[Event "Sestola op"]
[Site "Sestola"]
[Date "1991.06.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aseev, Konstantin N"]
[Black "Ortega, Lexy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[Annotator "Aseev,K"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1991.06.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8.
Bd3 Qa5 9. Qc2 O-O 10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 c4 12. Bf5 Re8 13. Nd2 g6 14. Bxd7
Nxd7 15. f3 Nb6 16. Bf4 Bd7 17. e4 Na4 18. Rfc1 $1 Bc6 19. e5 Bd7 20. Nf1 Re6
21. Qd2 Rae8 22. Ne3 Rb6 23. Rc2 f6 24. exf6 Rxf6 25. Bg5 Rf7 26. Rb1 $1 Be6
27. Re1 Qb5 28. Qc1 Bd7 29. Rce2 Rc8 $2 {Zeitnot,} ({etwas besser war} 29...
Nb6 {um in der Brettmitte und eventuell am Königsflügel bei der Verteidigung
auszuhelfen.}) 30. Ng4 Bxg4 31. fxg4 Qd7 32. Bh6 Rd8 33. Qa3 $2 Nb6 34. Qxa7
Nc8 35. Qc5 b6 36. Qb4 Nd6 37. Qxb6 Ne4 38. h3 Re8 (38... Nxc3 39. Qxd8+ $1
Qxd8 40. Re8+ Rf8 41. Bxf8 $1) 39. Qa5 Qe6 40. a4 g5 41. Bxg5 Nxg5 42. Rxe6 {
Quelle: Schach-Magazin 64 15/91 Seite 411 Inf 52/(410)} 1-0

[Event "Balkaniad 17th"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "1985.10.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grivas, Efstratios"]
[Black "Kovacevic, Vlatko"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2395"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "1985.10.20"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Greece"]
[BlackTeam "Yugoslavia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GRE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YUG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 O-O 8.
Bd3 c5 9. O-O Qa5 10. Qc2 c4 11. Bf5 Re8 12. Nd2 g6 13. Bh3 Kg7 14. a3 Bxc3 15.
bxc3 (15. Qxc3 Qxc3 16. bxc3 b5 17. Rfb1 a6 18. a4 h6 19. Bxf6+ Nxf6 20. Bxc8
Rexc8 21. f3 Rcb8 22. Kf2 bxa4 23. Rxb8 Rxb8 24. Ke2 Ne8 25. Rxa4 Nc7 26. Kd1
f5 27. Kc2 g5 28. e4 fxe4 29. fxe4 Rf8 30. exd5 Nxd5 31. Nxc4 Rf2+ 32. Kd3 Rxg2
33. Ne3 Nxe3 34. Kxe3 Rxh2 35. Ke4 Rf2 36. Rxa6 g4 37. c4 h5 38. c5 g3 39. Ke3
Rf8 {0-1 (39) Tukmakov,V (2555)-Kovacevic,V (2560) Hastings 1982}) 15... Nb6 $6
$146 (15... b5 16. a4 b4 17. cxb4 Qxb4 18. Rfb1 Qd6 19. Qc3 Qc6 20. f3 Ba6 21.
e4 Rab8 22. e5 Ng8 23. Nb3 f5 24. exf6+ Ngxf6 25. Bxd7 Nxd7 26. Nc5 Kg8 27.
Rxb8 Rxb8 28. Bf4 Re8 29. Nxd7 Qxd7 30. Be5 Qc6 31. h3 Kf7 32. Kh1 Ke6 33. a5
Bb5 34. Rc1 Kd7 35. Qb4 a6 36. Rc3 Kc8 37. f4 Kb7 38. Rf3 Qd7 39. Kh2 Rc8 40.
Qa3 Ka8 41. Qc3 Ba4 42. f5 gxf5 43. Rg3 Qb5 44. Rg7 Qb3 45. Qc1 {Smejkal,J 
(2540)-Kovacevic,V (2510) Novi Sad 1984 1-0}) (15... Ne4 {Djordjevic,V (2415)
-Atalik,S (2572) Nis op 2016 (7) 1/2}) 16. Bxc8 (16. Bxf6+ Kxf6 17. Bxc8 Raxc8
18. e4) 16... Raxc8 17. Bf4 Qa4 18. Qb2 Nh5 19. Be5+ f6 20. Bg3 Nxg3 21. hxg3
Rc7 22. Rfb1 Qc6 23. Qc2 Na4 24. Re1 b5 25. f3 Re6 26. e4 Rce7 27. Kf2 h5 28.
Rab1 a6 29. Rbd1 Qd6 30. Qc1 a5 31. exd5 Rxe1 32. Rxe1 Rxe1 33. Qxe1 Nxc3 34.
Nxc4 bxc4 35. Qxc3 Qxd5 36. a4 g5 37. Ke3 h4 38. gxh4 gxh4 39. Kf2 Kf7 40. Kf1
Ke7 41. Ke2 Kd7 42. Ke3 Kd6 43. Qa3+ Kc6 44. Qc3 Qg5+ 45. Kf2 Qd5 46. Ke3 Kd7
47. Qc2 Kd6 48. Qc3 Kc6 49. Qc2 Qg5+ 50. Kf2 Kd5 51. Qe4+ Kd6 52. Qc2 Qg3+ 53.
Ke3 Qe1+ 54. Kf4 c3 55. Qb3 Qg3+ 56. Ke4 Qg6+ 57. Ke3 c2 58. Qb8+ Ke7 59. Qc7+
Kf8 60. Qd8+ Kg7 61. Qe7+ Kh6 62. Qf8+ Kh5 63. Qh8+ Kg5 64. f4+ Kg4 65. Qc8+
Qf5 66. Qg8+ Qg5 67. Qc8+ Qf5 68. Qg8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tekirdag Rodosto"]
[Site "Tekirdag"]
[Date "2016.11.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Luther, Thomas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2533"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[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 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bb4 {Ragozin.} 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7.
Qb3 $5 c5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. a3 (9. e3 O-O $1 (9... Nc6 10. Bb5 $1) 10. a3 Bxc3+
11. Qxc3 c4 12. b3 Be6 $13) 9... cxd4 $5 {There are more popular lines than
the text.} (9... Bxc3+ 10. Qxc3 b6 $5 (10... Nd7 11. g3 $5)) 10. axb4 dxc3 11.
Qxc3 Qxc3+ 12. bxc3 Bg4 $2 {A strange pawn sacrifice.} (12... Nd7 13. e3 Nb6
14. Bd3 (14. b5 $1 Bd7 15. Kd2 Ke7 16. Nd4 Kd6 17. Bd3 Rhc8 18. Ra5 $36 {
is a real try.}) 14... Ke7 15. Nd4 Bd7 16. Kd2 Rhc8 17. Ra5 Kd6 18. Rha1 a6 $14
{Ree-V.Kovacevic,Wijk aan Zee 1980, where the old foxes reached our game by a
more convincing way.}) 13. Nd4 $2 {I should have gone for the pawn.} (13. Ra5
$5 b6 14. Rxd5 a5 15. bxa5 Be6 16. Rb5 Rxa5 17. Rxa5 bxa5 18. Nd4 Na6 19. e3
Nc5 20. f3 a4 21. Kd2 Ke7 $16 {The a-pawn is strong but I doubt if Black has
enough compensation.}) 13... Ke7 14. Kd2 {My original idea was to push e4 but
I later found it too equalish.} (14. g3 $5 Nd7 15. Bg2 Nb6 16. e4 $1 {is a
better way of preparing e4.}) 14... Rc8 15. f3 $6 {Another clumsy move; there
is no need to send the bishop back.} (15. e4 $5 dxe4 16. Re1 Bd7 17. Rxe4+ Kf8
18. Be2 Nc6 (18... a5 19. b5) 19. Bf3 Rd8 $11) (15. e3 $1 Nd7 (15... Nc6 16.
Nxc6+ Rxc6 17. Bd3 $14) 16. Bd3 Nb6 17. b5 $5 $36 (17. Rhe1 a6 18. e4 $40))
15... Be6 16. e3 Nd7 (16... Nc6 17. b5 Ne5 18. Ra5) 17. Bd3 Nb6 18. Ra5 $2 (18.
b5 $1 $36 {is the key move I was not aware of during the game.}) 18... a6 $1
$14 19. Rha1 (19. g4 Bd7 20. h4 Kd6 21. g5 hxg5 22. hxg5 Rh8 23. Raa1 Rac8 $132
) 19... Bd7 20. h4 Rab8 21. g4 Rc7 22. b5 $6 {leads to mere equality.} (22. h5
Rbc8 23. Ne2 $14) 22... axb5 23. Nxb5 Rc5 24. Nd4 Rxa5 25. Rxa5 Ra8 $1 (25...
Kd6 26. Ra7 $14) 26. Rxa8 Nxa8 27. e4 dxe4 $5 {I thought that the position
might contain risks for Black with both pieces on the 8th rank and White's
king could go up but possibly the exchange was the way to equalise at once.} (
27... Nb6 28. e5 $14) (27... Nc7 28. e5 $14) 28. Bxe4 Bc8 29. Nb5 (29. Bf5 Nb6
30. Bxc8 Nxc8 31. Nf5+ Kf6 $11) 29... Nb6 30. Kd3 Na4 31. Kd4 b6 32. Nc7 (32.
Bd5 Nc5) 32... Bd7 33. Bc2 Kd6 $1 (33... b5 $4 34. Bd3 $18 {is too good to be
true.}) 34. Nd5 b5 35. Ne3 Nc5 36. Nf5+ Bxf5 37. gxf5 $5 (37. Bxf5 g5 $11)
37... f6 38. f4 Na6 (38... Kc6 39. Bd1) 39. Bd3 Nc7 {A position not with one
but with two impregnable fortresses!} 40. Be4 Na6 41. Bd3 Nc7 42. Be4 Na6 43.
Bd3 Kc6 44. Be4+ Kd6 (44... Kb6 $2 45. Kd5 {is totally unnecessary.}) 45. Bd3
1/2-1/2

[Event "World op 28th"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2000.07.04"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Gaprindashvili, Valerian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2446"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2000.06.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Qb3 c5 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. e3 O-O 10. dxc5 Nc6 11. Bb5 d4 12. Bxc6 dxc3 13. Qxb4 cxb2 14. Rb1
Qxc6 $6 $146 (14... bxc6 15. Rxb2 (15. Qxb2 Qg6 16. O-O Bh3 17. Nh4 Qg5 18. Qd4
Rfd8 19. Qa4 Bg4 20. g3 $14 {Akopian-Ibragimov.I,New York(open)1998}) (15. Nd4
Qg6) (15. O-O Ba6 16. Rfe1 Rab8 17. Qa3 Bc4 18. Nd4 Rfe8 19. f3 $14 {
Seirawan-Polgar,J Amsterdam 1995.}) 15... Ba6 16. Nd4 Rab8 17. Qxb8 Rxb8 18.
Rxb8+ Kh7 $13) 15. O-O (15. Rxb2 $2 b6 $132) 15... a5 16. Qa3 $1 {Sparing d4
square for the N.} (16. Qd4 $6 Be6 17. Ne5 (17. Rxb2 Rac8 18. Rc1 Rfd8) 17...
Qc7 18. Rxb2 Rfd8 $11) 16... Bh3 17. Qxb2 $1 (17. Rxb2 $2 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Qg6+
19. Kh3 Qf5+ $11) 17... Qg6 $5 18. Ne1 (18. Nh4 $6 Qg5 19. Qxb7 Qxh4 20. gxh3
Qg5+ $11) 18... Be6 19. Rc1 Qe4 (19... Bd5 20. f3) 20. Nf3 Qb4 21. Rc2 Rfc8 22.
Rfc1 b5 23. Nd4 Qxb2 24. Rxb2 b4 25. c6 Rab8 26. g3 $1 {The only luft which
serves keeping the second horizontal in control.} a4 27. Nxe6 fxe6 28. Rc4 $18
a3 29. Rbxb4 Rxb4 30. Rxb4 Rxc6 31. Rb3 $1 (31. Ra4 $2 Rc3 32. Kf1 Rc1+ 33. Kg2
Rc3 34. Ra7 Kh7 35. Kf3 Kg6 36. Ke4 Rc2 37. Rxa3 Rxf2 38. Ke5 Rxh2 39. Kxe6 Re2
40. Ke5 Kg5 41. e4 Kg4 $11) 31... Ra6 32. h4 h5 $6 {Hastens blacks end.} (32...
Kf7 33. h5 $1 (33. Kf1 Kf6 34. Ke2 Kf5 35. f3 g5 36. hxg5 hxg5 37. g4+ Ke5 38.
Rb5+ Kf6) 33... g6 34. hxg6+ Kxg6 35. Kg2 $18) 33. Rb5 Rc6 34. Ra5 Rc3 35. Kf1
Rc1+ 36. Kg2 Rc3 37. Kf3 Kf7 38. Rxh5 Rc2 39. Ra5 Rxa2 40. h5 Kf6 41. g4 g5 42.
Ra7 Ra1 43. Kg2 a2 44. h6 Rb1 45. Rxa2 (45. h7 Rb8 46. Rxa2 Kg6 47. Ra7 Rh8 $18
) 45... Rb4 (45... Kg6 46. Ra6 Kf6 47. f4 $18) (45... Rb7 46. Ra1 $18) 46. Kf3
(46. Kf3 Kg6 47. Ra6 Kf6 48. h7) 1-0

[Event "TUR-chT"]
[Site "Kocaeli"]
[Date "2008.06.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gagunashvili, Merab"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2553"]
[BlackElo "2592"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2008.06.24"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 125"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 {The defence named after Viacheslav
Ragozin.} 5. Qa4+ $5 {A rapidly growing line.} Nc6 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd2 Qe8 $5 $146
{For some reason nobody has touched this move. The move helps to push e5 and
also has a simple threat of Nd4.} (7... dxc4 8. Bxc4 Bd6 $11 {is believed to
give equal chances for Black.}) 8. Qc2 (8. Rc1 Bd7 9. Qb3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Bd6 11.
Nb5 Ne4 $14) 8... dxc4 9. Bxc4 e5 10. d5 (10. a3 exd4 11. axb4 Nxb4 12. Qb3
dxc3 13. Bxc3 c5 $5 $132 {is one of the lines I have analysed.}) 10... Ne7 11.
Nxe5 (11. e4 Bd6 $13 {looks like a normal position to me.}) 11... Nexd5 (11...
Bxc3 {temporarily surrenders the pair of bishops but puts White's Ne5 in an
awkward position.} 12. Bxc3 Nexd5 13. O-O Nxc3 14. Qxc3 Be6 $14) 12. Nxd5 (12.
Nxf7 $2 {is tactically unjustified.} Bxc3 13. Bxc3 Rxf7 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 $17)
12... Bxd2+ 13. Qxd2 Qxe5 14. Qc3 $1 {I like Gagun's move.} Qxc3+ 15. Nxc3 Rd8
16. f3 c6 (16... Be6 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. Ke2 Kf7 $14) 17. Rd1 Rxd1+ 18. Kxd1 b5
$5 (18... Kf8 19. Ke2 Ke7 20. Rd1 Be6 21. Bxe6 Kxe6 22. e4 $14) 19. Bb3 a6 $6 (
19... Rb8 $142 {is a better follow up to the pseudo aggressive push b5.} 20. e4
a5 21. a3 a4 22. Ba2 Be6 23. Bxe6 fxe6 24. Ke2 Kf7 25. Rc1 Nd7 $11) 20. Ke2 c5
21. Rd1 Kf8 22. g4 $1 (22. e4 c4 23. Bc2 Be6 24. Rd6 Nd7 25. f4 Ke7 $132) 22...
c4 ({It is always a decision to push} 22... h6 {or not.} 23. h4 c4 24. Bc2 Be6
25. g5 hxg5 26. hxg5 Nd7 $14) 23. g5 $5 {This was what I was expecting too. It
looks good for White but never underestimate the bishop.} (23. Bc2 Be6 24. g5
Nd7 25. h4 Ke7 26. Nd5+ Bxd5 27. Rxd5 g6 28. f4 Rc8 $14) 23... cxb3 24. gxf6
gxf6 (24... Be6 $6 25. fxg7+ Kxg7 26. a3 a5 27. Rd4 $16) 25. axb3 Be6 26. b4 a5
27. bxa5 Rxa5 28. Rd8+ Kg7 29. Rb8 Ra1 30. Kf2 Rh1 31. Kg3 Rg1+ 32. Kf2 Rh1 33.
Kg2 Re1 34. e4 $5 (34. Rxb5 Rxe3 35. Rc5 Bb3 $1 $14 {Black should hold this.})
34... Bc4 35. b4 f5 $1 $11 36. exf5 Re5 37. f4 Rxf5 38. Kg3 Rf6 $1 {The rook
should leave the post before Black gets stuck with it.} 39. Nxb5 Rg6+ 40. Kf3 (
40. Kf2 Rh6 41. Na3 Be6 $11) 40... Rh6 41. Kg3 {He decided to call it a day.} (
41. Nc7 Rxh2 42. Ne8+ Kg6 43. Rb6+ Be6 $11) (41. Ke4 Bxb5 $1 {Time to get rid
of the knight.} (41... Rxh2 42. Nd6 Re2+ $1 43. Kf3 Rc2 44. b5 $36) 42. Rxb5
Rxh2 43. Rc5 h5 $11) 41... Rg6+ 42. Kf3 Rh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Belgrade Trophy 29th"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "2015.11.30"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Brkljaca, Ante"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2327"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2015.11.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 {Black is heading for the Westphalia
Variation of the Ragozin Complex.} ({Avoiding lines connected with Qa4.} 4...
Bb4 5. cxd5 (5. Qa4+ Nc6) 5... exd5 6. Qa4+ Nc6 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. e3
O-O 10. Be2 {which are tough to break.}) 5. Bg5 (5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 Bb4 $5) (
5. Bf4 Bb4) (5. Qc2 $5 dxc4 6. e4 Nb6 {are all complicated lines where White
should have a solid grasp of modern theory.}) 5... Bb4 6. e3 (6. cxd5 exd5 7.
Qa4 c5 8. dxc5 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Qb4 h6 11. Bh4 Re8 $132 {is the main line
when White tosses in Qa4.}) 6... c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Qa4 $6 {Who does not know
Uhlmann-Vlado Kovacevic, Vinkovci 1982?} O-O (8... Qa5 $5 9. Qxa5 Bxa5 {
attracted my attention but I decided to follow the logical path.}) 9. Be2 (9.
dxc5 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Nxc5 $36) (9. Bd3 Qb6 10. O-O cxd4 11. exd4 Bxc3 12. bxc3
Ne4 {I think Uhlmann could have done better with} 13. Rfe1) 9... Qb6 (9... h6
$5 10. Bxf6 Nxf6 11. O-O Bxc3 12. bxc3 c4 13. Nd2 Bf5 $36 {is another logical
line.}) 10. O-O (10. Bxf6 Nxf6 11. O-O Bd7) 10... cxd4 11. exd4 (11. Nb5 d3 $1
12. Bxd3 Nc5 13. Qc2 Nfe4 $13 {and Black is active.}) 11... Bxc3 12. bxc3 Ne4
13. Rac1 $6 {Passive!} (13. Qa3 $5) 13... Qc7 14. Qc2 Nb6 15. Bh4 Bf5 $6 (15...
Bg4 $1 $15 {gives Black a solid edge due to the pawn structure. However I had
already made an unnecessary calculation.}) 16. Bd3 Rac8 (16... Rfc8 $5 17. Ne5
$1) (16... f6 $142 $15) 17. Ne5 $1 (17. Ng5 f6 18. Nxe4 Bxe4 19. Bxe4 dxe4 20.
Qxe4 Rfe8 21. Qf3 Qc6 $1 $17 {is positionally correct.}) 17... f6 $1 (17... Nd7
18. f3 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Qb6+ 20. Bf2 Nxf2 21. Rxf2 Bxd3 22. Qxd3 $11) 18. f3 Qxc3
$6 {Having spent too much time after checking and rechecking the long lines I
failed to see 1 important move down in the main line. Alas it is enough to
spoil everything.} (18... fxe5 19. fxe4 dxe4 20. Bxe4 Bxe4 21. Qxe4 exd4 22.
Rxf8+ Rxf8 23. Qxd4 Qc4 $15 {I am always afraid of a draw in such positions.})
19. Qxc3 $2 {Miscalculation!} (19. fxe4 Qxd4+ 20. Qf2 Qxf2+ 21. Bxf2 $1 (21.
Kxf2 $2 Bxe4 $1 $19 (21... Rxc1 22. Rxc1 dxe4 23. Bc4+ Nxc4 24. Nxc4 Rc8 $19))
21... Rxc1 22. Rxc1 dxe4 23. Bc4+ Nxc4 24. Nxc4 Rc8 25. Be3 $1 {is what I had
missed but it is more than enough to spoil one's joy!} Be6 26. Nd6 Rxc1+ 27.
Bxc1 Bxa2 28. Nxb7 $11) 19... Nxc3 20. Bxf5 Ne2+ 21. Kf2 Nxc1 22. Be6+ Kh8 23.
Bxc8 (23. Nf7+ Rxf7 24. Bxc8 Nd3+ 25. Ke3 Nb4 (25... Nxc8 26. Kxd3 Kg8 $19 {
with a technical position.}) 26. Bf5 Nc4+ 27. Kf2 Re7 $19) 23... Rxc8 24. Nf7+
Kg8 25. Nd6 Rc2+ 26. Kg1 Nc4 27. Nxb7 Ne2+ $5 (27... Ne3 28. Re1 Nxg2 29. Rxc1
Rxc1+ 30. Kxg2 Rc2+ 31. Kg1 Rxa2 $19) 28. Kh1 Nf4 $5 (28... Rxa2 $19 {is the
simplest of all.}) 29. Bg3 Nxg2 (29... Ne6 30. Bf2 Rxa2 $19) 30. a4 $2 {
After this Black launches a checkmating attack.} (30. Rf2 Nge3 $19) 30... Nge3
31. Rb1 Nf5 32. Rd1 Nd2 33. Nd6 (33. Nd6 Nxg3+ 34. hxg3 Nxf3 $19) 0-1

