nd4 Rxd4 23. Bxd4 Bxe2 24. Qa1 Qxa1 25. Bxa1
Bxf1 26. Bxg7 Ba6 $11) 22... Qxb3 23. Rxb3 Rd5 24. Ba3 (24. Rc1 $2 exf3 25.
Bxf3 Bxf3 26. Rxf3 $2 Bb2 $1) 24... exf3 25. Bxf3 Bxf3 26. Rxf3 {1-0 Chernin,
A-Horvath,J/HUN-ch/1992/ (35)}) (14... Rd8 15. d5 g5 16. Bg3 b6 17. Re1 Bxf3
18. Bxf3 Nd7 19. e5 Rac8 20. e6 fxe6 21. Rxe6 Nf6 22. Rxe7 Qc2 23. d6 Qxd1+ 24.
Rxd1 a5 25. h3 a4 26. Rc7 Kh8 27. Rdc1 {1-0 Anand,V-Illescas Cordoba,M/Madrid/
1998/ (33)}) 15. Rxb7 g5 16. Bg3 a4 17. h4 $1 {White sould hurry to open the
position of the black king in order to get some compensation for the dangerous
black "a" pawn.} a3 (17... gxh4 18. Bxh4 e5 19. d5 $14) 18. hxg5 hxg5 19. Rb5 (
19. Rc7 $5 Na6 20. Rxe7 Qb2 21. Bc4 Qb4 22. Bxf7+ Kh8 23. Rd7 $1 $16 {Gelfand,
B-Shirov,A/Polanica Zdroj/1998/}) 19... Nc6 (19... f6 20. Qd3 Rc8 21. Rfb1 Nd7
22. Bd1 $16) 20. Rxg5 Bxf3 21. gxf3 $1 {White is saving the bishop for the
diagonal a2-g8.} (21. Bxf3 Qb2 22. e5 (22. d5 a2 $1 23. Qa1 Qxa1 24. Rxa1 Nb4
25. d6 exd6 26. Bxd6 Nc2 $17) 22... Nxd4 23. Bxa8 Ne2+ 24. Kh2 Rxa8 25. Qd5 Rb8
26. e6 Nxg3 27. exf7+ Kf8 28. fxg3 a2 29. Rxg7 Qxg7 30. Qxa2 Qh8+ 31. Kg1 Qd4+
$14) 21... Qb2 22. Bc4 Rfd8 {Choosing 22...a2!? is much easier in the analyses
than at the board. Actually white would have to play rather well just to keep
the balance in the position.} (22... a2 $5 23. Qa1 Qc2 $1 (23... Qxa1 24. Rxa1
Nb4 $2 25. Be5 $18) 24. Bd5 (24. d5 f6 25. Rc1 Qxc1+ 26. Qxc1 a1=Q 27. dxc6+
Kh7 $19) 24... Rfc8 25. Be6 $3 (25. Bxc6 Rxc6 26. Rxg7+ Kxg7 27. d5+ Rf6 28.
Be5 Qe2 29. Qd1 Qxd1 30. Rxd1 Kg6 31. Bxf6 Kxf6 $17) 25... Kf8 26. Rxg7 fxe6
27. d5 exd5 28. exd5 Nd4 29. Qxd4 a1=Q 30. Rxa1 Rxa1+ 31. Qxa1 Qc1+ 32. Qxc1
Rxc1+ 33. Kg2 Kxg7 $11) 23. f4 Rxd4 (23... Qxd4 24. Qg4 Kf8 25. e5 $16) 24.
Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 25. Qh5+ Kg8 (25... Kf8 26. Rf5+ Bf6 27. Qh8+ Kf7 28. Qxa8 $18)
26. e5 Qb3 (26... a2 $4 27. Qg6 $18) 27. Qg6 Qf7 28. Qxc6 Rad8 $1 (28... Rdd8
$2 29. f5 a2 30. f6 exf6 31. exf6 a1=Q 32. Rxa1 Rxa1+ 33. Kh2 $18) 29. Qa6 $6 {
This move loses the momentum, the best 29.f5!? would leave white on the top in
the extremely sharp fight.} (29. f5 $5 a2 (29... Rd1 30. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 31. Kh2 a2
32. Qa8+ Kh7 33. e6 $18) 30. f6 Rd1 31. Rxg7+ Qxg7 32. Qc4+ e6 (32... Qf7 33.
Qg4+ $18) 33. Qxe6+ Kh7 34. Qxa2 Rxf1+ 35. Kxf1 Qg6 $16) 29... Rd3 30. f5 Rf3
$1 31. Ra1 (31. f6 exf6 32. exf6 Qxf6 33. Qxf6 Rxf6 34. Be5 Rf7 35. Ra1 Rd3 $11
) 31... Rxf5 32. Rxf5 Qxf5 33. Qxa3 (33. Rxa3 Qb1+ 34. Kg2 Qe4+ 35. Rf3 Rf8 36.
Qd3 Qxf3+ 37. Qxf3 Rxf3 38. Kxf3 $11) 33... e6 {The worst is over and black
will be able to hold the position without much trouble.} 34. Qe7 Rf8 35. Qd6
Qg6 36. Rd1 (36. Ra6 Qb1+ 37. Kg2 Qe4+ $11) 36... Rf5 37. Qb8+ Kh7 38. Rd4 (38.
Re1 Rh5 $14) 38... Rxe5 $1 39. Rh4+ Rh5 40. Rxh5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sigeman & Co 05th"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "1997.06.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1997.06.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Petursson} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7.
Bb5+ c6 8. Ba4 b5 9. Bb3 b4 10. Qf3 O-O 11. h4 bxc3 12. Ne2 h5 (12... c5 $6 13.
h5 cxd4 14. hxg6 e6 (14... hxg6 15. Qg3 d3 16. Qxg6 d2+ 17. Bxd2 $1 $18) 15.
Qh5 $1 fxg6 16. Qxh7+ Kf7 17. Bh6 Qf6 (17... Rg8 18. Rh3 $1 $18) 18. Bxg7 $1
Qxg7 19. Nxd4 Re8 20. O-O-O Na6 21. Rd3 $1 Qxh7 22. Rxh7+ Kf6 23. f4 g5 24. e5+
Kg6 25. Rdh3 {1-0 Groszpeter,A-Horvath,C/HUN-ch 1992}) (12... Qd7 13. Ba3 a5
14. Rd1 Na6 15. h5 c2 16. Bxc2 Nb4 17. Bb3 Qg4 18. Qxg4 Bxg4 19. f3 Bc8 20.
Bxb4 axb4 21. Rc1 Ba6 22. hxg6 hxg6 23. Rxc6 e6 24. e5 {Gyimesi,Z-Piip,T/
EU-chJM U16 Szombathely 1993/1-0 (56)}) (12... Ba6 13. h5 Bxe2 14. Kxe2 Qxd4
15. hxg6 hxg6 16. Qh3 Qxe4+ 17. Kf1 g5 18. Bxg5 Rd8 19. Qh5 Rd5 20. Bxd5 cxd5
21. Bh6 Qe5 22. Qg4 Nc6 23. Rh5 Qd4 24. Qxg7+ Qxg7 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 26. Rxd5 c2
27. Rd2 Rh8 28. Kg1 Rh6 29. Rxc2 {Szabolcsi,J-Kaposztas,M/HUN-chT 1993/1-0 (47)
}) 13. Qxc3 (13. Qg3 e6 $13) 13... Bb7 14. O-O $5 (14. Rb1 c5 15. Bxf7+ Rxf7
16. Rxb7 cxd4 17. Qc4 Nd7 18. Qd5 Ne5 19. O-O Qxd5 20. exd5 Nd3 21. Ba3 Rd8 22.
d6 e5 23. Rxf7 Kxf7 24. Rb1 Ke6 {0-1 Szabolcsi,J-Krutti,V/Budapest FS11 IM-A
1993 (37)}) (14. Bg5 Na6 15. Rd1 c5 16. O-O cxd4 17. Nxd4 Qb6 18. Bd5 (18. Qe3
e6 $15) 18... Bxd5 19. exd5 Nb4 20. Qd2 Nxd5 21. Nf5 Rfd8 22. Nxg7 (22. Bxe7
Nxe7 23. Nxe7+ Kf8 24. Nd5 Qc5 25. Qg5 Rab8 26. Nf6 $1) 22... Kxg7 23. Qe2 {
1/2-1/2 Kallai,G-Adorjan,A/HUN-chT 1993 (30)}) (14. e5 Na6 15. Nf4 e6 16. Rh3
c5 17. dxc5 Qc7 18. Bb2 Nxc5 19. Kf1 Qb6 20. Kg1 Rfd8 21. Qe3 Ne4 22. Qxb6 axb6
23. Rd3 Nc5 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Rd1 Rxd1+ 26. Bxd1 Nd7 27. Nd3 Be4 28. Ba4 Bxd3
{1/2-1/2 Groszpeter,A-Fogarasi,T/Kecskemet 1993}) 14... c5 (14... e5 15. dxe5
Qxh4 16. f4 (16. Ba3 c5 $1 17. Bd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 Qe4 19. Qd2 Rd8 20. Rad1 Bxe5
21. Bxc5 $13) 16... Ba6 17. Rf2) 15. Qxc5 Bxe4 16. Bg5 Nd7 (16... Nc6 17. Rae1
$1 Nxd4 (17... Rc8 18. d5 Nd4 19. Qxe7 $16) 18. Bxe7 Rc8 19. Qxa7 $16) 17. Qa3
(17. Qxe7 $2 Qxe7 18. Bxe7 Rfe8 19. Bd6 Bd3 $17) 17... Bf6 $6 (17... Nf6 $5 18.
Rfe1 e6) 18. Rfe1 Bxg5 19. hxg5 e6 20. Nf4 Bf5 (20... Bb7 21. Rxe6 $3 $16) 21.
d5 exd5 (21... Qxg5 $5 22. Nxe6 fxe6 23. dxe6 Kh8 24. exd7 Bxd7 25. Qe7 $14)
22. Bxd5 Rc8 23. Re7 $1 Qb6 $6 (23... Rc3 $1 24. Qd6 (24. Bb3 Nc5 25. Rxf7 Nxb3
26. Rxf8+ Qxf8 27. Qxf8+ Kxf8 28. axb3 Rxb3 29. Rxa7 $14) (24. Qb4 Qc7) 24...
Qc7 25. Qxc7 Rxc7 26. Rae1 $14) 24. Rae1 Rc2 25. Qf3 Qc5 26. Rxd7 $1 (26. Nxg6
Bxg6 27. Rxd7 Rc1 $16 (27... Rc1 {Petursson} 28. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 29. Kh2 Qxg5 30.
Rxa7 Qe5+ 31. g3 h4 $16)) (26. Nxh5 $5 Rc3 (26... Rc1 $1 {Petursson} 27. Rxc1
$2 Qxc1+ 28. Kh2 Qxg5 $19) 27. Qf4 Qxd5 28. Rxd7 Qxa2 29. Nf6+ Kg7 30. Qd4 $18)
26... Bxd7 27. Nxg6 Qc3 (27... Bg4 28. Qf6 $18) (27... Rc1 28. Qf6 Rxe1+ 29.
Kh2 Kh7 $8 30. Nxf8+ Qxf8 31. g6+ fxg6 32. Qxf8 $18) 28. Qxh5 (28. Qxh5 Re8 29.
Ne7+ Rxe7 30. Rxe7 Qa1+ 31. Kh2 Rxf2 32. Rxf7 $18) 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2013.08.12"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Ushenina, Anna"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Bg5 h6 14. Be3 {
The clever dance of the dark-squared bishop has lured the black pawn to the
h6-square thus weakening the kingside for any lines with enemy pawn activity.}
Nc6 15. d5 Na5 16. Re1 {The line with the rook move is quite recent, formerly
players believed that there was hardly any alternative to the immediate 16.Bc5.
} (16. Bc5 b6 17. Bxe7 Rfe8 18. d6 Nc6 19. Bb5 Nxe7 20. Bxe8 Rxe8 21. dxe7 Qa3
22. Re1 Qxe7 23. h3 Be6 24. Qa4 $14 {0-1 (45) Bunzmann,D (2484)-Van Wely,L 
(2643) Germany 2001}) 16... Bxf3 {The development of opening theory is
speeding up and players closely following the achivements of their colleagues
are pushing the attractive lines. The action in the centre was born as an
alternative to the modest, but very playable idea 16...b6.} (16... Rfc8 17. Nd4
Bxd4 18. Bxd4 Bxe2 19. Rxe2 Qc4 20. f4 Rc7 21. f5 Rac8 22. fxg6 fxg6 23. Be5
Rd7 24. Re1 Qc5+ 25. Kh1 Nc4 $15 {1-0 (30) Smirnov,P (2610)-Maletin,P (2567)
Novosibirsk 2012}) (16... b6 17. Nd4 Bxe2 (17... Bd7 18. Ra1 (18. Ba6 Qa3 19.
Qd2 h5 20. Bh6 e5 21. dxe6 Bxe6 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Qg5 {0-1 (44) Schachinger,M 
(2412)-Wagner,D (2461) Meissen 2013} Qc5 $11) 18... Qb2 19. Rb1 Qa2 20. Ra1 Qb2
21. Rb1 Qa2 {1/2 (21) Radjabov,T (2793)-Svidler,P (2747) London 2013}) 18. Rxe2
Qc4 19. Rc2 Qa6 20. Rc7 Rac8 21. Rxe7 Nc4 22. Nc6 Nxe3 23. fxe3 Qa3 24. Rxa7
Qxe3+ 25. Kh1 $16 {1/2 (38) Iskusnyh,S (2457)-Zablotsky,S (2540) Tomsk 2009})
17. Bxf3 Nc4 18. Bf4 e5 {Svidler is a great expert in the Grünfeld Defence and
he feels entitled to start concrete action in the centre. Lesser chess mortals
can take it as an endorsement of the line.} (18... g5 19. Bg3 Be5 20. Rxb7 Rfe8
21. Bh5 Qa3 22. Rb3 Qd6 23. Rf3 Rf8 {1-0 (39) Esserman,M (2445)-Molner,M (2489)
Saint Louis 2012} 24. Qa4 $16) 19. dxe6 fxe6 20. Rxb7 Rad8 (20... Rxf4 $2 21.
Qd7 $18) 21. Rd7 $146 {[%mdl 8] Ushenina became Women's World Champion in 2012
and she obviously takes chess preparation very seriously. The first
independent move is trying to improve on the former move 21.Qc1.} (21. Qc1 Bb2
22. Rxb2 (22. Qc2 Rxf4 23. e5 Rf5 $19) 22... Nxb2 23. Bg3 Qa5 24. Rf1 Qd2 25.
Qc6 Qd7 (25... Rfe8 26. Bg4 Qd7 27. Qc2 Qg7 $15) 26. Qc1 Qd2 27. Qc6 Qd7 28.
Qc1 Qd2 {1/2 (28) Morozevich,A (2758)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2708) Loo 2013}) 21...
Rxd7 22. Qxd7 Ne5 $5 {Black was without doubts the favourite in this game and
thus it comes as a small surprise, that Svidler wants to get involved in a
fight. The knight move is preferable to the immediate draw from the line 22...
Rxf4.} (22... Rxf4 23. Qxe6+ Kh7 $6 (23... Rf7 24. Rc1 Bd4 25. Qxg6+ (25. Qxc4
Qxf2+ 26. Kh1 Be5 $15) 25... Kf8 26. Qxh6+ Rg7 27. Qf4+ Rf7 $11) 24. Rc1 Bd4
25. Qd7+ Bg7 26. Qd5 a5 27. Qxc4 Qxc4 28. Rxc4 Rf7 29. Be2 $16) 23. Bxe5 (23.
Qd2 $2 Qxd2 24. Bxd2 Rxf3 25. gxf3 Nxf3+ 26. Kg2 Nxd2 $19) 23... Bxe5 24. Rf1 (
24. Rd1 a5 25. Qe7 Bf6 26. Qc7 a4 27. Qg3 g5 28. e5 $11) 24... h5 (24... Qa6
25. h4 (25. Rb1 Qd6 26. Qxd6 Bxd6 $11) (25. Rd1 Qb6 26. h3 a5 $11) 25... Bh2+
26. Kxh2 Qxf1 27. Qxe6+ Kg7 $11) 25. Be2 $1 {The light-squared bishop would
gladly do better than sit passively on the f3-square. Black starts the motions
towards possible draw.} (25. Qe7 Bd4 26. Qd6 Bb6 27. h3 Rf7 $11) 25... Rf7 (
25... Qxe2 $2 26. Qxe6+ Rf7 27. Qe8+ Kg7 28. Qxe5+ Kh7 29. Qe8 $16) 26. Qc8+
Rf8 27. Qc6 Bd4 (27... Bxh2+ 28. Kxh2 Qxe2 29. Qxe6+ Kg7 30. Qe5+ Kh6 31. Kg1
a5 32. f4 a4 $11) 28. Bc4 Rxf2 $4 {The logic of the game is broken by the
ambition to shatter the lesser opponent. Svidler was so eager to fight, that
he went over the top and overlooked the crucial threat to the key piece, the
bishop on d4.} (28... Bxf2+ 29. Kh1 Qa3 30. Qd7 Kh8 31. e5 Bc5 32. Rd1 Qe3 33.
Qxe6 Kh7 34. h3 $11) 29. Qxe6+ Kh7 (29... Rf7+ 30. Kh1 $18) (29... Kg7 30. Qd7+
Kh6 31. Bxa2 $18) 30. Qd7+ $1 (30. Bxa2 Rf6+ 31. Rf2 Bxf2+ 32. Kf1 Rxe6 33.
Bxe6 Bc5 $11) (30. Qd7+ $1 Rf7+ 31. Qxd4 $18) 1-0

[Event "Yopal"]
[Site "Yopal"]
[Date "1997.06.27"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1997.06.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "COL"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O a5 13. Bg5 a4 14. Bxe7
Re8 15. Bd6 (15. Bg5 Rxe4 16. Bd3 Re6 $1 17. Qc1 Rc6 $17) (15. Bc5 Rxe4 16. Bd3
Re8 17. Ra1 Qd5 18. Rxa4 Rxa4 19. Qxa4 Bd7 20. Qc2 Bc6 21. Bc4 Qd7 22. Ne5 Bxe5
23. dxe5 Bxg2 24. e6 Rxe6 25. Rd1 Bh3 26. Bxe6 Qxe6 27. Rd8+ Kg7 28. Bf8+ {
1-0 Von Herman,U-Schnabel,R/OLNO 1992}) (15. Ra1 Qe6 16. Ba3 Qxe4 17. Re1 Bd7
18. Ne5 {1/2-1/2 Dorfman,J-Adorjan,A/Polanica Zdroj 1992}) (15. Rc1 Qe6 16. Bb4
(16. Ba3 Qxe4 17. Re1 Bd7 18. d5 Qf4 19. Rc4 Qf6 20. Rc7 (20. Qd2 Na6 21. Rb1
b5 22. Rcc1 Bh6 23. Qxh6 Rxe2 24. Re1 Rxe1+ 25. Nxe1 Qf5 26. Rc1 b4 27. Bb2 f6
{Vaisser,A-Leko,P/Cap D'Agde qual G2 1996/0-1 (74)}) 20... Bf8 21. d6 Bc6 22.
Qd2 Nd7 23. Rd1 Bg7 24. Bc4 Rad8 25. Ng5 Rf8 26. Re1 Ne5 27. Ba2 Rd7 {0-1
Lautier,J-Leko,P/Tilburg Fontys 1996 (40)}) 16... Qxe4 17. Re1 Bd7 18. Ng5 Qf4
19. Bd2 Qf6 20. Bc4 Rf8 21. Ne4 Qb6 22. d5 Na6 23. Be3 Qd8 24. Bd4 b5 25. Bxg7
Kxg7 26. Qd4+ f6 27. Bf1 {1/2-1/2 Sadler,M-Miles,A/Isle of Man op 1995 (31)})
15... Rxe4 (15... Qe6 16. e5 $16) (15... Bf5 16. Ra1 Qe6 17. e5 $16) 16. Rc1 (
16. Qc1 Be6 17. Bd3 Rg4 (17... Rxd4 18. Nxd4 Bxd4 19. Rxb7 Nd7 20. Qf4 Bg7 21.
Rxd7 Bxd7 22. Bc4 Qc2 23. Bd5 Bc6 24. Qxf7+ Kh8 25. Qc7 a3 26. Bxc6 {1-0
Solozhenkin,E-Vareille,F/Paris op 1994}) 18. h3 (18. Qc7 Nc6 19. Qxb7 Rc8 20.
Rbc1 Qd5 21. Bg3 Bxd4 22. Bb5 Na7 23. Rxc8+ Nxc8 24. Qxd5 Bxd5 25. Rd1 Bxf3 26.
gxf3 a3 27. fxg4 a2 {1/2-1/2 Ioseliani,N-Krupkova,P/Prague Menchik-mem 1996 
(40)}) 18... Qd5 19. Qc7 Nc6 20. hxg4 Rc8 21. Qxb7 Qxd6 22. Rfc1 Bf8 23. Be4
Na5 24. Qb5 Rxc1+ 25. Rxc1 Nb3 {0-1 Summerscale,A-Lerch,P/Candas op 1996 (35)})
16... Nc6 (16... Be6 17. Bd3 (17. d5 $5) 17... Rxd4 18. Nxd4 Bxd4 19. Bc4 $1
Bxc4 20. Qxd4 Be6 21. Bb4 Nc6 22. Rxc6 $1 bxc6 23. Bc3 $18) (16... Re8 17. Bc4
Qb2 18. Bc5 $14 (18. Ng5 Be6 19. Bxe6 fxe6 20. Qf3 Nc6 21. Qf7+ Kh8 22. Rxc6 $1
bxc6 23. Be5 $40) 18... Bf5 19. Ng5) (16... Qxe2 $2 17. Rxc8+ Re8 18. Qxe2 $18)
(16... Qe6 $2 17. Ng5 Qxd6 18. Rxc8+ Bf8 19. Nxe4 $18) (16... Bd7 17. Bc4 Qb2
18. Bd5 Rxd4 19. Nxd4 Qxd4 20. Qf3 $18) (16... Nd7 17. Bc4 Qb2 18. Rb1 Qc3 19.
Bxf7+ Kxf7 20. Ng5+ Kg8 21. Nxe4 Qxd4 22. Qf3 Nf8 23. Rfd1 $36) (16... Bf5 17.
Bc4 Qb2 18. Bd5 Rxd4 19. Nxd4 Qxd4 20. Bxb7 Ra7 21. Bc5 Qxd1 22. Rfxd1 Rxb7 23.
Rd8+ Bf8 24. g4 $1 Nd7 25. Bxf8 Nxf8 26. gxf5 f6 27. Rcc8 Rf7 28. fxg6 hxg6 29.
Ra8 $16) (16... Bg4 17. Bc4 Qb2 18. Qd3 $1 Rxd4 19. Nxd4 Qxd4 20. Qxd4 Bxd4 21.
h3 $1 Bc8 22. Rfe1 Nc6 23. Re8+ Kg7 24. Rf8 Ne5 25. Bxe5+ Bxe5 26. Rxf7+ $16)
17. Bc4 Qb2 18. Bxf7+ (18. Rb1 $5 Qc3 (18... Rxd4 19. Qe1 $1 {/\ Qe8, Rb2+-})
19. Bxf7+ Kxf7 (19... Kh8 20. Rc1 (20. Bd5 Re8 21. Ng5 $40) 20... Qa5 21. d5
Nd8 22. Ng5 $16) 20. Ng5+ Kg8 21. Nxe4 Qxd4 22. Qe2 $1 $18 {/\ Qa2} (22. Qc2 $5
Qd5 23. Rfd1 Nd4 24. Qc7 $5 Bf5 $5 25. Nc3 Qc6 26. Rxb7 Qxc7 27. Rxc7 $13)
22... Bf5 (22... Qd5 $4 23. Nf6+ $1 Bxf6 24. Qe8+ Kg7 25. Qf8#) (22... Be6 23.
Bc5 Qe5 $5 $13) 23. Qa2+ Kh8 24. Ng5 h6 (24... Nd8 25. Rbe1 $1 Qxd6 26. Re8+
Bf8 27. Rxd8 $1 $18) 25. Nf7+ Kh7 26. Rxb7 Be4 (26... a3 27. Bxa3 Qd3 28. Ng5+
$1 hxg5 29. Rxg7+ Kxg7 30. Bb2+ $18) (26... Bd3 $5 27. Rd1 Re8) 27. Ba3 Bxg2 $1
(27... Bd5 28. Qc2) 28. Bb2 Bd5 (28... Qg4 29. Ng5+ hxg5 30. Rxg7+ Kh6 31. Rh7+
Kxh7 32. Qf7+ Kh6 33. Qg7+ Kh5 34. Qh7#) 29. Bxd4 Bxa2 30. Bxg7 {1-0 Ivanov,
S-Zezulkin,J/POL-chT Lubniewice 1994 (33)}) 18... Kxf7 19. Ng5+ Kg8 20. Nxe4
Qxd4 21. Qe2 Bf5 22. Rc4 (22. Qa2+ Kh8 23. Ng5 h6 24. Nf7+ Kh7 25. Rfd1 Qb2 $1
$13) 22... Qb2 23. Qd3 a3 (23... Bxe4 24. Rxe4 a3 25. Rb1 Qxb1+ (25... Qa2 26.
Rxb7 $18) 26. Qxb1 a2 27. Re8+ Rxe8 28. Qxa2+ $18) 24. Rc2 Qb6 $1 (24... Qd4
25. Qb3+ Kh8 26. Qxb7 Rd8 27. Rxc6 Bxe4 28. Rc8 Bxb7 29. Rxd8+ Bf8 30. Rxf8+
Kg7 31. Bxa3 $16) 25. Bxa3 Nd4 (25... Qd4 $2 26. Qb3+ $18) (25... Bxe4 $2 26.
Qxe4 Rxa3 27. Qe6+ Kf8 28. Qd6+ $18) (25... Rxa3 26. Qxa3 Bxe4 27. Qa2+ Kf8 28.
Re2 $16) 26. Bc5 Qe6 (26... Qb3 27. Qc4+ Qxc4 28. Rxc4 b5 29. Rxd4 Bxd4 30.
Bxd4 Bxe4 $11) 27. Bxd4 Bxe4 28. Qc4 (28. Re2 $2 Bxd3 29. Rxe6 Bxd4 30. Rd1 Ra2
$19) 28... Bd5 29. Qd3 (29. Qc3 $2 Qe4 30. Qg3 Bxd4 $19) 29... Be4 30. Qc4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Ischia"]
[Site "Ischia"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sadler, Matthew D"]
[Black "Tseitlin, Mark D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1996.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Qa5 10. O-O Qxa2 11. Bg5 Nd7 (11... Qe6) 12. Bxe7 Re8 13. Bd6 (
13. Bh4 cxd4 14. cxd4 Rxe4 15. Bd3 Re8 16. Ra1 Qd5 17. Qa4 Bf6 18. Bg3 Rf8 19.
Rab1 Bd8 20. Rb5 Qc6 21. Qa3 a6 22. Rbb1 b5 23. Rfe1 Nf6 {0-1 Nowak,I-Sygulski,
A/POL-ch (07)/1986/ (40)}) 13... cxd4 14. Nxd4 Nf6 15. f3 (15. Nb5 Rxe4 16. Bd3
Re6 17. Bc2 Ne8 18. Bb3 Qa5 19. Bxe6 Bxe6 20. Nd4 Bc4 21. Bb4 Qd5 22. Re1 Nf6 {
=/+ Novikov,I-Dvoirys,S/USSR 40/(575) 1985}) (15. Ra1 Qb2 16. Nb5 Nxe4 17. Ba3
Nxc3 18. Bxb2 Nxd1 19. Bxg7 Rxe2 20. Bf6 Bd7 21. Nc7 Rc8 22. Nd5 Nb2 23. Ne7+
Rxe7 24. Bxe7 Na4 25. Rfd1 Bc6 {Miralles,G-Kouatly,B/Cap d'Agde/1985/0-1 (56)})
15... Nd5 16. Qd3 $5 (16. exd5 Bxd4+ 17. Qxd4 Rxe2 18. g4 b6 19. Ra1 Qd2 20.
Qxd2 Rxd2 21. Rfe1 $1 Rxd5 $2 (21... Bb7 22. c4 $14) 22. Re8+ Kg7 23. Bf8+ Kf6
24. Be7+ Ke6 25. c4 $1 $18 {Kalinichev,S-Gauglitz,G/Berlin/1986/}) (16. Ra1 Qb2
17. Qa4 Bf5 18. exd5 Bxd4+ 19. Qxd4 Rxe2 20. g4 Rd2 21. Qb4 Bd3 22. Qxb2 Rxb2
23. Rfd1 Be2 24. Rd4 Bxf3 25. Bg3 a5 26. d6 {Vaisser,A-Dvoirys,S/Barnaul/1984/
1/2-1/2 (53)}) 16... b6 (16... Nxc3 17. Qxc3 Bxd4+ 18. Qxd4 Qxe2 19. Be5 $1 (
19. Bb4 Qa6 20. Bc3 f6 21. Qxf6 Qxf6 22. Bxf6 a5 $13) 19... f5 20. Bh8 Re7 21.
Qd8+ Kf7 22. Rfe1 Qc4 23. exf5 $16) (16... Rd8 $5 17. Ra1 Qb2 18. exd5 Bxd4+
19. Qxd4 Rxd6 20. Bc4 $14) 17. Kh1 Bd7 $2 (17... Nxc3 18. Qxc3 Bxd4 19. Qxd4
Qxe2 20. Be5 $16) (17... Bb7 18. Rfe1 Rad8 (18... Red8 $2 19. Ra1 Qb2 20. exd5
Bxd4 21. cxd4 Rxd6 22. Reb1 $18) 19. Ra1 Qb2 20. Rxa7 (20. exd5 Bxd4 21. cxd4
Rxd6 22. Rxa7 Bxd5 $17) 20... Qxc3 21. Qxc3 Nxc3 22. Rxb7 Rxd6 (22... Nxe2 23.
Nb5 $1) 23. Bc4 Bxd4 24. Bxf7+ Kf8 25. Bxe8 Kxe8 $13) 18. Rfe1 Rac8 (18... Nf6
19. Ra1 Qb2 20. Reb1 $18) 19. exd5 Bxd4 20. Ra1 $1 (20. cxd4 Bf5 21. Ra1 Bxd3
22. Rxa2 Rxe2 23. Raxe2 Bxe2 $10) 20... Qb2 (20... Rxe2 21. Qxe2 Qxe2 22. Rxe2
Rxc3 23. Re7 $18) (20... Bf5 $5 21. Qb5 (21. Qxd4 Rxe2 22. Rxa2 Rxe1+ 23. Qg1
Rxg1+ 24. Kxg1 a5 $13) (21. Qd1 Qxa1 22. Qxa1 Bxc3 23. Qxa7 (23. Qd1 Bxe1 24.
Qxe1 Rxe2 $19) 23... Bxe1 $17) 21... Rxe2 (21... Qd2 22. cxd4 $18) 22. Qxe2
Qxd5 23. cxd4 $16) 21. cxd4 Rc3 (21... Bf5 22. Qb5 $18) 22. Qa6 (22. Qd1 Rce3
23. Be5 f6 24. d6 $18) 22... Rce3 23. Be5 f6 24. Qb7 (24. Qxa7 fxe5 (24... Bh3
25. Bxf6 Bxg2+ 26. Kg1 $18) 25. Qxd7 exd4 26. Ra7 R8e7 27. Qxe7 Rxe7 28. Rxe7
$18) 24... Bc8 25. Qc6 Rf8 $8 26. d6 $1 (26. Bd6 $2 Rxe2 27. Reb1 Qxd4 28. Bxf8
Qf2 29. Rg1 Bh3 $1 $19) 26... fxe5 (26... Rxe2 27. Qc4+ $18) 27. d7 Bxd7 (27...
Bb7 28. Bc4+ Kg7 29. Qxb7 $18) 28. Bc4+ Kh8 29. Qd6 $1 (29. Qxd7 Rxe1+ 30. Rxe1
Qc3 31. Rd1 Qxc4 $13) 29... Rf5 (29... Rf4 30. Qxd7 Rxe1+ 31. Rxe1 Qc3 32. Qe8+
Kg7 33. Qxe5+ $18) 30. Qxd7 a5 (30... Rxe1+ 31. Rxe1 Qxd4 32. Qe8+ Kg7 33. Qe7+
Kh6 34. Bg8 $18) 31. Qe6 Kg7 (31... Rf8 32. Qe7 Rf5 33. Bf7 Rxe1+ 34. Rxe1 Qb4
35. Qxb4 axb4 36. Be6 $18) 32. Qe7+ Kh6 33. Qh4+ (33. Bg8 $1) 33... Rh5 (33...
Kg7 34. d5 $18) 34. Qf6 Rf5 (34... Qxd4 35. Qf8+ Kg5 36. Qe7+ Kh6 37. Bg8 Qf4
38. Qxh7+ Kg5 39. Qe7+ Kh6 40. g3 $1 Rxe1+ 41. Rxe1 Qxf3+ 42. Kg1 $18) 35. Qh4+
Rh5 36. Qe7 Rf5 (36... exd4 37. Qf8+ Kg5 38. Reb1 $18) 37. Bg8 $1 exd4 (37...
Rxe1+ 38. Rxe1 Qf2 39. Qxh7+ Kg5 40. h4+ Qxh4+ (40... Kf4 41. Re4+ Kg3 42. Rg4#
) 41. Qxh4+ Kxh4 42. dxe5 Kg3 43. Kg1 $18) 38. Qxh7+ Kg5 39. h4+ Kf6 (39... Kf4
40. Qxg6 $18) 40. Qh8+ Ke7 41. Rxe3+ Kd6 (41... dxe3 42. Qxb2 $18) 42. Rd1 1-0

[Event "Politiken Cup 18th"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Wells, Peter K"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[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 {Chekhov} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7.
Nf3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 (9... cxd4 $5 {Chekhov} 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2
) 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 b6 13. O-O Bg7 14. Bc4 e6 15. f4 Bb7 (15...
exd5 16. Bxd5 Rb8 17. c4 $16) (15... Rb8 16. e5 exd5 17. Bxd5 Bf5 18. Rb3 Qe7
19. c4 Rfd8 20. Bb2 b5 21. Qe2 $14 {Schussler,H-Hansen,C/Malme/1987/0,5/49/})
16. dxe6 (16. f5 gxf5 $1 $17) (16. Qd3 exd5 17. exd5 Bc8 $1 $36) 16... Bxe4 17.
exf7+ Kh8 18. Rb2 (18. Rb3 Qxd2 19. Bxd2 Rad8 {/\ 20... Bd5, 20... Bd3|^})
18... Qxd2 (18... Qf6 {/\ Rad8, Bd5} 19. Re1 Qf5 20. h3 Rad8 21. g4 Rxd2 22.
Bxd2 $5 Qf6 23. Rxe4 $14) 19. Bxd2 (19. Rxd2 Bxc3 20. Re1 Bf5 (20... Bxd2 $4
21. Bb2+ $18) 21. Re3 (21. Re7 Kg7 22. Bb2 Bxb2 23. Rxb2 Rad8 24. Rxa7 Rd1+ {
1/2-1/2 Wells,P-Stohl,I/Isle of Man op (02)/1995/} (24... Rd1+ $22 {Chekhov}
25. Kf2 Bd3 $10 {Wells,P-Stohl,J/Isle of Man/1995/0,5/24/})) 21... Bd4 (21...
Ba1 $5 $13) 22. Rxd4 cxd4 23. Bb2 Rad8 24. Re7 (24. g4 Bxg4 25. Re4 h5 26. Rxd4
Rxd4 27. Bxd4+ Kh7 28. Be5 b5 29. Bb3 Be2 30. Bd6 Kg7 31. Be5+ $10) 24... Kg7
25. Rxa7 b5 26. Bb3 Bd3 {1/2-1/2 Sadler,M-Stohl,I/Isle of Man op (07)/1994/ 
(35)}) 19... Rad8 20. Re1 Rxd2 (20... Bc6 21. f5 Bd5 22. Bxd5 Rxd5 23. fxg6
hxg6 24. Re7 b5 25. Rxa7 b4 26. Rc2 Rf5 27. h4 c4 28. Kh2 R8xf7 29. Rxf7 Rxf7
30. cxb4 {1-0 Sadler,M-Hachian,M/Candas op (05)/1996/ (41)}) (20... Bd5 $5 {
Chekhov} 21. Bxd5 Rxd5 22. Re7 a6 23. Kf2 (23. c4 Rd6 (23... Bxb2 24. cxd5 Kg7
25. d6 Bf6 26. Rb7 (26. Ra7 $5 Rxf7 27. Rxa6 Rb7 28. g4 Kf7 29. Kf2 Ke6 $132)
26... b5 27. d7 Bd8 $1) 24. Rc2 Bd4+ 25. Kf1 Kg7 $10) 23... b5 24. g4 (24. Ke2
Rf5 $10) 24... c4 $6 (24... b4 $1 25. Rc2 bxc3 26. Bxc3 Bxc3 27. Rxc3 Rd2+ 28.
Re2 (28. Kg3 Rxa2 29. Rxc5 Kg7 30. Rcc7 Ra3+ $22 31. Kh4 Rf3 $10) 28... Rxe2+
$6 (28... Rd4 $1 $10) 29. Kxe2 Rxf7 30. Kf3 Rc7 31. Ke4 $16) 25. Ke2 $16) 21.
Rxd2 Bxc3 22. Rd8 $3 $146 (22. Rde2 Bxe1 23. Rxe1 b5 $5 24. Rxe4 bxc4 25. Rxc4
Rxf7 26. Rxc5 Rxf4 $10) (22. Rxe4 {Chekhov} Bxd2 23. Re7 (23. g3 b5 24. Bxb5 (
24. Bd5 c4 $132) 24... Rxf7 $10) 23... Bxf4 24. Rxa7 Bd2 25. Kf2 Kg7 26. Rb7
Ba5 $14) 22... Rxd8 23. Rxe4 Rf8 (23... Bd4+ 24. Kf1 Rf8 25. Re7 a5 26. a4 $16)
24. Re7 a5 (24... Kg7 $5 25. Rxa7 (25. a4 a6 26. Rb7 Ba5 27. Kf2 $14) 25... b5
26. Bd5 (26. Bxb5 {Chekhov} Rxf7 27. Rxf7+ Kxf7 28. Kf2 Kf6 29. Kf3 h5 30. Ke4
$16) 26... Rd8 27. Be6 c4 28. Rb7 Bd4+ 29. Kf1 c3 $14) 25. a4 (25. Rb7 Kg7 26.
Rxb6 $16) 25... Kg7 26. Kf2 Bf6 27. Re8 (27. Rb7 Bd8 28. Ke3) 27... Bd8 (27...
h5 $5 {Chekhov}) 28. Kf3 Bf6 29. Ke4 Bc3 (29... h5 $5 {Chekhov}) 30. g4 h6 31.
f5 g5 (31... gxf5+ 32. Kxf5 Bd4 33. h4 Bf2 34. g5 hxg5 35. h5 $18) 32. Be6 c4 (
32... Bd4 33. Kd5 Bb2 34. Kc6 $18) (32... Bf6 {Chekhov} 33. Kd5 Bc3 34. Kc6 Bd4
35. Bc4 Bf6 36. Kxb6 $18) 33. Bxc4 Bb4 34. Re6 Kxf7 (34... Rxf7 35. Rg6+ $18) (
34... Bc5 {Chekhov} 35. Rg6+ Kh7 36. Rg8 h5 37. h3 Bb4 38. f6 Bc5 39. Kf5 hxg4
40. hxg4 $18) 35. Rxh6+ Ke7 (35... Kg7 36. Rg6+ Kh7 37. Rxg5 $18) 36. Rxb6 Bc3
37. Re6+ Kd8 38. Bb5 Bb2 (38... Rf6 39. Kd5 Bb2 40. Rxf6 Bxf6 41. Ke6 $18) 39.
h3 Kc7 40. Rc6+ Kb7 41. Rg6 (41. Rg6 Bf6 42. Kd5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Tilburg Fontys"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1997.09.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Shaked, Tal"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2820"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "1997.09.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 Qa5 9. Rb1 b6 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Be2 Bc6 (11... O-O 12. Rc1 Bb5 13. d5 Nd7
14. c4 Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2 Ba4 16. Nh3 e6 17. Nf4 Rae8 18. f3 Ne5 19. Rc3 Bd7 20.
Ra3 exd5 21. exd5 h5 22. Rxa7 Bf5 23. Rd1 Ra8 24. Rxa8 Rxa8 25. Ke1 Rxa2 26. d6
Nd7 27. Nd5 Kf8 {1-0 Karpov,A-Timman,J/FIDE-Wch 1993/(52)}) (11... cxd4 12.
cxd4 Nc6 13. Qxa5 Nxa5 14. Ba6 O-O 15. Ne2 Bc8 16. Bd3 Bb7 17. Kd2 Rfc8 18.
Rhc1 e6 19. f3 Bf8 20. h4 Nc6 21. h5 Ba3 22. Rc2 Nb4 23. Rxc8+ Rxc8 24. Rb3
Nxd3 25. Rxa3 Nb2 26. Rxa7 {Jussupow,A-Lalic,B/EU-chTM 1997/1-0 (41)}) 12. Bd3
Nd7 (12... O-O 13. Ne2 e6 (13... c4 14. Bc2 Qxa2 15. O-O Ba4 16. Bxa4 Qxa4 17.
Bh6 Bxh6 18. Qxh6 Qc2 19. Rbe1 Nc6 20. Nf4 Kh8 21. Re3 {Ostojic,N-Mikhalevski,
V/Kiev Platonov 1995/0-1 (42)}) 14. h4 Nd7 15. h5 Nf6 16. f3 Nxh5 17. g4 Nf6
18. Bh6 Bh8 19. Bxf8 Rxf8 20. Rh3 Bg7 21. e5 Nd5 22. f4 f6 23. exf6 Nxf6 {
Epishin,V-Sokolov,I/Biel izt 1993/1-0 (68)}) 13. Ne2 Rd8 $1 14. f3 (14. O-O
cxd4 15. cxd4 Qxd2 16. Bxd2 Nc5 17. dxc5 Rxd3 18. Be3 bxc5 19. Bxc5 $15) 14...
O-O 15. h4 (15. Rc1 Bb7) 15... h5 16. Bg5 Rfe8 (16... cxd4 $6 17. cxd4 Qxd2+
18. Kxd2 f6 19. Bf4 $14) 17. Rc1 (17. O-O cxd4 18. cxd4 Qxd2 19. Bxd2 Nc5 20.
dxc5 Rxd3 21. Bb4 a5 22. Be1 bxc5 $17) 17... Bb7 18. d5 $2 {The real reason
for white´s disaster, the center loses dynamics and becomes prone to attack.
Die Ursache fur den weissen Miserfolg, das Zentrum verliert dynamik und wird
damit empfindlicher.} (18. O-O f6 19. Bh6 e5 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. d5 $15) 18...
Ne5 19. Bb1 Nc4 20. Qf4 $4 (20. Qd1 Na3 21. Qb3 Ba6 $17) (20. Qc2 Ba6 $17)
20... Be5 0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup Final"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "1997.09.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Shcherbakov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Yandemirov, Valeri"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1997.09.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 cxd4 9. cxd4 Nc6 10. Rd1 O-O 11. Nf3 Qa5 12. Qxa5 Nxa5 13. Be2 b6 (13...
Bd7 14. Bd2 (14. Rc1 Rfc8 15. Kd2 f5 16. Rxc8+ Rxc8 17. exf5 Bxf5 18. Rc1 Rxc1
19. Kxc1 Be6 20. Kb2 Nc4+ {1/2-1/2 Bukic,E-Boric,M/JUG-Cup f 1991/}) 14... b6 (
14... Nc6 15. d5 Nd4 16. Nxd4 Bxd4 17. Bb4 Bf6 18. f4 a5 19. Ba3 Bc3+ 20. Kf2
b5 21. Bxe7 Rfe8 22. d6 a4 23. Ke3 a3 24. Rd5 Rab8 25. Bd1 Be6 26. Rd3 Bb4 27.
Bb3 {Babu,N-Konguvel,P/Sakthi 1996/1-0 (49)}) 15. O-O Rfd8 (15... Rfc8 16. Rc1
Rxc1 17. Rxc1 Rc8 18. Rxc8+ Bxc8 19. Bxa5 bxa5 20. Bc4 e6 21. Ne5 Bb7 22. f3
Kf8 23. Kf2 Ke7 24. Ke3 {Sorokin,M-Dvoirys,S/Ljubljana op 1992/1/2-1/2 (51)})
16. Rc1 Bg4 17. d5 Nb7 18. h3 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Nc5 20. Be3 Rac8 21. Bg4 Rb8 22.
Rc4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Karpov,A-Kasparov,G/Wch35-KK5 1990/ (33)}) (13... e6 14. O-O
b6 (14... Bd7 $5) 15. d5 exd5 16. exd5 Bb7 17. Bg5 $1 f6 (17... Rfe8 18. Bb5
$16) 18. Bf4 Rad8 19. d6 Rfe8 20. Nd4 a6 (20... f5 21. Bb5 Re4 22. Ne2 $1) 21.
Rfe1 Bf8 22. Nb3 Re4 (22... Nxb3 23. Bc4+ $1 Kg7 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. d7 $18) 23.
Nxa5 bxa5 24. Bg3 {1-0 Sorokin,M-Dvoirys,S/URS-ch58 1991/ (33)}) 14. O-O (14.
Bd2 Bb7 15. Bd3 Rac8 16. Bxa5 bxa5 17. Rb1 Ba8 18. Ke2 Rc3 19. Rb3 Rc7 20. Rhb1
f5 21. e5 h6 22. Rb8 e6 23. Nh4 Kf7 24. Rxf8+ Bxf8 25. Rb8 Bd5 26. Nxg6 Kxg6
27. Rxf8 {1-0 Epishin,V-Neverov,V/RUS-Cup1 Chigorin mem/1996/}) 14... Bb7 15.
d5 Rac8 16. Nd4 Nc4 (16... Bxd4 17. Rxd4 Rc2 18. Rd2 Rfc8 19. Bd3 Rxd2 20. Bxd2
Nc4 21. Bc3 $14) 17. Bg5 Rfe8 (17... Nb2 18. Rd2 Nc4 19. Rc2 Nd6 20. Nc6 Bxc6
21. dxc6 Nxe4 22. Bxe7 Rfe8 23. Ba6 Rc7 24. Bb4 $14) 18. Bg4 Rc5 $2 (18... Rc7
$5 19. Bf4 (19. Nb5 Rc5 20. Nxa7 e6 $1 $17) 19... Be5 (19... Rc5 20. Nb3 $18)
20. Bxe5 Nxe5 21. Bh3 Nc4 $13) 19. Bd7 $1 Rd8 20. Bc6 Bxc6 21. Nxc6 (21. Bxe7
$2 Ba4 $1 22. Bxd8 Bxd1 23. Rxd1 Nb2 $19) 21... Re8 22. Bxe7 $1 (22. Nxa7 h6
$13) (22. Nxe7+ Kf8 23. Nc6 Rxe4 $11) 22... Rxc6 $8 23. dxc6 Rxe7 24. Rd8+ Bf8
25. Rc1 {White is clearly enjoying advantage with his superstrong c6 pawn.
Weiss hat dank des übermächtigem c6-Bauer offensichtlichen Vorteil.} b5 (25...
Na5 26. c7 $18) 26. a4 a6 27. Ra8 Rc7 (27... Nb6 28. Rxa6 Bh6 29. Rc2 Nd5 30.
axb5 $18) 28. Rxa6 (28. Rd1 Kg7 29. Rxa6 bxa4 30. Rd7 Rc8 31. Rd4 Ne5 32. Rdxa4
h5 $11) 28... Bh6 29. Rc3 (29. Rc2 $1 Na3 (29... Nd6 30. e5 Nc4 31. axb5 Nxe5
32. b6 Rxc6 33. b7 $18) 30. Rb2 Bc1 (30... bxa4 31. Rb7 Rc8 32. c7 Bf4 33. Rxa4
Nc2 34. Rb8 Rxb8 35. cxb8=Q+ Bxb8 36. Ra8 $18) 31. Rb3 bxa4 32. Rb7 Rc8 33. c7
Kg7 34. Rxa4 $18) 29... Nd6 30. Rd3 (30. e5 Ne4 31. Rh3 (31. Rc2 bxa4 32. Rxa4
Ng5 $14) 31... Bf4 32. axb5 Bxe5 33. Rd3 $16) 30... Bf8 31. axb5 $2 {It is
quite remarkable, how insecurely white plays this endgame. Es ist merkwürdig,
wie ungenau Weiss dieses Endspiel spielt.} (31. e5 Nc4 32. axb5 Nxe5 33. Rd1
Rc8 34. b6 Nxc6 35. b7 Rc7 36. Rxc6 Rxb7 37. Kf1 $16) 31... Nxb5 32. e5 $6 (32.
Rd7 Rc8 33. Rb6 Nc7 34. Rb7 Ne6 35. c7 $16) 32... Rc8 33. g3 (33. Rd7 Nc7 34.
Ra7 Ne6 35. Rxf7 (35. c7 Bg7 36. f4 Kf8 $15) 35... Rxc6 36. h4 $11) 33... Nc7
34. Ra7 Ne6 35. Rdd7 Rxc6 36. Rxf7 Ng5 37. Rfc7 (37. Rf6 Rxf6 38. exf6 Ne4 39.
Ra6 Kf7 40. Ra7+ Kxf6 41. Rxh7 Bc5 $11) 37... Rxc7 38. Rxc7 Nf3+ 39. Kg2 Nxe5
40. f4 Ng4 41. h3 Nf6 42. Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olomouc AZ Sanace Cup"]
[Site "Olomouc"]
[Date "1998.08.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Polak, Tomas"]
[Black "Kalod, Radek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1998.08.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O b6 13. Qc1 Bb7 14. Bc4
Qa4 15. Bb5 Qa2 16. Bc4 Qa4 17. Bb5 Qa2 18. Re1 Rc8 19. Qd1 Qc2 20. Qe2 Nc6 (
20... Qc7 $5 21. Rbc1 Qd8 22. Rxc8 Qxc8 23. Rc1 Qd8 24. Bf4 a5 25. Ng5 Na6 26.
Qa2 e6 27. Bxa6 Bxa6 28. Nxf7 $1 $16 {Khalifman,A-Dvoirys,S/Leningrad/1990/1|0/
48/}) 21. Bd3 (21. Rec1 Qa2 22. Bc4 Nxd4 23. Nxd4 Rxc4 24. Qxc4 Qxd2 25. Nc6 (
25. Rd1 $6 Qf4 26. f3 $2 (26. Re1 Rc8 $15) 26... Be5 27. g3 (27. h3 Qh2+ 28.
Kf1 Rc8 29. Qa2 $8 a5 30. Ne2 Ba6 31. Kf2 Bxe2 32. Qxe2 Rc3 33. Rd3 Rxd3 34.
Qxd3 Bg3+ 35. Ke3 Qxg2 $19) 27... Qe3+ 28. Kg2 Rc8 29. Nc2 (29. Qa4 Bxd4 30.
Rxd4 Qe2+ $19) 29... Qxf3+ 30. Kxf3 Rxc4 $19 {0-1 De Boer,G-Rytshagov,M/
Amsterdam op 1995 (37)}) (25. Nf3 $13) 25... Qd7 26. Qd5 Bxc6 27. Rxc6 Qxd5 28.
exd5 Be5 29. Kf1 Bd6 30. Ra1 {1/2-1/2 Tratar,M-Jelen,Ig/SLO-ch 1996}) (21. d5
$13) 21... Qa2 22. Ra1 (22. Bc4 Qa4 (22... Qa3 23. Bxf7+ Kxf7 24. Qc4+ $13) 23.
Bb5 (23. Bb3 Qa6 24. Qe3 (24. Bc4) 24... e6 $5 (24... Rf8 25. Ra1 Na5 $6 (25...
Qb5 26. Reb1 Qh5 27. h3 $1 e6 $5 $44 28. Kh2 $140 g5) 26. Reb1 $1 {/\ 25.Bd1,
25.Qe1} Rac8 $2 (26... Bc6 27. Bb4 Rae8 28. d5 Bd7 29. e5 $36 {[+], >>}) (26...
Rab8 27. Bb4 $1 $16) 27. Bd1 $1 $18 {~/= Komarov,D-Liss,E/Paris 1996}) (24...
Na5 $6 25. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 26. Ng5+ Kg8 (26... Ke8 27. Qh3 $1 $40 Bxd4 28. Qxh7
Rc6 (28... b5 29. Bxa5 (29. e5 $5 {/\ e6} Rc2 30. e6 Bxf2+ 31. Kh1 Kd8 32. Red1
$40) 29... Qf6 30. Red1 $1 {1-0 Poluljahov,A-Tseshkovsky,V/Krasnodar 1996 (42)}
) 29. Bb4 Bc5 30. Red1 $18) 27. Qh3 (27. Bxa5 $2 bxa5 $1 28. Qb3+ Rc4 29. Qxb7
Qxb7 30. Rxb7 Bxd4 $19) 27... h6 28. Qe6+ (28. Ne6 $1 h5 29. Qg3 Kh7 $1 30. Qg5
Rg8 31. d5 Nc4 32. Ra1 Qb5 33. Nxg7 Nxd2 34. Ne6 Qb4 $13) 28... Kh8 29. Re3 (
29. Nf7+ Kh7 30. Bxh6 Qc4 31. d5 Qc3 32. Bxg7 Qxg7 33. Ng5+ Kh8 34. Re3 Qg8 {
1-0 Lobron,E-Konguveel,P/Linares op 1996}) 29... b5 30. Nf7+ (30. Bxa5 Rc6 31.
Nf7+ Kh7 32. Ng5+ Kh8 $10) 30... Kh7 31. Ng5+ Kh8 32. Nf7+ Kh7 33. Ng5+ {
1/2-1/2 Lautier,J-Shirov,A/Belgrade Invest 1995}) 25. d5 exd5 26. exd5 Na5 $13)
(23. Ra1 Qc2 24. Ra2 Nxd4 25. Rxc2 Nxe2+ 26. Rxe2 Rxc4 27. Rxc4 Ba6 $19) 23...
Qc2 24. Bd3 {1/2-1/2 Khalifman,A-Oll,L/Parnu-A 1996}) 22... Qb2 (22... Qb3 $2
23. Reb1 Qe6 24. d5 $18) 23. Ra4 (23. Reb1 $2 Nxd4 $1 $19) 23... Qb3 (23... b5
24. Bxb5 a6 25. Bd3 $14) 24. Rea1 {Nothing new under the sun, the black queen
manages to get away from danger without being hurt. In the meantime white gets
his sacrificed pawn back.} Nd8 (24... Na5 25. Rxa5 bxa5 26. Rb1 Qa2 27. Rxb7 a4
28. h4 a3 29. Kh2 $14) (24... a5 $2 25. R1a3 $1 Qb2 26. Ra2 Qb3 27. R4a3 Qe6
28. d5 $16) 25. R1a3 (25. Rxa7 Rxa7 26. Rxa7 Qb2 27. d5 Ra8 28. Rxa8 Bxa8 29.
Be3 $16) (25. R4a3 Qb2 $2 (25... Qe6 26. Rxa7 Qd6 27. Be3 Nc6) 26. R1a2 Rc1+
27. Bxc1 Qxc1+ 28. Qf1 $18) 25... Qe6 26. Rxa7 Rxa7 27. Rxa7 Ra8 $146 {The
first independent move in the game, black changes rooks to ease the pressure.}
(27... Qd6 28. Be3 (28. d5 e6 $5) 28... e6 29. h4 Rc7 (29... Ra8 30. Rxa8 Bxa8
31. Qa2 Qb8 32. d5) (29... h5 30. Qb2 $1 {/\ Nf3-d2-c4}) 30. Ra4 {1-0
Solozhenkin,E-Beshukov,S/RUS-ch 1996 (45)}) 28. Rxa8 Bxa8 29. h3 (29. Bf4 Qd7 (
29... Nc6 $2 30. d5 Qf6 31. Be3 Qa1+ 32. Qf1 $16) 30. d5 Nb7 $14) 29... Qa2 30.
Kh2 Qb2 (30... Ne6 31. Bc4 (31. d5 Nc5 32. Bc4 Qc2 33. e5 b5 $1 34. Bxb5 Bxd5
$15) 31... Qc2 32. Bxe6 fxe6 33. Qb5 Qc6 34. Qb3 $14) 31. d5 Nb7 (31... e6 32.
Bc4 b5 $2 33. Bxb5 exd5 34. exd5 Bxd5 35. Qe8+ Bf8 36. Qxd8 Bxf3 37. Bh6 Qe5+
38. Kg1 Qa1+ 39. Bf1 Qa8 40. Qxf8+ Qxf8 41. Bxf8 $18) 32. Qe3 Nc5 33. Qf4 $1 {
[%mdl 128] White chances are better, since his central pawn is stronger than
the Pb6 and the attack alongside the 8th rank is unpleasant.} h6 (33... Nxd3 $2
34. Qb8+ Bf8 35. Bh6 $18) 34. Bc4 (34. Qb8+ Kh7 35. Qxa8 Nxd3 36. Qe8 Nxf2 (
36... Ne5 37. Be3 Nxf3+ 38. gxf3 Qf6 $14) 37. Qxe7 Qf6 $14) 34... Bb7 (34...
Qc2 $5 35. Qb8+ Kh7 36. Qxa8 Qxc4 37. Qe8 (37. e5 Nd3 $17) 37... Nxe4 38. Qxf7
Nxd2 39. Nxd2 Qe2 $15) 35. Be3 Qb4 (35... b5 $2 36. Qb8+ Kh7 37. Bf1 $1 $18)
36. Qb8+ Kh7 37. Bxc5 Qxc4 (37... bxc5 38. d6 Bc6 39. Qxb4 cxb4 40. dxe7 $14)
38. Bxe7 (38. Qxb7 $6 Qxc5 $15) 38... Ba6 39. Qf4 {In timetrouble white loses
the thread and his advantage evaporates.} (39. Qe8 $5 Qxe4 40. Qxf7 Qf5 41.
Qxf5 gxf5 42. d6 Bc8 $14) 39... f5 40. Qh4 (40. d6 Bc8 41. Qh4 fxe4 42. Ng5+
Kg8 43. Nxe4 Qe6 $14) 40... fxe4 41. Ng5+ (41. Ng5+ Kg8 42. Nxe4 g5 43. Qg4
Qxd5 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "San Roque"]
[Site "San Roque"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Black "De la Villa Garcia, Jesus Maria"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1996.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Avrukh,B} Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7.
bxc3 c5 8. Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. Rc1 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qxd2+ 12. Nxd2 Nc6 13. d5 (
13. Nb3 {Avrukh,B} Rd8 14. d5 Nb4 15. Bd2 Na6 16. Bxa6 bxa6 17. Ba5 Re8 18. O-O
f5 19. f3 fxe4 20. fxe4 Bd7 $14 {Vyzmanavin-Krasenkov 1992}) 13... Nb4 (13...
Ne5 {Avrukh,B}) 14. Bc4 (14. Bc5 $5 Nxa2 15. Rc2 Nc3 16. Bb4 Na4 17. Bb5 a5 18.
Bxe7 Nc3 19. Bxf8 Kxf8 20. Nc4 Nxb5 21. Nb6 Rb8 22. Nxc8 Nd4 23. Rc7 b5 24. O-O
a4 25. d6 {1-0 Oehr,R-Bachmann,A/RLNS 8788/1988 (37)}) 14... Bb2 15. Rb1 Nc2+
16. Ke2 Nxe3 17. Rxb2 Nxg2 (17... Nxc4 18. Nxc4 Rd8 19. Rc1 $14) 18. Kf3 $1 (
18. Rc1 g5 19. Bb3 Nf4+ 20. Ke3 Bh3 21. Rbc2 Rac8 22. Nc4 e6 23. Nd6 Rxc2 24.
Rxc2 exd5 25. exd5 Rd8 26. Ne4 Bf5 27. Rc7 Kg7 28. d6 Bxe4 29. Kxe4 Rxd6 30.
Rxf7+ Kg6 31. Rxb7 Rd2 {1/2-1/2 Portisch,L-Adorjan,A/HUN/1981 (41)}) 18... Nh4+
19. Kg3 g5 20. f4 h6 (20... Ng6 21. fxg5 Ne5 22. Kf4 $1 Ng6+ 23. Ke3 $16) 21.
Nf3 $1 Nxf3 22. Kxf3 {White believes to have plenty of compensation, since on
top of his strong pawn center all of his pieces are more active. Weiss glaubt
an seine Kompensation, weil er nicht nur ein starkes Zentrum besitzt sondern
auch alle seine Figuren aktiver stehen.} b6 (22... Kh8 23. Rc1 b6 24. Bb3 {xc7}
) (22... Kg7 {Avrukh,B} 23. Rc1) 23. Rg1 Bb7 (23... f6 24. d6+ e6 (24... Kg7 $1
{Avrukh,B} 25. Bd5 Rb8 26. dxe7 Re8 $15) 25. h4 $40 (25. f5 Kf7 26. Rc1 Rd8 27.
Rd2 Bd7 28. Bb3 Rdc8 29. Rdc2 $16)) 24. fxg5 Rac8 25. Bb3 Rc3+ (25... h5 {
Avrukh,B} 26. d6 (26. Ke3 Kg7 27. Kd4 Rc5 $5 $10) 26... exd6 27. g6 d5 $1 $10)
26. Kf4 Kh7 (26... hxg5+ 27. Rxg5+ Kh7 28. Rh5+ Kg6 29. Rh4 $1 $16) (26... h5 {
Avrukh,B}) 27. gxh6 Kxh6 28. Rbg2 Ba6 $8 (28... Rh3 {Avrukh,B}) 29. Rg3 (29.
Rg4 Rh3 $132) 29... Rxg3 $2 (29... Rfc8 $16) (29... Rfc8 {Avrukh,B} 30. Rg7 Be2
) 30. Rxg3 f6 31. Bd1 $1 Bc4 32. Kf5 $1 Rc8 (32... Bxa2 {Avrukh,B} 33. Ke6 $1
Re8 34. Kf7 Rc8 35. Kxe7 f5 36. d6 $16) 33. Bb3 $6 (33. Ke6 $1 Rc7 34. Kf7 $5 (
34. Bg4 Bxa2 (34... Kg5 35. Be2+ Kf4 36. Bxc4 Rxc4 37. Kxe7 Rxe4+ 38. Kxf6 $18)
35. Bf5 Kh5 $1 $13) 34... Bxa2 35. Rg6+ Kh7 36. Bg4 $1 e6+ 37. Kxf6 exd5 38. e5
d4 $13 (38... d4 {Avrukh,B} 39. e6 Bb1 40. Rg5 $18)) 33... b5 34. Bxc4 (34. Ke6
Rc7 35. Rg8 Bd3 36. Kf5 a5 $132) 34... bxc4 (34... Rxc4 {Avrukh,B} 35. Rh3+ Kg7
36. Ra3 Rc7 37. Ra6 $16) 35. Rc3 Rc7 36. a4 (36. e5 {Avrukh,B} fxe5 37. Kxe5
Rc8 38. Kd4 Kg5 39. Rxc4 Rh8) 36... Kg7 37. e5 (37. Ke6 Kg6 38. d6 exd6 39.
Kxd6 Rh7 $132) 37... fxe5 38. Kxe5 Rc8 39. Ke6 Rc7 40. a5 $138 (40. h4 $14) (
40. a5 $2 {Avrukh,B} a6 {1-0 Ehlvest,J-De la Villa Garcia,J/San Roque 1996/57/
[Avrukh,B]} (40... a6 $1 {Avrukh,B} 41. d6 (41. h4 Rc5 $10) 41... exd6 42. Kxd6
Rc8 43. Kd5 (43. h4 Kf6 44. Kd5 Rh8 45. Rxc4 Rh5+ $10) 43... Rh8 44. Kxc4 Rxh2
45. Kc5 Kf7 46. Kb6 Rh6+ 47. Kb7 Ke7 48. Rb3 Kd7 49. Rb6 Rh5 50. Kxa6 Kc7 $10))
(40. d6 {Avrukh,B} exd6 41. Kxd6 Rc8 42. Kd5 Rh8 43. Rxc4 Rxh2 44. Rc7+ Kf6 45.
Rxa7 Rd2+ $10) (40. h4 $142 {Avrukh,B} Kg6 41. d6 exd6 42. Kxd6 Rc8 43. Kd5 {
With good wining chances.}) 1-0

[Event "San Roque"]
[Site "San Roque"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Garcia Ilundain, David"]
[Black "Sion Castro, Marcelino"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1996.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[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 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Bb5+ Nc6 9. O-O O-O 10. Be3 cxd4 11. cxd4 Bg4 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Rc1 Qa5 14. Qd2
Qxd2 15. Nxd2 Rfd8 16. Nb3 Be6 (16... a5 17. Rxc6 (17. f3 Be6 18. Rc2 (18. Nc5
Bxd4 19. Bxd4 Rxd4 20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. Rxc6 Rd2 22. Rf2 (22. Rxe6 Kf7) 22... Rd1+
23. Rf1 Rd2 24. Rf2 {1/2-1/2 Ftacnik,L-Krasenkow,M/Jakarta Gun (01) 1996})
18... Bxb3 19. axb3 Rab8 20. e5 Rxb3 21. Kf2 f6 22. f4 fxe5 23. dxe5 Bxe5 24.
Rxc6 Bf6 25. Ra6 Rdd3 26. Bc1 {Zilberstein,D-Stohl,I/Hradec Kralove (01)/1988/
1/2-1/2 (59)}) 17... a4 18. Nc5 Be2 (18... Bxd4 19. Bxd4 Rxd4 20. f3 Rc8 21.
Rxc8+ Bxc8 22. Rc1 a3 23. h4 Be6 {1/2-1/2 Angelov,R-Fernandez,Jos/Katerini op/
1992/}) 19. Re1 Bxd4 20. Rxe2 Bxc5 21. g3 Bxe3 22. Rxe3 Rd2 23. a3 Rb8 24. Rc4
Rbb2 25. Rf3 Rb3 {1/2-1/2 Razuvaev,Y-Tseshkovsky,V/URS-ch47 Minsk/1979/}) (
16... Be2 17. Rfe1 Bb5 18. e5 a5 19. Nc5 a4 20. f3 Rd5 21. Rc3 f6 22. f4 Kf7
23. Kf2 f5 24. Rec1 e6 25. h3 Bf8 26. g4 Be7 27. Kg3 h5 28. g5 {1/2-1/2 Flear,
G-Lalic,B/Zenica/1987 (32)}) 17. Rfd1 Bxb3 (17... a5 18. Rxc6 a4 19. Nc1 $16)
18. axb3 Rab8 19. Rxc6 Rxb3 20. Rdc1 f5 $6 {The disadvantage of this move is
in forcing white to push his e pawn and one of the d-e pair will be closer to
the promotion square. Der Nachteil dieses Zuges besteht darin, daß das weiße
Bauernpaar d-e näher an das Umwandlungsfeld heranrückt.} (20... Bxd4 $2 21. Rc8
Rb8 (21... Rxc8 22. Rxc8+ Kg7 23. Bxd4+ e5 24. Bxe5+ f6 25. Bf4 $18) 22. Rxb8
Rxb8 23. Bxd4 $18) (20... a5 21. e5 $1 (21. d5 a4 $13) 21... f6 (21... a4 22.
Ra6 a3 23. Ra1 Rdb8 24. g3 $16) 22. e6 Kf8 23. Ra6 f5 24. Rxa5 Bxd4 $14) 21. e5
Rd3 $2 (21... Kf7 22. g3 a5 23. Ra6 Rd5 24. Rc7 $14) 22. g3 g5 23. Bxg5 R8xd4
24. e6 $1 (24. Bxe7 Rd1+ 25. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 26. Kg2 Bxe5 $14) 24... Rd1+ (24... Bf8
25. Rc7 Rd1+ (25... Re4 26. Bxe7 Rxe6 27. Bxf8 Kxf8 28. Rxh7 $18) 26. Rxd1
Rxd1+ 27. Kg2 Rd6 28. Bxe7 Rxe6 29. Bxf8 Kxf8 30. Rxh7 $16) 25. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 26.
Kg2 h6 (26... Bf8 27. Rc7 $16) 27. Bxe7 Re1 28. Bb4 Re4 29. Rc8+ Kh7 30. e7 a5
31. Bd6 (31. Bxa5 $2 Rxe7 $14) (31. Bd6 Bf6 32. e8=Q $18) 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-33"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1998.09.29"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Isaev, Jamshed"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1998.09.29"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "Tajikistan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "TJK"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Bg7 6. e4 Nb6 7. Be3 O-O 8.
Be2 Nc6 9. Nf3 e5 (9... Bg4 10. d5 (10. e5 $5) 10... Bxf3 11. gxf3 Na5 (11...
Ne5 12. Qb3 (12. Bd4 e6 13. f4 Ned7 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Qd4+ Qf6 16. O-O-O exd5
17. Nxd5 (17. exd5 Qxd4 18. Rxd4 Nf6 19. Bf3 Rad8 20. Rhd1 Rd6 21. Na4 $1 $132)
17... Nxd5 18. exd5 Rad8 {0-1 Tyrtania,M-Lagunow,A/Berliner Sommer/1994/ (29)})
12... c6 13. O-O-O cxd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Rxd5 Qc7+ 16. Kb1 Nc6 17. f4 $13 e5
18. fxe5 Bxe5 19. h4 Rfd8 20. Bc4 $1 b5 $1 {1/2-1/2 Kortschnoj,V-Svidler,P/Bad
Homburg 1998/ (33)}) 12. Bd4 e5 (12... Qd6 13. Nb5 Qb4+ 14. Qd2 Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2
c6 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. dxc6 Nxc6 18. Rhd1 f5 19. Ke1 Rac8 20. Nd4 {Shabtai,
R-Jansa,V/Gausdal Int/1995/1-0 (69)}) 13. Bc5 Re8 14. Bb5 c6 15. dxc6 bxc6 16.
Ba6 Bf8 17. Bxf8 Rxf8 18. Qxd8 Raxd8 19. Rd1 Rd4 20. Ke2 Rfd8 21. b3 {1-0
Soppe,G-Malisauskas,V/Erevan/1996/ (74)}) 10. d5 Ne7 11. Bc5 (11. Qb3 c6 12.
Rd1 cxd5 13. exd5 Nf5 14. Bc5 $14) 11... Bg4 12. Qb3 Re8 (12... c6 $2 13. d6
Nec8 14. d7 Ne7 15. Qa3 Bf6 16. Nxe5 Bxe2 17. Nxe2 Nxd7 18. O-O-O Bxe5 19. Bxe7
$18) 13. h4 Nec8 (13... Nd7 14. Be3 $14) (13... c6 14. d6 Nec8 15. Rd1 Qd7 16.
Ng5 $14) 14. Bb5 $1 Bd7 (14... Nd7 15. Bxd7 Qxd7 16. Qxb7 Nd6 17. Qc6 $16) 15.
Bxd7 Qxd7 16. Qb5 $5 {[%mdl 32] Ivanchuk would like to give the game
strategical character. Opening of the h file and strong d5 pawn promise him
solid advantage.} f5 (16... c6 17. dxc6 bxc6 18. Qe2 $14) 17. Ng5 fxe4 (17...
a6 18. Qb3 $14) 18. Bxb6 $1 Nxb6 (18... Qxb5 $2 19. Nxb5 cxb6 20. Nc7 $18) 19.
Qxd7 Nxd7 20. Ngxe4 Nb6 (20... Nf6 21. O-O-O Nxe4 22. Nxe4 $14) 21. h5 Rad8 22.
O-O-O Rf8 23. Kc2 (23. Rh3 $5) 23... Rf4 24. Kb3 Bf8 {The bishop was hitting
his own blocaded e5 pawn and black lack's any counterplay.} 25. hxg6 hxg6 26.
f3 (26. Rh3 $5 a5) 26... Rf5 (26... a5 27. Rh3 a4+ 28. Kc2 (28. Nxa4 Rxd5 29.
Nac3 Rxd1 30. Nxd1 $14) 28... Nc4 29. Rdh1 $1 Ne3+ 30. Kd2 Nxd5 31. Rh8+ Kf7
32. Ng5+ Ke7 (32... Ke8 33. Ne6 Nxc3+ 34. Nxd8 $16) 33. R1h7+ Ke8 34. Nxd5
Rxd5+ 35. Ke3 Rd7 36. Ne6 Rxh7 37. Rxh7 Rf7 38. Nxc7+ Ke7 39. Nd5+ $16) 27. Rh3
{The play along h file is pretty unpleasant for black.} Kf7 $2 (27... a5 28.
Rdh1 Bg7 29. Nc5 Nxd5 30. Ne6 $1 (30. Nxb7 Rb8 31. Nxd5 Rxb7+ 32. Kc2 c6 33.
Ne3 Rf4 34. b3 e4 35. Nc4 $14) 30... Rd6 31. Nxg7 Kxg7 32. Rh7+ Kf8 33. Nxd5
Rxd5 34. Rxc7 $16) 28. Rh7+ Bg7 (28... Kg8 29. Rxc7 $18) 29. g4 Rf4 30. Ng5+
Kg8 (30... Kf6 31. Nce4+ $18) 31. Rxg7+ $1 Kxg7 32. Ne6+ (32. Ne6+ Kf6 33. Nxd8
$18) 1-0

[Event "Tan Chin Nam Cup 3rd "]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "1997.08.16"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Alterman, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1997.08.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8.
Ba4 a5 (8... O-O 9. Ne2 c5 $5) 9. Ne2 b5 10. Bb3 (10. Bc2 b4 11. cxb4 axb4 12.
Bb3 O-O 13. Be3 Bb7 14. Rc1 Nd7 15. O-O e5 16. f3 Qa5 17. Qd2 Rfd8 18. Bg5 exd4
19. Bxd8 Rxd8 20. Rfd1 Ne5 21. h3 c5 22. f4 Bh6 23. Qc2 c4 24. Bxc4 Nxc4 {
Aleksandrov,A-Lalic,B/EU-chTM 1997/0-1 (37)}) 10... O-O (10... a4 11. Bc2 O-O
12. Ba3 Na6 13. O-O c5 14. Rb1 Rb8 15. dxc5 Qc7 16. Qd3 Rd8 17. Qe3 Be6 18. Bd3
Qd7 19. Nc1 Qc6 20. Be2 Rdc8 21. Rd1 Bf8 22. Rd4 Nxc5 {Kortschnoj,V-Gulko,B/
Beersheba 1993/1/2-1/2 (36)}) 11. O-O (11. a3 $5) 11... a4 12. Bc2 Ba6 (12...
c5 13. Be3 (13. Rb1 b4 14. cxb4 cxd4 15. Bxa4 Bb7 $44) 13... Na6 (13... cxd4
14. cxd4 Ba6 (14... Nc6 15. d5 (15. Rb1) 15... Ne5 (15... Nb4 16. Bd4 $16) 16.
Bd4 e6 17. f4 (17. Rb1 Ba6 18. dxe6 fxe6 19. f4 Nc6 $13) 17... Nc4 18. Bxg7
Kxg7 19. Qd4+ Kg8 20. Bd3 $6 (20. Nc3 Ba6 21. Bd3 Rc8 22. Rf2 $13) 20... exd5
21. exd5 Nd6 22. Nc3 Rb8 $15 {Korotylev,A-Notkin,M/Russia/1996/}) 15. Rb1 Nc6
16. d5 Ne5 17. Nd4 {><c6} (17. Bd4 Rc8 $132) 17... Qd7 18. Bf4 Nc4 19. Bg5 e6
20. Nc6 Rfe8 (20... Na3 21. Rb4 Bb7 22. Ne7+ Kh8 23. Bd3 f6 24. Bc1 Nc4 25.
Bxc4 bxc4 26. d6 $14 Rfd8 $140 27. Ba3) 21. Qf3 exd5 22. exd5 Ne5 23. Nxe5 Bxe5
{1-0 Sokolov,I-Tseitlin,M/Ljubljana 1995 (60)}) 14. Rb1 Bd7 15. f4 e6 16. dxc5
Qc7 17. Qd6 Rfc8 18. Rfd1 Be8 19. Qxc7 Rxc7 20. c6 Bxc6 21. Bd3 Rb8 22. Nd4 Be8
23. Nxb5 Bxb5 24. Rxb5 {Dao Thien Hai-Mach,H/Budapest Spring op 1995/1-0 (58)})
(12... e5 13. Be3 Na6 14. Qc1 Be6 15. Rd1 Bc4 16. Ng3 Qa5 17. Bh6 Bxh6 {
1/2-1/2 Afanasiev,V-Kriventsov,S/Moscow-ch op 1995/}) (12... Na6 13. Bg5 f6 14.
Be3 e5 15. f4 Be6 16. Qe1 Bc4 17. Rf3 Qe7 18. h4 exd4 19. Bxd4 c5 20. Be3 Rad8
21. Nc1 Rd7 22. Rh3 f5 23. e5 h5 24. Qf2 {Balogh,T-Konopka,M/SVK-chT 1995/1/
2-1/2 (54)}) (12... Nd7 13. f4 (13. Be3 e5) 13... f5 14. exf5 gxf5 15. Ng3 Nb6
(15... e6 $5 16. Nh5 Bh8 17. Rf3 Nf6 $14) 16. Nh5 Bh8 17. Rf3 Nc4 (17... b4 $5
18. Rg3+ Kf7 $13) 18. Rg3+ Kf7 19. Rh3 Qd5 20. Ng3 Kg8 21. Rh5 e6 22. Rg5+ Bg7
23. Nh5 Ra7 24. Bd3 h6 25. Rg3 {1-0 Chuchelov,V-Grimm,S/Porz 1992 (28)}) 13.
Re1 Nd7 14. e5 e6 15. Ng3 c5 16. Ne4 Qc7 17. Ba3 Rfd8 (17... b4 18. cxb4 cxd4
19. b5 Rfc8 20. Nd6 $1 Qxc2 (20... Bxb5 21. Be4 $18) 21. Nxc8 Qxd1 22. Ne7+ $18
) 18. Bxc5 Nxc5 $6 {Alterman hopes to get the counterplay against the weak c3
pawn, but he could have equalized much easier. Alterman hoft um Gegenspiel auf
schwachen c3 Bauern, aber er konnte ziemlich leicht ausgleichen.} (18... Bxe5
$1 19. dxe5 Nxc5 20. Nf6+ Kg7 21. Qf3 Bb7 22. Qh3 h6 $11) 19. Nxc5 Qa5 20. Qd2
(20. Re3 b4 21. Qf3 Bh6 $132) (20. Qf3 b4 21. Nxa4 bxc3) 20... Rac8 21. Qe3 Bf8
22. Ne4 Bb7 $2 (22... b4 $1 23. Qh3 Be7 24. Re3 bxc3 25. Rd1 $14) 23. Nf6+ Kh8
24. Qh3 h6 25. Re3 Rxd4 (25... b4 26. Rb1 Rxd4 $1 27. Ng4 $1 (27. Bxg6 bxc3 28.
Bc2 Rb4 29. Ree1 $14) (27. cxd4 Rxc2 28. Nd7 Bg7 29. Nc5 Bd5 $13) 27... Bxg2 (
27... h5 28. Bxg6 fxg6 29. cxd4 $16) 28. Kxg2 Qd5+ 29. Kg1 $18) 26. Bxg6 $1 {
With this move black king becomes very exposed. Damit wird der schwarze Konig
sehr erschwacht.} (26. cxd4 Rxc2 27. Ng4 Qd2 28. Rf1 h5 $13) 26... Rdc4 (26...
fxg6 27. cxd4 Qd2 28. Ree1 Rc2 29. Rf1 Qg5 30. g3 $18) 27. Bd3 (27. Bxf7 Rxc3
28. Rxc3 Qxc3 (28... Rxc3 29. Qg4 Bg7 30. Ne8 $18) 29. Qxc3 Rxc3 30. Bxe6 Rc2
$16) 27... Qxc3 28. Rf1 Bg7 (28... Rd4 29. Ng4 Qc6 30. Nxh6 Qxg2+ 31. Qxg2 Bxg2
32. Nxf7+ Kg7 33. Kxg2 Kxf7 34. Bxb5 $18) 29. Qh5 (29. Bxc4 Qxc4 30. Qh5 $18)
29... Rf8 (29... Rd4 30. Bxb5 $18) 30. Rh3 Qd2 $8 (30... Rf4 31. Qxh6+ $1 Bxh6
32. Rxh6+ Kg7 33. Rh7#) (30... Rd8 31. Qg5 $1 Rxd3 32. Rxh6+ $18) 31. Bxc4 bxc4
32. Rd1 Qc2 (32... Qxa2 33. Qg5 $18) (32... Qf4 33. Rh4 Qf5 34. Qxf5 exf5 35.
Rxc4 $18) 33. Rg3 Be4 (33... c3 34. Qg4 Qg6 35. Qxa4 $18) 34. h4 (34. Nxe4 Qxe4
35. Rc3 Qf4 36. Rdc1 Rc8 37. g3 Qxe5 38. Qxe5 Bxe5 39. Rxc4 $18) 34... Bg6 35.
Qf3 Rb8 (35... Qxa2 36. Qg4 h5 37. Qd4 $16) 36. h5 Bf5 (36... Qxd1+ 37. Qxd1
Rb1 38. Qxb1 Bxb1 39. a3 Bd3 40. Rg4 $18) 37. Rd7 Rf8 (37... Qxa2 38. Rxg7 $1
Kxg7 39. Qg3+ Kh8 40. Rxf7 $18) 38. Rxg7 $1 Qc1+ (38... Kxg7 39. Qg3+ Kh8 40.
Rxf7 $1 $18) 39. Rd1 (39. Kh2 Kxg7 40. Qg3+ Qg5) 39... Qxd1+ 40. Qxd1 Kxg7 41.
Qd4 Rc8 42. Qc3 (42. g4 c3 43. Qd7 Rb8 44. Kh2 c2 45. Qc6 Rb1 46. Qc8 Bh7 47.
Nd7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Zuerich/Bern m"]
[Site "Bern"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Brunner, Lucas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1996.02.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. d4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 g6 7. e4 Bg7 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be3 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Qd2 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 Nc6 13. Bd3 Rd8 14. d5
Na5 15. Ke2 f5 16. Rhc1 b6 (16... fxe4 17. Bxe4 Bf5 18. Bxf5 gxf5 19. Rb5 b6
20. Nh4 (20. Rc7 Bf6 21. Bd4 $14) 20... Rf8 $14 {Sherbakov,R-Yandemirov,V/USSR/
1991/} 21. d6 e6 22. Bg5 Bf6 23. Bxf6 Rxf6 24. Rc7 Rd8 25. Rxa7 Rxd6 26. Nf3
Nc6 $14) 17. Rc7 fxe4 18. Bxe4 Bb7 (18... Ba6+ 19. Ke1 Bb7 20. Rbc1 Bf6 21. Ng5
Bxd5 22. h4 b5 23. Bxa7 Nc4 24. Rd1 Bxe4 {1/2-1/2 Tukmakov,V-Romanishin,O/
URS-ch49 Frunze/1981/}) 19. Rxe7 Bxd5 (19... Kf8 20. Rc7 Bxd5 21. Bxd5 Rxd5 22.
Rb4 $16) 20. Re8+ $5 (20. Bxd5+ Rxd5 21. Rc1 $14) 20... Kf7 (20... Rxe8 21.
Bxd5+ Kf8 22. Bxa8 Rxa8 23. Ng5 Kg8 (23... h6 24. Ne6+ Kf7 25. Nxg7 Kxg7 26.
Rc1 Rf8 27. Rc7+ Rf7 28. Bxh6+ $18) 24. Rc1 $16) 21. Rxd8 (21. Bxd5+ Kxe8 22.
Bxa8 Rxa8 23. Rc1 Rd8 24. Ng5 $16) 21... Rxd8 22. Ng5+ Ke7 (22... Kg8 23. Bxd5+
Rxd5 24. Rc1 Be5 25. f4 $16) 23. Bxd5 Rxd5 24. Nxh7 Nc4 (24... Rh5 25. Ng5 Rxh2
26. Rc1 Bb2 27. Rc7+ $16) 25. Bg5+ Ke6 26. Rc1 b5 27. h4 Rd4 28. g3 a5 (28...
b4 29. Be3 Nxe3 30. Ng5+ Ke7 31. fxe3 $16) 29. Bf4 b4 30. Ng5+ Kd5 (30... Kf5
31. Be3 Nxe3 32. fxe3 Rd6 33. Kf3 $18) 31. Be3 Nxe3 (31... Rg4 32. Rd1+ Kc6 33.
Bf4 $18) 32. fxe3 Rg4 (32... Rc4 33. e4+ Rxe4+ (33... Kc5 34. Ne6+ $18) 34.
Nxe4 Kxe4 35. Rc6 $18) 33. e4+ Kd4 (33... Kd6 34. Kf3 $18) 34. Ne6+ Ke5 35. Kf3
$1 (35. Nxg7 Rxg3 36. Rc5+ Kxe4 37. Rxa5 b3 $16) 35... Rxe4 (35... Rxg3+ 36.
Kxg3 Kxe6 37. Rc6+ Kf7 38. Ra6 $18) 36. Rc5+ Kxe6 37. Kxe4 a4 38. Rc6+ Kf7 39.
Ra6 a3 (39... b3 40. Rxa4 b2 41. Rb4 $18) 40. Kd3 Be5 41. g4 Bg3 42. h5 gxh5
43. gxh5 1-0

[Event "Madrid Magistral 7th"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1998.05.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1998.05.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 324]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7
7. Nf3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Be3
(13. Bg5 h6 14. Be3 Nc6 15. d5 Na5 16. Bc5 (16. Rb4 $1 b6 17. e5 $1 Bxf3 $6 18.
Bxf3 Rac8 19. d6 $1 exd6 20. exd6 $1 Nc4 21. Bf4 $1 $16 {Lautier,J-Anand,V/
Linares/1994/1-0 (34)}) 16... Bf6 (16... Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Rfe8 (17... Bf6 18. e5
Bxe5 19. Bxe7 $16) 18. Re1 b6 (18... Be5 19. Re2 Qc4 20. Rc2 Qa4 21. Bxe7 $1
$16) 19. Re2 Qc4 20. Rc2 Qa4 (20... Qa6 21. Be2 Qb7 22. Bb4 Qd7 23. Bxa5 bxa5
24. Bb5 $18) 21. Bxe7 $1 Nc4 (21... Rxe7 22. Rc8+ Rxc8 23. Qxa4 $18) 22. d6 Bf8
(22... Ne5 23. Rc7 Nxf3+ 24. Qxf3 Rec8 25. Qd1 $1 $18) 23. e5 {1-0 Sherbakov,
R-Vorontsov,N/Kurgan/1995/ (40)}) 17. e5 Bxe5 18. Rb4 (18. h3 Bxf3 (18... Rfd8
$5 19. hxg4 Rxd5 20. Bd4 $1 (20. Qc1 $2 Rc8 21. Qxh6 Rcxc5 22. Nxe5 Rxe5 $17)
20... Bxd4 (20... Nc6 $2 21. Ra1 $18) 21. Nxd4 Rad8 $1 (21... e5 22. Qc2 Qxc2
23. Nxc2 Rd2 24. Bd1 {/\ Ne3, Bf3+/-}) 22. Qc2 $1 (22. Rb4 $2 Nc6 23. Ra4 Qb2
$19) 22... Qxc2 23. Nxc2 Rd2 24. Rfd1 (24. Bd1 Nc4 $44) 24... Nc4 $1 $44 {
Strelbin-Nadanian,A/USSR/1991/}) 19. Bxf3 Rae8 (19... Rfe8 20. d6 $1 Qc4 (20...
exd6 21. Bd5 Nc4 22. Rxb7 $16) (20... Qe6 21. d7 Red8 22. Qa4 $16) 21. d7 $1 (
21. Rc1 Qf4 22. g3 Qf6) 21... Qxc5 22. dxe8=Q+ Rxe8 23. Qa4 Nc6 24. Rxb7 (24.
Rfc1 Qd4 25. Rc4 Qd7 26. Rxc6 bxc6 27. Bxc6 Qf5 28. Be4 Qc8) 24... Rc8 25. Bxc6
(25. Rb5 Qc3 26. Bxc6 Qxc6) 25... Rxc6 26. Rxe7 {Gelfand,B-Ivanchuk,V/Tilburg/
1990/1-0 (62)} (26. Rb5 Qd4 27. Rb8+ Kg7 $10)) (19... Bd6 $2 20. Bxd6 exd6 21.
Ra1 $18) (19... Bf6 20. d6 e6 21. d7 Rfd8 22. Bxb7 Nxb7 23. Rxb7 $14) (19...
Nc4 $6 20. Bxe7 Nd2 21. Qe2 $1 $16) 20. d6 exd6 21. Bd5 Nc4 22. Qd3 (22. Qg4
dxc5 23. Qxg6+ Bg7 24. Rxb7 Ne5 25. Qxg7+ Kxg7 26. Bxa2 Rb8 $5 27. Rxa7 Ra8 $10
) 22... Qd2 23. Qxc4 dxc5 24. Rxb7 Qf4 25. Qxf4 {1/2-1/2 Cording,T-Moll,R/
FRG-chT qual corr/1991/}) 18... Bxf3 (18... Rfd8 19. Rxg4 Rxd5 20. Ra4 $1 $18)
19. Bxf3 Rae8 (19... Bf6 $2 20. Ra4 Qb3 21. Rxa5 Qxd1 22. Rxd1 b6 23. d6 Rac8 (
23... exd6 24. Bxb6 $18) (23... bxa5 24. dxe7 Rfc8 25. Bxa8 Rxa8 26. Rd7 $18)
24. d7 Rcd8 (24... bxa5 25. dxc8=Q Rxc8 26. Bxa7 $18) 25. Bxe7 $1 Bxe7 (25...
bxa5 $2 26. Bxf6 $18) 26. Rxa7 $16 {1-0 Kramnik,V-Timman,J/Novgorod/1995/ (31)}
) 20. Be3 (20. Bxa7 Bc3 (20... b5 21. Bd4 Bxd4 22. Qxd4 Nc4 23. Ra1 Qc2 24. Be4
Qe2 25. Bf3 Qc2 26. Rxb5 Nd2 {1/2-1/2 Timoshchenko,G-Kyas,J/Werfen op/1995/ 
(30)}) 21. Ra4 Qb3 22. Be3 Qxd1 23. Rxd1 b5 24. Ra3 Bb4 25. Ra2 Kh7 26. Rb1 {
1/2-1/2 Kohlweyer,B-Roeber,B/Nuernberg Weilburg op/1996/}) (20. Ra4 $2 Qb3 21.
Rxa5 Qxd1 22. Rxd1 b6) 20... Nc4 (20... Bc3 21. Ra4 (21. Bxh6 Bxb4 22. Qd4 f6
$14) 21... Qb2 (21... Qb3 22. Bxh6 Qxd1 23. Rxd1 b5 24. Ra3 Bb4 25. Ra2 $16)
22. Bxh6 (22. Qd3 $1 {/\ Rb1} b5 (22... Qb3 23. Rxa5 $18) 23. Bc1 bxa4 (23...
Qb3 24. Rxa5 $18) 24. Bxb2 Bxb2 25. d6 $4 (25. Qd2 Nc4 26. Qc2 Rc8 27. Be2 Ne3
28. Qxb2 Nxf1 29. Kxf1 $18) 25... Bf6 $1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Anand,V/Riga/
1995/ (40)}) 22... b5 23. Re4 Bg7 24. Re2 Qf6 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 26. Ra2 Nc4 27.
Rxa7 Rb8 {1/2-1/2 Kipper,J-Karius,T/DLM/1996/ (35)}) (20... b6 21. Bxh6 Bg7 $16
) 21. Bxh6 (21. Ra4 $2 Nxe3) 21... Nd6 22. Bxf8 Kxf8 $5 (22... Rxf8 23. h4 $5 (
23. Ra4 Qb2 24. Rxa7 Rc8 $132) 23... Rc8 {/\ Qc2} (23... b5 24. Rg4 $40) 24.
Be4 (24. h5 g5 $1) 24... Qa5 (24... Rc4 25. Bb1 Qa5 26. Rxc4 Nxc4 27. h5 $40) (
24... a5 25. Bb1 Qa3 26. Rg4) (24... Bc3 $5 25. Ra4 Qd2 26. Qg4 b5 27. Rxa7 Rc4
28. Rxe7 Bf6 29. Re6 fxe6 30. Qxg6+ Bg7 31. Qxe6+ Kh8 $1 $13) 25. Ra4 Qb5 26.
Bb1 $14 {Kramnik,V-Anand,V/Dos Hermanas/1996/1-0 (101)}) 23. Ra4 Qb2 24. Rxa7
Rc8 25. Qa4 b5 26. Qa3 Qxa3 27. Rxa3 b4 28. Rb3 Bc3 29. h3 Nb5 30. Rfb1 Nd4 {
1/2-1/2 Agrest,E-Hellers,F/Stockholm/1996/}) 13... Nc6 14. d5 Na5 $5 {Leko
understands very well, that in this line black can benefit from the fact, that
his h pawn is not exposed on h6.} (14... Ne5 15. Rxb7 e6 $13) 15. Bc5 Bf6 16.
e5 Bxe5 17. Rb4 (17. h3 Rfd8 $5 18. hxg4 Rxd5 $13) 17... Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Rae8 19.
Bxa7 {The sad neccesity, with pawn on h6 the main line is 17.Be3.} (19. Ra4 $2
Qb3 20. Rxa5 Qxd1 21. Rxd1 b6 $17) 19... b5 (19... Bc3 $5 20. Ra4 Qb2 (20...
Qb3 21. Qxb3 Nxb3 22. Ra3 Bd4 23. Rxb3 Bxa7 24. Rxb7 Bc5 $11) 21. Qb1 Qxb1 22.
Rxb1 Ra8 23. Bc5 Rfe8 $15) 20. Rxb5 Nc4 21. Qe2 (21. Bc5 Nd2 22. Re1 Nxf3+ 23.
Qxf3 Qc4 $11) 21... Qxa7 (21... Qxe2 22. Bxe2 Nd6 23. Ra5 Ra8 $11) 22. Qxc4 Rc8
{Now it is black hoping for a bit more than equality even though his chances
for success are small.} 23. Qe2 Bd6 24. Rbb1 (24. Rb3 Qa4 25. Rfb1 $11) 24...
Rc3 25. g3 (25. Rfc1 Rfc8 (25... Bxh2+ $2 26. Kxh2 Qc7+ 27. d6 $1 Qxd6+ 28. Kg1
$16) 26. Qd2 Rxc1+ 27. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 28. Qxc1 Qd4 $15) 25... Rfc8 26. Rb2 Qd4 27.
Rd2 (27. Rd1 Rc1 28. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 29. Kg2 $15) 27... Qf6 28. Be4 h5 29. h4 R8c4 (
29... Bxg3 $6 30. fxg3 Rxg3+ 31. Bg2 Qxh4 32. Qf2 f5 33. Qe1 $14) (29... Bc5
30. Rd3) 30. Rd3 Rxd3 $6 {Giving up a great part of a hope, playing with more
pieces offered a bit more chances.} (30... Rc2 $5 31. Qf3 Qxf3 32. Bxf3 Rb2 $15
) 31. Qxd3 Rc3 32. Qd2 Bb4 (32... Bxg3 33. fxg3 Rxg3+ 34. Bg2 Qxh4 35. Qf2 f5
$11) 33. Qe2 Bc5 34. Kg2 Kg7 35. Rd1 Qe5 36. Bf3 (36. Rd3 Rc4 37. Bf3 Qxe2 38.
Bxe2 Rc2 39. Kf1 $11) 36... Qxe2 37. Bxe2 Rc2 38. Kf1 Kf6 39. Rd3 Ke5 40. Rf3
$1 f5 (40... f6 41. Bd3 Rc1+ 42. Kg2 f5 43. Bb5 $11) 41. Bb5 $1 Bd4 (41... Kxd5
$2 42. Be8 $16) 42. Be8 Kf6 43. Bd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Madrid Magistral 7th"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1998.05.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1998.05.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 2180]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3
7. bxc3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13.
Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 {Anand knows all the equalizing tricks for black after the
standard 14.Be3 and tries to complicate matters with less usual line.} (14. Be3
) 14... Rd8 (14... Qe6 15. h3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Qd7 17. d5 Na6 18. Qe2 Nc5 19. e5
e6 20. Rfd1 exd5 21. Bxd5 Qf5 22. Be7 Rfc8 23. Qe3 {Komljenovic,D-Sanchez
Almeyra,J/San Sebastian op/1993/1/2-1/2 (109)}) (14... g5 $1 15. Bg3 Nc6 16. d5
(16. Rxb7 $6 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Nxd4 18. Rxe7 Qa3 $15) 16... Rad8 (16... Na5 17. e5
b6 18. Ra1 Qb2 19. Rb1 Qa2 20. Rb4 Bh5 21. h4 Rad8 22. Rd4 f5 23. hxg5 Bxf3 24.
gxf3 hxg5 25. f4 gxf4 26. Bxf4 {1-0 Sapis,W-Touzane,O/Legnica Voivode Cup/1994/
(40)}) 17. Rxb7 e6 (17... f5 $1 18. Qe1 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Nd4 20. exf5 Nxf3+ 21.
gxf3 Qxd5 22. Rxa7 Rxf5 $11) 18. Bc7 exd5 (18... Rd7 19. Bb5 $16) 19. Bxd8 dxe4
20. Be7 (20. Bc7 $16) 20... Re8 21. Bc5 (21. Bb5 $1 exf3 22. Bxc6 fxg2 23. Bxe8
$1 Bxd1 24. Rxd1 Qe2 25. Rbd7 $1 Be5 26. Bc5 $18) 21... Rd8 $5 22. Qb3 $8 Qxb3
23. Rxb3 {1-0/ Chernin,A-Horvath,J/HUN-ch/1992/ (35)}) 15. d5 g5 16. Bg3 b6 $2
{This meak move will cost the defender dearly. If white's center becomes too
strong black's pawn pair a7-b6 will offer very poor compensation.} (16... e6 $5
17. Bc7 Rd7 (17... Re8 18. d6 Nd7 19. Rxb7 Rec8 $14) 18. d6 Na6 19. Bb5 Rxc7
20. dxc7 Nxc7 21. Qd7 $13) 17. Re1 Bxf3 (17... e6 18. Nxg5 Bxe2 19. Rxe2 Qa5
20. Nf3 (20. Nxf7 $5 Kxf7 21. dxe6+ Ke8 22. Qb3 $14) 20... exd5 21. exd5 (21.
Rd2 d4 $13) 21... Nc6 22. Rd2 $16) 18. Bxf3 Nd7 19. e5 Rac8 20. e6 $1 (20. Ra1
Qc2 21. Rxa7 Qxd1 22. Rxd1 Nxe5 23. Bxe5 Bxe5 24. Rxe7 $14) 20... fxe6 21. Rxe6
{Anand shows, that the position has a very distinct feature: the weak black
king. Protection of his own master will cost black dearly.} Nf6 (21... Bf6 22.
Re2 Qc4 23. d6 e6 24. Rxe6 Rc5 25. Re7 $16) (21... Qa3 22. d6 Bf6 23. dxe7 Bxe7
24. Bd6 $1 Bxd6 25. Rxd6 $18) 22. Rxe7 Qc2 (22... Nxd5 23. Re8+ $1 Bf8 (23...
Rxe8 24. Bxd5+ $18) 24. Rb5 $1 (24. Ra1 Nc3 (24... Qc4 25. Qd2 Qc5 26. Rxd8
Rxd8 27. Rd1 $18) 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Qe1 Qc4 27. Rxa7 $14) 24... Nc3 25. Rxd8
Rxd8 26. Qxd8 Qa1+ 27. Bd1 Qxd1+ 28. Qxd1 Nxd1 29. Bb8 $18) 23. d6 Qxd1+ 24.
Rxd1 a5 (24... g4 25. Be2 a5 26. d7 Rc2 27. Bxg4 Kf8 28. Bd6 $18) 25. h3 a4 26.
Rc7 $1 {Fine move, that shows the difference in the strength of the pawns d6
and a4. The support of the bishops pair f3,g3 turn the d6 guy into powerhouse.}
Kh8 (26... Rxc7 $2 27. dxc7 Rf8 28. Rd8 $18) (26... b5 27. Rb1 (27. Rxc8 Rxc8
28. d7 Nxd7 29. Rxd7 b4 30. Bd5+ $16) 27... Rb8 28. d7 b4 29. Ra7 Rb5 30. Bc6
Rc5 31. Bc7 Rxd7 32. Bxd7 Nxd7 33. Bd6 Rd5 34. Rxd7 a3 35. Rxg7+ Kxg7 36. Bxb4
$18) 27. Rdc1 $1 Rb8 28. Ra7 Nd7 (28... b5 29. d7 Nxd7 30. Bxb8 Nxb8 31. Rb1
Bf8 32. Rxb5 a3 33. Ra8 Bd6 34. Rd5 $18) 29. Rcc7 a3 (29... b5 30. Rxd7 Rxd7
31. Rxd7 b4 32. Rb7 Rxb7 33. Bxb7 Bf6 34. d7 Bd8 35. Bc6 a3 36. Be5+ Kh7 37.
Be4+ Kg8 38. Bd5+ Kh7 39. Bd6 $18) 30. Bd5 {This picture belongs to the
textbook about domination. Black is hopelessly lost.} (30. Bg4 a2 31. Rxa2 Nf6
32. Raa7 $18) 30... b5 (30... Nf6 31. Rxg7 Nxd5 32. Rh7+ Kg8 33. Rag7+ Kf8 34.
Be5 $18) 31. Rxd7 Rxd7 32. Rxd7 b4 33. Bb3 (33. Ra7 b3 34. Rxa3 b2 35. Be4
b1=Q+ 36. Bxb1 Rxb1+ 37. Kh2 Rb7 $16) 33... Ra8 (33... a2 34. Bxa2 b3 35. Bb1
$18) 34. Rb7 (34. Rb7 a2 35. Bxa2 Rxa2 36. d7 Ra8 37. Rb8+ Rxb8 38. Bxb8 Bf6
39. Be5 $1 $18) 1-0

[Event "Leon"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "1997.06.12"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Black "Sion Castro, Marcelino"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1997.06.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Ba3 b6 8.
Bc4 Bb7 9. Qf3 O-O 10. h4 (10. Ne2 c5 11. O-O Nc6 12. Bd5 e6 13. Bxc6 Bxc6 14.
dxc5 Qe7 15. Nd4 Ba4 16. Qe3 Rac8 17. Nb3 Rfd8 18. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 bxc5 20.
Rd3 Bxb3 21. axb3 Qc7 22. g3 h5 {Granda Zuniga,J-Yermolinsky,A/Wijk Hoogovens
1997/0-1 (53)}) 10... h6 (10... h5 11. g4 $5 c5 12. gxh5 $40) 11. Ne2 c5 12.
Qe3 Qd7 13. Bb3 (13. dxc5 Qa4 14. Bb4 Nc6 (14... bxc5 15. Bb3 Qd7 16. Bxc5 Na6
$15) 15. Bb3 Qb5 16. a4 Qa6 $13) 13... cxd4 14. cxd4 Nc6 15. Rd1 Na5 16. d5 (
16. O-O Rac8) 16... Rac8 17. h5 g5 18. O-O (18. f4 Nxb3 19. axb3 gxf4 20. Qxf4
Rc2 $17) 18... Nc4 (18... Nxb3 19. axb3 (19. Qxb3 Ba6 20. Rd2 f5 $15) 19... Rc2
20. f4 $13) 19. Bxc4 (19. Qc1 Nb2 $19) 19... Rxc4 20. f3 (20. Rc1 Ba6 $15)
20... Rfc8 21. Qb3 (21. Rc1 Rc2 $15) 21... Rc2 22. Ng3 R8c3 23. Qb1 (23. Qb4 $2
Rxa2 $1 24. Qxe7 Rcc2 $19) 23... Ba6 (23... Qc7 24. d6 exd6 25. Bxd6 Qc4 26.
Bb4 Rd3 $17) 24. Rfe1 g4 25. Nf5 gxf3 (25... Rxg2+ 26. Kxg2 Rxa3 27. fxg4 $1
$16 (27. Nxg7 $2 gxf3+ 28. Kh2 Qg4 $19)) 26. gxf3 (26. Nxe7+ $4 Kh7 27. gxf3
Qh3 $19) 26... Be2 27. Rc1 (27. Nxe7+ Kh8 28. Nf5 Bxf3 $19) 27... Qxf5 $2 (
27... Rxc1 $1 28. Bxc1 (28. Rxc1 Rxa3 29. Nxg7 Qh3 $19) 28... Bxf3 29. Bxh6
Bd4+ 30. Kf1 Qa4 $17) 28. exf5 (28. Rxc2 Bd4+ 29. Kh2 Qxh5+ $19) 28... Bd4+ 29.
Kh2 (29. Kg2 Bxf3+ 30. Kg3 Bxd5+ 31. Kg4 Rg2+ 32. Kh4 Bf6#) 29... Be5+ 30. Kg1
(30. f4 Bxf4+ 31. Kg1 Rg3+ 32. Kf2 Rf3+ $11) (30. Kh3 Rxf3+ 31. Kg4 Rf4+ 32.
Kg3 Rxf5+ $19) 30... Bd4+ 31. Kh2 Be5+ 32. Kg1 Bd4+ 33. Kh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ciocaltea Memorial"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Yegiazarian, Arsen"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "1998.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Na4 $5 {Interesting attempt to
refute the Gruenfeld indian as we know it.} e5 $1 (5... Bg7 6. e4 (6. Nf3 O-O (
6... Bg4 7. Ne5 $14) (6... Bf5 7. Nc5 b6 8. e4 $1 bxc5 9. exf5 cxd4 10. Nxd4
O-O $14) 7. e4 Nb6 (7... Nf6 8. Bd3 Bg4 9. e5 Nd5 10. Be4 $1 Nc6 11. Nc3 $14)
8. Be3 (8. Be2 Bg4 (8... Nxa4 9. Qxa4 b6 10. Be3 Bb7 11. Qc2 Nd7 12. Rd1 e6 13.
O-O h6 14. Bb5 c6 15. Bxc6 Rc8 16. d5 Nb8 17. Qc1 exd5 18. exd5 Nxc6 19. dxc6
Qf6 20. Bxh6 Bxc6 {1/2-1/2 Nadanian,A-Pelletier,Y/Cannes op18th 1997 (24)}) (
8... Nc6 9. d5 Ne5 10. Nxe5 Bxe5 11. O-O e6 12. dxe6 Bxe6 13. Nc5 Bc4 14. Bxc4
Nxc4 15. Qc2 Nd6 16. Be3 $14 {Nadanian,A-Yegiazarian,A/Armenia/1997/}) 9. Be3
Nc6 (9... Nxa4 10. Qxa4 c5 $1 11. Rd1 cxd4 12. Bxd4 (12. Nxd4 $5) 12... Bxd4
13. Rxd4 $5 (13. Nxd4 Bxe2 14. Kxe2 Qb6 $11) 13... Qb6 14. Rb4 Qc7 15. Qb3 $2 (
15. O-O Nc6 $11) 15... Nc6 $3 (15... b6 $6 16. O-O $14) 16. Qc3 $8 (16. Rxb7 $2
Qc8 $1 {/\ Na5-+} 17. Rb5 Bxf3 {/\ Nd4-+}) 16... Rac8 17. Rc4 Qb6 18. O-O Rfd8
$1 $17 {0-1 Nadanian,A-Malisauskas,V/Minsk/1997/ (32)}) 10. Nxb6 axb6 11. d5
Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Nb4 (12... Ne5 13. Be2 $14) 13. Qb3 Bxb2 14. Rd1 (14. Rb1 Ra3 $19
) 14... Ba3 15. O-O $44 {Nadanian,A-Belov,V/Minsk/1997/}) 8... Nxa4 9. Qxa4 c5
10. Rd1 (10. Rb1 Bd7 11. Qb3 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Qa5+ 13. Qc3 Qxa2 14. Rc1 Nc6 15.
Bc4 Qa5 16. Qxa5 Nxa5 17. Bd5 e6 18. Ba2 Nc6 19. Rd1 Rfd8 20. Rd2 Nxd4 21. Bxd4
Bxd4 22. Rxd4 Bc6 {0-1 Grote,D-Kreiman,B/Wichern op 1997 (40)}) 10... Qb6 (
10... Bd7 11. Bb5 cxd4 12. Bxd4 Bxd4 13. Nxd4 Bxb5 14. Qxb5 Qc7 15. O-O a6 16.
Qg5 Nc6 17. Rc1 Qe5 18. Qxe5 Nxe5 19. Rc7 Rfd8 20. Nb3 Rd7 21. Rxd7 Nxd7 22.
Rc1 {Kharlov,A-Vakhidov,T/Anibal op4th 1997/1-0 (40)}) 11. Rd2 Bd7 12. Qa3 cxd4
13. Nxd4 Rc8 14. Be2 Qc5 15. Qb3 Qb6 16. Qa3 Qc5 17. Qxc5 Rxc5 18. O-O Rc8 19.
Nb3 Be8 20. Bg4 e6 21. Nc5 {1-0 Jelen,I-Kos,T/SLO-ch 1997/ (35)}) 6... Nb6 (
6... Nf6 7. f3 (7. Bd3 O-O 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. e5 Nd5 10. O-O Nb6 11. Be3 Nxa4 12.
Qxa4 Nxe5 13. Be4 Ng4 14. h3 Nxe3 15. fxe3 c6 16. Nc3 Qb6 17. Qb3 Qxb3 18. axb3
f5 19. Bc2 Be6 20. b4 Bc4 21. b3 Bxf1 {0-1 Groeppel,P-Schirm,F/Wichern op 1997}
) 7... O-O 8. Be3 Nbd7 9. Rc1 c6 10. Bd3 e5 11. Ne2 exd4 12. Bxd4 Re8 13. O-O
Ne5 14. Bb1 Qc7 15. a3 Be6 16. Nc5 Rad8 17. Nxe6 Rxe6 18. Ba2 Re7 19. Qa4 b5
20. Qc2 Neg4 21. fxg4 Nxg4 22. e5 {1-0 Vark,L-Lelumees,B/Tallinn op 1997 (28)})
7. Nxb6 (7. Be3 O-O 8. Nf3 (8. Rc1 Nc6 9. d5 Nxa4 10. Qxa4 Ne5 11. h3 c6 12. f4
Nd7 13. dxc6 bxc6 14. e5 Nb6 15. Qxc6 Be6 16. Rd1 Nd5 17. Qa4 Rb8 18. b3 Qc8
19. Rc1 Qb7 20. Bd2 Rfc8 {0-1 Kharlov,A-Krasenkow,M/Polish TV k.o. 1997 (25)})
(8. Nc5 f5 $1) 8... Nxa4 (8... Nc6 9. Nc5 (9. h3 $5 Qd6 10. Nc5 Rd8 11. d5 Ne5
{/\ 12...Nec4, 12...c6}) 9... Bg4 $1 10. d5 (10. Nxb7 Qb8 11. Ba6 Nb4 12. Nc5
Bxf3 13. gxf3 Rd8 14. Rc1 Bxd4 $1 15. Bxd4 e5 16. Qb3 Rxd4 17. Bb7 Nd7 $1 18.
Nxd7 Qxb7 $17 {/\ Re4!}) 10... Ne5 11. Rc1 (11. Nxb7 Qb8 12. Ba6 f5 $1 $17)
11... e6 $1 12. Nxb7 Qf6 13. Be2 exd5 14. exd5 Nxf3+ 15. Bxf3 Bxf3 16. Qxf3
Qxf3 17. gxf3 Nxd5 $17 {Kinsman,A-Roos,D/France/1997/}) (8... Bg4 9. Nc5 N6d7
10. Nxb7 Qc8 11. Na5 c5 12. Rc1 Nc6 13. Nxc6 Qxc6 14. Qc2 Bxf3 15. gxf3 Qf6 16.
dxc5 Ne5 17. Be2 Nxf3+ 18. Kf1 Nd4 {Zaja,I-Balinov,I/Solin 1997/0-1 (47)}) 9.
Qxa4 c5 10. Rd1 Bd7 11. Bb5 cxd4 12. Bxd4 Bxd4 13. Nxd4 Bxb5 14. Qxb5 Qc7 15.
O-O a6 16. Qg5 Nc6 17. Rc1 Qe5 18. Qxe5 Nxe5 19. Rc7 Rfd8 20. Nb3 Rd7 21. Rxd7
Nxd7 22. Rc1 {1-0 Kharlov,A-Vakhidov,T/Anibal op4th 1997/ (39)}) 7... axb6 8.
Be3 O-O 9. Qd2 c5 10. Nf3 cxd4 11. Bxd4 Bxd4 12. Nxd4 Ra4 13. b4 Qd6 14. a3 Qe5
15. Bb5 Qxe4+ 16. Qe3 Qxg2 17. Qf3 Qxf3 18. Nxf3 Ra8 {0-1 Kallio,H-Holmsten,A/
Tampere Elo Taraus op 1997/Fat/ GJ 9607 (34)}) (5... Nc6 6. e4 Ndb4 $6 (6...
Nb6 7. Be3 Bg7 8. d5 Ne5 9. Nc5 c6 10. dxc6 Qxd1+ 11. Rxd1 Nxc6 12. Rd2 $14) 7.
a3 Qxd4 8. axb4 Qxe4+ 9. Be2 $1 Nxb4 10. Nc3 $1 Qf5 (10... Nc2+ $2 11. Kf1 Qf5
12. Bd3 $18) (10... Qc2 $2 11. Qd4 $18) (10... Qd4 $5 11. Nb5 Qc5 12. Kf1 $16)
11. Qa4+ Nc6 12. Nb5 $16 {Nadanian,A-Arakelian,A/Armenia/1997/}) (5... Bf5 6.
Nc5 b6 7. e4 $1) (5... Nf6 6. f3 (6. Bf4 Bg7 7. Rc1 c6 8. e3 $14) 6... Nc6 7.
e3 e5 8. Bb5 exd4 9. Bxc6+ bxc6 10. Qxd4 Ba6 11. Ne2 Qxd4 12. Nxd4 c5 13. Nb3
Nd7 14. Bd2 Bd6 15. Bc3 O-O 16. Nd2 f5 17. Kf2 Rfe8 18. b3 Nb6 19. Rhe1 Nxa4
20. bxa4 Bd3 {1/2-1/2 Tyrtania,M-Lang,J/BL2-N9697 1997/BL2-N (31)}) (5... e6 6.
e4 Nb6 7. Nf3 $14) 6. dxe5 (6. e4 $6 Nf6 7. Bg5 exd4 $1 8. e5 Bb4+ 9. Nc3 Qd7
$1 $17) (6. a3 e4 7. e3 Bd6 8. Qc2 Qe7 9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Nd7 $13) 6... Bb4+
7. Bd2 Ne3 $5 8. fxe3 (8. Qc1 $6 Bxd2+ 9. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 10. Kxd2 Nc4+ $11) 8...
Bxd2+ (8... Qh4+ $2 9. g3 Bxd2+ 10. Kxd2 Qb4+ 11. Kc1 $18) 9. Kf2 {With
tripple pawn on e file white can not hope to make much progress if he gives up
the bishop.} (9. Qxd2 Qh4+ 10. g3 Qxa4 11. Qd4 (11. Bg2 $5) 11... Qa5+ (11...
Qd7 $2 12. e6 $1 Qxd4 13. exf7+ Kxf7 14. exd4 $18) (11... Qc6 $5 12. Nf3 O-O
13. Bg2 $14) 12. b4 Qa3 $1 (12... Qb6 13. Bg2 $1 (13. Rb1 $5 Nc6 14. Qc3 Bf5
15. Rb2 Be4 16. Nf3 O-O 17. Bh3 $1 Rae8 18. Kf2 $1 Bxf3 19. exf3 Rxe5 20. f4
$14) 13... O-O (13... Na6 $6 14. a3 c5 15. bxc5 Qa5+ 16. Kf2 Nxc5 17. Rc1 $1
Nb3 18. Qc3 Qxc3 19. Rxc3 Na5 20. Rc5 $1 Nb3 21. Rb5 Nd2 22. Bd5 $18) (13...
Nc6 $5 14. Bxc6+ Qxc6 15. Nf3 Bh3 16. Kf2 Qe6 17. Ng5 Qf5+ 18. Qf4 {/\ e4} h6
19. Ne4 O-O-O 20. Rac1 $16) 14. Rc1 $1 Be6 $1 15. a4 $1 (15. Qxb6 $6 axb6 16.
Rxc7 Na6 $1 17. Rxb7 Nxb4 18. Rxb6 Nc2+ 19. Kf2 Ra3 $3 $11) 15... c6 $6 (15...
Nd7 $16) (15... Na6 16. b5 Qa5+ 17. Kf2 Nb4 18. Nf3 Rad8 (18... Qxa4 $2 19. Rb1
Bb3 20. Qc3 $18) 19. Qh4 $1 $16 {Nadanian,A-Salimov/corr/1996/}) 16. Nf3 Rd8 (
16... Nd7 17. Ng5 $16 {->}) 17. Qf4 $16 {->>>} Na6 18. Rb1 (18. Qh6 $2 Qxb4+
19. Kf2 Qf8) 18... c5 19. b5 (19. Qh6 $5 Nxb4 20. O-O f6 $8 21. exf6 Rd7 22.
Ne5 Rf7 $8 {+/-->}) 19... Nb4 $2 $138 (19... Kg7 20. O-O $16 {->}) 20. Qh6 $18
{1-0 Nadanian,A-Akopian,V/Armenia 67/538 1996/[Nadanian,A] (25)}) (12... Qa6
13. Bg2 $1 $14) 13. e6 O-O 14. exf7+ Rxf7 15. Bg2 (15. Qd8+ Kg7 16. Qd4+ Kg8
$11) 15... Be6 $1 16. Nh3 $8 (16. Bxb7 c5 17. Qd8+ Kg7 $19) (16. Be4 c5 17.
Qxc5 Na6 18. Qd4 Rc8 19. Nf3 Rc4 $19) (16. Rb1 Bxa2 17. Ra1 Rd7 18. Bd5+ Rxd5
19. Qxd5+ Bxd5 20. Rxa3 Bxh1 $19) (16. Nf3 Nc6 $17) 16... Bxh3 17. Qd8+ Kg7 18.
Qd4+ Kg8 (18... Rf6 $2 19. Rf1 Bf5 20. g4) 19. Qd8+ {1/2-1/2 Kharlov,A-Herrera,
I/Ubeda/1997/}) 9... Nc6 10. Nf3 Bb4 11. a3 1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch34-KK5 Kasparov-Karpov +4-3=17"]
[Site "Lyon/New York"]
[Date "1990.10.31"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2800"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1990.10.08"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "24"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 cxd4 9. cxd4 Nc6 10. Rd1 Qa5 (10... e6 11. Nf3 O-O 12. Bb5 Bd7 13. O-O a6
14. Be2 Qa5 15. d5 $14 {Dorfman,I-Kozul,Z/Marseille/1989/}) 11. Qxa5 Nxa5 12.
Nf3 {N} (12. Bd3 O-O 13. Ne2 Bd7 14. Rc1 Rfc8 15. Kd2 e6 16. Rxc8+ Rxc8 17. Rc1
$10 {Yusupov,A-Gulko,B/Linares/1989/ ~/=CBM 11}) 12... O-O 13. Be2 Bd7 14. Bd2
b6 15. O-O Rfd8 $6 (15... Rfc8 16. Rc1 Bg4 17. Ba6 Rxc1 18. Rxc1 Bxf3 19. gxf3
Bxd4 20. Rc7 $146) 16. Rc1 Bg4 17. d5 Nb7 (17... e6 18. Bxa5 bxa5 19. Bc4 $14)
(17... f5 18. Bd3 fxe4 19. Bxe4 Bf5 $5) 18. h3 (18. Rc7 Nc5 $1) 18... Bxf3 19.
Bxf3 Nc5 20. Be3 Rac8 21. Bg4 Rb8 22. Rc4 h5 23. Bf3 e6 24. Rd1 exd5 25. exd5
Be5 26. g4 hxg4 27. hxg4 Nb7 $2 (27... Rbc8 $5) 28. Ra4 Na5 29. g5 Rbc8 30. Be2
Bd6 31. Kg2 (31. Ba6 Rc7 (31... Rc2 32. Kg2 Bc5 $2 33. Bd3 Rb2 34. Bxc5 $18)
32. Kg2 Nb7 $2 33. Bxb7 Rxb7 34. Bd4 Bf8 35. Bf6 Rd6 36. Rh4 Bg7 37. Rdh1 $18)
31... Bc5 32. Bd2 $4 (32. Bc1 $1 Bf8 33. Bb2 $16 Bg7 34. Bf6 Rd6 35. Rh4 Bxf6
36. gxf6 Rxf6 37. Rdh1 $18) 32... Rxd5 33. Bf3 Rdd8 34. Bxa5 {Ftacnik,L}
1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup02"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Danielian, Oganes"]
[Black "Yandemirov, Valeri"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1998.01.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ Nc6 8.
Nf3 O-O 9. O-O (9. Bg5 Na5 10. O-O b6 11. Qd2 c6 12. Be2 Be6 13. Rad1 Qd6 14.
Qc2 Bc4 15. Rfe1 Rfe8 16. Bh4 Qa3 17. Bxc4 Nxc4 18. Qb3 Qxb3 19. axb3 Na5 20.
Rb1 c5 21. b4 Nc4 22. bxc5 bxc5 23. dxc5 a5 {Atalik,S-Yandemirov,V/Heraklio op
1993/0-1 (53)}) 9... Na5 (9... Bd7 10. Rb1 Re8 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Ba3 Bg4 13. h3
Bxf3 14. Qxf3 e5 15. dxe5 Rxe5 16. Rb7 Rb5 17. Rb1 Rxb7 18. Rxb7 Rb8 19. Rxb8
Qxb8 20. Qd3 Bf8 21. Bxf8 Kxf8 22. a4 {Neverov,V-Hachian,M/Moscow6 1995/1/2-1/
2 (88)}) 10. Ba3 (10. h3 b6 11. Bg5 Bb7 12. Qe2 c6 13. Ba4 Qd6 14. Bc2 Rfe8 15.
e5 Qe6 16. Be4 c5 17. Bxb7 Nxb7 18. Qe4 Nd6 19. Qf4 Nc4 20. Rfe1 cxd4 21. cxd4
b5 {1/2-1/2 Khenkin,I-Yandemirov,V/Heraklio op 1993 (29)}) (10. Be3 b6 11. Rc1
Bb7 12. Bd3 Qd7 13. Qe2 Rfd8 14. Rfd1 Rac8 15. c4 c5 16. d5 e6 17. Bd2 exd5 18.
cxd5 c4 19. Bb1 c3 20. Be3 Nc4 21. Bd4 Na3 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Bd3 Qa4 24. Qe3 {
1-0 Beliavsky,A-Filipovic,B/JUG-chT2 1993 (39)}) (10. Bg5 $5 c6 11. Bd3 Be6 12.
Qe2 b5 13. Nd2 $1 (13. a4 $6 Nb3 14. Ra3 Qd6 15. Qb2 bxa4 16. Rxa4 Nc5 $1)
13... a6 14. a4 Qc7 15. Ra3 $1 c5 $1 (15... Rad8 16. Rfa1 Nb7 17. axb5 axb5 18.
Ra7 $16) 16. axb5 cxd4 $1 (16... c4 17. Bc2 axb5 18. d5 $1 Bc8 19. Rfa1 $16)
17. cxd4 Bxd4 18. bxa6 {0-1 Yakovich,Y-Yandemirov,V/Russia (ch) 1995 (33)})
10... c6 11. Bd3 Be6 12. Qe2 (12. Qa4 b5 13. Qb4 Bc4 14. Rfd1 $13) 12... b5 13.
Nd2 a6 (13... Nb7 14. Qe3 Qd7 15. f4 f5 $11) 14. Kh1 Nb7 15. f4 c5 $1 16. f5 (
16. d5 Bc8 17. Rac1 e6 $15) 16... Bc8 (16... gxf5 17. exf5 Bd5 18. f6 exf6 19.
Qh5 h6 20. Rae1 $14) 17. e5 {White clearly has to use strong measures in order
to parry the danger to his central pawn structure.} gxf5 (17... cxd4 18. f6 (
18. fxg6 fxg6 19. cxd4 Qxd4 20. Bxe7 $13) 18... exf6 19. Bxf8 Bxf8 20. Ne4 f5
21. Nf6+ Kh8 22. cxd4 Qxd4 $13) 18. Qh5 e6 (18... cxd4 19. Rxf5 dxc3 (19...
Bxf5 20. Qxf5 Re8 21. e6 f6 22. Qxh7+ Kf8 23. Qh5 $18) 20. Rf3 h6 21. Ne4 $40)
19. Ne4 $1 Bd7 $6 {The critical moment, black has to summon the courage for
the tactical solution.} (19... fxe4 20. Bxe4 h6 21. Bxc5 Nxc5 22. Bxa8 Bd7 23.
Bf3 Na4 $15) 20. Rf3 f6 (20... fxe4 $2 21. Bxe4 h6 22. Bxb7 $18) (20... Bc6 21.
Rg3 Kh8 22. Ng5 h6 23. Nxf7+ $18) 21. Rh3 h6 (21... fxe4 22. Qxh7+ Kf7 23. Bxe4
f5 (23... Rh8 24. Qg6+ Kf8 25. Rxh8+ Bxh8 26. Bxb7 $18) 24. Qh5+ Kg8 25. Bxb7
$18) 22. exf6 Rxf6 (22... Be8 23. Qh4 Rf7 (23... fxe4 24. fxg7 Qxh4 25. gxf8=Q+
Kxf8 26. Rxh4 $18) 24. fxg7 Qxh4 25. Rxh4 fxe4 26. Bxe4 $18) (22... Bxf6 23.
Qg6+ Bg7 24. Rxh6 fxe4 25. Qh7+ Kf7 26. Rf1+ $18) 23. Nxf6+ Qxf6 24. Qf3 Rb8 (
24... Ra7 25. Rd1 (25. dxc5 $6 Qxc3 26. Rb1 Qxa3 27. c6 Nd8 28. cxd7 Rxd7 29.
Qe2 $11) 25... cxd4 26. cxd4 $16) 25. dxc5 Nd8 (25... Qxc3 26. Rd1 Qxa3 27. c6
Bxc6 (27... Bc8 28. c7 Ra8 29. Be4 Qxf3 30. Rd8+ Kh7 31. Bxf3 $18) 28. Qxc6 Qd6
29. Rc1 $13) 26. Rd1 Bc6 (26... Qxc3 27. Bxf5 Qxf3 28. Rxf3 Bc6 29. Rfd3 $18)
27. Qg3 Rc8 (27... e5 28. c4 $16) 28. Qh4 (28. c4 $5) 28... Qxh4 (28... Qxc3 $2
29. Bxf5 Qa5 30. Bg4 $18) 29. Rxh4 Bxc3 (29... Nf7 30. c4 Ne5 31. cxb5 axb5 32.
Rh3 Ra8 33. Be2 $16) 30. Rxh6 Kg7 31. Rh3 b4 (31... Bf6 32. Bc2 $16) 32. Bc1
Ba4 (32... Bd5 33. Bxf5 Bxa2 34. Bc2 Bd5 35. Rf1 $40) 33. Bxa6 $1 Ra8 (33...
Rxc5 34. Rxd8 $18) 34. Rd6 Be5 35. Rb6 (35. Rdd3 Rxa6 36. Rxd8 Rc6 37. Be3 $18)
35... Bc7 {Even though black is about to win back the exchange price tag will
be quite great. Powerfull passed pawn on b6 and vulnerable black king will
become decisive factors.} 36. Bc4 (36. Rxb4 Rxa6 37. Ra3 Rc6 38. Raxa4 Rxc5 39.
Rc4 $18) 36... Bxb6 37. Bb2+ Kg6 (37... Kf7 38. cxb6 Rb8 39. Rh7+ Kg6 40. Rh8
Nc6 41. Rxb8 Nxb8 42. Bxe6 $18) 38. Rg3+ Kh6 (38... Kf7 39. cxb6 Ke7 40. Be5
Bc6 41. Re3 $18) 39. cxb6 Bc6 40. Bg7+ Kh7 (40... Kh5 $2 41. Be2+) 41. Be5 Ra5
(41... Rc8 42. Bc7 $18) 42. Bc7 Nf7 $2 (42... Nb7 43. Bxe6 $18) (42... Rc5 $1
43. Bf1 Nf7 44. Kg1 Rc1 $16) 43. b7 1-0

[Event "Linares 15th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1998.03.04"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "1998.02.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Hecht} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3
c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O b6 13. Qc1 Bb7 14.
Bc4 Qa4 15. Bb5 Qa2 16. Bc4 Qa4 17. Bb5 Qa2 18. Re1 (18. Rb2 Qe6 19. Re1 Rc8
20. Rc2 {Brenninkmeijer,J-Van Heste,J/Amsterdam OHRA-B/1988/} Nd7 $1 $10) (18.
Qe1 $6 Qc2 19. d5 Ba6 $17 {Yusupov,A-Kortschnoj,V/Reykjavik WCUP/1988/}) 18...
Rc8 19. Qd1 e6 (19... Qc2 20. Qe2 Qc7 21. Rec1 Qd8 22. Rxc8 Bxc8 23. Bf4 Bd7
24. Rc1 a6 25. Bc4 e6 26. d5 $16 {Agrest,E-Krzywicki,D/Bielsko Biala/1990/}) (
19... Nc6 20. Re2 e6 21. d5 exd5 22. Be1 Qa3 23. exd5 Rd8 24. dxc6 Bxc6 25. Qb3
$18 {Wells,P-Pribyl,J/BL/1988/}) 20. h4 {New concept in a well known position.
White tries to get some play against black's kingside, since his majesty is
quarded only by bishop g7.} (20. Qe2 Nc6 21. Qe3 (21. Bc4 Qa3 22. d5 exd5 23.
exd5 Nd4 24. Nxd4 Bxd4 25. Bb4 Qa4 26. Bb5 Qc2 27. d6 Qf5 {Sandstrom,L-Hjelm,N/
SWE-ch Vaxjo/1992/}) 21... e5 (21... Rd8 22. Ra1 Qb2 23. Reb1 (23. Bxc6 Bxc6
24. Bc3 $13 {Epishin,V-Tseitlin,M/USSR/1988/}) 23... Qc2 24. Rc1 Nxd4 25. Nxd4
Qxe4 26. Nc6 Qxe3 27. Bxe3 Bxc6 28. Bxc6 Bxa1 29. Bxa8 Bb2 30. Rb1 Rxa8 31.
Rxb2 Rd8 {Sakaev,K-Ernst,T/Gausdal Int 1992/1/2-1/2 (131)}) 22. d5 Nd4 23. Nxd4
exd4 24. Qf4 Bf8 25. Ra1 Qc2 26. Bd7 Rc5 27. Bb4 d3 28. Bxc5 Bxc5 29. Rec1 Qb2
{1/2-1/2 Khalifman,A-Epishin,V/Vilnius 1988/ (40)}) (20. Ba4 Nc6 (20... Qc4 21.
Rc1 Qa6 22. Rxc8+ Bxc8 23. Qc2 Bd7 24. Rc1 $1) (20... Na6 21. h4 Qa3 22. h5 Qf8
23. Bf4 Rd8 24. Bg5 Rd6 {Kramnik,V-Bacrot,E/Paris PCA-Intel GP/1995/}) 21. Bb3
(21. d5 exd5 22. Bb3 Qa6 23. exd5 Na5 24. Bxa5 Qxa5 25. Re7 $16) 21... Qa3 22.
d5 exd5 23. Bxd5 (23. exd5 Nd4 24. Nxd4 Bxd4 25. Re4 Qc5 (25... Bf6 26. Bb4 $16
) 26. Be1 {><f2} Bf6 27. Qf3 Kg7 28. Rf4 Qd6 29. Bb4 Qd8 30. Bd2 $1 $16 {
1-0 Chernin,A-Dvoirys,S/Podolsk 1993/ (50)}) 23... Qe7 24. Bg5 Bf6 25. Bxf6 {
1/2-1/2 Alterman,B-Rytshagov,M/Komotini op 1992/}) (20. Re2 Qc2 21. Qe1 Qc7 22.
d5 Na6 23. Rd1 Qc5 24. Bd7 exd5 25. Bxc8 Rxc8 26. exd5 Qxd5 27. Re8+ Rxe8 28.
Qxe8+ Bf8 29. Re1 {1-0 Prusikin,M-Schnitzspan,L/Tavasz 1997/ (35)}) 20... h5 {
xg6} (20... Nc6 21. Bc3 Qa3 $13) (20... a6 $5 21. Bd3 Nd7 22. h5 Qa3 23. Qe2
Qe7 $14) 21. Qe2 Nc6 22. Bc4 Qa4 $2 {I suspect that this retreat is a bit
overcourageous. The queen will not be lost, but saving of her life will be
costly.} (22... Qa3 $1 23. d5 exd5 24. exd5 Nd4 25. Nxd4 Bxd4 26. Bb3 $13) 23.
Ra1 Qc2 (23... Nxd4 24. Rxa4 Nxe2+ 25. Bxe2 $18) 24. Bd3 Qb2 (24... Qb3 25.
Reb1 $18) 25. Ra4 $1 (25. Reb1 $2 Nxd4 26. Nxd4 Qxd4 $19) 25... b5 $8 (25...
Nxd4 26. Nxd4 Bxd4 27. Rb1 $18 (27. Rb4 $18)) (25... Qb3 26. Rea1 Rd8 27. R1a3
Qb2 28. Ra2 Qb3 29. Bc2 $18) 26. Bxb5 (26. Rb1 Qxb1+ 27. Bxb1 bxa4 $17) 26...
Rd8 (26... Nxd4 27. Nxd4 Bxd4 28. Rb4 Qxd2 29. Qxd2 Bc3 30. Qd7 $1 Bxb4 31. Rb1
$18) 27. Bg5 $1 Qxe2 28. Bxe2 {The material balance was restored and white
enjoys central majority and open space for pieces.} (28. Rxe2 $2 Nxd4 29. Bxd8
Nxe2+ 30. Bxe2 Rxd8 31. Rxa7 Bxe4 32. Ng5 Rd2 33. Bf1 Bf5 $17) 28... Rd7 29.
Rb1 Nd8 (29... a5 30. Bb5 Rc8 31. Rba1 $14) (29... f6 30. Be3 a5 31. Bb5 $14) (
29... Ne7 30. Ne5 $1 Bxe5 (30... Bxe4 31. Nxd7 Bxb1 32. Bxe7 $18) 31. dxe5 $16)
30. Bd3 f5 (30... a6 31. Be3 $14) 31. d5 $1 {This fine move attacks black's
kingside pawn structure, that was made vulnerable by the move 20...h5.} fxe4 (
31... exd5 $2 32. exf5 gxf5 33. Bxf5 $18) 32. Bxe4 Bxd5 (32... Kh7 33. dxe6
Bxe4 34. Rxe4 $18) (32... Kf7 $2 33. Bxd8 Raxd8 34. dxe6+ Kxe6 35. Bxb7 $18)
33. Bxg6 Rb7 (33... Bxf3 34. gxf3 Nc6 35. Bxh5 $16) 34. Rxb7 Nxb7 (34... Bxb7
35. Bxh5 Nc6 36. Bg4 $18) 35. Be3 (35. Bxh5 Nc5 36. Ra5 Nb7 37. Ra3 a5 $132)
35... a5 (35... Bxf3 36. gxf3 a5 37. Bxh5 Bf6 38. Bg6 $18) 36. Bxh5 Bc6 (36...
Bb3 37. Ra3 (37. Rg4 Nd6 38. Rg6 a4 39. Nd4 Ra5 40. g4 Re5 41. Nxb3 axb3 42.
Rxg7+ Kxg7 43. Bd4 Nc4 44. f4 b2 45. Bxb2 Nxb2 46. fxe5 Nd3 47. g5 Nxe5 48. Kf2
$16) 37... a4 38. Nd4 Bxd4 39. Bxd4 Rd8 40. Be3 $16) 37. Rg4 Bxf3 $6 (37... Nd6
38. Nd4 Bd5 39. Rg6 a4 40. Nxe6 (40. Bh6 Ra7 41. Nxe6 Bxe6 42. Bxg7 Bf5 43.
Rxd6 Kxg7 44. g4 Bh7) 40... Bxe6 41. Rxe6 a3 (41... Nf5 42. Bf3 $18) 42. Rxd6
a2 43. Rd1 a1=Q 44. Rxa1 Rxa1+ 45. Kh2 $18) (37... Kh8 38. Ng5 Bd5 39. Nf7+ Kh7
40. Bg6+ Kg8 41. h5 $16) 38. Rxg7+ $5 (38. gxf3 Nd6 39. Ra4 $16) 38... Kxg7 39.
Bxf3 Rb8 $2 {Move that was clearly made under the ticking clock. Right now
black had to show some courage and go for counterplay.} (39... a4 $1 40. Bxb7
Ra5 41. Bd4+ (41. Bd2 Rc5 42. Be4 a3 43. Bb1 Kf7 44. Kh2 Rb5 45. Be4 Rb3 46.
Bf4 Rb5 $11) 41... Kf7 42. Kh2 a3 43. Kg3 a2 44. Bf3 a1=Q 45. Bxa1 Rxa1 $16)
40. Bf4 Rd8 (40... Rf8 41. Be5+ Kg6 42. Bxb7 $18) 41. Bxb7 a4 42. Be5+ Kg8 (
42... Kh6 43. Ba6 $1 a3 44. Bc4 Rd1+ 45. Kh2 Re1 46. f4 $18) 43. h5 $6 (43. Be4
$1 a3 (43... Rd1+ 44. Kh2 Re1 45. f3) 44. h5 a2 45. h6 $18) 43... Rd1+ 44. Kh2
Re1 45. f4 Rxe5 (45... a3 46. Bc8 Kf7 47. h6 a2 48. h7 Rxe5 49. fxe5 a1=Q 50.
h8=Q $18) 46. fxe5 a3 47. Bc8 Kf7 48. h6 a2 49. Bxe6+ (49. h7 $2 Kg7 50. Bxe6
a1=Q $19) 49... Kxe6 50. h7 a1=Q 51. h8=Q {[#] Hecht:  The ending is easily
won, because the pawn on e5 can't be taken and the king can't reorient itself
towards the first ranks because of e6+. Also, Black has hardly any checking
possibilities. [#] Hecht:  Das Endspiel ist leicht gewonnen, da der Be5 nicht
zu nehmen ist und der König sich wegen e6+ nicht nach hinten orientieren kann.
Zudem besitzt Schwarz kaum Schachmöglichkeiten.} Kd5 {Hecht: A brief example
follows of Black moving in the direction of the kingside. This cannot claim to
be exhaustive, but in should show that White can continually work with queen
exchange threats even when a pawn is lost thereby. Ein kleines Beispiel folgt,
wenn Schwarz sich zur Königsseite orientiert. Es hat keinen Anspruch auf
Vollständigkeit, sondern soll nur zeigen, daß Weiß bei zwei Mehrbauern ständig
mit der Damentauschdrohung selbst unter Bauernverlust arbeiten kann.} (51...
Qd4 52. Qf6+ Kd5 53. Qd6+ $18) (51... Kf5 {Hecht} 52. Qf6+ Kg4 53. Qf3+ Kg5 54.
Qe3+ Kg6 55. e6 Qh8+ 56. Kg3 Qb8+ 57. Qf4 Qb3+ 58. Kh4 Qxe6 59. Qg4+) 52. Qg8+
Ke4 (52... Kxe5 53. Qg7+ Kf4 54. Qxa1 $18) 53. Qg6+ Kd5 54. Qf7+ Ke4 55. Qg6+
Kd5 56. Qf7+ Ke4 57. e6 Qh8+ (57... Qe5+ 58. g3 $18) 58. Kg3 1-0

[Event "World-ch34-KK5 Kasparov-Karpov +4-3=17"]
[Site "Lyon/New York"]
[Date "1990.12.05"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2800"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1990.10.08"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "24"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Gurevich,M} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7
7. Be3 c5 8. Qd2 O-O 9. Nf3 Bg4 (9... Qa5 {Gurevich,M} 10. Rc1 $14) 10. Ng5 $5
(10. Be2 {Gurevich,M} Qa5 { 11.... []c6}) 10... cxd4 (10... h6 $6 11. h3 $1
Bh5 12. g4 hxg5 13. gxh5 gxh5 14. Rg1 $40) 11. cxd4 Nc6 12. h3 Bd7 (12... Bxd4
$6 13. Bxd4 Qxd4 14. Qxd4 Nxd4 15. hxg4 Nc2+ 16. Kd2 Nxa1 17. Bd3 $16) (12...
Nxd4 $6 13. hxg4 Rc8 14. Rd1 $1 (14. Rc1 Rxc1+ 15. Qxc1 Qa5+ 16. Bd2 Qxa2 $13)
(14. Bd3 $6 Nc2+ $1 15. Bxc2 Bc3 16. Qxc3 Rxc3 17. Bb3 Rxe3+ 18. fxe3 Qa5+) (
14. Bxd4 Bxd4 15. Rc1 Bxf2+ $1) 14... Nc2+ (14... Rc2 15. Qb4 Nc6 $1 $13) 15.
Ke2 Qc7 16. Kf3 $1 Rfd8 17. Bd3) 13. Rb1 (13. Be2 {Gurevich,M}) 13... Rc8 $1
14. Nf3 (14. Rxb7 Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Bxd4 16. Qxd4 Rc1+ (16... Qa5+ {Gurevich,M 
17.... <<c1|^}) 17. Kd2 Rd1+ $1 18. Kxd1 Ba4+) 14... Na5 15. Bd3 Be6 (15... Nc4
16. Bxc4 Rxc4 17. O-O (17. Rxb7 Bc6 18. Rxa7 Qb6 (18... Bxe4 $44) 19. d5 (19.
Ra3 Qb1+ 20. Qd1 Qb4+ 21. Nd2 Qxa3 22. Nxc4 Qxa2 23. Nd2 Bb5 $40) 19... Qb1+
20. Qd1 Bc3+ 21. Nd2 (21. Ke2 Qb2+ 22. Kf1 Bb5 23. Kg1 Rxe4) 21... Bxd2+ 22.
Kxd2 Qb4+ 23. Ke2 Bb5 $40) 17... Qc7 (17... b5 18. Rfc1 Ra4 19. d5 $14) 18.
Rfc1 b5 19. Rxc4 Qxc4 (19... bxc4 20. Qc3 $1) 20. Rc1 Qe6 21. Rc7 $14) 16. O-O
Bc4 (16... Nc4 $6 {Gurevich,M} 17. Bxc4 Bxc4 18. Rfc1 $14) 17. Rfd1 b5 $2 (
17... Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Qd7 $6 (18... e6 $5 19. d5 exd5 20. exd5 Nc4) (18... Nc4 {
Gurevich,M} 19. Bf4 $14) 19. d5 (19. Qa3 b6 20. Bg5 $14) 19... Nc4 20. Bd4) (
17... e6 18. Bg5 $1 Qc7 19. Rbc1 $14) 18. Bg5 $1 a6 19. Rbc1 (19. Bxe7 $6 Qxe7
20. Qxa5 Bxd3 21. Rxd3 Qxe4 22. Rdd1 Rc6) 19... Bxd3 (19... Re8 20. Bb1) 20.
Rxc8 Qxc8 21. Qxd3 Re8 $2 (21... Nc4 22. Bxe7 Nb2 23. Qd2 Nxd1 24. Bxf8) (21...
Qb7 22. Qa3 (22. d5 Nc4 23. Rb1 Rc8 24. Nd4 Ne5) (22. Rc1 $1 {Gurevich,M} Nc4 (
22... h6 23. Bh4 g5 24. Bg3 Rc8 (24... Nc4 25. a4 $1) 25. Rxc8+ Qxc8 26. Qa3)
23. a4 $1 Nb2 24. Qa3 Nxa4 25. Qxe7 Qxe7 26. Bxe7 Re8 27. Rc7 {/>> Gutman/
Treppner}) 22... Nc4 23. Qxe7 Qxe7 24. Bxe7 Re8 25. Bc5 Rxe4 26. d5 Nb2 27. Rd2
Nc4 28. Rd3 Nb2 29. Rd2 $10 (29. Ra3 Na4)) (21... Qd7 $10 {Gurevich,M}) 22. Rc1
Qb7 (22... Qd7 {Gurevich,M} 23. Qa3 Nc4 24. Qxa6 Bxd4 25. Nxd4 (25. Rb1 $14)
25... Qxd4 26. Qxb5 Nd6 $10) 23. d5 Nc4 (23... h6 24. Bf4 Nc4 25. Nd2 g5 26.
Bg3 Nxd2 27. Rc7 $1) 24. Nd2 Nxd2 (24... Ne5 {Gurevich,M} 25. Qc2 { 26.1/4c7>>
}) (24... h6 {Gurevich,M} 25. Bf4 $14) 25. Bxd2 $1 (25. Qxd2 b4 26. Rc6 a5 $132
) 25... Rc8 26. Rc6 $1 Be5 (26... Rxc6 27. dxc6 Qxc6 (27... Qc7 {Gurevich,M}
28. Qd7 Be5 29. Bb4 e6 30. Qe8+ Kg7 31. Qf8+ Kf6 32. Be7+ Qxe7 33. Qh8+ Kg5 34.
Qxe5+ Kh6 35. c7 $18) 28. Qd8+ Bf8 29. Bh6 $18) 27. Bc3 Bb8 (27... Bxc3 28.
Qxc3 Rxc6 29. Qxc6 Qa7 30. e5 $18) 28. Qd4 f6 29. Ba5 Bd6 (29... Qd7 30. Qc5
Rxc6 31. Qxc6 Qd6 32. Qe8+ Kg7 33. Bd8 Qh2+ 34. Kf1 Qh1+ 35. Ke2 Bh2 36. Qxe7+
Kh6 37. Bb6 $18) (29... Rxc6 {Gurevich,M} 30. dxc6 Qxc6 31. Qd8+ Kf7 32. Qxb8
Qc1+ (32... Qxe4 $16) 33. Kh2 $18) 30. Qc3 (30. Qb6 $5) 30... Re8 31. a3 Kg7
32. g3 (32. Bc7 $1) 32... Be5 33. Qc5 h5 (33... Bd6 $16 {Gurevich,M}) 34. Bc7
Ba1 35. Bf4 Qd7 36. Rc7 Qd8 (36... Qxh3 37. Rxe7+ Rxe7 38. Qxe7+ Kg8 39. Bh6 f5
40. e5) 37. d6 g5 38. d7 Rf8 39. Bd2 Be5 40. Rb7 {Ftacnik,L} (40. Rb7 {
Gurevich,M} Bd6 41. Qc6 Bxa3 42. Be3 { 43.>>b6+-}) 1-0

[Event "Escaldes zt"]
[Site "Escaldes"]
[Date "1998.11.11"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Vaisser, Anatoli"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1998.11.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8.
Ba4 O-O 9. Ne2 b5 10. Bb3 a5 11. e5 (11. O-O a4 (11... Na6 12. Be3 Bb7 13. Rb1
Qd7 14. f4 e6 15. f5 exf5 16. exf5 a4 17. Bc2 Rfe8 18. Qd2 c5 19. Rf2 {1-0
Dautov,R-Luecke,N/Muenster 1990/EXT 97 (31)}) (11... Nd7 12. Bg5 Nb6 13. a3 Qc7
14. Qd2 c5 15. Bh6 Bxh6 16. Qxh6 Ba6 $2 (16... Bb7 $132) 17. Nf4 c4 (17... e5
18. Nxg6 $1 hxg6 19. Qxg6+ Kh8 20. Qh6+ Kg8 21. f4 $40) 18. Bc2 e5 19. Ne2 b4
20. axb4 axb4 21. f4 exd4 22. f5 Nd7 23. Nxd4 Qe5 (23... Qb6 24. e5 gxf5 25.
Qxb6 Nxb6 26. cxb4 $16) 24. Nf3 Qg7 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Kasparov,G/Paris 1992/
CBM 33/ (30)}) (11... Ba6 12. Be3 Nd7 13. a3 e5 14. Qd2 Qe7 15. Bg5 Bf6 16.
Bxf6 Nxf6 17. Ng3 a4 18. Ba2 b4 19. cxb4 Bxf1 20. Rxf1 exd4 {0-1 Lautier,J-Van
Wely,L/Monte Carlo 1998/CBM 63 ext (38)}) 12. Bc2 Nd7 (12... Na6 13. e5 c5 14.
Rb1 Rb8 15. Nf4 Qd7 16. Be3 cxd4 17. cxd4 Bb7 18. Qe2 Nc7 19. Bd3 Bc6 20. Rfc1
b4 {0-1 Czerwonski,A-Mach,H/OLNN9697 1996/EXT 98 (41)}) 13. f4 (13. Be3 e5)
13... f5 14. exf5 gxf5 15. Ng3 Nb6 (15... e6 $5 16. Nh5 Bh8 17. Rf3 Nf6 $14)
16. Nh5 Bh8 17. Rf3 Nc4 (17... b4 $5 18. Rg3+ Kf7 $13) 18. Rg3+ Kf7 19. Rh3 Qd5
20. Ng3 Kg8 21. Rh5 e6 22. Rg5+ Bg7 23. Nh5 {1-0 Chuchelov,V-Grimm,S/Porz 1992/
CBM 31/ (29)}) (11. a3 Nd7 (11... e5 $1 12. O-O Re8 13. Qc2 Qe7 14. f3 a4 15.
Ba2 Be6 16. Be3 Nd7 $2 (16... Bxa2 17. Qxa2 Nd7 18. d5 Nc5 $1) 17. d5 cxd5 18.
exd5 Bf5 19. Qd2 Nf6 20. Ng3 $1 (20. d6 Qd7 21. Ng3 Be6) 20... Bd7 21. Ne4 $1
Nxe4 22. fxe4 $16 {Yakovich,Y-Dzevlan,M/Stockholm 1995/ (22)}) 12. h4 (12. f4
c5 13. O-O cxd4 14. cxd4 Nf6 15. e5 Nd5 16. Ng3 a4 17. Bc2 Qb6 18. Kh1 e6 19.
Ne4 Rd8 20. Rb1 Bb7 21. Bxa4 Rxa4 22. Qxa4 bxa4 23. Rxb6 Nxb6 {0-1 Wagenmakers,
E-Van der Heijden,A/NLD-chT9596 1995/ (23)}) 12... e5 13. h5 a4 14. Ba2 exd4
15. hxg6 hxg6 16. cxd4 Nc5 17. e5 Nb3 18. Bxb3 axb3 19. Qxb3 Be6 20. Qg3 Re8
21. Bd2 Bc4 {0-1 Sekulic,D-Nestorovic,D/Kladovo 1994/ (32)}) (11. a4 b4 12. Be3
bxc3 13. Rc1 Nd7 14. O-O Ba6 15. Rxc3 c5 16. Bc4 cxd4 17. Bxd4 Bxc4 18. Rxc4
Nb6 19. Bxb6 Qxb6 20. Qc2 Rab8 {1/2-1/2 Yakovich,Y-Brinck Claussen,B/Koge 1997/
EXT 98 (24)}) 11... c5 12. h4 $1 (12. dxc5 $2 Qxd1+ 13. Bxd1 Bxe5 $15) 12...
Nc6 13. h5 cxd4 14. hxg6 hxg6 (14... d3 $2 15. gxf7+ $18) 15. Qd3 $6 {[%mdl
256] Vaisser must have missed something tactical, since his brave attempt in
kingside attack will fail. Keeping the center would nurture his chances for
the future.} (15. Nxd4 Nxe5 16. Bh6 Bxh6 17. Rxh6 Kg7 $17) (15. cxd4 $5 Bf5 16.
a4 bxa4 17. Rxa4 Nb4 18. Nf4 $14) 15... Nxe5 16. Qg3 (16. Qe4 $5 Bg4 $1 (16...
a4 $2 17. Qh4 $18) (16... Bf5 $2 17. Qh4 Nd3+ 18. Kf1 g5 (18... Re8 19. Qh7+
Kf8 20. Bh6 $18) 19. Bxg5 $16) 17. Nxd4 (17. cxd4 Bxe2 18. Kxe2 (18. dxe5 Qd3
19. Qh4 Bh5 20. g4 Qc3+ $19) 18... Nc4 19. Qh4 f5 $1 (19... Re8 $2 20. Qh7+ Kf8
21. Bh6 $18) 20. Qh7+ Kf7 $17) 17... e6 18. Bh6 (18. Nxb5 Nd3+ 19. Kf1 Nxc1 20.
Rxc1 Qg5 $19) 18... Bf5 $17) 16... Bg4 17. Nf4 (17. Qh4 Nd3+ (17... Bh5 18.
Nxd4 b4 $17) 18. Kf1 Bxe2+ 19. Kxe2 Nxc1+ 20. Raxc1 d3+ 21. Kd2 Re8 $17) (17.
Nxd4 Qc8 $17) 17... e6 18. Qh2 Re8 {Unless white can block f8 square for the
enemy's king his case is lost.} 19. f3 (19. Qh7+ Kf8 20. Ba3+ b4 21. cxb4 Qd6
22. Ba4 Red8 23. Rb1 Nc4 $19) 19... Bf5 (19... Bh5 20. Nxh5 gxh5 21. Qxh5 Nd3+
22. Kf1 Nxc1 23. Rxc1 dxc3 $17) (19... Qc7 $5 20. Qh7+ Kf8 21. O-O Bf5 22. Ba3+
b4 23. cxb4 Qe7 $19) 20. Qh7+ Kf8 21. g4 (21. Ba3+ b4 22. cxb4 Qd6 23. Qh4 axb4
$19) 21... Nxf3+ 22. Kf2 (22. Kf1 Bxg4 $19) 22... Ng5 23. Qh2 (23. Qh4 Ne4+ 24.
Kg2 g5 $19) 23... Be4 (23... Be4 24. Re1 a4 25. Bd1 dxc3 $19) 0-1

[Event "Groningen"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Hellers, Ferdinand"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1989.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Be3 O-O 9. Rc1 Qa5 10. Qd2 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qxd2+ 12. Nxd2 Rd8 13. Nb3 Nc6 14. d5
Nb4 15. a3 Na2 16. Rc2 Nc3 17. Bd3 e6 18. Bg5 f6 19. Bd2 Na4 20. Bc4 {N} (20.
Bb5 Bd7 21. Bxd7 Rxd7 22. dxe6 Re7 {Portisch,L-Adorjan,A/Ungarn ch/1981/1/4-1/
4/40/}) 20... Nb6 21. Ba5 exd5 22. Bxd5+ Kh8 23. O-O Re8 24. Nd4 (24. Bxb6 axb6
$10) 24... Nxd5 25. exd5 b6 26. Bb4 a5 27. Bd6 Ba6 28. Ne6 $5 (28. Rfc1 Rad8
29. Bc7 Rxd5 30. Bxb6) 28... Bxf1 29. Kxf1 Bf8 $2 (29... Rac8 30. Bc7 Bf8 $13)
30. Bxf8 Rxf8 31. Nxf8 Rxf8 32. Ke2 Rd8 33. Rd2 Kg7 34. Ke3 Kf7 35. Kd4 Rb8 36.
Re2 b5 37. d6 b4 38. axb4 Rxb4+ (38... axb4 39. Re7+ Kg8 40. Rc7 b3 41. d7 $18)
39. Kc5 Rb1 40. Re7+ Kf8 41. Rxh7 {Ftacnik} 1-0

[Event "World-ch34-KK5 Kasparov-Karpov +4-3=17"]
[Site "Lyon/New York"]
[Date "1990.11.24"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2800"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1990.10.08"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "24"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 O-O 9. Rc1 Qa5 10. Nf3 e6 11. d5 exd5 12. exd5 Re8 13. Be2 (13. c4 Qa3 14.
Bd3 Bg4 15. Ng5) 13... Bf5 14. O-O (14. Nh4 Be4 15. f3 Bxd5 16. Qxd5 Rxe3 17.
Qxb7 Qa6 $1) 14... Nd7 15. h3 (15. Qb2 Nf6 16. Bc4 Qb6 17. Qa3 Bf8 18. Rcd1 Bd6
$10 {Piket,Je-Korchnoi,V/Wijk aan Zee/1990/ ->CBM 17}) 15... Nb6 (15... h5) (
15... b5 16. g4 (16. Nh4 Be4 17. f3 Bxd5 $1 18. Qxd5 Nb6 19. Qd2 Rad8) 16...
Be4 17. Ng5 Nf6) 16. g4 (16. c4 Qxd2 17. Nxd2 Bb2 18. Rcd1 Na4) 16... Bd7 17.
c4 Qxd2 18. Nxd2 Na4 (18... Bd4 $6 19. Bxd4 Rxe2 20. Be3 Re8 21. Nb3 $1 Rxa2
22. Nxc5 Bc8 $14) 19. Bf3 Nc3 $6 (19... b5 20. cxb5 Bxb5 21. Nc4 Nc3 (21...
Rad8 22. Bf4) 22. Nd6 Bxf1 (22... Rxe3 23. fxe3 Bxf1 24. Kxf1) 23. Nxe8 Rxe8 (
23... Be2 24. Nxg7 Bxf3 25. Rxc3 Bxd5 26. Bh6 $16) 24. Kxf1 $10) (19... f5 $5)
20. Rxc3 $1 (20. Bxc5 Nxa2 21. Rc2 Nc3 22. Be3 a5 $15) 20... Bxc3 21. Ne4 Rxe4
(21... Be5 22. Nxc5 Bc8 23. Rb1 b6 $6 24. d6 Rb8 25. d7 $18) 22. Bxe4 Re8 23.
Bd3 b6 24. Kg2 f5 25. gxf5 (25. Kg3 $5) 25... Bxf5 26. Bxf5 gxf5 27. Rd1 $6 (
27. Kf3 $5 Re4 (27... Bd4 $6 28. Kf4 $1 Bxe3+ 29. fxe3 Re4+ 30. Kxf5 Rxc4 31.
d6 $16) 28. Rg1+ Kf7 29. Rg5 Kf6 (29... Rxc4 30. Rxf5+ Ke7 31. Bf4 $16) 30. Rh5
Kg6 31. Rh6+ Kg7 32. Rc6 $16) 27... Kf7 28. Rd3 (28. Kf3 Re4 29. d6 Bd4 30. Bf4
Ke6 31. Rg1 Be5 $17) 28... Bf6 29. Ra3 a5 30. Rb3 Bd8 31. Rc3 (31. Kf1 {
/\ f3,Bf4}) 31... Bc7 32. a4 Kf6 33. Kf1 f4 34. Bc1 Kf5 35. Rc2 Rg8 36. Re2 Be5
37. Bb2 Bd4 (37... Bxb2 $2 38. Rxb2 Rg6 39. Re2 $16) 38. Bxd4 cxd4 39. Re7 d3
40. Ke1 (40. d6 $4 Rg1+ $1 41. Kxg1 d2 $19) 40... Rc8 41. Kd2 Rxc4 42. Kxd3 {
Ftacnik,L} (42. Kxd3 Rxa4 43. Re1 (43. d6 Ra1 44. Kc2 Ra2+ 45. Kc3 Ra1) 43...
Ra3+ 44. Kc4 Ra4+ 45. Kb5 Rd4 46. Kc6 a4 47. d6 b5 48. d7 a3 49. Kc7 a2 $10)
1/2-1/2

[Event "Recklinghausen"]
[Site "Recklinghausen"]
[Date "1998.08.01"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kachiani Gersinska, Ketino"]
[Black "Alterman, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2435"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1998.07.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 Qa5 9. Rb1 b6 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Be2 Bc6 (11... O-O 12. Rc1 Bb5 13. d5 Nd7
14. c4 Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2 Ba4 16. Nh3 e6 17. Nf4 Rae8 18. f3 Ne5 19. Rc3 Bd7 20.
Ra3 exd5 21. exd5 h5 22. Rxa7 {1-0 Karpov,A-Timman,J/FIDE-Wch/1993/(52)}) (
11... cxd4 12. cxd4 Nc6 13. Qxa5 Nxa5 14. Ba6 O-O 15. Ne2 Bc8 16. Bd3 Bb7 17.
Kd2 Rfc8 18. Rhc1 e6 19. f3 Bf8 20. h4 {Jussupow,A-Lalic,B/EU-chTM/1997/1-0 
(41)}) 12. Bd3 Nd7 (12... O-O 13. Ne2 e6 14. h4 Nd7 15. h5 Nf6 16. f3 Nxh5 17.
g4 Nf6 18. Bh6 Bh8 19. Bxf8 Rxf8 20. Rh3 Bg7 21. e5 Nd5 22. f4 f6 23. exf6 Nxf6
{Epishin,V-Sokolov,I/Biel izt 1993/1-0 (68)}) 13. Ne2 Rd8 14. h4 (14. O-O cxd4
15. cxd4 Qxd2 16. Bxd2 Nc5 17. dxc5 Rxd3 18. Be3 bxc5 19. Bxc5 $15) (14. f3 O-O
15. Rc1 Bb7) 14... h5 (14... cxd4 15. cxd4 Nc5 16. Qxa5 bxa5 17. Bb5 Bxb5 18.
Rxb5 Nxe4 19. O-O O-O 20. Rfb1 Nd6 21. Rxa5 Rd7 {1/2-1/2 Epishin,V-Ftacnik,L/
BL9798/1998/ (44)}) 15. f3 O-O 16. Kf2 (16. Bg5 Rfe8 (16... cxd4 $6 17. cxd4
Qxd2+ 18. Kxd2 f6 19. Bf4 $14) 17. Rc1 (17. O-O cxd4 18. cxd4 Qxd2 19. Bxd2 Nc5
20. dxc5 Rxd3 21. Bb4 a5 22. Be1 bxc5 $17) 17... Bb7 18. d5 $2 (18. O-O f6 19.
Bh6 e5 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. d5 $15) 18... Ne5 19. Bb1 Nc4 20. Qf4 $4 (20. Qd1 Na3
21. Qb3 Ba6 $17) (20. Qc2 Ba6 $17) 20... Be5 {0-1 Shaked,T-Kasparov,G/Tilburg
Fontys/1997/}) (16. Rg1 Rfe8 17. Bg5 Ba4 18. g4 cxd4 19. cxd4 hxg4 20. Rxg4 Ne5
21. Qxa5 bxa5 22. dxe5 Rxd3 {1/2-1/2 Epishin,V-Notkin,M/Russian Club Cup/1998/
(45)}) 16... cxd4 17. Nxd4 $2 {[%mdl 16384] Kasparov's idea 13...Rd8 is very
strong, but such an antipositional move was not necessary. White set up is
losing its main idea of maintaining compact center, black is immediatelly
better.} (17. cxd4 Qxd2 18. Bxd2 Nc5 19. dxc5 (19. Bc2 Bxd4+ 20. Nxd4 Rxd4 21.
Be3 Rc4 $17) 19... Rxd3 20. Bg5 f6 (20... bxc5 21. Bxe7 Rc8 22. Bxc5 Rd2 23.
Bxa7 Rxa2 24. Be3 $14) 21. Be3 bxc5 22. Bxc5 Rd7 $11) 17... Ba4 18. Qb2 Rc8 19.
Qb4 (19. Rhc1 Nc5 $15) 19... Rxc3 (19... Qxb4 $5 20. cxb4 Rc3 21. Be2 Rfc8 $17)
20. Qxa5 bxa5 21. Bb5 (21. Be2 Rfc8 $17) 21... Bxb5 22. Nxb5 (22. Rxb5 Ra3 23.
Ra1 $6 Ra4 $1 24. Rd1 Rxa2+ $19) 22... Rc2+ 23. Kg3 Rxa2 24. Nxa7 {The smoke
have cleared up and black is left with strong spare pawn on a file.} (24. Rhd1
Ne5 25. Bxa7 Rc8 $19) 24... Ne5 25. Rhd1 a4 26. Bc5 Re8 (26... Bf6 $6 27. f4 $1
Rc2 28. Bb4 Ra8 29. Nb5 Nc6 30. e5 Nxb4 31. exf6 Nc6 32. Rbc1 Rxc1 33. Rxc1 $13
) 27. Rb7 e6 28. Kh3 (28. f4 Rc2 $1 29. Bb4 a3 30. Nb5 a2 31. Bc3 Ng4 32. Bxg7
Kxg7 $19) 28... Rc2 29. Be7 Nc4 30. Nb5 (30. Rdd7 a3 31. Bxa3 Nxa3 32. Rxf7 Bh8
$19) 30... Rb2 31. Rdd7 (31. Bg5 a3 32. Rdd7 a2 33. Rxf7 Bh8 $19) 31... Ne5 32.
Rdc7 Nxf3 $1 {[%mdl 64] Small combinations in positions without queen are
often very efficient, white king is attacked with vegnance.} 33. Bd6 (33. gxf3
Be5 $19) 33... Be5 34. Bxe5 (34. gxf3 $2 Rh2#) (34. Rxf7 $2 Ng1#) 34... Nxe5
35. Rc5 Ng4 36. Ra7 Rd8 (36... Rd8 37. Rxa4 Rd3+ 38. g3 Rh2#) 0-1

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1998.01.29"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1998.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O b6 13. Bg5 (13. Qc1)
13... Bb7 (13... Qe6 14. Re1 Bb7 15. Bb5 a5 16. d5 Qd6 17. Nd2 Na6 18. Nc4 Qc7
19. Be3 Nc5 20. e5 Qd8 21. Bc6 Bxc6 22. dxc6 Qxd1 23. Rexd1 {1-0 Sadler,
M-Dvoirys,S/Oberwart op 1996 (35)}) (13... Nd7 14. Rc1 e6 15. Bb5 a6 16. Bc6
Ra7 17. Qd3 b5 18. Ra1 Qc4 19. Bxb5 Qxd3 20. Bxd3 Bb7 21. Rfc1 Ba8 22. Ra5 Nb8
23. Rac5 a5 24. d5 exd5 25. exd5 {1/2-1/2 Kamiljanov,T-Labunskiy,D/RUS-Cup2
1996}) (13... Re8 $6 14. Bb5 Bd7 15. Qd3 Qa5 16. Bc4 Nc6 (16... e6 17. Bd2 Qh5
18. d5) 17. Bd2 (17. Ra1 $5 Qb4 18. Bd2 Qd6 19. e5 Qc7 20. Ng5 e6 21. Rac1 $5
$36) (17. Rb5 Qa4 18. Bb3 Nb4 19. Bxf7+ Kxf7 20. Qc4+ Kf8 21. Ne5 Bxe5 22. dxe5
Kg7 23. e6 Bxe6 24. Qd4+ Kf7 25. Rxb4 Qd7 26. Qb2 $44) 17... Qh5 18. Rb5 e5 19.
Ng5 Nxd4 $6 (19... Rf8 20. f4 $5 Nxd4 21. Rxe5 Bxe5 22. fxe5 Ne6 23. Nxf7 Nc5
24. Qd6 $18) (19... Nd8 20. Rd5 Be6 21. dxe5 $16) (19... Re7 20. d5 Nd8 21.
Rbb1 Bh6 22. Qg3 Qg4 23. Qxg4 Bxg4 24. f4 $44) 20. Bxf7+ Kh8 21. Bxe8 Bxe8 22.
Rb2 $1 $16 {1-0 Gelfand,B-Ivanchuk,V/Dos Hermanas 1996 (32)}) 14. d5 (14. Bd3
e6 (14... Qe6 15. Re1 Qd6 16. Qd2 e6 17. e5 Qd7 18. Qf4 Rc8 19. Be4 Bxe4 20.
Rxe4 Qd5 21. Rbe1 Rc3 $8 22. Bh6 Rxf3 $8 23. gxf3 Bxh6 24. Qxh6 Nd7 {1/2-1/2
Miladinovic,I-Atalik,S/Vrnjacka Banja 1992 (42)}) 15. Be7 Rc8 16. Bb4 Nc6 17.
Ra1 Qb2 18. Rb1 Qa2 19. Ra1 Qxa1 20. Qxa1 Nxb4 21. Bb1 a5 22. Qb2 Bf8 23. Re1
a4 24. Re3 a3 25. Rxa3 Rxa3 26. Qxa3 Na2 {0-1 Grdinic,Z-Jelen,I/CRO-chT2 1996})
(14. Rc1 $5 Bxe4 (14... e6 $5 15. Re1 $1 Qa5 $5 (15... Bxe4 16. Bc4 Bxf3 17.
Qxf3 Qa5 18. Qxa8 Qxg5 19. Qxa7 Nc6 20. Qxb6 Nxd4 21. Qb7 $14) 16. Bc4 Nd7 (
16... Nc6 17. d5 exd5 18. exd5 Nb4 19. Be7 $16) 17. Qb3 Ba6 $8 18. Bd2 $1 Bxc4
19. Rxc4 Qa6 20. Rc7 Rad8 $2 (20... Nf6 21. d5 Rac8 22. Rxc8 Qxc8 23. d6 Qc6
24. e5 Nd7 25. Rc1 Qe4 26. Bg5 $1 $44 {/\ h4, Rc7}) 21. e5 $1 {1-0 Chuchelov,
V-Tseshkovsky,V/France 1996 (35)}) 15. Bxe7 Re8 16. Bc4 Qa5 (16... Qb2 17. Bd6
{/\ Ne5} b5 18. Bb3 $44) 17. Bc5 $5 bxc5 18. Ng5 Re7 (18... Nc6 19. Bxf7+ Kh8
20. Bxe8 Rxe8 21. Nxe4 Rxe4 22. Rxc5 Qb6 23. Qc2 $18) (18... Nd7 19. Bxf7+ Kh8
20. Bxe8 Rxe8 21. Nxe4 Rxe4 22. dxc5 $16) 19. Nxe4 Nd7 (19... Nc6 20. Bd5 Rc8
21. Rxc5 Qb6 22. Nd6 Rcc7 23. Bxc6 Rxc6 24. Nc8 $18) 20. dxc5 Rd8 $1 {1/2-1/2
Gelfand,B-Ivanchuk,V/Novgorod 1996 (31)}) 14... e6 15. Be7 (15. d6 Bxe4 16. Rc1
Nc6 17. Bc4 Qa5 18. Re1 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Nd4 20. Qg4 h5 21. Qf4 Qf5 22. Qxf5 Nxf5
23. d7 Bh6 24. Bxh6 Nxh6 25. Ba6 Rfd8 26. Rc8 Kf8 27. Rec1 {1-0 Tupy,M-Klima,L/
Mladi op 1997}) 15... Re8 (15... Rc8 16. Rc1 Nd7 $13) 16. d6 Bxe4 17. Bb5 {
Ftacnik: Without the might of the d6 pawn white would be flatly lost, white
must pray for enough counterplay.} Bc6 (17... Qxb1 18. Qxb1 Bxb1 19. Bxe8 Bf5
20. Rc1 e5 21. Ng5 $1 $14) (17... Nc6 18. Ng5 $1 (18. Rc1 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Nxe7
20. Bxe8 Rxe8 21. dxe7 Qa3 $17) 18... Bd5 (18... Qxb1 19. Qxb1 Bxb1 20. Bxc6 (
20. Rxb1 Nxe7 21. Bxe8 Rxe8 $19) 20... Bd3 21. Bxe8 Rxe8 22. d7 $18) 19. Rc1
Nxe7 20. Bxe8 Rxe8 21. dxe7 h6 22. Nh3 Rxe7 $16) 18. Qd3 Qd5 (18... a6 19. Bxc6
Nxc6 20. Bh4 b5 21. Rfc1 $13) 19. Qxd5 exd5 20. Rfc1 (20. Rfe1 Bxb5 21. Rxb5
Nd7 22. Rxd5 a5 $17) 20... Bxb5 (20... Bd7 21. Bxd7 Nxd7 22. Rc7 Nf8 23. Bxf8
Kxf8 24. Ng5 $15) 21. Rxb5 a5 $1 {Ftacnik: The absence of a2 pawn gives black
the chance to test the strength of the free a pawn.} (21... Nd7 22. Rxd5 $15)
22. Rxd5 (22. Rxb6 a4 23. Rb7 a3 24. d7 Nxd7 25. Bxa3 Ne5 $15) 22... a4 23. d7
(23. Ne1 Nd7 (23... Ra7 24. Kf1 a3 25. Rc7 $1) 24. Rc7 a3 25. Rxd7 a2 26. Rd1
a1=Q 27. Rxa1 Rxa1 28. Kf1 Bc3 $19) 23... Nxd7 24. Rxd7 a3 (24... Rxe7 $2 25.
Rxe7 a3 26. Rec7 $1 Bb2 27. Rc8+ Rxc8 28. Rxc8+ Kg7 29. Ra8 $18) 25. Bxa3 (25.
Nd2 a2 26. Nb3 a1=Q 27. Nxa1 Rxa1 28. Rxa1 Bxa1 $17) 25... Rxa3 {Ftacnik: The
smoke have cleared, both dangeous passed pawns have vanished from the board.
Black has fair chance to make life misserable for his opponent.} 26. Rb7 Rb3 (
26... Ra2 $5 27. Rxb6 (27. h4 Bh6 28. Rd1 Ree2 29. Rd8+ Kg7 30. Rdd7 Rxf2 31.
Rxf7+ Kg8 32. Rxh7 Rxg2+ 33. Kh1 Bf8 $17) 27... h6 28. g3 Ree2 29. Rf1 g5 $17)
27. h4 Bh6 28. Rc6 Rb1+ 29. Kh2 Re2 30. Kg3 (30. Rbxb6 $2 Bf4+ $1 31. Kh3 (31.
g3 Rxf2+ 32. Kh3 Rxb6 33. Rxb6 Rxf3 $19) 31... Rh1+ 32. Kg4 Re4 33. Ng5 Bxg5+
34. Kxg5 Rhxh4 $19) 30... Rf1 31. Rc8+ $1 Kg7 (31... Bf8 32. Rbb8 Rfxf2 33.
Rxf8+ Kg7 34. Rg8+ Kh6 35. Rb7 $16) 32. Rcc7 Rfxf2 33. Rxf7+ Kg8 34. Rxh7 Rxg2+
35. Kh3 Rgf2 (35... Bf4 36. Rhg7+ Kh8 37. Rh7+ $11) 36. Kg3 Rg2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch m1-2"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1997.05.25"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Dvoirys, Semen I"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1997.05.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O a5 13. Bg5 h6 (13... a4
14. Bb5 (14. Bxe7 Re8 15. Bd6 $1 (15. Bc5 Rxe4 (15... Nd7) (15... Nd7) 16. Bd3
Re8 17. Ra1 Qd5 18. Rxa4 Rxa4 19. Qxa4 Bd7 20. Qc2 Bc6 21. Bc4 Qd7 22. Ne5 Bxe5
23. dxe5 Bxg2 24. e6 Rxe6 25. Rd1 Bh3 26. Bxe6 Qxe6 27. Rd8+ Kg7 28. Bf8+ {
1-0 Von Herman,U-Schnabel,R/OLNO 9192/1992/}) (15. Ra1 Qe6 16. Ba3 Qxe4 17. Re1
Bd7 18. Ne5 {1/2-1/2 Dorfman,J-Adorjan,A/Polanica Zdroj (06)/1992}) (15. Bg5
Rxe4 16. Bd3 Re6 $1 17. Qc1 Rc6 $17 {Kozul}) (15. Rc1 Qe6 16. Bb4 (16. Ba3 Qxe4
17. Re1 Bd7 18. d5 Qf4 19. Rc4 Qf6 20. Qd2 (20. Rc7 Bf8 21. d6 Bc6 22. Qd2 Nd7
23. Rd1 Bg7 24. Bc4 Rad8 25. Ng5 Rf8 26. Re1 Ne5 {0-1 Lautier,J-Leko,P/Tilburg
Fontys (09)/1996 (40)}) 20... Na6 21. Rb1 b5 22. Rcc1 Bh6 23. Qxh6 Rxe2 24. Re1
Rxe1+ 25. Nxe1 Qf5 26. Rc1 b4 27. Bb2 f6 28. Qh4 g5 29. Qg3 a3 {Vaisser,A-Leko,
P/Cap D'Agde qual G2 (02) 1996/0-1 (74)}) 16... Qxe4 17. Re1 Bd7 18. Ng5 Qf4
19. Bd2 Qf6 20. Bc4 Rf8 21. Ne4 Qb6 22. d5 Na6 23. Be3 Qd8 24. Bd4 b5 25. Bxg7
Kxg7 26. Qd4+ f6 27. Bf1 {1/2-1/2 Sadler,M-Miles,A/Isle of Man op (03)/1995 
(32)}) 15... Rxe4 (15... Qe6 16. e5 $16) (15... Bf5 16. Ra1 Qe6 17. e5 $16) 16.
Rc1 (16. Qc1 Be6 17. Bd3 Rg4 (17... Rxd4 18. Nxd4 Bxd4 19. Rxb7 Nd7 20. Qf4 Bg7
21. Rxd7 Bxd7 22. Bc4 Qc2 23. Bd5 Bc6 24. Qxf7+ Kh8 25. Qc7 a3 26. Bxc6 {
1-0 Solozhenkin,E-Vareille,F/Paris op (05) 1994}) 18. h3 (18. Qc7 Nc6 19. Qxb7
Rc8 20. Rbc1 Qd5 21. Bg3 Bxd4 22. Bb5 Na7 23. Rxc8+ Nxc8 24. Qxd5 Bxd5 25. Rd1
Bxf3 26. gxf3 a3 27. fxg4 a2 {1/2-1/2 Ioseliani,N-Krupkova,P/Prague
Menchik-mem (01) 1996 (41)}) 18... Qd5 19. Qc7 Nc6 20. hxg4 Rc8 21. Qxb7 Qxd6
22. Rfc1 Bf8 23. Be4 Na5 24. Qb5 Rxc1+ 25. Rxc1 Nb3 26. Rd1 a3 {0-1
Summerscale,A-Lerch,P/Candas op (07)/1996 (35)}) 16... Nc6 (16... Bd7 17. Bc4
Qb2 18. Bd5 Rxd4 19. Nxd4 Qxd4 20. Qf3 $18) (16... Bf5 17. Bc4 Qb2 18. Bd5 Rxd4
19. Nxd4 Qxd4 20. Bxb7 Ra7 21. Bc5 Qxd1 22. Rfxd1 Rxb7 23. Rd8+ Bf8 24. g4 $1
Nd7 25. Bxf8 Nxf8 26. gxf5 f6 27. Rcc8 Rf7 28. fxg6 hxg6 29. Ra8 $16) 17. Bc4
Qb2 18. Rb1 Qc3 (18... Rxd4 19. Qe1 $1 {/\ Qe8, Rb2+-}) 19. Bxf7+ Kxf7 (19...
Kh8 20. Rc1 (20. Bd5 Re8 21. Ng5 $40) 20... Qa5 21. d5 Nd8 22. Ng5 $16) 20.
Ng5+ Kg8 21. Nxe4 Qxd4 22. Qe2 $1 $18 {/\ Qa2} Bf5 23. Qa2+ Kh8 24. Ng5 h6 25.
Nf7+ Kh7 26. Rxb7 Be4 27. Ba3 Bxg2 $1 28. Bb2 Bd5 29. Bxd4 Bxa2 30. Bxg7 {
1-0 Ivanov,Se-Zezulkin,J/POL-chT Lubniewice (07)/1994 (34)}) (14. Ra1 Qe6 15.
e5 h6 16. Be3 Qd7 17. Qd2 Nc6 18. Bb5 Qd5 19. Bxa4 Bg4 20. Bxc6 bxc6 21. Bxh6
Bxf3 22. gxf3 Qxf3 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Qe3 Qd5 {0-1 Chantcev,S-Grechihin,V/
Kemerovo/1991 (39)}) (14. Re1 a3 (14... Qe6 15. d5 Qd6 16. e5 Bxe5 17. Nxe5
Qxe5 18. Qd2 Qd6 19. Bc4 Re8 20. Bf4 Qd8 21. Qc3 Nd7 22. Bb5 e5 23. dxe6 Rxe6
24. Bc4 Qf6 25. Qd2 Nf8 26. Bxe6 Nxe6 27. Be5 Qd8 28. Qc3 {Gelfand,B-Leko,P/
Cap D'Agde qual G2 (04) 1996/1-0 (61)}) 15. Rc1 Qe6 16. e5 Qd7 17. d5 h6 18.
Bh4 g5 19. Bg3 Qa4 20. Qd3 a2 21. Ra1 Na6 22. Rec1 Qa5 23. Qe4 Nb4 24. Bc4 b5
25. Bb3 Qa3 26. Nd4 Qxc1+ {0-1 Vidarte Morales,A-Kolev,At/Sitges op (03)/1993/}
) (14. d5 a3 15. Rb4 $5 b5 $8 16. Bxb5 (16. Bxe7 Re8 17. Bxb5 Rxe7 18. Bc4 Na6
$1 19. Bxa2 Nxb4 $44 {|^ o^a}) 16... Ba6 17. Qd3 (17. Bxe7 Bxb5 18. Bxf8 Be2 $1
19. Qb1 Qxb1 20. Rfxb1 a2 $17) 17... Bxb5 18. Rxb5 (18. Qxb5 $6 Na6) 18... Rc8
$1 19. Bxe7 $2 (19. Rb3 Bb2 $5 20. Bxe7 Rc1 21. Rxc1 Bxc1 22. g3 $5) 19... Rc3
20. Qd1 Qc4 21. Rc5 (21. Rb4 Qa6 $17 {/\} 22. e5 Rd3) 21... Qxe4 $5 (21...
Qxf1+ $1 22. Kxf1 Rxc5 $19) 22. Re1 Qxe1+ $1 23. Qxe1 a2 {0-1 Kopjonkin,
G-Zezulkin,J/Nyiregyhaza 56/545 1992 (24)}) 14... Bd7 $1 15. Bxd7 Nxd7 16. Rxb7
Qe6 17. d5 {Hebert,J-Kozul,Z/Toronto/1990/0:1/52/ Hebert,J-Kozul,Z/Toronto/
1990/0:1/52/} (17. Re1 a3 18. Rb1 a2 19. Ra1 Rfb8 $17) 17... Qxe4 $6 (17... Qd6
$1 18. e5 $8 Bxe5 19. Rxd7 Qxd7 20. Nxe5 Qf5 21. Nf3 f6 22. Be3 Rfd8 $17) 18.
Rxd7 a3 19. Rxe7 (19. Re1 $2 Qf5 $19) 19... Qb4 (19... Qf5 20. Be3 a2 21. Nd4
Qxd5 22. Qa1 Rfd8 23. Rd1 Ra4 24. g3 $1 Bxd4 25. Bxd4 (25. Bxd4 Rxd4 26. Rxd4
Qxd4 27. Qxa2 $11) 25... Rxd4 26. Rxd4 Qxd4 27. Qxa2 $11) 20. Ree1 $1 (20. Re2
$2 Rfb8 $1 21. Ra2 Qc4 22. Qd2 $8 Rb2 $1 23. Rxb2 axb2 {/\ Qf1} 24. Rb1 Ra1 25.
Qe1 Qc2 26. Nd2 Qc1 $1 $19) 20... a2 21. Be7 $1 (21. Qd3 Qc3 $1 $19) 21... Qb5
22. Qd2 $2 (22. Bxf8 a1=Q 23. Qxa1 Rxa1 24. Bxg7 Rxe1 25. Rxe1 (25. Rxe1 Kxg7
26. h4 $1 Qxd5 27. Re3 $11) 25... Kxg7 26. h4 Qxd5 27. Re3 $11) 22... Rfc8 23.
d6 a1=Q 24. Rxa1 Rxa1 25. Rxa1 Bxa1 26. h3 Qd7 {Hebert,J-Kozul,Z/Toronto (05)/
1990/0-1 (52)}) (13... Qe6 14. Qc2 (14. e5 f6 15. Be3 Qf5 16. Nh4 Qd7 17. Bc4+
Kh8 18. f4 Nc6 19. f5 g5 20. e6 Qe8 21. Nf3 {1-0 Shneider,A-Piankov,E/UKR-chT
Alushta/1994 (40)}) 14... Qd7 (14... h6 15. Bc4 Qd7 16. Bb5 Qd8 17. Bf4 Na6 18.
d5 e6 19. Rfd1 Nb4 20. Qa4 exd5 21. Rxb4 axb4 22. Qxa8 b3 23. Qa3 b2 24. e5 {
1-0 Touzane,O-Krupkova,P/Prague DDM-B (01)/1992 (41)}) 15. e5 Qd8 16. Qd2 f6
17. Bc4+ Kh8 18. Bf4 Nc6 19. exf6 exf6 20. Rfe1 Nb4 21. d5 Bf5 22. Rbc1 Rc8 23.
d6 {1-0 Santa Torres,J-Odeh,K/Manila olm/1992 (44)}) (13... Nd7 14. e5 f6 15.
Nd2 b5 16. Rxb5 Ba6 17. Bc4+ Qxc4 18. Nxc4 Bxb5 19. Qb3 Bxc4 20. Qxc4+ Kh8 21.
Bd2 fxe5 22. Qb5 Ra7 23. dxe5 Nxe5 24. Bxa5 Nc4 {1/2-1/2 Santa Torres,J-Yang
Xian/Manila olm/1992 (36)}) (13... Bf6 $5) 14. Bxe7 Re8 15. Rc1 Qe6 (15... Rxe7
16. Rxc8+ Kh7 17. Bc4 Qa3 18. Qc2 $16) 16. Ba3 Qxe4 17. Bb5 (17. Re1 Bg4 (17...
Qf4 18. Bb5 Rxe1+ 19. Qxe1 Bd7 20. Bxd7 Nxd7 $17) 18. Ne5 Bxe2 19. Rxe2 Qf5 $15
) 17... Rd8 (17... Bd7 18. Re1 Qxe1+ 19. Nxe1 Bxb5 20. Qb3 Ba6 21. Nf3 $14) 18.
Re1 Qf5 19. Bd3 {White avoids the complications connected with the win of the
exchange, now black will be able to hold his own. Weiss vermeidet
Komplikationen verbunden mit dem Qualitats gewinn, Schwarz ist jetz im Lage
sich gerade zu halten.} (19. Be7 $5 Qxb5 20. Bxd8 Nc6 (20... Be6 21. Rc5 Qb4
22. Qd3 Nc6 23. Rb1 Qa4 24. Bb6 Re8 $14) 21. Re8+ Kh7 22. Rc5 Qb4 23. Bxa5 Rxa5
24. Rxa5 Qxa5 25. Rxc8 Nxd4 $14) 19... Qh5 20. Be7 Re8 21. Bf6 (21. Rc5 Qg4 22.
Bd6 Rxe1+ 23. Qxe1 Qd7 $13) 21... Rf8 (21... Rxe1+ $2 22. Qxe1 Be6 23. Rc5 Qg4
24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. Qe5+ Kh7 26. h3 $18) 22. Be7 (22. Rc5 Qg4 23. Re4 Qd7 24. Ne5
Qd6 $13) 22... Re8 23. Bf6 Rf8 24. Be7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Belgrade GMA op"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[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. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 b6 13. f4 Bg7 14. c4 e5 15.
O-O (15. Bb2 exf4 16. Qxf4 $14) 15... exf4 16. Qxf4 Bd4+ 17. Be3 Bxe3+ 18. Qxe3
Qe7 19. Qf4 (19. e5 $1 Re8 20. e6 fxe6 21. Bf3 Rb8 22. Qe5 Bd7 23. Rbe1 Qg7 24.
Qc7 $16) 19... f6 20. a4 g5 21. Qd2 Rb8 22. Bd3 Qe5 23. Qb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 26th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1998.06.28"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1998.06.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Nd7 13. Bb4 Nb6 14. Ne5
f6 15. Nd3 (15. Nc4 Nxc4 16. Ra1 Nb2 17. Rxa2 Nxd1 18. Bc4+ Kh8 19. Rxd1 Bd7 (
19... Rd8 $5 20. Bxe7 Re8 21. Bc5 Rxe4 22. Rxa7 Rxa7 23. Bxa7 Bf8 $1 24. g3 (
24. f3 Re7 (24... Re8 25. d5 Bd6 26. Rc1 Bd7 (26... Kg7 27. Bb5 $16 {Da Costa
Junior,L}) 27. Rb1 Bc8 28. Bd4 Kg7 29. Rb6 Rd8 30. g3 Kf7 31. Kg2 Ke7 32. f4
Rf8 33. h4 $16 {Correa,A-Tsuboi,E/Brasil-ch/1990/}) 25. Bc5 Rc7 26. Bxf8 Rxc4
$10) 24... Bd6 25. Kg2 (25. Bd5 Re7 26. Rc1 Bh3 $10) 25... Kg7 26. Bd5 Re7 27.
Bb6 Be6 {Ivanov,S-Daniliuk,S/RUS-ch/1995/1/2-1/2 (56)}) 20. Bxe7 Rfe8 21. Bc5 (
21. Bd6 a5 $5 (21... Rec8) 22. e5 fxe5 23. dxe5 Be6 $11 {Sakaev,K-Karasev,V/
USSR/1990/}) 21... b6 22. Bd6 a5 23. Bd5 Ra6 24. f4 b5 25. e5 a4 26. Rc1 fxe5
27. dxe5 {1/2-1/2 Chibukhchian,A-Daniliuk,S/Mlada Boleslav op/1994/}) 15... Qf7
16. d5 (16. Nc5 Rd8 17. Ba5 (17. d5 f5) 17... f5 18. Rb4 Kh8 19. Qa1 Rb8 20. e5
Nd5 21. Bxd8 Nxb4 22. Rb1 Nc6 23. Bc7 Ra8 24. Qa4 e6 25. Bd6 {1-0 Chloupek,
S-David,P/Vysehrad/1990/ (39)}) 16... f5 17. Nc5 fxe4 $1 $146 {Leko became a
great expert in Gruenfeld indian defense, in many positions he has his own
ideas. White needs a compensation for the sacrificed pawn, but if his central
structure should fall opponent will surely be better.} (17... Rd8 18. f3 e6 19.
d6 Be5 20. d7 Bxd7 21. Nxb7 Rdb8 22. f4 Rxb7 23. fxe5 Bc6 24. Bf3 Qd7 25. exf5
Qxd1 26. Rbxd1 Bxf3 27. gxf3 Nd5 $17 {Bazhin,A-Daniliuk,S/Alekhine op-B/1992/
0-1 (58)}) 18. d6 Rd8 $1 (18... exd6 $6 19. Nxe4 (19. Qxd6 Bf5 $17) 19... Qf4 (
19... Be5 20. f4 $1) 20. Nxd6 Be5 21. Qb3+ Kh8 22. g3 $14) 19. Nxe4 (19. d7
Bxd7 20. Nxb7 Rf8 $17) 19... Bf5 20. Bd3 (20. Ng5 Qa2 $1 21. Bd3 Bxd3 22. Qxd3
Qd5 23. Qxd5+ Nxd5 24. dxe7 Re8 $17) 20... Bxe4 (20... exd6 $2 21. Nxd6 Qe6 22.
Re1 $16) 21. Bxe4 exd6 22. f4 {Shirov tries to prove, that two bishops can
make black king miserable in the view of the bit open kingside. On the other
hand black has two spare pawns and excellent counterplay.} (22. Bxd6 Kh8 $1 (
22... Qe6 23. Rxb6 $1 Qxe4 (23... axb6 24. Bd5 $18) 24. Qb3+ Kh8 25. Rb4 Qc6
$17) 23. Qd3 Qf6 24. Rfd1 Bf8 $19) 22... d5 23. Bc2 Nc4 24. Rb3 (24. f5 Ne3 25.
fxg6 Qxf1+ 26. Qxf1 Nxf1 27. gxh7+ Kh8 28. Kxf1 Rd7 $17) 24... a5 25. Ba3 (25.
f5 axb4 26. fxg6 Qc7 $19) 25... d4 $1 {Black has won the fight for the central
control and it shows. White's attack comes too late.} 26. f5 (26. Bc1 a4 27.
Rb4 b5 28. Rxb5 Ne3 29. Bxe3 dxe3 30. Qb1 (30. Qf3 Qc4 31. Be4 Qxb5 32. Bxa8 e2
33. Re1 Qc5+ 34. Kh1 Bc3 $19) 30... e2 31. Re1 Qa7+ 32. Kh1 Qf2 $19) 26... Ne3
(26... g5 27. Qd3 Nxa3 28. Rxa3 Qe7 $19) 27. Qf3 (27. fxg6 Qxf1+ 28. Qxf1 Nxf1
29. gxh7+ Kh8 30. Kxf1 a4 31. Rf3 (31. Rxb7 d3 32. Bd1 Rab8 $19) 31... Rac8 32.
Bd3 Bf8 $19) 27... Rd7 (27... Nxc2 $2 28. Rxb7 Qd5 29. f6 $1 Bxf6 (29... Qxf3
$2 30. Rxg7+ Kh8 31. Rxf3 $13) 30. Qxf6 Qxb7 31. Qe6+ Kh8 (31... Kg7 32. Be7
Qd5 33. Rf7+ Kh6 34. Qf6 $16) 32. Be7 Rg8 33. Rf7 $40) (27... Nxf1 28. Kxf1 (
28. Qxf1 a4 29. Rb1 Qc7 $19) (28. Rxb7 Nd2 29. Qc6 Rac8 30. Qa6 Qc4 $19) 28...
Rd7 29. Be4 Rad8 $19) 28. Qh3 (28. Rxe3 dxe3 29. fxg6 Qxf3 30. gxh7+ Kh8 31.
Rxf3 Rd2 $19) 28... d3 $1 (28... Nxc2 $2 29. fxg6 hxg6 30. Rxf7 Rxf7 $13) (
28... Nxf1 29. fxg6 hxg6 30. Rf3 $1 Nd2 31. Rxf7 Rxf7 32. Qe6 Ra6 33. Qe8+ Bf8
34. Bd3 Raf6 35. h4 $17) 29. Bxd3 (29. Rf3 Nxc2 30. fxg6 Bd4+ $1 31. Kh1 Qxb3
$19) (29. Bb1 Qxb3 30. fxg6 hxg6 31. Qxd7 Nxf1 $19) 29... Nxf1 (29... Qxb3 30.
fxg6 h6 31. Qxd7 Nxf1 32. Qf7+ Qxf7 33. gxf7+ Kxf7 34. Kxf1 Rd8 $19) 30. fxg6
Bd4+ 31. Kh1 Qf2 (31... Qf2 32. Bc4+ Kh8 $19) 0-1

[Event "World-ch34-KK5 Kasparov-Karpov +4-3=17"]
[Site "Lyon/New York"]
[Date "1990.11.28"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2800"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1990.10.08"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "24"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Gurevich,M} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7
7. Be3 c5 8. Qd2 O-O (8... Qa5 $5 {Gurevich,M}) 9. Nf3 Qa5 10. Rc1 e6 (10...
Rd8 {Gurevich,M}) 11. Bh6 $5 {N} Nc6 (11... Bxh6 {Gurevich,M} 12. Qxh6 f6 13.
h4 cxd4 14. h5 g5 15. Bd3 { 16.e5 /^}) 12. h4 $1 cxd4 (12... Rd8 $2 13. Bxg7
Kxg7 14. h5 cxd4 15. hxg6 hxg6 16. e5 $1 Kf8 17. Qf4 Ke8 18. Rh7 Qc7 19. Rh8+
Ke7 20. Qf6+ Kd7 21. Qxf7+ Ne7 22. Bb5+ $18) 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. cxd4 Qxd2+ 15.
Kxd2 Rd8 16. Ke3 Bd7 17. Rb1 (17. Bb5 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 e5 $1) (17. d5 {Gurevich,M}
exd5 18. exd5 Nb4 $2 (18... Ne7 $1 19. Bc4 Nf5+ { []d6}) 19. Bc4 Bg4 20. Rhd1
$16) 17... Rab8 (17... b6 {Gurevich,M} 18. Bd3 { 19.<<hc1}) 18. Bd3 Ne7 (18...
h6 $5 {Gurevich,M}) 19. h5 (19. g4 $5 {Spassky}) 19... f6 (19... Bc6 $14 {
Gurevich,M}) 20. hxg6 (20. Rh2 g5 21. e5 Nd5+ 22. Kd2 g4) 20... hxg6 (20...
Kxg6 {Gurevich,M} 21. Rh2 $14) 21. Rh2 b6 22. g4 e5 (22... Rh8 23. Rbh1 Rxh2 (
23... g5 $5 24. e5 Nd5+ 25. Kd2 Rxh2 26. Rxh2 Rh8 27. exf6+ Nxf6 28. Rxh8 Kxh8
29. Ne5 Bc8 30. f3 Kg7 $14) 24. Rxh2 Rh8 25. Rxh8 Kxh8 26. g5 Kg7 (26... f5 $2
27. Kf4 Nc6 28. Ne5 $1) 27. gxf6+ Kxf6 28. e5+ Kg7 29. Be4 $16) 23. dxe5 (23.
g5 $6 {Gurevich,M} exd4+ $1) (23. Rbh1 {Gurevich,M} exd4+ 24. Kxd4 Rh8 $13) (
23. Rg1 $14 {Gurevich,M}) 23... Bxg4 24. exf6+ (24. Rbh1 $5 Rxd3+ $1 (24...
Bxf3 25. Rh7+ Kf8 26. Rh8+ Ng8 27. Bc4 $3 Bxh1 28. exf6 Ke8 29. Be6 $1 $18) 25.
Kxd3 Bxf3 26. Rh7+ Kf8 27. exf6 Ng8 28. R1h3 Bxe4+ 29. Kxe4 Nxf6+ $10) 24...
Kxf6 25. Nd4 Rb7 $2 (25... Rh8 26. Rbh1 Rh5 (26... Rhe8 $5 27. Rh7 (27. Bb5
Nd5+ 28. Kd3 Nf4+ $10) 27... Nd5+ 28. Kd2 Nb4 29. a3 (29. Rxa7 $2 Rbd8 30. Kc3
Rxd4 31. Kxd4 Nc6+ $19) 29... Nxd3 30. Kxd3 Red8 $1 31. Rxa7 Ke5 32. Re7+ Kf6
$44) 27. f3 Rbh8 28. Rxh5 Rxh5 29. Rxh5 Bxh5 30. f4 Bg4 31. Nb5 Nc8 32. e5+ Kf7
33. Nc7 $16) 26. f3 $2 (26. Rh4 $1 Bc8 (26... Kg5 27. Rxg4+ $1 Kxg4 28. Rg1+ (
28. Be2+ Kh4 (28... Kh3 29. Rh1+ Kg2 30. Bf3#) (28... Kg5 29. Ne6+ Kf6 30. Nxd8
$18) 29. Rh1+ Kg5 30. Ne6+ Kf6 31. Nxd8 Rd7 32. Rd1 $18) 28... Kh5 29. Rh1+ Kg4
30. Be2+ Kg5 31. Ne6+ $18) (26... Rbd7 27. e5+ (27. Rxg4 $6 Rxd4 28. e5+ Kxe5
29. Rxd4 Rxd4 30. f4+ Rxf4 31. Rb5+ Nd5+ 32. Rxd5+ Kxd5 33. Kxf4 Kd4 34. Bxg6
Kc3 $10) 27... Kxe5 (27... Kg5 28. Rxg4+ $1 Kxg4 29. Rg1+ Kh3 (29... Kh4 30.
Nf3+ Kh5 31. Rh1+ Kg4 32. Rh4#) (29... Kh5 30. Rh1+ Kg4 31. Be2+ Kg5 32. f4#)
30. Rg3+ Kh4 (30... Kh2 31. Nf3+ Kh1 32. Rg1#) 31. Nf3+ Kh5 32. Rh3+ Kg4 33.
Rh4#) 28. Rb5+ Nd5+ 29. Rxd5+ Rxd5 (29... Kxd5 {Gurevich,M} 30. Rxg4 $18 {
Analysen Schachcomputer Mephisto Lyon/Schachmagazin 64}) 30. Rxg4 $16 (30. Nc6+
$18)) (26... Bh5 27. Rf4+ Ke5 28. Rb5+ Kd6 29. Rf7) (26... Bd7 27. Rh7 {
 28.e5 +-} Nc6 (27... Re8 { 28.... []d5, 28.... []f5} 28. Bc4 Nf5+ 29. Nxf5
gxf5 30. Rf7+ Kg6 31. Rg1+ Kh6 32. Bd5 Rc7 33. Rgg7 {>>/+-}) 28. Ba6 Rc7 29.
Nb5 {>>/+-}) 27. f4 Rc7 (27... Rbd7 28. e5+) 28. e5+ Kg7 29. Rbh1 $16) 26...
Rbd7 $1 27. Rb4 Be6 28. Rc2 (28. f4 Nc6 $1) 28... a5 29. Ra4 g5 30. Bb5 (30.
Bf1 {Gurevich,M  []e6}) 30... Rd6 31. Be2 Bd7 32. Rac4 Re8 33. Rb2 Nd5+ {
Ftacnik,L} (33... Nd5+ {Gurevich,M} 34. Kf2 Nf4 { 36... <<h8}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch51"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.08.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Shipov, Sergei"]
[Black "Najer, Evgeniy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O a5 13. Re1 Bd7 $5 {
Black is well prepared for the unpleasant move 13.Re1, which supports white's
center and is dangerous for the a5 variation.} (13... Nc6 14. Bg5 h6 15. Be3
Nb4 16. Qc1 Kh7 17. Qc5 Qe6 18. Bg5 f6 19. Bd2 Qxe4 20. Bf1 Qc6 {1/2-1/2
Wieczorek,Z-Jasnikowski,Z/Katowice op/1993/ (32)}) 14. Rxb7 a4 15. Bg5 (15. Bf4
Bc6 16. Rxe7 Qa3 (16... Bf6 $2 17. Rc7 Bxe4 18. Bc4 $18) 17. Rc7 Bxe4 $14)
15... a3 (15... Qe6 16. d5 Qd6 17. Qd2 $14) 16. Bxe7 Rc8 17. Qd3 {Shipov feels,
that the counterplay with black's a pawn is quite serious.} (17. Qb3 Qxe2 $3
18. Rxe2 a2 19. Bd6 (19. Rxa2 $2 Rc1+ $19) 19... a1=Q+ 20. Re1 Qa4 $15) 17...
Bg4 18. h3 (18. Reb1 Nc6 19. Bc5 Bxf3 20. Bxf3 Bxd4 $1 21. Bxd4 Rd8 22. e5 Nxd4
$15) 18... Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Nc6 20. e5 (20. Bc5 Bxd4 $1 21. Bxd4 Rd8 22. Re2 Qe6
23. Bg4 Qe8 $15) 20... Nxe7 21. Rxe7 Bf8 22. Rb7 (22. Bxa8 Bxe7 23. Bb7 Rc2 24.
Qf3 $1 $18) 22... Rab8 (22... Ra5 23. Reb1 $16) 23. Ra7 (23. Reb1 $6 Rxb7 24.
Bxb7 Rd8 $13) 23... Rd8 24. Qe3 (24. d5 $2 Bc5 $19) 24... Qc4 25. Rd1 Rb2 $2 {
[%mdl 16384] Black fails to realize the chances offered by the passed a pawn,
since his enemy was not able to defend his center properly.} (25... a2 $5 26.
Be2 (26. Qd2 Bc5 27. Qxa2 Qxa2 28. Rxa2 Rxd4 $14) (26. Qe2 Qxe2 27. Bxe2 Rxd4 (
27... Ra8 28. Rxa8 Rxa8 29. Ra1 Ra4 30. Bd1 Rxd4 31. Bb3 $14) 28. Rxd4 Bc5 29.
Rxa2 Bxd4 $11) 26... Qd5 27. Qf3 Qxf3 28. Bxf3 Rb2 29. g3 $11) 26. Qf4 Rb6 (
26... a2 27. Qf6 $1 Rc8 28. d5 Rc7 29. Ra8 Rc8 30. e6 $1 $18) 27. Rc1 Qe6 (
27... Qxd4 $2 28. Qxf7+ $18) 28. d5 Qf5 (28... Rxd5 29. Bxd5 Qxd5 30. Rcc7 $18)
29. Qxf5 gxf5 30. Bh5 {Realizing potential of the position to the maximum
white now marches through with central pawns.} (30. Bh5 f6 31. e6 a2 32. Rd1 $1
Rb1 33. Rxa2 Rxd1+ 34. Bxd1 Rxd5 35. Bb3 $18) 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch51"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.08.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Yevseev, Denis"]
[Black "Dvoirys, Semen I"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Qd2 Qxd2+ 12. Bxd2 b6 13. O-O Bb7 14. d5
Ba6 15. Bxa6 Nxa6 16. Be3 Rfc8 (16... Rfe8 17. Nd4 Bxd4 18. Bxd4 e6 19. dxe6
Rxe6 20. f3 Rd8 21. Be3 {1-0 Schmidt,W-Banas,J/Trnava 1986/EXT 97 (45)}) (16...
f5 17. e5 (17. Ng5 fxe4 18. Nxe4 Rf5 19. Rfd1 Rd8 20. Rbc1 Nb4 21. d6 exd6 22.
Bg5 Rdf8 23. Rxd6 Nxa2 {0-1 Rasmussen,P-Moberg,K/Randers 1996/EXT 98 (41)})
17... f4 (17... Rfd8 18. Rfd1 Nc7 19. d6 exd6 20. Bg5 Rd7 21. Rxd6 {1-0
Mitenkov,A-Polovodin,I/Cherepovets 1993/EXT 97 (26)}) 18. Bc1 Rad8 19. Rd1 Nc7
20. d6 exd6 21. exd6 (21. Ba3 Rd7 22. exd6 Ne6 23. Rd5 {1/2-1/2 Freckmann,
M-Forchert,M/NRW-I 1990/BigBase 97 (31)}) 21... Rf5 22. g4 Rf6 23. Ba3 Ne6 24.
Ne5 {1/2-1/2 Piesina,G-Yuferov,S/Belgorod 1989/ (43)}) (16... Rfd8 17. Nd4 Bxd4
18. Bxd4 Rd7 19. Be3 Rc7 20. Rfc1 Rac8 21. f3 f5 {1/2-1/2 Peist,J-Wiesmann,H/
BL2-W 1990/Bundesliga2 (52)}) 17. Rfc1 Kf8 18. Kf1 Ke8 (18... Rxc1+ 19. Rxc1
Nb4 20. a3 (20. Bd2 a5 21. a3 Nd3 22. Rc6 b5 23. Ke2 Ne5 24. Rc5 b4 25. axb4
Nxf3 26. Kxf3 a4 27. Rc2 {1-0 Kiriakov,P-Notkin,M/Maikop 1998/ (49)}) 20... Na2
21. Rc7 (21. Rc4 Nc3 22. a4 b5 23. axb5 Nxb5 {1/2-1/2 Kalantarian,N-Polovodin,
I/Voroshilovgrad 1989/EXT 97 (57)}) 21... Nc3 22. Bg5 Re8 23. Rxa7 Nxe4 24. Be3
b5 {1/2-1/2 Novikov,I-Neverov,V/Uzhgorod 1987/ (29)}) 19. Ke2 h6 {Black is
close to equality, but Evseev can try to benefit from his better control in
the center and the kingside.} 20. h4 f5 (20... Kd7 21. g4 $14) 21. exf5 gxf5
22. Bd4 Bf8 (22... Bxd4 23. Nxd4 Nc7 24. Nxf5 Nxd5 25. Kf3 $16) 23. Be5 Rxc1
24. Rxc1 Nb4 25. Nd4 Nxd5 $6 {The alternative taking on a2 is risky, but now
black will simply be somewhat worse.} (25... Nxa2 $5 26. Rc4 a5 27. Nxf5 b5 28.
Rc7 a4 29. Bg7 Bxg7 30. Nxg7+ Kf7 31. Nf5 $13) 26. Nxf5 e6 (26... Rd8 27. g4 e6
28. Nd4 $14) 27. Nd4 (27. Nd6+ Kd7 28. Ne4 Be7 $14) 27... Kd7 28. f4 Bc5 (28...
Bd6 29. Bxd6 Kxd6 30. g3 $14) 29. Kf3 Bxd4 $6 (29... Rf8 30. g3 h5 31. Ke4 $14)
30. Bxd4 {[%mdl 4096]} h5 (30... Rf8 31. Be5 Nxf4 32. Rc7+ (32. Bxf4 e5 33. g3
exf4 34. gxf4 $14) 32... Kd8 33. Rxa7 Nd5+ 34. Ke2 Rf5 35. Bd6 $14) 31. g4 $1 {
The advantage is suddenly real with bishop against the knight and passed pawn
on the kingside.} hxg4+ (31... Rf8 32. Be5 Nxf4 33. Rc7+ Kd8 34. Rxa7 Nd3+ 35.
Ke4 Nf2+ 36. Kd4 hxg4 37. Ra8+ Ke7 38. Bd6+ Kxd6 39. Rxf8 $18) 32. Kxg4 Rg8+
33. Kf3 Rf8 34. Be5 Rf5 (34... Nxf4 $5 35. Rc7+ (35. Bxf4 e5 36. Rc4 exf4 37.
Rxf4 $14) 35... Kd8 36. Rxa7 Nd5+ 37. Ke4 Rf1 38. h5 $14) 35. Kg3 $1 (35. Kg4
Ne3+) (35. Rh1 $6 Nxf4 $1 36. Bxf4 e5 $11) 35... Ke7 (35... a5 36. Rh1 Nb4 (
36... Nf6 37. Bxf6 Rxf6 38. h5 Rh6 39. Kg4 $16) 37. h5 Rf7 38. h6 Rh7 39. a3
$18) 36. Rc8 {Black is unable to defend against all threats, his queenside
pawns will become targets as well.} (36. Rh1 Nf6 $14) 36... Kf7 37. Rh8 Nf6 (
37... Kg6 38. Rg8+ Kh5 39. Ra8 Rf7 40. Rh8+ Kg6 41. h5+ Kf5 42. Kf3 $16) 38.
Ra8 a5 39. Ra7+ Ke8 (39... Kg6 40. Re7 Ne4+ 41. Kg4 Nc5 42. Bc7 $16) 40. Bxf6
Rxf6 41. h5 Rf7 (41... Rh6 42. Kg4 Rf6 43. Rb7 $16) 42. Ra8+ (42. Rxf7 $2 Kxf7
43. Kg4 b5 $17) 42... Ke7 43. Rb8 Kf6 (43... Rg7+ 44. Kf3 Kf6 (44... Rh7 $2 45.
Rb7+ $18)) 44. Rxb6 Rg7+ 45. Kf3 Ra7 (45... Rh7 46. Rb5 $18) 46. a4 $1 {
Dvoirys is pawn down and on top of it his Pa5 is weak.} Ra8 47. Rb5 Ra7 48. Kg4
Ra8 49. Rg5 Ra6 50. h6 Ra7 (50... Kf7 51. h7 Ra8 52. Rxa5 $18) 51. Kh5 Rd7 52.
Rg6+ (52. Rxa5 $6 Rd1 53. Ra8 Rh1+ 54. Kg4 Rxh6 $16) 52... Kf5 53. Rg7 Rd1 54.
Rf7+ Ke4 55. h7 e5 (55... Rh1+ 56. Kg6 Rg1+ 57. Kf6 Rh1 58. Kxe6 $18) 56. fxe5
Rh1+ 57. Kg6 Kxe5 58. Rf5+ Ke6 59. Rh5 (59. Rh5 Rg1+ 60. Kh6 $18) 1-0

[Event "URS-ch57"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Dvoirys, Semen I"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1990.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O b6 13. Qc1 Bb7 14. Bc4
Qa4 15. Bb5 Qa2 16. Bc4 Qa4 17. Bb5 Qa2 18. Re1 Rc8 19. Qd1 Qc2 20. Qe2 Qc7 21.
Rbc1 Qd8 22. Rxc8 Qxc8 23. Rc1 (23. Bg5 a6 24. Bc4 b5 25. Ba2 Qd7 26. Ne5 $1
$16 {Pein,M-Varley,P/BCF-ch/1989/ ->CBM 15}) 23... Qd8 24. Bf4 a5 {N} (24... a6
25. Ba4 e6 26. Rc7 Bc8 27. Qc4 Bd7 28. Bxd7 Nxd7 29. Qc6 Nf8 30. Ng5 Qxd4 31.
g3 $40 {Ivanov,S-Beshukov,S/Podolsk/1990/}) 25. Ng5 $1 (25. Rc7 Ba6) 25... Na6
(25... Qxd4 26. Rd1 Qc5 27. Rd8+ Bf8 28. Qa2 $18) (25... Bxd4 26. Qc4 e6 27.
Nxe6 $1 fxe6 28. Qxe6+ Kh8 29. Be5+ Bxe5 30. Qxe5+ Kg8 31. Bc4+ $18) 26. Qa2 e6
(26... Qf8 27. Bc4 (27. Nxf7 Nb4 28. Qb3 Qxf7 29. Bc4 Bd5 $1) 27... e6 28. Bxa6
Bxa6 29. Rc7 $40) 27. Bxa6 Bxa6 28. Nxf7 $1 Qxd4 (28... Kxf7 29. Rc7+ Kg8 (
29... Kf6 30. Be5+ $18) 30. Qxe6+ Kh8 31. Be5 $18) 29. Nh6+ Kh8 (29... Bxh6 30.
Qxe6+ Kh8 31. Be5+ $18) 30. Nf7+ Kg8 31. Nh6+ Kh8 32. Qxe6 Qf6 (32... Rf8 33.
Qg8+ $1) 33. Nf7+ Kg8 34. Nh6+ Kh8 35. Nf7+ Kg8 36. Qd5 $1 Rf8 $8 (36... Qxf4
37. Nh6+ Kh8 38. Qxa8+ $18) 37. Ne5+ Kh8 38. g3 $1 Qe7 (38... g5 39. Nd7 Qb2
40. Qxg5 $18 (40. Nxf8 gxf4 $13)) 39. Rc7 $1 Qb4 (39... Qxc7 40. Nxg6+ hxg6 41.
Bxc7 $18) 40. Kg2 $1 (40. Nf7+ $2 Rxf7 41. Qxf7 Qe1+ 42. Kg2 Bf1+ 43. Kf3 Qe2#)
40... Qe1 41. Rc1 Qb4 42. Nf7+ Rxf7 43. Qxf7 Qxe4+ 44. f3 $1 (44. Kg1 Bb7)
44... Qe2+ 45. Kh3 Qb5 46. Re1 Bc8+ 47. Kg2 Bd7 (47... Qb2+ 48. Kh1 $18) 48.
Be5 $1 {Ftacnik,L} 1-0

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1998.03.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Chernin, Alexander"]
[Black "Mueller, Werner"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2305"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1998.03.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 b6 13. f4 Bg7 14. O-O e6
15. Bc4 (15. dxe6) 15... e5 (15... Bb7 16. dxe6 (16. f5 gxf5 $1 $17) (16. Qd3
exd5 17. exd5 Bc8 $1 $36) 16... Bxe4 17. exf7+ Kh8 18. Rb2 (18. Rb3 Qxd2 19.
Bxd2 Rad8 {/\ 20... Bd5, 20... Bd3|^}) 18... Qxd2 (18... Qf6 19. Qe3 (19. Re1
Qf5 20. h3 Rad8 21. g4 Rxd2 22. Bxd2 $5 Qf6 23. Rxe4 $14) 19... Qxc3 20. Qxe4
Bd4+ 21. Rbf2 Qxc4 22. Bb2 Qxf7 23. Bxd4+ {1/2-1/2 Brenninkmeijer,J-Blees,A/
NLD-chT 1996}) 19. Bxd2 (19. Rxd2 Bxc3 20. Re1 (20. Rd7 $6 Bf5 21. Re7 Kg7 $15)
(20. g4 $5 Kg7 21. Re1 Bc6 22. Bb2 (22. Rd6 b5 23. Be6 b4 24. Bd2 Bxd2 25. Rxd2
Rad8 26. Rc2 Bd5 27. f5 gxf5 28. gxf5 Rxf7 29. Bxf7 Kxf7 30. Rxc5 Bxa2 31. Ra5
{1/2-1/2 Veingold,A-Rytshagov,M/FIN-chT 9596 1996 (42)}) 22... Bxb2 23. Rxb2 b5
24. Be6 Rad8 $132) 20... Bf5 21. Re3 (21. Re7 Kg7 22. Bb2 Bxb2 23. Rxb2 Rad8
24. Rxa7 Rd1+ {1/2-1/2 Wells,P-Stohl,I/Isle of Man op 1995}) 21... Bd4 $1 (
21... Ba1 $5 $13) 22. Rxd4 cxd4 23. Bb2 Rad8 24. Re7 (24. g4 Bxg4 25. Re4 h5
26. Rxd4 Rxd4 27. Bxd4+ Kh7 28. Be5 b5 29. Bb3 Be2 30. Bd6 Kg7 31. Be5+ $11)
24... Kg7 (24... a5 $5 $13) 25. Rxa7 b5 26. Bb3 Bd3 $1 $11 {1/2-1/2 Sadler,
M-Stohl,I/Isle of Man/1994/ (36)}) 19... Rad8 20. Re1 Bc6 (20... Rxd2 $5 21.
Rxd2 Bxc3 22. Rde2 Bxe1 23. Rxe1 b5 $5 24. Rxe4 bxc4 25. Rxc4 Rxf7 26. Rxc5
Rxf4 $11) 21. f5 Bd5 22. Bxd5 Rxd5 23. fxg6 hxg6 24. Re7 b5 25. Rxa7 b4 26. Rc2
Rf5 27. h4 {1-0 Sadler,M-Hachian,M/Cannes op 1996/ (40)}) (15... Kh8 16. Ba3
exd5 17. Bxd5 Be6 18. c4 Bxd5 19. exd5 Bd4+ 20. Kh1 Qf6 21. f5 g5 22. Bb2 Bxb2
23. Qxb2 Qxb2 24. Rxb2 Rfe8 25. a4 Re4 {1/2-1/2 Savchenko,S-Khenkin,I/SWZ-ch
op/1994/}) (15... exd5 16. Bxd5 Rb8 17. c4 $16 {[+]}) (15... Rb8 16. e5 exd5
17. Bxd5 Bf5 18. Rb3 Qe7 19. c4 Rfd8 20. Bb2 b5 21. Qe2 h5 22. Re3 Rb6 23. Be4
Bxe4 24. Rxe4 Qd7 25. cxb5 Rxb5 26. e6 fxe6 27. Bxg7 Kxg7 28. f5 {1/2-1/2
Schussler,H-Hansen,C/Malmo 1987/ (48)}) 16. f5 gxf5 (16... Qd6 17. Qf2 gxf5 (
17... f6 18. Qg3 $14) 18. exf5 Qf6 19. Bb5 (19. Qg3 e4 20. Bb5 (20. Bg5 Qxc3
21. f6 Qxg3 22. hxg3 Bh8 $17) 20... Qxc3 21. f6 Qxg3 22. hxg3 Bh8 23. Bh6 Rd8
24. Rbe1 Bg4 25. Rxe4 Bh5 $14) 19... Bb7 20. c4 $14) 17. exf5 Qf6 {Black is
playing with fire, since blockade of white f pawn will tie his forces. At the
same time white has ample possibilities to improve his pieces and start a
ferocious attack.} 18. Qf2 (18. Bd3 Bb7 19. c4 $14) 18... e4 19. Bb5 $1 Bb7 (
19... Qxc3 $2 20. f6 Bh8 21. Bb2 $18) (19... Rd8 20. c4 (20. Bc6 Ba6 21. Re1
Bd3 $11) 20... Bb7 21. Qg3) 20. c4 Rfd8 (20... Rad8 21. Qg3 Qc3 22. f6 Qxg3 23.
hxg3 Bh8 24. Rf5 h5 25. Bh6 $18) 21. Qg3 h6 (21... Qc3 22. Qg4 $1 (22. Rb3 Qxg3
23. Rxg3 Kh8 24. f6 Bf8 $13) 22... Qd4+ 23. Kh1 e3 24. Rf4 e2 25. Qxe2 Qe5 26.
Qxe5 Bxe5 27. Rg4+ Kh8 28. Bg5 $16) 22. Rb3 a6 23. Ba4 (23. Bc6 Bxc6 24. Rxb6
Qd4+ (24... Rac8 25. Rxc6 Rxc6 26. dxc6 $16) 25. Be3 Qxe3+ 26. Qxe3 Bd4 27.
Qxd4 cxd4 28. dxc6 $16) 23... b5 24. Bb2 (24. cxb5 axb5 25. Bb2 Qg5 $15) 24...
Qg5 $8 25. h4 $1 {Refreshing way of breaking through the shaky defences of
black.} Qxg3 (25... Bxb2 26. hxg5 Bd4+ 27. Kh1 $18) 26. Rxg3 f6 (26... bxa4 27.
Rxg7+ Kf8 28. Rh7 Rd6 29. Re1 $18) 27. Bxf6 Rd7 (27... Kf7 28. Bxg7 (28. Rxg7+
Kxf6 29. Rxb7 bxa4 30. Rb6+ Ke5 31. Rxh6 $18) 28... bxa4 29. Bxh6 Rg8 30. Bg5
$18) 28. Bc3 (28. cxb5 Rf7 29. Be5 Kh7 30. f6 Bf8 31. d6 $18) 28... Kh7 (28...
bxa4 29. f6 Rf7 (29... Rf8 30. Rf4 Rdf7 31. Rfg4 $18) 30. Rf4 Bc8 31. Rxe4 Bf5
32. Re7 $18) 29. f6 Bf8 (29... Bxf6 30. Rxf6 bxa4 31. Rfg6 a5 32. Rg7+ Rxg7 33.
Rxg7+ Kh8 34. Rxb7+ $18) (29... bxa4 30. fxg7 Rg8 31. Re3 Re7 32. Rf4 $18) 30.
Bc2 {The game is over, white has saved all the material and a mating attack.}
Re8 (30... bxc4 31. Bxe4+ Kh8 32. f7+ Bg7 33. Bxg7#) 31. f7 Ree7 32. Rg8 (32.
Rf4 Rxd5 33. Rxe4 Rd1+ 34. Re1+ Be4 35. Bxd1 $18) 32... Rxf7 33. Rxf8 (33. Rh8+
Kg6 34. Bxe4+ Kh5 35. Rxf8 $18) 33... Rxf8 34. Rxf8 1-0

[Event "Maroczy Memorial"]
[Site "Szeged"]
[Date "1997.11.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Oll, Lembit"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1997.11.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Na6 $5 $146 {It is hard
to believe, that this move was not tried before. The knight is often hit on c6
with d4-d5. Es ist schwer zu glauben, daß dieser Zug nicht schon früher
versucht wurde. Der Springer auf c6 ist häufig bedroht durch d4-d5.} (12... Nc6
13. d5 Ne5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. f4 Bd4+ 16. Kh1 b6 17. Bb4 Bc5 18. Ra1 Qxa1 19.
Qxa1 Bxb4 20. Bb5 a6 21. Bc6 Ra7 22. Qa4 Bc5 23. f5 b5 {Gupta,M-Luecke,N/
Muenster op 1990/0-1 (44)}) (12... Bd7 13. Rxb7 (13. Rb4 Nc6 14. Ra4 Qb2 15. d5
Ne5 16. Rb4 Nxf3+ 17. Bxf3 Qa2 18. Rxb7 Ba4 19. Qe1 Rfb8 20. Qb1 Qxb1 21. Rfxb1
Be5 22. g3 Bc2 {Touzane,O-Fernandez Garcia,J/Santa Cruz de la Palma op 1995/1/
2-1/2 (57)}) 13... Rc8 14. Bf4 (14. Bg5 h6 15. Bh4 Bc6 16. Rxe7 Bf8 17. d5 Ba4
18. Qd3 g5 19. Bxg5 hxg5 20. Rxf7 Kxf7 21. Nxg5+ Ke7 22. e5 Bc2 23. Qf3 {
1-0 Shipov,S-Ivanov,V/Moscow Petrosian 1995/}) 14... e6 15. Ne5 Bxe5 16. Bxe5
Bc6 17. Re7 Bxe4 18. Bb5 Nc6 19. Bxc6 Bxc6 20. Qc1 Qd5 21. f3 Kf8 22. Qg5 Be8
23. Qf6 Rc2 24. Bf4 Qh5 25. Rxe6 {1-0 Khalifman,A-Dvoirys,S/RUS-chT 1992/}) 13.
Bg5 h6 (13... Qe6 14. Qc2 $5) 14. Bh4 (14. Bxe7 Re8 15. Ra1 Qe6 16. Ba3 Qxe4
17. Bxa6 bxa6 18. Re1 Qc6 $15) 14... g5 15. Bg3 Rd8 16. Rc1 (16. Ra1 Qe6) 16...
Bg4 17. Bc4 (17. Ra1 Qe6 18. Nxg5 hxg5 19. Bxg4 Qxe4 20. Bf3 Qxd4 $17) 17...
Qb2 (17... Qa3 18. Bd5 (18. Bxf7+ Kxf7 19. Nxg5+ hxg5 20. Qxg4 Bxd4 $17) 18...
Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Qxf3 20. gxf3 Rxd5 21. exd5 Bxd4 $13) 18. Rb1 Qxd4 $5 (18... Qc3
19. Bd5 $13) 19. Nxd4 (19. Qxd4 Bxd4 20. Rxb7 Nc5 21. Rxe7 Be6 22. Bxe6 Nxe6
$11) 19... Bxd1 20. Nf5 (20. Rfxd1 Bxd4 21. Bd5 Rxd5 $5 22. exd5 Bb6 $13) 20...
Bc2 21. Rxb7 Bxe4 22. Nxe7+ (22. Bxa6 $2 Bxf5 23. Rxe7 Rd7 $17) 22... Kf8 (
22... Kh8 $2 23. Bxa6 $18) 23. Nc6 $1 {The fight gets very exciting, Oll had
to use lot of phantasy. Der Kampf wird sehr spannend, Oll musste viel Fantasie
benutzen.} (23. Ng6+ $6 Bxg6 24. Bxa6 Be4 $15) (23. Bxa6 Bxb7 24. Bxb7 Kxe7 25.
Re1+ Kf8 26. Bxa8 Rxa8 $17) 23... Bxc6 (23... Bd5 $2 24. Nxd8 Bxc4 25. Rd1 Bf6
26. Nc6 $18) 24. Rxf7+ Kg8 (24... Ke8 $4 25. Re1+) 25. Rxa7+ (25. Rc7+ Bd5 26.
Bxa6 Bd4 $14) 25... Kh8 26. Rxa6 Rxa6 27. Bxa6 Ra8 28. Bd3 Ra1 $1 29. Bd6 Rxf1+
30. Kxf1 Bd4 31. Bf8 (31. f4 gxf4 32. Bxf4 Kg7 $14) 31... Bg7 32. Bc5 (32.
Bxg7+ Kxg7 33. f3 Kf6 $14) 32... Be5 33. g3 (33. h3 Kg7) 33... Bf3 $5 (33...
Kg7 34. Ke2 Bd5 $14) 34. Bf8 Bg7 35. Be7 Kg8 36. Bc4+ Kh7 37. Be2 (37. Bd3+ Kg8
) 37... Bxe2+ 38. Kxe2 g4 (38... g4 39. Ke3 Kg6 40. Kf4 h5 $14) 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Yakovich, Yuri"]
[Black "Yandemirov, Valeri"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ Nc6 {
Quiet protest against the complexities of the 7...c6 line? Black will get
positions closer in character to the lines without the unpleasant 7.Bb5+.} 8.
Nf3 (8. Ne2 O-O 9. O-O (9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Ba3 Ba6 11. O-O Re8 12. Qc2 e5 {
1/2-1/2 Tunik,G-Yandemirov,V/Minsk-B (05)/1993/}) 9... Na5 10. Ba3 c6 11. Bd3
b6 12. Qc2 {1/2-1/2 Gleizerov,E-Yandemirov,V/Balatonbereny op (07)/1994/}) 8...
O-O 9. O-O Na5 10. Bg5 (10. Be3 b6 11. Rc1 Bb7 12. Bd3 Qd7 13. Qe2 Rfd8 14.
Rfd1 Rac8 15. c4 c5 16. d5 e6 17. Bd2 exd5 18. cxd5 c4 19. Bb1 c3 {Beliavsky,
A-Filipovic,B/JUG-chT2 (02)/1993/1-0 (40)}) 10... c6 11. Bd3 Be6 12. Qe2 b5 {
Black has certainly took the suggestions about following a plan into his heart.
His fight for the c4 square has a flair of stubborness.} 13. Nd2 (13. a4 a6 14.
axb5 axb5 15. Rfb1 $10) 13... a6 14. a4 Qc7 15. Ra3 (15. Rfb1 Rfd8 $10) 15...
c5 $5 16. axb5 (16. d5 b4 17. cxb4 cxb4 18. Ra2 Bc8 19. Rb1 Qd6 $13) 16... cxd4
17. cxd4 (17. b6 Qxb6 18. Bxe7 Rfb8 19. cxd4 (19. Rb1 Qc7 20. Bb4 Nc6 21. Bxa6
Nxb4 22. cxb4 Rxb4 $1 23. Rxb4 Qc1+ 24. Nf1 Qxa3 25. Rb6 Rd8 $15) 19... Bxd4
20. Rb1 Qc7 21. Bxa6 Rxb1+ 22. Nxb1 Rb8 $132) 17... Bxd4 18. bxa6 Rfd8 19. Nf3
(19. Bxe7 $2 Qxe7 20. Rxa5 Bc3 21. Ra4 Qd6 $17) 19... Bc5 20. Rc1 $2 (20. Raa1
Nb3 21. Rab1 $16) 20... Nb3 21. Rxb3 (21. Rc2 Qd6 22. Rxc5 Qxc5 $17) 21... Bxb3
22. Bb5 Qb6 23. h3 (23. Nd2 Be6 24. Rb1 Bc8 $17) 23... Bd1 $1 24. Rxd1 Rxd1+
25. Qxd1 Qxb5 26. Qd5 Rc8 27. Ne5 (27. a7 Qb1+ 28. Kh2 Bxa7 29. Ne5 Rf8 $19)
27... e6 28. Qb7 (28. Qd7 Bxf2+ 29. Kxf2 Rc2+ 30. Kf3 Qf1+ $19) 28... Bxf2+ $1
29. Kxf2 (29. Kh1 Qf1+) 29... Rc2+ 30. Kf3 Qxe5 $2 (30... Qe2+ $1 31. Kf4 (31.
Kg3 Qf2+ 32. Kg4 h5#) 31... Qd2+ 32. Kg4 Qxg2+ 33. Kf4 (33. Kh4 Qf2+ 34. Kg4
h5#) 33... Qd2+ 34. Kg4 h5+ 35. Kg3 Qf2#) 31. a7 Qxg5 32. a8=Q+ Kg7 33. Qa1+ $2
(33. Qb4 $1 $8 Qxg2+ 34. Ke3 Qg1+ 35. Kf4 $13) 33... e5 0-1

[Event "Pamplona 9697 7th"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Garcia Ilundain, David"]
[Black "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1996.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Avrukh,B} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7.
bxc3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Bg5 (
13. Be3 {Avrukh,B} Nc6 14. d5 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Ne5 16. Bc5 Bf6 17. Rxb7 Rfb8 18.
Bxe7 Rxb7 19. Bxf6 Re8 20. h4 Qa3 $1 21. Bxe5 Rxe5 22. Qd4 Qb2 23. Qc4 Re8 24.
Qc6 Qb5 $17 {Krasenkov-Azmaiparashvili 1996}) 13... Qe6 {Avrukh: A very rare
move.} (13... h6 14. Bh4 Qe6 15. h3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Qd7 17. d5 Na6 18. Qe2 Nc5
19. e5 e6 20. Rfd1 exd5 21. Bxd5 Qf5 22. Be7 Rfc8 23. Qe3 Na4 24. e6 Nc3 25.
exf7+ Kh7 26. Be6 Nxd1 27. Rxd1 {Komljenovic,D-Sanchez Almeyra,J/San Sebastian
op/1993/1/2-1/2 (109)}) (13... h6 {Avrukh,B The main line in this modern
variation.}) 14. d5 (14. h3 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Qd7 16. d5 $13) (14. Rxb7 {Avrukh,B}
Qxe4 15. Rxe7 Qd5 {Avrukh: And black is O.K.}) 14... Qxe4 15. Rxb7 (15. Qd2 {
Avrukh,B} f6 (15... a5 16. Rxb7 f6 17. Be3 {Sakaev}) 16. Be3 a5 17. Rfc1 Rc8
18. h3 Bd7 19. Rxc8+ Bxc8 20. Bd3 Qa4 (20... Qxd5 21. Rc1 Qd7 22. Bc4+ Kh8 23.
Be6 $1 Qxe6 24. Qd8+ Qg8 25. Rxc8 $18 {Sakaev}) 21. Bc5 Qd7 22. Qe2 Bf8 23. Bc4
$16 {Sakaev-Buchman 1989}) 15... Be6 (15... Nd7 16. h3 Bf5 17. g4 Bxg4 18. hxg4
Qxg4+ 19. Kh1 $13) (15... h6 $5 {Avrukh,B} 16. Rxe7 (16. Be3 a5 17. Qd2 Rc8 $1
$17) (16. Bxe7 Re8 17. Bd6 (17. h3 Bh5) 17... Qxe2 18. Qxe2 Rxe2 19. Bxb8 a5
$17) 16... Qb4 17. Qd2 Bc3 (17... a5 $1 $10) 18. Qe3 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 hxg5 20. d6
Bd4 21. Qe2 Nc6 22. Bxc6 Rac8 23. d7 Rxc6 24. d8=Q Rxd8 25. Re8+ $14) 16. Rb5 (
16. Bxe7 Bxd5 (16... Qxd5 {Avrukh,B}) 17. Bd3 Qg4 $17) (16. Rxe7 Qxd5 17. Qxd5
Bxd5 18. Rd1 Be6 $15) 16... Bf5 17. Re1 (17. Nd2 $5 Qe5 18. Nc4 Qc7 19. d6 exd6
20. Nxd6 $13) 17... a5 $1 {In this line black often has to rely on the
counterplay connected with the passed a pawn. In dieser Variante verläßt sich
Schwarz sehr oft auf sein Gegenspiel mit dem a-Freibauern.} (17... Bc3 {
Avrukh,B} 18. Bd2 (18. Nd2 Qd4 19. Nb1 Qxd1 20. Rxd1 Bf6 21. Bxf6 exf6 22. d6
a5 $15) 18... Bf6 19. Bf1 Qc2 20. Qxc2 Bxc2 21. g4 $1 $36 e6 22. dxe6 fxe6 23.
Bc4 Kh8 24. Bb4 Re8 $10) 18. Bf1 (18. Nd2 {Avrukh,B} Qd4 (18... Qc2 19. Qxc2
Bxc2 20. Bxe7 (20. Bf3 $5) 20... Re8 21. d6 $14) 19. Bxe7 Rc8 20. d6 a4 21. Bf3
Ra7 $13) 18... Qc2 19. Qxc2 (19. Bxe7 Qxd1 20. Rxd1 Re8 (20... Rc8 $10 {
Avrukh,B}) 21. d6 $13) 19... Bxc2 20. Bxe7 (20. Rc5 Bf5 21. Bxe7 Rc8 22. Rxc8+
Bxc8 23. Bc5 Bd7 $13) (20. Rxe7 $1 {Avrukh,B} a4 21. Bc4 $1 a3 22. Ba2 h6 23.
Bf4 g5 24. Bg3) 20... Rc8 21. Rc1 (21. Rb7 {Avrukh,B} a4 22. Ba3 Bf5 (22... Bb3
23. d6 Rd8 24. Ne5 Bd5 25. Nxf7 Rf8 26. d7 Bxb7 27. d8=Q Rxd8 28. Nxd8 Bc6 29.
Bc4+ Kh8 30. Nf7+ Kg8 31. Ng5+ Kh8 32. Re7 $16) 23. Bb5 $16) 21... a4 22. Rc5 (
22. Bd3 {Avrukh,B} Nc6 $1 $10 (22... a3 23. Bxa3 Rxa3 24. Bxc2 Nd7 25. Ne1 Rac3
$44)) (22. Rb7 {Avrukh,B} a3 (22... Bh6 23. Bg5) 23. Bxa3 Rxa3 24. Ne1 $14)
22... Rxc5 23. Bxc5 Bf5 (23... Be4 24. Ba3 (24. Re1 {Avrukh,B} Nd7 $5) 24...
Nd7 $10) 24. Ba3 Nd7 25. Bb5 (25. d6 $5 Rb8 26. Rc4 Nb6 27. Rc7 $14) 25... Nb6
26. d6 Rc8 $1 27. Rd1 $2 {Avrukh: A decisive mistake, after which the game is
over. White is too ambitious, a4 pawn will be stronger than white on d6. Weiß
spielt mit zu großen Ambitionen, der schwarze Pa4 wird stärker als der weiße
Pd6.} (27. Rxc8+ Bxc8 28. Bc5 (28. Kf1 $10 {Avrukh,B}) 28... Bd7 $10) (27. Rc7
{Avrukh,B} Rxc7 28. dxc7 Bf8 $17) 27... Rc3 28. Bb2 (28. Bc1 a3 29. Be3 Rb3 $19
) 28... Rxf3 (28... Rxf3 29. gxf3 (29. Bxg7 Rb3 30. d7 (30. Bxa4 Nxa4 31. Bf6
Nb6 $19) 30... Bxd7 31. Bxd7 Kxg7 $19 (31... Kxg7 32. g4 a3 $19)) 29... Bxb2
30. d7 (30. Bxa4 {Avrukh,B} Nxa4 $19) 30... Bxd7 31. Bxd7 a3 $1 $19) 0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup final"]
[Site "Samara"]
[Date "1998.09.08"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Volkov, Sergey"]
[Black "Dvoirys, Semen I"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1998.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 Qa5 9. Rb1 b6 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Be2 O-O 12. Rc1 Rd8 13. d5 (13. Nf3 Bb5 $1
14. O-O cxd4 15. Bxb5 Qxb5 16. cxd4 Nc6 17. d5 Na5 $11) 13... Qa4 14. f3 (14.
Bd3 $6 e6 15. Ne2 exd5 16. exd5 Bg4 $1 17. Nf4 Bc8 $1 {><c4, Nf4} 18. O-O Nd7
19. Bc2 $2 Qxa2 20. Nh5 Nf6 $6 (20... Bh8 21. Bg5 Re8 22. d6 Bb7 23. Be7 Qc4
$17) 21. Nxg7 Rxd5 22. Qe2 Ba6 23. Qf3 Kxg7 24. Rfe1 Re8 $1 {0-1 Epishin,
V-Gurevich,I/New York 1993 (46)}) (14. c4 Na6 $1 {/\} 15. Bd1 Qa3 16. Ne2 Nb4)
14... Na6 (14... Bb5 15. Bxb5 Qxb5 16. Ne2 e6 $11) 15. Bg5 f6 16. Bh6 e6 $1 17.
h4 (17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Bxa6 $6 (18. Nh3 $2 exd5 19. exd5 Bxh3 20. gxh3 Qh4+ $19)
18... Qxa6 19. c4 (19. Ne2 exd5 20. exd5 Qc4 $17) 19... Rac8 20. Ne2 b5 $15)
17... Nc7 (17... Bxh6 18. Qxh6 exd5 (18... Qxa2 19. h5 Be8 20. dxe6 $16) 19. h5
Be8 20. Nh3 dxe4 21. hxg6 Bxg6 22. Nf4 $16) 18. h5 g5 (18... Be8 19. hxg6 Bxg6
20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Qh6+ Kf7 22. Nh3 $40) 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. h6+ (20. Nh3 exd5 21.
Nxg5 h6 22. Qf4 $13) 20... Kh8 21. Bd1 Qa3 $1 {[%mdl 32] The queen is an
unpleasant attacker, white's development is far from complete.} (21... Qa5 22.
c4 Qxd2+ 23. Kxd2 $14) 22. Nh3 exd5 23. Nxg5 (23. exd5 Bxh3 24. Rxh3 Nxd5 $19)
23... Rf8 (23... fxg5 24. Qxg5 Ne8 (24... Ne6 25. Qf6+ Kg8 26. Rh4 $18) 25. Rh4
dxe4 26. Qe5+ Kg8 27. Bb3+ $18) 24. Qf4 Rae8 (24... Nb5 25. Qd2 Nd6 $17 (25...
d4 26. Bb3 $1 $13)) 25. Rc2 (25. Qxc7 Qxc1 26. Qxd7 Qxg5 27. Rh5 Qg3+ $19)
25... Nb5 26. Be2 c4 (26... Nxc3 $1 $17) 27. Rh5 Nxc3 28. Bxc4 $5 {[%mdl 512]
White is using the special rights of terminally ill patient, he can afford
more since the situation is hopeless anyway.} fxg5 (28... dxc4 $1 29. Qd2 Nxe4
(29... Nb1 30. Qxd7 Qe3+ 31. Kd1 Qd3+ 32. Qxd3 cxd3 33. Rc1 fxg5 34. Rxb1 g4
35. Rf5 $11) 30. Nxe4 Qd3 $19) 29. Qe3 $1 (29. Qxg5 Qe7 30. Bxd5 Qxg5 31. Rxg5
Nxd5 32. Rxd5 $17) 29... Nb5 (29... dxc4 $2 30. Qd4+ $18) 30. Qxg5 Qb4+ (30...
Qe7 $1 31. Qg7+ Qxg7 32. hxg7+ Kxg7 33. Rxd5 Bc6 34. Rxb5 Bxb5 35. Bxb5 $15)
31. Rd2 Re7 $2 {Switching the gear is especially difficult when the player had
winning position for a long time. Black had to worry about his safety.} (31...
Qe7 32. Qg7+ Qxg7 33. hxg7+ Kxg7 34. Rhxd5 Bc6 35. Bxb5 Bxd5 36. Bxe8 Bxe4 $11)
32. Qxd5 a6 $6 (32... Qc5 33. Qxc5 bxc5 34. Rxc5 $16) 33. Rg5 $1 (33. Rg5 $1
Rff7 (33... Ree8 34. Qxd7 $18) 34. Qxf7 Rxf7 35. Bxf7 Qf8 36. Rxd7 $18) 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Solozhenkin, Evgeniy"]
[Black "Daniliuk, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Bg5 h6 14. Be3
Nc6 15. d5 Ne5 $5 {I must confirm, that this seldom played move is probably
choice of the future, as 15...Na5 is taking too much beating lately.} (15...
Na5 16. Bc5) 16. Rxb7 e6 17. d6 Rfd8 18. Re1 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Qa3 20. f4 (20. d7
Qe7 21. Bb5 Qh4 22. Bf1 {1/2-1/2/Gelfand,B-Ivanchuk,V/Manila izt (07)/1990/})
20... Rxd6 21. Qc2 Rc6 (21... Nc6 22. Bc5 Qa5 (22... Nd4 $2 23. Bxa3 Nxc2 24.
Bxd6 Nxe1 25. Rc7 {xNe1}) (22... Qc3 23. Qxc3 Bxc3 24. Rc1 Rd2 25. Rxc3 Rxe2
26. Rc7 $13) 23. Bxd6 Qxe1+ 24. Kg2 Rd8 25. e5 $13) 22. Qd2 (22. Qb1 $5 Nc4 23.
Rxf7 Qa5 (23... Bc3 $6 24. Qb7 Rac8 25. e5 $1 $18) 24. Rd1 Kxf7 25. Qb7+ Rc7
26. Qxa8 Nxe3 27. fxe3 Qc5 $15) 22... Rd6 (22... Nc4 $2 23. Qd7 $18) (22... Qa6
23. Reb1 Nc4 24. Qd7 $14) 23. Rb3 $5 {Very fine move, that puts black position
under most serious test.} Qxb3 (23... Rxd2 24. Rxa3 Rxe2 25. Rxe2 Nf3+ 26. Kg2
Nd4 27. Rd2 $16) 24. Qxd6 Nc4 $1 (24... Qc2 25. fxe5 Qxe4 26. Qd4 $16) 25. Qc6
Nxe3 26. Qxa8+ Kh7 27. Qxa7 (27. fxe3 Qxe3+ 28. Kh1 Bc3 $15) 27... Qc3 28. Rb1
(28. Qxe3 Qxe1+ $10) 28... Qc2 29. Qxe3 (29. Qb6 Bd4 30. Qb5 Qxe4 31. Qb7 Qxf4
$13) 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1998.03.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Black "Lein, Anatoly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1998.03.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8.
Ba4 O-O 9. Ne2 c5 10. O-O cxd4 11. cxd4 Nc6 12. Be3 Na5 (12... Bg4 13. f3 Bd7
14. Rc1 a6 (14... Rc8 15. d5 Ne5 16. Qb3 Bxa4 17. Qxa4 Qd7 18. Qxd7 Nxd7 {
1-0 Dragomarezkij,E-Rudolf,M/Warsaw op 1992 (39)}) 15. d5 Ne5 16. Bb3 b5 17. f4
Nc4 18. Bxc4 bxc4 19. Bd4 Bxd4+ 20. Qxd4 Rc8 21. Nc3 {1-0 Marzik,H-Lang,M/
OLWuert 1991 (30)}) (12... Bd7 13. Rb1 (13. Rc1 e6 14. Kh1 Na5 15. d5 exd5 16.
exd5 Bxa4 17. Qxa4 Qxd5 18. Nf4 Qd8 19. Rfd1 Qg5 20. Rd5 Qh4 21. Qxa5 {1-0
Lazarev,V-Vegh,J/Geneva op 1997}) 13... Na5 14. Bc2 e6 15. Bd3 a6 16. Qd2 Rc8
17. Bg5 f6 18. Bh6 b5 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Qf4 Qc7 21. Qh4 Qd6 22. Rbd1 {1-0
Shevelev,S-Pytel,K/Bethune op 1992 (41)}) (12... Qa5 13. Rc1 Rd8 14. d5 Ne5 15.
Bb3 (15. Bc5 Bg4 16. f3 Bd7 17. Bb3 e6 18. f4 Ng4 19. Bd4 Bb5 20. dxe6 Bxd4+
21. Nxd4 Qb6 22. exf7+ Kf8 23. Qxg4 Bxf1 24. Rxf1 Rxd4 25. Kh1 Rxe4 {0-1
Koskinen,H-Salokangas,H/FIN-chT 1992 (38)}) 15... e6 16. Nd4 exd5 17. Bxd5 Rxd5
18. exd5 Qxd5 19. Nb5 Qxd1 20. Rfxd1 Bd7 21. Nxa7 Be6 22. Nb5 Bxa2 {Czerwonski,
A-Salokangas,H/EUCup Gr3 1994/1-0 (50)}) (12... e6 13. Rb1 Na5 14. Bd2 Nc6 15.
Bc3 Qh4 16. Qc2 Rd8 17. Rfd1 (17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. Ba5 Ba6 19. Bxd8 Rxd8 20. Rfd1
Bxe2 21. Qxe2 Bxd4 22. g3 $14) 17... Bd7 18. g3 Qe7 19. d5 exd5 20. Bxg7 Kxg7
21. Rxb7 Ne5 22. Bxd7 Rxd7 23. Rxd7 Qxd7 24. exd5 {Xu Jun-Dvoirys,S/Biel izt
1993/1-0 (67)}) 13. Rc1 Bd7 14. d5 b5 15. Bb3 Nxb3 16. Qxb3 Qb8 (16... Qa5 17.
Bd4 Rfc8 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Qb2+ Kg8 20. Nd4 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Rc8 22. Rxc8+ Bxc8
23. Qc1 Bb7 24. Nc6 {1-0 Belozerov,A-Petrov,A/RUS-chT 1997 (29)}) 17. Nd4 Qb7 (
17... Bxd4 $6 18. Bxd4 Rc8 19. Qe3 $16) (17... Qe5 18. f3 $16) 18. Nc6 e6 (
18... Bxc6 19. dxc6 $16) 19. Rc5 exd5 20. exd5 {White masterfully takes
advantage of the c6 stronghold, despite bishops pair black faces an uphill
struggle.} (20. Ne7+ Kh8 21. Nxd5 Rac8 22. Rfc1 Rxc5 23. Rxc5 Rc8 $11) 20... a6
21. Ne7+ Kh8 22. Qb4 a5 (22... Rfe8 23. d6 a5 24. Qf4 Be6 25. Bd4 Bxa2 26. Rc7
Qa6 27. Nxg6+ fxg6 28. Qh6 $18) 23. Qf4 b4 (23... Qb8 24. Rc7 (24. d6 Be6 25.
a3 Bc4 26. Re1 $16) 24... Qe8 25. Bc5 $16) 24. Rc7 Qb5 25. Bd4 $1 {Black
correctly tries to get counterplay with pawn push on the queenside, white is
forced to be efficient on the other half of the board.} Bxd4 (25... a4 26. Qf6
$1 Rg8 $8 27. Qxf7 Bxd4 28. Nxg8 Rxg8 29. Rxd7 Bg7 30. Re1 $18) 26. Qxd4+ f6
27. Re1 Rf7 (27... a4 $2 28. Nc6 $1 Rae8 (28... Bxc6 29. Ree7 $18) 29. Rxe8
Bxe8 30. Qa7 $1 $18) 28. h4 $6 (28. d6 $1 Re8 (28... a4 29. Nd5 $18) (28... Kg7
29. Nd5 Raf8 30. Re7 $18) 29. Qa7 Bf5 30. Rb7 $18) 28... Kg7 $2 (28... a4 $1
29. d6 b3 30. Nd5 Raf8 (30... bxa2 31. Nxf6 Qb1 32. Nxd7+ Kg8 33. Nf6+ Kf8 34.
Qe5 $18) 31. axb3 axb3 $14) 29. h5 $1 gxh5 (29... Re8 30. d6 gxh5 31. Rc5 Qa4
32. Qd5 $18) (29... a4 30. hxg6 hxg6 31. Qe4 f5 32. Qe5+ Kh7 33. Qd6 $18) 30.
Re6 $1 {Granda Zuniga shows a lot of phantasy in the attack. First he
destroyed the king shelter and then he brings the pieces closer to the target.}
Re8 (30... Bxe6 31. dxe6 Rc8 (31... Rff8 32. Nd5+ Kg6 33. Qe4+ f5 34. Qe5 $18)
32. Rxc8 (32. Nf5+ $2 Qxf5 33. Rxf7+ Kg6 $17) 32... Rxe7 33. Rc5 $1 Qe8 34.
Rg5+ $18) (30... a4 31. Nf5+ Kg6 32. Nd6 $18) 31. Nf5+ Kg6 (31... Kf8 32. Rxf6
Re1+ 33. Kh2 $18) 32. Nd6 (32. Nd6 Qa4 33. Qd3+ Kg7 34. Rxd7 $1 $18) 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 06th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.05.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Sergienko, Sergey"]
[Black "Babiy, Anatoly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2387"]
[BlackElo "2471"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1999.05.16"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Voronezh OShK"]
[BlackTeam "Vladivostok DVGU"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Bg7 6. e4 Nb6 7. Be3 c6 8. h3
Be6 9. Nf3 O-O 10. Be2 Bc4 11. O-O N8d7 12. b3 (12. Bg5 Re8 (12... Bxe2 13.
Qxe2 Re8 14. Rac1 Nf8 15. Rfd1 h6 16. Be3 e6 17. e5 Nfd7 18. Ne4 Rf8 19. Qd3
Nd5 20. h4 Qe7 21. h5 {1/2-1/2 Beikert,G-Banas,J/Viernheim/1992/ (28)}) 13.
Bxc4 Nxc4 14. Qe2 Ncb6 15. Rfd1 h6 16. Bh4 Nf6 17. Bg3 Qd7 18. e5 Nfd5 19. Ne4
Nc7 20. Nc5 Qc8 21. Nd2 Nbd5 {0-1 Adler,J-Ivacic,V/Bled/1992/ (38)}) (12. Rc1
Re8 13. b3 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 e5 15. Rfd1 exd4 16. Bxd4 Qe7 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Re1
Ne5 19. Nxe5 Qxe5 20. Qe3 Rad8 21. Rcd1 {1/2-1/2 Sergienko,S-Yandemirov,V/St.
Petersburg/ 1999/ (25)}) 12... Bxe2 13. Qxe2 e5 (13... c5 14. dxc5 Bxc3 15.
Rac1 Bg7 (15... Na4 16. bxa4 Bg7 17. Qb5 $16) 16. cxb6 Nxb6 17. Rfd1 $16) 14.
Rad1 exd4 15. Bxd4 (15. Nxd4 c5 16. Ndb5 a6 17. Nd5 axb5 18. Nxb6 Qxb6 19. Rxd7
Rfe8 $11) 15... Re8 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Rd4 $1 {[%mdl 32] Black has a very solid
position with no weaknesses, but white can hope to build up along the only
open file with heavy pieces.} Qe7 (17... Qf6 18. Rfd1 $14) 18. Rfd1 Ne5 (18...
Rad8 19. Qd2 $16) 19. Nxe5 Qxe5 20. Qd2 Re7 $2 (20... Qe7 $5 21. f4 f6 $14) 21.
f4 Qc5 22. Kh2 f6 23. b4 $1 Qh5 24. Rd8 {With black queen so badly out of play
white can claim great advantage with the timely intrusion along the d file.} g5
(24... Rxd8 25. Qxd8 Rf7 26. Qb8 a6 27. Rd8 $18) 25. Rxa8 Nxa8 26. Qd8 Qe8 (
26... Re8 $6 27. Rd7+ Kg8 28. Qxf6 $18) 27. Qxe8 Rxe8 28. Rd7+ Kg8 (28... Kh6
29. Rxb7 gxf4 30. Rxa7 $16) 29. fxg5 fxg5 30. Rxb7 Nb6 31. Rxa7 {Two solid
pawns should be enough for win without much of a problem.} Nc4 32. a4 Rd8 (
32... Nd6 33. Rc7 Nxe4 34. Rxc6 $18) 33. e5 (33. Rc7 Rd3 34. Ne2 Rb3 35. a5
Rxb4 36. a6 $18) 33... Nxe5 (33... Rd3 34. Ne4 Nxe5 35. Nf6+ Kf8 36. Nxh7+ $18)
34. Ne4 h6 35. a5 Nd3 (35... Rd4 36. Nf6+ Kf8 37. Rb7 $18) 36. Rb7 Ra8 (36...
Rd4 37. Nf6+ Kf8 38. a6 $18) 37. Kg3 Ne5 38. Nc5 Nf7 (38... Kf8 39. a6 $18) 39.
a6 Kg7 40. Rc7 Kg6 41. Rxc6+ Kf5 42. b5 Ne5 43. Rxh6 Rc8 44. a7 1-0

[Event "Edinburgh m"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1997.12.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hillarp Persson, Tiger"]
[Black "Rowson, Jonathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1997.12.14"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. Be3 Bg7 8.
Qd2 Qa5 9. Nf3 O-O 10. Rc1 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 Rd8 13. Rc7 (13. Bb5
Bg4 (13... Nc6 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Rc5 Bb7 16. Rb1 Rd7 17. Ke1 Rad8 18. e5 Ba8
19. Ng5 Rb7 20. Rxb7 Bxb7 21. f3 {1/2-1/2 Foisor,O-Chandler,M/Bucharest 1980 
(37)}) 14. Rc7 Nc6 (14... a6 15. Bd3 Bxf3 16. gxf3 e6 17. d5 exd5 18. exd5 Nd7
19. Bg5 Bf6 20. Bh6 Nb6 21. Rxb7 Nxd5 22. Rc1 {1/2-1/2 Djurhuus,
R-Steingrimsson,H/Gausdal Int 1994 (37)}) 15. d5 e6 (15... Rab8 16. Bxc6 (16.
Bf4 Bxf3 17. gxf3 e6 18. Bxc6 bxc6 19. Rxc6 Rb2+ 20. Rc2 exd5 21. Rxb2 Bxb2 {
1/2-1/2 Tomaszewski,R-Schmidt,W/Polanica Zdroj 1980 (36)}) 16... bxc6 17. Rxc6
e6 18. d6 Rb2+ 19. Kd3 Rxa2 20. Rhc1 e5 21. R1c2 Bd7 22. R6c5 Rxc2 23. Kxc2 f6
{Tseitlin,M-Schmidt,W/Lodz 1980}) 16. Ng5 exd5 17. Nxf7 Rdc8 18. Rxc8+ Rxc8 19.
Nd6 Rc7 20. Rc1 dxe4 21. Nxb7 Rd7+ 22. Ke1 Rxb7 23. Bxc6 {1-0 Ftacnik,
L-Smejkal,J/CSR-ch 1979 (33)}) 13... Nc6 14. d5 (14. Bd3 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 Bxd4 16.
Bxd4 Rxd4 17. Rxe7 Be6 18. Ke3 Rad8 19. Bb1 Rb4 20. Rc1 Rb2 {0-1 Kuhn,M-Grimm,
S/BL2-W 1991 (40)}) 14... e6 15. Bg5 f6 16. Kc1 fxg5 {White is playing with
phantasy, but the whole concept feels wrong. The kingside is still undeveloped
and the king will be far from safe on c1.} (16... exd5 17. exd5 Nb4 18. Bc4 b5
19. Bb3 (19. Bd2 Na6 $19) 19... fxg5 20. d6+ Kh8 21. Nxg5 Nd3+ 22. Kb1 Ne5 23.
f4 Nc4 24. Nf7+ Kg8 25. Bxc4 bxc4 26. Nxd8 Bf5+ 27. Kc1 Rxd8 {0-1 Kotlyar,
G-Ftacnik,L/Reno op 1991 (32)}) 17. dxc6 g4 (17... bxc6 18. Bc4 (18. Be2 g4 19.
Nd2 h5 20. Rd1 Be5 21. Rxc6 Bxh2 $17) 18... g4 19. Rxc8 Raxc8 20. Bxe6+ Kf8 21.
Bxc8 gxf3 22. Bh3 $15) 18. Bc4 (18. Ne1 bxc6 $15) 18... gxf3 19. cxb7 Bh6+ 20.
Kc2 $8 (20. Kb1 fxg2 21. Rg1 Rb8 $19) 20... Bxb7 21. Bxe6+ Kh8 22. Rxb7 {
The fate of two kings speaks volumes, black sits in safety while his
counterpart will have to face to the black's tune.} fxg2 23. Rg1 Rd2+ 24. Kb3
Rxf2 25. e5 (25. Bh3 $2 Rf3+ $19) 25... Rd8 (25... Re8 26. Bd5 Rxe5 27. Rxg2
Rxg2 28. Bxg2 Re2 29. Bd5 $15) (25... Be3 26. Bh3 Bb6 27. Bxg2 Re8 $17) 26. Bd7
Bg7 (26... Bf4 27. e6 Bxh2 28. e7 Rg8 29. Rxg2 Rxg2 30. e8=Q Rxe8 31. Bxe8 a5
$19) 27. Bc6 (27. e6 $2 Rb2+ 28. Kc4 Rxb7 $19) 27... Bxe5 {It becomes quite
obvious, that white's concept was faulty. Black is on the verge of winning all
his pawns.} 28. Rxg2 (28. Bxg2 Bxh2 29. Re1 Rxg2 30. Ree7 Rg3+ 31. Kc4 Rh3 $19)
28... Rd3+ 29. Kc4 (29. Kb4 Rxg2 30. Bxg2 Rd2 31. Bc6 Rxa2 $19) 29... Rc3+ 30.
Kb5 a6+ 31. Ka5 $8 (31. Kb4 Rf4+ 32. Ka5 Rxc6 $19) (31. Kb6 Rxc6+ 32. Kxc6 Rxg2
$19) 31... Ra3+ 32. Kb4 (32. Kb6 Bd4+ 33. Kc7 Rxg2 34. Bxg2 Rxa2 $19) 32...
Bd6+ 33. Kc4 Rxg2 34. Bxg2 Rxa2 35. Bc6 (35. Kd5 Rxg2 36. Kxd6 Rxh2 $19) 35...
Bxh2 36. Kd5 Re2 37. Ra7 a5 38. Bd7 (38. Rxa5 $2 Re5+) 38... Re5+ 39. Kd6 Kg7
$1 {Spells the end of the fight, since white's last chance was the cornering
of black monarch.} 40. Be6+ Kh6 41. Ke7 (41. Bg8 $2 Re8+ $19) 41... Kg5 42. Kf7
Kh4 43. Ra6 g5 (43... g5 44. Kg7 h5 $19) 0-1

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1990.09.21"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "1990.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Bg5 h6 14. Be3
Nc6 (14... b6 15. h3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 e5 17. d5 Nd7 18. Re1 Rfd8 19. Qd3 Nc5 20.
Qb5 Bf8 21. Red1 Nb7 22. Ra1 {Gurevich,M-Ivanchuk/Manila izt/1990/1/2-1/2/
->CBM 19} a5) 15. d5 Na5 {N} (15... Ne5 16. Rxb7 e6 17. Re1 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Rfd8
19. d6 Qa3 20. d7 Qe7 21. Bb5 Qh4 22. Bf1 {/Gelfand-Ivanchuk/Manila izt/1990/1/
2-1/2/22/ ->CBM 19}) 16. Bc5 Bf6 17. e5 Bxe5 18. h3 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Rfe8 (19...
Bd6 $2 20. Bxd6 exd6 21. Ra1 $18) (19... Bf6 20. d6 e6 (20... exd6 $2 21. Bd5
Nc4 22. Bd4 Bxd4 23. Qxd4 Rac8 24. Qe4 Kg7 25. Rxb7 $16) 21. d7 Rfd8 22. Bxb7
Nxb7 23. Rxb7 $14) (19... Rae8 $5 20. d6 (20. Re1 Nc4 21. Rxb7 Bd6 22. Rxa7 Qd2
$10) 20... exd6 21. Bd5 Nc4 22. Qg4 (22. Rxb7 dxc5 23. Qf3 Nd2 24. Qd3 Bh2+ $1
25. Kxh2 Nxf1+ 26. Kg1 Qa1 $1) 22... dxc5 23. Qxg6+ (23. Bxc4 Qc2) 23... Bg7
24. Rxb7 Ne5 25. Qxg7+ Kxg7 26. Bxa2 Rb8 $5 27. Rxa7 Ra8 $10) (19... Nc4 $6 20.
Bxe7 Nd2 21. Qe2 $1 $16) 20. d6 $1 Qc4 (20... exd6 21. Bd5 Nc4 22. Rxb7 $16) (
20... Qe6 21. d7 Red8 22. Qa4 $16) 21. d7 $1 (21. Rc1 Qf4 22. g3 Qf6) 21...
Qxc5 22. dxe8=Q+ Rxe8 23. Qa4 (23. Qd7 Qc8 24. Qxc8 (24. Qb5 Bc3 25. Rfc1 Rd8)
24... Rxc8 25. Rb5 Bc3 26. Rc1 b6 27. Rd5 Rc7 $10) 23... Nc6 24. Rxb7 (24. Rfc1
Qd4 25. Rc4 Qd7 26. Rxc6 bxc6 27. Bxc6 Qf5 28. Be4 Qc8) 24... Rc8 25. Bxc6 (25.
Rb5 Qc3 26. Bxc6 Qxc6) 25... Rxc6 (25... Qxc6 26. Qxc6 Rxc6 27. Rxe7 Bd4 28.
Rd1 Bb6 29. Re2) 26. Rxe7 (26. Rb5 Qd4 27. Rb8+ Kg7 $10) 26... Qxe7 27. Qxc6
Bd4 28. Qd5 Bb6 29. g3 h5 30. Kg2 Kg7 31. Rb1 Qe2 32. Qf3 Qe6 33. Qc3+ Kh7 34.
Re1 Qd5+ 35. Qf3 Qd7 36. Rd1 Qe7 37. Rd3 Kg7 38. Qc6 Qe2 39. Rf3 Qa2 $2 (39...
Qe7 $14) 40. Qc3+ Kg8 41. Qb3 Qxb3 42. Rxb3 Kf8 43. Kf3 Ke7 44. Rb2 Ke6 (44...
Kd6 $5) 45. Ke4 Kd6 46. Rd2+ Ke6 47. Kf4 Kf6 48. Rc2 Bd4 49. Ke4 Bb6 50. Rc6+
Ke7 51. f4 Kd7 52. Rf6 Ke7 53. Rc6 Kd7 54. Kd5 Bc7 (54... Ke7 55. f5 $18) 55.
Rc4 a5 56. Rc6 Bd8 57. Ra6 Ke7 58. Ke4 Bc7 59. Kd5 Bd8 60. Ra7+ Kf6 61. Ra8 Be7
(61... Ke7 62. Kc6 $18) 62. Rxa5 1-0

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1990.09.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1990.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Qe6 13. Qc2 Qc6 (13...
Qd6 14. Bb4 $1 Qd8 15. d5 Bg4 16. Rfc1 Na6 $2 (16... Bxf3) 17. Ba3 Bxf3 18.
gxf3 Qd7 19. Bxa6 bxa6 20. Qc7 $1 Qh3 21. Qg3 Qxg3+ 22. hxg3 $18 {Gelfand,
B-Kindermann,S/Dortmund/1990/ ->CBM 18}) 14. Qd3 Qd6 15. Bb4 (15. d5 Na6 16.
Qe3 Nc5 17. Bb4 b6 18. Rfc1 $13 {Komarov-Tseshkovsky/Warszawa/1989/}) 15... Qd8
16. Qa3 Nc6 17. Bc5 Bxd4 $1 18. Nxd4 Nxd4 19. Bxe7 Nxe2+ 20. Kh1 Qe8 21. Bxf8
Qxf8 22. Qe3 a5 $1 23. Qxe2 a4 (23... b5 $5 24. Qxb5 Ba6 $10) 24. Rb5 Qe7 25.
Ra1 Be6 26. e5 (26. Qb2 a3) 26... a3 27. Qf3 a2 28. Qxb7 Qd8 $1 29. h3 Rc8 30.
Rb2 Qg5 31. Rbxa2 Rc1+ 32. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 33. Kh2 Bxa2 34. Qa8+ Kg7 35. Qxa2 Qf4+
36. g3 {Ftacnik,L} 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Orlov, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1997.03.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 O-O 8.
Be2 c5 9. Rb1 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Be3 Rc8 $146 (
13... Nc6 14. Rxb7 (14. d5 Na5 (14... Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Ne5 (15... Na5) 16. Rxb7 (
16. Bc5 Bf6 17. Rxb7 Rfb8 18. Bxe7 (18. Rxe7 Bxe7 19. Bxe7 Rb7 20. d6 Qe6)
18... Rxb7 19. Bxf6 Re8 20. h4 (20. Qc1 Qb2 21. Qf4 Rb6 22. Kh1 a5) 20... Qa3 {
/\ Qd6} 21. Bxe5 Rxe5 22. Qd4 Qb2 {Krasenkow,M-Azmaiparashvili,Z/Erevan olm 
(04)/1996/0-1 (73)}) (16. Be2 Nc4 17. Bg5 Rfe8 18. Rxb7 Nd6 19. Rb4 a5 20. Ra4
Qb2 21. Bc1 Qb6 22. Be3 Qb2 23. Bc1 Qb6 24. Qd3 Reb8 25. Bg5 {1/2-1/2 Sakaev,
K-Notkin,M/RUS-ch Elista (01) ;56 1996 (32)}) 16... e6 (16... a5 $5) 17. dxe6 (
17. Be2 exd5 18. exd5 Rfd8 19. d6 Qe6 20. Bc5 Bf8) (17. d6 Qa6 18. Rc7 Nxf3+
19. gxf3 Be5 20. Bc5 Rfd8) 17... Qxe6 18. Rxa7 Nxf3+ 19. Qxf3 Rxa7 20. Bxa7 Re8
21. Re1 f5 {1/2-1/2 Chernin,A-Azmaiparashvili,Z/Reggio Emilia9596 (02)/ 1996})
(14... Ne5 15. Rxb7 e6 (15... Rfb8 16. Rxe7 Rb2 17. Bd4 Rxe2 18. Bxe5 Bxf3 19.
gxf3 Bxe5 20. Rxe5) 16. Re1 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Rfd8 18. Qb1 Qxb1 19. Rexb1 exd5 20.
exd5 Rac8 21. Bxa7 {1/2-1/2 Tratar,M-Jelen,Ig/SLO-ch 1994}) 15. Rb4 Bxf3 16.
Bxf3 Nc4 17. Bg5 f6 18. Bf4 Nd6 19. Bxd6 exd6 20. Rxb7 a5 21. Qd4 Rab8 22. Ra7
Qa3 23. h4 Qb4 {0-1 Hoffman,A-Sanchez Almeyra,J/Mar del Plata op (07)/1995 (30)
}) 14... Rfd8 15. d5 e6 16. Rxf7 exd5 17. exd5 Rxd5 18. Rxg7+ Kxg7 19. Qe1 Ne5
20. Bd4 Rxd4 21. Nxd4 Bxe2 22. Nxe2 Re8 23. Nc3 Qf7 24. Qa1 Kg8 25. Ne4 Qg7 {
Bewersdorff,O-Roesch,A/BL2-O 9394/1994/1/2-1/2 (52)}) (13... b6 $5) 14. Rxb7
Bd7 (14... e6 15. h3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 $14) 15. Bd3 Bc6 16. Rb1 (16. Rxe7 $6 Bf6)
16... Ba4 17. Qe1 Nd7 (17... Bc2 18. Bxc2 Rxc2 19. Rb7 $14) 18. Qa5 Nb6 19. Ra1
Qb3 20. Ba6 Rc7 (20... Rc2 21. Bb7 Rd8 22. Qxa7 $16) 21. Rfb1 Qc2 (21... Qc3
22. Rxa4 Nxa4 23. Qxa4 $18) 22. Rc1 (22. Bf4 Rd7 23. Be5 Qxe4 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25.
Rxb6 axb6 26. Qxa4 Rda7 $13) 22... Qb2 23. Rcb1 Qc2 24. Rc1 Qb2 25. Rxc7 Qxa1+
26. Rc1 Qb2 (26... Qa2 27. Bb7 Rd8 28. Qxa7 $18) 27. Bb7 Rd8 28. Qxa7 Be8 (
28... Qb4 29. Bd2 Qb3 30. Bg5 $18) 29. h3 Na4 (29... h6 30. d5 $18) 30. Bc6 $1
Nc3 (30... Bxc6 31. Rxc6 Qb4 32. e5 $18) 31. Qxe7 Rc8 (31... Ne2+ 32. Kf1 Rc8
33. Bxe8 Nxc1 34. Bxf7+ Kh8 35. Ne5 Qe2+ 36. Kg1 Nd3 37. Be6 $18) 32. Rxc3 Bxc6
(32... Qxc3 33. Bxe8 Qb3 34. Ne5 $18) 33. Rxc6 Qb1+ (33... Rxc6 34. Qe8+ Bf8
35. Qxc6 $18) 34. Kh2 Qb8+ 35. Qd6 1-0

[Event "Madrid Magistral 6th"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1997.05.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1997.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[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 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Qd2 Qxd2+ 12. Bxd2 b6 13. O-O Bb7 14. d5
Rc8 15. Bb4 (15. Rfc1 Nd7 16. Bb4 (16. Be3 Rxc1+ 17. Rxc1 Rc8 18. Rxc8+ Bxc8
19. Nd4 Bxd4 20. Bxd4 Kf8 21. f3 Bb7 22. Kf2 e6 23. dxe6 fxe6 24. Ke3 {Li
Wenliang-Lin Weiguo/PRC-chT/1987/1/2-1/2 (51)}) 16... Kf8 17. Bb5 Nf6 18. Bd3
Bh6 19. Bd2 Bxd2 20. Nxd2 Rxc1+ 21. Rxc1 Rc8 22. Rxc8+ Bxc8 23. f3 e6 24. dxe6
Bxe6 {0-1 Bohnsack,R-Behrmann,J/Baden Baden op (08)/1987 (42)}) 15... Kf8 (
15... e5 16. Rfc1 Na6 17. Bd6 f6 18. Bb5 Bf8 19. Bxf8 Kxf8 20. g4 g5 21. Bd7
Rxc1+ 22. Rxc1 Nc5 23. Bf5 h6 24. Nd2 Bc8 25. Bxc8 Rxc8 26. Nb3 Ke7 {Guerra,
D-Castillo,J/ESP-ch Lleida (01)/1991/1/2-1/2 (71)}) 16. Rfd1 $2 (16. Rfc1 Nd7
$11) 16... Na6 17. Bxa6 (17. Ba3 Rc2 $15) 17... Bxa6 18. e5 (18. Rd2 Bh6 $15)
18... Be2 19. d6 $6 {Piket overestimates the power of the pawn on e7, black
will promptly change white rook. Piket uberschatz die Starke vom e7 Bauern,
Schwarz tauscht sofort weisse Turm.} (19. Re1 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Rc2 21. a4 Ra2 $15)
19... Bxd1 20. dxe7+ Ke8 21. Rxd1 Bh6 $1 22. h4 (22. Ba3 Rc2 23. Nd4 Rxa2 24.
Nb5 (24. Nc6 Rd2 $19) 24... Rxa3 25. Nxa3 Kxe7 $19) 22... Rc1 23. Rxc1 Bxc1 24.
Bd6 (24. Nd4 Bb2 25. Nc6 a6 $19) 24... Rc8 25. g3 (25. Nd4 Kd7 $19) 25... Kd7
26. Nd4 a6 27. Kf1 f6 28. f4 (28. exf6 Kxd6 29. Nc6 Ke6 $1 30. Nd8+ Kd7 $19)
28... fxe5 29. fxe5 Be3 30. Nf3 (30. Nb3 Rc2 $19) 30... Bc5 0-1

[Event "Ciocaltea Memorial"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Nevednichy, Vladislav"]
[Black "Iordachescu, Viorel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1997.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. Rb1 Bg7 8.
Bb5+ (8. Be3 O-O 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. Nf3 Bg4 11. d5 Bxf3 12. gxf3 Ne5 13. Be2 Qa5
14. O-O Qc7 15. f4 Nd7 16. c4 b6 17. Bf3 Rad8 {Schroeder,U-Horvat,L/Leipzig
VfB op 1995/EXT 95op2/1-0 (36)}) 8... Nc6 (8... Bd7 9. Bxd7+ Qxd7 10. Nf3 Nc6
11. Qb3 O-O 12. O-O cxd4 13. cxd4 Na5 14. Qb4 b6 15. Ba3 Rfd8 16. Rfd1 e6 17.
Qb5 Qxb5 18. Rxb5 Rac8 19. d5 Rc4 20. e5 Re4 21. Bb2 Nc4 22. d6 Nxb2 23. Rxb2
Bxe5 {Dittmann,H-Oertle,M/Wuerzburg op 1991/0-1 (59)}) 9. Ne2 (9. d5 a6 $13)
9... cxd4 10. cxd4 O-O 11. Be3 (11. d5 Ne5 12. O-O a6 $13) 11... Qa5+ 12. Qd2
Qxd2+ 13. Kxd2 Rd8 14. Bxc6 (14. d5 e6 $11) 14... bxc6 15. Rhc1 e5 (15... Ba6
$6 16. Rxc6 Bxe2 17. Kxe2 Bxd4 18. Rb7 $16) 16. Rxc6 exd4 17. Bg5 Re8 (17...
Rd7 18. f3 Bb7 $11) 18. f3 Be6 19. a4 Rab8 20. Rcc1 (20. Rxb8 Rxb8 21. Nf4 Bb3
$11) 20... f5 (20... Rec8 21. Rxc8+ Rxc8 22. Rb7 $14) 21. Ng3 (21. Rxb8 Rxb8
22. Nf4 Bb3 $15) 21... Bf8 22. Bf4 Rxb1 (22... Bb4+ $2 23. Kd3 Rb7 24. Bd6 $14)
23. Rxb1 Rc8 24. exf5 (24. Kd3 Bg7 25. Rb7 Rc3+ 26. Kd2 a5 27. exf5 gxf5 28.
Rb5 Ra3 $132) 24... gxf5 25. Rb8 (25. Rb7 $1 a5 26. Nh5 Bf7 27. Nf6+ Kg7 28.
Nd7 $16) 25... Kf7 26. Rxc8 $2 (26. Rb7+ Kg6 27. Ne2 Bd5 28. Rb8 $16) 26...
Bxc8 27. Be5 (27. Kd3 Bc5 (27... Bg7 28. Bb8 a5 29. Bc7 Ba6+ 30. Kc2 Ke6 31.
Bxa5 Be5 $14) 28. Kc4 Bb6 29. Be5 Ba6+ 30. Kd5 d3 $15) 27... Bc5 28. Ne2 Bb4+
29. Kc2 (29. Kd3 $2 Ba6+) 29... Bd7 30. Kb3 (30. Nxd4 Bxa4+ 31. Kd3 Bd7 $15)
30... d3 $1 31. Kxb4 (31. Nc3 Ke6 32. Kxb4 Kxe5 33. Kc4 d2 34. Kd3 Bxa4 35.
Kxd2 Bc6 $15) 31... dxe2 32. Bc3 Ke6 33. a5 Kd5 34. Kb3 (34. Be1 Kd4 35. Kb3
Kd3 $15) 34... a6 35. Kc2 Kc4 36. Be1 Kd4 37. Kd2 (37. Kd2 Bb5 38. Bf2+ $11)
1/2-1/2

[Event "Parnu-B"]
[Site "Parnu"]
[Date "1996.02.11"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Rytshagov, Mikhail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Gagarin,V"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1996.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 cxd4 9. cxd4 Nc6 10. Rd1 O-O 11. Nf3 Bg4 12. Be2 Rc8 13. O-O Qa5 (13... Qd7
14. h3 Bxf3 (14... Bh5 $5 15. g4 Bxg4 16. hxg4 Qxg4+ 17. Kh2 Qxe4 18. Ng5 $1
Qf5 19. f4 $1 $14 {Seirawan,Y-Sokolov,I/Novi Sad (ol)/1990/1:0/62/}) 15. Bxf3
Rfd8 16. e5 e6 {Zakharevich,I-Neverov,V/Smolensk/1991/0,5/48/} 17. Bg5 $5 $14 {
Neverov/}) 14. Qxa5 Nxa5 15. Rc1 Bxf3 $146 (15... Nc6 16. d5 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Nd4
18. Rfd1 b6 19. Bxd4 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 {Ehlvest,J-Ivanchuk,V/Horgen/1995/0,5/20/}
Bxd4 21. Rc7 $14) (15... e6 $5 16. h3 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Nc4 18. e5 b5 $14) 16. Bxf3
(16. gxf3 $2 Nc6 17. Rfd1 (17. d5 Nd4 $15) 17... Nxd4 $1 18. Bxd4 Rxc1 19. Rxc1
Bxd4 20. Rc7 e6 21. Rxb7 Rc8 $15) 16... Nc4 (16... Nc6 17. e5 $14) 17. e5 $1
Nxe3 $6 (17... b5 $5 18. Bg5 (18. Bb7 $6 Rc7 $1 (18... Nxe3 $2 19. fxe3 Rxc1
20. Rxc1 $14) 19. Ba6 Rb8 20. a4 Nxe3 21. Rxc7 Nxf1 22. Kxf1 bxa4 23. Rxe7 $140
$2 a3 24. Bc4 Rb1+ 25. Ke2 a2 $1 26. Bxf7+ Kf8 $17) 18... Rfd8 19. Rfd1 f6 (
19... Rd7 $5) (19... Rc7 $5) 20. exf6 Bxf6 21. Be3 e6 22. Bg4 Rc6 23. a4 a6 (
23... bxa4 $4 24. Rxc4 $18) 24. axb5 axb5 25. Rb1 Rb6 26. Rdc1 Nxe3 27. fxe3 b4
$10) 18. fxe3 b6 19. Bb7 $1 $14 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 e6 (20... Bh6 21. Kf2 f6 22. e6
$1 $16) 21. Kf2 (21. Rc7 $5 Bh6 22. Kf2 f6 23. d5 $1 (23. Bc8 $2 fxe5+ 24. Ke2
Re8 25. Bd7 Re7 26. Rxa7 exd4 27. exd4 Kf7 $10) 23... fxe5+ 24. Ke2 exd5 25.
Bxd5+ Kh8 26. Rxa7 $14 {>< Kh8/}) 21... f6 22. exf6 Bxf6 23. Ke2 Re8 (23... Rf7
24. Ba6 Rd7 25. Rc6 Kf7 26. Bc4 Re7 $14) 24. Ba6 e5 $2 (24... Kf7 $14) (24...
Re7 $14) 25. d5 $16 Bd8 $2 (25... e4 $5 26. d6 Rd8 27. Bc4+ Kf8 28. Rd1 $16)
26. d6 $1 Kg7 $6 (26... Kf8 $142 27. Rc7 $1 Re6 $16) 27. Rc7+ $1 Kf6 28. Rxh7
Ke6 29. Rh6 (29. Bd3 $5 Kxd6 30. Bxg6 Re7 (30... Rg8 31. Be4 $18) 31. Rh8 $1
Bc7 32. h4 $18) 29... Kxd6 30. Rxg6+ Kc5 $6 (30... Re6 $142 31. Rg7 Rh6 32. h3
Be7 $16 {/\ Rh4-a4/}) 31. g3 $18 b5 32. h4 Rh8 33. Bb7 Kb4 34. Bd5 Bb6 (34...
a5 35. Kf3 $18 {/\ Kg4, h5/}) 35. Rg5 Bc7 36. h5 Ka3 37. g4 a5 38. Rg7 Bd6 39.
Rb7 1-0

[Event "YUG-chT"]
[Site "Tivat"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Milanovic, Vojislav"]
[Black "Horvath, Jozsef"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Gagarin,V"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.11.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8.
Ba4 b5 9. Bb3 b4 10. Ne2 bxc3 11. Be3 Ba6 12. O-O $6 (12. Rc1 $1 Nd7 $5 13. e5
$14 (13. f4 $5)) 12... Nd7 $1 13. Re1 Qa5 14. Rc1 Rd8 $1 15. Qc2 Nc5 $3 $146 (
15... c5 $6 16. e5 cxd4 17. Bxd4 Bxe5 18. Bxc3 Bxc3 19. Nxc3 $44 Nb6 20. Qe4
Rd7 21. Na4 O-O 22. Nc5 Rdd8 23. Qxe7 $16 {Sekulic,D-Horvath,J/YUG(cht)/1994/1:
0/25/}) 16. dxc5 Rd2 $1 $15 17. Bxd2 $8 cxd2 18. Red1 dxc1=Q 19. Rxc1 $2 (19.
Nxc1 $1 O-O (19... Bc3 20. Ne2 $1 $10 (20. Nd3 $2 O-O 21. Ba4 Rc8 $1 $17)) 20.
Bc4 $1 Bxc4 21. Qxc4 $15) 19... O-O 20. Rd1 $6 (20. Bc4 $5 Bxc4 21. Qxc4 Rb8 $1
$17) 20... e6 $1 $17 21. h3 (21. Nf4 $5 Bd4 $1 22. Qd2 Qxd2 23. Rxd2 Bxc5 24.
Rc2 Bd4 25. Rxc6 Bb7 26. Rc4 Rd8 $17) 21... Rd8 22. Rxd8+ Qxd8 23. Ba4 $2 (23.
Bc4 $1 Bxc4 24. Qxc4 Qd1+ 25. Kh2 Qd2 $17) 23... Qa5 $1 24. Kf1 (24. Bxc6 $4
Qe1+ $19) (24. Ng3 Bd4 25. Nh1 (25. Kh2 Qxc5 26. Qxc5 Bxc5 27. Bxc6 Bxf2 $19)
25... Bb5 26. Bxb5 Qxb5 $19) 24... Bc3 (24... Bd4 $5 25. g3 (25. Bxc6 Qc7 $1
26. Ke1 (26. Ba4 Qh2 $19) 26... Bxe2 $19) 25... Bxc5 26. Bxc6 Qb6 $19) 25. Bxc6
Qxc5 26. Ba4 Qb4 $1 (26... Qd4 $6 27. Bb3 Bd3 28. Kg1 $1 Qxe4 (28... Bxc2 29.
Nxd4 Bxe4 30. Nb5 Be5 31. Nxa7 $15) 29. Qxc3 Qxe2 30. Qd4 a6 31. Qd8+ Kg7 32.
Qd4+ e5 33. Qd5 $1 f5 34. Qd7+ Kh6 35. Bg8 $132) 27. Bb3 $6 (27. g3 $5 Bd4 28.
Qb3 Qc5 29. Qf3 Bxe2+ 30. Qxe2 Bxf2 $1 31. Qxf2 (31. Kg2 Bd4 $17) 31... Qc4+
32. Kg1 Qxa4 $17) 27... Bd4 $1 $19 28. g3 Bb6 $1 {/\ Qd4/} 29. f3 (29. Kg2 Qe1
$19) 29... Qd4 $1 30. Ke1 Qf2+ 31. Kd2 Qxe2+ 0-1

[Event "Ashdod"]
[Site "Ashdod"]
[Date "2004.12.11"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2697"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2004.12.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Krasenkow,M} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7
7. Nf3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 Bg7 13. c4 {
Krasenkow,M: 'Other options, which often lead to theoretical lines with 12...
e6 or 12...b6:'} (13. O-O {Krasenkow,M and}) (13. f4 {Krasenkow,M}) 13... b6 (
13... Bd4 14. h4 e6 15. Bb2 Qf6 16. Bxd4 cxd4 17. Qg5 Qxg5 18. hxg5 $16 {
Lobron,E-Kindermann,S,1990,Germany} b6 {Krasenkow,M} 19. f4 e5 20. Kd2 Ba6 21.
Rb4 $16 {1-0 Lobron,E-Kindermann,S/Nuremberg 1990/EXT 2000 (32)}) (13... e6 14.
f4 (14. Bb2 {Krasenkow,M} Bxb2 15. Rxb2 exd5 16. exd5 $6 (16. cxd5 $5) 16... b6
17. O-O Bd7 18. Rb3 Qf6 19. Rf3 Qe5 20. Re3 Qf6 21. Rf3 Qe5 $11 {0-1 Browne,
W-Gurevich,I/San Francisco 1999/CBM 069 ext (43)})) (13... Re8 {Krasenkow,M}
14. Bb2 e6 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. d6 e5 17. O-O b6 18. f4 Bb7 19. d7 Re7 20. Rbd1
Bxe4 21. fxe5 Rxe5 22. Bf3 Bxf3 23. Rxf3 Re6 24. Qd5 Rb8 25. Rdf1 Kh6 26. Rxf7
Re2 27. Qd3 Re5 28. Qh3+ Rh5 29. Qe3+ {1-0 Hracek,Z-Gurevich,I/Kecskemet 1991/
EXT 97 (29).}) 14. Bb2 (14. O-O f5 15. exf5 Bxf5 16. Rb3 Bd4 $11) 14... e5 {
'?!' Krasenkow,M.} (14... Bxb2 15. Qxb2 $14) 15. O-O (15. h4 f5 (15... h5 $140
16. Qg5) 16. h5 fxe4 17. hxg6 hxg6 (17... Qf6 18. gxh7+ Kh8 19. Qe3) 18. Qe3
Qf6 $132) 15... Qd6 {Krasenkow,M: 'Not a good plan. In this typical position
the initiative belongs to White as the black queen is not a good blockader. It
is very passive on d6, which is a good square for a (non-existing) knight.'}
16. a4 $14 (16. Qc3 f6 $11) 16... f5 (16... a5 17. f4 $1) 17. a5 {Krasenkow,M:
'White doesn't pay attention to the e4 pawn.'} (17. f3 $5 f4 (17... a5 18. exf5
Bxf5 19. Bd3) 18. a5 $14) (17. Bd3 f4 18. Be2 a5 $11) (17. exf5 $5 Bxf5 (17...
gxf5 18. f4 e4 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. a5 $14) 18. Bd3 e4 (18... Bxd3 19. Qxd3 Rae8
20. Rfe1 e4 (20... Rf4 21. Re4) 21. Rxe4 Bxb2 22. Rxb2 Qf4 23. Rxf4 Re1+ 24.
Qf1 Rxf1+ 25. Kxf1 Rxf4 26. Rc2 Rd4 27. Ke2 Kf7 28. Ke3 $16) 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20.
Bc2 $14) 17... fxe4 18. Bc3 (18. Ra1 $5 Bf5 19. Ra3) 18... Bd7 $6 (18... Bf5
$142 19. Rb3 $13) 19. Rb3 Rfb8 20. Rfb1 bxa5 {Krasenkow,M: 'Now Black has
several weak pawns.'} (20... Bf5 21. Ra1 bxa5 22. Rba3) 21. Bxa5 Rxb3 22. Rxb3
Rb8 23. Qb2 $1 (23. Rxb8+ Qxb8 24. d6 Qb1+ 25. Bf1 Qb7 26. Bc7 Qc6 27. Qg5 a5
28. Qd8+ Bf8 $11) 23... Rf8 $2 (23... Rxb3 $142 24. Qxb3 Bh6 25. g3 $1 (25. Qb7
e3 26. f3 e4 27. fxe4 Qf6 28. Be1 Qa1 29. Kf1 Qf6+ 30. Bf3 Bg4 31. Ke2 $16)
25... Bc8 26. Kg2 $16) 24. Bd2 $1 $18 Qf6 (24... e3 25. Bxe3 e4 26. Qa3) 25.
Be3 Bh6 26. Bxc5 e3 27. f3 a5 (27... Bf4 28. Bxe3 (28. g3 Qg5 29. Rb8 Bxg3 30.
Rxf8+ Kg7 31. Rg8+ Kf7)) 28. Rb6 Qf5 29. Bxf8 Bxf8 30. Rb8 a4 31. c5 Kg7 32. g4
Qg5 (32... a3 33. gxf5 axb2 34. Rxb2) 33. Qb7 Qh4 34. Qxd7+ Be7 35. Rb1 1-0

[Event "Dos Hermanas"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1996.05.29"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1996.05.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik Bologan} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13.
Bg5 h6 14. Be3 Nc6 15. d5 Ne5 (15... Na5 {Bologan}) (15... Na5 16. Bc5) 16.
Rxb7 (16. Rb4 Bxf3 17. gxf3 b6 18. Ra4 Qb2 19. Bd4 Nxf3+ 20. Bxf3 Bxd4 21. Rxd4
Rac8 22. e5 Rc3 23. d6 exd6 24. Rxd6 Qb4 25. Qd5 Rc5 26. Rxg6+ Kh7 27. Qd6 {
1-0 Ruiz,R-Sion,M/Pamplona op/1995/}) 16... e6 17. d6 Rfd8 18. Re1 Bxf3 19.
gxf3 Qa3 20. f4 $1 (20. d7 Qe7 21. Bb5 Qh4 $1 $10 {Gelfand,B-Ivanchuk,V,Manila,
izt,1990} (21... Qh4 22. Bf1 {1/2-1/2/Gelfand,B-Ivanchuk,V/Manila izt (07)/
1990/})) 20... Rxd6 {[#]} 21. Qc1 $3 $146 (21. Qc2 Rc6 (21... Nc6 {Ftacnik} 22.
Bc5 Qa5 (22... Nd4 $2 23. Bxa3 Nxc2 24. Bxd6 Nxe1 25. Rc7 {xNe1}) (22... Qc3
23. Qxc3 Bxc3 24. Rc1 Rd2 25. Rxc3 Rxe2 26. Rc7 $13) 23. Bxd6 Qxe1+ 24. Kg2 Rd8
25. e5 $13) 22. Qd2 (22. Qb1 $5 {Ftacnik} Nc4 23. Rxf7 Qa5 24. Rd1 Kxf7 25.
Qb7+ Rc7 26. Qxa8 Nxe3 27. fxe3 Qc5 $15) 22... Rd6 (22... Nc4 $2 {Ftacnik} 23.
Qd7 $18) (22... Qa6 {Ftacnik} 23. Reb1 Nc4 24. Qd7 $14) 23. Rb3 Qxb3 (23...
Rxd2 {Ftacnik} 24. Rxa3 Rxe2 25. Rxe2 Nf3+ 26. Kg2 Nd4 27. Rd2 $16) 24. Qxd6
Nc4 25. Qc6 Nxe3 26. Qxa8+ Kh7 $10 {1/2-1/2 Solozhenkin,E-Daniliuk,S/RUS-ch
Elista (11)/1995/ (29)}) 21... Qxc1 22. Rxc1 Nc6 $8 (22... Rd7 23. Rb3 $18) (
22... Nd7 $4 {Bologan} 23. e5 Rd5 24. Bf3 $18) (22... Nd3 {Ftacnik} 23. Rcc7 a5
(23... Rf8 24. e5 Rd5 25. Rxa7 $16) 24. Rxf7 Bh8 25. Rfe7 $18) 23. e5 Nd4 (
23... Na5 {Ftacnik} 24. exd6 Nxb7 25. Bf3 Rd8 26. Bxb7 $18) 24. Rcc7 $3 (24.
exd6 $2 Nxe2+ 25. Kf1 Nxc1 26. Bxc1 Bf6) (24. Bf1 Rc6 $1 25. Rd1 Nf5 26. Rdd7
Rf8 $10) (24. Bg4 $5 {Bologan} Rc6 25. Rd1 h5 $1 26. Bxh5 gxh5 27. Rxd4 a5 28.
Rdd7 a4 29. Rxf7 Bf8 30. Rf6 a3 31. Rg6+ Kh8 32. Rg5 a2 33. Rxh5+ Kg8 34. Rg5+
$10) 24... Nxe2+ 25. Kf1 Rdd8 (25... Ra6 {Ftacnik} 26. Rxf7 Bf8 27. Kxe2 $16)
26. Rxf7 (26. Kxe2 Rdb8 $10) 26... Bf8 {Bologan: This natural move is just
loosing the game. It was very important to cover the 'f6' square.} (26... Bh8
27. Kxe2 a5 28. Rh7 (28. Rfe7 {Bologan} Re8 29. Rxe8+ Rxe8 30. Ra7 Bg7 31. Kd3
Bf8 32. Rxa5 Rd8+ 33. Ke4 Rd7 $14) 28... Rdb8 (28... Rab8 {Ftacnik}) 29. Rxb8+
Rxb8 30. Re7 Ra8 31. Rxe6 Kf7 32. Rc6 a4 33. Bd4 $16) 27. Kxe2 Rdb8 (27... a5
28. Rf6 a4 (28... Re8 {Ftacnik} 29. Rxg6+ Kh8 30. f5 $18) 29. Rxe6 (29. Rxg6+
Kh8 30. Rxe6 a3 31. Rb1 a2 32. Ra1 Rdb8 33. Rb6) 29... g5 (29... a3 30. Rxg6+
Kh8 31. Rg1 (31. Ba7 {Bologan} a2 32. Ra6 $18) 31... a2 32. Ra1 $18) 30. fxg5
a3 31. gxh6 a2 32. Bg5 (32. Rg6+ Kh8 33. Bg5 a1=Q 34. Bf6+ Bg7) 32... a1=Q 33.
h7+ Kh8 34. Bf6+ Bg7 35. Bxg7+ Kxh7 36. Rh6+ Kg8 37. Rh8#) 28. Rxb8 Rxb8 29.
Rf6 $1 (29. Rxa7 $10) (29. Rxa7 {Ftacnik} Rc8 $16) 29... Re8 (29... a5 30.
Rxg6+ Kf7 31. Rf6+ $18) (29... Kg7 {Ftacnik} 30. Rxe6 Rb2+ 31. Kd3 a5 32. f5 $1
$18) 30. Rxg6+ Kh7 (30... Bg7 {Ftacnik} 31. Bxa7 Kf7 32. Rg1 $18) 31. Rf6 a5 (
31... Kg7 {Ftacnik} 32. f5 $1 exf5 33. Bxh6+ Kg8 34. Rxf8+ Rxf8 35. Bxf8 Kxf8
36. f4 $18) 32. f5 $5 (32. Kf3 a4 33. f5 (33. Rf7+ Kg6 34. Ra7 a3 35. Ke4 Rb8
$132) 33... exf5 34. Kf4 Bg7) (32. Rf7+ {Bologan} Kg6 33. Ra7 Bb4 34. Kf3 $16 (
34. Bb6 {Ftacnik} Rf8 $132)) 32... exf5 (32... a4 {Ftacnik} 33. Rxe6 Rxe6 34.
fxe6 Kg6 35. Kd3 $18) 33. f4 Ra8 (33... a4 34. Rxf5 a3 (34... Ra8 {Ftacnik})
35. Rf7+ Kg6 36. Ra7 Kf5 37. Kf3 Rc8 38. Bd2 $1 (38. Ra6 Be7) 38... Bc5 $140
39. Ra6 Be7 40. Bb4 $18) (33... Kg7 $142 $1 {Bologan} 34. Ra6 Bb4 35. Bb6 Rc8
36. Bxa5 Rc2+ 37. Kd3 Ra2 38. Ra7+ Kg8 39. Bb6 Rxa7 40. Bxa7 Kf7 41. Be3 Ke6
$14 {I don't see any winning plan for White.}) 34. Rxf5 a4 35. Rf7+ Kg8 $2 (
35... Kg6 36. e6 a3 37. f5+ Kh5 38. Bd4 (38. e7 Bxe7 39. Rxe7 a2 40. Bd4 a1=Q
41. Bxa1 Rxa1 42. Rg7 Ra2+ 43. Ke3 Ra3+ 44. Ke4 Ra4+ 45. Kd5 Ra5+ 46. Ke6 Ra6+
47. Kf7 Ra7+ 48. Kg8 Ra6 $10) 38... a2 39. f6 (39. Rxf8 Rxf8 40. f6 Re8 41. f7
Rxe6+ 42. Kf2) (39. Ba1 $18) 39... Kg6 40. Rxf8 (40. Ba1 $18 {Ftacnik}) 40...
Rxf8 41. f7 $18) 36. Ra7 $1 $18 Rxa7 37. Bxa7 Ba3 (37... a3 {Ftacnik} 38. f5 a2
39. Bd4 Bc5 40. Ba1 $18) 38. Bd4 Bc1 39. f5 Kf7 (39... a3 {Ftacnik} 40. Kd3 $18
) 40. Kd3 a3 41. Kc2 Bf4 42. h3 (42. Kb3 $6 {Ftacnik} Bxh2 43. Kxa3 h5 44. Kb4
h4 45. Kc4 h3 $132) 42... h5 43. Kb3 Bc1 44. Bc5 Bb2 45. e6+ Kf6 46. Bxa3 Be5 (
46... Be5 {Ftacnik} 47. Kc4 $18) 1-0

[Event "Novgorod 3rd"]
[Site "Novgorod"]
[Date "1996.07.20"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1996.07.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Bg5 h6 14. Be3
Nc6 15. Rxb7 Rab8 (15... Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Nxd4 $2 17. Bxd4 Rad8 18. Qa1 $18) 16.
Rxb8 Rxb8 17. h3 Bd7 18. d5 $5 $146 (18. Bd3 {San Segundo-Azmayparashvili,96,
Madrid}) 18... Ne5 $1 (18... Nb4) 19. Bf4 (19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Bxh6 {Black has
full compensation for a pawnj} Ba4 (20... Rb2 21. Bd3 Ba4 22. Qe1) (20... a5 $5
$44) 21. Qe1 Rb2 22. Bd3 $13) 19... Qb2 $1 {Judit finds the best plan-to keep
knight on e5 till possible.Otherwise White s strong centre will tell} (19...
Ba4 20. Qc1 Qxe2 21. Nxe5) (19... Nxf3+ 20. Bxf3 Rb2 21. e5 Bb5 22. Re1 Rxf2
23. d6 exd6 24. exd6 Bd7 (24... Bc3 25. d7 Bxd7 26. Qxd7 Bxe1 27. Qe8+ Kh7 28.
Qxe1 Rb2 29. Qh4 $16) 25. Re7 $16) 20. Qc1 g5 $1 $8 (20... Nxf3+ 21. Bxf3 Rc8
22. Qxb2 Bxb2 23. Rb1 $16) (20... Rb4 21. Qc7 Qxe2 (21... Rxe4 22. Qd8+ Kh7 23.
Bxe5 Bxe5 24. Bd3) 22. Bxe5 (22. Nxe5 Qxe4) 22... Bxe5 (22... Bb5 23. Re1 (23.
Rc1 Qxe4 (23... Bxe5 24. Nxe5 Qd2 25. Nf3 $18) 24. Qxe7 $16)) 23. Nxe5 Bb5 24.
Rc1 Rxe4 25. Qd8+ Kg7 26. Rc8 $18) 21. Bxe5 (21. Bg3 Rc8 22. Qxb2 Nxf3+ 23.
Bxf3 Bxb2) (21. Nxe5 Bxe5 22. Qxb2 Rxb2 23. Bxe5 Rxe2 24. f3 f5 $10) 21... Bxe5
22. Nxe5 Qxe5 23. Qa1 (23. Qa3 Bb5 $10 (23... Rb2 24. Bd3 Bb5)) 23... Rb2 (
23... Qxa1 24. Rxa1 Rb7 25. e5 Bb5 $10) 24. Qxa7 Rxe2 (24... Bxh3 25. Qe3 Bd7
26. Re1 f5 27. Qa7 $13) 25. Qxd7 Rxe4 26. Rd1 Kg7 27. g3 h5 (27... Qd6 28. Qb5
Re5 29. Qb3 $10) 28. d6 Re1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Novgorod 3rd"]
[Site "Novgorod"]
[Date "1996.07.31"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1996.07.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O b6 13. Bg5 Bb7 (13...
Re8 $6 14. Bb5 Bd7 15. Qd3 $16 {Gelfand-Ivanchuk,Dos Hermanas,1996,66/}) 14.
Rc1 $5 $146 {This is a new and interesting idea. However after long thought ,
my opponent finds right response} (14. Bd3 Qe6 {Miladinovic-Atalik,Vrnjacka
Banja,1992,54/471}) 14... Bxe4 15. Bxe7 Re8 16. Bc4 Qa5 (16... Qb2 17. Bd6 $44
{with idea Ne5} (17. Ng5 Rxe7 18. Nxe4 Nd7) 17... b5 18. Bb3) 17. Bc5 $5 bxc5
18. Ng5 Re7 $5 (18... Nc6 19. Bxf7+ Kh8 20. Bxe8 Rxe8 21. Nxe4 Rxe4 22. Rxc5
Qb6 23. Qc2 $18) (18... Nd7 19. Bxf7+ Kh8 20. Bxe8 Rxe8 21. Nxe4 Rxe4 22. dxc5
$16) 19. Nxe4 Nd7 (19... cxd4 $4 20. Bd5 $18) (19... Nc6 20. Bd5 Rc8 21. Rxc5
Qb6 22. Nd6 Rcc7 23. Bxc6 Rxc6 24. Nc8 $18) 20. dxc5 Rd8 $1 21. Bd5 (21. c6 Ne5
22. Qb3 Nxc6 23. Bxf7+ Rxf7 24. Rxc6 Qd5 $10) (21. Qc2 $5) 21... Nf6 22. Nxf6+
(22. Nd6 Nxd5 23. Qxd5 Be5) 22... Bxf6 23. Qf3 (23. Qb3 Rc7) 23... Bg5 $1 $10 {
This move destroyes coordination of White s pieces} (23... Kg7 24. Bb3 $14) 24.
Rc2 (24. Rc4 Red7 25. Be4 f5 $10) 24... Rc7 25. Bb3 (25. g3 Rdd7 $5) 25... Qb5
(25... Rxc5 26. Qxf7+ Kh8 27. Ra2 Qc7 28. Rxa7 Qxf7 29. Bxf7 Rc1 $10) 26. Bc4
Qa4 27. Bb3 Qb5 28. Bc4 Qa4 29. Qe4 Kf8 $1 30. Bd5 (30. Ra2 Qb4 31. c6 Qc5)
30... Qxe4 31. Bxe4 a5 32. Rc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "160"]
[EventDate "1995.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Bg5 h6 14. Be3
Nc6 15. Rxb7 Rab8 16. Rxb8 Rxb8 17. h3 $5 $146 (17. d5 {Sokolin-Orlov,
S-Petersburg,92}) 17... Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Rd8 (18... e5 19. d5 Nd4 20. Qa1 $1) (
18... e6 19. e5 $5 $14 {Sakaev}) 19. d5 Ne5 (19... e6 20. Qc1 $1) 20. Qc1 $1
Kh7 21. Qc7 Rd7 22. Qc8 Qc4 (22... h5 23. Rc1) 23. Qe8 $1 Rb7 (23... Qc7 24.
Rc1 Qd8 25. Qxd8 Rxd8 (25... Nxf3+ 26. gxf3 Rxd8 27. Rc7 (27. Bxa7 e6 28. Rd1)
27... e6 28. Rxf7 exd5 29. Bd4 $18) 26. Rc7 (26. Be2 $1 $16) 26... e6 27. dxe6
Nxf3+ 28. gxf3 fxe6 29. Rxa7 $16) 24. Rc1 Qb5 (24... Qd3 $5 25. Kh2 $1 (25. Rc8
Rb1+ 26. Kh2 (26. Bc1 Nxf3+ 27. gxf3 Rxc1+ $1 28. Rxc1 Qxf3 $17 29. Rc8 h5 {
/\Bd4}) 26... Nxf3+ 27. gxf3 Be5+ 28. f4 Bxf4+ $3 29. Bxf4 (29. Kg2 Qxe4+)
29... Rh1+ $3 30. Kxh1 Qf1+ $10) 25... Qb5 (25... Nc4 26. Qxf7 Nxe3 27. Rc6 $3
{/\Qg6 Kh8 Rc8} Nf1+ 28. Kg1 Rb8 29. Rxg6 Qd4 30. Rxh6+ $3 Kxh6 31. Qh5#) (
25... Rb1 26. Be2 $5 (26. Rxb1 Qxb1 27. Qxe7) 26... Qxe4 27. Rc8 $18) 26. Qa8
Nxf3+ 27. gxf3 a5 $5 28. Qd8 (28. Rc5 $2 Qf1 29. Qxb7 Be5+ 30. f4 Bxf4+) (28.
Kg2 Rb8 29. Qc6 a4 $132) 28... Qd7 29. Qxa5 $16) 25. Qxb5 $6 (25. Qa8 $1 Nxf3+
(25... a5 26. Be2 $1) (25... Rd7 26. Bg4 Nxg4 27. hxg4 $16) 26. gxf3 a5 27. Rc5
(27. Qd8 Qd7) 27... Qb1+ (27... Qd7 28. Rxa5) 28. Kg2 Rb3 29. Qxa5 $16 Rxe3
$140 30. fxe3 Qb2+ 31. Kf1 Qb1+ 32. Qe1 $18) 25... Rxb5 26. Bxa7 (26. Rc7 $2
Rb1+ 27. Kh2 $4 Nxf3+ 28. gxf3 Be5+) (26. Be2 Rb4 27. f3 (27. Rc7 Rxe4 28. Rxa7
Bf6) 27... g5 $1 28. Bxa7 (28. Rc7 Ng6 29. d6 exd6 30. Rxf7 a5) 28... Ng6)
26... f5 $1 27. Rd1 $6 (27. Kf1 $5) 27... Bf6 28. Kf1 Kg7 (28... Rb4 29. exf5
Nxf3 30. fxg6+ Kxg6 31. gxf3) 29. d6 exd6 30. Rxd6 Kf7 $6 (30... Rb4 $5 31.
exf5 (31. Rb6 Rxb6 32. Bxb6 Nxf3 33. gxf3 Kf7 $10) 31... Nxf3 32. Rd7+ Kg8 33.
gxf3 gxf5 34. Rd5 f4) (30... Rb1+ 31. Rd1 Rxd1+ 32. Bxd1 fxe4 33. Bc2 Nc6 (
33... Nd3 34. f3 exf3 35. Bxd3 fxg2+ 36. Kxg2 $16) 34. Be3 Bd4 35. Bd2 (35.
Bxe4 Bxe3 36. fxe3)) 31. Be2 Rb1+ (31... Rb7 32. Be3 fxe4 33. Bxh6 g5 34. Rd1)
32. Rd1 Rxd1+ 33. Bxd1 fxe4 (33... f4 $5) 34. Bb3+ Kg7 35. Bd5 Nf7 36. Bxe4 Nd6
37. Bd3 Nf5 38. Bc5 Bd4 39. Bb4 Kf6 40. Bd2 h5 41. Ke2 Bc5 42. Bc3+ Bd4 43. Ba5
Bc5 44. Bd8+ Kg7 45. Bc4 Nd4+ 46. Ke1 Nc6 47. Bg5 Nd4 48. Bc1 Bb4+ 49. Kf1 Bc3
50. f4 Nf5 51. Kf2 Kf6 52. Bd3 Nd4 53. Ba3 Nf5 54. g4 (54. Be4 $5) 54... hxg4
55. hxg4 Nd4 56. g5+ (56. Bd6 Ne6 $10 {/\g5}) 56... Kf7 57. Bc4+ Kg7 58. Bc5 (
58. Bd6 Nf5 59. Be5+ Bxe5 60. fxe5 Kf8 61. Bd3 Ne7 62. Be4 (62. Kf3 Nc6 63. Kf4
Kf7 $10) 62... Kf7 63. Ke3 (63. Kf3 Ke6 64. Kf4 Nd5+ $10) 63... Nc8 64. Kd4 Nb6
65. Kc5 Ke6) 58... Nf5 59. Kf3 Bb2 60. Ke4 Ng3+ 61. Kf3 Nf5 62. Bb6 Bc1 63. Bc7
Bd2 64. Be5+ Kf8 65. Bb3 Bc1 66. Kg4 Ne3+ 67. Kh3 Nf5 68. Be6 Ng7 69. Bd6+ Ke8
70. Bc4 Nf5 71. Be5 Kf8 72. Bd3 Kf7 73. Kg4 Ne3+ 74. Kf3 Nf5 75. Bc4+ Kf8 76.
Ke4 Ng3+ 77. Kf3 Nf5 78. Be6 Ng7 79. Bg4 Kf7 80. Ke4 Ne6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tel Aviv super 1st"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "1999.05.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Tseitlin, Mark D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2691"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1999.05.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Krasenkow} Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7.
bxc3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Nd7 13. Bb4
Nb6 {Krasenkow: 'This old-fashioned line (black defends quite passively,
without attempting to create immediate counterplay). White needn't hurry up
either. '} 14. h3 $5 {Krasenkow: 'preventing both ...Bg4 and ...Qe6-g4'} Bd7
15. Ra1 Qe6 16. Bd3 {Krasenkow: 'threatening 17.d5'} f6 $2 (16... Nc4 $1 17. d5
(17. Rb1 b5 18. d5 Qf6 19. Bxc4 bxc4 20. e5 Qf4 21. Bxe7 $13) 17... Qb6 18.
Bxe7 $13) (16... Rfc8 $2 17. d5 Nxd5 (17... Qf6 18. e5 Qf4 19. Bd2 $18) 18.
exd5 Qxd5 19. Ra5 $16 {Wells,P-Beaumont,C/Edinburgh ,EXT 1989}) (16... Be8 17.
Re1 Qd7 18. Ra5 Qd8 19. Qb3 Bc6 20. d5 Bd7 21. e5 {'+/-' Krasenkow.} Re8 $44 {
Wells,P-Kindermann,S/GER BL 1988}) 17. Bc5 $1 {Krasenkow: 'A new plan: to
recapture the pawn on b6 as the black g7 bishop is not so formidable after ...
f7-f6. Moreover, that move has considerably weakened Black's position.'} (17.
Qe2 Rfc8 18. Ra5 Nc4 19. Rc5 b5 {Meissner,B-Gaerts,R/BLy ,BIG 1992} (19... b5 {
Krasenkow} 20. Rc1 Rxc5 21. Bxc5 Kf8 22. d5 Qa6 23. Bxc4 bxc4 24. e5 Rc8 25.
exf6 Bxf6 26. Qe3 Qb5 27. Bxa7 Qxd5 {1/2-1/2 Meissner,B-Gaerts,R/GER-chTJ 1992
(36)})) 17... Rfc8 {'?' Krasenkow. Krasenkow: 'Looks like a loss of time.'} (
17... Qf7 18. Qb1 (18. d5 $140 {Krasenkow} f5) 18... Na4 19. Qxb7 Nxc5 20. dxc5
$16) (17... Nc8 18. Qb1 b6 19. Rc1 Nd6 20. d5 Qf7 21. Bxd6 exd6 22. Rc7 $16)
18. d5 (18. Ra5 $5) (18. Qb1 Na4) 18... Qf7 19. Bxb6 axb6 20. Rxa8 Rxa8 21. Qb3
$16 Qe8 (21... e6 {Krasenkow} 22. Bc4) (21... f5 {Krasenkow} 22. Qxb6 (22. e5
Ba4 23. Qa2 Qe8 $13 24. Ra1 Ra5) 22... fxe4 23. Qxb7 Qe8 24. Bxe4 $16) 22. Qxb6
(22. Rb1 b5 23. Bxb5 Bxb5 24. Qxb5 Qxb5 25. Rxb5 Ra4 $14) 22... Ra3 (22... Qc8
{Krasenkow} 23. Rb1) 23. Bc4 Ra4 (23... Bxh3 24. gxh3 Rxf3 25. Qe6+ (25. d6+
Kh8 (25... Kf8 26. Rd1) 26. Bb5 Qb8 (26... Rb3 27. Bxe8 Rxb6 28. d7 Rd6 29. Rc1
) 27. Kg2) 25... Kh8 26. d6) (23... Qc8 24. d6+ (24. Bb5 Bxh3) (24. Bb3 $16)
24... e6 25. Rc1 $18) 24. Bb3 $1 {Krasenkow: 'An interesting approach. Boris
Gelfand often sacrifices pawns he considers "useless". Besides, the black rook
will be awkwardly placed in the centre of the board. This time everything was
carefully calculated.'} Rxe4 (24... Ra8 25. Rc1) 25. Qxb7 $18 Kf8 (25... Re2
26. Ra1 (26. Rc1 {Krasenkow}) 26... Bc8 27. d6+) 26. Rc1 (26. Ra1 Bc8 27. Qc7
Bd7 $16) 26... Re2 (26... Qd8 27. Rc7) 27. Rc7 (27. Ba4 Bxa4 28. Rc8 $16) 27...
Rb2 28. d6 exd6 29. Rxd7 (29. Qd5 Rb1+ 30. Kh2 Bh6 31. Bc4) 29... Rxb3 30. Qc7
Rb8 31. Rxg7 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Kozul, Zdenko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Nd7 $6 13. Bb4 Nb6 14.
Ra1 Qe6 15. Qb1 $1 Bd7 16. Ra5 $1 Nc8 (16... Bc6 $5) 17. d5 $1 $146 (17. Ne5 $6
Qb6) 17... Qb6 18. e5 Bf5 $6 (18... a6 $142 {/\ Nc8-a7-b5}) 19. Qb3 a6 20. Qa3
Bg4 (20... Re8 21. Rc5 $1 {/\ Ba5}) 21. Re1 Re8 22. Rc5 (22. h3 $6 Bxf3 23.
Bxf3 Na7 $132) 22... Qd8 $6 (22... Bxf3 $142 23. Bxf3 Na7 24. Ba5 Nb5 25. Bxb6
Nxa3) 23. h3 b6 (23... Bf5 24. Nd4 Bxe5 (24... b6 25. Nxf5 bxc5 26. Ba5) 25.
Nxf5 gxf5 26. Bb5) 24. Rcc1 Bxf3 25. Bxf3 a5 26. Bd2 (26. Qa4 $2 b5 $1 $132)
26... Ra7 (26... b5 27. d6 $1 {/\ Bc6}) 27. Qa4 Rf8 (27... Qd7 28. Qa2 $1 Rc7
$140 29. Bg4 Qd8 30. Rxc7 Qxc7 31. f4) 28. Bf4 (28. Qc6 $5 $16) 28... b5 $6 (
28... Rc7 29. d6 Rxc1 30. Rxc1 exd6 31. exd6 $16) 29. Qxb5 a4 30. Bg4 Ra5 (
30... Ra8 31. Bxc8 Rxc8 32. Rxc8 Qxc8 33. Qxa4 $16) 31. Qb4 Qb6 32. Qc4 Na7 33.
Bd2 $18 a3 (33... Rb5 34. Be3 $18) (33... Ra6 34. Rb1 $18) 34. Bxa5 Qxa5 35.
Qc5 Qa4 $138 36. Qxe7 a2 37. Bd7 Qa5 38. d6 (38. Ra1 $18) 38... Rb8 (38... Bh6
$1 $8 39. Rcd1 Bd2 40. Rf1 Bc3 (40... Bf4 41. e6 (41. Ra1 $18) 41... Bg5 42.
exf7+ Kg7 43. Qe2 Bf6 44. Ra1 $18) 41. e6 $1 a1=Q 42. Rxa1 Bxa1 43. Qxf8+ $3
Kxf8 44. e7+ $18) 39. Be8 $1 Kh8 40. Bxf7 Nc6 41. Qc7 1-0

[Event "Vidmar Memorial 14th"]
[Site "Portoroz"]
[Date "2001.07.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Macieja, Bartlomiej"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2588"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "236"]
[EventDate "2001.07.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Bg5 h6 14. Be3
Nc6 15. d5 Na5 16. Bc5 Bf6 17. e5 Bxe5 18. Rb4 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Rae8 20. Be3 Nc4
21. Bxh6 Nd6 22. h4 $5 $146 (22. Bxf8) 22... Rc8 (22... Bg7 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24.
Qd4+ Kh7 25. h5 $36) 23. h5 $5 (23. Bxf8 Kxf8 $44) 23... Qc2 $5 (23... Rc4 24.
Rxc4 Qxc4 25. Bxf8 Kxf8 26. hxg6 fxg6 27. Re1 $16) 24. hxg6 Qxd1 (24... fxg6
25. Bg4 (25. Qe1 Rxf3 26. Qxe5 Rf7 $13)) 25. Rxd1 f5 (25... fxg6 26. Bg4 Rf5
27. Bxf5 gxf5 $14) (25... Bg7 26. gxf7+ Rxf7 27. Be3 $14) 26. Bxf8 (26. Ra4 Rf6
27. Bg5 Rxg6 28. Bxe7 a6 29. Re1 $13) 26... Kxf8 27. Ra4 b5 $6 (27... a6 $142
28. g4 Rc3 29. Kg2 Kg7 $13) 28. Rxa7 b4 29. Rb1 Rb8 (29... b3 30. g7+ Bxg7 31.
Rxb3 $16) (29... Rc4 $142 $5) 30. Rb3 Bc3 (30... Nb5 31. g7+) 31. Rc7 $16 Ra8 (
31... Nb5 32. Rc4) 32. Rb1 Rd8 (32... Ra1 33. Rxa1 Bxa1 34. Bd1 Bf6 $16) (32...
Nb5 33. Rxe7) 33. Be2 Ne8 (33... Ne4 34. Bd3 Nd2 35. Re1 Nf3+ 36. gxf3 Bxe1 37.
g7+ Kf7 38. d6 $18) 34. Ra7 Nd6 35. Bd3 Rc8 36. Kf1 Rc5 37. g7+ Bxg7 38. Rxb4
Rxd5 39. Bc2 (39. Rb3 Bd4 $1 (39... Bf6 40. Rba3) 40. Rc7 Ra5 41. Bc2 Bf6 42.
Rb8+ Kg7 43. Bb3 Ra1+ 44. Ke2 Rb1 $132) (39. Ra8+ Kf7 40. Bc4 (40. Bc2 Rd2)
40... Nxc4 41. Rxc4 Bf6 $16) (39. Ke2 Re5+ $5) 39... Bf6 40. Bb3 Rc5 (40... Rd2
41. Ra2 Ne4 42. Rxd2 Nxd2+ 43. Ke2 Nxb3 44. Rxb3 $16) 41. g4 Kg7 42. gxf5 Rxf5
43. Ra8 Kh6 44. Rg8 Rb5 45. Rxb5 Nxb5 46. Bc2 Bg7 47. Kg2 Nd4 (47... Nd6 48.
Kg3 Be5+ 49. Kg4 Bg7 50. Bb1 Nc4 51. Kf5 Bf6 52. Ke6 Kh5 $16) 48. Bb1 Ne6 49.
Kg3 Nd4 50. Kg4 Ne6 51. Kf3 Ng5+ 52. Ke3 Bf6 53. Rg6+ $6 (53. Ba2 $1 Bg7 (53...
Nh7 54. Kf4) 54. Kf4 Nh7 55. Re8 Bf6 56. Kf5 $18) 53... Kh5 54. f4 $6 Ne6 55.
Rg2 Kh6 56. Ke4 Kh5 57. Kf3 Kh6 58. Bf5 Nc5 59. Rg6+ Kh5 60. Rg8 Nb7 61. Rg1
Kh6 62. Ke3 Nd6 63. Bc2 Kh5 64. Bd3 Kh6 65. Rg2 Kh5 66. Kd2 Kh6 67. Kc2 Kh5 68.
Kb3 Bd4 69. Kb4 Be3 70. f5 Bd4 71. Rg6 (71. Be2+ Kh6 72. Rg6+ Kh7 73. Bd3 Bf6
74. Kc5 Nf7 75. Bc2 Ne5 76. Rg1 Kh6) 71... Kh4 72. Bc2 Bf6 73. Kc5 Nf7 74. Rg1
Kh3 75. Be4 Kh2 76. Rg2+ Kh3 77. Bd5 Nh6 78. Rg6 Ng4 79. Bc4 Ne5 80. Rg8 Nf3
81. Bf1+ Kh4 82. Rg2 Nd4 83. Bd3 Kh3 84. Ra2 Kg3 85. Kd5 Kf4 86. Ra4 Ke3 87.
Bb1 Nb5 88. Rb4 Nd4 89. Rb6 Bg7 90. Rg6 Bf6 91. Rg4 Nb5 92. Bc2 Nd4 93. Bb1 Nb5
94. Kc5 Nc3 95. Bc2 Ne2 96. Kc4 Nc3 97. Rg3+ Kf4 98. Rg1 Ke3 99. Bd3 Kf4 100.
Re1 Na4 101. Re4+ Kf3 102. Bc2 Nb6+ 103. Kc5 Nd7+ 104. Kd5 Nf8 105. Bd1+ Kg3
106. Rg4+ Kf2 107. Rf4+ Ke3 108. Rf3+ Kd2 109. Ba4 Nh7 110. Bb5 Ng5 111. Rg3
Nf7 112. Rd3+ Ke1 113. Be8 Ke2 114. Ra3 Nd6 115. Bh5+ Kd2 116. Ke6 Nb5 117. Ra5
Nd4+ 118. Kf7 Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1997.04.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1997.04.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7.
Nf3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Be3
Nc6 14. d5 (14. Rxb7 {Ftacnik} Rfd8 15. d5 e6 16. Rxf7 exd5 17. exd5 Rxd5 18.
Rxg7+ Kxg7 19. Qe1 Ne5 20. Bd4 Rxd4 21. Nxd4 Bxe2 22. Nxe2 Re8 23. Nc3 Qf7 24.
Qa1 {Bewersdorff,O-Roesch,A/BL2-O 9394/1994/1/2-1/2 (52)}) 14... Bxf3 (14...
Na5 {Ftacnik} 15. Rb4 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Nc4 17. Bg5 f6 18. Bf4 Nd6 19. Bxd6 exd6
20. Rxb7 a5 21. Qd4 Rab8 22. Ra7 Qa3 23. h4 Qb4 {0-1 Hoffman,A-Sanchez Almeyra,
J/Mar del Plata op (07)/1995 (30)}) (14... Ne5 {Ftacnik} 15. Rxb7 e6 (15...
Rfb8 16. Rxe7 Rb2 17. Bd4 Rxe2 18. Bxe5 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Bxe5 20. Rxe5) 16. Re1
Bxf3 17. gxf3 Rfd8 18. Qb1 Qxb1 19. Rexb1 exd5 20. exd5 Rac8 21. Bxa7 {1/2-1/2
Tratar,M-Jelen,Ig/SLO-ch 1994}) 15. Bxf3 Ne5 (15... Na5 {Ftacnik}) 16. Be2 (16.
Bc5 {Ftacnik} Bf6 17. Rxb7 (17. Be2 $5) 17... Rfb8 18. Bxe7 (18. Rxe7 Bxe7 19.
Bxe7 Rb7 20. d6 Qe6) 18... Rxb7 19. Bxf6 Re8 20. h4 (20. Qc1 Qb2 21. Qf4 Rb6
22. Kh1 a5) (20. g3 $5) 20... Qa3 {/\ Qd6} 21. Bxe5 Rxe5 22. Qd4 Qb2 23. Qc4 {
Krasenkow,M-Azmaiparashvili,Z/Erevan olm (04)/1996/0-1 (73)}) (16. Rxb7 {
Ftacnik} e6 $5 (16... a5 $5) 17. dxe6 (17. Be2 exd5 18. exd5 Rfd8 19. d6 Qe6
20. Bc5 Bf8) (17. d6 Qa6 18. Rc7 Nxf3+ 19. gxf3 Be5 20. Bc5 Rfd8) 17... Qxe6
18. Rxa7 Nxf3+ 19. Qxf3 Rxa7 20. Bxa7 Re8 21. Re1 f5 {1/2-1/2 Chernin,
A-Azmaiparashvili,Z/Reggio Emilia/1995/}) 16... Nc4 17. Bg5 Nd6 $146 (17...
Rfe8 18. Rxb7 Nd6 19. Rb4 a5 20. Ra4 Qb2 21. Bc1 Qb6 22. Be3 Qb2 23. Bc1 Qb6
24. Qd3 Reb8 25. Bg5 Rb7 26. Rc1 Qb2 27. Rc5 h6 28. Bd2 Rb3 29. Qc2 Qb1+ 30.
Bf1 Qxc2 31. Rxc2 Rb1 32. g3 {1/2-1/2 Sakaev,K-Notkin,M/RUS-ch Elista 1996})
18. Bd3 (18. Bxe7 Nxe4 19. Rb4 (19. Bc4 Qxc4 20. Rb4 Nc3 (20... Qc7 21. Rxe4
Rfe8 22. d6 Qd7 $13) 21. Rxc4 Nxd1 22. Rxd1 (22. Bxf8 Nb2 $17) 22... Rfe8 23.
d6 (23. Rc7 Bf8 $11) 23... Bf8 $11) (19. Bxf8 {Ftacnik} Nc3 $1 20. Bxg7 Nxd1
21. Rfxd1 Qxe2 $17) 19... Nc3 20. Bc4 Qxc4 $1 $11 {-19.Bc4} (20... Qa5 21. Qd3
(21. Qb3 b5) (21. Qf3 Rfc8 22. d6 Qxb4 23. Qxf7+ Kh8 24. d7 Qxc4 25. d8=Q+ Rxd8
26. Qxc4 Rdc8 (26... Rd7 27. Qe6) 27. Qe6 a5 $13) 21... Rfb8 22. Bb3 {/\Rf4,|^}
)) 18... Rfe8 19. Re1 (19. f4 {Ftacnik} e5 20. dxe6 fxe6 $15) 19... e5 (19...
Rad8 $5 20. h4 (20. h3 $5) 20... Bf6 21. Re2 Qa3 22. e5 Bxg5 23. exd6 (23. hxg5
Nc8 $13) 23... Bxh4 24. Bb5 Rf8) (19... h6 20. Bd2) 20. Bd2 $1 (20. dxe6 {
Ftacnik} Qxe6 $15) 20... b5 (20... a5 $5 21. Ra1 (21. Re2 Qa3 22. Be3 $5) (21.
Qe2 Qa3) 21... Qb2 22. Bxa5 Qd4 $1 23. Ra4 Qa7 24. Ra3 Qc5 25. Qa1 Bf8 26. Rc1
Qd4 $132) (20... Rec8 21. Re2 {bulletin}) (20... f5 {Ftacnik} 21. Ra1 Qb2 22.
Rb1 Qd4 23. Be3 Qc3 24. Rc1 Qa5 25. Ra1 Qc3 26. Bxa7 $14) 21. Bxb5 (21. Ra1 {
Ftacnik} Qb2 22. Rb1 Qd4) 21... Nxb5 22. Rxb5 a5 23. d6 $1 {xd5} (23. Rb7 a4
24. Qf3 Rf8 (24... f6 25. Bh6 (25. Be3 Rab8) 25... Bxh6 26. Qxf6 Rf8 27. Qe6+
Kh8 $11) 25. Bb4 Rab8) (23. Bc3 {Ftacnik} Rec8 $14) 23... Red8 24. Rd5 (24. Bg5
{Ftacnik} f6 25. Be3 Qe6 $11) 24... Rd7 25. Qc1 Bf8 (25... a4 {Ftacnik} 26. Qc6
Rdd8 27. d7 $14) 26. Bg5 $2 {Black has a strong asset in a pawn, but he must
survive the march of white d pawn as well as the potential attack against his
own king. Schwarz besitzt ein strakes a Bauern, aber er muss den Vormarsch vom
weissem d Bauern genauso wie den potenzieller Angriff gegen eigener Konig
uberstehen.} (26. Qc3 $1 Rb8 27. Qxe5 (27. Qxa5 Qxa5 28. Bxa5 Rxd6 29. Rxe5 $14
) 27... Rb1 (27... Bg7 28. Qg3 (28. Qf4 {Ftacnik} a4 $132)) 28. Rf1 $1 {Kramnik
} Rdb7 (28... Rxf1+ 29. Kxf1 Qa3 30. Bc3) 29. Bc1 Qc2 30. Rdd1 $16) (26. Qc6 {
Ftacnik} Rad8 27. Qc3 a4 28. Bg5 Rb8 $132) 26... Qa4 (26... Rxd6 $2 {Ftacnik}
27. Rxd6 Bxd6 28. Qc6 $18) 27. Red1 Ra6 $1 $11 (27... Qxe4 {Ftacnik} 28. Bf6 a4
29. Bxe5 $13) 28. Be7 (28. Qc8 Qc6 $11 (28... Raxd6 29. Rf1 $13)) 28... Rc6 (
28... Bxe7 $2 {Ftacnik} 29. Qc8+ Bd8 30. Qxa6 $18) 29. Qd2 (29. Qa1 {Ftacnik}
Qxa1 30. Rxa1 Bxe7 31. dxe7 Rxe7 32. Rdxa5 $11) 29... Bxe7 30. dxe7 Rxe7 31.
Rxa5 Qc2 (31... Qxe4 $2 {Ftacnik} 32. Qd8+ Kg7 33. Qxe7 $18) 32. h3 (32. Qd8+ {
Ftacnik} Kg7 33. Ra2 Qxa2 34. Qxe7 Qb2 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rubinstein Memorial 35th"]
[Site "Polanica Zdroj"]
[Date "1998.08.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[Annotator "Gelfand/Huzman"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1998.08.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "100 Jahre Schach"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4
a5 (14... Rd8 15. d5 g5 16. Bg3 b6 $6 17. Re1 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Nd7 19. e5 $16 {
Anand,V-Illescas Cordoba,M,Madrid,1998}) (14... g5 $1 15. Bg3 Nc6 16. d5 Rad8
17. Rxb7 e6 (17... f5 $1 {Chernin,A} 18. Qe1 (18. Bc7 fxe4 $1) 18... Bxf3 19.
Bxf3 Nd4 20. exf5 Nxf3+ 21. gxf3 Qxd5 22. Rxa7 Rxf5 $11) 18. Bc7 $16 {1-0
Chernin,A-Horvath,Jzsef/Magyarorszag (ch) 56/547 1992 (36)}) 15. Rxb7 g5 16.
Bg3 a4 17. h4 a3 18. hxg5 hxg5 {Both players definitely new Lautier,J-Sokolov,
I, the game they were following. But they had different opinions about it. I
believed that it is extremely dangerous for Black to rely only on the a-pawn,
and Alexey thought that this is a strong trump and it would help Black to hold
the position.  Beide Spieler waren sich vollends bewusst, dass sie der Partie
Lautier,J-Sokolov,I folgten, aber sie hatten diesbezüglich verschiedene
Auffassungen. Ich meinte, es sei sehr gefährlich für Schwarz, sich allein
auf den a-Bauern zu verlassen, während Alexey glaubte, dieser starke Trumpf
würde es dem Nachziehenden erlauben, die Stellung zu halten.} 19. Rc7 $1 $146
{No, this is not an elaborated home preparation, as many people suggested
later, but an over the board decision. This is a multi-functioned move: White
wants to win the pawn by Rc2 and Ng5 or put his bishop on the important
c4-square. I spent more than 1 hour trying to make this idea work.  Nein, dies
ist keine ausgeklügelte Heimvorbereitung, wie viele Leute später vermuteten,
sondern eine Entscheidung am Brett. Es handelt sich um einen Multifunktionszug,
mit Hilfe dessen Weiß mittels Tc2 und Sg5 einen Bauern gewinnen oder seinen
Läufer auf das wichtige Feld c4 stellen will. Ich verbrachte mehr als eine
Stunde damit, diese Idee zum Funktionieren zu bringen.} (19. Rb5 {also looked
very tempting, but Black manages to survive: sah ebenfalls sehr verlockend aus,
aber es gelingt Schwarz zu überleben.} Nc6 20. Rxg5 Bxf3 21. gxf3 Qb2 22. Bc4
Rfd8 23. f4 Rxd4 24. Bxf7+ Kxf7 25. Qh5+ Kg8 26. e5 Qb3 27. Qg6 Qf7 28. Qxc6
Rad8 29. Qa6 Rd3 30. f5 Rf3 31. Ra1 Rxf5 32. Rxf5 Qxf5 33. Qxa3 e6 34. Qe7 Rf8
35. Qd6 Qg6 36. Rd1 Rf5 37. Qb8+ Kh7 38. Rd4 Rxe5 39. Rh4+ Rh5 40. Rxh5+ {
A-A Lautier,Joel-Sokolov,Ivan/Sigeman & Co Malmoe (4) 1998}) 19... Na6 $2 {
Black is going for the most forced line, which however doesn't solve his
problems. I was more concerned about other options:  Schwarz wählt das
forcierteste Abspiel, was jedoch seine Probleme nicht lösen kann. Andere
Möglichkeiten machten mir mehr Sorgen:} (19... Nd7 20. e5 $1 {cutting both
Bg7 and Nd7 out of the game by just 1 move Schließt mit einem einzigen Zug
sowohl den Läufer g7 als auch den Springer d7 aus dem Spiel aus.} (20. Bc4 Qb2
21. Rxd7 Bxd7 22. Nxg5 {is too aggressive is zu aggressiv.} Qb6 $1 23. e5 (23.
Qh5 Qh6 24. Bxf7+ Kh8) 23... Qg6) (20. Rc2 $6 {It is too straightforward ist
zu direkt.} Qb3 21. Nxg5 Bxe2 (21... a2) 22. Rxe2 (22. Qxe2 $6 a2 (22... Bxd4
23. e5 Qxg3 24. Qh5 Qd3 25. Rd2 Qg6 $14) 23. Rb2 Qa3 24. Ra1 Bxd4 25. Rbxa2
Qxg3 26. Rxa8 Qxg5 $19) 22... Qxd1 23. Rxd1 Ra4 (23... a2 24. Ra1 Bxd4 (24...
Ra5 25. e5 Rfa8 26. Rb2 $16) 25. Raxa2) 24. Nf3 Nb6 $44 {with full
compensation mit voller Kompensation.}) (20. Re1 Qb2 21. Rc2 Qb6) 20... Qb2 (
20... Rfc8 21. Bc4 Qxc4 (21... Qb2 22. Bxf7+ Kh8 23. Rxc8+ Rxc8 24. Qd3 $16)
22. Rxc4 Rxc4 23. Qb3 Raa4 24. Nxg5 $16) 21. Rc2 Qb3 (21... Qb6 22. Nxg5 Bf5
23. Ra2 $16) 22. Nxg5 a2 (22... Bxe2 23. Qxe2 a2 24. Ra1 Qb1+ 25. Rc1 Rfb8 $140
26. e6 Qxc1+ 27. Rxc1 Rb1 28. exf7+ Kf8 29. Ne6+ Kxf7 30. Ng5+ $18) 23. Rxa2 (
23. Rc1 Qxd1 24. Bxd1 Bxd1 (24... a1=Q 25. Rxa1 Rxa1 26. Bxg4 Rxf1+ 27. Kxf1
Nb6 $14) 25. Rcxd1 (25. Rfxd1 Bh6 26. Bf4 Ra4 27. Be3 Rfa8 28. Ra1 Nb6 $44)
25... Nb6 $44) 23... Qxd1 24. Rxd1 Rxa2 25. Bxg4 Nb6 $14) (19... Qb2 20. Rc2 (
20. Bc4 {also deserves attention, but I prefer 20.Rc2 verdient ebenfalls
Aufmerksamkeit, aber ich bevorzuge 20. Tc2.} a2 (20... e6 21. Bd6 Rd8 $5 (21...
a2 22. Qa1 Qb6 23. Bxf8 Qxc7 24. Bxg7 Qxc4 25. Ne5) 22. e5 Nd7) 21. Qa1 Qxa1
22. Rxa1 Bxf3 23. gxf3 Na6 (23... Bxd4 24. Rxa2 Rxa2 25. Bxa2 e5 26. Bc4 $14)
24. Rxe7 Nb4 25. Rd7) 20... Qb3 (20... Qb6 21. Nxg5 Qxd4 (21... Bxe2 22. Qxe2
Nd7 23. e5 Ra4 24. e6 $16) (21... a2 22. Rxa2 Rxa2 23. Bxg4 Bxd4 (23... Qxd4 {
- 21...Qd4}) 24. Be6 $1 fxe6 25. Qh5 Rfxf2 26. Qg6+) 22. Qxd4 Bxd4 23. Bxg4 a2
24. Rxa2 Rxa2 25. Ne6 Nc6 26. Nxf8 Kxf8 $14 {maybe this was one of the best
possibilities, as it is very difficult for White to win this ending (but Black
would suffer for around 100 moves)!  Vielleicht war dies eine der besten
Möglichkeiten, da es sehr schwer ist, dieses Endspiel zu gewinnen (wenngleich
Schwarz ungefähr 100 Züge lang leiden würde)!}) 21. Nxg5 a2 22. Rxa2 Qxd1
23. Rxd1 Rxa2 24. Bxg4 $14 {/\ Ne6. During the game I thought that this
position is critical and I still believe it! A similiar position could also
happen from the 19...Nd7 line. White is definitely better. He has two plans:
to create a passed d-pawn or try to bother Black's king. Black in my opinion
should try to exchange rooks, what would minimize White's advantage.  /\ Ne6.
Während der Partie hielt ich diese Stellung für kritisch, und das glaube ich
noch immer! Eine ähnliche Stellung könnte auch nach dem Abspiel 19...Nd7
entstehen. Weiß steht eindeutig besser. Er kann planen, einen freien d-Bauern
zu schaffen, oder versuchen, den schwarzen König zu beharken. Der
Nachziehende sollte meiner Ansicht nach versuchen, die Türme zu tauschen, was
den weißen Vorteil minimieren würde.}) (19... Bxf3 20. Bxf3 {doesn't give
extra opportunities for Black. schafft Schwarz keine zusätzlichen
Möglichkeiten.}) 20. Rxe7 (20. Bxa6 $6 {is senseless ist zwecklos:} Rxa6 (20...
Bxf3) 21. Qd3 Bxf3) (20. Bc4 Qb2 21. Rxe7 {würde die Angelegenheit forcieren,
aber ich sehe sowieso keine Möglichkeit für Schwarz, diese Stellung zu
vermeiden.}) 20... Qb2 (20... Bf6 21. Rb7) 21. Bc4 {would force matters, but I
dont see a way Black could avoid this position anyway.} Qb4 (21... Bf6 {
Black is following the main line, otherwise he would going to get mated.
Schwarz folgt dem Hauptabspiel, andernfalls würde er mattgesetzt.} 22. Rxf7
Rxf7 23. e5 $1 (23. Bxf7+ Kxf7 24. Nxg5+ Bxg5 25. Qxg4 $18) 23... Be7 (23...
Qb7 24. exf6 Bxf3 25. Qd2 Be4 26. Re1) 24. Bxf7+ Kxf7 25. Nxg5+) (21... a2 22.
Rxf7 Rxf7 23. Bxf7+ Kxf7 (23... Kh8 24. Qa1 (24. Bd5)) 24. Nxg5+ $18) 22. Bxf7+
(22. Rxf7 $6 Qxc4 23. Rxg7+ Kxg7 24. Qd2 Bxf3 25. Qxg5+ Kh7 26. gxf3 Qf7 {
and White could hardly hope even for a draw. und Weiß könnte kaum auch nur
aufs Remis hoffen.}) 22... Kh8 {Es scheint, als wäre der weiße Turm gefangen
und der Angriff somit inkorrekt. Aber ich hatte für meinen Gegner eine
Überraschung vorbereitet. It looks like White's rook is traped and his attack
was incorrect.} (22... Rxf7 23. Rxf7 Bxd4 24. Be5 Bxe5 25. Qd5 $18) {But I
prepared a surprise for my opponent.} 23. Rd7 $3 {This is the main move of the
game, and I am proud that I have foreseen it from quite far. Shirov, in his
turn, called 23.Rd7 a 'prosaic 'move (and I have to agree with him!) and was
afraid of an even more imaginative idea: Dies ist der Schlüsselzug der Partie,
und ich bin stolz, dass ich ihn recht weit vorhergesehen hatte. Shirov
wiederum nannte 23.Rd7 einen 'prosaischen 'Zug (und ich muss ihm zustimmen)
und befürchtete eine sogar noch phantasievollere Idee:} (23. Be6 $1 Bxf3 (23...
Qxe7 24. Bxg4 {the a-pawn is still far and White already has a material
advantage Der a-Bauer ist noch weit vom Umwandlungsfeld entfernt, und Weiß
besitzt bereits materiellen Vorteil.}) 24. Rxg7 Bxd1 25. Be5 $3 {the point of
Alexey's idea. Now mate in 2 is a threat. Die Pointe von Alexeys Idee. Es
droht Matt in zwei Zügen.} Qb5 {the only defence Die einzige Verteidigung.} 26.
d5 $1 (26. Bd5 {the bishop is trying to protect his more important colleage,
but Der Läufer versucht, seinen bedeutsameren Kollegen zu schützen, aber} Rf5
$3 {Now White have few possibilities,but it looks like they dont have an
advantage Nun hat Weiß einige Möglichkeiten, aber allem Anschein nach keinen
Vorteil.} (26... Qxd5 27. exd5 Ba4 (27... Be2 28. Ra1 $18) 28. Ra1 Rf5 29.
Rxg5+ Rxe5 30. dxe5) 27. exf5 (27. Rb7+ Rxe5 28. Rxb5 Be2 (28... Rxd5 29. Rxd5
$13) 29. dxe5 Bxb5 $11) 27... Qxd5 28. Rd7+ (28. Rxg5+ Kh7 29. Rxd1 a2 30. Kh2
(30. Rd3 a1=Q+ 31. Kh2 Qxe5+ 32. dxe5 Qxe5+) 30... Qe4 31. Kg3 Qb1 32. Rh5+ Kg8
33. Rdh1 Kf7 $13) 28... Qxe5 29. dxe5 {I was really amazed, when my opponent
showed me this line in the post-mortem. During the game Alexey was not sure
about Black's chances here, but as analysis shows, a draw is the most likely
result here. Ich war wirklich verblüfft, als mir mein Gegner bei der
post-mortem dieses Abspiel zeigte. Während der Partie war Alexey nicht sicher
bezüglich der schwarzen Chancen an dieser Stelle, aber die Analyse zeigt, dass
ein Remis das wahrscheinlichste Resultat ist.} Bc2 (29... Bg4 30. Rd4 Bxf5 31.
Ra4 Nc7 32. Rxa8+ Nxa8 33. Ra1 Nc7 34. Rxa3 Ne6 $14) 30. g4 Nc5 31. Rc7 a2 32.
Kg2 a1=Q 33. Rxa1 Rxa1 34. Rxc5 Be4+ $11 35. f3 Ra2+ 36. Kg1 Bxf3) 26... Qb2 $1
{finally getting the bishop Erwischt endlich den Läufer.} 27. Rg8+ Kh7 28. Bxb2
Rxg8 (28... axb2 29. Rxf8 b1=Q (29... Rxf8 30. Rxd1) 30. Rxa8) 29. Bxa3 $1 Bc2
30. Bf5+ {No, we are not going to exchange our nice bishop for the passive
rook Nein, wir werden unseren Läufer nicht für einen passiven Turm tauschen.}
Kh6 31. Rc1 Ba4 32. e5 $16 {and White is better, but it is difficult to claim
something more being a rook down! und Weiß steht besser, aber es fällt schwer,
mit einem Minusturm mehr zu beanspruchen!}) 23... Bxd7 {After making the
difficult route a1-b1-b7-c7-e7-d7, the took has no place to go, but 24.d6 is a
threat, so Black has no choice but to take. Nach einer beschwerlichen Reise
a1-b1-b7-c7-e7-d7 hat der Turm kein Feld mehr. Aber 24. d6 ist eine Drohung,
deshalb bleibt Schwarz keine andere Wahl, als zu schlagen.} (23... Bf6 24. Bd5
(24. Bd6 Qb5) (24. Be6 $1) 24... Bxd7 25. Nxg5) (23... Qb5 24. Rd5) (23... a2
24. Bxa2 (24. Bd6) 24... Rxf3 (24... Bxd7 25. Nxg5) 25. gxf3 Bxd7 26. Kg2 Bxd4
27. Rh1+ Kg7 28. Be5+) 24. Nxg5 Qb6 25. Be6 $1 {This is the point. Black has
to give up his queen to prevent the decisive check on the h-line. Dies ist
eine Pointe. Um ein entscheidendes Schach auf der h-Linie zu verhindern, muss
Schwarz die Dame geben.} Qxe6 (25... Be8 26. Qg4 Bxd4 (26... Rf6 27. Be5 Rxe6
$140 28. Nf7+) 27. Qh4+ Kg7 28. Qh7+ Kf6 29. e5+ Kxg5 (29... Bxe5 30. Qf5+ Ke7
31. Qxe5 $18) 30. Qg7+ Bg6 31. Bh4+ Kf4 32. Qxg6 $18) 26. Nxe6 Bxe6 27. Be5 $5
(27. Bd6 a2 (27... Rfd8 28. Be5 Bc4 (28... Ra7 29. Qc1 (29. Qh5+ Kg8 30. Ra1 a2
31. d5)) (28... Rd7 29. Qh5+ Kg8 30. Qg6 Bb3 31. Bxg7 Rxg7 32. Qb6 $18) 29.
Qh5+ Kg8 30. Qg6 Ra7 31. Ra1 a2 32. Qc6 Bf7 33. Bxg7 Kxg7 34. d5 Nc7 $16) 28.
Bxf8 Rxf8 (28... Bxf8 29. d5 Bg7 30. Qh5+ Kg8 31. dxe6 $18) 29. Qh5+ (29. Qa4
Nc7 30. d5 (30. Qc6 Bxd4 31. Qxc7 a1=Q (31... Ra8 32. Qd6) 32. Rxa1 Bxa1) 30...
Ra8 31. Qc6) 29... Kg8 30. Qa5 Bc4 31. Qa4 Rc8 32. Rc1) 27... Rf7 (27... Bc4
28. Qc1 (28. Qh5+ Kg8 29. Qg6 Ra7 30. Ra1 a2 31. Qc6 Bf7 32. Bxg7 Kxg7 33. d5
Nc7 $16 34. Rxa2 Rxa2 35. Qxc7 {We believe that this type of position which
could arise from a lot of lines is in the long run won for White. Wir glauben,
dass dieser Stellungstyp, der nach vielen Abspielen entstehen könnte,
langfristig für Weiß gewonnen ist.}) 28... Bxe5 29. Qxc4 Bg7 30. Ra1 (30. Rc1
a2 31. Ra1 Rfc8 32. Qd3 Nb4 $1 (32... Nc5 33. Qh3+ Kg8 34. Rxa2 Bxd4 35. e5 $1)
33. Qh3+ Kg8 34. Qb3+ Kh7 35. Qxb4 Rcb8) 30... Rfc8 31. Qd3 Nc5 (31... Bf8 32.
e5) 32. Qh3+ Kg8 33. e5) 28. Qh5+ (28. d5 Bd7 29. Qd4 Nc7 30. Ra1 Nb5 31. Bxg7+
Rxg7 32. Qe3) 28... Kg8 29. Qg6 Bd7 (29... Bc4 30. Qc6) (29... Bb3 30. Bxg7
Rxg7 31. Qb6 {'+-'}) 30. Bxg7 (30. Qg3 {this difficult to find move proposed
by Fritz5 was more practical (but maybe not stronger). Very often you see a
different picture - computer's proposal is sometimes stronger, but much less
practical. Dieser schwierige (von Fritz5 vorgeschlagene Zug) war pragmatischer
(aber vielleicht nicht stärker. Oftmals sieht man ein umgekehrtes Bild - der
Computervorschlag ist manchmal stärker, aber viel weniger pragmatisch.} a2 (
30... Nb4 31. Bxg7 Rxg7 32. Qb3+ Kh8 33. Qxb4 Bh3 34. Ra1) 31. Ra1) 30... Rxg7
31. Qd6 Kh7 {Alexei misses an excellent practical chance, which is strange, as
he is, in my opinion, maybe the best defender in the chess world. Alexei
verpasst eine ausgezeichnete praktische Chance, was seltsam ist, weil er
meiner Ansicht nach der vielleicht beste Verteidiger der Schachwelt ist.} (
31... Rf8 32. Qxa3 (32. Qxa6 Bh3)) (31... Nc7 $3 {was the best try. war der
beste Versuch.} 32. Qxc7 Bh3 {would put me under a tough choice, taking in
consideration, that I had less than 10 minutes left. hätte mich angesichts
meiner weniger als zehn Minuten Restbedenkzeit vor eine schwere Wahl gestellt.}
(32... Bb5 33. Qc5 Bxf1 34. Qd5+ Kh7 35. Qxa8 Bxg2 36. Qxa3 Bxe4+ 37. Kf1 {
looks winning, as Black's pieces are very poorly coordinated. sieht nach
Gewinn aus, da die schwarzen Figuren sehr schlecht koordiniert sind.}) 33. Qc6
(33. Qxg7+ Kxg7 34. gxh3 Ra4 $3 {An exellent move. Ein ausgezeichneter Zug.} (
34... a2 35. Ra1 Ra4 36. f3 {3 extra pawns should be enough Drei Mehrbauern
sollten genügen.}) 35. Ra1 Rxd4 36. Rxa3 Rxe4 {Theory considers such positions
drawish, but as far as I know, a lot of strong grandmasters question this
assessment. In der Theorie gilt eine solche Stellung als remislich, aber
meines Wissen zweifeln viele starke Großmeister an dieser Einschätzung.}) (33.
Qc4+ Kh7 34. Qd5 Ra6) 33... Ra5 34. Rc1 $1 {The most precise decision, but I
admit that I am not sure that I'll find it being very short of time. As the
following lines show, White is winning. Die präziseste Entscheidung, aber ich
gebe zu, ich bin nicht sicher, ob ich sie angesichts meiner großen
Zeitknappheit gefunden hätte. Wie die folgenden Abspiele beweisen, steht Weiß
auf Gewinn.} Rxg2+ (34... Bxg2 35. Qc8+ Kh7 36. Rc7 Rag5 37. Rxg7+ Rxg7 (37...
Kxg7 38. Qc7+ $18) 38. Kh2) (34... a2 35. Kh2 Bxg2 (35... Bd7 36. Qc4+ Kh8 37.
Qc3 Rag5 38. g3 Rh5+ 39. Kg2 Rgh7 40. d5+ Kg8 41. Kf3) 36. d5 $1 Kh7 37. Qf6
Ra8 38. d6 $5 $18) 35. Kh1 a2 36. Qe8+ Kh7 37. Qe7+ Kh6 38. Rc6+ (38. Qh4+ Rh5
39. Qf6+ Rg6) 38... Rg6 39. Qf8+ Kg5 40. Qd8+ Kf4 41. Qxa5 Rxc6 42. Qxa2 $18)
32. Qxa3 Nc7 33. Qe3 Ne6 34. d5 Ng5 35. f4 Nh3+ (35... Nf7 36. f5) 36. Kh1 Ra2
(36... Rag8 37. gxh3 Rg3 38. Rf3) 37. f5 $1 {Avoiding a last trap Umgeht die
letzte Falle.} (37. gxh3 $2 Rgg2 $1 $11) 37... Ng5 38. f6 Rg6 39. f7 {40.f8N
is White's threat, so Black resigns.  I was very happy po play this game in a
memorial of one of my favorite players A. Rubinstein. I don't think it was
done in his style, but I believe it is worth to his memory!  Die weiße
Drohung lautet 40.f8N+, deshalb gab Schwarz auf. Ich freute mich sehr, diese
Partie in einem Gedenkturnier für einen meiner Lieblingsspieler gewonnen zu
haben, A.Rubinstein. Ich glaube nicht, dass sie in seinem Stil war, aber sie
war auf jeden Fall seiner Erinnerung würdig!} 1-0

[Event "Tel Aviv ASA"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Lev, Ronen"]
[Black "Gofshtein, Leonid D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "Giese"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ Bd7 8.
Be2 c5 9. Nf3 Qa5 10. Bd2 Ba4 11. Qc1 Nd7 12. O-O O-O 13. Qa3 b5 14. Rab1 Qa6
15. dxc5 Qc6 16. c4 b4 17. Rxb4 Bc2 18. e5 Be4 19. e6 fxe6 20. Rb5 Rf5 21. Qe3
a6 22. Ra5 Raf8 23. Bd1 Bxf3 24. Ba4 Qa8 25. Qxe6+ Kh8 26. Bxd7 Bxg2 27. c6
R5f6 28. Qe3 Bxf1 29. Kxf1 Rf3 30. Qb6 Rxf2+ $1 {after this move Black has
chances of a successfull defence; the position of White s king has weakened,
so Black can hope of a perpetual check danach hat Schwarz Aussicht auf eine
erfolgreiche Verteidigung; die Stellung des weißen Königs ist geschwächt, so
daß Schwarz auf Dauerschach hoffen kann} 31. Qxf2 Rxf2+ 32. Kxf2 Qb8 33. Kg2
Qb2 34. Rd5 Be5 $132 35. Kf3 Bc7 36. Rd3 Qc2 37. Bc3+ Kg8 38. Be6+ Kf8 39. Ke4
Qg2+ 40. Rf3+ Ke8 41. Bd4 Bxh2 42. Bb6 Qe2+ 43. Re3 Qg2+ 44. Rf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Ekaterinburg"]
[Date "2020.03.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[Annotator "Giri,A"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2020.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 195"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.04.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.04.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 {A modest system, which was
one of the systems against Grunfeld that I had prepared for the event.} Bg7 6.
e4 Nxc3 7. Bxc3 c5 8. d5 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Qd2 Qd6 {Interestingly I was
very much familiar with this exact line, because it was used by Nepo, one of
the Candidates!} 11. f4 e6 12. Bc4 b5 13. Bxb5 exd5 14. Bc4 Bb7 15. Nf3 Nd7 {
Probably an over the board novelty. Actually it's not that bad, given how well
MVL followed it up, but in general I doubt it will end up in theoretical books
as something that Black players should follow.} (15... Rd8 {was Nepo's game
and it is a very big secret what my intentions here were!}) 16. O-O Nb6 17. Be2
({Later I regretted not having played} 17. Bb5 $1 {though at this point it was
hard to see what's wrong with the more natural retreat.} Qe7 (17... d4 18. Rae1
f5 {Here white has two tempting options, both with some edge:} 19. exf5 (19. e5
) 19... Rxf5 20. Ne5) 18. e5 d4 19. cxd4 c4 $5 {This is probably working out
for Black, thanks to the very powerful bishop, but after f5 gxf5 and eventual
Nh4, things are on the edge.} (19... Bxf3 {simplifies, but White keeps the
pressure on in the endgame.} 20. f5 Qd8 21. Rxf3 Qxd4+ 22. Qxd4 cxd4 23. Re1
Nd5 24. Rd3 Nb4 25. Rd2) 20. Rac1 {Normal inclusion.} Rac8 21. f5 gxf5 {
Here for fun I continued a little. As usual in such cases, the resourceful
computer holds it together, but it is very complicated.} 22. Qf2 (22. Qf4 Kh8
23. Nh4 Rg8 24. Rf2 Nd5 25. Qh6 Ne3 $1 26. Qxe3 Qxh4 27. Rxc4 f4 28. Qd2 f3 $1
29. Rxc8 Rxc8 30. gxf3 Rd8 {and Black should hold.}) (22. g3 {would be very
strong, but Black has a very pretty defensive idea:} Kh8 23. Nh4 Qxh4 $1 24.
gxh4 Rg8+ {and the complications somehow work out for Black.}) 22... f4 23. Nh4
Qg5 24. Qxf4 Qxf4 25. Rxf4 a6 26. Rf6 Nd5 {and here both Bxa6 and Bd7 give
White slightly better chances, but eventually Black holds.}) 17... d4 $1 18. e5
(18. cxd4 {would have been a better option, to press on for a bit, but I
underestimated 18...Qd7 and at this point was still more ambitious.} Bxe4 19.
Qe3 Bxf3 20. dxc5 Rae8 21. cxd6 Rxe3 22. Bxf3 Rd8 23. Rfd1 Re6 24. Rac1 Rexd6
25. Rxd6 Rxd6 26. Rc7 {This is a very drawish endgame, but at least White gets
to press a little.}) 18... Qd7 $1 {I underestimated this one, but I was under
conviction that there is still going to be something here for White. After
spending a lot of time, however, I realized that there isn't anything.} 19.
cxd4 Rad8 $1 20. Rad1 (20. Rac1 {was one of the moves I considered seriously,
when I thought the endgame would actually be a better version than what I'd
get in the game, but I didn't see how to proceed after} cxd4 21. Rcd1 Qg4)
20... Bxf3 21. Rxf3 Qxd4+ 22. Qxd4 Rxd4 23. Rxd4 cxd4 24. Rd3 (24. Ra3 Rc8 25.
Rxa7 Rc2 {is enough counterplay to make an easy draw.}) 24... Rd8 {The problem
is that Black gets his knight to c5 when I can't come near the d4 pawn.} 25.
Bd1 {This was my original intention, stopping Na4-Nc5, but when we got closer
to this position I noticed the Nc4-Na5-Nb7-Nc5 maneuvre, which does it rather
convincingly.} (25. Kf2 Na4 26. Ra3 Nc5 (26... Nb2 27. Rb3 Na4 {- also not so
bad.}) 27. Kf3 Rd7 {Black is fine, he will get Kg7 f6 eventually and it is
very hard to imagine what White can do.} (27... Rb8 {forces things and makes a
draw as well.} 28. Bc4 Rb4 29. Bd5 Rb1 30. Rxa7 Rf1+ 31. Kg3 d3 {the
complications work out for Black.})) 25... Nc4 $1 26. Kf2 {Allows a move
repetition, but allowing Na5-b7-c5 wouldn't change the outcome.} (26. Bb3 Na5
27. Bc2 Nb7 $132) 26... Nb2 27. Rd2 Nc4 28. Rd3 (28. Rc2 Ne3 29. Rc1 Nd5 {
followed by Nc3 is totally fine for Black.} (29... Nxd1+ {would also be enough
to hold, of course.})) 28... Nb2 29. Rd2 Nc4 30. Rd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg zt"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ruban, Vadim"]
[Black "Dvoirys, Semen I"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Glatman,V"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1993.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8.
Ba4 b5 9. Bb3 b4 10. Qf3 (10. Ne2 bxc3 11. Be3 Nd7 12. Rc1 Ba6 13. f4 $146 (13.
e5 Qa5 $1 (13... e6 14. Nxc3 c5 15. f4 cxd4 16. Qxd4 O-O 17. Kf2 $14 {
Kiselev-Krasenkov/Katowice/1992/}) 14. Qc2 c5 15. Qe4 O-O 16. Bxf7+ Kh8 17. Nf4
Rxf7 18. Qxa8+ Rf8 19. Qd5 Qb5 $19 {Georgadze-Adorjan,A/Debrecen/1992/}) 13...
Qa5 14. Qc2 c5 15. e5 cxd4 16. Bxd4 Nc5 17. Bxc5 Qxc5 18. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 19. Nxc3
O-O $10 {Aseev-Dvoirys,S/St.Petersburg/1993/}) 10... e6 $6 $146 (10... O-O 11.
Ne2 e5 (11... bxc3 12. O-O Ba6 13. Bg5 Nd7 14. Rfd1 c2 15. Bxc2 c5 $13 {
Christiansen,L-Huzman/Wijk aan Zee op/1993/}) 12. O-O exd4 13. cxd4 Ba6 14. Rd1
Nd7 15. a3 c5 16. axb4 Bxe2 17. Qxe2 cxd4 18. Bd5 $16 {Kramnik,V-Adorjan,A/
Debrecen/1992/}) 11. Ne2 bxc3 12. Qxc3 O-O 13. Ba3 Re8 14. O-O Nd7 $5 (14...
Ba6 15. Bc4 Bxc4 16. Qxc4 e5 17. dxe5 Bxe5 18. Rad1 $16) 15. Qxc6 (15. Rac1 Nb6
16. Rfd1 Ba6 17. Ng3 {/\ e5, Ne4+/-}) 15... Nb6 16. e5 (16. Rfd1 Ba6 17. Ng3
Rc8 18. Qd6 Qh4 $44) 16... Ba6 17. Rfe1 Rc8 $1 (17... Bxe2 18. Rxe2 Qxd4 19.
Rd1 $16) 18. Qe4 Nc4 19. Bb4 (19. Bc5 Nxe5 $1) 19... Qd7 20. Nc3 (20. Nf4 Qb5
21. Bxc4 Rxc4 22. Bd6 $13) 20... Red8 21. Rad1 Nb2 22. Rd2 Nc4 23. Bxc4 $6 Rxc4
24. Ba5 Rdc8 $44 (24... Rxd4 25. Rxd4 Qxd4 26. Bxd8 $18) 25. Qe3 Bb7 26. f3 Bf8
27. Ne2 (27. Ne4 Bxe4 28. fxe4 (28. Qxe4 Qa4 $19)) 27... Ra4 28. Bc3 Ra3 29.
Rc2 Qa4 30. Qd2 Bh6 $6 (30... Bd5 $142) 31. Qxh6 $8 Qxc2 32. Bb4 Rd3 (32...
Rxa2 33. Rc1 Qxe2 34. Rxc8+ Bxc8 35. Qf8#) 33. Kf2 $1 Rxd4 (33... Rd1 34. Rxd1
Qxd1 35. Be7 Ba6 36. Bf6 Qxe2+ 37. Kg3 Qe1+ 38. Kh3 $18) 34. Be7 (34. Rc1 Rxb4
35. Rxc2 Rxc2 36. Qg5 Rd4 $17) 34... Rd7 (34... Qd2 $2 35. Bg5 $18) 35. Rc1
Rxe7 36. Rxc2 Rxc2 37. Ke3 Rd7 38. Nf4 Bd5 39. Qg5 Kf8 40. Qh6+ Kg8 41. a4 Rdc7
42. Qg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sochi"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ryskin, Alexander"]
[Black "Shmuter, Leonid"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Glatman,V"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1993.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8.
Ba4 b5 (8... O-O 9. Ne2 e5 (9... b5 10. Bb3 Bb7 11. O-O c5 12. f3 $146 (12. d5
$5 Nd7 13. Bg5 h6 14. Be3 Qc7 15. Qd2 Kh7 16. Rac1 Nf6 17. f3 Rfd8 18. c4 e6
$13) 12... cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. Be3 Na5 15. Qd2 Rc8 $10 {Doroshkevich,
V-Shmuter,L Sochi 1993/}) 10. O-O Qe7 11. Qc2 $5 $146 (11. Bc2 Be6 12. a4 Rd8
13. Ba3 Qe8 14. Rb1 $1 b6 15. Bd3 Nd7 16. Qc2 $1 $14 {Kishnev,S-Smejkal,J
Munchen 1992 Inf 56/533/}) 11... Nd7 12. Bb3 Re8 13. f3 Nf8 14. Be3 Be6 15.
Rad1 Bxb3 16. axb3 exd4 17. cxd4 f5 18. Ng3 $14 {Gleizerov,E-Odeev,H
Voskresensk 1993/}) 9. Bb3 b4 10. Bb2 $5 $146 (10. Qf3 O-O 11. Ne2 a5 $5 (11...
bxc3 12. Qxc3 (12. O-O Ba6 13. Rd1 c5 14. dxc5 Qa5 15. e5 Nc6 $1 $15 {
Groszpeter,A-Adorjan,A HUN 1992 Inf 56/537/}) 12... Bb7 13. Bg5 Na6 $1 $10 {
Ftacnik,L-Adorjan,A Budapest 1993 Inf 57/454/}) 12. O-O Ba6 13. Rd1 a4 14. Bc2
b3 15. Bd3 $13 {Shneider,A-Neverov,V UKR 1993 Inf 57/455/}) (10. Be3 bxc3 11.
Rc1 Nd7 12. Ne2 Ba6 13. f4 (13. e5 Qa5 $1 14. Qc2 c5 15. Qe4 O-O 16. Bxf7+ Kh8
$17 {Georgadze,G-Adorjan,A 1992 Inf 56/535/}) 13... Qa5 14. Qc2 c5 15. e5 cxd4
16. Bxd4 Nc5 $10 {Aseev,K-Dvoirys,S S-Peterburg 1993/}) (10. d5 $6) 10... bxc3
(10... Na6 11. Ne2 O-O 12. O-O c5 13. Rc1 Bb7 14. d5 Rc8 $13 {Knaak,
R-Gheorghiu,F Bucurest 1992/}) 11. Bxc3 Nd7 (11... Ba6 12. Ne2 O-O 13. O-O Nd7
14. Rc1 e5 {Adorjan/}) 12. Ne2 Ba6 13. Rc1 O-O 14. O-O e5 15. Bb4 $1 $16 (15.
d5 $6 Nc5 $5 16. Bb4 Nd3 17. Bxf8 Nxc1 18. Qxc1 Qxf8 19. Re1 $10 {Adorjan/})
15... c5 $6 (15... Re8 $2 16. Rxc6 Bb7 17. Bxf7+ Kxf7 18. Qb3+ $18) (15... exd4
$5 16. Bxf8 Nxf8 17. Rxc6 Bb7 18. Rc4 Ne6 $16) 16. dxc5 Bh6 $6 (16... Rb8 17.
Bd2 Nf6 18. f3 Qd3 19. Ng3 Rfd8 20. Bg5 $8 h6 21. Qxd3 $8 Bxd3 22. Bxf6 Bxf6
23. Rfd1 $14) 17. Rc2 Nf6 (17... Rb8 18. Bd2 Bxd2 19. Rxd2 Bxe2 $8 20. Qxe2 Qe7
21. c6 Nc5 22. Bd5 $16) 18. Bc4 $1 $18 Bb7 (18... Bxc4 19. Rxc4 Qxd1 20. Rxd1
$18) 19. c6 $1 Qxd1 (19... Bxc6 20. Bxf8 Qxf8 21. Bxf7+ $18) 20. Rxd1 Rfd8 21.
Bd5 1-0