[Event "Nova Gorica op-A 08th"]
[Site "Nova Gorica"]
[Date "2003.02.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Mitkov, Nikola"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2534"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2003.01.31"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 {The defence named after the late
Russian GM Viacheslav Ragozin.This is one of Mitkov's main weapons.} 5. cxd5
exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3 Ne4 9. Nd2 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bxc3 11. Rc1 $44 {
This is all theory.White has compensation for the pawn.} Bb2 12. Bxc7 Qe7 {
The best move.} (12... Qd7 13. Be5 (13. Rb1 Bc3 14. Bg3 Nc6 15. e3 Qe7 16. Rc1
Bb4 17. Bb5 $16) 13... Bxc1 14. Bxh8 Qc6 15. Qb3 Be6 (15... Kf8 16. e3 f6 17.
Nb1 $1 a6 18. Bd3 Kg8 19. Bxf6 (19. O-O Kxh8 20. Bc2 Bxe3 21. fxe3 $16) 19...
Qxf6 20. O-O Qc6 21. Bc2 Bxe3 22. fxe3 $18) 16. e3 Nd7 17. Bb5 Qc7 18. Nb1
O-O-O 19. Bxd7+ Bxd7 20. Bf6 Re8 21. O-O $16) 13. Bd6 Qe6 14. Rb1 Bc3 15. Ba3
Nc6 16. e3 Bxd4 17. Bb5 Be5 $146 {GM Mitkov has chosen this move after some
thought.Still I do not understand the difference between this two moves.} (
17... Bf6 {was played in Shabalov-Mitkov,Chicago(open) 2002.} 18. Nb3 Bc3+ 19.
Kf1 a6 20. Nd4 (20. Bd3 b5 21. Bc5 Bf6 22. a4 $1 $44) 20... Bxd4 (20... Qf6 21.
Bxc6+ bxc6 22. Rc1 Bxd4 23. exd4 Bf5 24. Qb3 Rd8 25. Kg1 g4 26. Qb7 Qe6 27.
Qxa6 $16) 21. Qxd4 f6 22. Bxc6+ bxc6 (22... Qxc6 23. Rb6 Qc4+ 24. Qxc4 dxc4 25.
Bb2 Bf5 26. Bxf6 Bd3+ 27. Ke1 O-O 28. Bc3 $16) 23. h4 g4 24. Ke2 g3 25. f3 Rg8
26. Rhc1 a5 27. Rb6 Bd7 (27... Ba6+ 28. Kd2 Bc4 29. Rb7 $16) 28. Rb7 a4 29.
Rcb1 Kf7 30. Bc5 Rgd8 31. Qf4 d4 32. Bxd4 Qxa2+ 33. R1b2 Qc4+ 34. Kd2 Qe6 35.
Qxh6 a3 36. Qh7+ Ke8 37. R2b6 a2 38. Ra6 $16) 18. Nf3 $6 {After some
substantial thought I wanted to take advantage of Be5.} (18. Nb3 Bc3+ {should
transpose to the line mentioned above.}) 18... Bc3+ 19. Kf1 {White is ready
for Bb5-a4-b3.} a6 $2 {Anyway whites bishop will try to reach b3.} (19... Bd7
$1 20. Bc5 (20. Ba4 g4 21. Ng1 d4 22. exd4 Nxd4 (22... Qxa2 23. Qe2+ Qxe2+ 24.
Nxe2 $40) 23. Bxd7+ Kxd7 $1 (23... Qxd7 24. Ne2 Nxe2 25. Qxe2+ $36) 24. Qd3 Qa6
(24... Qg6 $2 25. Rd1) (24... Rhe8 $5 $19) 25. Qxa6 bxa6 26. Ne2 Nb5 27. Rxb5
axb5 28. Nxc3 Rhc8 29. Bb2 b4 30. Na4 Kc6 $19) (20. Qb3 Bf6 21. Nd4 (21. Bb2 g4
22. Bxc6 bxc6 23. Bxf6 Qxf6 24. Nd4 Rc8 $40) 21... Nxd4 22. Bxd7+ Qxd7 23. exd4
O-O-O 24. Bc5 Qc6 (24... b6 $2 25. Bxb6 $1) 25. Qh3+ Rd7 $17) 20... g4 21. Nd4
Bxd4 22. Bxd4 $44) 20. Ba4 b5 21. Bb3 Bb7 22. Bxd5 Qd7 23. e4 b4 {After this
white is taking over the initiative.} ({However castling long has its own
shortcomings.} 23... O-O-O 24. Qc2 Bg7 25. Rc1 Kb8 26. Bxc6 Bxc6 27. Qxc6 Qd3+
28. Kg1 Qxa3 29. h4 Rc8 30. Qb6+ Ka8 31. Rd1 Rc1 (31... g4 32. Rd7 $18) 32. Kh2
$40) 24. Bb2 Bxb2 25. Rxb2 O-O {Another surprise.} (25... O-O-O $13 {I was
expecting this one more.}) 26. Qd2 $1 {h6 is the critical square in the game.}
(26. h4 g4 27. Nh2 Ne5) 26... Rfe8 27. h4 Ne5 $8 {From now one black started
to conduct a great defence.} (27... g4 $2 28. Qxh6 gxf3 29. gxf3 $18) 28. hxg5
$2 {White has to be careful,but anyway has to go for the pawn.} (28. Bxb7 Qxb7
29. Rxb4 Qc7 30. Nxe5 (30. hxg5 $2 Rad8 31. Nd4 Qc5 32. g6 Nxg6 33. f3 Rd6 $19)
30... Qxe5 (30... Rad8 31. Qe1 (31. Nd3 Rxd3 32. Qxd3 Qc1+ 33. Ke2 Qxh1 34.
hxg5 hxg5 35. Qd7 $16) 31... Qxe5 32. hxg5 hxg5 33. Rh5 $16) 31. hxg5 Rad8 32.
Qc1 Rc8 33. Qd1 hxg5 $16) 28... Bxd5 29. exd5 Nxf3 (29... Nc4 30. Qd4) 30. gxf3
Re5 $1 {All of a sudden I have realized that I am sitting behind a drawish
position.} 31. Rh5 (31. gxh6 Qb5+ 32. Kg2 Rxd5 33. Qe2 Rg5+ 34. Kf1 Kh7 $11) (
31. Rxh6 Qb5+ 32. Kg2 Rxd5 33. Qxb4 Rxg5+ 34. Kh2 Qe5+ (34... Qf1 $2 35. Rh8+
Kxh8 36. Qh4+ Kg8 37. Qxg5+ Kf8 38. Qh4 Kg8 39. Rb4 $18) 35. f4 Rh5+ 36. Rxh5
Qxh5+ 37. Kg3 Qg6+ $11 {Black has perpetual checks.}) 31... Qb5+ 32. Kg2 Rxd5
33. Qxb4 Rxg5+ 34. Rxg5+ Qxg5+ 35. Qg4 Kg7 $11 {Draw offer.} 36. Qxg5+ $6 (36.
Rb6 $142 f6 37. Kh3 {was more to the point.}) 36... hxg5 37. Rb6 a5 38. a4 f6
39. Rb5 Kg6 {This rook ending is drawish.} 40. Kg3 Ra7 (40... Rd8 41. Rxa5 Rd3
42. Rb5 Ra3 43. a5 $11) 41. f4 gxf4+ 42. Kxf4 Ra8 43. Kg4 Ra7 44. f4 Ra6 45.
f5+ Kh6 46. Kf4 Ra7 47. Rb6 Kg7 48. Kg4 Ra8 49. Rb7+ Kh6 50. Rb5 Ra6 51. Kf4
Ra7 52. Rc5 Ra6 53. Ke4 Ra8 54. Kd3 Kg5 55. Kc4 Re8 $1 56. Rxa5 (56. Kb5 Re5
57. Rxe5 fxe5 58. Kxa5 Kxf5 $11) 56... Re4+ 57. Kb3 Re3+ 58. Kc2 Re4 $1 {
Now white can not do anything.} 59. Kd3 Rh4 60. Kc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nis op"]
[Site "Nis"]
[Date "2016.07.04"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Djordjevic, Vuk D"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2572"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2016.06.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 {This time I chose the
Westphalia Variation.} 6. e3 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 Qa5 9. Qc2 c4 10. Bf5 O-O
11. O-O Re8 12. Nd2 g6 13. Bh3 $5 {Exchanging the minor pieces is far more
popular.} (13. Bxd7 Nxd7 14. h4 Nb6 15. f3 Bd7 16. e4 Ba4 17. Qc1 Bc6 $132)
13... Kg7 14. a3 (14. Bh4 Nb6 15. Bxf6+ Kxf6 16. Bxc8 Raxc8 17. e4 dxe4 18.
Ndxe4+ Kg7 $13) 14... Bxc3 15. bxc3 (15. Qxc3 Qxc3 16. bxc3 h6 17. Bxf6+ Nxf6
18. Bxc8 Raxc8 $36) 15... Ne4 (15... Nb6 $6 16. Bxf6+ Kxf6 17. Bxc8 Raxc8 18.
e4 $16) (15... h6 $6 16. Bh4 g5 17. Bxd7 Bxd7 18. Bg3 Ba4 19. Qc1 Nh5 20. e4
dxe4 21. Nxc4 Qd5 22. Ne3 Qd7 23. c4 $40) 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Bf4 (17. Bxd7 Bxd7
18. Bf4 Qd5 $1 $15) 17... Nb6 18. Bxc8 Raxc8 19. f3 (19. Rfb1 $142 Qa6 20. Qb2
Re7 $132) 19... Nd5 20. fxe4 Qxc3 21. Be5+ $2 {A very bad move.} ({The problem
with what I have played is that the line is drawish.} 21. Qf2 $1 Rxe4 (21...
Nxf4 22. Qxf4 f5 23. e5 $14) 22. Be5+ f6 23. Bxf6+ Nxf6 24. Qxf6+ Kg8 $11 (
24... Kh6 25. Kh1 $1 $18)) (21. Qxc3 $2 Nxc3 22. Be5+ Kg8 $17) 21... Rxe5 22.
Qxc3 Nxc3 23. dxe5 b5 (23... Rc5 24. a4) 24. Rf2 a5 $6 {This is not the
simplest.} (24... Nxe4 $142 $5 25. Rf4 Nc5 26. Rb1 a6 $17) (24... Rc5 25. Raf1)
25. Rc2 (25. Raf1 Rc7 26. Rb2 Rb7 27. Rc1 Na4 28. Rbb1 c3 29. Ra1 Rc7 30. Kf1
Rc4 31. Rcb1 Nb2 32. Ke2 Kf8 $17) 25... Nxe4 (25... b4 $2 26. axb4 axb4 27. Ra7
Nb5 28. Rb7 b3 29. Rf2) 26. Rd1 b4 $4 {I have badly erred which brought the
game to the verge of a catastrophe.} ({There was no need to reject a rook
ending with a pawn up.} 26... c3 $1 27. Rd4 Nd2 28. Rdxd2 (28. Kf2 $2 Nb1)
28... cxd2 29. Rxd2 Rc5 (29... Rc3 30. Rd5 Rxe3 31. Rxb5 (31. Kf2 Rxa3 32. Rxb5
) 31... a4 32. Ra5 Rxa3 33. Ra8 $1 $11) 30. Kf2 Rxe5 31. Rd6 Rc5 32. Rb6 a4 33.
Kf3 $17) (26... Rc5 $2 27. Rd4 Rxe5 28. a4 b4 (28... c3 29. axb5 f5 30. b6 Rb5
31. Kf1 Rxb6 32. Ke2) 29. Rdxc4) (26... Nc5 27. Rd5) 27. axb4 axb4 28. Rb1 $1
$11 (28. Rd4 $2 b3 29. Rdxc4 b2 $1 $19 (29... Ra8 $19)) 28... Ra8 (28... Rd8
29. Rxc4 Nd2 30. Rbxb4 $11) 29. Rxc4 Nd2 30. Rbxb4 Nxc4 31. Rxc4 Ra5 32. Re4 {
White can not keep the pawn.} (32. e6 fxe6 33. Rc7+ Kg8 34. Kf2 h5 $11) 32...
Kf8 33. e6 (33. e6 f5) (33. Kf2 Ke7 34. Kf3 Ke6 35. Kf4 Ra2 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Imre Konig Memorial 1st"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2002.09.14"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Akobian, Varuzhan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2551"]
[BlackElo "2486"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[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. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 {A small surprise,Varuzhan does not go for his
pet line:Tarrasch Defence.} 4. Nf3 Bb4 {Ragozin's System.} 5. Bg5 ({Van Wely's
} 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 {is interesting.}) 5... h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7.
Qa4+ Nc6 8. a3 {This position is championed by Sankt Peterburg GM Aseev.} Bxc3+
9. bxc3 Bd7 $5 {GM Sosonko's move.} (9... O-O 10. e3 Qg6 {looks like the most
logical.} 11. g3 (11. h4 $6 {An extremely aggressive and animalistic approach!}
Bd7 12. h5 Qf6 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Bd3 Bg4 15. Rh4 Bxf3 16. Rf4 Qg5 17. gxf3 Qg1+
18. Bf1 Rae8 $40 {Van Wely-Pokorna(!),Vlissingen 2001.And who attacks who?}) (
11. Be2 $5 Qxg2 12. Rg1 Qh3 13. Rg3 Qf5 14. Kd2 Qf6 15. Rag1 g6 16. Bd3 Ne7 17.
Qc2 $44 {Even more animalistic!}) (11. Rc1 Rd8 12. Qc2 {Popov-Taimanov,Sankt
Peterburg(rapid)2001.}) 11... Qe4 12. Qd1 dxc4 13. Bxc4 e5 (13... Ne5 14. Be2)
14. O-O Bh3 15. Re1 $14) 10. cxd5 exd5 11. e3 Qd6 $5 {This does not change the
course of the game much.} (11... O-O 12. Bd3 Qd6) 12. Bd3 O-O 13. O-O b6 $1 {
A very important move.Black's main idea is 14...Na5 followed by 15...c5.} 14.
Qc2 Ne7 $1 (14... Na5 15. Ne5 Be6 16. f4 $40) 15. c4 (15. Ne5 {does not give
much since g6 square is well protected.} Be6 16. f4 f6) 15... c5 16. cxd5 Nxd5
(16... cxd4 $6 17. e4 Rac8 18. Qb1 f5 19. Nxd4 fxe4 20. Bxe4) 17. dxc5 {
What else?} (17. e4 $6 {looks tempting but} Nf4 18. e5 Qe6 $1 $17) 17... Qxc5
18. Qxc5 {I did not wanna play in a very sophisticated fashion.} (18. Bh7+ Kh8
19. Qxc5 bxc5 20. Be4 Be6 21. Rfc1 Rac8 22. Ne5 $11) 18... bxc5 19. Bc4 $6 {
Trying to bring some flame in the position tactically.} (19. Rfc1 Rac8) (19.
Rac1 Rac8 20. Ne5 Be6 (20... Ba4 $6 21. Ba6 $16) (20... Rc7 21. Nxd7 Rxd7 22.
Rxc5 Nxe3 23. Bb5 Nxf1 24. Bxd7 Nd2 25. Rc7 $16) 21. Ba6 Rc7 22. Bc4 (22. Nd3
c4 $1 $11) 22... Re8 23. Rfd1 $14) 19... Nb6 $1 {Very alert!} (19... Be6 20.
Rfc1 Rac8 21. Ra2 $14) 20. Ne5 Nxc4 $1 {Pawn sac for an approximately equal
endgame did not occur to me however this is typically one of the most
important aspects of Armenian Chess School!} (20... Bf5 21. Rfc1 $16) 21. Nxd7
Rfd8 22. Nxc5 Rac8 23. Nb3 $5 {The move has psycholgical backgrounds.I felt
that the 2 rooks ending is pretty drawish so I wanted to play some livelier
position and make him to consume time.} (23. Na6 $2 Rd6 24. Nb4 a5 25. Na2 Nxa3
$17 {looks ridiculous.}) (23. Ne4 Nd2 $1 {looks like a more correct way of
reaching the double rook ending which happened later in the game.}) 23... Nd2 {
Instantly played!} (23... Rd3 24. Nd4 Rxa3 (24... Nxa3 25. Rfc1 Rdc3 26. Rxc3
Rxc3 27. Kf1 a5 28. Ke2 Nc4 29. Ra4 $11) 25. Rxa3 Nxa3 26. Ra1 Rc3 27. Kf1 $11
{is also equal like in the note mentioned above.}) 24. Nxd2 Rxd2 $14 {Actually
played accurately this endgame should be a draw.} 25. g3 (25. g4 Rc4) 25...
Rdc2 $1 {Now Varuzhan went very low on time and found the correct scheme to
make a draw:R8c6-f6.} (25... g5 $2 26. Rfd1 (26. Rfc1 Rb8) 26... Rxd1+ 27. Rxd1
Rc3 28. Rd6 $1 $18) (25... Rc6 26. Rfd1 Rb2 $1 {is another way to transpose
the text shown by talented Belearus GM Shulman.}) 26. Rfd1 R8c6 $1 27. Rd8+ Kh7
28. Rd7 Rf6 29. Rf1 a6 $11 30. Rd5 {Preffered to 30.Rd4 to throw out any kind
of h5 possibility for Black.} (30. Rd4 Ra2 31. a4 Rf5 $11) 30... Ra2 31. Ra5 g6
32. g4 {Everything goes according to agenda for a R+4P against R+3P ending.
Strangely Alex and me,we were speaking about it some hours before the game in
his place in the balcony.Are we the chosen ones?} (32. Kg2 Re6) 32... Re6 $1
$11 {Another finesse,now whites king is cut off.} 33. Ra4 Kg7 34. h4 Rc6 35. e4
Rc3 36. Rxa6 Rcxa3 (36... Rc4 $142 {was even easier.} 37. Kg2 (37. Re1 Rcc2 38.
Rf1 Rc4) 37... Rxe4 38. Kg3 Rd4 $11) 37. Rxa3 Rxa3 38. Kg2 g5 {Consistent and
not bad!} (38... f5 39. gxf5 gxf5 40. e5) (38... Ra4 $142 {I would prefer this
one though.} 39. Re1 f5 40. gxf5 (40. f3 fxg4 41. fxg4 Kf6) 40... gxf5 41. e5
Rxh4 42. f3 Kf7 43. Kg3 Ra4 $11) 39. h5 Rb3 40. Rd1 Ra3 41. Rd2 Rb3 42. f3 {
This will be in this way or another.} (42. Kf1 Rb4 43. f3 Rb3 44. Ke2 Ra3)
42... Ra3 43. Kf2 Rb3 44. Ke2 Ra3 45. Kf2 {I have realized that the pawn
ending is a draw.} (45. Rd3 Rxd3 $1 46. Kxd3 Kf6 47. Kd4 Ke6 48. e5 f6 49. exf6
Kxf6 50. Kd5 Kf7 $11) 45... Rb3 46. Rd8 Ra3 47. e5 Ra5 48. Re8 Ra2+ 49. Kg3 Re2
50. Kh3 Rf2 $1 $11 {White is tied up!} 51. Kg3 Re2 52. Kh3 Rf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baden-Baden op"]
[Site "Baden-Baden"]
[Date "2003.07.30"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Siegel, Georg"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2417"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "2003.07.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 {Time to
uncork Westphalia Defence.} 7. Qc2 {He goes for some seemingly modern line.}
O-O 8. a3 {The point.} Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 h6 10. Bh4 c5 11. dxc5 g5 12. Bg3 Ne4 13.
Qd4 $1 $146 {The queen is under less danger in the center.} (13. Qc2 $2 Ndxc5
14. Rd1 (14. b4 Bf5) 14... Bd7 $1 $17) 13... Ndxc5 14. Rd1 Be6 {This is
indispensable.} (14... Bd7 $6 15. b4 Na4 (15... Ne6 16. Qb2 $16) 16. e3 $16)
15. b4 $1 (15. e3 Rc8 (15... a5 16. Be2) 16. Be2 Nb3 17. Qb4 Nc1 18. Nd4 Nxe2
19. Kxe2 Rc4 20. Qxb7 Qa5 $44 21. f3 $140 $2 Bc8 $1) 15... Na4 16. e3 Qb6 $1 {
I was not lsot in the maze of variations.} (16... Nac3 $2 17. Rc1 Rc8 18. Bd3
Nb5 19. Qb2 $16 (19. Rxc8 $6 Qxc8 20. Bxb5 Qc1+ 21. Qd1 Qxd1+ 22. Kxd1 Nc3+ 23.
Kd2 Nxb5 24. a4 Na3 25. Nd4 $14)) (16... a5 $2 17. Bd3 axb4 18. axb4 Nac3 19.
Bxe4 Nxe4 (19... Nxd1 20. Bb1 $18 ({or} 20. Bc2 $18))) (16... Qc8 17. Bd3 $16)
17. Be5 $8 ({He almost blundered into} 17. Bd3 $2 {He first wrote the move
then he saw the fork.} Qxd4 18. Nxd4 Nb2 19. Bxe4 Nxd1 20. Bf5 Bxf5 21. Nxf5
Nb2 22. h4 Nc4 23. a4 Rfe8 $1 24. Nxh6+ Kg7 25. hxg5 Kg6 $17) 17... f6 $1 (
17... Rac8 $6 18. Bd3) 18. Qxb6 Nxb6 ({It is easy to go wrong} 18... axb6 $6
19. Bd4 Nac3 20. Ra1 Ra4 21. Nd2 Nxd2 22. Kxd2 Ne4+ 23. Ke1 Rfa8 24. Bb2 $16)
19. Bd4 Nc4 20. Bxc4 $1 {Believe or not he played all these moves within 10
minutes.} (20. a4 $6 a5 21. b5 g4 22. Nh4 Kf7 23. f3 gxf3 24. gxf3 Ned6 $15 {
Nh4 is out of the game.}) 20... dxc4 21. Nd2 Nxd2 {I have decided to finish
this game and to win the tournament having 1 point margin to the rest.} ({
This NvsB endgame with rooks did not appeal to me.} 21... Nd6 22. Bc5 Rfd8 23.
Bxd6 Rxd6 24. Ne4 Rxd1+ (24... Ra6 25. Nc5) 25. Kxd1 Rd8+ 26. Ke2 Bf5 27. Nc3
Bd3+ 28. Kf3 f5 29. h4 $1 (29. h3 $2 Bc2 (29... Kf7 30. Rc1) 30. Rc1 Rd2 31. g4
Kf7 32. gxf5 Bxf5 33. Nb5 a6 34. Nd4 Bd3 35. e4 Kf6 $17) 29... Bc2 30. Rc1 Rd2
31. hxg5 hxg5 32. g4 Kg7 33. gxf5 Bxf5 34. Nb5 $36) (21... Nxd2 22. Kxd2 Bf5
23. Kc3 Bd3 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paracin Summer op-A 10th"]
[Site "Paracin"]
[Date "2017.07.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Djordjevic, Vuk D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2377"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "161"]
[EventDate "2017.07.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 e6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qb3 $5 {A popular line against the
Ragozin.} c5 6. dxc5 Qa5 {A rare line.} ({I was prepared to meet} 6... Na6 7.
a3 Bxc3+ 8. Qxc3 Nxc5 9. cxd5 Qxd5 10. Be3 Nce4 11. Qe5 Qxe5 12. Nxe5 Nd5) (
6... Nc6 7. Bg5 dxc4 (7... Qa5 8. Bxf6 dxc4 9. Qxc4 gxf6 10. Rc1 {transposes})
8. Qxc4 Qa5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Rc1 Qxc5 11. Qh4 (11. Qf4 $5) 11... Ke7 12. g3
Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 b6 14. Bg2 Bb7 15. O-O $13) 7. Bd2 (7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Bd2 Nxc3 9.
a3 Nc6 10. Rc1 Nxe2 11. Bxe2 Bxd2+ 12. Nxd2 Nd4 13. Qe3 Nxe2 14. Qxe2) 7...
Qxc5 (7... dxc4 8. Qxc4 Qxc5 9. e3 $14) (7... Nc6 8. e3 Qxc5 9. a3 Ba5 10. Qa2
$1) 8. cxd5 O-O $5 $146 {An interesting approach after all, but what happens
if White does not get greedy?} (8... Nxd5 $6 9. Nxd5 Bxd2+ 10. Kxd2 $1 exd5 (
10... Qxd5+ 11. Qxd5 exd5) 11. Rc1 $16) 9. dxe6 {I have got greedy!} (9. a3
$142 $1 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 Qxd5 11. Qxd5 Nxd5 12. Bd2 $14) 9... Bxe6 10. Qc2 Bf5 11.
Qc1 Nc6 (11... Rc8 $6 12. e3 Ne4 13. Be2 Nxc3 14. Bxc3 Bxc3+ 15. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 16.
bxc3 Rxc3 17. Nd4 $16) 12. e3 Qe7 13. Be2 Rac8 14. O-O {With all White's
pieces on the back three ranks, Black has compensation but how is he to
continue?} Bg4 $5 $44 15. h3 (15. Qe1 $5) (15. Re1 $5) 15... Bxf3 (15... Bh5
16. Qc2 (16. Re1 Rfd8 17. Nd4 Bg6 $36) 16... Bg6 17. Qa4 $40) 16. Bxf3 Ne5 17.
Be2 Bxc3 18. Bxc3 Nd5 19. Qc2 Rc5 20. Qa4 Nxc3 21. bxc3 b6 22. c4 Rfc8 23. Rad1
$2 {The great Maroczy said that chess players are bound to make a mistake
while choosing between two rooks which could occupy the very same square. This
is a great example!} (23. Rfd1 $142 Ra5 24. Qb3 Ra3 (24... Qa3 25. Qc2 $1) 25.
Qb2 Nxc4 $140 $2 26. Rac1 Nxb2 27. Rxc8+ Qf8 28. Rdd8 $18) 23... Ra5 24. Qb3
Ra3 25. Qb2 Nxc4 $1 26. Bxc4 (26. Rc1 Nxb2 27. Rxc8+ Qf8 28. Rxf8+ Kxf8) 26...
Rxc4 27. Rc1 $2 {Indecisiveness!} ({I had given up the tactical idea} 27. Qe5
Qf8 $1 28. Rd7 Ra5 29. Qb2 Rc8 30. Rfd1 h6 31. R1d6 Rac5 {perhaps too quickly!}
32. g3 $1 $14) 27... Raa4 $1 28. Qb5 (28. Qb3 Qb4 $1 29. Rxc4 Qxc4 30. Rd1 h6
31. Rd8+ Kh7 $11) 28... Qe6 29. Rfd1 Rxc1 30. Rxc1 Ra5 (30... Rxa2 31. Rc6 Qe8
(31... Qd7 32. Qd5) 32. Rxb6 $11) 31. Qb1 h6 32. Rc2 $11 Rc5 $2 $138 {An
unforced error which resurrected the game!} (32... Rd5 33. Qc1) 33. Rxc5 bxc5
34. Qb8+ Kh7 35. Qxa7 $14 c4 {White's problem is this slightly advanced little
pawn.} 36. Qd4 Qc6 37. Kf1 Qa4 $6 ({The most accurate way to equalise is just
to push the pawn forward.} 37... c3 $1 38. Qd3+ g6 39. Qc2 Qb5+ 40. Ke1 Qb2 41.
Kd1 Qa1+ (41... Qb5 42. Qxc3 Qf1+ 43. Kc2 Qxf2+ 44. Qd2) 42. Ke2 Qb2 43. Kd3
Qb5+ 44. Kxc3 Qc6+ 45. Kd3 Qxg2 $11) 38. Qe4+ g6 39. Qd5 Kg7 40. Qd2 Kh7 $1 41.
Ke2 Qc6 (41... Qa6 $142 42. Ke1 Qa3 43. Qc2 c3 $11) 42. Qc3 Qa4 43. a3 Qb5 44.
e4 $16 {With both sides having no time I was doing pretty fine in this tough
queen ending.} (44. Qb4 Qc6 $11 (44... Qd5 $11)) 44... Qc5 45. g4 (45. a4 Qc6
46. Qc2 Qa6 47. f3 Kg8 $132) 45... Kg8 46. f3 Qd6 47. Qxc4 $2 ({Intuitively
speaking I should have kept the passers on the board} 47. e5 $142 Qc6 48. h4
Qb5 49. Ke3 Qb6+ 50. Ke4 Qc6+ 51. Kd4 Kg7 $13) 47... Qxa3 48. Kf2 Qb2+ 49. Qe2
Qe5 50. Kg2 Kg7 (50... g5 $142) 51. h4 $1 $14 {Some slim chances!} h5 52. gxh5
(52. g5 $5) 52... Qxh5 53. Qb2+ Kg8 54. Qf6 Qb5 $1 55. Qd8+ Kg7 56. Qd4+ Kg8
57. Kg3 Qf1 $1 58. Qe3 Qh1 59. e5 Kg7 60. Qd4 Kh7 61. Qe3 Kg7 62. f4 Qb1 63.
Qf2 Qd1 64. f5 Qd3+ (64... gxf5 65. Qxf5 Qg1+ $11) 65. Qf3 Qd4 $1 $11 66. f6+
Kh7 67. Qe2 Qc3+ 68. Kg2 Qd4 69. h5 Qf4 (69... g5 $11) 70. e6 {The moral
victory is that I have pushed everything up!} Qg5+ 71. Kh2 (71. Kh3 Qf5+) 71...
fxe6 72. Qxe6 Qxh5+ 73. Kg3 Qg5+ 74. Kf3 Qf5+ 75. Qxf5 gxf5 76. Kf4 Kg6 77. Ke5
Kf7 78. Kxf5 Kf8 79. Ke6 Ke8 80. f7+ Kf8 81. Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Veliko Gradiste Silver Lake op"]
[Site "Veliko Gradiste"]
[Date "2016.06.26"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Lalic, Bogdan"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2572"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 ({I always thought that the
knight should be lured to ...Nc6.} 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O 7. Qc2 (7. Bd2 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 Bd6 $132) 7... Re8 $5 (7... dxc4 8. Bxc4 Bd6 9. O-O e5 10. h3 a6 $13) 8.
Bd2 Bf8 (8... e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. cxd5 Nxf3+ 11. gxf3 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Qxd5 13.
Rg1 Bf5 14. Qb3 Bg6 15. Bxf6 Qxb3 16. axb3 gxf6 $13) 9. a3 e5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11.
cxd5 Nxd5 12. O-O-O $40) (5. Bg5 dxc4 (5... h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Qb3 $1 {
prevents Black's queen switch to the other wing.}) 6. e4 c5 {but allows the
Vienna!}) 5... exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 ({Obviously lines like} 7. Bh4 c5 (7...
Bf5 $5) 8. e3 c4 $13 {are not to Lalic's taste.}) 7... Qxf6 8. Qb3 Qb6 $1 (8...
c5 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. Qxc3 Nd7 $14) 9. a3 Ba5 10. Qc2 Bf5 11. Qa4+ Bd7 (11... Nc6
$6 12. b4 O-O-O (12... Rd8 13. e3 O-O 14. Bb5) 13. e3 Nxb4 14. axb4 Bxb4 15.
Rc1 $18 {and it is not clear what Black has accomplished by the piece sac.})
12. Qc2 Bf5 13. Qa4+ Bd7 14. Qc2 Bxc3+ (14... Qd6 $5 {has the merit of being
played by Dizdar.} 15. b4 (15. e3 O-O) (15. Qb3 O-O) 15... Bb6 16. e3 O-O) 15.
Qxc3 O-O 16. e3 Rc8 (16... Bb5 17. Bxb5 Qxb5 18. Ne5 $14) 17. Rc1 $146 (17. Bd3
Bb5 $11) 17... Bb5 (17... Bf5 18. Be2 Nd7 19. O-O c5 20. dxc5 $14) 18. Bxb5
Qxb5 19. Ne5 Nd7 (19... c5 $6 20. dxc5 b6 21. c6 f6 22. Qd3) 20. Nxd7 (20. Nd3
a5) 20... Qxd7 21. O-O a5 22. Qb3 $1 $11 {The last accurate move after which
we should kiss goodbye to a juicy prize in the tournament. Tough pairings!} c6
(22... a4 23. Qxb7 Rab8 24. Qc6 Qxc6 25. Rxc6 Rxb2 26. Ra6 $11) 23. a4 Re8 24.
Rc5 Re6 25. Rfc1 h5 (25... Rg6 26. Qc3 Qg4 27. g3 h5 28. Rxa5 Rxa5 29. Qxa5 h4
30. Qe1 hxg3 31. hxg3 Rh6 32. Qf1 Qh5 33. Qg2 Qe2 $44 {and no more than
compensation for the pawn.}) 26. Qd1 h4 27. h3 (27. Qg4 Qd8) 27... Rg6 $6 (
27... f5 $1 28. Qd2 Qe7 {was the last chance to buid up an attack.}) 28. Qf3
Re8 $6 {I even jeopardised a prize by this pawn sac.} (28... b6 29. R5c3 Re8
30. Rb3 Qd8 31. Rbc3 Ree6 32. Qf4 Ref6 33. Qxh4 Rxg2+ 34. Kxg2 Rg6+ 35. Qg3
Rxg3+ 36. Kxg3 $11) 29. Rxa5 Qd8 {Of course the idea was more sophisticated
than trapping the rook.} (29... b6 $2 30. Ra6 Qb7 31. Qe2) 30. Rac5 Ree6 31. b4
Rg5 (31... Qg5 $2 32. b5 Ref6 33. Qg4 Qxg4 34. hxg4 cxb5 35. axb5 Rxg4 36. Rxd5
$18) 32. Kh1 Rf6 33. Qe2 Rfg6 (33... Qd7 34. b5 cxb5 35. axb5 Rfg6 36. Rc7 Qe6
37. Rxb7 Rxg2 38. Rb8+ Kh7 39. Qh5+ Rh6 40. Qxh6+ Qxh6 41. Kxg2 Qg6+ $11) 34.
Rg1 $1 Qd7 35. Rcc1 $1 {I simply missed this move.Lalic excels in defence!} Qf5
36. b5 $16 {However he is a rabbit heart after all!} ({It was better form me
to agree to a draw.} 36. b5 cxb5 37. axb5 Qe4 38. Rc8+ (38. Qf1 Rf6 $44) (38.
f3 Qe8) 38... Kh7 39. Rc7 Rxg2 40. Qh5+ Rh6 41. Qxh6+ Kxh6 42. Rxg2 Qe6 43. Rg4
g5 44. Rxb7 Qf5 45. Kg1 $16) (36. Qf3 Qd3) 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCG-chT"]
[Site "Budva"]
[Date "2003.09.07"]
[Round "9.21"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Aleksandrov, Aleksej"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2003.09.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.10.22"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.10.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Bb4 {My Belarus opponent is very
predictable.Ragozin is almost the only thing he does against 1.d4.} 5. cxd5
exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 {These days he enjoys Westphalia Variation more than} (6... h6
7. Bh4) 7. e3 c5 8. Bb5 {Young Alex's favorite.} Qa5 9. O-O $1 ({In our last
encounter I did not have forced him to enter complications.} 9. Bxd7+ Nxd7 10.
O-O {By this move order he is not forced to exchange bishops.} c4 $13 {
Atalik-Aleksandrov,Istanbul(EIC) 2003.}) 9... Bxc3 10. Bxd7+ Bxd7 $5 {I was
very well prepared for this.} (10... Nxd7 11. bxc3 c4 12. Qc2 $14 {is better
for white like Yermo proved a lot of times.}) 11. Bxf6 Bb5 12. Bxg7 Rg8 13.
bxc3 {This is simply called a bad preparation.} Bxf1 14. Qb1 $1 {The computer
move. However it is toothless if he continues the game keeping his sang froid.}
(14. Qxf1 Rxg7 15. dxc5 Qxc5 16. Nd4 O-O-O 17. Rb1 $44) 14... Rxg7 15. Qxb7 Rd8
$2 {As expected he has lost his head in complications} (15... Bxg2 $1 16. Qxa8+
Ke7 17. Qb7+ Kf6 $1 {anywhere with the king but this one looks like the safest
square.} (17... Ke8 $5 {gives and extra option.} 18. Qb8+ $1 Ke7 (18... Qd8 $2
19. Qxd8+ Kxd8 20. Ne1 Be4+ 21. Kf1 c4 22. f3 Bf5 23. Kf2 Rg6 24. Ng2 Rb6 25.
Re1 $1 (25. Nf4 $2 Rb2+ 26. Kg3 Be6 $1 $44) 25... Bd3 26. Nf4 Rb2+ 27. Kg3) 19.
Qe5+ Kf8 20. Qd6+ Ke8 21. Qf6 Kf8 22. Ng5 Be4 23. dxc5 $1 h6 $8 (23... Qc7 $2
24. Kf1 Bd3+ 25. Ke1 Kg8 26. Kd2 Be4 27. Qd6 $1 Qc8 28. Nxe4 dxe4 29. Rb1 Rg6
30. Qb8 $18) 24. Qd6+ Ke8 25. Qxh6 Qxc3 26. Qc6+ $11) 18. Qc6+ Ke7 19. Qh6 (19.
Ne5 $2 Bh3+ 20. Kh1 Qxc3 21. Qxc5+ Qxc5 22. dxc5 Bg2+ 23. Kg1 Ke6 24. f4 Be4+
25. Kf1 Rg2 $17 {may even be dangerous for white.}) (19. Nh4 $2 Be4+ 20. Kf1
Bd3+ $19) 19... Rg8 $8 (19... Rg6 $2 20. Qh4+ Ke8 21. Ne5 Rg8 22. Qxh7 $18) 20.
Qxh7 (20. Ng5 Be4) 20... Qd8 (20... Kf8 21. Qh6+ Ke7 22. Qh7 $11 (22. Ng5 $6
Be4 23. Qh5 Rg7 $40)) 21. Qh4+ f6 22. Ne1 Be4+ 23. Kf1 Qa5 24. f3 Qb5+ 25. c4
Qxc4+ 26. Kf2 Qc3 27. fxe4 Qxa1 28. Qh7+ Kf8 29. Qh6+ $11) 16. Rxf1 Kf8 {
I did not expect this.} ({Before the game I was only counting on} 16... Qb6 17.
Rb1 Qxb7 18. Rxb7 Rd7 19. Rb8+ Rd8 20. Rb5 $16 {The possibility of bringing my
knight to f4 makes the ending every unpleasant for black.}) 17. dxc5 $1 {
After his unexpected move I have sitten there like a frozen pizza and thought
for 50 minutes and equalized the clocks. These days I am just too slow.} (17.
g3 c4 18. Qb2 Qb6 19. Qc2 $44) (17. Nh4 $2 Qb6 18. Rb1 Qf6 $1 19. Qc7 Qxh4 20.
Rb8 Re8 21. Rxe8+ Kxe8 22. Qe5+ Kf8 23. Qb8+ Ke7 24. Qe5+ $11) 17... Qxc5 18.
Rb1 $1 {I did not give him a second chance to exchange the queens.} Qxc3 {
I was surprised by his quick hand. And after this I have spent some more time
if I can safely pick up a7.} (18... Kg8 19. g3 Qxc3 20. Qxa7 $16 {is similar
to the game.}) 19. Qxa7 $16 {Of course tactics make this move possible.} Qc2 $1
({After} 19... Qf6 20. Qa5 $1 Rc8 21. Qb4+ Kg8 22. Nd4 Qg6 23. g3 $16) 20. Qb6
Rc8 21. g3 Rg6 $8 (21... Qxa2 $2 22. Qd6+ Kg8 23. Rb8 $18 {is just impossible.}
) 22. Qb4+ (22. Qb2 $2 Qxb2 23. Rxb2 Ra6 24. Rd2 {is just a draw.}) 22... Kg8
23. Nd4 $1 {I had to give up this pawn and then had two ways before me: Either
to win d5 pawn or to squeeze him in the kingside.} ({The following lines does
not bring any advantage!} 23. Nh4 Rg5 $1) (23. a4 Ra6) 23... Qxa2 24. Nf5 Re8
25. Rc1 $6 {It has looked optically better than anything else.} (25. Rd1 $142
$16) 25... Qa7 $8 {Here I am in crossroads.} 26. Qf4 (26. Qb5 {Goes for to get
d5 pawn.} Rge6 $5 (26... Rd8 $2 27. Qxd5 $1) (26... Qa8 27. Rc7 (27. Rd1 Re5
28. Qd7 (28. Rxd5 Rd6 $5 29. Nxd6 Rxd5 30. Qe8+ Qxe8 31. Nxe8 Re5 32. Nd6 Kf8
33. Nc4 Rd5 34. Kf1 $16 {The knight comes out safely but I was avoiding this
type of ending all game long it looks to me that this guy can defend it easily.
}) 28... Rge6 29. Rc1 Qf8 30. Rc7 Rxf5 31. Rc8 Qxc8 32. Qxc8+ Kg7 $11) 27...
Qa1+ 28. Kg2 Qe5 29. Qd7 Rf6 30. Rc8 Kf8 $8 (30... Rfe6 $2 31. Nh6+ Kg7 32. Ng4
$18 {Overload.}) 31. f3 $1 (31. g4 Qe6) 31... Qe6 32. Rxe8+ Qxe8 33. Qxd5 Rxf5
$1 34. Qxf5 Qxe3 $14 {Another ending which gives black all the chances to save
the day.}) 27. Qxd5 Qb8 28. Qf3 Qe5 $14 {Is a more or less defendable position
for black.}) 26... Qb6 27. h4 {I have decided for the march of of h pawn since
I did not like greedy alternatives.} (27. Rc7 Qf6 $8 (27... Rf6 $2 28. Nh6+ Kh8
29. Nxf7+ Kg8 30. Qg4+ Kf8 31. Nh6 Qb1+ 32. Kg2 Qe4+ 33. Qxe4 Rxe4 34. Rxh7 d4
35. exd4 Rxd4 36. f4 $18) (27... Qb1+ 28. Kg2 Qe4+ 29. Qxe4 dxe4 30. Ne7+ Kg7
31. Nxg6 hxg6 32. g4 $18) (27... Qe6 28. h4 h5 (28... h6 29. h5 Rf6 30. Qg4+
$18) (28... Kh8 29. Nd4 Qf6 30. Rxf7 Qxf4 31. Rxf4) 29. Rb7 $18) 28. h4 (28.
Ne7+ Qxe7 29. Rxe7 Rxe7 $11) (28. Re7 Qxe7 $8 (28... Rd8 29. Re5 $1 d4 (29...
Kh8 30. Ne7 Qxf4 31. Nxg6+ hxg6 32. exf4 $1 $18) 30. exd4 Kh8 31. Re7 Kg8 32.
Qc7 Ra8 33. Qd7 Qc6 34. Qxc6 Rxc6 35. d5 Rf6 36. Re5 $16) 29. Nxe7+ Rxe7 $11)
28... Kh8 $16) 27... Kh8 28. h5 Rge6 29. Qg4 $2 {An absolutely empty move. I
had something much better to my disposal.} (29. Qg5 Qb2 30. Rc7 Qf6) (29. Nd4
$1 Rf6 30. Qg5 Rd6 31. Nf5 Rg8 32. Qe7 $1 (32. Nxd6 Rxg5 33. Nxf7+ Kg7 34. Nxg5
Kh6 $1 35. Nh3 d4 36. exd4 Qxd4 37. Nf4 Qe4 $11) (32. Rc8 Rdd8) 32... Rf6 33.
Nd4 (33. Qe5 Qe6) 33... h6 34. Kg2 Kh7 35. Rc7 $16) 29... Qb2 30. Rc5 (30. Rc7
Qf6 31. h6 Rd8 32. Kg2 $16) 30... Rd8 31. Nd4 (31. h6 Rg6 32. Qd4+ (32. Qf4
Qb1+ 33. Kh2) 32... Qxd4 33. exd4 Rg5 (33... Rf6 34. g4 Rg8 35. Rxd5 Rxg4+ 36.
Kf1 Rg5 37. Rd8+ Rg8 38. Rd5 $11) 34. Ne7 Re8 35. Rc7 Rh5 36. Rc6 Rg5 37. Rc7
$11) (31. Qg5 Qf6 32. Nh6 Rde8 33. Qxf6+ Rxf6 34. Ng4 Rd6 35. Rc7 Kg7 36. f4
Kf8 37. Kf2 h6 $11) 31... Qb1+ 32. Kh2 (32. Kg2 Qe4+ 33. Qxe4 Rxe4 34. h6 Kg8
35. Kf3 Ree8 36. g4 $14) 32... Rf6 33. Rc2 Rg8 34. Qh4 Qb6 35. Kg2 (35. Rb2 Qd6
) 35... h6 {Now since he has consolidated maybe I should have take a draw.} 36.
Rb2 $6 {Here around I have totally lost my composure when we both had 2
minutes plus an increment of 30 seconds per move till the end of the game.} (
36. Rc5 $5 Rxf2+ (36... Rg5 37. Rc8+ Kh7 38. Nf3 Rg8 39. Rxg8 Kxg8 40. Qg4+ Kh7
41. Nd4 Qb1 42. Qe2 Rb6 43. Qf3 Qe4 44. g4 Rb1 45. Qxe4+ dxe4 46. Kg3 Rg1+ 47.
Kf4 Rg2 48. f3 exf3 49. Kxf3 $11) 37. Kxf2 Qxc5 38. Qf6+ Rg7 39. Nf5 Qc2+ 40.
Kg1 Qd1+ 41. Kg2 Qe2+ 42. Kg1 Qe1+ $11) 36... Qd6 $1 {My last move allowed him
to transfer the queen to the other side.} 37. Rb5 $6 {Another useless move.} (
37. Ne2 $5) (37. Rb4 Qe5 38. Nf3 Qe6 39. Rf4 $11) 37... Qe5 38. Ne2 ({Believe
or not I have even considered this one being very low on the clock.} 38. f4 $2
Qe4+ 39. Kf2 Ra6 40. Rb2 Re8 41. Re2 Qb1 42. Qg4 Ra1 $19) 38... Rf5 39. Nf4 $4
{This is the beginning of my collapse.} (39. e4 $1 Rxh5 40. Rxd5 Rxh4 41. Rxe5
Rhg4 42. f3 R4g5 43. Re7 Kg7 44. Rb7 $11) (39. Rb6 Kh7 40. Nd4 Rxh5 41. Nf3 Qf5
42. Rf6 $11) 39... Qe4+ 40. Kh2 Qf3 41. Kg1 (41. Ng6+ Rxg6) 41... Rfg5 $1 $19 {
The threat of Rg3 made me to go down to seconds.} 42. Rb2 $8 Rc8 43. Rb1 Rc2
44. Rf1 (44. Qh2 d4 $19) 44... Rc4 $2 {He also falters under time pressure.} ({
After the nasty} 44... Rd2 $1 45. Qh3 d4 $1 $19 {White is totally paralysed.})
45. Qh1 Qg4 46. Qg2 ({I did not like} 46. Nxd5 Rxh5 47. Qg2 Rg5 {because I
have thought after this move black will come on me with h pawn's march but
maybe I am wrong.} 48. Ra1 Kg7 49. Nf4 Rgc5 (49... h5 50. Qb7 h4 51. Qe7 Rgc5 (
51... Rxf4 52. exf4 Qxf4 53. Ra4 Qc1+ 54. Kg2 Qc6+ 55. Qe4 $11) 52. Ra7 $1 {
looks defendable since} Rc1+ $140 53. Kg2 h3+ 54. Nxh3)) 46... Rc5 (46... d4
47. Qe4) 47. Ra1 $5 {Trying to untangle my pieces.} (47. Re1 Kg7 48. Qf1 d4 49.
exd4 Rcf5 50. Ne2 Qxh5 51. Qg2 $11) 47... Kg7 48. Qf1 d4 49. exd4 $2 {I could
have got out of the hook with} (49. Qd3 $1 dxe3 50. Qxe3 $11) 49... Rcf5 $1 50.
Ng2 $2 {After this point we both started to make really wrong choices.} (50.
Ne2 Rxh5 51. Re1 $15) 50... Qxh5 $2 {The wrong pawn.} (50... Qxd4 $19) 51. Qd3
$4 {One blunder follows the other.} (51. Ne3 $1 Rxg3+ (51... Rf3 52. Qd1 Rg6
53. d5) (51... Rf4 52. d5 Rf6 53. Qg2 $15) 52. fxg3 Rxf1+ 53. Rxf1 $11 {
is just equal.}) 51... Qh3 $19 {Now he is just winning but I have pulled out
my final self destructive combination which i have had when i have played my
51st move.} 52. Nh4 $2 (52. Qe4 Rh5 53. Nh4 (53. Nf4 Qh2+ 54. Kf1 Qh1+ $19)
53... Rfg5 $19) (52. Re1 $142 $1 Rh5 53. f4 Ra5 54. Kf2 $17) (52. Ra3 Rh5 53.
Nh4 Rfg5 $19) 52... Qxh4 $1 53. Qxf5 Qxd4 {My queen can not reach a3 square
which is the only possible point to protect myself against all the possible
threats.} 0-1