[Event "Interpolis-03"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1979.11.14"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Spassky, Boris Vasilievich"]
[Black "Sax, Gyula"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Gligoric,S"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "1979.11.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 (
7... O-O 8. Be2 c5 9. O-O Bg4 10. Be3 Qa5 11. Qb3 $14 {Karpov-Ljubojevic/
Montreal/1979}) 8. Bb5+ (8. Be3 Nc6 9. Rc1) 8... Nc6 $1 9. O-O (9. d5 a6) 9...
cxd4 10. cxd4 O-O 11. Be3 Bg4 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Rc1 Qa5 14. Qd2 Qxd2 15. Nxd2
Rfd8 16. Nb3 a5 $1 17. f3 Be6 18. Nc5 Bxd4 (18... Bxd4 19. Bxd4 Rxd4 20. Nxe6
fxe6 21. Rxc6 Rd2 22. Rxe6 Kf7) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beersheba 20th"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "2001.03.10"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Roiz, Michael"]
[Black "Golod, Vitali"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2449"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2001.03.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. d4 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 b6 $5 (9... cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ {It's main line.}) ({In two
previous games in this position I played:} 9... Nc6 $5) 10. Be3 $5 {[%mdl 4]} (
10. O-O $5 {See comments to Van Wely,L-Avrukh,B/Neum,2000/CBM 80(1-0)(Van Wely,
L/Cifuentes,P)(33)}) 10... Bb7 11. Qd3 $5 ({It was checked in last game:} 11.
Qc2 $5 e6 12. dxc5 Nd7 13. O-O Qc7 14. cxb6 axb6 $44 {Bunzmann,D-Schandorff,L/
Magdeburg,2000 (0-1)(40)}) ({Here frequently met:} 11. e5 {but it did not
bring success for white.}) 11... Ba6 ({It deserves attention:} 11... cxd4 12.
cxd4 Qd7 {[%cal Gd7a4]} 13. O-O Qa4 $13 {[%csl Ra2][%cal Gb7a6] Rind,B-Ftacnik,
L/Philadelphia,1993 (0-1)(40)}) 12. Qd2 Qc8 ({Dubious:} 12... Qd7 13. O-O $140
(13. dxc5 $143 Qa4 14. Rb4 Qa3 15. Rb3 Qa4 $44) 13... Qa4 14. Rfc1 $14) 13. O-O
Bxe2 $5 $146 ({Was checked in the previous game:} 13... Nd7 14. Bxa6 Qxa6 15.
e5 (15. Bh6 $5 $14) 15... Rac8 16. Rfe1 e6 17. Bg5 (17. Bh6 $5) 17... b5 $11 {
Pinto Henriquez,R-Narciso Dublan,M/St.Feliu,1994(0-1)(51)}) 14. Qxe2 Qa6 15.
Qxa6 ({Is a possible continuation of the play:} 15. Qd2 $5 Rd8 16. Bh6 (16. Bg5
Nd7 {[%csl Re4][%cal Gd7f6]} 17. Bxe7 $140 Re8 18. Bd6 Rxe4 19. dxc5 Nxc5 $11)
16... Bh8 17. Qf4 Qxa2 $13) 15... Nxa6 16. Rfc1 {+/=/=} Rac8 ({Much worse is:} 
16... cxd4 17. cxd4 Rfc8 18. d5 $5 $14 (18. a4 $143 e6 19. Kf1 Bf8 {[%cal
Ga6b4] +/=/=})) 17. d5 {[%cal Gc3c4] White want strongly to take hold of the
centre.} f5 $1 {Differently it is possible to remain without counterplay.} (
17... c4 $6 18. Nd4 {[%cal Gd4c6]} Bxd4 19. Bxd4 $14) 18. Ng5 $1 ({Poorly at
once:} 18. e5 $2 f4 19. Bd2 c4 $15 {[%csl Rd3,Rd5][%cal Gc8d8,Ga6c5,Gc5d3]}) ({
Also pretty dubious:} 18. c4 {in view of:} Nb4 $1 19. a3 (19. exf5 $143 Nxa2
20. Rc2 Nb4 21. Re2 Rxf5 22. Bg5 b5 $15 {[%csl Yc4,Rd5]}) 19... Na2 20. Rc2 Nc3
21. Re1 Nxe4 22. Ng5 $44) 18... fxe4 $140 ({Weakly:} 18... Nc7 19. c4 {[%csl
Yc4][%cal Yc4d5]} h6 20. Nf3 fxe4 21. Nd2 $14 {[%csl Re4]}) 19. c4 {[%csl Re4]}
Nb4 {It's best decision.} 20. a3 Nd3 21. Rc2 (21. Rd1 $144 Nb2 {[%csl Rc4,Rd1]}
22. Rdc1 Nd3 23. Rc2) 21... Bh6 $1 22. Nxe4 (22. Re2 $5 {This move we have
found out only in the analysis,after game.} Ne5 $1 (22... Bxg5 $2 23. Bxg5 Rce8
24. Rxe4 $1 Nxf2 25. Rxe7 $16 {[%csl Gd5,Gg5]} Ne4 26. Re1 Nd6) 23. Ne6 $140
Bxe3 24. Nxf8 Rxf8 (24... Bd4 $2 25. Ne6 Nxc4 26. Rc1 b5 27. Nxd4 cxd4 28. Rxe4
$16) 25. Rxe3 (25. fxe3 $6 Nxc4) 25... Nxc4 26. Rc3 (26. Rxe4 $2 Nd2 {[%csl
Rb1,Re4]}) 26... Nd6 $11) ({Badly for white:} 22. Ne6 $2 Bxe3 23. Nxf8 (23.
fxe3 Rf5 $15) 23... Bxf2+ 24. Rxf2 Nxf2 25. Nxg6 Nh3+ $1 26. gxh3 hxg6 27. Re1
Kf7 28. Rxe4 $15) 22... Bxe3 23. fxe3 Rf5 24. Ng3 (24. Nf2 $5 Ne5 $11 (24...
Nxf2 $2 25. Rxf2 Rcf8 26. Rbf1 $1 {and white want to transfer to PP endgame,in
which they will have huge chances of a win.})) 24... Rg5 $1 {[%csl Rc4][%cal
Gg5g4] My rook has occupied ideal place. Chances of the parties are
approximately equal.} 25. Rf1 (25. Rf1 Rf8 (25... b5 $5 {[%csl Rd5]} 26. e4 b4
$13) 26. Rc3 Rxf1+ 27. Kxf1 Ne5 $11 {[%csl Rc4][%cal Gg5g4,Gh7h5,Gh5h4]})
1/2-1/2

[Event "ISR-chT"]
[Site "Israel"]
[Date "2002.01.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Lev, Ronen"]
[Black "Golod, Vitali"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2461"]
[BlackElo "2516"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2002.01.10"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[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 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 b6 $5 (9... cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ {It's main line.}) 10. O-O (10.
Be3 {See comments to Roiz,M-Golod,V/Beer-Sheva,2001/CBM 82(1/2-1/2)(25)}) 10...
Bb7 11. Qd3 Ba6 12. Qe3 Qd7 13. Bxa6 ({More essentially in this position:} 13.
dxc5 $5 {You can see comments to Markos,J-Greenfeld,A/Leon,2001/CBM 86
(Krasenkow,M)(1-0)(38)}) 13... Nxa6 14. h4 $5 $146 {[%csl Rg8][%cal Gh4h5]
[%mdl 8] Rather interesting novelty.Position of the white at the
centre-reliably,and they have a time for attack on the king side.For this move
Ronen has spent approximately 15 minutes.} ({Were checked in the precedind
games:} 14. d5 $5 Qa4 15. Rb3 {[%csl Ra4,Ra6]} Nc7 16. Ra3 Qd7 17. c4 e5 $1 $11
{[%cal Yc7e8,Ye8d6] See comments to Clavijo,J-Mikhalchishin,A/Istanbul,2000/
EXT 2001(0-1)(Krasenkow,M)(37)}) (14. Qe2 $5 Nc7 (14... Qa4 $2 15. d5 Bxc3 16.
Rb3 {[%csl Ra6,Rc3][%cal Gb3a3,Gb3c3]} Bb4 $8 17. Ne5 Rac8 18. Rh3 {[%csl Rg8]}
c4 19. Qe3 {[%cal Ge3h6] 1-0 Najer,E-Yuferov,S/St.Petersburg,2000 (19)}) 15.
Rd1 Rad8 16. Be3 Qa4 17. Rdc1 Rd7 18. Qc2 Qxc2 19. Rxc2 cxd4 20. cxd4 f5 21.
Rbc1 Nb5 22. e5 f4 $132 {See comments to Avrukh,B-Kasparov,G/Israeli League,
2000/CBM 77(1/2-1/2)(Avrukh,B)(38)}) ({and} 14. Qd3 Qa4 (14... Nc7 $5) 15. Bg5
Rfe8 16. d5 c4 17. Qe3 Nc5 18. Nd4 e6 $132 {Hummel,P-Gormally,D/Oakham,2000
(1-0)(31)}) 14... Qa4 $5 {[%csl Ra2] After long meditation,I have decided to
play actively and to not be engaged in protection of my king.} ({Probably,it
was a little worse:} 14... cxd4 15. cxd4 Rfd8 16. Bb2 {[%csl Yb2]}) ({or} 14...
Rfd8 15. d5 {[%cal Gc3c4]} c4 16. Nd4 $14) (14... Rac8 $5 {<->c}) 15. Rb3 {
[%csl Ra6][%cal Gb3a3]} ({Is a possible continuation of the play:} 15. a3 cxd4
16. cxd4 Rfd8 17. Bb2 Rac8 18. h5 Rc2 $132) 15... Nc7 $1 ({Rather imprudently:
} 15... Qxa2 $2 {in view of:} 16. Ra3 Qc4 $140 17. Nd2 cxd4 (17... Qb5 $2 18.
c4 cxd4 19. Qd3 $18 {[%csl Ra6,Yb5][%cal Gc4b5]}) 18. Nxc4 dxe3 19. Rxa6 exf2+
(19... e2 $2 20. Re1 Rfd8 21. Ne3 Bxc3 22. Rxe2 $16 {+/-/+-}) 20. Kxf2 Bxc3 (
20... Rfc8 $6 21. Ne3 Bxc3 22. Nd5 $36 {[%csl Re7]}) 21. Ke2 {+/=/+/-}) 16. d5
$2 {White give back Pa2,and instead of it nothing receive.} (16. dxc5 $142 Qxa2
17. Rb2 (17. Ra3 $143 Qe6 $11) 17... Qc4 18. cxb6 axb6 19. Rxb6 Qxc3 (19... Ne6
$5 $44) 20. Qxc3 Bxc3 {+/=/=}) 16... Qxa2 17. c4 Qc2 $1 {[%csl Rc4]} 18. Nd2 {
/\Ba3,Rc1(ףc2)} Bd4 $1 {[%mdl 2048]} 19. Qf4 Ne8 {[%csl Ye8][%cal Ye8g7] The
knight hastens to the aid of the king.} 20. Rh3 Ng7 21. g4 f6 22. Qh6 Rf7 $17 {
Through a series of exact moves, I have received the big advantage.} 23. Kh2
Bc3 $5 ({It was better:} 23... Bxf2 $1 {[%csl Rc1]} 24. Rxf2 Qxc1 25. Rhf3 {
[%cal Ge4e5]} Qa1 {-/+/-+}) (23... a5 $5 {[%csl Ga5][%cal Ga3a2,Ga5a4,Ga4a3,
Ga2a1]}) 24. Re1 Bxd2 {I have decided to take away second pawn and to justify
thus,my last move.} ({Also good enough:} 24... a5 $5 25. Qe3 Bd4 26. Qe2 a4 27.
Nf3 Qxe2 28. Rxe2 e5 $17 {[%cal Gg7e8,Ge8d6]}) 25. Bxd2 Qxc4 26. Qe3 e6 $5 {
[%csl Rd5,Re4] I begin to open a position.} ({Also deserves attention:} 26...
a5 $5) 27. h5 $1 {Ronen Lev finds the last resources for counterplay.} g5 28.
h6 Ne8 29. Rc1 Qd4 $1 (29... Qa2 $6 30. f4 exd5 31. fxg5 $132 {[%csl Rg8]}) 30.
dxe6 Re7 31. Qxd4 cxd4 32. Rc6 Rc7 {I saw beforehand this protective resource.}
33. Rxc7 $8 Nxc7 34. Rf3 $1 $138 {[] At this moment at us remained less than 3
minutes (with addition 30 seconds for each made move).} (34. e7 $2 Kf7 35. Bb4
a5 36. Ba3 Nb5 $19 {[%csl Ya3,Re7]}) 34... Nxe6 (34... Re8 $5 35. Rxf6 $140
Rxe6 $17 {[%csl Rh6]}) 35. Rxf6 Nc5 (35... Rf8 $6 36. Rxe6 Rxf2+ 37. Kg3 Rxd2
38. Re7 $132 {[%csl Ge7,Rg8,Rh7]}) 36. f3 Rd8 $2 $138 {I felt as it is
necessary to play,but in conditions of shortage of time,I have not decided to
make a move, which won a game:} (36... Rf8 $1 37. Rd6 (37. Rxf8+ $143 Kxf8 38.
Bxg5 a5 $1 39. Kg2 a4 40. Bc1 Nd3 41. Ba3+ Kf7 42. Kf1 b5 43. Ke2 b4 $19) 37...
Rxf3 38. Rxd4 (38. Bxg5 Nxe4 $19) (38. Bb4 Rf2+ (38... Nxe4 $4 39. Rd8+ Kf7 40.
Rf8+ $18 {[%csl Rf3]}) 39. Kh3 Nxe4 $19) 38... Rf2+ (38... Nxe4 $5 39. Rxe4
Rf2+ 40. Kg3 Rxd2 $19) 39. Kg1 (39. Kh3 Nxe4 40. Rxe4 Rxd2 $19) 39... Re2 {
[%csl Re4]} 40. Bxg5 Rxe4 $19) (36... a5 $5 37. Rxb6 $140 a4 {[%csl Ga4][%cal
Ga4a3]}) 37. Rf5 $1 Nb3 $6 {I continue a wrong line.} (37... Ne6 $142 $15) 38.
Rxg5+ Kf7 39. Rg7+ Ke6 40. Bf4 (40. Bg5 $2 Rd7 (40... d3 $4 41. Bxd8 d2 42.
Re7+ Kd6 43. e5+ Kc6 44. Rc7+ $18 {[%csl Yc7][%cal Yc7d7]}) 41. f4 $140 Rxg7
42. hxg7 Kf7 $17) 40... Rf8 {I was sure,that this only move and at all did not
consider the following continuation:} (40... d3 $5 41. Rxh7 d2 42. Bxd2 Nxd2
43. Kg2 $13) 41. Kg3 Rf7 ({Again it deserves attention:} 41... d3 $5) 42. Rg5
Rd7 43. Re5+ Kf7 44. Rf5+ Ke6 45. Re5+ $138 ({The home analysis has shown,that
Ronen should continue game:} 45. g5 d3 $140 46. g6 $1 (46. Rd5 $6 Rxd5 47.
exd5+ Kf5 {[%csl Yb3][%cal Yb3c5]} 48. Kf2 Nc5 $13 {[%csl Yc5]}) (46. Rf6+ $2
Ke7 47. e5 d2 48. Bxd2 Rxd2 (48... Nxd2 $4 49. Rd6 $1 $16 {[%csl Rd2,Rd7,Ge5,
Gh6][%cal Gg5g6]}) 49. g6 hxg6 50. Rxg6 Rd1 $15) 46... hxg6 47. Rd5 $1 Rxd5 48.
exd5+ Kf7 49. Kf2 {[%csl Gd5,Gh6] with obvious advantage of white}) (45. Kf2 $6
d3 (45... Nc5 46. Ke2 $14) 46. Re5+ Kf7 47. Rf5+ $11) 45... Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Politiken Cup 22nd"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "2000.07.26"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hillarp Persson, Tiger"]
[Black "Golod, Vitali"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2000.07.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Rb3 $5 {Rare variation.} (12.
Qd2 $5 {It's main line.}) 12... Qc7 {In my opinion this move better than:} (
12... e6 {You can see comments to Ivanov,S-Mikhalevski,V/St.Petersburg, 1999/
CBM 72 (1-0)(Krasenkow,M)(30)}) 13. Qd2 e6 {Comments to this part of the game 
(from 13...e6 to 17...exd5N) you cand find in annotations to: Ivanov,
S-Greenfeld,A/Bugojno,1999/CBM 74 (0-1)(Krasenkow,M)(36)} 14. f4 c4 $1 {
Krasenkow,M:Black sacrifices this pawn to lure the white rook to an awkward
position and delay the white king in the centre.} 15. Rb4 (15. Rb1 $6 Bg7 16.
d6 Qc6 {/\e5(Greenfeld,A)}) 15... Bd6 16. Rxc4 Qb6 {[%csl Re1][%cal Gb6g1]} 17.
e5 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (17. dxe6 $6 {See comments to Ivanov,S-Greenfeld,A/
Bugojno,1999/CBM 74 (0-1)(Krasenkow,M)(36)}) 17... exd5 $6 {[%mdl 8192] I
don't see 18.Rxc8.} ({Can be recommended:} 17... Bc5 $5) 18. Rxc8 $1 Raxc8 19.
exd6 Qxd6 $14 {[%mdl 1024]} 20. Rf1 $5 ({Pretty dubious:} 20. O-O {because of:}
Qc5+ 21. Qd4 (21. Kh1 $143 Qxc3 22. Qxd5 Rfd8 $36) 21... Qxc3 22. Qxd5 Rfd8 $13
) ({It deserves attention:} 20. Bb2 $5 {/\0-0}) 20... Qc5 21. f5 $6 ({Much
better is:} 21. Bb2 Rfe8 22. Kd1 Re4 23. Bd3 Re3 {<->e} 24. f5 $14) (21. Rf3 $2
Qg1+ {[%csl Re1,Rh2]}) 21... Rfe8 22. Kd1 d4 $1 {Excellent move!} 23. c4 ({
Badly:} 23. cxd4 {because of:} Qxc1+ $1 24. Qxc1 Rxc1+ 25. Kxc1 Rxe2 $17 {
[%csl Ra2,Rg2]}) ({Loses:} 23. f6 $2 dxc3 24. Qh6 c2+ 25. Ke1 Qc3+ $19 {
[%csl Gc3,Re1,Rf6]}) 23... b5 $1 24. Bb2 $2 {Decisive mistake.} ({It is
necessary:} 24. cxb5 Qxc1+ 25. Qxc1 Rxc1+ 26. Kxc1 Rxe2 27. Kb1 $1 $15 {
[%csl Yb1][%cal Yb1a2]}) ({Senselessly:} 24. f6 bxc4 $140 25. Qh6 {in view of:}
Qf8 $17) 24... bxc4 25. Bxd4 Qd5 $1 {[%cal Gc8d8] <->d} 26. fxg6 hxg6 27. Bf3
Qf5 $1 {[%csl Rd1][%cal Gf5b1][%mdl 128]} 28. Kc1 ({Weakly:} 28. Qc2 {because
of:} Red8 29. Qxf5 Rxd4+ 30. Kc2 gxf5 $19) 28... Rb8 $1 {[%csl Rc1][%cal Gf5b1]
} 29. Bb2 (29. Qc2 $144 Qf4+ 30. Qd2 Rb1+ $19) (29. Qc3 $144 Qb1+ 30. Kd2 Qxf1)
29... c3 $1 {Picture position.After this move white resigns,because of next
variants:} (29... c3 $1 30. Qxc3 (30. Bxc3 Qb1# (30... Rb1#)) 30... Rec8 31.
Bc6 Qxf1+ 32. Kc2 Qe2+ 33. Kc1 Rxb2 $19) 0-1

[Event "Ghent op 28th"]
[Site "Ghent"]
[Date "2005.07.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav"]
[Black "Van Haastert, Edwin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2398"]
[Annotator "Gutman,L"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2005.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. Rc1 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 O-O 13. Bb5 f5 14. exf5
Bxf5 15. Bxc6 ({abzuraten ist von} 15. Ke2 Be6 16. Bc4 Bxc4+ 17. Rxc4 Rad8 {
Avrukh-Van Wely, Ohrid 2001}) 15... bxc6 16. Rxc6 Rfb8 ({Nach} 16... Be4 17.
Rc7 Bxf3 18. gxf3 e5 19. dxe5 Bxe5 20. Re7 {war Weiß am Ruder in
Lavrenov-Gijbels, Bilzen 2004.}) 17. Ra1 {Eine neue Idee, auf die der Schwarze
keine vernünftige Antwort findet.} (17. Kc3 a5 18. Nd2 e5 19. Nc4 Be4 {brachte
Weiß in Bedrängnis, Brodowski-Schmidt, polnische Liga 2002}) 17... Rb2+ 18. Ke1
Be4 19. Rc7 Bd5 $6 (19... Bxf3 20. gxf3 Kf7 21. a3 a5 22. Rac1 Ra2 23. R1c3 Rd8
{sollte geschehen, mit genügend Gegenspiel.}) 20. a3 e6 $2 ({Schwächt die
siebte Reihe, was katastrophale Folgen hat.} 20... Bxf3 21. gxf3 Kf7 {war
immer noch die bessere Lösung.}) 21. Rac1 Bf8 22. Ne5 Bd6 23. Rd7 Bxe5 24. dxe5
Rb7 25. Rxb7 Bxb7 26. f3 a5 27. Rc7 Bd5 28. Bh6 a4 29. Kf2 Bb3 30. Kg3 Bd5 31.
Kh4 Rb8 32. Rg7+ Kh8 33. Ra7 Bb3 34. Kg5 1-0

[Event "London"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1997.10.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Shaked, Tal"]
[Black "Rowson, Jonathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1997.10.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 O-O (8... Qa5 $5 9. Rb1 b6 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Be2 Bc6 $5 {Shaked,
Tal-Kasparov/Tilburg/1997/} 12. Bd3 Nd7 13. Ne2 {Interestingly Rowson - the
black player in this game - got this position as white in round 7 of the same
tournament. And his opponent Gormally did not play Kasparovs move 13. - Rd8.
It seems Rowson did not trust Kasparov. The scotch IM does not play the
PCA-Worldchampions- setup (Qa5, Bc6, Nd7, Rd8) as black, and goes happily into
the Kasparov-setup as white.}) 9. Nf3 {A clever moveorder. If white had played
7. Nf3 c5 8. Be3 - then - 8. - Qa5 9.Qd2 Nc6 is supposed to be blacks best.
And not 9. - 0-0 which is the postion the players actually get into in the
game - by transposition of moves.} Qa5 (9... Bg4 $5 10. Ng5 cxd4 11. cxd4 Nc6
12. h3 Bd7 {is maybe a better chance for equality - though not very popular it
seems.}) 10. Rc1 Nd7 11. d5 Nb6 (11... b5 $5 12. c4 b4 13. Bd3 (13. Bh6 Bc3 14.
Rxc3 bxc3 15. Qc2 Rb8 16. Bxf8 Rb1+ {0-1 Herzog-Bichsel/SMM 1987}) 13... Bc3
14. Rxc3 bxc3 15. Qc2 Rb8 16. Bc1 Ba6 $17 {Cunningham,P-Roos,D/Luzern olm ,BIG
(12) 1982 (40)}) 12. c4 Qxd2+ 13. Kxd2 {[%csl Gc4,Gd5,Ge4] White has achieved
what he wants in this line of the Gruenfeld: A strong pawncenter. Black has to
try and break down the chain c4-d5-e4. Else he will be without counterplay. He
can play for b7-b5, e7-e6 or f7-f5.} Na4 14. Bd3 f5 15. exf5 Bxf5 16. Bxf5 Rxf5
{[%cal Ye7e6] Black only needs to play e7-e6 and there would be nothing left
of whites strong pawncenter. However white is able to control the important
e6-square with his N} 17. Ng5 $1 $16 {After this move it becomes clear that
blacks whole opening idea with f7-f5 does not work.} b5 $2 {Black is trying to
get rid of the d5-P by removing its protector - the c4-P.} (17... Bd4 18. Ne6
Bxe3+ 19. Kxe3 $16) 18. g4 $1 Re5 (18... Rf6 19. Ne4 Rff8 20. cxb5 $16) 19. f4
Rxg5 20. fxg5 b4 21. Kc2 {The K protects the weak a2-P. Black does not have
compensation for the exchange. Especially because he will have to use one of
his pieces to protect the c5-P} Rc8 22. Kb3 Nc3 23. Rhe1 a5 24. a4 $1 Ne4 25.
Bf4 Nf2 26. Rxe7 Nd3 27. Rf1 Rf8 28. d6 1-0

[Event "Linares 15th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1998.03.03"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2790"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "1998.02.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. d4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 g6 7.
e4 Bg7 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Be3
Nc6 14. d5 Bxf3 (14... Ne5 {Ftacnik} 15. Rxb7 Rfb8 16. Rxe7 Rb2 17. Bd4 Rxe2
18. Bxe5 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Bxe5 20. Rxe5 $16) 15. Bxf3 Ne5 (15... Na5 {Ftacnik})
16. Be2 (16. Rxb7 {Ftacnik} a5 (16... e6 $5 17. dxe6 (17. Be2 exd5 18. exd5
Rfd8 19. d6 Qe6 20. Bc5 Bf8) (17. d6 Qa6 18. Rc7 Nxf3+ 19. gxf3 Be5 20. Bc5
Rfd8) 17... Qxe6 18. Rxa7 Nxf3+ 19. Qxf3 (19. gxf3 Rxa7 20. Bxa7) 19... Rxa7
20. Bxa7 Re8 21. Re1 f5 22. Qe3 fxe4 23. f3 {1/2-1/2 Chernin,A-Azmaiparashvili,
Z/Vidmar mem12th/1997/ (30)}) 17. Rxe7 a4 18. Bd4 Nxf3+ 19. gxf3 Bxd4 20. Qxd4
a3 21. Kg2 Qb2 22. Qxb2 axb2 23. Rb1 Rfb8 24. d6 Kf8 {1/2-1/2 Bacrot,
E-Illescas Cordoba,M/Pamplona9798 1998 (39)}) (16. Bc5 {Ftacnik} Bf6 17. Rxb7
Rfb8 18. Bxe7 Rxb7 19. Bxf6 Re8 20. h4 Qa3 21. Bxe5 Rxe5 22. Qd4 Qb2 23. Qc4
Re8 24. Qc6 Qb5 {Krasenkow,M-Azmaiparashvili,Z/Erevan olm/1996/96ch2/0-1 (73)})
16... Nc4 17. Bg5 Nd6 (17... Rfe8 {Ftacnik} 18. Rxb7 Nd6 19. Rb4 a5 20. Ra4 Qb2
21. Bc1 Qb6 22. Be3 Qb2 23. Bc1 Qb6 24. Qd3 {1/2-1/2 Sakaev,K-Notkin,M/RUS-ch
1996/ (31)}) 18. Bxe7 $1 $146 {Gelfand} (18. Bd3 {Ftacnik} Rfe8 19. Re1 e5 (
19... Rad8 $5 20. h3 $5) 20. Bd2 $1 b5 $6 (20... Rec8 21. Bb4 Nc4 22. Be7 $44)
(20... a5 $5 21. Re2 Qa3 22. Be3 $5 $44) 21. Bxb5 Nxb5 22. Rxb5 a5 23. d6 $1 {
><d5} (23. Rb7 a4 24. Qf3 Rf8 $5 25. Bb4 Rab8) 23... Red8 24. Rd5 Rd7 25. Qc1
Bf8 (25... a4 26. Qc6 Rdd8 27. d7 $16) 26. Bg5 $2 (26. Qc3 $1 Rb8 27. Qxe5 Rb1
28. Rf1 $1 {Kramnik,V} Rdb7 29. Bc1 Qc2 30. Rdd1 $16) 26... Qa4 27. Red1 Ra6 $1
$11 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Illescas Cordoba,M/Dos Hermanas/1997/ (31)}) 18... Nxe4
19. Bf3 $1 $16 {After this move black is in serious trouble} (19. Rb4 {Ftacnik}
Nc3 20. Bc4 Qxc4 $1 $11) 19... Nd2 (19... Nc3 $2 {Ftacnik} 20. Qb3 Qxb3 21.
Rxb3 Rfe8 22. d6 $16) 20. Qe2 (20. Bxf8 {Ftacnik} Bxf8 21. Rxb7 Nxf1 22. Qxf1 (
22. d6 Nd2) 22... Bd6 $11) 20... Rfe8 (20... Nxf3+ {Ftacnik} 21. Qxf3 Rfb8 22.
d6 b6 23. Qe4 f5 24. Qf3 Qe6 25. Rfe1 Qd7 26. Qd5+ Kh8 $13) 21. d6 {White must
be better due to the dangerous pawn on d6. Black can claim counterplay with a
pawn, but the proximity to the promotion square plays an important role.} (21.
Rxb7 {Ftacnik} Qa5 22. Rd1 Rab8 23. Rxb8 Nxf3+ 24. Qxf3 Rxb8 25. d6 Qe5 26. Qe3
$1 $16) 21... Nxf3+ 22. Qxf3 Bf8 (22... Rab8 {Ftacnik} 23. Rxb7 Rxb7 24. Qxb7
Bf8 25. Qc6 Rb8 26. d7 Bxe7 27. Qc8+ $14) 23. Rxb7 a5 (23... Bxe7 24. Rxe7 Rxe7
$2 25. Qxa8+ $18) 24. h4 (24. Bxf8 {Ftacnik} Rxf8 25. Re7 Rae8 26. Rfe1 Qa4 27.
Qf6 Qc6 $13) 24... a4 25. Rd1 (25. Bxf8 {Ftacnik} Rxf8 26. d7 Qe6 $11) 25...
Qe6 26. Bg5 (26. d7 {Ftacnik} Rxe7 27. d8=Q Rxd8 28. Rxd8 Rxb7 29. Qxb7 Qe1+
30. Kh2 Qe5+ 31. g3 Qf6 32. Rd2 a3 $11) 26... h6 27. d7 (27. Bf4 {Ftacnik} Red8
28. d7 a3 $132) 27... hxg5 28. dxe8=Q Rxe8 29. hxg5 a3 30. g3 $1 {A very good
move. White moves his K away from the first rank, so the a-pawn will never
queen with check. This means the following tactics should have worked in
whites favour Strange slip of attention, white must be better if he can stop
the march of black's a pawn.} (30. Ra7 $1 {Ftacnik} Bc5 (30... Be7 31. Qc3 Rc8
32. Qe1 Qxe1+ 33. Rxe1 Bc5 34. Rd7 $14) (30... a2 $2 31. Ra1 Qe1+ 32. Rxe1
Rxe1+ 33. Kh2 a1=Q 34. Qxf7+ Kh8 35. Qxf8#) 31. Ra5 Qb6 32. Ra8 Rxa8 33. Qxa8+
Kg7 34. Qf3 $16) 30... a2 31. Kg2 (31. Ra7 {Ftacnik} Bg7 32. Ra8 a1=Q 33. Rdxa1
Bxa1 34. Rxa1 $14) 31... Rd8 32. Re1 $2 {The obvious but not the best move} (
32. Ra7 $1 {After this move I believe that black - if he plays very precise -
can get whites g5-P for the a2-P but even that should not be enough to draw}
Rxd1 33. Qxd1 Qe4+ (33... Bg7 $2 34. Ra8+ Kh7 35. Qh1+ {Another positive
side-effect of the manouvre g2-g3 and Kg1-g2}) 34. Qf3 Qe6 35. Qa8 $18 {
and white has achieved his ideal position. He controls the /^ a8-h1 and has Q
and R behind the a2-P}) (32. Rxd8 {Ftacnik} a1=Q 33. Rbb8 Qe7 (33... Qg7 $6)
34. Qd5 $11) 32... Qc4 (32... Qxe1 $4 {Ftacnik} 33. Qxf7+ Kh8 34. Qh7#) 33. Ra7
Rd3 $1 {Now blacks R is very active. White has great problems coordinating the
defence of f2 with winning or neutralising the a2-P} 34. Qa8 Rd2 {[%cal Yd2f2,
Gd2a2]} 35. Qf3 (35. Re8 {Ftacnik} Qc5 36. Rxf8+ Qxf8 37. Rxa2 Qxa8+ 38. Rxa8+
Kg7 $11) 35... Rd3 36. Qa8 Rd2 37. Ra4 $2 (37. Re4 $145 Qc5 38. Rf4 $18) 37...
Qc5 38. Rf1 Qc2 39. Ra7 Qb3 40. Qf3 $2 (40. Qe8 {Ftacnik} Qd5+ 41. Kg1 Rb2 42.
Ra8 Qc5 $14) (40. Rc7 $142 Qa3 41. Rc8 Qxa8+ 42. Rxa8 $18 {Kramnik}) 40...
Qxf3+ 41. Kxf3 Bc5 (41... Bg7 $2 {Ftacnik} 42. Ra8+ Bf8 43. Ra1 $18) 42. Ra8+
Kg7 43. Ra1 (43. Ke4 {Ftacnik} Bxf2 44. Ra1 Bxg3 45. R1xa2 Rxa2 46. Rxa2 Bd6
47. Ra7 Kf8 $11) (43. Kg2 {Ftacnik} Bd4 $11) 43... Rxf2+ 44. Kg4 Rd2 {Ftacnik:
The drawing idea becomes clear, white g5 pawn is too weak.} 45. Ra4 (45. R1xa2
{Ftacnik} Rd4+ 46. Kf3 Rd5 47. Kf4 Be7 $11) 45... Bb6 46. R1xa2 Rd5 47. Kh4 Bd8
48. Rg4 Rd1 49. Rh2 (49. Kh3 {Ftacnik} Rd5 $11) 49... Kg8 50. Re4 Rd5 51. Re8+
Kg7 52. Rb2 Bxg5+ 53. Kg4 Rd4+ 54. Kh3 (54. Kxg5 $4 {Ftacnik} f6#) 54... Rd7
55. Rbb8 Bf6 (55... Bf6 {Ftacnik} 56. Rh8 Be5 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 3rd"]
[Site "Luzern"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Petursson, Margeir"]
[Black "Lin, Weiguo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "1993.10.24"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Iceland"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 O-O 8.
Be2 c5 9. O-O cxd4 10. cxd4 b6 (10... Nc6 11. Be3 Bg4 12. d5 Bxa1 (12... Na5
13. Rb1 b6 14. Qa4 Rc8 15. Rfc1 Rxc1+ 16. Rxc1 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Qd6 18. Bd2 $16 {
Matamoros,C-Kheir,A/Dubai ol/1986/}) (12... Ne5 13. Nxe5 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 Bxe5 15.
Rab1 b6 16. f4 $16 {Plachetka,J-Banas,J/Stary Smokovec/1977/}) 13. Qxa1 Na5 14.
Bh6 f6 15. Bxf8 Qxf8 16. Nd4 $16 {De Boer,GJ-Den Boer,B/Dieren Open/1989/}) 11.
Bg5 (11. Rb1 Bb7 12. d5 Na6 13. Ba3 $14 {Manor,I-Davis,C/Adelaide/1988/}) 11...
Bb7 12. Qd3 Ba6 (12... Nc6 13. Rad1 Qd7 14. d5 Ne5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Qa3 f6 17.
Bh6 Bd6 18. Qb3 Rfd8 19. f4 $16 {Alburt,L-Roos,D/Lugano/1981/}) (12... h6 13.
Be3 e6 14. Rac1 Nc6 15. Rfd1 Qd6 16. Qd2 Kh7 17. Bf4 Qa3 18. d5 $16 {Veingold,
A-Lanka,Z/USSR/1980/}) (12... Qd7 13. Rad1 e6 14. Qb1 (14. Qe3 Qa4 15. Bh6 Nd7
16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. d5 exd5 18. Rd4 Qxa2 19. e5 $13 {Browne,W-Martz,E/
Philadelphia/1980/}) 14... Na6 15. Ne5 Qd6 16. Nc4 Qd7 17. Bf4 Rfd8 18. Nd6 Bf8
19. e5 Bxd6 20. exd6 Nb8 21. d5 Bxd5 22. Qb2 Nc6 23. Qf6 {1-0/Palatnik,
S-Martinovsky,E/Chicago opI/1992/}) 13. Qe3 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 Nc6 (14... Re8 15.
Rac1 Nd7 16. e5 Nf8 17. Qe4 Ne6 18. d5 $16 {Browne,W-Van Riemsdijk,H/Santiago/
1981/}) 15. Rad1 h6 16. Bh4 {><e7} (16. Be3 $5) 16... Qd7 17. d5 $16 Na5 (17...
Ne5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. f4 $16) 18. Nd4 (18. e5 Rac8 19. Rfe1 $16) 18... Rac8 19.
f4 {/\f4-f5,fxg6,Ne6} e5 (19... Rc4 20. Nc6 $18) 20. fxe5 Bxe5 21. Nf3 Bg7 22.
e5 {/\e5-e6-e7} Rfe8 23. Rfe1 Qa4 24. e6 fxe6 25. d6 (25. dxe6 Rc2 $132) 25...
Qd7 26. Be7 (26. Qe4 $5 Kh7 (26... g5 27. Bxg5 hxg5 28. Nxg5 Bf6 29. Qg6+ Qg7
30. Qxg7+ Kxg7 31. d7 (31. Nxe6+ Rxe6 32. Rxe6 $16) 31... Bxg5 32. Rxe6 Kf7 33.
Re5 Bf6 34. dxe8=Q+ Rxe8 35. Rd7+ Kf8 36. Rxe8+ Kxe8 37. Rxa7 $16) 27. Be7 Nc6
28. Qxe6 (28. Nh4 Nxe7 29. dxe7 Qxe7 30. Nxg6 Qc5+ 31. Kh1 Kg8 $13) 28... Qxe6
29. Rxe6 Rcd8 30. Bxd8 Rxe6 31. Bc7 $18) 26... Nc6 27. Qxe6+ Qxe6 28. Rxe6 Kf7
(28... Nxe7 29. d7 $18) 29. Ree1 {/\d7} Ra8 $8 30. Bh4 g5 (30... Rxe1+ $1 $8
31. Rxe1 g5 $13) 31. Rf1 $1 Kg8 (31... gxh4 32. Nd4+ $18) 32. Bg3 {/\33.d7
Red8 34.Bc7} Rad8 33. Rd2 (33. d7 $2 Re7 $17) 33... g4 (33... Rd7 34. Rc1 $16)
34. Rc1 gxf3 35. Rxc6 {/\36.d7 Re7 37.Rc8} Re6 36. gxf3 $18 {/\Rc7} Be5 37.
Bxe5 (37. Re2 Bd4+ 38. Kf1 Rxe2 39. Kxe2 Bc5 40. Kd3 Kf7 41. Rc7+ $16 (41. Ke4
Ke6 42. f4 Rxd6 43. f5+ Kd7 $13)) 37... Rxe5 38. Rc7 {/\d7,Rc8} (38. d7 $18 {
/\Rc8//\Rxh6}) 38... Re6 39. d7 Kf7 40. Rxa7 Ke7 41. Rb7 Rd6 42. Rxd6 Kxd6 43.
Rxb6+ Kxd7 44. a4 (44. Rxh6 Ra8) 44... Ra8 45. Rb4 (45. Rxh6 $6 Rxa4 $13) 45...
Ke6 46. Kf2 Kf5 47. Rb5+ Kf6 48. a5 Ra7 49. h4 Ra8 50. Rb6+ Kf5 51. Rxh6 $2 (
51. a6 $18) 51... Rxa5 $1 52. Rb6 (52. Rh5+ $2 Kf4 $1 $10) 52... Ra1 (52... Ra8
$5) 53. Kg2 Kf4 $2 (53... Ra8 $5) 54. Rf6+ Ke5 55. Rf8 $18 Ke6 56. Kh3 Ra4 57.
Kg3 Rb4 58. h5 Rb1 59. Kh4 Rg1 60. h6 Ke7 61. Rf4 Rh1+ 62. Kg5 Rh3 63. Rh4 Rg3+
64. Kf4 Rg8 65. h7 Rh8 66. Kg5 Kf7 67. Kh6 1-0

[Event "Taastrup"]
[Site "Taastrup"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Chernin, Alexander"]
[Black "Hansen, Lars Bo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1992.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 028"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 b6 13. f4 Bg7 14. O-O e6
15. dxe6 (15. d6 $6 e5 16. fxe5 Bb7 17. Qd3 Bxe5 18. Bf4 Qf6 $15 {
Brenninkmeijer-Ftacnik Gronningen 1988}) (15. c4 Bd4+ 16. Kh1 Re8 17. Bb2 Bxb2
18. Rxb2 exd5 19. exd5 Bf5 $15 {Navrotescu-Kindermann Biel 1990}) 15... Bxe6 (
15... fxe6 16. Qe3 Bb7 17. Bc4 Qd7 18. f5 gxf5 19. exf5 Bd5 20. Qd3 $14 {
Gelfand-Smejkal Novi Sad OL 1990}) 16. f5 Bc8 (16... Qxd2 17. Bxd2 gxf5 18.
exf5 Bxa2 19. Rb2 Bd5 20. f6 {Khalifman-I.Sokolov Wijk 1991} Rfe8 $1) 17. Qxd8
{N} (17. Bc4 gxf5 18. exf5 Qf6 19. Bd5 Ba6 $10 {Hjartarson-Ftacnik
Thessaloniki OL 1984}) 17... Rxd8 18. Bg5 f6 (18... Re8 19. Bb5 Rxe4 $2 20. Bc6
) 19. Bc4+ Kh8 20. Bh4 $14 {ץg7} Bb7 21. Rbe1 Rd2 22. Rf2 Rxf2 23. Kxf2 Re8
24. Bd5 Ba8 (24... Bxd5 25. exd5 Rxe1 26. Kxe1 gxf5 27. d6 $18) 25. g4 gxf5 26.
gxf5 b5 27. Kf3 a5 28. Rb1 b4 29. cxb4 cxb4 30. Rc1 $16 Bxd5 31. exd5 Kg8 32.
d6 Kf8 33. Bf2 Rd8 34. Ke4 Bh6 35. Rc4 Kf7 36. Kd5 Bd2 37. Bb6 Rd7 38. Rc7 Ke8
39. Ke6 {Hansen,C} 1-0

[Event "Podolsk"]
[Site "Podolsk"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Chernin, Alexander"]
[Black "Dvoirys, Semen I"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1993.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Chekhov Ernst} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 (11. Qd2 {Ernst}
Qxd2+ 12. Bxd2 b6 13. O-O Bb7 14. d5 Ba6 15. Rfe1 Bxe2 16. Rxe2 Na6 $10) 11...
Qxa2 12. O-O b6 (12... Bd7 $6 {Chekhov} 13. Rxb7 Bc6 14. Rxe7 Qa3 15. Bg5 h6 (
15... f6 16. Bc4+ Kh8 17. Rxg7 Kxg7 18. d5 Qc3 19. Qc1 Qxc1 20. Bxc1 $44) 16.
Qc1 Qb4 17. Qd2 Qa3 18. Bh4 $1 g5 19. Bxg5 hxg5 20. Qxg5 Nd7 21. Nh4 $1 $16 {
Chernin,A-Fernandez Garcia,J /Pamplona/1991 Inf 53/456/}) (12... Nd7 {Chekhov}
13. Bb4 Nb6 14. Ra1 Qe6 15. Qb1 $1 Bd7 16. Ra5 Nc8 (16... Bc6 17. Bd3 $16) (
16... Rfc8 17. d5 $16 {Khalifman,A-Kozul,Z /Bled/1991 Inf 52/465/}) 17. d5 Qb6
18. e5 $1 $16 {Khalifman/}) (12... a5 {Chekhov} 13. d5 (13. Bg5 a4 14. d5 a3
15. Rb4 b5 $1 16. Bxb5 Ba6 17. Qd3 Bxb5 18. Qxb5 Rc8 $132 {Kopjenkin,
G-Zezjulkin,Y /HUN/1992 Inf 56/545/}) 13... Na6 14. Be3 $1 e6 15. d6 Bd7 16.
Bb5 $1 $16 {Chernin,A-Adorjan,A /Polanica Zdroj/1992 Inf 55/462/}) (12... Qe6 {
Chekhov} 13. Qc2 Qc6 14. Qd3 Qd6 15. Bb4 Qd8 16. d5 Bg4 (16... Na6 $5) 17. Qa3
Re8 18. Bb5 Nd7 19. Ba5 b6 20. Bd2 a6 21. Bc6 Ra7 22. Ng5 $1 $16 {Shneider,
A-Urban,K /Berlin/1992 Inf 55/461/}) (12... Bg4 {Chekhov} 13. Be3 b6 14. Qd3
Bxf3 15. Bxf3 e5 16. d5 Qa6 17. Qd2 Nd7 18. Be2 Qa3 {Sakaev,K-Novik,M /Moscow/
1992 Inf 56/546/} 19. Rfc1 $1 $44) 13. Qc1 (13. Bg5 $6 {Ernst} Bb7 14. Bd3 Qe6
$15 {Miladinovic-Atalik/Vrnjacka Banja/1992/}) 13... Bb7 (13... Qe6 {Chekhov}
14. Bc4 Qxe4 15. Re1 Qb7 16. Bb4 Be6 17. Rxe6 fxe6 18. Ng5 Nc6 19. Nxe6 Kh8 20.
Bc3 Bf6 21. Qh6 Rf7 22. Nc5 Qc8 23. Bxf7 bxc5 24. Bxg6 Qg8 25. Be4 cxd4 26.
Bxc6 dxc3 27. Bxa8 Qxa8 28. Qf4 $18 {Kibalnichenko,A-Sorokin,V /corr/1990 Inf
50/457/}) 14. Bc4 Qa4 15. Bb5 Qa2 16. Bc4 Qa4 17. Bb5 Qa2 18. Re1 (18. Rb2 {
Ernst} Qe6 19. Re1 Rc8 20. Rc2 {Brenninkmeijer,J-Van Heste,J/Amsterdam OHRA-B/
1988/} Nd7 $1 $10) (18. Qe1 $6 {Ernst} Qc2 19. d5 Ba6 $17 {Yusupov,
A-Kortschnoi,V/Reykjavik-WCUP/1988/}) 18... Rc8 19. Qd1 e6 (19... Qc2 20. Qe2
Qc7 21. Rec1 (21. Bg5 Nc6 22. Red1 a6 23. Bxc6 Bxc6 24. Qe3 b5 {Yuferov,
S-Beshukov,S/Moscow I/1990/} (24... b5 {Ernst} 25. d5 Be8 26. e5 Qa7 $10 {
Yuferov,S-Beshukov,S/Moscow1/1990/})) (21. Rbc1 Qd8 22. Rxc8 Qxc8 23. Bg5 (23.
Qe3 Nd7 24. Bb4 a6 25. Bd3 Qd8 26. Qf4 h6 27. Bc4 e6 28. d5 $44 {Bosbach,
G-Dolgener,T/2.BLS/1993/}) (23. Rc1 Qd8 24. Bf4 a6 (24... a5 $6 25. Ng5 (25.
Rc7 $1) 25... Na6 26. Qa2 e6 $13 {Khalifman,A-Dvoirys,S/USSR/1990/}) 25. Ba4 b5
(25... e6 26. Rc7 Bc8 27. Qc4 Bd7 $13 {Ivanov,Se-Beshukov,S/USSR/1990/}) 26.
Bb3 Nc6 27. d5 Na5 28. Bc7 Nxb3 29. Bxd8 Nxc1 30. Qd1 Rxd8 31. Qxc1 Rc8 $13 {
Krzywicki,D-Pribyl,M/Pardubice op/1992/}) 23... a6 24. Bc4 b5 25. Bb3 Qd7 26.
Ne5 Bxe5 27. dxe5 Qe8 28. Qg4 $40 {Pein,M-Varley,P/BCF-ch/1989/}) 21... Qd8 22.
Rxc8 Bxc8 23. Bf4 Bd7 24. Rc1 a6 25. Bc4 e6 26. d5 $16 {Agreest,E-Krzywicki,D/
Bielsko-Biala/1990/}) (19... Nc6 20. Re2 e6 21. d5 exd5 22. Be1 Qa3 23. exd5
Rd8 24. dxc6 Bxc6 25. Qb3 $18 {Wells,P-Pribyl,J/BL/1988/}) 20. Ba4 (20. Qe2 Nc6
21. Qe3 Rd8 (21... e5 22. d5 Nd4 23. Nxd4 exd4 24. Qf4 Bf8 25. Ra1 Qc2 26. Bd7
Rc5 27. Bb4 d3 $5 $13 {Khalifman,A-Epishin,V/Vilnius/1988/}) 22. Ra1 Qb2 23.
Bxc6 (23. Reb1 Qc2 24. Rc1 Nxd4 (24... Qb2 {Ernst} 25. Rab1 Qa2 26. Bc4 Qa4 27.
Ra1 $18) 25. Nxd4 Qxe4 26. Nc6 Qxe3 27. Bxe3 Bxc6 28. Bxc6 Bxa1 29. Bxa8 Bb2
30. Rb1 Rxa8 31. Rxb2 Rd8 $14 {Sakaev,K-Ernst,T/Gausdal International/1992/})
23... Bxc6 24. Bc3 $13 {Epishin,V-Tseitlin,M/USSR/1988/}) 20... Nc6 (20... Qc4
{Chekhov} 21. Rc1 Qa6 22. Rxc8+ Bxc8 23. Qc2 Bd7 24. Rc1 $1) 21. d5 exd5 22.
Bb3 Qa3 (22... Qa6 {Chekhov} 23. exd5 Na5 24. Bxa5 Qxa5 25. Re7 $16) 23. exd5 (
23. Bxd5 Qe7 24. Bg5 Bf6 25. Bxf6 {0,5/Alterman,B-Rytshagov,M/Komotini/1992/})
23... Nd4 24. Nxd4 Bxd4 25. Re4 Qc5 (25... Bf6 26. Bb4 $16) 26. Be1 {><f2} Bf6
(26... Bg7 $5) (26... Bg7 {Chekhov} 27. Bb4 Qb5 28. Re7 Qxb4 29. d6 $1 $36) 27.
Qf3 Kg7 (27... Bxd5 $4 {Chekhov} 28. Bxd5 Qxd5 29. Re8+ $18) 28. Rf4 Qd6 29.
Bb4 Qd8 30. Bd2 $1 $16 {/\31.Rxf6 Qxf6 32.Bh6+ +-} g5 (30... Rc5 $2 {Ernst} 31.
Rxf6 Qxf6 32. Bh6+ $18) 31. Rf5 Rc7 32. Qg3 {/\Rxf6} (32. h4 $5 h6 33. hxg5
hxg5 34. Qg3 $16 {/\Rxf6//\Bxg5}) 32... Rac8 (32... Bc8 {Chekhov} 33. Rxf6 $18)
33. h4 (33. Bxg5 {Chekhov} Bxg5 34. Rxg5+ Kh8 $16) 33... Kh8 $8 34. Bxg5 (34.
hxg5 Bg7 $14) 34... Bxg5 35. hxg5 {קf7,קh7 /^a1-h8} Qe7 36. Re5 (36. d6 Qe4
$1 $13 (36... Rc1+ 37. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 38. Kh2 Qe1 39. Qe5+ Qxe5+ 40. Rxe5 $16))
36... Qb4 (36... Rc1+ 37. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 38. Kh2 Qd7 (38... Qc7 {Chekhov} 39. d6 $1
$18) 39. d6 $16) 37. Bc2 {><h7} Qc3 38. Bd3 {/\d5-d6//\Rbe1} Qd4 39. d6 (39.
Rbe1 Rc3 $13) (39. Qh3 {Ernst} f6 $14) 39... Rc3 (39... Qxd6 $4 40. Re8+ $18)
40. Re3 {/\41.Bf5 Rxe3 42.fxe3 +-} Rd8 41. Qh3 Qg7 $8 42. d7 (42. Rbe1 Bc6)
42... Bc6 43. Bf5 Rxe3 (43... Rc5 44. Rbe1 $18) 44. Qxe3 f6 45. Rc1 Bxd7 46.
Rc7 $18 (46. Bxd7 Qxd7 47. gxf6 $16) 46... Re8 (46... fxg5 {Ernst} 47. Rxd7
Rxd7 48. Qe8+ Qg8 49. Qxd7 $18) 47. Qf3 fxg5 48. Rxd7 Qa1+ 49. Kh2 Qe5+ 50. g3
Re7 51. Be6 $1 1-0

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 2nd"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2015.04.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[Annotator "Havasi,G"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2015.04.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Na4 e5 $5 (5... Bg7 {is the most
popular move.}) 6. dxe5 Nc6 (6... Bb4+ {is the other line} 7. Bd2 Ne3 8. fxe3
Bxd2+ 9. Qxd2 Qh4+ 10. g3 Qxa4 {, when the position is unclear, but White
might be better.}) 7. a3 (7. Nf3 Bg4 $13 (7... Ndb4 8. a3 Qxd1+ 9. Kxd1 Nd5 {
with compension for Black, as he is going to win the P back.})) 7... Nxe5 8. e4
Nb6 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. Bg5+ (10. Bf4 Bd6 $11) 10... Be7 11. O-O-O+ Ke8 12. Bxe7
$146 (12. Bf4 Bd6 13. Nxb6 axb6 $11 {1-0 (29) Bu,X (2607)-Sasikiran,K (2657)
ICC INT 2005}) 12... Kxe7 $11 {Black has equalised, he is even slightly better.
} 13. Nc5 Nbd7 $1 {Exchanging the active N is logical.} 14. Nxd7 (14. Nd3 Rd8
$15 (14... Nxd3+ 15. Bxd3 {transposes to the game.})) 14... Nxd7 (14... Bxd7
$15 {is much more natural} 15. f4 Ng4) 15. Bd3 (15. Ne2 $11 {is better, as N's
can be measured better, than the B's}) 15... Ne5 16. Ne2 Ng4 17. Rdf1 Rd8 18.
Nf4 c6 {Black defends the d5-square.} 19. Be2 Rd4 (19... h5 $132 {preparing
for Bxg4, Black still has a very little initiative.}) (19... f5 $132 20. Bxg4
fxg4) 20. Bxg4 Bxg4 21. f3 Be6 22. Rd1 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 $11 {The game is equal.
Black has a B, but this isn't a decisive factor.} Bc4 24. Kc2 Rd8 25. Rxd8 Kxd8
26. Nd3 Ke7 27. b3 Bxd3+ {From now on, the players are trying to lock the
position.} (27... Ba6 {keeping the B is also good} 28. b4 b6 $11) 28. Kxd3 $11
Kd6 29. f4 h5 30. g3 b5 31. Kd4 c5+ 32. Kc3 f5 33. e5+ Kd5 34. b4 c4 35. h4 a6
36. Kc2 Ke6 37. Kc3 Kd5 38. Kc2 Ke6 39. Kc3 Kd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Edinburgh m"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1997.12.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hillarp Persson, Tiger"]
[Black "Rowson, Jonathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1997.12.14"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. Be3 cxd4 {N}
8. cxd4 e5 9. Nf3 (9. Bb5+ Nc6 (9... Bd7 10. Bxd7+ Nxd7 11. d5 $14) 10. Qa4 Bd7
(10... exd4 $2 11. Bxd4 Rg8 12. Nf3 $16) 11. d5 Qa5+ $5 (11... Nb4 12. Nf3 f6 (
12... Bd6 13. Rb1 $16) 13. Rb1 a6 (13... a5 14. O-O $16) 14. Bxd7+ Qxd7 15.
Qxd7+ (15. Rxb4 b5 16. Qb3 Bxb4+ 17. Qxb4 Kf7 $16) 15... Kxd7 16. Kd2 Nxa2 (
16... b5 17. a3 Na2 18. Rb2 $18) 17. Rxb7+ Kc8 18. Rb6 a5 (18... Nb4 19. Rc1+
Kd7 20. Rxf6 $18) 19. Ra1 Nb4 20. Rxf6 Be7 21. Rb6 Ra6 22. Rc1+ (22. Rxa6 Nxa6
23. Nxe5 $18) 22... Kd7 23. Nxe5+ {Ftacnik,L 1-0 Hansen,L-Djuric,S/Bled/
Rogaska Slatina 1991/CBM 24/[Ftacnik]}) 12. Qxa5 Nxa5 13. Rb1 Bxb5 14. Rxb5 b6
$13) (9. dxe5 Qa5+ 10. Bd2 Qxe5 11. Bd3 Bg7 12. Rc1 O-O $10) 9... Bb4+ 10. Bd2
Bxd2+ 11. Qxd2 exd4 12. Nxd4 O-O 13. Bc4 Re8 14. Qf4 Re7 15. Rd1 Qa5+ 16. Kf1
Qc7 17. Qxc7 Rxc7 18. Bd5 Bd7 19. Ke2 Na6 20. Rc1 Rac8 21. Rxc7 Rxc7 22. Rb1 b6
23. Kd2 Kf8 24. h4 h5 25. f4 Rc5 26. Rc1 Rxc1 27. Kxc1 Ke7 28. Kd2 Nc7 29. Bb3
Ne6 30. Bxe6 Bxe6 31. Nxe6 Kxe6 {[#] Motiv: entfernter schwarzer Freibauer am
Damenflügel.} 32. Kc3 Kd6 33. Kc4 a6 34. Kd4 b5 35. e5+ Kc6 36. Ke4 a5 37. f5
b4 38. g4 (38. f6 Kd7 39. Kd5 a4 40. Kc4 b3 41. axb3 axb3 42. Kxb3 Ke6 43. Kc4
Kxe5 44. Kd3 Kxf6 (44... Kf4 45. Kd4 {und nun prüfen Sie bitte selbst die
Folgen von a) 45...Kg3, b) 45...g5. Vielleicht ist hier ein einfacherer Gewinn
verborgen?}) 45. Ke4 {[#] Das Endspiel 2-3 an einem Flügel ist in aller Regel
verloren. Einige Beispiele:} Ke6 $5 (45... g5 $1 46. hxg5+ Kxg5 47. Kf3 (47.
Ke5 Kg4 48. Kf6 Kg3 49. Kg5 h4 50. Kh5 f6 $19) 47... h4 48. Ke3 Kg4 49. Kf2 Kf4
50. Ke2 Kg3 51. Kf1 h3 52. Kg1 (52. gxh3 Kxh3 53. Kf2 Kg4 54. Kg2 Kf4 55. Kf2
f5 $19) 52... f6 53. gxh3 Kxh3 54. Kf2 Kg4 55. Kg2 Kf4 56. Kf2 f5 $19) 46. g3
$6 (46. Kf4 $1 f6 47. Ke4 g5 48. hxg5 fxg5 49. g3 Kf6 50. Kf3 Ke5 (50... Kf5
51. g4+ hxg4+ 52. Kg3 $11) 51. Ke3 $11) 46... f6 47. Kf4 (47. Kd4 Kf5 48. Ke3
Kg4 49. Kf2 f5 50. Kg2 f4 $19) 47... Kd5 48. Kf3 Kd4 49. Kf4 Kd3 50. Kf3 g5 51.
hxg5 (51. g4 hxg4+ 52. Kxg4 gxh4 53. Kxh4 Ke4 $19) 51... fxg5 52. Kf2 g4 $19)
38... hxg4 39. e6 gxf5+ 40. Ke5 (40. Kf4 Kd6 $1 (40... fxe6 $2 41. h5 e5+ 42.
Kg3 e4 43. h6 e3 44. h7 f4+ 45. Kg2 f3+ 46. Kf1 g3 47. h8=Q g2+ 48. Kg1) 41.
exf7 Ke7) 40... fxe6 0-1

[Event "Hoogovens-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1997.01.31"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Dao, Thien Hai"]
[Black "Riemersma, Liafbern"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1997.01.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ Bd7 8.
Be2 c5 9. Nf3 cxd4 10. cxd4 Bc6 11. Qd3 O-O 12. O-O e6 13. Rb1 Nd7 14. Ba3 Re8
15. d5 exd5 16. exd5 Ba4 17. Rxb7 a6 18. Nd4 Ne5 19. Qe4 Bd7 20. Qc2 Qa5 21.
Bc5 Rac8 22. Nb3 Ba4 23. Rc1 Qd8 24. Qd2 Nd7 25. Be3 Rxc1+ 26. Qxc1 Nf6 27.
Bxa6 Qxd5 28. Rc7 Qd6 29. Be2 Nd5 30. Rc8 Nxe3 31. Rxe8+ Bxe8 32. Qxe3 Bd7 33.
Qc5 Be5 34. Qxd6 Bxd6 35. Nd4 Bc5 36. Nf3 Bc6 37. Ne5 Bd5 38. Bc4 Bd4 39. Bxd5
Bxe5 {[#] ein entfernter wFreibauer wir dvom sL blockiert. Zugang des wK wird
durch sK verhindert ==> Remis} 40. a4 Kf8 41. Kf1 h6 42. h4 g5 43. h5 Ke7 44.
Ke2 Bd4 45. a5 f5 46. Bb7 Kd6 47. a6 Ke5 48. Bc8 f4 49. f3 Bg1 50. Kd3 Ba7 51.
Kc4 Kd6 52. Kd3 Ke5 53. Kc4 Kd6 54. Kd3 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pamplona 9596 6th"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "San Segundo Carrillo, Pablo"]
[Black "De la Villa Garcia, Jesus Maria"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1995.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Bg5 h6 14. Be3
Nc6 15. Rxb7 Rfb8 16. Rxb8+ Rxb8 17. h3 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Rd8 19. d5 e6 20. Qc1 Ne5
21. Qc7 Rd7 22. Qc8+ Kh7 23. Bg4 h5 24. Bf4 hxg4 25. Bxe5 Qa4 26. Bxg7 Kxg7 {
DT-DT: ausgelassene Gewinnchance durch gedeckten weißen Freibauern (30.e5)} 27.
Qc3+ Kh7 28. Rb1 {[%cal Rb1b8,Rb8h8]} Re7 29. d6 (29. Rb8 e5 30. d6 $2 Qd1+)
29... Rd7 30. hxg4 $6 (30. e5 $1 {mit Angriffs- und Endspielchancen durch den
gedeckten Freibauern d6}) 30... Rxd6 31. Rb8 Qd1+ 32. Kh2 Rd8 33. Rb7 Rd7 34.
Qc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup03 Geller Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1999.02.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Sretenskij, Nikolai V"]
[Black "Beshukov, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2435"]
[BlackElo "2511"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 Qa5 9. Rb1 b6 10. Nf3 O-O 11. Rc1 cxd4 12. cxd4 Qxd2+ 13. Kxd2 e6 14. Bd3
Ba6 15. a4 Bxd3 16. Kxd3 Na6 17. Rc4 Rfd8 18. Ke2 Rac8 19. Rhc1 Rxc4 20. Rxc4
h6 21. Ne1 Kf8 22. Nc2 Ke7 23. Na3 Nb8 24. Bf4 Nd7 25. Nb5 e5 26. dxe5 Nc5 27.
Be3 Bxe5 28. Bxc5+ bxc5 29. Rxc5 Bb8 30. Rc6 Rd7 31. g3 h5 32. h3 Rb7 33. Ke3
Kd7 34. Ra6 Ke7 35. f4 Kd7 36. e5 Ke7 37. Ke4 Kf8 38. Kd5 Ke7 39. Rc6 Rd7+ 40.
Ke4 Rb7 41. g4 hxg4 42. hxg4 Kd7 43. Rf6 Ke7 44. g5 Kf8 45. Kd5 Ke7 46. Nd6
Bxd6 47. exd6+ Kd8 48. f5 gxf5 49. g6 (49. g6 fxg6 50. Rf8+ Kd7 51. Rf7+ Kc8
52. Rxb7 Kxb7 53. Ke6 Kc8 54. Ke7 $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.11"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Halkias, Stelios"]
[Black "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2494"]
[BlackElo "2558"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Qd3 Qc7 12. Bg5 Nd7 13. Qe3 e6 14. e5 Rae8
15. Bb5 Bc6 16. Bxc6 Qxc6 17. h4 f6 18. exf6 Nxf6 19. Ne5 Qc7 20. Rbe1 Nd5 21.
Qg3 Rf5 22. h5 gxh5 23. Bh6 Kh8 24. c4 Bxh6 25. cxd5 Bf4 26. Qh3 Bxe5 27. dxe5
Rxe5 28. d6 Qg7 29. d7 Rd8 30. Rxe5 Qxe5 31. Rd1 $44 {infolge des Bd7 und dem
offenen schwarzen König} Qf6 (31... h6 $142 $15 {mehr Luft für den König}) 32.
Qxh5 c4 33. Rc1 Qe7 (33... Kg7 $5) 34. Qe5+ Qg7 35. Qxe6 Qxd7 36. Qf6+ Kg8 37.
Qg5+ Kh8 38. Qf6+ Kg8 39. Rc3 $1 $40 {[%cal Rc3g3]} Qd1+ 40. Kh2 Rd3 41. Qg5+
Kf7 42. Qf5+ Ke7 43. Rxc4 $18 Rd5 44. Rc7+ Kd6 {# in 7} (44... Rd7 45. Rxd7+
Qxd7 46. Qxh7+ Kd6 47. Qxd7+ Kxd7 48. g4 b5 49. Kg3 a5 50. Kf4 $18) 45. Qd7+
Ke5 46. Qe8+ Kf5 47. Rf7+ (47. Rf7+ Kg4 48. Qg8+ Rg5 49. Qc8+ (49. f3+)) 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 05th"]
[Site "Maikop"]
[Date "1998.06.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kiriakov, Petr"]
[Black "Notkin, Maksim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1998.06.03"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[BlackTeam "Moscow Apiko-Yakimanka"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Qd2 Qxd2+ 12. Bxd2 b6 13. O-O Bb7 14. d5
Ba6 15. Bxa6 Nxa6 16. Be3 Rfc8 17. Rfc1 Kf8 18. Kf1 Rxc1+ 19. Rxc1 Nb4 20. Bd2
a5 21. a3 Nd3 22. Rc6 b5 23. Ke2 Ne5 24. Rc5 b4 25. axb4 Nxf3 26. Kxf3 a4 27.
Rc2 a3 28. Ra2 Bb2 29. Be3 Ra4 30. Bc5 Bc3 31. b5 Bb4 32. Bxb4 Rxb4 33. Rxa3
Rxb5 {[#] 5-4 am Königsflügel. Je mehr Bauern an Bord sind desto größer sind
die Gewinnchancen für die Seite mit dem Mehrbauern. Weiß setzt auf Raumgewinn
mit den Mittelbauern verbunden mit der Einengung des schwarzen Königs.} 34. Rd3
h5 35. h4 Rb2 36. g3 Ra2 37. Ke3 Rb2 38. f3 f6 39. f4 Rb4 40. e5 fxe5 (40... f5
41. Ra3 Ke8 42. Ra8+ Kf7 43. e6+ Kg7 44. Re8 Rb7 45. Kd4 Rb4+ 46. Kc5 Rb7 47.
Kc6 Ra7 48. Kb6 $18) 41. fxe5 g5 42. hxg5 Rg4 43. Kf3 Rxg5 44. Kf4 Rg4+ 45. Kf5
Kf7 46. Ra3 Rd4 47. d6 $1 $18 e6+ (47... exd6 48. e6+ Ke7 (48... Kg7 49. Ra7+
Kg8 50. Ra8+ Kg7 51. e7 $18) (48... Kf8 49. Kf6 $18) (48... Ke8 49. Kf6 $18) (
48... Kg8 49. Ra8+ $18) 49. Ra7+ Kd8 50. Kf6 $18) 48. Kg5 Re4 49. Ra7+ 1-0

[Event "Escaldes zt"]
[Site "Escaldes"]
[Date "1998.11.10"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Arlandi, Ennio"]
[Black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1998.11.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Nb6 6. Bg5 Bg7 7. e3 O-O 8.
Nf3 Nc6 9. Be2 a5 10. b3 a4 11. bxa4 Nd5 12. Rc1 h6 13. Bh4 Nxc3 14. Rxc3 Be6
15. a3 Na7 16. Bg3 c6 17. O-O Nc8 18. Bc4 Bd5 19. Bxd5 Qxd5 20. Qb3 Qd7 21. Rb1
Nd6 22. Qc2 Ra7 23. Ne5 Qe6 24. Nd3 Ne4 25. Nc5 Nxc5 26. Rxc5 Rfa8 27. Rb4 Bf8
28. Rc3 Qd7 29. Rbc4 e6 30. h3 Ra5 31. Be5 R8a7 32. Bb8 R7a6 33. Be5 Qd8 34. e4
Ra8 35. Rf3 Qd7 36. h4 h5 37. Bf6 Be7 38. Bxe7 Qxe7 39. g3 R8a7 40. Rfc3 Kg7
41. Rb4 Kg8 42. Kg2 Qd6 43. Rcc4 Qf8 44. Qb3 Qa8 45. Rb6 R5a6 46. Rcb4 Rxb6 47.
Rxb6 {[#] Mattüberfall} Rxa4 48. Rxb7 {[#]} Qa5 $2 (48... Rxa3 49. Qb4 $18 {
[%csl Ra3,Rf7][%cal Rb7b8,Rb4e7]}) (48... Qa6 49. Rb8+ Kg7 50. Qb2 $18 {
[%cal Rd4d5]}) 49. Qf3 $1 {[%csl Rf7]} 1-0

[Event "Platonov Memorial"]
[Site "Kiev"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ostojic, Nikola"]
[Black "Boric, Muhamed"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 b6 8.
Bd3 c5 9. Ne2 O-O 10. O-O Nc6 11. Bb5 Qc7 12. Qa4 Na5 13. Bd3 Bd7 14. Qa3 e5
15. dxe5 Qxe5 16. Rad1 Bc6 17. f4 Qe7 18. Ng3 Rad8 19. Qc1 Rfe8 20. Rfe1 Qb7
21. Rd2 Rd7 22. Qc2 h5 23. e5 h4 24. Nh1 Bd5 25. c4 Be6 26. Nf2 Nc6 27. Be4
Rxd2 28. Qxd2 Qc8 29. Bd5 Bf5 30. Ne4 Bxe4 31. Bxe4 Nd4 32. Bd5 Qf5 33. Bxd4
cxd4 34. Qxd4 Bf8 35. Kh1 Bc5 36. Qe4 Qxe4 37. Rxe4 {T+ungl.L: Realisieren des
weißen Mehrbauern, Technik+Taktik} Kg7 38. g4 hxg3 39. hxg3 Re7 40. Kg2 f6 41.
e6 Rc7 42. Re1 Be7 43. g4 Rc5 44. a4 Rc8 45. Rd1 Rd8 46. Rb1 Kf8 47. Kf3 Rc8
48. Rb2 Rc5 49. Ke4 Kg7 50. f5 g5 51. Rb1 Kf8 52. Kd3 Kg7 53. Kc3 Kf8 54. Kb3
Kg7 55. Rc1 Rc8 56. a5 bxa5 57. Ka4 Bb4 58. Rb1 Rc7 59. Rb2 Kf8 60. Rh2 Kg7 61.
Rh3 Rc8 62. Rd3 Rc7 63. Bf3 Rxc4 64. Rd7+ Kf8 65. Rf7+ Ke8 66. Be2 Re4 67. Bb5+
Kd8 68. Rd7+ Kc8 69. Ba6+ Kb8 70. Rb7+ Ka8 71. Kb3 {Zugzwang} Bd6 72. Rd7 a4+
73. Kc2 1-0

[Event "ARG-ch"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1998.04.26"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Slipak, Sergio"]
[Black "Sorokin, Maxim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[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 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Nb6 6. Bg5 Bg7 7. Nf3 O-O 8.
e3 Re8 9. Rc1 c6 10. Be2 Bg4 11. O-O N8d7 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Bf6 14. Bh6 Bg7
15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. b4 e5 17. b5 Re6 18. bxc6 bxc6 19. Ne4 f5 20. Nc5 Nxc5 21.
Rxc5 exd4 22. exd4 Qf6 23. Re1 Rae8 24. Rxe6 Rxe6 25. Qd2 Rd6 26. Qe3 Qxd4 27.
Qe7+ Kg8 28. Re5 Rd8 29. Qe6+ Kg7 30. Qe7+ Kg8 31. Qe6+ Kg7 32. Bxc6 Rf8 33.
Bf3 Rf6 34. Qe8 Qa1+ 35. Re1 Qxa2 36. Qb8 Qa5 37. Re8 f4 38. Rg8+ Kh6 39. Qc7
Qe1+ 40. Kh2 Qxf2 41. Qg7+ Kg5 42. Qe7 h5 43. Rf8 Nd7 44. Rd8 Kh6 45. Re8 Qd4
46. Rh8+ Kg5 47. Rd8 Qd6 48. Qg7 Qd2 49. Rxd7 Qe1 50. Re7 Re6 51. Rxe6 Qxe6 52.
Qxa7 Qe1 53. Qd4 Qg3+ 54. Kh1 Qe1+ 55. Qg1 Qxg1+ 56. Kxg1 {[#] Because the
bishop doesn't control the promotion square h8, Black can achieve the draw
thanks to his active king. [#] Weil der Läufer nicht das Umwandlungsfeld h8
beherrscht, kann Schwarz dank seines aktiven Königs remisieren.} Kh4 57. Bc6 g5
(57... Kg3 58. Be8 f3 59. gxf3 Kxf3 $11) (57... g5 58. Kf2 g4 59. Bd7 (59. hxg4
hxg4 60. Bd5 Kg5 $11) 59... f3 60. hxg4 fxg2 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1996.05.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1996.05.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Bologan Azmaiparashvili Ftacnik Gelfand} Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3
d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11.
Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O b6 (12... Bg4 $1 {Azmaiparashvili}) 13. Bg5 Re8 $6 $146 (13...
Bb7 14. Bd3 Qe6 15. Re1 Qd6 16. Qd2 e6 $13 {Miladinovic,I-Atalik,S,1992,
Vrniacka Bania,54/471} (16... e6 {Ftacnik} 17. e5 Qd7 18. Qf4 Rc8 19. Be4 Bxe4
20. Rxe4 Qd5 21. Rbe1 Rc3 $8 22. Bh6 Rxf3 $1 $8 23. gxf3 Bxh6 24. Qxh6 Nd7 25.
Rc1 Qb7 26. Re3 b5 {1/2-1/2 Miladinovic,I-Atalik,S/Vrnjacka Banja/1992/ (43)})
(16... Nc6 17. e5 Qd8 18. Be4 $36)) 14. Bb5 Bd7 15. Qd3 Qa5 (15... Rc8 16. Rfc1
) (15... Qe6 16. Bc4 Qd6 17. e5 Qc7 18. Rfc1 $44) (15... h6 16. Bc4 Qa4 (16...
Qa5 {Ftacnik} 17. Bd5 hxg5 18. Bxa8 $16) 17. Bd2 (17. Ra1 {Ftacnik} Qb4 18.
Rfb1 Qd6 19. e5 Qc6 20. d5 $44) 17... e6 18. Rfc1 Rd8 19. Ra1 Qc6 20. Ba6 Qd6
21. Bb7 $16) 16. Bc4 (16. Bxd7 Nxd7 17. Ra1 Qb4 18. e5 Rec8 (18... e6 19. Rfb1
Qf8 20. Qb5) (18... b5 19. Rfb1 Qc4 20. Qxc4 bxc4 21. Rb7 Nb6 22. Bxe7 $36) 19.
Rfb1 Qc4 20. Qxc4 Rxc4 21. Bxe7 a5 $13 {/\22...Rac8}) 16... Nc6 (16... e6 17.
Bd2 Qh5 18. d5) (16... h6 17. e5 hxg5 (17... e6 18. Bd2 Qa4 19. d5 exd5 20.
Bxd5 Bc6 21. Rb4 Qa5 22. Bxf7+) 18. Bxf7+ Kxf7 19. Nxg5+ Kg8 20. Qxg6 Qd5 21.
Rfe1 Bc6 22. Re4 Qxe4 23. Nxe4) 17. Bd2 (17. Ra1 $5 Qb4 18. Bd2 Qd6 19. e5 Qc7
20. Ng5 e6 21. Rac1 $5 $36 (21. Rfc1 $5) (21. Ne4 Ne7 $13)) (17. Rb5 Qa4 (17...
Qa6 18. Bxf7+ Kxf7 19. Rf5+ Bxf5 20. Qxa6 Bxe4 21. Qe2 $16) 18. Bb3 Nb4 19.
Bxf7+ Kxf7 20. Qc4+ Kf8 (20... e6 21. Rxb4 Qc6 22. Qe2 Qd6 $13 23. Rbb1 $14)
21. Ne5 Bxe5 22. dxe5 Kg7 (22... e6 23. Rxb4 Qc6 24. Qd3 $16) 23. e6 (23. Rxb4
Qc6 $13) 23... Bxe6 24. Qd4+ Kf7 25. Rxb4 (25. Bh6 Red8) 25... Qd7 26. Qb2 $44)
17... Qh5 18. Rb5 e5 (18... Qg4 19. h3 $18) 19. Ng5 (19. Qb3 {Ftacnik} Nd8 20.
Rxe5 Bxe5 21. Nxe5 Be6 22. Qa4 Nb7 $17) 19... Nxd4 $6 (19... Rf8 20. f4 $5 (20.
dxe5 Nxe5 (20... Rad8 $5) 21. Rxe5 Bxe5 22. f4 Bg7 23. Qxd7 (23. Nxf7 $5) 23...
Rad8 $13) (20. Nxf7 Rxf7 21. dxe5 Rd8 $1 22. Bxf7+ Kxf7 23. Qd5+ Be6 24. Qxc6
Rxd2) 20... Nxd4 21. Rxe5 Bxe5 22. fxe5 Ne6 23. Nxf7 $18 Nc5 (23... Bc8 24.
Nh6+ Kg7 25. Rxf8 Nxf8 26. e6 $18) 24. Qd6) (19... Re7 $142 20. d5 (20. Qa3 Bf8
21. d5 (21. Rxb6 axb6 22. Qxa8 Nxd4) 21... Nd4 22. Rxb6 $2 Ree8 23. Rd6 Bb5 $1
$19) (20. dxe5 Nxe5 21. Rxe5 Bxe5 22. f4 Bf6 23. Nxf7 Be6 24. Bxe6 Rxe6 25. f5
gxf5 26. exf5 Re2 $13) (20. Nxf7 Rxf7 21. dxe5 Rd8 22. Bxf7+ Kxf7 23. f4 (23.
Qc4+ Kf8 24. e6 Bxe6 25. Qxc6) 23... Be6 $15) 20... Nd8 (20... Nd4 21. d6 (21.
d6 {Ftacnik} Bxb5 22. dxe7 Be8 23. f4 $36)) 21. Rbb1 Bh6 (21... h6 $5) 22. Qg3
Qg4 23. Qxg4 Bxg4 24. f4 $44) (19... Nd8 20. Rd5 Be6 21. dxe5 $16 (21. dxe5 {
Ftacnik} Rc8 22. f4 $1 $16) (21. Nxe6 Nxe6 22. Be3 Rad8 23. dxe5 Bxe5 24. f4
$13)) 20. Bxf7+ Kh8 (20... Kf8 {Ftacnik} 21. Bb4+ (21. Bxe8 Kxe8 22. Qc4 Bxb5
23. Qg8+ Bf8 24. Qf7+ Kd8 25. Qxf8+ Kd7 26. Qxa8 Bxf1 27. Qb7+ Kd8 28. Nf7+ Ke8
29. Bg5 $18) 21... Re7 22. Rd5 Bc6 23. Bxe7+ Kxe7 24. Qa3+ Kf6 25. Rd6+ $18)
21. Bxe8 Bxe8 (21... Rxe8 22. Rd5 (22. Rb2 $16 {Ftacnik}) 22... Bc6 23. Rxd4
exd4 24. Qc4 $18) 22. Rb2 $1 $16 (22. Rd5 h6 23. Nf3 Bc6) 22... h6 (22... Qg4
23. h3 Qd7 24. Nf3) (22... Ne2+ 23. Kh1 Nf4 24. Bxf4 exf4 25. Qd5 $18) (22...
Bf6 23. Ne6 Nxe6 24. Qd5 Nc7 25. Qd6) (22... Bh6 23. Ne6 Nxe6 (23... Bxd2 24.
Qxd2 Nxe6 25. Qd5 Nc7 26. Qb7 $16) 24. Qd5 $16 (24. Bxh6 Qxh6 25. Qd5 Nc7 26.
Qb7 $16 (26. Qxe5+ Qg7)) 24... Nc7 25. Qb7) (22... Rd8 23. Nf3 $16) (22... Qe2
$1 {Ftacnik}) 23. Ne6 $3 (23. Nf3 Nxf3+ 24. Qxf3 Qxf3 25. gxf3 $16) (23. Nh3 {
Ftacnik} Bd7 $13) 23... Nxe6 24. Qd5 Nc7 (24... Rd8 {Ftacnik} 25. Qxe6 Qe2 26.
Bxh6 $1 Qxb2 27. Bxg7+ Kxg7 28. Qe7+ Bf7 29. Qxd8 $18) 25. Qb7 Qe2 (25... Qg4
26. Rc2) 26. Re1 (26. Rc2 $2 Rd8 27. Rxc7 Bb5) (26. Qxc7 Qxe4) 26... Qc4 27.
Rc1 Qd4 (27... Qe2 {Ftacnik} 28. Rbc2 Rd8 29. Be1 Qa6 30. Qxc7 $16) 28. Rbc2 (
28. Rxc7 Bc6 $5 (28... Qxb2 29. Qxa8 Qxd2 30. g3 (30. Qxe8+ Kh7 31. h3 Qe1+ 32.
Kh2 Qxf2 33. Qxe5 $18) 30... Kh7 31. Qb7 $18) 29. Qxc6 Rf8 30. h3 (30. Be1 Qxb2
31. Qxg6 Rg8 $132) 30... Rxf2 31. Be3 $18) 28... Rd8 29. Qxc7 Kh7 (29... Ba4
30. Qxd8+ Qxd8 31. Rc8 $18) (29... Rd7 {Ftacnik} 30. Qb8 Rd8 31. Qxa7 $18) 30.
Bc3 (30. Qxa7 Rd7 (30... Qxe4 31. Rc7 $18) 31. Qa8 Bf7 $18 (31... Rd8 32. Qa1
$18) (31... Bf7 32. Be1 $18)) 30... Qd7 31. Be1 (31. Bxe5 $4 {Ftacnik} Qd1+ 32.
Rxd1 Rxd1#) 31... g5 32. Qxd7 Rxd7 (32... Bxd7 {Ftacnik} 33. Rc7 $18) 33. Rc7 (
33. Rc7 {Ftacnik} a6 34. Rxd7 Bxd7 35. Rc7 Ba4 36. Bc3 $18) 1-0

[Event "Pamplona 9798 8th"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "1997.12.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Illescas Cordoba,M"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1997.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7.
bxc3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 $1 13.
Be3 (13. Bg5 {Ftacnik} h6 14. Be3 Nc6 15. d5 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Ne5 17. Rxb7 e6 (
17... a5 $5) 18. dxe6 (18. Qe2 Nxf3+ 19. Qxf3 a5 20. Rfb1 Rad8 21. Rd1 Rb8 22.
Rxb8 Rxb8 23. d6 Rd8 24. h4 {1-0 Shneider,A-Ostenstad,B/World Cities 1997/ (28)
}) 18... Nxf3+ (18... fxe6 $2 19. Rxg7+ Kxg7 20. Bd4 $18) 19. Qxf3 Qxe6 (19...
fxe6 20. Qg3 Rf7 21. Rxf7 Kxf7 22. Rc1 $14) 20. Rxa7 (20. Bxa7 $2 Qa6 21. Rd7
Rxa7 22. Rxa7 Qxa7 $19) 20... Rxa7 21. Bxa7 Re8 22. Re1 (22. g3 Qxe4 {1/2-1/2
Xu Jun-Alterman,B/Bad Homburg 1997}) 22... f5 23. Qe3 fxe4 24. f3 Qa2 25. fxe4
Rd8 26. Bb6 Rd2 27. Qg3 {Oestroem,R-Eriksson,J/Hallsta op 1996/1-0 (64)}) 13...
Nc6 14. d5 Bxf3 $1 (14... Ne5 $6 15. Rxb7 e6 (15... Rfb8 {Ftacnik} 16. Rxe7 Rb2
17. Bd4 Rxe2 18. Bxe5 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Bxe5 20. Rxe5 $16) 16. d6 Bxf3 17. gxf3
Rfd8 18. Bg5 $1 $16 Rxd6 $140 $2 19. Qxd6 Qxe2 20. Rb8+ $18) 15. Bxf3 Ne5 $1 (
15... Na5 {Ftacnik}) 16. Rxb7 (16. Bc5 $5 {Ftacnik}) (16. Be2 Nc4 17. Bg5 Nd6
18. Bd3 Rfe8 19. Re1 e5 20. Bd2 b5 21. Bxb5 Nxb5 22. Rxb5 a5 23. d6 Red8 24.
Rd5 Rd7 25. Qc1 Bf8 26. Bg5 Qa4 27. Red1 Ra6 28. Be7 Rc6 29. Qd2 Bxe7 30. dxe7
Rxe7 31. Rxa5 Qc2 32. h3 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Illescas Cordoba,M/Dos Hermanas
1997/CBM 59 [Gelfand]}) 16... a5 $3 $146 {[%cal Ga5a1]} (16... e6 17. Qe2 $3
$16 (17. dxe6 {Ftacnik} Qxe6 18. Rxa7 Nxf3+ 19. Qxf3 (19. gxf3 Rxa7 20. Bxa7)
19... Rxa7 20. Bxa7 Re8 21. Re1 f5 22. Qe3 fxe4 23. f3 Qc4 24. fxe4 Re7 25. Kh1
Rf7 26. h3 Rf1+ 27. Rxf1 Qxf1+ 28. Qg1 Qd3 29. Qe1 Bc3 30. Qe3 Qb1+ 31. Qg1 {
1/2-1/2 Chernin,A-Azmaiparashvili,Z/Vidmar mem12th 1997}) (17. Be2 exd5 18.
exd5 Rfd8 19. d6 Qe6 20. Bc5 Bf8 $15) (17. d6 Qa6 18. Rc7 Nxf3+ 19. gxf3 Be5
20. Bc5 Rfd8 $17)) 17. Rxe7 a4 $44 {Ftacnik: Black's idea is quite clear, the
a pawn is extremely dangerous. Coordinated efforts of the Ra8, Qa2 and Bg7 are
forcing white to act very quickly, otherwise it would run all the way to a1.}
18. Bd4 {[%csl Re5][%cal Yd4e5,Yd4a1] /^a1-h8} (18. Qe2 {Ftacnik} Qxe2 19. Bxe2
a3 20. f4 a2 21. fxe5 a1=Q 22. Rxa1 Rxa1+ 23. Kf2 f5 $13) (18. Bf4 $2 {Ftacnik}
Qb2 $1 19. Bxe5 Bxe5 20. Qe2 a3 $19) 18... Nxf3+ (18... Rfe8 $5 19. Rxe8+ $140
Rxe8 20. Qa1 (20. Be2 $6 Rc8 $1 21. f4 $2 Rc2 $40 22. fxe5 Rxe2 23. Rf2 Rxf2
24. Bxf2 Bxe5 $19 25. d6 $140 Bxd6 {[%cal Rg1a1]}) 20... Qc4 $44 {[%csl Ga4]})
19. gxf3 Bxd4 20. Qxd4 {[%csl Gd4]} a3 21. Kg2 {Ftacnik: The big question is,
if white can do any better than play the rook endgame with 4-3 pawns.} (21. Rb7
Rfb8 $11 (21... Rfb8 {Ftacnik} 22. Qa1 Qxa1 23. Rxb8+ Rxb8 24. Rxa1 Ra8 $14) (
21... Qe2 22. Qe3 $16)) (21. d6 Qb2 $1 $11) (21. Ra1 {Ftacnik} Qb2 22. Qe5 Qxe5
(22... f6 $2 23. Qc7 $18) 23. Rxe5 a2 24. d6 Rfb8 25. Kg2 Rb1 26. Rxa2 Rxa2 27.
d7 Rd1 28. Re8+ Kg7 29. d8=Q Rxd8 30. Rxd8) (21. f4 {Ftacnik} Qb2 22. Qxb2 axb2
23. Rb7 Rfb8 24. Rxb8+ Rxb8 25. Rb1 Kf8 $14) 21... Qb2 $1 $11 {[%csl Yd4]} (
21... Qe2 $2 22. Ra1 a2 $2 23. Ra7 $18) 22. Qxb2 (22. Qe3 $2 a2 23. Ra7 Rfb8
$17) 22... axb2 23. Rb1 (23. Rb7 Rfb8 24. Rxb8+ Rxb8 25. Rb1 Kf8 26. e5 $11 (
26. e5 {Ftacnik} Ke7 $14)) (23. d6 Rfb8 24. d7 Kf8 25. Re5 f6 26. Rd5 Ke7 $11)
23... Rfb8 24. d6 $8 Kf8 (24... Ra1 {Ftacnik} 25. Rxb2 Rxb2 26. d7 Rd1 27. Re8+
Kg7 28. d8=Q Rxd8 29. Rxd8) 25. Rc7 $8 Ra1 (25... Ke8 {Ftacnik} 26. Rc2 $14)
26. Rxb2 (26. d7 {Ftacnik} Ke7 $1 27. Rc8 Kxd7 28. Rxb8 Rxb1 $17) 26... Rxb2
27. Rc8+ Kg7 28. d7 Rd2 29. d8=Q Rxd8 30. Rxd8 {Ftacnik: White chances in such
positions are usually quite miniscule.} Re1 $11 31. Rd3 (31. Kg3 {Ftacnik} Rg1+
32. Kh3 h5 $14) 31... f5 32. Rd7+ Kh6 (32... Kf6 {Ftacnik} 33. exf5 Kxf5 34.
Rxh7 $16) 33. Re7 (33. exf5 {Ftacnik} gxf5 $14) 33... Kg5 34. Rxh7 (34. e5 {
Ftacnik} h5 35. Re8 f4 $11) 34... fxe4 35. h4+ Kf6 36. Rc7 (36. f4 {Ftacnik} e3
$11) 36... exf3+ 37. Kxf3 Ra1 38. Kg4 Ra4+ 39. f4 Ra6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Porz Citroen-Cup"]
[Site "Cologne"]
[Date "1992.08.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kalinitschew, Sergey"]
[Black "Holzke, Frank"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[Annotator "Kalinitschew,S"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1992.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 031"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Bb5+ Nc6 9. O-O cxd4 10. cxd4 O-O 11. Be3 Bg4 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Rc1 Bxf3 $2 14.
Qxf3 Bxd4 15. Rfd1 e5 16. Rxc6 (16. Bh6 c5 $5 (16... Re8 17. Rxc6 Re6 (17...
Rb8 18. Rc7 $1) (17... Bxf2+ $2 18. Kh1 Qh4 19. Rc7 $18) 18. Rxe6 fxe6 19. g3
$16) 17. Bxf8 Qxf8 $44) 16... Qe8 17. Rdc1 Bxe3 18. Qxe3 $14 Qd7 $146 (18...
Rd8 19. h4 Rd1+ 20. Rxd1 Qxc6 21. Rd5 f6 22. Qxa7 Qc1+ 23. Kh2 Qf4+ 24. g3 Qxe4
25. Rd7 g5 26. Rg7+ Kh8 27. Qe7 Rg8 28. Rf7 Qg6 29. Rxf6 Qg7 30. Rf7 {1-0
Kalinitschew,S-Chernov/Moscow Zenit 1979/}) 19. h4 Rfd8 $2 (19... Qg4) 20. h5
Qg4 21. h6 Rd1+ 22. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 23. Kh2 Qg4 $6 (23... Qh5+ 24. Qh3 Qxh3+ 25.
Kxh3 $16) 24. g3 Qd7 25. Qc5 Re8 26. Rc7 $2 (26. Kg2 $18) 26... Qd2 27. Kg2
Qxh6 28. Qd5 Qg7 29. Rxa7 Qf6 30. a4 (30. Ra8 $1) 30... Kg7 31. Rc7 $2 h5 32.
Rc6 Qg5 33. Rc7 Qf6 34. Rc6 Qg5 35. Rc7 $2 Qf6 {1.51-1.46} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9394"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1994.01.09"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1993.11.06"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Stadthagen"]
[BlackTeam "Hamburger SK"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 b6 13. O-O Bg7 14. f4 e6
15. dxe6 fxe6 16. Bc4 Qf6 17. Qe2 Bb7 (17... Qxc3 18. Bb2 Bd4+ (18... Qa5 19.
f5 $1 $16) 19. Kh1 Qe3 20. Qxe3 Bxe3 21. f5 $1 $44) 18. f5 (18. e5 Qf7 $13)
18... Qe5 $2 (18... Kh8 $1) (18... gxf5 $5 19. exf5 Bd5 $13) 19. fxe6 $1 (19.
Bxe6+ Kh8 $44) 19... Rxf1+ 20. Qxf1 Bxe4 (20... Qxe4 21. Bg5 Bxc3 22. Rd1 $5
Bd4+ 23. Rxd4 $5 (23. Kh1 Qf5 $13) 23... Qxd4+ 24. Kh1 Bxg2+ 25. Qxg2 Qd1+ 26.
Qf1 Qxf1+ 27. Bxf1 Kg7 $14) 21. Qf7+ $1 (21. Bf4 Qxc3 $13) 21... Kh8 22. Bf4
Qxc3 (22... Qf5 23. Re1 Bxc3 24. e7 $1 $18) 23. e7 Bc6 (23... Qd4+ 24. Kh1 Bc6
(24... Bxg2+ 25. Kxg2 Qe4+ 26. Kh3 g5 27. Be6 $1 $18) 25. Re1 Re8 26. Be5 $1
$18) (23... Bd4+ 24. Kh1 Bxg2+ 25. Kxg2 Qc2+ 26. Kh3 $18) 24. Rd1 Re8 25. Rd8
$1 $18 Qe1+ (25... Qa1+ 26. Kf2 Qb2+ 27. Bd2 Qf6+ 28. Qxf6 Bxf6 29. Bf7 $1 $18)
(25... Bd4+ 26. Kf1 Qa1+ 27. Ke2 Qb2+ 28. Bd2 $18) 26. Bf1 Bd4+ 27. Rxd4 Qxe7
28. Qxe7 Rxe7 29. Rd6 Be8 30. Bh6 Bf7 31. Bb5 $1 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup final"]
[Site "Samara"]
[Date "1998.09.06"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Dvoirys, Semen I"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1998.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Hecht} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3
c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O a5 13. Bg5 h6 $6 {
This move can be hardly recommended as a valuable alternative to usual 13...a4.
Simon played it against me one year ago in Elista and held a draw. Now I was
prepared a bit better.} (13... a4) (13... Bf6 14. Bh6 Bg7 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. d5
$44) 14. Bxe7 Re8 15. Bd6 $1 {This move with all following lines was deeply
analysed by myself one week after Elista game in May 1997. However the other
players did the same work and in Informant 72 one can find the game
Notkin-Vorobiev. So it was even more surprising that Simon was eager to defend
Black's position once more.} (15. Rc1 Qe6 (15... Rxe7 16. Rxc8+ Kh7 17. Bc4 Qa3
18. Qc2 $16) 16. Ba3 Qxe4 17. Bb5 (17. Re1 Bg4 18. Ne5 Bxe2 19. Rxe2 Qf5 $15)
17... Rd8 (17... Bd7 18. Re1 Qxe1+ 19. Nxe1 Bxb5 20. Qb3 Ba6 21. Nf3 $14) 18.
Re1 Qf5 $13 {Khalifman,A-Dvoirys,S/RUS-ch 1997/}) 15... Rxe4 16. Rc1 Bf5 $146 {
This is a new move although mentioned in Informant annotations. Probably my
opponent hoped that I would play Notkin's recommendation but I prepared
something else.} (16... Nc6 17. Bc4 Qb2 18. Rb1 Qc3 (18... Rxd4 19. Qe1 $1 Qxb1
20. Qe8+ Kh7 21. Bxf7 $18) 19. Bd5 Rxd4 20. Nxd4 Nxd4 {Notkin,M-Vorobiev,E
Moscow 1998} (20... Qxd4 21. Qxd4 Nxd4 (21... Bxd4 22. Rfe1 Kg7 23. Re8 $16)
22. Rfe1 $16) 21. Qe1 $1 Qxe1 (21... Be6 22. Bxe6 Nxe6 23. Qxc3 Bxc3 24. Rxb7
$16) (21... Bf5 22. Bxf7+ $1 $18) 22. Rfxe1 $16) (16... Qe6 17. Bd3 Nc6 (17...
Rg4 18. Re1 Qxd6 19. Rxc8+ Kh7 20. Qa4 $18) 18. Bxe4 Qxd6 (18... Qxe4 19. d5
$16) 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Qa4 $16) (16... Re8 17. Bc4 Qb2 18. Rb1 Qc3 19. Qa4 Bd7
20. Qa2 Be6 21. Bxe6 fxe6 22. Rfc1 Qd3 23. Rxb7 $16) (16... Bg4 17. Bc4 Qb2 18.
h3 $1 (18. Qd3 Bf5 $13) 18... Rxd4 (18... Bf5 19. Rb1 Qc3 20. Bd5 $16) 19. Qe1
Bd7 (19... Be6 20. Bxe6 Rxd6 21. Rc8+ Kh7 22. Bxf7 $18) (19... Rxd6 20. Qe8+
Kh7 21. Bxf7 Nc6 22. Qxa8 Rd8 23. Bxg6+ $1 Kh8 24. Qxd8+ Nxd8 25. hxg4 $16) 20.
Nxd4 Qxd4 21. Bxb8 Rxb8 22. Qxa5 $16) 17. Bc4 Qb2 18. Rb1 $1 {Only now I
deviated from the 'Informant' lines.} (18. Bd5 {is Notkin's proposal but after}
Nc6 $1 (18... Re8 19. Rc7 $16 {Notkin}) 19. Bxe4 (19. Rb1 Rxd4) 19... Bxe4 $44
{Black is doing fine.}) 18... Qc3 (18... Rxd4 {at first glance refutes White's
idea but...} 19. Qa4 $3 (19. Qe1 Re4 20. Rxb2 Rxe1 21. Rxe1 Bxb2 22. Re8+ Kg7
$13) 19... Bd7 (19... Bxb1 20. Qe8+ Kh7 21. Bxf7 Nd7 22. Qxa8 h5 23. Bg8+ Kh6
24. Qxa5 $18) 20. Rxb2 Bxa4 21. Nxd4 Bxd4 22. Rxb7 Nd7 23. Rc1 $16) 19. Bd5 Nd7
(19... Nc6 20. Rxb7 $16) 20. Rb3 (20. Rxb7 Nf6 21. Bxf7+ Kh7 22. Be5 {is good
also but I wanted to play some technical positions.}) 20... Rxd4 {Now the game
enters the technical phase. Black has a pawn for the exchange in the ending
but only slim survival chances.} (20... Qc8 {From the practical point of view
had to be preferred. White will have extra exchange but very accurate play
would be required to convert it into win.} 21. Bxb7 Qe8 22. Bxa8 Qxa8 23. Ra3
Bg4 24. Qd3 Re6 25. Bc7 Ra6 26. Ne5 $16) 21. Nxd4 Qxd4 22. Rxb7 Rc8 (22... Bd3
23. Bxf7+ Kxf7 24. Rxd7+ Kg8 25. Qf3 $18) (22... Ra6 23. Qxd4 Bxd4 24. Ba3 $18)
23. Qxd4 Bxd4 {Now White has to trade some pieces without affording a-pawn
moving too far. Then a-pawn will fall and practically any ending 3-3 on the
kingside with extra exchange will be easily won. My technique was not perfect
but still good enough to win the game.} 24. h3 h5 25. Rd1 Bf6 (25... Bb6 26.
Bb3 Bd8 27. Ba3 (27. Bf4 Nc5 28. Bxf7+ Kg7 29. Ra7 Bb6 $16) 27... Ne5 28. Bb2
Be4 29. Ra7 Bb6 30. Re7 Nd3 31. Rxf7 $18) 26. Bb3 (26. Ra7 $5 a4 (26... Bd8 27.
Bb7 Bb6 28. Bxc8 Bxa7 29. Bxd7 Bxd7 30. Be5 $18) (26... Rc2 27. Rxa5 Nb6 28.
Ba2 $18) (26... Bc3 27. Rc1 $18) 27. Ba2 h4 28. Re1 $18) 26... Rc3 (26... Ra8
27. Ba3 a4 28. Ba2 Rd8 (28... Ne5 29. f4 $18) 29. Ra7 $18) 27. Bf4 Kg7 (27...
Rxb3 28. Rxb3 Bc2 29. Rbd3 Nc5 (29... Bxd1 30. Rxd1 Nc5 31. Rd5 Nb3 32. Be5 $18
) (29... Nf8 30. R3d2 Bxd1 31. Rxd1 Ne6 32. Bd2 a4 33. Bb4 Nd4 34. Rd2 $18) 30.
Rd8+ Kg7 31. R1d6 Bxd8 32. Rxd8 $18) (27... g5 28. Be3 g4 29. hxg4 Bxg4 (29...
hxg4 30. Rd6 $1 Be5 (30... g3 31. Bd2 gxf2+ 32. Kxf2 Nc5 33. Rxf6 $18) 31. Ra6
$18) 30. Rd6 Be5 (30... a4 31. Bxa4 Ra3 (31... Nc5 32. Ra7 Be6 33. Bc6 $18))
31. Ra6 $18) 28. Be3 (28. Rd6 a4 $1 29. Bd5 (29. Bxa4 Nc5 30. Rb4 (30. Ra7 Ra3)
30... Nd3 $11) 29... g5 $1 (29... Ne5 30. Rbb6 Rc5 31. Rxf6 Rxd5 32. Rfd6 Rc5
33. Be3 $18) 30. Be3 Ne5 31. Bd4 Rc1+ 32. Kh2 Bg6 $13) 28... Ne5 (28... Rxb3
29. Rxb3 Bc2 30. Rbd3 $1 (30. Rxd7 Bxb3 $14) 30... Ne5 (30... Nb8 31. Bd4 Bxd4
32. Rxd4 Nc6 33. R4d2 Bxd1 34. Rxd1 Kf8 35. Rc1 Nd4 36. Rc4 Nb3 37. Ra4 $18)
31. R3d2 Bxd1 32. Rxd1 Nc4 (32... a4 33. Rd4 $18) 33. Bd4 Bxd4 (33... a4 34.
Bxf6+ Kxf6 35. Rc1 Nb2 36. Ra1 $18) (33... Ne5 34. Kf1 $18) (33... g5 34. Bxf6+
Kxf6 35. Rc1 $18) 34. Rxd4 Nb6 35. Rd6 Nc4 36. Rc6 Nd2 37. Rc2 Nb3 38. Ra2 $18)
29. Rc1 (29. Bd4 $6 Rxb3 30. Rxb3 Bc2 31. Rb5 Bxd1 32. Bxe5 Bxe5 33. Rxe5 a4
$14) 29... Rd3 (29... Rxc1+ 30. Bxc1 Nd7 31. Ra7 Bc3 32. Bf4 $18) (29... Nd7
30. Rxc3 Bxc3 31. Rc7 Be5 (31... Bb4 32. Bd4+ Kf8 33. Bf6 $1 $18) 32. Ra7 Bc3
33. Bf4 $18) 30. Bc2 Rd7 (30... Ra3 31. Bxf5 gxf5 32. Bc5 Ra2 33. Be7 $18) 31.
Rxd7 Bxd7 32. Bd4 a4 (32... Nf3+ $2 33. gxf3 Bxd4 34. Rd1 $18) (32... Be6 33.
Kh1 Nc4 34. Bxf6+ Kxf6 35. Ra1 $18) 33. Kh1 a3 34. Ra1 Nc4 35. Bxf6+ Kxf6 36.
Bd3 Be6 37. Bxc4 Bxc4 38. Rxa3 {Hecht: 'Technik'} Ke5 39. Kh2 Bd5 40. Kg3 Kf6 (
40... h4+ {Hecht} 41. Kxh4 Bxg2 42. Kg5 Be4 43. Re3 Kd4 (43... f6+ 44. Kh6 f5 (
44... Kf4 45. Rxe4+ Kxe4 46. Kxg6 $18) (44... g5 45. f3 $18) 45. f3 Kf4 46.
Rxe4+ fxe4 47. fxe4 Kxe4 48. Kxg6 $18) 44. Kf6 Bd5 45. Re7 $18 {[%csl Rf7]})
41. Ra6+ Kg7 (41... Ke5 42. Ra5 f6 43. f3 g5 (43... Ke6 44. h4 Ke5 45. Rb5 Ke6
46. Kf4 Kd6 47. g4 hxg4 48. fxg4 $18) 44. h4 Ke6 45. hxg5 fxg5 46. Kf2 h4 (
46... Kd6 47. Ke3 Ke5 48. Rb5 h4 49. Ra5 $18) 47. Ke3 g4 48. Ra4 $18) 42. h4
Bc4 43. Rd6 Bb3 44. Kf4 Bc4 (44... f6 45. f3 Kf7 46. g4 hxg4 47. fxg4 Kg7 48.
g5 $18) 45. Ke5 Bf1 46. g3 Be2 47. Rd4 Bf1 48. Kd6 Kf8 49. Rb4 Bh3 50. Rb8+ Kg7
51. Ke7 Be6 52. Rb6 Bc4 53. Rf6 {Hecht: '[#] Gegen das Gewinnmanöver f2-f4-f5
ist Schwarz ohne Verteidigung, weil f7 gedeckt werden muß und Le6 am
Qualitätsopfer scheitert.'} Bd5 54. f4 (54. f4 {Hecht} Bb3 (54... Be6 55. Rxe6
fxe6 56. Kxe6 $18) 55. f5 Bc4 (55... gxf5 56. Rxf5 Kg6 57. Rg5+ Kh6 58. Kf6 Bc4
59. Rg7 $18 {[%csl Rf7]}) 56. Rc6 Bd5 57. Rd6 Bc4 58. f6+ Kg8 59. Rd8+ Kh7 60.
Rf8 $18 {[%csl Rf7]}) 1-0

[Event "DDR-ch29 Final"]
[Site "Plauen"]
[Date "1980.02.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Knaak, Rainer"]
[Black "Heinig, Wolfram"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2330"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[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 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 O-O 8.
Be3 c5 9. Rc1 cxd4 10. cxd4 Bg4 11. Be2 e6 12. O-O Nc6 13. d5 exd5 14. exd5 Ne7
(14... Nb4 $2 15. Qb3 Nxd5 16. Rfd1 Be6 17. Bc4 $18) 15. d6 Nc6 (15... Nf5 16.
Bf4 {/\ 17.h3}) 16. h3 Bd7 17. Qb3 Rb8 18. Rfd1 h6 19. Qa3 Re8 20. Bc4 Qf6 {
Schwarz hat alle schwachen Punkte überdeckt und droht sogar 21...Bxh3.} 21. Rb1
$1 a6 $6 (21... b6 22. Bb5 $16 {/\ Rdc1, Qa4}) (21... Bxh3 22. Bxa7 $16) 22.
Bb6 $1 Rbc8 23. Qb3 Bf8 24. Rd2 Nd8 (24... Bxd6 25. Rbd1 $18) 25. Rbd1 (25. Bd4
Qf5 $1 (25... Qxd6 26. Ba1 {/\ 27.Qb2}) 26. Bd3 (26. Ba1 $2 Rxc4 27. Qb2 f6)
26... Qh5 27. Ba1 $16) 25... Ne6 26. Bd5 Nd8 27. Bc7 b5 28. Nh2 $1 Kg7 29. Rd3
Re5 30. Rf3 Rf5 31. Ng4 Rxf3 32. Bxf3 Qf5 33. Be4 $1 Qe6 (33... Qxe4 34. Qb2+
f6 35. Nxf6 $18) 34. Bd5 Qf5 35. Rd3 Be6 36. Qb2+ f6 (36... Kh7 37. Nf6+ Kh8
38. Rf3 Qg5 39. Bxe6 Nxe6 (39... fxe6 40. Ne4+ Bg7 41. Rf8+ Kh7 42. Nxg5+) 40.
Ne4+ Bg7 41. Nxg5 Bxb2 42. Nxe6 fxe6 43. d7 $18) 37. Rf3 Qxd5 38. Qxf6+ Kh7 39.
Qxf8 Nf7 40. Nf6# 1-0

[Event "Cordoba op"]
[Site "Cordoba"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Komarov, Dimitri"]
[Black "Berebora, Ferenc"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[Annotator "Komarov,D"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1994.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[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 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qc2 Qc7 {N/} (12... Qd6 13. g3
f5 14. f4 Bg7 15. e5 Qxd5 16. O-O Rb8 17. Rd1 Qc6 18. Bb5 Qc7 19. Qb3+ Kh8 20.
Be3 b6 21. Qd5 $16 {Bagaturov,G-Smejkal,J/CZE/1993/1:0/46/}) 13. g3 e6 14. f4
Bg7 15. c4 Bd4 $1 16. h4 exd5 (16... Re8 $1 17. Bf3 e5 $13) 17. cxd5 Re8 18.
Bf3 (18. Kf1 $4 Rxe4 19. Qxe4 Bf5 $19) 18... Bd7 19. Kf1 Qa5 $2 20. Kg2 Bb5 21.
h5 Qa6 22. hxg6 hxg6 (22... fxg6 23. Qb3 Bd3 24. Qxb7 $18) 23. Bb2 Qxa2 (23...
Bd3 24. Qxc5 $1 $18) 24. g4 (24. Qxc5 Bf1+ $1 $19) (24. Qf2 $5 Qxb2 25. Rxb2
Bxf2 26. Rxb5 Bd4 27. Rxb7 $16) 24... Qc4 (24... f5 25. gxf5 gxf5 26. e5 Rf8
27. Rh5 $18) 25. Qf2 $5 Rxe4 (25... f6 26. Bxd4 cxd4 27. Qh4 $18) (25... a6 26.
Rbd1 $1 (26. Rbc1 Qxc1 $1 27. Bxd4 Qxh1+ 28. Kxh1 cxd4 29. Qxd4 $16) 26... Rxe4
(26... Bg7 27. Bxg7 Kxg7 28. Qb2+ f6 29. g5 $18) 27. Bxd4 Rxd4 28. Qh4 $18) 26.
Bxd4 Rxd4 27. Qh4 Rd2+ 28. Kg3 Qd4 29. Qh7+ Kf8 30. Qh8+ Ke7 31. Qxd4 cxd4 32.
Rxb5 Rb8 33. Ra1 1-0

[Event "Beersheba 16th"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "1997.02.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Finkel, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj,V"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "1997.02.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Hecht Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8. Ba4 b5 (8... O-O 9. Nf3 (9. Ne2 e5 $11) 9... c5 $11) 9. Bb3
a5 (9... O-O {Ftacnik} 10. Ne2 a5 (10... Bb7 11. O-O c5 12. d5 Nd7 13. Bg5 Nf6
14. f3 Qb6 15. Kh1 Rfd8 16. Rb1 h6 17. Bh4 e6 18. c4 Qc7 19. Nc3 a6 20. cxb5 c4
21. b6 Qe5 22. Ne2 exd5 23. f4 Qh5 {Korotylev,A-Svidler,P/St.Petersburg op (06)
/1994/0-1 (32)}) 11. O-O (11. a3 Nd7 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 Qc7 (13... Nb6 {
Ernst /\ 14..Qc7,15..c5}) 14. O-O (14. Bxe7 $6 Re8 15. Bh4 Rxe4) 14... c5 $2 (
14... Nb6 $5 $13) 15. Bxe7 (15. Bd5 Bb7 16. Bxe7 Rfe8 17. Bd6 Qxd6 18. Bxb7
Rab8 19. Bd5 c4 20. Qc1 Nb6 21. Qf4 Qd7 $14) 15... Re8 16. d5 $1 Qe5 (16...
Rxe7 17. d6 $18) 17. d6 {1-0 Atalik,S-Chabanon,J/Peristeri (06)/1994 (22)}) (
11. a4 Ra7 (11... b4 12. Be3 bxc3 13. Rc1 Na6 14. Nxc3 Nb4 15. Bc4 Ra7 16. e5
c5 17. Bb5 Bb7 18. O-O cxd4 19. Qxd4 Qxd4 20. Bxd4 Raa8 21. f4 {Ulibin,M-Lin
Weiguo/Beijing Lee Cup (04)/1996/1/2-1/2 (50)}) 12. O-O Na6 13. Be3 Rd7 14. Qc1
b4 15. Rd1 bxc3 16. e5 c2 17. Qxc2 Nb4 18. Qc5 Ba6 19. Ng3 Kh8 20. Ne4 Bd3 21.
f3 Bxe4 22. fxe4 e6 23. Rf1 Re8 24. Rad1 {Georgadze,G-Tocchioni,D/Forli op (04)
/1992/1-0 (33)}) 11... Bb7 (11... Nd7 12. Bg5 Nb6 13. a3 Qc7 14. Qd2 c5 15. Bh6
Bxh6 16. Qxh6 Ba6 17. Nf4 c4 18. Bc2 e5 19. Ne2 b4 20. axb4 axb4 21. f4 exd4
22. f5 Nd7 23. Nxd4 Qe5 24. Nf3 {Kramnik,V-Kasparov,G (1)/Paris Immopar (25') 
(1)/1992/0.5 (30)}) (11... a4 12. Bc2 Na6 13. Ba3 c5 14. Rb1 Rb8 15. dxc5 Qc7
16. Qd3 Rd8 17. Qe3 Be6 18. Bd3 Qd7 $1 {Kortschnoj,V-Gulko,B/Beersheba/1993/0.
5 (36)}) 12. Be3 Nd7 13. Qc1 Re8 14. Bh6 c5 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Qf4 c4 17. Bc2 e5
18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Nd4 b4 20. Qg3 Kh8 21. Rfe1 a4 22. Rad1 Qb6 23. cxb4 Qxb4 {
Khasin,Ab-Meszaros,I/WchS Wildbad (06)/1993/1-0 (57)}) 10. Nf3 $14 (10. Qf3 {
Ftacnik} O-O 11. Ne2 a4 12. Bc2 e5 (12... Nd7 13. e5 Bb7 14. h4 Re8 15. e6 Nf6
16. h5 Bc8 17. Nf4 g5 18. exf7+ Kxf7 19. Nd3 Qd5 20. Ne5+ Kg8 21. h6 Bh8 22.
Bxg5 {1-0 Reeh,O-Wilhelmi,C/Hamburg Wichern-op (07)/1995 (30)}) 13. Ba3 Re8 14.
O-O Nd7 15. Rfd1 Nb6 16. Bd3 exd4 17. cxd4 Qh4 18. Rac1 Nc4 19. Bxc4 bxc4 20.
e5 Ra6 21. h3 Bf5 22. Rxc4 {Robatsch,K-Banas,J/Trnava/1987/1-0 (65)}) 10... O-O
(10... a4 {Ftacnik} 11. Bc2 O-O 12. O-O Nd7 13. Rb1 Nb6 14. Bd3 Be6 15. d5 cxd5
16. Rxb5 dxe4 17. Bxe4 Bc4 18. Qxd8 Raxd8 19. Rxb6 Bxf1 20. Ba3 Bd3 21. Bc6 Rb8
{0-1 Janocha,W-Pribyl,J/Pardubice op (08)/1992 (27)}) 11. O-O c5 12. Rb1 (12.
Bd5 {Ftacnik} Ra6 13. dxc5 Qc7 $11) 12... Ba6 13. Re1 Nc6 (13... b4 $5 14. cxb4
(14. Bd5 {Ftacnik} Ra7 15. cxb4 cxb4 16. Bg5 $14) 14... axb4 15. dxc5 Bd3 (
15... Nc6 $14) 16. Rb2 $1 $40) 14. d5 $6 (14. e5 $142 $1 {Finkel} cxd4 (14...
e6 15. d5 c4 16. Bxc4 bxc4 17. dxc6 $16) 15. cxd4 Nb4 16. Bd2 $16) 14... Ne5
15. Bf4 Qd6 (15... Nxf3+ {Ftacnik} 16. Qxf3 c4 17. Bc2 Qd7 18. Qe3 $14) 16.
Nxe5 Bxe5 17. Bxe5 Qxe5 18. Qd2 $13 Rab8 (18... b4 $5 19. Rbc1 {Ftacnik} c4 20.
Ba4 $14) 19. f4 Qc7 20. e5 Rfd8 21. Rbd1 c4 22. Bc2 Qc5+ 23. Kh1 (23. Qe3 $2 {
Ftacnik} Rxd5 $1) 23... e6 $2 (23... b4 $1 $13 24. cxb4 {Ftacnik} axb4 25. f5
$40) 24. d6 b4 25. f5 $16 exf5 {[#] [#]} 26. Bxf5 bxc3 (26... gxf5 27. Qg5+ Kh8
(27... Kf8 {Ftacnik} 28. e6 $18) 28. Re3 $18) 27. Qg5 $2 (27. Qxc3 $1 gxf5 28.
Qg3+ Kh8 29. Qg5 (29. Qh4 $40 {Ftacnik}) 29... c3 30. Qf6+ (30. Re3 $2 Qxe3 31.
Qxe3 c2 $13) 30... Kg8 31. e6 $1 $18) 27... Bb5 28. Rc1 Bd7 $14 29. Bxd7 (29.
Bc2 {Ftacnik} Re8) 29... Rxd7 30. Qg4 (30. Rxc3 $2 Rxd6 $15) 30... Rdb7 31. Qe4
c2 (31... Rb5 {Ftacnik} 32. h3) 32. Qxc2 (32. Rxc2 {Ftacnik} Rb1 $1 33. Rcc1
Rxc1 34. Rxc1 c3 $13) 32... Rb2 33. Qe4 (33. Qxc4 Qxc4 34. Rxc4 Rd2 $14) 33...
c3 (33... Rxa2 {Ftacnik} 34. Rxc4 Qf2 35. Rcc1 $16) 34. h3 Rd2 (34... Rxa2 {
Ftacnik} 35. e6 $1 f5 (35... Qxd6 36. exf7+ Kg7 (36... Kxf7 $2 37. Qc4+ $18)
37. Rf1 (37. Qe8 Rf2 38. Rf1 Rf5 39. Rxf5 gxf5 40. f8=Q+ Qxf8 41. Qe5+ $14)
37... Rf8 38. Rxc3 $16) 36. Qe5 Qc6 37. Rg1 $18) 35. Rf1 Re8 (35... Rbb2 $2 36.
e6 $18) (35... Qd5 $5) (35... c2 $5 {Ftacnik} 36. Qf3 (36. e6 $2 f5 $1 $17)
36... Qc4) 36. Qf3 Qd5 (36... Qc4 {Ftacnik} 37. Rxc3 Qxa2 38. Rb3 Rf8 39. e6
$18) 37. Rxc3 Qxf3 $138 (37... Rxe5 {Ftacnik} 38. Rc8+ Kg7 39. Qxd5 Rexd5 40.
Rc7 $16) 38. Rcxf3 {[#] Hecht sehr gutes Zusammensiel der weißen Türme führt
zu Bauerngewinn und Abdrängung des schwarzen Königs.} Rxe5 39. Rxf7 Rxd6 (39...
Ree2 $2 {Ftacnik} 40. d7 $18) 40. Rf8+ Kg7 41. R1f7+ Kh6 42. Rh8 $14 Kg5 43.
Rhxh7 Re2 (43... Rd2 $1 44. Rf3 Rxa2 45. Rg3+ (45. h4+ Kg4 46. Kh2 Rh5 $11)
45... Kf6 $13) 44. Rf3 (44. a3 $2 {Ftacnik} Rd1+ 45. Kh2 Rdd2) 44... Rxa2 45.
h4+ Kg4 46. Kh2 Rad2 (46... Ra4 47. Rh6 Rf4 48. Rg3+ Kf5 49. Rg5+ $14) (46...
a4 {Ftacnik} 47. Rh6 a3 48. Rg3+ Kf5 49. Rg5+ $16) 47. Rg3+ Kf5 48. Rf7+ Ke6 (
48... Rf6 $4 {Ftacnik} 49. Rf3+ $18) 49. Rg7 Kf5 50. Rg5+ Kf4 51. Rf7+ $2 (51.
R7xg6 $142 $18 Rxg6 {Ftacnik} 52. Rxg6 $16) 51... Ke4 52. Rxa5 R2d5 (52... Rc6
$5 {Hecht mit der Idee T2d6}) 53. Rxd5 Kxd5 (53... Rxd5 54. Kh3 (54. Rf6 g5 (
54... Rh5 {Ftacnik} 55. Kg3 $18) 55. Kh3 gxh4 56. Kxh4 $18) 54... Ke5 $11) 54.
Re7 $18 Ra6 (54... Re6 {Ftacnik} 55. Rxe6 Kxe6 56. Kg3 Kf5 57. Kf3 $18 (57. Kf3
{Hecht} g5 (57... Kf6 58. Kf4 Kf7 59. Kg5 Kg7 60. g4 Kf7 61. Kh6 Kf6 62. g5+
Kf5 63. h5 $18) 58. g4+ Kf6 59. h5 $18)) 55. Kh3 Kd6 56. Re4 Kd5 $2 (56... Kd7
$142 57. Kg4 Ra5 58. Kf4 Rf5+ 59. Ke3 Ra5 60. Rg4 Ra6 61. Kf4 Ke7 62. Kg5 Kf7
63. Kh6 $18) 57. Re3 Ra4 (57... Kd4 {Ftacnik} 58. Re8 Kd5 59. Kg4 $18) 58. Re7
(58. Re7 {Ftacnik} Rb4 59. Rg7 Rb6 60. Kg4 Ke5 61. Kg5 $18 (61. Kg5 {Hecht} Rb2
62. g4 $18)) 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0405"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2005.04.09"]
[Round "14.4"]
[White "Krivoshey, Sergei"]
[Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2499"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj,V"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2004.11.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hofheim"]
[BlackTeam "Baden Oos"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. h4 $5 Bg4 11. Ng1 {This is a novelty - playable one time,
I would say. The moves, which had been applied before - 11.Be3 or Kf1 lead to
a position with mutual chances.} Bxe2 {Or 11...Bc8 12.Be3 or Bf3 - white has
an edge.} 12. Nxe2 Qd7 13. Be3 {More logical looks 13.h5 - the bishop
eventually can be developed to h6! Or carefully strengthening the white pawn
structure in the centre -13.f3.} Nc6 14. Qa4 {White overestimates his chances.}
({After} 14. dxc5 Qxd1+ 15. Rxd1 Na5 16. h5 {there was more or less the
equilibrium on the board.}) 14... Rfd8 15. d5 $2 {It is a serious mistake.
From now on black will hold the initiative. After 15.dc! chances would still
be about equal, in regard that 15...Qd3?! would be met by 16.0-0!, or a tricky
15...Bc3 16.Nc3 Qd3 would be refuted by a coldbloody 17.Qc6!} Na5 16. Qxd7 Rxd7
17. Rc1 {An attempt to solve white`s problems with strategical means. I would
certainly prefer here 17.h5.} Nc4 18. Nf4 {The point of the previous move -
pawn c3 is protected, the knight e2 may move.} Nd6 $1 {White pawn structure is
so loose-black finds a new target to attack!} 19. f3 f5 $17 20. exf5 Nxf5 21.
Bd2 ({Or} 21. Bf2 Be5 {and white loses at once his pawn d5.}) 21... Bf6 22. c4
(22. h5 g5 23. Ne6 Rxd5 24. Nxg5 (24. Nc7 Re5+) 24... Rxd2) 22... Bxh4+ 23. Kd1
Bf6 24. Ne6 Rc8 25. a4 {White has lost a pawn but for a while pacified the
position. If not an unlucky location of his king in the centre he could have
chances to save the game. The best move here would be 25.a4 - to force the
black knight to define his location, thus, eventually giving an opportunity to
the white king to improve his position.} a6 26. Re1 b5 27. axb5 axb5 28. g4 $2
{Presumably played in severe time-trouble. Whether it was good or bad, 28.cb
Rd5 29.b6 was the only reasonable continuation.} Nh4 $19 29. g5 Bh8 30. Rf1
bxc4 31. Rxc4 Nf5 32. Kc2 Rxd5 33. Rb1 Re5 34. Nf4 Nd4+ 35. Kd1 Nxf3 36. Bc3
Rxg5 37. Bxh8 Rg1+ 38. Kc2 Rxb1 39. Kxb1 Nd2+ 40. Kc2 Nxc4 0-1

[Event "Balatonbereny GM"]
[Site "Balatonbereny"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Horvath, Jozsef"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj,V"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1996.06.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Psakhis} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7.
bxc3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Qd3 e6 $5 (11... Ba6 12. Qe3 Bxe2
13. Qxe2 e6 $14) 12. Bg5 (12. dxc5 $6 Qxd3 13. Bxd3 Nd7 $44) (12. Bf4 cxd4 13.
cxd4 Nc6 14. Rfd1 Nxd4 $5 15. Nxd4 e5 16. Be3 exd4 17. Bxd4 Bxd4 18. Qxd4 Qxd4
19. Rxd4 Rfd8 20. Rbd1 Rxd4 21. Rxd4 Kf8 $15 {Gretarsson,H-Dvoirys,S/
Leeuwarden op/1995/0:1/47/}) 12... Qc7 (12... Qd6 $5 13. Qe3 Rc8 14. Rfd1 cxd4
15. cxd4 Nd7 16. h4 Qf8 17. e5 Rc7 {Haba,P-Jansa,V/Turnov(CZE-ch)/1996/}) 13.
Qe3 (13. d5 $5 c4 14. Qxc4 Qxc4 15. Bxc4 Rc8 16. Bb3 exd5 17. exd5 Rxc3 18.
Rbc1 (18. Rfe1 $14) 18... Nd7 $14) 13... Rc8 (13... Nd7 14. e5 $5 Rac8 15. Nd2
cxd4 16. cxd4 Qc3 17. Bb5 Qxe3 18. fxe3 $36 {Yussupow,A-Brinck Claussen,B/
Plovdiv/1983/}) 14. Rfd1 cxd4 15. cxd4 Nd7 16. Bb5 {N/} (16. d5 $5 exd5 17.
exd5 $140 Re8 (17... Qc5 18. d6 {Ivanov,S-Dvoirys,S/Elista(RUS-ch)/1995/0,5/41/
}) 18. d6) 16... Nf6 17. Rbc1 Qb8 18. Rxc8+ (18. Bf4 Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Qf8) 18...
Qxc8 19. Rc1 Qb8 (19... Qd8 20. e5 Nd5 21. Bxd8 Nxe3 22. fxe3 Rxd8 23. Rc7 Bxf3
(23... Rb8 24. Ng5 Bh6 25. h4) 24. gxf3 $16) (19... Qf8 $2 20. Rc7 Qb8 21. Bf4
Bh6 $5 22. Rxb7 (22. Qc1 $5 {Psakhis} Bxf4 23. Qxf4 a6 (23... Bxe4 24. Ng5 $16)
24. Bd3 Bxe4 (24... Ra7 25. Ng5) 25. Bxe4 Ra7 26. Qxf6 Rxc7 27. g3 $16) 22...
Qxf4 (22... Qxb7 {Psakhis} 23. Bxh6 Ng4 24. Qf4 Nxh6 25. Qxh6 Qxe4 26. Ng5 Qe1+
27. Bf1 $18) 23. Qxf4 Bxf4 24. e5 Nd5 25. g3 Bh6 26. a4 $16) 20. Bf4 $6 (20.
Bd3 $5 $14) (20. Nd2 $5) 20... Qf8 21. Rc7 (21. Bc6 Qe7 $14) 21... Bxe4 22. Ng5
Qb4 (22... Nd5 $2 23. Qxe4 (23. Qh3 h6 24. Rxf7 Nxf4 25. Rxf8+ Rxf8 26. Qe3 Bd5
) 23... Nxc7 24. Bxc7 Rc8 25. Be5 $16) 23. Bf1 Bf5 24. Rxf7 (24. Qf3 Nd5 (24...
Rf8 $6 25. Qb7 Qxd4 26. Rxf7 Rxf7 27. Qxf7+ Kh8 28. Qxa7 $16) 25. g4 Bxg4 26.
Qxg4 Nxc7 27. Bxc7 Qxd4 28. Qf3 Rf8 $15) 24... h6 (24... Nd5 $2 25. Be5 $3 Nxe3
26. Rxg7+ Kf8 27. Nxh7+ Ke8 28. Nf6+ Kf8 (28... Kd8 $2 29. Bc7+ Kc8 30. Ba6#)
29. fxe3 $1 Rd8 30. e4 $16) 25. Qf3 (25. Rxg7+ Kxg7 26. Nxe6+ Kf7 (26... Bxe6
27. Qxe6 Re8 28. Bxh6+ $44 (28. Bxh6+ Kxh6 29. Qxf6)) (26... Kh7 27. Qe5 $44)
27. Nc7 (27. Ng7 $5 Kxg7 28. a3 $1 Qb1 29. Qe7+ Kg8 30. Qxf6 Rf8 31. Qe7 $132)
27... Rd8 28. Be5 Ng4 29. Qf3 Nxe5 30. dxe5 Qc5 $15 31. e6+ Kf6 $15) (25. a3 $5
) 25... hxg5 $1 26. Qb7 (26. Rxf6 $1 Rd8 27. Bxg5 (27. Be5 Qe7) 27... Rd5 (
27... Bxf6 28. Bxf6 $44) 28. Qe3 Qxd4 29. Rxe6 Bxe6 30. Qxe6+ Kh7 31. Qh3+ $10)
26... gxf4 $19 27. Rxg7+ Kh8 28. Re7 (28. Rf7 Rf8 $19) 28... Rd8 29. Qxa7 Qxd4
30. h3 g5 31. Rf7 Bg6 0-1

[Event "WchT 3rd"]
[Site "Luzern"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Gulko, Boris F"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj,V"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1993.10.24"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Switzerland"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8.
Ba4 O-O $5 (8... b5 9. Bb3 b4 10. Bb2 $1 bxc3 11. Bxc3 Nd7 {Kortschnoj,
V-Huzman/} 12. Ne2 $14) 9. Ne2 (9. Nf3 c5 $1 $10) 9... e5 10. O-O Re8 (10...
exd4 11. cxd4 Re8 12. e5 $13) 11. f3 $6 (11. d5 b5 12. Bb3 Bb7 13. a4 $14)
11... b5 12. Bb3 a5 13. a3 exd4 14. cxd4 Nd7 15. Be3 Nb6 16. Nf4 Ba6 17. Re1
Nc4 18. Bxc4 bxc4 19. Rb1 Rb8 $15 20. Ne2 Rxb1 21. Qxb1 Qb8 22. Bd2 c3 $5 (
22... Qxb1 23. Rxb1 c3 24. Nxc3 Bxd4+ 25. Kh1 $15) 23. Qxb8 Rxb8 24. Bxc3 Rb3 (
24... a4 25. d5 $1 $10) 25. Bxa5 Rb2 $1 26. Nf4 $1 Bxd4+ 27. Kh1 Ra2 28. Rd1
Be5 29. Nh3 Rxa3 30. Bb6 Rb3 31. Ba7 Bd3 (31... Rc3 $5 {/\ c5,c4}) 32. Rc1 Rb1
33. Rxb1 Bxb1 34. Bc5 f5 35. exf5 Bxf5 36. g4 Be6 37. Kg2 Bd5 38. Ng5 Bf4 (
38... h6 39. Ne4 g5 $13) 39. h4 h6 40. Nh3 Bc1 41. Kf2 Bb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "CRO-ch 6th"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "1998.01.17"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Zaja, Ivan"]
[Black "Rogulj, Branko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj,V"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1998.01.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Na4 $5 {Aronian} Bg7 6. e4 Nb6 (
6... Nb4 7. d5 c6 8. Bd2 N4a6 9. Bc3 $14) 7. Be3 Nxa4 $2 (7... e5 $6 8. d5 $14)
(7... Nc6 8. Bb5 O-O 9. Ne2 $14) (7... O-O 8. Nf3 Nxa4 9. Qxa4 c5 10. Rd1 Bd7
$1 $11) 8. Qxa4+ Nd7 9. Nf3 O-O 10. Rd1 Nf6 (10... c5 $6 11. dxc5 Qc7 (11...
Bxb2 $2 12. Bb5 $18) 12. Qa3 $16) 11. Qc2 c6 12. Bc4 $6 (12. Be2 Bg4 (12...
Qa5+ 13. Bd2 Qxa2 $4 14. Bc4 $18) 13. O-O $16) 12... Bg4 13. Rd2 Bxf3 14. gxf3
Qa5 15. h4 e5 $1 (15... Nh5 16. f4 $40) 16. Qc3 $1 Qxc3 17. bxc3 $14 Nh5 18.
Ke2 b6 19. a4 Kh8 20. d5 f5 (20... Rac8 $5) 21. Ra2 cxd5 $2 (21... Rac8 $14)
22. Bxd5 Rac8 23. c4 Nf4+ 24. Bxf4 exf4 25. h5 gxh5 26. Kd3 fxe4+ 27. fxe4 Rc5
28. Rxh5 Re8 29. f3 $1 $16 h6 $6 (29... Be5 30. Rg2 Rcc8 31. Rgg5 Bb8 32. e5
$16) 30. Rh4 a6 (30... Rf8 31. e5 $36) 31. Rxf4 b5 32. axb5 axb5 33. Ra7 $2 (
33. cxb5 Rxb5 34. Rf7 $16) 33... bxc4+ 34. Kc2 Re5 $4 (34... Rb5 $5) (34... Rb8
35. Rg4 (35. Rff7 Rb2+ 36. Kc1 Rg2 $13) 35... Bd4 $8 $13) 35. Ra8+ Kh7 36. Bg8+
Kg6 37. Ra6+ 1-0

[Event "Dresden zt 1.2"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "1998.04.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj,V"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1998.04.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {McShane} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Na4 $5 {Aronian} Bg7 (
5... e5 6. dxe5 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Ne3 8. fxe3 Bxd2+ 9. Qxd2 (9. Kf2 $6) 9... Qh4+ 10.
g3 Qxa4 11. Bg2 O-O 12. Qc3 $16) 6. e4 Nb6 7. Be3 (7. Nf3) 7... O-O (7... Nc6
8. Bb5 O-O 9. Ne2 $14) (7... e5 $5) 8. Nf3 Nxa4 (8... Bg4 9. Nc5 Bxf3 (9... Nc6
10. Nxb7 Qb8 (10... Qc8 11. Ba6) 11. Ba6 $13) 10. gxf3 Nc6 11. d5 (11. Nxb7 Qc8
$44) 11... Ne5 12. Rc1 $14) 9. Qxa4 c5 10. Rd1 Qb6 11. Rd2 $1 Bd7 $14 12. Qa3
cxd4 (12... Qb4 13. Qxb4 cxb4 14. h3 Nc6 15. Bd3 Rac8 16. Ke2 $16) 13. Nxd4 Qc7
(13... Rc8 14. Be2 Qc5 15. Qxc5 Rxc5 16. O-O $14) 14. Be2 (14. Qxe7 {McShane}
Qc1+ 15. Rd1 Qxb2 {can only help Black.}) 14... e5 $5 (14... Nc6 {McShane:
seems more patient but White maintains a small edge due to the queenside
pressure.} 15. Nb5 {Kortschnoj} Qc8 16. O-O a6 17. Nc3 $16) (14... a6 15. Qxe7
$1 (15. O-O Nc6 16. Rc1 Rac8 $14) 15... Re8 16. Qa3 Rxe4 17. O-O $14) 15. Rc2
$6 (15. Nb5 Bxb5 16. Bxb5 a6 (16... Nc6 $2 17. Rc2 {/\ B:c6+/-}) 17. O-O Nc6
18. Bc4 $5 {/\ Bc4-d5, f2-f4} (18. Bxc6 Qxc6 19. f3 Rfd8 $11) 18... Rfd8 19.
Bd5 Bf8 20. Qa4 Nb4 $11) 15... Qd8 (15... Nc6 16. Nxc6 Bxc6 17. Bb5 $16) 16.
Nb5 Nc6 17. Nd6 Qb8 (17... b6 18. Bc4) 18. Bc4 {McShane: Black's position is
unenterprising. White has played the opening daringly with his interesting
play earlier on and by sustaining his initiative by not castling, and his work
is paying off. All White's pieces are better placed than their Black
counterparts and it is hard to find a really convincing idea for Black. What
he tries does not work, but what else?} Nd4 19. Bxd4 exd4 20. O-O (20. f4 Be6
21. Bxe6 fxe6 22. O-O (22. e5 Rxf4 23. Qb3 Kh8 $1 24. Rc8+ (24. Qxe6 Qg8) 24...
Qxc8 25. Nxc8 Rxc8 $44) 22... Rd8 23. e5 Bf8 24. Qb3 Bxd6 25. Qxe6+ Kh8 26.
exd6 Qxd6 27. Qxd6 Rxd6 28. Re1 $14) 20... Be6 $2 (20... Be5 $1 21. Nxf7 Rxf7
22. f4 (22. Qe7 Be8 $17) 22... Bg7 $8 (22... Bc7 23. Qe7 $18) (22... Bd6 23.
Qb3 Be8 (23... Qe8 {McShane} 24. e5 {McShane: followed by e6 is probably why
Sutovskij rejected 20...Be5.}) 24. e5 Bc7 25. f5 g5 26. Bxf7+ Bxf7 27. e6 Be8
28. f6 $18) 23. Qb3 (23. Bxf7+ $6 {Hug} Kxf7 24. Qb3+ Ke7 (24... Kf8 25. Rcf2
$36) 25. f5 $36) (23. f5 $5 {Hug} gxf5 24. Bxf7+ Kxf7 25. Qb3+ $40) 23... Qe8 (
23... Be8 24. e5 $40 {/\ f4-f5}) 24. Qxb7 (24. e5 Bf5) (24. f5 gxf5 25. exf5
Bh6) 24... Rd8 25. Bxf7+ Qxf7 26. Rc7 $13 Bh6 $5 27. g3 Qe6 28. Qxa7 Qxe4 (
28... Bb5 $5) 29. Rxd7 Qe3+ $11) 21. Bxe6 fxe6 22. Rfc1 $1 Be5 $4 (22... Bh6
23. Re1 $1 (23. Rc8 Bxc1 24. Rxb8 Raxb8 25. g3 $1 {/\ e4-e5+/-} Kg7 26. Qb3 $16
) 23... Rd8 24. e5 Bf8 25. Qb3 Bxd6 (25... Kg7 26. Rec1) 26. exd6 $1 Rxd6 (
26... Qxd6 27. Rxe6 Qd5 28. Re8+ $18) 27. Rxe6 Rxe6 28. Qxe6+ Kh8 29. Qf6+ Kg8
30. Qxd4 $18) 23. Rc7 Bxd6 (23... Rd8 24. Qh3 $18) (23... Qd8 {McShane} 24. Qh3
{McShane: is not even worth mentioning.}) 24. Qxd6 Rf7 {McShane: The end
position does not look completely disastrous for Black after 24...Qe8, but
White will soon pick off the loose d4 pawn and the two pawn advantage will be
decisive.} 25. Qxe6 (25. Qxe6 Qe8 26. Rc8) 1-0

[Event "Liechtenstein op"]
[Site "Schellenberg"]
[Date "1989.05.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Nemet, Ivan"]
[Black "Kozul, Zdenko"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Kozul,Z"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1989.04.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "LIE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 (11. Qd2 {RR} Qxd2+ 12. Bxd2 e6 (
12... Rd8 $5 $146 13. Be3 $14 (13. d5 Nd7 14. Bb4 Bf8 15. Nd4 $6 (15. Nd2) (15.
O-O) 15... Nf6 16. f3 e6 $1 $13 {Cebalo,M 2505-Herzog,J, Bern 1989})) 13. O-O (
13. Rc1 Bd7 $5 14. Ne5 Bc6 $1 {Gavrikov,V}) 13... b6 14. Rfc1 Bb7 15. Bb4 Rd8
16. Bb5 Bxe4 17. Be7 Nd7 $5 $146 (17... Bxb1 {- 44/(562)}) 18. Bxd8 Rxd8 19.
Rb4 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Nf8 21. Rc7 $1 (21. Rd1 e5 22. d5 Ne6 $13) 21... a5 22. Rbc4
g5 $1 (22... Rxd4 23. Rxd4 Bxd4 24. f4 $16) (22... Bxd4 23. Be8 $1 $16) 23. Rb7
Bxd4 24. Rcc7 (24. Be8 Rxe8 (24... f5 $2 25. Bf7+ Kh8 26. Rc6 $16) 25. Rxd4 Ng6
26. Rxb6 Rc8 { f4}) 24... f5 25. Bc4 Bc5 26. Rc6 Rd1+ 27. Kg2 Re1 28. h3 $5 {
Cebalo,M} (28. Rc8 g4 29. fxg4 Re4 $1 (29... fxg4 30. Kg3 $16) 30. Bb3 a4 31.
Bd1 Rd4 32. Be2 Rd2 33. Kf1 fxg4 34. Bxg4 Rxf2+ 35. Ke1 Rf6 $14 {Cebalo,M
2505-Lalic,B 2525, Jugoslavija (ch) 1989})) 11... Qxa2 12. O-O Nd7 (12... Bg4
$146 13. Bg5 $1 (13. Rxb7 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Bxd4 15. e5 Na6 16. Rxe7 Rad8 $132) (
13. d5 $44) 13... Qe6 14. d5 $1 (14. Rxb7 Qxe4 15. Rxe7 Qd5 $17) 14... Qxe4 (
14... Qd7 15. Qb3 b6 16. Qa3 $14) 15. Qd2 $1 a5 (15... f6 $2 16. Be3 a5 17.
Rfc1 $1 Rc8 18. h3 Bd7 19. Rxc8+ Bxc8 20. Bd3 Qa4 (20... Qxd5 21. Rc1 Qd7 22.
Bc4+ Kh8 23. Be6 $1 Qxe6 24. Qd8+ Qg8 25. Rxc8 $18) 21. Bc5 Qd7 22. Qe2 Bf8 23.
Bc4 Kh8 24. Rb6 Na6 25. Bd4 Nc7 26. Ne5 $1 fxe5 {Sakaev,K-Bukhman,E 2430, USSR
1989} 27. Qxe5+ Kg8 28. d6+ e6 29. dxc7 $18) 16. Rxb7 f6 17. Be3 $44 {Sakaev,K;
Lukin,A}) 13. Ra1 $146 (13. Bb4 {RR} Nb6 14. Bb5 (14. Bxe7 $146 Re8 15. Ra1 Qe6
16. Bc5 Qxe4 17. Ne5 Bxe5 18. Bf3 Bxh2+ 19. Kxh2 Qf4+ 20. Kg1 Nd7 21. Bxa7 Nf6
22. Qc1 Qf5 23. Re1 Rxe1+ 24. Qxe1 Qf4 25. d5 $44 {Vaiser,A 2525-Kozul,Z 2490,
Ptuj 1989}) (14. Qd3 Be6 $1 $146 (14... Re8 {- 46/617}) 15. Ra1 (15. d5 $4 Nxd5
$1 16. exd5 Bf5 $19 {Tukmakov,V 2590-Gavrikov,V 2535, Moskva (GMA) 1989}) 15...
Qb3 $5 (15... Qc4 16. Bxe7 Qxd3 17. Bxd3 Rfe8 18. Bc5 Bc4 19. Bxc4 Nxc4 20.
Rfc1 b6 $1 21. Rxc4 (21. Bb4 $2 b5 $17) 21... bxc5 22. dxc5 Rxe4 $11)) 14...
Bd7 15. Bxd7 Nxd7 16. Bxe7 Rfe8 $11 {Gavrikov,V}) 13... Qe6 (13... Qb2 $11) 14.
Qb1 Qb6 $5 15. Qd3 Qd8 16. Rfc1 b6 17. Bb4 Nf6 $1 (17... Bb7 18. e5 $1 {
 e6, g5}) 18. Ne5 $1 Bb7 $8 19. Nc6 (19. f3 a5 $1 20. Bc3 (20. Ba3 b5 $17)
20... Nd7 21. Nxd7 Qxd7 $15) 19... Bxc6 20. Rxc6 a5 21. Bd2 (21. Bc3 b5 $17) (
21. Ba3 $5 b5 22. e5 Nd5 23. Qxb5 Nf4 24. Bc5 Ne6 $1 25. Qc4 (25. Bb6 $2 Nxd4)
(25. Rd1 Nxc5 26. dxc5 Qb8) 25... Nxc5 $11) 21... Rc8 22. Rac1 Rxc6 23. Rxc6
Qa8 $1 24. d5 $8 Nd7 $15 25. Qa3 Bd4 $1 26. Bh6 $5 (26. Qxe7 Nc5 $5 { e8} (
26... a4 $1 27. Qa3 (27. Qxd7 $2 a3 28. Bc4 a2 29. Bxa2 Qxa2 30. Be3 (30. Be1
Qb1 31. Kf1 Qd3+ 32. Kg1 Qxe4 33. Rc1 Re8 $17) 30... Qe2 31. h3 $8 Bxe3 32.
fxe3 Qxe3+ 33. Kh1 Qxe4 $17)) 27. Bb5 a4 $1) 26... Re8 27. Bb5 $2 (27. Qa4 $1
Bf6 28. Be3 Rc8 $15) 27... Nc5 $17 28. Rc7 Qd8 $1 29. Ra7 Qb8 30. Bxe8 Qxa7 31.
Qh3 $2 (31. Qf3 e6 $5 (31... Bf6 32. e5 Qb8 33. exf6 Qxe8 34. fxe7 Qxe7 $17))
31... Qb8 $19 32. Bc6 Nxe4 33. d6 Nxd6 34. Qd7 Nf5 35. Bd2 Qe5 0-1

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2013.03.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2810"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[Annotator "Kramnik,V"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2013.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. Rc1 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 O-O 13. d5 Rd8 {
This position used to be very popular some 10 years ago, after my match with
Kasparov in 2000. Die Stellung war vor etwa 10 Jahr populär, nach meinem Match
mit Kasparov im Jahr 2000.} 14. Kc2 {A new idea, which I had been studying
already more than 10 years ago, but for some reason decided to play it only
much later. There were a lot of games played with 14.Ke1, but it seems that,
according to modern theory, Black finally managed to find a way to equalise.
Eine neue Idee, die ich bereits vor mehr als 10 Jahren studiert hatte, aber
aus irgendeinem Grund beschloss, sie erst viel später zu spielen. Es gab eine
Menge Partien mit 14.Ke1, es scheint aber, laut moderner Theorie, dass es
Schwarz endlich gelungen ist, einen Weg zum Ausgleich zu finden.} (14. Ke1 {
Here are my games played with this move, all of the them played just after the
above mentioned match in the first half of 2001. Hier sind meine Partien mit
diesem Zug, sie alle wurden direkt nach dem erwähnten Match in der ersten
Hälfte des Jahres 2001 gespielt.} Na5 (14... Ne5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. f4 Bd6 17.
Kf2 e5 18. Bc5 Bxc5+ 19. Rxc5 exf4 20. Kf3 Bd7 21. Bd3 Rac8 22. Rhc1 g5 23. Rc7
Rxc7 24. Rxc7 Ba4 25. Kg4 h6 26. Rxb7 Rd7 27. Rb4 Bd1+ 28. Kf5 Kg7 29. h4 f6
30. hxg5 hxg5 31. e5 fxe5 32. Kxe5 f3 33. gxf3 Bxf3 34. d6 Rd8 35. Bf5 Bc6 36.
d7 Rf8 37. Rd4 {1-0 Kramnik,V (2770)-Leko,P (2743)/Budapest 2001/CBM 081/
[Krasenkow]}) 15. Bg5 Bd7 16. Bd3 Rdc8 17. Ke2 e6 18. Rxc8+ (18. Be3 exd5 19.
exd5 b6 20. Ba6 Rd8 21. Rhd1 Bc8 22. Bxc8 Raxc8 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Nd4 Bf8 25.
Nb5 a6 26. d6 Rc2+ 27. Kd3 Rxa2 28. d7 Nb7 29. Nc3 Rb2 30. Nd5 Rb5 31. Kc2 Bc5
32. Bh6 f6 33. Nc7 {1-0 Kramnik,V (2772)-Van Wely,L (2700)/Wijk aan Zee 2001/
CBM 081/[Krasenkow]}) 18... Rxc8 19. Rc1 Rxc1 20. Bxc1 exd5 21. exd5 b5 22. Bf4
Nc4 23. Bxc4 bxc4 24. Be5 Bf8 25. Nd2 Bb5 26. Ne4 f5 27. Nc3 Bd7 28. Ke3 Bc5+
29. Bd4 Bb4 30. Be5 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V (2797)-Kasparov,G (2827)/Astana 2001/
CBM 084/[Krasenkow]}) 14... Ne5 {After a period of deep thought Peter chooses
a safe, but slightly passive option. Nach einigem tiefen Nachdenken wählt
Peter eine sichere, aber leicht passive Option.} (14... Na5 {is much more
principled, but I guess my opponent wanted to avoid sharp lines, knowing that
I had studied them with the computer engines. Here is the only game played
with 14.Kc2 before (no doubt, there will be quite a few after), but White's
play was rather weak there. I believe I would have done better. ist viel
prinzipieller, aber ich schätze, mein Gegner wollte scharfe Abspiele vermeiden
in dem Wissen, dass ich sie mit den Computerengines analysiert hatte. Hier ist
die einzige zuvor mit 14.Kc2 gespielte Partie (zweifellos wird es danach eine
ganze Reihe geben), allerdings war das Spiel von Weiß dort recht schwach. Ich
glaube, ich hätte es besser gemacht.} 15. Nd2 Bd7 16. Kb1 e6 17. Nc4 b6 18. Bg5
f6 19. Bf4 exd5 20. Nxa5 bxa5 21. exd5 Bf5+ 22. Kb2 Be4 23. Rc5 f5+ 24. Kb3
Rdc8 25. Bc7 Bd4 26. Rc1 Bxd5+ 27. Bc4 Rab8+ 28. Bxb8 Rxb8+ 29. Ka3 Bc5+ 30.
Ka4 Rb4+ 31. Kxa5 Rxc4 32. Kb5 Rxc1 33. Rxc1 Bxf2 34. Rc2 Be3 35. a4 f4 36. a5
Be4 37. Rb2 Kg7 38. Kc4 Kf6 39. a6 h5 {0-1 Heinig,W (2365)-Gauglitz,G (2235)/
Fuerstenwalde 1981/MCD}) 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Bc4 {White has a small but lasting
advantage now, but Black's position is very solid, with good drawing chances.
Actually the position is quite similar to my game with Leko, shown above. Weiß
hat jetzt einen kleinen, aber dauerhaften Vorteil, allerdings ist die Stellung
von Schwarz sehr solide, mit guten Remischancen. Eigentlich ist die Stellung
ganz ähnlich meiner Partie mit Leko, oben gezeigt.} Bd7 17. f4 Bd6 18. Kb3 {
Now e4-e5 is already on the agenda. Nun steht bereits e4-e5 auf der
Tagesordnung.} (18. e5 $6 {would have been great to push, but it doesn't work
tactically: wäre ein toller Vorstoß gewesen, aber es funktioniert taktisch
nicht:} Ba3 19. Rcd1 Bg4 20. Rd2 Bb4 21. Rf2 b5) 18... f6 19. a4 {
Prophylactics against potential counterplay connected with ...b5, ...a5.
Prophylaxe gegen potentielles Gegenspiel in Verbindung mit ...b5, ...a5.} Rdc8
20. h4 {Starting active play on the kingside, but, strangely enough, also
prophylactic. I thought that Black might next play ...Kf7 and then ...e5 at
some point. Beginnt aktives Spiel am Königsflügel, aber, seltsamerweise,
ebenfalls prophylaktisch. Ich dachte, Schwarz könnte eventuell als nächstes ...
Kf7 spielen und dann ...e5 an irgendeiner Stelle.} (20. g3 {was another
logical option here. war hier eine weitere logische Möglichkeit.}) 20... Rab8 {
Seeking for active counterplay. Strebt aktives Gegenspiel an.} (20... Kf7 21.
h5 $1 {- the point, now White threatens to enter on the h-file and there is no
time for a e7-e5 break. - die Pointe, jetzt droht Weiß, auf der h-Linie
einzudringen, und es ist keine Zeit für einen e7-e5-Hebel.}) (20... h5 {
this is a radical solution, with its pluses and minuses, hard to say, what
counts more. On one hand, there are no breaks for the moment on the kingside,
but on the other, the g6-pawn might become vulnerable. For instance, endings
with light-squared bishops will, if it gets there, most probably be won for
White. dies ist eine Radikallösung, mit ihren Plus- und Minuspunkten; schwer
zu sagen, was mehr zählt. Eienrseits gibt es im Moment keine Hebel am
Königsflügel, aber andererseits könnte auch der g6-Bauer anfällig werden. Zum
Beispiel werden Endspiele mit weißfeldrigen Läufern, wenn es dazu kommt,
höchstwahrscheinlich für Weiß gewonnen sein.} 21. g3) 21. Bb5 Bxb5 22. axb5 a6
23. b6 $1 {White must keep this pawn in order to keep winning chances. This
b-pawn is threatening to become a queen in quite a few lines in the future.
Houdini equally likes 23.Ka4, but I am glad to use this rare occasion to point
out that he is wrong this time. Weiß muss diesen Bauern behalten, um
Gewinnchancen zu wahren. Dieser b-Bauer droht in einer ganzen Reihe von
zukünftigen Abspielen zur Dame zu gehen. Houdini gefällt 23.Ka4 ebenso, aber
ich freue mich, diese seltene Gelegenheit zu nutzen, um darauf hinzuweisen,
dass er diesmal irrt.} (23. Ka4 axb5+ 24. Kxb5 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Ra8 26. Bc5 Bxc5
27. Rxc5 Ra2 28. g3 Kf7 29. Kb6 Re2 {is an easy draw. ist ein leichtes Remis.})
23... Kf7 24. h5 (24. g4 {would have been my first choice here if not wäre
meine erste Wahl gewesen, gäbe es da nicht} Rxc1 25. Rxc1 e6 $1 26. dxe6+ Kxe6
27. f5+ Kf7 {and although this position looks visually attractive, I could not
find any way through, and Houdini agrees. und obwohl diese Stellung optisch
attraktiv aussieht, konnte ich keinen Weg finden durchzubrechen, und Houdini
stimmt zu.}) 24... Rxc1 (24... gxh5 {was a possible option but most probably
Peter was worried about war eine mögliche Option, aber höchstwahrscheinlich
sorgte sich Peter wegen} 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26. Rxh5 {followed by e5. nebst e5.})
25. hxg6+ {An important intermediate move. An important intermediate move.}
Kxg6 (25... hxg6 26. Bxc1 {We both thought this position was very dangerous
for Black, but the computer holds it somehow: Wir beide hielten diese Stellung
für sehr gefährlich für Schwarz, aber der Computer hält sie irgendwie:} Bc5 27.
Ba3 Bxa3 28. Kxa3 Rd8 29. Rh7+ Ke8 {looks really bad, but strangely enough
might hold due to the ...f5-idea, for example sieht richtig schlecht aus,
könnte aber seltsamerweise halten wegen der ...f5-Idee, zum Beispiel} 30. Kb4
f5 31. Rh8+ Kd7 32. Rxd8+ Kxd8 33. e5 Kd7) 26. Bxc1 Rg8 (26... h5 {is the
first line of Houdini, but I am not sure about this move, for example ist das
erste Abspiel von Houdini, aber ich bin bei diesem Zug nicht sicher, zum
Beispiel} 27. f5+ Kf7 28. Ba3 Rd8 29. Rxh5 Bxa3 30. Kxa3 Rd6 31. Rh6 $1 Rxb6
32. e5 Rb1 33. d6 {winning. und gewinnt.}) 27. g4 h6 28. Rh5 {White has
achieved a lot obviously, but with the help of the computer Black seems to be
still able to defend. Things are much more difficult when you are sitting at
the board, fortunately. Weiß hat offenkundig eine Menge erreicht, aber mit
Hilfe des Computers scheint sich Schwarz noch immer verteidigen zu können. Zum
Glück ist die Sache viel schwieriger, wenn man am Brett sitzt.} Kf7 {A serious,
although not obvious at all, mistake. Houdini still gives just a small plus
for White here, but in fact White seems to be winning with precise play from
now on, and I managed to demonstrate it this time. Ein ernster, wenngleich
keineswegs offensichtlicher Fehler. Houdini gibt hier immer noch nur ein
kleines Plus für Weiß, tatsächlich aber scheint Weiß bei genauem Spiel von
hier an zu gewinnen, und diesmal gelang es mir, es zu zeigen.} (28... Bc5 $1
29. e5 (29. Ba3 Bxa3 30. Kxa3 Rc8 31. Kb4 Rc1 {in time to create counterplay
rechtzeitg, um Gegenspiel zu schaffen.}) 29... fxe5 30. fxe5 Rh8 {again looks
ugly and passive, but probably holds. wirkt erneut hässlich und passiv, hält
aber wahrscheinlich.} 31. Bd2 (31. Kc4 Bxb6 32. Bf4 Bd8) 31... Bxb6 32. d6 Bd8
33. Kc4 exd6 34. exd6 Rg8 35. Kd5 Kf7) 29. e5 Bc5 (29... fxe5 30. fxe5 Bc5 31.
e6+ Ke8 32. Rxh6) 30. e6+ Kf8 (30... Kg7 31. f5) 31. Rh4 {A good move although
the computer suggests another strong option as well: Ein guter Zug, obwohl der
Computer auch noch eine weitere starke Möglichkeit vorschlägt:} (31. Rh3 Bxb6
32. Rc3) 31... Kg7 (31... Bxb6 32. Ba3 Bd8 {is not much better - ist nicht
viel besser -} 33. f5) 32. f5 Rd8 {A desperate attempt to create some activity.
Ein verzweifelter Versuch, etwas Aktivität zu entfalten.} (32... Rh8 {Since B
takes b6 is not a threat due to Ba3, White has all the time in the world to
improve his position. At some point I am going to play Ba3 and win the rook
endgame later. Da B schlägt b6 keine Drohung ist wegen Ba3, hat Weiß alle Zeit
der Welt, seine Stellung zu verbessern. An irgendeiner Stelle werde ich Ba3
spielen und später das Turmendspiel gewinnen.}) 33. Bxh6+ Kg8 34. Kc4 Bxb6 (
34... Bf2 35. Rh3) 35. g5 $1 Bf2 36. Rg4 $1 Kh7 37. gxf6 exf6 (37... Kxh6 38.
f7 Kh7 39. d6 {looks like the famous Labourdonnais game, only with the extra
rook. ähnelt der berühmten Labourdonnais-Partie, nur mit dem Extraturm.}) 38.
e7 {The most direct, although anything else wins. Am direktesten, obwohl auch
alles andere gewinnt.} Rc8+ 39. Kb3 Bc5 (39... Kxh6 40. d6 Bb6 41. d7) 40. Rc4
{A nice clean positional game, in my opinion, I am rather proud of it. Eine
schöne saubere Positionspartie, meiner Ansicht nach; ich bin ziemlich stolz
darauf.} 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.20"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Xu, Jun"]
[Black "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2608"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Qd3 Ba6 12. Qe3 Qd7 13. h4 {A new move;
however, White doesn't make use of it later on.} Bxe2 14. Qxe2 Nc6 15. dxc5
bxc5 16. Qc4 {Comparing to one of the "theoretical" lines, the white pawn is
on h4(instead of h2) and the black knight on c6 (instead of b8). This should
rather favor Black.} Nd8 $2 {[%mdl 16384] But this anti-development is
certainly out of place.} (16... Rac8 {was normal, e.g.} 17. Be3 Qg4 18. Bxc5
Rfd8 {and White can't keep his extra pawn.}) 17. Be3 Qe6 (17... Ne6 18. h5 $5
$36) 18. Qd5 $1 Rc8 (18... Qxd5 19. exd5 {[%csl Rd8,Re7]}) 19. Rb5 $1 {Winning
a pawn while the poor black knight is still on d8!} Qa6 (19... Qg4 20. Rxc5 Ne6
21. Rxc8 Rxc8 22. Qd7 $16) 20. Rxc5 Rxc5 (20... Ne6 21. Ra5) (20... e6 $5) 21.
Bxc5 Ne6 (21... Nc6 22. Nd4 Rc8 23. Nxc6 Qxc6 24. Bxe7 $16) 22. Bxe7 Rc8 23.
Nd4 $4 {[%mdl 8192] An unexpected blunder, which Black doesn't use!} (23. e5
Rxc3 24. Rb1 $16 {keeping a healthy extra pawn.}) 23... Nf4 $4 (23... Bxd4 24.
cxd4 Nf4 $1 $19 {[%cal Ra6f1]}) 24. Qd7 $4 {Unbelievable! Both Grandmasters
miss the same motif once again!} (24. Qd6 $16) 24... h6 $4 (24... Bxd4 25. cxd4
Qxf1+ 26. Kxf1 Rc1# {mate}) 25. Bd6 $18 {Now everything is clear. White, two
pawns up, easily overcomes the remaining technical difficulties.} Nd3 (25...
Bxd4 26. Bxf4) 26. h5 Ne5 27. Bxe5 Bxe5 28. hxg6 fxg6 29. Qd5+ {A strange game!
} 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2002.01.24"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2641"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2002.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Ba3 {
This move is starting to gain some popularity (see several games in the
previous issue). Does White lack any ideas how to fight against the Gruenfeld
Defense?} Nd7 8. Nf3 c5 9. Qb3 O-O 10. Bd3 (10. Be2 $142 {played by GM Ioannis
Papaioannou against me - see CBM86.}) 10... cxd4 $6 {This is exactly the move
White would like to force! As we already mentioned in CBM86, the best plan for
Black after Bf1-d3 is ...Ra8-b8 and ...b7-b5. Here is another example:} (10...
Rb8 11. O-O b5 12. Be2 {alas!} Bb7 13. Qc2 b4 14. cxb4 cxd4 15. Rad1 Rc8 16.
Qb3 $2 (16. Qb1 $15) 16... Rc3 17. Qa4 Nb6 18. Qxa7 $2 Qc7 19. Ba6 Bxa6 20.
Qxa6 Ra8 $19 {0-1 Gomez,F-Herrera,I/Santa Clara 2001/EXT 2002 (27)}) 11. cxd4
Nb6 {The knight has nothing to do here.} 12. Rd1 Bd7 (12... Bg4 13. Be2 Bd7 14.
Rc1 $6 (14. Qb4) 14... Bh6 15. Rc3 Na4 16. Rc2 Nb6 17. Rc3 Na4 18. Rc2 {
1/2-1/2 Hedman,E-Dzevlan,M/Stockholm 1999/CBM 70 ext (18).}) 13. Qb4 (13. Bb5
$5 {is interesting but White didn't like to weaken the c4 square after the
bishop exchange.}) 13... e6 14. O-O Bc6 15. Qd2 (15. Ne5 $5) 15... Re8 16. Qf4
{White is clearly better after the opening. Black's position is very passive.}
Rc8 (16... f5 {trying to regain the d5 square} 17. d5 $5 Ba4 18. dxe6 Bxd1 19.
Rxd1 fxe4 20. Qxe4 {with a strong initiative for the sacrificed exchange.}) 17.
Bd6 ({Once again} 17. Ne5 $5 {deserved serious attention.} Ba4 18. Qxf7+ Kh8
19. Rd2 Qxd4 {didn't work in view of} 20. Bb2 $1) 17... Nd7 18. h4 h6 19. d5 $5
{White closes the game but maintains initiative.} (19. Ne5 $5 Nf6 20. Nxc6 Rxc6
21. Be5 $14 {was possible, too}) 19... e5 ({Of course,after} 19... exd5 20. e5
{[%csl Gd4][%cal Yh4h5] White has excellent prospects.}) 20. Qe3 Ba4 21. Rb1
Nf6 $6 {Black gives up a pawn creating a kind of blockade. After that, however,
he is doomed to passive defense. Still, after} (21... Qf6 $5 22. Bb4 b6 23.
Rfc1 {[%cal Yd3a6] White is clearly better, too. It is important that} Bf8 $6
24. Bxf8 Rxf8 25. Qxh6 Nc5 {is not good in view of} 26. Ng5 Qg7 27. Qxg7+ Kxg7
28. Bc4 {and White keeps an extra pawn.}) 22. Qxa7 Qxd6 23. Qxa4 Nd7 24. Bb5
Nc5 25. Qb4 Red8 26. Rfe1 Qf6 27. Qa3 (27. a4 $5) 27... Bf8 28. Qe3 Kg7 29. g3
Ra8 30. Re2 Ra7 31. Kg2 (31. Rc2 Rda8 32. a4 Nxa4 33. Bxa4 Rxa4 34. Rxb7 $16
Ra3 $140 35. Rc3 Rxc3 36. Qxc3 Ra3 37. Rb3 {was possible, too.}) 31... Rda8 32.
Bc4 (32. a4 Nxa4 33. Bxa4 Rxa4 34. Reb2 $1 {was good enough to maintain the
better prospects} ({but not} 34. Rxb7 $2 Ra3 35. Rb3 Rxb3 36. Qxb3 Ra3 $19)) {
However, White didn't want to swap the queenside pawns as he wasn't sure
whether the remaining material would be sufficient for him to win. As for the
activity of Black's pieces, White considered it temporary.} 32... Ra3 33. Bb3
R8a4 34. Nd2 Rd4 35. Qf3 Qd8 36. Rb2 Bd6 37. Rc2 b5 38. Re3 h5 39. Qe2 Qa5 $4 {
A terrible blunder leading to a loss of an exchange.} (39... Qb6 {was correct,
after which White could play} 40. Rec3 {followed by f2-f4. Black has no
sufficient compensation for the pawn.}) 40. Nb1 Nxb3 41. Nxa3 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0102"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2001.11.24"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Schandorff, Lars"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2551"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2001.10.06"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[BlackTeam "Hamburger SK"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. Rc1 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 O-O 13. d5 Rd8 14. Ke1
Na5 15. Bg5 Bd7 16. Bd3 Rdc8 17. Ke2 e6 18. Be3 exd5 19. exd5 b5 $5 {This move
has recently developed into Black's most popular reply to Kramnik's 18.Be3 -
with satisfactory results so far. Black doesn't allow the white bishop to a6
and prepares ...Nc4. The question is: can White make use of the weakness of
the c5 square now?} (19... Rd8 20. Rc5 b6 21. Rc7 Bc8 $5 {is interesting but
hardly sufficient for equality:} 22. Ng5 Bg4+ (22... Bb7 23. Nxf7 Rxd5 24. Be4
$16) 23. f3 Bd7 24. Ba6 $6 ({this gives up White's advantage;} 24. Bf4 {
, preventing 24...Be5, looks quite strong.}) 24... h6 25. Ne4 f5 26. Nd2 Be8 (
26... Be5 $5 27. Rcc1 f4 $13) 27. Nc4 Rxd5 28. Nxa5 Rxa5 29. Bc4+ Kh8 30. Rd1
Ba4 31. Rd6 Be5 $2 32. f4 (32. Bd4 $3 Bxd4 33. Rxg6 Re5+ 34. Kf1 Be3 35. Rgg7
$18) 32... Bxd6 33. Bd4+ Re5+ 34. Bxe5+ Bxe5 35. fxe5 Be8 36. Ke3 $16 {1/2-1/2
Dao Thien Hai-Van Wely,L/Batumi 2001/CBM 86 (48)}) (19... a6 {was put into
doubt in the following game:} 20. Bb6 Re8+ 21. Kf1 $1 Bb5 22. Bxb5 axb5 23. d6
Bf6 $2 (23... Nc4 24. d7 Rf8 25. d8=Q Rfxd8 26. Bxd8 Rxd8 27. g3 {and Black
has no sufficient compensation for the exchange}) (23... Nc6 $142 24. d7 Re6
25. Rxc6 bxc6 26. d8=Q+ Rxd8 27. Bxd8 Rd6 28. Bg5 Rd1+ 29. Ne1 Ra1 {with
drawing chances for Black}) 24. d7 Rf8 25. Rc2 $2 ({missing the chance:} 25.
Rc8 $1 Nc4 26. d8=Q Bxd8 (26... Rxd8 27. Bxd8) 27. Rxa8 Bxb6 28. Rxf8+ Kxf8 29.
Ke2 $18 {-indicated by GM P.Svidler}) 25... Nc4 26. Bd4 Bxd4 27. Nxd4 Rfd8 28.
Nxb5 Rxd7 29. g3 Na3 {1/2-1/2 Pridorozhni,A-Yandemirov,V/Tomsk 2001/CBM 82 ext
(29)}) (19... b6 20. Ba6 Rd8 {was played in several games recently:} 21. Rhd1 (
21. Rc7 Ba4 22. Bd3 b5 $6 (22... f5 $5 {/\23...Rxd5 looks quite possible}) 23.
Rb1 a6 24. Ng5 Be5 25. Rxf7 h6 26. Nf3 Kxf7 27. Nxe5+ Kg7 28. Nxg6 $16 {
1-0 Mirovshchikov,S-Yandemirov,V/Tula 2001/EXT 2002 (50)}) 21... Ba4 22. Rd3 b5
23. Bf4 (23. Rc7 $5 {, an interesting alternative, recommended by GM Peter
Svidler, has not been tested in practice yet}) 23... Nc4 24. Bb7 Bb2 25. Bxa8
Bxc1 26. Bxc1 Rxa8 27. Rd4 (27. d6 $6 f6 28. Bf4 Re8+ 29. Kf1 b4 30. h4 Kf7 31.
Rd5 Rc8 32. Nd4 Bd7 33. Ke2 a5 34. Nb3 a4 35. Nc5 Nb6 {0-1 Piket,J-Van Wely,L/
NED 2001/EXT 2002 (35)}) 27... Rc8 28. Bf4 b4 29. Nd2 Re8+ 30. Kf3 Nxd2+ 31.
Rxd2 {1/2-1/2 Malakhatko,V-Ftacnik,L/Herceg Novi 2001/CBM 82 ext (31)}) 20. Nd2
$1 {The best move, not allowing the black knight to c4 and preparing Ne4-c5 
(or d6).} (20. Rxc8+ Rxc8 21. Bxa7 {yields White nothing after} Nc4 $1 22. Bd4
(22. Bxc4 Rxc4 23. Rd1 Ra4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Gessenich,D-Haug,U/IECG 2001/Complete
2001 (28)}) 22... Re8+ $1 {An important intermediate check worsening the
position of the white king.} 23. Kd1 Ra8 (23... Bxd4 24. Nxd4 Re5 {is less
accurate:} 25. Bxc4 {1/2-1/2 Kaufmann,M-Haug,U/IECG 2001/Complete 2001 (25)}
bxc4 26. Kc2 Rxd5 27. Kc3 Ra5 28. Ra1 $14 {thanks to White's outside passed
pawn.}) 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. Bb1 Nb6 26. Ne5 Be8 27. Kc1 Nxd5 28. Kb2 Rc8 {
1/2-1/2 Rychagov,A-Belov,V/St Petersburg 2001/EXT 2002 (28)}) 20... a6 (20...
f5 21. f4 {[%csl Re5]} Rd8 22. Rhd1 Be8 23. Nf3 Bf7 $6 (23... Rxd5 $142 24. Bc4
Nxc4 25. Rxd5 $14 {and it is very difficult to win for White}) 24. Bxb5 Bxd5
25. Ne5 $1 $36 Bxe5 26. fxe5 a6 27. Bg5 Rdb8 28. Bd7 Bxa2 29. e6 {and the
white e-pawn decided the game:} Rb6 30. e7 Bf7 31. Bxf5 $1 Re8 32. Bd7 {
1-0 Van Wely,L-Nijboer,F/Amsterdam 2001/CBM 83 ext (37)}) 21. Rhd1 {Quite a
harmless attempt to improve White's play.} (21. Ne4 {is the principled
continuation:} Bf5 $1 {the point of Black's defensive idea} 22. f3 Be5 (22...
Nc4 $143 23. Bxc4 bxc4 24. Rhd1 Be5 25. Bd4 $1 (25. g4 Bxe4 26. fxe4 c3 27. Bd4
c2 28. Rd2 Bxd4 29. Rxd4 Rc3 $11 {1/2-1/2 Van Wely,L-Sutovsky,E/Amsterdam 2001/
CBM 83 ext (41)}) 25... Bxh2 26. g4 Bxe4 27. fxe4 {and White's d5 pawn and
control of the long diagonal are more important than Black's material
advantage, according to GM Loek Van Wely}) 23. g4 Bxe4 24. Bxe4 Rxc1 25. Bxc1
Nc4 {Once this knight has entered the game, Black has no problems.} 26. h4 a5
27. Bg5 Re8 28. Kd3 Nb2+ {1/2-1/2 Van Wely,L-Ftacnik,L/Germany 2001/EXT 2002 
(28).}) 21... Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Rc8 23. Rxc8+ Bxc8 {This endgame is easily hold by
Black.} 24. Bb6 (24. Ne4 Nb7 25. Bf4 f5 26. Ng5 Nc5 $11) 24... Nb7 25. Nb3 $6 {
Not a good square for this knight. Now initiative gradually passes to Black,
thanks to his queenside pawn advantage.} (25. Ne4 $11) 25... Kf8 26. Bc7 Ke7
27. Ke3 Bb2 28. g3 $6 Bh3 $1 {Activating the bishop, which starts bothering
the weak (yes, now weak!) d5 pawn.} 29. Be4 f6 30. Bf3 $6 (30. Bd3 $142 {
not allowing the black bishop to f1} Bg2 31. f3) 30... Bf1 {[%csl Gc4] Black
has found a perfect c4 square for his bishop! White already has serious
problems.} 31. Na5 $2 {This could have led to a loss of a pawn.} (31. Be2 Bxe2
32. Kxe2 Kd7 33. Bb8 a5 $15) 31... Nd6 $6 (31... Nxa5 $142 32. Bxa5 Ba3 $1 {
and White loses one of his pawns: a2, d5 or f2, e.g.} 33. Bd1 (33. Kd4 Bc4 $19)
33... Bc5+ 34. Kf3 Kd6 35. Bb3 Bc4 $19) 32. Kd2 Ba3 33. Kc2 Bc5 {This gives
White some counterplay.} (33... Kd7 $5 34. Bb8 (34. Bb6 Nc4) ({the endgame
after} 34. Bxd6 Bxd6 {, with a pair of bishops, must be winning for Black})
34... Bc5 {White doesn't lose a pawn at once as he has a tactical trick} 35.
Nb3 $1 {but after} Bb6 (35... Bxf2 $2 36. Bxd6 Kxd6 37. Nd2) 36. Nd2 Bh3 37.
Kd3 f5 {Black is certainly better}) 34. Nc6+ Kd7 35. Ba5 Bxf2 36. Nb8+ {
In general, the exchange of the f2 pawn for a6 is profitable for White for two
reasons: firstly, a pawn swap is generally favourable for the defender;
secondly, Black's kingside pawn advantage will be less dangerous for White
than the queenside one. However, in this position Black can immediately attack
White's kingside pawns as his king is too far away.} Ke7 $6 (36... Kc8 $142 {
Perhaps both sides were under time pressure (as for GM Lubomir Ftacnik, there
is no doubt about it!)}) 37. Nxa6 $2 (37. Bb4 {immediately forced a draw by
perpetual (Nc6-b8-c6).}) 37... Bg1 38. h4 Bf2 {White now loses a pawn; however,
the reduced pawn material requires accurate play from Black.} 39. g4 Bxh4 40.
Bb4 Bg3 41. Nc5 Kf7 42. a4 {getting rid of one of the weaknesses} bxa4 43. Nxa4
Nc4 {[%csl Rg4] but there is another one!} 44. Nc3 Ne5 45. Bd1 Nd3 46. Ba3 Nf2
47. Bf3 (47. Bc5 Nxd1 48. Nxd1 Be2 $19) 47... Bh3 $19 {The second pawn is lost}
48. d6 Bxg4 $6 (48... Ke6 $1 {, stopping the d6 pawn, was the most accurate.}
49. Nd5 Be5 $1 $19) 49. Bc6 $1 {White unexpectedly obtains strong counterplay
with his d-pawn.} Bf5+ 50. Kb3 (50. Kd2 Ng4 {[%cal Yg4e5]} 51. Ne2 (51. d7 Bc7
52. Nb5 Ba5+ $19) 51... Bf2 52. d7 Bb6 53. Nd4 Be6 $19 {With the text move
White tries to avoid the check in the 51.d7 line}) 50... Be6+ $6 (50... Nd3
$142 $1 {bringing the knight into the game} 51. d7 Bc7 52. Nb5 Be6+ {now this
check!} 53. Kc2 Ne5 $19) 51. Kc2 f5 $2 {This finally lets the victory slip.} (
51... Ng4 {was still good enough to win.}) 52. d7 Bh4 53. Nb5 Ne4 {On this
square the knight is very nicely placed but... useless! White now successfully
promotes his d-pawn.} 54. Bb4 {[%cal Rb4a5]} Bd8 55. Bxe4 fxe4 56. Nd6+ Kf6 (
56... Ke7 57. Nxe4+ Kxd7 58. Nc5+ Ke7 59. Nb7+ Ke8 60. Nxd8 Kxd8 {leads to a
theoretical draw.}) 57. Nb7 $11 Bxd7 58. Nxd8 Kf5 59. Kd2 Kf4 60. Bc5 h5 61.
Ke2 Kg3 62. Nf7 Bf5 63. Bf2+ Kg4 64. Be3 Kg3 65. Bf2+ Kg4 {The game is
interesting as an illustration of the problem of the d-pawn: is it White's
trump or weakness?} 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-ch"]
[Site "Chartres"]
[Date "2005.08.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Vaisser, Anatoli"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2576"]
[BlackElo "2527"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2005.08.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 1]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7.
Nf3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Bxc3+ 11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12. Qxd2 Na5 13. h4 Bg4
14. Ng5 Bxe2 15. Kxe2 {This line was examined in CBM92 (annotations to the
game Bacrot-Popovic). Here I'll only cite some new games.} h6 (15... e6 {
-see CBM105, annotations to Avrukh-Sutovsky}) 16. Nf3 (16. h5 hxg5 17. hxg6 Qd6
$5 $146 18. Qxa5 (18. gxf7+ Rxf7 19. Qxa5 Raf8 $132) 18... Qxg6 19. f3 b6 20.
Qc3 f6 21. a4 Kg7 22. a5 $44 {1/2-1/2 Greet,A-Knott,S/Douglas IOM 2005/The
Week in Chess 562 (30)}) (16. Nh3 Kh7 17. f4 $5 $146 {(a new, dangerous plan)}
Rc8 18. h5 Rg8 19. Qc3 Rg7 20. hxg6+ Rxg6 21. Ng5+ Kg8 22. f5 Rxg5 23. Rxh6 f6
24. Rbh1 Rxg2+ 25. Kf1 Qb6 26. Qf3 Rf2+ 27. Kxf2 Qb2+ 28. Kg3 Qe5+ 29. Kh3 e6
30. Qh5 {1-0 Bernad,I-Pires,M/IECG 2004/Telechess CBM 105}) 16... Kh7 17. Qc3
b6 18. Ng5+ Kg8 19. h5 {[%mdl 512] White sacrifices a piece to destroy the
shelter of the black king.} (19. Nf3 Qd7 20. h5 g5 21. Qd3 Qa4 22. Ra1 Rad8 23.
Rhe1 Rfe8 24. Ne5 e6 25. Kf1 Qd4 26. Qxd4 cxd4 27. Ng4 Kg7 $17 {0-1 Bericat,
A-Skerlik,S/ICCF Email 2001/ICCF Telechess CBM 100 (41)}) 19... hxg5 20. hxg6
fxg6 21. Rh8+ $1 (21. Qh8+ $2 Kf7 22. Qh7+ Kf6 23. Rh3 Qd6 24. Rf3+ Ke5 25.
Qg7+ Rf6 26. Rg3 Kd4 27. Rd3+ Kc4 28. Ra3 Raf8 29. Ra4+ Kc3 30. Rc1+ Kb2 31.
Rd1 c4 32. Rd2+ Kc3 33. Kd1 Qd7 34. Rc2+ Kd4 35. Ra3 Kc5 $19 {0-1 Zaja,
I-Vujakovic,B/Rabac 2003/CBM 096 ext (37) A great triumph of the black king!
Steinitz would be happy! All that happened because the white queen was out of
play.}) (21. Qh3 Kf7 22. Qe6+ Ke8 $13 {A.Chernin}) 21... Kf7 22. Rh7+ Ke8 23.
Qg7 {[%cal Rg7g6]} Kd7 24. d6 Qe8 25. dxe7 Rg8 (25... Rf4 26. Rh8 $3 Qxe7 27.
Rxa8 $1 Rxe4+ 28. Kf1 Qxg7 29. Rxa7+ $16 {A.Chernin}) 26. Qe5 {All this was
played many years ago in one of the games by Alexander Chernin - a great
specialist of the 8.Rb1 system. As White easily won, the position was
evaluated as superior for him. In fact, Black's (pure!) extra piece should not
be underestimated but the evaluation is apparently correct.} Kc8 $5 $146 (26...
Nc6 27. Rd1+ Nd4+ 28. Rxd4+ $1 cxd4 29. Qd5+ Kc7 30. Qxa8 $1 Qb5+ 31. Kf3 $16 {
1-0 Chernin,A-Stohl,I/Osterreich 1992/Inf 56/[Chernin,A]/CBM 38/[Bulletin] (51)
}) 27. Qd5 $5 (27. Rd1 $1 {looks more logical and apparently gives good
winning chances as the following amazing analysis shows:} Kb7 28. Rd8 Qb5+ 29.
Kf3 Re8 30. Qd5+ Qc6 (30... Nc6 31. Rxa8 $1 (31. Rf7 Ka6 32. Rxa8 Rxa8 33. Rf8
Re8 $5 (33... Rc8 $5) (33... Nd4+ 34. Kg3 Re8 35. Qd8 $13) 34. Rxe8 Nd4+ 35.
Kg4 Qxe8 36. Qd8 Qf7 37. Qf8 Qe6+ $17) (31. Kg3 Ka6 32. Rxa8 Rxa8 33. Qd7 Nxe7
34. Qxe7 $44) 31... Kxa8 32. Kg3 $1 (32. Rf7 $2 Kb8 33. Rf8 Kc7 $1 34. Rxe8
Nd4+) 32... Kb8 (32... a5 33. Rf7 $1 Kb8 34. a4 $1 Qxa4 35. Qd7 Qb3+ 36. Rf3
Qg8 37. Rf8 $1 Rxf8 38. Qd6+ $18) 33. a4 $1 (33. Qd7 Nd4 34. Qd8+ Kb7 35. Rh8
Rxh8 36. Qxh8 Qd3+ (36... Ne2+ 37. Kh2 Qb1 38. Qc8+ Kxc8 39. e8=Q+ $11) 37. Kh2
Nf3+ 38. gxf3 Qd6+ 39. e5 Qxe7 40. Qf6 Qc7 41. Kg2 c4 42. e6 c3 43. Qxg6 c2 44.
Qe4+ $11) (33. Rf7 $2 Kc7) 33... Qxa4 34. Qd7 Qb3+ 35. f3 Qg8 36. Qxc6 c4 $1 (
36... Rc8 $4 37. e8=Q) 37. Kf2 $1 (37. Rg7 Qh8 38. Kf2 $1) 37... c3 (37... g4
38. Rg7 Qh8 39. Rf7 $1 $18 {[%cal Oc6c4,Rc6e8]}) 38. Rg7 $1 (38. Ke3 c2 39.
Qd6+ (39. Kd2 $4 c1=Q+ 40. Kxc1 Rc8) 39... Kc8 $11 40. Kd2 $2 Qc4) 38... Qh8
39. Qd6+ (39. Rxg6 $2 Rxe7) 39... Kc8 (39... Ka8 40. Qd5+ Kb8 41. Rh7 $1 Qg8 (
41... Qxh7 42. Qd6+ Kb7 43. Qd7+ Ka6 44. Qxe8 $18) 42. Qxg8 Rxg8 43. Rf7 $18) (
39... Kb7 40. Qd7+ Kb8 (40... Ka6 41. Rh7 $1 Qg8 42. Rh1) 41. Rxg6 c2 42. Rc6
c1=Q 43. Qc7+ (43. Rxc1 Qb2+ 44. Kg3 Qe5+ $11) 43... Ka8 44. Rxc1 Rxe7 45. Qxe7
Qb2+ 46. Kg3 Qxc1 47. Kg4 $18 {_|_}) 40. Rxg6 c2 41. Qc6+ Kb8 42. Qxc2 Rxe7 43.
Qd2 $1 $18 {[%csl Rg5]} (43. Rxg5 $4 Qh4+ 44. Rg3 Rg7)) 31. Rf7 $1 {[%cal
Od5g5,Rf7f8]} Qxd5 32. exd5 Nc4 33. Rf8 Nd6 (33... Rxe7 34. Rxa8 $16) 34. Rfxe8
Nxe8 35. Ke4 $16 {[%cal Ye4e5,Yd5d6]} c4 $1 (35... Nd6+ 36. Rxd6 Re8 37. Re6
Kc7 38. d6+ Kd7 39. Rf6 c4 40. Kd5 c3 41. Rf8 c2 42. Rxe8 Kxe8 43. Ke6 c1=Q 44.
d7#) 36. Ke5 Rc8 $1 (36... c3 37. Rxa8 c2 (37... Kxa8 38. d6) 38. Rxe8 c1=Q 39.
Rf8 $18) 37. d6 (37. Ke6 $143 c3 38. Rxc8 Kxc8 39. d6 Kb7 40. d7 Nc7+ 41. Kf7
c2) 37... Rc5+ (37... c3 38. Ke6 $1 (38. d7 Rc5+ 39. Kd4 Nc7 40. Rb8+ (40. e8=Q
c2 41. Rb8+ Ka6) 40... Kxb8 41. e8=Q+ Nxe8 42. dxe8=Q+ Kc7 $11) 38... Rc6 (
38... Rc5 {-37...Rc5}) 39. Rxe8 c2 40. Rd8 c1=Q 41. e8=Q $16) 38. Ke6 (38. Kd4
$2 Kc6) 38... c3 39. Rxe8 (39. d7 Nc7+ 40. Kf7 c2 41. e8=Q Nxe8 42. dxe8=Q c1=Q
$13) 39... c2 40. Rd8 (40. Rb8+ $5 Kxb8 41. e8=Q+ Rc8 42. d7 c1=Q 43. dxc8=Q+
Qxc8+ 44. Qxc8+ Kxc8 45. Kf6 b5 46. Kxg6 a5 47. Kf5 $1 Kd7 $11) 40... c1=Q 41.
e8=Q Qe1+ 42. Kf7 Qxf2+ 43. Kg8 $16 {[%csl Gd6]}) {Well, we shouldn't complain
as the text move eventually (although not by force) led to a really
extraordinary position!} 27... Nc6 {[%cal Cd5g5,Yc8b7]} (27... Rb8 $5 28. Rd1 (
28. Rbh1 Qb5+ 29. Kf3 Re8) 28... Qb5+ (28... Nc6 29. Qe6+ Kc7 30. Rd7+ $1 Qxd7
31. e8=Q $18) (28... Kc7 29. Qe5+ Kc6 30. a4 $1 Kb7 31. Rd8 $18) 29. Kf3 Re8
30. Kg4 $1 $44 {[%cal Yg4g5,Yg5g6]}) 28. Rbh1 {[%cal Ca8b8,Cc6e7,Od5g5]} (28.
Rd1 Kb7 $1 29. Qxg8 $140 Qxg8 30. e8=Q+ Qxh7 31. Rd7+ Ka6) 28... Nd4+ (28...
Kb7 $4 29. Qxg8 Qxg8 30. e8=Q+) (28... g4 29. Rf7 {[%cal Rh1h7,Rf7f8]} Kb7 $1 (
29... Kc7 30. Rhh7 (30. Rf8 $143 Rxf8 31. exf8=Q Qxf8 32. Rh7+ Ne7) 30... Nb4
31. Qxa8 $1 Qb5+ 32. Ke3 Qd3+ 33. Kf4 g5+ 34. Kxg4 Qd7+ 35. Kh5 Rxa8 36. e8=Q
Rxe8 37. Rxd7+ $18) 30. Rf8 Rxf8 31. exf8=Q Qxf8 32. Rh7+ Ka6 33. Qxc6 Ka5 34.
Qxg6 {[%csl Rg4]} Qf4 35. Qc6 Qe5 $1 36. Qxa8 $140 Qb2+ 37. Ke3 Qc1+ 38. Kd3
Qd1+ $11) (28... Kb8 $5) 29. Ke3 Rb8 $2 {This loses in a fantastic way.} (29...
Kb8 $5 {Now the black knight can move to c6 or b5.} 30. Rh8 $5 (30. g4 Nc6 (
30... Nb5 $5) 31. Rh8 (31. Rf7 Nb4) 31... Kc7 32. R8h7 Kb8 $11) (30. a3 $5 Nb5
$5) 30... Rxh8 (30... Kc7 31. R8h7 $5 Kb8 $11 (31... Nc2+ 32. Kf3)) 31. Rxh8
Qxh8 32. Qd8+ $11 (32. Qd7 Nf5+ $1 33. exf5 Qd4+)) 30. g4 $3 {Amazing! With an
extra knight, Black is completely tied up. After the exhaustion of the a-pawn
moves he will be in zugzwang!!! This position must be recorded in the annuals
of the chess history!} Rb7 {Losing at once.} (30... Nc6 $2 31. Qe6+ Kb7 32.
Qxg8 $18) (30... Nc2+ 31. Kf3 Nd4+ (31... Nb4 $2 32. Qe6+ Kb7 33. Qxg8) 32. Kg2
{etc.}) (30... b5 31. Qxc5+ Nc6 32. Rd1 $18 {[%cal Rd1d8]}) (30... a6 31. f3 a5
32. Kf2 a4 33. Kg2 a3 34. Kf2 $22 Rb7 35. Qxg8 Qxg8 36. Rh8 Rxe7 37. Rxg8+ Kc7
38. Rxg6 Rf7 39. Rh3 $18 {_|_}) 31. Qxg8 Qxg8 32. Rh8 Rxe7 33. Rxg8+ Kb7 34.
Rxg6 Rf7 35. Rh3 Nc2+ 36. Ke2 Nd4+ 37. Kf1 1-0

[Event "Bermuda-A"]
[Site "Bermuda"]
[Date "2002.01.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Johannessen, Leif Erlend"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2427"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2002.01.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BER"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Bg5 Qe6 $6 {
This move contradicts to the "Znosko-Borovsky rule" I mentioned in CBM86 (see
annots to the Agrest-Bacrot game). Theory and practice don't favour it either.}
(13... h6 {is the main line.}) 14. h3 $1 {The simplest course. There are two
more moves which are also promising for White:} (14. d5 Qxe4 15. Qd2 $5 (15.
Rxb7 {is less convincing in view of the strong reply} Be6 $1 (15... Nd7 $143
16. h3 Bf5 17. g4 Bxg4 18. hxg4 Qxg4+ 19. Kh1 $16) (15... h6 $5 {is
interesting, too:} 16. Rxe7 (16. Bxe7 Re8) 16... Qb4 17. Qd2 a5 $1 $10 {Avrukh}
) 16. Rb5 Bf5 17. Re1 $6 (17. Nd2 $5 Qe5 18. Nc4 Qc7 19. d6 $44 {
Azmaiparashvili,Z}) 17... a5 $1 18. Bf1 Qc2 19. Qxc2 Bxc2 20. Bxe7 Rc8 $1 21.
Rc1 a4 $13 22. Rc5 $6 Rxc5 23. Bxc5 Bf5 24. Ba3 Nd7 25. Bb5 Nb6 26. d6 Rc8 27.
Rd1 Rc3 28. Bb2 Rxf3 {0-1 Garcia Ilundain,D-Azmaiparashvili,Z/Pamplona 1996/
CBM 57 (28)}) 15... f6 (15... a5 $142 16. Rxb7 f6 17. Be3 $44 {Sakaev}) 16. Be3
a5 17. Rfc1 Rc8 18. h3 Bd7 19. Rxc8+ Bxc8 20. Bd3 Qa4 (20... Qxd5 21. Rc1 Qd7
22. Bc4+ Kh8 23. Be6 $1 Qxe6 24. Qd8+ Qg8 25. Rxc8 $18 {Sakaev}) 21. Bc5 Qd7
22. Qe2 Bf8 23. Bc4 $16 {Sakaev-Bukhman, Leningrad 1989}) (14. Re1 $5 h6 15.
Bh4 Qxe4 16. Bd3 Qf4 17. Bxe7 Re8 18. d5 Nd7 19. Rb4 Bxf3 20. gxf3 $44 Qb8 $2 (
20... Qc7) 21. d6 $1 Bc3 22. Bxg6 $1 Bxb4 23. Qd5 Rf8 24. Re4 Nf6 25. Bxf6 Qxd6
26. Bh7+ {1-0 San Segundo Carrillo,P-Alonso,S/Malaga 1999/CBM 68 ext (26)})
14... Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Qd7 {[%mdl 32] White now has a simple but very strong plan:
the advance of his e- and d-pawns. Black, being behind in development, can't
stop them.} 16. d5 $1 {It is important not to let the b8 knight out to c6.} (
16. e5 {is harmless:} Nc6 17. Qa4 Rad8 18. Bxc6 bxc6 19. Rfd1 f6 20. exf6 exf6
21. Bf4 Rfe8 22. Qa6 Re7 23. Rbc1 Re6 24. Rb1 Re7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Tella,
J-Rytshagov,M/Tampere 1997/EXT 99 (36)}) 16... Na6 {This attempt to develop
the knight fails but it is not easy to give Black a good advice.} (16... b6 $2
17. e5 $1 f6 18. d6 fxg5 19. Bxa8 Na6 20. dxe7 Qxe7 21. Re1 $18 {0-1 Al Ashhab,
S-Mohsen,K/Tanta 1997/EXT 98 (38)}) (16... Be5 {here or on the next move
doesn't help in view of} 17. Bg4 {[%cal Yf2f4]}) (16... a5 {, just moving the
a-pawn as far as possible, was probably Black's best chance.}) 17. Qe2 Nc5 18.
e5 $1 {[%csl Gd5,Ge5] A pair of bishops and a strong pawn centre guarantee
White a clear advantage, in spite of Black's extra pawn.} (18. Qe3 b6 19. e5
Rab8 20. Bh6 $6 Qf5 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Rb4 {1/2-1/2 Tella,J-Kekki,P/Helsinki
1997/EXT 98 (22).}) 18... Rae8 $6 {Black intends to attack the white centre
with ...f7-f6, which is brilliantly refuted by the young Norwegian.} (18...
Rfe8 $142) 19. Rfd1 f6 $6 20. Be3 Rc8 (20... b6 {doesn't change much, e.g.} 21.
Bxc5 bxc5 22. Qc4 $1 fxe5 23. d6+ Kh8 24. Rb7) 21. d6 $1 b6 (21... fxe5 22.
Bxc5 Rxc5 23. Qa2+ Kh8 24. Qxa7 Rc4 25. Rxb7 $18) ({Or} 21... exd6 22. Qa2+ Kh8
23. Qxa7 $18 {[%cal Re3c5,Re5d6]}) 22. Bxc5 {One of the advantages of the
bishop pair is that one of them can be traded at an appropriate moment!} Rxc5
23. e6 {[%csl Gd6,Ge6] The triumph of White's central pawns!} Qc8 {This leads
to a nice finale but} (23... Qd8 24. dxe7 Qxe7 25. Rd7 Qe8 26. Rxa7 Re5 27. Qc4
{[%cal Rb1b6,Rc4c7] is equally hopeless for Black}) 24. dxe7 Re8 {[%tqu "En",
"Find a decisive combination for White.","","","d1d8","",10]} 25. Rd8 $1 Rxd8
26. exd8=Q+ Qxd8 27. e7 Qe8 28. Qe6+ Kh8 29. Rd1 Rc8 30. Qxc8 $1 Qxc8 31. Rd8+
{An instructive game, purely demonstrating White's strategy in the 8.Rb1
system.} 1-0

[Event "Dortmund final"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2004.07.29"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2004.07.29"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Rc1 Qa5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. Nf3 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qxd2+ 12. Nxd2 Rd8 13. Nf3 $5 {
A relatively new idea. White aims to a well-known theoretical position but
with a very important difference...} (13. Nb3) (13. Bb5) 13... Nc6 (13... Bg4
$5 {needs further tests. Here is one game:} 14. d5 Nd7 15. Nd4 Nb6 16. Nb5 Rdc8
17. Rxc8+ Rxc8 18. Be2 (18. f3 Bd7 19. Nxa7 Rc2 $1 20. Bxb6 Ba4 $1 $40) (18. h3
Bd7 19. Nxa7 Rc2 $40) 18... Bd7 19. O-O Rc2 20. Bd3 Rxa2 21. Nxa7 Na4 22. Nb5
Rb2 23. Rc1 f5 24. Nc7 fxe4 25. Bxe4 Nc3 26. Bf3 b5 27. Ne6 Bxe6 28. dxe6 b4
29. h4 b3 30. h5 Ra2 31. hxg6 b2 32. gxh7+ Kh8 {0-1 San Segundo Carrillo,
P-Mamedyarov,S/Leon 2001/CBM 86 (32).}) 14. d5 {Here it is! Normally this
position arises after the move sequence Kxd2 and Ke1. In the present game,
however, White has kept his right to castle!} Na5 15. Bg5 Bd7 16. Bd3 Rdc8 (
16... f5 {now looks too risky.}) 17. O-O {This is the difference; however,
Black defends well.} e6 18. Bd2 b6 19. Ba6 Rd8 {[%csl Rd5] It is essential for
Black to keep both pairs of rooks to have the a7 pawn and the 8th rank under
control.} 20. d6 e5 $1 {[%csl Rd6][%cal Yd7e6,Yd7e8]} 21. Bxa5 (21. Rc7 Be6 (
21... Bf8 $2 22. Bg5) 22. Bb4 Bxa2) 21... bxa5 22. Bb7 Rab8 23. Bd5 Be8 24. Rc7
Rxd6 25. Rxa7 a4 $11 {The position has equalised: Black's bishop pair is
compensated by White's more active pieces.} 26. h4 Rd7 27. Rxd7 Bxd7 28. Rc1
Bf6 (28... Rc8 $2 29. Rxc8+ Bxc8 30. Ng5) 29. Rc7 Be8 30. Ra7 h5 31. g3 Kf8 32.
Ng5 Bxg5 33. hxg5 Rc8 34. Kg2 Rc3 35. Rb7 Rc2 36. Kf3 Rc3+ 37. Ke2 Rc2+ 38. Ke3
Rc3+ 39. Kd2 Rf3 40. Ke2 Rc3 41. Ra7 Rc2+ 42. Kf3 Rc3+ 43. Kg2 Rc2 44. Rb7 Rc3
45. Ra7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2004.07.21"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "McShane, Luke J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2643"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2004.07.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Bg5 h6 14. Be3
Nc6 15. d5 Rfd8 {This move is less popular than} (15... Bxf3) (15... Na5) ({and
} 15... Ne5) 16. Rxb7 e6 17. Rc7 (17. d6 $5 Bxf3 (17... Ne5 {leads to the main
line with 14...Ne5}) 18. gxf3 Qa3 (18... Bf8 19. d7 Ne5 20. Bb5 {again leads
to a position from the 14...Ne5 line}) 19. d7 e5 20. Qd5 Nd4 21. Bxd4 exd4 22.
f4 $36 {1-0 Van Beek,A-Potze,R/Groningen 2003/CBM 97 ext (29)}) (17. h3 {
is harmless:} Bxf3 (17... exd5 $2 18. hxg4 dxe4 19. Nd2 Bc3 20. Qb3 Qxb3 21.
Nxb3 Bg7 22. Rc1 {1-0 Bazhin,A-Suniajkin,B/Orsk 2000/EXT 2001 (22)}) 18. Bxf3
Ne5 19. Qe2 Qxe2 20. Bxe2 exd5 21. exd5 Rxd5 22. Bxa7 (22. f4 Rd7 23. Rfb1 Rxb7
24. Rxb7 Nc6 25. Bc4 Nd8 26. Rxa7 {1/2-1/2 Kargoll,B-Schneider,M/Pforzheim
1997/EXT 2001 (26)}) 22... Rd7 23. Rxd7 Nxd7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Wells,P-Grosse
Kloenne,E/Germany 1990/GER-chT2 (35)}) 17... Bxf3 (17... exd5 $5 18. Rxc6 dxe4
19. Nd2 Bxe2 20. Qxe2 a5 {as the a-pawn is very strong. Here is a practical
example:} 21. h4 a4 22. h5 g5 23. f4 Qd5 24. Rc5 Qd3 25. Qf2 Bd4 26. Bxd4 Qxd4
27. Qxd4 Rxd4 28. Nc4 gxf4 29. Rxf4 a3 30. Nxa3 Rxa3 31. Rc8+ Kg7 32. Rc7 Rg3
33. Rfxf7+ Kg8 34. Rfe7 Kf8 35. Kf2 Rg5 36. Ke3 Rd6 {1/2-1/2 Elsness,F-Bae,T/
Asker 2000/CBM 77 ext (36)}) 18. Bxf3 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (18. gxf3 {is hardly
promising for White:} Nb4 (18... Ne5 $6 19. f4 Nd7 20. Rc2 Qa4 21. dxe6 fxe6
22. Rd2 Qc6 23. e5 (23. f5 $1 $16) 23... Qc7 24. Qb3 Nf8 $11 {1-0 Handke,
F-Wltschek,C/Regensburg 1998/EXT 2000 (35)}) 19. Bc4 Qb2 20. f4 (20. Rxa7 Rxa7
21. Bxa7 exd5 22. exd5 Qe5 23. Qb3 Nxd5 24. Rd1 Qg5+ 25. Kf1 Nf4 26. Rxd8+ Qxd8
27. Bxf7+ Kh7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Van Wely,L-Ivanchuk,V/Frankfurt 2000/CBM 76 ext (57)
}) 20... exd5 (20... a5 $2 21. d6 Na6 22. Bxa6 Rxa6 23. e5 $16 {1-0
Stankevicius,L-Haika,G/ICCF Email 2001/ICCF Telechess CBM 98 (34)}) 21. exd5
Qf6 22. d6 Qxd6 23. Qxd6 Rxd6 24. Bxf7+ Kh7 25. Bxa7 Rad8 26. Be3 (26. Bc5 Rc6)
26... Nd5 27. Rb7 R8d7 28. Rxd7 Rxd7 29. Be6 Nxe3 30. fxe3 Re7 31. f5 Be5 32.
h3 {1/2-1/2 Simonenko,S-Ernazarov,N/ICCF Email 2000/ICCF tele 09/2001 (32)})
18... Ne5 19. d6 ({After} 19. Qe2 Qxe2 20. Bxe2 exd5 21. exd5 a5 {Black should
not be worse.}) 19... Bf8 {Since this plan fails in the present game, Black
should probably try} (19... a5 $5) 20. Bc5 Qa5 21. Be2 {[%cal Yd1d4] White has
no serious threats (22. f4?? Bxd6!) but it is not easy for Black to make a
move!} Rac8 $6 (21... Rdc8 $142 22. Qa1 Qxa1 23. Rxa1 Rxc7 24. dxc7 Bxc5 25.
Rc1 $16 {_|_}) 22. Qa1 $1 Qxa1 23. Rxa1 Rxc7 $2 {This loses at once but after}
(23... Nd7 24. Ba3 {Black is in serious trouble, too.}) 24. dxc7 Rc8 25. Bxf8
Kxf8 26. Rc1 Ke7 27. Ba6 Kd7 28. Rd1+ 1-0

[Event "Montreal 2nd"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "2001.08.12"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Lesiege, Alexandre"]
[Black "Turov, Maxim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2564"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2001.08.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Qd3 Qc7 12. Bg5 Nd7 {This line was examined
more closely in CBM83.} 13. d5 {This move looks premature to me.} e6 (13...
Rfe8 $5 14. Rbd1 Ne5 15. Bf4 $6 Nxd3 16. Bxc7 c4 17. Nd2 Nb2 18. Rc1 Rac8 19.
Bg3 b5 {0-1 Handke,F-Timofeev,A/Chalkidiki 2000/CBM 78 ext (47) with good
counterplay for Black}) ({The immediate} 13... Ne5 {is not that good as after}
14. Nxe5 Qxe5 15. f4 $1 (15. Bd2 $143 f5 $5) 15... Qxc3 16. Bxe7 Qd4+ ({or} 
16... Rfe8 17. d6 Qd4+ 18. Qxd4 Bxd4+ 19. Kh1 Bxe4 20. Bb5) 17. Kh1 Rfe8 18. d6
Bxe4 19. Qxd4 cxd4 20. Bb5 {Black gets into trouble.}) 14. Rbd1 (14. d6 Qc6 {
promises White nothing.}) 14... Ne5 15. Qd2 ({After} 15. d6 Nxd3 16. dxc7 c4
17. Bxd3 cxd3 18. Rxd3 Bxe4 19. Rd8 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Be5 21. Rd7 Rfc8 22. Bd8 a6
23. Re1 Bxc3 {White can't make use of his c7 pawn.}) 15... Nxf3+ 16. Bxf3 Qe5 {
Black allows Be7 and d6. Then he is ready to give up a rook for these bishop
and pawn.} 17. Be7 Rfe8 18. d6 Qxc3 19. Qg5 h6 20. Qh4 g5 21. Qh5 {White is
trying to prevent ...Bf8 or ...Bf6, which would force d6-d7. However...} Bf6 (
21... Qe5 $5 {, with idea ...c5-c4-c3, deserved attention.}) 22. Qxh6 ({
Of course, after} 22. d7 Rxe7 23. d8=Q+ Rxd8 24. Rxd8+ Kg7 {Black's position
is perfect.}) 22... Bxe7 23. dxe7 Qg7 24. Qxg7+ Kxg7 25. Rd7 Bc6 ({After} 25...
Bc8 26. Rc7 e5 {Black doesn't have time enough to capture the e7 pawn:} 27. Be2
Kf6 28. h4 $1 gxh4 29. f4 $13 {Therefore he decides on a quieter continuation.}
) 26. Rc7 Rec8 27. Rxc6 Rxc6 28. e5 Rcc8 29. Bxa8 Rxa8 30. Rd1 Re8 31. Rd7 Kg6
32. g4 {A possible continuation could be} (32. g4 f5 33. Rxa7 fxg4 34. Rb7 {
etc. with a drawish endgame.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2002.01.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Nijboer, Friso"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2574"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2002.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Ba3 O-O 8.
Nf3 b6 {This natural move is as good as} (8... Nd7) {The knight keeps other
development options (first of all, to c6). On the other hand, Black can't play
...b7-b5 or ...Qd8-a5 anymore.} 9. Bc4 {Or else:} (9. Bd3 c5 10. O-O Qc7 11.
Rc1 Nc6 12. h3 e5 13. dxc5 Rd8 14. Qe2 Na5 $44 {1/2-1/2 Alexandria,N-Pavlov,M/
Halle 1981/MCL (56)}) (9. Qc2 c5 (9... Nd7 10. Rd1 Bb7 11. Be2 Qc8 12. d5 c5
13. O-O Qc7 14. c4 Rae8 15. Bb2 Bxb2 16. Qxb2 e5 17. Bd3 f6 $11 {0-1 Estrada
Degrandi,W-Cantero,R/Asuncion 1960/MCL (62)}) (9... c6 $6 10. Be2 Qc7 11. O-O
Re8 12. Rad1 Nd7 13. e5 $14 {1-0 Hrtko,V-Koval,D/SVK 1998/EXT 2000 (28)}) 10.
Rd1 (10. Be2 cxd4 11. cxd4 Bb7 12. O-O Nc6 13. d5 Na5 14. Rad1 Qd7 15. Bb2 Rac8
16. Qd2 Bxb2 17. Qxb2 Qa4 $132 {0-1 Bathke,W-Klee,M/Germany 1996/EXT 98 (64)})
10... Bg4 (10... Qc7 11. d5 e6 12. Bc4 exd5 13. Bxd5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Mai,
I-Schaefer,A/Germany 1997/EXT 2000 (48)}) 11. Be2 Qc7 12. dxc5 $6 (12. d5 $11)
12... Nd7 13. O-O Nxc5 $15 {0-1 Schmidt,E-Junge,R/Bad Woerishofen 1991/TD (22)}
) (9. Be2 Bb7 (9... c5 10. O-O Ba6 (10... Qc7 11. Rc1 Rd8 12. Qb3 Be6 13. Qb1
Bg4 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Nc6 16. d5 Na5 17. c4 e5 18. Bd1 Nb7 19. Ba4 Nd6 20.
Bc6 Rab8 {1/2-1/2 Hvenekilde,J-Stefansson,H/Copenhagen 1990/EXT 2000 (37)}) (
10... Bb7 11. Qd3 cxd4 $6 12. cxd4 Qd7 (12... Ba6 13. Qe3 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 Nc6 15.
Rad1 $14) (12... Nc6 13. d5 Ne5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Rad1 Rc8 16. Bb4 Qd7 17. f4
Bg7 18. e5 $16 {1-0 Cordioli,J-Siban,M/Sao Paulo 1998/EXT 99 (43)}) 13. Rac1
Rd8 14. Rfd1 e6 15. Qe3 Na6 (15... Nc6 $5) 16. Qb3 Rdc8 17. Bb5 $16 {1-0
Gruenberg,H-Vujacic,B/Eger 1988/EXT 2000 (28)}) 11. Bxa6 Nxa6 12. Qe2 Qc8 13.
Rad1 Nc7 14. Ne5 Bxe5 15. dxe5 Qe6 16. f4 Rad8 17. Bc1 Rxd1 18. Rxd1 a6 19. a4
Qb3 20. Qf3 Qxa4 21. f5 $44 {1/2-1/2 Gligoric,S-Pilnik,H/Mar del Plata 1950/
MCL (32)}) 10. e5 $5 (10. Qc2 c5 11. O-O cxd4 12. cxd4 Qd7 13. Rad1 Rc8 14. Qb1
Qa4 $132 {1/2-1/2 Donner,J-Ree,H/Amsterdam 1971/EXT 2001 (41)}) (10. Qd3 Nd7 (
10... c5 $142) 11. O-O (11. e5 $5) 11... Nf6 12. Nd2 c5 13. Rad1 cxd4 14. cxd4
Qd7 15. d5 Rac8 16. Rc1 $14 {1-0 Wassin,S-Wikman,B/Laguna 1996/EXT 2000 (41)})
10... c5 11. dxc5 Qc7 12. O-O bxc5 13. Qb3 Nc6 $6 (13... Nd7 $1 14. e6 Nb6 {
this is the best square for the knight in the present position} 15. exf7+ (15.
Rad1 c4 16. Qb4 fxe6) 15... Rxf7 16. Ng5 c4 $132 17. Qb4 $6 Rf5) 14. e6 f5 $6
15. Rfd1 Rad8 16. Rd7 $1 $16 {1-0 Hvenekilde,J-Honfi,K/Kapfenberg 1970/EU-chT 
(30)}) (9. Rc1 c5 10. Qd2 (10. Be2 Nc6 11. dxc5 Qxd1+ $6 (11... Qc7 $44) 12.
Bxd1 Be6 13. Ba4 Rfc8 14. Bxc6 Rxc6 15. Nd4 Rc7 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Ke2 bxc5 18.
Rhd1 $14 {1-0 Ubilava,E-Fernandez Garcia,J/ESP 1993/TD (64)}) 10... Nc6 11. Bb2
Bg4 12. Bb5 Rc8 13. Rd1 Qd6 14. O-O Bxf3 15. gxf3 cxd4 16. cxd4 Rfd8 $11 {
1-0 Arbakov,V-Dietzel,J/Biel 1996/EXT 98 (36)}) {You can see that most of
these lines are playable for both sides and lead to complicated positions.}
9... Bb7 (9... Ba6 $6 10. Bxa6 Nxa6 11. Qe2 Nb8 12. O-O (12. h4 c5 13. h5 cxd4
14. cxd4 Nc6 15. Rd1 Qd7 16. hxg6 hxg6 17. d5 $36 {1/2-1/2 Simek,P-Paulovic,M/
CZE 2000/EXT 2002 (25)}) 12... Re8 13. Rfd1 Qd7 14. e5 Qa4 15. Bc1 Nc6 16. e6
f6 17. d5 $16 Na5 $4 18. Rd4 {1-0 Tratar,M-Kos,T/Ljubljana 1995/EXT 98 (18)}) (
9... Nc6 10. O-O Na5 11. Be2 (11. Bd3 $14 {Kortschnoj,V-Timman,J/Leuwarden/
1976/}) 11... Bb7 12. Qd3 c5 13. Qe3 cxd4 14. cxd4 Qd7 15. Rac1 Rfc8 16. h4 (
16. Bb4 $14 {K.Aseev}) 16... Rxc1 17. Rxc1 Rc8 18. Rxc8+ Qxc8 19. Qf4 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Aseev,K-Tseitlin,M/St Petersburg 1997/CBM 59/}) 10. O-O (10. Qd3 Nc6 $5
(10... c5 11. O-O Nc6 12. Rad1 Qc7 13. Ba6 Rfd8 14. Bxb7 Qxb7 15. d5 Na5 16. c4
e5 17. Bb2 Qe7 18. Qc3 f6 19. Nd2 Nb7 20. Qd3 Nd6 21. Nb1 a6 {1/2-1/2
Hernandez,R-Mikhalchishin,A/Havana 1982/MCD (21).}) 11. O-O Na5 12. Bb3 c5 13.
Rad1 Qc8 14. Qe3 Nxb3 15. axb3 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Re8 $11 {0-1 Rocha,V-Sant'Ana,R/
Rio de Janeiro 1999/EXT 2000 (31)}) 10... c5 (10... Nd7 $6 11. Qb3 Rb8 $2 12.
Ng5 Qe8 13. e5 b5 14. Bxf7+ Rxf7 15. e6 $18 {0-1 Navratilik,P-Marek,J/CZE 1995/
EXT 98 (38)}) 11. Qe2 (11. Re1 $6 Nc6 12. Bd5 e6 13. Bb3 Re8 14. e5 Rc8 15.
dxc5 bxc5 16. Qe2 Qa5 17. Bb2 Red8 $15 {0-1 Christiansen,L-Epishin,V/New York
1989/CBM 12 (56)}) 11... Qc7 {The simplest way of development.} (11... Qc8 12.
Rab1 Nd7 13. e5 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Qc7 15. f4 e6 16. Rfd1 Rad8 17. Qe4 Rfe8 18. Bb5
$14 {1/2-1/2 Chiburdanidze,M-Qin Kanying/Shanghai 2001/CBM 82 ext (38)}) (11...
cxd4 12. cxd4 Nc6 13. Rad1 Rc8 14. Ba6 Bxa6 15. Qxa6 Qd7 16. Qb5 Qb7 17. d5 Na5
18. Rc1 Bh6 19. Rb1 Nc4 $132 {0-1 Firych,M-Svanda,P/CZE 1995/EXT 98 (38)}) (
11... Nc6 12. Rad1 Qc7 13. Bb2 Na5 14. Bd3 e6 15. Nd2 Rfd8 16. Rc1 Qd7 17. Nf3
Rac8 18. Bb5 Bc6 19. Ba6 Bb7 $11 {1-0 Maric,A-Chiburdanidze,M/Shanghai 1992/
CBM 33 (51)}) 12. Rac1 (12. Rad1 e6 (12... Nc6 $142 $11 {- see above}) 13. Bc1
Rc8 $2 (13... Nc6) 14. d5 $1 exd5 15. exd5 Qd6 16. Ng5 $1 h6 17. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7
18. Bf4 $1 Qd7 19. d6+ Kf8 20. Rfe1 $1 $18 {-> 1-0 Ivanov,S-Mikhalevski,V/
Beer_Sheva 1998 (42)}) (12. Rab1 $5 {Se.Ivanov}) 12... e6 (12... Nd7 {is
possible, too:} 13. e5 e6 (13... Bxf3 14. Qxf3 e6 15. Qe3 a6 16. f4 b5 17. Bb3
$14 {1-0 Kurnosov,I-Aleinikov,P/Nizhnij Novgorod 1999/EXT 2000 (32)}) 14. Ng5
a6 15. f4 b5 16. Bb3 Qa5 17. Bb2 Nb6 $132 {0-1 Dragomarezkij,E-Najer,E/Moscow
1998/EXT 2000 (29)}) ({or} 12... Nc6 13. Qe3 Na5 14. Be2 Rac8 15. d5 e6 16. c4
Rfe8 17. Rfd1 Rcd8 18. Qd2 exd5 19. exd5 Bc8 20. Re1 Nb7 21. h3 Nd6 $132 {
0-1 Aseev,K-Yandemirov,V/St Petersburg 1996/CBM 56 ext (62)}) 13. dxc5 Rd8 14.
cxb6 axb6 {In this typical position Black has a good compensation for the pawn,
due to the white pawn weaknesses on a2 and c3.} 15. Bb4 Na6 16. Rfe1 Nc5 17. e5
Bxf3 18. Qxf3 (18. gxf3 $6) 18... Bxe5 $15 {Black's superior pawn structure is
partly compensated by the white bishop pair. With accurate defense GM Ivan
Sokolov reaches a draw.} 19. g3 Bg7 20. a3 Rac8 21. Red1 h5 22. h4 Qe5 23. Qe2
Qxe2 24. Bxe2 Ne4 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. Bf3 Nd2 27. Be2 Rc8 28. Ba6 Rd8 29. Kg2
Ne4 30. Rc2 Bf8 31. Bb7 Nc5 32. Bf3 f5 33. Re2 {preventing ...e6-e5-e4.} Kf7
34. Bc6 Nd3 35. Bb5 Nxb4 36. cxb4 Kf6 37. Rc2 e5 38. Rc6+ Rd6 39. Rxd6+ Bxd6
40. Be8 e4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Astrakhan FIDE GP"]
[Site "Astrakhan"]
[Date "2010.05.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2010.05.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. Rc1 Rd8 11. d5 e6 12. Bg5 {A popular move in this
variation.} f6 (12... Re8 $143 13. d6 $1 {[%cal Yh2h4,Yh4h5] leads to a very
unpleasant position for Black:} Bd7 (13... b5 14. h4 $1 (14. Be2 Nd7 15. e5 Bb7
16. O-O Rab8 17. Rfe1 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Nxe5 19. d7 Red8 20. Qd6 Nxd7 21. Bxd8 Rxd8
22. Red1 Bf6 23. Qf4 Kg7 $11 {1/2 Wang Hao (2708)-Mamedyarov,S (2719)/Khanty
Mansiysk 2009/CBM 134/[Marin] (52)}) 14... Bb7 15. Bd3 Nd7 16. h5 e5 17. hxg6
hxg6 18. Bh6 Bf6 19. Nh2 Re6 20. Ng4 $40 {1-0 Pashikian,A (2647)-Vachier
Lagrave,M (2730)/Moscow 2010/CBM 135 (45)}) 14. Bh6 (14. h4 $5 Bc6 15. Bd3)
14... Bf6 (14... Qd8 15. h4 $1 f6 16. e5 Bc6 17. h5 g5 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. exf6+
Qxf6 20. h6+ $1 Kh8 21. Qxg5 $18 {1-0 Anand,V (2783)-Leko,P (2751)/Miskolc
2009/CBM 130 Extra (46)}) (14... Bh8 15. h4 Bc6 16. h5 Nd7 17. Ng5 Qa4 18. Be2
f6 19. Nxh7 $1 Qxe4 20. f3 Qd5 21. hxg6 $16 {1-0 Micic,N (2390)-Neven,K (2418)/
IECG 2004/Telechess CBM 115 (38)}) 15. h4 Bc6 16. h5 Nd7 17. Ng5 c4 18. Bxc4 ({
or} 18. hxg6 hxg6 19. Bxc4 Qe5 {1-0 Petrosian,T (2602)-Roganovic,M (2474)/Novi
Sad 2009/CBM 133 (26)} 20. Be2 $1 $16) 18... Rad8 (18... Qe5 19. Be2 $1 $16)
19. Rh3 Qe5 20. Be2 Bxe4 21. Nxe4 Qxe4 22. Kf1 Qe5 23. Bf4 Qf5 {0-1 Palo,D 
(2510)-Ivanchuk,V (2710)/Skanderborg 2003/CBM 098 (50)} 24. Rd1 $16) 13. Bf4 (
13. c4 Nc6 $1 (13... Qxd2+ 14. Bxd2 Re8 15. Be2 (15. Bd3 $5 exd5 $140 16. cxd5
f5 17. Ng5 $1) 15... Nd7 16. Be3 exd5 17. exd5 f5 18. Rc2 b6 19. O-O Nf6 20.
Bd3 Bd7 21. h3 Ne4 $132 {0-1 Hoeksema,H (2309)-Timman,J (2569)/Dieren 2009/CBM
131 Extra (53)}) 14. Qxa5 Nxa5 15. Bd2 (15. Be3 b6 16. Bd3 f5 17. exf5 gxf5 18.
Bg5 Rd6 19. Bf4 Rd8 20. Bg5 Rd6 21. Bf4 Rd7 $5 22. O-O exd5 23. Rfe1 dxc4 24.
Bxf5 Rd8 25. Bc2 Bg4 $13 {1-0 Ding,L (2530)-Li,C (2617)/JinZhou 2009/CBM 133 
(54)}) 15... b6 16. Bd3 Nb7 17. O-O Bd7 18. Rfe1 Re8 19. Bc3 Rad8 20. e5 fxe5
21. Nxe5 exd5 22. cxd5 Nd6 $11 {1/2 Melkumyan,H (2583)-Sasikiran,K (2653)/
Moscow 2010/CBM 135 (71)}) (13. Be3 $5 Nc6 14. h4 exd5 15. exd5 Bg4 16. Be2 Ne7
(16... Bxf3 17. gxf3 Ne7 {1/2 Harika,D (2445)-Gupta,A (2565)/Paleohora 2009/
CBM 131 Extra} 18. d6 $5 $36) 17. c4 (17. d6 $6 Be6) 17... Qc7 18. Ng5 Bf5 19.
Nh3 Nc8 20. g4 Bd7 21. h5 gxh5 22. Nf4 hxg4 23. Qc2 f5 24. Bxg4 Nd6 25. Be2 $44
{1-0 Sundararajan,K (2526)-Konguvel,P (2420)/Chennai IND 2010/The Week in
Chess 796 (48)}) 13... Nc6 $146 (13... exd5 14. exd5 Nc6 15. Be2 Bf5 16. O-O
Be4 17. d6 Kh8 18. Rfe1 g5 19. Bg3 h6 20. h4 c4 21. hxg5 fxg5 22. Bxc4 $18 {
1-0 Ponomariov,R (2737)-Aronian,L (2782)/Nice FRA 2010/The Week in Chess 803 
(49)}) (13... f5 14. Bc4 (14. d6 $5) 14... Qa4 15. Qe2 b5 16. Bxb5 Qxe4 17.
dxe6 $1 (17. Qxe4 fxe4 18. dxe6 Bxe6 19. Nd2 a6 20. Ba4 Nd7 21. O-O Nf6 22. c4
Bd7 23. Bc2 Bf5 $13 {1/2 Moiseenko,A (2694)-Petrosian,T (2602)/Ohrid 2009/CBM
133 (67)}) 17... Bxe6 18. Ng5 Qxe2+ 19. Kxe2 Bxa2 20. Ra1 Bf7 21. Rhd1 Rc8 22.
Nxf7 Kxf7 23. Bc4+ Ke8 24. Be6 $18 {1-0 Giri,A (2588)-Howell,D (2606)/Wijk aan
Zee 2010/CBM 135 (40)}) (13... Qa4 $5 {is the latest and so far successful
attempt for Black to equalise:} 14. Qc2 Qxc2 15. Rxc2 exd5 16. exd5 Bf5 17. Rb2
Be4 18. Bc4 (18. c4 Bxf3 19. gxf3 b6 20. Re2 Na6 21. a3 Kf7 22. h4 h5 23. Kd2
Re8 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. Bd3 f5 26. Bc2 Be5 $11 {1/2 Ragger,M (2614)-Bosiocic,M 
(2562)/Chur SUI 2010/The Week in Chess 813 (47)}) 18... Nd7 19. Nd2 Bxg2 20.
Rg1 Bh3 21. Rg3 Bf5 22. Rxb7 Nb6 23. d6+ Nxc4 24. Nxc4 g5 25. h4 h6 $13 {
1/2 Ding Liren (2565)-Gupta,A (2560)/Olongapo City PHI 2010/The Week in Chess
808 (46)}) 14. Bc4 (14. Qe3 $5 exd5 (14... Nd4 $2 15. Nd2) 15. exd5 Nd4 16. Bc4
b5 $140 $2 17. Bc7 $1) 14... b5 $1 15. Be2 g5 16. Bg3 exd5 17. exd5 Ne7 $6 (
17... g4 $5 18. Nh4 Be6 19. Qe3 Bxd5 {At least Black gets rid of the main
enemy although his position remains weakened.} 20. O-O $44) 18. d6 $1 Bb7 19.
Qc2 {preventing ...Ne7-f5} Ng6 20. O-O $16 {[%csl Gd6] White has won the
opening battle. Despite his strong d6-pawn, Black has a lot of weaknesses 
(especially on the kingside).} Qb6 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (20... Bc6 $142) 21. Rfd1 (
{Even} 21. Rb1 a6 22. a4 {or}) (21. Bd3 $5 {was very strong}) ({and} 21. Bxb5
$1 {was already possible:} Qxb5 (21... Bxf3 22. Bc4+ Kh8 23. gxf3 Nf4 ({or} 
23... Ne5 24. Bd5 Rac8 25. Qf5 Qxd6 26. Be4 $18) ({or} 23... Rxd6 24. Rb1 Qd8
25. Bxd6 Qxd6 26. Rfd1 $18 {[%cal Gd1d8,Gb1b8]}) 24. Bxf4 gxf4 25. Bd5 $1 Rac8
26. Qf5 Qxd6 27. Be4 $18 {[%cal Ge4h7]}) 22. Rb1 Qd7 23. Qb3+ Kh8 24. Qxb7 g4
$1 25. Ne1 $1 (25. Nd2 Qxb7 26. Rxb7 f5 27. f3 f4) 25... f5 26. Qxd7 Rxd7 27.
Nd3 f4 28. Nxf4 Rxd6 29. Nh5 $18) {GM Dmitry Jakovenko decides to mount
pressure without forcing the game, which is quite a wise decision.} 21... Qc6
$6 {It turns out that Black doesn't see the Bxb5 threat! But what can he do?} (
{After} 21... a6 22. Bd3 $1 {gains in strength}) ({If} 21... Kh8 {then} 22. Rb1
$1) ({Finally,} 21... Nf4 {loses to} 22. Bxf4 gxf4 23. Rb1 $1 a6 24. Bc4+ Kh8
25. Qf5 Rxd6 26. Rxd6 Qxd6 27. Bd3 {[%cal Gd3h7]}) 22. Bxb5 $1 {[%mdl 64]} Qxb5
23. Rb1 {With an additional tempo (Rf1-d1) White easily obtains a decisive
material advantage.} Qc6 24. Qb3+ c4 25. Qxb7 Qxb7 26. Rxb7 f5 27. Nxg5 f4 28.
Ne6 Be5 29. Nxd8 Rxd8 30. Rc7 fxg3 31. hxg3 Bxc3 32. Rxc4 $18 Ba5 33. Rd5 Bb6
34. a4 Rd7 35. a5 Bd8 36. f4 Kf7 37. Re4 Nf8 38. g4 h6 39. Kh2 Nh7 40. Rf5+ Kg7
41. Rd4 Nf6 42. g5 hxg5 43. Rxg5+ Kf7 44. Rb5 Ne8 45. a6 $5 Nxd6 {Black has
regained this pawn but now, after the rook exchange, White's remaining rook
and two connected passed pawns easily overpower Black's minor pieces.} 46. Rb7
$1 Ke7 47. Rxd7+ Kxd7 {[%mdl 4096]} 48. g4 Ke6 49. Kg3 Bb6 50. Rb4 Bc5 51. Ra4
Bb6 52. Kf3 Nb5 53. Re4+ Kf7 54. g5 Nc7 55. f5 Bc5 (55... Nxa6 56. g6+ Kg7 57.
Re7+ Kg8 58. f6 Nc7 59. Rg7+ Kf8 60. Rh7 $18) 56. Ra4 Be7 57. Kg4 Bf8 58. Rd4
Nxa6 59. Rd7+ Kg8 60. f6 Nc5 61. Rxa7 Ne4 62. Kf5 Nd6+ 63. Ke6 1-0

[Event "Asia-ch"]
[Site "Kolkata"]
[Date "2001.08.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Magai, Vladimir"]
[Black "Konguvel, Ponnuswamy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2537"]
[BlackElo "2371"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2001.08.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O a5 13. Bg5 a4 14. Re1
Bg4 15. Bxe7 Rc8 {With this move IM P.Konguvel tries to repair this dubious
line. However, with a strong pawn centre, White maintains the better prospects.
} (15... Re8 16. Ra1 Qe6 17. Ba3 Qxe4 18. Ng5 $1 Qf4 19. Bc4 $3 Nc6 20. Nxf7
Rxe1+ 21. Qxe1 Bxd4 22. Bc1 Qf6 23. Nh6+ Kh8 24. Nxg4 Bxf2+ 25. Qxf2 Qxa1 26.
Qb2+ {1-0 Shulman,Y-Oral,T/Ostrava 1998/CBM 65 (26) -see GM Y.Shulman's
annotations in CBM65.}) 16. e5 $1 ({Shulman did less successfully:} 16. Rxb7
Nc6 17. Bc5 a3 18. h3 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Qc4 20. Be2 Qc3 21. Rb3 Qxe1+ 22. Qxe1 a2
23. Rb1 Nxd4 24. Bxd4 Bxd4 25. Ra1 Rc2 26. Bd3 Rxf2 27. Kh2 (27. Qxf2 Bxa1 $19)
27... Bxa1 28. Qxa1 Rb8 29. Qe5 Rb1 30. Qd5 a1=Q 31. Bxb1 Qxb1 32. Qd8+ Kg7 33.
Qd4+ Rf6 {0-1 Shulman,Y-Konguvel,P/Koszalin 1998/CBM 65 ext (33)}) 16... Nc6
17. Bd6 a3 {Pushing this pawn as far as possible is the correct plan for Black
in such positions. The queen should not be removed from a2 without urgent need.
However, in the present position Black doesn't succeed due to White's
domination in the centre.} (17... Qd5 18. Rb5) 18. d5 Nd8 {[%csl Rd8]} 19. Ra1
Qb2 20. Nd4 {[%csl Gd4,Gd5,Ge5]} (20. Ng5 $5 Bf5 21. Bg4) 20... Rc4 (20... Bd7
{doesn't solve Black's problems either. His main trouble is the ill-fated d8
knight. For instance,} 21. Bf1 {[%cal Re1e2]} Ba4 22. Qd3 Rc3 (22... a2 23. Ba3
Qc3 24. Qxc3 Rxc3 25. Bb2 Rc5 26. Rxa2 Rxd5 27. Rea1 $18) 23. Bxa3 Qxa1 24.
Rxa1 Rxd3 25. Bxd3 Bxe5 26. Bb2 $16) 21. Nf3 $6 {Why?} ({Why could safely
continue} 21. Nb3 {, e.g.} Rc3 (21... Re4 22. f3 Re3 23. Rb1 Qc3 24. Na1 {
[%cal Rb1b3]} Bxe5 25. Rc1 Qa5 26. Bxe5 Rxe5 27. fxg4 $18) 22. Bxg4 ({but not} 
22. Rb1 Bf5 $1 23. Rxb2 axb2 24. Bb4 Bxe5 $1 25. Bxc3 Bxc3 {and White has
nothing better than} 26. Rf1 b1=Q 27. Qxb1 Bxb1 28. Rxb1 Be5 $11) 22... Rxb3 $1
(22... Qxb3 23. e6 Qxd1 24. Raxd1 fxe6 25. dxe6 Nc6 26. e7 Kf7 27. Bd7 Re8 28.
Bxe8+ Kxe8 29. Ra1 $18) 23. Re2 Rd3 24. Rxb2 axb2 25. Rb1 Rxd1+ 26. Bxd1 {
with a superior endgame.}) 21... Re4 {I don't think Black was playing for a
win. He was probably afraid that after} (21... Rcc8 {White would play
something else, say,} 22. Ng5) ({Interesting variations arise after} 21... Bxf3
22. Bxf3 Rd4 23. Qb1 Qxb1 24. Rexb1 $16 {e.g.} a2 25. Rb2 Rda4 26. Be2 f6 27.
Bb5 fxe5 28. Bxa4 e4 29. Rbxa2 Bxa1 30. Bb3 Rxa2 31. Bxa2 {etc.}) 22. Qd3 (22.
Rb1 $5 Qc3 23. Rb3) 22... Bxf3 23. Qxf3 Rxe5 24. Bxa3 {After the capture of
this pawn, with a pair of bishops, the strong d5 pawn and the opponent's poor
d8 knight, White has all chances to win.} Qc2 25. Bf1 f5 26. Rac1 Qa4 27. Be7
Rxe1 28. Rxe1 Qa5 29. Rd1 b5 30. d6 b4 31. d7 Rb8 $2 {Loses instantly.} (31...
Bc3 $142) 32. Bd6 Rb7 33. Qe3 (33. Bc4+ Kh8 34. Qe3 {was even better.}) 33...
h5 34. Qe8+ Kh7 35. Bc4 Qa4 36. Qg8+ Kh6 37. Bf4+ g5 38. Rd6+ 1-0

[Event "UKR-ch"]
[Site "Ordzhonikidze"]
[Date "2001.09.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Korobov, Anton"]
[Black "Goloshchapov, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2001.09.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
h3 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. Be3 cxd4 11. cxd4 f5 $1 {[%mdl 4] Amazingly, this
typical counterplay is new in this particular position.} ({In previous issues 
(CBM75,82,83) we mostly dealt with} 11... Qa5+) 12. exf5 (12. Qb3+ Kh8 13. Rd1
$6 fxe4 14. Ng5 {doesn't work in view of} Nxd4 $1 15. Qc4 (15. Nf7+ Rxf7 16.
Qxf7 Be6 17. Qf4 Qa5+ 18. Bd2 Qa4) ({or} 15. Bxd4 Qa5+ 16. Kf1 Qxg5 {is
clearly favourable for Black, too}) 15... Qa5+ 16. Rd2 Nxe2 17. Nf7+ Rxf7 18.
Qxf7 Bd7 19. Kxe2 Bb5+ 20. Ke1 Rc8 21. f3 exf3 (21... Bf6 $1 $19 {/\22...Bh4+,/
\22...Bc4}) 22. Qe6 Rd8 23. gxf3 Qc3 24. Qb3 Rd3 25. Bf4 Rxf3 26. Qxb5 Rxf4 $19
{0-1 Arencibia,W-Eljanov,P/Ubeda ESP 2001(33)}) 12... Qa5+ 13. Bd2 (13. Kf1 $6
{, disconnecting rooks, is hardly good for White:} Bxf5 14. Qb3+ Kh8 15. Rd1
Rac8 (15... e6 $143 16. Ng5 Qb4 17. Qxb4 (17. Bc4 $5) 17... Nxb4 18. g4 Bc2 19.
Rc1 Rae8 20. Bc4 Nd5 21. Ke2 Ba4 22. Bxd5 (22. Nxe6 $142 {leads to a drawish
endgame:} Rxe6 23. Bxd5 Rd6 24. Bb3 (24. Bxb7 Bb5+ 25. Ke1 Bxd4 $11) 24... Bxb3
25. axb3 Bxd4 $11) 22... exd5 23. Rc7 Bxd4 24. Kd3 Bg7 25. Rb1 Bc6 $15 {
0-1 Korniushin,N-Yandemirov,V/Tomsk 2001/CBM 82 ext (34)}) 16. Qxb7 (16. d5 Nd8
) 16... Be4 17. Qb2 Rb8 {with an excellent position for Black}) 13... Qxf5 14.
Bc3 Be6 {[%csl Gd5]} 15. O-O Rad8 $15 {[%csl Rd4] Of course, with good
development, control of the d5 square and White's weakness on d4, Black has no
problems.} 16. Rb1 Bd5 {This enables White to simplify the game.} (16... b6 $5
$15) 17. Rxb7 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 Qg5 19. Bf3 (19. Bg4 $5 {leads to interesting
complications:} Bxb7 (19... h5 $4 20. Ne6 Bxb7 21. Nxg5 Rxd1 22. Be6+ $18) 20.
Qb3+ Bd5 21. Be6+ Rf7 $1 (21... Kh8 $6 22. Bxd5 Qxd5 23. Ne6 $1) 22. Bxd5 (22.
Bxf7+ Kxf7 23. Nf3 Qf5 $17) 22... Qxd5 23. Ne6 Qxb3 24. axb3 Bxc3 25. Nxd8 Rf6
26. Rc1 Bd4 27. Rc2 Bb6 28. Rd2 e5 $15 {and in this endgame Black's bishop is
stronger than White's misplaced knight.}) 19... Bxb7 20. Bxb7 Bxd4 21. Bxd4 Qb5
22. Bf3 Qc4 (22... e5 {doesn't change much}) 23. Bxa7 $5 {An interesting idea.
White sacs his queen intending to create an unassailable fortress with his
pair of bishops.} Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Rxf3 {This forces a draw. With} (24... e6 {
Black could have tried to play for a win but had he any real chances?}) 25.
gxf3 Qxa2 26. Be3 Kf7 {With pawns at the same side, Black has no chances to
win.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 5th"]
[Site "Antalya"]
[Date "2004.05.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Milov, Vadim"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2609"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[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 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Qa4+ Qd7 8.
Qb3 {The idea of GM Sergey Volkov. The queen is placed on b3 quite reasonably;
meanwhile, the black c8 bishop can't go to g4. Still, Black has other good
ways of development.} O-O 9. Be3 (9. Nf3 c5 (9... b6 10. Bb5 c6 11. Bc4 c5 12.
d5 Ba6 13. a4 $6 Qg4 14. O-O Qxe4 15. Bxa6 Nxa6 16. Re1 Qd3 $15 {0-1 Volkov,
S-Turov,M/Sochi RUS 2004/The Week in Chess 496 (69)}) 10. Be3 Qc7 $5 11. Rc1
Nc6 12. Be2 Bg4 13. d5 Na5 14. Qd1 Rad8 15. O-O b6 16. c4 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Nc6 $11
{0-1 Volkov,S-Mikhalevski,V/Internet Chess Club 2002/EXT 2003 (34)}) 9... b6
10. Nf3 ({In the earlier game GM Vadim Milov tried another, less appropriate
plan:} 10. Rd1 Bb7 11. f3 Nc6 12. Qa4 Rfd8 13. Nh3 Na5 14. Qxd7 Rxd7 15. Kf2 e5
16. Be2 Rad8 $15 {1/2-1/2 Milov,V-Eljanov,P/Geneve 2004/CBM 98 ext (49). (48)})
10... Bb7 11. Bd3 c5 (11... Qg4 $2 12. h3 {and the queen must go back not to
be lost after} Qxg2 $4 13. Ke2 {[%cal Ra1g1]}) 12. O-O cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14.
Rad1 Rac8 $6 {Like in the game against Nyback in this issue, I avoid pushing
my e-pawn, which, however, doesn't pay off.} (14... e6 $142) ({but if Black
wanted to keep his pawn on e7, he should play} 14... Rfc8 $142) 15. d5 Na5 16.
Qb4 {[%cal Yd3b5,Ye3g5]} Bc3 17. Qb1 (17. Qa3 $5 {deserved attention, aiming
to the unprotected a7 pawn.}) 17... Qa4 18. Bg5 Qb4 (18... Qa3 $5) 19. Qxb4
Bxb4 20. Rb1 Ba3 21. Rfd1 {[%csl Ra5] Black's problem is his a5 knight and b7
bishop restricted by the d5 pawn.} e6 (21... Nc4 {is met by} 22. Nd4 $1 {
[%cal Rd4b5]} (22. Rb3 {brings nothing in view of} Bd6 23. Bxc4 Rxc4 24. e5 Bc5
25. d6 exd6 26. exd6 f6) 22... Nb2 23. Bxe7 $1 Nxd1 24. Bxf8 Kxf8 25. Rxd1 $16)
22. dxe6 fxe6 $14 {[%csl Re5,Re6][%mdl 4096]} 23. h4 $6 (23. Ne5 $142 Bc5 24.
Bh4 {and Black must defend carefully.}) 23... Bc5 $6 {Of course, Black would
like to enter his knight into play but it was not so easy:} (23... Nc4 24. Rb3
$1 Nb2 $8 25. Rd2 $1 (25. Rxa3 $143 Nxd1 26. Rxa7 Nb2) 25... Nxd3 26. Rxa3 Nc5
27. Rxa7 Ra8 (27... Bxe4 28. Ne5 $16) 28. Rxa8 Bxa8 29. Be3 Bxe4 30. Ne5 {
and Black ia still in trouble due to his weak dark squares.}) ({However, I
completely missed another possibility, activating my rook:} 23... Rc3 $1 {
[%cal Rc3d3] and Black is out of danger, e.g.} 24. Ne5 Bc5 25. Rb2 Bd4) {
After the text move the rook remains passive on c8.} 24. Rb2 Rc7 (24... Kg7 $5
25. Bd2 $5 {[%cal Rd2a5,Yd2c3,Yf3g5]}) 25. Rbd2 Kg7 (25... Bb4 26. Rc2 $36) 26.
Bb5 $2 {After this move, giving up the important central pawn, White's
advantage vanishes.} (26. Bc2 $142 h6 (26... Nc4 27. Rd7+ Rf7 28. Rxc7 Rxc7 29.
Bb3 Ba6 30. Bd8 Rf7 31. Ng5 $1 Bxf2+ 32. Kh2 Ne3 33. Rd6 $16) 27. Rd7+ (27. Bd8
Rcf7 {[%cal Ya5c4]}) 27... Rf7 28. Rxf7+ Rxf7 29. Bd2 Nc4 30. Bc3+ $36) (26. h5
$5 $14 {[%cal Yg5h4,Yh4g3]}) 26... Bxe4 27. Rd7+ Rf7 28. Rxc7 Rxc7 29. Bf4 Bxf3
30. gxf3 Rf7 31. Be5+ Kh6 32. Kg2 {The pair of bishops guarantees White a
sufficient compensation for the pawn but not more.} a6 {Black immediately
gives up the pawn to activate his knight, which leads to an equal position.} (
32... Bb4 {[%cal Ya5b7,Yb7c5] was more ambitious.}) 33. Bxa6 Nc6 34. Bc3 e5 {
[%csl Gd4]} 35. Bc4 Rc7 36. Bd5 (36. Bd2+ Kg7 37. f4 $5) 36... Nd4 37. Be4 Ra7
(37... Re7 $5 {was quite curious:} 38. Bd2+ Kh5 $5 {looks risky but White must
now play carefully, too} 39. Bg5 Rf7 40. f4 $5 h6 (40... exf4 41. Kh3 h6 42.
Rxd4 hxg5 43. Rd5 $11) 41. Rxd4 hxg5 42. Rd5 (42. Rd8 Kxh4 43. Bxg6 Ra7 $15)
42... Rxf4 43. f3 Kxh4 (43... gxh4 44. Rxe5+ g5 45. Re6 g4 46. Re5+ Kh6 47.
Re6+ Kg5 48. Rg6+ $11) 44. Rxe5 g4 45. Re6 gxf3+ 46. Bxf3 $11) 38. Bb1 $6 {
A passive move, after which White could have faced serious problems in the
time-trouble.} (38. f4 $5 {deserved attention, to open up the position for
White's bishops. Still, Black maintained sufficient counterplay after} Rxa2 39.
fxe5 Nf5 40. Bd2+ Kg7 41. h5 b5 $11) (38. Bd5 $11) 38... Rf7 $6 (38... Ra4 {
[%cal Ya4h4] would have forced White to regret about his last move. A draw was
still reachable but not so easily:} 39. Bd2+ (39. Re1 $2 Bb4 $1 {is Black's
main positional trap}) 39... Kh5 40. Re1 $1 (40. f4 $143 exf4 (40... e4 $5 41.
Bxe4 Rxa2 42. Be3 Nf5) 41. Bxf4 Nf5 42. Bg3 Nxh4+ {as the endgame after} 43.
Bxh4 (43. Kh3 $142 Nf5 44. Rd7) 43... Rxh4 44. Rh1 $2 Rxh1 45. Kxh1 Bxf2 46.
Kg2 Bc5 47. Kf3 h6 {is winning for Black}) 40... Bd6 (40... Nc6 41. Bg5 Rb4 42.
Bd3 $11) 41. Re4 b5 42. Bg5 (42. f4 $143 exf4 43. Bxf4 Bxf4 44. Rxf4 $15) 42...
Ne6 (42... Nf5 43. Bd3 Rxa2 44. Bxb5 Bc5 45. Be2 Nd4 46. Rxe5 $11) 43. Rxa4
bxa4 44. Bc2 a3 45. Bb3 Nxg5 46. hxg5 Kxg5 47. Bg8 $11 {_|_}) 39. Be4 Ra7 40.
Bd5 Rd7 41. Be4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 4th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2009.11.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4
g5 15. Bg3 Nc6 16. d5 Rad8 17. Rxb7 e6 ({The main move} 17... f5 {was examined
in CBM 128, annotations to Mamedyarov - Grischuk by GM L.Ftacnik.}) 18. Bc7
Bxf3 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] This novelty rehabilitates the 17...e6 line.} (18...
exd5 19. Bxd8 dxe4 20. Be7 Re8 $6 (20... Nxe7 $142 21. Rxe7 exf3 22. Bxf3 Bxf3
23. Qxf3 a5 $1 $132 {Ftacnik}) 21. Bb5 $1 (21. Bc5 Rd8 22. Qb3 Qxb3 23. Rxb3
Rd5 24. Ba3 exf3 25. Bxf3 Bxf3 26. Rxf3 Nd4 $14 {1-0 Chernin,A (2600)-Horvath,
J (2505)/Hungary 1992/CBM 034/[Ftacnik] (36)}) 21... Rxe7 (21... exf3 22. Bxc6
fxg2 23. Bxe8 $1 Bxd1 24. Rxd1 $18 {Chernin}) 22. Bxc6 Rxb7 23. Bxb7 exf3 24.
Bxf3 Bxf3 25. Qxf3 a5 26. h4 $1 gxh4 27. Re1 $18) (18... Rd7 $6 19. Bb5 {
Ftacnik}) 19. Bxf3 Rd7 20. dxc6 $5 {This queen sacrifice leads to a drawish
position but} (20. d6 Qa6 21. Rb1 Nd4 {doesn't offer White any real chances
either.}) 20... Rxd1 21. Rxd1 Qc2 22. Bd6 g4 $1 23. Bxg4 Qxc6 24. Rc7 Qb6 25.
Rd7 Rd8 (25... Rc8 26. Bh5 $132) 26. Bc7 Rxd7 27. Bxb6 Rxd1+ 28. Bxd1 axb6 29.
Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 4th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2009.11.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Bg7 6. e4 Nb6 7. Be3 O-O 8. h3
e5 9. Nf3 exd4 10. Bxd4 Bxd4 11. Qxd4 {For this line - see CBM 109,
annotations to I.Sokolov - Eljanov.} Qe7 (11... Nc6 12. Qe3 Be6 (12... Qe7 {
- game}) 13. Bb5 (13. Be2 Nc4 14. Bxc4 Bxc4 15. Qc5 Ba6 16. Nd5 Qd6 17. Qc3 f5
18. Nh2 Rae8 19. O-O-O Rxe4 $17 {1/2 Anastasian,A (2565)-Rade,M (2436)/
Kallithea 2008/CBM 127 (71)}) (13. Rd1 Qe7 14. Bd3 Nc4 15. Qc1 Qb4 16. b3 N4e5
17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. O-O Rad8 $36 {1/2 Sokolov,I (2691)-Eljanov,P (2639)/
Gothenburg 2005/CBM 109/[Krasenkow] (30)}) 13... Nb4 14. O-O c6 (14... Qe7 15.
Rfc1 c6 16. Bf1 Nc4 17. Bxc4 Bxc4 18. b3 Be6 19. a3 Na6 20. e5 Nc7 21. Ne4 Nd5
22. Qc5 Qxc5 23. Nxc5 Bc8 24. Ne4 f6 25. exf6 Nxf6 26. Nd6 Rd8 27. Rd1 Nd5 28.
Nxc8 Raxc8 29. Re1 Re8 30. Rxe8+ Rxe8 {1/2 Scibior,A (2179)-Schmidt,W (2399)/
Poznan 2009/CBM 131 Extra}) 15. Be2 Nc2 16. Qh6 Nxa1 17. Ng5 Re8 18. e5 Qc7 19.
Qxh7+ Kf8 20. Qh8+ Ke7 21. Qf6+ Kf8 22. Qh8+ Ke7 23. Qf6+ Kf8 24. Bg4 Bxg4 25.
hxg4 Kg8 26. Rxa1 Qe7 27. Nce4 Nd7 28. Qf4 Nxe5 29. Nf6+ Kg7 30. Nxe8+ Rxe8 31.
Rd1 a6 32. Nf3 Nxf3+ 33. Qxf3 Qe2 {1/2 Braun,A (2540)-Hoolt,S (2187)/Hengelo
2007/CBM 119 ext}) (11... Qxd4 12. Nxd4 {1/2 Bronznik,V (2410)-Sulypa,A (2488)/
Elancourt 2004/EXT 2005}) 12. Qe3 (12. Be2 Nc6 13. Qe3 Be6 14. O-O Rad8 {
1/2 Broomfield,M (2362)-Lalic,B (2509)/Coulsdon 2007/CBM 120 ext}) (12. O-O-O
$5) 12... Nc6 (12... f5 $5 13. Be2 fxe4 14. Nxe4 Bf5 15. Nc5 Qxe3 16. fxe3 N8d7
$1 17. Nxb7 Rae8 18. O-O (18. Kf2 $5 Nd5 19. Bc4 $14 {I.Sokolov}) 18... Rxe3
19. Rae1 Be4 20. Na5 Bd5 21. b3 Nc5 $11 {1/2 Sokolov,I (2691)-Sutovsky,E (2674)
/Gothenburg 2005/CBM 109 (56)}) 13. Bb5 Nb4 (13... f5 $6 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. exf5
(15. O-O $142 $14 {Gleizerov}) 15... Qxe3+ 16. fxe3 Bxf5 17. O-O Rae8 18. Rae1
Bd3 $1 19. Rf2 Nd5 $1 $11 {1-0 Gleizerov,E (2552)-Iordachescu,V (2567)/Khanty
Mansiysk 2007/CBM 121 Extra (53)}) 14. Rc1 Be6 (14... f5 $6 15. a3 a6 16. Be2
f4 (16... Nc6 17. Nd5 Qxe4 18. Nxc7 Qxe3 19. fxe3 Ra7 20. Nxa6 $1 $16) 17. Qd2
Nc6 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. exd5 Ne5 20. O-O $14) 15. b3 a6 16. Be2 Nc6 17. O-O f6 {
Black has almost equalized but White still retains some space advantage.} 18.
Rfe1 Rad8 19. Bf1 Bf7 20. Nh2 $5 {[%cal Yf2f4,Yh2g4][%mdl 32]} Be6 21. f4 Nd4
$2 {A central outpost is not always the best for the knight! It was much more
important for it to control the crucial e5-square.} (21... Rd7 $142 22. f5 $140
Bf7 23. Ng4 Ne5) 22. f5 Bf7 23. Ng4 gxf5 ({Perhaps} 23... Nc6 {(admitting his
mistake) was relatively better.}) 24. Nh6+ Kh8 25. Qf2 $1 fxe4 $2 {[%mdl 8192]
Loses on the spot.} (25... Bh5 26. Nd5 $1 $16) (25... f4 $142 $16 {Anand}) 26.
Rxe4 Qd6 27. Rd1 c5 28. Nxf7+ Rxf7 29. b4 $1 {The poor knight will now be
simply lost!} f5 30. bxc5 fxe4 31. Qxf7 Nf3+ 32. Qxf3 1-0

[Event "ESP-ch Semifinal"]
[Site "Cala Mendia"]
[Date "2001.11.23"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "San Segundo Carrillo, Pablo"]
[Black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2577"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2001.11.22"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Bg5 h6 14. Be3
Nc6 15. d5 Ne5 16. Rxb7 e6 17. Re1 (17. d6 Rfd8 18. Re1 {is more accurate})
17... Bxf3 18. gxf3 exd5 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] An important novelty. Black makes
use of his opponent's wrong move order.} (18... Rfd8 19. d6 {leads to the main
theoretical line - see, e.g., CBM76. Now I would only like to mention that} Qa5
20. Rf1 Qa2 21. f4 Rxd6 {doesn't work in view of} 22. Qxd6 Qxe2 23. Qd1 Nf3+
24. Kg2 Nh4+ 25. Kg3 $1 Qa6 26. Qd7 Rf8 27. Rc1 Qe2 28. Qd1 $1 $18) 19. exd5 (
19. Qxd5 Qc2 {leads to a comfortable position for Black.}) 19... Rfd8 20. d6
Qa5 (20... Qa3 $5 {needs further tests}) 21. Rf1 Qa2 22. f4 Rxd6 $1 23. Qxd6
Qxe2 24. Qd1 Nf3+ 25. Kg2 Nh4+ 26. Kh3 {Now we see the difference from the
above-mentioned line:} (26. Kg3 {is met with} Nf5+) 26... Qa6 27. Rd7 ({Alas,} 
27. Qd7 {is impossible in view of} Qxf1+ {check!}) 27... Bf6 $6 (27... Nf5 {
was more solid. After} 28. Qd3 Qxd3 29. Rxd3 a5 $11 {the endgame is similar to
the one in the game.}) 28. Re1 (28. Rd6 $142 {, although after} Qc8+ (28... Qb7
29. Rg1 Be7 $2 30. Rd7 Qe4 31. Rxe7 $1 Qxe7 32. Qh5 $18) 29. Qg4 Qxg4+ (29...
Nf5 $6 30. Rxf6 h5 31. Rxg6+ $1 fxg6 32. Qxg6+ Ng7+ 33. Kh4 Qd8+ 34. Qg5 a5 35.
Rg1 {and White maintains winning chances}) 30. Kxg4 h5+ 31. Kh3 Be7 32. Rd7 Nf5
{[%csl Gf5]} 33. Bxa7 {White can hardly win because of his poor pawn structure.
}) 28... Qa5 $6 (28... Qe6+ 29. Kg3 Qe4 30. Qd5 Nf5+ 31. Kh3 Qxd5 32. Rxd5 a5
$11 {leads to a better version of this endgame than the game as Black keeps
his a-pawn.}) 29. Qd5 Qxd5 30. Rxd5 a5 31. Bd4 $4 {[%mdl 8192] An unexpected
blunder.} (31. Rd6 Be7 32. Rd7 Nf5 {is harmless but}) (31. Bb6 {, threatening
32.Rd6 or even 32.Bd8, wins the a5 pawn (but hardly the game).}) 31... Bxd4 32.
Rxd4 Nf3 0-1

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Seattle"]
[Date "2002.01.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Browne, Walter Shawn"]
[Black "Kriventsov, Stanislav G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2002.01.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. Rc1 Rd8 {Quite a rare (in GM practice) way of defense.
Black ignores the d4-d5 threat intending to attack the white centre later on.}
11. d5 Nc6 12. Be2 {This move is quite natural but a bit too passive. Here are
the other options seen in practice:} (12. c4 {is apparently premature:} Qa3 $5
(12... b6 13. Qxa5 (13. Bd3 $5) 13... Nxa5 14. Bg5 (14. Be2 e6 15. O-O Nb7 16.
Rfe1 exd5 17. exd5 Nd6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Pietarinen,P-Hartio,I/FIN 1990/EXT 97 (47)}
) 14... f6 15. Bd2 Nb7 16. Bd3 Nd6 17. O-O Ba6 18. Bf4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Hoefer,
H-Neuberg,S/GER 1998/EXT 2000 (46)}) (12... Nb4 13. Be2 (13. a3 $6 Qxa3 14.
Bxc5 Nc2+ 15. Rxc2 Qxc5 $15 {1-0 Tanaka,Y-Sjerven/Chicago 1992/EXT 2000 (39)})
13... b6 (13... Bb2 14. O-O Bxc1 15. Rxc1 b6 16. Ra1 Qa4 17. a3 f6 18. h3 Nc6
19. Qc3 Na5 20. Nd2 $44 {1-0 Lecuyer,C-Mulder,B/FRA 1998/CBM 64 ext (30)}) 14.
O-O Qxa2 15. Qe1 (15. Qd1 Bg4 16. h3 $2 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Nc6 {0-1 Boudreaux,
F-Kriventsov,S/Mt Vernon 2000/EXT 2002 (34)}) 15... Bg4 16. Nd2 Bxe2 17. Qxe2
Qa4 18. f4 Re8 19. e5 $36 {1-0 Ismailova,P-Rapcsak,A/Tallinn 1997/EXT 98 (42)})
(12... Qxd2+ {is quite safe:} 13. Nxd2 (13. Bxd2 Nd4 14. Nxd4 Bxd4 $13 {
0-1 Kazantzidis,P-Tsiamis,K/Poros 1998/EXT 99 (59)}) 13... Nd4 14. f4 e6 15.
Nb3 Nxb3 16. axb3 b6 17. g3 $6 (17. Rd1 $5 $13) 17... Bb7 18. Bg2 f5 19. Rd1
fxe4 20. dxe6 Rxd1+ 21. Kxd1 Re8 22. Bh3 Bc8 23. Ke2 Bxe6 24. Bxe6+ Rxe6 $17 {
0-1 Henssler,J-Fischer,L/Zuerich 1991/EXT 97 (52)}) 13. Be2 Bg4 14. O-O Bxf3
15. gxf3 (15. Bxf3 Nd4 {1/2-1/2 Brunner,N-Holcman,J/FRA 1999/EXT 2000 (23)})
15... Nd4 16. Kg2 $6 (16. f4 $13) 16... Qa4 17. Rb1 Qd7 $15 {1/2-1/2
Melkeraaen,T-Paulsen,J/NOR 1993/EXT 2000 (62)}) (12. h3 {is a radical but too
slow way to prevent ...Bg4:} b6 (12... e6 13. Be2 exd5 14. exd5 Ne7 15. c4
Qxd2+ 16. Nxd2 b6 17. g4 $14 {[%csl Yf5] 1/2-1/2 Asensio,E-Ferraro,C/Buenos
Aires 1996/EXT 2001 (60)}) 13. Be2 e6 14. O-O exd5 15. exd5 Ba6 16. Rfd1 Ne7
17. Bxa6 Qxa6 18. d6 (18. c4 $5) 18... Nf5 $13 {1-0 Raicevic,V-Jovanovic,M/
Pancevo 1985/EXT 2001 (30)}) (12. Bh6 $5 {a typical exchange manoeuvre} e6 (
12... Bh8 $5 $13 {looks more logical after ...Rd8}) 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. h4 h5 15.
Be2 f6 16. O-O Rb8 $2 17. e5 $1 Nxe5 (17... fxe5 18. d6 $16) 18. Nxe5 Rxd5 (
18... fxe5 19. Qg5) 19. Nd3 e5 $6 (19... c4 20. Qf4 $16) 20. Qe3 $18 {1-0
Pribyl,M-Korenev,A/Belgorod 1991/TD (41). (40)}) (12. Bd3 $5 {is more
aggressive than 12.Be2 and good enough for a small advantage:} Ne5 (12... b6
13. O-O (13. c4 $5) 13... Ba6 14. Bg5 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 h6 16. Bh4 g5 {0-1 Granero
Roca,A-Del Rio Angelis,S/Alicante 2000/EXT 2002 (49)} 17. Bg3 Qxa2 18. Qb5 $44)
(12... c4 13. Bxc4 e6 14. Bg5 Rd6 15. Qf4 Bxc3+ 16. Kf1 e5 17. Qh4 $36 {
1-0 Stephan,E-Grafl,R/Bayern 1996/EXT 99 (65)}) (12... Bg4 13. c4 $1 (13. O-O
Bxf3 14. gxf3 e6 15. c4 Qxd2 16. Bxd2 Nd4 $11 {0-1 Alvarado Ascanio,F-Pons
Morro,P/Cala Galdana 1999/CBM 73 ext (52)}) (13. dxc6 $2 Bxf3 14. gxf3 c4 {
0-1 Sondermann,D-Pusch,H/Recklinghausen 1994/EXT 2001 (29)}) (13. Ng1 $5 c4 (
13... Ne5 $5) 14. Bb1 e6 $2 15. h3 exd5 16. hxg4 dxe4 17. Qb2 $16 {1-0
Belotelov,D-Basener,W/Budapest 1996/EXT 98 (36)}) 13... Nb4 (13... Qa3 14. O-O
Bxf3 15. gxf3 Nb4 16. Bb1 Rac8 17. Qe2 Rd6 18. Rcd1 Rb6 19. f4 Bc3 20. e5 $16 {
1-0 Ikonnikov,V-Trommsdorf,F/Paris 1997/EXT 99 (27)}) 14. Bb1 Rac8 15. O-O Rd6
16. Rfe1 Ra6 17. Re2 Bd7 18. Bh6 Bh8 19. Qf4 f6 20. e5 $16 {1-0 Juarez,
A-Bustamante Luna,J/Buenos Aires 1992/EXT 98 (51)}) (12... e6 13. c4 Qxd2+ 14.
Kxd2 Nd4 15. Rb1 exd5 16. cxd5 f5 17. Nxd4 cxd4 18. Bg5 fxe4 19. Bxe4 $16 {
1/2-1/2 Tunik,G-Leontiev,A/Tula 2000/EXT 2002 (38)}) 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. c4 (14.
O-O Bg7 (14... Bd7 15. f4 Bg7 16. Qf2 Rac8 17. c4 Be8 18. e5 $16 {1-0 Jelen,
I-Hribar,B/Ljubljana 1994/TD (29)}) 15. Bh6 e6 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. f4 f6 18. Qe2
Qc7 19. c4 e5 20. Qe3 b6 21. f5 g5 22. h4 h6 23. Kf2 Rh8 24. Rh1 $36 {1-0
Bazant,P-Povchanic,D/Bratislava 1989/EXT 2001 (48)}) (14. f4 Bg7 15. c4 Qxd2+
16. Kxd2 b6 {-14.c4}) 14... Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2 b6 16. f4 Bg7 17. Ke2 (17. e5 e6 18.
d6 f6) 17... e6 18. h3 Bb7 19. g4 Rd7 20. Rhd1 Rad8 21. Bc2 exd5 22. cxd5 f5
23. exf5 Bxd5 24. fxg6 Bc4+ $6 (24... hxg6 $14) 25. Kf2 $16 {1-0 Lahlum,
H-Solaroli,R/Bergen 2001/CBM 83 ext (39)}) 12... Bg4 {This is a typical
manoeuvre for Black. This bishop, disturbing his own pieces, should be got rid
of.} (12... b6 13. O-O Qa4 14. Bd3 (14. Qc2 Qxc2 15. Rxc2 Na5 16. Nd2 e6 17.
Nc4 $6 Nb7 18. Bg5 f6 19. Bh4 exd5 20. exd5 b5 21. Nd2 a6 $15 {0-1 Goldin,
A-Pruner,E/Las Vegas 1995/EXT 97 (46)}) 14... Ba6 15. Bxa6 Qxa6 16. Bg5 ({
why not} 16. c4 {?}) 16... f6 17. Bh6 Qc4 $14 {1-0 Botterill,G-Hughes,S/
Bristol 1980/EXT 2002 (34). (33)}) (12... f5 13. O-O fxe4 14. Ng5 e6 15. d6 b6
16. Bc4 Ne5 17. Bxe6+ Bxe6 18. Nxe6 Nd3 19. Nxd8 Rxd8 20. f3 Nxc1 21. Qd5+ Kh8
22. Rxc1 exf3 23. Bg5 $36 {1-0 Zierke,O-Heinsohn,M/Germany 1997/EXT 99 (49)}) (
12... e6 $5 13. O-O exd5 14. exd5 Bg4 $13 15. Qb2 $6 Ne7 16. Qxb7 {0-1 Vieira,
J-Morais Pinto,P/Brasilia 1985/EXT 2000 (31)} Nxd5 $17) 13. O-O Bxf3 (13... Ne5
$2 14. Nxe5 Bxe2 15. Nxf7 Kxf7 16. Qxe2 $18 {1-0 Ionescu,C-Banszky,M/Eger 1995/
EXT 99 (35)}) (13... e6 14. Bg5 (14. Rfd1 exd5 15. exd5 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Ne5 17.
Be2 c4 $132 {0-1 Ovaskainen,J-Sorri,K/Tammisaari 1997/EXT 99 (30)}) 14... Rd7
$2 (14... f6 15. Bf4 $14) 15. Qf4 Bxf3 16. dxc6 Bxe2 17. cxd7 Bxf1 {1-0 Dziuba,
M-Timoshin,J/Tallinn 1997/EXT 98 (17)}) (13... Rac8 14. Ng5 (14. Qb2 $5) 14...
Bxe2 15. Qxe2 Nb8 16. Qf3 Rf8 17. Qh3 h5 18. Nxf7 $1 $18 {1-0 Sretenskij,
N-Leontiev,A/Moscow 1998/EXT 2000 (31)}) 14. gxf3 {This is too bold as White
has no time to push f3-f4 and e4-e5. However, after} (14. Bxf3 e6 (14... Ne5
$143 15. Be2 Qa4 16. c4 b6 17. Qc2 Qa3 18. Qb3 Qxb3 19. axb3 Nd7 20. f4 a5 21.
e5 $16 {1-0 Loehr,M-Muehlbach,P/Germany 2001/CBM 82 ext (44)}) 15. Rfd1 Ne5 16.
Be2 exd5 17. exd5 c4 {Black has a satisfactory position.}) 14... e6 15. Rfd1
exd5 16. exd5 Rd7 17. Qe1 Ne7 18. c4 Qc7 {Black has reached a good position.
His only problem is to find a good arrangement for his pieces, which he fails
to do.} 19. Bd3 Be5 $6 {Not a good move as the bishop has nothing to do here.}
(19... b6 $5 {[%cal Yc7e5,Ye5h5]}) 20. h3 b6 21. Rc2 {[%cal Yc2e2] White
prepares to take over the e-file.} Re8 ({Black should probably retort to
tactical means:} 21... Rad8 $5 22. Re2 $140 Nc6) 22. Re2 Nc8 (22... Bf6 23. Bh6
) 23. Bg5 {[%cal Rg5f6,Rf3f4]} Bh2+ {Don't you think that this bishop should
rather stay on g7?} {[%tqu "En","Which king retreat is correct? Is there any
difference? Attention: this is quite a difficult exercise!","","","g1g2","",0,
"g1h1","",100]} 24. Kg2 $6 {It looks unbelievable but the correct retreat was
to h1! The point is that after} (24. Kh1 $3 Rxe2 25. Qxe2 Be5 ({or} 25... Bd6
26. Qe8+ Bf8 27. Bf5 $3) (25... Kg7 26. Qe3 {and}) (25... Ne7 26. Re1 Bd6 27.
Bf6 {are favourable for White, too}) {White has an excellent tactical blow} 26.
Bf5 $3 gxf5 27. Rg1 {that's why 24.Kh1!} Kf8 28. Bh6+ Ke7 29. f4 $18) 24...
Rxe2 25. Qxe2 {[%cal Ge1e8] Controlling the e-file, White maintains some
initiative, which, however, Black is able to neutralize.} Bd6 (25... Be5 26. f4
Bg7 27. f5 $36) 26. Re1 Be7 27. Bh6 Rd8 $6 {Once again the black pieces lose
their way.} (27... Bf8 {[%cal Yd7e7] was the right way of fighting for the
e-file.} 28. Bxf8 Kxf8 29. Qb2 Ne7 30. Qh8+ Ng8 31. Qxh7 Re7 {is not dangerous
for Black}) ({the "solid"} 27... Qd8 {[%cal Ye7f8] was possible, too.}) 28. Bc2
$6 {[%cal Yc2a4] This move is not very useful as the bishop doesn't come to a4.
} ({An immediate} 28. f4 $1 {was more active:.} Qd7 29. f5 Bf6 30. fxg6 hxg6
31. Qf3 Bg7 32. Bg5 Re8 33. Rxe8+ Qxe8 34. Bf4 {and the endgame is superior
for White thanks to his bishop pair,his passed d5 pawn and chances on the
kingside (h3-h4-h5).}) 28... Qd7 29. f4 Bf6 30. f5 Nd6 31. fxg6 hxg6 32. Qf3
Bg7 $11 {Black has consolidated his position.} 33. Bg5 Re8 34. Rxe8+ Qxe8 35.
Bd3 Qe1 36. h4 Qc3 37. Qe2 Qd4 38. Qe3 Be5 $6 {A serious inaccuracy.} (38...
Qxe3 $11) 39. Qxd4 Bxd4 $2 {Now White lifts the blockade and starts attacking
Black's queenside pawns, at the same time threatening to move his passed pawn,
which leads to a quick victory. However,} ({after} 39... cxd4 40. f4 Bg7 41. f5
$1 {White opens up the position and obtains an advantage, too:} gxf5 42. Bf4
Ne4 (42... Bf8 43. Be5 $16 {[%csl Rd4]}) 43. Kf3 $16) 40. Bf4 Nb7 41. Bb8 a6
42. Bc7 Bf6 43. Kh3 Bd8 44. d6 {[%cal Rd3e4]} Bxc7 (44... f5 45. Be2) 45. dxc7
Nd6 46. Be4 b5 47. Kg2 bxc4 48. Kf1 c3 49. Ke2 c2 50. Bxc2 Kf8 51. Bd3 Ke7 52.
Bxa6 Kd7 53. c8=Q+ Nxc8 54. Bxc8+ Kxc8 55. Kd3 $18 Kc7 56. Kc4 Kb6 57. a4 f6
58. f3 g5 59. h5 1-0

[Event "HUN-GER m"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2004.09.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Graf, Alexander"]
[Black "Ruck, Robert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2004.09.16"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Hungary"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 Qa5 9. Rc1 {A favorite line of GM Alexander Graf. White aims for a slight
edge in the endgame.} cxd4 10. cxd4 Qxd2+ 11. Kxd2 O-O 12. Bb5 {A typical
manoeuvre to provoke ...a6 and ...b5 in order to weaken Black's queenside.} Rd8
{The other moves seen in practice:} (12... a6 13. Ba4 b5 $6 (13... Nc6 {
1/2-1/2 Werner,D-Horvath,J/Budapest 1991/CBM 23 ext (13)}) 14. Bb3 Bb7 15. d5
Rc8 16. Rxc8+ Bxc8 17. Nf3 Nd7 18. Rc1 a5 19. Nd4 b4 20. f4 Nf6 21. e5 Ne4+ 22.
Ke1 Nc3 23. Nc6 $16 {1-0 Matthey,H-Loeffler,B/Germany 1991/TD (59)}) (12... Nc6
$5 13. Bxc6 (13. d5 Nd4 14. Bc4 Bd7 15. Ne2 Nxe2 16. Kxe2 Rfc8 17. Bd3 a6 18.
f4 e6 19. d6 e5 20. g3 b5 21. Bb6 (21. Rc7 $5) 21... Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Rc8 {
1/2-1/2 Zaitsev,M-Aljavdin,N/Serpukhov 2002/EXT 2003 (37)}) 13... bxc6 14. Ne2
Rb8 15. Rb1 Ba6 16. Rhc1 e5 17. dxe5 Bxe5 18. Bxa7 Rfd8+ 19. Ke1 Rxb1 20. Rxb1
Bc7 21. Be3 Bd3 22. Rc1 Bxe4 {1/2-1/2 Rychagov,A-Shipov,S/ICC INT 2001/CBM 81
ext (54)}) (12... b6 $6 13. Rc7 e6 14. Nf3 Ba6 15. Ba4 Bc8 16. Bb5 Ba6 17. a4
f5 18. exf5 Rxf5 19. Rhc1 Bf8 20. Rc8 $1 Bxc8 21. Rxc8 $16 {1-0 Schlager,
T-Vettel,M/Germany 1989/GER-chT2 (41)}) (12... Bd7 13. Bxd7 Nxd7 14. Rc7 Rfd8
15. Ne2 b6 16. f3 Kf8 17. Rhc1 Nf6 18. Bg5 Ke8 19. Ke3 Rd7 20. d5 $14 {0-1
Sheldon,R-Hodgson,J/London 1993/EXT 98 (48)}) (12... e6 13. Ne2 Nd7 14. Rc7 Nb6
15. Rhc1 Rd8 16. Bg5 f6 17. Be3 Rb8 18. Ke1 $14 {1-0 Machalova,M-Both,G/
Bratislava 2002/EXT 2004 (44)}) (12... f5 $5 13. f3 Nc6 14. Ne2 Rd8 15. d5 Bd7
16. Rhd1 Ne5 17. Bxd7 Rxd7 18. Ke1 fxe4 19. fxe4 Ng4 $132 {1/2-1/2 Kula,
R-Malisauskas,V/Katowice 1995/EXT 2000 (56)}) 13. Ne2 (13. Ke2 Nc6 14. d5 Nd4+
15. Bxd4 Bxd4 16. Nf3 Bb6 17. Rhd1 Bg4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Stickler,A-Fischer,S/
Germany 1992/GER-chT2 (26)}) (13. Nf3 Bd7 (13... Bg4 14. Rc7 Nc6 15. Rxb7 Nxd4
16. Nxd4 Bxd4 17. Bxd4 Rxd4+ 18. Ke3 Rb4 19. Bc6 Rxb7 20. Bxb7 Rb8 21. Bd5 Be6
$6 22. Bxe6 fxe6 23. Rc1 $14 {1-0 Schirm,F-Roeber,B/Binz 1995/CBM 50 ext (67)})
14. Bxd7 Nxd7 15. Rc7 Ne5 $1 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. Rxe7 Bxd4 18. Rxb7 Rac8 $1 19.
Bxd4 $1 Rxd4+ 20. Ke3 Ra4 $11 {Petronic,J-Kapetanovic,A/Jugoslavija 1992/Inf
54 (20)}) 13... Nc6 {The simplest reply. Other options:} (13... a6 14. Ba4 b5
15. Bb3 Bb7 (15... e6 16. Rc7 Nd7 17. Rhc1 Nf6 18. f3 $14 {1-0 Matejov,
A-Demian,M/Slovakia 1998/EXT 99 (57)}) 16. Rc7 (16. f3 Nc6 17. Bd5 Rac8 18.
Bxc6 Bxc6 19. Rc2 e6 20. Rhc1 Bd7 21. Rc7 Rxc7 22. Rxc7 b4 $132 {1/2-1/2
Meulders,R-Kool,G/Netherlands 1992/EXT 99 (35)}) 16... Bxe4 17. Rxe7 Bxg2 18.
Rxf7 Bd5 19. Bxd5 Rxd5 20. Rc7 Nd7 21. Nc3 Rd6 22. Ne4 Rd5 23. Nc3 Rd6 24. Ne4
Rd5 {1/2-1/2 Winants,L-Van Gaalen,B/Gent 1994/EXT 2002 (24)}) (13... Bd7 14.
Bxd7 Nxd7 15. Kc2 f5 16. exf5 gxf5 17. Nf4 Kf7 18. Kb3 Nf6 19. Rc5 e6 20. Rc7+
Rd7 21. Rhc1 Ke7 $2 (21... Rad8 22. Nd3 Nd5 $11) 22. Nd3 Nd5 23. Bg5+ Bf6 $2
24. Bxf6+ Nxf6 25. Ne5 $18 {1-0 Wolf,U-Lytchak,A/Muenster 1994/EXT 2002 (62)})
14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. f3 (15. Rxc6 {is absolutely harmless:} Bb7 16. Rc7 Bxe4 17.
f3 Bd5 ({or} 17... Bf5 18. Rd1 (18. Rxe7 Rdb8) 18... Kf8 19. Ke1 Ke8 20. d5 Rd7
21. Rc5 Rb7 22. Nd4 Bd7 $11 {0-1 Kelecevic,N-Smejkal,J/Sarajevo 1982/Inf 33 
(52)}) 18. Rxe7 Bf8 (18... Bxa2 {1/2-1/2 Cebalo,M-Plachetka,J/Vinkovci 1982/
MCD (18)}) 19. Rc7 Bb4+ 20. Kd3 Bxa2 21. Ra1 Bd6 22. Rb7 Be6 23. Raxa7 Rac8 $44
{0-1 Georges,S-Moor,R/Switzerland 1997/EXT 99 (59)}) (15. Rc5 $6 e5 $1 16. Bg5
f6 17. Be3 exd4 18. Bxd4 Ba6 19. Rd1 Rd6 20. Ke3 Bxe2 21. Kxe2 Rad8 22. Ke3 Bf8
{0-1 Hjartarson,J-Stohl,I/Copenhagen 1982/EXT 2000 (22)} (22... Bf8 23. Ra5 c5
$1 $19)) (15. Rhd1 {leads to equality after} Rb8 (15... Rd7 16. f3 Bb7 {
is too passive:} 17. Ke1 Rad8 18. Rd2 e5 19. dxe5 Rxd2 20. Bxd2 Bxe5 21. Bf4
$14 {1/2-1/2 Wegner,H-Wiesmann,H/Germany 1994/GER-chT (38)}) 16. Rc2 (16. Rxc6
Bb7 17. Rc7 Bxe4 18. f3 Bd5 19. Rxa7 Bc4 20. Ke1 e5 21. dxe5 Rxd1+ 22. Kxd1
Bxe5 23. f4 Bf6 $44 {1/2-1/2 Andreev,K-Gubanov,A/St Petersburg 1997/CBM 58 (42)
}) (16. f3 Ba6 17. Rc2 $6 (17. Ke1 Rb2 18. Rd2 $11) 17... e5 18. Ke1 Bxe2 19.
Kxe2 exd4 20. Bg5 f6 21. Bc1 Rb6 $17 {0-1 Pisonic,D-Vitaljic,N/Zagreb 1993/EXT
2002 (35)}) 16... Rb4 17. Ke1 Ra4 18. f3 Ba6 19. Rdd2 Bc4 20. Nc3 Ra3 21. Nd1
Bb5 $132 {1/2-1/2 Persson,L-Kyhle,B/Stockholm 1994/EXT 2000 (80)}) {The text
move is an attempt of improvement. The h1 rook will be developed later,
depending on the situation. Still, Black's pair of bishops secures him from
any real problems.} 15... e5 ({Black should not tie his bishop to the defence
of the c6 pawn:} 15... Bd7 $6 16. Rc4 Rdb8 17. Rhc1 Rb2+ 18. R1c2 Rab8 19. Nf4
Bh6 20. Nd3 Bxe3+ 21. Kxe3 Rxc2 22. Rxc2 Rb1 23. Rb2 Ra1 24. Nc5 Be6 25. a4
Ra3+ 26. Kf4 Bc4 27. h4 f6 28. g4 $16 {1-0 Graf,A-Hintze,H/playchess.com 2003/
CBM 92 ext (36)}) 16. Rxc6 exd4 17. Bg5 Re8 18. Nf4 (18. Rhc1 $5 Be6 $11 (18...
f5 $5)) 18... Re5 $1 {[%csl Ra2][%cal Ye5a5] Fighting for the initiative.
White should be very accurate now not to get into trouble.} 19. h4 $6 ({
White's main trump is the active position of his pieces.Otherwise the black
bishop pair would become a dominant factor. Therefore,} 19. Rhc1 $142 $1 Bd7 (
19... Bb7 20. Rc7 Bxe4 21. Rc8+ Re8 22. Rxe8+ Rxe8 23. fxe4 h6 24. Bh4 g5 25.
Nh5 gxh4 26. Nxg7 Kxg7 27. Kd3 $11) 20. Rc7 Rxg5 (20... Be8 21. Be7 $1) 21.
Rxd7 Be5 $11 22. g3 Bxf4+ 23. gxf4 Rg2+ 24. Kd3 Rxa2 25. Rcc7 $132) 19... Ra5
20. Ra1 Bb7 21. Rc7 d3 $1 22. Rb1 Ba6 (22... Rxa2+ 23. Kxd3 Ba6+ 24. Ke3 Ra3+
25. Kf2 Bd4+ 26. Kg3 Be5 27. Rd7 Bd3 28. Rc1 Bxe4 29. Re7 Bxf4+ 30. Kxf4 Bd5
31. Bf6 {and White should not lose.}) 23. Rxa7 {An attempt to force a draw.} (
23. Nxd3 Rxa2+ 24. Rc2 Rxc2+ 25. Kxc2 Bxd3+ 26. Kxd3 a5 $15 {[%csl Ga5]}) 23...
Rxa7 {This liquidates into a drawish endgame.} (23... Rxa2+ 24. Ke3 Bd4+ {
also lead to a probable draw after} 25. Kxd4 Rxa7 26. Rb8+ Kg7 27. e5 $1 {e.g.}
f6 (27... Rd7+ 28. Ke3 d2 29. Bf6+ $11) 28. Bxf6+ (28. Ne6+ Kf7 29. Nd8+ Ke8
30. Nc6+ Kd7 31. Nxa7 fxg5 $17) 28... Kf7 29. Rh8 d2 (29... Rd7+ 30. Kc5 Ra5+
31. Kb6 Rxe5 32. Bxe5 d2 33. Rxh7+ $11) 30. Rxh7+ Ke8 31. Rh8+ Kd7 32. Rd8+ Kc6
33. Rd6+ Kb7 34. Kc3 Bf1 35. Rd7+ $11) (23... Bc3+ $1 {was the last attempt to
play for a win making use of the d3 pawn:} 24. Kxc3 Rxa7 25. Rb8+ Kg7 26. Nd5
f5 27. Be3 Rb7 $1 $15) 24. Rb8+ Bf8 25. Bh6 Rxa2+ 26. Ke3 Bc8 27. Rxc8 Ra8 28.
Rxa8 Rxa8 29. Bxf8 Kxf8 30. Kxd3 Ke7 31. Ke3 Kd6 32. Kf2 Ke5 33. Nh3 Ra7 34.
Ng5 h6 35. Nh3 Kd4 36. Kg3 Ke3 37. Nf2 Ke2 38. Ng4 h5 39. Nf6 Kf1 40. Nd5 Ra3
41. Nf4 Ra2 42. Kh2 {Black has made a great progress but it is not enough for
a win.} Kf2 43. Nh3+ Kf1 44. Nf4 Rc2 45. Kg3 Kg1 46. Nh3+ Kh1 47. Nf2+ Kg1 48.
Nh3+ Kf1 49. Nf4 Rd2 50. Kh2 Kf2 51. Nh3+ Kf1 52. Nf4 Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Solin 9th"]
[Site "Solin/Split"]
[Date "2001.12.16"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Zaja, Ivan"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2476"]
[BlackElo "2566"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2001.12.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 b6 13. f4 Bg7 14. O-O e6 {
GM Lubomir Ftacnik's speciality.} 15. Bc4 (15. dxe6 {is more popular}) 15...
Bb7 16. Ba3 $4 {This move is totally absurd. Besides the 17.Bxc5 threat (which
Black easily parries), it contains no ideas. The a3 bishop will now be
completely offside. GM Ivan Zaja probably had a very bad day.} (16. dxe6 {
is the main line leading to interesting complications, in which Black
apparently holds his ground:} Bxe4 (16... Qxd2 17. exf7+ Kh8 18. Bxd2 Rad8 {
gives White an additional possibility} 19. Rf2 Bxe4 20. Re1 Bd5 21. Bxd5 Rxd5
22. Re7 {In the following game Black was left a pawn down and failed to reach
a draw:} Bf6 23. Rxa7 Kg7 24. Rb7 Rd6 25. Re2 Rxf7 26. Rb8 Ra7 27. Be1 Rd1 28.
Kf2 Rb1 29. Kf3 Rd7 30. g4 Kf7 31. f5 gxf5 32. gxf5 Bd8 33. Rd2 Rxd2 34. Bxd2
Be7 35. Rb7 Kf6 36. h4 Bd6 37. Ke4 h6 38. Bxh6 Re1+ 39. Be3 Bg3 40. Rxb6+ Kf7
41. Kf3 Bxh4 42. Bxc5 {1-0 Paramos Dominguez,R-Herrera,I/Varadero 2000/CBM 76
ext (42)}) 17. exf7+ Kh8 18. Rb2 Qxd2 (18... Qf6 19. Qe2 (19. Qe3 Qxc3 (19...
Qf5 $5) 20. Qxe4 Bd4+ 21. Rbf2 Qxc4 22. Bb2 Qxf7 23. Bxd4+ {1/2-1/2
Brenninkmeijer,J-Blees,A/Breda 1996/EXT 2002 (23)}) (19. Re1 Qf5 (19... Rad8
20. Rxe4 $5 Rxd2 21. Bxd2 {I.Stohl} Qc6 $13) 20. h3 Rad8 (20... h5 $2 21. g4
hxg4 22. Rxe4 $1 Qxe4 23. hxg4 Bf6 24. Bd5 Qe7 25. g5 $1 $18 {I.Stohl}) 21. g4
Qf6 22. Rxe4 $5 Rxd2 23. Bxd2 Qc6 $13) 19... Bf5 20. Rd2 $1 (20. Bd2 Rad8 21.
Be1 Rd7 22. Qf3 Be6 23. Bxe6 Qxe6 24. Re2 Qxf7 $15 {0-1 Straat,E-Blees,A/
Haarlem 1996/EXT 2000 (39)}) 20... Rad8 21. Re1 $14 {It is not clear how Black
is going to regain the pawn.}) 19. Bxd2 (19. Rxd2 {, bringing the rook into
the game, is not sufficient for an advantage either:} Bxc3 20. Re1 (20. g4 $5
Kg7 21. Re1 Bc6 (21... Bxd2 22. Bb2+ Kh6 23. Rxe4 $16 {[%csl Rh6]}) (21... Bb7
$5) 22. Rd6 b5 23. Be6 b4 $5 24. Bd2 Bxd2 25. Rxd2 Rad8 26. Rc2 Bd5 27. f5 gxf5
28. gxf5 Rxf7 29. Bxf7 Kxf7 30. Rxc5 Bxa2 31. Ra5 Rd2 32. Rxa7+ Kf6 33. Rxh7
Bd5 $44 {1/2-1/2 Veingold,A-Rytshagov,M/FIN 1996/EXT 98 (42)}) 20... Bf5 21.
Re3 (21. Re7 Kg7 22. Bb2 Bxb2 23. Rxb2 Rad8 24. Rxa7 Rd1+ {1/2-1/2 Wells,
P-Stohl,I/Isle of Man 1995/EXT 98 (24)} 25. Kf2 Rd4 26. Be2 Rxf4+ 27. Kg3 Re4
28. Bf3 Re6 29. Rb7 Be4 $11) 21... Bd4 22. Rxd4 cxd4 23. Bb2 Rad8 24. Re7 (24.
g4 Bxg4 25. Re4 h5 $11) 24... Kg7 25. Rxa7 b5 26. Bb3 Bd3 27. Ba3 Bc4 28. Bxf8+
Kxf8 $11 {Sadler,M-Stohl,I/Isle of Man 1994}) 19... Rad8 20. Re1 Bd3 {The most
accurate reply.} (20... Rxd2 $2 {recommended by GM Igor Stohl, loses by force,
which I learned from my own experience:} 21. Rxd2 Bxc3 22. Rd8 $3 {This
excellent move gains a decisive tempo:} Rxd8 23. Rxe4 Rf8 24. Re7 a5 ({the
endgame after} 24... Kg7 25. Rxa7 b5 26. Bxb5 Rxf7 27. Rxf7+ Kxf7 28. Kf2 Kf6
29. Kf3 h5 30. Ke4 {is lost for Black. White will get passed pawns on opposite
sides; meanwhile, Black's c5 pawn doesn't help his defence, blockading an
important communication square and diagonal.}) 25. a4 Kg7 26. Kf2 Bf6 27. Re8
Bd8 28. Kf3 Bf6 29. Ke4 $18 {Wells,P-Krasenkow,M/Copenhagen 1996 and the
advance of the white king and pawns decided the game}) (20... Bc6 $6 21. f5 $1
Bd5 {loses a tempo comparing to the next line} 22. Bxd5 Rxd5 23. fxg6 hxg6 24.
Re7 b5 25. Rxa7 b4 26. Rc2 Rf5 27. h4 c4 28. Kh2 R8xf7 29. Rxf7 Rxf7 30. cxb4
Rf2 31. Kg3 Bd4 32. a4 Kg8 33. a5 Kf7 34. b5 {1-0 Sadler,M-Khachian,M/Cannes
1996/CBM 51 ext (41)}) (20... Bd5 {is quite a solid continuation:} 21. Bxd5
Rxd5 22. Re7 a6 (22... b5 23. Rxa7 b4 24. Rc2 bxc3 25. Bxc3 Bxc3 26. Rxc3 Kg7
27. a4 Rxf7 28. Rxf7+ Kxf7 $14 {1/2-1/2 Muttoni,G-Sogaard,O/email RCCA 1999/80
telechess (32)}) 23. Kf2 b5 {[%cal Rd5f5,Rb5b4]} 24. g4 b4 {Black looks for a
rook endgame, which is easier to defend.} (24... c4 25. Ke2 $14) 25. Re8 $1 (
25. Rc2 bxc3 26. Bxc3 Bxc3 27. Rxc3 Rd2+ 28. Re2 Rd4 $1 $10) 25... Rd8 26. Rc2
$1 bxc3 27. Bxc3 Rdxe8 28. fxe8=Q Rxe8 29. Bxg7+ Kxg7 30. Rxc5 Re4 {with an
apparent draw}) 21. Bxd3 (21. Be6 b5 $44) 21... Rxd3 22. Re7 Bxc3 23. Bxc3+
Rxc3 24. Rxa7 Kg7 25. Rxb6 Rxf7 26. Rbb7 Rxb7 27. Rxb7+ Kg8 {with a drawish
endgame, e.g.} 28. Rb2 h5 29. Kf2 Ra3 30. Ke1 Kf7 31. Re2 h4 32. Kd1 c4 33. Kc1
c3 34. g3 hxg3 35. hxg3 g5 36. fxg5 Kg6 37. g4 Kxg5 38. Rg2 Ra8 {1/2-1/2 Van
Wely,L-Holzke,F/Germany 1999/GER-chT (38)}) ({The other moves (besides 16.dxe6)
don't deserve serious attention, e.g.} 16. Bb2 exd5 17. Bxd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 c4
19. Ba3 Re8 20. f5 Re5 21. fxg6 hxg6 22. d6 Qd7 23. Rbe1 Rd8 (23... Rae8 $5)
24. Rxe5 Bxe5 25. Qd5 Qe6 $15 {0-1 Berger,H-Hlavnicka,J/Schwarzach 1998/EXT
2000 (48)}) (16. Re1 exd5 17. Bxd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 Re8 19. Ba3 (19. Bb2 c4) 19...
Qd7 20. Qd3 Qg4 $17 {1-0 Barus,C-Xu Jun/Shenyang 1999/EXT 2000 (47)}) 16...
exd5 17. Bxd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 Qf6 (18... Re8 $5) 19. Rf3 (19. c4 {was a must,
bringing the bishop back into the game, although the ending after} Qd4+ 20.
Qxd4 Bxd4+ 21. Kh1 Rfe8 {[%csl Gd4][%cal Ge8e1] is clearly better for Black})
19... Qf5 (19... Rfe8 20. f5 $5 {Black decides to eliminate this possibility.})
20. Rd1 (20. Qd3 Rfe8 $5 21. Qxf5 gxf5 $17 {[%csl Ge4][%cal Ge8e1]}) 20... Rad8
21. c4 {Now this is a bit too late as Black needn't swap the queens.} Bd4+ 22.
Kh1 Rfe8 23. Bb2 {At last the bishop enters the game but Black has captured
the e-file in the meantime.} Re4 24. Bxd4 Rxd4 25. Qc1 Rxd1+ 26. Qxd1 b5 $1 {
Creating a strong passed pawn. Together with White's kingside weaknesses (the
f4 pawn, the poorly protected white king) this yields Black a huge advantage.}
27. cxb5 Rxd5 {[%csl Gc5,Gd5]} 28. Qe2 (28. Qg1 c4 $19) 28... Qe4 $1 29. Qf1
Qc2 (29... c4 {was good enough, too}) 30. Re3 c4 31. h3 c3 $6 {There was no
need to hurry.} (31... Rxb5 32. Kh2 Rb2 {was very strong}) 32. Re8+ Kg7 33. Qc4
{Now White gets some counterplay, however insufficient for saving the game.}
Rd1+ 34. Kh2 Rd2 35. Qc6 Qb2 36. Rc8 Kh6 $1 37. f5 (37. Qa8 c2 38. Rc5 Kg7 39.
Qc6 Qxa2 $19) 37... c2 38. h4 $4 {A blunder in a bad position.} (38. Qe4 $8 Kg7
(38... c1=Q $2 39. Qh4+ Kg7 40. f6+ Qxf6 41. Qxf6+ Kxf6 42. Rxc1 Rxa2 43. b6
$11) 39. f6+ $1 Qxf6 $1 40. Rxc2 Qd6+ 41. Kg1 Qb6+ (41... Rd1+ 42. Kf2 Qb6+ 43.
Ke2 {is less clear}) 42. Kh1 (42. Kh2 Qb8+ 43. Kg1 Rd1+ 44. Kf2 Qxb5 $19) 42...
Rd1+ 43. Kh2 Qb8+ 44. g3 Qxb5 $19 {A pawn down, with a weak king, White has no
chances to survive.}) 38... Qe5+ 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2011.08.28"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Lima, Darcy Gustavo Macha"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2493"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2011.08.28"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Be3 Qa5 9. Nd2 {This move is gradually gaining some popularity. It was
recently played in Aronian-Sutovsky (see CBM 144).} Nd7 (9... cxd4 10. Nc4 Qd8
(10... dxe3 11. Nxa5 Bxc3+ 12. Ke2 Bxa5 13. Kxe3 O-O 14. Bb5 a6 15. Ba4 b5 16.
Qd5 Ra7 17. Bb3 {1-0 Aronian,L (2805)-Sutovsky,E (2700)/Ningbo CHN 2011/The
Week in Chess 871 (38)} Rd7 18. Qc5 Bb7 $44) 11. cxd4 O-O 12. Rb1 f5 13. exf5
Bxf5 14. Rxb7 Nc6 15. d5 Bc3+ 16. Bd2 Nd4 17. Ne3 Qa5 18. Bxc3 Qxc3+ 19. Qd2
Qa1+ 20. Qd1 Qc3+ 21. Qd2 Qa1+ 22. Qd1 {1/2 Avrukh,B (2601)-Kovchan,A (2558)/
Mulhouse FRA 2011/The Week in Chess 865}) 10. Rc1 $6 $146 {[%mdl 512] Hardly a
good idea. After making a solid move Nf3-d2, White suddenly sacrifices a pawn.
Not surprisingly, his compensation will be doubtful.} (10. Nb3 Qc7 (10... Qxc3+
11. Bd2 Qb2 12. Bc1 Qc3+ $11) 11. Be2 (11. Bb5 O-O 12. O-O Nf6 {[%cal Rf6g4]}
13. f3 a6 14. Be2 c4 15. Nd2 b5 16. f4 Bb7 17. Bf3 Nd7 18. f5 e5 $1 19. fxe6
fxe6 20. e5 Bxf3 21. Nxf3 Qc6 $15 {0-1 Vanheste,J (2380)-Tukmakov,V (2570)/
Ostend 1990/EXT 1997 (46)}) 11... O-O 12. O-O b6 13. Qc1 Bb7 14. f3 Rfe8 15.
Rd1 Rac8 16. Bb5 Bc6 17. Ba6 Rcd8 18. Bf4 e5 19. Bg5 f6 20. Be3 Ba4 $11 {
0-1 Jepson,C (2405)-Nielsen,P (2681)/Helsingor DEN 2011/The Week in Chess 874 
(64)}) 10... Qxa2 11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O Qa5 13. d5 {On the following day an
Argentinian GM tried another plan but without success:} (13. e5 Qd8 14. f4 cxd4
15. Bxd4 Nb8 16. Bf3 Qc7 17. Ne4 Nc6 18. Qa4 Bd7 19. Qa3 Rad8 20. Be3 Bc8 21.
c4 Bh6 22. Nc3 Rd3 23. Qc5 Qxe5 $3 24. Nd5 Qd6 $17 {1/2 Mareco,S (2597)-Berkes,
F (2696)/Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 2011/The Week in Chess 877 (68)}) 13... b5 14. c4
b4 15. f4 Qc7 16. e5 {[%csl Gd5,Ge5]} a5 {[%csl Ga5,Gb4]} 17. Ne4 a4 18. Ra1 a3
{Despite White's strong pawn centre, Black's queenside passed pawns look more
formidable.} 19. Ra2 Ra5 20. Qb3 Ba6 21. h4 e6 22. dxe6 fxe6 23. h5 Qc6 (23...
Nb6 $5 {[%cal Yb6a4,Ya4b2]}) 24. Ng5 (24. Nd6 $5 $132) 24... Re8 (24... Bh6 $5
25. hxg6 Bxg5 26. gxh7+ Kh8 27. fxg5 Qe4) (24... h6 $142 25. Nf3 Bb7 26. Rd1
Qa4 $17) 25. hxg6 hxg6 26. Bd3 Nf8 27. Qb1 Re7 28. Bxg6 $6 {This attack is
incorrect although proving that over the board is not an easy task.} (28. Kf2
$15) 28... Bxc4 29. Bh7+ Kh8 30. Be4 Bd5 $1 (30... Qb5 31. Rf3 Bxa2 32. Rh3+
Kg8 33. Bh7+ Nxh7 34. Qxh7+ Kf8 35. Qg6 $40) 31. g4 Bxe4 32. Nxe4 b3 $1 33.
Rh2+ Kg8 34. Nf6+ Bxf6 35. exf6 Rb7 36. Qe1 b2 $2 {Practically giving up this
important pawn and missing out on the win.} (36... Qe4 $19) 37. Qxa5 b1=Q 38.
Rxb1 Rxb1+ 39. Kf2 {Black does not have the power to create any threats.} Rb2+
40. Kg3 Rxh2 41. Kxh2 Qf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2011.09.13"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2011.08.28"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Qa4+ Bd7 {
This move is considered second-rate.} 8. Qa3 Nc6 {This is Peter Svidler!
Instead of "normal" moves like} (8... O-O {or}) (8... b6) {he prepares ...
e7-e5 and ...Qd8-e7.} 9. Nf3 e5 10. Be3 (10. d5 $5 Ne7 11. Bd3 $14 {looks
simpler.}) 10... exd4 11. cxd4 Qe7 (11... Bg4 {was played in an old game, in
which this position arose after 8...e5 9.Nf3 exd4 10.cxd4 Nc6 11.Be3. White
quickly obtained a big advantage:} 12. Bb5 Qf6 $2 (12... Qd6) 13. Ne5 Bd7 14.
Nxd7 Kxd7 15. Rc1 a6 16. Bxc6+ bxc6 17. Qa4 Rhb8 18. d5 Rb5 19. Rxc6 Qa1+ 20.
Rc1 Bc3+ 21. Kd1 Qb2 22. Qc4 {1-0 Gavrikov,V (2535)-Birnboim,N (2390)/Lugano
1989/TD}) 12. Qxe7+ Nxe7 13. Rb1 $14 O-O-O 14. Bc4 f5 $1 {This typical
undermining is Black's only chance to create counterplay.} 15. Ng5 fxe4 $1 16.
Nf7 Nf5 17. O-O Nxd4 18. Bxd4 $2 {After this wrong exchange Black obtains
excellent compensation for his minor material deficit: a bishop pair and
strong queenside pawns.} (18. Rfd1 $1 Bf5 (18... Bg4 19. Bxd4 Bxd4 20. Nxh8
Bxd1 21. Nf7 Rd7 22. Be6 Be2 23. Re1 Bd3 24. Ng5) 19. h3 h5 20. Bxd4 Rxd4 (
20... Bxd4 21. Nxh8 Bxh8 22. Rxd8+ Kxd8 23. Rxb7) 21. Rxd4 Bxd4 22. Nxh8 Bxh8
23. Re1 {then regaining the e4-pawn. The absence of the rook pair is
favourable to White.}) 18... Bxd4 19. Nxh8 Rxh8 {[%mdl 4096]} 20. Bd5 b5 21.
Bxe4 c5 {[%csl Gb5,Gc5] The initiative clearly belongs to Black. White fails
to organise any defence and gradually loses:} 22. g3 a5 23. Kg2 b4 24. Bd5 Kc7
25. Bc4 Kd6 26. Rfe1 a4 27. f3 Rb8 28. Re2 $2 {[%mdl 16384]} (28. g4 $8 $17)
28... Bf5 29. Rd1 b3 30. axb3 axb3 {[%csl Gb3]} 31. g4 Bd7 32. Re3 b2 33. Rb3
Rxb3 34. Bxb3 Bb5 35. Ba2 Kc6 36. Rd2 Kb6 37. f4 Bc6+ 38. Kg3 Be4 39. Rd1 Kb5
40. Re1 Bd3 41. Re7 (41. Rd1 c4 42. Rxd3 cxd3 43. Kf3 Kb4 44. Bb1 Kc3 {, and
when pawn moves are exhausted, White will be in zugzwang.}) 41... c4 42. Rd7 c3
43. Rd5+ Bc5 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 4th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2009.11.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Rc1 Qa5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. Nf3 Bg4 11. d5 Na6 {A rare move in this position,
compared to the main continuations} (11... Bxf3) ({and (rather less accurate)} 
11... Nd7) 12. h4 $5 $146 {[%mdl 136] According to Kramnik, White overcomes an
"optical illusion" that this move is senseless after ...Bc8-g4. In fact, it
creates a serious threat 13.Nh2, and after the retreat of the bishop 14.h5.
This way White exploits the main drawback of 11...Na6 - the absence of the
black knight from the centre.} (12. c4 $6 {is now met by a strong reply} Nb4 $1
{(that's the idea behind 11...Na6!)}) (12. Bxa6 Qxa6 13. c4 b5 $5 14. O-O bxc4
15. Qe2 Bd7 $6 (15... Bxf3 16. gxf3 Bd4 $1 $11 17. Qxc4 $140 Qf6 $1) 16. Bxc5
Bb5 17. Qe3 Qxa2 18. Bxe7 Rfe8 19. d6 $16 {1/2 Schneider Zinner,H (2348)
-Balinov,I (2388)/Gmunden 2005/CBM 107 ext (167)}) (12. Be2 c4 $5 13. Bd4 Nc5
14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Bxc4 Nxe4 16. Qd4+ Nf6 17. Ne5 Qb6 18. Qxb6 axb6 19. f3 Bc8
20. Nd3 Ne8 21. Bb3 Nd6 $11 {1/2 Serper,G (2522)-Ehlvest,J (2603)/ICC INT 2008/
CBM 126 Extra (33)}) (12. Ng5 b5 (12... Rad8 13. h3 Bc8 14. Bxa6 Qxa6 15. Bxc5
Rfe8 16. c4 $16 {0-1 Knoll,H (2355)-Balinov,I (2388)/Gmunden 2005/CBM 107 ext 
(52)}) 13. h3 Bd7 14. Bd3 (14. Be2 $142) 14... c4 15. Be2 Rac8 16. O-O Nc5 17.
f4 h6 18. Bxc5 Rxc5 19. Nf3 Qb6 $11 {1-0 Grischuk,A (2719)-Morozevich,A (2787)/
Almaty 2008/EXT 2009 (29)}) 12... f5 (12... Rad8 13. Nh2 Bc8 14. h5 f5 $5 {
was probably the critical reaction to White's plan although he retains the
initiative after} 15. hxg6 hxg6 16. exf5 Bxf5 17. Nf3 {[%cal Re3h6]}) 13. exf5
Bxf5 (13... gxf5 14. Bf4 $16 {[%csl Gf4][%cal Rf3e5]}) 14. h5 $16 {"In my
opinion, Black has a horrible position. White has got an attack with equal
material and a strategical advantage." (V.Kramnik after the game)} Rad8 15.
hxg6 Bxg6 (15... hxg6 $2 16. Bh6 $18) 16. Bh6 $1 (16. Nh4 $143 $6 Be4 {Kramnik}
) (16. Bd3 $143 $6 Nc7 {forcing c3-c4 and the exchange of queens.}) 16... Bxh6
17. Rxh6 Rf6 18. Ne5 {[%csl Ge5]} Qa4 19. Qe3 $1 {[%cal Re5g6,Rf1c4]} (19. Bc4
$2 Re6 $1 {M.Fominyh, Barsky}) (19. f3 $6 Re6 $1 {Kramnik}) 19... Qf4 {Black
must give up a pawn; besides, his poor a6 knight is still out of play.} (19...
Qe4 $4 20. Rxg6+) 20. Qxf4 Rxf4 21. Nxg6 hxg6 22. Rxg6+ Kf7 23. Rg5 Re4+ (23...
Nc7 $142 24. c4 {but Black is technically lost anyway.}) 24. Be2 Kf6 25. Rh5
Kg6 26. g4 Rf8 27. Rd1 Rf6 28. Rh8 Kg7 29. Rd8 Rb6 30. f3 Re3 31. Rd3 Re5 32.
Kf2 Rh6 33. Bf1 Rh2+ 34. Kg3 Rxa2 35. d6 exd6 36. R3xd6 Re7 37. R6d7 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.12.02"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Milov, Vadim"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2602"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2001.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Ba3 {
This move is quite playable, although well-forgotten.} Nd7 (7... b6 {is the
other possible plan, probably, more appropriate.}) 8. Nf3 c5 9. Bc4 $6 {
A rare, quite harmless move.} (9. Qb3 {was played more frequently, e.g.} O-O
10. Be2 (10. Bd3 $143 {this is not a good place for the bishop} Qc7 (10... b6
11. Rd1 e6 12. O-O Qc7 13. e5 Bb7 14. Ng5 Rfc8 15. Qb1 Rab8 16. h4 $36 {
1-0 Dolmatov,S-Bagirov,Y/Frunze 1983/Inf 35 (35)}) 11. O-O Rb8 $1 {[%cal Rb7b5]
} 12. Bb5 b6 13. Rad1 a6 14. Bd3 b5 15. Bb1 Bb7 16. Rfe1 Ba8 17. h4 a5 $15 {
1/2-1/2 Evans,L-Kortschnoj,V/Buenos Aires 1960/MCD (41)}) (10. Rd1 cxd4 11.
cxd4 Nf6 12. Bd3 Bg4 13. Qxb7 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Qxd4 15. O-O (15. Qxe7 Qc3+ 16. Ke2
Nd5 $1 17. Qc5 Qxc5 18. Bxc5 Nc3+ $19 {0-1 Hund,J-Sauermann/corr 1968/Inf 05 
(29)}) (15. Bxe7 Qc3+ $36) 15... Qe5 16. Bxe7 Rfb8 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Qc7 Bh6
19. Qg3 Bf4 20. Qg4 Rc8 $17 {0-1 Fajdetic,H-Rogulj,B/Pula 1992/EXT 98 (31)}) (
10. Bc4 cxd4 11. cxd4 Nb6 {leads to the game position}) 10... cxd4 (10... Qc7
11. O-O Rb8 12. e5 $1 {Now, unlike in the 10.Bd3 line, it is quite possible.}
e6 (12... b5 13. e6 c4 14. Qb4 {-the bishop is on e2 and not d3 and therefore
not hanging!} fxe6 15. Qxe7 $14) 13. Nd2 $1 b6 14. Nc4 $6 (14. Ne4 $142 $14)
14... Ba6 15. Rfe1 Bxc4 16. Bxc4 Rfd8 $4 (16... b5 {with an excellent play for
Black}) 17. Bb5 $16 {1-0 Papaioannou,I-Krasenkow,M/Leon 2001/CBM 86 (42)}) (
10... b6 $5 11. O-O Qc7 12. Rfd1 (12. Rad1 $5 Bb7 13. e5) 12... Bb7 13. e5 e6
14. Nd2 Rfc8 15. Rac1 a6 16. Bf3 $6 (16. Nc4 Bd5 17. Qb2) 16... Bxf3 17. Nxf3
c4 18. Qc2 b5 {0-1 Gerlach,M-Schulz,P/Germany 1993/EXT 97-B (45)}) 11. cxd4 Nf6
12. e5 (12. Bd3 Bg4 $1) 12... Nd5 13. O-O b6 14. Ng5 h6 15. Bf3 Bb7 16. Ne4 Qd7
17. Rfe1 Rac8 18. Rad1 Rfd8 19. e6 $5 fxe6 20. Bg4 Rc6 21. Bc1 $44 {1/2-1/2
Atalik,S-Lin Weiguo/Beijing 1997/CBM 61 (28)}) 9... cxd4 10. Qb3 O-O 11. cxd4
Nb6 12. Be2 {If White gives up this bishop, Black obtains an excellent
position:} (12. O-O Nxc4 13. Qxc4 Bg4 14. Rad1 Bxf3 15. gxf3 Qd7 16. Rd3 Rfc8
17. Qb4 e6 18. Rb1 Rc7 19. d5 exd5 20. Rxd5 Qe6 $15 {1-0 Ivanov,I-Lonoff,M/
Chicago 1990/EXT 97 (33)}) 12... Be6 13. Qb4 Rc8 $1 {Black must play actively
in the Gruenfeld!} 14. O-O {Black correctly assessed that after} (14. Qxe7 Qxe7
(14... Bxd4 $143 15. Nxd4 Qxd4 16. O-O $44) 15. Bxe7 Rfe8 16. Bh4 ({or} 16. Bd6
Bg4 17. e5 Nc4 18. Bb4 f6) 16... Bg4 17. e5 f6 $1 {White can't maintain his
material advantage.}) 14... Bc4 15. Rfe1 ({Perhaps} 15. Bxc4 Nxc4 16. Rac1 {
was more appropriate. If} b5 $5 {then after} 17. Qxb5 Nxa3 18. Qa4 e5 $8 19.
Rxc8 Qxc8 20. Qxa3 exd4 21. Qxa7 d3 22. Qe3 {the draw is not far away.}) 15...
Bxe2 16. Rxe2 Nc4 17. Rd1 Qd6 $1 {In the arising endgame Black has a small but
stable advantage due to his extra queenside pawn.} 18. Qxd6 exd6 19. Bc1 Rfe8
20. Bf4 b5 21. Rb1 a6 22. g4 (22. Kf1 {was more appropriate, moving the king
towards the centre.}) 22... Na3 23. Rb3 Rc2 $5 24. Re1 $2 {A strange mistake,
after which White loses at least a pawn.} (24. Rxc2 $142 Nxc2 25. Bxd6 (25. e5
{runs into} Nxd4 $1 26. Nxd4 dxe5 27. Re3 Rd8 28. Rxe5 $1 f5 $1 (28... f6 $143
29. Re4 f5 30. Nxf5 gxf5 31. gxf5 $11) 29. Nc6 Bxe5 30. Bxe5 Rd1+ 31. Kg2 fxg4
{with good winning chances for Black}) 25... Nxd4 (25... Rxe4 $2 26. Rc3) 26.
Nxd4 Bxd4 27. Rb4 $1 {White probably missed this move giving him good drawing
chances as} Rxe4 $6 {was not good due to} 28. Kf1 {[%cal Rd6c5,Rf2f3]}) (24.
Rbe3 {is inferior as after} Rxe2 25. Rxe2 d5 26. e5 b4 {the march of Black's
queenside pawns should decide the game.}) 24... Rxa2 (24... Nc4 $17 {was
possible, too, so it is not clear what White hoped for.}) 25. Bxd6 Nc2 26. Rd1
({Or} 26. Re2 Ra1+ 27. Kg2 Nxd4 28. Nxd4 Bxd4 {and Black should win}) 26...
Rxe4 27. d5 {A desperate attempt to create counterplay. However, Black can
easily neutralize White's d-pawn.} Nd4 28. Nxd4 Rxd4 {This is simpler than} (
28... Rxg4+ 29. Bg3 Bxd4) 29. Rxd4 Bxd4 30. Rd3 (30. Bg3 Rd2 31. Ra3 Bc5 32.
Rxa6 Rxd5 $19) 30... Bxf2+ 31. Kh1 Ra4 32. Be5 Rxg4 33. h3 Re4 34. Bf6 Bb6 35.
Rd1 (35. d6 Re6 36. Bh4 f6 37. d7 Bd8 $19 {-the pawn is stopped!}) 35... Kf8
36. Rc1 Rc4 37. Re1 Bc5 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 13th"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2001.11.07"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Markos, Jan"]
[Black "Greenfeld, Alon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2435"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2001.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Slovakia"]
[BlackTeam "Israel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SVK"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Qd3 Ba6 12. Qe3 Qd7 13. dxc5 Bxe2 14. Qxe2
bxc5 15. Qc4 Qc6 16. e5 Nd7 17. Re1 e6 $1 {An important improvement introduced
by IM Klaudiusz Urban. The knight remains on d7 to press the e5 pawn.} (17...
Nb6 {-see CBM81}) 18. Bg5 ({If} 18. Qh4 {then} Rfb8 $1 {and Black's
counterplay comes first as} 19. Bh6 $2 {doesn't work in view of} Nxe5 $1 {
Se.Ivanov}) 18... Rfb8 {[%cal Gb8b1]} (18... h6 {yielded Black a good position
in the stem game:} 19. Be7 Rfc8 20. Bd6 Nb6 21. Qa6 Na4 22. Qxc6 Rxc6 23. c4
Nb6 24. Nd2 Bf8 25. Bxf8 Kxf8 26. f4 Rd8 27. Nb3 Nxc4 28. Rbc1 Nb6 29. Rxc5
Rxc5 30. Nxc5 Rd2 $15 {1/2-1/2 Ivanov,S-Urban,K/Glogow POL 2001 (55)}) {
The text move is even more logical.} 19. Rbd1 Nb6 20. Qe2 Qa4 {The initiative
belongs to Black.} 21. Rd6 (21. Rd3 $5) 21... Nd5 (21... Nc4 {was quite
posiible and if} 22. Qe4 Qxa2 23. Rd7 {then} Nb6 24. Rc7 Qa5 ({but not} 24...
Rc8 $2 25. Rxf7 $3 Kxf7 26. Qb7+ Kf8 27. Bf6 $18)) 22. c4 (22. Ra6 {was more
accurate, e.g.} Qd7 23. c4 Nb4 24. Rd6 Qa4 25. Rd2 {with unclear play. After
the text move White loses a pawn.}) 22... Nc3 23. Qd3 (23. Qe3 {was probably
better to create counterplay after} Qxc4 (23... Nxa2 24. Qxc5) 24. Nd2 Qb4 25.
a3 $1 Qb2 (25... Qxa3 $2 26. Rd3) 26. Qf3 (26. Nc4 Qc2) 26... Nd5 27. Rd7 Rf8
28. Ne4 {etc.}) 23... Nxa2 24. Rd1 (24. Ra1 $143 Nb4 $1) 24... Nb4 25. Qe4 {
This allows Black to transfer his knight to b6.} (25. Qe2 $5) 25... Nd5 26. Qd3
(26. Rc1 Bf8 27. Qh4 $5 {was possible. However, with accurate play Black can
parry White's attack:} Nc3 $1 (27... Bxd6 $143 28. exd6) 28. Kf1 (28. Rd2 Rb4
$19) 28... Bxd6 29. exd6 Rb1 30. Rxb1 Nxb1 31. g3 Qd1+ 32. Kg2 Qxd6 33. Bf6 e5
34. Bxe5 Qc6 {etc.}) 26... Nb6 {[%csl Rc4]} 27. h4 $2 {Despair. White gives up
a second pawn.} ({But why not} 27. Rc1 {? If Black plays} Bf8 {winning the
exchange then} 28. Nd2 $1 Bxd6 29. exd6 Nd7 (29... f5 $5 {, preventing 30.Ne4,
is not that clear either}) 30. Ne4 Rb3 31. Qd2 f5 ({or} 31... Rab8 32. Nf6+
Nxf6 33. Bxf6 Rb1 34. h4 Rxc1+ 35. Qxc1 Qd7 36. Qf4) 32. Nf6+ Nxf6 33. Bxf6 Qd7
34. h4 {and White's counterplay should not be underestimated}) 27... Nxc4 $19
28. Qe4 Qb5 (28... Nb2 {, exchanging the queens, was the simplest course to win
}) 29. Rd7 Nb6 30. Rb7 h6 (30... Qa4 31. Qxa4 Nxa4 32. Rc7 Rc8 33. Rb7 c4 {
was quite enough to win.}) 31. Bf6 Qa4 {Black should play carefully. Here is
an interesting variation:} (31... Rxb7 32. Qxb7 Bxf6 (32... c4 $142) 33. exf6
Qb2 34. Qe7 Nd5 (34... c4 $2 35. Rd8+ Rxd8 36. Qxd8+ Kh7 37. Qe7 {but the text
move looks decisive...}) 35. Rxd5 $1 exd5 36. Ne5 Rf8 37. Nd7 $1 (37. Nxg6 Qb1+
) 37... Rb8 $5 ({or} 37... Qc1+ 38. Kh2 Qf4+ 39. Kg1 Rb8 40. Nxb8 Qxb8 41. Qxc5
) 38. Qe3 $1 (38. Ne5 Qb7) 38... Kh7 39. Qe7 Qc1+ 40. Kh2 Qf4+ 41. Kh3 Kg8 42.
Nxb8 Qxb8 43. Qxc5 {and Black can hardly win}) 32. Qxa4 Nxa4 33. Rc7 Bxf6 $2 {
Black certainly lost concentration after the queen exchange. It was not a good
idea to allow the white pawn to f6.} (33... Rc8 34. Rb7 Nb6 35. Bxg7 Kxg7 36.
Ra1 Nd5 37. Raxa7 Rxa7 38. Rxa7 c4 39. Nd4 c3 $1 {brings Black a clearly
winning endgame.}) 34. exf6 {[%csl Gf6]} Nc3 $4 {Now the black king gets into
a mating net.} (34... Nb6 35. Ne5 Rf8 {was absolutely necessary but the
endgame after} 36. Ng4 $1 (36. Ra1 $143 Nd5 37. Rxc5 Rfb8 {and Black should win
}) 36... Kh7 37. Ne5 Nd5 38. Rxd5 $1 exd5 39. Nxf7 Rxf7 40. Rxf7+ Kh8 41. Kf1
$1 (41. Rg7 $143 d4) 41... a5 42. Rg7 {needs closer analysis. I am not sure
that Black can win.}) 35. Rdd7 $2 (35. Ne5 $1 Rf8 36. Rdd7 Nd5 37. Rxf7 $18 {
was more accurate}) 35... Nd5 $2 {Returning the present.} ({Black could
continue fighting on after} 35... Rc8 36. Rxf7 Rxc7 37. Rxc7 Rf8 $1 38. Rg7+
Kh8 39. Rxg6 Nd5 (39... Kh7 $143 40. Ne5 Rg8 41. f7 Rf8 42. Rxe6 $18) 40. Rxh6+
Kg8 41. Rg6+ Kh8 42. Rg7 Rxf6 43. Rxa7 c4 $16) 36. Rxf7 $1 Nxc7 37. Rg7+ Kf8
38. Ne5 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 13th"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2001.11.09"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Kempinski, Robert"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2586"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2001.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Poland"]
[BlackTeam "Israel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. Rc1 e6 $5 {A new move analysed by Izraeli players. Its
idea is to transfer the knight fo f5 after d4-d5 e6xd5 e4xd5.} 11. d5 (11. dxc5
{led to unclear play in the following game:} O-O 12. Qb2 f5 13. exf5 gxf5 14.
Bb5 Kh8 15. O-O e5 16. Qb3 Qc7 17. Ng5 Na5 18. Qb4 h6 19. Nf3 Be6 20. Nh4 (20.
Rcd1 $5) 20... Kh7 21. f3 Nc6 22. Qb1 Qe7 23. Bf2 Qg5 $6 (23... Rad8) 24. Rcd1
Rae8 25. Rd6 $16 {0-1 Candela Perez,J-Avrukh,B/Ubeda ESP 2001/The Week in
Chess 325 (66)}) 11... exd5 12. exd5 Ne7 {[%cal Ye7f5]} 13. Bg5 ({The typical} 
13. c4 $5 {needs further tests, e.g.} Qxd2+ 14. Kxd2 b6 15. Re1 $5 {not
allowing the black knight to f5 so far.}) 13... h6 14. Bf4 $6 {This is
harmless.} (14. Bxe7 $5 Kxe7 15. d6+ Kd8 16. Be2 {is the principled
continuation to contest Black's idea.}) 14... O-O 15. Be2 Rd8 16. c4 Qxd2+ 17.
Nxd2 Nf5 {This strong knight guarantees Black a good position.} 18. Nb3 b6 19.
g4 $6 (19. h3 $142 {securing the f4 bishop}) 19... g5 $1 {Black wants to push
the white bishop from its active position before putting his knight to d6 or
even h4.} 20. Bxg5 $6 {Of course, it is not pleasant to yield Black an
advantage of the bishop pair. However,} (20. Bd2 Nh4 21. O-O Re8 22. Rfe1 (22.
Rce1 Ba6 $1) 22... f5 {gives Black an excellent position, too.}) 20... hxg5 21.
gxf5 Bxf5 22. Rg1 Re8 (22... Bg6 $15 {is simpler}) 23. Kd2 $2 {White could
actually capture the g5 pawn:} (23. Rxg5 Bg6 (23... Bd3 $6 24. Kd2 $1 {the
point!} Bg6 (24... Bxe2 25. Rcg1) 25. f4 {with idea Bd3, and White is OK}) (
23... Bd7 24. Rd1 {followed by Rd3}) 24. Rd1 Kf8 25. Kf1 {Of course, Black is
very active but White has an extra pawn...}) 23... Bg6 24. Bd3 {24...Be5 was
imminent anyway.} Be5 $1 {White overlooked this move. Now he loses material.}
25. Bxg6 (25. Kc2 Bxh2 $19) 25... Bf4+ 26. Kd3 $6 (26. Kc3 Bxc1 27. Nxc1 fxg6
28. Rxg5 {,followed by Nc1-d3, was much more stubborn}) 26... Bxc1 27. Nxc1
fxg6 28. Rxg5 Kf7 29. Ne2 Rh8 30. Rg3 Rxh2 31. Rf3+ Kg8 32. Nf4 Rf8 33. Ke3 Rh4
34. d6 Re8+ 0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.02.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Olafsson, Helgi"]
[Black "Huzman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2504"]
[BlackElo "2597"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 Qa5 9. Rb1 b6 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Bd3 O-O 12. Nf3 {A rare move.} (12. Ne2 {
is usually played, without major problems for Black after} Nc6) 12... Nc6 13.
Rc1 (13. Rb5 Qa4 14. Rb2 Rad8 15. O-O Na5 16. Bh6 Nc4 17. Bxc4 Qxc4 18. Bxg7
Kxg7 19. Ne5 Qa4 20. Qe3 f6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Adla,D-Sion Castro,M/Zaragoza 1995/
EXT 97 (37)}) 13... Bg4 {A logical reply but there is nothing wrong with} (
13... e6 14. d5 exd5 15. exd5 Ne5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. c4 Qxd2+ 18. Kxd2 f5 19. f4
Bf6 20. Rhe1 Rfe8 21. Bf2 Kf7 22. g3 Rxe1 23. Rxe1 Re8 24. Rc1 Ke7 25. Bc2 Kd6
$11 {1/2-1/2 Tunik,G-Atalik,S/Budapest 1992/EXT 97 (40)}) 14. d5 Rad8 $1 {
A typical manoeuvre. Black prepares ...e7-e6 and his knight will go to e5 or
d4 depending on the situation.} 15. Qc2 (15. dxc6 $6 Bxf3 16. gxf3 c4) (15. O-O
Bxf3 16. gxf3 e6 $1 17. c4 Qxd2 18. Bxd2 Nd4 $11) 15... Bxf3 (15... Nd4 $143
16. Nxd4 cxd4 17. Bd2 Rc8 18. c4) 16. gxf3 Nd4 17. Qd1 Nb5 (17... e6 18. O-O
Nc6 $5) 18. Bd2 $6 (18. Qb3 $5 Nd6 (18... Nd4 19. Qd1) 19. O-O {[%cal Yc3c4]})
18... Nd6 19. Qb3 f5 20. exf5 {This leads to a clear advantage for Black but
after} (20. c4 Qa6 {it is not easy for White to make the next move.}) 20... c4
$1 21. Bxc4 Rxf5 ({It looked attractive to deprive White of the bishop pair at
once but apparently Black was not sure whether he would manage to win the
position after} 21... Nxc4 22. Qxc4 Rxf5 23. d6+ Kh8 24. dxe7 Re5+ ({or} 24...
Re8 25. O-O Rxe7 26. Rfe1) 25. Be3 Rxe7 26. O-O Red7 27. Rfe1 $15) 22. Be2 (22.
Bd3 Re5+ 23. Be3 Bh6 $17) 22... Rxd5 (22... Qxd5 $5) 23. O-O Kh8 24. Bf4 Rf8
25. Bg3 Rd2 26. Rc2 Rxc2 27. Qxc2 Bxc3 $19 {Black has won a pawn. However,
with his pair of bishops White can put up some resistance so Black should play
accurately.} 28. Rd1 Bf6 29. a4 Rc8 30. Qb3 Rc3 31. Qe6 Qf5 32. Rxd6 {An
unexpected decision but after} (32. Qxf5 Nxf5 33. Rd7 Nd4 34. Bf1 a5 35. Rb7
Rb3 {Black should win easily.}) 32... exd6 33. Qxd6 Rc8 34. Kg2 Rd8 35. Qc7 Qd7
36. Qf4 Qd4 37. Qc7 Qd7 38. Qf4 Qe7 39. Bb5 Kg7 40. Qc4 Rd4 41. Qc8 Rd8 42. Qc4
Rd4 43. Qc8 Be5 44. Qc3 Qf6 45. Qc8 h5 46. Qb7+ Kh6 47. Qc8 h4 48. Bxe5 Qxe5 {
The simplest course to win for Black is now pushing the queenside pawns,
simultaneously threatening to attack the f2 pawn. However... it was the
"eternal" time-trouble already. Another evidence against the so-called "FIDE
time control"!} 49. Bd7 Qf6 50. Qe8 Kg7 51. Bg4 Rd2 52. Qe4 Qd6 53. Qb7+ Kh6
54. Qf7 Re2 55. Qg8 Qd4 56. Kh3 Qe5 $138 {!!!!!} 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 27th"]
[Site "Rogaska Slatina"]
[Date "2011.09.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khairullin, Ildar"]
[Black "Kurnosov, Igor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2642"]
[BlackElo "2648"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[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 "St Petersburg"]
[BlackTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Qa4+ Qd7 8.
Qb3 b6 9. Nf3 O-O 10. Be3 Bb7 11. Bd3 Nc6 12. Rd1 Na5 13. Qb1 c5 14. O-O cxd4
15. cxd4 Rac8 {This system was examined in CBM 116, and little has happened
since then.} (15... Rfc8 16. d5 Nc4 17. Bd4 Bxd4 18. Nxd4 e5 19. Nf3 Qe7 20.
Rc1 Nd6 21. g3 f6 22. Nd2 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Rc8 24. Rxc8+ Bxc8 25. Qb4 Qc7 26. Nc4
Nxc4 27. Bxc4 Qc5 28. Qxc5 {1/2 Najer,E (2615)-Krasenkow,M (2672)/Warsaw 2005/
CBM 108}) 16. d5 Nc4 17. Bd4 Bxd4 18. Nxd4 Qa4 $6 (18... e5 $142 19. Nf3 f6 20.
Bxc4 (20. h3 Nd6 21. Nh2 {1/2 Sokolov,I (2676)-Krasenkow,M (2650)/Birmingham
2006/EXT 2007 (64)} Rc3 $132) 20... Rxc4 21. Rc1 Rfc8 22. Nd2 R4c5 23. Rxc5
Rxc5 24. Rc1 Qc7 25. Rxc5 Qxc5 26. h3 Ba6 27. Nf1 Qb5 28. Qa1 Qxf1+ 29. Qxf1
Bxf1 30. Kxf1 b5 31. Ke2 a5 32. g4 {1/2 Sokolov,I (2641)-Cheparinov,I (2661)/
Khanty Mansiysk 2010/CBM 139}) 19. Be2 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] Even improving on GM
V.Milov's play in the brilliant stem game:} (19. Rfe1 Rc7 $6 (19... Qa3 $5) (
19... Rc5 $5) 20. h4 $1 Qa5 21. Qc1 $5 Rfc8 22. Bxc4 Rxc4 23. Qe3 $36 {1-0
Milov,V (2653)-Krasenkow,M (2672)/Warsaw 2005/CBM 108/[Krasenkow] (36)}) 19...
Na3 20. Qb2 Nc2 $6 {Black overlooks the idea behind his opponent's 19.Be2.} (
20... Rc5 $142 21. h4 $1 $40) 21. Bg4 $1 Rc7 $2 (21... Rc5 $8 22. Ne6 fxe6 23.
Bxe6+ Rf7 24. Qe5 Ba6 $1 {continuing resistance.}) 22. Ne6 $1 {[%mdl 128]} fxe6
23. Bxe6+ Rf7 24. Qe5 Rc8 25. Rd3 (25. Bxf7+ $142 Kxf7 26. Qe6+ Kf8 27. d6 {
with a decisive attack.}) 25... Rcf8 26. Bxf7+ Rxf7 27. Qb8+ Kg7 28. Qxb7 Qxe4
29. Rf3 {White's material advantage is quite enough for a win.} Ne1 30. Rg3 Nc2
31. h3 e5 (31... e6 32. Qa8 exd5 33. Rd1 Nd4 34. Kh1 $1 Nf5 35. Rf3 $1 Rd7 36.
Rfd3 Ne7 $140 37. Qe8 $18) 32. Qc8 $6 (32. Qa8 $1 $18) 32... Nd4 33. Re3 Qxd5 {
Black has regained a pawn; still, he doesn't manage to save the game:} 34. Qe8
Nc6 35. Rc3 Nd4 36. Re3 Nc6 37. Rc3 Nd4 38. Rc8 Ne2+ 39. Kh2 e4 (39... Nf4 40.
f3 $1) 40. Rd8 Qf5 41. f4 $1 Nxf4 42. Rd4 Qe6 43. Qxe6 Nxe6 44. Rxf7+ Kxf7 45.
Rd7+ Kf6 46. Rxa7 Ke5 47. Rb7 e3 48. Kg1 Nf4 49. Rxb6 e2 50. Kf2 Nxg2 51. Kxe2
Nf4+ 52. Kf3 Nxh3 53. Rb5+ Kd4 54. Kg3 Ng1 55. Rb2 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 15th"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "2005.08.07"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Nyback, Tomi"]
[Black "Neubauer, Martin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2468"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2005.07.30"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Finland"]
[BlackTeam "Austria"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FIN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AUT"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Bg5 h6 14. Be3
Nc6 15. d5 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Rfd8 {A rare move.} (16... Nd4 {is common.}) 17. Rxb7
e6 18. Rc7 {This position sometimes arises after 15...Rfd8 16.Rxb7 e6 17.Rc7
Bxf3 18.gxf3} (18. d6 {is probably the only way for White to fight for
advantage.} Bf8 (18... Qa3 19. d7 e5 20. Qd5 Nd4 21. Bxd4 exd4 22. f4 $16 {
1-0 Van Beek,A-Potze,R/Groningen 2003/CBM 097 ext (28)}) 19. d7 {and} Ne5 20.
Bb5 {leads to a well-known line, unclear but generally pleasant for White.})
18... Nb4 {The most active move. Other options:} (18... Ne5 $6 19. f4 Nd7 20.
Rc2 (20. dxe6 Qxe6 21. Bc4 Qh3 22. f3 {looks even stronger}) 20... Qa4 21. dxe6
fxe6 22. Rd2 (22. Rc8 $5 Qxd1 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Rxd1 Kf7 25. Bxa7 $16) 22...
Qc6 23. e5 Qc7 24. Qb3 Nf8 25. Rc2 Qf7 26. Qa4 $36 {1-0 Handke,F-Wltschek,C/
Regensburg 1998/EXT 2000 (34)}) (18... Na5 $5 19. Rc2 (19. d6 $5 Be5 $13) 19...
Qb3 20. Rc5 Qa3 21. Qd3 {1/2-1/2 Ruck,R-Zaja,I/Austria 2002/CBM 090 ext}) 19.
Bc4 (19. d6 Be5 20. Bc5 Na6 $1) 19... Qb2 (19... Qa3 $5) (19... Qa5 $5) 20. d6
{Harmless, as well as the other moves seen in practice:} (20. f4 exd5 (20... a5
$6 21. d6 Na6 22. Bxa6 Rxa6 23. e5 Raa8 24. Qd3 Rab8 25. Rfc1 h5 26. Ra7 Rb5
27. Rcc7 $18 {1-0 Stankevicius,L-Haika,G/ICCF Email 2001/ICCF Telechess CBM 98
(33)}) 21. exd5 Qf6 22. d6 Qxd6 23. Qxd6 Rxd6 24. Bxf7+ Kh7 25. Bxa7 Rad8 26.
Be3 Nd5 27. Rb7 R8d7 28. Rxd7 Rxd7 29. Be6 Nxe3 30. fxe3 Re7 31. f5 Be5 32. h3
{1/2-1/2 Simonenko,S-Ernazarov,N/ICCF Email 2000/ICCF tele 09/2001}) (20. Rxa7
Rxa7 21. Bxa7 exd5 22. exd5 Qe5 23. Qb3 Nxd5 24. Rd1 Qg5+ 25. Kf1 Nf4 26. Rxd8+
Qxd8 27. Bxf7+ Kh7 28. Be3 Qf6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Van Wely,L-Ivanchuk,V/Frankfurt
2000/CBM 076 ext (56)}) 20... Qe5 21. f4 (21. Bc5 $2 Qg5+ 22. Kh1 Be5 $1 23.
Rg1 Qf4 24. Rg3 Bxd6 $17) 21... Qxd6 {Forcing a draw. Black doesn't take a
risk to play} (21... Qxe4 $5 {, which was curious and could give him good
chances.}) 22. Qxd6 Rxd6 23. f5 (23. Bc5 Rc6) (23. Bxa7 $11) 23... gxf5 24.
exf5 Nd5 25. Rxa7 Rxa7 26. Bxa7 exf5 27. Rd1 Rd7 28. Rxd5 {So, only 18.d6 can
test the merits of 16...Rfd8.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 15th"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "2005.07.30"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Nordahl, Helge Andreas"]
[Black "Lupulescu, Constantin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2423"]
[BlackElo "2542"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2005.07.30"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Romania"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ROU"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. Be3 Bg7 8.
Nf3 Qa5 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. Rb1 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 O-O 13. d5 Na5 14. Bd3
(14. Bc5 {was examined in CBM90, annotations to Khenkin-Sutovsky. The text
move is quite healthy (development!) but Black keeps sufficient counterchances
anyway.}) 14... e6 (14... f5 $5 15. Rhc1 fxe4 16. Bxe4 Bf5 17. Kd3 b6 18. Rc7
$14 {1-0 Umansky,M-Aker,N/Chessfriend.com 2003/Telechess CBM 97 A strange
outcome! Did Black withdraw from the correspondence tournament?}) 15. Bc5 Rd8
16. Be7 Rd7 17. d6 a6 {A similar idea was applied in my game against
Cyborowski (CBM 89). It's very difficult for White to keep his outposts in the
centre.} 18. Rb6 Nc6 19. Rxc6 {White decides on an exchange sacrifice to keep
his d6 pawn.} bxc6 20. Rb1 Bb7 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] Black plans ...c6-c5 aiming
at the e4 pawn and the white knight. In previous games played with this line
Black exchanged the e7 bishop at once but weakness of the dark squares in his
camp (particularly f6) gave White a sufficient compensation:} (20... Bf8 21.
Bxf8 Kxf8 22. e5 f6 (22... Rb7 23. Rc1 $5 Rb2+ 24. Ke3 Bd7 25. Ng5 h6 26. Nh7+
Ke8 27. Nf6+ Kd8 28. Rc4 a5 29. Rh4 h5 30. g4 $16 {1-0 Doettling,F-Bildat,J/
Bad Wiessee 2003/EXT 2004 (45)}) 23. exf6 e5 (23... Rxd6 24. Ne5 $44) 24. Ng5
Rxd6 25. Ke3 h6 26. Ne4 Rd5 27. Rb6 Bf5 28. Rxc6 Rad8 29. Bxa6 $13 {1/2-1/2
Stohl,I-Hawelko,M/Houstka 1982/EXT 2002 (43)}) 21. e5 {Otherwise Black simply
obtains an excellent position giving up the exchange on e7, if necessary, e.g.}
(21. Ke3 c5 22. Bc4 Re8 23. Rb6 Rexe7 24. dxe7 Bh6+ 25. Ke2 Rxe7 $17 {[%csl
Re4]}) 21... c5 22. Rxb7 $5 {A desperate attempt but the exchange of rooks is
clearly favorable for Black.} Rxb7 23. Be4 Rxe7 $1 {Black prefers to get rid
of this, more dangerous bishop.} (23... Raa7 24. Bxb7 Rxb7 25. Kd3 $44 {
[%csl Gd6,Ge7][%cal Yd3c4]}) 24. Bxa8 Re8 25. Bc6 Rc8 {Black tries to activate
his rook.} (25... Rd8 {[%cal Yf7f6] was possible, too:} 26. Kd3 f6 27. Kc4 (27.
d7 Kf7) 27... fxe5 28. d7 Kf8 29. Ng5 Ke7 30. Ne4 Rb8 31. Nxc5 Rb6 $1 $17 {e.g.
} 32. Bb7 a5 33. Bc8 Rb4+ 34. Kd3 e4+ $1 35. Kd2 $140 Bd4 36. Nxe6 Bb6) 26. Bb7
(26. d7 Rd8 27. Kd3 Kf8 28. Kc4 Ke7 29. Kxc5 Rb8 $17) 26... Rb8 (26... Rd8 $6 {
[%cal Cb7a6,Yf7f6]} 27. Bxa6 f6 28. Bb5 fxe5 29. d7 e4 30. Ng5 Bh6 31. h4 $44)
27. Bxa6 Kf8 28. Kc3 $4 {A decisive blunder but after} (28. a4 Rb2+ 29. Ke3 (
29. Kd3 Rxf2 30. Bb7 Rxg2 31. a5 Ra2 32. a6 h6 33. Kc4 Ra5 $19) 29... Bh6+ 30.
Kd3 Rxf2 {or}) (28. Kc2 Rb4 {Black should gradually win all the same.}) 28...
Rb6 29. Bc4 (29. d7 Ke7 30. Bc8 Rb4 {is hopeless for White as he is totally
passive.}) 29... Rxd6 30. a4 {This pawn is strong but... it's now alone! Black
easily brings home his advantage.} Rd1 31. Bb5 Ke7 32. Kc2 Rd8 33. a5 Rc8 34.
Kb3 Rc7 35. Kc4 Kd8 36. h3 h6 37. Ba4 Kc8 38. Bc2 Ra7 39. Kb5 Rb7+ 40. Kc6 Rc7+
41. Kb6 c4 42. Nd4 Bxe5 43. Nc6 Rb7+ 44. Kc5 Rb2 45. Be4 c3 46. Nxe5 c2 47. Nd3
Rb3 48. Nc1 Rb1 49. Ne2 Re1 50. Bxc2 Rxe2 51. Bd3 Rxf2 52. Kb6 Rxg2 53. a6 Rb2+
{An important game putting the exchange sacrifice (and the whole system for
White?) under serious doubt.} 0-1

[Event "ESP-ch Gp A"]
[Site "Cala Mendia"]
[Date "2001.11.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Gomez Esteban, Juan Mario"]
[Black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2499"]
[BlackElo "2577"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2001.11.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8.
Ba4 O-O 9. Ne2 c5 10. O-O Nc6 11. Be3 Qc7 12. Rc1 Na5 $146 {Unbelievably, this
move (recommended by V.Kramnik ten years ago) appears to be a novelty in this
well-known position. Black's plan is either ...Nc4 or ...b6 and ...Bb7.} 13. d5
(13. Bf4 e5 14. Bg3 $1 {is more logical to immediately press the black centre.
Black's a5 knight doesn't look perfectly placed then.}) 13... Nc4 14. Bf4 Be5
15. Bxe5 Qxe5 16. Bc2 {White needn't keep this bishop.} ({After} 16. Ng3 Qf4 $1
17. Qe2 Ne5 {Black could set a blockade but}) (16. Qd3 $5 Nb2 17. Qc2 Nxa4 18.
f4 Qd6 19. Qxa4 f5 20. Ng3 {deserved attention.}) 16... e6 17. f4 Qc7 18. Qd3
exd5 19. exd5 Nd6 20. Ng3 {[%cal Yf4f5]} c4 ({After} 20... c4 21. Qf3 f5 $1 {
[%csl Rc2,Rg3]} ({but not} 21... Qc5+ 22. Kh1 Re8 $2 23. f5 Qe3 24. fxg6 fxg6
25. Qf6 Qe5 26. Bxg6 $1 hxg6 27. Qxg6+ Kh8 28. Rf6 $18) 22. Rce1 Bd7 {Black is
OK as his knight can cover the e5 square from f7 and White can't do anything
with his passive minor pieces.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 13th"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2001.11.14"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Milov, Vadim"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2602"]
[BlackElo "2566"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2001.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Switzerland"]
[BlackTeam "Slovakia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SVK"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Qa4+ {
It is believed that this move was played for the first time by Georgian GM
Lasha Janjgava against me in 1988. However, Russian IM Alexei Gavrilov applied
it earlier - in the mid-80s. Alas, those games didn't get into databases.
Black now has five possibilities to parry the check (not counting 7..Kf8, of
course) but each of them has its drawbacks.} Qd7 {The most solid move.} 8.
Qxd7+ Nxd7 {This knight is quite passive here.} (8... Bxd7 {, with idea ...c5
and Nc6, is played more frequently and is considered sufficient for equality.
To} 9. Ba3 {Black changes his plan and plays} e5 {Here is the classic example:}
10. Nf3 (10. d5 $6 Bf8 $1 {xc5}) 10... exd4 11. cxd4 Nc6 12. Rc1 O-O-O 13. d5
Rhe8 $1 14. dxc6 Rxe4+ 15. Be2 Bxc6 16. Bc5 Bh6 17. Be3 Bxe3 18. fxe3 Rxe3 19.
Kf2 Ra3 20. Rc2 Be4 21. Rb2 Bd5 22. Ra1 Rd6 $132 {1/2-1/2 Gurevich,
M-Azmaiparashvili,Z/Elenite 1994/CBM 44/ (53)}) 9. Be3 {Other options:} (9. Bd3
b6 (9... c5 10. Ne2 b6 11. O-O Bb7 12. Be3 O-O 13. e5 cxd4 14. cxd4 Rfc8 15. f4
e6 16. g4 $14 {1-0 Haag,W-Erben,W/Germany 1990/GER-chT2 (45)}) 10. Ne2 O-O 11.
O-O Rd8 {[%cal Yd7c5,Yd7e5]} 12. Bc4 Bb7 13. f3 c5 14. Be3 Rac8 15. Rfc1 Rc7
16. Rab1 Rdc8 17. Bb5 cxd4 18. cxd4 e6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Summermatter,D-Hort,V/Biel
1991/CBM 25 (102)}) (9. Ba3 b6 10. Bd3 e5 11. Ne2 Bb7 12. Rd1 O-O-O 13. f3 Bf8
14. Bc1 Be7 15. Bc4 f6 16. Bh6 Bf8 17. Be3 Re8 18. Kf2 Bd6 19. Ng3 Re7 20. Bh6
Kb8 21. h4 exd4 22. cxd4 c5 23. Be3 cxd4 24. Bxd4 {1/2-1/2 Polgar,Z-Rajkovic,D/
Lillafured 1989/TD (24)}) (9. Nf3 c5 (9... b6 10. Be3 (10. Bd3 Nc5 $5 11. Bc2
Ba6 12. Be3 Nd3+ 13. Kd2 Nb2 14. Kc1 Nc4 15. Ba4+ Kf8 16. Bc6 {1/2-1/2 Khenkin,
I-Jaracz,P/Andorra AND 2001/The Week in Chess 349 (16)}) 10... Bb7 11. Nd2 O-O
12. Bb5 c6 13. Bd3 e5 14. Rc1 Rad8 15. Ke2 Rfe8 16. f3 Nf8 17. Bg5 Ra8 18. dxe5
Ne6 19. Be3 Bxe5 20. g3 Rad8 21. Bc4 Kg7 22. a4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Parulava,T-Pribyl,
J/Marbach 1994/EXT 97 (40)}) 10. Be3 O-O 11. Rb1 Rd8 12. Be2 Nf6 13. Nd2 cxd4
14. cxd4 Ng4 15. Bxg4 Bxg4 16. f3 Bc8 17. Nb3 b6 18. Kd2 f5 19. Rhc1 fxe4 20.
fxe4 Rd7 21. Bg5 h6 22. Bh4 Ba6 23. Ke3 Rad8 24. d5 g5 25. Bg3 e6 $132 {
1/2-1/2 Vokac,M-Pribyl,J/Stary Smokovec 1988/EXT 97 (41)}) 9... e5 (9... O-O
10. Bc4 c5 {is another possible plan (perhaps, more solid in this position):}
11. Ne2 b6 12. O-O Bb7 13. f3 (13. e5 $5) 13... cxd4 14. cxd4 Rac8 15. Rac1
Rfd8 16. Rfd1 h6 17. Bb5 Nb8 18. Rxc8 Rxc8 19. Rc1 Rxc1+ {1/2-1/2 Marchand,
E-Gaborit,J/Pau 1989/EXT 97 (19)}) ({Or} 9... b6 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. Ne2 O-O 12.
O-O Rfd8 {[%cal Rd7c5]} 13. Rad1 c5 14. e5 Rac8 15. f4 e6 (15... cxd4 16. cxd4
Bh6 17. Bf2 (17. g4 $142) 17... Bd5 18. Bh4 f6 19. Rc1 fxe5 20. Bxe7 Rxc1 21.
Rxc1 Re8 22. Bd6 exd4 23. Nxd4 {1/2-1/2 Mirumian,V-Stambulian,A/Yerevan 1994/
EXT 97 (23)}) 16. g4 {1/2-1/2 Piskov,Y-Huzman,A/Belgorod 1989/TD (16)}) 10. Nf3
O-O 11. Rb1 (11. Rc1 Re8 (11... c6 $5) 12. Bc4 Nb6 13. Bb3 a5 14. a3 (14. Nxe5
$142) 14... Bd7 15. Ng5 Re7 16. d5 Nc8 17. c4 h6 18. Nf3 Nd6 19. Nd2 b6 20. c5
bxc5 21. Rxc5 a4 22. Bc2 Bb5 23. f3 c6 24. dxc6 Rc7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Gavrilov,
A-Iljin,S/Pardubice 1997/CBM 59 ext (69)}) 11... c6 12. Bd3 (12. Bc4 $5 {
should be tested}) 12... Re8 13. O-O exd4 14. cxd4 Nf6 15. e5 {White gives up
the d5 square, after which Black's position is quite comfortable. However,
White has no good ways to protect the e4 pawn.} (15. Ne5 {is harmless in view
of} c5 $1 16. f4 (16. Bb5 Re7) 16... cxd4 17. Bxd4 Rd8 18. Bc3 b6 {[%cal Yc8e6]
}) ({Or} 15. Nd2 Ng4 16. Rfc1 Nxe3 17. fxe3 Re7 {and Black is OK.}) 15... Nd5 {
[%csl Gd5]} 16. Bc4 h6 17. Rfc1 Nb6 18. Bb3 Bf5 19. Ra1 Rad8 20. a4 Nd5 21. a5
a6 {White's space advantage compensates his "bad" e3 bishop. After long
manoeuvring the game ends in a draw.} 22. Bc2 Bxc2 23. Rxc2 Nc7 24. Nd2 Nb5 25.
Nb3 Rd5 26. f4 Bf8 27. Kf2 h5 28. Ra4 Nc7 29. Nc5 Bxc5 30. Rxc5 Red8 31. h3
Rxc5 32. dxc5 Rd3 33. Rd4 Rxd4 34. Bxd4 Nd5 35. Kf3 Kf8 36. Ke4 Ne7 37. Bf2 Ke8
38. g4 hxg4 39. hxg4 Kd7 40. f5 gxf5+ 41. gxf5 Nd5 42. Kf3 Ke7 43. Kg4 Ke8 44.
Kg5 Ke7 45. Kh6 Kf8 46. Bd4 Ne7 47. Kg5 Nd5 48. Bb2 Ke7 49. Kh6 Kf8 50. Bc1 Ne7
51. Kg5 Nd5 52. Bd2 Ke8 53. Kg4 Kd7 54. Kf3 Ke8 55. Ke4 Nc7 56. Kd4 Nb5+ 57.
Kd3 Kd7 58. Ke4 Ke7 59. Be1 Ke8 60. e6 $5 fxe6 61. f6 {A harmless attempt but
White doesn't risk a lot either.} Kf7 62. Ke5 Na3 (62... Nc7 63. Kd6 Nd5 64.
Kd7 $11) 63. Kd6 Kxf6 64. Bh4+ {A strange check but still White has a draw.} (
64. Kc7 Ke5 65. Kxb7 Kd5 66. Kxa6 Nc4 $11) 64... Kf5 65. Kc7 Nc4 66. Be1 (66.
Be1 Ke5 67. Kxb7 Kd5 68. Kxa6 Kxc5 69. Kb7 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 15th"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "2005.07.31"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2691"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2005.07.30"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Netherlands"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NED"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Bg7 6. e4 Nb6 7. Be3 O-O 8. h3
e5 ({About} 8... f5 {- see CBM107, annotations to I.Sokolov-Krasenkow.}) 9. Nf3
{The most popular move but the others deserve attention, too:} (9. d5 c6 10.
Qd2 (10. Qb3 cxd5 11. exd5 Na6 12. Rd1 Bd7 13. Nf3 Rc8 14. Bxa6 bxa6 15. O-O
Nc4 16. Nd2 Nxe3 17. fxe3 Qb6 18. Qxb6 axb6 19. e4 b5 20. a3 f5 $15 {1/2-1/2
Moskalenko,V-Vidarte Morales,A/Badalona 2001/EXT 2002 (25)}) 10... cxd5 11.
exd5 N8d7 12. Nf3 Nf6 13. Rd1 e4 14. Nh2 Bd7 15. Be2 Rc8 16. O-O Nc4 17. Bxc4
Rxc4 18. b3 Rc8 19. Bd4 Re8 20. Rfe1 Qa5 $132 {1/2-1/2 Von Herman,U-Pribyl,J/
Schaan 1998/CBM 064 ext (45)}) (9. dxe5 $5 Bxe5 (9... N8d7 $5) 10. Nf3 Bg7 11.
Qc1 Nc6 12. Be2 Be6 13. O-O Qe7 14. a4 Nc4 15. Bh6 Nd6 $6 16. Qf4 f5 17. Bxg7
Kxg7 18. exf5 Bxf5 19. Qg3 $14 {1-0 Kalantarian,N-Magnier,H/Val Thorens 1992/
EXT 2004 (28)}) 9... exd4 (9... Nc6 $6 10. d5 Ne7 11. Qb3 (11. Bc5 $5 Re8 12.
Qb3 Bd7 13. a4 Rb8 14. a5 Nbc8 15. Bc4 $16 {0-1 Rottier,P-Wolferink,F/Antwerp
2003/EXT 2005 (26)}) 11... c6 12. Rd1 cxd5 13. exd5 e4 14. Bxb6 (14. Nxe4 $5)
14... Qxb6 15. Qxb6 axb6 16. Ng5 Bxc3+ 17. bxc3 h6 $2 (17... Nf5 $13) 18. Nxe4
Nxd5 19. Rxd5 Re8 20. f3 f5 21. Bc4 Kg7 22. O-O fxe4 23. fxe4 Rxe4 24. Rd4 $16
{1-0 Flear,C-Goncalves,L/France 2003/CBM 094 (27)}) 10. Bxd4 (10. Nxd4 Qe7 (
10... N8d7 11. Rc1 (11. Qc2 Ne5 12. b3 Qe7 13. Rd1 c5 14. Ndb5 Nc6 15. Nb1 Nd7
16. Be2 Rb8 17. O-O a6 18. N5c3 Nd4 19. Nd5 Qh4 $36 {1/2-1/2 Ernst,S-Eljanov,P/
Amsterdam NED 2005/The Week in Chess 558 (65)}) 11... Ne5 12. b3 Qe7 13. Be2
Bd7 14. O-O Nc6 15. Ndb5 Be6 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Rfd8 18. Bf3 Be5 19. Re1 (
19. dxe6 $1 Rxd1 20. exf7+ Qxf7 21. Rfxd1 Rd8 22. Nxa7 {Chessbase}) 19... a6
20. Nd4 Nxd4 $2 (20... Bxd5) 21. Bxd4 Bxd4 22. Qxd4 $16 {1/2-1/2 Calleja
Quintana,J-Lobo Rodriguez,J/Oviedo 2003/EXT 2004 (33)}) 11. Qc2 Bd7 (11... f5
12. Nb3 Re8 13. O-O-O fxe4 14. Nc5 Nc6 15. N3xe4 Be6 16. Nxe6 Qxe6 17. Bxb6
Qxe4 18. Qxe4 Rxe4 19. Be3 $14 {1-0 Kulaots,K-Oim,T/Parnu/Tallinn 2001/CBM 081
ext (57)}) 12. Nb3 Re8 13. Be2 Nc6 14. O-O Be6 15. Rad1 Nb4 16. Qb1 Bxb3 17.
axb3 Qe6 18. Nb5 Qe7 19. Qc1 Na6 20. Nc3 Nb4 21. Nb5 Na6 22. Nc3 Nb4 23. Nb5 {
1/2-1/2 Sokolovs,A-Ostenstad,B/Debrecen 1992/EU-chT/[Bulletin]}) 10... Bxd4 $1
$146 {[%mdl 8] The most accurate order of moves.} (10... Nc6 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12.
Bb5 Qxd1+ (12... Qf6 13. Bxc6 Qxc6 14. Qd4+ (14. O-O Be6 15. Qd4+ Kg8 16. Rfd1
Rad8 $6 17. Qxd8 Rxd8 18. Rxd8+ Kg7 19. Nd4 Qc4 20. Rd1 $16 {1-0 Conquest,
S-Webb,R/England 1998/CBM 064 ext (31)}) 14... f6 15. O-O Qc4 16. Qe3 Qf7 17.
Rac1 Be6 18. b3 c6 19. Nd4 Rfe8 20. Rfd1 Rad8 21. Qg3 $14 {[+]1-0
Chernuschevich,A-Ruck,R/Bratislava 1993/TD (36)}) 13. Rxd1 Bd7 14. O-O a6 15.
Bxc6 Bxc6 16. Nd4 Bd7 17. f4 Rfd8 18. b3 c5 19. Nf3 Bc6 20. Kf2 a5 21. Ne5 $14
{/=1/2-1/2 Wang Lei-Qin Kanying/Shanghai 2000/CBM 076 (58)}) (10... Be6 $5 11.
Bxg7 Kxg7 12. Qd4+ Qxd4 13. Nxd4 c5 14. Ndb5 Nc6 15. O-O-O Rfd8 16. Be2 a6 17.
Nc7 Rac8 18. Rxd8 Rxd8 19. Rd1 Rxd1+ {1/2-1/2 Varga,P-Hoffmann,M/Budapest 1998/
EXT 99}) 11. Qxd4 Nc6 {Black can also safely keep queens on the board as the
white queen will be attacked on d4:} (11... Qe7 12. Qe3 f5 $5 13. Be2 fxe4 14.
Nxe4 Bf5 15. Nc5 Qxe3 16. fxe3 N8d7 17. Nxb7 Rae8 18. O-O Rxe3 19. Rae1 Be4 20.
Na5 Bd5 21. b3 Nc5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Sokolov,I-Sutovsky,E/Gothenburg 2005/CBM 109 
(56)}) 12. Qe3 ({In case of} 12. Qxd8 Rxd8 {Black gains 1-2 tempi comparing to
the 10...Nc6 line.}) 12... Be6 13. Rd1 (13. Bb5 $5 Nb4 14. O-O Nc2 $140 15. Qh6
{is a suggestion for a future analysis.}) 13... Qe7 14. Bd3 Nc4 (14... Nb4 $5 {
[%csl Ra2]} 15. b3) 15. Qc1 Qb4 16. b3 N4e5 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. O-O Rad8 {
Black has an active position; White must play carefully not to get into
trouble.} 19. Bb1 Qc5 20. Qb2 Nf3+ {This sacrifice leads to a draw. Black
could have played on by, say,} (20... f6) 21. gxf3 Qg5+ 22. Kh1 Qh5 23. Nd5 $1
{The only move parrying Black's attack.} Rxd5 $1 24. Rxd5 $1 (24. exd5 $2 Bxh3)
24... Qxf3+ $1 25. Kg1 (25. Kh2 Qxh3+ 26. Kg1 Qg4+ 27. Kh2 $11 {was simpler.})
25... Bxh3 26. Rg5 $8 Bxf1 27. Kxf1 Rd8 28. Rd5 Rxd5 29. exd5 Qd1+ 30. Kg2 Qg4+
(30... Qxd5+ $5 {and Black should not be worse in this endgame although a draw
is highly probable.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 13th"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2001.11.13"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Agrest, Evgenij"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2563"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2001.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sweden"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SWE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Bg5 h6 14. Be3
Nc6 15. d5 Bxf3 16. gxf3 {About this idea - see CBM79.} Nd4 17. Bd3 a5 $146 {
There is a little-known positional rule discovered by Znosko-Borovsky, a
Russian master of the first half of the last century: when you have a material
advantage but your opponent is ahead in development, don't remove your
advanced pieces, even if they don't look safe. They must prevent your
opponent's manoeuvring. That's, by the way, why 12...Qe6 is hardly a good move
in this system. However, in the present position White has rather space than
development advantage while Black's extra pawn can be immediately captured.
Besides, Black's queen prevents further advance of this pawn. Therefore only
concrete analysis and not abstract considerations can deside whether the new
move applied by the French GM, is better than the previously played} (17... Qa3
18. f4 Qd6 19. Rxb7 Rfb8 20. Qb1 Nf3+ 21. Kg2 Nh4+ $13 {1-0 Krasenkow,
M-Svidler,P/Polanica Zdroj 2000/CBM79 (41)}) 18. f4 b5 19. Kh1 $5 {[%cal Yf1g1,
Yf4f5,Yd1g4] An interesting plan connected with the kingside attack.} (19. Bxd4
Bxd4 20. Bxb5 {is another option for White.}) 19... Rfc8 {Of course, Black has
other possibilities like} (19... b4) ({or} 19... a4) 20. f5 Qa4 21. Qd2 Nf3 22.
Qe2 Ne5 23. fxg6 Nxd3 ({After} 23... fxg6 24. Ra1 (24. Rxb5 Nxd3 25. Qxd3 Qc4)
24... Qb3 25. Bxb5 Rc2 26. Qd1 Rb2 {, exchanging the queens, Black has
apparently no problems. But he certainly wanted more!}) 24. gxf7+ Kf8 $2 {
Black choses the worst king retreat (of four!) and finds himself under an
overwhelming attack.} (24... Kh7 {leads to a very unclear position:} 25. Qg4
Rf8 $1 (25... Ne5 $2 26. Qf5+ Kh8 27. Bxh6 Nxf7 (27... Bxh6 28. Qxe5+ Kh7 29.
Qf5+ Kh8 30. Qg6 $18) 28. Bxg7+ Kxg7 29. Rg1+ Kf8 30. Qh7 Ke8 31. Rg8+ Kd7 32.
Qf5+ Kc7 33. Rc1+ $18) 26. Qf5+ Kh8 27. Rg1 (27. Bxh6 $2 Bxh6 28. Qg6 Rxf7)
27... Nxf2+ $3 (27... Ra6 $2 28. Rxg7 Kxg7 29. Rg1+ Kh8 30. Qg4 $18) 28. Bxf2
Rxf7 $1 29. Qg6 (29. Qxf7 Qxe4+ 30. Rg2 Qxb1+ 31. Bg1 Rg8 32. Qxe7 b4 {and
Black's pawns are more dangerous.}) 29... Rg8 $1 (29... Ra6 $5 30. Qg4 $13) 30.
Ra1 Qxa1 31. Rxa1 Rxf2 32. Qb6 $13) (24... Kh8 {was probably the safest line.
This is a possible variation:} 25. Qxd3 (25. Qg4 $2 Ne5) 25... Rc3 26. Qxb5
Qxe4+ 27. f3 {[%cal Rb5e8]} Qg6 28. Qb6 Qxb6 (28... Qxf7 29. Bxh6 Bf6 30. d6)
29. Bxb6 a4 30. Rfe1 Rcc8 (30... a3 31. d6 $1) 31. Rxe7 a3 32. Rbe1 a2 33. Re8+
Kh7 34. Rxc8 Rxc8 35. d6 Bf6 36. d7 Rf8 37. d8=Q Bxd8 38. Bxd8 Rxd8 39. Ra1 Kg7
$11) ({Even} 24... Kxf7 {was possible:} 25. Bxh6 $5 {This was probably White's
idea.} (25. Qg4 $5 {is interesting but Black gains a tempo comparing to the
game. In fact, I don't dare to assess or analyse this position.}) 25... Bxh6
26. Qh5+ Kf6 $8 27. Qxh6+ (27. Rbe1 $5 Rg8 $1 (27... Nxe1 $4 28. e5+) 28. Qxh6+
Rg6 29. e5+ $1 Nxe5 30. Qe3 Qg4 $1 31. Qxe5+ Kf7 32. Qxe7+ Kg8 33. Qe4 Qxe4+
34. Rxe4 a4 {and now White must take care of the draw}) 27... Ke5 28. Qg5+ (28.
Qe6+ Kd4 29. Qxe7 Qc2 $1 (29... Re8 30. Qf6+ Kxe4 31. Rg1 $40) 30. Qf6+ Kc4 {
and the black king should survive}) 28... Kd6 {and White must force a draw by}
29. Qh6+ Kc7 30. Qc6+ Kd8 31. Qb6+ Rc7 32. d6 Nxf2+ $1 33. Qxf2 Qxe4+ 34. Qf3
Qxf3+ 35. Rxf3 Rcc8 36. Rxb5 exd6 37. Rb7 Rc7 38. Rf8+ Ke7 39. Rxa8 Rxb7 40.
Rxa5 $11) {So, the conclusion is: White didn't risk too much starting his
attack. Black should not lose either but it is well-known that it is often
more difficult to defend than attack. After the text move White is apparently
winning.} 25. Qg4 $1 {[%mdl 128]} Ne5 (25... h5 {doesn't help either because of
} 26. Qf5 $1 ({but not} 26. Qg6 Ra6 $3 {The other moves lose, e.g.} (26... Nc5
27. f3 Ra6 (27... Qa3 28. Rg1 Qc3 29. e5 $1 Qxe5 30. Bh6 $18) 28. Qh7 Kxf7 29.
Qxh5+ Kg8 30. Rg1 $18) (26... Ne5 27. Qh7 Kxf7 (27... Nxf7 28. Rg1 Qc2 29.
Qxg7+ Ke8 30. Qh7 $18) 28. Rg1 Rg8 29. Bh6 Ng4 30. Qf5+ Ke8 31. Qxh5+ $18) 27.
Qxa6 Nxf2+ $3 28. Bxf2 Qxe4+ 29. Kg1 Qg4+ $11) 26... Qc2 (26... Ne5 27. Rg1 (
27. Qh7 $18) 27... Ng4 28. Qh7 Kxf7 29. Qxh5+ $18) (26... Nc5 27. f3 $18) (
26... Qc4 27. Rg1 Qc3 28. Bh6 e6 $8 29. Rxg7 exf5 30. Rh7+ Qg7 $8 31. Rxg7 Ke7
32. exf5 {with a winning endgame for White}) 27. Qh7 Kxf7 28. Bd4 Rg8 29. Rg1
e5 30. dxe6+ Kxe6 31. Qf5+ Ke7 32. Qg5+ $18 {with a mating attack}) 26. Qf5
Nxf7 {Black has no other useful move. Meanwhile, White threatens Rg1, then Qh7,
or Bxh6, or doubling the rook along the g-file etc. By the way, the position
of Black's c8 rook proves unfortunate as he can't defend with ...Ra8-a6} 27.
Rg1 {[%cal Yg1g6,Rf5h7]} Bf6 28. Rg6 {[%cal Rb1g1]} Bg5 ({Or} 28... Ng5 29.
Bxg5 hxg5 30. Rg1 $18 (30. Qe6 Bg7 31. d6 $5 $18)) 29. Bxg5 (29. Rg1 $1 {
was winning immediately but the text move leads to a nice finale, too.}) 29...
hxg5 30. Rxg5 Qd4 31. Rbg1 Qh8 32. e5 e6 33. dxe6 Rc7 34. Rh5 $1 Qxe5 35. Rg8+
$1 {[%mdl 64]} Ke7 36. Qxf7+ Kd6 37. Rxe5 Rxg8 38. Qxg8 {GM Evgeny Agrest was
deservedly awarded the brilliancy prize for this game.} 1-0

[Event "BCF-ch 89th"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "2002.08.09"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Lalic, Bogdan"]
[Black "Gormally, Daniel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2002.07.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Ba3 Nd7 8.
Nf3 c5 9. Qb3 O-O 10. Bc4 cxd4 11. cxd4 Nb6 {About this line-see CBM86,
annotations to Milov-Svidler.} 12. O-O Nxc4 13. Qxc4 b6 {This move is
apparently unnecessary but White fails to obtain any advantage anyway.} (13...
Bg4 $5 14. Ne5 (14. Rad1 Bxf3 15. gxf3 Qd7 {1-0 Ivanov,I-Lonoff,M/Chicago 1990/
EXT 97 (33). (32)}) 14... Be6 15. Qb4 a5 16. Qxb7 Qxd4 17. Nc6 Qc3 18. Bxe7
Rfe8 $44 {^^}) 14. Rac1 Bg4 15. Ne5 Bxe5 16. dxe5 Rc8 17. Qd5 Be6 18. Qxd8
Rfxd8 19. Bxe7 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 Re8 21. Rc7 {This leads to a drawish endgame with
opposite-coloured bishops.} (21. Bf6 Bxa2 22. f4 {was the last, quite risky
possibility to play for a win.}) 21... Rc8 22. Rxc8+ Bxc8 23. f3 Be6 24. a3 h5
25. Kf2 Bc4 26. h3 Kh7 27. g4 hxg4 28. hxg4 Bd3 29. Ke3 Bc2 30. f4 Bd1 31. g5
Bg4 32. Kd4 Kg8 33. Bd6 Bd1 34. Bb8 a6 35. Bc7 b5 36. Ba5 Bc2 37. Bb4 Bb1 38.
Kd5 Bc2 39. Kc6 Bxe4+ 40. Kb6 Bd5 41. Kxa6 Bc4 42. Kb7 Bd5+ 43. Kc7 Bc4 44. Kb7
Bd5+ 45. Kc7 Bc4 46. Kd7 Kg7 47. Bc3 Kf8 48. Kc6 Bd3 49. Kd7 Bf5+ 50. Kd8 Be6
51. Bb4+ Kg7 52. Kc7 Bf5 53. Kc6 Bd3 54. Kc5 Be2 1/2-1/2

[Event "CZE-ch"]
[Site "Luhacovice"]
[Date "2003.02.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Haba, Petr"]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2516"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2003.02.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Qd3 e6 {This ingenuous move is quite
playable. The knight can go to c6 or d7, or Black can play ...Ba6, depending
on the situation.} (11... Ba6 12. Qe3 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 e6 $14) 12. Bg5 (12. dxc5
$6 Qxd3 13. Bxd3 Nd7 $44) (12. Bf4 {looks logical but meets a tactical riposte:
} cxd4 $1 (12... Nd7 13. Qe3 (13. Rfe1 Re8 14. Rbd1 Rc8 15. Bf1 a6 16. Qb1 cxd4
17. cxd4 Qe7 18. d5 exd5 19. exd5 Qa3 20. Rxe8+ Rxe8 $132 {Kakageldyev,
A-Sideif_Zade,F/USSR 1984/Inf 38 (20)}) 13... Rc8 $6 (13... Nf6) 14. Bd6 Re8
15. e5 cxd4 16. cxd4 Rc2 17. Rfc1 Rxa2 18. Rc7 $16 {1-0 Pietila,J-Welin,T/FIN
1989/EXT 97 (32)}) (12... Nc6 $5 13. dxc5 Qc8 14. Bd6 Rd8 15. Qe3 Na5 16. e5
Bd5 17. cxb6 axb6 $44 {0-1 Kummer,H-Palkovi,J/AUT 1999/EXT 2001 (28)}) 13. cxd4
Nc6 $1 (13... Nd7 14. Rbc1 Nf6 15. Nd2 Rc8 16. f3 Qd7 17. Nc4 Nh5 18. Be3 Rfd8
19. g4 Nf6 20. Ne5 Qa4 $132 {1/2-1/2 Rubal,A-Studnicka,T/Lahucovice CZE 2003/
The Week in Chess 435 (55)}) 14. Rfd1 (14. d5 exd5 15. exd5 Ne7 16. d6 Nd5 17.
Bg3 Rc8 18. Rbc1 Nc3 19. Bd1 Rc5 20. Bb3 Be4 $15 {1-0 Andersson,M-Heinola,V/
Sweden SWE 2003/The Week in Chess 437 (37)}) 14... Nxd4 $5 15. Nxd4 e5 16. Be3
exd4 17. Bxd4 Bxd4 18. Qxd4 Qxd4 19. Rxd4 Rfd8 {and Black is even slighly
better in this endgame:} 20. Rbd1 (20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. f3 Bc8 22. Bc4 Kf8 {
1/2-1/2 Shipov,S-Dvoirys,S/Cappelle la Grande 1995/EXT 97 (42)}) 20... Rxd4 21.
Rxd4 Kf8 $15 {Gretarsson,H-Dvoirys,S/Leeuwarden op/1995/0:1/47/}) (12. Rd1 $5 {
is a normal move, after which} cxd4 {is not quite satisfactory for Black:} (
12... Nd7 $5 13. Bg5 Qc7) (12... Qd6 13. Qe3 Nd7 14. Ba3 Qc7 15. e5 Rfc8 16.
Ng5 Bh6 $13 {0-1 Stoeber,M-Roeder,M/GER 1998/EXT 2000 (32)}) (12... Ba6 $5) 13.
cxd4 Qd7 (13... Ba6 14. Qe3 Bxe2 15. Qxe2 Qc8 (15... Qd7 16. d5 exd5 17. Bb2 d4
18. Bxd4 Bxd4 19. Rxd4 Qe7 20. Rc1 $16 {1/2-1/2 Pira,D-Vareille,F/FRA 2002/EXT
2003 (28)}) 16. Be3 (16. Ba3 $5 Rd8 17. Ne5) 16... Qa6 17. Qxa6 Nxa6 18. Nd2 {
1/2-1/2 Karelin,E-Ivanovic,Z/ICCF Email 2000/ICCF tele 09/2001 (18)}) 14. Bf4
Qa4 15. Qe3 Ba6 16. Bxa6 Qxa6 17. h4 Nd7 18. h5 Nf6 19. hxg6 hxg6 20. Ng5 $40 {
1-0 Salov,V-Mikhalchishin,A/Ivano Frankovsk 1982/EXT 99 (37)}) 12... Qc7 {
This move is connected with the knight development to d7. Other options:} (
12... Qd6 $5 13. Qe3 Rc8 (13... cxd4 14. cxd4 Nc6 (14... Rc8 15. h4 (15. Bf4
Qf8 16. Rbc1 Nd7 17. Bc4 Nf6 18. Nd2 a6 19. Rfe1 b5 20. Bd3 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Rc8
$11 {0-1 Genova,R-Krupkova,P/Ostrava 1999/CBM 70 ext (37)}) 15... Nc6 16. e5
Qf8 17. h5 Nb4 18. Qd2 a5 19. Rfc1 h6 20. Be3 Be4 $15 {0-1 Ligterink,
G-Chandler,M/Amsterdam 1984/Inf 38 (36)}) 15. Rfd1 Rfc8 16. Bh6 (16. d5 exd5
17. exd5 Ne5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. f4 Bf6 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21. d6 Re8 22. Qd2 Bc6 23.
Bb5 Bxb5 24. Rxb5 Rad8 25. d7 Re4 {Bonin,J-Stone,R/New York Manhattan/1989/1/
2-1/2 (37)}) 16... Rd8 $6 (16... Bh8) 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. h4 h5 19. Rb5 Na5 20.
Rg5 Qc6 21. d5 exd5 22. Nd4 Qa4 23. e5 Nc6 24. Rxh5 gxh5 25. Nf5+ Kf8 26. Qh6+
Ke8 27. e6 {1-0 Chuchelov,V-Stone,R/Hamburg Wichern op (08)/1993/}) 14. Rfd1 (
14. Bh6 Nd7 (14... Bh8 $5) 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Bb5 cxd4 17. cxd4 Rc7 18. Bxd7
Rxd7 19. h4 h5 20. Rfc1 Rc8 21. Rxc8 Bxc8 22. d5 Bb7 23. Nd4 exd5 24. e5 $44 {
1/2-1/2 Moiseenko,A-L'Ami,E/Dieren 2001/CBM 83 ext (43)}) 14... cxd4 (14... Nd7
15. Bb5 $1 (15. dxc5 Qc7 16. cxb6 axb6 17. Nd4 Bf8 $44 {0-1 Feige,M-Jansa,V/
Germany 2002/CBM 88 ext (58)}) 15... Bc6 16. Bf4 (16. Ba6 Re8 17. h4 Qf8 18. h5
h6 19. hxg6 $5 hxg5 20. Nxg5 fxg6 21. Qh3 Nf6 (21... Qf6 $5) 22. Bc4 Bd7 23. e5
Nh5 $13 {1/2-1/2 Ernst,S-Beaumont,C/Lichfield 2000/CBM 77 ext (44)}) (16. Bxc6
Qxc6 17. d5 exd5 18. Rxd5 b5 19. Rbd1 Nb6 20. Rd6 Qe8 21. Qf4 $5 Nc4 (21... Na4
$1 $13) 22. Rd7 $36 {1-0 Zontakh,A-Colovic,A/Lazarevac 1999/CBM 73 ext (34)})
16... Qe7 17. Bxc6 Rxc6 18. d5 exd5 19. exd5 Qxe3 20. Bxe3 Rcc8 21. c4 $14 {
Vera,R-Valdes,L/Saint-Vincent 81/(386) 2001 (21)}) (14... Qf8 $5 15. h4 h6 16.
Bf4 Nd7 17. e5 cxd4 18. cxd4 Bd5 19. a4 Rc7 20. Nd2 Rac8 21. Ne4 Bxe4 22. Qxe4
Qe7 23. Bd2 f5 24. exf6 Qxf6 $14 {1-0 Gofshtein,L-Spiekermann,S/Lausanne 2000/
CBM 76 ext (50)}) 15. cxd4 Nd7 {This move is the most common but not the best.}
(15... Nc6 $5 16. Bh6 Na5 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Ne5 f5 19. exf5 exf5 20. d5 Rc5 21.
Nc6 f4 22. Qd4+ Qf6 23. Nb4 Rd8 $11 {1-0 Enklaar,B-Van de Plassche,B/NED 1995/
EXT 99 (70)}) (15... Qf8 $5 16. h4 h6 (16... Nd7) 17. Bf4 Nd7 18. e5 a6 19. a4
$14 {1-0 Kohlweyer,B-Coenen,N/GER 1999/EXT 2000 (46)}) {and now} 16. Bb5 $1 {
preventing ...Qf8} ({The rest is quite satisfactory for Black:} 16. h4 Qf8 17.
e5 Rc7 $13 {Haba,P-Jansa,V/Turnov(CZE-ch)/1996/}) (16. Ne1 Qf8 17. e5 Rc7 18.
Rdc1 Rac8 19. Bb5 Nb8 20. Rxc7 Rxc7 21. Rc1 Qc8 $11 {1-0 Blocker,C-Stone,R/
East Detroit 1985/EXT 2002 (42)}) (16. e5 Qf8 17. Nd2 Bd5 18. a4 f6 19. exf6
Nxf6 20. Bf3 Rc6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Civin,T-Navara,D/Pardubice 2000/EXT 2001 (51)}) (
16. Bf4 Qf8 17. Bb5 Nf6 18. Nd2 Rc2 $132 19. Qb3 $2 Rac8 20. Bc4 Bxe4 21. Nxe4
R8xc4 $19 {0-1 Gomez Jurado,L-Jansa,V/Andorra 1998/EXT 2003 (23)}) (16. Bd3 Rc3
17. e5 Qa3 18. Qe2 Rac8 19. Ne1 Bf8 20. Nc2 Qxa2 $13 {1-0 Magai,V-Rowson,J/
Yerevan 1996/EXT 97 (41)}) 16... Rc2 (16... Nf8 17. Ba4 (17. Bf4 Qe7 18. d5
exd5 19. exd5 Qxe3 20. Bxe3 a6 21. Ba4 b5 22. Bb3 Nd7 23. d6 h6 24. Rbc1 {
1/2-1/2 Cech,P-Konopka,M/CZE 1997/EXT 98 (24)}) 17... Bc6 18. Bb3 Nd7 19. d5
exd5 20. exd5 Bb7 21. Be7 Qc7 22. d6 Qc5 23. Qf4 {1-0 Gormally,D-Moore,G/
Scarborough 2001/CBM 83 ext (23)}) 17. e5 (17. Ba4 Rxa2 18. e5 Qd5 19. Bb3 Qa5
20. d5 Bxd5 21. Bxd5 exd5 22. e6 Nf6 23. exf7+ Kxf7 24. Rbc1 $40 {1-0 Yevseev,
D-Coenen,N/Groningen 1998/EXT 2000 (35)}) 17... Qc7 18. Ba4 Rc4 19. Rbc1 Nf8
20. Bb5 Rc2 21. Ne1 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Qb8 23. Be7 $16 {1-0 Dobrev,I-Gross,S/
Elenite 1986/EXT 97 (41)}) (12... Qc8 {has been tried in one game, with a good
outcome for Black:} 13. Rfd1 Ba6 14. Qe3 Bxe2 15. Qxe2 Qa6 16. Qd2 Nd7 17. h4
Qa5 18. Rbc1 cxd4 19. cxd4 Qxd2 20. Nxd2 Rfc8 21. Nc4 Bf8 22. Bf4 Be7 23. Nd6
Bxd6 24. Bxd6 f5 $1 25. exf5 exf5 $11 {0-1 Browne,W-Ehlvest,J/San Francisco
2000/EXT 2001 (58)}) 13. d5 {This move was recommended by V.Kortschnoj.} (13.
Qe3 $5 Rc8 (13... Nd7 14. e5 Rac8 15. Nd2 (15. Rfe1 Rfe8 16. Bb5 Bc6 {1/2-1/2
Langeweg,K-Jansa,V/La Valetta 1980/EXT 2000 (16).}) 15... cxd4 16. cxd4 Qc3 17.
Bb5 $1 Qxe3 18. fxe3 Rc2 19. Rf2 Nb8 20. Nc4 Rxf2 21. Kxf2 f6 22. exf6 Bxf6 23.
Bxf6 Rxf6+ 24. Kg3 $16 {1-0 Jussupow,A-Brinck Claussen,B/Plovdiv 1983/EU-chT 
(35)}) 14. Rfd1 cxd4 (14... Nd7 $5 15. e5 cxd4 16. cxd4 Qc3 17. Qf4 Qa3 18. Bh6
Bxh6 19. Qxh6 Qf8 20. Qe3 Rc7 $132 {0-1 Plachkinova,T-Genova,R/Plovdiv 2001/
CBM 81 ext (54)}) 15. cxd4 Nd7 16. Bb5 (16. d5 exd5 17. exd5 Qc5 18. d6 Qxe3
19. Bxe3 Rc2 20. Bd3 Rc3 (20... Rxa2 $5 21. Bb5 $5) 21. Bb5 Rd8 22. Rbc1 Nc5
23. Bxc5 bxc5 24. d7 $13 {Ivanov,S-Dvoirys,S/Elista(RUS-ch)/1995/0,5/41/})
16... Nf6 17. Rbc1 Qb8 18. Rxc8+ Qxc8 19. Rc1 $14 {0-1 Bacrot,E-Horvath,J/
Balatonbereny 1996/CBM 55/[Kortschnoj] (31)}) 13... exd5 (13... c4 14. Qxc4
Qxc4 15. Bxc4 Rc8 16. Bb3 exd5 17. exd5 Rxc3 18. Rbc1 (18. Rfe1 $14) 18... Nd7
$14 {V.Kortschnoj}) 14. exd5 Qd6 {A simple course, which proves sufficient for
equality.} 15. c4 Nd7 16. Qd2 Rae8 17. Rfe1 Bc8 18. h3 Ne5 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20.
Bh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER CupT final"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2003.03.23"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Graf, Alexander"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2633"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2003.03.22"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Porz"]
[BlackTeam "Baden Oos"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 cxd4 9. cxd4 Nc6 10. Bb5 {About this line - see Graf-Gustafsson in CBM93.}
(10. Rd1 {is the older, quite harmless move.}) 10... Bd7 11. Rb1 O-O 12. Nf3 $5
$146 {[%mdl 8] An important improvement. Subtle considerations (control of the
e5 square) bring us to the conclusion that the knight is better placed on f3
in this particular position.} (12. Ne2 a6 13. Bd3 (13. Bxc6 $5 Bxc6 14. d5 Bb5
15. Nd4) 13... b5 14. h4 Qa5 15. Qxa5 Nxa5 16. Kd2 Rfc8 17. Rhc1 e6 {1/2-1/2
Vyzmanavin,A-Huzman,A/Vilnius 1995/CBM 50 ext (17)}) 12... b6 {I didn't like
this move weakening the a6 square but failed to find anything better.} (12...
a6 13. Be2 (13. Bxc6 $5 Bxc6 14. d5 Bb5 15. Nd4) (13. Bd3 $5 Bg4 $140 14. d5
Bxf3 15. dxc6 $16) 13... b5 14. d5 Na5 (14... Qa5 15. Rc1) 15. Bh6 $36) (12...
Bg4 13. d5 (13. Bxc6 $143 bxc6) 13... Bxf3 14. gxf3 Ne5 15. Be2 $14 {leads to
a typical position, slightly preferable for White, due to his bishop pair.}) ({
Finally,} 12... Na5 $4 {loses a piece after} 13. Bxd7 Nc4 14. Qc3 Nxe3 15. Bh3)
13. O-O {Too soft!} (13. Bh6 {, planning h4-h5, deserved serious attention.})
13... Na5 14. Qe2 $5 f5 {The only logical plan of counterplay!} 15. Bd2 {
This leads to complications quite satisfactory for Black.} (15. a4 $5 {[%cal
Ye2a2]}) (15. Bd3 $5) 15... fxe4 16. Ng5 (16. Bxd7 Qxd7 17. Qxe4 Nc4) 16...
Bxb5 17. Rxb5 Qd7 $6 {An inaccurate move causing new problems for Black.} (
17... a6 $142 $1 18. Rbb1 (18. Ne6 $2 Qd6) 18... Qd5 19. Bxa5 (19. Rxb6 $6 Nc4)
19... bxa5 20. Nxe4 Bxd4 $11) 18. Bxa5 bxa5 19. Qc4+ Kh8 20. Rxa5 $6 {This
pawn isn't worth a tempo.} (20. Rd5 $5 Rfc8 $1 21. Qb3 a4 $1 22. Rxd7 axb3 23.
axb3 Rcb8 24. Rxe7 Bf6 25. Nf7+ Kg8 26. Nh6+ Kh8 27. Rxe4 Rxb3 $14) (20. Ne6
$142 Rfc8 21. Rc5 $1 Rab8 22. d5 $14) 20... Qxd4 $1 {White overlooked this
tactical trick.} 21. Nf7+ (21. Qxd4 Bxd4 22. Ne6 Bb6 $1 23. Re5 Rxf2 $1 24.
Rxf2 Rc8 $17) (21. Ra4 $142 $5 $11) 21... Rxf7 22. Qxf7 Rf8 $36 23. Qd5 $8 (23.
Qe6 $2 Rxf2 $1 {The point of the whole operation.} 24. Rd5 (24. Rxf2 Qa1+ 25.
Rf1 Bd4+ 26. Kh1 Qxf1#) 24... Rf8+ 25. Rxd4 Bxd4+ 26. Rf2 Rxf2 27. Qc4 e5 $19 {
[%csl Ge4]}) 23... e3 $1 24. Qxd4 {A correct decision. It would be much more
difficult for White to defend with the queens on the board:} (24. Qe6 exf2+ ({
but not} 24... Rxf2 25. Qc8+ Bf8 26. Rxf2 exf2+ 27. Kf1 {and Black must give a
perpetual}) 25. Kh1 Qd3 26. Qa6 Qd2 27. Qxa7 $6 e5 {[%cal Ye5e2]}) ({or} 24.
Qb5 exf2+ 25. Kh1 Qe3 {etc}) 24... Bxd4 25. Rd5 exf2+ 26. Kh1 e5 (26... Rf4 $5
27. g3 Re4 28. Kg2 Kg7 $15 {was Black's last chance to fight for a win.}) 27.
Rd7 $1 {My king is now cut off and the draw is inevitable. White's plan is to
free his rook (g3, Kg2) and then activate it (Rb1 or c1).} Re8 (27... Bb6 28.
Re7) 28. g3 Bb6 (28... e4 29. Rxd4 e3 30. Kg2 e2 31. Kxf2 exf1=Q+ 32. Kxf1 $11)
(28... Bb6 29. Kg2 e4 30. Rxf2 Bxf2 31. Kxf2 $11 {[%csl Ra7,Re4]}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Classic 2nd"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2010.12.11"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Howell, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2611"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2010.12.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 140"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Rc1 Qa5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. Nf3 Rd8 11. d5 e6 12. Bg5 f6 {For this line - see
Jakovenko - Ponomariov in CBM 137.} 13. Be3 {Probably the most solid reply.} (
13. Bf4 {has been played in some recent games:} Qa4 (13... exd5 14. exd5 Bf5
15. Be2 Be4 16. d6 Nd7 17. h4 h5 18. O-O Qa4 19. Rfe1 Kh7 20. Bb5 $1 Qxb5 21.
Rxe4 $16 {1-0 Potkin,V (2626)-Zhou Jianchao (2668)/Ningbo 2010/CBM 138 (28)})
14. c4 (14. Qc2 Qxc2 15. Rxc2 exd5 16. exd5 Bf5 17. Rb2 Be4 18. c4 Bxf3 19.
gxf3 b6 20. Re2 Na6 21. a3 Kf7 22. h4 h5 23. Kd2 Re8 $11 {1/2 Ragger,M (2614)
-Bosiocic,M (2562)/Chur 2010/CBM 136 Extra (47)}) 14... exd5 (14... Nc6 15. Be3
exd5 16. exd5 Nb4 17. Bxc5 a5 18. Nd4 Re8+ 19. Be2 Qxa2 20. Nb5 Bf5 21. Qxa2
Nxa2 22. Ra1 Nb4 $13 {0-1 Sargissian,G (2677)-Svidler,P (2731)/Khanty-Mansiysk
RUS 2010/The Week in Chess 830 (39)}) 15. exd5 Na6 16. Be2 Nb4 17. O-O Qxa2 18.
Qe3 Bf5 19. Qxc5 Nxd5 20. cxd5 Qxe2 21. Rfe1 Qa2 $13 {1/2 Ernst,S (2587)
-Gustafsson,J (2646)/Baden-Baden GER 2010/The Week in Chess 831 (27)}) 13...
exd5 (13... Nc6 14. Bd3 {(a recent improvement by GM V.Potkin)} (14. c4 Nb4) (
14. h4 exd5 15. exd5 Bg4 16. Be2 Ne7 (16... Bxf3 17. gxf3 Ne7 {1/2 Harika,D 
(2445)-Gupta,A (2565)/Paleohora 2009/CBM 131 Extra} 18. d6 $36) (16... c4 $5)
17. c4 Qc7 18. Ng5 Bf5 19. Nh3 Nc8 20. g4 Bd7 21. h5 gxh5 22. Nf4 hxg4 23. Qc2
f5 24. Bxg4 Nd6 25. Be2 $44 {1-0 Sundararajan,K (2526)-Konguvel,P (2420)/
Chennai IND 2010/The Week in Chess 796 (48)}) 14... exd5 15. exd5 c4 16. Bxc4
Be6 17. Rd1 Ne7 18. dxe6 $1 Rxd2 19. Rxd2 Qxc3 (19... Nf5 $5) 20. Bb3 Qc1+ 21.
Rd1 Qc3+ 22. Ke2 $5 a5 23. Rd7 a4 24. Rc1 $44 {1/2 Potkin,V (2646)-Svidler,P 
(2722)/Moscow RUS 2010/The Week in Chess 841 (42)}) 14. exd5 Na6 $6 {Not the
best way to develop the knight.} (14... Nc6 15. Bd3 {- see above}) 15. Be2 Be6
$6 (15... c4 16. Bxc4 Be6 17. Rd1 Nc7 18. dxe6 Rxd2 19. Rxd2 {- this version
of the queen sacrifice is more favourable for White than it was in
Potkin-Svidler.}) (15... Bf5 16. O-O Rac8 17. c4 $14 {may be the lesser evil.})
16. c4 Qxd2+ 17. Nxd2 Bd7 18. Ne4 b6 {A typical pawn structure has arisen.
Black has not set up a blockade on d6; therefore, White's chances are better.
To convert his advantage, he must open a second front on the kingside.} 19. h4
$1 {[%mdl 36]} Bf5 20. Nc3 Nb4 21. Kd2 Nc6 {The knight enters the game a bit
too late.} 22. h5 Kf7 {Hardly a useful move.} (22... Ne5 $142) 23. g4 Bc8 24.
hxg6+ hxg6 25. Ne4 Ba6 (25... Ne5 $142 26. f3 $16) 26. Rh7 $1 Kg8 27. Rch1 $1
Ne5 28. Kc3 $2 {Allowing a tactical trick.} (28. g5 $1 fxg5 29. Bxg5 Rf8 $8 30.
Kc3 $1 $16 {leads to the game position.}) 28... Nf7 $6 ({But Black misses} 
28... Rxd5 $1 {e.g.} 29. g5 $1 (29. cxd5 $143 Bxe2) 29... fxg5 30. cxd5 Bxe2
31. Nxg5 Bf6 32. Ne4 Bg7 {holding on.}) 29. Bd3 Ne5 $6 (29... Bc8 $142 $1) 30.
g5 $1 fxg5 31. Bxg5 {White doesn't fear the discovered check as the black
bishop can always be captured.} Rf8 32. Be2 $1 Nf3+ 33. Nf6+ (33. Rxg7+ Kxg7
34. Bh6+ Kg8 35. Bxf8 Rxf8 36. a4 $16 {was equally good.}) 33... Rxf6 34. Rxg7+
Kxg7 35. Bxf6+ Kxf6 36. Bxf3 $16 {[%mdl 4096] This ending is clearly better
for White due to his strong d5-pawn. Black fails to put up any resistance.} Re8
37. Rh7 Re7 38. Rh8 Ke5 $6 (38... Kg7 $142 39. Ra8) 39. Bg4 $1 {[%cal Rh8g8,
Rg8g6]} b5 $6 40. Rd8 Rf7 41. Re8+ Kf4 42. Be6 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Krasnodar"]
[Date "2002.08.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Iljushin, Alexei"]
[Black "Alikhanov, Felix"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2526"]
[BlackElo "2364"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2002.08.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 O-O 9. Rc1 Qa5 {This order of moves is not very accurate as after} 10. d5 {
, with idea c3-c4, White creates a strong pawn centre, without any
compensation for Black.} f5 {The other moves seen in practice:} (10... b6 11.
Nf3 (11. c4 $5) 11... e6 12. Be2 Na6 13. O-O exd5 14. exd5 Re8 15. d6 Be6 16.
Ng5 Rad8 17. Nxe6 Rxe6 18. Bf4 $36 {0-1 Meduna,E-Gutman,L/Porz 1988/CBM 10 (64)
}) (10... Nd7 11. Nf3 (11. c4 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 f5 13. exf5 gxf5 14. Nh3 e5 15.
dxe6 Nf6 16. Nf4 $16 {1-0 Syre,C-Berndt,S/Germany 1993/EXT 97-B (56)}) 11...
Nb6 (11... Rd8 12. Bd3 Nf6 13. c4 Qxd2+ 14. Nxd2 b6 15. h3 Ne8 16. f4 Bb7 17.
Rb1 $16 {1/2-1/2 Kalinin,O-Kozlov,V/Katowice 1990/EXT 97 (81)}) 12. Bh6 Rd8 13.
Bxg7 Kxg7 14. h4 Qa4 15. Bd3 Nc4 16. Qe2 Nd6 17. h5 Bg4 18. Qe3 $16 Bxh5 $2 19.
g4 Bxg4 20. Qh6+ {1-0 Nikitin,A-Klotz,E/St Ingbert 1991/EXT 97 (20)}) (10...
Rd8 11. c4 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 b6 13. Bd3 Nd7 14. f4 Ba6 (14... e5 15. Nf3 $14 (15.
f5 gxf5 16. exf5 Nf6 17. Rf1 $2 {1-0 Ksieski,Z-Gerlach,S/Crailsheim 1995/EXT
99 (41)} Nxd5 $1 18. cxd5 Rxd5 $19 {[%cal Rc8a6,Rd5d3]})) 15. Ne2 Nf6 16. h3 e6
17. Nc3 Ne8 18. Ke2 (18. a4 $5) 18... Nd6 19. dxe6 fxe6 20. Nb5 Nxb5 21. cxb5
Bb7 22. Rhd1 $14 {1-0 Kunte,A-Fuhrmann,D/Mamaia 1991/EXT 97 (50)}) (10... Qa4
11. Bd3 f5 12. f3 b6 13. Ne2 fxe4 14. Bxe4 Bf5 15. Ng3 Nd7 16. O-O Rad8 17.
Nxf5 gxf5 18. Bc2 Qa3 19. Bb3 $16 {1-0 Praszak,M-Gonsior,E/CSR 1991/EXT 2002 
(43)}) (10... e6 {the main line} 11. c4 Qxd2+ (11... Qc7 12. Nf3 b6 13. Be2 f5
14. exf5 exf5 15. d6 Qc6 16. Ng5 Bb7 17. Bf3 Qd7 18. Bd5+ Kh8 19. Be6 Qc6 20.
d7 $18 {1/2-1/2 Ksieski,Z-Kleiser,G/Liechtenstein 1994/EXT 97 (80)}) 12. Kxd2
b6 13. Bd3 (13. Ne2 $143 Rd8 (13... f5 $5 14. f3 Nd7 15. Nf4 Ne5 16. exf5 exd5
17. Nxd5 Bxf5 $11 {0-1 Knaak,R-Tseshkovsky,V/Sochi 1980/MCD (27)}) 14. Nc3 Nc6
15. Bd3 Ba6 16. f4 Nb4 17. Be2 f5 $1 18. a3 Nc6 $132 {1-0 Krasenkow,M-Lobo
Rodriguez,J/Andorra 1991/EXT 97 (40)}) 13... exd5 14. exd5 (14. cxd5 $142 $14)
14... Nd7 15. Nf3 Ne5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. Rhe1 Re8 18. Re2 Bg4 19. f3 Bd7 20. g3
Bd6 21. Rce1 Kg7 22. Bg5 {1/2-1/2 Keck,I-Von Auer,U/Wuerttemberg 1995/GER (22)}
) 11. exf5 (11. Bd3 {is harmless:} fxe4 12. Bxe4 Nd7 (12... Bf5 $5 13. Bxf5
Rxf5 14. c4 Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2 e6 16. dxe6 Nc6 $132 {0-1 Lovass,I-Karsa,L/
Szekszard 1989/TD (64)}) 13. Ne2 Nf6 14. Bf3 Ng4 15. Bxg4 Bxg4 16. f3 Bf5 17.
O-O Rad8 $36 {0-1 Florean,A-Ionescu,D/Baile Tusnad 2001/CBM 80 ext (32)}) ({Or
} 11. f3 fxe4 12. fxe4 Nd7 13. Nf3 Nf6 (13... Ne5 $143 14. Be2 a6 15. O-O Bd7
16. h3 Rac8 17. Bg5 e6 $2 18. Be7 Rfe8 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. d6 $16 {1-0 Medina
Romero,J-Minana Menor,A/Cala Galdana 1999/CBM 73 ext (23)}) 14. Bd3 c4 15. Bb1
Bg4 16. Nd4 Rad8 17. O-O Bd7 18. h3 e6 19. dxe6 Bxe6 20. Qe2 Bf7 21. Nf3 Rfe8
22. Bd4 Rd7 23. Nd2 Nh5 24. Qe3 Qd8 $13 {0-1 Sigurbjoernsson,S-Kristjansson,S/
Reykjavik 1997/EXT 2000 (29)}) 11... Bxf5 12. Nf3 {Other plans:} (12. Be2 $6
Rd8 13. Bf3 c4 14. Bd4 e5 15. dxe6 Nc6 16. Ne2 Ne5 17. O-O Nxf3+ 18. gxf3 Bxe6
$17 {1-0 Pribyl,J-Gustafsson,F/Eksjo 1983/EXT 2001 (41)}) (12. Ne2 Nd7 (12...
Na6 13. Ng3 Bd7 14. h4 Rad8 15. h5 Be6 16. hxg6 hxg6 17. Bc4 Nc7 18. Bh6 $16 {
1-0 Petronic,J-Turov,M/Tivat 1995/EXT 2000 (22)}) 13. Ng3 e6 14. Be2 Nf6 (14...
Rae8 $5) 15. Nxf5 exf5 16. f3 Rfe8 17. Kf2 Nh5 $6 (17... Rad8 $13) 18. d6 Kh8
19. Bg5 Bf6 20. Bxf6+ Nxf6 21. Rb1 b6 22. Bb5 $16 {1-0 Spacek,P-Pribyl,J/
Karvina 1985/EXT 2002 (44)}) 12... Nd7 13. Be2 Nf6 14. c4 Qa3 15. O-O Ne4 16.
Qe1 Qxa2 {Black has won a pawn but White maintains good compensation due to
his strong d5 pawn and weaknesses in Black's camp.} 17. Nh4 b6 (17... Nc3 18.
Rxc3 $1 Bxc3 19. Qxc3 Qxe2 20. Nxf5 Rxf5 (20... gxf5 $143) 21. Re1 Qg4 22. Bxc5
{with an excellent compensation for the exchange.}) 18. Nxf5 gxf5 19. Bd3 Qb2
20. Bxe4 fxe4 21. Bd2 Bd4 $2 {After this loss of time White is definitely
better.} (21... e6 $1 {apparently gives Black good counterplay:} 22. d6 (22.
Bc3 Bxc3 23. Rxc3 exd5 24. cxd5 Rad8) 22... Qe5 23. Bc3 Qxd6 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25.
Qxe4 $44) 22. Bc3 Bxc3 23. Rxc3 Rf4 24. Re3 Qd4 25. g3 Rf7 (25... Rg4 26. Qe2)
26. Rxe4 {White has restored the material balance and Black's position is full
of weaknesses.} Qf6 27. Qe2 Raf8 28. f4 Qg7 29. Kh1 Rd8 30. Re1 a6 31. Re5 Kf8
32. Ra1 {A usual story: with his passive pieces and numerous weaknesses, Black
turns out to be weaker on the side where, theoretically, he must be stronger.}
a5 33. Qb2 {[%csl Rb6]} Rf6 34. Rae1 Rd7 35. R1e2 {Don't hurry when your
opponent is completely passive!} Qf7 36. Kg2 Qg7 37. Qb5 Rc7 $2 {This fastens
Black's defeat.} (37... Rd8 $142) 38. Re6 Rxe6 39. Rxe6 Qc3 {Black lost on
time.} (39... Qc3 40. Rxb6 $18) 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Krasnodar"]
[Date "2002.09.01"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Diu, Viacheslav"]
[Black "Shomoev, Anton"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2451"]
[BlackElo "2533"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2002.08.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Qd3 Ba6 12. Qe3 Qd7 13. Bxa6 Nxa6 14. d5 Qa4
15. Qe2 $1 {A fresh attempt to fight for an advantage in this line.} (15. Rb3 {
-see Clavijo-Mikhalchishin in CBM79.}) 15... Nc7 {Black allows c3-c4, which
gives White a small plus.} (15... Bxc3 $2 {doesn't work in view of} 16. Rb3 {
[%cal Rb3a3]} Bb4 17. Ne5 Rac8 18. Rh3 c4 19. Qe3 {[%cal Re3h6] 1-0 Najer,
E-Yuferov,S/St Petersburg 2000/EXT 2001 (19).}) 16. c4 {[%csl Gc4,Gd5,Ge4]
[%cal Re4e5]} e5 {[%cal Yc7e8,Ye8d6]} 17. Rb3 (17. Nd2 $5 {[%cal Yc1b2,Yf2f4]
deserved attention just giving up the a2 pawn but intending to push f2-f4 as
soon as possible:} Ne8 (17... Qxa2 18. Bb2 f6 19. Bc3 (19. Qe3 {[%cal Yf2f4,
Ye3h3]})) 18. Bb2 Nd6 19. f4 Rae8 20. Qd3 $14) 17... Ne8 18. Bb2 f6 19. Ra3 Qd7
20. Nd2 Nd6 $11 {Black has consolidated his position. Now f2-f4 is not too
dangerous for him.} 21. Rh3 $6 {White starts playing without plan and
gradually loses the positional battle.} (21. f4 $2 exf4 22. Rxf4 Bh6) (21. g3
Rae8 22. f4 $5 {was quite possible, with a double-edged position after} exf4 ({
or} 22... f5 23. Nf3 exf4 24. e5 $44) 23. gxf4 Nxe4 24. Nxe4 f5 25. Nxc5 Rxe2
26. Nxd7 Bxb2 27. Rxa7) 21... Rae8 22. Qd3 (22. f4 exf4 23. Rxf4 Qa4 $1 $36)
22... f5 23. Qc2 $2 (23. exf5 {was necessary.}) 23... Rf7 $2 (23... f4) 24. Re1
$2 f4 {Black's kingside pawn avalanche can decide the game as White has no
counterplay.} 25. Qd1 g5 26. Qh5 Bf6 27. Ra3 Rg7 28. h3 Kh8 29. Nf3 Rg6 (29...
Nxc4 $2 30. Rxa7) 30. h4 {White can't wait and desperately tries to create
counterplay.} Nf7 (30... Nxc4 31. hxg5) 31. hxg5 Bxg5 32. Nxg5 {The exchange
of this "bad" bishop looks strange but White plans to open up the position
activating his own bishop.} ({after} 32. Qh3 Qc7 {[%cal Yg5f6,Yf7d6] White
remains with his problems.}) 32... Nxg5 $6 {A wrong decision. This knight
should control the d5 pawn.} (32... Rxg5 $142 33. Qh4 Reg8 $36 34. Qxf4 Rxg2+
35. Kf1 Qe7) 33. Kf1 $1 Qg7 34. d6 $5 {[%csl Rd6] A risky move. On d5 this
pawn was strong; on d6(d7) it will be weak!} (34. g3 $1 {was the logical
continuation of White's plan as} f3 $2 (34... fxg3 $142 35. Rxg3 Rf8 36. Ke2
$132 {[%cal Ye1g1]}) {doesn't work in view of} 35. Bc1 Rf8 36. Bxg5 Rxg5 37.
Qh1 {winning the f3 pawn.}) 34... Rd8 35. Rd3 $2 (35. Rd1 $142 $1 {(not an
easy move!)} Rh6 (35... Nf7 36. Rxa7) 36. Qg4 Rh1+ 37. Ke2 Rxd1 38. Kxd1 Qe7 (
38... Rxd6+ 39. Kc2 Nf7 40. Qc8+ Rd8 41. Qf5 $36) 39. Kc1 Qxd6 40. Rd3 $1 {
Justly, after} Qxd3 41. Bxe5+ Kg8 42. Qxg5+ Kf7 {White can't win:} 43. Qg7+ Ke8
44. Qg8+ Ke7 45. Qxh7+ Ke8 46. Qg6+ Ke7 47. Bf6+ Kd7 48. Qf5+ Kc6 49. Qe6+ Kb7
50. Bxd8 Qf1+ {with perpetual check.}) 35... Nf7 36. d7 Kg8 $2 ({Why not} 36...
Rxg2 $17 {?}) 37. Qh3 $13 Qf6 38. Red1 Rg5 39. Rd5 h6 40. R1d3 Kf8 41. Rf3 $2 {
A suicidal move leading to material losses.} Qg6 42. Rd1 $4 (42. Rd1 $4 Rh5 $19
) 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 0405"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2005.01.29"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Khenkin, Igor"]
[Black "McShane, Luke J"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2587"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2004.11.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tegernsee"]
[BlackTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 Qa5 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. Rb1 a6 11. Rc1 Bg4 {A rare move instead of the usual} (
11... cxd4) 12. d5 Rd8 ({After} 12... Bxf3 13. gxf3 Ne5 14. Be2 {White keeps a
slight edge as his damaged pawn structure is more than sufficiently
compensated by his bishop pair and pawn centre, e.g.} O-O (14... h5 15. h3 Nd7
16. c4 Qa4 $6 17. O-O f5 18. Rb1 b6 19. Rfc1 fxe4 20. Bd1 Qa5 21. Qxa5 bxa5 22.
Ba4 O-O-O 23. fxe4 $18 {1-0 Stone,R-Ada,B/Ontario 1990/EXT 97 (30)}) 15. c4 Qc7
16. O-O Qc8 {1/2-1/2 Gruenberg,R-Fette,M/Hamburg 1987/TD (21)} 17. Kg2 $14) 13.
Bd3 {The other moves seen in practice are absolutely harmless:} (13. Nh4 O-O
14. h3 Bc8 15. Be2 e6 16. O-O exd5 17. exd5 c4 $1 18. Rfd1 Ne5 19. Nf3 Nd3 20.
Bxd3 Rxd5 21. Bd4 cxd3 22. Qxd3 Bh6 $15 {1-0 Khenkin,I-Fernandez Garcia,J/Las
Palmas 1994/EXT 2003 (37)}) (13. Be2 O-O 14. Qb2 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Nd4 16. Bd1 Nb5
17. Bd2 Nd6 18. Qc2 Nc4 {1/2-1/2 Ehlvest,J-Rytshagov,M/Tallinn 1998/EXT 99}) (
13. Bh6 $5 {deserves testing.}) 13... O-O $1 {A typical approach in such
positions: the capture on c6 is not a threat.} 14. O-O (14. dxc6 Bxf3 15. gxf3
c4 16. Bd4 bxc6 17. Bxc4 c5 $11) 14... f5 (14... Bxf3 15. gxf3 e6 $6 {is risky
due to} 16. dxc6 c4 17. Qb2 cxd3 18. cxb7 {[%csl Gb7]}) 15. exf5 (15. dxc6 $6
fxe4 16. Ne5 Bxe5 17. Bc4+ Kh8 18. Qc2 Qc7) (15. Ng5 fxe4 16. Bxe4 e6 $13)
15... Bxf3 (15... Bxf5 {is also possible:} 16. Bxf5 Rxf5 17. c4 Qxd2 18. Nxd2
Nd4 $132) 16. dxc6 (16. gxf3 $6 Ne5) 16... Be4 $1 (16... Bxc6 $143 17. Qc2 {
and the position of the black king is compromised.}) 17. Bc4+ Kh8 18. Qb2 $6 {
This leads to some trouble for White as his queen will now be temporarily out
of play.} ({GM I.Khenkin probably rejected} 18. Qe2 $5 {in view of} b5 {
but then White had a nice response} 19. f6 $1 {, which eventually lead to an
equal position after} exf6 (19... Bxf6 20. Bh6) (19... Rxf6 20. Bg5) 20. Bxc5
Rfe8 21. Bf7 Re5 22. Bd4 $1 Bxg2 (22... Re7 23. f3 Rxf7 24. Qxe4) 23. Bxe5 Bxf1
24. Qxf1 fxe5 25. Qh3 Qa3 26. Re1 Qd6 $11) 18... b5 19. Be6 Qc7 $5 (19... Bxf5
$5 20. Bxf5 Rxf5 21. Rfd1 Rd6 {[%csl Rc6] It is not easy for White to keep the
balance.}) 20. Bd7 (20. Bxc5 Bxg2 $1 {is unpleasant for White.}) (20. Qa3 $5
gxf5 21. Qxc5 (21. Bd7 $142 $5 {-20.Bd7}) 21... Rd6 $1 22. Bf4 Rxc6 23. Bxc7
Rxc5 24. Ba5 Rc6 25. Bb3 Rfc8 $15) 20... Bxf5 (20... gxf5 21. Qa3 Bxc6 22. Bxc6
Qxc6 23. Qxc5 Qxc5 24. Bxc5 Rfe8 25. c4 $1 {with a probable draw.}) 21. Qa3 $1
(21. Bxf5 $2 Rxf5 $17) 21... Be5 (21... Bxd7 22. cxd7 $11 {White recaptures
the pawn on a6 or c5.}) 22. f4 Bd6 23. Bxf5 Rxf5 24. Qxa6 Rb8 {Black now
recaptures the c6 pawn and the position equalizes.} 25. a4 Rb6 26. Qa8+ (26.
Qa5 bxa4 27. Qxa4 Qxc6 $11) 26... Rb8 27. Qa6 Rb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Krasnodar"]
[Date "2002.08.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Volkov, Sergey"]
[Black "Beshukov, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2636"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2002.08.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Qa4+ Nd7 8.
Nf3 c5 9. Bg5 O-O 10. Rb1 h6 11. Be3 a6 12. Qa3 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nf6 14. Bd3 Ng4
15. e5 $146 {The game Zviagintsev-Leko (see annotations in cbm90) continued:} (
15. O-O Nxe3 16. fxe3 b6 17. e5 Bb7 18. Qb4 b5 {1/2-1/2 Zvjaginsev,V-Leko,P/
Essen GER 2002/CBM90 (18).}) 15... Nxe3 16. fxe3 Rb8 17. O-O b5 {[%mdl 32]
This plan looks more logical than Leko's 16...b6 but GM S.Volkov finds a good
reply.} 18. Nd2 $1 {[%cal Yd2e4,Ye4c5]} Kh7 {Preparing ...f7-f6 but this plan
fails.} (18... Bb7 $5 19. Ne4 Bxe4 20. Bxe4 Rb6 $14) 19. Ne4 (19. h4 $5 {
[%cal Yh4h5]}) 19... f6 20. Nc5 $1 Qb6 {Alas,} (20... fxe5 {is not good:} 21.
Bxg6+ $1 (21. Rxf8 $143 Bxf8) 21... Kh8 (21... Kxg6 22. Qd3+ Bf5 (22... Kg5 23.
Qh7 Bh8 24. Ne4+ Kh5 25. Rxf8 Qxf8 26. Rf1 $18) (22... Kh5 23. Rxf8 Bxf8 (23...
Qxf8 24. Rf1 $18) 24. Rf1 $18 {->}) (22... Rf5 23. g4 $18) (22... e4 23. Qxe4+
$18) 23. Rxf5 Rxf5 24. g4 Qc8 25. d5 $1 h5 26. gxf5+ Qxf5 27. e4 $18 {->}) 22.
Rxf8+ Qxf8 23. Rf1 Qd8 24. Bc2 $16 {[%cal Ra3d3]}) 21. Qb3 $1 f5 (21... fxe5 {
gives White a decisive attack after} 22. Rxf8 Bxf8 23. Qf7+ Bg7 24. Rf1 $1 exd4
25. Qxe7 {Therefore Black gives up attempts to attack White's centre, which
leads to a strategically hopeless position.}) 22. Rfc1 {[%csl Gc5,Ge5] White
provokes Black's next move!} f4 {This only weakens Black's kingside.} 23. Be4
Kh8 24. exf4 Rxf4 25. Qe3 g5 26. Rf1 Rxf1+ 27. Rxf1 Be6 28. Bc2 Rc8 29. h4 $1 {
Black is completely passive. Therefore White can play} (29. Rf2 {or something
like that but he finds an interesting forced way to win. Equally strong was,
however,}) (29. Nxe6 $1 Rxc2 30. Qe4 Qc6 (30... Rc6 31. Nxg7 Kxg7 32. Qd5 Re6
33. Kh1 $18 {[%cal Yd5a8]}) 31. d5 Qb6+ 32. Kh1 Qf2 33. Rg1 $18 {[%cal Re4g6]})
29... gxh4 30. Nxe6 $1 Rxc2 31. Nxg7 (31. Qe4 {was winning here, too:} Rc6 (
31... Rxg2+ {is hopeless, of course}) 32. Nxg7 Kxg7 33. Qf4 Qd8 34. Qf7+ Kh8
35. d5 Rb6 36. Rf4 {etc.}) 31... Qc6 ({Or} 31... Qg6 32. Qf3 Qxg7 33. Qa8+ Qg8
34. Rf8 Rxg2+ 35. Kf1 Rg1+ 36. Ke2 Rg2+ 37. Kd3 Rg3+ 38. Kc2 Rg2+ 39. Kc3 Rg3+
40. Kb4 $18) 32. d5 $1 Qg6 33. Qf3 Qxg7 34. d6 $1 exd6 (34... Rc8 35. d7 Rd8
36. e6 {was hopeless, too}) 35. Qa8+ Qg8 (35... Kh7 36. Qe4+) 36. Rf8 Rxg2+ 37.
Kf1 Rg1+ 38. Kf2 Rg2+ 39. Ke3 Rg3+ 40. Kd2 h3 41. exd6 h2 42. Rxg8+ Rxg8 43.
Qh1 {An excellent win by the defending Russian champion!} 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Krasnodar"]
[Date "2002.08.30"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Poluljahov, Aleksandr"]
[Black "Vorobiov, Evgeny E"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2512"]
[BlackElo "2542"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2002.08.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Ba3 Nd7 8.
Nf3 c5 9. Bc4 cxd4 10. Qb3 O-O 11. cxd4 Nb6 12. O-O Nxc4 13. Qxc4 a5 {[%cal
Rb7b5] This move just weakens the q-side (fortunately, it is not deadly for
Black).} (13... b6 {-see Lalic-Gormally in this issue.}) (13... Bg4) 14. Rfd1
Bg4 15. Rab1 Rc8 16. Qd3 Bxf3 17. gxf3 {[%csl Rb5,Rb6,Rb7] With the pawn on a7
instead of a5 Black's position would be OK; now he should work a while to
equalize. The most important thing for him is not to care about the b7 pawn
too much!} (17. Qxf3 Bxd4 {[%cal Rc8c3]} 18. Bb2 e5 19. Bxd4 exd4 20. Rxb7 Rc2
$11) 17... Qd7 18. Bc1 $6 {This manoeuvre requires a lot of time, which
enables Black to activate his rooks.} (18. Bc5 $5 $14) 18... Rc6 (18... Qh3 $5
{, just giving up the pawn like in Dao-Lin in this issue, deserved some
attention but Black finds a simpler way to equality.}) 19. Kg2 Rfc8 20. Be3 Rc4
21. Qd2 f5 $1 22. exf5 gxf5 $2 {[%mdl 16384] A wrong recapture. After} (22...
Qxf5 23. Rxb7 Rf8 24. Qe2 e6 {Black is not worse due to his counterplay along
the f-file. On the contrary, after the text the g-file can only be useful for
White. Besides, the f5 pawn becomes another weakness in Black's camp.}) 23.
Qxa5 R4c6 (23... f4 $142 24. Bxf4 Rxd4 25. Qg5 Rc6 26. Rxd4 Qxd4 27. Bg3 $16 {
_|_}) 24. Qb5 b6 (24... Rg6+ 25. Kh1 Qxb5 26. Rxb5 {[%csl Rb7,Rf5] is quite
poor, too}) 25. Kh1 {[%cal Rd4d5]} f4 (25... e6 26. d5 $1 $18) 26. Bxf4 (26. d5
$5 Rd6 27. Qxd7 Rxd7 28. Bxf4 $18) 26... Bxd4 $2 {Loses at once.} (26... Qh3
$142 27. Bg3 $18 {Black has no compensation for two missing pawns.}) 27. Rg1+ (
{Or} 27. Be5 Qf5 28. Qb3+ $18) 27... Kh8 28. Rbd1 Qh3 29. Rg3 Qh5 $6 30. Qxh5
1-0

[Event "BCF-ch 89th"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "2002.08.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Black "Summerscale, Aaron"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2509"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2002.07.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. Nf3 Bg7 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Bg5 h6 14. Be3
Nc6 15. d5 Na5 16. Bc5 b6 $5 {This is the newest attempt to revive the 15...
Na5 line. Black gives up the e7 pawn and the exchange hoping to make use of
his strong g7 bishop and a-pawn - with satisfactory results so far. Dozens of
games saw} (16... Bf6 17. e5 Bxe5 18. Rb4 $1 $16) 17. Bxe7 Rfe8 18. d6 Qe6 $6 (
18... Nc6 {is apparently more precise:} 19. Bb5 Nxe7 20. Bxe8 Rxe8 21. dxe7 Qa3
22. Re1 Qxe7 23. h3 Be6 24. Qa4 Qd7 25. Qa6 Rd8 26. Re3 (26. e5 $5) 26... Qc7
27. Rd3 Rc8 $44 {0-1 Bunzmann,D-Van Wely,L/Germany 2001/CBM 82 ext (45)}) 19.
h3 Bxf3 20. Bxf3 Nc6 21. e5 Nxe7 22. Bxa8 Rxa8 23. dxe7 Qxe7 24. f4 $16 {
[%csl Ge5,Gf4]} Rd8 25. Qb3 {This allows Black to break down White's centre.} (
25. Qg4 $5 g5 26. Rbe1 {was more appropriate to support the e5 pawn.}) 25... g5
26. fxg5 hxg5 27. Rf5 Bxe5 28. Re1 $1 Bd4+ 29. Kf1 $2 {[%csl Rf1] Obvious
moves are not always best. The white king will be very vulnerable here.} (29.
Kh2 $142 $1 Qd6+ (29... Qxe1 $2 30. Qxf7+ Kh8 31. Qh5+ Kg8 32. Qxg5+ Bg7 33.
Qxd8+ $18) 30. Kh1 {[%csl Gh1]} Qg6 31. Ref1 $16 Rd7 $140 32. Qb5) 29... Qc7
30. Rxg5+ Kf8 31. Rf5 Qd7 32. Rf3 Bc5 $44 {White has few winning chances both
in the middlegame (due to the poor position of his king) and in the endgame 
(due to Black's strong queenside pawns).} 33. Re5 a5 34. Qc4 a4 35. Re1 a3 36.
g4 Qd5 37. Qxd5 Rxd5 38. Ra1 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER CupT final"]
[Site "Baden-Baden"]
[Date "2005.04.17"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2005.04.17"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Porz"]
[BlackTeam "Baden Oos"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Bg7 6. e4 Nb6 7. Be3 O-O 8. h3
{According to the official theory - a harmless line. However, GM Ivan Sokolov
disagrees with this verdict.} f5 9. exf5 Bxf5 (9... gxf5 {is another option.})
10. Nf3 Nc6 11. Qb3+ (11. Be2 {is indeed too modest, e.g.} e5 (11... Qd6 12.
O-O Rad8 13. Rc1 Kh8 14. Qd2 e5 15. Nb5 Qe7 16. Bg5 Bf6 17. Bxf6+ Qxf6 18. Rfd1
a6 19. Nxc7 Qd6 20. d5 Qxc7 21. Qh6 Nxd5 22. Rxd5 Qe7 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Qe3 Qf6
{1/2-1/2 Wehmeier,S-Greenfeld,A/Lippstadt 2004/CBM 103}) (11... Kh8 12. O-O Nd5
13. Nxd5 Qxd5 14. Rc1 Qxa2 15. Bc4 Qxb2 16. g4 Bd7 17. Rc2 Qa3 18. Ng5 Nd8 19.
Qd2 e6 20. d5 $13 {1-0 Zsinka,L-Szeberenyi,A/Hungary 2002/EXT 2004 (36)}) (
11... Qd7 12. Qd2 Rad8 13. Rd1 Be6 14. Qc1 Bc4 15. O-O Bxe2 16. Nxe2 Rxf3 17.
gxf3 Qxh3 18. Ng3 Nd5 19. Rfe1 Nxe3 20. Qxe3 Bxd4 21. Qb3+ Kg7 22. Ne4 Ne5 23.
Rxd4 Rxd4 24. Ng5 Nxf3+ {0-1 Borg,G-Khachian,M/Panormo 1998/CBM 067 ext}) 12.
dxe5 (12. Qb3+ Kh8 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. O-O c6 16. Qb4 Qc7 17. Rad1
Be6 18. a4 Nd5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Zsinka,L-Neubauer,M/Oberwart 2004/EXT 2005 (30)})
12... Qxd1+ (12... Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Qxd8 Rfxd8 15. Rc1 c6 16. O-O Bd3 17.
Bxd3 Rxd3 18. Rfd1 Rad8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Murugan,K-Hossain,E/Calcutta 1999/EXT
2003 (40)}) 13. Rxd1 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. O-O Rad8 16. Bg5 Rxd1 17. Rxd1 c6
18. Bf1 Kg7 $10 {0-1 Ruban,V-Leko,P/Tilburg 1993/CBM 039/[Leko] (61)}) (11. Rc1
e5 12. d5 Nd4 13. Nxd4 exd4 14. Bxd4 Bxd4 15. Qxd4 Qg5 16. f4 Rae8+ 17. Kd2 Qh4
18. Rg1 c5 19. Qxc5 Qxf4+ 20. Kd1 Rc8 {0-1 Bricard,E-Lutz,C/Kaufbeuren 1993/
EXT 97}) (11. Bb5 Nb4 12. Rc1 c6 13. Be2 N6d5 14. Qb3 Kh8 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. O-O
Qd6 $11 {1-0 Meister,Y-Khachian,M/Bela Crkva 1990/EXT 97 (40)}) 11... Kh8 12.
d5 (12. O-O-O $6 {[%csl Rc1]} a5 13. Ne5 a4 $1 14. Qb5 (14. Nf7+ $2 Rxf7 15.
Qxf7 Qd7 $1 {[%cal Ra8f8]} 16. a3 Na5 $1 {[%cal Cf1b5,Cb5d7,Ra5b3]}) 14... a3
15. b3 Qd6 {[%cal Oc6e5,Ce5c4,Cc4d6,Ya8a5]} 16. Nc4 Nxc4 17. Qxc4 Na5 18. Qb5
c5 $1 19. Qa4 Nc6 20. Qb5 Qf6 21. Qc4 cxd4 {0-1 Anastasian,A-Neverov,V/Tbilisi
1989/CBM 012/[Bulletin]}) (12. Rd1 a5 $1 13. a3 a4 14. Qa2 Bc2 15. Rd2 Bb3 $15)
12... Ne5 13. Nxe5 (13. Nd4 $5 {needs testing. Black didn't solve his problems
in the following game:} c6 $6 (13... a5 $5) 14. f4 Nd3+ $6 15. Bxd3 Bxd3 16.
Ne6 Qd6 17. Bc5 Qd7 18. Nxg7 (18. Bxb6 $5 axb6 19. O-O-O) 18... Kxg7 19. Bd4+
Kh6 20. O-O-O Bc4 21. Qc2 Bxd5 22. Qf2 $18 {->} g5 23. fxg5+ Kh5 24. g4+ Kxg5
25. h4+ Kh6 26. Qe3+ Kg6 27. Qg5+ Kf7 28. Qh5+ Kg8 29. Qg5+ Kf7 30. Rhf1+ {
1-0 Van der Erf,R-Steinkuehler,G/Germany 1998/EXT 2000}) 13... Bxe5 14. Rd1 {
A solid move, keeping White's outposts in the centre.} (14. f4 Bg7 15. g4 {
is too aggressive. After the opening of the game White's position will be
weakened, e.g.} Bd7 16. O-O-O Qe8 17. Bg2 c6 $1 18. Rhe1 cxd5 19. Bxd5 Rc8 20.
Kb1 Rxc3 $1 21. bxc3 Ba4 22. Qb4 Bxd1 23. Rxd1 Nxd5 24. Rxd5 Qc6 25. Qc5 Qe6
$15 {[%csl Rb1] 0-1 Foygel,I-Shabalov,A/Connecticut 2001/CBM 081 ext (42)})
14... Qc8 {[%cal Yc7c6]} 15. Bd3 (15. Be2 c6 16. dxc6 Qxc6 17. Bf3 Qc4 18. Bxb7
Rad8 $132) 15... e6 $2 {[%mdl 16384] A grave positional error.} (15... Bxd3 16.
Rxd3 Qf5 17. Rd1 e6 $1 18. dxe6 Rae8 {was enough to nearly equalize the game.
The position of Black's king is slightly weakened but it shouldn't create any
serious problems for him as his pieces are active enough.}) 16. Bxf5 exf5 ({
After} 16... Rxf5 17. dxe6 {Black can't recapture the pawn without serious
concessions.}) (16... gxf5 {was relatively better, although, comparing to the
line from the previous annotation (15...Bxd3 etc.), Black's position is
seriously compromised.} 17. O-O (17. dxe6 Re8) 17... Re8 18. Rfe1 {etc.}) 17.
O-O {Black's evaluation of this position was completely wrong. With the pawn
on f7 (instead of f5) it would be quite normal but this "minor" weakening
makes it almost hopeless! It wouldn't be difficult to protect the c7 pawn only
but now there is also the e6 square and the king in the corner...} Qd7 (17...
f4 18. Bc5 Re8 19. Rfe1 Qf5 20. Nb5 {[%cal Rb5d4,Rd4e6]}) (17... c5 18. Rfe1
Re8 19. Nb5 a6 $140 20. Nd6 Bxd6 21. Qxb6 Rd8 22. b4 $1 cxb4 23. Qd4+ Kg8 24.
Qf6 $18) 18. Bc5 Rfe8 19. Nb5 Nc8 (19... c6 {is relatively better but after}
20. Nd6 (20. dxc6 Qxc6 21. Bd6 Bxd6 22. Nxd6 Re7 23. Rd2 {[%csl Rh8][%cal
Yf1d1] is very strong, too}) 20... Bxd6 21. dxc6 Qxc6 22. Bxd6 {the terrible
position of Black's king doesn't give him many chances to survive.}) 20. Rfe1
Nd6 21. Rxe5 Rxe5 22. Nxd6 (22. Nxc7 $1 Qxc7 23. Bd4 $18 {[%cal Od4e5,Yf2f4]
was even simpler.}) 22... cxd6 23. Bd4 {[%cal Rf2f4]} f4 ({Or} 23... Kg8 24.
Bxe5 dxe5 25. d6+ Kf8 (25... Qf7 26. d7) 26. Qc3 Re8 27. f4 Qa4 28. Rd5 Qxf4
29. d7 Rd8 30. Rxe5 {etc.}) 24. Bxe5+ dxe5 25. d6 {The material is still equal
but the strong d6 pawn, together with the weak position of the black king,
decides the game.} Kg7 (25... Re8 26. Qd5 {[%cal Yd1c1]} e4 (26... Re6 $2 27.
Qxe6 Qxe6 28. d7 $18) 27. Rc1 e3 28. Rc7 Qxc7 29. dxc7 e2 30. Qd4+ Kg8 31. Qc4+
Kg7 32. Qxe2 $18) 26. Rc1 Kh6 27. Rc7 Qxd6 28. Qf7 Rf8 29. Qxh7+ Kg5 30. Rxb7 {
White has won a pawn continuing his attack. The rest is clear.} f3 31. Qe7+ Rf6
32. Rd7 Qxe7 33. Rxe7 Kf4 34. Rxa7 e4 35. gxf3 Kxf3 36. Ra3+ Kf4 37. b4 1-0

[Event "SVK-ch"]
[Site "Kaskady"]
[Date "2002.07.06"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Markos, Jan"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2467"]
[BlackElo "2576"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2002.06.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SVK"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[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 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 b6 13. O-O e6 14. f4 Bg7
15. Bc4 Bb7 {About this line-see CBM87, game Zaja-Ftacnik (Salona Solin/Split
2000).} 16. dxe6 Bxe4 17. exf7+ Kh8 18. Rb2 Qf6 $6 19. Qe3 (19. Qe2 $1 Bc6 $146
(19... Qxc3 $6 20. Rd2) 20. Rd2 Rac8 (20... b5 $5) 21. Qe6 $1 Qxe6 (21... Qxc3
22. f5 $1 gxf5 $140 23. Bb2 $1) 22. Bxe6 Rc7 23. Bb2 Re7 24. Rd6 $16 {1-0
Bellmann,H-Matisson,J/corr 2000/Telechess 86 (51)}) 19... Bc6 (19... Qxc3 20.
Qxe4 Bd4+ 21. Rbf2 Qxc4 22. Bb2 Qxf7 23. Bxd4+ {1/2-1/2 Brenninkmeijer,J-Blees,
A/Breda 1996/EXT 2002 (23).}) 20. Re2 Rad8 $6 {Black doesn't rush to recapture
the pawn at once. He plans ...b5 or ...Bd5. Quite a risky strategy!} (20...
Qxc3 $142) 21. Bb2 (21. Qe5 Rxf7 $1 22. Bxf7 Qxf7 {[%cal Rc6b5]} 23. Qe7 Qxe7
24. Rxe7 Bb5 $11 25. Rfe1 $6 Bxc3) (21. Qe6 b5 22. Qxf6 Bxf6 23. Be6 Bxc3)
21... Rd6 (21... Bd5 $2 22. Bxd5 Rxd5 23. c4) 22. Qe7 $6 {This leads to a draw.
} (22. Rfe1 $5 {deserved serious attention. White keeps his extra pawn, with
good winning chances:} b5 23. Be6 (23. Bxb5 $5 Bxb5 24. c4 Qd4 (24... Qxb2 25.
Rxb2 Bd4 (25... Bxb2 $2 26. Qe7) 26. Rxb5 $16) 25. Bxd4 Bxd4 26. cxb5 Rxf7 27.
g3 Bxe3+ 28. Rxe3 a6 $1 {is easier for Black to defend}) 23... Bd7 24. Bxd7 (
24. f5 $5 gxf5 25. Bxd7 Rxd7 26. Qxc5) 24... Rxd7 25. Qxc5 (25. c4 Qd4 26. Bxd4
Bxd4 27. cxb5 Rfxf7 28. g3 $16) 25... Rdxf7 26. g3 $16) 22... Qxe7 23. Rxe7 b5
$1 24. Re6 (24. Bb3 $6 c4 25. Bc2 Rd7 {[%csl Rb2,Rc3]}) 24... Rd2 25. Rf2 (25.
Rxc6 Rxb2 26. Bd5 Bxc3 $132) 25... Rd1+ 26. Rf1 (26. Bf1 Bd7 27. Re7 (27. Ra6
$2 b4 $1) 27... a6 {[%cal Yg7f6] is by no means better for White.}) 26... Rd2
27. Rf2 Rd1+ 28. Rf1 Rd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 12th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2005.04.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2641"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2005.04.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Saratov Ekonomist SGSEU"]
[BlackTeam "Saransk TPS"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Nb6 6. Bg5 Bg7 7. e3 h6 8. Bh4
O-O 9. Rc1 $5 (9. Nf3 {-see Dreev-Sutovsky in this issue.}) 9... g5 (9... N8d7
10. Nf3 a5 11. h3 a4 12. a3 c6 13. Bd3 Nf6 14. O-O Nfd5 15. Bg3 Be6 16. Qe2
Nxc3 17. bxc3 Nd7 18. c4 f5 19. Rfd1 Qe8 20. d5 $1 Bf7 21. e4 $16 {1-0
Veingold,A-Sion Castro,M/Cala Galdana 1999/CBM 073 ext (40)}) 10. Bg3 c5 $1 {
This is now quite appropriate.} 11. dxc5 Bxc3+ 12. Rxc3 Qxd1+ 13. Kxd1 {
This was the point behind 9.Rc1. White is a pawn up, keeps a pair of bishops,
and his pawn structure is not damaged. However, the price for that is quite
high as his king can get under a strong attack.} Na4 14. Rc2 Bf5 15. Rd2 Nc6 (
15... Nxc5 $4 16. Rd5 {but after the text move White must give up his c5 pawn.}
) 16. Ne2 Nxc5 17. f3 {[%cal Ye2d4]} (17. Nd4 Nxd4 18. Rxd4 (18. exd4 Ne4)
18... Rfd8 {was pleasant for Black.}) (17. Nc3 $5 {to complete the development
as soon as possible:} Rfd8 18. Bc4 {etc.}) 17... Be6 {Starting an attack of
the white queenside pawns.} (17... Rfd8 18. Nd4 $1 (18. Nc3 Rxd2+ 19. Kxd2 Rd8+
20. Ke1 Nb4 $40) 18... Nxd4 19. exd4 {as the black knight has no e4 square.})
18. b3 Rfc8 {A prophylactical move. Black prepares an interesting response to
Ne2-d4.} (18... a5 19. Nd4) 19. Nd4 (19. Nc3 Nb4 $1 {[%csl Rc3][%cal Rc5b3]}
20. Nb5 Nxa2 $1) (19. h4 a5 $5) 19... Nxd4 ({After} 19... Bd7 {White maintains
a small plus due to his pair of bishops.}) 20. exd4 (20. Rxd4 Rd8 $5 (20... a5
$5 21. Bb5)) 20... Nxb3 $5 {[%mdl 512]} 21. axb3 Bxb3+ 22. Ke2 Rc1 {The pin on
the 1st rank plus a strong a-pawn - still it is hard to say whether all that
compensates a whole piece.} (22... a5 23. Rb2 a4 24. Kd2) 23. Rb2 (23. h4 {
led to interesting variations:} a5 (23... g4 24. Bf4 $5) 24. hxg5 hxg5 (24...
a4 $6 25. Be5 a3 26. Rxh6 f6 27. gxf6 exf6 28. Bxf6) 25. Kf2 a4 26. Re2 $1 {
urgently creating counterplay} (26. Rh5 f6) 26... Rac8 $1 (26... a3 27. Rxe7 {
[%cal Rg3e5]} Ra5 28. Bd6 $1 {[%cal Re7e8]} Kg7 29. d5 $1 $18 {[%cal Oe7b7,
Cb3d5,Rd6e5]}) (26... Re8 27. Bd6) 27. Rxe7 R8c2+ 28. Ke3 (28. Re2 Rxe2+ 29.
Kxe2 a3 30. Be5 f6 31. Bxf6 a2 32. d5 Bxd5 33. Kd2 a1=Q 34. Bxa1 Rxa1 35. Rh5
Rxf1 36. Rxg5+ Kf7 37. Rxd5 Rf2+ $11) 28... f5 $1 29. f4 Rc3+ 30. Kf2 R3c2+ $11
) 23... Be6 (23... Bd5 $5) 24. Rg1 ({After} 24. Rxb7 a5 {stopping this pawn is
not an easy task, e.g.} 25. Kd2 Ra1 26. Rxe7 a4 27. Be5 Rb1 28. Rxe6 fxe6 29.
Kc2 Ra1 $13) 24... a5 25. Kd2 Rac8 26. Bf2 a4 27. Bd3 Rxg1 28. Bxg1 a3 29. Rxb7
$4 {A terrible blunder.} (29. Rb1 {was correct, although after} a2 30. Ra1 Bb3
{it is not easy for White to make use of his extra piece.}) 29... a2 30. Ra7
Bd5 {[%cal Rc8a8] Suddenly White can't stop the a2 pawn.} 31. Ra4 Ra8 32. Ba6
Rb8 33. Bd3 Rb1 34. Rxa2 Rxg1 35. Ra5 Rxg2+ 36. Ke3 e6 37. Be4 Bc4 0-1

[Event "SVK-ch"]
[Site "Kaskady"]
[Date "2002.07.06"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Khenkin, Igor"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2587"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2002.06.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SVK"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. Rb1 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 O-O 13. d5 Na5 $5 {
[%mdl 4] An interesting alternative to the automatic} (13... Rd8 14. Bd3 Na5) {
The white king is not really well-placed on d2, and White can't play Bd2 so
far.} 14. Bc5 $6 {A dubious reply.} (14. Bg5 {is now senseless in view of} f6)
(14. Bd3 $5 {looks logical.}) 14... f5 $1 15. Bxe7 Rf7 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] The
only known game played with 13...Na5 saw} (15... Re8 $5 16. d6 Bh6+ 17. Kd1
fxe4 18. Ne5 (18. Nd2 $5) 18... a6 19. Rb4 b5 20. Rxe4 Bf5 21. Rd4 $6 (21. Re1
$5 $13) 21... Bg7 22. f4 Bxe5 23. fxe5 Nc6 24. g4 Be6 $17 {0-1 Klauser,
M-Georges,S/Lenk 1991/CBM 24 ext (54)}) {The text move is even simpler.} 16. d6
fxe4 17. Ng5 Rxf2+ {Another merit of refraining from 13...Rd8.} 18. Ke3 Rxa2
19. Bb5 Ra3+ 20. Kf4 h6 21. d7 hxg5+ 22. Kxg5 (22. Kxe4 $5 Bxd7 23. Bxd7 Rc3
24. Rhc1 {and White should not lose thanks to his bishop pair.}) 22... Bxd7 23.
Bxa3 (23. Bxd7 {was still possible but after} Rd3 24. Be6+ Kh8 (24... Kh7 25.
Bf7) 25. Kxg6 Nc6 26. Rxb7 Re8 27. Kf7 Rxe7+ 28. Rxe7 Nxe7 29. Kxe7 e3 {
Black's pawns are certainly stronger than White's.}) 23... Bxb5 24. Rxb5 Nc4
25. Be7 $13 {_|_} b6 26. Rc1 Ne5 $6 (26... a6 $5 27. Rd5 b5 28. Kxg6 Re8 {
is quite messy.}) 27. Bf6 {Forcing a draw.} (27. Rc7 $1 e3 28. Rb4 {[%cal
Yb4e4] looks like a promising attempt to play for a win.}) 27... Bxf6+ 28. Kxf6
Rf8+ $1 29. Kxe5 (29. Ke6 $6 Nd3) 29... Rf5+ 30. Kxe4 Rxb5 31. Rc8+ Kg7 32.
Rc7+ Kh6 33. Rxa7 Rb4+ 34. Kf3 Rb3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "SWE-ch"]
[Site "Skara"]
[Date "2002.07.04"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Eriksson, Johan"]
[Black "Ernst, Thomas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2426"]
[BlackElo "2471"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2002.06.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O b6 13. Qc1 Qe6 14. Re1 {
About this line - see CBM70, annots to Chernin-C.Horvath.} Bb7 ({There have
recently been two games with} 14... Ba6 {in which Black held his ground:} 15.
Bd1 Qd7 (15... Rc8 16. Qa3 Qd7 $5 17. Bf4 Bc4 18. d5 b5 19. Ne5 Bxe5 20. Bxe5
a5 21. Ba1 a4 22. h3 Qd8 23. Be2 Bxe2 24. Rxe2 Nd7 25. Rxb5 Qc7 26. Re1 Qd6 {
1/2-1/2 Weber,K-Cuno,T/ICCF 1999/ICCF tele 1/2002 (48)}) 16. Bh6 Bb7 17. Bxg7
Kxg7 18. Rb3 Na6 19. Qb2 f6 20. Nh4 Rad8 21. Rg3 e6 22. d5 Nc5 23. Bg4 Qf7 $13
{1/2-1/2 Agrest,E-Gavrikov,V/Paide 1999/EXT 2000 (41)}) 15. Bc4 {After this
move Black can easily develop his pieces although White maintains his space
advantage and good compensation for the pawn.} (15. Bb5 {is apparently more
appropriate:} Na6 16. Bf4 Qc8 17. Qe3 Qd8 18. Rbc1 Rc8 19. Rxc8 Qxc8 20. Rc1
Qa8 21. Qa3 Nb8 22. d5 $16 {1-0 Chernin,A-Horvath,C/Lillafured 1999/CBM 70/
[Krasenkow] (36)}) 15... Qd7 16. Bh6 Nc6 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Bb5 (18. d5 {
is possible, too:} Na5 19. Bb5 Qd6 20. Qb2+ Kg8 21. Qd2 {[%cal Yd2h6]} e5 22.
h4 f6 23. Qh6 Rfc8 24. h5 Qf8 25. Qd2 $44 {1/2-1/2 Eriksson,J-Moberg,K/Sweden
2000/EXT 2002 (48)}) 18... Qc8 $6 {Not a good square for the queen.} (18... Qd6
{was better here, too}) 19. d5 Na5 20. Qb2+ Kg8 21. Ne5 $6 {Allowing Black to
consolidate his position.} (21. Qd2 $5 {[%cal Yd5d6,Yd2h6,Ye4e5] looked very
strong}) 21... Qc7 22. Red1 Rfd8 23. Ng4 $5 Qf4 $1 24. h3 (24. Be2 f6) 24... h5
{Black starts a forced manoeuvre leading to an equal ending.} (24... f6 $5) 25.
g3 Qxe4 26. Rd4 (26. Nh6+ Kh7 27. Rd4 Qf3 $5 28. Rf4 Qxf4 29. gxf4 Kxh6) 26...
Qxd4 (26... Qxb1+ $5 27. Qxb1 hxg4 {[%csl Rd5]}) 27. Nh6+ Kh7 28. Qxd4 Kxh6 29.
Qe3+ Kg7 30. Rd1 Kg8 31. Qxe7 Rxd5 32. Rxd5 Bxd5 $11 33. Bd7 Nb7 34. f4 (34.
Qe5 Nc5 $1 35. Qxd5 Rd8) 34... Nc5 35. f5 Nxd7 36. Qxd7 Be4 37. g4 hxg4 38.
hxg4 gxf5 39. gxf5 Bxf5 {The simplest} 40. Qxf5 Re8 {With inevitable ...Re6
and an unassailable fortress.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 04th"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2003.04.29"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2003.04.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. Rc1 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 O-O 13. d5 Rd8 14. Ke1
Na5 15. Bg5 Bd7 16. Bd3 Rdc8 17. Ke2 e6 18. Be3 exd5 19. exd5 b5 {About this
variation - see CBM87, annotations to the game Schandorff-Ftacnik.} 20. Nd2 a6
21. Ne4 Nc4 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (21... Bf5 {is the main line. GM Peter Svidler
finds an easier way to equality.}) 22. Bxc4 (22. Nc5 Nxe3 23. fxe3 Bg4+ 24. Kf2
Bb2 25. Rc2 Ba3 {is good for Black.}) 22... bxc4 23. Nc5 (23. Nd6 Rd8 24. Bf4 (
24. Nxc4 Bb5) {is risky:} 24... g5 $1 (24... c3 $5) 25. Bg3 f5 26. f4 Bf8 $1
27. fxg5 $140 $2 f4 $1 28. Bxf4 Bg4+) 23... Rd8 24. Nxd7 Rxd7 25. Rxc4 Rxd5 $11
26. Rhc1 h5 27. Ra4 Rd6 28. Rc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Montreal 3rd"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "2002.07.30"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Zugic, Igor"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2602"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2002.07.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Rc1 {This line is now out of fashion.} (8. Qd2 Qa5 9. Rb1 {is definitely more
popular.}) 8... Qa5 9. Qd2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qxd2+ 11. Bxd2 (11. Kxd2 {is less
dangerous here than with the knights on f3 and c6.}) 11... Nc6 {This move 
(with idea to occupy the d4 square) was introduced by GM L.Ftacnik himself in
1992.} (11... O-O {is more popular and quite enough for equality:} 12. d5 (12.
Bc3 e6 13. Nf3 Rd8 14. Bc4 Nc6 15. d5 Bxc3+ 16. Rxc3 exd5 17. Bxd5 Nb4 18. Bc4
b5 19. Bxb5 Nxa2 20. Ra3 Rb8 21. Rxa2 Rxb5 $15 {0-1 Burgess,G-Ostenstad,B/
Gausdal 1997/EXT 98 (32)}) (12. Nf3 Bg4 (12... Nc6 $6 13. d5 Nd4 14. Nxd4 Bxd4
15. Bb4 Bf6 16. f4 $16 {1-0 Effert,K-Keschitz,G/Budapest 1990/EXT 97 (45)}) (
12... e6 13. Bb5 (13. Bc4 Nc6 14. d5 exd5 15. Bxd5 Be6 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. Ke2
Rac8 18. Rhd1 Bb2 19. Rb1 Nd4+ 20. Kf1 Nxf3 21. Rxb2 Nxh2+ 22. Ke1 Ng4 23. f3
Ne5 24. Rxb7 Rf7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Bazant,P-Ftacnik,L/CSR 1992/TD (34)}) 13... Nc6 (
13... a6 $2 14. Bb4 axb5 15. Bxf8 Bxf8 16. Rxc8 $18 {1-0 Zugic,I-Gross,D/New
York 2000/CBM 76 ext (33)}) 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Ne5 (15. h4 Bb7 16. e5 Rfc8 17.
Bb4 c5 18. Bxc5 Bxf3 19. gxf3 f6 $11 {1-0 Bazant,P-Kalod,R/Moravia 1994/EXT 97
(48)}) (15. Rxc6 $2 Bb7 $17) 15... Bb7 16. Bb4 Rfd8 17. Bc5 f6 18. Nc4 Ba6 19.
Na5 Rac8 20. f3 Bh6 21. Rc2 Be3 22. Nb3 f5 $132 {1/2-1/2 Lazarev,V-Ernst,T/
Oberwart 1991/TD (54)}) 13. d5 (13. Rc7 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Bxd4 15. Rxe7 Nc6 16.
Rxb7 Rab8 17. Rb3 Rfd8 18. Be2 Rxb3 19. axb3 Bxf2+ 20. Kxf2 Rxd2 21. Ke3 Rb2
$11 {1-0 Fish,G-Van de Mortel,J/Haarlem 2001/EXT 2002 (42)}) 13... Nd7 (13...
Rc8 $5 14. Rxc8+ Bxc8 15. Bb4 e6 16. Bc4 exd5 17. exd5 Nd7 18. O-O a5 $132 {
1-0 Foygel,I-Tseshkovsky,V/Moscow 1991/CBM 22 ext (71)}) 14. h3 (14. Bb5 Rfc8
15. h3 Rxc1+ 16. Bxc1 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Rc8 18. Be3 Ne5 19. f4 Nc4 $11 {0-1
Kantorik,M-Bobras,P/Pardubice CZE 2002/The Week in Chess 403 (39)}) 14... Bxf3
15. gxf3 Rfc8 16. Rxc8+ Rxc8 17. Bd3 Bc3 18. Ke2 Bxd2 19. Kxd2 Ne5 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Renaze,L-Jelen,I/Cannes 1997/CBM 57 ext (40)}) 12... e6 (12... Na6 13.
Bb5 Rd8 14. Ne2 e6 15. Bxa6 bxa6 16. Ba5 Rd7 17. dxe6 fxe6 18. O-O Bb7 19. f3
$14 {1/2-1/2 Nun,J-David,P/Karvina 1985/EXT 2002 (39)}) (12... Nd7 $5 13. Nf3
Nb6 14. Bb5 $6 (14. Bd3) 14... f5 15. Ng5 fxe4 16. Ne6 Bxe6 17. dxe6 Bd4 18.
Rf1 Rac8 $17 {0-1 Spacek,P-Krupkova,P/Pardubice 1992/EXT 2000 (51)}) 13. Bb5 (
13. Bb4 Re8 14. d6 Nc6 15. Ba3 e5 16. Bc4 Be6 17. Ne2 Bf8 18. Bd5 Bxd5 19. exd5
Na5 20. Bb4 b6 21. Bxa5 bxa5 22. Nc3 Bxd6 23. Ne4 Red8 $11 {1-0 Vaisser,
A-Schmidt,W/Trnava 1983/MCD (41)}) 13... Bd7 (13... Rd8 14. Bb4 Bd7 15. Bxd7
Nxd7 16. dxe6 fxe6 17. Nf3 Rac8 18. Ke2 Ne5 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 $11 {1-0 Ksieski,
Z-Fuhrmann,D/Wuerzburg 1992/EXT 97 (63)}) 14. Bxd7 Nxd7 15. dxe6 fxe6 (15...
Ne5 16. Ke2 fxe6 17. f4 Nc6 18. Nf3 e5 19. fxe5 Nxe5 20. Rc7 Rf7 21. Rhc1 Nc6
$11 {0-1 Zsinka,L-Kozul,Z/Frankfurt 1990/CBM 20 (60)}) 16. Nf3 (16. Rc7 Nf6 17.
f3 Rfc8 $11 {Yuferov,S-Lanka,Z/USSR 1982/Inf 35 (17)}) 16... Rfc8 (16... Ne5
17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Be3 {1/2-1/2 Ksieski,Z-Maciejewski,A/Lodz 1989/EXT 99 (18)})
(16... Rac8 17. Ke2 Nc5 18. Ng5 h6 19. Be3 hxg5 20. Rxc5 Rxc5 21. Bxc5 Rc8 22.
Rc1 g4 23. Be3 Rxc1 24. Bxc1 Be5 {1/2-1/2 Ksieski,Z-Ivanov,M/Moscow 1991/CBM
21 ext (24)}) 17. Ke2 Nc5 18. Ng5 h6 19. Be3 hxg5 20. Rxc5 Rxc5 21. Bxc5 g4 $11
{1/2-1/2 Schmidt,W-Jansa,V/Vrnjacka Banja 1983/MCD (39)}) 12. d5 (12. Bb5 Bd7
13. d5 Nd4 $15) 12... Nd4 13. Nf3 $1 {An important improvement.} (13. Ne2 f5 $1
14. Bc3 Nxe2 15. Bxe2 Bxc3+ 16. Rxc3 fxe4 17. Kd2 Kd7 18. Ke3 (18. Rhc1 Kd6 19.
Rc7 e6 $1 $11 {Ftacnik}) 18... Kd6 19. Kxe4 Rf8 20. f4 Bf5+ 21. Ke3 Rfc8 22.
Rhc1 Rxc3+ 23. Rxc3 Rc8 $11 {0-1 Lechtynsky,J-Ftacnik,L/CSR 1992/TD (36)}) (13.
Be3 Bd7 14. Bd3 f5 15. f3 fxe4 16. fxe4 O-O 17. Rc7 Bb5 18. Bxb5 Nxb5 19. Rxb7
Rab8 20. Rxb8 Rxb8 21. Nf3 Nc3 22. O-O Nxe4 {1/2-1/2 Kaszowski,D-Jaracz,P/
Poraj 1997/EXT 2000 (22)}) 13... f5 (13... Nxf3+ 14. gxf3 e6 {needs further
tests.}) 14. Bc3 Nxf3+ 15. gxf3 Bxc3+ 16. Rxc3 {[%mdl 4096] The difference
from the 13.Ne2 line is now clear: the e4 pawn is protected.} fxe4 (16... Kf7
$5 17. Rc7 Kf6) 17. fxe4 Rf8 18. f3 Bd7 19. Kf2 Kd8 20. Ke3 b5 $2 {A wrong
plan. Black does nothing to fight against White's strong central pawns and
ends up in a hopeless position.} (20... e6 $5) (20... e5 $5) 21. Bd3 Rf6 22. h4
b4 23. Rc5 Rc8 24. Rxc8+ Bxc8 25. h5 Rb6 26. hxg6 hxg6 27. Kd4 {[%csl Gd4,Gd5,
Ge4]} Ba6 28. Bc2 Rf6 29. Rh8+ Kc7 30. Bd1 Bf1 31. Re8 Rf7 32. Kc5 a6 33. Ba4
Bh3 34. e5 Bd7 35. d6+ exd6+ 36. exd6+ Kb7 37. Bxd7 Rxd7 38. Re7 Kc8 39. Kc6
Rd8 40. d7+ 1-0

[Event "Tan Chin Nam Cup 8th"]
[Site "Qingdao"]
[Date "2002.07.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Dao, Thien Hai"]
[Black "Lin, Weiguo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2539"]
[BlackElo "2463"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2002.07.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ ({
After} 7. Nf3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Bg4 {there is a side line} 10. Rxb7 (10. O-O
$142) 10... Nc6 11. O-O {, which leads to the following variations:} Bxf3 (
11... cxd4 $5 12. cxd4 (12. Nxd4 Bc8 13. Rb1 Nxd4 14. cxd4 {1/2-1/2 Georgiev,
K-Spiridonov,N/Sofia 1982/EXT 99 (14)}) 12... Bc8 13. Rb3 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Qxd4
15. Be3 Qa4 16. Bc5 Qxa2 17. Bc4 Ba6 18. Bxa6 Qxa6 19. Bxe7 Rfe8 20. Qd5 Qe6
$11 {1/2-1/2 Plachetka,J-Ghinda,M/Naleczow 1979/MCD (28)}) 12. Bxf3 cxd4 13.
Qa4 (13. cxd4 Nxd4 14. Bg5 Qa5 15. Bxe7 Rfe8 16. a3 Qa6 17. Qb1 Qe6 18. Bh4 Qa6
19. Be7 Qe6 20. Bg5 Qa6 21. Be7 Qe6 22. Bg5 Qa6 23. Bc1 Rac8 24. h3 h5 25. Re1
Be5 26. Be3 {1/2-1/2 Khenkin,I-Fercec,N/Pula 1990/EXT 2000 (26)}) 13... Qc8 14.
Rb3 $6 Be5 $1 (14... dxc3 $6 15. e5) 15. c4 Qc7 16. g3 Rab8 17. Be2 Rfd8 $15 {
1-0 Van der Sterren,P-Van Mil,J/Amsterdam 1983/MCD (37)}) 7... Bd7 8. Be2 c5 9.
Nf3 Bg4 10. Rb1 Nc6 11. Rxb7 O-O 12. O-O {And this game has reached the
position examined in the annotation above, with a transposition of moves.} Bxf3
13. Bxf3 cxd4 14. Qa4 Qc8 15. Rb5 {A harmless attempt of improvement on the
above-mentioned game Van der Sterren-Van Mil, which saw} (15. Rb3) 15... Ne5 $6
{Not the best reaction.} (15... dxc3 $4 16. Rc5 $18) ({However,} 15... Qe8 $1 {
[%cal Rd4c3]} 16. Rc5 Ne5 17. Qxe8 Rfxe8 18. cxd4 Nxf3+ 19. gxf3 Bxd4 {lead to
an excellent position for Black.}) 16. cxd4 ({The exchange sac} 16. Rxe5 $5
Bxe5 17. cxd4 $44 {was an interesting attempt to fight for an advantage.})
16... Nxf3+ 17. gxf3 {White keeps an extra pawn but Black has a compensation
due to the exposed position of the white king. The question is, however,
whether it is enough for equality.} Qh3 18. Rb3 e6 (18... Rfd8 $5) 19. Rd3 (19.
Bf4 Rfd8 20. Rd3 $140 $2 e5) 19... Rac8 $6 {An inaccuracy.} (19... Qh4 $142 $5
{preventing Bf4-g3.}) 20. Bf4 $1 {White brings his bishop to a good position 
(both defending and attacking) and obtains good winning chances.} Rfd8 21. Rfd1
h6 22. Bg3 h5 23. Bf4 (23. Qa6 $5) 23... Bf6 (23... Qh4 24. Bg3 Qh3 25. Qa6 $1)
24. Qa5 Rc2 25. a3 ({White could have safely taken the pawn:} 25. Qxa7 Bh4 26.
Bg3 Bxg3 27. hxg3 h4 28. g4 $16) 25... Ra2 26. Qe1 {Too cautious.} (26. Bg5 $1
$16) 26... g5 (26... Qh4 $5 27. Bg3 Qg5 28. h4 Qb5) 27. Bc1 $2 {This leads to
a forced draw.} (27. Bc7 $1 Rc8 (27... Rd7 28. Qc3 $5) 28. f4 Qg4+ 29. Rg3 Qe2
30. Be5 $1 {was the last way for White to fight for a win.}) 27... Rxd4 $1 28.
Rxd4 Be5 29. Rd8+ Kh7 30. f4 $8 Qg4+ 31. Kh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2002.07.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2626"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2002.07.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Be3 Qa5 9. Bd2 O-O 10. Be2 Bg4 11. O-O Rd8 12. Ng5 $2 {About this line - see
CBM89, annotations to Kortschnoj-Balinov, which saw} (12. d5) {The text move
is a very unfortunate attempt of improvement.} 12... Bxe2 13. Qxe2 Qa6 $1 {
[%mdl 4] The right reaction.} (13... cxd4 14. cxd4 Qb6 15. Qf3 Qf6 (15... f6 $4
16. Ba5 $18) 16. Qh3 h6 17. Nf3 {leaves initiative with White.}) 14. Qxa6 (14.
Qf3 {can now be met with} f6 15. Nh3 cxd4 16. cxd4 Rxd4) 14... Nxa6 {The
endgame is favourable for Black as the white pieces are not consolidated.} 15.
d5 (15. Rab1 cxd4 16. cxd4 b6 17. d5 e6 $17) 15... c4 $1 {A typical pawn
advance disconnecting the white c3 and d5 pawns and preparing ...Nc5.} (15...
e6 {was less solid but also good:} 16. Rab1 exd5 17. Rxb7 dxe4 18. Nxe4 f5 19.
Bh6 $1 Bh8 $1 $17) 16. Be3 Rac8 17. Bxa7 (17. Rab1 b6 18. Rfc1 Nc5 $17) 17...
Bxc3 18. Rab1 Rd7 19. Be3 Bg7 $17 {[%csl Gc4]} 20. Rb5 {trying to prevent ...
Nc5 but the knight has another route.} (20. Rfc1 c3 21. f4 Rc4 $1 {[%cal Rh7h6]
} 22. e5 Nb4 23. Rxb4 Rxb4 24. Rxc3 Rxd5 25. Rc8+ Bf8 $19) 20... c3 21. f4 $6 (
{According to GM I.Smirin,} 21. Nf3 {was correct, although after} Rc4 22. e5
Nb4 23. e6 Rxd5 24. Rxb7 {I.Smirin} fxe6 {Black's position is certainly
preferable.}) 21... c2 22. Rc1 (22. e5 $142 Rc4 23. a3 $1 {preventing 23...Nb4}
Rc3 $17 {I.Smirin}) 22... Rc4 $1 {[%cal Ra6b4,Rh7h6]} 23. a3 (23. e5 Nb4 24.
Rxb4 Rxb4 25. Rxc2 Rxd5 26. Rc8+ Bf8 $19) 23... h6 24. Nf3 Rxe4 $19 {The rest
is a matter of technique.} 25. Kf2 Rc7 26. Bb6 Rc3 27. Rb2 Rxa3 28. Rbxc2 Nb4
29. Rc8+ Kh7 30. Rd1 Nd3+ (30... Rd3 $19) 31. Kf1 Nxf4 32. Re8 f5 33. Bc7 Rd3
34. Rxd3 Nxd3 35. Rb8 Rb4 36. Re8 Bf6 37. Rd8 Nc5 (37... Rb2 $19) 38. d6 (38.
Be5 Bxe5 39. Nxe5 Kg7 40. d6 exd6 41. Rxd6 {doesn't help in view of} Rb1+ 42.
Ke2 Rb2+ 43. Kf1 Rf2+ $1 44. Kg1 Re2 45. Nxg6 Ne4 $19) 38... exd6 39. Rxd6 Bg7
40. h4 Ne4 41. Re6 Rb1+ 42. Ke2 Rb2+ 43. Kf1 g5 44. hxg5 hxg5 45. Kg1 g4 46.
Nh4 g3 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 0405"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2005.02.13"]
[Round "11.5"]
[White "Nyback, Tomi"]
[Black "L'Ami, Erwin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2554"]
[BlackElo "2516"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2004.11.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[BlackTeam "Katernberg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Nc6 $6 {This move has
been considered totally wrong since the very appearance of the 8.Rb1 system.
The Dutch player unsuccessfully tries to rehabilitate it.} 13. d5 Na5 (13...
Ne5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Bb4 {is hardly satisfactory for Black, e.g.} Bd6 (15...
Bf6 16. f4 Rd8 17. Rf2 Bd4 18. Qxd4 Qxb1+ 19. Rf1 Qc2 20. Bc3 f6 21. Bd3 Qb3
22. Rb1 Qa3 23. Ra1 Qd6 (23... Qb3 24. Bc4 Qc2 25. d6+ Kg7 26. e5 $18) 24. e5
Qxd5 25. Bc4 Be6 26. Bxd5 Rxd5 27. Qb4 {1-0 Hoffman,A-Garcia,I/Candas 1992/TD})
16. Bc3 Qa3 17. Qd2 a5 18. Ra1 Qc5 19. Rfc1 a4 20. e5 Bb8 21. Bb4 Qa7 22. d6
exd6 23. exd6 Be6 24. Qh6 Qb6 25. Rc4 $1 Bxc4 $2 (25... f6 $8) 26. Bc3 {
1-0 Short,P-Path,D/Castleconnell 2000/EXT 2001}) {But how can the a5 knight
help Black?} 14. Bb4 Bg4 $5 (14... Bd7 {deserves more attention. It has been
seen in practice but at quite a low level:} 15. Bxe7 (15. Bd3 $5 Rfc8 16. Qe1
b6 17. Qe3 (17. Bxe7 $5) 17... Nc4 18. Qf4 Nb2 19. Be2 Rc2 20. Rbe1 Rxe2 21.
Rxe2 Bb5 22. Qd2 Qa6 23. Rfe1 Bxe2 24. Rxe2 Nd3 25. Bxe7 Qa1+ 26. Ne1 Bc3 27.
Qxd3 Bxe1 28. Qa3 Qd1 {0-1 Outerelo Ucha,M-Redin,J/Pamplona 1991/EXT 2000})
15... Rfe8 16. d6 Ba4 17. Qd5 (17. Qe1 Nc6) 17... Qxe2 (17... Qxd5 $142 18.
exd5 Bf8 $13) 18. Qxa5 Bc6 19. Rfe1 Qc2 20. Rbc1 Qb3 21. Ne5 Ba4 22. Ng4 Bc6
23. Qg5 Qe6 24. e5 Qd5 25. f3 f5 26. Nf6+ {1-0 Andeer,S-Dziel,J/ICCF Email
2001/ICCF tele 9/2002}) 15. Re1 {White needn't hurry with the capture of the
e7 pawn.} (15. Bxe7 {is less clear, e.g.} Rfe8 16. d6 Nc6 {(the knight proves
useful!)} 17. Bb5 Qa3 {etc.}) 15... Rac8 $2 {This loses by force.} (15... Rfd8
{is probably the best option as} 16. Bxe7 Re8 17. d6 Nc6 {is still unclear.})
16. Bd3 $2 {This move allows White to keep his advantage; however, he misses} (
16. Ne5 $3 Bxe5 (16... Bxe2 17. Rxe2 $18 {[%csl Ra2]}) 17. Bxg4 $18 {[%csl Ra2,
Ra5][%cal Cf7f5,Cf5g4,Rg4c8,Re1e2]}) 16... Nc4 $1 17. Bxe7 Rfe8 (17... Nb2 18.
Qe2 {is senseless.}) 18. Rxb7 $6 {Missing Black's tactical trick.} (18. d6 $1
$16) 18... Rxe7 $1 19. Bxc4 $2 {White shouldn't have believed his opponent!} (
19. Rxe7 $142 Nb2 (19... Qa3 $2 20. Rb7 Nb2 21. Qb3) 20. Qd2 $1 Qa3 {[%cal
Cd2f4,Cf4f7,Ra3d3,Ra3e7]} (20... Bxf3 21. d6 $1) 21. Qf4 $1 {[%cal Ca3e7,Rf4f7,
Rf4g4]} Qxe7 (21... Rf8 22. Bf1 Bxf3 23. Rb7 $18) 22. Qxg4 {keeping an extra
pawn and winning chances!}) 19... Qa3 20. Rxe7 Qxe7 {Here, too, White is a
pawn up but Black's bishop pair guarantees him a sufficient compensation.} 21.
Bb5 (21. d6 Qd7 22. Qd5 Be6 $140 23. Bb5 $1 {was the only chance.}) 21... Qb4
22. Qa4 (22. Bc6 Be5 $5) 22... Qxa4 23. Bxa4 Bxf3 24. gxf3 Rc4 25. Bc6 Be5 {
Opposite-coloured bishops and White's poor pawn structure reduce his winning
chances to zero.} 26. Rb1 a5 27. Rb7 Kf8 28. Ra7 Rc5 29. Kg2 h5 30. Ba4 g5 31.
f4 Bxf4 32. Bd1 g4 33. h3 Rc1 34. Ba4 Rc4 35. Rxa5 Rxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2005.01.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Nielsen, Peter Heine"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2648"]
[BlackElo "2553"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2005.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Qa5 10. O-O Qxc3 {This (quite playable) move is less popular
than} (10... Qxa2) 11. d5 {Logical. White sacrifices a pawn to create a strong
pawn center. The other (perhaps more dangerous for Black) possibilities are:} (
11. Bd2) (11. Rb3) 11... Qa5 12. Bg5 (12. Bb2 b6 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Ne5 Ba6 15.
Bxa6 Qxa6 16. Qd2 f6 17. Ng4 Nd7 18. Rb3 Qc4 19. Re1 Ne5 20. Nh6 Qd4 21. Qf4
Kh8 22. Rh3 Nd3 23. Qh4 g5 {0-1 Lobron,E-Sokolov,I/Garmisch Partenkirchen 1994/
CBM 043 ext (23)}) (12. e5 Qc7 13. Bf4 e6 14. d6 Qd7 15. Qc1 b6 16. Bb5 Nc6 17.
Bh6 Bb7 18. Re1 a6 19. Bf1 Nb4 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. a3 Nd5 22. Bc4 Rab8 23. Ng5
Qc6 24. Ne4 $40 {1-0 Hansen,S-Brettschneider,S/Lyngby 1991/EXT 2000 (41)})
12... Qc7 (12... Re8 13. Bb5 $1 (13. Qc1 a6 14. Rd1 Nd7 {Raetsky,A-Konopka,M/
USSR 1985/Inf 40 (14)}) 13... Nd7 14. e5 (14. d6 exd6 15. Qxd6 Re6 16. Qf4 Qxa2
17. Rbd1 Nf8 18. e5 $36 b6 19. Qe4 Rb8 20. Ra1 Qb2 21. Rfb1 Qc3 22. Bd2 Bxe5
23. Bxc3 Bxh2+ 24. Kxh2 Rxe4 25. Be5 Rxe5 26. Nxe5 a5 27. Bc4 Nd7 28. Nxd7 Bxd7
29. Rxa5 {1-0 Hansen,S-Konopka,M/Gistrup 1992/EXT 98 (29)}) 14... a6 (14... e6
15. dxe6 fxe6 16. Bxd7 Bxd7 17. Qxd7 {1-0 Becker,M-Heinrich,T/St Ingbert 1998/
EXT 2002 (17)}) 15. Bxd7 Bxd7 16. Rxb7 Bb5 17. Re1 f6 18. Bh4 $5 (18. Bf4 $5)
18... g5 19. Bg3 Qxa2 20. d6 Bc6 21. Rc7 $1 Bxf3 22. gxf3 exd6 23. exd6 f5 24.
Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. d7 Rd8 26. Rc8 {1-0 Kopjonkin,G-Konopka,M/Zalakaros 1994/Inf 61/
[Kopjonkin,G; Raetsky,A] (26)}) (12... f6 13. Bf4 (13. Be3 Nd7 14. Qc1 Kh8 15.
Bb5 Qd8 16. Bxd7 Qxd7 17. Bxc5 b6 18. Bb4 Ba6 19. Re1 Bd3 20. Rb3 Rfc8 21. Rc3
{1/2-1/2 Tolnai,T-Sax,G/Lillafured 1999/CBM 070 (21)}) 13... Nd7 14. Qb3 Kh8
15. Rfd1 Qd8 16. h4 Ne5 17. h5 Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3 g5 19. Bg3 b6 20. d6 e5 21. d7
$36 {Vekshenkov,N-Elianov,V/USSR 1982/Inf 33 (21)}) 13. Qd2 (13. Qc1 b6 (13...
Bg4 14. Bf4 Qc8 15. e5 $44 {Chiburdanidze,M-Malaniuk,V/USSR 1982/Inf 33 (15)})
14. Bf4 Qd8 15. Rd1 Ba6 16. Bxa6 Nxa6 17. e5 Qd7 18. h4 Nb4 19. Qc4 Rad8 20. d6
exd6 21. Rxd6 Qg4 22. Re1 b5 23. Qe4 Rfe8 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Ng5 Qf5 26. Qf3 Nd3
27. Re4 h5 $19 {0-1 Remon,A-Alzate,D/Havana 1983/MCL (40)}) (13. h3 b6 14. Qd2
Rd8 15. Rfd1 Nc6 16. Rbc1 Bb7 17. Qe3 Na5 18. h4 f6 19. Bf4 e5 20. dxe6 Qe7 21.
Nd2 Rd4 22. Nb3 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Qxe6 24. Nxa5 bxa5 25. Qxc5 Qxe4 26. Bf3 Qxf4
27. Bxb7 Rf8 28. h5 gxh5 29. Qxa5 f5 30. Qxa7 h4 31. a4 Be5 32. a5 Bc7 33. Bd5+
Kh8 34. Bc6 Rf6 35. Qc5 Kg7 36. Rd7+ Rf7 37. Rd1 Rf6 38. Qc3 Qe5 39. Qb4 h3 40.
gxh3 {1/2-1/2 Gurevich,M-Gavrikov,V/Sverdlovsk 1984/EXT 99 (40)}) 13... Bg4 {
A logical move since White has not prevented it.} (13... b6 14. e5 Ba6 15. d6
exd6 16. exd6 Qd7 17. Bxa6 Nxa6 18. Be7 Rfe8 19. Rfe1 Nb4 20. Ng5 Bh6 21. Rbd1
Nc6 22. Qd5 Bxg5 23. Qxg5 c4 24. Qf6 Rac8 25. h4 Nxe7 26. dxe7 Qf5 27. Qc3 Qa5
28. Qf6 Qf5 29. Qc3 Qa5 30. Qf6 $11 {1-0 Mueller,K-Puth,D/Chessfriend.com 2003/
Telechess CBM 101 (62)}) 14. e5 (14. Rfc1 $5 b6 15. h3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 e5 $6 (
16... Be5) 17. d6 Qc6 18. Be7 Re8 19. Be2 Nd7 20. Bb5 Qb7 21. Qc2 Bf8 22. Qa4
$16 {1/2-1/2 Legky,N-Veingold,A/Sverdlovsk 1984/EXT 99 (56)}) 14... Bxf3 15.
Bxf3 $5 $146 (15. d6 exd6 16. exd6 Qd7 17. Bxf3 Nc6 18. Be7 (18. Bxc6 Qxc6 19.
Be7 Rfe8 20. d7 Rxe7 21. d8=Q+ Rxd8 22. Qxd8+ Re8 $11) 18... Rfe8 19. Rfe1 Rac8
20. Bd5 Kh8 21. Qf4 $2 (21. Bxc6 Rxc6 22. Rxb7 Qxb7 23. d7 Rcc8 24. dxe8=Q+
Rxe8 25. Bxc5 $11) 21... Nxe7 22. Qxf7 Qxd6 23. Bxb7 Rb8 24. Bf3 Qf6 {0-1
Watanabe,A-De la Villa Garcia,J/Linares 2002/CBM 087 ext (24).}) 15... Bxe5 16.
d6 {This breakthrough is quite harmless. White wins an exchange but Black gets
two pawns and a solid position.} Bxd6 (16... Qxd6 $5 17. Bxb7 Nd7 18. Bxa8 Rxa8
19. Rb7 $13) 17. Rxb7 Qc8 18. Rbb1 (18. Bh6 Nc6 $1 (18... Rd8 $2 19. Qc3 e5 20.
Bd5 Nd7 21. Qf3 $18) 19. Bxc6 Qxc6 20. Qb2 f6 21. Bxf8 Kxf8 $11) (18. Bxe7 Bxe7
19. Rxe7 Nc6) 18... Nc6 19. Qd5 Nd4 20. Qxa8 Qf5 (20... Qxa8 $5 21. Bxa8 Rxa8)
21. Qd5 Nxf3+ 22. Qxf3 Qxg5 $11 23. Qe4 (23. Rb7 Qh4 24. g3 Qa4 25. Qb3 Qa6 $11
) 23... Rc8 24. Rfc1 Kg7 25. g3 h5 26. Rc4 Qf6 27. Kg2 Be5 28. Rd1 Bd6 29. Rb1
Be5 30. Rd1 Bd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 12th"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2011.03.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Parligras, Mircea Emilian"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2598"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2011.03.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 cxd4 9. cxd4 Nc6 10. Rd1 O-O 11. Nf3 {Quite a harmless approach. White
continues development, avoiding} (11. d5 Qa5 $1) 11... Bg4 12. Be2 Rc8 13. O-O
Bxf3 {Other moves are quite possible here, too:} (13... Qa5 14. Qxa5 (14. h3
Qxd2 15. Rxd2 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Na5 17. Bg5 Bf6 18. Bxf6 exf6 19. Rb1 Rfd8 20. Be2
Rc3 21. d5 b6 22. f4 Nc4 23. Rd4 Nd6 24. Ra4 Rc7 $11 {1/2 Sokolov,I (2677)
-Ehlvest,J (2650)/Sweden 2003/EXT 2004 (33)}) 14... Nxa5 15. Rc1 Bxf3 (15...
Nc6 16. d5 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Nd4 18. Rfd1 b6 19. Bxd4 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 {Ehlvest,
J-Ivanchuk,V/Horgen/1995/0,5/20/} Bxd4 21. Rc7 $14) 16. Bxf3 Nc4 17. e5 $1 b5
$5 (17... Nxe3 $6 18. fxe3 b6 19. Bb7 $1 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 e6 21. Kf2 f6 22. exf6
Bxf6 23. Ke2 $14 {1-0 Epishin,V (2645)-Rytshagov,M (2495)/Parnu 1996/CBM 052/
[Gagarin] (39)}) 18. Bb7 Rc7 $1 $11 (18... Rb8 19. Bd5 Nxe3 20. fxe3 e6 21. Bc6
$14 {1/2 Akesson,R (2520)-Rytshagov,M (2525)/Stockholm 1997/EXT 1998 (35)}) 19.
Ba6 $140 $6 Rb8 20. a4 Nxe3 21. Rxc7 Nxf1 22. Kxf1 bxa4 23. Rxe7 $140 $2 a3 24.
Bc4 Rb1+ 25. Ke2 a2 $1 26. Bxf7+ Kf8 $17 {V.Gagarin}) (13... Qd7 $5 14. h3 Bxf3
(14... Bh5 15. g4 Bxg4 16. hxg4 Qxg4+ 17. Kh2 Qxe4 18. Ng5 $1 Qf5 19. f4 $14 {
1-0 Seirawan,Y (2635)-Sokolov,I (2550)/Novi Sad 1990/TD (62)}) 15. Bxf3 Rfd8
16. e5 e6 17. Bg5 $1 Re8 18. h4 Ne7 19. h5 Rc4 20. hxg6 hxg6 21. Qb2 Rc7 22.
Rfe1 Nd5 $11 {1-0 Yarovik,Y (2388)-Vokarev,S (2492)/Orsk 2001/EXT 2002 (45)}) (
13... b6 $5 14. d5 Bxf3 15. gxf3 Ne5 16. Rc1 Qd7 17. Rxc8 Rxc8 18. Rc1 Rxc1+
19. Qxc1 h5 20. Kg2 Qa4 21. Qc8+ Kh7 22. Qa6 Qc2 23. Bf1 Bf6 24. Qe2 Qc7 25. h3
Nd7 26. f4 Nc5 {1/2 Ovsejevitsch,S (2526)-Eljanov,P (2455)/Alushta 2000/EXT
2001}) 14. Bxf3 Na5 {This is questionable now as the knight will be jobless on
c4.} (14... e5 $5 15. d5 Nd4) 15. Bg5 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (15. Be2 Nc4 16. Bxc4
Rxc4 17. Rc1 b5 18. Rxc4 bxc4 19. Rc1 Qc7 20. g3 Rc8 $132 {0-1 Praszak,M (2253)
-Eljanov,P (2447)/Polanica Zdroj 1999/EXT 2000 (33)}) 15... b6 16. e5 Qd7 17.
Rfe1 Nc4 18. Qe2 e6 19. h4 h6 $6 {There was no need for Black to weaken his
kingside.} (19... b5 $5 20. h5 Nb6 21. h6 Bh8 {e.g.} 22. Qd2 Rc4 23. Qf4 Nd5
24. Bxd5 exd5 $1 25. Bf6 Qe6) 20. Bc1 b5 $6 (20... h5 $142 21. g4 $5) 21. h5 $1
g5 22. Be4 {[%cal Ye4b1,Ye2d3,Ye2e4]} Nb6 23. Bd3 {[%cal Re2e4,Rd3b5]} Nd5 24.
Bxb5 {White has won a pawn while retaining attacking prospects. As is commonly
said, "the rest is a matter of technique".} Qe7 25. Bd2 f5 (25... Nc3 26. Bxc3
Rxc3 27. Bc4 {[%cal Yc4b3,Yd4d5]}) 26. exf6 Rxf6 27. Bc4 Qf7 28. Bxd5 exd5 29.
Bb4 Rf4 30. Bc5 Bf8 31. Qe6 Qxe6 32. Rxe6 Kf7 33. Ra6 Bxc5 34. dxc5 Rxc5 35.
Rxh6 Ra4 36. Rb1 d4 37. Rb7+ Kg8 38. Rg6+ Kh8 39. Rh6+ Kg8 40. Rd6 Rc8 41. h6
d3 42. g3 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 12th"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2011.03.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Sedlak, Nikola"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2556"]
[BlackElo "2692"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "2011.03.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. Rb1 cxd4 (10... a6 {is more common.}) 11. cxd4 O-O (
11... Qxd2+ {is the other option.}) 12. Qxa5 (12. d5 $4 Bc3 {0-1 Mikhalchishin,
A (2535)-Romanishin,O (2590)/Frunze 1981/URS-ch}) (12. Bb5 Qxd2+ 13. Kxd2 f5
14. d5 Rd8 15. Kc1 $6 (15. Ke2 Na5 $11) 15... Ne5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. f4 Bd6 18.
e5 Ba3+ 19. Kc2 Rxd5 20. Bc4 Be6 21. Bxd5 Bxd5 22. Rb3 Rc8+ 23. Rc3 Be4+ 24.
Kb3 Bd5+ 25. Kc2 {1/2 Raicevic,V (2455)-Filipovic,B (2415)/Banja Luka 1987/EXT
1997}) (12. Bd3 Bg4 $5 (12... f5 13. Qxa5 Nxa5 14. Ke2 fxe4 15. Bxe4 Bf5 16.
Bxf5 Rxf5 17. Rhc1 Rd5 18. Rc7 Bf6 19. a4 Rad8 20. Bd2 Nc6 21. Rbxb7 Nxd4+ 22.
Nxd4 Rxd4 23. Bc3 Re4+ 24. Kf3 Rxa4 25. Bxf6 Rf8 26. Rxe7 Rxf6+ 27. Kg3 h5 28.
f3 Raa6 29. Kh4 Rf5 30. Re8+ Rf8 31. Rxf8+ Kxf8 32. Kg5 Ra2 33. g4 hxg4 34.
fxg4 Rxh2 35. Kxg6 a5 $11 {1/2 Rivas Pastor,M (2465)-Sisniega,M (2455)/Bayamo
1983/MCD (41)}) (12... Rd8 13. Qxa5 Nxa5 14. h3 b6 15. Ke2 f5 16. Rhc1 fxe4 17.
Bxe4 Ba6+ 18. Bd3 Bxd3+ 19. Kxd3 Rac8 20. Rxc8 Rxc8 21. Rc1 Rxc1 22. Bxc1 $14 {
1-0 Raicevic,V (2455)-Wiedenkeller,M (2460)/Banja Luka 1987/EXT 1997 (40)}) (
12... e6 $5) 13. Rxb7 $6 (13. Qxa5 $5 Nxa5 14. Ke2) 13... Bxf3 14. gxf3 Qh5 15.
Be2 Bxd4 $1 16. Rb5 Qh4 $15 {1/2 Chekhov,V (2510)-Petrienko,V (2405)/Soviet
Union 1982/EXT 2010 (28)}) 12... Nxa5 13. Bd2 (13. Bb5 b6 14. Rc1 (14. Bg5 Bb7
$1) 14... Bb7 15. d5 f5 16. Bd7 Bc8 $1 $11 (16... fxe4 $2 17. Be6+ Kh8 18. Ng5
$16 {1-0 Ivanov,M (2480)-Bernasek,J (2495)/Teplice 2010/CBM 136 Extra (24)}))
13... b6 14. Bxa5 {It is well-known that this exchange is usually harmless in
this kind of position. However, the other options don't promise White any
advantage either:} (14. Bb5 Bg4 15. d5 (15. Bb4 a6 16. Ba4 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Bxd4
18. Bxe7 {1/2 Khenkin,I (2587)-Stohl,I (2550)/Kaskady 2002/CBM 090}) 15... Rfc8
16. Bxa5 bxa5 17. O-O Rab8 18. Ba6 Rd8 19. Bb7 f5 20. h3 fxe4 21. hxg4 exf3 22.
gxf3 Be5 $11 {1/2 Miles,A (2585)-Ftacnik,L (2535)/Gjovik 1983/MCL (36)}) (14.
h3 Nb7 (14... Rd8 $5) 15. Bb4 Rd8 16. Bb5 Nd6 17. Bc6 Bb7 18. Bxb7 Nxb7 19. O-O
Bxd4 20. Bxe7 Re8 21. Nxd4 Rxe7 22. f3 Nc5 $11 {1/2 Seirawan,Y (2605)
-Tseshkovsky,V (2510)/Cetinje 1992/EXT 1997 (48)}) 14... bxa5 15. Bc4 Bg4 16.
Ne5 Bxe5 17. dxe5 Rac8 18. Bd5 Rc5 (18... Rc2 $5 19. O-O Rfc8 20. f3 Bd7 21.
Rb7 R8c7 22. Rxc7 Rxc7 23. Rb1 $11) 19. O-O $6 (19. Kd2 $5 e6 $140 (19... Rd8
20. Ke3) 20. Bb3 $13 {[%csl Rg4]}) 19... e6 20. Bb3 Be2 $1 21. Rfe1 $6 {
White plays too passively. It was better to give up the e5-pawn but activate
his rooks:} (21. Rfc1 $5 Rfc8 (21... Rxe5 22. f3 $132) 22. Rxc5 Rxc5 23. f3
$132 Rxe5 $140 $6 24. Rc1) 21... Bb5 22. f4 Rd8 23. Red1 Rxd1+ 24. Bxd1 (24.
Rxd1 a4 25. Rd8+ Kg7 26. Bd1 g5 $36) 24... Bd3 25. Rb8+ Kg7 26. Bf3 Rc4 27. Rb7
(27. Kf2 Bxe4 28. Rb2 Bxf3 29. Kxf3 h6 $17 {[%cal Yg6g5]}) 27... Bxe4 28. Bxe4
Rxe4 29. Rxa7 Ra4 30. h3 (30. g3 $5 Rxa2 31. h4 {[%cal Ya7a8]} a4 32. Kf1 a3
33. Ke1 $1 Kh6 $1 (33... Ra1+ 34. Kf2 {and Black has yet to find a way to win.}
) 34. g4 Kg7 35. Kf1 h5 36. g5 Kf8 $19) 30... h5 31. g3 h4 $6 {Attractive but
probably wrong. White's passed pawn will play an important role in his
counterplay.} (31... Rxa2 $142) 32. gxh4 Rxf4 33. Rxa5 Rxh4 34. Kg2 g5 35. Kg3
Re4 36. Kf3 Rf4+ 37. Kg3 Kg6 (37... Rf5 38. h4 gxh4+ 39. Kxh4 Kg6 40. Kg3 f6 {
[%cal Rf5e5] would be winning without White's a-pawn but not now.}) 38. Ra3 Re4
39. Ra5 Re3+ 40. Kg2 Rd3 41. Kh2 Rd7 42. a4 Kf5 43. Rb5 $6 (43. Kg3) 43... Kf4
44. Rb2 $2 (44. Kg2 {and it is unclear how Black can win.}) 44... Kxe5 45. a5
Ra7 46. Ra2 {The rook behind the pawn often guarantees a draw in such
positions but here White's a5-pawn is not far enough advanced.} Ra6 47. Kg3 f5
48. Kf3 Kd4 49. Ra4+ (49. Rd2+ Kc5 $5 50. Rc2+ Kb5 51. Rg2 Rxa5 52. Rxg5 Ra3+
53. Kg2 Kc5 54. h4 Ra8 55. Kg3 Kd5 56. h5 Rh8 57. Kf4 Kd6 $22 $19) 49... Kc5
50. Ra1 e5 51. Rc1+ Kd5 52. Rd1+ Ke6 53. Ra1 e4+ 54. Kg3 Ke5 55. Ra4 f4+ 56.
Kf2 Kf5 57. Kg2 e3 58. Kf3 Re6 $6 (58... Rh6 $1 59. a6 (59. Kg2 Rd6 60. a6 Rd2+
61. Kf1 f3 62. Ra1 Rg2 $19) 59... Rxh3+ 60. Ke2 Rh2+ 61. Kd3 Rd2+ 62. Kc3 Rd8
63. a7 e2 $19) 59. Ra1 Ra6 60. Ke2 (60. Ra4 Rh6 $19) 60... Kg6 61. Kf3 Kf5 62.
Ke2 Ke5 $2 {Going astray.} (62... g4 $1 63. hxg4+ Kxg4 64. Rg1+ Kf5 65. Ra1 Rh6
$1 66. a6 Rh2+ 67. Kd3 Rd2+ 68. Kc3 Rd8 69. a7 e2 $19) 63. Kf3 Rh6 64. Kg2 Ra6
65. Kf3 Kd4 66. Ke2 Kc3 67. Rc1+ $2 (67. Ra4 $1 Kb3 (67... Rf6 68. Kf3 Rh6 69.
Kg2) 68. Ra1 Kb2 $1 (68... Kb4 69. h4 $1 gxh4 70. Rf1 Rf6 71. a6 $11) 69. Rf1
$1 (69. Ra4 Re6 $1 {[%cal Rf4f3]} 70. Rb4+ Kc3 71. Rb1 Rh6 72. Rh1 g4 $19)
69... Rh6 (69... Rxa5 70. h4 $1 $13) (69... Kc3 70. Ra1 {Unfortunately, Black
can't return to the right plan:} Kd4 71. Ra4+ Ke5 72. Ra2 Kf5 $2 73. Ra1 {
with a triple repetition.}) 70. a6 $1 Rxh3 71. a7 Rh8 72. Rh1 Ra8 73. Rh7 Kc3
74. Rg7 Kd4 75. Kf3 $1 {, and Black apparently can't win despite his two extra
pawns!}) 67... Kb4 68. Rb1+ (68. h4 Rxa5 $19) 68... Kxa5 69. Rg1 Kb4 70. Kf3
Ra2 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-A 73rd"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2011.01.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Qa4+ Qd7 8.
Qb3 O-O 9. Be3 c5 ({Black usually starts with} 9... b6 {here, then ...Bc8-b7
and only later ...c7-c5.}) 10. d5 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (10. Rd1 cxd4 11. cxd4 Nc6
12. Nf3 (12. d5 $142) 12... Qd6 13. a3 Bg4 14. e5 Qd7 15. Be2 {1-0 Jorczik,J 
(2381)-Strache,M (2218)/Saarbruecken 2009/CBM 128 Extra (40)} Rad8 $15 {
[%cal Yg4e6,Ye6d5]}) 10... e6 $5 11. Bc4 $1 (11. Bxc5 $6 Qc7 $1 12. Qa3 exd5 $1
13. exd5 Nd7 $1 14. Bd4 $8 Bxd4 15. cxd4 Re8+ $17) 11... exd5 12. Bxd5 Qc7 (
12... Na6 $5 {[%cal Ya6c7]}) 13. Ne2 Nd7 14. Bf4 Ne5 15. O-O $14 {[%csl Gd5]}
c4 (15... Rb8 {[%cal Yb7b5]} 16. a4 Bd7 17. Rfd1 $14) 16. Qb4 Re8 17. Bg3 Rb8
$5 {Black gives up a pawn to ease White´s pressure.} 18. Qxc4 Qxc4 19. Bxc4 Bd7
20. Rfd1 Nxc4 (20... Bc6 21. Bd5) 21. Bxb8 (21. Rxd7 $143 Rbd8 22. Rad1 Rxd7
23. Rxd7 Rxe4) 21... Ba4 22. Bxa7 Bxd1 23. Rxd1 {[%mdl 4096]} Rxe4 (23... f5 $5
{In both cases Black regains one of the pawns with good drawing chances due to
White´s poor pawn structure.}) 24. Rd8+ Bf8 25. Bc5 Rxe2 26. g4 Rxa2 (26... Kg7
$5 27. Bxf8+ Kf6 28. Rd4 Ne5 29. Kg2 {[%cal Rd4d6]} h5 $1 30. Rd6+ Kg5 31. gxh5
gxh5 {, and White can hardly convert his advantage.}) 27. g5 $5 Ne5 $6 (27...
b6 28. Bxf8 f5 $1 29. gxf6 Kf7 30. Be7 h5 {The f6 pawn is now weak rather than
strong, and Black should not lose.}) 28. Bxf8 f6 $6 {The last inaccuracy. It
was still better to play} (28... Nc6 $1 29. Rc8 f5 $1 {, although White can
now reply} 30. Be7+ $1 Kf7 31. Bf6 $16 {[%csl Rb7,Rh7][%cal Yc8c7] restricting
Black´s knight and then attacking his b7- and h7-pawns.}) 29. Be7+ Kf7 30. Bxf6
{[%csl Rb7,Gf6,Rh7] White has gained a pawn once again, setting up his bishop
on a strong position; Black's b7- and h7-pawns are weak.} Ra5 31. Kg2 Ng4 32.
Rd7+ Ke6 33. Re7+ Kf5 34. Bd4 Kxg5 35. Rxh7 {[%cal Rh7b7,Rg2g3]} Ne5 36. Rxb7 {
, and White converted two extra pawns without major problems:} Nc4 37. Rc7 Nd6
38. Be3+ Kf5 39. Kf3 Ra4 40. Bd4 Ke6 41. Rg7 Kf5 42. Ra7 Rxa7 43. Bxa7 Nc4 44.
Bb8 Nb2 45. Bg3 Nc4 46. h3 g5 47. Ke2 Ke4 48. f3+ Kd5 49. Bc7 Ke6 50. Kd3 Kd5
51. f4 gxf4 52. Bxf4 Nb2+ 53. Kc2 Nc4 54. h4 Ke4 55. Bc1 Ne5 56. h5 Nd7 57. h6
Nf6 58. c4 Nh7 59. Kb3 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup-B"]
[Site "Hyderabad"]
[Date "2002.10.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Yermolinsky, Alex"]
[Black "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2002.10.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Nf3 Qa5 9. Qd2 Bg4 10. Rb1 a6 11. Rxb7 {This move became popular after the
famous game Kramnik-Kasparov (BGN World Championship, London 2000). That game
and the whole line was closely examined by GM I.Stohl in CBM79.} Bxf3 (11...
Nc6 12. Bc4 O-O 13. Bd5 Rac8 14. O-O Bxf3 15. gxf3 cxd4 16. cxd4 Qxd2 17. Bxd2
Bxd4 (17... Nxd4 18. Bb4 $1 $14 {Stohl,I}) 18. Bh6 Rfe8 19. Rc1 Na7 20. Rc4
Rxc4 21. Bxc4 Nb5 22. Rd7 $6 (22. Bxb5 axb5 23. Rxb5 $16) 22... Bc5 23. a4 Nc3
24. Bxa6 Nxa4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Tregubov,P-Bacrot,E/France 2001/EXT 2002 (36)}) 12.
gxf3 Nc6 13. Bc4 O-O (13... cxd4 14. cxd4 Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2 Nxd4 16. f4 Nf5 17.
Ra7 $1 (17. Rb6 Nxe3 18. fxe3 $14 {Stohl,I}) (17. Bd5 O-O 18. Bb3 Nxe3 19. fxe3
e6 20. Rc1 Rfc8 21. Rbc7 Rxc7 22. Rxc7 a5 23. e5 Bf8 24. Ke2 Bb4 25. Ba4 Rb8
26. Bd7 Ba3 {1/2-1/2 Tishin,P-Bairachny,R/Tula 2000/CBM 79 ext (37)}) 17...
Rxa7 18. Bxa7 Nd6 19. Bd3 Kd7 20. Rb1 Bh6 21. Be3 Rc8 22. Rb4 a5 23. Ra4 Ra8
24. e5 Nf5 25. Be4 Rb8 26. Bxf5+ gxf5 27. Rxa5 {1-0 Jedynak,R-Slaby,J/
Trzebinia POL 2002/The Week in Chess 390 (35)}) 14. O-O cxd4 15. cxd4 Bxd4 16.
Bd5 Qxd2 {An improvement on the above-mentioned game. GM A. Yermolinsky fails
to achieve any advantage.} (16... Bc3 17. Qc1 $1 Nd4 18. Bxd4 Bxd4 19. Rxe7 Ra7
20. Rxa7 Bxa7 21. f4 $1 Qd8 22. Qc3 Bb8 23. Qf3 $1 Qh4 24. e5 g5 25. Re1 $1
Qxf4 26. Qxf4 gxf4 27. e6 fxe6 28. Rxe6 Kg7 29. Rxa6 $16 {1-0 Kramnik,
V-Kasparov,G/London (m/2) 2000/CBM79/[Stohl,I] (40)}) 17. Bxd2 Rfc8 (17... Ne5
18. Bb4 $1 $16 {Stohl,I}) 18. Bh6 (18. Rd1 e6 {1/2-1/2 Keuter,K-Grabowski,B/
ICCF 2000/ICCF tele 9/2002 (18).}) (18. f4 e6 19. Bb3 Ra7 $11 {/+/=, Stohl,I})
(18. Rc1 Ne5 $132) 18... e6 19. Bxc6 Rxc6 20. Rfb1 Bg7 21. Rb8+ Rc8 22. Rxa8
Rxa8 23. Be3 Kf8 24. Rb7 Ke8 {White has a more active rook but it's not enough
to get any winning chances, especially as his pawn structure is damaged.} 25.
Bc5 Bf6 26. a4 a5 {[%cal Ya8c8,Yf6d8]} 27. Bb6 Be7 28. Kf1 Bb4 29. h3 h5 30.
Ra7 Rxa7 31. Bxa7 Kd7 32. Ke2 Kc6 33. Be3 Bc5 34. Bd2 Kb6 35. f4 Bb4 36. Be3+
Bc5 37. Bd2 Bb4 38. Be3+ Bc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 74th"]
[Site "Saarbruecken"]
[Date "2002.11.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Graf, Alexander"]
[Black "Gustafsson, Jan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2554"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2002.11.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 cxd4 9. cxd4 Nc6 10. Bb5 {This move is quite rare comparing to} (10. Rd1)
10... O-O (10... Bd7 11. Ne2 (11. Rc1 Qa5 (11... a6 $5) 12. Qxa5 Nxa5 13. Bxd7+
Kxd7 14. Nf3 Rac8 $11 {1-0 Tegi,R-Kent,K/IECC 2000/Telechess CBM 89 (44)})
11... a6 12. Bd3 (12. Bxc6 Bxc6 13. f3 O-O 14. O-O Bb5 15. Rfd1 Bxe2 16. Qxe2
Rc8 $11 {0-1 Lehtivaara,P-Rytshagov,M/FIN 1996/EXT 99 (32)}) 12... O-O 13. Rc1
Rc8 14. O-O Qa5 15. Qxa5 Nxa5 16. d5 b5 {1/2-1/2/Vyzmanavin,A-Alterman,B/
Pardubice (01)/1993/} 17. Bb6 Nb7 18. Nd4 Bh6 19. Rcd1 Nd6 20. Nb3 Nc4 21. Bd4
Bg7 22. Rc1 Rfd8 23. f4 e6 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. dxe6 Bxe6 26. Be2 Ne3 27. Rxc8
Rxc8 28. Rc1 Rxc1+ 29. Nxc1 Nc2 $15 {0-1 Wang Yaoyao-Alterman,B/Beijing 1995/
EXT 97 (66)}) 11. Ne2 (11. Bxc6 $5 bxc6 12. Rc1 {1-0 Medina Fontes,S-Cabral,C/
San Antonio de Padua 2001/EXT 2002 (29)}) 11... Bd7 {Or else:} (11... Qa5 $6
12. Qxa5 (12. Bxc6 $5 Qxd2+ 13. Kxd2 bxc6 14. Rhc1 Bd7 (14... Rd8 $132) 15.
Rab1 Rab8 16. Bf4 Rb6 17. a4 Rc8 18. a5 Ra6 19. Rb7 Be8 20. Rc5 $16 {1-0
Karpov,Al-Dorokhin,M/Voronezh 1997/EXT 2000 (39)}) 12... Nxa5 13. Rc1 a6 14.
Bd3 Nc6 15. Bb1 (15. d5 Ne5 16. Bb1 b5 17. O-O e6 18. Rfd1 exd5 19. exd5 Nc4
20. Bc5 Re8 21. Nd4 Bb7 $132 {0-1 Vyzmanavin,A-Dvoirys,S/Cheliabinsk 1991/EXT
97 (46)}) 15... Bd7 16. d5 Ne5 17. f4 Ng4 18. Rc7 $5 (18. Bc5 Rfe8 19. e5 e6
20. d6 f6 $1 21. Be4 fxe5 22. Bxb7 Rab8 23. Bf3 Nh6 24. O-O Nf7 $13 {0-1
Vyzmanavin,A-Svidler,P/Novosibirsk 1995/CBM 50 (41)}) 18... Nxe3 19. Rxd7 e5
20. dxe6 fxe6 21. Kf2 $16 {L.Ftacnik}) (11... e5 $5 12. d5 Nd4 13. Bxd4 exd4
14. O-O $5 d3 15. Bxd3 Bxa1 16. Rxa1 f5 17. e5 Qxd5 18. Nf4 $44 {1-0 Korobov,
A-Areshchenko,A/Kharkov 2001/EXT 2002 (39)}) (11... Na5 12. Rc1 b6 13. O-O e6
14. Rfd1 Bb7 15. f3 Qe7 16. Rc2 Rac8 17. Rdc1 Rxc2 18. Rxc2 Rd8 $11 {0-1 Kopar,
J-Jankovits,I/Zalaegerszeg 1959/EXT 98 (26)}) 12. Rb1 e6 (12... a6 13. Bd3 b5 (
13... Be8 14. e5 b5 15. O-O Bd7 16. h4 Qa5 17. Rfc1 Rfc8 {1-0 Kuzmin,
A-Tseitlin,M/Berlin 1991/TD (17)} 18. Rxc6 $1 Qxd2 19. Rxc8+ Rxc8 20. Bxd2 $18)
14. h4 (14. O-O Qa5 15. Qxa5 Nxa5 16. d5 Rfc8 17. Rfc1 Rxc1+ 18. Rxc1 Rc8 19.
Rxc8+ Bxc8 {1/2-1/2 Hillarp Persson,T-Kaufman,L/Hampstead 1998/EXT 99 (19)})
14... Qa5 15. Qxa5 Nxa5 16. Kd2 Rfc8 17. Rhc1 e6 {1/2-1/2 Vyzmanavin,A-Huzman,
A/Vilnius 1995/CBM 50 ext (17)}) 13. h4 {Black meets this attack with
sufficient counterplay in the centre.} a6 14. Bxc6 (14. Bd3 $5 {was the only
way to fight for an advantage.}) 14... Bxc6 15. f3 h5 16. Kf2 Bb5 17. Nc3 Qd7
18. e5 {Plans with g2-g4 are out of question for White as his king is too
exposed.} Bc6 19. Bg5 f6 20. exf6 Bxf6 21. Bxf6 Rxf6 22. Rhd1 Raf8 23. d5 exd5
24. Nxd5 Qxd5 25. Qxd5+ Bxd5 26. Rxd5 R8f7 27. Rb4 b5 28. a4 Rf4 29. Rxf4 Rxf4
30. axb5 axb5 31. Rxb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ashdod"]
[Site "Ashdod"]
[Date "2004.12.10"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2697"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2004.12.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Bxc3+ 11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12. Qxd2 Na5 13. h4 Bg4 14. Ng5
Bxe2 15. Kxe2 e6 16. h5 Nc4 17. Qc1 exd5 {About this line-see CBM92,
annotations to Bacrot-Popovic.} 18. hxg6 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (18. Nxh7 $6 Re8 $1
19. hxg6 Rxe4+ 20. Kf1 Rh4 21. Rxh4 (21. Rh3 $5 Rxh3 22. gxh3 Qh4 23. Qc3)
21... Qxh4 22. Kg1 Ne5 23. g3 (23. gxf7+ Kxh7 24. Qxc5 Kg7 $17 {1-0 Bacrot,
E-Popovic,P/Chalkidiki 2002/CBM 092/[Krasenkow] (27)}) 23... Qe7 24. Qh6 Nxg6
25. Rxb7 Qe1+ 26. Kg2 Qe4+ 27. Kg1 Qe1+ 28. Kg2 Qe4+ 29. Kf1 Qd3+ 30. Kg1 Qf5
31. Rb3 c4 32. Re3 d4 33. g4 $2 (33. Re4 $1 Rb8 34. Ng5 Qf6 35. Qh7+ Kf8 36.
Qh5 Qh8 $1 $17) 33... Qxg4+ 34. Rg3 Qf5 $19 {0-1 Ernst,S-L'Ami,E/Groningen NED
2004/The Week in Chess 530 (41)}) 18... fxg6 19. Rxh7 $1 {Correct. Both kings
are now under attack - the question is whose attack will succeed first.} (19.
Rxb7 Qf6 (19... Rb8 $2 20. Rbxh7) 20. f4 h5 $17 {[%csl Re2]}) 19... Qf6 20. f4
b6 21. Rb3 {[%cal Yb3h3]} (21. Rd7 $5 {[%cal Yd7d5]}) 21... Rae8 22. Rbh3 Re7
23. R7h6 $1 (23. Rxe7 Qxe7 24. Qc3 Qf6 $1 $17) 23... Nd6 {[%cal Yd6f7,Yd6e4]
This leads to an almost forced win for White.} (23... Rfe8 $5 {[%cal Ye7e4]}
24. Kf2 $3 Qd4+ (24... Rxe4 $2 25. Rh8+ $1) 25. Kg3 $40) 24. Qd2 $1 (24. e5 Nf7
25. Nxf7 Kxf7 $17) 24... d4 (24... dxe4 $2 25. Qxd6 $1 $18) 25. Qd3 $1 {
[%cal Re4e5]} Nf7 (25... Rfe8 26. Kd1 $1 Rxe4 27. Nxe4 (27. Rh1 $5 $18 {
[%cal Rd3h3]}) 27... Rxe4 28. f5 Qxf5 29. Rxg6+ Qxg6 30. Rg3 Kf7 31. Rxg6 Kxg6
32. Qg3+ $18 {1-0 Belov,V-Knott,S/Hastings ENG 2005/The Week in Chess 530 (45)}
) 26. Qc4 $18 {[%cal Re4e5] The pin is deadly.} d3+ 27. Rxd3 b5 28. Qd5 Re5 $1
(28... c4 29. Rdh3 Qb2+ 30. Kf3 Qc3+ 31. Kg4 $18) 29. fxe5 Qxg5 30. e6 $2 ({
White fails to calculate the winning line} 30. Rdh3 $1 Qxg2+ 31. Kd1 Qf1+ 32.
Kc2 Qe2+ 33. Kc1 Qe1+ 34. Kb2 Qe2+ (34... Qb4+ 35. Kc2 Qa4+ 36. Kc1) 35. Ka3 $1
(35. Kb3 Qc4+ $1) 35... b4+ 36. Ka4 Qa6+ 37. Kb3 c4+ (37... Qa3+ 38. Kc2) 38.
Kc2 Qxa2+ (38... b3+ 39. Kd1) 39. Kd1 Qb1+ 40. Ke2 Qc2+ 41. Kf3 Qd3+ $1 (41...
Qc3+ 42. Kg4) 42. Kf2 $3 (42. Kg4 $2 Qe2+ $11) 42... Qc2+ 43. Kg3 Qc3+ 44. Kg4
$18) 30... Qxh6 (30... Qxg2+ 31. Kd1 Qg1+ 32. Kc2 Nxh6 33. e7+ Nf7 34. Rd1 Qe3
35. Qe6 $1 $18) 31. Rf3 $1 Qh2 $2 {This loses at once.} (31... Qg7 $142 32.
exf7+ Rxf7 33. e5 $16 {[%csl Ge5]}) 32. e7 $1 Qxg2+ 33. Rf2 Qg4+ 34. Kd2 Qc8
35. Rxf7 Rxf7 36. Qd8+ Kh7 37. Qxc8 Rxe7 38. Ke3 1-0

[Event "Selfoss Milk Masters 1st"]
[Site "Selfoss"]
[Date "2002.10.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Olafsson, Helgi"]
[Black "McShane, Luke J"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2476"]
[BlackElo "2546"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2002.10.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Rb1 cxd4 9. cxd4 Qa5+ 10. Qd2 Qxd2+ 11. Kxd2 {This line was examined in CBM74 
(game Iljushin-Anisimov). Here I'll give you several new examples.} O-O (11...
b6 $5 12. Bb5+ Bd7 13. Ne2 Bxb5 14. Rxb5 e6 15. Rc1 Na6 16. a4 Kd7 17. a5 Nc7
18. Rb3 Rhb8 19. Bf4 e5 20. Bxe5 Bxe5 21. dxe5 Ne6 22. Rd3+ Ke8 23. Rd5 bxa5
24. Rxa5 Rb2+ 25. Ke3 a6 26. Rc3 Rd8 27. Nc1 Rdd2 28. Rxa6 Rxf2 29. Ra8+ Ke7
30. Rca3 Rfc2 31. R3a7+ Rc7 32. Rxc7+ Nxc7 {1/2-1/2 Ferreira,N-Santos,A/Lisbon
2000/EXT 2002 (68)}) 12. Bd3 (12. Nf3 Nc6 (12... b6 13. Bd3 Ba6 14. Rhc1 Bxd3
15. Kxd3 Na6 16. Rc4 Rfd8 17. Ke2 Rdc8 18. Rbc1 Rxc4 19. Rxc4 f6 20. Bf4 Bf8
21. Ra4 Nb8 22. Bxb8 Rxb8 23. Rxa7 $16 {1-0 Bereolos,P-Gradsky,B/Saint Paul
2000/EXT 2001 (36)}) (12... e6 13. Bd3 b6 14. Rhc1 Ba6 15. Rc3 Bxd3 16. Kxd3
Nd7 17. e5 h6 18. Nd2 Rfd8 19. Ke2 Bf8 20. Ne4 a6 21. Rc7 Kg7 22. Rbc1 $16 {
1/2-1/2 Quinn,M-Prasad,D/Hoogeveen NED 2002/The Week in Chess 415 (61)}) 13. d5
Rd8 14. Bd3 Na5 15. Bg5 (15. Ke2) 15... f6 16. Bf4 b6 17. Ke2 f5 18. Ng5 fxe4
19. Bxe4 Ba6+ 20. Kf3 Bb7 21. Rbd1 Nc4 22. Ne6 Rd7 23. Rc1 Nd6 $11 {1/2-1/2
Iljushin,A-Anisimov,P/St Petersburg 1999/CBM 74/[Krasenkow] (31)}) (12. Bb5 $6
a6 13. Ba4 b5 14. Bb3 Nc6 15. Ne2 Rd8 16. Bd5 Bb7 17. Rhc1 Rac8 18. Rc5 Na5 19.
Rxc8 Bxc8 20. Rc1 e6 $11 {0-1 Isaksson,P-Asadpour,M/Stockholm 2000/CBM 79 ext 
(40)}) 12... Rd8 (12... Nc6 13. Nf3 f5 $5 {An interesting but apparently
insufficient attempt to do without ...Rd8.} 14. d5 Na5 15. Rhc1 fxe4 16. Bxe4
Bf5 17. Bxf5 Rxf5 18. Rb5 b6 19. Ng5 (19. Rc7 $5) 19... Rd8 20. Ke2 Bf6 21. Ne4
$14 {1-0 Schneider,S-Gustafsson,F/Sweden 1999/EXT 2000 (37)}) (12... e6 13. Ne2
$5 Nc6 14. Rhc1 Rd8 15. e5 h6 16. h4 Ne7 17. h5 g5 18. f4 gxf4 19. Nxf4 Nd5 20.
Nxd5 exd5 21. g4 $16 {1-0 Volkov,S-Wartlick,K/Schwaebisch Gmuend 2000/CBM 74
ext (39)}) 13. Nf3 (13. Ne2 Nc6 14. d5 Ne5 15. Nd4 Nxd3 16. Kxd3 e6 17. dxe6
fxe6 18. f4 b6 $11 {0-1 Dearing,E-Varley,P/England 1998/EXT 99/[Bulletin] (44)}
) 13... e6 14. Rhc1 (14. Bg5 f6 15. Be3 Nc6 16. Rhc1 f5 17. e5 h6 18. h4 Ne7
19. Bc4 b6 20. Bb3 Nd5 21. Bxd5 Rxd5 22. Rc7 Bd7 23. Rbc1 Bf8 24. Ke1 Ba3 25.
R1c2 Ba4 26. R2c4 Bb5 27. Rc2 Bf8 28. Rb7 Rd7 29. Rxd7 Bxd7 30. Rc7 Be8 31. Nd2
b5 32. Nb3 a5 33. Nc5 Bxc5 34. dxc5 b4 35. Bxh6 a4 36. Rb7 {1/2-1/2 Parker,
R-Varley,P/England 2000/EXT 2001 (36)}) 14... Nc6 15. Rc4 {Too passive. Black
has now enough resources to develop his pieces and consolidate his position.} (
15. e5 $142 f6 16. Ke2 $1 {Kozul,Z-Polajzer,D/Ptuj 1989/1-0 (40) -see CBM74} (
16. exf6 $6 Bxf6 17. Rc4 e5 18. dxe5 Bf5 19. Rc3 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Bxe5 21. Ra3 b6
22. Ke2 Rxd3 {1/2-1/2 Wiley,T-Sigfusson,S/Reykjavik 2000/CBM 75 ext (22)}))
15... Bd7 (15... f5 16. Ke2 f4 17. Bxf4 Nxd4+ 18. Nxd4 Bxd4 $2 19. Bg5 Rd6 20.
Rbc1 Bd7 21. Be7 Rc6 22. Rxd4 Rxc1 23. Rxd7 b6 24. Bf6 {1-0 Benitah,Y-Bernard,
J/France 2001/EXT 2002 (24).}) 16. h3 (16. h4 Be8 17. Ke2 Rd7 18. h5 gxh5 19.
Rb5 Rad8 20. Bg5 f6 21. Bh4 a6 22. Rb6 Nxd4+ $11 {1/2-1/2 Sherbakov,
R-Mikhalevski,V/Leeuwarden op 1994 (30)}) 16... Be8 17. a4 $6 {This careless
move gives the initiative to Black as the a4 pawn falls.} Na5 18. Rc2 $6 {
This loses an exchange and eventually, after further inaccurate defense, the
game.} (18. Rc3 $142 $5 Bxa4 19. Ra3 b5 20. Bxb5 Bxb5 21. Rxa5 a6 $15) 18...
Bxa4 {Well judged!} 19. Ra2 b5 20. Bxb5 Nb3+ 21. Rxb3 $8 (21. Ke1 $2 Bxb5 22.
Rxb3 Bc4) (21. Kc3 $2 Bxb5 22. Kxb3 Bd3 $19) 21... Bxb3 22. Ra3 a6 23. Bd3 ({
Probably} 23. Rxb3 axb5 24. Rxb5 {offers more drawing chances.}) 23... Rab8 (
23... Rdb8 $5) 24. Bf4 Bf8 25. Rxa6 Ra8 26. Ke3 (26. Rc6 $142) 26... Rxa6 27.
Bxa6 Ra8 28. Bd3 Ra3 29. Ke2 Ra1 30. Ne5 $6 (30. Nd2 $142 Bd1+ 31. Ke3 Ba3 32.
Be2 $1 (32. Be5 Bc1 33. d5 Ra3 $1 34. Bd6 Rb3 $19)) 30... Bd1+ 31. Ke3 Ba3 32.
Kd2 Ba4 (32... Bc1+ 33. Kxd1 Bxf4+ 34. Ke2 Bxe5 35. dxe5 g5 $1 {deserved
serious attention. After} 36. Ke3 Rg1 (36... Kg7 37. f4) (36... Re1+ 37. Be2)
37. Kf3 h5 $1 {Black has good winning chances due to a plan like ...Kg7, ...f6
exf6+ Kxf6, ...Ke5, then ...Ra1-a3 and ...h4 with a zugzwang and material
losses for White.}) 33. Bg3 $2 {This loses on the spot as White gets mated!} (
33. Kc3 {enabled White to fight on.}) 33... Bb4+ 34. Ke3 Re1+ 35. Kf4 (35. Kf3
Bd1+ 36. Kf4 Bd2#) 35... Bd2+ 36. Kg4 f5+ $1 37. exf5 exf5+ 38. Kh4 g5+ 39. Kh5
Be8+ 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 0203"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2003.02.09"]
[Round "11.4"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Seger, Ruediger"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2406"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2002.10.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Luebeck"]
[BlackTeam "Godesberg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. Nf3 Bg7 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Qe6 {This "retreat
without invitation" is not too popular nowadays.} 13. Qc2 Qc6 {Black can also
play} (13... b6) (13... Qd7) ({or} 13... Qd6 {but White maintains a sufficient
compensation for the pawn in any case.}) 14. Qd3 ({The exchang of queens by} 
14. Rfc1 {is harmless:} Qxc2 15. Rxc2 e6 (15... a5 $5) 16. Rc7 Nc6 17. d5 exd5
18. exd5 Nd4 19. Nxd4 Bxd4 20. Bf4 Bb6 21. Re7 Bf5 22. Rd1 Rfe8 23. d6 Rad8 $11
{1/2-1/2 Dub,Z-Kahn,E/Budapest 2002/CBM 87 ext (45)}) (14. Bc4 {is more
logical:} Nd7 $1 (14... b6 $6 15. Qd3 {preventing ...Ba6} Bb7 16. d5 Qe8 17.
Bb4 Nd7 18. Qa3 Bf6 19. e5 a5 20. Bc3 Bg7 21. e6 $36 {1-0 Vaisser,A-Mrdja,M/
Cannes 1990/EXT 99 (26)}) (14... Bg4 15. Qd3 Qd7 16. Ng5 (16. d5 a5 17. Bf4
Bxf3 18. Qxf3 Rc8 19. Bb5 Qd8 20. e5 Nd7 21. e6 Nf6 22. exf7+ Kxf7 23. Rfd1 $36
{1-0 Vandevoort,P-Daamen,F/Antwerp 1994/EXT 98 (35)}) 16... Qe8 17. Qg3 (17.
Rxb7 $5) 17... Bc8 18. Qh4 h6 19. Nf3 Qd7 20. Bxh6 Qg4 21. Qxg4 Bxg4 22. Bxg7
Kxg7 23. Ne5 Bc8 24. Bd5 $16 {1/2-1/2 Solomon,K-Lhagvasuren,C/Elista 1998/CBM
66 ext (61)}) 15. Qd3 Nb6 16. Ba2 (16. Bb5 $5) 16... Bg4 17. Ne5 $2 Bxe5 18.
dxe5 Rfd8 19. Qg3 Rxd2 20. Bxf7+ Kxf7 21. Qf4+ {1-0 Bartonicek,Z-Gorshkova,I/
Genova 2002/CBM ext 91 (37)} Bf5 $1 22. exf5 Rad8 $19 {This line needs more
tests.}) 14... Qd6 {This voluntary retreat looks quite strange but it is not
easy for Black to develop his pieces. Practice has seen:} (14... e6 15. Rfc1 (
15. Ne5 $1 $44) 15... Qd7 16. Bf4 Nc6 17. d5 exd5 18. exd5 Ne7 19. d6 (19. Rc7
Nxd5 $1) 19... Nc6 20. Qd2 $44 {0-1 Mueller,L-Haenggi,P/SUI 1994/EXT 97 (36)})
(14... Bg4 15. d5 (15. h3 $5 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Qd7 17. d5 Nc6 18. Qb5 Rfd8 19. Qxb7
(19. Bg4 e6 20. Bg5 $14) 19... Nd4 20. Bd1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Markotic,G-Balenovic,Z/
Makarska Tucepi 1995/EXT 97 (73)}) (15. Bg5 Qd7 16. Qa3 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Bxd4 18.
Bxe7 Re8 19. Bd6 Nc6 20. Rfd1 Bb6 21. h3 Qe6 $15 {0-1 Szabo,Z-Bachmann,A/
Balatonbereny 1997/EXT 2001 (25)}) (15. Bf4 $5 Qd7 16. d5 a5 17. Qa3 e6 18. Bb5
Qd8 19. Ne5 g5 20. Bg3 Bh5 21. dxe6 fxe6 22. Bc4 $16 {1-0 Arkhipov,
S-Ruzhkovich,A/Novokuznetsk 1999/EXT 2001 (34)}) 15... Qd7 16. Qa3 (16. Bb4
Bxf3 17. gxf3 Be5 18. Qe3 Na6 19. Bd2 Bc7 20. Rxb7 $5 Bxh2+ 21. Kxh2 Qxb7 22.
Kg2 f6 23. Qa3 Nb8 24. Rc1 $40 {1-0 Kalantarian,N-Okhotnik,V/Paris 1994/EXT 98
(29)}) 16... Bxf3 (16... Rc8 17. Bb5 Qd8 18. Bb4 Bf8 19. Ne5 $16 {1-0 Touzane,
O-Kasantsev,A/Budapest 1995/EXT 97 (39)}) 17. Bxf3 Na6 18. Bg5 Rfe8 19. Be2 Qd6
20. Qe3 e6 21. dxe6 Qxe6 22. Rxb7 h6 23. Bf4 Qxe4 24. Bxa6 Qc6 25. Qb3 {
1-0 Sakaev,K-Albrecht,R/Biel 1994/TD (25)}) (14... b6 15. Rfc1 (15. d5 Qd7 16.
Qa3 (16. Rfd1 Na6 17. Bf4 Nc5 18. Qe3 Bb7 19. Be5 f6 20. Bd4 Rac8 21. Nd2 Rc7
22. h4 h5 23. Qg3 Kh7 24. f4 {1/2-1/2 Bischoff,D-Deues,E/Bad Woerishofen 2001/
CBM 81 ext (24)}) 16... e6 (16... Bb7 17. Bb5 Qd6 18. Bb4 $16 {1-0 Perramond,
H-Hutin,C/Toulouse 2000/EXT 2001 (42)}) (16... Qd8 17. Rfd1 a5 18. Be3 Nd7 19.
e5 $36 {1-0 Berresheim,H-Eckert,F/Goch 1995/EXT 99 (38)}) 17. Rfd1 exd5 18.
exd5 Qxd5 19. Ng5 Bf5 20. Bf3 Qd8 21. Be3 (21. Rbc1 $14) 21... Nd7 22. Bxa8
Qxa8 23. Rbc1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Contini,L-Di Fonzo,V/Corsico 1994/EXT 2000 (29)})
15... Qd7 (15... Qd6 16. Bb4 Qd8 17. Qa3 Re8 18. d5 $44 {0-1 Selin,O-Karavaev,
V/Tula 1998/EXT 2000 (35)}) 16. Qa3 (16. Qe3 Ba6 17. d5 Rc8 (17... Bxe2 18.
Qxe2 a5 19. Bc3 Bxc3 20. Rxc3 a4 21. Qe3 Rc8 22. Qh6 f6 23. Rxc8+ Qxc8 24. Nd4
Qf8 25. Qc1 $16 {1-0 Komarov,D-Karasev,V/Leningrad 1989/EXT 2003 (35)}) 18. Bd1
Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Bb7 20. Bc3 Bxc3 21. Rxc3 Na6 22. Qh6 Qg4 23. Be2 Qh5 24. Qf4 $16
{1-0 Schulte,T-Iatrino,V/Cattolica 1993/TD (36)}) 16... Bb7 (16... e6 17. Bf4 (
17. Bb5 $1 Qb7 18. Bb4 Rd8 19. Be7 Bf8 20. Bxf8 Rxf8 21. Nd2 $16 {[%cal Yd2c4,
Yc4d6]}) 17... Nc6 18. Bb5 Bb7 19. Ne5 Qe7 20. Qxe7 Nxe7 21. f3 Rfc8 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Nemet,I-Van Mil,J/Dieren 1988/TD (47)}) (16... Qb7 17. Bc4 e6 18. d5
Rd8 19. Bg5 $16 {0-1 Sjodin,B-Dzevlan,M/Stockholm 1993/EXT 97 (38)}) 17. d5 Rc8
(17... e6 18. Bb5 Qd8 19. Bg5 f6 20. dxe6 $1 $18) (17... Qd8 18. Bf4 Nd7 19.
Rc7 Nc5 20. Rxc5 bxc5 21. Rxb7 $18 {1-0 Steinmacher,J-Schmitt,C/Zell 1993/EXT
2003 (24)}) 18. Rxc8+ Bxc8 19. Bb4 Bf8 20. Ne5 Qb7 21. Qf3 f6 22. Bc4 $1 $16 {
0-1 Correa,A-Matsuura,E/Curitiba 1992/EXT 2000 (39)}) (14... Rd8 15. Rfc1 Qe8
16. Bf4 b6 17. Qe3 Bg4 18. Bb5 Bd7 19. Bc4 Nc6 20. d5 Na5 21. Ba6 Bc8 22. Bd3
Bd7 23. Bc7 Rdc8 24. Ba6 $18 {1-0 Bielicki,B-Fuchs,O/Goerlitz 1998/EXT 99 (38)}
) (14... a5 15. Rfc1 Qd7 16. Qa3 Qd6 17. Bb4 axb4 18. Qxa8 $16 {1/2-1/2
Hoffmeyer,F-Karius,T/Germany 2000/EXT 2002 (29)}) 15. d5 {Or else:} (15. Bb4
Qd8 16. d5 (16. Qa3 Nc6 17. Bc5 Bxd4 $1 18. Nxd4 Nxd4 19. Bxe7 Nxe2+ 20. Kh1
Qe8 21. Bxf8 Qxf8 22. Qe3 a5 $1 23. Qxe2 a4 24. Rb5 Qe7 25. Ra1 Be6 26. e5 a3
27. Qf3 a2 $44 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Kamsky,G/Tilburg 1990/CBM 20/[Ftacnik] (36)})
16... Na6 (16... Bg4 17. Qa3 Re8 18. Bb5 Nd7 19. Ba5 b6 20. Bd2 a6 21. Bc6 Ra7
22. Ng5 $1 Rf8 23. h3 Be2 24. Rfe1 Bc4 25. Be3 $16 {1-0 Shneider,A-Urban,K/
Berlin 1992/EXT 98 (53)}) (16... a5 17. Qa3 Re8 18. Rfc1 b6 19. Bb5 Bd7 20. Bd2
Bxb5 21. Rxb5 Nd7 22. Be3 Rc8 23. Nd4 Ne5 24. Rxc8 Qxc8 25. Qb3 Qc4 26. Rxb6
Qxb3 27. Rxb3 Nc4 $132 {1/2-1/2 Ivanov,S-Grimm,S/Cologne 1993/EXT 2002 (38)})
17. Ba3 b6 18. Rfd1 (18. Rfc1 Nc5 19. Bxc5 bxc5 20. Rxc5 a5 $132 {0-1 Figuero
Toro,J-Gallardo Garcia,A/Caceres 1995/EXT 98 (50)}) 18... Nc5 19. Qe3 Bg4 20.
e5 {[#]} (20. Nd4 Bxd4 21. Rxd4 Bxe2 22. Qxe2 e5 23. Rc4 Qd6 {1/2-1/2 Atalik,
S-Horvath,C/Budapest 1992/EXT 97 (23)}) 20... Qc7 (20... Rc8 21. h3 Bxf3 22.
Bxf3 Qc7 $6 23. d6 exd6 24. exd6 Qd8 25. Be2 $14 {0-1 Gelfand,B-Kamsky,G/
Belgrade 1991/CBM 27/[Ftacnik] (39)}) 21. d6 exd6 22. exd6 Qd7 23. Bxc5 bxc5
24. Qxc5 Rfc8 25. Qa5 Rab8 26. Rxb8 Rxb8 27. Ne5 Bxe5 28. Qxe5 Qe6 $1 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Ebner,H-Klocker,H/AUT 1993/EXT 98 (54)}) (15. Rfc1 $5 Qd8 16. Qc4 b6
17. Qa4 Bd7 18. Qa3 e6 19. Bg5 f6 20. Bf4 Re8 21. Bc7 Qe7 22. Bd6 Qd8 23. Rc7
Bf8 24. Rbc1 Bc6 25. e5 $4 (25. R7xc6 $1 Nxc6 26. Bxf8 Nxd4 27. Nxd4 Qxd4 28.
Bh6 $16) 25... Qxc7 {0-1 Lambie,I-Hodgson,J/St Helier 2002/CBM 86 ext (41)})
15... Nd7 $6 {This gives White too many options of arranging his pieces.} (
15... Na6 {is more accurate, preventing 16.Bb4 for a while:} 16. Rfc1 (16. e5 {
is not enough:} Bxe5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. Bc3 Qd6 19. Qd4 f6 20. Bxa6 Qxa6 21. Bb4
Rf7 22. Ra1 Qb5 23. Rfe1 Qd7 $15 {0-1 Appel,R-Grimm,S/Germany 1992/GER-chT2 
(54)}) (16. Qe3 $5) (16. Rfd1 $5) 16... Nc5 17. Qe3 b6 18. Bb4 Bg4 19. Rc4 (19.
Bxc5 bxc5 20. Rxc5 a5 21. e5 Qd8 22. Nd4 Bxe2 23. Nc6 Qd7 24. Qxe2 a4 $132 {
1-0 Burmeister,F-Benne,H/Germany 1994/GER (54)}) (19. Nd2 Bxe2 20. Qxe2 Rfc8
21. Nb3 a5 $13 {1-0 Nemet,I-Bartolini,T/Forli 1993/EXT 98 (35)}) 19... Qd8 20.
Nd4 Bxd4 21. Rxd4 Bxe2 22. Qxe2 Rc8 23. e5 Qd7 24. Qe3 Qf5 25. Re1 f6 26. exf6
exf6 27. d6 Qd7 $13 {1/2-1/2 Komarov,D-Tseshkovsky,V/Warsaw 1989/EXT 97 (45). 
(44)}) 16. Bb4 Nc5 17. Qe3 b6 18. Rfd1 (18. Rfc1 {leads to the position from
Komarov-Tseshkovsky - see above. d1 is a more useful place for the rook but,
as it will turn out later, for the other one.}) ({Therefore,} 18. Rbd1 $142 $1)
18... Bg4 19. e5 {An important pawn advance.} Qc7 20. Re1 $1 {[%mdl 32] A
remarkable move! White regroups his rooks to protect his strong pawn centre,
admitting and correcting his inaccuracy on move 18, which is not an easy
psychological decision!} Rad8 21. Rbd1 Bc8 22. Rd4 Bb7 23. Bc4 Qb8 (23... Rd7
24. h4 Rfd8 25. Red1) 24. h4 $1 e6 {A desperate attempt to free himself. Black
gives up an exchange without any compensation.} 25. dxe6 Nxe6 26. Bxe6 fxe6 27.
Bxf8 Rxf8 28. Qb3 (28. Rd6 $1 Bxf3 29. gxf3 Qb7 30. f4 {was probably even
stronger.}) 28... Qe8 29. Ng5 Bd5 30. Rxd5 $1 exd5 31. Qxd5+ Kh8 32. Qd6 h6 $2
(32... Bf6 $1 {enabled Black to fight on as} 33. exf6 {didn't work in view of}
Qxe1+ 34. Kh2 Qe8 35. g3 (35. Qc7 Qb8 $1) 35... Kg8 $1 36. Qd5+ Rf7 $11) {
[%tqu "En","Find a forced win for White.","","","e5e6","",100]} 33. e6 $1 {
This passed pawn decides the game!} hxg5 34. e7 Rg8 $8 35. hxg5 Bb2 (35... Bc3
$142 36. Re3 Ba1 (36... Bb2 37. Qb4 Ba1 38. Re4 $1 Rg7 39. Qd6 Bc3 40. Rh4+ Kg8
41. Qe6+ $18) 37. Re4 $1 {[%cal Rd6a3]} Qb5 38. Rh4+ Kg7 39. e8=N+ $1 Rxe8 40.
Qc7+ Kf8 41. Rf4+ $18) 36. Qb4 $1 {The bishop is trapped!} Rg7 37. Qxb2 Kg8 38.
Qa2+ Rf7 39. Qd5 {[%cal Rd5d8]} 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 73rd"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2011.01.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Be3 Bg4 9. Rc1 (9. Qd2 {looks more accurate to me.}) 9... Bxf3 {The most
"primitive" approach - and it works!} (9... Qa5 {is usually played.}) 10. gxf3
cxd4 11. cxd4 O-O 12. f4 $146 (12. Qd2 {looks the most logical but Black
manages to attack the d4 pawn:} e6 13. Bg2 Nc6 14. d5 exd5 15. exd5 Ne7 16. f4
Nf5 17. O-O Re8 18. Rfd1 Nd6 $15 {1/2 Sundararajan,K (2449)-Gopal,G (2609)/New
Delhi IND 2010/The Week in Chess 840 (37)}) ({I am curious about what Black
had prepared against} 12. Bc4 $5 Qa5+ 13. Kf1 Nc6 14. d5 Ne5 15. Bb3 Rac8 16.
Kg2 Qa6 17. Qd2 b5 18. Rxc8 Rxc8 19. Rc1 Nc4 20. Bxc4 bxc4 21. Qb4 $14 {
1/2 Gligoric,S (2565)-Beliavsky,A (2590)/Vienna 1980/MCL (75)}) 12... e6 13.
Bg2 Nc6 14. e5 (14. d5 exd5 15. exd5 Ne7 16. O-O Nf5 {[%cal Yf5d6] , and White
must probably liquidate into an equal ending by means of} 17. d6 Qxd6 18. Bxb7
Rab8 19. Qxd6 Nxd6 20. Bf3 {- Black's better pawn structure compensates for
White's bishop pair.}) 14... Qa5+ 15. Qd2 Qa6 16. Qe2 Qa5+ 17. Qd2 Qa6 18. Bf1
$6 {Absolutely unjustified. After e4-e5 White has no advantage whatsoever, and
he should have accepted a draw.} Qa4 19. Rc4 Qb5 20. Rc5 (20. Be2 Ne7 $15)
20... Qb1+ 21. Ke2 Qe4 22. f3 Qf5 23. h4 (23. Kf2 Rfd8 $15) 23... Qh5 24. Bf2
$2 {Not a good idea - to leave the king on e2.} (24. Kf2) (24. d5 exd5 25. Rxd5
Rfd8 26. Kf2 $11) 24... Rfd8 {[%mdl 128]} 25. Bh3 Bf8 26. Bg4 {The bishop can
achieve nothing here.} Qh6 27. Rc4 Rd5 {Black quickly creates a decisive
attack on the d4-pawn.} 28. h5 Rad8 29. Rh3 Bc5 30. hxg6 Qxg6 31. f5 exf5 32.
Bh5 Nxd4+ $1 33. Kf1 (33. Rxd4 Qa6+) (33. Bxd4 Qg2+) 33... Nxf3 $1 34. Qxd5
Rxd5 35. Bxf3 (35. Bxg6 Nd2+ 36. Kg2 Nxc4 37. Bxh7+ Kg7 $19) 35... Bxf2 36.
Bxd5 Qg1+ 37. Ke2 Qe1+ 38. Kf3 Qf1 0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2005.02.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Belov, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2582"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2005.02.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8.
Ba4 O-O 9. Ne2 c5 10. O-O Nc6 11. Be3 Na5 12. d5 {This doesn't promise White
any real advantage but leads to more complicated play than the main line} (12.
dxc5) 12... b6 13. Bg5 $6 {This turns out to be "a shot to nothing".} (13. Qc1
e6 (13... Ba6 $5 14. Re1 e6) 14. Rd1 exd5 15. exd5 Bg4 16. f3 Bd7 17. Bg5 Qe8
18. Bxd7 Qxd7 19. Ng3 Nc4 20. Qf4 Nd6 21. Bf6 Rfe8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Balogh,T-Jansa,
V/Krynica 1998/CBM 067 (57)}) 13... Ba6 14. Rc1 (14. f4 $6 h6 15. Bh4 Nc4)
14... Qd6 {[%cal Ye7e6]} 15. Re1 e6 {A timely attack of the white centre.} 16.
Bb3 (16. dxe6 Qxe6 17. Nf4 Qe5 18. Qd5 Bc4 19. Qxe5 Bxe5 20. Nd5 b5 $17) 16...
Nc4 $6 (16... Qe5 $5 {looks risky but still deserves attention, e.g.} 17. f4 (
17. Be7 Rfe8 18. d6 Nc6) 17... Qxe4 18. Ng3 Qd3 {liquidating into the endgame
with an extra pawn and no sufficient compensation for White.}) 17. Qd3 b5 18.
Bxc4 bxc4 {Despite the double pawns, Black's position is good due to his
bishop pair and lack of good squares for the white knight; however, accurate
play is needed.} 19. Qd2 (19. Qg3 $5 {In the endgame the white d5 pawn could
become dangerous.}) 19... Rfe8 20. Bf4 Qd7 21. Ng3 Rad8 22. Bh6 Bh8 23. Nf1 {
[%cal Ce6d5,Yf1e3] Finally White finds a decent square for his knight.} exd5
24. exd5 Qf5 25. Rxe8+ Rxe8 26. d6 {This pawn will be rather weak than strong.}
(26. Ne3 $5 Qd3 $140 27. Qb2) 26... Bb5 27. Ne3 Qe5 28. Ng4 Qe4 29. h3 Bd7 30.
Bg5 Re6 31. Be7 $6 {After the black rook has come out to e6, this move has
little sense; the bishop will be very passive there.} (31. Rd1 $5) (31. Qb2 $5)
31... h5 32. Ne3 Be5 33. Rd1 Qf4 34. g3 Qe4 35. Qd5 Bxc3 36. Qxc5 $4 {[%mdl
8192] A decisive mistake leading to a mating attack for Black. White
completely underestimated his opponent's threats.} ({After} 36. Qxe4 Rxe4 37.
Nd5 Bg7 38. Nf6+ Bxf6 39. Bxf6 {White should not lose.}) 36... Qf3 {[%cal
Rd7c6,Cc5c4,Re6e3]} 37. Qd5 (37. Rd5 Be1 $19) 37... Rxe3 $1 38. fxe3 Qxg3+ 39.
Qg2 Qxe3+ 40. Kh1 (40. Qf2 Qxh3 41. Qg2 Qe3+ 42. Qf2 Qxf2+ 43. Kxf2 f6 $19 {_|_
}) 40... Bxh3 41. Qc6 Bd7 {Good enough as White resigned:-). However,} (41...
Bf5 $142 {[%cal Oe3e4,Rf5e4]} 42. Qe8+ Kh7 43. Qxf7+ Bg7 $19 {was "more
murderous".}) 0-1

[Event "FRA-chT Gp-B"]
[Site "France"]
[Date "2003.04.05"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Charnushevich, Aliaksei"]
[Black "Jansa, Vlastimil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2486"]
[BlackElo "2504"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2003.01.31"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Besancon"]
[BlackTeam "Vandoeuvre"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Bg7 6. e4 Nb6 7. Be3 O-O 8.
Be2 {This order of moves appears more accurate than} (8. Nf3 Bg4 9. Be2) 8...
Nc6 (8... f5 $5 9. exf5 (9. Nh3 $5 Nc6 (9... fxe4 $5 10. Ng5 Nc6 11. Qb3+ e6
12. Nxe6 Bxe6 13. Qxe6+ Kh8 $13) 10. d5 Ne5 11. Qb3 fxe4 12. O-O-O Nd3+ 13.
Bxd3 exd3 14. Rxd3 Bf5 $13 {1-0 Chernuschevich,A-Pujos,S/Clermont-Ferrand FRA
2003/The Week in Chess 444 (33)}) 9... gxf5 (9... Bxf5 10. Qb3+ Kh8 11. Nf3 Nc6
(11... a5 $5 12. Ne5 $1 a4 13. Nf7+ Rxf7 14. Qxf7 Nc6 15. a3 $1 Qd7 $6 (15...
Nxd4 $13) 16. Bb5 $1 Ra5 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. O-O $16 {Tyrtania,M-Lagunov,A/
Deutschland 1994/Inf 61 (18)}) 12. d5 (12. Rd1 a5 13. Ne5 Nb4 14. O-O N4d5 15.
Bg5 a4 16. Qb5 c6 17. Qc5 Qd6 18. Nxd5 Qxc5 19. dxc5 Nxd5 20. Nc4 h6 21. Bc1
Rad8 $15 {0-1 Jirovsky,M-Mirumian,V/CZE 1997/EXT 98 (61)}) 12... Ne5 13. Rd1
Qc8 (13... Ng4 14. Bc5 Nd7 15. Bd4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Supatashvili,K-Neverov,V/
Pardubice 1993/TD (25)}) 14. O-O c6 15. Nd4 c5 16. Nxf5 gxf5 17. f4 Nf7 18.
Rfe1 Nd6 19. Bf3 $14 {1-0 Kortschnoj,V-Spassky,B/St Petersburg 1999/EXT 2000 
(38)}) 10. Nh3 Nc6 11. Qb3+ e6 12. Nf4 (12. O-O-O $5) 12... Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Qxd4
14. Nxe6 Bxe6 15. Qxe6+ Kh8 16. Qb3 Rae8 17. O-O Be5 18. Rad1 Qh4 19. g3 Qf6
$13 {1-0 Lehikoinen,P-Asgeirsson,H/VISA GP Reykjavik 1998 (27)}) (8... c6 $6 9.
Nf3 (9. h3 Be6 10. Nf3 Bc4 11. O-O N8d7 12. Rc1 Re8 13. b3 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 e5 15.
Rfd1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Sergienko,S-Yandemirov,V/St Petersburg 1999/CBM 71 (25)})
9... Bg4 10. Qd2 (10. O-O N8d7 11. a4 Bxf3 12. gxf3 e5 13. a5 exd4 14. Bxd4 Nc8
15. f4 Bh6 16. Be3 Qc7 17. e5 Ne7 18. Bc4 Nf5 19. Ne4 $36 {1-0 Szabolcsi,
J-Fogarasi,T/Budapest 1998/EXT 99 (43)}) (10. Ne5 Bxe2 11. Qxe2 N8d7 12. Nxd7
Qxd7 13. Rd1 Rad8 14. O-O Qe6 15. b3 Qd6 16. Rd3 $14 {1-0 Buhmann,R-Zwanzger,J/
Neumuenster 1999/EXT 2000 (34)}) 10... N8d7 11. e5 (11. O-O-O Bxf3 12. gxf3 e5
13. d5 cxd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Qxd5 Qc7+ 16. Kb1 Nf6 17. Qd6 $14 {1-0
Stefansson,H-Jensson,E/Reykjavik 1998/EXT 2000 (44)}) 11... f6 12. Ng5 Bxe2 13.
Ne6 Qc8 14. Qxe2 $16 {1-0 Sokolov,I-Leventic,I/Bihac 1999/EXT 2000 (28)}) (8...
e5 9. dxe5 $5 (9. Nf3 $6 {- see Kortschnoj-Illescas in CBM71}) (9. d5 {-see
Kortschnoj-Svidler in CBM71}) 9... Bxe5 10. Nf3 Bg7 11. Qc2 Bg4 12. Rd1 Qe7 13.
O-O c6 14. a4 (14. h3 $142 $14 {Cebalo,M}) 14... Qb4 15. Nd4 Bxe2 16. Ndxe2 Nc4
(16... Na6 $1 $11 {Cebalo,M}) 17. Bd4 Qxb2 18. Qd3 $1 Bxd4 19. Qxd4 b5 20. Rd3
$1 $40 {1-0 Cebalo,M-Mikhalevski,V/Zuerich 1999/CBM 73 ext (34)}) 9. d5 Ne5 (
9... Na5 {is less attractive than in the line 9.Nf3 Bg4 10.d5 Bxf3 11.gxf3:}
10. Bd4 Bxd4 (10... c5 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. b4 cxb4 13. Qd4+ Kg8 14. Qxb4 Nd7 15.
Nf3 $14 {1-0 Glavas,D-Rade,M/Pula 1998/EXT 2000 (36)}) (10... Qd6 $5) 11. Qxd4
Nc6 12. Qd2 Ne5 13. f4 Nec4 14. Qd4 Nd6 15. Nf3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Bandza,
A-Chuchelov,V/Wiesbaden 1991/EXT 97 (42)}) 10. Bd4 (10. Qb3 $5) 10... c5 $1 {
GM Peter Svidler's idea. Black should play extremely dynamically.} (10... c6
11. f4 Ned7 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. dxc6 bxc6 14. Nf3 $14 Nf6 15. O-O a5 16. Rc1 {
1/2-1/2 Dudas,J-Fogarasi,T/Budapest 2000/EXT 2001 (16)}) (10... e6 11. f4 Ned7
12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. Qd4+ Kg8 {1/2-1/2 Von Alvensleben,W-Waldschlaeger,J/Germany
1993/EXT 2003 (44)} 14. dxe6 fxe6 15. e5 $14) 11. Bxc5 Nec4 12. Bxc4 Nxc4 13.
Qb3 Nxb2 (13... b6 $5 14. Qxc4 (14. Bd4 e5 $1 $13 (14... Nxb2 $2 15. Nce2 {
1-0 Shliperman,I-Wolff,P/New York 1997/EXT 2001 (21)})) 14... bxc5 15. Qxc5 Rb8
16. Rb1 Ba6 17. Nge2 Bd3 $44 {0-1 Rabinovich,A-Manor,I/Tel Aviv 1998/CBM 65 
(28)}) 14. Qxb2 Qc7 15. Bb4 (15. Qa3 b6 16. Bb4 a5 17. Rc1 axb4 $1 $17 {
Svidler,P}) (15. Qb4 a5 16. Qa3 b6 17. Nge2 bxc5 18. O-O Ba6 19. Rfe1 Rfb8 $36
{0-1 Shliperman,I-Avrukh,B/Menorca 1996/Juniors (36)}) 15... a5 16. Nge2 axb4
17. Qxb4 Qd6 $146 {This position has some history in tournament practice
already:} (17... Bg4 18. f3 Bd7 19. O-O b5 20. Rab1 $1 (20. Kh1 $6 Qd6 $1 21.
Qxd6 (21. Rab1 Qxb4 22. Rxb4 Rfc8 $15 {P.Svidler}) 21... exd6 22. Rab1 Rfb8 23.
Rb4 Ra3 24. Rc1 Rc8 25. Rb3 $8 Rxb3 26. axb3 Ra8 $1 $15 {0-1 Kacheishvili,
G-Svidler,P/Szeged 1994/CBM 42/[Svidler] (34)}) 20... Be5 21. Kh1 Rfb8 22. Qxe7
Bd6 23. Qh4 b4 24. e5 bxc3 {1/2-1/2 Doettling,F-Jaracz,P/Bad Wiessee 2000/EXT
2003 (24)}) (17... f5 $5 18. O-O fxe4 19. Qxe4 Bf5 20. Qe3 Rfc8 21. Nb5 Qc5 22.
Nbd4 Qxd5 23. Nxf5 Qxf5 24. Rac1 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Be5 26. Qb3+ Qf7 27. Qxf7+ {
1/2-1/2 Walter,G-Beckel,F/Bad Segeberg 2002/EXT 2003 (27)}) {The text move is
quite consistent: Black goes to the endgame where his pair of bishops
compensates his material deficit.} 18. Qxd6 exd6 {[%cal Yf7f5]} 19. O-O (19.
Rb1 $5 f5 $1) 19... f5 20. Rae1 Bd7 21. Rb1 fxe4 22. Nxe4 Rxa2 23. N2g3 b5 24.
Nxd6 Rd2 25. Nxb5 Rxd5 $11 {The resulting position is equal but White must
play accurately not to blunder his knight!} 26. Nc7 Rc5 27. Na6 Rc2 28. Nb4 Rd2
29. Ne4 Rd4 30. f3 Bf5 31. Rfe1 Bxe4 32. fxe4 Rb8 33. Nd5 Rxb1 34. Rxb1 Rxe4
35. Rb8+ Kf7 36. Rb7+ Kf8 37. Rb8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Imre Konig Memorial 1st"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2002.09.12"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Yermolinsky, Alex"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2592"]
[BlackElo "2494"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2002.09.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. d4 c5 8.
Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. Rb1 O-O 11. Rb5 cxd4 12. Rxa5 dxe3 13. Qxe3 Nxa5 14. h4
{About this line - see CBM 73,82.} Be6 15. Ng5 Bxa2 16. h5 h6 {An attempt to
gain a tempo comparing to the theoretical line:} (16... Rfc8 17. e5 h6 18. Nf3
g5 19. Nxg5 Nc4 20. Bxc4 Bxc4 21. Rh3 $146 (21. Ne4 a5 $132 {1-0 Baginskaite,
C-Qin Kanying/Seattle 2001/CBM 82 (41)}) 21... a5 22. Rg3 $13 {1/2-1/2 Khenkin,
I-Naumann,A/Bad Wiessee GER 2002/The Week in Chess 417 (22)}) 17. Nf3 g5 18.
Nxg5 Nc4 19. Bxc4 Bxc4 20. e5 {White doesn't find anything better than this
move.} a5 {So, Black has saved the Rfc8 move.} 21. Nf3 a4 22. Nd2 a3 $2 {
Too fast.} (22... Be6 {was correct, with good counterplay for Black.}) 23. Nxc4
a2 24. O-O a1=Q 25. Rxa1 Rxa1+ 26. Kh2 {Black has made a poor deal giving up
his strong bishop and passed pawn for White's passive rook. Now he remains
with a passive bishop and small material deficit and must fight hard for a
draw. If now White plays f2-f4 and activates his knight, Black's position will
be very difficult.} Ra4 27. Qc5 Rb8 28. Qc7 $6 {This natural move turns out to
be inaccurate as the white queen is less active here. The most important thing
is that it lets the black b7 pawn go!} (28. Kh3 $1 {was apparently the most
accurate, e.g.} b5 29. Nb6 Re4 30. Nd7 Rc4 31. Qxe7 Rxc3+ 32. g3 Rbc8 33. Qb4 {
capturing Black's passed pawn, with good winning chances, e.g.} R3c7 34. Qxb5
Rd8 35. Nb6 {etc.}) 28... Rf8 29. g3 $6 (29. Nb6 $5 Rh4+ 30. Kg3 Rxh5 31. f4
$16) 29... b5 30. Ne3 $6 {After this White has no winning chances anymore.} (
30. Nb6 {was the last opportunity but after} Ra2 31. Kg2 e6 32. Nd7 Rfa8 {
Black should hold his position.}) 30... Re4 31. Nf5 Rxe5 32. Nxg7 Rg5 33. f4
Rxg7 34. Qxe7 ({Or} 34. Qb7 e6 35. Qxb5 Rd8 {and Black should not lose.}) 34...
Rc8 {It is known that Q+P usually don't win against 2R.} 35. Qe5 Rc4 {[%cal
Yb5b4]} 36. Qe8+ Kh7 37. Qe3 Kg8 38. Qe5 Kh7 39. Qf5+ Kg8 40. Qe5 Kh7 41. Qf5+
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.23"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Popovic, Petar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2002.09.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Paris NAO"]
[BlackTeam "Novi Sad"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YUG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Bxc3+ {Acceptance of this pawn sacrifice is quite
risky for Black as White obtains a strong attack.} (10... Ne5 $142) 11. Bd2
Bxd2+ 12. Qxd2 Na5 13. h4 Bg4 14. Ng5 {A rare continuation.} (14. h5 {is the
main line, in which Black is in serious trouble - see CBM78, annotations to
the game Halkias-Lputian.}) 14... Bxe2 15. Kxe2 e6 $1 $146 {An important
novelty. Black tries to create active counterplay.} (15... e5 {is another,
more passive option:} 16. h5 Qf6 (16... h6 $2 17. Nh7 $1 g5 $8 18. Nxf8 Kxf8
19. Qc3 $18 {1-0 Kargoll,B-Chabanon,J/Karlsruhe 1991/GER (57)}) 17. Nxh7 (17.
hxg6 fxg6 18. f3 $5 {N.Gaprindashvili, E.Ubilava}) 17... Kxh7 18. Qxa5 b6 19.
hxg6+ Kg7 (19... Kxg6 20. Qc3 $16) 20. Qd2 fxg6 (20... Qxg6 $142 $14) 21. Qh6+
Kf7 22. Qh7+ Qg7 23. Rb3 $16 {Gaprindashvili,N-Kouatly,B/Albena/1985/1-0/39/
Ftacnik:Grunfeld 2}) (15... h6 {is possible, too:} 16. Nh3 $5 {Or else:} (16.
Qc3 b6 17. Rbd1 $6 (17. h5 $1 {-16.Nh3}) 17... Qd7 18. Qg3 Qb5+ 19. Ke1 Qb2 20.
e5 hxg5 21. hxg5 Kg7 22. d6 exd6 23. Rxd6 Nc4 24. Rd3 Qa1+ {0-1 Kecskes,
G-Stillger,B/Budapest 1995/EXT 97 (24)}) (16. h5 $6 {is quite a risky piece
sac:} hxg5 17. hxg6 e5 $5 (17... fxg6 18. Qxg5 (18. Rh6 Rxf2+ $1 19. Kxf2 Qf8+
20. Kg1 Qxh6 21. Qxa5 g4 $17 {0-1 Tesic,D-Cabarkapa,V/Vrbas 1993/EXT 2002 (36)}
) (18. Qc3 $5 e5 $1 19. Qh3 (19. Qxe5 $2 Qf6 $19) 19... Kg7 20. Qh7+ Kf6 21.
Rh3 g4 22. Qh4+ Kg7 23. Qh6+ Kf6 $11 {Zadrima,A}) 18... Qd6 19. Rh6 Qa6+ (19...
Kf7 20. Rh7+ Ke8 21. e5 Qd7 22. d6 $40) (19... Kg7 $2 20. Rbh1 Rh8 21. e5 $18)
20. Ke1 Kg7 (20... Rf6 21. e5 Qd3 22. exf6 {1/2-1/2 Miladinovic,I-Ilincic,Z/
Arandjelovac 1993/CBM 38 ext (22)}) 21. Rh4 Kf7 (21... Rh8 22. Qxe7+ Kg8 23.
Rxh8+ Kxh8 24. Rc1 $1 $44) 22. e5 (22. Rh7+ Kg8 23. Rh6 $11) 22... Qd3 23. Rd1
Qc3+ 24. Kf1 Qc2 25. Rd2 Qb1+ 26. Ke2 Ke8 27. Rh7 Qe4+ 28. Kd1 Qb1+ {1/2-1/2
Mileto,G-Zadrima,A/Forli 1991/EXT 97 (28)}) 18. Rh6 $6 (18. Qc3 Qf6 $5 (18...
fxg6 {-17...fxg6}) 19. Qxa5 Qxg6 20. f3 b6 $15) 18... f5 19. Qc3 fxe4 20. g7
Kxg7 21. Qxe5+ Kxh6 22. Rh1+ Kg6 23. Qxe4+ Rf5 24. g4 Qf8 $4 (24... Qf6 $1 25.
gxf5+ Kg7 $19) 25. gxf5+ Kg7 {1/2-1/2 Tibensky,R-Lipka,J/SVK 2000/EXT 2001 (32)
} 26. Qe5+ $18) (16. Nf3 Kh7 17. h5 (17. Qc3 $5) 17... g5 18. e5 Kh8 19. Rbd1
$44 {0-1 Cruz Lopez Claret,C-De la Villa Garcia,J/Lleida 1991/EXT 97 (28)})
16... Kh7 (16... e6 $2 17. Qxh6 Qf6 18. Ng5 Rfe8 19. h5 exd5 20. hxg6 fxg6 21.
Qh7+ Kf8 22. Qc7 Kg8 23. Rh8+ {1-0 Gladischev,O-Szeberenyi,A/Budapest 1997/EXT
98 (23)}) 17. Qc3 $5 b6 (17... e5 $6 18. dxe6 Qd4 $1 (18... fxe6 $2 19. Rbd1
Qc7 20. Ng5+ $18) 19. Qxd4 cxd4 20. exf7 Rxf7 21. Kd3 $5 (21. Rhc1 $1 Re8 22.
Kd3 $16 {Polgar,Zsu}) 21... Rc8 22. Rhc1 Nc6 23. f4 Nb4+ 24. Kxd4 Rxc1 25. Rxc1
Nxa2 26. Rc8 $1 $16 {1-0 Polgar,Z-De la Villa Garcia,J/Pamplona 1991/CBM 28/
[Polgar,Zsu] (61)}) 18. Ng5+ (18. f4 $5 {Chernin,A}) 18... Kg8 19. h5 $1 hxg5
20. hxg6 fxg6 21. Rh8+ $1 Kf7 22. Rh7+ Ke8 23. Qg7 $44 Kd7 24. d6 $1 Qe8 25.
dxe7 Rg8 26. Qe5 Nc6 27. Rd1+ Nd4+ 28. Rxd4+ $1 cxd4 29. Qd5+ Kc7 30. Qxa8 $1
Qb5+ 31. Kf3 $16 {1-0 Chernin,A-Stohl,I/Austria 1993/CBM 38/Inf 56/[Chernin,A]
(52)}) 16. h5 (16. dxe6 $5 Qxd2+ 17. Kxd2 fxe6 {[%csl Rf2]} 18. Ke2 {[%cal
Rg5e6,Yh4h5] needs more tests.}) 16... Nc4 $1 (16... h6 $2 17. Nh7 $1 g5 18.
Nxf8 Kxf8 19. Qc3 exd5 20. Rhd1 d4 21. Qxc5+ Kg8 22. Rxd4 $18 {1-0 Ermenkov,
E-Mrdja,M/Baden-Baden 1985/MCL (30)}) (16... exd5 17. Nxh7 (17. hxg6 hxg6 18.
Qc3 d4 19. Qh3 Kg7 20. Qh6+ Kf6 21. Nh7+ $16) 17... dxe4 (17... Re8 18. hxg6
Rxe4+ 19. Kf1 fxg6 20. Qh6 Qd6 21. Ng5 $18 {Zadrima,A}) 18. Nxf8 Qxd2+ 19. Kxd2
Rxf8 20. Ke3 $16) 17. Qc1 exd5 18. Nxh7 (18. hxg6 $2 fxg6 19. Rxb7 Qf6 20. f4
h5 $17 {White's centralised king will be in serious danger.}) 18... Re8 19.
hxg6 Rxe4+ 20. Kf1 Rh4 21. Rxh4 (21. Rh3 $5 Rxh3 22. gxh3 Qh4 23. Qc3) 21...
Qxh4 22. Kg1 Ne5 {Black has successfully parried the attack although White
maintains some counterplay for the missing material.} (22... b6 $143 23. g3 Qe7
24. Qh6 $44) 23. gxf7+ (23. Qc3 d4 $1 24. Qxc5 Qxf2+ $1 25. Kxf2 Nd3+ $17) (23.
g3 Qe7 24. Qh6 Nxg6 $17) 23... Kxh7 24. Qxc5 Kg7 25. Rb3 $2 {I guess both
players were under severe time pressure already.} (25. Rxb7 {is more natural
but after} Rf8 26. Qxd5 Qf6 $1 {Black maintains the better prospects as} 27.
Rxa7 $2 {loses in view of} Ng4 $19) 25... Qc4 $4 {A terrible blunder.} (25...
Qe4 $1 $19) {[%tqu "En","Why is Black's last move a blunder?","","","f7f8Q","",
10]} 26. f8=Q+ $1 Rxf8 27. Qe7+ {Black resigned (or lost on time?) as White
recaptured the e5 knight with a decisive attack.} 1-0

[Event "ESP-chT"]
[Site "Sanxenxo"]
[Date "2004.11.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Comas Fabrego, Luis"]
[Black "Fernandez Garcia, Jose Luis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2479"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2004.11.18"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Qd3 Ba6 12. Qe3 Qc8 13. d5 {About this
line-see CBM76, game Moiseenko-Yandemirov.} Bxe2 14. Qxe2 Bxc3 15. e5 (15. Bh6
$6 Rd8 16. Rb3 Bh8 17. Rd1 Qa6 18. Qc2 Nd7 19. h3 Qa4 20. Qe2 Nf6 21. Re3 Rac8
{0-1 Sokolin,L-Harikrishna,P/Dos Hermanas 2004/CBM 099 ext (62) - White has no
sufficient compensation for the pawn}) 15... Rd8 (15... Qf5 16. Rb3 Ba5 17. Bh6
$1 $146 Nd7 (17... Rd8 18. Nh4 Qc8 (18... Qd7 19. e6 Qxd5 (19... fxe6 $2 20.
Qe5) 20. exf7+ Qxf7 21. Rf3 $18) 19. e6 $40) 18. h3 Qh5 19. Bxf8 Nxf8 20. Rd1
Rd8 21. Re3 Qf5 22. e6 fxe6 23. Ne5 Rxd5 24. Nc6 Rxd1+ 25. Qxd1 Kg7 26. Qd8 g5
27. Rf3 {1-0 Duliba,E-Remus,H/ICCF 2002/ICCF Telechess CBM 98 (27)}) (15... Qb7
16. Qe3 Ba5 17. Qxc5 Qd7 18. Qd4 Rd8 19. Rd1 Qf5 20. Ba3 e6 21. Qh4 g5 22. dxe6
$1 {1-0 Shishkin,V-Bogdanov,V/Rowy 2000/EXT 2005 (22)}) 16. Rb3 (16. Bg5 $5 Qf5
17. Rb3 Bxe5 18. Nxe5 Qxg5 19. Rg3 Qh4 20. Rh3 Qg5 21. f4 Qf5 22. d6 $1 Re8 (
22... Rxd6 $2 23. Qf3) (22... exd6 23. Ng4 $40) 23. dxe7 Nd7 24. Nc4 $16 {
1-0 Freeman,M-Remus,H/ICCF 2002/ICCF Telechess CBM 98 (38)}) 16... Bd4 17. Ng5
$1 Qf5 (17... h6 18. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 19. e6+ Kg7 20. Rg3 $40) 18. Rf3 (18. e6 $5
fxe6 (18... f6 19. Nf7 $1 Qxd5 20. Nxd8 Qxd8 21. Qe4 Na6 22. Rh3 $40) 19. Nxe6
Rc8 (19... Qxd5 20. Nxd8 Qxd8 21. Qe6+ Kg7 22. Re1 $16) 20. Qc4 $44) 18... Qxe5
19. Qxe5 Bxe5 20. Nxf7 Nd7 21. Re1 Bf6 22. Nxd8 Rxd8 $44 {[%csl Gc5] _|_} 23.
Ra3 a5 24. Bf4 c4 25. Re6 $1 {White consequently fights for initiative.} c3 26.
Kf1 g5 (26... a4 $5) 27. Be3 Nc5 $6 (27... c2 28. Bc1 (28. Ke2 $6 Bb2) 28...
Ne5 29. Rc3 Rxd5 30. Rxc2 b5 $14) 28. Rxb6 Rxd5 29. Rxa5 c2 30. Rc6 Bd4 31. Bc1
Kf7 32. Rb5 {[%cal Ya2a4]} Ke8 (32... g4 $5 33. f4 gxf3 34. gxf3 Ke8) 33. Rcxc5
$6 {This leads to a drawn rook ending} (33. Rb8+ $5 Kd7 34. Rbc8 {[%cal Ya2a4]}
) 33... Bxc5 34. Ke2 Rd1 35. Rxc5 Rxc1 36. g3 h6 37. Kd3 Rd1+ 38. Kxc2 Rh1 {
and Black lost on time in this drawish position.} 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 12th"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2011.04.02"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Volkov, Sergey"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2621"]
[BlackElo "2692"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2011.03.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 Qa5 9. Rc1 O-O 10. Nf3 Bg4 11. Be2 e6 {This old way is quite sufficient
for equality.} 12. d5 (12. h3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Nc6 14. d5 exd5 15. exd5 Ne5 16.
Be2 c4 17. f4 Nd7 18. O-O {0-1 Van Kooten,H-Davies,N (2515)/Vlissingen 1998/
EXT 1999 (25)} Nf6 19. Bxc4 Rad8 $11) 12... exd5 13. exd5 Nd7 $6 (13... Bxf3
14. Bxf3 c4 15. O-O Nd7 16. d6 Ne5 17. Bxb7 Rad8 18. Bg5 Rd7 19. Rb1 $1 f6 20.
Bf4 Rfd8 21. Rfd1 $16 {1/2 Kasparov,G (2630)-Kouatly,B/Graz 1981/EXT 1999 (26)}
) (13... c4 $1 {is classic and good:} 14. O-O Nd7 15. Rfd1 Rfe8 $5 (15... Rac8
16. Bd4 Bxf3 17. Bxg7 Bxe2 18. Bxf8 Bxd1 19. Bb4 Qd8 20. Rxd1 Ne5 $11 {1/2
Petran,P (2400)-Kouatly,B (2470)/Budapest 1987/CBM 005 (62)}) 16. Bg5 $6 (16.
h3 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Ne5 18. Be2 Rad8 $11) 16... Bf6 $6 (16... Nc5 $1 $15) 17. Bxf6
Nxf6 18. Qf4 Kg7 19. h3 Bxf3 20. Bxf3 Rac8 21. g4 Qc5 22. d6 $14 {Horvath
T-Banas J/Satu Mare 1980}) 14. c4 {This structure is already inferior for
Black, and GM Emil Sutovsky fails to prove the opposite.} Qa3 (14... Qxd2+ 15.
Kxd2 Nf6 16. Bd3 Bxf3 17. gxf3 b6 18. Bc2 $6 (18. a4 $14) 18... b5 19. cxb5
Nxd5 20. Be4 Rad8 21. Bxd5 Rxd5+ 22. Ke2 Bd4 $11 {1/2 Melkumyan,H (2530)
-Malisauskas,V (2489)/Warsaw 2009/CBM 131 Extra (35)}) 15. O-O Rae8 16. Rfe1 (
16. Rb1 $5) 16... f5 $6 {A wrong idea. Black fails to push ...f5-f4 and just
weakens his position.} (16... Bf5 $5 {[%cal Rg7b2]} 17. Nh4 Be4) 17. d6 $1 Kh8
18. h3 Bxf3 $6 (18... Bh5 $142 19. Bg5 {[%cal Rg5e7]} (19. Bh6 Qb4 $1) 19...
Nf6 $14) 19. Bxf3 Ne5 20. Bg5 $1 {[%cal Rg5e7,Rf3b7]} (20. Bxb7 $143 Nd3) 20...
h6 (20... Nxf3+ 21. gxf3 $18 {[%cal Rd6d7]}) 21. Be7 Kh7 22. Bxb7 Nd3 23. d7
Nxc1 24. Bxf8 Rxf8 25. Re8 Rf7 26. d8=Q 1-0

[Event "Groningen Harmonie"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "2002.12.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ernst, Sipke"]
[Black "Nijboer, Friso"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2497"]
[BlackElo "2556"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2002.12.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O b6 13. Qc1 Qe6 {A rare
continuation nowadays but popular at the end of 80s.} (13... Bb7 {is the main
line.}) 14. Bc4 Qxe4 15. Re1 Qb7 16. Bb4 Be6 (16... e6 {doesn't bring Black
enough compensation for the exchange:} 17. Bxf8 Bxf8 18. Qg5 Be7 19. Qf4 Nd7
20. d5 Nc5 21. Ng5 Bxg5 22. Qxg5 Bd7 23. h4 $18 {1-0 Sandstrom,L-Jasnikowski,Z/
Copenhagen 1989/EXT 97 (32)}) 17. Rxe6 {White must sac the exchange to
continue his attack.} (17. d5 $6 {is not dangerous:} Bxd5 18. Rxe7 Nd7 19. Bb5
Rfd8 20. Qe3 Bf6 21. Re1 Bxe7 22. Bxe7 Re8 23. Ng5 h6 24. Qh3 Nf6 25. Bxe8 Rxe8
26. Qc3 Rxe7 27. Rxe7 Qxe7 {0-1 Schoen,W-Ernst,T/Malmo 1988/CBM 11 (27)}) 17...
fxe6 18. Ng5 Nc6 $1 {The best reply.} (18... Kh8 $2 {was refuted in a
brilliant way by GM A.Vaisser:} 19. Rb3 $1 (19. Qe3 {is less strong:} Nd7 ({or
} 19... Qc7 20. Qxe6 Bxd4 ({but not} 20... Bf6 $2 21. Nf7+ Kg7 22. Bd2 g5 {
1/2-1/2 Wells,P-Szeberenyi,A/Zalakaros 1998/EXT 2002 (41)} 23. Bxg5 $1 Bxg5 24.
Rb5 $3 $18) 21. Nf7+ Rxf7 22. Qxf7 Nc6 $13) 20. Nxh7 $6 (20. Qxe6 Nf6 $13)
20... Kxh7 21. Qh3+ Bh6 22. Bd2 g5 23. Bxg5 Rf6 24. Rb5 Rh8 $13 {1/2-1/2
Cebalo,M-Balenovic,Z/Makarska Tucepi 1995/EXT 97 (49)}) 19... Nd7 (19... Rc8
20. Rh3 Rxc4 21. Rxh7+ Kg8 22. Qf4 Bf6 23. Rh8+ Kg7 24. Rh7+ Kg8 25. Bxe7 Rc1+
26. Qxc1 Bxg5 27. Qxg5 Qe4 $2 (27... Kxh7 28. Qf6 Nd7 29. Qf7+ Kh6 30. h4 $18)
28. Rg7+ Kxg7 29. Qf6+ Kg8 30. Qf8+ Kh7 31. Qf7+ Kh6 32. Bf8+ Kg5 33. h4+ Kxh4
34. Qh7+ Kg5 35. Be7+ Kf4 36. Qh4+ {1-0 Touzane,O-Kouatly,B/FRA 1993/TD (36)})
20. Rh3 h5 (20... Nf6 $2 21. Qb1 $1 Nh5 22. Rxh5 Rf6 23. Rxh7+ Kg8 24. Qb3 Qc6
25. Qh3 $1 $18 {Vaisser,A 2530-Andrianov,N 2445, USSR 1988}) 21. Qb1 (21. Bxe6
Rac8 22. Qb1 Bh6 23. Bd2 Kg7 24. Rxh5 Qc6 25. Qa1 Qc2 26. Rxh6 Kxh6 27. Qe1 Qa4
28. h3 $40 {1-0 Bormida,A-Schulze,M/IECG 2001/Complete 2001 (35)}) 21... Rf5
22. Nf7+ Kh7 23. Bxe6 Rb5 (23... Nf6 24. Bxf5 gxf5 25. Qxf5+ Kg8 26. Ne5 $16)
24. Bc4 Qc6 25. Bxb5 Qxb5 26. g4 $40 {1-0 Chorfi,K-Schulze,M/IECG 2001/
Complete 2001 (42)}) (18... Nd7 {is not good either:} 19. Nxe6 Kh8 20. Nxf8 (
20. Bxe7 $2 Rfc8 21. Nxg7 Qc6 22. Rb4 b5 23. Ne8 Qe4 24. Nd6 Qxe7 25. Nxc8 Qxb4
{0-1 Gelfand,B-Dorfman,J/Minsk 1986/EXT 97 (38)}) 20... Rxf8 21. Qe3 Rc8 22.
Be6 Bf6 23. g4 $16 {1-0 Gonzalez,J-Perez Moregon,J/Havana 1992/EXT 2000 (26)})
(18... Qc6 19. Bxe6+ (19. Nxe6 Rc8 20. Nc7+ Kh8 21. Bd5 Qxc1+ 22. Rxc1 Na6 23.
Bxa8 Rxc7 $15 {0-1 Plass,H-Schockenbaeumer,D/Germany 1992/TD (48)}) 19... Kh8
20. Bxe7 $16) (18... Bh6 19. Bxe6+ Kg7 20. d5 Na6 21. Bc3+ Rf6 22. h4 Qc7 23.
Qe3 Nc5 24. Be5 Qd8 25. Rd1 a5 26. Rd2 a4 27. d6 $36 {1-0 Brenninkmeijer,
J-Hensbergen,W/Bussum 1988/EXT 2002 (33)}) 19. Qe3 $146 {A new attacking
attempt.} (19. Nxe6 {was played in previous games, with the following
possibilities:} Kh8 20. Nxf8 (20. Bc3 {is parried by accurate play:} Bf6 21.
Qh6 Rf7 $1 (21... Rg8 22. Re1 Rg7 $6 (22... Nd8 $2 23. Nf8 $1 (23. Ng5 Rg7 24.
Re3 Rc8 25. Nxh7 Nf7 26. Bxf7 Rxh7 27. Qxg6 Rf8 $13 {1-0 Kjartansson,
D-Szeberenyi,A/Balatonlelle 2000/CBM 77 ext (36)}) 23... e6 24. Nxg6+ Rxg6 25.
Qf8+ Rg8 26. Qxf6+ Qg7 27. d5 $18 {A.Vaisser}) (22... Qc8 $142 23. Re3 $40 {
A.Vaisser}) 23. g4 Na5 24. Bd3 Qc6 25. Ba1 Rf7 26. g5 Bg7 27. d5 $1 Qxd5 28.
Bxg7+ Kg8 29. Bxg6 {1-0 Vaisser,A-Pein,M/Budapest 1989}) 22. Nc5 Qc8 23. Bxf7
Qf5 $1 (23... bxc5 24. Bxg6 Qg8 25. Be4 cxd4 26. Bxc6 dxc3 27. Bxa8 Qxa8 28.
Qf4 $18 {1-0 Kibalnichenko,S-Sorokin,V/cr 1990 (43)}) 24. Bxg6 (24. Qc1 Nxd4 $1
$17 {S.Ivanov} (24... bxc5 25. dxc5 Nd4 26. Bc4 Qxc5 27. Bb4 Qc6 28. Bd3 Qxc1+
29. Rxc1 a5 30. Ba3 Rb8 31. Bc4 Rc8 32. f4 a4 33. Kf2 Nb3 34. Rc2 Nd4 35. Rc1
Nb3 36. Rc2 Nd4 {1/2-1/2 Ivanov,S-Svensson,B/Sweden 1999/EXT 2000 (36)})) 24...
Qxg6 25. Qxg6 hxg6 26. Ne6 Rc8 27. g4 Nd8 28. Nxd8 Rxd8 29. Rb4 Rc8 $15 {
1/2-1/2 Agrest,E-Moberg,K/Gothenburg 1996 (51)}) 20... Rxf8 21. Bd5 Rf6 22.
Bxe7 Qxe7 23. Bxc6 Rf8 24. Qe3 Qd6 25. d5 Be5 26. g3 Qf6 27. Rd1 Bd6 28. Qd4
Be5 29. Qe3 Bd6 30. Qd4 {1/2-1/2 Sjodin,B-Moberg,K/Sweden 1998/EXT 2000 (30).})
19... Bf6 (19... Bxd4 $6 20. Qxe6+ Kg7 21. Qe4) 20. Nxe6 Kh8 21. Qe4 Qc8 $6 {
A nervous move.} (21... Rfc8 {was cool-headed, with unclear consequences after}
22. Bd5 Qd7 23. Bd2 Nd8 $1 24. Nxd8 Qxd8 25. Bxa8 Rxa8) 22. Nxf8 Nxb4 23. Nxg6+
hxg6 24. Rxb4 Kg7 {With opposite-coloured bishops White maintains good
attacking chances.} 25. Qd5 $6 {Too fast.} (25. g3 $1 {was an essential
prophylaxy, with a clear advantage for White.}) 25... Qe8 26. Bb5 Rc8 $1 27. g3
Qf7 28. Qe4 a5 {Due to White's inaccuracy, Black has gained several tempi and
can start his own counterplay.} 29. Rb1 Rd8 30. Rd1 Qd5 31. Qe2 Bxd4 32. Qxe7+
Qf7 33. Qxf7+ Kxf7 34. Kg2 {Black can't avoid the exchange of rooks and the
game ends in a draw.} g5 35. f4 gxf4 36. gxf4 Bf6 37. Rxd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings 0203 78th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "2003.01.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Black "Tseshkovsky, Vitaly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "208"]
[EventDate "2002.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Rb1 O-O 8.
Nf3 c5 9. Be2 Bg4 10. O-O cxd4 11. cxd4 Nc6 $6 {An attempt to evade the theory.
However, with material balance White obtains a clear advantage.} (11... Bxf3 {
is the main line.}) 12. d5 Na5 13. Qa4 (13. Be3 $5 {was curious to provoke the
weakening ...b6}) 13... Rc8 14. Bd2 Bc3 15. Bh6 Bg7 (15... Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Rc4
17. Qa3 Bg7 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. e5 {was quite grim for Black.}) 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17.
Qd4+ Kg8 18. Qxa7 Rc2 19. Bd3 Rxa2 20. Ra1 $6 {This inaccurate move spoils
White's kingside pawn structure, after which even winning a pawn proves
insufficient for the victory.} (20. Ne5 Be2 21. Bxe2 Rxe2 22. Qd4 $16 {[%csl
Ra5,Rb7,Gd5,Re2,Ge4]}) 20... Rxa1 21. Rxa1 Bxf3 22. gxf3 b6 23. Rb1 e6 24. Qxb6
exd5 25. Qc5 Nc4 26. Bxc4 dxc4 27. Rc1 Qc8 28. Qxc4 Qxc4 29. Rxc4 {Hectic
attempts to create something out of this endgame prove fruitless.} Ra8 30. Kg2
Kg7 31. f4 Kf6 32. Rc5 Ra4 33. f3 Ra3 34. Kg3 Ra1 35. h4 Rh1 36. f5 Kg7 37. Ra5
Rg1+ 38. Kh2 Rf1 39. Kg2 Re1 40. Rb5 Ra1 41. h5 Rc1 42. Kg3 Rh1 43. hxg6 hxg6
44. fxg6 Kxg6 45. Rb6+ Kg7 46. e5 Rg1+ 47. Kf4 Rf1 48. Ke4 Re1+ 49. Kf5 Rf1 50.
f4 Kf8 51. Rb7 Rf2 52. Rb1 Ra2 53. Kg4 Ra5 54. Rb7 Kg7 55. Rc7 (55. e6 Kf6 56.
exf7 Kg7 $11) 55... Rb5 56. Rd7 Kf8 57. Kf5 Kg7 58. Ke4 Rb4+ 59. Rd4 Rb5 60. f5
Rb7 61. Kd5 Rb5+ 62. Ke4 Rb1 63. Rc4 Rd1 64. Rc7 Re1+ 65. Kd5 Rf1 66. f6+ Kg6
67. Kd6 Ra1 68. Rc2 (68. Ke7 Ra6) 68... Ra6+ 69. Rc6 Ra7 70. Rc2 Ra6+ 71. Kd5
Ra5+ 72. Rc5 Ra6 73. Rc6 Ra5+ 74. Kd6 Ra7 75. Rc8 Ra6+ 76. Kd7 Ra7+ 77. Rc7 Ra6
78. Ke8 Ra8+ 79. Ke7 Ra6 80. Rc5 Ra7+ 81. Kd8 Kf5 82. Ke8 Kg6 83. Rd5 Ra8+ 84.
Ke7 Ra7+ 85. Rd7 Ra6 86. Ke8 Ra8+ 87. Rd8 Ra6 88. Kf8 Rb6 89. Re8 Ra6 90. Kg8
Ra1 91. Rf8 Re1 92. Re8 Ra1 93. Kf8 Rh1 94. Ke7 Ra1 95. Rg8+ Kf5 96. Kxf7 Ra7+
97. Kf8 Kxe5 98. Rg7 Ra8+ 99. Kf7 Kf5 100. Ke7 Ra7+ 101. Kf8 Ra8+ 102. Ke7 Ra7+
103. Kd6 Ra6+ 104. Kc5 Rxf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2017.04.06"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Robson, Ray"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2017.03.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. Rc1 Nd7 {This passive move hardly matches the active ...
Qd8-a5.} (10... Rd8 {is the most popular among other continuations like}) (
10... cxd4) (10... Bg4 {etc.}) 11. Bd3 (11. d5 {is a good alternative.}) 11...
b6 {Among others:} (11... e5 12. d5 b5 (12... f5 13. Bg5 Nf6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15.
O-O f4 16. Rb1 $14 {1/2 (44) Pavlovic,M (2541)-Sedlak,N (2580) Valjevo 2011})
13. c4 b4 14. O-O f5 15. Bh6 Bxh6 16. Qxh6 f4 17. Rfd1 Qc7 18. Bc2 Qd6 19. Ba4
Nf6 20. Ng5 $16 {1/2 (52) Beradze,I (2425)-Fier,A (2619) Tbilisi 2016}) (11...
Nb6 12. Bh6 Rd8 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. d5 f6 15. c4 Qxd2+ 16. Nxd2 Bd7 17. f4 $14 {
1/2 (36) Banikas,H (2450)-Rowson,J (2490) Tallinn 1997}) (11... Nf6 12. O-O b6
13. d5 (13. Ne5 $1 Bb7 14. f3 $14) 13... e6 14. c4 Qxd2 15. Bxd2 Ba6 16. Rfd1
Rfe8 17. Bc3 exd5 18. exd5 Ne4 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. a4 Nd6 $11 {1/2 (78) Gledura,
B (2557)-Piorun,K (2681) Katowice 2016}) 12. O-O (12. d5 Nf6 (12... Ba6 13. c4
Qxd2+ 14. Kxd2 e6 15. Rhe1 Rae8 16. h3 h6 17. g4 $14 f5 $6 18. dxe6 f4 19. exd7
fxe3+ 20. Rxe3 Rd8 21. e5 Rxd7 22. Ke2 $16 {1-0 (60) Gheorghiu,F (2540)
-Buljovcic,I (2430) Novi Sad 1979}) 13. c4 Qxd2+ 14. Bxd2 e6 15. O-O {- see
above}) 12... e6 (12... Ba6 {is probably more logical to "justify" ...Qd8-a5
but White keeps the initiative in any case, say, after} 13. Bxa6 Qxa6 14. e5 {
[%csl Rd7]}) 13. Qe2 $1 Bb7 14. Nd2 $1 {[%csl Ra5][%cal Rd2c4]} Qxa2 {
Desperation. Black now loses a queen without sufficient compensation.} (14...
Bc6 15. Nc4 Qa4 16. Nd6 $16) 15. Ra1 Qb2 16. Rfb1 $1 Qxc3 17. Nc4 Nf6 (17... b5
$5 18. Ra3 Qb4 $5 19. dxc5 $1 Qxb1+ 20. Bxb1 bxc4 21. Qxc4 $16) 18. Ra3 Nxe4
19. Bxe4 Bxe4 20. Rxc3 Bxb1 {White's technical task is far from easy but GM
Alex Onischuk gradually solves it.} 21. Rc1 cxd4 22. Bg5 (22. Rxb1 dxe3 23.
Nxe3 Rac8 {gives Black better chances to build up a fortress.}) 22... d3 23.
Qd2 Rfc8 (23... Bc2 24. Ne3) 24. Rxb1 Rxc4 25. Qxd3 Rc5 26. h4 h5 27. Rd1 Rd5
28. Qf3 Rxd1+ 29. Qxd1 a5 30. Qf3 Ra7 31. Be3 Rc7 32. Bxb6 Rc1+ 33. Kh2 Rc4 34.
g3 a4 35. Qa8+ Kh7 36. Qa7 Kg8 37. Qa6 Rb4 38. Bc5 Rb8 39. Qxa4 Bf6 $2 {
This helps White but the g3-g4 break would finally be decisive in any case.}
40. Qf4 Rc8 41. Qxf6 Rxc5 {[%mdl 4096]} 42. Qd8+ Kh7 43. Qf8 $1 {The key point.
White's queen gets this powerful position, and White's king easily advances to
Black's camp.} Rf5 44. Kg2 Rf6 45. Kf1 ({But not} 45. f4 $2 Rf5 46. Kf3 {due to
} e5) (45. f3 Rf5 46. g4 hxg4 47. fxg4 Rf4 {is not so clear either.}) 45... Rf5
46. Ke2 e5 {This pawn is now weak, and White comes back to the idea of g3-g4.}
(46... Rf6 47. f4 Rf5 48. Kd3 Rd5+ 49. Ke3 Rf5 50. Ke4 $22 $18) 47. Kf1 Rf6 48.
Kg2 Rf5 49. f3 Rf6 50. Qe7 Rf5 51. g4 hxg4 52. fxg4 Rf4 53. Kg3 Rf1 54. Qxe5
Rg1+ 55. Kf3 Rb1 56. Qd4 Rc1 57. Kf4 Re1 58. Qb4 Rf1+ 59. Ke5 Kg7 60. Kd6 Rf6+
61. Kd7 Re6 62. Qc4 g5 63. h5 Re5 64. Qd4 f6 65. Kd6 {[%cal Rd4e5]} (65. Kd6
Re1 66. Qa7+ Kg8 67. h6 $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Milov, Vadim"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[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 {Milov} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7.
Qa4+ Qd7 8. Qb3 {Thanks to the efforts of GM Vadim Milov, this move has become
quite popular.} O-O 9. Be3 b6 10. Nf3 Bb7 11. Bd3 c5 12. O-O Nc6 (12... cxd4 {
-see my previous game against Milov in CBM101.}) 13. Rad1 Na5 {That's the
point - the white queen has no b4 square.} 14. Qb1 cxd4 15. cxd4 Rac8 {Black
is at cross-roads.} (15... e6 {>= (Milov) is a normal move in this position;
however, Vadim Milov proved in the following game that it weakens Black's
position, which White can exploit:} 16. h4 Rac8 17. h5 gxh5 18. d5 {'~~' Milov}
(18. Bb5 $5 {Milov} Bc6 (18... Qe7 19. Bg5 f6 20. Bd2 Nc4 21. Bb4 Nd6 22. d5
$16) 19. Ne5 Qe7 $13) 18... Nc4 19. Bd4 f6 20. Rc1 exd5 21. exd5 Nd6 (21...
Bxd5 $5 22. Bf5 Be6) 22. Qb3 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Rc8 24. Rd1 $44 {1-0 Milov,V-Rowson,
J/Port Barcares FRA 2005/The Week in Chess 549 (38)}) (15... Rfc8 $5 {is a
good alternative, keeping the a7 pawn protected:} 16. d5 Nc4 17. Bd4 Bxd4 18.
Nxd4 Qa4 (18... e5 $5 19. Nf3 (19. dxe6 Qxd4 20. exf7+ Kf8 21. Bxc4 Qxc4 22.
Qa1 Qxe4 (22... Qc3 $2 23. Rd8+ Kxf7 24. Rd7+) 23. Qh8+ Ke7 $1 24. f8=Q+ Rxf8
25. Qxh7+ Rf7 26. Rd7+ Kxd7 27. Qxf7+ Kc6 $17) (19. Nc6 Bxc6 20. Bxc4 Ba4 $11)
(19. Nc2 $5) 19... Qe7 (19... f6 $142) 20. Rc1 Nd6 21. g3 f6 22. Nd2 Rxc1 23.
Rxc1 Rc8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Najer,E-Krasenkow,M/Warsaw POL 2005/The Week in Chess
555 (27)}) 19. Rfe1 Qa3 20. Bxc4 Rxc4 21. Re3 Qa4 22. Qa1 Rac8 23. Red3 f6 24.
h4 Rc3 25. Kh2 Rxd3 26. Rxd3 Qc4 $132 {1/2-1/2 Jaracz,P-Macieja,B/Warsaw 2005/
CBM 108 (63)}) 16. d5 {Black's problem is now the passive b7 bishop. To
exploit this advantage, White must aim for a kingside attack. Therefore the
queen exchange would be favorable for Black.} Nc4 17. Bd4 Bxd4 18. Nxd4 Qa4 (
18... e5 {was simpler.} 19. Nf3 {Milov} (19. Nc6 $5 {Milov} Bxc6 20. Bxc4 Ba4
21. Rc1 $14) 19... f6 20. Bxc4 Rxc4 21. Rc1 Rfc8 22. Nd2 $14) 19. Rfe1 Rc7 $6 {
An inaccurate move (Black overestimates his position), which leads to serious
trouble.} (19... Qa3 $142 {[%cal Ya3b2]} 20. Re2 (20. Nb5 Qa5) 20... Ne5) (
19... Qa5 $5 {(Milov) /\ 20...Na3} 20. Qc1 (20. h4 Na3 21. Qb2 Qc3) (20. Bxc4
$5 Rxc4 21. Qd3 $14) 20... Ne5 21. Bc2 Qxa2 22. Qf4 Nd7 23. Bb3 Qa3 24. e5 $36)
20. h4 $1 {[%mdl 128]} Qa5 (20... Qa3 {is now impossible, therefore Black
tries other ways to "trap" the white queen.}) (20... Nd6 {Milov} 21. Qb2 Rfc8
22. h5 $16) 21. Qc1 $5 {An interesting idea: White transfers his queen to the
kingside to support his attack.} (21. h5 Na3 22. Qb2 Qc3 {was what Black hoped
for.}) 21... Rfc8 (21... Qxa2 {Milov} 22. Qf4 (22. Nc6 $2 Ne5) 22... Rfc8 23.
h5 Nb2 24. Rd2 Nxd3 25. Rxd3 Qb2 26. hxg6 hxg6 27. Qe5 $40 (27. Kh2 $5)) 22.
Bxc4 Rxc4 23. Qe3 Qc3 $2 {Black starts a series of manoeuvres in order to
simplify the position but fails. Perhaps it was better to capture the a2 pawn
and wait for a better opportunity:} (23... Qxa2 $5 24. h5 (24. Ra1 Qb2 25. Rxa7
Bxd5 26. exd5 Qxd4 27. Qxd4 Rxd4 28. Rexe7 Rf4 29. g3 Rf6 $11) (24. Qg5 $1 {
Milov} Qa3 25. h5 Qb4 26. hxg6 hxg6 (26... Rxd4 27. gxh7+ Kxh7 28. Rb1 Qd2 (
28... Qd6 29. Rb3 Qh6 30. Qxe7 $18) 29. Re3 Rd3 30. Rh3+ $18) 27. Nf5 Re8 28.
Re3 Rxe4 29. Rf3 $18) 24... Qb2 25. Rd2 (25. h6 {Milov} Qb4 26. Qg3 f6 $13)
25... Qb4 {etc.}) 24. Rd3 Qb2 25. Kh2 Rc3 (25... Qxa2 $5) 26. Red1 h5 {
Stopping h4-h5 but compromising the position of the black king. However, I
don't see a good defense anymore, e.g.} (26... Rxd3 27. Rxd3 Qc1 28. Qg3 $16)
27. Rxc3 Qxc3 (27... Rxc3 28. Qf4 {'+/-' Milov.}) 28. Qg5 Qc7+ (28... Re8 {
Milov} 29. Qe5 $16) 29. f4 Re8 ({I had hoped for} 29... Kh7 {[%cal Yf7f6] but
then White had an excellent tactical blow} 30. Nf5 $1 (30. Rd3 f6 31. Qg3 {
is quite strong, too}) 30... gxf5 31. Rd3 Qd6 $8 32. Rg3 Qh6 (32... Qf6 33.
Qxh5+ Qh6 34. Qxf7+ Kh8 35. Qxe7 Rg8 36. Qe5+ Rg7 37. h5 $18 fxe4 $140 38. Rg6
Qh7 39. Rd6 {[%cal Od8g8,Rd6d8,Rh5h6]}) (32... Qg6 33. Qxe7 $18) 33. Qxe7 (33.
Qxf5+ Kh8) 33... Rf8 34. Rg5 {[%cal Re7b7]} Ba6 35. e5 $18 {[%cal Og5f5,Yd5d6,
Yd6d7]}) 30. Nf5 Qc2 {A desperate attempt of counterplay.} (30... Bc8 31. d6
exd6 32. Nxd6 Rf8 (32... Rd8 33. Nb5 $18) 33. f5 $1 $18) (30... Qc5 31. Rd3 Bc8
32. Qh6 Bxf5 33. exf5 Qf2 34. fxg6 Qxh4+ 35. Rh3 Qf6 36. Rg3 $18) 31. Re1 (31.
Rd4 {[%cal Rf5e7]} Qc3 32. e5 $18 {was even simpler.}) 31... Qd2 32. Rf1 Ba6 (
32... Qe2 33. Qh6 gxf5 34. Rf3 fxe4 35. Rg3+ Qg4 36. Rxg4+ hxg4 37. Qg5+ Kh8 (
37... Kf8 38. h5 $18) 38. Qe5+ Kg8 39. d6 $18) 33. Rf3 Be2 34. Rg3 Bg4 35.
Nxe7+ Kf8 36. Qf6 1-0

[Event "WchT 8th"]
[Site "Ningbo"]
[Date "2011.07.17"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2011.07.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "Israel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Be3 Qa5 9. Nd2 {This rare move was always considered harmless.} cxd4 (9... O-O
10. Be2 (10. Nb3 Qxc3+ 11. Bd2 Qb2 12. Bc1 Qc3+ 13. Bd2 {1/2 Keene,R (2490)
-Adorjan,A (2545)/New York 1981/MCD}) 10... Qxc3 (10... b6 $5 11. O-O Ba6 12.
Nc4 Bxc4 13. Bxc4 Nc6 $11 {1/2 Chojnacki,K (2437)-Tomczak,J (2548)/Poznan POL
2011/The Week in Chess 872 (38)}) 11. Rc1 Qa5 12. Rxc5 Qxa2 13. O-O Nc6 (13...
Na6 14. Rc2 Qa5 15. Qb1 Qd8 16. Rfc1 b6 17. Qa1 Nb4 18. Rb2 $36 {1-0 Laznicka,
V (2681)-Navara,D (2722)/Novy Bor CZE 2011/The Week in Chess 874 (35)}) 14. Rc4
Qa5 15. d5 Ne5 16. Ra4 Qc7 17. f4 b5 18. Ra3 Nc4 19. Qc2 e6 20. Bxc4 bxc4 21.
Qxc4 Qd8 22. Bd4 exd5 23. exd5 Bb7 $11 {1/2 Kasimdzhanov,R (2687)-Navara,D 
(2638)/Wijk aan Zee 2009/CBM 129 (26)}) (9... Nd7 10. Nb3 Qc7 (10... Qxc3+ 11.
Bd2 Qb2 12. Bc1 Qc3+ $11) 11. Be2 (11. Bb5 O-O 12. O-O Nf6 {[%cal Rf6g4]} 13.
f3 a6 14. Be2 c4 15. Nd2 b5 16. f4 Bb7 17. Bf3 Nd7 18. f5 e5 $1 19. fxe6 fxe6
20. e5 Bxf3 21. Nxf3 Qc6 $15 {0-1 Vanheste,J (2380)-Tukmakov,V (2570)/Ostend
1990/EXT 1997 (46)}) 11... O-O 12. O-O b6 13. Qc1 Bb7 14. f3 Rfe8 15. Rd1 Rac8
16. Bb5 Bc6 17. Ba6 Rcd8 18. Bf4 e5 19. Bg5 f6 20. Be3 Ba4 $11 {0-1 Jepson,C 
(2405)-Nielsen,P (2681)/Helsingor DEN 2011/The Week in Chess 874 (64)}) 10. Nc4
(10. cxd4 $5 Nc6 (10... b6 11. Bc4 e6 12. O-O O-O 13. d5 $14 {1-0 Nikcevic,N 
(2440)-Dzevlan,M (2405)/Banja Vrucica 1991/EXT 1997 (28)}) 11. d5 Nd4 12. Rb1 (
12. Rc1 Qxa2 13. Bc4 Qb2 14. Bxd4 Qxd4 15. Bb5+ Kf8 16. O-O Bh6 $17 {1/2
Kuligowski,A (2450)-Adorjan,A (2545)/New York 1981/MCD (42)}) 12... Bd7 13. Bd3
b6 (13... Ba4 $5) 14. O-O Qxa2 15. Ra1 Qb2 16. Nc4 Qb4 17. e5 $44 {1/2 Sek
Zbigniew (2290)-Namark/corr 1987/[Sek,Z] (42)}) 10... dxe3 $5 $146 {[%mdl 512]
A controversial queen sacrifice, especially as Black has nothing to worry
about after} (10... Qd8 11. cxd4 O-O 12. Rb1 f5 $5 ({or} 12... b6) 13. exf5
Bxf5 14. Rxb7 Nc6 15. d5 (15. Ne5 Qc8 $1 16. Qb3+ Kh8 17. Nxc6 Qxc6 18. f3 Be6
$44) 15... Bc3+ 16. Bd2 Nd4 $1 17. Ne3 (17. Bxc3 $2 Nc2+ 18. Ke2 Qc8) 17... Qa5
18. Bxc3 Qxc3+ 19. Qd2 Qa1+ 20. Qd1 Qc3+ 21. Qd2 Qa1+ 22. Qd1 {1/2 Avrukh,B 
(2601)-Kovchan,A (2558)/Mulhouse FRA 2011/The Week in Chess 865}) 11. Nxa5
Bxc3+ 12. Ke2 Bxa5 13. Kxe3 O-O 14. Bb5 a6 15. Ba4 b5 16. Qd5 Ra7 17. Bb3 Bg4
$2 (17... Rd7 $142 18. Qc5 Bb7 19. Rhd1 Rc7 $44) 18. Qg5 Bb6+ 19. Kf4 Be6 20.
Bxe6 fxe6+ 21. Kg3 {The white king has escaped, Black's bishop pair has
vanished, and White finally converts his material advantage.} Nc6 22. Kh3 Nd4
23. Rhd1 Rc7 24. Rac1 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Ne2 26. Qe5 Bd4 (26... Nxc1 27. Qxe6+ Kg7
28. Qxb6 $18 {[%csl Rc1]}) (26... Rf6 27. Qb8+ (27. Rc2 $5 Nf4+ 28. Kg4) 27...
Kg7 28. Qxb6 Nxc1 29. Qe3 Nxa2 30. e5 Rf5 31. Qd2 Kf7 32. Qxa2 Rxe5 33. Qxa6 {
, and White should break down Black's fortress.}) 27. Qxe6+ Rf7 28. Rc8+ Kg7
29. g3 Ng1+ 30. Kg2 Rxf2+ 31. Kh1 Nf3 32. Qxe7+ Kh6 33. Qf8+ Kh5 34. Rc5+ Ng5
35. Rxg5+ Kxg5 36. Qd8+ Bf6 37. Qd3 Kg4 38. Qe3 1-0

[Event "Kharkov Rector Cup 4th"]
[Site "Kharkov"]
[Date "2002.03.28"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Moiseenko, Alexander"]
[Black "Kovchan, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2559"]
[BlackElo "2507"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2002.03.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Qd3 Ba6 12. Qe3 Qd7 13. d5 $5 {This pawn sac
is quite a fresh approach to this position.} (13. Bxa6 Nxa6 14. Qe2 {was
played many times - see previous issues.}) 13... Bxe2 $6 {It looks wiser to
decline the offer:} (13... Qa4 14. Bxa6 Qxa6 (14... Nxa6 $5 15. e5 $5 {Yu.
Shulman}) 15. Rb2 (15. e5 $5) 15... Qc4 16. Rb3 Nd7 17. Nd2 Qa4 18. Ra3 Qc2 19.
c4 e6 20. Qb3 (20. Qh3 Bd4 21. Qh6 Rfe8 22. Rh3 Nf8 23. Nf3 Bg7 24. Qf4 Qxc4
25. d6 e5 $17 {0-1 Pogorelov,R-Avrukh,B/Andorra 2001/CBM 83 ext (35)}) 20...
Qxb3 21. axb3 exd5 22. exd5 Rfe8 23. Nf3 Re2 24. Re1 $11 Rc2 $6 {[%csl Rc2]}
25. Bf4 Bf8 26. Kf1 f6 27. h4 Rb2 28. Rea1 $18 {[%cal Rf4c1] 1-0 Comas Fabrego,
L-Avrukh,B/Ubeda 2001/CBM 80 ext (49)}) 14. Qxe2 Bxc3 (14... e6 15. c4 {
, as usually in this structure, brings White the better prospects due to his
protected passed pawn:} Re8 16. Bb2 Bxb2 17. Qxb2 exd5 18. exd5 Qd6 19. Rfe1
Nd7 20. a4 Rab8 21. g3 a6 22. Ng5 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 $16 b5 $2 24. axb5 axb5 25.
Qh8+ $1 Kxh8 26. Nxf7+ Kg8 27. Nxd6 bxc4 28. Nxc4 $18 {1-0 Vera,R-Ripari,M/
Malaga 2001/EXT 2002 (41)}) 15. Bh6 Bg7 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Rfd1 {Black has
serious problems developing his queenside.} Kg8 18. Rb3 Rc8 19. e5 {[%csl Gd5,
Ge5]} c4 20. e6 fxe6 21. Ne5 Qe8 (21... Qc7 22. Rg3 {[%csl Rg8]}) 22. Nxc4 Na6
23. Qxe6+ {White has recaptured the pawn maintaining excellent attacking
prospects.} Qf7 24. Qg4 Nc5 25. Rf3 Qg7 26. h4 Rf8 27. Re3 Qf6 28. f3 Rad8 29.
h5 Kg7 30. Qh3 Rd7 31. Ne5 Rc7 ({The score of the game presented in the
database contains} 31... Rd6 {which is apparently an error.}) ({But I am not
sure whether the text move or} 31... Rb7 {was actually played here. The latter
move deserved more attention as the rook was protected.}) 32. hxg6 hxg6 33. Ng4
Qg5 34. Rde1 Rf7 $2 {This leads to a quick collapse.} (34... Rf5 $142) 35. Re5
Rf5 36. Rxf5 gxf5 37. Ne3 $18 {[%csl Rf5]} f4 (37... Kg6 38. Nxf5 $1 Qxf5 39.
Qg3+ $18) 38. Nf5+ Kg8 (38... Kf7 39. Qh7+ Kf8 40. d6 $18) 39. Re5 Kf8 40. Nxe7
(40. d6 $18) 40... Qg7 41. Qf5+ Qf7 42. Ng6+ Kg7 43. Qg4 Qf6 44. Nxf4+ Kh8 45.
Rh5+ 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 14th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2003.10.13"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2597"]
[BlackElo "2597"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2003.10.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Poland"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 O-O 9. Rc1 Qa5 10. d5 e6 11. Nf3 {With a transposition of moves, an old,
already well-forgotten line has arisen.} exd5 12. exd5 Bg4 (12... Nd7 {is
quite possible. The queen exchange doesn't bring White any real profits:} 13.
c4 (13. Bd3 b5 14. c4 Qxd2+ 15. Nxd2 bxc4 16. Bxc4 Nb6 (16... Bb7 $11) 17. O-O
Rd8 18. Bb3 Nxd5 (18... Bb7 $11 {Ftacnik}) 19. Bg5 f6 20. Rxc5 Be6 21. Ne4 $1
Kf7 22. Re1 $16 {1-0 Ftacnik,L-Hartston,W/Skara 1980/EU-chT (42)}) 13... Qxd2+
14. Kxd2 (14. Nxd2 Re8 (14... f5 $5 {Mikhalchishin,A}) 15. Be2 Ne5 16. Nf3 b6
17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Kd2 Bd7 19. Bd3 Re7 20. Rhe1 Rae8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Franke,
H-Mikhalchishin,A/Budapest 1988/CBM 09 (34)}) 14... f5 (14... Re8 15. Bd3 b6
16. Bf4 Nf6 17. Rhe1 Bd7 18. Rxe8+ Nxe8 {1/2-1/2 Konstantinov,S-Schmidt,W/
Katowice 1990/EXT 97 (18)}) 15. Kc2 f4 16. Bd2 Nf6 17. Bd3 Bd7 18. Rce1 Ba4+
19. Kc1 b5 $13 {0-1 Herzog,J-Filipovic,B/Zuerich 1989/EXT 97 (35)}) (12... Bf5
13. Be2 c4 $1 (13... Na6 14. O-O Rac8 15. Bh6 Bxh6 16. Qxh6 f6 17. Nh4 Qxa2 18.
Nxf5 gxf5 19. Bf3 $40 {1-0 Ftacnik,L-Jansa,V/Trencianske Teplice 1979/MCD (24)}
) 14. O-O Nd7 15. Rfd1 Nc5 16. Bd4 Nd3 17. Rb1 Be4 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Nd4 a6 20.
Bxd3 Bxd3 21. Rxb7 Qxd5 22. Re7 Rfe8 23. Ne6+ Qxe6 24. Rxe6 Rxe6 {1/2-1/2
Bagirov,V-Grigorian,K/Minsk 1983/MCD (24)}) (12... Re8 {is very flexible:} 13.
Be2 (13. Bd3 Bg4 14. c4 (14. Ng5 c4 15. Bxc4 Rc8 16. Be2 Bxe2 17. Kxe2 Nd7 18.
c4 Qa6 $36 {1-0 Nikitin,A-Gorjatschkin,W/St Ingbert 1991/EXT 97 (27)}) 14...
Qa3 {-13.c4}) (13. c4 Qa3 14. Bd3 (14. Be2 $143 Bf5) 14... Bg4 15. Ng5 (15. O-O
Bxf3 16. gxf3 Nd7 $15 {1-0 Arbakov,V-Henrichs,T/Schwaebisch Gmuend 1995/CBM 45
ext (34)}) 15... h6 16. Ne4 Nd7 17. O-O Bf5 $13) 13... Bf5 (13... Nd7 $5 14. c4
Qa3 (14... Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2 Nf6 16. Bd3 b6 17. Rhe1 Bd7 18. Bf4 Nh5 19. Rxe8+
Rxe8 20. Be3 Nf6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Brodsky,M-Alterman,B/Rostov 1993/TD (34)}) 15.
O-O Nf6 16. Bd3 b6 17. h3 Bd7 18. Qc2 Rac8 19. Qb3 Qxb3 20. axb3 Ne4 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Eperjesi,L-Piankov,E/Budapest 1993/EXT 97 (25)}) 14. O-O Nd7 15. h3 (
15. c4 Qa3) (15. Qb2 Nf6 (15... Nb6 16. Qb3 {[#]} c4 $1 17. Bxc4 Rxe3 $1 18.
fxe3 Qc5 19. Bb5 a6 20. Be2 Nxd5 $1 21. Qxb7 $1 Re8 22. Bxa6 Bc8 $1 {1/2-1/2
Seirawan,Y-Olafsson,H/Novi Sad 1990/TD/[Seirawan] (22)}) 16. Bc4 (16. Qxb7 Qxa2
17. Bb5 Rab8 18. Qa6 Qxa6 19. Bxa6 Rxe3 $1 20. fxe3 Nxd5 $15) 16... Qb6 17. Qa3
Bf8 18. Rcd1 Bd6 19. h3 a6 20. Bh6 Qc7 $15 {0-1 Piket,J-Kortschnoj,V/Wijk aan
Zee 1990/CBM 17/[Ftacnik] (46)}) 15... Nb6 16. g4 Bd7 17. c4 Qxd2 18. Nxd2 Na4
19. Bf3 Nc3 (19... b5 20. cxb5 Bxb5 21. Nc4 Nc3 22. Nd6 Bxf1 23. Nxe8 Rxe8 24.
Kxf1 $10 {A.Karpov}) (19... f5 $5) 20. Rxc3 $1 Bxc3 21. Ne4 Rxe4 (21... Be5 22.
Nxc5 Bc8 23. Rb1 b6 $6 24. d6 Rb8 25. d7 $18) (21... Bg7 22. Nxc5 Bc8 23. d6
$16) 22. Bxe4 Re8 23. Bd3 b6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Karpov,A-Kasparov,G/Lyon/New York
1990/CBM 21/[Ftacnik] (42)}) (12... b6 13. Be2 Nd7 14. O-O Nf6 15. c4 Qxd2 16.
Nxd2 Re8 17. Rfe1 Bd7 18. h3 h6 19. Bd3 g5 20. g4 Nh7 21. Nf1 Nf8 22. Ng3 Ng6
$11 {0-1 Graf,A-Mamedyarov,S/Benidorm ESP 2003/The Week in Chess 473 (88)}) 13.
Ng5 {A new attempt, which doesn't bring White any real dividends.} (13. Be2 Nd7
14. c4 Qxd2+ (14... Qa3 $5) 15. Nxd2 Bxe2 16. Kxe2 Rae8 17. Nf3 Bd4 18. Kd3
Bxe3 19. fxe3 Nf6 20. Rhe1 Ne4 21. Re2 f5 $15 {1-0 Hoi,C-Santos,J/Debrecen
1992/EU-chT (52)}) 13... Na6 $1 {Black finds the most appropriate arrangement
of pieces.} (13... c4 14. Bxc4 Rc8 15. Bb3 Bxc3 16. Rxc3 Qxc3 (16... Rxc3 17.
O-O $36) 17. Qxc3 Rxc3 18. Ne4 $14) 14. h3 Bf5 15. g4 Bd7 16. Bg2 c4 $1 17. O-O
Nc5 $11 {This standard manoeuvre gives Black a good position.} 18. Bxc5 (18.
Bd4 Nd3 {[%csl Gd3]}) 18... Qxc5 19. Ne4 Qa3 (19... Qa5 $5) 20. Qf4 (20. g5 {
was another possible plan although Black is OK after} Rfe8 21. Nf6+ Bxf6 22.
gxf6 Qd6 23. Qd4 b5 $13) 20... f5 21. Qc7 $5 fxe4 22. Qxd7 Bxc3 (22... Rae8 $5
$13) 23. d6 Rad8 24. Qxb7 Rxd6 25. Qxe4 Kh8 26. Qxc4 Be5 {White can't make use
of his backward extra pawn.} 27. Rfe1 Rd4 28. Qe6 Bf6 29. Rc8 Rdd8 30. Rxd8
Bxd8 31. f4 $6 Qg3 (31... Qc5+ $142 32. Kh1 Rxf4 $11) 32. Rf1 Bb6+ 33. Kh1 Qe3
34. Qxe3 Bxe3 35. f5 gxf5 36. gxf5 Kg7 37. Bd5 Kf6 38. Be6 Rd8 39. Rb1 Bb6 40.
Rb4 Rd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.11.24"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Nyback, Tomi"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2009.11.21"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bg5 c5 8.
Rc1 O-O 9. Nf3 cxd4 10. cxd4 Bg4 11. d5 Nd7 12. Be2 Nf6 13. h3 Bd7 14. Bd3 {
About this line - see CBM 116, the opening survey and annotations to
Ponomariov - Svidler.} Qa5+ $146 {[%mdl 8] Svidler follows his own
recommendation but fails to equalize.} (14... h6 15. Bf4 e6 (15... Qa5+ $142
16. Qd2 {[%csl Rh6]} Qxd2+ 17. Kxd2 Rfc8 $14 {_|_}) 16. Bc7 Qe8 17. d6 (17. Bd6
$5 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 exd5 19. Qxd5 Rd8 20. O-O Bc6 21. Qc5 Rxd6 22. Qxd6 Qxe4 23.
Qa3 $14 {1-0 Kovaliov,A (2475)-Barrionuevo,P (2296)/Berazategui 2007/CBM 117
ext (67)}) 17... Bc6 18. Qe2 Nh5 19. g3 e5 20. O-O Qd7 21. Kh2 Bf6 22. Rc5 $1 (
22. Rfd1 Ng7 23. Bc4 Rac8 24. Bd5 Ne6 $14 {1/2 Ponomariov,R (2703)-Svidler,P 
(2750)/Moscow 2006/CBM 116/[Krasenkow] (30)}) 22... Ng7 23. Nxe5 Bxe5 24. Rxe5
Ne6 25. Rxe6 $1 Qxe6 26. e5 Rfe8 27. f4 Rac8 28. Bc4 Bd5 29. Bb5 Bc6 30. Bxc6
bxc6 31. Rb1 $16 {1/2 Van den Cruyce,E-Lehnen,P/LSS 2007/Telechess CBM 129 (41)
}) 15. Qd2 Qa4 16. Rc4 Qa3 17. O-O Rac8 18. Rfc1 Rxc4 19. Rxc4 Bb5 20. Rc3 Qa5
(20... Qa6 21. Bxb5 Qxb5 22. Rb3 $14) 21. Bxf6 (21. Bxb5 $2 Nxe4) 21... Bxf6
22. e5 Bg7 23. Bxb5 Qxb5 24. Rc7 $14 {[%csl Gc7,Gd5,Ge5]} Rd8 25. Rxe7 Bf8 26.
Rc7 Rxd5 27. Qf4 {[%mdl 128]} Rd1+ 28. Kh2 Rd7 29. Rc8 {[%cal Rf4h6]} Re7 30.
e6 $5 {Forcing the events. Objectively, this is probably not the best move but
it sets up very difficult problems for Black.} (30. h4 Re8) (30. Rd8 $5 {
keeping the pressure} Re8 $140 $6 31. a4 $1 Qc6 32. Ng5) 30... Rxe6 $2 (30...
Qf5 $3 31. Qd6 Qf6 $3 {was the only, quite a difficult defense. After the text
move White obtains a killing attack.}) 31. Ng5 Re7 32. Nxh7 $1 Kxh7 33. Rxf8
Kg7 34. Qh4 $3 {[%mdl 64] The point!} g5 $8 35. Qh8+ Kg6 36. f4 (36. Rg8+ $5
Kf5 37. Qh5 Qe5+ 38. g3 Qf6 39. Qf3+ $18) 36... Kf5 37. Rd8 (37. Qh6 $5 Ke4 $8
38. Qf6 Qd7 39. Qxg5 Qd6 40. Kg3 $1 Qd3+ 41. Kh4 $18) 37... f6 38. Rd6 Qb2 39.
Qh5 {[%cal Rh5g4]} (39. Qf8 $18) 39... Qe2 {This loses at once but after the
only defense} (39... Qb5 $1 {Black had no rescue anyway, e.g.} 40. Qh6 Qb2 (
40... Rf7 41. Rxf6+ $1 Rxf6 42. Qxg5+ $18) 41. Qf8 $18 {->}) 40. Rd5+ Kxf4 41.
Qg6 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 20th"]
[Site "Izmir"]
[Date "2004.10.06"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2004.10.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Warsaw Polonia"]
[BlackTeam "Beer Sheva"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 e6 13. f4 Bc7 14. O-O exd5
15. exd5 Ba5 16. d6 Rb8 (16... b6) {Black keeps the b6 square for his bishop.
Still, the b7 pawn remains his headache.} 17. Ba3 (17. Rb5 $5 {, followed by
an exchange sacrifice:} Bd7 18. Rxa5 Qxa5 19. f5 c4 20. f6 Qc5+ 21. Kh1 Kh8 22.
Qh6 Rg8 23. Bg5 Qe5 24. Bxc4 Rbf8 25. Qh4 Qxd6 26. Rf4 Qd1+ 27. Rf1 Qd6 28. Bf4
Qb6 29. Bh6 Be6 30. Bxf8 Rxf8 31. a4 Bxc4 32. Qxc4 h5 33. h3 Kh7 34. Rf4 Qe6 {
1/2-1/2 Bormida,A-Peto,P/IECG 2001/Telechess CBM 87 (34)}) (17. g4 $5 Bd7 (
17... c4 $5) 18. f5 gxf5 19. Bd3 Kh8 20. Bxf5 Rg8 21. Bxd7 Qxd7 22. h3 f5 23.
Bb2 c4 24. Qd4+ Rg7 25. Bc1 b5 26. Qf6 Bb6+ 27. Kh2 Bc5 28. Bf4 Re8 29. Rbe1
fxg4 30. Rxe8+ Qxe8 31. Be5 {1-0 Wells,P-Huzman,A/Antwerp 1993/EXT 97 (31)})
17... Bf5 18. Rbd1 (18. Rbc1 $5 Rc8 19. g4 Bd7 20. Bf3 b5 21. f5 Qh4 22. Rce1
Qf6 23. Bb2 c4 24. fxg6 hxg6 25. Re7 Bb6+ 26. Kg2 Be6 27. Ba3 Rcd8 28. d7 Bc7
29. Bc6 Qh4 30. Kh1 Qh3 31. Rf6 Qh4 32. g5 {1-0 Alpert,A-Nemec,B/ICCF Email
2001/ICCF Telechess (32)}) 18... Rc8 (18... b6 {is illogical:} 19. h3 Qf6 20.
Bb2 Rbd8 21. Bb5 Bd7 22. c4 $1 Qf5 23. Bxd7 Rxd7 24. Qe2 Qe6 25. Qxe6 fxe6 26.
Be5 $16 {1-0 Khalifman,A-Roos,D/Germany 1998/GER-chT (48)}) 19. g4 {'!' Quiet
play doesn't pose Black any problems:} (19. Bf3 Qf6 20. d7 (20. Bb2 $6 c4 21.
Rfe1 Bd3 22. Re5 Qxd6 $1 23. Bxb7 Rce8 24. Kh1 Rxe5 25. fxe5 Qxe5 26. Re1 Qf6
$19 {0-1 Belov,V-Nikolenko,O/Moscow 2000/EXT 2001 (32)}) 20... Rcd8 21. Bxc5
Rxd7 22. Qe3 Rc8 23. Rxd7 Bxd7 24. Bd4 Qd6 (24... Bb6 25. Bxb6 {1/2-1/2
Hessenius,I-Povchanic,D/ICCF Email 2002/ICCF Telechess CBM 100 (25).}) 25. Re1
Rxc3 26. Qe8+ {1/2-1/2 Eckstein,M-Kordts,W/IECG 2002/Telechess CBM 95 (26)})
19... Bd7 (19... Be4 20. d7 Rc7 21. Bf3 $16 {[%csl Gd7]}) 20. f5 Qh4 21. Bf3
gxf5 (21... Rfe8 $6 {Further attempts to improve Black's play can be connected
with} 22. Kh1 {[%cal Rf3d5,Rf3b7]} Re5 (22... b5 23. fxg6 $5 hxg6 24. Bd5) 23.
fxg6 hxg6 24. Qf4 Qg5 $6 {An inaccuracy but Black's position was difficult
anyway:} (24... Bxc3 {loses to the quiet move} 25. Bg2 $1 Rf8 26. Rd3 $1 g5 27.
Qf6 Bd4 28. Bxc5 $1 ({simpler than} 28. Rxd4 Re6 29. Qe7 $1) 28... Rxc5 29.
Qxd4 $18 {[%cal Od4c5,Rd3h3]}) (24... Rf5 25. Qe3 Rxf3 {is not enough either:}
26. Qxf3 Bc6 27. Rd5 Rf8 28. c4 $16) 25. Bxb7 $2 {This gives away White's
advantage.} (25. Bc1 Qxf4 26. Bxf4 Ree8 27. Bxb7 Re2 28. Rfe1 Rce8 {was not
quite clear but}) ({the simple} 25. Qg3 $1 {[%csl Rb7,Re5,Rf7][%cal Ca5c3,
Ya3c1] lead to a hopeless position for Black.}) 25... Qxf4 26. Rxf4 Rb8 27. Bd5
Bxc3 $1 (27... Rxd5 $143 28. Rxd5 Bc6 29. c4 $16) 28. Bxf7+ Kg7 29. Bc4 Rf8 {
Exchanging White's most active rook, after which the active position of
Black's pieces compensates White's extra pawn.} 30. Rxf8 Kxf8 31. h3 Ke8 32.
Kh2 Bc6 33. Bc1 {1/2 Krasenkow,M (2676)-Avrukh,B (2614)/Izmir 2004/CBM 104} ({
Or} 33. Bd3 g5 34. Bc1 Rd5 $1 35. Bg6+ Kd7 36. Rxd5 Bxd5 37. Bxg5 Be5+ 38. Kg1
Bxa2 {and Black should not lose.}) (33. Bc1 Kd7 $44 {e.g.} 34. Rf1 (34. Bd2 $6
Bxd2 35. Rxd2 Re4) 34... Kxd6 35. Bf4 Ke7 36. Bxe5 Bxe5+ 37. Kg1 Bd4+ $11)) (
21... b5 {, keeping his rook on f8 to protect the f7 pawn.}) 22. gxf5 Rfe8 23.
Kh1 Re5 24. Qf4 Qg5 25. Bxb7 Qxf4 26. Rxf4 Rb8 27. Bd5 Bxc3 28. Bxf7+ Kg7 29.
Bg6 hxg6 30. h3 Kf8 31. Kh2 Ke8 32. Bc1 Bc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 56th"]
[Site "Krasnoyarsk"]
[Date "2003.09.10"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ionov, Sergey"]
[Black "Fominyh, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2556"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Be3 Nc6 9. Qd2 Qa5 10. Rb1 b6 $5 {This old move is revived by GM Alexander
Fominyh in this game.} (10... O-O 11. Rb5 cxd4 12. Rxa5 dxe3 13. Qxe3 Nxa5 {and
}) (10... a6 11. Rc1 cxd4 12. cxd4 Qxd2+ 13. Kxd2 f5 {are the most topical
variations.}) 11. Bb5 Bb7 $1 {[%mdl 8] A very important novelty!} (11... Bd7 {
is met by a strong reply:} 12. d5 $1 Nb8 (12... a6 13. Bxc6 Bxc6 14. Rc1 Ba4
15. O-O O-O 16. Bh6 Rad8 17. Qf4 f6 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. c4 $16 {1-0 Naumann,
A-Wilhelmi,C/Germany 2002/EXT 2003 (30)}) (12... Bxc3 13. dxc6 Be6 14. c7+ Kf8
15. a4 $1 {and Black can't win White's queen!}) 13. Bxd7+ Nxd7 14. Rc1 O-O 15.
O-O Rad8 16. Bg5 f6 17. Bf4 Rfe8 18. Rfd1 $14 {1-0 Khenkin,I-Nijboer,F/Haarlem
2000/EXT 2001 (42)}) 12. O-O (12. d5 Bxc3 13. dxc6 {doesn't work now due to}
Ba6 $1) 12... O-O (12... a6 13. Bxc6+ $8 Bxc6 {is quite possible, too.}) 13. d5
Ne5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Rb3 Ba6 16. c4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 19th"]
[Site "Rethymno"]
[Date "2003.10.03"]
[Round "6.5"]
[White "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2637"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2003.09.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sarajevo Bosna"]
[BlackTeam "Warsaw Polonia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. Rc1 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 O-O 13. d5 Rd8 14. Ke1
Na5 15. Bg5 Bd7 16. Bd3 f5 $1 {Step by step it is getting clear that this is
the best move for Black in this line. White's uncastled king doesn't feel too
well after the position in the centre opens up.} 17. e5 {For the other options
- see annotations to Ftacnik-Sutovsky in CBM90.} Be8 18. d6 Rdc8 $1 19. Kd2 {
The present game shows that Black has no problems after this move.} (19. Ke2 {
-see CBM90}) 19... exd6 20. exd6 Bf8 21. Bf4 $146 ({Or} 21. Be7 Bxe7 22. dxe7
Nc6 23. Rhe1 Rc7 24. Nd4 Bf7 $1 25. Nxc6 bxc6 26. Bc4 Re8 27. Rc3 Bxc4 28. Rxc4
Kf7 $17 {0-1 Schrancz,I-Pasko,W/ICCF Email 2001/ICCF tele 9/2002 (47)}) 21...
Rd8 $1 {[%csl Rd6] Black is playing for a win!} (21... Rxc1 $143 22. Rxc1 Rd8
23. Ng5 $1 Bxd6 24. Bxd6 Rxd6 25. Rc8 Kf8 26. Nxh7+ Ke7 27. Kc3 $11) 22. Rhe1
Bf7 (22... Bc6 23. Rc5 b6 24. Rxa5 $1 bxa5 25. Bc4+ Kg7 (25... Kh8 $2 26. Ng5)
26. Be5+ Kh6 27. Bf4+ $11) 23. Ng5 (23. Rc7 $142 Rxd6 $1 (23... Bxd6 24. Bxd6
Rxd6 25. Ree7 Bxa2 26. Ng5 (26. Rg7+ Kf8 27. Ng5 h6 28. Nh7+ Ke8 $17) 26... h6
27. Nf7 $44 Bxf7 28. Rxf7 Rc8 29. Rg7+ Kf8 30. Rcf7+ Ke8 31. Re7+ Kd8 32. Ref7
Nc4+ 33. Kd1 $1 Nb2+ (33... Rxd3+ 34. Ke2 Rd2+ 35. Ke1 Ke8 36. Re7+ $11) 34.
Ke2 Re6+ 35. Kd2 $11) 24. Ng5 $1 (24. Bxd6 Bxd6 {[%cal Rd6b4]}) 24... Rd4 $1 (
24... Bxa2 25. Nxh7 Rc6 26. Nxf8 Rxf8 27. Ree7 $44) 25. Be5 $1 (25. Nxf7 Rxf4
26. Re2 Rd4 $17) 25... Nc4+ $1 26. Rxc4 Rxc4 27. Nxf7 Rc6 28. Ng5 Bb4+ 29. Ke2
Bxe1 30. Kxe1 Rd8 31. Ke2 Rd5 $15) 23... Bxd6 (23... Bxa2 24. Rc7 Bxd6 25. Bxd6
Rxd6 26. Ree7 $44 {-23.Rc7}) 24. Bxd6 Rxd6 25. Nxf7 ({Now} 25. Rc7 {was not
enough to save the game. After some complications Black kept his extra pawn:}
Rad8 ({but not} 25... Bc4 $6 26. Ree7 Rxd3+ 27. Kc2 $44) 26. Rxf7 (26. Nxf7
Rxd3+ 27. Kc1 (27. Kc2 Rd2+ 28. Kc1 R8d7 29. Re7 Rxe7 30. Rxe7 Rxf2) 27... R8d7
28. Re7 (28. Rxd7 Rxd7 $19 {_|_}) 28... Rd1+ 29. Kc2 R1d2+ $19) 26... Rxd3+ 27.
Kc2 R3d7 28. Ree7 Rc8+ 29. Kb1 (29. Kb2 Nc4+) 29... Rd1+ 30. Kb2 Nc4+ 31. Kb3
Rd3+ 32. Kc2 (32. Kb4 $2 a5+) 32... Ne5+ 33. Rc7 Nxf7 34. Rxc8+ Rd8 $19 {_|_})
25... Kxf7 26. Rc7+ Kf6 27. Rxh7 {White has restored the material balance but
his completely naked king is terribly chilled!} Nc6 ({The obvious} 27... Rad8 {
was more precise:} 28. Rh3 Nc4+ ({or} 28... Nc6 {-27...Nc6}) 29. Kc3 (29. Kc2
Ne5) 29... Nb6 $1 (29... Ne5 30. Be2) 30. Kc2 Nd5 $1 31. Rh4 (31. Bf1 Rc8+ 32.
Kb2 $8 Nb4 $19) 31... Rc8+ 32. Kd2 $8 (32. Kb2 Rb6+ 33. Ka1 Nb4 34. Rd4 Nc2+
35. Bxc2 Rxc2 $19) 32... Nb6 33. Rh3 Nc4+ 34. Kd1 Nb2+ $19) 28. f4 $4 {A
blunder but it is not easy to find a good defense:} (28. Rd1 Nb4 29. Kc3 Nxa2+
30. Kb2 Nb4 31. Be2 Rxd1 32. Bxd1 Nd3+ $19) (28. Rh3 Rad8 (28... Ne5 $5) 29.
Kc3 (29. Ke2 Nb4 30. Bc4 Rc8 $1 31. Bb3 Nxa2 $19) 29... Rc8 30. Kd2 Nb4 31. Rb1
Rc2+ 32. Kd1 Rc4 33. Kd2 Rcd4 34. Rb3 Nxa2 $19) (28. Rxb7 $142 {That's why 27..
.Rad8 was more accurate} Rad8 29. Rb3 Ne5 30. Rxe5 Kxe5 $17 {_|_ and White can
put up a long resistance.}) 28... Rad8 29. Re3 Nb4 30. Ree7 (30. Rhh3 Nxa2 $19)
30... Rxd3+ 31. Ke2 Rd2+ ({better than} 31... Rf8 32. g4 fxg4 33. Re4) 32. Ke1
Nc2+ 33. Kf1 Rf8 {This simple move was overlooked by my opponent! The rest was
completely unnecessary:} 34. Rxb7 Ne3+ 35. Ke1 Rxa2 36. g3 Ng4 37. Kf1 Nxh2+
38. Kg1 Nf3+ 39. Kf1 Nd2+ 40. Kg2 Ne4+ 41. Kh3 Ra3 42. Rxa7 Rxa7 43. Rxa7 Rh8+
44. Kg2 Rc8 45. Ra6+ Kg7 46. Ra7+ Kh6 47. Kh3 Rc3 48. Kh4 Rc1 49. Kh3 Rg1 50.
Ra3 Rh1+ 51. Kg2 Rc1 52. Ra8 Rc3 0-1

[Event "Budapest FS04 GM-A"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2002.04.12"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kallio, Heikki"]
[Black "Horvath, Csaba"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2502"]
[BlackElo "2539"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2002.04.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8.
Ba4 O-O 9. Ne2 c5 10. d5 {The origin of this move and its ideas were explained
by GM Boris Avrukh in CBM75.} e6 (10... b6 {is interesting but apparently
insufficient for equality:} 11. O-O Ba6 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 Nd7 14. f4 Nf6 15.
Bc2 Bc4 16. Bd3 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 b5 18. a4 a6 19. c4 e6 $6 20. e5 bxc4 21. Qf3 g5
22. exf6 Bxf6 23. fxg5 Bxa1 24. Rxa1 hxg5 25. Qg4 f5 26. Qg3 f4 27. Nxf4 $1 Rf5
28. Re1 $18 {1-0 Ulibin,M-Kallio,H/Stockholm 2000/CBM 79 ext (56)}) 11. O-O (
11. Be3 {is less flexible:} Na6 (11... Qa5 12. O-O exd5 13. exd5 Nd7 14. Bb3
Ne5 15. c4 Bf5 16. Nf4 Ng4 17. Bd2 Bc3 18. Bxc3 Qxc3 19. Rc1 Qe5 $11 {1/2-1/2
Hellsten,J-Ernst,T/Sweden 2000/EXT 2001 (41)}) 12. Bb3 exd5 13. Bxd5 Nc7 14.
Bc4 Qe7 15. f3 b5 16. Bb3 c4 17. Bc2 b4 18. Rb1 bxc3 19. O-O Rd8 20. Qc1 Ba6
21. a4 Ne6 22. f4 Nd4 $17 {0-1 Ulibin,M-Dvoirys,S/Geneva 2001/EXT 2002 (29). 
(29)}) 11... exd5 12. exd5 a6 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] A new plan. Black starts
surrounding the d5 pawn. The stem game saw} (12... Nd7 13. Be3 Qa5 14. Bb3 Ne5
15. c4 Bf5 {but after} 16. Rc1 $1 Nd3 $2 17. Rc2 Nb2 18. Qd2 Qxd2 19. Rxd2 b5
20. cxb5 c4 21. Nd4 $1 c3 22. Nxf5 cxd2 23. Ne7+ Kh8 24. Bxd2 {1-0 Avrukh,
B-Danailov,S/Wijk aan Zee 2000/CBM 75 (40) White parried Black's pounce,
obtaining a winning endgame}) 13. Be3 b5 14. Bc2 Nd7 15. a4 Bb7 (15... b4 $5 {
deserves attention, too, but Black consequently continues his plan.}) 16. Rb1 (
16. axb5 axb5 17. Rxa8 Qxa8 {[%csl Rd5]}) 16... Re8 17. axb5 axb5 18. Bd3 (18.
Rxb5 Ba6 19. Rb1 Nf6 {[%cal Rf6d5,Rf6g4]}) 18... Bxd5 $11 19. Bxb5 Be6 20. Qc1
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.26"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Mchedlishvili, Mikheil"]
[Black "Siebrecht, Sebastian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2518"]
[BlackElo "2438"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Bg7 6. e4 Nxc3 {This move,
"justifying" White's 5.Bd2, is rarely seen in practice. However, in the
present game Black finds an interesting idea of counterplay.} (6... Nb6 {
is the main line.}) 7. Bxc3 O-O 8. Rc1 {Other options:} (8. Bc4) (8. Qd2) 8...
e5 $5 {[%mdl 520] An interesting pawn sacrifice (although not a novelty).
Usual alternatives:} (8... b6) (8... Nd7) (8... Nc6) (8... c6) (8... e6) 9.
dxe5 (9. d5 $5 {deserves attention. The only game, in which 8...e5 had been
played, saw} f5 10. exf5 (10. Bb4 $5) 10... Bxf5 11. Qb3 Be4 12. d6+ $6 (12.
Rd1 $5) 12... Kh8 13. dxc7 Qxc7 14. f3 Bf5 15. Bd2 Nc6 16. Bb5 Rad8 $17 {
0-1 Janevska,A-Blazkova,P/Batumi 1999/CBM 073 ext (29)}) 9... Qe7 10. f4 Nc6
11. Nf3 (11. Bb5 Rd8 12. Qa4 Bd7 13. Nf3 a6 14. Bxc6 Bxc6 15. Qc4 Bh6 16. g3
Bb5 17. Qb3 c5 $44) 11... Bg4 12. Kf2 $6 {A strange decision but Black has a
good compensation anyway.} (12. Be2 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 g5 $1 $132) 12... Rad8 13.
Qc2 g5 $1 {The pointe of Black's plan.} 14. g3 $2 {White probably overlooked
something.} (14. Nxg5 $142 Nxe5 15. Kg3 Bh5 $44) 14... Qc5+ 15. Kg2 gxf4 16.
Be2 {It turns out that White can't recapture the pawn.} (16. gxf4 Qe3 17. Be2
Bxf3+ 18. Bxf3 Qxf4 $19) 16... Qe3 $6 (16... Bxf3+ 17. Bxf3 fxg3 18. hxg3 Nxe5
$17 {was simpler.}) 17. Rce1 fxg3 {Simple play is now insufficient. Tactical
tricks were required to keep advantage:} (17... Bxe5 $142 $1 18. Nxe5 (18. Bxe5
Bxf3+ 19. Bxf3 Rd2+ 20. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 21. Re2 Qd3 $17) (18. gxf4 Bxf3+ 19. Bxf3
Qxf4) 18... Nxe5 19. Bxg4 (19. Bxe5 f3+ 20. Bxf3 Rd2+ $19) 19... f3+ 20. Bxf3 (
20. Kf1 Nxg4 21. h3 Qh6 $19) 20... Qxf3+ 21. Kg1 Nd3 $17) 18. hxg3 Qc5 {
Black "admits" his mistakes... without sufficient reason. In fact, he breaks
the "Znosko-Borovsky" rule, which says: don't remove your queen from the
opponent's camp, even if it appears to be in jeopardy!} (18... Bxe5 $2 {
was too late:} 19. Nxe5 Nxe5 20. Bxg4 Nxg4 21. Rh4 Qg5 22. Qc1 $1 Qg6 23. Qf4
$16) (18... Nxe5 $2 {didn't work either:} 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Bxg4 Qxg3+ 21. Kf1
$18) ({However, a developing} 18... Rfe8 $5 {was quite possible, e.g.} 19. Rh4
h5 20. Bd1 Qd3 {keeping strong pressure.}) 19. Qb3 $6 {After this White loses
a pawn without any compensation.} (19. Qc1 $142 Bxf3+ 20. Bxf3 Nxe5 21. Qg5
$132) 19... Bxf3+ 20. Bxf3 Bxe5 (20... Nd4 $5) 21. Rh5 Nd4 22. Qd1 f6 {[%csl
Gd4,Ge5]} 23. Reh1 Rf7 24. Bg4 Rg7 25. R1h3 Qd6 (25... Qe7 $5 {[%cal Yc7c5]})
26. Bf5 {A desperate attempt, which unexpectedly brings a full success.} (26.
Bxd4 Qxd4 27. Qxd4 Rxd4 28. Be6+ Kf8 29. Rxh7 Rd2+ 30. Kf3 Rxb2 $19) 26... Nxf5
27. Qb3+ Kh8 28. Rxf5 (28. exf5 Bxc3 29. Qxc3 Qd2+ $19) 28... Bxg3 29. Rd5 Be5+
$2 (29... Bh2+ 30. Kf2 Qf4+ {with a quick mate.}) 30. Kf3 Qe7 31. Qxb7 Bxc3 32.
bxc3 Re8 33. Rf5 Qa3 $2 (33... Qf7 {[%cal Ch3g3,Cb7a7,Rf7g6,Rf7c4,Rf7a2] was
still easily winning.}) 34. Qc6 Rf8 35. Qc5 Qxc5 36. Rxc5 {White has
miraculously avoided mate. Completely upset, Black doesn't try to realize his
extra pawn.} Rb8 37. Rhh5 Rb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.02.09"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Korobov, Anton"]
[Black "Obodchuk, Andrei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2511"]
[BlackElo "2438"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Qa4+ Nd7 {
A little success for White as d7 is not the best square for the black knight.
That's why} (7... Qd7 {looks more appropriate.}) 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Be2 (9. Bg5 {
is more common. The f1 bishop should rather take the d3 square (at an
appropriate moment, of course) to protect the e4 pawn. Sometimes it can come
out to b5 or c4.}) 9... c5 10. Be3 {The other moves seen in practice:} (10. Rb1
b6 11. O-O Bb7 12. e5 a6 13. Bg5 b5 14. Qa3 f6 15. Be3 cxd4 16. cxd4 fxe5 17.
Qb3+ Kh8 18. Ng5 exd4 19. Ne6 Qb6 20. Nxf8 Rxf8 $17 {0-1 Norri,J-Jasnikowski,Z/
Espoo 1989/EXT 97 (31)}) (10. O-O Qc7 11. Bg5 a6 12. e5 e6 13. Qa3 Re8 14. Nd2
h6 15. Be3 b6 16. Ne4 Bf8 17. Qb2 Bb7 18. Bd3 b5 19. Qe2 Rac8 20. h4 h5 21. g4
f5 22. exf6 Bxe4 23. f7+ Kxf7 24. Bxe4 Nf6 25. f3 Qg3+ 26. Qg2 Qxg2+ 27. Kxg2
Nd5 28. Bxd5 {1/2-1/2 Milov,V-Avrukh,B/Andorra 2001/CBM 83 ext (28)}) 10... Nf6
{[%csl Re4]} (10... e5 $5) 11. Nd2 $2 {[%csl Rd2]} (11. Bd3 $1 {was correct
although it looks like a loss of a tempo:} cxd4 (11... Ng4 $6 12. Bf4 e5 13.
Bg5 f6 14. Bh4) 12. cxd4 Bd7 13. Qa3 Bc6 $6 (13... b5 $5 14. O-O a5) 14. d5 Ng4
15. Rb1 Nxe3 16. fxe3 Bd7 17. Rxb7 $16 {1/2-1/2 Danner,G-Birnboim,N/Lugano
1989/TD (68). (67)}) 11... Ng4 {Black is very happy to exchange his ill-fated
knight!} 12. Bxg4 Bxg4 13. f3 Bd7 14. Qb3 {The white queen belongs to the a3
square in this system but now} (14. Qa3 $6 {is dubious in view of} cxd4 15.
cxd4 Bb5 {[%csl Re1]}) 14... cxd4 15. cxd4 b5 $15 {In this position Black has
a pair of bishops and excellent development. Besides, the white d2 knight is
placed extremely awkwardly.} 16. O-O Qa5 17. Rac1 Rfc8 {Controlling the c-file
in-time.} 18. Qb2 {[%cal Yd2b3,Yb3c5]} Be6 $1 19. a3 (19. Nb3 Qb4 20. Bd2 Qa4 {
[%csl Rd4]}) 19... Qb6 20. f4 a5 21. e5 {White apparently has no other way to
free his pieces.} Bd5 22. Nb3 Bc4 $6 {The bishop was placed perfectly on d5;
Black should have just traded a pair of rooks and advanced his b-pawn:} (22...
Rxc1 23. Rxc1 b4 24. Nc5 Qb5 {etc.}) 23. Rfd1 Qe6 24. d5 $6 {A nice tactical
blow but... a positional mistake!} ({Stubborn defense like} 24. Nc5 Qd5 (24...
Qg4 25. Rd2) 25. Rd2 {was called for. In that case the position of the black
bishop on c4 is a complete nonsense.}) 24... Bxd5 $4 {Taken aback, Black
immediately gives up material. Meanwhile, after} (24... Qg4 $1 {White can't
hold his centre and the position opens up in favour of Black's bishop pair, e.
g.} 25. Rd2 (25. Nc5 Rd8 $1 $17 {[%csl Rd5]}) (25. d6 Rd8 $1 26. Nd4 exd6 27.
Nxb5 dxe5 $1 $19) (25. Rd4 Bxb3 26. Qxb3 (26. Rxc8+ Rxc8 27. Qxb3 Qe2 $19)
26... Rxc1+ 27. Bxc1 Bxe5 $19) 25... g5 $1 $17 (25... Bxb3 26. Rxc8+ Rxc8 27.
Qxb3 Rc1+ 28. Kf2 Qh4+ 29. Kf3 {is not that clear})) 25. Nc5 Qc6 26. Na4 {
Did Black overlook this move?} Bc4 27. Nb6 $18 {Black has no compensation for
the exchange and White easily brings home his advantage.} f6 28. Nxa8 Qxa8 29.
exf6 Bxf6 30. Bd4 Qa7 $6 (30... Qe4 {was relatively better} 31. Bxf6 $140 exf6
32. Qxf6 Rf8) 31. Kh1 Bxd4 32. Rxd4 a4 33. Rcd1 Qb6 34. Rd7 Qe6 35. h3 Kf7 36.
Qd2 Ke8 37. Ra7 Qe2 38. Qxe2 Bxe2 39. Rdd7 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.29"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Milov, Vadim"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "167"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Qa4+ Nd7 8.
Be3 O-O 9. Rd1 {The idea of GM Vadim Milov.} (9. Rc1 {is played more often.})
9... c5 (9... b6 $5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. Ne2 e6 12. O-O Qe7 13. Qb3 e5 14. d5 Qd6
15. c4 Nc5 $13 {1-0 Milov,V-Petrosian,T/Antalya 2004/CBM 101 (78)}) 10. Bd3 (
10. Nf3 {allows} Qc7 11. Bd3 cxd4 12. cxd4 Qc3+ {, e.g.} 13. Ke2 Nb6 14. Qb3
Qxb3 15. axb3 Bg4 $11 {0-1 Holm,S-Borge,N/Denmark 1998/EXT 99 (45)}) 10... Nb6
(10... Qc7 11. Ne2 e5 {is another plan} (11... a6 12. Qa3 Rb8 13. O-O e6 14. f4
b5 15. f5 $1 $16 {Goldin,A-Mikhalevski,V/Philadelphia 2004/CBM 101 ext (30)}) {
Here is an example of GM Milov's play:} 12. d5 Nf6 13. O-O Bd7 14. Qa3 b6 15.
Qc1 Ne8 16. Ng3 Nd6 17. f4 exf4 (17... f6 18. f5 $1) 18. Bxf4 Rae8 19. Rde1 f6
20. h4 Bg4 21. h5 Qd7 22. hxg6 hxg6 23. Qb1 Qd8 24. Nh1 Bc8 25. Nf2 Nf7 26. Bb5
Bd7 27. a4 $13 {1-0 Milov,V-Kalod,R/Albox ESP 2005/The Week in Chess 553 (48)})
11. Qa3 (11. Qb3 Bd7 $5 {[%cal Rd7a4]}) 11... cxd4 12. cxd4 Qd6 13. Qxd6 exd6
14. Ne2 f5 {A typical attack.} 15. O-O (15. f3 $5 {was the only way to fight
for an advantage. Black could reply e.g.} fxe4 16. fxe4 d5 17. e5 Bf5 18. Bxf5
Rxf5 19. Nf4 $14 {[%csl Rd5,Ge5,Rg7]}) 15... fxe4 16. Bxe4 Bg4 17. f3 Rae8 18.
Nc3 Bf5 19. Bf2 Bxe4 20. Nxe4 $6 (20. fxe4 Nc4 21. Rfe1 $11) 20... d5 21. Nc5
Re2 22. a4 Rfe8 23. Kh1 $2 {This move, hard to understand, leads to serious
trouble for White.} (23. a5 Nc4 24. Nxb7 Rb2 $44) 23... Ra2 24. Nxb7 Nxa4 $17 {
[%csl Ga7]} 25. Bg3 Nc3 (25... Ree2 $5) 26. Rd3 Rc2 (26... Ne2 $5 27. Nd6 Nxg3+
28. hxg3 Ree2 29. Rg1 Red2 $19) 27. Na5 Nb5 28. Nb3 Ree2 29. Rg1 Rb2 30. h4 a5
{Black trades his passed pawn for the weak d4 pawn, after which it is easier
for White to defend. However, there was no other way to make progress.} 31.
Nxa5 Bxd4 (31... Nxd4 $5 {was interesting, cutting off the white knight, e.g.}
32. Rc1 (32. Kh2 Rb5 33. Ra3 Bf8) 32... Rxg2 (32... Nf5 $5 33. Bf4 Rb4 34. g3
Rxf4 $1 35. gxf4 Bd4 36. Rg1 Bxg1 37. Kxg1 d4 $17) 33. Rc8+ Kf7 34. Rc7+ Kf6
35. Rxd4 Rxg3 36. Rxd5 Rxf3 $17) 32. Rc1 Rxg2 33. Bf4 Rgc2 34. Nb3 Rxc1+ 35.
Bxc1 Rb1 36. Nxd4 Rxc1+ 37. Kg2 Nc7 38. Kg3 Kf7 {This endgame looks winning
for Black but...} 39. Rb3 Rc4 40. Rb7 Ke7 41. Ne2 Kf6 42. Nf4 Ke5 43. Ra7 {
An interesting moment. Both players go for the rook ending. Which of them is
right? Apparently White!} (43. Nd3+ {was possible, of course.}) 43... Rxf4 (
43... Kd6 $142 $17) 44. Rxc7 h5 45. Re7+ Kd6 46. Ra7 (46. Kxf4 $2 Kxe7 47. Ke5
g5 $1 $19) 46... Rf6 47. Ra1 Kc5 (47... d4 $2 48. Ra6+ Ke7 49. Ra7+ {and Black
can't evade checks.}) 48. Rc1+ Kb4 49. Kf2 Re6 {Cutting off the white king but
White easily defends by means of the typical front attack.} (49... Rf4 $5 {
probably didn't win either, e.g.} 50. Rh1 d4 51. Ke2 {etc.}) 50. Rd1 Kc5 51.
Rc1+ Kd6 52. Rd1 Kc6 53. Rc1+ Kd7 54. Ra1 Ke7 55. Rb1 d4 {What else?} 56. Rb4
Rd6 57. Ke2 Ke6 58. Rb5 d3+ (58... Rd5 59. Rb6+ Kf5 60. Kd3 g5 $140 61. Rh6 $1
$11) 59. Kd2 Rd4 60. Ra5 Kf6 61. Ra8 Rd5 62. Rf8+ Ke5 63. Rg8 Kf5 64. Rf8+ Ke6
65. Rg8 Kf7 66. Ra8 Kg7 67. Ra3 Rd4 68. Rxd3 Rxh4 {This is a theoretical draw.}
69. Ke3 Rh2 70. Rd1 Kh6 71. f4 Ra2 72. Rd6 Ra3+ 73. Kf2 Kg7 74. Kg2 h4 75. Rb6
Rg3+ 76. Kf2 Rc3 77. Kg2 Ra3 78. Rc6 Rg3+ 79. Kf2 Rb3 80. Kg2 Rb4 81. Kf3 h3
82. Kg3 Rb3+ 83. Kh2 Rf3 84. Ra6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Griesheim GM"]
[Site "Griesheim"]
[Date "2002.01.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kempinski, Robert"]
[Black "Ruck, Robert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2576"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2002.01.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. Rc1 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qxd2+ 12. Nxd2 e6 {This old move was
played in the famous game Karpov-Huebner (1980), brilliantly won by the then
World Champion, after which most of the black players switched to} (12... Nc6)
{Still, the text move is quite playable, which the present game clearly
demonstrates.} 13. Nb3 {This move "a la Nimzowitsch" (an extra defense of the
important d4 pawn) was applied by Karpov in the above-mentioned game. The
other attempts are considered less dangerous for Black:} (13. Bc4 Nc6 14. Nb3 (
14. Nf3 Bd7 15. O-O Na5 ({or} 15... Rfc8 16. d5 exd5 17. Bxd5 Be6 18. Rfd1 Rd8
19. Rb1 Bxd5 20. exd5 Na5 21. Ng5 b6 22. Ne4 h6 23. g4 Nc4 $11 {Iljushin,
A-Turov,M/Sochi 1998/EXT 99}) 16. Be2 Rfc8 17. d5 exd5 18. exd5 b5 19. Rxc8+
Rxc8 20. Bxa7 Rc2 21. Bd3 Rxa2 22. Rb1 Nc4 $132 {0-1 Fernandez De Betono,
C-Garrido Legarreta,J/Euskadi 2000/EXT 2001 (40)}) 14... Bd7 15. O-O (15. Nc5
Bc8 {[%csl Rd4]} 16. e5 Rd8 $13) 15... b6 16. Bb5 Nb8 17. Be2 Ba4 18. Rc7 Nc6
19. d5 exd5 20. exd5 Nb4 $13 {1-0 Karason,A-Moberg,K/Gothenburg 1997/EXT 99 
(41)}) (13. e5 $5 {an interesting move closer examination} Nc6 14. Ne4 Rd8 15.
Rc4 Na5 16. Rc7 Rd7 17. Rxd7 (17. Rc2 Nc6) (17. Rc1 $5) (17. Rc3 $5) 17... Bxd7
18. Bd2 Nc6 19. Nc5 Bc8 20. Be3 b6 21. Ne4 Bf8 22. Bb5 Nb4 23. a4 Nc2+ $2 (
23... Bb7 $11) 24. Ke2 Nxe3 25. Kxe3 Bb7 26. Rc1 $16 {1-0 Psota,R-Havran,S/SVK
2000/EXT 2002 (40)}) (13. Bb5 Bd7 (13... a6 $5 14. Ba4 b5 15. Bb3 a5 16. a4 Bd7
17. axb5 Bxb5 18. Rc5 Bd3 19. Rc3 Ba6 20. Ba4 Rd8 21. Nb3 Nd7 $132 {0-1
Henriquez Garcia,D-David,P/Gran Canaria 1993/EXT 99 (34)}) 14. Bxd7 Nxd7 15.
Ke2 Rfc8 16. Nc4 Bf8 17. Kd3 (17. Bf4 Rc6 18. Na5 Ra6 19. Nxb7 Rxa2+ 20. Kf3 e5
21. dxe5 Re8 22. Ra1 Rb2 23. Rhb1 Nxe5+ 24. Kg3 Rxb1 25. Rxb1 Nd3 26. Be3 Rxe4
27. Bxa7 h5 28. h3 {1/2-1/2 Huebner,R-Adorjan,A/Bad Lauterberg 1980/Candidates
(28)}) 17... b5 (17... b6 18. Bf4 f6 19. g4 e5 20. dxe5 b5 21. Nd6 Rxc1 22.
Rxc1 fxe5 23. Rc7 Rd8 24. Bg5 Nf6 25. Rc6 Kg7 26. Rc7+ Kg8 {1/2-1/2 Cunningham,
P-Sully,D/Wales 1981/EXT 2002 (26)}) 18. Na5 Ba3 19. Rxc8+ Rxc8 20. Rb1 a6 21.
Rb3 Bd6 22. h3 f5 23. f3 Kf7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Akesson,R-Elsness,F/Gausdal 2001/CBM
82 ext (37)}) 13... Rd8 {Or else:} (13... b6 {Black develops his c8 bishop but
his knight, deprived of its "natural" c6 square, gets into trouble.} 14. f3 $5
(14. Rc7 Ba6 15. Kd2 Bxf1 16. Rxf1 Na6 17. Rc4 Rfc8 18. Rfc1 Rxc4 19. Rxc4 b5
20. Rc6 Nb4 21. Rc5 Nxa2 22. Rxb5 Bf8 23. Nc5 a5 24. Kc2 Nb4+ 25. Kb3 Bg7 $13 {
1/2-1/2 Santolini,L-Reggiani,M/Reggio Emilia 1981/MCD (44)}) (14. Bb5 Ba6 (
14... Bb7 15. f3 a6 (15... Ba6 $6 16. a4 Bxb5 17. axb5 a6 18. Ra1 Nd7 19. bxa6
Nb8 20. Kd2 Nxa6 21. Ra4 $14 {1-0 Khenkin,I-Berebora,F/Budapest 1991/EXT 97 
(41)}) 16. Be2 Nc6 17. O-O Rac8 18. a3 Bf6 19. Rfd1 Nb8 20. Kf2 Bh4+ 21. g3 Be7
22. a4 Nd7 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Rc1 Rxc1 25. Bxc1 f5 $11 {0-1 Copeland,G-Martin,A/
Swansea 1987/TD (41)}) 15. a4 Bb7 (15... Bxb5 16. axb5 Nd7 17. Ke2 Nf6 18. f3
Rfd8 19. Rc6 Ne8 20. Bg5 Rd7 21. Rhc1 f6 22. Bf4 Kf7 23. Ra1 e5 24. dxe5 fxe5
25. Be3 Rad8 {1/2-1/2 Khenkin,I-Kolbus,D/Stockholm 2001/CBM 85 ext (70)}) 16.
f3 a6 17. Be2 Bc6 18. a5 Ba4 19. Bd1 bxa5 20. Nxa5 Bb5 21. Bb3 Nd7 22. Kf2 Rfc8
$11 {1/2-1/2 Kantorik,M-Neverov,V/Pardubice 2001/CBM 83 ext (35)}) (14. Bd3 Ba6
(14... Bb7 15. Rc7 Ba6 16. Bc4 Bf6 17. Ke2 Bd8 18. Bxa6 Nxa6 19. Rd7 (19. Rc4
$142) 19... Bc7 20. Rc1 Rac8 21. Bg5 Bb8 $14 {1/2-1/2 Stone,R-Hartman,B/Canada
1986/CBM 04 (32)}) 15. Ke2 Bxd3+ 16. Kxd3 Na6 17. a4 (17. a3 Rfd8 18. Rc4 Bf8
19. a4 Rab8 20. Ke2 f6 21. Ra1 Bd6 $14 {0-1 Stone,R-Ivanchuk,V/New York 1988/
CBM 08 (35)}) 17... Rfc8 18. Rc4 Bf8 19. Rhc1 Nb4+ 20. Ke2 Rxc4 21. Rxc4 Bd6
22. Bd2 a5 $14 23. Bxb4 $6 axb4 24. Rc6 Be7 25. d5 exd5 26. exd5 Bd8 27. Rc4
Be7 28. Rc6 Bd8 29. Rc4 {1/2-1/2 Luczak,A-Jasnikowski,Z/Lubniewice 1981/MCD 
(29)}) (14. Be2 $143 Bb7 15. f3 {1/2-1/2 Kiss,P-Blasko,I/Aggtelek 1999/EXT
2001 (15)}) 14... Ba6 (14... a5 $5 15. Bd3 a4 16. Nd2 Na6 17. Rb1 Rd8 {Piket,J}
) 15. Be2 $1 (15. Kd2 $143 Rd8 (15... Bxf1 16. Rhxf1 Na6 17. Rc4 Rfd8 18. Rfc1
(18. Ke2 Bf8 19. a4 Ba3 20. Ra1 Be7 21. Bd2 Rac8 22. Rac1 Rxc4 23. Rxc4 Kf8 24.
Nc1 Ke8 25. Na2 Kd7 26. Nc3 Nc7 {1/2-1/2 Vojinovic,G-Dragojlovic,A/Kladovo
1994/EXT 2000 (26)}) 18... Nc5 19. Na1 Nb7 20. Kd3 Na5 21. Ra4 Rd7 (21... Rac8
22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Bd2 Nc6 $11) 22. Bd2 Nb7 23. Nb3 Rad8 $11 {1-0 Ivanov,
I-Jacobi,S/Las Vegas 1996/EXT 2001 (38)}) 16. Bc4 Bf8 (16... Bb7 $5 {Piket,J})
17. Bg5 Rd7 (17... Rc8 $5 {Piket,J}) 18. a4 Bxc4 (18... Ba3 19. Bb5 $1 Bxc1+
20. Rxc1 Bxb5 21. Rc8+ Kg7 22. axb5 $44 {Piket,J}) 19. Rxc4 Na6 20. Ke2 Kg7 21.
Rhc1 f6 22. Bf4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Piket,J-Sokolov,I/Breda 1998/CBM 65/[Piket] (35)})
15... Rd8 16. a4 Bxe2 (16... Bf8 $5) 17. Kxe2 Na6 18. Rc4 Bf8 19. Nd2 f6 20.
Rhc1 Ba3 21. R1c3 Bb4 22. Rb3 Bd6 23. g3 $14 {1-0 Ikonnikov,V-Ernst,S/Dieren
2000/CBM 77 ext (77)}) (13... a5 {looks very logical, to push the b3 knight
from its comfortable position but still White maintains the better prospects
after} 14. Bb5 Bd7 15. Bxd7 Nxd7 16. Rc7 Nf6 17. f3 b5 18. Ke2 Rfb8 19. Rb1 Bf8
20. Rc6 b4 21. d5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Anikaev,Y-Tseshkovsky,V/Severodonetsk 1982/EXT
99 (24)}) (13... Nc6 {is quite possible:} 14. Bb5 Rd8 (14... Bd7 15. O-O (15.
Nc5 Be8 16. e5 Nb4 17. Bxe8 Raxe8 18. a3 Nd5 19. Bg5 $6 (19. Nxb7 Rb8 20. Nc5
Rb2 $44) 19... h6 20. Bd2 Re7 {0-1 Scheffner,A-Forchert,M/Germany 1989/EXT
97-B (49)}) (15. d5 exd5 16. exd5 Ne5 17. Be2 Bf5 18. O-O Bd3 19. Bxd3 {
1/2-1/2 Illner,A-Forchert,M/Germany 1989/EXT 97-B (19)}) 15... Rfc8 (15... a6
16. Be2 Rfd8 17. Rfd1 Be8 18. d5 exd5 19. Bb6 Rdc8 20. exd5 Ne5 21. Nc5 Bh6 22.
Rb1 Nd7 23. Nxb7 Nxb6 24. Rxb6 $16 {1/2-1/2 Christenson,F-Gabrielsen,S/Bergen
2001/CBM 83 ext (60)}) 16. Rfd1 a6 17. Bc4 Be8 18. d5 Ne5 19. Be2 exd5 20. exd5
Bf8 21. Nc5 Bxc5 22. Bxc5 Ba4 23. Re1 $14 {1-0 Agdestein,E-Akesson,R/Gausdal
1987/EXT 97 (43)}) 15. Bg5 (15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. e5 a5 17. O-O Ba6 18. Rfd1 Bb5
19. Nc5 a4 20. f4 Bf8 21. Kf2 Bxc5 22. Rxc5 Rd5 {1/2-1/2 Lalic,B-Jukic,M/Pula
1992/EXT 2002 (22)}) 15... Rd6 16. e5 Rd5 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. Rxc6 Bb7 19. Rc7 (
19. Rc3 $5) 19... Rb5 20. O-O Bd5 21. Nc5 h6 22. Be7 Bxa2 23. Ne4 a5 24. Nd6
Rb1 $2 (24... Rd5 $11) 25. Nxf7 $1 $16 {1-0 Ikonnikov,V-Gouret,T/Werfen 1992/
EXT 97 (48)}) (13... Bd7 $5 {needs further examination. In the following game
Black managed to equalize:} 14. Bd3 Ba4 15. O-O b6 (15... Rd8 16. Bg5) 16. Rc7
Nc6 17. Ba6 (17. Rc1 $5 Nb4 (17... Bxb3 18. R7xc6) 18. Bb1 $14) 17... Rad8 (
17... Bxb3 18. Rxc6 Ba4 19. Rc7 $16) 18. Bg5 f6 19. Be3 Rf7 20. Rxf7 Kxf7 21.
Rc1 Bf8 $11 {1-0 Orsag,M-Votava,J/Prague 1993/CBM 37 (48)}) 14. Bg5 {A typical
manoeuvre, which provokes the weakening move ...f7-f6.} f6 15. Be3 Bf8 {
This defensive move was applied for the first time by GM Vlastimil Hort. The
bishop prepares to capture the white knight on c5 if necessary. The other ways
of defense for Black are less successful:} (15... Nc6 16. Bb5 Ne7 17. Ke2 a6
18. Bd3 Nc6 19. g4 Rd6 20. f3 Bd7 21. Rhd1 Be8 22. Bc4 Bf7 23. Nc5 Na5 24. Bd3
$14 {1-0 Mohandesi,S-Gillen,A/Debrecen 1992/EU-chT (57)}) (15... f5 {was
played in the stem game. Just look how brilliantly Karpov exploited the
weaknesses in Black's camp:} 16. exf5 gxf5 17. Bb5 Nd7 18. O-O Nf6 19. Bg5 Bd7
20. Bc4 b6 21. Nd2 Re8 22. Nf3 Bc6 23. Ne5 Bd5 24. Bb5 Rec8 25. a4 Ne4 26. Bf4
Bf8 27. f3 Nf6 28. Bg5 Kg7 29. Ba6 Rxc1 30. Rxc1 Bd6 31. Nc4 Bb4 32. Ne3 Re8
33. Bb5 Rf8 34. Bf4 Kg6 35. Kf2 Bb7 36. Rc7 Rf7 37. Rc2 Rf8 38. Bc4 Re8 39. Bb3
Re7 40. h4 h6 41. g3 Ba3 42. Nc4 Bd5 43. Ba2 Bxc4 44. Bxc4 h5 45. Bb3 Kf7 46.
Rc6 Bb2 47. Ke3 Nd5+ 48. Bxd5 exd5+ 49. Be5 Re6 50. Rc7+ Re7 51. Rc2 Ba3 52.
Kf4 a6 53. Kxf5 b5 54. Rc6 b4 55. Rb6 Ke8 56. g4 Kd7 57. gxh5 Rf7+ 58. Kg4 {
1-0 Karpov,A-Huebner,R/Tilburg 1980/Inf 30 (58)}) 16. Bc4 Nc6 17. Ke2 Kg7 (
17... Bd7 18. Rhd1 Kg7 19. f3 Rac8 20. d5 exd5 21. Bxd5 Be8 22. Nc5 Bxc5 23.
Bxc5 Bf7 24. Be3 g5 25. Bxc6 (25. a3 $5) 25... Rxd1 26. Rxd1 Rxc6 {1/2-1/2
Johansen,D-Hort,V/Martigny 1986}) {GM Robert Kempinski tries a different plan
but his Hungarian namesake holds his ground.} 18. f4 Bd7 19. h3 Nb4 20. Nc5
Bxc5 21. dxc5 Bc6 22. Bd2 (22. a3 $5 Na6 23. Bxa6 bxa6 24. Rhd1 $1 Bxe4 $140
25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. c6 Bxg2 27. c7 Rc8 28. h4 {was the last attempt to create
something. Still, Black shouldn't lose this endgame.}) 22... Na6 23. Bxa6 bxa6
24. Ke3 Bb5 {This is the difference: now Black seizes the d-file!} 25. Rc3 Rd7
{[%cal Ya8d8]} 26. c6 (26. c6 Rc7 27. Rhc1 Rac8 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.02.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Black "Macieja, Bartlomiej"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[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. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Be3 Qa5 9. Bd2 {This rare move doesn't yield White any advantage if Black
plays carefully. However, IM Carlos Matamoros, probably the main adherent of 9.
Bd2, has an excellent record in this system.} O-O {It is not necessary for
Black to discover his plan now:} (9... Nc6 $6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qb3
O-O 13. f4 Bg7 14. e5 e6 15. Bc4 exd5 16. Bxd5 Qb6 17. Rb1 (17. c4 Be6 18. Bc3
$16) 17... Be6 18. c4 Qxb3 19. Rxb3 Bxd5 20. cxd5 Rad8 21. d6 (21. Rxb7 Rxd5
22. Rxa7 Rfd8 23. Ba5 $1 $16) 21... f6 $132 {0-1 Yuneev,A-Gubanov,A/St
Petersburg 1992/CBM 28 ext (59)}) (9... Qc7 10. Be2 O-O 11. Rc1 Rd8 12. O-O Bg4
13. h3 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 e5 15. d5 c4 16. Bg5 f6 17. Be3 Nd7 18. Rb1 $14 {1-0 Swic,
W-Witkowski,S/St Johan ID Haide 1981/EXT 2001 (46)}) (9... Bg4 $5 10. Be2 Nc6 (
10... O-O {-9...0-0}) 11. O-O Rd8 (11... Bxf3 $142 12. gxf3 cxd4 13. cxd4 Qb6
14. Rb1 Qxd4 15. Rxb7 O-O $11 {Beliavsky,A}) 12. d5 Bxf3 13. gxf3 Nb8 14. Rb1
b6 15. a4 O-O 16. Rb5 Qa6 17. Rxc5 Qb7 18. Rb5 Qc7 19. c4 Nd7 20. a5 $14 {
1-0 Beliavsky,A-Romanishin,O/Lvov 1981/MCD (45)}) 10. Be2 {It is funny that
this system was seen in practice more than 50 years ago but White's play was
by no means model:} (10. Bd3 $6 Nc6 11. h3 $2 (11. d5 Ne5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. Qb3
Qc7 $132) 11... cxd4 12. cxd4 Qa3 13. Bc4 Nxd4 $17 {0-1 Kreisberg,L-Rossetto,H/
Vina del Mar 1947/EXT 2000 (32)}) 10... Bg4 {A very natural reply but Black
has some other options:} (10... cxd4 $6 {obviously premature} 11. cxd4 Qd8 12.
Be3 (12. Rc1 Bg4 13. Be3 Qa5+ 14. Qd2 Nc6 15. d5 Qxd2+ 16. Nxd2 Bxe2 17. Kxe2
Nd4+ 18. Bxd4 Bxd4 19. Rc7 $14 {1/2-1/2 Matamoros Franco,C-Fernandez Garcia,J/
Elgoibar 1996/CBM 57 ext (50)}) 12... Qa5+ 13. Nd2 Nc6 14. O-O Rd8 15. d5 $1
Bxa1 16. Qxa1 Nb4 17. Qb2 Na6 18. Bc4 Nc7 19. Qe5 $16 Ne8 $2 (19... Ne6 $8) 20.
Bd4 {1-0 Grigorian,K-Gorelov,S/Moscow 1980/EXT 2002 (20)}) (10... Nd7 11. O-O
e5 (11... Nf6 12. Qc2 Qc7 13. d5 e5 14. c4 Ne8 15. Bc3 f5 $2 (15... f6 {
[%cal Ye8d6]}) 16. Bd3 Nd6 17. Nxe5 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Bxe5 19. d6 Qxd6 20. Bd5+ Kg7
21. Rfe1 Bd4 22. Rad1 Qf6 23. Rxd4 $1 cxd4 24. Bb2 g5 25. Qd2 $40 {1-0 Stocek,
J-Ftacnik,L/CZE 2001/EXT 2002 (39)}) 12. Qb3 (12. c4 $5 Qc7 13. d5 {Plachetka,J
}) 12... exd4 13. cxd4 Qb6 14. Qa3 cxd4 15. Rab1 Qd8 16. Bb5 a6 17. Rfd1 Ne5
18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. Bc4 b5 (19... Qc7 $5) 20. Bd5 Rb8 21. f4 Bg7 22. Ba5 Qh4 23.
g3 Qh3 24. Bc7 Bg4 25. Bxb8 Bxd1 26. Bd6 Rc8 27. Rxd1 Rc2 28. Qf3 Qxh2+ 29. Kf1
Qh3+ 30. Kg1 Qh2+ 31. Kf1 Qh3+ {1/2-1/2 Plachetka,J-Schmidt,W/La Valetta 1980/
EXT 2000 (31)}) (10... Nc6 11. O-O Qc7 (11... Bg4 12. d5 Bxf3 13. gxf3 Nb8 14.
Rb1 Qc7 15. Qb3 b6 16. f4 Nd7 17. e5 g5 18. fxg5 Qxe5 19. Rbe1 Qd6 20. f4 e6
21. Bf3 Rac8 22. c4 $16 {1-0 Matamoros Franco,C-Herrera,I/Cienfuegos 1997/CBM
58 ext (39)}) (11... Rd8 $5 12. Rb1 cxd4 {1/2-1/2 Panczyk,K-Jasnikowski,Z/POL
1992/CBM 29 ext (12)}) 12. d5 Na5 13. Qc1 e5 14. c4 b6 15. Re1 Re8 16. h4 Nb7
17. h5 Nd6 18. hxg6 hxg6 19. Bd3 Bg4 20. Nh2 Bd7 $13 21. Bh6 f5 $2 (21... f6)
22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. exf5 Bxf5 24. Bxf5 gxf5 $2 25. Qg5+ Kf7 26. Qh5+ Kf6 27. Qh6+
Ke7 28. Rxe5+ {1-0 Matamoros Franco,C-Lohou,S/Hamburg 1999/EXT 2001 (28)}) 11.
O-O e6 {A logical move: Black prepares ...Nc6 to attack the d4 pawn.} (11...
Nd7 {doesn't look very attractive but Black reached a draw in the following
game:} 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Rab8 14. a4 e6 15. Be2 Rfd8 16. Rb1 Qc7 17. Bg5 Bf6
18. Be3 Nb6 19. Rc1 Qc6 20. a5 Nd7 21. Qd3 b5 22. axb6 axb6 23. Qb1 b5 24. e5
Be7 25. Bf3 (25. f4 $142 $14) 25... Qa6 26. Qe4 b4 27. Ra1 Qc4 28. cxb4 cxd4
29. Ra7 Qxb4 30. Qxd4 Qxd4 31. Bxd4 Bc5 {1/2-1/2 Gligoric,S-Smejkal,J/Baden
1980}) (11... Rd8 {is possible, too:} 12. d5 (12. Rb1 $5 Qxa2 13. d5 $44 {
Ftacnik,L}) 12... Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Bxc3 14. Bxc3 Qxc3 15. Rc1 Qa5 16. e5 Nc6 17.
Re1 Nd4 18. Be4 Rac8 19. h4 Qxa2 20. h5 $44 {1-0 Ikonnikov,V-Voekler,B/
Katowice 1991/EXT 97 (39)}) 12. a4 (12. Rb1 Qxa2 13. Ra1 Qb2 14. Rb1 Qa2 15.
Ra1 Qb2 16. Rb1 {1/2-1/2 Matamoros Franco,C-Sion Castro,M/Elgoibar 1996/CBM 57
ext (16)}) 12... cxd4 {This is now appropriate as a2-a4 is not useful for
White in the positions arising. Of course,} (12... Nc6 {is quite possible, too:
} 13. Rb1 Qc7 14. d5 exd5 15. exd5 Na5 {A bit risky as this knight can find
itself out of play.} (15... Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Ne5 17. Bf4 Rad8 {can give White a
small advantage but}) (15... Ne7 {yields Black quite a good position.}) 16. Qc1
Rfe8 17. Be3 b6 (17... Bxf3 $5 18. Bxf3 Nc4) 18. Re1 Rad8 19. Bb5 Re4 $13 {
1-0 Beliavsky,A-Adorjan,A/Vienna 1980/MCL (45)}) 13. cxd4 Qd8 14. Bg5 Qd6 15.
Rb1 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Qxd4 {In spite of White's bishop pair, Black boldly goes to
the endgame and defends it quite confidently.} (16... Nc6 $5 {deserved
attention, too, e.g.} 17. d5 (17. e5 Qxd4 18. Qxd4 Nxd4 19. Bxb7 Ne2+ 20. Kh1
Nc3 21. Rb3 Rab8 22. Be7 Bxe5 $1 23. Bxf8 Kxf8 $13 {[%cal Rc3e4,Ye5d4]}) 17...
Nd4 18. Rxb7 Rfb8 19. Rxb8+ Rxb8 20. Be3 Rb4 $44) 17. Qxd4 Bxd4 18. Rxb7 Nc6
19. Rd1 Rac8 20. Rd7 Bb6 (20... f6 $6 21. Bh6 Rfd8 22. Rg7+ Kh8 23. Rb7 $14)
21. Bf6 Na5 {[%cal Yc8c2,Yc8c4] The black pieces are very active, unlike the
white f3 bishop. That's why White can't make any real progress.} 22. g3 {
This simply loses a tempo but after} (22. h4 Rc4 23. h5 Rxa4 {Black is quite
OK, too, e.g.} 24. h6 Ra2 25. R1d2 Rxd2 26. Rxd2 Rc8 {etc.}) 22... Rc4 23. h4
Rxa4 24. h5 Ra2 25. R7d2 Rxd2 26. Rxd2 Rc8 {Black has no problems anymore.
White's compensation for the pawn is only enough for a draw.} 27. hxg6 hxg6 28.
Bd1 $6 {White starts playing inaccurately.} (28. Kg2 $142 Rc4 29. e5) 28... Rc4
29. Kg2 $6 {A dubious pawn sacrifice.} (29. Be2 $142 Nb3 (29... Rxe4 $4 30. Rc2
) 30. Rd7 $132) 29... Rxe4 30. Be2 Nc4 $6 {Alas, Black misses his chance.} (
30... Nb3 {was equally harmless:} 31. Rc2 Bc5 (31... Nc5 $6 32. Bf3 Re1 (32...
Ra4 33. Rc1 {[%cal Rc1h1]}) 33. Bd4 $16) 32. Bc4 Bd4 (32... Nd4 $2 33. Rc1 {
[%cal Rc1h1]}) 33. Bd3 Bxf6 34. Bxe4 $11) (30... Nc6 $142 $1 {miraculously
restoring the co-ordination of the black pieces:} 31. Rc2 (31. Bf3 Rc4 32. Be2
Rb4 33. Bf3 Bd4 $1) (31. Bd3 Rb4 32. Rc2 Bd4 $1) 31... Bd8 $1 (31... Bd4 $2 32.
Kf3 $1 $11) 32. Bf3 Rb4 33. Bxd8 (33. Bb2 Ne7) 33... Nxd8 34. Rd2 Nb7 35. Rd7
Nc5 36. Rxa7 {and Black maintains good winning chances in this endgame.}) 31.
Rc2 Nd6 32. Bd3 {Now the rook has no good way to retreat.} Rd4 ({or} 32... Ra4
33. Rc6 Bd4 34. Bc2 $1 $11 Rb4 $2 35. Be7) ({or} 32... Rb4 33. Rc6 Ne8 (33...
Bd4 34. Be7 Rb3 35. Bc2) 34. Rc8 Kf8 35. Bc3 Rb3 36. Bc2 {and Black must play}
Rxc3) 33. Bxd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.02.10"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ulko, Jaroslav"]
[Black "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2484"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Qd3 Ba6 12. Qe3 Qd7 13. Bxa6 Nxa6 14. Qe2 Nc7
15. Rd1 Qa4 {GM Boris Avrukh improves on the game he played with white against
Kasparov. We examined it in detail in CBM77.} (15... Rad8 16. Be3 (16. Bf4 Ne6
17. Be3 cxd4 18. cxd4 Rc8 (18... f5 {Avrukh,B}) 19. d5 Nc5 20. Bd4 Na4 21. Bxg7
Kxg7 22. Rbc1 Nc3 23. Qb2 Qb5 24. Qxb5 (24. Qa1 $5) 24... Nxb5 $11 {0-1
Flumbort,A-Groszpeter,A/Zalakaros 2000/EXT 2002 (39)}) 16... Qa4 17. Rdc1 (17.
h4 cxd4 18. cxd4 Ne6 (18... f5 $1) 19. d5 Nc5 20. Bd4 Rd7 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Rd4
Qa6 23. Qd2 $36 {1-0 Plachkinova,T-Jovkova Draganova,P/Pamporovo 2001/CBM 84
ext (36)}) 17... Rd7 18. Qc2 Qxc2 19. Rxc2 cxd4 20. cxd4 f5 21. Rbc1 Nb5 22. e5
f4 23. a4 fxe3 24. axb5 Bh6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Avrukh,B-Kasparov,G/Ramat Aviv 2000/
CBM 77/[Avrukh,B] (38)}) 16. Bg5 (16. Rb3 cxd4 17. cxd4 Ne6 18. e5 Rfd8 19. d5
Nc5 20. Rd4 Qd7 21. Rc3 Rac8 22. Ba3 Qb7 23. Qd1 e6 24. d6 f6 25. Qe2 Qd7 26.
Bxc5 bxc5 27. Rd1 Rc6 28. g3 fxe5 29. Nxe5 Bxe5 30. Qxe5 Rxd6 {1/2-1/2 Zaja,
I-Smirin,I/Pula 2001/CBM 84 ext (30).}) 16... Rfe8 17. Qd2 $6 {White loses too
much time to prepare Bg5-h6.} (17. d5 Bxc3 18. e5 {is met with} f6) (17. Qe3 $5
{[%cal Yd4d5]} Qxa2 18. d5 {was the logical continuation of White's play})
17... Rad8 18. Bh6 e5 $1 {Exactly! Now White has serious problems protecting
his central pawns.} 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Qg5 $2 {This desperate attempt of
counterplay fails. White should have defended by means of} (20. Re1 exd4 21.
cxd4 cxd4 22. Rb4 Qa5 23. Rxd4 (23. Nxd4 {is met with} Nb5 $1 {and the piece
sacrifice} 24. Nf5+ $1 gxf5 25. Qg5+ {doesn't guarantee White a perpetual:} Kf8
26. Qh6+ Ke7 $1 27. Qg5+ f6 28. Qg7+ Kd6 29. Reb1 ({Or} 29. Rbb1 Nc3 (29...
fxe4 $143 30. Rbc1 $1) 30. Rbc1 Qe5 31. Re3 Nxe4 $1 32. f3 Qd4 33. Qc7+ Ke6 34.
Rc6+ Rd6 $19) 29... Na3 $1 30. Rd4+ Kc6 31. Qxf6+ (31. Rc1+ Kb5 32. Qxf6 Rxd4
33. Qxd4 Ka6 34. Qd3+ Nb5 35. Qc4 Qa3 $1 36. Rb1 Re5) 31... Kb7 32. Rxd8 Rxd8
33. Qxd8 Nxb1 34. Qd7+ Ka6 35. Qc8+ Kb5 {and Black should win}) 23... Qxd2 24.
Rxd2 Rxd2 25. Nxd2 Ne6 $15 {_|_ The endgame is slightly better for Black
thanks to his queenside pawn advantage.}) 20... exd4 21. e5 (21. cxd4 Nb5)
21... Ne6 $1 (21... Nd5 $143 22. cxd4 Nc3 23. Qf6+ Kg8 24. e6 $1 fxe6 25. Ne5
Rf8 26. Qxe6+ Kg7 27. Qe7+ $11) 22. Qf6+ Kg8 23. Qh4 Qxa2 24. cxd4 Qd5 {
Simply winning the d4 pawn.} (24... Nxd4 {was not that clear in view of} 25.
Ng5 Ne2+ 26. Kh1 h5 27. Ne4) (24... cxd4 {was possible, too.}) {The rest is
quite easy.} 25. Re1 cxd4 26. Re4 d3 27. Rd1 b5 28. h3 h5 29. Re3 Qc4 30. Re4
Qc6 31. Re3 Qc2 0-1

[Event "Srajber Memorial 08th"]
[Site "Subotica"]
[Date "2003.12.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Drazic, Sinisa"]
[Black "Lupulescu, Constantin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2467"]
[BlackElo "2499"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2003.11.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Bg7 6. e4 Nb6 7. Be3 O-O 8.
Bb5 {A relatively new twist. White prevents the Black knight from developing
to c6 and any attempt to push the white bishop away upsets Black's further
plans!} f5 {The most logical reply.} ({After} 8... a6 9. Be2 {the weakness of
the b6 square is quite important, e.g.} Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Bd4 {and Black can
hardly play} c5 12. Bxc5 Nec4 13. Qb3 Nxb2 {(as in the 8.Be2 line) in view of}
14. Bxb6 Bxc3+ 15. Kf1 Qd6 16. Rb1 Qf6 17. Nf3 $16) ({or} 8... c6 9. Be2) ({or
} 8... Bd7 9. Be2) (8... Be6 $5 {is the other option for Black.}) 9. Nge2 (9.
Qb3+ Kh8 10. exf5 Bxf5 11. Nf3 N8d7 12. O-O Nf6 {1/2-1/2 Mateuta,G-Lupulescu,C/
Bucharest 2002/EXT 2003 (12)}) 9... a6 10. Bd3 Nc6 11. e5 $6 {This aggressive
move meets a strong reply.} (11. exf5 $142 Bxf5 12. Bxf5 Rxf5 13. O-O e6 14.
Qb3 Qe7 15. Rad1 Rd8 $11 {1-0 Manolache,M-Lupulescu,C/Bucharest 2002/CBM 88 
(58)}) 11... f4 $1 {[%cal Gc8g4,Gf8f2] An important resource activating the
black rook and bishop.} 12. Nxf4 $2 {White now loses his e5 pawn.} (12. Bxf4
$142 Nxd4 13. Be4 c5 $15) 12... Nxd4 {[%csl Re5]} 13. Nxg6 $2 {This desperate
sacrifice is easily refuted.} (13. Nfe2 Bxe5 $17) 13... hxg6 14. Bxg6 Bf5 $1 {
Of course! Black now easily brings home his material advantage.} 15. Bxf5 Nxf5
16. Qb3+ Rf7 {It was not necessary to pin his own rook.} (16... Kh8 $19) 17.
Rd1 Qe8 18. Bxb6 cxb6 19. O-O (19. Ne4 $142 {but after} e6 20. Ng5 Re7 21. f4
Qc6 22. O-O Bh6 {Black should win anyway.}) 19... Bxe5 20. Ne4 Qb5 21. Qh3 Rh7
22. Qg4+ Rg7 23. Qh5 Rf8 24. Ng5 Nd4 25. h4 Bf6 26. Rfe1 Bxg5 27. Rxd4 Be3 28.
Rd5 Bxf2+ 29. Kh1 Bxe1 $1 (29... Bxe1 30. Rxb5 Rf1+ 31. Kh2 Bg3+ 32. Kh3 Rh1#)
0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 21st"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2017.10.29"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Ragger, Markus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2017.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Austria"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AUT"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Nf3 Qa5 9. Nd2 O-O 10. Be2 (10. Nb3 Qxc3+ 11. Bd2 Qb2 12. Bc1 Qc3+ {is a
well-known draw.}) (10. Rc1 {is possible, too.}) 10... b6 {Hardly a good
continuation.} (10... Rd8 11. O-O Qc7 12. Rc1 e6 13. Bg5 Re8 14. e5 Nd7 15. Ne4
$16 {1-0 (38) Michalik,P (2511)-Csiba,D (2357) Zajezova 2011}) (10... cxd4 11.
cxd4 f5 12. O-O Qd8 13. exf5 gxf5 14. Nf3 Be6 15. Qd2 $14 {0-1 (58) Alcaraz
Ortega,J (2345)-Miron,L (2544) Condom 2013}) (10... Nd7 11. Qc2 (11. O-O {
is more logical} Qxc3 $140 12. Nc4 $1) 11... Qc7 12. d5 Nf6 13. f4 Bg4 14. Nf3
b5 15. Bxb5 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Nh5 17. Bc6 Rab8 18. Qd2 Bh6 19. e5 f6 $44 {0-1 (40)
Tari,A (2578)-Ftacnik,L (2546) Hersonissos GRE 2017}) (10... Qxc3 $5 11. Rc1
Qa5 (11... Qb2 12. Nc4 Qb5 (12... Qb4+ $5 13. Bd2 Qb5) 13. d5 b6 14. O-O Qd7
15. Bf4 Bb7 16. Re1 Rd8 17. Qb3 Qe8 18. Bc7 Rc8 19. Be5 $44 {1-0 (48)
Fressinet,L (2700)-Giri,A (2720) Beijing 2012}) (11... Qa3 12. Rxc5 Nc6 13. Qb3
Qxb3 14. Nxb3 Rd8 $6 (14... f5 $5) 15. d5 Ne5 16. Rc7 Rd7 17. Rc1 f5 18. f4 Ng4
19. Bxg4 fxg4 20. Kf2 $16 {1/2 (43) Bitan,B (2331)-Paragua,M (2522) New Delhi
2012}) 12. Rxc5 Qxa2 13. O-O Nc6 (13... Na6 $143 14. Rc2 Qa5 15. Qb1 Qd8 16.
Rfc1 $14 {1-0 (35) Laznicka,V (2681)-Navara,D (2722) Novy Bor 2011}) 14. Rc4
Qa5 15. d5 Ne5 16. Ra4 Qc7 17. f4 b5 18. Ra3 Nc4 19. Qc2 e6 20. Bxc4 bxc4 21.
Qxc4 Qd8 22. Bd4 exd5 23. exd5 Bb7 $11 {1/2 (26) Kasimdzhanov,R (2687)-Navara,
D (2638) Wijk aan Zee 2009}) 11. O-O Ba6 12. Rc1 $146 {[%mdl 520] A correct
pawn sacrifice. White gets good compensation.} (12. dxc5 $5 {is possible, too,
and has recently brought White a couple of wins:} Bxe2 (12... Bxc3 $5) 13. Qxe2
Nd7 (13... bxc5 14. Rfc1 Nd7 15. f4 Qa4 16. e5 Rab8 17. Qc4 Qxc4 18. Nxc4 f6
19. e6 Nb6 20. Nxb6 axb6 21. f5 gxf5 22. Rcb1 f4 23. Bxf4 Ra8 24. a4 f5 25. Ra3
Ra6 26. Bc7 Rfa8 27. Rxb6 Rxa4 28. Rxa4 Rxa4 29. Rb8+ Bf8 30. Bd6 Kg7 31. Be5+
Kg8 32. Bd6 Kg7 33. Bxc5 $16 {1-0 (49) Berkes,F (2673)-Hansen,E (2567) Germany
2013}) 14. Nb3 Qa4 15. Rfd1 Nxc5 16. Nxc5 bxc5 17. Bxc5 Rac8 18. Qe3 Rc7 19. e5
Rfc8 20. Bd4 $16 {1-0 (65) Grachev,B (2657)-Khalifman,A (2623) Kaliningrad 2015
}) (12. Nc4 Bxc4 13. Bxc4 Nc6 14. Rc1 e6 15. Bb3 $6 (15. d5 $5) 15... cxd4 16.
cxd4 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Rfd8 18. Bxb6 Qxb6 $15 {[%csl Gd4] 1/2 (38) Chojnacki,K 
(2437)-Tomczak,J (2548) Poznan 2011}) 12... Bxe2 13. Qxe2 Qxa2 14. Ra1 Qe6 15.
d5 Qc8 16. Ra3 Nd7 17. f4 {[%cal Ye4e5]} e6 (17... Qb7 {is probably more
accurate} 18. c4 $140 e6 19. dxe6 fxe6 20. e5 Rad8) 18. dxe6 fxe6 19. e5 {
[%csl Rg7]} Qc6 (19... Qb7 20. Nc4 $1) 20. c4 {[%cal Ya3d3]} Rad8 $6 {Black
gives the pawn back, after which White keeps a positional advantage for free.}
(20... Qb7 $5 21. Rd3 Rad8) 21. Rxa7 Ra8 22. Rxa8 Rxa8 23. Qd3 Bf8 24. Rd1 Be7
25. Ne4 Nf8 26. Bf2 Rd8 27. Nd6 Ra8 28. g4 $40 Ra2 29. f5 $2 {White
underestimates Black's counterplay.} (29. Ne4 $1 $14 {[%cal Yg4g5]}) 29... Qa8
({Missing} 29... Bh4 $1 30. Ne4 (30. Rd2 Ra1+) (30. Rf1 Bxf2+ 31. Rxf2 Rxf2 32.
Kxf2 Qh1) 30... gxf5 31. gxf5 exf5 32. Bxh4 fxe4 {and Black is not worse.}) 30.
fxe6 (30. f6 Bxd6 31. exd6 $13) 30... Nxe6 (30... Bh4 $1 {was possible again.})
31. Qd5 Qxd5 32. cxd5 Nf4 33. Be3 Ne2+ $2 {[%mdl 16384]} (33... Bg5 $1 $13) 34.
Kf1 Nc3 35. Rd3 Bxd6 36. exd6 {[%csl Gd6] White's passed pawn decides the game.
} Ne4 37. d7 Ra8 38. Bf4 Nf6 (38... Rd8 39. Re3 $1 $18) 39. Ra3 Rf8 (39... Rd8
40. Bg5 Kg7 41. Rf3) 40. Bd6 $1 Nxd7+ 41. Bxf8 Kxf8 42. d6 g5 43. Re3 h6 44.
Ke2 b5 45. Kd3 Nb6 46. Re5 Nd7 47. Re6 Nb6 48. Rxh6 b4 49. Rh7 c4+ 50. Kd4 1-0

[Event "GER CupT semifinal"]
[Site "Baden-Baden"]
[Date "2002.03.09"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Bunzmann, Dimitrij"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2469"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2002.03.08"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Stuttgart"]
[BlackTeam "Baden Oos"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. Be3 {An interesting move, for unknown reasons rarely
seen in practice.} (10. O-O {is usually played.}) 10... Bb7 11. e5 {The
principled continuation, with idea of a kingside attack (h2-h4-h5). The other
options are totally harmless:} (11. Qc2 $6 cxd4 (11... e6 12. dxc5 Nd7 13. O-O
Qc7 14. cxb6 axb6 $44 {Bunzmann,D-Schandorff,L/Magdeburg,2000 (0-1)(40)}) 12.
cxd4 Qc8 (12... e6 13. h4 Nd7 14. e5 Rc8 15. Qb2 Be4 16. Rc1 Rxc1+ 17. Qxc1 Qc8
18. Qa3 Qc2 19. Bd1 Qc6 20. O-O b5 $15 {1-0 Bali,J-Dobos,J/Hungary 1998/EXT
2000 (42)}) (12... Nc6 13. Qa4 $6 (13. d5) 13... e6 14. O-O Na5 15. d5 exd5 16.
Rfd1 d4 17. Bxd4 Qe8 18. Qxe8 Rfxe8 19. Bxg7 Bxe4 $1 20. Rbc1 Kxg7 $17 {
0-1 Kauranen,M-Salokangas,H/Helsinki 1988/EXT 97 (51)}) 13. Qxc8 Rxc8 14. Bd3
Rc3 (14... Nd7 15. Ke2 e6 16. Nd2 Rc7 17. Rhc1 Rac8 18. Rxc7 Rxc7 19. f3 Nb8
$11 {0-1 Kunze,C-Malisauskas,V/Berlin 1995/CBM 47 ext (39)}) (14... e6 15. Ke2
Nc6 16. Rhc1 Rd8 17. Rc4 Rac8 18. Ra4 Rc7 19. Rd1 Na5 20. Bg5 Re8 21. Bf4 Rcc8
22. Bd2 Bc6 23. Ra3 Bf8 24. Rc3 Bb4 25. Rc2 Bxd2 26. Rdxd2 f6 $11 {0-1
Charpentier,W-Valdes,L/San Jose 2001/CBM 82 ext (40)}) 15. Kd2 Ra3 16. Rb2 Nc6
17. Rc1 Rd8 18. Rc3 Ra4 $15 {0-1 Candela Perez,J-Fernandez Barrera,F/Mancha
Real 2000/EXT 2001 (55)}) (11. Bd3 Nc6 12. d5 Bxc3+ 13. Bd2 Bxd2+ 14. Qxd2 Na5
15. Qh6 (15. h4 $5) 15... f6 16. O-O Qc8 17. Rfe1 Ba6 18. Bc2 Rf7 19. Rbd1 Qf8
20. Qh4 Rd8 $15 {1/2-1/2 Pinto Henriquez,R-Garcia,I/ESP 1993/TD (54)}) (11. Qd3
Ba6 (11... e6 12. dxc5 Nd7 13. O-O Qc7 $44 14. Qd6 $6 Qxd6 15. cxd6 Bxe4 16.
Rb4 Bb7 17. Bb5 Nf6 18. Rc4 Nd5 19. Nd4 Rad8 $17 {1/2-1/2 Shishkin,V-Taborov,B/
Kiev 2000/EXT 2001 (61)}) (11... Qc8 12. O-O e6 13. Rfd1 Ba6 14. Qd2 Bxe2 15.
Qxe2 Nd7 16. Rbc1 c4 17. Rb1 a6 18. Rb4 b5 19. a4 $13 {1-0 Kreiling,
C-Schnegelsberg,K/Kassel 1998/EXT 99 (38)}) (11... cxd4 12. cxd4 Qd7 (12... Ba6
13. Qd2 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 e6 15. O-O Nd7 16. Rbc1 Nf6 17. Bg5 Qd7 18. Rfd1 Qb7 19.
d5 exd5 20. exd5 Rfe8 21. Qb5 $36 {1-0 Feige,M-Teslia,V/Bayern 1999/EXT 2001 
(31)}) 13. O-O Qa4 $5 14. Rfc1 Qxa2 15. Bd1 $6 Qa6 16. Qc2 Rc8 17. Qb3 Nc6 18.
d5 Na5 19. Qb4 Bf8 $13 {0-1 Rind,B-Ftacnik,L/Philadelphia 1993/EXT 97 (40)})
12. Qd2 Qc8 (12... cxd4 13. cxd4 Qd7 14. O-O Rc8 15. Rfc1 Rxc1+ 16. Rxc1 Bxe2
17. Qxe2 Qb7 18. Qc4 $14 {1-0 Vacek,R-Hlavac,R/Rakovnik 2001/EXT 2002 (28)})
13. O-O Bxe2 (13... Nd7 14. Bxa6 Qxa6 15. e5 (15. Bh6 $5 {Golod,V}) 15... Rac8
16. Rfe1 e6 17. Bg5 b5 18. Qd3 c4 19. Qc2 Nb6 20. Nd2 Nd5 21. Ne4 Qb6 22. Qc1
f5 $1 $13 {0-1 Pinto Henriquez,R-Narciso Dublan,M/St Feliu 1994/EXT 98 (51)})
14. Qxe2 Qa6 15. Qxa6 Nxa6 16. Rfc1 Rac8 17. d5 f5 $1 18. Ng5 $1 fxe4 19. c4
Nb4 20. a3 Nd3 21. Rc2 Bh6 $1 $11 22. Nxe4 Bxe3 23. fxe3 Rf5 24. Ng3 Rg5 25.
Rf1 {1/2-1/2 Roiz,M-Golod,V/Beersheba 2001/CBM 82/[Golod,V] (25)}) 11... cxd4 (
{Here is a typical example of the white attack:} 11... Nc6 $6 12. h4 cxd4 (
12... Qc7 13. h5 Rfd8 14. hxg6 hxg6 15. e6 fxe6 16. Qc2 cxd4 17. cxd4 Rf8 18.
Qxg6 $18 {1-0 Dejkalo,S-Bugajski,R/Warsaw 1981/EXT 2000 (50)}) 13. cxd4 Qd5 14.
h5 Rad8 15. hxg6 hxg6 16. Qc1 Na5 17. Bh6 Rc8 18. Qg5 Qe4 19. Bxg7 $1 Qxb1+ 20.
Bd1 f6 21. Qh6 Qe4+ 22. Kf1 Qd3+ 23. Be2 Qb1+ 24. Ne1 Kf7 25. Bxf8 Rxf8 26. Bd3
{1-0 Rashkovsky,N-Romanishin,O/Vilnius 1980/URS-ch (26)}) 12. cxd4 Na6 {
This centralizing manoeuvre (Nb8-a6-c7-d5) is probably too slow.} (12... e6 13.
Qd2 $6 (13. h4 $142) 13... Nc6 14. h4 Qd5 15. h5 Rfd8 16. hxg6 hxg6 17. Bg5
Nxd4 18. Bxd8 Nxf3+ 19. Bxf3 Qxd2+ 20. Kxd2 Rxd8+ 21. Ke3 Bxf3 22. gxf3 Bxe5 {
1/2-1/2 Nickl,K-Duesterwald,M/Dortmund 1989/EXT 97 (43)}) (12... Be4 $5 13. Rc1
Nc6 14. h4 Rc8 15. Ng5 $6 (15. Qa4 $5 $13) 15... Bxg2 16. Rh2 Bd5 17. h5 Nb4
18. hxg6 hxg6 19. a3 Na2 $17 {0-1 Vaisser,A-Sokolov,I/San Bernardino 1989/EXT
97 (41)}) (12... Bd5 13. Qd2 $6 (13. h4 $1) 13... Nc6 14. h4 h5 15. Rg1 Qd7 16.
Ng5 f6 17. exf6 exf6 18. Nh3 Rad8 19. Nf4 Bf7 $17 {0-1 Nickl,K-Sokolov,I/Graz
1987/TD (26)}) 13. h4 $1 {It is important to play this before Qd1-d2.} (13. Qd2
Nc7 14. h4 Nd5 (14... h5 $5) 15. h5 Nxe3 16. fxe3 e6 17. Bd3 Rc8 18. a4 Rc7 $15
{1/2-1/2 Nemet,I-Kortchnoi,V/Schweiz 1985/Inf 40 (42)}) 13... h5 14. Ng5 {
[%cal Re2h5] This is why the white queen should remain on d1!} Qd5 $1 {The
only way of counterplay.} 15. Qa4 $5 {White displays a lot of phantasy. His
king now sets off for a risky journey; however, everything ends quite
successfully for him.} (15. Bf3 Qa5+ 16. Qd2 (16. Bd2 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Qxa2) 16...
Qxd2+ 17. Kxd2 Bxf3 18. Nxf3 Nc7 {gives Black a satisfactory position.}) (15.
Rg1 $5 {[%cal Yg2g4,Re2h5] deserved attention, too.}) 15... Qxg2 16. Kd2 Nc5 $6
(16... Nc7 $2 {led to unpleasant consequences for Black after} 17. Rhg1 (17. f3
$6 Ba6) 17... Bc6 $1 (17... Qh2 $2 {is inferior in view of} 18. Qd7 Bxe5 (18...
Rac8 19. Bf3 $1 $18) 19. Nxf7 $1 Bg7 (19... Kxf7 20. Bc4+ Kg7 21. Qxe7+ $18) (
19... Rxf7 20. dxe5 Qxe5 21. Rxg6+ $18) 20. Ne5 Bxe5 21. Rxg6+ Bg7 22. Rbg1 Rf7
23. Bc4 $18) 18. Qa3 $1 (18. Qc4 $143 Qd5 19. Rbc1 Bd7 $1) 18... Qd5 19. Rgc1 {
[%cal Re2f3]} Rad8 $8 20. Bf3 Nb5 $1 21. Bxd5 Nxa3 22. Bxc6 Nxb1+ 23. Kc2 $1
Nd2 $1 24. Kxd2 Bxe5 25. Nf3 {and the endgame is favourable for White thanks
to his bishop pair. Therefore Black decided on a piece sacrifice}) ({however,
the ugly move} 16... Nb8 $5 {, which I didn't consider at all, deserved more
attention. Of course, White maintained an excellent compensation for the pawn
anyway, e.g.} 17. Rhg1 Qc6 18. Qxc6 Nxc6 19. Bf3 $44) 17. dxc5 Qd5+ {White had
overlooked this check...} 18. Bd4 $6 {...and reacted inaccurately.} ({Of
course,} 18. Kc2 Qxe5 19. Qa3 Bxh1 20. Rxh1 bxc5 {[%cal Ya8b8] was clearly
favourable for Black}) ({but after} 18. Bd3 $1 Rad8 19. Qa3 $1 Qxe5 20. Rhc1 {
[%cal Rc5c6] White maintained good prospects in a messy position.}) 18... Rad8
19. Ke3 Bxe5 20. Rhd1 Bxd4+ 21. Qxd4 Qf5 $1 22. Qc3 $2 ({White misses a chance
to liquidate into a drawish endgame by means of} 22. Bd3 $1 Rxd4 23. Bxf5 Rxd1
24. Rxd1 gxf5 25. Rd7 $11 {However, the situation in the match required
playing for a win from White. Of course, in the middlegame Black maintains a
strong attack.}) 22... e5 23. Bb5 Rd4 $1 24. c6 Bc8 25. Ke2 Rxh4 26. Rg1 a6 $2
{Under time pressure Black misses a simple win:} (26... Rg4 $1 27. Qe3 ({or} 
27. Qd2 f6) 27... f6 $1 28. Qb3+ Kg7 29. Nf3 a6 $19) 27. Bd3 e4 28. Bc2 Rg4 29.
Qe3 {Now the knight can't be trapped!} Rxg1 30. Rxg1 Qb5+ 31. Ke1 Qxc6 32. Bxe4
{The resulting position is roughly equal. In spite of mutual time-trouble,
this evaluation doesn't seriously change till the end of the game.} Qf6 33. Kf1
Re8 34. Qf3 Qxf3 35. Bxf3 $11 Re5 (35... f6 {doesn't bring Black any profit in
view of} 36. Bc6 $1 Re7 37. Ne4 Bh3+ 38. Ke2 f5 $6 (38... Bf5 39. Kd3) 39.
Rxg6+ Kf8 40. Rg3 Bg4+ 41. f3 h4 42. fxg4 hxg3 43. gxf5) 36. Be2 Kg7 37. f3 Ra5
38. Bc4 f6 39. Ne6+ Bxe6 40. Bxe6 Re5 41. Bb3 b5 42. Kf2 a5 43. Bc2 f5 44. Bd3
Kf6 45. Rc1 Rd5 46. Ke3 g5 47. Rc6+ Ke5 48. Rg6 f4+ 49. Kd2 Kd4 50. Be4 Re5 51.
Rd6+ Kc5 52. Rc6+ Kd4 53. Rd6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Goodricke op 13th"]
[Site "Kolkata"]
[Date "2002.03.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Black "Goloshchapov, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2569"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2002.03.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d5 3. Nc3 g6 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Qd3 Ba6 12. Qc2 {A very rare (new?!) move,
with two ideas: to control the a4 square and to develop the c1 bishop at once.}
cxd4 ({If} 12... Qd7 {then} 13. Bxa6 (13. Bg5 {is another option}) 13... Nxa6
14. d5 {and Black can't play} Qa4) 13. Bxa6 (13. cxd4 $143 Qc8 $1) 13... Nxa6
14. cxd4 Qd7 15. Ba3 Rac8 $6 {Inaccurately played.} (15... Rfe8 {was called
for.}) 16. Qe2 Qa4 $6 {There was no ground for such despair. Why give up the
crucial e7 pawn?} (16... Nc7 {was quite possible, e.g.} 17. d5 f5 18. Rfd1 Rfd8
$14) 17. Bxe7 Rfe8 18. Bd6 $2 {A strange decision (a blunder?!!). Black now
recaptures the d4 pawn.} ({After} 18. Bg5 {White's position, with his strong
central pawns, is strategically winning, e.g.} Rc2 19. Qd3 Rxa2 20. e5 Nb4 21.
Qe4 {[%cal Rd4d5]} Qc6 22. Qxc6 Nxc6 23. Rfc1 Ne7 24. Bxe7 Rxe7 25. Rc8+ Bf8
26. d5 {etc.}) 18... Bxd4 19. e5 ({Of course, after} 19. Nxd4 Qxd4 20. Qxa6
Qxd6 21. Qxa7 Rxe4 22. Rxb6 Qe5 {White can hardly make use of his extra pawn.})
19... Rc2 20. Qd3 Bc5 21. Ng5 Bxd6 22. exd6 Nc5 {Black's knight is entering
the game; all his pieces are now very active, therefore White can't exploit
his passed pawn and weakness of the black kingside.} 23. Qh3 h5 24. Qf3 Qxa2 (
24... Qd7 {was probably more solid.}) 25. h4 $6 {White takes a big risk of
playing for a win. After} (25. Rbe1 $5 {Black has apparently nothing better
than} Rxe1 26. Rxe1 Rd2 {and White can force a draw by means of} 27. Re8+ (27.
Qf6 $6 Re2 $1) (27. Qc3 $6 Re2 $1) 27... Kg7 28. Qc3+ f6 29. Re7+ ({or} 29. h4
Rxd6 30. Re7+ Kg8 31. Qe3 Rd7 $1 $11) 29... Kg8 30. Re8+ $11) 25... Rd2 (25...
Qc4 {[%cal Yc2c3]} 26. Rbd1 $13) 26. Rbe1 (26. Rbd1 Rxd1 27. Rxd1 Qb3 $17)
26... Rf8 $2 {After this move White seizes initiative. Black could have safely
taken the second pawn:} (26... Rxe1 27. Rxe1 Rxd6 {After} 28. Qf4 Rd8 29. Re7
Rf8 30. Qf6 Qb1+ 31. Kh2 Qf5 32. Qxf5 gxf5 33. Rxa7 b5 {White must work a
while to reach the draw.}) 27. Rd1 Rxd1 28. Rxd1 {[%cal Yf3f6,Yd1e1,Ye1e7]} Qa4
{Black should have tried to upset White's plan, e.g.} (28... Qb3 $5 29. Qe2 Qa4
{[%cal Yf8e8]} 30. Re1 $5 Qxh4 ({or} 30... Qd7 31. Qe5 a5) 31. Qe7 $44) 29. Re1
Qd7 (29... Qxh4 $5 {although} 30. Qf6 Nd7 31. Qe7 {[%cal Re1e6]} Qa4 32. Rc1 {
[%cal Yc1c7] was unpleasant for Black, too.}) 30. Qf6 Qf5 {Black looks for
simplifications but the endgame turns out to be favourable for White.} 31. Qd4
Qd3 (31... Qg4 32. Ne4 Nxe4 (32... Nd7 33. Nf6+) 33. Rxe4 Qc8 34. d7 Qd8 35.
Qd5 $18 {[%cal Yd5c6,Ye4e8]}) 32. Qf4 $6 (32. Qxd3 $1 $18) 32... Qf5 $6 (32...
Ne6 33. Qf6 $18) (32... f6 $5) 33. Qd4 Qd3 34. Qxd3 $1 Nxd3 35. Re7 Nc5 36. d7
$1 (36. Rxa7 $143 f6 37. Nh3 Rd8 38. Nf4 Rxd6 39. Nxg6 b5 {with good
counterplay for Black.}) 36... Nb7 37. Re8 Kg7 38. Kf1 $18 {[%mdl 4096] In
spite of Black's extra pawn, his position is hopeless. The white king goes to
the queenside while the black pieces are completely tied up. An attempt to
advance Black's pawns also fails.} a5 39. Ke2 a4 40. Kd2 a3 41. Kc2 b5 42. Nh7
Rh8 43. Ng5 Rf8 44. Ne4 $1 b4 45. Nc5 Nd8 46. Kb3 Kg8 47. Kxb4 (47. Na6 $142 f6
48. Nxb4 Kf7 49. Re3 $18) 47... a2 48. Nb3 f6 49. Re2 {White displays lack of
confidence in the winning position.} (49. Kc5 $1 Kf7 50. Re2 $18 {[%cal Yc5d6]
was the most energetic way to victory, e.g.} f5 (50... Ne6+ 51. Kd6 Nd4 52.
Re7+ Kg8 53. Re8 $18) (50... Nb7+ 51. Kb6 $18) 51. Kd6 Nb7+ 52. Kc7 Nc5 53.
Rxa2 Nxb3 54. d8=Q Rxd8 55. Kxd8 $18 {_|_}) 49... Rf7 (49... Nc6+ 50. Kc5 Ne5
51. Kd6 Ra8 (51... Kf7 52. Rxa2) 52. Rxe5 fxe5 53. Ke7 $18) 50. Re8+ (50. Rd2
$18 {[%cal Yb4a3,Ya3a2]}) 50... Rf8 51. Kc3 $2 {This passive move lets the win
slip as Black surrounds the d7 pawn.} (51. Kc5 $18) 51... Kf7 52. Re2 a1=Q+ 53.
Nxa1 Ne6 54. Nb3 Rd8 55. Rd2 Ke7 56. Nd4 Nxd4 57. Rxd4 Rxd7 58. Rxd7+ Kxd7 59.
Kd4 Ke6 60. Ke4 g5 61. g3 f5+ 62. Kd4 f4 63. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vidmar Memorial 15th"]
[Site "Terme Zrece"]
[Date "2003.08.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Mikhalchishin, Adrian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2518"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2003.08.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. Bb5+ Nc6 $6
{A rare move, after which Black is forced to sacrifice material, hoping to
make use of the development advantage he gets.} 8. d5 Qa5 $6 (8... a6 {is
safer but still not enough for equality:} 9. Be2 Na5 10. Be3 e6 11. Nf3 exd5
12. exd5 b6 13. O-O Bg7 14. Qa4+ Bd7 15. Qe4+ Qe7 16. Qxe7+ Kxe7 17. Rab1 $14 {
1-0 Sokolov,I-Olafsson,H/Novi Sad (ol) 1990/Inf 50/[Sokolov,I] (42)}) 9. Qa4 (
9. a4 $5 a6 10. Be2 Nd4 (10... Ne5 11. Bd2) 11. Bd2 Nxe2 12. Nxe2 $16 {I.
Sokolov}) 9... Qxc3+ 10. Ke2 Bg7 (10... Bd7 $2 {is a well-known trap
discovered by Rashid Nezhmetdinov:} 11. dxc6 bxc6 12. Bxc6 Rd8 13. Qb3 $3 Qxa1
14. Bb2 Qb1 15. Nf3 $1 Qxh1 16. Ne5 $18 {Yusupov,A-Morenz,R/Graz/1981/1:0 (22)
being the latest game.}) 11. dxc6 O-O 12. Rb1 ({But not} 12. cxb7 $2 Bxb7 {
and Black gets what he wants, e.g.} 13. Rb1 c4 $1 14. Bxc4 Rac8 15. Bb5 $6 a6
$1 16. Bd2 (16. Bd3 Rfd8) 16... axb5 17. Qxb5 Qc2 $17 18. Qxb7 $6 (18. Nf3)
18... Rfd8 19. Nf3 Qd3+ 20. Kd1 (20. Ke1 Rc2 21. Rd1 Bc3 $19) 20... Rc2 {
0-1 Kiselev,S-Dvoirys,S/Elista 1994/CBM 44/[Arkhipov] (20)}) 12... a6 13. Bd3 {
Stronger than} (13. cxb7 $5 Bxb7 14. Bc4 Bc6 (14... Bxe4 15. Bxf7+ Rxf7 16.
Qxe4 $16) 15. Qb3 Bxe4 16. Qxc3 Bxc3 17. Rb3 Bxg2 18. Rxc3 Bxh1 19. f3 Rfd8 20.
Be3 Rab8 $14 {Arkhipov}) 13... b5 14. Qa3 Qe5 ({In the endgame after} 14... Be6
15. Qxc3 Bxc3 {White keeps a clear advantage, e.g.} 16. Bb2 Bxb2 17. Rxb2 c4
18. Bc2 c3 19. Rb4 Bxa2 20. Bb3 Bb1 21. Nf3 a5 22. Rxb5 Bxe4 23. Bd5 $18 {
1-0 Baumegger,S-Neubauer,M/Werfen 1998/EXT 2001 (31)}) {However, in the
middlegame Black has no sufficient compensation for the piece either as White
easily completes his development.} 15. Nf3 Qh5 16. Be3 c4 17. Bc2 a5 18. Qc5 $1
b4 19. Qxh5 gxh5 20. Bd4 Ba6 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Ke3 Rfc8 23. Ba4 Rab8 24. Rhd1
c3 25. Rd4 f6 26. e5 Bb5 27. exf6+ Kxf6 28. Rf4+ Kg7 29. Bxb5 Rxb5 30. Rc4 Rd5
31. a3 1-0