[Event "Corus-C"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Li, Shilong"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2618"]
[BlackElo "2543"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{I have played this guy in Beijing like 10 years ago for the first time.He
really seemed to have tactical abilities.} 1. Nf3 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4
Bb4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 {Westphalia Defence.} 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Rc1 $5 {A rare move.} h6
(7... c5 {gives white what he wants.} 8. dxc5 Nxc5 (8... Qa5 9. Bd2) 9. Qd4
Bxc3+ 10. Rxc3 Nce4 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Qxf6 Nxf6 $14) (7... O-O $142 $1 {
In my opinion this is the best.} 8. a3 Be7 9. e3 c6 10. Nd2 (10. Bd3 Ne4 11.
Bf4 Ndf6 12. Ne5 Nxc3 13. Rxc3 Ne4 14. Bxe4 dxe4 $15) 10... Re8 11. Bd3 Nf8 12.
Bf4 (12. O-O Ng6) 12... Ng6 13. Bg3 Bg4 14. f3 Be6 15. O-O $13) 8. Bxf6 Bxc3+ (
8... Nxf6 $4 9. Qa4+) (8... Qxf6 9. Qb3 (9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. Rxc3 c6 11. Re3+ Kf8
12. g3 (12. h4 g6 13. h5 g5) 12... g6 $11) 9... Qd6 10. a3 Ba5 11. Qa4 $14) 9.
bxc3 {To strenghten the center is better than the rook lift.} (9. Rxc3 $2 Nxf6
10. Qa4+ c6 11. Qa3 Ne4 $15) 9... Nxf6 10. Qa4+ Bd7 (10... c6 11. Qb4 (11. Qa3
Qe7 12. Qxe7+ Kxe7 13. e3 Bf5 $11) 11... Qe7 12. e3 Bf5 13. Be2 a5 14. Qb2 O-O
15. O-O b5 16. Ne5 $14) 11. Qb4 b6 12. e3 Rc8 13. Bd3 c5 14. Qb2 (14. Qb1 O-O
15. O-O Qe7) 14... O-O 15. O-O Be6 (15... Qe7 $5 $11) 16. a4 $1 {Typical for
this structure.} Nd7 17. Ra1 Rb8 (17... Qf6 18. Bb5) 18. Qa3 Bg4 19. Nd2 (19.
Bb5 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Qg5+ 21. Kh1 Qf5 $11) (19. Kh1 $5 {looked like too
sophisticated.}) 19... Be6 20. Rfc1 (20. a5 Qc7) 20... Qf6 21. Bb5 Rfc8 22. a5
(22. c4 Rd8) 22... Nf8 23. axb6 axb6 24. Bd3 (24. Qa7 Qd8) 24... Bf5 25. Bxf5
Qxf5 26. Nf3 Ng6 (26... Ne6 27. h4 b5 28. Qa7 $13) 27. h3 Rc6 28. Qb2 Qf6 29.
Qb5 Rbc8 30. Rd1 Rd6 (30... Nh4 31. Nxh4 Qxh4 32. Ra8 $14) 31. Ra6 $14 cxd4 $2
{A move which black should not play unless he is really forced to.} 32. cxd4
Rc2 $4 {However surrendering the 8th rank is really unexpected and meek.} 33.
Qe8+ $18 Kh7 34. Ra8 h5 (34... Nh4 35. Qg8+ Kg6 36. Ne5+ Kf5 37. Rf8 (37. Qh7+
Ng6 38. Rg8 $18 (38. Ng4 $18))) 35. Qxf7 $1 {Un petit combinaison.} Kh6 36. Qg8
(36. Qe8 $18) 36... b5 37. Rb1 Qf5 38. Ra7 $1 (38. Qh8+ $6 {is unnecessary.}
Nxh8 39. Rxh8+ Qh7 (39... Kg6 40. Nh4+) 40. Rxh7+ Kxh7 41. Rxb5 $16) 38... Rd7
39. Ra6 Rc6 40. Rxc6 Qxb1+ 41. Kh2 1-0