[Event "North Sea Cup 18th"]
[Site "Esbjerg"]
[Date "2003.06.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Black "McShane, Luke J"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2592"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2003.06.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 O-O 9. Nf3 Qa5 10. Rc1 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qxd2+ 12. Nxd2 e6 13. Bb5 {An old
move, which was superseded by Karpov's} (13. Nb3 {- see CBM 88, game
Kempinski-Ruck.}) 13... Rd8 (13... Bd7 {is quite enough for equality:} 14. Bxd7
Nxd7 15. Ke2 Rfc8 16. Nc4 Bf8 17. Kd3 (17. Bf4 Rc6 18. Na5 Ra6 19. Nxb7 Rxa2+
20. Kf3 e5 21. dxe5 Re8 22. Ra1 Rb2 23. Rhb1 Nxe5+ 24. Kg3 Rxb1 25. Rxb1 Nd3
26. Be3 Rxe4 27. Bxa7 h5 28. h3 {1/2-1/2 Huebner,R-Adorjan,A/Bad Lauterberg
1980/Candidates (28)}) 17... b5 (17... b6 18. Bf4 f6 19. g4 e5 20. dxe5 b5 21.
Nd6 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 fxe5 23. Rc7 Rd8 24. Bg5 Nf6 25. Rc6 Kg7 26. Rc7+ Kg8 {
1/2-1/2 Cunningham,P-Sully,D/Wales 1981/EXT 2002 (26)}) 18. Na5 Ba3 19. Rxc8+
Rxc8 20. Rb1 a6 21. Rb3 Bd6 22. h3 f5 23. f3 Kf7 24. g4 fxe4+ 25. fxe4 Nb6 26.
Rb2 Na4 27. Rc2 Rxc2 28. Kxc2 {1/2-1/2 Akesson,R-Elsness,F/Gausdal 2001/CBM 82
ext (37)}) (13... a6 {is quite good, too:} 14. Ba4 (14. Bd3 $5) 14... b5 15.
Bb3 a5 16. a4 Bd7 17. axb5 Bxb5 18. Rc5 Bd3 19. Rc3 Ba6 20. Ba4 Rd8 21. Nb3 Nd7
$36 {0-1 Henriquez Garcia,D-David,P/Gran Canaria 1993/EXT 99 (34)}) 14. Bg5 f6
15. Be3 a6 16. Ba4 Bd7 (16... b5 17. Bb3 a5 $4 18. Rxc8) 17. Bb3 a5 $2 {
Black neglects his development, which leads to serious consequences.} (17...
Nc6 $5 18. d5 Na5 $11) 18. d5 $1 a4 19. Bc4 b5 20. dxe6 bxc4 21. exd7 Nxd7 22.
Ke2 f5 23. Rxc4 {So, White has won a pawn, although it's far from easy to
convert it into a victory.} Ne5 24. Rc2 Nd3 25. Rb1 Rd7 26. exf5 gxf5 27. g3 (
27. Nc4 $5 Re8 28. Rd2 $16) 27... Re8 28. Rc4 (28. Nc4 $5) 28... Bh6 (28... Nb2
$142) 29. Nf1 (29. f4 $5 Bg7 (29... Bf8 30. Nf1) 30. Nf1 (30. Rxa4 $6 Bd4 31.
Nf1 Bxe3 32. Nxe3 Rde7 $11) 30... Nb2 31. Rc5 $16) 29... f4 30. gxf4 Nxf4+ 31.
Kf3 Nd3 32. Rg4+ $2 {This unnecesary check lets White's advantage slip.} (32.
Rxa4 Rf7+ 33. Kg2 Bxe3 34. fxe3 Rf2+ 35. Kg1 {and White should bring home his
material advantage, overcoming technical difficulties.}) 32... Bg7 33. Rxa4
Rf7+ 34. Kg2 (34. Kg3 $142 {although after} Ref8 35. Ra7 Rxa7 (35... Rf3+ 36.
Kg2 Nxf2 $2 37. Bc5) 36. Bxa7 Be5+ 37. Kg2 Nf4+ 38. Kh1 (38. Kf3 Nd5+) 38...
Nh3 39. Bc5 Rf7 {Black regains White's f2 pawn, with good drawing chances.})
34... Nxf2 $1 {Regaining the pawn in the best possible edition.} 35. Ra7 ({
After} 35. Bxf2 Re2 36. Ra8+ Bf8 37. Kh3 Rexf2 38. Ng3 R7f6 {Black should not
lose either.}) 35... Ng4 36. Rxf7 Nxe3+ 37. Nxe3 Kxf7 {In such positions
White's extra pawn is insufficient for a victory: the black bishop is strong
enough both to hold up the white passed pawn and assist Black's kingside
counterplay.} 38. Rf1+ Kg6 39. Nd5 Ra8 40. Ne7+ Kg5 41. Rf5+ Kh6 42. Rf2 Bf8
43. Nd5 Kg6 44. Nc7 Rc8 45. Ne6 Ba3 46. Kf3 Kf5 47. Nd4+ Ke5 48. Nc2 Rc3+ 49.
Kg4 Rc4+ 50. Kf3 Rc3+ 51. Kg2 Ke4 52. Nxa3 Rxa3 {The rook endgame is also
drawn.} 53. Re2+ Kf4 54. Rf2+ Ke4 55. Kf1 h5 56. Ke1 h4 57. Kd1 h3 58. Kc1 Ke3
59. Rc2 Kf3 60. Kb2 Ra8 61. a3 (61. a3 {Black has many ways to a draw, the
simplest one being} Rg8 62. a4 Rg2 63. a5 Rxc2+ 64. Kxc2 Kg2 65. a6 Kxh2 66. a7
Kg1 67. a8=Q h2 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.08"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Black "Timofeev, Artyom"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2577"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2003.05.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Qa4+ Nd7 8.
Nf3 O-O 9. Bg5 c5 10. Rb1 h6 11. Be3 Nb6 {Black tries a simple plan of defence.
} (11... a6 {- see Zvjagintsev-Leko in CBM 90.}) 12. Qb3 cxd4 13. cxd4 Bg4 14.
Be2 Rc8 15. O-O (15. Rd1 $6 Bd7 16. Qa3 Ba4 17. Rc1 Bc2 18. e5 Be4 $11 {
1-0 Volkov,S-Timofeev,A/Tomsk 2001/CBM 82 ext (43)}) 15... Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Bxd4 {
Black trades his h6 pawn for the white central pawn, after which he must
centralize his pieces in order to neutralize White's bishop pair.} 17. Bxh6 Rc3
18. Qb4 Re8 19. Rbc1 (19. Rfd1 e5 20. Be3 Rc4 $11) 19... Rxc1 20. Rxc1 e5 21.
Bd2 Nc8 22. g3 Ne7 (22... Nd6 $5 $11) 23. Kg2 Qb6 24. Qxb6 Bxb6 25. Be2 Rc8 26.
Rxc8+ Nxc8 {Black has concequently traded all the major pieces. Now he
demonstrates that White's bishop pair can't cause him any serious trouble due
to his central d4 point and queenside pawn advantage.} 27. Bc4 Bc5 (27... Bd4
$5) 28. Bc3 Bd6 29. Kf3 (29. f4 exf4 30. e5 Bc5 31. gxf4 (31. e6 Kf8 32. gxf4
Nd6) 31... Ne7 $11) 29... Ne7 30. Kg4 Kg7 31. f4 f6 32. Be6 b5 33. Bd7 b4 34.
Bb2 a5 35. Kf3 Kf7 36. f5 gxf5 (36... g5 37. h4 gxh4 38. gxh4 Kg7 39. Bc1 {
is dangerous for Black.}) 37. exf5 a4 38. Bxa4 $6 (38. Ke4 a3 39. Bc1 Kg7 40.
Ba4 $1 {was the last chance for White to play for a win} ({but not} 40. Be6 Nc6
$1)) 38... Nxf5 39. Ke4 Nd4 $1 {This strong knight guarantees Black a draw.}
40. Kd5 (40. Bxd4 {is a dead draw, of course.}) 40... Bf8 41. Bd1 (41. Kc4 Nf3
$132) 41... Bh6 42. Kc4 Bd2 43. Kd3 Be1 {[%csl Ge1]} 44. Bc1 Kg6 45. g4 f5 46.
gxf5+ Kxf5 {The passed e-pawn now gives Black sufficient counterplay.} 47. h3
Nb5 48. Bg4+ Kf6 49. Kc4 Nd6+ 50. Kb3 Ne4 51. Bh6 Nf2 52. Bc8 Nd3 53. Kc4 Nb2+
54. Kb3 Nd3 55. Be3 e4 56. Ba6 Ke5 57. Kc2 Nf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 09th Group2"]
[Site "Ekaterinburg"]
[Date "2002.05.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Shcherbakov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Semeniuk, Alexander A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2464"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2002.05.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Satka Magnezit"]
[BlackTeam "Khabarovsk Lokomotiv"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 {Kortschnoj} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7
7. Be3 c5 8. Nf3 Qa5 9. Bd2 {'!?' Kortschnoj. Kortschnoj: 'A new way to treat
this position, instead of the "normal" 9.Qd2.'} O-O 10. Be2 Bg4 11. O-O e6 {
Kortschnoj: 'Even more ambitious is 11...Rd8, trying to destroy the whole
white construction in the centre.'} 12. a4 Nc6 {This variant was examined in
detail in CBM88 - see annotations to Eljanov-Macieja (Moscow 2002), which saw}
(12... cxd4) ({Earlier it was played} 12... Qd8 {Kortschnoj} 13. Bg5 Qd6 14.
Rb1 cxd4 15. cxd4 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Qxd4 17. Qxd4 Bxd4 18. Rxb7 Nc6 {with a slight
edge to white in the endgame.}) 13. Rb1 ({Not} 13. d5 {Kortschnoj} exd5 14.
exd5 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Ne5 {and white experiences some inconveniences.}) 13... cxd4
{A new move, which failed in this game as White got a passed pawn without any
compensation.} (13... Qc7 {-see Beliavsky-Adorjan (Baden 1980), examined in my
annotations to the above-mentioned game Eljanov-Macieja.} 14. d5 exd5 15. exd5
Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Ne5 17. Bf4) ({After an immediate retreat} 13... Qd8 {
(Kortschnoj) black was afraid of} 14. dxc5) 14. cxd4 Qd8 (14... Qc7 15. d5 {
looks favourable for White, too.}) 15. Bg5 Qd7 (15... Bf6 $5 {deserved
attention, e.g.} 16. Bh6 (16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. d5 exd5 18. exd5 Na5) 16... Re8 (
16... Bg7 $6 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. d5) 17. e5 (17. d5 $6 exd5 18. exd5 Rxe2 $1 19.
Qxe2 Nd4 $44) 17... Bh8 (17... Bg7 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Rxb7 Bxf3 20. Bxf3 Nxd4
21. Rxf7+ $1 Kxf7 22. Bxa8 $16) 18. Rxb7 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Nxd4 {and it is not
clear whether White can obtain any advantage.}) 16. d5 $1 exd5 ({Alas, this is
a must as} 16... Bxf3 {is met with} 17. dxc6 $1 ({but not} 17. Bxf3 Nd4 18. Rb4
e5) 17... Qxd1 18. Bxd1 Bxe4 19. cxb7 Rab8 ({or} 19... Bxb1 20. Bf3 $1) 20. Bf3
$1 {, e.g.} Bxf3 (20... Bxb1 21. Rxb1 {[%cal Rg5e3]}) 21. gxf3 f6 22. Be3 Rf7
23. Bxa7 Rbxb7 24. Rxb7 Rxb7 25. Be3 {[%csl Ga4] with a clearly better endgame
for White due to his strong passed pawn.}) 17. exd5 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Nd4 (18...
Ne5 19. Be2 {[%cal Rf2f4] is favourable for White: his bishop pair is quite
strong and Black's e5 knight is misplaced.}) 19. Rb4 Nxf3+ (19... Nf5 20. Bg4
h6 21. Bxf5 Qxf5 22. Be7 $16) 20. Qxf3 {[%csl Gd5][%mdl 32] A typical position,
strategically better for White because of his strong passed pawn. Kortschnoj:
'It is hard to claim that white has big advantage, but the position is
annoying for black, since his queen is the only blockading piece to prevent
promoting of the d-pawn.'} Rfe8 21. Rd1 Rac8 22. h3 Bc3 {Kortschnoj: 'Black
certainly overestimates his position. He is playing too actively, whereas a
cautious 22...b6 had to be preferred.'} (22... Rc3 23. Qg4 $5) (22... Be5 $5 {
and if} 23. d6 {then} Rc6) 23. Rb3 (23. Re4 $5 {deserved attention as it is
favourable for White to swap one pair of rooks. Black shoud continue} Be5 (
23... Re5 $143 24. Bf4) {but after} 24. d6 $1 Re6 25. Be7 {White maintains the
better prospects.}) 23... Be5 {A typical way of defense. White must now
exchange the bishops if he wants to push his pawn further.} 24. Bf4 {'!'
Kortschnoj. Kortschnoj: 'Avoiding a trap.'} (24. a5 $5 {[%csl Ra7][%cal Yg5e3]
is another interesting plan but Black can successfully defend after} Rc5 25. d6
Rc6 $1 ({but not} 25... Bxd6 26. Rxb7 Rc7 27. a6 $1 {-that's White's idea}) 26.
Rxb7 Qxb7 27. d7 Ra8 (27... Qa8 28. dxe8=Q+ Qxe8 29. Qe3 $16) 28. d8=Q+ Rxd8
29. Rxd8+ Kg7) ({If} 24. d6 {Kortschnoj} Rc6 25. Rbd3 $6 {then} Rxd6 26. Rxd6
Bxd6 27. Qd5 $2 Re1+ $1 28. Rxe1 Bh2+ {and black wins.}) 24... Qxa4 {Reducing
material but allowing the advance of the white pawn to d7. Kortschnoj: 'A
greedy move. 24...Rc4 was much stronger.'} (24... Rc4 25. Bxe5 Rxe5 26. d6 b6
27. Rc3 $1 $16) (24... b6 $5) 25. Bxe5 Rxe5 26. d6 $5 {'!' Kortschnoj.
Kortschnoj: 'Better than'} (26. Rxb7 Rf5 27. Qe2 (27. Qd3 {Kortschnoj} Qc2 $1 {
and black has no problems, due to activity of his pieces.}) 27... Re8 {is
unclear:} 28. Qd3 (28. Qd2 Qa6) 28... Qf4) 26... Qc6 $6 {A tactical oversight.}
({After} 26... b6 27. d7 Rd8 28. Ra3 (28. Rbd3 Re7 29. Qb7 Kg7 30. Qc7 $2 Rdxd7
31. Rxd7 $2 Qxd1+ $1) (28. Rbd3 {(Kortschnoj) where black has not an easy task
to save the game. And, after all, the move made by black looks very safe.})
28... Qb4 $1 (28... Qe4 $2 29. Qf6 Re7 30. Re3 Qc2 31. Rde1 $1 $18) 29. Rxa7 (
29. Rc3 Kg7 30. Rc8 Re1+ 31. Kh2 Rxd1 32. Qxd1 Qe7 $11) 29... Re1+ 30. Kh2 (30.
Rxe1 Qxe1+ 31. Kh2 Qe5+ 32. g3 Qd4 $1) 30... Rxd1 31. Qxd1 b5 {Black
maintained good drawing chances.}) 27. Rc3 $1 {'!!' Kortschnoj. Kortschnoj:
'Such a move could be easily overlooked! Black can't take twice on c3 because
of d6-d7.'} Rc5 (27... Qxc3 28. Qxc3 Rxc3 29. d7 $18) 28. Rxc5 Qxc5 29. Qxb7 a5
{'?!' Kortschnoj. Kortschnoj: 'The move aggravates black's situation: the
square b6 had to be protected by a pawn! 29...Rd8 was called for (30.Qe7 Rb8
31.Qc7 Qb6)'} (29... Rd8 {Kortschnoj} 30. Qe7 Rb8 31. Qc7 Qb6) 30. Qe7 Rb8 $4 {
[%mdl 8192] This blunder ends the game.} (30... Ra8 {was correct but after} 31.
Qe4 Rd8 32. d7 {[%csl Gd7] Black's position remained quite difficult.}) 31. Qc7
1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2017.09.13"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Dubov, Daniil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "193"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Be3 O-O 9. Be2 {A rare move order.} b6 {A quiet continuation.} ({White's main
idea is} 9... Qa5 10. O-O $1 Qxc3 11. Rc1 Qa3 12. Rxc5 {e.g.} Qxa2 13. Bc4 Qa3
14. Bc1 Qb4 15. Bd2 Qa3 16. Re1 Bg4 17. Re3 Qb2 18. Bc3 Qb6 {1/2 (23) Lakic,N 
(2395)-Banas,J (2365) Stary Smokovec 1980} 19. Rb5 Qc7 20. Qb3 $16) 10. Qd2 (
10. h4 {looks a bit premature:} Bb7 (10... Bg4 $5 11. h5 Bxh5) 11. e5 Nc6 12.
h5 cxd4 13. cxd4 Rc8 14. hxg6 (14. h6 Bh8 15. O-O Qd7 $13 {[%cal Yf7f6]}) 14...
hxg6 15. Qd2 Qd5 16. Bg5 Rfd8 $15 {0-1 (43) San Segundo Carrillo,P (2509)
-Fluvia Poyatos,J (2467) Leon 2012}) (10. O-O {is not a dangerous plan, Black
should safely equalise:} cxd4 11. cxd4 Bb7 12. Qd3 Nc6 13. Rac1 e6 14. Rfd1 Rc8
15. d5 exd5 16. exd5 {0-1 (63) Arkhipov,S-Gorelov,S (2395) Moscow 1980} Ne7 $1
17. Rxc8 Qxc8 18. d6 Nd5) (10. Rc1 $5 {is probably the most precise move
keeping various options:} e6 (10... Bb7 $6 11. d5) (10... Nd7 11. e5 $1 (11.
O-O e6 12. e5 Bb7 13. Qd2 f6 $11 {0-1 (61) Radwan,L (2138)-Shishkin,V (2471)
Police 2010}) 11... Bb7 12. h4 cxd4 13. cxd4 Rc8 14. h5 Bd5 {0-1 (58) Zontakh,
A (2520)-Babujian,L (2451) Poti 2017} 15. h6 Bh8 16. O-O $14 {[%csl Rh8]}) 11.
h4 $5 Bb7 12. e5 Qd5 (12... h5 13. Rg1 Nc6 14. g4 hxg4 15. Rxg4 Ne7 16. Bg5 Qe8
17. h5 $16 {1-0 (20) Bosiocic,M (2586)-Greenfeld,A (2562) Novi Sad 2016}) (
12... cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. h5 Ne7 15. Bg5 (15. h6 $5) 15... Qd7 16. Qd2 Rac8
17. Rxc8 Rxc8 18. hxg6 fxg6 19. Bf6 Bxf3 20. Bxf3 Bxf6 21. exf6 Nd5 $15 {
1/2 (33) Gonzalez Garcia,J (2509)-Safarli,E (2597) Zuerich 2009}) (12... Nd7
13. h5 cxd4 14. cxd4 Rc8 15. hxg6 (15. h6 Bh8 16. O-O $14) 15... hxg6 16. Rxc8
Qxc8 17. Qd2 Qc6 18. O-O Rc8 $11 {1/2 (30) Narayanan,S (2515)-Xiong,J (2633)
Bhubaneswar 2016}) 13. h5 Nd7 14. c4 (14. h6 $5 Bh8 15. O-O {[%csl Rh8] - with
the pawn on e6, ...f7-f6 weakens Black's position}) 14... Qc6 15. hxg6 fxg6 16.
d5 Qc7 17. Ng5 exd5 18. Bg4 Rfe8 19. cxd5 Qxe5 20. Nxh7 $13 {1-0 (60) Fier,A 
(2592)-Greenfeld,A (2536) London 2014}) 10... cxd4 (10... Nd7 11. e5 Bb7 {
1-0 (37) Yuneev,A (2370)-Zdrojewski,W (2265) Leningrad 1990} 12. h4 $36) (10...
Bb7 {is more appropriate here than after 10.Rc1:} 11. d5 (11. e5 cxd4 12. cxd4
{- game}) 11... e6 12. Rd1 exd5 13. exd5 Nd7 14. c4 Nf6 15. Qc2 {0-1 (63)
Kanter,E (2349)-Charochkina,D (2309) Zvenigorod 2008} Re8 $5 16. O-O Qd6 {
[%cal Ye8e7,Ya8e8]}) 11. cxd4 Bb7 12. e5 Nc6 (12... Bd5 $5 13. Bh6 (13. h4 $5
h5) 13... Nc6 14. Rd1 Rc8 15. h4 $2 {0-1 (28) Derieux,C (2209)-Dunis,A (2347)
Marseille 2001} Bxf3 $1 16. Bxf3 Qxd4 $1 $17) 13. h4 Qd5 14. h5 Rfd8 (14... Qa5
{was quite possible. Black has no problems in the following game:} 15. Rc1
Qxd2+ 16. Bxd2 Rfd8 17. hxg6 hxg6 18. Rh4 Rac8 19. Bc4 Na5 20. Bxa5 bxa5 21.
Kd2 e6 22. Bb3 Rxc1 23. Kxc1 Bf8 24. Kd2 Be7 25. Rg4 Rc8 $132 {1/2 (43)
Urkedal,F (2517)-Turov,M (2591) Stockholm 2015}) 15. Rc1 (15. hxg6 hxg6 16. Rh4
Qa5 17. Qxa5 Nxa5 18. e6 f6 19. Rg4 g5 20. Nh4 Bd5 21. Ng6 Bxe6 22. Re4 Rd6 23.
Nxe7+ Kf7 24. d5 Bxd5 25. Nxd5 Rxd5 26. Rc1 Rad8 $11 {1/2 (37) Cuenca Jimenez,
J (2498)-Ftacnik,L (2551) Leiria POR 2017}) 15... Qa5 {Of course, the exchange
of queens levels the game.} 16. h6 $6 {This only helps Black now as his bishop
gladly goes to f8.} (16. Qxa5 Nxa5 17. Rc7 Rac8 18. Rxe7 $5 Bf8 19. Rxb7 Nxb7
20. hxg6 hxg6 21. Ng5 $44 {was an interesting way to complicate the game.})
16... Bf8 17. e6 $6 (17. Qxa5 Nxa5 18. O-O Rac8 19. Rfd1 e6 $15) 17... f6 18.
O-O Qxd2 19. Bxd2 Nxd4 $6 {Premature!} (19... Rac8 $1 20. Be3 Nb4 $17 {[%csl
Ra2,Rd4,Re6]}) 20. Nxd4 Rxd4 21. Be3 Rdd8 (21... Rd6 $1 $17 {[%cal Rb7d5] was
more energetic. After the text move White obtains counterplay.}) 22. Bb5 Bd5
23. Bd7 {[%csl Gd7,Rd8]} g5 (23... Bxa2 24. Ra1 Bc4 25. Rfc1 {is not clear
anymore. However, the text move, weakening Black's kingside, is even worsse.})
24. f4 Bxh6 25. fxg5 Bg7 {This was not easy to find} (25... fxg5 26. Rf7 Bg7 $1
27. Bxg5 (27. Rxe7 Bf6 28. Rf7 Rf8) 27... Rf8 $13 28. Rxe7 $6 Bd4+ 29. Kh2 Rf5)
26. Bd4 $1 fxg5 27. Bxg7 Kxg7 28. Rf7+ Kg6 29. Rxe7 {Now the initiative
belongs to White due to his strong e6-pawn.} Rf8 30. Re1 (30. Bb5 $6 Kf6 31.
Rxh7 Kxe6) 30... Bxa2 (30... a6 $1 31. Ba4 Rfc8 {was correct to prevent the
transfer of White's bishop to the b1-h7 diagonal.} 32. Rd7 Bxa2 $13) 31. Bb5 a6
(31... h5 32. Rb7 {[%cal Re6e7]}) 32. Bd3+ Kf6 33. Rxh7 b5 34. Rh6+ Ke7 35.
Rh7+ Kf6 36. e7 Rg8 37. Rh6+ Kf7 38. Rh7+ Kf6 39. Be4 Rae8 40. Rh6+ Kf7 41. Bc6
Bc4 42. Bxe8+ Rxe8 43. Rxa6 Rxe7 44. Rxe7+ Kxe7 {[%mdl 4096]} 45. Kf2 Kf7 46.
Rb6 Be6 {Black can't save both pawns. He gives up his b-pawn but the resulting
endgame is lost for him.} 47. Rxb5 Kf6 48. Kf3 Bf5 49. Rc5 Bd3 ({With White's
pawn on g2, Black can't successfully keep his bishop on the h3-c8 diagonal, e.
g.} 49... Kg6 50. Ke3 Kf6 51. Kd4 Bg4 52. Ke4 Bd7 53. Kd5 Be6+ 54. Kd6 Bf5 55.
Rc3 Bg4 (55... Be4 56. g4 $1) 56. Rc2 Bf5 57. Rf2 Kg6 58. Ke5 Bd7 59. Rd2 Bg4
60. Rd4 Bc8 61. g4 $18) 50. Ke3 Bf5 51. Kd4 Bb1 52. Rc1 $6 {Here and later
White misses a winning plan shown by GM Igor Kovalenko in a similar position 
(Goganov - Kovalenko Gjakova 2016 - see CBM 173). Both pawns were on the
f-file in that game, and Goganov had a drawing chance keeping his bishop in
the opposite corner, which he missed. With g-pawns that drawing chance doesn't
exist:} (52. g4 $1 Bg6 53. Rc6+ Kf7 54. Ke5 Bb1 (54... Bh7 55. Rc7+ Kg6 56. Ra7
$22 {(this zugzwang doesn't exist with the f-pawns!)} Bg8 57. Ra6+) 55. Rc7+ {
(it is essential to lure Black's king to g6, where it blocks his bishop's
diagonal)} Kg6 56. Rd7 Bc2 57. Rd2 Bb1 58. Rb2 Bd3 59. Kd4 $1 {(The point!
White ousts Black's bishop from the crucial diagonal)} Bf1 60. Ke4 $18 {
[%cal Yb2b6,Ye4f5]}) 52... Bg6 53. Rc6+ Kg7 54. Ke5 Bb1 55. Ra6 Bc2 56. Rd6 Kf7
57. Rf6+ Kg7 58. Rf2 Bb1 59. Rb2 Bd3 60. Rd2 Bb1 61. Ke6 Be4 62. Re2 Bd3 63.
Rd2 Be4 64. Ke5 Bb1 65. Rd4 Kf7 66. Ra4 Bc2 67. Ra5 Bb1 68. Rc5 Kg6 69. Rc1 Bd3
70. Rd1 Bc2 71. Rd2 Bb1 72. Ke6 Be4 73. g3 $2 {This leads to a drawish
position known from one of Mark Dvoretzky's books. However, Black misses his
chance, and further play shows that neither player is familiar with that
position.} (73. g4 {was still winning.}) 73... Bb1 $2 (73... Bf5+ 74. Ke5 Bh3 {
(With White's pawn on g3, Black's bishop has this additional square on the
h3-c8 diagonal, and White's pieces can't oust it!)} 75. Rd6+ Kh5 76. Rd4 Bc8
77. Kf6 Bh3 $1 78. Rd5 (78. Rc4 Bd7 79. Rd4 Bc8) 78... Kg4 $1 79. Rxg5+ Kf3 $11
{[%cal Yh3g4]}) 74. Rb2 $2 (74. g4 $1 {White misses this winning move again
and again.}) 74... Bd3 $2 (74... Bf5+) 75. Ke7 $2 Be4 $2 76. Rb6+ $2 Kg7 $2 (
76... Kf5 $1 77. Rb4 Bf3 {lead to a "mirror" drawish position, relative to the
g-file:} 78. Kf7 Be2 79. Kg7 Bf3 80. Kh6 Bd1 81. Rb5+ Kg4 82. Rxg5+ Kh3 $11 {
[%cal Yd1g4] - cf. the 73...Bf5+ line}) 77. Rb5 Kg6 78. Rb4 $2 (78. g4) 78...
Bc2 $2 (78... Kf5) 79. Kf8 $2 Kf6 $2 {It was not too late to play} (79... Kh5
$1 80. Ke7 Bf5 81. Kf6 Bh3) 80. Kg8 Bd3 81. Rd4 Bc2 82. Rd2 $2 Bb1 $2 (82...
Be4 $1 {[%cal Yf6f5,Ye4f3]} 83. g4 (83. Rf2+ Kg6 $1 {as} 84. g4 {is too late:}
Bd5+ 85. Kf8 Be6 86. Rg2 Kf6) 83... Ke5 84. Rf2 Kd4 85. Kg7 Ke3 {[%cal Ye4f3] ,
and Black manages to capture the g4 pawn in time.}) 83. Rf2+ Kg6 84. Rb2 $2 (
84. g4) 84... Bd3 85. Rb6+ Kf5 86. Rb4 Kf6 $2 (86... Be2) 87. Rd4 Bc2 88. Rd2
$2 Bb1 $2 (88... Be4) 89. Rf2+ Kg6 90. g4 $1 {Finally! Now White must win
easily. But...} Be4 91. Rd2 (91. Kf8 $142 $1 {bringing his king back to carry
out the Kovalenko plan.} Bb7 {[%cal Yb7c8] doesn't help due to} 92. Rb2 $1 Bc8
93. Rb6+ ({or} 93. Rb4 Kf6 $140 94. Kg8 {[%cal Rg8h7]}) 93... Kh7 94. Rb4 Kg6
95. Ke7 {etc.}) {But as we know, Levon Aronian was not familiar with the
Kovalenko plan and failed to find it over the board. Instead, he tries to
bring his king to Black's g5-pawn via g7-h6. That plan is wrong but luckily
succeeds after Black's mistake.} 91... Kf6 92. Rb2 $2 (92. Rf2+ Kg6 93. Kf8 $18
) (92. Re2 Bd3 93. Rf2+ Kg6 94. Kf8 $18) 92... Bd3 $2 {The last error.} (92...
Ke5 $1 93. Kg7 (93. Rf2 Kd4 $11 {- see above}) 93... Kf4 94. Rb4 Kxg4 $1 95.
Rxe4+ Kf3 $11) 93. Rb6+ Ke5 94. Kg7 {White attacks Black's g5-pawn with his
king, which decides the game.} Kf4 95. Rb4+ Be4 96. Rxe4+ Kxe4 97. Kg6 (97. Kg6
Kf4 98. Kh5 $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 3rd"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2002.06.22"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Volkov, Sergey"]
[Black "Macieja, Bartlomiej"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2609"]
[BlackElo "2584"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Qa4+ Qd7 8.
Qxd7+ Nxd7 {This line is examined in detail in CBM86 (annotations to
Milov-Ftacnik, Leon 2001).} (8... Bxd7 {is played more frequently - see CBM88.}
) 9. Nf3 b6 10. Bc4 {This move is not a real improvement as Black obtains a
satisfactory position.} Bb7 11. O-O O-O 12. e5 e6 13. Ng5 {[%cal Rg5e6,Yf2f3,
Yg5e4]} Rfd8 14. f3 c5 15. Be3 {White's only trump is the poor position of the
black d7 knight. Black should try to transfer it to c6 via b8; first, however,
he must control the c-file.} Rac8 16. Rfc1 Bh6 17. Kf2 Rc7 18. h4 Rdc8 19. Bd3
cxd4 20. cxd4 Rxc1 {With a draw offer. White has no advantage whatsoever,
therefore his attempt to play for a win is groundless.} 21. Bxc1 $6 (21. Rxc1
Rxc1 22. Bxc1 $11) 21... Nb8 22. Be3 Rc3 23. Ke2 Ba6 {The exchange of these
bishops is quite favourable for Black.} 24. Bxa6 Nxa6 25. Bd2 Rc6 26. Ne4 $2 {
This leads to material losses.} ({After} 26. a3 Bxg5 27. Bxg5 Nc7 {Black's
knight is much stronger than White's bishop but Black can hardly win after} 28.
Bh6) 26... Bxd2 27. Kxd2 (27. Nxd2 Nb4 {[%cal Rb4c2]}) 27... Nb4 28. Nf6+ (28.
g4 Rc2+ 29. Ke3 Rxa2) 28... Kg7 29. a3 Nc2 $1 (29... Rc2+ 30. Ke3 Nc6 31. Kd3
Rxg2 32. Rc1 Ne7 33. Rc7 {gives White good counterplay.}) 30. d5 exd5 31. Rc1
Nd4 32. Rxc6 Nxc6 {[%mdl 4096] Black has won a pawn but winning the game is
not an easy task.} 33. f4 d4 34. Kd3 h5 {Now White can't take the d4 pawn with
the knight as the pawn endgame is lost for him.} 35. g4 (35. Kc4 Kf8 {[%cal
Yf8e7,Ye7e6]} 36. Kd5 d3 37. Ne4 Ne7+ 38. Kc4 Nf5 39. Kxd3 (39. g3 $2 Nxg3)
39... Nxh4 {is hopeless for White, e.g.} 40. g3 Nf5 41. Kc4 Ke7 42. Kb5 Ke6 43.
Ka6 (43. Ng5+ Kd5 44. Nxf7 Nxg3 45. Ng5 Ne2 46. Nh3 Nd4+ 47. Ka6 b5 48. Kxa7
Nc2 49. Kb6 Nxa3 50. Ka5 Kc5 $19) 43... Kd5 44. Ng5 Nxg3 45. Kxa7 Ne4 $1 46.
Nxf7 h4 47. Nh6 Nf2 48. f5 gxf5 49. Nxf5 h3 50. Ne3+ Kxe5 51. Nf1 Kf4 52. Kxb6
Ng4 53. a4 Ne3 54. Nh2 Kg3 55. a5 Nc4+ $19) 35... hxg4 36. Nxg4 b5 $1 37. Nh2 {
Now the black king comes into action.} (37. Ke4 a5 38. Kd5 a4 $1 39. Kxc6 b4
$19) 37... Kh6 $1 38. Nf3 Kh5 39. Ng5 (39. Ke4 a5 40. Kd5 Kg4 $1 41. Ng5 Nd8
42. Kxd4 Ne6+ $19) 39... Kxh4 (39... Nd8 $1 {was more precise. The pawn
endgame after} 40. Kxd4 Ne6+ {is winning for Black though not easy to
calculate:} 41. Kd5 (41. Nxe6 fxe6 42. Kc5 {loses in a remarkable way:} Kg4 $1
(42... Kxh4 $2 43. Kd6) 43. Kxb5 Kxf4 44. Ka6 Kxe5 45. Kxa7 Kd4 $1 (45... Kd6
$2 46. Kb6 e5 47. Kb5) 46. Kb6 e5 47. a4 e4 48. a5 e3 49. a6 e2 50. a7 e1=Q 51.
a8=Q Qe6+ $1 ({but not} 51... Qb4+ $2 52. Kc6 $1) 52. Qc6 (52. Kc7 Qe7+ 53. Kb6
Qc5+ 54. Kb7 Qd5+ $19) (52. Kb5 Qb3+ $19) 52... Ke5 $3 {This is what GM B.
Macieja overlooked in his calculations! After the queen exchange Black wins
the h4 pawn and the game.}) 41... Nxg5 42. hxg5 a5 $1 (42... Kg4 $2 43. e6
fxe6+ 44. Kxe6 Kxf4 45. Kf6 $11) 43. e6 $1 fxe6+ 44. Kxe6 b4 45. f5 $1 (45.
axb4 axb4 46. f5 b3 47. f6 b2 48. f7 b1=Q 49. f8=Q Qe4+ 50. Kd7 Qf5+ $1 $19)
45... bxa3 (45... b3 $143 46. f6 b2 47. f7 b1=Q 48. f8=Q Qe4+ 49. Kd6 $1 {
as the b4 square is protected!}) 46. f6 a2 47. f7 a1=Q 48. f8=Q Qa2+ {and
Black easily wins the queen endgame with two extra pawns.}) 40. Nxf7 Kg4 41. e6
$2 (41. Ke4 {was much more stubborn:} d3 ({or} 41... a5 42. e6 d3 43. e7 Nxe7
44. Ne5+ Kg3 45. Nxd3) 42. Kxd3 Kxf4 43. e6 Kf5 (43... g5 44. Nd6 a6 $6 45. Nc8
) (43... a6 {is apparently insufficient:} 44. Nd8 Ne7 45. Nb7 g5 46. Nc5 a5 $1
(46... g4 47. Nxa6 Kf3 (47... g3 48. Ke2 Kg4 49. Kf1 Kh3 50. Kg1 Nf5 51. Nc7 $1
Nd4 52. e7 Nf3+ 53. Kf1 g2+ 54. Ke2 g1=Q 55. e8=Q $11) 48. Nc7 g3 49. Nxb5 g2
50. Nd4+ $11) 47. Nb3 b4 (47... g4 48. Nxa5 g3 (48... Kf3 49. Nb3 $11) 49. Ke2
Kg4 50. Kf1 Kh3 51. Kg1 g2 52. Nb3 Nf5 53. e7 Nxe7 54. Nd4 $11) 48. axb4 (48.
a4 $2 g4 49. Nxa5 g3 50. Ke2 Kg4 51. Kf1 Kh3 52. Kg1 g2 53. Nb3 Nf5 54. e7 (54.
a5 Ng3 55. Nd4 b3 $19) 54... Nxe7 55. Nd4 Nc6 $1 56. Nf3 b3 $19) 48... axb4 49.
Kc4 g4 50. Nd4 (50. Kxb4 $2 g3 51. Nd4 Ke3 52. Nc2+ Kf2 $19) 50... Ke3 (50...
Ke4 51. Ne2 Kf3 52. Kd3 Ng6 (52... Kf2 53. Nf4 g3 $2 54. Nh5 $1 g2 55. Nf4 $11)
53. Nd4+ Kf2 54. Nf5 Nf4+ 55. Kc4 Nxe6 56. Kxb4) 51. Nc2+ Kd2 52. Nd4 {and I
don't see a win for Black}) 44. Nd6+ Kxe6 45. Nxb5 Ke5 {and Black should win
despite the limited material.}) 41... Kxf4 42. Nd8 Ne7 43. Kxd4 g5 {Comparing
to the lines examined in the previous annotation, the white knight is clearly
misplaced.} 44. Kc5 {The only attempt but the black queen easily outplays
White's knight and passed pawn.} g4 45. Nc6 g3 46. Nxe7 (46. Nd4 Ke3 $19) 46...
g2 47. Kd6 g1=Q 48. Nd5+ Kf5 49. Ne7+ (49. e7 Qg6+) 49... Kf6 50. Nd5+ Kg7 51.
Nc7 Qd4+ 52. Ke7 Qc5+ 53. Kd7 Kf8 54. Kd8 Qxa3 55. Kd7 Qe7+ 56. Kc6 b4 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Comas Fabrego, Luis"]
[Black "McShane, Luke J"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2592"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2003.05.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Be3 Nc6 14. d5
Bxf3 {The most solid reply for Black in this system.} (14... Na5 {and}) (14...
Ne5 {are also possible.}) 15. Bxf3 Ne5 (15... Na5 {is the other option.}) 16.
Be2 (16. Rxb7 {doesn't bring White any dividends as the black a-pawn runs away:
} a5 $1 {The other options are inferior for Black:} (16... e6 $6 17. Qe2 $1 $16
(17. dxe6 $143 Qxe6 18. Rxa7 Nxf3+ 19. Qxf3 Rxa7 20. Bxa7 Re8 21. Re1 f5 22.
Qe3 fxe4 23. f3 {1/2-1/2 Chernin,A-Azmaiparashvili,Z/Vidmar mem12th/1997/ (30)}
)) (16... Nxf3+ 17. Qxf3 a5 18. Bc5 Qc4 19. Bxe7 Rfb8 20. Rxb8+ Rxb8 21. d6 $16
{1-0 Moiseenko,A-Khaetsky,R/Kharkov 2000/CBM 79 ext (35)}) 17. Rxe7 a4 18. Bd4
Nxf3+ 19. gxf3 Bxd4 20. Qxd4 a3 21. Kg2 Qb2 22. Qxb2 axb2 23. Rb1 Rfb8 24. d6
Kf8 25. Rc7 Ra1 26. Rxb2 Rxb2 27. Rc8+ Kg7 28. d7 Rd2 29. d8=Q Rxd8 30. Rxd8
Re1 $11 {1/2-1/2 Bacrot,E-Illescas Cordoba,M/Pamplona9798 1998/CBM 61 (39)}) (
16. Bc5 {is also harmless:} Bf6 17. Rxb7 (17. Be2 $5 Rfc8 18. Bd4) 17... Rfb8
18. Bxe7 $6 (18. Rxb8+ $142 Rxb8 19. d6 Qa5 20. Qd5 Nd7 $5 21. Be3 Qxd5 22.
exd5 exd6 23. Bxa7 $10) 18... Rxb7 19. Bxf6 Re8 20. h4 Qa3 21. Bxe5 Rxe5 22.
Qd4 Qb2 23. Qc4 Re8 24. Qc6 Qb5 $17 {Krasenkow,M-Azmaiparashvili,Z/Erevan olm/
1996/96ch2/0-1 (73)}) 16... Nc4 17. Bg5 Rfb8 {A new concept of counterplay:
Black gives up his e7 pawn but keeps his connected passed pawns.} (17... Rfe8
$5 {is the main theoretical line:} 18. Rxb7 Nd6 19. Rb4 a5 20. Ra4 Qb2 21. Bc1
Qb6 (21... Qb7 22. f4 Bb2 23. Be3 f5 24. e5 Ne4 25. Bd4 Nc3 26. Bxc3 Bxc3 27.
g4 Bb4 28. gxf5 gxf5 29. Kh1 $16 {1/2-1/2 Jelen,I-Sebenik,M/Bled 1999/CBM 69
ext (47). (46)}) 22. Be3 Qb2 23. Bc1 Qb6 24. Qd3 {1/2-1/2 Sakaev,K-Notkin,M/
RUS-ch Elista 1996 (31)}) (17... Nd6 $143 18. Bxe7 $1 (18. Bd3 Rfe8 19. Re1 e5
(19... Rad8 $5 {Ftacnik}) 20. Bd2 $1 b5 $6 (20... a5 $5) (20... f5 {Ftacnik})
21. Bxb5 Nxb5 22. Rxb5 a5 23. d6 $1 Red8 24. Rd5 Rd7 25. Qc1 Bf8 26. Bg5 $2 (
26. Qc3 $1 Rb8 27. Qxe5 Rb1 28. Rf1 $1 $16 {Gelfand}) 26... Qa4 27. Red1 Ra6 $1
$11 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Illescas Cordoba,M/Dos Hermanas/1997/ (31)}) 18... Nxe4
19. Bf3 $1 Nd2 (19... Nc3 20. Qb3 $1) 20. Qe2 Rfe8 21. d6 Nxf3+ 22. Qxf3 Bf8
23. Rxb7 a5 24. h4 a4 25. Rd1 Qe6 26. Bg5 h6 27. d7 hxg5 28. dxe8=Q Rxe8 29.
hxg5 $16 {Kramnik,V-Topalov,V/Linares/ 1998/CBM 64/1/2-1/2 (55)}) 18. Bxc4 (18.
Bxe7 Nd2) 18... Qxc4 19. Bxe7 (19. Qf3 $5) 19... b5 20. Rc1 {Now Black
collects the e4 pawn and stops White's d-pawn.} (20. Qf3 {deserves attention
to connect White's rooks. However, after} Qc3 {Black should hold the endgame.})
20... Qxe4 21. Re1 (21. d6 Bf8 22. Re1 Qf4) 21... Qf5 22. d6 Bf6 23. Bxf6 Qxf6
24. Qd5 Rd8 25. d7 {This pawn ties up Black's pieces, which just compensates
his material advantage.} Rab8 ({The endgame after} 25... Qf5 $5 26. Qxf5 gxf5
27. Rc7 {should be a draw.}) 26. g4 $6 {To prevent ...Qf5, White weakens his
king, after which his position becomes suspicious.} (26. Rc7 $142 a5 27. Qc5 {
with sufficient counterplay.}) 26... b4 $6 {Careless. White now obtains a
strong attack.} (26... Qf4 $1 27. h3 b4 {was the right move order; White's
pieces are paralysed as he can't play} 28. Rc4 $2 {in view of} Rxd7) 27. Re4 (
27. Rc7 Qf4 $1 28. Rc4 $140 $2 Rxd7) 27... h5 $6 {Black must free his king not
to get into a mating net like in the following line:} (27... b3 28. Rce1 $1 b2
$2 29. g5 Qc3 30. Re8+ Kg7 31. Qxf7+ Kxf7 32. R1e7#) ({But he should start with
} 27... Kg7 $1 28. Rc6 (28. g5 Qf5) 28... Qf3 {and White has no final blow in
sight.}) 28. Rce1 $2 {Missing a winning motif} (28. Rc6 Qg7 (28... Qa1+ 29. Kg2
{[%cal Rc6g6,Re4f4]}) 29. Re7 $1 {[%cal Re7f7]} Kf8 30. Qc5 Kg8 31. Rc8 $18)
28... hxg4 29. Re8+ Kh7 30. Qc5 $4 (30. Rxd8 Rxd8 31. Re8 {was obligatory,
although after} b3 32. Rxd8 Qxd8 33. Qxf7+ Kh6 34. Qe8 b2 35. Qxd8 b1=Q+ 36.
Kg2 Qe4+ $11 {Black escapes by a perpetual check.}) 30... b3 $2 (30... Rb7 {
(not an easy move, in fact!) was winning on the spot. White loses his d7 pawn,
unable to cause any trouble to the black king:} 31. Rxd8 (31. Qf8 Rdxd7) 31...
Qxd8 32. Re8 Qxd7 33. Qe5 f6 $1 $19) 31. Qc7 Ra8 32. Qb7 Qf3 (32... Qd4 33.
Qxb3 Qxd7 34. R8e7 Qd5 35. Rxf7+ Kg8 36. Qxd5 Rxd5 37. Ree7 $11) 33. Qb4 $2 {
The last blunder.} (33. Qc7 {enabled White to save the game:} Rxe8 (33... Qf6
34. Qb7 $11) 34. dxe8=Q Rxe8 35. Rxe8 {and Black must give a perpetual:} Qd1+
36. Kg2 Qf3+) 33... Rxd7 34. R8e3 Qf5 35. Re5 Qf6 36. Qxb3 {Two pawns down, no
compensation... What can White hope for? Of course, FIDE time rate with its
eternal time-trouble!} Kg7 $6 {Blundering one of the pawns back.} (36... a5 $19
) 37. Qb4 Rad8 38. Qxg4 Rd4 {Fortunately for Black, the centralised position
of his rooks still gives him a decisive advantage.} 39. R5e4 $6 (39. Qg3 $142)
39... Re8 $1 40. Rxd4 Rxe1+ 41. Kg2 Re5 42. h4 ({The rook endgame after} 42.
Qf4 {is certainly hopeless for White.}) 42... Rf5 43. Qg3 $2 (43. Rd2 a5 $19)
43... Qxd4 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT 12th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2005.04.28"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2005.04.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sverdlovsk Ural region"]
[BlackTeam "Saransk TPS"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Nb6 6. Bg5 Bg7 7. e3 h6 8. Bh4
O-O 9. Nf3 {About this line - see CBM78, annotations to Varga-Mikhalchishin.} (
9. Rc1 {-see Eljanov-Sutovsky in this issue.}) 9... c5 {This move is necessary;
however, recapturing the pawn without positional concessions will be difficult.
} (9... g5 10. Bg3 c5 $6 11. dxc5 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Qxd1+ 13. Rxd1 Na4 14. h4 $1
g4 15. Ne5 Nxc3 16. Rd4 Nc6 17. Nxc6 bxc6 18. Bc4 $16 {1-0 Varga,
Z-Mikhalchishin,A/Dortmund 2000/CBM 078/[Krasenkow] (45)}) 10. dxc5 N6d7 (10...
Bxc3+ $2 11. bxc3 Qxd1+ $2 12. Rxd1 Na4 13. Bxe7) 11. Rc1 (11. Bc4 {is
harmless, e.g.} Nc6 12. O-O Nxc5 13. Qe2 Bg4 $1 14. Rad1 Qa5 $13 15. Nd5 $6 g5
16. Bg3 e6 17. Nc7 Rac8 (17... Rad8 $5 18. Nb5 Ne5 $15) 18. Nb5 Ne4 $15 {
1/2-1/2 Ruban,V-Mikhalchishin,A/Cetinje 1993/EXT 2002}) 11... Nc6 12. Bb5 {
preparing to destroy Black's pawn structure by Bxc6.} (12. a3 Nxc5 {/\} 13. b4
$6 Qxd1+ 14. Nxd1 Ne4 15. b5 g5 $13 {Mikhalchishin}) 12... Nxc5 13. O-O (13.
Bxc6 $2 Nd3+) 13... g5 14. Bg3 Be6 {Black can't successfully prevent White's
plan:} (14... Bg4 15. Qe2 a6 $6 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. Qc4 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Nd3 19. Rc2
Ra7 20. Rd1 Rd7 21. Qxc6 Ne5 22. Rxd7 Nxc6 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. a3 $16 {Cebalo,
M-Horvath,C/ch-CRO (team) 1999/1-0 (38)}) (14... Bd7 $5 15. Qe2 $5 {[%cal
Yf1d1]} (15. Nd5 $143 Ne4 16. Bc7 Qe8) 15... a6 16. Bxc6 Bxc6 17. Rfd1 Qb6 18.
Nd4 $36) 15. Bxc6 (15. Qe2 {is not so successful:} Qb6 16. Bc4 (16. Nd2 $5 {
[%cal Yd2c4]}) 16... Rfd8 17. Bxe6 Nxe6 18. h4 Nb4 19. hxg5 hxg5 20. Rfd1 Qa6
21. Qxa6 bxa6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Wang Lei-Van Beek,L/Groningen 1999/CBM 073 ext (49)}
) 15... bxc6 16. Nd4 Bd7 17. Nb3 Nxb3 18. Qxb3 Be6 19. Qa3 a5 $6 {A useless
move.} (19... Qb6 20. Na4 (20. b3 c5 {[%cal Yb6b4]}) 20... Qa6 21. b3 Rfe8 $14)
20. h4 g4 21. b3 Qb6 $6 {There was no point giving up a relatively "healthy"
e7 pawn instead of the "gravely ill" c6 pawn.} (21... Qd7 $142 22. Na4 ({or} 
22. Rfd1 Qb7 23. Na4 Qb4 24. Qxb4 axb4 25. Rxc6 Rfc8) 22... Qd2 23. Rxc6 Rac8)
22. Qxe7 Rfe8 23. Na4 $1 {Did Black underestimate this intermediate move?
White is now just a pawn up and Black's weak c6 pawn is still on the board.
Game over?} (23. Qa3 $6 Qb4 $1 24. Qxb4 axb4 25. Na4 Rxa4 26. bxa4 Bxa2 27.
Rxc6 Ra8 $44 {[%csl Gb4]}) (23. Qc7 Qxc7 24. Bxc7 c5 $5 {[%cal Cc3a4,Cc1c5,
Yc5c4]}) 23... Qb5 24. Qc5 (24. Qa3 $5) 24... Rad8 25. Qxc6 {The other option
is provoking ...Bf5 first:} (25. Qc2 $5 Bf5 (25... Rd3 26. Rfd1 Rxb3 $2 27.
axb3 Bxb3 28. Nc3 Bxc2 29. Nxb5 Bxd1 30. Nd6 $18) 26. Qxc6 Qxc6 27. Rxc6 Rd2
28. a3 (28. Rc5 $143 Bd3 29. Rfc1 Rxa2 30. Rxa5 Bc2 31. Rb5 Bxb3 32. Rxb3 Rxa4
$14) 28... Ra2 29. Bd6 {with good winning chances.}) 25... Qxc6 26. Rxc6 Rd2
27. Nc5 Bd5 (27... Rxa2 28. Rd1 $16) 28. Ra6 (28. Rc7 $5 Rxa2 (28... Rxe3 29.
fxe3 Rxg2+ 30. Kh1 Rf2+ (30... Rxg3+ 31. e4) 31. e4 $1 Rxf1+ 32. Kg2 $18) 29.
Rd1 Ra1 30. Rxa1 Bxa1 31. Rd7 $16) 28... Rxe3 $6 {A desperate attempt to
complicate matters, which ends in a full success.} (28... Rc8 29. Rxa5 Bc3 30.
Rb5 Rxa2 31. Rd1 Bc6 32. Rb8 Rxb8 33. Bxb8 $16) 29. Bf4 ({The cool} 29. fxe3 {
was possible here, too:} Rxg2+ 30. Kh1 Rf2+ 31. e4 Rxf1+ 32. Kg2 Rc1 33. Bf2 $1
(33. exd5 $143 Rxc5 34. d6 Rd5 $14) 33... Rxc5 (33... Bf8 34. exd5 Bxc5 35. Rc6
Ba3 36. Rxc1 Bxc1 37. Bc5 $1 Bb2 38. d6 Bf6 39. Bb6 $18) 34. Bxc5 Bxe4+ 35. Kf2
{and White should win.}) 29... Bd4 30. Bxe3 (30. Nd7 $5 g3 31. Nf6+ Kh8 32.
Bxe3 (32. Nxd5 $2 gxf2+ 33. Kh2 Re1) 32... Bxe3 33. Ng4 $18) 30... Bxe3 31. Nd7
({Not} 31. fxe3 {now:} Rxg2+ 32. Kh1 Rf2+ 33. e4 Rxf1+ 34. Kg2 Rc1 35. Rxa5 Bc6
36. Kg3 h5 {with a probable draw as the g4 pawn is very strong.}) 31... g3 $5
32. Nf6+ Kf8 33. Nxd5 $2 {Unbelievably, this obvious move (eliminating the
dangerous bishop) gives away the victory!} (33. Ng4 {was quite enough:} gxf2+
34. Kh2 Bf4+ 35. g3 Bc7 36. Ra7 Bb6 37. Rd7 $18) (33. Rxa5 {was even better as}
Bxf2+ ({if} 33... Bb7 {then} 34. Ng4 {gains in strength}) {will be met with}
34. Rxf2 $1 gxf2+ 35. Kf1 Bc6 36. Ng4 $18) 33... Bxf2+ 34. Rxf2 (34. Kh1 Rxd5
35. Rxh6 Rd4 $1 {[%cal Yf8g7]}) 34... gxf2+ 35. Kf1 Rxd5 36. a4 Kg7 37. Kxf2 {
In this endgame Black secures a draw by accurate play.} Rd2+ 38. Kg1 Rd3 39.
Rb6 h5 40. Rb5 Kg6 41. Kf2 f6 42. b4 {What else?} axb4 43. Rxb4 Kf5 44. g3 Ra3
45. Kg2 Ra2+ 46. Kh3 Ra3 47. Rc4 Ra2 48. Rf4+ Ke5 49. Rb4 Kf5 50. Rc4 Ra3 51.
Kg2 Ra2+ 52. Kf3 Ra3+ 53. Kf2 Rb3 54. Rf4+ Ke5 55. Kg2 Ra3 56. Kh3 Ra2 57. Rb4
Kf5 58. Rb5+ Kg6 59. Ra5 Kh6 60. Ra8 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 11th"]
[Site "Rijeka"]
[Date "2010.03.16"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Moiseenko, Alexander"]
[Black "Rodshtein, Maxim"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2609"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Bg7 6. e4 Nxc3 7. Bxc3 O-O 8.
Rc1 c5 {This bold move is GM Emil Sutovsky's recent innovation. The other
options don't promise Black easy equality:} (8... Nd7 9. Nf3 $14) (8... c6 9.
h4 $5 h5 10. Nf3 Bg4 11. Be2 $14) (8... b6 9. Nf3 Bb7 10. Bd3 Nd7 11. O-O e6
12. b4 Qe7 13. Qb3 Rfd8 14. Bb2 Nf6 15. Rfe1 $14 {1/2 Dreev,A (2698)-Krasenkow,
M (2663)/Mainz 2005/CBM 107 ext (74)}) (8... e5 {(examined in CBM 108,
annotations to the following game)} 9. dxe5 (9. d5 $5 f5 {1/2 Horvath,P (2473)
-Olle,P (2237)/Hungary 2009/EXT 2010 (19)} 10. exf5 Bxf5 11. Qb3 $14) 9... Qe7
10. f4 Nc6 11. Nf3 Bg4 12. Kf2 Rad8 13. Qc2 g5 $5 14. Nxg5 (14. g3 $2 Qc5+ 15.
Kg2 gxf4 $17 {1/2 Mchedlishvili,M (2518)-Siebrecht,S (2438)/Warsaw 2005/CBM
108/[Krasenkow] (37)}) 14... Nxe5 15. Kg3 Bh5 16. h4 {- contrary to what I
said in CBM 108, Black's compensation for the pawn is not easy to prove, e.g.}
h6 17. Nf3 Nxf3 18. gxf3 Bxc3 19. Qxc3 Kh7 20. Be2 {etc.}) ({and even} 8... Qd6
9. Bc4 (9. Be2 Qe6 10. Qc2 Qxa2 11. Nf3 Bd7 $6 (11... Bg4 $142) 12. O-O Qa4 13.
b3 Qc6 14. Bc4 $44 {1/2 Zsinka,L (2334)-Groszpeter,A (2507)/Hungary 2007/EXT
2008 (53)}) 9... Rd8 $6 (9... Qb6 $5 10. Nf3 Bg4) 10. Nf3 c5 (10... Bg4 $2 11.
Bxf7+) 11. e5 Qc7 12. O-O cxd4 13. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 14. Qb3+ e6 15. Ng5+ Ke8 {
1-0 Saric,I (2541)-Bogut,Z (2458)/Sarajevo 2007/CBM 121 Extra (29)} 16. Bb4 $1
Qd7 (16... Qxe5 17. Rc5 Qf6 18. Re1 $18) 17. Rc7 $3 Qxc7 18. Nxe6 Qd7 19. Nc7+
$3 Qxc7 20. Qg8+ Kd7 21. Qxg7+ $18) 9. d5 (9. dxc5 Qxd1+ 10. Kxd1 Bh6 $5 $132 {
[%cal Yf8d8]}) 9... Bxc3+ 10. Rxc3 e6 $1 11. d6 {A double-edged move as this
pawn can easily become weak. Besides, it clears the way for the black knight
to the pedestal on d4. double-edged move.} (11. Bc4 exd5 12. Bxd5 Nd7 13. Ne2
Nf6 14. O-O (14. Rxc5 Qe7 $44) 14... Nxd5 15. exd5 b6 16. Re3 Ba6 17. Re1 Bxe2
18. R1xe2 Qd6 19. h4 Rad8 20. Rd2 Rfe8 21. Qe2 Rxe3 22. Qxe3 Rd7 23. g3 Re7 {
1/2 Shirov,A (2726)-Sutovsky,E (2651)/Kallithea 2008/CBM 127}) (11. Rxc5 Nd7
12. Rc1 exd5 13. Qxd5 Qe7 $44) 11... e5 $1 12. Nf3 Bg4 13. Rxc5 (13. Qd5 Bxf3 {
[%cal Yb8c6,Yc6d4]}) 13... Bxf3 14. gxf3 Nc6 15. Bh3 (15. Rd5 Qf6 $1 (15... Nd4
$143 16. f4 $1)) 15... Qf6 (15... Qb6 16. Rd5 Qxb2 17. O-O $13) 16. O-O Nd4 17.
d7 Rad8 18. Rd5 h5 $6 (18... Qf4 $5 $132 {[%cal Rd4f3,Yf7f5]}) 19. Qd3 {
[%cal Yf1d1] White can now prepare either the exchange sac on d4 or f3-f4.}
Nxf3+ (19... Qf4 20. Kg2 Qg5+ 21. Kh1 Qh4 22. f4 $1 Qxf4 23. Qe3 $14) 20. Kg2
Ng5 (20... Nd4 21. Qe3 {[%cal Rf2f4]} (21. f4 $143 Ne6) 21... Ne6 (21... g5 22.
f3 {[%cal Yf1d1,Yh3f5]}) 22. Bxe6 fxe6 23. Rd6 $16) 21. Qe3 b6 22. Rfd1 $14 {
[%csl Gd7] The black knight has left its central outpost, and White's
prospects are now higher.} Kg7 23. a4 Qe7 24. a5 f6 25. axb6 axb6 26. Rd6 Rf7
27. Kh1 b5 28. Qd3 $6 (28. Bf1 $1 Ne6 29. Bxb5 Nd4 30. R1xd4 exd4 31. Qxd4 $16)
28... b4 29. Qe3 Rff8 30. Kg2 Rf7 31. Rc6 $4 {[%mdl 8192] Blundering his most
precious pawn!} (31. Qd3 {was the most solid move, then preparing the capture
of Black's b-pawn in a favorable situation.}) 31... Nxh3 32. Qxh3 Rxd7 33. Rxd7
$2 {Overwhelmed, White quickly loses.} (33. Rd5 $5) 33... Qxd7 34. Qxd7 Rxd7
35. Rc4 $2 Rd4 36. Rxd4 $2 exd4 37. Kf3 Kf7 38. Ke2 Ke6 39. f4 g5 40. Kd3 gxf4
41. Kxd4 b3 $1 0-1

[Event "SVK-ch"]
[Site "Kaskady"]
[Date "2002.07.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2576"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2002.06.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SVK"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. Rc1 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 O-O 13. d5 Rd8 14. Ke1
Na5 15. Bg5 Bd7 16. Bd3 f5 {A possible attempt to avoid the main line} (16...
Rdc8) 17. Nd2 (17. e5 {is apparently more principled:} Be8 18. d6 Rdc8 19. dxe7
(19. Ke2 $6 exd6 20. exd6 Bf8 21. Rxc8 (21. Bd2 b6 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Bf4 Rd8
24. Rd1 Ba4 25. Rd2 Bxd6 26. Bxf5 $2 Re8+ 27. Be3 gxf5 28. Rxd6 f4 29. Rd4 Bb5+
{0-1 Szeberenyi,A-Borisek,J/Balatonlelle 2001/EXT 2002 (29)}) 21... Rxc8 22.
Rd1 Bxd6 (22... Ba4 $5 23. Bxf5 gxf5 24. d7 Rc2+ 25. Ke3 Bxd7 26. Rxd7 Rxa2 27.
Ne5 $44) 23. Bxf5 Bb5+ 24. Bd3 $11 {Kalinski,I-Dvojrys,S/USSR 1982}) (19. Kd2
$5) 19... h6 20. Bd2 Rxc1+ 21. Bxc1 Nc6 22. Bc4+ Bf7 23. e6 Be8 24. Ba3 Rc8 25.
Kd2 Nxe7 26. Rc1 Bf6 27. Bb3 Bc6 28. Bb4 Kf8 {1/2-1/2 Lennox,C-Blair,D/SCCA
2001 (28).}) 17... Rdc8 (17... fxe4 18. Bxe4 Bf5 19. f3 $1) 18. Ke2 e6 19. Be3
(19. exf5 gxf5 20. d6 {doesn't bring White any benefit in view of} Be5 21. Be7
Nc6 22. Nf3 Bf4 23. Rc4 Nxe7 24. Rxf4 Nd5 25. Rc4 Rc6 $1) 19... fxe4 20. Bxe4
Bb5+ 21. Kf3 exd5 22. Bxd5+ Kh8 {The position has simplified. White's pieces
are more active; however, his king is not quite safe.} 23. Nb3 {This leads to
a draw.} (23. Ne4 Nc4 $1 24. Bxb7 Rf8+ 25. Kg4 Rab8 26. Bd5 Nxe3+ 27. fxe3 Rbe8
$44 {[%csl Rg4]}) (23. Rhd1 $5) 23... Nc4 $1 24. Bd4 (24. Bxb7 $6 Rf8+ 25. Kg3
Nxe3 26. fxe3 Rae8 {[%csl Rg3]}) 24... Nd2+ 25. Kg3 Nxb3 26. Bxg7+ Kxg7 27.
axb3 Bc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 09th Group1"]
[Site "Ekaterinburg"]
[Date "2002.05.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Tunik, Gennady"]
[Black "Smikovski, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2491"]
[BlackElo "2497"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2002.05.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Saratov GShK"]
[BlackTeam "Omsk Lidrikh"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Ba3 Nd7 8.
Nf3 c5 9. Qb3 O-O 10. Be2 {This line was dealt with in CBM86, 87} a6 {an
attempt to improve on} (10... Qc7) (10... b6 {is another plan-see CBM86.}) (
10... Rb8 $5 {[%cal Yb7b5]}) 11. O-O (11. e5 b5 12. e6 {gives Black a good
position after} c4 13. Qb4 fxe6 14. Qxe7 Qxe7 15. Bxe7 Re8 16. Bd6 e5 $1) 11...
b5 12. Rad1 Qc7 13. Rfe1 (13. e5 e6) 13... Bb7 14. Bf1 Rac8 15. h3 e6 {I would
refrain from this move, after which White creates a passed pawn, with both his
rooks centralized.} (15... Rfe8 $5 {deserved attention. Then in case of ...e6
d5 exd5 exd5 e8 is an appropriate place for the rook.}) (15... e5 $5 {was
another interesting possibility.}) 16. d5 exd5 (16... Rfe8 $5) 17. exd5 c4 $6 {
Why open up the white bishop??!} (17... Rfe8 18. d6 Qc6 (18... Qb8 $143 19. Re7
$1) {was possible as} 19. Re7 $2 Rxe7 20. dxe7 Re8 {just loses the e7 pawn.}) (
{Besides, there was nothing wrong with} 17... Qd6 {as after} 18. Re6 $5 (18.
Ng5 Nf6) 18... Qb8 $1 {the white rook must retreat.}) 18. Qc2 Rfe8 19. Qd2 (19.
Be7 {was too early because of} Qa5) (19. d6 Qb6 20. Re7 $5 {deserved attention
here.}) 19... Qb6 (19... Ne5 20. Nxe5 Rxe5 21. d6 Qd7 22. Rxe5 Bxe5 23. Bb4 $14
{[%csl Gd6][%cal Ya2a4]}) 20. Be7 $1 {A typical manoeuvre shutting down the
black rook. The combination of this bishop with the d6 pawn is very strong in
many variations of the Gruenfeld defense. Jaan Ehlvest beat me with the help
of this manoeuvre in 1998.} Nf6 (20... Bf6 21. d6 {[%csl Gd6,Ge7]} Bxf3 22.
gxf3 $16) (20... Qa5 {can now be met with} 21. Rc1) ({Perhaps} 20... a5 {
, to create the queenside counterplay, was the most appropriate.}) 21. d6 {
[%csl Gd6,Ge7]} Nd7 22. Ng5 $5 {An interesting idea connected with a piece
sacrifice.} h6 $2 {Meeting White's expectations.} (22... Rc5 $1 {was the
correct defense, e.g.} 23. Qe3 Rd5 $1 24. Qg3 Rf5 $14) 23. Nxf7 Kxf7 24. Qf4+
Nf6 $2 {Loses at once but after} (24... Kg8 25. Qg4 {[%cal Rg4d7,Rg4g6]} Bc6 (
25... Nf8 26. d7 Nxd7 27. Rd6 $1 Qxd6 $8 28. Bxd6 $16 {is relatively better})
26. Qxg6 {[%cal Yd1d4,Yd4g4,Yd4h4,Ye1e3,Ye3g3] Black can hardly parry White's
attack. The white e7 bishop and d6 pawn prevent the co-ordination between
Black's queenside and kingside.}) 25. Bxf6 Bxf6 26. d7 Rxe1 27. dxc8=Q $1 Rxf1+
$6 (27... Bxc8 {was hopeless, too.}) 28. Kxf1 Bxc8 29. Rd6 1-0

[Event "POL-ch 59th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2002.05.04"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Cyborowski, Lukasz"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2641"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2002.04.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. Rc1 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 O-O 13. d5 Rd8 14. Ke1
Na5 15. Bd2 {Quite a rare move, comparing to the common} (15. Bg5) 15... b6 16.
Bb4 (16. Rc7 e6 17. Bxa5 bxa5 18. Bc4 Rb8 19. Ke2 Rb2+ 20. Nd2 exd5 21. Bxd5
Be6 22. Rb1 Rxb1 23. Nxb1 Bxd5 24. exd5 Rxd5 {1/2-1/2 Sondermann,D-Schneider,W/
Dortmund 2001/EXT 2002 (24)}) (16. Bb5 $6 f5 17. Bxa5 bxa5 18. e5 Rb8 19. Bc4
Bh6 20. Rd1 Rb4 21. Bd3 Kf8 22. Bb1 Bb7 23. d6 exd6 24. exd6 Re8+ 25. Kf1 Ba6+
26. Kg1 Be2 $19 {0-1 Bazant,P-Yandemirov,V/Prague 1990/EXT 97 (39)}) 16... e6
$1 $146 {[%mdl 8] This important novelty, practicaly refuting the 15.Bd2 line,
had been waiting for its turn for 10 years! Practice had seen:} (16... Kf8 17.
Bb5 Bd7 18. Bxd7 Rxd7 19. Ke2 Nb7 $14 {1/2-1/2 Lagowski,P-Cyborowski,L/
Polanica Zdroj 2001/EXT 2002 (19)}) (16... Bb7 17. Bxe7 Re8 18. d6 Bf8 19. Bb5
Bxe7 20. Bxe8 Bxd6 21. Bb5 Bxe4 22. Ke2 a6 23. Bd3 Bd5 24. Rhd1 Bc5 25. Rd2 Bb4
26. Rdc2 Bc5 27. Rxc5 bxc5 28. Rxc5 $16 {1/2-1/2 Cyborowski,L-Shishkin,V/
Polanica Zdroj 2001/EXT 2002 (47)}) (16... Bf8 17. Ne5 (17. Bxa5 bxa5 18. Nd4
e6 19. Nc6 Bb4+ 20. Nxb4 axb4 21. Bc4 {1/2-1/2 Piskov,Y-Krasenkow,M/Germany
1993/GER-chT (21)}) (17. Bb5 e6 18. Bxf8 Kxf8 19. Rc7 exd5 20. e5 Be6 21. Ke2
Rdc8 22. Rhc1 Nc4 23. Rxc8+ Rxc8 24. Nd4 Rc5 25. f4 Na3 $1 $17 {0-1 Vaisser,
A-Bacrot,E/Marsailles 2001/CBM 85 (52)}) 17... e6 18. Bxa5 bxa5 19. Bc4 Bd6 (
19... Rd6 $5 20. Nc6 (20. Ke2 $5) 20... exd5 21. Bxd5 Bb7 22. Ke2 Re8 23. Kd3
Rc8 24. Nxa7 Rcd8 25. Rhd1 Bxd5 26. exd5 Rxd5+ 27. Ke2 Re5+ 28. Kf1 Rxd1+ 29.
Rxd1 Rc5 $15 {1/2-1/2 Zakharevich,I-Yandemirov,V/Smolensk 1992/EXT 97 (42)})
20. Nc6 Re8 21. Ke2 exd5 (21... a4 $6 22. Rhd1 e5 23. Bd3 f5 24. f3 fxe4 25.
Bxe4 a3 26. Rb1 Rf8 27. Rdc1 a5 28. Rb6 $16 {1/2-1/2 Boguslawsky,M-Krasenkow,M/
Voskresensk 1992/CBM 31 (32)}) 22. Bxd5 Be6 23. Kd3 a4 24. Rc4 a3 25. Rb1 h5
26. h3 Kg7 27. Bxe6 Rxe6 28. Rb7 $14 {1/2-1/2 Levin,F-Janjgava,L/Riga 1988/EXT
99 (67)}) 17. Be7 (17. d6 $5 Bb7 (17... e5 $5) 18. Rc7 Rdc8 $13) 17... Rd7 18.
d6 {This looks formidable but after} a6 {it turns out that White can't hold
his outposts in the centre. 19...Bb7 followed by 20...Nc6 is threatened. Don't
forget that White can't castle anymore! Now my opponent thought more than an
hour and got into a severe time-trouble, having only 30 seconds of increment
per move at a later stage of the game.} 19. Bd3 Bb7 20. Rc7 Rxc7 21. dxc7 Bf8
22. Bf6 $6 {Losing a pawn without sufficient compensation.} (22. Bxf8 Kxf8 23.
Kd2 Rc8 24. Rc1 Ke7 25. Ke3 {should have been tried as Black couldn't capture
the c7 pawn "free of charge".}) 22... Bd6 23. h4 Rc8 $6 {In his opponent's
time-trouble Black starts playing inaccurately. White now opens up the h-file
obtaining strong counterplay against the black king.} (23... Bxc7 24. h5 Bd8
25. Ba1 g5 $1 $17 {was correct, avoiding opening the h-file (indicated by
Cyborowski after the game).}) 24. h5 Rxc7 25. Ke2 Be7 26. Be5 Rd7 $6 {The rook
has nothing to do here.} (26... Rc8 $142) 27. hxg6 fxg6 28. Ba1 (28. Bc3 {
prompted Black to correct his mistake:} Rc7 29. Be5 Rc8 $1) 28... b5 29. Ne5
Rd6 30. f4 Nc6 31. Ng4 h5 {Despite his extra pawn, Black is in a kind of
zugzwang:} (31... Rd7 $2 32. Nf6+ Bxf6 33. Bxf6) (31... Bd8 32. Nh6+ Kf8 33.
Nf7 $1 {etc. Fortunately, I found a line, in which Black gave back the pawn
but put out White's initiative.}) 32. Nh6+ Kf8 33. g4 h4 34. g5 e5 $1 35. Rxh4
exf4 $2 {This lets the black advantage slip.} (35... Nd4+ $1 36. Ke3 (36. Bxd4
Rxd4 37. Ng4 exf4 38. Ne5 Bxg5 39. Rg4 Bh6 $17) 36... Nf3 37. Rh1 exf4+ 38.
Kxf3 Rxd3+ 39. Kxf4 Rd2 40. Ng4 Re2 41. Nf6 Kf7 $17 {[%cal Yf7e6]}) 36. Rxf4+
Ke8 37. Rf7 (37. Ng8 Bxg5 38. Rg4 {or}) (37. Nf7 Re6 38. Bb1 {would be good
enough for a draw, too, if not White's time problems!}) 37... Nd4+ 38. Bxd4
Rxd4 39. Ng8 $4 {Blundering a rook and resigning.} ({After} 39. e5 Bd5 (39...
Be4 40. Ke3 Rxd3+ 41. Kxe4) 40. Rg7 {White's counterplay should be sufficient
to rescue the game.}) 0-1

[Event "American Continental 2nd"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "2003.08.28"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Monier, Raul"]
[Black "Garcia, Gildardo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2405"]
[BlackElo "2473"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2003.08.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Be3 O-O 9. Rc1 Qa5 10. Qd2 Nd7 {About this move - see CBM85, annotations to
Mikanovic-Turov.} 11. Bd3 ({Some fresh examples for} 11. d5 {:} Nf6 (11... b5
12. Bh6 Bb7 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Bd3 c4 15. Bb1 Rad8 16. h4 e5 17. h5 Rh8 18. h6+
Kg8 19. a4 $1 $16 {1-0 Sander,I-Evans,G/IECG 2001/Complete 2001 (33)}) 12. c4
Qxd2+ 13. Nxd2 b6 14. Be2 Bb7 $5 15. e5 Ne8 16. f4 e6 $5 17. dxe6 f6 $5 18. O-O
Nc7 19. g4 f5 20. gxf5 Rxf5 21. Bg4 Rff8 22. Nf3 Rae8 23. Ng5 Bc8 24. Rcd1 Nxe6
$11 {0-1 Maly,A-Shishkin,V/Kiev 2002/EXT 2003 (54)}) 11... Nf6 (11... e5 12.
dxe5 (12. d5 $142 {-CBM85}) 12... Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. f4 Bg7 15. O-O Rd8 16.
Qc2 Bd7 17. Bc4 Bb5 18. Bxb5 Qxb5 19. c4 Qc6 20. e5 Rd7 21. Rcd1 Rad8 22. Rxd7
Rxd7 23. Rd1 {1/2-1/2 Vasiljevic,D-Fish,G/Bad Zwischenahn 2002/EXT 2003 (23)})
12. O-O Bg4 13. Ne5 Rad8 14. Nc4 Qa4 15. f3 Bc8 16. Qc2 Qxc2 17. Bxc2 {This
endgame is not dangerous for Black if he plays carefully.} b6 18. Rfd1 Ba6 19.
Bd3 cxd4 $6 {Too early.} (19... Ne8 $5 {[%cal Yf7f5,Ye8d6]}) 20. cxd4 Rc8 21.
Ne5 $1 Bxd3 22. Nxd3 e6 23. Ne5 $1 $16 Rfe8 24. Nc6 Rc7 25. Bf4 Rd7 26. Ne5 Rb7
{White has captured the c-file and now tries to create another weakness at
Black's kingside.} 27. g4 $1 h5 28. g5 Nh7 (28... Nd7 29. Nc4 $1) 29. h4 Nf8
30. Nc4 Rd7 31. Nd6 Red8 32. e5 {[%csl Gd6,Rf8,Rg7]} Nh7 33. Rc6 Bf8 34. Rdc1
Be7 35. Kf2 f6 36. gxf6 Nxf6 37. Nc8 Nd5 $2 (37... Nh7 {looks ugly but it was
better than giving up material at once:} 38. Nxe7+ Rxe7 39. Rd6 $16) 38. Nxe7+
Nxe7 (38... Rxe7 39. Bg5) 39. Rxe6 $18 {The rest is clear especially as the
black knight is tied to the defense of the g6 pawn and can't be activated.} Kf7
40. Rf6+ Kg7 41. Bg5 $1 Rxd4 (41... Nd5 42. Rcc6 $1) 42. Rc7 R8d7 43. Rxd7 Rxd7
44. e6 Rd2+ 45. Ke1 {[%cal Rf6f7]} 1-0

[Event "Vidmar Memorial 15th"]
[Site "Terme Zrece"]
[Date "2003.08.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Borisek, Jure"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2443"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2003.08.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8.
Ba4 a5 9. Nf3 {Quite a rare move in this position!} (9. Ne2 {is played more
often.}) 9... b5 (9... O-O 10. O-O Nd7 11. Bc2 b5 12. Bd3 $6 (12. Bg5 $5) 12...
Nb6 13. h3 Be6 14. Re1 Qc7 15. Bg5 Bc4 $11 16. Bc2 $6 c5 $1 $36 {0-1 Lev,
R-Tseitlin,M/Israel 1996/CBM 52 ext (54)}) 10. Bb3 a4 11. Bc2 Nd7 (11... c5 {
brought Black a good position in the following game but definite conclusions
are still premature:} 12. O-O (12. Rb1 $5) 12... cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. e5 (14.
Be3 Bg4) 14... Be6 15. Be3 O-O 16. Ng5 Bc4 17. Qg4 Nb4 $5 18. Be4 f5 (18...
Bxf1 $5) 19. exf6 exf6 20. Bxa8 $2 (20. Ne6 $1) 20... Qxa8 21. Nf3 Bxf1 22.
Rxf1 Qd5 $17 {0-1 Smirnov,V-Neverov,V/Minsk 1996/EXT 2000 (28)}) {Black
prefers Tseitlin's plan.} 12. O-O O-O 13. Bg5 Nb6 14. Qc1 Be6 15. Bh6 {White
understandably wants to swap the dark-squared (and not light-squared!) bishops.
} f6 16. h4 Qd7 17. Re1 Rad8 18. Bf4 {Still keeping the bishops on the board
as after ...f7-f6 the black bishop is more passive. Still, I don't like this
decision as the bishop exchange would have weakened the position of the black
king.} Bg4 19. Nh2 Be6 (19... e5 $1 {was more logical, apparently solving all
problems.}) 20. Qe3 f5 (20... Bf7 $5 {[%cal Ye7e5]}) 21. Bh6 {After Black has
weakened the dark squares, White comes back to the concept of bishop swap.}
fxe4 (21... Nc4 22. Qg5) 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Qxe4 Rf6 24. g4 $6 {White weakens
his own position.} (24. Nf3 {was more natural.}) 24... Bf7 (24... Qd6 25. Qe5 (
25. g5 $2 Rxf2 $1) 25... Kf7 {was more simple.}) 25. Qe5 Qd6 26. Be4 Bd5 27.
Bd3 Qxe5 28. Rxe5 Kf7 $15 {The endgame is slighly better for Black as White
has more weaknesses in his camp. However, the young player consequently loses
it.} 29. Rae1 $6 e6 $2 ({There was nothing wrong with} 29... Bxa2 30. Rxe7+ Kg8
{and the strong passed pawn guarantees Black an advantage, e.g.} 31. g5 Rf4 $1
{[%csl Rh2]} 32. h5 Nd5 33. Ra7 Nxc3 34. hxg6 hxg6 35. Bxg6 b4 {and the black
pawns move forward while White's chances to mate are slim.}) 30. a3 Rf4 31. f3
Ke7 $6 {Black is so frightened playing against a famous GM that he can't bring
himself to play actively:} (31... c5 $1 32. Bxb5 (32. dxc5 Nc4) 32... cxd4 33.
cxd4 Rxd4 {with an excellent position.}) 32. Kg2 Rdf8 33. R5e3 Kd6 34. Kg3 R4f7
35. g5 Rf4 36. Be2 c5 {At last, after losing a lot of time! White's
counterplay now comes first.} 37. Bxb5 cxd4 38. cxd4 Rxd4 39. Ng4 {[%csl Rh7]
[%cal Yg4f6]} Kc5 40. Be2 Rd2 $2 {Black should have prepared to sac the
exchange on f6. Here is the most appropriate version:} (40... Nd7 41. Rc3+ Kd6
42. Bb5 $1 Rdf4 43. Rf1 Nc5 44. Nf6 R8xf6 45. gxf6 Rxf6 46. Rfc1 Nb3 {and it
is not easy for White to break through.}) 41. Nf6 Kd4 {White now starts a hunt
on this "active" king.} 42. Bf1 Rc8 43. Ne4 $1 {Exactly!} Rd1 (43... Bxe4 {
is hopeless, of course, but now the black king, "centralized according to the
endgame rules", gets mated.}) 44. Rxd1+ Kxe3 (44... Kxe3 45. Rd3#) 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aleksandrov, Aleksej"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2681"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[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 "Belarus"]
[BlackTeam "Netherlands"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BLR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NED"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Bg7 6. e4 Nb6 7. Be3 O-O 8.
Bb5 {About this move - see CBM99, annotations to Drazic-Lupulescu.} a6 9. Be2
Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Bd4 c5 {[%mdl 520] Still! This move, which I regarded as
"hardly possible" in the above-mentioned annotations, proves playable!} (11...
f6 $6 12. f4 Nf7 13. Nf3 e5 14. dxe6 Bxe6 15. Bc5 Re8 16. Nd4 Bc8 17. O-O Nd7
18. Ba3 c5 19. Bc4 Qb6 20. Nf5 gxf5 21. Qh5 Rf8 22. Rf3 $40 {1-0 Marchand,
F-Drazic,S/Bratto 2002/EXT 2003 (76)}) (11... f5 $5 12. f4 Nf7 13. Bxg7 Kxg7
14. Qd4+ Kg8 15. h4 (15. e5 c6 $11) 15... fxe4 16. h5 Qd6 17. hxg6 hxg6 18.
Qxe4 Bf5 19. Qf3 Qb4 $132 {1/2-1/2 Banhazi,I-Ignacz,M/Budapest 2002/CBM 86 ext
(46)}) 12. Bxc5 Nec4 13. Qb3 Qc7 14. Bxb6 (14. Qb4 $5 a5 15. Bxb6 Nxb6 16. Qa3
f5 $5 $132) 14... Nxb6 {Just this simple! Black hopes to get sufficient
compensation for his missing pawn due to his bishop pair and control of the
dark squares.} 15. Nf3 Nd7 16. O-O Nc5 17. Qa3 Bg4 18. Rfd1 (18. Rac1 $5 Bxf3
19. Bxf3 Qd6 20. Rc2) 18... Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Qd6 20. Rac1 h5 21. g3 Rfc8 22. Bg2 (
22. h4 $5) 22... g5 23. Ne2 g4 24. Rc2 Nd7 25. Qxd6 exd6 26. Rdc1 Re8 {[%csl
Re4,Ge5]} 27. b4 {Probably missing Black's reply.} (27. f4 $5 gxf3 28. Bxf3 Nc5
$5 29. b4 Nd3 (29... Nxe4 30. Bxh5) 30. Rb1 Rac8 31. Rxc8 Rxc8 32. Bxh5 Rc2 $44
) 27... Nf6 28. f3 (28. Nc3 $6 Bh6 29. Rd1 Rac8 {leads to an unpleasant pin.})
28... b5 {Starting a plan of the queenside counterplay.} (28... gxf3 $143 29.
Bxf3 Nxe4 30. Bxh5) 29. h4 (29. Nc3 gxf3 30. Bxf3 Bh6 31. Rd1 Rac8) 29... Bh6
30. Rf1 a5 $1 31. bxa5 Rxa5 32. Kh1 Be3 33. fxg4 Nxg4 34. Nf4 $6 {This piece
exchange is unfavorable for White and causes him a lot of trouble.} (34. Bf3
Rea8 35. Bxg4 hxg4 36. Rb1 Rxa2 37. Rxa2 Rxa2 38. Nc3 Rd2 39. Nxb5 Bc5 $44)
34... Bxf4 35. Rxf4 {[%csl Rg2,Gg4]} Rea8 36. e5 $5 {A correct way to break
loose.} ({After} 36. Bf3 Ne5 (36... Rxa2 $143 37. Rxa2 Rxa2 38. Bxg4 hxg4 39.
Rxg4+ Kf8 (39... Kh7 40. Rf4 Kg7 41. Rf3 Rb2 $11) 40. h5 b4 41. h6 Ra1+ 42. Kg2
Ra2+ 43. Kf3 Rh2 $11) 37. Bxh5 Rxa2 38. Rxa2 Rxa2 {[%csl Gb5] Black's passed
pawn and powerful knight bring him the better prospects, despite White's extra
pawn, e.g.} 39. Rf6 Ra6 40. Be2 Rb6 41. Rf1 b4 42. Rb1 b3 43. Rb2 Nd7 44. Kg2
Nc5 {etc.}) 36... dxe5 37. Rb4 Rxa2 38. Rxa2 Rxa2 39. Bf3 Nf6 40. d6 Ra5 (40...
Rd2 41. Rxb5 e4 42. Bxh5 e3 (42... Nxh5 43. Rxh5 e3 44. Re5) (42... Rxd6 43.
Kg2 Rd2+ 44. Kf1 e3 45. Ke1 $11) 43. Bf3 Rf2 44. Bg2 Rd2 45. Bf3 $11) 41. Be2
Ra1+ 42. Kg2 Ra2 43. Kf1 Rd2 44. Rxb5 Ne4 45. Rxe5 Nxd6 $6 {Of course, Black
doesn't lose after this but why give up a pawn?} (45... Nxg3+ 46. Ke1 Rxd6 47.
Bxh5 $11) 46. Ke1 Ra2 47. Bxh5 Kg7 48. Bf3 Kf6 49. Rg5 Nf5 50. Be4 Nd4 51. Kf1
Rb2 52. Rd5 Ne6 53. Rf5+ Kg7 54. Bd5 Rb6 55. Kg2 Kg6 56. g4 Ra6 57. Rf3 Rd6 58.
Bb3 Rb6 59. Kg3 Kg7 60. Ba2 Ra6 61. Bd5 Rd6 62. Rf5 Ra6 63. g5 Ra3+ 64. Kg2 Ra4
65. Kg3 Ra3+ 66. Kf2 Ra4 67. h5 Rf4+ 68. Rxf4 Nxf4 69. h6+ Kg8 70. Bxf7+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Mitropa Cup 21st"]
[Site "Leipzig"]
[Date "2002.05.05"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Balinov, Ilia"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[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 "Switzerland"]
[BlackTeam "Austria"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AUT"]

1. Nf3 {Kortschnoj} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7
7. d4 c5 8. Be3 Qa5 9. Bd2 O-O 10. Be2 Bg4 11. O-O {About this line - see
CBM88, annotations to Eljanov-Macieja.} Rd8 {Black prompts d4-d5 to win the c3
pawn.} (11... e6 {is more solid-see Eljanov-Macieja and Kortschnoj-Ruck in
this issue.}) 12. d5 Bxf3 {'?' Kortschnoj.} (12... Bxc3 13. Bxc3 (13. Rb1 {
Kortschnoj} Bxd2 14. Nxd2 Bxe2 15. Qxe2 Qc7 16. Nc4 Nd7 {I think white doesn't
have enough compensation for the pawn.}) 13... Qxc3 14. Rc1 Qa3 15. Ne5 $1) 13.
Bxf3 Bxc3 {Having said "a", Black should say "b". Otherwise White will push
c3-c4 and obtain an advantage for nothing.} 14. Bxc3 Qxc3 15. Rb1 $5 {
Kortschnoj: 'But here the initiative of white is very strong.'} (15. Rc1 Qa5
16. e5 {is unclear in view of} Nc6 17. Re1 Nd4 {although in the following game
White won after a tough battle:} 18. Be4 Rac8 19. h4 Qxa2 20. h5 $44 Rxd5 $2
21. hxg6 hxg6 22. Ra1 Qc4 23. Ra4 Ne2+ 24. Qxe2 Qxe2 25. Rxe2 Rxe5 26. Bxb7
Rxe2 27. Bxc8 $18 {1-0 Ikonnikov,V-Voekler,B/Katowice 1991/EXT 97 (39)}) 15...
b6 (15... Rd7 {Kortschnoj} 16. Qa4 $16) 16. e5 {'!' Kortschnoj.} Na6 (16... Nc6
{is now met with} 17. d6 $1 Rac8 18. Bxc6 Rxc6 19. dxe7 $1 Re8 20. Qd7 $16) ({
An attempt to sac the exchange in another version:} 16... Nd7 17. d6 Qxe5 18.
Bxa8 Rxa8 {leads after} 19. dxe7 Qxe7 20. Re1 Qd8 21. Qf3 {[%cal Yb1d1,Gd1d8,
Ge1e8,Gf3f7,Gf3b7] to a clear positional advantage for White, due to his
powerful centralization.}) (16... Qxe5 {Kortschnoj} 17. d6 Rxd6 18. Qa4 {
white wins a piece and has a clear edge, although still needs to demonstrate
technical perfection.}) 17. d6 Qxe5 $6 {This move not just gives up the
exchange but enables White to keep his passed pawn.} ({The cool} 17... Rab8 {
was better, after which it is not easy for White to obtain an advantage.} 18.
Qe2 $5 (18. Qa4 Nb4 (18... Qa5 {Kortschnoj} 19. Qxa5 bxa5 20. dxe7 Re8 21. Rxb8
Nxb8 22. Rd1 Rxe7 23. Rd8+ $18) 19. dxe7 Re8 20. Qxa7 (20. a3 Nd3 21. Rb3 {
yields White nothing after} Qd2 $1 ({but not} 21... Qc2 $2 22. Bc6 Rxe7 23.
Rxb6 $3 $18)) 20... Qxe5 21. Rfe1 Qf6 22. Qc7 Nc2 {with sufficient counterplay
for Black.}) 18... c4 (18... Nb4 $143 19. Rfd1 $1 exd6 20. Rb3 $1 (20. exd6
$143 Qc2) 20... Qxe5 21. Re3 Qf5 22. a3 {winning a piece and maintaining
initiative, even though Black obtains a sufficient material equivalent.} Nc2 (
22... Qc2 23. axb4 Qxe2 24. Bxe2 cxb4 25. Ba6 $1) 23. g4 Nxe3 24. gxf5 Nxd1 25.
Qxd1 $16) 19. dxe7 Re8 20. Rfc1 ({or} 20. Rbc1 Qd3) 20... Qd3 21. Rd1 Qxe2 22.
Bxe2 Rbc8 23. Rd4 Rxe7 {the main enemy has fallen!} 24. Bxc4 Nc5 $11) 18. Bxa8
Rxa8 19. Qf3 {'!' Kortschnoj. Kortschnoj: 'With the idea 19...Rd8 (or e8) 20.
Qb7!'} Rb8 20. d7 $16 {[%csl Gd7] This pawn can't be captured and becomes a
dominant factor of the position.} Qc7 (20... Rd8 21. Qb7 {[%cal Rb7a6,Rf1e1]}
Nb4 22. Rxb4 $1 cxb4 23. Qc8 Qb8 24. Qxb8 Rxb8 25. Rc1 $18) (20... Nb4 21. Rfe1
Qg5 22. h4 $1 Qxh4 23. Rxb4 $1 cxb4 (23... Qxb4 24. Rxe7 $18) 24. Rc1 $18) 21.
Qe2 Nb4 {'?' Kortschnoj. Kortschnoj: 'Missing the last chance:'} (21... c4 $142
{to quickly create counterplay.}) 22. Qxe7 Nc6 (22... Nd3 23. Rfd1 c4 24. Rbc1
$1 $18) 23. Qe8+ Kg7 24. Rfe1 Rd8 25. Rbd1 c4 26. h4 $6 (26. Re3 $1 {, with
the same plan as in the game (Rd5 and Rf3), was winning at once.}) 26... h5 $6
(26... c3 {was quite a hopeless "must":} 27. Re2 Qf4 28. Rd3 Qc4 29. Qe3 Qxh4
30. Rd6 Qc4 31. Rc2 $18 {[%csl Rc3]}) 27. Re3 b5 28. Rd5 {[%cal Re3f3] '+-!'
Kortschnoj. Kortschnoj: 'Threatening with Rf3.'} Qb8 29. Rc5 1-0

[Event "Mitropa Cup 21st"]
[Site "Leipzig"]
[Date "2002.05.11"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Ruck, Robert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2569"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[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 "Switzerland"]
[BlackTeam "Hungary"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Be3 Qa5 9. Bd2 O-O 10. Be2 Bg4 11. O-O e6 12. a4 cxd4 13. cxd4 Qd8 14. Bg5 Qd6
15. Rb1 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Qxd4 17. Qxd4 Bxd4 18. Rxb7 Nc6 19. Rc7 {An attempt of
improvement. With his pair of bishops, White can obtain winning chances in the
endgame with minor pieces only although the symmetrical pawn structure
diminishes his possibilities.} (19. Rd1 Rac8 20. Rd7 Bb6 21. Bf6 Na5 22. g3 Rc4
23. h4 Rxa4 24. h5 Ra2 25. R7d2 Rxd2 26. Rxd2 Rc8 27. hxg6 hxg6 28. Bd1 Rc4 29.
Kg2 Rxe4 30. Be2 Nc4 31. Rc2 Nd6 32. Bd3 Rd4 33. Bxd4 {1/2-1/2 Eljanov,
P-Macieja,B/Moscow 2002/CBM 88 (33)}) 19... Rac8 20. Rxc8 Rxc8 21. Rc1 Ne7 22.
Be2 Rxc1+ 23. Bxc1 $14 Bc5 24. Bb5 Nc8 25. Bb2 Nd6 26. Bd3 Kf8 27. g4 $6 {
Not good! This gives Black a tactical possibility to equalize. White should
first move his king towards the centre before starting a concrete plan.} f5 $1
28. exf5 (28. gxf5 exf5 29. e5 $6 Ne4 $1 30. Bxe4 fxe4 {gives winning chances
to Black.}) ({or} 28. e5 $6 Ne4 29. Bxe4 fxe4 {and the black king arrives to
d5 in-time.}) 28... exf5 29. gxf5 Nxf5 {With a limited number of pawns and his
destroyed pawn structure White has no winning chances anymore.} 30. Kg2 Ke7 31.
Kf3 Ke6 32. Bc4+ Ke7 33. Be5 Nd6 34. Ba2 Nf5 35. h3 Bb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Julian Borowski-A 4th"]
[Site "Essen"]
[Date "2002.05.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2707"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "2002.05.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Qa4+ Nd7 {
This natural move was played in the stem game Janjgava-Krasenkow (Vilnius,
1988). However,} (7... Qd7 {is apparently more accurate.}) 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Bg5 c5
({An immediate} 9... h6 {is also possible, e.g.} 10. Be3 (10. Bh4 c5 11. Rc1 g5
12. Bg3 Nb6 13. Qa3 cxd4 {1/2-1/2 Dreev,A-Gulko,B/New York 1989/CBM 12 (13)})
10... c5 {leads to the main line} (10... b6 $6 11. Bb5 Nf6 12. e5 Nd5 13. Bc6
Rb8 14. Qxa7 $16 {1-0 Polgar,Z-Garcia,G/Salamanca 1989/CBM 13 (47)})) 10. Rb1 (
10. Rd1 {needs more tests. Practice has seen:} Qc7 11. Be2 e5 $5 (11... Nf6 $6
12. d5 Bd7 13. Qc2 Qa5 14. Nd2 b5 15. O-O c4 16. Nf3 Qc7 17. h3 Rab8 18. Rfe1
$16 b4 $2 19. cxb4 Rxb4 20. e5 c3 21. d6 {1-0 Schandorff,L-Jasnikowski,Z/
Copenhagen 1989/EXT 97 (21)}) 12. O-O a6 13. Qa3 exd4 14. cxd4 cxd4 15. Nxd4
Qe5 $13 16. Be7 $6 (16. Qe3 $5) 16... Re8 17. Bd6 Qxe4 18. Bf3 Qh4 19. Nb5 Ne5
20. Nc7 Nxf3+ 21. gxf3 $6 (21. Qxf3 Bg4 22. Qxb7 $13) 21... Bh3 22. Nxe8 Rxe8
$44 {0-1 Parulava,T-Wilhelmi,C/Leipzig 1995/EXT 97 (58)}) (10. Rc1 {is the
main line.}) 10... h6 {Here, too, the plan with ...Qc7 and ...e5 is quite
possible:} (10... Qc7 11. Bd3 cxd4 $6 {This opening of the c-file for White is
certainly anti-positional despite the fact that tactical circumstances favour
Black.} (11... e5 $5) 12. cxd4 e5 13. Rc1 Qd6 14. d5 Nc5 15. Qc2 Nxd3+ 16. Qxd3
f5 $6 (16... Bd7 17. O-O Rac8 18. Nd2 $14) 17. Nd2 f4 18. f3 $6 {Too soft.} (
18. Qb5 $1 h6 (18... a6 19. Qc5) (18... Bd7 19. Qxb7 Rab8 20. Nc4 $1) 19. Nc4
$1 Qc7 20. d6 Qd7 21. Qb3 $1 $16) 18... Bd7 19. Nc4 Qc5 20. Qa3 Qxa3 21. Nxa3
Rfc8 $11 {0-1 Volkov,S-Mamedyarov,S/Dubai UAE 2002/The Week in Chess 388 (52)})
11. Be3 a6 {[%cal Yb7b5,Yc8b7] Too slow.} (11... Nb6 12. Qb3 cxd4 13. cxd4 Bg4
14. Be2 Rc8 15. Rd1 $6 (15. O-O $14) 15... Bd7 16. Qa3 Ba4 17. Rc1 Bc2 $11 {
1-0 Volkov,S-Timofeev,A/Tomsk 2001/CBM 82 ext (43).}) (11... Qc7 $5 {is the
most natural move, however, never seen in practice so far.}) 12. Qa3 cxd4 13.
cxd4 Nf6 14. Bd3 Ng4 15. O-O {Vadim Zviagintsev was leading the tournament and
didn't want to take any risk.} (15. Bd2 $5 Bxd4 16. O-O {looked very strong,
with a serious development advantage for the sacrificed pawn.}) 15... Nxe3 16.
fxe3 b6 (16... Rb8 17. e5 b5 {was more natural}) 17. e5 {[%csl Ge5,Rg7]} Bb7
18. Qb4 b5 {Both players apparently didn't like the position, which was, in
fact, roughly equal, e.g.} (18... b5 19. a4 Bxf3 (19... Bc6 $2 20. axb5 axb5
21. Bxb5 $16) 20. Rxf3 bxa4 (20... Bxe5 $6 21. axb5 axb5 22. Qb3) 21. Qxa4 a5
$11 {White's strong centre and kingside initiative is compensated by Black's
passed pawn.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mitropa Cup 21st"]
[Site "Leipzig"]
[Date "2002.05.07"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Pira, Davoud"]
[Black "Ruck, Robert"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2434"]
[BlackElo "2569"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[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 "France"]
[BlackTeam "Hungary"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Qd3 Ba6 12. Qe3 cxd4 13. cxd4 Qd7 14. h4 $6 {
A rare, very dubious plan in this position instead of the normal} (14. d5)
14... Bxe2 {In the following game White didn't achieve any advantage either:} (
14... e6 15. h5 Rc8 16. Bxa6 Nxa6 17. h6 {completing his idea but is it really
an achievement?} Bh8 18. Bb2 Rc4 19. d5 Bxb2 20. Rxb2 Qd6 21. Rd1 e5 22. Qd3
Rac8 23. Nd2 Ra4 24. Qb5 Nc5 25. Rc2 Rd4 26. Re1 Qf8 27. g3 Rd8 28. Nf3 Rxe4
29. Rxe4 Nxe4 30. Nxe5 Qxh6 31. Nc6 Nd6 32. Qb4 Re8 33. Kg2 Qf8 34. Nxa7 Qe7
35. Nc6 Qc7 36. Nd4 Qd8 37. Nc6 Qc7 38. Nd4 Qd8 39. Rc6 Nf5 40. Qc4 Ne7 41. Rf6
{1/2-1/2 Schulte,O-Schlemermeyer,W/Germany 1989/GER-chT (41)}) 15. Qxe2 e6 16.
Rd1 Nc6 17. Bb2 Rfe8 18. h5 Rac8 19. Qe3 Na5 20. Qf4 Nc4 21. Ba1 Qe7 22. hxg6 {
White eventually decides not to push h5-h6.} hxg6 {What now? Setting up Ng5
and Qh4 looks unrealistic but White tries.} 23. Qg4 Nd6 24. Bb2 $5 {White
continues his plan giving up the c-file.} (24. Rbc1 {was less ambitious but
probably more appropriate.}) 24... Rc2 25. e5 Nf5 26. Bc1 {Still trying to
attack! Instead, centralization deserved attention:} (26. Qe4 Rec8 27. Rbc1 $11
{/=/+}) 26... Qb7 27. Ng5 Rd8 $6 {Black loses a crucial tempo.} (27... Rxa2 28.
Qh3 Qd5 $1 {was more accurate:} 29. Qh7+ Kf8 30. Nf3 Rc8 31. Bg5 Rcc2 32. Rf1
Ke8 {and the white attack is over.}) 28. Be3 {White doesn't take his
opportunity. Energetical play could have brought him good counterchances:} (28.
Qh3 Rxa2 29. Qh7+ Kf8 30. Nf3 {[%cal Yc1g5,Yg5f6]} Rc8 $1 31. Bg5 (31. Rb3 Qa6)
31... Rcc2 32. Rf1 {and now} Ke8 (32... Qe4 $142 33. Rbd1 Ke8 34. Qg8+ Bf8 35.
Bd2 $13) {can be met with} 33. d5 $1 {now we see the importance of ...Qb7-d5!}
Qxd5 $1 (33... exd5 $2 34. g4 $1 Qd7 35. gxf5 Qxf5 36. Rb4 $1 {[%cal Rb4f4]})
34. Rfd1 $1 (34. Rbd1 $2 Rxf2 $3) 34... Rxf2 $1 35. Rxd5 Rxg2+ 36. Kf1 exd5 37.
Qg8+ Bf8 38. e6 Rgf2+ (38... Raf2+ $2 39. Ke1 Re2+ 40. Kd1 Rxe6 41. Rc1 $18)
39. Ke1 $5 (39. Kg1 Rg2+ $11) 39... Rae2+ 40. Kd1 Rxe6 41. Rc1 $13) 28... Bh6
29. Rd3 Nxe3 30. Rxe3 (30. fxe3 $15) 30... Qe7 31. Ne4 {White gives up an
exchange but obtains some compensation as the dark squares around Black's king
are very weak.} (31. f4 $143 Bxg5 32. fxg5 Rd2 33. Re4 Qa3 $19) 31... Bxe3 32.
fxe3 Kg7 33. Rf1 Rh8 $2 {Apparently, both players were under severe time
pressure. The position is not easy to play. It looks like} (33... Rf8 $1 {
was the best option:} 34. Ng5 (34. Nf6 Rh8 35. Qg5 Qc7 36. Ne4 Rc1 $17) 34...
f5 $1 35. exf6+ Rxf6 36. Rxf6 Qxf6 37. Nxe6+ Kf7 38. Ng5+ Kg8 $15) (33... Qc7 {
is apparently weaker:} 34. Qf4 Rh8 (34... Rc1 35. Qf6+ Kg8 36. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 37.
Kh2 $44) 35. Nd6 Rc1 36. Qf6+ Kg8 37. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 38. Kf2 {and Black must give
a perpetual as} Qc7 $6 39. Ne8 {is risky for him.}) {After the text move the
initiative passes to White.} 34. Ng5 Rf8 35. Rf6 Qb4 $4 (35... Rc6 {was a must.
}) 36. Nxe6+ Kh8 37. Qh4+ Kg8 38. Rxg6+ $4 (38. Ng5 $18) 38... fxg6 39. Qh6
Qe1+ {A disappointing finale!} 0-1

[Event "Minneapolis HB Global op"]
[Site "Minneapolis"]
[Date "2005.05.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Mikhalevski, Victor"]
[Black "Kudrin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2572"]
[BlackElo "2554"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2005.05.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Qd3 Ba6 12. Qe3 Qd7 13. d5 {About this line
- see CBM89 (annotations to Moiseenko - Kovchan) and CBM104 (Avrukh -
Harikrishna). White sacs a pawn to push forward his pawn centre.} Bxe2 14. Qxe2
Bxc3 15. Bh6 Bg7 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Rfd1 Qa4 $5 {Activating the queen and
freeing the d7 square for the knight.} (17... Kg8 18. Rb3 Rc8 19. e5 {[%csl
Gd5,Ge5]} c4 20. e6 fxe6 21. Ne5 Qe8 (21... Qc7 22. Rg3 {[%csl Rg8]}) 22. Nxc4
Na6 23. Qxe6+ $40 {1-0 Moiseenko,A-Kovchan,A/Kharkov 2002/CBM 089/[Krasenkow] 
(44)}) 18. Rbc1 (18. Rb3 $5 Nd7 $5) 18... Nd7 19. e5 (19. Rc4 Qa6 20. e5 b5 $2
(20... Rad8 $1) 21. Rh4 h6 22. Qe3 Rh8 23. e6 fxe6 24. d6 Qxa2 25. Ne5 exd6 26.
Nxd7 Rae8 27. Qf4 e5 28. Qf6+ Kh7 29. Qxd6 Re6 30. Nf8+ {1-0 Pein,M-Newman,T/
Parsippany 2003/EXT 2004}) 19... Rad8 $1 {This rook must press the d5 pawn.}
20. Rc4 (20. e6 $6 {is premature:} Nf6 21. exf7 Qe4 22. Qxe4 Nxe4 23. Re1 Nf6
24. Ng5 Rxd5 25. h4 Rxf7 26. Nxf7 Kxf7 $15 {_|_ 0-1 Gelfand,B-Svidler,P/Monte
Carlo 2005/CBM 105 ext (52)}) 20... Qa6 {The pin is quite annoying as it
restricts White's attacking possibilities.} 21. Qc2 (21. h4 b5 {and the rook
has no h4 square anymore}) (21. a4 $5) 21... f6 $1 22. Re4 (22. e6 Ne5 23. Nxe5
fxe5 $132) 22... Nxe5 23. Nxe5 fxe5 24. Rxe5 Rf7 {The position has simplified 
(the knight exchange is very important!) and it is now easier for Black to
stand White's pressure.} 25. h4 Rd6 26. h5 Qc8 27. Qe4 Qd8 28. Rd3 b5 {Playing
his own trumps.} 29. hxg6 Rxg6 30. Rh3 Kg8 31. Re6 Rfg7 32. d6 $5 {White must
complicate the game; otherwise, after, say,} (32. Rxg6 Rxg6 33. Rf3 {Black can
gradually make use of his extra pawn.}) 32... Rxg2+ (32... Rxe6 $6 33. Qxe6+
Kh8 34. d7 {[%csl Gd7]}) 33. Kf1 R2g4 34. Qc6 Rd4 {In all cases White's
counterplay proves sufficient for a draw. At the end either White gives a
perpetual or Black is forced to:} (34... Rg1+ 35. Ke2 Ra1 36. Qd5 Kh8 37. Rxe7
$1 Rxe7+ 38. dxe7 Qxd5 (38... Qxe7+ $2 39. Re3) 39. e8=Q+ Qg8 40. Qe5+ $11) (
34... Kh8 35. Rg3 $5 Rxg3 36. fxg3 Rxg3 (36... Qg8 37. d7 (37. dxe7 $143 Rxe7
$1) 37... Rxg3 38. Qc8 Rf3+ 39. Ke1 Rf8 40. Qxf8 $1 Qxf8 41. Rc6) (36... Qf8+
37. Kg2 Rxg3+ 38. Kxg3 Qg8+ 39. Kf4 Qxe6 40. Qe8+ Kg7 41. d7 $11) 37. Rxe7 (37.
d7 Rd3) 37... Qf8+ 38. Ke2 Qf5 39. Qe8+ Rg8 40. d7 $11) 35. Rhe3 ({After} 35.
Rxe7 $5 Rxe7 36. dxe7 Qxe7 37. Re3 {White should not lose either.}) 35... Kh8 {
[%cal Cc6c5,Rd4d6]} 36. Qxc5 $2 (36. Rxe7 {was correct. Black had certainly
prepared} Rxd6 $1 37. Re8+ Rg8 $1 {but after} 38. Rxg8+ Kxg8 39. Rg3+ Kh8 40.
Qxc5 {he has few winning chances, e.g.} Rd1+ 41. Kg2 Qd5+ 42. Qxd5 Rxd5 43. Ra3
Rd7 44. Ra5 Rb7 45. Ra6 {and the rook endgame is drawn.}) 36... Rxd6 37. Rxd6
Qxd6 38. Qc8+ ({The queen endgame after} 38. Qxb5 Qd1+ 39. Re1 Rg1+ 40. Kxg1
Qxe1+ 41. Kg2 Qe4+ {is dangerous for White but the rook endgame is not a
better option.}) 38... Rg8 39. Qc3+ Qf6 40. Qxf6+ ({Or} 40. Qe5 Qxe5 41. Rxe5 {
In this endgame Black must get an active position for his rook on a3(a4)
forcing the white rook to the second rank; then he will gradually win pushing
his king and h-pawn. He can reach it with} a6 $1 42. Rxe7 (42. a4 b4 {[%cal
Ce5e7,Yg8b8]}) (42. Re6 Rg6 $1) 42... Rg4 $19 {[%cal Cf2f3,Cf3g4,Yg4a4]}) 40...
exf6 {[%mdl 4096]} 41. Re6 (41. Re7 a5 $19) 41... f5 (41... Rg4 $5 {was
apparently not enough:} 42. Re8+ Kg7 43. Re7+ Kg6 44. Rxa7 h5 (44... Ra4 45.
Rb7 b4 46. Kg2 Kf5 (46... h6 47. Rb5 Kf7 48. Kg3 Ke6 49. f4 Kd6 50. Kg4 Kc6 51.
Rf5 $132) 47. Rxh7 Rxa2 48. Rb7 Rb2 49. Kf3 $11) 45. a3 (45. Rb7 h4 $1 46. f3
Rg5) 45... h4 46. Ra8 Rg5 47. Rh8 Rh5 48. Ra8 {etc.}) 42. Re5 (42. Ra6 Rg7 43.
Rf6 Rg4 $1 44. Rxf5 a6 $19) (42. f3 Rc8 43. Ra6 Rc7 {must be winning for Black,
too.}) 42... Rb8 $2 {With this passive position of his rook, Black can't win.}
(42... a6 $1 {was correct:} 43. Rxf5 (43. Re6 Rg6) (43. f3 Rc8 $1) 43... Rg4 $1
{[%cal Yg4a4]} 44. f4 Rg3 {[%cal Yg3a3] and Black gets his dream position.})
43. Rxf5 Kg7 44. Rc5 a5 45. Ke2 {The point is that Black can't create a passed
pawn on the q-side keeping his rook behind it.} a4 46. a3 Kg6 (46... b4 47.
axb4 Rxb4 48. Ke3 {[%cal Yf2f4]} Rb3+ 49. Ke4 a3 50. Ra5 Kg6 51. f4 $11) 47. f4
b4 48. axb4 Rxb4 49. Rg5+ Kf6 50. Rh5 a3 51. Rxh7 Ra4 52. Rh1 Kf5 53. Kd3 a2
54. Ra1 Kxf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Montreal 2nd"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "2001.08.11"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hebert, Jean"]
[Black "Turov, Maxim"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2427"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2001.08.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nd7 10. O-O Qc7 {This system of development is a bit passive
but it is still not easy for White to obtain an advantage.} 11. Bd3 {A classic
continuation. The bishop takes the most appropriate square. Other options:} (
11. e5 $6 {prematurely gives up the d5 point:} Rd8 12. Bf4 Nb6 13. Rb5 cxd4 14.
cxd4 Be6 15. Qb1 Qd7 16. Bd2 Bd5 17. Rc1 Rac8 18. Rcc5 Rxc5 19. Rxc5 Rc8 20.
Rxc8+ Qxc8 $15 {0-1 Shkliar,A-Vorobiov,E/Togliatty 2001/CBM 83 ext (43)}) (11.
Be3 {This is not the best square for this bishop.} Nf6 (11... b6 $5 12. Qd3 Nf6
13. d5 c4 $1 14. Qc2 e6 15. d6 Qc6 16. e5 Nd5 17. Bg5 Bb7 18. Qd2 f6 19. Nd4
Qd7 20. exf6 Bxf6 21. Bh6 Rfe8 $13 {0-1 Kitte,S-Gross,R/Germany 1993/TD (30)})
12. Nd2 (12. Qd3 b6 {-see above}) 12... e5 $5 13. dxc5 (13. d5 Ne8 {/\ Nd6}) (
13. dxe5 $6 Qxe5) 13... Be6 14. Qa4 Rfc8 (14... Nd7 15. Qb4 Bxa2 $1 16. Qxb7
Rfc8 17. Qxc7 Rxc7 18. Rb5 Be6 19. Bc4 Bxc4 20. Nxc4 Bf8 $11 {Manakova,M-Zakic,
S/Nis 1993/Inf 59 (20)}) 15. Bc4 Bxc4 16. Qxc4 Bf8 17. h3 Bxc5 18. Qxc5 Qxc5
19. Bxc5 Rxc5 20. Rxb7 Rd8 21. Nf3 Nxe4 22. Re1 Nd6 23. Rxa7 e4 24. Nd2 f5 25.
Nb3 Rxc3 {1/2-1/2 Lingnau,C-Roos,D/Germany 1995/GER-chT (37)}) (11. Bg5 {
This square is more appropriate but the bishop can be pushed away from here.}
Nf6 (11... Re8 12. Qd3 b6 13. Rbd1 Bb7 14. d5 $6 (14. Qe3 $5) 14... Ne5 15.
Nxe5 Qxe5 16. f4 $2 (16. Qe3 $142 Qxc3 $140 17. Qxc3 Bxc3 18. Bb5 f6 19. Bxe8
Rxe8 20. Bd2) 16... Qxc3 17. Qxc3 Bxc3 18. Bb5 f6 19. Bxe8 Rxe8 20. Bh4 Ba6 21.
Rf3 Be2 $17 {0-1 Luyks,M-Santos,A/POR-chT 1994/EXT 98 (32)}) 12. Bd3 (12. Qd3
h6 (12... b6 13. h3 Bb7 14. d5 c4 15. Qe3 Ne8 16. Bf4 Nd6 17. Nd4 Qd7 18. Rb4
Rac8 19. Rd1 Rc5 20. a4 Bc8 21. e5 $16 {1-0 Cruz Lopez Claret,C-Iglesias Leon,
F/La Coruna 1996/EXT 97 (35)}) (12... e6 13. Rfd1 b6 14. Ne5 Bb7 15. Bf3 Rac8
16. Qe3 Nd7 17. Nxd7 Qxd7 18. dxc5 Qa4 19. Be7 Rfe8 20. Bd6 $16 {1-0 Petursson,
M-Cocozza,M/Thessaloniki 1984/EXT 97-B (29)}) 13. Be3 (13. Bd2 b6 14. d5 e6 15.
d6 Qc6 16. e5 Nd7 17. Bf4 Bb7 18. Qe3 Qe4 19. Bb5 (19. Qd2 Nxe5 20. Rfe1 Nc4
$17 {0-1 Vavrak,P-Turov,M/Cappelle la Grande 2000/CBM 74 ext (42)}) 19... Qxe3
20. fxe3 Rfd8 21. Bxd7 Rxd7 22. Rb2 Rf8 23. Rbf2 Bxf3 24. Rxf3 f6 25. Bg3 fxe5
26. Rxf8+ Bxf8 27. Rf6 Bg7 (27... Rxd6 $17) 28. Rxg6 Kf7 29. Rg4 Bf6 30. Ra4
$11 {1/2-1/2 Riazantsev,A-Turov,M/Moscow 1999/CBM 75 (31)}) 13... b6 14. d5 Ng4
15. Bd2 f5 16. h3 Ne5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. Bf3 f4 $13 {1-0 Najer,E-Turov,M/
Kolontaevo 1997/EXT 99 (51)}) 12... h6 13. Bd2 (13. Bh4 $5 Nh5 14. e5 b6 15.
Be4 Rb8 16. Qd2 Kh7 17. Rfe1 f5 18. exf6 exf6 19. d5 Qd6 $13 {1-0 De Villiers,
C-Sisniega,M/Manila 1992/TD (75). (75)}) (13. Be3 $5 Ng4 14. Bd2 cxd4 $6 15.
cxd4 Bxd4 16. h3) 13... Rd8 14. Qc1 cxd4 15. cxd4 Qxc1 16. Rfxc1 Ne8 17. Be3 b6
18. Bb5 Bb7 19. Bc6 Bxc6 20. Rxc6 Nf6 21. Nd2 Rac8 22. Rbc1 Rxc6 23. Rxc6 Ng4 {
1/2-1/2 Eriksson,J-Skytte,R/Stockholm 2000/CBM 76 ext (23)}) (11. Qb3 $5 {
With the idea of a queenside attack (a2-a4-a5).} b6 (11... Rb8 12. a4 b6 13. e5
e6 14. Bg5 Re8 15. Qa2 Bb7 16. Qd2 Rbc8 17. Rfc1 f6 18. exf6 Nxf6 19. Bf4 Qe7
20. a5 $16 {Pogorelov,R-Conquest,S/Cordoba 1994/Inf 61 (24)}) (11... Nf6 12. e5
) (11... e5 $5) 12. d5 c4 13. Qxc4 Qxc4 14. Bxc4 Bxc3 15. Ba3 Nc5 16. Rbc1 Bg7
17. Bb5 Bg4 18. Bxc5 bxc5 19. Rxc5 f5 (19... Bxf3 $5 20. gxf3 Rab8) 20. Ng5
fxe4 21. h3 Bf5 22. g4 $14 {1-0 Hetey,L-Heinrich,T/Berlin 1995/CBM 47 ext (41)}
) (11. Re1 b6 12. Bg5 Re8 13. Qb3 Bb7 14. Bc4 e6 15. a4 Nf6 16. e5 Nd7 $6 (
16... Nd5) 17. Nd2 Bc6 18. Ne4 $14 {1-0 Paschall,W-Carrasco,P/Las Vegas 1995/
EXT 98 (54)}) (11. Qd3 $5) 11... e5 {Black's plan is to provoke d4-d5 and then
transfer his knight to the blockading d6 square.} 12. d5 Nf6 13. Nd2 ({Another
example from GM M.Turov's game:} 13. c4 Ne8 14. Bb2 Qe7 15. Nd2 Bd7 16. Bc3 Nd6
17. a4 Rac8 18. Qc2 Rfe8 19. Rbe1 f6 20. f3 Rc7 21. g3 Qd8 22. Rf2 Re7 23. Qa2
Qe8 24. Bc2 Rc8 25. f4 Bg4 26. Kg2 Qd7 27. f5 g5 28. h3 Bh5 29. g4 Be8 30. Nf3
$13 Bf8 $2 31. Nxg5 fxg5 32. f6 Rf7 33. Bxe5 h5 34. Bxd6 Bxd6 35. e5 Bb8 36.
Bf5 {1-0 Pelletier,Y-Turov,M/Kharkov 2001/CBM 83 (36).}) 13... b6 14. c4 Ne8
15. Bb2 Bd7 16. g3 f5 {This time Black tries a more active plan.} 17. exf5 (17.
f4 $5 {deserved attention but Black shuold not have any problems:} exf4 ({or} 
17... fxe4 18. Bxe4 {[%cal Rd5d6]} Nd6 19. fxe5 Nxe4 20. Nxe4 Bxe5) 18. Rxf4
Bxb2 19. Rxb2 Ng7 $11) 17... gxf5 18. f4 $6 {[%mdl 32] A wrong evaluation of
the position arising.} (18. Re1 $142 $5 {preventing} Nd6 {. If Black pushes ...
e5-e4, White will be able to attack this pawn with f2-f3.}) 18... e4 {This
passed pawn can be blocked but in the meantime Black obtains strong
counterplay.} 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Be2 Nf6 21. Qb3 h5 $1 22. Rfd1 ({After} 22. h4
{Black can attack the g3 pawn.}) 22... h4 {Black now intends to double rooks
along the h-file.} 23. d6 $2 {A grave error. This pawn now becomes weak and
with two weaknesses (this pawn and the h-file) White gets into real trouble.}
Qc6 24. Nf1 Kf7 25. Ne3 Rh8 26. Qc3 hxg3 27. hxg3 Rh3 28. Nd5 $2 {A losing
move. White should try} (28. Kf2 Rh2+ 29. Ke1 Rg8 30. Nf1 Rg2 31. Qe3 {
although his position remained difficult.}) 28... Nxd5 29. Rxd5 Be6 ({Perhaps
it was more accurate to start with} 29... Rah8 30. Kf2 (30. Bf1 Rh1+ 31. Kf2
R8h2+ 32. Ke3 Rg1 33. Qe1 Qa4 $19) {and now play} 30... Be6 31. Rdd1 (31. Rd2
e3+ $1) 31... e3+ $1 32. Qxe3 Rh2+ 33. Ke1 Re8 {with a decisive attack.}) 30.
Qe5 ({White had now an additional defensive possibility} 30. Bf1 Rh6 (30...
Rxg3+ $5 31. Qxg3 Rg8 32. Qxg8+ Kxg8 33. Rd2 e3 34. Rd3 $1 Qf3 35. d7 Bxd7 36.
Rxd7 Qf2+ 37. Kh1 e2 38. Bxe2 Qxe2 $17) 31. Rd2 {[%cal Yf1g2] although after}
Rg8 {White can hardly organize successful defense.}) 30... Rah8 31. Kf2 Rh2+
32. Ke3 (32. Ke1 Qa4 {doesn't change much.}) 32... Qa4 {The decisive blow
comes from another side.} 33. Rd2 Qa3+ 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 22nd"]
[Site "Fuegen"]
[Date "2006.10.09"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Ruck, Robert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2526"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2006.10.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 115"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheboksary"]
[BlackTeam "Eynatten"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BEL"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Qd3 e6 12. Bg5 Qc7 13. Qe3 Nd7 14. Bd3 {
As 14.e5 brought nothing against Svidler in Dortmund (see CBM 114), GM Boris
Gelfand tries another plan.} Rac8 15. Rfd1 Nf6 (15... cxd4 16. cxd4 Qd6 {
, seizing the c-file, is more active:} 17. Bb5 Rc2 18. e5 Qd5 19. Ba4 Rc7 20.
Be7 Rfc8 21. Bd6 Rc3 22. Qe2 Nb8 $13 {1/2-1/2 Dyachkov,S-Naiditsch,A/Moscow
2006/CBM 112 (37)}) 16. h3 Qb8 17. Ne5 Qc7 {Demonstratively waiting?} 18. Bf4 (
18. Rdc1 $5 Nd7 19. Nc4) 18... Qe7 19. f3 cxd4 20. cxd4 Nd7 $1 21. Nc4 e5 {
It turns out that White hasn't made use of the tempi Black yielded him.} 22.
Bg5 Bf6 23. Bxf6 Qxf6 24. d5 {"Killing the b7 bishop but Blck obtains good
counterplay along the c-file.} (24. Be2 Rfd8) 24... Rc5 25. Nd2 Rfc8 26. Nb3
Rc3 27. Rbc1 Qd6 28. Qd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hamburg m"]
[Site "Hamburg"]
[Date "1999.10.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bunzmann, Dimitrij"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2596"]
[BlackElo "2701"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1999.10.16"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Qa5 {This line is now out of fashion despite the fact that
White hasn't proven any real advantage so far.} 10. Rb5 {A very rare line.
This rook will not be safe on c5.} (10. O-O Qxa2 11. Bg5 {is the main variation
}) 10... Qxc3+ (10... Qxa2 11. Rxc5 {is playable but a bit risky for Black as
White's pawn centre is now safe. If he doesn't use the exposed position of the
white rook, he can get into trouble.} Nd7 (11... b6 12. Bc4 (12. Rc7 e6 13. O-O
Ba6 14. c4 Rd8 15. Bg5 Rd7 16. Rxd7 Nxd7 17. Qd3 $16 {Schmittdiel,E-Lazarev,V/
AUT-chT2S 1993/1-0 (57)}) 12... Qa1 13. Bxf7+ Kh8 14. Rc4 Ba6 15. Ra4 Qxc3+ 16.
Bd2 Qd3 17. Bd5 Nd7 18. Be3 $16 {Nemet,I-Bogdanovic,R/Liechtenstein 1985}) (
11... Qe6 12. Ng5 Qb6 13. O-O Bd7 14. Ba3 Na6 15. Rd5 Bc6 16. Bxe7 Bxd5 17.
exd5 Rfe8 18. d6 Bf8 $13 {1/2-1/2 Paschall,W-Song,P/Philadelphia World op 1995
(26)}) (11... Bd7 12. Bc4 Qa1 13. Bd2 {(...) 0-1 Sutter,O-Hort,V/SUI-chT 1995})
12. Rb5 a5 (12... Nb6 13. O-O Bd7 14. Rb2 Qe6 15. Ng5 Qc6 16. Bd2 h6 17. Bb5
Qc7 18. Nf3 Bc6 19. Qe2 e6 20. Rfb1 Bxb5 21. Rxb5 Rfc8 22. h4 {Molina,J-De
Franca,G/2nd Itau Mercosul Cup 1998/1-0 (39)}) 13. Rb3 Nf6 14. Nd2 Bd7 15. Ra3
Qe6 16. e5 Nd5 17. c4 Nb4 18. Bf3 Ra7 19. Bb2 b5 20. d5 Qb6 $13 {Akopyan,
H-Braylovsky,G/USA-ch (junior) 1999/1/2-1/2 (59)}) 11. Bd2 Qa3 12. Ra5 {
It is essencial to remove the black queen from a3.} (12. Rxc5 Nc6 13. Rc4 Bg4
14. d5 Bxf3 15. gxf3 Nd4 (15... Ne5 $1) 16. Bb4 Qb2 17. Qd2 Qb1+ 18. Rc1 $2 (
18. Qd1 $1 Nc2+ 19. Kf1 $1 Qxd1+ 20. Bxd1 Nxb4 21. Rxb4 $11 {Atalik,S}) 18...
Nc2+ 19. Qxc2 Qxb4+ 20. Kf1 Rab8 $1 $17 {Gligoric,S-Atalik,S/Yugoslavia 1998/
0-1 (43)}) 12... Qb2 13. Rxc5 Na6 {A novelty. Certainly, a6 is not the best
position for the black knight; besides, Black has no extra pawn as a
compensation. However, he has good development and chances to gain the c-file
for his rooks.} (13... Nc6 {is not so worthwhile here because of} 14. d5 {
this move was not possible without 12.Ra5} Nd4 15. Nxd4 Bxd4 (15... Qxd4 16.
Rc4 Qb2 17. O-O Qxa2 18. Bb4 Bd7 19. Bxe7 Rfc8 20. Rxc8+ Rxc8 21. Bg4 f5 22.
exf5 gxf5 23. Bf3 Qc2 24. Qe1 Bc3 25. Qe3 Qd2 26. d6 Qxe3 27. fxe3 b5 28. Bd5+
Kg7 29. g4 Rc5 30. Rd1 fxg4 31. Be6 $1 {Danner,G-Pribyl,J/Stary Smokovec 1981/
1-0 (51)}) 16. Rc4 Bf6 {protecting the e7 pawn} (16... Bg7 17. O-O b6 18. Rc2
Qd4 19. Bc3 Qxe4 20. Bf3 Qa4 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. d6 Bf5 23. Rc7 Qxd1 24. Rxd1
Rac8 25. Rxe7 a5 26. d7 Rb8 27. Rd6 b5 28. Bd5 {1-0 Danner,G-Schmidt,W/Wroclaw
1985 (39)}) 17. Qc2 (17. O-O $5) 17... Qxc2 18. Rxc2 e6 19. Bc4 Re8 20. O-O Bd7
21. Rfc1 Rac8 22. Be3 a6 23. f3 exd5 24. Bxd5 Rxc2 25. Rxc2 Rc8 26. Rd2 Bc6 {
1/2-1/2 Shamkovich,L-Gheorghiu,F/Cleveland 1975 (37)}) (13... Qxa2 {is the
main line:} 14. O-O Bg4 (14... Qe6 15. Bc4 (15. Qc2 Na6 16. Rc3 Qd6 17. Rb1 Nb4
18. Qa4 Nc6 19. e5 Qd8 20. Be3 Bd7 21. Rxb7 Nxe5 {= Gavrikov,V-Mikhalchishin,A/
USSR (ch) 1981 (26)}) 15... Qd6 16. Qc1 Nd7 17. e5 Qb8 18. e6 $1 $16 {
Delmas-Gorlinger/corr 1984}) 15. d5 Nd7 16. Ra5 Qb2 17. Rb5 Qa2 18. Bg5 Nf6 19.
Qd3 b6 20. e5 Bf5 21. Qd2 Qxd2 22. Nxd2 Nd7 23. g4 Bc2 24. Rb2 Rfc8 25. Ba6 Rc5
26. Bxe7 {1/2-1/2 Groszpeter,A-Pavlov,M/Thessaloniki 1981}) 14. Rc2 (14. Rb5 $5
Qxa2 15. O-O) 14... Qb6 15. O-O Bg4 {Black would gladly provoke d4-d5 to
obtain the c5 square for his knight.} 16. Be3 Rfc8 17. d5 Qa5 18. Rxc8+ Rxc8
19. Qb1 Nc5 {The knight has entered the game; Black should not have any
problems neutralizing White's bishop pair.} 20. h3 Bxf3 21. Bxf3 {[%cal Yf3g4]}
Qc7 22. Bxc5 $6 {White wins a pawn but has no chances to win the game as his
remaining bishop is extremely passive. Moreover, it is Black who regains the
initiative.} (22. Bg4 $5 {was certainly better but after} Rd8 23. Rc1 b6 {
[%cal Yc7e5,Yg7e5]} 24. f4 Qd6 {White hardly has any real advantage.}) 22...
Qxc5 23. Qxb7 Be5 24. Be2 Rb8 25. Qc6 Qd4 26. Qc4 Rb4 27. Qxd4 Rxd4 28. Rd1 (
28. f3 Ra4) 28... Rxe4 {It is now Black who can play for a win as White's d5
pawn restricts the possibilities of his bishop, and the a2 pawn is also weak.
However, the drawish power of opposite-coloured bishops is too great.} 29. Rd2
h5 30. Kf1 Kg7 31. Rc2 Rd4 32. Bc4 Bd6 33. Bb3 Rd1+ 34. Ke2 Rg1 35. Kf3 g5 36.
Rd2 f5 37. g3 Re1 {Black tries to maintain an active position of his rook but
is eventually forced to exchange it.} (37... g4+ 38. hxg4 hxg4+ 39. Ke2 {
[%cal Yd2d1]}) 38. Rd1 Re5 39. Rd3 Bc5 40. Rc3 g4+ 41. hxg4 hxg4+ 42. Kg2 Bd6 (
42... Bb6 43. Kf1) 43. Re3 Rxe3 44. fxe3 Kf6 45. Kf2 Ke5 46. Bc2 a5 47. a4 Bb4
48. Ke2 Bc3 49. Bb1 Bb2 50. Bc2 Bc1 51. Bb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hamburg m"]
[Site "Hamburg"]
[Date "1999.10.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Bunzmann, Dimitrij"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2596"]
[BlackElo "2701"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1999.10.16"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Bg5 h6 14. Be3 {
Comparing to the immediate 13.Be3, the position of the black pawn on h6 helps
White in some variations; still, this line looks quite harmless.} Nc6 15. d5
Bxf3 (15... Na5 16. Bc5 Bf6 17. e5 Bxe5 18. Rb4 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Rae8 20. Be3 {
[%cal Rb4a4,Re3h6] and the h6 pawn is hanging. This line was played in two
games Kramnik-Anand and proved to be dangerous for Black.}) 16. Bxf3 Ne5 17.
Bc5 (17. Rxb7 e6 18. Qe2 $1 {is the crucial line} (18. dxe6 Nxf3+ 19. Qxf3 Qxe6
20. Rxa7 Rxa7 21. Bxa7 {is harmless. Although after} Re8 22. Re1 f5 23. Qe3
fxe4 24. f3 {White wins the e4 pawn, he has no chances to win the game, e.g.}
Qc4 25. fxe4 Re7 26. Kh1 Qc3 27. Bc5 Rc7 28. Rc1 Qxe3 29. Bxe3 Rxc1+ 30. Bxc1
h5 31. Kg1 Kf7 {1/2-1/2 Bunzmann,D-Leko,P/Hamburg m 1999(5)}) 18... Nxf3+ 19.
Qxf3 exd5 (19... a5 20. Rfb1 Rad8 21. Rd1 Rb8 22. Rxb8 Rxb8 23. d6 Rd8 24. h4
Rd7 25. Bf4 Qb2 26. e5 Bxe5 27. Qa8+ Kh7 28. Qe8 Qe2 29. Bxe5 {1-0 Shneider,
A-Ostenstad,B/World Cities, Jakarta INA 1997}) 20. exd5 a5 21. Rfb1 Qc2 22. Bf4
(22. d6 $5) 22... Qc3 23. Qxc3 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Anand,V/Amber Rapid, Monte
Carlo MON 1998}) 17... Bf6 18. Rxb7 Rfb8 {This leads to easy equality as White
has nothing better than liquidating into the endgame.} 19. Qb1 Qxb1 20. Rfxb1
Rxb7 21. Rxb7 Rc8 22. Be3 a5 23. Ra7 (23. Bxh6 g5 {[%csl Rh6]}) 23... Bg5 $5 {
In this line the h6 pawn proved useful for Black.} 24. Bxg5 hxg5 25. h3 Kf8 26.
Rxa5 Rc1+ 27. Kh2 Rc2 28. Kg1 Rc1+ 29. Kh2 Rc2 30. Kg1 (30. Kg3 f5 $1) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-38"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2008.11.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Rc1 Qa5 9. Qd2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qxd2+ 11. Kxd2 O-O 12. Bd3 (12. Nf3 {, leading to
the main theoretical line, and}) (12. Bb5 {are more popular options.}) 12... e6
(12... Nc6 $142 $1 13. Ne2 {was examined in CBM 69, and nothing new has been
played since:} Rd8 14. Rc4 f5 $1 15. Rb1 (15. f3 fxe4 16. fxe4 Bg4 17. Rb1 Rd7
18. d5 Ne5 19. Rcb4 Nxd3 20. Kxd3 b6 21. Nd4 Rb7 22. a4 Rc8 {1/2 Kostic,V 
(2402)-Dvoirys,S (2590)/Oberwart 1999/EXT 2000}) 15... fxe4 $1 16. Bxe4 Bf5 17.
Bxf5 gxf5 18. Ke1 Rd7 19. f3 Rad8 20. Kf2 Kf7 21. Rb5 e6 22. a4 Bf6 23. g4 $1
$11 {1/2 Van Wely,L (2635)-Sutovsky,E (2575)/Pamplona 1999/CBM 069/[Krasenkow]
(29)}) 13. Ne2 Nc6 14. Rc4 {A typical arrangement in this structure.} Rd8 (
14... Bd7 15. Rb1 b6 $6 (15... Rfd8) 16. Rbc1 Rfc8 $6 (16... Rac8 $142) 17. e5
{[%cal Rd3e4]} Ne7 18. Rc7 Rd8 19. Bg5 Kf8 20. Be4 Rac8 21. Rxd7 {1-0 Panczyk,
K (2425)-Carlhammar,M (2280)/Gothenburg 1992/EXT 2000}) 15. Rb1 Bd7 16. Nc3 $5
$146 (16. Bg5 f6 17. Be3 Bf8 18. Rcc1 Ba3 19. Rc2 Bb4+ 20. Kc1 Bd6 21. Bd2 b6
22. Ba6 Rab8 $11 {1/2 Petit,E (2260)-Jansa,V (2480)/Benasque 1998/EXT 2002 (58)
}) 16... Be8 17. e5 {White starts his kingside attack (a "second front").
Still, Black's position is very solid.} Rab8 (17... Na5 18. Rc5 b6 19. Rc7 Bc6
20. g4 $5 $14) 18. f4 Bf8 19. g4 Be7 20. h4 $5 (20. Bf2) 20... f6 $5 (20...
Bxh4 21. g5 b5 $1 22. Nxb5 Nxe5 23. fxe5 Rxb5 24. Rh1 Rb2+ 25. Kc3 Bf2 26. Rh2
$1 Bxe3 27. Rxb2 Bxg5 $14) 21. h5 $6 {A dubious pawn sac.} (21. g5 f5 $11) (21.
Ne4 $5 fxe5 22. fxe5 b5 23. Rcc1 Nxd4 24. Rc7 Nc6 25. Ke2 $44) 21... gxh5 22.
gxh5 Bxh5 23. Rg1+ Bg6 (23... Kf7 $5 24. f5 $5 exf5 25. e6+ Kxe6 26. d5+ Rxd5
27. Nxd5 Kxd5 $15) 24. f5 $5 (24. Bxg6 hxg6 25. Rxg6+ Kf7 $15) 24... exf5 25.
e6 {[%csl Ge6]} Kf8 26. Bh6+ Ke8 {[%cal Ye8e7,Ye7b4]} 27. Nb5 Bb4+ 28. Ke3 Ke7
29. Bf4 (29. Nxa7 Rd6 $1 30. Rb1 $1 f4+ $1 31. Bxf4 Rxe6+ 32. Kf3 Bxd3 33.
Nxc6+ bxc6 34. Rcxb4 $15) 29... Kxe6 $4 {[%mdl 8192] A sudden blunder.} (29...
a6 $1 30. Na7 $1 (30. Bxb8 axb5 $19) 30... Bd6 $1 31. Rxc6 $1 bxc6 32. Nxc6+
Kxe6 33. Nxb8 Bxf4+ 34. Kxf4 Rxb8 35. Bxa6 Kd5 $15 {Despite Black's material
advantage, he can hardly win.}) 30. d5+ $1 Kf7 (30... Kxd5 $4 31. Nc7#) (30...
Rxd5 31. Nc7+) 31. dxc6 bxc6 32. Rxb4 cxb5 33. Bxb8 f4+ 34. Kxf4 Bxd3 35. Bxa7
Ra8 36. Rd4 1-0

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2013.03.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2013.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Nb6 6. e3 Bg7 7. f4 $5 $146 {
[%mdl 8] Another example of a new tendency in super-GM preparation, which
worked brilliantly in Vladimir Kramnik's games against Grischuk, Svidler,
Gelfand: finding new ways at an early stage of the opening and working them
out. In fact, those ways may be quite harmless but the effect of surprise will
play the most important role. Of course, such a huge amount of work 
(essentially just for one or two games!) can only be afforded by top
professionals. The text move prevents ...e7-e5 but slightly compromises
White's centre. However, the usual way for Black to exploit that fact (...
c7-c5) is not very comfortable here.} O-O (7... c5 $5 8. dxc5 N6d7 9. Ne4 $1 {
etc. However, Boris Gelfand renounces ...c7-c5 altogether, certainly fearing
his opponent's preparation. That is one of the important psychological effects
of the above-mentioned concept: most likely, your opponent will opt for a side,
often second-rate line to evade your analysis, thus yielding you both a
positional and a psychological advantage.}) 8. Nf3 Bg4 (8... N8d7 $5 {[%cal
Yc7c5]}) 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 c6 $6 ({Here, too,} 10... N8d7 {[%cal Yc7c5]
looks appropriate. White has a lot of possibilities, from} 11. h4 ({via} 11.
Ne4) ({to} 11. b4)) 11. h4 {[%mdl 128] No doubt now! When your opponent waives
counterplay in the centre, it is time for a flank attack!} N8d7 12. h5 e6 (
12... c5 13. hxg6 hxg6 14. Qh3 (14. d5 $5) 14... Re8 15. d5 Nf6 16. e4 $16) 13.
hxg6 hxg6 14. e4 {It was probably better to concentrate efforts on the
kingside:} (14. O-O-O f5 (14... Nf6 15. g4 Nbd5 16. Qh3 {etc.}) 15. g4 Nf6 16.
gxf5 gxf5 17. Rg1 {and only later e3-e4.}) 14... f5 15. g4 ({In the event of} 
15. e5 {Black holds on by means of} Kf7 {[%cal Yf8h8]}) 15... Nf6 16. gxf5 exf5
(16... gxf5 {was probably more accurate.}) 17. e5 Ng4 18. d5 $5 (18. Be3 Qe7
19. O-O-O $16 {was a simpler course. However, breaking through was still a
difficult task.}) 18... cxd5 19. O-O-O d4 20. Nb5 Qd5 21. Qh3 Rfc8+ {Black
misses a good defensive opportunity:} (21... Nf2 $1 22. Qh7+ Kf7 23. Nd6+ Qxd6
$1 24. exd6 Rh8 25. Re1 Rxh7 26. Rxh7 Ne4 {although White keeps some winning
chances after} 27. Ba5 Nxd6 28. Bg2) 22. Kb1 Rc6 23. e6 $2 {An absolutely
wrong sacrifice of this crucial pawn.} (23. Rc1 {was the simplest way to play})
(23. Nd6 {was a more complicated option but apparently clarifying the position
in White's favour:} Rxd6 24. exd6 Nf2 (24... Qxd6 25. Bg2 Nc4 26. Qb3 Qe6 27.
Qxb7 Rd8 28. Qc7 Re8 29. Bc6 $1 Nf2 $1 (29... Rc8 30. Bd5 $1) 30. Bxe8 Nxd2+
31. Rxd2 Qe4+ 32. Qc2 Qxh1+ 33. Qc1 Qe4+ 34. Ka1 Qxe8 35. Rxf2 $16) 25. Qh7+
Kf8 (25... Kf7 $2 26. Rc1 Qxd6 27. Rh6 {[%cal Rh6g6]} Rh8 28. Rc7+ $1 Qxc7 29.
Qxg6+ Kf8 30. Bb4+ $18 {(M.Notkin)}) 26. Qxg6 $1 Nxh1 (26... Qf7 27. Qxf7+ Kxf7
28. Bg2 $16) 27. Re1 $1 {[%cal Re1e7]} Qf7 {(M.Notkin)} 28. Qh7 Re8 $1 (28...
Ng3 $2 29. Bb4 Nd7 30. Re7) 29. Rxe8+ Kxe8 30. Qxh1 {with good winning chances.
}) 23... Qxe6 24. Bg2 Nf2 $1 {After this active move it is Black who plays for
a win.} 25. Qh7+ Kf7 26. Rde1 Qf6 27. Bxc6 bxc6 (27... Nxh1 $2 28. Bb4 $1 Rh8
29. Nd6+ Qxd6 30. Be8+ $1 Rxe8 31. Rxe8 $18 {(M.Notkin)}) 28. Nc7 Rh8 {The
simplest continuation.} (28... Ne4 $5 29. Rxe4 (29. Nxa8 $2 Nxd2+ 30. Kc1 d3
31. Re5 Nbc4) 29... fxe4 30. Nxa8 Nxa8 31. f5 $1 e3 32. fxg6+ Qxg6+ 33. Qxg6+
Kxg6 {(M.Notkin)} 34. Bb4 {, and White should not lose}) 29. Qxh8 (29. Re6 Rxh7
30. Rxf6+ Bxf6 31. Rxh7+ Kg8 32. Rh2 Ne4 33. Kc2 c5 34. b3 {may be a better
way for White to hold on.}) 29... Bxh8 30. Ne8 Nxh1 (30... Qd8 $1 31. Rxh8 Nd5
32. Rh7+ Kg8 33. Rg7+ Kf8 {[%cal Rf2e4]} 34. Rb7 $1 Qh4 $1 (34... Ne4 35. Rh1)
(34... Ne3 $5 35. Nc7 Qd7 $1 36. Rg1 $132) 35. Ng7 Ne4 36. Ne6+ {leads to a
complicated position, in which Black's chances are probably better; however,
Boris Gelfand understandably goes for a simpler option.}) 31. Nxf6 Ng3 (31...
Ng3 32. Nh7 $1 Ne4 33. Ng5+ Nxg5 34. fxg5 {with a roughly equal endgame.})
1/2-1/2

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 07th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.11.08"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kruppa, Yuri"]
[Black "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2603"]
[BlackElo "2447"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1999.11.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8.
Ba4 O-O 9. Ne2 Be6 {This move is very logical: White has released his control
of the c4 square; then why not to seize it?} 10. Bb3 {White immediately swaps
the black bishop without even waiting for ...Be6-c4} (10. h4 {is not quite
appropriate as White can't create any attack without his light-squared bishop.}
Bc4 11. Bb3 Bxb3 12. Qxb3 Qb6 13. h5 e5 14. hxg6 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Kamsky,G/
Dortmund 1993}) (10. O-O {is the main line:} Qa5 $5 {An interesting move
introduced by GM Suat Atalik. Its main idea is to avoid the pawn recapture on
b3. Black is now threatening to seize the c4 square with 11...Bc4 and 12...Qa6}
(10... b5 11. Bb3 Bxb3 12. axb3 Nd7 13. e5 $5 {[+]()} (13. Ra6 $6 Qc8 (13... c5
$132 14. Qd3 $140 $2 cxd4 15. cxd4 Nc5 $1 $19 {Stohl,I}) 14. Ra2 a5 15. c4 bxc4
16. bxc4 Qa6 17. Qc2 e5 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Ra4 Rfd8 20. Bb2 Qb6 21. Bc3 Nd3 22.
Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Ra2 Kg8 $17 24. Nc1 Nb4 25. Qb3 Qc5 26. Re2 Rd4 {0-1 Ulibin,
M-David,A/26th Rilton Cup, Stockholm SWE 1998 (41)}) 13... Qc7 (13... c5 14. e6
$1 fxe6 15. Nf4 Qb6 16. Re1 e5 17. dxe5 Qc6 18. Nd5 $36) 14. Qd3 a6 $6 (14...
Rfd8 15. Qh3 e6 16. Bg5 Re8 17. Ng3 c5 $132 {[+] Stohl,I}) 15. f4 e6 16. c4 $1
Rfd8 17. Ba3 (17. Bd2 $142 {Stohl,I}) 17... bxc4 18. bxc4 c5 19. d5 f6 20. Nc3
fxe5 21. dxe6 Nf6 22. Nd5 $13 {1-0 Stohl,I-Berebora,F/Hrvatska 1997 (33)}) (
10... Bc4 11. Bb3 Bxb3 {Black doesn't worry about the loss of a tempo.} (11...
Ba6 12. e5 c5 13. Re1 cxd4 14. cxd4 Nc6 15. Bb2 Nb4 16. Nf4 Bh6 17. Bc1 Bg7 18.
d5 g5 19. Nh5 Nd3 20. Bxg5 Bxe5 21. Bh6 Bxh2+ 22. Kxh2 Qd6+ 23. Kg1 Qxh6 24.
Rxe7 Qg5 25. Re3 $16 {1-0 Jelen,I-Kodric,M/Bled op 1994 (29)}) 12. Qxb3 (12.
axb3 $1 {is certainly better}) 12... Qb6 13. Qc2 Nd7 14. e5 e6 15. Be3 c5 16.
Qe4 Qa6 17. Nf4 {1/2-1/2 Fedorowicz,J-Kamsky,G/Philadelphia World op 1993}) 11.
Bb3 (11. Re1 Bc4 12. Bb3 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 Qxc3 14. Ba3 Re8 15. Bb2 Qa5 16. d5 Bxb2
17. Qxb2 Nd7 18. Re3 Nc5 $17 19. h4 cxd5 20. exd5 Qa6 21. Rf3 Rad8 22. h5 Nxb3
23. hxg6 fxg6 24. Qxb3 Qb6 25. Qxb6 axb6 26. Rb1 Rxd5 27. Rxb6 Rd1+ 28. Kh2 Rd2
29. Rxb7 Rxa2 30. Re3 Rxf2 31. Rexe7 {1/2-1/2 Tyomkin,D-Ftacnik,L/5th Wichern
op 1999}) (11. e5 Nd7 12. Bb3 Bxb3 13. Qxb3 Qa6 14. Ng3 c5 15. f4 cxd4 16. cxd4
Rfc8 17. Rd1 Rc4 18. Ba3 e6 19. Ne4 Qc6 $15 {Black has created a strong
pressure on the queenside.} 20. Qd3 f5 21. exf6 Nxf6 22. Nc5 b5 23. Qe2 Re8 24.
Bb2 Nd5 25. g3 Nc3 $17 {Aleksandrov,A-Krasenkow,M/Rubinstein mem 34th 1997/1/
2-1/2 (67)}) 11... Bxb3 12. Qxb3 Qa6 13. Re1 c5 14. Rb1 Nc6 (14... cxd4 15.
cxd4 Nc6 16. d5 Na5 17. Qa4 b6 18. Ba3 Rfe8 19. Rbc1 b5 $1 20. Qc2 Rac8 21. Qb1
Nc4 $36 {Atalik,S}) 15. Qxb7 Qxb7 16. Rxb7 cxd4 17. cxd4 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 Bxd4 19.
Rxe7 Rac8 $6 (19... Rfc8 $11 {[%cal Yc8c2] Atalik,S}) 20. Rd7 Bb6 21. Bh6 Rfe8
22. Kf1 Rc2 23. Rd2 Rc4 24. Rde2 $16 {Dao Thien Hai-Atalik,S/Hoogovens-B 1997/
1/2-1/2 (65)}) 10... Bxb3 11. axb3 {This is an improvement of White's pawn
structure (a pawn moves towards the centre).} (11. Qxb3 {is completely
harmless:} b5 (11... Qb6 $11) 12. O-O Nd7 13. f4 (13. Bg5 Nb6 $11 {/\ Nc4})
13... Nb6 14. f5 Nc4 15. fxg6 fxg6 16. Bg5 Qd7 17. h3 e5 18. dxe5 Bxe5 $15 19.
Rfd1 Qf7 20. Rf1 Qc7 21. Bh6 Bg7 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Nd4 Kh8 24. Qb4 Rxf1+ 25.
Rxf1 c5 {1/2-1/2 Werbeck,T-Coenen,N/NRW-I 1995}) 11... e5 {Black has
apparently decided to punish White for 10.Bb3 at once.} (11... c5 $6 {is
dubious as Black can't easily recapture this pawn, which can be supported with
b3-b4 (this is the difference from the "normal" Gruenfeld structure!):} 12.
dxc5 Qxd1+ 13. Kxd1 Na6 14. Be3 Rfc8 15. Ra5 Nb8 16. Kc2 Nc6 17. Ra4 b6 18.
cxb6 axb6 19. Rxa8 Rxa8 20. Nd4 Rc8 21. Nb5 f5 22. Rd1 fxe4 23. Rd7 Be5 24. h3
Kf8 25. Rb7 Nb4+ 26. Kd2 {Sakaev,K-Sobolewski,P/Leningrad 1990/1-0 (46)}) (
11... Nd7 {is normal and leads to an equal position, e.q.} 12. Ra2 (12. O-O c5)
12... e6 13. O-O c5 14. Be3 cxd4 15. Nxd4 Qe7 16. Rd2 Rfd8 17. Qb1 Rac8 18. c4
a6 19. Rfd1 Nb8 20. h3 Rd7 21. Nf3 Rxd2 22. Rxd2 Nc6 23. Qd1 Rd8 24. Rxd8+ Qxd8
25. Qxd8+ Nxd8 26. Bb6 {Ionescu,C-Jansa,V/Odorheiu zt 1995/1/2-1/2 (39)}) 12.
dxe5 (12. d5 $5 Qh4 13. Qc2 Nd7 {Black agrees to weaken his pawns relying on
his active piece play.} 14. dxc6 bxc6 15. O-O Rfd8 16. Be3 Bh6 17. Bxh6 Qxh6
18. Rfd1 Nc5 19. b4 Ne6 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Rd1 Qh4 22. f3 Qg5 23. Kf2 Qh4+ 24.
Kg1 Qg5 25. Rd3 h5 26. Qd1 $2 Qe3+ $17 {Nikolaidis,I-Zilberstein,V/St.
Petersburg op 1993/1/2-1/2 (60)}) 12... Qh4 $2 {This ambitious move leads to a
situation when Black fails to recapture the pawn!} (12... Bxe5) 13. Bf4 Rd8 (
13... g5 $5 {enables Black to take back the pawn and even win another one but
seriously weakens his king:} 14. Bg3 Qxe4 15. O-O Bxe5 16. Ra4 Qf5 17. Bxe5
Qxe5 18. Ng3 $44) 14. Qc2 Qe7 15. Be3 {[%cal Rf2f4]} Qxe5 16. Rxa7 Rxa7 17.
Bxa7 c5 18. f4 Qd6 19. e5 Qd5 20. Bxb8 Rxb8 21. O-O $16 {Black has no
sufficient compensation for the pawn.} Rd8 22. c4 Qd3 (22... Qd2 23. Qxd2 Rxd2
24. Nc3 $16) 23. Qxd3 Rxd3 24. Rf3 Rxf3 $2 {A rook retreat would be more
stubborn as now Black is completely hopeless.} 25. gxf3 {In this endgame
White's extra (although double) pawn is essencial. Besides, he has two other
important advantages: 1)his king comes first to the centre (e4) and 2)the c5
pawn is on a black square (and, therefore, the d5 square is weak). All these
advantages taken together are sufficient for a victory.} f6 26. exf6 Bh6 (26...
Bxf6 27. Kf2) 27. Kf2 Kf7 28. Ke3 Kxf6 29. Ke4 Bf8 30. h3 Be7 31. Nc3 Bd6 32.
Nd5+ Ke6 33. Ne3 Kf6 34. f5 {Creating a passed pawn, which will distract the
black king and allow his white counterpart to powerfully invade do d5 and
later move to the b7 pawn (an elementary study of "two weaknesses").} Kg5 35.
fxg6 hxg6 36. Ng2 Bg3 37. f4+ (37. f4+ Kf6 38. Ne3 $18 {[%cal Yf4f5]}) 1-0

[Event "Monarch Assurance 08th"]
[Site "Port Erin"]
[Date "1999.11.11"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kiriakov, Petr"]
[Black "Kudrin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2554"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1999.11.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 b6 {A bit passive line but no refutation has been found so far.}
10. O-O Bb7 11. Qd3 Ba6 12. Qe3 e6 {preventing d4-d5 but delaying his
development} (12... Qd7 $1 {[%cal Yd7a4] is a better option} 13. Bxa6 $140 Nxa6
14. Qe2 Qa4) 13. dxc5 $6 {After this capture Black usually obtains sufficient
compensation for the pawn as the white a2 and c3 pawns become weak.} (13. Rd1
cxd4 14. cxd4 Bxe2 (14... Qd7 $142) 15. Qxe2 Qd7 16. d5 exd5 17. exd5 Re8 18.
Qc4 Qf5 19. Bb2 Bxb2 20. Rxb2 Nd7 21. d6 Ne5 22. Nxe5 Qxe5 23. Rc2 Rad8 24. d7
Re7 25. h3 Kg7 26. Rcd2 Qc5 27. Qh4 $16 {Novikov,I-Banas,J/Kuopio op 1992/1-0 
(42)}) (13. Bxa6 Nxa6 14. Qe2 $1 {As Black can't yet play 14...Qa4, White
manages to push the black knight} (14. Rd1 Qd7 $1 15. Qe2 Qa4 16. Bg5 cxd4 $1 (
16... Rfe8 $6 17. Qd2 f6 18. Bh6 Rad8 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. e5 $1 f5 21. Qg5 Qd7
22. Qf6+ Kg8 23. h4 Qe7 24. Ng5 cxd4 25. Rxd4 Rxd4 26. cxd4 Nc7 27. h5 $1 $16 {
Ftacnik,L-Banas,I/Passau 1994/1-0 (44)}) (16... h6 17. Be7 Rfe8 18. Bd6 Rad8
19. e5 $13) 17. cxd4 Rfc8 18. Rd2 Rc4 $36 {Ftacnik,L}) 14... Qc8 (14... Nb8 15.
Rd1 $14) 15. a4 (15. Bg5 $5) 15... Nb8 16. Ba3 Nd7 17. e5 Qc6 18. Qb5 Rfc8 19.
Rfd1 Rc7 20. Qxc6 Rxc6 21. d5 exd5 22. Rxd5 Nf8 23. c4 Ne6 24. Bb2 Rd8 25. Rbd1
Rcc8 {Pelletier,Y-Banas,J/Mitropa Cup 1995/1-0 (62)}) 13... Bxe2 14. Qxe2 Qc7
$1 ({Black should never hurry with the recapture on c5 with his b6 pawn in
such positions. The black c5 pawn is quite weak and disturbs his own pieces.
On the other hand, c5xb6 a7xb6 opens up the a- and c-files for the black major
pieces, after which White is practically unable to defend his a2 and c3 pawns.
Now} 14... bxc5 {is insufficient for equality, e.g.} 15. Bf4 Qc8 16. Bd6 Rd8
17. e5 Qc6 18. h4 Nd7 19. c4 $16 {Lerner,K-Gorelov,S/USSR 1982}) 15. cxb6 axb6
16. Be3 Nd7 17. Rfc1 (17. Bd4 Rfc8 18. Rfd1 Bh6 19. h3 Qc4 20. Rb2 Qxe2 21.
Rxe2 Ra5 $44 22. Rb2 e5 23. Be3 Bxe3 24. Rxd7 Bh6 25. Rd3 Rc4 26. Nd2 Bxd2 27.
Rdxd2 Ra6 28. f3 {1/2-1/2 Khalifman,A-Kudrin,S/NY op 1998}) 17... Ra4 18. Rb4
Rfa8 19. Rxa4 Rxa4 20. c4 Qc6 {[%csl Ra2,Rc4,Re4] A typical position has
arisen: White is a pawn up but he can't make use of his advantage because of
his weak pawns.} 21. Rd1 Nf8 22. e5 Rxc4 23. Bxb6 Rc2 24. Nd4 Rxe2 25. Nxc6
Rxa2 26. f4 h6 27. Be3 Re2 28. Rd3 Rc2 29. Rd6 Re2 30. Bd2 Re4 31. Kf2 Rc4 32.
g3 Nh7 33. Rd8+ Bf8 34. Rc8 Kg7 35. Ke3 Ba3 36. Kd3 Rc5 37. Be3 Rd5+ 38. Kc4
Rd7 39. Bd4 h5 40. Ra8 Bf8 41. Rb8 Kh6 42. h4 Kg7 43. Kb5 Ba3 44. Ra8 Bf8 45.
Ra4 Be7 46. Ka6 Bf8 47. Rc4 Ba3 48. Kb6 Be7 49. Nb8 Rd5 50. Kc7 Bd8+ 51. Kc6
Ba5 52. Bc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 07th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.11.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Iljushin, Alexei"]
[Black "Anisimov, Pavel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2527"]
[BlackElo "2318"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1999.11.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 Qa5 9. Rb1 cxd4 {This move is considered a certain concession. In the
endgame White can obtain the optimal arrangement of his rooks: b1 and c1.
Still, a conclusion about White's advantage would be premature.} 10. cxd4 Qxd2+
(10... Nc6 {is another option for Black.}) 11. Kxd2 O-O 12. Nf3 Nc6 {Black
immediately creates counterplay against the white d4 pawn. The other options
are not quite satisfactory:} (12... b6 13. Bd3 Ba6 (13... Bb7 14. Rhc1 Nc6 15.
d5 Na5 (15... Ne5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. f4 Bd6 18. a4 $16) 16. Rc7 e6 17. dxe6 fxe6
18. Ng5 Rfe8 19. Bb5 (19. Rbc1 $1 $16 {Rashkovsky,N}) 19... Rec8 20. Rbc1 Rxc7
21. Rxc7 Rc8 22. Re7 e5 23. Bd7 Rb8 24. Be6+ Kh8 25. Nf7+ Kg8 26. Nxe5+ Kh8 27.
Nf7+ Kg8 28. Ng5+ {1-0 Rashkovsky,N-Certek,P/Pila 1992}) 14. Rhc1 {[%cal Yc1c8]
} Rd8 15. Rb3 $1 {[%cal Yb3c3]} (15. Rc7 $2 Bxd3 (15... Bf8 16. Rb3 Bxd3 17.
Rxd3 Nd7 18. Bg5 a6 19. Ke3 h5 20. h4 Rac8 21. Rdc3 Rxc7 22. Rxc7 f6 23. Bf4 e5
24. dxe5 Bc5+ 25. Ke2 Nxe5 26. Nxe5 fxe5 27. Bxe5 Re8 28. f4 Re6 29. Kf3 Be7
30. g3 {Schmidt,B-Debus,A/Giessen op 1992/1-0 (66)}) 16. Kxd3 Na6 17. Rxe7 $140
Bf6 $17) (15. Rc2 Bxd3 16. Kxd3 Na6 17. Ke2 e6 18. Rc4 Bf8 19. Bf4 Bd6 20. Bxd6
Rxd6 21. a3 Rb8 22. Rb5 Rb7 23. e5 Rdd7 24. Rb3 Nc7 25. Ng5 Nd5 26. Ne4 Rbc7
27. Nf6+ Nxf6 28. Rxc7 Rxc7 29. exf6 Kf8 30. Kd3 Ke8 31. g4 Rd7 32. Ke4 Rd5 33.
f4 Kd7 34. g5 h5 35. Rc3 {ZÜ 0-1 Frank,B-Hoehn,M/Hessen qual 1990}) (15. Bxa6
Nxa6 16. Rc4 (16. Ke2 Rac8 $132) 16... e6 17. Kc2 $5 {[%cal Yc2b3,Yb3a4,Ya4b5]}
f6 (17... Rac8 $5 18. Kb3) 18. Kb3 Rd7 19. Rbc1 g5 20. h3 h6 21. Ka4 Rad8 22.
Kb5 Nb8 23. Rc8 f5 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. exf5 exf5 26. Rc7 f4 27. Bc1 {Trettin,
U-Botta,W/BL2-S 1994/1-0 (41)}) 15... Bxd3 16. Kxd3 Nd7 17. Ke2 Nf6 (17... Rac8
18. Rbc3 Rxc3 19. Rxc3 Nc5 20. e5 Ne6 21. Kd3 $14) 18. Nd2 Ng4 19. h3 Nxe3 20.
fxe3 $16 {Kuzmin,A-Jukic,B/Oberwart 1995}) (12... f5 {This is not as effective
here as in the analogous line with 9.Rc1.} 13. exf5 gxf5 ({The pawn recapture
is not desirable in such positions as it worsens Black's pawn structure;
unfortunately,} 13... Bxf5 {doesn't work because of} 14. Rxb7 {-this is the
advantage of the rook position on b1.}) 14. Bg5 Be6 15. Bxe7 Rf7 16. Ng5 $1 Bh6
17. Kc3 Bxg5 18. Bxg5 Bxa2 19. Bc4 Bxc4 20. Kxc4 Nd7 21. Rhe1 Rc8+ 22. Kd3 Rc6
23. Be7 Nb6 24. Bc5 Nc8 25. Re8+ Kg7 26. Rbe1 Nd6 27. R8e6 {Ibragimov,
I-Semeniuk,A/URS-sf Voronez 1991/1-0 (57)}) (12... e6 {this is too passive} 13.
Bd3 (13. Bb5 b6 14. Rhc1 Bb7 15. Ng5 h6 16. Rc7 Ba6 17. Nf3 Bxb5 18. Rxb5 Na6
19. Rc3 Rfc8 20. Rxc8+ Rxc8 21. Kd3 Kf8 22. Bd2 Ke8 23. Rb3 Nc7 24. Bf4 g5 25.
Bd6 Kd7 26. Be5 f6 27. Bxc7 Rxc7 {Baumegger,S-Kindl,P/Zalaegerszeg 1993/0-1 
(71)}) 13... Nc6 14. Rhc1 Rd8 15. e5 {the simplest} (15. h4 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 Bxd4
17. Bxd4 Rxd4 18. Ke3 Ra4 19. Rc7 b6 20. h5 Rxa2 21. h6 Ra3 22. Kd4 e5+ 23. Ke3
Ba6 24. Rd7 Rxd3+ 25. Rxd3 Bxd3 26. Kxd3 Rc8 27. Rb5 Rd8+ 28. Ke3 f6 29. f4
exf4+ 30. Kxf4 Kf7 31. Rb2 g5+ 32. Ke3 Kg6 33. g4 Kxh6 34. Rc2 Rd6 35. Rc7 a5
36. Ra7 Kg6 37. Ra8 h5 {0-1 Zsinka,L-Horvath,J/HUN-chT 1991}) (15. Rc4 Na5 (
15... Bd7 16. h4 Be8 17. Ke2 Rd7 18. h5 gxh5 19. Rb5 Rad8 20. Bg5 f6 21. Bh4 a6
22. Rb6 Nxd4+ 23. Nxd4 Rxd4 24. Rxd4 Rxd4 25. Rxb7 Bc6 26. Rb8+ Kf7 27. f3 Ra4
28. Rb6 Bb5 29. Bxb5 axb5 30. Rxb5 Rxa2+ {1/2-1/2 Sherbakov,R-Mikhalevski,V/
Leeuwarden op 1994}) (15... h6 16. e5 Ne7 17. a4 Nd5 18. a5 b6 19. axb6 axb6
20. Be4 Rb8 21. Rc2 b5 22. Ne1 b4 23. Bxd5 exd5 24. Nd3 Bf5 25. Rb3 Bf8 26.
Rcb2 Rb5 27. Nxb4 Rdb8 28. Kc3 Rc8+ 29. Kd2 Rcb8 {1/2-1/2 Palliser,R-Hennigan,
R/4NCL 1998}) 16. Rc7 Bd7 (16... Nc6 17. e5 h6 18. Ke2 Bf8 19. Be4 Nb4 20. Bxh6
Na6 21. Bg5 Rxd4 22. Nxd4 Nxc7 23. Rc1 Nd5 24. Bxd5 exd5 25. Rc7 b6 26. Ke3 Bc5
27. Be7 Bxd4+ 28. Kxd4 Be6 29. f3 Kh7 30. h4 Kg7 31. Bf6+ {Ibragimov,I-Koerant,
F/Katerini GP 1993/1-0 (46)}) 17. Rc5 b6 18. Rc7 Bc6 19. Ke2 Rdc8 20. Rxc8+
Rxc8 21. Bd2 Nb7 22. Bb4 Bf8 23. Ne5 Be8 24. Ng4 Kg7 25. Bxf8+ Kxf8 26. Nf6 h5
27. Ba6 {Epishin,V-Santos,J/Oviedo rapid 1991/1-0 (47)}) 15... f6 (15... f5 16.
h4 h6 17. Ke2 Bf8 18. g3 Nb4 19. Bc4 b6 20. Ne1 $16 Nd5 21. Nd3 Bb7 22. a4 Rac8
23. a5 Ba3 24. Bxd5 Bxd5 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26. axb6 axb6 27. Rxb6 Rc2+ 28. Bd2 g5
29. hxg5 hxg5 30. Ke3 Bf8 31. f4 gxf4+ 32. gxf4 Kf7 33. Ra6 Bc4 34. Ra7+ Ke8 {
Damljanovic,B-Kozul,Z/JUG-ch plof 1989/1/2-1/2 (47)}) 16. Ke2 $1 {A very
subtle pawn sacrifice} fxe5 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. Be4 Rb8 20. Rc5 Bd6
(20... Bd4 21. Ra5 e5 22. Bxd4 Rxd4 23. f3 $16 {Kozul,Z}) 21. Ra5 a6 22. Bb6
Rd7 (22... Rf8 $5) 23. h4 Bc7 24. Ke3 Bxb6+ 25. Rxb6 $16 {Kozul,Z-Polajzer,D/
Ptuj 1989/1-0 (40)}) (12... Rd8 13. Bd3 (13. Bc4 $6 Nc6 14. Rhc1 $5 (14. d5 e6
(14... Na5 15. Bd3 e6 16. dxe6 Bxe6 17. Ke2 Bxa2 18. Rb4 b6 19. Rc1 Rac8 20.
Rxc8 Rxc8 21. Nd4 Bxd4 22. Rxd4 Be6 23. f4 f5 24. e5 Kf7 25. Bf2 Nb3 26. Ra4
Rc7 27. Bb5 Bd5 {Massinen,P-Makinen,I/FIN-chT 1988/0-1 (47)}) 15. Rhc1 Na5 16.
Ke1 Nxc4 17. Rxc4 exd5 18. exd5 Rxd5 19. Rc7 b6 20. Rbc1 Ba6 21. Ng5 Bf8 22.
Ne4 Bb4+ 23. Nd2 Re8 24. Kd1 Rxe3 25. fxe3 Rxd2+ {0-1 Dunkel,H-Stroede,R/
Wiesbaden op 1993}) (14. Bd5 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 e6 16. Bxb7 Bxb7 17. Rxb7 Bxd4 18.
Ke2 Bxe3 19. Kxe3 a5 20. Rc1 Rdc8 21. Rcc7 Rxc7 22. Rxc7 a4 23. g4 g5 24. f4
gxf4+ 25. Kxf4 Rb8 26. Ra7 {1/2-1/2 Kleyner,V-Verner,A/Moscow-ch op 1995})
14... Nxd4 15. Nxd4 Bxd4 16. Bxd4 Rxd4+ 17. Ke3 Rd8 18. Bd5 Rd7 19. Rb4 e6 20.
Bb3 b6 21. Rd4 $44 {Trommsdorf,F-Van Dongen,P/Paris-ch 1991/1-0 (52)}) 13...
Nc6 14. d5 {-12...Nc6}) 13. d5 (13. Bb5 f5 14. exf5 Bxf5 15. Bd3 Rad8 (15...
Bxd3 16. Kxd3 b6 {1/2-1/2 Voiska,M-Veroci,Z/Subotica iztW 1991}) 16. Rxb7 Nxd4
17. Nxd4 Bxd4 18. Bxf5 Rxf5 19. Rhb1 Kf7 20. Ke2 Bxe3 21. Kxe3 Re5+ 22. Kf4 Re2
23. R1b2 Rd4+ 24. Kf3 Rxb2 25. Rxb2 Ra4 26. g4 h5 27. gxh5 gxh5 28. Kg3 e5 29.
h4 Kf6 30. f3 Kf5 31. Rb8 Ra3 32. Rf8+ Kg6 33. Rg8+ Kf6 34. Rf8+ Kg6 {1/2-1/2
Oral,T-Babula,V/CZE-ch 1994}) (13. Bd3 Rd8 14. d5 {is probably more accurate
to eliminate 13.d5 Na5!?}) 13... Rd8 (13... Na5 $5 {deserves attention} 14. Bd3
$5 (14. Bc5 f5 $1 15. Bxe7 Re8 16. d6 (16. Bb4 fxe4) 16... Bh6+ 17. Kd1 $6 {
anti-development} (17. Bg5 Bxg5+ 18. Nxg5 h6) 17... fxe4 18. Ne5 (18. Bb5 $2
exf3 19. Bxe8 fxg2 20. Rg1 Bg4+ $19) 18... a6 19. Rb4 b5 20. Rxe4 Bf5 21. Rd4
Bg7 22. f4 Bxe5 23. fxe5 Nc6 {Klauser,M-Georges,S/Lenk 1991/0-1 (54)}) 14... f5
$140 15. e5 Rd8 16. Rb5 b6 17. Bg5 Ba6 (17... a6 18. Bxe7 Rd7 19. Rxa5 bxa5 20.
d6) 18. Rxa5 Bxd3 19. Bxe7 bxa5 20. Bxd8 Rxd8 21. Kxd3 Bxe5 22. Kc4 $14) 14.
Bd3 {With the rook on c1 this could be met with 14...Nb4 or 14...f5} Na5 (14...
Ne5 {yields White a small edge in the endgame:} 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. f4 Bg7 17.
Ke2 (17. Bc5 Bh6 18. Ke3 e5 19. g3 f5 20. Be7 Re8 21. d6 Bf8 22. Bc4+ Kg7 23.
Bxf8+ Kxf8 24. Bd5 exf4+ 25. Kxf4 fxe4 26. Bxe4 g5+ 27. Kf3 h5 28. Rhf1 Bh3 29.
Rf2 {Bykhovsky,A-Perelstein,M/Katowice op 1992/1/2-1/2 (83)}) 17... b6 18. Bc4
Bb7 19. Rhd1 Rac8 20. Bb3 Ba6+ 21. Kf3 Bc4 22. Rbc1 Bxb3 23. axb3 Bb2 24. Rc4
Rxc4 25. bxc4 Rc8 26. Rb1 Bc3 27. Ke2 Bg7 28. Kd3 Kf8 29. e5 Ke8 30. Bd4 e6 31.
d6 Rd8 {Sherbakov,R-Hartio,I/Jyvaskyla op 1994/1-0 (49)}) 15. Bg5 {This is
probably premature.} (15. Bf4 b6 16. Ke2 f5 17. Ng5 fxe4 18. Bxe4 Ba6+ 19. Kf3
Rac8 (19... Rf8 20. d6 Rxf4+ 21. Kxf4 Rf8+ 22. Kg3 Be5+ 23. Kh3 Bc8+ 24. g4
Bxd6 25. Bd5+ Kg7 26. Rhf1 h5 27. Ne6+ {1/2-1/2 Agdestein,E-Kristiansen,E/
NOR-ch Asker 1988}) 20. Rbc1 Bb2 21. Rxc8 Rxc8 22. Re1 Bc4 23. d6 exd6 24. Bxd6
h6 25. Nh3 g5 26. Kg3 Bf7 27. f4 Rc3+ 28. Kg4 Nc4 29. Bb4 Ne3+ 30. Kg3 Rc4 31.
Rxe3 gxf4+ 32. Nxf4 Rxb4 33. Nd3 Rb5 34. Nxb2 Rxb2 35. a3 $11 Kg7 36. Kf4 Kf6
37. Rh3 h5 38. Rc3 Rf2+ 39. Bf3 Ra2 40. Rc6+ Kg7 41. Rc7 Rxa3 42. Bd5 {1-0
Wiedenkeller,M-Wagener,C/Donne Haas mem 1999}) (15. Bc5 e6 $5 (15... f5 $6 16.
Bxe7 Re8 17. d6 fxe4 18. Bxe4 Nc4+ 19. Kd3 Be6 (19... Nxd6 $2 20. Bxd6 Rd8 21.
Bd5+ Kh8 22. Ng5 Bf5+ 23. Ke2 $18) 20. Bxb7 (20. Rxb7 $2 Nxd6) 20... Nxd6 21.
Bxa8 Bf5+ 22. Kd2 Nc4+ 23. Kc1 $8 Rxa8 24. Rd1 $1 (24. Rb7 Rc8 $13) 24... Bxb1
25. Kxb1 Rb8+ 26. Kc1 $2 (26. Kc2 $1 Rb2+ 27. Kd3 Nb6 28. Rd2 $18 {Kishnev,S})
26... Rb2 $44 {  Kishnev,S-Zakic,S/Budapest 1991/1-0 (45)}) (15... Bf8 16. Bb4
b6 17. Bxa5 bxa5 18. Bb5 Bb7 19. Ke2 e6 $13 20. Bd3 Rab8 21. dxe6 fxe6 22. Ng5
Bb4 23. f3 Rd6 24. Rhd1 h6 25. a3 Bxa3 26. Nxe6 Bb4 27. Bc4 Rc6 28. Nc5+ Kh8
29. Nxb7 Rxb7 {Baumegger,S-Zebedin,W/AUT-chT 1994/0-1 (41)}) 16. Be7 Rd7 17. d6
a6 18. Rb6 e5 19. Ke2 Nc6 20. Bc4 Nxe7 21. dxe7 Rxe7 22. Ng5 Rc7 {Wallace,
J-Jordan,W/AUS-ch Melbourne 1991/0-1 (65)}) (15. Ke2 {is the most popular.
White removes his king from the line of the black rook and then acts depending
on Black's play.} b6 (15... f5 16. Rhc1 fxe4 (16... b6 17. Rc7 fxe4 18. Bxe4
Ba6+ 19. Ke1 $14 Bb7 20. Rbc1 Bf6 21. Ng5 Bxd5 22. h4 b5 23. Bxa7 Nc4 24. Rd1
Bxe4 {1/2-1/2 Tukmakov,V-Romanishin,O/USSR (ch) 1981}) 17. Bxe4 Bf5 18. Bxf5
gxf5 19. Rb5 b6 20. Nh4 (20. Rc7 Bf6 21. Bd4 $14) 20... Rf8 {Sherbakov,
R-Yandemirov,V/USSR 1991} (20... Rf8 21. d6 e6 22. Bg5 Bf6 23. Bxf6 Rxf6 24.
Rc7 Rd8 25. Rxa7 Rxd6 26. Nf3 Nc6 $14 {Sherbakov,R})) 16. Bg5 (16. Nd4 e6 (
16... f5 17. f3 fxe4 18. fxe4 Bg4+ 19. Kd2 e6 20. Nxe6 Bxe6 21. dxe6 Rd6 22.
Ke2 Rxe6 23. Rbc1 Be5 24. g3 Kg7 {1/2-1/2 Volzhin,A-Urban,K/Katowice op 1992 
(34)}) (16... Bb7 17. Nb3 Nxb3 18. axb3 Rac8 19. Rbc1 h6 20. f3 Rxc1 21. Rxc1
Rc8 22. Rxc8+ Bxc8 {Nuding,M-Strobel,A/VLNBaden 1993/1/2-1/2 (41)}) 17. Nc6
Nxc6 18. dxc6 Rxd3 19. Kxd3 Ba6+ 20. Kc2 Rc8 21. Rhc1 Bc4 22. Kd2 Rxc6 23. Ke1
b5 24. Bxa7 f5 $44 25. Rc2 Ra6 26. Be3 fxe4 27. Rd1 Ra8 28. Rdc1 Be5 29. g3 Kg7
30. Rd2 Kf6 31. Bd4 Bxd4 32. Rxd4 Bd3 33. Ra1 Rc8 34. Rd1 Rc2 {1/2-1/2 Sakaev,
K-Hoffmann,M/Groningen op 1991}) (16. Rhc1 $5 {/\} e6 (16... f5 {-15...f5}) 17.
Bg5 f6 18. Bd2 exd5 19. Bxa5 bxa5 20. exd5 $16 {Tisdall,J}) 16... f5 (16... Bf6
17. Bf4 Nb7 18. Bc7 Rd7 19. Be5 Nc5 20. Rhc1 Ba6 21. Bxa6 Nxa6 22. Rc6 $14 Nc5
23. Ke3 Re8 24. g4 Rdd8 25. Rc1 Rd7 26. g5 Bg7 27. Bxg7 Kxg7 28. Ne5 Rb7 29. h4
Rd8 30. Nd3 Nxd3 31. Kxd3 h6 32. Rc7 {1-0 Garcia Gonzales,G-Alzate,D/Havana
1983 (43)}) 17. exf5 (17. Bxe7 $6 fxe4 18. Bxe4 Ba6+ 19. Kd1 Rd7 $1 20. d6 Bb7
21. Bd3 $5 Bf6 $1 22. Bb5 Bc6 23. Re1 Bxe7 24. Rxe7 Rxd6+ 25. Ke2 Bxb5+ 26.
Rxb5 Nc6 27. Re4 Rad8 $15 {1/2-1/2 Speelman,J-Short,N/London (m/7) 1991}) 17...
gxf5 (17... Bxf5 $5 18. Bxf5 gxf5 {King,D}) 18. Rhd1 Kf8 19. Rbc1 Rxd5 20. Rc7
Bd7 21. Bxf5 Rxd1 22. Bxd7 Rd6 23. Bf5 $44 Bf6 24. Be4 Rad8 25. Bh6+ Kg8 26.
Be3 R6d7 27. Rc2 Nb7 28. Bc6 Rc7 29. Bd5+ e6 $138 {1-0 Damljanovic,B-Kozul,Z/
JUG-ch plof 1989}) 15... f6 {This is appropriate in this position as the
bishop can't retreat to d2 attacking the a5 knight. Later on Black will play ..
.f6-f5 anyway.} (15... Kf8 16. Rhc1 Bg4 17. Rc7 Rd7 18. Rbc1 h6 19. Bf4 g5 20.
Rxd7 Bxd7 21. Bc7 b6 22. Ne5 Ba4 23. Ba6 e6 24. Nd3 exd5 25. exd5 Bf6 26. Re1
Bd7 27. Nb4 Be7 28. d6 Bd8 29. Kd3 Bf6 30. Nd5 {Zhang Weida-Lin Weignang/
PRC-chT 1987/1-0 (48)}) 16. Bf4 b6 17. Ke2 f5 18. Ng5 {This doesn't succeed as
the poor position of White's king doesn't allow him to derive any advantage
from this knight's position on e6. White should have rather destroyed the
black pawn structure.} (18. exf5 gxf5 {[%csl Rd5]} (18... Bxf5 $5 19. Bxf5 gxf5
20. Rhd1 Rac8) 19. Rhd1 Kh8 20. d6 exd6 21. Rbc1 Be6 22. Rc2 Rac8 23. Rdc1
Rxc2+ 24. Rxc2 $44 {[%csl Rd6,Rf5]} Bd5 25. Nh4 Nc6 26. Nxf5 Be5 27. Bxe5+ dxe5
28. Rc3 Rf8 29. Ne3 Nd4+ 30. Ke1 Bxa2 31. Ra3 Bg8 32. Rxa7 Rb8 {Bazant,P-Walek,
M/CZE Moravia-ch Prerov 1995/1-0 (75)}) 18... fxe4 19. Bxe4 Ba6+ 20. Kf3 Bb7
21. Rbd1 (21. Ne6 $2 Rxd5 $1 22. Nxg7 Rd3+ 23. Be3 Rf8+) 21... Nc4 {[%csl Re4]
[%cal Yc4d6]} 22. Ne6 Rd7 23. Rc1 Nd6 24. Bxd6 {White must now swap all the
minor pieces, which leads to a drawn rook endgame.} Rxd6 25. Nxg7 (25. Rhd1 $2
Rxe6 26. dxe6 Rf8+ 27. Ke3 Bh6+) 25... Kxg7 26. Rc7 Bxd5 27. Rxe7+ Kh6 28. Bxd5
Rxd5 29. h4 Rf8+ 30. Kg3 Rdf5 31. f3 R8f7 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 15th final"]
[Site "Bugojno"]
[Date "1999.10.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ivanov, Sergey"]
[Black "Greenfeld, Alon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2538"]
[BlackElo "2538"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1999.10.29"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "St Petersburg"]
[BlackTeam "Beer-Sheva Chess Club"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Rb3 {This line (discussed in
CBM72) is gradually gaining popularity. The crucial thing is whether this rook
will be able to take active part in the game. In my opinion, White can't do
now without c3-c4.} Qc7 {With the text move Black takes the f4 square under
control, prevents White's castling and prepares ...c5-c4 at the same time.} (
12... e6 13. f4 Bg7 14. c4 Re8 15. e5 f6 16. f5 $1 gxf5 17. Bh5 Re7 18. d6 Rd7
19. Rg3 fxe5 20. Bb2 Kh8 21. O-O Rxd6 22. Qe2 Rd4 23. Rxg7 $1 Kxg7 24. Qxe5+
Kg8 25. Rf4 Qg5 26. Rxd4 cxd4 27. Qxd4 Kf8 28. Qh8+ Ke7 29. Ba3+ Kd7 30. Qd4+ {
1-0 - CBM72}) 13. Qd2 {White fights for the dark squares but allows ...c5-c4} (
13. c4 $5 Bd7 (13... e6 $5) (13... f5 $5) 14. Qd2 Rab8 15. f4 Bd4 16. e5 a6 17.
Bb2 Bxb2 18. Qxb2 b5 19. O-O Rb6 20. Bd3 Rfb8 21. Rb1 {+/-} f6 22. d6 exd6 23.
exf6 d5 24. f5 d4 25. fxg6 Rxf6 26. cxb5 axb5 27. Bxb5 Bxb5 28. Rxb5 Rbf8 29.
Rb7 Qf4 30. Qb3+ R8f7 31. Rxf7 {1-0 Mah,K-Van der Meijden,M/NED U20 op 1999})
13... e6 {Black immediately creates counterplay in the centre to make use of
White's delay of development.} (13... Bd7 {is less useful:} 14. f4 c4 15. Rb4
Bg7 16. Rxc4 Qa5 17. O-O Bb5 18. Rb4 Bxe2 19. Qxe2 b6 20. Rb3 Rac8 $6 (20...
Bxc3 21. Ba3 Rfe8 (21... Bd4+ 22. Kh1 Bc5 23. Bb2 $1) 22. Rd1 {+/-}) 21. Ba3
Rfe8 22. c4 Qa4 23. Rc1 Rc7 24. Qd3 Rec8 25. Rb4 Qd7 26. h3 Bh6 27. Rf1 Bf8 28.
Bb2 {Popov,V-Okrugin,S/ ch-RUS KO 1999/1-0 (38)}) 14. f4 c4 $1 {Black
sacrifices this pawn to lure the white rook to an awkward position and delay
the white king in the centre.} 15. Rb4 Bd6 16. Rxc4 Qb6 17. dxe6 $2 (17. Qd4
exd5 18. exd5 Re8 {~=}) (17. e5 $1 {was crucial:} Bc5 (17... exd5 18. Rxc8 $1)
18. d6 Bd7 (18... f6 19. d7 (19. Bf3 Bd7 20. a4 Rac8) 19... Bxd7 (19... Rd8 20.
dxc8=Q Raxc8 21. Bd3) 20. Rxc5 (20. Qxd7 $2 Rad8 21. Qa4 Qb1 {-+}) 20... Qxc5
21. Qxd7 {~}) 19. a4 Bc6 (19... Rac8 $5) 20. Bf3 Bxf3 21. gxf3 f6 {Of course,
Black has a good compensation for the pawn but the position is still unclear
as the white pawn wedge should not be underestimated.}) 17... Bxe6 18. Rd4 {
An interesting idea: White wants to sacrifice this rook for Black's important
dark-squared bishop but complete his development and then attack the weakened
black king. However, Black finds a nice refutation.} Rad8 $1 {Again preventing
White's castling, this time by tactical means.} (18... Bc5 19. O-O) 19. f5 $6 {
Probably overlooking Black's following move.} (19. Bb2 $2 Bxf4) (19. O-O Bb4 $1
{the point of Black's idea; however,} 20. Qe3 Bxc3 (20... Bc5 21. Rfd1) 21.
Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Qxb6 axb6 23. Be3 {gives White fair chances to reach a draw.})
19... Bc5 $1 ({but not} 19... Bc8 $6 20. Bb2 Rfe8 (20... Be5 21. O-O) 21. O-O
Rxe4 22. fxg6 hxg6 23. Kh1 {+= as the black king is weakened.}) 20. Rxd8 (20.
fxe6 Rxd4 {-+}) 20... Rxd8 21. Qb2 {Not to be mated, White now leads to an
endgame, which, however, is equally poor.} Bf2+ (21... Qxb2 $5 22. Bxb2 Bxa2)
22. Kf1 gxf5 23. Qxb6 Bxb6 24. Bg5 Rc8 (24... Rd7 $5) 25. exf5 Bxf5 26. Bd2 Be6
{With two weak pawns and his rook out of play, White has no chances to survive.
} 27. a4 Rc5 28. h4 Ra5 29. h5 (29. Bb5 a6) (29. Bd1 $2 Bc4+) 29... Rxa4 30. h6
Ra1+ 31. Be1 Ba5 32. Kf2 Bxc3 33. Bf3 b5 34. g4 Bxe1+ 35. Rxe1 Rxe1 36. Kxe1 a5
0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 15th final"]
[Site "Bugojno"]
[Date "1999.10.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Solozhenkin, Evgeniy"]
[Black "Tseitlin, Mark D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2544"]
[BlackElo "2496"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "178"]
[EventDate "1999.10.29"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "St Petersburg"]
[BlackTeam "Beer-Sheva Chess Club"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4
a5 15. Rxb7 g5 16. Bg3 a4 17. Rc7 {Therefore White immedately prevents 17...
Nc6 at the same time preparing Be2-c4. However, Black has sufficient
counterplay.} (17. h4 {went out of use because of} Nc6 $1 18. hxg5 hxg5 19. d5
Bxf3 20. Bxf3 Nd4 21. d6 e5 22. d7 Qe6 23. Bg4 Qc6 {0-1 Shipov,S-Sokolov,I/
Hastings Premier 1999 (41) with excellent play for Black - CBM69}) 17... Qb2 (
17... Qb3 18. Qxb3 axb3 19. Rb1 b2 20. Rxb2 Ra1+ 21. Bf1 Bxf3 22. gxf3 Bxd4 {
doesn't yield Black equality because of the poor position of his b8 knight:}
23. Rb5 Ra2 24. Bc4 Rb2 25. Rf5 Rb4 26. Kg2 Bb6 27. Bxf7+ $1 Rxf7 28. Rc8+ Kg7
29. Be5+ Rf6 30. Rxb8 Kg6 31. Bc3 Rb3 32. Bxf6 {Sherbakov,R-Vokarev,S/Novgorod
op 1999/1-0 (46)}) (17... a3 $5 18. Bc4 Qb2 {looks a bit premature (the b8
knight is out of play) but still needs investigation.}) 18. Bc4 Nd7 {It is
important to bring this knight into the game.} (18... Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Qxd4 20.
Rd1 {~=}) 19. Bd5 Rad8 {A very solid move. Black gives up his a4 pawn but
recaptures it on d4, after which a draw is not far away.} (19... Rac8 $5 {
was possible, too:} 20. Qxa4 (20. Rb7 Qa3) 20... Nb6 21. Qb3 Qxb3 22. Bxb3 Bxf3
23. gxf3 Rxc7 24. Bxc7 Bxd4 {=}) 20. Qxa4 (20. Rb7 Bxf3 21. Rxb2 Bxd1 22. Rxd1
e6 23. Bc6 Nc5 $132) 20... Bxf3 21. gxf3 (21. Rxd7 $6 Rxd7 22. Qxd7 Be2 23. Re1
e6 24. Bb7 Bxd4 {and White is in trouble}) 21... Qxd4 22. Qxd4 Bxd4 23. Rd1 e5
{= Black's only weakness, the f7 pawn, is easy to defend.} 24. Kg2 Nf6 25. Bb3
Rb8 $6 {A blunder in a drawn position, which complicates Black's task.} (25...
Rd7 $6 26. Bxe5 Bxe5 27. Rcxd7 Nxd7 28. Rxd7 Kg7 {+=}) (25... Rd6 26. Rxd4 Rxd4
27. Bxe5 {~=}) (25... Nh5 {was probably the simplest way to a draw.}) 26. Bxf7+
Rxf7 27. Rxf7 Kxf7 28. Rxd4 {However, with double pawns and a poor bishop,
White fails to pose Black any problems.} Re8 29. Ra4 Nh5 30. Ra7+ Kf6 31. Kh3
Re6 32. Kg4 Kg6 33. h4 Nf6+ 34. Kh3 Nh5 35. Kg4 Nf6+ 36. Kh3 Nh5 37. Ra8 Nf6
38. Ra5 Nd7 39. Rd5 Re7 40. Rd6+ Nf6 41. Ra6 Re8 42. h5+ Kf7 43. Ra5 Nd7 44.
Kg4 Re6 45. Ra8 Rf6 46. Rd8 Ke7 47. Rh8 Kf7 48. Rh7+ Ke6 49. Kh3 Nf8 50. Ra7
Nd7 51. Kg2 Kd6 52. Kf1 Re6 53. Ra6+ Ke7 54. Ra5 Kf6 55. Ra7 Rd6 56. Ra8 Re6
57. Ke2 Rd6 58. Rh8 Kf7 59. Kf1 Rf6 60. Kg2 Ke7 61. Kh3 Kf7 62. Kg4 Ke7 63.
Rh7+ Ke6 64. Rxd7 Kxd7 65. Bxe5 Rf7 66. Bg3 Ke6 67. f4 gxf4 68. Bxf4 Rg7+ 69.
Kf3 Rf7 70. Ke3 Ra7 71. Bxh6 Rh7 72. Bf8 Rxh5 73. f4 Rh3+ 74. Kd4 Rf3 75. Bh6
Rf1 76. Ke3 Re1+ 77. Kf3 Rf1+ 78. Ke2 Rh1 79. Bg7 Rh3 80. Bd4 Rh5 81. Kf3 Rb5
82. Bh8 Rh5 83. Bg7 Rb5 84. Kg4 Rb4 85. e5 Kf7 86. Bf6 Kg6 87. Bg5 Re4 88. Be7
Rc4 89. Bf8 Re4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Alekhine Memorial"]
[Site "Paris/St Petersburg"]
[Date "2013.04.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2809"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2013.04.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Qc7 11. Bg5 e6 12. Qd2 Bb7 13. Qe3 Nd7 {A slightly
unusual move order has led to a well-known theoretical position. Our latest
examination of this position can be found in CBM 114 (Gelfand - Svidler) and
115 (Gelfand - Ruck).} 14. Bf4 $5 {A rare continuation, carefully prepared by
GM Levon Aronian.} (14. e5 {is the main line.}) 14... e5 (14... Qc8 {is hardly
fortunate; White can play, say,} 15. Bd6 $5 Rd8 16. e5) 15. Bg3 Rae8 (15...
cxd4 16. cxd4 exd4 17. Nxd4 Qc5 18. Rfd1 Rfe8 19. f3 $14 {[%csl Rb7]}) 16. d5
$146 {[%mdl 8]} (16. Bb5 exd4 $1 (16... Bc6 $143 17. Bxc6 Qxc6 18. d5 Qa4 19.
Nd2 f5 20. Bh4 Bf6 21. Bxf6 Nxf6 22. f3 fxe4 23. fxe4 Nh5 24. g3 Qxa2 25. Nf3
$44 {1-0 (69) Peralta,F (2557)-Lopez Martinez,J (2547) San Sebastian 2008}) 17.
cxd4 Qc8 {[%csl Re4]} 18. e5 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 cxd4 20. Rfc1 Qd8 {with a good
position for Black.}) 16... f5 17. Bh4 {The position of this bishop looks
vulnerable but that is just an illusion.} h6 (17... fxe4 18. Bc4 $1 Qd6 (18...
Kh8 19. Ng5) 19. Nd2 Bxd5 20. Nxe4 Qe6 21. Bxd5 Qxd5 22. Rbd1 $36) (17... f4
18. Qd3 {[%cal Rd5d6,Rh4e7]}) 18. exf5 gxf5 19. Rfd1 Qd6 20. Nd2 $1 {[%csl Gc4]
} Qg6 (20... Bxd5 21. Nc4 Qc6 22. Rxd5 Qxd5 23. Rd1 Qf7 24. Nd6 Qg6 25. Nxe8
Qxe8 26. Bc4+ Kh7 (26... Kh8 27. Rd6 Kh7 28. Bb5 $18) 27. Qh3 (27. Bb5 Qh5 28.
Rxd7 Qxh4 29. Qxe5 Qf6 $14) 27... Nf6 28. Qxf5+ $16) 21. Qg3 Qxg3 22. hxg3 Bf6
(22... Bxd5 23. Nc4 Be6 24. Nd6 Rb8 (24... Ra8 25. Nb5 {[%cal Rb5c7,Rd1d6]})
25. Be7 e4 26. Bxf8 Kxf8 27. Bc4 $1 {, and Black doesn't get enough
compensation for the exchange.}) 23. Bb5 Re7 24. Bxd7 Rxd7 25. Bxf6 Rxf6 26. c4
$14 {As a result, White has obtained a favourable ending. His knight is
stronger than Black's restricted bishop; Black's e5-pawn is vulnerable (and ...
e5-e4 weakens the f4-square); finally, White has an unpleasant undermining
plan a2-a4-a5.} Rg7 27. Rb3 Rg4 {An attempt at counterplay.} 28. Rc1 Rd4 29.
Nf3 Re4 30. Ra3 {Taking advantage of the fact that one of Black's rooks is "in
the field", White wants to provoke ...a7-a6 and then attack the b6-pawn
directly.} a6 31. Rb3 b5 $2 {Obvious but wrong! It was better to wait.} (31...
Kg7 32. Rb2 Bc8 $1) 32. Rb2 $1 {[%csl Rc5][%cal Yf3d2,Yd2b3][%mdl 32] Now the
weakness of Black's c5-pawn proves crucial.} (32. cxb5 Bxd5 33. Ra3 $1 Rc4 34.
Rxc4 Bxc4 35. Rxa6 Rxa6 36. bxa6 Bxa6 37. Nxe5 Bb5 {was not so clear.}) 32...
Rf7 $6 {This loses at once but Black had no good defence in any case.} (32...
Rd6 33. a4 $1 b4 34. Nd2 $18) (32... Rb6 33. cxb5 (33. a4 $5) 33... c4 34. Rd2
$1 {[%cal Rd5d6]}) 33. cxb5 axb5 34. Rxc5 b4 35. d6 Rd7 36. Rd2 {[%cal Rf3e5]}
1-0

[Event "Hotel Agro GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1999.08.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ovsejevitsch, Sergei"]
[Black "Ruck, Robert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1999.08.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 Qa5 9. Rb1 b6 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Be2 {*} Bc6 12. Bd3 Nd7 13. Rc1 {A
relatively new attempt.} (13. Ne2 Rd8 $1) (13. h4 {-CBM69}) 13... e6 (13... Rd8
14. d5 Ne5 15. Be2 {[%cal Yc3c4]}) 14. Ne2 ({After} 14. Nf3 $6 {White has
serious problems with his e4 pawn:} Nf6 $5 (14... O-O 15. Bh6 Nf6 16. Bxg7 Kxg7
17. e5 Ng8 18. Ke2 Rad8 19. Rhd1 Rd7 20. Ng5 Rfd8 21. Ke1 h6 22. Ne4 Bxe4 23.
Bxe4 cxd4 24. cxd4 Rxd4 {0-1 Van Laatum,G-Ledger,A/Challengers 1999}) 15. Ne5
$5 Bb5 $1 (15... Bxe4 $2 16. Nc4) 16. c4 Qxd2+ 17. Kxd2 (17. Bxd2 Ba6) 17...
cxd4 18. cxb5 dxe3+ 19. Kxe3 Nh5 20. f4 Nxf4 21. Kxf4 g5+ 22. Kxg5 Bxe5 23. Kg4
Ke7 (23... Rd8 $1 $17) 24. Kf3 Rad8 25. Ke3 $15 {Sherbakov,R-Vorobiov,E/
Russian Club Cup 1998/1/2-1/2 (44)}) 14... Rc8 (14... Rd8 $5) 15. Bh6 $5 {
White goes for material sacrifices to prevent Black's castling.} (15. O-O $5
O-O (15... cxd4 16. cxd4 Qxd2 17. Bxd2) 16. Rfd1) 15... Bxh6 16. Qxh6 cxd4 17.
O-O $2 {But this is too hazardous.} (17. Nxd4 Nc5 18. Bb1 Bxe4 19. O-O $44)
17... Ne5 18. Qg7 Ke7 $2 {A nervous move. Black wants to immediately get rid
of the White queen (19...Rcg8), and his advantage slips away.} (18... Rf8 19.
Bb1 d3 20. Ng3 (20. Nf4 Bxe4 21. Rce1 Qxc3 $19) 20... Ba4 $19) 19. Nxd4 $1 Nxd3
(19... Bd7 20. Bb1 $13) 20. Nxc6+ (20. Qxh8 Rxh8 21. Nxc6+ Kd6 $1 22. Nxa5 Nxc1
23. Rxc1 (23. Rd1+ Kc7 24. Rxc1 bxa5 $15) 23... bxa5 24. Rb1 Rc8 $15 {Black
has an "extra king" in this engame.}) 20... Rxc6 21. Qxh8 Nxc1 22. Rxc1 Qxa2
23. e5 $1 {This guarantees a perpetual.} Qd2 24. Ra1 Qxc3 25. Qf6+ Ke8 26. Qh8+
Ke7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 1st"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.11.11"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2703"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2006.11.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bg5 {
[%mdl 4] About this system - see the opening review in this issue. It is
really amazing that 7.Bg5 was not played in tournament games before 2004!} c5
8. Rc1 cxd4 9. cxd4 O-O 10. Nf3 Bg4 11. d5 Nd7 12. Be2 Nf6 {Not the best
square for the knight but Black didn't want to exchange his g4 bishop.} (12...
Qa5+ 13. Qd2 Qa3 14. O-O Rfc8 15. h3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 $14 {[%cal Rf3g4]}) 13. h3
Bd7 14. Bd3 h6 $6 (14... Qa5+ $142 15. Qd2 Qa4 (15... Qa3 16. Rc3 Qa4 17. Rc4)
16. Rc4 Qa3 {P.Svidler} 17. O-O Rac8 18. Rfc1 Rxc4 19. Rxc4 Bb5 20. Rc3 Qa6 21.
Bxb5 Qxb5 22. Rb3 $14) 15. Bf4 e6 $6 {This leads to a bad position for Black.}
(15... Qa5+ $142 16. Qd2 {[%csl Rh6]} Qxd2+ 17. Kxd2 Rfc8 $14 {_|_} 18. Be3 $5)
16. Bc7 Qe8 17. d6 {[%csl Gc7,Gd6]} Bc6 18. Qe2 Nh5 19. g3 e5 20. O-O Qd7 21.
Kh2 Bf6 22. Rfd1 $6 {This move is too sluggish. White's outposts in the centre
needed active support:} (22. Rc5 $142 $1 Ng7 (22... Rfe8 23. Bb5 $1) 23. Nxe5
Bxe5 24. Rxe5 Ne6 25. Rxe6 $1 Qxe6 26. e5 $16 {[%csl Gc7,Gd6,Ge5] V.Emelin})
22... Ng7 23. Bc4 Rac8 24. Bd5 Ne6 25. Bxc6 bxc6 26. Qa6 Nxc7 27. Qxa7 Kg7 28.
Qb7 Qd8 29. dxc7 Qxc7 30. Qxc7 (30. Qxc7 Rxc7 31. a4 Ra7 32. Rc4 Rfa8 33. Ra1
Ra5 34. Kg2 $14 {[%csl Ga4,Rf6] and White could still play for a win although
a draw was highly probable.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess 1st"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2013.05.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Hammer, Jon Ludvig"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2813"]
[BlackElo "2608"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2013.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Rxb7 Nc6 $2 {
Jon Hammer obviously mixed something up.} (13... Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Bxd4 {is a must
here.}) 14. d5 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Nd4 16. Rxe7 {The simplest.} (16. Bg5 e6 $5 (16...
Nxf3+ 17. Qxf3 f6 18. Be3 Rfe8 19. Bc5 Bf8 20. Qh3 Qa6 21. Qb3 $18 {1-0 (32)
L'Ami,E (2519)-Bezemer,A (2364) Amsterdam 2005})) (16. Be3 $5 Nxf3+ (16... e5
17. Qd3 $5) 17. Qxf3 a5 18. Bc5 (18. Rxe7 $143 {- below}) 18... Rab8 {1/2 (34)
Filip,L (2295)-Lupulescu,C (2348) Tusnad 2001} 19. Rxb8 Rxb8 20. Bxe7 {[%cal
Yd5d6]}) 16... a5 (16... Nxf3+ 17. gxf3 a5 18. d6 $1 (18. Rb7 $143 a4 19. Bb4
Rfb8 20. Rxb8+ Rxb8 21. Bd6 Re8 22. Qc1 Qb3 23. Kg2 Qb5 24. Qc2 Qd7 25. Qc6
Qxc6 26. dxc6 {1-0 (78) Gajewski,G (2515)-Schmidt,W (2435) Warsaw 2006} Be5 $1
$14)) 17. d6 (17. Be3 Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3 a4 19. d6 a3 20. e5 Qc4 {is less
convincing}) 17... a4 18. e5 {[%csl Gd6,Ge5]} Nxf3+ 19. gxf3 Qb2 (19... a3 20.
Bc3 $1 {(stopping Black's passed pawn)} Qc4 21. Qd4 Qc6 {was probably more
stubborn than the game continuation.}) 20. Be3 $1 a3 (20... Bxe5 21. Qd5 $1 {
[%cal Re7f7,Rd5e5]}) (20... Qb5 21. Qb1 $5) 21. Qd5 {[%csl Gd5][%cal Re7f7]}
Rae8 $2 {This loses at once.} (21... Rab8 $142 22. f4 Rb5 (22... a2 23. Ra7)
23. Qc4 Rb4 24. Qa6 $16) 22. Rxe8 Rxe8 23. d7 Rd8 24. Bg5 1-0

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 27th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1999.07.17"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]
[BlackElo "2701"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1999.07.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Nb6 $5 {In my opinion, this
is the simplest and the most solid reply to 5.Bd2. 6.e4 is not possible
anymore.} 6. Bg5 Bg7 7. e3 O-O 8. Nf3 c5 $5 {Of course, if this does work,
Black needn't invent anything else like} (8... Nc6 {or}) (8... Bg4) 9. dxc5
N6d7 10. Be2 {Quite a harmless continuation.} (10. Rc1 {is crucial:} Nc6 (10...
Nxc5 11. Nd5 $1 $16) 11. Nd4 (11. Bb5 $5 {Shipov}) 11... h6 12. Bh4 g5 13. Bg3
Nxc5 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. Qc2 $1 Qa5 (15... Ba6 $5) 16. Be2 {[%cal Yh2h4] 1/2-1/2
Shipov,S-Svidler,P/St.Petersburg op 1993} Na4 17. h4 Bf5 18. e4 Be6 19. hxg5
Nxc3 20. bxc3 hxg5 $11 {Shipov} 21. e5 $140 Rfd8) 10... Nc6 11. Nd4 h6 (11...
Qa5 $13 {Svidler}) 12. Bh4 g5 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Bg3 Nxc5 15. Qc2 Ba6 {Black
immediately creates counterplay (making use of the d3 square), therefore
upsetting White's kingside plans (h2-h4 etc.).} 16. Bxa6 (16. h4 Bd3 $1) 16...
Nxa6 {[%cal Ra6b4]} 17. O-O (17. Rd1 Nb4 18. Qe4 Qa5 $132) 17... Nb4 18. Qe4
Nd5 {[%csl Gd5]} 19. Na4 {A bit risky as this knight will not manage to come
to c5.} (19. Rad1 Bxc3 20. bxc3 Nxc3) (19. Rac1 $11) 19... Qc8 $1 {[%cal Rf7f5,
Rf5f4]} 20. Qc2 (20. Qc4 {was more accurate:} Nb6 21. Qb3 $1 (21. Nxb6 axb6 $15
{[%csl Rg3,Gg7]}) 21... Nxa4 22. Qxa4 Bxb2 23. Rab1 Bg7 24. Rfc1 $11) 20... f5
21. e4 f4 $1 (21... f4 22. exd5 cxd5 {[%csl Ra4]} 23. Qd3 fxg3 24. hxg3 Qc6 25.
Nc3 Rad8 26. Rad1 e6 27. Rfe1 $15 {The black bishop is stronger than the white
knight. However, Peter was (not unusually) peaceful in this game.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rubinstein Memorial 36th"]
[Site "Polanica Zdroj"]
[Date "1999.08.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khenkin, Igor"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2633"]
[BlackElo "2587"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1999.08.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. Rb1 {The idea of this move (compared to} (10. Rc1) {
) is to provoke ...a7-a6, after which the weakness of the b6 square is
essential in some variations. However, Black can ignore the 11.Rb5 threat.}
10... O-O {Connected with a controversial queen sacrifice.} (10... a6 {is
quite playable}) ({but if Black doesn't want to follow White's plans, he can
choose} 10... b6) 11. Rb5 cxd4 (11... Qa3 12. Rb3 Qa5 13. d5 Rd8 14. Qc2 Nd4
15. Bxd4 cxd4 16. Rb5 Qxc3+ 17. Qxc3 dxc3 {0-1 Ostermeier,R-Hess,H/Waldshut
HT1 1991 (22) but why didn't White just capture on c5?}) 12. Rxa5 dxe3 13. Qxe3
Nxa5 {Black's compensation for White's material advantage is: a pair of
bishops and weakness of the white c3 pawn. If Black manages to swap his knight
for the white bishop without any concessions, his bishops will be especially
strong and he may even get an advantage.} 14. h4 {A new plan. White is trying
to create his own play on the kingside. Until now White has tried to restrict
Black's active possibilities in the centre.} (14. Nd4 Bd7 (14... b6 15. Be2 Bb7
16. O-O Rfc8 17. f4 Rc5 18. e5 Rac8 19. Rc1 Nc4 20. Qh3 e6 21. Nxe6 fxe6 22.
Qxe6+ Kh8 23. Rd1 {1-0 Razuvaev,Y-Dvoirys,S/USSR 1983 (32)}) 15. e5 (15. Be2
Rfc8 16. O-O Rc7 $1 (16... e5 $6 {[%csl Rd5]} 17. Nc2 Be6 18. Nb4 Nc4 19. Bxc4
Bxc4 20. Rd1 $16 {1/2-1/2 Vaganian,R-Cseshkovsky,V/Erevan (zt) 1982 (45)}) (
16... Nc4 17. Qg5 Bf6 18. Qd5 Nb6 19. Qa5 e6 20. e5 Be7 {1/2-1/2 Dautov,
R-Smejkal,J/CC Ordix, Frankfurt GER 1997 (30)}) 17. e5 $6 (17. f3 Rac8 18. Rc1
Nc4 $15 {Adorjan, Gy.Feher}) 17... e6 18. Bb5 Nc4 19. Bxc4 Rxc4 20. Rd1 Rac8
21. Ne2 Bc6 $17 {Ikonnikov,V-Adorjan,A/Uebach (rapid) 1996}) 15... Rfc8 16. f4
Rc7 $5 (16... e6 17. Be2 Rc7 18. O-O Rac8 19. Qd2 Bf8 20. Rf3 $6 (20. Nb3 $14 {
Alterman,B}) 20... Nc4 21. Bxc4 Rxc4 $11 {Dautov,R-Alterman,B/Bad Homburg 1997/
1/2-1/2 (40)}) 17. Nb5 Bxb5 18. Bxb5 e6 19. Ke2 Bf8 20. Rd1 b6 21. Ba6 Nb7 $11
{Alterman,B}) 14... Bg4 $6 {Underestimating White's plan but after} (14... h5
$5) {the weakening of the g5 square may be essential.} 15. Nd4 Rac8 16. h5 $1
Rfd8 (16... Bxh5 17. f3 {[%csl Rh5]}) 17. f3 Bd7 18. hxg6 hxg6 19. e5 Rc5 20.
f4 {Now Black can't activate his g7 bishop as it must protect his king.} Rdc8
21. Kd2 Rc4 {unnecessary provoking Kc2-b2, which is rather favourable for
White.} (21... Nc4+) 22. Kc2 Ra4 23. Kb2 Nc4+ 24. Bxc4 Raxc4 25. Rd1 {The rook
has left the h-file but Black should not be deluded - at any moment it can
come back!} Ba4 (25... e6 26. Nf5 $1) 26. Nb3 Bc6 27. g3 e6 28. Rd4 $1 {
Black has lacked just one tempo - with his bishop already on d5 he could play
28...R4c7 with sufficient counterplay. With one rook his prospects are not so
glowing. Besides, Black starts a series of weak moves.} Rxd4 29. Nxd4 Bd5 $6 {
Why allow the knight to d6?} (29... Bd7 $14) 30. Nb5 Bf8 $2 {Black goes for a
forced line but wrongly assesses the position arising.} (30... a6 31. Nd6 $16)
31. Nd6 Rc6 32. Qxa7 Ra6 33. Qb8 Rxa2+ 34. Kb1 Rh2 35. Qc7 Rh7 {Black's pieces
are now completely passive and the activation of the white king decides.} 36.
c4 Bf3 37. Kb2 Rh2+ 38. Kc3 Rh7 39. Kd4 Bg2 40. Qc8 Rh1 41. Qd7 Rd1+ (41... Rh7
42. Nxb7 $18) 42. Kc5 Bxd6+ 43. exd6 Bc6 44. Qe7 Kg7 45. g4 Rd3 46. g5 Kg8 47.
Qd8+ Kg7 48. Kb6 {/\Kc7,c5,d7+-} 1-0

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2013.04.01"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2013.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Bg7 6. e4 Nxc3 7. Bxc3 c5 8.
d5 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Qd2 e6 {Other options in this important position of
the 5.Bd2 Bg7 line:} (10... Qd6 $5 11. f4 (11. Bc4 Nd7 (11... f5 $5) 12. f4 $6
(12. Nf3 Nb6 13. Be2 Bg4 $11) 12... Nb6 13. Bb3 c4 14. Bc2 f5 $17 {1/2 (101)
Gupta,A (2577)-Li,C (2604) Wijk aan Zee 2010}) (11. Nf3 Bg4 12. Ng5 f6 $5 (
12... h6 13. h3 hxg5 14. hxg4 Qe5 15. Bd3 Qf6 16. O-O-O $1 $40 {[%cal Yg2g3,
Yf2f4] (R.Edouard)} (16. Rb1 $143 b6 17. Bb5 a6 18. Be2 Nd7 $13 {1/2 (37)
Terrieux,K (2434)-Edouard,R (2602) Mulhouse 2011})) 13. h3 fxg5 14. hxg4 Qe5 {
(R.Edouard)} (14... Rf4 15. Qe3 Qe5 16. f3 b6 17. O-O-O Nd7 18. Bb5 Rd8 19.
Rhf1 Rf6 20. Kc2 h6 21. Rh1 Kg7 22. Rh3 $14 {1/2 (42) Urban,K (2463)-Bobras,P 
(2550) Warsaw 2012}) 15. f3 Nd7 16. Bb5 Nf6 $13) 11... Nd7 $5 (11... e6 12. Bc4
exd5 13. Bxd5 {(R.Edouard)} Qa6 14. f5 $36) (11... e5 12. fxe5 $5 (12. Nf3 $6
Nd7 13. Bb5 exf4 14. Bxd7 Bxd7 15. e5 Qa6 16. Kf2 Qc4 $15 {0-1 (34) Coene,I 
(2228)-Van Haastert,E (2417) Leiden 2011}) 12... Qxe5 13. Bd3 Bg4 14. Nf3 Bxf3
15. gxf3 Nd7 16. f4 $14) 12. e5 Qc7 13. h4 c4 14. h5 Nb6 15. Nf3 Bg4 16. hxg6
fxg6 17. Ng5 Rad8 $1 18. d6 exd6 19. Rxh7 Qc5 20. Rh6 $1 dxe5 21. Rxg6+ Kh8 22.
Nf7+ Kh7 23. f5 $1 (23. Rh6+ $4 Kg7 {0-1 (36) Riazantsev,A (2714)-Edouard,R 
(2625) Belfort 2012 CBM 149 [Edouard,R]}) 23... Rxd2 24. Ng5+ Kh8 25. Rh6+ Kg8
26. Rg6+ $11 {(R.Edouard)}) (10... Nd7 $5 11. Nf3 Qc7 12. Bd3 Nf6 13. h3 e5 14.
Qh6 Ne8 15. O-O f6 16. Nd2 Nd6 $11 {1/2 (25) Mamedyarov,S (2721)-Vachier
Lagrave,M (2718) Germany 2010}) 11. Bc4 $146 {Rather harmless.} ({But} 11. d6
$5 {is positionally risky:} Bd7 (11... Qf6 12. Nf3 Nc6 13. Bb5 Bd7 14. O-O Rad8
15. Rfe1 e5 {1-0 (74) Bernadskiy,V (2473)-Kozakov,M (2481) Mukachevo 2012} 16.
Rad1 $14 Bg4 $140 17. Re3) (11... e5 12. h4 $5 Be6 13. h5 g5 14. h6 Kh8 15. Nf3
f6 16. Be2 Nc6 $13 {1-0 (49) Akesson,R (2466)-Boros,D (2457) Budapest 2008}) (
11... Qh4 12. Qe3 f5 13. e5 Nc6 14. Bb5 Bd7 15. Nf3 Qe4 {1/2 (80) Sambuev,B 
(2489)-Nevostrujev,V (2471) Sochi 2006} 16. a4 $13) 12. Rd1 (12. h4 Bc6 $5)
12... Bc6 13. Qe3 Nd7 14. Nf3 Qf6 15. Be2 e5 16. g3 Qe6 (16... Rfe8 $5 17. O-O
Rad8 $132) 17. Ng5 Qxa2 18. O-O Qa5 19. f4 $44 {1/2 (27) Nyzhnyk,I (2444)
-Ipatov,A (2472) Lvov 2008}) 11... exd5 12. Bxd5 Nc6 13. Nf3 Qf6 14. O-O Bg4
15. Qe3 (15. Ng5 $5 {(M.Notkin) was the way to avoid the exchange of this
knight but the position after} h6 (15... Rad8 16. Qe3 b6 17. f4 $14) 16. Nxf7
Rxf7 17. Bxf7+ Kxf7 18. Qxh6 {is hard to evaluate.}) 15... Bxf3 16. gxf3 Rae8
$11 17. Kh1 (17. f4 Nd8 {[%cal Yd8e6]}) 17... b5 {A possible plan for
counterplay.} 18. Rad1 b4 19. f4 Ne7 $1 (19... bxc3 $6 20. e5) 20. c4 Qa6 (
20... Nxd5 21. cxd5 Qa6 22. e5 $13 {[%csl Gd5,Ge5]}) 21. Qxc5 Nxd5 22. exd5 Qa3
23. d6 (23. Kg2 Qxa2 24. Qxb4 Re4 $132) 23... Qf3+ 24. Kg1 Qg4+ 25. Kh1 Qf3+
26. Kg1 Qg4+ 27. Kh1 Qf3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lost Boys"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1999.08.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2588"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1999.08.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8.
Ba4 O-O 9. Ne2 c5 10. O-O Nc6 11. Be3 Na5 12. dxc5 Nc4 13. Qxd8 Rxd8 14. Bg5
Bd7 15. Bb3 Na5 16. Rfd1 Bc6 $5 {Details of this variation - see CBM70.} (16...
Kf8 17. f3 Bb5 (17... h6 18. Be3 Bb5 19. Nd4 Bc4 20. Ba4 Rdc8 21. Nb3 Nc6 22.
Bxc6 bxc6 23. Na5 Be6 24. Bd4 $14 {Kiselev,S-Eljanov,P/Geller mem (Cup Russia)
1999/1/2-1/2 (53)-CBM70}) 18. Nd4 Ba6 19. Rab1 Rdc8 20. Be3 Kg8 21. Bf2 Bf8 22.
c6 Nxc6 {1/2-1/2 Ionov,S-Shipov,S/RUS-ch51 1998}) 17. f3 Bf8 {A new plan.
First of all, Black is going to deal with the c5 pawn.} 18. e5 (18. Nd4 Be8 $5
{[%cal Ya8c8]}) 18... Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 e6 20. Be3 Rc8 21. Nf4 {[%cal Rf4e6,Yf4d3]
White tries to protect the c5 pawn but his pieces become passive.} Be7 22. c4 (
22. Nxe6 $2 Nxb3) (22. Nd3 Bb5) 22... Be8 23. Nd3 Nc6 {[%cal Yc6b8,Yb8a6,Ya6c5]
} 24. f4 $6 {[%csl Re4] This move weakens the a8-h1 diagonal. White should
rather look for other tactical means to keep the c5 pawn.} (24. Rb1 Nb8 25. Bd1
$1 Rc7 26. Be2) 24... Nb8 25. Rb1 Na6 26. Bd1 Bc6 {[%csl Gc6,Ge4][%cal Gc6e4]
Now the weakness of light squares in White's camp becomes obvious.} (26... Rc7
27. Bf3) (26... Nxc5 {is a bit early:} 27. Bxc5 Bxc5+ 28. Nxc5 Rxc5 29. Rxb7
Rxc4 30. Rb8 Kf8 31. Be2 Rc5 (31... Rc1+ 32. Kf2 Rc2 33. Ke3) 32. a4 {[%cal
Re2b5]} Ke7 33. Rb7+ $16) 27. Rb3 Rc7 28. Be2 (28. g4 $5) 28... h5 $1 {[%cal
Yg8c8] Black's plan now is: to protect the b7 pawn with the king and then
capture the c5 pawn. White must create counterplay on the kingside. But first
of all he should get rid of the black strong c6 bishop.} 29. Kf1 $6 {A
planless move.} (29. g3 Kf8 30. h3 Ke8 31. g4 hxg4 32. hxg4 Kd8 33. Kf2 {
[%cal Ye2f3]} Kc8 (33... Bh4+ 34. Kf1 {[%cal Rg4g5]}) 34. Bf3 Bxf3 35. Kxf3
Nxc5 $15) (29. Kf2 $1 Kf8 30. Bf3 Bxf3 31. Kxf3 Ke8 32. Ke4 $11 {Now even if
Black captures the c5 pawn, White should never lose thank to the active
position of his king.}) 29... Kf8 $1 30. g3 {This plan (h2-h3, g3-g4 etc.)
doesn't work without the exchange of the light-squared bishops.} (30. Kf2)
30... Ke8 31. h3 Kd8 32. Kf2 {losing a tempo} (32. g4 hxg4 33. hxg4 Kc8) 32...
Kc8 33. Bd4 {Despite the loss of time, it was not yet late to play} (33. Bf3
Bxf3 34. Kxf3 Nxc5 35. Nxc5 Bxc5 36. Bxc5 Rxc5 37. Rb4 $1 (37. Rc3 Ra5) {
and I don't see a win for Black, e.g.} 37... Ra5 38. a4 Rc5 39. Ke3 a5 40. Rb5
Rxc4 41. Rxa5 Kb8 42. h4 $1 (42. Kd3 Rc1 43. Ke3 Rc3+ 44. Kf2 h4) 42... Rc3+
43. Kf2 Ra3 44. Kg2 b6 45. Rb5 Kb7 46. Rb4 Ka6 47. Rd4 Ka5 48. Rd7 Rxa4 49.
Rxf7 b5 50. Ra7+ $1 Kb6 (50... Kb4 $6 51. Rg7 Ka3 52. Rxg6 b4 53. Rxe6 b3 54.
Rb6 b2 55. e6 {etc.}) 51. Re7 b4 52. Rxe6+ $11) 33... Ba4 $1 34. Rb2 (34. Ra3
Bc2) 34... Nxc5 $17 35. Ke3 b6 36. g4 $6 {White should have rather simplified
the position but after} (36. Nxc5 Bxc5 37. Bxc5 Rxc5 $17 {, due to a lot of
weaknesses (a2, c4, g3), his defence is difficult.}) 36... hxg4 37. hxg4 Nb7
38. Nf2 $2 {White gives up a pawn relying on opposite-coloured bishops but it
was better to keep it by} (38. Rd2 Na5 39. Nb2 Bc6 $17) 38... Na5 39. Ne4 Nxc4+
40. Bxc4 Rxc4 41. Nd6+ Bxd6 42. exd6 Kd7 43. Be5 (43. Rd2 g5 $1 (43... Bc6 $2
44. g5 Bd5 45. Be5 Re4+ 46. Kd3 Ra4 47. Rh2) 44. fxg5 Bc6 45. Kd3 Ra4 $19)
43... g5 $1 {A key move! It is necessary for Black to create a passed pawn. In
such endgame quality of pawns is much more important than their number.} 44.
fxg5 Bc6 45. Kd3 Rxg4 46. Rf2 Be4+ 47. Kc3 Bg6 {Black has protected his only
weakness, the f7 pawn. Now, after some preparation, the e6 pawn will move
forward, deciding the game.} 48. Bf4 Rg1 49. Kd2 Ra1 50. Ke3 Rc1 51. Rd2 Rc3+
52. Kd4 Rc5 53. Ke3 Rf5 54. Rg2 e5 55. Bh2 Kxd6 {With two extra pawns Black
wins easily.} 56. Rg4 Kd5 57. Rg1 Bh5 58. Rg2 Rf3+ 59. Kd2 e4 60. Ke1 Re3+ 61.
Kf1 Rd3 {[%cal Ye4e3,Ye3e2,Yd3d1] A brilliant positional game by Ivan Sokolov!}
0-1

[Event "USA-ch Gr-A"]
[Site "Salt Lake City"]
[Date "1999.08.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Yermolinsky, Alex"]
[Black "Kudrin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2588"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1999.08.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 Qa5 9. Rc1 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qxd2+ 11. Kxd2 O-O 12. Nf3 Rd8 13. d5 Nc6 14. Ke1
Na5 {[%cal Ye7e6,Yf7f5] This used to be the "main line" of the 7.Nf3 Bg7 8.Be3
system in the early 80s, after the famous game Kasparov-Romanishin. Now it is
a rare guest in tournament practice. Black is considered to easily equalize
but the most annoying for White is the necessity to constantly remember that
his king has no right to castle anymore!} 15. Bg5 {The other moves are not
dangerous for Black:} (15. Bb5 f5 $1) (15. Bc5 $6 Bd7 $1 16. Bb4 Rac8 $1 17.
Rb1 (17. Rxc8 Rxc8 18. Bxa5 Rc1+ 19. Kd2 Bh6+ 20. Kd3 Bb5+ 21. Kd4 Bxf1) 17...
Bc3+ 18. Bxc3 Rxc3 $17 {Krasenkow,M-Rytshagov,M/Dnepropetrovsk 1985}) (15. Rc5
b6 16. Rc7 e6 17. Ng5 exd5 18. exd5 Rxd5 19. Nxf7 Rd7 20. Nh6+ Kf8 21. Rc1 Re7
22. Be2 Be6 $17 {Sherbakov,R-Janjgava,L/URS-qualJ Jurmala 1989/0-1 (53)}) (15.
Bd3 b6 16. Ke2 e6 17. Bg5 f6 18. Bd2 exd5 19. exd5 Bb7 20. Bxa5 bxa5 21. Rc5
Rxd5 $1 {Chachere,L-Ostenstad,B/Gausdal Int 1992/0-1 (40)} 22. Bc4 $140 Re8+
23. Kf1 Ba6 $1) (15. Bd2 b6 16. Bb4 (16. Bb5 f5 17. Bxa5 bxa5 18. e5 Rb8 19.
Bc4 Bh6 20. Rd1 Rb4 21. Bd3 Kf8 22. Bb1 Bb7 $17 {0-1 Bazant,P-Yandemirov,V/
Prague Mladi op 1990 (39)}) 16... Bf8 17. Ne5 e6 18. Bxa5 bxa5 19. Bc4 (19. Nc6
Bb4+ 20. Nxb4 axb4 21. Bc4 {1/2-1/2 Piskov,Y-Krasenkow,M/BL9293 1993}) 19...
Rd6 $1 (19... Bd6 20. Nc6 Re8 21. Ke2 a4 22. Rhd1 e5 23. Bd3 $16 {1/2-1/2
Boguslawsky,M-Krasenkow,M/Voskresensk 1992 (31)}) 20. Nc6 exd5 21. Bxd5 Bb7 22.
Ke2 Re8 23. Kd3 Rc8 24. Nxa7 Rcd8 25. Rhd1 Bxd5 26. exd5 Rxd5+ $15 {
Zakharevich,I-Yandemirov,V/Smolensk Alekhine op 1992/1/2-1/2 (42)}) 15... Kf8 {
A rare continuation, which, however, yields Black an excellent position.} (
15... Bf6 16. Bd2 (16. Bf4 Bg4 17. Ne5 Bxe5 18. Bxe5 Rac8 19. Rxc8 {1/2-1/2
Rashkovsky,N-Mikhalchishin,A/USSR 1981}) 16... b6 17. Rc7 $1 Bg4 (17... Rd7
$142 {Kasparov}) 18. Ba6 e6 $1 19. Ng5 $1 Be5 $1 20. Rxf7 $1 exd5 21. f4 $1 $36
{Kasparov,G-Romanishin,O/Moscow-4teams 1981/1-0 (43)}) (15... Bd7 $1 {This
move decreased the popularity of the whole line.} 16. Bd3 Rdc8 17. Ke2 e6 18.
Bd2 (18. Rxc8+ Rxc8 19. Rc1 Rxc1 20. Bxc1 exd5 21. exd5 b5 22. Bf4 Kf8 23. Bd6+
Ke8 24. Ne5 Nb7 25. Bb8 a6 26. Nxd7 Kxd7 27. f4 Bf8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Caessens,
R-Fette,M/Groningen op 1988 (39)}) 18... exd5 (18... b6 19. Ba6 Rxc1 20. Rxc1
exd5 21. exd5 Bf5 22. Rc7 h6 23. Be3 Bf8 24. h3 Be4 {1/2-1/2 Paulsen,D-Lau,R/
BL8182 1982}) 19. exd5 Re8+ 20. Be3 a6 (20... Rad8 21. Rc5 b6 22. Rc7 Ba4 23.
Rxa7 Rxd5 24. Rb1 Rd6 25. Ng5 $16 {1-0 Henrichs,T-Dietzel,J/NRW-I 1995 (46)}) (
20... Ba4 $5 21. Rc5 b6 22. Rc7 f5 23. g3 Red8 24. Rhc1 Rxd5 25. Rc8+ Rd8 26.
Rxa8 Rxa8 27. Rc7 $13 {Tischendorf,M-Metz,H/corr. 1988}) 21. Rc7 Rad8 22. Rb1
Bg4 23. h3 Bxf3+ 24. Kxf3 Rxd5 25. Be4 Rde5 26. Bxb7 Rf5+ 27. Ke2 Nxb7 28.
Rbxb7 Bd4 29. g4 Rf6 30. Re7 Rxe7 31. Rxe7 Bxe3 32. Rxe3 g5 {1/2-1/2 Chekhov,
V-Schmidt,W/Prague Bohemians 1989}) {As Alex Yermolinsky regularly plays this
line, he must have prepared an improvement for White after 15...Bd7.} 16. Bd3 (
16. Bd2 b6 17. Rc7 Rd7 18. Rxd7 Bxd7 19. Ba6 e6 20. Ke2 exd5 21. exd5 Re8+ 22.
Be3 Re4 23. Rc1 Ra4 24. Rc2 Nb3 25. axb3 Rxa6 {Gastgofer,V-Yandemirov,V/Kstovo
op 1994/0-1 (45)}) 16... f5 $1 {A typical attack in the Gruenfeld. Here it is
even more powerful than usually as the white h1 rook has more problems
entering the game than its black a8 counterpart.} 17. Ke2 fxe4 18. Bxe4 Bd7 {
[%csl Re2]} 19. Rhd1 Ba4 $1 20. Rd2 Bb5+ 21. Ke1 Nc4 22. Rdd1 Nd6 23. Bd3 Rac8
{At last both sides have developed their pieces. The endgame is slightly
better for Black, thanks to his queenside pawn advantage and the weakness of
the white d5 pawn but it is not enough to win.} 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Be3 a6 26.
Ng5 Bxd3 27. Rxd3 Kg8 28. Ne6 Bf6 29. Bd4 Rc4 30. g4 Bxd4 31. Rxd4 Rxd4 32.
Nxd4 Ne4 33. Ne6 Nc3 (33... Nf6 $5 34. Nc5 (34. h3 Nxd5 35. Nc5 Nb4) 34... Nxg4
35. Nxb7 Nxh2 36. Nc5 a5 $15) 34. a3 Nxd5 35. Nc5 b6 36. Nxa6 Kf7 37. Ke2 Kf6
38. Kd3 Ke5 39. Kc4 g5 40. Kb5 Kf4 41. Kc6 Nc3 42. Kxb6 Kxg4 43. Kc5 Kh3 44.
Kb4 Nd5+ 45. Kc5 Nc3 46. Kb4 Nd5+ 47. Kc5 {White can't allow the black knight
to stop the a3 pawn; Black can't allow it to move forward. So, they repeat
moves.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "VISA Nordic GP Final"]
[Site "Gentofte"]
[Date "1999.08.17"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Schandorff, Lars"]
[Black "Borge, Nikolaj"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2514"]
[BlackElo "2426"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1999.08.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 e6 13. f4 Bc7 14. O-O exd5
15. exd5 Ba5 16. d6 b6 17. Bf3 Bf5 18. Bxa8 Bxb1 19. Bc6 Qf6 20. Bb2 Bf5 21.
Re1 Be6 {An attempt to avoid the unpleasant endgame after} (21... Rd8 22. Re8+
Rxe8 23. Bxe8 {-CBM72 However, it doesn't solve Black's problems.}) 22. a4 Qd4+
$2 {This leads to a hopeless endgame but Black would value a good advice.} (
22... Rd8 23. d7 $16 Qd4+ $2 24. cxd4 Bxd2 25. Re2 Bxf4 26. d5 $18) 23. cxd4
Bxd2 24. Re2 Bxf4 25. d5 Bxd5 (25... Bg4 26. Re4 g5 27. d7 $18) 26. Bxd5 Bxd6 {
Formally Black has a sufficient material compensation for the piece but his
pawns are completely motionless, and White's pair of bishops controls the
whole board.} 27. Rf2 Be7 28. Kf1 {[%cal Yf1a6] Black is completely tied;
therefore White can simply transfer his king to the queenside to enjoy Black's
tasty pawns.} Bg5 29. Be5 h5 30. Bc4 Be3 {A desperate attempt to make an
"active" move.} 31. Rf3 Bd4 32. Bd6 1-0

[Event "Kiev Spring"]
[Site "Kiev"]
[Date "2000.03.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Malakhatko, Vadim"]
[Black "Vorobiov, Evgeny E"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2568"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2000.03.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8.
Ba4 b5 9. Bb3 b4 {This natural reaction to 7.Bb5+ went out of fashion recently.
It is not considered solid enough.} 10. Bb2 {A positional way, which is now
considered the best. White's g1 knight later goes to f3 rather than e2.
Tactical lines like} (10. Ne2 {or}) (10. Qf3 {are more risky for White if
Black plays accurately.}) 10... bxc3 11. Bxc3 O-O {Maintaining different
possibilities. The other moves are less flexible:} (11... Nd7 12. Nf3 $1 (12.
Ne2 O-O 13. O-O Ba6 14. Rc1 c5 $5 (14... e5 15. Bb4 $1 c5 (15... Re8 $2 16.
Rxc6 Bb7 17. Bxf7+ Kxf7 18. Qb3+ $18) (15... exd4 $5 16. Bxf8 Nxf8 17. Rxc6 Bb7
18. Rc4 Ne6 $16 {Glatman,V}) 16. dxc5 Bh6 $6 (16... Rb8 17. Bd2 Nf6 18. f3 $14
{Glatman,V}) 17. Rc2 Nf6 18. Bc4 $1 $18 Bb7 19. c6 $1 Qxd1 20. Rxd1 Rfd8 21.
Bd5 {1-0 Ryskin,A-Shmuter,L/Sochi 1993}) (14... Rc8 15. Re1 e5 16. Bb4 Re8 17.
d5 c5 18. Bd2 Nb6 19. Be3 Bf8 20. Nc3 $1 $14 {Sokolov,I} (20. Ba4 Nxa4 21. Qxa4
Bd3 22. f3 c4 {Sokolov,I-Leko,P/Wijk 1994/0-1 (65)})) (14... Qb6 15. Re1 Nf6
16. Qc2 c5 17. e5 Ng4 18. h3 Bxe2 19. dxc5 Qxc5 20. Qxe2 Nh6 $14 {Kunin,
V-Ivashko,S/Moscow-ch op 1995/0-1 (42)}) 15. d5 (15. dxc5 Bh6 {[%cal Yd7c5]})
15... Bxc3 16. Rxc3 Qa5 17. Rh3 c4 18. Bc2 c3 19. Re1 Bxe2 20. Rxe2 Rab8 21. e5
Rb2 {Ruzele,D-Schoen,W/Pardubice op 1995/0-1 (42)}) 12... Nc5 (12... c5 13. Rc1
) 13. Bc2 Ba6 14. Qd2 (14. h4 f5 15. e5 Ne4 16. Bxe4 fxe4 17. Ng5 Qd5 18. Qg4
c5 19. Qe6 Bc4 20. Qxd5 Bxd5 21. dxc5 Rc8 22. Bd4 O-O 23. Ke2 h6 24. Nh3 Rf5
25. Ke3 g5 26. Rac1 Rc6 27. Rc3 Ra6 28. a3 $16 {+/- Kortschnoj,V-Tseitlin,M/
Beer_Sheva 1993}) 14... O-O 15. h4 h5 16. Ng5 Qd7 17. O-O-O Ne6 18. Bb3 Nxg5
19. hxg5 Rab8 20. Rh3 Qb7 21. Qe3 Qb5 22. f4 $16 {1-0 Kortschnoj,V-Huzman,A/
Beer_Sheva 1993 (29)}) (11... Ba6 12. Nf3 (12. h4 $6 Nd7 13. h5 c5 14. hxg6
hxg6 15. Rxh8+ Bxh8 16. Qf3 e6 17. O-O-O {0-1 Soppe,G-Neverov,V/Capablanca mem
1991}) 12... O-O 13. Qd2 Nd7 14. h4 Qb8 15. h5 Qb5 16. hxg6 hxg6 17. O-O-O e6
18. Ng5 Rab8 19. Qf4 Nc5 20. Rh8+ Bxh8 21. Qh4 Nd3+ 22. Kd2 Kg7 23. f4 Ne5 24.
Kc1 Qe2 25. Qh7+ Kf6 26. dxe5+ Ke7 27. Nxe6 Rxb3 28. Qh4+ g5 29. Qxg5+ f6 30.
exf6+ Rxf6 31. Qc5+ {[#]} Kf7 32. Qf8+ Kg6 33. Qg8+ {1-0 Zhukova,N-Peptan,C/
EU-chJW U16 Herculane 1994}) 12. Qd2 (12. Nf3 Bg4 $132 {the difference
comparing to 11...Nd7. That's why White plays 12.Qd2 first.}) (12. Ne2 Ba6 13.
e5 (13. O-O {-see 11...Nd7}) 13... Nd7 (13... Qc8 14. O-O Nd7 15. Re1 Nb6 16.
Bb4 Qb7 17. Bc5 Rfd8 18. Ng3 Nd5 19. Qf3 {Tomasevic,T-Ilieva,H/Wch-stud Sofia
1994/1/2-1/2 (39)}) 14. O-O c5 15. e6 c4 16. exf7+ Rxf7 17. Bc2 Bb7 18. Qd2 Nb6
19. Rad1 Qd7 20. Ng3 Rd8 {Bulthaupt,F-Kyritz,M/OLNO 1993/1/2-1/2 (43)}) (12. h4
$5 Nd7 (12... h5 $6 {weakening the kingside too much} 13. Qd2 Nd7 14. Nf3 Ba6
15. Rc1 Rc8 16. Ba5 Qe8 17. e5 c5 18. e6 fxe6 19. Bxe6+ Kh8 20. Bc3 Rd8 21. d5
Nf6 22. Rd1 Qa4 23. Qe3 Rb8 24. Ne5 Kh7 25. Nxg6 Kxg6 26. Bf5+ Kf7 27. Qe6+ Ke8
28. d6 Nd5 29. Bg6+ Kd8 30. Bxg7 Rf7 31. dxe7+ {1-0 Dao Thien Hai-Fogarasi,T/
Budapest FS02 GM 1995}) 13. h5 c5 14. hxg6 hxg6 15. Qg4 $6 Nf6 $1 (15... Qb6 $2
16. Qh4 Re8 17. Qh7+ Kf8 18. Nf3 cxd4 19. Bxd4 $1 Qb4+ 20. Kf1 e5 21. Be3 Nf6
22. Qh4 Qxe4 23. Bc5+ Kg8 24. Bxf7+ {1-0 Horak,J-Hlavac,R/Decin op 1995}) 16.
Qxg6 c4 $1 17. Bxc4 Qc7 18. Bxf7+ Rxf7 19. Ne2 Ba6 $17 {This line needs
further investigation.}) 12... Na6 (12... Nd7 {is probably more solid:} 13. f4
$5 (13. Ne2 Ba6 14. e5 e6 15. f4 Nb6 16. Bb4 Re8 17. Rc1 Nd5 18. Bd6 Rc8 19.
O-O Bxe2 20. Qxe2 Bf8 21. Bxf8 Rxf8 22. Rc5 Ne7 $11 {0-1 Hoeksema,E-Hellers,F/
Leeuwarden op 1994 (41)}) (13. Nf3 $5) 13... Ba6 14. Nf3 e6 (14... c5 15. d5
Bxc3 16. Qxc3 Nf6 17. Nd2 $14) 15. e5 (15. Rd1 Qb6 16. e5 c5 17. Kf2 $1 Rac8 $6
(17... cxd4 18. Bxd4 Nc5 19. Qe3 Rfc8 20. Rd2 Bf8 $13 {Stohl,I}) 18. Qe3 Rfd8
19. Ng5 Bb7 20. Rhe1 (20. d5 $5 exd5 21. Bxd5 Bxd5 22. Rxd5 $14 {Stohl,I})
20... h6 21. Ne4 Bf8 22. d5 c4 23. dxe6 Qxe6 24. Bc2 Bxe4 25. Bxe4 Nc5 $1 $11 {
Sokolov,I-Stohl,I/Osterreich 1994/1/2-1/2 (69)}) 15... c5 16. Kf2 cxd4 17. Bxd4
Qe7 (17... Bb7 18. Rhc1 Nb6 $10 {Ftacnik,L}) 18. Qe3 Bb7 19. Rhc1 Rfc8 20. Ng5
(20. Rxc8+ $5 Rxc8 21. Bxa7 {Ftacnik,L}) 20... Bh6 21. Kg1 Nb6 22. Bc5 Qd7 23.
Bd6 Rxc1+ 24. Rxc1 Rc8 25. Rxc8+ Qxc8 26. Qc5 Bg7 27. Kf2 h6 28. Nf3 Qxc5+ 29.
Bxc5 $14 {Ruzele,D-Kalantarian,N/EUCup f 1996/1-0 (59)}) (12... Bb7 13. Ne2 (
13. Nf3 $5) 13... Nd7 14. O-O e5 15. Rad1 Qh4 16. Ng3 exd4 17. Bxd4 Ne5 18. Qa5
Rfe8 19. h3 c5 {1/2-1/2 Hardicsay,P-Schneider,A/HUN-chT1 1995}) 13. Ne2 {
Too passive.} (13. Nf3 $1 {is more appropriate, e.g.} Nc7 14. O-O Nb5 $6 (14...
Bg4 15. Ne5 $14 {Sokolov,I}) 15. Ba5 $1 Qd7 16. e5 e6 17. Rac1 Bb7 18. Rfd1 Nc7
19. Qe2 Ba6 20. Qc2 Nd5 21. Ng5 $1 Nf4 22. Rd2 c5 23. Qe4 $1 Ne2+ 24. Rxe2 Bxe2
25. Qxe2 cxd4 26. Rc7 $18 {Sokolov,I-Alterman,B/Groningen 1993/1-0 (70)}) 13...
Nc7 14. O-O (14. Rd1 Ba6 15. O-O c5 16. Rfe1 Bxe2 17. Rxe2 Nb5 18. e5 Nxd4 19.
Bxd4 cxd4 20. Qxd4 Qa5 21. Qd5 Qxd5 {1/2-1/2 Ovod,E-Vorobiov,E/RUS-Cup03 
(Geller mem) 1999}) 14... Ba6 15. Rfd1 Bxe2 16. Qxe2 Nb5 17. Qc4 Nxc3 18. Qxc3
Rc8 19. e5 e6 {Opposite-coloured bishops, with both sides having pawn
weaknesses (d4 vs c6), presage a draw. Black should only be careful with ...
c6-c5 as White can reply d4-d5. However, White has a space advantage and
attempts to create a kingside attack.} 20. f4 Qb6 21. Bc4 a5 22. Rab1 Qa7 23.
h4 Rfd8 24. Qe3 Rc7 25. Rd3 Rcd7 26. Rbd1 Qb6 {[%cal Rb6b4]} 27. a3 Bf8 $6 (
27... h5 28. Kh2 Bh6 {was correct to stop White's attack.}) 28. Kh2 Kg7 $6 {
It was the last opportunity to play} (28... h5) {After the text move the black
king is in serious trouble.} 29. h5 Be7 30. Qf2 a4 31. g4 Bxa3 $5 {A nice
tactical trick but it doesn't help to rescue the king.} 32. f5 $1 (32. Rxa3 Qb4
33. Rad3 (33. Qa2 Rxd4 34. Rxd4 Rxd4 $17) 33... Qxc4 34. Qh4 Kg8 35. Qf6 (35.
h6 Qb4 36. Qf6 Qf8 37. g5 c5 $1) 35... Rxd4 $1 36. h6 Qc2+ 37. R1d2 Qxd2+ 38.
Rxd2 Rxd2+ 39. Kg3 R8d3+ 40. Kh4 Rh2+ (40... Kf8 41. Qg7+ Ke7 42. Qf6+ Ke8 43.
Qh8+ Kd7 $6 44. Qf8) 41. Kg5 Rxh6 42. Qe7 Rdh3 43. Qd8+ $11) 32... exf5 33.
gxf5 g5 34. h6+ $1 (34. Rxa3 Qb4 35. h6+ $1 (35. Rg3 Qxc4 36. Rxg5+ Kh8) (35.
Qg3 Qxc4 36. Qxg5+ Kf8 37. Rg3 Rxd4 (37... Qe2+ $2 38. Rg2 Qxd1 39. f6 $18) 38.
Qh6+ Ke8 (38... Ke7) 39. Rg8+ Kd7 40. Rxd8+ Kxd8 41. Qf8+ Kc7 42. Qe7+ Kc8 $11)
35... Kf8 36. Qa2 $18 {-34.h6+}) 34... Kf8 35. Qg1 $2 (35. Rxa3 {was winning
but White had probably no time to calculate it:} Qb4 36. Qa2 Rxd4 37. Rxd4 (37.
Rad3 $2 Rh4+ 38. Kg2 Rxd3) 37... Rxd4 38. Rxa4 $1 Rh4+ (38... Rd2+ 39. Kh1 Rd1+
40. Bf1 $1 Rxf1+ 41. Kg2 $18) 39. Kg2 Rg4+ 40. Kf1 Rf4+ 41. Ke2 Re4+ 42. Kd3
$18) 35... f6 $1 {Now everything becomes unclear.} 36. exf6 (36. Be6 Rb7) 36...
Bd6+ 37. Kh1 Bf4 38. Rb1 Qa5 39. d5 a3 40. f7 {[%cal Rg1d4]} Rd6 $5 {Black
ignores White's threat, which leads to wild complications ending in a draw!} (
40... Qa7 $5 $13 41. Qe1 Rd6 42. dxc6 Rxh6+ 43. Kg2 Rh2+ 44. Kf1 Qc7) 41. Qd4
$1 Rxh6+ 42. Kg1 (42. Kg2 Rh2+ $1 43. Kf3 (43. Kg1 cxd5) 43... Rh3+ $11) 42...
cxd5 43. Qh8+ (43. Bxd5 Rxd5 $1 44. Qxd5 Qxd5 45. Rxd5 Rd6 46. Ra5 Kxf7 $11)
43... Kxf7 44. Rxd5 Rxd5 45. Rb7+ Bc7 46. Bxd5+ Ke7 47. Qg7+ Kd8 48. Qxg5+ $6 {
White had no grounds to play for a win. Fortunately, a draw is still reachable.
} (48. Qf8+ Kd7 49. Qg7+ $6 Kc8) (48. Qxh6 Qe1+ 49. Kg2 Qe2+ $11) 48... Kc8 49.
Qg8+ (49. Qxh6 $6 Qc5+ 50. Kf1 Qxd5) 49... Bd8 50. Rb1 Qc5+ 51. Kf1 Rh1+ $1 52.
Bxh1 Qxf5+ 53. Ke2 Qc2+ 54. Ke3 Qxb1 55. Qe6+ Kb8 56. Qd6+ Kc8 57. Qe6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pula zt 1.2"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "2000.04.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Slobodjan, Roman"]
[Black "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2561"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2000.04.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 e6 13. f4 Bc7 14. O-O exd5
15. exd5 Ba5 16. d6 b6 17. Bb2 $6 {An unsuccessful attempt to improve White's
play comparing to the game Khalifman-Mikhalevsky.} (17. Bf3 Bf5 18. Bxa8 Bxb1
19. Bc6 Bf5 20. Re1 Qf6 21. Bb2 Rd8 22. Re8+ Rxe8 23. Bxe8 a6 24. a4 Qd4+ $1
25. Qxd4 cxd4 26. d7 b5 27. cxd4 b4 $11 {1-0 Khalifman,A-Mikhalevski,V/Beer
Sheva-Peterburg Kings m 1999 (44) - CBM72}) 17... Bf5 18. Rbd1 Qf6 19. g4 (19.
c4 $2 Qe6) (19. Bf3 $1 Rae8 20. c4 $1 {, opening up the b2 bishop, was
probably the right way to play.}) 19... Bd7 20. f5 $2 (20. Bf3 {was a must,
although Black could now try} c4 $5 (20... Rae8 21. c4 $1) 21. Bxa8 Rxa8 {
[%cal Yb6b5,Ya5b6]}) 20... Rae8 {Black has successfully developed his pieces
while the white b2 bishop is out of play.} 21. fxg6 Qxg6 22. Rf2 b5 {[%cal
Yc5c4,Ya5b6]} 23. Bd3 Qg7 24. Bf1 $6 (24. c4 {was not enough to save the game,
either:} Qxg4+ (24... Bxd2 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 26. Rdxd2 b4 $11) 25. Rg2 Bxd2 26.
Rdxd2 (26. Rxg4+ $142 Bxg4 27. Rxd2 Re1+ $1 28. Kf2 Re6 $1 29. Kg3 (29. cxb5
Rd8) 29... Rd8 $1 (29... h5 30. h3 Re3+ 31. Kf4 $44) 30. Kxg4 Rexd6 $19) 26...
Re1+ 27. Kf2 (27. Bf1 Qg6) 27... Qxg2+ 28. Kxg2 bxc4 29. Bxc4 Rfe8 {and White
has no sufficient compensation for the exchange.}) 24... c4 25. Kh1 Bb6 26. Re2
Rxe2 (26... Rxe2 27. Qxe2 Bxg4 $19) 0-1

[Event "Linares 17th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2000.03.08"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2000.02.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7.
bxc3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Bg5
h6 14. Be3 Nc6 15. d5 Ne5 {This move is rarely successful in the Gruenfeld. e5
is not the safest square for the black knight. However, in this position it's
quite popular. Alternatives are:} (15... Na5 {or}) (15... Bxf3) 16. Rxb7 (16.
Rb4 $5 Bxf3 17. gxf3 b5 (17... b6 $4 18. Ra4 Qb2 19. Bd4 $18 {1-0 Ruiz,R-Sion,
M/Pamplona op/1995/ (26)}) 18. Bxb5 (18. Rxb5 Rfb8) 18... a5 19. Ra4 Qb2) (16.
Re1 Bxf3 17. gxf3 g5 $5 18. Rxb7 Ng6 19. Qb1 Qxb1 20. Rexb1 a5 21. R1b3 Be5 22.
Ra3 Bd6 23. Ra4 Bb4 24. h4 Nxh4 25. f4 gxf4 26. Bxf4 Kh7 27. Bg3 Ng6 28. e5 Rg8
29. d6 Rab8 30. Rxb8 Rxb8 31. d7 e6 {1/2-1/2 Haba,P-Votava,J/CZE-ch 1999})
16... e6 17. d6 (17. Re1 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Rfd8 19. Rb4 $5 (19. d6 {leads to a
transposition of moves}) (19. f4 Nc4 20. Qb1 Qxb1 21. Rexb1 exd5 {1/2-1/2
Richter,M-Horvath,C/FSGM December 1999}) 19... exd5 (19... Qa5 20. Ra4 Qc7 21.
f4 Nd7 22. d6 Qc3 23. e5 g5 24. Bd4 Qc6 25. Bf3 Qb5 26. Bxa8 Rxa8 27. Qf3 Rc8
28. Rxa7 Qb4 29. Rd1 {1-0 Letreguilly,O-Duquesnoy,J/ch-FRA (team) 1999}) (19...
Qa3 20. Ra4 Qf8 21. Ba6 f5 22. Kg2 exd5 23. exd5 Qf7 24. d6 Kh7 25. Bf4 Re8 26.
Bb5 Nd7 27. Re7 Rxe7 28. dxe7 Nf6 29. Qd8 Qg8 30. Bc7 Qd5 31. Qxd5 Nxd5 32. Bc6
Nxc7 33. Bxa8 {1-0 Letreguilly,O-Blandnet,J/Open 2000}) 20. Ra4 Qb2 21. exd5
Nc6 $5 $13) (17. dxe6 {is harmless:} Nxf3+ 18. Bxf3 Bxe6 19. e5 Rfd8 20. Rxa7 {
1/2-1/2 Kalantarian,N-Holmsten,A/Ciudad de Ubeda op 5th 2000}) 17... Rfd8 18.
Re1 Bxf3 (18... Qa5 $2 19. Rb5 Qc3 20. Rc5 Qb2 21. Nxe5 Bxe5 22. Bxg4 Bxd6 23.
Qc1 {1-0 Biriukov,O-Rogovoi,M/White Nights 1999}) 19. gxf3 Qa5 {/\ Rd6 Black
should parry the f3-f4 and e4-e5 threat. The other possibility: Schwarz will
seine Eröffnungsprobleme mit Hilfe des ungedeckten Re1 lösen.} (19... Qa3 {
is insufficient in view of} 20. f4 $1 (20. d7 Qe7 21. Bb5 Qh4 22. Bf1 {1/2-1/2
Gelfand,B-Ivanchuk,V/Manila (izt) 1990}) 20... Rxd6 21. Qc1 $1 (21. Qb1 Nc6 22.
Rxf7 Kxf7 23. Qb7+ Ne7 24. Qxa8 Bd4 $132) (21. Qc2 Rc6 22. Qd2 Rd6 23. Rb3 $5
Qxb3 24. Qxd6 Nc4 $1 25. Qc6 Nxe3 26. Qxa8+ Kh7 27. Qxa7 Qc3 28. Rb1 Qc2 29.
Qxe3 {1/2-1/2 Solozhenkin,E-Daniliuk,S/RUS-ch Elista 1995}) 21... Qxc1 22. Rxc1
{The black knight is now trapped in the very centre of the board!} Nc6 23. e5
Nd4 24. Rcc7 $1 Nxe2+ 25. Kf1 Rdd8 26. Rxf7 Bf8 $2 (26... Bh8 27. Kxe2 $16) 27.
Kxe2 Rdb8 28. Rxb8 Rxb8 29. Rf6 $1 $18 {Gelfand,B-Kamsky,G/Dos Hermanas 1996/
1-0 (46)}) 20. Rf1 ({After} 20. Bd2 Qa2 {the bishop must come back:} 21. Be3) (
{Loses material} 20. d7 $2 Rxd7 21. Rxd7 Nxd7 {or}) (20. Rb5 $2 Nxf3+ $1) 20...
Bf8 (20... Qa3 {is not enough for equality:} 21. f4 Rxd6 22. Qc1 (22. Qb1 $5
Nc6 23. Rxf7 Rb8 24. Rb7 Rxb7 25. Qxb7 Nd4) 22... Qa2 23. Bb5 $1 Nf3+ (23...
Nc6 $2 24. Bxc6 Rc8 25. Bd5 $1 {1-0 Pelletier,Y-Jelen,I/Dresden (zt) Inf 72/
(422) 1998}) 24. Kg2 Nh4+ 25. Kh3 e5 $1 26. Qc4 (26. Bc4 Qa5 27. Bxf7+ Kh8 28.
Kxh4 exf4 29. Bxf4 g5+ $13) 26... Qxc4 27. Bxc4 exf4 28. Rxf7 Kh7 29. Bxf4 (29.
Bc5 Rf6 30. Kxh4 Rc8 31. Be7 Rxf7 32. Bxf7 Rc7) 29... Rf6 30. Rxf6 Bxf6 31. e5
$14 {Pelletier,Y}) (20... g5 21. f4 {or}) (20... Rd7 21. Rxd7 Nxd7 22. Qc1 $1 {
(Ftacnik,L) yields White the better chances, too.}) 21. d7 (21. Rb5 $2 Qa2 22.
Rxe5 $140 $2 Bxd6 23. Rb5 Bxh2+ 24. Kxh2 Rxd1 25. Bxd1 Qc4 $19 {Kasparov,G})
21... Qa2 {The point of Black's idea: because of the poor position of the e2
bishop 22...Rxd7 is threatened.} 22. Bb5 (22. Re1 Qa5 $1 {again threatening 23.
..Rxd7} 23. Rf1 (23. Kf1 Nxf3 24. Bxf3 Qa6+ 25. Kg1 Qxb7 26. e5 Qc7 27. Bxa8
Rxa8 $13) 23... Qa2 {is just a repetition of moves. Kramnik,V-Kasparov,G/
Linares Inf 72/422 1998 (25) ended in a draw this way.}) 22... a6 23. Ba4 $1 {
A good move underestimated by Leko (and perhaps by Kasparov?).} (23. f4 axb5
24. fxe5 Qa6 25. Rc7 b4 $13 {Kasparov,G}) 23... Nxf3+ 24. Kg2 (24. Qxf3 Qxa4
25. Rd1 Qc6 26. Rb6 Qc7 27. e5 Rxd7 $1 28. Rxd7 Qxd7 29. Qxa8 Qd1+ 30. Kg2 Qg4+
$11 {Kasparov,G}) 24... Ne5 {'!?' Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'It is rather surprising,
that Leko was willing to defend this dubious position. The experiences for
black were rather discouraging so far, d7 pawn is just too strong.'} (24...
Nh4+ $142 25. Kh3 $1 {An important improvement introduced by P.Haba.} ({
Kasparov only analysed} 25. Kh1 Qc4 26. f3 Be7 27. Bb6 Rf8 $13 {However, the
text move is stronger: the white king takes part in the attack! Cranky
Steinitz was sometimes right! Those who are unaware of the classics of the
19th century can recall a more recent example: Alekhine-Capablanca/AVRO/1938.})
25... Qc4 {'?' Ftacnik.} (25... g5 $5 {Ftacnik}) 26. f3 Be7 $6 (26... g5 {
,freeing the g6 square for the knight, was probably more appropriate:} 27. Rf2
(27. Bb6 $6 Ng6 $1 28. Bxd8 Nf4+ 29. Kg3 Rxd8 30. Rf2 Bg7) 27... Qc3 $5 {
needs further investigation. Black seems to hold his ground:} (27... e5 28. Qb3
{(the queen is trapped!)} Qxb3 29. Bxb3 {the endgame is better for White, e.g.:
} Be7 (29... Rab8 30. Rxb8 Rxb8 31. Rc2 Rxb3 (31... Rd8 32. Ba4) 32. Bxg5 $1 (
32. d8=Q Rxe3 33. Rc8 Rxf3+ 34. Kg4 Rf4+ $11) 32... Nxf3 (32... Rd3 33. d8=Q
Rxd8 34. Bxd8 Nxf3 35. Ra2 $16) 33. d8=Q Nxg5+ 34. Kg4 $16) 30. Rc2 {and Black
is completely tied up.}) 28. Bd4 (28. Qd2 Qa1) (28. Qd4 Qe1) 28... Qa3 29. Bb6
(29. Bb2 Qe7 30. f4 $13) 29... Ng6 30. Bxd8 Nf4+ 31. Kg3 Rxd8 $44) 27. Rf2 Qc3
(27... e5 28. Bb3 Qc6 29. Bd5 Qd6 (29... Qf6 30. Rb6 $18) 30. f4 $16) 28. Qd4 {
'!' Ftacnik.} Qa5 $2 (28... Qxd4 29. Bxd4 $16 {_|_}) 29. Bxh6 {Ftacnik: '1-0/
Haba,P-Skyte/Capelle op/2000/ (31)'} Bf8 $2 (29... e5 30. Qc4 {was quite poor
anyway}) 30. Bxf8 Rxf8 31. Kxh4 Kh7 32. Kh3 {1-0 Haba,P-Skytte,R/16th open 2000
}) (24... Ng5 {Ftacnik} 25. Qc2 Qa3 26. Rd1 e5 27. Bc6 Qe7 28. Rb3 Rab8 29.
Rxb8 Rxb8 30. Qc3 Bg7 31. Bc5 Qf6 32. Bd6 $16 {Pelletier,Y-Stohl,I/Mitropa Cup/
1998/ (50)}) 25. Bb6 Qc4 26. Qd4 $1 {After the exchange of queens White's
bishop pair and passed d7 pawn guarantee him a huge advantage in the endgame.}
({Of course, much inferior was} 26. f3 g5 $1 (26... Qb4 27. Bxd8 Qxb7 28. Bf6
Nc4 29. Qd4) 27. Bxd8 Rxd8 $44 {[%csl Ge5]}) 26... Qxd4 (26... Qe2 {Ftacnik}
27. Qxe5 Qg4+ 28. Qg3 Qxe4+ 29. Qf3 Qxa4 30. Rc1 $18) 27. Bxd4 Nd3 ({After} 
27... Bg7 28. Bb6 Rf8 {White wins in a nice way:} 29. Rd1 Bf6 30. Bc7 $1 Kg7 (
30... g5 31. d8=Q Rfxd8 32. Rxd8+ Rxd8 33. Bxd8 Bxd8 34. Rb8 $18) 31. Rb4 $1 g5
32. Rbd4 $1 $18 {Pay attention to the fate of Black's poor e5 knight!}) 28. Bc6
{[%cal Rd4b6,Rd4f6,Rb7b3] Now White has a lot of threats!} Nc5 (28... Nb4 {
Ftacnik} 29. Rc1 $16 (29. Ba4 Nd3 $5)) 29. Rc7 $1 Bd6 30. Bxc5 $1 Bxc7 31. Bxa8
Rxa8 32. Be7 $1 {The point of White's combination. In spite of his extra pawn,
Black has no defense against 33.Rc1. Ftacnik: 'Now it became clear, that white
d pawn will decide the game.'} Rd8 (32... f5 33. Rc1 Kf7 34. Rxc7 Kxe7 35. Rc8
$18) (32... Bd8 {Ftacnik} 33. Rc1 $1 Bxe7 34. Rc8+ $18) 33. Rd1 f5 34. Bxd8
Bxd8 35. exf5 gxf5 36. Rd6 Kf7 37. Rxa6 {Ftacnik: 'This endgame is not even
technically difficult for white.'} Ke7 38. Kg3 Bc7+ (38... Kxd7 39. Ra7+ Kd6
40. Rh7 $18) 39. Kh4 Kxd7 (39... Bxh2 40. Rxe6+ Kxd7 41. Rxh6 $18) 40. Ra7 $1 {
Well-judged! The pawn endgame with an outside passed pawn is the simplest way
to win.} Kc6 41. Rxc7+ Kxc7 42. Kh5 e5 (42... Kd6 43. Kxh6 Ke7 44. Kg6 $18) 43.
Kxh6 Kd6 44. Kg5 Ke6 45. h4 f4 46. h5 f3 47. Kg4 1-0

[Event "Petrov Memorial op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2000.02.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Moiseenko, Alexander"]
[Black "Yandemirov, Valeri"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2573"]
[BlackElo "2472"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2000.02.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 b6 {This old line is out of fashion now but in fact, it is
quite safe for Black. He hardly risks more than getting a slightly inferior
position.} 10. O-O Bb7 11. Qd3 Ba6 12. Qe3 Qc8 (12... cxd4 {and}) (12... Qd7 {
are the other options.}) 13. d5 $1 {The most principled approach. White
sacrifices a pawn to push his central pawn forward. The other moves are quite
harmless:} (13. Rd1 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 Qa6 15. Kf1 cxd4 $5 (15... Rc8 $6 16. dxc5 {
[%cal Gd1d8]} Bxc3 17. Be3 Qxe2+ 18. Kxe2 Nc6 19. Rdc1 Ba5 20. Nd2 Rab8 21. a4
bxc5 22. Rxb8 Nxb8 23. Rxc5 Rxc5 24. Bxc5 Nc6 25. Nb3 $14 {Stangl,M-Brunner,L/
Altensteig 1992/1-0 (57)}) 16. cxd4 Rc8 $13 {Mikhalchishin,A}) (13. Rb3 Bxe2
14. Qxe2 Qa6 15. Qxa6 Nxa6 16. Bf4 cxd4 17. cxd4 Rfc8 18. Rfb1 Nc7 19. d5 Na6
$11 20. Ne5 Bxe5 21. Bxe5 Rc2 22. Ra3 Nb4 $1 23. Kf1 Rxa2 24. Rxa2 Nxa2 {
Wieczorek,Z-Malisauskas,V/Warsaw op 1993/1/2-1/2 (48)}) (13. a4 Nc6 14. dxc5
Bxe2 15. Qxe2 bxc5 16. Ba3 Bxc3 17. Bxc5 Qe6 18. Rfc1 Bf6 19. Qc4 Qxc4 20. Rxc4
Rab8 21. Rxb8 Rxb8 22. g3 Na5 23. Rc2 Rc8 24. Ne1 {1/2-1/2 Polovodin,I-Kudrin,
S/USA-op Los Angeles 1991}) (13. e5 Qf5 14. Rb2 Bxe2 15. Rxe2 Rd8 16. dxc5 Nd7
17. Nd4 Qxe5 18. Nc6 Qxe3 19. Rxe3 Re8 20. cxb6 axb6 21. Nxe7+ Kf8 {1/2-1/2
Kiriakov,P-Tseshkovsky,V/RUS-ch Elista 1994}) (13. Re1 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 Qa6 15.
dxc5 Bxc3 16. Qxa6 Nxa6 17. Re3 Bb4 18. cxb6 axb6 $11 19. Ba3 $6 Bxa3 20. Rxa3
Nc5 21. Re3 Rxa2 22. Rxb6 Ra1+ 23. Ne1 Rd8 {0-1 Mueller,L-Licina,A/Bern op
1994 (29)}) (13. Bxa6 Qxa6 14. dxc5 Nd7 15. cxb6 Nxb6 16. Qg5 Qxa2 17. Be3 Nc4
18. Ra1 Qc2 19. Bxa7 Qxe4 20. Rae1 Qc6 21. Qxe7 Rfe8 22. Qc5 {1/2-1/2
Valenzuela,L-Ruck,R/WchJM-U18 Guarapuava 1995}) (13. Bd2 e6 14. Ne5 $6 Bxe2 15.
Qxe2 Nc6 16. Nxc6 Qxc6 17. Qe3 cxd4 18. cxd4 Qa4 $17 19. Rb4 Qxa2 20. Bc3 Qa6
21. d5 Bxc3 22. Qxc3 exd5 23. exd5 Rfd8 24. Qe5 Qa5 25. Rd4 Qc5 26. h4 Re8 27.
Qf4 Rad8 {Zimmerman,Y-Ruck,R/Balatonbereny op 1994/0-1 (44)}) 13... e6 {
Black starts a counter-attack in the centre rejecting the pawn sacrifice.} (
13... c4 {[%csl Ra6]} 14. Ba3 Re8 15. Nd4 e6 16. dxe6 fxe6 17. e5 Nd7 18. f4
Bf8 19. Bxf8 Nxf8 20. h4 Qc7 21. h5 $16 {Muse,M-Kindl,P/GER-ch 1993/1/2-1/2 
(55)}) (13... Bxe2 14. Qxe2 Bxc3 (14... c4 {[%csl Rc4]} 15. Rb4 (15. Ba3 Re8
16. e5 e6 17. d6 Nd7 18. h4 {1/2-1/2 Brglez,R-Licina,A/Ptuj-B 1993}) (15. Nd4
e6 16. dxe6 fxe6 17. Rb4 Na6 18. Rxc4 Qd7 19. a4 Rfd8 20. Bg5 Rdc8 21. Rxc8+
Qxc8 22. Qa2 Nc5 23. f4 $2 (23. f3 $14) 23... Bxd4+ 24. cxd4 Nxe4 {Chloupek,
S-Pares Vives,J/Prague T10 1990/1/2-1/2 (41)}) 15... Nd7 16. Rxc4 Qa6 17. Re1
Nc5 18. Bg5 Rfe8 19. e5 Rad8 20. Rd4 Qxe2 21. Rxe2 {Whitehead,J-Fernandez
Garcia,J/New York op 1987/1/2-1/2 (41) and Black has no sufficient
compensation for the missing pawn}) 15. e5 {[%csl Rc3]} Na6 $5 (15... Qf5 16.
Rb3 Ba5 17. Nh4 Qd7 18. Bh6 Qxd5 19. Bxf8 Kxf8 20. Rd3 Qb7 21. Rd8+ Kg7 22.
Nf5+ $1 gxf5 23. Qe3 Qc6 24. Qg5+ Qg6 25. Qxe7 {1-0 Khalifman,A-Lau,R/EUCup f
Rotterdam 1988}) (15... Rd8 16. Bg5 (16. Qc4 Qf5 17. Bb2 Bxb2 18. Rxb2 Nd7 19.
Re2 Nf8 20. Rd1 Rac8 21. a4 Ne6 22. Rde1 Nf4 23. Rd2 Qg4 24. Qf1 Rxd5 {0-1 Myc,
M-Malisauskas,V/Warsaw op 1993 (33)}) 16... Qf5 17. Rb3 $1 Bxe5 $2 (17... Bd4
$5 18. Nxd4 cxd4 19. f4 $1 Rxd5 20. Qf3 Qe6 21. Bxe7 Nd7 $5 {Sokolin,L}) 18.
Nxe5 Qxg5 19. Rg3 $1 $16 Qh6 $2 20. d6 $1 Qg7 21. dxe7 Re8 22. Qe4 Na6 23. Rf3
Nc7 24. Rxf7 Qh6 25. f4 b5 26. Qc6 Rac8 27. Qf6 Nd5 28. Qe6 {1-0 Sokolin,
L-Kudrin,S/USA 1996}) 16. Bh6 (16. Bg5 $5) 16... Rd8 17. Rbc1 Ba5 18. Rfd1 Nc7
19. d6 Ne6 20. Ng5 exd6 21. exd6 Nxg5 22. Bxg5 Re8 23. Qb2 Qd7 24. h4 Re6 25.
Be7 h5 26. Qb3 Rc8 27. Qd5 c4 28. Rd4 b5 29. Qg5 Bb6 30. Rf4 {Belotti,B-Honfi,
K/Budapest Noviki-C 1987/0-1 (60)}) 14. c4 (14. Bxa6 {activating the black
queen is less logical:} Qxa6 15. dxe6 Qxa2 16. exf7+ Rxf7 17. Rb2 Qc4 18. Ng5
Re7 $5 (18... Bh6 19. Qe2 Qxe2 20. Rxe2 Re7 $13 {Shulman,Y}) 19. Qh3 h6 20.
Qc8+ Bf8 21. f4 $5 Qa6 22. Qg4 hxg5 23. Qxg5 Qc4 24. f5 Qxe4 25. Rbf2 Nd7 26.
Rf4 Qe5 27. Qxg6+ Rg7 28. Qc6 Rd8 $15 {1-0 Shulman,Y-Yandemirov,V/Minsk 1994 
(32)}) 14... exd5 (14... Re8 15. Bb2 exd5 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. cxd5 Bxe2 18. Qxe2
f6 {[%cal Yb8d7,Yd7e5]} 19. e5 fxe5 20. Ng5 (20. Nxe5 $5 {[%cal Yf2f4]}) 20...
Kg8 21. f4 exf4 22. Qc4 Qf5 23. d6+ Kh8 24. Qc3+ Kg8 25. Qc4+ Kh8 26. Qc3+ Kg8
27. Qc4+ {1/2-1/2 Wells,P-Ruck,R/Honved-B 1997}) 15. cxd5 {A typical situation
stressing the whole idea of the Gruenfeld defense: White has a pawn (now
two-pawn!) advantage in the centre, against which Black is fighting with his
pieces; Black, on the other hand, has a queenside pawn advantage. The latter
can easier be used in the endgame; therefore, the exchange of queens is
generally favourable for Black. However, in the present situation White
needn't exchange the queens and maintains the better chances.} Bxe2 16. Qxe2
Qa6 17. Qc2 {See previous comment.} Nd7 18. Re1 {As this move didn't bring
White any advantage in the present game,} (18. Bg5 {should be paid more
attention to. Here are two examples:} Rfe8 19. d6 $5 {[%cal Yg5e7] A typical
idea to upset the co-ordination of Black's pieces.} (19. Rbd1 b5 20. Rfe1 c4
21. h4 Nc5 22. d6 Nd3 $2 (22... Qb7) 23. Rxd3 cxd3 24. Qxd3 Qxa2 25. d7 Red8
26. Bxd8 Rxd8 27. Qxb5 Qe6 28. Rd1 a6 (28... Qxe4 $2 29. Re1) 29. Qa4 {1-0
Vera,R-Morovic Fernandez,I/Linares MEX 1994 (37)}) 19... Re6 20. Be7 Re8 $6 (
20... h6) 21. Ng5 R6xe7 22. dxe7 Rxe7 23. f4 Bd4+ 24. Kh1 Nf6 25. e5 Nd5 26.
Ne4 $1 Ne3 27. Nf6+ Kg7 28. Qe4 Qb7 29. Qxb7 Rxb7 30. Rf3 $16 {1-0 Sakaev,
K-Zilberstein,V/St.Petersburg op 1995 (41)}) 18... Rfe8 19. Bf4 b5 (19... c4 $5
20. e5 Nc5 21. Bg3 b5 22. Re2 Qa4 23. Qc3 Rad8 24. Qd4 Ne6 25. Qe4 Nc5 26. Qd4
Ne6 27. Qe4 {1/2-1/2 Lugovoi,A-Sarno,S/Open 1999}) 20. e5 {According to Y.
Shulman, this move gives White an advantage unlike} (20. Qb3 b4 21. e5 Nb6 22.
d6 Qa4 23. Qxa4 Nxa4 24. Rbc1 a5 25. Rc4 Nb2 26. Rce4 Nd3 27. Rd1 f5 28. Rc4
Nxf4 29. Rxf4 Bxe5 30. Rc4 Bf6 31. Rxc5 a4 32. d7 Red8 33. Ne5 b3 34. axb3 axb3
35. f4 b2 36. Rb5 Ra1 37. Rf1 Rxd7 38. Rxb2 Bxe5 39. fxe5 Rxf1+ {1/2-1/2
Shneider,A-Tseshkovsky,V/St.Petersburg op 1993}) {However, V.Yandemirov easily
obtains equality.} 20... c4 {[%cal Yd7c5,Yc5d3]} 21. Qd2 (21. Qb2 Nc5 22. Qxb5
Qxb5 23. Rxb5 Nd3 24. Re4 c3 $132) 21... Nc5 22. Nd4 {White must go for a
forced line leading to simplifications.} Nd3 23. Nxb5 $1 Nxe1 24. Nc7 c3 $1 25.
Qxe1 (25. Qxc3 $6 Qa4) 25... Qc4 26. Nxe8 Rxe8 27. g3 (27. g3 Qxd5 (27... c2
28. Rc1 g5 $6 29. Be3 $1 Rxe5 30. Qd2 $14 {[%csl Ra7,Rg5]}) 28. Qxc3 Bxe5 $11)
1/2-1/2

[Event "Petrov Memorial op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2000.02.14"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Selin, Oleg"]
[Black "Yandemirov, Valeri"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2327"]
[BlackElo "2472"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "150"]
[EventDate "2000.02.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 e6 13. f4 Bc7 14. O-O exd5
15. exd5 Ba5 16. Rb5 {The other options (chiefly} (16. d6) {)have been
discussed in the previous issues of CBM. The text move is quite a radical
measure: White sacrifices an exchange to get rid of the annoying black bishop
and comfortably seize the a1-h8 diagonal.} 16... b6 17. Rxa5 bxa5 18. c4 {
[%csl Rc5][%cal Yc1b2,Yc1a3,Ra1h8,Ga3c5]} Qd6 ({Black can try to give back the
material at once but White needn't accept it:} 18... Rb8 19. Bb2 $5 (19. Ba3
$143 Rb4 20. Bxb4 axb4 21. Bd1 Re8 22. Ba4 Bd7 23. Bxd7 Qxd7 24. Qf2 Qe7 25.
Rd1 Qd6 26. g3 a5 27. Qc2 Qd7 28. d6 a4 29. Qf2 b3 30. axb3 axb3 31. Qxc5 Re2 {
Ernst,S-Van Beek,L/Groningen op 1999/0-1 (63)})) 19. Bb2 f6 20. g4 $1 {[%cal
Yg4g5] White prepares to open up the diagonal.} Bd7 ({The following game shows
White's plans very well:} 20... Rb8 21. Ba1 Re8 22. Bf3 Rb4 23. Rc1 Ba6 24. g5
Rxc4 25. Rxc4 Bxc4 26. Bxf6 {The obstacle has been eliminated; now White must
put his bishop behind his queen} a4 27. Kf2 Qd7 28. Kg3 a3 29. Ba1 $1 {[%cal
Gd2c3]} Bf1 30. Bg4 Qb5 31. d6 Qd3+ 32. Qxd3 Bxd3 33. d7 Rb8 34. Be6+ Kf8 35.
Bf6 c4 36. d8=Q+ Rxd8 37. Bxd8 c3 38. Ba5 c2 39. Bb4+ {1-0 Kiriakov,P-Sowray,P/
Challengers 1998}) 21. g5 Rae8 $1 {The right plan: Black must control the
centre. He is ready to give back the exchange.} 22. Bxf6 {This enables Black
to return the exchange and obtain a good position.} (22. gxf6 $5) 22... Rxf6 $1
23. gxf6 Qxf6 24. Bf3 a4 {Both sides have weak pawns but Black's control of
the e-file defines his small advantage.} 25. d6 (25. Rb1 $5) 25... Kg7 26. Qd5
$6 {A wrong idea. The queen should remain at its defensive position and the
rook should be activated. Besides, the f4 pawn, which protects the white king,
should not be given up. Now the king is in geopardy.} (26. Rb1 $142 Bf5 27.
Rb7+ Kh6 $13 {[%csl Rd6][%cal Ye8d8]}) 26... Qxf4 27. Qxc5 Bh3 $6 {An obvious
move but hardly the best one!} (27... Re6 $5 {was probably better, to get rid
of the d6 pawn.}) 28. Bg2 (28. Qxa7+ Kh6 29. d7 Rf8) 28... Qg4 29. Qf2 {
Unfortunately, the queen can't take the a7 pawn on its way:} (29. Qxa7+ Kh6 30.
Qf2 Re2) 29... Bxg2 30. Qxg2 (30. Qb2+ $1 {was more precise as the black king
is placed better on g7 than on g8 or h6.}) 30... Qxc4 {Black has just a double
extra pawn but the white king is unsafe. Still, White has sufficient
counterplay, thanks to his strong d6 pawn.} 31. Kh1 (31. Rd1 {deserved serious
attention, e.g.} Re2 32. Qb7+ $1 {see annotation to move 30} Kh6 33. Qf3 Qc5+
34. Kf1 $1 ({or} 34. Kh1 Qe5 35. Qh3+ $11) 34... Re5 35. Qf4+ Kg7 36. Qd4 $11)
31... Re5 32. d7 $2 (32. Rd1 {was a must now. After the text move White just
loses his passed pawn.}) 32... Qd5 33. Qxd5 Rxd5 34. Rf4 Rxd7 35. Rxa4 {
The endgame should be winning for Black although not without technical
problems.} Kf6 {Black's king goes to the other side to support his a-pawn and
free his rook.} 36. Kg2 Ke5 37. Kg3 Kd5 38. Kg4 Kc5 39. h4 Kb5 (39... Rd4+ $2
40. Rxd4 Kxd4 41. Kg5) 40. Rf4 a5 41. a4+ Kc5 42. Kg5 ({After} 42. h5 $2 Rd4 {
is already possible.}) 42... Rb7 43. Re4 Kd5 44. Rf4 Rb1 (44... Rb4 {is not
good because of} 45. Rf7 h6+ 46. Kxg6 $1 {but Black is ready to play 45...Rb4
after 45.Kh6?}) 45. h5 (45. Rf7 $2 {is now poor in view of} Rg1+ 46. Kh6 Rg4)
45... Kc5 (45... Rb4 46. hxg6 hxg6 ({but not} 46... Rxf4 $4 47. g7 {promoting
the pawn with a check!}) 47. Rf1 Rxa4 {was quite enough to win}) 46. hxg6 Rg1+
47. Kf5 hxg6+ 48. Ke4 Re1+ (48... g5 $19 {was winning at once. Were both
players still blitzing after passing the first time control?}) 49. Kd3 Re5 50.
Rc4+ Kd5 51. Rc8 Ke6 $6 {Illogical. Having said "a" (49...Re5), one should say
"b"} (51... g5) {Such an arrangement (with the rook protecting both pawns) is
usually the best one for the part having an extra pawn.} 52. Kd4 Rh5 53. Rc6+
Kf7 54. Ke4 Rf5 $6 ({I am not sure whether} 54... Rh4+ 55. Ke5 Rxa4 56. Rc7+
Ke8 57. Ra7 {is winning for Black but after the text move it is probably not.})
55. Rb6 Kg7 56. Ra6 Kh6 57. Kd3 Kh5 58. Ke4 Kg5 (58... Rc5 59. Kd4 Rg5 60. Ke3
$1 Rf5 61. Ke4 Rg5 62. Ke3 $1 Kh4 63. Ke4) 59. Ke3 Rc5 60. Kf3 $4 {Cutting off
his own king, after which Black wins easily.} ({After} 60. Kd4 Rf5 61. Ke3 {
I don't see the win for Black.}) 60... Re5 61. Kg3 Kf5 62. Ra8 Ke4 63. Ra6 g5 {
At last!} 64. Kg4 Kd4 65. Rc6 Rc5 66. Rd6+ Kc3 67. Rb6 Rc4+ 68. Kf3 Rxa4 69.
Ke3 Rb4 70. Rc6+ Rc4 71. Ra6 a4 72. Ra8 g4 73. Ra7 Kc2 74. Kf2 Kb3 75. Ke2 a3
0-1

[Event "RUS-ch 53rd"]
[Site "Samara"]
[Date "2000.06.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav"]
[Black "Smikovski, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2492"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2000.06.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Rc1 Qa5 9. Qd2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qxd2+ 11. Kxd2 O-O 12. Nf3 Nc6 13. Bb5 Rd8 (13...
f5 {is classic but the text is quite playable, too.}) 14. Bxc6 bxc6 {[%cal
Re7e5]} 15. Rc5 ({After} 15. Rxc6 Bb7 16. Rc7 Bxe4 {Black has an excellent
position:} 17. Rxe7 Bd5 18. Rc1 Bf8 (18... Bxa2 19. Ra1 Bd5 20. Raxa7 Rxa7 21.
Rxa7 Bxf3 22. gxf3 Bxd4 {1/2-1/2 Koskinen,H-Rychagov,A/FIN-chT 1991 (46)}) 19.
Rec7 Bd6 20. R7c2 Ba3 21. Rd1 a5 22. Ke2 Rdc8 23. Rxc8+ Rxc8 24. Nd2 Rc2 25.
Kd3 Rxa2 {Nordahl,H-Beshukov,S/Gausdal PG 1994/0-1 (63)}) (15. Rhd1 {is less
active than the text move:} Be6 (15... e5 16. Ke1 exd4 17. Nxd4 Re8 18. Nxc6
Rxe4 19. Rd8+ Bf8 20. Nxa7 Bb7 21. Rxa8 Bxa8 22. Rc8 Bd5 23. a3 Kg7 24. Rd8 Bb7
25. Nb5 Bc5 26. Kd2 Bxe3+ 27. fxe3 Rh4 28. Nd6 Bxg2 29. Rd7 Rxh2 30. Rxf7+ {
Zietlow,T-Heuermann,H/NRW-I 1996/1/2-1/2 (59)}) (15... f5 16. exf5 Bxf5 17.
Rxc6 Be4 18. Rc7 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Kf7 $6 (19... Bxd4 20. Ke2 $14) 20. Kd3 Rd6 21.
Rd2 Ra6 22. f4 Rd8 23. Kc4 Ra4+ 24. Kb5 Ra3 25. Kb4 Ra6 26. d5 Rb8+ 27. Kc4 Ra3
28. Rxe7+ Kf8 29. d6 Rc8+ 30. Kd5 {1-0 Shipov,S-Hasangatin,R/RUS-chT Podolsk
1992}) 16. Rxc6 Bxa2 17. Ra1 Be6 18. Ra5 Rdc8 19. Rxc8+ Bxc8 20. d5 Bb7 21. Bd4
f5 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Nd4 fxe4 24. Ke3 Kf6 25. Kxe4 Rd8 26. Ne6 Rxd5 27. Rxa7
Rb5+ {0-1 Duchov,A-Labunsky,D/RUS-chT Podolsk 1993 (41)}) 15... f5 {Other
possibilities:} (15... Bb7 16. Rb1 Rd7 17. Ke1 Rad8 18. e5 Ba8 19. Ng5 Rb7 20.
Rxb7 Bxb7 21. f3 Rd5 22. Ne4 f6 23. exf6 exf6 24. g4 Rxc5 25. Nxc5 Bc8 26. Kd2
Bf8 27. Bf4 Kf7 28. Bb8 Bxc5 29. dxc5 a6 30. Kc3 Be6 31. a3 Bd5 32. f4 Ke6 33.
Kb4 f5 34. g5 Kd7 35. Bd6 Be4 36. Ka5 Bd3 37. Kb6 Be2 {1/2-1/2 Foisor,
O-Chandler,M/Bucharest 1980}) (15... Rb8 16. Rhc1 (16. Ra5 Bg4 17. Kc3 Rb7 18.
Ne5 Be6 19. Nd3 Rc8 20. Nc5 Rb5 21. Rxb5 cxb5 22. Kb4 Bxa2 23. Kxb5 f5 24. Ra1
a6+ 25. Kxa6 fxe4 26. Kb7 Rxc5 27. Rxa2 Rd5 28. Kc6 Rd6+ 29. Kc5 Bf8 30. Ra8
Kf7 31. d5 Bg7 32. Bf4 Rd8 {1-0 Hoi,C-Erlandsen,C/Politiken Cup 2000}) 16... f5
(16... Rb2+ 17. R1c2 Rxc2+ 18. Kxc2 Bb7 19. Kc3 e6 20. Nd2 f5 21. Ra5 f4 22.
Bxf4 Bxd4+ 23. Kc2 Bxf2 24. g3 Bb6 25. Ra3 c5 26. Be3 Kf7 27. Rc3 Rc8 28. Kd3
Ba6+ 29. Kc2 Bb5 30. Nc4 Bxc4 31. Rxc4 Ke7 32. Kd3 Kd6 33. Bf4+ Kc6 34. a4 Rd8+
35. Kc2 Rd4 36. Kb3 Ba5 37. Be3 Rd3+ 38. Kc2 Rxe3 {0-1 Safjanovskij,M-Szitkey,
M/SVK-chT 1994}) 17. Ne5 Bd7 18. exf5 gxf5 19. Nxd7 Rxd7 20. Rxf5 Bxd4 21. Bxd4
Rxd4+ 22. Ke3 Rd6 23. Rc2 Re6+ 24. Kf3 Rb5 25. Rfc5 Rf6+ 26. Ke2 Kf7 27. g3 Rb1
28. h4 Rb5 29. Kf1 Rb6 30. Ra5 {Lezcano Jaen,P-Sion Castro,M/ESP-chT 1990/1/
2-1/2 (60)}) (15... Be6 16. Ra5 f5 17. Rc1 fxe4 18. Ne5 Rd5 19. Rxd5 cxd5 20.
Rc7 Bf6 21. Nc6 Kf7 22. Nxa7 Ke8 23. Rb7 Bc8 24. Nxc8 Rxc8 25. Rb5 e6 26. Rb6
Ra8 27. Rxe6+ Kf7 28. Rd6 Rxa2+ 29. Kc3 Ra3+ 30. Kc2 Rd3 31. Rxd5 Ke6 32. Ra5
Bxd4 33. Ra4 Ke5 34. Ra5+ Ke6 {1/2-1/2 Hoi,C-Neverov,V/Copenhagen op 1994}) (
15... e6 16. Rb1 Bd7 17. Ra5 Be8 18. Rb7 h6 19. Ke2 f5 20. exf5 gxf5 21. Raxa7
Rxa7 22. Rxa7 Bh5 23. Re7 Rd6 24. Bf4 Rd5 25. Rxe6 Rxd4 26. Bxh6 Re4+ 27. Rxe4
fxe4 28. Bxg7 exf3+ 29. gxf3 Kxg7 30. a4 {Goormachtigh,J-Van Beek,L/Belgian
Interteam 1999/0-1 (42)}) 16. exf5 (16. e5 Be6 17. Rxc6 Bxa2 18. Rc7 Bd5 19.
Rxe7 Kf8 20. Rc7 Bxf3 21. gxf3 Bxe5 22. Rxh7 f4 23. Ke2 Bg7 24. Bxf4 Rxd4 25.
Be3 Ra4 26. Rc1 Kg8 27. Rh3 Ra2+ 28. Kf1 Ra1 29. Rh4 {1/2-1/2 Piza,V-Banas,J/
CSR-ch Bratislava 1991}) (16. Rb1 fxe4 17. Ne5 Bxe5 18. Rxe5 Kf7 {1/2-1/2
Manninen,M-Rytshagov,M/Gausdal AC 1991}) (16. Rhc1 Be6 17. Ne5 fxe4 18. Bf4
Rxd4+ 19. Ke3 Ra4 20. Rxc6 Ra3+ 21. R1c3 Rxc3+ 22. Rxc3 Bxa2 23. Ra3 Bxe5 24.
Bxe5 Bc4 25. Ra5 a6 {1/2-1/2 Olafsson,H-Kudrin,S/Philadelphia World op 1991}) (
16. Ne5 f4 17. Bxf4 Rxd4+ 18. Ke3 Ra4 19. Rd1 (19. Rhc1 Ra3+ 20. Kd2 Rxa2+ 21.
R1c2 Rxc2+ 22. Kxc2 Bb7 23. Nxc6 Bf8 24. Be3 e6 25. Rc3 Rc8 26. Nxa7 Bxe4+ 27.
Kd2 Rb8 28. f3 Rb2+ 29. Kc1 Rb1+ 30. Kd2 Bd5 31. Rc8 Kf7 32. Nc6 Bd6 33. Bd4
Bf4+ {Dumitrache,D-Lupu,M/Odorheiu Secuiesc op 1993/0-1 (63)}) 19... Ba6 20. f3
Rxa2 21. Rd2 Rxd2 22. Kxd2 Rd8+ 23. Ke3 Bxe5 24. Bxe5 {1/2-1/2 Olafsson,
H-Shustef/New York op 1992}) (16. h4 $5 fxe4 17. Ne5 Rd5 $2 (17... Bxe5 18.
Rxe5 Kf7 $11 {Ftacnik,L}) 18. Nxc6 Rxc5 19. dxc5 Be6 20. Rb1 Kf8 21. Rb7 Bd5
22. Rc7 Bxa2 23. Rxa7 Rxa7 24. Nxa7 {Hillarp Persson,T-Moberg,K/Excelsior Cup
Goteborg 1997/1-0 (42)-CBM57}) 16... Bxf5 17. Ne5 {The endgame is equal, of
course, but it doesn't mean drawn! GM V.Ikonnikov confidently outplays his
less experienced opponent.} Bxe5 $6 (17... Be4 $5 18. f3 Bd5 19. Kc3 Bxe5 20.
dxe5 Bxa2 21. Ra5 {1/2-1/2 Fahnenschmidt,G-Fischer,M/Baden Baden op 1991}) 18.
Rxe5 Rab8 19. Kc3 Rb7 {Black will not be able to make use of the b-file
because of the poor position of his bishop. However, if} (19... Rd5 {then} 20.
Rxe7 $1 (20. Rd1 Kf7 21. Rd2 Rbb5 {1/2-1/2 Ikonnikov,V-Neverov,V/URS-chT Azov
1991}) 20... Ra5 21. Ra1 Ra3+ 22. Kd2 (22. Kc4 $2 Rb5 23. Rd1 Bb1 $19) 22...
Rb2+ 23. Ke1 Raxa2 24. Rxa2 Rxa2 25. Bh6 $16 {[%csl Rg8]}) 20. Bg5 Rdb8 21.
Rhe1 Rb2 (21... e6 22. h3 h5 23. f3 {and Black has to play} Rb2 24. R1e2 Rxe2 {
anyway.}) 22. R1e2 Rxe2 23. Rxe2 e6 24. a4 Kf7 25. Re5 Bb1 {[%cal Yb1a2,Ya2d5]}
26. Re2 Rb7 27. f3 Rb8 28. Bf4 Rb7 29. Bd6 $1 g5 {When defending such
positions, it is not advisable to put pawns on the squares of the opponent's
bishop's colour. However, White was threatening} (29... Z0 30. Bb4 Z0 {and} 31.
Rb2) 30. Re5 $1 Rd7 31. Bb4 Rd5 32. Re2 $1 Bf5 33. Bc5 {A nice manoeuvre - and
the b-file is in White's hands! Besides, the a7 pawn is hanging. Black,
however, decides to give it up.} e5 34. Bxa7 exd4+ (34... Ra5 $2 35. Rxe5) 35.
Bxd4 c5 36. Be5 Rd3+ 37. Kb2 Rd7 38. a5 Bd3 39. Re1 Ra7 40. Bc3 Rb7+ 41. Kc1 {
An interesting decision. After the rook exchange the endgame is dangerous for
Black, not least because of his g5 pawn on a dark square! But is it winning?} (
41. Ka2 $5 Bc4+ 42. Ka1 Rb3 43. Bd2) 41... Rb1+ 42. Kd2 Rxe1 43. Kxe1 h5 $2 {
A blunder that leads to a loss of another pawn and greatly simplifies White's
task. What would have happened otherwase? The black king can't both prevent
the invasion of his white counterpart and protect his kingside pawns. It is
important that White can attack the c5 pawn forcing ...c5-c4 and thus closing
an important diagonal for the black bishop. Therefore Black should put his
bishop on b7 aiming for ...h5 and ...g4 when the white king goes to d4. White,
however, can play g3 and h4 or f4, creating the passed f-pawn and keeping
another pawn pair on the kingside. I encourage you, dear Reader, to analyse
this interesting endgame. My opinion: it is winning for White!} 44. Bd2 g4 45.
Be3 Ba6 (45... c4 $2 46. a6 {and the pawn queens!}) 46. Bxc5 Ke6 47. Kf2 Kf5
48. h4 $1 {This is the gold pawn! Without it, Black could bring his king to
the q-side and give up his bishop for White's last kingside pawn, reaching a
draw due to the "wrong" bishop.} Bb5 49. Bd6 Ba6 50. Bb8 Bb5 51. Ke3 Bf1 52.
fxg4+ Kxg4 (52... hxg4 53. g3 $18) 53. g3 Kf5 54. Kd4 Ke6 55. Kc5 Kd7 56. Kb6
Be2 57. a6 Bf1 58. a7 Bg2 59. Be5 Ke6 60. Bd4 (60. Bd4 Kd7 61. g4 $1 hxg4 62.
h5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Yerevan zt 1.5"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2000.06.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Halkias, Stelios"]
[Black "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2482"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2000.06.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Bxc3+ {This acceptance of the pawn sacrifice is
considered risky for Black; however, in the present game GM S.Lputian finds a
new defensive idea.} 11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12. Qxd2 Na5 13. h4 Bg4 14. h5 Bxf3 15. gxf3
e5 (15... e6 16. Qh6 Qf6 17. hxg6 Qxg6 18. Qh2 Kh8 19. Kd2 f6 20. Rbg1 Qf7 21.
dxe6 $16 {Bjarnason,S-Gruenberg,R/Biel 1985}) 16. hxg6 (16. Qc3 $6 {is a wrong
direction as the queen should rather take part in the kingside attack:} Re8 17.
hxg6 fxg6 18. Qxc5 (18. Bb5 Re7 19. d6 Re6 20. Rd1 Qb6 21. a4 Rd8 (21... a6 22.
Qd2 Rf6 23. Qd5+ Kg7 24. Qxe5 Raf8 25. Qg5 Kg8 26. Qd5+ Kh8 27. e5 Rf5 28. d7
Nc6 29. Bxc6 bxc6 30. Qe4 Qc7 31. e6 Re5 32. e7 {1-0 Damljanovic,B-Lin Ta/WchT
Luzern 1989}) 22. f4 Rexd6 23. Rb1 Rd4 {-+ Lalic,B-Ubilava,E/Varna 1985}) 18...
b6 19. Qe3 Rc8 20. Rc1 (20. Ba6 {>=}) 20... Rxc1+ 21. Qxc1 Qe7 $2 (21... Nb7 {
/\ Nc5-/+, Timman,J.}) 22. Ba6 $1 $13 Rf8 23. Qc3 Qf6 24. Bc8 h5 25. Rg1 Kh7
26. Rg3 Kh6 27. a4 $2 (27. Ke2) 27... Nc6 $1 $17 {Kamsky,G-Timman,J/Linares
1991/1/2-1/2 (52)}) (16. d6 $5 {,before the exchange on g6, has not yet been
tried}) (16. f4 {is somewhat premature:} exf4 (16... Re8 17. hxg6 fxg6 18. d6
exf4 19. Qd5+ Kg7 20. Rxb7+ Nxb7 21. Qxb7+ Kf6 22. Rxh7 Rf8 23. Qg7+ Ke6 24.
Bc4+ Kxd6 {1-0 Shariyazdanov,A-Lukinov,P/Zepter Open, Minsk BLR 1998}) 17. Qxf4
(17. hxg6 fxg6 18. d6 b6 19. Qd5+ Kg7 20. Rd1 f3 21. Ba6 {1/2-1/2 Danner,
G-Doncevic,D/Budapest Elekes 1985}) 17... Qe7 18. f3 Rae8 19. Bb5 Qe5 20. Qxe5
Rxe5 21. Bd3 Rfe8 22. Kf2 g5 23. Rbg1 Kf8 24. h6 c4 25. Bb1 f6 {1/2-1/2
Tyomkin,D-Vydeslaver,A/Rishon le Zion YM-IM 1995}) (16. Qh6 $5 {is interesting
to provoke ...g6-g5 and then break through by means of f3-f4 and Bg4-f5(e6):}
g5 17. Rg1 (17. f4 exf4 18. Bg4 Qe7 19. Bf5 f6 20. d6 Qg7 21. Qxg7+ Kxg7 22.
h6+ Kh8 23. O-O b6 24. Rfd1 Nc6 25. Rbc1 Rfd8 26. d7 Ne5 27. Rd6 Rf8 28. Rcd1
Rad8 29. Re6 Nf3+ 30. Kf1 Nd4 31. Rxd4 {1/2-1/2 Bielicki,B-Peters,A/Sachsen-ch
Gruenheide 1996}) 17... f6 18. f4 exf4 19. e5 $1 Qe7 (19... Kh8 $5) 20. exf6
Qxf6 21. Rxg5+ (21. Qxg5+ Kh8 22. h6 Qxg5 23. Rxg5 Rf6 24. Bf3 Rd8 25. Kf1 Re8
26. d6 Rxd6 27. Rxc5 b6 28. Rc7 a6 29. a4 Rxh6 30. Rb4 Rhe6 31. Rxf4 R6e7 32.
Rxe7 Rxe7 33. Rb4 Re6 34. Be2 Nb7 35. Bxa6 Nc5 36. Be2 Kg7 {1/2-1/2 Brull,
C-Sion Castro,M/Palma de Mallorca 1991}) 21... Kh8 22. Qxf6+ Rxf6 23. Kd2 Re8
24. Rbg1 c4 25. Bf3 Rd6 26. Rg7 Red8 27. Be4 R6d7 28. h6 Nc6 29. Kc3 Ne5 30.
Bf5 Rf7 31. Rxf7 Nxf7 32. Rg7 Rf8 33. Rxh7+ Kg8 34. Rg7+ Kh8 35. Be6 Nd6 36.
Kd4 c3 37. Kxc3 Rf6 38. Rd7 Ne4+ 39. Kd4 Nxf2 40. Rxb7 f3 41. Rf7 Rxf7 42. Bxf7
Ng4 43. d6 Nxh6 44. Bc4 f2 45. d7 Nf7 46. Bxf7 f1=Q 47. d8=Q+ Kg7 48. Qg8+ Kf6
49. Qg6+ Ke7 50. Bc4 Qf2+ {Karason,A-Rytshagov,M/Gausdal AC 1991/1-0 (70) This
line needs further tests, which will certainly follow if the main line proves
insufficient for an advantage.}) 16... fxg6 17. d6 (17. Qc3 {is not
appropriate here either:} Re8 18. Rd1 (18. Kd2 Qg5+ 19. Kc2 b6 20. Rbg1 Qf6 21.
f4 Qxf4 22. Qh3 Qf7 23. Rh2 Kh8 24. Bg4 Re7 25. Be6 Qf6 26. Qh6 Nc6 27. Rxg6
Nd4+ 28. Kb1 Qf3 29. Qg5 Qxe4+ 30. Kb2 Qc2+ 31. Ka1 Qc3+ 32. Kb1 Qb4+ 33. Kc1
Nxe6 34. Qf6+ Ng7 35. Qxe7 Qc3+ {0-1 Szabo,Z-Ilincic,Z/Budapest Spring op 1990}
) (18. Qxc5 b6 19. Qe3 Rc8 20. Rc1 Rxc1+ 21. Qxc1 Qe7 22. Ba6 $1 Rf8 23. Qc3
Qf6 24. Bc8 $1 h5 25. Rg1 Kh7 26. Rg3 Kh6 27. a4 Nc6 $1 28. Qc1+ g5 $6 (28...
Kh7 29. Bf5 gxf5 30. dxc6 f4 $17 {Timman,J}) 29. Rxg5 $1 Qxg5 30. Qxc6+ Qg6 31.
Bf5 Qf6 $8 32. d6 Rd8 33. Qc1+ Kg7 34. Qc7+ Kf8 35. d7 {Kamsky,G-Timman,J/
Linares 1991/1/2-1/2 (52)}) 18... Qb6 19. f4 exf4 20. Qh3 Qc7 21. d6 Qg7 22. d7
Rf8 23. Qe6+ Kh8 24. Rd3 f3 25. Rxf3 Rxf3 26. Bxf3 Nc6 27. Kf1 Rf8 28. Kg2 Rxf3
29. Rd1 Rf8 30. f4 Rd8 31. Rd5 Qe7 32. f5 Qxe6 33. fxe6 Kg7 {0-1 Onischuk,
A-Mowsziszian,K/Cuxhaven op 1993}) 17... b6 {Black must protect his knight and
his c5 pawn. If} (17... Rf6 {then} 18. Qd5+ Kh8 (18... Kg7 19. Qxe5 Qxd6 20.
Qc3 Qc7 21. Rxh7+ Kxh7 22. Qxf6 Re8 23. Bb5 Qe7 24. Qc3 Nc6 25. Bxc6 bxc6 26.
Ke2 g5 27. Rc1 Qf7 28. Qxc5 g4 29. Rh1+ Kg8 30. Qg5+ Qg7 31. Rh8+ Kxh8 32. Qh5+
{1-0 Goormachtigh,J-Mohandessi,S/Belgian Interteams 1999-2000 2000}) 19. Qxe5
b6 (19... Qxd6 20. Qc3) 20. Rd1 Nc6 21. Qd5 Nd4 22. e5 Rf5 23. Rxd4 $1 cxd4 24.
Bd3 Rc8 25. Bxf5 Rc1+ 26. Ke2 Rxh1 27. e6 Qf6 28. d7 d3+ 29. Qxd3 Qb2+ 30. Qd2
Qb5+ 31. Bd3 Qe5+ 32. Be4 Qb5+ 33. Ke3 Qg5+ 34. f4 Rh3+ 35. f3 Qg1+ 36. Kd3
Qf1+ 37. Kc3 {1-0 Novikov,I-Danailov,S/Poznan 1985}) 18. Qd5+ Kg7 19. Qxe5+ Qf6
20. Qh2 {White provokes ...h7-h5 and after Qh2-g3 the h5 pawn will be hanging.}
(20. Qxf6+ $2 Rxf6 21. e5 Rf5 22. f4 Rxf4 23. Rh3 Re4 24. Re3 Rxe3 25. fxe3 Re8
26. Rd1 Kf7 27. Bg4 Rxe5 28. d7 Nb7 29. d8=Q Nxd8 30. Rxd8 Rxe3+ 31. Kf2 Ra3
32. Rd7+ Kf6 33. Rxh7 Rxa2+ 34. Ke3 a5 35. Be2 {Comas Fabrego,L-Sion Castro,M/
Alicante op2 1989/0-1 (49)}) (20. Qg3 $5 {deserves serious attention and needs
further tests. So far, there has been ony one game, which brought White an
easy victory:} Rad8 (20... Nc6 21. Qh3 $1 {[%cal Rh3h7,Rh3d7] -this is the
point behind 20.Qg3!}) 21. e5 Qf5 22. Rd1 Nc6 23. f4 Nd4 24. Rxd4 cxd4 25. Bd3
Qf7 26. f5 Rfe8 27. Rxh7+ $1 {1-0 Agrest,E-Tella,J/It 1998}) 20... h5 21. Rd1 (
21. Qg3 {is also possible but the rook will have to go to d1 anyway:} Nc6 $5 (
21... Rad8 22. Rd1 Nc6 23. Rxh5 Nd4 24. e5 Qe6 25. Rxd4 cxd4 26. Bd3 Rxf3 27.
Qxf3 gxh5 28. Qe4 Kf8 29. Qf4+ Qf7 30. Qh6+ Ke8 31. Qh8+ Qf8 32. Qxh5+ Qf7 33.
Qxf7+ Kxf7 34. Bc4+ {1-0 Genov,P-Donchev,D/BLG-ch 1992}) (21... Rae8 $5 22.
Rxh5 (22. Rd1 $2 Re5 $1 23. Kf1 Nc6 24. Rd5 Rxd5 25. exd5 Nd4 26. Rxh5 Nf5 $1
27. Qg4 Qxd6 28. Rg5 Nh6 $6 (28... Rh8 $1 29. f4 Qf6 $17 {Franko,Z}) 29. Qa4
Qf4 30. Qxf4 Rxf4 31. Bd3 Nf5 $2 32. Rg4 $1 Rxg4 33. fxg4 Nd6 34. g5 c4 35. Bc2
Nb5 $1 36. f4 Nd4 37. d6 Kf7 38. d7 Ke7 39. Bxg6 Kxd7 40. Kf2 c3 41. Ke3 c2 42.
Kd2 c1=Q+ 43. Kxc1 Ne2+ 44. Kd2 Nxf4 45. Bf5+ Ke7 46. Kc3 Ne6 47. g6 Kf6 48.
Bxe6 Kxe6 49. Kc4 Kf6 50. Kb5 Kxg6 51. a4 Kf6 52. Ka6 Ke7 53. Kxa7 Kd7 {
1/2-1/2 Kortschnoj,V-De la Villa Garcia,J/Leon 1994}) (22. d7 $5) 22... Qc3+
23. Kf1 Rxe4 24. d7 $5 $16 {Garcia Ilundain,D} Rxe2 $140 25. d8=Q $1) (21...
Nc4 $2 22. Rc1 $1 Ne5 23. Rxh5 $16) 22. Rd1 {-21.Rd1} (22. Rxh5 $6 Rh8 23. e5
Qe6 24. Rg5 Rh1+ 25. Bf1 Nd4 26. d7 Rg1 {0-1 Kornev,A-Kalantarian,N/Kstovo op
1994})) 21... Nc6 (21... Nc4 22. Bxc4 Qc3+ 23. Kf1 Qxc4+ 24. Kg2 Rad8 25. Qe5+
Kg8 26. Rd5 Rf7 27. Rh3 Rdd7 28. Rg3 Rg7 29. Qe6+ {1-0 Kramnik,V-Ivanchuk,V/
Paris PCA-Intel GP 1995}) 22. Qg3 (22. Rd5 $5 {Anticipating ...Nc6d4, the rook
enters the game.} Nd4 23. Qg3 Nxf3+ 24. Kf1 Qc3 25. Kg2 Ne1+ 26. Kh2 Qxg3+ 27.
Kxg3 Nc2 28. e5 Nd4 29. Rxd4 cxd4 30. e6 {The white pawns look formidable but
somehow they failed to reach their final destination:} Rfd8 31. d7 Kf6 32. Bc4
b5 33. Bb3 a5 34. Rh4 Ke5 35. Kf3 Rf8+ 36. Ke2 a4 {Bu Xiangzhi-Kalantarian,N/
New York Open 2000/0-1 (52). However, this line doesn't look so unfavourable
for White as the above game might suggest. Further analysis is required.})
22... Nd4 $146 {Black gives up his h5 pawn but his knight takes the important
d4 square, shutting up the d1 rook.} (22... Rae8 23. Rxh5 Qc3+ (23... Rh8 24.
d7 $1 Rd8 25. Rd6 $18 {Gelfand,B}) 24. Kf1 Rxe4 25. Bd3 Re6 26. Rh7+ $1 Kxh7
27. Qh3+ Kg7 28. Qxe6 Ne5 29. d7 Nxd3 30. Qe7+ Rf7 31. d8=Q {1-0 Etchegaray,
P-Milesi,L/Cannes opB18th 1997}) (22... Kh6 23. Rd5 Nb4 (23... Rae8 24. f4 Qa1+
$8 25. Rd1 Qf6 26. Rd5 Qa1+ 27. Rd1 Qf6 28. f3 $1 Nd4 29. f5 gxf5 $5 (29... g5
$4 30. Rxh5+ {1-0 Gelfand,B-Stohl,I/Tilburg 1992}) 30. d7 $1 Re6 31. f4 $3 Nxe2
32. Kxe2 Qb2+ (32... Rxe4+ 33. Kf2 Qb2+ 34. Kg1 Qf6 35. Qg5+ $18) 33. Kf1 Qb5+
34. Qd3 $1 Qxd3+ 35. Rxd3 Rd8 36. e5 {/\ Rdh3+-, Gelfand,B}) (23... Nd4 24. f4
Nxe2 25. Qg5+ $16) 24. Re5 $1 (24. Rdxh5+ $2 gxh5 25. f4 Nc2+ 26. Kd2 Qd4+ 27.
Kxc2 Qxe4+ 28. Bd3 Qa4+ $10 {Gelfand,B}) 24... Nc2+ (24... Nc6 25. Rexh5+ $1
gxh5 26. f4 Qa1+ 27. Bd1 Rf5 28. Rg1 $1 Qf6 29. exf5 $18 {Gelfand,B}) 25. Kf1
Nd4 26. f4 Nxe2 27. Kxe2 Rad8 (27... Qxf4 28. Rhxh5+ $1 gxh5 29. Re6+ $18) (
27... Rae8 28. Ke3 $1 Rxe5 29. fxe5 Qe6 30. Rg1 $1 {/\ f4-f5+-, Chernin,A}) 28.
Qg4 (28. f5 $1 Rxd6 29. fxg6 Kg7 30. Rhxh5 Rfd8 31. Rhf5 $18 {Chernin,A}) 28...
Rxd6 (28... Qxd6 $1 {Chernin,A}) 29. Rexh5+ Kg7 30. Rh7+ Kg8 31. e5 Qe6 32.
Qxe6+ Rxe6 33. Ke3 c4 34. Ke4 Rc6 35. Kd5 Rc5+ 36. Ke6 g5 37. Rh8+ Kg7 38.
R8h7+ Kg8 39. Rh8+ Kg7 40. R1h7+ Kg6 {1-0 Chernin,A-Stohl,I/Pardubice 1993})
23. Rxh5 Rh8 24. Rd5 Ne6 $1 {An interesting idea: the f4 point is more
important than d4!} (24... Rh1+ $2 25. Kd2 $16 {but after the text move 25...
Rh1 is threatened.}) 25. e5 (25. Qe5 $2 Qxe5 26. Rxe5 Kf6 27. Red5 Nf4) 25...
Qf4 $1 26. Qg4 (26. Qxf4 $2 Nxf4 27. R5d2 $2 Rh1+ 28. Bf1 Rah8 $19) (26. Bf1
Rh1) 26... Rh1+ 27. Bf1 Kf7 28. d7 Rd8 {Black has created a kind of fortress,
which White fails to overcome.} 29. Qxf4+ Nxf4 30. Rd6 Ke7 31. Kd2 Rh4 32. Kc3
(32. Ke3 Ne6 {[%cal Ye6d4]}) 32... Rh5 33. Rf6 Rf5 34. Rxf5 gxf5 35. Bb5 Ke6
36. Re1 Nd5+ 37. Kb3 Nf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 53rd"]
[Site "Samara"]
[Date "2000.06.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Najer, Evgeniy"]
[Black "Sergienko, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2572"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2000.06.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nd7 {A quiet line yielding White a small advantage (the d4
point is not attacked anymore).} 10. O-O Nf6 {This move should be made before .
..b7-b6 otherwise after} (10... b6 11. e5 {[%csl Rd7] the d7 knight is
seriously constricted.}) (10... Qc7 $5 {is possible first, e.g.:} 11. Bg5 Nf6
12. Bd3 (12. Qd3 h6 (12... e6 13. Rfd1 b6 14. Ne5 Bb7 15. Bf3 Rac8 16. Qe3 Nd7
17. Nxd7 Qxd7 18. dxc5 Qa4 19. Be7 Rfe8 20. Bd6 Red8 21. h3 Ba8 22. e5 bxc5 23.
Bxa8 Rxa8 24. Qf3 Rac8 25. Rb7 Rd7 26. Rdb1 Qxa2 27. Rb8 Rf8 28. Bxf8 Bxf8 29.
Qf6 {1-0 Petursson,M-Cocozza,M/Thessaloniki olm 1984}) 13. Bd2 b6 14. d5 e6 15.
d6 Qc6 16. e5 Nd7 17. Bf4 Bb7 18. Qe3 Qe4 19. Qd2 Nxe5 20. Rfe1 Nc4 21. Qc1 g5
22. Bg3 Bd5 23. h4 f6 24. hxg5 hxg5 25. Bf1 Qg4 26. Nd2 e5 27. Re4 Bxe4 28.
Bxc4+ Kh8 29. Nxe4 Qxe4 30. Qf1 f5 31. Re1 Qc6 32. Bxe5 Bxe5 33. Rxe5 Qxd6 34.
Re6 Qd2 35. g3 g4 36. Qg2 Qc1+ 37. Bf1 Rae8 38. Qh1+ Kg7 39. Rd6 Qg5 40. Qd5
Re7 41. Bc4 Qc1+ 42. Kg2 Qxc3 {0-1 Vavrak,P-Turov,M/16th open 2000}) 12... h6
13. Bd2 Rd8 14. Qc1 cxd4 15. cxd4 Qxc1 16. Rfxc1 Ne8 17. Be3 b6 18. Bb5 Bb7 19.
Bc6 Bxc6 20. Rxc6 Nf6 21. Nd2 Rac8 22. Rbc1 Rxc6 23. Rxc6 Ng4 {1/2-1/2
Eriksson,J-Skytte,R/Stockholm IM 2000}) 11. Bd3 {This arrangement of the white
pieces is more fortunate than} (11. Qd3 b6 12. Bg5 (12. h3 $2 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Bf5
14. Qh4 Bxb1 15. Bc4 b5 16. Bh6 bxc4 17. Rxb1 Bf6 18. Qe4 Re8 19. Ne5 cxd4 20.
cxd4 Qa5 21. d5 Qc3 22. Nxf7 Qd3 23. Ng5 Bxg5 24. Qxd3 cxd3 25. Bxg5 Rad8 26.
Rb5 Rb8 {0-1 Nickl,K-Wittmann,W/AUT-ch qual 1991}) (12. d5 $2 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Bf5
14. Qh4 Bxb1 15. Bh6 Bxa2 16. Ng5 Bf6 17. Rd1 c4 18. Qh3 Bxg5 19. Bxg5 Qd6 20.
Rd4 Qe5 21. Be3 f5 22. Rd2 Bb3 23. Bd4 Qf4 24. Be3 Qd6 25. Qh6 a5 26. Bd4 Rf7
27. g4 a4 28. gxf5 a3 29. Bg4 a2 30. fxg6 a1=Q+ 31. Rd1 Qxd1+ {0-1 Galonska,
J-Timmer,R/Dortmund op 1988}) (12. Bf4 cxd4 13. cxd4 Bb7 14. Nd2 Qd7 15. d5
Rac8 16. Qb3 Rc5 17. Be3 Rc7 18. Bb5 Qc8 19. Qa3 Ne8 20. Rbc1 Nd6 21. Rxc7 Qxc7
22. Rc1 Qd8 23. Bc6 Bxc6 24. dxc6 Qc7 25. Bf4 e5 26. Be3 Nb5 {Kadar,G-Konopka,
M/Zalakaros op 1995/0-1 (54)}) 12... Qc7 13. h3 h6 (13... Bb7 14. d5 c4 15. Qe3
Ne8 16. Bf4 Nd6 17. Nd4 Qd7 18. Rb4 Rac8 19. Rd1 Rc5 20. a4 Bc8 21. e5 Nf5 22.
Nxf5 Qxf5 23. Rd2 h5 24. Bxc4 Bb7 25. Bd3 Qc8 26. c4 Ba6 27. Qe4 Re8 28. Bg5
Rc7 29. g4 hxg4 30. hxg4 Qd7 31. e6 fxe6 32. Qxg6 exd5 33. Bf5 Qd8 34. Qh7+ Kf8
35. Be6 {1-0 Cruz Lopez Claret,C-Iglesias,F/La Coruna op 1996}) 14. Be3 e6 15.
Nd2 Bb7 16. Rbc1 Rfd8 17. Qb1 Rac8 18. f4 Qb8 19. Bf3 cxd4 20. cxd4 Rxc1 21.
Rxc1 Ne8 22. f5 exf5 23. exf5 g5 24. Qd3 Nf6 25. Bf2 Nd5 {Lugovoi,
A-Tseshkovsky,V/RUS-chT Kazan 1995/0-1 (41)}) 11... b6 (11... Qc7 $5 12. h3 Bd7
13. Ne5 Rad8 14. Bf4 Qc8 15. Re1 Be8 16. d5 Nd7 17. Nxd7 Bxd7 {1/2-1/2 Garcia
Ilundain,D-De Boer,G/Groningen op 1991}) 12. Re1 (12. h3 Bb7 (12... Qc7 13. d5
Nh5 14. Qd2 e5 15. Re1 Qd6 16. Qe2 Bd7 {1/2-1/2 Sapis,W-Macieja,B/ch-POL,
Ksiaz POL 1998}) 13. Qe2 Rc8 14. d5 c4 15. Bxc4 Qc7 16. Bb3 Qxc3 17. Rd1 Qb4
18. Ng5 Qc5 19. Bb2 h6 20. Bd4 Qa5 21. Nf3 Nd7 22. e5 Bxd5 23. Bxd5 Qxd5 24.
Bxb6 Qe6 25. Bd4 Nb6 26. Bxb6 axb6 27. Qe3 Qxa2 28. e6 Qxe6 29. Qxe6 fxe6 30.
Rxb6 Rfd8 31. Re1 Kf7 32. Rbxe6 Rc1 33. Rxc1 Kxe6 {.../60/ 1/2-1/2 Bluhm,G-Von
Gleich,A/BL2-W 1989}) 12... Qc7 13. d5 (13. Bd2 e6 14. e5 Nd5 15. Ng5 Bb7 16.
Qg4 Ne7 17. Qh3 h6 18. Ne4 Bxe4 19. Bxe4 Rad8 20. Bxh6 cxd4 21. cxd4 Rxd4 22.
Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Qf3 Qxe5 24. Bxg6 Qf6 25. Be4 Qxf3 26. Bxf3 Rc8 27. Red1 Rxd1+ {
Wells,P-Mohr,S/Gausdal AC 1989/0-1 (40)}) 13... c4 14. Bf1 Ng4 15. h3 Ne5 16.
Bf4 Bd7 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Bxe5 Qxe5 19. Qd2 (19. Bxc4 Qxc3 (19... Rac8 $5) 20.
Rc1 Qe5 {doesn't give White any real advantage.}) 19... Rac8 20. f4 (20. g3 $5
{/\Bg2,f4,e5}) 20... Qd6 21. Qe3 ({Now after} 21. e5 Qc5+ 22. Kh2 Rfd8 {
White has problems saving his d5 pawn.}) 21... f5 22. exf5 Bxf5 23. Rbd1 Rc7 (
23... Rc7 24. Rd4 {[%cal Yg2g4]} Bd3 $1 $11 (24... b5 25. g4 Bd3 26. Bg2))
1/2-1/2

[Event "Pula zt 1.2"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "2000.04.22"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Huzman, Alexander"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2574"]
[BlackElo "2597"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2000.04.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Bb5+ Nd7 $5 {This leads to a more complicated play than} (8... Nc6) 9. O-O O-O
10. Bg5 h6 (10... Nf6 11. Qc2 h6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. e5 Bg7 14. Bc4 Bf5 15. Qb3
Rb8 16. e6 b5 17. exf7+ Kh7 18. Be2 c4 19. Qa3 a5 20. Rad1 Rxf7 21. Rfe1 Qc7
22. Qc1 Rb6 23. Ne5 Bxe5 24. dxe5 Rf8 25. Rd4 {Flear,G-Gutman,L/Wijk 1987/1-0 
(49)}) (10... a6 $5 11. Bd3 b5 $5 (11... Qe8 12. e5 $1 b5 13. a4 Rb8 14. axb5
axb5 15. Re1 cxd4 16. cxd4 Nb6 17. Qb3 $1 $16 {Gurevich,M-Roos,D/France 1993})
12. Qc1 (12. a4 Bb7 13. axb5 axb5 14. Rb1 b4 $13 {Gurevich,M}) 12... Bb7 13. a4
b4 14. a5 cxd4 15. cxd4 Ne5 $1 16. Nxe5 Qxd4 17. Bxe7 Bxe5 18. Qc5 Qxc5 19.
Bxc5 Bxa1 20. Bxf8 Bc3 21. Bd6 (21. Bxb4 $2 Bxb4 22. Rb1 Rd8 23. Bc4 Bc6 $19)
21... Re8 22. e5 b3 23. Rb1 Bxe5 24. Bxe5 Rxe5 25. f3 Rxa5 26. Rxb3 Bd5 {
Biriukov,O-Khalifman,A/St Petersburg-ch 1998/0-1 (42)}) 11. Bf4 $6 {This move
was recommended by Ftacnik. However, this bishop is rarely placed well on f4.}
(11. Bh4 Nf6 12. Re1 Nh5 (12... Qa5 13. Bc4 b5 14. Bd5 Nxd5 15. exd5 g5 16. Bg3
cxd4 17. Be5 dxc3 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Qd4+ Kg8 20. h4 $44 {1/2-1/2 Votava,
J-Jansa,V/Czech League 97/98 1997 (46)}) 13. Rc1 g5 14. Nxg5 $6 hxg5 15. Bxg5
Nf6 16. Bxf6 exf6 17. Re3 cxd4 18. cxd4 f5 19. Rg3 f4 20. Rd3 Qg5 21. Rc5 Qg6 {
0-1 Alburt,L-Ftacnik,L/Hastings 1980 (32)}) (11. Be3 Nf6 12. Bd3 Ng4 13. e5
Nxe3 14. fxe3 Be6 15. Be4 Bd5 16. Qd3 cxd4 17. cxd4 Qd7 18. Rfc1 Rfc8 19. Bxd5
Qxd5 20. Qb3 Qd7 21. Rab1 b6 22. a4 Rxc1+ 23. Rxc1 Rc8 24. Rc4 e6 25. e4 Bf8 {
Nenashev,A-Odeev,H/12th Asian Cities 2000/0-1 (37)}) 11... Qa5 $5 (11... Nf6
12. Qd3 (12. Re1 Bg4 13. Be5 {+/=,Ftacnik,V} Qa5 $15) 12... a6 13. Ba4 b5 14.
Bc2 $13) 12. Qb3 g5 13. Bxd7 $6 {Alexander probably intended to take on b7 at
the next move, otherwise this exchange makes no sense.} (13. Be3 Nf6 14. Bd3
$13 (14. e5 Ne4)) 13... Bxd7 14. Be5 ({The point is that to} 14. Qxb7 {Black
replies} Qb5 $1 {White can now keep material balance but obtains an inferior
endgame with a destroyed pawn structure:} 15. Rfb1 (15. Qxb5 Bxb5 16. Rfb1 Bd3)
15... Qxb7 16. Rxb7 Bc6 (16... Bc8 $6 17. Rb8 Rxb8 18. Bxb8) 17. Rc7 Rfc8 (
17... Bxe4 18. Be3 Bxf3 19. gxf3 cxd4 20. Bxd4 Bxd4 21. cxd4 e6 $15) 18. Rxc8+
(18. d5 gxf4 19. Rxc6 Rxc6 20. dxc6 Rc8 $15) 18... Rxc8 19. Be3 cxd4 20. Bxd4
Bxe4 $15) 14... Qb5 {Of course, the exchange os queens is favourable for Black.
In the position with an asymmetric pawn structure his bishop will be stronger
than the white knight.} 15. Bxg7 (15. dxc5 $5 Qxc5 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Qxb7 Bb5
18. Rfc1 Rab8 19. Qd5 Qxd5 20. exd5 Rfc8 $44) 15... Kxg7 16. Qa3 b6 17. Ne5 Qa4
18. Qb2 cxd4 19. Nxd7 Qxd7 20. cxd4 Rac8 21. Rac1 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Rc8 23. Rxc8
Qxc8 {White has carefully defended exchanging the black bishop. The game
should now end in a draw. However, Black has an important advantage: in many
situations White can't exchange queens because of Black's outside passed pawn!}
24. g3 {A normal move but now the e4 pawn becomes weak.} (24. d5+ f6 25. Qa3
Kf7 26. f3 a5 (26... Qc5+ $2 27. Qxc5 bxc5 28. Kf2 e6 29. Ke3 exd5 30. exd5 Ke7
31. Kd3 Kd6 32. Kc4 h5 33. g4 h4 34. h3 $18) 27. Qa4 Qc1+ 28. Kf2 Qd2+ 29. Kf1
b5 $1 30. Qxb5 Qxa2 $15) 24... Qa6 $1 {An important move. Black takes the a2
pawn under attack, prevents Qa3 and prepares ...Qd3(e2).} (24... Qc4 25. d5+ f6
26. Qa3 $1 Qxe4 27. Qxa7 $11) 25. d5+ f6 26. Qc2 {After this move the problem
is whether White will be able to play Qc7 or not.} (26. Qb4 $1 Kf7 27. Qb3 $1 (
27. a4 Qd3) 27... Kf8 (27... Qe2 28. d6+ e6 $2 29. Qa4) 28. d6 $1 exd6 29. Qe6
$11 {was probably the simplest way to the draw.}) 26... Qa5 27. Kf1 (27. Kg2
Qb4) 27... Qb4 28. Ke2 Qd4 29. f3 h5 30. Qd2 Qg1 31. Kd3 b5 32. e5 $5 {White
doesn't want to defend passively and attempts to break through.} Qf1+ 33. Kc2
Qa1 ({After} 33... Qxf3 34. d6 exd6 35. exd6 Qc6+ 36. Kb2 Qd7 37. Qd5 {the
strong d6 pawn guarantees White a draw.}) 34. exf6+ Kxf6 35. Qc3+ $2 {A
mistake (in the time trouble?). The pawn endgame turns out to be lost for
White.} (35. Kb3 a5 (35... Qe5 36. Kb4 $11) 36. d6 Qb1+ 37. Ka3 $11) 35...
Qxc3+ 36. Kxc3 Ke5 37. Kb4 Kxd5 38. Kxb5 e5 $1 {[%cal Rg5g4]} 39. h4 (39. h3
Kd4 $19) 39... a6+ $1 {This is what White probably overlooked. Now Black's
continuation depends on the retreat of Whie's king.} (39... g4 40. fxg4 e4 41.
gxh5 e3 42. h6 e2 43. h7 e1=Q 44. h8=Q $11) (39... gxh4 40. gxh4 Kd4 41. Kc6
Ke3 42. Kd5 Kxf3 43. Kxe5 Kg4 44. a4 a5 45. Ke4 Kxh4 46. Kf4 Kh3 47. Kf3 h4 48.
Kf2 Kg4 49. Kg2 $11 {- a theoretical draw.}) 40. Kb4 (40. Kxa6 g4 41. fxg4 e4
42. gxh5 Ke6 $19) (40. Ka5 g4 $1 (40... gxh4 41. gxh4 Kd4 42. Kxa6 Ke3 43. a4
Kxf3 44. Kb5 $11) 41. fxg4 e4 42. Kb4 e3 43. Kc3 Ke4 $19) 40... gxh4 (40...
gxh4 41. gxh4 Kd4 42. Ka5 Ke3 43. Kxa6 Kxf3 $19) 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch 53rd"]
[Site "Samara"]
[Date "2000.06.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Shcherbakov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Riazantsev, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2442"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2000.06.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 cxd4 9. cxd4 Nc6 10. Rd1 O-O 11. d5 {A fresh attempt to avoid theoretical
lines after} (11. Nf3 Qa5 {-see CBM62}) 11... Ne5 ({After} 11... Na5 {Black
has problems with his knight, e.g.} 12. Be2 Bd7 13. Nf3 Rc8 14. Rc1 Rxc1+ 15.
Qxc1 b6 16. O-O Bg4 17. h3 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Qd7 19. Be2 Rc8 20. Qb1 {[%cal Re2g4]}
h5 21. Bb5 Qd6 22. Bd2 Bd4 23. Kh1 e5 24. Bb4 Bc5 25. Rc1 Rb8 26. a3 {Kozul,
Z-Laketic,G/Open 1999/1-0 (56)}) 12. Bd4 {[%cal Yf2f4]} (12. Be2 Bd7 13. f4 Ng4
14. Bxg4 {1/2-1/2 Sherbakov,R-Kreiman,B/Open 1998} (14. Bd4 Bxd4 15. Qxd4 Qa5+
16. Qd2 Qb6 {is good for Black})) 12... Nd7 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Ne2 {This
manoeuvre should be connected with an action like h4-h5 or f4-f5 but White has
no time for it because of his insufficient development.} (14. Nf3 {needs
further tests}) 14... Nb6 15. Ng3 (15. e5 $5 {preventing ...Qd6}) 15... Qd6 16.
Be2 Bd7 17. h4 h5 18. Qb2+ f6 19. O-O Rac8 20. Rc1 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 (21. Rxc1 Rc8
$11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares Anibal op 07th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2000.01.11"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Estremera Panos, Sergio"]
[Black "Yandemirov, Valeri"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2387"]
[BlackElo "2481"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2000.01.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Bb5+ Nc6 9. O-O O-O 10. Be3 cxd4 11. cxd4 Bg4 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Rc1 Bxf3 14.
Qxf3 Bxd4 15. Rfd1 e5 {After the famous game Kramnik - Shirov (Wijk aan Zee
1999 - see CBM69) Black doesn't take a risk playing} (15... c5 16. Rxc5 Bxe3
17. Rxd8 Bxc5) 16. Rxc6 Qd7 $5 $146 {This move is not as obvious as it looks.
It doesn't force White to exchange the bishops. Before this game Black prefered
} (16... Qe8 {, e.g.} 17. Rdc1 Bxe3 18. Qxe3 Qd7 19. h4 $14 {1/2-1/2
Kalinitschew,S-Holzke,F/Porz 1992 (35) - CBM69}) 17. Qf6 {[%cal Re3h6] This
seemingly formidable move is, in fact, quite harmless. However, strangely
enough, it is not easy to find a good square for the rook to retreat!} (17. Rc5
{(or 17.Rc2)} Qa4 {exchanging the bishops and obtaining an active position for
his queen.}) (17. Rcc1 {(or 17.Rc4)} Qe6 18. Bh6 Rfc8 {and Black has no
problems.}) 17... Qd8 $1 {An only but sufficient defence.} 18. Bxd4 (18. Bg5
Bxf2+ $5 19. Kxf2 Qxd1 20. Bh6 Qd4+ $11) 18... Qxf6 19. Rxf6 Rfd8 {the point!}
20. Kf1 Rac8 21. Ra6 Rxd4 (21... Rc7 {was less convincing:} 22. Ra4 Rcd7 23.
Ke2 exd4 24. Rd2 $1 $14 {/\ 25.Kd3} (24. Kd3 Rc7)) 22. Rxd4 exd4 23. Rxa7 d3
24. Ke1 Rc1+ (24... Rc2 {was possible, too:} 25. Rd7 Rxa2 26. Rxd3 h5 $11) 25.
Kd2 Rf1 (25... Rc2+ 26. Ke3 Re2+ 27. Kf3) 26. f3 Rf2+ 27. Kxd3 Rxg2 28. h4 Rf2
29. Ke3 Rh2 {Black has enough time to restore the material balance and bring
his rook back to a1.} 30. a4 Rxh4 31. a5 Rh1 32. Kf4 Ra1 33. a6 Ra5 34. e5 h6
35. Ra8+ Kg7 36. Ra7 Kg8 37. Ra8+ Kg7 38. a7 g5+ 39. Kg3 Ra3 40. Kg2 h5 41. Kh2
Ra2+ 42. Kg1 h4 43. Kh1 h3 44. Kg1 Kh7 45. Kh1 Kg7 46. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 34th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2006.08.01"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2006.07.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Qd3 e6 12. Bg5 Qc7 13. Qe3 Nd7 14. e5 {
This double-edged move restricting Black's d7 knight (but giving up the d5
square) has become topical in several opening systems (e.g. Queen's Indian).}
Rae8 {[%cal Yf7f6][%mdl 4] A relatively new plan.} (14... Rac8 15. Nd2 (15.
Rfe1 Rfe8 16. Bb5 Bc6 {1/2-1/2 Langeweg,C-Jansa,V/La Valetta 1980/EXT 2000})
15... cxd4 16. cxd4 Qc3 17. Bb5 Qxe3 18. fxe3 Rc2 19. Rf2 Nb8 20. Nc4 Rxf2 21.
Kxf2 f6 22. exf6 Bxf6 23. Bxf6 Rxf6+ 24. Kg3 Bc6 25. a4 Bxb5 26. axb5 Rf7 27.
Ne5 Rc7 28. Ra1 $16 {1-0 Jussupow,A-Brinck Claussen,B/Plovdiv 1983/EU-chT (34)
- the classical stem game for this system}) (14... Bd5 15. Be7 Rfc8 16. Bd6 Qb7
17. a4 cxd4 18. cxd4 Nb8 19. a5 Nc6 20. axb6 axb6 21. Bc5 Rcb8 22. Rxb6 Qxb6
23. Bxb6 Rxb6 24. Nd2 $14 {1-0 Gelfand,B-Ivanchuk,V/Monte Carlo 2006/CBM 111
ext (45)}) (14... Rfe8 $5 {the same idea as 14...Rae8} 15. Bb5 Bc6 16. Bxc6
Qxc6 17. Nd2 cxd4 18. cxd4 f6 19. exf6 Nxf6 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Nf3 Rad8 22. Qf4
Rf8 23. Rbc1 Qd6 24. Qg4 Rf7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Biriukov,O-Kalod,R/Pardubice 2005/
CBM 107 ext (50)}) (14... a6 $5 15. Be7 (15. Bh6 $5 b5 $1) 15... Rfc8 16. Bd6
Qc6 17. a4 Qe4 18. dxc5 $6 Nxc5 19. Bxc5 Rxc5 20. Rxb6 Qxe3 21. fxe3 Bxf3 22.
Rxf3 Bxe5 $15 {1/2-1/2 Agrest,E-Ivanchuk,V/Turin ITA 2006/The Week in Chess
604 (71)}) 15. Nd2 {This is now absolutely harmless. The knight can't get to
d6 as the e5 pawn will disappear in a moment.} (15. Bb5 Bc6 16. a4 (16. Bxc6
Qxc6 17. h4 f6 18. exf6 Nxf6 19. Ne5 Qc7 20. Rbe1 Nd5 21. Qg3 Rf5 22. h5 $6
gxh5 23. Bh6 Kh8 24. c4 Bxh6 25. cxd5 Bf4 $15 {1-0 Halkias,S-Eljanov,P/Ohrid
2001/CBM 084/[Hecht] (46)}) 16... Qb7 17. Rfe1 a6 18. Bf1 cxd4 19. cxd4 Bxa4
20. Qa3 Bb5 21. Bxb5 axb5 22. Rxb5 Ra8 23. Qb3 Rfc8 24. d5 exd5 25. Qxd5 Qxd5
26. Rxd5 Nc5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Johannessen,L-Nyback,T/Gothenburg 2005/CBM 109 (45)})
15... f6 16. exf6 cxd4 $1 (16... Nxf6 $143 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. dxc5) 17. cxd4
Nxf6 18. Rbc1 Qd7 19. Nc4 Nd5 20. Qd2 h6 $1 21. Be3 $6 {White was probably
taken aback by Black's move. Ceding a bishop pair was not necessary.} (21. Bxh6
$142 Bxh6 22. Qxh6 Nf4 23. Bg4 (23. Ne5 $143 Nxe2+ 24. Kh1 Bxg2+ $8 25. Kxg2
Qb7+ 26. Rc6 Re7 $15) 23... Qxd4 (23... Bxg2 24. Ne5) 24. Ne3 $11) 21... Nxe3
22. fxe3 e5 $1 23. Rxf8+ Rxf8 24. dxe5 Qxd2 25. Nxd2 Bxe5 $15 26. Bf3 Rc8 27.
Rd1 Ba6 28. Bd5+ Kg7 29. Nf3 Be2 $6 {For unknown reasons Black decides to make
a draw in this superior position.} (29... Bf6 30. Nd4 (30. Bb7 $6 Bxb7 31. Rd7+
Kf8 32. Rxb7 Rc1+ 33. Kf2 Rc2+) 30... Rc3 31. Ne6+ Kh8 32. e4 Be5 $15) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings 00 75th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "2000.01.09"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Krush, Irina"]
[Black "Lalic, Bogdan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2399"]
[BlackElo "2548"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 cxd4 9. cxd4 Nc6 10. Rd1 Bg4 {An idea of GM Mark Tseitlin.} 11. f3 (11. Be2
Bxe2 12. Nxe2 O-O (12... Na5 {-see Lputian-Kasparov in this issue.}) 13. O-O e6
$1 14. d5 (14. Bh6 Qa5 15. Bxg7 Qxd2 16. Rxd2 Kxg7 $11 {Lalic}) 14... exd5 15.
exd5 Ne5 16. Qb4 Qd7 17. Qb3 Rfe8 18. h3 $6 (18. Rfe1 {[%cal Ge1e8]} b5 19. Bd4
) 18... b5 19. Nd4 a6 20. Bf4 Nc4 21. Nc6 $2 (21. Qf3 Nb2 22. Rd2 Nc4 $11 {
Lalic}) 21... Re4 $1 $17 {[%cal Ge8e1] 0-1 Kozul,Z-Avrukh,B/Beograd 1999 (40)
-Inf.74/471, CBM69}) 11... Bd7 {Now the f3 pawn is placed awkwardly.} 12. Bb5 {
Exchanging this bishop is hardly a good idea.} (12. d5 Ne5 13. Bd4 (13. f4 Ng4
14. Bd4 Bxd4 15. Qxd4 O-O $13 16. h3 $140 $2 e5 $1 {/\ Qh4 Lalic}) 13... O-O
14. f4 Ng4 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Qd4+ Kg8 17. h3 e5 18. Qd3 Qa5+ 19. Qd2 Qxd2+ 20.
Rxd2 Nf6 21. fxe5 Nxe4 22. Rd4 Ng3 23. Rh2 Rac8 $36 {Vasilevich,T-Tseitlin,M/
Berliner Sommer 1997/1/2-1/2 (53)}) (12. Bd3 $142) 12... O-O 13. Ne2 Na5 $1 {
Didn't White see this move?} 14. Bxd7 (14. Bd3 Rc8 {[%cal Ya5c4]}) 14... Nc4
15. Qc3 Nxe3 16. Qxe3 Qxd7 $15 {In such kind of positions, with an asimmetric
pawn structure, Black's bishop is stronger than White's knight. Besides, Black
has more possibilities to seize the c-file. White's trump is his space
advantage in the centre.} 17. O-O Rac8 18. Rd2 {Giving up the c-file but
planning to create kingside counterplay.} (18. Rc1 Qa4 {[%csl Ra2,Rd4]} 19. Qd2
b5 $36) (18. Qb3 b5 {[%cal Yc8c4]}) 18... b5 19. f4 e6 20. e5 {[%cal Ye2g3,
Yg3e4,Ye2c3,Yc3e4] White wants to activate his knight.} Rc4 21. Nc3 {[%cal
Rd4d5]} f6 $1 {An important move. 22...fxe5 is not threatened yet but that
possibility eliminates White's attempts of active counterplay like d4-d5.} 22.
Rfd1 {Not a very useful move.} (22. d5 {now opens up the position in favour of
the black bishop:} fxe5 23. fxe5 Rxf1+ 24. Kxf1 exd5 25. e6 (25. Nxd5 Qf5+)
25... Qe7 26. Nxd5 Rc1+ 27. Kf2 Qh4+ 28. Qg3 Bd4+ $19) (22. Ne4 $142 Qd5 $15 (
22... fxe5 $6 {is too early:} 23. fxe5 Rxf1+ 24. Kxf1 Rc1+ (24... Bxe5 25. dxe5
Rxe4 26. Rxd7 Rxe3 27. Rxa7 Rxe5 28. a4 {and the endgame is drawn}) 25. Kf2))
22... b4 23. Ne4 Qd5 24. Nd6 $6 {An optimistic move. It was probably better to
exchange the black bishop.} (24. exf6 Bxf6 25. Nxf6+ Rxf6 $15) 24... Rc3 25.
Qe4 fxe5 26. Qxd5 $6 (26. dxe5 {was better to keep the g7 bishop out of play.}
Qc5+ (26... Qxe4 27. Nxe4 Rc4 28. Ng5) 27. Kh1 a5 $1 $15 {[%cal Ya5a4,Yb4b3]} (
27... Re3 28. Qd4 Qxd4 29. Rxd4 g5 30. g3)) 26... exd5 27. fxe5 {Now the black
bishop (at last!) enters the game through h6-e3 but after} (27. dxe5 Rxf4 28.
g3 Rff3 29. Rxd5 Rc2 {[%cal Ga2h2,Gg7e5] it becomes quite strong, too.}) 27...
Bh6 28. Re2 Be3+ 29. Kh1 Rd3 {Did White overlook this trick?} 30. Rde1 Rf2 $1 {
After the exchange of a pair of rooks the black king can enter the game, too.}
(30... Bf2 31. Rb1 Bxd4 32. e6 Bc5 33. e7 Bxd6 34. exf8=Q+ Bxf8 $11) 31. g3
Rxe2 32. Rxe2 Kf8 $1 {holding White's e-pawn} 33. Re1 Bxd4 (33... Ke7 $5 $17)
34. e6 Re3 35. Rd1 Bc5 {Black needn't exchange his bishop.} (35... Bc3 36. Rxd5
Rxe6 $19) 36. Rxd5 Bxd6 37. Rxd6 Ra3 38. Rd2 Ke7 39. Re2 Ra6 (39... a5 {
was probably more accurate:} 40. Kg1 Rd3 41. Kf1 Rd1+ 42. Kf2 Rd6 $19 43. Re5
Rd2+) 40. Re4 Rxa2 41. Rxb4 Kxe6 {This endgame is more difficult than the one
in the previous line but still winning for Black, thanks to the poor position
of the white king. Besides, White plays badly.} 42. Rb7 $6 (42. Kg1 $142 {
improving the king's position.}) 42... h5 43. Rg7 Kf5 44. Rf7+ Ke5 45. Rg7 Kf6
46. Rc7 a5 47. Rc6+ Kf5 48. Rc5+ Ke4 49. Rc6 g5 50. Rc5 Kf3 51. h3 (51. Rc3+
Kf2 {-that's why White should have played Kh1-g1 earlier.}) 51... g4 52. Rc3+
Kf2 53. hxg4 hxg4 {White's rook is now tied to his g3 pawn.} 54. Rb3 a4 55. Rc3
Rb2 56. Ra3 Rb4 {and the black king comes to support his a-pawn.} 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch KO"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1999.12.15"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Shcherbakov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Vorobiov, Evgeny E"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2541"]
[BlackElo "2459"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1999.12.04"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 Qa5 9. Rb1 b6 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Be2 Bc6 12. Bd3 Nd7 13. Nf3 $6 $146 {
This move is certainly less logical than 13.Ne2 (protecting the c3 pawn and
preparing d4-d5). Apparently, its only idea is to prevent ...Nd7-e5. Besides,
the e4 pawn is now underprotected, which is immediately exploited by Black.} (
13. h4 {-CBM69}) (13. Ne2 Rd8) (13. Rc1 e6 14. Ne2 Rc8 15. Bh6 Bxh6 16. Qxh6
cxd4 17. O-O $2 (17. Nxd4 $13) 17... Ne5 18. Qg7 Ke7 (18... Rf8 19. Bb1 d3 $19)
19. Nxd4 Nxd3 20. Nxc6+ Rxc6 21. Qxh8 Nxc1 22. Rxc1 Qxa2 23. e5 Qd2 24. Ra1
Qxc3 25. Qf6+ Ke8 26. Qh8+ Ke7 {1/2-1/2 Ovsejevitsch,S-Ruck,R/Hotel Agro GM
1999}) 13... Nf6 $5 (13... Rd8 $5 14. O-O cxd4 $140 15. cxd4 Qxd2 16. Nxd2 Nc5
$2 (16... Ne5 17. Be2) 17. dxc5 Rxd3 18. cxb6) 14. d5 $8 Nxd5 15. exd5 Bxc3 16.
dxc6 O-O 17. O-O Bxd2 18. Bxd2 Qxa2 {So, Black has obtained a queen and three
pawns for three minor pieces. It's a formal material advantage. White's bishop
pair and strong c6 pawn guarantee him some compensation. However, if Black
manages to give up an exchange for the c6 pawn, he will certainly be on top.}
19. Bh6 $6 {This allows Black to carry out the above plan.} (19. Bf4 $2 Qa4 {
[%cal Ra4c6,Ra4f4]}) (19. c7 Qd5 20. Ba6 Qd6) (19. Be4 {looks logical. Now
Black can hardly play ...f7-f5 as his position will be seriously compromised.
However, after} Rac8 $1 {[%cal Ya2a4]} 20. Rfe1 Qe6 {it is difficult for White
to prevent 21...Rxc6}) (19. Rfe1 $5 {deserves serious attention, e.g.} Rfd8 (
19... Rac8 20. Ra1 Qb2 (20... Qb3 21. Ne5) 21. Be4) 20. Ra1 Qb2 (20... Qb3 21.
Be4) 21. Rab1 Qf6 22. Be4 {and it is not easy for Black to get rid of the c6
pawn.}) 19... Rfd8 20. Ne5 (20. Be4 Rac8 21. Rfd1 f5 $1 {(with the exchange of
a pair of rooks this weakening move is not dangerous for Black)}) 20... Qe6 21.
Rfe1 Rxd3 22. Nxd3 Qxc6 23. Rxe7 {Both White's trumps (the pair of bishops and
the passed pawn) have disappeared and the capture of this pawn doesn't help
him.} Rd8 24. Nf4 $2 {losing more material} (24. Rxf7 $2 g5 $1) (24. Re3 Re8 $1
25. Ne5 Qc8 {[%cal Yf7f6] After the exchange of a pair of rooks Black's
queenside pawn avalanche guarantees him an upper hand although not yet a clear
win.}) 24... Qf6 $1 25. Rxa7 (25. Rbe1 $4 Qxe7) 25... Qh4 (25... g5 26. Bxg5
Qxg5 27. g3 Rb8 $19) 26. g3 Qxh6 27. h4 Rd4 {Black gives back an exchange and
the b6 (and even c5) pawn to destroy White's kingside.} (27... Rb8 {lead to a
clear win, e.g.} 28. Nd5 Qd2 29. Nf6+ Kg7 30. Nd7 Re8 31. Nxb6 Re2 $19) 28.
Rxb6 Rxf4 29. gxf4 Qxf4 30. Rb3 (30. Rbb7 Qg4+ 31. Kf1 Qxh4 32. Rxf7 $2 Qc4+
$19) 30... Qxh4 (30... c4 31. Rc3 (31. Rg3 Qxh4) 31... Qd4 32. Raa3 Qxh4 (32...
Qd2 33. Rxc4 Qd1+ 34. Kh2) 33. Ra1 {[%cal Ya1c1]}) 31. Rc7 Qd4 {immediately
losing the c5 pawn but after} (31... Qg4+ 32. Rg3 Qd4 (32... Qd1+ 33. Kg2) 33.
Re3 {[%cal Ye3e8,Ye8c8]} Kf8 34. Ree7 {it will eventually fall anyway.}) 32.
Rb8+ Kg7 33. Rbc8 Qg4+ 34. Kh2 Qh4+ 35. Kg2 Qg4+ 36. Kf1 $2 (36. Kh2) 36...
Qc4+ $2 (36... h5 {-see below}) 37. Kg1 h5 {White has not yet consolidated the
position of his rooks and Black starts a dangerous attack of his king.} 38.
Rxc5 Qg4+ 39. Kf1 $2 {After this White loses his f2 pawn.} (39. Kh2 $142 h4 40.
Rc2 h3 41. f4 Qxf4+ 42. Kxh3 {and Black still must play very accurately to win
the game.}) 39... h4 40. Rc4 Qd1+ 41. Kg2 Qd5+ 42. Kh2 (42. Kh3 Qh1+ 43. Kg4 h3
$19) (42. f3 Qd2+ 43. Kh3 Qe1 $19) 42... Qf3 {[%cal Rh4h3]} 43. Rc3 Qxf2+ 44.
Kh3 g5 45. R8c5 Kg6 46. Rc8 f6 47. Rg8+ Kf5 0-1