[Event "Golden Sands Europe op 1st"]
[Site "Golden Sands"]
[Date "2012.06.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Xiu, Deshun"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2608"]
[BlackElo "2494"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2012.06.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 {After having recovered in my
tournament situation I hit the Chinese Wall!} 5. cxd5 ({I used to play} 5. Bg5
h6 (5... dxc4 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 c6 (7... Qd5 8. Bxf6 gxf6 9. Nd2 f5 10. e4
fxe4 11. Bxc4 $44) (7... O-O 8. e4 h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Nxg5 Nxe4 11. Nxe4 Qxh4 12.
Qf3 $44) (7... c5 8. e3 Qa5 9. Bxf6 Qxc3+ 10. Nd2 gxf6 11. Bxc4 cxd4 12. Rc1
Qa5 13. O-O $44) (7... Nbd7 8. e4 h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Nxe4 11. Bxc4 Nxg3 12.
fxg3 $44) (7... h6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. e3 b5 10. a4 c6 11. Ne5 a6 12. g4 $5 $44) 8.
g3 Qa5 9. Qc2 Ne4 10. Bd2 Nxd2 11. Nxd2 b5 12. Bg2 Bb7 13. O-O $44) (5... Nbd7
6. Qb3 c5 7. a3 Ba5 (7... Qa5 8. Bd2 O-O (8... dxc4 9. Qxc4 Nb6 10. Qa2 $16) 9.
e3 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 Qd8 11. Rd1 $14) (7... dxc4 8. Qxc4 Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 h6 10. Bh4
$14) (7... Bxc3+ 8. Qxc3 dxc4 9. Qxc4 b5 10. Qc3 $14) 8. cxd5 (8. e3 cxd4 9.
exd4 $14) 8... cxd4 9. Nxd4 O-O 10. e3 Nc5 11. Qc2 Bxc3+ 12. Qxc3 Nce4 13. Bxf6
Qxd5 14. Qc4 Nxf6 $11) 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 (7. Qb3 c5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. e3 O-O 10.
dxc5 Bxc3+ 11. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 12. bxc3 Nd7 (12... Be6 13. Bb5 Rc8 14. Kd2 Rxc5 15.
Nd4 Rc7 16. Rhb1 $14) 13. Rd1 Nxc5 14. Rxd5 b6 15. Rd4 Be6 16. c4 Rac8 17. g4
$13) 7... O-O 8. Be2 dxc4 9. O-O $44) 5... exd5 6. Bg5 h6 (6... Nbd7 7. e3 c5
8. Be2 Qa5 9. O-O c4 (9... Bxc3 10. bxc3 c4 11. Qc2 Ne4 12. Rac1 Nb6 13. Bf4
O-O 14. Ne5 g5 15. f3 Nxc3 16. Bxg5 Nxe2+ 17. Qxe2 f6 18. Bh6 (18. f4 fxe5 19.
fxe5 $44) 18... fxe5 19. Bxf8 Kxf8 20. dxe5 Bf5 21. f4 $44) (9... O-O 10. Qc2
Bxc3 11. bxc3 Ne4 12. c4 cxd4 13. exd4 Nxg5 14. Nxg5 Nf6 15. c5 Bd7 16. Bd3 g6
17. Nf3 $14)) (6... c5 7. g3 cxd4 8. Qa4+ Nc6 9. Nxd4 Qb6 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11.
Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bg2 O-O 13. O-O $13) (6... Qd6 7. Nd2 c6 8. Qc2 h6 9. Nb5 Bxd2+
10. Bxd2 Qe7 11. Nc3 O-O 12. e3 $14) 7. Bh4 c5 (7... g5 8. Bg3 Ne4 9. Nd2 Nxg3
(9... Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bxc3 11. Rc1 Bb2 (11... Ba5 12. e3 c6 13. Bd3 Be6 14. O-O
Nd7 15. f4 $16) 12. Bxc7 Qe7 (12... Qd7 13. Rb1 Bc3 14. Be5 O-O 15. Rb3 Ba5 16.
h4 $40) 13. Bd6 Qe6 14. Rb1 Bc3 15. Ba3 Nc6 16. e3 Bxd4 17. Rc1 Bf6 18. Bb5 Be7
19. Bxe7 Kxe7 20. O-O $44) 10. hxg3 c6 (10... c5 11. a3 (11. e3 $5 {may be a
transposition to our game line.}) 11... Bxc3 12. bxc3 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. e3
Kf8 15. Bd3 Kg7 $13) 11. Qc2 Be6 12. e3 Nd7 13. Bd3 Qe7 14. a3 Bd6 15. O-O-O
O-O-O 16. Nb5 Kb8 17. Nxd6 Qxd6 18. Kb1 h5 $13) 8. e3 g5 (8... Nc6 9. Bb5 (9.
dxc5 g5 10. Bg3 Ne4 11. Bb5 Nxc3 12. Bxc6+ bxc6 13. Qd4 Nxa2+ 14. Kf1 (14. Nd2
O-O 15. Rxa2 a5) (14. Kd1 f6 15. Rxa2 a5 16. h4 Kf7 $15) 14... O-O 15. Rxa2 a5
16. Bd6 Re8 17. Ne5 Ra6 18. h4 $36) 9... g5 (9... Qa5 10. O-O Bxc3 11. Bxc6+
bxc6 12. bxc3 Ne4 13. dxc5 $16) 10. Bg3 Ne4 {is analysed later.}) (8... c4 9.
Nd2 g5 10. Bg3 Bf5 11. Be2 O-O (11... Nc6 12. h4 (12. O-O O-O 13. f4 Bxc3 14.
bxc3 Ne4 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 $11) 12... Rg8 13. hxg5 hxg5 14. Rc1 $36) 12. h4 Re8 13.
a3 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Nbd7 15. hxg5 hxg5 $13) 9. Bg3 Ne4 10. Bb5+ (10. dxc5 Nxc3 11.
Qd4 Nxa2+ 12. Kd1 O-O) (10. Nd2 $5 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Bxc3 12. Rc1 Qa5 13. Qc2 $44)
10... Bd7 (10... Nc6 $5 {is another transposition.} 11. O-O Bxc3 12. bxc3 O-O
13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. c4 Ba6 16. Ne5 Qe8 17. Qd4 Ne4 18. cxd5 Bxf1
19. Qxe4 cxd5 20. Qxd5 Rd8 21. Qc5 $44) (10... Kf8 11. dxc5 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Bxc3+
13. Ke2 Bxa1 14. Qxa1 f6 15. h4 Kg7 16. hxg5 hxg5 17. Nxg5 $13) 11. Bxd7+ Nxd7
12. dxc5 (12. O-O Bxc3 13. bxc3 O-O 14. dxc5 {is another transposition.}) 12...
O-O 13. O-O Bxc3 14. bxc3 Ndxc5 15. Rc1 $146 {A logical novelty.} (15. Be5 Rc8
16. Bd4 Ne6 $132) 15... Re8 $5 {The other rook move is also very good.} (15...
Rc8 16. Nd4 Nxg3 (16... Qf6 17. c4 (17. h3 Ne6) 17... dxc4 18. Rxc4 Rfd8 19.
Qe2 $13) 17. fxg3 $13) 16. Nd4 Qb6 (16... Qf6 17. h3 Nxg3 18. fxg3 Qg6 19. Nf5
Re5 20. g4 $40) 17. c4 ({I could have sacrificied a pawn with} 17. h3 $5 Nxg3
18. fxg3 Rxe3 19. Nf5 Re6 (19... Ne4 20. Kh2) 20. Rb1 Qd8 21. Qf3) 17... Rad8
18. Qc2 dxc4 19. Qxc4 Qg6 $1 {He righly prepares h5-h4.} 20. Rfd1 b6 21. a4 $1
{This really looks like the only move.} (21. Nb5 $2 Nxg3 22. hxg3 Nd3 23. Ra1 (
23. Rc3 Nb2 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Qg4 Qb1+ (25... f5 26. Qe2 Rd1+ 27. Kh2 g4 28.
Rc8+ Kf7 29. Rc7+ Kf8 30. Rc8+ Ke7 $19) 26. Kh2 Nd1 $19) 23... Qf5 $36) (21.
Qe2 h5 22. f3 Nxg3 23. hxg3 g4 $1 $17) 21... h5 22. a5 h4 23. Bc7 Rd7 24. axb6
axb6 25. Qb5 $2 {A product of miscalculation.} (25. Nb5 Ree7 26. Bd8 $1 {
was the only way to continue the fight.}) 25... Rc8 {After this I simply could
not believe...} 26. Be5 ({...that} 26. Bxb6 $4 Rb7 $19 {loses a piece!} (26...
Rb8 $2 27. Nc6 (27. Rxc5 Nxc5 28. Qxc5 Qxb6 29. Qxg5+ Qg6 30. Qxg6+ (30. Qxh4
Rb1 31. Rf1 Qd3 32. Qg5+ Kf8 33. Qc5+ $11) 30... fxg6 $13) 27... Rxd1+ 28. Rxd1
Rb7 29. Bxc5 Rxb5 30. Ne7+ Kh7 31. Nxg6 Rxc5 32. Ne7 $14)) 26... Rd5 $1 27. Nf3
$138 (27. f4 $5 {looks very ugly but may be possible.} f6 (27... gxf4 28. Bxf4
Kh7 29. Qe2 $13) 28. Qxb6 Kh7 (28... h3 29. Ne6 gxf4 30. Nxf4 Rxd1+ 31. Rxd1
Qg4 32. Rd8+ Kg7 33. Bxf6+ Nxf6 34. Qd6 Rxd8 35. Qe7+ Kg8 36. Qxd8+ Kf7 37.
Nxh3 $11) 29. Bb8 h3 30. f5 Qh5 31. gxh3 Qxh3 32. Bg3 Nxg3 33. Qxf6 Rxf5 34.
Qe7+ Kg8 35. Qd6 Rf3 36. Qd5+ Rf7 37. hxg3 Qxg3+ 38. Kh1 Kg7 39. Ne6+ Kh8 40.
Nxg5 Rf2 41. Nf7+ Rxf7 42. Qxf7 Qh3+ 43. Kg1 Rg8+ 44. Qxg8+ Kxg8 $11) 27...
Rxd1+ 28. Rxd1 h3 $2 $138 {This part of the game is played extremely badly due
to a shortage of time.} (28... g4 29. Ne1 (29. Nxh4 Qg5 $19 {with the
d8-square controlled Black wins easily.} (29... Qh5 $4 30. Qc6 $1)) (29. Nd2
Nxf2) 29... Nxf2 30. Rd6 Qf5 31. Bf4 Nfe4 32. Rxb6 $132) 29. g4 $4 {There
exist no words to explain this howler.} (29. gxh3 $4 g4 30. Ne1 (30. Nh4 Qg5 (
30... Qh5 31. Qc6) 31. Qxb6 Qxh4 (31... Qxe5 $2 32. Rd8+ Rxd8 33. Qxd8+ Kh7 34.
hxg4 Qa1+ 35. Kg2 Qe1 $19) 32. Bg3 Qxh3 $19) 30... gxh3+ 31. Kf1 (31. Bg3 Nc3)
31... Nxf2 $19) (29. Ba1 $1 {is practically the only move.} Qh5 (29... hxg2 30.
Ne5 Qf5 31. f3 Nc3 32. Bxc3 Qc2 33. Qb1 Qxc3 34. Ng4 $40) 30. Qb2 f6 31. Qc2
hxg2 (31... Qg4 32. Ne1) 32. Nd4 $36) 29... Qe6 $19 30. Kf1 Qxg4 31. Ke2 Qe6 $2
(31... Qg2 32. Rf1 Ra8 33. Qb1 $17 {keeps some hopes.}) (31... Qf5 $1 $19 {
is probably the best of all, deciding the issue immediately.}) 32. Bb2 Nb3 $4 (
32... Qf5 33. Qxb6 Nd7 $19 {is again the simplest of all.}) 33. Qd3 $4 {
One mistake follows another.} (33. Nxg5 Qg4+ 34. Nf3 Rc2+ (34... Qg2 $2 35. Rg1
) 35. Kd3 Rxb2 36. Qe8+ Kg7 37. Qe5+ f6 38. Qe7+ Kh6 39. Qf8+ Qg7 40. Qxg7+
Kxg7 41. Kxe4 Rxf2 42. Kf4 Nc5 43. Rd6 $17) 33... Qf5 $1 $19 {Now Black is
winning again.} 34. Qd8+ {The only chance.} Rxd8 $4 {This was not forced.} (
34... Kh7 35. Rd5 Rc2+ 36. Ke1 Qxf3 $19) 35. Rxd8+ Kh7 36. Rh8+ Kg6 37. Rg8+
Kh6 38. Rh8+ Qh7 39. Rxh7+ (39. Ne5 $5 Qxh8 40. Nxf7+ Kh5 41. Nxh8 $15) 39...
Kxh7 40. Ng1 $2 (40. Ne5 $44) 40... Kg6 $2 (40... g4 41. f3 Nc1+ $3 (41... g3
42. Be5) 42. Bxc1 g3 $19 {and Black wins since there is no Be5 anymore.}) 41.
Nxh3 f5 42. f3 $11 {Now it is more or less equal.} Nd6 {I was happy to hear a
draw offer.} (42... Nd6 43. Kd3 b5 44. Ba3 Nc4 45. Bb4 Nba5 $36) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.05.31"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Aleksandrov, Aleksej"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2568"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[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. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Bb4 {Ragozin is this talented Belarus' one
of main weapons.} 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 {This time he goes for Westphalia.}
7. e3 c5 8. Bb5 $5 {Alex's favorite especially in his younger years.} Qa5 9.
Bxd7+ $6 {This is a common mistake. White has to change the move order.} (9.
O-O Bxc3 10. Bxd7+ Nxd7 $1 {The other recapture is very risky.} 11. bxc3 c4 12.
Qc2 $14 {is the right move order.}) 9... Nxd7 10. O-O c4 11. e4 $2 {This leads
to a very bad position.} (11. Qc2 O-O 12. Rfc1 Nb6 {and black has no problems.}
) 11... Bxc3 12. bxc3 $8 {Believe or not this was not my intention.} ({My
original intention leads to a catastroph.} 12. exd5 $2 Bb4 13. Qe2+ Kf8 14.
Rfe1 Nf6 $19) 12... dxe4 13. Qe2 Qd5 14. Rfe1 O-O $1 {Black has to give the
pawn up in the right moment.} (14... f5 $2 15. Nd2 Nb6 16. f3 O-O 17. fxe4 fxe4
18. Nxe4 Bf5 19. Nc5 $14) 15. Qxe4 Qxe4 16. Rxe4 Nb6 $17 {Black is clearly
better.} 17. Bd2 Bd7 18. Ree1 f6 19. h3 Na4 20. Nh2 (20. d5 Nc5) 20... b5 21.
Nf1 Kf7 22. Ng3 Rfd8 23. Re2 a5 24. Rae1 Re8 25. Ne4 Kg6 26. Re3 h5 27. a3 Bc6
28. f3 h4 $2 {This is a very bad mistake.} ({Black has to prevent 29.Nc5.} 
28... Rad8 $1 29. g4 hxg4 30. hxg4 Bxe4 31. fxe4 b4 $1 32. axb4 axb4 33. cxb4
Rxd4 34. Bc3 Nxc3 35. Rxc3 Rexe4 36. Rxe4 Rxe4 $19) 29. Nc5 $1 $11 {Opposite
colored bishops really works for white to equalize.} Rxe3 30. Rxe3 Nxc5 31.
dxc5 Rd8 32. Re2 $1 {No passage for blacks rook.} (32. Re6 $2 Rxd2 33. Rxc6 b4
$1 $19) 32... Kf7 33. Kf2 Rd3 34. Be1 $1 {Material is not important!} Rd5 35.
Kf1 g5 (35... Rxc5 36. Bxh4 $11) 36. Rd2 Rxc5 37. Bf2 Re5 38. Rd6 {By some
exact moves white has succeeded to trade the rooks off.} Re6 39. Rxe6 Kxe6 40.
Bc5 {This has looked more secure than allowing black's bishop around my
kingside.} (40. Bb6 b4 41. cxb4 axb4 42. axb4 c3 43. Ke1 Bb5 44. Bd4 c2 45. Be3
Kd5 46. Kd2 Bf1 47. f4 $1 $11) 40... f5 41. Kf2 {Continuing with the same
policy.} (41. Bb6 b4 42. cxb4 c3 43. bxa5 c2 44. Be3 f4 45. Bc1 Bb5+ 46. Ke1
Kd5 47. a4 Ba6 48. Bb2 Kc4 49. Kd2 Kb3 50. Bf6 Bf1 51. Kc1 Kxa4 52. Bxg5 Kxa5
53. Kxc2 Bxg2 54. Bxf4 $11) 41... f4 42. Ke2 Be8 43. Kf2 Bg6 44. Bf8 {Draw
offer.} Be8 45. Ke2 {My opponent has understood that after} (45. Ke2 b4 46.
axb4 a4 47. b5 Bxb5 48. Ba3 $11 {there is no gate to pass for his king.})
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.14"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Aleksandrov, Aleksej"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2537"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[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"]

{I was criticized not to play this game.However if I would have lost it I
would lose everything. Yet a draw was giving way to tiebreakers from second or
third round due to my good buccholz.} 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4
5. Bg5 h6 {Ragozin's Defence.} 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 (7. Qb3 c5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. e3
(9. a3 $5 {is an interesting alternative.}) 9... O-O 10. Be2 $5 (10. dxc5 Bxc3+
11. bxc3 Be6 $1 {Serper's novelty.} 12. Nd4 Nd7 13. Qxb7 Nxc5 14. Qb2 Qg5 $1
$44 {Kacheshvili's follow up threatening Qg2 is not that pleasant for white.})
10... Nc6 11. O-O Be6 (11... c4 $6 12. Qa4 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Be6 14. Qb5 Rab8 15.
a4 Qg6 16. Ne1 Rfe8 17. Bf3 Ne7 18. g3) 12. a3 c4 13. Qa4 Bxc3 {Otherwise Qb5
happens.} 14. bxc3 a6 15. Rfb1 b5 16. Qd1 Rab8 17. Qd2 Bf5 18. Rb2 $13) 7... c5
8. Rc1 dxc4 9. Bxc4 O-O 10. O-O cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bd7 12. Qb3 Nc6 13. Nxc6 (13.
Nxc6 Bxc3 14. Qxc3 Bxc6 15. Qxf6 gxf6 16. f3 Rfd8 17. Rfd1 Rac8 18. Bd3 f5 19.
Kf2 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "TUR-chT"]
[Site "Kocaeli"]
[Date "2008.07.01"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Arutinian, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2592"]
[BlackElo "2593"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2008.06.24"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 125"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 O-O $5 {This is the way the
Georgians play this opening.} 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 (7. Rc1 c6 8. e3 Nbd7 $11 {
is normal for Black.}) (7. Qb3 c5 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 c4 10. Nd2 $13) 7... c5
8. dxc5 Bxc3+ $1 9. bxc3 Be6 {In the light of this very game it becomes clear
that this is one of the most challenging lines in this position.} 10. Bb5 h6
11. Bxf6 {This tempo move may be the core of any existing mistake in the game.}
Qxf6 12. Qd4 Qe7 13. Nd2 Rc8 (13... Qg5 14. h4 Qxg2 15. O-O-O $40) 14. Nb3 a6
15. Ba4 b5 16. cxb6 Rc4 17. b7 Qxb7 18. Qd1 Rxa4 $1 $146 {After a string of
forced moves Black strikes with a good novelty which finishes the game as a
draw right away.} (18... Qc7 19. Nd4 $14) 19. Nc5 Qb5 20. Nxa4 Bd7 21. Rb1 $8
Qxa4 22. Qxd5 Bc6 $1 $11 (22... Qc6 23. c4 $13 {is not clear at all.}) 23. Qd8+
Kh7 24. Rxb8 (24. O-O $2 Qe4 $1 (24... Bxg2 $2 $11) 25. f3 Qxe3+ 26. Kh1 Nd7
$17 {and two pieces should prevail in this position.}) 24... Rxb8 25. Qxb8 Bb5
$1 (25... Qe4 $2 26. Qb3 Qxg2 27. Rf1 Qxh2 28. Qxf7 Bg2 29. Qf5+ Kg8 30. Qe6+
Kh7 31. Qxa6 $18) 26. Qd6 $11 {This is al I saw.} (26. Qf4 {is also possible.}
Qc2 27. c4 Bxc4 28. Qg4 $11) 26... Qxa2 27. Qd2 Qa1+ 28. Qd1 Qxc3+ 29. Qd2 Qa1+
30. Qd1 Qc3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Solin 11th"]
[Site "Solin/Spilt"]
[Date "2003.12.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Saric, Ante"]
[Black "Kovacevic, Vlatko"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2382"]
[BlackElo "2503"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2003.12.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Nf6 6. e3 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. Rc1
O-O 9. cxd5 exd5 10. a3 Bxc3+ 11. Rxc3 Qd6 12. Qc2 Ne7 13. b4 Bf5 14. Bd3 Bxd3
15. Qxd3 c6 16. O-O a6 17. Qc2 Nc8 18. Rb1 Qe6 19. a4 Nd6 20. Nd2 Rfe8 21. Nb3
Re7 22. Nc5 Qf6 23. a5 Rae8 24. Qd1 h5 25. h3 Qg5 26. Qf3 Ne4 27. Rc2 Qg6 28.
Nxe4 Rxe4 29. Rcc1 h4 30. Rb3 f5 31. Rcc3 R8e6 32. Kh2 Qg5 {Threatening 33...
f4.} 33. g3 $2 {This move, weakening White's kingside, simplifies Black's task.
} Rh6 34. Rb1 hxg3+ 35. fxg3 Rhe6 36. h4 Qf6 $6 (36... Rxh4+ {was much simpler:
} 37. gxh4 Rh6 38. Qg2 Rxh4+ 39. Kg1 Rg4) 37. Rf1 g6 38. Rb1 Qe7 39. Rbb3 Qd6
40. Kg2 Rg4 41. Rc1 Ree4 42. Kf2 Qf6 43. Kg2 $2 {[%csl Gf6,Rg2,Gg4,Rh4] A
blunder, yielding Black a decisive advantage.} Qxh4 44. Rh1 Qg5 45. Kf2 Re7 46.
Qg2 {[%csl Re3,Rf2,Rg2,Rg3]} f4 $1 {The most convicing way to the victory.} 47.
exf4 {[%tqu "En","How can Black justify his pawn sacrifice on the previous
move?","Watch out for geometrical motifs and exploit a bad coordination of
White's pieces","Sacrifice your rook!","g4f4","This elegant move wins
immediately.",5]} Rxf4+ $1 {[%csl Re2,Ge7,Rf2,Gf4,Rg2,Gg5][%cal Gg5g2]} ({
A nice game conclusion. White resigned, as after} 47... Rxf4+ 48. gxf4 Re2+ {
he loses the queen and the rook.}) 0-1

[Event "Lost Boys 5th"]
[Site "Antwerp"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Novikov, Igor A"]
[Black "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Baburin,A"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1997.08.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 Bb4 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Rc1 h6 8.
Bh4 c6 (8... c5 9. dxc5 Qa5 10. Qd4 O-O 11. a3 Bxc5 12. Qd2 Be7 13. e3 Nb6 14.
Nd4 Ne4 15. Bxe7 Nxd2 16. Bb4 Qxb4 17. axb4 Nxf1 18. Rxf1 Be6 19. b3 $14 {
Epishin-Serper, Moscow Alekhine op 1992.}) 9. Nd2 O-O 10. e3 Re8 11. Bd3 Bd6
12. O-O Nf8 13. e4 dxe4 14. Ndxe4 Be7 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Nxf6+ Qxf6 {Yet
another metamorphosis possible in this pawn structure has occured. White has
the isolated d4-pawn. Here, it does not give him a significant advantage,
since quite a few pieces have been exchanged, and White does not have a big
lead in development.} 17. d5 Bd7 18. Qb3 Rab8 19. Rce1 Ng6 20. Rxe8+ Bxe8 21.
Re1 Nf4 22. Be4 Bd7 23. dxc6 Bxc6 24. Bxc6 Qxc6 25. Re4 Nd3 26. Qc2 Rd8 27. h3
b5 28. Re3 Qd7 29. a3 a5 30. Ne4 Qd4 31. Re2 b4 32. axb4 axb4 33. Ng3 b3 34.
Qd1 Rc8 35. Rd2 Qf4 36. Nf1 Rc1 37. Qe2 Nc5 38. g3 Qf5 39. Qg4 Qb1 40. Qe2 Ne4
41. Rd8+ Kh7 42. Kg2 Nc5 43. Rd5 Rxf1 44. Rxc5 Rg1+ 45. Kh2 Rh1+ 46. Kg2 Rg1+
47. Kh2 Qf1 48. Qe4+ g6 49. Rf5 gxf5 50. Qxf5+ Kh8 51. Qc8+ Kg7 52. Qg4+ Kf8
53. Qb4+ Ke8 54. Qe4+ Kd7 55. Qd5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vidmar Memorial 12th "]
[Site "Portoroz"]
[Date "1997.07.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Baburin,A"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[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. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8.
Bd3 c4 9. Bf5 Nb6 10. Bxc8 Rxc8 11. O-O O-O 12. Ne5 ({A good illustration of
Black's ideas and intentions in this position is the following game:} 12. Qc2
Be7 13. Nd2 Ng4 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Rfe1 Rc6 16. Nf1 f5 17. f3 Nf6 18. Rad1 Qd7
19. Qf2 Na8 20. Qd2 Nc7 21. e4 fxe4 22. fxe4 Ng4 23. Re2 Rcf6 24. Ne3 Nf2 25.
Rf1 Nxe4 26. Nxe4 Rxf1+ 27. Nxf1 dxe4 28. Rxe4 b5 $17 {Murugan-Zvjaginsev,
Goodricke op 1997.} (28... b5 29. Ne3 Ne6 30. d5 Nc5 31. Rd4 Qd6 32. Rg4 Nd3
33. Qc3 Qh6 {0-1 Murugan,K-Zvjaginsev,V/Goodricke op 1997/EXP 58} (33... Qh6
34. Qd4 {0-1 Murugan,K-Zvjaginsev,V/Goodricke 1997/EXP 56}))) 12... Be7 13.
Bxf6 Bxf6 14. a4 a5 15. f4 {Since Black cannot utilize the weakness of the
e4-square, this serves White well. However, Black's position is solid enough,
as the game proves.} Qe7 16. Qf3 Rcd8 17. Rf2 Bxe5 18. dxe5 f6 $1 19. exf6 Qxf6
20. Rd1 Qc6 21. Rfd2 Nxa4 22. Nxa4 Qxa4 23. Rxd5 Rxd5 24. Qxd5+ Kh8 25. Kf2 h6
26. Rd2 Qb4 27. Ke2 c3 28. bxc3 Qxc3 29. Qxb7 Re8 30. Qb6 a4 31. Qd4 Qxd4 32.
Rxd4 Ra8 33. Rd2 a3 34. Ra2 Kg8 35. Kd2 Kf7 36. Kc2 Ke6 37. Kb1 Kf5 38. Rc2 Ke4
39. Rc7 Kxe3 40. Rxg7 Kxf4 41. Rg6 h5 42. h4 a2+ 43. Ka1 Ra3 44. Rg5 Rg3
1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup10"]
[Site "Tomsk"]
[Date "1997.07.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Yakovich, Yuri"]
[Black "Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Baburin,A"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1997.07.21"]
[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 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Qc2 c5 8.
a3 Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 c4 10. Nd2 O-O 11. e3 h6 12. Bf4 Nb6 $6 ({Perhaps,a better
approach is} 12... b5 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 Nb6 15. Ra5 Bd7 16. Qa3 a6 17. Be2
Bb5 18. O-O Rc8 19. Nb1 Ne4 {with a complicated position, as in the game
Dreev-Zvjaginsev, 1997.} (19... Ne4 20. Nc3 Nxc3 21. bxc3 Rc6 22. Bd1 Re8 23.
Qc1 Nd7 24. Ra2 Nf6 25. Re1 Rb6 26. Qa1 Qc8 27. Be5 Nd7 28. Bg3 Nf6 29. Be5 Nd7
30. Bg3 Nf6 31. f3 Bd7 32. Ra5 Bf5 33. Ba4 Re7 34. Rc5 Qb7 35. e4 Bg6 36. e5
Nd7 37. Ra5 Bd3 38. Qa3 Ree6 39. Bf4 Rb1 40. Rxb1 Qxb1+ 41. Qc1 Qa2 42. Qd2 Qa3
43. Qc1 Qa2 44. Qd2 Qb1+ 45. Qc1 Qa2 {1/2-1/2 Dreev,A-Zvjaginsev,V/RUS-ch m1-2
1997/CBM 59})) 13. a4 a5 14. Be2 Bf5 15. O-O Qe7 16. Qa3 Qxa3 17. Rxa3 Rfc8 18.
Rc1 Ne4 19. Nb1 $1 f6 (19... g5 $5) 20. f3 Ng5 21. Nc3 Bd7 {White has achieved
an avantage. His pawn majority in the centre can be used, while Black's pawns
on the queenside are stopped. The e3-e4 advance is a typical plan exploiting
White's advantage in such pawn formations.} 22. Bd1 Ne6 23. Bg3 Nc7 24. e4 $16
dxe4 25. fxe4 f5 26. Bf3 fxe4 27. Bxe4 Bc6 28. Bf5 Ncd5 29. Be6+ Kh7 30. Nxd5
Bxd5 31. Bxc8 Rxc8 32. Re1 Bc6 33. Re7 Nd5 34. Re6 Rf8 35. Be5 Rf7 36. Rd6 c3
37. bxc3 Ne3 38. Ra1 Bxg2 39. Bg3 Bc6 40. Re6 Rf3 41. Be5 Nc4 42. Re7 Nxe5 43.
Rxe5 Rxc3 44. d5 Bd7 45. Re7 Bg4 46. Rb1 Rd3 47. Rbxb7 h5 48. Rxg7+ Kh6 49. h4
Rd2 50. Rg5 Bd1 51. Rb6+ Kh7 52. Re5 1-0

[Event "Orel"]
[Site "Orel"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Savon, Vladimir A"]
[Black "Mochalov, Evgeny Veniaminovic"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Baburin,A"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[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 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Qc2 h6 8.
Bxf6 Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 Nxf6 10. b4 Ne4 11. Qb2 c6 12. e3 Qd6 13. a3 O-O 14. Bd3 Re8
15. O-O Be6 16. Rfc1 Rac8 17. a4 {In such positions White has very unpleasant
pressure, he threatens to create a weakness on c6 soon or later, while Black
has difficulties in organizing counterplay on the Kside - too many pieces have
been swapped off.} a6 18. Bf1 Qe7 19. Ne5 Nd6 20. Nd3 Bf5 21. Nc5 Ne4 22. Nxe4
Qxe4 23. b5 axb5 24. axb5 Bd7 25. g3 Ra8 26. bxc6 Bxc6 27. h4 h5 28. Bb5 $1 Qe6
29. Rxa8 Rxa8 30. Bxc6 bxc6 {White has reached his aim and wins this typical
position nicely.} 31. Qb7 Rc8 32. Rc3 Qe8 33. Rc1 g6 34. Ra1 Rb8 35. Qc7 Rc8
36. Qf4 Ra8 37. Rc1 Rc8 38. Qf6 Qe6 39. Qxe6 fxe6 40. Kg2 Kg7 41. Kf3 Kf6 42.
Kf4 Rc7 43. f3 Rc8 44. g4 hxg4 45. fxg4 Rh8 46. g5+ Ke7 47. Kg4 Kd6 48. Rf1 Ke7
49. Rf6 Rg8 50. h5 gxh5+ 51. Kxh5 c5 52. dxc5 Rc8 53. Rf3 Rxc5 54. g6 Rc1 55.
Rf7+ Kd6 56. g7 Rg1 57. Kh6 Rg3 58. Rf6 Rh3+ 59. Kg6 Rxe3 60. Kf7 Rg3 61. Rxe6+
Kc5 62. Rg6 Rf3+ 63. Ke7 Re3+ 64. Kd7 1-0

[Event "POL-ch 68th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2011.02.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Bartel, Mateusz"]
[Black "Macieja, Bartlomiej"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2636"]
[Annotator "Bartel,M"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2011.02.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 140 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This game was played in 6th round. After two wins at the beginning of the
tournament I drew the 3 next games and I was among 6 players with +2 who were
leading. My opponent was also in that group of players.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3.
Nf3 d5 4. Bg5 {I didn't wanted to play 4.Nc3 as well as Bartek plays both 4...
dxc4 and 4...c5. So, I decided to deviate.} h6 {Surprise. I expected the
capture on c4 or the check on b4.} 5. Bxf6 Qxf6 6. Nc3 Bb4 {4...h6 was a
surprise, this was even more unexpected (I was waiting for 6...c6). Now we are
in the Ragozin, an opening never tried by my opponent. I also haven't played
too many games in the Ragozin with White, but on the other hand my experience
was significant.} 7. e3 O-O 8. Be2 {The move which Anish Giri played versus me
at the last Olympiad. I didn't prepare that line before the game (which I
commented to CBM), so I decided to follow in Anish's footsteps. It turned to
be a good choice!} dxc4 9. O-O b6 $5 {At this point my opponent had less than
30 minutes on the clock when I still had almost 1:30. During the post mortem
Bartek told me that he knew the most natural 9...c5, but wanted to try
something else. However, his choice wasn't very fortunate.} (9... Rd8 10. Bxc4
c5 11. Ne4 Qg6 12. Bd3 cxd4 13. Nh4 Qh7 14. Nf6+ gxf6 15. Bxh7+ Kxh7 16. exd4
Nc6 17. Qf3 Kg7 18. Rad1 Rd5 19. Qg4+ Kh7 20. Rd3 Bd7 21. Rg3 Rg5 22. Qf3 Kg7
23. d5 Nd4 24. Qe3 {Mamedyarov,S (2722)-Aleksandrov,A (2627)/Mainz 2006/CBM
113 ext/1-0 (44)}) (9... c5 10. Ne4 Qe7 11. a3 cxd4 12. Qxd4 Ba5 13. Qxc4 a6
14. Rac1 Nc6 15. Qc5 Rd8 16. h3 Qxc5 17. Nxc5 Rd6 18. Rc2 Bb6 19. b4 a5 20. b5
Bxc5 21. Rxc5 Ne7 22. Rfc1 Bd7 23. Ne5 Be8 24. Rc7 {Perelshteyn,E (2540)
-Rensch,D (2400)/Peabody 2007/CBM 119 ext/1-0}) 10. Ne5 $146 {The most
aggressive reaction. This move is really multifunctional as well, as White
wants to fight for the white squares and wants to prepare an attack with the
f-pawn and wants to take control over the centre squares.} (10. Rc1 Bb7 11. Nb5
a6 12. Rxc4 axb5 13. Rxb4 Rxa2 14. Rxb5 Bc6 15. Rb4 Nd7 16. Rc4 Bxf3 17. Bxf3
c5 18. Qb3 Ra5 19. Rd1 e5 20. dxc5 Nxc5 21. Qc2 Ne6 22. b4 Ra7 23. Rc6 Rd8 24.
h3 Rxd1+ {Karpov,A (2690)-Wockenfuss,K (2350)/Bad Lauterberg 1977/EXT 2002/1-0}
) (10. Ne4 Qg6 11. Ne5 Qh7 12. Bf3 c6 13. Qa4 a5 14. Nxc6 Bd7 15. Ng3 Rc8 16.
a3 Bf8 17. Qxc4 Nxc6 18. Qb3 Rab8 19. Rac1 Ne7 20. Rxc8 Bxc8 21. Rc1 Kh8 22. h4
Ba6 23. Be4 f5 24. Bc6 Bc8 {Nakagori,K-Shakenov,E/Artek 1999/EXT 2000/0-1 (47)}
) 10... Bb7 11. f4 Qe7 12. Bf3 c6 ({Not something which Black is dreaming
about, but the alternative} 12... c5 {was very risky and it was hard to go for
it during the game. However, Black could play it!} 13. d5 $1 Bxc3 $1 {During
the game I thought this is not anything special.} (13... Rd8 $2 14. d6 $1 Rxd6
15. Qxd6 Qxd6 16. Bxb7 {and White will be simply a piece up.}) 14. bxc3 (14. d6
Bxf3 $1 {This is the move I missed.} 15. dxe7 Bxd1 16. exf8=Q+ Kxf8 17. bxc3
Ba4 {and probably the position is balanced.}) 14... exd5 15. Bxd5 Bxd5 16. Qxd5
Na6 {and White is slightly better, but for such a player as Bartek it would be
easy to escape with a draw.}) 13. Qc2 $6 {Objectively speaking this is an
inaccuracy, but from the practical point of view it is not a bad try. White
wants to create an attack on the kingside as quckly as possible. Unfortunately,
Black has a significant number of defensive resources.} (13. Nxc4 {did offer
White a slight advantage, but I wasn't sure if this was something real.}) 13...
Bxc3 ({In the event of} 13... Nd7 14. Bxc6 $1 Nxe5 15. Bxb7 Qxb7 16. fxe5 Bxc3
17. bxc3 {White would have nice attacking prospects on the kingside.}) 14. bxc3
c5 $1 {Good idea. Black wants to exchange some pieces to decrease White's
attacking potential.} 15. f5 ({After} 15. Bxb7 Qxb7 16. dxc5 Qc7 $1 {Black is
fine.}) 15... Bxf3 16. Rxf3 Nd7 $2 ({From the practical point of view the best
choice was} 16... exf5 $1 17. Qxf5 cxd4 18. exd4 Qe6 $1 {and the endgame after}
19. Qxe6 fxe6 20. Rxf8+ Kxf8 21. Rf1+ Kg8 {is only slightly better for White
and requires many strong moves to win. During the game I thought White's task
is easy, but the post mortem showed that I would have big problems to win that
position.}) 17. Nxd7 Qxd7 18. f6 $1 {This is what I was dreaming about - a
very strong pawn on f6 will help White to organise a killing attack.} e5 ({
My opponent was already short of time, but he noticed that after the natural} 
18... g6 {White would have the very strong} 19. e4 $1 Kh7 20. e5 $1 cxd4 21.
Rh3 $1 {and Black is lost. However, Bartek should try this. I saw the e3-e4
idea, but being convinced that White is completely winning I would have had a
good chances of missing the correct moment to push e4.}) ({The immediate} 18...
Qd5 {to transfer to h5 wasn't possible because of} 19. Rg3 g6 20. Rxg6+ fxg6
21. Qxg6+ Kh8 22. Qg7#) 19. Raf1 {There were other moves, but this one,
entering the a1-rook into the main theatre of operations was the most logical
for me.} g6 ({In the event of} 19... exd4 {White can play} 20. fxg7 Rfe8 (20...
Kxg7 21. Rg3+ Kh8 22. Rf6) 21. exd4 {and the attack should be decisive.}) 20.
Rh3 $2 {The beginning of some serious mistakes.} ({Just after pressing the
clock I realised that the simple} 20. Qe4 {was winning on the spot - the queen
is transferred to h4 and it finishes the game. Thinking over this move I
checked only Qf2, but I rejected this because of ...Qg4. Unfortunately, Qe4
remained unnoticed...}) 20... Qg4 {This is not very promising, but it's hard
to find something better.} ({If Black tried} 20... exd4 {I think I would
finally play} 21. Qe4) 21. Rg3 {There were other options, like the trivial 21.
dxe5, but I was so much focused on my attack...} Qh5 22. d5 {A big mistake. I
was sure that Black was helpless and I could do almost everything. This moment
of relaxation could have cost me a lot...!} ({The simple} 22. Rf5 $1 {was
winning quickly, but I missed that after} Qh4 (22... g5 {is losing because of
the fine} 23. h4 exd4 24. Rfxg5+ $1 hxg5 25. Qf5) 23. Rh3 Qe1+ {I have} (23...
Qg4 24. Rxe5 {and Rh3-g3-g6 is coming.}) 24. Rf1 {and it's over.}) 22... Rfe8 {
This move is a bit senseless.} ({Exactly at that moment Black had a fantastic
chance to change things by playing} 22... e4 $1 {Both players saw that move,
but for some reasons neither of us understood that the queen on h5 becomes
very active and after} 23. Qxe4 Rad8 $1 {White is no longer better!}) 23. e4 {
The calm way of playing.} ({Again, it was better to play} 23. Rf5 g5 (23... Qh4
24. Qd1 $1 Qe4 25. Qh5) 24. h4 $1) 23... Kh7 24. Qd2 g5 25. Rf5 Rg8 {This is
losing quickly.} ({I must admit that I was shocked when engines showed me that
after the paradoxical} 25... Kg6 {Black is defending stubbornly! I would need
to think about something special to break Black's wall. It's hard to believe,
but it's hard to eliminate the black queen, for example after} 26. h3 $5 b5 27.
Rg4 a5 {and the black queen is completely closed in, but Black has real
counterchances on the queenside! It only shows how important it is to finish
the game at the correct moment. Such stubborn defence is not what you want to
face, when it was easy to win some moves earlier!}) 26. Rxe5 {Now White is not
only positionally better, but also has two strong central pawns.} Qg6 $2 {
A tactical mistake, which made things easier.} 27. Rexg5 $1 Qxg5 (27... hxg5
28. Rh3+ Qh6 29. Rxh6+) 28. Rxg5 Rxg5 29. d6 {White is completely winning and
the rest is really simple.} Rd8 30. d7 b5 31. Qd6 b4 32. Qe7 bxc3 33. Qxd8 c2
34. Qh8+ Kxh8 35. d8=Q+ Kh7 36. Qd2 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-39"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2010.09.25"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Bartel, Mateusz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[Annotator "Bartel,M"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Netherlands"]
[BlackTeam "Poland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NED"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Be2
$5 {This move is not the most common and it came as a surprise for me.} ({
Much more popular are both} 8. Rc1) ({and} 8. Qb3 {.}) 8... dxc4 9. O-O $1 {
The point of the previous move. With the bishop on d3, White would be forced
to take on c4. Here we have an extra opportunity for White.} c5 ({The
alternative was} 9... Bxc3 10. bxc3 b5 11. a4 c6 12. Ne5 a6 13. Bf3 {but I
believe White has serious compensation for the pawn.}) 10. Ne4 Qe7 11. Bxc4 ({
It was also possible to try} 11. a3 cxd4 12. Qxd4 (12. axb4 d3) 12... Ba5 {
but I believe Black shouldn't be worse here.}) 11... cxd4 12. Nxd4 Rd8 $6 ({
This natural move is probably not very good. Black should think about
development of bishop and knight first, rooks aren't so important at this
moment. Probably best was} 12... Bd7 {(preparing Nb8-c6) and it's not so easy
to show what White really has for Black's pair of bishops, eg.} 13. a3 (13. Qb3
Nc6) 13... Ba5 14. Qh5 Nc6 $1 {and Black is extremely fine.}) ({Also possible,
but I believe slightly suspicious is the move} 12... e5 13. Nb3 ({Probably
White has nothing for achieving control over the d5-square after} 13. Nb5 Rd8
14. Qb3 a6 15. Nbc3 Bxc3 16. Nxc3 b5 17. Bd5 Bb7) 13... Nd7 14. a3 Nb6 15. Bd3
(15. Be2 Rd8) 15... f5 16. axb4 fxe4 17. Bxe4 Qxb4) 13. Qh5 $1 {I believe this
move was prepared by Anish. The idea of this move is very simple - White wants
to create an attack before Black develops his pieces. The other very important
factor is that the queen from h5 takes the a5-square under control.} Qf8 $5 {
At the first sight this move looks stupid, but it's not so sensless. Black
wants to keep his pair of bishops on the board and frees the square e7 for the
bishop.} ({I can't believe that} 13... Qc7 {was a real alternative. After the
logical} 14. Rac1 Nc6 15. Bb5 Bd7 16. Bxc6 Bxc6 17. Nxc6 bxc6 {Black has a
worse structure and must suffer.} 18. Rc4 Be7 19. Rfc1 Rd5 20. Qe2 Rad8 21. f4
$5 $14) 14. f4 {It was not a surprise for me when Anish played that move. The
f-pawn is getting really annoying!} Nc6 {During the game I considered this
move as the only option, because Black must hurry up with development. Of
course, Black will have a very bad structure, but White also has some problems
with e3 now.} 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. g4 $6 {This move is very risky and objectively
simply weak. White is going to mate Black, but at the same time the white king
is getting very weak.} ({The natural} 16. Rad1 Be7 17. Qe5 $5 {was much better
for White.}) 16... Rd5 $5 {Well... when I realised that this move is not
totally stupid, I couldn't stop my hands. I was pretty sure that Black's
compensation - a strong centre, the bishop pair and a weak white king - would
be enough in a practical game.} ({However, much better was the simple, but not
obvious} 16... Bd2 $1 17. Nxd2 (17. Rf3 Qb4 $1) 17... Rxd2 {and Black is fine.}
) 17. g5 $1 ({The strongest reaction. The immediate capture was not correct:} 
17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Ng3 (18. Nf2 Ba6) 18... Bd2 19. Rf3 Qb4 {and Black's
position is superb.}) 17... f5 $2 ({This move is a mistake. I thought that the
pawn on f5 will allow Black to keep the centre under serious control. However,
there is a serious drawback - the black king will be also very weak. The
correct decision was} 17... Be7 $1 {and now White should make a move like Rf2
because after} 18. Bxd5 exd5 19. Nd2 hxg5 20. fxg5 g6 21. Qh4 Rb8 22. b3 Qd8 {
Black has a fine position.}) 18. Bxd5 exd5 (18... cxd5 {was completely
sensless, as well as after} 19. Nf2 Ba6 20. Rfc1 {Black would be mated quickly.
}) 19. Ng3 {Starting from here my opponent started to play a bit strangely. In
fact I was not surprised - this is not a position which is easy to play -
White is better, but it's not so simple to decide how to play. You must be
also very careful - one wrong move can lose the game when Black has such
strong bishops!} Kh7 $1 {The only move. Black wants to have the opportunity to
play g6 after gxh6.} 20. Qf3 $2 ({The first strange move. Computers indicates
that quick action against the black king should be decisive:} 20. Rf3 $1 Bd7
21. Ne2 $1 Re8 22. Rg3 Bc5 (22... g6 23. Qxh6+ Qxh6 24. gxh6 {is hopeless.})
23. Kf2 Re6 {and Black is not losing by force, but problems are visible.})
20... Bd7 21. Kh1 $2 {Anish wanted to put his rooks on the g-file, but the
king in the corner is not really well placed, when the opponent's
white-squared bishop is still on the board! However, it's not so easy to find
a logical plan anymore.} Re8 22. Rad1 g6 {This move is always useful.} 23. gxh6
Qe7 {At this moment I liked my position, I even thought that I might be better.
Black has some threats (a weak e3-pawn, plan of opening the h1-a8 diagonal)
and at the same time White is just moving pieces without any idea.} 24. Rd3 Bc8
$1 {The bishop is not only intending to attack the rooks from a6, but also
visit the b7-square (which is protected!) one day.} 25. Rg1 c5 $1 {This is
what I wanted to play, when Anish put his king to h1.} 26. Rxd5 ({There's
nothing else to do, you can only lose playing moves like} 26. a3 {after the
simple} d4) 26... Bb7 27. Rgd1 ({There is nothing better than this.} 27. Qg2 {
is losing because of} Qf7 28. Rgd1 (28. e4 fxe4 29. Nxe4 Rxe4 $1 30. Rd7 Re7)
28... Rxe3 29. Kg1 Re1+ 30. Rxe1 Bxe1) ({, but also possible was} 27. Kg2 Bd2
28. Rd1 Bxe3 29. Rd7 Bxf3+ 30. Kxf3 Bd4 31. Rxe7+ Rxe7 {with more or less
equal chances.}) 27... c4 $4 ({What a pity! I played this game in very
interesting fashion and at the final moment I couldn't find the move. The idea
of moving c5-c4 is correct - the bishop from b4 must be included in the game.
The problem is, that the moment is wrong! I should have played the "obvious"} 
27... Rd8 $1 {and after} 28. e4 $2 ({The correct move is} 28. Kg2 Rxd5 29. Rxd5
Bd2 {with a, probably, drawish endgame.}) 28... fxe4 29. Qxe4 {Black has a
fantastic blow:} c4 $3 {Right now! The bishop is entering the game again,
defending the queen. The game for White is over, as well as after} 30. Kg1 {
Black has another beautiful trick:} Qc5+ $1) 28. e4 $1 {I overlooked many
things here (also Kg2 was ok) but this move is best.} fxe4 29. Qe3 $1 {White
gives the exchange back, but now all black pawns are extremely weak.} Bxd5 30.
Rxd5 Rd8 31. Rxd8 Qxd8 32. Qxe4 {This endgame is probably lost. Usually Q+N
cooperate better than Q+B and this is not an exception.} Qd1+ ({The "smart"} 
32... c3 {does not help:} 33. Qxb4 c2 34. Qc3 $1) 33. Kg2 Qd2+ 34. Kh3 Bd6 35.
Kg4 Kxh6 36. Qxc4 {White is two pawns up, so the rest is simple.} Qd1+ 37. Qe2
Qd5 38. b3 Qd4 39. Qe4 Qa1 40. Qd5 Bf8 41. f5 1-0