[Event "Hastings 00 75th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "2000.01.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Krush, Irina"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2399"]
[BlackElo "2597"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8.
Ba4 O-O 9. Ne2 Nd7 10. O-O e5 {The drawback of this line is that the c8 bishop
has some problems entering the game.} 11. Bb3 {White wants to keep both
possibilities: Bc1-a3 and Bc1-e3. He has a lot of other options:} (11. Ba3 Re8
12. Bb3 exd4 $1 (12... Nb6 $6 13. f4 $1 (13. Qd3 a5 $1 {Smejkal,J} 14. Rad1 a4
15. Bc2 Be6 $13) 13... exd4 14. f5 gxf5 15. Ng3 dxc3 $6 (15... Qh4 $142 $1 {
Shirov}) 16. Qh5 Nc4 $6 17. Rad1 Qb6+ 18. Kh1 Qb5 19. Nxf5 Bxf5 20. Rxf5 Ne5
21. Bxf7+ Nxf7 22. Qxf7+ {1-0 Shirov,A-Smejkal,J/Bundesliga 1992}) 13. Nxd4 Nf6
(13... Rxe4 14. Nf3 Qf6 15. Qd3 Re8 16. Rfe1 $44) 14. f3 Qc7 15. Qe1 $5 a6 (
15... Bd7 $5 {/\ c5 Umanskaya,I}) 16. Qg3 Qxg3 17. hxg3 Nd7 18. Rad1 Nf8 19.
Bd6 Be6 20. Nxe6 Nxe6 21. e5 Bf8 {><c5} 22. Bxf8 Kxf8 23. Rd7 Re7 24. Bxe6 Rxe6
25. Rxb7 Rxe5 26. Rd1 Rd5 $11 {= Kakhiani,K-Umanskaya,I/Groningen (open) 1993})
(11. f3 Qe7 12. Be3 Rd8 13. Qc2 Nb6 14. Bb3 Be6 15. Rad1 Nc4 (15... Bc4 $5) 16.
Bc1 b5 17. f4 $1 exd4 18. Nxd4 Bg4 (18... Bd7 $5) 19. Rde1 Qc5 20. Kh1 a5 $1
21. h3 Bd7 $6 (21... Bc8 $5 {Shirov}) 22. a4 $1 bxa4 23. Ba2 $1 Be8 $2 (23...
Bc8 $5) 24. e5 $18 Nb6 25. f5 Nd5 26. Bd2 $2 {Topalov,V-Shirov,A/Linares 1998/
0-1 (53)} (26. f6 $1 $18 {Shirov})) (11. Be3 Qe7 (11... Qa5 12. Rb1 exd4 13.
cxd4 Qc7 14. Qd2 Nf6 15. e5 Nd5 16. Bh6 Bxh6 17. Qxh6 Bg4 18. Ng3 Nc3 19. Bb3
Kh8 20. Rbc1 Ne2+ 21. Nxe2 Bxe2 22. Rfe1 {1-0 James,D-Valdes Romeo,L/Moscow
olm 1994 (31)}) (11... Re8 12. Qc2 $5 (12. f3 Nb6 (12... b5 13. Bb3 Nb6 14. a4
Qc7 15. a5 Nc4 16. Bxc4 bxc4 17. dxe5 Bxe5 18. f4 Bg7 19. e5 f6 20. Bc5 fxe5
21. Bd6 Qd8 22. Bxe5 Qxd1 23. Rfxd1 Bxe5 24. fxe5 Bg4 25. Rd2 Rxe5 26. Nd4 Bd7
27. Nf3 {1/2-1/2 Dankert,P-Jasnikowski,Z/Cuxhaven op 1993}) 13. Bb3 Qd6 (13...
Be6 14. Bxe6 Rxe6 15. Qb3 Qc7 16. Rab1 Rb8 17. Rfd1 Nc8 18. Rd2 b6 19. Rbd1 Rd6
20. dxe5 Bxe5 21. f4 Bg7 22. Ng3 Rxd2 23. Rxd2 Nd6 24. e5 Nb7 25. Qa4 {1/2-1/2
Soppe,G-Schmidt,W/Novi Sad olm 1990}) 14. Qc2 Be6 15. Rfd1 Qa3 16. Bxe6 Rxe6
17. Qb3 Qa6 18. Ng3 Nc4 19. Bf2 Ree8 20. Nf1 Bh6 21. Rd3 Nb2 {1-0 Gouliev,S-El
Kher,H/Eu Youth bu16 1998 (48)}) 12... Qe7 13. f3 Nb6 14. Bb3 Be6 15. Bf2 (15.
Rad1 Rad8 $1 16. c4 exd4 17. Nxd4 Bc8 $1 18. Ne2 Nd7 19. c5 Bf8 20. Rc1 Ne5 $11
{= Ulibin,M-Novik,M/Moskva (open) 1992}) 15... Bc4 16. a4 Qe6 17. Rfb1 Rab8 18.
dxe5 Bxe5 19. a5 Nc8 20. Bxc4 Qxc4 21. Ra4 Qe6 22. f4 Bg7 23. e5 $16 {Neverov,
V-Smikovski,I/St.Petersburg Chigorin 1995/1-0 (42)}) 12. Qc2 (12. d5 cxd5 13.
exd5 Qd6 14. c4 Nc5 15. Rc1 Rd8 16. Nc3 Nxa4 17. Qxa4 b6 $13 {0-1 Varlan,
H-Tomescu,V/ROM-chT 1994 (33)}) 12... Nb6 (12... Kh8 $5 13. Rad1 Nb6 14. Bb3
exd4 15. cxd4 f5 16. d5 $6 Qxe4 17. Qxe4 fxe4 18. dxc6 bxc6 19. Bc5 Ba6 20.
Bxf8 Bxf8 21. Rd2 Bh6 22. Rb2 c5 $17 {0-1 Nikolov,S-Rowson,J/Open, Bled SLO
1998 (27)}) (12... b5 13. Bb3 Bb7 14. a4 a6 15. Rab1 Rac8 16. f3 Ba8 17. Qa2
exd4 18. cxd4 c5 19. axb5 axb5 20. dxc5 Nxc5 21. Qa3 Qe5 22. Ba2 Na4 23. Rfc1
$14 {Gurevich,D-Benjamin,J/USA-ch 1992/1-0 (37)}) 13. Bb3 Be6 14. dxe5 (14. f4
exd4 15. Nxd4 Bd5 16. Bxd5 Nxd5 17. Bd2 Qc5 18. Qd3 Nb4 19. Qe3 Rad8 20. e5 Nd5
21. Qg3 Rfe8 22. Kh1 Qc4 {1/2-1/2 Hoang Thanh Trang-Balinov,I/FSGM April 1999 
(33)}) (14. Rad1 Nc4 15. Bc1 b5 16. f4 f6 17. Rf3 exf4 18. Bxf4 f5 19. Re1 fxe4
20. Qxe4 Qd7 21. Bg5 Bd5 22. Rxf8+ Rxf8 23. Qh4 Nd6 {0-1 Khudiakov,I-Beshukov,
S/Smolensk op 1991 (34)}) (14. a4 Nc4 15. Bc1 Rfd8 16. Rd1 Na5 17. Bxe6 Qxe6
18. Ba3 exd4 19. cxd4 Nb3 20. Rab1 Nxd4 21. Nxd4 Rxd4 22. Rxd4 Bxd4 23. Rxb7
Re8 24. Rc7 Qxe4 25. Qxe4 Rxe4 26. Rc8+ Kg7 27. Bf8+ Kf6 28. Rxc6+ Re6 {
0-1 Hoang Thanh Trang-Fogarasi,T/FSGM February 2000 (39)}) 14... Bxe5 15. f4
Bg7 16. Bd4 Rfe8 17. Ng3 Nd7 18. Qf2 a5 19. Bxe6 Qxe6 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. e5 f6
22. Rad1 Qe7 23. exf6+ {1/2-1/2 Panchenko,A-Stohl,I/Pardubice op 1994}) (11.
Rb1 Qe7 (11... Nb6 12. Ba3 Re8 13. Bb3 Be6 14. Bxe6 Rxe6 15. Qd3 Qe8 16. f3 Rd8
17. Rfd1 Kh8 18. c4 exd4 19. c5 f5 $1 $13 {Ostojic,N-Orlov,V/Leningrad URS-JUG
J 1991/1-0 (55)}) 12. f3 Nb6 13. Bb3 Be6 14. Bxe6 Qxe6 15. Qb3 Rfd8 16. Qxe6
fxe6 17. dxe5 Bxe5 18. Bg5 Rd3 19. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Kf7 21. Rd3 Bf6 22. h4
e5 23. Kf2 Be7 $11 {Gritsak,O-Nijboer,F/MK Cafe Cup 1998/1-0 (74)}) 11... Qe7 (
11... b6 12. Ba3 c5 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Bxc5 bxc5 15. Bd5 $14 Rb8 16. Rb1 Rb6 17.
Rxb6 axb6 18. Qb3 Ba6 19. c4 Qc7 20. Rb1 Rb8 21. Nc3 Bf6 22. Qa4 Bc8 23. Qe8+
Kg7 24. Nb5 Qe7 25. Qxe7 Bxe7 26. a4 {Gyimesi,Z-Mohandessi,S/Balatonbereny op
1994/1-0 (49)}) 12. Qc2 (12. f3 Rd8 13. a4 b6 14. Ba3 Qe8 15. Qe1 Ba6 16. Rd1
Nf8 17. d5 cxd5 18. Rxd5 Ne6 19. Rf2 Bb7 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21. Ng3 Bh6 $36 {
Akesson,R-Schandorff,L/SWE-DEN Skaenninge (1) 1998/0-1 (42)}) 12... Re8 (12...
b6 $5 13. a4 exd4 14. cxd4 Ba6 15. Rd1 Nc5 16. Ba3 Qxe4 17. Qxe4 (17. Ng3 $5)
17... Nxe4 18. Bxf8 Bxe2 19. Re1 Bxd4 20. Rxe2 Bxa1 {Dao Thien Hai-Ivanchuk,V/
Cap d'Agde (rapid) 1998/0-1 (43)}) 13. f3 b6 {After the white bishop has
already retreated from c4, this move is more appropriate than} (13... Nb6 14.
a4 Be6 15. a5 (15. Ba3 Bxb3 16. Qxb3 Qe6 17. Qxe6 Rxe6 18. a5 Nc4 19. Rfb1 b6 {
Gyimesi,Z-Mirumian,V/WchJM-U18 Szeged 1994/1/2-1/2 (42)}) 15... Bxb3 16. Qxb3
Nc8 17. Be3 (17. Ba3 Qc7 18. Kh1 $6 (18. Bc5 Rb8 19. Rfb1 b6 20. axb6 axb6 21.
Ra6 $14 {Vyzmanavin,A; Arkhangelsky,B}) 18... b5 $1 19. axb6 axb6 $11 {
Vyzmanavin,A-Sanchez Almeyra,J/Zaragoza 1993}) 17... Qc7 18. Ng3 Rd8 19. dxe5
Bxe5 20. f4 Bg7 21. e5 Rb8 22. Ne4 b6 23. axb6 axb6 24. c4 $16 {Kiselev,
S-Rogozenko,D/Bucharest 1993}) 14. Be3 Ba6 15. Rad1 (15. Rfd1 {is another
option, with idea a2-a4 etc.} Rac8 16. Qd2 c5 (16... exd4 $142 $5 17. cxd4 c5)
17. d5 c4 18. Ba4 Red8 $6 (18... b5 19. Bc2 {[%cal Ya2a4]}) 19. Bxd7 Qxd7 20.
a4 Bf8 21. Ng3 f6 22. f4 exf4 23. Bxf4 Rc5 $14 {0-1 Korotylev,A-Beshukov,S/
Alushta3 1994 (47)}) 15... Rac8 16. Qd2 c5 {In my opinion,} (16... exd4 17.
cxd4 c5 18. d5 c4 {is more promising for Black. After the text move he doesn't
obtain any active counterplay; however, his position is very solid.}) 17. d5 c4
18. Bc2 Nc5 19. Rf2 {(?)} Bb5 {(?)} ({Why not} 19... Nd3 20. Bxd3 cxd3 21. Nc1
Qa3 $17 {? I have only one explanation - an error in the game score (it was
played 19.Nc1 Bb5 20.Rf2).}) 20. Nc1 Bd7 21. Rdf1 f5 {Black wants to make use
of the poor position of the white knight on c1} (21... b5 $5 {/\a7-a5} 22. f4
exf4 23. Rxf4 Rf8) 22. exf5 gxf5 23. g4 $1 Rf8 {Black doesn't open up the
f-file. Still,} (23... fxg4 24. fxg4 Qh4 {deserved attenion.} (24... Bxg4 $2
25. Rf7 Qxf7 26. Bxh7+ Kf8 27. Rxf7+ Kxf7 28. Qg2 $18)) 24. d6 Qf7 25. Bxf5 {
A simple plan: White swaps two pairs of minor pieces intending to transfer his
knight to the powerful e4 square.} Bxf5 26. gxf5 Qxf5 27. Bxc5 Rxc5 28. Ne2 Qd3
29. Ng3 Rd5 (29... Rxf3 $2 30. Qxd3 Rxd3 31. Rg2) 30. Ne4 Qxd2 31. Rxd2 Rxd2
32. Nxd2 Rd8 33. Ne4 {White has carried out his plan; however, the weakness of
his d6 pawn doesn't allow him to play for a win.} (33. Nxc4 b5 34. Na3 a6)
33... Bf8 34. Rd1 h6 35. Kf2 (35. Rd5 Kf7) 35... Kf7 36. Ke3 Rd7 37. a4 Ke6 38.
Rg1 Rg7 39. Rd1 Rd7 40. Rg1 Rg7 41. Rd1 Rd7 42. Rg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Perenyi Memorial"]
[Site "Gyula"]
[Date "2000.01.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Danner, Georg"]
[Black "Horvath, Csaba"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2443"]
[BlackElo "2519"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2000.01.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Qd2 {This line went out of fashion at
the end of the 80s when Khalifman, Gelfand and other young players worked out
the pawn sacrifice} (11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O) {Nowadays 11.Qd2 is a rare guest in
top tournaments. White can hardly expect any advantage in the endgame arising.}
11... Qxd2+ 12. Bxd2 b6 13. O-O Bb7 14. d5 Ba6 $1 {Introduced by V.Gavrikov.
Black has provoked d4-d5 and now, after the exchange of bishops, his knight
will be able to take the c5 square.} 15. Rfe1 {White can choose whether he
wants his rook on f1 or e2. It is very difficult to say which is better.} (15.
Bxa6 {is the other option. After} Nxa6 {the following options have been seen
in practice:} 16. Be3 (16. Bg5 Rfe8 17. Rfc1 Kf8 18. Rc4 Rec8 19. Rbc1 Rxc4 20.
Rxc4 Ke8 {1/2-1/2 Werbeck,T-Brenke,A/NRW-I 1995}) (16. Rfc1 Nc5 17. Rc4 f5 18.
e5 Rfd8 19. Rd4 Rd7 20. Bb4 Rad8 {[%csl Rd5]} 21. Rbd1 h6 22. h4 Ne4 23. Kf1 a5
24. Be1 g5 $1 25. hxg5 hxg5 26. Rb1 g4 27. Nh4 Bxe5 {Muresan,M-Klimova
Richtrova,E/Balatonfured ztW 1987/0-1 (61)}) 16... f5 {(the most energetic
continuation undermining the d5 pawn)} (16... Rfe8 17. Nd4 Bxd4 18. Bxd4 e6 19.
dxe6 Rxe6 20. f3 Rd8 21. Be3 Rd3 22. Rb3 Red6 23. Rc1 Kg7 24. Kf2 Nc5 25. Bxc5
bxc5 26. Rxc5 Rd2+ 27. Kg3 Rxa2 28. Rb7 Rf6 29. h4 $14 {Schmidt,W-Banas,J/
Trnava 1986/1-0 (46)}) (16... Rfd8 $5 17. Nd4 Bxd4 18. Bxd4 Rd7 {[%cal Re7e6]}
19. Be3 Rc7 20. Rfc1 Rac8 21. f3 f5 22. Rxc7 Rxc7 23. Rb3 Kf8 24. Ra3 Nb4 25.
Ra4 Nd3 26. Rd4 fxe4 27. fxe4 Rc3 28. a4 Ke8 29. Kf1 Ra3 30. a5 b5 31. d6 {
Peist,J-Wiesmann,H/BL2-W 1990/1/2-1/2 (52)}) (16... Rfc8 17. Rfc1 Kf8 18. Kf1
Rxc1+ $6 (18... Ke8 19. Ke2 h6 20. h4 f5 21. exf5 gxf5 22. Bd4 Bf8 23. Be5 Rxc1
24. Rxc1 Nb4 25. Nd4 Nxd5 (25... Nxa2 $5 26. Rc4 a5 27. Nxf5 b5 28. Rc7 a4 29.
Bg7 Bxg7 30. Nxg7+ Kf7 31. Nf5 $13 {Ftacnik}) 26. Nxf5 e6 27. Nd4 Kd7 28. f4
$14 {Yevseev,D-Dvoirys,S/ch-RUS 1998/1-0 (59)-CBM67}) 19. Rxc1 Nb4 20. Bd2 $1 (
20. a3 Na2 21. Rc4 (21. Rc7 Nc3 22. Bg5 Re8 23. Rxa7 Nxe4 24. Be3 b5 25. Ng5
Nxg5 26. Bxg5 Bd4 27. Rb7 Bc5 28. Bc1 Ra8 29. Rxb5 {1/2-1/2 Novikov,I-Neverov,
V/Uzhgorod 1987}) 21... Nc3 22. a4 b5 23. axb5 Nxb5 24. Bd2 a5 25. Rc5 Nd6 26.
Rxa5 Rxa5 27. Bxa5 Nxe4 {Kalantarian,N-Polovodin,I/Voroshilovgrad op 1989/1/
2-1/2 (57)}) 20... a5 (20... Nd3 $142 21. Rc7) 21. a3 Nd3 (21... Bb2 22. Rb1 $1
Bxa3 23. Rb3 Nc2 24. Rc3 $18) 22. Rc6 b5 23. Ke2 (23. Bxa5 Bb2) 23... Ne5 (
23... Nb2 24. Bxa5 Nc4 25. Bb4 Bb2 26. a4 $1 $16) 24. Rc5 b4 25. axb4 Nxf3 26.
Kxf3 $1 (26. gxf3 axb4 27. Bxb4 Be5) 26... a4 (26... axb4 $5 27. Bxb4 Be5 $16)
27. Rc2 a3 28. Ra2 Bb2 29. Be3 Ra4 30. Bc5 {[/\ Ke3-d3-c4]} Bc3 (30... Bc3 31.
b5 Bb4 32. Bxb4 Rxb4 33. Rxa3 Rxb5 34. Rd3 h5 35. h4 Rb2 36. g3 Ra2 37. Ke3 Rb2
38. f3 f6 39. f4 Rb4 40. e5 fxe5 41. fxe5 g5 42. hxg5 Rg4 43. Kf3 Rxg5 44. Kf4
Rg4+ 45. Kf5 Kf7 46. Ra3 Rd4 47. d6 e6+ 48. Kg5 Re4 49. Ra7+ {1-0 Kiriakov,
P-Notkin,M/Russian Club Cup, Maikop RUS 1998}) 31. b5 {Kiriakov,P-Notkin,M/
Russia 73/534 1998/1-0 (49)}) 17. e5 f4 (17... Rfd8 $2 18. Rfd1 Nc7 19. d6 exd6
20. Bg5 Rd7 21. Rxd6 Rxd6 22. exd6 Ne6 23. d7 Nxg5 24. Nxg5 Bf6 25. Re1 Rf8 26.
Ne6 {1-0 Mitenkov,A-Polovodin,I/Cherepovets 1993}) 18. Bc1 Rad8 19. Rd1 Nc7 (
19... Rf5 $2 20. Bb2 Nc7 21. Nd4 Rff8 22. Nc6 Rd7 23. Ba3 {1-0 Krivoshey,
S-Jelen,I/Bled op 1999}) 20. d6 exd6 21. exd6 (21. Ba3 Rd7 22. exd6 Ne6 23. Rd5
Rc8 24. Re1 Kf7 25. Ne5+ Bxe5 26. Rdxe5 Re8 27. R1e4 Ng7 28. Rxf4+ Nf5 29. Rxe8
Kxe8 30. Rg4 Nxd6 31. Rd4 {1/2-1/2 Freckmann,M-Forchert,M/NRW-I 1990}) 21...
Rf5 22. Bxf4 (22. g4 Rf6 23. Ba3 Ne6 24. Ne5 Nc5 25. Bxc5 bxc5 26. d7 Kf8 27.
Rb7 Ra6 28. Rd5 Bxe5 29. Rxe5 Rxa2 30. Rxc5 Ke7 31. Rcc7 a5 32. Kg2 Rd2 33. Ra7
Rd5 34. h4 Ke6 35. Kf3 Ke5 {1/2-1/2 Piesina,G-Yuferov,S/Belgorod GMA-qual 1989
(42)}) 22... Nd5 23. Bg5 Rxd6 24. Rbc1 Rd7 25. Rc8+ Rf8 26. Rc6 (26. Rc2 Rff7
27. Rcd2 Nf6 28. Ne5 Rxd2 29. Rxd2 Ne4 $1 $11 {= Gaprindashvili,N-Levitina,I/
Smederevska Palanka (izt) 1987}) 26... Rff7 $5 $11 (26... Bf6 27. h4 Kg7 28.
Nd4 Bxd4 29. Rxd4 Rff7 30. h5 Rf5 31. h6+ Kf7 32. f4 $14 {1-0 Murzin,L-Atakisi,
U/FSIMA April 2000 (65)})) 15... Rc8 $146 {Black wants to make use of White's
delay of the bishop swap and creates the 16...Rc2 threat (which, however,
doesn't look terribly dangerous). After all, Black will have to take on e2
anyway.} (15... Bxe2 {is the main theoretical line, with the following options
after} 16. Rxe2 {:} Na6 (16... Rc8 17. Bg5 (17. Bb4 {leads to the game
continuation}) 17... e6 (17... Kf8 18. e5 h6 19. Bf4 g5 20. Bg3 e6 21. dxe6
fxe6 22. h4 g4 23. Nd4 Kf7 24. h5 Nc6 25. Nxc6 Rxc6 26. Rb4 $16 {Koch,
W-Bakalarz,M/NRW-II 1992/1-0 (48)}) 18. h4 Nd7 19. dxe6 fxe6 20. Rd1 Nc5 21. e5
Rc7 22. Rc2 h6 23. Be3 Rac8 24. Rc4 Nd7 25. Re4 Nc5 26. Rg4 Kh7 27. Rd6 Re7 28.
Rc4 Bf8 29. Rd1 Rcc7 30. Rcd4 Red7 {1/2-1/2 Piesina,G-Zilberstein,V/Belgorod
GMA-qual 1989 (35)}) 17. Be3 (17. a4 Rfc8 18. a5 bxa5 19. Bxa5 Nc5 20. e5 Rab8
21. Rd1 Nb3 22. Be1 a5 {1/2-1/2 Koenig,M-Kerz,M/Wiesbaden op 1988 (35)}) (17.
Bb4 Nxb4 18. Rxb4 Rac8 19. g3 Rc5 20. Nd4 a5 (20... Bxd4 $5 $11) 21. Ra4 b5 22.
Nb3 bxa4 23. Nxc5 a3 24. Nb3 Rb8 25. Nxa5 Rb2 26. Kf1 Rb1+ 27. Kg2 Rc1 28. Re3
Rc2 29. Rxa3 Bd4 {1/2-1/2 Palacios,L-Janjgava,N/Wch-stud Antwerpen 1992 (36)})
(17. Bg5 Rfe8 18. Rd1 e6 19. dxe6 {1/2-1/2 Krasenkow,M-Gavrikov,V/Budapest
Noviki-A 1989}) 17... f5 (17... Rfc8 $5 18. Bd4 Nc5 (18... Rc4 19. Bxg7 Kxg7
20. Ne5 Rc5 21. Rd1 Rd8 22. Red2 Nc7 23. f4 Nb5 24. g4 Nc3 25. Re1 e6 26. d6 g5
27. Nf3 gxf4 28. e5 b5 29. Nd4 b4 30. Nb3 Rb5 31. Rd4 f3 32. Kf2 Nxa2 33. Rc4
$13 {Movsziszian,K-Krasenkow,M/Tbilisi tt 1986/1/2-1/2 (71)}) 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20.
e5 Rd8 21. Rd1 Na4 22. Rd4 Nc3 23. Red2 Rd7 24. Ng5 Rad8 $5 25. Nxf7 Rc8 $1 26.
f4 Rxd5 $11 {0-1 Trettin,U-Kindl,P/BL2-S 1990}) 18. Bg5 (18. e5 $5) 18... fxe4
19. Rxe4 Rf5 20. Rxe7 Rxd5 21. Be3 Bf8 22. Rb7 Nc5 23. Bxc5 Bxc5 24. h4 Rad8
25. Rxa7 Rd1+ 26. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 27. Kh2 Bxf2 28. g3 Rd3 29. Kg2 Bc5 30. Ng5 Ra3 {
1/2-1/2 Lputian,S-Tseshkovsky,V/URS-ch53 Kiev 1986}) 16. Bb4 {Here the bishop
is not safe and allows the black knight to gain a tempo while entering the
play.} (16. Bg5 $5 e6 $5) 16... Bxe2 17. Rxe2 Kf8 ({in this position, too,} 
17... e6 {is worth trying as after} 18. dxe6 (18. Rd1 Na6 $5) 18... fxe6 {
Black will comfortably play} 19. Z0 Nc6) 18. e5 {[%cal Rd5d6]} Na6 19. Ba3 Rc3
20. Rb3 Rxb3 $6 (20... Rac8 {looks more accurate. If then} 21. d6 {then Black
has two options:} exd6 ({or} 21... Rxb3 22. axb3 Ke8 23. dxe7 Rc3 $11 {[%cal
Ya6c5]}) 22. exd6 Nc5 23. Rxc3 Bxc3 24. Re7 (24. Rc2 Bf6 $11) 24... Rd8 $11)
21. axb3 b5 $2 {Shutting the diagonal but yielding White the c-file.} (21...
Rc8 {was still better but then White could try} 22. Ra2 $5 {[%cal Ya2a7]} Nc5
$140 23. Rc2 {[%cal Gc2c8]}) 22. Rc2 {[%csl Ra6][%cal Gc2c8]} b4 23. Bc1 Rd8 {
[%csl Rd5][%cal Yf8e8] Black tries to counter-attack White's central pawns but
it is not enough to equalize anymore.} 24. Bf4 $6 {Fortunately for him, White
doesn't play energetically enough. Meanwhile, the awkward position of Black's
pieces creates a lot of tactical possibilities.} (24. Rc6 {was quite good, e.g.
} Nb8 25. Rc7 Nd7 26. Bf4 $5 (26. d6 exd6 27. Bg5 f6 28. exf6 Nxf6 29. Rxa7 $14
) 26... Nb6 (26... a5 27. e6 Nf6 28. d6 Nd5 29. dxe7+ Nxe7 30. Rd7 $1 Re8 31.
Ng5 $16) 27. d6 Nd5 28. Rxa7 exd6 29. Bg5 $16) (24. d6 {looks even stronger:}
Ke8 (24... exd6 25. Bg5) (24... f6 25. Nd4 $1) 25. Rc6 Nb8 26. Rc7 Rd7 27. Bg5
$1 f6 28. Bh4 g5 (28... exd6 29. Rc8+ Rd8 30. Rxd8+ Kxd8 31. exf6 Bf8 32. Ng5
$16) 29. Rc8+ Rd8 (29... Kf7 30. Bg3) 30. Rxd8+ Kxd8 31. dxe7+ Kxe7 32. exf6+
Bxf6 33. Bxg5 $16) 24... Ke8 25. d6 {quite late!} f6 $1 26. exf6 Bxf6 27. Ra2
$6 (27. Rc6 Nb8 28. Rc7 $14 {was the last try}) 27... Nc5 28. Rxa7 Nxb3 (28...
Nxb3 29. Be5 Rd7 $1 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Perenyi Memorial"]
[Site "Gyula"]
[Date "2000.01.31"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Horvath, Csaba"]
[Black "Ruck, Robert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2519"]
[BlackElo "2472"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2000.01.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {King} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+
c6 8. Ba4 O-O 9. Ne2 c5 10. O-O Nc6 11. Be3 Na5 {King: 'To my eyes a logical
way of meeting White's opening system: the c4 square is no longer guarded by
the bishop, so now is the moment to occupy it.  It has been seen many times
over in the Gruenfeld: once the knight blockades on c4, the c3 pawn won't move
and the dark-squared bishop is dominated. It is worth a pawn to achieve it. '}
12. Rb1 b6 $1 {The most accurate move maintaining both possibilities: Nc4 and
Ba6. Details - see CBM70.} 13. dxc5 (13. Bb5 Bb7 (13... Be6 14. d5 Bd7 15. Bd3
e5 16. f4 f5 17. Ng3 c4 (17... g5 $1 $13 {Timman,J}) 18. Bc2 g5 $2 19. fxe5 f4
20. e6 Bxe6 21. e5 $1 Bf7 22. e6 Bg6 23. Bxg6 hxg6 24. d6 $16 {Avrukh,B-Timman,
J/Lost Boys 1999/0-1 (71)}) 14. f3 cxd4 15. cxd4 e6 16. Rc1 Qe7 17. Qd2 Rfc8
18. Rxc8+ $6 (18. Rfd1 $1 $13 {Atalik,S}) 18... Rxc8 19. Rc1 Rxc1+ 20. Qxc1 Qb4
$1 21. Bd3 Nc6 22. e5 Ne7 23. Be4 Nd5 $17 {Korotylev,A-Atalik,S/Alushta 1999/
0-1 (51)-CBM70}) (13. Qd3 $5 {preventing both Black's ideas} Be6 14. d5 Bd7 15.
Bc2 e5 16. f4 f5 17. Ng3 fxe4 18. Nxe4 Bf5 19. d6 Qd7 20. fxe5 Bxe5 21. Rxf5
Qxf5 22. Qd5+ Kh8 23. Ng3 Qf6 24. Ne4 Qf5 25. Rd1 $6 Bg7 26. Qd3 Nc6 27. Bg5
Rae8 {Krush,I-Atakisi,U/WCh U18 Boys 1999/0-1 (56)}) 13... Ba6 14. Bb5 Bxb5 15.
Rxb5 Nc4 {As usually in similar positions, White's extra pawn has no
importance as his pawn structure is compromised.} 16. Bg5 h6 17. Rb4 {
Recommended by P.Svidler.} (17. Qxd8 Rfxd8 18. Bxe7 Re8 19. Rb4 Ne5 20. Bd6 Nd3
21. Ra4 b5 22. Ra6 Rxe4 23. Nc1 Nb2 $44 {1/2-1/2 Arencibia,W-Shirov,A/Espana
73/530 1998 (31)-CBM70}) 17... b5 $1 {Keeping the knight at its formidable
position.} ({After} 17... Ne5 {Black faces more trouble achieving equality:}
18. Be3 (18. Qxd8 $6 Rfxd8 19. Bxe7 Rd2) 18... Ng4 19. Qxd8 Rfxd8 20. cxb6 axb6
21. Bxb6 Rd2 22. Nc1 Bxc3 23. Rc4 Bb2 24. h3 Ne5 25. Rc7 Rd7 $1 26. Rc2 Bd4 $1
27. Bxd4 Rxd4 28. f3 g5 29. Rff2 Rd1+ 30. Rf1 Rd4 31. Rff2 $6 Rd1+ 32. Kh2 Rxc1
33. Rxc1 Nd3 34. Rcc2 Nxf2 35. Rxf2 {Gleizerov,E-Roeder,M/Las Palmas 74/470
1998/1/2-1/2 (47)}) 18. Bc1 Rb8 (18... Qxd1 $5 19. Rxd1 Rfd8 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21.
f4 a6 22. a4 e5 (22... Rd1+ 23. Kf2 Bxc3 24. Nxc3 Rxc1 25. axb5 $1 Rxc3 26.
bxa6 Rc2+ 27. Ke1 Ne3 28. a7 Nxg2+ 29. Kf1 Ne3+ 30. Kg1 Rg2+ 31. Kh1 $18) 23.
axb5 Bf8 24. Rxc4 axb5 25. Rd4 {1/2-1/2 Gleizerov,E-Oral,T/Rilton Cup 1999} (
25. Rd4 exd4 26. cxd4 b4 $13)) 19. a4 a6 20. axb5 axb5 21. Nd4 Qc7 22. Nxb5
Qxc5 23. Qb3 (23. Qd5 Qxd5 24. exd5 Rfc8 25. Na7 Bxc3 26. Rxb8 Rxb8 27. Nc6 Rb5
28. Nxe7+ Kf8 29. Nc6 g5 30. d6 {1/2-1/2 Shariyazdanov,A-Bagirov,V/MTO 1999})
23... Rbc8 {White's extra pawn is weak and blocked; the black pieces are more
active; so White's advantage is out of question.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Perenyi Memorial"]
[Site "Gyula"]
[Date "2000.01.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Horvath, Csaba"]
[Black "Groszpeter, Attila"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2519"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2000.01.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4
a5 15. Rxb7 g5 16. Bg3 a4 17. Rc7 Qb2 {About this variant see CBM74.} 18. Bc4
a3 {Black decides to push his pawn. He is rather ready to sacrifice his knight
than develop it. It looks more risky than} (18... Nd7 19. Bd5 Rad8 20. Qxa4
Bxf3 21. gxf3 Qxd4 22. Qxd4 Bxd4 23. Rd1 e5 24. Kg2 Nf6 $11 {Solozhenkin,
E-Tseitlin,M/15th ECC Final 1999/1/2-1/2 (89)-CBM74}) {Still, Black appears to
achieve a draw easily.} 19. Bd5 (19. Rxe7 $2 Nc6) 19... Bxf3 $1 {Eliminating
the knight protecting the d4 pawn.} 20. gxf3 (20. Qxf3 $2 a2) 20... Ra6 21. Rb7
Qxd4 {Forcing a draw.} 22. Qxd4 (22. Qb3 $2 a2) (22. Qc2 $6 e6) 22... Bxd4 23.
Bxb8 a2 24. Bxa2 Rxa2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2000.01.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2851"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2000.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 cxd4 9. cxd4 Nc6 10. Rd1 Bg4 {About this variation - see Krush-Lalic in
the present issue.} 11. Be2 Bxe2 12. Nxe2 Na5 $146 {Black immediately starts
fighting for the c4 square. It is worth mentioning that in the Gruenfeld
defence the black knight is usually perfectly placed on a5 (at the edge of the
board!) and takes active part in the battle.} 13. Qb4 (13. Rc1 $5 b5 $140 (
13... O-O {/\b6,Rc8}) 14. Qb4 a6 15. d5 Nc4 16. Bd4 O-O 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. O-O (
18. Nd4 e5) 18... Rc8 19. Nd4) 13... O-O 14. O-O b6 15. d5 Qd6 16. Qb5 (16.
Qxd6 exd6 17. Bd4 Rac8 $13) 16... Qe5 {Kasparov finds an interesting way to
solve his opening problems. The idea of this move is to provoke f2-f3,
weakening the dark squares in White's camp.} (16... Rfc8 17. Rc1 Qe5 18. Qa6 $1
{and Black must give up the c-file without having time to capture on e4.}) (
16... Rac8 $5 17. Rc1 Qe5) 17. Rd4 {An awkward move; however, if} (17. f3 {then
} Rfc8 18. Bd4 (18. Bf4 Qb2) 18... Qd6 {[%cal Yd6a3] and the bishop exchange
after} 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 {[%cal Yd6c5] further weakens the dark squares.}) 17...
Qb8 18. Ra4 $6 {A dubious attempt to play for a win as the rook can now easily
find itself out of play.} (18. Rdd1 $11) 18... Rc8 19. Nd4 Rc5 20. Qd7 Rc7 21.
Qb5 {White already agrees to a draw but Black doesn't!} Qc8 22. h3 Rc5 23. Qb1
Qd7 24. Rb4 (24. Nc6 $2 Nxc6 25. Bxc5 Nd8) 24... Rac8 $2 {A normal developing
move leading, however, to equalising simplifications.} (24... Nc4 $1 $17 {
After the exchange of this knight for the e3 bishop Black's remaining bishop
will be stronger than White's knight; besides, Black controls the important
c-file. A similar structure arose in the game Krush-Lalic from this issue.
Here, however, Black has an additional advantage: the white b4 rook is poorly
placed. True, the white knight can come to c6 but it will not be safe there in
view of the ...e7-e6 possibility. If} 25. Nb3 {then} Rcc8 {threatening 26...a5}
(25... Nxe3 $2 26. Nxc5 bxc5 27. Rb8+)) 25. Nc6 $1 {Did Kasparov overlook or
underestimate this?} Nxc6 26. Bxc5 Nxb4 27. Bxb4 {[%csl Re7][%cal Yf1c1]} Bc3 {
It looks like, having made a mistake, Kasparov aims for a drawing liquidation.
White's counterplay against the e7 pawn is sufficient for equality anyway.} 28.
Rc1 Bxb4 29. Rxc8+ Qxc8 30. Qxb4 Qc1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2000.01.29"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2851"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2000.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
h3 $6 {This loss of a tempo was considered necessary (and the whole 7.Nf3
system dubious therefore) before the seventies, when it was discovered that
Black's ..Bg4 threat is not worth such extraordinary measures. After that 7.
Nf3 became very popular but 8.h3 was completely forgotten. Why does Kramnik
come back to this harmless line? In recent years he tried many systems against
Kasparov's Gruenfeld but didn't achieve any real success. Now he just tries to
avoid "theoretical" lines. But it is hardly possible to upset Garry this way 
(which way it is possible, nobody knows!). In the present game White managed
to pose Black some problems but Kasparov solved them quite easily.} O-O 9. Be2
{Other options seen in practice:} (9. Bc4 Nc6 (9... Qc7 10. Bb3 Nc6 11. Be3 b6
12. Qc2 Na5 13. Bd5 Bb7 14. Bxb7 Nxb7 15. Rc1 Rac8 16. O-O Rfd8 {1/2-1/2
Blocher,J-Dreher,A/AUT-chT9697 1997}) 10. Be3 cxd4 (10... Qa5 $5) 11. cxd4 b5
12. Bd5 Bb7 13. Rc1 Rc8 14. O-O (14. Bxc6 $142 Rxc6 15. Rxc6 Bxc6 16. d5) 14...
e6 15. Bb3 Na5 16. Rxc8 Qxc8 17. d5 Nxb3 18. Qxb3 exd5 19. Bxa7 dxe4 20. Nd4
Rd8 21. Rd1 Bd5 22. Qxb5 Bxa2 23. Qa4 Bd5 {Rack,M-Schnitzspan,L/Wiesbaden op
1988/1/2-1/2 (76)}) (9. Be3 Qa5 (9... Nd7 $6 10. Bd3 e6 11. O-O cxd4 12. cxd4
b6 13. Bg5 f6 14. Bd2 Ne5 15. Bb4 Nxd3 16. Bxf8 Nxf2 17. Rxf2 Bxf8 18. Rc1 Bb7
19. Qd3 Kh8 20. Kh1 Bd6 21. Qe3 e5 22. dxe5 Bc5 23. Rxc5 bxc5 24. exf6 {
Luczak,A-Schinzel,W/Warszawa Cup5-A 1979/1-0 (41)}) (9... b6 10. Qc2 cxd4 11.
cxd4 Bb7 12. Rd1 Nc6 13. Be2 Rc8 14. Qb1 Qd6 15. O-O Qb4 16. d5 Qxb1 17. Rxb1
Na5 18. Rfc1 Rxc1+ 19. Rxc1 Rc8 {Sepulveda,P-Santos,F/Pan American-ch 1996/1/
2-1/2 (55)}) (9... b5 10. Rb1 (10. Bxb5 $5 Qa5 11. Qb3) (10. Be2 $5 {-see game}
) 10... a6 11. Bd3 Nc6 12. Bc2 Na5 13. O-O Nc4 14. Bc1 Qa5 15. Bb3 Qxc3 16.
dxc5 Bb7 17. Qe2 Ne5 18. Ba3 Nd3 19. c6 Bxc6 20. Rfc1 Nxc1 21. Rxc1 Qf6 22. Qe3
Rac8 23. e5 Qf5 24. Nd4 Qd7 25. Bxf7+ Kh8 26. Be6 Bh6 27. Bxd7 Bxe3 28. Rxc6
Bxf2+ 29. Kh2 Rcd8 30. Ne6 Rxd7 31. Nxf8 Rd3 32. Bc5 Bg3+ 33. Kh1 Rc3 34. Bf2
Rxc6 35. Bxg3 Kg8 36. Nd7 Kf7 37. Bf2 Ke6 38. Nc5+ Kxe5 39. Nd3+ Ke4 40. Nc5+
Kd5 41. Nd3 a5 {0-1 Calderin,R-Arencibia,W/CUB-ch 1988}) 10. Qd2 Nc6 11. Rd1 (
11. Be2 $6 cxd4 12. Nxd4 (12. cxd4 Qxd2+ 13. Kxd2 Rd8) 12... Rd8 13. Rd1 Be6
14. O-O Nxd4 15. cxd4 Qxa2 16. Qxa2 Bxa2 17. d5 Rdc8 18. Rc1 a5 19. Bb5 Bb3 20.
Bd7 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 a4 22. Bc8 Bb2 23. Bxb7 Bxc1 24. Bxc1 {Heinrich,C-Sperlich,S/
Dortmund op 1987/0-1 (46)}) 11... b6 12. Be2 Rd8 13. O-O Ba6 14. Bxa6 Qxa6 15.
Bh6 cxd4 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. cxd4 Qa5 18. d5 Qxd2 19. Rxd2 Nb4 20. a3 Na6 {
1/2-1/2 Idigoras Guisasola,G-Marini,L/ARG-ch 1955}) 9... b5 {Combining
fianchetto with active queenside play. However, is it really "active play" or
just a weakening move? Surprisingly enough,} (9... Nc6 {didn't bring Black any
success in the few games played with this move:} 10. Be3 Qa5 {is probably the
best but has not yet been seen in practice. For example,} (10... b6 11. O-O
cxd4 12. cxd4 Bb7 (12... h6 13. Qd2 Kh7 14. Rac1 Bb7 15. d5 Na5 16. Qb4 Rc8 17.
Rxc8 Bxc8 18. Rc1 Bd7 19. Nd4 Re8 20. Bb5 Be5 21. f4 Bd6 22. Qc3 e5 23. dxe6
Bxb5 24. Nxb5 {Pandorf,H-Schmitt,K/RLPF-op Polch 1990/0-1 (49)}) 13. Rc1 Rc8
14. Qa4 (14. Qd2 e6 15. Bg5 Qe8 16. Bb5 a6 17. Ba4 b5 18. Bb3 Ne7 19. Qb4 Nc6
20. Qd6 h6 21. d5 hxg5 22. dxe6 f6 23. Qd7 Ba8 24. Rc5 Kh8 25. Bd5 Ne5 26. Rxc8
Qxc8 27. Nxe5 fxe5 28. Bxa8 Qxa8 29. Rd1 Qxe4 30. e7 Rxf2 31. Kxf2 Qf4+ 32. Kg1
{1-0 Koka,O-Feller,C/Bern op 1996}) 14... Na5 15. Nd2 Bc6 16. Qb4 e6 17. f3 Re8
18. Bb5 Bxb5 19. Rxc8 Qxc8 20. Qxb5 Qc3 21. Qxe8+ {1-0 Bobak,S-Dudik,C/It,
Debrecen HUN 1998}) (10... cxd4 11. cxd4 Qa5+ 12. Bd2 Qa3 13. d5 Ne5 14. Nxe5
Bxe5 15. O-O Bxa1 16. Qxa1 f6 17. Rb1 Qd6 18. Bb4 Qd8 19. Bc4 Kg7 20. e5 a5 21.
Ba3 b5 22. Bxb5 Rb8 23. exf6+ exf6 24. Bxf8+ Qxf8 25. a4 {Bannik,A-Ilivitsky,G/
URS-ch21 Kiev 1954/1-0 (52)}) 11. O-O Qxc3 12. Rc1 Qa3 13. Rxc5 Qxa2 $13) (9...
b6 {is probably the most logical to underline that 8.h3 has been just a loss
of time.} 10. O-O Bb7 11. e5 cxd4 12. cxd4 Na6 13. Qa4 Nc7 14. Ba3 Qe8 15. Qb3
Qd7 16. Rad1 Bd5 17. Bc4 Rac8 18. Nd2 Bh6 19. Bxd5 Nxd5 20. Ne4 Qc6 21. Qg3
Rfe8 22. Qh4 Bg7 23. Rd3 f5 {0-1 Gawlikowski,S-Taimanov,M/Szczawno Zdroj 1950 
(33)}) 10. Be3 Bb7 11. Qd3 cxd4 12. cxd4 Nd7 13. O-O Nb6 {The whole plan
connected with 9...b5 is now clear.} 14. Qb1 $1 {An unusual but strong move.
It is not easy now for Black to defend his b5 pawn.} Na4 $5 {Black retorts to
tactical means.} (14... a6 15. a4 bxa4 {doesn't lose a piece at once but White
obtains a more than sufficient compensation for the pawn:} 16. d5 (16. Ra2 $44)
16... Bxa1 17. Qxa1 {/\18.Rb1} (17. Bxb6 Qd6 18. Be3 Bg7 19. Qxb7 Rfb8 20. Qc6
Qxc6 21. dxc6 a3 $13) 17... Rb8 18. Bh6 $16) 15. Qxb5 Nc3 16. Qxb7 Nxe2+ 17.
Kh1 Nxd4 {The pin along the d-file looks dangerous but White can't eventually
win more than a pawn, which will be insufficient for winning the game.} 18.
Rad1 (18. Bxd4 {yields nothing in view of} Bxd4 19. Rad1 (19. Nxd4 Qxd4 20.
Qxe7 Rfe8 $11) 19... Qb6 20. Qxe7 Bxf2 21. Rd6 Bc5 $11 (21... Qe3)) 18... e5
19. Nxe5 {White looks for more than} (19. Nxd4 exd4 20. Bxd4 Bxd4 21. Qb4 Rb8
22. Qxd4 Qxd4 23. Rxd4 $14 {and it is very difficult for him to make use of
his extra pawn in the four-rook endgame.}) 19... Bxe5 20. f4 Bg7 (20... Rb8 21.
Qa6 Rb6 {doesn't work in view of} 22. Qxa7 Bb8 23. Qa4 $18) 21. e5 Qb6 $1 {
Liquidates to an endgame, which is even less promising for White than that
after 19.Nxd4} 22. Qxb6 axb6 23. Bxd4 Rxa2 24. Bxb6 Re8 {[%cal Yf7f6] If the
pawns are on the same flank, realization of an extra pawn is generally
possible with knights on the board (or if the strong side has a knight against
a bishop). With each side having only a bishop, the endgame usually ends in a
draw.The text move prepares the exchange of another pawn pair.} 25. Bd8 Ra6 {
Again threatening 26...f6} 26. Bc7 Rae6 (26... f6 {did work now owing to the
possibility} 27. Rd6 Re6 $1 {but Black needn't hurry with ...f7-f6}) 27. g4 g5
$1 (27... f6 28. f5 Rc6 {was good, too, but with the text move Black simply
wins the e5 pawn.}) 28. f5 (28. fxg5 Bxe5 {is also a dead draw}) 28... Rc6 29.
Rd7 Bxe5 30. Re1 f6 31. Bxe5 Rxe5 32. Rxe5 fxe5 33. Re7 h5 34. Kg2 hxg4 35.
hxg4 Rc4 36. Kf3 Rf4+ 37. Kg3 e4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-32"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.09.25"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Khachiyan, Melikset"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[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 "Poland"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia II"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. d4 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 b6 13. O-O e6 14. Bc4 Bb7
$2 $146 (14... Bg7) 15. dxe6 fxe6 (15... Bxe4 16. exf7+ Kh8 (16... Kg7 17. Qe3
Bxh2+ (17... Qe7 18. Rb2 Bc6 19. Re2 $18) 18. Kxh2 Qb8+ 19. Kg1 Bxb1 20. Qh6+
Kh8 21. Bf4 $18) 17. Qe3 Bxh2+ (17... Qe7 18. Rb2 Bf5 19. Re2 $18) 18. Kxh2
Qb8+ 19. Qf4 $1 Bxb1 20. Qxb8 Raxb8 21. Bf4 $18) 16. Bxe6+ Kh8 17. Bd5 $16 Bxd5
18. exd5 Rf5 (18... Qf6 $142 19. Bb2 $16 (19. c4 $6 Qh4 20. f4 Bd4+ 21. Kh1
Rae8 $44)) 19. f4 Bg7 20. c4 Bd4+ 21. Kh1 Qf6 22. Qe2 Rf8 23. Bd2 Qf7 24. g4 (
24. a4 $1 {/\a5}) 24... Rf6 25. Qf3 (25. a4 $1) 25... Qd7 26. Rbe1 $6 (26. Rfe1
) 26... a6 $6 (26... b5 $1 27. cxb5 Qxb5 28. Re7 Qb2 $132) 27. Re4 $1 b5 {[#]}
28. Rxd4 $1 cxd4 29. c5 $18 Rd8 30. d6 Rc8 (30... Qe6 31. f5 Qxa2 32. Bg5) 31.
Qd5 Kg7 32. Re1 $1 Re8 33. Rxe8 Qxe8 34. Qxd4 Qe2 35. h3 $1 Qc4 (35... Kf7 36.
d7 Re6 37. d8=N+ $1) 36. Qxc4 bxc4 37. d7 Rf8 38. c6 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-32"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.09.19"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "146"]
[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 "Poland"]
[BlackTeam "Georgia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GEO"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Be3 Nc6 14. d5
Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Ne5 16. Bc5 Bf6 17. Rxb7 Rfb8 18. Bxe7 Rxb7 19. Bxf6 Re8 20. h4
Qa3 21. Bxe5 Rxe5 22. Qd4 Qb2 23. Qc4 Re8 24. Qc6 Qb5 25. Qc3 Qb4 26. Qc6 Rbb8
27. Rd1 Rbc8 28. Qa6 Qb6 29. Qa2 a5 30. Rb1 Qc5 31. Rd1 h5 32. g3 Qc2 33. Qxa5
Rc3 34. Qb5 Rxe4 35. Bxe4 Qxd1+ 36. Kh2 Qd4 37. Qe2 Rb3 38. Kg2 Rb2 39. Qe1 Qe5
40. Kf1 Ra2 41. Qb4 Qa1+ 42. Kg2 Ra4 43. Qe7 Qd4 44. Bf3 Ra2 45. Qe1 Kg7 46.
Qf1 Qd2 47. Kg1 Kh7 48. Kg2 Rc2 49. d6 Qxd6 50. Be4 Rd2 51. Qc4 Qf6 52. Qc5 Kg7
53. Qe3 Qb2 54. Qf3 Qd4 55. Kg1 f5 56. Ba8 f4 57. Qxf4 $2 Qxf4 58. gxf4 Rd4 59.
Kg2 Rxf4 60. Kg3 Rg4+ 61. Kh3 Kf6 62. f3 Rf4 63. Kg3 Ke5 64. Bc6 Rf6 65. Be4 $2
(65. Ba4 Kd4 66. Kf2 Rb6 (66... Re6 67. Bd7 Re7 68. Ba4 Kd3 69. Bb5+ Kd2 70.
Bc4) (66... Ra6 67. Be8 Ke5 (67... Ra2+ 68. Kf1 g5 69. hxg5 h4 70. g6) 68. Kg3
Ra1 69. Bc6) 67. Be8 Rb2+ 68. Kf1 g5 (68... Ke3 69. Bxg6 Rf2+ 70. Kg1 Kxf3 71.
Bxh5+ Kg3 72. Bg6) 69. hxg5 h4 70. g6 Ke3 71. g7 h3 72. Kg1 Rg2+ 73. Kh1 Kxf3
74. Bc6+ Kf2 75. g8=Q Rxg8 76. Kh2 Rh8 77. Bd7 Kf3 78. Be6 $10) 65... Kd4 66.
Kf2 Rb6 67. Kg3 Ke3 68. Bc2 Rc6 69. Be4 Rf6 70. Bb7 Rf4 71. Bd5 Ra4 72. Bf7 Ra1
73. Kg2 Ra7 {3.14-2.24} 0-1

[Event "Pamplona 9899 9th"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "1999.01.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1998.12.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Rc1 Qa5 9. Qd2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qxd2+ 11. Kxd2 O-O 12. Bd3 {[%cal Yg1e2] The
ideas of developping the knight to e2 are: 1) to avoid Bc8-g4; 2) to have a
defence f2-f3 in the event of ...f7-f5. Still, the indifferent move Bf1-d3
yields Black new possibilities of counterplay. However,} (12. Bb5 {is not
formidable either, e.g.} Nc6 13. Ne2 Rd8 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Rhd1 Rb8 16. Rxc6
Bb7 17. Rc7 Bxe4 18. f3 Bd5 19. Rxa7 Bc4 20. Ke1 e5 21. dxe5 Rxd1+ 22. Kxd1
Bxe5 23. f4 Bf6 24. Nc1 Re8 25. Bd2 Bd5 26. g3 Bf3+ $44 {Andreev,K-Gubanov,A/
ch-city, St Petersburg RUS 1997/1/2-1/2 (42)}) 12... Nc6 13. Ne2 Rd8 14. Rc4 f5
(14... Bd7 15. Rhc1 e6 16. f3 Be8 17. e5 Rd7 18. f4 Rad8 19. Be4 Ne7 20. Bf2 f5
21. Bf3 g5 {1/2-1/2 Dejkalo,S-Konopka,M/Prague Bohemians-B 1989}) 15. Rb1 fxe4
$1 $146 (15... Be6 16. Ra4 fxe4 17. Bxe4 Rd7 18. d5 Bxd5 19. Rxb7 Rad8 20. Rxd7
Rxd7 21. Bxd5+ Rxd5+ 22. Kc2 a5 23. a3 Kf7 24. Rc4 Ne5 25. Rc5 Rxc5+ 26. Bxc5
Ke6 27. Kb3 Nd3 28. Bb6 Kd5 29. Nc3+ {1/2-1/2 Sadler,M-Svidler,P/Fontys 1998})
16. Bxe4 Bf5 {[%csl Rd4,Re3] A standard manoeuvre leading Black to a slightly
superior endgame.} 17. Bxf5 gxf5 18. Ke1 Rd7 19. f3 Rad8 20. Kf2 Kf7 21. Rb5 e6
{White must now create a kingside counterplay to equalize chances.} 22. a4 Bf6
23. g4 $1 a6 {[%csl Rb6,Rb7]} 24. Rb1 fxg4 25. fxg4 Nxd4 26. Nxd4 Bxd4 27. Bxd4
Rxd4 28. Rxb7+ Kf6 29. Rxd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 41st"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2013.08.03"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2796"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "151"]
[EventDate "2013.07.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Rc1 Qa5 9. Qd2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qxd2+ 11. Bxd2 O-O 12. Nf3 e6 13. Bc4 {Rather
harmless.} (13. Bb5 {and}) (13. h4 {are more common here}) 13... Nc6 14. d5
exd5 15. Bxd5 h6 $146 (15... Be6 {is usually played as this move should be
made anyway:} 16. O-O (16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. Ke2 Rac8 18. Rhd1 Bb2 19. Rb1 Nd4+ 20.
Kf1 Nxf3 21. Rxb2 Nxh2+ (21... Nxd2+ $5 22. Rbxd2 g5 $11) 22. Ke1 Ng4 23. f3
Ne5 24. Rxb7 Rf7 $11 {1/2 (34) Bazant,P-Ftacnik,L (2550) Czechoslovakia 1992})
16... Bxd5 (16... Rac8 17. Be3 h6 18. Rfd1 Rfd8 19. h3 Kf8 20. a3 b6 21. Bxe6
Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 fxe6 {0-1 (23) Bazant,P (2355)-Baumgartner,U (2380) ICCF 1996}
23. Rd7 $14) 17. exd5 Ne5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. Rfe1 Bd6 20. g3 Rfd8 21. Bg5 Rd7
22. Kg2 {1/2 (22) Bazant,P (2355)-Grasso,G (2445) ICCF 1996}) 16. O-O Re8 17.
Rb1 Re7 18. Rfc1 Be6 19. Bxe6 fxe6 20. Kf1 Rd8 $11 {White has no advantage in
this ending but the position is still playable and to Kramnik's taste.} 21. Be3
Rd3 22. Ne1 Rd8 23. h4 Rf7 24. Nf3 Rd3 25. Bc5 Rfd7 26. Ke2 Rc3 27. Rxc3 Bxc3 {
[%mdl 4096]} 28. g4 Bf6 $6 (28... Kf7 $142 29. Be3 Bg7 30. g5 $140 h5) 29. Be3
Kg7 (29... Bg7 $1) 30. g5 {[%mdl 32]} hxg5 31. hxg5 {The opening of the h-file
is the first real achievement for White.} Be7 (31... Bc3 $142 {keeping control
of the long diagonal} 32. Rb3 $140 Ba1 {M.Golubev}) 32. Bd2 Bd8 (32... Kf7 $142
33. Bc3 Bf8 {[%cal Yf8g7]}) 33. Bc3+ Kg8 34. Bf6 (34. Rh1 {is harmless due to}
Rh7 {e.g.} 35. Rd1 Bb6) 34... Bb6 (34... Bxf6 35. gxf6 {[%csl Gf6] - such a
bishop exchange is obviously favourable to White.}) 35. Nh2 $5 Rh7 (35... e5
36. Ng4 Rd4 37. Kf3 (37. f3 Ra4) 37... Rd3+ 38. Kg2 Rd2 39. a4 {- Black's
problems remain.}) 36. Ng4 {White's pressure gradually increases.} Kf8 (36...
Nd4+ $2 37. Bxd4 Bxd4 38. Rd1) (36... Rh4 37. Kf3 {[%cal Yf3g3,Yb1d1]}) 37. Kf3
Ke8 38. Kg2 Rh4 39. Kg3 Rh7 40. f4 (40. Ba1 Bd8 41. Nf6+ Bxf6 42. gxf6 {
was possible but White was not sure that he could break up Black's position
after} Nd8 {and preferred to keep some tension.}) 40... Rd7 41. Rh1 (41. Ne5
Nxe5 42. Bxe5 Rd3+ 43. Kg4 Bf2 44. f5 exf5+ 45. exf5 Rd5 {(M.Golubev)} 46. Bf6
Rxf5 47. Rxb7 Ra5 {- Black should not lose.}) 41... Rd3+ 42. Kg2 Rd2+ (42...
Bc7 $5 43. Rh8+ Kd7 44. Rh7+ Kc8) 43. Kf3 Rd3+ 44. Kg2 Rd2+ 45. Kf3 Rd3+ 46.
Ke2 Rg3 47. Rh4 Kd7 (47... Ra3 {looks risky due to} 48. Rh6 {A line like} Rxa2+
49. Kf1 Ra3 50. Rxg6 Rf3+ 51. Kg2 Rxf4 52. Kg3 Rxe4 53. Rg8+ Kd7 54. g6 Nd4 55.
Ne5+ Kc7 56. g7 Nf5+ 57. Kf3 Re3+ 58. Kf4 Rg3 59. Bd8+ Kd6 60. Bxb6 Rxg7 61.
Rd8+ Ke7 62. Ba5 {can hardly be calculated over the board :-), and even then
it is not yet a draw.}) 48. Bg7 (48. Rh7+ $5 Ke8 (48... Kc8 49. Ne5 Re3+ (49...
Nxe5 50. Bxe5 Re3+ 51. Kd2 Rxe4 52. Rh6) 50. Kd2 Rxe4 51. Nxg6 $16 {[%csl Gg5]}
) 49. Ne5 Nxe5 50. Bxe5 Re3+ 51. Kd2 Rxe4 52. Rxb7 $14 {_|_}) 48... Nd4+ (48...
Bc7 $5) (48... Kd6 $5) 49. Kf1 $1 Kc6 {After Black's king launches queenside
counterplay, the endgame turns into a total mess.} (49... Nf3 50. Ne5+ Nxe5 51.
Bxe5 Re3 52. Rh7+ Kd8 $1 53. Rg7 Rxe4 54. Kg2 $1 (54. Rxg6 $143 Bd4) 54... Bd4
55. Bxd4 Rxd4 56. Kf3 {- this rook ending is dangerous for Black.}) 50. Ne5+
Kb5 51. Rh2 $1 (51. Nxg6 $143 Nf3 52. Rh7 Nd2+ 53. Ke2 Nxe4) 51... Re3 52. Rb2+
Ka4 53. Bf8 (53. Nxg6 $5 Rxe4 54. Bxd4 Bxd4 (54... Rxd4 55. Kg2) 55. Rxb7 Ka3 (
55... a5 56. Rb3) 56. Rb5 $1 {(stopping Black's pawn)} Kxa2 57. Kg2 {, but here
} e5 $1 {apparently saves the game.}) 53... Ba5 $6 (53... Rxe4 $1 54. Rb4+ Ka5
55. Nxg6 Ka6 {[%cal Yb6a5]}) 54. Nxg6 Rxe4 55. Bd6 $6 (55. Rxb7 $142 $16 {
Somehow both players neglect this pawn!}) 55... Nf5 56. Be5 Ne3+ 57. Ke2 Nf5+
58. Kf2 Bb6+ 59. Rxb6 {[%mdl 512] Unable to neutralise Black's annoying pieces,
White sacrifices an exchange.} axb6 60. Nf8 Ka3 $6 {Not a good plan. The king
is needed on the kingside:} (60... Kb5 61. Nxe6 (61. g6 Ra4) 61... Ra4 62. Kf3
Kc6 {, and Black is not worse.}) 61. Nxe6 Kxa2 (61... Rc4 $5) 62. g6 Rc4 63.
Nd4 $1 Nh6 (63... Nxd4 $2 64. g7 Rc2+ 65. Kf1 Rc1+ 66. Kg2 Rc2+ 67. Kh3 Rc8 68.
Bxd4 $18) 64. g7 (64. Kf3 $5 {[%cal Ye5g7,Yf4f5]}) 64... Rc5 (64... Rc8 $5) 65.
Ne6 (65. Nf5 $5 Ng8 66. Nd6 b5 67. Ne4 Rc8 68. Nc3+ Kb3 69. Nxb5 {with some
winning chances for White, according to GM M.Golubev.}) 65... Rc8 66. Nf8 b5
67. f5 Rc2+ (67... b4 $5 68. f6 b3 {is quite possible as after} 69. f7 Nxf7 70.
g8=Q Nxe5 {Black is not worse}) 68. Kf3 Rc1 (68... b4 $5) 69. f6 Rf1+ 70. Ke4
Ng8 (70... b4 $2 71. Bf4 Ng8 72. f7 $18) 71. Kd5 b4 72. Nh7 b3 73. Ke6 Nxf6 $1
(73... b2 $4 74. Bxb2 Kxb2 75. f7 Rxf7 76. Kxf7 Nh6+ 77. Kf8 b5 78. Ng5 b4 79.
Nf7 $18) 74. Bxf6 Rg1 75. Bg5 Rxg5 $4 {[%mdl 8192] A terrible blunder.} (75...
b2 76. g8=Q b1=Q 77. Qa8+ Kb3 78. Qxb7+ Kc2 {was not as dangerous for Black as
it might seem, e.g.} 79. Qe4+ Kb3 80. Qd5+ Kc2 81. Qc4+ Kd1 $11) 76. Nxg5 {
Only now Black noticed} (76. Nxg5 b2 77. Ne4 $1 $18) 1-0

[Event "Biel Suri Memorial"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2014.07.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Black "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2014.07.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ Nc6 {
Hardly a good reaction to the bishop check.} 8. Nf3 {[%mdl 4] The most
appropriate reply. The d4 point is safe so White has no reason to fear ...
Bc8-g4.} (8. Ne2 O-O {is less convincing:} 9. O-O (9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Ba3 Ba6 (
10... Re8 $5 11. f4 e5 12. fxe5 f6 13. O-O fxe5 14. Qd3 Bg4 15. Bc5 Qd7 $11 {
0-1 (21) Mitigas,S-Atalik,S (2555) Ikaria 1997}) 11. O-O Re8 12. Qc2 e5 {
1/2 Tunik,G-Yandemirov,V/Minsk-B 1993}) 9... Na5 10. Be3 (10. Ba3 c6 11. Bd3 b6
12. Qc2 {1/2 Gleizerov,E-Yandemirov,V/Balatonbereny 1994}) (10. Bg5 c6 11. Bd3
Be6 12. f4 Bc4 13. f5 b5 14. Rf3 {1/2 (35) Akesson,R (2520)-Konopka,M (2410)
Pardubice 1997} c5 $132) (10. a4 b6 11. Be3 Bb7 12. Qc2 c5 {1/2 (12) Bonin,J 
(2360)-Kreiman,B (2395) New York 1995}) 10... c6 11. Bd3 e5 (11... Be6 $5) 12.
Qc2 (12. Rb1 Be6 13. a4 Qe7 14. f4 f6 $13 {0-1 (39) Grabliauskas,V (2430)
-Khachiyan,M (2480) Pardubice 1996}) 12... Be6 13. Rad1 Qe7 14. f4 exf4 15.
Bxf4 Bc4 16. Ng3 b5 17. e5 f6 18. exf6 Rxf6 19. Ne4 Rf5 20. Rde1 {0-1 (36)
Gleizerov,E (2545)-Zagorskis,D (2505) Vilnius 1997} Qd7 $11) (8. Qf3 {is
harmless:} O-O 9. Ne2 Na5 10. h4 a6 11. Ba4 c5 $132 12. h5 $6 cxd4 13. cxd4
Bxd4 14. Rb1 Nc4 15. Bb3 Be6 16. Nxd4 Qxd4 17. O-O b5 {0-1 (52) Kincs,I (2300)
-Yandemirov,V (2465) Budapest 1993}) 8... O-O 9. O-O Na5 {[%cal Yc7c5]} (9...
Bd7 {is too passive:} 10. Rb1 b6 (10... Re8 {1/2 (88) Neverov,V (2485)
-Khachiyan,M (2420) Moscow 1995} 11. Be3 $14) 11. Bg5 Re8 12. Qc1 Na5 {1/2 (30)
Gurevich,D (2488)-Khachiyan,M (2539) Saint Louis 2010} 13. Be2 $14) 10. Bf4
$146 {[%mdl 8] A good continuation. White's bishop needn't protect the centre
so it controls some important squares (c7, b8). Other options:} (10. h3 {
looks like an unnecessary waste of time:} b6 11. Bg5 Bb7 12. Qe2 c6 13. Ba4 (
13. Bd3 c5) 13... Qd6 14. Bc2 Rfe8 15. e5 Qe6 16. Be4 c5 17. Bxb7 Nxb7 $11 {
1/2 (30) Khenkin,I (2570)-Yandemirov,V (2490) Heraklio 1993}) (10. Be3 Bd7 (
10... b6 11. Rc1 Bb7 12. Bd3 Qd7 13. Qe2 Rfd8 14. Rfd1 Rac8 15. c4 c5 16. d5 e6
17. Bd2 $6 (17. Qd2 $142 $14) 17... exd5 18. cxd5 c4 19. Bb1 c3 20. Be3 Nc4
$132 {1-0 (40) Beliavsky,A (2610)-Filipovic,B (2410) Becici 1993}) (10... c6
11. Bd3 Be6 12. Qe2 b5 13. Nd2 Qc7 (13... Rb8 {1/2 (35) Shumiakina,T (2351)
-Votava,J (2497) Pardubice 1999} 14. f4 b4 15. f5 bxc3 16. fxe6 cxd2 17. exf7+
Rxf7 18. Rxf7 Kxf7 19. Qxd2 Bxd4 20. Qf2+ Bf6 21. Rd1 $14) 14. a4 a6 15. Ra3 c5
$6 16. axb5 c4 17. Bc2 axb5 18. Rfa1 $16 {0-1 (59) Ovod,E (2355)-Yandemirov,V 
(2502) St Petersburg 2002}) 11. Be2 c5 12. Rc1 Qc7 13. Qd2 Rad8 14. Bf4 Qc8 15.
h3 b6 16. Qe3 $14 {1/2 (40) Socko,M (2441)-Predojevic,B (2546) Cappelle la
Grande 2005}) (10. Bg5 {is also a possible development:} c6 (10... b6 11. Qe2
$1 (11. Qd2 c6 12. Be2 Be6 13. Rad1 Qd6 14. Qc2 Bc4 15. Rfe1 Rfe8 16. Bh4 Qa3
17. Bxc4 Nxc4 18. Qb3 Qxb3 19. axb3 Na5 20. Rb1 c5 $11 {0-1 (53) Atalik,S 
(2535)-Yandemirov,V (2490) Heraklio 1993})) 11. Bd3 Be6 12. Qe2 b5 13. Nd2 a6
14. a4 Qc7 15. Ra3 c5 $6 16. axb5 cxd4 17. cxd4 Bxd4 18. bxa6 Rfd8 19. Nf3 $16
{0-1 (33) Yakovich,Y (2560)-Yandemirov,V (2460) Elista 1995 CBM 050 [Ftacnik,L]
}) (10. Ba3 $5 {looks quite strong, too:} c6 11. Bd3 (11. Be2 Be6 12. Qa4 b5
13. Qb4 Bc4 14. Rfe1 Re8 15. Bc1 Bxe2 16. Rxe2 Nc4 $132 {1/2 (41) Virovlansky,
S (2345)-Yandemirov,V (2545) St Petersburg 1998}) 11... Be6 12. Qe2 b5 13. Nd2
(13. Rfd1 Bc4 14. Bc5 Qc7 15. Bxc4 Nxc4 16. a4 a6 17. Ne1 Rfd8 18. e5 $36 Nb6 {
1/2 (32) Riazantsev,A (2290)-Yandemirov,V (2545) Krasnodar 1998} 19. Bxb6 Qxb6
20. e6 $14) 13... a6 14. Kh1 Nb7 15. f4 c5 16. f5 Bc8 17. e5 gxf5 18. Qh5 e6 {
1-0 (43) Danielian,O (2450)-Yandemirov,V (2545) Moscow 1998 CBM 063 [Ftacnik,L]
} 19. g4 $40) 10... Bd7 (10... c6 11. Bd3 Be6 12. Qe2 b5 13. Nd2 {is similar
to the previous lines while the bishop is placed on f4 quite well.}) 11. Be2 c5
12. d5 $1 {An important move, especially appropriate as Black can't just take
on c3.} Bg4 (12... Bxc3 13. Rc1 Bb4 $6 14. Bh6) 13. e5 {[%csl Gd5,Ge5][%mdl 32]
} Qd7 14. Re1 Rad8 15. h3 Bf5 16. c4 $16 {White has strengthened his pawn
centre and has a clear advantage.} e6 17. Qd2 (17. Bg5 $5 f6 (17... exd5 18.
Bxd8 Rxd8 19. cxd5 Qxd5 20. Qxd5 Rxd5 21. Rad1 Be6 22. Rxd5 Bxd5 23. Rd1 Bxa2
$140 24. Ra1 Bc4 25. Bxc4 Nxc4 26. Rxa7 $18) 18. exf6 Bxf6 19. Bxf6 Rxf6 20.
Qd2 Qc7 21. Qc3 Rff8 22. Rad1 $16) 17... b6 18. d6 (18. Bg5 $1 {is probably
more accurate. Black has nothing better than the exchange sacrifice but White
keeps the upper hand:} exd5 (18... f6 19. exf6 Bxf6 20. Bxf6 Rxf6 21. Ne5 Qg7
22. Bf3 $16) 19. Bxd8 Rxd8 20. cxd5 Qxd5 21. Qxd5 Rxd5 22. Rad1 Be6 23. Rxd5
Bxd5 24. Rd1 Bxa2 25. Rd7 $16) 18... Be4 (18... f6 $142 $1 19. Rad1 Nc6 20.
exf6 (20. Bf1 g5 21. Bg3 g4 $1 $132 {(recommended by IM Maxim Notkin)}) 20...
Bxf6 $14) 19. Ng5 Bb7 20. Rad1 (20. Rac1 $142 {M.Notkin}) 20... Kh8 $2 {
Black misses a chance to win a pawn (of course, White would keep good
compensation but still...):} (20... h6 21. Nf3 Bxf3 22. Bxf3 (22. gxf3 $2 Nc6)
22... Nxc4 {since} 23. Qc1 b5 24. Bxh6 {doesn't work due to} Nxe5 $1) {After
the text move White's pawn wedge gradually decides the game.} 21. Qe3 Nc6 22.
Nf3 Nb4 23. Rd2 Qa4 {Desperation.} 24. Bd1 Qa6 25. Bg5 Rd7 26. Bf6 $1 {Even
better than} (26. Be7 $5 {winning the exchange as the f8-rook can't retreat:}
Re8 $2 27. Qf4 Kg8 28. Ng5) 26... Bxf6 (26... Kg8 27. Nh2 h5 28. Qf4 {[%cal
Yd1h5] M.Notkin}) 27. exf6 Bxf3 28. Bxf3 Qc8 29. Qe4 $6 (29. Qg5 {[%cal Ye1e4]
(M.Notkin) wins on the spot:} Rg8 30. Re4 Qf8 31. Rh4 {[%cal Yh4h6,Yg5h4]})
29... Rg8 30. a3 Na6 31. Bd1 Nb8 32. Ba4 Rdd8 33. g4 Qa6 34. Qc2 Qb7 35. Qc3
Nc6 $2 {A blunder in a poor position.} (35... Nd7 36. g5 $16) 36. Bxc6 Qxc6 37.
Rxe6 $1 {[%mdl 64]} Rgf8 (37... fxe6 38. f7+ Rg7 39. d7 $1 {[%cal Rf7f8]} Qa8
40. Qf6 $18) 38. Qe5 Qf3 39. Qe3 Qc6 (39... Qxe3 40. Rxe3 Rd7 41. Re7 Rfd8 42.
Kg2 a6 43. Kf3 b5 44. Ke4 bxc4 45. Rxd7 Rxd7 46. Kd5 $18) 40. Re7 Rd7 (40...
Rd7 41. Qh6 Rg8 42. Re8 $18) 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1999.01.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1999.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 Qa5 9. Rb1 b6 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Be2 Bc6 $1 12. Bd3 Nd7 $1 {I found this
move (with idea Rd8, Ne5 or - after the exchange on d4 - Nc5) in 1993 but had
no opportunity to apply it until Kasparov played it against Shaked in 1997.} (
12... O-O 13. Ne2 e6 14. h4 Nd7 15. h5 Nf6 16. f3 Nxh5 17. g4 Nf6 18. Bh6 Bh8
19. Bxf8 Rxf8 20. Rh3 Bg7 21. e5 Nd5 22. f4 f6 23. exf6 Nxf6 {1-0 Epishin,
V-Sokolov,I/Biel izt 1993 (68)}) 13. h4 {An attempt to refute Black's plan
with a direct attack.} (13. Ne2 Rd8 14. h4 (14. O-O cxd4 15. cxd4 Qxd2 16. Bxd2
Nc5 17. dxc5 Rxd3) 14... h5 (14... cxd4 15. cxd4 Nc5 16. Qxa5 bxa5 17. Bb5 Bxb5
18. Rxb5 Nxe4 19. O-O O-O 20. Rfb1 Nd6 21. Rxa5 Rd7 $11) 15. f3 O-O 16. Bg5 (
16. Rg1 $6 Rfe8 17. Bg5 Ba4 18. g4 cxd4 19. cxd4 hxg4 20. Rxg4 Ne5 21. Qxa5
bxa5 22. dxe5 Rxd3 $15 {1/2-1/2 Epishin,V-Notkin,M/Russian Club Cup, Maikop
1998 (45)}) (16. Kf2 cxd4 17. cxd4 (17. Nxd4 $2 Ba4 18. Qb2 Rc8 $15 {0-1
Kachiani Gersinska,K-Alterman,B/Recklinghauser Schachtage 1998 (36)}) 17...
Qxd2 18. Bxd2 Nc5 19. dxc5 Rxd3 20. Bg5 f6 21. Be3 $11) 16... Rfe8 17. Rc1 Bb7
18. d5 $2 (18. O-O f6 19. Bh6 e5 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. d5 $11) 18... Ne5 19. Bb1
Nc4 20. Qf4 $4 (20. Qc2 Ba6 $17) 20... Be5 {0-1 Shaked,T-Kasparov,G/Tilburg
Fontys/1997/}) 13... Rd8 {Black doesn't fear White's threats.} (13... h5 $5)
14. h5 Ne5 $1 15. dxe5 c4 16. Bd4 cxd3 17. Nf3 Bxe4 18. h6 Bf8 19. Ng5 Bxg2 20.
Rh2 {White has a certain compensation for his sacrificed pawns so he can hope
to save a draw here.} Qd5 {Black is preparing ...f7-f6 to develop his kingside
pieces but eventually has to give up his material gains.} (20... Bd5 $5 21.
Qxd3 $44 {[%csl Rh8]}) 21. Qxd3 f6 22. Rb5 Qc6 23. exf6 exf6 24. f3 $1 fxg5 25.
Rxg2 Bxh6 ({After} 25... Be7 26. Re2 Rf8 27. Rbe5 Rf7 28. R2e4 {[%cal Yd3e2,
Yd3e3,Ge1e8] White maintains sufficient counterplay along the e-file.}) 26.
Qe2+ (26. Rh2 $2 O-O $1 27. Rxh6 Rxf3 28. Qe2 Rxd4 $1 $19) 26... Kf7 27. Bxh8
Rxh8 28. Qd3 Re8+ (28... Bg7 29. c4) 29. Re2 {After the exchange of rooks
Black's advantage slips away.} Rxe2+ 30. Kxe2 Qe6+ 31. Kd1 Qxa2 32. Qd7+ Kg8
33. Rd5 Qb3+ 34. Ke2 Qc4+ 35. Kf2 Bf8 36. Qe6+ Kh8 37. Qf6+ Kg8 38. Qe6+ Kh8
39. Qe5+ Kg8 40. Qe6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1999.01.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1999.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. d4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 g6 7. e4 Bg7 8.
Bb5+ {It is not accidental that Kramnik has started to play this seemingly
harmless variation. He certainly has found a lot of new ideas in this line.}
Nc6 9. O-O cxd4 10. cxd4 O-O 11. Be3 Bg4 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Rc1 Bxf3 (13... Qd7
14. h3 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Qe6 $5 (15... Rac8 16. Rc4 (16. Rc5 f5 (16... Rfd8 $1 {
-13...Rc8}) 17. exf5 Rxf5 18. Qg4 Rd8 19. Rc4 Ra5 20. Qe2 e5 21. dxe5 Bxe5 22.
Qc2 Qd3 23. Rxc6 Qxc2 24. Rxc2 $16 {1/2-1/2 Atalik,S-Van Mil,J/Budapest Cansys
1991 (33)}) 16... f5 17. exf5 Rxf5 18. Qe4 Ra5 19. Rfc1 (19. a4 Bf6 20. Rfc1
Kf7 21. Qf3 Kg7 22. Qf4 Rf5 23. Qe4 Ra5 24. Rb1 Rd8 25. Rcb4 Qd6 26. Qf3 Rd7 {
0-1 Gostisa,L-Kozul,Z/Vidmar-mem 1989 (41)}) 19... Rxa2 20. d5 $1 c5 21. Rxc5
Rxc5 22. Rxc5 Ra4 23. Qc2 Ra1+ 24. Kh2 Be5+ 25. f4 Qd6 26. Rc8+ Kg7 27. Qe4 Bf6
28. Rc6 Qd7 29. g4 $36 {1-0 Garcia Palermo,C-Ftacnik,L/Szirak 1986 (36)}) 16.
Rc2 Rfd8 17. e5 Rac8 18. Qe2 c5 19. dxc5 Bxe5 20. Rd1 Rxd1+ 21. Qxd1 h5 22. h4
Qc6 23. Rd2 Qe4 24. g3 Bxg3 25. Rd8+ Rxd8 26. Qxd8+ Kh7 27. Qf8 Bh2+ 28. Kxh2 {
1/2-1/2 Alburt,L-Romanishin,O/Taxco izt 1985}) (13... Rc8 14. Rc5 (14. e5 Be6 (
14... Qd5 $5) 15. Qa4 Bd5 16. Nd2 Qd7 17. f3 Rb8 18. Nb3 Qf5 19. Nc5 Rb2 20.
Rf2 Rxf2 21. Kxf2 f6 22. e6 {1-0 Bonin,J-Ashley,M/Manhattan It 1998 (35)})
14... Qd6 (14... Qd7 15. h3 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Rfd8 17. e5 f6 18. Rfc1 Qe6 19. Qe2
fxe5 20. dxe5 Rd5 21. f4 Rxc5 22. Rxc5 g5 23. fxg5 Bxe5 24. Qc4 Kf7 25. Qc2 Ke8
26. Qxh7 Bd6 27. Rc3 Qe5 28. Qd3 Kd7 29. Bf2 {Izeta Txabarri,F-Chiburdanidze,M/
Bilbao 1987/0-1 (57)}) (14... Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Bxd4 16. Rd1 e5 17. Bxd4 exd4 18.
Qd3 Qe7 {1/2-1/2 Rajkovic,D-Chiburdanidze,M/Baden Baden op 1987}) 15. Qa4 Bxf3
16. gxf3 Qe6 17. Kg2 f5 18. Qc4 Qxc4 19. Rxc4 f4 20. Bd2 Rb8 21. Bc3 Rfc8 22.
Rc1 Kf7 23. h4 Bf6 24. Kh3 Ke8 25. e5 Bg7 26. Bd2 Rb2 27. R1c2 Rxc2 28. Rxc2 {
Ristic,N-Sokolov,I/Vrnjacka Banja 1990/1/2-1/2 (38)}) (13... Qd6 14. Qa4 Bxf3
15. gxf3 Rfc8 16. Rc5 e5 17. d5 cxd5 18. Rxd5 Qf6 19. Kg2 Qh4 20. Rb1 Bh6 21.
Bxh6 Qxh6 22. Rxe5 Qf4 23. Qd4 $14 {Krivoshey,S-Tseitlin,M/EUCup Vilnius 1995/
1-0 (52)}) 14. Qxf3 Bxd4 15. Rfd1 c5 (15... e5 16. Rxc6 Qe8 17. Rdc1 $14 (17.
Rd6 Bxe3 18. Qxe3 Qa4 19. h4 Qxa2 20. h5 Rab8 21. Qg5 Rb1 22. Qxe5 Rxd1+ 23.
Rxd1 Qe2 24. Ra1 Qxh5 25. Qxh5 gxh5 {1/2-1/2 Kapetanovic,A-Marinkovic,S/
Belgrade 1991}) (17. Qf6 Bxe3 18. fxe3 Rc8 19. Rxc8 Qxc8 20. Qxe5 Qc2 21. Qd5
Qe2 22. Qb3 Qg4 23. Rd4 Rc8 24. Qb2 Qe6 25. Qd2 Qb6 {Lugovoi,A-Smikovski,I/St.
Petersburg Chigorin 1995/1/2-1/2 (48)}) 17... Bxe3 18. Qxe3 Qd7 19. h4 Rfd8 20.
h5 Qg4 21. h6 Rd1+ 22. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 23. Kh2 Qg4 24. g3 Qd7 25. Qc5 Re8 26. Rc7
Qd2 {1/2-1/2 Kalinitschew,S-Holzke,F/Porz 1992 (35)}) 16. Rxc5 Bxe3 17. Rxd8
Bxc5 18. Rxa8 Rxa8 {This endgame was considered rather drawn; however, Kramnik
has a different opinion on this subject! After the present game it seems that
Black should look for another way of defence in this line.} 19. Qc3 Rc8 {
[%cal Yc8c7,Yc5b6]} (19... Rd8 $5 20. Kf1 Bd4 $6 (20... Bb6 $5 $14) 21. Qc7 Bb6
22. Qxe7 Rd2 23. Qe8+ Kg7 24. Qe5+ Kg8 25. f4 $1 Rf2+ 26. Ke1 Rxg2 27. f5 $40 {
1/2-1/2 Ftacnik,L-Ivanchuk,V/Erevan olm 1996 (42)}) 20. Kf1 Rc7 21. a4 {
This may be a future queen! Besides, it is important to push the black bishop
from its comfortable b6 square.} Bb6 22. Qe5 Rc2 23. a5 Bc5 24. f4 e6 25. g4 {
Black has two weak points: his king and his a7 pawn protected only by a
"hanging" bishop. Therefore his defence is very hard.} Rc4 26. Qc7 h6 27. f5
gxf5 28. gxf5 exf5 29. exf5 f6 30. Qg3+ Kf8 31. Qg6 Bd4 32. Qxh6+ Ke7 33. Qf4
Kd7 34. h4 Ra4 35. Qe4 Kd6 36. h5 Ra1+ 37. Ke2 Be5 38. Qb4+ Kd5 39. Qb7+ Kc4
40. h6 Ra2+ 41. Kf3 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1999.01.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Yermolinsky, Alex"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2597"]
[BlackElo "2812"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1999.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Hecht} c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. d4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 g6 7. e4
Bg7 8. Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 Bg4 10. Rc1 Bxf3 $1 {This is stronger than} (10... O-O
11. Ng5 $1 {- see Yermolinsky-Svidler}) 11. gxf3 e6 ({After} 11... Nd7 {
the black knight is placed quite passively.} 12. Be2 (12. h4 Rd8 13. h5 e6 14.
Bh6 Ne5 15. Be2 Bxh6 16. Qxh6 cxd4 17. O-O d3 18. Bd1 Rg8 19. f4 gxh5+ 20. Kh1
Ng4 21. Qxh7 Nf6 22. Qh6 Rg6 {0-1 King,D-Gallmayer,P/Copenhagen op 1982}) 12...
Rd8 (12... O-O 13. d5 f5 14. h4 Qc7 15. Bg5 Qd6 16. h5 gxh5 17. Rxh5 f4 18. Rh4
{[%csl Rf4]} Ne5 19. Bxf4 Qf6 20. Bg5 Nxf3+ 21. Bxf3 Qxf3 22. Qe3 Qxe3+ 23.
Bxe3 $14 c4 24. Ke2 Rf6 25. Bg5 Rf7 26. f4 Raf8 27. Ke3 {Hoi,C-Jansa,V/Esbjerg
1982/1-0 (39)}) 13. d5 b5 14. Bh6 (14. c4 b4 15. O-O O-O 16. f4 f5 17. e5 g5
18. fxg5 Nxe5 19. a3 f4 20. Bxf4 Qxa3 21. Be3 b3 22. f4 Nc6 23. Bd3 b2 24. Rb1
Nb4 25. Be4 Na2 26. Qf2 Nc3 27. Bxc5 Nxe4 28. Bxa3 Nxf2 29. Kxf2 Rxf4+ 30. Kg2
Rxc4 31. Rf2 Rxd5 32. Bxe7 Rb5 33. Bf6 Bxf6 34. gxf6 Rcb4 {0-1 Mittelman,
G-Tseitlin,M/Beersheba-B 1990}) 14... Bxh6 15. Qxh6 a6 16. Rc2 Nf6 17. O-O Qc7
18. a4 bxa4 19. Bxa6 Rb8 20. c4 Rb3 21. Bb5+ Kd8 22. d6 Qxd6 23. Rd2 Rd3 24. e5
{1-0 Gupta,M-Andre,W/BL2-W 1988}) 12. d5 $2 {Not a good idea for two reasons:
1)the black bishop now becomes very formidable and 2)the d5 pawn closes the
only (after the imminent c3-c4) diagonal available for the white light-squared
bishop.} (12. Rb1 $5 cxd4 13. cxd4 Qxd2+ 14. Kxd2 O-O 15. e5 $5 (15. Rxb7 Nc6
16. d5 exd5 17. exd5 Rfd8 18. Rb5 (18. Kc1 Rxd5 19. Bc4 Rf5) 18... Nd4 $11)
15... Rd8 16. f4 Nc6 17. Kd3 Rd7 18. Bg2 Rc8 19. Rhc1 Bf8 20. Rc4 Kg7 (20...
Rdc7 21. Bxc6 (21. Ke2 b6) 21... bxc6 22. Rbc1 {[%cal Ye3d2,Yd2a5]}) 21. Bxc6
bxc6 22. Rbc1 Rd5 (22... Rdc7 23. Bd2) 23. Rxc6 Rxc6 24. Rxc6 Ra5 25. Rc2 Be7
26. Rb2 Bd8 {Vaganian,R-Hoelzl,F/Baden 1980/1-0 (44)}) 12... exd5 13. exd5 Nd7
14. c4 Qb6 $1 {The white king is not safe therefore Black needn't exchange
queens. In the position arising White's double f-pawns badly restrict the
mobility of his pieces (especially Bf1).} 15. Bh3 f5 16. O-O Qd6 17. Bf4 Be5
18. Rfe1 {[%cal Ye1e6]} O-O-O 19. Bxe5 Nxe5 20. Qc3 Rhe8 21. Re3 Qf6 22. f4 (
22. Rce1 $4 Nxf3+) 22... Nd7 23. Bg2 Qxc3 24. Rcxc3 Nf6 25. Bf3 Rxe3 26. fxe3 {
White has improved his pawn structure but it doesn't help him very much as the
black knight is nuch stronger than the white bishop. Besides, the a2, c4 and
e3 pawns are still weak and (last but not least) the black king is closer to
the battlefield than his white counterpart.} Rd6 27. Ra3 Kb8 28. Rb3 (28. Ra5
Nd7 {[%cal Yd6b6]} 29. e4 fxe4 30. Bxe4 Rf6) 28... Ra6 29. a3 Ne8 30. e4 fxe4
31. Bxe4 Nd6 32. Bd3 Ra4 33. Rc3 Kc7 34. Kf2 b5 $1 35. cxb5 Kb6 36. Ke3 c4 37.
Bc2 Nxb5 38. Bxa4 Nxc3 39. Be8 (39. Bc2 $142 {Hecht} Kc5 40. d6 Kxd6 41. f5 (
41. Kd4 Nb5+ 42. Kxc4 Nxa3+ $19) 41... g5 42. f6 h5 $17) 39... Kc5 40. d6 Nd5+
41. Ke4 Nf6+ 42. Ke3 (42. Ke5 {Hecht} Nxe8 43. d7 Nd6 44. d8=N c3 45. Ne6+ Kc4
46. Nd4 Nb5 $19) 42... Kxd6 43. Bf7 Kc5 44. h4 Ng4+ 45. Kd2 (45. Ke4 {Hecht}
Nh6 46. Be6 Nf5 47. h5 Ng3+ $19 {[%csl Rh5]}) 45... Kd4 46. h5 gxh5 47. Bxh5
Nf6 {Hecht: 'Gegen zwei Freibauern ist nichts zu machen'} 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 14th final"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1999.01.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ivanov, Sergey"]
[Black "Greenfeld, Alon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2521"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1999.01.11"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "St Petersburg"]
[BlackTeam "Beer-Sheva Chess Club"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 e6 13. f4 Bc7 {A risky
line as the black king is now dangerously unprotected. Still, no refutation
has been found so far.} 14. O-O exd5 15. exd5 Ba5 16. Rb3 $6 (16. d6) (16. Ba3)
(16. f5) 16... b6 (16... Qd6 17. Qd1 (17. Kh1 $5) 17... Bd7 18. Ra3 c4 19. Kh1
Qc5 20. Bxc4 Qxc4 21. Rxa5 Bg4 22. Qe1 b6 23. Ra3 Rfd8 24. Rg1 Rxd5 25. Qh4 Qe2
26. c4 Rd1 27. Re3 Rxg1+ 28. Kxg1 Qxc4 29. Re1 h5 30. Qf6 Qb4 31. Rf1 {
Lindinger,M-Wilhelmi,C/City-ch, Hamburg GER 1998/1/2-1/2 (41)}) (16... a6 17.
Qd1 (17. Ba3 Qd6) 17... Bd7 18. Ra3 c4 19. Bxc4 Rc8 20. Bd3 Bxc3 21. Kh1 Bb4
22. f5 Qh4 23. Bb1 Bxa3 24. Bxa3 Bb5 25. g3 Qg5 26. Rf4 Rfe8 27. Be4 Rc4 28.
Qf3 Qh5 29. g4 Qh4 30. fxg6 hxg6 31. Kg2 Qe1 {0-1 Dannevig,O-Svidler,P/Gausdal
Int 1992}) 17. Qd3 $6 {This only leads to a loss of several tempi.} (17. f5
Bxf5 18. Rxf5 (18. Qh6 Qxd5 19. c4 Qd4+ 20. Kh1 Bc3 21. Rf3 Rae8 22. Bf1 Re1
23. Be3 Qxc4 24. Rxc3 Rxf1+ 25. Bg1 Qd4 26. Rce3 Rb1 27. Rxf5 Qd1 {0-1 Touzane,
O-Van Wely,L/Lost Boys Open 1998}) 18... gxf5 19. Qf4 (19. Qh6 c4 20. Bxc4 f6
21. Ba3 Qc7 22. Qh4 Rfc8 23. Ba6 Re8 24. d6 Qg7 25. Bc4+ Kh8 26. Bd5 Rad8 27.
h3 b5 28. Kh2 a6 29. Bc5 Re5 30. c4 Be1 31. Qf4 bxc4 32. Rb7 Qg3+ 33. Qxg3
Bxg3+ 34. Kxg3 Rxd5 35. Rc7 Kg8 36. Kf4 Re8 37. Bb4 a5 38. Ba3 Re4+ 39. Kf3
Rd3+ 40. Kf2 Rxa3 41. d7 Rxa2+ {0-1 Aubel,J-Finkel,A/Dutch Open, Dieren NED
1997}) 19... c4 20. Bxc4 Rc8 21. Bd3 Qxd5 22. Qg5+ Kh8 23. Qf6+ Kg8 24. Bh6
Qc5+ 25. Kh1 Bxc3 26. Rxc3 {1-0 Wang Yaoyao-Yin Hao/Beijing Lee Cup 1996 - did
Black lose on time?} Qxc3 {-+}) (17. Qd1 {(probably the best)} Bd7 18. c4 $1 (
18. Ra3 $6 Re8 19. c4 Qf6 20. Qc2 Qd4+ 21. Kh1 Bb4 22. Rg3 Ba4 23. Qd3 f5 24.
Qxd4 cxd4 25. Bd3 Be1 26. Rh3 Bd1 27. Bb1 Rac8 28. Rd3 Be2 {0-1 Siegel,
G-Gavrikov,V/SUI-chT 1995}) 18... Ba4 19. Bb2 Re8 20. d6 Bxb3 21. axb3 Rxe2 $1
22. Qxe2 Qxd6 23. Rd1 Qxf4 24. h3 {~=} b5 25. Rf1 Qd6 26. Rd1 Qg3 27. Rd3 Qf4 {
1/2-1/2 Greenfeld,A-Finkel,A/ISR-chT 1996}) (17. Qb2 Qxd5 18. Bf3 Qc4 19. Bxa8
Ba6 20. Re1 Rxa8 {~=} 21. Qd2 Qd3 22. Qxd3 Bxd3 23. Ra3 Rd8 24. Be3 Rd5 25. g4
f5 26. Rd1 c4 27. g5 Kf7 28. Kf2 Ke6 29. Bd4 Rb5 30. Re1+ Be4 31. h4 Kd5 {
Pelletier,Y-Ashley,M/Mermaid Beach Club 1999/1/2-1/2 (41)}) 17... Bf5 18. Qf3
Re8 {=+} 19. c4 Qh4 20. Bb2 (20. g3 Qh3) 20... Be4 21. Qg4 Qxg4 22. Bxg4 Bc2
23. Rh3 Re4 24. Rc1 Rxf4 $2 {Black occasionally loses control of the e-file...
and the assessment of the position changes dramatically!} (24... Ba4 25. Rd3 (
25. Ra3 Bd2 26. Bf3 (26. Rf1 Rxc4) 26... Re3 27. Rf1 Rxa3 28. Bxa3 Bxf4 {-/+})
25... Rxf4 26. Bf3 b5 (26... Re8 27. d6) 27. d6 Rd8 28. cxb5 (28. g3 bxc4 29.
Ra3 Rxf3 30. Rxf3 Rxd6 31. Ra3 Bd2 {-/+}) 28... Bxb5 29. Rd5 Bb6 {-/+}) 25.
Rxc2 Rxg4 26. Re3 {+/-} b5 27. d6 (27. cxb5 c4 28. Re7 c3 {~}) 27... Rd4 (27...
Rxc4 $2 28. d7 Rf8 29. Rce2 Rb4 30. Re8) 28. Bxd4 cxd4 29. Ra3 (29. Rd3 bxc4
30. Rxc4 Rd8 31. Rc6 Kf8 32. Kf1 Bb6 33. a4 Ke8 34. a5 Bxa5 35. Rxd4 {+/-})
29... Bb4 30. Rb3 Bxd6 31. Rxb5 Bf4 32. Rd5 Kf8 33. c5 Ke7 34. c6 Ke6 35. Rd7
Rc8 36. Kf1 Bxh2 37. Rxd4 Bc7 38. Rd7 Bb6 39. Re2+ Kf6 40. Rc2 Ke6 41. Re2+ Kf6
42. Ree7 Rxc6 43. Rxf7+ Kg5 44. Rxh7 Rc1+ 45. Ke2 Rg1 46. Kf3 $2 (46. Rh2 $1
Ra1 (46... Kg4 47. Rd1 Kg3 (47... Rxd1 48. Kxd1 g5 49. Rh3 {+-}) 48. Rh3+ Kxg2
49. Rxg1+ Bxg1 50. Rh6 g5 51. Rg6 {+-}) 47. Rd2 Kg4 {+/-}) 46... Rf1+ 47. Ke4 (
47. Kg3 Bf2+ 48. Kh2 Kg4 $1 {(this is probably what White overlooked when
playing 46.Kf3?)} 49. Rd3 Bg1+ {=}) 47... Rf4+ 48. Kd3 Rg4 49. Rxa7 (49. Rd5+
Kf6 50. Rh2 Bg1) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1999.01.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Yermolinsky, Alex"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2597"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1999.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Nf3 Qa5 9. Qd2 Bg4 10. Rc1 O-O 11. Ng5 $1 {Now, after Black's castling, this
move is possible as ...h7-h6 can be met with h2-h3! Therefore the position of
the black bishop on g4 becomes meaningless.} cxd4 12. cxd4 Qxd2+ (12... Nc6 13.
Qxa5 Nxa5 14. Be2 Bxe2 15. Kxe2 Rfc8 16. Nf3 Nc4 17. Nd2 Nxd2 18. Kxd2 Rd8 19.
Rc4 {1/2-1/2 Yermolinsky,A-Svidler,P/33rd Chess Olympiad, Elista 1998}) 13.
Kxd2 Nc6 (13... h6 $6 14. h3 Bh5 15. Nxf7 Rxf7 16. Rc8+ Rf8 17. Bc4+ Kh7 18.
Rxf8 Bxf8 19. g4 Bxg4 20. hxg4 Nc6 21. Bd5 Rd8 22. Rb1 Rd7 23. Kd3 Bg7 24. Bxc6
bxc6 25. Kc4 Kg8 26. Kc5 Rd6 27. Rb7 Kf7 28. Rxa7 {Wendt,R-Pfretzschner,R/
BL2-O 1994/1-0 (41)}) 14. d5 Na5 15. Bd3 h6 16. h3 Bd7 17. Nf3 e6 18. Bc5 Rfe8
19. Bb4 {White has eventually found its way to the black knight but it's
insufficient for any advantage as his centralized king is very vulnerable.}
exd5 20. exd5 b6 21. Rc7 Rad8 22. Re1 (22. Rxa7 Bf5 23. Bxf5 gxf5 $36) (22.
Bxa5 bxa5 23. Rxa7 Bf8 $44) 22... Rxe1 23. Kxe1 (23. Kxe1 Ba4 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris FIDE GP"]
[Site "Elancourt"]
[Date "2013.09.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Wang, Hao"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[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"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Na4 {Compared to the
Nadanian system (4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Na4), Black can't play ...e7-e5 here; however, .
..Bc8-g4 becomes possible.} O-O {As well as in the Nadanian system, Black can
prevent e2-e4 by means of} (6... Bf5) ({or} 6... Nf6) 7. e4 Nb6 (7... Nf6 8.
Nc3 {[%csl Rf6] is more favourable for White.}) 8. Be3 {The most natural move.}
(8. h3 Nxa4 9. Qxa4 c5 10. dxc5 Nd7 11. c6 Nc5 $44 {1-0 (44) Meister,P (2396)
-Flumbort,A (2513) Germany 2010}) (8. Be2 Bg4 9. Be3 Nxa4 10. Qxa4 c5 $1 11.
dxc5 Bxb2 12. Rb1 Bc3+ 13. Kf1 (13. Nd2 Bxd2+ 14. Bxd2 Bxe2 15. Kxe2 Nc6 16.
Be3 Qc7 17. g3 Rad8 $36 {0-1 (44) Lysyj,I (2590)-Morozevich,A (2762) Sochi 2007
}) 13... Bc8 $1 14. g3 Nc6 15. Kg2 Bg7 16. Rhd1 Qc7 17. Bb5 Bd7 18. Bf4 Qc8 $11
{1/2 (52) Oms Pallisse,J (2522)-Lopez Martinez,J (2557) Lleida 2009}) 8... Nxa4
{Two most important alternatives:} (8... Bg4 $5 9. Nc5 $1 (9. Be2 {- see above}
) 9... Nc6 $1 (9... Bxf3 10. gxf3 Nc6 11. d5 (11. Nxb7 Qc8 $44) 11... Ne5 12.
Rc1 $14) 10. Nxb7 Qb8 (10... Qc8 11. Ba6) 11. Ba6 (11. Nc5 Bxf3 12. gxf3 Bxd4
$1 13. Bxd4 Rd8 $17 {0-1 (26) Pridorozhni,A (2325)-Kalod,R (2440) Pardubice
1999}) 11... Nb4 (11... e5 $5 12. d5 Nb4 13. Nc5 N6xd5 14. Bb7 (14. exd5 e4 15.
Nxe4 Nxa6 $44) 14... Nxe3 15. fxe3 Na6 $1 16. Bxa8 Nxc5 $44 {0-1 (34) Kiss,E 
(2139)-Gara,T (2312) Hungary 2008}) 12. Nc5 Bxf3 13. gxf3 Bxd4 $1 14. Bxd4 Rd8
15. O-O Nxa6 16. Nxa6 Qc8 {[%cal Re7e5]} 17. Qe2 Rxd4 $11 {1-0 (28) Minko,V 
(2307)-Cori Quispe,K (2073) Maribor SLO 2012}) (8... Nc6 $5 9. Nc5 (9. Be2 Bg4
10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe2 12. Qxe2 Nxa4 13. f4 e6 $1 14. O-O-O Qe8 15. d6 cxd6
16. Rxd6 Nb6 17. Kb1 Qa4 $132 {1/2 (22) Saric,S (2470)-Kadric,D (2407) Novi
Sad 2012}) 9... Nd7 $5 ({this is quieter than} 9... Bg4 {leading to the
previous line}) 10. Nxd7 (10. Nb3 a5 $1) 10... Qxd7 11. Rc1 Rd8 12. d5 Ne5 13.
Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Qc2 Qd6 15. Be2 e6 16. Bc5 Qd7 17. Rd1 exd5 18. Rxd5 Qe8 $11 {
1/2 (31) Demian,V (2422)-Dolgitser,K (2438) ICCF 2001}) 9. Qxa4 c5 (9... Bg4 {
is still possible, e.g.} 10. Rd1 Nc6 11. Be2 (11. Bb5 $5) 11... Qd6 12. O-O
Rfd8 13. d5 Ne5 14. Nd4 Bxe2 15. Nxe2 c6 16. h3 cxd5 17. Rxd5 Qc6 18. Qxc6 Nxc6
19. Rfd1 e6 {1/2 (19) Javakhishvili,L (2421)-Khurtsidze,N (2451) Tbilisi 2007})
10. Rd1 Qb6 (10... Bg4 $5 11. dxc5 Qc7 12. Qa3 Bxf3 13. gxf3 Nc6 14. Bg2 Rfd8
15. O-O Be5 16. h3 {1-0 (59) Luehrig,W (2018)-Lukin,A (1883) IECG 2001} a5 $44)
(10... Bd7 11. Qa3 (11. Bb5 Bxb5 12. Qxb5 cxd4 13. Qxb7 Qb6 $1 14. Qxb6 axb6 {
1/2 (14) Saric,S (2310)-Dekic,J (2318) Pancevo 2005}) 11... cxd4 12. Nxd4 Qc7
13. Be2 Bc6 (13... Nc6 14. Nb5 Qc8 15. O-O Rd8 16. h3 Bf8 17. Nc3 e6 18. Bc5
Bxc5 19. Qxc5 Be8 20. Qe3 Qc7 $11 {1-0 (33) Golod,V (2547)-Rodshtein,M (2642)
Biel 2012}) 14. Nxc6 (14. f3 $5 Be5 15. g3) 14... Nxc6 15. O-O Rfd8 $11 {
0-1 (36) Maisuradze,N (2118)-Kviriashvili,I (2252) Tbilisi 2000}) (10... cxd4
11. Nxd4 Qc7 $5) 11. Rd2 $1 (11. dxc5 Qxb2 12. Bc4 Bd7 13. Qb3 Qxb3 14. Bxb3
Bb5 15. Nd4 Bxd4 16. Rxd4 Nc6 17. Rd7 Ba6 18. f3 Rfd8 19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 20. Kf2
Kf8 $11 {1/2 (30) Melkumyan,H (2639)-Kurnosov,I (2663) Biel 2012}) (11. Qc2 Bg4
12. dxc5 Qxb2 13. Qxb2 Bxb2 14. Bc4 Nc6 15. O-O Na5 16. Be2 Rfd8 17. h3 {
1-0 (36) Grigoryan,K (2463)-Bernadskiy,V (2435) Moscow 2011} Rxd1 18. Rxd1 Be6
$11) 11... Bd7 (11... cxd4 12. Nxd4 Qc7 $5 13. Rc2 Qd8 14. Bb5 Bd7 15. Rd2 Bxb5
16. Nxb5 Qe8 17. Qb3 Qc6 18. O-O a6 19. Nc3 Bxc3 20. Qxc3 Qxc3 21. bxc3 Nc6 22.
Rd7 {1/2 (22) Galyas,M (2420)-Flumbort,A (2355) Hungary 2000}) 12. Qa3 cxd4 (
12... Qb4 13. Qxb4 cxb4 14. h3 Nc6 15. Bd3 Rac8 16. Ke2 $16 {V.Kortschnoj}) 13.
Nxd4 Qc7 (13... Rc8 14. Be2 (14. Nb3 Qc6 15. Bd3 Qa4 16. Qxa4 Bxa4 $11 {
1-0 (69) Zaiatz,E (2424)-Ilieva,H (2106) Sunny Beach 2012}) 14... Qc5 (14...
Bf8 $5 15. Qd3 e5 16. Nf3 Bc5) 15. Qxc5 Rxc5 16. O-O Rc8 17. Nb3 Be8 18. Bg4 e6
19. Nc5 $14 {1-0 (36) Jelen,I (2435)-Kos,T (2295) Krsko 1997}) 14. Be2 (14.
Qxe7 $6 Qc1+ 15. Rd1 Qxb2 {L.McShane}) 14... Bc6 {It turns out that it is not
easy for Black to complete his development, which may mean that the whole plan
with 9...c5 and 10...Qb6 is insufficient for equality.} (14... Nc6 15. Nb5 Qc8
16. O-O $14 {1-0 (49) Justo,D (2306)-Mohandesi,S (2358) France 2002}) (14... e5
15. Rc2 (15. Nb5 Bxb5 16. Bxb5 a6 17. O-O Nc6 18. Bc4 Rfd8 19. Bd5 Bf8 20. Qa4
Nb4 $11 {V.Kortschnoj}) 15... Qd8 16. Nb5 Nc6 17. Nd6 Qb8 18. Bc4 (18. O-O $5
$14) 18... Nd4 19. Bxd4 exd4 {1-0 (25) Kortschnoj,V (2625)-Sutovsky,E (2595)
Dresden 1998 CBM 065 [Kortschnoj]} 20. f4 $14) 15. O-O $5 $146 {[%mdl 512]
Sacrificing a pawn for quick development.} (15. f3 $5 Be5 16. g3 Bd6 17. Qc3
Rc8 18. Kf2 Na6 (18... Be8 19. Qxc7 Bxc7 20. Rhd1 {is not full equality either}
) 19. Nxc6 Qxc6 20. Qxc6 Rxc6 21. Bb5 Rc7 22. a3 Bc5 23. b4 Bxe3+ 24. Kxe3 $14
{1-0 (46) Gareev,T (2614)-Antal,G (2519) Irvine 2010}) 15... Bxe4 16. Nb5 Qc6
17. f3 Bd5 18. Qxe7 {This quick restoration of the material balance yields
Black some precious time for consolidation.} (18. Rfd1 $142 $1 e6 (18... Bc4
19. Nxa7 $1 Qe6 20. Bxc4 Qxc4 21. Qxe7 $36) 19. Nc3 Rd8 20. Bb5 Qc7 21. Bg5 $1
Qb6+ 22. Kh1 Rf8 23. Nxd5 Qxb5 24. Nf6+ $44 Kh8 $140 25. f4 $1 {[%cal Ra3h3] A.
Korotylev}) 18... Re8 19. Qg5 Na6 (19... Bxa2 $5 $13) 20. Qxd5 (20. Nc3 Re5 $1
21. Qf4 (21. Nxd5 Rae8 $3 22. Qf4 Rxd5 $132) 21... Nc7 22. Bf2 Rae8 23. Rfd1 a6
$13) 20... Qxd5 21. Rxd5 Rxe3 22. Bc4 Re7 $11 {The position has simplified,
Black has no problems any more.} 23. Rd2 Bh6 24. f4 Nc5 25. g3 a5 {This move
unnecessarily weakens Black's queenside.} (25... Bf8 $142 26. Nc3 Ne4 $11 {
A.Korotylev}) 26. Rd5 (26. Nd6 $5 {was the last attempt to try something.})
26... Ne4 27. Rfd1 Bf8 28. Rd8 Rxd8 29. Rxd8 Kg7 30. Kg2 Nf6 31. Kf3 Rd7 32.
Rxd7 Nxd7 33. Nc7 Bc5 34. Bb5 Nf6 35. Ne8+ Nxe8 36. Bxe8 Kf8 37. Bb5 Kg7 38.
Be8 Kf8 39. Bb5 Kg7 40. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2014.03.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2830"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2014.03.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O b6 13. Qc1 Bb7 14. Bc4
Qa4 15. Bb5 Qa2 16. Re1 Rc8 17. Qd1 Qc2 18. Qe2 Nc6 {This system was popular
15-20 years ago.} (18... Qc7 {is the main continuation here; however, it
violates the so-called Znosko-Borovsky rule, which recommends keeping the
advanced queen in the opponent's camp as long as it can't be trapped, in order
to disrupt the opponent's manoeuvring.}) 19. Bd3 (19. e5 $6 {was tried by
Aronian in a recent rapid game:} Nd8 20. Bd7 Rcb8 21. h4 Bd5 22. Rbc1 Qa2 23.
Ng5 h6 24. Nh3 Ne6 25. Qe3 Rd8 $17 {1/2 (50) Aronian,L (2803)-Grischuk,A (2783)
Beijing CHN 2013 - White does not have sufficient compensation for the pawn.})
(19. Rec1 Qa2 20. Bc4 Nxd4 $1 21. Nxd4 Rxc4 22. Qxc4 Qxd2 23. Nc6 Qd7 24. Qd5
Bxc6 25. Rxc6 Qxd5 26. exd5 Be5 (26... Bd4 $1 $15 {[%cal Ya7a5,Yd4c5]}) 27. Kf1
Bd6 28. Ra1 {1/2 Tratar,M-Jelen,Ig/SLO-ch 1996}) (19. d5 Nd4 20. Nxd4 Bxd4 $13)
19... Qa2 20. Bc4 (20. Ra1 $5 {is challenging and needs more tests; in the
following games Black failed to reach safe equality:} Qb2 (20... Qb3 $2 21.
Reb1 Qe6 22. d5 $18) 21. Ra4 (21. Reb1 $2 Nxd4 $1 $19) 21... Qb3 (21... b5 $5
22. Bxb5 a5 $1 {[%cal Yc6b4]}) 22. Rea1 Nd8 23. R4a3 (23. Rxa7 Ne6 $1) 23...
Qe6 24. Rxa7 Rxa7 (24... Qd6 25. Be3 Nc6 $14 {E.Solozhenkin}) 25. Rxa7 Qd6 (
25... Ra8 26. Rxa8 Bxa8 27. h3 Qa2 28. Kh2 Qb2 29. d5 Nb7 30. Qe3 Nc5 31. Qf4
$1 $36 {1/2 (41) Polak,T (2525)-Kalod,R (2435) Olomouc 1998 CBM 067 [Ftacnik,L]
}) 26. Be3 e6 {1-0 (46) Solozhenkin,E (2565)-Beshukov,S (2460) Elista 1996 CBM
056 [Solozhenkin]} 27. Qb2 $14) 20... Qa4 21. Bb3 (21. Ra1 Qc2 22. Ra2 $2 Nxd4
$1 23. Rxc2 Nxe2+ 24. Rxe2 Rxc4 25. Rxc4 Ba6 $19 {A.Shirov}) 21... Qa3 (21...
Qa6 $6 {is hardly good as the queen is very passive here:} 22. Qe3 Na5 (22...
e6 $5 23. d5 exd5 24. Bxd5 (24. exd5 Na5 $13) 24... Na5 25. Qa3 Bxd5 26. exd5
Rc5 27. d6 Qc8 28. Qd3 Qc6 29. d7 Rd8 30. Bb4 Nb7 31. Rbd1 $14 {1-0 (47)
Petkov,S (2084)-Bazak,J IECC 2003}) (22... Rf8 23. Ra1 Na5 (23... Qb5 24. Rec1
$36) 24. Reb1 $1 {[%cal Rb3d1,Rd1e2]} e6 $5 (24... Rac8 $2 25. Bd1 $1 $18 {
Komarov,D-Liss,E/Paris/1996/ Ftacnik,L}) 25. Bd1 Bc6 26. Be2 Qc8 27. Ne5 $36 (
27. Bxa5 bxa5 28. Rxa5 Rb8 $11)) 23. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 24. Ng5+ Kg8 (24... Ke8 25.
Qh3 $1 $40 Bxd4 26. Qxh7 b5 27. Bxa5 Qf6 28. Red1 $1 {1-0 Poluljahov,
A-Tseshkovsky,V/Krasnodar 1996 (42)}) 25. Qh3 h6 26. Ne6 $1 $40 {A.Shirov} (26.
Qe6+ Kh8 27. Re3 (27. Nf7+ Kh7 28. Bxh6 {1-0 (32) Lobron,E (2590)-Konguvel,P 
(2395) Linares 1996} b5 $1) 27... b5 28. Nf7+ (28. Bxa5 Rc6 $1 29. Nf7+ Kh7 30.
Ng5+ Kh8 $10) 28... Kh7 29. Ng5+ Kh8 30. Nf7+ Kh7 31. Ng5+ {1/2 (31) Lautier,J
(2645)-Shirov,A (2695) Belgrade 1995 CBM 051 [Shirov]})) 22. Bxf7+ $1 {[%mdl
512] This sacrifice is the only way to cause Black any problems.} Kxf7 23. Qc4+
e6 24. Ng5+ Ke8 25. Nxe6 $44 {[%mdl 128] White has obtained excellent
compensation for the piece: Black's king is exposed and under attack, and
White's central passed pawns are his important trump for the future.} Qe7 26.
Nxg7+ (26. d5 $5 Nd4 $1 (26... Ne5 27. Qb3 $44) 27. Qa4+ b5 28. Rxb5 Nxb5 29.
Qxb5+ Kf7 30. Nxg7 Kxg7 31. d6 Qxd6 32. Qxb7+ Qc7 33. Bc3+ Kh6 34. Bd2+ Kg7 $11
) 26... Qxg7 27. Bc3 (27. Qe6+ $5 Qe7 (27... Ne7 28. d5) 28. Qg8+ Kd7 29. Qc4
Ke8 30. Qg8+ Kd7 31. Qc4 Ke8 32. Qa4 $5 Kf7 33. Qb3+ Kg7 34. Bc3 $44 {1-0 (68)
Caire,F (2474)-Domanov,D (2446) Lechenicher SchachServer 2011}) 27... Nd8 (
27... Nxd4 $1 28. Qxd4 Qxd4 29. Bxd4 Rc4 {led to an equal ending; however,
Peter Svidler decided to play for a win, hoping to make use of his extra piece
after all.}) 28. Qb3 Rc7 {Another risky decision.} (28... Rxc3 $5 29. Qxc3 Ne6
30. Rbd1 Rd8 {was possible here, consolidating Black's position.}) 29. Ba1 Rac8
30. d5 Qd7 31. Qb2 Qe7 32. Rbd1 {Now White evades a drawing line.} (32. Qh8+
Qf8 33. Qe5+ Qe7 $11 (33... Re7 $6 34. Qd4)) 32... Nf7 $6 (32... Rc2 33. Qh8+
Qf8 34. d6 Bc6 $1 35. d7+ Bxd7 36. Qxf8+ Kxf8 37. Rxd7 R2c7 38. Rd5 $13 {_|_})
33. e5 {White's pawns have finally started their advance.} Rc2 34. Qb5+ Qd7 $2
{Black gives up a piece in a much inferior version to that available on move
27.} (34... Kf8 $142 35. e6 Nd6 36. Qb3 $44) 35. Qxd7+ Kxd7 36. e6+ Kd6 37.
exf7 ({The best but very difficult move} 37. Bf6 $3 {was recommended by
commentators (GM Pavel Maletin and others). After} Ng5 $1 (37... Nh6 $2 38.
Be5+ Ke7 39. d6+ Kxe6 40. Bg7+) (37... R2c7 38. Bh4 $1 Rc4 $1 39. Bg3+ Ke7 40.
exf7+ Kxf7 41. d6 Re8 $1 42. f4 $1 {White's d-pawn can hardly be stopped.}) 38.
Be5+ $1 (38. Bxg5 Bxd5) 38... Kc5 $1 (38... Ke7 39. d6+ Kxe6 40. d7) 39. e7 $1
Bxd5 $1 40. e8=Q Rxe8 41. Bd4+ Kd6 42. Rxe8 {White should win.}) 37... Rf8 38.
Re6+ Kd7 39. Rf6 Re2 $1 40. f4 (40. Bc3 Re7 41. Bb4 Rexf7 42. Rd6+ Kc8 {
is harmless}) (40. Rf3 Re7 41. Ra3 a6 42. Bd4 Rexf7 43. Bxb6 {keeps an extra
pawn but after} Rf5 $1 {it can hardly be converted. Instead, White decides to
keep positional pressure.}) 40... Re7 41. Be5 Rexf7 42. Rd6+ Ke8 $2 (42... Ke7
$1 {was the right move, after which Black can activate his f8 rook (...Rf8-d8
or c8) and hold on.}) 43. Re1 (43. Ra1 {was possible but White finds a strong
forced manoeuvre.}) 43... Re7 44. Rc1 Rff7 45. Bf6 $1 Rd7 46. Re6+ Kf8 47. d6 {
[%csl Gd6,Gf6]} Kg8 {This attempt to rearrange pieces fails.} (47... a5 {
, trying to create counterplay, might be a better chance.}) 48. h4 Rf8 49. Bg5
{Preventing 49...Rc8.} (49. Rc7 Rxc7 50. dxc7 {was another good possibility.})
49... Kf7 (49... Kg7 50. h5 $1) 50. Rce1 Bc6 51. h5 $6 (51. Re7+ $1 Kg8 52. Rc1
$1 Rxd6 53. Rc7 $1 {[%cal Rc7c6,Rg5e7][%mdl 64] , winning an exchange and the
game, was not easy to find.}) 51... a5 $2 (51... gxh5 {was possible. It is not
immediately clear how White can win.}) 52. Re7+ (52. hxg6+ hxg6 53. Re7+ Kg8 {
was more accurate}) 52... Kg8 53. hxg6 hxg6 (53... Rxd6 54. gxh7+ Kh8 {was
still possible but White should win anyway after} 55. R7e6 Rxe6 56. Rxe6 Ba8
57. Rxb6 Kxh7 58. Ra6 {etc.}) 54. R1e6 Rf7 55. Rxg6+ Kh7 56. Rh6+ Kg7 57. Ree6
{Black resigned a bit prematurely but after} (57. Ree6 Rf8 58. g4 {[%cal Yf4f5]
etc. White should gradually win.}) (57. g4 $5 {[%cal Yf4f5] was even simpler.})
1-0

[Event "RUS-CHN Summit Men 4th"]
[Site "Nizhnij Novgorod"]
[Date "2007.08.30"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Wang, Yue"]
[Black "Timofeev, Artyom"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2696"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2007.08.20"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Qd3 Ba6 12. Qe3 Qd7 13. dxc5 Bxe2 14. Qxe2
bxc5 15. Qc4 Qc6 16. e5 Nd7 17. Re1 e6 $1 {About this line - see CBM 86,
annotations to Markos-Greenfeld.} 18. Qh4 (18. Bg5 Rfb8 19. Rbd1 Nb6 20. Qe2
Qa4 21. Rd6 Nd5 22. c4 (22. Ra6 $142 $13) 22... Nc3 23. Qd3 (23. Qe3 $142)
23... Nxa2 24. Rd1 Nb4 $17 {1-0 Markos,J-Greenfeld,A/Leon 2001/CBM 086/
[Krasenkow] (37)}) 18... Rfb8 19. Ra1 {A sad necessity.} (19. Bh6 $2 Nxe5 $1)
19... Qc7 20. Bf4 (20. Bh6 Nxe5 21. Ng5 Bxh6 22. Qxh6 f6 23. Nxe6 Qe7 24. Nf4
Qf7 25. Rad1 Rd8 26. Qh3 Rab8 $15 {1/2-1/2 Murdzia,P-Kovchan,A/Cappelle la
Grande 2003/CBM 092 ext (67)}) 20... c4 (20... Rb2 $5 21. Rad1 Nb6 22. Bh6 Rxa2
23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Qf6+ Kg8 25. Ng5 h6 26. Ne4 c4 27. Qf3 Rb8 28. Nf6+ Kg7 29.
Qf4 Qe7 30. Rd6 Nd5 31. Qxc4 Rbb2 32. Rd7 Rxf2 {1/2-1/2 Erbe,U-Steenbekkers,F/
Chessfriend.com 2003/Telechess CBM 99}) 21. Rad1 Nc5 22. Bh6 Nd3 23. Bxg7 Kxg7
24. Qf6+ (24. Re4 Qd8 25. Qg3 Rb2 $1 26. Rxc4 $4 Nf4 $1) 24... Kg8 25. Re4 Rb2
26. Rf1 Rab8 27. h4 {This counterplay must be enough to keep balance but not
more.} Rxa2 $2 {But this optimistic move leads to serious problems for Black.}
(27... h5 28. Ng5 R2b7 29. f4 $13) (27... Rb1 28. Rxb1 Rxb1+ 29. Kh2 Nxf2 $13
30. Rxc4 $5 Qxc4 31. Qd8+ $11) 28. Ng5 $1 {[%cal Re4c4]} (28. h5 $143 Qd8 29.
Rxc4 $11) 28... Rf8 29. h5 Qd8 (29... h6 30. hxg6 $1 hxg5 31. Qxg5 $18 {->})
30. Nxh7 $1 Qxf6 31. Nxf6+ Kg7 (31... Kh8 32. hxg6 $140 Kg7 {was probably a
lesser evil.}) 32. h6+ $1 Kh8 {[%csl Rh8] The black king is now trapped in the
corner cage. White just needs to lay the table for a delicious meal.} (32...
Kxh6 $2 33. Rh4+ Kg5 34. g3 {[%cal Rf2f4]} Nxe5 35. Ne4+ Kf5 36. Rf4#) 33. f4
Rc8 34. Rd4 g5 (34... a5 35. Rd7 Rf8 36. Rb1 Rb2 $8 37. Rxb2 Nxb2 38. Re7 a4
39. Nd7 $18) 35. fxg5 Nxe5 36. Rfd1 Nd3 37. Rd7 Rf8 38. g6 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 29th"]
[Site "Rhodes"]
[Date "2013.10.23"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2013.10.20"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Clichy Echecs 92"]
[BlackTeam "SOCAR"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. Rb1 a6 11. Rc1 cxd4 {A simple course, instead of the
modern trends like} (11... f5) 12. cxd4 Qxd2+ 13. Kxd2 e6 {A very solid move,
sufficient for equality.} (13... f5 {is a more popular alternative.}) 14. Bd3 (
14. Bc4 O-O 15. Rhd1 Bd7 16. Ke1 Na5 17. Be2 Rfc8 18. Bd2 Nc6 19. Bc3 Na7 $1
$11 {0-1 (72) Karpov,A (2730)-Kamsky,G (2595) Tilburg 1991 CBM 026 [Anand]}) (
14. d5 exd5 15. exd5 Ne5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. g3 Bf5 18. Bg2 Kd7 19. d6 Bxd6 20.
Bxb7 Rab8 21. Bc6+ Ke7 22. Bd4 Rhc8 {1/2 (22) Ftacnik,L (2535)-Jansa,V (2445)
Bratislava 1983}) 14... O-O (14... Bd7 15. h4 (15. d5 Nb4 16. Bc4 exd5 17. exd5
{1-0 (41) Khenkin,I (2633)-Stohl,I (2578) Germany 2001} b5 $5 18. Bb3 Bf5)
15... h6 16. g4 Rc8 17. g5 h5 18. Rc2 O-O 19. Rb1 b5 20. Rbc1 Rfd8 21. a4 bxa4
22. Bxa6 Ra8 23. Bb7 Na5 24. Bxa8 Nb3+ 25. Kc3 Nxc1 26. Bxc1 Rxa8 $11 {1/2 (30)
Istratescu,A (2616)-Howell,D (2611) Hastings 2011}) 15. Rc5 $146 {A harmless
novelty.} (15. Rb1 Rd8 16. e5 b5 17. Rhc1 Bb7 18. a4 b4 19. Be4 Rac8 $11 {
1/2 (59) Zakhartsov,V (2608)-Akesson,R (2470) Pardubice 2010}) (15. Ke2 Bd7 16.
Rb1 b5 17. h4 h6 18. e5 Rfd8 19. Be4 Rac8 20. Nd2 Na5 21. f4 Bc6 22. h5 Bxe4
23. Nxe4 Rc2+ $132 {1/2 (43) Kelecevic,N (2405)-Horvath,J (2480) Austria 1992})
(15. Rc4 Bd7 (15... f5 16. g3 (16. Ke2 Bd7 17. exf5 (17. Rhc1 Rfc8 18. d5 exd5
19. exd5 Ne5 20. Rxc8+ Rxc8 21. Rxc8+ Bxc8 22. Nxe5 Bxe5 $11 {0-1 (60) Deze,A 
(2435)-Smejkal,J (2565) Novi Sad 1982}) 17... gxf5 18. Rhc1 Rac8 19. g3 Rfd8
20. h3 b5 21. R4c2 Nb4 $11 {1/2 (28) Ftacnik,L (2560)-Sax,G (2550) Baile
Herculane 1982}) 16... Bd7 17. Rhc1 Rad8 (17... Rfc8 18. d5 exd5 19. exd5 Ne5
20. Nxe5 Bxe5 21. Bb6 Rxc4 22. Bxc4 {1-0 (57) Khenkin,I (2627)-Seel,C (2315)
Bad Wiessee 2003} Kg7 $11) 18. Bg5 Rc8 19. d5 exd5 20. exd5 Ne5 21. Nxe5 Bxe5
22. Be7 b5 23. Rc5 Rxc5 24. Bxc5 Rc8 25. f4 Bg7 26. Rc2 Bf8 27. Bd4 {1/2 (27)
Soltau,A (2621)-Mannermaa,J (2490) ICCF 2002}) 16. Rhc1 Rfd8 (16... Rfc8 17. d5
exd5 18. exd5 Ne5 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. g3 Rxc4 21. Rxc4 b5 22. Rc2 b4 $11 {
1/2 (40) Georgiev,K (2685)-Ftacnik,L (2568) Khanty-Mansiysk 2010}) 17. Bg5 $6 (
17. Ke2 Be8 $11) 17... f6 18. Be3 Bf8 (18... Be8 19. Ke2 Rac8 20. g3 Bf8 21.
R4c3 b5 22. h4 Bb4 23. Rb3 Be7 24. Rbc3 Bb4 25. Rb3 Bd6 26. Rbc3 Bb4 {1/2 (26)
Karjakin,S (2776)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2733) Moscow 2011}) 19. e5 fxe5 20. Bg5
exd4 $1 21. Bxd8 Rxd8 $15 {0-1 (36) Grigoryan,K (2482)-Melkumyan,H (2620)
Yerevan 2012 CBM 147}) 15... Rd8 16. Rb1 {That's the idea: White sacrifices
his central pawn but obtains an active position for his rooks. However, this
is not enough for an advantage.} Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Bxd4 18. Bxd4 Rxd4 19. Ke3 Rd8
20. Rb6 Bd7 $1 21. Rxb7 Bb5 {The pawn has been kindly returned but Black has
completed his development.} 22. Bc2 Rac8 23. Rbc7 Rxc7 24. Rxc7 {One rook on
the 7th rank is not enough!} Bf1 25. g4 g5 26. f3 Rb8 27. Bb3 h6 28. f4 gxf4+
29. Kxf4 Rb4 $11 30. Ke5 Bd3 31. Kf6 Rxe4 32. Rc8+ Kh7 33. Kxf7 Rxg4 34. Bxe6
Rf4+ 35. Ke7 Kg6 36. Rg8+ Kh5 37. Rg3 Bc4 38. Rh3+ Kg5 39. Rg3+ Kh5 40. Rh3+
Kg5 41. Rg3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 76th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2014.01.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2014.01.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Rc1 Qa5 9. Qd2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qxd2+ 11. Bxd2 O-O 12. Nf3 Bg4 13. Be3 (13. d5 {
is rather a harmless alternative. The same can be said about the whole line
although, of course, equality doesn't mean a draw.}) 13... Rd8 (13... Nd7 14.
Bc4 (14. Rc7 e5 15. d5 Rfc8 16. Rxb7 Nc5 17. Rb4 Bf8 18. Nxe5 Nd7 $13 {1/2 (29)
Rodshtein,M (2637)-Kovchan,A (2554) Biel 2011}) 14... Rac8 15. O-O Nb6 16. Bb3
Bd7 (16... Rxc1 17. Rxc1 Rc8 18. Rxc8+ Bxc8 19. Ng5 e6 20. d5 exd5 21. Bxb6
axb6 22. Bxd5 $16 {1-0 (44) Hracek,Z (2627)-Bosiocic,M (2562) Plovdiv 2012})
17. Ne5 Bxe5 18. dxe5 Bb5 19. Rfd1 Be2 20. Rd4 Rxc1+ 21. Bxc1 Kg7 22. e6 $14 {
1-0 (60) Kozul,Z (2606)-Grandelius,N (2544) Sarajevo 2013}) (13... Bxf3 14.
gxf3 e6 {may be even simpler:} (14... Nc6 15. d5 Nd4 16. Bh3 (16. Be2 Rac8 17.
Kd2 e6 18. Kd3 {1/2 (28) Poobesh Anand,S (2416)-Karavade,E (2321) Atul 2006}
Nxe2 19. Kxe2 exd5 20. exd5 Rcd8 $11) (16. f4 Rac8 17. Rxc8 Rxc8 18. Bd3 Nf3+
19. Ke2 Nd4+ 20. Kd2 Nf3+ 21. Ke2 Nd4+ 22. Kd2 Nf3+ 23. Ke2 {1/2 (23)
Khairullin,I (2626)-Sutovsky,E (2700) Plovdiv 2012}) (16. Rc7 e6 17. dxe6 Nxe6
18. Rxb7 Rab8 19. Rb3 Nd4 20. Bxd4 Bxd4 21. Ba6 Rfd8 22. Ke2 Rxb3 23. axb3 Be5
24. Bc4 Rd7 25. h3 Kg7 26. Rc1 Kf6 27. Rc2 Kg5 $11 {1/2 (34) Michalik,P (2508)
-Kovchan,A (2579) Groningen 2012}) (16. Bg2 $5 {needs deeper analysis. In the
following game Black didn't equalize:} Rfc8 (16... Rac8 $142 17. Kd2 f5 $5) 17.
Kd2 e6 18. Kd3 exd5 19. Bxd4 dxe4+ 20. fxe4 Rd8 (20... Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Rd8 22. e5
Bxe5 23. Rc4 b5 24. Rb4 a5 25. Ke3 axb4 26. Bxe5 $16 {_|_}) 21. e5 Bxe5 22. Rc4
b5 {0-1 (56) Kotanjian,T (2560)-Pantsulaia,L (2616) Dubai 2007} 23. Rb4 $1 $16
a5 $140 24. Rxb5 Rxd4+ 25. Ke3 Re8 26. Rxe5) 16... f5 17. Kf1 (17. Bxd4 Bxd4
18. exf5 gxf5 19. Rg1+ Kh8 20. Rg5 Rad8 21. Rxf5 Rxf5 22. Bxf5 Rxd5 $15 {
1/2 (64) Nguyen,C (2389)-Le Roux,J (2571) Sautron 2013}) 17... Nxf3 (17... e6
18. dxe6 Nxe6 19. exf5 gxf5 20. Rd1 Rad8 21. Rxd8 Nxd8 22. Kg2 Nc6 23. Rd1 f4
24. Bc1 Ne5 25. Be6+ Kh8 26. h4 b5 27. h5 h6 28. Rd5 $14 {1/2 (42) Sargissian,
G (2667)-Li,C (2649) Wijk aan Zee 2011}) 18. exf5 gxf5 (18... Nh4 19. fxg6 Nxg6
20. Be6+ Kh8 21. Rc7 Be5 22. Rxb7 Rab8 23. Rxb8 Rxb8 24. Kg2 $14 {1/2 (71)
Nguyen,N (2639)-Firat,B (2423) Istanbul 2012}) 19. Rc7 Rad8 20. Rxe7 Rxd5 21.
Bg2 Nd2+ (21... Rd1+ 22. Ke2 Rxh1 23. Bxh1 Nd4+ 24. Kd3 Nb5 25. Bd5+ Kh8 26.
Rxb7 $16 {1-0 (46) Hracek,Z (2635)-Lalic,B (2476) Bol 2013}) 22. Ke2 Ne4 23.
Bxe4 fxe4 $11) 15. Bb5 (15. Bc4 Nc6 16. d5 exd5 17. Bxd5 Nb4 18. Bxb7 Nd3+ 19.
Ke2 Nxc1+ 20. Rxc1 Rab8 21. Rb1 Rbd8 22. Bxa7 Bd4 $11 {1/2 (27) Sargissian,G 
(2667)-Navara,D (2708) Wijk aan Zee 2011}) 15... a6 16. Ba4 b5 17. Bb3 a5 18.
a4 bxa4 19. Bxa4 Na6 20. O-O Nb4 (20... Rfd8 21. d5 exd5 22. Bc6 Nb4 23. Bxa8
Rxa8 24. Rfd1 dxe4 25. fxe4 a4 26. Rc4 a3 27. Rxb4 {1/2 (27) Ragger,M (2655)
-Rakhmanov,A (2593) Moscow 2012}) 21. Rfd1 Rfd8 22. Rc7 Bf8 23. Kg2 Bd6 24. Rb7
Rdb8 25. Rd7 Rd8 26. Rb7 Rdb8 27. Rd7 Rd8 28. Rb7 Rdb8 29. Rd7 Rd8 30. Rb7 Rdb8
{1/2 (30) Wang,Y (2706)-Li,C (2693) China 2013}) (13... Nc6 14. d5 Na5 (14...
Ne5 $143 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 {0-1 (30) Van den Bersselaar,J (2211)-Swiercz,D (2585)
Bad Wiessee 2011} 16. f4) (14... Nb4 15. a3 Na2 16. Rc7 Nc3 17. h3 Bxf3 18.
gxf3 b5 19. Bxa7 Be5 20. Rxe7 Rfc8 21. Rb7 Nb1 22. Be3 Rxa3 23. f4 Bc3+ 24. Ke2
Bd2 $132 {0-1 (33) Dao,T (2523)-Li,C (2681) Jakarta 2012}) 15. Bd3 e6 16. Bd2
b6 17. O-O exd5 18. exd5 Rad8 19. Bxa5 bxa5 20. Rc5 a4 21. Bc2 Bxf3 22. gxf3
Bd4 $44 {1/2 (34) Ragger,M (2628)-Areshchenko,A (2664) Germany 2011}) 14. Be2 (
14. d5 Nd7 15. h3 (15. Nd4 Nb6 16. Nb5 Rdc8 17. Rxc8+ Rxc8 18. Be2 Bd7 19. O-O
Rc2 20. Bd3 Rxa2 $15 {0-1 (32) San Segundo Carrillo,P (2528)-Mamedyarov,S 
(2503) Leon 2001}) 15... Bxf3 16. gxf3 Rdc8 17. Rxc8+ Rxc8 18. Bd3 Bd4 19. Kd2
Bxe3+ 20. fxe3 e6 21. Rb1 Nc5 22. Rc1 b6 $11 {1-0 (36) Daly,C (2285)-Gormally,
D (2520) Dublin 2012}) 14... e6 15. Ne5 Bxe2 16. Kxe2 f6 {This is simpler than}
(16... Bxe5 17. dxe5 Nc6 {although White didn't achieve anything in the
following game:} 18. f4 Rd7 19. Rhd1 Rad8 20. Rxd7 Rxd7 21. Bc5 Kg7 22. Rc3 h5
23. Ra3 a6 24. Rc3 f6 25. exf6+ Kxf6 26. Bb6 e5 27. fxe5+ Kxe5 28. Rg3 Kxe4 29.
Rxg6 Ne5 30. Re6 Kf5 31. Rh6 Nc4 32. Be3 {1/2 (32) Carron,J (2273)-Tukmakov,V 
(2564) Lausanne 2004}) 17. Nf3 Nc6 18. Rc4 Rd7 19. h4 Rad8 20. g3 f5 $11 21. e5
h6 {Black, controlling the light squares, has no problems whatsoever; on the
other hand, it is difficult for him to make use of his queenside pawn
advantage due to his smaller amount of space on the board. In general, the
position is equal.} 22. Rb1 Bf8 23. a4 Na5 24. Rc2 Nc6 25. Kf1 Nb4 26. Rc4 Nd5
27. a5 Kf7 28. Bd2 b6 29. Ne1 Rc7 30. Rxc7+ Nxc7 {[%mdl 4096]} 31. axb6 axb6
32. Nc2 {Still keeping the tension, instead of total liquidation after} (32.
Rxb6 Rxd4) 32... Rb8 33. Ke2 b5 34. Ra1 Rb7 35. Ra5 b4 36. Na1 Be7 37. Nb3 g5 (
37... h5 $5) 38. h5 Nd5 39. Kd3 Rc7 40. f3 f4 $6 {White will play g3-g4,
gaining the e4-square, anyway but it is better for Black to exchange another
pair of pawns in that case.} (40... Rb7 $142 41. g4 fxg4 42. fxg4 Bf8) 41. g4
Bf8 42. Ra8 Be7 43. Ra6 Bf8 44. Ra1 Be7 45. Ra8 Bf8 46. Na5 Be7 47. Rb8 Bf8 (
47... Kg7 $142 48. Nb7 ({or} 48. Nc4) 48... Rc6) 48. Nc4 (48. Nb7 $142 $1)
48... Rd7 (48... Rc6 $142 {preventing Nc4-d6+}) 49. Ke4 Ra7 50. Nd6+ Bxd6 51.
exd6 {Now Black must play extremely accurately.} Nf6+ $2 (51... Kf6 $1 {
[%cal Ya7d7]} 52. Rh8 (52. Bxb4 $2 Nxb4 53. Rxb4 Ra3 54. d5 e5 $19) (52. Rd8
Rb7) (52. Rg8 Kf7 $1 $11 53. Rg6 $6 (53. Rc8 Rb7) 53... b3 54. Bc1 Nf6+ 55. Kd3
Ra2 56. Rxh6 b2 57. Bxb2 Rxb2 $17) 52... Kg7 53. Rc8 Rb7 $1 54. Bxb4 $1 Rxb4
55. Ke5 Nb6 $1 56. Rc7+ Kf8 $1 57. Rh7 (57. d7 $2 Ke7) (57. Kxe6 Rxd4 58. Rc6 (
58. Rb7 Na4 $1) 58... Nc4 59. d7 Rxd7 $1 60. Kxd7 Ne5+ 61. Kd6 Nxc6 62. Kxc6
Ke7 $11) 57... Rb3 58. d7 Nxd7+ 59. Rxd7 Rxf3 60. Kf6 Ke8 61. Rh7 Rg3 62. Rxh6
Rxg4 63. Kxe6 Kf8 64. d5 Rg2 {- Black should not lose.}) 52. Kd3 Nd7 53. Rd8 $2
(53. Rh8 $1 Ra3+ (53... Kg7 54. Re8) 54. Kc4 b3 55. Bc3 Nf8 56. Rxh6 $16) 53...
b3 54. Bc3 Rb7 55. Bb2 Nf6 56. Kc4 Rd7 (56... Rb6 $5 57. Rh8 (57. Kc5 Ra6 $1)
57... Rc6+ 58. Kxb3 Rxd6 59. Rxh6 Rb6+ 60. Kc2 Nd5 {with good drawing chances
for Black}) 57. Rxd7+ Nxd7 58. Kxb3 Nb6 $2 (58... Ke8 $1 59. d5 (59. Kc2 Kf7)
59... e5 {was correct - see below (indicated by IM Maxim Notkin)}) 59. Ba3 $2 (
{It was not easy to find} 59. d5 $3 {(M.Notkin)} exd5 (59... Nxd5 60. Bg7 $3
Nb6 61. Bxh6 Kf6 62. Bf8 $18 {[%csl Gd6,Gh5]}) 60. Kb4 $1 {[%cal Rb4b5]} Nc4
61. d7 $1 Ke7 62. Bg7 Kxd7 (62... Nd2 63. Bxh6 Nxf3 (63... Kxd7 64. Bg7 Ke7 65.
h6 Kf7 66. Bc3) 64. Bg7 Kxd7 65. h6 Nh4 66. Kc3 $18) 63. Bxh6 Ke6 64. Bxg5 Nd2
65. Bxf4 Nxf3 66. Kc3 $18 {_|_}) 59... Ke8 $1 60. Bc5 (60. d5 $1 {was still
possible but now after} e5 $1 61. Bb2 Nd7 62. Kc4 Kd8 $1 {White can't break up
Black's defence, e.g.} 63. Kd3 (63. Ba3 e4 $1 64. fxe4 Ne5+ 65. Kd4 Nxg4) (63.
Kb5 e4 $1) 63... Nc5+ 64. Kc2 Nd7 65. Ba3 Nf6 66. Kd3 Kd7 {[%cal Rf6d5]}) 60...
Nd7 61. Kc4 Nf6 62. Kd3 Kd7 {Black has properly rearranged his pieces, and his
fortress is unassailable.} 63. Bb4 Kc6 64. Kc4 Kd7 65. Kd3 Kc6 66. Kc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess 2nd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2014.06.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2014.06.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Rc1 Qa5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. Nf3 Bg4 11. Ng5 Na6 $5 {A rare but interesting
continuation.} (11... cxd4 12. cxd4 Qxd2+ ({or} 12... Nc6) 13. Kxd2 Nc6 {
is usually played - see e.g. Yermolinsky-Svidler in CBM 69. Here is a more
recent example:} 14. h3 Bd7 15. d5 Na5 16. Bd3 h6 17. Nf3 e6 18. Bc5 Rfc8 19.
Bb4 b6 20. d6 e5 21. Ba6 Rxc1 (21... Rc6 $1) 22. Rxc1 Rd8 23. Ke2 (23. Rc7 $142
) 23... Be6 24. Rc7 Bf8 25. Nxe5 Bxd6 26. Bxd6 Rxd6 27. a3 Rd4 28. Bd3 Ra4 29.
Rxa7 Rxa3 $11 {1/2 (39) Kuljasevic,D (2564)-Sivuk,V (2467) Paleochora 2012})
12. h3 (12. d5 c4 $5) 12... Bd7 13. Bd3 (13. Be2 Rac8 14. d5 c4 15. Bd4 Bxd4 (
15... Bh6 $1 {[%cal Rf7f6] is even stronger}) 16. Qxd4 {0-1 (57) Danner,G 
(2435)-Boros,D (2402) Budapest 2005} Qb6 $5 $11) 13... Rac8 14. d5 c4 {[%mdl 4]
A typical continuation after d4-d5, not allowing White to strengthen his pawn
chain with c3-c4. At the same time Black frees the c5-square for his knight.}
15. Bb1 Nc5 {Black has fully solved his opening problems.} 16. Bd4 (16. O-O
Rfd8 (16... Nd3 $5 17. Bxd3 cxd3 18. Qxd3 Bxc3 {[%cal Rd7b5] is even stronger,
with an excellent position for Black}) 17. f4 f6 18. Nf3 f5 19. Bd4 Nxe4 20.
Bxe4 fxe4 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Qd4+ Kg8 23. Qxe4 {1/2 (23) Jacimovic,D (2487)
-Sakaev,K (2648) Paide 1999}) 16... Bxd4 (16... Bh6 $5 17. Be3 (17. f4 f6 18.
Nf3 e5 19. dxe6 Nxe6 $36) 17... f6 $5 18. Nf3 Bxe3 {0-1 (44) Moussa,A (2196)
-Kaufman,L (2413) Irvine 2010} 19. Qxe3 e5 $13) 17. cxd4 $6 (17. Qxd4 Nd3+ 18.
Bxd3 cxd3 19. O-O Bb5 20. c4 Qa4 21. Qxd3 Bxc4 22. Qd4 $11) 17... c3 $1 18.
Rxc3 Nd3+ $1 19. Rxd3 Rc1+ 20. Ke2 Qxd2+ 21. Kxd2 Rxh1 {Black has won an
exchange. White's pawn centre doesn't fully compensate for his material
deficit.} 22. Rb3 b5 $6 {Premature. Black wants to make use of his queenside
pawn advantage but doesn't succeed and only weakens the c5-square.} (22... b6
$142) 23. Nf3 {[%cal Rf3e5]} f6 24. Ne1 $1 a5 25. Rc3 $1 Rc8 26. Rc5 b4 $6 {
Another premature advance but Black has already lost most of his advantage, e.
g.} (26... Kf8 27. Bd3 Rb8 28. Rc7 Be8 29. e5 f5 30. Be2 $132 {[%cal Ye1d3]})
27. Bd3 a4 28. Ra5 b3 29. axb3 axb3 30. Ra7 Rd8 (30... b2 31. Rxd7 Rc1 32. Rb7
Rhxe1 33. Rxb2 Red1+ 34. Ke2 Re1+ $11) 31. Rb7 {Instead of queening his pawn,
Black just loses it.} Ra8 32. Rxd7 (32. Rxb3 Ra2+ 33. Nc2 {was quite possible.
Well, after} Ba4 {Black's counterplay should be enough for a draw.}) 32... Ra2+
33. Kc3 Rxe1 34. Kxb3 Rxf2 (34... Rd2 {is more accurate; White has to force a
draw with a few exact moves:} 35. Bc4 (35. Kc3 $143 Rxf2 36. Rxe7 Rc1+ 37. Kb3
Rd2) 35... Kf8 (35... Rxe4 36. d6+ e6 37. d5 $1 Rxc4 $1 (37... exd5 38. Kc3 $3
Rd1 39. Bb3) 38. Kxc4 Rxd5 $11) 36. Kc3 Rxf2 37. Rd8+ Kg7 38. Rd7 $11 Rxe4 $2
39. d6) 35. Rxe7 {[%csl Gd5] The position has sharpened. Now all three results
are possible. Still, it is easier to play for White, who has a formidable
passed pawn.} Re3 36. Kc4 Rd2 37. Bb1 Rb2 $2 {An obvious move... and a
decisive mistake! Black has no time to capture White's bishop.} (37... Re1 $142
38. d6 (38. Kc3 Rxg2 39. d6 Rc1+ 40. Kd3 Rd1+ $11 41. Ke3 $2 Rxb1 42. d7 $4
Rb3+ 43. Kf4 Rf2+ 44. Kg4 h5+ 45. Kh4 Rf4#) 38... Red1 $1 39. Kc5 Rxb1 (39...
Rxd4 $2 40. Ba2+ Kf8 41. Bd5) 40. d7 Rc2+ 41. Kd6 Rb6+ 42. Kd5 Rb5+ $11) 38. d6
Kf8 $8 39. Bd3 (39. Rxh7 Ke8 40. Bd3 {was even stronger:} Rxg2 (40... Rd2 41.
Bf1 Re1 42. Kc3 $18) (40... Kd8 41. Kd5 $1 Rxd3 42. Ke6 $18) 41. Bf1 Rg5 42. h4
Rh5 43. Rxh5 gxh5 44. Kd5 {, and White should win}) 39... Rd2 40. Bf1 Ra3 (
40... Re1 $142 $1 {keeping some practical drawing chances. Here is a possible
line indicated by GM Vitaly Golod:} 41. Kc3 (41. Rxh7 Rc1+ 42. Kd5 Rcd1) 41...
Rdd1 42. Bb5 Rc1+ 43. Kb4 Red1 44. d5 Rc8 $1 45. Rc7 Rb8 46. Kc5 Rc1+ 47. Kd4
Rd1+ 48. Ke3 Rd8 49. d7 Rb1 50. Rc8 Ke7 51. d6+ Kxd6 52. Rxd8 Rxb5 53. Rf8 Kxd7
54. Rxf6 {- this rook ending should be winning for White after all.}) 41. Kb4 (
41. e5 $142 $1 {The point is that} Ra4+ 42. Kc3 Raxd4 ({or} 42... Rdxd4 43. Bb5
fxe5 44. Re8+ Kf7 45. Bxa4 Rxa4 46. d7) {doesn't work due to} 43. e6 $1 Rxd6
44. Rf7+ Kg8 45. Rxf6 {, and Black can't stop e6-e7}) 41... Ra1 42. Bc4 Rc1 (
42... Rxd4 43. Kc5 Rdd1 44. Rf7+ Ke8 45. Rxf6 Rac1 46. e5 $18 {[%csl Gd6,Ge5]})
43. Rf7+ Ke8 44. d7+ Kd8 45. Kc5 {[%cal Rc5d6] Threatening 46.Kd6 Rxd4+ 47.Bd5.
} Kc7 (45... Rb2 46. e5) 46. Rxh7 Rcd1 47. d5 Rc1 48. g4 g5 49. d8=Q+ $1 Kxd8
50. Kd6 {White's king, rook, bishop and d-pawn, acting cohesively, easily
decide the game.} Ke8 51. Bb5+ Kf8 52. Ke6 Re1 53. Kxf6 Rf2+ 54. Kg6 (54. Kg6
Rxe4 55. Rh8+ Ke7 56. Re8+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess 2nd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2014.06.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2014.06.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. Rc1 Bg4 11. d5 Nd7 {This move is not considered the
most accurate in the present position, and this game doesn't change that
conclusion.} ({For} 11... Bxf3 {see Caruana - Rodstein in CBM 144.}) 12. c4 (
12. Ng5 Nb6 13. c4 Qxd2+ 14. Kxd2 h6 15. h3 Bd7 16. Nf3 Rac8 17. Bd3 {1-0 (49)
Juhasz,K (2343)-Zsirai,P (2207) Budapest 2013} e6 $11) 12... Qa3 (12... Qxd2+
13. Nxd2 {[%csl Rg4] (the reason why Black should rather eliminate this knight
earlier)} f5 14. f3 f4 15. Bf2 Bh5 16. Be2 g5 17. h4 $36 {1-0 (37) Khenkin,I 
(2634)-Leniart,A (2390) Tromsoe 2009}) (12... Qa4 13. Ng5 (13. Ng1 $142 {
[%cal Rh2h3]} Nb6 (13... f5 14. f3) 14. h3 Bd7 15. Nf3 $14) 13... h6 14. h3 Bh5
15. g4 hxg5 16. gxh5 f5 (16... Nf6 $1 $132) 17. Bxg5 fxe4 18. hxg6 Ne5 19. Be2
$14 {1-0 (51) Kotanjian,T (2552)-Kviriashvili,I (2258) Tbilisi 2009}) (12...
Qb6 13. Be2 Qb4 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 a6 16. Be2 Qxd2+ 17. Kxd2 $14 {0-1 (47)
Cebalo,M (2510)-Tseshkovsky,V (2530) Banja Luka 1981}) 13. Be2 $1 (13. Ng1 f5
$1 14. f3 fxe4 $1 15. fxg4 Bd4 $1 16. Bxd4 cxd4 $40) (13. Ng5 h6 (13... Nb6 14.
h3 Bd7 15. Bd3 Na4 16. O-O a6 17. Nf3 b5 18. Bh6 Bxh6 19. Qxh6 f6 20. Bc2 $14 {
1-0 (27) Sherbakov,R (2559)-Kachar,V (2390) Moscow 1999}) (13... f6 {1-0 (33)
Grigore,G (2445)-Ionescu,D (2335) Bucharest 1995} 14. Nxh7 Kxh7 15. h3 Bh5 16.
g4 Ne5 17. Be2 $14) 14. h3 Bh5 15. Nf3 (15. g4 hxg5 16. gxh5 Nf6) 15... g5 16.
Be2 Bg6 17. Bd3 f5 18. exf5 Bxf5 19. Bxf5 Rxf5 20. Nh2 Qb4 $11 {1/2 (42)
Moradiabadi,E (2578)-Nguyen,N (2633) Khanty-Mansiysk 2010}) 13... Bxf3 (13...
Nf6 14. Bd3) 14. Bxf3 Bd4 $5 15. Bxd4 cxd4 16. O-O Ne5 17. Qxd4 Nxf3+ 18. gxf3
Qxf3 19. Rc3 $14 {White has obtained a strong, firmly protected pawn centre,
which hardly compensates for the absence of his g-pawn near his king.} Qe2 20.
f4 {Going for the kingside attack is a good practical decision. It is
difficult for a human to parry it even if chess engines do it successfully.} (
20. c5 $5 Qxa2 21. Rfc1 {[%csl Gc5] was another option.}) 20... Qxa2 21. f5 b6
22. e5 Qb2 {Pinning this rook is the best employment for Black's queen.} 23.
Kh1 Qe2 (23... b5 {[%cal Yb5b4]} 24. Qe3 bxc4 $4 25. f6 $18 {[%cal Re3h6]}) 24.
Rf2 Qe1+ 25. Kg2 Rac8 26. Rf1 Qe2+ 27. Rf2 Qe1 28. Rg3 (28. d6 $5) 28... Qb4 $1
{[%mdl 256]} 29. d6 Rxc4 (29... exd6 $5 30. fxg6 fxg6 31. Rxf8+ Rxf8 32. exd6
Qc5 $11) 30. Qd3 Rg4 (30... Rd4 $142 31. Qc2 Rc4 $11) 31. d7 $2 (31. fxg6 $1
hxg6 32. d7 Kg7 $1 (32... Rd4 $2 33. Rxg6+) (32... Qd4 33. Qxd4 Rxd4 34. e6 $1
Kg7 35. Rc3 $18) (32... Rd8 33. e6 f5 34. Rc2 {[%cal Rc2c8]} Kg7 35. Qc3+ Qxc3
36. Rcxc3 $18) 33. e6 f5 34. Rxg4 Qxg4+ 35. Kf1 $16) 31... Rd4 32. Qf3 $2 (32.
Qc2 $8 Qb5 $1 (32... Rc4 $2 33. fxg6) 33. fxg6 Qd5+ 34. Kf1 Qxd7 35. gxf7+ Kh8
{and White must fight for equality.}) 32... e6 $1 33. f6 Rxd7 $19 {White's
attack is now over, and he is 3 pawns down.} 34. Qe3 Rfd8 35. Qh6 Qf8 36. Qg5
h6 37. Qe3 Kh7 38. Rh3 h5 39. Rg3 Qh6 40. Rg5 Rd3 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess 2nd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2014.06.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2753"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2014.06.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 4]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7.
bxc3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Rxb7
Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Bxd4 {This well-known theoretical line is considered absolutely
harmless, leading to full and dull equality. Black just has to make a few
accurate moves. The present game doesn't change the established verdict.} 15.
Bg5 (15. Bb4 {is more common but it usually leads to the same position.}) 15...
Rd8 16. Qc1 Na6 17. Bxe7 Rac8 18. Qf4 (18. Qg5 Nc5 19. Bxc5 Bxc5 20. Bg4 Rd2
21. Rxf7 Kxf7 22. Bxc8 Bxf2+ 23. Kh1 Qc4 24. Qf4+ Kg7 25. Qe5+ Kh6 26. Qf4+ Kg7
27. Qe5+ Kh6 28. Qf4+ {1/2 (28) Radjabov,T (2713)-Caruana,F (2783) Shamkir 2014
}) 18... Nc5 $1 {This move forces further simplifications.} 19. Bxd8 (19. Bxc5
{was played in several games with the same outcome:} Rxc5 (19... Bxc5 20. Bg4
Rc6 21. e5 Rd2 22. Qh6 Rd8 23. Qf4 Rd2 24. Qh6 {1/2 (24) Petzold,G (2344)
-Krüger,H (2372) Chessfriend.com 2004}) 20. Bd1 Be5 21. Qh4 (21. Qe3 Qa5 22.
Bb3 Rc7 {1/2 (35) Bacrot,E (2725)-Kasimdzhanov,R (2699) Thessaloniki 2013})
21... Rf8 22. Bb3 Qa5 23. Qe7 Rc7 24. Rxc7 Qxc7 25. Qxc7 Bxc7 {1/2 (38) Bacrot,
E (2714)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2717) Biel 2013}) 19... Nxb7 20. Bf6 Bxf6 21. Qxf6
Nc5 (21... Qe6 $144 22. Qd4 Qb6 23. Qxb6 axb6 24. Rb1 Nc5 25. h4 Re8 26. Rxb6
Nxe4 {1/2 (30) Ding,L (2458)-Negi,P (2592) Subic Bay 2009}) 22. h4 Qe6 23. Qa1
(23. Qxe6 fxe6 24. Ra1 Rc7 25. Ra5 e5 $11 {1-0 (34) Fritz,M (2333)-Maduekwe,C 
(2201) Lechenicher SchachServer 2010}) 23... Nxe4 24. Re1 f5 25. Bxe4 fxe4 26.
Qxa7 Re8 $11 {The rest is just a tribute to the Sofia rules:} 27. Qa4 Re7 28.
Re3 Qd5 29. Qc2 Kf7 30. Qe2 Re6 31. Ra3 Re7 32. Qg4 Qf5 33. Qd1 Qe5 34. Qd8 Qc5
35. Re3 Qc1+ 36. Kh2 Qc7+ 37. Qxc7 Rxc7 38. g4 Rc4 39. Kg3 h6 40. Ra3 g5 41.
Ra7+ Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Foros Aerosvit 3rd"]
[Site "Foros"]
[Date "2008.06.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2008.06.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 125"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Bg7 6. e4 Nb6 7. Be3 O-O 8.
Bb5 Qd6 $5 {A rare continuation.} (8... a6) (8... Be6) (8... f5 {are the most
popular moves.}) 9. Nge2 (9. e5 $5 Qb4 $5 10. Nge2 {needs testing.}) 9... c6
$146 (9... a6 $5 10. Bd3 Rd8 11. O-O Nc6 12. d5 (12. e5 $5 Nxe5 $140 $2 13. Ne4
) 12... Ne5 $132 {0-1 Aleksandrov,A-Grischuk,A/chessassistantclub.com INT 2004/
CBM 104 ext (41)}) 10. Bd3 e5 11. dxe5 Qxe5 12. Bd4 Qe7 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 $11 14.
Bc2 {There was no point in keeping this "bad" bishop. Development was more
important:} (14. O-O N8d7 15. Qc2 Ne5 16. Rfd1 $11) 14... Rd8 15. Qc1 Na6 16.
O-O Be6 17. Nf4 Bc4 18. Re1 $6 (18. Rd1 $5) 18... Nb4 (18... Qe5 $5) 19. a3 (
19. e5 Rd4 $36) 19... Nxc2 20. Qxc2 Qf6 $15 {Black has finally exchanged the
white bishop; additionally, he now controls the d-file.} 21. Nce2 Rd7 22. b3
Ba6 23. Rad1 Rad8 24. g3 Qe5 25. f3 (25. Qc3 Qxc3 26. Nxc3 Rxd1 27. Rxd1 Rxd1+
28. Nxd1 Kf6 $17) (25. Rxd7 Rxd7 26. Qc3 Qxc3 27. Nxc3 g5 28. Ng2 Rd2 29. Ne3
$15) 25... Kg8 (25... g5 $5) 26. a4 h5 27. Kf2 Rd6 28. Qc3 Nd7 29. Rxd6 $6 {
Definitely conceding the d-file, which was not forced.} (29. b4 $142 $15) 29...
Qxd6 $17 30. Rc1 Ne5 31. h4 Qf6 32. b4 $4 {[%mdl 8192] Tactical oversights are
quite usual in inferior positions.} (32. Ng1 $8 Qe7 $17 {[%cal Re5d3]}) 32...
Rd3 $1 33. Nxd3 Qxf3+ 34. Kg1 Bxd3 35. Qxe5 Qe3+ 36. Kh2 Qxe2+ 0-1

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 15th"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2014.05.20"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2642"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2014.05.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Qa4+ Qd7 8.
Qb3 O-O 9. Nf3 c5 (9... b6 {is another popular plan here.}) 10. d5 (10. Be3 {
is hardly promising:} cxd4 (10... Nc6 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. Be2 Bg4 13. O-O Rad8 14.
dxc5 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Rxd1 16. Rxd1 Rd8 17. Rxd8+ Nxd8 18. Be2 e6 19. Bb5 Bf8 20.
Qd1 Nc6 $11 {1/2 (76) Krasenkow,M (2636)-Maze,S (2562) Germany 2013}) (10... b6
11. Be2 (11. Rd1 cxd4 12. cxd4 Bb7 13. Bd3 Nc6 14. O-O Na5 15. Qb1 Rac8 16. d5
Nc4 17. Bd4 {1/2 (17) Lukacs,P (2412)-Flumbort,A (2448) Hungary 2005}) 11...
cxd4 12. cxd4 Nc6 13. O-O Qd6 14. Rfd1 Na5 15. Qd3 Be6 16. Qb5 Rfc8 $132 {
0-1 (42) Ponkratov,P (2584)-Savchenko,B (2584) Moscow 2013}) (10... Qc7 11. Rc1
Nc6 12. Be2 Bg4 13. d5 Na5 14. Qd1 Rad8 15. O-O b6 16. c4 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Nc6 18.
g3 Nd4 19. Bg2 e5 $11 {0-1 (34) Volkov,S (2636)-Mikhalevski,V (2520) ICC INT
2002}) 11. cxd4 Nc6 12. Rd1 Qd6 13. h3 (13. e5 Qb4+ 14. Qxb4 Nxb4 15. Bc4 Bf5
16. Kd2 Be4 17. Rc1 Bd5 18. a3 Bxc4 19. Rxc4 Nd5 $15 {1/2 (45) Moiseenko,A 
(2706)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2717) Riga 2013}) (13. d5 Ne5 14. Be2 Bg4 15. Rc1 {
1-0 (40) Christiansen,L (2524)-Yermolinsky,A (2574) Phoenix 2005} Nxf3+ 16.
gxf3 Bh3 $132 17. Qxb7 $6 Rac8) 13... Bd7 (13... Qb4+ 14. Rd2 Qxb3 15. axb3 Nb4
16. Ne5 Be6 17. Nd3 Nxd3+ 18. Bxd3 Bxb3 19. Rb2 Be6 20. Rxb7 Bxd4 21. Bxd4 Rfd8
22. Rxa7 Rxa7 23. Bxa7 Rxd3 $11 {1/2 (31) Schlosser,P (2579)-Horvath,C (2514)
Austria 2012}) 14. Bd3 (14. Bb5 a6 15. e5 Qc7 16. Be2 Bf5 17. O-O Rac8 18. Rc1
Qd7 19. Qb6 Be6 20. Rc2 Bd5 $132 {0-1 (62) Kallai,G (2473)-Le Roux,J (2576)
Haguenau 2013}) 14... Qb4+ 15. Qxb4 Nxb4 16. Bb1 Rac8 17. Kd2 f5 18. a3 Nc6 19.
Ba2+ Kh8 20. d5 Ne5 $132 {1-0 (44) Nepomniachtchi,I (2716)-Kurnosov,I (2663)
Tyumen 2012}) 10... e6 {Too straightforward.} (10... Qg4 11. Ng5 b6 12. Rb1 c4
13. Qa3 Na6 14. h3 Qd7 15. Bxc4 Qc7 16. Bxa6 Qxc3+ 17. Qxc3 Bxc3+ 18. Bd2 Bxd2+
19. Kxd2 Bxa6 20. Rhc1 Rfc8 21. Ke3 $14 {1-0 (39) Aseev,K (2571)-Dunsbach,R 
(2277) Bad Wiessee 2002}) (10... b6 $5 {[%cal Yc8a6] is probably the most
flexible:} 11. a4 (11. h3 $5) 11... e6 12. Bc4 exd5 13. Bxd5 Ba6 $5 14. Bb2 Nc6
15. c4 Na5 16. Qc2 Bxb2 17. Qxb2 Nxc4 18. Qc3 Rae8 19. O-O Na5 20. Rfe1 Qe7 21.
h4 Bb7 $15 {1/2 (59) Nyback,T (2627)-Socko,B (2656) Warsaw 2009}) 11. Bc4 exd5
12. Bxd5 Na6 13. Be3 (13. Bf4 Nc7 14. Bxc7 Qxc7 15. O-O c4 (15... Bg4 $1 $132)
16. Qb4 Be6 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. Rfe1 a5 19. Qb2 b5 20. e5 Rab8 $132 (20... Rxf3
$6 21. gxf3 Bxe5 22. Qxb5 Bxc3 23. Rxe6 Bxa1 24. Qd5 $1 $18 {1-0 (28) Eljanov,
P (2716)-Cmilyte,V (2508) Helsingor 2008})) 13... Nc7 $1 14. Bxc5 Nxd5 15. exd5
Re8+ 16. Be3 b6 17. O-O Ba6 18. c4 $1 {[%mdl 512] This double-edged sacrifice
is White's only chance to fight for an advantage.} (18. Rfe1 Rac8 {[%cal Ra6c4,
Rg7c3] with excellent play for Black.}) 18... Bxa1 19. Rxa1 Rac8 20. Nd2 Re5 (
20... f6 $5 {[%cal Yg8g7]}) 21. h3 b5 $5 22. Qa3 Bb7 23. Qxa7 bxc4 $6 {After
this natural move White obtains two pieces for a rook and some winning chances.
} (23... Ra8 $142 $1 24. Qd4 Rae8 25. Nf3 (25. Bf4 Re1+ 26. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 27. Kh2
bxc4 28. Ne4 Rxe4 29. Qxe4 Qxd5 30. Qe8+ Kg7 31. Be5+ f6 32. Qe7+ Kg8 $11)
25... Rf5 (25... Re4 $143 26. Qf6) 26. Nh2 bxc4 (26... h5 $5 27. g4 Rfe5 28.
Nf3 Re4 29. Qf6 Rxe3 30. fxe3 bxc4 $13) 27. Ng4 Qxd5 28. Qxd5 Rxd5 29. Nf6+ Kf8
30. Nxd5 Bxd5 $11) 24. Rb1 Re7 $6 (24... Rc7 $2 25. d6 $1) (24... c3 $142 $1
25. Rxb7 Qxd5 26. Nb3 c2 27. Rb8 Ree8 28. Rxc8 Rxc8 29. Nc1 {- with Black's
pawn on c2 and good centralisation White can hardly win after all.}) 25. d6 Qc6
26. f3 Qxd6 27. Rxb7 Rxb7 28. Qxb7 Rb8 29. Qe4 {[%csl Ge4] White's queen is
now centralized.} c3 30. Nb3 Qe6 (30... Rc8 $142) 31. Qd4 (31. Qxe6 fxe6 32.
Kf2 $16) 31... Re8 32. Bf4 c2 33. Kh2 (33. Bd2 $1 {[%cal Rd2c3]}) 33... h5 34.
Nc5 Qb6 35. Qd7 Re1 36. Qc8+ Kh7 37. Qf8 Qf6 38. Nd3 c1=Q $2 {[%mdl 8192] Just
a blunder.} ({White has no winning path after} 38... Re7 {.}) 39. Qh6+ Kg8 40.
Nxc1 Qd4 41. Bd2 $1 Qg1+ 42. Kg3 Rd1 $4 ({Of course, White should win after} 
42... Rf1 43. Nd3 Qd4 44. Qe3 {, too.}) 43. Bc3 1-0

[Event "Beersheba-Peterburg Kings m"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.06.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ivanov, Sergey"]
[Black "Huzman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1999.06.??"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Be2 Nc6 9. Rb1 O-O 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 e6 13. f4 Bc7 14. O-O exd5
15. exd5 Ba5 16. Rb3 $6 Re8 {[%cal Ye8e4,Ye4d4] A novelty but there is nothing
wrong with} (16... b6 {. A fresh example:} 17. Qb2 $6 Qxd5 18. Bf3 Qc4 19. Bxa8
Ba6 20. Re1 Rxa8 21. Ra3 $6 (21. Qd2 Qd3 {Pelletier,Y-Ashley,M/Mermaid Beach
Club 1999/1/2-1/2 (41) with a good endgame for Black}) 21... Rd8 22. h3 Bc8 23.
Kh2 Be6 24. Be3 h5 25. Qf2 Rd5 26. Rxa5 bxa5 27. Rb1 Kh7 28. Rb8 Qxc3 {0-1
Almasi,Z-Peng Xiaomin/FIDE-Wch k.o. 1999 (41)}) 17. Bb5 $6 (17. Rd1 $5 Re4 $1
18. Qc2 Bf5 19. Bd3 Qxd5) 17... Re4 $1 18. Bd3 {White gives up a pawn to push
c3-c4 and activate his pieces} Rd4 19. Qe2 Rxd5 20. c4 {[%cal Yc1b2,Ga1h8]} Bg4
21. Qc2 Rh5 $1 {A deep decision! Black wants to eliminate White's kingside
counterplay although his own rook can now find itself out of play. The standard
} (21... Rd6 {was much worse because of} 22. f5 $5 $44 {[%csl Ra5]}) 22. h3 $6
{It is very risky to continue playing a pawn down as White has no sufficient
compensation. He should regain the material sacrificed and fight for equality:}
(22. Rxb7 Qd4+ 23. Kh1 Rd8 24. Rxa7 Bc3 25. Be2 Bxe2 26. Qxe2 Rf5 $44) 22...
Bd7 23. Be2 Rh4 24. Rg3 $2 {[%cal Yf4f5] The same wrong policy.} (24. Rxb7 Bc6
$36) 24... Bc6 (24... Bc7 25. Qc3) (24... Qc7 $5 {[%cal Ya8e8] preventing 25.
f5. But Black decides to allow 25.f5 to make use of the weakening of the b8-h2
diagonal.}) 25. f5 {[%cal Rc1g5]} Bc7 {[%cal Gb8h2]} (25... Be4 26. Qb3 (26.
Qb2 Qd6) 26... Qd4+ 27. Be3 {[%cal Re3g5]}) 26. Rd3 (26. Bg5 Qd4+ 27. Be3 Qe5
$19) 26... Qe7 $6 (26... Rd4 $1 {,getting rid of the "bad" rook, was easily
winning, e.g.} 27. Bb2 Rxd3 28. Bxd3 Qd6 $19) 27. Bb2 {[%cal Rc2c3]} Re8 28.
fxg6 hxg6 29. Bf3 (29. Qc3 Be5 $19) 29... Rf4 $6 (29... Bxf3 30. Rdxf3 (30. Qc3
$2 Be5 31. Qxe5 Qxe5 32. Bxe5 Be2 $19) 30... Qd6 31. g4 Rh7 {and Black must win
}) 30. Qc3 Be5 $4 {An unbelievable mistake.} ({After} 30... f6 $1 31. Bxc6 (31.
Bc1 Be5) 31... Rxf1+ (31... bxc6 $5) 32. Kxf1 Qe2+ (32... bxc6 33. Qd2 Ba5 34.
Bc3) 33. Kg1 bxc6 34. Qd2 $8 Qxd2 35. Rxd2 Bg3 36. Rd1 Kf7 $19 {Black is still
winning because of the poor position of the white king.}) {Now White
liquidates into a rook endgame with no chances to win for Black.} 31. Qxe5 Qxe5
32. Bxe5 Rxe5 33. Bxc6 Rxf1+ 34. Kxf1 bxc6 35. Rd6 Re4 (35... Re4 36. Rxc6 Rxc4
37. Ra6 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beersheba-Peterburg Kings m"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.06.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ivanov, Sergey"]
[Black "Tseitlin, Mark D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1999.06.??"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Nd7 13. Bb4 Nb6 14. Ra1
Qe6 15. Qb1 Bd7 16. Ra5 $1 {An idea by Khalifman. It is not easy for Black to
complete his development as his e6 queen is placed extremely awkwardly.} Nc8 $6
{[%cal Ye6b6] Quite a passive move.} (16... Bc6 17. Bd3 (17. d5 Bxd5 {[%csl
Re2]}) 17... Qd7 18. d5 Ba4 19. Bc5 (19. Qa2 Rfd8 $1 20. Bc5 Bc3 $1 21. Rxa7
Rxa7 22. Bxb6 Raa8 23. Bxd8 Rxd8 {0.5/Komarov-Marinkovic,Sl/JUG/1995/}) (19.
Rc1 Rfd8 20. Bc5 e6 21. Rxa7 Rxa7 22. Bxb6 Raa8 23. Bxd8 Rxd8 24. Bc4 exd5 25.
Bxd5 Bc6 $10 {Ftacnik}) 19... Rfc8 20. Qb4 e6 21. Bd4 $5 exd5 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23.
Qd4+ f6 24. e5 Qe7 25. Re1 Be8 26. h4 $44 {Sherbakov,R-Daniliuk,S/RUS-ch
Elista 1995/1-0 (49)}) 17. d5 (17. Ne5 Be8 18. Ba3 (18. Rd1 Nd6 19. f4 Qc8 {
1/2-1/2 Huzman,A-Tseitlin,M/Tel Aviv super 1st 1999}) 18... b5 $5 19. Bxb5 Bxe5
20. Bxe8 Bc7 $6 (20... Bxd4 $5 21. Ba4 $44) 21. Rc5 Bd6 22. Ba4 Bxc5 23. dxc5
a6 24. Bb3 Qe5 25. Qc2 Rb8 26. Bb2 Qc7 27. Qc3 e5 28. f4 $44 {1-0 Khalifman,
A-Kozul,Z/Bled/Rogaska Slatina 1991 (43) Tseitlin had probably prepared an
improvement for Black in this line but S.Ivanov (a great specialist of the 8.
Rb1 system) applies another line, which is more promising for White.}) 17...
Qb6 18. e5 {[%csl Gd5,Ge5]} a6 {[%cal Yc8a7,Yd7b5]} (18... Bf5 19. Qb3 a6 20.
Qa3 Bg4 21. Re1 Re8 22. Rc5 Qd8 $6 23. h3 $16 {1-0 Gelfand,B-Kozul,Z/Biel izt 
(04) ;CBM 37 1993 (41)}) 19. Qe4 Na7 20. Rfa1 $6 {The white rook has nothing
more to do an a5.} (20. Raa1 {[%cal Rb4a5,Rb4e7]} Rfe8 (20... Nb5 21. Qh4 Rfe8
22. Bxe7 Nc3 23. Bc4 Rac8 24. d6 h6 25. Rfe1 (25. Bf6 $5 Bxf6 26. Bxf7+ Kxf7
27. Qxf6+ $18) 25... g5 26. Bxg5 Rxc4 27. Qxc4 Rc8 28. Qf4 (28. Be3 $18) 28...
hxg5 29. Nxg5 Be6 {1-0 Magai,V-Holmsten,A/33rd Chess Olympiad 1998 (53)}) (
20... Bb5 $2 21. Ba5 Qc5 22. Rfc1 $18) 21. Ba5 Qb2 22. Nd4 (22. Rfb1 Bf5) 22...
Bf5 23. Qe3 Rec8 24. f4 $16) 20... Rac8 21. Bxe7 Rfe8 {Black has given back
his extra pawn but activated his pieces. The white a5 rook is placed extremely
awkwardly. Still, the d5 and e5 pawns cause Black a lot of trouble.} 22. Bg5
Nb5 (22... Bf5 23. Qf4 Rc2 24. Qa4 Rec8 25. Be3 Qb2 26. Bf1 Nb5 27. Bxb5 axb5
28. Qxb5 Bxe5 29. Nxe5 Qxe5 30. h3 $11 {1-0 Zimmerman,Y-Behl,T/Budapest FS08
IM 1996 (36)}) 23. Bf1 (23. Be3 Qd6 $5) 23... Qc7 24. Qh4 {giving up his main
trump!!} (24. Bf4 $142 Nc3 25. Qe3 Bb5 $5 {[%csl Ra5]}) 24... Rxe5 $1 {After
eliminating this pawn Black has nothing to worry about.} 25. Nxe5 Qxe5 26. Bh6
(26. Rd1 Rc2 $44) 26... Qxd5 27. Bxg7 Kxg7 28. Re1 Re8 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 06th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.05.17"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Volkov, Sergey"]
[Black "Semeniuk, Alexander A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2587"]
[BlackElo "2456"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "169"]
[EventDate "1999.05.16"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Smolensk TsEM"]
[BlackTeam "Vladivostok DVGU"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 {Hecht.} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7.
Be3 c5 8. Qd2 cxd4 9. cxd4 Nc6 10. Rd1 Qa5 {The simplest reaction to White's
system of development but in the endgame Black has some problems reaching full
equality.} 11. Qxa5 Nxa5 12. Bd3 (12. Bd2 Nc6 13. d5 Nd4 14. Bd3 e6 15. Bb4
exd5 16. exd5 Bg4 17. f3 Bf5 18. Bxf5 Nxf5 19. Ne2 Ne3 20. Rd2 Rc8 {Ragozin,
E-Semeniuk,A/RUS-ch Orel 1992/0-1 (62)}) (12. Nf3 O-O 13. Be2 (13. Bd3 f5 14.
Ke2 b6 15. Rc1 Bb7 16. exf5 gxf5 17. Rc7 Bd5 18. Rhc1 Bxa2 19. Rxe7 f4 20. Bd2
Rfe8 21. Rcc7 $14 {1/2-1/2 Lukin,A-Semeniuk,A/RUS-ch Orel 1992 (52)}) 13... Bd7
(13... e6 14. O-O b6 (14... Bd7 $5) 15. d5 exd5 16. exd5 Bb7 (16... Bd7) 17.
Bg5 $1 f6 18. Bf4 Rad8 19. d6 Rfe8 20. Nd4 $16 {1-0 Sorokin,M-Dvoirys,S/
URS-ch58 Moscow 1991 (33)}) 14. Bd2 $1 (14. Rc1 Rfc8 15. Kd2 f5 16. Rxc8+ Rxc8
17. exf5 Bxf5 18. Rc1 Rxc1 19. Kxc1 Be6 20. Kb2 Nc4+ {1/2-1/2 Bukic,E-Boric,M/
JUG-Cup f Pula 1991}) 14... b6 (14... Nc6 $2 15. d5 Nd4 16. Nxd4 Bxd4 17. Bb4
Bf6 18. f4 {Babu,N-Konguvel,P/Sakthi 1996/1-0 (49)}) 15. O-O Rfc8 $5 (15...
Rfd8 16. Rc1 Bg4 17. d5 $1 $14 Nb7 (17... f5 18. Bd3 fxe4 19. Bxe4 Bf5 $5) 18.
h3 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Nc5 20. Be3 Rac8 21. Bg4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Karpov,A-Kasparov,G/New
York/Lyon (m/9) 1990 (33)}) 16. Rc1 Rxc1 (16... Bg4 17. e5 Be6 $132) 17. Rxc1
Rc8 18. Rxc8+ Bxc8 19. Bxa5 bxa5 20. Bc4 e6 21. Ne5 Bb7 22. f3 Kf8 {Sorokin,
M-Dvoirys,S/Ljubljana op 1992/1/2-1/2 (51)}) 12... O-O 13. Ne2 f5 (13... Bd7
14. Rb1 $1 (14. Rc1 Rfc8 15. Kd2 e6 16. Rxc8+ Rxc8 17. Rc1 Rxc1 18. Nxc1 Kf8
$11 {1/2-1/2 Jussupow,A-Gulko,B/Linares 1989/CBM 11 (23)}) 14... b6 15. Kd2
Rfc8 16. Ba6 Rd8 17. Rhc1 Bc8 18. Bd3 Bb7 19. Rc7 Rac8 20. Rbc1 $16 {1-0
Jussupow,A-Khalifman,A/Ubeda 1997 (50)}) 14. O-O fxe4 15. Bxe4 Bf5 {A typical
manoeuvre but White is not forced to swap the bishops.} 16. Bf3 Rac8 17. d5 $1
{[%cal Ye2d4]} Rc2 $6 {Not the best way as White obtains the advantage of a
pair of bishops.} (17... b6 18. Nd4 Bd7 19. Rc1 Nc4 20. Nc6 Nxe3 21. Nxe7+ Kf7
22. Nxc8 Nxf1 23. Rc7 Rxc8 24. Rxd7+ Ke8 25. Rxg7 Rc1 26. h4 $16) (17... Nc4 $1
18. Bxa7 Ne5 19. Nd4 Nxf3+ 20. Nxf3 Bg4 21. Rb1 Bxf3 22. gxf3 Rc7 $11) 18. Nd4
Bxd4 19. Bxd4 Nc4 20. Rfe1 Kf7 21. d6 $1 {this is what Black probably missed} (
21. Bxa7 Nd2 22. Be2 Ra8) 21... Nxd6 22. Bd5+ e6 23. Bb3 Rc6 24. Bxa7 $14 b6
25. Rc1 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Rc8 27. Re1 Rc6 (27... Nc4 28. g4 $1 Bd3 (28... Bxg4 29.
Re4) 29. Bxb6 (29. Rd1 Be4 (29... Ne5 30. f4 Be2 31. Rd6) 30. Rd7+ Kf6 31. Rxh7
Ne5 (31... Nd2 32. f4) 32. Kf1 $14) 29... Nxb6 30. Bxe6+ (30. Rxe6 $2 Nc4 31.
Re3 Bc2 $1 (31... Bb1 32. Rc3) 32. Rf3+ Kg7 33. Bxc2 Nd2 $17) 30... Kf6 31.
Bxc8 Nxc8 32. Rc1 Ne7 33. a4 $14) 28. Bb8 Ke7 29. f3 h5 30. Rd1 b5 31. h4 Nf7 {
Why passive defence?} (31... Nc4 {[%cal Yc4a5]} 32. Bf4 Ke8 33. Bg5 Rc8 34. Rc1
Kd7) 32. Kh2 Rc8 33. Ba7 Rc6 34. Rd2 Rc3 35. Bb6 {[%cal Yb6a5,Ya5b4]} Ne5 36.
Bd8+ Ke8 37. Bg5 Nd3 38. Bf6 Rc1 39. Bd1 Kf7 40. Bg5 Rc3 41. Re2 e5 42. Bd2 Rc6
43. Re3 Rd6 44. Bc2 Kf6 45. Ba5 Rd4 46. Bb6 Rd7 47. Ba5 Rd4 48. Kg3 Nc5 49. Rc3
Rd5 50. Bb4 Bxc2 51. Rxc2 Ne6 52. Rc6 Kf5 $6 {A wrong plan. The black king has
nothing to do here. It was better to improve the position of the black knight:}
(52... Kf7 53. Kf2 (53. Rb6 Nf4) 53... Nf4 54. Rc7+ Ke6 $11) 53. Rb6 g5 {
Black wants to force a draw as soon as possible but the text move loses a pawn.
However, other ways didn't guarantee a draw anymore:} (53... Nf4 54. Be7 Ne6
55. Kf2 {[%cal Rg2g4]} Rd2+ 56. Kf1 Rd1+ 57. Ke2 Rd4 58. Ke3 Ra4 59. a3 $18) ({
Or} 53... Kf6 {(admitting his mistake)} 54. Kf2 Kf7 55. Rb7+ Kg8 56. Ke3 Nf4
57. g3 $16) 54. hxg5 Nxg5 55. Rh6 (55. Be7 $6 Ne6 56. Kh4 Rd2 $1 57. g4+ hxg4
58. fxg4+ Kf4) 55... e4 56. f4 Rd3+ 57. Kh4 Nf7 ({The piece sacrifice was
interesting:} 57... Kxf4 58. g3+ $1 (58. Rf6+ Ke5 59. Kxg5 Rg3+ 60. Kh4 Rxg2
61. Bc3+ Kd5 62. a3 $16 {is less convincing}) 58... Kf3 (58... Kf5 59. Rxh5)
59. Rf6+ (59. Rxh5 Ne6 60. Rf5+ Kg2 61. Re5 Nd4) 59... Kg2 60. Kxg5 Kxg3 61.
Kxh5 Rd5+ 62. Kg6 e3 63. Rf5 $1 {and White still should win}) (57... Ne6 58. g3
Ng7 59. Bf8 Rd2 60. g4+ $1 hxg4 (60... Kxf4 61. Rf6+ Ke3 62. Bxg7 $18) 61. Bxg7
e3 62. Kg3 Rxa2 63. Rh5+ Kg6 64. Rg5+ Kf7 65. Bc3 $16) 58. Rh7 $5 (58. Rxh5+
Kxf4 59. g4 Nd6 60. Bxd6+ Rxd6 61. Rf5+ Ke3 62. Rxb5 Ra6 $11) 58... Kg6 $6 ({
After} 58... Nd6 59. Bxd6 (59. g3 $4 Kg6 $1 $19) (59. Rd7 Nc4) 59... Rxd6 60.
g3 (60. Rf7+ Ke6 61. Rb7 Rd5) 60... e3 {Black should not lose. After the text
move his position becomes dangerous.}) 59. Rxh5 e3 60. Rxb5 e2 61. g4 Rd4 $1 (
61... Ra3 62. f5+ Kg7 63. Rb7 Rxa2 64. Re7 Rc2 65. Re4 Nd8 66. g5 $18) 62. f5+
Kh7 63. Rb7 $1 Kg8 64. Rb8+ Kh7 65. Ba5 Rd5 66. Bc3 Rd3 67. Rf8 Ne5 68. Re8 Re3
69. Re6 Nf3+ 70. Kh5 Rxc3 71. Rxe2 {In such an endgame three pawns are stroner
than a knight but still a draw is possible. Hecht: '[#]'} Rc5 72. Re7+ Kg8 73.
Ra7 Kf8 74. a4 Ne5 75. a5 Nf7 76. a6 Kg7 77. Ra8 Ra5 78. a7 Ra1 79. g5 Rh1+ (
79... Ne5 80. g6 (80. f6+ Kf7) 80... Nd7 $11) 80. Kg4 Ra1 (80... Rg1+ 81. Kf4
Rf1+ 82. Ke3 Rxf5 $11) 81. f6+ (81. g6 {Hecht} Nh6+ 82. Kg5 Nxf5 83. Kxf5 Ra2
$11) 81... Kh7 82. Kf5 Ra5+ 83. Kf4 Ra4+ (83... Nxg5 {Hecht} 84. Re8 Rxa7 85.
Re7+ Rxe7 (85... Kg6 86. Rxa7 Kxf6 87. Ra6+ Ne6+ 88. Ke4 Kf7 89. Ke5 Nf8 $11)
86. fxe7 Ne6+ 87. Ke5 Ng7 $11) 84. Kg3 Nxg5 85. Re8 {Black probably lost on
time in this drawish position. Hecht: '[#] Wenn Weiß hier gewonnen hat, dann
möglicherweise wegen Zeitablauf; anderenfalls war Schwarz schachblind, was
eher nicht anzunehmen ist.'} (85. Re8 Rxa7 86. Re7+ Rxe7 87. fxe7 Ne4+ $11) 1-0

[Event "Tel Aviv super 1st"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "1999.05.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Liss, Eran"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2691"]
[BlackElo "2512"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1999.05.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 e6 13. f4 Bg7 14. c4 b6 {
This line is often played by L.Ftacnik, J.Smejkal and other Czech and
Slovakian GMs.} 15. Bb2 Bxb2 16. Rxb2 Ba6 (16... e5 17. O-O f6 18. fxe5 fxe5
19. Rbb1 {[%csl Re5]} Rxf1+ 20. Rxf1 Qh4 21. Qc3 Qxe4 22. Bf3 $1 Qf4 (22...
Qd4+ 23. Qxd4 cxd4 24. d6 Rb8 25. Bd5+ Kg7 26. Rf7+ Kh6 27. Rf8 $18) 23. g3 Qf5
24. Bg2 Qd7 25. d6 Bb7 26. Bxb7 Qxb7 27. Qxe5 {1-0 Sherbakov,R-Aronian,L/Decin
op 1996}) (16... Re8 17. e5 Bb7 18. O-O exd5 19. Bf3 f6 20. Re1 fxe5 21. fxe5
Qc7 22. Bxd5+ Bxd5 23. Qxd5+ Kg7 24. e6 Rad8 25. Qf3 (25. Qg5 Rxe6 $1 {0-1
Solymosi,I-Veroci,Z/HUN-chT2 1994 (50)}) 25... Re7 26. Rf2 Qd6 27. Qf6+ Kg8 28.
Qg5 $1 Kg7 (28... Rde8 29. Qd5 $1) 29. Qf6+ Kg8 30. Qg5 Kg7 31. h4 $1 Rde8 32.
Qd5 Rd8 33. Qg5 Rde8 34. Rd2 Qc6 $2 35. Qe5+ Kg8 36. Rd7 $1 b5 37. cxb5 Qxb5
38. h5 Qb6 39. Rxe7 Rxe7 40. h6 c4+ 41. Kh1 Qd8 42. Rb1 Rc7 43. Qf4 $1 g5 44.
Qxg5+ $1 {1-0 Khalifman,A-Khenkin,I/Leningrad II 1989}) 17. h4 $146 {Leaving
the white king in the centre is a double-edged idea.} (17. O-O exd5 18. cxd5 (
18. exd5 Qf6 {1/2-1/2 Demir,G-Korpics,Z/Budapest FS08 IM 1993}) 18... Bxe2 19.
Qxe2 f5 20. Qc4 (20. exf5 Qxd5 21. fxg6 Qd4+ 22. Kh1 {1/2-1/2 Alterman,
B-Tseitlin,M/ISR-ch 1994}) (20. Rd2 fxe4 21. d6 Qf6 22. Qxe4 Rae8 23. Qa4 Rd8
24. d7 Qf5 25. Qxa7 Rf7 26. Qxb6 Rdxd7 27. Rxd7 Rxd7 28. a4 Rd2 29. Qb3+ Qd5
30. Qxd5+ Rxd5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Sakaev,K-Kharlov,A/URS-chJ Kherson 1991 (48)})
20... fxe4 21. Re2 Qd6 22. Rxe4 b5 23. Qxb5 Qxd5 24. Qe2 Rad8 25. Rc1 Qd2 26.
Qc4+ Rf7 27. Rce1 Kg7 28. Qxc5 Qxa2 29. Qc3+ Kg8 30. Qc5 {1/2-1/2 Alterman,
B-Groszpeter,A/Katerini op 1992}) (17. Rb3 $5 Re8 18. Re3 exd5 19. cxd5 Bxe2
20. Rxe2 Qh4+ 21. g3 Qh3 22. Rf1 b5 23. f5 Qh5 24. Rf4 g5 25. Rff2 f6 26. e5
Rxe5 27. Rxe5 fxe5 28. d6 Rd8 29. Qd5+ Qf7 30. Qxc5 {1-0 Khalifman,A-Greenfeld,
A/Beer Sheva-Peterburg Kings m 1999 (40)}) 17... exd5 18. cxd5 Bxe2 19. Kxe2 (
19. Qxe2 f5) 19... Qd7 20. Kf2 Rad8 {[%cal Rf7f5]} 21. Rd1 Qg4 22. Rb3 $6 {
Quite a strange pawn sacrifice.} (22. g3 Rfe8 23. Re1 (23. e5 f6) 23... f6 $5
$13 {[%cal Yg6g5]}) 22... Rfe8 23. Re1 Qxh4+ 24. Kf1 Qh1+ 25. Kf2 Qh4+ 26. Kf1
Qh1+ {Black doesn't take the risk of playing for a win against one of the
world's best players.} (26... g5 $1 $17) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tel Aviv super 1st"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "1999.05.17"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Black "Tseitlin, Mark D"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2609"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "1999.05.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8.
Ba4 O-O 9. Ne2 c5 10. O-O Nc6 11. Be3 Na5 12. Rb1 Nc4 {This is the case when a
threat is stronger than its execution.} (12... b6 $142 {-CBM70}) 13. Bg5 Qc7 (
13... h6 $6 14. Bh4 b6 $2 15. Bc6 Rb8 16. Bd5 $1 Ba6 17. Qd3 b5 18. a4 cxd4 19.
Nxd4 Bxd4 20. cxd4 $6 (20. Qxd4) 20... Nd6 21. Rfc1 $16 {1/2-1/2 Topalov,
V-Svidler,P/Linares 1998 (41)}) 14. Qc1 (14. Bb3 Na3 15. Rc1 c4 16. Bc2 b5 17.
Qd2 Nxc2 18. Rxc2 Bb7 $13 {Lauber,A-Naumann,A/Bundesliga 98/99 1998/0-1 (46)})
(14. Qd3 Na3 15. Rb2 Qa5 16. Bd1 cxd4 17. Bxe7 Re8 18. Bb4 Qb5 19. Bc2 $13 {
1-0 Dyachkov,S-Yandemirov,V/Orel 1995 (47)}) 14... b6 $1 $146 (14... Rd8 15.
Rd1 b6 16. Bb5 Na5 17. Qe3 Bd7 $2 18. Bxe7 Re8 19. Bxd7 Qxd7 20. Bg5 $16 {
1-0 Leskiewicz,M-Kosmac,B/WchJM U20 1998 (30)}) 15. Bb5 Nd6 {The right plan in
the present situation: the knight is well-placed on d6; then Black pushes ...
e7-e5.} 16. Bd3 f6 17. Bh4 (17. Be3 c4 (17... Bb7 $5) (17... e5 18. dxc5 bxc5
19. Qa3 c4 $13) 18. Bc2 e5 $13) 17... e5 18. dxe5 {Starting a wrong plan.} (18.
Bg3 $142 {/\f4} Bb7 19. Qe3) 18... fxe5 19. c4 Be6 20. Nc3 Qf7 (20... Bxc4 $2
21. Bxc4+ Nxc4 22. Nd5) (20... Nxc4 $2 21. Nb5 Qf7 22. Bxc4 Bxc4 23. Nd6) 21.
Nd5 Bxd5 22. cxd5 {In this position Black easily prevents f2-f4 and, with a
strong knight against a bad bishop, maintains much better prospects.} Bf6 23.
Bg3 Qe7 24. Qc3 (24. f4 exf4 25. Bxf4 Bd4+ 26. Kh1 Nxe4) 24... Rae8 25. h3 Bg5
$1 26. Bh2 h5 27. a4 c4 28. Bc2 Bf4 29. g3 Bh6 30. Rbe1 (30. h4 $142 g5 $1)
30... h4 $1 31. gxh4 {Sooner or later it will be forced anyway. White decides
to take and keep this pawn for eventual counterplay but that turns out to be
insufficient.} Bf4 (31... Qxh4 32. Bxe5) 32. Bg3 Qh7 33. Bd1 g5 34. Qa3 Rd8 35.
h5 Qc7 36. Qc3 Qe7 37. Bg4 Qf6 38. Kg2 Kh7 39. Qb4 Rf7 40. Be6 Rc7 41. Qc3 Kh6
42. Rh1 Rf8 (42... Kxh5 43. h4) 43. Re2 b5 44. Bg4 (44. h4 Rg7) 44... Bxg3 {
It is risky to open up the f-file but still the black pawns come before
White's counterplay.} 45. fxg3 bxa4 46. Rb1 Rb7 47. Rxb7 Nxb7 48. Bf5 Nd6 49.
g4 Rb8 50. Rf2 Rb3 51. Qc1 a3 52. h4 (52. Be6 Rg3+ $1 53. Kf1 Rf3) (52. Bg6 Qe7
53. h4 c3 54. Rf8 Rb2+ 55. Kh1 Kg7) 52... c3 53. Rf3 (53. Bg6 Rb2) (53. Be6 Rb2
54. Qxb2 axb2 55. Rxf6+ Kh7 56. hxg5 b1=Q 57. Rh6+ Kg7 58. Rg6+ Kf8 59. Rg8+
Ke7 60. Rg7+ Kd8 $19) 53... Rb2+ 54. Kg3 a2 55. Bg6 (55. Bh7 Qd8) 55... Rb1 56.
Qxc3 (56. Rxf6 Rxc1 $19) 56... a1=Q 57. Qe3 Qf4+ 58. Rxf4 0-1

[Event "Beersheba-Peterburg Kings m"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.06.15"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Mikhalevski, Victor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2616"]
[BlackElo "2531"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1999.06.??"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. d4 Bg7 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 e6 13. f4 Bc7 14. O-O exd5
15. exd5 Ba5 16. d6 b6 17. Bf3 Bf5 18. Bxa8 Bxb1 19. Bc6 Bf5 20. Re1 Qf6 21.
Bb2 Rd8 22. Re8+ Rxe8 23. Bxe8 a6 {An attempt to prevent Be8-b5 as happened in
the game Khalifman-Tseitlin. Black is threatening 24...b5 now.} 24. a4 Qd4+ $1
{An interesting idea looking enough for a draw.} 25. Qxd4 (25. cxd4 Bxd2 26.
dxc5 (26. d7 Bxd7 $1 27. Bxd7 c4 $11) 26... bxc5 27. d7 Bxd7 $1 28. Bxd7 c4 {
[%cal Rc4c3] regaining the piece (White has no 29.Ba4 - that was the idea
behind 23...a6!) and forcing a draw thanks to the opposite-coloured bishops.})
25... cxd4 26. d7 b5 27. cxd4 (27. axb5 dxc3 28. Bxc3 Bxd7 $1 (28... Bb6+ $6
29. Kf1 axb5 30. Ke2) 29. Bxd7 (29. Bxa5 Bxe8 30. bxa6 f5 {is an easier draw
for Black.}) 29... Bxc3 30. bxa6 Bd4+ 31. Kf1 Kf8 32. Ke2 Ke7 33. Kd3 Bg1 {
and Black should not lose.}) 27... b4 (27... bxa4 28. Ba3 Bd8 29. d5 {is more
dangerous for Black.}) 28. d5 {In this endgame both sides have strong passed
pawns; however, White has an important advantage, viz an "extra" king! Black
should take all necessary measures to liberate his monarch.} Kf8 (28... Bc2 $6
29. g4 $1 {[%cal Yg4g5,Yb2f6]}) 29. Bf6 (29. d6 $5) 29... b3 30. d6 Bd8 $5 {
A nice trap but White is careful!} 31. Bb2 {If} (31. Bxd8 {then} {but} Bxd7 $1
$11 ({not} 31... b2 $2 32. Be7+ Kg8 (32... Kg7 33. Bf6+) 33. d8=Q {and the
white king escapes to h4})) 31... Be4 $6 {Black starts playing with fire
leaving his king out of play. Meanwhile, a draw was quite simple:} (31... Be6
$1 32. Kf2 f5 33. Ke3 Bf7 34. Kd4 (34. Bxf7 Kxf7 35. Kd4 Ke6 $11) 34... Bxe8
35. dxe8=Q+ Kxe8 36. Ke5 Kd7 37. h3 Bb6 $11) 32. Kf2 f5 33. Ke3 $5 {White
prevents Bd5-f7 but gives up his g2 pawn.} Bc6 (33... Bd5 34. Kd4 $1 {and} Bf7
{is too late}) (33... Bxg2 {was possible, too:} 34. Kd4 {[%cal Rd4c4,Rc4b3]}
Bc6 ({but not} 34... Be4 35. Kc4 Bc2 36. Kb4 {/\Ka3, a5, Bd4-b6} g5 37. fxg5
Bxg5 38. Bh5 Kg8 39. Be2 $18) 35. Kc4 Bxa4 36. Kb4 Bc6 37. Kxb3 {[%cal Yb2d4,
Yd4a7,Ya7b8,Yb8c7]} Bd5+ 38. Kb4 Bf7 39. Kc5 (39. Bxf7 Kxf7 40. Kc5 Ke6 41. Kc6
a5) 39... Bxe8 40. dxe8=Q+ Kxe8 41. Kc6 {/\Ba3, d7, Kb7-c8} a5 42. Ba3 a4 43.
d7+ Kf7 44. Kb7 h6 45. Kc8 Bf6 {and White can't win}) 34. Kd3 Bxa4 ({Now} 34...
Bxg2 $2 35. Kc4 {is winning for White as his a4 pawn is still alive.}) 35. Kc4
Bc6 (35... a5 36. g3 Bc6 37. Kxb3 Bd5+ $11) 36. g3 Bf3 (36... a5 $1 37. Kxb3
Bd5+ 38. Ka4 Bc6+ 39. Ka3 Bd5 $11 {[%cal Yd5f7]}) 37. Kxb3 Bd5+ (37... a5 38.
Kc4 Be2+) 38. Kb4 Bf7 $4 {Eventually succumbing to the opponent's pressure.
The endgame after the exchange of the light-squared bishops is totally lost
for Black as White protects his d7 pawn.} ({After} 38... Bf3 39. Bd4 {/\Ba7,
Kc5,Bb6} a5+ 40. Kb5 Be2+ {I don't see a win for White.}) 39. Bxf7 Kxf7 40. Kc5
Ke6 41. Kc6 a5 42. Ba3 a4 43. Bb4 h6 44. h4 h5 45. Ba3 {Black played poorly in
the endgame but the 13...Bc7 system looks to be alive!} (45. Ba3 Ba5 46. Bc5
Bd8 47. Bb4 $22 $18) 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess 1st"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2013.05.17"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Hammer, Jon Ludvig"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2608"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2013.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Bg7 6. e4 Nxc3 7. Bxc3 O-O 8.
Qd2 c5 9. d5 Bxc3 10. bxc3 e6 {For this line - see Gelfand - Grischuk in CBM
154.} 11. d6 {The World Champion goes for the most principled although
double-edged line.} e5 {[%csl Rd6]} 12. h4 Be6 13. Nh3 $5 $146 {[%mdl 512]} (
13. h5 g5 14. h6 Kh8 15. Nf3 f6 16. Be2 Nc6 17. Nh2 Qd7 18. Nf1 Nd8 19. Rd1 Nf7
$13 {1-0 (49) Akesson,R (2466)-Boros,D (2457) Budapest 2008}) 13... Qxh4 {
Black accepts the pawn sacrifice, which leads to big complications.} (13... f6
$5) 14. O-O-O Qxe4 (14... Nd7 15. Bb5 $44) (14... h5 15. f3 $44) 15. Bd3 (15.
Ng5 $142 Qf4 16. Qxf4 exf4 17. Nxh7 Rd8 18. Ng5 Nd7 (18... Bxa2 19. Kb2 Be6 20.
Nxe6 fxe6 21. Bc4 $44) 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Bc4 Nf8 21. Rhe1 Kg7 22. Bxe6 Nxe6 23.
Rxe6 {keeping some pressure in the rook ending.}) 15... Qa4 16. Ng5 Qxa2 17.
Qe3 (17. Qxa2 Bxa2 18. Kb2 Be6 19. Rxh7 Nd7 20. Rh4 {was also possible,
keeping good compensation for the material. With the queens on the board,
White's king can be as vulnerable as Black's.}) 17... Qa3+ 18. Kd2 Qb2+ 19. Bc2
$1 (19. Ke1 Qxc3+ 20. Kf1 Qd4) 19... Bf5 20. Rc1 $6 {White takes a risk, which
pays off.} (20. Nxh7 {lead to a perpetual after} Bxc2 $1 21. Qh6 $1 Bxd1+ 22.
Kxd1 Qb1+ {V.Anand}) 20... Rd8 $2 {A natural but losing move.} (20... Nc6 $1 {
was correct:} 21. Nxh7 Rfd8 $1 22. Nf6+ (22. Qh6 f6 $1 23. Nxf6+ Kf7) 22... Kg7
23. Nd5 Rh8 $1 24. Ne7 $1 Bxc2 25. Rxc2 Qb5 26. Rxh8 Rxh8 27. Nxc6 Qxc6 28.
Qxe5+ Kg8 {, and Black keeps an advantage. However, he failed to find such a
subtle defence over the board.}) 21. Nxf7 $1 {[%mdl 192]} Kxf7 22. Qxe5 Rxd6+
$8 (22... Kg8 $2 23. Qd5+ Kg7 24. Rxh7+ Kxh7 25. Rh1+ Kg7 26. Qe5+ $18 {
M.Golubev}) 23. Qxd6 Nc6 24. Rxh7+ Kg8 25. Rd7 $1 {This is probably what Black
overlooked.} Re8 26. Qf6 $1 Bxd7 27. Qxg6+ Kf8 28. Qf6+ Kg8 29. Rh1 Re2+ 30.
Kxe2 Nd4+ (30... Qxc2+ 31. Ke3 $18) 31. cxd4 Qxc2+ 32. Ke3 Qc3+ 33. Kf4 Qxd4+
34. Qxd4 cxd4 {Black has avoided mate but the endgame is hopeless for him.} 35.
Ke4 a5 36. Kxd4 a4 37. Kc3 b5 38. Kb4 Kf7 39. Rh7+ Ke6 40. g4 Be8 41. f4 Kf6
42. Rh6+ Kg7 43. g5 Bg6 44. Rh3 Bf5 45. Re3 1-0

[Event "Beersheba-Peterburg Kings m"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.06.13"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Tseitlin, Mark D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2616"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1999.06.??"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 e6 13. f4 Bc7 14. O-O exd5
15. exd5 Ba5 16. d6 $1 b6 17. Bf3 Bf5 18. Bxa8 Bxb1 19. Bc6 $1 Bf5 $1 {This
variation is discussed in detail in CBM71. Black is trying to improve his play
comparing to the previous games.} (19... Qf6 20. Bb2 Bxa2 21. c4 $1 Bxd2 (21...
Qe6 22. f5 $3 Bxd2 23. fxe6 fxe6 24. Rxf8+ Kxf8 25. Bf6 $18 {1-0 Schandorff,
L-Borge,N/DEN-ch 1999 (54) - CBM71}) 22. Bxf6 Bxc4 23. Rf3 $1 Be6 24. d7 Bxd7
25. Bxd7 a6 26. Kf1 b5 27. Ke2 Ba5 28. Ra3 Bd8 29. Be5 Be7 30. Rxa6 $18 {
1-0 Van Wely,L-Van der Werf,M/KNSB 9899 1999 (37) - CBM70}) 20. Re1 Qf6 21. Bb2
Rd8 (21... Qd4+ 22. cxd4 Bxd2 23. Re7 (23. Re2 Bxf4 24. d7 $1 (24. dxc5 bxc5
25. d7 Be6 26. Bf6 Bc7 27. Be7 c4 28. Bxf8 Kxf8 {and White can't win}) 24...
cxd4 25. Bxd4 Be6 26. Bf6 Bc7 27. Be7 Rb8 28. Rd2 Bd8 29. Bd6 $18) 23... Bxf4
24. dxc5 bxc5 25. d7 $18) 22. Re8+ Rxe8 23. Bxe8 {[%csl Ra5,Gd6]} c4 (23... a6
$142 {-see Khalifman-Mikhalevsky}) 24. Bb5 Qd8 {Black gives up a pawn to
liberate his bishop.} 25. Bxc4 b5 26. Bb3 Bb6+ 27. Kh1 Qe8 28. Bd5 $2 (28. c4
$1 {[%cal Ra1h8] was necessary to activate White's bishop. Now Black's pieces
become active and White finds it difficult to realize his extra pawn.}) 28...
Be4 $1 29. Bxe4 (29. c4 {was still possible but after} Bxd5 30. cxd5 Qe4 (30...
Qc8 31. Qe2 $18) 31. h3 Kf8 {White has little chances to win.}) 29... Qxe4 30.
d7 Qb1+ 31. Bc1 Kg7 32. h3 h5 33. Kh2 Kh7 34. Kg3 {White wants to reach the
time control and then look for an active plan.} Qe4 35. Kh2 Qb1 36. Qd1 Bc7 37.
Qe1 $6 Bb6 $6 (37... Qd3 $2 38. Qe7 Kg7 39. Be3 Qxc3 40. Bxa7 Bxf4+ 41. Kh1 $18
) (37... Qxa2 $1 38. Qe7 Qd5 $11) 38. Qd2 Bc7 39. Ba3 Bb6 40. Bc1 {and Black
lost on time!! But the position is probably drawn!} 1-0

[Event "Beersheba-Peterburg Kings m"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.06.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Greenfeld, Alon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2616"]
[BlackElo "2521"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1999.06.??"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 e6 13. f4 Bg7 14. c4 b6 15.
Bb2 Bxb2 16. Rxb2 Ba6 17. Rb3 $5 {A very interesting new idea in this popular
line. White leaves his king in the centre and starts pushing his central pawns
with the support of his rooks.} (17. O-O) (17. h4 {- CBM71}) 17... Re8 $6 (
17... exd5 {was probably better:} 18. cxd5 (18. exd5 Re8 19. O-O Qf6) 18...
Bxe2 19. Kxe2 Qh4 $132) 18. Re3 exd5 19. cxd5 Bxe2 20. Rxe2 {This is the
difference from the 17...exd5 line. The white king is now safe and his e2 rook
is perfectly placed.} Qh4+ (20... c4 {[%cal Ya8c8,Yc4c3]} 21. O-O Rc8 22. e5 (
22. Rc1 b5) 22... c3 23. Qd4 $16) 21. g3 Qh3 {Black has prevented White's
castling but it is not easy for him to fight against the white central pawns.}
22. Rf1 b5 (22... Rad8 $5) 23. f5 Qh5 24. Rf4 {[%csl Rh5][%cal Rf4h4]} g5 25.
Rff2 {[%cal Re4e5]} f6 26. e5 $1 {Breaking down the black blockade.} Rxe5 27.
Rxe5 fxe5 28. d6 Rd8 {giving up his material advantage} (28... Rc8 $5 {was
better, to lure the white pawn to d7, where it will be weaker.} 29. Qd5+ (29.
f6 Qg6) 29... Qf7 30. Qe6 Re8 $140 31. d7 Rd8 32. Rd2 $44) 29. Qd5+ Qf7 30.
Qxc5 Qc4 $6 {Passive defence was probably a better option in this situation.} (
30... Qf6 31. Qd5+ Kg7 32. d7 $16) 31. Qxe5 {White has accurately calculated
that Black has no perpetual check. Therefore White is winning due to his
strong passed pawns and Black's own exposed king (ideas Qe6+ etc.). When Black
stops checking, White will consolidate his position with Rf2-d2.} Qc1+ (31...
g4 32. Rd2 $18) 32. Ke2 Qc2+ 33. Kf1 (33. Ke3) 33... Qc1+ 34. Ke2 Qc4+ 35. Ke3
Qc1+ (35... g4 36. Rd2) 36. Kf3 Qc6+ 37. Kg4 Rxd6 (37... Qxd6 38. Qxd6 Rxd6 39.
Kxg5 $18) 38. Kxg5 Rd5 (38... Qd7 39. Re2) 39. Qf6 (39. Rc2 $1 h6+ 40. Kh5 Rxe5
41. Rxc6 Rxf5+ 42. Kxh6 Rf2 43. Kg6 $18) 39... Qxf6+ $6 {This leads to a lost
endgame but Black would not be able to avoid the exchange of queens after all.
Both players were probably under time-pressure.} (39... Rd6 40. Qe5 (40. Qe7
Qc5) 40... Rd5 41. Rc2 $1) 40. Kxf6 b4 $6 41. Rc2 (41. Rc2 Rd8 42. Ke7 $18 {
[%cal Yf5f6,Yf6f7]}) 1-0

[Event "Beersheba-Peterburg Kings m"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.06.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ivanov, Sergey"]
[Black "Mikhalevski, Victor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2531"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1999.06.??"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 1]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7.
Nf3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Rb3 $5 {A rare move
but not a bad one. In the present game S.Ivanov finds a new idea for White.} e6
13. f4 Bg7 14. c4 (14. d6 {is harmless, e.g.} Bd7 (14... b6 15. O-O Bb7 16. Bf3
Ba6 17. Rf2 e5 18. f5 Qd7 19. Bg5 f6 20. Be3 Rfd8 21. Rd2 Bc4 22. Rb1 Bf8 23.
Bg4 g5 {1/2-1/2 Jussupow,A-Ghinda,M/Luzern (ol) 1982 (31)}) 15. Qd2 Bc6 16. Bf3
e5 17. O-O exf4 18. Qxf4 Qe8 19. Qg3 c4 20. Rb1 Bxc3 21. Bh6 Be5 22. Qe1 Qe6
23. Bxf8 Rxf8 $17 {0-1 Bagirov,V-Yermolinsky,A/USSR 1982 (37)}) 14... Re8 (
14... e5 $5) 15. e5 $1 $146 (15. Qc2 Bd4 16. Be3 exd5 17. cxd5 Bf5 18. Bxd4
Bxe4 19. Qxc5 Rc8 20. Qa3 Qxd5 21. Be3 Rc2 $44 {0-1 Ogaard,L-Ftacnik,L/Gjovik
1983 (27)}) (15. Bf3 $5 Qa5+ 16. Qd2 Qa4 17. e5 f6 18. Bb2 fxe5 19. Bxe5 Qxc4
20. d6 Bh6 21. h4 Rf8 22. g3 $44 {1-0 Nowak,I-Swic,W/Polska (ch) 1982 (35)})
15... f6 16. f5 $3 {A typical idea in this variation but this is the first
time it is applied in this particular position! White either creates a pawn
wedge on e6 or opens up the g-file (and this time the h5-e8 diagonal for his
pieces). As Black's queenside pieces are out of play, White creates a
formidable attack.} gxf5 17. Bh5 Re7 $6 {Black uses his rook to defend his
king but it leads to almost a forced loss!} (17... Rf8 18. Rg3 {[%cal Rc1h6]}
Kh8 19. Bb2 (19. Bg6 $2 hxg6 20. Rxg6 Rf7) 19... fxe5 20. Rxg7 Kxg7 21. Bxe5+
Kg8 22. O-O $40) 18. d6 $1 Rd7 {[%csl Ra8,Rc8]} 19. Rg3 $1 fxe5 20. Bb2 Kh8 (
20... f4 21. Rg4) (20... Rxd6 $4 21. Rxg7+ Kh8 22. Bxe5 Rxd1+ 23. Bxd1 Qa5+ 24.
Kf1 h5 (24... h6 25. Bh5 $18) 25. Re7+ Kg8 26. Re8+ Kh7 27. Rh8+ Kg6 28. Bxh5+
Kg5 29. h4#) 21. O-O $1 (21. Rxg7 Rxg7 22. Bxe5 Bd7 {The g7 rook is very
useful here.}) 21... Rxd6 (21... Bf6 22. Qa1 Rxd6 23. Bf7 $1 $18 (23. Bxe5 Rd4)
) 22. Qe2 {[%cal Re2e5]} Rd4 23. Rxg7 $1 Kxg7 (23... Re4 24. Bxe5 Rxe2 25. Bxe2
$18) 24. Qxe5+ Kg8 25. Rf4 $1 {Entering this rook decides the game.} (25. Qg3+
Kf8 26. Qe5 Kg8) (25. Qxc5 $6 Rd2 26. Bc3 Rc2 27. Qe5 (27. Rd1 $2 Qg5) 27...
Rxc3 28. Qxc3 Qg5 $13) 25... Qg5 26. Rxd4 cxd4 27. Qxd4 Kf8 28. Qh8+ Ke7 29.
Ba3+ Kd7 30. Qd4+ {A brilliant game!} 1-0

[Event "Linares 16th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1999.03.03"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1999.02.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7.
Nf3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Be3
Nc6 14. d5 Na5 15. Bg5 {An attempt to make use of the pawn position on h7} Bxf3
$6 {This novelty had been probably refuted by Kramnik at home!} (15... Qa3 16.
Bd2 Bc3 17. Bc1 Qd6 18. e5 Qd7 19. Bd2 Rfc8 (19... Bxf3 20. Bxf3 Bxd2 21. Qxd2
Nc4 22. Qe2 b5 23. e6 Qd6 24. exf7+ Kg7 25. Rxb5 Ne5 26. Be4 Rxf7 27. Ra5 Rf6
28. g3 a6 29. Bg2 Raf8 30. Kh1 h5 31. Ra4 Ng4 32. f4 e5 33. dxe6 {1/2-1/2
Kramnik,V-Ivanchuk,V/Amber Rapid, Monte Carlo MON 1998}) 20. Bxc3 Rxc3 21. Qd4
Bxf3 22. Bxf3 Rac8 (22... Rc4 23. Qe3 b6 24. e6 Qd6 25. exf7+ Kg7 26. Rfe1 Rf8
27. Qxe7 Qxe7 28. Rxe7 Rxf7 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Shirov,A/8th Amber Blindfold
1999 (42)}) 23. Qxa7 Rxf3 24. gxf3 Qxd5 25. f4 Nc6 26. Qxb7 Rb8 27. Qc7 Rxb1
28. Rxb1 Nd4 $44 {1/2-1/2 Van Wely,L-Shirov,A/Hoogovens 1999 (42)}) 16. Bxf3
Rfe8 17. e5 $3 {A typical pawn sacrifice in this type of positions. The black
e5 bishop is vulnerable to tactical threats and the e7 pawn - to frontal
attack. '!' Ftacnik.} Nc4 {The rejection of the sacrifice looks like a
positional capitulation but can it be taken? '?' Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'Black is
letting the great defensive tactical chance to slip away and thus lands in
difficult position. '} (17... Bxe5 18. Re1 (18. d6 {Ftacnik} Bxd6 (18... exd6
19. Bd5 Qa3 20. Bd2 Nc6 (20... Bc3 $2 21. Qf3 $18) 21. Rxb7 $16) 19. Ra1 (19.
Bd5 Qa3 $17) 19... Qc4 20. Rxa5 Bxh2+ 21. Kh1 $13 (21. Kxh2 Qc7+ $19)) 18...
Nc4 (18... Bd6 $2 19. Ra1) (18... f6 $2 19. d6 (19. Rxe5 fxe5 20. Ra1 Qb3 21.
Rxa5 Qxd1+ 22. Bxd1 $13) 19... Kh8 20. d7 Red8 21. Rxe5 fxe5 22. Bxe7 Rxd7 23.
Bf6+ Rg7 24. Bxg7+ Kxg7 25. Ra1 $18) (18... Bc3 19. Rxe7 $16 {[%csl Gd5]} (19.
Rxe7 Bd4 20. d6 $13)) 19. Rxb7 {[%csl Re7]} f6 20. d6 $1 e6 21. Rxe5 $1 Nxe5
22. Bxf6 $16) 18. d6 Nxe5 19. Bd5 $1 (19. Bxb7 Rab8 20. Bxe7 Bf8 {was not so
strong. It is essential for White to lure the Black queen to a3.}) 19... Qa3 (
19... Qa5 20. Bxe7 Bf8 21. Rxb7) 20. Bxe7 Bf8 21. Bxb7 Bxe7 (21... Rab8 22. d7
{- that's the point!}) 22. Bxa8 Bxd6 23. Bd5 {Ftacnik: 'White has won an
exchange and the opposite colour bishops can help him to realize the advantage.
'} Re7 24. Kh1 {In this open position the White rook is much stronger than the
black knight but this advantage is not easy to convert. White prepares
f2-f4-f5. '!' Ftacnik.} h5 25. h3 Kg7 26. Qd2 Bc7 27. Rbd1 {Ftacnik: 'Kramnik
has met all the preparations for the decisive push of the f pawn.'} Nd7 $2 {
This allows a deadly blow leading to a favourable endgame for White.} (27...
Ba5) (27... Ba5 {Ftacnik} 28. Qg5 $16) (27... Qd6 {Ftacnik} 28. f4 Nd7 29. Qc3+
Nf6 30. Bxf7 $18) 28. Bxf7 $1 Rxf7 29. Qxd7 Rxd7 30. Rxd7+ Kh6 31. Rxc7 {
Two rooks are stronger than a queen especially as the black king is unsafe.}
Qd3 {This leads to a quick loss of the a-pawn.} (31... a5 $142) 32. Kg1 Qd4 $2
33. Rc2 {34.Ra2 or 34.Ra1 is inevitable. Ftacnik: 'Black has resigned, since
he will lose the a pawn and then he stands no chance against two rooks turning
their attention to the pawns on the kingside.'} 1-0

[Event "DEN-ch"]
[Site "Aarhus"]
[Date "1999.04.02"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Schandorff, Lars"]
[Black "Borge, Nikolaj"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2527"]
[BlackElo "2466"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1999.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 e6 13. f4 Bc7 14. O-O exd5
15. exd5 Ba5 16. d6 {The most energetic continuation. Other options:} (16. f5)
(16. Ba3) (16. Rb3) 16... b6 (16... Rb8 17. g4 Bd7 18. f5 gxf5 19. Bd3 $1 Kh8
20. Bxf5 Rg8 21. Bxd7 Qxd7 22. h3 f5 23. Bb2 c4 24. Qd4+ Rg7 25. Bc1 b5 26. Qf6
{1-0 Wells,P-Huzman,A/Antwerpen op 1993 (30)}) (16... Bf5 $5 17. Rxb7 Qf6 18.
Bb2 Rfb8 19. Rxb8+ Rxb8 20. Rd1 Be6 21. Bf3 h5 22. Rc1 Bf5 23. Ba3 c4 24. Be2
Bb6+ {1/2-1/2 Sakaev,K-Tseitlin,M/St.Petersburg 1992}) 17. Bf3 Bf5 (17... Rb8
$6 18. Bb2 Bf5 19. Rbd1 $16) 18. Bxa8 Bxb1 19. Bc6 $1 $146 {This move creates
serious problems for the adherents of the 13...Bc7 line.} (19. Bd5 {is weaker}
Bf5 20. Bb2 b5 21. g4 $2 (21. Bf3 $5) (21. Re1 Qf6 22. Re7 c4 23. Kh1 Bd3 24.
Ba3 Bxc3 {0-1 Tihonov,J-Avrukh,B/WchJM U20 1997 (47)}) (21. Bf3) 21... Bxg4 22.
Qg2 Qxd6 23. c4 Bf5 24. Be5 Qe7 25. cxb5 c4 26. Kh1 Qc5 {0-1 Vaisser,
A-Mikhalevski,V/EUCup f Lyon 1994 (33)}) (19. Bb2 $5 {has not been tried yet})
19... Qf6 (19... Bf5 20. Re1 Qf6 21. Bb2 Rd8 (21... Qd4+ $5 22. cxd4 Bxd2 23.
Re7 (23. Re2 Bxf4 24. dxc5 bxc5 25. d7 Be6 $1) 23... Bxf4 24. dxc5 bxc5 25. d7
$16) 22. Re8+ Rxe8 23. Bxe8 c4 24. Bb5 Qd8 25. Bxc4 b5 26. Bb3 Bb6+ 27. Kh1 Qe8
28. Bd5 Be4 29. Bxe4 Qxe4 30. d7 Qb1+ 31. Bc1 Kg7 32. h3 h5 33. Kh2 Kh7 34. Kg3
Qe4 35. Kh2 Qb1 36. Qd1 Bc7 37. Qe1 Bb6 38. Qd2 Bc7 39. Ba3 Bb6 40. Bc1 {
1-0 Khalifman,A-Tseitlin,M/Beer Sheva-Peterburg Kings m 1999}) 20. Bb2 Bxa2 $6
{[#]} (20... Rd8 $2 21. Rxb1 Rxd6 22. Qe3 Rxc6 23. Qe8+ Kg7 24. c4 $18) (20...
Bf5 $142 21. Re1) 21. c4 $1 {A nice tactical trick.} Qe6 (21... Bxd2 22. Bxf6
Bxc4 (22... Be3+ 23. Rf2 $1) 23. Rf2 Be3 24. d7 b5 25. Be7 Rb8 26. Bb7 Be6 27.
d8=Q+ Rxd8 28. Bxd8 $16 {[%cal Yg1f1] With a pair of bishops White has good
prospects in his fight against three black pawns. Black is trying something
else but can't avoid a similar kind of endgame.}) 22. f5 $3 Bxd2 23. fxe6 fxe6
24. Rxf8+ Kxf8 25. Bf6 $1 Be3+ 26. Kh1 Bd4 27. Bg5 Be5 28. d7 Bc7 29. Bb5 $1
Bb1 30. d8=Q+ Bxd8 31. Bxd8 {This endgame is even worse for Black than that in
the previous annotation as he has not three connected pawns; moreover, his
queenside pawns can't move.} Be4 32. Kg1 Bb7 33. Kf2 Kf7 34. g3 h6 35. h4 e5
36. Bc7 Ke6 37. Ke3 g5 38. hxg5 hxg5 39. Bb8 a6 40. Ba4 Bc8 41. Bc7 b5 42. cxb5
axb5 43. Bxb5 Kf5 44. Bd6 Kg4 45. Bxe5 Be6 46. Bd6 Kh3 47. Kf2 c4 48. Ke3 g4
49. Kd4 c3 50. Kxc3 Bd5 51. Be2 Bf3 52. Kd2 Bg2 53. Ke3 Bc6 54. Kf4 Bd7 55.
Bf1+ (55. Bf1+ Kh2 56. Kg5 {/\Kh4,Be2}) 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup03 Geller Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1999.02.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kiselev, Sergey"]
[Black "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2418"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8.
Ba4 O-O 9. Ne2 c5 10. O-O Nc6 11. Be3 Na5 {It is funny that the black knight
takes the same way as in the 7.Bc4 line but the idea is different: in that
line Black wants to push the white c4 bishop from its active position; now he
is more ambitious, intending to occupy the c4 square.} 12. dxc5 Nc4 ({If Black
doesn't want to swap the queens, he can take a risk and play} 12... Qc7 13. Nf4
e6 (13... Nc4 {is inferior:} 14. Nd5 Nxe3 15. Nxc7 Nxd1 16. Rfxd1 Rb8 17. Rab1
Be5 18. Nd5 e6 19. Ne7+ Kg7 20. c6 b6 21. c4 $18 {1-0 Aleksandrov,A-Yandemirov,
V/RUS-Cup8 1997 (23)}) {, e.g.} 14. Nd3 (14. Qd6 $5 {deserves serious attention
}) 14... b6 15. Bb5 Bb7 16. f3 Rfd8 17. Qc2 Bc6 18. Bxc6 Qxc6 19. Rfd1 bxc5 20.
Nxc5 Nc4 21. Bf2 Rdb8 22. Rab1 Rb6 23. Qa4 Qxa4 24. Nxa4 Ra6 25. Rb4 Ne5 26. f4
Bf8 27. Rbd4 Ng4 28. Bh4 e5 29. fxe5 Nxe5 30. Bg3 Re8 31. Kf1 Nc6 32. Rc4 Ne5
33. Rcd4 Nc6 34. Rc4 Ne5 {1/2-1/2 Shariyazdanov,A-Dvoirys,S/RUS-Cup02 1998.
The text move (introduced by Kasparov) is much quieter.}) 13. Qxd8 Rxd8 14. Bg5
Bd7 $1 {the point} 15. Bb3 Na5 {/\16... Kf8; 17... Rac8 - קc5 Dokhoian. It is
obvious that Black has sufficient compensation for the pawn.} 16. Rfd1 (16.
Bxe7 Re8 17. Bd6 Rxe4 18. Nd4 (18. Ng3 $6) 18... Nxb3 19. axb3 Bxd4 {1/2-1/2
Topalov,V-Kasparov,G/Linares 1998}) 16... Kf8 17. f3 h6 $6 {An unnecessary
move, after which the h6 pawn will be constantly hanging} (17... Bb5 18. Nd4
Ba6 (18... Bc4 19. Bxc4 Nxc4 20. c6 $1) 19. Rab1 Rdc8 20. Be3 {anyway!} Kg8 21.
Bf2 Bf8 22. c6 Nxc6 {1/2-1/2 Ionov,S-Shipov,S/ch-RUS 1998}) 18. Be3 Bb5 19. Nd4
Bc4 {A logical consequence of 17...h6 but the bishop has nothing to do on c4.}
(19... Ba6 $5) 20. Ba4 Rdc8 21. Nb3 {Now Black has not got either 21...Nc4 
(the bishop is there) nor 21...Bxc3 (the h6 pawn is hanging!).} Nc6 (21... Bxb3
22. axb3 Bxc3 23. Rac1 Bg7 (23... Bb4 24. Bxh6+ Kg8 25. Be3) 24. b4 Nc6 25. b5
$16) 22. Bxc6 (22. Rd7 b5 23. cxb6 axb6 24. Bxc6 Rxc6 $44) 22... bxc6 23. Na5
Be6 24. Bd4 Rab8 25. a4 {It is very difficult for White to win but his small
advantage is obvious.} Rb2 26. Rdb1 (26. Rab1 Ra2 27. Rb4 f5) 26... Rd2 27. Rb4
{[%cal Ya1b1,Yb1b2]} (27. Bxg7+ Kxg7 28. Rb7 Rc2 29. Rxa7 Rd8) 27... f5 28. Re1
$6 {Probably too slow.} (28. exf5 Bxf5 (28... gxf5 $6 29. Re1) 29. Bxg7+ Kxg7
30. Rb7 $36) 28... Rc7 29. exf5 Bxf5 30. Re3 Rc2 (30... Ra2 $1) 31. h3 (31. Nc4
Rd7) 31... Ra2 {[%cal Yf5c2,Yc2a4]} 32. Kf1 {A bit unfortunate move (in the
time-trouble?). 32...Bc2, which was not threatened yet, now becomes "more
possible"... but not yet quite!} (32. f4 Kf7 $5 {maintaining the 33...Bc2
threat} (32... Bc2 33. Re6 (33. Rg3 Kf7 34. Nc4 Bxa4) 33... Bxa4 34. Rxg6 Bxd4+
35. Rxd4 $16 (35. cxd4 $2 Bb5)) 33. Nc4 (33. Nb7 Rd7) 33... Rd7) (32. Kh2 $5)
32... Bc2 $6 (32... Kf7 $1) 33. Re6 Bxa4 34. Bxg7+ $2 ({Still,} 34. Rxg6 $1 {
perfectly worked!} Bb5+ (34... Bxd4 35. Rxd4 Bb5+ 36. c4) 35. c4 (35. Rxb5 $2
cxb5 36. Bxg7+ Kf7 $19) 35... Bxd4 36. cxb5 Bf6 (36... Bxc5 37. Rf4+ Ke8 38.
bxc6 $1) (36... Rxa5 37. Rxd4 cxb5 38. Rf4+ Ke8 39. c6 $16) 37. Nxc6 Rd7 38.
Rb1 (38. Re4 Kf7 39. Rgg4 h5 40. Rgf4 Rd1+ 41. Re1 Rdd2 42. Rxe7+ Kg6 43. Re6
Rd1+ 44. Re1 Rdd2 $11) 38... Rdd2 (38... Kf7 39. Nb4 $1) 39. Nb4 {and White
should win}) 34... Kxg7 35. Rb7 Bb5+ 36. Kg1 Rxb7 37. Nxb7 Kf7 38. Nd8+ Ke8 39.
Nxc6 Ra6 40. Nd4 Rxe6 41. Nxe6 Bc4 {It is now White who must secure a draw.}
42. Nd4 Kd7 43. f4 a5 44. Kf2 a4 45. Nc2 Kc6 46. Na3 Kxc5 47. h4 Kd5 48. Ke3
Bf1 49. g3 e5 50. fxe5 Kxe5 51. Kf2 Ba6 52. Ke3 Kf5 53. Kf3 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1999.01.25"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2636"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1999.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Cifuentes} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7.
Nf3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Be3
Nc6 14. d5 (14. Rxb7 {Cifuentes} Rab8 $11) 14... Na5 {Quite surprisingly, this
move (well-known in the line 13.Bg5 h6 14.Be3) appeared in the tournament
practice of the 13.Be3 variation very recently. At the present moment it looks
quite sufficient for equality.} 15. Bg5 (15. Rb4 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Nc4 17. Bg5 f6
18. Bf4 Nd6 19. Bxd6 exd6 20. Rxb7 a5 21. Qd4 Rab8 22. Ra7 Qa3 23. h4 (23. Ra1
Qb4 24. Qd3 f5 $13) 23... Qb4 24. Qa1 Ra8 25. Rc7 Rfc8 26. Rfc1 Rxc7 27. Rxc7
a4 28. Qc1 a3 29. Qc6 Qb8 30. Qd7 Qxc7 {0-1 Hoffman,A-Sanchez Almeyra,J/Mar
del Plata op 1995}) (15. Bc5 Bf6 16. e5 Bxe5 17. Rb4 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Rae8 19.
Bxa7 b5 20. Qe2 (20. Rxb5 Nc4 21. Qe2 $6 Qxa7 22. Qxc4 Rc8 $15 {1/2-1/2
Krasenkow,M-Leko,P/It, Madrid ESP 1998 (42)}) 20... Qxe2 21. Bxe2 Nc4 22. Bc5
Nd6 23. Bxb5 Rb8 24. Bc6 Rxb4 25. Bxb4 Rb8 26. Bc5 Rb2 27. g3 Rc2 28. Ba7 Ra2 {
1/2-1/2 Van Wely,L-Leko,P/Fontys 1998}) 15... Qa3 16. Bd2 {[%cal Rd2b4]} Bc3
17. Bc1 Qd6 (17... Qc5 18. Qa4 $1 {Shirov}) 18. e5 Qd7 19. Bd2 Rfc8 {'!'
Cifuentes.} (19... Bxf3 20. Bxf3 (20. Bxc3 $5) 20... Bxd2 21. Qxd2 Nc4 22. Qe2
b5 (22... Rac8 {Cifuentes} 23. e6 Qc7 24. exf7+ Kg7 25. Rfc1 $16) 23. e6 Qd6
24. exf7+ Kg7 (24... Rxf7 {Cifuentes} 25. Rxb5 Ne5 26. Be4 $14) 25. Rxb5 Ne5
26. Be4 Rxf7 27. Ra5 {'+/=' Cifuentes.} Rf6 28. g3 a6 29. Bg2 Raf8 30. Kh1 (30.
Re1 {Cifuentes} Qb6 31. Raa1 Nd7 32. Qxe7+ R6f7 33. Qe3 Rxf2 34. Qxb6 Nxb6 35.
Rxa6 $16) 30... h5 31. Ra4 Ng4 32. f4 e5 33. dxe6 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Ivanchuk,
V/Amber Rapid 1998}) 20. Bxc3 Rxc3 21. Qd4 Bxf3 22. Bxf3 {'!' Cifuentes.} (22.
Qxc3 Bxe2 23. Rfe1 Bc4 {'!' Cifuentes.} 24. Qxa5 (24. Ra1 b6 25. Rxa5 bxa5 26.
Qxc4 Rd8 27. Rd1 a4) 24... Bxd5 $13 {With two passed pawns and a strong bishop
Black cannot be worse. '©' Cifuentes.}) 22... Rac8 23. Qxa7 (23. e6 $5 {
Cifuentes} fxe6 24. Bg4 $1 (24. Qxa7 Rxf3 $1 25. dxe6 Qd5 (25... Qxe6 26. gxf3
Qd5) 26. gxf3 Qxf3 27. Qd4 Nc6 28. Qe3 Qxe3 29. fxe3 Nd8 $11) 24... Qxd5 $8 25.
Qxd5 exd5 26. Bxc8 Rxc8 27. Rb5 b6 28. Rxd5 Kf7 $11 29. Rd7 Nc6 30. Re1 $14)
23... Rxf3 $1 {The simplest. Black destroys both the white pawn centre and the
pawn structure around the white king, which guarantees him a sufficient
compensation for the sacrificed exchange.} 24. gxf3 Qxd5 25. f4 Nc6 26. Qxb7 (
26. Qe3 Nd4 27. Rfd1 Nf3+ 28. Kg2 (28. Kh1 Nd2+ 29. f3 $2 Rc2 {/\30...Nxf3!})
28... Nd4+ $11 29. f3 $2 Rc2+) 26... Rb8 27. Qc7 (27. Qxb8+ Nxb8 28. Rxb8+ Kg7
$11) 27... Rxb1 28. Rxb1 Nd4 {[%cal Rd4f3,Rd4e2]} 29. Qb7 $8 (29. Rb8+ {
Cifuentes} Kg7 30. Qd8 $1 Ne2+ (30... Nf3+ $2 31. Kh1 $1 $18) 31. Kf1 Qxd8 32.
Rxd8 Nxf4 33. Rd7 Kf8 $14) 29... Ne2+ 30. Kf1 Qd3 (30... Nxf4 {Cifuentes} 31.
Qxd5 Nxd5 $11) 31. Qb5 Nxf4+ 32. Qxd3 Nxd3 $11 {Endgames RvN with pawns on the
same side are often drawn even with equal number of pawns!} 33. Rb5 Nf4 {
'=' Cifuentes.} 34. f3 Kg7 35. Kf2 g5 36. Ke3 e6 37. Ke4 Ng6 38. Rb8 h6 39. Ra8
Nf4 40. h4 Ng6 41. hxg5 hxg5 42. Ra1 Nf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "HUN-ch"]
[Site "Lillafured"]
[Date "1999.02.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Chernin, Alexander"]
[Black "Horvath, Csaba"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2604"]
[BlackElo "2524"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1999.02.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O b6 13. Qc1 Qe6 {A rare
continuation. Black evacuates his queen but lags behind in development. The
old Russian master E.Znosko-Borovsky formulated (at the beginning of the XXth
century) an important concept: if you have an extra material for the
opponent's development advantage, don't remove your active pieces to
defense!Better give them some support! So,} (13... Bb7 {is conceptually better
than the text.}) 14. Re1 {A relatively new continuation.} (14. Bc4 {is the old
main line:} Qxe4 (14... Qd7 15. Qa3 (15. Ne5 Bxe5 16. dxe5 Ba6 17. e6 fxe6 18.
Bh6 Bxc4 19. Rd1 Qc7 20. Bxf8 Kxf8 21. Rd4 Nd7 22. Rxc4 Nc5 23. Qg5 Kg7 24. e5
h6 25. Qg3 $40 {Khalifman,A-Komljenovic,D/Sevilla op 1993/1-0 (43)}) 15... Bb7
16. d5 Rc8 17. Bb5 Qd8 18. Bg5 Bf8 19. Rfd1 $16 {Sakaev-Polovodin/Leningrad/
1987}) 15. Re1 Qb7 16. Bb4 Be6 17. Rxe6 fxe6 18. Ng5 Nd7 (18... Nc6 19. Nxe6
Kh8 20. Bc3 $36 {Kibalnichenko-Sorokin/corr/1990/}) 19. Nxe6 Kh8 20. Nxf8 Rxf8
21. Qe3 Rc8 22. Be6 Bf6 $13 {Gonzalez,J-Perez,Joa/La Habana/1992}) (14. Qc2 {
is less active:} Qd7 15. Rfc1 Ba6 16. Bxa6 Nxa6 17. Qc4 Qc8 18. Qxc8 Rfxc8 19.
Rxc8+ Rxc8 20. Ra1 Nb8 21. Rxa7 Nc6 22. Rd7 {1/2-1/2 Polak,T-Ivanchuk,V/33rd
Chess Olympiad/Elista/1998}) 14... Bb7 (14... Qxe4 15. Ng5 {[%cal Re2f3]}) (
14... Ba6 15. Bd1 Rc8 16. Qa3 Bc4 17. Ba4 Na6 18. Bf4 Nc7 19. d5 Qg4 20. Be5 b5
21. Bxg7 bxa4 $2 22. Ba1 {1-0 Kostin,D-Loginov,V/Loosdorf op 1993}) 15. Bb5 (
15. Bc4 Qd7) 15... Na6 {[%csl Ra6]} (15... Ba6 $5 16. Ba4 (16. d5 Qc8)) 16. Bf4
{A typical position, favourable for White. His pieces control the whole board,
his central pawns are strong. The black pieces (especially queen and knight)
arouse compassion. Black's having extra pawn sounds like a taunt. White has
now a lot of active plans: to pressurize the a6 knight and e7 pawn, to push
his pawns etc. Alexander Chernin is a great specialist in this kind of
positions.} Qc8 17. Qe3 Qd8 18. Rbc1 {Preventing 18...Nc7. An exchange of a
pair of rooks doesn't help Black.} Rc8 19. Rxc8 Qxc8 20. Rc1 Qa8 21. Qa3 Nb8
22. d5 {[%csl Re7]} a6 23. Ba4 b5 24. Bb3 Nd7 (24... Re8 25. Rc7 Bf8 26. Ng5
$18) 25. Qxe7 Qd8 26. Qxd8 Rxd8 27. Rc7 Ba8 28. d6 {[%cal Rf3g5]} h6 29. e5 $1
{A final combination.} Bxf3 30. e6 Bg4 (30... fxe6 31. Bxe6+ Kf8 (31... Kh7 32.
gxf3 Nf8 33. Bh3 Kg8 34. Ra7 {[%cal Yd6d7,Yf4c7]}) 32. Bxd7 (32. gxf3 Ke8)
32... Bd5 33. Bd2 $1 g5 34. Rc8 Bf6 35. Ba5 $18) 31. e7 Re8 32. h3 Be6 33. Bxe6
fxe6 34. Rxd7 a5 35. Rc7 a4 36. d7 Kf7 1-0

[Event "Dos Hermanas 10th"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1999.04.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1999.04.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 {A rare system but deeply
analysed by Korchnoi.} Bg7 6. e4 Nb6 7. Be3 O-O 8. Be2 e5 (8... Nc6) (8... f5)
9. d5 c6 10. Qb3 $146 {[%cal Yb3b7,Yb3g8,Ya1d1,Ya2a5] White intends to press
on the q-side but first he develops his queen. The immediate} (10. a4 {yielded
Black counterplay after} cxd5 11. exd5 e4 $5 12. Bd4 (12. a5 Bxc3+ 13. bxc3
Nxd5) 12... Bxd4 13. Qxd4 Nc6 14. Qc5 Ne5 15. a5 Re8 $1 16. Qd4 (16. axb6 $4
axb6) 16... Nbd7 17. Nxe4 Nf6 18. Nf3 (18. Nc3 Bf5) 18... Nxf3+ 19. gxf3 Nxe4
20. fxe4 Qh4 21. Ra4 Bh3 {the white king is trapped in the centre} 22. Rg1 Rac8
$44 {1-0 Moskalenko,V-Pirrot,D/St.Ingbert op 1989 (32)}) 10... cxd5 11. exd5 e4
{Black must exploit White's delay in development, even at a price of material
concessions, otherwise he will be worse.} 12. Rd1 Na6 13. Nxe4 $6 {I don't
think it was wise to grab this pawn, losing time and opening the e-file for
the black rook.} (13. Nb5 Bd7 14. Nxa7 Na4) (13. a4 $5 {deserved serious
attention} Qe7 $1 {protecting the e4 pawn and planning 14...Qb4} (13... Qd6 14.
a5 Nd7 (14... Bxc3+ 15. Qxc3 Nxd5 16. Rxd5 Qxd5 17. Bh6 f6 18. Bc4 $18) 15.
Nxe4 Qb4+ 16. Qxb4 Nxb4 17. Kf1 $16 Bxb2 $140 18. Rb1 Ba3 19. Rb3 Nc2 20. Bh6
Re8 21. Bd3 Nb4 22. Bb1 $18) (13... Bxc3+ 14. Qxc3 (14. bxc3) 14... Nxa4 15.
Qd4 Qa5+ 16. Bd2 $18) (13... Bd7 14. a5 Bxc3+ 15. Qxc3 (15. bxc3 Ba4) 15... Na4
16. Qd2 $16) 14. a5 (14. d6 Qe6) 14... Nd7 15. d6 Qe5 16. Rd5 Qe6 17. Nh3 $1
Nac5 18. Qc4 {and White seems to have better prospects.}) 13... Bd7 14. Nc3 (
14. Bg5 f6) (14. Bb5 Bxb5 15. Qxb5 Re8 16. Nc3 Qh4 $44) 14... Rc8 {So, at a
price of a pawn Black has completed his development. Now 15...Bxc3+ 16.bxc3
Ba4 is threatened.} 15. Qa3 Na4 $6 {But this operation is dubious. I would
prefer} (15... Qh4 $1 16. Nf3 (16. Bxa6 bxa6 17. Nf3 Qc4) 16... Qb4 17. Qxb4
Nxb4 18. O-O Bxc3 19. bxc3 N4xd5 {and Black is OK}) 16. Nxa4 Qa5+ 17. Rd2 (17.
Kf1 $1 Qxa4 18. Qxa4 Bxa4 19. b3 Bd7 20. Bxa7 Rc2 21. a4 {and it is not easy
for Black to prove that his compensation is sufficient for two (not one!)
pawns, e.g.} Nc5 (21... Nb4 22. Nf3 Rc3 23. Bc4 Bxa4 24. bxa4 Rxc4 25. Bb6 $16)
22. Bc4 (22. Bxc5 Rxc5 23. Nf3 Rc3 {and Black's compensation should be
sufficient for surviving, e.g.} 24. Nd2 Bf5 25. g4 Bc2 26. Rc1 Bh6) 22... Rc8
23. Bxc5 (23. Nf3 Bxa4 24. Bxc5 Rxc5 25. bxa4 R5xc4 26. d6 Rc1 27. Ke2 R1c2+
$11) 23... Rxc5 24. d6 $18) {After the text move Black forces a draw.} 17...
Rc1+ 18. Bd1 Nb4 $1 19. Nc3 Qxa3 20. bxa3 Bxc3 21. axb4 Ba4 22. Ke2 Bb5+ (22...
Bxd2 $2 23. Bxa4) 23. Ke1 (23. Rd3 $2 Ra1) 23... Ba4 24. Ke2 Bb5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas 10th"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1999.04.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1999.04.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Bg7 6. e4 Nb6 7. Be3 O-O 8.
Be2 e5 9. Nf3 {This continuation is quieter than} (9. d5) {but it hardly
yields White any real advantage.} 9... exd4 10. Nxd4 N8d7 (10... Qe7 11. Qc2
Rd8 12. Rd1 Nc6 13. Nxc6 Rxd1+ 14. Nxd1 bxc6 15. Qxc6 (15. O-O $1 $16) 15...
Bd7 16. Qc2 Re8 17. O-O Qxe4 18. Qxc7 Qa4 19. Nc3 Bxc3 20. Qxc3 Nd5 21. Qc4
Qxc4 22. Bxc4 Nxe3 23. fxe3 Be6 24. Bxe6 Rxe6 25. Kf2 {Atalik,S-Lin Weiguo/TCN
Cup 3rd 1997/1/2-1/2 (49)}) 11. O-O Ne5 {[%cal Ye5c4]} 12. Ndb5 Bd7 13. Bc5 Re8
14. Bxb6 (14. f4 Nec4 15. Qc2 (15. e5 a6 16. Na3 (16. Nd4 Ne3) 16... Nxb2 17.
Qb3 N2a4) 15... a6 16. Na3 Nxa3 17. Bxa3 Bc6 18. Rad1 Qh4 $132) 14... axb6 15.
f4 Nc6 16. e5 {[%cal Rc3d5] The black g7 bishop is out of play, and it is
difficult to push ...f7-f6 to liberate it.} Na7 17. Nxa7 Rxa7 $14 {White's
pawn advantage in the centre is an important factor in his favour but it is
not easy to exploit it.} 18. Rc1 (18. Qd2 Be6 19. Qxd8 Rxd8 20. Nb5 Rxa2) (18.
a3 $5) 18... c6 19. Bg4 Bxg4 20. Qxg4 f5 $1 {The e5 pawn is now strong but the
c3 knight has no prospects.} 21. Qe2 Qe7 {[%cal Yb6b5]} 22. Qf2 Ra6 23. a4 Bf8
24. Kh1 Qe6 25. Rcd1 Bc5 26. Qd2 Raa8 27. Rf3 Bb4 28. Qd4 Bc5 29. Qd3 Be7 30.
Qd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mitropa Cup 19th"]
[Site "Baden"]
[Date "1999.04.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Jelen, Igor"]
[Black "Naumann, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2389"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "1999.04.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Na6 {This Atalik's
innovation looks very suspicious. Of course, it is important to control the b4
and c7 points but what about Tarrasch's "Springer am Rande"? After all, a6 is
a much more passive square for the knight than a5.} 13. Qc1 $5 {A good idea.
White needn't hurry to "refute" Black's play. The most important thing is not
to allow the a6 knight to enter the game.} (13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 g5 15. Bg3 Rd8
$2 (15... Bg4 $1 16. Rxb7 Rfd8 {Atalik}) 16. Rc1 (16. Ne5 $1 {Atalik}) 16...
Bg4 17. Bc4 Qb2 18. Rb1 Qxd4 19. Nxd4 Bxd1 20. Nf5 Bc2 21. Rxb7 Bxe4 22. Nxe7+
Kf8 23. Nc6 Bxc6 24. Rxf7+ Kg8 25. Rxa7+ Kh8 26. Rxa6 Rxa6 27. Bxa6 Ra8 28. Bd3
Ra1 {1/2-1/2 Oll,L-Atalik,S/Maroczy mem 1997 (38)}) (13. Be3) (13. Re1) 13...
Qe6 14. Re1 Qd6 15. Bf4 Qd8 16. Rd1 Nb8 {It seems that Black is putting up
pieces for a new game. His opening strategy has completely failed. But,
amazingly, no development means no weaknesses (a century-old Steinitz's
concept)! So, it is not easy for White to convert his advantage into something
permanent.} 17. d5 b6 18. Bc7 {But now White unnecessarily forces the game.} (
18. d6 Bb7 (18... Re8 19. Bg5) 19. dxe7 Qxe7 20. Bd6 Qxe4 21. Bxf8 Bxf8 22. Bc4
$1 $16 {[%csl Rf7]}) (18. Ne5 $1 {[%cal Ye5c6] was probably the simplest way
to fix White's advantage, e.g.} Bxe5 19. Bxe5 Ba6 20. Bg4 $16) 18... Qd7 19.
Bb5 Qg4 20. Qe3 Ba6 21. Ba4 b5 22. Bxb5 $6 (22. Bb3 $1 $16) 22... Bxb5 23. Rxb5
Qd7 {Did White overlook this?} 24. Rxb8 {White must give up all his
development advantage exchanging Black's Nb8 and Ra8} (24. Rb7 Na6 25. Rc1 Rfc8
26. Qf4 Nxc7 27. Rcxc7 Rxc7 28. Rxc7 Qd6) 24... Rfxb8 25. Bxb8 Rxb8 $11 26. h3
{White still plays for a win and quickly gets into trouble.} (26. Qc5 $11 {
stopping the a7 pawn}) 26... a5 27. e5 a4 {Black must push this pawn as
quickly as possible to meet White's attack in the centre.} 28. Rd4 Rb3 29. Qf4
$6 (29. Qe4 $1) 29... a3 30. e6 fxe6 31. dxe6 Qe8 32. Ra4 h6 33. Qe4 Kh7 {
[%cal Ye8b5,Yb5d3]} 34. Nh4 $2 {[%cal Ra4a8] Pressing too hard for a win but
after} (34. Nd2 Rc3 {Black is also better}) 34... Bf6 $1 35. Ra8 Qxa8 $2 (35...
Rb4 $1 {was the refutation of White's play, e.g.} 36. Qc2 (36. Qxb4 Qxa8 37.
Qg4 Bg5 $19) (36. Qf3 Rb1+ $1 37. Kh2 Rb8) 36... Rc4 $1 37. Qd3 a2 $1 {and
White has nothing better than} 38. Nxg6 Rc1+ 39. Kh2 Qxg6 40. Qxg6+ Kxg6 41.
Rxa2 {but the endgame is lost for him. After the text move it is White who
obtains some winning chances.}) 36. Qxa8 (36. Qxg6+ $11) 36... Bxh4 37. Qa4
Rb1+ 38. Kh2 Bxf2 39. Qxa3 Bh4 40. Qa4 Bf6 41. Qe8 g5 $6 (41... h5 $11) 42.
Qf7+ Kh8 43. Qg6 Rb4 (43... Be5+ $6 44. g3 Rb2+ 45. Kg1 Bf6 $8) 44. Qxh6+ Kg8
45. Qg6+ Kh8 46. Kg3 Rf4 47. Kh2 Rd4 48. Kg1 Rd6 49. Qf7 Rd2 50. Kf1 Rd4 51.
Ke2 Rc4 52. g4 Rc5 53. Kd2 Rd5+ 54. Kc2 Rc5+ 55. Kb1 Re5 56. Kc2 Rc5+ 57. Kd3
Re5 58. Kc4 Re4+ 59. Kc5 Re3 60. Kd5 Rxh3 61. Ke4 Rh1 62. Kf5 Rh6 {A mutual
zugzwang but White can't pass the move to Black.} 63. Ke4 Rh1 64. Kf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Alushta"]
[Site "Alushta"]
[Date "1999.03.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Korotylev, Alexey"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2593"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1999.03.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Atalik} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7.
Bb5+ c6 8. Ba4 O-O 9. Ne2 c5 10. O-O Nc6 11. Be3 Na5 12. Rb1 {This is not more
harmful than} (12. dxc5) 12... b6 $1 {[%cal Yc8a6]} (12... cxd4 13. cxd4 b6 14.
d5 e6 15. Bd2 $1 Ba6 16. Bb4 exd5 17. exd5 Bc4 18. Bxf8 Bxf8 19. Rb2 Qxd5 20.
Qxd5 Bxd5 21. Rd1 Bc4 22. Nc1 $16 {1-0 Dautov,R-Labunsky,D/USSR Armed
forces-chT/Leningrad/1989 (41)}) (12... Nc4 {is premature:} 13. Bg5 Qc7 (13...
h6 14. Bh4 b6 15. Bc6 Rb8 16. Bd5 Ba6 17. Qd3 b5 18. a4 cxd4 19. Nxd4 Bxd4 20.
cxd4 Nd6 21. Rfc1 $16 {Topalov,V-Svidler,P/Linares 1998/1/2-1/2 (42)}) 14. Qc1
(14. Qd3 Na3 15. Rb2 Qa5 16. Bd1 cxd4 17. Bxe7 Re8 18. Bb4 Qb5 19. Bc2 $13 {
1-0 Dyachkov,S-Yandemirov,V/Orel 1995 (47)}) 14... Rd8 15. Rd1 b6 16. Bb5 Na5
17. Qe3 $14 {1-0 Leskiewicz,M-Kosmac,B/World Junior Ch 1998 (30)}) (12... Bd7
13. Bxd7 Qxd7 14. dxc5 $14) 13. Bb5 {A new attempt to control the c4 square
but Black develops his pieces and obtains a good position. 'N!?' Atalik.} (13.
dxc5 Ba6 $1 14. Bb5 Bxb5 15. Rxb5 Nc4 16. Bg5 (16. Bf4 e5 17. Bc1 a6 18. Rb4 b5
19. a4 Rb8 20. axb5 axb5 21. Qc2 Qc7 22. Rd1 Rfd8 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Bg5 f6 25.
Be3 Nxe3 26. fxe3 Qxc5 $17 {0-1 Gleizerov,E-Konguvel,P/MK Cafe Cup 1998 (37)})
16... h6 17. Qxd8 Rfxd8 18. Bxe7 Re8 19. Rb4 Ne5 20. Bd6 Nd3 21. Ra4 b5 22. Ra6
Rxe4 23. Nc1 Nb2 24. c6 Re6 25. Bb4 Rc8 26. Rxa7 Rexc6 27. Rb7 Bxc3 28. Rxb5
Bxb4 29. Rxb4 Rc2 30. h4 Nc4 31. Re1 Nd6 32. Nd3 {1/2-1/2 Arencibia,W-Shirov,A/
Spanish Teams 1998}) 13... Bb7 (13... cxd4 $6 {Atalik} 14. cxd4 Bb7 15. d5 $14)
14. f3 (14. d5 {Atalik} e6 $1 15. dxe6 fxe6 $132) 14... cxd4 15. cxd4 e6 16.
Rc1 (16. Qa4 a6 17. Bd3 b5) (16. Qd2 $1 Qe7 17. Rfc1 (17. Bh6 {Atalik} Bxh6 18.
Qxh6 Rfc8)) 16... Qe7 17. Qd2 Rfc8 (17... Rfd8 {Atalik} 18. Bg5 $1 f6 19. Be3)
18. Rxc8+ $6 {White wants to simplify the position and arrive to a draw but
manages to complete the first part of his task.} (18. Bg5 Qa3 19. d5 exd5 20.
exd5 Rc5 $1 21. Be7 Rxd5 22. Qxd5 Qe3+ $19) (18. Qb2 $5) (18. Rfd1 $142 {Atalik
}) 18... Rxc8 19. Rc1 Rxc1+ 20. Qxc1 Qb4 {'-/+!' Atalik.} 21. Bd3 Nc6 22. e5 ({
I guess, White played this without great pleasure but after} 22. a3 Qa5 {
[%cal Yg7f8]} 23. Qa1 b5 {his position is ugly.}) 22... Ne7 23. Be4 (23. Bd2 {
Atalik} Qa4) (23. a3 {Atalik} Qa5 $1 (23... Qa4 $2 24. Qc7 $1 $18) 24. Bd2 Qa4
$17) 23... Nd5 24. Bd2 {Atalik: 'Here white has offered a draw.'} Qa4 25. Qc2 (
25. Bxd5 {Atalik} exd5 $1) 25... Qd7 {White not exchange queens?! It's
difficult to win the endgame but presence of queens gives White additional
counter-chances.} 26. h4 $6 {But this is what Black was waiting for.} (26. Qb3
$5 Ba6 27. Nc3) 26... Ba6 27. Ng3 f5 $1 (27... f6 $5 {Atalik} 28. Qb2 $1 (28.
f4 $6 f5)) 28. exf6 (28. Bxd5 {Atalik} Qxd5 $17) (28. Bd3 {Atalik} Bxd3 $1 (
28... Nb4 $5 29. Bxb4 Qxd4+ 30. Kh2 Qxh4+ 31. Kg1 Qd4+ 32. Kh2 Qxb4 $1 (32...
Qxd3 33. Qc6 h6 34. Qxe6+ Kh7 35. Bd6 Bc4 36. Qe7 $132) 33. Bxa6 Qh4+ 34. Kg1
Bxe5 35. Qc8+ Kg7 36. Qd7+ Kh6 37. f4 Qxf4 38. Ne2 Qh2+ $17) 29. Qxd3 Qa4 $17)
28... Bxf6 {This is the point - two pawns are hanging!} 29. Bg5 (29. h5 $5
Bxd4+ 30. Kh2 Qe7 31. Kh3 {with some counterplay.}) (29. Bxg6 {Atalik} Qg7 $1
$19) 29... Bxd4+ (29... Nb4 $6 {Atalik} 30. Qb3 Bxg5 31. hxg5 Qxd4+ 32. Kh2 Nd5
33. Qa3 $132) 30. Kh2 Be5 (30... Ne3 $6 {Atalik} 31. Qd2 Nf1+ (31... Nf5 $2 32.
Bxf5 exf5 33. Be3 f4 34. Bxd4 $11) 32. Nxf1 Bxf1 33. Qf4 $15) 31. Bxg6 {
This blow is not dangerous.} Qg7 $1 {'??' Atalik. Atalik: 'Here I got confused
with the same sacrifice which could have happened earlier.'} (31... hxg6 32.
Qxg6+ Kf8 (32... Bg7 {Atalik} 33. h5 Qf7 $19) 33. f4 (33. Bh6+ Ke7 34. f4 $44)
33... Bg7 34. Nh5 $132) (31... Bxg3+ 32. Kxg3 hxg6 33. Qxg6+ Kf8 34. Qh6+ $11)
32. Be4 {'?!' Atalik.} (32. Qa4 {Atalik} hxg6 33. f4 $1 (33. Qxa6 $2 Qc7 34. f4
Nxf4 $19) 33... Nxf4 (33... Bc7 $6 34. Qxa6 Nxf4 35. Qc8+ Kh7 36. Bxf4 Bxf4 37.
Qxe6 Qc7 38. Qg4 b5 39. Kh3 Bxg3 40. Qxg3 Qxg3+ 41. Kxg3 b4 42. Kf4 a5 43. Ke3
a4 44. Kd3 g5 $11) 34. Bxf4 Bxf4 35. Qxf4 $15) 32... h6 {'!' Atalik.} (32...
Bxg3+ $6 {Atalik} 33. Kxg3 h6 34. Bxd5 $1 (34. Qc6 $2 Nc7 35. Qd6 Bb5 $19)
34... exd5 35. Qc6 hxg5 36. Qxd5+ Qf7 37. Qxg5+ (37. Qd8+ Kh7 38. hxg5 Kg6 $1
$36) 37... Qg7 38. Qxg7+ Kxg7 39. Kf4 Bf1 (39... Bc4 40. a3 a5 41. Ke3) 40. g4
b5 41. a3 a5 42. Ke3 a4 43. Kd2 Bg2 44. f4 Bf3 45. g5 Kg6 46. Kc3 $11) 33. Bxd5
{'!' Atalik.} exd5 34. f4 (34. Qa4 hxg5 35. Qe8+ (35. Qxa6 Qc7) 35... Kh7 36.
Qh5+ Qh6 37. Qf7+ Bg7 $19) 34... hxg5 35. fxe5 gxh4 36. Nf5 Qxe5+ 37. Kh3 {
In this endgame White has good drawing chances as his Q+N combination is quite
strong. Black should try to push his pawn and at the same time remove his king
to the other (safer) side.} d4 38. Kxh4 {'!' Atalik.} (38. Qb3+ Kf8 39. Qa3+
Ke8 40. Qxa6 Qxf5+ 41. Kxh4 d3 $19 {_|_}) (38. Nxh4 {Atalik} Qe6+ 39. Kg3 d3
$19) 38... Qf6+ $6 {It is not wise to decentralize the queen.} (38... d3 $5 39.
Qb3+ Kf8 40. Qa3+ (40. Kg5 $5 Ke8 $1) 40... Ke8 {and Black should win}) 39. Kg4
{'?' Atalik.} (39. Kh3 $1 {Atalik} d3 40. Qb3+ Kf8 41. g4 Qh8+ 42. Kg3 Qe5+ 43.
Kh4 $132 Qe1+ $140 44. Kg5 d2 45. Kf6 Ke8 46. Qg8+ Kd7 47. Qd5+ Kc7 48. Qd6+
Kb7 49. Qd7+ Kb8 50. Qd6+ $11) 39... d3 40. Qb3+ (40. Qc7 $1 d2 41. Qb8+ Qf8 (
41... Kh7 42. Qh2+) (41... Kf7 42. Qxa7+ Kg6 43. Nh4+ Kh6 44. Nf5+ $11) 42.
Nh6+ Kh7 43. Qxf8 d1=Q+ 44. Kg5 $3 (44. Kg3 Qe1+ 45. Kh2 (45. Kg4 Qe4+ 46. Kg3
Qe3+) 45... Qh4+ 46. Kg1 Qxh6 47. Qf7+ Qg7 48. Qh5+ Kg8 49. Qe8+ Qf8 50. Qg6+
Kh8 51. Qh5+ Kg7 52. Qg5+ Kf7 $19) 44... Qc1+ (44... Qd2+ 45. Kh5 Qe2+ 46. Ng4)
45. Kh5 Qh1+ 46. Kg5 Qxg2+ 47. Ng4 $11) 40... Kh7 {This is not the best place
for the black king.} 41. Kf4 $1 (41. Qd5 Bc8 42. Qxd3 Kg6 $19) 41... d2 (41...
Bc8 42. Qxd3 Kg6 43. Qg3+) 42. Qh3+ (42. Qd1 $5 {Atalik} Kg6 $1) 42... Kg8 {
'!?' Atalik. Atalik: 'To gain on the clock.'} (42... Kg6 {Atalik} 43. Qh6+ Kf7
$19) 43. Qg3+ $2 {A bad slip.} (43. Qb3+ $1 Kf8 (43... Qf7 44. Qg3+ Kf8 45.
Qa3+ {'=' Atalik.} Ke8 46. Qe3+ $11) (43... Kh7 {Atalik} 44. Qh3+ Kg6 45. Qg3+
Kf7 46. Qb3+ Qe6 {just transposes to the game continuation.}) 44. Qb4+ $11)
43... Kf7 44. Qb3+ Qe6 {Now there is no draw anymore as the black king has
taken the right direction.} 45. Nd6+ (45. Nh6+ {Atalik} Ke7) 45... Ke7 46. Nf5+
Kd7 47. Qa4+ Kc7 {'-+' Atalik.} 48. Ne3 (48. Qc2+ {Atalik} Qc4+) 48... Qd6+ 49.
Kf3 Qd3 {'!' Atalik.} (49... Qc6+ $2 {Atalik} 50. Qxc6+ Kxc6 51. Nd1 Bc4 52. a3
$11) (49... Qf6+ {Atalik} 50. Kg3 {seems to go nowhere for black.}) 50. Kf4 (
50. Qf4+ Kc6 (50... Kc6 {Atalik} 51. Qf6+ Kc5 52. Qe5+ Kb4 53. Qb2+ Ka4 $19))
50... Kb7 51. g4 Bc4 (51... Bc4 {Atalik} 52. g5 Qd4+ 53. Kf3 Be2+ $19) 0-1

[Event "Mitropa Cup 19th"]
[Site "Baden"]
[Date "1999.04.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Polak, Tomas"]
[Black "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2488"]
[BlackElo "2483"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1999.04.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 e6 13. f4 Bc7 14. O-O exd5
15. exd5 Ba5 16. f5 {This leads to sharp play but is not very promising for
White.} Bxf5 17. Rxb7 Qf6 {The most active move.} (17... c4 18. Ba3 Qc8 19. Rb5
Bb6+ 20. Rxb6 axb6 21. Bxf8 Qxf8 22. Bxc4 Qc5+ 23. Qd4 Qxd4+ 24. cxd4 $14 {
1-0 Spacek,P-Schulze,U/BL2-S 1993 (30)}) (17... Qd6 18. Rb5 (18. Bc4 Rfb8 (
18... Rae8 19. Rxa7 Bb6 20. Ra6 Bc8 21. Ra8 Bc7 22. Qf4 $16 {1-0 Jelen,I-Borge,
N/FSGM Aug 1998 (30)})) 18... Bc7 19. g3 c4 20. Rxf5 gxf5 21. Ba3 Qxa3 {
1/2-1/2 Kiriakov,P-Mikhalevski,V/Dutch Open, Dieren NED 1997}) 18. Bb2 {
As White can't push c3-c4, this bishop will be placed passively.} (18. Rf3 $5
h5 {Chernin} (18... c4 19. g4 $1 (19. Bxc4 Rac8 $132) (19. Ba3 Rfe8 20. d6 Bb6+
21. Kh1 Qe6 22. Re7 Rxe7 23. dxe7 Re8 24. Qh6 Rxe7 25. Bxe7 (25. Bxc4 Qe1+ 26.
Rf1 Qe3 27. Qxe3 Rxe3 $15 {Chernin,A-Tseitlin,M/Beersheba 1992/0-1 (43)}) 25...
Qxe7 26. Bf1 Qe1 $44) 19... Qa6 20. gxf5 Qxb7 21. f6)) 18... Rfb8 (18... Qe5 $5
19. Bf3 (19. d6 $5 Rab8 20. Re7) (19. Bc4 Rfb8 20. Rb3) 19... c4 20. Re1 Qd6
21. Qe2 Rab8 $15 {1/2-1/2 Halkias,S-Bagirov,R/EuYouth U18 Boys, Tallinn EST
1997 (40)}) 19. Rb3 {[%cal Rc3c4]} (19. Rb5 c4 20. Rxb8+ Rxb8 21. Kh1 Qe5 22.
d6 Rd8 23. Ba3 {1/2-1/2 Shulman,Y-Pelletier,Y/WchJM-U20 Halle 1995}) 19... Qd6
20. Ba3 $1 {White takes an opportunity to activate his bishop and press the c5
pawn but eventually can't defend his own d5 pawn.} Rxb3 21. axb3 Be4 22. Bc4 (
22. Qe3 Bc7 23. g3 Bxd5) (22. Bf3 $5 Bxf3 (22... f5 $5) 23. Rxf3 Rb8 24. Qd1
Re8 $132) 22... Rd8 23. Qf2 (23. Rd1 $6 Bc7 24. g3 Bf3) 23... Bxd5 24. Bxc5 Qc7
25. Bd4 Bb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "ISR-ch"]
[Site "Ramat Aviv/Modiin"]
[Date "2000.12.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2609"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2000.12.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 Qa5 9. Rb1 b6 10. Bb5+ Bd7 {*} 11. Bd3 {This continuation is less common
than} (11. Be2) {Black can now directly attack the d4 pawn.} 11... Nc6 ({
It is not good for Black to trade the queens:} 11... cxd4 12. cxd4 Nc6 13. Ne2
O-O 14. Qxa5 Nxa5 15. Kd2 {White now controls the c-file because of the Ba6
threat.} f5 16. f3 e5 $6 17. d5 f4 18. Bf2 Rfc8 19. Ba6 Rd8 20. Bh4 Rf8 21.
Rhc1 Bf6 22. Bxf6 Rxf6 23. Rc7 Rf7 24. Nc1 Be8 25. Rxf7 Kxf7 26. Nd3 Kf6 27.
Rc1 b5 28. Rc7 Nc4+ 29. Kc3 Nd6 30. Kb4 g5 31. Kc5 Rd8 32. Nxe5 Kxe5 33. Re7+
Kf6 34. Re6+ {1-0 Karpov,A-Krasenkow,M/Moscow rapid 1992/EXT 92}) (11... O-O
12. Ne2 e6 {is too slow because of} 13. h4 cxd4 (13... Nc6 $142) (13... h5 $5)
14. cxd4 Nc6 15. Qxa5 Nxa5 16. Kd2 Bc6 17. Rhc1 Rac8 18. h5 Bb7 19. g4 Rxc1 20.
Rxc1 Rc8 21. Rxc8+ Bxc8 22. h6 Bf6 23. Nc3 $14 Be7 24. d5 Kf8 25. g5 Bb7 26.
dxe6 {Atalik,S-Jelen,I/Ljubljana 1997/EXP 58/1-0 (56)}) 12. Ne2 {Protecting
the c3 pawn to prepare d4-d5 or d4xc5.} (12. Nf3 {is less logical:} O-O 13. Rc1
e6 14. d5 exd5 15. exd5 Ne5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. c4 Qxd2+ 18. Kxd2 f5 19. f4 Bf6
20. Rhe1 Rfe8 21. Bf2 Kf7 22. g3 Rxe1 23. Rxe1 Re8 24. Rc1 Ke7 25. Bc2 Kd6 26.
a4 Bd4 $11 {Tunik,G-Atalik,S/Budapest GM 1992/EXT 92/1/2-1/2 (40)}) 12... O-O
13. f4 {White tries to push d4-d5 but doesn't get a chance.} (13. dxc5 {
temporarily wins a pawn but, as usually in such situations, Black obtains
sufficient counterplay as the white a2 and c3 pawns become weak:} Ne5 (13...
bxc5 14. Rb5 Qa4 15. Rxc5 Ne5 16. O-O Rfc8 17. Bc2 Qa6 18. f4 Bb5 19. fxe5 Bxe2
20. Re1 Bc4 21. Bb3 Rxc5 22. Bxc5 Bxe5 23. Bxc4 Qxc4 24. Qd5 Qxd5 25. exd5 f6
26. Bxe7 Bxc3 27. Rb1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Century-Rebel_Tiger 12.0e/Computer Chess
Match Tournament 2000 (40)}) 14. cxb6 (14. f4 $5) 14... axb6 15. O-O Qxa2 16.
Rb2 Qa3 17. Rxb6 Rfd8 18. Nd4 Nxd3 $1 $146 (18... Rac8 19. Ba6 Rb8 20. Nc2 Qa4
21. Nb4 Be8 22. Rxb8 Rxb8 23. Be2 Nc6 24. Bc5 Qb3 25. Rc1 Rd8 26. Qe3 $16 {
1-0 Hillarp Persson,T-Oral,T/33rd Olympiad men 1998 (36)}) 19. Qxd3 Rac8 20.
Rb3 Qa8 $1 21. Qb1 (21. Bg5 f6 22. Bc1 e5 23. Ra3 Qb7 $44) 21... e5 {1/2-1/2
Hillarp Persson,T-Rytshagov,M/Goeteborg 75/(420) 1999}) ({After} 13. h4 {
Black has enough time to create sufficient counterplay in the centre:} Rfd8 (
13... h5 $5 14. Rb5 (14. e5 Rad8 15. Be4 Be8 16. f4 f6 $1 {breaking down the
white centre} 17. exf6 Rxf6 18. d5 e6 19. d6 (19. c4 exd5 20. cxd5 (20. Bxd5+
Bf7) 20... Bf7 $1 $19) 19... Bf8 20. Qc2 Rxd6 $19 {Cvek,R-Kalod,R/CZE-ch 1997/
0-1 (42)}) 14... Qa4 15. Rb2 Na5 16. Bh6 Nc4 17. Bxc4 Qxc4 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19.
O-O cxd4 20. cxd4 Rac8 21. Nf4 $1 Rfd8 22. Nxh5+ gxh5 23. Qg5+ Kf8 24. Qh6+ Kg8
25. Qg5+ Kf8 {1/2-1/2 Adla,D-Shirov,A/GP 1998}) 14. h5 cxd4 15. cxd4 Rac8 (
15... Be8 16. Qxa5 bxa5 $5 17. hxg6 hxg6 18. Bb5 Rab8 19. O-O Nxd4 20. Nxd4
Bxd4 21. Bxe8 {1/2-1/2 Crouch,C-Beaumont,C/It 1998}) 16. Qxa5 Nxa5 17. Bg5 (17.
Rc1 $142 $11 {J.Timman}) 17... f6 18. Bd2 Nc4 19. Bb4 e5 20. hxg6 hxg6 21. dxe5
Nxe5 22. Ba6 Rc2 23. Rd1 $1 (23. f4 Nc6 24. Bc3 Bg4 25. Bc4+ Kf8 26. Rb2 Rxc3
$1 27. Nxc3 f5 28. e5 Nxe5 $1 29. fxe5 Bxe5 $17 30. Rc2 Bxc3+ 31. Kf2 Bd4+ 32.
Kg3 Be5+ 33. Kf2 f4 34. Rh7 Rd1 35. g3 $2 $138 Bd4+ {0-1 Akesson,R-Timman,J/
Malmo 1997}) 23... Re8 24. f4 Nc6 $13 {J.Timman}) 13... Bg4 $1 {[%cal Gg4e2]}
14. Rb5 (14. d5 $2 Bxe2 15. Kxe2 Bxc3 {[%cal Yc6d4]}) 14... Qa4 15. dxc5 (15.
d5 $2 c4 $1) 15... Rfd8 {[%cal Gd8d1] Black has obtained excellent counterplay
for the missing pawn. He is ahead in development and presses along the d- and
c-files.} 16. cxb6 axb6 17. Rxb6 Qxa2 18. Nc1 Qxd2+ 19. Bxd2 (19. Kxd2 Na5 20.
Kc2 Rdc8 21. e5 Nc4 $44) 19... Na5 20. Rb4 Rac8 21. e5 f6 22. Rd4 (22. exf6
Bxf6 {[%csl Rc3]}) (22. O-O Nc6 23. Rb7 fxe5) (22. Ra4 Nb3 23. Nxb3 Rxd3 $44 {
^^}) (22. Rd4 fxe5 23. fxe5 Be6 24. O-O Nc6 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2001.01.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2001.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 1]} 1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6.
bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8. Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. Rc1 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2
O-O 13. d5 Rd8 14. Ke1 Na5 {This (theoretically harmless) line has been
discussed in detail in CBM73, in annotations to Yermolinsky-Kudrin. I supposed
there that Alex Yermolinsky had probably prepared a novelty. Was it what
Kramnik played in this game?} 15. Bg5 Bd7 (15... Kf8 16. Bd3 f5 17. Rc7 $5 ({
A new idea by A.Yermolinsky, which is better than} 17. Ke2 fxe4 18. Bxe4 Bd7
19. Rhd1 Ba4 20. Rd2 Bb5+ 21. Ke1 Nc4 22. Rdd1 Nd6 {1/2-1/2 Yermolinsky,
A-Kudrin,S/ch-USA prelim A 1999 (46)}) 17... Rd7 18. Rc2 h6 $5 {This is a pawn
sacrifice, which looks quite risky for Black.} (18... Nc6 19. Bb5 fxe4 20. dxc6
Rd5 21. Bc4 Rf5 22. Rd2 $14 {Yermolinsky,A-Casella,M/Los Angeles 2000}) ({if} 
18... Rd8 {then the white rook stands better on c2 than on c1, e.g.} 19. Ke2
fxe4 20. Bxe4 Bd7 21. Rhc1 $36) 19. Be3 (19. Bd2 b6) 19... b6 20. exf5 Bb7 $44
{A.Yermolinsky}) 16. Bd3 Rdc8 17. Ke2 e6 18. Be3 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] A very
interesting novelty. White is now threatening 19.Rxc8, after which Black must
give up either the a7 pawn (19...Rxc8) or the c-file (19...Bxc8).} (18. Bd2
exd5 $1 19. exd5 Re8+ 20. Be3 a6 21. Rc7 Rad8 22. Rb1 Bg4 23. h3 Bxf3+ 24. Kxf3
Rxd5 25. Be4 Rde5 26. Bxb7 Rf5+ 27. Ke2 Nxb7 28. Rbxb7 Bd4 {1/2-1/2 Chekhov,
V-Schmidt,W/Prague Bohemians 1989 (32)}) 18... exd5 19. exd5 b6 {'?' Ftacnik.
Protecting the a7 pawn; however, White now captures the c-file.} (19... Rd8 $5)
(19... Ba4 {Ftacnik} 20. Rxc8+ Rxc8 21. Bxa7 Rd8 22. Rc1 Bf8 23. Bb6 Rxd5 24.
Rc8 Nc6 25. Ra8 (25. Be4 Rd6 26. Bc5 Rd8 27. Rxd8 Nxd8 28. Bxf8 Kxf8 $11) 25...
Bb5 26. Bxb5 Rxb5 27. Be3 Kg7 28. Nd4 Ra5 {1/2-1/2 Weeks,C-Easton,A/Bristol
1991/ (28)}) 20. Ba6 {Ftacnik: 'Kramnik seems to believe, that white's chances
in this position are preferable. He recently won a first game with 8.Be3, 9.
Qd2 also against Leko in Budapest match.'} Rd8 ({After} 20... Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Rd8
{'?' Ftacnik.} (21... Bf5 $5 {Ftacnik} 22. Nd4 $14) 22. Rc7 {White attacks the
black queenside pawns while Black can't easily capture the d5 pawn because of
the weakness of his 8th rank.}) 21. Rhd1 Bc8 (21... Ba4 $5 {Ftacnik} 22. Rd3 b5
(22... Rd7 23. Ra3 b5 24. Rc5 Nb7 25. Bxb7 Rxb7 26. Rd3 $14) 23. d6 Nc4 24. d7
Bb2 25. Re1 Bc2 26. Rd5 Be4 27. Rdd1 Bc2 28. Bg5 $14) 22. Bxc8 (22. Bb5 Bd7)
22... Raxc8 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 {[%mdl 4096] It seems that Black has simplified the
position and equalised; however, White proves that his passed pawn is an
important factor.} 24. Nd4 $1 {[%csl Ra7][%cal Yd4b5,Yd4c6]} Bf8 $2 {Black
prevents 25.Nc6 but allows 25.Nb5, which turns out much more dangerous for him.
} (24... Rc7 25. Nb5 Rd7 26. Rc1 $1 h6 27. d6 $16 {[%cal Rc1c7]} a6 $140 28.
Rc7 Rd8 29. Bxb6 axb5 30. d7 $18) (24... a6 $142 25. Nc6 (25. d6 Rd8 26. Ne6
fxe6 27. Bxb6 Nb7 28. Bxd8 Nxd8 $13) 25... Nxc6 26. dxc6 Kf8 (26... Be5 27. f4
Bc7 28. Kf3 $14) 27. Rc1 b5 28. Bf4 $14) (24... Bxd4 {Ftacnik} 25. Bxd4 Rc2+
26. Kd3 Rxa2 27. d6 $16) 25. Nb5 $1 a6 {'?!' Ftacnik.} (25... Rc2+ {Ftacnik}
26. Rd2 Rxd2+ 27. Bxd2 a6 28. Bxa5 bxa5 29. Nc7 Bd6 30. Nxa6 Kg7 31. h3 Kf6 32.
Kd3 $16) 26. d6 $1 {This is what Black probably overlooked. Ftacnik: 'The free
d pawn turns into decisive piece, black fights with huge problems.'} Rc2+ (
26... axb5 27. d7 Rd8 28. Bxb6 Nc6 29. Bxd8 Nxd8 30. Rd5 {[%cal Rd5b5,Rd5e5,
Re5e8] and thanks to the 31.Re5 threat White wins the b5 pawn and the game.})
27. Kd3 Rxa2 28. d7 Nb7 (28... Nc6 29. Na7 $18) (28... Be7 29. Nc3 Ra3 (29...
Rb2 30. Bc1 Rxf2 31. Re1 $18) 30. Bxb6 Nc6 31. Kc2 Bf6 32. Nd5 $18) 29. Nc3 Rb2
(29... Ra3 30. Kc2 Be7 31. Bxb6 $18) 30. Nd5 {[%cal Re3b6,Re3d4,Rd5f6] Now
Black has a lot of possibilities but none of them provides sufficient defense.
The white pieces dominate the board.} Rb5 $6 (30... f5 {was the best chance
but after} 31. Bxb6 Kf7 32. d8=Q Nxd8 33. Bxd8 Rxf2 34. Rd2 Rxd2+ 35. Kxd2 {
the endgame, though not easy, must be winning for White}) 31. Kc2 {Maintaining
all the threats while the f2 pawn is not attacked anymore.} Bc5 32. Bh6 {
The most accurate move but} (32. Nc7 {was good enough:} Ra5 33. d8=Q+ Nxd8 34.
Rxd8+ Kg7 35. Ne8+ Kf8 36. Bg5 $1 $18) 32... f6 33. Nc7 (33. Nc7 Ra5 34. d8=Q+
Nxd8 35. Rxd8+ Kf7 36. Rd7+ Be7 37. Be3 $18) 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2647"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Be3 {The
following line was examined in CBM91:} (13. Bg5 h6 14. Be3 Nc6 15. d5 Na5 16.
Bc5 b6 17. Bxe7 Rfe8 {etc...}) 13... Nc6 14. d5 Na5 15. Bg5 b6 $5 $146 {
Formally a "novelty" but the idea is already known - see above!} (15... Qa3 {
is the "normal" move.}) 16. Bxe7 {This is not forced now but what to do
instead?} Rfe8 17. d6 Nc6 18. Bb5 Nxe7 {[%mdl 512]} 19. Bxe8 Rxe8 20. dxe7 Qa3
{The same position (with the pawn on h6) arose in Bunzmann-Van Wely (see CBM82)
.} 21. h3 Bxf3 (21... Be6 {is also possible.}) 22. Qxf3 Qxf3 23. gxf3 Rxe7 $11
{The endgame is quite satisfactory for Black.} 24. Rfd1 Be5 25. Kf1 Kg7 26. Ke2
{Neither side wanted to take a risk.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Mikhalevski, Victor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2523"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[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. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. d4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 g6 7. e4 Bg7 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. d5 $5 {This interesting pawn sacrifice was
introduced by A.Beliavsky.} (11. Qd3 {was examined several times in previous
CBMs.}) 11... Bxc3 12. Bc4 (12. Bg5 $5 {deserves attention, too. There has
been only one example so far:} Bg7 13. Qb3 Kh8 14. Rbd1 f6 15. Bf4 Nd7 16. Rfe1
Qc8 17. h4 Ba6 18. Bc4 Bxc4 19. Qxc4 h6 20. Bg3 a6 21. a4 Ne5 22. Nxe5 fxe5 23.
d6 Qd7 24. dxe7 Qxe7 25. Rd5 $44 {1-0 Ripari,M-Recoulat,E/Buenos Aires 1999/
EXT 2001 (32)}) 12... Nd7 {Perhaps it makes more sense for Black to keep the
possibility ...Bb7-a6, playing} (12... Bg7 {Here are some examples:} 13. Qd3 (
13. Bf4 Ba6 14. Qe2 Qc8 15. e5 Bxc4 16. Qxc4 e6 17. d6 Nc6 18. Rbd1 Qd7 19.
Rfe1 Rae8 20. Bg5 f6 21. exf6 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Mikhalchishin,A/Portoroz SLO
2001/The Week in Chess 348 (21)}) (13. Qe2 Qc8 $132) 13... Qc8 (13... Qc7 $6
14. Bg5 Bf6 15. Rbd1 Bxg5 16. Nxg5 Qc8 17. f4 Ba6 18. Bxa6 Nxa6 19. f5 h6 20.
Nh3 Kh7 21. fxg6+ {1-0 Papenin,N-Ermolaev,A/Kiev 2000/CBM 79 ext (21)}) 14. Bg5
Re8 15. e5 Ba6 16. Rbd1 $1 Bxc4 17. Qxc4 Qa6 (17... Nd7 $5 {Haba,P}) 18. Qh4
Qb7 (18... Qxa2 $5 19. Bxe7 Nd7 20. Rfe1 $44 {Haba,P}) 19. Bh6 $1 Nd7 20. e6
fxe6 21. Ng5 $1 Nf8 22. dxe6 Bxh6 23. Qxh6 Red8 24. f4 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 c4 26. f5
gxf5 27. Qh5 $44 {0-1 Haba,P-Banas,J/Osterreich 71/488 1997/Inf 71/[Haba,P] 
(43)}) 13. Bf4 Bg7 14. Re1 Nf6 (14... Qc8 15. Qd3) 15. Qb3 $5 {[%mdl 8] A new
plan in this position. White doesn't waste time for h2-h3 as 15...Nh5 is not
very useful for Black. The main idea of the text move is to prevent Black's
manoeuvre ...Nf6-e8-c7 (/\ ...b5) and if d6 then ...Ne6.} (15. h3 Ne8 16. a4 (
16. e5 Nc7 17. d6 exd6 18. exd6 Ne6 19. Bxe6 fxe6 $17) 16... Nd6 17. Ba2 Rc8
18. e5 Nf5 19. Bc4 Kh8 $1 (19... Nd4 $6 20. Nxd4 cxd4 21. Qxd4 Qd7 $6 (21...
Rc5 22. Rbd1 Qa8 $13 {Beliavsky,A}) 22. Bb3 Rfd8 23. Rbd1 Rc5 24. Bd2 a5 25.
Bc1 {[%csl Rb6][%cal Rc1a3]} Qc7 26. Ba3 Rc3 27. Rc1 Rxc1 28. Rxc1 Qxe5 29.
Qxb6 Rd7 30. Qxa5 $18 {Beliavsky,A-Ruck,R/HUN-chT/Ajka 1997/1-0 (37)}) 20. g4
Nd4 21. Nxd4 cxd4 22. Qxd4 Qd7 23. Ba2 Rc5 24. Bd2 Rd8 25. Bb4 Rc7 26. d6 (26.
Red1 $1 $15 {Ruck,R}) 26... exd6 27. Bxd6 Rc2 28. Bd5 Qxd6 29. exd6 Bxd4 {
0-1 Jagodzinski,A-Ruck,R/Gyula/Inf 72/419 1998/[Ruck,R] (29).}) 15... Ne8 ({
After} 15... Nh5 16. Bd2 {Black's most useful move is} Nf6 {, to which White
can continue} 17. Rbd1 {etc.}) 16. e5 Nc7 ({An attempt to break loose with} 
16... b5 {is not quite successful as White maintains strong pressure:} 17. Qxb5
Bxd5 18. Red1 $1 (18. Bxd5 Nc7 $5) 18... Nc7 (18... e6 19. Bxd5 exd5 (19... Nc7
$2 20. Bxa8) 20. Qxc5 Nc7 21. Qd6 $16) 19. Qxc5 e6 20. Rbc1 $1 $16 {[%csl Rc7]
[%cal Yc4e2]}) 17. d6 exd6 18. exd6 Ne6 19. Bxe6 fxe6 20. Qxe6+ {This is the
main idea behind 15.Qb3!} Kh8 21. Bg5 Bf6 22. Bh6 Bg7 23. Ng5 $6 {This
combination is not quite correct.} (23. Bxg7+ $142 Kxg7 24. Ne5 $1 $16 {
as after} Rf6 25. Qc4 {the d6 pawn is untouchable:} Qxd6 $2 (25... Rxd6 $2 26.
Qf7+) 26. Rbd1) 23... Qf6 $4 {But Black believes his opponent!! The text move
leads to a completely hopeless position; meanwhile, after} (23... Bxh6 24. Nf7+
Rxf7 25. Qxf7 Bc6 26. d7 (26. Re7 {brings nothing after} Qg8 {but Black though
that in that position} 27. Qf6+ {mated!}) 26... Qf8 $1 27. Qxf8+ Rxf8 28. Rbd1
Bg5 $1 ({but not} 28... Rd8 $2 29. Re8+) {White has nothing better than
forcing an endgame with R vs B after} 29. Rd6 Bb5 30. Re8 (30. f4 $6 Bd8 31.
Re8 Kg7) (30. Re4 c4 31. a4 (31. Re5 c3 $1 32. Rxg5 Bxd7 33. Rxd7 c2 34. Rc7
Rd8 $11) 31... Bxa4 32. Rxc4 Bb5 33. Rc8 Bd8 {doesn't give White real chances
to win}) 30... Rxe8 31. dxe8=Q+ Bxe8 32. f4 Bxf4 ({or} 32... Bh4 33. g3 Bxg3
34. hxg3 Kg7 35. Rd8 Bf7 36. Rd7 $14) 33. Rd8 Kg7 34. Rxe8 Kh6 $14 {It is not
quite clear whether White can win here.}) 24. Qxf6 Bxf6 25. Bxf8 Rxf8 {The
rest is easy.} 26. Ne6 Rf7 27. Nd8 Rd7 28. Re8+ Kg7 29. Nxb7 Rxb7 30. Rc8 Kh6
31. Rc7 Rb8 32. d7 Rd8 33. Re1 Kg7 34. Re8 Kf7 35. Rxa7 1-0

[Event "Kiev Trudova Ukraina"]
[Site "Kiev"]
[Date "2001.01.21"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kruppa, Yuri"]
[Black "Shishkin, Vadim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2572"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2001.01.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
h3 O-O 9. Be2 b6 {A logical move making White's h2-h3 senseless.} 10. Be3 Bb7
11. Qd3 cxd4 12. cxd4 Nc6 (12... Nd7 $6 13. O-O Nf6 14. Nd2 Qd7 15. a4 a5 16.
Qb1 e6 17. Bd3 Ba6 18. Bxa6 Rxa6 19. Rc1 Rb8 20. Qd3 Raa8 21. Nc4 Qb7 22. Nd6
Qd7 23. Nb5 $14 {0-1 Savchenko,S-Conquest,S/Torshavn 2000/CBM 78 ext (61)}) (
12... Ba6 $5 13. Qa3 Bxe2 14. Kxe2 Nc6 15. Rhd1 Na5 16. Rac1 Qd7 (16... f5 $1
$13) 17. Bd2 Nc6 18. d5 Nd4+ 19. Nxd4 Bxd4 20. Bb4 Bf6 21. Rc6 Rfc8 22. Rdc1
$16 {1-0 Prizant,J-Kalichkin,I/Tula 2000/EXT 2001 (66)}) 13. O-O e6 14. Rad1 (
14. Rfd1 $142 $5 Qd6 15. Rab1 Rac8 16. Bg5 e5 17. d5 Nd4 18. Nxd4 exd4 19. Bd2
f5 $6 (19... Rfe8 $5) 20. exf5 (20. Bb4 fxe4 21. Qxe4 Rf4 $1) 20... Rxf5 21.
Bg4 Qxd5 22. f3 Re5 23. Bxc8 Bxc8 24. Rbc1 Bf5 25. Qa6 d3 26. Re1 Qd4+ 27. Kh1
Qf2 $2 28. Qc4+ Kh8 29. Rxe5 Bxe5 30. Qf7 {1-0 Lalic,B-Karr,J/Cappelle la
Grande FRA 2001 (30)}) 14... Qd6 15. Qb5 {A strange manoeuvre but after} (15.
Rfe1 {White has no advantage whatsoever.}) 15... Rfd8 16. Qg5 h6 17. Qg4 Qb4
18. Qh4 Qe7 19. Qg4 Qb4 20. Qh4 Qe7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Kiev Trudova Ukraina"]
[Site "Kiev"]
[Date "2001.01.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Malakhatko, Vadim"]
[Black "Kruppa, Yuri"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2513"]
[BlackElo "2572"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2001.01.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. Rc1 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 O-O 13. d5 Rd8 14. Ke1
Nb4 {A rare continuation but nobody yet has proved any advantage for White.} (
14... Na5 {is the main line.}) 15. Bd2 (15. Bc5 $6 Nxa2 16. Rc2 Nc3 17. Nd2 Bd7
18. Bxe7 Re8 19. d6 a5 20. f4 a4 21. Bc4 b5 22. e5 b4 {0-1 Lagowski,P-Shishkin,
V/Kazimierz Dolny POL 2001/The Week in Chess 334 (31)}) (15. a3 Na2 (15... Na6
16. Nd4 e6 17. Bxa6 bxa6 18. Nc6 Rd7 19. dxe6 fxe6 20. Rc2 Bb7 21. Ke2 Rc7 22.
Rhc1 $14 {1-0 Anikaev,Y-Karasev,V/USSR 1982/Inf 34 (63)}) 16. Rc4 (16. Rc2 Nc3
17. Nd2 e6 18. dxe6 Bxe6 19. f3 b5 $17 {0-1 Meier,V-Spreeuw,J/Haarlem 1990/EXT
98 (32)}) 16... e6 (16... b5 17. Rc7 Rd7 18. Rc5) 17. Bg5 exd5 $1 (17... Rd6
18. e5 Rb6 19. Rc2 Rb1+ 20. Kd2 Ra1 21. d6 Bd7 22. Bb5 {1-0 Lovass,I-Honfi,K/
Magyarorszag 1981/Inf 32 (22)}) 18. Rc2 dxe4 19. Bxd8 exf3 $13) 15... Na6 {
From this square the knight controls the c7 point and prepares to come out to
c5 (after ...b7-b6).} (15... a5 $2 16. a3 Bb2 (16... Na6 17. Bxa5 $18 {1/2-1/2
Lugovoi,A-Liss,E/Budapest 1994/CBM 42 ext (30)}) 17. axb4 Bxc1 18. Bxc1 axb4
19. Bc4 $16) 16. Bg5 ({After} 16. Bxa6 bxa6 {Black has a strong bishop pair,
which compensates the defects of his pawn structure, e.g.} 17. Ba5 Rd7 18. Nd2
(18. Rc5 Rb7 19. Kd2 Bd7 20. Bc3 Bh6+ 21. Kd3 f6 22. Bd2 Bf8 23. e5 e6 24. Ra5
fxe5 25. Nxe5 Bb5+ 26. Ke4 exd5+ 27. Kd4 Rc7 28. a4 Bc5+ 29. Kxd5 Rd8+ 30. Ke4
Rd4+ 31. Kf3 Rxd2 32. axb5 Bb6 33. Rxa6 Rxf2+ 34. Kg3 Rcc2 $19 {1/2-1/2 Renman,
N-Kyhle,B/Norrkoeping 1988/EXT 97 (60)}) (18. Bc3 Rc7 19. Bb2 Rxc1+ 20. Bxc1 f5
21. exf5 Bxf5 22. Ke2 Be4 23. Rd1 Rd8 24. Bg5 Rxd5 25. Rxd5 Bxd5 26. Bxe7 {
0-1 Banikas,H-Kalod,R/Menorca 1996/Juniors (50)}) 18... f5 19. f3 fxe4 20. fxe4
e6 21. dxe6 Re7 22. Bc3 (22. Bb4 Rxe6 23. Rc7 Be5 24. Rc4 Bd7 25. g3 Bb5 26.
Rc1 Bd4 27. Kd1 Rd8 28. Ba5 Rd7 (28... Bb6 $17) 29. Rc8+ Kg7 30. Kc2 Be3 31.
Bc3+ Kh6 32. Nc4 Ba4+ {1/2-1/2 Atalik,S-Karr,J/Cappelle la Grande 2000/CBM 74
ext (32)}) 22... Bxe6 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. a3 Bd5 25. Kd1 {1/2-1/2 Iljushin,
A-Jensson,E/Oropesa del Mar 1998/CBM 67 ext (25)}) ({Or} 16. Bd3 e6 17. Bxa6
bxa6 18. Ba5 Re8 (18... Rd6 19. Bc7 Rd7 20. dxe6 fxe6 21. Bf4 a5 22. Ne5 Rd4
23. f3 g5 24. Bg3 Ba6 25. Nc6 Ra4 26. Nb8 Bc4 27. h4 g4 28. h5 Rxa2 29. Rxc4
Ra1+ 30. Ke2 Rxh1 31. Rc8+ Kf7 32. Rc7+ Kg8 33. Rc8+ Kf7 34. Rc7+ {1/2-1/2
Keene,R-Jansa,V/Esbjerg 1981/MCL (34)}) 19. d6 Bd7 20. Bc7 Rec8 21. Kd1 Ba4+
22. Ke2 Bb5+ 23. Kd1 Kf8 24. Re1 Ke8 $132 {0-1 Marzano,C-Jansa,V/Montecatini
Terme 1998/EXT 2000 (50)}) (16. Bc3 {is equally harmless:} e6 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18.
Bxa6 bxa6 19. dxe6 Bxe6 20. Ke2 Bxa2 21. Rc7 Rab8 22. Rhc1 Rb2+ 23. R1c2 Rxc2+
24. Rxc2 Bb1 25. Rd2 Rxd2+ 26. Nxd2 Bc2 $15 {1/2-1/2 Kelecevic,N-Sutter,O/
Neuchatel 1996/EXT 97 (39)}) 16... Kf8 (16... f6 $5 17. Be3 f5 18. Bc4 fxe4 19.
Ng5 Nb4 20. d6+ e6 21. Nxe4 h6 (21... b5 22. Bxb5 Bb7 $13) 22. Ke2 b6 23. Rhd1
Bd7 24. a3 Nc6 25. Bb5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Hahn,U-Gauglitz,G/Germany 1991/EXT 97-B 
(54)}) 17. Bxa6 (17. Nd2 h6 18. Be3 Bd7 $6 (18... b6) 19. Rb1 Bc8 20. Bc4 b6
21. Ke2 Nc5 22. Bxc5 bxc5 23. Nb3 Rd7 24. Bb5 Rc7 25. Bc6 $16 {1-0 Banikas,
H-Wagener,C/Istanbul TUR 2000/The Week in Chess 314 (33)}) 17... bxa6 18. Rc7
Rd7 19. Rxd7 Bxd7 20. Kd2 Rc8 {[%csl Rc2][%cal Yd7a4]} (20... Rb8 21. Rc1) 21.
Rc1 (21. Be3 $6 Bc3+) 21... Rxc1 22. Kxc1 Bb5 23. Kc2 f5 24. exf5 Bc4 25. fxg6
hxg6 26. a3 Bxd5 27. Be3 Be4+ 28. Kd2 Bb2 29. Bc5 Ke8 $6 {After this move
Black must fight hard for the draw, which could be achieved easily after} (
29... Bxf3) 30. Ne1 Kd7 31. f3 Bd5 32. Nd3 Bf6 33. Bxa7 $16 Bc4 34. f4 Kc6 35.
Ke3 g5 36. fxg5 Bxg5+ 37. Kd4 Bb5 38. Ne5+ Kc7 39. Bc5 Bf6 40. Ke4 Bf1 41. g3
Bh3 42. Nf3 e6 43. Bd4 Be7 44. Bb2 Kd6 45. Ne5 Bf5+ 46. Kf4 Kd5 47. g4 Bc2 48.
Nf3 Be4 49. h3 Bd8 50. Bc3 Be7 51. a4 Bd6+ 52. Ne5 Bc5 53. Nf3 Be7 54. Bg7 Bc2
55. a5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.04"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 e6 13. f4 Bc7 14. O-O exd5
15. exd5 Ba5 16. f5 Bxf5 17. Rxb7 Qd6 {This is quite enough for equality and
more solid than} (17... Qf6) 18. Bc4 (18. Rb5 Bc7 19. g3 (19. Qh6 Qe5 20. Rb7
Ba5 21. c4 Bc3 22. Bf3 Rae8 23. Bd2 Qd4+ {0-1 Doeppner,T-Lindinger,M/Germany
1998/EXT 2000}) 19... c4 20. Rxf5 gxf5 21. Ba3 Qxa3 {1/2-1/2 Kiriakov,
P-Mikhalevski,V/Dieren 1997/EXT 98}) 18... Rfb8 $146 {[%mdl 8] The simplest
reply.} (18... Rae8 19. Rxa7 Bb6 20. Ra6 Bc8 21. Ra8 Bc7 22. Qf4 Qd7 23. Qf3
Re5 24. Bf4 Rf5 25. Qg3 Rxf4 26. Rxf4 Qe7 27. Rxc8 Rxc8 28. d6 Bxd6 29. Rxf7
Qe4 30. Rc7+ Qxc4 31. Rxc8+ {1-0 Jelen,I-Borge,N/Budapest 1998/EXT 99}) (18...
Qe5 19. Re1 Qf6 20. Bb2 Rfb8 21. Ree7 Rxb7 22. Rxb7 Qd6 23. Qe3 Bc7 24. Qg3
Qxg3 25. hxg3 Bxg3 26. d6 Rf8 27. d7 Rd8 28. Bb5 a6 29. Ba4 Be4 30. Rb6 Bf5 31.
Rb7 Be4 32. Rb6 Bf5 33. Rb7 {1/2-1/2 Johannessen,L-Sutovsky,E/Saint Vincent
2005/CBM 110 no vc}) 19. Rxb8+ (19. Qb2 $5 Rxb7 20. Qxb7 Re8 21. Bf4 Qb6 $13)
19... Rxb8 20. Qg5 Rb1 $11 {Pieces of both sides are active enough.} 21. Bf4 {
Forcing a draw.} (21. Re1 Qd8 $5 22. Qe3 Bc7 $11 {[%cal Yc7d6]}) 21... Rxf1+
22. Kxf1 Qb6 23. Be5 Qb1+ 24. Kf2 Qc2+ 25. Kg1 Qb1+ 26. Kf2 Qc2+ 27. Kg1 Qb1+
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Malakhatko, Vadim"]
[Black "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2524"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8.
Ba4 a5 $5 {The idea of this move is to push White's bishop away from the a2-g8
diagonal with ...b7-b5 and ...a5-a4.} (8... O-O 9. Ne2 c5 $5) 9. Ne2 (9. Bb3 a4
$1 10. Bc2 (10. Bxa4 $4 Qa5) 10... O-O 11. Ne2 b5 12. O-O Na6 (12... c5) 13.
Bg5 f6 14. Be3 e5 15. f4 Be6 16. Qe1 Bc4 17. Rf3 Qe7 18. h4 exd4 19. Bxd4 c5
20. Be3 Rad8 $132 {1/2-1/2 Balogh,T-Konopka,M/SVK-chT 1995/EXT 97 (54). (54)})
(9. Qf3 O-O 10. Ne2 b5 11. Bb3 b4 (11... a4 $5) 12. O-O Ba6 {leads to a
position from the 8...b5 9.Bb3 b4 line, quite satisfactory for Black.}) (9. a3
Be6 10. Nf3 b5 11. Bb3 Bxb3 12. Qxb3 a4 13. Qc2 {1/2-1/2/Gleizerov,E-Ernst,T/
Stockholm/1995} c5 $13) (9. Nf3 b5 (9... O-O 10. O-O Nd7 11. Bc2 b5 12. Bd3 Nb6
13. h3 Be6 14. Re1 Qc7 15. Bg5 Bc4 16. Bc2 c5 17. Qc1 Rfc8 18. Bf4 Qb7 19. Qe3
cxd4 20. cxd4 b4 $132 {0-1 Lev,R-Tseitlin,M/Israel 1996/CBM 52 ext (54)}) 10.
Bb3 a4 11. Bc2 c5 12. O-O cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 {[%csl Rd4][%cal Yc6b4]} 14. e5 Be6
15. Be3 O-O 16. Ng5 Bc4 17. Qg4 Nb4 18. Be4 f5 19. exf6 exf6 20. Bxa8 Qxa8 21.
Nf3 Bxf1 22. Rxf1 Qd5 $17 {0-1 Smirnov,V-Neverov,V/Minsk 1996/EXT 2000 (28)})
9... b5 10. Bb3 (10. Bc2 {is quite harmless. Black's most solid plan is to
prepare ...c6-c5:} O-O (10... Na6 11. O-O O-O 12. Bg5 Ra7 13. Qd2 c5 14. Bh6 e5
15. d5 c4 16. Be3 Rb7 17. f4 f6 18. f5 Rff7 19. fxg6 hxg6 20. Rf3 Bf8 21. Raf1
Bc5 22. Bxc5 Nxc5 23. Qh6 Bg4 24. Qxg6+ Rg7 25. Qh6 Bxf3 26. Rxf3 b4 27. Ng3 b3
28. Bb1 Qf8 29. Rxf6 Rbf7 30. Rxf7 Qxf7 31. Nf5 Nxe4 32. Bxe4 bxa2 33. Qc1 Qa7+
34. Kf1 Rf7 35. Qg5+ Kh8 36. Qd8+ Kh7 37. Ke2 a1=Q 38. Nd4+ Kh6 39. Qh4+ Kg7
40. Ne6+ Kg8 41. Qd8+ Rf8 42. Qxf8# {1-0 Korsunsky,Y-Schaefer,M/Montecatini
Terme 1999/EXT 2000 (42)}) (10... b4 11. cxb4 axb4 12. Bb3 O-O 13. Be3 Bb7 14.
Rc1 {[%csl Rb7,Rc6]} Nd7 15. O-O e5 16. f3 $6 (16. d5 $1 cxd5 17. exd5 $16 {
/\ d6, Rc7, Lalic,B}) 16... Qa5 17. Qd2 Rfd8 18. Bg5 exd4 19. Bxd8 Rxd8 $44 {
Aleksandrov,A-Lalic,B/EU-chTM 1997/0-1 (37)} 20. Rfd1 Ne5 21. h3 c5 22. f4 Bh6
23. Qc2 c4 24. Bxc4 Nxc4 {Aleksandrov,A-Lalic,B/EU-chTM 1997/0-1 (37)}) 11. O-O
(11. Be3 c5 12. O-O cxd4 13. cxd4 Ba6 14. Rc1 e6 15. Bd3 Qd7 16. Qb3 Qb7 17. d5
exd5 18. exd5 b4 19. Rfd1 a4 20. Qb1 b3 21. d6 Bxd3 22. Rxd3 b2 23. Rc7 Qb5 24.
Nd4 Qb4 25. d7 Bf6 26. a3 Qb6 27. Rc2 Nxd7 28. Rxb2 Qa6 {1/2-1/2 Grabliauskas,
V-Avrukh,B/Vilnius 1995/CBM 50 ext (63)}) (11. Rb1 b4 12. c4 Ba6 13. Bb3 a4 14.
Bxa4 Bxc4 15. Rxb4 Bxa2 16. O-O c5 17. dxc5 {1/2-1/2 Leskiewicz,M-Cyborowski,L/
Bytom 1995/EXT 97 (17)}) 11... c5 (11... Ba6 12. Be3 c5 13. dxc5 b4 14. Qxd8
Rxd8 15. Rfd1 $1 Rc8 (15... Nc6 16. Nd4 Bb7 $13 {Ftacnik,L}) 16. Bd3 $6 (16.
Nd4 bxc3 17. Ba4 $36 c2 $140 18. Bxc2 Rxc5 19. Nf5 $16 {Ftacnik,L}) 16... Bxd3
17. Rxd3 Na6 18. Rad1 Nxc5 19. Bxc5 Rxc5 20. Rd8+ Rxd8 21. Rxd8+ Bf8 22. Rd3 e6
$15 {1/2-1/2 Atalik,S-Ftacnik,L/Moscow 1994/CBM 45/[Ftacnik] (40)}) 12. a3 Ba6
13. Rb1 Nc6 14. Be3 cxd4 15. cxd4 b4 16. Bd3 bxa3 17. Bxa6 Rxa6 18. Qd3 Ra7 19.
Qxa3 Nxd4 20. Nxd4 Bxd4 21. Rfd1 e5 22. Bxd4 exd4 23. Qc5 Rd7 24. Ra1 Re8 25.
f3 Qf6 26. Rxa5 h5 27. Qg5 Qb6 {1/2-1/2 Paronjan,A-Notkin,M/Moscow 1994/CBM 43
ext (27)}) 10... a4 (10... O-O 11. a3 $5 e5 12. O-O Re8 13. Qc2 Qe7 14. f3 a4
15. Ba2 Be6 $13 {Yakovich,Yu-Dzevlan,M/Stockholm 1995/Inf 66/(398)}) 11. Bc2 c5
{An immediate attack in the centre is quite appropriate, although Black can
also castle first:} (11... O-O 12. O-O (12. Ba3 $5 Na6 13. Rb1 {preventing ...
c5} (13. O-O c5 14. Rb1 Rb8 15. dxc5 Qc7 16. Qd3 Rd8 17. Qe3 Be6 18. Bd3 Qd7
19. Nc1 Qc6 20. Be2 Rdc8 21. Rd1 Bf8 22. Rd4 Nxc5 23. Rdb4 Nxe4 $1 24. c4 (24.
Rxe4 Bf5 $17) 24... Nd6 25. cxb5 Qc3 26. Qxc3 Rxc3 27. Rxa4 Rc2 $44 {Kortchnoi,
V-Gulko,B/Beer_Sheva 1993}) 13... Be6 14. Rb2 Bc4 15. Bd3 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Qd7 17.
O-O Rfd8 18. f4 Rab8 19. e5 $14 {Grigore,G-Vlad,D/Romania(ch) 1994}) 12... Na6
$5 (12... Nd7 {[%cal Ye7e5] too passive} 13. f4 f5 14. exf5 gxf5 15. Ng3 Nb6
16. Nh5 Bh8 17. Rf3 Nc4 (17... b4 $5 18. Rg3+ Kf7 $13 {Ftacnik,L}) 18. Rg3+ Kf7
19. Rh3 Qd5 20. Ng3 Kg8 21. Rh5 e6 22. Rg5+ Bg7 23. Nh5 Ra7 24. Bd3 h6 25. Rg3
Kh7 26. Qg4 $1 $18 {1-0 Chuchelov,V-Grimm,S/Porz 1992 (28)}) (12... c5 $5 13.
Rb1 b4 14. cxb4 cxd4 15. Bxa4 Bb7 $44 {Sokolov,I}) (12... e5 $5 13. Be3 (13.
Ba3 Re8 14. Qd2 Be6 15. Rfd1 Ra7 16. dxe5 Qxd2 17. Rxd2 Bxe5 18. f4 Bg7 19.
Rad1 Rd7 20. Rxd7 Nxd7 21. e5 Nb8 22. Bb1 f6 23. Nd4 Bg4 24. Re1 fxe5 25. Bd6
Bd7 26. fxe5 c5 27. Nf3 Bf8 {0-1 Knaak,R-Pribyl,J/Karlovy Vary 1973/EXT 2000 
(50). (50)}) 13... Na6 14. Qc1 Be6 15. Rd1 Bc4 16. Ng3 Qa5 17. Bh6 Bxh6 {
1/2-1/2 Afanasiev,V-Kriventsov,S/Moscow 1995/EXT 97 (17).}) (12... Ba6 13. Re1
Nd7 {again too passive!} (13... c5 $5) 14. e5 e6 15. Ng3 c5 16. Ne4 Qc7 (16...
Qa5 17. Bd2 $14 {Atalik,S}) 17. Ba3 Rfd8 18. Bxc5 Nxc5 $6 (18... Nxe5 19. Bd6
Rxd6 20. Nxd6 Qxd6 21. dxe5 Bxe5 22. Qxd6 Bxd6 23. Rad1 $14 {Atalik,S}) (18...
Bxe5 $5 19. dxe5 Nxc5 20. Nf6+ Kg7 (20... Kh8 21. Qc1 {[%cal Yc1h6]}) 21. Qg4
Nd7 22. Qg5 $1 (22. Nh5+ Kh8) 22... Qxc3 23. Rac1 Qb2 $13) 19. Nxc5 Qa5 20. Qd2
Rac8 21. Qe3 Bf8 22. Ne4 $14 {1-0 Atalik,S-Alterman,B/Beijing 1997/Inf 70/
[Alterman,B] (42)}) 13. e5 (13. Bg5 f6 14. Be3 e5 15. f4 Be6 16. Qe1 Bc4 17.
Rf3 Qe7 18. h4 exd4 19. Bxd4 c5 20. Be3 Rad8 21. Nc1 Rd7 22. Rh3 f5 23. e5 h5
24. Qf2 Rfd8 $17 {1/2-1/2 Balogh,T-Konopka,M/SVK-chT 1995/EXT 97 (54)}) 13...
c5 14. Rb1 Rb8 15. Nf4 Qd7 16. Be3 cxd4 17. cxd4 Bb7 18. Qe2 Nc7 19. Bd3 Bc6
20. Rfc1 b4 21. Qc2 Rb6 22. d5 Nxd5 23. Bxb6 Nxf4 24. Be4 (24. Bxg6 $5) 24...
Bb5 $44 {0-1 Czerwonski,A-Mach,H/Germany 1996/EXT 98 (41)}) 12. Rb1 {This
novelty is not successful.} (12. Be3 {is a more serious attempt to fight for
an advantage:} cxd4 13. cxd4 O-O (13... Nc6 $5 14. Rb1 Qa5+ 15. Bd2 Qa6 16. d5
Ne5 17. O-O O-O 18. Nd4 Bd7 19. Bg5 Rfe8 20. Qe2 Rac8 21. Rfd1 Rc4 22. Kh1 h6
23. Bf4 Rec8 24. Rd2 b4 25. Rxb4 Qa7 26. Nc6 R8xc6 27. dxc6 Rxb4 28. Bxe5 Bxc6
29. Rd8+ Kh7 30. Bxg7 Kxg7 31. Qd2 {1/2-1/2 Odachowski,A-Haessel,D/Edmonton
2000/EXT 2001 (31).}) 14. O-O Nc6 15. Rb1 (15. d5 Ne5 16. Bd4 e6 17. f4 Nc4 18.
Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Qd4+ Kg8 20. Bd3 $6 (20. Nc3 Ba6 21. Bd3 Rc8 22. Rf2 $13 {
Notkin,M;Ftacnik,L}) 20... exd5 21. exd5 Nd6 22. Nc3 Rb8 23. Ne4 Nxe4 24. Bxe4
Qb6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Korotylev,A-Notkin,M/Moscow 1996/EXT 99 (36)}) 15... Ba6 16.
d5 Ne5 17. Nd4 {[%csl Rc6]} (17. Bc5 Qd7 18. Bb4 Rfd8 19. Rc1 e6 20. Nc3 Rac8
21. Bb1 Bb7 22. Ba5 Re8 23. d6 Rc4 24. Bc7 Rd4 25. Qe2 b4 $132 {0-1 Akesson,
R-Van Haastert,E/Leuven 1998/EXT 99 (36)}) 17... Qd7 18. Bf4 (18. Rb4 Rfc8 19.
Bd3 Qd6 20. a3 Rc3 21. Bxb5 Rxa3 22. Rxa4 Ng4 23. e5 Qxe5 24. Nf3 Rxa4 25. Qxa4
Qb8 (25... Qd6 $11) 26. Bxa6 Nxe3 27. fxe3 Qb6 28. Qe4 Qxa6 29. Qxe7 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Arlandi,E-Mikhalevski,V/Turin 1996/EXT 98 (43)}) 18... Nc4 19. Bg5 e6
20. Nc6 Rfe8 (20... Bb7 $5 {I.Sokolov}) 21. Qf3 exd5 22. exd5 Ne5 23. Nxe5 Bxe5
24. Bd3 $6 (24. Rfd1 $142 $14 {I.Sokolov}) 24... Qd6 25. h4 b4 26. Bxa6 Rxa6
27. Rfe1 b3 $6 (27... Raa8 $15 {I.Sokolov}) 28. axb3 a3 29. Bf4 $1 $14 {
1-0 Sokolov,I-Tseitlin,M/Ljubljana 1995 (60)}) ({The simple} 12. O-O {is also
possible, e.g.} Na6 (12... O-O $5 {-see 11...0-0}) 13. Rb1 Bd7 14. Be3 O-O 15.
f4 (15. d5 Rb8 16. c4 $5 Qa5 (16... a3 $5) 17. cxb5 Rxb5 18. Bd2 Rxb1 19. Bxa5
Rxd1 20. Rxd1 Nb4 21. Bb1 Bb5 {1-0 Krush,I-Dooley,M/Oropesa del Mar 1999/CBM
72 ext (39) with good counterplay for Black}) 15... e6 16. dxc5 Qc7 17. Qd6
Rfc8 18. Rfd1 Be8 19. Qxc7 Rxc7 20. c6 $1 Bxc6 21. Bd3 Rb8 22. Nd4 Be8 23. Nxb5
Bxb5 24. Rxb5 Rxc3 25. Rxb8+ Nxb8 26. Kf2 $14 {1-0 Dao Thien Hai-Mach,H/
Budapest 1995/EXT 97 (58)}) 12... O-O $5 13. Be3 ({After} 13. Rxb5 cxd4 14.
cxd4 Ba6 15. Rd5 Qb6 {the awkward position of the white rook guarantees Black
a good compensation for the pawn.}) 13... Ba6 14. Bd3 b4 $1 15. Bxa6 (15. cxb4
Bxd3 16. Qxd3 cxd4 17. Bf4 {was probably more accurate.}) 15... Nxa6 16. dxc5 {
It is not pleasant to allow the black pawn to c3 but after} (16. cxb4 Nxb4 (
16... cxb4 17. Qxa4) 17. dxc5 (17. a3 cxd4) 17... Qxd1+ 18. Rxd1 Nxa2 {the a4
pawn becomes too formidable.}) 16... bxc3 17. Qxd8 {After this Black obtains
the better prospects in the endgame.} (17. Rb6 $5 Qc7 18. Nf4 e6 19. Nd3 {
was better, making use of the position of Black's a6 knight.}) 17... Rfxd8 18.
O-O Rdc8 (18... Rac8 $142 $5 19. Rb5 Rd3 {In some variations Black prevents
f2-f3 and also can sacrifice the exchange on e3.}) 19. Rb5 Nc7 20. Rb4 Rab8 $6
{Black sacrifices his a4 pawn to support the c3 pawn. A risky decision!} (20...
f5 21. f3 fxe4 22. fxe4 Ra5 {[%cal Yc7b5,Yc7e6] guaranteed him a good position.
}) 21. Rxa4 Rb2 22. Nc1 {White starts playing too passively. The c1 square is
controlled by his bishop, and the knight could be activated:} (22. Nf4 $5)
22... Nb5 23. f4 (23. Nd3 $5 Rc2 24. Nb4 {[%cal Yb4d5]}) 23... e5 (23... c2)
24. fxe5 Bxe5 $2 {A tactical oversight. After} (24... c2 25. Nd3 Rb1 26. Rc4
Rd8 27. Nc1 Rb2 28. c6 Bxe5 29. a4 Nc7 {Black has a sufficient compensation
for the pawn.}) 25. Nd3 Re2 $2 (25... f6 {was the only move but after} 26. Nxb2
cxb2 27. Rb4 Na3 28. Rb3 Nc4 29. Kf2 Bxh2 30. Rb4 $1 {White maintains winning
chances.}) 26. Nxe5 Rxe3 27. c6 $4 {Now everything turns over once again and
White must fight for the draw.} (27. Kf2 {wins the rook and the game:} f6 (
27... Rxc5 28. Nd7) 28. Kxe3 fxe5 29. Rc1 {etc. Was White under time pressure?
In fact, such blunders were very typical at the European Championship (under
the new time control).}) 27... c2 28. Kf2 Rc3 29. Rc1 Rc5 (29... f6 $5) 30. Ra5
Rxe5 31. a4 Rxc6 32. axb5 Rc4 33. Ra2 Rxb5 34. Raxc2 Rxe4 {The endgame is
drawn, of course. However, White must play carefully.} 35. h3 Kg7 36. Kg1 f5
37. Rc7+ Kh6 38. R1c4 Re2 39. Rc2 Rb1+ 40. Kh2 Ree1 41. R2c4 Rh1+ 42. Kg3 Rhf1
43. h4 Rh1 44. Rc3 Rb4 45. R3c4 Rbb1 46. Rc3 Rbf1 47. Rf7 Rd1 48. Rcc7 Rd3+ 49.
Kf2 Kh5 {the last attempt} 50. Rxh7+ Kg4 51. Rc6 $2 (51. Rcg7 Kf4 (51... Rd2+
52. Ke3 Rd6 53. Rh6 f4+ 54. Ke2) 52. Rd7 {,chasing the rook, was quite enough
for a draw. But when you have 30 seconds for each move (and must write it
down!), everything can happen.}) 51... g5 $1 52. Rg6 $4 (52. Rc2 {was
necessary but after} Rxh4 {Black continues playing for a win.}) 52... Kf4 {
White now loses at least the g2 pawn.} 53. Ke2 $2 Re3+ $2 (53... Rhd1 54. g3+
Kxg3 55. Rxg5+ Kf4 {lead to an immediate end.}) 54. Kf2 (54. Kd2 Rg3) 54... Rb3
55. Re7 g4 56. g3+ Rxg3 57. Rb6 Rh2+ 58. Kf1 Ra3 59. Kg1 Kg3 60. Re1 f4 61. Rb4
Raa2 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 7th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.06.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2835"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Qa4+ Nd7 8.
Nf3 O-O 9. Be3 (9. Bg5 {was the original idea of the Janjghava system but it
doesn't force} h6 {. Therefore White prefers a simpler way of development.})
9... c5 10. Rc1 (10. Rd1 Qc7 11. Bd3 b6 12. O-O Bb7 13. Rfe1 a6 14. Qa3 e6 15.
Qb2 b5 16. a4 Nf6 17. Bg5 bxa4 18. Qa3 h6 19. Bd2 cxd4 20. cxd4 Bc6 21. Rc1 Qb7
22. Rb1 Bb5 23. Ne5 Rfd8 {1/2 Schandorff,L (2534)-Khalifman,A (2622)/Fuegen
2006/CBM 115}) (10. Be2 Nf6 (10... Qc7 $5) (10... e5 $5) 11. Bd3 (11. Nd2 Ng4
12. Bxg4 Bxg4 13. f3 Bd7 14. Qb3 cxd4 15. cxd4 b5 $15 {1-0 Korobov,A (2511)
-Obodchuk,A (2438)/Moscow 2002/CBM 088/[Krasenkow] (39)}) 11... a6 12. O-O Qc7
$11 {[%cal Yb7b5]}) 10... Nb6 (10... Nf6 11. Bd3 Ng4 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 cxd4
14. cxd4 Ne5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. d5 Qd6 17. Bg3 Bxg3 18. hxg3 Bd7 19. Qd4 $14 {
1-0 Tunik,G (2435)-Gutman,L (2535)/Moscow 1989/TD (45)}) (10... b6 11. Be2 Bb7
12. e5 Qc7 13. h4 Bd5 14. h5 c4 15. Qc2 Qc6 16. Qd2 f6 17. hxg6 hxg6 18. Bh6
$36 {0-1 Gurevich,M (2644)-L'Ami,E (2516)/Belgium 2005/EXT 2006 (44)}) (10...
e6 {is unnecessary but also possible:} 11. Be2 a6 12. Qa3 b6 13. Qb3 cxd4 14.
cxd4 Bb7 15. Bg5 Bf6 16. Bh6 Bg7 17. Bg5 Qb8 18. Qe3 Rc8 19. O-O Qd6 $11 {
1-0 Lenic,L (2637)-Gabrielian,A (2554)/Plovdiv BUL 2012/The Week in Chess 907 
(40)}) (10... a6 $5 11. Qa3 (11. Be2 b5 $1) 11... b6 12. e5 Bb7 13. h4 b5 14.
h5 e6 15. hxg6 hxg6 16. Ng5 Rc8 17. f4 cxd4 18. cxd4 Rxc1+ 19. Bxc1 {1-0
Twardon,M (2355)-Jasnikowski,Z (2460)/Katowice 1993/EXT 1998 (21)} Re8 $13) (
10... cxd4 11. cxd4 Nb6 12. Qa5 (12. Qb4 Qd6 13. Qxd6 exd6 14. Bd3 f5 15. O-O
fxe4 16. Bxe4 d5 $11 {1/2 Karner,H (2365)-Rytshagov,M (2425)/Tallinn 1989/EXT
1997 (26)}) 12... f5 13. e5 Be6 14. Be2 Qd5 15. Qb4 Qxa2 16. Qxe7 Rfc8 $13 {
0-1 Pisulinski,J (2400)-Malisauskas,V (2500)/Warsaw 1989/EXT 1997 (23)}) (10...
Qc7 {The main move, quite sufficient for equality.} 11. Be2 (11. Bd3 a6 (11...
b6 12. e5 Bb7 13. h4 Rad8 14. Bb1 Bc6 15. Qc2 {1-0 Twardon,M (2340)-Murawski,G
(2260)/Lubniewice 1994/CBM 045 ext (48)} b5 16. h5 Nb6 $13) 12. Qa3 c4 13. Bb1
e5 14. O-O b5 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Bxe5 17. f4 Bd6 18. Qb2 Bb7 19. Qf2 Rae8
20. e5 Ba3 21. Rce1 f6 $132 {1-0 Comas Fabrego,L (2435)-Fernandez Garcia,J 
(2445)/Spain 1993/TD (32)}) 11... a6 (11... e5 12. O-O b6 13. Rfd1 Bb7 14. d5
a6 15. Qb3 Nf6 16. Nd2 Bc8 17. a4 $14 {0-1 Ortiz Suarez,I (2556)
-Nepomniachtchi,I (2711)/Khanty-Mansiysk 2011/CBM 145 (59)}) 12. O-O b5 13. Qa3
Bb7 14. d5 Rac8 15. c4 b4 16. Qa4 Nb6 17. Qc2 a5 18. Qd2 e5 19. Ne1 Qd6 20. a3
f5 21. f3 Nd7 $13 {1-0 Litinskaya,M (2370)-Veroci,Z (2320)/Subotica 1991/TD 
(34)}) 11. Qd1 Bg4 (11... Qc7 {is less logical now:} 12. Bd3 Rd8 13. h3 e5 14.
O-O Be6 15. Qe2 $14 {[%csl Rb6] 1/2 Hughes,T (2161)-Dragicevic,D (2302)/
Gaziantep 2008/CBM 125 Extra (24)}) 12. Be2 Bxf3 13. gxf3 cxd4 {The simplest
course. Black opens up the c-file and trades all the rooks along it, reaching
full equality.} 14. cxd4 Qd7 15. O-O Rac8 16. Qd2 Rfd8 17. Rfd1 Rxc1 18. Qxc1
Rc8 19. Qa3 Na4 20. Bf1 b5 21. Rc1 Rxc1 22. Qxc1 Bxd4 23. Bxb5 Bxe3 24. Bxd7
Bxc1 25. Bxa4 Bf4 26. h3 Be5 27. Kg2 Bf4 28. Kg1 Be5 29. Kg2 Bf4 30. Kg1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Elgoibar 10th"]
[Site "Elgoibar"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Lopez Martinez, Josep Manuel"]
[Black "Fernandez Garcia, Jose Luis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2477"]
[BlackElo "2454"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2000.11.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Qd3 Ba6 12. Qe3 Qd7 {Thanks to the game
Avrukh-Kasparov, this line has become quite popular.} 13. Bxa6 (13. dxc5 {
has recently brought White some successes:} Bxe2 14. Qxe2 bxc5 15. Qc4 Qc6 16.
e5 Nd7 17. Re1 Nb6 18. Qh4 Qa4 19. Qxe7 Qxa2 20. Rb5 (20. Bd2 Qd5 (20... Qc4)
21. Rb5 Rfc8 22. e6 fxe6 23. Ng5 Re8 24. Qf7+ Kh8 25. Be3 $14 {Beliavsky,
A-Avrukh,B/European Cup, Neum 2000}) 20... Rac8 (20... Rfe8 21. Qxc5 Rec8 22.
Qd4 Qc2 23. Bd2 $14 {L.Van Wely}) 21. Rxc5 Nd5 22. Qd6 Nxc3 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24.
Bd2 $14 {1-0 (33) Van Wely,L-Avrukh,B/European Cup, Neum 2000-CBM80}) 13...
Nxa6 14. Qe2 (14. d5 $5 {, which I considered harmless in CBM80, deserves, in
fact, serious attention. To} Qa4 {White replies} 15. Qe2 $1 {transforming to
the below line} ({the immediate} 15. Rb3 {is not dangerous:} Nc7 16. Ra3 Qd7
17. c4 e5 $11 18. Qg5 $2 f6 19. Qh4 Ne8 20. Nd2 Nd6 21. Rh3 h6 22. f4 exf4 23.
Qxf4 g5 24. Qg3 Rae8 25. Qd3 f5 $17 {0-1 Clavijo,J-Mikhalchishin,A/34th
Olympiad, Istanbul TUR (8) 2000 (37)-CBM80})) 14... Qa4 (14... Nc7 {is
probably more solid:} 15. Rd1 Rad8 16. Be3 Qa4 17. Rdc1 Rd7 18. Qc2 Qxc2 19.
Rxc2 cxd4 20. cxd4 f5 21. Rbc1 Nb5 22. e5 f4 $132 {1/2-1/2 (37) Avrukh,
B-Kasparov,G/Israeli League 2000-CBM77}) 15. Bg5 (15. d5 $1 {is an important
novelty found by GM E.Najer.} Bxc3 $2 (15... c4 {should be considered}) {
loses due to} 16. Rb3 {[%cal Rb3a3,Rb3c3]} Bb4 17. Ne5 {with an overwhelming
attack for White, e.g.} Rac8 18. Rh3 c4 19. Qe3 {1-0 Najer,E-Yuferov,S/
Chigorin Mem 2000}) 15... e6 16. e5 {This plan is not very dangerous as Black
obtains good counterplay along the c-file.} cxd4 17. cxd4 Rfc8 18. Qe4 $6 {
White starts a desperate attack, which can hardly succeed in this position.} (
18. Rfc1 {was probably more appropriate.}) 18... Nc7 19. Qh4 Nd5 {[%csl Gd5]}
20. Bh6 Qe8 {Black plays too carefully.} ({There seems to be nothing wrong with
} 20... Rc2 {and if} 21. Ng5 {then} Bxe5 (21... Bh8 {also works}) 22. Nxe6 Re8
23. Qg5 Bxh2+ 24. Kxh2 fxe6 25. Qe5 Qd7 {and White's compensation for the pawn
is insufficient for equality.}) 21. Ng5 Qf8 (21... Bh8 $5) 22. Bxg7 Qxg7 {
[%csl Rg7] The black queen is too passive now.} 23. Ne4 $6 {White decides to
give up the c-file to transfer his knight to d6.} (23. Rbc1 {was more solid, e.
g.} Nc3 $1 ({otherwise} 23... Z0 24. Ne4) 24. Rc2 b5 25. Ne4 $11) 23... Rc4 $5
(23... Rc2) 24. Rbc1 {If} (24. Nd6 {then} Ra4 {[%cal Rg7e5]} 25. Qe4 Rxa2 {
winning the a2 pawn in a favourable situation. Therefore White decides to
trade a pair of rooks in order to weaken Black's 8th rank.}) 24... Rac8 25.
Rxc4 Rxc4 26. Nd6 Rc6 (26... Rc2 {doesn't change much as Black can hardly play}
27. Z0 Rxa2 {in view of} 28. Rc1) 27. Qd8+ {Otherwise Black could activate his
queen by means of ...g6-g5 and ...Qg6} Qf8 28. Qd7 Rc7 29. Qa4 {White has no
kingside attack anymore and thanks to the control of the c-file Black
maintains the better prospects.} Qd8 {[%cal Yd8g5]} (29... Qa8 $5 {[%cal Ya8c6]
}) 30. g3 {This weakens the f3 square but it is difficult to find another
useful move.} (30. f4 Qa8 {[%cal Rd5e3]}) 30... Nc3 {This removal of the
knight from the centre should be accurately calculated.} (30... Qa8 31. Qa6 Qc6
{was still possible.}) 31. Qa6 Qa8 {[%cal Ra8f3]} 32. Qd3 {White gives up his
a2 pawn to prevent 32...Qf3.} (32. Re1 Qf3 (32... b5 33. Qa5) 33. Ne8 Rc6 (
33... Ne4 34. Qe2 Ng5 35. h4 Rc1 36. hxg5 Qxe2 37. Rxc1 $44) 34. Nf6+ Kg7 35.
Ne8+ Kh8 (35... Kh6 36. Qf1) 36. Nd6 Kg8 $17) 32... Nxa2 {Winning the pawn but
removing the knight away from the crucial points, which gives White some
counteplay.} (32... Qd5 {was not good in view of} 33. Ne8 Qc4 34. Nf6+ Kg7 35.
Qd2 $132) (32... Qc6 $5 33. a3 Qa4 34. Z0 $140 Nd5) 33. Ne4 {Preventing} (33.
Z0 Nc3) 33... Nb4 34. Nf6+ Kg7 (34... Kh8 $142 {[%cal Yb4d5]} 35. Qd2 $140 Nd5
36. Qh6 Nxf6 37. exf6 Qg8 {and Black's queenside pawns should eventually
decide the game.}) 35. Qb5 {Now, because of the 36.Ne8+ threat, Black must
give up the d5 square.} Nc6 36. d5 exd5 37. Qxd5 Re7 $4 {[%mdl 16384] Black 
(probably under time pressure) arranges his pieces in the worst possible way!
The rook is placed on e7 so awkwardly that Black gets into serious trouble.
The correct course was} (37... Rc8 $1 38. Rc1 $1 (38. f4 Rd8) 38... Ne7 39.
Qxa8 Rxa8 40. Rc7 Nf5 {[%cal Ya7a5,Ya5a4,Ya4a3,Ya3a2,Ya2a1]} 41. Nd5 (41. Ne4
Re8 42. f4 Re7) 41... Nd4 ({better than} 41... Rd8 42. Nc3 {[%cal Rc7a7,Re5e6]}
) 42. f4 Ne6 {and Black should win.}) 38. f4 {The diagonal pin is now very
unpleasant.} Re6 (38... Rc7 {is too late:} 39. Qd6 Rc8 (39... Re7 40. Rc1 Re6
41. Qd5) 40. Ng4 $18) 39. Rc1 h6 (39... Qd8 40. Qxd8 Nxd8 41. Rc8 Nc6 42. Rg8+
Kh6 43. g4 $18) 40. h4 {A useful profilactical move. White needn't hurry!} Qb7
41. Ne4 {[%cal Re4d6]} b5 (41... Na5 42. Qxb7 Nxb7 43. Rc7 Nc5 44. Nd6 $16) (
41... Qc8 42. Nd6 Ne7 $1 43. Qd2 Qb8 44. Rc7 $1 $16) 42. Nc5 Qb6 43. Kg2 Re7
44. Qd6 b4 $2 {Blundering a piece but after} (44... a5 45. h5 {(see annotation
to 40.h4) White gets a decisive attack anyway.}) 45. Na4 Qe3 46. Qf6+ Kh7 47.
Qxc6 $18 b3 48. Rf1 Qd4 49. Rf2 Qb4 50. Nb2 a5 51. f5 gxf5 52. Rxf5 Qb7 53.
Qxb7 Rxb7 54. e6 fxe6 55. Rxa5 Kg6 56. Kf3 h5 57. Rg5+ Kh6 58. Re5 Rb6 59. Ke4
Kg6 60. Rg5+ Kh6 61. Kd3 Rb4 62. Kc3 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.11.05"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Clavijo, Jorge Mario"]
[Black "Mikhalchishin, Adrian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2414"]
[BlackElo "2544"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Columbia"]
[BlackTeam "Slovenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "COL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SLO"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Qd3 Ba6 12. Qe3 Qd7 13. Bxa6 Nxa6 14. d5 {
An unsuccessful attempt to improve White's play comparing to the following
game:} (14. Qe2 Nc7 15. Rd1 Rad8 16. Be3 Qa4 17. Rdc1 Rd7 18. Qc2 Qxc2 19. Rxc2
cxd4 20. cxd4 f5 21. Rbc1 Nb5 22. e5 f4 $132 {1/2-1/2 Avrukh,B-Kasparov,G/
Israeli League 2000 (37) - CBM77}) 14... Qa4 {Black's task is not to allow
further advance of the white pawns (e4-e5 etc.).} 15. Rb3 {With idea to push
away Black's queen and play c3-c4.} ({After} 15. e5 Nc7 16. Qd3 c4 17. Qd2 Qa5
{White has no means to protect his d-pawn.}) 15... Nc7 16. Ra3 Qd7 17. c4 {
White has managed to support his d5 pawn but his a3 rook is now poorly placed.}
e5 $8 {[%cal Yc7e8,Ye8d6]} 18. Qg5 $2 {Instead od this senseless kingside
demonstration, White should prevent Black's plan by means of} (18. Rd1 {and if}
Ne8 {then} 19. d6 $1 $13) 18... f6 19. Qh4 Ne8 20. Nd2 Nd6 21. Rh3 h6 22. f4 $6
{This only weakens White's position} exf4 23. Qxf4 {[%csl Rc4,Re4]} g5 24. Qg3
Rae8 25. Qd3 f5 {[%cal Rg7d4,Re8e1]} 26. exf5 Rxf5 27. Rhf3 Rxf3 28. Nxf3 (28.
Qxf3 Re3 $1) 28... Qf5 {The c4 pawn is now helpless.} 29. Qd1 Qg4 30. Re1 Qxc4
31. Rxe8+ Nxe8 32. Be3 Nd6 33. Bf2 Qxa2 34. h3 Ne4 35. Be3 Nc3 36. Qd3 Qxd5 37.
Qg6 Qe4 0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.02.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Markus, Robert"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2006.02.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Bg7 6. e4 Nb6 7. Be3 O-O 8.
Bb5 {We examined this tricky line in several CBM issues (99,104). White
provokes ...a7-a6 to weaken the position of the b6 knight. In the present game
Black replies quite logically.} a6 ({For the immediate} 8... f5 {- see
annotations to Drazic-Lupulescu in CBM 99.}) 9. Be2 f5 10. Nf3 $2 {It's not a
good idea to allow 10...f4.} (10. Nh3 fxe4 11. Qb3+ e6 12. Nf4 Qe7 13. d5 {
met a strong response} Rxf4 $1 14. Bxf4 Qf7 15. Be3 exd5 16. Bxb6 cxb6 17. Nxd5
Be6 18. Bc4 b5 19. Ne7+ Qxe7 20. Bxe6+ Kh8 21. Bd5 Nd7 22. O-O Nc5 $44 {
0-1 Barsov,A-Zabotin,A/Moscow RUS 2006/The Week in Chess 588 (31)}) (10. exf5 {
is the "normal" move but Black has no problems anyway:} Bxf5 (10... gxf5 $6 {
, weakening his kingside, is very dubious:} 11. Qd2 Qd6 12. g3 Nc6 13. Nf3 Be6
14. Bf4 Qd7 15. Bh6 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 Bxd4 17. O-O-O c5 $2 (17... Rf6 $142) 18.
Qg5+ Kh8 19. Rxd4 Qxd4 20. Bxf8 Rxf8 21. Qxe7 $18 {1-0 Bosch,J-Bosboom,M/
Netherlands NED 2005/The Week in Chess 593 (40)}) 11. Qb3+ (11. Bf3 Nc6 12.
Nge2 Qd6 13. O-O Rad8 14. Qb3+ {1/2-1/2 Dreev,A-Svidler,P/Moscow 2005/CBM 111})
11... Kh8 12. Nf3 Qd6 13. O-O Nc6 14. d5 Na5 15. Qd1 Rad8 16. Rc1 Nac4 17. Bxc4
Nxc4 18. Bd4 Nxb2 19. Bxg7+ Kxg7 20. Qd4+ Qf6 $15 {1/2-1/2 Fressinet,L-Balogh,
C/Moscow 2006/CBM 112 (30)}) 10... f4 11. Bc1 Nc6 12. d5 (12. e5 Bg4 $17) 12...
Ne5 {Black has set up a strong blockade.} 13. Qb3 Qd6 {...a7-a6 proves useful
for Black now as White can't play Nc3-b5.} 14. O-O Nxf3+ 15. Bxf3 g5 16. e5 $5
(16. h3 Nd7 {is quite gloomy. White tries to lift the blockade at a price of a
pawn.}) 16... Bxe5 17. Ne4 Qg6 18. Nc5 (18. d6+ $2 Be6) 18... Bd6 19. Ne6 Bxe6
20. dxe6 g4 {[%mdl 128] Black goes for attack, not caring of his queenside
pawns.} 21. Bxb7 Rab8 22. Bxa6 Qh5 23. Rd1 {White's lack of development,
poorly protected king and ill-fated a6 bishop don't allow him to organize
solid defense:} (23. f3 Nd5 $1 24. Qc4 (24. fxg4 Qe5 $1 25. Qf3 (25. Qd1 Nb4
26. Be2 f3 $1 $19) 25... Nb4 26. Be2 Nc2 $19) (24. Qd1 Bc5+ 25. Kh1 Rf6 $19 {
[%cal Rh5h2]}) 24... Nb4 $1 25. fxg4 Qe5 26. Rf3 Rb6 $19 {[%csl Ra6]}) (23. g3
Nd5 $1 24. Qc2 (24. Qd1 Qh3 $19 {[%cal Rf4g3,Ca6e2,Cd1d5,Rf4f3]}) 24... Nb4 25.
Qc4 f3 26. Rd1 Qh3 27. Qf1 Nxa6 $19) 23... Nd7 $2 {Bringing the knight into
attack but} (23... g3 $1 {was the right, more energetic course:} 24. fxg3 (24.
h3 gxf2+ 25. Kxf2 Bc5+ 26. Kf1 f3 $19) 24... fxg3 25. h3 Nc4 $1 26. Qd3 (26.
Qc2 Bc5+ 27. Kh1 Rf2) 26... Nxb2 27. Bxb2 Rxb2 $19 {[%cal Od6c5,Cd1d2,Cd2b2,
Rf8f2]}) 24. Qc2 $2 (24. Qd5 Ne5) (24. Qc3 g3 $1) ({but after} 24. Rd5 $1 Ne5
25. Qc3 {the position remained unclear.} Nf3+ $4 26. Qxf3) 24... Ne5 25. Rd4 (
25. Rd5 g3 26. hxg3 fxg3 27. fxg3 Nf3+ $19) 25... g3 $1 26. h3 (26. fxg3 Bc5 $1
$19) (26. hxg3 fxg3 27. fxg3 Ng4 $19) 26... f3 $1 27. Bf4 (27. fxg3 fxg2 28.
Kxg2 Qf3+ 29. Kh2 Rb6 $19 {-again trapping this poor bishop!}) (27. Be3 fxg2
28. Kxg2 gxf2 29. Be2 Nf3 $1 $19) 27... fxg2 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.11"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Khenkin, Igor"]
[Black "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2609"]
[BlackElo "2559"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. Rc1 Bg4 11. d5 {Another principled move, along with} (
11. Ng5 {, which we examined in CBM69.}) 11... Bxf3 (11... Nd7 $6 {is hardly
good in view of} 12. c4 {creating a strong pawn centre, e.g.} Qb6 (12... Qa3
13. Ng5 ({or} 13. Be2 Nf6 14. Bd3 e6 15. Rc3 Qa5 16. Rb3 Qxd2+ 17. Nxd2 exd5
18. exd5 b6 19. a4 $36 {1-0 Zierke,O-Sislian,H/Germany 1989/EXT 97-B (35)})
13... Nb6 14. h3 Bd7 15. Bd3 Na4 16. O-O a6 17. Nf3 b5 18. Bh6 Bxh6 19. Qxh6 f6
20. Bc2 e5 21. dxe6 Bxe6 22. e5 Ra7 23. Rfe1 fxe5 24. Bxg6 Rxf3 25. Be4 Rff7
26. Rcd1 Rad7 27. Bxh7+ {1-0 Sherbakov,R-Kachar,V/Moscow 1999/CBM 70 (27)}) (
12... Qb4 $5) 13. Be2 Qb4 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 a6 16. Be2 Qxd2+ 17. Kxd2 $14 {
Cebalo,M-Cseshkovsky,V/Banjaluka 1981/Inf 31 (17)}) (11... f5 $5 {is
interesting but hardly sufficient for equality, e.g.} 12. c4 Qc7 13. Bf4 e5 14.
dxe6 Qc6 15. Qd5 Re8 16. e7+ $5 (16. Bd6 $2 fxe4 17. Ng5 Bh6 18. Nxe4 $4 (18.
h4 Bxe6 $15) 18... Rxe6 {0-1 Hansen,G-Thorgersen,T/Vettre 1993/EXT 2000 (18)})
16... Qxd5 17. cxd5 fxe4 18. Nd2 $14) (11... e6 $6 {doesn't make sense in view
of} 12. c4 {, e.g.} Qa3 13. Ng5 e5 14. h3 Bd7 15. g4 f6 16. Nf3 Na6 17. Bd3 Nc7
18. Rc3 Qa5 19. Rb3 Qxd2+ 20. Nxd2 b6 21. f4 $16 {1-0 Schneider,S-Sanden,S/
Sweden 1999/EXT 2000 (43)}) (11... e5 12. c4 Qc7 {,with idea of blockade,
deserves attention:} 13. Ng1 $6 (13. Ng5 $142) 13... Na6 14. f3 Bd7 15. Ne2 Qd6
16. Nc3 Nc7 17. Be2 f5 18. a4 a5 19. exf5 gxf5 20. O-O b6 21. Kh1 Rae8 22. Rb1
Na6 23. Rbe1 Nb4 {0-1 Rivas Pastor,M-Tseitlin,M/Ubeda ESP 2001/The Week in
Chess 325 (39)}) 12. gxf3 Nd7 (12... c4 {gives up the d4 square and gives
White an opportunity to attack on the kingside:} 13. Bd4 (13. Be2 $6 Nd7 14.
O-O Rac8 15. Rfd1 Rfd8 16. f4 Nc5 17. e5 Nd3 $1 18. Bxd3 Rxd5 19. Qb2 Rxd3 20.
Qxb7 Rcd8 21. Rxd3 cxd3 {0-1 Petursson,M-Brinck Claussen,B/Copenhagen 1981/EXT
2000/[ChessBase] (45)}) (13. h4 $5 h5 14. Bd4 b5 15. Bh3 Na6 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17.
f4 Qb6 18. Rb1 Nc5 19. Qd4+ Kh7 20. Ke2 Nd3 21. Ke3 Rab8 22. Bf1 Qa5 23. Bxd3
cxd3 24. Qxd3 $16 {1/2-1/2 Gavrilov,A-Kozlov,V/Moscow 1991/CBM 24 ext (51)})
13... b5 14. h4 (14. Bh3 Qc7 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Qd4+ f6 17. O-O Nd7 18. Bxd7
Qxd7 19. Rfe1 e5 20. dxe6 Qxe6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Smith,B-Esserman,M/Philadelphia
USA 2001/The Week in Chess 351 (52)}) 14... Bxd4 (14... h5 {-13.h4}) 15. Qxd4
Qb6 16. Qd2 Qf6 17. f4 e5 18. fxe5 Qf3 19. Rh3 Qxe4+ 20. Re3 Qxh4 21. Bg2 $44 {
[%csl Gd5,Ge5] 1-0 Kocovski,I-Colovic,A/Ohrid 2001/CBM 84_01 (31)}) 13. c4 ({
White should not play passively like in the following game:} 13. Be2 Rfd8 14.
O-O $6 Nf6 15. Qc2 Qc7 16. Kh1 $6 Nh5 17. Rg1 Be5 18. h3 Nf4 {0-1 Eperjesi,
L-Groszpeter,A/Kecskemet 1979/EXT 99 (40) with an excellent position for Black.
}) 13... Qc7 14. f4 ({White shouldn't spend time on the exchange of the black
knight:} 14. Bh3 Rab8 15. Bxd7 Qxd7 16. Bxc5 b5 17. Qe3 bxc4 18. O-O Rbc8 (
18... Rb2 $5) 19. Rxc4 Qh3 20. e5 Bh6 21. Qe4 f5 22. exf6 Rxf6 $44 {Gavrikov,
V-Romanishin,O/Yerevan 1982 and Black even won the game.}) 14... e5 15. fxe5 $1
{The right solution of the exchange problem! White now obtains a strong mobile
pawn centre. Much worse are:} (15. f5 Nf6 16. Bd3 Nh5 $1 $11 {Dautov,R} (16...
gxf5 $2 17. exf5 e4 18. Be2 Qe5 19. Rg1 Qxh2 20. Rg3 Nh5 21. Rg5 Nf6 22. Kd1
$44 {Birnboim,N-Shvidler,E/Israel (ch) 1984/Inf 37 (22)})) (15. dxe6 $6 fxe6
16. Bh3 Rae8 17. O-O Nf6 18. e5 Nh5 19. Bg4 Bh6 (19... b6 $5 {Dautov,R}) 20.
Qd6 Qf7 21. Qxc5 Bxf4 22. Bxh5 gxh5 23. Bxf4 Qxf4 24. Qe3 $11 {1/2-1/2 Dautov,
R-Romanishin,O/Istanbul TUR 2000/The Week in Chess 314 (28)}) 15... Nxe5 16.
Be2 {[%cal Yf2f4,Ye4e5]} Qe7 (16... Rad8 $5 {[%cal Ye5c6,Yc6d4]} 17. O-O Rfe8
18. f4 (18. Qc2 $142 $1 {preventing 18...Nc6} Qc8 {[%cal Yc8h3,Ye5g4]} 19. f4
Ng4 20. Bxg4 Qxg4+ 21. Kh1 $16) 18... Nc6 19. e5 g5 (19... f6 $5) 20. Bxc5 Nxe5
21. Bd4 (21. Bxa7 Ng6 22. c5 {[%cal Ra7b6]} Rxd5 $1 23. Qxd5 Nxf4 $44) 21...
gxf4 22. Qxf4 Rd6 23. Bh5 (23. Rcd1 $5 Ng6 24. Qf2) 23... Ng6 24. Qf2 Bxd4 25.
Qxd4 Re5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Raceanu,V-Seel,C/Balatonlelle HUN 2001 (39).}) 17. f4 Nd7
18. Bf3 ({It is too early to play} 18. e5 {because of} g5) 18... g5 $5 {
Black sacrifices a pawn to prevent e4-e5 and occupy the e5 square; however,
that isn't a sufficient compensation. With a pair of bishops, the strong d5
pawn, the f-file at his disposal and possibilities of kingside attack, White
will confidently bring home his advantage. Therefore...} 19. fxg5 Ne5 20. Be2
f5 $5 {The only chance for Black is to make use of White's uncastled king.} 21.
exf5 (21. gxf6 $143) 21... Rxf5 22. Rf1 Qf7 ({If} 22... Raf8 {, entering this
rook into the game, then} 23. Rxf5 Rxf5 24. d6 Qe6 25. Qd5 $1 (25. Rd1 $143
Nf3+ $1 26. Bxf3 Rxf3 27. d7 Rxe3+ 28. Kf2 (28. Kf1 Qxc4+ 29. Kg1 Qg4+ 30. Kh1
Qe4+ 31. Kg1 Re1+ $3 32. Qxe1 Bd4+ $19) 28... Qf5+ $1 29. Kxe3 Bd4+ 30. Ke2
Qf2+ 31. Kd3 Qf5+ $11) 25... Qxd5 26. cxd5 b6 27. d7 Rf8 28. Bb5 Rd8 29. Bf4 {
White is better in this endgame, thanks to his passed pawns and pair of
bishops but there is a lot of play ahead. The text move is more accurate.}) 23.
Rxf5 Qxf5 24. d6 Rd8 $2 {Allowing the white queen to the central d5 square,
after which Black is unable to create any attack and White wins quite easily.}
({After the exchange of the knight for the bishop the endgame is very
difficult for Black:} 24... Nf3+ 25. Bxf3 Qxf3 26. Qd5+ Qxd5 27. cxd5 b6 28.
Kd2 Rd8 29. Kd3 Rxd6 30. Kc4 $16) (24... Qe4 $1 {was probably the most
accurate. After} 25. Qd5+ Qxd5 26. cxd5 b6 {we have an endgame similar to the
one arising after 22...Raf8 but the black rook is placed better (a8 instead of
f5).}) 25. Qd5+ {[%csl Gd5]} Kh8 (25... Qf7 26. Bxc5 {is hopeless for Black.})
26. Rd1 (26. Bxc5 Qxg5 27. Rd1 {was quite good, too}) 26... b6 27. h4 Qh3 28.
Qe4 Qg3+ 29. Bf2 Qh2 30. Rd5 Rf8 31. Be3 Ng6 $2 {Loses at once.} 32. d7 Qb8 33.
h5 Ne5 34. h6 {It remains an open question whether Black can equalize after 10.
..Bg4.} 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.09"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Nielsen, Peter Heine"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2528"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "151"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 cxd4 9. cxd4 Nc6 10. Rd1 Bg4 11. Be2 Bxe2 12. Nxe2 Na5 {This line was
discussed in detail in CBM69 and CBM75.} 13. Rc1 $1 {[%mdl 8] An important
improvement, comparing to the following game:} (13. Qb4 O-O 14. O-O b6 15. d5
Qd6 16. Qb5 Qe5 17. Rd4 Qb8 18. Ra4 Rc8 19. Nd4 Rc5 20. Qd7 Rc7 21. Qb5 Qc8 22.
h3 Rc5 23. Qb1 Qd7 24. Rb4 Rac8 25. Nc6 Nxc6 26. Bxc5 Nxb4 27. Bxb4 Bc3 28. Rc1
Bxb4 29. Rxc8+ Qxc8 30. Qxb4 Qc1+ {1/2-1/2 Lputian,S-Kasparov,G/Wijk aan Zee
2000/CBM 75 (30)}) 13... b5 14. Qb4 a6 15. a4 Nc4 16. axb5 Nxe3 17. fxe3 Rb8
18. Qc3 axb5 {Black has restored the material balance, at the price of
strengthening the white centre (f2xe3).} 19. Qc6+ Qd7 20. Kd2 Qxc6 21. Rxc6 O-O
$6 {Removing the king from the centre.} (21... Kd7 {looks more logical, e.g.}
22. Rhc1 Rb7 23. Nf4 Rhb8 24. Nd5 (24. Nd3 e6 (24... b4 $5 25. Ra6 Kd8) 25. Ra6
Bf8 {firmly defending.}) 24... e6 25. Nb4 Ra8 {[%cal Yg7f8]}) 22. Rb1 Rfd8 23.
Kd3 e6 (23... Rb7 $5) 24. Rc7 b4 25. Rf1 Rf8 26. Ra1 Ra8 27. Rca7 {After the
exchange of one pair of rooks the white king can take more active part in the
struggle.} Rxa7 28. Rxa7 Rb8 29. Ra1 Bf8 30. e5 b3 $2 {Black doesn't want to
defend passively but this pawn will be much weaker on b3 or b2 than on b4. He
should rather keep the pawn on b4 and rook on c8 (if Rc1 then ...Ra8 with
counterplay), although White maintained winning chances anyway.} 31. Rb1 Ba3
32. Nc3 h5 33. Ne4 b2 34. Nd2 h4 {Black desperately tries to create
counterplay. In vain...} 35. h3 g5 36. Nc4 g4 $2 {Now Black will be two pawns
down in a rook endgame. However, after} (36... Kg7 37. Kc3 Be7 (37... Bb4+ 38.
Kc2) 38. Rxb2 {, with minor pieces on the board, White should win, too.}) 37.
hxg4 ({Black probably hoped for} 37. Kc3 gxh3 38. gxh3 Be7 39. Rxb2 Ra8 {
then attacking the h3 pawn.}) 37... Ra8 38. Ke4 Kg7 39. Nxa3 Rxa3 40. Rxb2 Ra1
41. Rf2 Rg1 42. g5 h3 43. gxh3 Rxg5 44. Rh2 Rg1 45. h4 Rg3 46. h5 Rg1 47. h6+
Kg8 48. h7+ Kh8 49. Kd3 Rg3 50. Rh4 Rf3 51. Ke2 Rg3 52. Kd3 Rf3 53. Rf4 Rh3 54.
d5 {Of course, not} (54. Rxf7 $4 Rxe3+ $1) 54... exd5 55. Rxf7 Rh6 56. Kd4 Ra6
57. Re7 Ra7 58. Re8+ Kxh7 59. e6 Kg7 60. Ke5 Ra3 61. Kd6 Rxe3 {[%mdl 4096]
Black defends very tenatively but his position is lost anyway. It is
interesting that his own pawn safely protects the white king from checks.} 62.
e7 d4 63. Rf8 d3 64. Rf2 Re4 65. Rg2+ Kf7 66. Rf2+ Kg7 {Now White should pass
the turn to move to the opponent.} 67. Kd7 $1 Rd4+ 68. Kc6 Re4 69. Kd6 {
Zugzwang!} Kg6 (69... Kg8 70. Kd7 Rd4+ 71. Ke6 Re4+ 72. Kf6 Re1 73. Rg2+ Kh7
74. Rd2 $18) 70. Kd7 Rd4+ 71. Kc6 Re4 72. Kd7 Rd4+ 73. Ke8 $1 Rh4 (73... d2 74.
Kf8 $18) (73... Kg7 74. Rg2+ Kh7 75. Kf7 Rf4+ 76. Ke6 Re4+ 77. Kf6 $1 Rf4+ (
77... Kh8 78. Rd2 $18) 78. Ke5 Rf1 79. Kd6 $18) 74. Rf3 $1 Re4 (74... d2 75.
Rd3) 75. Rxd3 Kf6 76. Kf8 1-0

[Event "World-ch Anand-Gelfand +1-1=10"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.05.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2012.05.11"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[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 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Bb5+ Nc6 9. d5 {A very rare system, which should not be dangerous for Black.}
Qa5 (9... Bxc3+ {is quite possible, e.g.} 10. Bd2 Qa5 $1 11. Rb1 (11. Bxc3
Qxc3+ 12. Nd2 a6 13. Rc1 Qa5) 11... a6 12. Bxc6+ bxc6 13. dxc6 Be6 14. Bxc3
Qxc3+ 15. Qd2 {1-0 Korinek,J (1721)-Salazar Moran,A (1503)/Lechenicher
SchachServer 2011/CBM 145 (23)} Qc4 $1 $132) (9... a6 {is the main
continuation:} 10. Be2 $1 {leads to a modification of the 8.Be2 system with
Black's pawn on a6 instead of a7, which is rather favourable for White as
Black's queen can't go to b6 later on:} (10. Ba4 {gives Black an excellent
position after} b5 11. dxc6 Qxd1+ ({or} 11... bxa4 12. O-O Qxd1 13. Rxd1 Be6)
12. Kxd1 bxa4 13. Kc2 (13. Be3 Be6 14. Bxc5 Bxc3 15. Rc1 O-O-O+ 16. Kc2 Bf6
$132) 13... f5 $1 14. e5 Be6 15. Be3 Bd5 16. Bxc5 Bxc6 17. Bd4 O-O {0-1
Hermlin,A (2375)-Veingold,A (2430)/Parnu 1982/EXT 2002 (35)}) 10... Bxc3+ 11.
Bd2 Bxa1 12. Qxa1 Nd4 13. Nxd4 cxd4 14. Qxd4 f6 15. h4 O-O 16. f4 (16. h5 $5 g5
17. h6) 16... h5 17. O-O Bg4 18. Bc4 Rc8 19. Bb3 Kh7 $13 {1/2 Gustafsson,J 
(2634)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2716)/Germany 2008/CBM 127 Extra}) 10. Rb1 a6 (10...
Bxc3+ 11. Bd2 a6 {- 9...Bxc3+}) 11. Bxc6+ (11. Be2 {is now hardly appropriate:}
Bxc3+ 12. Bd2 Nd4 13. Nxd4 cxd4 14. Bxc3 dxc3 15. O-O Qxa2 16. Qd4 O-O 17. Bd3
Qa3 18. Rfc1 b5 19. Rxc3 Qa5 20. h4 Bd7 $13 {1/2 Emmenecker,P (2175)-Vareille,
F (2406)/France 2008/EXT 2010 (34)}) (11. Ba4 b5 12. dxc6 Bxc3+ 13. Bd2 Bxd2+ (
13... bxa4 14. Qc2 Bxd2+ 15. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 16. Kxd2 $14) 14. Qxd2 (14. Nxd2 bxa4
15. O-O Be6) 14... Qxa4 15. O-O Qxe4 16. Rbd1 O-O {0-1 Martic,Z (2364)-Brkic,A
(2606)/Bol 2011/CBM 144 Extra (18)} 17. Qh6 Qg4 18. Rfe1 Be6 19. Ng5 Qh5 20.
Qxh5 gxh5 21. Nxe6 fxe6 22. Rxe6 Rfd8 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Kf1 Rc8 $11) 11...
bxc6 12. O-O (12. dxc6 $6 Qxc3+ 13. Nd2 Qd3 {M.Pein}) 12... Qxa2 13. Rb2 $146 (
13. Be3 cxd5 14. exd5 O-O 15. Bxc5 Rd8 16. Bxe7 Rxd5 17. Nd4 Bd7 $15 {1/2
Niederwieser,P (2162)-Kratschmer,H (2098)/Austria 2006/CBM 115 ext}) (13. Bg5
$5 cxd5 (13... h6 $2 14. dxc6 $1 hxg5 $140 $2 15. Rb8 $3 Rxb8 16. c7 $18) 14.
Ra1 $1 (14. exd5 h6) 14... Qc4 15. Ra4 Qb5 16. exd5 h6 17. c4 Qb6 18. Bf4 O-O {
- White's compensation for the pawn can only be enough to equalise.}) 13... Qa5
(13... Qc4 14. d6 Ra7 15. Bg5 f6 16. Be3 Rd7 17. Nd2 Qxc3 18. Rc2 Qe5 19. dxe7
$14 {[%csl Rc5,Rc6] S.Shipov}) 14. d6 {White tries to keep Black's king in the
centre.} (14. dxc6 O-O $11 {[%cal Yc8e6]}) 14... Ra7 $1 {The most accurate
defence.} (14... Qd8 $143 15. Bf4) 15. Bg5 (15. Bf4 $142 {but Black can
accurately equalise anyway:} Rd7 $142 (15... O-O 16. Ne5 ({rather than} 16.
dxe7 Rxe7 17. Bd6 Rd7 18. e5 Qxc3 19. Rb1 Rfd8 20. Qa4 Bf8 $11) 16... Bxe5 17.
Bxe5 Re8 18. Rd2 {[%csl Ge5] is quite risky for Black}) 16. Rd2 $1 (16. Rb8 O-O
17. dxe7 Rxe7 18. Bd6 Rd7 19. e5 Rdd8 {[%cal Yc8e6]}) 16... exd6 17. Bxd6 $1 (
17. Rxd6 Qd8 18. e5 O-O) 17... Bxc3 18. Rc2 Rd8 {[%cal Yc8e6]} 19. Qc1 Rxd6 20.
Rxc3 O-O 21. Rxc5 Qd8 $11) 15... exd6 16. Qxd6 Rd7 17. Qxc6 (17. Qb8 O-O 18.
Ne5 Rb7 $1 19. Rxb7 Bxb7 20. Qd6 (20. Qxb7 Bxe5 $15) 20... c4 $1 21. Bf4 c5 $13
) 17... Qc7 18. Qxc7 Rxc7 {It is now White who should be worrying about
equality. Black's bishop pair and a-pawn can easily become dangerous.} 19. Bf4
Rb7 20. Rc2 $6 {Too passive.} (20. Ra2 $142 O-O (20... Rb3 21. c4) 21. Rxa6
Bxc3 22. Ra8 Bb4 23. Bd6 Rd8 24. e5 $11) 20... O-O 21. Bd6 Re8 22. Nd2 f5 (
22... Bd7 $1 {, indicated by numerous commentators, was a better way to play
for a win. If} 23. Ra1 (23. Bxc5 Rc8) (23. Rfc1 a5 $1 24. Bxc5 a4 $44 {[%csl
Ga4]}) {then already} 23... f5 $1 24. f3 $140 Bb5 $1 25. Bxc5 Bd3 26. Rcc1 Rb2
27. Be3 fxe4 28. Nxe4 Bxe4 29. fxe4 Rxe4 30. Bc5 Ree2) 23. f3 (23. Bxc5 Rc7 24.
Bb4 fxe4 25. Re1 Bf5 26. Ra2 {looks enough for a draw.}) 23... fxe4 ({It was
the last moment for Black to play} 23... Bd7 $1 {[%cal Ya6a5,Ya5a4,Yd7b5,Yb5d3]
} 24. Re1 $5 (24. exf5 Bxf5 25. Ne4 Bxe4 26. fxe4 Rxe4 27. Bxc5 a5 $15 {
K.Sakaev}) (24. Bxc5 Rc8) (24. Rfc1 a5 25. Bxc5 a4 $44) 24... a5 25. e5 a4 26.
Ra2 {S.Shipov} Bf8 {- the initiative belongs to Black, White should defend
accurately to draw the game.}) 24. Nxe4 Bf5 {White now should not lose, of
course, but it was quite appropriate for Black to make a few more moves. A
possible continuation could be} (24... Bf5 25. Ra1 (25. Bxc5 Rc8 $1 26. Bd6 a5)
(25. Re1 Bxe4 26. fxe4 a5) 25... Bxe4 (25... Rb3 26. Rxa6 Bxe4 27. fxe4 Bxc3
28. Rc6 Bd4+ 29. Kf1 Rb1+ 30. Ke2 Rxe4+ 31. Kd3 $11) 26. fxe4 Rxe4 27. Rxa6 Rc4
28. Kf1 $1 {the most accurate} Bxc3 29. Ra8+ Kf7 30. Rc8 Rb1+ 31. Ke2 Re1+ 32.
Kd3 Rd4+ 33. Kxc3 Rxd6 34. Kc4 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.12"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2604"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[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 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. Rc1 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 O-O 13. d5 Rd8 14. Ke1
Na5 15. Bg5 Bd7 16. Bd3 Rdc8 17. Ke2 e6 18. Be3 exd5 19. exd5 {We examined
this line in detail in CBM83.} a6 $5 {An interesting move looking sufficient
for equality.} 20. Bb6 Re8+ 21. Kd2 Bh6+ 22. Be3 (22. Kc2 {doesn't work
because of} Rec8+ $1 23. Kb2 Bxc1+ 24. Rxc1 Rxc1 25. Kxc1 Bb5 $1 {and Black
keeps his extra exchange.}) 22... Bf8 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] An important novelty.
After} (22... Bxe3+ $6 23. fxe3 {White's strong pawn centre brings him a big
advantage, e.g.} Bb5 24. e4 Rad8 25. Nd4 f5 26. Nxb5 axb5 27. Rhe1 fxe4 28.
Rxe4 Nc4+ 29. Kc3 Rxe4 30. Bxe4 Kf7 31. Kd4 {1-0 Graf,A-Schaefer,M/Bad
Woerishofen 2001/CB16 (51)}) 23. Ng5 $2 {This attempt to "punish" Black fails.}
(23. Rb1 $5 {preventing both 23...Bb4 and 23...Bb5, deserves further
investigation.} Bg4 $5) 23... Bb5 {[%csl Rd5]} 24. Rc7 Rad8 (24... Bxd3 25.
Kxd3 Rad8 {was quite strong, too, as White loses his d5 pawn. However, Black
wants to have the c4 square for his knight.}) 25. Bxb5 axb5 26. Nxf7 Rxd5+ 27.
Kc2 Rf5 28. Nh6+ Bxh6 29. Bxh6 Rxf2+ 30. Kc3 Rxg2 {The question is now whether
Black will be able to free his king and then realize his material advantage.}
31. Rg7+ Kh8 32. Rc7 {[%cal Yh1e1]} Nc6 33. Re1 Ra8 34. Bg7+ Kg8 35. Kb3 Rxh2
$2 ({If} 35... b4 $5 {then} 36. a4 $1 (36. Ba1 Ra3+ 37. Kc4 Rc2+ 38. Kd5 Ra5+
39. Kd6 Rd2+ 40. Ke6 Nd8+ 41. Ke7 Ra8 $19) 36... bxa3 $2 37. Bc3 $11) (35...
Rf2 {/\36...Rf7 was probably the most accurate, after which White should not
survive, e.g.} 36. Rd1 b4 (36... Rf7 $143 37. Rdd7) 37. Rdd7 (37. a4 bxa3 38.
Bc3 Rf7 39. Rdd7 Rxd7 40. Rxd7 b5 $19) 37... Ra3+ 38. Kc4 Rc2+ 39. Kb5 Ra5+ 40.
Kb6 Ra6+ 41. Kxb7 Ra7+ 42. Kb6 Rxc7 43. Rxc7 Rxa2 $1 44. Bf6 b3 45. Rg7+ Kf8
46. Rxh7 Nb4 $1 $19) 36. Bc3 {Now Black's exposed king can't escape checks.}
Rhxa2 ({Or} 36... b4 37. Rg7+ Kh8 38. Bf6 h5 39. Rxg6+ Kh7 40. Rg7+ Kh6 41. Re6
{etc.}) 37. Bb2 (37. Rg7+ Kf8 38. Rf1+ Ke8 39. Re1+ {was already a perpetual as
} Kd8 $4 {was impossible because of} 40. Bf6+) 37... R2a4 ({Of course, after} 
37... Rxb2+ 38. Kxb2 {, with his king cut off, Black has no winning chances
either.}) 38. Rg7+ Kh8 39. Rd7+ Kg8 40. Rg7+ Kh8 41. Rd7+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Kiev Trudova Ukraina"]
[Site "Kiev"]
[Date "2001.01.28"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Malakhatko, Vadim"]
[Black "Shishkin, Vadim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2513"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2001.01.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ Bd7 8.
Be2 c5 9. Nf3 cxd4 10. cxd4 Bc6 11. Qd3 f5 12. exf5 Qa5+ 13. Bd2 Qxf5 {About
this line - see CBM33.} 14. Qe3 {The endgame doesn't promise White any benefit:
} (14. Qxf5 gxf5 15. O-O (15. Rc1 Bd5 16. Rc5 (16. Bc4 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Nc6 18. d5
Nd4 19. Be3 Rc8 $1 20. O-O Kd7 $1 21. f4 b5 22. Bd3 Kd6 23. Rfd1 a6 24. Rb1 $10
{Aseev,K-Mikhalchishin,A/Brno-B (11)/1991/}) (16. Ne5 O-O 17. Bc4 Bxc4 18. Rxc4
Nc6 19. Nxc6 bxc6 20. Ke2 Rad8 21. Bc3 Rf6 22. Rb1 Rfd6 23. Ke3 c5 24. Rxc5
Rxd4 25. Ke2 Re4+ 26. Kf1 Bxc3 27. Rxc3 Kf7 28. Re1 {1/2-1/2 Blees,A-Ernst,T/
Wijk aan Zee 1992/CBM 33 ext (28)}) 16... e6 17. Rc7 (17. Bc4 Bxc4 18. Rxc4 Nc6
19. O-O O-O 20. Rb1 Rf7 21. Re1 Rd7 22. Rxe6 Nxd4 $11 {1-0 Dautov,R-Luecke,N/
Garmisch Partenkirchen 1991/EXT 2000 (43)}) 17... O-O 18. O-O Nc6 19. Rxb7 Rab8
(19... Rfb8 20. Ba6 Rxb7 21. Bxb7 Rb8 {1/2-1/2 Sokolov,I-Ftacnik,L/Haninge
1989/CBM 13 (21)}) 20. Rxb8 Rxb8 21. Bc3 Bxa2 22. Ne5 Rc8 23. Ra1 Bd5 24. Ba6
Rc7 $15 {Yakovich,Y-Wegner,H/Belgorod/1991/}) (15. Ne5 Bxe5 (15... Bd5 16. Bh5+
Kf8 17. O-O Nc6 18. Rfe1 Rd8 19. Bg5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Correa,A-Tsuboi,E/Curitiba
1992/EXT 2000 (61)}) 16. dxe5 Bxg2 17. Rg1 Bd5 $13) (15. Bf4 $5 {has not been
tried yet.}) 15... Bd5 16. Ne5 (16. Rab1 Nc6 17. Bf4 O-O 18. Rb5 {1-0 Shishkin,
V-Michalski,O/Polanica Zdroj 1996/EXT 98 (48)} Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Nxd4 20. Rxb7
Nxf3+ 21. gxf3 e5 $11) 16... O-O (16... Bxe5 17. dxe5 Rg8 18. f3 Nc6 19. Bc3
Kd7 (19... O-O-O 20. a4 Be6 21. Rfb1 Nd4 22. Bd1 Rd7 23. Rb2 Rgd8 24. Ba5 $14 {
1-0 Ehlvest,J-Benjamin,J/New York 1993/CBM 35 (55)}) 20. Rfd1 Ke6 21. Rab1 Rgd8
22. Rd2 Rac8 23. f4 Nb8 24. Bb4 Nc6 25. g4 Nxb4 26. Rxb4 Be4 27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28.
Bc4+ Bd5 29. Bxd5+ Rxd5 30. gxf5+ {1/2-1/2 Shariyazdanov,A-Jelen,I/Medulin
1997/EXT 99 (30)}) 17. Rfd1 Nc6 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. Bf4 c5 20. Be5 cxd4 21. Bxg7
Kxg7 22. Rxd4 e6 $11 {Nikolaev,S-Berebora,F/HUN-ch op/Gyor 1990}) 14... O-O ({
After} 14... Qe4 {followed by the exchange ...Qxe3 fxe3 (such modification of
the pawn structure must be favourable for White as he gets rid of his isolated
pawn) it is still difficult for White to prove his advantage:} 15. O-O Qxe3 16.
fxe3 Bf6 (16... Bd5 17. Rac1 Nc6 18. Bc4 Bxc4 19. Rxc4 Kd7 20. Rb1 Rhb8 21. d5
Ne5 22. Rh4 h5 23. Nxe5+ Bxe5 24. Re4 Bf6 25. Re6 $14 {1/2-1/2 Ulibin,
M-Shishkin,V/Bydgoszcz 2000/CBM 76 ext (43)}) 17. Bc4 (17. Bd3 $5 {[%cal Ye3e4]
}) 17... Nd7 18. d5 Ba4 19. Rab1 Nb6 20. Rb4 (20. Bb5+ Bxb5 21. Rxb5 Rc8 $132)
20... Nxc4 21. Rxa4 b5 22. Ra6 Rd8 $132 {0-1 Schuh,R-Floeter,F/Germany 1995/
GER (31)}) (14... Bxf3 {is quite a bold decision although Black equalized in
the following game:} 15. Bxf3 Nc6 16. O-O O-O 17. Bc3 (17. Be4 $5 $14) 17...
Rad8 18. Rad1 Qf6 19. Bxc6 Qxc6 20. Bb4 Rf7 $6 (20... Rfe8 $142) 21. Rfe1 $6 (
21. Bxe7 Rxd4 22. Rxd4 Bxd4 23. Qxd4 Rxe7 24. Qxa7 $16) 21... Qd5 22. Bxe7 Re8
23. Qa3 Bxd4 24. Bh4 {1/2-1/2 Coelho,L-Tsuboi,E/Brasilia 1999/EXT 2000 (24)}) (
14... Bd5 $5 {is solid enough, e.g.} 15. O-O Nc6 16. Rab1 Qe4 (16... Qd7 {
E.Bareev}) (16... O-O $6 17. Rxb7 Rab8 18. Rxb8 $1 Rxb8 19. Rc1 $1 $14 {
Bareev,E-Gurevich,I/Hastings 1992/93}) 17. Bd3 Qxe3 18. fxe3 O-O 19. Rb5 Rad8
20. a4 a6 21. Rxd5 Rxd5 22. Bc4 e6 23. Bxd5 exd5 24. Rc1 Rd8 25. Kf2 Bf6 26.
Ke2 Kf7 $11 {1-0 Malaniuk,V-Zezulkin,J/Swidnica 1997/EXT 2000 (50)}) 15. O-O
Nd7 $2 {This move enables White to destroy the co=ordination of Black's pieces.
} (15... Bd5 $5 16. Qxe7 $140 Nc6 17. Qc5 (17. Qh4 Rae8 18. Be3 Re4 19. Qg5
Qxg5 20. Nxg5 Nxd4 $1) 17... Rad8 {with an excellent centralized position for
Black.}) 16. Bc4+ (16. Bd3 Qd5 17. Rfc1 Kh8 18. Bc4 Qh5 19. Be2 Qd5 20. Rab1 e5
21. Bc3 Rae8 22. dxe5 Nxe5 23. Rd1 Nxf3+ 24. Bxf3 Rxe3 25. Bxg7+ Kxg7 26. Bxd5
Re2 27. f3 Bxd5 28. Rxd5 b6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Dao Thien Hai-Holzke,F/Budapest 1993/
EXT 97 (38)}) 16... Kh8 {Black is going for a forced line without calculating
it accurately.} (16... Bd5 17. Bxd5+ Qxd5 18. Qxe7 Rxf3 19. gxf3 Bxd4 {looks
formidable but} 20. Bh6 {parries Black's threats, with an advantage for White.}
) 17. Be6 Qh5 18. d5 $1 Bxd5 $2 {This "consequency" doesn't pay off.} (18...
Bb5 $142 19. Bxd7 Bxd7 20. Bc3 $14) 19. Bxd7 Rad8 20. Be6 Bxe6 (20... Bxf3 $142
21. gxf3 Rxf3 22. Qg5 Qxg5+ 23. Bxg5 Bxa1 24. Rxa1 $16 {White is much better
in this endgame, thanks to his pair of bishops; however, the text move loses
instantly.}) 21. Qxe6 Bxa1 (21... Rxf3 22. gxf3 Be5 23. f4 Bxa1 24. Rxa1 Rxd2
25. Qc8+ Kg7 26. Qc3+ e5 27. Qxd2 Qg4+ 28. Kf1 $18) 22. Rxa1 Rxf3 {There is no
other defense from the deadly bishop check.} 23. gxf3 Rxd2 24. Qc8+ {Did Black
overlook this check in his calculations?} (24. Qc8+ Kg7 25. Qc3+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Dos Hermanas-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2001.04.24"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2562"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2001.04.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. Rc1 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 O-O 13. d5 Rd8 14. Ke1
Na5 15. Bg5 Bd7 16. Bd3 Rdc8 17. Ke2 e6 18. Be3 {This move became very popular
after the famous game Kramnik-Van Wely (see CBM82). In the present game Black
fails to display an improvement.} exd5 19. exd5 Rd8 {Not a very successful
novelty. White now occupies the c-file while keeping the d5 pawn by tactical
means.} (19... b6 20. Ba6 Rd8 21. Rhd1 Ba4 $5 {deserved attention. So far
Black has successfully kept his position:} 22. Rd3 b5 23. Bf4 Nc4 24. Bb7 Bb2
25. Bxa8 Bxc1 26. Bxc1 Rxa8 27. Rd4 (27. d6 f6 28. Bf4 Re8+ 29. Kf1 b4 30. h4
Kf7 31. Rd5 Rc8 32. Nd4 Bd7 33. Ke2 a5 34. Nb3 a4 35. Nc5 $4 Nb6 {0-1 Piket,
J-Van Wely,L/NED 2001/The Week in Chess 337 (35).}) 27... Rc8 28. Bf4 b4 29.
Nd2 Re8+ 30. Kf3 Nxd2+ 31. Rxd2 {1/2-1/2 Malakhatko,V-Ftacnik,L/Herceg Novi
YUG 2001/The Week in Chess 344 (31).}) ({An immediate} 19... Ba4 {is possible,
too:} 20. Rxc8+ Rxc8 21. Bxa7 Rd8 22. Rc1 Bf8 23. Bb6 Rxd5 24. Rc8 Nc6 25. Ra8
Bb5 26. Bxb5 Rxb5 27. Be3 Kg7 28. Nd4 Ra5 {1/2-1/2 Weeks,C-Easton,A/Bristol
1991/EXT 2000 (28).}) ({Finally,} 19... a6 {is quite playable:} 20. Bb6 Re8+
21. Kd2 (21. Kf1 {is harmless as the white rooks remain disconnected, e.g.} Bb5
22. Bxb5 axb5 23. d6 Bf6 24. d7 Rf8 25. Rc2 Nc4 26. Bd4 Bxd4 27. Nxd4 Rfd8 28.
Nxb5 Rxd7 29. g3 Na3 {1/2-1/2 Pridorozhni,A-Yandemirov,V/Tomsk RUS 2001/The
Week in Chess 341 (29).}) 21... Bh6+ 22. Be3 Bf8 $1 ({but not} 22... Bxe3+ 23.
fxe3 {supporting the d5 pawn with an advantage for White, e.g.} Bb5 24. e4 Rad8
25. Nd4 f5 26. Nxb5 axb5 27. Rhe1 fxe4 28. Rxe4 Nc4+ 29. Kc3 Rxe4 30. Bxe4 Kf7
31. Kd4 Ke7 32. Re1 Kd6 33. Bf3 {1-0 Graf,A-Schaefer,M/Bad Woerishofen 2001/
CB16 (51)}) 23. Ng5 Bb5 24. Rc7 Rad8 25. Bxb5 axb5 26. Nxf7 Rxd5+ 27. Kc2 Rf5
28. Nh6+ Bxh6 29. Bxh6 Rxf2+ 30. Kc3 Rxg2 31. Rg7+ Kh8 32. Rc7 Nc6 {1/2-1/2
Van Wely,L-Sutovsky,E/Ohrid MKD 2001/The Week in Chess 345 (41). (41) and it
is Black who is playing for a win}) 20. Rc5 $1 b6 21. Rc7 Bg4 (21... Ba4 22.
Ng5 $1 {is now favourable for White but after the text move White gets a pair
of bishops and a stable advantage.}) 22. h3 Bxf3+ 23. Kxf3 {[%mdl 4096]} (23.
gxf3 $1 {is even better - see I.Sokolov-Krasenkow in this issue.}) 23... Be5
24. Rc2 Rab8 {Quite an awkward move but Black wants to create a threat of
taking on d5.} (24... Rxd5 $4 25. Be4) 25. Ke4 $1 {No prejudice! Black can't
make use of the centralized position of the white king!} f6 (25... Re8 26. Bb5
$1 Re7 27. Kf3 {and}) (25... Bg7 26. Bf4 {are hardly good for Black}) ({if} 
25... Bd6 {then White had different options including} 26. Bb5) {The text move
weakens the e6 square.} 26. f4 (26. Rd1 $5) 26... Bd6 27. Kf3 $2 {A weak move,
after which Black obtains a tactical possibility to equalize.} (27. Bb5 {
was quite good, with a long-term advantage for White.}) 27... Rbc8 $2 {Missing
the chance.} (27... Bc5 $1 28. Bxc5 Rxd5 29. Bxb6 ({or} 29. Bxg6 hxg6) 29...
Rxd3+ 30. Ke2 Ra3 31. Bxa7 Rb4 {and Black shouldn't lose.}) 28. Rxc8 Rxc8 29.
Bd4 Kf7 30. h4 {Besides White's pair of bishops, Black's a5 knight is places
poorly. White starts an unpleasant kingside attack.} Bc5 31. Rc1 Rc7 $2 (31...
Rd8 {doesn't work now as after} 32. Bxc5 Rxd5 33. Ke4 $1 Rxc5 34. Rxc5 bxc5 35.
Kd5 c4 {otherwise, with B vs N in an open position, White must win, too.} 36.
Bxc4 Nxc4 37. Kxc4 {the pawn endgame is winning for White:} Ke6 38. Kb5 Kf5 39.
Ka6 Kxf4 40. Kxa7 Kg3 41. Kb8 $1 Kxg2 42. a4 f5 43. a5 f4 44. a6 f3 45. a7 f2
46. a8=Q+ {promoting the pawn with a check.}) (31... Nb7 $1 32. Ba6 Re8 $1 {
was correct, with good drawing chances after} 33. Bxb7 Bxd4 34. Rc7+ Kg8 35. g3
Re3+ 36. Kg2 Bc5) 32. Ba6 Bd6 $2 {After the exchange of rooks the a5 knight
remains completely cut off and Black's position is hopeless.} ({The rook
endgame after} 32... Nb7 33. Bxb7 Rxb7 34. Bxc5 bxc5 35. Rxc5 {must be winning
for White, too.}) ({Black could continue fighting playing} 32... h5 {although
after} 33. g4 hxg4+ 34. Kxg4 f5+ 35. Kf3 {his position remained very difficult.
}) 33. Rxc7+ Bxc7 34. g4 h6 35. g5 $1 {It is very important to fix Black's
pawn on g6.} hxg5 36. hxg5 fxg5 (36... f5 37. Be5 $18) 37. fxg5 Bb8 38. Bc3 Bd6
39. Ke4 Ba3 40. Bd2 Ke7 41. Ke5 Bd6+ 42. Ke4 Ba3 43. Bf4 b5 {Black must give
up this pawn to get his knight enter the game. Unfortunately, he can't
exchange the bishops:} (43... Bd6 44. Bxd6+ Kxd6 45. Kd4 b5 46. Bxb5 Nb7 47.
Bd3 $18 {remember White's 35th move!}) 44. Bxb5 Nb7 45. Kf3 Nd6 46. Bd3 Kf7 47.
Be3 a5 48. Bd2 a4 49. Bc2 Nc4 50. Bf4 Nb6 {Black is trying all resources but
with no success.} 51. Ke4 Bc5 52. Be5 Nc4 53. Bf6 Nd6+ 54. Kd3 a3 55. Kc3 {
Zugzwang!} Be3 (55... Ne8 56. Kc4 $18) 56. Kb4 Bc1 57. Kc5 Bf4 58. Bd3 Nc8 59.
Kc6 Nd6 60. Bd8 Nf5 61. Bxf5 gxf5 62. d6 Bd2 63. d7 Kg6 64. Kd5 1-0