[Event "Bishkek zt"]
[Site "Bishkek"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kakageldyev, Amanmurad"]
[Black "Serper, Grigory"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "KGZ"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 035"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. e3 c5 8.
Bd3 Qa5 9. Qc2 c4 10. Bf5 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. Nd2 g6 13. Bxd7 Nxd7 14. Rfc1 $5
$146 (14. Rae1 Nb6 15. f3 Bd7 16. Bh4 Na4 (16... Bf8 $5) 17. Ndb1 Bf8 18. e4 {
Krasenkov-Blatny/Katowice/1992/} Nb6 19. Nd2 Bg7 20. Bf2 Rac8 $10 {(Blatny)}) (
14. f3 Nb6 15. h4 $5 f6 $1 16. Bf4 (16. Bh6 $5 Bd7 17. h5) 16... Bd7 {
Dautov-Lutz/BRD/1992/} 17. a3 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Ba4 19. Qc1 Bc6 20. Ra2 Re6 21. Re1
$14 {Dautov}) 14... Bxc3 (14... Nb6 15. f3 Bd7) 15. Qxc3 Qxc3 16. Rxc3 b5 (
16... Nb6 17. b3 Be6 18. f3 $14) 17. e4 $1 Nb6 (17... dxe4 18. a4 $1 Nb6 19.
axb5 Bd7 20. Ra5 $16) 18. f3 Kg7 (18... Bb7 $142 19. e5 b4 20. Rcc1 a5 $132)
19. Rcc1 Bb7 (19... h6 $5 20. Bf4 Bb7) 20. e5 b4 $6 (20... Nd7 $5) 21. b3 c3 (
21... Rec8 22. a3 a5 23. axb4 axb4 24. Rxa8 Bxa8 25. Be7 $16) (21... Rac8 22.
a3 a5 23. axb4 axb4 24. Ra7 $16) 22. Nf1 h6 (22... Nd7 23. a3 a5 24. axb4 axb4
25. Rxa8 Rxa8 26. Be7 $16) 23. Bf6+ Kh7 24. a3 a5 25. axb4 axb4 26. Rxa8 Bxa8
27. Ne3 Nd7 28. Nc2 $14 Nxf6 29. exf6 Rb8 $2 (29... g5 $142 30. Nxb4 Rb8 31.
Na2 Rxb3 32. Nxc3 Kg6 $14) 30. Ra1 $1 $16 Bc6 31. Ra7 Be8 32. h4 $1 {/\ 32...
g5 33.h5} Rb6 33. Rc7 h5 (33... Ba4 34. Rxf7+ Kg8 35. Rg7+ Kf8 36. Na1 $1 $16)
34. Kf2 Rxf6 $6 35. Nxb4 Kg7 (35... Rb6 36. Nxd5 Rxb3 37. Nf6+ $18) 36. Rxc3
Rf4 37. Ke3 Rxh4 38. Nxd5 $18 Rh2 39. Kf2 Rh1 40. Ne3 Rb1 41. Nc4 Rd1 42. Ke3
Re1+ 43. Kd2 $1 Rf1 44. d5 Rf2+ 45. Ke3 Rxg2 46. Nd6 Bd7 47. Rc7 Bh3 48. Nxf7
Kf6 49. Kf4 1-0

[Event "Osijek"]
[Site "Osijek"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Horvath, Csaba"]
[Black "Kovacevic, Vlatko"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1993.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Qc2 $5 c5 (
7... h6 8. Bh4 g5 (8... c5 9. e3 c4 (9... Qa5 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O c4 12. Bf5
Re8 13. Nd2 Be7 14. Rae1 Nb6 15. a3 $1 $14 {Kramnik,V-Serper,G/Dortmund/1993/
1:0 (27) Inf 57/412/}) 10. Be2 Qa5 11. O-O Bxc3 12. bxc3 Ne4 13. Rfc1 Nb6 14.
a4 Bf5 15. Qb2 O-O 16. Bd1 $14 {Kramnik,V-Lautier,J/Cannes/1991/ 1:0 (36)/}) 9.
Bg3 Ne4 10. e3 Nb6 11. Bd3 Bf5 12. Nd2 Nxg3 13. hxg3 Be6 14. a3 $16 {Sanchez
Jimenez,J-Campos Moreno,J/Linares(tt)/1991 0:1 (35)/}) 8. dxc5 Nxc5 (8... Qa5
9. Bd2 Nxc5 10. a3 Ne6 11. Rc1 Be7 12. e3 O-O 13. Bd3 Qd8 14. O-O $14 {Kveinys,
A-Stempin,P/Bydgoszcz (tt)/1990/ 1:0 (39)/}) 9. e3 O-O 10. a3 $5 $146 (10. Bd3
h6 11. Bh4 Be6 12. O-O Rc8 13. Nd4 g5 14. Bg3 Bxc3 15. Qxc3 Nfe4 $10 {Gofstein,
L-Kovacevic,V/Zagreb(zt)/1993/}) 10... Bxc3+ 11. Qxc3 Nfe4 $6 (11... Nce4 $5
12. Bxf6 $1 (12. Qd4 Nxg5 13. Nxg5 Bg4 $1 $10) 12... Nxf6 (12... Qxf6 13. Qxf6
Nxf6 14. Nd4 $14) 13. Be2 $14) 12. Bxd8 Nxc3 13. Be7 Nb3 $8 14. bxc3 (14. Bxf8
Kxf8 15. bxc3 Nxa1) 14... Nxa1 15. Bxf8 Kxf8 16. Nd4 $1 a5 17. Kd2 a4 18. Kc1
$1 (18. Bb5 $6 Nb3+ 19. Kc2 Nc5 $10) 18... Nb3+ 19. Nxb3 axb3 20. Kb2 Be6 21.
Be2 (21. Kxb3 d4+ 22. c4 dxe3 23. fxe3 Rd8 $44) 21... Ke7 22. Rd1 Kd6 23. Rd4
Kc5 24. h4 g6 25. g4 $2 (25. Bd1 $5 h6 26. Bxb3 $16) (25. Kxb3 h6 26. Kb2 g5
27. Rb4 b6 28. a4 $14) 25... h6 26. Kxb3 g5 27. hxg5 hxg5 28. c4 f6 29. cxd5
Bxd5+ 30. Bc4 Bc6 31. Bd3 Bd5+ 32. Kb2 Rh8 $44 33. Bf5 Rh1 34. Rd2 Rg1 35. Rc2+
Kd6 36. Rd2 Kc5 37. Rc2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 3rd"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2016.05.28"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[Annotator "Besenthal,K"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2016.05.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1
dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. O-O cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bd7 12. Ne4 Qe7 13. Be2 {Diagramm [#]} ({
Giri spielt diese Variante nicht zum ersten Mal:} 13. Bd3 Nc6 14. Nb3 Na5 15.
Rc7 Rfd8 16. a3 Nxb3 17. Qxb3 Ba5 18. Rxb7 Ba4 19. Rxe7 Bxb3 20. Nc5 Bb6 21.
Nxb3 Rxd3 22. Nd4 Bxd4 23. exd4 Rb8 24. Rxa7 Rxb2 25. Ra4 Ra2 26. h4 g6 27. g3
Kg7 28. Kg2 g5 29. hxg5 hxg5 30. g4 Kf6 31. Re1 Rdd2 32. Rf1 Rd3 33. Re1 Rdxa3
34. Rxa3 Rxa3 35. Rd1 Ke7 36. d5 e5 37. Rb1 Rd3 38. Rb7+ Kf6 39. Rb6+ Ke7 40.
Rb7+ {1/2-1/2 (40) Gelfand,B (2744)-Giri,A (2776) Khanty-Mansiysk 2015}) 13...
Nc6 14. a3 Nxd4 15. Qxd4 Ba5 16. Qc5 Bd8 17. Bf3 Bc6 18. Rfd1 Bxe4 19. Qxe7
Bxe7 20. Bxe4 Bf6 {Diagramm [#] Vollkommen spannungsfreie Strukturen, die
Damen sind getauscht, ungleiche Läufer - eine Partie mit vorhersagbarem
Ergebnis.} 21. b4 Rad8 22. g3 Bb2 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Rc7 Bxa3 25. Rxb7 Kf8 26.
Rxa7 Bxb4 27. Ra8 Rxa8 28. Bxa8 Bc5 29. Kg2 Bb4 30. Be4 Bc5 31. h3 Bb4 32. Bf3
g5 33. g4 Bc5 34. Be4 Bb4 35. Bf3 Bc5 36. Be4 Bb4 37. Bf3 Bc5 38. Be4 Bb4 39.
Bf3 Bc5 40. Be4 Bb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 15th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2016.03.07"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Matlakov, Maxim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2682"]
[Annotator "Besenthal,K"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2016.03.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1
dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. dxc5 Nd7 11. c6 bxc6 12. O-O Ne5 13. Be2 {Diagramm [#]} Rb8
({Die schwarzen Bauern sind etwas schwächer als die weißen; dafür stehen
die schwarzen Figuren aktiver - die einzige andere Partie in der Datenbank
bestätigt dies:} 13... Nxf3+ 14. Bxf3 Ba6 15. Re1 Rab8 16. Qa4 Rb6 17. Red1
Bxc3 18. bxc3 Rd8 19. Qa3 g6 20. h3 Kg7 21. Rd4 Rxd4 22. cxd4 Bb5 23. Rc5 Kh7
24. Qc3 Ra6 25. Qc2 Qd8 26. Bxc6 Bxc6 27. Rxc6 Rxc6 28. Qxc6 Qa5 29. Qc2 Qe1+
30. Kh2 a5 31. Kg3 h5 32. h4 Qb4 33. Qc7 Kg7 34. Qc5 Qd2 35. Qc4 Qd1 36. Kh2
Qd2 37. Kg1 Qd1+ 38. Qf1 Qc2 39. Qa1 Kg8 40. a4 Qb3 41. g3 Kh7 42. Kf1 Qc4+ 43.
Ke1 Qb4+ 44. Ke2 Qc4+ 45. Kf3 Qb3 46. Kg2 Kg8 47. Kg1 Kh7 48. e4 Kg8 49. Qc1
Qxa4 50. d5 exd5 51. exd5 Qd4 52. Qc6 a4 53. d6 Kg7 54. d7 {1/2-1/2 (54)
Sasikiran,K (2658)-Sandipan,C (2478) Mumbai 2003}) 14. Qa4 Bxc3 15. bxc3 c5 16.
Qxa7 Bb7 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. Rfd1 Be4 19. Rd2 {Diagramm [#] Schwarz hat
Kompensation für den Bauern, doch offenbar wollten beide Spieler diesen
Sachverhalt nicht näher untersuchen.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wunsiedel op 10th"]
[Site "Wunsiedel"]
[Date "2016.05.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Werle, Jan"]
[Black "Gajewski, Grzegorz"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2554"]
[BlackElo "2598"]
[Annotator "Besenthal,K"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2016.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteClock "0:02:00"]
[BlackClock "0:11:09"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Qa4+ Nc6 7. Bg5 h6 8.
Bxf6 Qxf6 9. e3 O-O 10. Be2 Be6 11. O-O a6 12. Rfc1 Bd6 13. Qd1 Ne7 14. Na4 b6
15. b4 g5 16. Nb2 Ng6 17. Nd3 Qg7 18. a4 a5 19. b5 f6 20. Nd2 f5 21. Rc3 f4 22.
Rac1 fxe3 23. fxe3 Nh4 24. g3 Nf5 25. Nf2 Rae8 26. Nf1 Re7 27. Bh5 Kh8 28. Ng4
{Diagramm [#]} Nh4 29. Nd2 Bf7 $6 {Danach geht der schwarze Vorteil verloren.}
(29... Bb4 30. Ne5 (30. gxh4 Bxc3 31. Rxc3 gxh4 $19) 30... Bxc3 $17) 30. Ne5
Bxe5 31. dxe5 Qxe5 32. gxh4 gxh4 33. Bf3 Bg6 {Jetzt liegt der Vorteil auf
Seiten von Weiß, doch die Sache läuft dem Anziehenden aus dem Ruder.} 34. Qe2
$2 d4 $1 35. Rc6 Rg7 $2 {Diagramm [#] Der "Gegenfehler".} (35... Qxe3+ $1 36.
Qxe3 dxe3 $19) 36. exd4 $4 ({Nach} 36. Kh1 {wäre nicht viel los gewesen.})
36... Qxe2 {Diagramm [#]} 0-1

[Event "FRA-ch 91st"]
[Site "Agen"]
[Date "2016.08.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Black "Jolly, Jean Francois"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2361"]
[Annotator "Besenthal,K/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2016.08.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:58]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e6 {
[%emt 0:00:22]} 3. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:
07]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 5. cxd5 {[%emt 0:01:32]} exd5 {[%emt 0:02:40]} 6. Bg5
{[%emt 0:00:07]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:59]} 7. e3 {[%emt 0:02:20]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:22]
} 8. Be2 {[%emt 0:06:01]} (8. dxc5 Nbd7 9. Rc1 Qa5 10. a3 Bxc3+ 11. Rxc3 Ne4
12. b4 Nxc3 13. Qa1 Qa4 14. Qxc3 a5 15. b5 Nxc5 16. Qxc5 Bf5 17. Qc3 Rfc8 18.
Qa1 Qc2 19. Nd4 Qc1+ 20. Qxc1 Rxc1+ 21. Kd2 Rac8 22. Nxf5 R8c2+ 23. Kd3 Rxf2
24. Ne7+ Kh8 25. g3 Ra1 26. Kd4 Rc1 27. Bg2 Rd2+ 28. Ke5 f6+ 29. Kd6 Rc3 30.
Rf1 h6 31. Rxf6 hxg5 32. Rf8+ Kh7 33. Bh3 g4 34. Bxg4 Rxe3 35. Bf5+ g6 36.
Bxg6+ Kg7 37. Rg8+ {1-0 (37) Aronian,L (2792)-Nakamura,H (2787) Leuven 2016})
8... Be6 {[%emt 0:05:01]} 9. dxc5 {[%emt 0:05:21]} Bxc3+ {[%emt 0:07:29]} 10.
bxc3 {[%emt 0:01:42]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 11. Qd4 {[%emt 0:07:29]} Qa5 $146 {
[%emt 0:06:49]} (11... Qc7 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. Bd3 h6 14. O-O Rac8 15. Rab1 Nd7
16. e4 Nxc5 17. exd5 Bxd5 18. Qxd5 Rfd8 19. Qc4 Rxd3 20. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1
Ne6 22. Qxc7 Rxc7 23. Rc1 Nf4 24. Nd4 Rc4 25. Kf1 Nd5 26. Ne2 b5 27. Ke1 a6 28.
Kd2 f5 29. Nd4 Nxc3 30. Kd3 Rxd4+ 31. Kxc3 Rc4+ 32. Kd2 Rxc1 {0-1 (32)
Yakovich,Y (2583)-Smirnov,P (2613) Tomsk 2006}) 12. Qb4 {[%emt 0:13:45]} Qc7 {
[%emt 0:04:47]} 13. O-O {[%emt 0:04:40]} Rfc8 {[%emt 0:02:53]} 14. Nd4 {
[%emt 0:04:20]} Qxc5 {[%emt 0:12:22]} 15. Qxb7 {[%emt 0:05:14]} Qxc3 {[%emt 0:
03:47]} 16. Bf4 {[%emt 0:04:22]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:03:33]} 17. Qe7 {[%emt 0:02:28]}
Nce4 {[%emt 0:15:28]} 18. Ba6 {[%emt 0:04:33]} Re8 {[%emt 0:02:43]} 19. Qc7 {
[%emt 0:00:09]} Qxc7 $6 {[%emt 0:00:20] In dem jetzt entstehenden Endspiel
kann Schwarz nichts Aktives mehr unternehmen und wird von Fressinet
schließlich einfach zermürbt.} (19... Qa3 20. Bb7 Re7 21. Bxa8 Rxc7 22. Bxc7
{wollte sich Schwarz wohl nicht antun, doch nach} Ng4 {hätte der Nachziehende
eine gute Stellung gehabt.}) 20. Bxc7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 21.
Be2 {[%emt 0:00:57]} Rec8 {[%emt 0:05:07]} 22. Bf4 $16 {[%emt 0:09:07][%csl
Re6] Les Blancs ont une bonne finale} Nfe4 {[%emt 0:01:00]} 23. Rfc1 {[%emt 0:
02:41][%cal Gf2f3]} Na4 {[%emt 0:06:30]} 24. Ba6 $1 $36 {[%emt 0:03:03]} Rxc1+
{[%emt 0:03:06]} 25. Rxc1 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Nec5 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 26. Be2 {
[%emt 0:02:07]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:01:29]} 27. f3 {[%emt 0:04:26]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:02:
32]} 28. Bd6 {[%emt 0:04:22]} Nb7 {[%emt 0:01:50]} 29. Rxc8+ {[%emt 0:02:20]}
Bxc8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 30. Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:03:42]} 31. Nb3 {
[%emt 0:00:54]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:02:22]} 32. Nc5 {[%emt 0:05:41]} (32. Kf2) 32...
Nxc5 {[%emt 0:01:09]} 33. Bxc5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} f6 {[%emt 0:01:40]} 34. Bd1 {
[%emt 0:01:16]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:57]} 35. Bb3 {[%emt 0:00:47]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:
27]} 36. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Nc8 {[%emt 0:01:42]} 37. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:39]} a6
{[%emt 0:00:16]} 38. Kd3 {[%emt 0:02:20]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 39. Kc3 {
[%emt 0:02:44]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 40. Ba4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:
11]} 41. Bc2 {[%emt 0:02:19]} g6 {[%emt 0:06:31]} 42. Bd3 {[%emt 0:03:57]} Bc8
{[%emt 0:00:07]} 43. e4 {[%emt 0:01:13]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:06:41]} 44. Bc2 {[%emt 0:
00:53]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 45. a3 {[%emt 0:00:44] In dieser Stellung ist
Schwarz der Verteidiger - nach langem Kampf scheitert er schließlich an der
Aufgabe, mit dem kurzschrittigen Springer die Stellung zusammenzuhalten. Weiß
muss dafür nicht viel mehr tun als einfach geschickt zu manövrieren. Man
sieht auch hier wieder: Verteidigen ist viel anstrengender als anzugreifen.} h5
{[%emt 0:01:53] '?!' Diese Lockerung der schwarzen Struktur dürfte die
Chancen von Weiß tendenziell verbessern.} 46. Bd4 {[%emt 0:04:35]} (46. f4 Nc6
47. g3 dxe4 48. Bxe4 Bd7 49. Bd5+ Kg7 $16 {halten die Computer für die
stärkste Fortsetzung, doch auch hier ist noch nicht erkennbar, wie Weiß die
Partie konkret gewinnen kann.}) 46... Nc6 {[%emt 0:03:17]} (46... g5 $1 {
hätte den schwarzen Springer in seiner starken Position gehalten.}) 47. Bd3 {
[%emt 0:01:18]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:10:18]} 48. Bxe4 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Ne7 $2 {
[%emt 0:00:42]} ({Notwendig war} 48... Bd7 49. Bd5+ Ke7 50. Bf2 Kd6 {und
Schwarz kann vor allem das Vordringen des weißen Königs verhindern.}) 49. Kb4
{[%emt 0:03:52]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:02:09] '?!'} (49... Bf5 50. Bb7 Bd3 {war
stärker. Nach} 51. Ka5 $6 h4 52. Bxa6 Nc6+ 53. Kb6 Bxa6 54. Kxc6 Bf1 55. g3
hxg3 56. hxg3 Bg2 {könnte Weiß dann jedenfalls nicht gewinnen.}) 50. Bd3 {
[%emt 0:03:30]} a5+ {[%emt 0:03:42]} (50... Bc8 51. Bc4+) 51. Kc5 {[%emt 0:00:
20] Der weiße König dringt entscheidend in die schwarze Stellung ein.} g5 {
[%emt 0:00:56]} 52. Bc4+ {[%emt 0:04:48]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:51]} 53. Bb5 {
[%emt 0:01:48]} (53. Bxe6+ Kxe6 54. a4 {hätte auch zum Sieg gereicht, doch
Weiß möchte das Läuferpaar lieber noch behalten.}) 53... Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:26]
} 54. a4 {[%emt 0:01:41]} ({Hier war} 54. Kd6 $1 {gut.}) 54... h4 {[%emt 0:00:
22]} 55. g3 {[%emt 0:01:37]} hxg3 {[%emt 0:00:51]} 56. hxg3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} f5
{[%emt 0:00:15]} 57. Bc4 {[%emt 0:02:19]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 58. Be2 {
[%emt 0:02:22]} f4 {[%emt 0:01:06]} 59. g4 {[%emt 0:00:49]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:00]
} 60. Bd1 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Nc8 {[%emt 0:01:10]} 61. Bc3 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 1-0

[Event "AUT-ch playoff Hoelzl-Herzog +2-1=0"]
[Site "Lienz"]
[Date "1981.08.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hoelzl, Franz"]
[Black "Herzog, Adolf"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[BlackElo "2355"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1981.08.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. d4 {Durch Zugumstellung kam ich
hier in die angestrebte Stellung, die Hölzl gegen Seirawan nach der Zugfolge 1.
c4 e6 2.d4 Sf6 3. Sc3 Lb4 4.Dc2 d5 5.Sf3 im "Tungsramturnier" (Baden bei Wien)
1980 am Brett hatte.} dxc4 {Laut ECO steht Schwarz hier besser.} 6. Qa4+ {
Angenehmer wäre mir} (6. Bg5 b5 7. a4 c6 8. axb5 cxb5 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. Qe4 Qg6
11. Qxa8 Qc2 12. Rd1 Qxb2 13. Qxb8 Bxc3+ 14. Nd2 Bxd2+ 15. Rxd2 Qb1+ 16. Rd1
Qb4+ 17. Rd2 O-O 18. Qf4 c3 19. Rc2 e5 $1 {gewesen.}) 6... Nc6 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8.
bxc3 Qd5 9. Nd2 b5 10. Qc2 Bb7 $2 {Nicht das Beste. Schlecht wäre auch} (10...
Ng4 11. e4 Nxd4 12. Qb2 $1 {Besser war jedoch 10...0-0.}) 11. e4 Qh5 $2 (11...
Qd8 $1) 12. Rb1 a6 13. Bxc4 Qg6 14. O-O Na5 15. Bd3 c5 16. f3 Qh5 17. e5 {
Besser erscheint 17.a4!. Der Läufer hätte auf a3 prächtige Perspektiven.} Nd7
18. Ne4 Bxe4 19. Bxe4 Rc8 20. Qf2 O-O 21. g4 Qh3 22. Re1 h5 23. g5 Rfd8 24. Kh1
Nb6 25. Rg1 $2 {Eine Ungenauigkeit. Wesentlich unangenehmer war 25.g6.} cxd4
26. cxd4 $2 (26. g6 $1 Rxc3 $2 {Etwas besser war vielleicht 26...f6?!.} 27.
gxf7+ Kf8 28. Bh6 gxh6 29. Rg3 {oder}) 26... Nd5 27. g6 {Zu spät, viel zu spät!
} f6 28. exf6 {Auch 28.Lxd5 hätte nichts gebracht, da f3 zu schwach wird.} Nxf6
29. Rg3 Qh4 30. Qa2 Nxe4 31. Qxe6+ Kh8 32. Qxe4 (32. fxe4 $2 Rc2 $1) 32... Qxe4
33. fxe4 Rxd4 34. Bb2 Rxe4 35. Rf1 $2 {Richtig war 35.Td1!.} Nc4 36. Ba1 Kg8
37. a4 b4 38. Rc1 Rce8 39. Rd3 Ne5 40. Bxe5 R4xe5 41. Rc6 a5 42. Rd7 Rg5 43. h3
Rg3 44. Kh2 h4 45. Re6 Rf8 46. Ra6 Rf2+ 47. Kh1 Rxh3+ 48. Kg1 Rf6 49. Ra8+ Rf8
50. Rdd8 Rhf3 51. Rdb8 {[#] Nach} (51. Rxf8+ Rxf8 52. Rxa5 Rb8 53. Re5 b3 54.
Re1 b2 55. Rb1 Kf8 {wäre die Gewinnführung noch etwas schwieriger.}) 51... b3
$1 {[FM A. Herzog]} 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 10th"]
[Site "Debrecen"]
[Date "1992.11.??"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Skembris, Spyridon"]
[Black "Barle, Janez"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[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 "Greece"]
[BlackTeam "Slovenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GRE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SLO"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qb3 c5 6. dxc5 $5 (6. e3 Qa5 $5)
6... Nc6 7. e3 O-O (7... Qa5 $5) 8. Be2 Qe7 $5 (8... Qa5 9. O-O $14) (8... Ne4
9. cxd5 Qxd5 $5 (9... exd5 10. O-O $14)) 9. cxd5 $5 (9. a3 Ba5 $5 (9... Bxc3+
10. Qxc3 $14 {^^}) (9... dxc4 10. Qxc4 Bxc5 11. b4 $14)) 9... exd5 $5 (9...
Nxd5 10. Bd2 $14) 10. O-O Rd8 $5 (10... Be6 11. Na4 $1 Bxc5 (11... d4 12. Qc2
$14) 12. Nxc5 Qxc5 {^^}) (10... d4 11. Na4 $1 $14) (10... Qxc5 11. Bd2 $14) 11.
Na4 $1 Bg4 (11... d4 12. Qc2 $14) (11... Ne4 12. a3 Bxc5 $14 (12... Nxc5 $2 13.
Qc2 Nxa4 14. axb4 Nb6 15. b5 {/\ Nd4+/-})) 12. a3 $5 (12. Qc2 d4 {/\ d3|^})
12... Ba5 {/\ Bc7->} 13. h3 Bh5 $5 (13... Bxf3 14. Bxf3 $16) 14. Bd1 $1 (14.
Qc2 d4 $1 {/\ d3|^ פf3}) 14... Bc7 (14... d4 $6 15. Nxd4 $16) 15. Nd4 $1 Qe5
$1 (15... Bxd1 16. Qxd1 Qe5 17. Nf3 $16) 16. f4 $8 Nxd4 $8 17. Qb4 $1 (17. Qxb7
$2 Qe8 $1 $17) (17. fxe5 $2 Nxb3 18. Bxh5 Nxh5 $17) (17. exd4 Qxd4+ 18. Be3
Bxd1 19. Raxd1 Qc4 $13) 17... Qe4 $1 (17... Nc6 $6 18. fxe5 $16) (17... a5 18.
Qxd4 $16 {><b6}) 18. Qxd4 (18. Bxh5 $2 Nc2 $1 19. Qxe4 dxe4 20. Bd1 (20. Ra2
Nxh5 21. b4 Ng3 $17) 20... Nxa1 21. b4 Nd5 $1 $17) (18. exd4 Ba5 $5) 18... Qxd4
19. exd4 Bxd1 20. Rxd1 Nh5 $1 (20... Ne4 21. Nc3 Nxc3 22. bxc3 b6 23. Be3 $16)
21. Nc3 (21. f5 $2 Ng3 $15 {><d4}) (21. Rf1 $6 Ng3 22. Rf2 Re8 $132) 21... Bxf4
(21... Nxf4 $6 22. b4 $16 {ץc7}) 22. Bxf4 Nxf4 23. Rd2 $14 b6 24. Rf1 Ne6 (
24... g5 25. h4 $14) 25. b4 bxc5 $6 (25... a5 $5 $14) 26. dxc5 $16 d4 27. Ne4
$6 (27. Na4 $5 $16) 27... a5 $1 28. b5 Rd5 $1 29. a4 f5 (29... Nxc5 30. Nxc5
Rxc5 31. Rxd4 $14 {><a5, f7}) 30. Nd6 g6 $2 (30... Rxc5 $5 $14) 31. Nb7 $1 Nxc5
32. Nxc5 Rxc5 33. Rxd4 Rac8 $6 (33... Re8 $5 34. Rfd1 Rc2 35. R1d2 $16 {
><a5, Kg8}) 34. Rd7 $1 Rc4 (34... R5c7 35. Rfd1 Rxd7 36. Rxd7 Rc4 37. Ra7 Rxa4
38. b6 $18) 35. Re1 Rxa4 (35... Rc1 36. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 37. Kh2 {/\ b6+-, /\ Ra7+-})
36. Ree7 Rb4 (36... Ra1+ 37. Kh2 a4 38. b6 $18) 37. Rg7+ Kh8 38. Rxh7+ Kg8 39.
Rdg7+ Kf8 40. Rb7 $1 Kg8 41. Rhd7 $1 $18 a4 42. b6 a3 43. Rg7+ Kh8 44. Rh7+ Kg8
45. Rbg7+ Kf8 46. Ra7 (46. Rc7 Kg8) 46... Kg8 47. Rhc7 Re8 48. b7 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 10th"]
[Site "Debrecen"]
[Date "1992.11.??"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Lukacs, Peter"]
[Black "Mochalov, Evgeny Veniaminovic"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1992.11.20"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "EU-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hungary"]
[BlackTeam "Belarus"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "HUN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BLR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8.
Be2 Qa5 9. O-O O-O 10. dxc5 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Ne4 $5 (11... Qxc5) 12. c4 $1 Nc3 (
12... dxc4 13. Qc2 $1 $16) 13. Qc2 Nxe2+ $6 (13... Nxc5 14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. Bc4
$14 (15. e4 $2 Qc3 $1)) 14. Qxe2 dxc4 $6 (14... Qxc5 15. cxd5 Qxd5 16. Rfd1 $16
) 15. Qxc4 b6 16. c6 $1 Ba6 17. Qg4 $1 (17. Qd4 Nc5 $1 $44) 17... Bxf1 (17...
f5 18. Qd4 $1 Nc5 19. Qd5+ Kh8 20. Ne5 $1 Bxf1 21. Rxf1 $18) (17... Nc5 18. Bf6
Ne6 19. Nd4 $1 $16) 18. cxd7 (18. Rxf1 $2 Ne5 $1) 18... Bd3 $1 19. Qd4 f6 20.
Qxd3 $1 (20. Bf4 Bg6 $1 (20... Bf5 $2 21. Bc7 Rad8 (21... Qc5 22. d8=Q $1 $18)
(21... Rfd8 22. Qc4+ $1 Kf8 23. Bd6#) 22. Qc4+ $1 (22. Bxd8 Rxd8 $10) 22... Kh8
23. Bxd8 Rxd8 24. Qc7 $1 $18) 21. Bc7 Qc5 $1 22. Qxc5 bxc5 23. Rd1 (23. Rc1 Bf5
$1 24. d8=Q Raxd8 25. Bxd8 Rxd8 $10) 23... Rad8 24. Bxd8 Rxd8 $10) 20... fxg5
21. Qc4+ Kh8 22. Rd1 Rad8 $2 (22... Qf5 23. h3 h6 24. Rd5 $16) 23. Rd5 $1 $18
b5 (23... Qa3 24. Nxg5) 24. Rxb5 Qa6 25. Ne5 $1 Qf6 26. f3 Qe7 27. Qd4 Qa3 28.
Rb2 Qa5 29. Rd2 Rf6 30. h3 h6 31. Rc2 Kh7 32. Kh2 Re6 33. Nf7 Qf5 34. Nxd8 1-0

[Event "Bled 30th Anniversary"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "1961.09.25"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Black "Fischer, Robert James"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1961.09.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 c5 8. e3
Nc6 9. Bb5 Qa5 10. Bxc6+ bxc6 11. Bxf6 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Qxc3+ 13. Nd2 gxf6 14.
Rc1 Qd3 15. Rxc5 Rg8 16. Qc2 (16. Qe2 $5) 16... Qxc2 17. Rxc2 Rxg2 18. Rxc6 Rb8
19. h4 Be6 20. Kf1 Rg6 21. Nb3 Rb4 22. f3 a5 23. Rc2 Bf5 24. Rch2 a4 25. Nc5 a3
26. e4 dxe4 27. fxe4 Bg4 28. Kf2 Rxd4 29. Ke3 Rc4 30. Nd3 Be6 31. Rf1 Rg3+ 32.
Rf3 Rxf3+ 33. Kxf3 Rc3 34. Ke3 f5 35. Rf2 fxe4 36. Kxe4 Rc4+ 37. Ke5 Ke7 38. h5
Ra4 39. Nc5 Rh4 40. Nxe6 Rxh5+ 41. Kd4 Kxe6 42. Rf3 Rh4+ 43. Kc3 f5 44. Kb3 f4
45. Kc4 Ke5 46. Rxa3 f3+ 47. Kd3 Rf4 0-1

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Greenville"]
[Date "1983.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Tarjan, James Edward"]
[Black "Lein, Anatoly"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "1983.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 c5 8.
Bd3 Qa5 9. O-O c4 10. Bf5 $1 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Ne4 (11... Qxc3 $2 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 (
12... gxf6 13. Qa4) 13. Qa4+ Bd7 14. Bxd7+ Nxd7 15. Ne5 Rd8 16. Rfe1 Qb2 17.
Rab1 b5 18. Qxa7) (11... O-O $6 12. Qc2) 12. Qc2 $1 Ndf6 (12... Nxc3 $2 13.
Rac1 $1) (12... Qxc3 $4 13. Bxe4) 13. Bxc8 Rxc8 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15. Rfb1 Rc7 16.
Rb4 $5 (16. a4) 16... b6 17. a4 O-O 18. Rb5 (18. Rab1) 18... Qa6 19. Ne5 Rb8
20. Qf5 $6 (20. Rab1) 20... Qb7 21. f3 Ne8 $1 22. Ng4 $5 Nd6 23. Qxd5 Nxb5 24.
Qxb7 Rcxb7 $1 25. axb5 Re8 $1 26. Kf2 (26. e4 f5 $1 27. Ne5 (27. exf5 Re2)
27... fxe4 28. fxe4 Rxe5 $1 29. dxe5 Kf7 30. Rd1 Ke6 31. Rd5 Rf7 $1) 26... Rbe7
27. Ne5 f6 $1 (27... Rxe5 28. dxe5 Rxe5 29. Rxa7 h5 30. Rc7 Rxb5 31. Rxc4 Rb2+
32. Kg3 b5 33. Rb4 Rc2 34. Rb3 $1) 28. Nxc4 Rc8 29. Ra4 Rec7 30. Nd6 Rd8 31.
Ne4 $6 (31. Nc4 $1 Rdc8 (31... a6 $5 32. Rb4 axb5 33. Nxb6 Rxc3 34. Rxb5 Rc2+
35. Kg3 Rb8 36. e4 $10)) 31... f5 32. Ng3 $6 (32. Ng5 $1 Rxc3 33. Rxa7 Re8 34.
d5 Rcxe3 35. Ne6 R8xe6 36. dxe6 Rxe6 $10) 32... Rxc3 33. Nxf5 Rd7 34. Rb4 $2 (
34. d5 $1) 34... Rc2+ 35. Kg3 Rd2 36. h4 h5 37. Kf4 $2 (37. Rc4 $1 Rb2 38. e4
Rxb5 39. Kf4) 37... g6 38. Ng3 Rxg2 39. Ne4 Rf7+ 40. Ke5 Rxf3 41. Ng5 Rxe3+ 42.
Kf6 Rg4 43. Rc4 Rf4+ 44. Kxg6 Kf8 45. Kxh5 Ke7 46. Rc7+ Kd6 47. Rxa7 Rxd4 48.
Ra1 Rb3 49. Rh1 Rxb5 50. Kg6 Rg4 $1 51. Kf6 Rf4+ 52. Kg6 Kc6 $1 53. Ne6 Rg4+
54. Kh6 Rf5 55. Ng5 b5 56. Rc1+ Kb6 57. Kg6 Rd5 58. Rh1 Rdd4 $1 59. Kh5 Rc4 60.
Nh7 Rg2 61. Nf6 b4 62. Nd5+ Kb5 63. Ne3 Rc5+ 64. Kh6 Re2 65. Ng4 Re6+ 66. Kg7
Re7+ 0-1

[Event "Sharjah FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Sharjah"]
[Date "2014.08.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2598"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2014.08.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{A nearly perfect game from the World Champion. Black somehow obtained the
slightest of edges in the opening thanks to her piece activity, and Black was
only a minor bit better in the endgame; but somehow this was enough for Hou
Yifan to play like a machine and take a full important point with Black
against the number two seed.} 1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 d5 5. Qb3 c5
6. dxc5 Na6 {As usual the World Champion chooses a playable but rare variation.
} 7. Bd2 {maybe not the best reaction.} O-O 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 Bxd2+ 10. Nxd2
Nxc5 11. Qc4 Qxd5 12. Qxd5 exd5 13. Rc1 b6 14. e3 Bf5 15. b4 Nd3+ 16. Bxd3 Bxd3
17. Nb3 Bc4 18. Kd2 a5 19. bxa5 bxa5 20. Rc2 Rfb8 21. Rhc1 h5 22. Nc5 Rb5 23.
Nd3 Re8 24. h4 g6 25. Nf4 Kg7 26. f3 Rb4 27. e4 Ra4 28. Nxd5 Bxd5 29. exd5 Rd4+
30. Kc3 Rxd5 {Black is a little better in this endgame because her rooks are
better placed, but somehow it feels like it should be a draw nonetheless.} 31.
Kc4 Red8 32. g3 Rd4+ 33. Kb3 Rb8+ 34. Ka3 Re8 35. Kb2 Rd3 36. Rc3 Re2+ 37. Kb3
a4+ 38. Ka3 Rxc3+ 39. Rxc3 Rg2 40. Rd3 (40. f4 Kf6 $15) 40... Rxg3 41. Kxa4 Rh3
42. Kb3 Rxh4 43. a4 Rf4 44. a5 h4 45. a6 Rf6 46. a7 Ra6 47. Rd4 Rxa7 48. Rxh4
Rc7 49. Rf4 Rc1 50. Kb2 Rc5 51. Ra4 Kf6 52. Ra7 g5 53. Rb7 Kg6 54. Ra7 f6 55.
Ra6 Kf5 56. Ra4 Re5 0-1

[Event "Dilijan FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Dilijan"]
[Date "2013.06.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Girya, Olga"]
[Black "Kosintseva, Tatiana"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2436"]
[BlackElo "2526"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[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"]

{Girya had better chances against her compatriot Kosintseva.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4
e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 O-O 7. e3 c5 8. Be2 h6 9. Bh4 c4
10. O-O g5 11. Bg3 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Ne4 13. Qc2 Bf5 14. Qb2 Nd7 15. Nd2 Qb6 16.
Qxb6 axb6 17. Nxe4 Bxe4 18. f3 Bg6 19. e4 Rfe8 20. Bd6 f6 21. Rf2 Bf7 22. exd5
Bxd5 23. f4 Re3 24. Bg4 Be6 25. Re2 Rxe2 26. Bxe2 Bd5 27. Bg4 Nf8 28. f5 Re8
29. Kf2 Nd7 30. Rb1 Bc6 31. Be2 b5 32. d5 ({Here White had} 32. a4 {and if}
bxa4 33. Bxc4+ Kg7 34. d5 $18) 32... Bxd5 33. Rxb5 Bc6 34. Bxc4+ Kg7 {White
has won a pawn, but this wasn't enough to win the game.} 35. Rb2 Ne5 36. Be2
Nf7 37. Bg3 Ra8 38. Bc4 Ra3 39. Bb3 Ra5 40. Be6 h5 41. c4 Nh6 42. Bc7 Ng4+ 43.
Ke2 Ra3 44. Rd2 Re3+ 45. Kd1 Rc3 46. Ke2 Re3+ 47. Kd1 Rc3 48. Ke2 Re3+ 49. Kd1
Rc3 50. Ke2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel Suri Memorial"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2014.07.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[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"]

{Hou Yifan keeps showing that her unusual openings are not as bad as one would
suspcet. She drew relatively effortlessly against Radoslaw Wojtaszek; the
Polish player could claim a small edge throughout the game without it being
anything special. The game fizzled out to a draw when too many pieces were
traded.} 1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Qd6 $5 {
This move has never really been seen in tournament chess, except in the game
Grischuk-Yu Yangyi from the recent World Rapid Championship. It's possible
that it is some kind of Chinese special preparation in the Ragozin?} 7. Nd2 Bf5
8. e3 (8. Nb5 Qb6 9. Bxf6 gxf6 {is perhaps a little more dangerous although it
was the Chinese player that won in the aforementioned game that followed
exactly like this.}) 8... Nbd7 9. Bf4 Qb6 10. Be2 c5 11. dxc5 Nxc5 12. Be5 O-O
13. O-O Rad8 14. Bd4 Bxc3 15. bxc3 Qc6 16. Qc1 Nfe4 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. f3 Nd6
19. Qa3 a6 20. Qc5 Rc8 21. Qxc6 Rxc6 22. a4 h5 23. Ra2 Re8 24. Kf2 Re7 25. Rb2
Nc4 26. Bxc4 Rxc4 27. Ra1 f6 28. h4 Bg6 29. Rb4 Rec7 30. Rxc4 Rxc4 31. a5 Be8
32. Ra2 Ra4 33. Rxa4 Bxa4 34. g4 hxg4 35. fxg4 Kf7 36. g5 fxg5 37. hxg5 Kg6 38.
Kg3 Kxg5 39. Bxg7 Kf5 40. Kf3 Bd1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dilijan FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Dilijan"]
[Date "2013.06.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Batchimeg, Tuvshintugs"]
[Black "Harika, Dronavalli"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2316"]
[BlackElo "2492"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[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"]

{White had some problems in the opening, but Harika made some inaccuracies
allowing Tuvshintugs to consolidate the position. In the rook ending Batchimeg
had an extra pawn and good chances to win.} 1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3
Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3 Ne4 9. Rc1 h5 10. Qa4+ Nc6 11. Ne5
Bd7 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. f3 h4 14. Bf2 Nxf2 15. Kxf2 g4 16. e3 g3+ 17. Ke1 gxh2
18. Rxh2 Rh6 19. Bb5 Qd6 20. Rh3 Kf8 21. Bxc6 bxc6 22. a3 Bxc3+ 23. Rxc3 Kg7
24. Qc2 Re8 25. Qf5 Ree6 26. Kf1 Qe7 27. Kf2 a5 28. Qf4 a4 29. b4 axb3 30. Rxb3
c5 31. Rb7 cxd4 32. Qxd4+ Kh7 33. Rb8 Qf6 34. Qxd5 Rd6 35. Qe4+ Kg7 36. f4 Rd2+
37. Kf3 Qa6 38. Qe5+ Rf6 39. Qg5+ Rg6 40. Qe5+ Rf6 41. Qb5 Qxb5 42. Rxb5 Rg6
43. Rxh4 Rgxg2 44. a4 Rdf2+ 45. Ke4 Ra2 46. a5 c6 47. Re5 Rg3 48. Kf5 Ra3 49.
Rg4+ Rxg4 50. Kxg4 Kg6 51. Kf3 Ra4 52. Rc5 Kg7 53. Kg4 Re4 54. Kf3 $2 (54. a6
Rxe3 55. Ra5 Re8 56. a7 Ra8 57. Kf5 Kf8 58. Kf6 Ke8 59. f5 c5 {was winning.}
60. Ke5) 54... Ra4 55. e4 f6 56. e5 fxe5 57. Rxe5 Kf6 58. Rc5 Ke7 59. Rxc6 Rxa5
60. Kg4 Kf7 61. f5 Ra1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Jermuk FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Jermuk"]
[Date "2012.07.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Danielian, Elina"]
[Black "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2598"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2012.07.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This game saw White play a new idea, sacrificing a pawn to achieve positional
compensation. Danielian's Indian opponent accepted the offer, but did not
react in an optimal manner, as the Armenian built up first an advantageous
position, and then a winning one.} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 Nf6 5.
cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 c5 8. e3 c4 9. Nd2 Be6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. g3 O-O 12.
Bg2 Rd8 13. O-O Nc6 14. a3 Ba5 15. Rc1 Qe7 16. Qh5 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Qxa3 18. e4
dxe4 19. Nxe4 Qa5 20. Nc5 Bc8 21. Rfe1 Qc7 22. Re3 b6 23. Rce1 bxc5 24. d5 a5
25. dxc6 Be6 26. f4 Rd2 27. Bf3 Qd6 28. f5 Bd5 29. c7 Rf8 {While Danielian
eventually won the game, it must be noted that she missed the winning
continuation:} 30. f6 $4 (30. Re8 Qxc7 31. Bxd5 Qd7 (31... Rxd5 32. R1e7 $18)
32. Bxc4 Rxe8 33. Qxf7+ {is winning for White.}) 30... Bxf3 31. Qxf3 Qxc7 32.
fxg7 Kxg7 33. Re4 Rd6 34. Re7 Qc6 35. Qg4+ Kh8 36. Qf4 Rf6 37. Qxc4 a4 38. Ra7
{The position is a draw, but in the run-up to the time control Humpy's flag
unfortunately fell, resulting in the first victory for Danielian.} 1-0