[Event "Kharkov Rector Cup 3rd"]
[Site "Kharkov"]
[Date "2001.04.25"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Moiseenko, Alexander"]
[Black "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2561"]
[BlackElo "2558"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2001.04.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Qd3 Qc7 {This ingenuous system of
development is often applied by the young Ucrainian GM Pavel Eljanov.} 12. Bg5
Nd7 13. Qe3 e6 {Other options:} (13... Rfe8 14. Rfd1 Bc6 15. d5 Ba4 16. Rd2 Ne5
17. Ne1 f6 18. Bh4 Rad8 19. c4 Nf7 $14 {0-1 Poluljahov,A-Gunnarsson,A/Gausdal
1994/EXT 97 (62). (62)}) (13... e5 14. d5 Nf6 15. Nd2 Ne8 16. Bh6 Nd6 17. Bxg7
Kxg7 18. f4 Rae8 19. f5 f6 (19... gxf5 20. Qg5+ Kh8 21. Qf6+ Kg8 22. Qg5+ Kh8
23. Qf6+ Kg8 24. Nc4 Nxe4 25. Qxf5 Bxd5 26. Ne3 Bc6 27. Bd3 Qb7 28. Ng4 f6 29.
Rbe1 Nd6 30. Nxf6+ Kh8 31. Qg5 Qg7 32. Qxg7+ Kxg7 33. Nxe8+ Rxe8 34. Re3 $16 {
1-0 Sherbakov,R-Eljanov,P/Polanica Zdroj 1996/EXT 98 (46). (45)}) 20. fxg6 hxg6
21. Bg4 Qe7 22. Qg3 Bc8 23. Bxc8 Rxc8 24. Rbe1 Rh8 25. Re3 Rh5 26. Qe1 Rch8 27.
h3 Rh4 28. Ref3 $14 {1-0 Bets,A-Eljanov,P/Alushta 2000/EXT 2001 (49). (48)}) (
13... Rfc8 14. Bb5 Nf6 15. d5 Ng4 16. Qd2 a6 17. Be2 b5 18. c4 b4 19. h3 Bc3
20. Qc2 Ne5 21. Nh2 f6 22. Be3 a5 23. f4 Nf7 24. Bg4 Rf8 25. e5 Bc8 26. Be6
fxe5 27. f5 $40 {1-0 Schulte,O-Dietze,F/Germany 1984/EXT 97-B (44). (43)}) 14.
Bd3 (14. e5 {is probably more accurate as it is still unclear whether the
bishop must go to d3. Here are some examples:} Rac8 (14... Rae8 15. Bb5 (15.
Nd2 $5) 15... Bc6 16. Bxc6 Qxc6 17. h4 f6 18. exf6 Nxf6 19. Ne5 Qc7 20. Rbe1
Nd5 21. Qg3 Rf5 22. h5 gxh5 23. Bh6 Kh8 24. c4 $6 Bxh6 25. cxd5 Bf4 $13 {
1-0 Halkias,S-Eljanov,P/Ohrid MKD 2001/The Week in Chess 345 (47). (46)}) 15.
Nd2 (15. Rfe1 Rfe8 16. Bb5 Bc6 {1/2-1/2 Langeweg,K-Jansa,V/La Valetta 1980/EXT
2000 (16).}) 15... cxd4 16. cxd4 Qc3 17. Bb5 Qxe3 18. fxe3 Rc2 19. Rf2 Nb8 20.
Nc4 Rxf2 21. Kxf2 f6 22. exf6 Bxf6 23. Bxf6 Rxf6+ 24. Kg3 Bc6 25. a4 Bxb5 26.
axb5 Rf7 27. Ne5 $16 {1-0 Jussupow,A-Brinck_Claussen,B/Plovdiv 1983 (35)})
14... Rac8 15. e5 {This move is necessary anyway.} Bd5 16. Ba6 Rce8 17. a4 f6
18. exf6 Nxf6 {Black's pawn structure is destroyed but White can't consolidate
his pieces.} 19. Bf4 (19. Ne5 Ne4 $1 {gives Black good counterplay, too.})
19... Qd8 20. Bg5 ({Black was threatening 20...Bxf3 and the knight could not
escape:} 20. Ne5 Bxg2 $1 21. Kxg2 Nd5 $19) 20... Ng4 $5 {Black is not
satisfied with a draw.} 21. Bxd8 Nxe3 22. fxe3 Rxd8 $15 {^^} 23. Bd3 Bh6 24.
Kf2 $2 {An innacurate move leading to material losses.} (24. Rbe1 $142) 24...
cxd4 25. cxd4 (25. exd4 $2 Bd2 {winning the c3 pawn.}) 25... e5 $1 26. e4 $8
Ba2 $1 27. Rb2 Rxd4 28. Rxa2 Rxd3 $19 {Black must now try the advance of the
b-pawn with the attack of the white e4 pawn, which prevents ...e5-e4 and thus
covers the f3 knight.} 29. a5 b5 30. Rc2 b4 (30... Ra3 $5) 31. Rc7 b3 $6 {
This pawn goes too fast. It was time to take care of the e4 pawn:} (31... Rd2+
$142 32. Kg3 Re2 {[%cal Re2e4]}) 32. Rb7 (32. Rb1 $5) 32... Rc8 $2 {A wrong
concept. Now White takes the e5 pawn and creates strong counterplay while
Black's passed pawn can't go forward.} (32... Rd4 $142 33. Re1 Ra4 34. Rxb3 (
34. Rxa7 b2 35. Rb7 Bc1) 34... Rxa5 {and Black must win.}) 33. Nxe5 Rc2+ 34.
Kg1 Be3+ 35. Kh1 Rdc3 ({Or} 35... Rf2 36. Rb8+ Kg7 37. Rb7+ {with perpetual
check.}) 36. Ng4 {White's counterplay is quite sufficient for the draw.} Bg5
37. Rb8+ ({After} 37. h4 $5 {Black can force a draw by} Rg3 (37... Rc1 $5 38.
Rxc1 Rxc1+ 39. Kh2 Bxh4 40. Rxb3 Rc7 $13) 38. hxg5 Rxg4) 37... Kg7 38. Rb7+ Kg8
39. Rb8+ Kg7 40. Rb7+ Rc7 {A harmless attempt to play for a win. The endgame
is drawn anyway.} 41. Rxb3 h5 42. Ne5 Rc1 43. Rbf3 Rxf1+ 44. Rxf1 Rc5 45. Nf3
Rxa5 46. Rb1 (46. Nxg5 {was quite enough. I will not comment the rest of the
game as I am not sure that the score is correct.}) 46... Be3 47. h4 Kf6 48. Kh2
Ra4 49. e5+ Kf5 50. Kh3 Ra3 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-CHN Summit"]
[Site "Seattle"]
[Date "2001.03.14"]
[Round "1.8"]
[White "Baginskaite, Camilla"]
[Black "Qin, Kanying"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2306"]
[BlackElo "2489"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2001.03.14"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 Qa5 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. Rb1 O-O 11. Rb5 cxd4 12. Rxa5 dxe3 13. Qxe3 Nxa5 14. h4
{About this line - see CBM73, EXT2001. White is trying to develop his
initiative on the king's side.} Be6 {This move was introduced by P.Svidler.} (
14... Bg4 15. Nd4 Rac8 16. h5 Rfd8 17. f3 Bd7 18. hxg6 hxg6 19. e5 Rc5 20. f4
Rdc8 21. Kd2 Rc4 (21... Nc4+) 22. Kc2 Ra4 23. Kb2 Nc4+ 24. Bxc4 Raxc4 25. Rd1
Ba4 (25... e6 26. Nf5 $1) 26. Nb3 Bc6 27. g3 e6 28. Rd4 $16 {Khenkin,
I-Sutovskij,E/Polanica Zdroj 1999/CBM73}) 15. Ng5 $5 (15. h5 {is harmless:}
Rfc8 16. e5 Nc4 17. Bxc4 Rxc4 $1 18. hxg6 hxg6 19. Ng5 Rac8 $1 20. Nxe6 Rxc3
21. Qg5 Rc1+ $11 {1/2-1/2 Dautov,R-Svidler,P/Istanbul TUR 2000/The Week in
Chess 314 (30)}) 15... Bxa2 {Creating a passed pawn for future counterplay.
Other moves were hardly satisfactory:} (15... Rfc8 16. Nxe6 $1 ({but not} 16.
e5 Nc4 17. Bxc4 Bxc4 18. h5 h6 19. Nf3 g5 20. Nd2 Bxa2 21. O-O b6 22. f4 gxf4
23. Rxf4 Be6 24. Rf3 Kh8 25. Rg3 a5 26. Ne4 a4 27. Nf6 exf6 {1/2-1/2 Kachiani,
K-Qin Kanying/New Delhi IND 2000/The Week in Chess 317 (27)}) 16... Bxc3+ (
16... fxe6 17. e5) (16... Rxc3 17. Qg5) 17. Ke2 fxe6 18. h5 {is quite
dangerous for Black}) (15... Nc4 {can be met by} 16. Qg3 $16) 16. h5 Rfc8 (
16... h6 17. Nf3 Rac8 18. e5) 17. e5 h6 (17... Nc4 18. Bxc4 Bxc4 19. hxg6 hxg6
20. Rh4 $1 $18 {[%cal Ye3h3,Yh4h8]}) 18. Ne4 {White is now threatening 19.hxg6
fxg6 20.Rxh6! with a decisive attack. However,} (18. Nf3 $1 {was more accurate,
with the same idea.}) 18... g5 ({Black could try} 18... Rc6 19. hxg6 Rxg6 {
but after} 20. f4 {the position of his king remained compromised.}) ({of
course, the same can be said about the position after} 18... gxh5) ({Black
could, however, play} 18... Nc4 $5 19. Bxc4 Rxc4 {and, as the e4 knight is
hanging, White can't continue} 20. hxg6 fxg6 21. Rxh6 Bxh6 22. Qxh6) 19. Nxg5
$1 {This works now as the white bishop is alive and takes part in the attack!}
Nc4 $1 (19... hxg5 20. h6 Bf8 (20... Bh8 21. Qxg5+ Kf8 22. h7 Ke8 (22... f6 23.
exf6 {[%csl Ra5]}) 23. Rh3 e6 (23... Nc6 24. Rd3 e6 25. Qf6 $3) 24. Rf3) 21.
Bd3 {[%cal Re3e4,Re3g5,Rg5f5]} Bc4 (21... Rc6 22. Qe4 Rg6 23. h7+ Kh8 24. Qa4)
22. Bf5 $1 Kh8 (22... Rc6 23. Qxg5+ Kh8 24. Rh4 $18 {[%cal Rh4g4]}) 23. Qxg5 $1
(23. Bxc8 $143 Rxc8) 23... Rc5 24. f4 Rb5 25. Rh4 Rb2 26. Rg4 Re2+ 27. Kf1
Rxe5+ 28. Kg1 f6 29. Qg6 Rxf5 30. Qxf5 $18 {[%cal Yf5g6,Yh6h7]}) 20. Bxc4 Bxc4
{Black prepares to advance his passed pawn.} (20... Rxc4 $143 21. Nf3 $16) 21.
Ne4 a5 $1 (21... Bxe5 $2 {is not good now as after} 22. Qxh6 Bg7 23. Qg5 Kf8
24. Rh3 {White's attack is decisive.}) 22. f4 $2 {The wrong pawn! Now Black's
counterplay comes first.} (22. Rh3 $6 a4 23. Rg3 Kh8) (22. g4 $1 {was correct.
After} a4 (22... Bxe5 23. g5) 23. g5 a3 24. gxh6 a2 25. Kd2 Rd8+ 26. Kc2 a1=Q
27. Rxa1 Rxa1 28. Nd6 $1 Ra2+ 29. Kc1 Ra1+ (29... Bxh6 30. Qxh6 Rxf2 31. Nxc4)
30. Kb2 Ra2+ 31. Kc1 $1 {the game ends in a draw.} (31. Kb1 $2 Bxh6 32. Qxh6
Rxf2)) 22... a4 23. f5 a3 24. Kf2 a2 25. f6 (25. Ra1 Ra5 (25... Bxe5 $6 26.
Qxh6) 26. f6 exf6 27. exf6 Rf5+ 28. Kg1 Bxf6 $17) 25... exf6 (25... a1=Q $4 26.
Rxa1 Rxa1 27. Qg3) 26. Nxf6+ Kh8 27. Ra1 Ra5 $1 28. g4 Rb5 29. Qe4 Bxf6 30.
exf6 Be6 31. Qe3 Rg5 $17 {Black's king is now safe and his passed pawn is
extremely formidable. However, the game is not over yet!} 32. Qd2 Ra8 33. Kf1
Bd5 34. Kf2 Ra4 35. c4 {A desperate attempt.} Rxc4 $4 {Wow! Why give up this
pawn?! Probably both ladies were under severe time pressure.} (35... Bxc4 $19)
36. Rxa2 Rcxg4 37. Ra8+ Kh7 38. Qd3+ Be4 39. Qd6 $6 {Again giving Black
winning chances but time-trouble play has its own rules.} (39. Qc4 Bd5 ({or} 
39... Rf5+ 40. Ke1 Rg1+ 41. Kd2 Bd5 42. Rh8+ Kxh8 43. Qc8+ Rg8 44. Qxf5 Rg5 $11
) 40. Qd3+ {leads to a draw.}) 39... Rg2+ (39... Rxh5 $142 $1 {Of course, this
move can hardly be made under time pressure!} 40. Qb8 (40. Qf8 Rh2+) 40... Bd5
41. Qh8+ Kg6 {The king safely escapes checks.} 42. Rg8+ Kf5 43. Qh7+ Kf4 44.
Rxg4+ Kxg4 $17) 40. Ke3 Bc6 $4 {Oh, my God! The 40th move!} (40... Bd5 $1 41.
Qd8 Rxh5 42. Qh8+ Kg6 43. Rg8+ Kf5 44. Rxg2 Bxg2 $17) 41. Qd3+ 1-0

[Event "Dos Hermanas-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2001.04.26"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2001.04.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik. Cifuentes} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6.
bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8. Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. Rc1 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2
O-O 13. d5 Rd8 14. Ke1 Na5 15. Bg5 Bd7 16. Bd3 Rdc8 (16... f5 $5 {Cifuentes}
17. Rc5 (17. e5 {Cifuentes} Be8 $1 18. d6 Rdc8 19. Ke2 exd6 20. exd6 Bf8 21.
Bf4 Rd8 22. Rhd1 Bxd6 23. Bxd6 Rxd6 24. Rc5 Re6+ 25. Kf1 b6 26. Rc7 Rd6 27. Ne5
Bb5 28. Ke2 Rad8 29. Rxa7 Rd4 $1 $17 {Mateo,J-Lorente,F/corr. 1992}) 17... Rdc8
$1 18. Bxe7 fxe4 19. Bxe4 Rxc5 20. Bxc5 Re8 21. Ng5 Bh6 22. Ne6 Bxe6 23. dxe6
Rxe6 24. f3 b6 25. Bb4 Nc6 26. Bc3 Bg7 $11) 17. Ke2 e6 18. Be3 {[%mdl 4]} exd5
(18... a6 $6 {Cifuentes} 19. Bb6 $1 exd5 20. exd5 Re8+ 21. Kd2 Bh6+ 22. Be3
Bxe3+ 23. fxe3 Bb5 24. e4 Rad8 25. Nd4 $16 {1-0 Nenashev,A-Schaefer,M/Bad
Woerishofen GER 2001 (50)}) 19. exd5 Rd8 (19... b5 $5 {(Cifuentes) Kramnik,V})
20. Rc5 {'!' Cifuentes. '!' Ftacnik.} b6 21. Rc7 {Ftacnik: 'This position
could easily become very popular, black has to use great phantasy to equalize
the game.'} Bg4 (21... Bc8 {Cifuentes} 22. Ng5 $1 Bg4+ 23. f3 Bd7 24. d6 h6 25.
Ne4 f5 26. Nc3 Be6 27. Rd1 $1 Rxd6 28. Nb5 Rd7 29. Bxf5 Bxf5 30. Rdxd7 Bxd7 31.
Rxd7 Nc4 32. Bd4 Re8+ 33. Kf2 Bxd4+ 34. Nxd4 a6 35. g4 Rf8 36. Ra7 a5 37. Ne6
Rf6 38. Rg7+ Kh8 39. Re7 Ne5 40. Re8+ Kh7 41. Ng5+ hxg5 42. Rxe5 Rf4 43. Rxg5
$16 {Tregubov-Ftacnik,Neckar open 2001}) 22. h3 Bxf3+ 23. gxf3 $1 {This
paradoxal move is even stronger than} (23. Kxf3 {- see Illescas-Krasenkow in
this issue.}) 23... Be5 (23... f5 {runs into} 24. Bxf5 $1 {which is the main
idea behind 23.gxf3.}) (23... Kf8 {(relatively best) could not change the
assessment, e.g.} 24. Bg5 $1 {to shut up the g7 bishop} f6 (24... Rxd5 25. Be4
Re5 (25... Re8 26. Be7+) 26. Rd1 Kg8 27. Rdd7 Rf8 28. Be3 {followed by} Z0 29.
Bd5) 25. Be3 Rd6 (25... f5 {is still impossible:} 26. Bxf5 $1 gxf5 27. Rg1) 26.
Bf5 $3 Re8 (26... gxf5 $2 27. Rg1) 27. Be6 $16) 24. Rc2 f5 {'?!' Cifuentes.
Cifuentes: 'x Kg8'} (24... Rd7 $142 {Cifuentes} 25. f4 (25. Rhc1 {Cifuentes}
Rad8 26. f4 Bg7 27. Be4 Nb7 $13) 25... Bg7 26. f5 $1 Rad8 27. fxg6 hxg6 28. Be4
Re8 29. Bg2 b5 $1 30. Kd3 Nc4 31. Bd4 Ne5+ $11) 25. f4 Bf6 26. Rd1 {The d5
pawn is now safely protected.} Rd6 $2 {A blunder in a difficult position.} (
26... Rac8 27. Rxc8 Rxc8 28. d6 $16) (26... Nb7 27. Rc7 Nd6 28. Ba6 $16) 27.
Ba6 $1 {'+/=!' Cifuentes. deja vu - see Illescas-Krasenkow.} Kg7 (27... Rad8
28. Bc8 $1 {and the bishop transfer to e6 decides the game.}) 28. Rc7+ Kh6 29.
Bc1 {This leads to material gains as Black can't allow the d5 pawn to move
forward.} Re8+ 30. Kf3 Re7 31. Rxe7 Bxe7 32. Ba3 Rxd5 33. Rxd5 Bxa3 34. Rd7 $18
{_|_} Nc6 35. Bb5 Ne7 36. Rxa7 Bc5 37. a4 Kg7 38. Rc7 {[%cal Rc7c5]} Bd6 39.
Rd7 Bc5 40. Ke2 Kh6 41. Kd3 $1 Ng8 42. Rf7 Bxf2 43. Bc4 Bg1 44. Ke2 {Zugzwang!}
(44. Ke2 Bc5 (44... Bh2 45. Kf3 Bg1 46. Be6 Bc5 47. a5 $18) 45. a5 $1 bxa5 46.
Rc7 Bd6 47. Rd7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0506"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2005.12.11"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Braun, Arik"]
[Black "Holzke, Frank"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2479"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2005.10.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Eppingen"]
[BlackTeam "Wattenscheid"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Rb3 Qc7 13. Qd2 e6 14. f4 Bg7 {
A simple move, apparently good enough to equalize.} (14... c4 {, sacrificing
this pawn, is the main theoretical line - see, e.g., CBM74, annotations to S.
Ivanov-Greenfeld.}) 15. c4 exd5 16. exd5 (16. cxd5 c4 {looks risky but after
the text move Black simply gets an excellent position.}) 16... Bf5 $1 $146 {
[%mdl 8] The simplest way to develop. In the following game White outplayed
his opponent although it had little to do with the opening:} (16... Re8 17. O-O
b6 18. Bb2 Bxb2 19. Qxb2 Bd7 20. Rg3 Qd6 21. Bd3 f5 22. h4 Kf7 23. h5 Qf6 24.
Qxf6+ Kxf6 25. Kf2 a6 26. Rh1 Re7 27. Rg5 Kg7 28. hxg6 hxg6 29. g4 Rf7 30. Rb1
b5 31. Rg1 fxg4 32. Rxg6+ Kf8 33. Rh1 Rxf4+ 34. Kg2 Re8 35. Rh7 Rf7 36. Rh8+
Ke7 37. Rxe8+ Bxe8 38. Rxa6 bxc4 39. d6+ Kf8 40. Bxc4 Rf4 41. Ra8 Kg7 42. Rxe8
{1-0 Vitiugov,N-Umanskaya,I/St Petersburg 2002/EXT 2003}) 17. O-O Bd4+ 18. Kh1
b6 19. Bd3 Qd7 20. Bb2 Bxb2 21. Qxb2 Rae8 $15 {[%cal Ge8e1]} 22. Qf6 $6 {
Instead of this desperate "attack", White should have firmly defended:} (22.
Qc2 Bxd3 23. Qxd3 f5 24. Rb2 {[%cal Yb2e2]}) 22... Bxd3 23. Rxd3 Qa4 24. h4 $2
{The c4 pawn was doomed anyway but White could have given it up in a more
appropriate way:} (24. Rc3 Re4 $1 (24... Qxa2 $143) 25. a3 Rxc4 26. Rcf3 $132)
24... Qxc4 {White now doesn't get any counterplay and Black consequently
brings home his material advantage.} 25. Rff3 Qc1+ 26. Kh2 Re1 27. Kg3 Re2 28.
Kh2 c4 29. Rc3 Qd2 30. Qg5 b5 31. h5 Qd4 32. Ra3 Re1 33. Kg3 Rh1 34. hxg6 hxg6
35. d6 Qxd6 36. Qxb5 Qe7 37. Qg5 Qe1+ 38. Rf2 Rf1 39. Qc5 Re8 40. f5 Re2 41.
Qc8+ Kh7 42. Kg4 Re4+ 43. Kg5 Qc1+ 44. Kf6 Qa1+ 0-1

[Event "CUB-ch"]
[Site "Las Tunas"]
[Date "2001.04.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Vera Gonzalez Quevedo, Reynaldo"]
[Black "Herrera, Irisberto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2534"]
[BlackElo "2432"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2001.04.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "16"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4
a5 15. Rxb7 g5 16. Bg3 a4 17. Rc7 {This variant was discussed in CBM74 and 76.
The present game illustrates an incorrect play of Black.} a3 (17... Qb2 18. Bc4
a3 19. Bd5 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Ra6 21. Rb7 Qxd4 22. Qxd4 Bxd4 23. Bxb8 a2 24. Bxa2
Rxa2 {1/2-1/2 Horvath,C-Groszpeter,A/Gyula 2000/CBM 76 (24)}) 18. h3 Bh5 19.
Bc4 Qb2 20. Bd5 Ra5 $2 (20... Bxf3 {,like in the previous annotation, leads to
a draw.}) (20... Ra6 {was also risky but in any case better than the text move.
}) 21. Rb7 Rb5 {Black can't take on d4 now.} 22. Rxe7 Rc8 {With the rook on b6,
an immediate 22...Nc6 would be possible.} 23. Ra7 Nc6 24. Bxc6 Rxc6 25. Ra8+
Kh7 26. d5 {[%csl Gd5] This pawn turns out to be more dangerous than Black's
a-pawn.} Rcb6 $2 (26... Rc3 27. Nxg5+ ({or} 27. d6 Bxf3 28. gxf3 Rb8) 27... Kg6
28. Nf3 Bxf3 29. gxf3 Rbb3 {was possible, with a lot of complications still to
follow.}) 27. Nxg5+ $1 Kg6 28. Nf3 {[%cal Rf3h4]} Kh7 29. d6 {Black can't stop
this pawn.} Rb8 30. Rxb8 Rxb8 31. d7 Rd8 (31... Rg8 32. e5 Rd8 33. Ng5+ hxg5
34. Qxh5+ Kg8 35. e6 fxe6 (35... Qf6 36. Bc7) 36. Qe8+ $18) 32. Bc7 Rxd7 33.
Qxd7 a2 (33... Bxf3 34. gxf3 a2 35. Qxf7 $18) 34. Be5 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0506"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2006.01.29"]
[Round "9.3"]
[White "Brynell, Stellan"]
[Black "Braun, Arik"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2496"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "146"]
[EventDate "2005.10.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Neukoelln"]
[BlackTeam "Eppingen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 O-O 9. Nf3 Qa5 10. Rb1 Nc6 11. Rb5 cxd4 12. Rxa5 dxe3 13. Qxe3 Nxa5 14. h4
{This line was examined in several CBM issues: 73,82,92.} Be6 15. h5 (15. Ng5 {
is more popular.}) 15... Rfc8 16. e5 Nc4 17. Bxc4 Rxc4 18. hxg6 hxg6 19. Ng5
Bd5 $146 (19... Rac8 {led to a draw in the following stem game:} 20. Nxe6 Rxc3
21. Qg5 Rc1+ 22. Kd2 Rxh1 23. Nxg7 Rd8+ 24. Ke2 Kxg7 25. Qxe7 Rdd1 26. f4 $1
Rhf1 27. g3 $11 {1/2-1/2 Dautov,R-Svidler,P/Istanbul (ol) 2000/Inf 80/[Dautov,
R] (29)}) 20. Rh7 Rg4 $1 21. g3 Bxa2 22. Rh2 (22. f3 Rxg3 23. Rh2 Bd5 24. Kf2
Rxg5 25. Qxg5 Kf8 {doesn't change much}) 22... Bd5 23. f4 Rxg5 $5 {[%mdl 512]
An interesting exchange sacrifice. Black gets two strong bishops and a passed
pawn for the queen (I would call it the Korchnoi compensation, after the
famous Filip-Korchnoi game, contrary to the so-called Lasker compensation, i.e.
R+B(N)+P. Korchnoi had, in fact, another extra pawn but it doesn't matter too
much).} 24. fxg5 a5 25. Qc5 Be6 26. Qxe7 $2 {A strange move, after which
Black's dark-squared bishop runs riot.} (26. Qb5 a4 27. Qxb7 Rc8 {[%csl Rc3,
Re5]}) (26. Re2 $5 a4 27. Qxe7 a3 28. Qxb7 Rc8 {[%cal Oc8c3,Ce2a2,Ca2a3,Ya3a2]
and Black should not lose.}) 26... Bxe5 27. Re2 Bxc3+ 28. Kf2 Bd4+ 29. Ke1 Bd5
(29... Bc3+ {is quite possible but Black doesn't want a draw!}) 30. Qd6 Bc3+
31. Kf2 Bc4 32. Re4 (32. Re3 $142 Bb4 33. Qb6) 32... b5 33. Qc6 Rd8 34. Rxc4 (
34. Re8+ $6 Rxe8 35. Qxe8+ Kh7 {followed by Bc3-b4, a5-a4-a3-a2 etc.}) 34...
bxc4 35. Qxc4 Bb4 {In such positions R+B+P are stronger than Q. It is very
difficult even for the strongest piece both to control Black's passed pawn and
protect the terrible weakness on g5. Of course, draw is still reachable but
how to achieve it? I would suggest the following plan: g3-g4 (to deprive the
black rook of the strong f5 square) and K-h4 (at the same time preventing ...
a5-a4). Then it would be difficult for Black to attack the g5 pawn as his rook
would have no safe square on the fifth rank. Of course, White should be very
careful not to get mated!} 36. Kf3 {The Swedish GM starts playing without plan
and gradually loses.} Rb8 37. Qc6 Rd8 38. Ke4 Rd6 39. Qe8+ Kg7 40. Qe5+ Kh7 41.
Qb5 Re6+ 42. Kf3 Kg7 43. Qd5 Re8 44. Qd7 Kf8 45. Qd4 Kg8 46. Qd5 Rb8 47. Qc6
Rd8 48. Ke4 $6 Rd1 49. Qe8+ Bf8 50. Qa4 Re1+ 51. Kf3 Re5 {The black rook is
now safe and formidable.} 52. Kg4 Rd5 $2 {Missing an excellent tactical trick:}
(52... Bh6 $3 53. gxh6 $140 $2 Re4+ $1 $19) 53. Qe4 (53. Kh4 $1 {was still
possible. Black can't win the g5 pawn:} Re5 54. g4 Be7 55. Qe8+ Kg7 56. Kg3 {
etc.}) 53... Rf5 54. Qc6 Kg7 55. Qd7 Bc5 56. Qe8 Bd4 57. Qc6 Bc5 58. Qe8 Ba3
59. Qe3 Bf8 60. Qe8 $2 ({It was the last chance for} 60. Kh4 $1 Kg8 61. Qa7 Rc5
62. g4 {and White should survive.}) 60... Rc5 61. Kh4 {Too late as Black now
pushes his a-pawn.} Rc4+ 62. g4 a4 63. Qe1 Kg8 64. Qe2 Rb4 65. Qd3 a3 66. Qb3
Be7 67. Qe3 Bf8 68. Qb3 Re4 69. Qc2 Re6 70. Kg3 Re5 71. Kh4 Re1 72. Qd2 ({Or} 
72. Kg3 Ra1 73. Kg2 Bg7 (73... a2 $4 74. Qb2 Bg7 75. Qb8+ Kh7 76. Qh2+ $11) 74.
Qb3 Be5 $1 $19 {Black avoids the perpetual and the further advance of his
a-pawn is inevitable.}) 72... Ra1 73. Qd8 Rh1+ 0-1

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 10th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2012.01.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Laznicka, Viktor"]
[Black "Kulaots, Kaido"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2012.01.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Nf3 Qa5 9. Nd2 Nd7 {About this line - see Lima - Svidler in CBM 145.} 10. Qc2
$146 {[%mdl 8] A logical and simple move.} (10. Rc1 $6 Qxa2 11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O
Qa5 13. d5 b5 14. c4 b4 15. f4 Qc7 16. e5 a5 17. Ne4 a4 18. Ra1 a3 $15 {
1/2 Lima,D (2493)-Svidler,P (2739)/Khanty-Mansiysk 2011/CBM 145/[Krasenkow] 
(41)}) (10. Nb3 Qc7 (10... Qxc3+ 11. Bd2 Qb2 12. Bc1 Qc3+ $11) 11. Be2 O-O 12.
O-O b6 13. Qc1 Bb7 14. f3 Rfe8 15. Rd1 Rac8 $11 {0-1 Jepson,C (2405)-Nielsen,P
(2681)/Helsingor 2011/CBM 143 Extra (64)}) 10... O-O 11. Be2 Nf6 12. O-O Ng4
13. Bf4 cxd4 14. cxd4 e5 15. Nc4 Qc7 16. Bg3 b5 17. h3 $1 Nxf2 $2 {The
preceding sequence was more or less forced but this move, opening the f-file
for White's rook and leaving his d-pawn alive, is a mistake.} (17... Nh6 {
is crucial. The position after} 18. Ne3 Qxc2 19. Nxc2 exd4 20. Bxb5 $1 (20.
Rad1 a6 21. Nxd4 Rd8 $11 22. e5 $140 Nf5) 20... d3 21. Bxd3 Bxa1 22. Rxa1 $44 {
is playable for both sides.}) 18. Rxf2 bxc4 19. Bxc4 Bb7 20. Qd3 (20. Rc1 $142
Rac8 21. Qb3 $1 Kh8 22. Rfc2 $16) 20... Kh8 (20... Rac8 21. Rc1 Qb6 $1 22. d5
Ba6 23. Rcc2 Rxc4 24. Rxc4 Bh6 $1 25. Kh2 Be3 26. Rf1 Bd4 $14) 21. Rc1 Rac8 22.
d5 {[%csl Rb7,Gd5,Rg7]} f5 23. Rfc2 Qd6 24. Bb3 Rxc2 25. Qxc2 Rc8 $4 {[%mdl
8192] A blunder immediately losing the game.} (25... Rf7 26. Qc5 $16) 26. Qxc8+
Bxc8 27. Rxc8+ Bf8 28. Rxf8+ $1 (28. Rxf8+ Qxf8 29. Bxe5+ Kg8 30. d6+) 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch 54th"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2001.05.03"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Iljushin, Alexei"]
[Black "Baikov, Vladimir A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2536"]
[BlackElo "2431"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2001.04.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 Qa5 9. Nf3 O-O 10. Rb1 a6 {This move is considered less accurate than} (
10... b6 {or}) (10... Nc6) 11. Rc1 e6 12. Bh6 {The merits of this bishop
exchange were clearly demonstated in the 15th game of the Karpov-Kasparov
match in 1990.} Nc6 13. h4 cxd4 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. cxd4 Qxd2+ 16. Kxd2 {[%mdl
4096] In this endgame: White has a strong pawn centre, which can be supported
by his king from the perfect e3 square; Black's kingside is weakened; he has
certain problems developing his queenside. All that guarantees White a clear
advantage.} h6 {to play ...g6-g5 after h4-h5} 17. Bd3 Rd8 18. Ke3 {[%csl Ge3]}
Bd7 19. Rb1 Na5 (19... b5 {weakens Black's position even further.}) 20. Rhc1
Rac8 21. Ne5 Be8 22. f4 h5 {Black radically prevents h4-h5 but now the whole
complex of dark squares (e5,f6,g5) is very weak.} 23. Nf3 Kf8 24. g3 {"Don't
hurry" is the main motto of such endgames, when your opponent is deprived of
any counterplay.} Ke7 25. Nd2 Bd7 26. e5 {Making use of the awkward position
of the black pieces, White prepares the invasion of his knight.} Rxc1 ({After} 
26... Bc6 {the a5 knight gets into trouble:} 27. Rc5 (27. Rc3 $5 {is possible,
too.}) 27... Rd5 (27... b5 28. a4 Nb7 29. Rc2 {and Black loses a pawn}) 28. Rc3
Rcd8 ({29.Ne4 was threatened and} 28... Rdd8 {didn't help in view of} 29. Ra3)
29. Rb4 Bb5 30. Bxb5 Rxb5 (30... axb5 31. Rc5) 31. Rxb5 axb5 32. Rc5 Rd5 33.
Ne4 $16) 27. Rxc1 Rc8 $6 {After this rook exchange White, thanks to his space
advantage, obtains good winning chances.} (27... Bc6 {now deserved serious
attention although White maintained initiative after} 28. Rc5 b5 (28... b6 29.
Rc3) (28... Rd5 29. Rc3) 29. Ne4 Bxe4 30. Kxe4) 28. Rxc8 Bxc8 29. Be4 $1 {
Without the rooks, the knight invasion to d6 or f6 is not very profitable.
White decides on another plan: d4-d5 and then the king invasion.} b5 (29... Bd7
30. d5 exd5 31. Bxd5 Bc6 32. Kd4 Bxd5 33. Kxd5 Nc6 34. Kc5 $16) 30. d5 exd5 31.
Bxd5 Be6 32. Kd4 Kd7 33. Bxe6+ fxe6 ({Or} 33... Kxe6 34. Ne4 $16 {as the pawn
endgame after} Nb7 $2 35. Nc5+ Nxc5 36. Kxc5 Kf5 37. Kd6 $1 {is lost for Black.
}) {After the text move the weakness on g6, quite unexpectedly, becomes the
decisive factor of the position.} 34. Ne4 {[%cal Ye4g5,Yg5h7,Yh7f8,Yf8g6]} Nc6+
35. Kc5 Kc7 (35... Ne7 36. Kb6) 36. Ng5 Nd8 37. Nh7 $1 Nb7+ 38. Kd4 Kd7 39.
Nf8+ Ke7 40. Nxg6+ Kf7 41. f5 exf5 42. Nf4 {[%csl Rh5]} Nd8 43. Kd5 b4 44. Kd6
Ke8 45. Nxh5 Nb7+ 46. Kd5 a5 47. Ng7+ Kf7 48. Nxf5 a4 49. e6+ Ke8 50. Nd4 Na5
51. h5 {An endgame, excellently played by the young Russian star.} 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch 54th"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2001.05.02"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Pushkov, Nikolai"]
[Black "Shipov, Sergei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2561"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2001.04.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
h3 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. Be3 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qa5+ 12. Bd2 Qa3 13. d5 Ne5 14. Nxe5
Bxe5 15. Rb1 Qxa2 {This line is discussed in detail in CBM82.} 16. O-O b6 $1
$146 {[%mdl 8] This simple move, keeping the pawn and preparing ...Ba6, proves
to be quite appropriate.} (16... Bd7 17. Rxb7 Ba4 18. Qe1 Rfb8 19. Rxb8+ Rxb8
20. Be3 Bc2 21. Qd2 a5 22. f4 Bd6 23. e5 Bb4 24. Qd4 Be4 25. Qxe4 Qxe2 26. Rf2
Qb5 27. f5 Bc3 28. e6 Qb1+ 29. Qxb1 Rxb1+ 30. Kh2 Be5+ {1/2-1/2 Lazarev,
V-Dvoirys,S/Geneva SUI 2001/CBM82}) 17. Bh6 (17. Bb4 {was probably better as
it is not easy for Black to comfortably defend the e7 pawn.}) 17... Rd8 18. f4
Bh8 19. Rf2 Qa3 20. Bf3 Bb7 21. Kh1 e6 {Destroying White's pawn centre, after
which he has no compensation for the pawn.} 22. Rd2 exd5 23. exd5 Qd6 24. Qb3
Rac8 25. Re2 Bg7 26. Bxg7 Kxg7 27. Qa4 {White tries to capture both black
pawns on the queenside for his d- and f- pawns.} Qf6 28. Qxa7 (28. Re5 a6)
28... Bxd5 29. Bxd5 Rxd5 30. Rf2 $2 {White couldn't bring himself to take on
b6 but there was nothing to fear:} (30. Qxb6 Rc1+ 31. Kh2 Qxf4+ 32. g3 Qf3 33.
Qb2+ Rc3 34. Rg1 {with good drawing chances}) (30. f5 $5 {was possible, too.})
30... b5 {Black now keeps his passed pawn and his position is winning in a
long term.} 31. Qb7 Rcc5 32. Rbf1 h5 33. Ra2 Rd4 34. Qb8 Rd8 35. Qa7 Rcd5 36.
Qb7 h4 37. Ra5 Rd1 38. Qf3 Rxf1+ 39. Qxf1 b4 40. Ra6 Qd4 41. f5 Qd1 42. f6+ Kh6
43. Qxd1 Rxd1+ 44. Kh2 g5 45. Rb6 Rb1 46. Rb7 Kg6 47. Rb6 Kf5 0-1

[Event "Astana"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2001.05.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2827"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2001.05.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. Rc1 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 O-O 13. d5 Rd8 14. Ke1
Na5 15. Bg5 Bd7 16. Bd3 Rdc8 17. Ke2 e6 18. Rxc8+ Rxc8 19. Rc1 {For some
reasons Kramnik decided not to play his famous} (19. Be3 {this time. However,
the text move doesn't bring White any advantage. The endgame arising is
approximately equal.}) 19... Rxc1 20. Bxc1 exd5 21. exd5 b5 {Of course, Black
must make use of his main trump, the queenside pawn advantage.} 22. Bf4 ({Or} 
22. Be3 a6 23. Nd2 (23. Bd4 Bxd4 24. Nxd4 Kf8 25. Ke3 Ke7 26. Nf3 f6 27. Kd4
Kd6 28. Nd2 f5 29. f4 Be8 30. Nf1 Bf7 31. Ne3 Bxd5 $1 32. Nxd5 Nc6+ 33. Ke3
Kxd5 34. h4 Kc5 35. h5 Nb4 {0-1 Tatai,S-Ftacnik,L/Dortmund 1981/MCD (35)})
23... f5 $1 {it is useful not to allow the white knight to e4} 24. Bb6 Nb7 25.
Nf3 Be8 26. Ng5 Bf7 27. Nxf7 Kxf7 28. f3 Ke7 29. Bc7 Nc5 30. Bc2 Kd7 31. Bf4 a5
{The advance of Black's queenside pawns compensates White's pair of bishops.}
32. Kd2 a4 33. Kc1 b4 34. Kb1 b3 35. axb3 axb3 36. Bd1 Bd4 37. Be2 b2 38. Bb5+
Ke7 39. h3 Nb7 40. Bc6 Nd6 41. Bd2 Kf6 42. Bb4 Be5 43. f4 Bxf4 44. Kxb2 Ne4 {
1/2-1/2 Likavsky,T-Brendel,O/Ohrid 2001/CBM 84 (62)}) 22... Nc4 (22... Kf8 {
is possible, too:} 23. Bd6+ Ke8 24. Ne5 Nb7 25. Bb8 a6 26. Nxd7 Kxd7 27. f4 Bf8
28. Be5 Nc5 29. Bc2 Be7 30. Ke3 f6 31. Bc3 Kd6 32. f5 g5 33. Kd4 Bd8 34. Be1
Bb6 35. Bg3+ Kd7 36. h3 Ne6+ 37. Ke4 Nc5+ 38. Kd4 Ne6+ 39. Ke4 Nc5+ {1/2-1/2
Caessens,R-Fette,M/Groningen 1988/EXT 97 (39)}) 23. Bxc4 bxc4 24. Be5 Bf8 25.
Nd2 Bb5 26. Ne4 f5 27. Nc3 Bd7 28. Ke3 {[%cal Re3d4] If now the white king
comes to the central d4 square, White will obtain some winning chances.
However...} Bc5+ 29. Bd4 Bb4 30. Be5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 54th"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2001.05.07"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Volkov, Sergey"]
[Black "Timofeev, Artyom"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2558"]
[BlackElo "2522"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2001.04.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 Qa5 9. Rb1 b6 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Be2 Bc6 12. Bd3 Nd7 13. h4 h5 $146 {This
line was discussed in CBM69. Black tries to avoid complications which happened
in the stem game Timman-Shirov but now White obtains a comfortable g5 position
for his knight.} (13... Rd8 14. h5 Ne5 15. dxe5 c4 16. Bd4 cxd3 17. Nf3 Bxe4
18. h6 Bf8 19. Ng5 Bxg2 20. Rh2 $13 {1/2-1/2 Timman,J-Shirov,A/Wijk aan Zee
1999/CBM 69/ (40)}) 14. Nh3 Rd8 15. Ng5 O-O 16. Rc1 cxd4 {Black goes for a
forced line but ends up in an inferior endgame.} (16... Bb7 $5 {deserved
attention, maintaining various possibilities.}) 17. cxd4 Nc5 $6 (17... Qxd2+
18. Kxd2 Nc5 {was certainly better, e.g.} 19. Rc4 (19. dxc5 Bb5) (19. d5 Nxd3
20. Rxc6 Ne5 21. Rc7 e6) 19... Bb5 20. Rxc5 Bxd3 21. Rc7 Bxd4 $1 22. Bxd4 Rxd4
23. Ke3 Rfd8 {and Black is not worse.}) 18. Qxa5 Nxd3+ 19. Kd2 bxa5 20. Rxc6 {
[%mdl 4096] It now turns out that Black can't capture the d4 pawn and White
practically keeps an extra pawn.} Ne5 ({Or} 20... Nb4 21. Rc4 Nxa2 $2 22. Ra1
Nb4 23. Rxa5 {and the knight is trapped.}) 21. Rc3 (21. Rc7 {was possible, too,
for instance:} Ng4 22. d5 e6 23. Bc5 exd5 24. Bxf8 dxe4+ 25. Ke2 Bxf8 26. Nxf7
Rb8 27. Rd1 $18) 21... Ng4 22. Rd3 {White plays too cautiously.} (22. Rc4 {
was quite possible and if} Ne5 {then} 23. Ra4 ({if not} 23. Rc7)) 22... f5 $6 {
This attempt to seize the initiative fails as Black gets a lot of weak points.}
23. Ke2 ({Of course, not} 23. Ne6 $2 f4 $1 24. Bxf4 Nxf2) 23... fxe4 ({After} 
23... f4 24. Bc1 $1 (24. Bd2 $143 Bxd4 $1 25. Bxa5 (25. Ne6 $6 Nxf2 $13) 25...
Bb6 (25... Rd7 26. Rhd1 e5 27. Ne6) (25... Rd6 26. Bb4 Rd7 27. Bxe7) 26. Rxd8
Rxd8 (26... Bxd8 $143 27. Bxd8 Rxd8 28. f3 Ne5 29. Ne6 Rb8 30. Rd1) 27. Bxb6
axb6 28. f3 Ne5 29. Ne6 Ra8 30. Ra1 b5 $5 31. Nxf4 b4 {with good drawing
chances for Black.}) {Black can't just get away with the d4 pawn:} 24... Bxd4 (
24... Rxd4 25. Rxd4 Bxd4 26. Ne6 Nxf2 27. Re1 $18) 25. Ne6 Nxf2 26. Rxd4 Rxd4
27. Kxf2 $18) 24. Nxe4 Rb8 25. Rhd1 Rf5 26. R1d2 Rb1 27. Rc3 Rg1 28. g3 Nxe3 {
Since the famous game Speelman-Short (candidates match, 1991) this exchange,
strengthening White's pawn centre, has been considered unfavourable for Black
but it is very difficult to propose something instead.} 29. fxe3 Bh6 30. Kd3
Re1 31. Re2 Rd1+ 32. Kc2 Ra1 33. Ra3 Kf7 34. Kd3 Rg1 35. Kd2 Rb5 36. Rf2+ Ke8
37. Ke2 Kd7 38. Nc5+ Ke8 39. Kf3 e5 $6 {Perhaps it was better to wait
passively.} 40. Re2 Ke7 41. Rc3 Rb8 42. dxe5 $1 {[%csl Ge5] A correct decision.
White gives up his g3 pawn relying on his passed e-pawn.} Rf8+ 43. Ke4 Rxg3 44.
Nb7 $1 {A key move providing the invasion of the white rook to the 7th rank.}
Rg4+ $2 {This check is a loss of time but after} (44... Rf1 45. Rc7+ Kf8 46.
Kd5 {Black's position remained difficult.}) 45. Kd5 Rf1 46. Rc7+ Kf8 47. Nd6
Rxh4 48. Rxa7 Rg4 (48... Rh3 {was relatively better but didn't help anyway:}
49. Rc2 Kg8 50. Rc8+ Rf8 (50... Bf8 51. Ne4) 51. Rxf8+ Kxf8 (51... Bxf8 52. Ne8
$1 $18) 52. e6 Rxe3 53. Ne4 $1 Ke8 54. Rf7 $1 $18) 49. Rc2 Kg8 50. Rc8+ Rf8 51.
Ne8 (51. Rxf8+ $5 Kxf8 (51... Bxf8 52. Ne8) 52. e6 $18) 51... Bg5 52. e6 h4 53.
e7 Rf5+ 54. Kd6 Kf7 55. Ng7 1-0

[Event "Pinamar Masters 1st"]
[Site "Pinamar"]
[Date "2001.03.15"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hoffman, Alejandro"]
[Black "Ricardi, Pablo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2473"]
[BlackElo "2554"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2001.03.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
h3 {Last year Kramnik played this harmless move against Kasparov (see CBM75)
and it immediately gained popularity!} O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 {About the other options
- see CBM75.} 10. Be3 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qa5+ 12. Bd2 Qa3 {This defense has
recently become popular and looks quite solid.} 13. d5 Ne5 {The other moves
are risky for Black:} (13... Bxa1 14. Qxa1 Nb4 15. O-O f6 16. Rc1 a5 17. Bb5 b6
18. Rc3 (18. d6 $1) 18... Qxa2 19. Qxa2 Nxa2 20. Ra3 Nb4 21. Bxb4 Ba6 22. Bxe7
Bxb5 23. Bxf8 Kxf8 24. Rb3 Bc4 25. Rxb6 a4 26. Rxf6+ Kg8 27. Rc6 Bd3 28. Nd2 a3
29. Rc1 a2 30. Ra1 Ra4 31. f3 Kf7 32. Kf2 Bc2 33. h4 Kf6 $16 34. f4 $2 Bxe4 35.
Nxe4+ Rxe4 36. Rxa2 Rxf4+ 37. Kg3 Rd4 38. Ra5 Ke5 {1/2-1/2 Hoeksema,H-Ernst,S/
Dieren 2000/CBM 77 ext (38)}) (13... Nb4 14. O-O a5 $6 15. Bc1 Qc3 16. Rb1 Nxa2
17. Bb2 Qc7 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Rb3 Kg8 20. Qa1 a4 21. Qxa2 axb3 22. Qxa8 Qc2 23.
Bd1 Qxe4 24. Qa3 $18 Qxd5 25. Bxb3 Qb5 26. Re1 e6 27. Ne5 h5 28. Re3 b6 29. Qe7
{1-0 Kruppa,Y-Polovodin,I/St Petersburg 2000/CBM 76 ext (29)}) 14. O-O (14.
Nxe5 Bxe5 15. O-O (15. Rb1 Bd7 $1 (15... f5 $6 16. O-O a5 17. Bc4 Kg7 18. exf5
Rxf5 19. Be3 b5 20. Bxb5 Qxa2 21. Qc1 h5 22. Be8 (22. Rd1 $18) 22... Bb7 23.
Bxg6 Qxd5 24. Rxb7 Kxg6 25. Qb1 Kf6 26. Rd1 Qe6 27. Rb6 Bd6 28. Bd4+ Kg5 29.
Be3+ Kf6 30. Re1 Qd5 31. Rd1 {1/2-1/2 Henrichs,T-Van de Mortel,J/NED 2000/CBM
75 ext (31)}) (15... Qxa2 16. O-O a5 17. Bg5 Bd7 18. Rxb7 Ba4 19. Qd3 Rab8 20.
Rxb8 Rxb8 21. Qa6 Bc2 22. Bxe7 Bxe4 23. d6 Qe6 24. Bc4 $14 Bd5 $2 (24... Qf5)
25. Qa7 Rb2 26. Bxd5 (26. Qxa5 $18) 26... Qxd5 27. d7 Bb8 28. d8=Q+ (28. Qe3
Qxd7 29. Bf6 $18) 28... Qxd8 29. Bxd8 Bxa7 30. Bxa5 f5 31. g3 Kf7 32. Kg2 Ra2
33. Bc3 g5 34. Be5 Ke6 35. Bc7 Kf6 36. Bd8+ Kg6 37. h4 h6 38. hxg5 hxg5 39. Bc7
Rc2 40. Bd6 Rc6 {1/2-1/2 Friedrichs,K-Zwanzger,J/Bad Homburg 2000/EXT 2001 (40)
}) 16. Rxb7 (16. O-O {-15.0-0}) 16... Ba4 17. Qc1 Qxa2 18. Bc4 Qc2 19. Qxc2
Bxc2 20. O-O (20. Rxe7 Bf6 21. Rc7 Rfc8 22. d6 Rxc7 23. dxc7 Be5 24. Ba5 Bxc7
$1 25. Bxc7 Rc8 $11) 20... Bd6 21. Re1 Rfb8 22. Rxb8+ Rxb8 23. e5 Bb4 24. Bxb4
Rxb4 25. Ba2 Rd4 26. Rc1 Rd1+ 27. Rxd1 Bxd1 28. Kf1 Kf8 29. Ke1 Ba4 30. Kd2 f6
{1/2-1/2 Zimmerman,Y-Gara,T/Budapest HUN 2001/The Week in Chess 333 (41)})
15... Bd7 $5 (15... Bxa1 16. Qxa1 f6 17. Rb1 Qd6 18. Bb4 Qd8 19. Bc4 Kg7 20. e5
a5 21. Ba3 b5 22. Bxb5 Rb8 23. exf6+ exf6 24. Bxf8+ Qxf8 25. a4 {1-0 Bannik,
A-Ilivitzki,G/Kiev 1954/URS-ch (52)}) 16. Rb1 Qxa2 17. Rxb7 Ba4 18. Qe1 Rfb8
19. Rxe7 (19. Rb4 Rxb4 20. Bxb4 Rc8 21. Ba6 Rc7 22. Qb1 Qxb1 23. Rxb1 Bc2 {
1/2-1/2 Onischuk,A-Ftacnik,L/Germany 2000/CBM 74 ext (23)}) (19. Rxb8+ Rxb8 20.
Be3 Bc2 21. Qd2 a5 22. f4 Bd6 23. e5 Bb4 24. Qd4 Be4 25. Qxe4 Qxe2 26. Rf2 Qb5
27. f5 Bc3 28. e6 Qb1+ 29. Qxb1 Rxb1+ 30. Kh2 Be5+ {1/2-1/2 Lazarev,V-Dvoirys,
S/Geneva SUI 2001/The Week in Chess 334 (30)}) 19... Bd6 20. Bg5 h6 21. Bf6 Kf8
22. Qc1 Bxe7 23. Qxh6+ Ke8 24. Bxe7 Kxe7 25. Qh4+ Kf8 26. Qh8+ Ke7 {1/2-1/2
Nikolaidis,I-Khamrakulov,I/Nikea 2000/EXT 2001 (26)}) 14... Bd7 (14... Bxh3 $5
{Not just capturing a pawn but weakening the position of the white king, which
is important for future counterplay.} 15. Nxe5 (15. gxh3 Nxf3+ 16. Bxf3 Bxa1)
15... Bxe5 16. Rb1 Bc8 17. Bb4 Qxa2 18. Bxe7 Re8 19. d6 Qe6 20. f4 Bg7 21. e5
Rxe7 22. dxe7 Qxe7 23. Ba6 Bf8 24. Qf3 Qd8 25. Rfc1 Rb8 26. g3 h5 27. Qe3 h4
28. Bc4 b6 29. Kg2 hxg3 30. Kxg3 Qe7 31. Rb2 Bf5 32. Rd2 Rc8 33. Rd6 Bg7 {
1/2-1/2 Belov,V-Dvoirys,S/Ano Liosia 2001/CBM 79 ext (33)}) (14... Nxf3+ $6 15.
Bxf3 Bxa1 16. Qxa1 $44) 15. Nd4 (15. Nxe5 Bxe5 {leads to a position examined
above.}) 15... Rfc8 16. Qb3 Qxb3 17. axb3 Nd3 18. Bxd3 Bxd4 {The position
after simplifications looks even slightly favourable for Black, thanks to his
active pieces and queenside pawn advantage.} 19. Rac1 e6 20. Rfe1 Rxc1 21. Rxc1
exd5 22. exd5 Rc8 23. Re1 Kg7 24. Kf1 Kf6 25. h4 Bc3 26. Bg5+ Kg7 27. Re7 Re8
28. Rxe8 Bxe8 29. Ke2 Bd7 30. Be3 a6 31. Bb6 Kf6 32. Be4 Bb5+ 33. Ke3 Ke7 34.
d6+ Kxd6 35. Bxb7 $11 Bb4 36. Kd4 Be1 37. Ke3 a5 38. Be4 Bd7 39. Bc2 Kd5 40.
Be4+ Kd6 41. Bc2 Be6 42. Ke2 Bb4 43. f3 Kc6 44. Bf2 f5 45. Be3 Bd6 46. Bd2 Kb5
47. Be1 Bb4 48. Bg3 Kc5 49. Bf2+ Kd5 50. Bb6 Bd7 51. Bd8 Bb5+ 52. Bd3 Bxd3+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Zanic Memorial"]
[Site "Stara Pazova"]
[Date "2001.03.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ostojic, Nikola"]
[Black "Jeremic, Veljko"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2451"]
[BlackElo "2334"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2001.03.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. d4 g6 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 O-O 8.
Be3 c5 9. Qd2 Qa5 10. Rc1 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 Nc6 13. d5 Rd8 14. Ke1
Na5 15. Bg5 Kf8 16. Bd3 f5 {About this line - see CBM73.} 17. Rc7 $146 (17. Ke2
fxe4 (17... b5 $6 18. Rc7 Rd7 19. Rxd7 Bxd7 20. exf5 gxf5 21. Nh4 e6 22. dxe6
Bxe6 23. Nxf5 $16 {1-0 Petran,P-Suranyi,P/Budapest HUN 2001/The Week in Chess
327 (58)}) 18. Bxe4 Bd7 {[%csl Re2]} 19. Rhd1 Ba4 $1 20. Rd2 Bb5+ 21. Ke1 Nc4
22. Rdd1 Nd6 23. Bd3 Rac8 $15 {1/2-1/2 Yermolinsky,A-Kudrin,S/Salt Lake City
1999/CBM 73}) 17... Rd7 18. Rxd7 $6 {This is completely harmless and only
creates problems for White.} (18. Rc2 $5 {deserves serious attention,
improving the position of the rook, e.g.} h6 $1 (18... e6 $6 19. Bb5 Rd6 (19...
Rf7 20. dxe6 Bxe6 21. Bd2 {[%csl Ra5][%cal Rf3g5]}) 20. Be3 (20. Bd2 Rb6) 20...
fxe4 21. Bc5 Ke7 22. Ng5 exd5 23. Rd2 $1 $16) (18... Nc6 19. Bb5 fxe4 20. dxc6
Rd5 21. Bc4 Rf5 22. Rd2 $14 {Yermolinsky,A-Casella,M/Los Angeles 2000}) (18...
Rd8 19. Ke2 fxe4 20. Bxe4 Bd7 (20... Bf5 21. Bxf5 gxf5 22. Rc7 Rxd5 23. Bxe7+
Kg8 24. Rd1 Rxd1 25. Kxd1 $14) 21. Rhc1 $14) 19. Be3 b6 20. exf5 Bb7 21. Nh4 g5
22. Ng6+ Kf7 $11 {A.Yermolinsky}) 18... Bxd7 19. exf5 gxf5 (19... Bxf5 $5 {
was good for equalizing:} 20. Bxf5 gxf5 21. Nh4 Rd8 22. Nxf5 Bc3+ 23. Ke2 Rxd5
$11 {However, Black wants more!}) 20. Nh4 (20. Ke2 e5 $5 $36) 20... e6 21. Bd2
b6 (21... Rc8 $5) 22. dxe6 Bxe6 23. Nxf5 Bf6 {White is a pawn up but the
position of his king in the centre (which can't castle!) is not safe.} 24. Bb4+
$2 {Here White had the last chance to play} (24. Ke2 {entering the rook into
the game.}) 24... Kg8 25. Ke2 $4 {Now this loses a piece but after} (25. Bxa5
bxa5 {,then capturing the a-pawn, Black is clearly better, thanks to his
bishop pair and the strong a5 pawn.}) 25... Nc6 $2 ({Of course,} 25... Bxf5 26.
Bxf5 Nc6 {was correct. After the text move White can still fight.}) 26. Be4 $2
{But not this way! With a rook against two pieces (bishops!) he is helpless.
Meanwhile, after} (26. Nh6+ Kg7 27. Bd2 Nd4+ (27... Re8 28. Kd1 Rd8 29. Kc2)
28. Kd1 Bxa2 (28... Rc8 29. Re1) 29. Be3 {there is no direct win for Black.})
26... Nxb4 27. Nh6+ Kg7 28. Bxa8 Kxh6 29. a3 Nc2 30. Rc1 Bf5 $6 (30... Bc4+ 31.
Kd2 Nxa3) 31. f3 Bb2 $6 {This unexpectedly gives White strong counterplay.} (
31... Bg5 {was better, preventing (at least, temporarily) the advance of
White's pawns:} 32. Rd1 Nxa3 33. g3 Nb5 34. f4 Bf6 {etc.}) 32. Rd1 Bxa3 33. g4
Bg6 34. f4 Bc5 35. Rd7 Nd4+ 36. Kd1 (36. Kd2 $5 a5 37. h4) 36... a5 37. Bd5 $1
{[%cal Yd5g8,Yh2h4,Yf4f5]} ({After} 37. h4 Be8 38. g5+ Kh5 39. Rxh7+ Kg4 {
the white pawns can't move further.}) 37... a4 38. Bg8 a3 (38... Be4 39. g5+
Kh5 40. Bxh7 $132) 39. h4 Nf5 (39... b5 40. f5 Nxf5 41. gxf5 Bxf5 42. Rb7 {
and Black can hardly win.}) 40. gxf5 Bxf5 {[%mdl 4096]} 41. Rc7 $6 {Now White
loses the h4 pawn. Meanwhile, after} (41. Rf7 $1 Bg6 (41... a2 42. Ra7) 42. Rc7
Kh5 $140 43. Bxh7 {Black has no way to improve his position.}) 41... Kh5 $1 42.
Kd2 (42. Bxh7 a2 $19) 42... Kxh4 {Now the passed pawns on different sides,
supported by the bishops, are very strong.} 43. Kc3 h5 44. Bb3 Bb1 45. Be6 Bd6
46. Ra7 b5 47. Kb3 b4 48. Rd7 Bf8 49. Rf7 Bc5 50. Rd7 Kg3 51. Rd1 (51. f5 $5 h4
(51... Kf4 $5 52. Rd1 a2 53. Kb2 h4) 52. f6 h3 53. Rg7+ Kh4 54. Rg8 (54. Rg4+
Kh5 55. Rc4 Bd6) 54... a2 55. Ra8 h2 56. Bd5 Kg5 57. f7 Bg6 58. f8=Q Bxf8 59.
Rxa2 Bd6 {and it is unclear whether Black can win. But the text move is also
good.}) 51... a2 {This doesn't win but after.} (51... Be4 52. Rc1 {White
successfully defends, too.}) 52. Kb2 h4 ({or} 52... Kxf4 53. Bxa2 (53. Rxb1 $2
axb1=Q+ 54. Kxb1 h4 55. Kc2 Kg3 56. Kd2 h3 57. Bd5 Kf2 $19) 53... Bxa2 54. Kxa2
{with a probable draw.}) 53. Bxa2 Bxa2 54. Kxa2 h3 55. Rd3+ $2 {This mistake
complicates White's way to the draw, which was quite easy after} (55. f5 $1 {
e.g.} h2 (55... Be7 56. Kb3 h2 57. f6) 56. f6 Kg2 (56... Bg1 57. f7) 57. Rd2+
$1 Kh3 58. Rd1 $11) 55... Kg4 (55... Kg2 {is insufficient because of} 56. Rd7
$1 (56. Rd2+ $2 Bf2 57. Kb3 h2 58. Rd1 Bc5 59. Rd2+ Kg3 60. Rd3+ Kg4 61. Rd1
Bg1 $19) 56... Bf2 (56... h2 57. Rg7+) 57. Kb3 h2 58. Rh7 $11) 56. Rd8 (56. Rd2
{was also possible although Black had an additional possibility} Be3 $1 (56...
Kxf4 57. Kb3 Kg3 58. Rd3+ Kg2 59. Rd2+ Kf3 (59... Bf2 60. Kxb4 h2 61. Rd1 $11)
60. Kc4 $11) 57. Rc2 $1 (57. Rb2 Kg3 (57... Bc1 $6 58. Rb1 Bd2) 58. Rb3 (58.
Kb3 Bc5 $19 {[%cal Rh3h2]}) 58... Kf3 59. Rb2 Bd4 $1 60. Rd2 (60. Rh2 Kg3 61.
Rh1 h2 $19) 60... Bf2 61. Rd3+ Kg4 $1 62. Rd1 h2 63. Rh1 Kg3 $19) 57... Bxf4 (
57... Kg3 58. Kb3 Bf2 59. Rc7 $1 h2 60. Rh7 Bc5 61. f5 $11) 58. Kb3 Bd6 59. Rd2
Bc5 60. Rc2 Bf8 61. Rf2 $11) 56... Be7 (56... Kxf4 57. Rh8 Kg3 58. Rg8+ Kf3 59.
Rh8 $11) 57. Rg8+ (57. Rd2 $5) 57... Kxf4 58. Kb3 $4 {A terrible blunder after
long defense. The h-pawn now queens.} ({After} 58. Rh8 {it was still a draw:}
Kg4 (58... Kg3 59. Rg8+) 59. Kb3 Bh4 60. Rg8+ Bg5 (60... Kf3 61. Rh8) 61. Rh8
Bd2 62. Rg8+ $11) 58... h2 59. Rh8 Kg3 60. Rg8+ Kh3 0-1

[Event "WchT 6th"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "2005.11.02"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2005.11.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Israel"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Be3 Nc6 14. d5
Na5 15. Bg5 Qa3 16. Re1 {The most dangerous move for Black. White prepares
e4-e5.} Rfd8 $146 {[%mdl 8] Anticipating e4-e5, Black starts pressing the d5
pawn. The other options seen in practice:} (16... b6 $6 17. e5 Rad8 18. d6 exd6
19. Bxd8 Rxd8 20. Ng5 Bf5 21. Rc1 Bh6 22. h4 Bxg5 23. hxg5 d5 24. Bg4 Bxg4 25.
Qxg4 Qe7 26. Rc8 Nb7 27. e6 Rxc8 28. exf7+ Qxf7 29. Qxc8+ Kg7 30. Re6 Nc5 31.
Rc6 Qf8 32. Rc7+ Kg8 33. Qh3 {1-0 Avrukh,B-Ruck,R/Gothenburg SWE 2005/The Week
in Chess 561}) (16... Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Qd6 18. Qe2 Be5 19. g3 (19. Kh1 b6 20. Bg4
Rfe8 21. Qe3 Nc4 22. Qe2 Na5 23. Bd2 Nb7 24. f4 {1/2-1/2 Comas Fabrego,L-Jerez
Perez,A/Sanxenxo 2004/CBM 105}) 19... b6 (19... Rfc8 20. Qa2 b6 21. Bg2 Rc7 22.
f4 Bd4+ 23. Kh1 f6 24. e5 fxe5 25. fxe5 Bxe5 26. Rxe5 Qxe5 27. d6+ Rc4 28. Bf4
Qf5 29. Bxa8 exd6 30. Bh6 {1-0 Lafarga,D-Krueger,H/IECG 2002/Telechess CBM 105}
) 20. Bg4 (20. Bg2 $5 {Lautier}) 20... Nb7 21. Rbd1 (21. f4 $5 $146 Bf6 22.
Bxf6 exf6 23. Bf3 Nc5 24. e5 fxe5 25. fxe5 Qd7 26. Rb4 $5 a5 27. Rf4 a4 28. d6
$36 {1-0 Lautier,J-Shipov,S/Moscow 2001/CBM 86 (47)}) 21... a5 22. Qc2 (22. Be3
a4 23. f4 Bc3 24. e5 Qb4 25. Rb1 Bxe1 26. Rxb4 Bxb4 27. Kg2 Bc5 28. Bd2 a3 29.
Bc3 a2 30. Ba1 Ra3 $132 {1/2-1/2 Mikhalevski,V-Howell,D/Port Erin IOM 2005/The
Week in Chess 569 (84)}) 22... a4 $6 (22... Bg7 $142) 23. f4 Bg7 24. e5 Qb4 25.
Qc7 $1 $16 {1/2-1/2 Lautier,J-Shipov,S/Moscow (m/2) 83/468 2001/Inf 83/
[Lautier,J] (75)}) (16... Bc3 $6 17. Qd3 $1) 17. e5 h6 18. Bf4 $6 (18. Bc1 {
, recommended by GM S.Shipov, is more logical. Black failed to equalize in the
following correspondence game:} Qa2 19. Rb2 Qa1 20. Rb4 Bxf3 21. Bxf3 Nc6 22.
Ra4 Qb1 23. e6 fxe6 24. Be4 Qb5 25. Qg4 exd5 26. Bxg6 Rd6 27. Bxh6 Qb2 $1 28.
Bf4 Rf8 29. Bf5 Qf6 30. Be6+ Rxe6 31. Rxe6 Qf5 32. Qxf5 Rxf5 33. g4 Rf8 34. Bh6
$1 $16 Bxh6 35. Rxh6 a5 36. h4 Rf3 37. Kg2 Rc3 38. h5 d4 39. Rg6+ Kh7 40. Rg5
e5 41. Ra1 b5 42. Rh1 {1-0 Kordts,W-Brueckner,J/IECG 2003/Telechess CBM 105})
18... Bf5 $1 19. Rc1 $6 (19. Ra1 Qc5 20. d6 exd6 21. Rc1 {(also recommended by
S.Shipov) looks too late. Black has a comfortable position; White's
compensation for the pawn is doubtful} ({or} 21. exd6)) (19. Bc1 $5 {was still
possible. Of course, it's not easy to admit that 18.Bf4 has been inaccurate
but it enables White to keep his strong pawn centre:} Qc3 20. Rb5 b6 21. Bb2
Qc7 22. Qa1 $5 a6 $140 23. d6 $1 $36) 19... Qb3 $1 {[%csl Rd5] Exchanging
queens and keeping the extra pawn.} 20. d6 (20. Qxb3 Nxb3 21. Rc3 Na5 $17) (20.
Nd4 $5 Qxd5 (20... Qxd1 21. Rcxd1 Bd7 {is possible, too, but with two central
pawn White keeps some counterplay.}) 21. Nxf5 gxf5 22. Qc2 Qe4 23. Qxe4 fxe4
24. e6 {(S.Shipov)} fxe6 {and Black's material advantage must be enough to win,
despite White's bishop pair.}) 20... exd6 21. exd6 Qxd1 22. Rexd1 Nc6 23. Bb5
Bd7 {With this bishop blocking White's passed pawn he has few counterchances.
Black wins advancing his queenside pawns.} 24. Be3 a5 25. Bb6 Re8 26. Rc4 (26.
Ba4 Re4 $1 27. Bc2 Rb4 28. Bc5 Rc4) 26... Nb8 27. Ba4 Bxa4 28. Rxa4 Nd7 29. Bc7
b6 30. Kf1 f5 31. Rb1 Re4 32. Ra2 Rc4 33. Bxb6 Rb8 34. Nd2 Rxb6 0-1

[Event "United Insurance 5th"]
[Site "Dhaka"]
[Date "2001.03.01"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Prakash, GB."]
[Black "Vakhidov, Tahir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2453"]
[BlackElo "2482"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2001.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "BAN"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[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 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 O-O 8.
Be2 c5 9. h3 b6 10. Be3 Bb7 11. Qd3 cxd4 12. cxd4 Nc6 {About this line - see
Kruppa-Shishkin in this issue.} 13. Rd1 $6 {0-0, Rfd1, Rab1 (or c1) is a
better arrangement for White.} Rc8 14. Qb1 e6 15. O-O Qd6 16. d5 $2 {This
"break" really breaks down... White's position.} (16. Rfe1 $142) 16... exd5 17.
exd5 ({After} 17. Rxd5 Qe7 {, with his centralized rook, White must work hard
to avoid material losses. But now everything is even simpler.}) 17... Ne7 18.
Ng5 Nxd5 {The central pawn is lost; the game is practically over.} 19. Bf3 Qe5
20. Bd2 Nc3 $6 {Was it necessary to go for a position with opposite-coloured
bishops, which always create serious technical difficulties?} (20... Rfd8 21.
Rfe1 Qb2 {looked more precise.}) 21. Bxc3 Rxc3 22. Bxb7 Qxg5 {Black is still
winning but he has a lot of work to do.} 23. Qe4 Rc7 24. Rd5 Qf6 25. Ba6 Rd8
26. Re1 Rxd5 27. Qxd5 Bf8 {Black's plan is to transpose his rook to f5 and his
bishop to c5, tying the white pieces to the f2 pawn.} 28. Qe5 Qd8 29. g3 Rc5
30. Qe4 Qf6 31. a4 Rf5 32. f4 {This seriously weakens White's king but passive
defense like} (32. Re2 Bc5 33. Qc2 {was hardly satisfactory. Black can
continue e.g.} h5) 32... Ra5 33. Bc4 a6 34. Kg2 b5 {At last creating a passed
pawn, which will be White's "second weakness" (the first one is the weak
position of his king).} 35. axb5 axb5 36. Qd5 (36. Qe5 $142 Qc6+ 37. Bd5 Qd7
38. Re2) 36... Ra3 $1 {[%cal Rf6c3]} 37. Bd3 (37. Bxb5 Qc3) (37. Qxb5 Qc3)
37... Qb2+ 38. Kf3 Qd2 39. Re3 Qd1+ 40. Kf2 Rb3 (40... Rc3 $5 {[%cal Rc3c1]})
41. Qe4 {Losing at once but after} (41. Qd4 Qd2+ 42. Kf3 Rc3 {White is
helpless, too.}) 41... Rb2+ 42. Be2 Rxe2+ $1 43. Rxe2 Bc5+ 44. Re3 (44. Kg2
Qg1+ 45. Kf3 Qf1+ 46. Kg4 f5+) 44... Qd2+ 45. Kf3 Qxe3+ 46. Qxe3 Bxe3 47. Kxe3
Kg7 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 21st"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2005.09.20"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2005.09.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Paris NAO"]
[BlackTeam "Warsaw Polonia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Bg7 6. e4 Nxc3 7. Bxc3 O-O 8.
Bc4 {A worthy alternative to} (8. Rc1) 8... Nd7 (8... c5 {is a normal move but
I wanted to avoid theory.}) 9. Ne2 c5 (9... c6 10. O-O Nf6 11. Ng3 a5 12. a4 b6
13. Qe2 h5 14. e5 $6 (14. f4 h4 15. Nh1 h3 16. Ng3 $14) 14... Nd5 15. Qe4 Ba6
16. Bxa6 Rxa6 17. f4 e6 $13 {0-1 Huber,H-Tompa,J/Rieden 1996/EXT 99 (42)}) (
9... e5 $5 10. O-O (10. d5 $1 {is the principled reaction}) 10... exd4 11. Bxd4
Ne5 12. Bb3 Qh4 13. Qc2 Bd7 14. Rfd1 Rad8 $13 {0-1 Markus,R-Laketic,G/Vrnjacka
Banja SCG 2005/The Week in Chess 573 (30)}) 10. d5 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] Of course,
} (10. O-O {is harmless.}) 10... Ne5 11. Bb3 e6 12. O-O c4 $2 {This leads to
unfavorable exchanges.} (12... Qh4 $142 $1 13. f3 Rd8 $13) 13. Bxc4 $1 Nxc4 14.
Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Qd4+ Qf6 16. Qxc4 exd5 17. exd5 Qxb2 18. Nd4 $14 {White has a
strong passed pawn, space and development advantage; so he is better, despite
the fact that Black has a B vs N in an open position.} Rd8 (18... Qb6 $5 {
/\Qf6,Rd8,Bd7}) 19. Rab1 Qd2 (19... Qa3 20. Nb5 Qa6 21. Qc5 $16) 20. Rbd1 Qg5
$6 {An inaccuracy, which enables White to weaken Black's K-side.} (20... Qa5 $1
$14 21. Nb5 $140 Bg4 $5) 21. f4 $1 {It is interesting that White offered a
draw in this favorable position, which would practically guarantee the NAO
team a vicory in this important match. For the same reason Black had to
decline the offer.} Qf6 22. f5 $1 Bxf5 (22... g5 $2 23. Ne6+ $1 fxe6 24. fxe6
$18 {->}) (22... gxf5 23. Rf4 $5 (23. Ne2 $5 {/\Nf4})) 23. Nxf5+ gxf5 24. Qd3
f4 25. Qd2 Rd6 (25... Qb6+ 26. Kh1 Qe3 27. Qb2+ Kg8 28. Qxb7) 26. Rxf4 Qe5 27.
Rdf1 f6 28. Rf5 $16 {[%mdl 32] We have a typical position with two weaknesses
in Black's camp: K-side and White's passed d5-pawn. Despite the small distance
between the weaknesses (which favours the defender), it is very difficult to
stand up to White's pressure. White needn't hurry and starts a lengthy
manoeuvring, trying to provoke Black's "activity", which would lead to further
weaknesses.} Qe7 29. h3 Rad8 30. R1f4 Qc7 31. Kh1 Re8 32. Rf1 b6 33. Qd3 Qe7
34. R1f4 Qe3 35. Qc2 Qc5 36. Qd1 Qc3 37. Kh2 Kh8 38. Rf3 Qb2 (38... Qc7 $142)
39. Qa4 Rg8 40. Rf2 Qc3 41. Qf4 (41. Qxa7 $6 Qg3+ 42. Kg1 (42. Kh1 $2 Rxd5)
42... Qxh3 43. Qe7 Qg3) 41... Rd7 $4 {[%mdl 16384] A terrible move, enabling
White to advance his pawn. In fact, I can hardly understand it myself.} ({
There was nothing wrong in} 41... Qc7 {as} 42. Rxf6 $2 Rxf6 43. Qxc7 Rxf2 $1 {
lead to a forced draw.}) 42. d6 Rg6 (42... Rf8 43. g4 $1 {/\44.g5}) 43. Re2 $6
{White was in an "eternal" time-trouble already. He continues manoeuvring
instead of finishing the game off by} (43. h4 $1 $18 {/\44.h5}) 43... Kg7 44.
Rd5 (44. h4 $1) 44... Qc6 45. Rdd2 (45. Qe4 $5 {/\46.Qe8}) 45... Qc5 46. Re6
Qg5 47. Qf2 (47. Qd4 $5) 47... f5 $5 {An attempt to lift the pressure. At
least Black gets rid of a pair of rooks.} 48. Qd4+ Kf7 49. Rxg6 Qxg6 (49...
hxg6 $143 50. Re2 $1 Qd8 (50... f4 51. Qh8 $18) 51. Qd5+ Kg7 52. Re6 $18 {
/\Qe5,g3,h4-h5}) 50. Qf4 Qe6 $2 (50... Qf6 $1 {was the right continuation. If}
51. Rd5 {then} Ke6 $1 52. Qd2 (52. Qc4 Rxd6) 52... Kf7 53. Qd3 Kg7 {, firmly
defending.}) 51. g4 $1 Ke8 {Desperation.} ({Black underestimated 51.g4, hoping
for} 51... Qe4 {, but alas, the endgame after} 52. Qxf5+ Qxf5 53. gxf5 {
is poor for him, e.g.} Ke8 (53... Kf6 54. Rd5 b5 55. Kg3 b4 56. Kf4 a5 57. Ke4
a4 58. Kd3 $18) 54. Kg3 Rg7+ 55. Kf4 $18 {_|_}) ({Even with an extra tempo
after} 51... b5 52. Qxf5+ (52. gxf5 {is possible, too, but unnecessary}) 52...
Qxf5 53. gxf5 {Black can hardly survive:} Kf6 54. Rd5 b4 55. Kg3 a5 56. Kf4 a4
57. Ke4 b3 58. axb3 a3 (58... axb3 59. Kd3) 59. Rd2 $18) (51... Kg6 {doesn't
work, of course, due to} 52. gxf5+ Qxf5 53. Rg2+ Kf6 54. Qh6+ $18) 52. gxf5 Qf6
53. Qe4+ Kf8 54. Qe6 $18 Qg5 55. Rf2 $4 {[%mdl 8192] An unexpected amnesty.} (
55. Rd4 $1 {was an easy way to the win:} Rg7 56. Rg4 $1 Qd2+ 57. Kg3 Qc3+ 58.
Kh4 $18) 55... Rg7 $1 {A sudden mating threat forces White to give a perpetual.
} 56. Qc8+ Kf7 57. Qe6+ (57. Qb7+ $6 Kf6 58. Qg2 Qxg2+ 59. Rxg2 Rd7 $17 {_|_})
57... Kf8 58. Qc8+ Kf7 59. Qc4+ Kf8 60. Qc8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lasker Memorial op"]
[Site "Barlinek"]
[Date "2001.07.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ulybin, Mikhail"]
[Black "Schmidt, Wlodzimierz"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2583"]
[BlackElo "2438"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2001.07.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8.
Ba4 b5 9. Bb3 b4 {This reply to the bishop check was very popular back at the
beginning of the 90s.} 10. Nf3 {But this is quite a fresh approach. Old lines
like} (10. Ne2) (10. Qf3) (10. cxb4 {and}) (10. Bb2 {are insufficient for any
real advantage although the latter one poses some problems to Black.}) 10...
bxc3 11. O-O O-O (11... Bg4 $2 {didn't work yet because of} 12. Bxf7+ {but
after the game move it becomes a real threat.}) 12. Be3 $146 (12. Bg5 {had
been played before this game, e.g.:} h6 (12... a5 $5 13. Rc1 Nd7 14. Rxc3 c5
15. Rc1 cxd4 16. Bd5 (16. Nxd4 $5 Ne5 17. Qd2) 16... Ba6 17. Re1 (17. Bxa8 $5
Bxf1 18. Bd5 Ba6 19. Nxd4 Ne5 20. Nc6 Nxc6 21. Rxc6 Bb7 22. Rc5 $14) 17... Rb8
18. Nxd4 Ne5 19. Bf4 Rb2 $132 {0-1 Kruppa,Y-Cyborowski,L/Ohrid 2001/CBM 84_01 
(40)}) (12... Bg4 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 h6 (14... Bxd4 $6 15. Rad1) 15. Be3 Na6
16. e5 Nb4 17. Rfc1 Nd5 18. Bxd5 cxd5 19. Rxc3 Qa5 20. Rc2 Rfc8 21. Rac1 Rxc2
22. Rxc2 e6 23. h4 Qb6 (23... h5 $5) 24. h5 g5 25. Kh2 $14 {1-0 Kruppa,
Y-Khachian,M/Cappelle la Grande 1999/EXT 2000 (44). (43)}) 13. Be3 {[%csl Rh6]
[%cal Yd1c1]} Ba6 14. Re1 Nd7 15. Qc1 Kh7 $6 (15... c5 $5) 16. Qxc3 c5 17. Bd5
Rb8 18. Qa3 Qc8 19. Bf4 Rb6 20. Rac1 $16 {1-0 Komarov,D-Sarno,S/Montecatini
Terme 1999/EXT 2000 (27)}) 12... Na6 (12... Ba6 13. Re1 Nd7 {was possible here,
too.}) 13. Rc1 Qa5 14. Qd3 c5 {Black has no problems.} 15. Qxc3 Qxc3 16. Rxc3
Bb7 17. e5 Bxf3 $6 {An oversight.} (17... cxd4 18. Bxd4 Rfd8 {gives Black an
excellent position.}) 18. gxf3 cxd4 19. Bxd4 Rfd8 20. Rc4 $14 {[%csl Ra6] This
is the move Black overlooked. With a pair of bishops and the opponent's knight
off side, White maintains the better prospects in the endgame. However, his
double f-pawns diminish his winning chances.} e6 21. Rfc1 Nc7 {If Black
managed to centralize his knight, he would be OK but...} 22. Ba4 $5 Bh6 ({
The immediate} 22... Nd5 {was possible, too:} 23. Bc6 Rab8 24. Bxa7 Rb2 25. a4
({trying to push the pawn maintaining the pair of bishops; after} 25. Bxd5 exd5
26. Rc8 Rf8 27. Rxf8+ Kxf8 28. Bc5+ Ke8 29. Bd6 d4 {Black shouldn't lose})
25... Bxe5 26. a5 Nf4 27. Rf1 Ra2 (27... Rdd2 $143 28. a6) 28. Bb6 Rdd2 29. Be3
Rd6 {with sufficient counterplay.}) 23. Rb1 Nd5 24. Bc6 Rab8 25. Rxb8 Rxb8 26.
Bxd5 ({Of course,} 26. Bxa7 {is now impossible due to} Rb1+ 27. Kg2 Nf4+) 26...
exd5 27. Ra4 Bf4 28. Ra5 (28. Rxa7 Re8 29. Ra3 Kf8 {and Black recaptures the
e5 pawn}) 28... Rd8 29. a4 a6 30. Kg2 h5 31. h3 Re8 {Black loses patience but
he could simply wait:} (31... Kf8 {Of course, the endgame after} 32. Rxa6 (32.
Bc5+ $6 Ke8 33. Bd6 d4) 32... Re8 33. Rd6 Bxe5 34. Rxd5 Bxd4 35. Rxd4 Re2 (
35... Re1 {should be drawn.})) 32. Rxd5 Re6 {Of course, in this position White
has no real chances to win either.} 33. Kf1 Kh7 34. Ke2 f6 35. Rd6 Rxd6 36.
exd6 Bxd6 37. Bxf6 (37. Kd3 $6 f5 {,followed by ...g6-g5, h5-h4, g5-g4, can be
risky for White.}) 37... Kg8 38. Kd3 Kf7 39. Bc3 Ke6 40. Kc4 Be7 41. Bb4 Bd8
42. Bd2 Be7 43. Bf4 Bf8 44. Bb8 Be7 45. Kd4 Bf8 46. Ba7 Bd6 47. Bc5 Bc7 48. Ke4
Bd8 49. Bd4 Bc7 50. Ba7 Be5 51. Be3 Bf6 52. Bc5 Be5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Montreal 2nd"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "2001.08.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kosyrev, Vladimir"]
[Black "Barbeau, Sylvain"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2554"]
[BlackElo "2365"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "241"]
[EventDate "2001.08.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8.
Ba4 O-O 9. Ne2 c5 10. O-O Nc6 11. Be3 Na5 {We examined this line many times in
previous issues: CBM70, 71, 73, 76.} 12. Rb1 b6 13. Qd3 {This new attempt to
prevent 13...Ba6 is quite harmless.} e6 {Other possibilities seen in practice:}
(13... Be6 14. d5 Bd7 15. Bc2 e5 16. f4 f5 17. Ng3 fxe4 18. Nxe4 Bf5 19. d6 Qd7
20. fxe5 Bxe5 21. Rxf5 $5 Qxf5 22. Qd5+ Kh8 23. Ng3 Qf6 $13 {0-1 Krush,
I-Atakisi,U/Oropesa del Mar 1999/CBM 72 ext (56)}) (13... e5 14. d5 c4 15. Qd2
Qd6 16. f4 f5 17. Bc2 fxe4 18. Bxe4 Nb7 19. Ng3 Bd7 20. f5 $36 {1/2-1/2
Grabliauskas,V-Marcinkiewicz,J/ICCF Email 2000/ICCF tele 5/2001 (41)}) 14. Rfd1
Bb7 15. f3 {A solid prophylactical move.} cxd4 16. cxd4 Rc8 17. Bb5 f5 $5 18.
exf5 (18. Rbc1 Rxc1 19. Rxc1 fxe4 20. fxe4 Qh4 21. Ng3 (21. d5 $6 exd5 22. exd5
Rd8 23. d6 Be5 24. g3 Qg4) 21... Qe7 $11) 18... Rxf5 19. Rbc1 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 e5
{The simplest way to equality.} 21. Ba6 exd4 22. Bxb7 Nxb7 23. Qc4+ Kh8 (23...
Qd5 {is simpler.}) 24. Bxd4 Bxd4+ (24... Nc5 $11) 25. Qxd4+ Qxd4+ 26. Nxd4 {
[%mdl 4096]} Rf7 27. Ne6 h6 28. Kf2 Kh7 (28... Re7 $11) 29. Ke3 $14 {White's
king is now better placed, which gives him a certian advantage.} Nd6 (29... Re7
30. Rc7 {gaining a tempo, with a favourable knight ending.}) 30. Kd4 Nf5+ 31.
Ke4 (31. Ke5 $5 Ne3 32. g3 b5 33. Rc7) 31... Nh4 32. Rc2 g5 33. f4 gxf4 34.
Nxf4 Re7+ 35. Kd5 Nf5 36. Rc3 Ne3+ 37. Kc6 Re4 38. g3 Nf1 39. Rc2 Ra4 $6 {
An innacurate move, after which the black knight gets into trouble.} (39... Kg7
$5) 40. Kd6 (40. Nd5 $5 Rd4 (40... Ra3 $2 41. Rf2 Ne3 42. Rf3 Nc4 43. Rxa3 Nxa3
44. Kb7 $18) (40... Ra5 41. Rf2 Rc5+ 42. Kd6 Rc1 43. Ke7 $1 {and Black is in
trouble due to his ill-fated knight.}) 41. Rf2 Rd1 42. Rf7+ Kg6 43. Rxa7 Nxh2
44. Nf4+ Kg5 45. Kxb6 {although Black should not lose this endgame anyway.})
40... Kg7 $6 {Black underestimates the danger.} (40... Ne3 $142) 41. Nd5 Ra3 $6
(41... Re4 $142 $1) 42. Ke6 $1 {An unexpected attack of the black king.} (42.
Rf2 {was not good as after} Ne3 {White couldn't play} 43. Rf3) 42... h5 (42...
Ne3 $4 {leads to a nice mate:} 43. Rc7+ Kg6 44. Nf4+ Kg5 45. Rg7#) 43. Nf4 $2 (
43. Rf2 $1 {was now correct:} Ne3 44. Rf3 Nc4 45. Rxa3 Nxa3 {and now the white
king must go back to the queenside:} 46. Kd7 Kg6 47. Kc6 Kf5 48. Kb7 {with
good winning chances.}) 43... Kh6 44. Kf6 Ne3 {Uff! The knight is now out of
danger! The rest is clear.} 45. Rd2 Ra5 46. h3 Rf5+ 47. Ke7 Rg5 48. Rd6+ Kh7
49. Kf6 Rxg3 50. Rd7+ Kh6 51. Rd8 Kh7 52. Rd7+ Kh6 53. Rxa7 Ng2 54. Ra8 Kh7 55.
Nxh5 Rxh3 56. Kg5 Rc3 57. Ra7+ Kg8 58. Nf6+ Kf8 59. Nd7+ Ke7 60. Nxb6+ Kd6 61.
a4 Kc6 62. a5 Ne3 63. Nc8 Nd5 64. Kf5 Ra3 65. Ke5 Nb4 66. Kd4 Nc2+ 67. Ke5 Ne3
68. a6 Nd5 69. Rh7 Rxa6 70. Rh6+ Kb5 71. Nd6+ Kb4 {This was by no means
necessary as after} (71... Kc5 72. Ne4+ Kb5 {White couldn't win the knight.
Still, defense with R vs R+N is not very difficult.}) 72. Kxd5 Ra5+ 73. Kd4 Rg5
74. Rh8 Rg4+ 75. Ne4 Rg7 76. Kd5 Rg4 77. Rb8+ Ka3 78. Kd4 Rh4 79. Kd3 Rh3+ 80.
Kc4 Rh4 81. Ra8+ Kb2 82. Kd3 Rh7 83. Kc4 Rh4 84. Rb8+ Kc2 85. Kd4 Rg4 86. Rc8+
Kb3 87. Kd3 Rh4 88. Rb8+ Ka4 89. Kd4 Ka5 90. Kd5 Rh5+ 91. Kc6 Rh6+ 92. Nd6 Ka4
93. Rb1 Ka3 94. Kd5 Rh5+ 95. Ke6 Rh6+ 96. Ke5 Rh5+ 97. Nf5 Ka4 98. Ke4 Rh8 99.
Nd4 Re8+ 100. Kd3 Rd8 101. Rb7 Rc8 102. Ke4 Re8+ 103. Kf5 Rh8 104. Ke5 Re8+
105. Ne6 Ka3 106. Kd5 Rh8 107. Kc4 Rh6 108. Nd4 Rh4 109. Rb3+ Ka2 110. Rg3 Kb2
111. Rg2+ Ka3 112. Rf2 Rg4 113. Rh2 Rf4 114. Kc3 Rg4 115. Rh3 Ka4 116. Kc4 Ka5
117. Rh6 Rf4 118. Kc5 Rg4 119. Kc4 Rf4 120. Rg6 Rh4 121. Kc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rubinstein Memorial 37th"]
[Site "Polanica Zdroj"]
[Date "2000.08.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2689"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2000.08.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Bg5 h6 14. Be3
Nc6 15. d5 Bxf3 ({After} 15... Ne5 {was put into doubt in Khalifman-Leko 
(Linares, 2000 - see CBM75), Black started to look for alternatives. The text
move is the most obvious one.}) 16. gxf3 (16. Bxf3 Ne5 17. Rxb7 a5 $1 {leads
to an almost a forced draw (see Van Wely-Svidler in this issue).}) {The text
move leads to more interesting play but doesn't guarantee White any advantage.}
16... Nd4 17. Bd3 (17. Bxd4 $5 Bxd4 18. Qxd4 Qxe2 19. Kg2 {deserves attention
but after, say,} Qa6 {Black shouldn't lose. Therefore White avoids exchanges
planning to encircle Black's d4 knight.}) 17... Qa3 $5 {A good idea - to
prevent 18.Rb4 and bring the queen back to defense.} (17... b6 $5 18. Rb4 e5 {
deserved attention, too.}) 18. f4 Qd6 19. Rxb7 (19. Bc4 {is not dangerous in
view of} Rfc8 (19... b5 $5 20. Ba2 Qa3) 20. e5 Qd7 21. Qxd4 Qg4+ {with a
perpetual check.}) 19... Rfb8 20. Qb1 {White must let the black knight go.}
Nf3+ 21. Kg2 Nh4+ 22. Kh1 g5 $2 {But this plan is wrong. Black's own king will
be in bigger jeopardy than its white counterpart.} (22... a5 23. Rc1 {would be
favorable for White, too. Black should probably play}) (22... e6 $1 23. Bxa7 (
23. dxe6 fxe6) 23... Rxb7 24. Qxb7 Rd8 {with a satisfactory position} ({but not
} 24... Rxa7 $6 25. Qxa7 Qxf4 26. Qe3)) 23. Rg1 $1 {[%csl Rg8][%cal Rg1g8]}
gxf4 {Black's position is already difficult. If} (23... Nf3 {then} 24. Rg3 gxf4
$140 25. Bc5) 24. Bc5 Qe5 25. Bd4 $6 {This "showy" move seriously complicates
White's task. After the simple} (25. Bxe7 {White easily wins, e.g.} Ng6 (25...
Nf3 26. Bf6 $1 $18) (25... Rxb7 26. Qxb7 Rb8 27. Bf6 $1 $18) 26. d6 Re8 27. Bb5
Rxe7 28. dxe7 Nxe7 29. Bc4 $1 {and Black will not survive long.}) 25... Rxb7 ({
better than} 25... Qxd4 26. Rxb8+ Rxb8 27. Qxb8+ Kh7 28. Qb1) 26. Qxb7 Qxd4 27.
Qxa8+ Kh7 28. Bb1 Qe5 (28... Qxf2 29. e5+ Ng6 {loses due to} 30. d6 $1 exd6 31.
Bxg6+ fxg6 32. Qe4 Kh8 33. exd6 {I didn't take the text move seriously, hoping
to "cope" with it somehow. However, things were more difficult than I expected.
}) 29. Qe8 Nf3 30. Rc1 (30. Rd1 $1 {was more accurate. I was afraid of} Nxh2 (
30... Kg6 {loses to} 31. d6 $1 exd6 32. Rxd6+ $1) {but it is just a
mosquito-bite:} 31. Qxf7 Ng4 32. Kg2 Nf6 33. Rg1 $1 $18) 30... Kg6 $5 {[%cal
Yg6g5,Yg5h4] To liberate his queen, the black king sets off for a journey.
With considerable help of White, the journey perfectly succeeds!} 31. Rc6+ Bf6
32. Qg8+ Kh5 33. Qxf7+ Kh4 34. Qg6 $4 {A bad slip.} (34. Qh7 $1 {was correct.
34...Bg5 is now impossible, and otherwise Black can't create any counterplay:}
Qg5 (34... h5 35. Qf5 $1) 35. Rc1 Kh3 (35... Qh5 36. Qf5 Bg5 37. Kg2 $18) (
35... Nd4 36. Rg1 Qh5 37. Qg6 Qf3+ 38. Qg2) 36. Qf5+ Qxf5 37. exf5 Nxh2 38. Rc4
$1 f3 39. Kg1 {and White should win this endgame.}) 34... Bg5 $1 {[%csl Rh1]
Unexpectedly, the black king is safe and it is the white one in trouble!} 35.
Kg2 {What else?} (35. Qh7 {is now useless because of} h5) (35. Rc1 Qb2 36. Qc6
Qxf2 37. Qc2 {doesn't help due to} Nd2) 35... Nd4 {Amazingly, there is no
final blow in sight:} (35... Qd4 36. Qh7 $1 {[%cal Rc6h6,Yc6c1]} (36. Rc1 $2
Ne5 {[%cal Rf4f3,Re5g6]}) 36... h5 37. Rc1 Ne5 38. Rf1) (35... Ne1+ 36. Kf1 f3
(36... Nf3 $11) 37. Kg1 Qd4 (37... Ng2 38. Qf5) 38. Qh7 h5 39. Rh6 Bxh6 40.
Qxe7+ Kg4 (40... Bg5 $2 41. Qd6 $18) 41. Qe6+ Kg5 42. Qe7+ $11) (35... Nd2 36.
Qf5 $1 (36. Rc1 $2 Qb2 37. Rg1 Qb3 $19) 36... Qxf5 (36... f3+ 37. Kg1 Qb2 38.
e5) 37. exf5 f3+ 38. Kg1 Nxb1 39. Re6 $1 {[%cal Yd5d6,Yf5f6] and White saves
the game by a break d5-d6 or f5-f6} ({but not at once} 39. d6 $6 exd6 40. Rxd6
Kh5 {and the pawn is stopped})) 36. f3 {The simplest defense.} (36. Rc8 $2 {
loses:} f3+ 37. Kh1 Qf4 38. e5 Kh3) (36. Rc4 {was also enough for a draw:} f3+
37. Kh1 Qf4 (37... Qb8 $2 38. e5) 38. e5 Qg4 (38... Kh3 $6 39. Qh5+ Bh4 40.
Bf5+ Qxf5 41. Qxf5+ Nxf5 42. Rf4) 39. Rxd4 Qxd4 40. Qe4+ $11) 36... Qb8 $2 {
In his striving for a win, Black oversteppes the limit of risk.} (36... Nxc6 {
led to a draw:} 37. Qxc6 Bf6 38. Qc2 $11) 37. e5 $1 {Peter said later that he
had taken this idea into account in all positions except... this particular
one! The white queen enters the game defending his king and starting bothering
the black one. Now, if Black takes the rook, White can recapture with the pawn,
creating a strong passed pawn.} Qxe5 (37... Qb2+ 38. Bc2 Qb4 39. Qd3 $18) 38.
Qe4 Nxc6 $2 {Black is completely bewildered. After} (38... Qxe4 39. Bxe4 Nb5 {
it was still difficult for White to win the endgame} (39... e6 $6 40. Rc4 $1))
39. dxc6 {[%csl Gc6,Rh4]} Bf6 40. c7 $1 Qxc7 41. Qe1+ {Black resigned as after}
(41. Qe1+ Kg5 42. h4+ Kh5 43. Qe6 {he is mated.}) 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 18th"]
[Site "Porto Carras"]
[Date "2011.11.11"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2011.11.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hungary"]
[BlackTeam "Bulgaria"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "HUN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BUL"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Rc1 Qa5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. Nf3 Rd8 11. d5 e6 12. Bg5 f6 13. Be3 Nc6 {This line was
examined in annotations to Pashikian-Cornette by GM M.Marin - see CBM 142.} (
13... exd5 14. exd5 Na6 {is more passive, Kramnik,V (2791)-Howell,D (2611)/
London 2010/CBM 140/[Krasenkow] (1-0, 42)}) 14. Bd3 (14. h4 exd5 15. exd5 Bg4 (
15... c4 16. Bxc4 Be6 17. Rd1 Ne7 18. Bb3 (18. dxe6 $142 Rxd2 19. Rxd2 Qxc3 20.
Bb3 $44 {M.Marin}) 18... Nxd5 19. Bd4 Nc7 (19... Qa6 $1 $36 {M.Marin}) 20. O-O
Re8 21. Rfe1 Bxb3 22. axb3 a6 $11 {1-0 Gonzalez Garcia,J (2522)-Abreu Delgado,
A (2479)/Barcelona 2011/CBM 143 Extra (65)}) 16. Be2 Bxf3 (16... Ne7 $6 17. c4
Qc7 (17... Qxd2+ 18. Nxd2 $14 {/+/- M.Marin}) 18. Ng5 $5 Bf5 19. Nh3 Nc8 20. g4
Bd7 21. h5 $40 {1-0 Sundararajan,K (2526)-Konguvel,P (2420)/Chennai 2010/CBM
134 Extra (48)}) (16... Qa4 17. Bxc5 $6 (17. Qc2 $14) (17. h5 $5 {M.Marin})
17... Bxf3 18. gxf3 Ne5 19. c4 Rac8 20. Be7 Rd7 21. d6 Re8 22. Qe3 Nf7 23. Qb3
Qxb3 24. axb3 Nxd6 25. Bxd6 Rxd6 $15 {/= 1/2 Arun Prasad,S (2513)-Shivananda,B
(2372)/New Delhi 2011/CBM 140 Extra (32)}) 17. gxf3 c4 $5 $132 {M.Marin} (17...
Ne7 {1/2,Harika,D (2445)-Gupta,A (2565)/Paleohora/2009/} 18. d6 $16)) 14...
exd5 15. exd5 c4 $1 16. Bxc4 Be6 17. Rd1 Ne7 18. dxe6 Rxd2 19. Rxd2 Qxc3 20.
Bb3 $44 {[%csl Ge6]} Qc1+ (20... Qa1+ $6 21. Bd1 $1 Nf5 $6 22. O-O Qc3 (22...
Nxe3 $2 23. e7 $1 $18) 23. Bb3 Kh8 24. Rd7 Re8 (24... Nxe3 $2 25. e7 $1 Qa5 26.
fxe3 $18 {M.Marin}) 25. Bd2 Qb2 26. g4 Ne7 27. Rc1 Nc6 28. Kg2 $18 {1-0
Lupulescu,C (2626)-Bukavshin,I (2501)/Aix-les-Bains 2011/CBM 142 (35)}) 21. Rd1
Qc3+ 22. Rd2 Qc1+ 23. Rd1 Qc3+ 24. Ke2 a5 (24... Qb4 25. Rd3 (25. Rd7 Qb5+ {
M.Marin}) 25... a5 26. Rc1 a4 27. Rc4 Qb5 28. Rc5 Qb4 $11 {1/2 Pashikian,A 
(2642)-Cornette,M (2548)/Aix-les-Bains 2011/CBM 142/[Marin,M] (47)}) 25. Rd7 a4
26. Rc1 Qb2+ $2 {The queen loses its way.} (26... Qb4 $142 27. Bc4 $44 {M.Marin
}) 27. Rc2 {[%csl Rb2]} Qb1 28. Nd2 (28. Rd1 axb3 29. Rxb1 bxc2 30. Rxb7 Nd5
31. Kd2 Nxe3 32. fxe3 Rc8 33. Kc1 Bh6 34. Rb3 $14 {is less convincing.}) 28...
axb3 (28... Qg1 29. Bc4 Re8 30. Rb2 Qxh2 31. Rbxb7 Bf8 32. Ne4 Qh4 33. Kd3 $18
{[%cal Re4d6]}) 29. Nxb1 bxc2 30. Nc3 Nf5 31. Bd2 $16 {White has restored the
material balance keeping a positional advantage (the e6-pawn and better pieces)
.} h5 {Finally Black deviates from the known game Potkin - Svidler, however,
without success. Amazingly, Veselin Topalov was simply unprepared for this
line.} (31... Re8 32. Kd3 (32. Rxb7 $5 Rxe6+ 33. Kd3 $16 {[%csl Ga2] B.Vuckovic
}) 32... b6 33. g4 Nh6 34. h3 Rxe6 35. Kxc2 $14 {1/2 Potkin,V (2646)-Svidler,P
(2722)/Moscow 2010/CBM 140 (44)}) 32. Kd3 b5 33. e7 {[%csl Ge7] This pawn
decides the game.} Re8 34. Nd5 Kf7 35. Kxc2 Rc8+ 36. Nc7 Nxe7 37. Bb4 Bf8 38.
Kb3 Rb8 39. Nd5 Ke6 40. Rd6+ Ke5 (40... Kf7 41. Nxe7 Bxe7 42. Rd7 $18) 41. f4+
1-0

[Event "Hastings 9394"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Shcherbakov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8.
Ba4 b5 9. Bb3 b4 10. Qf3 O-O 11. Ne2 a5 12. O-O Ba6 13. Rd1 a4 14. Bc2 b3 15.
Bd3 c5 16. e5 {N} (16. axb3 axb3 17. Bb2 Qc8 18. dxc5 Nd7 $2 (18... Qxc5 $5)
19. Rxa6 $16 {Sadler,M-Mikhalevsky,V Biel(op) 1993} Ne5 $140 20. Qh3 $1) 16...
Bxd3 17. Qxd3 Nc6 (17... Nd7 $5) 18. Ba3 cxd4 19. cxd4 Nxe5 $5 20. dxe5 Qxd3
21. Rxd3 Bxe5 22. Rf1 (22. Rc1 bxa2 23. Nc3 Rfd8 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Nxa2 Rd2
26. Nb4 Bd4) (22. Rad1 $5 bxa2 23. Nc3 Bxc3 24. Rxc3 Rab8 25. Rcc1 Rb3 26. Bxe7
Rfb8 27. Bf6 Rb1 28. Kf1 $16) 22... bxa2 23. Nc3 Rfd8 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Nxa2
Rd2 26. Nc1 (26. Nb4 Bd6 27. g3 Bc5 28. Bc1 Bxb4 29. Bxd2 Bxd2 30. Ra1 $14 {_|_
}) 26... Bd6 $1 27. Bxd6 exd6 28. Re1 a3 29. Kf1 (29. Ne2 d5) 29... a2 30. Nb3
(30. Ne2 Rd3 31. Ra1 Rb3) (30. Nxa2 $5 Rxa2 $15 {_|_}) 30... Rb2 31. Na1 $2 (
31. Re8+ Kg7 32. Ra8 Rxb3 33. Rxa2 $15) 31... Rb1 $2 (31... Kf8 $1 32. g3 (32.
Re2 Rb1+ 33. Re1 d5 34. Ke2 g5 35. g4 d4 36. Rd1 f5 37. h3 fxg4 38. hxg4 h5 39.
gxh5 d3+ 40. Rxd3 Rxa1 41. Ra3 g4 42. h6 Kg8 43. Ra7 g3 $19) (32. Rd1 Ke7 33.
Ke1 Ke6 34. Rd2 Rb1+ 35. Rd1 d5 36. Kd2 d4 37. Kc2 d3+ $19) 32... f5 33. Re2
Rb1+ 34. Re1 d5 35. Ke2 g5 $5 (35... Ke7 36. Kd2+ Kd6 37. Rd1 Kc5 38. Kc2 Rxd1
39. Kxd1 g5 $1 (39... d4 40. Kc2 Kc4 41. Kd2 $1 (41. Nb3 d3+ 42. Kb2 Kb4 43. f4
Kc4 $19) 41... d3 42. h4 (42. f3 $5) 42... h6 (42... Kd4 43. f3 Kc4 44. g4 (44.
Kd1 $2 Kc3 45. Kc1 h5 46. f4 Kd4 47. Kd2 Ke4 $19) 44... h5 (44... h6 45. gxf5
gxf5 46. h5) 45. gxf5 gxf5 46. Kd1 Kc3 47. Kc1 f4 48. Nc2 $1 $10) 43. f3 $1 (
43. Kd1 $2 Kd4 44. Kd2 Ke4) 43... g5 (43... h5 44. Kd1 Kc3 45. Kc1 d2+ 46. Kd1)
44. hxg5 hxg5 45. g4 fxg4 46. fxg4 Kd4 47. Nb3+ Ke4 48. Na1 Kf3 49. Kxd3 Kxg4
50. Nc2 Kf3 51. Kc3 g4 52. Kb2 Kf2 53. Nb4 Ke2 54. Nd5 $10) 40. f3 g4 $19 {><h2
}) 36. Rd1 d4 37. h3 (37. Rxd4 Rxa1 38. Ra4 g4 $1 39. Ra8+ Ke7 40. Ra7+ Kd6 41.
Ra6+ Kc5 42. Ra5+ Kc4 43. Ra8 f4 44. gxf4 Kd5 {/\Ke6-f5,h5-h4,g3-+}) (37. Nc2
d3+ 38. Rxd3 Rb2 $19) 37... d3+ 38. Rxd3 Rxa1 39. Ra3 g4 $1 40. hxg4 fxg4 41.
Ra8+ Ke7 42. Ra7+ Kd6 43. Ra6+ Kc5 44. Ra5+ Kc4 45. Ra8 h5 46. Ra7 h4 47. gxh4
g3 48. fxg3 Rg1 49. Rxa2 Rg2+ 50. Ke3 Rxa2 51. Ke4 Rh2 52. Ke5 Kc5 53. g4 Rxh4
54. g5 Rg4 55. Kf6 Kd6 56. g6 Kd7 57. Kf7 Rf4+ $19) 32. Ke2 d5 (32... Kf8 33.
Rd1 Ke7 34. Kd2 {/\Kc2}) 33. Rd1 $1 d4 (33... Kf8 34. Rxd5 Rxa1 35. Ra5 Rg1 36.
Rxa2 Rxg2 37. h3 Rh2 38. Ra3 Rh1 39. Rg3 h5 40. Kf3 Rh2 41. Ke2 h4 42. Rg4 Rxh3
43. Kf1 $10) 34. g3 d3+ 35. Rxd3 Rxa1 36. Ra3 Rh1 37. Rxa2 Rxh2 38. Kf1 Rh5 39.
Kg2 Kg7 40. Ra6 Rb5 41. Rc6 h5 42. Ra6 g5 43. Rc6 Rb4 44. Ra6 f6 45. Ra7+ Kg6
46. Ra8 h4 47. gxh4 Rxh4 48. Ra6 Rd4 49. Rb6 Kf5 50. Kg3 Ke5 51. Rb5+ Ke4 52.
f3+ Ke3 53. Rb3+ Ke2 54. Rb2+ Kd3 55. Rb3+ Kc4 56. Rb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 40th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2012.07.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Bartel, Mateusz"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2012.07.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Qd2 Qxd2+ 12. Bxd2 e6 13. O-O b6 14. Rbc1
Bb7 15. Rc7 (15. Bb4 Rd8 16. Bb5 $1 {[%cal Rb4e7] is the main theoretical
continuation but the whole well-forgotten line is quite harmless. Here is a
relatively recent (12-year-old!) example:} Ba6 17. a4 Bxb5 18. axb5 a6 19. bxa6
Nxa6 20. Bc3 b5 $1 21. Rfe1 (21. Rb1 $142 $11) 21... b4 22. Bb2 b3 23. Rc4 Rab8
24. Re3 e5 25. d5 f5 26. Ng5 fxe4 27. Nxe4 Rxd5 $15 {1-0 Krivoshey,S (2425)
-Peter,A (2440)/Budapest 2000/EXT 2004 (77)}) 15... Bxe4 16. Ng5 $2 {It looks
like GM Mateusz Bartel mixed up something.} (16. Bb4 Rd8 17. Rfc1 (17. Be7 Re8
18. Ng5 Bd5 (18... Nc6 19. Bf6 $1 Bd5 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Rxf7+ Kh6 22. f4 Re7
23. Rxe7 Nxe7 24. Bf3 Re8 {1/2 Vaisser,A (2505)-Epishin,V (2400)/Tashkent 1987/
EXT 2002}) 19. Bd6 Nc6 20. Nxf7 Nxd4 $17 {0-1 Ahlander,B (2415)-Hjelm,N (2255)/
Stockholm 1993/EXT 2000 (64)}) 17... Nc6 $1 18. R1xc6 Bxc6 19. Rxc6 Rac8 20.
Rxc8 Rxc8 21. Kf1 Rc1+ 22. Be1 Bf8 {[%cal Yf8b4] , and it is White who must
fight for equality.}) (16. Rfc1 $142 $1 a5 17. Ne5 Na6 18. Bxa6 Rxa6 19. a4 h6
20. Be3 Bd5 21. R1c3 Raa8 (21... Bxe5 $1 22. dxe5 Kg7 $11) 22. Nd7 Rfd8 23. h4
$44 {1-0 Dijksman,L-Jenkinson,S (2242)/ICCF Email 2000/Telechess CBM 108 (37)})
16... Bd5 17. Bb4 Rd8 $1 18. Bb5 {There is no good continuation anymore; in
any case Black ends up with a material advantage without any compensation for
White:} (18. Nxf7 Rd7 19. Rfc1 (19. Rxd7 Nxd7 20. Ng5 Bxd4) (19. Rc8+ Kxf7 20.
Bb5 Rb7) 19... Kxf7 20. Bb5 Bxd4 $1 21. Bxd7 Na6 22. Bb5+ Nxc7 23. Rxc7+ Kg8
$17) (18. Be7 Re8 19. Bb5 Nc6 20. Bxc6 Bxc6 21. Nxf7 Rec8 22. Rxc8+ Rxc8 23.
Nd6 Rc7 24. Rc1 Rxe7 25. Rxc6 Bxd4 $17) (18. Rfc1 Nc6 $1 (18... e5 $2 19. Be7
Re8 20. Bb5 Rxe7 21. Rxe7 Nc6 22. Bxc6 Rc8 23. Re8+ {1-0 Belotti,B (2355)
-Sokolowski,S (2325)/Cap d'Agde 1986/EXT 2004}) 19. R1xc6 Bxc6 20. Rxc6 Rac8
21. Rxc8 Rxc8 22. Kf1 Rc1+ 23. Be1 Bxd4 $17 {[%cal Yd4c3]}) 18... a6 $1 19.
Nxf7 (19. Be7 axb5 20. Bxd8 Nc6 21. Rxc6 Bxc6 22. Bxb6 Rxa2 $19) 19... axb5 $1
20. Nxd8 Na6 21. Rxg7+ Kxg7 22. Be7 b4 23. Rc1 Bxa2 24. Rc6 b5 25. h4 b3 26.
Ba3 Nb4 $1 27. Nxe6+ Kg8 0-1

[Event "Hastings 9394"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Sadler, Matthew D"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 cxd4 9. cxd4 O-O 10. Be2 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Nd7 13. Bb4 a5 $5 14.
Ra1 Qe6 15. Qc2 Nf6 16. Bd3 Nh5 17. Bc4 {N} Qd7 18. Rfd1 Nf4 19. Ne5 Bxe5 20.
dxe5 Qg4 21. f3 Qg5 22. Rxa5 Rxa5 23. Bxa5 Qxe5 24. Bb4 $44 Be6 25. Bf1 (25.
Bxe7 $2 Rc8 26. Bd6 Qg5 27. Qd2 Nh3+ 28. Kh1 Rxc4 29. gxh3 Qh5 $19) (25. Bxe6
$5 Qxe6 26. Qd2 $44) 25... Rc8 26. Qd2 Bb3 27. Rb1 (27. Qd7 $5 Qb8 28. Ra1 Rc7)
27... Ba4 28. Ba3 Rc2 (28... Bc6 29. Bb2 Qc7 30. Qd4 f6 31. e5 $1 fxe5 32. Qe3
Nd5 33. Bc4 $36 {/^a1-h8}) 29. Qd8+ Kg7 30. Qxe7 Nh3+ (30... Nh3+ 31. Kh1 Nf2+
$10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lasker Memorial op"]
[Site "Barlinek"]
[Date "2001.07.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gleizerov, Evgeny"]
[Black "Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2587"]
[BlackElo "2476"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2001.07.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ Bd7 8.
Be2 c5 9. Nf3 cxd4 10. cxd4 Bc6 11. Qd3 Nd7 (11... f5 {and}) (11... O-O {
are more popular.}) 12. Rb1 b6 $6 {Black abandons theoretical lines but a
manoeuvre like Bc8-d7-c6-b7 should not be sufficient for equality. The
following moves had been played before:} (12... f5 13. Qb3 (13. Ng5 Qa5+ 14.
Bd2 Qxa2 15. exf5 O-O-O $1 16. O-O (16. Ne6 Nc5 $1 17. Nxc5 Rxd4) 16... Nc5 17.
Qh3 Bxd4 $1 $17) (13. exf5 Qa5+ 14. Bd2 Qxf5 15. Qxf5 gxf5 16. Ng5 (16. Bc4 $5
$14) 16... Nf6 17. Ne6 Kf7 18. Ng5+ Ke8 19. Bb5 Bh6 20. Bxc6+ bxc6 21. h4 Nd5
22. Rh3 $14 {1-0 Blees,A-Venis,R/Gent 1992/EXT 98 (32)}) 13... Qb6 14. exf5 (
14. d5 $6 Ba4) 14... Qxb3 15. Rxb3 gxf5 16. Ng5 Nf6 (16... Bd5 17. Bh5+ Kd8 18.
Rb5 Bxa2 19. Bf7 $1 $16 {1/2-1/2 Blees,A-Van Mil,J/Wijk aan Zee 1992/CBM 33
ext (62)}) 17. Bb5 Nd5 18. Bxc6+ bxc6 19. Rf3 Bxd4 20. Rxf5 Bc3+ 21. Bd2 (21.
Kd1 $14 {Levin,F.}) 21... Bxd2+ 22. Kxd2 Rb8 23. Rc1 Rb2+ 24. Rc2 Rxc2+ 25.
Kxc2 Kd7 26. a3 Rg8 27. g3 $14 {1-0 Levin,F-Ernst,T/Groningen 1991/CBM 26 ext 
(54)}) (12... a6 13. O-O O-O 14. d5 Bb5 15. Qe3 Bxe2 16. Qxe2 b5 17. a4 $1 bxa4
18. Ba3 Re8 19. Rfd1 (19. Rfc1 $1 Ne5 20. Nd4 $16 {Poluljahov,A}) 19... Ne5 20.
Nd4 Rc8 21. Qxa6 Qd7 22. h3 Ra8 23. Qe2 Rec8 24. Rb4 Rc3 $132 {0-1 Poluljahov,
A-Neverov,V/Katowice 1992/TD (49)}) 13. O-O O-O 14. Ba3 Re8 15. d5 Bb7 {
[%csl Rb7]} 16. Nd4 $16 {[%csl Gd4]} e6 17. Nc6 $6 {On this square the white
knight in no way harms Black; d6 is the proper place for it!} (17. dxe6 fxe6
18. Nb5 Ne5 19. Qe3 {[%cal Rb5d6]} Nf7 20. Rbc1 $16 {[%cal Rb5c7,Gc1c8,Yf1d1,
Gd1d8]}) 17... Qf6 18. Bb2 Qf4 19. g3 Qd6 {All of a sudden, White's outposts
in the centre are crackling.} 20. Ba3 Nc5 21. Bxc5 Qxc5 {With a pair of
bishops (the g7 one is especially strong) Black has nothing to fear.} 22. Rfc1
Qd6 23. Na5 Bc8 24. Nc4 Qd7 25. Ne3 Rd8 26. Qb3 exd5 27. Nxd5 Bb7 28. Bf3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Montreal 2nd"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "2001.08.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hebert, Jean"]
[Black "Barbeau, Sylvain"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2427"]
[BlackElo "2365"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2001.08.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. d5 Bxc3 12. Bc4 Bg7 13. Qe2 Qc8 14. Bg5 Re8
15. e5 Ba6 16. Rbd1 Bxc4 17. Qxc4 Qf5 $146 {With this move Black tries to make
White's kingside attack more difficult, instead of counterplaying at the
queenside.} (17... Qa6 18. Qh4 Qb7 19. Bh6 Nd7 20. e6 fxe6 21. Ng5 Nf8 22. dxe6
Bxh6 23. Qxh6 Red8 24. f4 $44 {0-1 Haba,P-Banas,J/Austria 1997/EXT 99 (43)})
18. Rfe1 (18. Qh4 Nd7 19. Bxe7 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Bxe5 21. d6 Qd7 {leads to a
favourable position for Black.}) 18... Nd7 19. Bf4 $2 {This passive move
yields advantage to Black.} (19. e6 {was correct, with a good compensation for
the missing pawn.}) 19... b5 20. Qc1 f6 $1 {A good idea - to break down the
white centre.} 21. e6 Nb6 {[%csl Rd5]} 22. Bc7 Nc4 $1 ({Of course not} 22...
Nxd5 23. Qxc5 Nxc7 24. Qxc7 {and White has good counterplay.}) 23. a4 a6 24. h3
Rac8 25. Bf4 g5 26. Bg3 Rcd8 {If the d5 pawn falled, White would be hopeless.
So he must swap the queens and and the passed queenside pawns bring Black a
victory in the endgame.} 27. axb5 axb5 28. Qb1 Qxb1 29. Rxb1 Na3 30. Rb3 b4 31.
Rd1 Nb5 32. Rdd3 Nc3 {The simplest course although} (32... c4 33. Rxb4 cxd3 34.
Rxb5 Rc8 35. Rb3 f5 $1 36. Rxd3 f4 {was good enough to win, too.}) 33. Nd2 f5
34. Bc7 Rc8 35. Ba5 c4 36. Nxc4 Rxc4 37. Rxb4 Rxb4 38. Bxb4 Ne4 39. Rf3 f4 40.
h4 h6 41. hxg5 hxg5 42. g3 Be5 43. gxf4 Bxf4 44. Rh3 Kg7 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT 16th"]
[Site "Dagomys"]
[Date "2009.04.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Roiz, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2009.04.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sverdlovsk Ural region"]
[BlackTeam "Saratov Ekonomist SGSEU"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Bg7 6. e4 Nxc3 7. Bxc3 O-O 8.
Qd2 (8. Nf3 {and}) (8. Bc4 {are played more often. About the latter move - see
annotations to Grischuk-Krasenkow in CBM 110.}) 8... c5 $1 {[%mdl 512]} ({
Usually Black plays} 8... Nd7 {to prepare ...c7-c5. However, Michael Roiz
boldly sacrifices the pawn.}) 9. dxc5 $146 (9. d5 Bxc3 10. Qxc3 e6 $1 11. dxe6
(11. O-O-O exd5 12. exd5 Nd7 $13) (11. Bc4 b5 $1 12. Bxb5 exd5 $13) 11... Bxe6
12. Nf3 Qe7 13. Be2 Nc6 14. O-O Rfd8 15. Rfc1 b6 16. a3 Bg4 17. Re1 a5 18. h3
Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Nd4 20. e5 Nxf3+ 21. Qxf3 Ra7 22. Re4 Rad7 $15 {1/2-1/2
Solozhenkin,E-Holmsten,A/Finland 2005/EXT 2007 (31)}) 9... Qxd2+ 10. Kxd2 Rd8+
11. Kc2 Bxc3 12. Kxc3 Be6 $44 {The white king is unsafe, so Black has no
problems regaining the material.} 13. Nf3 Nd7 (13... Rc8 $5 14. b4 a5 15. Bb5
axb4+ 16. Kxb4 Nc6+ 17. Bxc6 bxc6 $44) 14. b4 a5 15. Bb5 Nf6 16. Rhe1 axb4+ 17.
Kxb4 Bxa2 18. Re2 (18. Ne5 $5 Be6 (18... Rd4+ $143 19. Bc4 Ng4 (19... Nxe4 $2
20. f3 Nd2 21. Kc3) 20. Rxa2 Rxa2 21. Nxg4 Rc2 22. Ne5 $1 {and White keeps the
material gains}) 19. f3 {[%cal Ye5c4,Yc4b6] was the last chance to create some
pressure.}) 18... Be6 19. Rxa8 Rxa8 20. Ne5 Ra1 $132 21. f3 Rb1+ 22. Ka5 Ra1+
23. Kb6 Rb1 24. Rd2 g5 25. Ka5 Ra1+ 26. Kb6 Rb1 27. Nd3 Nd7+ 28. Ka5 b6+ 29.
cxb6 Ra1+ 30. Kb4 Nxb6 31. Ne5 Rc1 32. Nd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pulvermuehle 6th"]
[Site "Pulvermuehle"]
[Date "2006.03.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Braun, Arik"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2608"]
[BlackElo "2491"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2006.02.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
h3 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. Be3 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qa5+ 12. Bd2 Qa3 13. d5 Nd4 {Probably
the simplest way for Black to equalize in this line.} 14. Nxd4 Bxd4 15. Rb1 (
15. O-O Bxa1 16. Qxa1 f6 {doesn't look dangerous for Black but may need
practical tests anyway.}) 15... Qxa2 (15... f5 16. Rb3 (16. O-O $1 Qxa2 (16...
fxe4 17. Bh6 Bg7 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Qd4+ Rf6 (19... Kf7 20. Bc4 $16) 20. Bc4 Qd6
21. Rfe1 Qf4 22. Rxe4 $16) 17. Qc1 $14 {A.Vikulov}) 16... Qc5 17. Bb4 Bxf2+ 18.
Kf1 Qd4 19. e5 $1 Qf4 20. Bxe7 Be3+ 21. Bf3 b6 $13 {1-0 Vikulov,A-Kozlov,V/
Russia 2000/Inf 78/[Vikulov,A] (40)}) 16. O-O (16. Bb4 $5 Bf6) 16... e5 17. Bh6
Qa3 {Thanks to the efforts of GM Loek Van Wely, this exchange sacrifice has
become popular in various lines of the Gruenfeld Defense. It is not easy for
White to fight against Black's a-pawn supported by his strong dark-squared
bishop.} 18. Rb3 Qd6 19. Bxf8 Kxf8 20. Kh1 a5 21. Rd3 Bc5 {Of course, Black
doesn't allow Rxd4, which would give White a clear advantage.} 22. Qc1 b6 23.
Rc3 a4 24. Rc2 a3 25. Bc4 Bd7 26. f4 {White has no other active plan.} exf4 27.
Rxf4 Bd4 28. Rf3 Be8 29. Ba2 Be5 30. Rc8 Rxc8 31. Qxc8 b5 32. Rf1 b4 33. Bb3
Qe7 $2 {A blunder or wrong evaluation of the endgame arising?} (33... Qd7 {
was quite good for Black.}) 34. d6 Bxd6 35. Rxf7+ Qxf7 36. Bxf7 Kxf7 {[%mdl
4096]} 37. e5 $2 {Without this pawn White has no winning chances. It was quite
possible to keep it, at the same time forcing Black's dark-squared bishop to
an unfavorable b2 square:} (37. Qc4+ Kf6 (37... Ke7 38. Qd4 $1 b3 39. e5 $1)
38. Qd4+ Be5 39. Qb6+ $1 Kf7 (39... Kg7 40. Qe6 Bc3 41. Qxe8 a2 42. Qe7+ Kh6
43. Qf8+ Kg5 44. Qc5+ Kh6 45. Qe3+ g5 46. Qb6+ {and the a2 pawn falls}) (39...
Ke7 40. Qxb4+ Bd6 41. Qd4 {[%cal Re4e5]}) 40. Qxb4 Bb2 41. Kg1 $18) 37... Bxe5
38. Qc4+ Ke7 $6 (38... Kf6 $1 39. Qxb4 Bb2 $11) 39. Qxb4+ Bd6 (39... Kf7 40.
Qxa3 Bg7 {needs a special investigation. Black's fortress may be unassailable.}
) 40. Qh4+ Ke6 41. Qe4+ {White doesn't take a risk playing for a win. The a3
pawn, supported by the d6 bishop, should save Black anyway:} (41. Qxh7 Bf7 42.
Qh8 a2 43. Qb2 Ke7 44. Kg1 Bd5 45. Qg7+ Ke6 46. Qxg6+ Ke5 47. Qg7+ Ke6 48. Qg8+
Ke5 $11) 41... Kf7 42. Qd5+ Ke7 43. Qe4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ordzhonikidze zt 1.9"]
[Site "Ordzhonikidze"]
[Date "2000.06.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kruppa, Yuri"]
[Black "Zubov, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2561"]
[BlackElo "2482"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "2000.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 O-O 8.
Be2 c5 9. h3 {Amazingly, after the recent game Kramnik-Kasparov this move
attained some popularity!} b5 {Kasparov played the same. The other moves
recently tried:} (9... Nc6 10. Be3 cxd4 (10... b6 11. Qd2 (11. O-O Bb7 12. d5
Ne5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Qb3 f5 15. f4 Bg7 16. d6+ Kh8 17. e5 exd6 18. Rad1 Qh4
19. Rxd6 Qg3 20. Bf3 Bxf3 21. Rxf3 Qe1+ 22. Kh2 Rad8 23. Bf2 Qe4 24. Bh4 Rde8
25. e6 c4 26. Qa4 Rxe6 27. Rxe6 Qxe6 28. Qxa7 Re8 29. a4 Qc6 30. Bf2 Ra8 31.
Qf7 Rf8 32. Qe7 Re8 33. Qb4 Ra8 34. Qxb6 Qxb6 35. Bxb6 Rxa4 36. Re3 Kg8 37. Bd4
Bxd4 38. cxd4 Kf7 {1/2-1/2 Polovodin,I-Bagirov,R/White Nights Men 2000}) 11...
cxd4 12. cxd4 Bb7 13. Rd1 Na5 14. d5 Rc8 15. Bd4 Nc4 16. Bxc4 Rxc4 17. O-O Qd6
18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Nd4 Qb4 20. Qe3 Rd8 21. f4 Qd6 22. f5 Kh8 23. fxg6 Qxg6 24.
Rf4 Bc8 25. Qf3 f6 26. Nc6 Re8 27. Rf1 Bd7 28. Nxe7 Rxe7 29. Rxf6 Qg5 30. Rf8+
Kg7 31. Rg8+ {1-0 Kruppa,Y-Bagirov,R/White Nights Men 2000}) 11. cxd4 Qa5+ (
11... b6 12. O-O Bb7 13. Rc1 Rc8 14. Qa4 (14. Qd2 e6 15. Bg5 Qe8 16. Bb5 a6 17.
Ba4 b5 18. Bb3 Ne7 19. Qb4 Nc6 20. Qd6 h6 21. d5 hxg5 22. dxe6 f6 23. Qd7 Ba8
24. Rc5 Kh8 25. Bd5 Ne5 26. Rxc8 Qxc8 27. Nxe5 fxe5 28. Bxa8 Qxa8 29. Rd1 Qxe4
30. e7 Rxf2 31. Kxf2 Qf4+ 32. Kg1 {1-0 Koka,O-Feller,C/Bern op 1996}) 14... Na5
15. Nd2 Bc6 16. Qb4 e6 17. f3 Re8 18. Bb5 Bxb5 19. Rxc8 Qxc8 20. Qxb5 Qc3 $4
21. Qxe8+ {1-0 Bobak,S-Dudik,C/It, Debrecen HUN 1998}) 12. Bd2 Qa3 13. d5 Ne5 (
13... Bxa1 14. Qxa1 Nb4 15. O-O f6 16. Rc1 a5 17. Bb5 b6 18. Rc3 Qxa2 19. Qxa2
Nxa2 20. Ra3 Nb4 21. Bxb4 Ba6 22. Bxe7 Bxb5 23. Bxf8 Kxf8 24. Rb3 Bc4 25. Rxb6
a4 26. Rxf6+ Kg8 27. Rc6 Bd3 28. Nd2 a3 29. Rc1 a2 30. Ra1 Ra4 31. f3 Kf7 32.
Kf2 Bc2 33. h4 Kf6 34. f4 Bxe4 35. Nxe4+ Rxe4 36. Rxa2 Rxf4+ 37. Kg3 Rd4 38.
Ra5 Ke5 {1/2-1/2 Hoeksema,E-Ernst,S/Open 2000}) (13... Nb4 14. O-O a5 15. Bc1
Qc3 16. Rb1 Nxa2 17. Bb2 Qc7 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Rb3 Kg8 20. Qa1 a4 21. Qxa2 axb3
22. Qxa8 Qc2 23. Bd1 Qxe4 24. Qa3 Qxd5 25. Bxb3 Qb5 26. Re1 e6 27. Ne5 h5 28.
Re3 b6 29. Qe7 {1-0 Kruppa,Y-Polovodin,I/White Nights Men 2000}) 14. Nxe5 Bxe5
15. Rb1 (15. O-O Bd7 16. Rb1 Qxa2 17. Rxb7 Ba4 18. Qe1 Rfb8 19. Rb4 Rxb4 20.
Bxb4 Rc8 21. Ba6 Rc7 22. Qb1 Qxb1 23. Rxb1 Bc2 {1/2-1/2 Onischuk,A-Ftacnik,L/
Bundesliga 1999-2000 2000}) 15... f5 16. O-O a5 17. Bc4 Kg7 18. exf5 Rxf5 19.
Be3 b5 20. Bxb5 Qxa2 21. Qc1 h5 22. Be8 Bb7 23. Bxg6 Qxd5 24. Rxb7 Kxg6 25. Qb1
Kf6 26. Rd1 Qe6 27. Rb6 Bd6 28. Bd4+ Kg5 29. Be3+ Kf6 30. Re1 Qd5 31. Rd1 {
1/2-1/2 Henrichs,T-Van de Mortel,J/NED-chT 2000}) (9... b6 $5 {restricting
White's possibilities as after ...Bb7 he will have to protect the e4 pawn} 10.
Be3 (10. O-O Bb7 11. Qd3 (11. e5 cxd4 12. cxd4 Na6 13. Qa4 Nc7 14. Ba3 Qe8 15.
Qb3 Qd7 16. Rad1 Bd5 17. Bc4 Rac8 18. Nd2 Bh6 19. Bxd5 Nxd5 20. Ne4 Qc6 21. Qg3
Rfe8 22. Qh4 Bg7 23. Rd3 f5 {0-1 Gawlikowski,S-Taimanov,M/Szczawno Zdroj 1950 
(33)}) 11... Nd7 12. Bg5 Nf6 13. d5 h6 14. Be3 e6 15. c4 exd5 16. exd5 Re8 17.
Rad1 Ne4 18. Rc1 Bc8 19. Qb3 Bd7 20. Rfe1 Qf6 21. Nd2 Nd6 22. Bd3 Re7 23. Nf1
Rae8 24. Bd2 Rxe1 25. Rxe1 Rxe1 {Mikhalevski,V-Svidler,P/Oz.com qualifier
blitz 2000/0-1 (43)}) 10... Bb7 11. Qd3 Qc7 (11... Nd7 12. O-O Nf6 13. Nd2 Qd7
14. a4 Rfd8 15. a5 cxd4 16. cxd4 e6 17. Rfb1 b5 18. a6 Bc6 19. Bf3 Rab8 20. Nb3
b4 21. Nc5 Qe7 22. Qc4 Nd7 23. Nd3 Rdc8 24. Rxb4 Nb6 25. Qb3 Qd8 26. Nc5 {
Golod,V-Svidler,P/Oz.com qualifier blitz 2000/1-0 (68)}) (11... cxd4 $5 12.
cxd4 e6 13. O-O Nc6 14. Rab1 Qd6 15. Rfd1 Rac8 {1/2-1/2 Nielsen,P-Schandorff,L/
DEN-ch 2000}) 12. O-O Rd8 13. Rfd1 (13. Rac1 Nd7 14. d5 c4 15. Qxc4 Qxc4 16.
Bxc4 Rac8 17. Bb5 Nc5 18. Nd2 e6 19. dxe6 Nxe6 20. Bc4 Nf8 21. Bb3 Bxc3 22. Nc4
Bf6 23. e5 Be7 24. Rfd1 Bd5 25. f4 h5 26. g4 hxg4 27. hxg4 Be6 28. g5 Rxd1+ {
0-1 Polak,T-Schulze,U/Open 2000}) 13... Nd7 14. Qb1 h6 15. a4 e6 16. Ra2 Rac8
17. d5 exd5 18. exd5 c4 19. a5 bxa5 20. d6 Qc6 21. Rxa5 a6 22. Qc1 Re8 23. Bf1
Kh7 24. Bd4 f6 $13 {Buhmann,R-Schulze,U/BL2-Sued9900 2000/1-0 (71)}) 10. Be3
Bb7 11. Qd3 cxd4 12. cxd4 Nd7 13. O-O Nb6 14. Qb1 Na4 15. Rc1 $146 {An attempt
of improvement.} (15. Qxb5 Nc3 16. Qxb7 Nxe2+ 17. Kh1 Nxd4 18. Rad1 e5 19. Nxe5
Bxe5 20. f4 Bg7 21. e5 Qb6 $1 22. Qxb6 axb6 23. Bxd4 Rxa2 24. Bxb6 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Kasparov,G/Corus 2000 (37)-CBM75}) 15... a6 16. Bd1 Qd7 17.
Ne5 Bxe5 $5 {No prejudice! Black expects that with Qb1 and Ra1 White will
hardly create a dangerous kingside attack.} 18. dxe5 Rfc8 {[%cal Ra4c3]} 19.
Bxa4 (19. Qb4 $5 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 a5 21. Qb1 b4) 19... Rxc1+ 20. Bxc1 bxa4 21. Ba3
Qd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund GM"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2000.07.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Varga, Zoltan"]
[Black "Mikhalchishin, Adrian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2541"]
[BlackElo "2544"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2000.07.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Nb6 6. Bg5 Bg7 7. e3 h6 {
Black can also do without this move - see CBM72.} 8. Bh4 O-O 9. Nf3 (9. Rc1 $5
{preventing ...c5 altogether} N8d7 10. Nf3 a5 (10... c6 $5 {[%cal Yd8e8,Ye7e5]}
) 11. h3 a4 12. a3 c6 13. Bd3 Nf6 14. O-O Nfd5 15. Bg3 Be6 16. Qe2 Nxc3 17.
bxc3 Nd7 18. c4 f5 19. Rfd1 Qe8 20. d5 Bf7 21. e4 fxe4 22. Bxe4 Nc5 23. Ne5 Nb3
{Veingold,A-Sion Castro,M/ESP-chT Div 2 1999/1-0 (41)}) 9... g5 (9... c5 $5 10.
dxc5 N6d7 11. Rc1 (11. Bc4 Nc6 12. O-O Nxc5 13. Qe2 Bg4 $1 14. Rad1 (14. Rac1
$5 $13 {Ruban,V}) 14... Qa5 15. Nd5 g5 16. Bg3 e6 17. Nc7 Rac8 18. Nb5 Ne4 $1
$15 {1/2-1/2 Ruban,V-Mikhalchishin,A/Jugoslavija 1993}) 11... Nc6 12. Bb5 Nxc5
13. O-O g5 14. Bg3 Bg4 15. Qe2 a6 $6 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. Qc4 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Nd3
19. Rc2 Ra7 20. Rd1 Rd7 21. Qxc6 Ne5 22. Rxd7 Nxc6 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. a3 Ne5 25.
Bxe5 Bxe5 26. Na4 Kg7 {Cebalo,M-Horvath,C/ch-CRO (team) 1999/1-0 (38)}) 10. Bg3
c5 $6 11. dxc5 Bxc3+ {A typical dilemma for this and many other Gruenfeld
lines: which is more important, the bishop pair or the pawn structure? In this
situation, however, the additional factor, i.e. Black's weakened kingside,
leads to a favourable outcome for White.} 12. bxc3 Qxd1+ 13. Rxd1 Na4 14. h4 $1
g4 15. Ne5 Nxc3 (15... Nxc5 16. f3 $5) 16. Rd4 Nc6 17. Nxc6 bxc6 {It is
important now that the white bishop controls the b8 square.} 18. Bc4 Bf5 19.
Be5 (19. f3 $1 {not allowing the knight to e4, was apparently more accurate:}
Rfd8 20. Be5 Rxd4 21. Bxd4 Rb8 22. Bb3 (22. O-O $143 Be6 23. Bxe6 Ne2+ 24. Kf2
Nxd4) 22... Nb5 23. Be5 $16) {However, Black doesn't take his chance.} 19...
Na4 $2 (19... Ne4 $142 $1 20. f3 $1 (20. Bd3 Rfd8 $1 21. Bxe4 $2 Rxd4 22. Bxf5
$2 Rd5) 20... Nxc5 21. fxg4 $14) 20. Rf4 Bd7 21. h5 $1 (21. Bxf7+ Rxf7 22. Rxa4
{was probably sufficient for a victory, too. However, White prefers a kingside
attack.}) 21... Nxc5 22. Rh4 $1 Kh7 23. Bd4 $1 f5 $8 (23... Ne6 24. Bd3+ Kg8
25. Rfxg4+ Ng5 26. Rg3 $18 {[%cal Rf2f4]}) 24. Bxc5 e5 25. Bxf8 Rxf8 26. Rhxg4
exf4 27. Rxf4 {Black has avoided mate but, a pawn down and with for isolated
pawns, he has no chances to survive.} Kg7 28. Rd4 Be8 29. Be2 Rf7 30. Rd8 Re7
31. Rc8 Kf6 32. Kd2 Re5 33. f4 Re7 34. Bf3 Ke6 35. Bxc6 Bxh5 36. Rh8 Bg6 37.
Rxh6 Kf6 38. Rh8 Rc7 39. Ba4 Rg7 40. Rf8+ Ke7 41. Ra8 Kd6 42. Bb3 Bh7 43. Kc3
Re7 44. Kd4 Re4+ 45. Kd3 Re7 46. Rf8 1-0

[Event "Vidmar Memorial 14th"]
[Site "Portoroz"]
[Date "2001.07.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Mikhalchishin, Adrian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2518"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2001.07.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. d5 Bxc3 12. Bc4 {This interesting piece
sacrifice was examined more closely in CBM 84.} Bg7 13. Bf4 ({for} 13. Qe2 {
see the game Hebert-Barbeau in this issue.}) 13... Ba6 14. Qe2 Qc8 15. e5 Bxc4
16. Qxc4 e6 (16... Qa6 {can be answered with} 17. Rb5) 17. d6 (17. Rbd1 exd5
18. Rxd5 Nc6 {doesn't bring White sufficient compensation for the pawn.}) 17...
Nc6 18. Rbd1 Qd7 19. Rfe1 Rae8 20. Bg5 {[%cal Yc4h4]} f6 21. exf6 ({After} 21.
exf6 Bxf6 22. Bxf6 (22. Qh4 $6 Bg7) 22... Rxf6 {White's strong d6 pawn
guarantees him sufficient counterplay for the missing pawn.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Montecatini Terme"]
[Site "Montecatini Terme"]
[Date "2000.08.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2598"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2000.07.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Na4 $6 {In my opinion, this
ostentatious violation of opening principles shows just lack of respect to the
opponent, like being late for the game, offering a draw in a lost position etc.
Of course, White can play in a various manner (even 1.h4), not necessarily
getting a bad position. Then, if he wins, he has all reasons to jeer at his
opponent (ha-ha-ha, he failed to refute 1.h4 or 5.Na4) but it has little to do
with real sportsmanship. Of course, this doesn't apply particularly to GM
Smbat Lputian and this game.} e5 {Black has many other ways to obtain a good
position but this central action is certainly positionally justified.} 6. dxe5
Nc6 {The most principled reply.} (6... Bb4+ {is another possibility, leading
to equality:} 7. Bd2 Ne3 $5 (7... Qe7 $5 8. a3 Bxd2+ 9. Qxd2 Nb6 10. Nxb6 axb6
11. e3 O-O 12. Nf3 Nc6 13. Be2 Nxe5 $11 {Kubala,M-Groszpeter,A/KB Czech Open
2000/0-1 (60)}) 8. fxe3 Bxd2+ 9. Qxd2 (9. Kf2 Nc6 10. Nf3 Bb4 11. a3 {1/2-1/2
Yegiazarian,A-Aronian,L/Ciocaltea mem 1998}) 9... Qh4+ 10. g3 Qxa4 11. Qd4 (11.
Bg2 O-O 12. Nf3 Nc6 (12... Qd7 13. Qc3 Qe7 14. O-O Re8 15. Rac1 c6 16. Qd4 Be6
17. Nd2 Rd8 18. Qc3 Nd7 19. Ne4 Bd5 20. Nf6+ Nxf6 21. exf6 Qe6 22. e4 Bxe4 23.
Qe3 Bf5 24. Qg5 h6 25. Qxh6 Qxf6 26. Bh3 Qg7 27. Qxg7+ Kxg7 28. Bxf5 gxf5 29.
Rxf5 Rd2 30. Rcf1 Rf8 31. R1f4 {1/2-1/2 Senff,M-Narciso Dublan,M/FSGM October
1999}) 13. O-O Bg4 14. Qc3 Rae8 15. a3 Qa6 16. h3 Bxf3 17. exf3 Nxe5 18. e4
Qb6+ 19. Kh2 Nc6 20. Rac1 Rd8 21. f4 Rd7 22. Rfd1 Rfd8 23. Rd5 Nd4 {1/2-1/2
Khechumyan,G-Dolgener,T/Budapest FS04 IM-B 1999 (44)}) 11... Qa5+ 12. b4 Qa3 (
12... Qb6 $2 13. Bg2 $1 O-O 14. Rc1 Be6 15. a4 c6 (15... Na6 16. b5 Qa5+ 17.
Kf2 Nb4 18. Nf3 Rad8 19. Qh4 $1 $16 {-> Nadanian,A-Salimov/corr 1996}) 16. Nf3
Rd8 17. Qf4 Na6 18. Rb1 c5 19. b5 Nb4 $2 $138 (19... Kg7 20. O-O $16 {->}) 20.
Qh6 $18 {1-0 Nadanian,A-Akopian,V/Armenia 1996 (25)}) (12... Qa4 13. e6 O-O 14.
exf7+ Rxf7 15. Qd8+ Rf8 16. Qd5+ Rf7 17. Qd8+ Kg7 18. Qd4+ Kg8 {1/2-1/2 Dias,
P-Nijboer,F/zt 1.1 1998}) 13. e6 (13. Bg2 O-O 14. Kf2 Na6 15. Rb1 Bf5 16. Rb3
Qxa2 17. Qc3 c6 18. Rb2 Qa4 19. Nf3 Nc7 20. Nd4 Nb5 21. Qc4 Nxd4 22. exd4 Be6
$36 {Krumpacnik,D-Navinsek,T/Slovenian Teams 1998/1/2-1/2 (62)}) 13... O-O 14.
exf7+ Rxf7 15. Bg2 Be6 $1 16. Nh3 Bxh3 17. Qd8+ $1 Kg7 18. Qd4+ Kg8 19. Qd8+ {
1/2-1/2 Kharlov,A-Herrera,I/Ubeda/1997/}) 7. Nf3 ({After} 7. a3 Nxe5 (7... Bf5
{is also good, e.g.} 8. Nf3 Qd7 9. e3 O-O-O 10. Be2 Qe7 11. Qb3 Bg7 12. O-O
Nxe5 13. Nd4 Bg4 14. f3 Be6 $13 {Kantsler,A-Avrukh,B/Israel 1999}) 8. e4 Nb6 9.
Qxd8+ Kxd8 {the endgame is quite comfortable for Black, e.g.} 10. Nxb6 axb6 11.
Bd2 Be6 12. f4 Nd7 13. Bc3 f6 14. Nf3 Bd6 15. e5 fxe5 16. fxe5 Bc5 17. O-O-O c6
18. Kc2 Re8 19. Bd3 Kc7 20. Rde1 b5 21. Ng5 Bd5 {Khechumyan,G-Dolgener,T/
Budapest FS04 IM-B 2000/1/2-1/2 (42)}) (7. Bd2 {yields Black a formidable
attack:} Bf5 8. Rc1 Qd7 9. Nf3 O-O-O 10. a3 Qe8 11. e3 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Qxe5 13.
Be2 Bd6 14. Qb3 Rhe8 15. Bc3 Nxc3 16. Nxc3 Be6 17. Qa4 a6 18. b4 Bd7 19. b5 Kb8
20. Qb3 a5 21. Bf3 f5 $40 {1/2-1/2 Rukavina,J-Mikhalchishin,A/Open 1999 (26)})
(7. e4 Bb4+ 8. Bd2 Bg4 $1 9. Be2 Bxe2 10. Kxe2 $5 {needs further investigation.
}) 7... Ndb4 $5 (7... Bb4+ 8. Bd2 Bg4 9. Bxb4 Ndxb4 $11 {Zaitsev,I}) 8. Bg5 (8.
Qxd8+ $5 Nxd8 9. Kd1 {deserves attention but after} Be6 $1 (9... Bf5 10. Nd4)
10. Nc3 Ndc6 {Black is certainly OK.}) 8... Qxd1+ 9. Kxd1 Be6 10. Nc3 Bg7 11.
a3 (11. Bf6 $6 Bxf6 12. exf6 O-O-O+ 13. Kc1 Rhe8 $17 {@}) 11... Nd5 12. e4
Nxc3+ 13. bxc3 Nxe5 {Black has recaptured the pawn. He has an excellent
development and a safer king. White must fight very hard for equality.} 14.
Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Kc2 h6 16. Be3 O-O-O 17. f4 Bg7 18. Be2 Rhe8 19. Rhe1 Bd7 20. Bf3
Ba4+ 21. Kb2 Bc6 22. e5 Bxf3 23. gxf3 Kd7 $17 24. h4 Ke6 (24... h5 $5 {[%cal
Yg7f8,Yf8e7]}) 25. h5 Kf5 26. Kc2 g5 $6 {Probably too hasty.} (26... Bf8 {
was better activating the bishop and maintaining different possibilities.
After the text move White obtains a passed h-pawn diverting Black's forces,
which gives White sufficient counterplay.}) 27. Rg1 $1 gxf4 28. Bxf4 Bxe5 (
28... Bf8 $6 29. Bh2 {[%cal Gg1g8]}) 29. Bxh6 Bf6 30. Rad1 Rxd1 (30... Rh8 31.
Rxd8 Bxd8 32. Rd1 Rxh6 33. Rxd8 $11) 31. Rxd1 Rh8 32. Be3 Rxh5 33. Rd7 Be5 34.
Rxf7+ Ke6 35. Rf8 Bd6 36. Ra8 a5 37. a4 b6 38. Re8+ Kd5 39. Re4 Rh3 40. Bf4
Rxf3 41. Rd4+ Kc5 42. Bxd6+ cxd6 43. Kb3 d5 44. Rh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2000.07.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2643"]
[BlackElo "2689"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2000.07.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Bg5 h6 14. Be3
Nc6 15. d5 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Ne5 {About this line - see CBM74} 17. Rxb7 a5 $1 {
Similar to the 13.Be3 line, this is more accurate than} (17... e6 18. Qe2 Nxf3+
19. Qxf3 exd5 20. exd5 a5 21. Rfb1 Qc2 22. Bf4 (22. Rc1 $5) 22... Qc3 23. Qxc3
{1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Anand,V/Amber Rapid, Monte Carlo MON 1998}) 18. Bc5 ({
Also after} 18. Rxe7 a4 19. Bd4 Nxf3+ 20. gxf3 Bxd4 21. Qxd4 a3 {the a-pawn
guarantees Black sufficient counterplay, e.g.} 22. Kg2 Qb2 23. Qxb2 axb2 24.
Rb7 Rfb8 25. Rxb8+ Rxb8 26. Rb1 Kg7 27. f4 Kf6 28. h4 Rb3 29. f3 Ke7 30. e5 h5
31. Kf2 f6 32. Ke2 Rb5 33. Ke3 fxe5 34. fxe5 Rxd5 35. Rxb2 {1/2-1/2 Agrest,
E-Barkhagen,J/ch-SWE 2000}) 18... a4 19. Bxe7 Rfb8 20. Rxb8+ Rxb8 21. d6 Qe6 $1
{The simplest way to equality. White must take the a4 pawn before it becomes
dangerous, and Black forces a perpetual.} 22. Qxa4 Nxf3+ 23. gxf3 Qh3 $1 {
[%cal Rg7e5] even better than} (23... Be5 24. Qa5 Bxd6) 24. Qa5 Qxf3 25. Qd5
Qg4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel MTO op 42nd"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2009.07.27"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gleizerov, Evgeny"]
[Black "Kritz, Leonid"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2538"]
[BlackElo "2589"]
[Annotator "Kritz,L"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2009.07.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 {Gegen so einen soliden Spieler wie Gleizerov ist
Grünfeld die richtige Wahl, wenn man mehr als Remis anstrebt.} 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5.
Bd2 Bg7 ({Die Alternative ist} 5... Nb6 {aber Schwarz tut sich schwer nach} 6.
Bg5 Bg7 7. e3 O-O 8. Nf3 $14 {Das Problem für Schwarz ist, dass es sehr schwer
ist, den für Grünfeld typischen Vorstoß c5 durchzuführen.}) 6. e4 Nb6 {Das ist
mit großem Abstand der Hauptzug, aber auch die Alternative 6....Nxc3 ist gar
nicht schlecht.} (6... Nxc3 7. Bxc3 (7. bxc3 $2 {ist prinzipiell falsch, weil
der Zug Bd2 dann jeden Sinn verliert.}) 7... c5 8. d5 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 O-O (9...
Qa5 10. Qd2 e6 11. c4 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 $14) 10. Nf3 Bg4 ({Einen kleinen Vorteil
erreichte Weiß nach} 10... e6 11. Bc4 b5 12. Bxb5 Qa5 13. Bc4 Qxc3+ 14. Nd2 Ba6
15. Rc1 Qe5 16. Qe2 Bxc4 17. Nxc4 Qg5 18. Ne3 exd5 19. exd5 Nd7 20. O-O $14 {
Karpov - Timofeev (Sochi, 2007)}) 11. Be2 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Nd7 ({Zu unklarem
Spiel führt} 12... Qd6 13. O-O Nd7 14. g3 b5 15. Bg2 e5 16. dxe6 Qxe6 17. Qe2
c4 18. Rfd1 Ne5 19. Rd5 a6 20. a4 $1 $36 {Svetushkin - Timofeev (Moscow, 2007)}
) 13. O-O Qc7 14. c4 Rad8 15. Qb3 e5 16. Rfb1 Rb8 17. Qa3 b6 18. Rd1 Nf6 19.
Qc3 Rfd8 20. a4 Qe7 21. g3 Ne8 22. Bg2 Nd6 $11 {und Schwarz erzielte vollen
Ausgleich in Radjabov - Kamsky (Sochi, 2008)}) 7. Be3 O-O 8. h3 $6 {Das ist
zwar eine theoretische Abwicklung, aber so passiv sollte man doch nicht
spielen. Es gibt für Weiß gute Wege, um Vorteil zu kämpfen:} (8. Be2 Nc6 9. Nf3
Bg4 10. d5 Bxf3 11. gxf3 (11. Bxf3 Ne5 12. Be2 Nec4 13. Bc1 c6 14. dxc6 bxc6
15. Qc2 Qd4 $36 {und Schwarz hatte eine sehr gute Initiative in Sokolov -
Sutovsky (Hastings, 2000)}) 11... Ne5 12. Qb3 c6 13. f4 Ned7 14. dxc6 bxc6 $14
{Weiß steht etwas angenehmer, weil er das Läuferpaar besitzt und das Zentrum
kontrolliert. Jedoch verfügt auch Schwarz über einige Trümpfe - die offene
b-Linie und der Läufer g7 garantieren ihm gewisses Gegenspiel.}) (8. Bb5 $5 {
Der Zug mit der Idee das Feld c6 unter Kontrolle zu nehmen.} a6 (8... c6 $6 9.
Be2 $14 {Nun hat der Springer b8 das Feld c6 nicht mehr zur Verfügung.}) (8...
Nc6 $6 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Nge2 $1 (10. Nf3 Ba6 $132) 10... Nc4 11. Bc1 $14) 9.
Be2 f5 $1 (9... Nc6 {verliert hier deutlich an der Stärke, weil das Feld b6
geschwächt wurde.} 10. Nf3 Bg4 11. d5 Bxf3 12. gxf3 Ne5 13. Qb3 $16 {Schwarz
hat kein c6 mehr.}) 10. exf5 Bxf5 11. Qb3+ Kh8 12. Nf3 Nc6 13. d5 Ne5 14. Nxe5
Bxe5 15. g4 Bd7 16. h4 $36 {Fressinet - Negi (Cap d'Agde, 2006)}) 8... c5 $1
$146 {Eine sehr interessante Neuerung des amerikanischen Großmeisters Eugene
Perelshteyn.} ({Wenn man sofort ausgleichen will, dann kann man} 8... e5 {
spielen.} 9. Nf3 (9. dxe5 Bxe5 10. Nf3 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Qxd1+ 12. Kxd1 Re8 13.
Bd3 Be6 14. Kc2 Bc4 $11 {Nyzhnyk - Kovchan (Kharkov, 2009)}) 9... exd4 10. Bxd4
(10. Nxd4 N8d7 11. Qc2 Ne5 12. b3 Qe7 13. Rd1 c5 14. Ndb5 Nc6 $15 {und Schwarz
stand sogar besser in Ernst - Eljanov (Amsterdam, 2005)}) 10... Bxd4 11. Qxd4
Qe7 12. Qe3 f5 13. Be2 fxe4 14. Nxe4 Bf5 15. Nc5 Qxe3 16. fxe3 N8d7 17. Nxb7
Rae8 18. O-O Rxe3 $11 {Sokolov - Sutovsky (Gothenburg, 2005)}) ({Ambitionöser
ist} 8... f5 {doch dabei riskiert Schwarz auch mehr.} 9. exf5 Bxf5 10. Nf3 Nc6
11. Qb3+ Kh8 12. d5 Ne5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. g4 Bd7 15. Bg2 $14 {Weiß hat doch
klaren Vorteil, wegen der besseren Bauernstruktur und dem schwachen schwarzen
König.}) 9. Nf3 $6 {Weiß versucht nicht mal, die Neuerung zu widerlegen.
Gleizerov wählt eine Fortsetzung, die sofort jede Spannung aus der Stellung
nimmt.} ({Zu kompliziertem Spiel führt} 9. dxc5 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 N6d7 11. Qd4 (
11. Bh6 Re8 12. Qd4 e5 13. Qe3 Qa5 $132) 11... Nc6 12. Qa4 Qc7 13. Nf3 Nd8 $132
) ({Noch unklarer sind die Varianten, die nach} 9. d5 f5 $1 10. Qb3 fxe4 $132 {
entstehen.}) 9... cxd4 (9... Nc6 {ist nicht mehr so gut, weil Weiß nun einfach
d5 mit Vorteil spielen kann.} 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Bxc5 Qc7 13. Bd4 $16
) 10. Bxd4 {Den Läufer g7 muss man natürlich abtauschen.} Bxd4 11. Qxd4 (11.
Nxd4 {fuehrt ebenfalls zum Ausgleich} e5 12. Ndb5 Nc6 13. Qxd8 Rxd8 $11) 11...
Qxd4 $1 {Obwohl ich auf Gewinn spielen wollte, ist der Übergang ins Endspiel
objektiv der stärkste Weg. Ansonsten wird Schwarz ein Problem mit seiner Dame
haben, während die weiße Dame sich auf e3 versteckt.} (11... Nc6 12. Qe3 Nb4
13. Rc1 Be6 14. b3 $14 {Weiß spielt demnächst Be2-0-0-Rfd1 und die Dame auf d8
wird sich nicht sehr wohl fühlen.}) 12. Nxd4 Bd7 ({Nach} 12... e5 13. Nb3 $1
$14 {hat der weiße Springer das Feld c5 zur Verfügung, von wo er unangenehmen
Druck ausüben kann.}) 13. O-O-O Rc8 $11 {Auf dem Brett ist absoluter Ausgleich.
Nach 12.Kb1 kann man eigentlich nichts mehr machen.} 14. Kd2 $2 {Wir sind zwar
schon im Endspiel, aber den König zu zentralisieren ist trotzdem keine gute
Idee. Dazu kostet es viel Zeit.} (14. Kb1 Nc6 15. Nb3 Nd8 16. Be2 Ne6 $11)
14... e5 {Die Zeit ist gekommen, den Springer aus dem Zentrum zu vertreiben.} (
14... Nc6 15. Nxc6 Rxc6 16. Ke3 Be6 17. Be2 $11) 15. Nf3 $6 {Der Springer auf
f3 wird abgeschnitten und nimmt nicht am Spiel teil.} (15. Nb3 a5 (15... Nc6
16. Nc5 Nd4 17. Nxb7 Rc7 18. Na5 Rd8 19. Bd3 $14) 16. Nc1 Nc6 17. Nd3 Nc4+ 18.
Kc1 Be6 19. Nc5 $11) (15. Ndb5 Be6 16. Nd6 Rc7 17. Ke3 Nc6 $132) 15... f6 16.
Ke3 Kf7 $1 {Das Feld d6 soll am einfachsten mit dem König gedeckt werden,
wonach Schwarz seine Entwicklung vollenden wird.} 17. Be2 (17. Nb5 Ke7 18. Nd6
Rc7 19. Be2 Na6 $1 $132) 17... Ke7 18. Rc1 $2 {Weiß spielt zu passiv.} ({
Am besten scheint mir} 18. g4 $1 Be6 (18... Nc6 19. g5 Na5 $2 20. Nd5+ Ke6 (
20... Nxd5+ 21. Rxd5 Nc4+ 22. Bxc4 Rxc4 23. gxf6+ $18) 21. Nxe5 $3 Kxe5 22.
Nxb6 axb6 23. Rxd7 $18) (18... g5 $2 19. h4 $18) 19. g5 Nc6 $11 {Dank dem
g4-g5 Vorstoß hat Weiß seinen Springer f3 aktiviert, weil er nun Druck auf den
Bauern e5 ausübt.}) 18... Be6 19. b3 $2 {Ein weiterer Fehler, der Weiß in
schwierige Lage bringt. Die Bauern a2-b3 sind sehr wohl anfällig.} Nc6 20. g4 {
Die Aktivierungsidee kommt zu spät und führt nun zu weiteren Schwächen.} (20.
Rhd1 Nb4 $36) 20... Nb4 21. a3 Nc6 22. b4 a5 23. b5 Nd8 {Der Springer hat auf
d8 sehr gute Aussichten. Er hat zwei Strecken zur Verfügung: f7-d6-c4 und die
Ersatzroute e6-d4, nachdem der Läufer von e6 wegzieht.} 24. g5 Rc5 ({Auch} 
24... Nf7 $5 25. gxf6+ Kxf6 $15 {bringt Schwarz großen Vorteil.}) 25. Nd5+ {
Wenn Weiß den Bauern nicht freiwillig opfert, wird er noch schwerere Einbußen
erleben.} (25. h4 Rac8 26. Kd2 Bg4 27. gxf6+ Kxf6 28. Rhg1 Bxf3 29. Bxf3 Nc4+
30. Kd3 Nxa3 $19) 25... Nxd5+ 26. exd5 Rxd5 27. gxf6+ (27. Rc7+ Rd7 28. Rhc1 b6
29. Rxd7+ Bxd7 30. gxf6+ Kxf6 31. Rc7 Bxh3 32. Rxh7 Bf5 $17) 27... Kxf6 28. h4
$6 {Die weiße Stellung ist sowieso schon schlecht, der Partiezug bringt die
Entscheidung näher.} (28. Nd2 $1 Bf5 $17) 28... Bf5 {Ursprünglich wollte
Gleizerov 29.Rc7 spielen, dies verliert jedoch sofort.} 29. Rc3 (29. Rc7 Ne6 $1
30. Rxb7 Rc8 $19) 29... Ne6 ({Einfacher gewann} 29... h6 $1 $19 {Demnächst
spielt Schwarz Ne6.}) 30. Ng5 $1 {Kleine taktische Tricks.} Rad8 $1 (30... Nxg5
$2 31. hxg5+ Kxg5 32. Rxh7 Rb8 33. Rcc7 $44) 31. Nxh7+ Ke7 32. Ng5 Nf4 $19 {
Der weiße König wird der Angriffsziel aller schwarzen Figuren.} 33. Rc7+ Ke8
34. Rc3 (34. Rxb7 Rd3+ 35. Bxd3 Rxd3#) (34. f3 Nxe2 35. Kxe2 Rd2+ 36. Kf1 (36.
Ke3 R8d3#) 36... Rd1+ 37. Kf2 R8d2+ 38. Ke3 Rd3+ 39. Ke2 Rxh1 $19) 34... Rd4
35. Bc4 (35. Kf3 Bg4+ 36. Kxg4 Nxe2+ $19) (35. Kf3 Bg4+ $1 36. Kxg4 Nxe2+ 37.
Kf3 Nxc3 $19) 35... Rxc4 0-1

[Event "USA College-ch"]
[Site "Brownsville"]
[Date "2010.04.10"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Zivanic, Marko"]
[Black "Kritz, Leonid"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2616"]
[Annotator "Kritz,L"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2010.04.10"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nxd5 $2 {Den Springertausch kann
man nur als schlecht bezeichnen. In keiner Variante hat Weiß die Chance auf
einen Vorteil. Man muss selbstverständlich die Hauptvariante 5.e4 spielen.} (5.
e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 $132 {- die Ausgangsstellung zahlreicher Grünfeldvarianten.
}) 5... Qxd5 6. e3 {Die Idee von Weiß ist Ne2-Nc3. Das Ganze braucht jedoch zu
viel Zeit.} ({Noch weniger Sinn macht die Entwicklung des Springers nach f3:} 
6. Nf3 Bg7 7. e3 O-O 8. Be2 c5 $15 {Schwarz hat von Anfang an die bessere
Stellung.}) 6... Bg7 7. Ne2 O-O 8. Nc3 Qd8 {Die Idee von Schwarz ist c5.} (8...
Qa5 $6 {sieht gut aus, doch nach} 9. Bd2 $1 {kann Schwarz nicht} c5 {spielen:}
10. Ne4 Qb6 11. Nxc5 Qxb2 12. Bc4 $16) 9. Be2 c5 $1 (9... e5 10. d5 $1 (10.
dxe5 Qxd1+ 11. Bxd1 Bxe5 12. Bf3 c6 $11) 10... f5 11. O-O e4 12. Qb3 Kh8 13.
Rd1 $14 {Weiß hat die Initiative, es ist nicht klar, welchen Plan Schwarz
verfolgt.}) 10. d5 (10. dxc5 Qa5 ({Es ist nicht so gut, den Läufer zu geben,
weil die schwarzen Felder ja doch zu schwach sind:} 10... Bxc3+ $6 11. bxc3 Qa5
12. O-O Qxc3 (12... Nd7 13. Qd4 Nxc5 14. Qb4 $14) 13. Rb1 Qxc5 14. Qb3 $44 {
/\Ba3}) 11. O-O Qxc5 12. Bd2 Bf5 13. Rc1 Nc6 $36 {Schwarz hat eine gewisse
Initiative dank seinem eigentlich "katalanischen" Läufer g7.}) 10... e6 11. e4
(11. dxe6 $6 Qxd1+ 12. Bxd1 Bxe6 13. Bf3 Nc6 $15 {Die schwarze Stellung ist
eindeutig besser.}) (11. d6 $5 {Könnte Weiß den Bauern halten, so hätte er
Vorteil. Doch Schwarz hat mehrere Wege, den Bauern zu neutralisieren.} Qb6 $1 {
Sieht am besten aus.} (11... Qd7 12. Ne4 Rd8 13. O-O f5 14. Nxc5 Qxd6 15. Qxd6
Rxd6 $11) 12. Na4 (12. O-O Rd8 13. Na4 Qxd6 14. Qxd6 Rxd6 15. Nxc5 Nc6 $15)
12... Qc6 13. Bf3 Qa6 14. Be2 c4 $1 15. O-O Rd8 $15) 11... exd5 12. exd5 (12.
Nxd5 $2 {Der Springer auf d5 sieht gut aus, aber sein Kollege, der bald auf d4
erscheinen wird, ist noch besser.} Re8 13. Qd3 Nc6 14. O-O Nd4 $17) 12... b6 {
Schwarz versucht sofort Druck auf den Bauern d5 auszuüben.} 13. O-O Bb7 14. Qb3
(14. Bf3 {Das Problem mit diesem Zug ist es, dass der Läufer auf f3 immer den
Angriffen des schwarzen Springers ausgesetzt sein wird:} Nd7 15. d6 {Der
einzige Zug.} (15. g3 $6 Ne5 16. Bg2 c4 17. Be3 Nd3 $17) 15... Bxf3 16. Qxf3
Qf6 $15 {Weiß liegt mit seiner Entwicklung zurück und kann deswegen die Stärke
seines Bauern nicht ausnutzen. Schwarz plant Rfd8 und Ne5.}) (14. Bf4 Bxc3 15.
bxc3 Qxd5 $1 {Man muss die Damen tauschen, ansonsten kommt der schwarze König
in Gefahr.} 16. Qxd5 Bxd5 17. Rfd1 Bb7 18. Rd6 Nc6 $15 {Weiß hat Kompensation,
aber Schwarz hat trotzdem etwas bessere Chancen.}) 14... Nd7 15. Be3 {Die
Stellung ist ungefähr gleich, Schwarz muss jedoch etwas machen, weil ansonsten
Weiß mittels Rad1-Rfe1-a4 langsam den Druck erhöhen wird.} Bd4 $1 {Eine
konkrete Fortsetzung, die von Weiß eine konkrete Entscheidung verlangt.} 16.
Rae1 $6 {Aus strategischer Sicht ein sehr schlechter Zug. Man musste auf d4
nehmen.} (16. Bxd4 cxd4 17. Nb5 Nc5 18. Qc4 Bxd5 19. Qxd4 Qg5 20. Qg4 (20. f3
Ne6 21. Qg4 (21. Qf2 Nf4 22. Kh1 Rae8 $19) 21... Qe3+ 22. Rf2 Nf4 23. Bf1 Rac8
24. Nc3 Bc6 $17) 20... Qxg4 21. Bxg4 Bc4 22. Nc7 Rad8 $15 {Schwarz hat die
Initiative, die zum Teil auf der schlechten Lage des Springers c7 basiert.})
16... Bxe3 17. fxe3 Qg5 18. e4 {Die weiße Stellung ist solide, aber so passiv
sollte man trotzdem nicht spielen.} Ne5 {Alle schwarzen Felder sind unter
Kontrolle der schwarzen Figuren.} 19. a4 Qe3+ 20. Kh1 Rab8 21. Qc2 Kg7 {
Es ist schwer, einen konkreten Plan für Schwarz zu finden, deswegen habe ich
versucht, zuerst Zeit zu gewinnen und zu sehen, was Weiß macht. Eine der
möglichen Ideen ist h5-Ng4. Eine andere ist f5, aber sehr schwer zu
verwirklichen.} 22. Ba6 $1 {Richtige Entscheidung, obwohl der schwarze Läufer
ebenfalls schlecht ist, doch auf lange Sicht könnte er über c8 rauslaufen.
Dagegen hat sein weißer Opponent keine Perspektiven.} Qg5 23. Bxb7 Rxb7 24. Nb5
Rd7 25. Qc3 Kg8 {Besser als f6, wonach die Lage des Königs geschwächt wäre.}
26. Na3 Re8 {Eigentlich hat Schwarz aus seinem temporären Vorteil nichts
rausgeholt und Weiß konnte mittels Nc4 praktisch remisieren. Doch gerade jetzt
hatte mein Gegner entschieden, aggressiv zu spielen.} 27. a5 $2 (27. Nc4 $1
Nxc4 28. Qxc4 Qe5 29. b4 f5 30. bxc5 bxc5 31. Qb5 (31. Qxc5 fxe4 32. Rd1 e3 33.
Rfe1 e2 34. Rd2 Qf5 $17) 31... Rxd5 32. exd5 Qxe1 33. d6 $11) 27... bxa5 $1 {
Vermutlich hat mein Gegner das Nehmen nicht betrachtet.} 28. Qxa5 $2 (28. Nc4
a4 $1 $15 {Schwarz hat zumindest den Bauern gewonnen.}) (28. Qxc5 $2 Nd3 29.
Qb5 (29. Qe3 Qxe3 30. Rxe3 Nxb2 $1 $17) 29... Nxe1 $19 {Der Turm d7 ist tabu,
weil auf g2 Matt droht.}) 28... Nd3 $1 {Die weiße Festung, die noch vor zwei
Zügen als unantastbar schien, fällt in wenigen Zügen auseinander.} 29. Rd1 (29.
Re2 {Eine zähere Verteidigung.} Qg4 $1 30. Re3 Nf4 31. Qd2 Rxd5 $3 32. Qf2 (32.
exd5 Rxe3 33. Qxe3 Qxg2#) 32... Rd1 $1 33. h3 Rxf1+ 34. Qxf1 Qg5 $19 {Die
schwarze Stellung ist gewonnen, aber man muss den Vorteil noch lange
realisieren.}) 29... Rxd5 $3 {Das ist der Pointe! Niemand braucht den Bauern
b2 - stattdessen wird das weiße Zentrum gnadenlos vernichtet.} 30. Rd2 (30.
exd5 Re2 31. Qd8+ (31. g3 Qxd5+ 32. Kg1 Qg2#) (31. Rg1 Nf2#) 31... Qxd8 32.
Rxd3 Qg5 33. Rg1 Rd2 34. Rxd2 Qxd2 $19 {Und der d-Bauer stirbt.}) (30. Qxa7
Nf2+ 31. Kg1 Rxd1 $19) ({Eine der interessantesten Varianten ist} 30. Qb5 Nf2+
31. Kg1 Rxd1 32. Qxe8+ Kg7 33. Rxd1 (33. Kxf2 Qf4+ 34. Ke2 Qxf1+ 35. Ke3 Rd3#)
33... Nxd1 {es droht Qe3-Qf2x oder Ne3} 34. Nc4 Qc1 35. Qe5+ Kh6 36. Qxc5 Nxb2+
37. Kf2 Nd3+ $19) 30... Rxe4 {In 4 Zügen wurde die Partie entschieden.} 31.
Qxa7 {Es gibt nun sehr viele Gewinnwege für Schwarz.} Rf5 32. Rdd1 (32. Qa8+
Kg7 $19) 32... Rxf1+ 33. Rxf1 Qf4 {Gewinnt am einfachsten.} 34. Ra1 Nc1 {
Weiß kann das Matt nicht verhindern.} 0-1

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.11.30"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Shipov, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Lautier,J"]
[PlyCount "151"]
[EventDate "2001.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Krasenkow} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7.
Nf3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Be3
Nc6 14. d5 Na5 15. Bg5 Qa3 16. Re1 $1 $146 {/\ e5 Krasenkow: 'A very logical
move.'} (16. Bd2 {(Krasenkow) used to be the main line, examined in CBM 69 and
72}) 16... Bxf3 (16... Bc3 $6 17. Qd3 $1) (16... Rfd8 17. e5 $14) 17. Bxf3 Qd6
(17... Be5 18. Bd2 $14) 18. Qe2 Be5 19. g3 b6 20. Bg4 {>< c8} (20. Bg2 $5 Rac8
21. f4 Bc3 (21... Bd4+ 22. Kh1 Rc3 23. e5 Qc5 24. Qg4 $36 {/\ Qd7, /\ f5}) 22.
Red1 Nc4 23. Kh1 $14) 20... Nb7 21. Rbd1 {Krasenkow: 'In the tie-break game
Joel Lautier immediately started the attack in the centre and obtained an
advantage:'} (21. Qe3 $5 Nc5 22. f4 Bg7 23. e5 Qc7 (23... Qxd5 24. Bxe7 $16)
24. Rbd1 $36) (21. f4 $5 {Krasenkow} Bf6 22. Bxf6 (22. Bh6 {Krasenkow} Bg7 23.
Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Bf3 {/\e5 is interesting, too}) 22... exf6 23. Bf3 Nc5 24. e5
fxe5 25. fxe5 Qd7 26. Rb4 a5 27. Rf4 a4 28. d6 a3 (28... Ra5 $5 {(Krasenkow)
to prevent Bf3-d5}) 29. Bd5 Ne6 30. Rf6 Qa4 31. Qa2 Qd4+ 32. Kg2 Rae8 33. Re2 (
33. Ref1 $142 $1 {Krasenkow} Qxe5 $140 34. d7 $18) 33... Nd8 $6 (33... Kg7 $142
{Krasenkow}) 34. Rf4 Qd3 $6 (34... Qc3 $142 {Krasenkow} 35. Rf3 Qd4) 35. Ra4 {
recapturing the pawn and gradually winning the game:} Ne6 36. Rxa3 Qd4 37. Ra7
b5 38. Re7 Qg4 39. Re4 Qf5 40. Qa7 Rxe7 41. dxe7 Re8 42. Bc6 Ng5 43. Re2 Qg4
44. Rf2 Qe6 45. Bxe8 Qd5+ 46. Kg1 Nh3+ 47. Kf1 {1-0 Lautier,J-Shipov,S/Moscow
2001/CBM 86 (47).}) 21... a5 22. Qc2 $1 {'?!' Krasenkow.} (22. f4 $6 Bc3 (22...
Bf6 $13 {Krasenkow}) 23. Rf1 a4 $15) {Krasenkow: The text move prevents both
bishop retreats but it is too slow!} 22... a4 $6 (22... Bg7 23. Bf4 (23. f4 f6
24. Bh4 Qc5+ 25. Qxc5 Nxc5 26. e5 a4 $36) 23... Qc5 24. Qb1 $44) 23. f4 Bg7 24.
e5 Qb4 25. Qc7 $1 $16 (25. Rb1 $6 {Krasenkow} Qd4+ 26. Qf2 Qxf2+ 27. Kxf2 f6 $1
) (25. Re4 $6 {Krasenkow} Qc5+ 26. Qxc5 Nxc5 {and the e4 rook is attacked})
25... f6 $8 {'!' Krasenkow.} 26. exf6 $4 (26. Bxf6 $2 exf6 27. Qxb7 fxe5 28.
Be6+ Kh8 29. fxe5 Qb2 $17) (26. Qxb7 $2 fxg5 27. d6 exd6 28. exd6 gxf4 29. Re7
Qc3 $15) (26. d6 $1 fxg5 (26... Nxd6 $2 27. exd6 fxg5 28. dxe7 Rfe8 29. Be6+
Kh8 30. Bf7 $18) 27. dxe7 Rfe8 (27... Rfb8 $2 28. Bf3 (28. Be6+ $2 Kh8 29. Qxb7
Qxe1+ 30. Rxe1 Rxb7 31. Bd5 Rxe7 32. Bxa8 gxf4 33. gxf4 a3 34. Bd5 $17) 28...
Re8 29. Qxb7 Qc5+ (29... Rac8 30. Qxc8 $18) 30. Kg2 Rac8 31. Rc1 $18) 28. Qxb7
Qxe7 (28... gxf4 29. Qxa8 Rxa8 (29... Qxe1+ 30. Rxe1 Rxa8 31. Be6+ Kh8 32. Rd1
$18) 30. Be6+ Kh8 31. Rd8+ Bf8 32. exf8=Q+ Qxf8 33. Rxf8+ Rxf8 34. Bd7 $18) 29.
Rd7 Qf8 30. Rc1 Rad8 31. e6 $16 (31. Rcc7 Rxd7 32. Bxd7 Rb8 33. Qa7 Ra8 $132))
(26. Bh4 {Krasenkow} Qc5+ {as the e7 pawn is not hanging anymore}) 26... exf6
$17 27. Qxb7 (27. Re7 $2 Qc5+ $17) 27... fxg5 {Krasenkow: 'Black has now
better prospects as his a4 pawn is extremely dangerous. White must urgently
look for counterplay.'} 28. Re7 Qc3 29. Rde1 $2 {/\ R1e5 '!' Krasenkow.} (29.
Rc7 Qb2 30. Rd2 {Krasenkow: 'is insufficient in view of'} Qf6 (30... Qa1+ 31.
Rd1 Qb2 $11) 31. Bc8 {'!?' Krasenkow.} (31. d6 gxf4 32. gxf4 Kh8 $17) 31... Ra5
32. Be6+ Kh8 33. Qxb6 Raa8 $17) 29... Rab8 $2 {'!' Krasenkow.} (29... gxf4 30.
Rxg7+ {'!' Krasenkow.} (30. R1e5 Qa1+ 31. Re1 (31. Kg2 f3+ 32. Bxf3 Bxe5 $19)
31... Qd4+ $19) (30. gxf4 Kh8 31. R1e5 (31. R1e3 Qd4 $19) 31... Qd4+ $19) 30...
Qxg7 31. Re7 {Krasenkow: 'and a forced line'} Qa1+ (31... Qh6 {Krasenkow} 32.
Qxb6 Qg5 33. Qb7 $1 Qh6 34. Be6+ Kh8 35. Qb2+ $18) 32. Kg2 f3+ 33. Bxf3 (33.
Kh3 Qf1+ 34. Kh4 g5+ 35. Kh5 {'!' Krasenkow.} (35. Kxg5 Qc1+ 36. Kh5 Qc2 $19)
35... Qb1 $19 36. Qc6 Qg6+ 37. Qxg6+ hxg6+ 38. Kxg6 Rfd8 39. Be6+ Kf8 40. Rf7+
Ke8 41. Kf6 f2 42. Re7+ Kf8 43. Rf7+ {leads to a perpetual check.}) 33... Rab8
34. Qd7 Qf6 $19) 30. Qd7 Rbd8 (30... Kh8 $4 31. Rxg7 $1 Qxg7 32. Re7 Qd4+ 33.
Kg2 $18) (30... gxf4 $4 31. Rxg7+ $1 Qxg7 32. Re7 Qa1+ 33. Kg2 f3+ 34. Kh3 Qf1+
35. Kh4 g5+ 36. Kh5 Qb1 37. Qe6+ Kh8 38. Qe5+ $18) 31. Qxa4 $8 (31. Qb7 $2 gxf4
$19) 31... gxf4 32. gxf4 Qc5+ (32... Kh8 $1 $17 {/\ Rd5, >< Kg1}) 33. Kg2 Qxd5+
{Krasenkow: 'Black has parried White's threats and, with an extra pawn, has
good winning chances.'} 34. Bf3 Qd2+ (34... Qc5 $5 {(Krasenkow) was
interesting, keeping the queens, as the white king is poorly protected.} 35.
Qa7 Rd2+ 36. R1e2 Rxe2+ 37. Bxe2 Qd5+ 38. Bf3 Qd2+ 39. Kh3 Qc3 40. Kg2 b5 $17 (
{or} 40... Rxf4 {Krasenkow})) 35. R1e2 Qxf4 36. Qxf4 Rxf4 37. Rb7 Rf6 {'?'
Krasenkow.} (37... Rd6 $142 {(Krasenkow) although it is not easy for Black to
win as the white rooks are very active. In "eternal" time-trouble the result
of the game becomes a lottery. By the way,} 38. Ree7 Bf8 39. Rxh7 $2 {doesn't
work in view of} Rd2+ 40. Kg3 Bd6 $1 $19) 38. Bg4 Bf8 $2 $138 {'?' Krasenkow.}
(38... Rdd6 39. Re8+ (39. Ree7 {Krasenkow} Bf8 40. Rxh7 {is possible now.})
39... Bf8 40. Be2 Rc6 $36) 39. Be6+ Kh8 40. Rxb6 $11 {Krasenkow: 'White now
shouldn't lose.'} Re8 41. Rc6 Kg7 42. Re4 Rd8 43. Rc7+ Kh8 44. Bc4 Rd2+ 45. Re2
Rd4 46. h3 h5 47. Rf2 Rxf2+ 48. Kxf2 Rd6 49. Be2 Bg7 50. Bf3 Rd2+ 51. Kf1 Rd4 (
51... Bd4 {Krasenkow} 52. Be4) 52. Rc6 Kh7 53. Re6 Rf4 54. Kg2 Rf8 55. Be4 Bf6
56. Ra6 Kg7 57. Ra7+ Kh6 58. Ra6 Rf7 59. Rb6 Re7 60. Kf3 Rf7 61. Kg2 Rf8 62.
Ra6 h4 63. Rb6 Re8 64. Kf3 Kg5 65. Ra6 Rb8 66. Ra5+ Kh6 67. Rd5 Rb6 68. Bd3 Bg5
69. Ra5 Rf6+ 70. Kg2 Rd6 71. Be4 Rd2+ 72. Kf1 Rd1+ 73. Kf2 Be7 74. Ra6 Bc5+ 75.
Ke2 Rg1 76. Rxg6+ $1 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.11.30"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Shipov, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Lautier,J"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2001.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Be3 Nc6 14. d5
Na5 15. Bg5 Qa3 16. Re1 $1 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Qd6 18. Qe2 Be5 19. g3 b6 20. Bg4 Nb7
21. f4 $5 $146 Bf6 (21... Bd4+ $6 22. Kh1 a5 (22... Nc5 23. Red1 (23. Rbd1 Bc3
24. e5 Qc7 25. Rf1 $16) 23... Bg7 24. e5 Qd8 25. d6 $16) 23. e5 Qxd5+ (23...
Qc7 24. Rbc1 Bc5 25. f5 $16) 24. Bf3 Qd7 25. Red1 Rab8 26. e6 fxe6 27. Qc4 Rbd8
28. Rxd4 Qxd4 29. Qxe6+ $16) 22. Bxf6 (22. e5 Qc5+ 23. Kh1 Bxg5 24. fxg5 Qxd5+
25. Bf3 Qd7 26. Red1 Qc7 27. Rbc1 Nc5 28. Bxa8 Rxa8 $13) 22... exf6 (22... Qxf6
$6 23. e5 Qg7 24. Bf3 Nc5 25. Qa2 $36 {/\ d6}) 23. Bf3 Nc5 (23... Rae8 24. Qa6
(24. e5 fxe5 25. fxe5 Qc5+ 26. Kg2 f6 27. e6 $36) 24... Nc5 25. Qxa7 Nd3 26.
Re2 $16) 24. e5 fxe5 25. fxe5 Qd7 26. Rb4 $5 {/\ Rf4->} a5 (26... Rae8 27. Rf4
f6 28. e6 Qd6 $14) 27. Rf4 (27. Rxb6 $2 Qa7 $17) 27... a4 28. d6 a3 $2 (28...
Ra5 29. Qd2 (29. Bd5 Ne6 30. Bxe6 Qxe6 31. Rf6 Qd5 $15) 29... a3 30. Bd5 Ne6
31. Rf6 $14) 29. Bd5 $5 (29. Bxa8 Rxa8 30. Ref1 $1 Qe6 (30... a2 $2 31. Ra1 Qe6
32. Rf2 $18) 31. Rf6 (31. Rxf7 $2 a2 32. Qf3 a1=Q 33. Rf8+ Kg7 34. Rf7+ Kh6 35.
Qf4+ g5 36. Rf6+ Kh5 37. Qf3+ Qg4 38. Rh6+ Kxh6 39. Qf6+ Kh5 40. Qf7+ $11)
31... Qd5 32. Rd1 Qb3 33. Rf3 Qe6 34. Ra1 $16) 29... Ne6 30. Rf6 Qa4 (30... Ra5
31. Qa2 $16) 31. Qa2 $1 $16 Qd4+ 32. Kg2 Rae8 33. Re2 Nd8 34. Rf4 Qd3 35. Ra4 (
35. Rf3 $5 Qd4 36. Re4 Qb2+ (36... Qc5 37. Rxa3) 37. Qxb2 axb2 38. Rb3 $16)
35... Ne6 36. Rxa3 Qd4 37. Ra7 b5 38. Re7 $1 Qg4 (38... Rxe7 39. dxe7 Re8 40.
Bxe6 fxe6 41. Qxe6+ Kg7 42. Rf2 $18) 39. Re4 (39. Rf2 Rxe7 40. dxe7 Re8 41. h3
Qa4 42. Bxe6 $18) 39... Qf5 40. Qa7 $6 $138 (40. g4 $1 Qg5 (40... Nf4+ 41. Kf3
$18) 41. Bxe6 $18) 40... Rxe7 41. dxe7 Re8 {/\ Qg5} 42. Bc6 $1 $18 Ng5 43. Re2
$8 Qg4 (43... Qh3+ 44. Kg1 Qg4 45. Kf1 $1 Qh3+ 46. Ke1 Qf5 47. Qb7 Qb1+ 48. Kf2
Qf5+ 49. Kg2 $18) 44. Rf2 $2 (44. Re3 $2 Qd1 $1 45. Bxe8 Qc2+ $1 (45... Qd2+ $2
46. Kf1 Qd1+ 47. Re1 Qf3+ 48. Qf2 Qh1+ 49. Ke2 Qe4+ 50. Qe3 $18) 46. Kf1 Qf5+
47. Kg1 (47. Ke1 Qb1+ 48. Kd2 Qb2+ 49. Kd3 Qb3+ $11) 47... Qb1+ 48. Kg2 Qc2+
$11) (44. Rd2 $1 Qh3+ (44... Qb4 45. Rd8 Qb2+ 46. Qf2 $18) (44... Qc4 45. Bxe8
Qe4+ 46. Kf1 Qh1+ (46... Qb1+ 47. Ke2 Qe4+ 48. Qe3 $18) 47. Qg1 $18) (44... Kg7
45. Qd7 Qb4 46. Qd6 $1 Qc4 47. Qf6+ Kg8 48. Bd5 $18) 45. Kg1 Qc8 (45... Qf5 46.
Qd7 $1 $18) 46. Qd7 $18) 44... Qe6 $3 45. Bxe8 Qd5+ 46. Kg1 Nh3+ $4 $138 (46...
Qd1+ 47. Rf1 Nh3+ 48. Kg2 Qe2+ 49. Kxh3 (49. Rf2 Nf4+ $1 50. gxf4 Qg4+ 51. Kh1
Qd1+ $11) 49... Qxf1+ 50. Kh4 Qe2 (50... Qf5 $2 51. g4 g5+ 52. Kg3 Qf4+ 53. Kg2
Qxg4+ 54. Kf2 $18) 51. Bxf7+ (51. Kh3 Qf1+ $11) 51... Kxf7 52. e8=Q+ Kxe8 53.
Qb8+ Kf7 54. Qc7+ Ke6 55. Qd6+ Kf5 56. Qd7+ Ke4 $11) 47. Kf1 1-0

[Event "Linares 12th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[Annotator "Lautier,J"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1994.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7.
Nf3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Bg5 h6
14. Be3 Nc6 15. d5 (15. Ra1 {Ftacnik} Qb2 16. Rb1 Qa2 17. Ra1 Qb2 18. Rb1 Qa3
19. Qd2 Qa5 20. Rxb7 Qxd2 21. Bxd2 Bxf3 22. Bxf3 Nxd4 23. Rxe7 a5 24. e5 {
Pelaez,J-Herrera,I/CUB-ch Colon (02)/1993/0-1 (34)}) (15. Rxb7 {Ftacnik} Rab8
16. Rxb8 Rxb8 17. d5 Ne5 18. h3 Rb2 19. hxg4 Rxe2 20. Nd4 Rb2 21. Nc6 Nxc6 22.
dxc6 Qc4 23. Qd8+ Kh7 {Sokolin,L-Orlov,V/St.Petersburg-chop/1992/1-0 (24)})
15... Na5 (15... Ne5 {Ftacnik} 16. Rxb7 e6 17. Re1 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Rfd8 19. d6
Qa3 20. d7 Qe7 21. Bb5 Qh4 {Gelfand,B-Ivanchuk,V/Manila (izt) 49/(538)/1990/0.
5 (22)}) 16. Rb4 $1 $146 {/\ Ra4} (16. Bc5 {Ftacnik} Bf6 17. e5 Bxe5 18. h3
Rfd8 $5 (18... Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Rfe8 20. d6 Qc4 21. d7 Qxc5 22. dxe8=Q+ Rxe8 23.
Qa4 Nc6 24. Rxb7 {Gelfand,B-Ivanchuk,V/Tilburg/1990/1-0 (62)}) 19. hxg4 Rxd5
20. Bd4 $1 Bxd4 21. Nxd4 Rad8 $1 22. Qc2 $1 Qxc2 23. Nxc2 Rd2 24. Rfd1 $13 {
Strelbin-Nadanian,A/USSR/1991/}) 16... b6 (16... Qa3 $2 {Ftacnik} 17. Ra4 Qc3
18. Bd2 $18) 17. e5 $1 Bxf3 $6 (17... h5 18. Bf4 Rad8 19. Rd4 $14 {/\ h3} Nb3
$4 20. Bc4 $18) 18. Bxf3 Rac8 (18... Nc4 $2 19. d6 Nxe3 20. fxe3 Rad8 (20... a5
{Ftacnik} 21. Bd5 Qa3 22. Rb3 Qc5 23. Bxa8 (23. Rxf7 Rxf7 24. Bxf7+ Kh8 25. d7
Rd8 26. e6 $36) 23... Rxa8 24. Qf3 Rf8 25. Rd3 Qxe5 26. d7 Qb8 27. Qxf7+ Rxf7
28. d8=Q+ Qxd8 29. Rxd8+ Rf8 30. Rfxf8+ Bxf8 31. Rb8 $18) 21. Bd5 Qa3 (21...
Qa5 22. dxe7 Rxd5 23. exf8=Q+ Kxf8 24. Qf3 Rd7 25. e6 $18) 22. dxe7 $18) (18...
Bxe5 $6 19. d6 $1 (19. Ra4 {Ftacnik} Qb2 20. d6 Bxd6 21. Bxa8 Rxa8 22. Bxh6 $16
) 19... Bxd6 (19... exd6 $2 20. Bd5 Qa3 21. Rg4 Kg7 22. Qf3 $1 $18) (19... Rad8
$2 20. Bd5 Qa3 21. dxe7 Qxb4 22. exd8=Q Rxd8 23. Bxf7+ $18) 20. Bd5 Qa3 21. Rg4
$16) 19. d6 $1 exd6 (19... Qe6 20. Bg4 Qxe5 21. Bxc8 Rxc8 22. d7 Rd8 23. Qa4 $1
$16 {/\ Rd1 (Anand)}) 20. exd6 $1 (20. Bd5 Nc4 21. e6 {(Anand)} Kh7 22. exf7
Nxe3 23. fxe3 Qa3 24. Re4 $14 (24. Rb3 Qc5)) 20... Nc4 (20... Qc2 $2 21. d7
Qxd1 22. Rxd1 Rcd8 23. Bf4 $18 {/\ Bc7}) (20... Rfd8 {Ftacnik} 21. Bd5 Qa3 22.
Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 23. Qd5+ Kf8 24. Rf4+ $18) 21. Bf4 $1 $16 {/\ d7, /\ Ra4-a7} (21.
d7 $6 Nxe3 22. dxc8=Q Nxd1 23. Qd7 (23. Qc4 {Ftacnik} Qxc4 24. Rxc4 Nc3 $13)
23... Nc3 $14) (21. Qd5 $6 Rfd8 $1 22. d7 Rc7 23. Bf4 Rc5 24. Qe4 Ne5 $132)
21... Nb2 (21... a5 $2 {Ftacnik} 22. Ra4 Na3 23. d7 Rcd8 24. Bd5 Qb2 25. Bc1
Qb5 26. Bxa3 Rxd7 27. Bc4 Rxd1 28. Bxb5 Rfd8 29. h3 $18) (21... Rfd8 {Ftacnik}
22. Bd5 b5 23. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 24. Qd5+ Kf8 25. d7 Ra8 26. Rxc4 $18) 22. Qe2 Qa3
(22... Rfe8 $2 {Ftacnik} 23. d7 $18) (22... Rce8 {Ftacnik} 23. Qd2) 23. Re4 Qd3
(23... Nd3 {Ftacnik} 24. Bg3 a5 25. Re3 Rc3 26. d7 Bf6 27. Re8 $16) 24. Re7 $1
g5 $2 (24... Rc2 25. Qxd3 Nxd3 26. Bg3 (26. Be4 $6 Rc4 $1 (26... Rc3 {Ftacnik}
27. Bd2 Ra3 28. d7 Bf6 29. Re8 g5 30. Bxd3 Rxd3 31. Bb4 $18)) (26. Be3 $6 Rd8
$1) 26... Rd2 $1 (26... a5 $2 27. Rd1 $1 Nc5 28. d7 Bf6 (28... Ne6 29. Rxe6
fxe6 30. d8=Q $18) 29. d8=Q Rxd8 30. Rxd8+ Kg7 31. Be5 $18) 27. Rd1 Rxd1+ 28.
Bxd1 Nc5 (28... a5 $2 29. d7 Nc5 30. Ba4 $1 Bf6 (30... Nxa4 31. Re8 Bf6 32. Bd6
$18) 31. Re8 Nb7 32. Bc6 Nd8 33. Bd6 $18) 29. Bf3 $1 (29. d7 $4 Bf6 $19) (29.
Rxa7 $6 Rd8 {/\ Bf8}) 29... b5 (29... Rd8 30. Bd5) (29... a5 30. Bc6 $16 {/\ d7
}) 30. Rc7 $1 Ne6 (30... Bd4 $6 31. d7 $18) 31. Rxa7 $16) 25. d7 (25. Bg3 $5
$16) 25... Rc4 $8 (25... Rc2 $2 26. Qxd3 Nxd3 27. Re8 Bf6 28. Bd6 $18) (25...
gxf4 {Ftacnik} 26. dxc8=Q Rxc8 27. Rxa7 $18) 26. Bc1 $1 (26. Qxd3 $2 Nxd3 27.
Re8 $2 (27. Bd6 {Ftacnik} Nc5 (27... Rd4 28. Bc7 Bf6 29. d8=Q Rdxd8 30. Bxd8
Rxd8 31. Rxa7 $18) 28. Bd5 Rd4 29. Rxf7 Rxd5 30. Rxf8+ Bxf8 31. d8=Q Rxd6 32.
Qa8 $18) 27... Rd4 $19) 26... Rc2 $8 (26... Qxe2 27. Bxe2 (27. Rxe2 Nd3 28. Ba3
Nc5 29. Rd1 $16) 27... Rc2 28. Re8 Bf6 29. Bxb2 (29. f4 $18 {Ftacnik}) 29...
Rxb2 30. Rc1 Rd2 31. Rcc8 $18) 27. Qxd3 Nxd3 28. Re8 Bf6 29. Ba3 Nc5 30. Bxc5
Rxc5 {/\ Re5} (30... bxc5 31. Rb1 $18 {/\ h3, Rbb8} (31. h3 $1 {Ftacnik} Rd2
32. Bg4 Bd8 (32... c4 33. Rb1 h5 34. Rbb8 Be7 35. Rxe7 Rxb8 36. Re8+ $18) 33.
Rfe1 Bb6 34. Rc8 $18)) 31. Rd1 Bd8 (31... a5 32. g3 Kg7 (32... b5 33. Rd6 Bd8
34. Ra6 $18) (32... a4 33. Rd6 Bd8 34. Rxh6 Kg7 35. Rh7+ Kxh7 36. Rxf8 Bc7 37.
Rc8 $18) 33. Rd6 $5 (33. Rxf8 Kxf8 34. d8=Q+ Bxd8 35. Rxd8+ Kg7 36. Rd7 $18)
33... Bd8 34. Rxh6 Rc7 35. Bg4 f5 (35... Rxd7 36. Rxf8 Rd4 37. Rhh8 $18) 36.
Rxf8 Kxf8 37. Rh8+ Ke7 38. Bxf5 {/\ Re8} Rxd7 39. Rh7+ $18) 32. Rde1 $1 Rc7 (
32... f5 33. g3 Bc7 34. Rc8 $1 $18) (32... f6 {/\ Re5} 33. Rxf8+ Kxf8 34. Re8+
Kf7 35. Bh5+ $1 Kg7 36. g3 Bc7 37. Rc8 $18) 33. Bg4 Bf6 (33... h5 34. Bf5 Rc5
35. g4 hxg4 36. Rxf8+ Kxf8 37. Re8+ Kg7 38. Rxd8 $18) (33... a5 {Ftacnik} 34.
h3 Bf6 35. Rc8 $18) 34. Rc8 $1 1-0

[Event "SUI-chT"]
[Site "Switzerland"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Miralles, Gilles"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Lautier,J"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 O-O 8.
Be2 b6 $6 9. h4 $1 c5 $6 (9... Bb7 10. h5 Bxe4 11. Ng5 Bxg2 12. Rh2 Bd5 13.
hxg6 hxg6 14. Qd3 $40) (9... Bg4 $5) 10. h5 Ba6 (10... cxd4 11. cxd4 Nc6 12.
Be3 Bg4 13. hxg6 hxg6 14. d5 Na5 (14... Bxa1 $2 15. Qxa1 $18) 15. Bd4 $16) 11.
hxg6 hxg6 12. Bh6 $1 Bxh6 $8 (12... Bxe2 $2 13. Kxe2 $1 Bxh6 (13... Nc6 14. Qd2
{/\ Bg7, Qh6}) 14. Rxh6 cxd4 15. cxd4 Qc8 16. Qd3 Qa6 17. Rah1 $18) 13. Rxh6
Kg7 14. Qd2 Rh8 15. Ne5 $1 Qf8 $6 (15... Qc8 $2 16. Qf4 $1 (16. Bg4 $4 Rxh6 $19
) 16... Rxh6 17. Qxf7+ Kh8 18. Qxe7 (18. Kd2 Qg8 $8 19. Qxe7 Rh2 $16) 18... Nc6
(18... Rh1+ 19. Kd2 Rxa1 20. Qf6+ $18) (18... Rh7 19. Qf6+ Rg7 (19... Kg8 20.
Bg4 $18) 20. Bg4 $18 {/\ 0-0-0}) 19. Qf6+ Kh7 20. Qf7+ Kh8 21. Nxg6+ Rxg6 22.
Qxg6 $18) (15... Qe8 $1 16. Rxh8 (16. Ng4 $6 Bxe2 17. Kxe2 Qb5+ $1 18. Kf3 Nd7
$10) 16... Qxh8 17. O-O-O $1 (17. Bxa6 Nxa6 18. O-O-O f6 $1 (18... cxd4 19.
Qxd4 f6 20. Ng4 $1 Nc5 (20... Qc8 21. e5 $16) 21. e5 $36) 19. Ng4 (19. Nc6 cxd4
(19... Qe8 20. d5 $16 {/\ Rh1}) 20. Qxd4 Qe8 21. Qd7 Nc5 22. Qxe7+ Qxe7 23.
Nxe7 Re8 24. Nc6 Rxe4 $10) 19... Qh5 $1 20. f3 cxd4 21. Qxd4 Qc5 $10) 17... f6
18. Ng4 Bxe2 (18... cxd4 19. Bxa6 $1 Nxa6 20. Qxd4 $36 {/\ e5|^}) 19. Qxe2 cxd4
20. cxd4 $1 (20. e5 f5 (20... Nc6 $2 21. exf6+ exf6 22. Qe6 $18) 21. e6 (21.
Qf3 Qc8 22. Qxa8 Qxc3+ 23. Kb1 Qb4+ $10) 21... Nc6 (21... fxg4 $2 22. Qe5+ Kg8
23. Qd5 $18) 22. Ne5 Qc8 23. Nxc6 Qxc6 24. Qe5+ Kg8 25. Rh1 Qxc3+ 26. Kb1 Qd3+
27. Ka1 $10) 20... Nc6 21. d5 Nb4 22. Kb1 $36 {/\ a3, /\ e5, /\ Ne3}) 16. Ng4
$1 $16 cxd4 17. cxd4 Bxe2 $8 18. Kxe2 Qc8 $8 {/\ Qc4} 19. Rxh8 (19. f3 $2 Qc4+
20. Kf2 Nd7 $10) 19... Qxh8 (19... Qxg4+ $2 20. Kd3 Kxh8 21. Qh6+ Kg8 22. Rh1
f6 23. Qh8+ Kf7 24. Rh7+ Ke6 25. Qc8+ Nd7 26. Qc6#) 20. Rc1 Qh5 $6 (20... Na6
$142 $16) 21. f3 Nd7 22. Qb2 $1 {/\ Rc7, d5+-} (22. Rc7 Nf6 23. Nxf6 (23. Ne5
$2 Nxe4) 23... exf6 $132) 22... f5 $138 (22... Nf6 23. d5 $18) 23. exf5 gxf5 (
23... Qxf5 24. d5+ Nf6 $8 25. Rc7 Re8 26. Rxa7 Kf8 27. Ne3 $18) 24. Qb5 $1 $18
Rd8 25. Ne3 Kg6 26. Qd5 Qg5 (26... f4 27. Rc6+ Nf6 28. Qxd8 Qb5+ 29. Nc4 $1)
27. Rc6+ Kg7 28. Rc7 1-0

[Event "Tilburg Fontys"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1998.11.03"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Lautier,J"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1998.10.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7.
Nf3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Bg5 h6
14. Bh4 Bf6 $6 {Ftacnik: 'This is certainly a concession, but black avoids
sharp lines in which his sfate hangs on the merit of each move.'} (14... Rd8 {
Ftacnik} 15. d5 g5 16. Bg3 b6 $2 (16... e6 $5 17. Bc7 Rd7 18. d6 Na6 19. Bb5
Rxc7 20. dxc7 Nxc7 21. Qd7 $13) 17. Re1 Bxf3 (17... e6 18. Nxg5 Bxe2 19. Rxe2
Qa5 20. Nf3 (20. Nxf7 $5 Kxf7 21. dxe6+ Ke8 22. Qb3 $14) 20... exd5 21. exd5
Nc6 22. Rd2 $16) 18. Bxf3 Nd7 19. e5 Rac8 20. e6 $1 (20. Ra1 Qc2 21. Rxa7 Qxd1
22. Rxd1 Nxe5 23. Bxe5 Bxe5 24. Rxe7 $14) 20... fxe6 21. Rxe6 {1-0 Anand,
V-Illescas Cordoba,M/Madrid 1998/ (34)}) (14... Qe6 {Ftacnik} 15. h3 Bxf3 16.
Bxf3 Qd7 17. d5 Na6 18. Qe2 Nc5 19. e5 e6 20. Rfd1 exd5 21. Bxd5 Qf5 22. Be7
Rfc8 23. Qe3 {Komljenovic,D-Sanchez Almeyra,J/San Sebastian op/1993/1/2-1/2 
(109)}) (14... g5 $1 {Ftacnik} 15. Bg3 Nc6 16. d5 (16. Rxb7 $6 Bxf3 17. Bxf3
Nxd4 18. Rxe7 Qa3 $15) 16... Rad8 (16... Na5 17. e5 b6 18. Ra1 Qb2 19. Rb1 Qa2
20. Rb4 Bh5 21. h4 Rad8 22. Rd4 f5 23. hxg5 Bxf3 24. gxf3 hxg5 25. f4 gxf4 26.
Bxf4 {1-0 Sapis,W-Touzane,O/Legnica Voivode Cup/1994/ (40)}) 17. Rxb7 e6 (17...
f5 $1 18. Qe1 (18. Bc7 fxe4 $1) 18... Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Nd4 20. exf5 Nxf3+ 21. gxf3
Qxd5 22. Rxa7 Rxf5 $11) 18. Bc7 exd5 19. Bxd8 dxe4 (19... Nxd8 20. Rb8 dxe4 21.
Rxd8 $16) 20. Be7 Re8 21. Bc5 (21. Bb5 $1 exf3 22. Bxc6 fxg2 23. Bxe8 $1 (23.
Qxg4 gxf1=Q+ 24. Kxf1 Qa6+) 23... Bxd1 24. Rxd1 Qe2 25. Rbd7 $1 (25. Ba4 $2 Bd4
$1) 25... Be5 26. Bc5 $18) 21... Rd8 $5 22. Qb3 $8 {1-0/ Chernin,A-Horvath,J/
HUN-ch/1992/ (35)}) (14... a5 {Ftacnik} 15. Rxb7 g5 16. Bg3 a4 17. h4 a3 18.
hxg5 hxg5 19. Rc7 (19. Rb5 Nc6 (19... f6 20. Qd3 Rc8 21. Rfb1 Nd7 22. Bd1 $16)
20. Rxg5 Bxf3 21. gxf3 $1 (21. Bxf3 Qb2 22. e5 Nxd4 23. Bxa8 Ne2+ 24. Kh2 Rxa8
25. Qd5 Rb8 26. e6 Nxg3 27. exf7+ Kf8 28. fxg3 a2 29. Rxg7 Qxg7 30. Qxa2 Qh8+
31. Kg1 Qd4+ $14) 21... Qb2 22. Bc4 {1/2-1/2 Lautier,J-Sokolov,I/Malmo 1998/ 
(40)}) 19... Na6 20. Rxe7 Qb2 21. Bc4 Qb4 22. Bxf7+ Kh8 23. Rd7 Bxd7 24. Nxg5
Qb6 25. Be6 Qxe6 26. Nxe6 Bxe6 27. Be5 $1 {1-0 Gelfand,B-Shirov,A/Polanica
Zdroj 1998/ (39)}) 15. Bxf6 (15. Bg3 Nc6 16. d5 Bxf3 (16... Ne5 17. Rxb7 a5 (
17... Nxf3+ 18. Bxf3 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 $14) (17... Bxf3 18. gxf3 $14) 18. Re1 Nxf3+
(18... Bxf3 19. gxf3 $14) 19. Bxf3 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 $14) 17. Bxf3 (17. gxf3 Nd4
$132) 17... Ne5 (17... Nd4 18. e5) 18. Rxb7 a5 $11) 15... exf6 16. Rxb7 Nc6 17.
h3 (17. d5 Ne5 (17... Bxf3 {Ftacnik} 18. Bxf3 Ne5) 18. Nd4 Bxe2 19. Nxe2 (19.
Qxe2 Qa4 20. Rd1 Rfb8 21. Rxb8+ Rxb8 $11 {/\ Rb2}) 19... Qc4 $11) 17... Bxf3
18. Bxf3 Qc4 19. d5 (19. Rd7 $6 {Ftacnik} Rfd8 20. Rc7 Rac8 $11) 19... Ne5 20.
Qd2 $1 Nxf3+ $6 {'?' Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'Strategical blunder, since black
trades the good central piece that was making the march of d pawn more
laborious.'} (20... a5 21. Rc1 (21. Qxh6 $6 a4 $132) 21... Qd3 22. Qxd3 Nxd3
23. Rc3 Ne5 24. Be2) (20... Kg7 {Ftacnik} 21. Rc1 Qa4 22. Qe3 Rfb8 $14) 21.
gxf3 Qc8 22. Qb2 $16 {'!' Ftacnik.} f5 $2 (22... Qxh3 $2 23. Qxf6) (22... Kg7
$8 23. Kg2 Rb8 24. Rxb8 Qxb8 25. Qxb8 Rxb8 26. Ra1 Rb7 27. Ra6 g5 28. f4 gxf4
29. Kf3 $16) 23. e5 $18 Qc4 24. Rd1 (24. d6 {Ftacnik} Rad8 (24... Qh4 25. e6
Qg5+ 26. Kh1 Qf4 27. e7 $18) 25. Rxa7 Qh4 $16) 24... Rad8 25. d6 (25. e6 $2
Rxd5 26. Re1 (26. Rc1 Qf4 (26... Qd4 $2 27. Qxd4 Rxd4 28. Rd7 $1 $18) 27. Rxf7
(27. exf7+ Kh7 $13) 27... Rxf7 28. exf7+ (28. Rc8+ Rf8 29. Rxf8+ Kxf8 30. Qf6+
Kg8 31. Qxg6+ Kh8 32. e7 Re5 $11) 28... Kxf7 29. Qb7+ Kf6 30. Rc6+ Rd6 $11) (
26. exf7+ Kh7 (26... Rxf7 $2 27. Rb8+ Rf8 28. Rxf8+ Kxf8 29. Qf6+ $18) 27. Rb1
Qh4 $13) 26... Rc5 $1 (26... Qd4 $2 27. Qxd4 Rxd4 28. Rd7 $1 $18) 27. Qf6 (27.
e7 Re8 28. Rb8 Rcc8 29. Rxc8 Qxc8 30. Qf6 Qd7 $11) (27. exf7+ Kh7 $13 (27...
Rxf7 $2 28. Re8+ $18) (27... Kh7 {Ftacnik} 28. Re8 Qc1+ 29. Qxc1 Rxc1+ 30. Kg2
Kg7 $11)) 27... Qc3 (27... Rc7 $13) 28. exf7+ Kh7 $13) (25. Qd4 $6 {Ftacnik}
Qxd4 26. Rxd4 Rfe8 27. f4 g5 $14) 25... Qf4 (25... Qc6 {Ftacnik} 26. Rd3 (26.
e6 Rxd6 (26... Qxf3 27. Rd4 fxe6 28. Rd3 $18) 27. exf7+ Rxf7 28. Rb8+ Rf8 29.
Rxf8+ Kxf8 30. Rc1 Qd5 31. Qh8+ Ke7 $13) 26... Rd7 27. Rxd7 Qxd7 28. Qc1 $14)
26. Qc3 (26. e6 {Ftacnik} Rxd6 27. exf7+ Rxf7 28. Rb8+ Rf8 29. Rxf8+ Kxf8 30.
Qb8+ Ke7 31. Qc7+ Ke6 32. Re1+ Kd5 33. Qb7+ $16) 26... a5 27. Re1 (27. Qxa5 {
Ftacnik} Qxf3 28. Qd5 Qxd5 29. Rxd5 Rfe8 $14) 27... Rb8 (27... a4 {Ftacnik} 28.
e6 Rxd6 29. e7 Re8 30. Rb8 $1 Rxb8 31. e8=Q+ Rxe8 32. Rxe8+ Kh7 33. Rh8#) 28.
Rxb8 (28. Ra7 Qb4 $132) 28... Rxb8 {Ftacnik: 'Hecht: '[#] Riesiger weißer
Zentralfreibauer; Taktik.''} 29. d7 Rd8 (29... Qg5+ {Ftacnik} 30. Kf1 Qd8 31.
e6 fxe6 32. Qe5 Rb6 33. Qxa5 $16) 30. e6 $1 {Ftacnik: 'Decisive move, that
combines the opening of the black king with the support of the dangerously
passed d pawn.'} Qg5+ (30... fxe6 31. Qc6 $18) 31. Kf1 Qe7 (31... fxe6 {Ftacnik
} 32. Qc6 $18) 32. Qc6 (32. Qc7 $2 fxe6 33. Rxe6 Qxd7) 32... Kh7 (32... Kg7 33.
Qb6 $1) 33. Qc7 Kg7 34. Qxd8 1-0

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ruban, Vadim"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Leko,P"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1993.11.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Bg7 6. e4 Nb6 7. Be3 O-O 8. h3
f5 9. exf5 Bxf5 10. Nf3 Nc6 11. Be2 e5 12. dxe5 Qxd1+ 13. Rxd1 Nxe5 14. Nxe5
Bxe5 15. O-O Rad8 16. Bg5 Rxd1 17. Rxd1 c6 18. Bf1 Kg7 $10 19. Be3 Bf6 20. g4
$5 Be6 21. Bd4 Nd5 22. Bxf6+ Nxf6 (22... Rxf6 $6 23. Ne4 Rf8 24. g5 $14) 23.
Bg2 g5 $1 {><f4} 24. a3 h6 25. Rd4 Rf7 26. f4 gxf4 27. Rxf4 Kg6 28. Rf2 Rd7 29.
Ne2 $2 (29. Kf1 Rd3 30. Ke1 Rg3 $10) 29... Rd1+ 30. Rf1 (30. Kh2 Bxg4 $1 31.
Rxf6+ Kxf6 32. hxg4 Rd2 $17) 30... Rxf1+ 31. Bxf1 Kg5 32. Nd4 Bd7 33. Kf2 c5 $1
34. Nb3 (34. Nf3+ Kf4 $17) 34... b6 35. Ke3 (35. Nd2 $1 Kf4 36. Bg2 $15) 35...
Bc6 36. Nd2 $138 Kh4 37. Kf2 Nh7 $1 $17 38. Nf3+ (38. Bg2 Bxg2 39. Kxg2 Ng5 $17
) 38... Bxf3 39. Kxf3 Ng5+ 40. Kf4 Nxh3+ 41. Kf5 Kg3 42. b3 Ng5 43. Be2 Nf3 44.
Bd1 (44. Kg6 Kxg4 45. Kxh6 Kf4 46. Kg6 Nd4 47. Bd1 Ke3 $19) 44... Nd4+ 45. Ke4
(45. Kg6 Kf2 $1 46. Kxh6 Ke1 $19) 45... Nb5 (45... Nxb3 $2 46. Bxb3 Kxg4 47.
Be6+ Kg3 48. Bf7 $10) 46. Kf5 Nc3 47. Bc2 Nd5 48. g5 $1 $8 hxg5 (48... Ne3+ 49.
Ke4 $1) 49. Kxg5 Kf3 50. Bh7 Ke3 51. Kf5 Kd4 52. Ke6 Ne3 53. Kd6 Kc3 54. Bg8
Nc2 $1 55. a4 Kb4 $1 (55... Nd4 $2 56. Kc7 Nxb3 57. Kb7 $10) 56. Kc6 Ka5 57.
Bc4 Nd4+ 58. Kb7 a6 59. Bd5 b5 60. Kc7 Kb4 61. Kb6 Nxb3 0-1

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 24th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1996.07.10"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Leko,P"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1996.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7.
d4 c5 8. Rb1 $5 {Am gefährlichsten} O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2
12. O-O a5 $5 {Die aktuelle Variante} 13. Qc1 (13. Bg5 $5) 13... Bg4 $1 {
Black is trying to combine the counterplay with a pawn and pressure against
the white center.} (13... Qe6 14. Bc4 Qxe4 (14... Qc6 15. Bh6 Nd7 16. d5 Qc7
17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Qb2+ Kg8 19. Rbc1 Qb6 20. Qd2 Qf6 21. Ba2 a4 22. Rfe1 Ne5 23.
Nd4 g5 {0-1 Castillo,A-Cardenas,S/Cordoba op/1991/ (40)}) (14... Qd7 15. Ne5
Qd8 16. Bh6 Nc6 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. Qc3 Kg8 20. Rfd1 a4 21. Ba2 Bd7
22. Qb4 {Lingnau,C-Fogarasi,T/Zalaegerszeg op/1992/1/2-1/2 (62)}) 15. Bxf7+ $1
(15. Bxf7+ {Ftacnik} Rxf7 (15... Kh8 16. Ng5 Qxd4 17. Be6 Nc6 18. Rb3 Bxe6 19.
Nxe6 Qd5 20. Re3 Rfc8 21. Bc3 Bf6 22. Qa1 Qf5 23. Rfe1 Nb4 24. Rf3 Bxc3 25.
Rxc3 Rxc3 26. Qxc3+ Qf6 {0-1 Bonin,J-Greanias,S/New York op (05)/1992/ (38)})
16. Qxc8+ Rf8 17. Qc4+ e6 18. Rb5 (18. Ne5 Qd5 19. Qxd5 exd5 20. Rxb7 Bxe5 $8
21. dxe5 Nc6 22. e6 {Sapis,W-Markowski,D/Koszalin/1992/} (22. e6 Rf6 23. Re1
Re8 24. Rd7 Rfxe6 25. Rxe6 Rxe6 26. Rxd5 $10)) 18... Qc6 19. Rc5 Qa6 20. Qa2
Qd6 21. Re1 Ra6 22. Rxa5 Rxa5 23. Bxa5 Qd5 24. Qxd5 exd5 25. Rb1 Nc6 26. Bc3
Rf7 {Dridi,A-Tsuboi,E/Novi Sad olm (09)/1990/1-0 (70)}) (15. Re1 Qf5 (15... Qc6
16. Rxe7 Bf6 17. Ne5 Bxe7 18. Nxc6 Nxc6 19. Bc3 Bf5 20. d5 Bb4 21. Bf6 Be7 22.
Ba1 {1-0 Bagaturov,G-Kalod,R/Brno-C (03)/1994/ (27)}) 16. Rb5 Qd7 17. Bh6 (17.
Ne5 Qe8 18. Bg5 Nc6 19. Nxc6 bxc6 20. Rxe7 cxb5 21. Rxe8 Rxe8 22. Bxb5 Bf5 23.
Bxe8 Rxe8 24. h3 Bxd4 25. Qd2 Bg7 {1/2-1/2 Kargoll,B-Kalod,R/Brno-C (06)/1994/}
) 17... a4 18. Rd5 Qc6 19. Rc5 Qb6 20. Rxc8 Nc6 21. Bxf7+ Kh8 22. Rxa8 Rxa8 23.
Bxg7+ Kxg7 24. Ba2 a3 25. d5 Nb4 26. Qa1+ Kh6 {1-0 Sjodin,B-Zezulkin,J/
Stockholm op/1992/})) 14. Bc4 (14. Rxb7 Rc8 15. Rc7 Rxc7 16. Qxc7 Bxf3 17. Bxf3
(17. Qd8+ $2 Bf8 18. Bh6 Nd7 $1 19. Qxa8 Bxe2 $19) 17... Qxd2 18. Qb7 Ra6 19.
Qxb8+ Bf8 $10) 14... Qa4 15. Bb5 Qa2 16. Bc4 Qa4 17. Rxb7 $1 {Kramniks
Hausanalyse.} (17. Ng5 {Ftacnik} Na6 18. Nxf7 Rxf7 19. Rxb7 Rc8 20. Bxf7+ Kxf7
21. Bc3 Be2 22. Qf4+ Bf6 23. Ra1 Qc6 24. Rb3 Kg8 25. e5 Bg7 26. Bxa5 Qd5 27.
Rbb1 {1-0 Vaisser,A-Jasnikowski,Z/Cappelle op (04)/1994/ (37)}) 17... Bxf3 $1 {
Ich mußte 50 Minuten überlegen , um seine Analyse zu entkräften. Zuerst konnte
ich gar nicht glauben, daß 17..Bxf3 funktioniert.} (17... Rc8 18. Bb5 Qa2 (
18... Rxc1 19. Bxa4 Rxf1+ 20. Kxf1 Bxf3 21. gxf3 Bxd4 22. Rxe7 $16) 19. Rc7 Na6
20. Bxa6 Rxc7 21. Qxc7 Bxf3 22. Bb7 Rf8 23. Bg5 $18) 18. gxf3 (18. Bb5 $2 Qb3
19. gxf3 Qxf3 $19) 18... Nc6 $3 {Ftacnik: By standard meassures black's move
should be forbidden, but some very fine tactics is at work.} 19. Bb5 (19. Bb3
Qxd4 20. Be3 Qf6 21. Rb6 Nd4 $1) (19. Be3 Nxd4 20. Bxd4 Bxd4 $15) 19... Qxb5
20. Rxb5 Nxd4 21. Rxa5 (21. Qc5 Nxf3+ (21... Rac8 22. Qxe7 Nxb5 23. Bxa5 Nd4
24. Kg2 Nc6 25. Qc5 Nxa5 26. Qxa5 $16) 22. Kg2 Nxd2 23. Re1 a4 $44 (23... a4 {
Ftacnik} 24. Qxe7 a3 (24... Rfe8 25. Qc7 a3 26. Rb7 Rf8 27. e5 a2 28. Ra1 $18)
25. e5 a2 26. Ra1 Nc4 27. Rc5 Rfe8 28. Rxa2 $1 $18)) 21... Ne2+ 22. Kg2 Nxc1
23. Rxc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "ARM-ch 72nd"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2012.01.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grigoryan, Karen H"]
[Black "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2482"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Let's Check"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2012.01.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. Rb1 a6 11. Rc1 cxd4 12. cxd4 Qxd2+ 13. Kxd2 e6 14. Bd3
O-O 15. Rc4 Rd8 16. Rhc1 Bd7 17. Bg5 f6 18. Be3 Bf8 19. e5 fxe5 20. Bg5 exd4 $1
21. Bxd8 Rxd8 22. Kd1 Ba3 23. Rb1 b5 24. Rc2 Nb4 25. Rd2 Nd5 26. Rb3 Bb4 27.
Nxd4 $6 (27. Rc2 Bc3 28. g3 $17) 27... Bxd2 $19 28. Kxd2 Nf4 29. g3 e5 30. Ne2
$2 (30. gxf4 exd4 31. Rb4 $17) 30... Be6 $19 31. Ra3 Rxd3+ 32. Rxd3 Nxd3 33.
Kxd3 Bc4+ 34. Ke3 Bxe2 35. Kxe2 Kf7 36. Kd3 Ke6 0-1

[Event "Cheliabinsk"]
[Site "Cheliabinsk"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kiselev, Sergey"]
[Black "Vakhidov, Tahir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Lisenko"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 (
7... Bd7 8. a4 c6 9. Be2 c5 10. Nf3 cxd4 11. cxd4 Bc6 12. Qd3 f5 13. exf5 Qa5+
14. Bd2 Qxf5 15. Qxf5 gxf5 16. Rg1 Bd5 $10 {Ryskin,A-Mikhalevski,A /Katowice/
1993/}) 8. Ba4 b5 9. Bb3 b4 (9... O-O 10. Ne2 a5 11. O-O Nd7 12. Bg5 Nb6 13. a3
Qc7 14. Qd2 c5 15. Bh6 $14 {Kramnik,V-Kasparov,G /Paris/1992/}) 10. Ne2 (10.
Qf3 O-O 11. Ne2 bxc3 (11... a5 $1) 12. O-O Ba6 13. Bg5 Nd7 14. Rfd1 c2 15. Bxc2
c5 16. Nf4 Bxd4 17. Rab1 Ne5 18. Qg3 Qd6 $17 {Christiansen,L-Khuzman,A /Wijk
aan Zee/1993/}) (10. Be3 bxc3 11. Rc1 O-O 12. Rxc3 Ba6 13. Ne2 Nd7 $146 14. O-O
(14. e5 Qa5 15. Qd2 c5 16. f4 cxd4 17. Nxd4 Nxe5 $1 18. fxe5 Qxe5 19. Bc4 Bxc4
20. Rxc4 Qd5 $44) 14... c5 15. Bc4 cxd4 16. Bxd4 Bxc4 17. Rxc4 Nb6 18. Rc2 Rc8
$10 {Kishnev,S-Mikhalchishin,A /Lublin/1993/}) 10... bxc3 11. Be3 Ba6 (11...
O-O $5) 12. Rc1 Nd7 13. e5 e6 $146 (13... Qa5 14. Qc2 $6 (14. e6 $1 fxe6 15.
Bxe6 $13) 14... c5 15. Qe4 O-O 16. Bxf7+ Kh8 17. Nf4 Rxf7 18. Qxa8+ Rf8 19. Qd5
Qb5 20. Qb3 cxd4 $1 $19 {Georgadze,G-Adorjan,A /Debrecen/1992/}) 14. Nxc3 c5
15. f4 $1 (15. Ne4 cxd4 16. Nd6+ Kf8 17. Bxd4 Nxe5 $17) 15... O-O 16. dxc5 (16.
h4) 16... g5 $5 17. Qd6 gxf4 18. Bxf4 Rc8 $1 19. Ne4 (19. Qxa6 $2 Nxc5 20. Qf1
Nd3+ 21. Ke2 Nxc1+ 22. Qxc1 Qd4 $1 $17) 19... Bb5 20. Bg5 (20. c6 $2 Qh4+ 21.
g3 Qh5 $1 $40) 20... Qa5+ 21. Bd2 Qd8 22. Bg5 Qa5+ 23. Bd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-32"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.09.18"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[Annotator "Makarichev,S"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[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 "Slovakia"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SVK"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Bb5+ Nc6 9. O-O cxd4 10. cxd4 O-O 11. Be3 Bg4 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Rc1 Bxf3 14.
Qxf3 Bxd4 15. Rfd1 c5 $5 {N/} (15... e5 $14 16. Rxc6 Qe8 17. Rdc1 $14 {
Kalinichev,S-Holzke,F/Porz/1992/}) 16. Rxc5 Bxe3 $1 17. Rxd8 Bxc5 18. Rxa8 Rxa8
19. Qc3 Rd8 $1 (19... Bd6 $2 20. e5 Rb8 21. g3 Rb1+ 22. Kg2 Bb8 23. Qd3 Rb2 24.
Qd4 Rb5 25. a4 Rb7 26. Qd5 Rb6 27. a5 Rb2 28. Qd8+ Kg7 29. Qxe7 $18) (19... Bb6
20. h4 $14) 20. Kf1 Bd4 $6 (20... Bb6 $5 $14) 21. Qc7 (21. Qc4 $6 e5 $10) 21...
Bb6 22. Qxe7 Rd2 23. Qe8+ Kg7 24. Qe5+ Kg8 25. f4 $1 (25. Qe8+ $10) 25... Rf2+
26. Ke1 Rxg2 27. f5 Rc2 (27... Rxa2 $4 28. f6 $18) 28. Qe8+ (28. f6 Rc8 {
- 30...Rc8}) 28... Kg7 29. Qe5+ Kg8 30. f6 Rc8 31. Qe7 Bc5 32. Qd7 Rb8 33. Qc7
$1 Bb4+ 34. Kf2 (34. Ke2 $5 $16 Re8 35. Kf3 a5 36. e5) 34... Rb5 $138 (34...
Rb6 $5) 35. a4 (35. Qxa7 $4 Bc5+ $19) 35... Rb6 36. e5 Bf8 37. a5 $138 (37.
Qxa7 $4 Bc5+ $19) (37. Qd8 Re6 $1 $132) (37. Kf3 $5 Re6 38. Ke4 $16) 37... Re6
38. Qxa7 Rxe5 39. Kg2 (39. Qa8 Rf5+ 40. Kg2 Rxf6 41. a6 Kg7 42. Qc8 $1 {
xc5,a6,f8/} Bc5 $1 43. Qxc5 Rxa6 44. Qc3+ $1 Kh6 (44... Rf6 $4 45. h4 h6 46.
Kh3 g5 47. h5 $1 $18) (44... Kg8 $4 45. Qc8+ $18) (44... f6 $6 45. Qc7+ Kh6 46.
h4 g5 $16) 45. Qh8 (45. h4 Re6 46. Qh8 f5 47. Qf8+ Kh5 48. Qg7 h6 49. Kf3 Re4
$14) 45... f5 $132) 39... Re2+ 40. Kh1 (40. Kf3 Re6 41. a6 Rxf6+ 42. Kg2 h5 43.
Qa8 (43. Qb7 Bc5 44. Qc8+ Kh7 $1 45. Qxc5 Rxa6 $10) 43... Kg7 44. a7 Bc5 $10)
40... Re1+ 41. Kg2 Re2+ 42. Kh1 Re1+ 43. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 12th"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2011.03.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Nyback, Tomi"]
[Black "Kovchan, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]
[BlackElo "2563"]
[Annotator "Marchand,A/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2011.03.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 (5. Bd2) (5. Na4 Bg7 6. e4 Nb6
7. Nf3 O-O 8. Be2 Bg4 9. Be3 Nc6 10. d5 Bxf3 11. gxf3 Ne5 (11... Nb8 12. Qb3
Nxa4 13. Qxa4 c6 14. O-O-O $13)) 5... Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bg5 (7. Nf3) (7. Bc4)
7... c5 8. Rc1 O-O 9. Nf3 (9. d5 f5 $132) 9... Bg4 10. d5 Qd6 {Continuant de
suivre la partie de référence Nyback-Svidler 2009} (10... f5 $5) 11. Be2 (11.
Qb3 $5 {[%csl Rb7]} Bxf3 12. gxf3 b6 13. f4 $14) 11... Nd7 12. O-O (12. h3 {
Nyback,T (2628)-Svidler,P (2754) World Cup Khanty-Mansiysk 2009 (2.4) 1/2})
12... Bxf3 13. Bxf3 b5 $132 {[%csl Gb5,Gc5]} 14. Be2 c4 15. f4 f6 $146 {
Tentative d'amélioration sur une partie de l'adversaire jouée l'année
précédente} (15... Nc5 16. Qc2 e6 17. Rcd1 exd5 18. Rxd5 Qb6 19. Kh1 Rae8 20.
e5 f6 21. Bh4 Qc6 22. Bf3 fxe5 23. Rxe5 Qb6 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. f5 Qd6 26. Qb1
Rf8 27. Qxb5 Qd3 28. Rd1 Qxf5 29. Qxc4+ Kh8 30. Be7 {Nyback,T (2635)-Kulaots,K
(2592)/Finland 2010/Mega2011 Update 05/1-0}) (15... Nb6 $5 {Avrukh GM 9} 16.
Qc2 f5) 16. Bh4 Nc5 {[%csl Gc5][%cal Gc5d3,Gc5e4]} 17. Qd4 e5 $1 18. dxe6 Qxd4+
19. cxd4 Nxe6 20. Rxc4 $5 (20. d5) 20... f5 (20... bxc4 $143 21. Bxc4 Kf7 22.
f5 $40 {[%cal Gc4f7]}) 21. e5 {[%csl Rg7][%cal Gd4d5]} (21. Rb4 Nxd4 22. Bxb5
Nxb5 23. Rxb5 fxe4 $11) 21... bxc4 22. Bxc4 Rfe8 {[%cal Gg8f8]} 23. d5 $13 {
[%csl Gd5,Ge5]} g5 $1 24. fxg5 Nc5 $17 25. d6+ Kh8 26. e6 Rad8 27. Rd1 Rxe6 28.
Bxe6 Nxe6 29. Bf2 Rd7 30. h4 Kg8 31. Rd5 f4 32. Kf1 Bf8 33. Ra5 Rxd6 34. Rxa7
Rd2 35. Ra8 Kf7 36. a4 Bc5 37. Bxc5 Nxc5 38. a5 Ne4 39. a6 Ng3+ 40. Ke1 Rxg2
41. Rd8 f3 42. Rd2 Ne4 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-37"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.05.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Agrest, Evgenij"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sweden"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SWE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. d4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 g6 7. e4 Bg7 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Qd3 e6 12. Bg5 Qc7 13. Qe3 Nd7 14. e5 {
This is almost authomatically played, but it is a good question whether White
should open the long light diagonal and the d5-square so easily.} ({True,} 14.
h4 {[%csl Yg4] would weaken the g4-square, making the position arising after}
Nf6 {quite playable for Black}) ({But} 14. Bd3 {[%csl Ge4][%cal Yg5h6]}) ({
Or the more neutral} 14. Rfd1 {deserve serious attention.}) 14... a6 $146 ({
The game on which theory has been relying for a long time followed} 14... Rac8
15. Nd2 cxd4 16. cxd4 Qc3 17. Bb5 $16 {Jussupow,A (2565)-Brinck Claussen,B 
(2380)/Plovdiv 1983/EU-chT and the main drawback of Black's position is
obvious: the knight is badly placed.}) ({In a recent game, Ivanchuk tried to
regroup in optimal way with} 14... Bd5 15. Be7 Rfc8 16. Bd6 Qb7 17. a4 cxd4 18.
cxd4 Nb8 {but failed to consolidate after} 19. a5 Nc6 20. axb6 axb6 21. Bc5 {
. His pet queen sacrifice after} Rcb8 22. Rxb6 Qxb6 23. Bxb6 Rxb6 {Gelfand,B 
(2723)-Ivanchuk,V (2729)/Monte Carlo MNC 2006/TWIC 594. did not solve Black's
problems completely and after mutual mistakes White eventually won.}) 15. Be7
Rfc8 16. Bd6 Qc6 {We can understand now the point behind Ivanchuk's novelty.
He ensures some stability tohis queen along the light diagonal.} 17. a4 Qe4 {
and now, the knight proves useful by defending the weak b6-pawn.} 18. dxc5 $6
Nxc5 19. Bxc5 Rxc5 20. Rxb6 Qxe3 21. fxe3 Bxf3 22. Rxf3 Bxe5 23. c4 Bc7 24. Rb2
Rd8 $15 25. Rf1 Rd7 26. Rd1 Rxd1+ 27. Bxd1 Be5 28. Rb4 h5 29. Bb3 Bc7 30. Rb7
h4 31. Ra7 Rc6 32. h3 Bg3 33. Rd7 Rc5 34. Rd2 Re5 35. Rd3 Kf8 36. Bd1 Ke7 37.
Kf1 Rc5 38. Rc3 Be5 39. Rc2 Bd6 40. Ke2 Rg5 41. Kd3 Bb4 42. Rf2 Rc5 43. Rf4 g5
44. Rf2 Rc7 45. Bf3 Kd6 46. Rf1 Ke5 47. Rf2 f5 48. Rc2 a5 49. Ke2 Be7 50. Kf2
Bc5 51. Ke2 Bb4 52. Rc1 Rg7 53. c5 g4 54. Ba8 Ra7 55. Bc6 Rc7 56. Bb5 Bxc5 57.
Rc4 gxh3 58. gxh3 Rc8 59. Kf3 Rc7 60. Ke2 Kd5 61. Rxh4 Bb4 62. Rd4+ Ke5 63. Rc4
Rg7 64. Kf3 Rg1 65. Rc6 Rh1 66. Kg2 Re1 67. Bc4 Bd6 68. Kf3 Rh1 69. Kg2 Ra1 70.
Bb3 Re1 71. Kf2 Rh1 72. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik op"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2009.03.31"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Shulman, Yuri"]
[Black "Marin, Mihail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2639"]
[BlackElo "2556"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2009.03.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.05"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 {The opening choice I made involved strong
emotions. My intention was to question a theoretical evaluation that had been
approved for a quarter of century...} 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7.
Nf3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 {From the point of view of development, this is
the most logical move.} ({Previously, I had experimented with} 9... b6 10. O-O
Bb7 {, but a few days earlier Yuri had employed the interesting pawn sacrifice}
11. d5 $5 Bxc3 12. Bc4 Bg7 13. Bb2 Qc8 ({The following recent game was given
as an example by Mamedyarov, in order to prove that Kurnosov defeated him
using computer assistance. Well, I guess any reason can serve if one does not
wish to admit one's own poor play, much below his galactic rating.} 13... Ba6
14. Qe2 Qc8 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. e5 e6 17. Rbd1 exd5 18. Rxd5 Bxc4 19. Qxc4 Nc6 {
Onischuk,A (2659)-Kurnosov,I (2602)/Moscow 2009/CBM 129 (0-1, 27)}) 14. Bxg7
Kxg7 15. Qd2 Ba6 16. Rfc1 Rd8 17. Rb3 Nd7 18. e5 {Shulman,Y (2639)-Conquest,S 
(2531)/Reykjavik 2009 (1-0, 33); with strong pressure.}) 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5
Bxe5 12. Qd2 e6 13. f4 Bg7 14. c4 {White needs to be prepared to meet ...exd5
with cxd5. otherwise, he would be left with just weaknesses in the centre. The
next long sequence is well known from theory.} Re8 15. e5 f6 16. d6 fxe5 17.
Bb2 exf4 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. O-O Rf8 20. Rxf4 Rxf4 21. Qxf4 Qf6 22. Qe4 Rb8 23.
Rf1 Qd4+ 24. Qxd4+ cxd4 {Black has managed to retain his material advantage,
but he still is underdeveloped.} 25. c5 $6 {The first mistake in this game,
which will remain unpunished.} ({The correct move order to get the game ending
is} 25. Rb1 Bd7 26. Bf3 b6 27. c5 Rc8 28. c6) 25... Bd7 26. Bf3 {This was the
first moment when I had a long thought. Finally, I decided that Yuri had just
set me a trap and I preferred to transpose to the normal paths.} Rc8 $6 (26...
Bc6 $1 27. Rb1 Rf8 $1 28. Bxc6 ({I was afraid of} 28. Rxb7+ $2 Bxb7 29. Bxb7 d3
{White's main problem is that he cannot activate his king, which makes the
d-pawn quite dangerous. During my prolonged thought, I thought that I found a
way to optimize Whites coordination.} 30. Bc6 d2 31. Ba4 {It seemed to me that
I could not approach with the king either.} e5 $1 {I missed this winning move,
which clears the e6-square for the king.} 32. c6 Kf7 33. c7 Ke6 34. d7 d1=Q+
35. Bxd1 Kxd7 $19) 28... bxc6 29. Re1 Rf5 $15) 27. Rb1 b6 28. c6 Bxc6 29. Rc1
Bd7 30. Rxc8 Bxc8 31. Bc6 Kf6 32. d7 Bxd7 33. Bxd7 Ke5 $1 $146 {In fact, this
novelty does not belong to me entirely. In his book Revolution in the '70s,
Kasparov writes that he tried to make it playable, during his preparation
against one of the matches against Karpov. According to Kasparov, he did not
entirely trust it... My own conclusion is that the position is enormously
complicated and that White is not completely out of the danger of losing, if
he plays with ambition. The course of the game more or less confirmed these
thoughts...} ({Theory was frozen for 25 years after the following game was
played:} 33... e5 34. Kf2 e4 35. Bc6 Ke5 36. h4 $1 {As far as I remember, this
was considered a novelty over the previously existing analysis. Unfortunately,
I could not find any further reference in my collection of old Soviet
magazines.} h6 37. g3 g5 38. h5 $1 {White needs to avoid exchanges on this
wing. Otherwise, Black could simplify to a draw. Compare this with the line
given in the comments to Black's 36th move from our main game.} Kf5 39. a4 $1 (
{Another essential move. After} 39. Ke2 a6 40. Bb7 b5 $1 41. Bxa6 b4 {Black's
control of the c3-square prevents the activation of the white king.} 42. Kd2
Ke5 43. Kc2 $6 d3+ $1 {followed by ...Kd4 and only Black can be better.}) 39...
Ke5 40. Bb7 Kf5 41. Bc8+ Ke5 42. Ke2 Kd5 43. Bb7+ Ke5 44. Kd2 Kf5 45. Bc8+ Ke5
46. Kc2 {Threatening Kb3-c4.} d3+ {Sooner or later, Black will have to play
this anyway.} 47. Kc3 Kd5 48. Ba6 Ke5 49. Bb7 Kf5 50. Kd2 {The king returns to
e3.} Kg4 {(The only way for counterplay.)} 51. Bxe4 Kxg3 52. Bxd3 g4 53. Bf5
Kf3 54. Ke1 Kf4 55. Bc8 Kg5 56. Kf2 Kxh5 57. Kg3 Kg5 58. Bxg4 a6 59. Be2 b5 60.
Bxb5 {1-0 Novikov-Tukmakov, Lvov URS-ch 1984.}) 34. Kf2 Kd5 35. Ke2 e5 36. Bc8
{The immensly complicated character of this ending is revealed by the fact
that, just 3 moves after delivering the novelty and despite having analysed
the position for several days, I found myself in unknown territory.} b5 ({
The simplest way to a draw was} 36... e4 37. Bb7+ Ke5 {White misses a tempo to
obtain Novikov's structure.} 38. a4 (38. h4 b5 $1 {[%csl Gc3][%cal Gb5b4]})
38... g5 $1 39. g3 h5 40. Kd2 h4 41. Kc2 {White cannot give up the control of
the f4-square.} hxg3 42. hxg3 Kf5 43. Bc8+ Ke5 44. Kb3 Kd5 45. Bb7+ Ke5 46. Kc4
d3 47. Kc3 Kf5 48. Kd2 Kg4 49. Bxe4 Kxg3 50. Bxd3 g4 51. Bf5 {This looks
similar to the Novikov-Tukmakov game, but in the absence of the h-pawns Black
draws easily.} Kf3 52. Ke1 g3 53. Kf1 Ke3 54. Kg2 Kd4 55. Kxg3 Kc5 56. Kf3 Kb4
57. Bd7 a6 $11) 37. Bb7+ Kc4 38. Kd2 ({The move I feared most was} 38. Ba6 {
Black has two possibilities.} {I planned to play} Kc5 {without being too sure
about the evaluation. Apparently, a draw is a reasonable result.} ({I
calculated correctly that} 38... e4 $2 {loses:} 39. a4 Kc3 40. Bxb5 a5 41. g4
g5 42. h3 h6 43. Ba6 $22 Kc2 (43... Kb4 44. Bb7 $1) 44. Bb7 $1 {[%csl Gc2]} e3
(44... d3+ 45. Ke3 d2 46. Bxe4+ $1 Kc1 47. Bf3 $18) 45. Ba6 Kc3 46. Bd3 $22 (
46. Kf3 $2 Kd2 47. Ke4 e2 48. Bxe2 Kxe2 49. Kxd4 Kf3 50. Kc4 Kg3 51. Kb5 Kxh3
52. Kxa5 Kxg4 53. Kb6 Kf4 $1 $15) 46... Kb4 47. Kf3 Kxa4 48. Ke4 Kb4 49. Kxd4
a4 50. Kxe3 a3 51. Bb1 Kb3 52. Bg6 $1 $18) 39. Kd3 Kb6 40. Bc8 Kc5 41. Ke4 Kc4
42. Kxe5 $6 (42. Ba6 Kc5 43. a3 Kb6 44. Bc8 Kc5 45. Kxe5 $6 d3 $132) 42... d3
43. Ke4 Kc3 $132) 38... a5 ({I did not wish to spend a tempo on} 38... g5 $5 {
, fearing that he would return to the plan based on} 39. Ba6) 39. Be4 Kb4 ({
Another exciting line leading to a draw would be} 39... b4 $5 40. h4 (40. Bc2
Kd5 {[%cal Ge5e4]} 41. Bb3+ Ke4 42. Bc4 Kf4 43. Kd3 a4 $132) 40... b3 41. axb3+
Kxb3 42. g4 a4 43. h5 gxh5 44. g5 a3 45. Bxh7 Kb2 46. Bg8 h4 47. g6 e4 48. Bd5
h3 49. g7 a2 50. Bxa2 h2 51. g8=Q h1=Q 52. Qb8+ $1 Ka1 $5 53. Bc4 $1 $11) 40.
h4 Ka3 {We were out of the first time trouble, but soon used up the 15 minutes
we had just received.} 41. g4 $1 Kxa2 42. h5 $1 ({I missed this move, relying
on} 42. g5 $2 b4 43. h5 b3 44. hxg6 hxg6 45. Bxg6 a4 $1 {, which transposes to
the unfavourable for White game continuation.}) 42... b4 {[#]} (42... gxh5 $2
43. g5 $18) 43. hxg6 $2 ({During the game I saw that} 43. Bxg6 $1 {would pose
big problems and intended to answer with} a4 {In the subsequent analysis, I
have used some of Misha Golubev's lines published in Chess Today. Some of them,
I analysed with Yuri during our brief post mortem.} (43... hxg6 $2 44. hxg6 b3
45. g7 b2 46. g8=Q+ Ka1 47. Qa8 b1=Q 48. Qxa5+ Kb2 49. Qb4+ Ka2 50. Qxb1+ Kxb1
51. Kd3 $1 $18 {This last move is the only possibility to prevent Black's
counterplay.}) 44. g5 $1 {Not an easy move to find.} (44. Bxh7 Kb2 45. h6 a3
46. Bg8 b3 47. h7 a2 48. h8=Q a1=Q 49. Qxe5 Qc1+ 50. Ke2 Qc3 $11 {A draw by
perpetual is the most probable result. Black's b-pawn is too dangerous.}) 44...
b3 $1 45. Bxh7 a3 46. g6 Kb2 $8 47. g7 a2 48. g8=Q a1=Q {Humanly speaking,
this looks like fairly balanced, but computers tend to slightly prefer White
after} 49. Qg2 $5 {Indeed, it is not easy to find a clear way to equality for
Black.} Qc1+ 50. Ke2 (50. Kd3+ $2 Qc2+ $1 $19) 50... Qe3+ 51. Kd1+ Kc3 {
[%cal Gd4d3]} 52. Qc6+ Kb2 {[%cal Gd4d3]} 53. Qe4 {White has stabilized the
positon and can hope to advance his h-pawn.} Qc1+ 54. Ke2 Qc2+ 55. Kf3 Qc3+ 56.
Kg4 Qc8+ 57. Bf5 (57. Qf5 Qc2) 57... Qg8+ 58. Kh4 Qd8+ 59. Kh3 $36) 43... hxg6
44. Bxg6 b3 45. g5 a4 $3 $17 {A strong move, inviting White to define his
intentions regarding the bishop.} ({Yuri counted on} 45... b2 $2 46. Be4 $18)
46. Bf7 $6 (46. Be4 Kb2 $1 47. g6 a3 48. g7 a2 49. g8=Q a1=Q $17) 46... Ka1 $1
$19 47. g6 b2 48. g7 b1=Q 49. g8=Q e4 {[%csl Gd2]} 50. Qe8 a3 51. Qa4 Qb2+ 52.
Ke1 e3 53. Qd1+ Qb1 54. Ke2 Qxd1+ 55. Kxd1 Kb2 {This was one of my most
complicated games ever. Curiously, the most exciting events took part between
the exchange of the queens and the coronation of the new ones. And they say
that ending is dull...} 0-1

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 2nd"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2006.05.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2006.05.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Qd3 Qc7 $5 ({Theory is relatively well
established after} 11... Ba6 {, when White is supposed to maintain an edge.
With his last move, Black declares his intentions to enter a less explored
territory.}) 12. d5 Nd7 {[#]} 13. Qc2 $5 ({This move was introduced in
practice recently by Bacrot. White retreats his queen on a less exposed square,
waiting for Black to declare his intentions. After the more straightforward} 
13. c4 e6 14. Qc2 Rfe8 15. Bg5 Nf6 16. Bd3 h6 17. Bd2 exd5 18. exd5 Re7 19. a4
Rae8 {Black had sufficient counterplay in Navara-Jansa, Karlovy Vary 2005.})
13... Rad8 ({Deviating from Bacrot's previous game, which continued with} 13...
Ne5 14. Nxe5 Qxe5 15. c4 e6 16. Bb2 Qc7 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. a4 {with a stable
advantage, which White failed to convert into a win in Bacrot-Navara,
Gothenburg 2005. We can see that Navara adopted 11...Qc7, too possibly under
the impression of the fact that he could not prove an advantage with White.})
14. Bg5 Bf6 15. Bh6 Bg7 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. a4 e6 {[#]} 18. dxe6 $6 ({Possibly
missing Black's strong repyl.} 18. c4 {, consolidating the centre, would have
left White in control of the position.}) 18... Nf6 $1 ({Of course,} 18... fxe6
{would have left Black with a terrible structure.}) 19. Ng5 h6 20. Nxf7 Bxe4
21. Qb3 Rxf7 22. exf7 Bxb1 23. Rxb1 Qxf7 24. Qxf7+ Kxf7 25. Bc4+ Kf8 26. f3 Rd2
27. a5 bxa5 28. Ra1 Rc2 29. Bd3 Rd2 30. Bc4 Rc2 31. Bd3 Rd2 32. Bc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Classic 8th"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2016.12.09"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2794"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2016.12.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Rc1 O-O 9. Qd2 {A super-refined move order, delaying the knight's development
in order to avoid ...Bg4 and overprotect c3 as soon as possible.} e5 {The
logical reaction in the absence of a knight on f3.} ({The typical} 9... Qa5 {
is entirely playable, of course.} 10. d5 ({In fact,} 10. Nf3 {transposing to
the main lines, may be more consistent.}) 10... e6 11. c4 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 {
White has managed to maintain the integrity of his centre, but with the king
in the centre and incomplete development he will soon be subject to
counterattacking moves such as ...b7-b5 and ...f7-f5. Here is just one recent
example.} b6 13. Bd3 Nd7 14. Nf3 Bb7 15. Kc2 Rae8 16. Rhe1 b5 17. Rb1 (17. cxb5
exd5 18. exd5 Bxd5 19. Kb1 Rc8 $5 $36) 17... b4 {1/2-1/2 Ladva,O (2453)
-Naroditsky,D (2646) Riga 2016}) 10. d5 {The most principled answer.} ({
The ultra-cautious} 10. Nf3 {does not yield much.} cxd4 11. cxd4 exd4 12. Nxd4
Bd7 13. Bc4 Nc6 14. Nf3 Bg4 {1/2-1/2 (69) Giri,A (2793)-Caruana,F (2808) Saint
Louis 2015}) (10. dxe5 {leaves White with a weak queenside while the kingside
majority is not easy to promote.} Qxd2+ 11. Kxd2 (11. Bxd2 Bxe5 12. Nf3 Bg7 13.
Bc4 Nd7 14. O-O Nb6 15. Bb3 Be6 {Black could also prepare the exchange of
bishops with ...Re8.} 16. Be3 Rac8 17. Nd2 Rfd8 18. Bxe6 fxe6 $15 {Giri,A 
(2734)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2745) Beijing 2013 (0-1, 39), White's weaknesses
proved more relevant than Black's.}) 11... Rd8+ ({If} 11... b6 12. Bc4 Bb7 {
as in Babula,V (2569)-Anand,V (2788) Hungary 2009 (0-1, 39) White could have
posed some problems with} 13. e6 $5) 12. Kc2 Bd7 $1 ({More active than} 12...
b6 13. Bc4 Bb7 14. f3 Bxe5 15. Nh3 Nc6 16. Ng5 Rf8 17. Rcd1 Na5 18. Bd5 Bxd5
19. Rxd5 Bf6 20. Rhd1 Rae8 21. Bf4 Nc4 22. Rd7 {Dokhoian,Y (2540)-Svidler,P 
(2480) Copenhagen 1991 (1-0 ,43), with some slight pressure.}) 13. f4 ({
If White plays in similar fashion to the aforementioned game} 13. Bc4 Bc6 14.
f3 {Black has} b5 15. Be2 Bxe5 $15 16. Bxc5 $6 b4 $3 17. Bxb4 Ba4+ 18. Kb2 Nc6
$36) ({Immediate pawn grabbing is also dangerous:} 13. Bxc5 Bc6 14. f3 $6 Ba4+
15. Kb2 Bh6 16. Re1 Rd2+ 17. Ka3 b5 $40) 13... Bc6 14. Nf3 (14. Bd3 $2 Ba4+ 15.
Kd2 c4) 14... Bxe4+ 15. Kb2 Nd7 16. Bc4 Nb6 17. Bb3 Nd5 18. Rhe1 Bxf3 19. gxf3
Nxe3 20. Rxe3 b5 $15 {Svidler,P (2759)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2798) Biel 2016 (0-1,
46)}) (10. dxc5 {has never beenj tested but it does not look appealing.} Qxd2+
11. Kxd2 Be6 12. Nf3 h6 {[%cal Gb8d7,Gf8c8]} 13. Rb1 f5 14. Kc2 f4 15. Bc1 Nd7
16. Ba3 Rfc8 17. Rxb7 Nxc5 18. Bxc5 Rxc5 $36 {[%cal Ga8c8]}) 10... Nd7 {
If White manages to consolidate and complete his development he will be better.
Therefore Black should act quickly.} (10... Qd6 {looks solid but offers White
a valuable tempo.} 11. Nf3 ({Actually the best way to proceed seems to be} 11.
Bd3 f5 12. f3 Nd7 {Ulko,J (2422)-Yeletsky,I (2200) Kazan 2014 (1/2-1/2, 40)}
13. Ne2 $14) 11... f5 12. Qc2 Nd7 13. Nd2 $6 Nb6 ({Missing his chance with} 
13... f4 $1 14. Nc4 Qf6 15. Bd2 b5 16. Na5 c4 $15 {Black has achieved major
progress on both wings and White has not enough development to question his
queenside stability, for instance:} 17. Rb1 a6 18. a4 Nc5 19. axb5 Nxe4 $1) 14.
f3 Bd7 15. Be2 f4 16. Bf2 g5 17. h4 h6 18. hxg5 hxg5 19. g4 Rac8 20. Rb1 $16 {
Wang,H (2710)-Radjabov,T (2734) Beijing 2014 (½-½, 45), White is better on
practically all sectors of the board.}) 11. c4 f5 12. Bg5 {The only way to try
to maintain the stability.} (12. f3 $2 fxe4 13. fxe4 Qh4+) 12... Nf6 13. Ne2 $2
{A curious blunder at such an early stage.} ({The better} 13. Bd3 {would
transpose to a previous game where the strategic plot was still very much
alive.} fxe4 14. Bc2 {Black has won a pawn but needs to play accurately in
order to avoid Ne2-g3/c3 y Nxe4 with a strategic advantage.} e3 $5 $146 {
Probably the best.} (14... b5 {doesn't seem to shatter White's stability:} 15.
Ne2 bxc4 16. Nc3 $14) (14... Bf5 {is also a bit slow} 15. Ne2 h6 16. Be3 Ng4 {
Stupak,K (2562)-Laylo,D (2451) Subic Bay 2016 (1-0, 56)} 17. Nc3 $14 {[%cal
Gc3e4]}) 15. Bxe3 (15. fxe3 {removes any strategic risk for Black} b6 $5 {
[%cal Gc8a6] Preventing Ne2-c3 in view of the threat ...Ba6.} 16. e4 h6 17.
Bxh6 $2 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Qh4+ $19) 15... Ng4 ({The more restrained} 15... b6 {
is also possible.} 16. Ne2 Ba6 17. Bb1 Ne8 18. Ng3 Nd6 19. Qd3 Bc8 $5 {[%cal
Gc8f5,Ge5e4]}) 16. Bg5 (16. Bxc5 $2 Bh6) (16. Ne2 Qh4 17. g3 Qh5 $36) (16. Be4
Rxf2 $5 17. Bxf2 Bh6 18. Qc3 Bxc1 $13 19. Qxc1 $2 Nxf2 20. Kxf2 Qh4+ {[%csl
Ge4]} 21. Ke3 $6 Qf4+ 22. Kd3 Qxc1) 16... Bf6 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 {After the
exchange of bishops Black has no strategic problems at all. He also maintains
something of a lead in development.} 18. f3 (18. Nh3 e4 $5 19. Bxe4 Qe5 20. f3
Bf5 21. Qc3 Qxc3+ 22. Rxc3 Bxe4 23. fxe4 Rae8 $11 {Black will retrieve the
pawn with a probable draw.}) 18... Qh4+ 19. g3 Qh6 $13 20. fxg4 $2 Rf1+ $1 21.
Ke2 Rf2+) (13. exf5 {is not really a solution to the central tension.} h6 $5 ({
There is nothing wrong with the neutral} 13... Bxf5 {, of course.}) 14. Bxf6 {
A forced concession.} (14. Bh4 $2 g5 15. Bg3 Ne4 16. Qe3 Qa5+ 17. Kd1 Bxf5 $19)
(14. Be3 Ne4 15. Qc2 Qa5+ 16. Bd2 Qxd2+ 17. Qxd2 Nxd2 18. Kxd2 Bxf5 19. Ne2 e4
$17 {[%cal Gg7d4]}) 14... Bxf6 {[%cal Gf6g5]} 15. h4 Bxf5 $15 16. Qxh6 Rf7 $1 {
Black retrieves with great play the h4-pawn since} 17. g3 $2 {leads to trouble:
} g5 {[%cal Gd8a5]} 18. hxg5 Rh7 {[%csl Gh1]}) (13. f3 $2 fxe4 14. fxe4 (14.
Bxf6 Qxf6 $19 {[%csl Gf1]}) 14... Nxe4 15. Bxd8 Nxd2 {is even worse than in
the game as the f1-bishop is hanging.}) 13... Nxe4 14. Bxd8 Nxd2 15. Be7 Rf7
16. Bxc5 Nxf1 17. Rxf1 {The knight has been jumping around a lot to be
exchanged for a undeveloped bishop. But this did not improve White's
development, as his rook is doing little on f1 and the king is stuck in the
centre.} b6 18. Bb4 $17 {/-+ As a result of the forced operation which he
allowed, Black has two bishops, better development, the more flexible
structure and a clear target on c4. The knight is on a very bad path, not
being able to create threats or defend c4 in any way.} Ba6 19. f4 Rc8 20. fxe5
Bxe5 21. Rf3 Bxc4 (21... Rxc4 {looks slightly more natural, avoiding the pin,
but the game move is also all right.}) 22. Re3 Bg7 23. Nf4 {White has finally
managed to get "perfectly coordinated" but has lost a vital pawn on the way
and his d5-pawn is also doomed.} Rd7 24. a4 {Trying to ensure some breathing
space for the bishop on order to prepare d5-d6.} ({If} 24. d6 Bd4 25. Re2 (25.
Rh3 $2 {leaves the e-file undefended.} a5 26. Ba3 Re8+ 27. Kd1 b5 $19) 25... a5
26. Ba3 b5 27. Nd5 Kf7 28. Re7+ Rxe7+ 29. Nxe7 Re8 30. Rc2 Bb6 {[%cal Gf7e6,
Ge6d7,Gb5b4] would leave White in a precarious position.}) 24... Bh6 {The
simplest way to win the pawn and avoid any complications based on Ne6.} 25. g3
Bxf4 26. gxf4 Rxd5 {With two extra pawns, Black would even win many of the
endings resulting after general rook exchanges but for the time being White's
king is also a bit insecure.} 27. Re7 Rd4 28. Bd2 Kf8 29. Bb4 {This speeds up
the defeat.} ({The rook cannot quit the e-file:} 29. Rxa7 Re8+ 30. Kf2 (30. Kd1
Bb3+) 30... Re2+) ({Even after the relatively better} 29. Re5 {Black should
win without problems:} Re8 30. Rxe8+ Kxe8 31. Be3 Re4 32. Kd2 Kd7 {The maximum
White can do to get some hope would be exchanging rooks. But Black would not
remove the rook from e4 and the ending after Rxe4, ...fxe4 would offer him two
passed pawns with an easy win.}) 29... Re8 (29... Re8 30. Rxe8+ Kxe8 {wins the
f4-pawn for if} 31. Bd2 $2 Re4+ {wins even more material:} 32. Kf2 (32. Kd1
Bb3+) 32... Re2+) 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-37"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.05.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Obodchuk, Andrei"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2413"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "IPCA"]
[BlackTeam "Israel"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 e6 13. f4 Bc7 $5 14. O-O
exd5 15. exd5 Ba5 {Such an awkward placement of the fianchetto-bishop is
possible only because the c1-bishop is so strongly restricted in his actions,
making the weakness of the dark squares around the black king less relevant.}
16. f5 Bxf5 17. Rxb7 Qd6 18. Bc4 Qe5 (18... Rfb8 19. Rxb8+ Rxb8 20. Qg5 Rb1 21.
Bf4 Rxf1+ 22. Kxf1 Qb6 23. Be5 Qb1+ 24. Kf2 Qc2+ 25. Kg1 Qb1+ 26. Kf2 Qc2+ 27.
Kg1 Qb1+ {1/2-1/2 Bacrot,E (2725)-Sutovsky,E (2654)/Khanty Mansyisk RUS 2005/
TWIC 578}) 19. Re1 Qf6 20. Rb3 (20. Bb2 Rfb8 21. Ree7 Rxb7 22. Rxb7 Qd6 23. Qe3
Bc7 24. Qg3 Qxg3 25. hxg3 Bxg3 26. d6 Rf8 27. d7 Rd8 28. Bb5 a6 29. Ba4 Be4 30.
Rb6 Bf5 31. Rb7 Be4 32. Rb6 Bf5 33. Rb7 {1/2-1/2 Johannessen,L (2543)-Sutovsky,
E (2674)/Saint Vincent 2005/CBM 110}) 20... Qh4 21. Bf1 c4 22. Rb5 Bb6+ 23. Kh1
Bc7 24. g3 Bxg3 25. Re2 Bd3 26. Rg2 Be4 27. Qh6 Qf6 28. Bxc4 Qf2 0-1

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.11.23"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Laylo, Darwin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2009.11.21"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. d4 g6 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bg5 c5 8.
Rc1 O-O 9. Nf3 Qa5 10. Qd2 Bg4 11. d5 {The same structure as in the second
encounter Nyback-Svidler, but with the queen on a5 instead of d6. Black is
less stable in the centre, but the queen's activity on the queenside will
prevent White from taking full advantage of his powerfull centre.} Re8 $5 {
Preparing the counterplay on the centre.} 12. c4 Qa3 13. Be2 e6 14. h3 Bxf3 15.
gxf3 $6 {A strange decision. White's centre will not become stronger; on the
contrary, it will lose part of his flexibility. By keeping his bishop on e2,
Navarra may have wished to inhibit ...b5.} (15. Bxf3 {is more natural and
probbaly offers better chances for an advantage, although the position remains
unclear after} exd5 16. cxd5 b5 $1 17. O-O Nd7 18. d6 c4 {The black pawns
should not be underestimated.}) 15... Na6 $5 {Black continues his queenside
action, targetting the a2-pawn.} (15... exd5 {is also playable} 16. cxd5 (16.
exd5 $2 Qxf3 $1) 16... Nd7 (16... b5 17. Bxb5 Qxf3 18. O-O {leaves Black
uncoordinated.}) 17. O-O a6 {Black will play ...b5 anyway, while the white
centre remains immobile.}) 16. d6 {White anticipates the knight jump to b4 by
creating the threat d7. However, winning the exchange is hardly a success,
because after giving up the g5-bishop for a rook the dark squares will remain
chronically weak.} (16. O-O Nb4 17. Rb1 b6 {[%csl Ga2]}) 16... Qb4 (16... Nb4 {
was entirely possible:} 17. d7 $6 Red8 18. Bxd8 Rxd8 $17 {Despite the
extra-exchange, White's position is strategically worse.}) 17. Qxb4 Nxb4 18. a3
(18. d7 Red8 19. Bxd8 Rxd8 20. a3 Nc6 21. Rd1 Nd4 {[%cal Gg7h6,Gd8d7,Gh6f4]
Black will have a pawn for the exchange and a complete control over the dark
squares.}) 18... Nc6 $132 {Black has regrouped properly and his knight is
ready to occupy the d4-square. He is by no means worse.} 19. Rb1 f6 20. Bh4 b6
21. f4 Rad8 22. e5 Rd7 23. exf6 Bf8 24. Bd1 Rxd6 25. Ba4 Rc8 26. Bxc6 Rcxc6 27.
Ke2 Rd4 28. Rbd1 e5 29. Rxd4 exd4 30. Rg1 Kf7 31. a4 h6 32. Kd3 Rc8 33. a5 Bd6
34. axb6 axb6 35. Rb1 Bc7 36. Re1 Re8 37. Ra1 Bxf4 38. Ra7+ Ke6 39. Rb7 g5 40.
Rxb6+ Kf7 41. Bg3 Bxg3 42. fxg3 Re3+ 43. Kd2 Rxg3 44. Rc6 Rxh3 45. Rxc5 Rc3 46.
Rc6 g4 47. Rd6 Rxc4 48. Kd3 Rc5 49. Ke4 Rg5 50. Rxd4 Kxf6 51. Rd6+ Kg7 52. Kf4
Kh7 53. Kg3 h5 54. Kh4 Rg6 55. Rd5 g3 56. Rd1 Kh6 57. Rg1 g2 58. Kh3 Rg4 59.
Rxg2 Rxg2 60. Kxg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.11.26"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Nyback, Tomi"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2009.11.21"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bg5 c5 8.
Rc1 O-O 9. Nf3 Bg4 {As in the previous game against the same opponent, Svidler
undermines the d4-square, which does not beneffit from the defence of the
dark-squared bishop any more. The only difference is that now he refrains from
the previous exchange on d4.} 10. d5 Qd6 $5 {A rare move. Black aims to keep
the position blocked. It should be mentioned that in the Gruenfeld Defence the
d6-square is frequently occupied by the queen.} ({The common continuation is} 
10... f5) 11. Be2 Nd7 12. h3 {By provoking the exchange on f3, White aims to
discourage ...f5 once and forever.} (12. c4 $5 {would have prevented the black
queenside expansion. White might have feared that Black could use the tempo
for opening the other wing with} f5 $5) 12... Bxf3 13. Bxf3 b5 $1 ({After the
previous exchange,} 13... f5 {would have left the e6-square weak.}) 14. c4 b4
15. O-O a5 $132 {The queen side majority is not less dangerous than the white
massive centre.} 16. Bg4 Bd4 17. Re1 e5 {They say that the queen is the worst
possible blocking piece. Well, in the Gruenfeld there seems to be an exception
to this rule...} 18. Bxd7 Qxd7 19. Be3 Bxe3 20. Rxe3 a4 $11 {The permanent
threat of creating a passed pawn with ...b3 does not offer White free hands
for a kingside attack.} 21. Rb1 Ra6 22. Qd3 Rb8 23. Re2 Qd6 24. g3 Rab6 25.
Reb2 Kg7 26. Kg2 R6b7 27. Qe3 f6 28. f4 Re7 29. f5 g5 30. h4 h6 31. Rh1 g4 32.
h5 Kh7 33. Qe2 Rg7 34. Rh4 Rbg8 35. Qd1 a3 36. Rd2 Kh8 37. Rd3 Kh7 38. Kf2 Kh8
39. Ke3 Kh7 40. Kd2 Kh8 41. Qa4 Rc8 42. Kc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Astrakhan FIDE GP"]
[Site "Astrakhan"]
[Date "2010.05.21"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2010.05.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qxd2+ 11. Kxd2 O-O 12. Rb1 ({The more popular
continuation is} 12. Rc1) 12... Rd8 13. Bd3 e6 14. Rhc1 Nc6 15. e5 h6 $5 {
Prior to this game, this move was only played once between players of lower
level. Black prevents Bg5 and Ng5, preparing an effective regrouping.} (15...
f6 {and}) (15... f5 {have been played more frequently, with poor results for
Black.}) 16. Ke1 Bf8 17. Be4 Nb4 18. Bd2 Nd5 {Black has managed to block the
enemy centre and threatens to complete his development with ...b6 and ...Bb7.
In order to avoid being left in an inferior position, White has to play
energetically.} 19. a4 b6 20. a5 {The weakness of the b6-pawn will compensate
for the backward d4-pawn.} Bb7 21. axb6 axb6 22. Bxd5 Bxd5 23. Rxb6 Bxf3 24.
gxf3 Rxd4 25. f4 Rdd8 26. Be3 Rab8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 76th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2014.01.26"]
[Round "11"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2014.01.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Be3 Nc6 14. Rxb7
Rab8 15. Rc7 Rfc8 16. Rxc8+ Rxc8 17. h3 Bd7 18. Bb5 (18. d5 Nb4 19. d6 {
Radjabov,T (2715)-Swiercz,D (2627)/Warsaw 2013/EXT 2014 (1-0, 74)} exd6 $1 $146
20. Qxd6 Bxh3 $1 {[%cal Gg7f8] Amazingly, this tactical blow works out well
for Black.} 21. Qxb4 Qxe2 {[%csl Gf3]} 22. Re1 Qc2 {[%csl Ge1]} 23. gxh3 Bc3
24. Qb7 Bxe1 25. Nxe1 Qc6 26. Qxc6 (26. Qxa7 Qxe4 $11) 26... Rxc6 27. Bxa7 Re6
28. f3 f5 $11) 18... a5 $146 (18... Nb8 {Hernandez Basante,F (2282)-Valdes
Romero,L (2285)/San Jose 2002/EXT 2007 (1/2, 28)}) 19. Qa1 Qxa1 20. Rxa1 Ra8
21. Ba4 e6 22. Nd2 ({White should have maintained the tension with} 22. Kf1 $5
{and Black may still have had to struggle a bit.}) 22... Nxd4 $1 23. Bxd7 Ne2+
24. Kf1 Bxa1 25. Kxe2 a4 {A rook and an outside passed pawn usually are at
least a fair match for two minor pieces. In certain cases, the player with the
pieces is just lost. Here, White is helped by the presence of an additional
piece pair, whicl allows him to avoid troubles.} 26. Bc6 Ra6 27. Bb5 Ra8 28.
Bc6 Ra6 29. Bb5 Ra8 30. Bc4 Rb8 31. Bc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 76th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2014.01.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2014.01.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Bg7 6. e4 Nxc3 7. Bxc3 O-O 8.
Qd2 c5 9. d5 Bxc3 10. bxc3 {In the classical lines, this kind of structure is
usually reached with the dark-squared bishops on the board. Despite this small
detail, the essence of the position remains the same: White has to catch up in
development while keeping his centre intact!} Qd6 (10... e6 11. d6 (11. Bc4
exd5 12. Bxd5 Nc6 {Gelfand,B (2740)-Grischuk,A (2764) London 2013 CBM 154 
[Krasenkow,M] (1/2, 27)}) 11... e5 12. h4 $1 {Anand,V (2783)-Hammer,J (2608)
Stavanger 2013 CBM 155 [Krasenkow,M] (1-0,45)}) 11. f4 e6 (11... Nd7 12. e5 Qc7
13. h4 c4 14. h5 {Riazantsev,A (2714)-Edouard,R (2625) Belfort 2012 CBM 149 
[Edouard,R] (0-1, 36)}) 12. Bc4 {If White could get one or two tempi to
consolidate his space advantage he would have a very promising position. Time
is an important factor in the Grünfeld and Black has made effective use of his
slightly better development.} b5 $5 $146 (12... Qd7 13. a4 $14 {Minko,V (2257)
-Torkkola,H (2123)/Athens 2012/CBM 149 Extra (1-0,28)}) 13. Bxb5 exd5 14. exd5
{This pawn is safely blocked and vulnerable.} (14. e5 $5 {may have offered
beter chances for retaining some tension in the game. But then} Qb6 15. Bd3 c4
16. Rb1 Qc5 17. Bc2 Nc6 18. Nf3 Bd7 19. Nd4 Rab8 20. O-O Nxd4 21. cxd4 Qc6 {
and White cannot start his attack with f4-f5 without exchanging bishops and
clearing the path for the c4-pawn.}) ({Then maybe it would make sense to
prevent ...c5-c4 and keep e4-e5 in reserve with developing moves:} 14. Bc4 $5
Bb7 15. Nf3 Rd8 (15... Nd7 16. O-O Nf6 17. e5 Qc6 18. exf6 dxc4 19. Ne5 Rad8
20. Qb2 {[%csl Gb7,Gg7]}) 16. e5 Qb6 17. Bd3 d4 (17... c4 18. Rb1 Qc7 19. Bc2
Nc6 20. O-O $16 {[%csl Gb7][%cal Gf3d4]}) 18. Rb1 Qc7 19. O-O Bxf3 20. Rxf3 Nc6
21. Bc4 $5 $13 {[%csl Gf7]} dxc3 (21... Na5 $140 22. Bf1) 22. Qxc3 Nd4 23. Rf2
Rab8 24. Rc1 {Black's position looks active, but he does not have a clear plan.
White's structure is more compact and threatening at the same time. The bishop
blocks the passed pawn and enjoys absolute stability, keeping the enemy
kingside under constant pressure.}) 14... Nd7 15. Bxd7 {White has to spend a
tempo on helping Black continue his development.} (15. Nf3 $2 Re8+ 16. Kf2 (16.
Kf1 Ba6 17. a4 Nf6 $36 {[%cal Ga6f1,Gf6e4]}) 16... Nf6 $1 {[%csl Ge8][%cal
Gf6e4]} 17. Kg1 Re4 $17) 15... Bxd7 16. Nf3 ({White does not have the time to
consolidate:} 16. c4 Rfe8+ 17. Kf2 Re4 $17) 16... Bb5 $44 17. Kf2 Rad8 18. Rad1
Rfe8 19. Rhe1 f6 $5 {[%csl Ge5,Gg5] Black's control over the position is so
good that he does not even hurry to take the pawn.} (19... Rxe1 $11) (19... Bc4
$2 20. Rxe8+ Rxe8 21. Ne5 $16) 20. a3 {White has nothing better than waiting
for the simplifications.} (20. Re6 Qxe6 21. dxe6 Rxd2+ 22. Rxd2 Rxe6 $11) 20...
Rxe1 (20... Bc4 {would only complicate Black's life.} 21. Re6 $5 Rxe6 (21...
Qd7 22. f5 $5) ({Or if} 21... Qxe6 22. dxe6 Rxd2+ 23. Nxd2 {[%csl Gc4,Rc5,Rf6]
[%cal Gd2e4]}) 22. dxe6 Qxd2+ 23. Rxd2 Re8 (23... Rxd2+ 24. Nxd2 {[%csl Gc5,
Gf6][%cal Gd2e4]} Bd5 25. Ke3) 24. Rd7 {This may still be all right, but why
make simple things difficult?}) 21. Rxe1 (21. Nxe1 Re8 {[%cal Ge8e2]}) 21...
Qxd5 22. Qxd5+ Rxd5 $11 23. g4 {In principle, the bishop may prove stronger
than the knight, so White hurries to ensure the strong e5-square for his
knight, thus avoiding any shadow of danger.} Kf7 24. g5 Rf5 25. Kg3 Bc6 26.
gxf6 Bxf3 $11 {Just when the central square becomes available, tthe knight
disappears.} 27. Kxf3 Kxf6 28. c4 g5 29. Re4 gxf4 30. a4 a5 31. h4 ({The
careless} 31. Rxf4 $4 {loses to} Ke5 $1 (31... Kg5 $2 32. h4+ $1 $11) 32. Rxf5+
Kxf5 $19 {The opposition decides.}) 31... Kf7 32. Re1 (32. Rxf4 $11) 32... Rh5
33. Kg4 Rh6 34. Re5 f3 35. Kxf3 Rxh4 36. Rxc5 Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2013.03.29"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2013.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Qb3 {One of the modern trends
created by Topalov.} Nb6 6. d4 Be6 {A necessary preparation of the intended ...
Bg4xf3.} (6... Bg4 $2 7. Ng5 $18) 7. Qc2 Bg4 8. Qe4 {White will move for the
third and fourth time with the queen, just to maintain the flexibility of the
structure. Hoewever, the doubled pawns are not necessarily a weakness; they
increase White's control in the centre.} (8. e3 Bxf3 9. gxf3 e6 10. Bd2 c6 11.
h4 h5 12. Ne4 Nd5 13. Nc5 b6 14. Nd3 Bd6 15. f4 a5 16. Ne5 $14 {Hebert,J (2411)
-Barbeau,S (2397)/Montreal 2002/CBM 088 ext (1-0, 41)}) (8. Bf4 Bxf3 9. gxf3
Bg7 10. Rd1 c6 11. Be5 Bf6 12. f4 {Arsovic,Z (2441)-Stojanovic,D (2444)/
Vrnjacka Banja 2005/EXT 2006 (1/2, 29)}) 8... Bxf3 9. Qxf3 ({But} 9. exf3 $6 {
is too much. White gains some time for his development, but gives away the
control over the d5-square.} c6 10. a4 Bg7 11. a5 Nd5 12. Bc4 e6 13. O-O O-O
14. Rd1 Nd7 {Ornstein,A (2430)-Savon,V (2575)/Dortmund 1975/MCL (0-1, 26)})
9... c6 $146 {Solidly played.} (9... Qxd4 10. Qxb7 (10. e3 Qb4 $2 11. Bd2 Bg7
12. Nb5 Qxb2 13. Nxc7+ Kf8 14. Rc1 $18 {Dorfman,J (2602)-Balinov,I (2438)/
Austria 2002/EXT 2003 (1-0, 47)}) 10... Bg7 11. Qe4 $6 {White is heading for
an ending with the bishop pair in too straightforward a fashion..} (11. e3 $5)
11... Qxe4 12. Nxe4 Nc6 13. e3 Nb4 14. Ke2 {L'Ami,E (2592)-Bobras,P (2544)/
Germany 2011/CBM 146 (1-0, 46)} Na4 $5 $15) 10. e3 Bg7 11. Be2 e5 {Tis way of
breaking the centre loses some time, but the natural alternative has some
drawbacks.} (11... N8d7 12. O-O O-O 13. Rd1 e5 14. a4 (14. d5 $5) 14... exd4
15. exd4 a5 16. d5 {Black may be active enough to keep the balance even, but
the bishop pair may become dangerous at any time in an open position.}) 12.
dxe5 Bxe5 (12... N8d7 13. e6 $1) 13. Qe4 Qe7 14. Bd2 N8d7 15. Qc2 {The sixth
queen move already, but now Her Majesty has finally reached the best square.
It should be compared to Topalov's novelty 5.Qc2...} O-O 16. O-O {Black seems
to have no problem, but this kind of position with a kingside majority and a
potentially strong bishop pair offers White better chances in the long run. In
the next phase of the game, Svidler will wisely provoke as much simplification
as possible, increasing his chances for successful defence.} Rfe8 17. Rfd1 a5
$1 {The usefulness of this move is easy to understand if we compare with the
second game Nielsen-Gashimov, FIDE World Cup 2011. A completely different
opening had been played then, but the resulting position was similar; White
managed to play b2-b4 and a2-a4 before Black took preventive measures.} 18. Be1
a4 19. Rab1 Nc5 20. Bf1 {The standard regrouping. Soon, the minority attack
should start, though.} Red8 21. g3 Bg7 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. b4 axb3 24. axb3 Ra8
25. b4 Ncd7 26. Ne4 ({With the c4- and d5-squares safely defended by the black
knights,} 26. b5 c5 {would not achieve too much.}) 26... Ra1 27. Rxa1 Bxa1 28.
Qa2 Be5 29. Bg2 Nf6 30. Nc5 Bd6 31. Nd3 (31. Bc3 Nfd5 32. Ba1 Be5 $11) 31...
Ne4 $6 {So far, Black has managed to maintain his stability, but after the
last move his position is hanging for just a moment.} (31... Nbd5 $5 32. b5 $6
Nxe3 $1) 32. Qa7 (32. b5 $1 cxb5 (32... c5 33. Qa7 Nd5 34. Nb2 $16) 33. Qa5 Bc7
34. Qxb5 $16) 32... Nd5 33. Qd4 f5 34. Qc4 (34. b5 $1 $14) 34... Qe6 35. f3 (
35. b5 Nc7 $1 36. Qxe6+ Nxe6 37. bxc6 bxc6 {In the absence of quuens, Black
has less problems defending this position.}) 35... Ng5 36. Bd2 Nc7 37. Qxe6+
Ngxe6 $11 {White has missed the favourable moments and Black has reached the
desired safety now. There are no dangerous pawn breaks in view.} 38. f4 Nd5 39.
e4 fxe4 40. Bxe4 Nd4 41. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess 1st"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2013.05.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Hammer, Jon Ludvig"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2608"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2013.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 {It is interesting to follow Svidler playing his
pet opening from the other side of the board than usual.} 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4
Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8. Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. Rb1 $5 {This is an
important alternative to the main move, 10.Rc1. In principle, White may play
Rb1-c1 later, only after having provoked ...a7-a6.} ({For some reason, Svidler
does not follow the plan that eventually caused him a recent defeat at the
hands of Kramnik:} 10. Rc1 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 O-O 13. d5 Rd8 {
And now White played a move that should get the comment "AN", meaning "Almost
a novelty", which does not exist in the ChessBase menu.} 14. Kc2 $5 {Kramnik,V
(2810)-Svidler,P (2747) London 2013 CBM 154 [Kramnik,V] (1-0, 40)}) 10... cxd4
({It is not entirely clear whether the move ...a7-a6 is really harmful after} 
10... a6 11. Rc1 {, see for instance the recent example Grigoryan,K (2482)
-Melkumyan,H (2620)/Yerevan 2012/CBM 147/[Let's Check] (0-1, 36)}) ({The
computer's scepticism towards Adorjan's old idea} 10... O-O 11. Rb5 cxd4 12.
Rxa5 dxe3 13. Qxe3 Nxa5 {seems to have put off most Grünfeld specialists; the
last annotated example is: Brynell,S (2496)-Braun,A (2465)/Germany 2006/CBM
111/[Krasenkow] (0-1, 73)}) 11. cxd4 Qxd2+ ({Since the white king frequently
becomes an active piece in the centre,} 11... O-O 12. Qxa5 Nxa5 {is not to be
neglected, see for instance Sedlak,N (2556)-Sutovsky,E (2692)/Aix-les-Bains
2011/CBM 142/[Krasenkow] (0-1, 70)}) 12. Kxd2 O-O 13. d5 (13. Bd3 Rd8 14. d5 {
transposes.}) (13. Bb5 {does not look threatening with the rook on b1 and can
be answered with} f5 $132) 13... Rd8 {Abstractly speaking, it is best to keep
the tension for as long as possible, inviting White to commit himself before
Black plays ...Na5. Yet, in some lines ...Rd8 proves a premature commitment,
too, running into hits such as Bg5.} (13... Na5 14. Bd3 (14. Bc5 f5 {1/2
Khenkin,I (2587)-Sutovsky,E (2660)/Kaskady 2002/CBM 090/[Krasenkow] (34)})
14... e6 {0-1 Nordahl,H (2423)-Lupulescu,C (2542)/Gothenburg 2005/CBM 109/
[Krasenkow] (53)}) 14. Bd3 Na5 (14... Ne5 $6 {only helps White consolidate his
space advantage.} 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. f4 Bg7 17. Bc5 Kf8 18. Rhc1 f5 19. Ke3 $16
{Khenkin,I (2603)-Wuerdinger,A (2205)/Bad Wiessee 2002/EXT 2003/[Teske] (1-0,
30)}) 15. Bg5 ({A couple of decades ago, there was some theoretical discussion
after} 15. Ke2 b6 (15... f5 16. Rhc1 b6 {1-0 Kortschnoj,V (2645)-Brunner,L 
(2510)/Bern 1996/CBM 052/[Ftacnik] (43)}) 16. Bg5 f5 {1/2 Speelman,J (2610)
-Short,N (2635)/London 1991/Candidates/[Ftacnik] (27)}) 15... f6 (15... f5 $5 {
was played only once, but is not that pointless.} 16. Bxe7 ({I believe that
White's best chances for retaining an edge would be to keep developing:} 16.
Rhc1 fxe4 17. Bxe4 Bf5 18. Ke3 {and Black's counterplay is not too obvious.})
16... Bh6+ $2 {Helping the king to evacuate a vulnerable square.} (16... Rd7
17. Bb4 fxe4 18. Bxe4 Nc4+ 19. Ke2 b5 $44) 17. Bg5 $2 (17. Kc3 $1 $16 Bg7+ 18.
Kc2 {would avoid the check on c4, thus gaining a tempo in some lines.}) 17...
fxe4 18. Bxe4 Bf5 19. Bxf5 Rxd5+ 20. Bd3 Bxg5+ 21. Nxg5 Rad8 $11 {(1/2, 40)
Sanikidze,T (2524)-Le Quang,L (2687)/Mulhouse 2011/CBM 142 Extra}) 16. Bf4 b6 {
Once again the most flexible move. Before defining his intentions in the
centre, Black consolidates his queenside.} (16... e5 17. Be3 b6 {leads to the
same structure as in the game, but offers White a slightly wider choice.} 18.
Rhc1 (18. Ke2 Bf8 19. Nd2 Nb7 20. Rhc1 Nc5 21. Bb5 Be7 22. f3 f5 23. Nb3 $14 {
Renman,N (2380)-Aaberg,A (2383)/Malmo 2003/EXT 2005 (1/2, 34)}) 18... Bf8 19.
Ke2 Nb7 20. Ba6 (20. Nd2) 20... Nc5 21. Bxc8 Raxc8 22. Bxc5 Bxc5 23. Ne1 Ba3
24. Rc2 f5 25. f3 Kf7 $132 {Antic,D (2495)-Belov,V (2627)/Budva 2009/CBM 130 
(0-1, 49)}) 17. Bb5 $5 $146 {[%csl Gc6,Gc7,Gd6,Gd7,Ge8] Creating a whole
network of squares controlled by the bishops.} ({If} 17. Ke2 {Black can
deviate from the ...e7-e5 plan with} f5 {Iljushin,A (2527)-Anisimov,P (2318)/
St Petersburg 1999/CBM 074/[Krasenkow] (1/2, 31)}) (17. Rhc1 {would be
constructive if it was not exposing the rook:} e6 $1 {and if} 18. Bc7 Bh6+ {
, for instace} 19. Ke2 Rd7 20. dxe6 Rxd3 21. Kxd3 Bxc1 22. Rxc1 Bxe6) 17... e5
(17... f5 18. Bc7 a6 (18... Rf8 19. e5 Bb7 20. d6) 19. Bd3 (19. Bxd8 axb5 $132
{[%csl Rd2,Rd5,Rd8][%cal Ga5c4,Gc8b7]}) 19... Rd7 20. Rhc1 $14 {[%csl Rb6]})
18. Be3 Bd7 (18... f5 $5 19. Bg5 Rf8 20. Be7 (20. Ke3 fxe4 21. Nd2 Bb7 22. d6
Bf6 $13 {[%csl Rd6]}) 20... Rf7 21. d6 Bf6 22. Be8 Rxe7 23. dxe7 Bxe7 24. Nxe5
Be6 $44) 19. Rhc1 Bxb5 20. Rxb5 Nb7 21. Ke2 Nd6 22. Rb4 {Black has reached a
safe blockade and White still needs one tempo to consolidate his e4-pawn.} a5 {
To me, this looks a bit too much like playing for a draw.} (22... f5 $5 23.
exf5 (23. Ng5 Nxe4 24. Ne6 Rd7) 23... Nxf5 $132 {leads to more interesting
play, with chances for both sides.}) 23. Rxb6 Nxe4 24. Nd2 $1 {Black might
have underestimated this move, giving up a pawn in order to exchange Black's
most active piece.} Nxd2 25. Bxd2 Rxd5 26. Rc7 {The weakness of the seventh
rank offers White at least adequate compensation for the pawn. Black needs to
display a certain amount of accuracy.} Rad8 27. Bc3 f5 $6 {This offers White
some practical chances.} ({I would prefer the safer} 27... R5d7 28. Rxd7 Rxd7
29. Bxa5 Ra7 30. Rb5 Kf7 {with a probable draw, since White has no easy way to
advance his passed pawn.}) 28. Rbb7 Bf8 29. a4 Rc5 30. Rxc5 Bxc5 31. Bxe5 (31.
Bxa5 $2 Rd4) 31... Rd5 {The course of the game in the next phase makes me
think that Black had not decided yet whether to try maintaining the material
equality or look for a drawn ending with a pawn down.} ({With hindsight,} 31...
Re8 {looks safer:} 32. f4 Bd6 33. Rb5 Bxe5 34. fxe5 Rd8 (34... Ra8 35. Kd3 {
looks at least dangerous for Black.}) 35. Rxa5 Kf7 $14) 32. f4 Bd4 33. Rb5 Rd7
(33... Rxb5 $2 34. axb5 Bb6 35. Kd3 Kf7 36. Bd4 Bc7 (36... Bxd4 37. Kxd4 Ke6
38. Kc4 Kd6 39. Kb3 Kc5 40. Ka4 Kb6 41. h3 h6 42. h4 h5 43. g3 $18) 37. g3 Ke6
38. b6 Bd6 39. Be5 Kd7 40. b7 $18) 34. g3 $1 {Preparing to meet ...Bxe5 with
Rxe5, without spoiling the pawn structure.} (34. Rxa5 Bxe5 35. fxe5 (35. Rxe5
Rd4) 35... Kf7 36. Ra6 Rd4 $14) 34... Bxe5 35. Rxe5 Rd4 (35... Ra7 36. Kd3 $16)
36. Rxa5 Kf7 37. Ra7+ Kf6 38. Ra6+ Kf7 39. Ra7+ Kf6 40. a5 {If compared with
other known endings with 3P vs 3P on the kingside and a passed aP, White is in
a favourable situation since his king is very active and Black's counterattack
is likely to arrive too late.} Rd5 {Hoping to prevent the king's activation by
keeping it cut off along the d-file.} ({The standard defensive method does not
seem to work here:} 40... Ra4 41. Kd3 h5 (41... h6 42. a6 g5 {weakens the
f5-pawn, allowing a relatively simple win:} 43. Ra8 Kg7 44. a7 Ra1 45. Kc4 Ra5
46. Kb4 Ra1 47. Kc5 Ra5+ 48. Kd6 Ra6+ 49. Ke5 Ra5+ 50. Ke6 Kh7 51. Kf6 g4 52.
Ke6 Kg7 53. Kd6 Ra1 54. Ke5 Ra5+ 55. Ke6 Kh7 56. Kf6 {White will win the
f5-pawn soon and advance his own f-pawn, winning.}) 42. h4 (42. a6 h4 43. Ra8
h3 $132) 42... Ra3+ 43. Kc4 Rxg3 {In a famous ending analysed by Smyslov and
Levenfish in 1957, the white king is placed more passively somewhere on the
second rank, allowing Black to save the game with a srudy like idea. Here, the
king's activity decides.} 44. Rb7 Ra3 45. Kb5 $18) 41. Ra6+ Kg7 42. Ra7+ Kf6 ({
Baburin (in his comments for chesstoday.net) recommends} 42... Kg8 43. a6 Rd6 {
concluding that the position is drawn. Indeed, the white king cannot reach the
queenside, but Baburin overlooks the following plan:} 44. Kf3 $1 Rd3+ 45. Kg2
Rd6 46. Kh3 h6 47. Kh4 Rd2 48. h3 {The plan is simple: White will create a
passed pawn on the f-file, which is enough for a win after Ra8 and a6-a7.} Ra2
(48... Rd6 49. g4 Rb6 50. gxf5 gxf5 51. Kg3 Kf8 52. Ra8+ Kg7 53. a7 Ra6 54. Kf3
$18 {with similar play as in a line above.}) 49. g4 fxg4 50. hxg4 Ra1 51. f5 (
51. Ra8+ Kg7 52. a7 {is premature in view of} g5+ $1 {, when the remaining
passed pawn on the g-file does not bother Black. This is the human comment,
but the computer's 52...Ra3= is good enough, I must admit.}) 51... gxf5 52.
gxf5 Ra5 53. Ra8+ Kg7 54. a7 $18 {[%cal Gf5f6]}) 43. a6 Rd6 44. h4 Ke6 (44...
h5 45. Ke3 Ke6 46. Rg7 Kf6 47. a7 Ra6 48. Rb7 Ra4 49. Kd3 {Baburin (chesstoday.
net)}) 45. h5 {The rest is relatively simple.} gxh5 46. Rxh7 Kd5 47. Rxh5 Ke4
48. a7 Ra6 49. Rh7 Ra2+ 50. Kd1 Kd3 51. Rd7+ Kc3 52. Ke1 Kc4 53. Kf1 Kc5 54.
Kg1 Kc6 55. Rf7 Kd5 56. Rxf5+ Ke6 57. Rb5 Rxa7 58. Kg2 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 16th"]
[Site "Jerusalem"]
[Date "2015.03.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Marin, Mihail"]
[Black "Kobo, Ori"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2603"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2015.02.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{After my Pirc game with Hracek, published on this site a few months earlier,
yesterday I had another occasion to use a variation examined on one of my
video DVD's.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 {I have been scoring rather well with
1.Nf3 and 2.g3 lately and this is what I had played in my first two whites in
Jerusalem. But after the loss in the previous round and the visit to he Masada
and the bath in the Dead Sea I felt inspired to get some space in the opening.}
d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8. Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. Rb1
{[#]This is one of the crucial lines on my Gruenfeld DVD. The threat Rb5
forces Black making a small concession.} a6 {By far not the only move tried in
practice but maybe the most natural of them.} 11. Rc1 cxd4 12. cxd4 Qxd2+ 13.
Kxd2 f5 14. e5 Be6 15. Bc4 Bxc4 16. Rxc4 {So far, we had both played quickly.
My young opponent, who had been doing well in the tournament so far, soon
unleashed a novelty.} h6 ({The video corresponding to this variation focused on
} 16... O-O {as played in 1-0 (38) Giri,A (2588)-Sutovsky,E (2657) Wijk aan
Zee 2010. But the last move did not come as a surprize, as ...h6 and h4 are
inserted at some point anyway (in either move succession).}) 17. h4 Rf8 $5 {
[#] Only this is the new idea. Black intends keeping his king in the centre to
defend the c6- and e6-squares.} 18. g3 {Since Black does not put pressure on
the d-file, I thought it would be better not to hurry with Kd2-e2. In some
cases, the king could become active on the queenside.} e6 19. Rhc1 ({My
opponent confessed after the game that this move came as a surprize for him.
He had analyzed only} 19. Rb1 {following the model of the game Giri-Sutovsky.
Since Black obviously plans to play ...Kd7 I thought it would be logical to
put pressure on the knight, preventing ...b7-b5 and pin the knight to defend
the c-file (in some cases Rc4-c7 would be a mate). At the same time, Black has
to count with the thematic exchange sacrifice on c6. Starting with this moment
my opponnt spent a lot of time and got into time trouble. I on the contrary
played relatively fast and confidently, but it later turned I had not
controlled everything.}) 19... Rd8 ({I planned to meet} 19... Rf7 {with} 20.
Rxc6 bxc6 21. Rxc6 {offering White ample compensation for the exchange.}) 20.
Ke2 (20. Rxc6 {does not work well now:} bxc6 21. Rxc6 Ke7 22. Rxa6 Ra8) 20...
Kd7 {[#]} 21. Ne1 {In my analysis to the aforementioned game, I suggested a
plan based on Kf1-g2 followed by Nf3-g1-e2-f4. But in this position, without
Black pressure on the d-pawn, there is no need to take the king into safety,
so the knight starts its march to f4 on the first given occasion.} Rfe8 ({
During the game I considered} 21... Rg8 22. Nd3 Bf8 {I did not have a clue
about how to make progress, but relied on the fact that Black's rooks are not
connected and his position is passive in general.} 23. Rb1 $5 Rb8 (23... b5 24.
Rc3 $18 {threatening Rbc1 and d5.}) 24. Nf4 $16) 22. Nd3 Bf8 23. Nf4 g5 24. Ng6
{On general ground, I thought it would be better to keep a black potential
eakness on h6.} (24. hxg5 hxg5 25. Ng6 Ba3 (25... g4 26. Rh1) 26. Rh1 (26. R1c3
Bb4 27. Rb3 Rg8) 26... Kc7 (26... Rg8 27. Bc1 $1 Bxc1 $2 28. Rh7+ $16 Ke8 $2
29. Rxc6 $1 $18 bxc6 $2 30. Re7#) 27. Rc3 {may be just a minute better for
White. After the last move, Black has problems keeping his kingside intact.})
24... gxh4 $6 ({The best chance was} 24... Ba3 25. R1c3 Rg8 $1 {We both missed
this move during the game.} 26. h5 {Now is when the presence of the h-pawns is
important for White.} Bf8 {Black is solid but quite passive. WHite should plan
a major regrouping such as} 27. Rc1 Rc8 28. R4c3 $14 {with the possible plan
of preparing d4-d5.}) 25. gxh4 $16 {[#]} Rc8 26. Nxf8+ Rxf8 27. Bxh6 Rg8 28.
Bg5 b5 29. R4c3 Nxd4+ 30. Ke3 Rxc3+ 31. Rxc3 Nc6 32. Rd3+ Kc7 33. Rd6 a5 (33...
Re8 34. Bf6 Nb4 35. h5 Nd5+ 36. Rxd5 exd5 37. h6) 34. Kf4 b4 35. h5 Nxe5 36.
Rxe6 Nc6 37. h6 Rh8 38. Rg6 a4 39. Bf6 Re8 40. h7 b3 41. axb3 axb3 42. Rg8 {
Winning with a line from the DVD certainly feels good, but I cannot hide that
I had not grasped all the subtleties of the position (see the comment to 24...
gxh4). This makes me think that no matter how much work it iinvolves, every
written text or recorded video should be considered just a step on the endless
way in the search for the truth.} 1-0

[Event "World-ch Carlsen-Anand +3-1=7"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2014.11.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2863"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2014.11.08"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 {The opening could not have
come as a complete surprise to either one of the players, even though it does
not belong to their main lines. Carlsen has played the Grünfeld over the past
years only occasionally and did not try it in 2014 at all! At the same time,
Anand has tried a wide range of systems against the Grünfeld, the most popular
being the Russian Variation (as in game 10) and the normal (5.e4) Exchange
Variation.} Bg7 6. e4 Nxc3 7. Bxc3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 $5 {Even in such a heavily
analysed opening as the Grünfeld, Carlsen finds a way of deviating from the
main theoretical discussion. But this is not really such a miracle, since this
is a very flexible opening with practically unlimited possibilities for
improvising.} ({It would have made little sense checking Anand's preparation
after, say,} 8... c5 9. d5 Bxc3 10. bxc3 e6 11. d6 e5 12. h4 Be6 {when the
former World Champion had delivered a very powerful novelty in a game against
Carlsen's countryman:} 13. Nh3 $1 $146 {Anand,V (2783)-Hammer,J (2608)
Stavanger 2013 CBM 155 [Krasenkow,M] (1-0, 45)}) 9. Nf3 {The most natural way
of defending the central pawn, even though it allows Black to develop freely
on the next move.} (9. Ne2 {as tried in Hambleton,A (2583)-Berson,J (2021)
Portugal Cove 2013 (1-0, 26) avoids ...Bg4 but places the knight on a not very
active square. Black could obtain good counterplay with} e5 {(not the only
move, most surely)} 10. d5 Nd4 $1 11. Nxd4 exd4 12. Bxd4 Qh4 13. Bxg7 (13. Qe3
Re8 14. Bd3 Bf5 $11) 13... Qxe4+ 14. Qe2 Qxe2+ 15. Bxe2 Kxg7 16. Rc1 {The
backward pawn should not offer Black too many problems since White is behind
in development.} Bf5 17. Rxc7 Rac8 18. Rxc8 Rxc8 {[%cal Gf5e4,Gc8c1]}) ({
Without kingside development, the radical advance} 9. d5 {is not likely to
yield too much:} Ne5 10. Be2 (10. f4 Ng4 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. Nf3 c6 $32 {
Ushenina,A (2501)-Lagno,K (2543) Beijing 2013 (0-1, 37)}) 10... c6 11. Nf3
Nxf3+ 12. Bxf3 Bxc3 13. Qxc3 cxd5 14. exd5 e6 $11 {Gleizerov,E (2536)-Ulibin,M
(2498) Las Palmas 2014 (1/2-1/2, 18)}) 9... Bg4 10. d5 {The only reasonable
continuation.} (10. O-O-O $6 e5 11. d5 Nd4 $15) 10... Bxf3 11. Bxg7 $5 $146 {
Strictly speaking, this looks like a concession since White would be
interested in provoking ...Bxc3, bxc3 with a strengthening of his centre. But
Anand had a concrete idea in mind, which worked reasonably well, at least from
the opening point of view.} ({If} 11. gxf3 Ne5 12. O-O-O ({Defending the pawn
is not necessary.} 12. Be2 {wastes an important tempo and has led to
comfortable play for Black in a few games, the latest being:} c6 13. f4 Nd7 14.
Bxg7 Kxg7 15. dxc6 bxc6 {Moiseenko,A (2707)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2714) Yaroslavl
2014 (0-1, 38)}) 12... c6 ({Even with bishops on the board, the pawn is taboo:
} 12... Nxf3 $2 13. Qf4 $18) 13. f4 Ng4 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 $11 {[%cal Gg4f6]}) 11...
Kxg7 12. gxf3 Ne5 13. O-O-O c6 {This hurried undermining of the centre offers
White the possibility of setting up some pressure.} (13... Nxf3 $2 14. Qc3+) ({
Black could have avoided the weakening of his kingside with} 13... Qd6 $5 14.
Be2 (14. Qc3 $6 Qf6 15. Be2 c6 $15 {leaves the white centre immobile and
vulnerable.}) 14... c6 $132) 14. Qc3 $1 f6 {[%csl Ge6]} 15. Bh3 $14 {This
bishops cuts like a blade, preventing Black from obtaining rapid counterplay.
In the long run, the kingside weaknesses may tell. On the other hand, the
position remains double-edged strategically. Should White allow some exchanges,
he would risk landing into a bad ending, due to his numerous pawn weaknesses.}
(15. dxc6 $6 Qb6 16. cxb7 $6 Rab8 $15 17. f4 $2 Rxb7 $19 {[%cal Gf8c8,Rb7c7]})
15... cxd5 {True to his style, Carlsen clears up matters in the centre at the
first given occasion.} ({The long plan of transfering the knight to d4 (!) is
interesting but probably not entirely sound:} 15... Qb6 $5 16. f4 (16. d6 exd6
17. Rxd6 Rad8 18. Rhd1 Rxd6 19. Rxd6 Qxf2 $19) 16... Nf7 {[%csl Gf2]} 17. f3 $1
(17. Rd2 Nd6 {[%csl Ge4] gains an important tempo for developing the
counterplay.} 18. Qd3 cxd5 19. exd5 f5) (17. dxc6 bxc6 18. Rd7 Qxf2 19. Rf1 Qe2
20. Rxe7 Rae8 $132) 17... Nd6 (17... cxd5 18. exd5 Nd6 19. Kb1) (17... Rad8 18.
Kb1 Nd6 19. a4 $1 {[%csl Gb5]} cxd5 20. Rxd5 Nf7 21. Bd7 Nd6 22. a5 Qf2 23. Be6
$14) 18. Kb1 (18. a4 $2 cxd5 $17) 18... Nb5 19. Qb3 c5 20. Rc1 Nd4 21. Qe3 (21.
Qd3 Qd6 22. Qe3 f5 23. exf5 gxf5 24. Rhe1 Rf7) (21. Qc4 Nxf3 22. Qc3 Nd4 23.
Qxc5 Ne2 24. Qxb6 axb6 25. Rc7 Nxf4 26. Bd7 f5 27. Rxb7 fxe4 $132) 21... Qd6
22. f5 g5 23. Rhg1 Qxh2 (23... Kh8 24. Bg4 $36 {[%cal Gh2h4,Gg4h5,Gh5g6]}) 24.
Bf1 b6 25. f4 h6 26. Bd3 $44) 16. exd5 Nf7 $2 {But this is too straightforward
an attempt to stabilise the position. True, the d6-square is important, but
does not justify abandoning the central e5-square.} (16... Qd6 $5 17. Kb1 Rad8
18. f4 (18. Rhe1 Rfe8 19. f4 Nf7 20. Rd4 e5 21. fxe5 Rxe5 22. Rxe5 fxe5 $11)
18... Nf7 19. Rd4 e5 20. fxe5 fxe5 21. Rd2 {may offer White some chances for
the initiative. If compared with the similar subline above, all major pieces
are on the board, making Black's position less stable.}) (16... a5 17. f4 Nf7
18. Kb1 a4 {would transpose below.}) 17. f4 $2 {This wastes a tempo, exposes
the f-pawn and obstructs the c1-h6 diagonal. On top, after the knight has
retreated, it does not achieve anything constructive.} (17. Kb1 $5 Qd6 (17...
a5 18. Be6 a4 19. h4 a3 20. b3 Qd6 21. Qd2 $36 {[%cal Gh4h5,Gd2h6]}) 18. Be6
Nd8 (18... Ng5 19. Bg4 {/\x h4}) (18... Rad8 19. h4 $36) 19. Rhe1 $5 Re8 (19...
Qxh2 20. Rh1 Qf4 21. Qa3 Qd6 22. Qe3 $16) 20. Bc8 $1 $36 {[%cal Gh2h4,Gh4h5] A
nice move paralysing the black queenside and clearing the path of the h-pawn
for the attack.}) 17... Qd6 {It is not clear yet which piece is best suited
for the occupation of this square.} ({Since the black rooks do not have any
future on the open c-file, it would have made sense to get some space on the
queenside:} 17... a5 $5 18. Kb1 a4 19. Be6 (19. a3 b5 $1 {[%cal Ga8b8,Gd8d6,
Gb5b4]}) 19... Qd6 20. Rd4 a3 21. b3 Nd8 22. Bg4 b6 {[%csl Ra5][%cal Ga8a5,
Ga5c5]} 23. h4 Ra5 {[%csl Gd5]} 24. Qd2 f5 25. Bf3 h5 (25... Nf7 26. Re1 {
[%csl Ge6]}) 26. Rg1 {Black is under certain pressure but since White does not
have any pawn breaks it looks like the position is statically equal. One more
detail is that the white king is not entirely safe either.} Kh7 (26... Kh6 {
is also possible:} 27. Qd1 Rc5 28. Bxh5 gxh5 29. Rg5 {Things look dangerous but
} Kh7 $8 {saves the day.} 30. Rxh5+ Kg7 31. Rg5+ Kh7 $11) 27. Re1 Ra7 28. Rc4
Qf6 $13) 18. Qd4 (18. Rd4 {can be met with the paradoxical} f5 $3 {[%csl Rh3]}
(18... Rad8 19. Be6 $14) 19. Re1 (19. Re4+ $2 Kg8 $19 {[%csl Gd5][%cal Ga8c8]})
19... Kg8 20. Kb1 Rac8 21. Rc4 Rxc4 22. Qxc4 Qf6 {/\ ...Nd6 with excellent
play for Black.}) 18... Rad8 19. Be6 {It is important to block the e7-pawn.} (
19. Rhe1 e5 $1 20. fxe5 Nxe5 21. Re3 (21. f4 Nf3) 21... Nc6 22. dxc6 (22. Qa4
Nb4 23. Be6 Rfe8 24. Kb1 Qf4 $1 $11 25. a3 $140 $2 Nxd5 $17) 22... Qxd4 23.
Rxd4 Rxd4 24. cxb7 f5 25. Re7+ Kf6 26. Rxh7 Rfd8 $132) 19... Qb6 20. Qd2 $6 {
This allows Black to solve all his problems.} ({Anand might have avoided the
queen exchange for psychological reasons, since the endgame is supposed to be
Carlsen's chosenterritory, but the only way to keep the pressure was:} 20. Qxb6
axb6 21. Kb1 Nd6 22. Rc1 f5 23. Rc7 Kf6 24. Bd7 {[%cal Gh1e1]} Ne4 25. Rxb7 (
25. Re1 $6 Nc5 26. Be6 Rd6 $15 {[%csl Ge6]}) 25... Rb8 26. Rc7 Nxf2 27. Re1 Ne4
28. b4 Rfd8 29. Kb2 h6 30. h4 $14 {[%cal Ga2a4,Gb2b3] White's queenside
initiative is rather threatening. For Black, creating a kingside passed pawn
with ...g5 would imply big risks for his king.}) 20... Rd6 21. Rhe1 Nd8 {
Everything fits well in Black's position and suddenly, White loses his
stability in the centre.} 22. f5 (22. Bh3 e6) 22... Nxe6 23. Rxe6 Qc7+ $6 {
A bit too timid at a favourable moment.} ({It might have been better to use
the c-file for a well-timed check with the rook while eliminating completely
White's pressure along the e-file:} 23... Rxe6 $5 24. fxe6 (24. dxe6 Rc8+ 25.
Kb1 Qc5 26. fxg6 hxg6 {[%cal Gc8c6]}) 24... Rc8+ 25. Kb1 Qd6 {with chances for
reaching a better ending due to White-s weakened structure.}) 24. Kb1 Rc8 (
24... Rxe6 25. dxe6 Qc5 26. Qc2 $11) 25. Rde1 Rxe6 26. Rxe6 Rd8 27. Qe3 Rd7 $11
{White's pressure along the e-file should now compensate for the structural
defects. But as in an earlier comment, it is worth keeping in mind that the
endings could be unpleasant for White.} 28. d6 exd6 29. Qd4 Rf7 30. fxg6 hxg6
31. Rxd6 a6 32. a3 Qa5 33. f4 Qh5 34. Qd2 Qc5 35. Rd5 Qc4 36. Rd7 Qc6 ({If} 
36... Rxd7 37. Qxd7+ Qf7 38. Qd6 {the activity of the white queen compensates
for the structural problems.}) 37. Rd6 (37. Rxf7+ Kxf7 {would leave the white
pawns exposed to a possible king invasion on the light squares.}) 37... Qe4+
38. Ka2 Re7 {So far Anand has kept things level, but his next two moves give
up the centralising, offering Black some chances to take over the initiative.}
39. Qc1 $6 (39. Rd4) 39... a5 40. Qf1 $6 a4 $15 41. Rd1 Qc2 42. Rd4 (42. Qf3 $5
{[%csl Ge3]}) 42... Re2 $6 {Missing the last chance.} (42... Re3 $1 {[%cal
Ge3a3,Ga2a3,Rc2b3] with the brutal threat of 43...Rxa3!+ 44.Kxa3 Qb3 mate!} 43.
Qd1 (43. Ka1 Rxa3+ 44. bxa3 Qc3+ {[%csl Rd4]}) (43. Rd7+ Kh6 {[%cal Gb7b5]} 44.
Rxb7 Rb3 45. Rxb3 axb3+ 46. Ka1 Qxh2 $17 {[%csl Ra1][%cal Gg6g1]}) 43... Qxd1
44. Rxd1 Kh6 $15 {Black is better on both wings and White would face an
unpleasant defensive task... even though all rook endings are drawn! Actually
the first match proved not all of them are...}) 43. Rb4 {White has finally
reached absolute stability and is out of any danger.} b5 44. Qh1 $1 Re7 45. Qd5
Re1 46. Qd7+ Kh6 47. Qh3+ Kg7 48. Qd7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.11.28"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Wang, Hao"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2009.11.21"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 Qa5 9. Nf3 O-O 10. Rc1 Rd8 $5 {Not the most popular move in this line.} 11.
d5 e6 12. Bg5 {This is supposed to cause Black some troubles, according to
recent developments.} Re8 13. d6 b5 $146 {This natural move, gaining queenside
space, is new.} (13... Bd7 {also prepares the activation of the bishop along
the long diagonal, followed by ...Nd7, but delays the queenside counter attack
based on ...b5. Black probably used to be afraid by the fact that ...b5 would
cut the queen off the kingside.} 14. Bh6 Bf6 (14... Qd8 15. h4 f6 16. e5 {
Anand,V (2783)-Leko,P (2751)/Miskolc 2009/CBM 130 Extra (1-0, 46)}) 15. h4 Bc6
16. h5 Nd7 17. Ng5 c4 18. hxg6 (18. Bxc4 Rad8 19. Rh3 Qe5 20. Be2 Bxe4 21. Nxe4
Qxe4 $13 {Palo,D (2510)-Ivanchuk,V (2710)/Skanderborg 2003/CBM 098 (0-1, 50)})
18... hxg6 19. Bxc4 Qe5 20. f3 Rad8 21. Be2 Nb6 22. Nh7 Bh8 23. Bf4 Qc5 24. Bg5
Qe5 25. f4 Qxd6 26. Qxd6 {1-0 Petrosian,T (2602)-Roganovic,M (2474)/Novi Sad
2009/CBM 133}) 14. Be2 (14. Bh6 Bh8 15. Bd3 Bb7 16. h4 Nd7 17. h5 b4 $132 {
In this line we see the usefullness of ...b5. The threat of ...Bc3 forces
White to take a decision regarding his king's position.}) 14... Nd7 15. e5 Bb7
16. O-O {Once there is no danger of h4-h5, Black seems to be entirely OK.} Rab8
17. Rfe1 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Nxe5 19. d7 Red8 20. Qd6 Nxd7 21. Bxd8 Rxd8 22. Red1 Bf6
23. Qf4 Kg7 $44 {With two pawns for the exchange and a safe king's position,
Black has little to complain about. Maybe Mamedyarov was a bit dissapointed to
make his frist draw after a series of 5 consecutive wins, but this was good
enough to qualify further anyway.} 24. h4 Ne5 25. Rxd8 Qxd8 26. Rd1 Qa5 27. h5
gxh5 28. Qg3+ Ng6 29. Bxh5 Qxc3 30. Qxc3 Bxc3 31. Rd7 a5 32. Be2 b4 33. Ra7 Ne5
34. Kf1 Kf6 35. g3 h6 36. f4 Ng6 37. Rxa5 b3 38. Ra3 bxa2 39. Rxa2 Ne7 40. Kg2
e5 41. Ra6+ Kg7 42. Kf3 exf4 43. gxf4 h5 44. Bc4 Bd4 45. Ra7 Kf6 46. Ke4 h4 47.
Kf3 h3 48. Kg3 Be3 49. Ra1 h2 50. Ra6+ Kg7 51. Kxh2 Bxf4+ 52. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 12th"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2011.03.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Pashikian, Arman"]
[Black "Cornette, Matthieu"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2642"]
[BlackElo "2548"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2011.03.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 O-O 9. Nf3 Qa5 10. Rc1 Rd8 11. d5 e6 12. Bg5 f6 13. Be3 Nc6 {The knight
develops centrally, taking advantage of the pin along the d-file.} (13... exd5
14. exd5 Na6 {is more passive, Kramnik,V (2791)-Howell,D (2611)/London 2010/
CBM 140/[Krasenkow] (1-0, 42)}) 14. Bd3 exd5 15. exd5 c4 $1 {An important move,
preventing White from consolidating his centre with c3-c4.} 16. Bxc4 Be6 17.
Rd1 Ne7 {Apparently, White will lose his main trump, the passed pawn.} 18. dxe6
$1 {This pseudo sacrifice (White will get adequate material compensation for
the queen) is the only way to keep the pawn alive. On e6, it is likely to
become more dangerous than before.} Rxd2 19. Rxd2 Qxc3 20. Bb3 Qc1+ ({In an
earlier phase of the tournament, the new, but probably unsatisfactory move} 
20... Qa1+ $6 $146 {was tried.} 21. Bd1 $1 {As we will see, in the main line
this resource is less effective.} Nf5 $6 {Unblocking the main enemy for the
illusory hope of getting the enemy dark-squared bishop.} ({It would have been
better to return with the queen into play, although after} 21... Qc3 22. O-O
Qb4 {[%cal Gg7f8] White will have gained some time if compared to the main
game.}) 22. O-O Qc3 (22... Nxe3 $2 23. e7 $1 $18) 23. Bb3 Kh8 24. Rd7 Re8 (
24... Nxe3 $2 25. e7 $1 Qa5 26. fxe3 $18) 25. Bd2 {Finally asking what the
knight is doing on f5.} Qb2 (25... Qc5 26. Rc1 $18) 26. g4 (26. e7 $5 Nxe7 27.
Re1 $18) 26... Ne7 27. Rc1 Nc6 28. Kg2 {Underlying Black's absolute
helplessness.} ({The immediate} 28. g5 $5 {, with similar ideas as in the game,
also looks strong.}) 28... h5 $6 29. g5 fxg5 30. Rxg7 $1 $18 {Lupulescu,C 
(2626)-Bukavshin,I (2501)/Aix-les-Bains 2011 (1-0, 35)}) 21. Rd1 (21. Bd1 $6 {
is strongly answered with} Qc4 {, when White still needs to find solutions for
castling.}) 21... Qc3+ 22. Rd2 Qc1+ 23. Rd1 Qc3+ 24. Ke2 {The only reasonable
way of avoiding a repetition.} Qb4 $146 {A novelty with respect to the first
game in which the idea of the queen sacrifice has been used.} (24... a5 25. Rd7
a4 26. Rc1 Qb2+ $6 (26... Qb4 27. Bc4 $44) 27. Rc2 Qb1 {In the game Potkin,V 
(2646)-Svidler,P (2722)/Moscow 2010/CBM 140 (1/2, 44), White missed the
opportunity to trap the queen with} 28. Rd1 $1 $16) 25. Rd3 ({The point behind
the novelty is that after} 25. Rd7 {Black would not be forced to transpose
with 25...a5, but can put the enemy king in an uncomfortable situation with}
Qb5+ $1) 25... a5 {The queenside counterplay is just a bit faster than
Svidler's.} 26. Rc1 a4 27. Rc4 Qb5 ({Avoiding} 27... Qa3 $2 28. Bc1 $18) 28.
Rc5 Qb4 29. Rc4 Qb5 30. Rc5 Qb4 31. Bc4 $6 {The decision to avoid a draw by
repetition might have caused White problems.} (31. Rc4 $11) 31... Rb8 $6 {
This is the start of a series of mutual inaccuracies, which speaks about the
irrational character of the position. Of course, it is much easier for the
annotator, who can consult Rybka and its fellows.} (31... Bh6 $5 {looks very
strong. If the bishops get exchanged, the stability of the e7-knight increases,
while the queen would also have less worries about being trapped. The advance
of the queenside pawns would become a very dangerous plan.} 32. Bd4 {does not
lead to anything speacial after} Nc6 33. e7+ Kg7 $8 {to be followed by ...Re8.}
) 32. Rd7 Bf8 33. Rcc7 b5 34. Bd3 Qa3 {White has activated his position a lot,
but still needs regrouping in order to start the decisive attack.} 35. Nd2 $6 {
Playing everything on one card. Maybe he underestimated the fact that the
queen can defend the queenside from the a2-g8 and a1-h8 diagonals.} (35. Rc2 $5
Rc8 (35... b4 $2 36. Bc1 $1 $18) (35... Qb4 36. Nd4 $16) 36. Rxc8 Nxc8 37. Rd8
Qxa2+ 38. Kf1 $40 {[%cal Ge3h6,Gd8c8] Black will lose one of his pieces and
his pawns are not that advanced yet to generate entirely adequate compensation.
}) 35... Qxa2 36. Rxe7 Bxe7 37. Rxe7 a3 $6 ({It would have been useful to
prevent Bd4 with} 37... Qb2 {, for instance} 38. Rd7 Qe5 39. e7 Re8 {White's
attack is not easy to continue, while the a-pawn threatens to run.}) 38. Bd4
$36 Kf8 $3 {The only saving move in an optically dangerous position.} (38...
Rf8 39. Ke3 Qd5 40. Ne4 a2 41. Bxf6 $40) 39. Bc5 (39. Bxf6 Rb6 $1 $11 {White
has nothing better than giving perpetual check along the seventh rank, because
his e6-pawn is hanging.}) 39... Kg8 40. Bd4 Kf8 41. Bc5 Kg8 42. Ke3 $2 {
Another time when avoiding the repetition could have caused problems.} (42. Bd4
$11) 42... f5 $2 ({The already familiar} 42... Qa1 $1 {would have repelled the
attack:} 43. Bd4 Qe1+ 44. Be2 a2 45. Bxf6 (45. Ra7 Re8) 45... a1=Q 46. Rg7+ Kh8
47. Rxg6+ Qxf6 $19) 43. Bd4 Kf8 44. Bc5 $2 (44. Bf6 $11) 44... Kg8 $2 (44...
Qd5 $1 $19) 45. Bd4 Kf8 46. Bf6 $1 $11 {Finally on the right track.} Rb6 47.
Rf7+ Ke8 48. Re7+ Kf8 49. Rf7+ Ke8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lausanne YM 4th"]
[Site "Lausanne"]
[Date "2003.09.21"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "McShane, Luke J"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2619"]
[Annotator "McShane,L"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2003.09.17"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. Nf3 Bg7 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nd7 $5 10. O-O Qc7 11. Bg5 Nf6 12. Bd3 b6 13. Qe2 h6 14. Bd2 e6
15. e5 Nd5 16. c4 Ne7 17. Be4 Bb7 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. dxc5 Rfc8 20. cxb6 axb6 $14
21. Bb4 Nf5 $1 {[%csl Gf5] The patient approach.} (21... Nc6 $143 22. a3 $14)
22. a3 Bf8 $1 {[%csl Gc5][%cal Yf8c5]} 23. Rfd1 Bc5 24. Rd3 Kg7 25. Nd2 $6 (25.
h3) 25... Bxb4 26. Rxb4 (26. axb4 Ra2 $44) 26... Qe7 $1 {[%csl Ra3,Rb4][%cal
Ya8a3,Ye7a3]} 27. Rxb6 (27. Rxb6 Rxa3 $44 28. Rb1 Rd8 $5) 1/2-1/2

[Event "BCF-ch 89th"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "2002.08.03"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Summerscale, Aaron"]
[Black "McShane, Luke J"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2544"]
[Annotator "McShane,L"]
[PlyCount "148"]
[EventDate "2002.07.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 g6 5. d4 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O Bg4 $6 8.
cxd5 $1 Nxd5 9. e4 Nxc3 (9... Nb6 $5) 10. bxc3 Nd7 11. Rb1 $6 Qc7 12. h3 (12.
e5 $5) 12... Bxf3 13. Bxf3 e5 {Two bishops and the centre ought to be +=, but
I actually think I'm fine.} 14. Be3 Rfd8 $1 {[%csl Rd4][%cal Yd7f8,Yf8e6]} 15.
Qb3 b6 16. Rfd1 Nf8 17. Rd2 (17. a4 $142 Ne6 (17... Rd6 18. a5) 18. Qc4 $5 $14)
17... Rd6 18. Rbd1 Rad8 {[%csl Rd4][%cal Yf8e6]} 19. Bg5 Bf6 $1 (19... Re8 20.
Be3 {and its hard to see how to continue, e.g.} Ne6 21. Bg4 $1 $132) 20. Bxf6 (
20. Be3 Ne6 {[%csl Rd4]} 21. Bg4 exd4 22. cxd4 Nxd4 23. Qc4 {[%csl Rd4][%cal
Ye3f4]} Nb5 $17) 20... Rxf6 21. dxe5 (21. Qb2 Ne6 $5 $15 {[%cal Ye6g5]}) 21...
Rxd2 22. exf6 (22. Rxd2 Qxe5 $15 23. Rd8 Kg7 24. Ra8 Ne6 25. Rxa7 Ng5 $36)
22... Rxd1+ 23. Qxd1 Nd7 24. Qa4 (24. Qd2 $5 Nxf6 25. Qg5 Kg7 26. e5 Ng8 $15 {
[%cal Yf7f6]}) (24. Qd4 c5 25. Qd5 Nxf6 26. Qg5 Kg7 27. e5 Ng8 $15 {[%cal
Yf7f6]}) 24... Nxf6 25. Qd4 (25. e5 Qxe5 26. Qxc6) 25... Nd7 26. Bg4 Nc5 (26...
Ne5 27. Be2 {[%csl Re5][%cal Yf2f4]} (27. f4 $4 Nxg4 28. hxg4 Qxf4 $17)) 27.
Be2 Qf4 28. Qd8+ Kg7 29. Qd4+ f6 (29... Kh6 30. Bf3) 30. Bf3 Qc7 31. Be2 Ne6
32. Qd2 Qe7 33. Bc4 Nc5 34. f3 Qe5 $15 35. Qd4 a5 36. Kf2 b5 $1 37. Be2 b4 $1 {
[%csl Rd4]} 38. Qxe5 fxe5 39. cxb4 axb4 40. Bc4 (40. h4 Na4 {[%cal Ya4b6,Yc6c5,
Yc5c4]} (40... b3 $5)) 40... Kf6 $6 (40... g5 $1 {[%csl Rh3]}) 41. Ke3 $6 (41.
h4 $142 $1) 41... g5 {[%csl Rh3]} 42. g3 Nd7 43. Kd3 Ke7 44. Bg8 Nf6 45. Bb3 c5
46. Ke3 Nh5 47. Kf2 Ng7 48. Bg8 h6 49. Ke3 Nh5 50. Kf2 Ng7 51. Ke3 Nh5 52. Kf2
Nf6 53. Bb3 Kd6 54. Bf7 Ke7 55. Bb3 Nd7 56. Ke3 Nb6 57. Kd3 Kd7 58. Bg8 Kc6 59.
Bf7 Kd6 60. Bb3 Kd7 61. Bg8 Kc6 62. Bf7 Kb5 63. Be8+ Ka5 64. Bf7 Ka4 65. Bc4
Ka3 66. Bb3 Kb2 67. Bg8 Kb1 68. Bf7 Na4 69. f4 exf4 70. gxf4 gxf4 71. e5 Nb6
72. Ke4 c4 73. e6 c3 74. e7 Nc8 0-1

[Event "Reykjavik Hrokurinn"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2003.02.24"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "McShane, Luke J"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2568"]
[Annotator "McShane,L"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2003.02.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Krasenkow} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7.
Ba3 O-O 8. Nf3 b6 {[%cal Yc7c5,Yc8b7]} (8... Nd7 {[%cal Yc7c5,Yd8a5] was the
other move I considered. 8 ...b6 seemed more flexible though.}) 9. Be2 {
Other moves will leave him vulnerable to Bc8-g4 after c7-c5.} Bb7 {A little
tickle. Before I commit my pieces, he must decide where to put his Q If it
goes to c2, it could be vulnerable on the c-file, and on d3 I can play as in
the game, and Bb7-a6 can be a motif sometimes.} 10. Qd3 {Krasenkow: 'A simple
arrangement of pieces, which should not be dangerous for Black.'} (10. Qc2 Nd7
{[%csl Rc2][%cal Yc7c5,Ya8c8]}) 10... Qd7 {[%mdl 32] '!?' Krasenkow. I was
slightly concerned by his possible exchange sacrifice, till I spotted 12...Nd7,
maintaining all the same threats. Krasenkow: 'Black looks for unusual ways of
development. He activates his queen, after which his attack in the centre (...
c7-c5) significantly gains in strength.'} (10... Nd7 {Krasenkow} 11. O-O Nf6
12. Nd2 c5 13. Rad1 cxd4 $6 14. cxd4 Qd7 15. d5 $14 {1-0 Wassin,S-Wikman,B/
Laguna 1996/EXT 2000 (41). (40)}) (10... c5 $5 {(Krasenkow) is the most normal
move} 11. dxc5 $140 Qc7) 11. O-O (11. Ne5 {I don't really believe. I can
capture it, with no great worries due to the poor Ba3, or try something more
ambitious.}) 11... Qa4 {[%csl Re4,Re7][%cal Yf8e8,Yb7e4,Ya3e7]} 12. c4 {
Krasenkow: 'This (often powerful) pawn advance doesn't succeed as Black's
pieces are very active. '} (12. Bxe7 {Krasenkow} Re8 $11) 12... Nd7 $1 {
[%csl Ra3][%cal Yb7e4] One threat is added - Bb7xe4, whilst the previous
points of pressure, the loose Ba3 and potential c7-c5 break remain. Black can
not deal with everything.} (12... c5 13. d5 Bxa1 14. Rxa1 $44 {[%csl Ga3] with
very dangerous compensation}) (12... Nc6 13. e5 $1 Rfd8 14. Qc3 $1 {and I have
insufficient counterplay.}) 13. Bd1 {'?' Krasenkow. Krasenkow: 'An inaccurate
move creating problems for White.'} (13. d5 {is probably too optimistic.}) (13.
Nd2 c5 (13... Bxd4 $2 14. Bd1 $1 Qa5 15. Qxd4 Qxa3 16. Qxd7 Rad8 17. Qxc7 $18 {
[%csl Rb7]}) 14. d5 Bxa1 15. Rxa1 e5 $17 {[%csl Ge5][%cal Yf7f6] With a1-h8
well covered Black must surely be better here.}) (13. Qe3 $142 {Krasenkow} Bxe4
(13... c5 14. d5) (13... Rfe8 14. e5) 14. Bxe7 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Rae8 16. Rae1 Bf6
17. Qa3 $1 Qxa3 18. Bxa3 c5 $11) 13... Qa5 (13... Bxe4 $2 14. Bxa4 Bxd3 15.
Bxd7 Bxf1 16. Rxf1 $16) (13... Qa6 $5) 14. e5 {'?!' Krasenkow.} (14. Qe3 {
(Krasenkow) (relatively best) now gives Black an excellent position after} c5
$1 $17 {as the a1 rook is not protected anymore.} (14... Bxe4 {is interesting
but less convincing:} 15. Bxe7 Bxf3 16. Bxf8 (16. Bxf3 Rae8 17. Qa3 (17. Bc6
Bf6 $1) 17... Qxa3 18. Bxa3 Bxd4 19. Bxf8 Bxa1 20. Ba3 Bf6 $17) 16... Bxg2 17.
Kxg2 Nxf8 $44)) 14... c5 {By this stage I was puzzled by Etienne's play, since
all I could see was his centre collapsing, which indeed it soon does.
Krasenkow: 'Breaking down White's centre.'} 15. Rb1 (15. e6 {Krasenkow} fxe6
16. Bb2 cxd4 17. Nxd4 Qg5 18. Qh3 Nc5 $17) 15... cxd4 16. Rb5 Qc3 $1 $17 {
We had both overlooked this. I had only just noticed it was possible after 16.
Rb5. I had been planning Qa6, but this is far stronger.} (16... Qa6 17. Bxe7
Rfe8 18. Bd6 {is probably also very good for Black.}) 17. Qxc3 dxc3 {[%csl Gc3,
Rc4,Re5,Re7] '-+' Krasenkow. Krasenkow: 'With this strong passed pawn and
several weaknesses in White's camp (e5, c4), Black has a decisive advantage.'}
18. Bxe7 Rfe8 19. Bd6 Rac8 20. Re1 Bc6 (20... Bxf3 21. Bxf3 $2 (21. gxf3 $142
$1) 21... Bxe5 22. Bxe5 Nxe5 23. Rbxe5 Rxe5 24. Rxe5 c2 25. Re1 Rxc4 26. Rc1
Rb4 $1 $19 {was a pretty line I analysed, but unfortunately 21.gxf3! is much
stronger}) 21. Rb1 Bxf3 {Krasenkow: 'Time to collect harvest.'} 22. gxf3 (22.
Bxf3 Bxe5 23. Bxe5 Nxe5 24. Bd5 c2 25. Rbc1 Nd3 $19) 22... Bxe5 23. Bxe5 Nxe5 {
[%csl Re1][%cal Yc3c2,Ye5f3]} 24. Re3 $8 {The only chance.} Nxc4 (24... Rxc4
25. Bb3 {[%csl Rc3,Re8][%cal Yf3f4,Yb1c1] is a bit awkward.}) 25. Rxc3 Re1+ 26.
Kg2 Nd6 27. Rd3 (27. Rxc8+ Nxc8 28. Bc2 Rxb1 29. Bxb1 Ne7 {[%cal Ye7d5,Yd5c3]})
27... Nf5 28. Rb5 Rc7 29. Rbd5 Kg7 {Some quick consolidating moves to get
closer to move 40.} 30. Rd2 h6 $1 {A nice clear cut idea I was pleased to find.
g6-g5 will be handy.} 31. Bb3 (31. f4 Rc4 {[%csl Gc4,Rf4][%cal Yc4f4]} 32. Kf3
Ree4 {[%csl Gc4,Ge4,Rf4][%cal Ye4f4]}) 31... Nh4+ 32. Kg3 Nf5+ {A repetition,
since I had only a minute or two left.} 33. Kg2 Nh4+ 34. Kg3 g5 $1 $19 {
[%csl Rg3][%cal Ye1g1]} 35. Rd7 Rg1+ 36. Kh3 Nxf3 $1 {[%csl Rh3][%cal Yg5g4]}
37. Be6 h5 $1 {[%csl Rh3][%cal Yg5g4]} 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-C 75th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2013.01.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Peralta, Fernando"]
[Black "Mekhitarian, Krikor Sevag"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2543"]
[Annotator "Mekhitarian,K"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Bg5 h6 14. Be3
Nc6 15. d5 Ne5 (15... Bxf3 16. gxf3 $5 (16. Bxf3 Ne5 17. Rxb7 a5 {This was my
initial idea, while preparing. But what disturbed me most was 16.gxf3!?, so I
thought with 16...a5! first I could get similar positions (and White wouldn't
have the option of taking on f3 with a P)}) 16... Nd4 17. Bd3 a5 $13 {somehow
I felt f4-e5 could be marching in, and my computer analysis didn't convince me.
}) 16. Rxb7 a5 $1 {A new idea in a well-known position. Ok, new only in
over-the-board games, because it has been played in correspondence chess 4
times already, being the most important one quoted below.} (16... e6 {is the
main theory, but White expects an advantage after:} 17. d6 Rfd8 18. Re1 Bxf3
19. gxf3 Qa3 (19... Qa5 {has been tried in recent games, but} 20. Rf1 {still
gives better prospects for white, with d7-f4 ideas}) 20. f4 Rxd6 21. Qc1 $1
$146 {- A novelty in 1996, naturally, from the following famous game:} Qxc1 22.
Rxc1 Nc6 23. e5 Nd4 24. Rcc7 $1 Nxe2+ 25. Kf1 Rdd8 (25... Rd5 $5 {was tried in
2010. Black may even hold, but the task is not easy} 26. Kxe2 g5 27. Rxf7 Bh8
$1 $132) 26. Rxf7 Bf8 27. Kxe2 Rdb8 28. Rxb8 Rxb8 29. Rf6 Re8 30. Rxg6+ Kh7 31.
Rf6 a5 32. f5 exf5 33. f4 Ra8 34. Rxf5 a4 35. Rf7+ Kg8 36. Ra7 Rxa7 37. Bxa7
Ba3 38. Bd4 Bc1 39. f5 Kf7 40. Kd3 a3 41. Kc2 Bf4 42. h3 h5 43. Kb3 Bc1 44. Bc5
Bb2 45. e6+ Kf6 46. Bxa3 Be5 {1-0 (46) Gelfand,B (2700)-Kamsky,G (2735) Dos
Hermanas 1996}) 17. Rxe7 (17. h3 {is possible, releasing the tension:} Nxf3+
18. Bxf3 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Qa3 $1 $13 {keeping an eye on Rxe7, Bc5, and Black will
continue with his main counterplay, the march of his a-pawn.}) 17... a4 18. Bd4
(18. Re1 {was one of the moves I was expecting based on my preparation, and I
would be happy to play the next pretty (without winning intentions, but still
pretty) move instantly:} a3 $3 {the key} 19. Nxe5 Bxe2 20. Rxe2 Qxe2 21. Qxe2
a2 22. Bd4 a1=Q+ 23. Bxa1 Rxa1+ 24. Qf1 Rxf1+ 25. Kxf1 Bf6 {Forgetting about
the preparation, I was amazed how rich this position was - In a single move,
White could choose between 3 different endgames! In my opinion, all of them
look safe for Black:} 26. Nc6 (26. Nxg6 fxg6 $13 {and Bd4 is coming next,
following by the activation of the black K}) (26. Rxf7 Bxe5 27. Rxf8+ Kxf8 28.
g3 g5 {also drawn, since g4 is a real threat, and if White tries to stop it,
we get a new target on g3. For example:} 29. f3 h5 30. Kf2 h4 31. Kg2 $5 hxg3
32. hxg3 Kf7 33. Kh3 Kf6 34. Kg4 Bd6 35. f4 gxf4 36. gxf4 Bb8 $11 {and a
theoretical draw takes place, since Black will just move the B along this
diagonal, avoiding any possible advances.}) 26... Bxe7 27. Nxe7+ Kg7 28. Nc6
Rc8 $1 $11 {forced, to avoid d6-d7. After Kf8-Ke8, it also feels like Black is
not in any danger. According to my researches, this endgame is supposed to be
a draw without much to worry about, since after the black K helps in the
defence, the R will be activated, giving Black enough counterplay. This exact
structure happened a few times on GM encounters, like Lobron-Velimirovic 1984,
Martinovic-Predojevic 2012 and Fedorchuk-Stocek, 2003.}) 18... Nxf3+ 19. Bxf3
Bxf3 20. gxf3 {Now we transpose to the lines I was expecting (that normally
begin with 15...Bxf3 16.Bxf3 Ne5 17.Rxb7 a5 18.Rxe7 a4 19,Bd4 Nxf3+ 20.gxf3),
as in Kramnik-Svidler 2001, mentioned below.} Bxd4 21. Qxd4 a3 22. Kg2 (22. d6
{would be more straightforward, also walking into a draw after:} Qb2 (22... Qe2
23. Kg2 a2 24. Ra1 Rab8 25. d7 Rb1 26. d8=Q Qf1+ 27. Kg3 Qg1+ 28. Kh3 Qf1+ {
1/2-1/2 (27) Kramnik,V (2802)-Svidler,P (2695) Zuerich 2001}) 23. Qd5 Rab8 24.
Rc7 (24. Ra7 {runs into} Rb5 $1 $132 {with a funny and sudden K-side
counterplay}) 24... a2 25. Ra7 Qe2 26. Qd1 Qc4 27. Qc1 {1/2-1/2 (27) Roubaud,D
(2575)-Glazman,M (2577) ICCF email 2012} Qe2 {was probably the main reason for
the draw agreement on move 27} 28. Kg2) 22... Qb2 {Forcing a weird R endgame
that should be drawn after all, but not without a fight.} 23. Qxb2 axb2 24. Rb7
Rfb8 25. Rxb8+ Rxb8 26. Rb1 Kf8 27. f4 {I feel like this and the next move are
necessary, otherwise the black K activation could be really dangerous for
White.} Ke7 28. e5 Rb3 {Black is active, but even if White loses f4, e5, d5
for b2, the drawing chances still would be huge, so deep down there's not that
much to worry about.} 29. Kf1 g5 30. fxg5 hxg5 31. Ke2 g4 32. Kd2 Rb5 33. Ke3
Rxd5 (33... f6 {was my initial idea, but after some time I realised it didn't
make any sense to push harder} 34. exf6+ Kxf6 35. Kd4 $11) 34. Rxb2 Rxe5+ 35.
Kf4 Rh5 36. Kxg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 1617"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2017.04.30"]
[Round "14.5"]
[White "Werle, Jan"]
[Black "Schreiner, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2463"]
[Annotator "Meyer,CD"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2016.10.15"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[BlackTeam "Berlin SF"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

{RAUMVORTEIL PLUS MOBILER KÖNIG} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5.
e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8. Be3 ({In dieser Grünfeld-Indischen
Abtauschvariante nach 7.Nf3 c5 ist die Alternative} 8. Rb1 {noch häufiger
anzutreffen (} O-O 9. Be2 {)}) 8... Qa5 9. Qd2 O-O ({Oder z.B.: I Weniger
beliebt ist die sofortige Auflösung} 9... cxd4 10. cxd4 Qxd2+ {, z.B.} 11.
Kxd2 O-O 12. Rb1 Rd8 13. Bd3 e6 14. h4 {Da der Bc8 durch ...e6 eingesperrt ist,
erscheint der Flügelvorstoß - im Gegensatz zu unserer Hauptpartie -
wirkungsvoller.} (14. Rhc1 Nc6 15. e5 h6 $5 {'Prior to this game, this move
was only played once between players of lower level. Black prevents Bg5 and
Ng5, preparing an effective regrouping.'} 16. Ke1 Bf8 17. Be4 Nb4 18. Bd2 Nd5 {
Black has managed to block the enemy centre and threatens to complete his
development with ...b6 and ...Bb7. In order to avoid being left in an inferior
position, White has to play energetically.} 19. a4 b6 20. a5 {The weakness of
the b6-pawn will compensate for the backward d4-pawn.} Bb7 21. axb6 axb6 22.
Bxd5 Bxd5 23. Rxb6 Bxf3 24. gxf3 Rxd4 25. f4 Rdd8 26. Be3 Rab8 {- remis,
Gelfand,B (2741) - Ivanchuk,V (2741),Astrakhan 2010, CBM 137 [Marin,M]}) 14...
Nc6 15. e5 h6 16. Rhc1 Bf8 17. Be4 $14 Nb4 $2 18. Nh2 $1 Nxa2 19. Rc7 $16 h5
20. g4 Bd7 $2 21. Rbxb7 (21. Bxb7 $142 Rab8 22. gxh5 $18) 21... Be8 22. gxh5
gxh5 23. Nf3 $16 {mit großem weißem Vorteil, dennoch 0:1/47, Werle,J (2532)
- Kovchan,A (2591), Paleochora 2015}) ({II Das "klassische" und viel
diskutierte "Mittelspiel ohne Damen" nach} 9... Nc6 10. Rc1 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qxd2+
12. Kxd2 O-O 13. d5 Rd8 {und nun} 14. Ke1 {(oder Kc2) bietet immer noch einige
Fragezeichen.}) 10. Rc1 (10. Rb1 $143 b6 $1 11. Rb5 Qa4 12. Rb3 Ba6 13. Bxa6
Nxa6 14. O-O Rfd8 15. Qe2 cxd4 16. cxd4 Rac8 17. Qb2 Nc5 18. Qa3 Qxa3 19. Rxa3
Nxe4 20. Rxa7 Bf6 21. Rb1 {- remis, Werle,J (2525) - Wan,Y (2472), Vlissingen
2015}) 10... Nd7 ({Oder z.B.: I} 10... cxd4 11. cxd4 Qxd2+ 12. Bxd2 (12. Nxd2
$5) 12... e6 13. Bb5 Bd7 14. Bxd7 Nxd7 15. Rc7 Nf6 16. e5 Nd5 17. Rxb7 Rfb8 18.
Rxb8+ Rxb8 19. O-O Rb2 20. a4 Bf8 21. Rc1 Kg7 22. h4 Bb4 23. Bxb4 Rxb4 24. a5
Ra4 25. Rc5 h6 26. g3 Ra2 $11 {mit lockerem Ausgleich, dennoch 1:0/52,
Baramidze,D (2601) - Nyback,T (2572), Germany 2016}) ({II} 10... Rd8 11. d5 e6
12. Bg5 f6 13. Be3 Nc6 14. Bd3 b6 15. O-O Ba6 16. Be2 Rd7 (16... Bxe2 $2 17.
Qxe2 {/\} exd5 18. exd5 Rxd5 19. Bf4 Ne5 20. Bxe5 fxe5 21. Ng5 $16) 17. Rfd1
Re8 18. Qc2 exd5 19. Bxa6 Qxa6 20. exd5 Ne7 21. c4 Nf5 22. Bf4 $14 {- remis/46,
Dolgov,I (2530) - Tischbierek,R (2685), ICCF email 2011}) 11. h4 $5 $146 {
An dieser Stelle möglicherweise eine Neuerung, indes wirkt der
unternehmungslustige Flügelvorstoß angesichts des Schwachpunktes g4
zweischneidig. Die zumeist erprobten Fortsetzungen lauten 11.Bd3, 11.d5 und 11.
Bh6.} e5 $2 {Dies allerdings lädt den Gegner dazu ein, das Zentrum zu
schließen.} ({I Der kritische Test lautet meines Erachtens} 11... Nf6 $142 12.
Bd3 {und nach} Rd8 {muß Weiß schon "Farbe bekennen":} (12... Bg4 $143 13. Ne5
) 13. h5 $5 {Ein ebenso konsequentes wie interessantes Bauernopfer, für das
Weiß allem Anschein nach ausreichend Kompensation im Königsangriff über die
offene h-Linie erhält.} (13. O-O $143 Bg4 $13 {ergibt vermutlich nicht die
Stellung, die Weiß mit 11.h4 beabsichtigt hatte.}) (13. d5 $143 $6 c4 14. Bb1
e6) (13. e5 $143 $6 Ng4 14. h5 Be6 (14... Nxe3 $143 15. fxe3 $11) 15. Ng5 (15.
hxg6 hxg6 16. Ng5 cxd4 17. cxd4 Qxd2+ 18. Kxd2 Bxa2 $15) 15... Qxa2 16. hxg6
hxg6 17. Rc2 Qd5 $15) 13... Nxh5 14. d5 Nf6 15. Bh6 Bh8 16. Ng5 $40 Ng4 (16...
b5 17. Qf4 $13) (16... Bd7 17. Qf4 Be8 18. Be2 $13) 17. Nxh7 c4 $5 (17... Kxh7
$2 18. f3 Kg8 (18... Ne5 $4 19. Bf8+ Kg8 20. Rxh8+ {nebst Matt in 2}) (18...
Nf6 $4 19. Bg7+ {nebst Matt in 2}) 19. fxg4 $16) 18. Be2 Nxh6 19. Qxh6 $5 (19.
Rxh6 $143 Qc7) 19... Bxc3+ (19... Qxa2 $2 20. d6 $1 exd6 $4 21. Qg5 $1 $18) 20.
Kf1 Bg7 21. Qh4 $44) ({II} 11... cxd4 $6 12. cxd4 Qxd2+ 13. Kxd2 $14 {würde
dem Anziehenden in die Hände spielen.}) 12. Bh6 $5 ({Das Zentrum mittels} 12.
d5 $5 {abzuriegeln kam auch sehr in Betracht, z.B.} Nf6 13. c4 Qc7 14. Bd3 Ng4
15. Qe2 Nxe3 16. Qxe3 $14) 12... exd4 $1 ({Nach} 12... cxd4 $6 13. Bxg7 (13. h5
$2 dxc3) 13... Kxg7 14. cxd4 Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2 exd4 16. Nxd4 {entsteht ein
Endspieltyp mit dem weißen König in der Mitte, den (nicht nur) der
niederländische Großmeister angeblich sehr mag. Weiter könnte folgen:} b6
17. f3 Nc5 18. Bc4 $14) 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. cxd4 ({Die naheliegende und solide
Fortsetzung, zudem Weiß auf den Damentausch fokussiert war. Andererseits
hätte der kühne, aber auch riskante Hebel} 14. h5 $5 {die geschwächte
schwarze Königsfeste heftig attackiert und ein taktisches Feuerwerk initiiert:
} dxc3 15. Rxc3 Nf6 16. hxg6 Rd8 $5 17. Qh6+ (17. Qc1 Be6 $5 $13 {/=} (17...
fxg6 $2 18. Be2 $1)) 17... Kh8 18. Qc1 $1 (18. g7+ $6 Kg8 19. Qxf6 Rd4 $1 20.
Nxd4 Qxc3+ 21. Ke2 Qxd4 22. Qxd4 cxd4 23. Kd2 Be6 $15) 18... Bg4 (18... fxg6
19. Ng5 Rd4 20. f3 c4 21. Be2 $1 (21. Kf2 $143 Qb6 (21... Qxa2+ $4 22. Ke3 $1
$18 {mit der Doppeldrohung Ra3 nebst Damenfang sowie Kxd4}) 22. Qe3 Rd2+ 23.
Be2 Bd7 24. e5 Nh5 $5 $13 {/=}) 21... Kg7 22. Kf2 Qb6 23. Qe3 $14) 19. Be2 Bxf3
(19... fxg6 20. O-O $14 Rac8 (20... Nxe4 $6 21. Re3 $40 Bxf3 (21... Nf6 22. Ng5
Bxe2 23. Rxe2 Rd7 24. Qa1) 22. Bxf3 Nf6 23. Re6 Ng8 24. Qb2+ Rd4 25. Qxb7) 21.
e5 Nd5 22. Rc4 Bxf3 23. Bxf3 Nb6 24. Re4 Qd2 25. Qa1 Rd4 (25... Qh6 26. Bg4 Rc7
27. Rd1 $16) 26. e6 Kg8 27. Re2 Qg5 28. Bxb7 $16) 20. g7+ Kg8 21. gxf3 Rac8 22.
Kf1 $13 {/=, und nachdem sich der dichte Pulverdampf verzogen hat, mögen die
Chance etwa gleich sein.}) 14... Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2 Nf6 16. Bd3 Re8 $2 ({Dem
Ausgleich sehr nahe unterläuft Schwarz ein leichtsinniger, fataler Fehler,
während er nach dem schlichten} 16... cxd4 $142 {frei von Sorgen gewesen
wäre, z.B.} 17. Rc7 (17. Nxd4 $2 Rd8 18. Kc3 b5 $1 19. Nxb5 (19. Bxb5 $4 Nxe4+
20. Kc4 Bb7) 19... Ba6) 17... h6 (17... Ne8 $11) 18. Ne5 (18. Rhc1 Re8 $11)
18... Ne8 {und weiter} 19. Rc4 Be6 20. Rxd4 Rc8 21. Rb1 Rc7 $11 {mit
ausgeglichener Stellung.}) 17. e5 $1 $16 Ng4 ({I Nach} 17... Nd7 {hätte Weiß
die angenehme Wahl zwischen 18.Ng5 und 18.Bb5 jeweils mit großem Vorteil. Man
sehe z.B.:} 18. Bb5 $5 (18. Ng5 $5 cxd4 (18... Rd8 19. h5 h6 (19... Nxe5 $2 20.
dxe5 Bf5 21. h6+ Kg8 22. Rh3 Bxh3 23. Nxh3 Rd5 24. f4 Rad8 25. Nf2 b5 26. Ke3
c4 27. Be4 Rd4 28. Ng4 $18) 20. Ne4 cxd4 21. f4 $16) 19. f4 h6 (19... f6 $2 20.
Ne4 $1 fxe5 21. Rc7 $1 $18 {/\Nd6 und Rhc1}) (19... Nb6 20. h5 $16) 20. Ne4 $1
$16 {/\Nd6 und/oder Rc7}) 18... b6 19. h5 $1 (19. dxc5 $6 bxc5 20. Bxd7 Bxd7
21. Rxc5 Rab8 $132) (19. d5 a6 20. Bc6 Ra7 21. h5) 19... Re7 (19... Rd8) 20.
h6+ Kg8 21. d5 $1 Nxe5 22. Nxe5 Rxe5 23. Bc6 Rb8 24. Rhe1 Rxe1 25. Rxe1 Bf5 26.
a4 Kf8 27. Kc3 $16) ({II} 17... Nd5 $2 18. Rxc5) 18. Rxc5 Nxf2 19. Rhc1 {
Nun darf der Anziehende - gewissermaßen als "Wunschkonzert" - sein
angestrebtes Endspiel zelebrieren, zumal sein Gegner kaum Gegenspiel
generieren kann.} Nxd3 ({Auch nach} 19... Be6 20. Rc7 {kann Weiß sein aktives
Übergewicht dank seines Raumvorteils und mobilen Königs ausbauen, z.B.} Nxd3
(20... Bxa2 21. Ng5 Kg8 (21... Rad8 22. Rf1 Nxd3 23. Kxd3 Rc8 24. Rfxf7+ Bxf7
25. Rxf7+ Kg8 26. Rxb7 $18) (21... h6 22. Bb1 $1 Bxb1 23. Rxf7+ Kg8 24. Rxf2
Ba2 (24... hxg5 25. Rxb1 Rab8 26. hxg5 $18) 25. Ne4 $18) 22. Bb1 Bd5 23. Rf1
Ng4 24. Be4 $1 Bxe4 (24... Ba2 25. Bxb7 $18) 25. Rfxf7 $18) 21. Kxd3 h6 22.
Rxb7 Reb8 (22... Bxa2 23. Ke4 $1 Reb8 (23... Red8 24. Rc5) 24. Rxb8 Rxb8 25. d5
) 23. Rxb8 Rxb8 24. Rc5 Rb2 (24... Bxa2 25. d5) 25. d5 Bf5+ 26. Kc4 Rc2+ (26...
Rxa2 27. Nd4) 27. Kb5 Rxa2 28. Rc7 $18) 20. Kxd3 Be6 ({I} 20... Rd8 21. Rc7 h6
22. Nd2 Bf5+ 23. Ke3 Rd5 24. Rxb7 Ra5 25. Rcc7 Be6 26. Nc4 Bxc4 27. Rxc4 Ra3+
28. Ke4 Rxa2 29. Rcc7 Rf8 30. d5 $18) ({II} 20... Bf5+ 21. Ke3) 21. a3 ({
Weiß hat alle Zeit, wenngleich} 21. Ng5 {strenger war:} Bxa2 22. Rc7 Kg8 23.
Ne4 Re6 24. Nf6+ Kg7 25. Rxb7 $18) 21... Rad8 22. Rc7 Rd5 (22... h6 23. Nd2 Bd5
24. Ne4 Re6 25. Rc8 Rxc8 26. Rxc8 Rc6 27. Rd8 Bxe4+ 28. Kxe4 Rc3 29. d5 Rxa3
30. Rb8 $18) 23. Ng5 Bd7 (23... Kg8 24. Ne4 Bf5 25. g4 Bxe4+ 26. Kxe4 Red8 27.
Rd1 Ra5 28. d5 $18) 24. Ke4 (24. Kc4 $142 Bc6 25. Rf1 $18) 24... Rd6 (24... Bc6
25. Ke3 Ra5 26. Rf1 Rxa3+ 27. Kd2 Bd5 28. Nxf7 Ra2+ 29. Kc3 Kg8 30. Nh6+ Kh8
31. Ng4 Ra3+ 32. Kd2 Ra2+ 33. Ke3 Ra3+ 34. Kf4 Rf8+ 35. Nf6 Rf7 36. Rfc1 Kg7
37. Rxf7+ Bxf7 38. Rc7 Ra1 39. d5 $18) 25. d5 $18 {Ein Triumph des freien
d-Bauern und seines starken Königs.} Bf5+ (25... h6 26. Nxf7 Kxf7 27. Kd4 Ke7
28. exd6+ Kxd6 29. Rxb7) 26. Kd4 Ra6 27. Nxf7 Kg8 28. g4 (28. g4 Ra4+ 29. R1c4
Rxc4+ 30. Kxc4) 1-0

[Event "Candidates Tournament (Women)"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2019.06.02"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Goryachkina, Aleksandra"]
[Black "Lagno, Kateryna"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2522"]
[BlackElo "2554"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "159"]
[EventDate "2019.05.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.08.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.08.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Bb5+ Nc6 9. O-O O-O 10. Ba3 ({It's not big difference where bishop will be
parked:} 10. Be3 cxd4 11. cxd4 Bg4 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Rc1 Rc8) 10... cxd4 11.
Bxc6 bxc6 12. cxd4 Bg4 13. Bc5 Re8 14. Rb1 Qd7 15. Rb4 {[#]} e5 ({A bit more
logical was} 15... a5 16. Ra4 Qb7 17. Qb3 (17. h3 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 e5 19. Rc1 exd4
20. Bxd4 Bxd4 21. Rxd4 Qb2 22. Qc3 Qxa2 23. Ra1 Qe2 24. Qxc6 Rac8 {with great
play, Portisch,F (2430)-Smejkal,J (2560) Bratislava 1983}) 17... Qb5 18. Ng5
Qxb3 19. axb3 e5 20. f3 Bd7 21. dxe5 Rxe5 22. Be3 Rb5 23. Rd1 Be8 {Due to
careless play, White is close to having problems, Kortschnoj,V (2595)-Sax,G 
(2600) Reykjavik 1988.}) 16. dxe5 Qe6 17. Qb3 ({Counterplay is everywhere:} 17.
Ra4 Bxe5 18. h3 Red8 19. Qe2 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 Rd2) 17... Bxf3 18. Qxe6 Rxe6 19.
gxf3 Rxe5 20. Rc4 ({Worth trying was} 20. Be3 Bf8 21. Ra4) 20... Rg5+ 21. Kh1
Bf8 22. Rfc1 Rxc5 23. Rxc5 Bxc5 {We have arrived at a took ending with some
weaknesses in Black's position.Usually these positions are very close to draw.}
24. Rxc5 {[#]} Rc8 {Not wrong, but in rook endings the most important weapon
in slightly worse positions is activity .} (24... Rb8 25. Rxc6 (25. Kg2 Rb5 26.
Rxc6 Ra5 27. Rc2 Ra4) 25... Rb2 26. Ra6 Rxf2 27. Rxa7 Rxf3) 25. Kg2 Kf8 26. f4
Ke7 27. Kf3 Kd6 28. Ra5 Rc7 29. Ke3 Rb7 30. h4 Kc7 31. Ra6 Kd6 32. Kd4 Rb4+ 33.
Kd3 Rb7 34. Kc4 ({A bit more precise was} 34. Ra5 Kc7 35. Kc3) 34... Rb2 35. f3
Rf2 36. Rxa7 Rxf3 37. Rxf7 Ke6 38. Rxh7 Rxf4 39. Kd4 c5+ 40. Ke3 Rg4 ({Much
stronger was to prepare frontal attack:} 40... Rf8 41. Rg7 Kf6 42. Rc7 Ra8) 41.
a4 Ke5 42. Kd3 Rg1 43. a5 ({More problems for Black could have been created
with} 43. Re7+ Kf6 44. Ra7 Ke5 45. a5) 43... Ra1 44. Ra7 Ra4 ({The other kind
of counterplay was not better:} 44... Rd1+ 45. Kc4 Rc1+ 46. Kb5 Kxe4 47. a6 c4
48. Kb4 c3 49. Kb3 Ra1 50. Re7+ Kd5 51. a7 Kd6 52. Rg7) 45. a6 c4+ 46. Kc3 Kxe4
47. Ra8 Kf5 48. a7 Kg4 49. h5 gxh5 50. Rg8+ Kf3 51. a8=Q+ Rxa8 52. Rxa8 h4 53.
Rh8 Kg3 54. Kd2 {[#]} ({A theoretical draw would have arisen after the capture
} 54. Kxc4 h3 55. Kd3 h2 56. Ke2 Kg2 57. Rg8+ Kh1) 54... h3 $4 ({We have seen
the same drawing line just a few moves before:} 54... c3+ 55. Kxc3 h3 56. Kd2
h2 57. Ke2 Kg2 58. Rg8+ Kh1) 55. Ke3 h2 56. Rg8+ Kh3 57. Kf2 h1=N+ 58. Kf3 Kh2
{Now we have got a classical technical endgame which is a bit different
because of Black's c-pawn, but with correct technique it is no real problem.}
59. Rh8+ Kg1 60. Rc8 Nf2 61. Rxc4 Nd3 62. Ke3 (62. Rd4 Nc5 63. Rd2) 62... Ne5
63. Re4 Nc6 64. Re6 Nb4 65. Ke2 (65. Rd6) 65... Nd5 66. Rg6+ Kh2 67. Kf3 Nc3
68. Rh6+ Kg1 69. Rc6 Nb5 70. Rc4 Nd6 {[#]} 71. Rc5 $1 {Nice cutting technique.
Months ago we discussed such situations in Hamburg with the great endgame
specialist GM Karsten Mueller on his CB endgame show.} Kh2 72. Kf4 Kg2 73. Rc2+
Kh3 74. Rc6 Nb5 75. Ke5 Kg2 76. Rc2+ Kf1 77. Rc5 Na3 78. Rc3 Nb5 79. Rb3 Nc7
80. Rb7 1-0

[Event "Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2016.11.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Batsiashvili, Nino"]
[Black "Khotenashvili, Bela"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2489"]
[BlackElo "2426"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2016.11.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteClock "0:07:57"]
[BlackClock "0:00:38"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Be3 Qa5 9. Nd2 $5 {A rare continuation, but it seems to be no worse than main
lines!} cxd4 ({A usual move here is} 9... O-O 10. Rc1 (10. Be2 Qxc3 (10... b6
11. O-O Ba6 12. dxc5 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 Nd7 14. Nb3 Qa4 15. Rfd1 Nxc5 16. Nxc5 bxc5
17. Bxc5 Rac8 18. Qe3 Rc7 19. e5 Rfc8 20. Bd4 e6 21. Rd2 Rb7 22. h3 Bf8 23.
Rad1 {Grachev,B (2657)-Khalifman,A (2623)/Kaliningrad 2015, Black's
compensation is small.}) 11. Rc1 Qa3 (11... Qb2 12. Nc4 Qb5 13. d5 b6 14. O-O
Qd7 15. Bf4 Bb7 16. Re1 Rd8 17. Qb3 Qe8 18. Bc7 Rc8 19. Be5 f6 20. Bb2 {
Fressinet,L (2700)-Giri,A (2720)/Beijing 2012, with a very nice initiative for
the pawn.}) 12. Rxc5 Qxa2 13. O-O Nc6 14. Rc4 Qa5 15. d5 Ne5 16. Ra4 Qc7 17. f4
b5 18. Ra3 Nc4 19. Qc2 e6 20. Bxc4 bxc4 21. Qxc4 Qd8 22. Bd4 exd5 23. exd5 Bb7
$11 {Kasimdzhanov,R (2687)-Navara,D (2638)/Wijk aan Zee II , 2009}) ({Some
guys go for a repetition here!} 10. Nb3 Qxc3+ 11. Bd2 Qb2 12. Bc1 Qc3+ 13. Bd2
Qb2 14. Bc1 Qc3+ {1/2 Yuffa,D (2507)-Chigaev,M (2542)/Loo RUS 2016}) 10... cxd4
11. Nc4 Qxa2 (11... Qd8) 12. cxd4 Qa6 13. Be2 Qe6 (13... Rd8) 14. Qd3 (14. f3)
14... f5 15. O-O (15. f3 fxe4 16. fxe4 b6 17. d5) 15... Qxe4 (15... fxe4 $5 16.
Qb1 Nd7 17. Nd2 Nb6 18. Nxe4 $44) 16. Qa3 (16. Qb3 $142 $1 Qe6 17. Bf3 f4 18.
d5) 16... Nc6 (16... f4) 17. Nd2 Qh4 18. Nf3 Qf6 19. d5 Ne5 20. Rfd1 {Aronian,
L (2797)-Grischuk,A (2795)/Moscow 2014, with good compensation for the
sacrificed pawn.}) ({Other options here are a bit passive:} 9... Nd7 10. Qc2
O-O 11. Be2 e6 12. a4 Qc7 13. Qa2 Nf6 14. O-O Bd7 15. f3 Rfc8 16. Nb3 cxd4 17.
cxd4 Qc2 18. Nc5 Qxa2 19. Rxa2 Bc6 20. Rc1 Nd7 21. Nb3 {Korobov,A (2675)
-Borisek,J (2558)/Baku AZE 2016, Black faces problems in the endgame.}) (9...
Bd7 10. Be2 (10. Rc1 cxd4 11. cxd4 O-O 12. Bc4 Ba4 13. Bb3 Bb5 14. a4 Ba6 15.
Bc4 Bxc4 16. Rxc4 Nd7 17. O-O Nb6 18. Nb3 Qa6 19. Rc7 Nxa4 20. Qc2 b5 21. Rxe7
Rac8 {Deac,B (2559)-Areshchenko,A (2673)/Calimanesti-Caciulata ROU 2016, with
a very sharp position.}) 10... cxd4 11. Nc4 Qa4 12. cxd4 O-O 13. O-O Rc8 14.
Qxa4 Bxa4 15. Rab1 Nc6 16. d5 Nd4 17. Bxd4 Bxd4 18. Rxb7 Rab8 19. Rfb1 Rxb7 20.
Rxb7 {Korobov,A (2687)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2811)/Bastia FRA 2016, Black does
not have sufficient compensation for the pawn.}) 10. Nc4 (10. cxd4 {is less
pressing:} Nc6 (10... b6 11. Bc4 e6 12. O-O O-O 13. d5 e5 14. Qb3 Ba6 15. a4
Rc8 16. Rfc1 {Nikcevic,N (2440)-Dzevlan,M (2405)/Banja Vrucica 1991, with
strong pressure.}) 11. d5 Nd4 12. Rc1 Qxa2 13. Bc4 Qb2 14. Bxd4 Qxd4 15. Bb5+
Kf8 16. O-O Bh6 {Kuligowski,A (2450)-Adorjan,A (2545)/New York 1981, White's
compensation is not dangerous.}) 10... Qd8 ({Of course, the simple trick never
worked:} 10... Qxc3+ 11. Bd2) ({A typical queen sacrifice does not work here:} 
10... dxe3 11. Nxa5 Bxc3+ 12. Ke2 Bxa5 13. Kxe3 O-O 14. Bb5 a6 15. Ba4 b5 16.
Qd5 Ra7 17. Bb3 Bb6+ 18. Ke2 Rd7 19. Qg5 Nc6 20. h4 Rfd8 21. Rad1 Nd4+ 22. Rxd4
Rxd4 23. f3 {Berkes,F (2679)-Baramidze,D (2615)/Germany 2013, with advantage
to White.}) 11. cxd4 O-O ({Black can start a direct assault on the opponent's
centre:} 11... f5 12. d5 (12. Ne5 Bxe5 13. dxe5 Qxd1+ 14. Rxd1 Kf7 15. exf5
Bxf5 16. Be2 Nc6 17. f4 Nb4 18. g4 Nc2+ 19. Kf2 Nxe3 20. Kxe3 Be6 21. f5 $1 {
Ponkratov,P (2604)-Eliseev,U (2548)/Khanty-Mansiysk 2015, with a serious
initiative in the endgame.}) (12. Rb1 O-O 13. Ne5 f4 14. Bc4+ e6 15. Bc1 Bxe5
16. dxe5 Qxd1+ 17. Kxd1 Nc6 18. Bb2 Rd8+ 19. Ke1 {Delchev,A (2644)-Zinchenko,Y
(2532)/Paleochora 2014, the bishop pair will be dangerous here.}) 12... O-O 13.
Bd4 fxe4 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Qd4+ Kg8 16. Rd1 Nd7 17. Be2 Nb6 18. d6 Be6 19. Qxe4
Bf5 20. Qd4 {Predojevic,B (2637)-Brkic,A (2569)/Jahorina 2012, with serious
centralisation.}) 12. Rb1 ({Here two other moves have been tried seriously} 12.
Rc1 b5 13. Nd2 Bb7 14. d5 a6 15. Be2 f5 16. O-O Nd7 17. Qb3 f4 18. Bc5 Nxc5 19.
Rxc5 Rc8 20. Rcc1 Qd7 21. h3 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 {Berkes,F (2673)-Gupta,A (2593)/Bad
Wiessee 2013, with unpleasant threats.}) (12. Be2 f5 13. Qb3 f4 14. Bd2 Qxd4
15. O-O Be6 16. Rac1 Qd7 17. Rfd1 Nc6 18. Bc3 Qc7 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Qb2+ Kh6 {
Karthikeyan,P (2463)-Savchenko,B (2607)/Dubai UAE 2016, The black king is safe
and the extra pawn is important.}) 12... Nc6 ({Still the main plan seems to be
better:} 12... f5 13. Ne5 Be6) 13. d5 Ne5 14. f4 $6 ({White could keep better
chances with} 14. Qd2 b6 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. f4 Bg7 17. Bc4) 14... Ng4 15. Bd4 ({
It would be dangerous to give up the dark-squared bishop:} 15. Be2 Nxe3 16.
Nxe3 Qa5+ 17. Kf2 e5) 15... e5 $1 16. fxe5 ({Nobody needs adventures like} 16.
Bc3 exf4 17. Bxg7 Qh4+ 18. Kd2 Kxg7) 16... Nxe5 17. Nxe5 ({Stopping the check
would be not serious:} 17. h4 Re8) 17... Qh4+ 18. Bf2 Qxe4+ 19. Be2 Qxg2 ({
Another way of attack was} 19... Bh3 20. Rg1 Bxg2 21. Bg3 Bxe5 22. Bxe5 Rad8
23. d6 Bf3) 20. Rg1 ({A terrible attack awaited White after} 20. Bf3 Qh3 21.
Nc4 Bf5) 20... Qxh2 $2 ({It was much to simply continue the development} 20...
Qe4 21. Nf3 Bc3+ 22. Kf1 Bh3+ 23. Rg2 Rad8) 21. Ng4 Bc3+ $2 ({Black still had
great compensation after} 21... Qd6) 22. Kf1 Qh3+ ({Nobody wants to swap
queens in such situations:} 22... Qf4 23. Qc1) 23. Rg2 h5 ({Still it was
better to try} 23... Qh1+ 24. Bg1 Rd8 25. d6 Bd7) 24. Nh2 $2 ({It was
difficult to find the best} 24. Nh6+ Kh7 25. Kg1 Bg7 (25... Kxh6 26. Rb3 $1)
26. Ng4 $1 Bxg4 27. Bxg4 hxg4 28. Rh2) 24... Bf5 $2 ({The balance was kept
after} 24... Rd8) 25. Rb3 Be4 26. Bf3 $1 {Now the queens will be exchanged and
Black's attack will be over.} Bxf3 27. Qxf3 Qxf3 28. Nxf3 Bf6 29. d6 ({A very
good try was} 29. Rxb7 Rab8 30. Rxb8 Rxb8 31. d6) 29... b6 (29... Rfd8 {
was slightly better:} 30. Bg3 Rd7) 30. d7 $18 Rfd8 31. Rd3 Rab8 32. Bg3 Rb7 33.
Rgd2 Kg7 34. Be5 b5 35. Rd6 Bxe5 36. Nxe5 b4 37. Nc6 1-0

[Event "Monarch Assurance 14th"]
[Site "Port Erin"]
[Date "2005.09.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav"]
[Black "Mikhalevski, Victor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2572"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "174"]
[EventDate "2005.09.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. Rc1 Rd8 11. Bh6 $5 {A very rare continuation which took
me by surprise. Black's task is not that easy as it may seem.} cxd4 $1 (11...
Bg4 $6 {doesn't work:} 12. Bxg7 Bxf3 $2 (12... Kxg7 $142 13. Ne5 Be6 (13... Bc8
14. Bc4 e6 15. Qf4 Rf8 16. O-O $16) 14. d5 $14) {in view of} 13. Bh6 $1 Bxe4
14. Qf4 $1 $18 {[%cal Gf4e5,Ge5e7] with the decisive threat of Qe5.} (14. Qe3
Rd6 $1 15. Bc4 Rxd4 16. Bxf7+ Kxf7 17. O-O Ra4 18. c4 Bf5 19. Qe5 Nc6 20. Qg7+
Ke6 21. Rfe1+ Kd7 22. Rcd1+ Kc7 23. Rxe7+ Kb6 24. Rxb7+ Ka6 25. Rb5 $18 {
0-1 Bazant,P-Navara,D/Czechia 2000/EXT 2001 (43). (43)})) ({Also bad is} 11...
Bh8 $2 12. Bc4 e6 (12... cxd4 13. Ng5 e6 14. Qf4 Rd7 15. Bxe6 $18) 13. Qf4 Rxd4
$2 (13... Nd7) 14. Ng5 $1 f5 (14... Rd7 15. Bxe6 $18) 15. O-O Rxc4 16. Qd6 Bg7
17. Qe7 $18 {1-0 Matthey,H-Olzem,L/Germany 1991/TD (17).}) ({Even worse is} 
11... Bxh6 $2 12. Qxh6 cxd4 $4 (12... Nd7 13. Bc4 $36) 13. Ng5 $18) 12. Bxg7 (
12. cxd4 $5 {would transpose to the game after} Nc6 $1 (12... Qxd2+ 13. Bxd2)
13. Qxa5 Nxa5 14. Bxg7 Kxg7) 12... Kxg7 13. cxd4 Nc6 $1 $146 {This way Black
wins at least two tempi.} ({Earlier Black played only} 13... Qxd2+ $6 14. Kxd2
Nc6 15. Ke3 $14 {1-0 Jelic,B-Schlette,M/Groningen 2004/CBM 104 ext (27). which
leads to a slight edge for White.}) 14. Qxa5 ({In case of} 14. d5 $6 {Black
immediately exchanges the central pawn by means of} e6 $1 $11) 14... Nxa5 15.
Kd2 {The same position with the black knight on b8 arises after 13...Qxd2?!.
The king goes to e3 to support the d4-pawn. At the same time the f1-a6
diagonal is left open for the light-squared bishop.} ({An attempt to weaken
Black's queenside without development can't work.} 15. Rc5 b6 16. Rc7 Bb7 17.
Bd3 (17. Rxe7 Kf8 18. Re5 Nc6 19. Rd5 Rxd5 20. exd5 Nb4 $15) 17... Rac8 18.
Rxc8 Rxc8 19. Ke2 e6 $11 {and Black equalizes without problems.}) 15... Bg4 $1
{[%csl Rd4][%cal Gg4f3] Black forces an exchange on f3.} ({Now} 15... Nc6 $2
16. Ke3 {transposes to Jelic,B-Schlette,M/ Groningen 2004.}) 16. Ke3 ({In case
of} 16. Ne5 $6 {Black has a nice and unexpected idea at his disposal} Rxd4+ $1
{and after} 17. Ke3 {a pleasant choice between three good continuation.} Ra4 $1
(17... Rad8 $5 18. Nxg4 f5 $1 {[%csl Re4,Rg4] It turns out that the knight is
trapped on g4.} 19. h3 $140 (19. exf5 gxf5 20. Rc5 Nc6 21. Rxf5 (21. h3 $5 fxg4
22. hxg4 $11) 21... Rxg4 $11) 19... fxg4 $11 (19... Rxe4+ $5 20. Kf3 Nc6 {
[%cal Gc6d4]} 21. Nh2 $140 Nd4+ 22. Kg3 f4+ 23. Kh4 Nf5+ 24. Kg4 h5+ 25. Kg5
Rd5 26. Bc4 Ra5 27. a4 Ng3+ $19)) (17... Rd1 $5 18. Rxd1 (18. Rc5 b6 19. Rxa5
bxa5 20. Nxg4 Rb8 $15) 18... Bxd1 19. Bb5 Rd8 $1 $15) 18. Nxg4 f5 {[%csl Re4,
Rg4] and Black is fine.}) 16... Bxf3 $1 {Otherwise Ne5.} 17. gxf3 e6 $1 {
Fixing the d-pawn on d4.} 18. Be2 Rd7 $2 {A serious positional blunder. My
idea was to concentrate on the weak d4-pawn, however I've completely missed
the following strong manoeuvre, which forces an undesirable weakening of the
queenside for Black.} ({After the correct} 18... Rac8 {Black shouldn't
experience problems.}) (18... Rd6 {doesn't allow to equalize fully in view of}
19. Rhd1 Rad8 20. Rc7 Nc6 21. Rb1 $1 $14) 19. Rc5 $1 {White forces b6 and thus
my knight loses an important square on c6.} b6 20. Rc3 $1 {Another precise
move.} ({After} 20. Rc2 a6 $1 21. a4 $140 Nb3 {the knight get out of his bad
position on the edge of the board.}) 20... Rad8 21. Rd1 Rd6 $1 {[%cal Ga5c6]
Black prepares the attack of the centre by means of Nc6.} 22. Bb5 $1 {[%csl
Ra5,Gc6]} a6 $5 {An interesting positional pawn sacrifice.} ({Black could also
try} 22... Ra8 $5 {[%cal Ga7a6] with the idea of a6, but it looked too passive
for me.}) 23. Bxa6 Nc6 24. Rc4 f5 $1 {[%csl Rd4][%cal Gf5f4]} ({I was also
considering} 24... Ra8 {which forces} 25. Ra4 $1 (25. Bb7 $2 Ra3+ {[%csl Rd4]}
26. Ke2 (26. Rd3 $2 Rxd3+ 27. Kxd3 Ne5+) (26. Kf4 Rxd4 $1 {[%cal Ge6e5]}) 26...
Rxa2+ $15 {[%cal Gc6a5]}) 25... Na5 26. e5 $1 (26. Bb5 Rc8 {[%cal Gc8c2,Gc8c3]}
) 26... Rc6 27. Bb7 Rc4 28. Ra3 Ra7 29. Be4 Rd7 $14 {[%cal Gc4b4,Ga5c4]}) 25.
exf5 (25. Bb5 {allowing} f4+ {doesn't seem to promise a serious advantage.} 26.
Kxf4 Nxd4 27. Ba4 b5 28. Rc7+ Kh6 29. Bb3 (29. Rxd4 Rxd4 30. Bxb5 Rd2 {should
be ok for Black.}) 29... g5+ (29... e5+ 30. Kxe5 Nxf3+ 31. Kf4 Rxd1 32. Bxd1
Nxh2 33. Bb3 $14 {[%csl Rh2]}) 30. Kg4 (30. Ke3 e5 $1 {[%cal Gd8f8]}) 30... Rf8
$1 31. Bxe6 Rxf3 $13 {with mutual chances.}) (25. f4 $6 fxe4 {[%cal Gc6e7,
Ge7f5]}) 25... exf5 {An important moment. Black has to determine the pawn
structure.} (25... gxf5 $5) 26. Bb7 $6 {[%csl Gd5] White wants to control the
d5-square.} (26. Bb5 Re6+ 27. Kf4 Ne7 {[%cal Ge7d5]}) 26... Re8+ $6 {An
inaccuracy.} ({I could equalize with} 26... Na5 $1 27. Rc7+ Kf6 $1 {[%csl Rb7]
[%cal Gb6b5,Gd6b6]} 28. f4 b5 $1 {[%cal Ga5c4,Gd6b6]} 29. d5 Nxb7 (29... Rb6
30. Bc8) 30. Rxb7 Rxd5 31. Rxd5 Rxd5 32. Rxh7 Rc5 $11) 27. Kf4 Ne7 (27... Na5
$5 {was interesting again.} 28. Rc7+ Kf6 {[%csl Rb7][%cal Gb6b5,Gd6b6,Ge8d8]})
(27... Nd8 {[%csl Rb7][%cal Gd8e6]} 28. Bc8 $14 {[%csl Ge6]}) 28. Rc7 ({
An over-optimistic} 28. Ke5 $4 {could led to an elegant mate after} Rd7 29. Ba6
Nd5#) 28... Kf6 29. Kg3 $1 {White moves the king in advance from a possible
check on d4.} Red8 30. Rb1 $1 $14 f4+ $6 {[%csl Ge4,Rf4][%cal Gb7e4] A risky
move. Black gives up the e4-square and moreover the f4-pawn may become an
object of attack.} (30... Re6 31. Rb4 $14) 31. Kh3 $1 Re6 (31... Nf5 $5 {
provoking} 32. d5 Ne7 33. Kg4 g5 $1 {[%cal Gh7h5]} 34. Kh5 $1 Rg8 $1 35. Bc6
Nf5 {[%csl Rh5][%cal Gg5g4,Gg8g5]} 36. Kg4 h5+ 37. Kh3 $14 {[%csl Rb6]}) 32.
Rc4 $16 {[%csl Rb6][%cal Gc4b4] White has succeeded to consolidate the
position and now enjoys an extra pawn.} Rd7 $2 $138 (32... Red6) 33. Be4 ({
White could exploit Black's last move by means of} 33. d5 $5 {[%cal Gc4f4]}
Red6 (33... Nxd5 34. Bc8 $1 $16 {[%csl Rd7,Re6]}) 34. Bc6 {[%csl Rb6]} Ra7 35.
Rxf4+ Kg7 36. Rxb6 ({In case of} 36. a4 $6 Nxc6 37. Rxb6 $1 {Black suddenly
succeeds to unpin the knight.} g5 $1 38. Re4 Rh6+ $1 39. Kg3 Ne7) 36... Nxd5
37. Ra4 $1 Rxa4 38. Rb7+ Kf6 39. Bxa4 Nf4+ $132 {[%csl Rh3][%cal Gd6d4] and
thanks to a strong knight on f4 Black obtains some counter chances.}) 33...
Rdd6 $2 {I missed a simple attack of the f4-pawn.} (33... h5 $5 {[%csl Gg4]})
34. Kg4 Nd5 $1 {Looking for escape at the rook endgame.} 35. Rb5 ({White could
try to play also a rook endgame with two pawns up.} 35. Bxd5 $5 Rxd5 36. Kxf4)
35... h5+ $1 {The punc line of the previous move.} 36. Kh3 Ne7 37. a4 $1 Kg7 {
Being very short on time I decided to make a few fast moves by the king.} (
37... Rd7 $5) 38. Kg2 Kf6 39. h4 Kg7 40. Kf1 Kf6 41. Ke2 Nf5 $1 {Looking for
counterplay.} 42. d5 Re8 $1 43. Rcb4 Rb8 $1 {It turns out that Black is not
afraid of a5.} 44. Bd3 (44. a5 $6 bxa5 $1 {[%csl Rb4]} 45. Rxb8 axb4) 44...
Nxh4 45. Rxf4+ Nf5 $1 46. Rfb4 Ke5 $2 {[%csl Re5] Black allows to exploit a
pin along the b-file.} (46... Ne7 $5 47. Be4 g5 48. Rb1 Nf5 49. R5b4 Ra8) 47.
f4+ $2 {White also misses his chance.} ({After the correct} 47. Re4+ $1 Kf6 48.
a5 $16 {Black is in trouble. F.e.} h4 49. Kf1 h3 50. Kg1 Rbd8 51. axb6 Rxd5 52.
Rxd5 Rxd5 53. b7 Rd8 54. Rb4 Rb8 55. Kh2 $18) 47... Kf6 48. Kf3 Ne7 $6 (48...
Nh4+ $5 49. Kg3 Nf5+) 49. Be4 $6 ({And again White had a chance to exploit a
pin along the b-file.} 49. Rb3 $1 Nxd5 50. a5 $16) 49... Kg7 (49... Nf5 $5) 50.
Kg2 ({Once again} 50. Rb3 $5 {[%cal Ga4a5] deserved attention.} Ra8 51. Rxb6
Rxb6 52. Rxb6 Rxa4 53. d6 Nf5 54. d7 Rd4 55. Bc6 Nh6 $16) 50... Ra8 $1 {
Finally I could move the rook away from the very annoying pin along the b-file.
} 51. Rxb6 Rxa4 $1 52. Rxd6 Rxb4 {Now Black has very good chances to escape
for a draw.} 53. f3 Rb2+ $1 {Cutting the king.} 54. Kh3 Rd2 $1 55. Kg3 Kf7 56.
Rd8 Kf6 {There is no winning plan for White so I could just wait.} 57. Rd6+ Kf7
58. Ra6 Nf5+ {I've decided to transpose to a drawish rook endgame with two
extra g-pawns for White.} (58... Kg7) 59. Kh3 Kg7 60. Bxf5 gxf5 61. Rd6 Kf7 62.
Kh4 Ke7 63. Re6+ Kf7 64. Kxh5 (64. Re5 Kf6 65. Re6+ Kf7 {changes nothing.})
64... Rxd5 65. Re5 Rd1 66. Kg5 Rf1 67. Re3 Rh1 68. Ra3 Rh3 69. Kxf5 Rh5+ 70.
Kg4 Rb5 {The well-know Philidor position. A number of pawns along the f-file
is not essential.} 71. Ra6 Rc5 72. Rh6 Ra5 73. Rh5 (73. f5 Ra1 $11) 73... Ra6
74. Rh7+ (74. Kg5 Rg6+ 75. Kf5 Rf6+ 76. Ke5 Re6+ $11) 74... Kg6 75. Rb7 (75.
Rh1 Ra2) 75... Kf6 76. Rb8 Ra5 77. Rf8+ Kg6 78. Re8 Kf6 79. Rh8 Kg6 80. f5+ Kg7
81. Rh4 Ra3 82. Kf4 Ra1 $1 83. Kg5 Rg1+ 84. Rg4 Rf1 85. f6+ Kf7 86. f4 Ra1 87.
Rg2 (87. Rh4 Ra5+ 88. f5 Ra1 89. Rh7+ Kf8 $11) 87... Ra5+ {And finally a draw
was agreed. The reason for my troubles was the inaccurate move 18...Rd7?
Fortunately I was able to keep a very difficult position.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "ISR-ch"]
[Site "Ramat Aviv"]
[Date "1998.11.12"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Black "Mikhalevski, Victor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1998.11.08"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 1153] It's always unpleasant to play against your friend especially if
you know that one of you will be out not later than tomorrow. Surprisingly I
played my best game in the tournament.} 1. Nf3 {First move and first surprise.
Boris usually plays 1.d4.} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Qb3 {Rare,
but poisonous move.The idea is to develop queen side pieces by d4,Bg5(f4)
following by Rd1 preventing from black typical Gruenfeld's counterplay.} Nb6 6.
d4 Be6 $5 (6... Bg7 {is the main line,but I decided to make a contrary
surprise.}) 7. Qc2 $1 (7. Qd1 {is not logical as the main idea of Qb3- Rd1 has
become impossible.} Bg7 8. Bf4 O-O 9. e3 c5 10. Be2 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bd5 12. Nf3
Bc4 13. Be5 Qxd1+ {1/2-1/2 Gausel,E-Bjerring,K/Gausdal 1990/EXP 16 (13)}) (7.
d5 $6 Bxd5 8. Nxd5 Qxd5 9. Qc3 {[%cal Gc3h8,Gc3c7]} f6 10. Qxc7 Na6 11. Qc3 e5
12. a3 Rc8 13. Qd2 Qb3 14. Qd1 {1/2-1/2 Garcia Ilundain,D-Sion Castro,M/
Ampuriabrava 1997/CBM 62 (14)}) 7... Bg7 $5 (7... Nc6 8. e4 $1 Nb4 (8... Nxd4
$2 9. Nxd4 Qxd4 10. Nb5 Qb4+ 11. Bd2 $18) 9. Qd1 Bg7 (9... c6 10. a3 Na6 11.
Ng5 Bc8 12. Qb3 e6 13. Be3 $14 {0-1 Gausel,E-Thorhallsson,T/Gausdal 1996/EXP
54 (38)}) 10. a3 Na6 11. d5 Bg4 12. Bb5+ Bd7 (12... Nd7 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3
Nac5 15. Be3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Ekstroem,R-Gobet,F/SWZ-ch 1988/CBM 10 (65)}) 13. Be2
O-O 14. Be3 c6 $132 {1/2-1/2 Gulko,B-Mikhalchishin,A/Frunze 1981/URS-ch (41)})
8. e4 (8. Bf4 $5) 8... O-O $146 (8... c6 9. Bf4 O-O 10. Rd1 Bg4 11. Be2 Bxf3
12. Bxf3 e5 $1 13. Bxe5 Bxe5 14. dxe5 Qe7 15. Be2 Qxe5 16. O-O N8d7 17. Qd2 Nc5
18. Qd6 Qxd6 19. Rxd6 Rfd8 20. Rfd1 Rxd6 21. Rxd6 a5 22. f3 Kf8 23. Kf2 Ke7 24.
Rd1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Alatortsev,V-Flohr,S/Moscow 1945/HCL (62)}) 9. Bg5 $6 $11 {
Ater the game I got to know that Boris missed 11...c5!} (9. Be3 $142) 9... Bg4
$1 10. Ne5 Be6 11. Be3 $2 {This is already a serious mistake.} ({White should
play} 11. Nf3 {submiting with an equality.}) 11... c5 $1 $15 {Black intercepts
the initiative and white is already in a trouble.} 12. d5 {An interesting idea
that is refuted by a queen sacrifice.} (12. dxc5 Bxe5 13. cxb6 axb6 {[%cal
Gb8c6] and black is better.}) 12... Bxd5 $1 {[%cal Gg7e5]} 13. O-O-O $5 {
The point of the previous move.} (13. Nxg6 hxg6 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Qxd5) (
13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Nxf7 $140 $2 Nxe3) (13. exd5 Bxe5) 13... Bxe5 14. Nxd5 Nc6 $1
{[%mdl 512] With this queen sacrifice black puts white on the edge of
precipice.} ({but not} 14... e6 $2 15. Nxb6 Qxb6 16. Bxc5 Bxb2+ 17. Kb1 $1 $18)
15. Nf6+ ({Maybe white should refuse the sacrifice.} 15. Bxc5 Nxd5 16. Rxd5 (
16. exd5 $2 Na5 {[%cal Ga8c8,Gb7b6]}) 16... Qa5 {[%cal Ge7e6]} (16... Qc7 $5))
15... Bxf6 16. Rxd8 Rfxd8 $17 17. Bb5 Nd4 {The safe way to get advantage.} (
17... Nb4 $5 18. Qb3 a5 {is more tricky.} 19. Bxc5 $140 $2 Rac8) 18. Bxd4 (18.
Qd3 $2 c4) 18... Bxd4 {[%cal Gc5c4,Ge7e5][%mdl 1024] Now black's plan is
simple:1)strenghten bishop by e7-e5,2)prevent blocking of c5 pawn by c5-c4 and
finally to attack on the queen side using an extra pawn.} 19. Rd1 c4 $1 {
[%cal Ge7e5,Ga7a6]} 20. Kb1 a6 $1 {Most simple.} (20... e5 {also comes into
cosideration.}) 21. Bxc4 Rac8 22. b3 e5 $1 {[%cal Gd8d6,Gd6c6] This is better
than immediate 22...N:c4 as the b3-square is not available for the white
pieces.} 23. Rd3 Rd6 24. f4 $8 Nxc4 25. bxc4 f6 $6 {After this inaccutarate
move black is still better,but capture on f4 was much simplier.} (25... exf4
$142 26. e5 $140 Rb6+ 27. Rb3 Rbc6 28. Rxb7 Rxc4 29. Qd2 Bxe5 $17) 26. fxe5
fxe5 27. c5 $1 {Now white gets temprory activity.} Rxc5 28. Qb3+ Kh8 $8 ({
but not} 28... Kf8 $4 29. Rf3+) 29. Qf7 Rc8 30. Qf1 $2 {A desicive mistake.} (
30. a4 $1 {was the only chance to continue.In this case black should work much
harder.} Rdc6 $1 31. Ka2 $1 R6c7 $1 32. Qf6+ Kg8 $1 {=/+/-/+}) 30... Kg7 $1 {
Now black's king is safe and the attack decides.} 31. Rb3 Rc7 $1 {It's better
than 31...b5 as b6-square is very important for the attack along the b-file.}
32. g4 Rf7 $1 33. Qd1 {loses immediately.} (33. Rf3 Rb6+ $1 {The reason why b5
wasn't played.} 34. Kc2 (34. Kc1) 34... Rc7+ $19) 33... Rdf6 $19 {Queen is
lost.} 34. Kc2 Rf1 $1 {A good sample of R+B v Q ending.} 0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.02.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Milov, Vadim"]
[Black "Bagirov, Rufat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2471"]
[Annotator "Milov,V"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Qa4+ Qd7 8.
Qxd7+ Bxd7 9. Ba3 e5 10. Nf3 exd4 11. cxd4 Nc6 12. Rc1 O-O-O (12... Nxd4 13.
Nxd4 Bxd4 14. Rxc7 Rb8 15. Bd3 Be5 16. Rc1 $14) 13. d5 Rhe8 (13... Ne5 14. Bd6
(14. Nd2 $6 Kb8 15. f4 Ng4 $13) 14... Nxf3+ 15. gxf3 c6 16. Bg3 $36) 14. Bd3 (
14. dxc6 Rxe4+ 15. Be2 Bxc6 $13) 14... f5 $5 (14... Ne5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. f3
Kb8 $11 {/\17...c6}) 15. dxc6 Bxc6 16. Bb1 $1 (16. Be2 Rxe4 17. Kf1 Ra4 $17)
16... fxe4 (16... Bxe4 $5 17. Kf1 $14 {/\18.h4} (17. O-O Bxb1 18. Rxb1 Re2 $17)
) (16... Bb5 $2 17. Nd2 Bh6 18. Rd1 $16) 17. Ng5 Rd3 $2 (17... e3 $1 18. Rxc6
$1 (18. f3 Rd2 19. Rc2 Red8 20. Rxd2 Rxd2 $13 {|^}) 18... bxc6 19. Ne4 exf2+
20. Kxf2 Re5 21. Rc1 $13) 18. Bc5 $2 (18. Rxc6 $1 {R.Bagirov} Bc3+ (18... bxc6
19. Bxd3 exd3+ 20. Kd2 Re2+ 21. Kxd3 Rxf2 22. g3 $16) 19. Ke2 Rd2+ 20. Ke3 bxc6
21. Rc1 $1 (21. Nxe4) 21... Rd5 (21... Ba5 22. Nxe4) 22. Rxc3 Rxg5 23. g3 $18)
(18. Bxd3 $2 exd3+ 19. Kd2 (19. Kf1 $4 d2) 19... Re2+ 20. Kxd3 Bb5+ 21. Rc4 Re5
22. Nxh7 Rd5+ $17) (18. Bb4 $5 Rd5 (18... Bb2 19. Rxc6 bxc6 20. Bxd3 $18) (
18... a5 19. Bd2) 19. h4 h6 20. Nh3 a5 21. Bc3 Rc5 22. Bd2 $16) 18... Bb2 (
18... h6 19. Nh3 (19. Bxd3 exd3+ 20. Be3 hxg5 21. Kd2 $13) 19... Bb2 20. Bxd3
exd3+ 21. Kd2 $16 Re2+ $2 22. Kxd3 Bb5+ 23. Rc4 $18) (18... Rd5 19. Be3 $16)
19. Rc2 $2 (19. Bxd3 $2 Bxc1 $19) (19. Rd1 Bc3+ (19... Re5 20. Bxd3 exd3+ 21.
Be3 Bxg2 22. Kd2 $16) 20. Ke2 Re5 (20... Rxd1 21. Rxd1 Ba4 22. Rc1 Bb2 23. Rh1
$18 (23. Rc4 $4 Bb5)) 21. Bxd3 exd3+ 22. Kxd3 Rxc5 23. Ne6 (23. Ne4 Bb5+ 24.
Ke3 Re5 $13) 23... Re5 (23... Bb5+ 24. Kc2 Ba4+ 25. Kc1 Bxd1 26. Rxd1 $18) 24.
Kxc3 Rxe6 25. f3 $16) 19... Ba4 (19... Bc3+ 20. Rxc3 Rxc3 21. Be3 Re7 22. Kd2
Rc4 23. Rc1 Rd7+ 24. Ke1 Rxc1+ 25. Bxc1 $13) 20. Rxb2 Rd1+ 21. Ke2 Rxh1 22.
Nxh7 Rxh2 (22... b6 $5) 23. Nf6 Re6 24. Nxe4 (24. Ng4 Rxg2 $17) 24... Rxg2 (
24... b6 25. Be3 Rxg2 26. Bd3 $13) 25. Be3 Bc6 $13 26. Nc5 Re7 27. Nd3 Rg4 28.
Kd2 Be4 29. Kc3 b6 30. Bc2 Bf5 31. Rb1 Rh7 32. Re1 Rgh4 (32... c5 $5) 33. Bg5
Rh3 $6 (33... Re4 $142 $15) 34. Re8+ Kb7 35. Be3 Rh8 36. Re5 $132 R3h7 37. Bd1
a5 38. Bf3+ Kc8 39. Nf4 Rd7 40. Nd5 Kb8 41. Ne7 Rd3+ 42. Kb2 Rh2 (42... Rf8)
43. Nc6+ $1 (43. Nxf5 Rxf2+ 44. Bxf2 Rxf3 45. Bxb6 cxb6 46. Ne7 $16) 43... Kc8
44. Re8+ Kd7 45. Re7+ Kc8 (45... Kd6 46. Bf4+ Kc5 47. Re5+ Kc4 48. Re2 (48.
Bxh2 Rxf3 49. Bg3 $16) 48... Rxf3 49. Ne5+ Kb4 50. Nxf3 $18) 46. Be2 $1 $18 (
46. Na7+ Kd8 47. Bg5 Rxf3 48. Rh7+ Ke8 49. Rxh2 Bd7 50. Be3 $16) 46... Kb7 (
46... Rxe3 47. Ba6#) 47. Bxd3 Bxd3 48. Nd8+ Ka6 49. Rxc7 Rh4 50. Kc3 Bf5 51.
Nc6 Be4 52. Nb8+ Kb5 53. Nd7 Bd5 54. a3 Rh7 55. a4+ 1-0

[Event "Ciocaltea Memorial"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Itkis, Boris"]
[Black "Notkin, Maksim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Milu,R"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1997.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 {
Normally, Itkis plays the fianchetto systems, but maybe he had just discovered
some weak point in his opponent's repertoire.} c5 8. Qd2 Qa5 9. Rb1 b6 10. Bb5+
Bd7 11. Be2 O-O 12. Nf3 $146 (12. Rc1 Rc8 (12... Bb5 13. d5 Nd7 14. c4 Qxd2+
15. Kxd2 Ba4 16. Nh3 e6 17. Nf4 Rae8 18. f3 Ne5 19. Rc3 Bd7 20. Ra3 exd5 21.
exd5 h5 22. Rxa7 Bf5 23. Rd1 Ra8 24. Rxa8 Rxa8 25. Ke1 Rxa2 26. d6 Nd7 27. Nd5
Kf8 28. Bd3 Bxd3 29. Rxd3 Be5 30. Bh6+ Kg8 31. Ne7+ Kh7 32. Bd2 Bxh2 33. f4 Bg1
34. Nc6 Kg8 35. Ne5 Ra7 36. Nc6 Ra1+ 37. Ke2 Kf8 38. f5 gxf5 39. Rh3 Bd4 40.
Rxh5 Bf6 41. Rxf5 Ra4 42. Kd3 {Karpov,A-Timman,J/FIDE-Wch 1993/CBM 36/[Ftacnik]
/1-0 (53)}) (12... e6 13. Nf3 cxd4 (13... Bc6 14. d5 exd5 15. exd5 Rd8 16. c4
Qxd2+ 17. Kxd2 Ba4 18. Bd1 Bxd1 19. Rhxd1 {1/2-1/2 Cvek,R-David,P/Pardubice op
1995/EXT 95op}) 14. cxd4 Nc6 15. Qxa5 Nxa5 16. Bd2 Rac8 17. O-O Rxc1 18. Rxc1
Rc8 19. Rxc8+ Bxc8 20. Bxa5 bxa5 21. Ne5 f6 22. Nc6 Bb7 23. Nd8 Bxe4 24. Nxe6
Bd5 25. Nxg7 Kxg7 26. a3 Kf7 27. f3 g5 28. Bd3 h6 29. Kf2 Be6 30. Ke3 Ke7 31.
Ke4 Kd6 32. Bb5 Bc8 33. Bc4 Bd7 34. Bf7 Ke7 35. Bb3 Kd6 36. Bc4 Bc8 37. Bf7 Bd7
38. Bg8 Bc8 39. Ba2 Bd7 40. Bf7 {1-0 Malaniuk,V-Vokarev,S/RUS-Cup5 1997/EXP 57}
) 13. d5 c4 14. Nf3 e6 15. O-O exd5 16. exd5 Bf5 17. Nh4 Be4 18. Rfd1 Nd7 19.
Bh6 Nf6 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. d6 Rc5 {Nielsen,P-Beshukov,S/Azov 1993/EXP 37/0-1 
(42)}) 12... Bc6 13. Bd3 Rd8 14. Ke2 e6 15. h4 cxd4 16. cxd4 Qxd2+ 17. Kxd2 Bb7
18. Rhc1 Nc6 19. Rc4 Bf8 20. Bg5 Rdc8 21. Bf6 b5 $1 {Having neutralized
white's initiative, Notkin starts to push his queenside majority.} 22. Rc2 (22.
Rxb5 Ba6) (22. Rcc1 Ba3) 22... Nb4 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Ne5 Nxd3 25. Kxd3 b4 {קa2
} 26. f3 a5 27. Nd7 Rc3+ 28. Kd2 (28. Ke2 Ba6+) 28... Bh6+ 29. Bg5 Bg7 30. Bf6
Bh6+ 31. Bg5 Bg7 32. Bf6 Bxf6 {Although he was finding himself in severe time
trouble, Notkin rightly decides to play on.} 33. Nxf6+ Kg7 34. Nd7 Ba6 35. Nc5
Bc4 36. Rb2 Ra3 $2 $138 (36... e5 $1 $17 37. dxe5 Bxa2) 37. Nb3 Kf8 38. Nc1 Ke7
39. Rc2 Bf1 40. Ke1 Bb5 41. Rc5 Bd7 42. Kd2 f5 43. e5 h6 44. Kc2 g5 45. hxg5
hxg5 46. Kb1 g4 47. fxg4 fxg4 48. Ne2 Re3 49. Nf4 Re4 50. g3 a4 51. Rc4 Re1+
52. Kc2 b3+ 53. Kb2 bxa2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ankara FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Ankara"]
[Date "2012.09.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ju, Wenjun"]
[Black "Cmilyte, Viktorija"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Miroshnichenko,E"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2012.09.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Black played a novelty in ultra fashionable Grunfeld Defence and managed to
equalise without any trouble. However I suspect White's play to be too modest.
} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 Qa5 9. Rc1 O-O 10. Nf3 Nd7 11. d5 e6 {A novelty.} ({A huge selection of
moves had been tried before with} 11... Nf6) (11... b5) ({and} 11... Rd8 {
being seemingly most reasonable ones.}) 12. c4 {The endgame arising after this
move is pretty close to equal, so no surprise Victorija managed to hold it.} (
12. dxe6 fxe6 13. Bc4 Ne5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. O-O {doesn't promise much as well.
Perhaps the whole line is not that dangerous for Black.}) 12... Qxd2+ 13. Nxd2
b6 14. Be2 Bb7 15. O-O Rae8 16. Rfe1 f5 $1 {The proper moment to disturb
White's centre.} 17. dxe6 {This leads to simplifications, but it's hard to
suggest anything concrete for White.} (17. f3 exd5 18. cxd5 Bxd5 {and White
doesn't have much for the pawn there.}) 17... Rxe6 18. exf5 gxf5 19. Bf3 Bxf3
20. Nxf3 Ne5 21. Nxe5 Rxe5 22. g3 Rd8 23. Red1 Ree8 24. Kg2 Kf7 25. Kf3 Bf6 26.
h3 h5 27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28. g4 hxg4+ 29. hxg4 fxg4+ 30. Kxg4 Bd4 31. Bg5 Bf6 32.
Rh1 Rd4+ 33. f4 Bg7 34. Re1 Bf8 35. Kf5 Rxc4 36. Rd1 Rd4 37. Rxd4 cxd4 38. Ke4
Bc5 39. Bh4 Ke6 40. Bf2 Kf6 41. Bh4+ Ke6 42. Bf2 Kf6 43. Bh4+ Ke6 44. Bf2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel Breisacher Memorial"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2013.07.31"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Moiseenko, Alexander"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[Annotator "Moiseenko,A"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2013.07.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This game was played in the 9th round of the Biel chess festival. This
tournament was played in a soccer system. At that moment the leader was
Etienne Bacrot with 12 points, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Ding Liren had 11
points and I had 10 points. So this game was very important for us!} 1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Qa4+ {I have played
this variation a few times} Qd7 8. Qb3 O-O 9. Be3 b6 10. Nf3 Bb7 11. Bd3 c5 12.
O-O cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 {Till this moment we were following the game between
Ragger and Vachier Lagrave.} 14. Bb5 $1 {Novelty! This idea was prepared with
Ukrainian GM Aleksandr Zubarev for this game. The pin is annoying for Black
and if the black pawns come to a6 and b5, it will be easy to attack them by
a2-a4!} (14. Rad1 e6 (14... Rac8 15. d5 Na5 16. Qb4 Bc3 17. Qb1 Qa4 18. Bg5 Qb4
19. Qxb4 Bxb4 20. Rb1 Ba3 21. Rfd1 e6 22. dxe6 fxe6 23. h4 Bc5 24. Rb2 Rc7 25.
Rbd2 Kg7 26. Bb5 Bxe4 27. Rd7+ Rf7 28. Rxc7 Rxc7 29. Bf4 Bxf3 30. gxf3 Rf7 31.
Be5+ Kh6 32. Kg2 a6 33. Bxa6 Nc6 34. Bc3 e5 35. Bc4 Rc7 36. Bd5 Nd4 37. Be4 Ra7
38. Bb1 Rf7 39. Be4 Ra7 40. Bd5 Rd7 41. Be4 {1/2 Milov,V (2680)-Krasenkow,M 
(2609)/Antalya 2004/CBM 030/[Krasenkow]}) 15. Bb5 Qd6 16. Bc1 Rfd8 17. Bg5 Nxd4
18. Bxd8 Rxd8 19. Qe3 Qb4 20. Nxd4 Bxd4 21. Qe2 e5 22. Rb1 Qe7 23. Ba6 Bc6 24.
Bb5 Bb7 25. Rbc1 Rd6 26. Ba6 Bc6 27. Bb5 Bb7 28. Kh1 Kg7 29. Qc2 a6 30. Qc7
Qxc7 31. Rxc7 Bxe4 32. Bxa6 Bd5 33. Bc4 Bxc4 34. Rxc4 Bxf2 35. g3 Rd2 36. a4
Ra2 37. Rfc1 Be3 38. Re1 Bd4 39. Rc7 Rf2 40. Rec1 h5 41. R7c2 Rf3 42. Rd1 Kh6
43. Rc4 Rb3 44. Rcxd4 exd4 45. Rxd4 Rb1+ 46. Kg2 Rb2+ 47. Kg1 Rb1+ 48. Kg2 Rb2+
49. Kg1 Kg5 50. Rf4 Ra2 51. h4+ Kh6 52. Rb4 Kg7 53. Rxb6 Rxa4 54. Kg2 Re4 {
1/2 Ragger,M (2655)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2705)/Schwetzingen GER 2013/The Week in
Chess 961}) 14... a6 15. Be2 b5 (15... Nxd4 $2 {is impossible because of} 16.
Bxd4 $1 Bxd4 17. Rad1 e5 18. Nxe5 Qe7 19. Nxf7 {with decisive advantage.}) 16.
d5 $1 {This is the key moment of the opening. White sacrifices an exchange for
a strong initiative.} (16. Rad1 Rac8 17. d5 Na5 18. Qb1 Nc4 $132) 16... Ne5 (
16... Na5 {with the idea of accepting the exchange was the principled move.
But it is not easy for Black to play an unbalanced position against home
preparation.} 17. Qb4 Nc4 18. Bxc4 Bxa1 19. Rxa1 bxc4 20. Rb1 $5 {[%csl Rb7,
Rg7] with strong compensation.}) 17. Nd4 Rfc8 (17... Ng4 18. Bxg4 Qxg4 19. f3
Qd7 20. a4 {with a stable edge for White.}) 18. a4 $1 {[%csl Ra6,Rb5,Rb7]} Nc4
$1 ({The natural} 18... bxa4 $6 19. Rxa4 Rc7 20. h3 {leads to a very
unpleasant position for Black. White will press on the b-file (Rb1 then Rb4)
and Black's pieces are not well coordinated.}) 19. axb5 axb5 20. Rxa8 Rxa8 ({
I think a better move for Black was} 20... Bxa8 21. Nxb5 ({weaker is} 21. Qxb5
$2 Qxb5 22. Nxb5 Nxe3 23. fxe3 Rc2 $44 {with positional compensation}) 21...
Nxe3 22. Qxe3 {but anyway, White has a healthy extra pawn,} {for example} Rb8
23. Rc1 $1 Rxb5 24. Bxb5 Qxb5 25. Rc8+ Bf8 26. h3 Bb7 27. Rb8 Qb2 28. Qf4 Kg7
29. Qc7 Qb1+ 30. Kh2 Qxe4 31. Rxb7 Qxd5 {White still has an advantage, but
Black has good drawing chances.}) 21. Bxc4 bxc4 22. Qxc4 Rc8 ({White does not
lose the exchange, because} 22... Ba6 23. Ra1 Bxc4 $4 24. Rxa8+ Bf8 25. Bh6 {
and mate.}) 23. Qa2 $16 Bxd4 $5 {A very concrete attempt to defend!} 24. Bxd4
e6 25. Ba1 $1 {[%csl Rg7,Rg8]} ({After the logical} 25. Bf6 exd5 26. Qd2 Qd6
27. e5 Qf8 28. h4 h5 {it is not easy to break Black's defence.}) 25... exd5 26.
Qb2 ({The careless} 26. Rd1 $2 {is met by} dxe4) 26... d4 27. f3 {My idea was
to take the pawn on d4 and keep queens, rooks and bishops on board. Any
exchange will increase Black's chances to draw.} Rd8 28. Qb6 $1 Qe7 29. Rd1 f5
({The computer suggests} 29... d3 {but after} 30. Qb2 f6 31. Qxf6 Qxf6 32. Bxf6
Rd6 33. Bc3 Ba6 (33... d2 34. Bxd2 Bc6 35. Kf1 Ba4 36. Ra1 $18) 34. Bd2 $1 {
the ending is winning for White.}) (29... Rd6 30. Qb4 Rd7 31. Qb5 Qd8 32. h3 {
with big pressure.}) 30. exf5 Rd6 ({The sacrifice} 30... Bxf3 {does not work,
because after} 31. gxf3 Qe3+ 32. Kg2 Qe2+ 33. Kg3 Qe5+ 34. Kh3 Qxf5+ 35. Kg2
Qc2+ 36. Kg3 $18 {Black has no more checks.}) 31. Qb3+ Bd5 32. Qb8+ Rd8 33. Qg3
Bf7 34. Qf2 $1 (34. fxg6 Bxg6 35. h4 d3 $16 {is less clear, but also a big
advantage.}) 34... Bb3 $6 ({A more stubborn line is} 34... gxf5 35. Bxd4 {
[%csl Rg8] But I think this position should be winning because Black's king is
very weak.}) 35. Re1 Qd6 36. fxg6 hxg6 37. h3 Qf4 ({In blitz Black could try} 
37... d3 $5 {with the idea} 38. Qb2 $4 ({But of course} 38. Qh4 $18 {is just
mate!}) 38... Qd4+ $1 39. Qxd4 Rxd4 40. Bxd4 d2 41. Ra1 d1=Q+ 42. Rxd1 Bxd1 {
and despite two extra pawns the ending is drawish.}) 38. Re4 Qc1+ 39. Re1 {
Repetition because of slight time pressure.} Qf4 40. Bb2 $18 d3 41. Qb6 {
I was very happy to win such a good game against a very strong opponent.
Despite this loss, next day Maxime showed great fighting skills in the final
round, when he beat Ding Liren in a long and instructive ending.} 1-0

[Event "Asia-ch 5th"]
[Site "Hyderabad"]
[Date "2005.10.09"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sivanandan, BS."]
[Black "Ganguly, Surya Shekhar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2467"]
[BlackElo "2562"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2005.10.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Qd3 Ba6 12. Qe3 Qd7 13. dxc5 Bxe2 14. Qxe2
bxc5 15. Qc4 Qc6 16. Be3 Nd7 17. Rfd1 Rfc8 18. Rb5 Nb6 19. Qxc5 Qxe4 20. Qb4
Qc2 21. Rc1 Qxa2 22. Bxb6 axb6 23. Qxe7 Rxc3 24. Rcb1 Rc6 25. h4 Bf8 26. Qe4
Rc2 27. Rxb6 Rxf2 28. R6b2 Rxb2 29. Rxb2 Qa7+ 30. Kh1 Rc8 31. Rb1 Qa6 32. Qd5
Qf6 33. Qe5 Qc6 34. Rb8 Rxb8 35. Qxb8 h6 36. Qf4 Qa6 37. Qb8 Kg7 38. Qb2+ Kh7
39. Qb1 Qa5 40. Qd1 Qf5 41. Qd4 Be7 42. Qe5 Qd7 43. h5 Bd6 44. hxg6+ fxg6 45.
Qd5 Qe7 46. Qd4 Qc7 47. Qe4 Qc1+ 48. Qe1 Qf4 49. Qe6 Qc1+ 50. Qe1 Qc5 51. Qe6
Qh5+ 52. Qh3 Qb5 53. Qe6 Qf1+ 54. Ng1 Bf8 55. Kh2 Qf4+ 56. Kh1 h5 57. Nf3 Bg7
58. Qe7 Kh6 59. Qe2 Bc3 60. Qc2 Qe3 61. Qd1 g5 $6 {Danach bedarf der schwarze
Monarch ständigen Schutzes.} (61... Be5 {war ein besserer praktischer Versuch,
auch wenn die Stellung natürlich remis bleibt.}) 62. Qd6+ Kg7 63. Qd7+ Kg6 64.
Qd5 h4 (64... Bf6 65. Qg8+ Bg7 66. Qd5 $11) 65. Qxg5+ $5 {[%mdl 4352]} Qxg5 66.
Nxg5 Kxg5 67. Kh2 Bd4 (67... Be5+ 68. Kh1 $11 (68. Kh3 $4 Bd6 69. g4 hxg3 70.
Kg2 Kg4 $19)) 68. g4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 15th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1998.03.04"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1998.02.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "100 Jahre Schach"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Weltklassegroßmeister Alexei Shirov, der wie der unvergessene "Magier"
Michail Tal aus Riga stammt, gilt schon lange als äußerst kreativer Spieler.
Doch mit 47...Lh3!!, was im ungleichfarbigen Läuferendspiel einfach den Läufer
"einstellt", fand er einen so außergewöhnlichen Zug, daß das renomierte
British Chess Magazine sogar eine Suche nach dem "Most Amazing Move (MAM)"
aller Zeiten startete. Jan Timman nahm "Shirovs Geniestreich" - wie die
Zeitschrift Schach es nannte - zum Anlaß, im New in Chess Magazine die Frage
zu untersuchen, ob die Stellung als Endspielstudie taugt. Er kommt zum
Ergebnis, daß dies der Fall ist (und auch meine Ausführungen drehen sich
hauptsächlich um diese Frage):} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4
Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8. Ba4 O-O 9. Ne2 Nd7 (9... c5 10. O-O Nc6 11. Be3
Qc7 12. Rc1 e6 13. Bf4 $14 {Kramnik-Moutousis/Arnhem/1992/ (18)}) (9... e5 10.
O-O Qe7 11. Bc2 Rd8 12. a4 Be6 13. Ba3 Qe8 $1 $132 {Kramnik,V-Stohl,I/
Chalkidiki/1992/ (17)}) 10. O-O e5 11. f3 (11. Bb3 Qe7 12. Qc2 Re8 13. f3 Nb6
14. a4 $14 {Kiselev,S-Rogozenko,D/Bucuresti 1993/Inf 57 (24)}) (11. Ba3 Re8 12.
Bb3 Nb6 $6 (12... exd4 $5 $132 {(Shirov,A)}) 13. f4 exd4 14. f5 gxf5 15. Ng3
$40 {Shirov,A-Smejkal,J/GER-chT/1992/}) 11... Qe7 12. Be3 Rd8 $1 (12... b5 13.
Bb3 Rd8 14. a4 $14 {0-1 Dimitrijeski,K-Stephan,A/Leipzig 1995/JUN 95 (47)}) 13.
Qc2 (13. Qc1 $5) 13... Nb6 14. Bb3 Be6 15. Rad1 (15. f4 exf4 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17.
Bxf4 Nc4 $11 {(Ftacnik)}) 15... Nc4 $5 16. Bc1 b5 $1 17. f4 $1 {"Topalov has
to exploit his central pawn majority in an attempt to compensate for the
knight on c4."(Ftacnik)} exd4 (17... f6 18. dxe5 fxe5 19. f5 $36 {(Shirov,A)})
18. Nxd4 Bg4 19. Rde1 (19. Rd3 $2 Qxe4 $19 {(Ftacnik)}) 19... Qc5 20. Kh1 a5 $5
(20... Bxd4 21. cxd4 Qxd4 22. f5 $40 {(Ftacnik)}) 21. h3 $1 Bd7 $6 (21... a4
22. hxg4 axb3 23. axb3 Na3 24. Qf2 Qxc3 25. Bb2 Bxd4 26. Bxc3 Bxf2 27. Rxf2 c5
$13 {(Shirov,A)}) (21... Bc8 $5 {(Shirov,A)}) 22. a4 bxa4 23. Ba2 $1 {erhält
den Druck gegen den nunmehr entwurzelten Springer c4 aufrecht} Be8 $2 (23...
Nd6 24. Be3 Nb5 25. Nxb5 Qxb5 26. f5 $40 {(Shirov,A)}) (23... Bc8 $5 {(Shirov,
A)}) 24. e5 $18 {(Shirov,A)} (24. Qxa4 $2 Nb6 25. Qb3 a4 26. Qa3 $15 {(Ftacnik)
}) 24... Nb6 (24... Nxe5 $2 25. fxe5 Rxd4 26. Be3 Bxe5 27. Bxd4 Bxd4 28. Rxe8+
$18) (24... Rab8 25. e6 Nb6 26. exf7+ Bxf7 27. Bxf7+ Kxf7 28. Ne6 Qxc3 29.
Nxd8+ Rxd8 30. Qe4 $40) 25. f5 Nd5 (25... Rxd4 26. Be3 Rad8 27. Re2 $18 {
(Shirov,A)}) 26. Bd2 $2 {erlaubt den Abtausch des Springers gegen den
weißfeldrigen Läufer. Statt dessen hätte Topalov den Angriff weiter fortsetzen
sollen:} (26. Rf3 $18 {(Shirov,A)}) (26. f6 $1 {(Kasparov)} Qxc3 (26... Bh8 27.
e6 $18) (26... Bf8 27. e6 Nxc3 (27... Qxc3 28. Bxd5 Qxc2 29. Nxc2 Rxd5 30. e7
$16 {(Kasparov)}) 28. exf7+ Bxf7 29. Bxf7+ $18 {(Kasparov)} Kxf7 30. Ne6 Qc4
31. Rf3 Bb4 32. Ng5+ $18) 27. Bxd5 (27. fxg7 Qxd4 28. e6 $18 {(Shirov,A)})
27... Qxd4 28. Bc4 Bf8 29. e6 $18) 26... Nb4 $1 27. Qxa4 (27. cxb4 $2 Qxc2 28.
Nxc2 Rxd2 $19) 27... Nxa2 28. Qxa2 Bxe5 29. fxg6 (29. Re4 Bg7 30. fxg6 (30. Bg5
$6 Rd5 $17 {(Ftacnik)}) 30... hxg6 31. Rxe8+ Rxe8 32. Qxf7+ Kh7 33. Ne6 Rxe6
34. Qxe6 Qd5 $15 {/-/+}) 29... hxg6 30. Bg5 Rd5 $1 {"Two bishops and a spare
pawn favour black, but he has to survive the dangers of white attack."(Ftacnik)
} 31. Re3 (31. Ne2 a4 $17 {(Ftacnik)}) 31... Qd6 $2 (31... Bxd4 32. cxd4 Qxd4
$17 33. Qe2 $140 Bd7 34. Bf6 Qd2 35. Qxd2 Rxd2 {(Shirov,A)}) 32. Qe2 $44 {
(Shirov,A)} Bd7 (32... c5 $2 33. Nf3 f6 34. c4 $18) 33. c4 (33. Nf3 $5 Bg3 34.
c4 Rf5 35. Rd1 Qc7 36. Qb2 $44) 33... Bxd4 34. cxd5 $2 (34. Be7 $1 {(Kasparov)}
Re8 (34... Qb8 35. cxd5 Bxe3 36. Qxe3 $13) 35. Bxd6 (35. cxd5 $2 Qxd5 $17)
35... Rxe3 36. Qxe3 Bxe3 37. cxd5 cxd5 $11 {(Shirov,A)}) 34... Bxe3 35. Qxe3
Re8 $1 36. Qc3 (36. Qc1 $6 Qxd5 37. Bf6 $2 Bxh3 $1 $19 {(Ftacnik)}) 36... Qxd5
37. Bh6 (37. Bf6 $2 Re2 $19 {(Ftacnik)}) 37... Re5 {"White still preserves
drawing chances due to the opposite colour bishops."(Ftacnik)} 38. Rf3 (38. Re1
$2 Bxh3 $1 $19 {(Ftacnik)}) (38. Rb1 $2 Bxh3 39. Qxh3 Rh5 $19 {(Ftacnik)})
38... Qc5 39. Qa1 (39. Qxc5 Rxc5 40. Ra3 Be6 41. Bd2 Rc2 42. Bxa5 Bd5 43. Rg3
$17 {(Ftacnik)}) 39... Bf5 $2 (39... g5 $1 $17 {(Shirov,A)}) 40. Re3 $1 f6 (
40... Rxe3 $4 41. Qg7#) 41. Rxe5 Qxe5 42. Qa2+ $2 (42. Qa3 $1 Qe1+ (42... Kf7
43. Bd2 $11) 43. Kh2 Qb4 44. Qa2+ Kh7 45. Bd2 Qd6+ 46. Kh1 $11 {(Shirov,A)})
42... Qd5 43. Qxd5+ $6 (43. Qa3 $5 Kf7 $17 (43... c5 $2 44. Qxa5 Bxh3 45. Qd2
Bxg2+ (45... Qc6 46. Kg1 $15 {(Shirov,A)}) 46. Qxg2 Qh5+ 47. Qh2 Qxh2+ 48. Kxh2
$11 {(Shirov,A.)})) 43... cxd5 44. Bd2 a4 45. Bc3 Kf7 46. h4 (46. Kg1 g5 $17 {
(Shirov,A)}) 46... Ke6 47. Kg1 Bh3 $3 {[%mdl 4608] "Fascinating idea of Shirov,
since black has to push his two pawns a4,d5 as quickly as possible. The bishop
would obstruct the way of the king on the natural square e4, on h3 it wins a
precious tempo." (Ftacnik) ""Shirovs Geniestreich" they call it in the April
issue of Schach. It's a very sharp way of highlighting the bishop's relative
value in endgames with opposite-coloured bishops." (Timman)  Zu diesem
unglaublichen Zug gab es naturgemäß eine ganze Reihe von Kommentaren in der
Schachpresse, von denen ich einige zusammengestellt habe: ""Was ist das?
Schwarz schmeißt einfach so einen ganzen Läufer über Bord? Da stimmt doch
etwas mit dem Diagramm nicht, auf h3 muß etwas gestanden haben!" So ähnlich
war mein erster Gedanke, als ich auf der Zugreise von Madrid nach Linares in
einer spanischen Zeitung auf die Diagrammstellung stieß. Doch es ging alles
mit rechten Dingen zu! An mangelnder Phantasie hat Schirow ja noch nie
gelitten; wahrscheinlich sah er den Textzug als logisch an: Schließlich werden
die weißen Bauern verdoppelt, und der schwarze König dringt unter Tempogewinn
ins weiße Lager ein, von wo aus er den Vormarsch der Freibauern koordiniert!" 
(Poldauf)} (47... Be4 $2 48. g3 Kf5 49. Kf2 a3 50. Ke3 (50. Ba1 Bh1 51. Ke3 Kg4
52. Bxf6 (52. Kf2 $2 f5 53. Be5 a2 54. Bb2 f4 55. gxf4 Kxh4 56. Ke3 Be4 57. Kf2
Kg4 58. Ke3 (58. Be5 Kf5 59. Ke3 g5 $19) 58... Kg3 59. Ba1 Kg2 60. Be5 (60. Ke2
Bf5 61. Bd4 Bg4+ 62. Ke3 Kf1 63. Kd2 Be2 64. Kc1 Kg2 65. Kb2 Bc4 $19) 60... Kf1
61. Bc3 Bf5 $22 62. Kd2 (62. Kf3 d4 63. Bxd4 Ke1 64. Ke3 Kd1 $19) 62... Kf2 63.
Bb2 Kf3 64. Be5 Bb1 $19) 52... Kxg3 53. Ke2 a2 (53... d4 54. Bxd4 Kxh4 55. Bf6+
g5 56. Kd2 $11) 54. Ke3 Kg4 55. Ke2 Kf5 56. Ba1 Ke4 57. Kd2 d4 58. Bb2 Bf3 59.
Ba1 d3 60. Bf6 Bg4 61. Ba1 Bf5 62. Bb2 Kf4 63. Bc3 Kg4 64. Bf6 a1=Q 65. Bxa1
Kxh4 66. Bf6+ g5 67. Ke3 Kh5 68. Bc3 g4 69. Be1 (69. Kf4 $2 Kh4 70. Ke3 (70.
Kxf5 g3 $19) (70. Be1+ Kh3 71. Ke3 g3 72. Kf3 g2 73. Bf2 Kh2 $19) 70... g3 71.
Kd2 Kh3 72. Bd4 Kg2 73. Be5 Kf2 $19) 69... Kg5 70. Bg3 Kf6 71. Bh2 Ke6 72. Bg3
Kd5 73. Bf2 Kc4 74. Be1 Bc8 75. Ba5 Bb7 76. Kf4 Bf3 77. Ke3 Bg2 78. Kf4 Bh3 79.
Ke3 g3 80. Kd2 Kd4 81. Bc7 g2 82. Bb6+ Ke4 83. Bg1 $11) 50... Kg4 51. Bxf6 Kxg3
52. Ke2 d4 (52... a2 53. Ke3 Bf3 54. Kd2 d4 55. Bxd4 Kxh4 56. Kc1 $11) (52...
Kf4 53. Kd2 {siehe unter 50.La1}) 53. Bxd4 Kxh4 54. Kd2 g5 55. Kc3 a2 56. Kb2
Bd5 57. Bf6 Kg4 58. Bxg5 Kxg5 59. Ka1 $11) (47... Kd6 $2 48. Kf2 Kc5 49. Ke3
$11) 48. gxh3 (48. Kf2 Kf5 49. Kf3 Bxg2+ 50. Kxg2 Ke4 $19 {(Shirov,A)}) 48...
Kf5 $8 (48... f5 $2 49. Kf2 Kd6 50. Ke3 (50. Bd4 Kc6 (50... a3 51. Ke3 Kc6 52.
Kf4 Kb5 53. h5 gxh5 54. Kxf5 Kc4 55. Ke5 h4 56. Ba7 Kd3 57. Kxd5 a2 58. Bd4
a1=Q 59. Bxa1 Ke3 $11) 51. Ke3 Kb5 52. Kd3 a3 53. Be5 a2 54. Ba1 Kc5 55. Kc3 f4
56. Kd3 Kb4 57. Ke2 Kc4 58. Kf3 d4 59. Kxf4 Kd5 60. Kf3 Ke5 61. Bb2 Kd5 62. Kf4
Kc4 63. Ba1 Kd5 $11) 50... Kc5 51. Kd3 (51. Bd4+ $2 Kc4 52. Bb2 d4+ 53. Bxd4 (
53. Kf4 d3 $19) 53... f4+ 54. Ke4 f3 55. Be3 a3 56. Kxf3 a2 $19) 51... a3 52.
Bf6 a2 53. Be5 f4 54. Ba1 Kb4 55. Ke2 Kc4 56. Kf3 d4 57. Kxf4 Kd5 $11) 49. Kf2
Ke4 $8 50. Bxf6 (50. Ke2 f5 $19 {(Shirov,A)}) (50. Bb4 Kd3 51. Ba3 d4 52. Bb2
f5 53. Kf3 Kc4 54. Ke2 d3+ 55. Kd2 f4 56. Be5 f3 57. Ke3 f2 58. Kxf2 Kb3 $19)
50... d4 $8 51. Be7 (51. Ke2 $6 a3 $19 {(Ftacnik)}) (51. Bg5 Kd3 52. Ke1 Kc2
$19) 51... Kd3 $8 52. Bc5 Kc4 $8 53. Be7 Kb3 (53... Kb3 54. Bc5 d3 55. Ke3 Kc2
56. Bb4 a3 $19 {(Ftacnik) Quellen: New in Chess Magazine Nr. 3/98, S. 11
Analysen der Partie von Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam, der Anregungen von Kasparov
aufnimmt NiC Magazine Nr.4/ 98, "Shirovs recent endgame adventures" von Jan
Timman auf S. 90.  ChessBase Magazin 64, Kommentar von Ftacnik Informator 72
(415), Kommentar von Shirov Schach 4/98 Titelseite und S. 15f von Dirk Poldauf}
) 0-1

[Event "Dos Hermanas-B"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Pogorelov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Fernandez Romero, Ernesto"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2517"]
[BlackElo "2396"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "154"]
[EventDate "2003.03.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 Qa5 9. Rc1 O-O 10. d5 Rd8 11. c4 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 b6 13. Bd3 Na6 14. Ne2 Nb4
15. Nc3 Bxc3+ 16. Rxc3 Nxa2 17. Ra3 Nb4 18. Be2 f6 19. Kc3 a5 20. g4 e6 21. f4
Ra7 22. Bf2 Re7 23. Bf3 exd5 24. cxd5 Bxg4 25. Bxg4 Rxe4 26. Be6+ Kg7 27. Re1
Rxf4 28. Bg3 Rf3+ 29. Kb2 Nd3+ 30. Rxd3 Rxd3 31. Bc7 R8xd5 32. Bxd5 Rxd5 33.
Bxb6 Rd2+ 34. Kc3 Rxh2 35. Bxc5 g5 36. Bd4 Rh3+ 37. Kc4 Rf3 38. Ra1 Rf5 39. Bc5
Rf4+ 40. Bd4 h5 41. Rxa5 Kg6 42. Kd3 h4 43. Be3 Rg4 44. Ke2 Rb4 45. Bf2 f5 46.
Ra3 Kh5 47. Kf1 Kg4 48. Bc5 Rb1+ 49. Kg2 Rb2+ 50. Kg1 Re2 51. Bb6 Rd2 52. Bc5
Rd5 53. Rc3 f4 54. Be7 Rd7 55. Bf6 Kf5 56. Rc6 Rd1+ 57. Kh2 Rd2+ 58. Kg1 h3 59.
Bxg5 $2 {But White's position is awkward in any case. allerdings ist Weiß
ohnehin in keiner beneidenswerten Lage.} Kxg5 $19 {The endgame rook+ h- and
f-pawn pawn is usually drawn, but not when the defending king is cut off on
its first rank. Das Endspiel Turm und h- und f-Bauern gegen Turm ist zwar in
der Regel remis, aber nicht, wenn der verteidigende König auf der Grundreihe
abgeschnitten ist.} 60. Rc8 Kg4 61. Rg8+ Kf3 62. Ra8 Rg2+ 63. Kh1 Rd2 $6 ({
The road to victory is as follows: Der Gewinnweg lautet:} 63... Re2 64. Kg1 Ke4
65. Re8+ Kd3 66. Rd8+ Ke3 67. Re8+ Kd2 68. Rd8+ Ke1 69. Rf8 Re4 70. Kh2 Kf2 71.
Kxh3 (71. Ra8 Re3 72. Ra4 f3 73. Ra1 Re8 74. Ra3 Ke2 $19) 71... Re3+ 72. Kh2 f3
73. Ra8 Kf1 74. Ra1+ Re1 75. Ra3 f2 76. Ra2 Rd1 77. Kg3 Rd3+ 78. Kh2 Rf3 79.
Rb2 Ke1 $19) 64. Kg1 Rd3 65. Rf8 $2 (65. Kh2 $142 $1) 65... Re3 $2 66. Kh2 Re7
67. Ra8 (67. Rf6 $2 Ke3 68. Kxh3 f3 69. Kg3 Rg7+ 70. Kh2 f2 $19) 67... Rh7 68.
Ra3+ (68. Rb8 Ke3 69. Rb3+ Ke4 70. Rb4+ Kf5 71. Rb3 Kg4 72. Rb8 f3 73. Rb4+ Kf5
74. Rb5+ Ke4 75. Rb4+ Ke3 76. Rb3+ $11) 68... Kg4 69. Ra8 Rg7 70. Ra4 $2 (70.
Rb8 $142) 70... Rd7 71. Ra8 (71. Ra2 {is much too passiv, of course: ist
natürlich viel zu passiv:} Rd4 72. Re2 f3 73. Rf2 Re4 $19) 71... Rd2+ 72. Kg1
Kg3 73. Rg8+ Kf3 74. Ra8 {White could have claimed threefold repetition now.
führt zum dritten Mal dieselbe Stellung herbei. Weiß hätte auf remis
reklamieren können.} Rd3 $2 75. Kh2 Ke2 76. Re8+ $2 (76. Ra2+ Rd2 77. Ra1 Rd1
78. Ra2+ Kf3 79. Ra8 $11) 76... Kf1 77. Rf8 (77. Ra8 Re3 78. Ra1+ Re1 79. Ra3
Re2+ 80. Kh1 Re3 81. Ra1+ Re1 82. Ra3 f3 $19) 77... f3 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess 7th"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2019.06.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2875"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[Annotator "Nielsen,Peter Heine"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2019.06.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.08.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.08.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 $1 {A curious moment. Norway Chess have for some
years used a " Confession booth", intended for the players to give messages to
the spectators during the games. Magnus took it a step further: "This is a
small shout-out to Peter Heine, who thought Grischuk would play the Kings
Indian, and not the Grunfeld: Clown!" The Norwegian media, as usual on the
search for stories, took it seriously and as journalistic fairness dictates,
contacted me during the game asking for a rebuttal!} 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6.
bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8. Rc1 Qa5 {Grischuks stays loyal to his preferred move.} ({
But in the next round Mamedyarov tried} 8... O-O {vs. Magnus both in the
classical and the Armageddon game.} 9. Nf3 Nd7 10. Be2 Qa5 11. O-O Qxa2 12. Nd2
Qa5 13. h4 $5 b5 14. h5 Bb7 15. h6 $1 {was the classical game. I recently
attributed the modern understanding of flank pawn attacks to Alphazero, and
some pointed out to me that opening the h-file and giving mate is not exactly
a new concept in chess! It's a fair point, so this diagram is a good
opportunity to point to what Alphazero has a preference for according to
Sadler and Regan in "Gamechanger": Exactly not going for the direct assualt in
the h-line but instead the slow and more cunning putrting the pawn on h6,
effectively closing the h-line but instead aiming for a slower and more
longterm attack. The benefits are numerous: especially it controls space at
the critical area next to Blacks king, and cramping his defence, like in the
game forcing the bishop to h8 where it blocks the king's potential retreat. As
well in tactical sequences the pawn is only 2 squares from promoting. Not at
all as direct as the typical hxg6 and mate in the h-line, but at times, much
more powerful the game being a good illustration.} Bh8 16. e5 Qc7 17. Bxb5 $1
Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Qb7+ 19. Qf3 Qxb5 20. Rb1 Qa6 21. Ne4 cxd4 22. cxd4 f6 23. Ng5 $1
{The "cramped" nature of Black's kingside is making itself felt with 24.Qd5+
being a deadly threat.} {Mamedyarov succesfully confused with} e6 ({After} 
23... fxg5 24. Qd5+ e6 25. Qxd7 {Blacks position is hopeless with the bishop
on h8 practically being dead due to the pawns on d4, e5 and h6.}) {upon which
Magnus blundered with} 24. Ra1 $2 ({Instead,} 24. Qb7 $1 {would have been
deadly, as after after the exchanges of queens with} Qxb7+ ({If} 24... Qe2 25.
Qxd7 {wins as there is no perpetual after} Qg4+ 26. Kh2 fxg5 27. f3 $1 {
as if Black takes twice on f3, Qxe6+ afterwards forces an eaisly winning
ending, again due to the bishop being locked at h8.}) 25. Rxb7 Nxe5 {there is
the strong} 26. Nxe6 $1) {having missed} 24... Qb6 $1) 9. Qd2 O-O 10. Nf3 Bg4
$5 {Grischuk's pet line, which he used twice at Norway Chess 2014.} 11. d5 {
Karjakin tried 11 Ng5, but Magnus instead follows in the footsteps of Kramnik:}
b5 $1 ({Despite winning the game vs. Kramnik} 11... Nd7 12. c4 Qa3 13. Be2 Bxf3
14. Bxf3 Bd4 $1 {Grischuk decides to avoid Magnus' preparation (!) and springs
his new idea first.}) 12. Be2 ({Critical might be to take the pawn on c5, but
after} 12. Bxc5 Bxf3 13. gxf3 Rc8 14. Bb4 (14. Bd4 Bxd4 15. Qxd4 Nd7 {is just
fine for Black.}) 14... Qc7 {leaves an uncoordinated impression from White, so
Magnus instead reverts to common-sense development}) 12... Nd7 13. O-O Bxf3 $6
{Grischuk after the game said that 11...b5 was old prep and that his
recollection was that the computers back then said Black was better, meaning
he was in "refutation mode", playing principled decisions to expose the flaws
of the white position. Modern engines, however, have modified their views, and
think Black is fine but not more.} 14. Bxf3 {Common sense, but 14.gxf3
followed by either f4, or h4 has definite potential too.} c4 15. Be2 {One does
not have to be Alphazero to suggest 15 h4! here, Stockfish prefers it too!
Magnus, however, goes for first setting up a broad centre, and then develop
his attack on the wing.} (15. h4 $5) 15... Rfd8 $6 {As in move 13, Grischuk is
too colored by the idea of having a good position and thus plays too
ambitiously aiming for rooks on d8 and c8.} (15... Rad8 $1 {however was more
to the point, caring about defensive details like the rook leaving tha
a8-square this not being targeted by a white bishop on f3m but especially
leaving the rook on f8, where it defends the upcoming assult in the f-line, as
well as being ready to counter there itself.} 16. f4 Qa3 17. Bf3 {when now} Nc5
18. e5 f6 $1 {makes a considerable difference to the game.}) 16. f4 $1 Nb6 ({
The big difference now is that} 16... Qa3 17. Bf3 Nc5 18. e5 f6 19. d6 $1 {
hitting a8 is possible, when after} Rac8 20. Bd5+ e6 21. f5 $1 {Whites attack
just crashes through.}) 17. Bf3 Qa3 18. h4 $5 {In a later interview Magnus
mentioned Alphazero and Danil Dubov as his current chess heroes! One does see
the inspiration, with the optimistic and untamed long-term aggression. There
is no immediate threat, and Black's counterplay might even get there first,
but White does aim after the king, and will hit substantially harder than
Black's smaller threats when the attack arrives at the intended target.} e6 (
18... b4 $5 {aims at distracting white immediately, but he will just ignore
with} 19. h5 $1 {as} Bxc3 20. Qf2 {might have won Black a pawn and created two
passed pawns on the queenside, but White couldn't care less as he intends to
finish the game way before such becomes decisive. After} Bg7 21. hxg6 hxg6 {
both} 22. Bg4 ({and} 22. f5 Rf8 23. e5 $5) 22... b3 23. f5 g5 24. f6 exf6 25.
axb3 cxb3 26. Rc7 {gives White a very promising attack.}) 19. h5 $1 Na4 ({
Grischuk's problem is that} 19... exd5 20. e5 $1 {just makes things even worse
as again Black gets an useless extra pawn while speeding up Whites' attack,
with Bd4, f5, Bg4 etc. being the next wave.}) 20. hxg6 {Not h6! this time but
hxg6. Yes, White has thus spent two tempi opening the h-line, apparantly to
little effect!? Partly it does weaken the g6 pawn, later being a subject to a
possible attack, but as we soon will see, the open h-line very much do has
relevance.} hxg6 21. f5 exf5 (21... Bxc3 {obviously is critical, but apart
from just sidestepping with his queen, White has this even mightier exchange
sac:} 22. Rxc3 $1 {when his attack becomes just unstoppable.} Qxc3 23. Qf2 {
Now 24.Bd4 is a deadly threat, and} Qg7 24. fxe6 fxe6 25. Bg4 $1 {highlights
why the h-line being open does make a major difference, with B(x)e6+ followed
by Qh4+ as the deadly threat.}) 22. exf5 Qd6 23. Bf4 Qb6+ 24. Kh1 gxf5 25. d6
$1 {Grischuk staved off immediate defeat, but the next wave of attack he is
helpless against.} Rab8 26. Bd5 Nc5 27. Bg3 Ne6 28. Rxf5 {Now Rxf7 is a threat.
} Rxd6 29. Bxd6 Qxd6 30. Qe3 Qb6 31. Qf3 Rf8 32. Rf1 Nd8 33. Rh5 Qc7 34. Qe4 {
And where fittingly the open h-line gets the final word. Mate on h7 is
unavoidable so Grischuk resigned.} 1-0

[Event "Minsk op"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Notkin, Maksim"]
[Black "Yandemirov, Valeri"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Notkin,M"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BLR"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 e6 13. f4 Bg7 14. c4 Qe8
15. O-O (15. Qc2 b6 16. O-O Bb7 17. Bf3 Bd4+ 18. Kh1 Rd8 $13 {Shulman,
Y-Yandemirov,V/Minsk/1995/1|0/37/}) 15... exd5 16. exd5 b6 17. Bd3 (17. Bb2 $5
Bf5 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Bd3 Qd7 20. Rbe1 Rfe8 21. Re5 f6 22. Bxf5 gxf5 23. Rxe8
Rxe8 24. Re1 Kf7 $6 (24... b5 $1 $10) 25. Rxe8 Kxe8 26. Qd3 $16 {Ivanov,
S-Yandemirov,V/St-Petersburg/1993/1|0/41/}) 17... Qe7 (17... Bf5 $6 18. Bxf5
gxf5 19. Bb2 Qd7 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Rfe1 $16 {Cebalo,M-Yandemirov,V/Djakovo/
1994/0,5/41/}) 18. Qc2 (18. Bb2 Bxb2 19. Rxb2 Re8 $132) (18. f5 $5 Bxf5 19.
Bxf5 gxf5 20. Bb2 $44) (18. a4 $5 Re8 19. a5 Rb8 20. Qc2 $14) 18... Bd7 19. f5
Rae8 20. Bf4 Be5 (20... Bxf5 $6 21. Bxf5 gxf5 22. Qxf5 Qe4 23. Bd6 $16) 21.
Bxe5 (21. Kh1 $6 Qh4 $1) 21... Qxe5 22. Rbd1 g5 $5 (22... Qd4+ $5 23. Kh1 Qh4
$1 24. Qd2 Re5 $13) 23. f6 h6 24. Rf2 (24. Rd2 Qe3+ 25. Kh1 Re5 $13) (24. Kh1
Kh8 (24... Qe3 25. Rf3) 25. Rd2 Qd4 $1 $13) 24... Qd6 $2 (24... Kh8 $1 25. Bf1
Qe3 $10) 25. Rdf1 Re3 26. Qd1 $1 Rfe8 27. Bb1 Rc3 $6 (27... R8e5 28. Qc2 R5e4 (
28... R3e4 29. Re2 Bf5 30. Rxf5 $1 Rxe2 31. Rxe5 Rxc2 32. Re8+ $18) 29. Qxe4
Rxe4 30. Bxe4 Qe5 31. Bd3 Qc3 $14) 28. Qh5 Qf8 29. Bf5 Ba4 $2 (29... Bxf5 30.
Rxf5 Rce3 (30... Rxc4 31. Rxg5+ $1 hxg5 32. Qxg5+ Kh7 33. Rf3 $18) 31. h4 $16)
30. Be6 $1 $18 Rxc4 (30... Bc2 31. Rxc2 Rxc2 32. Qg6+ Kh8 33. Qxc2 fxe6 34. f7
Re7 35. Qg6 $18) 31. Qg6+ Kh8 32. Bxf7 Rf4 (32... Re3 33. Be6 $18) 33. Rxf4
gxf4 34. Bxe8 Bxe8 35. Qe4 Bf7 36. Rxf4 Qd6 37. Qe7 $1 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup01 Chigorin Memorial"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Neverov, Valeriy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Notkin,M"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1996.11.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 cxd4 9. cxd4 Nc6 10. Rd1 O-O 11. Nf3 Qa5 12. Qxa5 Nxa5 13. Be2 b6 (13...
Bd7 14. Bd2 b6 15. O-O Rfc8 (15... Rfd8 16. Rc1 Bg4 17. d5 Nb7 18. h3 Bxf3 19.
Bxf3 Nc5 20. Be3 Rac8 21. Bg4 $16 {Karpov,A-Kasparov,G/New York/1990/0,5/34/})
16. Rc1 Rxc1 17. Rxc1 Rc8 18. Rxc8+ Bxc8 19. Bxa5 bxa5 20. Bc4 e6 21. Ne5 Bb7
22. f3 $14 {Sorokin,M-Dvoirys,S/Ljubljana/1992/0,5/51/}) (13... e6 14. O-O b6
15. d5 exd5 16. exd5 Bb7 17. Bg5 f6 18. Bf4 Rad8 19. d6 Rfe8 20. Nd4 $16 {
Sorokin,M-Dvoirys,S/Moscow/1991/1:0/33/}) 14. Bd2 Bb7 15. Bd3 Rac8 (15... Rfd8
16. Bxa5 (16. d5 e6 17. Bxa5 exd5 $1) 16... bxa5 17. d5 $14) (15... e6 $5) 16.
Bxa5 bxa5 17. Rb1 Ba8 18. Ke2 Rc3 $6 (18... f5 19. e5 Rfd8 $10) 19. Rb3 Rc7 (
19... Rxb3 20. axb3 Rb8 21. Rc1 $16) 20. Rhb1 f5 21. e5 h6 $2 (21... Bd5 22.
Rb5 Rd8 $10) 22. Rb8 (22. Ra3 $2 Rd8 {ה/}) 22... e6 (22... Kf7 23. Rxf8+ Bxf8
24. Rb5 $16) (22... Bd5 23. Rxf8+ Bxf8 24. Rb5 Bxa2 25. Rxa5 $16) 23. Nh4 $1
Kf7 $8 24. Rxf8+ Bxf8 25. Rb8 Bd5 26. Nxg6 Kxg6 $2 (26... Bb4 27. Nf4 Bxa2 28.
d5 $5 (28. g4 fxg4 29. Rh8 (29. Bg6+ Kg7 $1) 29... Rc1 $1) 28... Bxd5 (28...
exd5 29. Bxf5 {/\Rh8->/}) 29. Nxd5 exd5 30. Bxf5 $14) 27. Rxf8 Bxa2 28. g4 Kg7
29. Rf6 fxg4 30. Rg6+ Kf8 31. Rxh6 a4 (31... Bc4 32. Rh8+ Ke7 33. Rg8 $16) (
31... Ke8 $5 $16) 32. Rh8+ Ke7 33. Rh7+ Kd8 34. Rh8+ (34. Rxc7 Kxc7 35. Kd2 Kc6
$132) 34... Ke7 35. Kd2 $1 a3 (35... Bd5 36. Rh7+ Kd8 37. Rxc7 Kxc7 38. Be2 $18
) 36. Rh7+ Kd8 37. Rxc7 Kxc7 38. Kc3 Kc6 39. Be2 Kd5 40. f3 $1 Bb1 (40... gxf3
41. Bxf3#) 41. Bc4+ Kc6 42. fxg4 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg op2"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Lugovoi, Aleksei"]
[Black "Gubanov, Anton"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2380"]
[Annotator "Notkin,M"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1994.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. Be3 Bg7 8.
Qd2 Qa5 9. Rb1 b6 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Be2 O-O 12. Rc1 Bb5 13. d5 Nd7 14. c4 Qxd2+
15. Kxd2 Ba4 16. Nh3 e6 17. Nf4 Rae8 18. f3 Ne5 19. g4 (19. Rc3 Bd7 20. Ra3
exd5 21. exd5 h5 $1 22. Rxa7 Bf5 $1 23. Rd1 Ra8 $13 {Karpov,A-Timman,J/
Amsterdam(Wm/10)/1993/1:0/53/}) 19... Bd7 20. Rhg1 (20. h4 exd5 (20... h6 $5 {
Karpov}) 21. cxd5 f5 22. gxf5 gxf5 23. Rhg1 fxe4 24. fxe4 Ng6 25. Nxg6 hxg6 26.
Rxg6 Kh7 27. Rd6 $16) 20... f5 $2 (20... Bc8 $5 {/\ 21...f5 22.gf5 ef5}) 21.
dxe6 Bxe6 22. gxf5 gxf5 23. Nh5 (23. Nxe6 Rxe6 24. f4 $2 Rd8+ 25. Kc2 (25. Ke1
Nd3+) 25... Nc6 26. e5 Nxe5 $1 27. fxe5 Rxe5 28. Rg3 f4) 23... Ng6 24. Nxg7
Kxg7 25. h4 Kf7 $2 (25... fxe4 26. h5 exf3 27. Bf1 Rd8+ 28. Kc3 Bf5 29. hxg6
hxg6 $14) (25... f4 26. h5 $5 (26. Bf2 Kf7 27. h5 Ne5 28. Rg5 Nc6 29. Rcg1 Rg8
30. Rxg8 Rxg8 31. Rxg8 Kxg8 32. Bg1 Kg7 33. Bh2 Nd4 $10) 26... Rd8+ 27. Bd3
fxe3+ 28. Kxe3 $16) 26. h5 Ne5 (26... Ne7 27. Bd3 Rg8 28. Bg5 $16) 27. Rg5 $6 (
27. f4 Ng4 (27... Nc6 28. h6 $16) 28. Bxg4 fxg4 29. f5 Bd7 30. Rxg4 Bc6 31.
Rcg1 $16) 27... Kf6 $2 (27... Ke7 28. f4 Nc6 $132) 28. f4 Ng4 (28... Nc6 29.
e5+ Ke7 30. Rcg1 $14) 29. Bxg4 fxg4 30. Bf2 $1 Bd7 31. Bh4 Kf7 32. Re1 Bc6 (
32... Rg8 33. Rxg8 Rxg8 34. Bg3 $1 Re8 35. f5 Kf6 36. Bh4+ Kf7 37. Re3 $18) 33.
Rf5+ Kg7 34. Rxf8 Rxf8 (34... Kxf8 35. e5 Bd7 36. f5 Bxf5 37. Rf1 Rxe5 38. Bg3
$18) 35. f5 $18 Kh6 36. Ke3 g3 (36... Kxh5 37. Be7 $18) 37. Bxg3 Kxh5 38. Bd6
Rd8 39. Be7 Re8 40. Kf4 $1 Kh6 41. Bf6 1-0

[Event "Santiago de Chile International"]
[Site "Santiago de Chile"]
[Date "1981.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Browne, Walter Shawn"]
[Black "Van Riemsdijk, Herman Claudius"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[Annotator "Notkin,M"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1981.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHI"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 O-O 8.
Be2 b6 $6 (8... c5 $5) 9. Bg5 c5 (9... Bb7 10. Qd3 Qd7 11. O-O Qc6 $5 12. d5
Qa4 13. Qe3 $14) 10. O-O cxd4 11. cxd4 Bb7 12. Qd3 Ba6 $2 (12... Qd7 13. Rad1
e6 (13... Qa4 $5) 14. Qe3 Qa4 15. Bh6 $14 {Browne,W-Martz/Philadelphia/1980/1:
0/45/}) 13. Qe3 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 Re8 15. Rac1 $2 (15. Rad1 Nc6 (15... Nd7 16. e5
$16) 16. d5 Ne5 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. f4 $16) 15... Nd7 16. e5 Nf8 17. Qe4 Ne6 18.
d5 (18. Be3 Nc7 $1) 18... Nc5 (18... Nxg5 $6 19. Nxg5 e6 20. Qf4 $16) 19. Qc4
Qd7 20. Rfe1 Rac8 21. e6 (21. Rcd1 Na4 $132) 21... fxe6 22. dxe6 Qd3 23. Qf4
Qf5 (23... Rf8 24. Qh4 Bf6 25. h3 $14) 24. Qxf5 gxf5 25. Nh4 Rc6 $2 (25... h6
26. Be3 Rf8 (26... Nxe6 $5 27. Rxc8 Rxc8 28. Nxf5 Rc2 $132) 27. Ng6 Rfe8 $10)
26. Nxf5 Rxe6 27. Bxe7 Be5 $2 (27... Rxe1+ 28. Rxe1 Bf8 29. Kf1 $16) 28. Bxc5
Bxh2+ $2 29. Kf1 $1 Rxe1+ 30. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 31. Kxe1 bxc5 32. g3 $18 Kf7 33. Nh4
Kf6 34. Nf3 Bxg3 35. fxg3 Kf5 36. Nh2 $1 Ke4 37. Kd2 h5 38. Kc3 Kd5 39. Kd3 c4+
40. Kc3 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 1011"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2011.04.10"]
[Round "15.8"]
[White "Nyback, Tomi"]
[Black "Mann, Christian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2444"]
[Annotator "Nyback,T"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[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 "Werder Bremen"]
[BlackTeam "Eppingen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 {
I have played 7.Bg5 here quite a lot lately, including several nice wins, but
I had suffered a painful loss with that line in European championships just a
week before this game. I felt that it was time to try something different,
especially as my opponent had played the line that arises in game before,
which seemed bit dubious to me.} c5 8. Be3 Nc6 $6 {In my opinion this is
inaccurate move order, which gives White interesting additional option
compared to the main lines.} 9. Rc1 $1 {Instead 9.Qd2 Qa5 transposes to main
line of this system, which is fairly playable for Black, of course.} cxd4 {
9...Qa5 10.d5! is also better for White, as 10...Bxc3+ doesnt really work in
view of 11.Rxc3 Qxc3+ 12.Bd2 and two minor pieces are clearly stronger than
Black's rook and pawns.} 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 $1 {This is the option White
didn't have in other line, where his queen was already on d2. Instead 11.Qd2
transposes to main line, and leads to an ending that gives White some chances
for advantage.} Qxa2 12. d5 {The point. Black will now lose his castling
rights after bishop check on b5, and this with development advantage gives
White more than enough compensation for the pawn.} Na5 $2 {Here 12...Ne5 was
the only way to play, and after 13.Nxe5 Bxe5 14.Bb5+ White has an initiative
for the pawn, but Black's position looks playable.} 13. Bb5+ Bd7 {13...Kf8
looks too ugly to be played, but the game move loses more or less directly.}
14. Rc2 $1 Qa3 15. Qb1 $1 {The point: White now has a multitude of threats,
like taking on d7 and Qb5+, and in many lines also Ra2.} Qb3 {The only try,
but insufficient.} 16. Bxd7+ Kxd7 17. O-O $1 {I was surprised to hear many
teammates suggest 17.Rc7+ here after the game, a move that I somehow failed to
consider. However the consequences of that are unclear, while the game move
wins very cleanly.} b6 18. Bxa5 Qxb1 19. Rxb1 bxa5 20. Rb7+ $18 {Black
resigned. This might seem a bit premature, but there is nothing to be done
here. White will play Rcc7 next, and then possibly something like e5 and Nd4
with big mating threats, while Black can only sit and wait.} (20. Rb7+ Ke8 (
20... Kd8 21. Rcc7 Bf8 22. Ne5 Rg8 23. d6) 21. Rcc7 Bf8 22. Ne5 (22. e5 $1 Rd8
23. d6 exd6 24. e6 fxe6 25. Ng5 d5 (25... Rg8 26. Ne4) 26. Nf7 $18) 22... a4 (
22... f6 23. Nc6) 23. Rxa7 Rxa7 {(?)} 24. Rc8# {Guilbert - Schut, Bethune 2006
(C.D. Meyer)}) 1-0

[Event "URS Young Masters-ch15"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "1982.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Chiburdanidze, Maia"]
[Black "Malaniuk, Vladimir P"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Okhotnik,V"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1982.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Qa5 (9... b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Qd3 cxd4 12. cxd4 e6 13. Bg5 Qd6
14. Qe3 Nd7 15. Rfd1 Rfc8 16. Bb5 $1 Rc2 17. Ba4 Rxa2 18. e5 Qd5 19. Bb3 Qa5
20. d5 $1 Bxd5 21. Bxd5 exd5 22. e6 Nf6 23. exf7+ Kxf7 24. Rbc1 $1 {
Eingorn-Malaniuk/Baku 1979.}) (9... Bg4 $5 10. Rxb7 Nc6) 10. O-O Qxc3 (10...
Qxa2 11. Bg5 Qe6 12. e5 Rd8 13. Qa4 Qc6 14. Qb3 Qc7 15. Bc4 Rf8 16. e6 f6 17.
Bh4 Nc6 18. Bg3 Qd8 19. Qa2 cxd4 20. cxd4 b6 21. d5 Ne5 22. Rfd1 Kh8 23. Nxe5
fxe5 24. d6 exd6 25. Bd5 Bxe6 26. Bxe6 Qe7 27. Rbc1 Rae8 {1-0 Jussupow,A (2555)
-Tukmakov,V (2500)/Yerevan zt 1982 (37)}) 11. d5 Qa5 12. Bg5 $1 Qc7 13. Qc1 Bg4
14. Bf4 Qc8 15. e5 Nd7 16. Re1 Nb6 17. d6 exd6 18. exd6 Re8 19. h3 Bd7 20. Bh6
Bh8 21. Ng5 Bf5 22. Rxb6 $1 axb6 23. Bc4 Be6 24. Rxe6 $1 fxe6 25. Qf4 Qd7 26.
Bb5 $1 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.11.22"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Black "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2589"]
[BlackElo "2682"]
[Annotator "Pelletier,Y"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2009.11.21"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 e6 13. f4 Bc7 14. O-O exd5
15. exd5 Ba5 16. d6 {Es gibt mehrere Züge hier, aber das ist wohl eine
Hauptvariante.} b6 17. Bf3 Rb8 {Diese Partie sollte vermutlich diese Zugfolge
begraben. Schwarz sollte daher entweder 16...Rb8 oder 17...Bf5 den Vorzug
geben.} 18. Bb2 Bf5 19. Rbe1 {In meiner Vorbereitung hatte ich gefühlt, dass
die weißen Angriffchancen hier gefährlich sind.} b5 $6 ({Diese Spielweise
kostet zu viel Zeit. Besser war} 19... Qf6 {[%cal Gb8d8]} 20. g4 Be6 21. Re5
$36) 20. g4 $1 $146 Be6 {Sonst dringt der Turm nach e7 ein.} 21. f5 $1 Bc4 ({
Vor eine schwierigere Aufgabe wird Weiß nach} 21... gxf5 {gestellt. Der beste
Weg, damit der Angriff durchdringt, besteht in} 22. gxf5 Bxf5 23. Re7 Rb6 (
23... c4 24. Bh5 Qb6+ 25. Kh1 $18) 24. Rd1 c4 25. Qg5+ Bg6 26. Qe5 {[%cal
Gb2c1,Gc1h6]} Bc2 (26... h6 27. Rd4 $18) 27. Rd4 $18) ({Problemlos geht es
aber im Fall von} 21... Bxa2 22. Re7 Bc4 23. f6 Kh8 24. Be2 $18) 22. Re7 $1 {
Der Rf1 ist wegen 23.f6 oder 23.Qh6 tabu.} Qb6 (22... Re8 23. f6 $18) ({Nach} 
22... Rb6 {hatte ich} 23. Rd1 Kh8 24. fxg6 {geplant, man sehe} hxg6 (24... fxg6
25. Qh6 $18) 25. Qf4 Kg8 26. Qf6 Re8 27. Bd5 Rxe7 (27... Bxd5 28. c4) 28. Qxg6+
Kh8 (28... Kf8 29. Qh7) 29. Qf6+ Kg8 30. dxe7 Rxf6 31. exd8=Q+ Bxd8 32. Bxc4
$18) 23. f6 Kh8 24. Be4 $1 {[%cal Gf1f3,Gf3h3]} Rg8 (24... Bxf1 25. Qh6 Rg8 26.
Rxf7 $18) 25. Rf3 Bd3 (25... Qd8 26. Rh3 Qf8 27. Qg5 Rd8 28. Qh4 h5 29. Qxh5+
$1 $18) 26. Qh6 {Den Läufer konnte man schlagen, aber der Textzug führt zum
Matt.} c4+ 27. Kg2 Bxe4 28. Rxe4 1-0

[Event "Riga FIDE GP"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "2019.07.22"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[Annotator "Pelletier,Y"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2019.07.12"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Qa4+ Qd7 8.
Qa3 {Maxime Vachier-Lagrave plays exclusively the Grunfeld against 1.d4.
Despite his phenomenal knowledge and experience, he is clearly a fixed target
and sometimes fails pray to clever preparation by his opponents. Exactly this
happens in this encounter. Using an earlier game Bogner-MVL, Shakhriyar
Mamedyarov finds a little deviation somewhere, which he hopes to have escaped
the attention of the French champion.} b6 9. Nf3 Bb7 ({Together with his
second Etienne Bacrot, MVL repaired the line for the tie-break matches. In two
games there, he preferred} 9... c5 10. Bd3 Nc6 {and clearly solved his opening
problems.}) 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O c5 12. Bf4 ({The aforementioned game
Bogner-MVL (Bundesliga 2015) went} 12. Rd1 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. Bb2 e6 {
with equal chances}) 12... cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 (13... e6 14. Rac1 {is not
entirely satisfactory}) ({, but} 13... Bxd4 14. Nxd4 Qxd4 15. Qxe7 Qxd3 16.
Qxb7 Na6 {was a straight-forward attempt to solve Black's problems. Yet, after}
17. Rfd1 Nc5 18. Rxd3 Nxb7 19. Ra3 $5 {, things are not so easy.}) 14. d5 Na5
15. Rac1 Rfc8 16. h3 $5 {This quiet little move shows how difficult Black's
position in fact is. The French player tries to disentangle with} e6 17. d6 f6
{[%cal Ge6e5] , but underestimates the consequences of} 18. e5 Bxf3 19. exf6 $1
{, when he is already in big troubles.} Bxf6 (19... Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Bxf6 21. Ba6
Rxc1 22. Rxc1 e5 23. Rc7 Qe6 24. Bd2 $18) 20. gxf3 e5 21. Bd2 Rxc1 (21... Kh8
22. Ba6 $16) 22. Rxc1 Rc8 23. Rxc8+ Qxc8 24. Kg2 ({MVL was hoping for} 24. Bxa5
bxa5 25. Qxa5 Qc1+ {, when things aren't over yet. But Mamedyarov leaves the
knight on the rim and increases the pressure.}) 24... Bd8 25. Be4 Qe6 26. Qd3
Kg7 27. Bc3 Qf6 28. Kf1 {At first sight, it may seem strange to resign here
already, but Black is completely tied. White will soon win e5 and launch the
final attack.} 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0001"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2001.02.18"]
[Round "9.5"]
[White "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Black "Stangl, Markus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2474"]
[BlackElo "2479"]
[Annotator "Pelletier,Y"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2000.10.14"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[BlackTeam "Tegernsee"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Qb3 Nb6 6. d4 Be6 7. Qd1 (7. Qc2
{ist genauer}) 7... Bc4 $2 {Schwarz möchte die Entwicklung des Bf1 erschweren
aber das erlaubt Weiss, die Initiative zu ergreifen.} (7... Bg7) 8. Ne5 $1 Ba6
9. b4 {[%csl Ra6]} e6 ({Oder} 9... c6 10. a4 Nd5 $6 11. Qb3 $1 e6 $140 12. b5
Bb4 13. bxa6 $1) 10. Rb1 (10. b5 Bb4 {ist kaum erstrebenswert.}) 10... Nd5 ({
Nach} 10... c6 11. a4 Nd5 12. Na2 $1 $36 {wird Weiss ein Tempo für e4 gewinnen.
}) 11. Bd2 $1 c6 $6 ({Sicher sollte Schwarz} 11... Bxb4 {ziehen, da die
Partiefolge für Weiss ganz gut ist. Nach} 12. Qa4+ b5 13. Nxb5 Bxd2+ 14. Kxd2
O-O 15. e3 $14 {riskiert der weisse König weniger, als es aussieht.}) 12. b5 $1
Nxc3 $2 {Ich nehme an, das Markus meinen nächsten Zug zu spät gemerkt hat. So
früh am Morgen ist es auch verzeihlich!} (12... cxb5 13. Nxb5 $36 {/\ e4}) 13.
bxa6 $1 Nxd1 14. axb7 {Die schwarze Tragödie liegt darin, dass der Ra8 nur
gerettet werden kann, wenn der Nb8 sich rührt. Aber dann hängt ja c6...} Nd7
15. Nxc6 Nxf2 16. Nxd8 Rxd8 (16... Nd3+ $2 17. exd3 Rxd8 18. Bf4 $18) 17. Kxf2
{Mit einem gesunden Mehrbauern auf b7 sollte die Sache klar sein.} Bd6 18. g3
Nb6 (18... e5 19. dxe5 Nxe5 20. Bh3 $18 {/\ Be3}) 19. Bg2 Bb8 20. Bf4 Ke7 21.
Rb4 $1 Nd5 $6 22. Bxb8 $1 Rxb8 ({Oder} 22... Nxb4 23. Bxa7 Na6 (23... Nxa2 24.
Rb1 Rb8 25. Bxb8 Rxb8 26. Rb3 $18) 24. Rb1 $18) 23. Bxd5 exd5 24. Rhb1 Kd6 25.
Ra4 Kc7 26. Rxa7 Rhe8 27. Ra5 Rxb7 28. Rc5+ Kb8 29. Rxb7+ Kxb7 30. Rxd5 Kc6 31.
Re5 Ra8 32. Re7 Rxa2 33. Rxf7 Kd5 34. Rxh7 Kxd4 35. Re7 Kd5 36. Kf3 Ra4 37. h4
Rb4 38. Re8 Ra4 39. e4+ Kd4 40. Kf4 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 22nd"]
[Site "Fuegen"]
[Date "2006.10.14"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Black "Timofeev, Artyom"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2588"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[Annotator "Pelletier,Y"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[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 "Clichy Echecs 92"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nd7 ({Dies kam als eine Überraschung, spielt ja Timofeev
normalerweise} 9... b6) 10. O-O Nf6 11. Qc2 ({Die Mode entwickelt sich eher
Richtung} 11. Bd3 {, auch wenn Weiß letztens gegen} b6 {kaum Vorteil beweisen
konnte.}) 11... Qc7 12. d5 Nh5 13. c4 ({Mittels} 13. Re1 {konnte Weiß mehr
Figuren auf dem Brett halten, was bei seinem Raumvorteil günstig ist. Nach} e6
(13... Nf4 14. Bf1 Bg4 $140 $2 15. d6 $1 Qxd6 16. e5) (13... f5 $6 14. Bc4) 14.
c4 {steht er leicht besser.}) 13... Nf4 14. Re1 Nxe2+ (14... f5 {scheitert an}
15. e5 Bxe5 16. Nxe5 Qxe5 17. Qd2 $1 $36 (17. Bb2 Qe4 {[%cal Ge4g2,Ge4c2]})
17... Qe4 $140 $2 18. Bf1 $1 Qxb1 19. Bb2 Qxa2 20. Rxe7 $18) 15. Qxe2 {[%cal
Ge4e5]} e5 {Der einzige Zug, um eine weiße Bauernwelle zu stoppen. Der
Freibauer auf d5 bedeutet im Moment keine Gefahr, da die weißen Figuren
schlecht koordiniert sind, um ihn zu unterstützen. Der Springer sollte z.B.
auf c3 stehen, um den Ausfall nach b5 zu drohen.} 16. Qc2 (16. a4 {war
vielleicht genauer:} b6 (16... Bd7 17. a5 $5) 17. a5 $5) 16... Bg4 17. Nd2 Bd7
18. a4 b6 19. Ra1 ({Unterstützt den a-Bauern und befreit das Feld b1 für den
Springer, der weiterhin nach c3 zielt. Aber der natürliche Zug} 19. Bb2 {
war vorzuziehen.}) 19... f5 20. exf5 ({f5-f4 sollte verhindert werden, man
sehe:} 20. Bb2 f4 21. Nf3 Bf6 22. Qc3 g5 $40) ({oder} 20. Nb1 f4 21. f3 g5 22.
Nc3 g4 $40) 20... gxf5 21. Bb2 Rae8 22. f3 $6 ({Mittels} 22. a5 {konnte Weiß
seine kleine Schwäche loswerden und dabei Initiative am Damenflügel entfalten.
WIchtig ist nach} b5 {die Antwort} 23. f4 $1 $36) 22... Qd6 23. Re2 Re7 24.
Rae1 Rfe8 $6 {(=)} (24... a6 {mit der Idee b5 gab Schwarz gute Chancen.}) 25.
Nf1 e4 $1 ({Diese forcierende Fortsetzung garantiert das Gleichgewicht.
Weniger gut waren die Alternativen} 25... a6 26. Ng3 Qg6 27. d6 Rf7 28. Bxe5 (
28. a5 $5) 28... Rxe5 29. Rxe5 Bxe5 30. Rxe5 Qxd6 31. Rd5 Qf6 32. f4 $14) ({und
} 25... Qg6 26. Ng3 h5 27. d6 Rf7 28. Bxe5 Rxe5 29. Rxe5 Bxe5 30. Rxe5 Qxd6 31.
Rd5 $14) 26. Bxg7 Kxg7 27. Ng3 $2 ({Da ich keinen Vorteil nach dem Schlagen
auf e4 finden konnte, verlor ich die Kontrolle und spielte den schwachen
Textzug. Danach steht sogar Schwarz besser. Weiß musste sich also mit} 27. fxe4
Rxe4 (27... fxe4 28. Re3 $1) 28. Rxe4 fxe4 29. Rxe4 {begnügen, auch wenn} Qg6
$1 {die schwarzen Problem löst:} ({als weniger genau erweist sich} 29... Rxe4
30. Qxe4 Bxa4 31. Ng3 Kg8 32. Qg4+ (32. Nf5 Qf6 $13) 32... Qg6 33. Qf4 Qb1+ 34.
Nf1 $36) 30. Qc3+ (30. Re2 Qxc2 31. Rxc2 Bxa4 32. Ra2 b5 33. cxb5 Bxb5 34.
Rxa7+ Kf6 35. Kf2 Ke5 $132) 30... Qf6 31. Qg3+ Qg6 {Nach dem Damentausch
erobert Schwarz den Bauern a4. Weiß kann nun entweder Dauerschach mittels Qc3
geben, oder das Endspiel versuchen:} 32. Rxe8 Qxg3 33. Nxg3 Bxe8 34. a5 Kf6 (
34... bxa5 35. Ne4 a4 36. Nxc5 a3 37. Nb3 Kf6 38. Kf2 Ke5 39. Ke3 $14) 35. axb6
axb6 36. Kf2 Ke5 37. Ke3 b5 $11 {Schwarz liquidiert, es wird doch noch Remis.})
27... exf3 28. Qc3+ (28. gxf3 Rxe2 29. Rxe2 Rxe2 30. Qxe2 Kf7 $36) 28... Kg8
29. Qxf3 Rxe2 30. Rxe2 Rxe2 31. Qxe2 (31. Nxe2 Qe5) 31... Qf4 {Schwarz
zentralisiert sich und Weiß wird zur Passivität gezwungen.} 32. Nh5 (32. Qc2
$142 Qd4+ 33. Kf1 Qe5 $36 34. Kf2 f4 $1 35. Ne2 Qe3+ 36. Kf1 f3 37. Ng3) 32...
Qd4+ 33. Kf1 Kf7 34. Ng3 (34. g3 Qe4) 34... Qa1+ 35. Kf2 Qd4+ 36. Kf1 Qg4 $6 (
36... Qh4 $17) 37. Qc2 $2 ({Nach dem Damentausch gäbe es in diesem Fall kein
Problem, das Remis zu halten:} 37. Qxg4 fxg4 38. a5 Kf6 39. axb6 axb6 40. Ke2
Ke5 41. Ke3 b5 42. cxb5 Bxb5 43. Ne4 $11) 37... Qf4+ 38. Kg1 Qd4+ 39. Kf1 Qe5
40. Kf2 Kg6 41. Kf3 Qa1 42. Kf2 (42. Ne2 {scheitert an} Bxa4 43. Nf4+ Kf6 44.
Nh5+ (44. Qe2 Bd1) 44... Kg5 45. h4+ Kxh4) 42... Qd4+ 43. Kf3 Qg4+ 44. Kf2 Qf4+
45. Ke2 (45. Kg1 Qd4+ 46. Kf1 h5) 45... h5 {Der Vorstoß des h-Bauern soll die
Entscheidung bringen. war auch gut genug.} 46. Nf1 Qe5+ 47. Kf3 h4 48. g3 (48.
h3 Kf6 49. g3 Be8 50. gxh4 Bh5+ 51. Kg2 f4) 48... h3 49. Ne3 Kg5 50. Ke2 f4 (
50... Be8 {war auch gut genug.}) 51. gxf4+ Kxf4 52. Qd3 (52. Qc1 Bg4+ 53. Kf2
Qd4) 52... Qd4 ({Am besten war wohl} 52... Kg5 $19 53. Qh7 $140 Bg4+) ({aber} 
52... Qe4 {hätte auch genügt}) 53. Qa3 (53. a5 bxa5 $19) 53... Bxa4 $4 (53...
Qe4 54. Kd2 Qh1 $19) ({und} 53... Be8 {hätten leicht gewonnen. Nun erhält Weiß
durch den folgenden etwas überraschenden Zug genug Gegenspiel.}) 54. Qc1 $1 Ke5
55. Qg1 Qb2+ {(=)} (55... Bd7 {war besser, um das Remis zu sichern:} 56. Qg5+ (
56. Qg8 Qf4) 56... Kd6 57. Qd8 $11) 56. Kf3 Kd6 (56... Kf6 {war genauer und
hätte laut Computer zum Remis geführt.}) 57. Qg3+ (57. Qg6+ Kc7 58. Qg3+) 57...
Kd7 $6 ({Nach} 57... Ke7 {gibt es auch nichts mehr als Unentschieden:} 58. Nf5+
Kd7 59. Qxh3 Qf6 $11) 58. Qxh3+ Kc7 (58... Kd8 59. Qh4+ Kc8 60. Qg4+ Bd7 61.
Qg8+ Kc7 62. Qg3+ Kc8 63. h4 a5 64. h5 a4 65. h6 a3 66. Qg8+) 59. Qh7+ $2 $138
({Dieser sinnlose Zug verliert Zeit und erlaubt dem Nachziehenden, seine
Kräfte wieder zu organisieren. Einen klaren Vorteil konnte mittels} 59. Qg3+
Kb7 60. h4 {gesichert werden, z.B:} Qf6+ (60... Be8 61. Qg5) 61. Qf4 $16 Qxf4+
$140 $2 62. Kxf4 Be8 63. Kg5 b5 64. cxb5 Bxb5 65. h5 $18) 59... Bd7 60. Qh6 a5
{Weiß kann nun keine genügende Drohungen aufstellen und muss wegem schnellen
Vorrücken des a-Bauern ins Dauerschach einwilligen.} 61. Qf4+ Kc8 62. Qf8+ Kb7
63. Qf7 (63. h4 a4) (63. Qe7 Kc7 64. d6+ Kc6) 63... Kc8 64. Qf8+ Kb7 65. Qf7
Kc8 66. Qf8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0506"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2006.02.18"]
[Round "10.4"]
[White "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2579"]
[BlackElo "2636"]
[Annotator "Pelletier/Meyer,CD"]
[PlyCount "165"]
[EventDate "2005.10.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[BlackTeam "Baden-Baden"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Bg5 h6 14. Be3
Nc6 15. d5 {eine Schlüsselstellung in der modernen Abtauschvariante der
Grünfeld-Indischen Verteidigung} Bxf3 16. gxf3 (16. Bxf3 {wird wegen
offensichtlicher Remistendenz vermieden, z.B.} Ne5 17. Rxb7 a5 $1 18. Rxe7 (18.
Bc5 a4 19. Bxe7 Rfb8 20. Rxb8+ Rxb8 21. d6 Qe6 $1 22. Qxa4 Nxf3+ 23. gxf3 Qh3
$1 {[%cal Rg7e5]} (23... Be5 24. Qa5 Bxd6) 24. Qa5 Qxf3 25. Qd5 Qg4+ {remis, L.
Van Wely - P. Svidler, Biel 2000}) 18... a4 19. Bd4 Nxf3+ 20. gxf3 Bxd4 21.
Qxd4 a3 22. d6 (22. Kg2 Qb2 23. Qxb2 axb2 24. Rb7 Rfb8 25. Rxb8+ Rxb8 26. Rb1
Kg7 27. f4 Kf6 28. h4 Rb3 29. f3 Ke7 30. e5 h5 31. Kf2 f6 32. Ke2 Rb5 33. Ke3
fxe5 34. fxe5 Rxd5 35. Rxb2 {remis, E. Agrest - J. Barkhagen, ch-SWE 2000})
22... Qe2 23. Kg2 a2 24. Ra1 Qf1+ 25. Kg3 Qg1+ 26. Kh3 Qf1+ 27. Kg3 {remis, V.
Kramnik - P. Svidler, Zürich 2001}) 16... Na5 ({Der als großer
Eröffnungsexperte bekannte Pole betritt damit unerforschte Gefilde. I} 16...
Nd4 {(üblich)} 17. Bd3 Qa3 $5 18. f4 Qd6 19. Rxb7 Rfb8 20. Qb1 Nf3+ 21. Kg2
Nh4+ {(M. Krasenkow - P. Svidler, Polanica Zdroj 2000)} 22. Kh1 e6 $1 23. Bxa7
(23. dxe6 fxe6) 23... Rxb7 24. Qxb7 Rd8 $13 {/=}) ({II} 16... Rfd8 17. Rxb7 e6
18. d6 Bf8 19. d7 Ne5 20. Bb5 $14) 17. Bc5 Rfc8 $5 $146 (17... Bf6 18. f4 Rfd8
19. Bf3 (19. Bxe7 Bxe7 20. Ra1 Qb2 21. Rxa5 a6 $13) 19... b6 20. Bb4 (20. e5)
20... e5 $6 21. Bc3 {V. Tsarouhas - M. Erdogdu, Thessaloniki 2001, 0:1/52}) 18.
Bb4 ({Oder auch} 18. Bxe7 Rc2 19. Bb4 Rxe2 20. Bxa5 b6 21. Bb4 {sieht nicht so
schlecht aus für Schwarz.} f5 $13 (21... a5 22. Be7 a4 $5 $132)) 18... Be5 $2 (
{Wahrscheinlich übersah Krasenkow das gleich folgende 20.Bg4. Gut spielbar war:
I Wahrscheinlich übersah mein Gegner den Zug 20.Bg4. Gut spielbar war:} 18...
e6 19. dxe6 fxe6 20. Bxa5 Qxa5 21. Rxb7 Rc7 22. Qb3 Rxb7 23. Qxb7 Rf8 $13) ({II
} 18... Rc7 $13 19. f4 Rd8) 19. f4 $1 Bxf4 20. Bg4 $1 ({Mit der Doppeldrohung
Bxc8 und Ra1; bloß nicht} 20. Ra1 $2 Qb3 {mit der Drohung Qh3} 21. Bg4 (21.
Bxa5 $4 Qh3 {nebst matt}) 21... Qxb4 22. Bxc8 Qxe4 (22... Rxc8 $2 23. Qg4) 23.
Ra4 Qe5 24. Bh3 Qc7 $17) 20... Rc4 21. Ra1 Qb2 (21... Qb3 $6 22. Bxa5 Qxd1 23.
Rfxd1 Rxe4 24. Bf3 $16) 22. Bxa5 Rxe4 $6 ({I} 22... b6 $2 23. Qd3 $18) ({II} 
22... Bd6 $5 23. Qf3 Qe5 (23... b6 24. Rfb1) 24. Qg2 $14) 23. Re1 $2 ({Nach
diesem Fehler gelingt es Schwarz, seine Kräfte zu koordinieren, was der Weiße
unterschätzte. Viel besser war} 23. Qf3 $1 $16) 23... Rxe1+ 24. Qxe1 Qf6 $1 $13
{/=} 25. Bh3 Qg5+ $6 ({Stärker war} 25... Qh4 $142 $5 {, z.B.} 26. Qf1 (26. Kg2
Qg5+ 27. Kh1 Qxd5+ 28. Bg2 Qg5) 26... Rc8 27. Bd2 Rc2 28. Bxf4 Qxf4) 26. Bg2
Rc8 27. Bb4 (27. Bc3 $5 a6 28. h3 $14) 27... Rc7 28. h3 (28. Qe4 {verwarf ich
wegen} Qh4 29. h3 b5 (29... Rc4 $2 {Ich übersah aber} 30. Bxe7 $1 $18) 30. Re1
Bg5 31. Qxh4 Bxh4 $14) 28... b6 29. Qe2 (29. Bc3) 29... Bd6 30. Bxd6 exd6 31.
Qb2 Kh7 32. Re1 Re7 33. Rd1 $14 ({I} 33. Rc1 $6 Re2) ({II Vielleicht war} 33.
Rxe7 Qxe7 34. Qc3 $14 {das gebotene Mittel, aber ohne Türme auf dem Brett
schätzte Weiß seine Chancen als relativ schlechter ein.}) 33... Qf4 34. Qb5
$138 Re5 35. Qd3 Re7 36. Qb5 Re5 37. Qd3 {Aus Bedenkzeiterwägungen ist es
manchmal nützlich, Züge zu wiederholen, aber hier hätte Weiß nach 37...Re7
keine dreimalige Stellungswiederholung riskieren dürfen.} Qb4 {Auf Anweisung
seines Teamcaptains wegen der ungewissen Matchsituation verwarf Krasenkow die
Zugwiederholung!} 38. Kf1 Re7 39. Rc1 Qf4 40. Rc2 {Weiss hat seine Figuren
verbessert, aber erst der kommende Fehler gibt mir wirklich Chancen auf
Vorteil.} a5 $6 (40... Qb4 $142 41. Qc3 Qf4 (41... Qxc3 $2 42. Rxc3 {/\Rc6+/-})
) 41. Qc3 Qa4 (41... Re5) 42. Rc1 Re5 {Nun nach der Zeitkontrolle erfolgt
Krasenkows Remisangebot zu spät.} 43. Qc7 $1 {Ergreift die Initiative.} Qf4 44.
Rb1 $6 ({I} 44. Rc4 $2 Re7 $1) ({II} 44. Rc3 $1 Rf5 45. Qxb6 $16) 44... a4 (
44... Rg5 45. Rxb6 $1) 45. Qxb6 (45. Rxb6 a3 46. Rb7 Rf5 47. Qc2 Qe5 48. Rb1
Rf4 49. Re1 Qf6 {kommt etwa auf dasselbe hinaus.}) 45... a3 46. Qa7 $6 (46. Qb3
$142 Rf5 47. Qc2) 46... Rf5 $6 (46... Rg5 $142 47. Rd1 Rg3 48. Kg1 Rc3 49. Rf1
Kg7 50. Qa6 Kh7 51. Kh1 Kg7) 47. Ra1 $6 (47. Kg1 $142 Rg5 48. Rb3 Qc1+ 49. Kh2
Qf4+ 50. Rg3 a2 51. Qxa2 h5 52. Kg1 Rxg3 53. fxg3 Qxg3 54. Qe2 h4 $14) 47...
Qd2 $2 {Für diesen Zug überlegte Krasenkow sehr lange, wonach - wie so oft -
nichts Gutes herauskommt. Dies ließ Pelletier auch auf der Uhr in Vorteil
kommen.} (47... Rg5 $142 $5 48. Rd1 $14 (48. Qxa3 $4 Qc4+ 49. Kg1 Qe4 $19) (48.
Qe3 $2 Qc4+ 49. Kg1 Qxd5)) 48. Kg1 $2 ({Der Kraftzug} 48. Be4 $1 {hätte die
Chose wesentlich vereinfacht:} Rf4 {/Rf6} 49. Rxa3 $18) 48... Qb2 49. Qxa3 (49.
Rxa3 $6 Qc1+ 50. Kh2 Qf4+ 51. Rg3 h5 $1 52. Kg1 (52. Qe3 $2 Qxf2 53. Qxf2 Rxf2
54. Rc3 h4 55. Rc4 g5 56. Rc7 Kg7 57. Rd7 Kf6 $1 58. Rxd6+ Ke5 59. Ra6 f5 60.
Re6+ Kf4 61. Rh6 Rd2 $11) 52... Qc1+ 53. Bf1 Qd1 $1 $132) 49... Qxf2+ 50. Kh1
Qd4 51. Re1 Qd2 52. Rg1 $6 {Besser war sowohl 52.Re7 als auch 52.Qc1.} Rf6 53.
Qa7 $2 ({Entfernt sich zu weit vom Königsflügel; stark war hingegen} 53. Qg3
$142 $1 {mit Fixierung des Schwachpunktes d6.}) 53... Rf2 54. Qa4 Qe3 55. Qc4
Kg7 56. Qc1 Qxc1 ({Nach} 56... Qg3 $1 57. Qa1+ Kh7 58. Qd4 h5 59. Qe4 Rf4 60.
Qe2 Rf2 61. Qe4 Rf4 62. Qe1 Rf2 $11 {kann Weiß seine Stellung nicht verstärken.
}) 57. Rxc1 Kf6 58. Kg1 $6 ({Eher zu versuchen war} 58. Kh2 $142 Rf4 59. Kg3 g5
60. Bf3) 58... Rd2 $2 $138 ({Mit nur noch wenigen Minuten auf der Uhr ist es
nicht einfach, sich fehlerfrei zu verteidigen. Schwarz musste den weißen König
abschneiden:} 58... Rf4 {(=)}) 59. Rc7 {Nun sind die schwarzen Figuren zur
Passivität verurteilt.} Ra2 ({Das aktive} 59... Rd4 $2 60. Rd7 Rf4 61. Rxd6+
Ke5 {kann sich Schwarz nicht erlauben:} 62. Rd8 h5 63. Re8+ Kd6 (63... Kf5 $2
64. Be4+ Kg5 65. d6 $18) 64. Re4 $1 $18 Rf6 (64... Rxe4 65. Bxe4 f5 66. Bh1) (
64... Rf5 65. Rc4) 65. Rc4) 60. Rd7 Ra6 61. Kf2 g5 62. Bf3 Kg6 63. Rc7 Ra8 64.
Rd7 Ra6 65. Be2 Rb6 66. Bd3+ Kf6 (66... f5 $2 67. Re7 $18) 67. Ke3 Ke5 68. Bc4
Rb4 69. Kd3 f5 70. Re7+ Kf4 71. Re6 Rb6 72. Rxh6 g4 73. hxg4 fxg4 {Bei
beiderseits knapper Bedenkzeit kurz vor Ende der sechsten Stunde und
unverändert komplizierter wie interessanter Stellung konnte der Rest der
Partie leider nur auf Blitzniveau erfolgen.} 74. Kd4 (74. Rf6+ Ke5 75. Rg6 Kf4
76. Rg8 Rb4 77. Rf8+ Ke5 78. Kc3 Ra4 79. Re8+ Kf5 (79... Kf4 $2 80. Re6 Ra3+
81. Kb4 Ra7 82. Rxd6 Rg7 83. Bf1 $18) 80. Bb5 Ra1 81. Kd4 g3 82. Rf8+ Kg4 83.
Bd7+ Kg5 84. Bh3 Re1 85. Kd3 Kh4 86. Bg2 Kg4 (86... Rg1 87. Bf3 $18) 87. Rf1
Re8 88. Rf6 Rd8 89. Ke4 {usw. +-}) 74... g3 75. Rg6 $2 ({Es gewann} 75. Rf6+
Kg5 (75... Kg4 76. Bd3 (76. Ke3) 76... Rb4+ 77. Ke3 Rb3 78. Rxd6 g2 79. Rg6+
Kh3 80. Kf4 g1=Q 81. Rxg1 Rxd3 82. Ke5 $18) 76. Rf8 Rb4 77. Kc3 Ra4 78. Rg8+
Kf4 79. Rg6 Kf3 80. Rf6+ Ke3 81. Bf1 Ra1 82. Bg2 Rg1 83. Rf3+ Ke2 84. Rxg3 Kf2
85. Rg6 Rxg2 86. Rxd6 $18) 75... Kf3 $2 ({Vergibt die letzte, klare
Remischance durch} 75... Rb2 $1 {, z.B.:} 76. Rf6+ (76. Rxd6 g2 77. Rg6 Kf3 $11
78. Bd3 (78. d6 Kf2) 78... Kf2) (76. Bf1 Rd2+ 77. Kc4 Rc2+ 78. Kd3 Ra2 79. Rg8
(79. Rxd6 Ke5 80. Rg6 Kxd5 $11) 79... Ke5 80. Kc3 Rh2 81. Rg5+ Ke4 82. Kc4 Rc2+
83. Kb3 Rh2 $11) 76... Kg5 77. Rf8 g2 78. Ke4 Kg4 79. Rg8+ Kh3 80. Kf3 Kh2 81.
Rg6 (81. Bd3 g1=N+) 81... Kh1 82. Rh6+ Kg1 83. Rxd6 Rf2+ 84. Ke3 Rf8 85. Rh6 (
85. Bd3 Kh2 $11) 85... Rh8 $11) 76. Rf6+ Kg2 77. Bd3 Kg1 78. Be4 $18 Ra6 79.
Rg6 Kf2 80. Rf6+ Kg1 81. Ke3 Rb6 82. Rg6 (82. Kf3 g2 83. Rg6 Rb2 84. Kf4) 82...
Kh2 {(?)} (82... Rb3+ 83. Kd2 Kf2 84. Rf6+ Kg1 85. Rxd6) 83. Rh6+ 1-0

[Event "Reykjavik zt"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Petursson, Margeir"]
[Black "Ernst, Thomas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "Petursson,M"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Hecht Ftacnik Ernst} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6.
bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O
Nd7 13. Bb4 a5 14. Ra1 (14. Bxe7 {Ftacnik} Re8 15. Ra1 Qe6 16. Ba3 Qxe4 17. Bc4
Qf5 18. Rb1 Nf8 19. Rb5 Qf4 20. g3 Qf6 21. Ne5 Ne6 22. f4 Qd8 23. d5 Nc7 24.
Rb6 {Wells,P-Gurevich,I/London Lloyds (10)/1994/1-0 (40)}) 14... Qe6 15. Qc2 (
15. Bd3 {Ftacnik} b6 16. Ba3 Ba6 17. Bxa6 Rxa6 18. Qe2 Raa8 19. Rac1 Rfc8 20.
d5 Qf6 21. e5 Nxe5 22. Nxe5 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Qxe5 24. Qxe5 {Etchegaray,P-Leko,P/
Oviedo 25' (03)/1993/0-1 (33)}) 15... Nf6 16. Ne5 $1 {N} (16. Bd3 {Ftacnik} Nh5
17. Bc4 (17. Rfd1 Nf4 18. Bf1 b6 19. d5 Qg4 20. Nd4 Ba6 21. f3 Qg5 22. Bxa6
axb4 23. g3 b3 24. Qb2 {Brenninkmeijer,J-Van Mil,J/NLD-ch (07)/1991/0.5 (99)})
17... Qd7 18. Rfd1 Nf4 19. Ne5 Bxe5 20. dxe5 Qg4 21. f3 Qg5 22. Rxa5 Rxa5 23.
Bxa5 Qxe5 24. Bb4 {Sadler,M-Krasenkov,M/Hastings9394 (8)/1993/0.5 (30)}) 16...
Nd7 (16... b5 17. Rxa5 Rxa5 18. Bxa5 Bb7 19. Bd3 Rc8 20. Qb1 $14 {
Nedobora-Krasenkova, Moscow 1994}) 17. Nf3 Nf6 18. Ne5 Nd7 19. Bc4 Qf6 20. f4
$1 (20. Nxf7 {Ernst} Rxf7 21. e5 Qb6 22. Bxe7 $13) 20... Qb6 (20... Nxe5 {
Ftacnik} 21. fxe5 Qb6 22. Bc5 Qd8 23. Qb3 $16) 21. Bxe7 Bxe5 (21... Nxe5 22.
fxe5 Qxd4+ 23. Kh1 b5 24. Bd5 Be6 (24... Bd7 25. Bxf8 Rxf8 26. Rxa5 {x f7}) 25.
Bxf8 Rxf8 26. Bxe6 fxe6 27. Rxf8+ Bxf8 28. Rxa5 $16) 22. fxe5 Qxd4+ 23. Kh1
Nxe5 (23... Re8 {Ftacnik} 24. Bxf7+ $18) 24. Bd5 $1 $16 (24. Bxf8 {Ftacnik}
Qxc4 25. Qb2 Qe6 $13) 24... Bg4 (24... Re8 {Ftacnik} 25. Bc5 Qd3 26. Bxf7+ $18)
25. Bc5 (25. Bxf8 $16) 25... Qd3 26. Qb2 Nd7 (26... Rfe8 27. Bd4 $18 (27. Bd6
$1 {Ftacnik} Nf3 28. h3 $18)) 27. Bxf8 (27. Bd4 Be6 (27... Qe2 28. Qb3 h5 29.
h3 $18) (27... Qe2 28. Qb3 (28. Qc3 {Ernst} Be6 $8 (28... Rac8 29. Rxf7 $18))
28... h5 29. h3 $18) 28. Bh8 f6 29. Bxe6+ Kxh8 30. Rad1 Qxe4 31. Bxd7 $16)
27... Rxf8 28. h3 Bh5 29. Qf2 (29. Qxb7 Ne5 30. Qc7 Be2 31. Rf4 Qd4 32. Rxa5
$18) 29... Kg7 (29... Ne5 {Ftacnik} 30. Rxa5 $18) 30. Rxa5 f5 $1 31. Qb2+ Nf6 (
31... Rf6 {Ftacnik} 32. Rfa1 fxe4 33. Qxb7 Rd6 34. Bxe4 $18) 32. Rc1 $6 (32.
Raa1 Kh6 $1 (32... fxe4 33. Qxb7+ Kh6 34. Qe7 Re8 35. Qxf6 Qxd5 36. Ra7 Qe5 37.
Qf7 $18) (32... b6 33. Qe5 Re8 34. Ra7+ Kh6 35. Qf4+ $18) 33. Qc1+ g5 34. Rxf5
$18) (32. Raa1 $1 $18 {Ernst}) (32. Re1 $2 {Ernst} Qg3 $132 {/\ 33..f4}) (32.
Qxb7+ {Ftacnik} Kh6 33. Rfa1 $40) 32... Kh6 $1 33. Ra3 (33. Qxb7 $5 {Ftacnik}
Nxe4 34. Ra7 $40) 33... Qe2 34. Qxe2 $2 $138 (34. Qxb7 Nxe4 (34... fxe4 35. Qe7
) (34... f4 35. Qe7 Nd7 36. Rg1 f3 37. g4 $1 $18) 35. Ra7 Nf2+ 36. Kh2 Qe5+ 37.
g3 f4 38. Qxh7+ Kg5 39. h4+ Kg4 40. Qd7+ Rf5 41. Rc4 $18) 34... Bxe2 35. Bxb7
fxe4 (35... Nxe4 36. Bxe4 (36. Re1 $2 Bd3 (36... Bd3 {Ftacnik} 37. Kg1 Rb8 38.
Bd5 Rb1 39. Rxb1 Bxb1 $14)) (36. Re1 $18 {Ernst}) 36... fxe4 37. Rc7 Bd3 (37...
Bf1 38. Kg1 Bd3 39. Raa7 Rf1+ 40. Kh2 e3 41. Rxh7+ Kg5 42. h4+ Kg4 43. Ra4+ Rf4
$13) 38. Re7 $16) 36. Kg1 Bd3 37. Ba6 Bxa6 38. Rxa6 {Hecht: RR<->RN.
Schwierige Technik bei wenig Bauern auf einem Flügel.} Nh5 39. Re1 $2 (39. Re6
Ng3 40. Rc7 $18) 39... Re8 40. Kf2 Kg5 $2 (40... Nf4 41. Kg3 Nd5 $1 $14 {/\}
42. Ra5 Re5 43. Rd1 Rg5+ 44. Kh2 e3 $1) 41. g4 Nf4 (41... Ng7 {Ftacnik} 42. Ra7
$18) (41... Nf6 {Ftacnik} 42. h4+ $18) 42. Kg3 Nd3 43. h4+ Kh6 44. Ra7 (44. g5+
Kg7 45. Ra7+ Kg8 46. Re3 $18 {/\ Rc7-c4} Re5 47. Rc7 Kh8 48. Rc4 Nc5 49. Rec3
Ne6 50. Kf2 Kg7 51. Ke3 h6 52. Rxe4 Rxe4+ 53. Kxe4 hxg5 54. Ke5 Kf7 55. Ra3 $18
) 44... g5 (44... Nxe1 {Ftacnik} 45. g5+ Kh5 46. Rxh7#) (44... Rh8 {Ftacnik}
45. Rxe4 $18) 45. Rb1 $2 (45. Rh1 $1 Ne5 (45... e3 46. hxg5+ Kxg5 47. Ra6 $18)
46. hxg5+ Kxg5 47. Raxh7 e3 48. R7h6 Ng6 49. R6h5+ Kf6 50. Re1 $18) 45... gxh4+
(45... Re6 {Ftacnik} 46. h5 (46. hxg5+ Kxg5 47. Rg7+ Kf6 48. Rxh7 $18) 46...
Nc5 47. Rf1 e3 48. Rff7 Ne4+ 49. Kf3 Nf6 50. Rae7 $18) 46. Kxh4 Nf4 $1 47. Rbb7
Ng6+ (47... Rh8 {Ftacnik} 48. g5+ Kg6 49. Rb6+ Kf5 50. Ra5+ $18) 48. Kg3 Nf8 (
48... Rh8 {Ftacnik} 49. Rf7 $1 e3 50. Rf5 Nf8 51. Raf7 e2 52. Kf2 $18) 49. Re7
Rb8 $2 (49... Rxe7 50. Rxe7 Ng6 51. Ra7 (51. Rxe4 Kg5 52. Ra4 h6 $10) (51. Rxe4
$18 {Ftacnik}) 51... e3 52. Ra5 e2 53. Kf2 Nf8 54. Kxe2 Kg7 55. Kf3 h6 56. Ke4
Ng6 $10) 50. Rxe4 Rb3+ 51. Kf2 Ng6 52. Ra5 Rb7 53. Re3 Kg7 54. Kg3 Rc7 55. Rea3
Kh6 (55... h6 $5 {/\} 56. Ra7 Rxa7 57. Rxa7+ Kf6 $10) (55... Kf6 {Ftacnik} 56.
Ra7 $18) 56. Ra7 Rc1 57. Rf3 Rg1+ 58. Kh3 Rh1+ 59. Kg3 Rg1+ 60. Kh3 Rh1+ 61.
Kg2 Rb1 (61... Nh4+ 62. Kxh1 Nxf3 63. Kg2 Ne5 64. Kg3 Kg6 {/\ h6, Kf6, Ng6 =}
65. Ra5 $1 Nf7 66. Kf4 Kf6 67. Ra6+ Kg7 68. g5 $18) 62. Rfa3 (62. Rg3 {Ernst /
\ 63.g5} Rb2+ 63. Kf1 Rb1+ 64. Ke2 Rb2+ 65. Kd1 Ne5 $1) 62... Kg5 $2 (62... Rb4
63. Kg3 {/\ 64.R3a5} (63. Kh3 $1 $16 {Ernst /\ 64.R3a5}) 63... Ne5 (63... Rb1
$1 $14) 64. R3a6+ Ng6 65. Ra5 $1 $18) 63. Rxh7 $1 $18 Rb4 (63... Kxg4 $2 64.
Rg3+ Kf5 65. Rh5+ Kf6 66. Rh6 $18) (63... Nf4+ 64. Kf2 Kxg4 65. Rg3+ Kf5 66.
Rf7+ Ke5 67. Re3+ $18) 64. Kh3 Nf4+ 65. Kg3 Ne2+ 66. Kf2 Nd4 (66... Rb2 67. Ke3
Kxg4 68. Rh2 Nc3 69. Rxb2 Nd1+ 70. Ke2 Nxb2 71. Rb3 Nc4 72. Rb4 $18) (66... Nf4
{Ftacnik} 67. Kf3 Rb5 68. Rh8 Rc5 69. Rg8+ Ng6 70. Ra6 $18) 67. Rg7+ Kf4 68.
Kg2 Rb2+ 69. Kh3 Ne6 (69... Nf3 $2 {Ftacnik} 70. Rf7+) 70. Rf7+ Kg5 71. Rf5+
Kg6 72. Ra6 Re2 73. Rb5 Re1 (73... Kf7 {Ftacnik} 74. Rb7+ Kf6 75. Rbb6) 74.
Rbb6 Kf6 75. Rxe6+ Rxe6 76. Rxe6+ Kxe6 77. Kh4 Kf6 78. Kh5 (78. Kh5 {Ftacnik}
Kg7 79. Kg5) 1-0

[Event "Reykjavik zt"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Petursson, Margeir"]
[Black "Agdestein, Simen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Petursson,M"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7.
Nf3 c5 8. Be3 O-O 9. Rc1 Qa5 10. Qd2 e6 11. Bh6 $1 Nc6 12. h4 (12. Bxg7 {
Ftacnik} Kxg7 13. d5 exd5 14. exd5 Re8+ 15. Be2 Ne5 16. O-O Bd7 17. Rfd1 Rad8
18. Qb2 b6 19. Nd2 Bf5 20. f4 Ng4 21. Bb5 Ne3 22. Re1 Bd7 23. Nb3 {Olsen,
P-Tortarolo,M/Aosta op (04)/1990/1-0 (23)}) 12... cxd4 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. cxd4
Rd8 (14... Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2 Rd8 16. Ke3 h5 (16... Bd7 {Ftacnik} 17. Rb1 (17. h5
f6 18. Bd3 Rac8 19. hxg6 hxg6 20. e5 Rh8 21. Be4 f5 22. Bxc6 Rxc6 23. Rxh8 Kxh8
24. Rh1+ {Yermolinsky,A-Benjamin,J/Philadelphia World op (8)/1992/0.5 (33)})
17... Rab8 (17... b6 18. Ba6 Bc8 19. Bd3 Bb7 20. h5 Rac8 21. Rh3 f6 22. hxg6
hxg6 23. Rbh1 Rh8 24. Rxh8 {Koepcke,R-Henao,R/USA-op Los Angeles/1991/0.5 (26)}
) 18. Bd3 Ne7 19. h5 f6 20. hxg6 hxg6 21. Rh2 b6 22. g4 e5 23. dxe5 Bxg4 24.
exf6+ {Karpov,An-Kasparov,G (15)/Wch-KK5 Lyon/1990/0.5 (33)}) 17. Bb5 Bd7 18.
Bxc6 Bxc6 19. Ne5 Rac8 20. Nxc6 Rxc6 21. Rxc6 bxc6 22. Rc1 Rc8 23. Kd3 Kf6 24.
Rb1 {Karpov,An-Trammell,G/St Martin simul/1992/1-0 (78)}) (14... Bd7 {Ftacnik}
15. Rb1 Rfd8 16. Bd3 Be8 17. Qxa5 Nxa5 18. Kd2 h5 19. Rhc1 Rac8 20. Ke3 Rxc1
21. Rxc1 Nc6 22. Rb1 b6 23. Rc1 Kf8 24. a3 {Maximenko,A-Baikov,V/URS-chT Azov/
1991/1-0 (59)}) 15. Qxa5 Nxa5 16. Kd2 Bd7 17. h5 $5 (17. Bd3 Rac8 18. h5 gxh5
$6 19. Rb1 b6 20. Rxh5 h6 21. Rbh1 Rh8 22. Ne5 $16 Be8 {Ftacnik} 23. R5h3 Nc6
24. Rc1 {Olafsson,H-Benjamin,J/St. Martin op (6)/1993/1-0 (37)}) 17... f6 (
17... Rac8 {Ftacnik} 18. Bd3) 18. Rc5 Nc6 (18... b6 $2 19. Rc7 $16 {xa7}) 19.
hxg6 hxg6 20. Bd3 Rac8 21. Rhc1 Kf7 (21... Ne7 $2 22. Rc7 $18) 22. Ke3 (22. d5
$5 Nb4 23. Rc7 $14) 22... g5 23. g4 (23. Bb1 g4 24. Nd2 e5 25. d5 Nd4 $13) (23.
Nd2 {Ftacnik} Ke7) 23... e5 $1 $13 (23... Nb4 {Ftacnik} 24. Rc7 Ke8 25. Bb1 $14
) 24. dxe5 Bxg4 (24... Nxe5 {Ftacnik} 25. Nxe5+ fxe5 26. Rc7 Ke8 27. f3 $14)
25. Bc4+ (25. exf6 $2 {Ftacnik} Bxf3 26. Bc4+ Kg6 $1 27. Bd5 (27. Kxf3 Nd4+ $19
) 27... Bg4) 25... Kg6 26. Bd5 Nxe5 $6 (26... Bxf3 27. Bxc6 Rxc6 28. Rxc6 bxc6
29. Kxf3 fxe5 30. Rxc6+ Kh5 $10 31. Ra6) 27. Nxe5+ fxe5 28. Bxb7 Rxc5 29. Rxc5
Rf8 (29... Re8 {Ftacnik} 30. f3 Bd7 31. Ra5 $16) 30. Rxe5 Rf3+ 31. Kd4 Rxf2 32.
Bd5 $6 (32. Ra5 $1 Rf7 33. Rxa7 (33. Bd5 Rd7 (33... Re7 $5) 34. Ra6+ Kh5 (34...
Kg7 35. e5 Bf3 36. Rd6 Rxd6 37. exd6 Bg4 38. Ke5 Kf8 39. Kf6 Ke8 40. Kxg5 Bh3
41. Kf6 $14) 35. e5 $16) 33... Kh5) 32... Rf8 (32... Rd2+ $10) (32... Rd2+ {
Ftacnik} 33. Kc5 Bf3 34. Re7 g4 35. Rxa7 g3 $132) 33. Re7 Bf3 (33... a6 {
Ftacnik} 34. Ke5 Be2 35. Be6 $40) 34. Ke5 $1 g4 35. Be6 a5 $6 (35... Bxe4 $1
36. Bxg4 $14 (36. Kxe4 Kf6 $10)) (35... g3 {Ftacnik} 36. Bf5+ Kg5 37. Rg7+ Kh4
38. Kf4 $16) 36. Bf5+ Kg5 37. Rg7+ Kh4 38. Kf4 Kh3 (38... Rh8 {Ftacnik} 39.
Bxg4 $18) 39. e5 (39. a3 Kg2 40. e5 Kf2 41. e6 g3 42. e7 Rxf5+ 43. Kxf5 Bc6 $10
) 39... Bd1 $4 (39... Bd5 40. Rh7+ (40. Rxg4 Be6 41. Rg5+ Kh4 42. a3 Rf7 $10)
40... Kg2 41. Kxg4 Bxa2 42. e6 $14) (39... Rxf5+ $2 {Ftacnik} 40. Kxf5 g3 41.
Kf4 $18) 40. e6 Bc2 41. Rf7 Bxf5 42. Kxf5 $1 $18 (42. Rxf8 {Ftacnik} Bxe6 43.
Re8 Bd7 (43... Bxa2 44. Re3+ g3 (44... Kh4 45. Re2 $18) 45. Rxg3+ Kh2 46. Ra3
Bd5 47. Rxa5 Bc6 $10) 44. Re7 Bc8 45. Ra7 $16) 42... Re8 (42... Rh8 {Ftacnik}
43. e7 g3 44. Rf8 Rxf8+ 45. exf8=Q g2 46. Qh6+ Kg3 47. Qf4+ Kh3 48. Qf2 Kh2 49.
Kg4 $18) 43. e7 g3 44. Rh7+ Kg2 45. Ke6 Ra8 (45... Kf2 {Ftacnik} 46. Rf7+ Ke2
47. Rg7 Kf2 48. Kf7 Ra8 49. e8=Q Rxe8 50. Kxe8 g2 51. Kd7 g1=Q 52. Rxg1 Kxg1
53. Kc6 a4 54. Kb5 a3 55. Kb4 Kf2 56. Kxa3 Ke3 57. Kb4 $18) 46. Rf7 Kh2 47. Rf8
(47. Rf8 {Ftacnik} g2 48. Rxa8 g1=Q 49. Rh8+ Kg2 50. Rg8+ $19) 1-0

[Event "NED-chT playoff"]
[Site "Breda"]
[Date "1998.05.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Piket,L"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1998.05.21"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Rc1 O-O 9. Qd2 Qa5 10. Nf3 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qxd2+ 12. Nxd2 e6 13. Nb3 b6 (13... a5
$5) 14. f3 (14. Bd3 $5 Ba6 15. Ke2) (14. Bb5 {ECO}) 14... Ba6 (14... a5 $5 15.
Bd3 a4 16. Nd2 Na6 17. Rb1 Rd8 18. Nc4 Bxd4 19. Ke2 Bxe3 20. Kxe3 Nc5 21. Be2)
15. Kd2 Rd8 16. Bc4 Bf8 (16... Bb7 $5 17. Bg5 Rc8 18. Bb5 (18. d5 exd5 19. Bxd5
(19. exd5 Nd7 20. Bb5 Bf6 21. Bf4 (21. h4 Bxg5+ 22. hxg5 Bxd5) (21. Bxf6 Nxf6
22. Bc6 Rc7 $15) 21... Bxd5 $1) 19... Nc6) 18... Nc6 19. d5 exd5 20. exd5 Nb4
21. d6 f6 $13) 17. Bg5 Rd7 (17... Rc8 18. Bd3 (18. Bxa6 Nxa6 19. Rxc8 Rxc8 20.
Rc1) 18... Ba3 19. Rxc8+ Bxc8 $13) 18. a4 Bxc4 (18... Ba3 19. Bb5 $1 (19. Rc2
Rc7 20. Bxa6 Rxc2+ 21. Kxc2 Nxa6 22. Ra1 Rc8+ 23. Kd1 Bb2 (23... Bd6) 24. Rb1)
19... Bxc1+ 20. Rxc1 Bxb5 21. Rc8+ Kg7 22. axb5 a5 23. Bf4 (23. bxa6 Rda7 $1)
23... a4 24. Nc1 Rxd4+ 25. Kc3 Rd1 26. Kc2 Rg1 27. Rxb8 $14) 19. Rxc4 Na6 20.
Ke2 Kg7 21. Rhc1 f6 22. Bf4 Rad8 23. Rc8 $2 (23. g4 h6 24. h4 Bd6 25. Bxd6 Rxd6
26. Ke3 Kf7 27. R1c2 R6d7 28. Nc1 Rb7 29. Nd3 Rdd7 30. g5) 23... Bd6 24. Bxd6
Rxd6 25. g4 Kf7 26. h4 Ke7 27. g5 f5 28. R1c4 Rxc8 29. Rxc8 Rd8 30. Rc4 fxe4
31. fxe4 Rf8 32. Ke3 Kd7 33. Nd2 Nb8 34. e5 h6 35. gxh6 {Piket-Sokolov 1/2
Breda Play-Off'98} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pamplona 9192 2nd"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Polgar, Zsuzsa"]
[Black "De la Villa Garcia, Jesus Maria"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Polgar,Zsu"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1991.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 028"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7.
bxc3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 (9... cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bd7
13. Rxb7 Bc6 14. Rxe7 Qa3 15. Bg5 h6 16. Qc1 Qb4 17. Qd2 Qa3 18. Bh4 $1 {N} g5
19. Bxg5 $1 hxg5 20. Qxg5 Nd7 21. Nh4 Qd6 22. Nf5 Qf6 23. Qg4 Rae8 24. e5 Qxf5
25. Qxf5 Rxe7 26. Rc1 $18 {Chernin,A-Fernandez,JL/Pamplona (4)/1991/1-0/34/  
-> CBM 28}) 10. d5 Bxc3+ 11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12. Qxd2 Na5 13. h4 Bg4 14. Ng5 (14. h5
Bxf3 15. gxf3 e5 16. Qc3 {Kamsky,G-Timman,J/Linares/1991/1/2-1/2/52/  -> CBM
22; Ftacnik: Grunfeld 2} (16. d6 $1 {Timman}) (16. Qh6 g5 17. Rg1 f6 18. f4
exf4 19. e5 {Karason,A-Richgov,M/Gausdal/1991/1-0/70/  -> TD 1991/6})) 14...
Bxe2 15. Kxe2 h6 (15... e6 16. h5 h6 $2 17. Nh7 $1 $18 {Ermenkov-Mrdja/Baden
Baden/1985/1-0/}) (15... e5 16. h5 Qf6 17. Nxh7 Kxh7 18. Qxa5 {Gaprindashvili,
N-Kouatly,B/Albena/1985/1-0/39/ Ftacnik:Grunfeld 2} b6) 16. Nh3 {16.h5; 16.Nf3}
(16. Nf3 {Ftacnik}) (16. h5 {Ftacnik}) 16... Kh7 17. Qc3 $5 e5 $6 (17... b6
$142 {Besser} 18. f4 $5 (18. Nf4 $5 $13)) 18. dxe6 $16 Qd4 $1 (18... fxe6 $2
19. Ng5+ hxg5 20. hxg5+ Kg8 21. Rh8+ Kf7 22. Rh7+ Ke8 23. Qg7 $18) 19. Qxd4 (
19. Qxa5 $2 Qxe4+ 20. Kd2 Rad8+ 21. Kc1 Rd4 $36) 19... cxd4 20. exf7 (20. Rb5
b6 21. exf7 Rad8 (21... Rxf7 $2 22. Rd5 Nc6 23. Rd6 $18) 22. Rd5 Rxd5 23. exd5
Rxf7 24. Rd1 Rd7 25. Rxd4 Nc6 26. Rd2 Ne7 27. Nf4 g5 $14) 20... Rxf7 21. Kd3 $5
(21. Rhc1 $1 Re8 22. Kd3 Rfe7 23. Nf4 $1 Rxe4 (23... Rf7 24. Nd5 Rxf2 25. Rc7+
Kh8 26. Rb5 b6 27. Rxa7 {+/-/+-}) 24. Nd5 $18) 21... Rc8 (21... Nc6 22. f4 $18
{/\ e5, g3, Nf2-e4 +-}) 22. Rhc1 Nc6 23. f4 Nb4+ (23... Rfc7 24. Kd2 Na5 25.
Rxc7+ Rxc7 26. h5 $16) 24. Kxd4 Rxc1 (24... Rd7+ 25. Ke3 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Nxa2 27.
Ra1 $18) 25. Rxc1 Nxa2 26. Rc8 $1 b5 (26... Nb4 $5) (26... Nb4 $5 {Ftacnik})
27. Rb8 b4 28. e5 a5 29. e6 (29. h5) (29. h5 $5 {Ftacnik} gxh5 30. e6) 29...
Ra7 (29... Re7 30. Ke5) 30. f5 $5 (30. Rd8 b3 31. Rd7+ Rxd7+ 32. exd7 b2 33.
d8=Q b1=Q $10) (30. h5 $5) 30... gxf5 31. Nf4 b3 $8 (31... a4 32. Rd8 b3 33.
Rd7+ Rxd7+ 34. exd7 b2 35. d8=Q b1=Q 36. Qe7+ Kg8 37. Qe8+ Kg7 38. Nh5+ $18 (
38. Nh5+ {Ftacnik} Kh7 39. Qf7+ $18)) (31... Kg7 32. Ke5 $18 {/\ Nd5, e7}) 32.
Rxb3 Nb4 (32... a4 33. Rg3 $1 $18 (33. Rg3 $1 {Ftacnik} a3 34. Nh5 $18)) 33. h5
$138 Nc6+ 34. Kc5 a4 35. Re3 $1 Ne7 (35... a3 36. Kxc6 a2 37. Re1 a1=Q 38. Rxa1
Rxa1 39. e7 Re1 40. Kd7 $18) 36. Ng6 $1 Nc8 (36... Nxg6 37. hxg6+ Kxg6 38. e7
$18) (36... a3 37. Nxe7 a2 38. Re1 a1=Q (38... Rxe7 39. Kd6 $18 (39. Kd6 Ra7
40. e7 $18)) 39. Rxa1 Rxa1 40. Nxf5 $18 (40. Nxf5 {Ftacnik} Re1 41. Kd6 Kg8 42.
Ke7 Re2 43. Kf6 Kf8 44. e7+ Ke8 45. Ng7+ Kd7 46. e8=Q+ Rxe8 47. Nxe8 Kxe8 48.
Kg6 $18)) 37. Rd3 Ra8 (37... a3 38. Rd7+ $18) 38. Rd7+ Kg8 39. Rd8+ Kg7 40. e7
$1 (40. Ne7 $2 Ra5+ $2 (40... a3 $1) (40... a3 $1 {Ftacnik}) 41. Kb4 Nxe7 42.
Kxa5 Nc6+ 43. Kxa4 Nxd8 44. e7 $18) 40... Ra5+ 41. Kb4 Nxe7 42. Nxe7 Re5 43.
Nd5 (43. Rd7 $6 Kf6 44. Ng8+ Kg5 45. Rg7+ Kxh5 46. g3 Re6 $10) 43... Re4+ 44.
Kc5 $1 Rg4 (44... a3 45. Rd7+ Kg8 46. Ra7 $18) 45. Rd7+ Kf8 46. Ra7 Rxg2 47.
Rxa4 Rh2 48. Ra8+ Kf7 49. Ra7+ Kf8 50. Nf4 Rd2 (50... Rf2 51. Ne6+ Kg8 52. Kd6
Rh2 53. Ke5 Rxh5 54. Kf6 Rh1 55. Ra8+ Kh7 56. Nf8+ Kg8 57. Ng6+ $18 (57. Ng6+ {
Ftacnik} Kh7 58. Rh8#)) 51. Ng6+ Kg8 52. Ne7+ Kf8 (52... Kf7 53. Nd5+ Kf8 54.
Kd6 $18) 53. Nxf5 Rg2 (53... Rh2 54. Kd6 $1 Rxh5 55. Ke6 Kg8 56. Kf6 Rg5 57.
Ne7+ Kh7 58. Ng6+ $18 (58. Ng6+ {Ftacnik} Kg8 59. Rg7#)) 54. Kd6 Kg8 55. Ke6
Kh8 56. Ra8+ Kh7 57. Ra7+ Kh8 58. Kf6 Rg1 59. Ne7 Rf1+ 60. Kg6 Ra1 61. Nc6 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0607"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2007.03.31"]
[Round "14.2"]
[White "Postny, Evgeny"]
[Black "Baramidze, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2616"]
[BlackElo "2561"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[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 "Eppingen"]
[BlackTeam "Bindlach"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 {A quiet line, which has
recently gained some popularity, mainly thanks to the efforts of Alexey Dreev.}
Nb6 {Attacking the Pd4 immediatly, not allowing White to build a strong centre
so easily.} ({A more common line is:} 5... Bg7 6. e4 Nb6 7. Be3 O-O) 6. Bg5 ({
It's also possible to develop the knight first:} 6. Nf3 Bg7 7. Rc1 O-O 8. Bg5
h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 c5 11. d5 e6 12. d6 Nd5 (12... Nc6 $5) 13. h4 g4 14. Ne5
Qxd6 15. e4 f5 16. exf5 Bxe5 17. Nb5 Qc6 18. Bxe5 exf5 19. Nd6 Nb6 20. f3 Be6
21. Bb5 Qd5 22. Qe2 N8d7 23. Bf4 gxf3 24. gxf3 $16 {1-0 Morozevich,A (2747)
-Shirov,A (2720)/Pamplona ESP 2006/The Week in Chess 633 (33)}) 6... Bg7 7. e3
h6 8. Bh4 c5 $5 $146 {A standard strike for the whole Gruenfeld opening.
Temporarily sacrificing a pawn, Black opens the long diagonal in order to put
pressure on White's queenside. Somehow, in all previous encounters Black went
for c7-c5 only after castling.} (8... O-O 9. Nf3 c5 10. dxc5 N6d7 11. Rc1 Nc6
12. Bb5 Nxc5 13. O-O g5 14. Bg3 Be6 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Nd4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Dreev,A
(2705)-Sutovsky,E (2665)/Sochi 2005/CBM 107 (60)}) 9. dxc5 Bxc3+ {Giving up
the proud bishop, but spoiling White's pawn structure.} (9... N6d7 10. Rc1 (10.
Bb5 $5 O-O 11. Nge2 g5 12. Bg3 Nxc5 13. Qc2 $14) 10... O-O 11. b4 a5 12. b5 g5
13. Bg3 Nxc5 14. Nd5 Nbd7 15. Nc7 Rb8 16. Ne8 Bb2 $1 17. Bxb8 Rxe8 18. Rc4 Ba3
19. Bg3 Bb4+ 20. Rxb4 axb4 21. Bc4 {with mutual chances; I would assess the
position as equal.}) 10. bxc3 Qxd1+ 11. Rxd1 N6d7 (11... Na4 $4 12. Bb5+ Bd7
13. Rxd7 $18) 12. Bb5 (12. Rd5 {looks too awkward to be true.} b6 13. cxb6 axb6
14. Rd2 Ra3 15. Bb5 Ba6 16. c4 Bxb5 17. cxb5 Nc5 {with sufficient compensation.
}) 12... a6 13. Ba4 Nc6 14. Nf3 (14. Rd5 g5 $1 15. Bg3 Nf6 16. Rd1 Ne4 $11)
14... Nxc5 15. Bxc6+ bxc6 {The structure has become symmetrical. The position
has strong drawish tendencies due to the presense of the opposite-coloured
bishops. It seems that the whole opening line does not promise White much...}
16. Nd4 a5 $5 {This move came as a surprise to me; after it I fell into deep
thought.} (16... Bd7 $11) 17. f3 $6 {After calculating a lot of lines, I went
for a solid move, covering the e4 square and blocking the long diagonal.
However, objectively it was stronger to take on c6 immediately.} (17. Nxc6 Bb7
18. Nxe7 (18. Bxe7 $2 Ne4 $1 19. Ne5 Kxe7 20. Rd7+ Ke6 21. Rxb7 Rhb8 $19 (21...
Kxe5 $4 22. Re7+ Kf5 (22... Kd5 23. c4+ {[%csl Re4]}) 23. g4+ {[%csl Re4]}))
18... g5 (18... Bxg2 19. Nd5 Bxh1 20. Nc7+ Kf8 21. Nxa8 g5 (21... Bxa8 $4 22.
Bf6 $18 {[%csl Rh8][%cal Gd1d8]}) 22. Bg3 Bxa8 23. Bd6+ Kg7 24. Bxc5 $14) 19.
Bg3 (19. Nd5 $2 gxh4 20. Nc7+ Ke7 21. Nxa8 Bxg2 22. Rg1 Bxa8 $19) 19... Bxg2 (
19... Kxe7 $2 20. Bd6+ $16) 20. Nd5 $1 (20. Rg1 $2 Bf3 21. Nd5 Bxd1 22. Nc7+
Ke7 23. Nxa8 Bf3 24. Nb6 Rd8 $19) 20... Bxh1 21. Nc7+ Ke7 22. Nxa8 (22. Bd6+ $2
Kd7 23. Nxa8 Kc6 24. Bxc5 Kxc5 25. Nc7 Kc6 26. Na6 Ra8 $19) 22... Bf3 23. Bd6+
Kd7 24. Be5+ Bxd1 25. Nb6+ Kc6 26. Bxh8 Bg4 27. Nc4 Be6 28. Nxa5+ Kb5 29. Nb3
Nxb3 30. axb3 Bxb3 $11) 17... Ba6 18. Nxc6 g5 $2 {This move is apparently
needed, but is actually a serious mistake!} (18... Nd3+ 19. Kd2 Nb2 20. Rb1
Nc4+ 21. Kc1 Kd7 $1 $15) 19. Bg3 Nd3+ 20. Kd2 Nb2 21. Rb1 Nc4+ 22. Kc1 f6 $1 (
22... Nxe3 23. Re1 Nd5 24. Nxe7 $2 (24. Kb2 $1 $14) 24... Nxe7 25. Bd6 Kd7 26.
Bxe7 Rhe8 $19 (26... Rae8 $4 27. Rb6 $16)) (22... Kd7 $2 23. Nb8+ {That's the
main drawback of 18...g5.}) 23. e4 e5 {[%cal Gh8h7,Gh7c7] White is a pawn up,
but has to be careful, since his outpost knight is in danger.} 24. Rd1 $6 (24.
Nb8 $1 Bc8 25. h4 $1 g4 26. f4 Rh7 27. fxe5 fxe5 28. Nc6 Bb7 29. Nxe5 Nxe5 30.
Bxe5 Bxe4 31. Rb2 {and White successfully exchanged his knight, and even kept
his extra pawn. On the other hand, the winning chances are not so high,
because of opposite coloured bishops.}) 24... Rh7 25. Bf2 Rc7 26. Nb8 Bc8 27.
Bb6 (27. Rd5 Na3 28. Rb6 Rxc3+ 29. Kb2 Rxf3 $1 30. gxf3 Nc4+ 31. Kc3 Nxb6 32.
Bxb6 Rxb8 33. Rd8+ Ke7 34. Bxa5 Rb5 35. Rxc8 Rxa5 $11) 27... Rb7 (27... Nxb6 $6
28. Rxb6 Rxc3+ 29. Kb2 Rc7 30. Rdd6 Ke7 31. Na6 {The knight will get out and
White has a somewhat better endgame.}) 28. Rd8+ Kf7 29. Ba7 $1 {[%mdl 256] The
only move that saves the knight. An amusing position has arisen with a bunch
of pieces in the corner.} (29. Rxc8 $4 Nxb6 {loses material.}) 29... Rc7 (29...
Raxa7 30. Rxc8 Rxb1+ 31. Kxb1 Rb7+ 32. Kc1 Na3 33. Nc6 Rb1+ 34. Kd2 Rb2+ 35.
Kd3 Rxg2 36. Rc7+ Ke6 37. Nd8+ Kd6 38. Rf7 $11) 30. Bb6 Rb7 31. Ba7 Rc7 32. Bb6
Rb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2013.08.12"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Postny, Evgeny"]
[Black "Li, Chao B"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 {I went for this complicated line, which I hadn't played before, trying to
surprise my opponent.} O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O b6 {
Black decided to deviate from the main continuation 12...Bg4. The move in the
text has also appeared in hundreds of games. White has a fine initiative for
the pawn, but has to prove it with energetic play.} 13. Qc1 Bb7 (13... Qe6 14.
Re1 Bb7 15. Bb5 $1 Na6 16. Bf4 Qc8 17. Qe3 Qd8 18. d5 $2 (18. Rec1 Rc8 19. Rxc8
Qxc8 20. Rc1 Qa8 21. Qa3 $16) 18... Nc5 19. Ne5 e6 20. Nc6 Bxc6 21. Bxc6 Rc8
$13 {0-1 (40) Bacrot,E (2725)-Ivanchuk,V (2755) Thessaloniki 2013}) 14. Bc4 Qa4
15. Bb5 Qa2 16. Re1 {I didn't intend to repeat moves by 16.Bc4 and go to the
tie-break straight away, I wanted to play for a win.} Rc8 17. Qd1 Qc2 (17... e6
18. h4 Qc2 19. Qe2 Qc7 20. Rec1 Qd8 21. Bg5 Qf8 22. d5 $1 a6 23. Ba4 exd5 24.
Rxb6 Rxc1+ 25. Bxc1 $36 {1-0 (36) Stull,N (2602)-Gozman,A (2590) ICCF corr 2004
}) 18. Qe2 Qc7 $6 {It's true that the queen is in danger. Still, Black should
try to complete the development as soon as possible.} (18... Nc6 19. Bd3 Qa2
20. Bc4 Qa4 21. Bb3 Qa6 $13 {1/2-1/2 (31) Lautier,J (2645)-Shirov,A (2695)
Belgrade 1995}) 19. Rec1 Qd8 20. Rxc8 Bxc8 {I considered the other recapture
as more logical, keeping the bishop on the long diagonal. However, White keeps
an initiative there as well.} (20... Qxc8 21. Rc1 Qd8 22. Bf4 $36 {[%cal Gc1c7]
}) 21. Bc4 $1 $146 {At this point I was already playing on my own and figured
out this novelty over the board.} (21. Bf4 Bd7 22. Rc1 a6 $6 (22... Bxb5 23.
Qxb5 Nd7 $13) 23. Bc4 e6 24. d5 b5 25. Bb3 $16 {1-0 (37) Agrest,E (2415)
-Krzywicki,D (2265) Bielsko Biala 1990}) 21... a5 (21... e6 22. d5 Qe7 23. e5
$16) 22. Bf4 $2 {A logical move, but the position required more drastic
measures. I did consider 22.Ng5, followed by the piece sacrifice, but it was
impossible to figure out what's going on afterwards. I could rely only on my
intuition.} (22. Ng5 $1 e6 23. d5 h6 24. dxe6 $3 ({The other sacrifice} 24.
Nxf7 $5 {is also interesting, but less convincing.} Kxf7 25. Be3 Kg8 26. dxe6
Kh7 27. Rxb6 $44) 24... hxg5 25. exf7+ Kh7 26. Rb5 $1 {Surprisingly, Black
doesn't have an adequate defence. The variations are truly spectacular:} g4 (
26... Nc6 27. Rxg5 Bh6 28. Qe3 $1 Bxg5 29. f8=Q $1 (29. Qxg5 $4 Qxg5 30. f8=Q
Qxg2+ 31. Kxg2 Bh3+ 32. Kxh3 Rxf8 $19) 29... Qxf8 30. Qxg5 {and Black has no
defence against 31.Qh4+ Kg7 32.Bc3+ mating.}) (26... Ba6 $2 27. Rxg5 Bxc4 28.
Rh5+ $1 $18) (26... Bh6 27. Re5 {[%cal Ge5e8]} Bd7 28. Bxg5 $1 Bxg5 29. Re8 $1
Qxe8 30. fxe8=Q Bxe8 31. Qg4 $18) 27. h4 $3 {This computer move is just
amazing.} Qxh4 (27... gxh3 $2 28. Rh5+ $1 $18) (27... Nd7 28. Rg5 Ne5 29. h5
gxh5 30. Rxh5+ Kg6 31. Rg5+ Kh7 32. Bf4 Nxc4 33. e5 $1 $18 {[%cal Ge2e4]}) 28.
Qd3 Nd7 29. Qd5 $18 Ra7 $140 {[%tqu "En","Can you spot the mate in two?","","",
"f7f8N","",3]} 30. f8=N+ $1 Nxf8 31. Qg8#) 22... Na6 23. Ne5 Bxe5 $1 {No fear!
Unfortunately, Black can deal with matters reasonably well even without his
great bishop.} (23... e6 $6 24. Qf3 $1 {[%cal Ge5f7] Here it would be much
more frightening for Black to exchange on e5, because after e7-e6 the dark
squares near the king are seriously weakened.} (24. Nc6 $6 Qe8 25. Rxb6 Nb4 26.
Nxb4 axb4 $11)) 24. Bxe5 Nb4 25. d5 Bd7 26. Ba1 b5 $1 {Correctly giving back
the extra pawn, but achieving the desirable simplification.} 27. Bxb5 $6 {
At this point I already didn't believe in my position, and succumbed to a draw.
} (27. Bb3 $1 {was a better practical try, but I was worried about these
connected passers.} a4 (27... Rc8 28. Qd2 a4 29. Qxb4 axb3 30. Qxb3 $14) 28.
Bd1 Na6 29. Qb2 f6 30. e5 $36) 27... Bxb5 28. Qxb5 Nc2 {[%cal Gc2a1,Gc2a3]} 29.
Qa4 (29. Bb2 Rb8 30. Qc5 Rc8 $11) 29... Nxa1 30. Rxa1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2017.05.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[Annotator "Prasanna,V"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2017.05.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Rc1 O-O 9. Nf3 ({Black equalised comfortably after} 9. Qd2 e5 10. d5 Nd7 11. c4
f5 12. Bg5 Nf6 13. Ne2 Nxe4 14. Bxd8 Nxd2 15. Be7 Rf7 16. Bxc5 Nxf1 17. Rxf1 b6
18. Bb4 Ba6 19. f4 Rc8 20. fxe5 Bxe5 21. Rf3 Bxc4 22. Re3 Bg7 23. Nf4 Rd7 24.
a4 Bh6 25. g3 Bxf4 26. gxf4 Rxd5 27. Re7 Rd4 28. Bd2 Kf8 29. Bb4 Re8 {0-1 (29)
Nakamura,H (2779)-So,W (2794) London ENG 2016}) 9... Qa5 10. Qd2 Rd8 11. d5 e6
12. d6 {This move has not been played at top level.} ({The most common
alternative was} 12. Bg5) 12... Qa4 (12... Nc6 13. h4 $5) 13. h4 {White
decides to burn all bridges. It is unclear if White forgot his preparation
because he got absolutely nothing in the game although in practical play
things would have not been so easy to judge for both sides.} (13. c4) (13. e5
$5 Nd7 14. Bg5 {leads to an interesting position where Black still has to
solve some problems.} f6 (14... Rf8) 15. exf6 Nxf6) 13... Qxe4 14. h5 Qd5 $1 {
After this simple move White has unsolvable problems.} 15. Qc2 Rxd6 16. hxg6
hxg6 17. Ng5 Nc6 18. Ne4 Rd7 19. Bg5 Bxc3+ $1 {Unfortunately for White Svidler
is painfully precise. The shot kills White's chances.} (19... f5 20. Nf6+ Bxf6
21. Bxf6 $17) 20. Qxc3 Qxe4+ 21. Be3 e5 22. Qxc5 Nd4 23. Bb5 Qxg2 {Black does
not offer any chances to White. Although the game must have been tense in
practical play. A little calculation shows that White is lost.} 24. Rh8+ Kxh8
25. Qf8+ Kh7 26. Bxd7 Qf3 27. Qh6+ Kg8 28. Bxd4 Bxd7 29. Bxe5 Qe4+ 30. Qe3 Qh1+
31. Kd2 Qd5+ 32. Qd4 Qxa2+ 33. Rc2 Qa5+ 34. Kc1 Re8 35. f4 Bf5 36. Rc7 f6 37.
Qc4+ Be6 38. Qc3 Qa4 39. Bd6 Bf5 40. Kd2 Qa2+ 0-1

[Event "Cappelle op 32nd"]
[Site "Cappelle la Grande"]
[Date "2016.02.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Payen, Arnaud"]
[Black "Gopal, Geetha Narayanan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2333"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2016.02.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "1:30:00"]
[BlackClock "1:30:00"]

1. d4 {Une partie importante pour Arnaud qui compensait à penser à une norme
de GMI après son gain de la veille.} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4
Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Qa4+ {Une ligne à la mode} Nd7 8. Nf3 c5 (8... O-O) 9. Be2
O-O 10. O-O Qc7 (10... a6 11. Qa3 Qc7 12. e5 b6 13. Bg5 Re8 14. h4 Bb7 15. h5
b5 16. Rac1 Rac8 17. Qb2 f6 18. Be3 fxe5 19. hxg6 hxg6 20. dxc5 Nxc5 21. Ng5
Bf6 22. c4 Qc6 23. Nf3 e4 24. Nd4 Nd3 25. Qb3 bxc4 26. Rxc4 Qxc4 27. Qxb7 Bxd4
28. Qxe4 Bg7 29. Bxd3 Qxe4 30. Bxe4 Kh7 31. g3 Red8 32. Kg2 Bd4 33. Bg5 Kg7 34.
Re1 Bf6 35. Be3 Rc4 36. Bb7 Rd6 37. Re2 g5 38. f3 a5 39. g4 a4 40. Be4 {
Riazantsev,A (2646)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2705) Berlin 2015 0-1}) 11. e5 e6 12. Bg5
h6 $146 (12... a6 13. Qa3 Re8 14. Nd2 Bf8 15. Qc1 b5 16. Bf3 Bb7 17. Ne4 Bxe4
18. Bxe4 Rac8 19. Qf4 cxd4 20. cxd4 Qa7 21. Rad1 Rc4 22. Qg3 Bg7 23. Be3 Qb8
24. f4 Nb6 25. Qf3 Rd8 26. d5 exd5 27. Bxd5 Nxd5 28. Rxd5 Rxd5 29. Qxd5 Qc8 30.
Rd1 Bf8 31. h3 Bc5 32. Qd8+ Qxd8 33. Rxd8+ Kg7 34. Bxc5 Rxc5 {1/2-1/2 (34)
Pascua,H (2386)-Laylo,D (2491) Manila 2013}) 13. Bd2 Nb6 14. Qb3 cxd4 15. cxd4
Nd5 16. Rfc1 Qd8 17. a4 b6 18. a5 Rb8 19. axb6 axb6 20. h4 Bb7 21. h5 g5 22.
Nh2 f5 23. exf6 Qxf6 24. Ng4 Qxd4 25. Ra2 Rbc8 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. Rc2 Ra8 28.
Ra2 Rc8 29. Rc2 Rf8 30. Bf3 Kh8 31. Bc1 Qb4 32. Qa3 Qb1 (32... Qxa3) 33. Qa2 $2
(33. Rc4 Rxf3 $5 (33... Qf5) 34. Qxf3) 33... Qxa2 34. Rxa2 Nc3 35. Rb2 Bxf3 36.
gxf3 b5 37. Kg2 Rb8 38. Rb4 Na2 39. Rb1 b4 40. Be3 b3 41. Ba7 Rb7 0-1

[Event "Vandoeuvre op 11th"]
[Site "Vandoeuvre"]
[Date "2014.12.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Wagner, Dennis"]
[Black "Gharamian, Tigran"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2488"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2014.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 {01h30} 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 {Une petite surprise car le français n'a
aucune partie dans les bases avec une Grunfeld} 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 {83 Après
quelques minutes de réflexion, l'allemand préfère éviter la grande ligne 5.
e4} (5. e4) 5... Bg7 6. e4 {83} Nxc3 (6... Nb6 {La ligne principale}) 7. Bxc3 {
L'idée de la variante Bd2 pour limiter la pression Noire sur le centre Blanc}
O-O 8. Qd2 {84} (8. Nf3) 8... Nc6 $5 {89 La préparation des Noirs qui veulent
économiser le coup habituel c5 mais cette variante avait été jouée par
CARLSEN quelques semaines plus tôt lors d'une partie du Championnat du Monde}
(8... c5 {Plus courant} 9. d5 Bxc3 10. bxc3 $1 {Sans B de cases Noires, les
Noirs ont moins de pression sur le centre} Qd6 11. f4 $14 {Gelfand,B (2777)
-Dominguez Perez,L (2754) Tata Steel-A 76th 2014 (9) 1/2}) 9. Nf3 {84
Répondant à tempo} Bg4 10. d5 Bxf3 11. Bxg7 (11. gxf3 Ne5 12. Be2) 11... Kxg7
{03 Il n'y a plus qu'une seule partie dans les bases et il va être
intéressant de voir la tentative d'amélioration des Noirs sur la partie du
Championnat du Monde jouée en novembre 2014.} 12. gxf3 {84  continuant de
jouer à tempo} Ne5 13. O-O-O f6 $5 $146 {06 La préparation des Noirs qui
tentent de libérer une case de repli en "f7" pour le N comme dans la partie
de Norvège mais en évitant de sacrifier le P"c6"} (13... c6 14. Qc3 f6 {
Anand,V (2792)-Carlsen,M (2863) World Championship 2014 (1) 1/2}) 14. f4 {
84 Le MI n'est pas surpris par la nouveauté et il répond toujours à tempo.
A ce moment de la partie, le GMI était peut-être un peu décu par le faible
impact de son changement de répertoire.} Nf7 15. Bh3 $1 {[%csl Gc8,Ge6,Gh3]
Reprenant une idée de la partie de référence qui avait donné un milieu de
jeu très favorable aux Blancs} c6 $1 {79} 16. Kb1 {77} (16. dxc6 Qc7 (16...
Qb6) 17. Kb1 Rfd8 $132) 16... Qb6 {58} 17. Rhe1 Rad8 18. Qc2 {73} Rfe8 19. Be6
$14 {61} Nd6 20. dxc6 {45 Une position critique} Nb5 $1 {55} 21. Qb3 {40} (21.
cxb7 $4 Nd4 {[%cal Gd4c2,Gd4e6]}) 21... bxc6 22. Bd7 $1 Rf8 23. a4 {34} (23.
Qe6 $2 Nc3+ {[%cal Gc3d1]}) 23... Qxf2 $1 (23... Nc7 $6 24. Qxb6 axb6 {[%csl
Rc6,Gd7] Avec une domination du N par le B et une finale difficile pour les
Noirs}) 24. Qg3 {18} (24. axb5 Rxd7 {[%csl Re1]}) 24... Qxg3 25. hxg3 Nc7 26.
Bxc6 $14 {Les pièces Blanches sont plus actives et avec l'avantage d'espace,
l'allemand peut tenter de torturer le GMI dans cette finale favorable.} e5 27.
b4 {11 La mobilisation des majorités sur les ailes opposées expose
peut-être un peu plus celui des Blancs} exf4 $1 28. gxf4 g5 (28... h5) 29. b5
{11} gxf4 30. Kc2 f3 (30... Ne6 $5 31. Bd5 (31. Rg1+ Ng5 32. e5 Rxd1 33. exf6+
Kxf6 $132 {[%csl Gf4,Gh7]}) 31... Ng5) 31. Rg1+ Kf7 32. Rdf1 Ne6 $132 {[%csl
Ge6][%cal Ge6d4] Après la simplification à l'aile-roi et la centralisation
du K, les Noirs ont des bonnes chances de nulle} 33. Bd5 {5} Ke7 34. Bxe6 Kxe6
35. Rg7 Rf7 36. Rxf7 Kxf7 37. Rxf3 Rd4 38. e5 Rxa4 39. Rxf6+ Ke7 40. Rh6 Ra5
41. Rxh7+ Ke6 $11 42. Kc3 Rxb5 (42... Kxe5) 43. Rxa7 Rxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tavasz Kecskemet"]
[Site "Kecskemet"]
[Date "1998.04.08"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Prusikin, Michael"]
[Black "Farkas, Tibor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2340"]
[Annotator "Prusikin,M"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1998.04.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 e6 13. f4 Bc7 14. O-O exd5
15. exd5 Ba5 16. Rb5 $5 $146 b6 (16... a6 $2 17. Rxa5 Qxa5 18. f5 Re8 $8 19. f6
c4 $8 20. Kh1 Qc5 21. d6 Kh8 22. d7 Bxd7 23. Qxd7 Rxe2 24. Qxf7 Qf8 25. Qxc4
Rae8 26. f7 R8e4 27. Ba3 Rxc4 28. Bxf8 Rf4 29. Kg1 Rxf1+ 30. Kxf1 Re6 31. Be7
$18) (16... Re8 $1 17. Kh1) 17. Rxa5 {wer "A" sagt...} bxa5 18. Ba3 Bb7 $6 (
18... Qd6 {hält das Gleichgewicht:} 19. c4 Re8 20. Bd3 $44) 19. c4 $16 Rc8 20.
f5 Re8 21. fxg6 hxg6 22. Bg4 $6 (22. Rf3 $18) 22... Ba6 $2 (22... f5 $8 23. Bf3
$14) 23. Bxc8 Qxc8 24. Bb2 Kf8 25. Qh6+ 1-0

[Event "ESP-chT CECLUB Honor"]
[Site "Melilla"]
[Date "2011.11.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Graf, Alexander"]
[Black "Fernandez Garcia, Jose Luis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2633"]
[BlackElo "2434"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2011.11.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Colegio Marcote EIKM"]
[BlackTeam "Cajacanarias"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 cxd4 9. cxd4 Nc6 10. Bb5 O-O 11. Ne2 Bd7 12. Rb1 a6 13. Bd3 b5 14. Bh6 Qa5
15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Qxa5 Nxa5 17. Kd2 f5 18. f3 Rac8 19. Rhc1 fxe4 20. fxe4 Rf2
21. Rxc8 Bxc8 22. Rg1 Bg4 23. Ke3 Bxe2 24. Bxe2 Rf6 25. d5 e5 26. Rc1 Nb7 27.
Rc7+ Rf7 28. Rc6 Rf6 29. a4 Nd6 30. Bd3 h5 31. Ke2 bxa4 32. Rxa6 Kh6 33. Rxa4
Kg5 34. Ke3 Rf8 35. Ra6 Rd8 36. Be2 Kf6 37. h4 Ke7 38. g4 hxg4 39. Bxg4 Rb8 40.
Ra4 Rb3+ 41. Kf2 Rc3 42. Bf3 Rc2+ 43. Kg3 Rc4 44. Ra7+ Kf6 45. Ra6 Ke7 46. Kg4
Nxe4 47. Bxe4 Rxe4+ 48. Kg5 Re1 49. Kxg6 e4 50. Kf5 e3 51. Ke5 e2 52. Ra7+ Kd8
53. Kd6 Rc1 54. Ra8+ Rc8 55. Ra1 Rc4 (55... Rc7 56. Re1 Rd7+ $11) 56. h5 Kc8 $2
(56... Rc7 57. Re1 Rd7+ $11) 57. Ra8+ $18 Kb7 58. Re8 Rh4 59. Re7+ Kb8 60. Rxe2
Rxh5 61. Kc6 Rh1 62. d6 Rh8 63. Ra2 Rc8+ 1-0

[Event "Sautron op 13th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2013.10.30"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Nguyen, Chi Minh"]
[Black "Le Roux, Jean Pierre"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2389"]
[BlackElo "2571"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2013.10.26"]
[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+30:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "1:30:00"]
[BlackClock "1:30:00"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} g6 {[%emt 0:
00:07]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:40]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 4. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:57]}
Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 5. e4 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Nxc3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 6. bxc3 {
[%emt 0:00:05]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 7. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:41] Une variante
solide qui était le thème du Championnat du Monde de Lyon} c5 {[%emt 0:00:57]
} 8. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:41]} Qa5 {[%emt 0:03:16]} 9. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:37]} cxd4 {
[%emt 0:02:39]} (9... O-O {L'alternative} 10. Nf3 Rd8 {[%cal Gd8d2]} 11. d5 e6
12. Bg5 f6 13. Bf4 Qa4 14. c4 (14. Qc2 Qxc2 15. Rxc2 exd5 16. exd5 Bf5 $11 {
Ding,L (2565)-Gupta,A (2560) Asian Continental op 9th 2010 (8) 1/2}) 14... Nc6
15. Be3 exd5 {Sargissian,G (2677)-Svidler,P (2731) Khanty-Mansiysk ol (Men)
39th 2010 (9.3) 0-1} (15... b6 $5 16. Bd3 Nb4 17. Bb1 b5 $1 {Delchev})) 10.
cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Qxd2+ {[%emt 0:00:31]} 11. Bxd2 {[%emt 0:00:44]} O-O {
[%emt 0:00:39]} 12. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:56]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} (12... e6 13. Bc4
Nc6 14. d5 exd5 15. Bxd5 h6 16. O-O Re8 17. Rb1 Re7 18. Rfc1 Be6 19. Bxe6 fxe6
20. Kf1 Rd8 21. Be3 Rd3 22. Ne1 Rd8 23. h4 Rf7 24. Nf3 Rd3 25. Bc5 Rfd7 26. Ke2
Rc3 27. Rxc3 Bxc3 28. g4 Bf6 29. Be3 Kg7 30. g5 hxg5 31. hxg5 Be7 32. Bd2 Bd8
33. Bc3+ Kg8 34. Bf6 Bb6 35. Nh2 Rh7 36. Ng4 Kf8 37. Kf3 Ke8 38. Kg2 Rh4 39.
Kg3 Rh7 40. f4 Rd7 41. Rh1 Rd3+ 42. Kg2 {Kramnik,V (2784)-Caruana,F (2796)
Dortmund 2013 1-0 (76)}) 13. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:37]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:10:11]} 14. d5 {
[%emt 0:01:18]} Bxf3 {[%emt 0:04:37]} 15. gxf3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:
00:14]} 16. Bh3 $1 {[%emt 0:01:02]} f5 {[%emt 0:13:05]} (16... Nxf3+ $143 17.
Ke2 Nd4+ 18. Kd3 e5 19. Rc7 $32 {[%cal Gh1c1]}) 17. Bxd4 {[%emt 0:15:40]} Bxd4
{[%emt 0:00:07]} 18. exf5 {[%emt 0:02:37]} (18. Rc4 {[%cal Gc4d4,Ge1e2,Gh1c1]}
Bb6 19. exf5 Rac8 20. Rxc8 Rxc8 21. O-O Rc2 $132) 18... gxf5 {[%emt 0:00:50]}
19. Rg1+ $146 {[%emt 0:03:57]} (19. Ke2 Rad8 20. Rc7 Rxd5 21. Rxe7 Bc5 22. Rg1+
Kh8 23. Re6 Rfd8 24. Rc1 Rd2+ 25. Ke1 Bxf2+ 26. Kf1 Bb6 27. Re2 R2d3 28. Bg2 f4
29. Rb1 Be3 30. Bh3 Rd1+ 31. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 32. Re1 Rd6 33. Bf5 Kg7 34. Be4 b5 35.
Re2 Rd1+ 36. Re1 Rxe1+ 37. Kxe1 h6 38. Ke2 Kf6 39. Bc6 a6 40. Bb7 a5 41. Bc6 b4
42. Be8 {1/2-1/2 (42) Bazant,P (2303)-Skliba,M (2285) Czechia 2010}) 19... Kh8
{[%emt 0:00:44]} 20. Rg5 {[%emt 0:00:27]} Rad8 {[%emt 0:01:20]} 21. Rxf5 {
[%emt 0:04:28]} Rxf5 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 22. Bxf5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rxd5 {[%emt 0:
00:15]} 23. Rc8+ {[%emt 0:05:22]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 24. Rg8+ $1 {[%emt 0:00:
21]} Kh6 {[%emt 0:23:31] Joue pour le gain mais le K Noir est coupé} (24...
Kxg8 25. Be6+ {Conduit à une finale de B de couleurs opposées compensant la
mauvaise structure des Blancs}) 25. Be4 {[%emt 0:16:36]} Ra5 {[%emt 0:05:59]}
26. Rg3 {[%emt 0:01:17][%csl Rh6]} Rh5 {[%emt 0:16:31]} 27. f4 {[%emt 0:03:25]}
Rxh2 {[%emt 0:01:37]} 28. Bg2 {[%emt 0:01:09]} b6 {[%emt 0:06:19]} 29. Rg4 {
[%emt 0:05:15]} Rh5 {[%emt 0:02:15]} 30. Be4 {[%emt 0:02:12]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:00:
36]} 31. f5 {[%emt 0:03:17]} Rh3 {[%emt 0:01:14]} 32. Bd5 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Rh5
{[%emt 0:03:58]} 33. Be6 $44 {[%emt 0:02:08][%csl Ge6][%cal Ge6f5,Ge6a2]} Rh2 {
[%emt 0:00:44]} 34. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:34]} Kh5 {[%emt 0:00:52]} (34... Rh3) 35.
Ra4 {[%emt 0:04:38]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:57]} 36. Kg1 {[%emt 0:01:42]} Rh4 {[%emt 0:
00:40]} 37. Rxh4+ {[%emt 0:00:34]} Kxh4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 38. a4 {[%emt 0:00:14]
} Kg4 {[%emt 0:01:16]} 39. Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:54]} Kh3 $15 {[%emt 0:00:51][%csl
Rg1,Gh3][%cal Gh7h1]} 40. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Bb5 {
[%emt 0:10:50]} Kg4 {[%emt 0:04:33]} 42. Bd7 {[%emt 0:25:27]} h4 {[%emt 0:13:
50]} 43. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:33]} h3+ {[%emt 0:01:46]} 44. Kg1 {[%emt 0:06:14]} Kh4
{[%emt 0:00:15]} (44... Be5 45. f6+) 45. Kh1 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Be5 {[%emt 0:00:
07] Le problème des Noirs est que le P passé "h" est soutenu par le mauvais B
} 46. Kg1 {[%emt 0:02:31]} Kg5 {[%emt 0:04:01]} 47. Kh1 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Kf6 {
[%emt 0:00:31]} 48. Kg1 {[%emt 0:01:01]} Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:36][%cal Gf6e5]} 49.
Kh1 {[%emt 0:00:08]} h2 {[%emt 0:01:20]} (49... Ke5) 50. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:45]}
Ke5 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 51. Kh1 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Ke4 {[%emt 0:01:37]} 52. Kg2 {
[%emt 0:00:06]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:02:40]} 53. f6 $1 {[%emt 0:02:35]} exf6 {[%emt 0:
00:17]} 54. f3+ {[%emt 0:00:10]} Ke3 {[%emt 0:01:37]} 55. Bc6 {[%emt 0:00:15]}
Be5 {[%emt 0:01:37]} 56. Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Bc7 {[%emt 0:02:09]} 57. Bc6 {
[%emt 0:00:20]} Bf4 {[%emt 0:01:05]} 58. Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:31]} Bc7 {[%emt 0:00:
59]} 59. Bc6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 60. Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Kf4
$11 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 61. Kxh2 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Kxf3+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} 62. Kg1 {
[%emt 0:00:04]} f4 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 63. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:
38]} 64. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} f3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sautron op 13th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2013.10.27"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Koziak, Vitali"]
[Black "Bedouin, Xavier"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2481"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2013.10.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "1:30:00"]
[BlackClock "1:30:00"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} g6 {[%emt 0:
00:11]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:34]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 4. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:54]}
Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 5. Na4 $5 {[%emt 0:00:53][%csl Gc5][%cal Ge2e4] Une
ligne secondaire du MI NADANIAN pour éviter Nc3 et menacer de prendre le
centre par e4 tout en surcontrolant la case "c5"} Bg7 {[%emt 0:01:35]} 6. e4 {
[%emt 0:00:11]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} (6... Nf6 7. f3) 7. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:46]}
O-O {[%emt 0:02:08]} 8. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:40]} (8. Be2 Nxa4 9. Qxa4 c5 {[%cal
Gg7b2];Fahrner,K (2380)-Schachinger,M (2232) Graz op 2005 (4) 1/2}) 8... Bg4 {
[%emt 0:04:48]} 9. Nc5 {[%emt 0:03:38]} (9. Be2 Nc6 (9... Nxa4 10. Qxa4 c5) 10.
d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe2 12. Qxe2 Nxa4 13. f4 e6 14. Qc2 (14. dxe6 Bxe5 15. exf7+
Rxf7 16. fxe5 Qh4+ 17. Bf2 Rxf2 18. Qxf2 Qxe4+ {Delchev}) 14... Nb6 {Van
Kampen,R (2618)-Schreiner,P (2452) EU-chT (Men) 19th 2013 (1.8) 1/2}) 9... Nc6
{[%emt 0:05:44]} 10. d5 {[%emt 0:10:32] Une longue réflexion étonnante car
normalement, les Blancs avaient préparé cette ligne Na4} (10. Nxb7 Qb8 11.
Ba6 f5 12. exf5 Rxf5 13. Nc5 e5 $6 (13... Bxf3 14. gxf3 e5 $13) 14. Qb3+ Kh8
15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Rxe5 17. O-O Qf8 18. Rac1 Rd8 19. h3 Bf5 20. Rfd1 Red5
21. Re1 Re5 22. Red1 Red5 23. Rxd5 Rxd5 24. a4 Rd6 25. Nb7 Rd7 26. a5 Nd5 27.
Bb5 {1-0 (27) Riazantsev,A (2714)-Le Roux,J (2551) Belfort 2012}) 10... Ne5 {
[%emt 0:11:15]} 11. Nxb7 $146 {[%emt 0:12:44]} (11. Be2 Bxf3 12. gxf3 Nec4 13.
Bd4 Nxb2 14. Qd2 N2c4 15. Qc3 e5 16. Be3 Nxe3 17. Qxe3 Qh4 18. a4 a5 19. Nxb7
Nxd5 20. exd5 Qb4+ 21. Kf1 Qxb7 22. Rd1 Qb4 23. Bb5 Qh4 24. h3 f5 25. Qb3 Kh8
26. Rc1 e4 27. Rxc7 Bd4 28. Rc2 Rac8 29. Bc6 Rb8 30. Bb5 Rfc8 31. d6 Rc3 32.
Qxc3 Bxc3 33. Rxc3 Qf6 34. Re3 Qxd6 35. fxe4 f4 36. Re1 Rc8 37. Kg2 Qf6 38. e5
Qg5+ 39. Kf3 Qh5+ 40. Ke4 Qf5+ {Kantorik,M (2341)-Llaneza Vega,M (2468)
Pardubice 2008 0-1}) (11. Rc1 c6 (11... e6 12. Nxb7 {Alienkin,A (2415)
-Groszpeter,A (2505) Pardubice Czech op 1998 (6) 1/2})) 11... Qb8 {[%emt 0:04:
25]} 12. Ba6 {[%emt 0:02:18]} Nbc4 {[%emt 0:15:36]} (12... f5 $5) 13. O-O {
[%emt 0:13:56]} Qc8 $13 {[%emt 0:21:30][%csl Ra6,Rb7,Rf3]} 14. Bf4 {[%emt 0:14:
03]} Bxf3 {[%emt 0:12:07]} (14... Nxf3+ $143 15. gxf3 Bh3 16. Nc5 Qb8 17. Bxc4
Qb4 18. Qc2 Qxc5 19. Rfc1 $14) 15. gxf3 {[%emt 0:01:07]} Qh3 {[%emt 0:00:57]}
16. Bg3 {[%emt 0:01:29]} Nd2 {[%emt 0:08:30]} (16... Nxb2 17. Qe2 Na4 18. Rac1)
17. Be2 {[%emt 0:03:48]} Nxf1 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 18. Bxf1 $44 {[%emt 0:00:16]}
Qc8 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 19. Ba6 {[%emt 0:04:00]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:01:02]} 20. Nc5 {
[%emt 0:05:51]} Qe8 {[%emt 0:00:20]} (20... Qh3 $2 21. f4 Ng4 22. Bf1) 21. Rb1
{[%emt 0:00:38]} c6 {[%emt 0:02:38]} 22. b4 {[%emt 0:04:54]} cxd5 {[%emt 0:02:
41]} 23. exd5 {[%emt 0:00:43]} Rb6 {[%emt 0:01:48]} 24. Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:53]}
Qb8 $6 {[%emt 0:01:07]} (24... Nd7 $142 25. Bb5 Rxb5 26. Qxb5 Nb6) 25. Nd7 {
[%emt 0:03:49]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} (25... Qc7) 26. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:02:16]} Rxb4
{[%emt 0:02:00]} 27. Rxb4 {[%emt 0:01:00]} Qxb4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 28. Nc6 {
[%emt 0:00:20]} Qc5 {[%emt 0:00:58]} 29. Nxe7+ {[%emt 0:00:49]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:
00:04]} 30. d6 {[%emt 0:03:33]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 31. Qc4 {[%emt 0:00:50]}
1-0

[Event "ESP-chT CECLUB Honor"]
[Site "Melilla"]
[Date "2011.11.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Del Rio de Angelis, Salvador Gabriel"]
[Black "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2534"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2011.11.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sestao"]
[BlackTeam "Taldea Gros Xake"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 e6 13. f4 Bc7 14. O-O exd5
15. exd5 Ba5 16. d6 Rb8 17. Ba3 Bf5 18. Rbc1 b6 19. g4 Bd7 20. f5 Qh4 21. Bf3
Rbd8 22. fxg6 hxg6 23. Qf4 Qh8 $6 (23... g5 24. Qe5 Rde8 $17) 24. Bb2 $14 Be6
25. Rf2 c4 26. Ba3 b5 $6 (26... Bxc3 27. Rxc3 Qxc3 $15) 27. Bc5 $16 Bb6 28.
Bxb6 axb6 29. Rb2 Qh3 30. Rd1 Bd7 31. Re2 b4 32. cxb4 c3 33. Rc1 Rc8 34. Re7
Bb5 35. Bd5 Qh7 36. d7 Rcd8 37. Rxc3 Bxd7 38. Qf6 $2 (38. Rh3 $3 g5 39. Qxg5+
$18) 38... Be8 $16 39. Re5 Bd7 $2 (39... Qg7 40. Rf3 Bd7) 40. Rg5 $2 (40. Rh3
$3 Qg7 41. Bxf7+ $1 $18) 40... Be6 $11 41. Rd3 Qg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vandoeuvre op 11th"]
[Site "Vandoeuvre"]
[Date "2014.12.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Skembris, Spyridon"]
[Black "Vovk, Yuri"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2598"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "2014.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Bb5+ Nd7 (8... Nc6 9. d5 Qa5 10. Rb1 $13) (8... Bd7) 9. O-O O-O 10. h3 Nf6 (
10... b6 11. Qe2 Bb7 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 cxd4 14. cxd4 Nf6 15. d5 a6 16. Ba4 Nh5
17. Rad1 Qd6 18. e5 Qc5 19. Bb3 Rac8 20. Qe4 e6 21. g4 g5 22. gxh5 gxh4 23. Qg4
Kh8 24. Kh2 Rg8 25. Qxh4 a5 26. Rc1 Qxc1 27. Rxc1 Rxc1 28. Qf4 Rc3 29. Nd2 Rd3
30. Ne4 Rd4 31. Qe3 Bxe5+ 32. f4 Rxe4 33. Qxe4 Bf6 34. Qe3 a4 35. Bc4 b5 36.
Qb6 bxc4 37. Qxb7 exd5 38. Qxf7 Bg7 39. Qxd5 c3 40. Qc4 {Moiseenko,A (2699)
-Vachier Lagrave,M (2719) Biel 2013 1/2-1/2 (77)}) 11. Qe2 $146 (11. Bd3 Qa5
12. Bd2 Rd8 13. Qb3 Qc7 14. Rfe1 e6 15. Rab1 Rb8 16. Bg5 Re8 17. Qa4 b6 18. Bh4
Bd7 19. Qa3 Nh5 20. Bg5 Bf8 21. Qb2 Nf4 22. Bf1 h6 23. Bxf4 Qxf4 24. Ne5 Red8
25. Re3 Be8 26. Bb5 cxd4 27. cxd4 Bxb5 28. Qxb5 Rxd4 29. Nc6 Rd2 30. Rf3 Qd6
31. Nxb8 Qxb8 32. a4 Bc5 33. Rf1 Qb7 34. a5 Kg7 35. Qc4 Qd7 36. a6 Kg8 37. Qc3
Rd4 38. Qe3 Kg7 39. Qf4 Qe7 {1-0 (39) Estremera Panos,S (2330)-Perez Fungueiro,
M Pontevedra 1992}) 11... Qa5 12. a4 a6 (12... Qxc3 13. Bd2 Qc2 14. e5 Nd5 15.
Rac1) 13. Bd3 Be6 14. Ba3 (14. Rb1) 14... c4 15. Bc2 Rfe8 16. Rfb1 (16. Rab1)
16... Qc7 17. a5 $1 $16 Qxa5 18. Rxb7 Rab8 19. Rxb8 Rxb8 20. Qe1 Qc7 21. Bb4
Bc8 22. Qc1 Bb7 23. Qe3 e6 24. Ba5 Qc8 25. Nd2 Bf8 26. Qf4 $36 Nh5 27. Qe3 Bd6
28. Qe2 Nf4 29. Qxc4 Qd7 {[%cal Gc4f1,Gg2g3,Gf1h3]} 30. Rb1 Rc8 $2 31. Qf1 Bc6
32. g3 Nh5 33. Bd3 f5 34. Nc4 Bc7 35. Bxc7 Qxc7 36. exf5 (36. e5) (36. Ne5)
36... exf5 37. Ne5 $18 Be4 38. Bxe4 fxe4 39. Qxa6 e3 40. Rb7 exf2+ 41. Kxf2
Rf8+ 42. Kg2 Qxc3 43. Qe6+ Kh8 44. Rxh7+ $2 (44. Nf7+ Rxf7 45. Qe8+ Kg7 46.
Qxf7+ Kh6 47. Qxh7+ Kg5 48. Rb5+ Kf6 49. Rb6+) 44... Kxh7 45. Qxg6+ Kh8 46.
Qxh5+ Kg7 47. Qg6+ Kh8 48. Qh5+ Kg7 49. Qg6+ Kh8 50. Qh5+ {Une répétition en
zeitnot pour gagner du temps avec l'incrément} Kg7 51. Qg5+ Kh7 52. Qh4+ Kg7
53. Qg4+ Kh7 54. Qe4+ Kg7 55. h4 Qd2+ 56. Kh3 Rf2 57. Qg6+ Kf8 58. Qd6+ Kg7 59.
Qe7+ Kg8 60. Qe8+ Kg7 61. Qe7+ Kh8 62. Ng4 Rf1 63. Qe8+ Kg7 64. Qe7+ Kh8 65.
Qe5+ Kg8 66. Qe6+ (66. Nf6+ Kf7 67. Qe8+ $1 Kxf6 68. Qf8+) 66... Kh8 67. Qe5+
Kg8 68. Qd5+ Kg7 69. Qe5+ Kg8 {Cette cadence 1h30/KO ne permet pas de faire
des parties "propres"} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cappelle op 31st"]
[Site "Cappelle la Grande"]
[Date "2015.03.04"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kanep, Meelis"]
[Black "Gharamian, Tigran"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2015.02.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nxd5 $6 {Une ligne secondaire qui
ne semble pas poser de problèmes aux Noirs pour égaliser mais en fait, c'est
probablement une simple transposition après 6.e3} (5. e4 $142) 5... Qxd5 6. e3
Bg7 7. Ne2 O-O 8. Nc3 Qd8 9. Be2 c6 (9... c5 10. d5 e6 11. e4 exd5 12. exd5 Qb6
13. O-O Bf5 14. Qb3 Nd7 15. Be3 h5 16. Rfd1 Qxb3 17. axb3 Bc2 18. Rd2 Bxb3 19.
Bb5 Rfd8 20. Ra3 c4 21. Bxd7 Rxd7 22. Rxa7 Rad8 23. Ra5 f5 24. h4 Kf7 25. g3
Re8 26. Kg2 Bf8 27. Bc5 Bh6 28. f4 Bg7 29. Kf2 Red8 30. Bb6 Re8 31. Bd4 Bf8 32.
Be5 Rc8 33. d6 Be7 34. Ke3 Bd8 35. Ra1 Bb6+ 36. Kf3 Bc5 37. Nb5 Bb4 38. Bc3 Bc5
39. Be5 {Kasimdzhanov,R (2706)-Giri,A (2768) Tashkent 2014 1/2-1/2}) 10. O-O e5
11. dxe5 Bxe5 12. e4 Qe7 13. Be3 Nd7 14. Qc2 Nf6 15. Rae1 Re8 16. h3 Be6 $146 (
16... Bd7 17. Bd3 b5 18. Ne2 Bd6 19. Nd4 Nxe4 20. Nxc6 Qh4 21. Bxe4 Qxe4 22.
Qxe4 Rxe4 23. Rd1 Bxc6 24. Rxd6 Re6 25. Rxe6 fxe6 26. Rc1 Bd5 27. Rc7 Bxa2 28.
Bxa7 Rd8 29. Be3 Rd1+ 30. Kh2 Rd5 31. Re7 Rf5 32. Bh6 Rh5 33. Be3 Rf5 34. Bh6
Rh5 35. Be3 Rf5 36. Ra7 Bc4 37. h4 Rf7 38. Ra6 Rd7 39. Ra8+ Kg7 40. Bg5 Rf7 41.
Be3 Rd7 42. Bg5 Rf7 43. Kg3 Rd7 44. Be3 Bb3 45. Rb8 Bc4 46. Kf4 {Hainke,G 
(2318)-Gupta,M (2277) Germany 2013 1/2-1/2}) 17. Na4 Rad8 18. Bc5 Qd7 19. Rd1
Qc7 20. Rxd8 Qxd8 21. Bxa7 1/2-1/2

[Event "ESP-chT CECLUB Honor"]
[Site "Melilla"]
[Date "2011.11.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Black "Edouard, Romain"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2609"]
[BlackElo "2621"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "2011.11.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cajacanarias"]
[BlackTeam "Sestao"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Bg7 6. e4 Nb6 7. Be3 O-O 8.
Bb5 Be6 9. d5 Bd7 10. Be2 e6 11. Nf3 exd5 12. exd5 Bg4 13. Bd4 Bxf3 14. Bxf3
Re8+ 15. Kf1 Bxd4 16. Qxd4 Nc6 17. Qf4 Ne5 18. h4 Nxf3 19. Qxf3 Re5 20. Rd1 Rf5
21. Qe4 Qd6 22. Rh3 Rd8 23. Rf3 Re5 24. Qf4 Qe7 25. Rfd3 c6 26. d6 Qe6 27. b3
Nc8 28. d7 Nb6 29. Rd6 Qe7 30. f3 Rf5 31. Qd4 Qe5 32. Kf2 Kf8 33. a4 Qxd4+ 34.
R6xd4 Rc5 35. R1d3 Ke7 36. Re3+ Kf8 37. Red3 Na8 38. b4 Re5 39. f4 Re7 40. Ne4
b6 41. Nf6 h5 $6 (41... Nc7 42. g4 h6 $14) 42. g4 hxg4 43. Nxg4 c5 44. Rd6 cxb4
45. Ne5 Rxe5 46. fxe5 Ke7 47. R3d4 b3 48. Rb4 Rxd7 49. Rxd7+ Kxd7 50. Rxb3 Nc7
51. Ke3 Nd5+ 52. Ke4 Ke6 $6 (52... Nc7 53. Rf3 Ke7 $16) 53. Rd3 $18 Nb4 54. Rd8
Na6 55. Re8+ Kd7 56. Ra8 Nc5+ 57. Kd5 a5 58. Ra7+ Ke8 59. Kd6 Kf8 60. Ra8+ Kg7
61. Ke7 Nd3 62. Rb8 Nxe5 63. Rxb6 Nf3 $2 (63... f5 64. Rb5 Nc4) 64. Rb5 Nxh4
65. Rxa5 Nf5+ 66. Kd7 Kf6 67. Rb5 Nd4 68. Rb6+ Ke5 69. a5 Kd5 1-0

[Event "ESP-chT CECLUB Honor"]
[Site "Melilla"]
[Date "2011.11.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Del Rio de Angelis, Salvador Gabriel"]
[Black "Salgado Lopez, Ivan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2534"]
[BlackElo "2621"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2011.11.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sestao"]
[BlackTeam "Colegio Marcote EIKM"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. d5 Bxc3 12. h4 Bg7 13. h5 Qd6 14. hxg6 Qxg6
15. Bd3 Qg4 16. e5 Kh8 17. Bxh7 e6 $1 (17... Kxh7 $2) 18. Ng5 Qxd1 19. Rxd1
Bxd5 20. Rxd5 exd5 21. Rb3 Bxe5 22. Rh3 Kg7 23. Nf3 Rh8 24. Bh6+ Kxh7 25. Nxe5
Re8 26. Bg5+ Kg7 27. Bh6+ Kf6 28. Rf3+ Ke6 29. Nxf7 Nd7 30. g4 Rg8 31. Ng5+ Kd6
32. Kg2 Rg6 33. Kg3 Rag8 34. Nf7+ Ke6 35. g5 Nf6 0-1

[Event "Alekhine Memorial"]
[Site "Paris/St Petersburg"]
[Date "2013.05.01"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2809"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2013.04.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 e6 13. f4 Bc7 14. O-O exd5
15. exd5 Ba5 16. f5 Bxf5 17. Rxb7 Qf6 (17... Qd6 $11) 18. Rf3 (18. g4 $5) 18...
Qe5 19. Bc4 Bc8 $6 (19... Rfb8 $5) (19... Qe4 $5) 20. Rb3 Bc7 21. Qh6 Qe1+ 22.
Rf1 Qe4 23. Bg5 $1 Be5 24. Qh4 Qxh4 25. Bxh4 $16 Bd6 26. Rf6 Be5 27. Rc6 Bd7
28. Ra6 Rfb8 29. Rxb8+ (29. d6 $1) 29... Rxb8 30. Rxa7 Bxc3 31. Rxd7 Rb4 32. d6
Rxc4 33. Be7 Kg7 (33... f6 $1 $11) 34. Ra7 (34. Rc7) 34... Rd4 $2 (34... Re4 $1
35. d7 Rxe7 36. d8=Q Rxa7 $11) 35. d7 Rd1+ 36. Kf2 c4 37. g3 Rd2+ 38. Kf3 Rd3+
39. Kg2 Rd2+ 40. Kh3 Bf6 41. d8=Q Rxd8 42. Bxd8 Bxd8 1-0

[Event "Rohde op 09th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2009.10.26"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Lalic, Bogdan"]
[Black "Colovic, Aleksandar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2441"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[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"]
[TimeControl "40/6000+30:1800+30"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Bb5+ (8. Rb1) (8. Be3) 8... Nc6 (8... Bd7) (8... Nd7) 9. O-O cxd4 10. cxd4 O-O
11. Be3 Bg4 {[%csl Rd4]} 12. Bxc6 (12. d5 {Ce sacrifice de qualité a été peu
utilisé mais les blancs ont des bonnes compensations} Ne5 (12... Bxa1 13. Qxa1
$44 {[%csl Rg7][%cal Ge3h6]}) 13. Rb1 $14 {Peev,P (2440)-Ghinda,M (2445)
Pernik 1978 (2) 1-0}) 12... bxc6 13. Rc1 Qa5 (13... Qd7) 14. Qd2 Qxd2 15. Nxd2
Rfd8 16. Nb3 a5 $11 17. Rxc6 a4 18. Nc5 Bxd4 19. Bxd4 Rxd4 20. f3 Rc8 $1 21.
Rxc8+ Bxc8 22. Rc1 a3 23. Nb3 Rd8 24. Nc5 $146 (24. Rc7 {Gustafsson,J (2603)
-Kramnik,V (2788) Dortmund SuperGM 2008 (1) 1/2}) 24... Rd2 25. Nb3 Rd8 26. Nc5
Rd2 {[%csl Ra2]} 27. Nb3 {[%cal Gc1c8,Gb3d2]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 19th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2013.11.10"]
[Round "3.5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Swiercz, Dariusz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2627"]
[Annotator "Radjabov,T"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "2013.11.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Poland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. d4 {This game proved to be decisive for our team, we finally won with a 2.
5-1.5 score.} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3
c5 8. Rb1 {A very popular line nowadays, along with many other lines of which
recent chess theory is full.} O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12.
O-O Bg4 13. Be3 $5 (13. Bg5 {is more common, with immense complications and
theory behind it. I have used it myself many times.}) 13... Nc6 14. Rxb7 Rab8
15. Rc7 {15.Rxb8 is an alternative of course, the white rook has just 2
squares here :)} Rfc8 16. Rxc8+ Rxc8 17. h3 Bd7 (17... Bxf3 $5 {I will leave
all the theoretical part for those who love theoretical discoveries.}) 18. d5
Nb4 $5 19. d6 (19. Bd4 {seemed too simple and harmless to me.}) 19... a5 {
This move gives White some chances in complications.} (19... Qe6 20. Ng5 Qxd6
21. Qb3 e6 22. Rd1 Qe7 23. Rxd7 Qxd7 24. Qxb4 Bc3 {and probably there is
enough compensation here, as a pawn is very strong and even endgames with 4-4
with knight and bishop against rook are hard to win.}) (19... exd6 $5 20. Qxd6
Bxh3 $5 {A very interesting try, but Black has to see all the consequences of
course} 21. Qxb4 (21. Bd1 Bf8 $1 22. Qf6 Bg7 $11) 21... Qxe2 22. Re1 Qa6 $1 23.
gxh3 Bc3 24. Qe7 Bxe1 25. Nxe1 {and certainly Black's king position is
vulnerable, the diagonal a1-h8 is weakened, but White's king is not safe
either and material is quite reduced, so a draw is the normal outcome.}) 20.
dxe7 Qe6 21. Bb6 $5 (21. Bg5 $1 {looked good too:} h6 22. Bh4 $1 Be8 $8 (22...
g5 $2 23. Nxg5 $3 (23. Bg3 Qxe7 24. Bd6 Qe6 25. e5 {looked good to me, but
there is an even stronger option}) 23... hxg5 24. Bxg5 $16 Qc6 25. Qd2 {
and just this move, enough for domination! Rd1 next move and Bg4 to follow.})
23. Nd2 {Now Black has to find ...Rc7, and he is still in a worse position.}
Rc7 24. Bg4 $14) 21... Qxe7 (21... a4 22. Ba5 $1 {An important move! Now the
d5-square becomes available for the white queen} (22. Bd8 Be8 23. Ng5 Qc6 24.
Ba5 {with a very sharp fight, which eventually ends in a draw with a lot of
exciting lines} Qb7 (24... a3 25. Bxb4 a2 26. Qd5 a1=Q 27. Rxa1 Bxa1 28. Nf3 {
which is equal, dynamically equal, neither side can make progress here}) 25.
Bg4 Rb8 26. Nxf7 Kxf7 $1 27. Qf3+ Bf6 28. Bxb4 Qxb4 29. e5 Qxe7 30. exf6 Qxf6
31. Qe3 $11) 22... Na2 {and now it's very pretty!} (22... Nc6 23. Bb5 $1 {
and eating the a4-pawn is what White will do on the next move, as:} a3 $2 24.
Bb4 a2 25. Ng5 a1=Q 26. Nxe6 $18 {leaves Black without a single chance of
survival}) 23. Ba6 $1 Rc5 24. Bb6 Rc6 25. Qxa4 $1 Rxb6 26. Rd1 $1 $16) 22. Bxa5
{I'm a pawn up, but the task is far from easy.} Nc6 $6 (22... Na2 $1 {getting
two bishops and enough counterplay for the pawn finally} 23. Qb1 Nc3 24. Bxc3
Rxc3 25. Rd1 $14 {White is certainly better, but converting the e4-pawn with
two bishops, is not an easy task for sure, probably Black's compensation is
enough for a draw.}) 23. Bb6 $16 Ne5 24. Nxe5 (24. Nd2 {was my first intention
but:} Bh6 $1 25. Bd4 Bf4 {and I wasn't sure how to proceed as} 26. Qa1 $3 (26.
g3 Bh6 {with full compensation}) 26... Bxh3 {Compy points out a brilliant
variation:} 27. gxh3 Qg5+ 28. Bg4 Nxg4 29. Nf3 Qh5 30. Kg2 $3 {White is not
even threatening hxg4! But Black is out of moves!} Re8 31. Qa4 Rf8 32. Rb1 Ne5
33. Bxe5 Bxe5 34. Rb5 f6 35. Qa2+ Kh8 36. Qe6 Qh6 37. Rb7 Ba1 38. Qd6 {and
White is almost winning with Rb8 and e5 to follow.}) 24... Bxe5 25. Bd4 (25.
Be3 {This move is much stronger, keeping one pair of bishops helps White, I
thought} Bb8 $5 {Starting to exert pressure along the b8-h2 diagonal} 26. Qd4 {
avoiding any Qe5 ideas and still keeping a healthy e4-pawn} Bc6 27. f3 Qc7 28.
Rc1 {and check on h2 is not a deadly threat, after all!:)}) 25... Bc6 26. Bxe5
Qxe5 27. f3 Bb5 28. Bxb5 Qxb5 29. Qd2 Qb6+ 30. Kh1 Rd8 31. Qg5 {Certainly
White has some chances, but the chances to hold are not worse.} Kg7 32. h4 Qf6
33. Qxf6+ Kxf6 34. Rc1 h5 35. Kh2 Rd2 36. Kg3 Ke6 37. Rf1 {Trying to bring the
king to f4, Rf2 and then Kf4 is the plan} Ra2 38. Rf2 Ra1 39. Kf4 Kf6 40. Rd2
Ra5 41. Rd7 Ra2 42. g3 Ra3 43. Rb7 Kg7 44. Rb6 Rc3 45. Ra6 Rb3 46. Ra5 Rc3 47.
Rg5 Ra3 48. Rd5 Rb3 {Even though it is all looking beautiful, no real progress
is possible without pawn pushes.} 49. g4 hxg4 50. Kxg4 Kf6 51. h5 gxh5+ 52.
Rxh5 Ke6 53. f4 f6 54. Ra5 Rb4 55. f5+ Kf7 56. Ra7+ Kg8 57. Kh5 Rxe4 58. Kg6
Rg4+ 59. Kxf6 {A theoretically drawn position. But the black side has to know
few little tricks on the way.} Rb4 60. Ra8+ Kh7 61. Re8 Rb1 62. Kf7 Ra1 63. f6
Ra7+ 64. Re7 Ra8 {Correct!} 65. Re6 {The last trick...} Ra7+ {And finally
Black makes the decisive mistake. Only two moves were able to hold the balance,
they were ...Rb8 and ...Kh6.} (65... Rb8) (65... Kh6) 66. Kf8 {Now White is
suddenly winning.} Ra8+ 67. Re8 Ra6 68. f7 Ra7 69. Re1 Ra8+ 70. Ke7 Ra7+ 71.
Kf6 Ra6+ 72. Re6 Ra8 73. Re8 Ra6+ 74. Ke5 {And with this sudden end to a long
fight, we had scored an important victory over the strong opposing team.} 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 14th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2015.03.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khairullin, Ildar"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2015.03.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 O-O 8.
Be2 c5 9. O-O b6 (9... Nc6 {is still the main line, but b6 is trending.}) 10.
Bg5 Bb7 11. Qd3 Qc7 {and old line, to put it mildly. The move hasn't been
since in a couple of decades, but to be fair nothing is main line theory any
more. The players are on their own in a typical Grunfeld position, the crown
jewel of hypermodernism, the position that makes Reti smile from his grave:
White has a big pawn center, Black counter-attacks with a double fianchetto.}
12. Rad1 (12. Qe3 $5) 12... e6 13. d5 $1 {The decision to push or not to push
d5 is so complicated that it deserves its own book. Or ChessBase DVD. It is
good in this case because it is difficult for Black to finish development
without giving up the e7 square.} e5 $2 {This is an understandable decision in
most cases, but that is when Black can blockade on d6. Since he is far away
from this, e5 cannot be recommended.} 14. Qe3 Nd7 15. Be7 Rfe8 16. d6 Qc6 17.
Bc4 {Of course. The weaknesses of the d5 square and the f7 pawn cannot be
underestimated.} b5 (17... Qxe4 18. Bxf7+ Kxf7 19. Ng5+ {is unplayable.}) 18.
Bd5 Qc8 19. h4 $5 {Weakening the kingside.} (19. Ng5 Bxd5 20. exd5 $5 {is not
exactly the human solution, but the computer seems to thing it is excellent
because of} c4 21. Ne6 {but let's disregard this.}) 19... Bf6 20. Bxf6 Nxf6 21.
Bxb7 Qxb7 22. Rfe1 c4 23. Qg5 Re6 24. Nxe5 Nxe4 25. Qf4 f5 $2 {The decisive
mistake. Normally in opens grandmasters can play several decisive mistakes and
they will go unpunished in round two, but Mamedyarov is playing Kairullin, not
a fish by any stretch of the imagination.} (25... Nxd6 26. Ng4 Rxe1+ 27. Rxe1 {
is scary as Black's king is very weak.} Nf5 $8 28. Nf6+ Kh8 $1 29. Re5 $1 {
with a very strong initiative, but Black isn't dead yet.}) 26. d7 $1 Rd8 27.
Re3 $5 (27. g4 $1 {Was much stronger right away, but Re3 is also good.}) 27...
Re7 28. f3 Nf6 29. Rd6 $1 {This is killer. Black has no good way of defending
his knight.} Nd5 (29... Nxd7 30. Nxg6 $1 Rxe3 31. Qxe3 hxg6 {what else?} 32.
Rxg6+ {and Black gets promptly mated.}) 30. Qg5 Rdxd7 31. Nxd7 (31. Nxd7 Rxd7
32. Rxg6+ $1 hxg6 33. Qxg6+ {with mate next move. What a demolition!}) 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.02.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Drozdovskij, Yuri"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2562"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[Annotator "Reeh,O"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2007.02.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8.
Ba4 O-O 9. Nf3 Qa5 10. Bd2 ({More enterprising is the pawn sacrifice
Unternehmungslustiger ist das Bauernopfer} 10. O-O) 10... Qa6 $1 {Keeping the
white king in the centre. Hält den weißen König im Zentrum fest.} 11. Bb3 c5
12. d5 (12. Qe2 {immediately is less committal. sofort ist weniger
verpflichtend.}) 12... e6 {Of course Black wants to open the e-file as soon as
possible! Natürlich möchte Schwarz schnell die e-Linie öffnen!} 13. Qe2 Qxe2+
14. Kxe2 exd5 15. Bxd5 Nd7 16. Rab1 Nb6 17. Bb3 $2 {White simply loses too
much time with this piece (fifth move already!). Weiß verliert einfach zu viel
Zeit mit dieser Figur (bereits der fünfte Zug).} ({The lesser evil was Das
geringere Übel war} 17. c4 Nxd5 18. exd5 Re8+ 19. Be3 b6 $15) 17... Re8 18. Be3
Bd7 19. Rhc1 ({White should have tried Weiß hätte} 19. Bxc5 Rxe4+ 20. Kd2 {
which would at least give him a stronghold on d4. versuchen sollen, wonach er
zumindest den Stützpunkt auf d4 bekäme.}) 19... Rxe4 ({Quite good was the
simple Recht gut war das einfache} 19... c4 20. Bc2 Bxc3) {[%tqu "En","","","",
"b3f7","",10]} 20. Bxf7+ Kf8 (20... Kxf7 $2 21. Ng5+ Kg8 22. Nxe4) 21. Bb3 Bb5+
22. Kd1 $2 {Understandably enough, the white king finally wants to leave the
e-file, but this makes things only worse for him. Verständlicherweise will der
weiße König endlich aus der e-Linie verschwinden, doch damit kommt er vom
Regen in die Traufe.} (22. Ke1 {was better, since war besser, denn} Bh6 (22...
Bd3 $15) {can be parried by kann pariert werden durch} 23. Bc2 $1 {with a
double attack against b5 and e4. mit Doppelangriff gegen b5 und e4.}) 22...
Rd8+ 23. Nd2 {[%tqu "En","Black to play.","All black pieces are in play, the
white king is stuck in the middle - time to strike!","Black can win material
here, exploiting the pinned white knight in the d-file and the unfortunate
position of the Bb3.","e4e3","Very good!   This liquidates a defender of the
knight d2, and with his next move Black wins material.",10,"c5c4","Also good,
though a little less forceful than the game continuation 23...Rxe3, since
White can play 24.Bc5+ followed by 25.Bc2 when Black still has to make some
precise calculations.",10,"De","Schwarz am Zug.","Alle schwarzen Figuren sind
im Spiel, der weiße König steht in der Mitte - Zeit zum Losschlagen!","Schwarz
kann hier Material gewinnen, und zwar unter Ausnutzung des gefesselten weißen
Springers in der d-Linie sowie des sehr unlgücklich postierten Lb3.","e4e3",
"Sehr gut!  Ein Verteidiger des Springers d2 wird beseitigt, und nach dem
nächsten Zug gewinnt Schwarz Material.",10,"c5c4","Dies ist ebenso gut,
wenngleich etwas weniger forcierend als das sofortige 23...Txe3, da Weiß 24.
Lc5+ nebst 25.Lc2 spielen kann, wonach Schwarz noch genau rechnen muss.",10]}
Rxe3 $1 {Eliminating a defender of d2. Eliminiert einen Verteidiger von d2.} (
23... c4 {was also strong, although after war ebenfalls stark, obwohl Schwarz
nach} 24. Bc5+ (24. Bc2 Rxe3) 24... Kg8 25. Bc2 {still has to find the cool
Schwarz erst noch das coole} Ree8 $1 $19 {finden muss.} (25... Bxc3 $2 26. Bxe4
Rxd2+ 27. Ke1 {is good for White. ist gut für Weiß.}) {e.g. z.B.} 26. Rxb5 Bxc3
{or 26.Be4 Ba4+ 27.Ke1 Rxd2 followed by 28...Rxe4.}) 24. fxe3 {[%tqu "En",
"What was the point of Black's previous move?","","","c5c4","Of course!  This
wins the bishop on b3, since a retreat to the only square c2 would give up the
point c3 after which d2 falls.",10,"De","Was war die Pointe des
vorangegangenen schwarzen Zuges?","","","c5c4","Natürlich!  Dies gewinnt den
Läufer auf b3, denn ein Rückzug auf das einzige Feld c2 würde den Punkt c3
aufgeben, wonach d2 fällt.",10]} c4 $1 {White's light-squared bishop is really
a very unfortunate piece in this game! Der weißfeldrige Läufer des Anziehenden
macht wirklich eine sehr unglückliche Figur in dieser Partie!} 25. a4 ({
No better is Nicht besser ist} 25. Bc2 Bxc3 26. Rxb5 Rxd2+ 27. Ke1 Rxc2+ ({
or oder} 27... Rd5+ 28. Ke2 Rxb5) 28. Kd1 Rd2+ 29. Ke1 Rb2+ 30. Rxc3 Rxb5 {
and White remains a full piece down. und Weiß verbleibt mit einer ganzen
Minusfigur.}) 25... cxb3 26. axb5 Nc4 {and White resigned since d2 falls. und
Weiß gab auf, denn d2 fällt.} 0-1

[Event "Bazna Kings 4th"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2010.06.25"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Wang, Yue"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2813"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2010.06.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Bg7 6. e4 Nb6 7. Be3 O-O 8.
Bb5 {The chess of 21st century. The classic masters of the past would have
hardly thought to place the bishop to b5 like this. Indeed, the move 8.Bb5
appeared in practice only in 2001 and since then it became amazingly popular.
White's idea is to prevent Black from placing the knight to c6. A move like 8..
.a6 weakens a bit the knight from b6. However, fashion comes and goes: in my
opinion this sortie of the bishop looks somewhat artificial. Wang Yue
certainly has a different opinion though, as he played 8.Bb5 before.} Be6 ({
Here is a possible variation where White is using the drawbacks of the advance
8...a6:} 8... a6 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Bd4 c5 12. Bxc5 Nec4 13. Qb3 {
and with the pawn on a7 Black would have taken on b2 followed by Na4. Here is
doesn't work:} Nxb2 14. Bxb6 Bxc3+ 15. Kf1 $1 Qd6 16. Rb1 {and Black is in
troubles.}) 9. Nge2 c6 {A logical novelty. Before placing the knight to c4
Black tries to win a tempo.} ({After the immediate} 9... Nc4 {White can either
take on c4, which is a slightly more favorable version for White than the game
(since the black pawn is on c7 instead of c6), or another possibility is} 10.
Bc1 c6 11. Ba4 {as in the game Bosch,J (2444)-Nijboer,F (2556)/Leeuwarden 2002.
}) ({In case of} 9... Bc4 {White can continue} 10. O-O Bxb5 11. Nxb5 {with
some edge.}) 10. Bd3 Nc4 11. Bxc4 Bxc4 12. O-O Nd7 13. Qd2 Qa5 14. Rfd1 Rad8 {
Black has two bishops and can create pressure on d4. The position is close to
equal, but it is rather White who should play accurately. The Chinese
Grandmaster failed to do so.} 15. Bh6 {An obvious desire to exchange "the
monster" from g7, especially because Black enjoys the bishop pair.} (15. b3 Ba6
16. Bh6 {was a possible alternative: with the white pawn on b3 the entire plan
with Nb6 (which happened in the game) loses its attractiveness.}) 15... Bxe2
16. Nxe2 $6 {The start of all White's problems.} ({Why not the simple} 16. Bxg7
{exchanging the dark-squared bishops? White has little to fear after that.
Here are few sample variations:} Bxd1 (16... Kxg7 17. Qxe2 $11) 17. Bxf8 Nxf8
18. Rxd1 Ne6 19. d5 Nc7 (19... cxd5 20. Nxd5 Qxd2 21. Rxd2 Kg7 22. Rc2 Nf4 23.
Ne3 $11) 20. h4 cxd5 21. exd5 h5 22. Qg5 $11) 16... Qxd2 17. Bxd2 Nb6 18. Bc3
Rd7 {The endgame is quite unpleasant for White. Black's plan is to double
rooks on the d-file and then use the pin of the d4-pawn by playing e7-e5.
Apart from that Black can also disturb opponent's pawn center with f7-f5.} 19.
b3 f5 20. f3 Rfd8 {The threat is 21...e5.} 21. Re1 fxe4 22. fxe4 e5 $1 {
Still! A very energetic play by Carlsen.} 23. dxe5 Rd3 {Black plans Nd7xe5.}
24. g3 $6 {It only weakens further White's position.} ({White can try a move
like} 24. Bb2 {in order to meet 24...Nd7 with 25.Nf4. If} Rd2 (24... g5 $5) 25.
Bc3 Rc2 26. Rac1 Rxa2 27. Ra1 Rxa1 28. Rxa1 Ra8 29. Bd4 Nd7 30. Rxa7 Rxa7 31.
Bxa7 {White should be able to escape, since Black cannot lock the bishop yet
with 31. ..b6 or 31...c5 in view of 32.e6.}) 24... Nd7 25. e6 Bxc3 26. Nxc3 Ne5
27. Red1 Kf8 {Now the position is already difficult for White. At least from
the practical point of view Black's chances to win are probably higher than
White's chances to draw.} 28. Rac1 Ke7 29. Rxd3 Rxd3 30. Rc2 Nf3+ 31. Kf1 Nd4
32. Rc1 Kxe6 33. Rd1 Rxc3 34. Rxd4 Rc2 35. a4 (35. Ra4 a6 36. h4 Ke5 {is a
zugzwang for White: the rook must protect both a2 and e4, the king must
control g2 and e2. The outcome is clear, Black wins.}) 35... Rxh2 36. a5 Rh5
37. b4 Rh2 38. a6 b5 39. e5 Ra2 40. Rd6+ Kxe5 41. Rxc6 Kf5 42. Rc7 Rxa6 43.
Rxh7 Kg4 44. Kf2 Ra2+ 45. Ke3 g5 46. Rg7 Rb2 47. Rxa7 Kxg3 0-1

[Event "Bucharest Kings 7th"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "2013.10.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Wang, Hao"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2013.10.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Today the first game to finish was Wang Hao-Caruana. In a rare variation of
the Grünfeld Defence on the black side Caruana implemented a novelty already
on move seven, designed to sacrifice a pawn for piece activity. Wang Hao was
well prepared and continued to play quickly for a while, but White didn't get
anything special and at some point the Italian GM equalised comfortably. In
the resulting rook endgame the players could not avoid the inevitable draw.
The second game lasted much longer: Radjabov with the white pieces against
Nisipeanu achieved an advantage after the opening and at some point Black's
position looked highly unpleasant. However, with accurate defence the Romanian
GM neutralised his opponent's initiative and practically equalised completely
the position, only to blunder a pawn before the first time control. After that
Radjabov was trying to convert an extra pawn in a rook and bishop endgame
versus rook and knight, which finally resulted in a pawnless, theoretically
drawish endgame rook and bishop versus rook. Nisipeanu demonstrated his
knowledge and finally achieved the desired draw on move 116.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4
g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Nb6 6. e3 {Much more often White continues 6.
Bg5 or 6.Nf3, but Wang Hao had already played this move before.} Bg7 7. f4 c5 {
A very rare case in modern chess: a novelty on move 7!} (7... O-O 8. Nf3 a5 9.
Rc1 {happened just few months ago in Wang Hao (2752)-Grischuk,A (2780),
Beijing 2013.}) 8. dxc5 N6d7 9. Na4 {If Black recaptures the sacrificed pawn
without making concessions he should be doing more than fine, so for the
moment White is trying to keep his extra pawn.} ({Other options were} 9. b4) ({
and} 9. Ne4) 9... e5 {Logical: Caruana opens the centre, exploiting the fact
that his opponent's knight went to the edge of the board.} 10. Nf3 exf4 11.
exf4 O-O 12. Bc4 b6 $5 {Played after more than half an hour of thinking. Black
sacrifices a pawn in order to be able to use the weaknesses in his opponent's
pawn formation.} (12... Re8+ {was tempting, although after} 13. Kf2 {Black
cannot make use of the temporarily slightly exposed position of the white king.
}) ({Wang Hao mentioned that he remembers that after} 12... Nxc5 13. Nxc5 Qe7+
14. Qe2 Qxc5 15. Rc1 {"Black must still make a lot of precise moves and even
after that White has a slightly better endgame".}) 13. O-O {An almost instant
reply by Wang Hao.} (13. cxb6 Nxb6 14. Nxb6 Qxb6 {offers Black an obvious
compensation.}) ({It is important that} 13. Bd5 {doesn't work for White:} Nxc5
14. Bxa8 Nd3+ 15. Kf1 Ba6 {and Black wins.}) 13... Ba6 ({After the game
Caruana said that possibly} 13... Nxc5 {is a better way for Black to equalise:}
14. Nxc5 bxc5 15. Bc3 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Ba6) 14. Bxa6 ({As established in the
post-mortem analysis, Black's compensation is obvious in the variation} 14. Bd5
Bxf1 15. Kxf1 Na6 16. Bxa8 Qxa8 17. cxb6 Nxb6 18. Nxb6 axb6 19. Bc3 Bxc3 20.
bxc3 Nc5) 14... Nxa6 15. c6 {Only around here did Wang Hao start to consume
more time. However, it seems that White cannot achieve any sensible advantage.}
({Also now} 15. cxb6 Nxb6 {is good for Black. For instance:} 16. Nxb6 Qxb6+ 17.
Kh1 Qxb2 {and White must already think about keeping the balance.}) 15... Ndc5
16. Nxc5 (16. Rb1 {is also no problem for Black:} Qd5 ({or} 16... Ne4) 17. b4
Ne4) 16... Nxc5 17. Bc3 ({Another try was} 17. Qc2 {with the idea} Qc7 ({
a better move is} 17... Rc8 18. Bc3 Qd3) ({or} 17... Qe8 {and if} 18. Bc3 {then
} Qe3+) 18. Bc3 Bxc3 19. Qxc3 {and Black cannot take on c6 in view of b2-b4.})
17... Bxc3 18. bxc3 Rc8 19. Nd4 Ne6 {White is not able to keep his extra pawn
on c6 and Black equalises completely.} 20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. Qa4 Qc7 22. Rad1 a5 (
22... Qxc6 23. Qxa7 Ra8 24. Qd7 Qxd7 25. Rxd7 Rxa2 {is also a draw.}) 23. g3
Qxc6 24. Qxc6 Rxc6 {The endgame is of course drawish. In what follows it
looked like Black got some chances for advantage, although after the game Wang
Hao said he never felt in any danger.} 25. Rfe1 Rf7 26. Rd2 Rfc7 27. Kf2 Kf7
28. Rb1 Rb7 29. Rd3 Ke7 30. g4 Rc4 31. Kg3 b5 32. Rb2 Rc5 33. a4 Rd7 34. Rxd7+
Kxd7 35. axb5 Rxc3+ (35... Kc7 36. Re2 $11) 36. Kh4 Rc5 37. b6 Kc8 38. Re2 a4
39. Rxe6 Ra5 (39... a3 40. Re2 Ra5 41. Ra2 Kb7 42. f5 gxf5 43. gxf5 Kxb6 44. f6
$11) 40. Re5 Rxe5 41. fxe5 a3 42. e6 a2 43. e7 Kd7 44. b7 a1=Q 45. e8=Q+ Kxe8
46. b8=Q+ Kf7 47. Qc7+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 11th"]
[Site "Rijeka"]
[Date "2010.03.14"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Roiz, Michael"]
[Black "Evdokimov, Alexander A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2564"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[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. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Be3 Bg4 $5 {In my opinion, this rare move deserves more attention, since
lately White has managed to find some new ideas in the main system with 8...
Qa5.} 9. Rc1 (9. Qd2 cxd4 (9... Bxf3 10. gxf3 cxd4 11. cxd4 Nc6 12. Rd1 O-O 13.
d5 Ne5 14. Be2 Rc8 15. O-O Qd7 16. Kg2 Nc4 17. Bxc4 Rxc4 18. Rc1 Rxe4 19. fxe4
Qg4+ {1/2-1/2 Doettling,F-Svidler,P/France 2002/EXT 2003}) 10. cxd4 Nc6 11. Rd1
O-O 12. Be2 Qa5 13. O-O Rfc8 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Qxd2 16. Rxd2 Na5 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Sokolov,I-Mamedyarov,S/Gothenburg 2005/CBM 109 (79)}) (9. Qa4+ Bd7 10.
Qa3 cxd4 11. cxd4 O-O 12. Rc1 Nc6 13. d5 Ne5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Be2 f5 16. Bc5
Rf7 17. exf5 Bxf5 18. O-O b6 19. Bb4 Bd6 20. Rc6 Bd7 21. Bc4 Rc8 22. Bxd6 exd6
23. Qxd6 Bxc6 24. Qxd8+ Rxd8 25. dxc6 Rc8 26. Rc1 Kf8 27. Bxf7 Kxf7 28. f4 Ke6
29. Kf2 Kd6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Leko,P/Monte Carlo 2001/CBM 081 ext (44)})
9... Qa5 10. Qb3 $5 $146 {I was happy to discover this new idea during the
game - in my opinion, White's queen is located much better on b3.} ({I simply
didn't like White's position after} 10. Qd2 Bxf3 11. gxf3 e6 {0-1 Yermolinsky,
A-Kasparov,G/Wijk aan Zee 1999/CBM 069/[Krasenkow] (47)}) 10... cxd4 (10...
Bxf3 11. gxf3 (11. Qxb7 O-O 12. Qxa8 cxd4 13. Qd5 Qxd5 14. exd5 Bxd5 15. Bxd4
Bxd4 16. cxd4 $14) 11... cxd4 (11... O-O 12. d5 Nd7 13. h4) 12. Qb5+ Qxb5 13.
Bxb5+ Nc6 14. cxd4 $14) 11. Qb5+ $6 {I played this without any thinking, but
the endgame is quite safe for Black.} ({At the same time much stronger was} 11.
Nxd4 Qc7 (11... O-O 12. Qxb7 Nd7 13. f3 Bxd4 14. Bxd4 Be6 15. Be2 $14) 12. Nb5
Qd8 (12... Qa5 13. Qb4 $14) 13. Nxa7 $14 {and although White has an ugly pawn
structure, I don't see how Black can get sufficient compensation.}) 11... Nc6 (
11... Qxb5 12. Bxb5+ Bd7 13. Bxd7+ Nxd7 14. cxd4 Nf6 15. Nd2 O-O 16. f3 $14)
12. Qxa5 Nxa5 13. Bb5+ {That check is forced.} ({Since after} 13. cxd4 O-O 14.
Be2 Rac8 {Black has some extra tempi compared to the classical ending, which
arises after 8...Qa5 9.Qd2.}) 13... Bd7 14. Bxd7+ Kxd7 15. cxd4 Rhc8 16. Ke2 {
The resulting position is more or less equal, but Black is the side, who has
to find some accurate moves.} Rc4 (16... Nc4 17. Bf4 b5 $11) 17. Rxc4 Nxc4 18.
Rb1 b6 ({There was no time for} 18... Nxe3 $2 19. Rxb7+ Kc6 20. Rxe7 Nxg2 21.
Rxf7 Bh6 22. Ne5+ Kb6 23. Rxh7 $16 {and White's pawns are too strong.}) 19. Bf4
Rc8 20. Kd3 e6 $6 {The first inaccuracy.} ({There was nothing wrong with the
typical} 20... f5 21. exf5 gxf5 $11) 21. g4 $1 {Taking the opportunity and
seizing some space on the kingside, while Black is unable to push b6-b5 on the
other side.} (21. Ng5 e5 $1 22. Rb4 Na5 $1 23. dxe5 h6 24. Nf3 Nc6 25. Rb5 Ke6
$11) 21... f6 22. h4 h6 $6 {After this passive move White gets a clear
advantage.} ({Black should pay more attention to White's activity and play:} 
22... Bf8 $1 23. h5 g5 $1 24. Be3 h6 $11) 23. g5 $1 {Now Black remains with a
permanent weaknesses on the kingside.} fxg5 $6 {Having not much time left on
his clock, Alexander fails to find the best defence.} ({Both alternatives were
better:} 23... h5 24. gxf6 Bxf6 25. Rg1 Nb2+ 26. Kd2 Nc4+ 27. Ke2 Rg8 $14) (
23... hxg5 24. hxg5 f5 25. Nh4 fxe4+ 26. Kxe4 Nd6+ 27. Bxd6 Kxd6 28. Nxg6 Rc2
$14) 24. hxg5 hxg5 {Despite the major simplifications, Black's position
becomes very difficult, since he has 2 weak pawns on e6 and g6, while his
pieces are not coordinating well.} (24... h5 25. Nh4 $18 {[%csl Rg6]}) 25. Bxg5
(25. Nxg5 e5 26. Rb4 Na5 27. Bxe5 Nc6 28. Rb5 Nxe5+ 29. dxe5 Rc1 $16) 25... Nd6
$6 ({I would prefer} 25... Ke8 26. Bf4 Kf7 $16 {and the king protects both
pawns.}) 26. Rg1 (26. Rh1 Rf8 (26... Rh8 27. Rxh8 Bxh8 28. Nh4 Nf7 29. f4 $18)
27. Ne5+ (27. Rh3) 27... Bxe5 28. dxe5 Nb7 29. Ke3 $16) 26... Ke8 $2 {The
decisive mistake.} ({It was necessary to regroup the pieces:} 26... Rf8 27. Rg3
(27. Ne5+ Bxe5 28. dxe5 Nf7 29. Bf6 g5 $14) 27... Nc8 $16) 27. Bd2 $1 (27. Be3
{was also good enough:} Kf7 28. Ng5+ Ke7 29. Nxe6 Kxe6 30. Rxg6+ Bf6 31. e5 Ne8
32. exf6 Kf7 (32... Nxf6 33. Bg5 Kf5 34. Rxf6+ Kxg5 35. Rf7 $18) 33. Rg5 Nxf6
34. d5 Rd8 35. Kd4 $18) 27... Kf7 28. Ng5+ ({My first intention was} 28. Bb4
$142 Nc4 (28... Nb5 29. Ng5+ {[%cal Gg5e6]}) 29. Ng5+ Kf6 {but I failed to
find the strong prophylactic move} 30. Bc3 $1 $18 {[%csl Yb2]}) 28... Ke7 29.
Bb4 a5 (29... Kd7 30. Nxe6 $18) 30. Ba3 Kd7 31. Bxd6 $1 {It was important to
change the main defender - the Bg7 could be restricted by White's pawns.} ({
Of course, there was no need to hurry:} 31. Nxe6 $6 Nb5 32. Rxg6 (32. Bb2 $142
Kxe6 33. Rxg6+ Kf7 34. Rxb6 Nc7 35. Rb7 $16) 32... Rc3+ 33. Kd2 Rxa3 34. Nxg7
Nxd4 $132) 31... Kxd6 32. e5+ Kd7 (32... Kd5 {could be met by the human} 33.
Ne4 $18 ({although there is the stronger} 33. Rb1 Rb8 34. a4 $1 {[%cal Gb1b5]})
) 33. Ne4 Bf8 (33... b5 34. Rxg6 (34. Nc5+ $6 Ke7 35. Rxg6 Kf7 $1) 34... Bf8
35. f4 b4 36. d5 exd5 37. Nf6+ Kc6 38. f5 a4 39. Nh7+ Kb5 40. Nxf8 Rxf8 41. f6
$18) 34. a4 {There was no reason for such a prophylactic move.} (34. Rxg6 b5
35. Nf6+ Ke7 36. Nh5 b4 37. Nf4 Rc3+ 38. Ke4 $18) 34... Bb4 (34... Be7 35. Rxg6
Rc1 36. Rg8 Rd1+ 37. Kc4 $18) 35. Rxg6 Rc1 36. Ng5 {Black looses his Pe6 - the
rest is simple.} Ra1 (36... Rg1 37. Rg7+ Be7 38. Nxe6 $18) (36... Rc6 37. Rg7+
Ke8 38. f4 $18) 37. Nxe6 Rxa4 38. d5 Ra2 39. Rg7+ Kc8 40. Kc4 ({I had enough
time to keep 3 passed pawns:} 40. f4 a4 41. Kc4 $18) 40... Rxf2 41. d6 Rd2 42.
Nd4 (42. Rc7+ Kb8 43. d7 Be7 44. Kb5 $18) 42... Kd8 (42... b5+ 43. Nxb5 Rc2+
44. Kb3 Rc5 45. Nd4 $18) 43. Rg8+ (43. Kd5 Ke8 44. Ke6 Kf8 45. Rf7+ Kg8 46. Nf5
$18) 43... Kd7 44. Kd5 1-0

[Event "Leon"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Morovic Fernandez, Ivan"]
[Black "De la Villa Garcia, Jesus Maria"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Romero Holmes"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1995.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 Qa5 9. Rb1 b6 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Be2 O-O 12. Rc1 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. Nf3
Rac8 15. Qxa5 Nxa5 16. Kd2 f5 17. exf5 Bxf5 18. Ba6 Rcd8 19. Ke2 Bg4 20. Rhd1
Rf6 21. h3 Bxf3+ 22. gxf3 Rfd6 23. d5 Rxd5 24. Rxd5 Rxd5 25. Rc7 Kf7 26. Rxa7
Bd4 27. Rc7 Kf6 28. Rc8 Rd6 29. Bb5 Nb7 30. a4 (30. Bxd4+ Rxd4 31. Rb8 Rb4 $1
32. a4 Nc5 $1 33. Rxb6+ e6 34. a5 Na4 35. Bxa4 Rxa4 $10) 30... Nd8 31. f4 Ne6
32. Kf3 Bb2 33. Rb8 Bd4 34. Rc8 Bb2 35. Rb8 Bd4 36. Bc4 Bc5 37. Bxc5 Nxc5 38.
Rf8+ Kg7 39. Rf7+ Kh8 40. Rf8+ Kg7 41. Rf7+ Kh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2017.09.19"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{If I had to choose someone between the two, it would be MVL. Not by a big
margin, but I do think that this format somehow suits him better. But, and
this is a big but, Levon with the white pieces is a very dangerous opening
theoretician. He always has new ideas up his sleeve. MVL has to be careful.} 1.
d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:
03]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:03] Of course, when it is MVL you
can expect the Grünfeld.} 4. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 5. e4
{[%emt 0:00:02]} Nxc3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 6. bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:
00:04]} 7. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 8. Rb1 $5 {[%emt 0:00:05]
Whenever this move is played, I have a feeling that the players will blitz out
their moves and will agree to a draw somewhere around the 30th move mark! Well,
if Levon is playing it at such an important moment in the tournament, he
surely has something prepared.} O-O {[%emt 0:00:26]} 9. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:04]}
cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 10. cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Qa5+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} 11. Bd2 {
[%emt 0:00:06]} Qxa2 {[%emt 0:00:05] This pawn sacrifice which surely looks
risky has been seen in nearly 1500 games before!} 12. O-O {[%emt 0:00:05]} Bg4
{[%emt 0:00:56]} 13. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:01:50]} 14. d5 {[%emt 0:
01:14]} Na5 {[%emt 0:00:19] Of course the players are still blitzing out their
moves.} 15. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} b6 {[%emt 0:01:57]} 16. Bxe7 {[%emt 0:00:09]}
Rfe8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 17. d6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 18. Bb5 {
[%emt 0:00:19]} Nxe7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 19. h3 {[%emt 0:00:57]} (19. Bxe8 {
has been seen in 10 games before this.} Rxe8 20. dxe7 Qa3 21. h3 Bxf3 22. Qxf3
Qxf3 {is an additional option that Black doesn't get in the main game.} (22...
Qxe7 {transposes to the main game.})) 19... Bxf3 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 20. Qxf3 {
[%emt 0:00:05] The knight is unusually trapped!} Qe6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 21. Bxe8
{[%emt 0:00:05]} Rxe8 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 22. dxe7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qxe7 {[%emt 0:
02:13]} (22... Rxe7 23. Rfe1 Bd4 24. Rbd1 Qe5 25. Rd3 a5 26. Qd1 Bc5 27. Re2
Re6 28. g3 Rd6 29. Kg2 Rxd3 30. Qxd3 a4 31. Rd2 a3 32. Qc4 Kg7 33. Rd7 Qf6 34.
f4 Qb2+ 35. Kf3 Qf2+ 36. Kg4 h5+ 37. Kh4 g5+ 38. fxg5 Kg6 39. Qc3 f6 40. Rd5 a2
41. Rf5 Qf4+ 42. gxf4 Bf2+ 43. Qg3 Bxg3+ 44. Kxg3 a1=Q 45. Rxf6+ Kg7 46. e5 b5
47. Kh4 b4 48. Kxh5 Qd1+ 49. Kh4 b3 50. e6 b2 51. Rf7+ Kg8 52. Rb7 b1=Q 53.
Rxb1 Qxb1 54. Kg4 Qe4 {0-1 (54) Gelfand,B (2733)-Shirov,A (2699) Odessa 2007})
23. Rfd1 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Bf8 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 24. Rbc1 {[%emt 0:05:34] The
first new move of the game. And a good moment to take stock of things. What do
you think is happening. Well we could just take into consideration that both
near to 2800 players are playing at lightning speed and they are very well
prepared, so it should be a draw. But if we keep this aside, I think it is an
interesting position to analyse. The move 23...Bf8, clearly points out that
Black would like to put his pawn on a5 and bishop on c5. Once he gets that he
shouldn't really be worse. White's only chances are attached to his rooks
penetrating into Black's position. I would say that the position is balanced
with Black really having nothing much to worry about.} (24. Rd4 Qe6 25. Qb3
Qxb3 26. Rxb3 Bc5 27. Ra4 a5 28. Kf1 Bb4 29. Rbxb4 axb4 30. Rxb4 Re6 31. Ke2
Kf8 32. Ke3 Rc6 33. f4 {1/2-1/2 (33) Shulman,Y (2617)-Svidler,P (2739) Ningbo
2011}) 24... Qxe4 {[%emt 0:09:22]} 25. Qc3 $5 {[%emt 0:02:38] A very
interesting decision by Aronian. He realises that exchanging the queen will in
all probability lead to a draw, so he keeps the queen and his clock still
shows 1:29:59, which means this is his preparation. But as many people said
after the game, they absolutely did not understand what Aronian's preparation
was all about. He has just landed in a position where White has no real
chances to win.} (25. Qxe4 Rxe4 26. Rd7 a5 27. Rc6 (27. Rcc7 Rf4 $1 28. g3 Rf6
29. Kg2 Bc5 $15) 27... a4 (27... Bc5 28. Rf6 Re1+ 29. Kh2 a4 30. Rfxf7 a3 31.
Rg7+ Kf8 32. Rxh7 Ke8 $13) 28. Rxb6 a3 $11 {This shouldn't be anything for
White, with the pawn so far advanced and defended by the bishop.}) 25... Qb4 {
[%emt 0:13:57]} (25... Bc5 $1 {would have been a good idea.} 26. Re1 Qc6 27.
Rxe8+ Qxe8 $15) 26. Qa1 {[%emt 0:04:11]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:05:13]} (26... a5 {
was possible, but MVL is trying to get some clarity in the position by
creating threats.}) 27. Qxa7 {[%emt 0:01:22]} Qb2 {[%emt 0:00:17] The f2-pawn
is not attacked and Rf1 will be met with ...Re2.} 28. Kh1 $1 {[%emt 0:01:07] A
nice move by Levon. Now taking the f2-pawn will lead to a rook coming on f1
and attacking the f7-pawn.} Bxf2 {[%emt 0:09:20] Maxime is not really afraid
of the rook coming to f1.} 29. Qb7 {[%emt 0:00:10]} (29. Rf1 {was also
possible and White has some pressure, but nothing special.}) 29... Qe2 {
[%emt 0:04:31]} 30. Rf1 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Rf8 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 31. Qc6 {[%emt 0:
01:34]} Bc5 32. Rce1 {The f7-point is defended by the rook. The b6-point, by
the bishop, so in short there is no real problem for Black. Levon realised
this and offered a draw.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik op"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2015.03.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "L'Ami, Erwin"]
[Black "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah"]
[PlyCount "159"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 {The most fashionable line in the Grünfeld currently.} O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 {
In an interview to ChessBase after the tournament Erwin mentions the following,
" I was not very happy with how this game developed. In trying to surprise him
with the Rb1-line against the Grünfeld I ended up surprising myself when he
chose the move 9...Nc6. I vaguely remembered someone once showing me that 11.
Qc2 is a possibility but it didn't work out well at all."} (9... cxd4 10. cxd4
Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 {is the other main line. This pawn sacrifice has been
heavily analysed and it seems as if the majority of top level games are ending
in a draw in this variation.}) 10. d5 Ne5 (10... Bxc3+ 11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12. Qxd2
$44 {gives White excellent compensation. h4-h5 is on the agenda.}) 11. Qc2 {
A relatively unknown move.} ({The main line continues} 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 e6
13. f4 Bc7 $5 {Stopping c3-c4 because of Ba5.} 14. O-O exd5 15. exd5 Ba5 16. d6
{This line is extremely sharp and was a hot topic of theoretical discussion
after the game Li Chao-Caruana in 2012.}) 11... Nxf3+ 12. Bxf3 Qa5 13. Bd2 c4 {
Black has prevented White from going c3-c4 and has a very good position out of
the opening.} 14. O-O b5 15. Rfe1 (15. a4 $5 {Trying to break up the queenside
structure looks interesting.} bxa4 $1 {is the best.} (15... Qxa4 16. Qb2 $1 (
16. Qxa4 bxa4 $11) 16... Qa5 (16... a6 17. Ra1 Qb3 18. Qc1 {[%cal Gf3d1] with
Bd1 coming up, the queen is trapped.}) 17. Qxb5 Qxb5 18. Rxb5 $14 {With a
clear edge for White.}) (15... a6 $2 {is met by the very strong} 16. Ra1 $1 $16
) 16. Rb4 (16. Be2 Bd7 $11) 16... Bd7 17. Rfb1 (17. Rxc4 Bb5 $17) 17... a3 $13
{Black is not worse.}) 15... Be5 16. g3 Bh3 17. Bg2 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Rfd8 19. Red1
Rab8 20. Bf4 $6 {Erwin exchanges the important e5-bishop with his own passive
bishop on d2 but this weakens his kingside pawn structure. A fact that will
make it difficult for him to advance his central majority. When he was asked
about this decision and why not the natural 20.f4, he replied,"I thought that
after 20.Bf4 Bxf4 21.gxf4 I would be worse, but nothing beyond repair. Instead
20.f4 Bg7 21.Be1 didn't look inspiring to me because Black looks totally fine
after say 21...a6 preparing Rd7-Rbd8 and if 22.e5 simply 22...f6! is strong.} (
20. f4 Bg7 21. Be1 {To keep c3 defended and to protect the d5-pawn with the
rook.} a6 ({Erwin suggests 21...a6 but equally good is} 21... e6 22. d6 (22.
dxe6 fxe6 23. e5 Bf8 24. Bf2 {looks pretty promising for White but after} Rxd1
25. Rxd1 Rd8 26. Rxd8 Qxd8 $15 {Black seems to be more than alright.}) 22...
Qb6 (22... e5 23. Rd5 $1 exf4 24. gxf4 $16) 23. e5 {It looks clearly better
for White but Black has the strong move} f6 $1 24. Qe4 fxe5 25. fxe5 Qb7 $13 {
White's e5-pawn is beginning to fall.}) 22. e5 f6 $1 {Black gets excellent
play (Erwin).}) 20... Bxf4 21. gxf4 Qc7 22. Qc1 {Just by having a look at the
position it should be clear that Black has absolutely no problems here.} a5 23.
a3 b4 $6 {Too impatient. Melkumyan should not have released the tension so
soon.} ({Better would have been} 23... e6 $5 {getting rid of the potential
central passer.} 24. dxe6 fxe6 25. Rxd8+ Qxd8 26. Qe3 Qd6 $11) 24. axb4 axb4
25. Rxb4 Rxb4 26. cxb4 {White wins a pawn. Black has excellent compensation in
the form of his c-pawn but it should only be enough for compensation and not
for an advantage.} c3 $6 (26... Rb8 $5 27. d6 (27. Qc3 Qxf4 $11) 27... exd6 28.
Qc3 Qb7 29. Qxc4 Qxb4 $11 {would end in a draw.}) 27. Qe3 Rb8 28. Rc1 c2 29.
Qd2 Qc4 $6 (29... Rc8 {keeping the strong pawn on c2 was imperative.}) 30. Qxc2
Qxb4 {One cannot blame Melkumyan for going into the prospectless pawn down
rook endgame but I would say practically it was the best decision. Here with
the queens on, Black's chances of losing are enhanced.} (30... Qxc2 31. Rxc2
Rxb4 32. Kf3 $14 {I agree that defending this is depressing but with good play,
Black should be able to make a draw.}) 31. Qd3 Qa4 32. Rc4 Qd7 33. h3 {White
is in no hurry. He has a clear plan of trying to create a d-passer and at the
same time create threats against the opponent's king.} Qd6 34. e5 Qd7 35. Rd4
Qb7 36. f5 {Getting rid of the doubled pawns.} Rd8 37. Kh2 Qb2 38. Qe3 Qc2 (
38... gxf5 {would be suicidal as after} 39. d6 $1 {White wins as the pawn
cannot be taken due to Qg5+.}) 39. fxg6 hxg6 40. d6 $1 {Brave and direct play.
In such positions it is often seen that the side with an advantage keeps
shuffling his pieces to tire out his opponent. But here Erwin sees that he has
a good idea and goes for it. Especially on the 40th move, it requires good
deal of confidence.} exd6 41. exd6 (41. Qf4 {preventing the queen from going
to f5 could have been a small nuance worth noticing.} d5 $2 42. Qf6 $18 {
[%cal Gd4h4]}) 41... Qf5 42. f4 Rd7 43. Kg3 Kh7 44. Rd2 Qb1 45. Qd4 Qe1+ 46.
Kg2 Qe6 47. Qe5 Qc4 (47... Qxe5 $2 48. fxe5 {is totally lost.} g5 49. Kf3 Kg6
50. Ke4 $18) 48. f5 Qc6+ 49. Kh2 Qf3 50. fxg6+ fxg6 51. Qd4 Qf5 52. Re2 g5 53.
Re5 (53. Re7+ $2 Rxe7 54. dxe7 Qe6 $11) 53... Qg6 54. Rd5 Qe6 55. Qd2 Qf6 {
Erwin has played fantastic chess up to this move. He had a very nice way to
finish off the game which he misses.} 56. Kg2 (56. h4 $3 {A study like
solution.} g4 (56... gxh4 57. Rh5+ Kg7 58. Qg2+ $1 Qg6 (58... Kf7 59. Rh7+ Ke8
60. Qg8+ $18) 59. Rg5 Rxd6 60. Rxg6+ Rxg6 61. Qe4 $18 {with an easy win for
White.}) 57. Qd3+ Kg7 (57... Qg6 58. Rh5+ Kg7 59. Rg5 $18) (57... Kh8 58. Rh5+
Kg8 59. Qc4+ Kg7 60. Qxg4+ $18) 58. Qd4 $1 Qxd4 59. Rxd4 {This rook endgame is
totally lost.} Kf6 60. h5 (60. Kg3 $2 Ke5 $11) 60... Kg5 (60... Ke5 61. Rd1 $18
) 61. Rd5+ Kf4 62. Kg2 Ke4 63. Rd1 Kf4 64. h6 $18) 56... Qg6 57. Kg3 Qf6 58.
Qd3+ (58. Qe3 $1 {A strong move that takes control of all the important
squares. Black is almost in a zugzwang. His rook cannot move as the pawn will
advance. His king cannot go to g7 or g8. ...Kg6 will be met with Kg4! when the
king takes part in the attack.} Kg6 (58... Rd8 59. d7 $18) 59. Kg4 $18) 58...
Kg7 59. Qd2 Kg6 60. Kg2 (60. Kg4 {cannot be played because of} Qe6+) 60... Kh7
61. Qe2 (61. Qe3 $1 {with the idea of bringing the king up to g4 was unusual
but very strong.}) 61... Kg7 62. h4 $6 {Erwin finally takes the break but the
positioning of his pieces is not the most optimal.} Rxd6 $1 (62... gxh4 $2 63.
Qg4+ Qg6 64. Rg5 Rxd6 65. Kh3 $1 $18 (65. Rxg6+ $2 Rxg6 $11)) 63. hxg5 Qe6 $1
64. Qb2+ Kf7 {Black has now equalised completely. It is impossible to win here
if Black plays accurately but when the game has gone on for so long and with
so much pressure it is easy to go wrong.} 65. Qb7+ Qe7 $2 {A bad mistake by
Melkumyan.} (65... Kf8 $1 $11) (65... Kg6 $1 {was also good.} 66. Rxd6 Qxd6 $11
) 66. Rf5+ $1 Ke8 67. Qb8+ $1 ({Also winning was} 67. Qc8+ $1 Qd8 68. Qc4 $1 {
And only computers can find moves like these.} Rd2+ 69. Kf3 Qd3+ (69... Rd3+
70. Ke4 $18 {and surprisingly there are no more checks.}) 70. Qxd3 Rxd3+ 71.
Kg4 $18 {is a winning rook endgame.}) 67... Qd8 (67... Kd7 68. Qb5+ $1 Kd8 69.
Re5 $1 Rd2+ 70. Kf3 Qf7+ 71. Rf5 {It might take you some time to understand
that Black has no good checks here and White is completely winning.} Qh5+ 72.
Ke3 $18) (67... Rd8 68. Qb5+ Rd7 (68... Qd7 69. Qe2+ Qe7 70. Re5 $18) 69. Re5
$18) 68. Qb5+ Qd7 69. Qb8+ Qd8 70. Qb5+ Qd7 71. Qe2+ Kd8 72. Rf8+ Kc7 73. Qc4+
Rc6 (73... Qc6+ 74. Qxc6+ Rxc6 75. Kf3 $18) 74. Qf4+ Qd6 {Black has no choice
but to exchange the queens. The rook endgame is just losing.} (74... Kb7 75.
Rf7 $18) (74... Kb6 75. Qb4+ Ka7 (75... Kc7 76. Qb8#) 76. Qa4+ Kb7 77. Qa8+ Kb6
78. Rb8+ Kc5 79. Qa3+ Kd5 80. Rd8 $18) 75. Kg3 $1 {Transposing into an endgame
that is eaily won.} Kd7 76. Qxd6+ Rxd6 77. Kg4 Ke7 78. Rf1 Rd8 79. Kh5 Rg8 80.
Kh6 {A grimly fought battle. Once again Erwin's fighting qualities and will to
win helped him emerge victorious. With this win, he took his tally to 8.5/9
and won the tournament with one round to spare.} 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1991.01.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Salov,V"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7.
bxc3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 b6 13. O-O (13.
f4 Bg7 14. c4 e5 15. O-O exf4 16. Qxf4 Qe7 17. Bb2 Bd7 18. Bd3 Bxb2 19. Rxb2 f6
20. Rbf2 {1/4-1/4 Khalifman-Olafsson,New York op 1990}) 13... e6 14. f4 Bg7 15.
dxe6 Bxe6 (15... fxe6 $5 16. Qe3 Bb7 17. Bc4 Qd7 18. f5 gxf5 19. exf5 Bd5 20.
Qd3 Qc6 $13 {Gelfand-Smejkal,Novi Sad(ol)1990}) 16. f5 Qxd2 $6 (16... Bc8 17.
Bc4 gxf5 18. exf5 $14 {Hjartarson-Ftacnic,Thessaloniki(ol)1984} (18. exf5 {
Ftacnik} Qf6 19. Bd5 Ba6 20. c4 Qd4+ $10 {Hjartarson,J-Ftacnik,L/Thessaloniki
ol/1984/})) 17. Bxd2 gxf5 18. exf5 Bxa2 19. Rb2 Bd5 20. f6 Bh8 (20... Rfe8 $5
21. Bb5 Bf8 22. Bxe8 Rxe8 $16) 21. Rf4 $16 h5 $8 (21... Be6 $2 22. Rf3 $1 $18)
(21... Rfc8 $2 22. Rg4+ Kf8 23. Bh6+ Ke8 24. Bb5+ Bc6 (24... Kd8 {Ftacnik} 25.
Rd2 $18) 25. Re4+ Kd8 26. Rd2+ Kc7 27. Re7+ Kb8 28. Bf4+ $18) 22. Bxh5 Rfd8 23.
Rg4+ Kh7 (23... Kf8 24. Bh6+ Ke8 25. c4 Bxf6 (25... Be6 26. Rg8+ Kd7 27. Rd2+
Kc7 28. Bf4+ $18) 26. Re2+ Kd7 27. cxd5 Rh8 28. Bg5 Bd4+ 29. Rxd4 cxd4 30. Bxf7
$18) 24. Bg5 Rac8 $6 (24... Rd6 {Ftacnik} 25. Rf2) 25. Rf2 Be6 26. Rh4 Kg8 27.
Rf3 c4 28. Rg3 Rd3 (28... Kf8 {Ftacnik} 29. Bg4 Kg8 30. Bxe6 Rd1+ 31. Kf2 fxe6
32. Bf4+ Kf7 33. Be5 $18) 29. Bf3 Bf5 30. Bf4+ Bg6 31. Be5 $1 {now black has
no defence against the primitive threat 32.Rgh3!} Re8 {hoping for 32.Rgh3
Bg7!!,but Khalifman prepared something different} 32. Rxg6+ $1 $18 fxg6 33.
Rxh8+ Kf7 34. Rh7+ Ke6 35. Bd4 Kf5 36. Rxa7 Rc8 37. f7 1-0

[Event "Belgrade Super"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Salov, Valery"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Salov,V"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1996.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik Hecht Mowsziszian,K Leko} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5.
e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ (7. Be3 {Mowsziszian,K} Bd7 $146 8. Rb1 (8. Be2 c5
9. Nf3 cxd4 10. cxd4 Bc6 11. d5 Bd7 12. Rb1 Qa5+ 13. Bd2 Qxa2 14. Rxb7 Na6 15.
Rxd7 Kxd7 16. Bb5+ Kd8 $13) 8... O-O 9. Rxb7 Bc6 $15 {/\Be4}) 7... Bd7 8. Be2
c5 9. Nf3 cxd4 10. cxd4 Bc6 11. Qd3 O-O 12. O-O e6 $1 (12... Nd7 13. Rb1 e6 14.
Ba3 Re8 15. d5 $1 $16) 13. Bg5 $5 (13. Bf4 Nd7 14. Rac1 (14. Bd6 Re8 15. e5 Nb6
$1 $13) (14. Qe3 {Leko} Nf6 15. Nd2 Qe7 $10) 14... Nf6 15. Nd2 Qe7 16. Qe3 Rfd8
{was equal in Beliavsky-Ivanchuk, Dortmund 1995} (16... Rfd8 17. Be5 Bf8 $5 18.
Nb3 Nd7 19. Bf4 Qa3 20. Rfd1 Re8 21. Rc2 e5 $1 22. dxe5 Nxe5 {0-1 Beliavsky,
A-Ivanchuk,V/Dortmund (04)/1995/ (32)})) 13... Qd6 {After the game Peter was
critical about this move and suggested 13...Qa5 as an improvement.} (13... Qa5
$5 14. Qe3 (14. Bd2 Qa6 15. Qe3 Bb5 16. Bxb5 Qxb5 17. Rab1 Qa6 18. Qb3 Nc6 19.
d5 exd5 20. exd5 Nd4 21. Nxd4 Bxd4 22. Bh6 Rfd8 23. Bg5 Rd7 {0-1 Klingelhoefer,
S-Chandler,P/OLO-B 9293/1993/ (49)}) 14... Nd7 15. h4 (15. Rfe1 Rac8 16. h3
Rfe8 17. Bf1 Bb5 18. Bxb5 Qxb5 19. Bh6 b6 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Qa3 a5 22. Rab1 Qc6
23. Rbc1 Qb7 {Tseitlin,MS-Plachetka,J/Ostrava (5)/1991/0-1 (59)}) 15... Rfe8
16. h5 f6 17. Bf4 gxh5 18. e5 Bxf3 {1/2-1/2 Zsu.Polgar-Kortchnoi, Royan 1988})
14. Qe3 {Leko: Mit seinem starken Bauernzentrum besitzt Weiß einen kleinen,
aber dauerhaften Vorteil. Das Problem ist, daß Schwarz überhaupt kein
Gegenspiel erhält.} Nd7 15. Rac1 Rfe8 16. Rfe1 Rac8 17. h4 {Mowsziszian: ! Das
ist eine bekannte Grünfeld-Struktur. Weiß nutzt den Vorteil im Zentrum, um am
Königsflügel anzugreifen.} Qf8 $1 (17... Bf8 $5 18. Bf4 Qa3) 18. Bf1 $1 (18. h5
h6 $8 19. hxg6 hxg5 20. Nxg5 fxg6 21. Qh3 Qf4 $1 22. Qh7+ (22. Nxe6 Qh6 $1)
22... Kf8 23. Qxg6 Bxd4 $1 $132) 18... h6 $1 (18... Nf6 19. Ne5 $1) 19. Bf4 Nf6
(19... Kh7 $5 $14 {Leko}) 20. Be5 $1 $14 Red8 (20... Ba4 $5) (20... Ng4 {Leko}
21. Bxg7 Qxg7 22. Qf4 $16) (20... Nxe4 21. Rxc6 Rxc6 22. Qxe4 $16) (20... Bxe4
$2 {Ftacnik} 21. Bxf6 $18) 21. Qf4 Qe7 (21... Nh5 {Ftacnik} 22. Qe3) 22. Rc3 $1
Nh5 23. Qe3 Nf6 24. Qf4 Nh5 25. Qc1 $1 Bxe5 (25... Nf6 26. Bb5 $14 {><c8}) (
25... f6 {Ftacnik} 26. Bh2 e5 27. dxe5 fxe5 28. Qa3 $16) 26. dxe5 Kh7 (26...
Qb4 27. Rc4 Qf8 28. g4 Bb5 29. Rxc8 Rxc8 30. Qe3 Bxf1 31. Rxf1 Ng7 32. Qxh6 $18
) 27. Qe3 $6 {Leko: Schwarz hat zuviele Schwächen,deshalb ist seine Stellung
hoffnungslos.} (27. Nh2 $5 {This interesting tactical idea was pointed out by
Leko.} Qxh4 $140 $2 (27... Bd7 {this seemingly only defence was thought up by
Peter during the game} 28. Rxc8 Rxc8 29. Qd2 $16 {and Black can't prevent
Nh2-g4}) 28. g4 $1 Ng7 29. Rh3 $18) 27... b6 (27... a6 28. Rec1 Qd7 29. Rd3 (
29. Be2 Ng7 30. Rd3 Qc7 31. Nd4 Qxe5 32. Nxc6 bxc6 33. Rxd8 Rxd8 34. Bxa6 $10)
29... Qc7 30. Nd4 Qxe5 31. Nxc6 bxc6 32. Rxd8 Rxd8 33. Bxa6 Nf6 34. f3 $10) 28.
Rec1 Bb7 29. Rxc8 Rxc8 (29... Bxc8 {Leko} 30. g3 $16) 30. Rxc8 Bxc8 31. g3 Ng7
(31... Qc5 {Ftacnik} 32. Qxc5 bxc5 33. Nd2 Bb7 34. g4 Nf4 35. f3 Kg7 36. Nb3
$16) 32. Nd2 $1 {the knight is aiming at d6 square} Ne8 33. Qd4 $1 (33. Nc4 $2
Ba6 $1) 33... Qd7 34. Qb4 Kg7 (34... Bb7 {Leko} 35. Bb5 Bc6 36. Bxc6 Qxc6 37.
Qf8 Qd7 38. Nc4 $18) (34... a5 {Ftacnik} 35. Qb2 Qb7 36. f3 $16) (34... Nc7 {
Ftacnik} 35. Nc4 Kg8 36. Nd6 Ba6 37. f4 $16) 35. Bb5 $1 Qd8 36. Bxe8 Qxe8 {
Hecht: DS-DL: guter S bei Raumvorteil, Angriff nach schwarzem Fehler Zug 40 
The Q and N are stronger in attack than the pair Q and B.} 37. Nc4 {Der
Verheltnis Q+N gegen Q+B und ><f6,gibt Weiß gute AngriffChancen am Königsflügel
} Qc6 38. Nd6 Qc1+ 39. Kh2 $1 (39. Kg2 Ba6 $1 $132) 39... Bd7 (39... Ba6 40.
Ne8+ Kg8 41. Qe7 $18 (41. Qe7 {Leko} Qc5 42. Qf6 Qf8 43. Nd6 $18)) (39... Qc2
$142 {Mowsziszian,K} 40. Ne8+ Kh7 41. Nf6+ Kg7 42. Kg2 Bb7) 40. Qb3 $1 {
Black has no defence against Qf3! /\Qf3} f5 {Der letzte Chance.} (40... Qc7 41.
Qf3 Bc6 (41... Ba4 {Ftacnik} 42. Qf6+ Kg8 43. g4 a6 44. h5 gxh5 45. gxh5 $18)
42. Qf6+ Kg8 43. h5 $18 (43. h5 {Hecht} gxh5 44. Qxh6 $16)) (40... Qc5 {Hecht}
41. Qf3 Qxe5 42. Qxf7+ Kh8 43. Qxd7 $18) (40... Qe1 {Ftacnik} 41. Qf3 $18) 41.
exf6+ Kxf6 42. Qf3+ Ke5 (42... Ke7 43. e5 Kd8 (43... Bc6 44. Qf7+ Kd8 45. Qf8+
Kd7 46. Qe8+ Kc7 47. Qc8#) 44. Qa8+ Ke7 (44... Bc8 {Hecht} 45. Qxa7 Qc5 46. Qf7
$18 Bd7 $2 (46... Qxe5 $2 47. Qf8+ Kd7 48. Nxc8) 47. Nb7+) 45. Qh8 $18 (45. Qh8
Bc6 46. Qf6+ Kd7 47. Qf7+ Kd8 48. Qf8+ Kd7 49. Qe8+ Kc7 50. Qc8#)) 43. Nf7+ Kd4
44. Qf6+ Kxe4 (44... Kd3 {Hecht} 45. Ne5+ (45. Ne5+ Kxe4 46. Nxd7 $18)) (44...
Kc4 45. Ne5+) (44... Kc5 45. Qe7+ Kc6 46. Qd6+) 45. Qxg6+ Kd4 (45... Kf3 46.
Ne5+ Kxf2 47. Nd3+) (45... Kd5 46. Qd3+ $18) 46. Qg7+ Ke4 (46... Kc5 47. Qe5+
$18 (47. Qe5+ Kb4 48. Qd4+ $18)) (46... Kd5 47. Qe5+ Kc6 (47... Kc4 48. Qc7+
$18) 48. Nd8#) 47. Nd6+ Kf3 (47... Kd5 {Ftacnik} 48. Qxd7 $18) 48. Qxd7 Kxf2
49. Qf7+ 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Salov,V"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1991.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7.
Be3 c5 8. Qd2 O-O (8... Qa5 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. Rc1 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 O-O
13. Bb5 f5 14. exf5 Rxf5 15. Bc4+ Kh8 16. Rhd1 {TN} (16. h4) 16... Rf8 17. d5
Na5 18. Bb5 Bg4 19. Ke2 a6 20. Bd3 Rad8 $10 {Seirawan-Ehlvest,Reykjavik 1991})
9. Nf3 (9. Rc1 Nd7 10. Bd3 $6 (10. d5 $142 Nf6 11. f3 $14) 10... e5 $1 11. Nf3
exd4 12. cxd4 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Ne5 $15 {Yusupov-Timman,Belgrade 1989}) 9... Nd7 {
TN} (9... Bg4 10. Ng5 $1 cxd4 11. cxd4 Nc6 12. h3 Bd7 13. Nf3 Rc8 14. Rb1 Na5
15. Bd3 Be6 16. O-O Bc4 17. Rfd1 b5 18. Bg5 a6 19. Rbc1 Bxd3 20. Rxc8 Qxc8 21.
Qxd3 $14 {Karpov-Kasparov,Lyon(m/17)1990}) 10. Bd3 Nb6 $6 (10... e5 $5 11. d5 (
11. dxe5 b6) 11... f5 $1 $132 (11... f5 {Ftacnik} 12. Bg5 $14)) 11. h3 $1 (11.
dxc5 $2 Na4 12. Bd4 Qa5 $17) (11. O-O Bg4 $1 12. Ne5 Bxe5 13. dxe5 c4 14. Bc2
Qxd2 15. Bxd2 Be2 $132) (11. Bh6 {Ftacnik} cxd4 12. cxd4 Bg4 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 $10)
11... Na4 (11... cxd4 12. cxd4 f5 13. O-O fxe4 14. Bxe4 Nd5 $14) (11... c4 {
Ftacnik} 12. Bc2 f5 13. Bh6 fxe4 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Bxe4 $16) 12. Rc1 Re8 $6 (
12... Qa5 13. O-O (13. Bh6 {Ftacnik} Bxh6 14. Qxh6 Nxc3 15. Qd2 cxd4 16. Nxd4
Rd8 17. Rxc3 Rxd4 18. Rxc8+ $18) 13... Rd8 14. Rfd1 $14) 13. Bh6 Bh8 14. Bc4 e6
15. O-O Qa5 16. Bb3 b5 $5 (16... Bd7 17. Ne5 $1 Bb5 $2 18. c4 $18) (16... cxd4
{Ftacnik} 17. cxd4 Qxd2 18. Bxd2 Nb6 19. Rc7 $16) 17. Rfe1 Bb7 18. Qf4 Rac8 (
18... Nxc3 $2 19. Ne5 Re7 20. Ng4 $18) 19. Bxa4 $1 bxa4 (19... Qxa4 20. Ne5 f5
(20... f6 21. Nd7) 21. Qg5 $40 (21. Qg3 {Ftacnik} Bxe4 22. Nxg6 $18)) 20. h4 (
20. Ne5 Qc7 $1) 20... Qc7 21. Qe3 Qa5 22. Bf4 (22. h5 $6 {Ftacnik} cxd4 23.
cxd4 Qxh5) 22... f5 $6 (22... cxd4 23. cxd4 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Rc8 $16) 23. exf5
cxd4 24. cxd4 Qxf5 (24... Bxf3 $2 25. Rxc8 $18) (24... Rxc1 25. Qxc1 (25. Rxc1
$5 Bxf3 26. fxg6 $40 (26. Rc8 $1 {Ftacnik} Rxc8 27. Qxe6+ Kg7 28. f6+ Kf8 29.
Bd6#)) 25... Bxf3 26. Rxe6 Rf8 27. gxf3 Qxf5 28. Qc4 $18) 25. Ne5 Bd5 26. a3
Bg7 (26... Rxc1 27. Rxc1 Qe4 (27... Bxe5 {Ftacnik} 28. Bxe5 Qe4 29. Qg5 $18)
28. Qxe4 Bxe4 29. Rc7 $18) 27. f3 Qf8 28. Rc5 $1 Qe7 29. Bg5 Qb7 30. Rec1 $18
Rxc5 31. Rxc5 Qb3 (31... Rc8 32. Rxc8+ Qxc8 33. Bh6 Bh8 34. Qf4 $18) 32. Rc3
Qb1+ 33. Kh2 Bf8 34. Ng4 $18 Bd6+ 35. Bf4 Be7 36. Rc7 Qb3 37. Qe5 (37. Nh6+ {
Ftacnik} Kf8 38. Qe5 $18) 37... h5 38. Nf6+ 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1991.01.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Salov,V"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 Qa5 9. Rb1 a6 10. Nf3 Nc6 11. Be2 (11. Rc1 cxd4 12. cxd4 Qxd2+ 13. Kxd2 f5
14. Bd3 Rf8 15. exf5 Bxf5 $10 {Yusupov,A-Kasparov,G Reykjavik WCup1988}) 11...
O-O (11... Bg4 $6 12. Rxb7 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 cxd4 14. cxd4 Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2 Nxd4 16.
Rc1 $14) 12. Rb3 b5 13. Bh6 (13. d5 $4 c4 $19) 13... Bg4 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. d5
Rad8 16. Rb2 $2 (16. O-O $142 e6 (16... Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Nd4 18. Rb2 Nxf3+ 19.
gxf3 e6 20. c4 $10) 17. Qb2 $1 exd5 18. exd5 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Ne5 20. c4 f6 21.
cxb5 c4 22. Ra3 Qxb5 23. Qc3 Nxf3+ 24. Qxf3 Qxd5 25. Rxa6 $10) 16... e6 17. O-O
exd5 18. exd5 Ne7 (18... Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Ne5 $15) 19. c4 Qxd2 20. Rxd2 Bxf3 (
20... bxc4 $5 21. Bxc4 Bxf3 22. gxf3 Nf5 $15) 21. Bxf3 Nf5 22. cxb5 axb5 23.
Rc1 $1 $10 Rc8 (23... c4 24. a4 $1 Nd6 25. axb5 Rb8 26. Rb2 Rb6 27. Be2 $10)
24. Bg4 c4 25. Bxf5 gxf5 26. d6 Rc5 27. d7 Rd8 28. Kf1 Kf6 29. a3 Ke6 30. Re1+
Re5 31. Red1 Rc5 32. Re1+ Re5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1991.01.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Black "Olafsson, Helgi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Salov,V"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7.
Be3 c5 8. Qd2 Qa5 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. Rc1 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 O-O 13. Bb5
f5 (13... Rd8 {Ftacnik} 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Rc5 Rb8 16. Rhc1 Bd7 17. Ne5 $1 $16)
14. exf5 Bxf5 (14... Rxf5 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Rxc6 Bb7 17. Rc5 (17. Rc7 $5) 17...
Rd8 $10 {Federau-Behrmann,BL 1988}) 15. Bxc6 (15. Ke2 $5 Rac8 16. Rhd1 Nb4 17.
Bc4+ Kh8 18. Bb3 Bc2 19. Bxc2 Nxc2 20. Kd2 Nxe3 $6 (20... Na3 $5) 21. fxe3 Kg8
22. Kd3 $14 {Speelman-Short,m(3)1991}) 15... bxc6 16. Rxc6 Rab8 17. Kc3 Rb5 (
17... Be4 18. Rc7 Rf6 (18... Bxf3 {Ftacnik} 19. gxf3 e5 20. d5 e4+ 21. Kc4 Rb2
22. d6 $1 $16) (18... Rfc8 19. Rxc8+ Rxc8+ 20. Kb4 $14) 19. Ra1 Ra6 20. a4 Bf6
21. Ne5 Rab6 22. Nd7 Rb3+ $10 {Browne-Vaganjan,Thessaloniki(ol)1984}) 18. Rc1 (
18. a4 $5) 18... Ra5 (18... Rfb8 19. Bf4 $22 (19. Ra6 $1 {Ftacnik} Rc8+ 20. Kd2
Rb2+ 21. Kd1 $16) 19... Rb1 20. Rxb1 Rxb1 21. Rc7 $16) 19. Ra1 (19. Kb2 $6 {
Ftacnik} Rb8+ 20. Ka1 Rab5 21. Nd2 e5 $1 $40) 19... Rb8 (19... Ra3+ {Ftacnik}
20. Kb4 Rd3 21. a4 $1 Rb8+ $2 22. Ka5 $16) 20. a4 Be4 21. Rc7 Bxf3 $6 22. gxf3
e6 (22... e5 23. d5 $1 (23. Rd1 $5 {Ftacnik}) 23... Rxd5 (23... e4+ 24. Rxg7+
Kxg7 25. fxe4 $16) 24. Kc4 $16) (22... Bf6 $1 $16 {Ftacnik}) 23. Ra2 e5 $6 (
23... Bf8 $142 24. d5 (24. Bf4 Rf5 $1) 24... Bb4+ $1 25. Kc2 Rxd5 26. Rxa7 Rc8+
27. Kb3 (27. Kb1 $5) 27... Rb8 $10 28. Kc4 $4 Be1 $1 $19) 24. d5 Rxd5 25. Bxa7
Rb1 26. Be3 Ra5 27. Kc4 Bf8 28. Bd2 Ra6 29. a5 Bd6 30. Rd7 e4 $6 (30... Bf8
$142) 31. fxe4 Bxh2 32. Kd3 h5 33. Rc2 Rb8 34. f4 g5 35. fxg5 Bg3 36. Rc5 h4
37. Bc3 $18 Rd6+ 38. Rxd6 Bxd6 39. Rd5 Bg3 40. g6 Kf8 41. Bf6 1-0

[Event "ITA-chT 47th"]
[Site "Civitanova Marche"]
[Date "2015.05.01"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Altini, Nicola"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2015.04.29"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Montesilvano Arrocco"]
[BlackTeam "Padova"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ITA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ITA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Nb6 (5... Bg7 6. e4 Nb6 7. Be3
O-O 8. Bb5 Be6 9. Nf3 c6 10. Be2 {1/2-1/2 (10) Bacrot,E (2704)-Vachier Lagrave,
M (2699) Le Port Marly 2012}) 6. Bg5 Bg7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. e3 (8. Rc1 h6 9. Bh4 g5
10. Bg3 c5 11. d5 e6 12. d6 Nd5 13. h4 g4 14. Ne5 Qxd6 15. e4 f5 16. exf5 Bxe5
17. Nb5 Qc6 18. Bxe5 exf5 19. Nd6 Nb6 20. f3 Be6 21. Bb5 Qd5 22. Qe2 N8d7 23.
Bf4 gxf3 24. gxf3 Kh7 25. Rd1 Qxa2 26. Kf2 Rf6 27. Rhg1 Raf8 28. Be5 Nxe5 29.
Qxe5 Nd7 30. Bxd7 Bxd7 31. Ne4 fxe4 32. Rxd7+ Kh8 33. Rg6 {1-0 (33) Morozevich,
A (2747)-Shirov,A (2720) Pamplona 2006}) 8... Bf5 {Dieser Zug kam in der
Turnierparxis bisher kaum vor.} ({Hier wurden eine Reihe von anderen Zügen
ausprobiert:} 8... h6) (8... Nc6) (8... c5) (8... N8d7) ({oder} 8... Be6) 9.
Be2 N8d7 (9... Nc6 10. O-O Qd7 11. Rc1 e5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Qxd1 14. Rfxd1
Bxe5 15. e4 Be6 16. b3 c6 17. f4 Bg7 18. g4 f6 19. Bh4 Bh6 20. Bg3 Rfd8 21. h4
Bf8 22. f5 Bf7 23. g5 gxf5 24. exf5 Re8 25. Bd6 Nd5 26. Nxd5 Bxd5 27. Bxf8 Rxe2
28. Bb4 fxg5 29. Rd4 gxh4 30. Rxh4 Rae8 31. Rg4+ Kf7 32. Bc3 Rg8 33. Rxg8 Kxg8
34. Re1 Rg2+ 35. Kf1 Rg3 36. Bd4 Rf3+ 37. Ke2 Rxf5 38. Bxa7 h5 39. Rg1+ Kf7 40.
Rf1 Rxf1 41. Kxf1 h4 42. Bf2 h3 43. Kg1 Ke6 44. Kh2 Bg2 45. a4 Kd5 46. b4 Kc4
47. Be1 b6 48. a5 bxa5 49. bxa5 Kb5 50. Kg3 c5 51. Kh2 c4 {1/2-1/2 (51)
Englert,F (2290)-Brookes,C (2136) Hoogeveen 2013}) 10. Bh4 h6 11. O-O Nf6 (
11... Re8 12. Rc1 c6 13. h3 g5 14. Bg3 Nf6 15. Ne5 Nfd5 16. Qd2 f6 17. Nc4 Bg6
18. f3 Qd7 19. Rfd1 Rad8 20. e4 Nxc3 21. bxc3 Bf7 22. Nxb6 axb6 23. c4 f5 24.
d5 e6 25. d6 f4 26. Bf2 c5 27. Rb1 Qc6 28. g3 Be5 29. gxf4 Bxf4 30. Qb2 Rxd6
31. Rxd6 Qxd6 32. Qxb6 Qxb6 33. Rxb6 Ra8 34. Bxc5 Rxa2 35. Kf2 e5 36. Rb4 Be6
37. Be3 Bh2 38. h4 gxh4 39. Bxh6 Bg3+ 40. Ke3 h3 41. Rxb7 Ra1 42. Rg7+ Kh8 43.
Rxg3 h2 44. Bg7+ Kh7 45. Bxe5 Ra3+ 46. Bd3 h1=Q {0-1 (46) Rosales,P (1785)
-Cori Quispe,K (1990) Lima 2012}) 12. Rc1 c6 13. Ne5 Re8 14. g4 Bc8 (14... Be6)
15. Bf3 Be6 16. Bg3 Nbd7 17. Na4 Rc8 18. b3 Qa5 19. Qe2 Nxe5 20. Bxe5 Nd7 21.
Bg3 f6 $6 {Mit der Idee Lf7 und e5, aber dazu kommt Schwarz nicht.} 22. Rfd1
Bf7 23. Nc5 Nxc5 24. Rxc5 Qb6 25. Qc2 {Mit der Idee d5 und/oder Le4.} e6 26. d5
exd5 27. Bxd5 Bxd5 28. Rdxd5 Rcd8 $2 (28... Red8 {war hingegen möglich.}) 29.
Qxg6 {Eine unangenehme Überraschung. Es droht nun auch Td7.} cxd5 (29... Re6
30. Re5 Rxe5 31. Rxe5 Qb4 (31... fxe5 32. Bxe5 Rd7 33. Qe8+ Kh7 34. Qxd7 {
gefolgt von Matt.}) 32. Re6 $18 {war auch nicht schön.}) 30. Rc7 {Das ist die
Pointe. Nach Ted8 wäre das nicht möglich gewesen.} Qxc7 31. Bxc7 Rc8 32. Bf4
Re7 33. Bxh6 Rd8 34. h3 Rd6 35. Bf4 Rdd7 36. Bh6 Rd6 37. Bf4 Rdd7 38. Kg2 a6
39. Bh6 Rd6 40. Bf4 Rdd7 41. Kf3 d4 42. exd4 Rxd4 43. Be3 Rd5 44. h4 {Der
Vormarsch des h-Bauern entscheidet.} f5 45. g5 Rde5 46. Qb6 f4 47. Bxf4 Rf7 48.
Kg3 Ref5 49. Be3 Be5+ 50. Kg4 1-0

[Event "Bergamo ACP Golden Classic"]
[Site "Bergamo"]
[Date "2014.07.14"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Brunello, Sabino"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2568"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2014.07.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. Rc1 Bg4 ({Die Hauptvariante entsteht nach} 10... cxd4
11. cxd4 Qxd2+ 12. Nxd2 (12. Kxd2)) 11. d5 Na6 ({Beliebter, aber in der Parxis
nicht unbedingt erfolgreicher ist} 11... Rd8 12. Bd3 e6 13. c4 Qa3 14. Ng5 exd5
15. cxd5 b6 16. O-O Nc6 17. Bb5 Nb4 18. Bc4 h6 19. Nxf7 Kxf7 20. Bxh6 Qb2 21.
Qe3 Bxh6 22. Qxh6 Qe5 23. Qh7+ Kf6 24. Qh4+ Qg5 25. e5+ Kf5 26. Qh7 Ke4 27. h4
Qh5 28. Qg7 Bf5 29. Rfe1+ {1-0 (29) Fridman,D (2661)-Coenen,M (2334)
Oberhausen 2011}) ({Außerdem wurde} 11... Nd7 {versucht:} 12. c4 Qa3 13. Be2
Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Bd4 15. Bxd4 cxd4 16. O-O Ne5 17. Qxd4 Nxf3+ 18. gxf3 Qxf3 19.
Rc3 Qe2 20. f4 Qxa2 21. f5 b6 22. e5 Qb2 23. Kh1 Qe2 24. Rf2 Qe1+ 25. Kg2 Rac8
26. Rf1 Qe2+ 27. Rf2 Qe1 28. Rg3 Qb4 29. d6 (29. Qd3 Qxc4 30. fxg6 fxg6 31.
Rxg6+ hxg6 32. Qxg6+ $11) 29... Rxc4 30. Qd3 Rg4 (30... Rd4 $11) 31. d7 (31.
fxg6 hxg6 32. d7 Rd4 33. Rxg6+ $18) 31... Rd4 32. Qf3 e6 33. f6 Rxd7 34. Qe3
Rfd8 35. Qh6 Qf8 36. Qg5 h6 37. Qe3 Kh7 38. Rh3 h5 39. Rg3 Qh6 40. Rg5 Rd3 {
0-1 (40) Kramnik,V (2783)-Grischuk,A (2792) Stavanger 2014}) 12. h4 h5 (12...
f5 13. exf5 Bxf5 14. h5 Rad8 15. hxg6 Bxg6 16. Bh6 Bxh6 17. Rxh6 Rf6 18. Ne5
Qa4 19. Qe3 Qf4 20. Qxf4 Rxf4 21. Nxg6 hxg6 22. Rxg6+ Kf7 23. Rg5 Re4+ 24. Be2
Kf6 25. Rh5 Kg6 26. g4 Rf8 27. Rd1 Rf6 28. Rh8 Kg7 29. Rd8 Rb6 30. f3 Re3 31.
Rd3 Re5 32. Kf2 Rh6 33. Bf1 Rh2+ 34. Kg3 Rxa2 35. d6 exd6 36. R3xd6 Re7 37.
R6d7 {1-0 (37) Kramnik,V (2772)-Svidler,P (2754) Moscow 2009}) 13. Ng5 {
Der folgende Angriff führte in allen bisherigen Beispielen schnell zum Erfolg
für Weiß.} b5 (13... Rad8 14. f3 Bd7 15. g4 hxg4 16. h5 gxh5 17. Qh2 f6 18.
Qxh5 fxg5 19. Qh7+ Kf7 20. d6 Qxa2 21. dxe7 gxf3 22. Rh2 Qe6 23. Bxg5 Rde8 24.
Qh5+ Kg8 25. exf8=R+ Kxf8 26. Qxf3+ Kg8 27. Bd3 Rf8 28. Qh5 Rf7 29. Qh7+ Kf8
30. Bh6 Qg4 31. Bxg7+ Qxg7 32. Qxg7+ Rxg7 33. Bxa6 bxa6 34. Kd2 a5 35. Rh5 Rg4
36. Rxc5 Rxe4 37. Rxa5 a6 38. Rxa6 {1-0 (38) Leitao,R (2572)-Schuster,P (2451)
ICCF email 2010}) (13... Nc7 14. f3 Bc8 15. Be2 Qb6 16. g4 hxg4 17. h5 gxh5 18.
Rxh5 g3 19. Kf1 Qg6 20. Rh4 Qd6 21. Kg2 {1-0 (21) Galanov,S (2578)-Antonov,N 
(2241) ICCF email 2011}) 14. f3 Bd7 15. g4 hxg4 (15... b4 $5) 16. h5 {Nach
Vorbildern, die man aus ähnlichen Stukturen aus der Königsindischen
Sämisch-Variante oder der Drachenvariante kennt.} g3 $2 (16... b4 $2 17. hxg6
Bxc3 18. Rxc3 bxc3 19. Qh2 c2+ 20. Kf2 g3+ 21. Kxg3 Qe1+ 22. Bf2 {gefolgt von
Matt.}) ({Nach} 16... gxf3 17. d6 (17. Qh2 {scheitert an} Bxc3+ 18. Kf2 Qxa2+
19. Kg3 Be5+) 17... exd6 18. hxg6 $18 {ist der weiße Angriff sehr stark.}) ({
Nach} 16... gxh5 17. Qh2 Qb6 18. Qxh5 Qg6 {wird Schwarz zumindest nicht Matt.})
17. hxg6 fxg6 18. Bh3 ({Stark war auch} 18. d6 $5 {z.B.:} e6 (18... exd6 19.
Qd5+) 19. Rg1 Bf6 20. Rxg3 Kg7 21. f4 e5 22. f5 $18) 18... Bxh3 ({Oder} 18...
Rad8 19. Qg2 Bxc3+ 20. Kf1 $18) 19. Rxh3 b4 {Schwarz bricht nun im Nu zusammen.
} 20. Rxg3 (20. d6 $1) 20... bxc3 21. Qh2 Rf6 22. e5 Rb6 23. Qh7+ Kf8 24. e6
c2+ 25. Kf2 {Gegen einfach Dxg6 und Df7# gibt es kein Mittel.} 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 13th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2015.02.03"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Lenderman, Aleksandr"]
[Black "Wagner, Dennis"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2501"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2015.01.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8.
Ba4 O-O 9. Ne2 b5 (9... e5 10. O-O Qe7 11. f3 Nd7 12. Be3 Nb6 13. Bb3 Be6 14.
Qc1 Bc4 15. Re1 Rad8 16. Bg5 Bf6 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. f4 exd4 19. Nxd4 Qd6 20. e5
Qc5 21. f5 Bxb3 22. axb3 Nd5 23. f6 Qxc3 24. Qxc3 Nxc3 25. Nf3 a6 26. Rac1 Nd5
27. g4 Nf4 28. Rc4 Ne6 29. Kf2 Rd3 30. Re3 Rfd8 31. h4 h6 32. Rc3 R3d5 33. h5
g5 34. Ng1 Rd4 35. Ne2 Rxg4 36. Rcd3 Rxd3 37. Rxd3 Re4 38. Rd7 Rxe5 39. Ng3 Rb5
40. Ne4 Rf5+ 41. Kg3 Rf4 42. Nf2 Nc5 43. Re7 Rxf6 44. b4 Re6 45. Rc7 Ne4+ {
0-1 (45) Wojtaszek,R (2744)-Aronian,L (2797) Beijing 2014}) (9... c5 10. O-O
Nc6 11. Be3 Na5 12. dxc5 Qc7 13. Bb3 Bg4 14. f3 Bd7 15. Qb1 e6 16. Rd1 Rfd8 17.
Kh1 Be8 18. Qb2 Bf8 19. f4 Bxc5 20. Nd4 Bf8 21. f5 Nxb3 22. axb3 e5 23. Nf3 f6
24. c4 Bc6 25. Qc2 Rxd1+ 26. Rxd1 Rd8 27. Rxd8 Qxd8 28. fxg6 hxg6 29. Bxa7 b6
30. c5 b5 31. b4 Bh6 32. Kg1 Kg7 33. Kf2 Qa8 34. Qa2 Bxe4 35. Qa5 Qb7 36. Bb6
Qd7 37. Qa7 Bb7 38. Bd8 e4 39. Ne1 Qd2+ 40. Kg3 Qf4+ {0-1 (40) Cheparinov,I 
(2664) -Caruana,F (2767) Reykjavik 2012}) 10. Bb3 a5 (10... Bb7 11. O-O e6 12.
Be3 Nd7 13. Qd2 c5 14. f3 cxd4 15. cxd4 a5 16. a3 Qe7 17. Rfc1 Qd6 18. Nc3 Ba6
19. e5 Qb8 20. Bh6 b4 21. Ne4 bxa3 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Rxa3 Qb6 24. Nc5 Bb5 25.
Nxd7 Bxd7 26. Rc5 a4 27. Bc2 Rfc8 28. Qc3 Rxc5 29. dxc5 Qc7 30. Be4 Rc8 31. c6
Bxc6 32. Bxc6 Qb6+ 33. Qe3 Qb1+ 34. Kf2 Rxc6 35. Kg3 Qb4 36. Rd3 h6 37. h4 Rc4
38. Rd6 Rxh4 39. f4 g5 40. Rd4 Qc5 {0-1 (40) Hellsten,J (2470)-Svidler,P (2689)
Brussels 2000}) 11. h4 a4 12. Bc2 c5 {Die Neuerung.} (12... e5 13. h5 exd4 14.
cxd4 c5 15. hxg6 fxg6 16. e5 Qd5 17. Nf4 Qxd4 18. Qxd4 cxd4 19. Be4 Ra6 20.
Bd5+ Kh8 21. e6 Rf6 22. Bd2 Nc6 23. Rc1 g5 24. Nh5 Rxe6+ 25. Bxe6 Bxe6 26. Rc5
Bf8 27. Rxg5 Bxa2 28. Rf5 Ra8 29. Nf6 Bg8 30. Bh6 Bb4+ 31. Bd2 Bf8 32. Bh6 Bb4+
33. Bd2 Bf8 {1/2-1/2 (33) Ivanchuk,V (2775)-Rodshtein,M (2645) Porto Carras
2011}) 13. Rb1 b4 14. d5 bxc3 15. h5 e6 16. Be3 Na6 17. a3 exd5 18. exd5 Qd6
19. hxg6 fxg6 20. Ng3 Nc7 21. Rxh7 {Der weiße Angriff sieht gewaltig aus,
sollte aber bei richtiger Verteidigung nicht funktionieren.} Ba6 (21... Kxh7 $2
22. Qh5+ Kg8 23. Bxg6 Re8 {Einziger Zug.} (23... Rd8 24. Ne4 Qxd5 25. Nf6+ $18)
24. Bxe8 Qxd5) 22. Rh1 Nxd5 23. Bxg6 Qxg6 $2 ({Richtig war} 23... c2 {Am
besten ist nun} 24. Bh7+ (24. Bxc2 Bc3+ 25. Bd2 Rae8+ $19) (24. Qxc2 Nxe3 25.
Bh7+ (25. fxe3 Qxg3+ $19) 25... Kf7 26. fxe3 Qxg3+ 27. Qf2+ Qxf2+ 28. Kxf2 Ke6+
$19) 24... Kf7 25. Bg6+ Kxg6 26. Qxc2+ Kf7 27. Ne4 Qe5 28. Ng5+ Kf6 (28... Ke7
$2 29. Qxc5+ Qd6 30. Rd1 $13) 29. Nh7+ Ke7 30. Nxf8 Kxf8 $19) 24. Qxd5+ Qf7 25.
Qe4 Rfe8 26. Qh7+ Kf8 27. Rh5 Bf6 28. Qh6+ Bg7 29. Qh7 Bf6 30. Rb6 Qxh7 31.
Rxh7 Bd4 $11 {Es droht nun Ld3 und c2} 32. Kd1 $2 ({Der einzige Zug war hier} 
32. Nf5 Bd3 33. Rbb7 Bxf5 34. Rhf7+ Kg8 35. Rxf5 Bxe3 36. fxe3 Rxe3+ 37. Kf2 c2
38. Rg5+ Kh8 (38... Kf8 39. Rf5+ Ke8 $2 (39... Kg8 $11) 40. Rxc5 $14 Rxa3 $2
41. Rh5 $18) 39. Rh5+ Kg8 40. Rg5+ $11 {mit Remis durch Dauerschach.}) 32...
Bd3 $19 33. Bxd4 c2+ 34. Kd2 Bxh7 35. Bxc5+ Kg8 36. Bb4 Rad8+ 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT 21st"]
[Site "Loo"]
[Date "2014.04.13"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Maletin, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2582"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2014.04.07"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sverdlovsk Region"]
[BlackTeam "Nizhniy Tagil Polytechnik"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Bg7 6. e4 Nxc3 ({Häufiger
wählt Schwarz den Rückzug} 6... Nb6 {z.B.:} 7. Be3 O-O 8. Bb5 Qd6 9. Nge2 a6
10. e5 Qd8 11. Bd3 c5 12. f4 Nd5 13. Nxd5 Qxd5 14. O-O cxd4 15. Nxd4 Nc6 16.
Nxc6 Qxc6 17. Rc1 Qd5 18. Bc4 Qxd1 19. Rfxd1 Bg4 20. Rd4 b5 21. Bd5 Rac8 22.
Rxc8 Bxc8 23. Rd2 g5 24. g3 gxf4 25. gxf4 Be6 26. Kf2 Bxd5 27. Rxd5 f6 28. e6
f5 29. Rd7 Bf6 30. Bc5 Bxb2 31. Bxe7 Re8 32. Ke3 a5 33. Kd3 a4 34. Rb7 b4 35.
Ra7 b3 36. axb3 axb3 37. Kc4 Bg7 38. Kxb3 Bf8 39. Bxf8 Kxf8 40. Rxh7 Rxe6 41.
Rh5 Kg7 42. Rxf5 {1/2-1/2 (42) Svidler,P (2750)-Belov,V (2619) Dagomys 2010})
7. Bxc3 O-O 8. h4 $5 {Mal was Neues!} (8. Nf3 Bg4 (8... c5)) (8. Qd2 c5 9. d5
Bxc3 10. bxc3 e6 11. d6 e5 12. h4 Be6 13. Nh3 Qxh4 14. O-O-O Qxe4 15. Bd3 Qa4
16. Ng5 Qxa2 17. Qe3 Qa3+ 18. Kd2 Qb2+ 19. Bc2 Bf5 20. Rc1 Rd8 21. Nxf7 Kxf7
22. Qxe5 Rxd6+ 23. Qxd6 Nc6 24. Rxh7+ Kg8 25. Rd7 Re8 26. Qf6 Bxd7 27. Qxg6+
Kf8 28. Qf6+ Kg8 29. Rh1 Re2+ 30. Kxe2 Nd4+ 31. cxd4 Qxc2+ 32. Ke3 Qc3+ 33. Kf4
Qxd4+ 34. Qxd4 cxd4 35. Ke4 a5 36. Kxd4 a4 37. Kc3 b5 38. Kb4 Kf7 39. Rh7+ Ke6
40. g4 Be8 41. f4 Kf6 42. Rh6+ Kg7 43. g5 Bg6 44. Rh3 Bf5 45. Re3 {1-0 (45)
Anand,V (2783)-Hammer,J (2608) Stavanger 2013}) 8... c5 9. d5 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 e6
11. d6 Qf6 12. Qd2 Nc6 ({Ein Vorgänger aus dem Frauenschach:} 12... Bd7 13. h5
Bc6 14. f3 Rd8 15. hxg6 hxg6 16. Nh3 Qe5 17. O-O-O Rxd6 18. Qxd6 Qxc3+ 19. Kb1
Qb4+ 20. Ka1 Qc3+ 21. Kb1 Qb4+ 22. Ka1 Qc3+ {1/2-1/2 (22) Danielian,E (2480)
-Lahno,K (2537) Jermuk 2012}) 13. h5 {Schwarz steht nun überraschend schnell
schlecht.} Rd8 14. Rd1 e5 15. hxg6 hxg6 (15... Qxg6 16. Rh4) 16. Nf3 {Die
Drohung lautet 17.Lc4, 18.Dh6 Dg7 19.Sg5} Bg4 17. Qh6 Rab8 $2 (17... Na5 18.
Rd5 Bxf3 19. gxf3 $18 {zum Beispiel:} b6 20. d7 a6 21. Bxa6 Rxa6 22. Qh7+ Kf8
23. Qh8+ Qxh8 24. Rxh8+ Ke7 25. Rxe5+ Kd6 26. Rxd8 Kxe5 27. Re8+ Kd6 28. d8=Q+
{(Houdini)}) (17... Qg7 18. Qh4 Bxf3 19. gxf3 $16) 18. Bc4 Rd7 (18... Bxf3 19.
gxf3 Qg7 20. Qg5 Na5 21. Bd5 b6 22. Rh6 $18) 19. Rd3 b5 20. Bd5 Nd8 21. Ng5 b4
22. c4 (22. Qh7+ Kf8 23. Qh4 {war auch sehr stark.}) 22... Rxd6 23. Rg3 (23.
Bxf7+ Nxf7 24. Rxd6 Nxh6 25. Rxf6 Kg7 26. Ra6 $18) 23... b3 24. axb3 Ra6 25.
O-O Be6 26. Rf3 Qg7 27. Qxg7+ Kxg7 28. Bxe6 fxe6 29. Rd1 Kh6 30. Rxd8 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-29"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "1990.11.27"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Black "Olafsson, Helgi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Seirawan,Y"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "1990.11.17"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Iceland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISL"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Qd2 O-O 9. Nf3 Qa5 10. Rc1 e6 11. d5 $1 (11. h4 $5 Nc6 $5 12. Bh6 cxd4 13. Bxg7
Kxg7 14. cxd4 Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2 $14 {Karpov}) 11... exd5 12. exd5 Re8 13. Be2 (13.
Bd3 Bg4 14. c4 Qa3 15. O-O Bxf3 16. gxf3 Nd7) 13... Bf5 14. O-O Nd7 {P 15. b7,
16. b3 P 17.c4} 15. Qb2 $5 (15. c4 $6 Qa3 $1 16. h3 (16. Nh4 $2 Be4 17. f3 $2
Bxd5 $1) 16... Nf6 17. g4 Bd7 {P e4-c3}) 15... Nb6 16. Qb3 {[#]} c4 $1 (16...
Na4 17. Bb5 (17. c4 Nc3 18. Rfe1 $14) 17... Nxc3 18. Bxe8 Rxe8 $1 (18... Ne2+
$2 19. Kh1 Nxc1 20. Bxf7+ $1 $18) 19. Qxb7 Ne2+ 20. Kh1 Nxc1 21. Rxc1 Qb6 22.
Qc6 Rc8 23. Qa4) (16... Bd7 17. c4 $14 Ba4 $142 $2 18. Qa3 $18) 17. Bxc4 Rxe3
$3 (17... Nxc4 18. Qxc4 Rac8 19. Qb3 Bd3 20. Rfd1 Bc4 21. Qxb7) 18. fxe3 Qc5
19. Bb5 (19. Be2 $2 Qxe3+ $19) (19. Nd2 $142 Bh6 $1 20. Rce1 Bxe3+ 21. Rxe3
Qxe3+ 22. Rf2 Rd8) 19... a6 $1 (19... Nxd5 20. Rfe1 Nxe3 21. Qb4 Qb6 $3 22. Ba4
$3 (22. Bf1 Nxf1+ 23. Qxb6 axb6 24. Kxf1 Rxa2 25. Re8+ Bf8) 22... Nd5+ 23. Qxb6
axb6 24. Bb3 Nxc3 25. Re7 $1) 20. Be2 (20. Ba4 Qa5) 20... Nxd5 $1 (20... Qxe3+
$2 21. Kh1 Qxe2 22. Qxb6) 21. Qxb7 $1 (21. Kh1 Nxe3 22. Rfe1 Ng4 23. h3 Nf2+
24. Kh2 Be5+ $5 (24... Nxh3 $5) (24... Qc7+ $5)) (21. Nd4 $2 Nxe3 22. Rfe1 Nc2
$1 23. Rxc2 Bxc2 24. Qxc2 Bxd4+) 21... Re8 22. Bxa6 Bc8 $1 (22... Bc8 $1 23.
Qb5 Qxe3+ 24. Kh1 Nxc3 (24... Nc7 $2 25. Qc6 Bxa6 26. Rfe1 Be2 27. Qxc7 {P g1})
25. Qc6 Qe6 $1 26. Qxe6 Bxe6 {<->a2}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Petrosian Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Shipov, Sergei"]
[Black "Ivanov, Victor L"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Shipov,S"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7.
bxc3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bd7 $5 (12...
Bg4) (12... Nc6) (12... b6) 13. Rxb7 Rc8 (13... Bc6 $2 14. Rxe7 (14. Rb4 Bxe4
15. Bc4 Qc2 16. Qxc2 Bxc2 17. Rc1 (17. Bd5 Na6 18. Rb2 Bd3 19. Bxa8 Bxf1 20.
Bb7 $15 {Brodsky,G-Odeev,H/USSR/1991/}) 17... a5 18. Rxb8 Rfxb8 19. Rxc2 Rb1+
20. Bf1 a4 21. Ra2 a3 22. Bc3 Bh6 23. d5 Bc1 24. Nd4 {Solozhenkin,E-Kleinplatz,
S/Hyeres op/1992/0-1 (29)}) (14. Rc7 Bxe4 15. Bc4 Qa3 16. Ng5 Qd6 $1 17. Bxf7+
Rxf7 18. Rc8+ Rf8 19. Nxe4 Qd5 20. Rxf8+ Kxf8 $6 21. Qf3+ Qf5 22. Bf4 Nc6 23.
Nd6 $1 exd6 24. Qxc6 {Kakageldyev,A-Odeev,H/USSR/1991/0.5 (29)}) 14... Bf6 (
14... Qa3 {Ftacnik} 15. Bg5 (15. Re5 Bxe5 16. Nxe5 Bxe4 17. Bc4 Nc6 18. Nd7 Qd6
19. Nxf8 Rxf8 20. d5 Bxd5 21. Bg5 Nb4 22. Qd4 Qb6 23. Qc3 f6 24. Bh6 {Wells,
P-Ruck,R/Balatonbereny op (02)/1992/1-0 (36)}) 15... h6 (15... f6 16. Bc4+ Kh8
17. Rxg7 Kxg7 18. d5 Qc3 19. dxc6 $2 Qxc4 20. Qd6 Nxc6 21. Rc1 Rad8 22. Qc7+
Kg8 {Petkov,V-Lalev,D/BUL-ch/1992/0-1 (23)}) 16. Qc1 Qb4 17. Qd2 Qa3 18. Bh4 (
18. Qc1 {Petkov,V-Genov,Petk/BLG-ch (11)/1992/0.5 (18)}) 18... g5 19. Bxg5 hxg5
20. Qxg5 Nd7 (20... Qd6 21. Nh4 $1 Qf6 22. Qg4 Bd7 23. Rxd7 Nxd7 24. Bb5 $1 $14
{Lavrov,A-Chkurkin/Nagykanisza/1993/}) 21. Nh4 Qd6 22. Nf5 Qf6 23. Qg4 Rae8 24.
e5 $40 {Chernin,A-Fernandez Garcia,JL/Pamplona/1991/1-0 (34)}) 15. Rc7 Bxe4 16.
Bc4 $16) 14. Bg5 {N/} (14. Bf4 e6 $6 15. Ne5 $1 Bxe5 16. Bxe5 Bc6 17. Re7 Bxe4
18. Bb5 $1 $16 {Khalifman,A-Dvoirys,S/Podolsk/1992/}) (14. Qa1 Qc2 15. Rxa7
Rxa7 16. Qxa7 Qxe4 17. Ba6 Re8 18. Bc4 Qf5 19. Qa2 Nc6 20. Be3 e6 $10 {Notkin,
M-Dvoirys,S/Elista RUS-ch/1994/} (20... e6 {Ftacnik} 21. Rb1 Ne7 22. Rc1 Bc6
23. Be2 Ra8 24. Qb2 {Notkin,M-Dvoirys,S/RUS-ch Elista (10)/1994/0.5 (38)})) (
14. Bd3 $5 Bg4 15. Be3 Rc3 $1 $132) 14... h6 15. Bh4 (15. Bxe7 $6 Qe6 $1 16.
Bc5 Qxe4 $15) 15... Bc6 $6 (15... Qc2 16. Qxc2 Rxc2 17. Bd1 $16) (15... a5 $5
$132) 16. Rxe7 Bf8 17. d5 $1 (17. Ne5 Bxe7 18. Bc4 Qxc4 $1 19. Nxc4 Bxh4 20.
Qg4 Bd7 21. Qxh4 Rxc4 22. Qd8+ Kg7 $13) (17. Re5 {Ftacnik} Nd7 18. d5 Ba4)
17... Ba4 18. Qd3 g5 $2 (18... Bxe7 19. Bxe7 $36 (19. Bxe7 {Ftacnik} Nd7 20.
Nd4 $40)) 19. Bxg5 $1 (19. Rxf7 Kxf7 20. Ne5+ Kg7 21. Qf3 Be8 $1 $17) 19...
hxg5 $8 20. Rxf7 Kxf7 (20... Qa3 21. Qxa3 Bxa3 22. Nxg5 $16) (20... Bc2 $5 21.
Qe3 Kxf7 22. Qxg5 $40) (20... Qc2 {Ftacnik} 21. Nxg5 Qxd3 22. Bxd3 Bh6 23. Rf5
$36) 21. Nxg5+ Ke7 (21... Kg8 22. Qh3 $1 Rc7 23. Bg4 $18) (21... Kf6 22. e5+
Kxg5 (22... Kxe5 23. Qe4+ (23. Nf7+ {Ftacnik} Kf6 24. Bh5 Ke7 25. Qf5 $18)
23... Kd6 24. Qe6+ $18) 23. Qe3+ $1 (23. Qg3+ {Ftacnik} Kh6 (23... Kf5 24. Bd3#
) 24. Bd3 $18) 23... Kg6 $8 24. Bd3+ Kf7 25. Qf4+ Ke7 26. Qf6+ Kd7 27. Qf7+ Be7
28. Bf5+ $18) 22. e5 $1 $18 Bc2 (22... Qc2 23. d6+ Kd8 (23... Kd7 24. Qh3+) 24.
Ne6+ Kd7 25. Qh3 $18) (22... Kd8 {Ftacnik} 23. Ne6+ Kd7 24. Bg4 Rc4 25. Nxf8+
$40) 23. Qf3 (23. Qf3 Kd7 24. Qf7+ Be7 25. Bg4+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Belgrade Investbank"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Shirov,A"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1995.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O b6 13. Qc1 Bb7 14. Bc4
Qa4 15. Bb5 Qa2 16. Re1 Rc8 17. Qd1 Qc2 18. Qe2 Nc6 19. Bd3 $146 (19. Rec1)
19... Qa2 20. Bc4 Qa4 21. Bb3 (21. Ra1 Qc2 22. Ra2 Nxd4 23. Rxc2 Nxe2+ 24. Rxe2
Rxc4 25. Rxc4 Ba6 $19) 21... Qa6 22. Qe3 (22. Bc4 {CBM 52}) 22... Na5 $6 (22...
e6 $5 23. d5 exd5 24. exd5 (24. Bxd5 Na5 $15) 24... Na5 $13) 23. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7
24. Ng5+ Kg8 (24... Ke8 25. Qh3 $1 $40) 25. Qh3 (25. Bxa5 $2 bxa5 $1 26. Qb3+
Rc4 27. Qxb7 Qxb7 28. Rxb7 Bxd4 $19) 25... h6 26. Qe6+ (26. Ne6 $1 h5 (26... g5
27. f4 Nc4 28. Bc3 $40 b5 $140 29. Nxg7 Kxg7 30. fxg5 Rab8 31. d5+ Kg8 32. gxh6
Qb6+ 33. Kh1 Kh7 34. Rxb5 $1 Qxb5 35. Qf5+ Kxh6 36. Qe6+ Kh5 37. g4+ Kh4 38.
Rg1 $18) 27. Qg3 Kh7 $1 (27... Kf7 28. Nf4 $1 (28. Nxg7 Kxg7 29. Qe5+ Kf7 30.
d5 b5 31. Bxa5 Qxa5 32. Qe6+ Kf8 33. Qxg6 (33. d6 Qd8) (33. Re3) 33... Qc3 34.
d6 (34. h4) 34... exd6 (34... Qf6 35. dxe7+ Kxe7 36. Qh7+ Qf7 37. Rxb5 Rc7 38.
Qh6 $16) 35. Qxd6+ Kg8 $13) 28... Rc6 (28... b5 29. Bxa5 Bxd4 30. Rxb5 $16) 29.
d5 Rf6 30. Bc3 (30. e5 $2 Rxf4 31. e6+ Kg8 32. Bxf4 Qc4 $1) 30... Rxf4 (30...
Bh6 31. Bxf6 Bxf4 32. Qxf4 exf6 33. e5 Qd3 $8 34. e6+ Kg8 35. d6 $18) 31. Qxf4+
Kg8 32. Bxg7 Kxg7 33. Qe5+ Kh6 34. Qxe7 $16) 28. Qg5 Rg8 29. d5 (29. Nxg7 $2
Rxg7 30. Qh6+ Kg8 31. d5 Rc8 $17) (29. Qxe7 Rae8 30. Qf7 Rxe6 31. Qxe6 Bc8 $13)
29... Nc4 30. Ra1 Qb5 (30... Qxa1 31. Rxa1 Nxd2 32. Qxe7 Bc8 33. Nc7 $18) 31.
Nxg7 Nxd2 32. Ne6 Qb4 $13) 26... Kh8 27. Re3 b5 28. Nf7+ (28. Bxa5 Rc6 29. Nf7+
Kh7 30. Ng5+ (30. Qxe7 $2 Qxa5 31. Qxb7 Rac8 32. Ree1 R8c7 33. Qa8 Qa2 $19)
30... Kh8 $10) 28... Kh7 29. Ng5+ Kh8 30. Nf7+ Kh7 31. Ng5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Minsk Boleslavsky Memorial"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Shulman, Yuri"]
[Black "Yandemirov, Valeri"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Shulman,Y"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1994.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BLR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{CBM 43} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7.
Nf3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Qd3 Ba6 12. Qe3 Qc8 13. d5 (13. Rb3
Bxe2 14. Qxe2 Qa6 15. Qxa6 Nxa6 16. Bf4 cxd4 17. cxd4 Rfc8 18. Rfb1 Nc7 19. d5
Na6 $10 {Wieczorek,Z-Malisauskas,V/Warsaw/1993/}) (13. a4 Nc6 14. dxc5 Bxe2 15.
Qxe2 bxc5 16. Ba3 Bxc3 17. Bxc5 Qe6 18. Rfc1 Bf6 $10 {Polovodin,I-Kudrin,S/Los
Angeles/1991/}) (13. Rd1 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 Qa6 15. Kf1 Rc8 16. dxc5 Bxc3 17. Be3
Qxe2+ 18. Kxe2 Nc6 19. Rdc1 Ba5 20. Nd2 Rab8 21. a4 bxc5 22. Rxb8 Nxb8 23. Rxc5
$14 {Stangl,M-Brunner,L/Altensteig/1992/}) 13... e6 (13... Bxe2 14. Qxe2 Bxc3 (
14... c4 $2 15. Rb4 Nd7 16. Rxc4 Qa6 17. Re1 Nc5 18. Bg5 Rfe8 19. e5 Rad8 20.
Rd4 $18 {Whitehead,J-Fernandez,B/New York(op)/1987/}) 15. e5 Rd8 (15... Qf5 16.
Rb3 Bd4 (16... Ba5 17. Nh4 Qd7 18. Bh6 Qxd5 19. Bxf8 Kxf8 20. Rd3 $18 {
Khalifman,A-Lau,R/Rotterdam/1988/}) 17. Nxd4 cxd4 18. Rf3 Qd7 19. Qe4 f5 20.
exf6 exf6 21. Ba3 Rf7 22. Rd1 $16 {Sakaev,K-Maslov,E/Leningrad/1989/}) (15...
Na6 16. Bh6 Rd8 17. Rbc1 Ba5 18. Rfd1 Nc7 19. d6 Ne6 20. Ng5 exd6 {Belotti,
B-Honfi,K/Budapest/1987/} 21. Ne4 dxe5 $140 $6 22. Nf6+ Kh8 23. Qxe5 Qc7 24.
Bg7+ $1) 16. Qc4 (16. Rd1 $5) 16... Qf5 17. Bb2 Bxb2 18. Rxb2 Nd7 19. Re2 (19.
Re1) 19... Nf8 20. Rd1 Rac8 21. a4 Ne6 $1 $17 {Muc,M-Malisauskas,V/WarsawT1993/
}) 14. Bxa6 $6 $146 (14. c4 exd5 15. cxd5 Bxe2 16. Qxe2 Qa6 17. Qc2 Nd7 18. Re1
Rfe8 19. Bf4 b5 {Shneider,A-Cseshkovsky,V/St-Peterburg/1993/} 20. e5 $5 $16)
14... Qxa6 (14... Nxa6 15. c4 $16) 15. dxe6 Qxa2 $8 (15... f6 $2 16. e5 f5 17.
Qd2 (17. Ng5 Nc6 18. Qh3 h5 19. f4 Qxa2 20. Rb2 Qc4 $14) 17... Nc6 18. Qd6 Rac8
19. Bg5 Rfe8 $2 20. Bf6 Qb7 21. Qd7 $18) (15... fxe6 16. Ng5 Qxa2 (16... Re8
17. Qh3 h6 18. Nxe6 Qxa2 19. Nxg7 $18) 17. Qh3 h6 18. Rb2 Qc4 19. Nxe6 Qxc3 20.
Qxc3 Bxc3 21. Rc2 $16) 16. exf7+ Rxf7 17. Rb2 (17. Ng5 Bh6 (17... Qxb1 18. Nxf7
Nc6 $13) 18. Rb2 {see 17.Rb2}) 17... Qc4 18. Ng5 (18. e5 Nc6 19. Ng5 (19. e6 $2
Re7 20. Ng5 Qxc3 $17) 19... Bh6 (19... Re7 20. f4 $16) 20. Qe2 Qxe2 21. Rxe2
Re7 22. Nf3 $10) 18... Re7 $5 (18... Bh6 19. Qe2 (19. h4 Nc6 20. f4 Re7 21. e5
Bxg5 $15) (19. Qd2 Bxg5 (19... Nc6 $2 20. Qd5 Qxd5 21. exd5 Bxg5 22. Bxg5 Rf5 (
22... Ne5 23. Re2 $16) 23. dxc6 Rxg5 24. Ra1 $1 Rc8 (24... Rd8 25. Rd2 $1) 25.
Rxa7 Rxc6 26. Rd2 Rf5 27. Rd8+ $18) 20. Qxg5 Qxe4 $15) (19. Qh3 Bxg5 20. Bxg5
Qxe4 $15) 19... Qxe2 20. Rxe2 Re7 21. h4 Nc6 22. f4 Rae8 23. e5 $13) 19. Qh3 h6
(19... Bf6 $2 20. Nxh7 $18) (19... Bf8 $2 20. f4 h6 21. f5 hxg5 22. Bxg5 $40)
20. Qc8+ Bf8 21. f4 $5 (21. Rd2 hxg5 22. Rd8 Qf7 23. Bxg5 Nc6 (23... Rd7 $2 24.
Bh6 Nc6 (24... Rxd8 25. Qxd8 Qe7 26. Qc8 $40) 25. Rxf8+ Qxf8 26. Qxd7 Qxh6 27.
Qxc6 $16) 24. Qxa8 Nxd8 25. Qxd8 Rxe4 $10) 21... Qa6 22. Qg4 (22. Qd8 $2 Qb7
23. f5 Nd7 $19) 22... hxg5 23. Qxg5 (23. f5 $5 Qc4 24. f6 Re5 25. Bxg5 Qf7 $15)
23... Qc4 24. f5 (24. Qxg6+ Rg7 25. Qf5 (25. Qe8 Re7 26. Qg6+ Rg7 27. Qe8 Qf7
28. Qd8 $44) 25... Nc6 26. e5 $44) 24... Qxe4 25. Rbf2 (25. f6 $2 Re5 26. f7+
Kh7 27. Qd8 Na6 $19) 25... Nd7 26. Rf4 (26. fxg6 $6 Rg7 27. Rf4 Qd3 28. Rh4
Rxg6 29. Qh5 Nf6 30. Qh8+ Kf7 31. Rh7+ Ke6 32. Rh3 Qd5 (32... c4 $6 33. Re3+ $1
Kf7 34. Qh7+ Rg7 35. Rxf6+ $1 $16) 33. Rhf3 Bg7 34. Qh3+ Kf7 $17) (26. Qxg6+ $6
Rg7 27. Qe6+ Qxe6 28. fxe6 Ne5 29. Bh6 Re8 $17) 26... Qe5 (26... Qd3 27. f6 Re5
28. Rf5 $1) 27. Qxg6+ Rg7 28. Qc6 Rd8 29. f6 Nxf6 $4 (29... Rh7 30. Rg4+ Kh8
31. Bf4 Qxf6 32. Qxf6+ Nxf6 33. Be5 Bg7 34. Rxf6 Rh5 35. Rf8+ $10) (29... Rf7
30. Qf3 c4 $5 (30... Re8 $2 31. Qg3+ Kh8 32. Rh4+ Rh7 33. Rxh7+ Kxh7 34. Qh3+
$18) 31. Qg3+ Kh8 32. Rh4+ Rh7 33. Rxh7+ Kxh7 34. Qh4+ Kg6 35. Qg4+ $44) (29...
Rg6 30. f7+ (30. Re4 $2 Rxf6) 30... Kg7 31. Qf3 Bd6 $15) 30. Rxf6 Bd6 31. g3
$18 Rg4 32. Qf3 Qe4 $2 33. Rxd6 1-0

[Event "Ostrava Cup"]
[Site "Ostrava"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Shulman, Yuri"]
[Black "Oral, Tomas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Shulman,Y"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1998.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Gelfand} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7.
Nf3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O a5 13. Bg5 a4
14. Re1 $1 $146 {B.Gelfand+A.Chernin,1992} Bg4 (14... Qe6 15. d5 $1 Qd6 (15...
Qxe4 16. Bb5 Qf5 17. Bxe7 a3 18. Bxf8 Bxf8 19. Bc4 Qf6 20. d6 $16) 16. e5 Bxe5
17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. Qd2 Qd6 19. Bc4 Re8 20. Bf4 Qd8 21. Qc3 Nd7 22. Bb5 e5 23.
dxe6 Rxe6 24. Bc4 Qf6 25. Qd2 $16 {Gelfand,B-Leko,P,Cap d`Adge,1996,act.}) (
14... a3 15. Bxe7 (15. Rc1 Qe6 16. e5 Qd7 17. d5 h6 18. Bh4 g5 19. Bg3 Qa4 20.
Qd3 a2 21. Ra1 Na6 22. Rec1 Qa5 23. Qe4 Nb4 24. Bc4 b5 25. Bb3 Qa3 26. Nd4
Qxc1+ {0-1 Vidarte Morales,A-Kolev,At/Sitges op (03) ;EXT 93op 1993}) 15... Re8
16. Qc1 Be6 17. Rxb7 Rc8 18. Qf4 $16) 15. Bxe7 Re8 16. Ra1 Qe6 17. Ba3 (17. Bb4
Nc6 18. d5 Qxe4) 17... Qxe4 18. Ng5 Qf4 {[#]} (18... Qxe2 19. Rxe2 Bxe2 20. Qc2
$1 (20. Qd2 Bc4) 20... Nc6 (20... h6 21. Nxf7 Kxf7 22. Re1 $16) 21. Qa2 Nxd4
22. Qxf7+ Kh8 23. Bb2 (23. Rc1 Bg4 (23... Bb5 24. Bb2 (24. Qd5 h6 25. Nf7+ Kh7)
) 24. h3 $5 (24. Bb2 Rf8) 24... Ne2+ 25. Kh2 Nxc1 26. Bb2 Rg8 27. Qxb7 Raf8 28.
Bxc1 $16) 23... Rf8 24. Qa2 $5 (24. Qd5 Nf3+ 25. gxf3 Bxb2 26. Ra2 (26. Qxb7
Bg7) 26... Rf5 (26... a3 27. Qxb7 Bg7 28. Ne6) 27. Nf7+ Kg7 (27... Rxf7 28.
Qxf7 a3 29. Qxb7 Re8 30. Rxb2 axb2 31. Qxb2+ Kg8 32. Qb3+ Kf8 33. Kg2 $16) 28.
Ne5 Re8 29. Qxb7+ (29. Qd7+ Kf8) 29... Kg8 30. f4 a3 31. Qb3+ Kf8 (31... Kg7
32. Rxb2 axb2 33. Qxb2) 32. Rxa3 Bxe5 33. fxe5 Rg5+ 34. Kh1 Rgxe5 $14) 24... b5
(24... a3 25. Bxa3) (24... Bb5 25. Rd1 Rae8 26. h4 $16) 25. Nf7+ Rxf7 26. Qxf7
Nf3+ 27. gxf3 Bxb2 28. Qb7 $1 Re8 (28... Rg8 29. Rxa4) 29. Re1 a3 30. Qf7 Ra8
31. Rxe2 a2 32. Re7 a1=Q+ 33. Kg2 $18) 19. Bc4 $3 Nc6 (19... Be5 $5 20. Bxf7+ (
20. Nf3 Nc6 $17) (20. Qxg4 Qxg4 21. Bxf7+ Kg7 22. Bxe8 Qxg5 (22... Bf6 $44) 23.
Rxe5) 20... Kg7 (20... Kh8 21. dxe5 Bxd1 22. e6 Qf6 23. Raxd1 $18) 21. dxe5 $3
Bxd1 (21... Qxg5 22. Qd5) 22. Raxd1 (22. Bxe8 Bb3 23. Ne4 Nc6 24. Bxc6 bxc6 25.
e6 Bxe6 26. Bb2+ Kg8 $13) 22... Qxg5 (22... Nc6 23. Rd7 (23. Ne6+ Rxe6 24. Bxe6
Re8 (24... Rd8 25. Bd7 $16) 25. Rd7+ Kh8 26. Bf7 Rxe5 27. Bb2 a3 28. Ba1 Nd4
$13) 23... Qxg5 24. Bxe8+ {-22...Qg5}) (22... Rxe5 23. Ne6+ (23. Bb2 Qxg5 24.
Rxe5 Qxe5 25. Bxe5+ Kxf7 26. Rd8 a3 27. Rxb8 Rxb8 28. Bxb8 Ke6 29. f4 b5 30.
Kf2 b4 31. Ke3) 23... Rxe6 24. Bxe6 Qc7 25. Bb2+ (25. Bd6 Qa5 26. Be5+ Kf8)
25... Kh6 26. Rd3 Ra5 27. g4 Rc5 28. Bd4 (28. Bf6 g5 29. Bf5 Rxf5 30. gxf5 g4)
28... Qa5 29. Rh3+ Rh5 30. Re5) 23. Bxe8 Nc6 24. Rd7+ (24. Bxc6 bxc6 25. Rd7+
Kg8 26. e6) 24... Kh8 25. Bf7 $18) 20. Nxf7 $1 $18 Rxe1+ (20... Bxd1 21. Nd8+
Re6 22. Rxe6 Kh8 23. Re8+ Bf8 24. Nf7+ (24. Rxf8+ Qxf8 25. Bxf8 Rxd8 26. d5
Rxf8 27. dxc6 Bc2 28. cxb7 (28. Rc1 Be4 29. c7 Bf5) 28... Be4 29. Ba6 Rb8 30.
Rxa4 Bxb7 31. Rb4 Ra8 $11) 24... Kg7 25. Bxf8+ Kf6 26. Re6+ (26. Rxa8 $6 Qxd4
27. Rc1 Qd2 28. Rb1 (28. Bh6 Qe1+ 29. Bf1 Nd4) 28... Qe1+ 29. Bf1 Nd4 30. Rb6+
(30. Rb2 Kxf7) 30... Kf5 (30... Kxf7 31. Rxb7+ Kf6 32. Bg7+ Kf5 33. Bxd4 Be2
34. Rf8+) 31. Nh6+ Kg5 32. h4+ $18) 26... Kf5 27. Bh6 Qxd4 28. Nd6+ Kg4 29.
Re4+ $18) 21. Qxe1 Bxd4 22. Bc1 $1 (22. g3 Bxf2+ 23. Qxf2 Qxc4 24. Nh6+ Kg7 25.
Nxg4 (25. Qe3 Be6 26. Bb2+ Kf8 27. Rf1+ Ke8) 25... Qxg4 26. Bb2+ Kh6 27. Qf7
Nd4 28. Bc1+ g5 29. Qf6+ Kh5 30. Bb2 $16) 22... Qf6 (22... Qc7 23. Rxa4 Bxf2+ (
23... Rf8 24. Nh6+ Kh8 25. Nxg4 Ne5 26. Be3) 24. Kxf2 Qb6+ 25. Kg3 $18) (22...
Bxf2+ 23. Qxf2 Qxc4 24. Nh6+ Kg7 25. Bb2+ Kxh6 26. Qh4+ Bh5 27. Qxc4 $18) (
22... Qb8 23. Bh6 $18) 23. Nh6+ Kh8 24. Nxg4 Bxf2+ 25. Qxf2 Qxa1 26. Qb2+ 1-0

[Event "Minsk Boleslavsky Memorial"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Shulman, Yuri"]
[Black "Malisauskas, Vidmantas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Shulman,Y"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1994.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BLR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Qd3 Ba6 12. Qe3 Qd7 (12... cxd4 13. cxd4 Qd7
14. d5 (14. Bxa6 Nxa6 15. Qa3 (15. Ba3 Nc7 16. d5 Nb5 17. Bxe7 Rfe8 18. Bb4 a5
19. Bd2 Nd6 20. Qd3 Nxe4 21. Rxb6 $16 {Van Wely,L-Sokolov,I/NLD ch/1994/})
15... Nc7 (15... Qb7 $6 16. Bg5 $5 (16. Be3 e6 17. h4 Nb8 18. Qd3 Nc6 19. Rfd1
$1 $16 {Gaprindashvili,N-Angelova/Dubai ol/1986/} (19. h5 Rfd8 $10 {Cvitan,
O-Gavrikov,V/Vrsac/1985/})) 16... e6 17. d5 $5 (17. Rbd1 Rac8 18. Rd2 f6 19.
Bf4 Rc4 20. Bd6 Rfc8 21. e5 $14 {Sandstrom,L-Winge,S/SVE ch/1989/}) 17... exd5
18. exd5 Rfc8 19. Rfe1 Rc3 20. Rb3 Rxb3 21. axb3 $16 {Meister,P-Wegner,H/BRD/
1988/}) 16. Bb2 (16. Be3 f5 17. exf5 Rxf5 18. Rfe1 Bf6 19. Re2 {Ibadlaev,
U-Malisauskas,V/corr/1988/} Nd5 $13) 16... Nb5 (16... Rfc8 $6 17. d5 Qd6 {
Touzane,O-Anic,D/FRA(tch)/1991/} 18. Qxd6 exd6 19. Ba3 $16) 17. Qb4 (17. Qa4
Rfd8 {/\ Nd4}) 17... Rfc8 18. Rbc1 Nd6 $10 {Fahnenschmidt,G-Hort,V/BRD/1991/})
(14. h4 $5 e6 15. h5 Rc8 16. Bxa6 Nxa6 17. h6 Bh8 18. Bb2 Rc4 19. d5 $36 {
Schulte,O-Schlemermeyer,W/BRD/1989/}) (14. Ba3 Re8 (14... Bxe2 15. Qxe2 Rc8 (
15... Nc6 16. d5 Ne5 (16... Na5 17. Rfd1 Rfc8 18. e5 $1 {Gelfand}) 17. Nxe5 (
17. Nd2 g5 $1 $10) 17... Bxe5 18. f4 Bd6 (18... Bg7 19. Rbd1 Rac8 20. e5 $16)
19. Bb2 e6 {Gelfand,B-Groszpeter,A/Palma de Mallorca/1989/} 20. Qg4 $1 $16) 16.
d5 Qa4 17. Rb3 $14 (17. Bxe7 $6 Re8 18. d6 (18. Bb4 Nd7 $44) 18... Nc6 19. Bg5
h6 20. Be3 Rxe4 $10 {Kaczarowski,P-Schmidt,W/Katowice/1990/})) (14... Rc8 15.
Rfc1 Bxe2 16. Rxc8+ Qxc8 17. Qxe2 Qa6 18. Qxa6 Nxa6 19. Rc1 Kf8 {Chernin,
A-Ehlvest,J/Pamplona/1992/0,5 (20)}) 15. Rfc1 (15. d5 Bxe2 16. Qxe2 Qa4 17. Qe3
Nd7 18. Rfc1 Rac8 19. h3 Rxc1+ 20. Rxc1 Nf6 21. Nd2 Bh6 $1 22. Qxh6 Qxa3 $15 {
Gelfand,B-Malisauskas,V/Vilnius/1988/}) 15... Bxe2 16. Qxe2 e6 (16... Qa4 17.
Qd3 Nc6 18. d5 Ne5 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. g3 $1 Rad8 21. Rb4 Qa5 22. Rbc4 f5 23. Qb3
$1 $16 {Nesis,G-Soltau,A/URS/1991/}) 17. Rc3 (17. Rb4 Qb7 18. Rbc4 Na6 19. Bd6
Rac8 20. h4 Red8 21. Bg3 Rxc4 22. Qxc4 b5 23. Qd3 Nb4 24. Qb3 Na6 $13 {
Brenninkmeijer,J-De Boer,G/Eindhoven/1991/}) 17... Rc8 18. Rxc8+ Qxc8 19. Rc1
Qb7 (19... Qa6 20. Qe3 (20. Qxa6 $5 Nxa6 21. Kf1 $14) 20... Nd7 21. Rc7 Nf6 22.
Ne5 Rc8 $5 $10 {Dzhandzhava,L-Malisauskas,V/Uzhgorod/1988/}) 20. Qc4 Na6 21. h4
(21. d5 exd5 22. exd5 Rd8 23. d6 Nc5 $1 24. Bxc5 bxc5 25. Qxc5 Qa6 26. h4 Rxd6
27. Ng5 h6 $10 {Ivanov,Se-Pribyl,J/Leningrad/1989/}) 21... Rd8 {Khalifman,
A-Pribyl,J/Leningrad/1989/} 22. h5 $5 $36) 14... Rc8 (14... Bxe2 15. Qxe2 Qa4
16. Bg5 Re8 17. Rfc1 Na6 (17... Nd7) 18. Rc4 Qd7 19. Rd1 Nc5 20. e5 $14 {
Salov,V-Sokolov,I/Haifa/1989/}) (14... Qa4 15. Bxa6 Nxa6 16. Ba3 Nc5 17. e5 $5
(17. Bxc5 bxc5 18. Rb7 Rfe8 19. e5 Qxa2 20. Qxc5 a5 $10 {Lobron,E-Miralles,G/
Uzes/1990/}) 17... Rac8 18. Rfd1 Rfd8 {Khenkin,I-Miralles,G/Voskresensk/1990/
Inf 50/487/} 19. e6 Bf6 20. exf7+ Kxf7 {Miralles,G} 21. h4 $5 $40) 15. Bb2 Bxe2
16. Qxe2 Bxb2 17. Rxb2 Qa4 18. Ne5 f6 19. Qg4 Qe8 20. Qe6+ Kg7 21. f4 $40 {
~/= Huss,A-Sutter,O/Bad Ragaz/1994/}) 13. Rd1 (13. d5 Qa4 14. Bxa6 Nxa6 (14...
Qxa6 15. e5 $5 Qxa2 16. Qe4 $36) 15. e5 $5 Qxa2 16. Qe4 $44) (13. Bxa6 $5 Nxa6
14. Qe2 Qa4 15. Rb3 c4 (15... Nc7 16. d5 $16) 16. Rb1 $14) (13. dxc5 Bxe2 (
13... bxc5 $2 14. Rxb8 $1 Raxb8 15. Bxa6 Qa4 16. Qe2 Bxc3 17. Bc4 e6 18. e5 Rb4
19. Bb3 Qb5 20. Qe3 $18 {Gelfand,B-Sokolov,I/Oakham/1988/}) 14. Qxe2 bxc5 15.
Qc4 Qc7 (15... Qe6 16. Qxe6 (16. Qxc5 Qxe4 17. Ba3 Nc6 18. Rfe1 Qa4 $10) 16...
fxe6 17. Be3 Bxc3 18. Rfc1 Bf6 19. Rxc5 $14) 16. Qd5 Nc6 17. Qxc5 Rfc8 $44)
13... cxd4 (13... Qa4 14. Rd2 Bxe2 (14... Rc8 15. Bd1 Qa5 16. Bb3 $16) 15. Rxe2
(15. Qxe2 cxd4 16. cxd4 Rc8 17. Qd3 Nd7 (17... Qc4 18. Qa3 Nc6 19. Bb2 $14 {
/\ Rc1,Rdc2}) 18. Ba3 e6 19. h4 $36) 15... Rc8 16. d5 Nd7 17. Qd3 c4 18. Qd2
Nc5 19. Rb4 Qa6 $13) 14. cxd4 Rc8 $6 (14... Qa4 15. Bd2 (15. Rd2 $5 Bxe2 16.
Rxe2 Rc8 17. Ba3 $14) (15. Rb3 Qxa2 16. Rd2 Qa4 17. Ra3 Qc6 18. Bb2 Bxe2 19.
Qxe2 Rc8 20. Rc3 Qb7 21. Rxc8+ Qxc8 22. e5 Qf5 23. h3 Nd7 24. g4 Qb1+ 25. Kg2
Nf8 26. d5 $44 {Lieb,H-Doncevic,D/BRD/1990/}) 15... Bxe2 16. Qxe2 Rc8 17. e5
Na6 18. e6 $5 f6 19. d5 Qc4 20. Qxc4 Rxc4 21. Rbc1 {=/+ Krasenkov/} Rxc1 {
Lputian,S-Zilberstein,V/Blagoveshchensk/1988/} 22. Bxc1 $14) 15. Bxa6 Nxa6 16.
Qb3 (16. Qa3 Nc7 (16... Qb7 17. Bg5 h6 18. Bxe7 Re8 19. Bd6 Rxe4 20. d5 Rd8 21.
Bg3 $16) (16... Nb8 17. Bf4 Nc6 18. d5 Na5 19. e5 $16) 17. Qb3 (17. Be3 $6 Nb5
18. Qa4 a6 19. Rbc1 Qb7) (17. Bb2 Nb5 18. Qd3 {Khalifman,A-Epishin,V/Leningrad/
1988/} e6 $10 {Khalifman/}) 17... Ne6 18. e5 Nc7 19. d5 e6 20. d6 Nd5 21. Bb2
Rc5 $14) 16... Qb7 (16... Qc6 17. d5 (17. Ba3 Qxe4 18. Re1 Qc2 19. Bxe7 Qxb3
20. Rxb3 Nc7 $10) 17... Qc2 (17... Qb7 18. e5 Nc5 19. Qb4 Qa6 20. Bg5 $16) 18.
e5 Qxb3 19. axb3 $16) 17. Re1 (17. d5 Nc5 18. Qb4 Qa6 19. Bg5 $13) (17. Qd3 Rd8
{/\Nc5}) (17. Ng5 Rf8 (17... e6 18. d5 Rc3 19. Qb5 h6 20. Nf3 Rc5 21. Qd3 $16)
18. Re1 h6 19. Nf3 Rac8 $14) 17... e6 $2 (17... Rc6 18. Bb2 Rac8 19. d5 Rc5 20.
Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Nd4 $16) (17... Rd8 18. Qa4 Rac8 19. Bf4 Nb8 $14) 18. Bf4 $16 Nb8
(18... Rd8 19. Rbd1 Rac8 20. d5 $16 Rc3 $140 $2 21. dxe6 $1) 19. d5 exd5 20.
exd5 Nd7 21. d6 Nc5 (21... Re8 22. Rbc1 $16) 22. Qe3 Ne6 23. Be5 Rd8 24. Rbd1
Rac8 25. Qd2 Rc5 26. d7 Qc6 27. Bxg7 Nxg7 28. Ne5 Qe6 29. Qf4 (29. f4 $5) 29...
Nh5 30. Qd4 Qf6 31. g3 (31. Nxg6 Qxd4 32. Ne7+ Kf8 33. Rxd4 Rc7 34. Rg4 Nf6 $10
) 31... Ng7 32. Qe4 h5 33. h4 g5 $2 (33... Kh8 $2 34. Rd6 $18) (33... Kh7 34.
Rd3 Nf5 $140 $2 35. Nxf7 $1 Qxf7 36. Qe8 $1 Qg8 37. Qxd8 Qxd8 38. Re8 Rc1+ 39.
Kh2 $18) 34. hxg5 $18 Qxg5 35. Nc6 h4 36. Nxd8 hxg3 37. f4 Qh4 38. Rd2 g2 39.
Rxg2 Rc4 40. Qxc4 Qxe1+ 41. Qf1 1-0

[Event "Pardubice KB op"]
[Site "Pardubice"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Shulman, Yuri"]
[Black "Votava, Jan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2559"]
[BlackElo "2497"]
[Annotator "Shulman/Kapengut"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1999.07.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4
g5 15. Bg3 Nc6 16. d5 Rad8 17. Rxb7 f5 (17... e6 18. Bc7 exd5 19. Bxd8 dxe4 (
19... Nxd8 20. Rb8 dxe4 21. Rxd8 $16) 20. Be7 (20. Bc7 $16) 20... Re8 (20...
Nxe7 21. Rxe7 (21. Nd4 $5) 21... exf3 22. Bxf3 Bxf3 23. Qxf3 a5 $1 $132 {
A.Chernin}) 21. Bc5 Rd8 22. Qb3 Qxb3 23. Rxb3 Rd5 24. Ba3 exf3 25. Bxf3 Bxf3
26. Rxf3 Nd4 27. Re3 Nc2 28. Re8+ $16 {Chernin,A-Horvath,J/HUN-ch 1992}) 18.
Rc7 $1 ({We don't think that} 18. dxc6 {deserves serious attention, after:}
Rxd1 19. Bxd1 Qa6 20. Bb3+ Kh8 21. exf5 Bxf3 22. gxf3 Qxc6 23. Rxe7 Qxf3 24.
Bc2 h5 25. Be4 Qc3 {White in the game Halkias,S-Fontaine,R/ Patras GRE 1999
had to prove that he has enough compensation for sacrificed material.}) ({
Just equal position arises after A. Chernin's recommendation} 18. Qe1 Bxf3 19.
Bxf3 Nd4 20. exf5 Nxf3+ 21. gxf3 Qxd5 22. Rxa7 Rxf5 $11) (18. Bc7 fxe4 $1 {
Chernin,A}) 18... fxe4 19. Rxc6 exf3 20. Bc4 $1 {[%cal Ya2g8]} (20. gxf3 {
looks like has less sence than 20.Bc4, because white could not attack black
bishop on g4 anymore, and it can feel itself very comfortable on h3} Bh3 (20...
Bh5 $5 {[%csl Rf3]}) 21. Bc4 Qa3 22. Re1 Kh8 {and the evaluation of the
position is not so unambiguous}) 20... Qa3 $1 (20... Qb2 21. Re1 ({Unnecessary
was the queen sacrifice after} 21. d6+ $6 Kh8 22. dxe7 Rxd1 23. exf8=Q+ Bxf8
24. Rxd1 fxg2 25. Re1 Qd2 {and Black has interesting counterplay}) 21... e6 22.
d6 $16 {[%csl Yd6,Re6]}) 21. Re1 Kh8 ({After} 21... Kh7 22. d6 exd6 {White has
an pleasant choice between 23.Rc7 and 23. Bd6:} 23. Bxd6 (23. Rc7 Rfe8 24. Rxe8
Rxe8 25. Bxd6 $36) 23... Rxd6 24. Rxd6 fxg2 25. Qd3+ Qxd3 26. Bxd3+ Kh8 27.
Kxg2 $14) 22. Rxh6+ $5 {[%mdl 64]} (22. Be5 $6 Bxe5 23. Rxe5 Rf6 $13) (22. h4
$5 {was intersting, but the continuation in the game would have given White
perfect prospects.}) (22. Re3 $4 Qxe3 $19) 22... Bxh6 23. Qd4+ Bg7 (23... Rf6 {
also didn't help:} 24. Be5 Bg7 25. Qxg4 (25. Bxf6 Bxf6 26. Qxg4 Qc3 27. Qe4 $40
fxg2 $2 28. Re3) 25... Qb4 26. Rd1 Rf7 27. d6 $40 {and it is very tough to
find suficient defence from White threats}) 24. Qxg4 Rc8 25. Qh3+ Kg8 26. Qe6+
Kh8 27. Qh3+ Kg8 28. Qe6+ Kh8 29. d6 (29. Be5 $6 Bxe5 30. Qxe5+ Rf6) 29... Rxc4
30. dxe7 $2 {This move spoilt all white efforts} ({After} 30. Be5 $1 {[%csl
Rh8] Black would have had unpleasant choice :} Kh7 (30... Bxe5 31. Qxe5+ Kh7
32. Qxe7+ Kg8 33. Qxg5+ Kh8 34. Qe5+ Kh7 35. Qh5+ Kg8 (35... Kg7 36. Re7+) 36.
Qd5+ {and extra pawn and open position of Black king would be enough advantage
for win.}) 31. Bxg7 Kxg7 32. Qxe7+ $1 Rf7 (32... Kg8 33. Qxg5+ $18) 33. Qxg5+
Kh7 (33... Kf8 34. Qh6+ Rg7 35. Qh8+ Kf7 36. Re7+ $18) 34. Qh5+ Kg7 35. Qe5+
Kg8 (35... Kg6 36. Qe6+) (35... Kh7 36. d7 Qf8 37. Qh5+ Kg8 38. Qg5+ Rg7 39.
Qd5+ $18) 36. Qe8+ Kg7 37. d7 {and black is in trouble}) 30... Rc1 $1 {After
that White has a lot of possibilities but all of them give extra pawn and no
chances for a win.} 31. Qh3+ Kg8 32. Qe6+ Kh8 33. exf8=Q+ (33. e8=Q $6 Rxe8 34.
Qxe8+ Kh7 35. Qe4+ (35. gxf3 Rxe1+ 36. Qxe1 Qxf3 37. Qa5 g4 $11) 35... Kh8 $11)
33... Bxf8 34. gxf3 (34. Be5+ Kh7 35. Qf7+ Kh6 36. Qf6+ Kh7 $11 {gave white no
more than perpetual}) 34... Rxe1+ 35. Qxe1 Qxf3 {Otherwise White sooner or
later could change f3-pawn for g5-pawn anytime he wants.} 36. Qe5+ {36. Qa1
didn't give even any chance for a win.} Kg8 (36... Bg7 37. Qxg5 Qf6 {looks
better, because then Black pieces have more coordination}) 37. Qxg5+ Kf7 ({
I would have prefered} 37... Bg7 {because luckyly White has no} 38. Be5 $4 Qd1+
39. Kg2 Qd5+) 38. Qa5 Qd1+ 39. Kg2 Qd4 40. h4 Bg7 ({Black could also try} 40...
Bc5 41. Qc7+ Kg8) 41. f3 Qb6 42. Qa2+ $6 ({Of course endgame is drawish, but I
could make Black to solve some problems:} 42. Qd5+ Qe6 43. Qb7+ Qe7 44. Qa6 Qc5
$1 45. Bf2 Bd4 46. Qb7+ Kf6) 42... Ke7 $11 {Now Black could easily defend his
position. White can't change bishops, because then Black would have perfect
possibilities for perpetual, and White can't change the queens, because in
bishop's endgame white has no time to eliminate a-pawn and to defend his own.
So I didn't see any plan for win. So I tried to push my passed h-pawn, but of
course it had no any success.} 43. Qd5 a6 44. h5 Qe6 45. Qd2 Kf7 46. Bf4 Be5
47. Bg5 Bf6 48. Be3 Qe5 49. Qa2+ Qe6 50. Qa3 Qc4 51. Qd6 Qb5 52. Qc7+ Be7 53.
Qf4+ Bf6 54. Qc7+ Be7 55. Qf4+ Bf6 56. h6 Qe2+ 57. Bf2 Qe5 58. Qc4+ Kg6 59.
Qxa6 Kxh6 60. Bh4 Kg7 61. Bxf6+ Qxf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Solozhenkin, Evgeniy"]
[Black "Beshukov, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Solozhenkin,E"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1996.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Chekhov Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O b6 13.
Qc1 Bb7 14. Bc4 Qa4 15. Bb5 Qa2 16. Bc4 Qa4 17. Bb5 Qa2 18. Re1 Rc8 19. Qd1 Qc2
20. Qe2 Nc6 (20... Qc7 $5 {Chekhov} 21. Rbc1 Qd8 22. Rxc8 Qxc8 (22... Bxc8 23.
Bc4 a5 24. Ng5 e6 25. d5 h6 26. dxe6 hxg5 27. exf7+ Kf8 28. e5 $36 {Sherbakov,
R-Konguvel,P/Calcutta/1996/1|0/38/}) 23. Rc1 Qd8 24. Bf4 a5 25. Ng5 Na6 26. Qa2
e6 27. Bxa6 Bxa6 28. Nxf7 $1 $16 {Khalifman,A-Dvoirys,S/Leningrad/1990/1|0/48/}
) 21. Bd3 (21. Rec1 {Ftacnik} Qa2 22. Bc4 Nxd4 23. Nxd4 Rxc4 24. Qxc4 Qxd2 25.
Nc6 (25. Rd1 $6 Qf4 26. f3 $2 (26. Re1 Rc8 $15) 26... Be5 27. g3 (27. h3 Qh2+
28. Kf1 Rc8 29. Qa2 $8 a5 30. Ne2 Ba6 31. Kf2 Bxe2 32. Qxe2 Rc3 33. Rd3 Rxd3
34. Qxd3 Bg3+ 35. Ke3 Qxg2 $19) 27... Qe3+ 28. Kg2 Rc8 29. Nc2 Qxf3+ 30. Kxf3
Rxc4 $19 {0-1 De Boer,G-Rytshagov,M/Amsterdam op/1995/ (37)}) (25. Nf3 $13)
25... Qd7 26. Qd5 Bxc6 27. Rxc6 Qxd5 28. exd5 Be5 29. Kf1 Bd6 30. Ra1 {1/2-1/2
Tratar,M-Jelen,Ig/SLO-ch 1996}) (21. d5 $13 {Ftacnik}) 21... Qa2 22. Ra1 (22.
Bc4 Qa4 (22... Qa3 23. Bxf7+ Kxf7 24. Qc4+ $13) 23. Bb3 (23. Bb5 Qc2 (23... Qa2
{Chekhov} 24. Bc4 $10 {Khalifman,A-Oll,L/Parnu/1996/0,5/24/}) 24. Bd3 {1/2-1/2
Khalifman,A-Oll,L/Parnu-A (08)/1996/}) 23... Qa6 24. Qe3 e6 (24... Na5 $14) (
24... Rf8 $14) (24... Na5 {Ftacnik} 25. Bxf7+ Kxf7 26. Ng5+ Kg8 27. Qh3 h6 28.
Qe6+ Kh8 29. Nf7+ (29. Re3 b5 30. Nf7+ Kh7 31. Ng5+ Kh8 32. Nf7+ Kh7 33. Ng5+ {
0,5/Lautier,J-Shirov,A/Belgrade/1995/}) 29... Kh7 30. Bxh6 Qc4 31. d5 {Lobron,
E-Konguvel,P/Linares op/1996/}) (24... Rf8 25. Ra1 Na5 $6 (25... Qb5 26. Reb1
Qh5 27. h3 e6 $5 $13) 26. Reb1 Rac8 $2 27. Bd1 $1 $18 {Komarov,D-Liss,E/Paris/
1996/})) 22... Qb2 (22... Qb3 $2 23. Reb1 (23. Bc4 Qb2 24. Ra2 Nxd4 $1) 23...
Qe6 24. d5 $18) 23. Ra4 $146 {Khalifman} (23. Reb1 $2 {Chekhov} Nxd4 $1 $19)
23... Qb3 $8 (23... b5 {Ftacnik} 24. Bxb5 a6 25. Bd3 $14) 24. Rea1 Nd8 (24...
Na5 25. Rxa5 (25. Bxa5 {Chekhov} bxa5 26. Rxa5 $16) (25. Rb4 Qe6 26. Rxa5 bxa5
27. Rxb7 $16) 25... bxa5 26. Rb1 Qa2 27. Rxb7 a4 28. h4 a3 29. Kh2 $14) (24...
a5 $2 {Ftacnik} 25. R1a3 $1 Qb2 26. Ra2 Qb3 27. R4a3 Qe6 28. d5 $16) 25. R4a3 (
25. Rxa7 {Chekhov} Rxa7 (25... Nc6 26. Rxa8 Rxa8 27. Rb1 $16) 26. Rxa7 Qb2 (
26... Ra8 $5) 27. d5 Ra8 28. Rxa8 Bxa8 29. Be3 $16) 25... Qe6 (25... Qb2 $2 {
Chekhov} 26. R1a2 Rc1+ 27. Bxc1 Qxc1+ 28. Qf1 $18) 26. Rxa7 Rxa7 $2 (26... Qd6
27. Be3 Nc6) 27. Rxa7 Qd6 28. Be3 (28. d5 {Chekhov} e6 $5) 28... e6 29. h4 Rc7
{Ftacnik: Black has only one serious weakness Pb6, but white firmly controls
the center. Ftacnik: Schwarz hat nur eine ernsthafte Schwäche Pb6, aber Weiß
beherrscht das Zentrum.} (29... Ra8 30. Rxa8 Bxa8 31. Qa2 Qb8 (31... Bb7 32.
Qa7) 32. d5) (29... h5 30. Qb2 $1 {/\ Nf3-d2-c4}) 30. Ra4 (30. Qd2 $6 Nc6 31.
Bf4 $140 e5) (30. Qb2 $1 Bf8 (30... Bc8 {Ftacnik} 31. Ra4 $14) 31. Qd2 $1 {
/\ 32.Bf4}) (30. h5 $6 {Chekhov} Bxe4 $1 31. Rxc7 Bxd3 32. Qxd3 Qxc7 $17) 30...
Nc6 31. Qb2 Ne7 32. Rb4 Nc8 33. Qd2 Bf8 (33... f5 $4 {Chekhov} 34. Bf4 $18) 34.
Rb3 Qc6 35. h5 Qa4 (35... gxh5 $2 36. Rb5 (36. Rb5 {Ftacnik} Nd6 37. Rg5+ Bg7
38. d5 $16)) 36. Rb2 Nd6 37. Bf4 $1 (37. Rxb6 {Chekhov} Nxe4 38. Bxe4 Bxe4 39.
Rb8 Rb7 $22 40. Rc8 Qd7 41. Qc3 Rb1+ 42. Kh2 Bxf3 43. Bh6 Qd6+ $19) 37... Nc4 (
37... Qa5 $142) (37... Qa5 $5 {Ftacnik} 38. hxg6 hxg6 39. Qe2 $14) 38. Bxc4
Rxc4 39. Rxb6 Bxe4 {ATTACK} 40. Rb8 $1 $18 {Ftacnik: Now the game is decided
in the direct attack. Ftacnik: Jetzt wird das Spiel durch einen direkten
Angriff entschieden.} Qa1+ (40... Qa6 41. Ng5 $1 Qa1+ 42. Kh2 Rxd4 43. Nxe6 $1
fxe6 44. Bh6 $18) (40... Bxf3 {Chekhov} 41. Bh6 $18) 41. Kh2 Qa6 42. Ng5 (42.
Bh6 $4 Qd6+) 42... Bf5 43. Nxh7 Rc8 (43... Kxh7 {Ftacnik} 44. Rxf8 $16 (44.
Rxf8 {Chekhov} Qb7 45. Be5 $18)) 44. Nf6+ Kh8 (44... Kg7 $2 {Ftacnik} 45. Bh6+
Kh8 46. Bxf8 $18) 45. Rxc8 Qxc8 46. Be5 (46. Be5 {Ftacnik} gxh5 (46... Bg7 {
Chekhov} 47. Qg5 $22 Qc2 48. hxg6 Bxg6 49. Qh4+ Bh7 50. f4 $18) 47. Qg5 Bg6 48.
Ng8+ $1 Kh7 (48... Kxg8 49. Qf6) 49. Qf6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Danzhou 9th"]
[Site "Danzhou"]
[Date "2018.07.30"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Yu, Yangyi"]
[Black "Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2718"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2018.07.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 (3. g3 {in an earlier round didn't cause Vidit
serious problems after} Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Nf3 Nb6 7. O-O Nc6 8. e3
O-O 9. Nc3 e5 (9... Re8 {has been the main move, but Black has a new idea
connected with the older continuation.}) 10. d5 e4 11. dxc6 Qxd1 12. Rxd1 exf3
13. Bxf3 bxc6 14. Ne2 Nc4 15. Nd4 Ne5 16. Bg2 Rb8 $5 $146 17. Nxc6 (17. f4 Bg4
(17... c5 18. fxe5 Rd8 19. Bf3 Bb7 20. Be2 cxd4 21. exd4 c5 22. Be3 $14) 18.
Rd2 c5 19. fxe5 cxd4 20. exd4 Rfd8 $44 {[%cal Yc7c5]}) 17... Nxc6 18. Bxc6 Bxb2
19. Rb1 Rb6 (19... Bg4 $5) 20. Bf3 (20. Bxb2 Rxc6 21. Rbc1 $14 {is pleasant
for White, but might be not enough to win.}) 20... Bf6 21. Ba3 Rd8 22. Rxd8+
Bxd8 23. Rd1 Bf6 24. Bc5 Rb2 25. a3 a5 $11 {Fedoseev,V (2707)-Vidit,S (2718)
Danzhou 2018}) 3... d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8. Be3 {
An important crossroads. White goes for one of the main lines.} ({Another even
more popular system is} 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 {, but here} cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11.
Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 {remains a reliable antidote. A recent top-level
encounter went} 13. Be3 (13. Bg5 h6 14. Be3 Nc6 15. d5 Na5 16. Rb4 b6 17. e5
Bd7 $5 18. Re1 Rfd8 19. Rd4 Bf5 20. Bd3 Bxd3 21. Rxd3 Rac8 $132 {Kozul,Z (2590)
-Baramidze,D (2605) Austria 2014 The retreat on move 17 worked well also in
subsequent email games.}) 13... Nc6 14. d5 Na5 15. Bg5 b6 16. Bxe7 Rfe8 17. d6
Nc6 18. Bb5 Nxe7 19. h3 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 Qe6 21. Bxe8 Rxe8 22. dxe7 Qxe7 23. Rfd1
Bf8 24. Rbc1 $146 (24. Rd4 Qe6 25. Qb3 Qxb3 26. Rxb3 Bc5 27. Ra4 a5 28. Kf1 Bb4
$11 {1/2-1/2 (33) Shulman,Y (2617)-Svidler,P (2739) Ningbo 2011}) 24... Qxe4
25. Qc3 Qb4 26. Qa1 Bc5 27. Qxa7 Qb2 $44 {/=, Aronian,L (2799)-Vachier Lagrave,
M (2804) Tbilisi 2017 The exchange sacrifice in different versions is typical
for the whole branch, Black's queenside passed pawns give him sufficient
counterplay and compensation.}) ({A few weaks earlier in the blitz part of his
match against Svidler Yu opted for} 8. h3 O-O 9. Be3 Qa5 10. Bd2 cxd4 (10...
Nc6 11. Be2 Qd8 $5 12. d5 Ne5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. O-O f5 15. f4 Bg7 16. Bc4 fxe4
17. Qe2 Kh8 18. Qxe4 Bf5 19. Qe2 a6 20. a4 b5 21. axb5 axb5 22. Rxa8 Qxa8 23.
Bxb5 Qxd5 24. Bc4 Qe4 25. Qxe4 Bxe4 26. Re1 Rd8 $11 {Grachev,B (2654)-Vachier
Lagrave,M (2789) Tbilisi WCup 2017}) 11. cxd4 Qa3 12. Be2 Nc6 (12... Rd8 13.
O-O Bxd4 14. Nxd4 Rxd4 15. Qc2 $44 Nc6 16. Bb5 Be6 17. Be3 Nb4 $2 (17... a6 18.
Bxc6 Rc4 $11) 18. Qc7 Rxe4 19. Bc1 $18 {Yu,Y (2759)-Svidler,P (2753) Shenzhen
blitz 2018}) 13. d5 Ne5 (13... Nd4 14. Nxd4 Bxd4 15. Rb1 Qxa2 16. O-O e5 $5 (
16... Bf6 17. Bf4 Qa5 18. e5 Bg7 19. Bf3 Rd8 20. Re1 b5 21. d6 Rb8 22. dxe7 Re8
23. e6 $18 {Yu,Y (2759)-Svidler,P (2753) Shenzhen blitz 2018}) 17. Bh6 Qa3 18.
Rb3 Qd6 19. Bxf8 Kxf8 20. Kh1 (20. Bg4 $142 $14) 20... a5 21. Rd3 Bc5 22. Qc1
b6 $44 {Kortschnoj,V (2608)-Braun,A (2491) Pulvermuehle 2006}) 14. O-O ({After
} 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. O-O {Black doesn't have to take the exchange and can opt
for} Bd7 $5 16. Rb1 Qxa2 17. Rxb7 Ba4 $44) 14... Nxf3+ 15. Bxf3 Bxa1 16. Qxa1
f6 17. Rb1 a5 18. e5 fxe5 19. Qxe5 Qd6 20. Qe3 Bd7 $1 21. Bc3 (21. Rxb7 Rab8
$15) 21... b5 22. Re1 Rac8 23. Be5 Qc5 24. Bd4 Qd6 25. Be5 Qc5 26. Bd4 Qd6 {
½, Babula,V (2556)-Plat,V (2539) Slovakia 2018}) 8... Qa5 {The most popular
reaction. If Black wants to play the Q sortie, this is the time to do it -
later taking on c3 might not be a threat at all.} (8... O-O 9. Be2 {Here it's
already better to change tack with} b6 $142 (9... Qa5 10. O-O Rd8 (10... Bg4
11. Rb1 b6 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Nd7 14. e5 Rac8 15. Qb3 e6 16. a4 Rc7 17. Rfd1
Rfc8 18. Bd2 Bf8 19. Be2 Nb8 {Onischuk,A (2681)-Puranik,A (2520) chess.com INT
2018} 20. Qa2 Nc6 21. Bb5 c4 22. Bxc4 Nxe5 23. Bxe6 fxe6 24. Rb5 $16) 11. Qb3
Qb6 (11... Nc6 12. Rad1 {()} (12. Bc4 $5)) 12. Qa3 Nd7 13. e5 Nf8 14. Rfd1 (14.
Rab1 Qc7 15. Qxc5 $36) 14... Qc7 15. Ng5 Ne6 16. Ne4 b6 17. d5 Bb7 18. dxe6
Bxe4 19. exf7+ Kxf7 20. f4 Bc2 21. Re1 Bd3 22. Bf3 Rac8 23. Qb3+ c4 24. Qb5 e6
25. a4 Bf8 26. a5 $14 {Ponkratov,P (2590)-Dubov,D (2666) St Petersburg rpd 2017
}) 10. O-O (10. Qd2 cxd4 11. cxd4 Bb7 12. e5 Nc6 13. h4 Qd5 14. h5 Rfd8 15. Rc1
Qa5 16. h6 Bf8 17. e6 f6 18. O-O Qxd2 19. Bxd2 {1-0 (97) Aronian,L (2799)
-Dubov,D (2666) Tbilisi 2017} Rac8 $15 (19... g5 $5)) (10. Rc1 e6 11. Qa4 Bb7
12. e5 Nc6 13. O-O cxd4 14. cxd4 Ne7 15. Nd2 Nd5 16. Nc4 Nxe3 17. fxe3 Bh6 18.
Bf3 Bd5 19. Qa3 Rc8 20. Nd2 Qd7 21. Kf2 Bg5 $132 {Korobov,A (2678)-Artemiev,V 
(2704) Poikovsky 2018}) 10... Bb7 11. Qd3 cxd4 12. cxd4 Qd7 (12... Nc6 13. Rad1
e6 14. Bg5 Qd7 15. Qe3 f6 16. Bh6 Bxh6 17. Qxh6 Ne7 18. Bd3 Rac8 19. Rfe1 Nc6
20. d5 Nb4 21. dxe6 Qxe6 22. Nd4 Qe7 23. Bb5 Rfd8 24. h4 Ba6 25. Bxa6 Nxa6 26.
h5 $36 {Gromov,S (2256)-Groot,P (2143) email 2014}) (12... e6 13. Rad1 (13.
Rac1) (13. Bg5 $5) 13... Qd6 14. Bc1 Re8 15. Qe3 Ba6 16. Ba3 Qd7 17. Bxa6 Nxa6
18. Qb3 Rac8 19. Rd3 Nc7 20. Rb1 Red8 21. h3 h6 22. d5 exd5 23. exd5 Ne6 $1 $11
{Hort,V (2600)-Huebner,R (2595) Hamburg 1979}) 13. Rac1 e6 14. Rfd1 Nc6 15. Qb5
Rfd8 16. Bg5 f6 17. Be3 Na5 18. Qd3 Rac8 19. h4 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 Rc8 21. Rxc8+ {
½, Babula,V (2572)-Ftacnik,L (2570) Czechia 2011} Qxc8 22. h5 $14 {/~~}) (8...
Bg4 9. Rc1 O-O 10. Be2 Qa5 11. Qd2 (11. O-O $5 Qxa2 12. Ra1 Qe6 (12... Qb2 13.
Qd3 Qb6 14. Rfb1 Qc7 15. Qc4 Nd7 16. h3 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 e5 18. dxc5 a6 19. Qd5
Rfb8 20. Rd1 Rd8 21. Rab1 Rab8 22. Qd6 $16 {Nguyen,A (2454)-Gupta,A (2614) Abu
Dhabi 2018}) 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 $44) 11... cxd4 $6 (11... Nd7 $142) (11... e6
$5) 12. cxd4 Nc6 13. Qxa5 (13. d5 $1 $36) 13... Nxa5 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Rfc8
16. Ke2 e5 $2 (16... Nc4 $14) 17. dxe5 Bxe5 18. Bg4 Rc4 19. f4 Bb2 20. Rxc4
Nxc4 21. Bf2 Re8 22. Bf3 $16 {Onischuk,A (2667)-Xiong,J (2674) Saint Louis
2017 For details about this line see the notes to this gamein CBM 178.}) 9. Qd2
{A standard reply, but Black should also know something about the alternatives:
} (9. Nd2 $5 cxd4 (9... Bd7 {was MVL's choice...} {but Black does have some
problems after} 10. Rb1 (10. Be2 Ba4 (10... cxd4 11. Nc4 Qa4 12. cxd4 O-O 13.
O-O Rc8 14. Qxa4 Bxa4 15. Rab1 Nc6 16. d5 Nd4 17. Bxd4 Bxd4 18. Rxb7 Rab8 19.
Rfb1 Rxb7 20. Rxb7 Kf8 21. g3 Bd1 22. Bxd1 Rxc4 23. d6 $1 $16 {Korobov,A (2687)
-Vachier Lagrave,M (2811) Bastia rpd 2016}) 11. Qc1 cxd4 12. Bxd4 Bxd4 (12...
O-O $5 $11) 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. d5 Nd4 15. Bd3 O-O 16. Qb2 Qb6 17. Nc4 Qxb2 (17...
Qf6 $5 $132) 18. Nxb2 Bb5 19. Rc1 f5 20. Bxb5 Nxb5 21. a4 Nd4 (21... Nd6 22. e5
Rac8 $132) 22. Rc4 e5 23. f4 $14 {Aleksandrov,A (2589)-Zhigalko,A (2578) Minsk
2018}) 10... Ba4 (10... Qxc3 11. d5 b6 12. Bc4 O-O 13. O-O Qa5 14. Bb3 (14. Qe2
e6 $13 {Mamedyarov,S (2799)-Svidler,P (2765) Riadh blitz 2017}) 14... Qa6 15.
a4 (15. Re1 Bb5 16. Bg5 c4 17. a4 cxb3 18. axb5 Qxb5 19. Bxe7 Re8 20. Rxb3 Qa4
21. Bd6 Nd7 22. Qb1 Rac8 23. Ra3 Qc2 24. Qxc2 Rxc2 25. Rxa7 Rxd2 26. Rxd7 Rxd5
27. Re7 Rxe7 28. Bxe7 Rd7 $11 {Parligras,M (2595)-Ipatov,A (2652) Baku olm 2016
}) 15... e6 16. Re1 exd5 17. exd5 Bf5 18. Rc1 Qc8 19. Nc4 Na6 20. Bg5 $44 Re8
$6 21. Rxe8+ Qxe8 22. Nd6 Qd7 23. Nxf7 Qxf7 24. d6 Be6 25. Bxe6 Qxe6 26. d7 Bd4
27. Qf3 Rb8 28. d8=Q+ Rxd8 29. Bxd8 $16 {Verst,P (2307)-Goffin,P (2331) email
2015}) 11. Qxa4+ Qxa4 12. Bb5+ Qxb5 13. Rxb5 b6 14. dxc5 Nd7 (14... Bxc3 15.
Ke2 Bxd2 16. Kxd2 Nd7 17. c6 Nf8 {Melkumyan,H (2620)-Khalifman,A (2632) Moscow
2012} 18. Rd5 $5 Ne6 19. Rc1 {|^}) 15. Ke2 Bxc3 16. Nb3 (16. c6 $5 Nf6 17. Nc4
$36) 16... O-O 17. c6 (17. Rc1 $142) 17... Nf6 18. Kd3 Bb2 19. Nd2 Rfd8+ 20.
Kc4 Ba3 21. e5 Rac8 22. exf6 Rxc6+ 23. Kb3 Rd3+ 24. Ka4 Bd6 25. Rb3 Rd5 26. Rb5
Rd3 $11 {½, Navara,D (2741)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2779) Biel 2018}) 10. Nc4 Qd8
11. cxd4 O-O 12. Rc1 f5 $5 {is maybe the way to go:} 13. Qb3 (13. exf5 Bxf5 14.
Ne5 {Schreiner,P (2432)-Filipovic,S (2226) Skopje 2015} Bxe5 15. Bc4+ Kg7 16.
dxe5 Qxd1+ 17. Kxd1 Nc6 $132) 13... Kh8 (13... f4 14. Bxf4 ({Black had enough
couterplay after} 14. Nb6+ e6 15. Rxc8 Qxb6 16. Rxf8+ Kxf8 17. Qxb6 axb6 18.
Bxf4 Nc6 19. d5 exd5 20. exd5 Ne5 21. h4 Rxa2 22. Rh3 Ra1+ 23. Ke2 Ra2+ $11 {
½, Ponkratov,P (2601)-Dubov,D (2696) Sochi 2018}) 14... Nc6 15. Ne5+ e6 16.
Nxc6 bxc6 17. Be3 Bxd4 18. Bxd4 Qxd4 19. f3 Rd8 20. Be2 Bd7 21. Bc4 Rab8 22.
Rd1 Rxb3 23. Rxd4 Rb1+ 24. Rd1 Rxd1+ 25. Kxd1 Rb8 26. Kc2 $14 {[%csl Ra7,Rc6,
Re6] Mesquita,F (2341)-O'Grady,J (2296) email 2011}) 14. Ne5 Bxe5 (14... f4 15.
Bd2 Nc6 16. Nf7+ Rxf7 17. Qxf7 Nxd4 18. Bc4 f3 19. gxf3 Bh3 20. Rg1 Qd6 21. Rg3
Be6 22. Bxe6 Nxe6 23. Rh3 Rd8 24. Be3 Qd3 25. e5 Nd4 26. Bxd4 Qxd4 27. Kf1 Qd2
28. Re1 $18 {Kavutskiy,K (2369)-Paragua,M (2513) Las Vegas 2017}) 15. dxe5 Nc6
16. Rd1 Qa5+ 17. Bd2 Qb6 18. Bc4 fxe4 19. O-O Qxb3 20. axb3 Bg4 21. Rde1 Rfd8
22. Bc3 Bf5 23. h3 Nd4 24. Rd1 b5 $132 {=, Babula,V (2572)-Hoffmann,M (2496)
Germany 2012}) (9. Bd2 O-O 10. Be2 e6 (10... Bg4 $142 11. O-O Rd8 $132 {
or 11...e6 is a more circumspect choice.}) 11. O-O Qc7 12. Rc1 Nd7 13. e5 a6
14. h4 b5 15. h5 Bb7 16. Ng5 (16. h6 Bh8 17. a4 $36) 16... Rad8 17. hxg6 hxg6
18. Qe1 Rfe8 19. f4 Nf8 20. Be3 cxd4 21. cxd4 Qd7 22. Bd3 f5 23. Rf2 Bh6 24.
Nf3 Rc8 25. Rfc2 Rxc2 26. Rxc2 Rc8 $11 {Sunilduth Lyna,N (2573)-Duda,J (2724)
Caleta 2018}) 9... O-O (9... Nc6 {is an alternative, which retains its good
reputation. As it was also covered last year in the notes to Onischuk-Xiong,
we will mention just a few more recent examples:} 10. Rb1 {is currently more
popular:} (10. Rc1 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 O-O 13. Bb5 (13. d5 Rd8 14. Kc2
Na5 15. Bg5 Bd7 16. Bd3 f5 17. Kb1 fxe4 18. Bxe4 Bf5 19. Bxf5 gxf5 20. Bxe7
Rxd5 21. Rc5 Rxc5 22. Bxc5 b6 $11 {½, Neumeier,L (2333)-Weber,M (2243)
Germany 2018}) 13... f5 $1 14. exf5 Bxf5 15. Ke2 (15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Rxc6 Rfb8
17. Kc3 Rb6 $44) 15... Rad8 (15... Be6 $1 16. Bc4 Bxc4+ 17. Rxc4 Rad8 18. Rb1
Rd7 $11) 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. Rxc6 Be4 18. Re6 Bxf3+ 19. gxf3 Bf6 20. Rc1 Rd7 21.
Rc4 Rb8 22. a4 Kf7 23. Rec6 Rb2+ 24. Kd3 Ra2 25. Ke4 Bh4 26. Rc8 Bxf2 27. Bh6
$13 {Korobov,A (2652)-Ivanchuk,V (2726) Huaian rpd 2017}) {Lately Black has
been doing OK after} 10... a6 (10... cxd4 11. cxd4 O-O (11... Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2
O-O 13. d5 $5 (13. Bd3 e6 14. Rhc1 Rd8 15. Rc4 Bd7 {and in practice White
hasn't been able to prove an advantage in this typical Grünfeld endgame:} 16.
Bg5 f6 17. Be3 b6 (17... Bf8 18. Ke2 Be8 19. Bd2 Rd7 20. Rc2 Rad8 21. Bb5 Re7
22. e5 Bg7 23. Be3 Rc7 24. exf6 Bxf6 25. Bd3 g5 26. g4 h6 27. Be4 Kg7 28. Kf1
Bg6 $11 {Sanikidze,T (2542)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2729) Aix les Bains 2011}) 18.
Ke2 Rac8 19. Rbc1 Bf8 20. g4 Bd6 21. h3 Kf7 22. R4c3 Bb4 23. Rc4 Bd6 24. R4c3
Bb4 25. Rc4 Ba3 26. R1c3 Bb4 $132 {Akobian,V (2647)-Hansen,E (2629) chess.com
INT 2018}) 13... Rd8 14. Bd3 Na5 15. Bg5 f6 16. Bf4 b6 17. Bb5 e5 18. Be3 Bd7
19. Rhc1 Bxb5 20. Rxb5 Nb7 21. Ke2 Nd6 22. Rb4 a5 23. Rxb6 Nxe4 24. Nd2 Nxd2
25. Bxd2 Rxd5 26. Rc7 $44 {Svidler,P (2769)-Hammer,J (2608) Stavanger 2013
Although this subline seems more promising and White went on to win the game,
the evaluation is still far from clear - see the notes to this game in CBM 155
by Marin.}) 12. Qxa5 Nxa5 13. Bd3 Bg4 (13... Rd8 14. Ke2 Bg4 15. d5 e6 16. Bg5
f6 17. Bd2 b6 18. Bxa5 bxa5 (18... exd5 19. h3 $5 dxe4 (19... Bxf3+ 20. Kxf3
bxa5 21. exd5 $14) 20. Bxe4 (20. Bc4+ Kh8 21. hxg4 exf3+ 22. Kxf3 bxa5 23. Bf7
$44) 20... Re8 21. hxg4 Rxe4+ 22. Kd3 Rxg4 23. Bd2 Rxg2 24. Be3 $14) 19. h3
Bxf3+ 20. Kxf3 f5 21. Rhd1 $14 {Harutyunian,T (2421)-Sarana,A (2377) Kirishi
2014}) 14. h3 (14. Ke2 Rad8 15. d5 f5 16. Rhc1 e6 17. h3 Bxf3+ 18. gxf3 fxe4
19. fxe4 exd5 20. Rb5 dxe4 21. Bxe4 b6 22. Rc7 $14 {Matlakov,M (2693)-Bok,B 
(2587) Moscow 2015}) 14... Bxf3 15. gxf3 Rfd8 16. d5 e6 17. Bg5 Bc3+ $5 (17...
f6 18. Bd2 b6 19. Bxa5 bxa5 20. Bc4 Rac8 21. Bb3 exd5 22. Bxd5+ Kf8 23. O-O Rc7
24. Rb5 f5 25. Rxa5 Bd4 26. Rb5 $14 {Onischuk,A (2672)-Robson,R (2660) Saint
Louis 2018}) 18. Ke2 f6 19. Rhc1 fxg5 20. Rxc3 exd5 21. Rb5 b6 22. Rxd5 Rxd5
23. exd5 Rd8 24. Be4 Rd7 25. Ke3 Kf7 26. Kd4 Nb7 $11 {Socko,B (2584)-Swiercz,D
(2655) Civitanova Marche 2016}) 11. Rc1 cxd4 12. cxd4 Qxd2+ 13. Kxd2 f5 14. e5
O-O $5 (14... Be6 15. Bc4 Bxc4 16. Rxc4 {causes Black more problems}) 15. Bc4+
e6 16. Ke2 Bd7 17. h4 (17. d5 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. dxe6 Bb5 20. Bxb5 axb5 21.
Rc5 Bf6 22. Rxb5 Rfe8 23. Rxb7 Rxa2+ 24. Kf3 Ra6 25. Rd1 Raxe6 26. Rdd7 R6e7
$11 {Akobian,V (2647)-Durarbayli,V (2618) Saint Louis 2018}) 17... Rfc8 (17...
Rac8 18. Bd2 (18. d5 $1 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. dxe6 $16) 18... h6 19. Bb3 Kf7
20. Rhg1 Rfd8 21. g4 Ne7 22. g5 h5 23. Ba5 Re8 24. Bb4 Bf8 $15 {So,W (2815)
-Giri,A (2785) chess.com INT 2017}) 18. Ng5 (18. d5 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. dxe6
Bc6 $132) 18... Nd8 19. Bb3 a5 $5 (19... h6 20. Nh3 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Rc8 22. Rxc8
Bxc8 {Akobian,V (2641)-Durarbayli,V (2618) Saint Louis 2018} 23. Nf4 Kf7 24. g4
$1 $14 {/\} fxg4 25. Bc2) 20. a4 b5 21. axb5 h6 22. Nh3 Bxb5+ 23. Kd2 Kf7 24.
Nf4 Bf8 25. d5 Bb4+ 26. Kd1 Kg7 27. Bb6 g5 28. hxg5 hxg5 29. Rxc8 (29. Nxe6+
Nxe6 30. dxe6 Bc6 $36) 29... Rxc8 30. Bxd8 gxf4 31. Bf6+ Kg6 32. dxe6 a4 33.
Bd5 a3 34. Bf3 Ba4+ {½, Lunek,F (2297)-Karakas,S (2264) email 2015} 35. Ke2
Bb5+ $11) 10. Rc1 Nd7 {A rare line, which hs started appearing more often
lately. Black's ide is not so much to put White's [+] undedr pressure, but
rather to blockade it and achieve a position with a fixed pawn structure.} ({
In CBM 178 we also checked the popular} 10... Rd8 11. d5 e6 12. Bg5 f6 (12...
Rd6 13. Be2 $5 exd5 14. exd5 b5 15. Bf4 Rd8 16. O-O Bb7 17. d6 Nd7 18. Rfd1 {
Mesaros,F (2415)-Rajkovic,M (2305) Paracin 2017} Re8 $132) 13. Be3 Nc6 14. Bd3
{and now:} {Svidler currently prefers} Ne7 ({Last year we briefly mentioned} 
14... exd5 15. exd5 c4) ({and also} 14... b6 15. O-O Ba6 16. Be2 Qa4 17. c4 Na5
18. Qd1 Qxa2 ({Black spurns the safer} 18... Qxd1 19. Rfxd1 Re8 $132) 19. Ra1
Qb2 20. Ra4 exd5 21. exd5 Bc8 22. Bxc5 Bd7 23. Ra1 Re8 24. Bd3 f5 25. Rb1 Qa2
26. Bd4 Bxd4 27. Nxd4 Qa3 28. Qd2 Nb7 29. h4 Qf8 30. h5 Nc5 31. Bc2 Qf6 $13 {
/+/=, Elias,H (2057)-Khanas,V (2184) email 2017} 32. f4 Ne4 33. Bxe4 fxe4 34.
Nc2 gxh5 35. f5 Re7 36. Rbe1 Rae8 37. Nd4 Re5 38. Qa2 a5 39. Qa1 R5e7 40. Qd1
Rg7 41. Ne6 Rg4 42. Rf2 Kh8 43. Qb1 Rc8 44. Qxb6 Rcg8 45. Ree2 a4 46. Ra2 Rc8
47. Rf1 e3 48. Qxe3 Rgxc4 49. Raf2 Rc3 50. Qb6 {1/2-1/2 (50) Elias,H (2057)
-Khanas,V (2184) ICCF email 2017}) 15. c4 Qxd2+ {, also with similar ideas of
stabilizing the centre:} 16. Bxd2 (16. Nxd2 b6 17. O-O (17. Ke2 Bd7 18. f3 Re8
19. g4 f5 20. Rhg1 {½, Tari,A (2571)-Salgado Lopez,I (2651) Izmir 2016} f4 $5
21. dxe6 fxe3 22. exd7 Rf8 $15) 17... h6 18. Rfd1 f5 19. f3 g5 20. Nb1 fxe4 21.
fxe4 Ng6 22. Nc3 Ne5 23. Be2 Ba6 24. Nb1 Re8 $11 {/=/+, Onischuk,A (2682)
-Svidler,P (2751) Tbilisi 2017} 25. Bf2 Rad8 26. h3 exd5 27. exd5 Nf7 {1/2-1/2
(27) Onischuk,A (2682)-Svidler,P (2751) Tbilisi 2017}) 16... b6 17. O-O Ba6 (
17... Bd7 18. Rfe1 Nc8 19. e5 exd5 20. cxd5 fxe5 21. Nxe5 Nd6 (21... Bxe5 22.
Rxe5 Nd6 $11) 22. Bg5 Bxe5 23. Bxd8 Bf4 24. Bc7 Bxc1 25. Rxc1 {Yu,Y (2759)
-Svidler,P (2753) Shenzhen rpd 2018} Bb5 $132) 18. Rfe1 Rac8 19. Bf1 exd5 20.
exd5 Nf5 21. g4 Nd6 22. Re7 Bf8 23. Rxa7 Ra8 24. Rxa8 Rxa8 25. g5 $14 {Yu,Y 
(2759)-Svidler,P (2753) Shenzhen 2018}) (10... cxd4 11. cxd4 Qxd2+ 12. Nxd2 e6
13. Nb3 $14 {has long been considered somewhat unpleasant for Black:} Rd8 14.
Bg5 f6 15. Be3 f5 16. exf5 gxf5 17. Bb5 Nd7 18. O-O Nf6 19. Bg5 Bd7 20. Bc4 b6
21. Nd2 Re8 22. Nf3 Bc6 23. Ne5 Bd5 24. Bb5 Rec8 25. a4 Ne4 26. Bf4 Bf8 27. f3
Nf6 28. Bg5 Kg7 29. Ba6 Rxc1 30. Rxc1 Bd6 31. Nc4 Bb4 32. Ne3 $36 {Karpov,A 
(2725)-Huebner,R (2600) Tilburg 1980}) 11. Bd3 {This natural developing move
protects the Pe4 and is played more often than all the other alternatives.} (
11. d5 Nf6 12. c4 Qxd2+ 13. Nxd2 b6 14. f3 (14. h3 e6 15. Bd3 Re8 16. O-O Ba6
17. Bc2 exd5 18. exd5 b5 19. Bd3 bxc4 20. Bxc4 Bxc4 21. Rxc4 Nxd5 22. Bxc5 Re2
$36 {Akobian,V (2647)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2729) Riadh blitz 2017}) 14... e6 {
is somewhat similar to the previous note:} 15. Kf2 Ne8 (15... Nd7 16. f4 e5 17.
g3 f5 18. exf5 Nf6 19. Bh3 Bxf5 20. Bxf5 gxf5 21. h3 Rae8 $6 (21... e4 $14 {/~~
}) 22. fxe5 Ne4+ 23. Nxe4 fxe4+ 24. Ke2 Bxe5 25. Rcf1 $16 {Akobian,V (2647)
-Xiong,J (2665) Saint Louis 2018}) 16. a4 f5 17. exf5 exd5 18. cxd5 Bxf5 19.
Bb5 Nf6 20. d6 Rad8 21. Nc4 Be6 $132 {Ladva,O (2513)-Bok,B (2594) St
Petersburg blitz 2016} 22. Kg3 Nh5+ 23. Kf2 Nf6 $11) 11... e5 {Again Black
doesn't want to leave his opponent with a mobile centre.} (11... b6 12. O-O Ba6
(12... e6 $2 13. Qe2 $1 Bb7 14. Nd2 $16 {[%csl Ra5] Onischuk,A (2667)-Robson,R
(2668) Saint Louis 2017}) 13. Bxa6 Qxa6 14. Bh6 Rfd8 (14... cxd4 15. Bxg7 Kxg7
16. cxd4 (16. Qxd4+ Nf6 17. e5 Ng8 $11) 16... Rfc8 $132) 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. e5
e6 (16... Nf8 $5 {[%cal Yf8e6,Ya6c4]}) 17. Rfd1 Qc4 18. Qf4 h6 19. a3 Rac8 20.
Nd2 Qe2 21. Ne4 g5 22. Qe3 Qxe3 23. fxe3 {Dereviagin,V (2320)-Eg,K (1847)
Wiesbaden 2017} f6 24. Nd6 Rc7 $11) 12. d5 {What else?} (12. Bc4 {or}) (12. h4
{allows Black to simplify into a fully playable endgame - again see the notes
to Onischuk-Xiong.}) (12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 {Vidit's previous outing
with this line went} 14. Bc4 (14. O-O Rd8 (14... Be6 15. f4 Rfd8 16. fxe5 c4
$132) 15. Qc2 Bd7 (15... Be6 $5 16. f4 Bg7 17. f5 Bxa2 $13) 16. Bc4 Ba4 (16...
Bb5 $1 $132) 17. Qe2 Rd7 18. f4 Bxc3 19. f5 Bd4 20. Bxd4 cxd4 21. e5 $36 {
Zaja,I (2508)-Zufic,M (2409) Porec 2011}) 14... Be6 (14... Rd8 15. Bd5 Be6 16.
c4 Qxd2+ 17. Kxd2 Bxd5 18. exd5 b5 {½, Brunello,S (2575)-Vachier Lagrave,M 
(2758) Condino 2014} 19. Kd3) 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. O-O Qc7 17. g3 Rad8 18. Qe2 c4
19. f4 Bg7 20. e5 Rd3 21. Bd4 Rd8 22. Rcd1 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 b5 24. a4 a6 25. axb5
axb5 26. h4 Bf8 27. h5 b4 $132 {Gledura,B (2615)-Vidit,S (2707) Malmo 2018})
12... f5 {Lately Black's attention has focused on this move.} ({I suppose he
prefers to avoid} 12... b5 13. c4 $5 ({White has mostly played} 13. O-O {
, which is at best unclear after} c4 14. Bb1 Qa3 15. Ne1 a5 16. f4 exf4 17.
Bxf4 b4 18. cxb4 c3 19. Qf2 Qxb4 20. Nf3 Nf6 21. Qh4 Ba6 22. Rfe1 Rae8 23. Bg5
Nd7 $13 {Pratyusha,B (2177)-Fier,A (2574) Thessaloniki 2018}) 13... b4 14. O-O
f5 (14... Qc7 $142 $14) 15. Bh6 (15. a3 $1 f4 (15... Qxa3 16. Ra1 Qc3 17. Qe2 {
[%csl Rc3]}) 16. Bxc5 Qxc5 17. axb4 Qe7 18. c5 $44 {|^}) 15... Bxh6 16. Qxh6 f4
17. Rfd1 (17. h4 $5 $36) 17... Qc7 18. Bc2 Qd6 19. Ba4 Nf6 20. Ng5 a5 21. f3
Ra7 22. g3 Nh5 23. Kg2 $14 {Beradze,I (2425)-Fier,A (2619) Tbilisi 2016}) 13.
Qe2 $146 {[%mdl 8] Playable, but not the first choice of any of my engines :)
Let's check the alternatives:} ({White has had bad results with} 13. Bg5 {
, but in fact this move is quite dangerous:} c4 $5 (13... Nf6 14. Bxf6 $5 (14.
Nxe5 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 fxe4 16. Nc4 Qa6 17. Ne3 Bd7 18. c4 Rae8 19. O-O {Vovk,Y 
(2600)-Zubov,A (2604) Lvov rpd 2017} Bd4 $132) 14... Bxf6 15. O-O f4 16. Rb1
$14 Qc7 17. Qd1 g5 18. d6 (18. Bc4 $142 Qd6 19. h3 b6 20. Nd2 $16) 18... Qg7 (
18... Qf7 $142 $1) 19. Bc4+ Kh8 20. Qd5 g4 {Pavlovic,M (2541)-Sedlak,N (2580)
Valjevo 2011} 21. Nd2 $16) 14. Bxc4 fxe4 15. d6+ (15. Nh4 Nf6 (15... Nc5 $5 $13
16. O-O Qa4) 16. d6+ Kh8 17. O-O Bd7 18. Qe3 $6 (18. Bb3 $14) 18... Rac8 19.
Bb3 Qc5 20. Qd2 $6 Rc6 21. Be3 Qa3 22. Rcd1 a5 $15 {Rocha,S (2371)-Gabrielian,
A (2502) Lisbon 2018}) 15... Kh8 16. Nh4 Qc5 17. Bb3 Nf6 (17... Bf6 $1 $13) 18.
O-O Bd7 19. Be3 Qc8 20. c4 (20. Bh6 Bc6 21. Qg5 Qg4 22. Bxg7+ Kxg7 23. Qxg4
Nxg4 24. f3 exf3 25. Nxf3 Rad8 $15 {Lorparizangeneh,S (2515)-Neverov,V (2483)
St Petersburg 2017}) 20... Bc6 {Neverov,V (2472)-Kulaots,K (2597) Minsk 2017}
21. Bh6 (21. c5 $5) 21... Nh5 22. g3 $14) (13. Bh6 fxe4 (13... f4 14. Bxg7 Kxg7
15. Rb1 Qc7 16. O-O Nf6 17. Bc2 Qd6 18. Rfe1 b6 19. Qd3 Bd7 20. a4 a6 21. c4
Rab8 22. Qc3 Rfe8 23. g3 Bg4 24. Nd2 g5 25. Bd1 h5 26. gxf4 gxf4 27. Kh1 $14 {
Mikanovic,G (2273)-Turov,M (2550) Montreal 2001}) 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Bxe4 Nf6
16. c4 Qa6 (16... Qb4 $5 17. Qxb4 cxb4 $13) 17. Bb1 (17. Qc2 $1 Qa5+ 18. Nd2 {
[%csl Ge4]} Nxe4 19. Qxe4 Qxa2 20. Qxe5+ Kg8 21. Ne4 Bf5 22. O-O Bxe4 23. Qxe4
$36 {[%csl Gd5,Gg1,Rg8]}) 17... e4 18. Ng5 Bf5 19. Qc3 Rae8 20. O-O h6 21. Nh3
Qd6 22. Rfe1 Kg8 $11 {Stupak,K (2570)-Zinchenko,Y (2547) Paleochora 2017}) (13.
exf5 gxf5 14. Bh6 {Stone,R (2345)-Bailey,D (2355) Toronto 1989} e4 15. Qg5 (15.
Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Ng5 exd3 17. Ne6+ Kh8 18. Nxf8 Nxf8 19. Qxd3 Bd7 $13) (15. Bc4 b5
$5 {transposes after} 16. Qg5) 15... Rf7 16. Bc4 b5 17. Nh4 Ne5 18. Be2 Qb6 19.
Nxf5 Bxf5 20. Bxg7 h6 21. Bxh6+ Kh7 22. g4 Qxh6 23. Qxh6+ Kxh6 24. gxf5 Nd3+
25. Bxd3 exd3 26. c4 Rxf5 $11) (13. Qc2 Nf6 (13... f4 14. Bd2 b5 15. c4 b4 $13)
(13... fxe4 14. Bxe4 Nf6 15. Nd2 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Bf5 17. f3 Rad8 18. Rd1 c4 19.
Qd2 Be6 20. dxe6 $5 Rxd2 21. Rxd2 Re8 22. Kf2 Rxe6 23. Rhd1 $44 {Ryzhkov,I 
(2344)-Trs,J (2206) email 2015}) 14. Ng5 Bh6 15. Bd2 Bxg5 16. Bxg5 b5 17. Qd2
fxe4 18. Be2 c4 19. O-O Qa3 20. Rfd1 Bd7 21. h3 Rf7 22. Rb1 a6 23. d6 Rc8 24.
Rb4 Re8 25. Kh2 h5 26. Qc2 Re6 27. Be3 Bc6 28. Bxc4 bxc4 29. Bc5 Qa5 30. Bb6
Qa3 31. Bc5 Qa5 {½, Ronat,O (2317)-Klochan,P (2295) email 2015}) 13... fxe4 ({
After} 13... f4 14. Bd2 {Black doesn't have b5 anymore and} Qxa2 15. O-O $44 {
gives White more than enough for the P - Black's forces lack coordination.})
14. Bxe4 Nf6 15. d6 $5 {[%mdl 64] Leads to tactical complications, but White
has nothing better.} (15. Nd2 Qxa2 16. Bd3 (16. Bxc5 Rf7 $15) 16... Bf5 17. Bc4
Qb2 18. O-O Kh8 $13 {/\} 19. Bxc5 Rfc8 20. Be3 b5 $1 $36) 15... Nxe4 16. Qc4+
Kh8 (16... Rf7 17. Qxe4 Qxa2 18. c4 $1 Bf5 19. Qd5 Bg4 20. Nd2 $36) 17. Qxe4
Bf5 {Natural, but the B might have a future even elsewhere.} (17... Qa6 $5 {
also deserves attention:} 18. Qd5 (18. Bxc5 Bd7 $32 19. Nxe5 $2 Rae8 20. Bd4 g5
$1 $19 {[%cal Ra6d6]}) (18. Rd1 Bd7 19. c4 Bc6 20. Qh4 e4 21. Ng5 h6 22. Ne6
Qxc4 23. Nxg7 Bb5 24. Qxh6+ Kg8 25. Rd2 Qc1+ 26. Rd1 Qc4 $11) 18... Bg4 19. c4
(19. Bxc5 $2 e4) 19... Rad8 (19... Bxf3 20. gxf3 Rad8 21. Rd1 $1 {[%csl Gd6]} (
21. Bxc5 $2 Rf5 {[%cal Re5e4]})) 20. Nxe5 (20. Rd1 e4 $1 $36) 20... Rxd6 21.
Nf7+ (21. Qxc5 Rf5 22. Qc8+ (22. f4 Bxe5 23. fxe5 Qxa2 {[%cal Ra2e2]} 24. Qc8+
Kg7 25. Qc7+ $11) 22... Rf8 23. Qxg4 (23. Qc5 $11) 23... Qa5+ 24. Kf1 Qxe5 $44)
21... Rxf7 22. Qxf7 Qa5+ 23. Kf1 Qd8 24. Re1 (24. f3 Re6 25. Qf4 Bf5 26. Kf2
Be5 27. Qh6 Bg7 $11) 24... Be6 25. Qf3 (25. Qf4 Bc3 26. Rc1 Bb2 $11) 25...
Bxc4+ (25... Bc3 26. Bg5 $1) 26. Kg1 $13 {/+/=}) 18. Qd5 (18. Qxb7 Bd3 19. Qd5
e4 20. Ne5 Rae8 21. Nxd3 $8 Bxc3+ 22. Kd1 exd3 23. Qxd3 Be5 (23... Bb4 24. Rc2
$14) 24. Re1 (24. Rxc5 Qxa2 25. d7 Rd8 {[%cal Ya2a4]} 26. Rxe5 Qa1+ 27. Kd2
Qb2+ $1 28. Kd1 Qa1+ 29. Kc2 Qa2+ $11) (24. Bxc5 Rd8 25. Re1 Bxd6 $1 26. Bd4+ (
26. Bxd6 Rf6 $11) 26... Kg8 27. Qc4+ Rf7 $44) 24... Bxd6 25. Qc3+ Qxc3 26. Rxc3
Rb8 $132) 18... Qa4 19. Ng5 (19. O-O $6 Be4 20. Qxc5 Rxf3 (20... b6 21. Qb4 Qc6
22. Ng5 $1 Bxg2 23. Rfd1 Bh1 24. Qg4 $14) 21. gxf3 Bxf3 22. h3 (22. Qb4 Qd7 23.
Qh4 Qxd6 $44 {/|^}) 22... Qh4 23. Kh2 Bg4 24. Rh1 Bxh3 25. Qd5 Rf8 $1 $36) (19.
Bxc5 $2 Be4 $1 (19... Qa5 20. Rd1 Qxc3+ 21. Rd2 Qc1+ 22. Rd1 $11) 20. Qb3 Qc6
$40) 19... h6 20. Ne6 {White prefers to keep it simple.} (20. Nf7+ Kh7 21. h4
Qg4 $5 22. Ng5+ Kh8 23. c4 Rad8 24. Bxc5 (24. Kf1 $6 Bd7 25. Nf7+ Rxf7 26. Qxf7
Rf8 27. Qe7 Kg8 $1 {[%cal Rf8e8]}) 24... Bd7 25. Nf7+ (25. Rh3 Bc6 26. Qe6 Qf4
27. Be3 Qf6 $13) 25... Rxf7 26. Qxf7 Qxg2 27. Rf1 (27. Qd5 e4 28. Rf1 Bg4 29.
Bd4 Qf3 30. Bxg7+ Kxg7 31. Kd2 Qf6 32. c5 b6 $44)) (20. h4 Qg4 {-20.Nf7+})
20... Bxe6 $8 (20... Be4 $6 21. Qxc5 Rfc8 22. Nc7 $16) 21. Qxe6 Qc6 {It's
difficult to chose between the various options - Black had other playable
moves:} (21... Rf6 22. Qe7 Qc6 23. Bxh6 Qe4+ 24. Be3 (24. Kf1 Rxf2+ 25. Kxf2
Rf8+ 26. Qxf8+ Bxf8 27. Bxf8 Qf4+ 28. Ke2 Qe4+ 29. Kd2 Qxg2+ 30. Ke3 Qh3+ 31.
Ke4 Qf5+ 32. Kd5 Qf7+ 33. Kxc5 Qxf8 $132 {[%csl Rc5]}) 24... Qxg2 25. Rf1 Qe4
26. d7 (26. Rd1 Raf8 27. d7 Rxf2 28. Rxf2 Qxe3+ 29. Re2 Qxc3+ 30. Rdd2 Qa1+ $11
) 26... Qd3 27. Rg1 (27. Rd1 Qxc3+ 28. Rd2 (28. Bd2 Qd4 29. Qe8+ Rf8 30. Qxg6
Qxd7 $13) 28... Qc1+ 29. Ke2 Qc4+ 30. Ke1 $11) 27... Raf8 28. Rg3 Rd6 $11) (
21... Rad8 22. Qxg6 Rf6 23. Qh5 Rfxd6 24. O-O (24. Bxc5 $2 Rd5 $19) 24... Qc4
$132) 22. Qxg6 Rf6 23. Qg4 Rxd6 24. O-O (24. c4 Rg8 25. Qf3 (25. O-O Rg6 26.
Qh3 Rxg2+ $1 27. Qxg2 Bf6 28. Qxg8+ Kxg8 $15) 25... Qxf3 (25... e4 26. Qh3 $13)
26. gxf3 $11) 24... c4 $5 {[%csl Rc3] A good move, but it has one drawback:
the Bg7 remains passive.} (24... e4 {[%csl Gg7]} 25. c4 b6 $11) 25. Rfd1 (25.
f3 $5) 25... Rd3 {A logical consequence of the previous move.} (25... Rad8 26.
Rxd6 Rxd6 27. h4 $14) 26. Rxd3 cxd3 27. f3 {White naturally doesn't want to
allow e4.} Rd8 28. Qe4 {Yu tries to keep the tension.} (28. c4 {gives Black
more than one way to force a draw:} d2 (28... e4 29. Qxe4 Qxe4 30. fxe4 Bd4 $11
) (28... Qa4 29. Qh4 $1 Rd6 30. Qe7 $11) 29. Rd1 Qa4 30. Rxd2 Rxd2 31. Qc8+ Kh7
32. Qf5+ Kg8 33. Qe6+ $11) 28... d2 $6 {Black had better moves:} (28... Qxe4
29. fxe4 b6 30. Rd1 (30. Kf2 Rc8) 30... Bf8 (30... Rc8 31. Rxd3 Rc4 $11)) (
28... Qa6 $1 {and already White barely holds after} 29. Rd1 $1 Qxa2 30. h3 Qc2
31. Rd2 Qxc3 32. Qxb7 $11) 29. Rd1 Qxc3 30. Kf2 {[%csl Rd2,Rg7] Currently
White is a pawn down, but when he manages to collect the Pd2, he will have a
superior pawn structure - the Bg7 is passive} b6 (30... b5 $142 $1 31. h3 $5 (
31. Bxa7 Qa3 32. Bb6 Rd6 33. Be3 Qxa2 $11) (31. Ke2 Qa3 32. Qc2 e4 $132 {/\}
33. fxe4 Qa6) 31... a6 32. Ke2 Qa3 $132) (30... Qa3 $6 31. Qxb7 $16) 31. a4 $1
$14 Qa5 32. g4 (32. Qc2 Bf8 (32... a6 $14) 33. Rxd2 Rxd2+ 34. Bxd2 Qd5 $14 (
34... Qc5+ 35. Qxc5 Bxc5+ 36. Be3 $16)) (32. Qc6 $142 $1 {[%csl Rh6] is
stronger - White prevents both a6 and b5 while eyeing the Ph6.} Qd5 33. Qc2 $14
{/+/-}) 32... b5 $6 (32... a6 $1 {/\} 33. Qg6 Qxa4 34. Bxh6 Bxh6 35. Qxh6+ Kg8
36. Qg5+ Kh7 37. Qe7+ (37. Rxd2 Rxd2+ 38. Qxd2 Qf4 $11) 37... Kg6 $11 (37...
Kh6 $4 38. g5+ Kh5 39. Qh7+ Kxg5 40. Rg1+ $18)) 33. axb5 Qxb5 34. Rxd2 Rxd2+
35. Bxd2 {[%mdl 4096] Black with his isolated pawns faces an unpleasant
endgame. However, White's task also isn't simple, as the material is greatly
reduced.} Qb2 36. Ke2 Qb5+ 37. Qd3 $1 Qb6 {Keeping the Q is a must.} (37...
Qxd3+ $2 38. Kxd3 Kh7 39. h4 $18 {[%cal Yh4h5,Yd3e4,Yd2c3]}) 38. h4 a6 {
Vidit plays passively. He should have sought a chance to lash out, e.g.} (38...
a5 $5 39. Qc4 e4 $1 40. Qxe4 (40. fxe4 Qb8 $132) 40... Qa6+ 41. Qd3 Qe6+ 42.
Kd1 a4 $14 {/<=>}) 39. h5 Qe6 40. Bc3 (40. Qe4 $5) 40... Kg8 (40... e4 41.
Bxg7+ Kxg7 42. Qxe4 $16 {/\} Qxe4+ $2 43. fxe4 Kf6 44. Kd3 $18 {- White's P
are untouchable.}) 41. Qe4 Qa2+ 42. Ke3 Qe6 43. Qb7 Qc4 44. Qb4 Qc6 45. Qa5 Qf6
46. Qd5+ Kh8 47. Ke4 Qf4+ 48. Kd3 Qf6 ({Tying down White's pieces with} 48...
Qg3 $5 {is more resilient.}) 49. Ba5 Qf8 $2 {The decisive error, we have
repeatedly stressed Black must avoid the Q swap.} (49... Kh7 $142 $16 {[] and
the fight continues.}) 50. Qd8 $1 $18 Qxd8+ 51. Bxd8 Kg8 52. Ke4 Bf8 53. Ba5
Bd6 54. Kd5 Bb8 55. Bc3 Ba7 (55... Kf7 56. Bxe5 Ba7 57. Bd4 Bb8 58. Be3 Kg7 59.
Ke6 $1 {[%cal Rf3f8]}) 56. Kxe5 Bb6 57. Kf6 Be3 58. Kg6 (58. Be5 a5 59. f4 Kh7
60. g5 a4 61. g6+ Kg8 62. Ke6 $18) 58... Bf4 59. Bb4 $22 Bc1 (59... Kh8 60. g5
$5 Bxg5 61. Bd6 a5 62. f4 $18) 60. Bd6 a5 61. f4 a4 62. f5 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2017.04.08"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Xiong, Jeffery"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2017.03.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 {Xiong played the Grünfeld during the US
championship, but this year he was out of form and the results were mediocre.}
4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8. Be3 Bg4 {This sortie
initiates a double-edged and complex line.} ({A more popular move is the
restrained} 8... Qa5 9. Qd2 {and now:} {However, the main line is still} Nc6 (
9... O-O 10. Rc1 {gives Black a wider choice:} {Statistically speaking, the
most popular reaction is} Rd8 (10... Nd7 11. Bd3 (11. Bh6 Rd8 12. h4 cxd4 13.
Bxg7 Kxg7 14. cxd4 Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2 Nf6 16. Bd3 Bg4 17. Ke3 Rac8 18. Ne5 Bd7 19.
f3 Ba4 20. Rc4 Rxc4 21. Bxc4 Nd7 22. Nxd7 Rxd7 23. Rc1 Rc7 $11 {Fressinet,L 
(2687)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2789) Paris blitz 2016}) 11... e5 $5 {is interesting
and possibly playable:} (11... b6 12. O-O (12. d5 $142 $1 Ba6 13. c4 Qxd2+ 14.
Kxd2 $14) 12... e6 $2 ({A serious mistake; Black had to play} 12... Ba6 $132)
13. Qe2 $1 Bb7 14. Nd2 {[%csl Ra5] With Ba6 prevented Black has problems with
his Q, after} Qxa2 $6 (14... Bc6 $16 {doesn't lose material immediately}) 15.
Ra1 Qb2 16. Rfb1 Qxc3 17. Nc4 Nf6 18. Ra3 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 Bxe4 20. Rxc3 Bxb1 21.
Rc1 cxd4 22. Bg5 d3 23. Qd2 Rfc8 24. Rxb1 Rxc4 25. Qxd3 Rc5 26. h4 $18 {
Onischuk,A (2667)-Robson,R (2668) Saint Louis 2017/ Black failed to set up a
fortress. This game was played 2 rounds earlier.}) 12. d5 (12. Bc4 Nf6 $2 (
12... cxd4 13. cxd4 Qxd2+ 14. Kxd2 exd4 15. Bxd4 Nf6 $132) 13. dxe5 Nxe4 14.
Qc2 Bf5 15. Bd3 Nxf2 16. Kxf2 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 Qxa2+ 18. Rc2 $18 {Radjabov,T 
(2744)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2720) Moscow blitz 2010}) (12. h4 cxd4 13. cxd4 Qxd2+
14. Kxd2 exd4 15. Bxd4 Rd8 16. Ke3 Nf6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Bc4 h6 19. Bb3 Rd7 20.
g4 Re7 21. g5 Bg7 22. Nd4 Bxd4+ 23. Kxd4 Be6 24. Bxe6 Rxe6 $11 {Aronian,L 
(2783)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2706) Khanty-Mansiysk olm 2010}) 12... b5 $5 13. O-O
c4 14. Bc2 (14. Bb1 Qa3 15. Bh6 Qd6 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Nh4 f6 18. Bc2 a5 19. Qe3
Rf7 20. Bd1 Nc5 21. Be2 Bd7 22. g3 Re8 23. Rfe1 Nb7 24. Rb1 Qc5 25. Qd2 Nd6 $15
{Caletka,R (2382)-Erdos,V (2585) Slovakia 2017}) 14... Qa3 15. Rb1 Rb8 16. Qc1
Qxc1 17. Rfxc1 a5 18. a4 b4 19. cxb4 axb4 20. Bd1 c3 21. Be2 f5 22. g3 {
Pashikian,A (2647)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2658) Moscow 2010} Re8 $5 $13) (10... Bg4
11. d5 Bxf3 12. gxf3 c4 {is another rare, but viable line:} 13. Bd4 (13. h4 h5
14. Bd4 Nd7 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Bxc4 Rac8 17. Be2 Rc5 18. c4 Qc7 19. Rb1 Kh7 20.
f4 Nb6 21. O-O Nxc4 22. Bxc4 Rxc4 23. Rfc1 b5 {½, Schwarz,D (2339)-Stohl,I 
(2501) Slovakia 2015}) 13... Nd7 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Bxc4 Rac8 16. Bb3 Rc5 17.
O-O Rfc8 18. f4 Rxc3 19. e5 b6 20. Rcd1 Nc5 21. d6 Nxb3 22. axb3 exd6 23. exd6
Qf5 24. d7 Qg4+ 25. Kh1 {½, Caruana,F (2697)-Rodshtein,M (2609) Biel 2010})
11. d5 e6 12. Bg5 f6 (12... Rd6 13. Bf4 Rd8 14. d6 $5 ({White shows more
ambition than} 14. Bg5 Rd6 15. Bf4 Rd8 {½, Khenkin,I (2656)-Grischuk,A (2763)
Istanbul olm 2012}) 14... Bd7 (14... b5 $5) 15. h4 Bc6 16. h5 Bxe4 17. hxg6
Bxg6 18. Bd3 Nd7 $6 (18... c4 $1 19. Bxg6 hxg6 $13) 19. Bxg6 fxg6 20. Bh6 Bxh6
21. Qxh6 Nf8 22. Ng5 Rd7 23. Ne4 Rf7 24. O-O Qxa2 25. Rcd1 (25. Qh4 $5 $36)
25... Qc2 26. Qe3 b6 27. Ng5 Rd7 28. Ne4 Rf7 {½, Gledura,B (2411)-Nasuta,G 
(2331) Iasi 2014}) 13. Be3 Nc6 14. Bd3 b6 $5 (14... exd5 15. exd5 c4 16. Bxc4
Be6 17. Rd1 Ne7 18. dxe6 Rxd2 19. Rxd2 Qxc3 20. Bb3 $44 {Leko,P (2720)-Topalov,
V (2768) Porto Carras 2011 This position is probably tenable for Black, but
not easy to defend in a practical game. For details see the notes in CBM 146
by Krasenkow.}) 15. O-O (15. c4 Qxd2+ (15... Nb4 16. Bb1 f5 17. exf5 exd5 18.
fxg6 hxg6 19. O-O Bf5 20. Bxf5 gxf5 21. Bh6 $16 {Karthik,V (2317)-Salem,A 
(2650) Douglas 2016}) 16. Bxd2 Ba6 $13 (16... Nb4 17. Bb1 exd5 18. exd5 Re8+
19. Be3 f5 $132)) 15... Ba6 16. Be2 Qa4 17. c4 Na5 18. Qd3 (18. Qd1 Qxd1 19.
Rfxd1 Re8 20. Bd3 Rad8 21. Nd2 Kf7 22. Rc3 f5 23. Ra3 fxe4 24. Bxe4 Bb2 25. Rd3
Kg7 26. Bg5 {½, Fier,A (2632)-Salgado Lopez,I (2616) Montpellier 2015} Rd7 $36
) 18... Qxa2 19. h4 Qb3 20. Rc3 Qa4 21. h5 Qe8 22. hxg6 hxg6 23. Qc2 f5 24. Ng5
exd5 25. exd5 Qe5 26. Ra3 Qb2 $13 {Fier,A (2624)-Danin,A (2581) Wunsiedel 2016}
) (9... Bg4 10. Rb1 $1 Nd7 (10... a6 11. Rxb7 Nc6 12. Bc4 Bxf3 13. gxf3 O-O 14.
O-O cxd4 15. cxd4 Bxd4 16. Bd5 {was discredited in Kramnik,V (2770)-Kasparov,G
(2849) London WCh 2000. However, the resulting endgame after} Qxd2 17. Bxd2
Rfc8 {is only slightly more pleasant for White.}) 11. Bd3 (11. Rxb7 O-O 12. Rb5
{, or the immediate}) (11. Ng5 $5 {are more testing - here White can fight for
an advantage.}) 11... O-O 12. Ng5 (12. Rxb7 Rab8 $44) 12... Nb6 13. Rb5 Qa3 14.
Rb3 (14. Rxc5 Rac8 $13) 14... Qa5 15. dxc5 Na4 16. O-O {½, Giri,A (2642)
-Nijboer,F (2567) Eindhoven 2010} h6 17. Nf3 Qc7 $13) 10. Rb1 (10. Rc1 cxd4 11.
cxd4 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 O-O 13. d5 Rd8 {has been around for more than 3 decades.
From time to time White revives it with a new idea, but in general Black holds
his own - the last word here is} 14. Kc2 Na5 15. Bg5 (15. Bd3 e6 16. Bd2 b6 17.
Bxa5 bxa5 18. Bc4 Bb7 19. Rhd1 Rac8 20. Kb3 Bh6 21. Rc2 {Fier,A (2493)-Baron,T
(2474) Amsterdam blitz 2017} Rd6 $40) 15... Bd7 16. Bxe7 Rdc8+ 17. Kb1 Rxc1+
18. Kxc1 Re8 19. Bb4 Nc4 20. Bxc4 Rxe4 21. Nd2 Bh6 22. Kb2 Bxd2 23. Bxd2 Rxc4
24. Be3 b6 $11 {Radjabov,T (2793)-Mamedyarov,S (2766) Zug 2013}) 10... cxd4 (
10... a6 11. Rc1 cxd4 {is more usual}) {appeared twice in the earlier rounds
of the US-ch:} 11. cxd4 O-O 12. Qxa5 (12. Bd3 b6 $5 $146 13. Qxa5 Nxa5 14. O-O
Bb7 15. Bd2 Nc6 16. d5 Ne5 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Bb4 Bf6 19. f4 Rfc8 20. e5 Bg7
$132 21. Rfd1 $6 Bxd5 22. Ba6 Rd8 23. Bxe7 Bxa2 $1 $11 {/=/+, Onischuk,A (2667)
-Zherebukh,Y (2605) Saint Louis 2017}) 12... Nxa5 13. Bd3 (13. Bd2 b6 14. Bb5 (
14. Bxa5 $6 bxa5 15. Bc4 Bg4 16. Ne5 Bxe5 17. dxe5 Rac8 18. Bd5 Rc5 19. O-O e6
20. Bb3 Be2 21. Rfe1 Bb5 $15 {Sedlak,N (2556)-Sutovsky,E (2692) Aix les Bains
2011}) 14... Bg4 15. d5 Rfc8 16. Bxa5 bxa5 17. O-O Rab8 18. Ba6 Rd8 19. Bb7 f5
20. h3 fxe4 21. hxg4 exf3 22. gxf3 Be5 23. Rb5 a4 $11 {Miles,A (2585)-Ftacnik,
L (2535) Gjovik 1983}) 13... Rd8 14. O-O (14. Ke2 $5 {is possibly a better way
to fight for an advantage.}) {was again met with a novelty} 14... b6 $5 $146 (
14... Bg4 15. d5 Bxf3 16. gxf3 e6 17. Bg5 f6 18. Bd2 b6 19. Bxa5 bxa5 20. Bc4
Rac8 21. Ba6 $16 {Ragger,M (2698)-Sutovsky,E (2635) Skopje 2015}) 15. Rfd1 Bb7
16. Bd2 Nc6 17. d5 Ne5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. Bg5 f6 20. Be3 Rac8 21. a4 e6 22. f4
Bc7 23. dxe6 Rxd3 24. Rxd3 Bxe4 25. Rbd1 Bxd3 26. Rxd3 Rd8 $11 {Akobian,V 
(2645)-Xiong,J (2674) Saint Louis 2017}) 9. Rc1 O-O {Let's check the
alternatives:} (9... Qa5 $6 {However,} 10. Qb3 $1 {is strong:} (10. Qd2 Bxf3 (
10... O-O 11. d5 {see 8...Qa5 above}) 11. gxf3 e6 12. d5 $6 (12. Rb1 $1 $13)
12... exd5 13. exd5 Nd7 14. c4 Qb6 15. Bh3 f5 16. O-O Qd6 17. Bf4 Be5 18. Rfe1
O-O-O 19. Bxe5 Nxe5 20. Qc3 Rhe8 $15 {/-/+, Yermolinsky,A (2597)-Kasparov,G 
(2812) Wijk aan Zee 1999}) 10... cxd4 (10... O-O 11. Qxb7 Bxf3 12. Qxa8 cxd4
13. Qd5 Qxd5 14. exd5 Bxd5 15. Bxd4 Bxd4 16. cxd4 Nc6 17. Rc5 e6 18. Kd2 Rb8
19. Bc4 Ne7 20. Bxd5 Nxd5 21. Rhc1 $16 {Timofeev,A (2555)-Artemiev,V (2676)
Khanty-Mansiysk 2015}) (10... Bxf3 11. Qxb7 O-O 12. Qxa8 cxd4 13. Qd5 {-10...
0-0}) 11. Nxd4 Bc8 (11... O-O {aj} 12. Qxb7 Nd7 13. f3 Bxd4 14. Bxd4 Be6 15.
Qa6 Qg5 16. Rc2 Ne5 17. Qb5 Qh4+ 18. Rf2 Nd7 19. Bd3 Rab8 20. Qa4 Rfc8 21. Qc2
Qf4 22. O-O $16 {Galanov,S (2376)-Fessler,S (2352) email 2008}) (11... Qc7 12.
Nb5 Qd8 13. Bc4 O-O 14. Nxa7 Qc7 15. O-O Nd7 16. f3 Nc5 {Khairullin,I (2617)
-Svidler,P (2750) Dagomys 2010} 17. Qb4 $16) 12. Qb5+ Qxb5 13. Nxb5 Na6 14.
Nxa7 O-O ({Aj po} 14... Bd7 15. Bc4 Nc7 16. Ke2 Be6 17. Bxe6 Nxe6 18. Rb1 Nd8
19. Rb3 Be5 20. Ra1 g5 21. a4 Rg8 22. Bb6 $16 {Melkumyan,H (2633)-Esipenko,A 
(2403) Riga 2015}) 15. Bc4 Bd7 16. O-O Be5 17. Rb1 Rab8 18. Rfd1 Ba4 19. Bb3
Bxb3 20. Rxb3 Rfd8 21. Rdb1 Rd3 22. c4 Rd7 23. c5 Ra8 24. c6 bxc6 25. Nxc6 $16
{[%csl Ga2] Heimann,A (2603)-Low,Z (2245) Basel 2017}) (9... Bxf3 10. gxf3 cxd4
11. cxd4 O-O 12. d5 Nd7 13. Bh3 (13. Bg2 Qa5+ 14. Qd2 Qa6 15. Qe2 Qa5+ 16. Qd2
Qa6 17. Qe2 Qa5+ 18. Qd2 {½, Duda,J (2534)-Wei,Y (2551) Kocaeli 2013}) (13.
Be2 $5 b6 14. h4 h5 15. f4 Nc5 16. Bf3 Qd7 17. Kf1 Rac8 18. Kg2 e6 19. d6 e5
20. Qd5 exf4 21. Bxc5 Bb2 22. Ba3 Bxa3 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. e5 $44 {Figura,A 
(1933)-Sorcinelli,A (2051) email 2013/ In the end Black managed to hold the
balance}) 13... Kh8 ({Caruana's suggestion was} 13... b6 14. O-O (14. f4 $5 Nc5
15. e5 {is more ambitious}) 14... Nc5 15. Qd2 e6 16. Bg5 Bf6 17. Bf4 Bg7 18. d6
Qh4 19. Bg2 Rad8 20. Bg3 Qh6 21. Qe3 e5 22. Rfd1 {½, Parmet,D (2362)-Roques,P
(2332) email 2013} g5 $11) 14. f4 f5 15. e5 ({A less committal move was} 15.
exf5 $5 gxf5 16. O-O $14 {[%csl Ge3,Gh3] Caruana}) 15... g5 16. Rg1 gxf4 17.
Rxg7 Kxg7 18. Bxf4 Kh8 19. Kf1 $2 ({Loses a tempo, Houdini still claims} 19. e6
Nf6 20. Be5 $11) 19... Rc8 20. Rxc8 Qxc8 21. Qd4 {Caruana,F (2716)-Areshchenko,
A (2687) Olginka 2011} Qc2 $1 $17 {/-+ The engines only confirm Caruana's own
evaluation, his notes to the game can be found in CBM 142.}) 10. Be2 Qa5 11.
Qd2 {A solid reaction.} ({However, the pawn sacrifice} 11. O-O {deserves a
closer look:} Qxa2 {and now:} {The most promising try seems to be} 12. Ra1 $5 (
12. Bg5 Qe6 13. Re1 Qd7 14. d5 e5 15. Qb3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Na6 17. Be2 c4 18. Qxc4
Qd6 19. Bg4 f5 20. exf5 gxf5 21. Bh5 Nc5 $13 {Kramnik,V (2784)-Vachier Lagrave,
M (2715) Wijk aan Zee 2011}) (12. Rb1 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 {leads to a position
from the 8.Rb1 line:} 14. Rxb7 Rab8 15. Rxb8 Rxb8 16. h3 Bxf3 (16... Bd7 17. d5
Ne5 18. Bf4 Nxf3+ 19. Bxf3 Rb4 20. Qc1 Rc4 21. Qb1 Qb2 22. Qxb2 Bxb2 23. Rb1
Rb4 24. Be3 a5 25. Bc5 Rb5 26. Bxe7 Be5 27. Rxb5 Bxb5 28. Bg4 Bb2 29. Bc5 a4
30. Bd1 f5 31. exf5 gxf5 32. f4 Kf7 $44 {Carlsen,M (2862)-Vachier Lagrave,M 
(2757) Wijk aan Zee 2015}) 17. Bxf3 Rd8 18. d5 Ne5 19. Qc1 Nc4 20. Bg5 Re8 21.
Qb1 (21. Re1 e6 22. Re2 Qb3 23. dxe6 Rxe6 24. Rc2 Nd6 25. Rc6 h5 26. Be3 {
½, Khalifman,A (2655)-Stohl,I (2565) Germany 1997}) 21... Qxb1 22. Rxb1 a5 23.
Rc1 Nd6 24. Rc7 Ra8 25. Bxe7 Be5 26. Bxd6 Bxd6 27. Rc6 a4 $44 28. Be2 a3 29.
Bc4 Be5 30. Ba2 Ra4 31. Rc4 {½, Onischuk,A (2662)-Volokitin,A (2639) Baku
WCup 2015}) 12... Qb2 (12... Qe6 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Qd7 15. Rb1 cxd4 16. cxd4
a5 (16... Nc6 17. d5 Na5 18. Be2 b6 19. Bf4 Rac8 20. Bg4 f5 21. exf5 gxf5 22.
Bf3 Nb7 23. Re1 Nc5 24. Qd2 Ne4 25. Bxe4 fxe4 26. Rxe4 Qf5 27. f3 $36 {Gelfand,
B (2738)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2686) Istanbul olm 2012}) 17. Bg4 Qc6 18. e5 Qc7
19. Qa4 e6 20. Bf3 Nc6 21. Rb5 Rfc8 22. Rfb1 $44 {Matlakov,M (2695)-Wagner,D 
(2501) Caleta 2015}) 13. Qd3 Qb6 14. Rfb1 (14. Rab1 Qc7 15. Qc4 b6 16. h3 Bc8
17. Qa4 Bb7 18. dxc5 bxc5 19. Rfd1 Bc6 20. Bb5 a6 21. Bxc6 Qxc6 22. Qxc6 Nxc6
23. Rd5 Rfc8 24. Rxc5 a5 $11 {Gupta,A (2645)-Bok,B (2596) Moscow 2017}) 14...
Qc7 15. Qc4 b6 16. h3 Bc8 17. dxc5 Bb7 (17... Be6 $142 18. Qb4 $5 bxc5 19. Qxc5
Qxc5 20. Bxc5 Bxc3 21. Ra3 Bg7 22. Bxe7 $14 {and White is still slightly
better.}) 18. Qb4 Nc6 19. Qb3 Qc8 20. cxb6 axb6 21. Qxb6 Nd8 22. Bd4 Bxd4 23.
Qxd4 Ne6 24. Qe3 Qc5 25. Rxa8 Bxa8 26. Nd4 $14 {/+/-, Vachier Lagrave,M (2719)
-Caruana,F (2796) Tromsoe WCup 2013}) 11... cxd4 $6 {Releasing the tension
eases White's task, Black had better moves:} (11... Nd7 12. d5 (12. h3 Bxf3 13.
Bxf3 Nb6 {[%cal Yb6c4]} (13... Rad8 $5 $132) 14. O-O e5 15. d5 Nc4 16. Qe2 Nxe3
17. Qxe3 c4 18. Rfd1 Rfd8 19. h4 {½, Hort,V (2570)-Romanishin,O (2555) Biel
1987}) (12. O-O cxd4 13. cxd4 Qxd2 14. Bxd2 Rfc8 $5 (14... Bxf3 15. gxf3 Bxd4
16. Rc7 Nc5 17. Rxe7 Rfe8 18. Rxe8+ Rxe8 19. Kg2 Be5 20. Be3 Ne6 21. Bc4 Nf4+
$11 {Deskin,G (2027)-Silin,V (2315) email 2013}) 15. Be3 Nb6 16. h3 Bd7 17. Bd2
Kf8 18. a3 Ke8 19. Bd3 e6 20. Rb1 Bc6 21. Rfe1 Kf8 $11 22. Bb5 Kg8 23. Bxc6
Rxc6 24. d5 exd5 25. exd5 Rd6 26. Re7 Nxd5 27. Rexb7 Rb6 {½, Baramidze,D 
(2615)-Kurnosov,I (2660) Germany 2013}) 12... c4 13. h3 (13. Bd4 Bxf3 14. gxf3
b5 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. h4 f6 17. f4 Qa3 $5 (17... Nc5 18. Qe3 Rac8 19. h5 Qb6 20.
Rb1 a6 21. Rd1 b4 {Yilmaz,M (2594)-Radjabov,T (2739) Reykjavik 2015} 22. cxb4
Qxb4+ 23. Kf1 $36 {Stockfish}) 18. h5 Nc5 19. f3 gxh5 $5 20. Rxh5 Kh8 $132) ({
Na} 13. O-O Nc5 14. Qc2 Rac8 15. Bxc4 Na4 16. Qb3 Nxc3 17. Bd3 {Costachi,M 
(2460)-Banzea,A (2232) Calimanesti Caciulata 2017} e6 $1 18. dxe6 Bxe6 19. Qxb7
Rc7 $36) 13... Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Nc5 15. O-O Rfd8 16. Rc2 Rac8 17. g3 (17. Rb1 b5
18. Bxc5 Rxc5 19. Qe3 Qc7 20. Rcb2 a6 21. a4 bxa4 22. Rb7 Qa5 23. e5 Rc7 24. e6
Rxb7 25. exf7+ Kxf7 26. Rxb7 Bf6 $17 {[%csl Ga4] Henrichs,T (2477)-Li,C (2680)
Caleta 2014}) 17... b5 18. Rb1 a6 19. h4 h5 20. Bh6 {Ikonnikov,V (2569)-Li,C 
(2680) Bad Zwischenahn 2014} Qc7 $11 {/=/+}) ({But} 11... e6 {is also fully
playable:} 12. d5 (12. h3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Nc6 14. d5 exd5 (14... Rfd8 $5 15. c4
Nb4 $13) 15. exd5 Ne5 16. Be2 c4 17. f4 Nd7 18. O-O Nf6 (18... Rac8 19. f5 Rfd8
20. Bg4 h5 {Van Kooten,H-Davies,N (2515) Vlissingen 1998} 21. fxg6 hxg4 22.
gxf7+ Kf8 23. Qc2 $18 {[%cal Rc2h7]}) 19. Bxc4 Rad8 $132) 12... exd5 13. exd5
c4 14. O-O Nd7 15. d6 (15. Rfd1 Rac8 (15... Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Ne5 $132 17. Be2 Rad8
18. Qb2 $2 Rxd5 19. Rxd5 Qxd5 20. Bxa7 Nd3 21. Bxd3 cxd3 $17 {Zenyuk,I (2250)
-Ding,Y (2432) Ningbo 2013}) (15... Nf6 16. Bh6 $6 (16. h3 $142 $1) 16... Qxd5
17. Bxg7 Qxd2 18. Nxd2 Kxg7 19. Bxg4 Nxg4 20. Nxc4 Rfd8 21. Nd6 b6 22. Rd2 Nf6
23. Rcd1 Kf8 24. f3 Ne8 $15 {Graf,F (2472)-Bai,J (2444) Boeblingen 2014}) {, po
} 16. Bd4 Bxf3 (16... Qxd5 17. h3 Bf5 $11) 17. Bxg7 $6 (17. Bxf3 $142) 17...
Bxe2 18. Bxf8 Bxd1 19. Bb4 Qd8 20. Rxd1 Ne5 21. Qd4 Nd3 22. Ba3 b5 $15 {
[%csl Gd3] Petran,P (2400)-Kouatly,B (2470) Budapest 1987}) 15... Rad8 16. Bg5
Nf6 17. h3 (17. Qf4 Qf5 18. Bxc4 Qxf4 19. Bxf4 Ne4 20. Rfe1 Nxd6 $11 {Xu,Y 
(2281)-Lou,Y (2412) Beijing 2012}) 17... Be6 18. Qd4 Nd5 19. Bxd8 Rxd8 20. Qh4
Bf6 21. Ng5 h5 22. Qg3 Nf4 23. Qxf4 Bxg5 24. Qd4 Bxc1 25. Rxc1 Qxa2 26. Qe5 Rd7
27. Bxh5 gxh5 28. Qg5+ Kf8 29. Qh6+ {½, Edouard,R (2652)-Vachier Lagrave,M 
(2686) Pau 2012}) 12. cxd4 Nc6 ({Even after the more natural} 12... Qxd2+ 13.
Nxd2 $1 (13. Kxd2 Rd8 14. Rhd1 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Bxd4 16. Bxd4 e5 $1 17. Ke3 exd4+
18. Rxd4 Rxd4 19. Kxd4 Nc6+ $11) {Black extricated himself only with his
opponent's help:} 13... Bxe2 14. Kxe2 Na6 15. Rc4 Rfc8 16. Ra4 $6 ({Allows the
Na6 to re-enter the game.} 16. Rhc1 $142 $36) (16. Rb1 $5) 16... Nc7 17. Rb1 b6
18. Kd3 f5 19. f3 Ne6 20. d5 fxe4+ 21. fxe4 Nf8 22. Nc4 e6 (22... Nd7 $5) 23.
Bd4 (23. d6 $142) 23... exd5 24. exd5 Nd7 {½, Khenkin,I (2600)-Macieja,B 
(2490) Lubniewice 1998}) 13. Qxa5 $6 ({Even more promising is the direct} 13.
d5 $1 Qxd2+ (13... Bxf3 14. Qxa5 Nxa5 15. gxf3 $36) (13... Nb4 14. Rc4 Rfc8 15.
Qxb4 Qxb4+ 16. Rxb4 Bc3+ 17. Bd2 Bxb4 18. Bxb4 Rc1+ 19. Bd1 Rc4 20. Bd2 $5
Rxe4+ 21. Be3 $16) 14. Nxd2 Bxe2 15. Kxe2 Nd4+ 16. Kd3 Nb5 17. a4 Nd6 18. Rc7
Rfc8 19. Rhc1 Rxc7 20. Rxc7 Rc8 21. Rxc8+ Nxc8 22. Nc4 $1 $16 {[%cal Ye4e5,
Yc4a5]} (22. f4 e6 $14 {Gajic,S (1752)-Hoehne,V (1889) email 2013})) 13... Nxa5
14. h3 $146 {[%mdl 8]} ({Stronger than the soft} 14. Nd2 Rac8 $1 15. Rxc8 Bxc8
16. O-O Nc6 17. Nb3 Nb4 18. Rc1 Nxa2 19. Rc7 Rd8 20. Bd2 Bd7 21. Rxb7 Ba4 22.
d5 Nc3 23. Bxc3 Bxc3 24. Nc5 Bc2 25. Rxa7 Bd4 26. Ra2 Bb1 27. Ra5 Bxc5 28. Rxc5
Bxe4 $11 {/=/+, Kasimdzhanov,R (2672)-Mamedyarov,S (2731) Germany 2008 Black
equalised with ease and went on to torture his opponent in a slightly better
_|_.}) 14... Bxf3 {Right now the tempo is more important, than the bishop.} (
14... Bd7 15. Rc7 $36) 15. Bxf3 Rfc8 16. Ke2 e5 $2 {[%mdl 4128] An
antipositional move, which allows Onischuk's bishops to gain scope - White
goes on to win a model endgame.} (16... Nc4 $142 17. e5 Rab8 $14 {/<=> gives
White at best a slight initiative.}) 17. dxe5 $1 {[%csl Ge3,Gf3] Blasting the
position wide open for the ^^.} ({The text is even more convincing than} 17. d5
{/\} Nc4 18. Bg4 Rc7 19. Bd7 $1 $36) 17... Bxe5 (17... Rc4 18. Bg4 (18. e6 $5
fxe6 19. Rhd1 $16) 18... Bxe5 (18... Rxe4 19. e6 fxe6 20. f3 $16) 19. f4 {
-17...Bxe5}) 18. Bg4 Rc4 (18... Rd8 19. Rhd1 $36 (19. f4 Bd4 20. Rhd1 Bxe3 21.
Kxe3 Rxd1 22. Bxd1 $14 {/+/-})) 19. f4 Bb2 ({A more resilient way was} 19...
Bg7 {, or}) (19... Bc7 $5) 20. Rxc4 Nxc4 21. Bf2 Re8 22. Bf3 $16 (22. e5 h5 23.
Bd7 Re7 24. Rd1 Nb6 25. Bxb6 axb6 26. Kf3 $16 {[%csl Rb2,Gd7] However, an
advantageous endgame with ^- is already not enough for Onischuk}) 22... Na3 ({
A rook swap doesn't help much:} 22... Rd8 23. Rd1 $1 Rxd1 24. Kxd1 $16) 23. Rd1
({Even more convincing, than} 23. Bxa7 Rc8) 23... Rc8 24. e5 Bc1 $6 (24... Nb5
25. Rd2 Bc1 26. Bxb7 Bxd2 27. Bxc8 Bxf4 28. Kd3 Bxe5 29. a4 Nd6 30. Ba6 $16 {
[%csl Ga4][%cal Rf2a7] /+- and the o^a4 should decide.}) (24... Rc2+ 25. Rd2
$16 (25. Kf1 $5 $36)) ({Tougher resistance was offered by} 24... b6 $5 25. Rd7
Rc2+ (25... Nb5 26. g4 $5 Rc4 27. Rd8+ Kg7 28. Bh4 Rxf4 29. Bf6+ Rxf6 30. exf6+
Kxf6 31. Rd7 $16) 26. Ke1 Rc1+ 27. Bd1 $1 g5 (27... Nb5 28. Bh4 Nc3 29. Rd8+
Kg7 30. Bf6+ Kh6 31. g4 Nxd1 32. Rxd1 $16 {/+-}) 28. fxg5 Bxe5 29. Kd2 (29.
Rxa7 Nb5 30. Ra8+ Kg7 31. Be3 Rb1 $16 {/<=>}) 29... Rc7 $16) 25. Bxb7 Rc2+ 26.
Kf3 Bd2 (26... Bxf4 27. Rd8+ Kg7 28. Bd4 $18 {[%cal Rf3f4,Re5e6]}) 27. Bd5 Nb5
(27... Bxf4 28. e6 fxe6 29. Bxe6+ Kf8 30. Bb3 $18 {wins at least an exchange.})
28. Bb3 Rb2 29. g3 Nc3 30. Ra1 $16 {/+- White has a positional and material
advantage, which he should gradually convert - Black's piece activity is
temporary.} a5 31. e6 (31. g4 $5 a4 32. e6 $1 fxe6 33. Bxe6+ Kf8 34. f5 $18)
31... fxe6 32. Bxe6+ Kf8 33. Bc5+ Kg7 34. Bd4+ Kf8 35. Bb3 Ke8 (35... a4 36.
Bc4 $18 (36. Bxa4 $5 Nxa4 37. Bxb2 Nxb2 38. a4 Nc4 39. Ke4 $18 {is also a
technically won endgame})) 36. Rf1 {[%cal Rf1f2]} a4 {The Rf2 threat forces
Black to act, but it will cost him another pawn.} 37. Bxc3 (37. Bg8 $5 $18 {
might be objectively even better, but Onischuk opts for riskless
simplification.}) 37... Bxc3 38. Bxa4+ Kf8 39. Bb3 (39. Rc1 $5 $18 {/\} Rxa2 $2
40. Bb3) 39... Bd2 {Tries to limit White's R, but even a pure B endgame is
winning for White.} (39... Bd4 40. Rd1 $18 {is hopeless.}) 40. Rf2 Bc3 41. Rxb2
Bxb2 42. Ke4 (42. a4 $18) 42... Ba3 43. Ke5 Ke7 44. g4 Bd6+ 45. Ke4 Ba3 46. Bg8
h6 47. h4 Kf6 48. Bb3 Ke7 49. g5 hxg5 50. hxg5 Kf8 51. Kf3 Kg7 52. Kg4 (52. Kg4
Kf8 53. f5 gxf5+ 54. Kxf5 $18 {is a simple TB win - White's passed pawns are
too far from each other.}) 1-0

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 39th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2011.07.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2701"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2011.07.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 (7. Nf3
c5 8. Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. Rc1 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 O-O $132 {
is the line White is trying to avoid - see the notes to Akobian-Negi, Wijk aan
Zee B 2010.}) 7... c5 8. Qd2 ({Until January 2011 Kramnik preferred the move
order} 8. Rc1 O-O (8... Qa5 9. Qd2 {transposes into our game}) 9. Nf3 (9. Qd2
e5 $5 10. dxe5 Qxd2+ 11. Kxd2 b6 12. Bc4 Bb7 13. f3 Bxe5 14. Ne2 Nc6 15. Bd5
Rad8 16. Kc2 Na5 17. Bxb7 Nxb7 18. Rcd1 Na5 19. Nf4 Nc4 20. Bc1 f5 $11 {
/=/+,Babula,V (2569)-Anand,V (2788)/HUN-chT/2009/}) 9... Bg4 $5 10. Be2 (10.
Qd2 Bxf3 11. gxf3 cxd4 12. cxd4 e6 13. Bb5 Nc6 $5 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Rxc6 Qd7
$132) 10... Qa5 {However, he was possibly discouraged by his game against
Vachier-Lagrave:} 11. O-O (11. Qd2 e6 12. d5 exd5 13. exd5 Nd7 (13... c4 $142
$5 $132) 14. c4 Qa3 15. O-O Rae8 (15... Rfe8 $142 $1 {/\} 16. h3 Bf5 $1 17. g4
Be4 18. Ng5 Bb2 19. Rcd1 Bc3 20. Qc1 Bb2 $11) 16. Rfe1 f5 $2 (16... b6 $14) (
16... Bf5 $142 $5) 17. d6 $1 Kh8 18. h3 Bxf3 $6 19. Bxf3 Ne5 20. Bg5 $1 $18 {
Volkov,S (2621)-Sutovsky,E (2692)/EU-ch Aix-les-Bains/2011/ - see the notes to
this game by Krasenkow in CBM 142.}) 11... Qxa2 12. Bg5 Qe6 13. Re1 Qd7 14. d5
e5 15. Qb3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Na6 17. Be2 c4 18. Qxc4 Qd6 19. Bg4 f5 20. exf5 gxf5
21. Bh5 Nc5 22. Rcd1 Rac8 23. Qh4 $13 {1/2,Kramnik,V (2784)-Vachier-Lagrave,M 
(2715)/Wijk aan Zee/2011/}) 8... Qa5 ({An independent alternative is} 8... cxd4
9. cxd4 Nc6 10. Rd1 Bg4 $5 11. Be2 (11. f3 Bd7 12. d5 Ne5 13. Bd4 O-O 14. f4
Ng4 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 $132) 11... Bxe2 12. Nxe2 O-O (12... Na5 13. Rc1 (13. Qb4 O-O
14. O-O b6 15. d5 Qd6 16. Qb5 Qe5 17. Rd4 Qb8 18. Ra4 Rc8 19. Nd4 Rc5 $11 {
Lputian,S (2605)-Kasparov,G (2851)/Wijk aan Zee/2000/}) 13... O-O 14. O-O b5
15. Qb4 a6 16. a4 Nc4 17. axb5 Nxe3 18. fxe3 axb5 (18... Rb8 $142 $5 19. Rc5 e5
20. d5 Re8 {/\Bf8~~, Kasparov}) 19. Qxb5 Ra3 20. Rf3 Bh6 21. Rc3 Ra1+ 22. Rf1
Rxf1+ 23. Kxf1 $14 {Kramnik,V (2785)-Aronian,L (2808)/Monte Carlo rpd/2011/ -
see the notes to this game by Marin in CBM 142.}) 13. O-O e6 $5 (13... Na5 {
-12...Na5}) 14. d5 (14. Bh6 Qa5 15. Qe3 Qxa2 $5 (15... Bxh6 16. Qxh6 Qxa2 17.
Nf4 Ne7 18. Qg5 f6 19. Qb5 b6 20. Ra1 Qc2 21. Nxe6 $16 {Roiz,M (2658)-Avrukh,B
(2641)/Netanya/2009/}) {and White doesn't seem to have more than} 16. Bxg7 Kxg7
17. Nf4 Rfe8 18. d5 exd5 19. Nh5+ gxh5 20. Qg5+ Kh8 (20... Kf8 21. Qh6+ Ke7 22.
Qg5+ Kd7 23. Rxd5+ Kc7 24. Qf4+ Kb6 25. Qe3+ Kc7 $11) 21. Qf6+ {1/2, Iskusnyh,
S (2471)-Jaracz,P (2539)/Kalamaria/2009/} Kg8 22. Qg5+ Kh8 23. Qf6+ {1/2,
Iskusnyh,S (2471)-Jaracz,P (2539)/Kalamaria/2009/}) 14... exd5 15. exd5 Ne5 16.
Qb4 Qd7 17. Qb3 (17. d6 $5 Rfc8 $132 {Kasparov}) 17... Rfe8 18. h3 b5 19. Nd4
a6 20. Bf4 Nc4 21. Qf3 (21. Nc6 Re4 22. Bg3 Rae8 23. Nb4 Re2 $17 {Kozul,Z 
(2605)-Avrukh,B (2575)/Belgrade/1999/}) 21... Nb2 22. Rd2 Nc4 $11) (8... O-O 9.
Nf3 Qa5 10. Rc1 Rd8 $5 {is the main line - see Pashikian-Zhou Jianchao,
Kramnik-Howell and Pashikian-Cornette.}) 9. Rc1 (9. Rb1 {went out of fashion
due to} b6 {/\Ba6} ({Also viable is} 9... cxd4 $5 10. cxd4 Qxd2+ 11. Kxd2 O-O
12. Nf3 Rd8 13. Bd3 Nc6 14. d5 Na5 15. Bg5 f5 16. Bxe7 Bh6+ 17. Bg5 fxe4 18.
Bxe4 Bf5 19. Bxf5 Rxd5+ 20. Bd3 Bxg5+ 21. Nxg5 Rad8 22. Rhd1 $11 {Sanikidze,T 
(2524)-Le Quang,L (2687)/FRA-chT Mulhouse/2011/ We have already mentioned
White is trying to avoid this type of _|_, in which his K can be exposed in
the [+].}) 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Be2 Bc6 $132) 9... cxd4 {Giri opts for the _|_, in
which Black has been doing quite well recently.} ({The transposition} 9... O-O
10. Nf3 Rd8 $5 $13 {is still possible.}) 10. cxd4 Qxd2+ 11. Bxd2 {Nowadays the
main move.} ({White has gradually started to refrain from exposing his c with
the committal} 11. Kxd2 O-O 12. Bb5 ({Pleasant for Black is} 12. Bd3 Rd8 13.
Ne2 Nc6 14. Rc4 f5 $1 15. exf5 Bxf5 16. Bxf5 gxf5 17. Rb1 Rd7 18. Ke1 Rad8 19.
Kf1 Kf7 20. Rc5 e6 21. g3 Ne7 $11 {/=/+,Aronian,L (2783)-Mamedyarov,S (2756)/
Khanty Mansiysk ol/2010/}) (12. Nf3 Nc6 $132 {once again leads to to
Akobian-Negi, Wijk aan Zee B 2010.}) 12... Rd8 13. Ne2 Nc6 $5 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15.
Rhd1 (15. f3 e5 16. Rxc6 exd4 17. Bg5 Re8 18. Nf4 Re5 $1 19. h4 (19. Rhc1 $142
$1 $11) 19... Ra5 20. Ra1 Bb7 21. Rc7 d3 $36 {Graf,A (2661)-Ruck,R (2575)/
Budapest/2004/}) (15. Rc5 $2 e5 16. Bg5 f6 17. Be3 exd4 18. Bxd4 Ba6 19. Rd1
Rd6 20. Ke3 Bxe2 21. Kxe2 Rad8 22. Ke3 Bf8 {0-1,Hjartarson,J (2400)-Stohl,I 
(2305)/WChJ Copenhagen/1982/}) (15. Rxc6 Bb7 16. Rc7 Bxe4 17. f3 Bf5 18. Rd1
Kf8 19. Ke1 Ke8 20. d5 Rd7 21. Rc5 Rb7 22. Nd4 Bd7 23. Nc6 Rc8 $15 {[%csl Gd7,
Gg7] ^^,Kelecevic,N (2390)-Smejkal,J (2570)/Sarajevo/1982/}) 15... Rb8 16. Ke1
Rb2 17. Rxc6 Bb7 18. Rc7 Bxe4 19. f3 Bd5 20. Rxa7 Bxa2 $11 {Grabowski,P (2260)
-Coenen,N (2379)/NRW Liga 0607/2007/}) 11... O-O (11... Nc6 12. d5 Nd4 13. Nf3
f5 14. Bc3 Nxf3+ 15. gxf3 Bxc3+ 16. Rxc3 fxe4 17. fxe4 Rf8 18. f3 Bd7 19. Kf2
Kd8 20. Ke3 $36 {[%csl Gd5,Ge4,Gf3] [+],Zugic,I (2450)-Ftacnik,L (2602)/
Montreal/2002/ Despite simplification White's [+]P are a major factor.}) 12.
Nf3 ({A drawish _|_ arises after} 12. d5 e6 13. Bb5 Bd7 14. Bxd7 Nxd7 15. dxe6
fxe6 16. Nf3 Rfc8 17. Ke2 Nc5 18. Ng5 h6 19. Be3 hxg5 20. Rxc5 Rxc5 21. Bxc5 g4
$1 $11 {Schmidt,W-Jansa,V/Vrnjacka Banja/1983/}) 12... e6 ({Here an important
alternative is the more straightforward} 12... Bg4 13. Be3 (13. Rc7 Bxf3 14.
gxf3 Bxd4 15. Rxb7 Nc6 $32 16. Ba6 {1/2,Kramnik,V (2770)-Svidler,P (2727)/
Dortmund/2004/} Rab8 $11) (13. d5 Nd7 14. Ng5 Nb6 15. h3 Bd7 16. Bd3 Rfc8 (
16... h6 17. Nf3 e6 18. d6 Bc6 19. O-O Rad8 20. Bb4 Rfe8 21. Rfd1 e5 22. Nd2
Bf8 23. Nc4 Nxc4 24. Bxc4 Rd7 $11 {Lybin,D (2576)-Hamarat,T (2630)/corr/2001/})
17. O-O Na4 18. Bb4 h6 19. Nf3 e6 $132 {Pinter,J (2512)-Shirov,A (2726)/EU Cup
Izmir/2004/}) (13. Ne5 Bxe5 14. dxe5 Nc6 15. f4 Rfd8 16. Be3 Rac8 17. Be2 h5
18. Bxg4 hxg4 19. Ke2 $11 {1/2,Gehret,A (2378)-Bernad Suarez,A (2190)/corr/
2000/}) 13... Nc6 (13... Bxf3 14. gxf3 e6 (14... Nc6 {-13...Nc6}) 15. Bc4 (15.
Bb5 $1 $14) 15... Nc6 16. d5 exd5 17. Bxd5 Nb4 18. Bxb7 Nd3+ 19. Ke2 Nxc1+ 20.
Rxc1 Rab8 21. Rb1 Rbd8 22. Bxa7 Bd4 23. Bxd4 Rxd4 24. Ke3 Ra4 25. Bd5 $11 {
Sargissian,G (2667)-Navara,D (2708)/Wijk aan Zee/2011/}) (13... Nd7 14. Rc7 e5
15. d5 Rfc8 $1 16. Rxb7 Nc5 17. Rb4 Bf8 18. Nxe5 Nd7 19. Nd3 Bxb4+ 20. Nxb4
Rcb8 $132 {Rodshtein,M (2637)-Kovchan,A (2554)/Biel op/2011/}) 14. d5 Bxf3 (
14... Na5 15. Bd3 (15. Be2 $142 $5 {/\} e6 16. h3 $14) 15... e6 16. Bd2 b6 17.
O-O exd5 18. exd5 Rad8 19. Bxa5 bxa5 20. Rc5 a4 21. Bc2 Bxf3 22. gxf3 Bd4 $11 {
Ragger,M (2628)-Areshchenko,A (2664)/Bundesliga 1011/2011/}) 15. gxf3 Nd4 16.
Bh3 f5 17. Kf1 Rfc8 $5 (17... e6 18. dxe6 Nxe6 19. exf5 gxf5 20. Rd1 Rad8 21.
Rxd8 Nxd8 22. Kg2 (22. Bxa7 $5) 22... Nc6 23. Rd1 $14 {Sargissian,G (2667)-Li,
C (2649)/Wijk aan Zee/2011/}) 18. Kg2 Kf8 19. Rxc8+ (19. Rhd1 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 f4
21. Bd2 Be5 $11) 19... Rxc8 20. Rd1 Rc4 $132) 13. h4 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] An
interesting novelty, prepared already for the match against Kasparov in 2000.}
(13. Bb5 Nc6 (13... a6 $2 14. Bb4 $16) 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. O-O (15. Ne5 Bb7 16.
Bb4 Rfd8 17. Bc5 f6 18. Nc4 Ba6 19. Na5 Rac8 20. f3 Bh6 21. Rc2 Be3 22. Nb3 f5
23. e5 Bb5 24. Rc3 f4 $36 {[%csl Re1] עe1,Lazarev,V (2440)-Ernst,T (2525)/
Oberwart/1991/}) 15... Ba6 16. Rfe1 Bb5 17. Bb4 Rfd8 18. Bc5 a5 19. h4 a4 20.
Rc3 f6 21. e5 fxe5 22. Nxe5 Rd5 23. f4 Bxe5 24. fxe5 Rd7 $11 {[%csl Gb5,Gc5] /
+/=,Kramnik,V (2790)-Mamedyarov,S (2761)/Moscow/2010/ White's edge is more or
less platonic, the ^- are a strong neutralizing factor.}) 13... Nc6 {A logical
reaction.} ({Rather artificial is} 13... Bd7 14. h5 Bc6 15. hxg6 hxg6 16. Bd3
$14) 14. e5 {[%csl Rg7] White's idea is to limit the Bg7.} Bd7 ({It's
difficult to take the engine suggestion} 14... Rd8 15. Bg5 Rd5 16. Bc4 Ra5 {
[%csl Ra5] seriously, as Black can have problems with his exposed R.}) ({
The direct} 14... f6 {was perhaps a better choice:} 15. Bc4 (15. exf6 {is
inconsistent:} Bxf6 $11) (15. Bc3 fxe5 16. dxe5 Rf4 $13) (15. h5 $5 $44) 15...
fxe5 (15... Rd8 16. Bc3 {[%csl Re6] keeps Black under pressure, ><e6 is
vulnerable (we will see this later in the game as well).}) 16. d5 e4 $5 17.
dxe6 Re8 18. Ng5 h6 $132) (14... h6 $6 {tries to keep the <->h closed, but
Black has to reckon with} 15. h5 g5 16. Nxg5 $1 Rd8 (16... hxg5 17. h6 Bh8 18.
h7+ Kg7 19. Bxg5 $16 {->}) 17. Ne4 $16) ({The radical} 14... h5 $5 {also
deserves attention.}) 15. Rb1 (15. h5 Rfc8 16. hxg6 hxg6 17. Rb1 Rc7 18. Bg5
Be8 $13 {[%cal Yc7d7,Yc6e7,Ye7d5] /\Rd7,Ne7-d5<=> It's difficult for White to
transfer his Rb1 to the <->h and Black has <=> in the [+] and on the <<.})
15... b6 $6 {[%csl Ra6,Rb5,Rb7] ><a6,<<} (15... Rfd8 $142 $5 16. h5 (16. Rxb7
Bc8 $11) (16. Bg5 Rdb8 $13 {and due to} 17. h5 h6 {White can't open the <->h
so easily.}) 16... Be8 $132) 16. h5 Ne7 17. hxg6 fxg6 $6 {[%mdl 32] Now
Kramnik gets a permanent strategic advantage, which he will convert very
smoothly.} ({Giri was obviously afraid to play} 17... hxg6 18. Ng5 $5 $36 {
[%cal Gh1h8] Although White's -> is more dangerous than in the previous note,
Black still retains defensive resources.}) 18. Bc4 Rac8 19. Bb3 Nd5 20. Ng5 $16
{White can develop his initiative with natural moves.} h6 (20... h5 21. f3 $16
{[%csl Gg5][%cal Yg2g4] ><g5,/\g4 and White will gradually prepare the opening
of the >>.}) 21. Ne4 g5 {[%csl Rh6] ><h6} (21... h5 {was possibly slightly
more resilient.}) 22. Nd6 Rc7 23. Ke2 $1 Rd8 24. Rh3 {[%cal Yb1h1,Rh3h6] /
\Rbh1,Rh6->} Bc6 25. Rbh1 Rf8 26. Rc1 $5 {[%cal Rb3d5] /\Yd5} ({More
consistent was} 26. Rxh6 $1 Bxh6 27. Rxh6 $16 {/+- , but Kramnik's move is
also strong.}) 26... Bd7 $8 27. Rxc7 Nxc7 28. Rc3 {White combines play on both
flanks, the Nd6 exerts unbearable pressure.} Na6 (28... Nb5 29. Nxb5 Bxb5+ 30.
Ke3 Re8 31. Rc7 $18) (28... Nd5 29. Bxd5 exd5 30. Rc7 Rd8 31. Ke3 {[%cal Rd6b7]
/\Nb7+-}) 29. g3 $1 {[%cal Yf2f4] /\f4} (29. d5 exd5 30. Bxd5+ Kh7 31. e6 Bxc3
32. Bxc3 $16 {is good enough, but White doesn't need to hurry.}) 29... Rd8 (
29... g4 30. Rc1 $1 {[%csl Rh6] /\Rh1, ><h6 and White targets the >> again.})
30. f4 Bf8 (30... gxf4 31. gxf4 {[%cal Yc3g3] gives White an extra attacking
option Rg3.}) 31. f5 Bxd6 32. exd6 Bb5+ {The rest is just agony, as e6 is
indefensible.} (32... Re8 $2 33. fxe6 Bxe6 34. d7 $18) 33. Ke3 Rxd6 34. fxe6
Kf8 35. Rc8+ Ke7 36. d5 Rd8 37. Rxd8 Kxd8 38. d6 Nc5 39. Bd5 {[%cal Re3d4,
Rd4f6] /\Kd4-e5-f6} Bd7 40. exd7 Kxd7 41. Kd4 Kxd6 42. Bb4 a5 43. Bxc5+ bxc5+
44. Kc4 1-0

[Event "Chalkidiki"]
[Site "Chalkidiki"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Stohl, Igor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1992.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 032"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8.
Ba4 O-O 9. Ne2 e5 (9... c5 10. O-O Nc6 11. Be3 Qc7 12. Rc1 e6 13. Bf4 Qe7 14.
Qd2 Bd7 15. dxc5 e5 16. Bg5 f6 17. Be3 Be6 18. Bb3 Rad8 19. Bd5 $16 {Kramnik,
V-Moutousis,K,Oakham 1992-CBM 30}) 10. O-O Qe7 $5 {N} (10... Nd7 11. Ba3 Re8
12. Bb3 {Shirov,A-Smejkal,J,BL 91/92} exd4 $1 13. Nxd4 Nf6 14. f3 Qc7 $10 {
Shirov}) 11. Bc2 (11. Qc2 Re8 $1 (11... Be6 12. f4 $36) 12. f3 Nd7 $10 {
/\Nb6,Be6}) 11... Rd8 (11... exd4 12. cxd4 Rd8 (12... c5 $2 13. Ba3) 13. Rb1
$14 {[+]}) (11... Nd7 12. a4 $14) (11... Be6 12. a4 Rd8 {-11...Rd8}) 12. a4 Be6
(12... exd4 13. cxd4 c5 14. Ba3 Nc6 15. Bxc5 Qc7 16. d5 $1 $8 Bxa1 17. Qxa1 Na5
18. Qc3 b6 19. Bd4 Qxc3 20. Nxc3 $44 {[+]}) 13. Ba3 Qe8 (13... Qc7 14. f4 (14.
Bb3 $5 $14 {Kramnik}) 14... exd4 15. cxd4 Bc4 16. e5 Bxe2 17. Qxe2 Rxd4 18. Bd6
$16 {->}) 14. Bd3 (14. f4 exd4 15. cxd4 Bg4 16. e5 Bxe2 17. Qxe2 Rxd4 18. Bb2
$13) 14... Nd7 15. a5 (15. Rb1 $6 Nb6 16. a5 Nc4 $15) (15. f4 exd4 16. Nxd4 $8
(16. cxd4 Bg4 $36) 16... c5 $5 (16... Nb6 17. a5 Nc4 18. f5 $1 $40) 17. Nxe6
Qxe6 18. Qc2 c4 $132) 15... Rac8 16. Rb1 (16. Qc2 $6 c5 $1 17. d5 c4 $15) (16.
Qd2 exd4 17. cxd4 c5 18. d5 Ne5 $13) 16... b5 17. axb6 axb6 18. Qd2 (18. Bd6 $6
{/\Ba6+-} b5 19. Qc2 (19. Qd2 Nb6 $1 20. dxe5 Bxe5 $1 21. Bxe5 Nc4 $17) 19...
Nb6 20. dxe5 Nc4 21. Bxc4 Bxc4 22. f4 f6 $15) (18. f4 $5 exd4 19. Nxd4 Nc5 $8
20. Bxc5 bxc5 21. Nxe6 Qxe6 22. Qe2 (22. Qc2 c4 23. Be2 Rb8 $132) 22... Bxc3
23. Bc4 $44) 18... b5 (18... f5 $6 19. exf5 gxf5 20. Ng3 e4 21. Be2 $36 {׻}) (
18... Ra8 $142 19. Bb2 b5 $13) 19. Qe3 Ra8 20. Bb4 Bf8 $1 21. Rfd1 $6 (21. Bxf8
Qxf8 $10 {/\} 22. f4 $2 exd4 23. cxd4 Ra3 $17 {/\Bc4,Nc5}) (21. Rfc1 Ra2 $13 {
<=>}) 21... exd4 22. cxd4 Ba2 $1 23. Rb2 c5 24. Be1 $5 (24. dxc5 $6 Ne5 25.
Rbd2 $8 (25. Nc1 Nc4 $19) 25... Nxd3 26. Rxd3 Rxd3 27. Qxd3 Bc4 28. Qe3 Ra4 29.
Rb1 Qe5 30. Bc3 (30. f4 Qc7 $1 $17 {/\Rb4-+} (30... Rxb4 $6 31. fxe5 Rxb1+ 32.
Kf2 Rb2 33. c6 $1 $8 Rxe2+ 34. Qxe2 Bc5+ $1 35. Kg3 $8 Bxe2 36. c7 Bf2+ 37. Kf4
$1 (37. Kh3 $2 h5 $3 38. c8=Q+ Kg7 $19) 37... Be3+ 38. Kg3 Bf2+ $10)) 30...
Qxc5 $17) (24. Bxc5 Nxc5 25. dxc5 Bc4 26. Rbd2 Ra3 $36) 24... Ra3 (24... c4 $6
25. Bc2 $8 (25. Nc1 $2 Ba3 $1 $17) 25... Ra3 26. Qf4 $36 {><b5,Ba2}) 25. Ra1 (
25. Qf4 $142 $13) 25... cxd4 (25... c4 26. Nc1 $8 (26. Rbxa2 Rxd3 $17) (26. Nc3
Bb3 $36) 26... cxd3 27. Rbxa2 d2 28. Qxd2 (28. Rxa3 $2 d1=Q $19) 28... Rxa2 29.
Nxa2 Qxe4 30. Nc3 $10) 26. Nxd4 Nc5 $6 $138 (26... Bc4 $1 27. Rxa3 Bxa3 $36)
27. Bxb5 $10 Rxe3 28. Bxe8 Rxe4 {[Stohl]} (28... Rxe1+ 29. Rxe1 Nd3 (29... Bc4
$5 30. Bxf7+ $8 Bxf7 31. Nf3 Nd3 32. Rd1 $10) 30. Rxa2 Nxe1 31. Ra1 Nd3 32. Rd1
$1 Rxd4 33. Bb5 $10) (28... Rxe4 29. Rbxa2 Rdxe8 30. Nf3 Nd3 31. Kf1 $10)
1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch Kramnik-Kasparov +2-0=13"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2000.10.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2849"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2000.10.08"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Be3 {Kramnik has already tried the classical 7.Bc4, 7.Bb5+, also 8.h3!?, but
his main weapon was 8.Rb1. The text was successfully employed by Kasparov
himself in the early eighties.} Qa5 (8... Nc6 $6 9. Rc1 cxd4 (9... Qa5 10. d5
$1 Bxc3+ $2 11. Rxc3 Qxc3+ 12. Bd2 $16) 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. d5 $40)
(8... O-O $144) 9. Qd2 Bg4 {Kasparov played this lately with success, the more
usual move is} (9... Nc6 10. Rb1 $5 (10. Rc1 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 O-O
13. d5 (13. Bb5 f5 14. exf5 Bxf5 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Rxc6 Rfb8 17. Kc3 Rb6 18.
Rxb6 axb6 19. Kb2 Be4 20. a3 e6 21. Rc1 Bf8 22. Rc3 Bd5 23. Bf4 b5 24. Be5 Be7
25. h4 Rf8 26. Rc7 Rf7 27. Rc8+ Rf8 $11 {Seirawan,Y-Mecking,H/Sao Paulo m/1992/
}) 13... Rd8 14. Ke1 (14. Bd3 $2 Nb4) 14... Na5 15. Bd2 (15. Bg5 Bd7 16. Bd3
Rdc8 17. Ke2 e6 $11) 15... b6 16. Bb4 Bf8 17. Ne5 e6 18. Bxa5 bxa5 19. Bc4 Rd6
$5 20. Nc6 exd5 21. Bxd5 Bb7 22. Ke2 Re8 $11 {Zakharevich,I-Yandemirov,V/
Smolensk/1992/}) 10... a6 (10... O-O $5 11. Rb5 cxd4 12. Rxa5 dxe3 13. Qxe3
Nxa5 14. h4 Be6 15. h5 Rfc8 16. e5 Nc4 17. Bxc4 Rxc4 18. hxg6 hxg6 19. Ng5 Rac8
20. Nxe6 Rxc3 21. Qg5 Rc1+ 22. Kd2 Rxh1 23. Nxg7 Rd8+ 24. Ke2 Kxg7 25. Qxe7
Rdd1 $11 {Dautov,R-Svidler,P/Istanbul olm/2000/}) (10... cxd4 11. cxd4 Qxd2+
12. Kxd2 O-O 13. d5 Rd8 14. Bd3 Na5 15. Bc5 e6 $5 16. Be7 Rd7 17. d6 a6 $13)
11. Rc1 cxd4 12. cxd4 Qxd2+ 13. Kxd2 e6 $5 ({The idea of Rb1-c1 is clear after
} 13... O-O $6 14. d5 Rd8 15. Ke1 $36 Nb4 $2 (15... Na5 $2 16. Bb6) 16. Bd2 $16
) (13... f5 14. e5 Be6 15. Bc4 Bxc4 16. Rxc4 O-O 17. g3 Rfd8 18. Rb1 Rd7 $5
$132 (18... Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Rxb7 Bf6 21. Rb6 g5 22. Kd3 Kf7 23. f3 $36 {
Dautov,R-Rytshagov,M/EU-chT Pula/ 1997/})) 14. Bc4 O-O 15. Rhd1 Bd7 16. Ke1 Na5
17. Be2 Rfc8 18. Bd2 Nc6 19. d5 exd5 20. exd5 Nd4 21. Nxd4 Bxd4 22. Bf4 Bc3+
23. Bd2 Be5 24. h3 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Rc8 26. Rxc8+ $11 {1/2,Huebner,R-Ftacnik,L/
Istanbul olm/2000/}) 10. Rb1 {[%cal Rb1b5] /\Rb5} ({Kasparov convincingly met} 
10. Rc1 Bxf3 $1 (10... O-O $6 11. Ng5 $1 {is weaker-} h6 12. h3 Bh5 {fails to}
13. Nxf7 Rxf7 14. g4 $16 {and the B sortie thus loses sense.}) 11. gxf3 e6 12.
d5 exd5 13. exd5 Nd7 14. c4 Qb6 $1 15. Bh3 (15. Be2 Qd6 16. Kf1 f5 17. Kg2 O-O
18. Bf4 Be5 19. Bxe5 Nxe5 20. f4 Nc6 21. Rce1 Nd4 $36 {Mirovshchikov,S-Votava,
J/Pardubice op/ 2000/}) 15... f5 16. O-O Qd6 17. Bf4 Be5 18. Rfe1 O-O-O 19.
Bxe5 Nxe5 20. Qc3 Rhe8 21. Re3 Qf6 22. f4 Nd7 23. Bg2 Qxc3 24. Rcxc3 Nf6 25.
Bf3 Rxe3 26. fxe3 Rd6 27. Ra3 Kb8 28. Rb3 Ra6 29. a3 Ne8 30. e4 fxe4 31. Bxe4
Nd6 $17 {[%csl Gd6,Re4] _|_,ץ,Yermolinsky,A-Kasparov,G/Wijk aan Zee/1999/}) (
10. Ne5 $6 Bxe5 11. dxe5 Nc6 {/\Rd8|^}) 10... a6 (10... Bxf3 $143 11. gxf3 cxd4
12. cxd4 Qxd2+ 13. Kxd2 Nc6 14. d5 O-O-O 15. Ba6 $1 bxa6 16. Rhc1 Rd6 17. Ke2
Kc7 18. Bc5 Kd7 19. Rb7+ Kc8 20. Bxd6 Kxb7 21. dxc6+ Kb6 22. Bxe7 Rc8 23. Bc5+
Kb5 24. Bxa7 Rxc6 25. a4+ {1-0,Rivas Pastor,M-Georgiev,K/Plovdiv/1984/}) (10...
b6 11. Bb5+ Nd7 (11... Bd7 12. Bd3 {gives White an extra tempo compared with
the 7.Be3 and 8.Qd2 line.}) 12. Ng5 $5 {/\} h6 13. f3 $36 {is not ideal either.
}) 11. Rxb7 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (11. Rb3 $143 $6 b5 12. d5 Bxf3 $1 (12... Nd7
13. c4 b4 14. Qc2 Qc7 15. Nd2 Nb6 16. f4 a5 17. Bd3 a4 18. Rb1 g5 19. f5 Be5
20. h3 Bg3+ 21. Kf1 Bh5 22. e5 Qxe5 23. Ne4 $44 {Timman,J-Ivanchuk,V/Linares/
1992/}) 13. gxf3 c4 14. Rb4 Qa3 15. Bd4 Bxd4 16. Qxd4 O-O 17. Qd2 Nd7 $15 {
->,עe1}) 11... Bxf3 (11... Nc6 12. Bc4 {only transposes, as} O-O 13. Bd5 Rac8
14. O-O Bxf3 15. gxf3 cxd4 16. cxd4 Qxd2 17. Bxd2 Nxd4 18. Bb4 $1 {is a worse
version of the _|_ Black could have achieved later on.}) 12. gxf3 Nc6 13. Bc4
$1 {[%csl Gb7,Gc4,Ge3] White's idea is getting clear-although d4 falls, he
still has an active ^^ and a R on the 7-th.} O-O (13... e6 14. O-O $1 (14. e5
cxd4 15. cxd4 Qxd2+ 16. Kxd2 Bxe5 $1 {[%cal Rc6a5] /\Na5} 17. dxe5 $2 O-O-O+
$15) (14. Bxe6 Nd8 $1 15. Bd5 Nxb7 16. Bxb7 Rb8 17. Bc6+ Ke7 $17) 14... cxd4
15. cxd4 Qxd2 16. Bxd2 Nxd4 17. Kg2 $36) (13... cxd4 14. cxd4 Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2
Nxd4 16. f4 Nf5 $5 17. Rb6 Nxe3 18. fxe3 $32 {|^}) 14. O-O {/\d5} (14. Bd5 Rac8
15. Bxc6 Rxc6 16. O-O (16. Ke2 Rfc8 $1 $36 {[%csl Re2] ע}) 16... cxd4 17. cxd4
Qxd2 18. Bxd2 Bxd4 19. Rxe7 Rc2 $11) 14... cxd4 15. cxd4 Bxd4 $1 (15... Qxd2
16. Bxd2 Nxd4 17. Kg2 Rfc8 18. Rc1 e6 $14 {White can try to realize his
advantage without any risk.} 19. Bxa6 $6 Rxc1 20. Bxc1 Bf8 $1 {is insufficient,
without the a-pawns White has nothing.} (20... Rxa6 $2 21. Rb8+ Bf8 22. Bh6 $18
)) (15... Qh5 $2 16. Bd5 Qxf3 17. Qd1 $1 $16) 16. Bd5 {Kramnik played this
move quickly, White still needs his ^^.} (16. Bh6 Bg7 $1 (16... Rfc8 $2 17. Qf4
Ne5 18. Rxe7 $1 Rxc4 19. Qf6 $18) (16... Qxd2 17. Bxd2 Ne5 18. Be2 $14 {
and Black's seemingly active pieces are exposed.}) 17. Bd5 Bxh6 (17... Qxd2 18.
Bxd2 Ne5 19. Bb4 $36) 18. Qxh6 Nd4 19. Qe3 Nf5 20. Qg5 Qd8 $5 21. f4 (21. exf5
Qxd5 22. Rxe7 Rae8 $11) 21... e6 $1 $132) 16... Bc3 $6 {Agressive, Black
continues to avoid the _|_, but more circumspect was} (16... Qxd2 17. Bxd2 Rfc8
(17... Ne5 18. Bb4 e6 19. Bxf8 exd5 20. f4 $1 Nd3 (20... Nf3+ 21. Kg2 dxe4 22.
Ba3 $16) 21. Bh6 dxe4 22. Rfb1 $16) 18. f4 (18. Rc1 Ne5 19. Rbc7 (19. Rb3 Rxc1+
20. Bxc1 Rc8 21. Bh6 a5 $1 {/\e6<=>}) 19... Rxc7 20. Rxc7 Rb8 21. Kg2 Rb2 22.
Bh6 Rxf2+ $11) 18... e6 19. Bb3 Ra7 $11 {/+/=} (19... Rab8 $11 {/+/=})) (16...
Bxe3 $143 17. Qxe3 $36 {/\} Nb4 $2 18. Qc3 e6 19. Bxe6 Qg5+ 20. Kh1 $18) 17.
Qc1 $1 (17. Qc2 Rac8 $1 18. Bxc6 (18. Bb6 Qa3 $11) 18... Rxc6 19. Rxe7 Qh5 20.
Qd1 g5 (20... Qh3 $5 $44) 21. f4 Qh3 22. Qe2 (22. fxg5 Rc7 $1 23. Qd6 (23. Rxc7
$2 Be5 $19) 23... Qg4+ $11) 22... Bf6 23. Rb7 Rc2 $1 $11 24. Qxc2 Qg4+) 17...
Nd4 {The idea behind 17.Qc1! is} (17... Rac8 18. Bb6 Qb4 19. a3 Qb2 20. Qxb2
Bxb2 21. a4 $14 {with an unpleasant _|_ as above.}) 18. Bxd4 (18. Qd1 $143 e6
19. Bxd4 exd5 20. Bxc3 Qxc3 21. exd5 Rad8 $44 {/+/=}) 18... Bxd4 19. Rxe7 $36 {
[%csl Ge7,Rf7] ^-,><f7,Re7} Ra7 $1 20. Rxa7 Bxa7 {Black has exchanged the
dangerous R and wants to activate his B on the neighboring diagonal.} 21. f4 {
White can't let Black establish a dark-square blockade, but interesting was} (
21. Qg5 $5 {/\Bf7} Qc7 22. Rc1 Qb6 23. Qh4 {/\Rc6->}) 21... Qd8 22. Qc3 (22.
Qc4 Qh4 (22... Qd7 23. e5 Rd8 (23... Rc8 24. e6 $16) 24. e6 $1 $16) 23. e5 a5 {
[%csl Rf2][%cal Yg8g7] /\Kg7,Rb8,><f2}) 22... Bb8 23. Qf3 (23. Qg3 Qd6 24. f5
Qxg3+ (24... Qf6 25. f4 {[%cal Rg3g5] /\Qg5+/-}) 25. hxg3 gxf5 26. exf5 Rd8 27.
Bb3 Kg7 $1 (27... Rd2 $143 28. Rc1 {/\} Ba7 29. f6 $1 $40 {[%csl Rf7] ><f7})
28. Rc1 Kf6 $14 {White has similar techical problems as in the game.}) 23...
Qh4 24. e5 g5 {It seems now Black wins back the pawn and draws easily, but
Kramnik has an unpleasant surprise up his sleeve.} 25. Re1 $1 Qxf4 (25... gxf4
$143 26. e6 fxe6 27. Rxe6 $40 {עg8}) 26. Qxf4 gxf4 27. e6 fxe6 28. Rxe6 Kg7
29. Rxa6 {[%csl Rb8,Gd5][%mdl 4096] _|_^-} Rf5 (29... Rd8 30. Ra5 Bc7 31. Rb5
$1 (31. Ra7 Rxd5 32. Rxc7+ Kg6 $44) 31... Rb8 32. Bb7 $14 {[%cal Ya2a4,Yg1e4] /
\a4,Kg2-f3}) (29... f3 $2 30. Ra3 $16 (30. Ra8 $16)) 30. Be4 Re5 $6 {Only
forces a useful move f3.} (30... Rb5 $142 31. a4 (31. Kg2 Rb2 32. Kf3 Be5 {/\}
33. Ra7+ Kf6 34. Bxh7 Rxf2+ $1 35. Kxf2 Bd4+ 36. Kf3 Bxa7 $11) 31... Rb2 32. a5
Be5 $14 {gives Black very good drawing chances.}) 31. f3 Re7 ({More active was
} 31... Rb5 $1 32. a4 (32. Kg2 Rg5+ 33. Kf1 Rh5 {leads nowhere.}) 32... Rb2 33.
a5 Ra2 $14) 32. a4 Ra7 $6 $138 (32... Ba7+ $142 33. Kg2 Be3 {activates the B
and it's difficult to say if White can convert his advantage:} 34. a5 Re5 35.
Ra8 h5 36. a6 Ra5 {In the game White's R will be more actively placed,
protecting the Pa6 sideways.}) 33. Rb6 (33. Rxa7+ $2 Bxa7+ {is a clear draw-}
34. Kg2 Bb6 35. Kh3 h5 36. Kg2 Kf6 37. Kf1 Ke5 38. Bg6 h4 39. Kg2 Bd8 $11)
33... Be5 34. Rb4 Rd7 (34... Bd6 35. Rc4 Rc7 36. Bc6 $1 $14 {Kasparov
allegedly overlooked this, he can't force the R off.}) 35. Kg2 $1 {W} (35. a5
$2 Bc3 36. Ra4 Rd1+ 37. Kg2 Ra1 $11) 35... Rd2+ 36. Kh3 h5 (36... Ra2 $5 37.
Rb7+ (37. Kg4 Rxh2 38. Kf5 Rb2 $5 $14) 37... Kf6 38. Rb6+ Kg7 39. Ra6 h5 $14 {
/+/-}) 37. Rb5 Kf6 38. a5 Ra2 39. Rb6+ Ke7 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} ({Although White
has made substantial progress in the preceding moves, there is still no forced
win after} 39... Kg7 40. a6 Bd4 41. Rg6+ (41. Rd6 Be3 42. Kh4 Ra5 $1 $16 {
is similar.}) 41... Kf8 (41... Kf7 $2 42. Rd6 Ra4 43. Rxd4 $18) 42. Re6 Ra5 $16
) 40. Bd5 (40. Bd5 Rxa5 (40... Re2 41. Re6+ Kd7 42. a6 $18) 41. Re6+ Kd7 42.
Rxe5 Kd6 43. Rxh5 Rxd5 44. Rxd5+ Kxd5 45. Kg4 $18) 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-15"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Lobron, Eric"]
[Black "Stohl, Igor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 (9... cxd4) 10. d5 Bxc3+ $6 (10... Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2
b6 13. f4 Bg7 14. c4 e5 15. O-O exf4 16. Qxf4 Qe7 17. Bb2 Bd7 18. Bd3 Bxb2 19.
Rxb2 f6 $10 {Khalifman-H.Olafsson,New York 1990}) 11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12. Qxd2 Na5
13. O-O $6 (13. h4 $1 Bg4 14. Ng5 Bxe2 15. Kxe2 h6 16. h5 $5 (16. Nf3 $13)
16... hxg5 17. hxg6 $146 {Kohlweyer-Stohl,Lugano 1986}) 13... Bg4 (13... b6 $5
14. e5 (14. Qh6 $6 f6 {/\e5}) 14... Bb7 15. Rbd1 e6 16. d6 f6 17. Qh6 Qd7 {
/\Ld5,Sc6=/+}) 14. h3 $5 {N} (14. e5 e6 $5 (14... Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Nc6 16. Qe3 Nd4
17. Rxb7 Qa5 18. e6 fxe6 19. Bg4 $14 {Petursson-Jansa,Biel izt 1985}) 15. d6
Nc6 16. Qe3 b6 $13) 14... Bxf3 15. Bxf3 b6 (15... e5 16. Qc3 Re8 17. Qxc5 b6
18. Qb4 Nb7 19. Be2 $36) (15... Nc6 16. Rxb7 Nd4 17. Rc1 Qd6 $13 {/\e6}) 16.
Qf4 (16. Qc3 $5 $146) (16. e5 $2 Nc6 17. d6 Qd7 $1 (17... Rc8 18. d7 Rc7 19.
Bxc6 Rxc6 20. Rbd1 $16) 18. Bxc6 (18. Rbd1 Rad8 $1 $15) 18... Qxc6 19. dxe7 (
19. d7 Rfd8 20. Rfd1 a6 {/\Ta7}) 19... Rfe8 20. Qd6 Rac8 (20... Qb7 $2 21. Qxc5
) 21. Rbd1 Qc7 $17) 16... Qd7 (16... f6 17. e5 (17. Bg4 e5 $3 (17... Qd6 $6 18.
Qh6 $13) 18. dxe6 Nc6 $17 {/\Sd4,De7,Tad8}) 17... fxe5 18. Qxe5 Qd6 19. Qc3
$146 {><Sa5}) 17. Rfe1 $1 (17. Bg4 $2 Qd6 18. e5 Qxd5 19. Bf3 Qxa2 20. Bxa8
Rxa8 $17) (17. e5 $6 Qf5 18. Qg3 Nc4 19. Rfe1 Nd2 20. Bg4 Qc2 21. Rbc1 Qxa2)
17... Rad8 (17... e6 18. d6 Nc6 19. e5 $146) (17... f6 $5 18. e5 (18. Bg4 $5)
18... fxe5 19. Qxe5 Nc4 20. Qc3 Rxf3 (20... Nd6 21. Bg4 Nf5 22. Re5 $146) 21.
gxf3 Nd6 $146 {/\Tf8,Sf5-d4}) 18. e5 (18. Rbd1 $5 Qa4 $5 (18... e6 $6 19. Bg4
Qe7 $8 20. d6 Qd7 21. e5 Nc6 22. h4 $1 $40) (18... f6 19. Bg4 e5 (19... Qd6 20.
Qh6 $40) 20. dxe6 Qe7 $13) 19. Qe5 Qd7 20. Qc3 $6 (20. Qf4 $10) 20... e6 21.
Bg4 Qe7 22. dxe6 fxe6 23. Qe5 Rde8 24. Rd6 Nc4 $1 (24... Rf6 25. Qg3 Nc4 26. e5
$1 $16) 25. Bxe6+ Rf7 26. Bxf7+ Qxf7 $17) 18... e6 (18... Qf5 19. Qh4 $36) (
18... f6 $6 19. d6 exd6 20. exf6 Qf7 21. Re7 Qxf6 22. Bd5+ Kh8 23. Qxf6+ Rxf6
24. Rxa7 $36 {><a5}) 19. Qf6 $2 (19. Rbd1 $2 exd5 20. Bxd5 Nc6 $1 21. Qf6 (21.
e6 fxe6 22. Bxe6+ Qxe6 23. Rxd8 Nxd8 $19) 21... Nd4 22. Bb3 b5 $17 {/\c4}) (19.
d6 Nc6 (19... f6 20. Rbd1 fxe5 21. Qxe5 Nc4 22. Qxe6+ Qxe6 23. Rxe6 $36) 20.
Bxc6 Qxc6 21. Rbd1 $5 (21. Qf6 Rd7 $8 22. h4 Qc8 23. h5 Qd8 24. Qf4 f6 25. hxg6
hxg6 26. Qg4 Qe8 $132) 21... c4 22. Rd4 $40) 19... exd5 20. Bg4 Qc6 21. e6 Rd6
$1 22. Qe7 (22. exf7+ Rxf7 23. Be6 Rxe6 $17) 22... Nb7 $1 (22... h5 $2 23. Bf5
$1 $13) (22... f5 $2 23. Bf3 Nb7 24. Re5 Nd8 25. Rd1 Re8 26. Qf6 $36) 23. exf7+
Rxf7 (23... Kg7 24. Qe5+ Rf6 (24... Kxf7 $2 25. Qe7+) 25. Be6 Nd6 26. Bxd5 Nxf7
27. Qe4 $15) 24. Be6 Rxe6 25. Rxe6 (25. Qxe6 Qxe6 26. Rxe6 Rd7 $17) 25... Rxe7
26. Rxc6 d4 27. Kf1 Kf7 $1 $17 28. Re1 (28. Rc8 $5) 28... Rd7 29. Ke2 Na5 30.
Rc8 Ke6 $1 $19 31. Kd3+ $138 (31. Kd1+ $32) 31... Kd5 32. f4 Nc6 33. a3 (33.
Rc1 Re7 $1) 33... c4+ 34. Kd2 b5 35. g4 a5 36. f5 gxf5 37. gxf5 b4 38. axb4 c3+
$138 (38... axb4) 39. Kc2 axb4 40. Re6 Ne5 41. Rb8 d3+ 42. Kb3 d2 {[43.Tb5 (43.
Kc2 Sc6 44.Tb5 Kc4) 43...Kd4 44.Tb4 Kd3-+] (I.Stohl)} 0-1

[Event "Hastings 9899"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1999.01.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Shipov, Sergei"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1998.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 2]} 1. d4 {Krasenkow} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6.
bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 ({It's well known} 9... b6 10. O-O
Bb7 11. Qd3 $14 {or}) (9... Bg4 10. O-O Bxf3 11. Bxf3 cxd4 12. cxd4 Bxd4 13.
Rxb7 $14 {are both insufficient to give Black complete equality.}) ({The
crucial alternative is} 9... Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 e6 13. f4 Bc7
$5 14. Bc4 a6 15. a4 b5 $5 16. axb5 axb5 17. Bxb5 exd5 18. Bc6 Qh4+ 19. g3 Qh5
20. Qxd5 Qf3 21. Rf1 Qxc3+ 22. Bd2 Qc2 23. Rc1 Qb2 24. Bxa8 Rd8 25. Rxc5 Rxd5
26. Bxd5 Qa1+ 27. Kf2 Qd4+ 28. Be3 Qb2+ 29. Kg1 Bh3 30. Rf2 Qa3 31. Rxc7 Qxe3
32. Bxf7+ Kh8 {1/2,Hracek,Z-Ftacnik,L/BL 9899/1998/}) (9... Qa5 10. O-O Qxa2 {
allows the immediate} (10... Qxc3 11. Bd2 Qa3 12. Qc2 $36) 11. Bg5 $1 {and is
considered risky.}) 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 (11. Qd2 $143 Qxd2+ 12. Bxd2 b6 $11 (
12... e6 $5 $11)) 11... Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 {Another important crossroad. Black
has many other alternatives-} (12... Nd7) (12... b6) (12... a5 $5) (12... Qe6)
(12... Na6 {But the text, originally an invention of Ivanchuk, is favoured by
the strongest-Kasparov,Anand, Shirov etc.}) 13. Bg5 {The main move.} ({
Innocuous alternatives are} 13. Rxb7 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Bxd4 15. e5 Na6 $132 {or}) (
13. d5 Nd7 $5 14. Rxb7 Rfb8 $11) ({The only other move deserving serious
consideration is} 13. Be3 $5 {Black must then carefully choose positions, in
which the P is better placed on h7, than on h6.} Nc6 (13... b6 14. Qd3 $1 $44 {
is extremely risky.}) 14. d5 (14. Rxb7 Rab8 15. Rxb8 Rxb8 16. h3 Bxf3 $5 17.
Bxf3 Rd8 18. d5 Ne5 19. Qc1 Nc4 20. Bg5 Re8 21. Re1 e6 22. Re2 Qb3 23. dxe6
Rxe6 24. Rc2 Nd6 25. Rc6 h5 26. Be3 {1/2,Khalifman,A-Stohl,I/BL 9798/1997/})
14... Na5 $5 15. Bg5 (15. Bc5 Bf6 16. e5 Bxe5 17. Rb4 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Rae8 19.
Bxa7 {With the pawn on h6 20.Be3! /\Ra4, Bh6 wins an exchange+a pawn.} b5 20.
Qe2 Qxe2 21. Bxe2 Nc4 22. Bc5 Nd6 23. Bxb5 Rb8 24. Bc6 Rxb4 25. Bxb4 Rb8 26.
Bc5 Rb2 27. g3 Rc2 28. Ba7 Ra2 {1/2,Van Wely,L-Leko,P/Tilburg/1998/}) 15... Qa3
16. Bd2 Bc3 17. Bc1 Qd6 18. e5 Qd7 19. Bd2 Rfc8 $5 (19... Bxf3 20. Bxf3 Bxd2
21. Qxd2 Nc4 22. Qe2 b5 23. e6 Qd6 24. exf7+ Kg7 25. Rxb5 Ne5 26. Be4 $14 {
Kramnik,V-Ivanchuk,V/Monte Carlo/1998/}) 20. Bxc3 Rxc3 21. Qd4 Bxf3 22. Bxf3
Rac8 23. Qxa7 Rxf3 24. gxf3 Qxd5 25. f4 Nc6 26. Qxb7 Rb8 27. Qc7 Rxb1 28. Rxb1
Nd4 29. Qb7 Ne2+ 30. Kf1 Qd3 31. Qb5 Nxf4+ 32. Qxd3 Nxd3 $11 {_|_,Van Wely,
L-Shirov,A/Wijk aan Zee/1999/}) 13... h6 {The main move, as White's
compensation after} (13... Qe6 14. h3 $1 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Qd7 16. d5 $44 {is
unquestionable.}) ({Ivanchuk had little luck with his other novelty} 13... Bf6
14. Be3 $5 (14. Bxf6 exf6 15. Rxb7 Nc6 16. d5 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Rfd8 18. Re1 a5 19.
Rc7 Nb4 20. Bc4 Qb2 21. d6 Rf8 22. f4 a4 23. Re2 a3 24. Kg2 Rfb8 25. Bxf7+ Kh8
26. Rxb2 axb2 27. Qd4 {1-0,Agrest,E-Moingt,J/Bastia/1998/}) 14... Nc6 15. Rxb7
Rab8 16. Rxb8 Rxb8 17. h3 Bd7 18. d5 Ne5 19. Bf4 Qb2 20. Qc1 $1 Rb7 21. Qxb2
Rxb2 22. Bxe5 Rxe2 23. Bxf6 exf6 24. Ra1 Rxe4 25. Rxa7 Bf5 26. d6 Rb4 27. d7
Rb8 28. Nd4 Rd8 29. Nxf5 gxf5 30. Kf1 $18 {_|_R,Gelfand,B-Ivanchuk,V/Cap
d'Agde/1998/}) 14. Bh4 $5 {Krasenkow: 'This move became popular after the
famous game Anand-Illescas (Madrid 1998).' The recent hit.} (14. Bxe7 $143 $6
Re8 15. Rxb7 Nd7 $5 (15... Nc6 16. Bc5 Rxe4 17. Bd3 Rxd4 $5 18. Bxd4 Nxd4 19.
Be4 Rd8 20. Qb1 Ne2+ 21. Kh1 Qc4 22. Bxg6 Nc3 23. Bxf7+ Qxf7 24. Rxf7 Nxb1 25.
Rxa7 Nc3 26. h3 {1/2,Kramnik,V-Kasparov,G/Novgorod/1994/}) 16. Bb4 Rxe4 17. Re1
Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Rxd4 19. Qc1 Ne5 20. Qe3 Rd3 21. Qe4 Nxf3+ 22. gxf3 Rad8 23. Re2
Rd1+ 24. Kg2 Qb1 $17 {Hultin,J-Ernst,T/Gausdal/1991/}) (14. Be3 {seems
currently exhausted,Black is OK after} Nc6 15. d5 (15. Rxb7 Rab8 16. Rxb8 Rxb8
17. h3 Bd7 $1 18. d5 Ne5 19. Bf4 Qb2 20. Qc1 g5 $1 21. Bxe5 Bxe5 22. Nxe5 Qxe5
23. Qa1 Rb2 24. Qxa7 Rxe2 25. Qxd7 Rxe4 26. Rd1 Kg7 27. g3 h5 28. d6 Re1+ {
1/2,Gelfand,B-Polgar,J/Novgorod/1996/ Comparing this game to the above
mentioned Gelfand-Ivanchuk one, we can see another extra use for the h6 move.})
15... Ne5 ({Playable is also} 15... Bxf3 $5 16. Bxf3 Ne5 17. Rxb7 e6 18. Qe2
Nxf3+ 19. Qxf3 exd5 20. exd5 a5 21. Rfb1 Qc2 22. Bf4 Qc3 23. Qxc3 {1/2,Kramnik,
V-Anand,V/Monte Carlo/1998/}) 16. Rxb7 e6 17. Re1 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Rfd8 19. d6 Qa5
$1 {/\Rd6} 20. Rf1 Bf8 21. d7 (21. Rb5 $2 Qa2 22. Rxe5 Bxd6 23. Rb5 Bxh2+ 24.
Kxh2 Rxd1 25. Bxd1 Qc4 $19) 21... Qa2 22. Re1 Qa5 23. Rf1 Qa2 24. Bb5 a6 25.
Ba4 Nxf3+ 26. Kg2 Nh4+ (26... Ng5 $2 27. Qc2 $1 $18 {Pelletier,Y-Stohl,I/
Portoroz/1998/}) 27. Kh1 Qc4 28. f3 Be7 $13) 14... a5 {Krasenkow: 'A logical
plan: Black makes use of his main trump - the a-pawn' The increased interest
in 14.Bh4 was aroused by Anand's quick win against Illescas last year. But the
move was first played by Chernin in 1992.} (14... g5 15. Bg3 Nc6 16. d5 Rad8 {
'!' Krasenkow.} (16... Na5 $6 17. e5 b6 18. Ra1 Qb2 19. Rb1 Qa2 20. Rb4 Bh5 21.
h4 Rad8 22. Rd4 f5 23. hxg5 Bxf3 24. gxf3 hxg5 25. f4 gxf4 26. Bxf4 $40 {
Sapis,W-Touzane,O/Legnica Voivode Cup/1994/}) 17. Rxb7 f5 $5 (17... e6 18. Bc7
{'!' Krasenkow.} exd5 19. Bxd8 dxe4 20. Be7 Re8 {'?!' Krasenkow.} (20... Nxe7
21. Rxe7 exf3 22. Bxf3 Bxf3 23. Qxf3 a5 $1 $132 {Chernin,A}) 21. Bc5 Rd8 22.
Qb3 Qxb3 23. Rxb3 Rd5 24. Ba3 exf3 25. Bxf3 Bxf3 26. Rxf3 $16 {Chernin,
A-Horvath,J/HUN-ch/1992/} (26. Rxf3 {Krasenkow} Nd4 27. Re3 $16 {1-0 Chernin,
A-Horvath,J/HUN-ch 1992 (35)})) 18. Qe1 (18. Bc7 $2 fxe4 $17) 18... Bxf3 19.
Bxf3 Nd4 20. exf5 Nxf3+ 21. gxf3 Qxd5 22. Rxa7 Rxf5 23. Qxe7 Rf7 $11 {leads to
a practically drawn endgame. But even if we do not doubt this line, Ivan
Sokolov certainly is not a player who would right from the opening go for an
endgame with a minus pawn and no winning chances whatsoever.}) (14... Rd8 $143
$6 15. d5 g5 16. Bg3 b6 17. Re1 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Nd7 19. e5 Rac8 20. e6 fxe6 21.
Rxe6 Nf6 22. Rxe7 Qc2 (22... Nxd5 $2 23. Re8+ $1 $18) 23. d6 Qxd1+ 24. Rxd1 a5
25. h3 a4 26. Rc7 {Krasenkow: ' 1-0 Anand,V-Illescas Cordoba,M/It, Madrid ESP
1998 (33)'} Kh8 27. Rdc1 $18 {Anand,V-Illescas Cordoba,M/Madrid/1998/}) ({
An interesting and possibly playble idea is} 14... e6 $5 15. Rxb7 g5 16. Bg3
Rd8 17. Bc7 $2 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Rxd4 19. Bxb8 Rxd1 20. Rxd1 Qa5 21. Bd6 Rd8 22. g3
Qa6 $19 {Del Rio,G-De la Villa,J/Zamora/1996/}) (14... Bf6 15. Bxf6 exf6 16.
Rxb7 Nc6 17. h3 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Qc4 19. d5 Ne5 20. Qd2 Nxf3+ $6 21. gxf3 Qc8 22.
Qb2 f5 23. e5 Qc4 24. Rd1 Rad8 25. d6 Qf4 26. Qc3 {Krasenkow: ' 1-0 Lautier,
J-Svidler,P/Tilburg Fontys 1998 (33)'} a5 27. Re1 Rb8 28. Rxb8 Rxb8 29. d7 $18
{Lautier,J-Svidler,P/Tilburg/1998/}) (14... Qe6 15. h3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Qd7 17. d5
Na6 18. Qe2 Nc5 19. e5 e6 20. Rfd1 exd5 21. Bxd5 Qf5 22. Be7 Rfc8 (22... Na4
23. Bxf8 Nc3 24. Qd3 Qxd3 25. Rxd3 Nxb1 26. Bxg7 Kxg7 27. Bxb7 Re8 28. f4) 23.
Qe3 Na4 24. e6 $36 {Komljenovic,D-Sanchez Almeyra,J/San Sebastian op/1993/} (
24. e6 {Krasenkow} Nc3 25. exf7+ Kh7 26. Be6 Nxd1 27. Rxd1 Qc2 $13 {
Komljenovic,D-Sanchez Almeyra,J/San Sebastian op 1993/1/2-1/2 (109)})) 15. Rxb7
g5 16. Bg3 a4 17. h4 {Krasenkow: 'White must urgently create counterplay
against the black king.'} (17. Rxe7 $2 Nc6 {[%csl Rd4] and White's [+] falls
apart.}) 17... Nc6 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] '!' Krasenkow. Krasenkow: 'A strong
novelty. Stohl: 'Finally a novelty. The motive of the ruthless advance of the
passed pawn is better know from the 14...a5 line and even here the o^a4 plays
a big role. But as Gelfand proved nicely, Black shouldn't rely only on this
trump.} (17... a3 18. hxg5 hxg5 19. Rc7 $1 (19. Rb5 Nc6 20. Rxg5 Bxf3 21. gxf3
Qb2 22. Bc4 Rfd8 (22... a2 $142 $1) 23. f4 Rxd4 24. Bxf7+ Kxf7 25. Qh5+ Kg8 26.
e5 Qb3 27. Qg6 Qf7 28. Qxc6 Rad8 {Krasenkow: ' 1/2-1/2 Lautier,J-Sokolov,I/
Sigeman, Malmoe SWE 1998 (39)'} 29. Qa6 $6 (29. f5 $1) 29... Rd3 30. f5 Rf3 $44
{Lautier,J-Sokolov,I/Malmo/1998/}) 19... Na6 20. Rxe7 Qb2 21. Bc4 Qb4 22. Bxf7+
Kh8 23. Rd7 $3 {'!' Krasenkow.} Bxd7 24. Nxg5 Qb6 25. Be6 Qxe6 26. Nxe6 Bxe6
27. Be5 {'+/-' Krasenkow. Krasenkow: '1-0 Gelfand,B-Shirov,A/A.Rubinstein
Memorial, Polanica Zdroj 1998 (39)'} Rf7 28. Qh5+ Kg8 29. Qg6 Bd7 30. Bxg7 Rxg7
31. Qd6 Kh7 32. Qxa3 $18 {Gelfand,B-Shirov,A/Polanica Zdroj/1998/}) 18. hxg5
hxg5 19. d5 $8 (19. e5 $6 Rad8 {><d4}) 19... Bxf3 20. Bxf3 Nd4 21. d6 $5 {
An important and good decision after a series of forced moves.} ({White
probably has no time for pawn grabbing:} 21. Rxe7 Qb2 (21... Qc2 {Krasenkow})
22. e5 a3 23. d6 Nxf3+ 24. gxf3 a2 25. Qa1 Qxa1 26. Rxa1 Rfb8 27. d7 Kf8 $1 $19
{[%csl Ga2]}) (21. e5 $6 Nxf3+ (21... Nf5 $143 22. Bh2 $36 {/\Be4}) (21... Qc4
$5 22. Rxe7 a3) 22. Qxf3 a3 23. Rxe7 Qb2 $1 {The Q is necessary on the long
diagonal.} (23... Qc4 $143 $2 24. e6 fxe6 25. Qh5 Qxd5 26. Qg6 Qd4 27. Qxe6+
Kh8 28. Rxg7 $1 $18 {->}) 24. Qe3 (24. e6 Qf6 $1 $19 {_|_o^a}) 24... a2 25. Ra7
Rxa7 {'!' Krasenkow.} 26. Qxa7 Rc8 $1 27. e6 (27. Kh2 Bxe5 $19) 27... fxe6 (
27... a1=Q {Krasenkow} 28. Qxf7+ Kh7 29. Qh5+ Bh6 30. Qf7+ Kh8 31. Rxa1 Qxa1+
32. Kh2 Rc1 (32... Qg7 33. Qh5 $44) 33. Qe8+ Kh7 34. Qf7+ Bg7 $11 (34... Qg7 $2
35. Qd7 $3 Re1 36. d6 $18)) (27... Rc1 28. Qxf7+ $11) 28. Qd7 (28. dxe6 a1=Q
29. Qf7+ Kh7 30. Qh5+ Bh6 31. Qf7+ Kh8 $19) 28... Rf8 29. Qxe6+ (29. dxe6 a1=Q
30. Rxa1 Qxa1+ 31. Kh2 Qd4 $19) 29... Kh7 30. Qh3+ Kg6 $19) (21. Bg4 a3 22.
Rxe7 Qb2 $17) (21. Qc1 $5 {[%cal Rc1g5] (Krasenkow) M.Sadler} Nxf3+ 22. gxf3
Bf6 $5 23. e5 Bg7 $13 {[%csl Rd5]}) 21... e5 $1 {[%csl Gd4] Krasenkow: 'Now
the white bishops (sepecially Bg3) are (at least, temporarily) out of play.'
It seems illogical to give White a o^, but the strong Nd4 is very important
for Black, who has higher ambitions than fighting for a draw.} ({Playable was
even} 21... exd6 22. Bxd6 Rfd8 $8 (22... Rfe8 $2 23. Bh5 $16) 23. e5 Nxf3+ 24.
Qxf3 Re8 $5 (24... a3 25. Re1 $1 {/\e6} Qe6 $8 26. Bxa3 $16) 25. Qf5 Qd5 $132)
22. d7 $2 {But this definitely is a mistake, as White gradually loses both his
central pawns.} (22. Bg4 $142 $1 a3 (22... Qc4 23. Qc1 Qxc1 24. Rxc1 a3 25. Ra1
$36) 23. Qc1 {and now the wild line} Qc2 24. Qxg5 Qxe4 25. Re7 a2 $1 26. Bxe5
Qxe5 27. Rxe5 a1=Q 28. Rxa1 Rxa1+ 29. Kh2 f6 30. Qg6 fxe5 31. Be6+ Nxe6 32.
Qxe6+ Kh7 33. Qh3+ {leads probably to a draw. Although Black can avoid a
perpetual by} Bh6 34. Qd3+ Kg7 35. Qc3 $1 $11 {he will lose his last P.}) 22...
Qe6 23. Bg4 (23. Qc1 g4 24. Bd1 a3 $17) 23... Qc6 24. Rb1 $8 (24. Qb1 a3 $17)
24... Qxe4 (24... a3 {Krasenkow} 25. Qd3 a2 26. Ra1 $13 {[%cal Yf1c1,Yc1c8]})
25. Re1 Qd5 26. Bf5 $1 $15 {The only move to keep tension in the position,
otherwise after f5 Black will dominate White's ^^.} Rad8 27. Be4 {Illogical.} (
27. Qd3 $5 a3 28. Rbd1 $15) (27. Qg4 $143 Nxf5 28. Qxf5 Rxd7 29. Bxe5 $2 Re8 $1
$19 (29... f6 $6 30. Qg4 $1 {/\} fxe5 31. Red1)) 27... Qe6 $5 (27... Qxd7 $143
28. Qh5 f5 29. Rb7 $44) 28. Qh5 f5 29. Bd3 {Krasenkow: 'Giving up the
initiative.'} (29. Rb6 $8 {Krasenkow} Qxd7 (29... Qxb6 30. Bd5+ Ne6 31. Rxe5) (
29... Qf7 30. Qxf7+ Kxf7 31. Bd5+ Ke7 32. Bxe5 Bxe5 33. Rxe5+ Kxd7 34. Ra6 $11
{M.Sadler}) 30. Rb7 Qe6 31. Bd3 Rf7 32. Rxf7 (32. Qxg5 Rxb7 33. Qxd8+ Kf7)
32... Qxf7 33. Qxg5 Nf3+ 34. gxf3 Rxd3 35. Bxe5 Rd7 36. Rb1 Rb7 $11) 29... Rxd7
(29... a3 $2 30. Rb4 Qxd7 31. Bc4+ Ne6 32. Rb6 $40 {turns the tables
completely.}) 30. Rbc1 $2 ({White still had very real chances to save the game
after} 30. Rb4 $1 {/\Bc4,Ra4} Qh6 (30... a3 $2 31. Bc4 Rd5 32. Bxe5 $1 Bxe5 33.
Rxe5 Qxe5 34. Rb7 Ne2+ 35. Bxe2 Qa1+ 36. Bf1 $1 $18 (36. Kh2 $4 Qh8 $19)) (
30... Rc8 $5 31. Rxa4 $5 (31. Bc4 Rxc4 32. Rxc4 (32. Rb8+ Bf8 33. Bxe5 Ne2+ $1
34. Qxe2 Re4 $19) 32... Qxc4 33. Qe8+ Kh7 34. Qxd7 f4 $40 {'-/+' Krasenkow.}) (
31. Qxg5 {Krasenkow} e4 32. Rxa4 $11 Qb3 $2 33. Rxd4 Rxd4 34. Be5 Rd7 35. Bxg7
Rxg7 36. Qxf5) 31... f4 32. Bh2 $44 {/\Bc4,Qg5}) 31. Qxh6 Bxh6 32. Bxe5 (32.
Rxa4 f4 {ץg3}) 32... Re8 (32... Nf3+ 33. gxf3 Rxd3 34. Rxa4 Rxf3 {'=/+'
Krasenkow.} 35. Kg2 {is not enough to win.}) (32... Nc6 33. Bc4+ Kh7 34. Rxa4
Re8 35. Bc3 $11) 33. Rxa4 Bg7 34. f4 gxf4 35. Bxf5 $1 Nxf5 (35... Rd5 36. Be4
$1 Rexe5 37. Bxd5+ Rxd5 38. Re4 $11) (35... Rdd8 36. Rxd4 Rxd4 37. Bxd4 Rxe1+
38. Kf2 {Also here White eliminates Black's last pawn:} Rc1 39. Bxg7 Kxg7 40.
g3 Kf6 41. Bh7 Rc7 42. Bb1 $11) 36. Rxf4 Nd6 (36... Rf7 37. g4) 37. Rg4 Rde7
38. Rd1 $1 $15 {White gets out of all the pins and should be able to save the
game.}) 30... Qh6 $1 31. Qxh6 Bxh6 32. Bxe5 Bg7 33. Rc7 $6 $138 {Probably in
time-trouble White eases Back's task.} (33. Bxd4 $142 $17 {^-}) (33. Bxg7 Kxg7
34. Re5 a3 $19 {doesn't help, as White's R can't get to the a-file.}) (33. Ra1
$5 {Krasenkow} Ra7) 33... Rxc7 34. Bxc7 Bf6 35. Rb1 (35. Bd6 $142 Rc8 $5 $17 {
/-+ although Black should win anyway.}) 35... a3 $19 {[%csl Ga3] o^a3 The
powerful passed pawn decides the game, due to his unfortunately exposed pieces
White has no defense anymore.} 36. Kf1 (36. Rb8 {[%csl Rg1] loses due to the
K-position:} Rxb8 37. Bxb8 Kg7 38. Bc4 Ne2+ $1 39. Kf1 Nc3 $19) (36. Bc4+ Kg7
37. Rb7 Kg6 38. Ra7 (38. Kf1 Ra8 39. Ba2 Rh8 $1 $19) 38... Rc8 $1 39. Kf1 a2 $1
40. Bxa2 Nb5 $19) 36... Kg7 37. Bc4 (37. Rb7 Rf7 $1 38. Bc4 Re7 $19 {and White
can't get out of the pin-} 39. Ra7 a2 $1 40. Bxa2 Nb5 $19) (37. Bd6 Ra8 $19)
37... Rh8 {'!' Krasenkow.} 38. Kg1 a2 $1 39. Bxa2 (39. Rd1 Rc8 $19) 39... Ne2+
40. Kf1 Nc3 41. g4 (41. Kg1 Nxb1 42. Bxb1 Rc8 $19 {also loses a whole R.})
41... Nxb1 (41... Nxb1 42. Bxb1 Rh1+ $19) 0-1

[Event "Linares 17th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2000.03.05"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2000.02.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Krasenkow} Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7.
bxc3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 {This move is nowadays universally considered
the main line.} (9... Nc6 {is in somewhat of a crisis:} 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5
Bxe5 12. Qd2 e6 13. f4 Bc7 (13... Bg7 14. c4 b6 15. Bb2 Bxb2 16. Rxb2 Ba6 17.
Rb3 $5 Re8 18. Re3 exd5 19. cxd5 Bxe2 20. Rxe2 Qh4+ 21. g3 Qh3 22. Rf1 b5 23.
f5 Qh5 24. Rf4 g5 25. Rff2 f6 26. e5 Rxe5 27. Rxe5 fxe5 28. d6 $16 {Khalifman,
A-Greenfeld,A/St.Petersburg/1999/}) 14. O-O exd5 15. exd5 Ba5 16. d6 $1 b6 17.
Bf3 Bf5 18. Bxa8 Bxb1 19. Bc6 $1 Bf5 $142 ({Insufficient is} 19... Qf6 20. Bb2
Bxa2 21. c4 $1 Bxd2 (21... Qe6 22. f5 $1 Bxd2 23. fxe6 Be3+ 24. Kh1 fxe6 25.
Rxf8+ Kxf8 26. Bf6 Bd4 (26... Bf4 27. d7 Bc7 28. Bb5 $1 {is the same.}) 27. Bg5
Be5 28. d7 Bc7 29. Bb5 $1 Bb1 30. d8=Q+ Bxd8 31. Bxd8 $18 {_|_,Schandorff,
L-Borge,N/Aarhus/1999/ Black's pawns are immobilized and weak.}) 22. Bxf6 Bxc4
23. Rf3 Be6 24. d7 Bxd7 25. Bxd7 a6 26. Kf1 b5 27. Ke2 Ba5 28. Ra3 Bd8 29. Be5
$18 {Van Wely,L-Van der Werf,M/NED-chT 9899/1999/}) 20. Re1 Qf6 21. Bb2 Rd8 22.
Re8+ Rxe8 23. Bxe8 a6 $5 24. a4 Qd4+ $1 25. Qxd4 ({The point of 23...a6 is
clear after} 25. cxd4 Bxd2 26. dxc5 bxc5 27. d7 Bxd7 28. Bxd7 c4 $11 {White
can't play Ba4 and Black wins back the piece.}) 25... cxd4 26. d7 b5 27. cxd4 (
27. axb5 dxc3 28. Bxc3 Bxd7 $1 $14) 27... b4 28. d5 Kf8 29. d6 $1 (29. Bf6 $6
b3 30. d6 Bd8 $1 31. Bb2 {Khalifman,A-Mikhalevski,V/St Petersburg/1999/} (31.
Bxd8 Bxd7 $1 $11) 31... Be6 32. Kf2 f5 33. Ke3 Bf7 $11) 29... b3 30. Kf2 $16 {
/\} Be6 31. Bf6 $1 Bd8 32. Bxd8 Bxd7 33. Bxd7 b2 34. Be7+ Kg7 35. Bf5 gxf5 36.
d7 $18) 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Nd7 $5 {Another important critical
position, Leko's move is extremely risky.} ({The safest alternative is} 12...
Bg4 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 $5 (14. Be3 Nc6 15. d5 Bxf3 (15... Ne5 $143 $6 16. Rxb7
e6 17. d6 Rfd8 18. Re1 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Qa5 20. Rf1 Bf8 21. d7 Qa2 22. Bb5 a6 23.
Ba4 Nxf3+ 24. Kg2 Ne5 25. Bb6 Qc4 26. Qd4 Qxd4 27. Bxd4 Nd3 28. Bc6 Nc5 29. Rc7
Bd6 30. Bxc5 Bxc7 31. Bxa8 Rxa8 32. Be7 $18 {Khalifman,A-Leko,P/Linares/2000/}
Bd8 33. Rc1 $1) 16. Bxf3 (16. gxf3 Nd4 $1 $15) 16... Ne5 17. Rxb7 e6 (17... a5
$5) 18. dxe6 Qxe6 19. Rxa7 Nxf3+ 20. Qxf3 Rxa7 21. Bxa7 Re8 22. Re1 f5 23. Qe3
fxe4 24. f3 Qc4 25. fxe4 Re7 26. Kh1 Qc3 27. Bc5 Rc7 28. Rc1 Qxe3 29. Bxe3
Rxc1+ 30. Bxc1 h5 31. Kg1 Kf7 {1/2,Bunzmann,D-Leko,P/Hamburg m/1999/ It's very
surprising Leko in Linares went for the well-known inferior line.}) 14... a5 ({
Very risky is the older recommendation} 14... g5 $6 15. Bg3 Nc6 16. d5 Rad8 17.
Rxb7 f5 {because of} 18. Rc7 $1 fxe4 19. Rxc6 exf3 20. Bc4 Qa3 21. Re1 Kh8 22.
Rxh6+ $1 Bxh6 23. Qd4+ Bg7 24. Qxg4 $36 Rc8 25. Qh3+ Kg8 26. Qe6+ Kh8 27. d6
Rxc4 28. dxe7 Rc1 29. exf8=Q+ Bxf8 {Shulman,Y-Votava,J/Pardubice op/1999/ and
Black holds just by the skin of his teeth:} 30. Be5+ Kh7 31. Qf7+ Kh6 32. Qf6+
Kh7 33. Qh8+ Kg6 34. Qg8+ Kh6 $1 {[]}) 15. Rxb7 g5 16. Bg3 a4 17. Rc7 $5 Qb2
18. Bc4 a3 19. Bd5 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Ra6 21. Rb7 Qxd4 22. Qxd4 Bxd4 23. Bxb8 a2 24.
Bxa2 Rxa2 {1/2,Cs,Horvath-Groszpeter,A/Gyula/2000/}) 13. Re1 {Anand
immediately deviates from the main lines, which caused Black quite a few
problems lately. The game indicates that in this case Leko maybe also intended
the f5 central counterthrust:} (13. Bb4 Nb6 14. h3 $5 (14. Ra1 Qe6 15. Qb1 f5
$5 (15... Bd7 16. Ra5 Bc6 (16... Nc8 17. d5 Qb6 18. e5 a6 19. Qe4 Na7 20. Raa1
$1 {[%csl Gd5,Ge5] [+]} Nb5 21. Qh4 Rfc8 $146 22. Rfe1 $1 Nc3 23. Bxc3 Rxc3 24.
Rab1 Qc5 $2 25. Ng5 Bf5 26. Qxh7+ Kf8 27. Rbd1 Rd8 28. e6 f6 29. g4 {1-0,
Pankratov,V-Leko,P/ICCF email/1999/}) 17. Bd3 Qd7 18. d5 Ba4 19. Bc5 Rfc8 20.
Qb4 e6 21. Bd4 exd5 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Qd4+ f6 24. e5 Qe7 25. Re1 Be8 26. h4 Bf7
27. h5 $13 {->,Sherbakov,R-Daniliuk,S/RUS-ch Elista/1995/}) 16. e5 Bh6 17. d5
Qxd5 $5 (17... Nxd5 18. Bc4 Rd8 19. Rd1 Qc6 20. Qb3 e6 21. Bd6 $44 {|^,Cebalo,
M-Sale,S/Bled op/1995/}) 18. Bxe7 Re8 $13) ({A nakoniec} 14. Ne5 f6 15. Nc4 (
15. Nd3 Qf7 16. d5 f5 17. Nc5 $2 fxe4 18. d6 Rd8 $1 19. Nxe4 Bf5 20. Bd3 Bxe4
21. Bxe4 exd6 22. f4 d5 23. Bc2 Nc4 $19 {Shirov,A-Leko,P/Dortmund/1998/}) 15...
Nxc4 16. Ra1 Nb2 17. Rxa2 Nxd1 18. Bc4+ Kh8 19. Rxd1 a6 $5 {/\} (19... Rd8 20.
Bxe7 Re8 21. Bc5 Rxe4 22. Rxa7 Rxa7 23. Bxa7 Bf8 24. f3 Re3 $1 25. d5 Rc3 26.
Bb5 Rb3 $11 {Lagunow}) 20. f3 Re8 21. Bb5 Be6 $1 $11) 14... f5 $5 $132 {
also seems possible.} (14... Bd7 15. Ra1 Qe6 16. Bd3 f6 $6 17. Bc5 $1 Rfc8 18.
d5 Qf7 19. Bxb6 axb6 20. Rxa8 Rxa8 21. Qb3 $16 {[%csl Rb6,Rb7,Gd5,Ge4,Re7] [+],
ק,Gelfand,B-Tseitlin,Ma/Tel Aviv/1999/})) 13... Nb6 14. Ra1 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8]
A novelty, and a good one.} (14. h3 Bd7 15. Ra1 Qe6 16. Bd3 Rfd8 17. Qe2 Be8
18. Be3 Qd7 19. Ra5 Na4 20. Qd2 a6 $13 {/=/+,1/2,Chernin,A-Leko,P/HUN-ch
Budapest/1997/ Black managed to end his development without White making any
substantial progress.}) 14... Qb2 $1 ({It's quite possible that Anand at home
concentrated on the more logical retreat} 14... Qe6 {After} 15. Qb1 {we get
the position above, only White has Re1 instead of Bb4. This is more useful for
him, his Be2 is protected, as well as g5:} (15. Bd3 $143 $6 Qd6 $1 {[%csl Rd4]
[%cal Rc8g4] /\Bg4}) 15... Bd7 (15... f5 $6 16. Ng5 Qf6 17. e5 $16) 16. d5 $36
(16. Ra5 $5 $44)) 15. h3 {Already Bg4 was in the air, White can't do without
this prophylaxis.  Krasenkow: 'Preventing 15...Bg4 and preparing a round-up of
the black queen.'} f5 $6 {Very risky, although Leko said he analysed it
earlier.} ({Perhaps a more quiet move was possible:} 15... Bd7 $5 16. Bd3 (16.
Ba5 {(Krasenkow) with ideas Qd3, Reb1 and Bd3, Re2} Rac8 $5 (16... Bb5 17. Rb1
Bxe2 18. Rxe2 Qa3 19. Bb4 $16) (16... Rfc8 17. Qd3 $44 (17. Bd3 Bxd4))) 16...
Rfc8 17. Re2 Bb5 18. Ba5 (18. Rb1 Ba4 $1 19. Qe1 Qa3 $15) 18... Qxa1 19. Qxa1
Bxd3 $44 {/\} 20. Re3 Bh6 $1) 16. Rb1 (16. Bd3 $142 $1 {[%csl Rb2][%cal Re4f5,
Re1e2] /\ef5,Re2,ףb2} fxe4 $142 (16... Bd7 17. exf5 (17. Re2 fxe4 (17... Bxd4
18. Rb1 Ba4 19. Qe1 Qa3 20. Rxb6 $1 Qxd3 (20... Bxb6 21. Bc4+ Kh8 22. Bb4 $18)
21. Rb4 $16) 18. Ba5 Qxa1 19. Qxa1 exd3 20. Rxe7 $36) 17... Bxf5 18. Bxf5 Rxf5
19. Rxe7 $40 {and the Re7 is an unwelcome guest Black can't get rid off easily:
} Nd5 $2 20. Rb1 Qxb1 21. Rxg7+ $18) 17. Bxe4 Qb5 (17... Bf5 18. Bxf5 {-16...
Bd7 17.ef5} (18. Bxb7 $6 Rad8 $132)) 18. Ra5 Qc4 19. Rc5 (19. Bc2 $5 $36) 19...
Qf7 20. Rc7 $44 {gives White more than enough for the pawn, all his pieces are
well coordinated, while Black's development is still unfinished.} Bf6 (20...
Nd5 21. Bxd5 Qxd5 22. Rexe7 $16) 21. Ng5 $1 $40 {/\} Bxg5 22. Bxg5 Qxf2+ 23.
Kh2 e6 24. Rxh7 $1 $18) (16. e5 {(Krasenkow)} Be6 {doesn't look promising for
White}) 16... Qa2 {Krasenkow: 'This position could have arisen in the
Chernin-Leko game after 14...f5 (instead of 14...Bd7). Leko had certainly
analysed this.'} 17. Qc1 $6 {[%cal Rb1b6,Re2c4] /\Rb6,Bc4 Krasenkow,M: 'A
typical move. White threatens 18.Rxb6 but at the same time prepares Ba5xb6 
(followed by Bc4) or Bh6.'} (17. Bd3 fxe4 18. Bxe4 Qf7 $13 {Here White's R is
passively placed compared with the note above.}) ({But White still could have
returned into the above-mentioned lines with} 17. Ra1 Qb2 (17... Qe6 18. Ng5
$16) 18. Bd3 $36) 17... Kh8 ({Interesting is also the provocative} 17... Be6 $5
{/\Rfc8} 18. Ra1 (18. Ng5 Rfc8 $17) (18. d5 $2 Rac8 $19) 18... Rfc8 19. Bc3 Qb3
20. Ra3 Rxc3 21. Qxc3 Qxc3 22. Rxc3 fxe4 23. Ne5 $13) (17... Qf7 $6 18. Ng5 Qf6
19. e5 Qc6 20. Qa3 $1 $40 {/\} h6 21. Rec1 Qa4 22. Bc4+ Kh8 23. Nf7+ Kh7 24.
Qxa4 Nxa4 25. Bb4 $16) 18. Ra1 Qg8 $1 {[%cal Ga2g8] This move is practically
forced, the exclamation mark is for the artistic impression. How many times
one gets to make such a long Q-move with a board full of pieces?  Krasenkow:
'the safest place for the queen!'} 19. Ba5 {[%mdl 64] This leads to
fascinating complications, which Peter out in a more or less forced draw. 
Krasenkow: 'Complications started with this move lead to equality but'} ({
White has already missed his chance for} 19. Bd3 Be6 $1 20. exf5 (20. d5 $2
Rfc8 {/\fe4-/+}) 20... Bxf5 21. Bxf5 Rxf5 22. Rxe7 Rf7 $11) (19. e5 {Krasenkow,
M} Be6 {is OK for Black.}) 19... fxe4 (19... Be6 20. Bxb6 axb6 21. Rxa8 Rxa8
22. Bd3 $44 {[%csl Rb6,Rb7,Re7] ק Also Black's pieces lack coordination.}) 20.
Bxb6 exf3 21. Bxf3 (21. Bc4 {Krasenkow,M} e6) 21... Bxh3 {This is allegedly
still part of Leko's preparation.} (21... Rxf3 22. gxf3 Bxh3 23. Rxa7 Rxa7 24.
Bxa7 $14 Qd5 $6 25. Rxe7 Qxf3 26. Re8+ Bf8 27. Qg5 $16) 22. Rxa7 (22. gxh3 $2
Rxf3 $19) ({Less forced, but insufficient for an advantage was} 22. Bxa7 Be6 (
22... Rxf3 23. gxf3 Qd5 24. Qe3 Rf8 25. Bc5 $14) (22... Rac8 {(Krasenkow)} 23.
Qe3 (23. Qa3 Be6) 23... Bd7 24. Bxb7 (24. Qxe7 Bc6) 24... Rc7 25. Bf3 {was the
only (hardly successful) possibility for White to play for a win.}) 23. Qc7 Bd5
24. Bxd5 Qxd5 25. Rxe7 Rxa7 26. Rxa7 Qxd4 27. Ra3 Qxf2+ 28. Kh2 Qd4 $132 {
A draw is the most probable result.}) (22. Bxb7 {Krasenkow} Rab8 23. Rxa7 Rxb7
$1 24. Rxb7 Qd5) 22... Bxg2 $1 {Bravo, Fritz! Otherwise Black would risk ק
and an offside ף, which could be unpleasant. Krasenkow: 'A nice tactical
trick.'} (22... Rxa7 {Krasenkow,M} 23. Bxa7 Qf7 {still enabled White to try}
24. Qe3 {etc.} (24. Bc5 $2 {didn't work in view of} Bxg2 $1 25. Bxg2 Qxf2+ 26.
Kh1 Rf5 $19)) 23. Kxg2 $1 (23. Bxg2 $2 Rxa7 24. Bxa7 Qa2 $1 $17 {/\ Krasenkow:
'leads to a line similar to the one mentioned in the previous comment.'} 25.
Bb6 Qxf2+ 26. Kh2 Qh4+ 27. Kg1 Bh6 28. Qd1 (28. Qc3 Qf2+ 29. Kh1 Bd2 $19) 28...
Qf2+ 29. Kh1 Rf4 $19 {->}) (23. Rxa8 $143 Bxf3 24. Rxf8 Qxf8 $15 {and it's
White who has to make a draw.}) 23... Qb3 24. Qd1 {The best. Krasenkow: 'It is
now the only way for White to equalize! A forced draw now comes out.'} (24. Re3
$143 $2 Qxb6 25. Rxb7 Qxd4 $17 {/\} 26. Rexe7 Rxf3 $1 (26... Ra2 $19) 27. Kxf3
Rf8+ 28. Rf7 Rxf7+ 29. Rxf7 Qd5+ $19) 24... Qxb6 25. Rxb7 Qf6 ({The most
testing move.} 25... Qxd4 26. Rexe7 Qxd1 27. Bxd1 Rg8 28. Bb3 Rae8 $1 29. Red7
Rd8 30. Rdc7 Rc8 31. Bxg8 Rxc7 32. Rxc7 Kxg8 $11) 26. Rexe7 Ra1 $1 27. Rxg7 $1
{[]} (27. Qe2 $2 Qh4 28. Rf7 Qh1+ 29. Kg3 Rg1+ 30. Kf4 Qh4+ 31. Bg4 Bh6+ $19) (
27. Qxa1 $2 Qxf3+ 28. Kh2 Qxf2+ 29. Kh1 Qh4+ 30. Kg1 (30. Kg2 Rf2+) 30... Bxd4+
$19) 27... Rxd1 28. Rxh7+ Kg8 29. Bd5+ Rf7 30. Rbxf7 {White shrewdly forces an
immediate draw.} ({Possible was also} 30. Bxf7+ Kxh7 31. Bb3+ Kh6 32. Bxd1 Qxd4
33. Bf3 {as even the _|_ after e.g.} g5 34. Rb3 g4 35. Bxg4 $5 Qxg4+ 36. Rg3
$11 {is a theoretical draw.}) 30... Qg5+ 31. Kh3 Qxd5 {Black will have to take
the B anyway.} (31... Rd3+ 32. f3 $11 (32. Kh2 $11)) 32. Rhg7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 19th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2013.11.11"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Ragger, Markus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[Annotator "Sumets,A"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2013.11.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Austria"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AUT"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Nb6 6. e4 Bg7 7. Be3 O-O 8. h3
e5 9. d5 $5 {A side line which might become a popular one. White puts off
developing his king side but he has control over the centre.} (9. Nf3 {The
main line} exd4 10. Bxd4 Nc6 (10... Bxd4 {For this line see the games Anand,V
- Svidler, P Moscow 2009 and Sokolov, I- Eljanov, P EU-ChT 2005, which were
annotated by M, Krasenkow} 11. Qxd4) 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. Bb5 Qxd1+ 13. Rxd1 Bd7
14. O-O Rfd8 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. Rxd5 a6 17. Ba4 Be8 18. Rc1 Rac8 19. Kh2 Kf8 20.
Rdc5 Rd6 21. Bb3 $14 {Berkes,F (2678)-Grigoriants,S (2576) Mamaia ROU 2013 1/2
(42). This position is assessed as better for White.}) (9. dxe5 {seems to be a
harmless line:} Bxe5 (9... Qxd1+ $5 10. Rxd1 Bxe5 11. Nf3 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Be6
$13) 10. Qc2 Nc6 11. Nf3 Bg7 12. Be2 Nb4 13. Qb1 Qe7 14. O-O Be6 15. a3 Nc6 16.
Qc2 Rfe8 17. Nb5 $2 (17. Rfd1 Rad8 18. Bg5 f6 19. Rxd8 Rxd8 20. Bf4 $14) 17...
a6 18. Nc3 Bc4 $1 19. Bxc4 Nxc4 20. Bg5 Nd4 21. Nxd4 Qxg5 $15 {Evdokimov,A 
(2564)-Svidler,P (2750) Dagomys RUS-ChT 2010 0-1 (41)}) 9... c6 10. Qb3 cxd5
11. exd5 e4 {I wouldn't recommend this move. As we can see, the outcome of the
opening was disastrous for Black, so he has to find an improvement. I guess
Black might find it in the lines 11...Na6 or 11...Nd7:} (11... Na6 $5 12. Rd1
Bd7 13. Nf3 Rc8 (13... e4 $5 14. Ng5 (14. Nxe4 $4 Ba4 15. Bxb6 Qd7 $1 $19)
14... Nc5 15. Bxc5 Qxg5 16. Bxf8 Bxf8 $44) 14. Bxa6 $6 bxa6 15. O-O Nc4 16. Nd2
Nxe3 17. fxe3 Qb6 18. Qxb6 axb6 $15 {Moskalenko,V (2511)-Vidarte Morales,A 
(2407) Badalona 2001 1/2 (26)}) (11... N8d7 12. a4 Nf6 (12... f5 $5 13. a5 f4
14. d6+ Kh8 15. Bd2 Nc5 16. Qa3 Nbd7 17. Nd5 Qg5 $13) 13. Rd1 Bd7 14. Nf3 (14.
a5 $6 {is very dangerous for White:} Nc8 15. Qxb7 Nd6 16. Qb4 Nf5 17. Nf3 Re8
$40) 14... Re8 15. Be2 (15. a5 $5 Nc8 16. d6 Be6 17. Qb4 (17. Qxb7 $6 Nxd6 $132
) 17... Bf8 $6 (17... b6 $5 18. Bb5 bxa5 19. Qa3 Bd7 20. O-O $14) 18. Ng5 Bxd6
19. Nxe6 fxe6 (19... Rxe6 $2 20. Qxb7 $18 Rb8 21. Qxb8) 20. Qxb7 Rb8 21. Qxb8
Bxb8 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Bg5 $16) 15... Qb8 16. O-O Nc8 17. Rc1 Nd6 18. Nb5 Bxb5
19. Bxb5 Nxb5 20. Qxb5 Ne4 $6 (20... e4 $1 21. Nd2 Rd8 22. Qb3 Nxd5 23. Bg5 Bf6
24. Nxe4 Bxg5 25. Nxg5 $11) 21. a5 $14 {Rombaldoni,D (2465)-Pribyl,J (2372)
Pardubice 2009 1-0 (42)}) 12. Rd1 N8d7 (12... Bd7 $5 13. Nge2 Na6 14. Nf4 Re8
15. d6 $1 (15. Be2 $6 Rc8 16. Qa3 Nc4 $6 (16... Na4 $1 17. Nxa4 Qa5+ 18. Kf1
Qxa4 19. Qxa4 Bxa4 20. b3 Bd7 $15) 17. Bxc4 Rxc4 18. O-O Qc8 $6 19. d6 Be5 20.
Ncd5 $16 {Hambleton, A (2480)-Kleinman,M (2298) Ottawa CAN 2013 1-0 (27)})
15... Rc8 16. Qa3 Bc6 17. Be2 Be5 18. O-O Kg7 19. Qb3 Qd7 20. Nb5 $16 {Das,S 
(2366)-Pranav,V (2239) Bhopal IND 2013 1-0 (27)}) 13. Nge2 Ne5 ({Probably
Black should have tried} 13... Re8 $5 14. Ng3 (14. Nd4 $6 Nc5 $1 15. Qb5 (15.
Qc2 $2 Nxd5 16. Nb3 $2 Nb4 $19) 15... Bf8 16. Nb3 (16. Ne6 fxe6 17. Bxc5 Bd7
18. Qa5 Nxd5 19. Qxd8 Raxd8 20. Nxd5 exd5 21. Bxf8 Kxf8 22. Rxd5 Be6 23. Rxd8
Rxd8 24. b3 Rd5 $15) 16... Bd7 17. Qa5 Nd3+ 18. Bxd3 exd3 19. Rxd3 Qc8 $40)
14... Ne5 15. Bb5 Nd3+ (15... Bd7 16. O-O $14) 16. Bxd3 exd3 17. Rxd3 Nd7 18.
O-O Ne5 19. Rd2 Bxh3 20. Nce4 $14 {The position is double edged but here I
would prefer the white pieces.}) 14. Nd4 Re8 15. Bb5 Nd3+ 16. Bxd3 exd3 17.
Rxd3 Qh4 18. O-O $16 {After the opening Black is in great trouble. It is hard
to offer him any good advice, and so A. Grischuk decided on a desperate
sharpening of the play and eventually he succeeded.} Bxh3 19. gxh3 Rxe3 $8 {
The only way to keep the pressure.} (19... Qxh3 20. Qd1 Nc4 21. Bf4 $18) 20.
Nf3 $1 Rxf3 21. Rxf3 Nc4 ({Probably A. Grischuk could have tried} 21... Qh5 $5
22. Kg2 Bxc3 23. bxc3 Qg5+ (23... Nxd5 24. Qxb7 Rf8 25. Re1 $18) 24. Rg3 Qxd5+
25. Qxd5 Nxd5 26. Rd1 $16 {I think that White would win the endgame.}) 22. Qxb7
Rf8 23. Rd1 {White has a significant material advantage and the position must
be assessed as winning for White. However, when you play a game over the board
and your opponent's Elo is about 2800, anything can happen.} ({The computer
recommends} 23. Re1 $5 Ne5 24. Rfe3 Qg5+ 25. Kh1 Nc4 26. Rg3 Qf4 27. Kg2 $18)
23... Qh5 24. d6 Nd2 25. Kg2 ({I believe that it would be more accurate to
give away the other rook:} 25. Rxd2 $1 Qg5+ 26. Kf1 Qxd2 27. d7 Qc1+ (27... Rd8
28. Nd5 Bxb2 29. Qc7 $18) 28. Kg2 Qg5+ 29. Rg3 Qd2 30. Re3 Bd4 31. Ne4 Qc2 32.
Rf3 $18) 25... Nxf3 26. Qxf3 Qg5+ 27. Qg4 (27. Qg3 $5 Qxg3+ 28. fxg3 Rd8 $16)
27... Qc5 28. d7 {The strong d-pawn insures White against everything bad.} Rd8
29. Qe4 $6 (29. Nd5 $1 {The right assessment is between 'White has a big
advantage' and 'White's position is winning'.} Qc6 (29... Bxb2 30. Qb4 $18) (
29... a5 30. b4 axb4 31. Qxb4 Qc6 32. Qe7 Qa8 33. a4 $18) 30. Qe4 Kh8 31. Nc3
Qxe4+ 32. Nxe4 $18) 29... Kf8 30. Rd5 Qc6 (30... Qe7 31. Qc4 Qe6 32. Qc5+ Kg8
33. Rd2 a6 34. Nd5 $16) 31. Qb4+ Kg8 32. Qb5 Qe6 33. Qd3 Kf8 34. Rd6 Qe5 35.
Ne4 Qxb2 36. Nc5 Be5 37. Rd5 Bc7 38. Qf3 Qb6 39. Ne4 h6 40. Qc3 Qe6 41. Qc5+ $6
({He could have won relatively easily after} 41. Qxc7 $1 Qxe4+ 42. Kg3 Qe7 (
42... Qxd5 43. Qxd8+ Kg7 44. Qe7 Qd3+ 45. f3 Qd1 46. d8=Q Qg1+ 47. Kf4 Qc1+ 48.
Qe3 g5+ 49. Ke4 Qc6+ 50. Qd5 $18) 43. Qxa7 Qe1 44. Qc5+ Kg8 45. Kh2 $18) 41...
Kg7 42. Qd4+ $6 (42. Qc3+ $1 Kf8 (42... f6 43. Nxf6 Qxf6 44. Qxc7 $18) 43. Qxc7
$18 {See the annotations to 41st move.}) 42... Kf8 43. Nf6 $6 Bb6 $1 {And the
position became complicated.} 44. Qh4 $2 (44. Qc3 $1 {The only way to maintain
the advantage} Qe2 (44... Ke7 45. Rd1 $1 (45. Qb4+ $4 Kxf6 46. Rd6 Rxd7 $11)
45... Kf8 46. Re1 $18) 45. Rd2 Qe6 46. Kf1 $1 {threatening Re2} Ba5 $8 47. Qa3+
Kg7 48. Ne8+ Kg8 49. Qxa5 Qxh3+ 50. Ke2 $18 (50. Ke1 $4 Qh1+ 51. Ke2 Qe4+ 52.
Kd1 Qb1+ $11)) 44... Kg7 $1 45. Rd6 $6 (45. Ne8+ $1 Kg8 46. Kf1 Rxe8 $8 47.
dxe8=Q+ Qxe8 $44 {White is still better, but his king is weak and the way to
victory, if it exists, will be very long.}) 45... Qf5 (45... Qxd6 $4 46. Ne8+)
46. Ne8+ Kf8 47. Qxh6+ (47. Rxb6 $1 {leads to a draw, White has no more than a
draw.} axb6 48. Qxd8 Qe4+ 49. Kg3 Qe5+ 50. f4 Qe3+ 51. Kg2 Qe2+ $11) 47... Ke7
48. Rf6 $4 {As a result of excellent preparation, Markus Ragger could have won
the game many times, but eventually he made a blunder and even lost it.} (48.
Rd2 Qe4+ (48... Rxd7 $2 49. Re2+ Kd8 50. Nf6 Qxf6 51. Qf8+ Kc7 52. Rc2+ Qc6+
53. Rxc6+ $16) 49. f3 Be3 50. Re2 Bxh6 51. Rxe4+ Kxd7 52. Nf6+ Kd6 53. h4 $11)
48... Qxd7 $19 49. Rd6 Qxe8 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-42"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2016.09.11"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Black "Durarbayli, Vasif"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[Annotator "Sumets,A"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2016.09.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Vietnam"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan II"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "VIE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Bg7 6. e4 Nxc3 7. Bxc3 O-O 8.
Qd2 c5 9. d5 e6 10. Bc4 {Black has to choose between 10...exd5 and 10...Bxc3.}
exd5 (10... Bxc3 11. bxc3 exd5 12. Bxd5 Nd7 (12... Qf6 $5 $146 {An interesting
novelty, it is a flexible setup, but I don't think that this is the strongest
move.} 13. Nf3 ({I believe that the strongest continuation is} 13. Ne2 $5 Nc6 (
13... Nd7 $5 14. O-O Nb6 15. c4 $14) 14. O-O Rd8 15. f4 Be6 16. f5 gxf5 17. Nf4
$40) 13... Nc6 14. O-O Bg4 15. Ng5 Rad8 16. h3 Be6 17. Rad1 h6 $6 (17... Rfe8
18. c4 b5 19. cxb5 Nb4 $11) 18. Nf3 Bxd5 19. exd5 Ne7 20. d6 Nc8 21. d7 $16 Nb6
22. Qxh6 Qxc3 23. Rd4 $1 Qxd4 24. Nxd4 cxd4 25. Re1 $2 (25. f4 $1 Rxd7 26. f5
$18) 25... Nxd7 26. Qg5 $2 (26. f4 Rfe8 27. Rxe8+ Rxe8 28. f5 $16) 26... Nb6
27. Rd1 Rd5 28. Qg3 Rfd8 $44 {Fridman,D (2627)-Tari,A (2532) Reykjavik ISL
2015 1/2 (41)}) 13. Nf3 Nf6 14. O-O Re8 (14... Nxd5 15. exd5 Qd6 16. Rfe1 Bf5 (
16... f6 17. c4 Bf5 (17... b5 $5 18. cxb5 Bb7 19. Rad1 Rad8 $14) 18. Qe3 (18.
a4 $14) 18... b5 19. cxb5 Qxd5 20. Rad1 Qxa2 21. Qxc5 Rac8 22. Qd4 $14 {
Troff,K (2532)-Naroditsky,D (2631) Riga 2015 1/2 (32)}) 17. c4 b6 18. Qh6 Qf6
19. Qf4 Kg7 20. Ne5 Rae8 21. Re3 Bc8 22. Qxf6+ Kxf6 23. Rae1 Kg7 24. Nc6 $6 (
24. f4 $1 f6 25. Nc6 $16) 24... Rxe3 25. Rxe3 Bd7 26. Nxa7 Ra8 27. Ra3 Kf6 28.
f3 Ke5 29. Kf2 f5 30. Ke3 g5 $44 {Moiseenko,A (2707)-Rodshtein,M (2671) St
Petersburg 2014 1-0 (54)}) (14... Bg4 15. Ng5 Qd7 (15... Kg7 16. h3 Be6 17. c4
Bxd5 18. exd5 Qd6 19. a4 Rfe8 20. Rfe1 h6 21. Nf3 $14 {Akobian,V (2622)-Sevian,
S (2531) Saint Louis 2015 1-0 (78)}) 16. h3 Be6 17. c4 Bxd5 18. exd5 b5 19. d6
bxc4 20. Rfd1 Rfe8 21. Rac1 {1/2 (21) Vinchev,S (2446)-Sethuraman,S ICCF 2015})
15. Rfe1 Bg4 $1 {This seems to be the strongest continuation, I believe that
Black can get an equal position.} 16. Ng5 Be6 17. c4 Bxd5 18. exd5 b5 19. cxb5
$146 ({In a correspondence game White played} 19. d6 {and didn't get anything
from the opening:} Qd7 20. cxb5 Qxb5 21. Rab1 Rxe1+ 22. Qxe1 Qd3 23. Rd1 Qc2
24. Rc1 {1/2 (24) Balutescu,M (2313)-Larsson,S (2337) ICCF 2014}) 19... Qxd5
20. Qxd5 Nxd5 21. Ne4 a6 22. bxa6 (22. Rad1 $4 Rxe4 23. Rxe4 Nc3 $19) 22...
Rxa6 $11 {Kasimdzhanov,R (2705)-Radjabov,T (2731) Tbilisi GEO 2015 1/2 (30)})
11. Bxd5 Nd7 12. Bxg7 ({Another continuation is} 12. Nf3 Nf6 $1 13. O-O Nxd5
14. exd5 Qd6 {I believe that White hasn't any advantage.} 15. Rfe1 (15. Bxg7
Kxg7 16. Qc3+ Kg8 17. Ne5 Re8 18. Rfe1 Qxd5 19. Rad1 Qxa2 20. Ra1 Qd5 $11 {
Hambleton,A (2480)-Hansen,E (2581) Ottawa 2013 1/2 (23)}) 15... f6 16. b4 b6
17. bxc5 bxc5 18. Rab1 Bf5 19. Rb7 Rf7 20. Rxf7 Kxf7 $11 {Ulibin,M (2531)
-Avrukh,B (2605) Biel 2012 0-1 (39)}) 12... Kxg7 13. Qc3+ $146 {This novelty
is quite interesting. White wants to obtain a better endgame.} (13. O-O-O Nf6 (
13... Nb6 $5 {might be recommended} 14. f3 Qf6 15. Ne2 Rd8 16. Nc3 Be6 $132)
14. Ne2 Nxd5 15. exd5 Bd7 16. h4 h5 17. f3 Qf6 $6 18. Ng3 Bf5 19. Qg5 Qxg5+ 20.
hxg5 Rfe8 21. Nxf5+ gxf5 22. Rxh5 $16 {Hammer,J (2652)-Kramer,J (2341)
Helsingor DEN 2016 1/2 (50)}) (13. h4 h5 ({But} 13... h6 {can't be recommended:
} 14. O-O-O Nb6 15. Qc3+ Qf6 16. Ne2 Qxc3+ 17. Nxc3 Rb8 18. f3 Bd7 19. h5 g5
20. Rd2 $14 {Hambleton,A (2468)-Poobalasingam,P (2211) Ascot 2013 1-0 (49)})
14. Nh3 Qf6 (14... Qxh4 {seems to be risky due to} 15. O-O-O Qf6 16. Nf4 Rh8
17. f3 $44) (14... Nb6 15. Nf4 Qf6 16. O-O-O Bd7 17. Bxb7 $1 Rab8 18. Nd5 $1 {
Black doesn't have enough compensation for the sacrificed pawn.} Nxd5 19. Bxd5
Rb6 20. Qc3 Qxc3+ 21. bxc3 Ba4 22. Rde1 Rfb8 23. Kd2 Rb2+ 24. Ke3 Rc2 25. Rc1
$16 {Anton Guijarro,D (2617)-Svane,R (2496) Caleta 2015 1-0 (43)}) 15. O-O Qxh4
16. Ng5 Nf6 17. Rfc1 (17. Rac1 $5 Nxd5 18. Qxd5 f6 (18... Bf5 $2 19. f4 $16)
19. Nf3 Qf4 20. Rxc5 Rf7 21. Rc3 {Black should level the game.}) 17... Nxd5 18.
Qxd5 Bf5 $1 19. Rxc5 Qxg5 20. exf5 Rac8 $11 {Hofstetter,D (2387)-Jasinski, M 
(2389) ICCF 2014 1/2 (26)}) (13. Ne2 Nb6 14. Nc3 Be6 15. O-O-O (15. Bxb7 $6
Qxd2+ 16. Kxd2 Rab8 17. Ba6 Bc4 $15) 15... Qf6 16. h4 Bxd5 17. Nxd5 (17. exd5
$6 Nc4 18. Qc2 Nd6 19. Kb1 Rfe8 $15) 17... Nxd5 18. exd5 Rad8 19. h5 Rd7 20.
Rh3 Rfd8 21. hxg6 fxg6 22. d6 Kg8 $11 {Tomashevsky,E (2701)-Kasimdzhanov,R 
(2706) Baku 2014 1/2 (44)}) 13... Qf6 14. Ne2 Qxc3+ {Black could have tried 14.
..Rb8, and it seems to me that he has good chances to equalise.} (14... Rb8 $5
15. O-O (15. O-O-O $6 {is a risky plan due to} b5 $1 16. Qg3 c4 17. Nf4 Kg8 18.
h4 Ne5 19. Qg5 Rb6 $15) (15. Qxf6+ Nxf6 {gives Black an extra tempo}) 15...
Qxc3 16. Nxc3 Nf6 17. Rfd1 Nxd5 18. exd5 (18. Rxd5 b6 19. f3 (19. Rad1 Be6 20.
R5d2 b5 {Black's chances are slightly better.}) 19... Be6 20. Rd6 Rfd8 $11)
18... Rd8 $11) 15. Nxc3 Nf6 $6 {This leads to a worse position. Black should
have preferred 15...Rb8.} (15... Rb8 16. O-O-O a6 ({or} 16... b5 $5 17. Nxb5
Rxb5 18. Bc6 Rb4 19. Bxd7 Bxd7 20. Rxd7 Rfb8 21. Rd2 Rxe4 {Black should make a
draw.})) 16. O-O-O Re8 17. f3 $14 Rb8 $6 {Now Black is in danger} ({Black
should have tried to defend a worse endgame after} 17... Nxd5 18. Rxd5 $1 b6
19. Rhd1 Be6 20. Rd6 Rab8 21. b3 $14) 18. Bc4 $1 a6 19. a4 $1 {White shouldn't
allow his opponent to play ...b5 and gain some space on the queenside.} Be6 20.
b3 Bxc4 {After this move White has an excellent structure on the queenside.
However, it is not easy to offer Black any advice.} (20... Red8 21. Rxd8 Rxd8
22. e5 Ne8 23. Bxe6 fxe6 24. Ne4 b6 25. Rd1 $1 {The resulting knight endgame
should be winning for White.}) 21. bxc4 Red8 22. Kc2 $6 {Liem doesn't want to
force events.} ({It would be even stronger to play} 22. Rxd8 $1 Rxd8 23. Kc2
Rd4 24. Rb1 $16) 22... Nd7 23. Kb3 Ne5 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Nd5 $14 {It is
obvious that White has an advantage, but it is not clear how big it is.} Rb8 (
25... a5 $5 {This move doesn't look good but} 26. Kc3 Nc6 27. Rd1 h5 $13) 26.
Nb6 Rd8 27. Nd5 Rb8 28. Ra1 {Prophylaxis against ...b5.} b5 $6 ({The computer
still insists on 28...a5, a move which I would never make on the board.} 28...
a5 $5 {White's 2 pawns completely restrain the opponent's 3 pawns.} 29. Kc3 Nc6
30. Rd1 Rd8 (30... Nb4 31. Nb6 h5 32. Nd7 Rd8 33. Rd6 $16) 31. Rd2 f6 32. g4
Kf7 33. h4 $14) (28... h5 $5 {Black wants to trade pawns on the kingside.} 29.
Kc3 h4 30. f4 Nc6 31. Rb1 Re8 32. e5 $1 (32. Kd3 g5 $1 33. fxg5 Ne5+ $1 (33...
h3 34. gxh3 Rh8 35. Rxb7 Rxh3+ 36. Ke2 Rxh2+ 37. Kf3 Ra2 $14) 34. Kc3 h3 35.
gxh3 Rh8 36. Nf4 Rh4 37. Rf1 Ng6 $11) 32... Na5 (32... g5 $6 33. g3 hxg3 34.
hxg3 Na5 $16)) 29. cxb5 axb5 30. a5 $16 Nc6 31. a6 {The knight or the rook
should blockade the a6-pawn. Everyone knows that the knight is the best
blocker, but I haven't heard about a knight on a7.} Na7 {It seems to me that
31...Ra8 isn't better than 31...Na7.} (31... Ra8 32. Nc7 Nd4+ 33. Kc3 Ra7 34.
Ne8+ Kf8 35. Nd6 h5 36. Nc8 Ra8 37. a7 Rxc8 38. a8=Q Rxa8 39. Rxa8+ $16 {
White should win the endgame.}) (31... h5 32. a7 Ra8 33. Ra6 Nxa7 34. Nc7 $18)
32. e5 $6 {White's knight isn't protected anymore so Black's rook can
penetrate into White's camp.} ({Perhaps Liem could have tried} 32. g4 $5 Rd8 (
32... h6 33. h4) 33. g5 Rd6 34. f4 h6 35. h4 hxg5 (35... Rd8 36. Rc1 Rd6 37.
Rxc5 Rxa6 38. Nf6 hxg5 39. hxg5 Nc6 40. Kc3 $16) 36. hxg5 $16) 32... Rd8 33.
Nc3 Rd3 $6 {A serious mistake. Vasif should have centralised his king.} (33...
Kf8 34. Kc2 Ke7 {Black has very good chances to make a draw.} 35. Rb1 ({or} 35.
f4 b4 36. Ne4 Rd4 37. Nf6 Kd8 38. Ra5 Kc7 $1 39. Rxc5+ Kb6 $11) 35... Nc6 $1
36. Nxb5 Nb4+ 37. Kc3 Nxa6 $11) 34. Kc2 Re3 35. f4 (35. Rd1 $5 Rxe5 36. Rd7 Nc6
37. a7 Nxa7 38. Rxa7 Re1 39. Nxb5 Re2+ 40. Kd3 Rxg2 41. Nd6 Rxh2 42. Rxf7+ Kg8
43. Rc7 $16 {White has good chances to win the game.}) 35... b4 $5 (35... g5
36. Ra5 $1 gxf4 37. Nxb5 Nc6 (37... Nxb5 38. Rxb5 Ra3 39. Rb6 c4 40. Kb2 Ra4
41. Kc3 Kf8 42. Kd4 {seems to be winning for White.}) 38. a7 Nxa7 39. Rxa7 Rxe5
40. Kd3 Re3+ 41. Kd2 Re5 42. Ra1 $18) 36. Nd5 Re2+ 37. Kb3 Rd2 (37... Rxg2 38.
Rc1 Rxh2 39. Rxc5 Rh1 40. Rc7 Nb5 41. Rd7 $18) 38. Kc4 (38. Nf6 $1 Rd3+ 39. Ka4
b3 40. Rb1 c4 41. Ne8+ Kf8 42. Nd6 Rd4 43. Ka5 $18) 38... Rc2+ $1 39. Kb3 Rd2
40. Nb6 $2 {The wrong square for White's knight.} (40. Nf6 $1 $18) 40... Rd3+
41. Kb2 Rd2+ 42. Kb3 Rd3+ 43. Ka4 $1 h5 $6 ({The last chance to save the game
was} 43... Rd4 $1 44. Na8 $1 {the only move which gives White chances to win
the game.} (44. g3 b3+ 45. Ka3 $8 (45. Ka5 $4 Rb4 $19) 45... Rb4 46. Nd5 b2 47.
Rb1 Nb5+ 48. Ka2 Ra4+ 49. Kxb2 Rxa6 50. Rc1 Rc6 {Black is OK.}) 44... Rxf4 45.
Nc7 Rf2 46. Ne8+ Kf8 47. Nd6 f6 48. Ka5 fxe5 49. Ne4 Re2 50. Nxc5 Rc2 51. Kxb4
$16) 44. Nc4 $18 Rc3 45. Nd6 Rd3 (45... b3 46. Rb1 c4 47. Kb4 Rc2 48. Nxc4 Rxg2
49. Rxb3 Rxh2 50. Kc5 Ra2 51. Na3 $18) 46. g3 {Black's position is completely
lost.} f6 47. exf6+ Kxf6 48. Ne4+ Kf5 49. Nxc5 Rd2 50. Ka5 Nc8 51. Rc1 b3 52.
Nxb3 Ra2+ 53. Kb5 Nd6+ 54. Kb6 Rxh2 55. a7 Ra2 56. Na5 1-0

[Event "Harplinge"]
[Site "Harplinge"]
[Date "1998.08.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sjodahl, Pontus"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Sutovsky,E"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1998.08.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Na4 Bf5 {Novelty!I played the ,,
normal'' 5...Bg7 vs. Victor Kortchnoi in the Zonal tournament in Dresden'98,
but didn't manage to equalize and lost rather quickly. So,this time,I opted
for the new set-up.} 6. Nc5 {The most natural move.Another possibility is 6.f3}
b6 7. e4 bxc5 8. exf5 gxf5 9. Nf3 {White plays logically.He has to finish his
development.Immidiate 9.dc doesn't give anything;e.g.} (9. dxc5 e6 10. Qd4 Rg8
11. Nf3 c6 {and black grabs ,,c5'' pawn.}) 9... e6 10. Bg5 {Interesting
desicion.White changes the bishops,sacrificing the pawn,but hopes to use the
weakened position of black's king; other possible move was 10.Ne5, but after
10...c6 black remains with an extra pawn,still white will have the certain
compensation.} Be7 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Rc1 cxd4 13. Qxd4 O-O 14. Bc4 {Natural,
but probably,not the best move.The curious thing is,that both of the players
during the game considered this move to be the strongest,but... Probably,white
should play 14.Bb5!?,preventing Nb8-c6-d4 maneure;e.g.} (14. Bb5 Rd8 15. O-O a6
16. Ba4 Nb6 17. Qf4 Nxa4 18. Qxa4 {and white has good compensation for the
pawn,thanks to the numerous pawn weaknesses of his opponent.}) 14... c5 $1 15.
Qd2 Rd8 16. O-O Nc6 {Now it's clear,that black stands better.The knight goes
to d4,and white doesn't have sufficient compensation for the pawn.} 17. Rfe1
Qf6 18. Bf1 Nd4 19. Ne5 Rac8 20. Qa5 {Here,I realized,that if I will try to
protect everything with 20...Qe7,for example,my partner will get very big
activity. So,I decide that it's the time to transpose my material advantage to
something more serious,even if I need to sacrifice material myself.} Nf4 $1 {
Alore!The passive 20...Qe7 couldn't suit me:} (20... Qe7 21. Qa3 f6 22. Nd3 {
and white suddenly has very active pieces.}) 21. Rxc5 Rxc5 22. Qxc5 Rd5 23.
Qc8+ {Another possibility,that I had to calculating before makimg 20...Nf4,
was 23.Q:a7;let's take a look on it:} (23. Qxa7 Nfe2+ $1 24. Bxe2 Qxe5 $1 (
24... Nxe2+ $4 25. Kf1 $1 Qxe5 26. Qe3 $1 {and white holds the position.}) 25.
Kf1 Qxh2 26. f3 Nxe2 {and back is winning after} 27. Rxe2 Rd1+ 28. Kf2 Qg1+) (
23. Qc3 {loses to} Rxe5 $1 24. Qxd4 Rxe1 $1 25. Qxf6 Ne2+ 26. Kh1 Rxf1#) (23.
Qb4 Nc2 24. Qxf4 Nxe1 $17) 23... Kg7 {Only now white realized,that 24.Nd7
loses to Qe7!;so he decided to protect the knight on ,,e5 '' and to cover the ,
,b2'' pawn,what could be useful in the certain variations,but....} 24. Qb8 Nh3+
$1 25. gxh3 Rxe5 26. Rxe5 Qg5+ $3 {That is the point!!Black doesn't take the
rook!26..Nf3 would be much weaker;e.g.} (26... Nf3+ 27. Kg2 Nxe5 28. Be2 {
and white has a chanses to survive.}) 27. Bg2 Qc1+ 28. Re1 {Doesn't help;but
28.Bf1 loses quickly and very beautiful-let's take a look:} (28. Bf1 Nf3+ 29.
Kg2 Nh4+ 30. Kg1 Qg5+ 31. Kh1 Nf3 32. Bg2 Qc1+ {and mating!That was the point
of whole black's attack.Unfortunately,white preferred to loose in the less
romantic  way.}) 28... Qxe1+ 29. Bf1 f4 $1 {Cutting the white's queen from the
defence.} 30. Qd8 Nf3+ 31. Kg2 Qe4 32. Ba6 {Desperation.But,white hadn't not
any normal move.} Nd2+ 33. Kg1 Qe1+ 34. Kg2 f3+ 35. Kg3 Qe5+ 36. Kg4 Qf5+ 37.
Kh4 Qf4+ 38. Kh5 Ne4 0-1

[Event "Wch U18"]
[Site "Szeged"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kacheishvili, Giorgi"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Svidler,P"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Bg7 6. e4 Nb6 7. Be3 O-O 8.
Be2 Nc6 9. d5 (9. Nf3 Bg4 10. d5 Bxf3 11. gxf3 Ne5 $13) 9... Ne5 10. Bd4 c5 $1
$8 11. Bxc5 Nec4 (11... Nbc4 12. Qb3 b6 13. Bd4 $16) 12. Bxc4 (12. Bxb6 Qxb6
13. Bxc4 Qxb2 $17) (12. Qb3 Nxb2 13. Rc1 (13. Qxb2 Na4 $19) 13... Bxc3+ 14.
Qxc3 N2a4 $15) 12... Nxc4 13. Qb3 (13. Qe2 Nxb2 {- 13.Qb3}) 13... Nxb2 $1 14.
Qxb2 Qc7 15. Bb4 (15. Qa3 b6 16. Bb4 a5 17. Rc1 axb4 $1 $17) 15... a5 16. Nge2
axb4 17. Qxb4 Bg4 18. f3 Bd7 19. O-O b5 $44 20. Kh1 $2 (20. Qxe7 Rfe8 21. Qb4
Bf8 22. d6 $8 (22. Qb3 b4 23. Nd1 Ra3 24. Qb1 Bb5 $19) 22... Bxd6 23. Qb3 Bxh2+
24. Kh1 Be5 $15) (20. Rab1 $1 Rfc8 21. Nxb5 Bxb5 22. Qxb5 Rxa2 $44) 20... Qd6
$1 $15 21. Qxd6 (21. Rab1 Qxb4 22. Rxb4 Rfc8 23. Nxb5 Bxb5 24. Rxb5 Rxa2 25.
Ng1 Bh6 $1 26. f4 Rcc2 $15) 21... exd6 22. Rab1 Rfb8 23. Rb4 Ra3 24. Rc1 (24.
Rb3 b4 25. Rxa3 (25. Rfb1 Rxb3 26. Rxb3 Rc8 $17) 25... bxa3 26. Rb1 Rb2 $19)
24... Rc8 25. Rb3 $8 (25. Nxb5 Rxc1+ 26. Nxc1 Re3 $1 $19) 25... Rxb3 26. axb3
Ra8 $1 $17 27. Rb1 $2 (27. Rc2 $1 $15) 27... Ra3 $1 $17 (27... b4 28. Na4 Bxa4
29. bxa4 Rxa4 30. Nc1 $17) 28. Nd1 (28. e5 $5 Bxe5 29. Ne4 Bf5 30. N2g3 Bxg3
31. hxg3 Bxe4 32. fxe4 Kg7 $17) 28... Ra2 29. Nf4 b4 $1 30. Nd3 (30. Ne3 Bb5
31. g3 Bd4 32. Nc4 Bxc4 33. bxc4 Ra1 $1 $19) 30... Re2 $1 31. g3 (31. N1b2 Rd2
$1 32. Rd1 Rxb2 $19) 31... Bb5 32. Nxb4 Re1+ 33. Kg2 Bd4 34. Nc2 (34. Kh3 Bf1+
(34... h5 $19) 35. Kg4 h5+ 36. Kg5 Kg7 37. Nc2 Bf6+ 38. Kf4 g5+ 39. Kf5 Bh3+
40. g4 Bxg4+ 41. fxg4 Rf1+ 42. Nf2 Rxf2#) (34. Nc3 Bxc3 $19) 34... Re2+ 0-1

[Event "Linares 15th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1998.02.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Svidler,P"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1998.02.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Hecht Ftacnik Hansen,Cu} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3
6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8. Ba4 O-O 9. Ne2 c5 10. O-O Nc6 11. Be3 Na5 (11... Qc7
{Ftacnik} 12. Rc1 Rd8 13. Qc2 a6 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. dxc5 Be6 16. Qa4 Rdb8 17.
Rb1 Rb5 18. Nd4 Bxd4 19. cxd4 Rab8 {Bern,I-Swidler,P/Gausdal Arnold Cup (8)/
1991/0.5 (33)}) 12. Rb1 (12. dxc5 Nc4 $1 (12... Qc7 {Ftacnik} 13. Nf4 Nc4 (
13... e6 14. Nd3 b6 15. Bb5 Bb7 16. f3 Rfe8 17. Qc2 Bc6 18. Bxc6 Qxc6 19. Rfd1
bxc5 20. Nxc5 Nc4 21. Bf2 Reb8 22. Rab1 Rb6 {1/2-1/2 Shariyazdanov,A-Dvoirys,S/
RUS Cup Moscow/1998/ (34)}) 14. Nd5 Nxe3 15. Nxc7 Nxd1 16. Rfxd1 Rb8 17. Rab1
Be5 18. Nd5 e6 19. Ne7+ Kg7 20. c6 b6 21. c4 Kf6 22. Nxc8 Rfxc8 23. f4 Bxf4 24.
Rf1 {1-0 Aleksandrov,A-Yandemirov,V/RUS-Cup8/1997/}) 13. Qxd8 Rxd8 14. Bg5 Bd7
15. Bb3 Na5 16. Bxe7 Re8 17. Bd6 Rxe4 18. Nd4 Nxb3 19. axb3 Bxd4 {1/2-1/2
Topalov,V-Kasparov,G/Linares 1998/}) 12... Nc4 (12... b6 13. dxc5 Ba6 14. Bb5
$1 (14. cxb6 {Topalov} Qxd1 15. Bxd1 axb6 $44 16. Bxb6 Nc4 {/\17... Rfb8; 17...
Nd2}) 14... Bxb5 15. Rxb5 Nc4 (15... Qe8 16. Qa4 a6 17. Rb4 $16) 16. Qxd8 (16.
Bg5 $1 f6 (16... h6 17. Rb4 $1 $16) (16... Qxd1 17. Rxd1 Rfd8 18. Rxd8+ Rxd8
19. f3 $16) (16... Qc7 17. Qb3 Na5 18. Qa3 $14) 17. Rb4 (17. Qb3 Qd3 18. Nd4 $1
fxg5 19. Rd1 Qxe4 20. Qxc4+ $14) 17... Qxd1 18. Rxd1 Rfd8 19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 20. g3
(20. f3 Ne5 $1 21. Rd4 $8 Rxd4 22. cxd4 fxg5 23. dxe5 bxc5 24. e6 Be5 $15)
20... fxg5 21. Rxc4 bxc5 (21... Rd2 22. c6 $18) 22. a4 $14) 16... Rfxd8 17. Bg5
f6 $1 (17... Kf8 18. Rb4 Nd2 19. Re1 bxc5 20. Ra4 $14 {פd2}) 18. Bc1 (18. Rb4
Nd2 19. Bxd2 Rxd2 $15) 18... Rdc8 $13) (12... cxd4 13. cxd4 b6 14. d5 e6 (14...
Ba6 15. Re1 e6 16. dxe6 fxe6 17. Nf4 $16) 15. Bd2 $1 Ba6 (15... exd5 16. Bxa5
bxa5 17. Bc6) 16. Bb4 $16 {Dautov-Labunsky (UdSSR 1989)}) (12... e5 {Ftacnik}
13. dxe5 $16) (12... Bd7 {Ftacnik} 13. Bxd7 Qxd7 14. dxc5 $14) 13. Bg5 h6 $6 (
13... Qc7 $5 14. Qd3 Na3 (14... Nb6 {Ftacnik} 15. Bc2) 15. Rb2 Qa5 16. Bd1 cxd4
(16... c4 {Ftacnik} 17. Qe3 Re8 18. Bh6 $40) 17. Bxe7 Re8 (17... dxc3 {Ftacnik}
18. Rb3 c2 19. Rxa3 cxd1=Q 20. Rxd1 Qe5 21. Bxf8 Bxf8 22. Rb3 $16) 18. Bb4 Qb5
19. Bc2 (19. Qxb5 {Ftacnik} Nxb5 20. Ba4 dxc3 21. Bxb5 cxb2 22. Bxe8 Be6 23.
Bb5 Bxa2 $132) 19... dxc3 20. Rb3 Qxd3 21. Bxd3 Rd8 22. Nf4 Rxd3 23. Nxd3 Nb5
$13 (23... Nb5 {Ftacnik} 24. Bc5 b6 $132)) (13... a6 {Ftacnik} 14. Bb3 $14) 14.
Bh4 b6 $2 {Hansen,Cu: Around here things start to go seriously wrong for black}
15. Bc6 Rb8 16. Bd5 $1 (16. Bg3 e5 (16... Bb7 {Ftacnik} 17. Bxb8 Bxc6 18. Bxa7
Bxe4 (18... Qc7 19. Qd3 $1) 19. dxc5 Bxb1 (19... Qa8 $5 20. cxb6 Bxg2 21. Qd3
Ne5 22. Qg3 Bxf1 23. Kxf1 $13) 20. Qxd8 Rxd8 21. Rxb1 bxc5 22. Bxc5 $14) 17.
Bd5 Be6 18. Bxe6 fxe6 $13) (16. Qa4 Na5 $13) 16... Ba6 $8 17. Qd3 b5 $8 18. a4
{Hansen,Cu: Black has build his position on his N-position on c4, but this
stronghold cannot be kept after whites textmove White pieces are firing into
the opponent with a suprising ferrocity, only rook on f1 is still waiting for
its turn.} (18. dxc5 $16) 18... cxd4 $8 (18... Na3 19. Ra1 Qa5 20. axb5 Qxb5
21. c4 Nxc4 22. Rxa6 Qxa6 23. Bxc4 $18) 19. Nxd4 (19. axb5 Ne5 $13 (19... Ne5 {
Ftacnik} 20. Qd2 Bxb5 21. cxd4 Nc4 $14)) 19... Bxd4 {Hansen,Cu: A sign of
serious crisis. Normally black would not want to change this bishop for any
other piece that whites dark-squared B unless he gets something serious in
return. Here the Bg7 is exchanged to avoid imidiate material loss.} 20. cxd4 $6
(20. Qxd4 e5 (20... Na3 21. Rbc1 (21. Qxa7 Nxb1 22. Bxe7 Qb6 23. Qxb6 Rxb6 24.
Rxb1 $18) 21... bxa4 22. Rfd1 $18) (20... Qc7 {Ftacnik} 21. Bxc4 Qxc4 (21...
bxc4 22. Bg3 $18) 22. Qxc4 bxc4 23. Bxe7 Rfe8 24. Rxb8 Rxb8 25. Bf6 $16) 21.
Qxa7 (21. Bxf7+ $5 Rxf7 22. Qxd8+ Rxd8 23. Bxd8 bxa4 $16) 21... Qxh4 22. Qxa6
Nd2 23. axb5 $1 (23. Qxg6+ Kh8) 23... Nxf1 24. Rxf1 $18) 20... Nd6 $16 21. Rfc1
Rb6 $6 (21... Bb7 $1 22. Bxb7 Rxb7 23. axb5 Qd7 24. f3 (24. Rc5 Qg4) 24... Nxb5
25. d5 $16) 22. a5 (22. Qd2 $5 {Hansen,Cu} Kh7 23. a5 Rb8 24. Bg3 $16) (22.
axb5 {Ftacnik} Bxb5 23. Qa3 (23. Qh3 $5) 23... g5 24. Bg3 e6 25. Bxd6 Qxd6 26.
Qxd6 Rxd6 27. Rxb5 exd5 28. e5 $16) 22... Rb8 {[#] Hecht:  The start of the
transition into a queen+rook versus queen+bishop+knight ending. By tactical
means (pin), the g6 point will be stormed to get at the black king. [#] Hecht:
Beginn des Übergangs in das Endspiel D+T gegen D+L+S Mit taktischen Mitteln 
(Fesselung) soll der Punkt g6 mit Hinwendung zum schwarzen König gestürmt
werden.} 23. Rc6 $1 Bb7 $8 (23... Bc8 24. Rxd6 $1 Qxd6 25. Bg3 $18) 24. e5 $1
Nf5 (24... Bxc6 $4 {Ftacnik} 25. Qxg6+ Kh8 26. Qxh6+ Kg8 27. Rb3 $18 (27. Rb3 {
Hecht} Nf5 28. Qg6+ Kh8 29. Bf6+ exf6 30. Rh3+ {(Hecht)})) 25. Rxg6+ Kh8 {
This position shows a model situation of a great exposure of white pieces.
Black king narrowly survives, but rook g6 and both white bishops are under
fire.} (25... Kh7 $2 {Ftacnik} 26. Rd6 $18) 26. Bxf7 $2 (26. Qxf5 fxg6 27. Qxg6
Qxd5 (27... Bxd5 {Ftacnik} 28. Qxh6+ Kg8 29. Qg6+ $11) 28. Qxh6+ Kg8 29. Qg6+
Kh8 30. Bxe7 Qe4 $1 31. Bf6+ Rxf6 32. Qxf6+ Kh7 33. Qf7+ Kh6 34. Qe6+ Kg7 35.
Qf6+ Kh7 $11) (26. Rg4 $5 Qxd5 27. Qxf5 Rg8 28. f3 $1 (28. Bxe7 $2 Rxg4 29.
Qxg4 Rg8 30. Bf6+ Kh7 31. Qf5+ Rg6 32. f3 Qa2 $1 33. g3 Bxf3 34. Qxf3 Qxb1+ $17
) 28... Rxg4 29. Qxg4 Rg8 30. Qf4 Kh7 31. Rb2 Qxf3 32. Qxf3 Bxf3 33. Bxe7 a6
$16) (26. Bf6+ $1 exf6 27. Bxf7 $1 {[#] Variation Diagram [#] Variantendiagramm
} Rxf7 (27... Qd7 $1 28. e6 Qd5 29. Qh3 Kh7 30. Rxf6 Nh4 $1 {/\Q:d4,Qg5 Idea: .
..Qg5 and ...Qxd4. Ideen: Dg5 und Dd4 Ideen: Dg5 und Dd4} 31. Qd3+ $1 (31. e7
Rxf7 32. Rxf7+ Qxf7 33. Qxh4 Qg6 $1 $19) (31. Rxh6+ Kxh6 32. Qxh4+ Kg7 33. Qg3+
Kf6 34. Qf4+ Kg7 $11) 31... Qe4 32. Qxe4+ Bxe4 33. Re1 $16) 28. Qxf5 Qxd4 (
28... Qf8 29. Qh5 Rh7 30. Rxf6) 29. Rxh6+ Kg8 30. Qh5 $18) 26... Rxf7 (26...
Nxh4 $2 {Ftacnik} 27. Rxh6+ Kg7 28. Rh7# (28. Qh7#)) 27. e6 Rf8 28. Bg3 Kh7 (
28... Nxg3 {Ftacnik} 29. Rxh6+ Kg7 30. Qg6#) 29. Rg4 Rc8 $2 (29... h5 $1 30.
Rg5 (30. Rxb5 $1 Qc8 $1 31. Rc5 $1 {[#] Variation Diagram: [#]
Variantendiagramm} (31. Bxb8 Qc1+ 32. Qf1 Qxf1+ 33. Kxf1 Ba6 34. Rf4 Bxb5+ $17)
(31. Qb1 hxg4 32. Rxf5 Be4 33. Rf7+ Rxf7 34. Qxe4+ Kg7 35. Qxg4+ Kf8 36. Qd1
Rf6 $19) (31. h3 Qc1+ 32. Kh2 Bxg2 $1 33. Kxg2 Rxb5 $19) 31... Qxe6 $6 (31...
Ba6 $5 32. Qe4 (32. Rxc8 Bxd3 33. Rxb8 Rxb8 34. Bxb8 hxg4 35. Bxa7 Kg6 $15)
32... Bb7 (32... hxg4 33. Bxb8 Qxb8 (33... Qb7 34. Qxb7 Bxb7 35. Bxa7 $14) 34.
Rxf5 Rxf5 35. Qxf5+ Kh6 $13) 33. Qd3 $11) 32. Re5 Rbc8 (32... Qc8 $2 33. Rxe7+)
(32... Ba6 $5 33. Qe4 Rbc8 34. h3 Qf7 35. Rg5 e6 $13) 33. h3 $1 (33. Bf4 Qxe5
34. dxe5 hxg4 $17) 33... Qf7 (33... Qxe5 34. Bxe5 hxg4 35. hxg4 $18) 34. Rg5 e6
{for example: zum Beispiel: zum Beispiel:} 35. d5 $5 (35. Qd1 $5 Ng7 36. Rxh5+
Nxh5 37. Rxh5+ Kg8 38. Qg4+ Qg7 39. Rg5 $18) 35... Bxd5 (35... Rcd8 36. Qe2
Rxd5 37. Rxh5+ Kg8 38. Rg5+ $1 Kh8 39. Rxe6 $16) 36. Rgxf5 exf5 37. Rxd5 Rc3
38. Qd4 $44) 30... Qxd4 31. Qxd4 Nxd4 32. Bxb8 Rxb8 33. Rxh5+ (33. Rbxb5 Nxb5
34. Rxb5 Rd8 $19) (33. Rd1 Rd8 $17) 33... Kg6 $15) 30. Be5 {/\Rg7+} Rc5 $8 {
Black goes into extremes in order to survive the attack. [#] [#]} (30... Qd5 {
Ftacnik} 31. f3 $18) 31. Rg7+ (31. Re1 $142 $1 Rd5 (31... Rxe5 32. Rxe5 Qc8 33.
h3 $18) 32. Rg7+ Kh8 33. Rf7+ Rxe5 34. Rxe5 $18) 31... Kh8 32. dxc5 Nxg7 (32...
Qxd3 33. Rg3+ $18 (33. Rg3+ {Hansen,Cu} Kh7 34. Rxd3 $18 (34. Rxd3 {Ftacnik}
Be4 35. Rdb3 Bxb1 36. Rxb1 $18))) 33. Qg6 Rf6 34. Bxf6 exf6 {[#] Hecht: 
Tactical endgame. White has a material- and positional advantage. The only two
easily maneagable weaknesses are his first-rank and the g2 point. For the
highly-interesting developments up to this point and the following aberrations,
we give a 'big' Tactics Medal, which the finesse-rich play of both opponents
deserves. [#] Hecht: Taktisches Endspiel. Weiß hat Material- und
Stellungsübergewicht. Einzige leicht behebbare Schwächen sind die Grundreihe
und der Punkt g2. Für die hochinteressante Abwicklung bis hierher und die
nachfolgenden Irrungen gibt es eine "große" Taktikmedaille, die das
finessenreiche Spiel beider Kontrahenten würdigen soll.} 35. Qxh6+ Kg8 36. Re1
$2 $138 {Hansen,Cu: Giving away whites best P Horrible back rank oversight,
when white had still all the reasons to believe in success.} (36. Qg6 $18 Bc6 (
36... Qe7 {Hansen,Cu} 37. Rxb5 (37. Re1 {Ftacnik} Bd5 (37... Bc8 38. h4) 38. h4
Bxe6 39. h5 Qf7 40. Qxf7+ Bxf7 (40... Kxf7 41. h6 $18) 41. Re7 Bxh5 42. Rxa7
$18) (37. Qf7+ Qxf7 38. exf7+ Kxf7 39. Rxb5 Bc6 40. Rb8 $16) 37... Qxe6 38. h3
{Hansen,Cu: is the game continuation with the very important difference that
black does not have a P on b5. White has R + 3Ps for B+N and should win} (38.
h3 Qc6 39. Rb4 $18)) 37. h4 Qd5 (37... Qd4 38. h5 Be8 39. Qg3 Qe4 40. Rd1 Kh7
41. Rd7 $18) 38. h5 Be8 (38... Qxh5 39. Qxh5 Nxh5 40. Rd1 $18) 39. Qxf6 Qxe6
40. Qxe6+ Nxe6 41. Re1 $18) 36... Nxe6 {Hecht: Back Rank! Grundreihe!} 37. h4 (
37. Rxe6 $4 {Ftacnik} Qd1+ 38. Re1 Qxe1#) (37. Qg6+ {Ftacnik} Ng7 38. h4 Bc6
39. a6 b4 $13) 37... Ng7 38. Qf4 $1 {/\39.Qd6} Qd5 $8 (38... Bc6 39. Qd6 Qxd6
40. cxd6 Nf5 41. Rc1 Be8 42. Rc7 Nxd6 43. Rxa7 b4 44. a6 b3 45. Rb7 $1 $18) 39.
Qg3 $4 $138 (39. Qg4 $1 Qxc5 (39... Kf7 40. Rd1 $18) 40. Qg6 Qf8 41. h5 Qf7 42.
Qxf7+ Kxf7 43. h6 Nf5 44. h7 Kg7 45. g4 $18) 39... Kf7 $11 (39... Qxc5 $2 {
Ftacnik} 40. h5 $1 Kh8 (40... Qxh5 41. Qb8+ $18) 41. h6 Nf5 42. Qg6 $18) 40.
Qc7+ Kg6 41. Qg3+ Kf7 42. Qc7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares Anibal op 01st"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Gonzalez Garcia, Jose"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Svidler,P"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1994.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8.
Ba4 b5 9. Bb3 b4 10. e5 bxc3 11. Qf3 O-O 12. Qxc3 Ba6 (12... Nd7) 13. f4 (13.
Ne2 $5 Nd7 14. Qxc6 Qa5+ $2 15. Bd2 Nxe5 16. Qe4 $1 $18 (16. dxe5 Qxe5 17. Qxa6
Qxa1+ 18. Bc1 (18. Nc1 Bc3 $1 $13) 18... Bc3+ 19. Nxc3 Qxc3+ 20. Bd2 Qa1+ 21.
Bd1 Rad8 $13)) (13. h4 c5 $1 14. Qxc5 Nd7 15. Qa3 Nxe5 $1 16. Qxa6 (16. dxe5
Qd3 $19) 16... Qxd4 $40 {/\ Qa1, Nd3}) 13... Nd7 (13... Qc7 14. Nf3 Nd7 15. h4
$1 $16) 14. Nf3 (14. Qxc6 Nb6 15. Nf3 Rc8 16. Qe4 Qc7 17. Kf2 Bb7 $44) 14...
Rc8 $5 15. e6 $6 (15. Be3 Nb6 16. Kf2 Nd5 17. Qc5 Qd7 $13 {/\ f6}) 15... fxe6 (
15... Nb6 $2 16. exf7+ Kh8 17. Ne5 {/\ Ng6} Qd6 18. Ba3 Qf6) 16. Ng5 Kh8 $8 17.
Nxe6 (17. Nxh7 Kxh7 18. Qh3+ Bh6 19. f5 Qa5+ 20. Kd1 Qxf5 21. Qxh6+ Kg8 22. Re1
Rf6 $17) 17... Qb6 $36 18. Nxg7 (18. Nxf8 Rxf8 (18... Bxd4 $2 19. Qd2 Ne5 $1 {
/\ Nd3} (19... Rxf8 20. Bb2 $16) 20. Nxg6+ $3 (20. fxe5 Rxf8 $19) 20... Nxg6 (
20... hxg6 21. fxe5 {/\ Qh6}) 21. Bb2 $18) 19. Be3 Nf6 {/\ Ne4} 20. O-O-O (20.
Qc5 $2 Qxc5 21. dxc5 Ng4 $19) 20... Nd5 21. Qd2 Rc8 $40 {/\ c5}) 18... Kxg7 19.
Be6 (19. Be3 Nf6 $40) 19... Rcd8 20. Be3 $2 (20. Bxd7 Rxd7 21. Be3 Qb5 22. Kf2
$15) 20... Nf6 $19 {/\ Ne4} 21. O-O-O Nd5 22. Qa3 (22. Bxd5 cxd5 23. Kd2 Rc8
24. Qa3 Qe6 $19 {/\ Qe4}) 22... Rb8 23. Bxd5 (23. Kd2 Qb2+ 24. Qxb2 Rxb2+ 25.
Kc1 Rfb8 26. Bxd5 cxd5 $19 {/\ Be2}) 23... Qb1+ 24. Kd2 Rb2+ 25. Ke1 (25. Kc3
Rc2#) 25... Re2+ 0-1

[Event "St Petersburg op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Shipov, Sergei"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Svidler,P"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "1993.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Shipov} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Nb6 $5 6. Bg5 (6. Nf3
Bg7 7. Bg5 O-O (7... c5 $1 {Shipov} 8. dxc5 Bxc3+ $5 9. bxc3 Qxd1+ 10. Rxd1 Na4
$10) 8. e3 {- 6.Bg5}) (6. e3 {Shipov} Bg7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Be2 Nc6 $1 9. O-O e5
$10) 6... Bg7 7. e3 O-O (7... c5 {Shipov} 8. dxc5 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Qxd1+ 10. Rxd1
N6d7 (10... Na4 $2 11. Bb5+ Bd7 12. Rxd7 $18) 11. Bb5 $14) 8. Nf3 (8. Rc1 $5 c5
(8... N8d7 9. Nf3 Nf6 (9... c5 $2 10. dxc5 $1 Nxc5 11. Qxd8 Rxd8 12. Bxe7 Nd3+
13. Bxd3 Rxd3 14. Ke2 $16) 10. Be2 $14) 9. dxc5 N6d7 10. Nd5 (10. Nf3 {Shipov})
10... Nc6 11. b4 $5 (11. Qd2 h6 12. Bh4 g5 13. Bg3 Nf6 $44) 11... h6 12. Bh4 g5
13. Bg3 Nf6 (13... e6 $5 14. Nc7 Nxb4) 14. Nc7 (14. Nxf6+ Bxf6 $44) 14... Rb8
15. Nb5 Ra8 $13) 8... c5 $1 9. dxc5 (9. Be2 Nc6 10. dxc5 Nd7 11. Nd4 Qa5 $13)
9... N6d7 10. Rc1 (10. Be2 Nc6 {- 9.Be2}) 10... Nc6 (10... Nxc5 11. Nd5 $1 $16)
(10... h6 11. Bh4 Nc6 (11... g5 {Shipov} 12. Bg3 Nxc5 $2 13. Nd5 $1 Ne4 $2 (
13... Ne6) (13... Nba6) 14. Rxc8 $1 $18) 12. Nd4 {- 10...Nc6}) 11. Nd4 (11. Bb5
$1 {Shipov} h6 12. Bh4 g5 13. Bg3 Nxc5 14. O-O $14) 11... h6 12. Bh4 g5 (12...
Qa5 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Bxe7 Re8 15. Bd6 $16) 13. Bg3 (13. Nf5 $5 Nxc5 $1 (13...
gxh4 14. Qg4 $18) (13... Bf6 14. Nxh6+ Kh7 15. Qh5 gxh4 16. Bd3+ Kg7 17. Nf5+
Kg8 18. Nxe7+ $18) 14. Nxg7 Kxg7 $1 (14... gxh4 15. Nh5 $14) 15. Bg3 Bf5 16.
Be2 Qa5 $36 {>< d3}) 13... Nxc5 14. Nxc6 bxc6 (14... Qxd1+ $2 {Shipov} 15. Nxd1
$1 $18) 15. Qc2 $1 (15. Be2 Bf5 16. O-O Nd3 (16... Qa5 {/\ Rad8} 17. Nd5 $1 (
17. Bc4 Rad8 18. Qf3 Bd3 $13) 17... cxd5 18. Qxd5 Be6 (18... Be4 $2 19. Rxc5
Qb6 20. Qc4 $16) 19. Qxc5 (19. Rxc5 Qb6 20. Qc6 $10) 19... Qxc5 20. Rxc5 Bxb2
$10) 17. Bxd3 Bxd3 18. Re1 $13) (15. Qxd8 {Shipov} Rxd8 16. Be2 Bf5 17. O-O Nd3
18. Bxd3 Bxd3 19. Rfd1 c5 $15) 15... Qa5 16. Be2 (16. h4 Na4 17. Be2 $1 {
- 16.Be2 Na4 17.h4} (17. hxg5 Bf5 18. e4 Rfb8 $1 $40 (18... Rab8 $6 19. gxh6 $1
{/\ hg7-gf8} (19. gxh6 {Shipov} Bf6 (19... Rxb2 20. hxg7 $1) 20. h7+ Kh8 21.
Kd1 $3 $13)))) (16. Be2 Na4 17. h4 g4 (17... Bf5 18. e4 Be6 19. hxg5 Nxc3 (
19... hxg5 $2 20. e5 $1 Rfd8 21. Qxa4 $18) 20. bxc3 hxg5 21. Rh5 $36) 18. O-O
Nxc3 19. bxc3 Be6 20. c4 $14 {/\ Qe4,Bd3}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Brodsky, Michail"]
[Black "Orlov, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Svidler,P"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1995.05.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Be3 O-O 9. Qd2 Bg4 10. Rb1 (10. Ng5 cxd4 11. cxd4 Nc6 12. h3 Bd7 13. Rb1 Rc8
14. Nf3 Be6 15. Bd3 Na5 16. O-O Bc4 17. Rfc1 b5 18. Bg5 $14 {Karpov,A-Kasparov,
G/Lyon(Wm-17)1990/1:0/40/}) 10... Bxf3 11. gxf3 cxd4 12. cxd4 Nc6 13. d5 Ne5
14. Be2 Rc8 (14... Qd7 15. f4 Ng4 16. Bd4 Bxd4 17. Qxd4 Rfc8 18. O-O $14 Rc2 $4
19. Qd1 $18 {Zsinka,L-Petronic,J/Copenhagen/1989/1:0/61/}) 15. O-O (15. Rxb7 $4
Nxf3+ $1 16. Bxf3 Bc3 $19) 15... Qd7 16. Kg2 (16. Bxa7 $2 Qa4 (16... Qh3 17.
Rb3 $16) 17. Rxb7 Rc2 18. Qd1 Qxa2 19. Bb5 Rd2 20. Qb1 Nxf3+ 21. Kg2 Nh4+ $36
22. Kg3 $2 Qa3+ 23. Be3 (23. Kxh4 Bf6+ 24. Kg4 h5+ 25. Kf4 g5+ 26. Kf5 Qf3#)
23... Rb2 $17) 16... a6 (16... f5 17. f4 Nc4 18. Bxc4 Rxc4 19. e5 Rd8 20. Rfd1
e6 21. d6 g5 22. Rbc1 $1 $16) 17. Rfc1 b5 18. h3 (18. f4 Nc4 19. Bxc4 Qg4+ 20.
Kf1 bxc4 $17) 18... f5 (18... Nc4 19. Bxc4 bxc4 20. Bd4 $13) 19. f4 Nc4 20.
Bxc4 bxc4 21. e5 Rfd8 22. Rd1 e6 (22... Qa4 23. Rb4 (23. Qc3 Rxd5 24. Rxd5 Qc6
25. Rbd1 e6 26. Qd4 Bf8 $10 27. Kf1 exd5 28. Qxd5+ Qxd5 29. Rxd5 Kf7 30. Rd7+
Be7 31. Ra7 Rc6 32. Ke2 Ke6 $13) 23... Qa3 24. Rb7 $16) 23. d6 c3 24. Qc2 g5
25. Rb3 (25. Rd3 gxf4 (25... Qc6+ 26. Kg1 (26. f3 $5 g4 27. hxg4 fxg4 28. Bd4
$13) 26... Qe4 27. Bb6 Rd7 28. Rc1 $1 $13 Rc6 $140 (28... Qxf4 29. Rxc3 Rxc3
30. Qxc3 $16) 29. Rxc3 $1 Qxc2 30. R1xc2 Rxb6 31. Rc7 Rb7 (31... Rd8 32. Rc8
Rb8 33. Rxb8 Rxb8 34. d7 $18) 32. Rxb7 Rxb7 33. Rc8+ Kf7 34. Rc7+ $18) 26. Bd4
(26. Bxf4 Rc4 $36) 26... Rc4 27. Rb3 Rxd4 28. Rxd4 Bxe5 29. Rd1 Qc6+ 30. f3
Rxd6 $17) 25... gxf4 26. Bd4 (26. Bxf4 Rc4 $5 (26... Qa4 27. Bh2 $13) 27. Bh2
Qc6+ 28. Kg1 Kh8 $1 $40 {/\ 29...Rg8}) 26... Qa4 27. Kh2 (27. Bxc3 Bxe5 $17) (
27. Rd3 Bxe5 28. Bxe5 Qe4+ $17) 27... f3 (27... Rc4 $2 28. Bxc3 Bxe5 29. Rg1+
Kf8 30. Qe2 $1 Bxc3 31. Qxe6 Bg7 32. Qe7+ $18) 28. Rb2 $2 (28. Qd3 c2 (28...
Qxa2 29. Rxc3 Bxe5+ 30. Kh1 Bxd6 31. Rg1+ Kf8 32. Qe3 Rxc3 33. Bxc3 $44) 29.
Rc1 Qxa2 30. Rc3 Qd5 31. Qe3 $44) 28... Rc4 $2 (28... Qxd4 29. Rxd4 Bxe5+ 30.
Kh1 (30. Kg1 $2 cxb2 31. Qxb2 Rc4 32. Qb6 (32. Rg4+ Rxg4+ 33. hxg4 Bxb2 $19)
32... Rc1+ 33. Rd1 Rxd1#) 30... Bxd4 (30... cxb2 31. Qxb2 Rxd6 (31... Rc4 32.
Rg4+ Rxg4 33. Qxe5 Rg6 $13) 32. Rg4+ fxg4 33. Qxe5 $44) 31. Rb4 Rxd6 $17) 29.
Qxa4 Rxa4 30. Rb7 Rxd4 (30... c2 $6 31. Rg1 Kh8 (31... c1=Q 32. Rxc1 Rxd4 33.
Rg1 $16) (31... Rxd4 32. Rgxg7+ Kf8 33. Rxh7 Kg8 34. Rhc7 Rd2 35. Kg3 $16) 32.
Bb2 $5 (32. Rgxg7 $10) 32... Rxa2 (32... Bh6 33. Rc7 Bf4+ 34. Kh1 c1=Q 35. Bxc1
Bxe5 36. Bg5 Rg8 37. d7 $16) 33. Rgxg7 Rxb2 34. Rxh7+ Kg8 35. Rbg7+ Kf8 36. Rc7
Kg8 37. Rhe7 $16) 31. Rg1 Rg4 32. hxg4 Bxe5+ 33. Kh3 f4 34. d7 Bd4 (34... Kf7
35. Rd1 (35. g5 $6 Bd4 36. Kg4 Bxf2 37. Rc1 Be3 $1 $17) 35... h6 $1 $13 (35...
Ke7 36. g5 $16)) 35. g5 (35. Rc1 Kf7 36. g5 Bxf2 37. Rxc3 Be3 38. Rc8 Ke7 $13)
35... Bxf2 36. Rf1 Be3 37. Rc7 Kf8 (37... f2 $2 38. Rc8 Bb6 39. Rxf2 $18) 38.
Rxf3 c2 (38... Ke7 39. Rxc3 Rxd7 40. Kg4 $132) 39. Rxc2 Rxd7 40. Kg4 Rd1 41.
Rh3 (41. Rc6 Rg1+ 42. Kh5 Kf7 43. Rxa6 e5 $17) (41. Rh3 Rg1+ 42. Kf3 Kf7 (42...
Rxg5 43. Rxh7 $16) 43. Rh6 $1 $14 (43. Rc7+ Kg6 44. Rh6+ Kf5 45. Rf7+ Ke5 46.
Re7 Rg3+ 47. Ke2 Rg2+ 48. Kf3 Rg3+ $10)) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 31st"]
[Site "Skopje"]
[Date "2015.10.19"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Swiercz, Dariusz"]
[Black "Howell, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[Annotator "Swiercz,D"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2015.10.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "MKD"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Modena"]
[BlackTeam "Cheddleton"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ITA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Qa4+ Qd7 8.
Bb5 {This is a quite tricky and recently popular line against the Grünfeld. I
hadn't played it before and my opponent was visibly surprised as he was
spending quite a lot of time in the opening.} c6 9. Be2 O-O 10. Qa3 {It's
important to start with this move as} (10. Nf3 {allows} c5 {and now in the
event of} 11. Qa3 (11. Bb5 {was in Ivanisevic-Giri, but Black seems to be fine
there:} Qg4 12. O-O cxd4 13. Ba3 Nc6 14. cxd4 Qxe4 15. Rfe1 Qd5 16. Bc4 Qa5 17.
Qxa5 Nxa5 18. Bd5 Nc6 19. Bxe7 Re8 20. Bc5 Be6 $11 {Ivanisevic-Giri 2012}) {
Black is clearly OK after} 11... cxd4 $1 12. cxd4 Nc6 13. Be3 Nxd4 (13... Qg4
$5 {is even stronger and White needs to fight for equality. The point is that}
14. Ng5 $2 {does not work due to} (14. O-O Qxe4 {and White needs to look hard
for compensation there.}) 14... Nxd4 $1 $19) 14. Bxd4 Bxd4 15. Rd1 e5 16. O-O
Re8 17. Rd2 Qe7 18. Qxe7 Rxe7 19. Nxd4 exd4 20. Rxd4 Be6 {1/2 (20) Riazantsev,
A (2671)-Grigoriants,S (2594) St Petersburg RUS 2015}) 10... b6 11. Nf3 c5 12.
O-O Bb7 {I think that this move is slightly dangerous for Black.} ({Two days
later I used the same line against GM Baron Tal and he played} 12... cxd4 13.
cxd4 Bb7 14. Qe3 Nc6 15. Bb2 Rac8 16. Rab1 e6 17. Rfd1 Rfd8 18. h4 {with some
pressure, but the position is far from being clear.}) 13. d5 $1 e6 14. Be3 exd5
15. Rad1 $1 {This is the point. Black faces some unpleasant tension in the
centre.} Nc6 {This is a novelty and most probably better than the move which
had been played so far.} (15... d4 {was played afew times previously, but
Black's position is very shaky.} 16. cxd4 Bxe4 17. dxc5 Qb7 18. Rfe1 Nd7 19.
Ba6 Qc7 20. Bb5 Nf6 21. Bd4 {with a clear advantage for White, as happened in
2 games of GM Maxim Matlakov.}) 16. exd5 Ne5 {Exchanging the knights is in
White's favour as Black has a bad Bb7 and if the knights exchange, the Bb7
problem will get bigger for Black.} ({In my opinion it was better to try to
keep the knights on the board with} 16... Ne7 17. c4 Nf5 {but still after} 18.
Bf4 {I think White is slightly better due to his space advantage and the very
strong pawn on d5, which restricts Black's possibilities. Of course Black can
play this position but in the long run most probably it will be unpleasant.})
17. c4 Rfe8 18. Rfe1 Nxf3+ (18... Ng4 19. Bc1 {trying to keep the knights on
the board doesn't make much sense as Ng4 doesn't improve its position.}) 19.
Bxf3 Be5 20. Re2 Bd6 $2 {I think that this is the first quite serious mistake
as starting from this move Black follows a wrong plan.} (20... Qd6 21. g3 Re7 {
with the idea Rae8 was a better defence but still Black's position is
unpleasant.}) 21. Rde1 Qf5 22. Bc1 $1 {A strong move, I take under control the
e-file.} Rxe2 23. Rxe2 {Now it's clear why ...Bd6 was a mistake - White
threatens Qc3-Bb2 and Black's king position is very vulnerable.} b5 {Black
tries to get some kind of counterplay and activate the Bb7.} (23... Qb1 24. Qc3
Bf4 25. Re1 Bxc1 26. Rxc1 Qb4 27. Qe5 $16 {with a big advantage. Now even
h4-h5 is coming.}) (23... Be5 24. h4 $16 {with serious problems as well.}) 24.
g4 $1 {I like this move as it practically puts Black in a very uncomfortable
situation, especially in time trouble (David had less than 10 minutes here).}
Qb1 $2 {A big mistake, but it was very difficult to decide to play ...Qf6 with
the threat of Bb2-Qc3, especially in time trouble!} (24... Qf6 {was better but
White maintains good winning chances anyway:} 25. Bb2 Qf4 26. Qc3 f6 {the only
move} 27. Qxf6 Qxf6 28. Bxf6 bxc4 29. Re6 Bf8 30. g5 $16) 25. cxb5 Qxb5 {
This move loses on the spot, but anyway the position was very difficult.} (
25... Rd8 {was more stubborn but after} 26. Qb2 Qxb2 27. Bxb2 {White is just a
pawn up with a huge advantage.}) 26. Qc3 $1 $18 {White's queen comes to f6 and
Black's position collapses.} Qb4 27. Qf6 Qd4 28. Qxd6 Qd1+ 29. Kg2 Qxc1 30. Re7
Qb2 31. Qc7 Ba6 32. Qc6 1-0

[Event "NOR-ch"]
[Site "Larvik"]
[Date "2019.07.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Urkedal, Frode Olav Olsen"]
[Black "Tari, Aryan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2566"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Tari,Aryan "]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "2019.07.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 0,115,32,23,23,-12,41,38,51,54,47,47,47,47,47,47,47,41,9,20,22,22,85,52,
51,34,38,39,41,61,61,74,57,81,50,29,36,52,75,89,83,66,66,80,87,78,78,90,89,89,
101,96,91,112,109,103,82,80,71,35,31,11,6,10,0,0,0,-1,32,39,41,33,35,27,29,33,
32,26,36,33,37,46,50,53,33,0,33,28,40,49,38,86,106,45,107,132,148,98,79,125,
105,76,190,73,60,59,232,217,185,14,185,14,9,0,1385,29976,29989,29990]} 1. c4 g6
2. Nf3 Bg7 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8. Be3 Qa5 9.
Qd2 O-O 10. Rc1 {Magnus Carlsen has played this with a lot of success recently,
which might be the reason my opponent decided to play like this.} Rd8 (10...
cxd4 11. cxd4 Qxd2+ 12. Nxd2 $14 {seems to be simpler to play for White, who
should be a bit better. 1-0 (58) Carlsen,M (2875)-Mamedyarov,S (2774)
Stavanger 2019}) 11. d5 e6 12. Bg5 f6 13. Be3 Nc6 14. Bd3 Ne7 {Very unusual
move, but has gained some popularity in recent years. Ivan Salgado was one of
the first who played this line, actually against me in the Turkish League 3
years ago and equalized quite easily. I decided to have a look at it from the
Black side.} (14... exd5 15. exd5 c4 {This used to be popular, until Leko won
a very nice game against Topalov in 2011.} 16. Bxc4 Be6 17. Rd1 Ne7 18. dxe6
Rxd2 19. Rxd2 Qxc3 20. Bb3 {White has sacrificed his queen for a rook and a
piece, but has a very powerful pawn on e6. White went on to win a nice game in
1-0 (41) Leko,P (2720)-Topalov,V (2768) Porto Carras 2011}) 15. c4 {Only move
that makes sense. Otherwise the center falls.} Qxd2+ 16. Nxd2 (16. Bxd2 {
is also possible, as played by Yu Yangyi against Svidler twice last year.} b6
17. O-O Bd7 18. Rfe1 Nc8 19. e5 exd5 20. cxd5 fxe5 21. Nxe5 Nd6 {0-1 (75) Yu,Y
(2759)-Svidler,P (2753) Shenzhen 2018}) 16... b6 {So far I had seen this all
before, so it was kind of preparation. I believe that Black should be fine in
this endgame. It could seem a bit strange to play like this for Black, and I
was also a bit surprised when Salgado did it against me. White has more space
and it looks like he should be better, but it is not easy at all. Black has
some deep ideas in this posistion. White has to always take care of some f5-g5
stuff. Also it is not that easy for White to find a plan.} 17. Be2 $6 {Seemed
a bit strange to me. I'm not sure why the bishop should be better placed on e2
than d3.} (17. Ke2) (17. O-O {seems like a more logical move. In the game
White did this anyway but with the B on e2.}) 17... Re8 (17... f5 $1 {is
usually always a good move when it is possible. Black opens up for his bishop
and there are no drawbacks by doing that.} 18. f3 Re8 {[%csl Gg7][%cal Ge8e1]
with such a strong bishop on g7, Black definetly has a good game. It is still
not clear to me how White should come up with a plan here, while Black's moves
are easier.}) 18. O-O Bd7 (18... f5 {is again possible. I thought I should
develop and get ready before playing this, but Black is ready.} 19. Bf3 fxe4
20. Nxe4 exd5 21. Nd6 Rf8) 19. Rfe1 f5 20. f3 h6 $1 {I was very happy with
this move. Black is preparing g5, taking more space on the kingside, and
creating a square for my knight on g6.} (20... exd5 21. cxd5 Nxd5 $4 {would
obviously be a huge blunder, as after} 22. Bc4 $18 {Black drops a piece.}) 21.
h4 {A good move, which stops my idea. But at the same time I was happy with my
posistion out from the opening. With a monster-bishop on g7, I believe that
Black's play is again easier here.} Kh7 {Improving the king and threatening to
win a pawn with exd5-Nxd5, which explains my opponent's next move.} 22. Bf2 Be5
{Taking control of the dark squares, and stopping White from potentially
playing f3-f4.} (22... f4 {was also interesting to me, taking fully control of
the dark squares.}) 23. g3 {Good move, as if I played f5-f4, g3 would not be
possible.} f4 24. Kg2 Nc8 {The knight is better placed on d6 than e7, so this
seemed logical to me.} 25. Bd3 Nd6 26. Re2 $2 {The rook is not well placed
here.} (26. gxf4 $1 Bxf4 27. Be3 {Challenging Black on the dark squares. This
would be very clever, as the posistion could also be double-edged now. Black
is forced to take, otherwise f3-f4 would come.} Bxe3 28. Rxe3 e5 {what I was
counting on, but still} 29. f4 $1 exf4 30. Rf3 {[%cal Gf3f4] White also gets
play now, and is more active than in the game.}) 26... g5 $1 $15 {securing the
"monster" bishop on e5. I was getting more and more happy from here. White is
just quite passive without a good plan here, while Black's pieces are better
than White's.} 27. hxg5 hxg5 28. Nf1 Kg7 29. Nh2 exd5 30. exd5 {Forced.} (30.
cxd5 Rh8 $1 {[%cal Gd7h3] would be killing.} (30... c4 31. Bxc4 Nxc4) {The
threat of Bh3+ forces White to play} 31. g4 c4 $1 {Black is totally dominating}
32. Bxc4 Nxc4 33. Rxc4 Bb5 $19) 30... fxg3 31. Bxg3 Bxg3 32. Kxg3 Rxe2 33. Bxe2
{The posistion has simplified. I was quite happy with the outcome, as I'm just
better and playing for two results here. My knight is very strong on d6, and
also his pawns are weaker than mine. A very hard posistion to defend.} Rh8 {
Activating the last piece.} 34. Bd3 (34. Bf1 $1 Rh4 35. Re1 Kf6 36. Ng4+) 34...
Rh3+ 35. Kg2 Rh4 $17 {[%csl Gc4]} 36. Rc3 Kf6 {The only thing Black is missing
is to get the king in.} 37. Be2 Bh3+ 38. Kg3 Bc8 {Creating Ba6 ideas in some
posistions, and at the same time threatening a nasty tactic with Ne4+, winning
material.} 39. Ra3 (39. Nf1 $4 {what I was hoping for, as after} Ne4+ 40. fxe4
Rh3+ {the game would be over.}) 39... Rh3+ 40. Kg2 Rh7 41. Ng4+ $2 (41. Nf1 $17
{would be a better move.} Ke5) 41... Bxg4 42. fxg4 Ke5 $19 {[%csl Gd6,Ge2]
Black is in time. We have a typical good knight vs bad bishop endgame. As my
king also gets to d4, this is just a winning posistion. The rest is a matter
of technic, which was quite bad from my side:} 43. Re3+ Kd4 44. Rd3+ Ke4 45.
Rd1 Ke3 46. Bf1 Rf7 47. Rd3+ Ke4 48. Rd2 Kf4 $2 (48... Rf4 $1 $19 {would be
very simple. Starting to collect the pawns, and not allowing counterplay.} 49.
Re2+ Kd4 50. Re6 Nxc4 {The c4-pawn was very important. Now everything falls.}
51. d6 (51. Bxc4 Kxc4 52. d6 Rxg4+ 53. Kf3 Rf4+ 54. Kg3 Rd4) 51... Ne3+ $19)
49. Re2 $1 {Where I realized I had messed a bit up.} Rf6 $1 $17 {It was quite
important to not allow Re6.} (49... Kxg4 50. Re6 Nf5 {was my intention.} (50...
Rd7 {is just way too passive:} 51. Rf6 $1 {[%cal Gf1e2,Gf6h6] threatening to
deliver mate.}) {But I had missed} 51. Re4+ $1 {driving my king away and
getting active.} Kh5 52. Be2+) 50. Re7 (50. Rf2+ {was a very important
variation to calculate.} Ke5 51. Rxf6 Kxf6 52. Kf3 Ke5 53. Ke3 {I had to make
sure this posistion was winning, which I thought it was after} b5 54. cxb5 Kxd5
{and it is winning, as my knight is better than his bishop, and the c-pawn
will start to roll.} 55. a4 Nc4+) 50... Kxg4 {Changing my a-pawn for his
g-pawn. The g4-pawn seemed more important to me, as my pawn will start to go
forward.} 51. Rxa7 Nf5 {My opponent was down to 2-3 minutes here, playing only
on the 30 sec increment which obviously increased my chances of winning the
game.} 52. Be2+ Kf4 53. Bd3 Nh4+ 54. Kf2 g4 $6 (54... Ke5+ 55. Ke2 Kd4 {
[%cal Gh4f3,Gf3e5] The king is ideally placed on the center of the board.} 56.
Re7 Nf5 $1) 55. Rg7 $6 (55. Re7 $1 $11 {A very good move, which creates a
threat of Re6 in some variatons, as well as Re4+, driving my king away.} g3+
56. Kg1 Nf3+) 55... Nf3 {Manouevering the knight to a better square.} 56. Be2
Ne5 57. Rg8 Ng6 58. Kg2 (58. Re8 $1 {again the rook is well placed here.} Ne5
59. Re6 {this important resource makes it very hard to win.} Rxe6 60. dxe6 Nc6
61. Bd1 $11) 58... g3 59. Bh5 (59. Re8) 59... Nh4+ 60. Kh3 Nf5 61. Rg4+ Ke3 62.
Kg2 $2 {A final blunder in time trouble, which loses the game immediately.} (
62. Bg6 $1 {White could still fight with this move, and he has drawing chances.
But with low time, it would of course be far from an easy task.} Kf3 63. Bh5 (
63. Rg5 Ne3 (63... Rf8 $4 64. Rxf5+ Rxf5 65. Bxf5 g2 66. Be4+) 64. Rxg3+ Kf4)
63... Kf2 64. a4 $17) 62... Rh6 $1 $19 {[%cal Gh6h2] If the bishop moves, the
rook comes to h2 which wins the game immediately.} (62... Kd3 63. Rf4 $1 Ke3
64. Rf1) 63. Rg5 Kf4 64. Rg4+ Ke5 65. Be8 (65. Rg5 Kf6 {and Black wins
material and the game.}) 65... Rh2+ (65... Ne3+ $2 66. Kxg3 Nxg4 67. Kxg4 {
would be a huge mistake, as White has good fortress chances here.} Rh2 68. a4
Rc2 69. Bb5 $11) 66. Kg1 Rxa2 67. Bd7 Ra1+ 68. Kg2 Ne3+ 69. Kxg3 Rg1+ 0-1

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2014.10.10"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2701"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[Annotator "Tomashevsky,E"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2014.10.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This game was played in Round 8, and before that moment I had had 7
consecutive draws. Some of them were full of emotions, but nevertheless I was
hoping to create something special...} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 {Surprise,
if we can consider the Grünfeld as a surprise nowadays! Teimour was playing
this for only the second time in his practice. Of course, I couldn't ignore
this option, bearing in mind how popular this opening is and also some
transformation of Radjabov's repertoire, but more expected were the King's
Indian, 2...e6 (Tomashevsky - Radjabov, Dubai (rapid) 2014) or the Queen's
Gambit.} 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 {Strangely enough, that day I had looked at the
Grünfeld a little directly before the game, and it looked logical to spend the
time for the line which has already been played by Teimour. After the cursory
checking of my file it was hard to believe that my opponent would play this
line once again, especially having a wide choice of opening. But actually he
did it, and the question is: what if I had checked this in detail!?..} Nb6 6.
e3 Bg7 7. f4 {An ambitious but strategically risky plan, played for the first
time in serious practice by P. Svidler against B. Gelfand (Candidates 2013,
London). Black has a lot of reactions here.} c5 {The immediate counterstrike
on White's pawn centre looks natural and has been employed not only by Teimour
(in Parligras - Radjabov, Olympiad, Tromso 2014) but also by Caruana, Giri and
some other strong GMs.} 8. dxc5 N6d7 9. Ne4 {Here the central play is stronger
than the "random"} (9. Na4 e5 {and Black is doing fine.}) 9... Bxb2 10. Rb1 Bg7
11. Bc4 ({Parligras played} 11. Nf3 O-O (11... Nf6 $5) 12. Qc2 {which is also
reasonable, but Black gradually equalised.}) 11... O-O ({After} 11... Nf6 {
White has at least} 12. Ng5 e6 13. N1f3 {most likely transposing to the game.})
12. Nf3 Nf6 {Looks natural, but here Black took a good moment to think about
alternatives. I don't want to go deeply into the theory of this variation; in
fact some continuations have already been checked, such as} (12... Qc7) (12...
Nc6) ({and 5 days before our game N. Sedlak tried against A. Korobov in the
Croatian league the interesting} 12... Na6 $5) 13. Neg5 ({More aggressive than
} 13. Nxf6+ {though E. Gleizerov, using this move, managed to win a nice game
against B. Bok in June.}) 13... e6 (13... Nc6 $5 14. O-O h6 15. Nxf7 Rxf7 16.
Ne5 e6 {- see the variations below}) (13... h6 14. Nxf7 Rxf7 15. Ne5 e6 {
in the best case for Black this will transpose to the game.}) 14. O-O h6 {
Principled but extremely risky. It's very dangerous to make such a move, if
you don't calculate (or remember) an exact way to draw. But I understand
Teimour, who spent a lot of time in the opening:} (14... Nc6 $5 {delivers
White slight but comfortable and safe pressure. At the same time, it was a
more reliable choice, because of} 15. Bc3 ({sharper is} 15. Qc2 $5 Qe7 16. Bd3
{, but here Black has an unclear} e5 {, for example:} 17. f5 (17. fxe5 {
doesn't promise anything in view of} Nxe5 (17... Ng4 $5) 18. Nxe5 Qxe5 19. Ne4
Nxe4 20. Bxe4 Rb8 21. Be1 Qc7 $1 22. Bg3 Be5) 17... gxf5 18. Bxf5 Bxf5 19. Qxf5
Rad8 $132) 15... Qxd1 16. Rfxd1 Nd5 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Rd3 {is not too sad for
Black, he can hope to equalise with accurate play.}) 15. Nxf7 $1 {This
beautiful and strong idea was found some months ago by my friend and second,
GM Alexey Ilushin. It's a pleasure to make such a move, especially after a
series of draws:) Of course, my intention wasn't an inglorious knight retreat
to h3. White's forces are mobilised well, in contrast with the Black's
queenside, so, it's time to fight!} Rxf7 16. Ne5 Rf8 $2 {The most natural move
but at the same time a real mistake, after which White's initiative grows into
a dangerous attack! The task wasn't trivial for Black. Let's take a look:} (
16... Ne4 $2 {is clearly bad:} 17. Nxf7 Kxf7 (17... Qxd2 18. Qf3 $1 {and
Black's position is hopeless:} Nxc5 19. f5 gxf5 20. Rbd1 Qc2 21. Qh5 Nc6 22.
Rxf5 {, crushing.}) {An easier way is} 18. Qc2 ({There is no need for} 18. f5
$5 gxf5 19. Qh5+ Kg8 20. Ba5 $1 Qxa5 (20... Qe7 21. Qxf5) 21. Qe8+ Kh7 22. Qxc8
{although it's also good for a big advantage.}) 18... Nxd2 19. Rbd1 $16) ({Or} 
16... Qc7 $2 17. Nxf7 Qxf7 18. f5 gxf5 19. Rxf5 Nbd7 20. Bc3 Qe7 21. Qd6 (21.
Rf1 $5 {is also interesting:} Nxc5 22. Bxf6 Bxf6 23. Qh5 Bd7 24. Qg6+ Bg7 25.
Rxb7 $1) 21... Qxd6 22. cxd6 {- White dominates}) ({A much stronger move is} 
16... Nc6 $5 17. Nxf7 Kxf7 18. f5 (18. Qc2 {is quite slow:} Kg8 (18... Ne7 19.
Kh1 Kg8 20. e4) 19. Bc3 Kh7 20. Bd3 Qe8 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. Be4 {, though White
still keeps some pressure.}) 18... gxf5 19. Rxf5 Kg8 20. Qc2 {- Black has
managed to avoid any immediate serious trouble, but his defence remains
difficult and requires a lot of precision.} Kh8 (20... Nd5 21. Rf3 Qe7 22. Rg3
{- here this precision hasn't been demonstrated}) (20... Ng4 $5 21. Rd1 Qh4 22.
h3 Nge5 23. Bb3 Qg3 24. Bc3 $5 ({White has a number of alternatives, for
example} 24. Rf4 $5 {and the whole variation isn't forced at all for both
sides.}) 24... Qxe3+ 25. Kh1 Kh8 26. Bxe5 exf5 27. Qc4 Be6 $1 28. Bxg7+ Kxg7
29. Qxe6 Qxe6 30. Bxe6 Kf6 {- it looks like Black need to search for an escape
in these complications.}) 21. Rf4 {and White has excellent attacking prospects
with rough material equality}) ({I remembered that the main line in our
analyses was} 16... Re7 $1 17. Nxg6 ({Interesting but absolutely unclear is} 
17. Qc2 $5) 17... Rc7 $1 {In my opinion, a rook manoeuvre which is very hard
to find for a human.} 18. Ba5 ({The main alternative is} 18. f5 $5 {, but after
} Rxc5 {double-edged play arises. Though, a draw by repetition is quite likely,
for example} 19. Qb3 Nc6 20. fxe6 Rxc4 21. Qxc4 Qxd2 22. e7+ Kh7 23. Nf8+ Kh8 {
with perpetual in different versions.}) 18... Qxd1 19. Rfxd1 Rxc5 {and as the
result of following the semi-forced variation:} 20. Ne7+ (20. Rd8+ Kf7 21. Ne5+
Ke7 22. Ng6+ Kf7 23. Ne5+ Ke7 $11) 20... Kh7 21. Bd3+ Kh8 22. Bb4 Rc7 23. Bd6
Rxe7 24. Bxe7 Nd5 25. Be4 Nc6 26. Bxd5 exd5 27. Ba3 d4 28. exd4 Nxd4 29. Rd2
Kg8 30. h3 {White has some initiative in the endgame, but things are going to
a draw}) ({The immediate} 16... Rc7 $6 {is worse:} 17. Ba5 Qxd1 18. Rbxd1 $1 ({
if} 18. Rfxd1 Rxc5 ({with the rook on b1 instead of f1} 18... Rd7 $2 {is bad
in view of} 19. Bxe6+ Kh7 20. Rdc1 $5 ({or} 20. Nxd7 Nbxd7 21. Bxd7 Nxd7 22.
Rbc1)) 19. Rd8+ Kh7 20. Bd3 Rxe5 21. fxe5 Nc6 22. exf6 Bxf6 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24.
Rxb7+ Kg8 25. Be1 Ne5 26. Be4 Rc4 27. Bb1 Ng4 {then Black can survive.}) 18...
Rd7 $1 ({Here, on the contrary, Black is going into trouble after} 18... Rxc5
$2 19. Rd8+ Kh7 20. Bd3 Rxe5 21. fxe5 Nc6 22. exf6) 19. Bxe6+ Kh7 20. Nxd7 Bxd7
21. f5 gxf5 22. Bxf5+ Bxf5 23. Rxf5 Kg6 24. Rf3 Nbd7 25. c6 bxc6 26. Rd6 $1 Ne5
27. Rf4 $1 {White has made a lot of excellent moves and obtained an obvious
advantage in the endgame, but it is still unclear whether it is enough for a
win or not.}) 17. Nxg6 Re8 ({Even worse is} 17... Rf7 18. f5 {with a decisive
attack.}) 18. f5 {All I remembered about this position was an evaluation "
White has a strong attack", but unfortunately I didn't manage to realise how
powerful it is in fact. Vishy Anand once called a similar situation "99%
knowledge", meaning that sometimes you need to remember 100% details or don't
remember anything and simply play chess. Really, if I didn't have any analysis
in this line, I [you can expect something like "would never have sacrificed on
f7", but no:)] could simply look at the position and realise that White is
simply close to winning!} Na6 {Here Teimour suddenly started to play quickly
and confidently, trying the best practical chance. This move at least forces
White to do something immediately.} (18... Ne4 $2 {just loses:} 19. Qc2 $1 Nxd2
20. Rbd1 Qg5 21. Rxd2 Qxe3+ 22. Kh1) (18... Nc6 {also doesn't help:} 19. Qc2 $1
{The key move for this position. It stops Black's counterplay and creates
harmonious crucial attack. Black has no good moves.} Nd5 20. fxe6 {White
doesn't even need to hurry up here, but this move wins beautifully.} Bxe6 (
20... Rxe6 21. Nf4 Nxf4 22. Rxf4) 21. Rxb7 Rb8 22. Rxg7+ $1 Kxg7 23. Nf4 {
- despite White being a rook down, he needs to show only minimal accuracy for
a win}) ({Comparatively best is the desperate} 18... b5 {, but in practice
after} 19. cxb6 {(both captures on b5 are also suitable)} axb6 20. Nf4 {
White attacks for free and totally at his ease and he can reach a big
advantage without any difficult decisions.}) 19. c6 $2 {Tempting but wrong! By
spending a lot of time, I had convinced myself that this was the way to the
serious advantage which had been promised in our analysis, and after that I
wasn't looking for anything else.} ({Of course, I started to check} 19. Qc2 $1
Nxc5 {but totally missed the strongest and logical} 20. Bc3 $1 ({I considered
only the direct threat} 20. Bb4 $5 {which in fact is also winning, but in much
more complicated way, and here my missing it is understandable.} Nce4 21. Rfd1
Qb6 22. Rd4 $1 {Even this manouevre isn't so obvious, but it's only the
beginning of the variation:} Kh7 $1 23. Be7 $1 Qc7 ({but} 23... Qa5 {is a bit
more tenacious:} 24. Bxf6 exf5 25. Bxg7 Kxg6 26. Bb5) 24. Rxe4 Nxe4 25. f6 $1
Nxf6 26. Bxf6 Bxf6 27. Rf1 $1 Kg7 (27... Qg7 28. Nf4+ Kh8 29. Nh5) 28. Nf4 {
, and finally the rest is easy.}) 20... Nce4 {although I saw the key idea of
trapping the black queen in similar lines:} (20... Nfe4 {also doesn't help:}
21. f6 $1 {The engine suggests some other ways, but for a human this is the
simplest.} Bxf6 (21... Nxf6 22. Bxf6 Bxf6 23. Ne5 $1 {} Bg7 24. Qg6) 22. Bxf6
Qd2 (22... Nxf6 23. Rbd1) 23. Qb2 $5 (23. Qxd2 $5 Nxd2 24. Bb5 Bd7 25. Bxd7
Nxd7 26. Rxb7) 23... Qxb2 24. Bxb2 Nd2 25. Bb5 {and even in the endgame
Black's position is just terrible.}) 21. Rfd1 ({The computer approves of the
even less precise} 21. Rbd1 Qb6 22. Bd4 Qc6 23. Rf4 $1) 21... Qc7 $2 {doesn't
work, and} ({after} 21... Nd6 {the toughest is} 22. Be5 Nfe4 23. f6 $1 Bxf6 24.
Bxd6 Nxd6 25. Bb5) 22. Bxf6 $1 {winning. If Black's knight can't occupy the
e4-square, his position is simply hopeless. So here I missed a quite easy win.
But I have at least one good explanation: the phase of switching from home
preparation to playing mode is one of the most difficult and full of mistakes
in modern chess.:)}) 19... bxc6 20. fxe6 Bxe6 21. Bxa6 Ne4 22. Bb4 {During the
game I thought that White must hold Black's counterplay, consolidate and get a
solid advantage, but now I understand that I sold out too cheaply. It's
obvious that an extra pawn with poor coordination of pieces isn't the maximum
profit from such great domination as White had few moves earlier.} Bxa2 $1 {
I underestimated this simple move, mainly considering} (22... Qb6 $2 23. Qe2) (
{or} 22... c5 $6 {after which} 23. Qc2 $1 {leads to a great scenario for White
(in post-mortem we discussed here less suitable opportunities)}) ({But my
mistake is especially accentuated by the fact that even after the simple} 22...
Qxd1 $5 23. Rbxd1 Rab8 (23... c5 {is worse:} 24. Ba5) 24. Ne7+ (24. a3 c5 25.
Ba5 Bc3) 24... Kh8 25. Ba3 Nc3 26. Rde1 Bxa2 {Black should hold without
serious problems.}) 23. Ne7+ Kh8 {The last interesting moment in the game.} 24.
Qxd8 {This move forces a draw.} ({I could try to continue with} 24. Qg4 $5 {
which hardly changes the result.} {Teimour was going to answer with the human}
Rxe7 {, demolishing the dangerous knight.} ({I also didn't like} 24... Bxb1 25.
Ng6+ Kh7 26. Qf5 Ng5 $1 27. Qxb1 {and after some "normal" moves like} Rb8 {
White needs to give a perpetual} ({just no} 27... Qb6 $4 {- we demonstrated
this variation at the press-conference. White mates in 5!} 28. Nf8+ Kh8 29.
Qh7+ $1 Nxh7 30. Ng6+ Kg8 31. Bc4+ Re6 32. Bxe6#) 28. Nf8+ Kh8 29. Ng6+ Kh7 $11
) (24... c5 {is also enough for equal chances:} 25. Ng6+ Kh7 (25... Kg8) 26.
Qf5 Kg8) ({Black's position is already solid enough for} 24... Nf6) ({or} 24...
Ng5 {to be possible, but there is no need for these adventures.}) 25. Bxe7 Qxe7
26. Rb7 Qe5 27. Rf5 Qa1+ 28. Rf1 Qe5 {=}) (24. Rf4 {in practice is dangerous
for White too:} c5 25. Rxe4 Qxd1+ (25... Rb8 $5) 26. Rxd1 cxb4 27. Bb5 Kh7) ({
after} 24. Bb7 Qb6 25. Bxa8 Bxb1 26. Qxb1 Qxe3+ 27. Kh1 Rxa8 {The draw can be
reached by any number of ways, some of them are quite nice, like} 28. Ng6+ Kh7
29. Nf8+ (29. Ne7 Kh8) 29... Bxf8 (29... Kh8) (29... Kg8 30. Qa2+ Kh8) 30. Re1
Qg5 31. Rxe4 Qg6 32. Bxf8 Rxf8 33. Re7+ Kh8 $1 34. Qa1+ Qf6 35. Rxa7 $11) 24...
Raxd8 25. Nxc6 Bxb1 26. Nxd8 Rxd8 27. Rxb1 Rb8 $1 {Due to the pin Black forces
the exchange of his knight for White's dark-squared bishop, reaching an
absolutely drawish endgame.} 28. Bd3 Nc3 29. Bxc3 Rxb1+ 30. Bxb1 Bxc3 31. Kf2 {
, and the draw was agreed. A short but dramatic battle!} 1/2-1/2

[Event "ISR-chT"]
[Site "Israel"]
[Date "1999.04.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Tsesarsky, Ilya"]
[Black "Vydeslaver, Alik"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2404"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1999.01.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 548]} 1. Nf3 (1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Na4 Bg7 6. e4
Nb6 7. Be3 O-O 8. Nf3 Nxa4 9. Qxa4 c5 10. Rd1 Qb6 11. Rd2 Bd7 12. Qa3 cxd4 13.
Nxd4 Qc7 (13... Rc8 $5) 14. Be2 $14 {1-0 Kortschnoj,V-Sutovskij,E/Dresden 1998/
CBM 65 (25)}) 1... Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Qa4+ {This variant recently
became rather popular} c6 (4... Nc6 5. d4 (5. Nd4 $1 Qd7 (5... Bd7 6. cxd5 Nxd4
7. Qxd4 $16) 6. cxd5 Nxd5 (6... Nxd4 7. Qxd4 Bg7 8. Qc4 $16 {1-0 Adamski,
J-Siekaczynski,R/Warsaw LEG 1992 (33)}) 7. Nxc6 Qxc6 8. Qxc6+ bxc6 9. g3 $16 {
[%csl Rc6,Rc7] 1-0 Smejkal,J-Ilincic,Z/CZE-chI Prague ,EXT 1989 (33)}) (5. e3
Bg7 6. d4 O-O 7. Be2 dxc4 8. Qxc4 Nd7 9. O-O Nb6 10. Qb3 Be6 11. Qd1 Bc4 $11 {
1-0 Lechtynsky,J-Rehorek,M/Ceske Budejovice ,EXT 1994 (26)}) 5... Bg7 6. Bg5
dxc4 (6... Ne4 7. cxd5 Nxc3 8. bxc3 Qxd5 9. e3 Bg4 10. Be2 O-O 11. Rb1 $14 {
1-0 Boersma,P-Hoeksema,E/Groningen BSO 1989 (40)}) 7. Rd1 O-O 8. d5 Nb8 9. Qxc4
Nbd7 10. e4 Nb6 11. Qb3 Bg4 12. Be2 $14 {1-0 Meduna,E-Hresc,V/Bad Ragaz 1988 
(41)}) (4... Bd7 5. Qb3 dxc4 (5... Bg7 6. cxd5 O-O 7. Qxb7 $18 {0-1 Votruba,
P-Roeschlau,B/Schueneck GER 1988 (37)}) (5... Bc6 6. cxd5 (6. e3 Bg7 7. Ne5 O-O
8. d4 Nbd7 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 Nxe5 11. Nb4 a5 12. Nxc6 Nxc6 13. Bd2 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Sorokin,M-Ricardi,P/It, Villa Martelli ARG 1997 (32)}) 6... Bxd5 7.
Nxd5 Qxd5 8. Qxd5 Nxd5 9. g3 (9. d4 $14) 9... Nb4 10. Kd1 Bg7 11. Bg2 c6 12. d4
Nd7 13. Bd2 $14 {1/2-1/2 Andonov,B-Lin,W/Frunze 1989 (62)}) 6. Qxc4 a6 (6...
Nc6 7. d4 Bg7 (7... e6 8. e4 Be7 9. Be2 b5 10. Nxb5 Nxe4 11. Ne5 Bb4+ 12. Kf1
a6 13. Nxc6 axb5 14. Qc2 $18 {1-0 COMP Amy-COMP Cheiron/Paderborn 4th IPCCC
1994 (31)}) 8. e4 O-O 9. e5 Ng4 (9... Be6 10. exf6 Bxc4 11. fxg7 Kxg7 12. Bxc4
Nxd4 13. Nxd4 Qxd4 14. Be2 Rad8 15. O-O Qe5 16. Be3 Rd7 17. Rfe1 Qa5 18. a3
Rfd8 19. Bg4 f5 20. Bf3 e5 21. Bxb7 $1 (21. Bg5 e4 22. Be2 c6 23. Bxd8 Qxd8 24.
Red1 $132 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Ivanchuk,V/Belgrade 1997/CBM 62 (32)})) 10. Bf4
Na5 11. Qe2 Kh8 12. h3 Nh6 13. Bxh6 Bxh6 14. e6 $18 {1-0 Vaulin,A-Vokarev,S/
Novgorod RUS 1999 (49)}) 7. d4 (7. g3 Nc6 (7... b5 8. Qb3 c5 9. d3 Nc6 10. Bg2
Rc8 11. Qd1 Bg7 12. O-O O-O 13. Be3 Nb4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Psakhis,L-Mikhalevski,V/
Ramat Aviv ISR 1998 (25)}) 8. Bg2 Bg7 9. O-O e5 10. d3 h6 11. Rd1 Be6 12. Qa4
O-O 13. Be3 Nd5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Topalov,V-Svidler,P/Dos Hermanas ESP 1999 (38)})
7... b5 8. Qb3 Nc6 9. Bf4 Bg7 10. e3 O-O 11. Be2 Be6 12. Qd1 Nb4 13. e4 $14 {
1-0 Lautier,J-Bacrot,E/Enghien-les-Bains FRA 1999 (30)}) 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Nxd5
Qxd5 7. e4 Qd8 8. d4 Bg7 9. Be3 (9. Be2 Bg4 (9... O-O 10. O-O Nd7 11. Rd1 Nf6
12. Qc2 Bg4 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 e6 15. Be3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Berg,K-Bjerring,K/
Copenhagen op ,EXT 1987 (24)}) 10. Be3 Qb6 11. Rb1 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Qa6 13. Qa3 (
13. Qxa6 Nxa6 14. Ke2 Nb4 (14... Rd8 15. Rhd1 Nb4 16. Rbc1 $14) 15. Rbc1 $14)
13... e5 14. d5 Qxa3 (14... cxd5 15. exd5 f5 (15... Qxa3 16. bxa3 $18) 16. Qb3
e4 17. Be2 Qa5+ 18. Bd2 Qb6 19. Bb5+ Nd7 20. Bc3 $16) 15. bxa3 b6 16. O-O h5 (
16... cxd5 17. exd5 Nd7 18. Rfc1 $14) 17. Rfc1 $14 {1-0 Rubinetti,J-Bronstein,
L/Argentina 1983 (36)}) (9. h3 $6 O-O 10. Be3 c5 11. Rd1 Qb6 12. Rd2 cxd4 13.
Nxd4 Bd7 14. Qa3 {This position without h2-h3 was happened in the game
Kortchnoj - Sutovsky!} Rc8 15. Be2 Rc1+ 16. Bd1 Qa6 17. Qxa6 Nxa6 18. Ne2 Rc7
$11 {1/2-1/2 Engqvist,T-Upmark,J/Stockholm Rilton Cup 1997 (42)}) 9... O-O (
9... Bg4 10. Be2 Nd7 11. O-O (11. Rd1 $14) 11... Nb6 12. Qb4 Qd6 13. Qc3 (13.
Qxd6 $6 exd6 14. Rad1 O-O $132 {0-1 Kelly,B-Yin,H/Cala Galdana 1996 (53)})
13... Rd8 14. Rfd1 O-O 15. h3 $14) 10. Be2 (10. h3 Nd7 11. Rd1 Nb6 $6 (11...
Qc7 {[%cal Ye7e5]} 12. Be2 $6 (12. Qc2 e5 (12... f5 13. Bc4+ Kh8 14. Ng5 Nb6
15. Bb3 fxe4 16. O-O $14) 13. d5 $14) 12... e5 13. d5 cxd5 14. exd5 Nb6 15. Qb4
Bf5 16. d6 Qc2 (16... Qc6 17. O-O Rfd8 18. Bb5 (18. Rd2 Nd5 $15) 18... Qe4 19.
Qxe4 Bxe4 20. Ng5 Bf5 21. Bxb6 axb6 22. Bc4 Rd7 23. g4 Bc2 24. Rd2 Ba4 25. f4
$16) 17. Rc1 Qa4 18. Qxa4 Nxa4 19. b3 Nb6 20. O-O $132) 12. Qc2 e6 $2 13. Be2
Bd7 14. h4 $16 {1-0 Karpov,A-Orsoni,J/Bastia FRA 1998 (22)}) 10... Nd7 (10...
Bg4 11. O-O Nd7 12. Rfd1 (12. h3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Nb6 14. Qb4 f5 $1 15. exf5 Rxf5
16. Rac1 Rb5 17. Qd2 Nd5 $132) 12... Nb6 13. Qb3 (13. Qb4 Qd6 14. Qb3 Kh8 15.
a4 f5 16. d5 cxd5 17. exd5 Nd7 18. h3 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 b6 20. Rac1 Nc5 $132 {
1/2-1/2 Mohr,G-Kozul,Z/Bled/Rogaska Slatina 1991/[Ribli] (35)}) (13. Qc2 f5 14.
h3 fxe4 15. Qxe4 Bf5 16. Qh4 Nd5 17. Bh6 $14) 13... Qd6 14. a4 (14. h3 Be6 15.
Qc2 f5 16. e5 (16. Ng5 fxe4 17. Nxe4 Bf5 18. Bd3 Bxe4 19. Bxe4 Nd5 $11) 16...
Qd7 17. Qc1 Rfd8 18. Bh6 Bd5 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. b3 $14) 14... Be6 15. Qc2 f5 16.
Ng5 (16. e5 Qb4 17. Rdc1 $132) 16... fxe4 17. Nxe4 Bf5 18. Bd3 Bxe4 19. Bxe4
Nd5 20. Qb3 Rab8 21. Bg5 e6 $11 {0-1 Hauchard,A-Lutz,C/Wildbad(5) 1990 (81)})
11. Rd1 (11. O-O $6 e5 $1 (11... Nf6 12. Qc2 a5 13. h3 a4 14. Rfd1 $14 {
1-0 Simon,H-Thiel,T/NRW- 1994 (43)}) 12. Rad1 exd4 13. Bxd4 Qe7 14. Bxg7 Kxg7
15. Qd4+ Nf6 16. e5 Nd5 17. Bc4 Be6 18. Rfe1 Rfd8 $11 {0-1 Callergard,
R-Gustafsson,F/Swedish tt ch 1995 (38)}) 11... Nf6 12. Qc2 $14 Qa5+ (12... Bg4
13. O-O $14) 13. Bd2 Qb6 (13... Qxa2 $4 14. Bc4 $18) 14. O-O Bg4 15. Be3 Qa5 $6
(15... Rfd8 16. h3 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 $14) 16. b4 $16 Qc7 (16... Qxb4 17. Rb1 Qa3 (
17... Qa5 18. Rxb7 Rab8 19. Bd2 Qd8 (19... Qa3 20. Bb4 $16 {[%csl Ra3]}) 20.
Rxa7 Bxf3 21. Bxf3 Qxd4 22. Be3 $16) 18. Rxb7 Be6 19. Ra1 $1 $16) 17. h3 (17.
b5 $2 Rac8 18. Rc1 Qb8 19. bxc6 Rxc6 20. Qd3 Rfc8 $132) 17... Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Qd7
(18... Rfd8 19. d5 Nd7 20. dxc6 bxc6 21. Be2 $16) 19. d5 a5 $2 $18 (19... cxd5
20. e5 Ne8 21. Rxd5 (21. Bxd5 Qc7 22. Qxc7 Nxc7 23. Bxb7 Rab8 24. Bf3 Bxe5 25.
a3 Nb5 26. Rd7 Rfd8 27. Rxe7 (27. Rfd1 Rxd7 28. Rxd7 Nxa3 29. Rxe7 Bd6 $11)
27... Bd6 28. Rxa7 Nxa7 29. Bxa7 Rbc8 30. Bb6 $14) 21... Qe6 22. Qe4 (22. Rb5
Bxe5 23. Bxb7 Nd6 24. Rxe5 Qxe5 25. Bxa8 Rxa8 26. Rd1 a6 (26... Rc8 27. Qxc8+
Nxc8 28. Rd8+ Kg7 29. Bd4 $18) (26... Nf5 27. Bc5 $14) 27. Bd4 $14) (22. Ra5 $1
Bxe5 23. Bxb7 Rb8 24. Bd5 Qf6 25. a3 $16) 22... Nc7 23. Rc5 Na6 24. Rb5 b6 25.
Qb7 Qxa2 26. Qxe7 Qc4 27. Bxa8 Qxb5 28. Qxa7 Bxe5 $11) 20. b5 $2 $14 (20. dxc6
Qxc6 21. Qxc6 bxc6 22. b5 cxb5 (22... Rfc8 23. bxc6 Ne8 24. Rb1 $16) 23. e5 $18
) 20... cxb5 21. e5 Ne8 22. Bf4 $5 (22. e6 Qd6 (22... Qc8 23. Rc1 Qxc2 24.
exf7+ Rxf7 25. Rxc2 Nd6 26. Rb1 b4 $44) 23. Bc5 Qc7 24. Rc1 Nd6 $44) (22. Bg4
$1 Qd8 (22... Qc7 23. Qxc7 Nxc7 24. d6 exd6 25. exd6 Ne6 26. d7 Bf6 27. Rfe1
$14) 23. f4 b4 24. Qf2 f5 25. Bb6 Qd7 26. Bf3 $14) 22... f6 23. e6 Qd8 $6 $16 (
23... Qc8 $142 24. Rc1 Qxc2 25. Rxc2 b4 26. Rc5 $14) 24. Qb3 $1 Nd6 25. Bxd6
Qxd6 26. Qxb5 Rfc8 (26... Ra7 27. Rc1 f5 28. Rc4 Be5 29. Rfc1 $16) 27. Qxb7
Rab8 28. Qa7 f5 (28... Rb2 29. Qxa5 Rc5 30. Qa8+ Rb8 31. Qa3 $16) 29. Qxa5 Rc2
(29... Rb2 30. Rb1 Rxb1 31. Rxb1 Bd4 32. Qd2 $16) (29... Ra8 30. Qd2 Bc3 31.
Qe2 Rc5 32. Rb1 Rca5 33. Qe3 Bf6 34. Rb6 Qa3 35. Qxa3 Rxa3 36. d6 $1 $18 {
[%cal Ga2g8,Rf3d5]}) 30. Qa4 (30. Rc1 Rxc1 31. Rxc1 Qf4 32. Qe1 Bb2 33. Rb1 Be5
34. Rxb8+ Bxb8 35. Qc3 Bd6 36. g3 Qa4 37. Qd2 $16) 30... Rbc8 (30... Rcb2 31.
Rc1 Be5 32. Rc6 $16) 31. Rd3 (31. Rb1 $16) 31... Be5 32. Bd1 Rc1 33. Re1 Ra1
34. g3 (34. Qd7 Rc7 35. Qe8+ Kg7 36. Qf7+ Kh6 37. g4 $1 $16) 34... Kg7 35. Kg2
(35. Qd7 $2 Rc7 36. Qe8 (36. Qxd6 Bxd6 $14) 36... Rxa2 37. Qf7+ Kh6 $14) 35...
Rcc1 36. Qe8 Bf6 (36... Kh6 37. a4 Qb4 38. Rxe5 Rxd1 39. Qf8+ $18) 37. Qd7 $1 (
37. a4 Qb4 38. d6 Qxe1 39. dxe7 Qe4+ 40. Kh2 Kh6 41. Qf8+ Bg7 42. e8=Q Rxd1 43.
Qxg7+ Kxg7 44. Qd7+ Kh6 45. Rxd1 Rxd1 46. Qxd1 Qxe6 47. Qd4 $18) 37... Qb4 38.
d6 $1 {At this moment I still had only 6 seconds...} Qxe1 39. dxe7 Qe4+ 40. Kh2
(40. Rf3 $4 Rxd1 41. e8=Q+ Rxd7 42. Qxd7+ Kh6 $19) (40. Bf3 $4 Rg1+ 41. Kh2
Rh1+ 42. Bxh1 Qxh1#) 40... Qxd3 41. e8=N+ $1 Kh6 42. Qxd3 Rxd1 43. Qxd1 1-0

[Event "ISR-chT"]
[Site "Israel"]
[Date "1998.05.15"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Tsesarsky, Ilya"]
[Black "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1998.01.15"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Na4 Bg7 (5... e5 6. dxe5 (6. e4
Nf6 (6... Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Bxd2+ 8. Qxd2 Nf6 9. dxe5 Qxd2+ 10. Kxd2 Nxe4+ 11. Ke3
$14) 7. dxe5 Qxd1+ 8. Kxd1 Nxe4 9. Be3 $11) 6... Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Ne3 8. fxe3 (8.
Qc1 Qxd2+ 9. Qxd2 Bxd2+ 10. Kxd2 Ng4 11. Nh3 Nxe5 12. Nf4 $11) 8... Bxd2+ 9.
Qxd2 (9. Kf2 Nc6 10. Nf3 Bb4 11. a3 {1/2-1/2 Yegiazarian,A-Aronian,L/Ciocaltea
mem 1998}) 9... Qh4+ 10. g3 Qxa4 11. Qd4 (11. Bg2 O-O 12. Nf3 Nc6 13. O-O Rd8
14. Qc3 $14 Qg4 (14... Be6 15. Ng5 $16) (14... h6 15. b3 Qg4 16. Rad1 $14) 15.
Rad1 Be6 16. Nd4 Bxa2 17. Nxc6 bxc6 18. Rd4 $14) 11... Qa5+ 12. b4 Qa6 13. e6 (
13. Bg2 O-O 14. Nf3 Nc6 15. Qc3 (15. Qh4 Qa3 16. Qh6 Qxb4+ 17. Kf2 f6 $17)
15... Qb6 16. Rb1 a5 17. b5 Nb4 18. Nd4 Nxa2 19. Qa1 Be6 20. Nxe6 Qxe6 21. Bxb7
$13) 13... O-O 14. exf7+ (14. e7 Re8 15. Qd8 Qa4 16. a3 a5 (16... Qd7 17. Rd1
Qxe7 18. Qxe7 Rxe7 19. Rd8+ $18) 17. Rd1 Bd7 $19) 14... Rxf7 15. Bg2 Be6 16.
Nh3 (16. Qd8+ Kg7 17. Qd4+ $11) (16. Nf3 Nc6 17. Qc3 Re8 18. Ng5 Bg4 19. Bf3
Bxf3 20. exf3 Nxb4 $1 $19) 16... Bxh3 (16... Nc6 17. Qc3 Bg4 18. Ng1 Re8 $15)
17. Qd8+ (17. Bxh3 Nc6 18. Qc5 Re8 19. Bg2 Nd8 20. Rd1 c6 $15) 17... Kg7 (17...
Rf8 $19) 18. Qd4+ Kg8 19. Qd8+ $19 {1/2-1/2 Kharlov,A-Herrera,I/II Open, Ubeda
ESP 1997}) (5... Nf6 $5 6. Nf3 (6. Bf4 Bg7 7. e3) (6. Nc3 $5 Nd5 $5 (6... Bg7
7. e4) 7. Na4 $11) 6... Bg7 7. Bf4 O-O 8. e3 $14) 6. e4 (6. Nf3 $142 O-O 7. e4
Nb6 8. Be3 Nxa4 9. Qxa4 c5 10. Rd1 {See Later} (10. Rb1 Bd7 11. Qb3 cxd4 12.
Nxd4 Qa5+ 13. Qc3 Qxa2 $19 {Grote,D-Kreiman,B/4th Open, Wichern GER 1997/0-1 
(40)})) 6... Nb4 (6... Nf6 7. Bd3 (7. Nc3 O-O 8. Nf3 Bg4 9. Be3 Nc6 10. Be2 $5
Nd7 (10... e5 11. Nxe5 Bxe2 12. Kxe2 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Ng4 14. f4 Nxe3 15. Kxe3 $14
) 11. O-O Nb6 12. d5 Bxf3 13. gxf3 (13. dxc6 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 bxc6 15. Rad1 Qc8
$44) 13... Ne5 14. Qb3 (14. f4 Nec4 15. Bc1 $132) 14... Qd7 15. Nb5 (15. Rfc1
Qh3 16. Nb5 Nxf3+ 17. Bxf3 Qxf3 18. Nxc7 Qg4+ 19. Kf1 Qh3+ 20. Kg1 Be5 21. Nxa8
Bxh2+ 22. Kh1 Be5+ 23. Kg1 Rxa8 $17) 15... Qh3 (15... c6 16. Nxa7 $16) (15...
Rfc8 16. Rfc1 Qd8 17. Rc2 $16) 16. Bd4 c6 17. f4 Qxb3 18. axb3 cxb5 19. fxe5
Nd7 20. f4 a6 21. Rac1 $16) (7. f3 $5 O-O 8. Be3 c6 9. Bd3 $5 (9. Ne2 Nbd7 10.
Qc2 (10. Nec3 b5 11. Nc5 Nxc5 12. dxc5 b4 13. Qxd8 Rxd8 14. Na4 $132) 10... e5
11. Rd1 exd4 12. Nxd4 Re8 13. Be2 Qe7 14. O-O Nd5 15. Bf2 Nf4 16. Nc3 $11)) (7.
e5 Nd5 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Be2 $5 (9. Bc4 Bg4 10. O-O Nc6 11. Nc5 Na5 12. Be2 b6 13.
Ne4 $14)) 7... O-O 8. Ne2 (8. Nf3 $2 Bg4 9. Be3 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. O-O (11. Be2
Nxe4 $19) 11... c6 $17) 8... Nc6 9. e5 (9. d5 Nb4 10. Bb1 e6 11. Qb3 a5 12. a3
Na6 $17) 9... Nd5 10. O-O b6 11. a3 (11. Be4 Bb7 12. Bg5 $132 (12. Bd2 Qd7 13.
Rc1 Rad8 14. Re1 Ba6 $15)) 11... Bb7 12. Nac3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Na5 14. Be3 (14. f4
Qd5 15. Rf2 c5 16. Rb1 cxd4 17. cxd4 e6 $15) 14... c5 15. Ng3 Qd5 16. Be4 Qc4
17. Bxb7 Nxb7 18. Rc1 Rad8 $15 {0-1 Nadanian,A-Fominyh,A/Zepter Open, Minsk
BLR 1998 (60)}) (6... Nb6 7. Be3 O-O 8. Rc1 $6 (8. Nf3 Bg4 (8... Nxa4 9. Qxa4
c5 10. Rd1 Bd7 (10... Qb6 $6 11. Rd2 Bd7 12. Qa3 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Qc7 14. Be2 e5
15. Rc2 Qd8 16. Nb5 Nc6 17. Nd6 Qb8 18. Bc4 Nd4 19. Bxd4 exd4 20. O-O Be6 21.
Bxe6 fxe6 22. Rfc1 Be5 $4 (22... Bh6 23. Qh3 (23. Re1) (23. Rc8 Bxc1 24. Rxb8
Raxb8 25. Qb3 Kh8 26. Kf1 $16 (26. Qxe6 Bxb2 27. h4 $16)) 23... Qxd6 (23...
Bxc1 24. Qxe6+ Kg7 25. Qe5+ Kh6 (25... Rf6 26. Qe7+ $18) 26. Rxc1 $16) 24. Qxh6
Rad8 25. e5 Qe7 26. Rc7 Rd7 $11) 23. Rc7 $18 {1-0 Kortchnoi,V-Sutovsky,E/
WM-Qualifikation Dresden 1998 (24)}) 11. Bb5 cxd4 12. Bxd4 Bxd4 13. Nxd4 Bxb5
14. Qxb5 Qc7 15. O-O a6 16. Qg5 Nc6 17. Rc1 $14 {1-0 Kharlov,A-Vakhidov,T/
Anibal op 1997 (39)}) 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Bxf3 11. gxf3 Ne5 12. Rc1 Ned7 13. Nc3
c6 14. dxc6 bxc6 15. f4 Qb8 16. h4 Rd8 (16... e5 17. f5 $40) 17. Qb3 Bh6 18. e5
$40 {Yegiazarian,A-Neverov,V/Zepter Open, Minsk BLR 1998/1-0 (45)}) 8... Nc6 9.
d5 Nxa4 10. Qxa4 Ne5 11. h3 c6 12. f4 Nd7 13. dxc6 bxc6 14. e5 Nb6 15. Qxc6 Be6
16. Rd1 Nd5 17. Qa4 Rb8 $17 {0-1 Kharlov,A-Krasenkow,M/Polish TV KO, Swidnica
POL 1997 (25)}) 7. a3 N4c6 (7... N4a6 8. Be3 O-O 9. Be2 e5 10. Nf3 exd4 11.
Bxd4 Bxd4 12. Qxd4 Qxd4 13. Nxd4 Rd8 14. O-O-O c6 15. Nf5 Rd7 (15... Rxd1+ 16.
Rxd1 gxf5 17. Rd8+ Kg7 18. Rxc8 $16) 16. Ne7+ Rxe7 17. Rd8+ Kg7 18. Rxc8 b5 19.
Rd1 Nc7 20. Nc5 $16 {1-0 Toulzac,P-Varlet,N/FrTCh, Montpellier FRA 1998 (32)})
8. d5 Ne5 9. f4 (9. Nf3 Nxf3+ 10. Qxf3 c6 11. Nc3 $11) 9... Ng4 10. Be2 Nf6 (
10... e5 $6 11. dxe6 $1 (11. Bxg4 Qh4+ 12. g3 Qxg4 13. Qxg4 Bxg4 14. fxe5 Bxe5
15. Bf4 $15) (11. Nf3 O-O (11... f5 12. exf5 gxf5 13. h3 Nf6 14. Nxe5 Nxd5 15.
Bh5+ $16) 12. h3 Nf6 13. fxe5 Nxe4 14. O-O Ng3 $11) 11... Qxd1+ 12. Bxd1 Bxe6
13. Nc5 $14) 11. Nc3 e6 $5 (11... O-O 12. e5 Nfd7 13. Nf3 $14) (11... c6 $5 12.
Bf3 O-O 13. Be3 $132) 12. Be3 $6 (12. Qa4+ Bd7 13. Qb3 Qc8 14. Nf3 O-O 15. O-O
$132) (12. Nf3 exd5 13. e5 Ne4 14. Qxd5 Nxc3 15. Qxd8+ Kxd8 16. bxc3 $11) 12...
O-O $6 (12... exd5 13. e5 Ng4 14. Bxg4 (14. Nxd5 Nxe3 15. Nxe3 O-O $15) 14...
Qh4+ 15. g3 Qxg4 16. Qxg4 (16. Nb5 Qxd1+ 17. Rxd1 Na6 18. Rxd5 b6 $17) 16...
Bxg4 17. Nxd5 Na6 18. h3 Be6 19. O-O-O Rd8 $11) 13. Nf3 Qe7 $6 (13... exd5 14.
e5 Ne4 15. Nxd5 (15. Qxd5 Nxc3 16. Qxd8 Rxd8 17. bxc3 $11) 15... Be6 16. Nb4 a5
17. Nc2 $11) 14. e5 Nxd5 (14... Ng4 15. Bd4 f6 16. O-O fxe5 17. fxe5 Nd7 18.
dxe6 Ndxe5 19. Nd5 Nxf3+ (19... Qxe6 20. Nxc7 $18) (19... Qd6 20. Nxe5 Rxf1+ (
20... Nxe5 21. Rxf8+ Kxf8 (21... Bxf8 22. Nf6+ Kh8 23. Ne8 Qxe6 24. Nxc7 $18)
22. Rc1 $18) 21. Qxf1 Nxe5 22. Bxe5 Bxe5 23. Qf7+ Kh8 24. Nf6 Bxf6 25. Qxf6+
Kg8 26. Bc4 $18) 20. Rxf3 Qd6 21. Rxf8+ Bxf8 22. e7 Qxh2+ 23. Kf1 Be6 24. Bxg4
Bxd5 25. exf8=Q+ Rxf8+ 26. Bf3 Bc4+ 27. Kf2 Qh4+ 28. Kg1 Rd8 $17) 15. Nxd5 exd5
16. Qxd5 Rd8 17. Qb3 c5 $2 $16 (17... c6 18. O-O $14) 18. Bc4 Nc6 (18... Be6
19. Bxe6 Qxe6 (19... fxe6 20. f5 $16) 20. Qxe6 fxe6 21. Bxc5 $16) 19. Ng5 Rf8
20. Bd5 Nd4 21. Bxd4 (21. Qc4 b5 22. Qc3 Bb7 $15) 21... cxd4 22. O-O Bf5 (22...
h6 23. Nf3 Bg4 24. Rad1 g5 25. Rxd4 gxf4 26. Rxf4 Bxf3 27. R4xf3 Qxe5 28. Rxf7
$18) 23. Rad1 d3 24. Ne4 $6 $14 (24. Be4 h6 25. Bxf5 hxg5 26. Bxg6 gxf4 27.
Rxd3 Bxe5 28. Be4 Rad8 $14) (24. Rf2 $1 Rad8 25. Ne4 Bxe4 26. Bxe4 Rd4 27. Bxd3
Rfd8 28. g3 Qd7 29. Rf3 $16) 24... Bg4 $1 25. Rd2 Be2 26. Rc1 (26. Re1 $14)
26... Rab8 (26... g5 $6 27. Qxb7 (27. e6 $2 fxe6 (27... Bd4+ 28. Kh1 f5 29.
Nxg5 Be3 30. Rxe2 Bxc1 31. Qxd3 Bxf4 32. Nf7 $16) 28. Bxe6+ Kh8 29. fxg5 Rae8
30. Bd5 Bd4+ 31. Kh1 Be3 $17) (27. Nxg5 $1 Bxe5 $1 28. Rxd3 $1 Bxf4 $1 29. Rg3
$1 {Sutovsky} Bxg5 (29... Kh8 30. Nxf7+ Rxf7 31. Bxf7 Qe5 32. Rgc3 Bxc1 33.
Rxc1 $16) (29... Bxc1 30. Nxf7+ $18) 30. h4 Rac8 31. Rxc8 Rxc8 32. Rxg5+ Kh8
33. Qg3 $16) 27... Qxb7 28. Bxb7 Rab8 29. Rc7 gxf4 30. Nf6+ Bxf6 31. exf6 Rfd8
32. Ba6 Rd6 33. Rxa7 Rxf6 34. Bxd3 Bxd3 35. Rxd3 Rxb2 $11) 27. Bc4 (27. Nc5 $2
Rfc8 28. Qb4 (28. Nxd3 Rxc1+ 29. Nxc1 Qc5+ $19) 28... Bf8 29. Nxd3 Qh4 $1 $19)
(27. Nf2 Rbc8 28. Rxc8 Rxc8 29. Nxd3 Bxd3 30. Rxd3 Rc1+ 31. Rd1 Qc5+ 32. Kh1
Qe3 33. g3 Qxb3 34. Bxb3 Rxd1+ 35. Bxd1 Kf8 $11) (27. g3 $1 b6 28. Nf2 Rbc8 29.
Nxd3 $16) 27... g5 $1 (27... Rbc8 28. Nd6 (28. Bxf7+ Kh8 29. Rxc8 Rxc8 30. Qe6
Qc7 $17) (28. Rc3 Qh4 29. g3 Qh3 30. Rc1 Qd7 31. Kg2 Rc6 32. Nc3 $16) 28... Rc7
29. Re1 $16) 28. fxg5 $5 (28. Nxg5 $5 Qc5+ 29. Kh1 Qe3 30. Qb4 (30. Qc3 Qxf4
31. Nh3 Qxe5 32. Qxe5 Bxe5 33. Bxd3 Bxd3 34. Rxd3 Bxb2 35. Rb1 Be5 36. Rd7 Rfc8
$17) 30... Qxf4 31. Bxd3 Bxe5 (31... Qxg5 32. Bxe2 Qxe5 33. Bf3 $11) 32. Nf3 (
32. Qxf4 Bxf4 33. Rxe2 Bxc1 $19) 32... Bxf3 33. gxf3 Kh8 $11) (28. e6 $5 f5 (
28... fxe6 29. Bxe6+ Kh8 30. f5 (30. fxg5 Rf4 $17) 30... Rbd8 $132) 29. Nxg5
Rfc8 30. a4 Bd4+ 31. Kh1 Be3 32. Rxe2 Bxc1 33. Qxd3 Bxf4 34. Nf3 $14) 28...
Qxe5 $2 (28... Bxe5 $1 29. Bxd3 Bxd3 30. Qxd3 Rbd8 31. Qc2 Rxd2 32. Qxd2 Bxh2+
33. Kxh2 Qxe4 34. Re1 $11) 29. Bxd3 Qd4+ 30. Kh1 Bxd3 31. Qxd3 Qxd3 32. Rxd3
Bxb2 33. Rcd1 $132 Kg7 (33... Rfc8 34. Nd6 (34. Nf6+ Kg7 35. Nd7 Ra8 36. Rb3
Rc2 37. Rxb7 Rac8 38. g3 a5 39. Rb3 Re8 40. h4 Ree2 41. Rbd3 Bc1 42. Nf6 Be3 (
42... Rh2+ 43. Kg1 Rcg2+ 44. Kf1 Ra2 $11) 43. Ng4 $11) 34... Rc1 35. Rxc1 Bxc1
36. Nf5 b5 37. h4 a5 38. g4 b4 39. axb4 axb4 40. Rd1 Bf4 41. Nh6+ Kf8 42. Rd7
b3 43. Rxf7+ Ke8 44. Rxf4 b2 45. Rf1 b1=Q 46. Rxb1 Rxb1+ $11) 34. h4 Be5 35.
Nc5 (35. Rd7) 35... Rfe8 36. Rd7 $2 $138 (36. g3 $11) (36. Nd7 $1 Rbc8 37. Nxe5
Rxe5 38. Rd7 $16) 36... Rbc8 37. Nxb7 $5 (37. Nd3 $5 Rc4 (37... Bg3 38. Rf1 Kg8
39. Rxb7 (39. Rfxf7 Rc1+ 40. Nxc1 Re1+ $19) 39... Re3 40. Nf2 Rc4 41. Nh3 Rxa3
42. Rbxf7 Rxh4 43. g6 $11) 38. Nxe5 Rxh4+ 39. Kg1 Rxe5 40. Rf1 b5 41. Rfxf7+
Kg6 42. Rxa7 Rhe4 43. Rg7+ Kh5 44. Rxh7+ Kxg5 45. Kh2 $16) 37... Rc4 $11 38. g3
$2 (38. R1d3 Rxh4+ 39. Kg1 Rf4 40. Nd8 Kg6 41. Nc6 $11) 38... Bxg3 $17 39. R1d4
(39. R7d4 Re4 40. Rxc4 Rxc4 $17) (39. Nd8 Kg6 40. Nxf7 Rxh4+ 41. Kg2 Bb8 42.
Rb1 Rg4+ 43. Kh1 (43. Kh3 Rg3+ 44. Kh4 Re4#) 43... Rf4 44. Rbb7 Rf8 45. Nd6
Rh4+ 46. Kg2 Kxg5 $17) 39... Rc2 $19 40. Rd2 Rxd2 41. Rxd2 Bxh4 42. Rd7 $2 (42.
Rd5 Kg6 43. Ra5 Bxg5 44. Rxa7 Re2 45. Ra8 h5 $19) 42... Bxg5 43. Nd6 Rd8 0-1

[Event "Tel Aviv super 1st"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "1999.05.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Huzman, Alexander"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[Annotator "Tyomkin,D"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1999.05.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{There are many motives in this game: attack and defense, tactics and strategy,
material disbalance after a sacrifice, theoretical dispute.  A game to enjoy!} 
1. d4 {Krasenkow} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7.
Nf3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 e6 13. f4 Bg7 14.
c4 b6 15. Bb2 Bxb2 16. Qxb2 $146 {Huzman opens a new way for white in this
critical variation of the Gruenfeld defense. Of course, this is the result of
home-preparation with Boris Gelfand. By the way, 3 rounds before, in the 3rd
round, Gelfand didn't play 16.Qxb2 against Liss, and chose the old 16.Rxb2. In
that game Boris didn't get an advantage, and even get worse. And now his
second, Alexander Huzman, plays 16.Qxb2 and easily wins the game. I think
things are more complicative than they look like. First, I found an
improvement in the current game, which leads to a draw. Secondary, black has
many possibilities in close moves, and there is big field to improve blacks
play. According my Mega99 (which is updated well) - 16.Qxb2 is a theoretical
novelty. But, as I know, it was one game in one of last Informant issues,
where white played this move. Unfortunately, I don't have all Informator
volumes in my library and can not introduce you this game. There were few
fresh and very interesting games this year in the 16.Rxb2 line. Gelfand hadn't
showed an advantage against Liss. But the very fresh game (June'99) of
Khalifman against Greenfeld is impressive. Krasenkow: 'An attempt to directly
refute Black's idea.'} (16. Rxb2 Ba6 17. Rb3 $5 {[%cal Gb3e3]} (17. h4 exd5 18.
cxd5 Bxe2 19. Kxe2 Qd7 20. Kf2 Rad8 21. Rd1 Qg4 22. Rb3 Rfe8 23. Re1 Qxh4+ 24.
Kf1 Qh1+ 25. Kf2 Qh4+ 26. Kf1 Qh1+ {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Liss,E/Tel Aviv ISR 1999
(26)} (26... g5 $1 27. f5 (27. fxg5 Rxe4 28. Rxe4 Qxe4 29. d6 Qc4+ $1 $19)
27... g4 28. Rbe3 $8 (28. Qf4 Rxd5 $1 29. Rh3 Rxf5 $1) 28... Qf6 $1 $17 (28...
g3 29. Qd3 Qh1+ 30. Ke2 Qxg2+ 31. Kd1 $36))) (17. O-O exd5 18. cxd5 Bxe2 19.
Qxe2 f5 20. exf5 Qxd5 21. fxg6 Qd4+ 22. Kh1 {1/2-1/2 Alterman,B-Tseitlin,M/Tel
Aviv 1994/EXT 97 (22)}) 17... Re8 18. Re3 exd5 19. cxd5 Bxe2 20. Rxe2 Qh4+ 21.
g3 Qh3 22. Rf1 b5 23. f5 Qh5 24. Rf4 g5 25. Rff2 f6 26. e5 $1 Rxe5 27. Rxe5
fxe5 28. d6 $16 {1-0 Khalifman,A-Greenfeld,A/St Petersburg RUS 1999 (41)})
16... exd5 17. cxd5 Re8 18. e5 Qxd5 $1 {[%mdl 64] That is a rook sacrifice,
but the correctness of this sacrifice depends on my improvement of blacks play
on 25th move.} (18... f6 $2 19. O-O $16) (18... Bb7 19. Rd1 Bxd5 20. O-O $16 (
20. Bf3 Qh4+ 21. g3 Bxf3 22. gxh4 Bxh1 $132)) 19. Bf3 Qc4 20. Bxa8 Qxf4 21. Bf3
Rxe5+ {Krasenkow: 'This position was considered satisfactory for Black but
Huzman has a different opinion on the subject.'} 22. Kf1 {What has black in
compensation for sacrifice? In addition to 3 pawns, white's king is open in
the center, white's pieces are disconnected, and the R is locked on-h1.} Qe3 {
[%cal Rc8a6] /\Ba6} (22... Bb7 {Krasenkow} 23. Re1 $1 Rxe1+ (23... Bxf3 $2 24.
Rxe5 Be4+ 25. Ke2) 24. Kxe1 Bxf3 25. gxf3 Qxf3 26. Rf1 $18) 23. Qe2 {That is
the only defense.} Qc3 (23... Qd4 {Very attractive ending arises after this
move.} 24. Rd1 Rxe2 25. Rxd4 Rxa2 26. Rd8+ Kg7 27. Ke1 $1 {[%cal Gh1f1,Gf1f2,
Yd8d2] /\Rf1-f2,/\Rd2  In my opinion the best plan for white in this unusual
ending is next: to hold whites king close to the queenside, and after
inserting Rh1 into the game, white easily stops blacks pawns.} (27. h4 $2 Be6
28. Kg1 a5 29. Kh2 b5 {and black is even better now.}) 27... Ba6 $1 (27... Be6
28. Rf1 $16 {[%cal Gf3d5,Gf1f2] White intends Bd5 or Rf2.}) 28. g3 {[%cal
Gf3h1] This move allows two plans: a) Rd2 and Kf2; b) to transfer whites king
to the queenside over 1st rank (Rh1 is protected by Bf3 now.).} (28. Rd2 Ra1+
29. Bd1 c4 30. Rb2 $1 {[%cal Ge1d2] /\Kd2} c3 31. Rc2 Ra3 {[%cal Gb6b5,Gb5b4]
Black pawns are stepping forward,and whites win is under a big question.}) (28.
g4 $5 {with the same ideas as after 28.g3.Pherhaps this is even better because
allows white to attack f7-point easier and black doesn't have f7-f5.}) 28...
Bb5 (28... Bc4 29. Rd2 {[%cal Ge1f2] /\Kf2}) (28... c4 29. Bd5 (29. Rd2 $6 Ra3
{[%csl Rf3][%cal Gc4c3] /\c3,/\Rf3})) 29. Rd2 Ra3 30. Be2 $16 (30. Kf2 $2 Rxf3+
$1 {[%cal Gb5c6]})) 24. Rb3 {'!' Krasenkow.} (24. Qb5 {Krasenkow} c4) {
Krasenkow: White had certainly analysed this position at home. Black now has
two options: to trade the queens and try to make use of his pawn avalanche on
the q-side (with the support of his remaining rook, which he should not
exchange!) or attempt to continue his attack. However, he should take into
consideration that, if White manages to consolidate his position, then the
presence of the queens will be favourable for him as he will be able to create
his own attack.} 24... Qa1+ {Black wins a 4th pawn, and he gets 3 passed pawns
on the queenside.} (24... Rxe2 25. Rxc3 Rxa2 {This ending is similar to the
ending after 23...Qd4.The only difference is R on-c3 instead of -d3.} 26. Ke1
$1 {The same idea is the best here too.} Ba6 {'©' Krasenkow.} (26... Be6 $44 {
Krasenkow} 27. Rf1 c4) 27. Kd1 $1 {White has to play artfully to insert Rh1
into the game!} c4 28. Re1 b5 29. Rc2 Ra3 30. Re8+ Kg7 31. Rb8 $18) (24... Qd4
{Krasenkow} 25. Rd3 Ba6 26. Rxd4 Bxe2+ 27. Bxe2 cxd4 28. Kf2 $14) 25. Qd1 Qxa2
$2 {'?!' Krasenkow. Emil misses his chance in this game.} (25... Ba6+ $1 26.
Kf2 $8 Qxa2+ 27. Kg1 (27. Kg3 $6 Rg5+ {Black has very dangerous attack, but
pherhaps white is strong enough to get a draw.} 28. Kh4 (28. Kh3 Bc8+ 29. g4 h5
{looks very dangerous for white.}) 28... Re5 ({Interesting:} 28... Rxg2 $5 29.
Bxg2 Qxg2 {looks very dangerous too.}) (28... h6 {Krasenkow: and the position
of the white king on h4 must guarantee Black good counterchances.}) (28... Qa4+
29. g4) 29. Kg3 $11 (29. Kh3 Bc8+ 30. g4 Be6 {[%cal Ga2f2] /\Qf2})) 27... Be2
$3 {It saves black here!} 28. Bxe2 (28. Qb1 $2 Qd2) 28... Rxe2 29. Rg3 Rd2 30.
Qe1 Re2 31. Qd1 $11 (31. Qf1 $2 Qd2)) 26. h4 $1 {That is an attacking and
defensive move at the same time. White threatens h4-h5, and on the other hand,
white's king turns safer with this move.} h5 27. Kg1 {Krasenkow: 'This is
exactly the case when White consolidates the position of his king.'} Kg7 28.
Rc3 $1 {The beginning of very strong strategical plan. Krasenkow: 'With the
presence of the queens Black can't start his pawns!'} Bf5 (28... Qe6 29. Kf2 {
[%cal Gh1e1] /\Re1}) 29. Qc1 $1 {White gains control over black squares. The
next stage of the plan is to finish development (what did you do last 28 moves,
Mr.Huzman?) by moving the king to h2 or f2, and to complete with Re1. In the
same time white is controlling black pawns on the queenside.} Qa4 30. Rc4 Qe8 (
30... Qa2 31. Kh2 (31. Qc3 f6 32. Kh2 Qf2 $132) 31... Be6 32. Rf4 $16) 31. Qc3
Kh7 32. Kf2 Qe7 33. Re1 {Krasenkow: 'The exchange of rooks is favouurable for
White. After that Black can't swap queens anymore'} Rxe1 34. Qxe1 Qf6 35. Qc3
Qd6 (35... Qxc3 {-this ending is losing for black-he can not advance queenside
pawns.}) (35... Qxc3 {Krasenkow} 36. Rxc3 Be6 37. Ke3 Kg7 38. Bc6 Kf6 39. Ke4 {
with good winning chances}) 36. Ra4 a5 37. Be2 $1 {Blocking queenside pawns.}
Bd7 38. Re4 Bf5 $4 {[%mdl 8192] just a blunder in losing position.Emil could
try to use some practical chances after:} (38... b5 $142 $1 39. Qxa5 (39. Qe5
Qb6 $1 (39... Qxe5 40. Rxe5 c4 41. Re7 Be6 42. Ke3 $18 {[%cal Ge3d4]}) 40. g4
c4+ 41. Kf1 Bxg4 42. Bxg4 hxg4 43. h5 $16) 39... Bf5 (39... Bc6 40. Re3 Qf4+
41. Bf3 Qxh4+ 42. Kg1 $18) 40. Re3 b4 {and black has few practical chances to
save a game.}) (38... a4 39. Qe5 $1) (38... Be6 {Krasenkow} 39. Bc4 $1) 39. Re8
1-0

[Event "Ashdod op"]
[Site "Ashdod"]
[Date "2004.12.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gerzhoy, Leonid"]
[Black "Tyomkin, Dimitri"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2372"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Tyomkin,D"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2004.12.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 e6 13. f4 Bc7 {Beer-Sheva
variation! Some important games in this line were played in Beer Sheva vs
Saint Petersburg match several years ago. Beer-shevian GM's Alon Greenfeld,
Alex Huzman, Boris Avrukh, Victor Mikhalevski and especially Mark Tseitlin
developed the theory of 13...Bc7 variation.} 14. O-O exd5 15. exd5 Ba5 16. d6
Rb8 17. Ba3 Bf5 18. Rbd1 Rc8 $1 {Much better than 18...b6. Rc8 supports c5-c4
advance.} (18... b6 19. h3 {This move doesn't look as strongest, but brought
white an advantage anyhow.} Qf6 20. Bb2 Rbd8 21. Bb5 $1 Bd7 22. c4 $1 Qf5 23.
Bxd7 Rxd7 24. Qe2 $16 {1-0 Khalifman,A-Roos,D/Germany 1998/GER-chT (48). (47)})
19. g4 $1 {Otherwise black is just fine.} (19. Bf3 Qf6 20. Bb2 c4 $1 21. Rfe1 (
21. Bxb7) 21... Bd3 $15 {0-1 Belov,V-Nikolenko,O/Moscow 2000/EXT 2001 (32)})
19... Bd7 20. f5 $1 (20. Bf3 b5 $132) 20... gxf5 $146 {Recommendation of my
good friend GM Avrukh.} (20... Qh4 21. Bf3 gxf5 (21... b5 22. fxg6 hxg6 23.
Rde1 c4 $132) 22. gxf5 (22. Bxb7 Qxg4+ 23. Kh1 Kh8 24. Rf4 Qg7 25. Rf3 c4 $13)
22... Rfe8 (22... b5 $142 $5) 23. Kh1 (23. Bxb7 Kh8 24. Rf3 $16) 23... Re5 24.
Qf4 Qg5 25. Bxb7 Qxf4 26. Rxf4 Rb8 27. Bd5 Bxc3 28. Bxf7+ Kg7 29. Bg6 hxg6 30.
h3 Kf8 31. Kh2 Ke8 32. Bc1 Bc6 {1/2-1/2 Krasenkow,M-Avrukh,B/Izmir TUR 2004/
The Week in Chess 518 (32).}) 21. g5 {White hopes for Bd3xf5, but....} (21.
gxf5 Qf6 22. Bb2 c4 $15) 21... c4 22. Bf3 Re8 {The pawn b7 is untouchable in
view of Qb6+.} 23. Kh1 b5 24. Rfe1 Re6 25. Rxe6 $6 (25. Bd5 $142 Bc6 26. Bxc6
Rxc6 27. d7 Bc7 {black is better here, but white has some counterchances due
to d7 pawn.}) 25... fxe6 26. Rg1 (26. g6 hxg6 (26... Qh4 27. Rg1 Bb6 $17) 27.
Rg1 Qf6 28. Qh6 Kf7 $19) 26... Bb6 27. Rg3 Qf8 {It took me almost one hour to
find this move! Black stops white's attack this way, however 27...Kh8 was good
enough to get rid of white's threats.} (27... Be8 $2 28. g6 Bxg6 (28... hxg6
29. d7 $18) 29. d7 Rc7 30. Bd5 $3 exd5 31. Qxd5+ Kg7 32. Qe5+ $11) (27... Kh8
28. g6 Qh4 (28... Qf6 29. Qh6 $16) 29. gxh7 f4 $1 $17) 28. g6 h6 29. Rh3 (29.
Bc1 Bc5 $1 {[%csl Rd6]}) 29... f4 $1 $17 {Time to advance of a kingside, black
is the side who attacks there now!} 30. Be4 Qf6 31. Rf3 Be3 32. Qc2 (32. Qxe3
fxe3 33. Rxf6 e2 $19 {and black promotes a new queen.}) 32... Qe5 (32... e5
$142) 33. Rf1 Rf8 34. Bb4 Rf6 {threatening Rxg6} 35. Qg2 Kg7 36. Qf3 Bb6 (36...
Rxg6 $1 37. Bxg6 Kxg6 $19) 37. h4 a5 38. Ba3 Be3 {[%csl Rc3,Rd6]} 39. Bc6 $2 {
just hastens the end, while white is lost in all cases.} Bxc6 $19 {Just look
what Fritz 8 suggests here as a strongest!} ({Fritz 8 line:} 39... Rxg6 $1 {
This move I didn't even consider during the game!} 40. Bxd7 Rg3 41. Qb7 Kh8 $1
{clears g7 spot for black queen! the threat is 42...Rh3+ 43.Kg2 Qg7+ mating.}
42. Qa8+ Kh7 $19) 40. Qxc6 Qf5 {This move wins , while black could safely grab
a pawn as well.} (40... Rxg6 41. Qb7+ Kh8 42. d7 Qf6 $19) 41. Qf3 e5 42. Rd1 e4
43. Qg2 f3 {once pawns f3 and e4 were f7 and f5!} 44. Qh2 f2 45. Rf1 Rxg6 0-1

[Event "Ashdod op 1st"]
[Site "Ashdod"]
[Date "2003.10.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kudischewitsch, David"]
[Black "Tyomkin, Dimitri"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2413"]
[BlackElo "2476"]
[Annotator "Tyomkin,D"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "2003.10.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.10.22"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.10.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{52 y.o. "Kudi" is known as very dangerous player- he proved that he can beat
anyone! About 35 years ago "Kudi", who is same age as Karpov, was considered
as one of greatest talents of Soviet Chess;} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4.
cxd5 Nxd5 5. Ne4 $6 {Kudi is famous in Israel by playing rare and even ugly
openings- but he is very dangerous in them! I've just managed to find two
games with this move in my database- both played in 1952 in Yugoslavia.... Of
course, this move can not cause black big troubles;} Bg7 {Probably 5...Nb4 is
a refutation of 5.Ne4 variation!} (5... Nb4 $5 {[%cal Gc8f5,Rd8d4]} 6. e3 (6.
Nf3 Bf5 $1 $15) 6... Bf5 $15) 6. Nf3 O-O 7. e3 b6 {Not the only plan in this
position- but b6 and Bb7 seems very logical here, also intending c7-c5;} 8. Bd2
Bb7 9. Qc2 c5 (9... Na6 $5 {[%cal Gc7c5]}) (9... Nd7 $5 {[%cal Gc7c5]}) 10.
dxc5 Na6 $6 {Actually I missed strong reply of white here! Here white has some
chances to get better play even!} (10... Nd7 11. c6 Rc8 12. Bb5 Nb8 {and black
is better here;}) 11. Qb3 $1 Rc8 12. Rc1 $1 f5 {this move is must here- there
was no better way to continue;} 13. c6 (13. Bxa6 $142 Bxa6 14. Nd6 exd6 15.
Qxd5+ Kh8 16. c6 $14 {[%cal Gd2c3] Although white can't castle here, white's
advantage is obvious- Bc3 is coming next;} (16. Qxd6 Rxc5 $15)) (13. Nfg5 fxe4
14. Ne6 Qd7 15. Nxf8 Kxf8 16. Bb5 Rc6 $1 {Only move! otherwise c6 and white
wins; and black is better here;}) 13... fxe4 {Actually, it leads to the same
as 13...Rxc6 if white plays 14.Nd4 instead of 14.cxb7 in game line!} (13...
Rxc6 14. Rxc6 Bxc6 15. Nd4 $1 Bxd4 16. exd4 fxe4 17. Bxa6 $14 {[%cal Ge1g1]})
14. cxb7 $2 {This move is serious mistake- white could get some advantage 2
ways:} (14. Nd4 $1 Bxd4 15. exd4 Rxc6 16. Rxc6 Bxc6 17. Bxa6 $14) (14. Ng5 $5
Rxc6 15. Rxc6 Bxc6 16. Bxa6 $14 {[%cal Gg5e6,Gg5e4]}) 14... Rxc1+ 15. Bxc1 Nc5
16. b8=Q Qxb8 (16... Nxb3 17. Qxd8 Rxd8 18. axb3 exf3 19. gxf3 $14) 17. Qxd5+
e6 18. Qd1 (18. Qc4 exf3 19. gxf3 (19. b4 b5 $1 $17) 19... Rc8 $17) 18... exf3
19. gxf3 {White is up a pawn here, but white is undevelopped and black
develops very strong initiative in few moves;} Rd8 20. Qc2 Qe5 $1 {
Centralization! Qg5 is the main idea of this move to prevent white's 0-0;} 21.
Bc4 (21. Be2 $142 Qg5 22. Kf1 {the position is probably equal here;}) 21... Qg5
22. Ke2 $2 {Even here white could probably reach equality following way:} (22.
Kf1 $1 Qh5 23. Kg2 Qg5+ 24. Kf1 Qh5 $11) 22... Rf8 23. Rf1 Qh5 $17 {Now black
just wins f3 pawn getting clear advantage;} 24. Bd2 Qxf3+ 25. Ke1 Rd8 26. Be2
Qd5 27. Bc4 Qd6 28. Ke2 {White's position is still "hard to break" here;} a5 {
Not sure about this move, but I fail to find something better here...} 29. b4
axb4 30. Bxb4 Qxh2 31. Bxc5 Qh5+ 32. f3 bxc5 33. Bxe6+ Kh8 $17 {Despite of
equal material and opposite color bishops, black's advantage is obvious in
view of weak white king;} 34. Bc4 Re8 $1 {[%csl Re3]} 35. Bd3 Qh2+ 36. Rf2 $2 {
Just a blunder;} (36. Kd1 Qh3 $5 $17 (36... Qd6 37. Ke2 $15) 37. Qxc5 $140 Rd8
$19 {[%csl Rf1][%cal Gd8d3,Gh3f1]}) 36... Rxe3+ $1 37. Kxe3 Bd4+ 38. Kd2 Qxf2+
39. Be2 Qe3+ 40. Kd1 Qg1+ 41. Kd2 Qa1 42. Kd3 {That's the correct strategy
here- to move the king forward;} (42. a4 $4 {[%tqu "En","Find immediate win
here!","mate in 2!","","d4e3","",5]} Be3+ $3 43. Kd3 (43. Kxe3 Qd4#) 43... Qd4#
) 42... h5 43. Kc4 Kg7 44. Bd3 Qe1 45. Be4 Qb4+ 46. Kd5 $6 {Black can't mate
white king in the middle of the board, but 46.Kd3 was better since now black
just wins f3 pawn almost by force!} (46. Kd3 h4 $19) 46... Qb7+ 47. Kd6 (47.
Kc4 Qa6+ 48. Kd5 (48. Kb3 Qb5+ 49. Ka3 Qb4#) 48... Kf6 $1 $19 {[%cal Ra6e6]})
47... Qb6+ 48. Bc6 (48. Kd5 Kf6 $1 $19 {[%cal Rb6e6]} 49. Kc4 Qa6+ $1 {and
mate in 2;}) 48... Qd8+ 49. Bd7 Qf6+ 50. Be6 Qf4+ 51. Kd7 {10 moves ago white
king was on the 1st rank!} Qxf3 52. Qb1 h4 53. Qb8 Kh6 $6 {That was a right
time to advance h-pawn, especially since Qh2 fails after h3 of black;} (53...
h3 54. Qh2 Qb7+ $19 {[%cal Gd4f6]}) 54. a4 Qf6 $2 {And again h4-h3 wins the
game;} (54... h3 $1 55. Qh2 Qb7+ 56. Ke8 Kg7 $1 {[%csl Re8][%cal Gd4f6] and
white can't grab h3 pawn because of mating threats- Bf6 is coming;}) 55. a5 $17
{White has some chances to escape now;} Be5 56. Qc8 Qg7+ 57. Kc6 c4 $5 {
I don't really need this pawn here! Even Fritz 8 likes my decision here!} 58.
Bxc4 Qf6+ 59. Qe6 $2 {My opponent was sure that the opposite bishops ending is
a draw! He should've kept queens on the board since the forthcoming ending
after queen's trade is actually winning for black!} (59. Kb5 Bd4 $17) 59... h3
60. Qxf6 Bxf6 {[%mdl 4096] In this opposite color bishops ending the draw
seems the most logical result as most of observers of this game thought, but,
as I prove below, white fails in all lines!} 61. a6 (61. Bf1 {This is one of
defensive ideas here to provoke black to advance his pawn to dark square;} h2
62. Bg2 Kg5 63. Kd5 Bd8 64. a6 Bb6 65. Ke4 Kg4 $19 {semilar to the game line;})
61... Bd4 62. Bf1 h2 63. Bg2 Kg5 64. Kd5 Ba7 {[%cal Yd5e6,Ye6f7,Yf7g6,Yg6h5,
Yh5h4,Yh4h3,Ge6f6,Gf6g6,Rd5e4,Re4f3,Ge4d3,Gd3e2,Ge2f1] 'White has 2 defensive
plans now: 1) to move the king below closer to his bishop; or 2) to move the
king from behind to black pawn "g"-suggested by Lev Psakhis;'} 65. Ke4 (65. Ke6
Kg4 66. Kf6 g5 67. Bh1 Kf4 68. Kg6 $1 {White's idea is to get the king to h3!}
g4 69. Kh5 Kg3 $1 70. Kg5 Bb6 $3 {zugzwang!!-see my note for 66.Ke5 move;})
65... Kg4 66. Kd3 (66. Ke5 Kg3 67. Bh1 g5 68. Kf5 g4 69. Kg5 Bb6 {the main
zugzwang position in this ending!} 70. Kf5 (70. Kh5 Kh3 {[%cal Gg4g3,Gg3g2]
and g3-g2 then;}) (70. Bd5 Be3+ 71. Kf5 Kh3 {[%cal Gg4g3,Gg3g2] and again
white fails to bring his king in time to block g2-square;}) 70... Be3 $19 71.
Ke4 Kf2 $1 {[%cal Gg4g3,Gg3g2] then g3, Ba7 and g2;}) 66... Kg3 67. Bh1 Kf2 68.
Ke4 Bb8 $1 {[%cal Gg6g5,Gg5g4] Zugzwang!} 0-1

[Event "KNSB 9899"]
[Site "Netherlands"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Van der Werf, Mark"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2636"]
[BlackElo "2404"]
[Annotator "Van Wely/Cifuentes"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[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 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 e6 13. f4 Bc7 14. O-O (14.
Bc4 $6 a6 $1) 14... exd5 15. exd5 Ba5 (15... Bf5 $6 16. Rxb7 Bb6 17. d6 Qf6 18.
Rd1 Rae8 19. Bb5 c4+ 20. Kh1 Re3 21. Bxc4 Bg4 22. Re1 Qxf4 23. Rxb6 Rxe1+ 24.
Qxe1 Qxc4 25. Rb4 Qe6 26. Qxe6 Bxe6 27. c4 Rc8 28. Be3 Kf8 29. Rb7 a5 30. Bg5
Rxc4 31. d7 Bxd7 32. Rxd7 Rc2 33. a3 Kg7 34. h3 Rc3 35. Be7 a4 36. Ra7 Rc4 37.
Bb4 {1-0 Van Wely,L-Timman,J/Breda 1998}) 16. d6 $1 (16. f5 $5 Bxf5 (16... gxf5
17. Bb2 $44) 17. Rxb7 Qf6 (17... Be4 18. Bf3 Bxf3 19. Rxf3) 18. Bb2 $14) 16...
b6 (16... Rb8 17. g4 Bd7 18. f5 gxf5 19. Bd3 Kh8 20. Bxf5 Rg8 21. Bxd7 Qxd7 22.
h3 f5 (22... Rg6 $142) 23. Bb2 {[%cal Gc3c4]} c4 $8 24. Qd4+ Rg7 25. Bc1 b5 26.
Qf6 $16 {1-0 Wells,P-Huzman,A/Antwerpen op 1993 (30)}) (16... Bf5 17. Rxb7 Qf6
18. Bb2 Rfb8 19. Rxb8+ Rxb8 20. Rd1 Be6 21. Bf3 h5 22. Rc1 Bf5 23. Ba3 c4 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Sakaev,K-Tseitlin,M/St. Peterburg 1992 (25)}) 17. Bf3 Bf5 (17... Rb8
18. Bb2 Bf5 19. Rbe1 $1 (19. Rbd1 $16) 19... c4 20. Be4 Bxe4 21. Rxe4 b5 22. d7
Bb6+ 23. Kh1 Rb7 24. Rd1 $16) 18. Bxa8 Bxb1 19. Bc6 $1 {Van Wely} (19. Bd5 $6
Bf5 20. Bb2 b5 $1 21. Re1 Qf6 22. Re7 {[%cal Gc3c4]} c4 23. Kh1 Bd3 24. Rxa7
Bb6 (24... Qxd6 25. Rxa5 Qxd5 26. a4 Re8 27. Rxb5 Qa8 28. Re5 $11) 25. Ra6 Qxd6
26. Ba3 Qxd5 27. Bxf8 Qb7 28. Rxb6 Qxb6 29. Bh6 $11) (19. Bb2 $5 Qxa8 (19...
Bxa2 20. Bc6 Be6 21. Rd1 $44) (19... Bf5 $142) 20. Rxb1 $16 {/\Rd1,d6-d7})
19... Qf6 20. Bb2 Bxa2 $6 (20... Rd8 $2 21. Rxb1 $1 (21. Rd1 Bxa2 {/\22...Bb3})
21... Rxd6 22. Qe3 Rxc6 23. Qe8+ Kg7 24. c4 Bc3 25. Bxc3 Qxc3 26. Qxc6 $18) 21.
c4 $1 Bxd2 (21... Qe6 22. f5 $1 Bxd2 (22... gxf5 23. Qf4 h6 (23... Bxc4 24. Bd7
$18) 24. Bd5 $18) 23. fxe6 Be3+ 24. Kh1 fxe6 25. Rxf8+ Kxf8 26. Bf6 Bf4 27. d7
Bc7 28. Bb5 $16 Kf7 29. d8=Q Bxd8 30. Bxd8 e5 31. Kg1 Ke6 32. Bc7 $16) 22. Bxf6
Bxc4 23. Rf3 $1 (23. Rd1 Be3+ 24. Kh1 Bxf4 25. d7 Bc7 26. d8=Q Bxd8 27. Bxd8
Kg7 28. Kg1 f6 29. Kf2 b5 30. Rd7+ Rf7 31. Be7 $14) 23... Be6 (23... Be2 24.
Ra3 Bc1 25. Rxa7 Be3+ 26. Kh1 Bxf4 27. d7 $18) (23... b5 24. d7 Ba5 25. Be7 Rb8
26. Bxc5 a6 27. Re3 Kg7 28. Re8 Bd8 29. Ba7 $18) 24. d7 Bxd7 25. Bxd7 a6 26.
Kf1 b5 27. Ke2 Ba5 28. Ra3 Bd8 29. Be5 Be7 30. Rxa6 $18 f6 31. Bc7 b4 32. Kd3
Kg7 33. Kc4 Kh6 34. g4 Rf7 35. Be6 Rg7 36. Ra8 Bf8 37. Rc8 Re7 38. Bd6 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 16th"]
[Site "Neum"]
[Date "2000.09.26"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2643"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Van Wely/Cifuentes"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2000.09.24"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Breda"]
[BlackTeam "Beer Sheva"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NED"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Qd3 Ba6 12. Qe3 Qd7 13. dxc5 Bxe2 14. Qxe2
bxc5 15. Qc4 Qc6 16. e5 Nd7 17. Re1 Nb6 18. Qh4 Qa4 19. Qxe7 Qxa2 20. Rb5 $5
$146 (20. Bg5) 20... Rac8 (20... Rfe8 21. Qxc5 Rac8 (21... Rec8 22. Qd4 Qc2 23.
Bd2 Rd8 24. Qe4 $14 (24. Rc1 Rxd4 25. Rxc2 Ra4 26. Kf1 $14)) 22. Ra5 $5 Qc2 23.
Qd4 (23. Qb4 Nc4 24. Rxa7 Nxe5 25. Nxe5 Rxe5 26. Be3) 23... Red8 24. Qf4 $14)
21. Rxc5 Nd5 22. Qd6 Nxc3 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Bd2 Qc4 $6 (24... Qe6 25. Qxe6 fxe6
26. Nd4) (24... Na4 $142) 25. Qd7 $1 Nb5 (25... Qc6 26. Qxa7 $16) 26. Ng5 $1 {
/\Nxf7} Nd4 (26... Rf8 27. e6 fxe6 28. Nxe6 Rf7 29. Qd8+ Bf8 30. Nxf8 Rxf8 31.
Re8 Qf7 32. Rxf8+ Qxf8 33. Qd5+ $18) (26... Rb8 27. e6 fxe6 28. Qf7+ Kh8 29.
Nxe6 Rg8 30. Rc1 $1 Qa2 (30... Nd6 31. Qxg7+ $1 Rxg7 32. Rxc4 Nxc4 33. Bc3 $18)
31. Bh6 $1 Bxh6 32. Qf6+ Bg7 33. Nxg7 $18) 27. Nxf7 Qe6 28. Qb7 $1 (28. Qxa7 $2
Nc6 29. Qb7 Rb8 30. Qc7 Rc8 31. Ng5 Rxc7 32. Nxe6 Rd7 33. Nxg7 (33. Bf4 Bxe5
$14) 33... Rxd2 34. Ne8 Nxe5 35. h3 Nd3 $14) 28... Rf8 29. Ng5 Qa2 30. Be3 $1
Nc2 31. Bc5 $1 $18 Qa5 (31... Nxe1 32. Bxf8) 32. Qd5+ Kh8 33. Rd1 1-0

[Event "Qatar Masters op"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2014.12.03"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Black "Volokitin, Andrei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2627"]
[Annotator "Volokitin,A"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2014.11.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Bg7 6. e4 Nxc3 7. Bxc3 O-O 8.
Qd2 Nc6 {Nachdem ich nach 8...c5 einige Probleme in der Partie gegen Lenic
hatte, musste ich andere Wege suchen.} 9. Nf3 Bg4 10. d5 Bxf3 11. Bxg7 (11.
gxf3 Ne5 12. Be2 c6 13. f4 Nd7 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. dxc6 bxc6 {ist eine andere
Variante. Das war meine Partie gegen Baumegger und viele anderen Partien.})
11... Kxg7 12. gxf3 (12. Qc3+ $2 e5 $1) 12... Ne5 13. Qc3 f6 14. O-O-O c6 15.
Bh3 Qb6 {Ich habe diese Stellung noch vor der Weltmeisterschaft analysiert.} ({
Der Zug} 15... cxd5 {hat den Nachteil die e-Linie zu öffnen.}) 16. Rd2 a5 {
Der Zug sieht logisch aus. Schwarz will den a-Bauern so weit wie möglich
ziehen.} 17. f4 Nf7 18. Kb1 ({Eine andere Möglichkeit ist} 18. Re1 {mit der
Idee Qe3} a4 (18... Qb4 19. Qe3 $1 $14) 19. Qe3 Qa5 $1 20. Kb1 (20. Be6 Nd8
$132) 20... Nd6 21. Rc2 a3 22. b3 cxd5 23. exd5 f5 $1 $132) 18... a4 19. Rc1 a3
$132 {Schwarz hat genügend Gegenspiel.} 20. dxc6 ({Keine Zeit für} 20. b3 $6
Nd6 $1 21. f3 cxd5 22. Rxd5 Qf2 $1 $36) 20... bxc6 21. Be6 $2 {Ein Fehler.
Schwarz hat eine gute Stellung bekommen. Weiß muss schon ans Remis denken.} (
21. Qe3 $1 Qb4 22. b3 Rad8 23. Rd7 $1 Rxd7 24. Bxd7 Rd8 25. Bxc6 Qd2 26. Qxd2
Rxd2 27. Rc2 Rd1+ 28. Rc1 Rd2 $11) ({Schlecht ist es den c-Bauern zu nehmen:} 
21. Qxc6 $2 Qb8 $1 22. e5 Qb4 $15) 21... Rfd8 $1 $15 22. e5 $2 {Noch ein
Fehler.} ({Evgenij hatte} 22. Rxd8 Nxd8 $1 $17 {übersehen.}) ({Aber besser war
} 22. Re2 $1 Nd6 $15) 22... Rxd2 $1 23. exf6+ (23. Qxd2 Rd8 24. Qe2 fxe5 25.
Bxf7 Kxf7 26. fxe5 Kg7 $17) 23... exf6 24. Qxd2 Rd8 25. Qc2 Qb4 26. Bb3 $8 axb2
$2 {Schwarz hat hier eine sehr vielversprechende Stellung bekommen. Ich habe
zwischen ...Qf4 und axb2 gewählt.} ({Ich musste auf Dominanz spielen:} 26...
Qxf4 $1 27. Qxc6 (27. bxa3 Ne5 $1 {Ich habe diese Stellung gesehen und dachte,
dass die zwei a-Bauern können starkes Gegenspiel geben. Aber das war eine
falsche Einschätzung.} 28. Qc5 Rd2 29. Qe3 Qxe3 30. fxe3 Rxh2 31. Rd1 h5 32. a4
Rh4 $1 {und Schwarz muss gewinnen.}) 27... axb2 28. Rc3 (28. Kxb2 $2 Ne5 $19)
28... Qxf2 29. Qc7 Qf5+ 30. Bc2 Qg4 31. h3 Qg1+ 32. Kxb2 Qd4 $17 {Schwarz hat
sehr gute Gewinnchancen.}) 27. Qxb2 $8 (27. Rd1 {verliert sofort} Rxd1+ 28.
Qxd1 Qxf4 $1 29. Bxf7 Qc1+ $1 30. Qxc1 bxc1=Q+ 31. Kxc1 Kxf7 $19) 27... Qxf4
28. Rxc6 Ng5 $2 {Ich habe fast alle Zeit nachgedacht und meinen Vorteil
verloren.} (28... Rd7 $1 {Ich musste einen prophylaktischen Zug machen} 29. a4
h5 $1 {Die letzten zwei Züge sind sehr schwer zu finden. Schwarz hat sehr gut
praktische Chancen auf Gewinn.}) 29. Qe2 $1 {Jetzt die Stellung ist
ausgeglichen.} Ne4 30. Qe3 $1 Nd2+ 31. Kb2 Qxe3 32. fxe3 Nxb3 $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "Palma de Mallorca FIDE GP"]
[Site "Palma de Mallorca"]
[Date "2017.11.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Black "Li, Chao B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2683"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[Annotator "Yermolinsky,A"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2017.11.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Qa4+ Nd7 ({
Personally, I have always preferred} 7... Qd7 8. Qb3 O-O 9. Nf3 c5 {but recent
developments after a new (to me) move} 10. d5 {leave me worried. For example,}
e6 11. Be3 exd5 12. exd5 b6 {and here} 13. Bb5 $5 {Nakamura-Vachier Lagrave,
Chess.com Blitz 2016, I wonder what's going on after} Bxc3+ 14. Kd1 (14. Ke2 $4
Qxb5+ 15. Qxb5 Ba6 $19) 14... Bxa1 15. Bxd7 Nxd7 {isn't Black supposed to be
more than OK here?}) 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Be2 Nb6 $6 {I know I'm not supposed to
treat a 2740 player like a schoolboy, but has Li Chao ever heard the famous Dr.
Tarrasch dictum "Nb6 always stands badly"?} ({Databases contain hundreds of
games with a standard} 9... c5 {and White's results show not more than a
normal few percentage points edge.}) 10. Qb4 Qd6 11. O-O Bg4 $6 {What is the
point of parting with a bishop when Black isn't attacking d4? More questions
that only Li Chao can answer.} (11... Qxb4 12. cxb4 Bg4 {would make more sense.
}) 12. Qb3 $1 c6 $6 {To me, an old Grünfeld hand, this move always signifies
Black's failure to follow through on this great opening's ideas.} ({No matter
what} 12... c5 13. Ba3 Qc6 {had to be tried.}) 13. Rd1 Qc7 14. Ba3 Nc8 15. Rac1
Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Rd8 {Just like that White has obtained a sizeable advantage
without breaking sweat... not one drop.} 17. e5 $1 e6 18. c4 Rb8 19. Be4 c5 $6
{A desperate attempt to break out that is doomed to fail.} 20. Bxc5 f6 21. Bb4
(21. Qh3 {also looked mighty good}) 21... fxe5 22. d5 $1 b6 23. dxe6 Ne7 {
Now the simple, yet elegant finish.} 24. Rd7 $1 Rxd7 25. exd7 Qxd7 26. c5+ Kh8
27. c6 Rc8 28. Qf7 Qd4 29. Bxe7 1-0

[Event "North American op 23rd"]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "2013.12.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Yermolinsky, Alex"]
[Black "Wei, Yi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2604"]
[Annotator "Yermolinsky,A"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2013.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Nf3 Bg4 {Shadows of a disheartening loss to Garry "the Great and Terrible"
Kasparov I suffered in Wijk aan Zee 1999 began to hover over me as soon as
this move was played.} ({Truth to tell, in that game} 8... Qa5 9. Qd2 Bg4 10.
Rc1 {was played, and whatever mess I got myself into later in that game has
not been relevant since Kramnik found} (10. Rb1 a6 11. Rxb7 Bxf3 12. gxf3 Nc6
13. Bc4 {playable for White and scored the all-important first victory in the
London 2000 World Championship Match.})) 9. Rc1 Bxf3 {This automatic exchange
didn't seem so automatic to GM Evdokimov,} ({who twice chose} 9... Qa5 10. Qb3
cxd4 {the point being that Black will retain his bishop for defensive purposes.
} 11. Nxd4 {was an interesting try to put a different spin on it. Evdokimov
defended with} Bc8 ({The Keeper of All Things Gruenfeld, Peter Svidler,
preferred to keep the queens on and went back} 11... Qc7 {to survive a
tactical battle against Khairullin}) 12. Qb5+ Qxb5 13. Nxb5 Na6 {giving his
fearsome opponent Alexander Khalifman a free pawn on a7.}) 10. gxf3 Qa5 {
The young Chinese is trying to trick me into transposing into the Kasparov
disaster line.} (10... cxd4 {is a bit of a concession, since the white rook
occupies the c-file. Nonetheless, the critical position is reached after} 11.
cxd4 O-O 12. d5 Nd7 {White finds himself at a fork on the road.} {I'd give a
thought to the simple} 13. Be2 {White intends to concentrate his efforts on
the Queenside, which is more in the spirit of things.} ({According to Yogi
Berra, he must take it! Therefore,} 13. Bh3 $5 {was successfully employed by
Caruana against Areschenko in 2011. There followed} Kh8 14. f4 f5 15. e5 g5 {
Not Fabiano! He went all-out.} 16. Rg1 $6 {Very inspired play.} ({Cooler heads
would prefer} 16. e6 {but the position after} Nb6 {isn't that clear.} ({not} 
16... gxf4 17. Bxf4 Nf6 18. Bg2 Rc8 19. Rxc8 Qxc8 20. O-O Rd8 21. Qb3 $16) {
Say, White goes} 17. Bg2 {then} gxf4 18. Bxf4 Rc8 {Now Black is ready to
recapture on c8 with the knight, continuing to d6. Else,} 19. O-O Rxc1 20. Bxc1
Nc8 21. Qb3 Nd6 {leades to the same thing.}) 16... gxf4 17. Rxg7 Kxg7 18. Bxf4
Kh8 19. Kf1 Rc8 20. Rxc8 Qxc8 21. Qd4 {and here} Qc2 {seemed sufficient to
give Black the edge.}) ({The problem with the droll} 13. Bg2 {was underlined
in Duda-Wei Yi, 2013} Qa5+ 14. Qd2 Qa6 15. Qe2 Qa5+ 16. Qd2 {Draw agreed.}))
11. Qb3 $1 {Some difference, eh? Now White will take it to a favorable endgame
- the key strategy of the entire line.} O-O 12. Qb5 $1 (12. d5 Nd7 13. Be2 Rab8
14. f4 b5 {is the kind of a mess Black has to be happy with.}) 12... Qxb5 13.
Bxb5 a6 14. Be2 Nd7 {On the face of it this position has to be promising for
White, but I wasn't able to do anything with it.} 15. f4 ({Perhaps, I should
paid more attention to} 15. a4 $5 Nb6 16. a5 Na4 17. Kd2 {It seems risky for
White to keep his king on the d-file, but} Rad8 (17... cxd4 18. cxd4 Rfd8 19.
Rc4 $5 b5 20. axb6 Nxb6 21. Rb4 {is easy.}) 18. d5 f5 19. Kd3 e6 20. c4 {
maybe working for him.}) 15... e6 16. e5 ({It would be better to open the
e2-square for the king right away:} 16. Bf3 Rac8 17. Ke2 Nb6 18. e5 cxd4 19.
cxd4 Nd5 $14) 16... Rac8 {Now White must connect his rooks in order to keep
the c-file.} 17. O-O Rc7 18. Rfd1 Nb6 $1 {You can't stop that knight, you can
only hope to contain it.} 19. Bf3 $2 ({Theoretically speaking, White's last
hope to obtain something was} 19. dxc5 Na4 20. c4 Nxc5 21. Rb1 $14) 19... Nc4
$6 {Suddenly Wei Yi gave me another, completely undeserved, chance.} (19...
cxd4 20. cxd4 Rfc8 {equalizes on the spot.}) 20. dxc5 $2 {...and I failed to
recognize it!} (20. d5 $1 g5 (20... exd5 21. Bxd5 Nxe3 22. fxe3 b5 23. Bf3 Rb8
24. Rd6 Ra7 25. Rcd1 Bf8 26. Rd7 $14) 21. d6 Rd7 22. Bxc5 gxf4 23. Rb1 b6 24.
Bc6 bxc5 25. Bxd7 Bxe5 26. Bc6 Nxd6 {Black would have to work hard to save
this ending.}) 20... g5 21. c6 Nxe3 22. fxe3 bxc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-chT Republics 12th final A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1972.03.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Stein, Leonid"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Zaitsev,I"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1972.03.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Bb5+ Nd7 9. O-O O-O 10. a4 a6 (10... Nf6 $5 {/\ 11.Qe2 Bg4}) 11. Bc4 Qc7 12.
Qe2 b6 (12... e5 13. d5 $16) 13. e5 e6 14. Ng5 Bb7 15. f4 $40 h6 16. Nxe6 $5 (
16. f5 $5 hxg5 17. f6 Bh8 18. Bxg5 {/\ Rf1-f4-h4}) 16... fxe6 17. Bxe6+ Kh8 (
17... Kh7 {ist genauer}) 18. Qg4 Rfd8 19. f5 Nf8 20. f6 Nxe6 21. Qxe6 (21.
fxg7+ Nxg7 22. Qxg6 Qc6 23. Rf6 Qe4 24. Qxe4 Bxe4 25. Rxh6+ {ist für Weiß
durchaus spielbar; fraglich, ob es zum Gewinn reicht}) 21... Bf8 22. Qh3 cxd4
23. cxd4 {damit überschätzt Weiß seine Position} (23. e6 Qxc3 24. Qxc3 dxc3 25.
e7 $10) 23... Rxd4 24. e6 Bc5 25. Kh1 (25. Qxh6+ Qh7 26. Qxh7+ Kxh7 27. Be3 Rg4
$17) (25. Be3 $32 Rd2 26. Qxh6+ Qh7 27. Qxh7+ Kxh7 28. Bf2 Rf8 29. f7 Re2 $19)
25... h5 26. Ra2 Bd5 27. Rd2 Rxd2 28. Bxd2 Qe5 29. Qd3 Qxe6 30. Qxg6 Qg4 31.
Qh6+ Kg8 32. f7+ Bxf7 33. Bc3 Bd4 34. h3 Qg7 $19 35. Qc6 Rd8 36. Bxd4 Qxd4 37.
Qb7 Rd7 38. Qc6 Kg7 39. Qc1 Qe5 40. Re1 Qf6 41. Rf1 Qd4 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch Higher League 63rd"]
[Site "Irkutsk"]
[Date "2010.08.30"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Zakhartsov, Viacheslav V"]
[Black "Kurnosov, Igor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2608"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[Annotator "Zakhartsov,Vi"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2010.08.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 138"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. Rc1 Rd8 11. d5 Nc6 {Probably, this move will replace} (
11... e6 12. Bg5 f6 (12... Re8 13. d6) 13. Bf4 {, where White has great
successes.}) 12. h4 $6 {Following in Giri's footsteps (Giri-Svidler, Guingamp
2010). However, this move is rather dubious. Better would be} (12. Be2) ({or} 
12. Bh6) 12... e6 13. h5 exd5 14. hxg6 hxg6 ({In the aforementioned game} 14...
fxg6 {was played:} 15. exd5 Be6 16. c4) 15. exd5 Bg4 16. Ng5 $4 {A horrible
blunder. However, White's position is quite unpleasant. Let's look at the
following variations:} (16. c4 Nb4 17. Be2 b6 {, winning the a2-pawn}) (16. Be2
c4 17. d6 (17. Bxc4 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Ne5 19. Be2 Rxd5 20. Qc2 Rc8) 17... Qa3 18.
Bf4 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Ne5 {, and the pawn on d6 falls:} 20. Bxe5 Bxe5 21. d7 Rxd7)
(16. Bh6 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Bf6 18. c4 Qa3 19. Be2 Nb4 {, again winning a pawn.})
16... Rxd5 $1 17. Qxd5 Bxc3+ 18. Rxc3 Qxc3+ 19. Qd2 Rd8 20. f3 (20. Qxc3 Rd1#)
20... Rxd2 21. Bxd2 Qa1+ 22. Kf2 Qxa2 {Of course, I could resign. The rest was
unnecessary.} 23. Ke3 Bf5 24. g4 Ne7 25. Rh2 Nd5+ 26. Ke2 c4 27. gxf5 c3 28.
Ne4 cxd2 29. Nxd2 Qa6+ 30. Kf2 Qb6+ 31. Ke1 Qc7 32. Re2 Nf4 33. Re8+ Kg7 34.
Kd1 Qd7 35. Re4 Qxf5 36. Bc4 b5 37. Bb3 Qf6 38. Rb4 Qa1+ 39. Kc2 Ne2 40. Re4
Qc3+ 41. Kd1 Nd4 0-1

[Event "Voronezh op-A 14th"]
[Site "Voronezh"]
[Date "2010.06.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Zakhartsov, Viacheslav V"]
[Black "Dvoirys, Semen I"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2586"]
[BlackElo "2563"]
[Annotator "Zakhartsov,Vi"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2010.06.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. Be3 Qa5 8.
Qd2 cxd4 {I was very surprised by fact that such creative player as Semen
Dvoirys went on to swap queens. Now I could hope for an advantage in a quiet
position. But...} 9. cxd4 Qxd2+ 10. Kxd2 Bg7 11. Rb1 O-O 12. Nf3 Rd8 13. Bd3 e6
14. Rhc1 Nc6 15. e5 {This move, probably, is stronger than} (15. Rc4 Bd7 {
, and Black completes his development.}) 15... f6 16. exf6 ({As turned out,
many years ago Zdenko Kozul had played the strong} 16. Ke2 $1 fxe5 17. dxe5
Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. Be4 Rb8 20. Rc5 Bd6 21. Ra5 a6 22. Bb6 {with strong
pressure for the pawn (Kozul-Polajzer, Ptuj 1989).}) 16... Bxf6 17. Be4 (17.
Ke2 $5 {again deserved serious attention:} Ne7 (17... Nxd4+ 18. Nxd4 Bxd4 19.
Bxd4 Rxd4 20. Rc7) (17... e5 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Be4) 18. Be4 Nd5
19. Bg5 {with an edge for White.}) 17... e5 $1 ({Of course, not} 17... Nxd4 18.
Nxd4 Bxd4 19. Bxd4 Rxd4+ 20. Ke3 Rd7 21. Rb5 Rf7 22. Rbc5 Bd7 23. Bxb7) 18.
Bxc6 bxc6 19. Rxc6 Bg7 20. Bg5 e4 $5 {A completely unexpected move, especially
in my approaching time trouble.} ({I have calculated only} 20... Rd7 21. Rbc1
Bb7 22. Rc7 Rxc7 23. Rxc7 Bxf3 24. gxf3 exd4 25. a4 {with some chances for
White, but objectively this should be a draw.}) 21. Bxd8 exf3 22. Bg5 (22. g4
$2 Bd7 23. Rd6 Rxd8 24. Rb7 Bh6+ 25. Kc3 Rc8+ {and Black is winning.}) 22...
fxg2 {Black has obtained a strong passed pawn.} 23. Rc3 $6 (23. Rg1 {was much
better:} Bxd4 (23... Bb7 24. Rc7 Bd5 25. Rd7 Be6 26. Rd6 Bh3 27. Ke3 {and
White should win.}) 24. Rd6 Bb6 25. Rxg2 {eliminating a dangerous pawn.}) 23...
Bxd4 24. Rg3 Bf5 25. Rb4 Bb6 26. Ke2 Rc8 27. Be3 {I didn't like} (27. Rxg2 Rc2+
28. Bd2 Rxa2 {and White has to be more careful.}) 27... Rc2+ 28. Kf3 Bc7 (28...
Bxe3 $2 29. fxe3 Bh3 30. Rb1 Bd7 31. e4 Bc6 32. Re1 {and the g2-pawn falls.})
29. Rxg2 a5 30. Rd4 Rxa2 31. Rc4 Bd6 32. Rc6 Be7 33. Rg1 Ra4 34. Rb6 Rc4 {
In order to avoid Rc1 withthe penetration of both White's rooks.} 35. Rc1 Rxc1
36. Bxc1 a4 {Now White has no real winning chences, and soon a draw was agreed.
} 37. Ra6 Bc2 38. Ra7 Kf8 39. Bb2 Ke8 40. Ke2 Bb3 41. Kd3 h5 42. f4 Bd6 43. Be5
Be7 44. Kc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lvov Vasylyshyn Memorial-A 11th"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "2014.11.25"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Zakhartsov, Viacheslav V"]
[Black "Kolosowski, Mateusz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2547"]
[BlackElo "2474"]
[Annotator "Zakhartsov,Vi"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2014.11.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Qa4+ Qd7 8.
Qa3 (8. Qb3 {is a more frequent move, but there, I think, Black can equalise by
} O-O 9. Nf3 c5 10. Be3 cxd4 11. cxd4 Nc6 12. Rd1 Qd6 13. h3 Bd7 {
Nepomniachtchi - Kurnosov, Tiumen 2012}) 8... O-O 9. Nf3 b6 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O
Bb7 12. Bg5 e6 (12... Nc6 13. d5 Na5 14. Rad1 e6 15. c4 {with an edge for
White, Moiseenko - Khairullin, Moscow 2014.}) 13. Rad1 Qc7 {A novelty.} (13...
cxd4 14. cxd4 Nc6 15. Bb5 a6 (15... f6 {(Vishnu - Iv. Popov, Chennai 2013),
and now White could win material by} 16. d5 exd5 17. exd5 Qe7 18. Bc1 {!}) 16.
Ne5 Qc7 (16... axb5 $2 17. Qxf8+ Rxf8 18. Nxd7 $18) 17. Bxc6 Bxc6 18. Nxc6 Qxc6
19. d5 exd5 20. exd5 Qd7 21. d6 {with an obvious advantage for White.}) 14. Bh4
Nd7 15. Bg3 e5 16. Qb3 {In order to prevent ...a6 and b5. Now I am ready to
play a4.} Rac8 17. Qb1 Bc6 18. Ba6 Rcd8 19. Bb5 (19. Qc2 $1 {(preventing ...
Ba4) would be very strong:} Rfe8 (19... b5 20. a4 $1 (20. d5 Nb8)) 20. d5 Bb7
21. Bc4 {with an advantage.}) 19... Bxb5 20. Qxb5 Rfe8 (20... cxd4 $5 21. cxd4
Qb7 {with good chances to equalise.}) 21. Rfe1 Bf6 22. Qa4 (22. d5 {now and on
the subsequent moves would be stronger. I wanted to keep the tension in the
centre due to his approaching time trouble.}) 22... Kg7 23. h3 Qb8 24. Qa6 Qc7
25. Rd2 Rc8 26. Red1 Qc6 27. dxe5 Nxe5 28. Rd6 {More ambitious than} (28. Nxe5
Bxe5 29. Bxe5+ Rxe5 30. Rd6 Qe8 31. f3 Rc7 32. c4 {with an edge}) 28... Nxf3+
29. gxf3 Qa8 30. Rd7 Rcd8 31. Bc7 $4 {A serious blunder.} (31. Qa4 {would keep
the advantage, for instance} Rxd7 (31... Bxc3 $4 32. Qc4) 32. Rxd7 Re7 33. Rxe7
Bxe7 34. Qd7 Qd8 35. Qxa7 Bh4 36. Qc7 Qd1+ 37. Kg2 Bxg3 38. Qxg3 Qd8 {and
White is clearly on top, although Black has some drawing chances.}) 31... Rxd7
32. Rxd7 Qc6 33. Qd3 Bd4 $1 {Turning the tables.} 34. Rd5 Bxf2+ 35. Kxf2 Qxc7
36. Kg2 Re7 37. Rd6 Re6 38. Rd7 Qf4 39. Qd2 Qxd2+ 40. Rxd2 Kf6 41. Rd8 Re7 {
Black is a healthy pawn up and has good winning chances in the rook ending.}
42. Kf2 Ke6 43. Ke3 Rd7 44. Re8+ Kf6 45. h4 Kg7 $1 (45... c4 46. Kf4 Rd3 47.
e5+ Kg7 48. Re7 Rxc3 49. Rxa7 {would give White good drawing chances.}) 46. a4
c4 47. Kf4 (47. e5 Rd3+ 48. Ke4 Rxc3 49. Re7 a5 (49... Rc2 50. Rxa7 Rh2 51. Ke3
Kf8 52. e6 fxe6 53. Rxh7 c3 54. Rc7 c2 55. Kd3 Rxh4 56. Rxc2 Rxa4 57. Rc6 {
with excellent drawing chances}) 50. e6 Kf6 51. Rxf7+ Kxe6 52. Rxh7 Kd6 53. Rh6
Kc5 54. Rxg6 Rc1 55. Ke3 Rd1 56. Ke2 Rd7 {with good winning chances.}) 47...
Rd3 48. Re7 a5 49. Rb7 Rxc3 50. e5 {Searching for counterplay is the only
practical chance.} (50. Rxb6 Ra3 51. Rc6 Rxa4 {with 2 pawns up.}) 50... Kg8 51.
Rb8+ Kg7 52. Rb7 Kf8 53. Rb8+ Ke7 54. Rb7+ Ke8 55. Rb8+ Kd7 56. Rb7+ Kc6 57.
Rxf7 Rc1 (57... Ra3 $1 {(grabbing 1 more queenside pawn) should win:} 58. Rxh7
Rxa4 59. Ke3 b5) 58. Rxh7 Re1 {One more inaccuracy.} (58... c3 59. Rh6 Rg1 {
would keep good winning chances:} (59... c2 $2 60. Rxg6+ Kd5 61. Rg2) 60. Rh8
Kc5 61. Rc8+ Kb4 62. Ke3 Re1+ 63. Kd3 (63. Kd4 Rd1+ 64. Ke4 Kb3 $19) 63... Rxe5
64. Rc4+ Kb3 65. Rxc3+ Kxa4) 59. Rg7 c3 60. Rxg6+ Kc5 61. Rg8 Kb4 62. Rc8 Kb3
63. Kf5 {Now White is OK. Moreover, now Black has to play precisely in order
not to lose.} c2 64. e6 c1=Q 65. Rxc1 Rxc1 66. e7 Re1 $4 {A decisive mistake
in severe time trouble.} (66... Rc8 $1 {was the only move} 67. Ke6 Rh8 $1 {
(another precise move, which was not easy to execute after almost 5 hours of
play and having only 30 seconds per move)} (67... Kxa4 68. f4 Kb3 69. f5 a4 70.
f6 a3 71. f7 a2 72. f8=Q Rxf8 73. exf8=Q a1=Q 74. Qf3+ Kb4 75. Qf4+ Kb3 76. h5
{with good winning chances}) (67... b5 68. axb5 a4 (68... Rb8 69. Kf7 a4 70.
e8=Q Rxe8 71. Kxe8 a3 72. b6 a2 73. b7) 69. Kd7 Rh8 70. e8=Q {and White is
winning}) 68. Kd7 (68. f4 b5 69. f5 bxa4 70. f6 a3 71. f7 a2 72. e8=Q a1=Q 73.
Qb5+ Kc2 74. Qe2+ $11) 68... Kxa4 69. f4 Kb5 70. f5 a4 71. f6 a3 72. f7 a2 73.
f8=Q a1=Q 74. e8=Q Rxf8 75. Qxf8 Qd4+ 76. Qd6 Qxh4 77. Qd5+ Kb4 78. Qd2+ Kb5
79. Qd5+ {with a draw.}) 67. Kf6 Kc4 68. h5 1-0