[Event "Jermuk FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Jermuk"]
[Date "2012.07.25"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khurtsidze, Nino"]
[Black "Kosintseva, Nadezhda"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2456"]
[BlackElo "2516"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventDate "2012.07.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{While still early in the opening, the Russian player simply blundered a
central pawn, handing her Georgian rival a winning position.} 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4
Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 c5 8. e3 c4 9. Ne5 Qa5
10. Qc2 Ne4 $4 11. Nxc4 $1 Qc7 12. Nd2 ({even better was} 12. Bd3 Nxc3 13. bxc3
dxc4 14. cxb4 $18) 12... Nxc3 13. Rc1 O-O 14. bxc3 Ba3 15. Rb1 Be6 16. Bg3 Qe7
17. Bd3 Nc6 18. O-O Rac8 19. Qa4 Rfd8 20. Rb3 Bd6 21. Bxd6 Rxd6 22. c4 dxc4 23.
Nxc4 Rdd8 24. Rfb1 b6 $2 ({White had already squandered most of her advantage
away, and at this point, Black had a tactical possibility which would
immediately lead to a drawn endgame if she instead found} 24... Nxd4 25. exd4
Rxd4 26. Rxb7 Qc5 27. Bf1 Bxc4 28. Qxa7 Bxf1 29. Qxc5 Rxc5 30. Kxf1 Ra5) 25.
Rc3 Qg5 26. Qc2 Ne7 27. Be4 Nd5 28. Bxd5 Qxd5 29. Rc1 Rc7 30. Ne5 Rxc3 31. Qxc3
Rc8 32. Qd2 Rxc1+ 33. Qxc1 Qxa2 34. e4 Qe2 35. f3 a5 36. h3 a4 37. d5 Bxd5 38.
Qc8+ Kh7 39. Qf5+ g6 40. Nxg6 Qe3+ 41. Kh2 Qg5 42. Nf8+ Kg7 43. Qh7+ Kxf8 44.
exd5 a3 45. Qh8+ Ke7 46. Qd4 Qf6 47. Qe4+ Kd8 48. Qc4 Qd6+ 49. f4 b5 50. Qxb5
Qxf4+ 51. Kh1 Qc1+ 52. Kh2 Qc7+ 53. Kh1 {In the endgame, with both players in
serious time trouble, it was Black who missed the winning line.} Qa7 (53... a2
$1 54. Qb2 Qc4 $18) 54. Qb4 Kd7 55. Qf8 Qa4 56. Qxf7+ Kd6 57. Qf6+ Kc5 58. Qc3+
Kd6 59. Qf6+ Kc5 60. Qc3+ Kxd5 61. Qf3+ Kc5 62. Qe3+ Kc4 63. Qe4+ Kb3 64. Qe3+
Kc2 65. Qe2+ Kb1 66. Qe1+ Kb2 67. Qe5+ Kc2 68. Qe2+ Kc3 69. Qe3+ Kb2 70. Qe5+
Kb1 71. Qe1+ Kb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vlissingen HZ op 17th"]
[Site "Vlissingen"]
[Date "2013.08.10"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Zhao, Xue"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2562"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2013.08.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.08.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.08.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Qa4+ ({
Häufiger sieht man} 7. e3) ({oder} 7. Qb3) 7... Nc6 8. e3 O-O 9. Rc1 (9. Be2
dxc4 10. O-O Bd7 11. Bxc4 Bd6 12. Qc2 e5 13. d5 Nb4 14. Qd2 Qg6 15. a3 Na6 16.
b4 Bh3 17. Ne1 e4 18. f3 exf3 19. Nxf3 Bg4 20. Bd3 Qh5 21. Ne4 Rad8 22. Nxd6
Rxd6 23. e4 c6 24. Qf4 Rf6 25. Qg3 cxd5 26. Ne5 Rxf1+ 27. Rxf1 f5 28. exf5 Bxf5
29. Qf4 g5 30. Qf2 Qe8 31. Bxf5 Qxe5 32. Be6+ {1-0 (32) Ragger,M (2670)
-Cornette,M (2552) Belfort 2012}) 9... Rd8 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Be2 Be6 12. O-O
Bf8 (12... a6 13. Qd1 Bd6 14. Na4 Ne7 15. Nc5 Bc8 16. Rc3 b6 17. Nd3 Ng6 18.
Qb3 Bf5 19. Rfc1 Rac8 20. Qd1 a5 21. a3 Qe7 22. Nde1 c5 23. dxc5 bxc5 24. Bd3
Be4 25. Qa4 Rb8 26. R3c2 Ra8 27. Bxe4 dxe4 28. Nd2 f5 29. Nc4 Bc7 30. Qc6 Kh7
31. g3 h5 32. h4 Rab8 33. Ng2 Rd3 34. Nf4 Bxf4 35. exf4 Nxf4 36. gxf4 Qxh4 37.
Ne5 Rbd8 38. Qg6+ Kg8 39. Qf7+ {1-0 (39) Langeweg,K-Medina Garcia,A Wijk aan
Zee 1969}) 13. a3 Ne7 14. b4 Nf5 (14... c6 15. b5) 15. Nb5 c6 16. Nc7 Rab8 17.
Nxe6 {Halbiert das schwarze Läuferpaar.} ({Nach} 17. Qxa7 Bd7 {ist der
Springer eingesperrt, kann aber mit} 18. b5 Bd6 19. b6 {gehalten werden. Nach
z.B.:} Nh4 {hat Schwarz aber gleiches Spiel.}) 17... Qxe6 18. Qxa7 Nxe3 $1 ({
In Betracht kam auch} 18... Ra8 $5 {In manchen Varianten kommt nun die weiße
Dame ins Gedränge.} 19. Qb6 (19. Qxb7 Nd6 20. Qxc6 Rdc8 21. Qb6 Rcb8 {mit
ewiger Verfolgung.}) 19... Bd6 20. Rc3 (20. Qxb7 Ne7 21. Ne5 Bxe5 22. dxe5 Qxe5
23. b5 Rdb8 24. Qd7 f5 25. bxc6 Rd8 26. Qb7 Rdb8) 20... Rdb8 21. b5 ({Es
drohte Damenfang mit} 21. Z0 Qe8 22. Z0 Ne7 23. Z0 Nc8) 21... Ne7 22. Ne5 Bxe5
23. dxe5 Qxe5 24. Rfc1 $11) 19. fxe3 Qxe3+ 20. Kh1 Qxe2 21. Ne5 Bd6 $2 ({
Richtig war} 21... Qb5 {, was Damenfang droht und das Feld f1 unter Kontrolle
hält.} 22. Rxf7 (22. Nxf7 Ra8 23. a4 Qxb4 24. Rb1 Rxa7 25. Rxb4 Re8 $19) 22...
Bd6 23. Rcf1 Rf8 24. Rxf8+ Rxf8 25. Rxf8+ Bxf8 26. Nf3 Bd6 $11) 22. Nxf7 Rf8 {
Die Fesselung des Springers kann leicht aufgehoben werden.} 23. Rfe1 Qg4 24.
Nxd6 Qd7 {Schwarz hat Mühe, seine Figur zurück zu erobern. Am Ende kostet
Zhao Xue die Abwicklung einen Bauern.} 25. Qc5 Rf6 26. Nxb7 Qxb7 27. Rf1 Rxf1+
28. Rxf1 Qa6 29. Rf3 Re8 30. h3 Qa4 31. Kh2 Kh7 32. Rg3 Kh8 $2 (32... Re1 $5 {
droht Dd1 und Gewinn.} 33. Qf8 Qa7 {Droht Rückgewinn des Bauern und von d4
deckt die Dame immer noch g7.} 34. Qf2 {z.B.:} Ra1 35. Qf5+ Kh8 36. Qc8+ Kh7
37. Qxc6 Qxd4 {und der weiße Sieg ist noch nicht in trockenen Tüchern.}) 33.
Rc3 Re4 34. Qxc6 Qxc6 35. Rxc6 Rxd4 36. b5 Rd3 37. b6 Rb3 (37... Rxa3 38. Rc8+
Kh7 39. b7 $19) 38. a4 1-0

[Event "Dilijan FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Dilijan"]
[Date "2013.06.27"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Ushenina, Anna"]
[Black "Kosintseva, Tatiana"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2499"]
[BlackElo "2526"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[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"]

{Women's world champion Anna Ushenina had no victories in this tournament
before this round. After drawing the first eight games she lost to Cmilyte
yesterday. Today she was playing Kosintseva whose performance here is not very
stable.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6
Qxf6 8. e3 O-O 9. Be2 Bd7 10. Qc2 dxc4 11. O-O Bxc3 12. Qxc3 b5 13. b3 Qe7 14.
bxc4 b4 15. Qc2 a5 16. c5 Rfb8 17. Nd2 a4 18. Rab1 e5 19. d5 b3 20. Qe4 Nb4 21.
axb3 Qxc5 22. bxa4 Nxd5 23. Rxb8+ Rxb8 24. Qxe5 Re8 25. Qh5 Bxa4 $2 26. Bc4 $1
c6 27. e4 g6 28. Qxh6 (28. Qf3 {was simpler.}) 28... Ne7 29. Rc1 Qd4 30. Nf3
Qg7 31. Qf4 Bb5 32. Bb3 $1 Rf8 33. Ng5 {and White has a winning attack.} Nc8
34. h3 Ne7 35. Kh2 Be2 36. Re1 Bb5 37. Rc1 Be2 38. Kh1 Qb2 39. Bxf7+ Kh8 40.
Re1 Bh5 41. g4 1-0

[Event "Bilbao Masters 9th"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2016.07.23"]
[Round "10"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2855"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2016.07.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400:3600+10"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1
dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. O-O cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bd7 12. Qb3 {danach verflacht die Partie
sehr schnell} (12. Ne4 {ist ein ambitionierterer Versuch} Qe7 13. Qh5 Nc6 14.
Nb3 Be8 15. a3 f5 16. Qe2 Bxa3 17. bxa3 fxe4 18. Nc5 Ne5 19. Ba2 Nf3+ 20. Kh1
Qh4 21. gxf3 Bh5 22. Bxe6+ Kh8 23. Bg4 exf3 24. Qb2 Bxg4 25. Rg1 Rf7 26. Qd4 h5
27. Nd3 Rd8 28. Qe4 Qe7 29. Qxe7 Rxe7 30. Nf4 Kh7 31. Rc5 g6 32. h3 Bf5 33.
Nxh5 Bxh3 34. Kh2 Bf5 35. Nf6+ Kh6 36. e4 Rf8 37. e5 b6 38. Rd5 Kg7 39. Kg3 Be6
40. Rh1 Bg8 41. Kf4 Rc8 42. Rd4 b5 43. Re1 a5 44. Kxf3 Rc3+ 45. Kf4 Rxa3 46.
Nxg8 Kxg8 47. e6 Ra4 48. Rxa4 bxa4 49. Ke5 Kg7 50. Kd6 Kf8 51. Rc1 Re8 52. Ke5
a3 53. Kf6 a2 54. Ra1 Rb8 55. f4 Rb4 56. f5 gxf5 57. Rxa2 Rh4 58. Rd2 Rh6+ 59.
Ke5 Rh1 60. Kd6 Ke8 61. Rg2 Rd1+ 62. Ke5 Rh1 63. Rg6 Ke7 64. Rg7+ Ke8 65. Kf6
Rh6+ 66. Ke5 Rh1 {1/2-1/2 (66) So,W (2762)-Hou,Y (2673) Wijk aan Zee 2015 CBM
165 [Ftacnik,L]}) 12... Nc6 13. Nxc6 Bxc3 14. Qxb7 (14. Rxc3 Bxc6 15. Bb5 Bd5
16. Bc4 Bc6 17. Bb5 Bd5 18. Bc4 {1/2-1/2 (18) Ivanchuk,V (2715)-Carlsen,M 
(2862) Wijk aan Zee 2015}) 14... Bxc6 15. Qxc6 Bxb2 16. Rc2 Rac8 17. Qa4 Rc7 {
Diagramm [#] Weiß hat aufgrund der etwas besser platzierten Figuren
"symbolischen Vorteil", doch die Stellung gibt freilich zu wenig her um den
Weltmeister unter Druck zu setzen} 18. Bd3 Rxc2 19. Bxc2 Rc8 20. Rd1 Qc3 21.
Bb3 Qc5 22. g3 Bf6 23. Rd7 Rc7 24. Rxc7 Qxc7 25. Qe8+ Kh7 26. h4 g6 27. Qa8 Kg7
28. Kg2 h5 29. Qe4 a5 30. Ba4 Qc5 31. Qb7 Qb4 32. Qxb4 axb4 33. Kf3 Bc3 34. Kg2
Be1 35. Kf1 Bc3 36. Kg2 Be1 37. Kf1 Bc3 38. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Slam Final 7th"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2014.09.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2014.09.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ {The point of this move is to
force Black's knight to c6, which is not always the most comfortable place for
it.} Nc6 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd2 dxc4 8. Bxc4 Bd6 9. O-O e5 10. d5 Ne7 11. Qc2 (11. e4
h6 12. h3 a6 13. Qc2 {led to a draw in Ushenina-Koneru earlier this month in
the Grand Prix.}) 11... h6 12. h3 a6 13. a3 Bf5 14. e4 Bd7 {Forcing e4 has its
pros and cons. f4 is weakened and White doesn't get access to e4 for a knight,
but it reinforces the center.} 15. Rfe1 Ng6 16. Nd1 c6 17. Ne3 Rc8 18. Bc3 cxd5
19. Bxd5 Nxd5 20. Nxd5 Be6 21. Rad1 f6 22. Qa4 Rf7 23. Bb4 Bxb4 24. Qxb4 Qf8 {
One can remember the Anand-Vallejo game, with a similar pawn structure;
however here Black is the one better placed.} 25. Qa4 Rd8 26. Ne3 Nf4 27. Rxd8
Qxd8 28. Rd1 Rd7 (28... Qc8 {kept some chances alive, but Anand was surely
happy with a solid position.}) 29. Rxd7 Qxd7 30. Qxd7 Bxd7 31. Ne1 Ne2+ 32. Kf1
Bb5 33. a4 {forcing a perpetual.} Ng3+ 34. Kg1 Ne2+ 35. Kf1 Ng3+ 36. Kg1 Ne2+
37. Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.11.30"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Cheparinov, Ivan"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2007.11.24"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. e3 c5 8.
Qc2 Qa5 9. Bd3 c4 10. Bf5 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. Nd2 g6 13. Bxd7 Nxd7 14. h4 Nb6
15. f3 Bf8 16. e4 Bg7 17. Be3 Be6 {A novelty. Previously Black took on e4,
which leaves White with a very pleasant position. Mamedjarov tries to keep the
center blockaded, but White finds enough play on the wings.} 18. a4 {One move
on the left side} Bd7 19. h5 {One move on the right side} Rac8 20. Rfe1 {
And finally a move in the center.} Bc6 21. hxg6 hxg6 22. e5 Na8 23. Nf1 Nc7 24.
f4 Bd7 25. Ng3 Qb6 26. a5 Qe6 27. f5 $1 {The danger comes on the g-file, not
on the h-file, as it seemed.} gxf5 28. Nh5 Qg6 29. Nxg7 Kxg7 30. Bf4 Ne6 $2 ({
After} 30... Rh8 31. Re3 Rh4 $1 32. Rg3 Rg4 {Cheparinov had yet to show the
correctness of his aggressive strategy.}) 31. Qf2 Rh8 32. Re3 {Suddenly Black
is in troubles.} Rh5 {The resulting positions after this move are hopeless.} ({
Perhaps some more chances would have offered} 32... Nxf4 33. Rg3 Nd3 34. Rxg6+
fxg6 {but White should be winning here anyway.}) 33. Rg3 Rch8 34. Rxg6+ fxg6
35. Qf3 Rh1+ 36. Kf2 Rxa1 37. Qxd5 Bc8 38. Ne2 g5 39. Bc1 f4 40. Qxc4 b6 41. d5
{The central pawns quickly decide the outcome.} Nc5 42. e6 Ra4 43. Qc3+ Kg8 44.
Kg1 Re4 1-0

[Event "Rilton Cup 45th"]
[Site "Stockholm"]
[Date "2016.01.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Hammer, Jon Ludvig"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2015.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Qa4+ Nc6 8.
e3 O-O 9. Rc1 (9. Be2 {ist die Hauptvariante und erzielt prozentual deutlich
bessere Ergebnisse, nach} dxc4 10. O-O Bd7 11. Bxc4 Bxc3 (11... Bd6 {hier kann
Schwarz das Läuferpaar nicht behaupten} 12. Ne4 Qe7 13. Qc2 e5 14. d5 Nd8 15.
Nxd6 cxd6 16. Rac1 $14 {1-0 (36) Wagner,D (2481)-Landa,K (2640) Germany 2013})
12. bxc3 Rfd8 {hat Weiß das leichtere Spiel, auch wenn Aronian die Variante
zuletzt gut behaupten konnte:} 13. Be2 Be8 14. Qa3 Qe7 15. Qb2 b6 16. Nd2 Na5
17. Nb3 Nxb3 18. axb3 a5 19. b4 axb4 20. Qxb4 Kf8 21. Bf3 Qxb4 22. cxb4 Rxa1
23. Rxa1 Ke7 24. Kf1 Kd6 25. Ke2 Bb5+ 26. Kd2 e5 27. dxe5+ Kxe5+ 28. Kc3 Rd3+
29. Kc2 Rd8 30. Kc3 Rd3+ 31. Kc2 Rd8 32. Kc3 {1/2-1/2 (32) Vachier Lagrave,M 
(2731)-Aronian,L (2765) Saint Louis 2015}) 9... Qg6 {nun kann sich Weiß nicht
fertig entwickeln und entscheidet sich die lästige Dame auf g6 zu tauschen.}
10. Qc2 Qxc2 11. Rxc2 Rd8 12. a3 Bf8 {Schwarz konnte nun das Läuferpaar retten
und hat so langfristig gesehen einen großen Trumpf. Weiß muss versuchen, die
Stellung so geschloßen wie nur möglich zu halten.} 13. Be2 (13. Nb5 Rd7 14. Bd3
a6 15. Nc3 Ne7 16. Ke2 Rd8 $11 {1-0 (69) Kramnik,V (2783)-Aronian,L (2777)
Zuerich 2015}) 13... Na5 $146 14. c5 Nc6 15. b4 g5 $5 {leitet die Öffnung der
Stellung ein.} 16. g4 {Diagramm [#]} (16. b5 Ne7 17. O-O Bg7 $13 {und Schwarz
hat mit f6-e5 bzw. b6 verschiedene Hebel zur Verfügung}) 16... e5 $1 17. Nxe5
Nxe5 18. dxe5 a5 $132 19. O-O axb4 20. axb4 c6 {Schwarz bekommt den Bauern
nicht sofort zurück, seine Türme und Läufer entfalten jedoch innerhalb weniger
Züge ihr Potential, sodass das materielle Zugeständnis durch die Initiative
kompensiert wird.} 21. Rd1 {ambitioniert gespielt} (21. Ra2 $5 {im Wissen um
die folgende Karriere des Ta8 erscheint dieser Abtausch empfehlenswert.} Rxa2
22. Nxa2 Re8 {Schwarz bekommt das Material zurück, Weiß gewinnt jedoch Zeit,
sich richtig zu positionieren.} 23. Nc1 (23. f4 gxf4 24. exf4 f6 $36) 23...
Rxe5 24. Nb3 {[%cal Gf1a1,Gb3d4]} Re8 25. Ra1 Bg7 26. Ra8 $132) 21... Bg7 22.
f4 Re8 23. Kf2 gxf4 24. exf4 f6 25. exf6 Bxf6 26. h3 Ra3 {drei der vier
schwarzen Figuren sind bereits bestens aktiviert, der Lc8 wird auf der
Diagonale a2-g8 Arbeit finden. Weiß ist bemüht, die Stellung zusammenzuhalten.}
27. Rd3 Kg7 28. Kf3 $6 (28. Na2 Bh4+ 29. Kf3 Ra4 30. f5 {[%csl Ge6]} Bd7 $15)
28... Be6 29. Nd1 Ra4 30. Rb3 d4 31. Bc4 {Diagramm [#]} Ra2 $1 {nach 5
Sekunden Bedenkzeit ausgeführt. Diese Taktik wurde von Krasenkow bei 28. Kf3
wohl übersehen. Nun ist die weiße Stellung nicht mehr zu retten.} 32. Rxa2 (32.
Rc1 Bxc4 33. Rxc4 Rh2 $19) 32... Bxc4 33. g5 Bxb3 34. gxf6+ Kxf6 35. Rd2 Bxd1+
36. Rxd1 Re3+ 37. Kf2 Re4 38. Rd3 Rxf4+ 39. Ke2 Ke5 40. Rg3 Ke4 41. Rg7 d3+ 42.
Kd2 Rf2+ 43. Kc3 Rc2+ 44. Kb3 Rc1 45. Re7+ Kf3 46. Rf7+ Ke2 47. Re7+ Kd1 48.
Kb2 d2 49. Re4 Rc2+ 50. Kb1 Rc3 0-1

[Event "Bangkok op 12th"]
[Site "Bangkok"]
[Date "2012.04.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Gustafsson, Jan"]
[Black "Venkatesh, Marani Rajendran"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2642"]
[BlackElo "2509"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2012.04.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "THA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. e3 c5 8.
dxc5 (8. Bd3) (8. Qc2) 8... Qa5 9. Rc1 O-O ({Gebräuchlicher ist} 9... Bxc3+
10. bxc3 O-O 11. Nd4 Ne4 (11... Qxc5 12. Bd3 Re8 13. O-O Ne4 14. Bf4 Ne5 15.
Bxe5 Rxe5 16. c4 Nf6 17. Qb3 Re7 18. Rfd1 Bg4 19. f3 Be6 20. cxd5 Qxd5 21. Bc4
$16 {1-0 (42) Jakovenko,D (2729)-Fressinet,L (2693) Plovdiv 2012}) 12. Bf4 Re8
13. Be2 Qxc5 14. O-O Nb6 15. Bd3 Bd7 16. f3 Nf6 17. Bg5 Qd6 18. Qe1 h6 19. Bf4
Qe7 20. Qh4 Nc4 21. e4 Nb2 22. Bc2 dxe4 23. fxe4 Nc4 24. Bxh6 Nxe4 25. Qh5 Nf6
26. Rxf6 Qxf6 27. Bh7+ Kf8 28. Bg5 Re5 29. Bf5 g6 30. Qh4 Qxg5 31. Qxg5 Bxf5
32. Qh4 {1-0 (32) Gustafsson,J (2633)-Efimenko,Z (2702) Porto Carras 2011}) 10.
a3 $5 {Dieser Zug hat bei 18 Partien mit 83% Erfolg eine Riesenquote für
Weiß.} (10. Nd2 b6 11. c6 d4 12. cxd7 dxc3 13. bxc3 Bxc3 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15.
dxc8=Q (15. Bd3 Bxd7 16. Rc2 Rfd8 17. O-O Bxd2 18. Rxd2 Bf5 19. e4 Be6 20. e5
f5 21. Qe2 Rd4 22. Qe3 Rad8 23. Qg5+ Kf8 24. Qh6+ Ke8 25. Qf6 Rxd3 26. Qh8+ Ke7
27. Qf6+ Ke8 {1/2-1/2 (27) Bacrot,E (2705)-Carlsen,M (2698) Cap d'Agde 2006})
15... Raxc8 16. Bc4 $5 Rxc4 17. O-O Rh4 18. Nb3 $14) 10... Bxc3+ 11. Rxc3 Ne4
12. b4 Nxc3 (12... Qc7 13. Rc1 Nxg5 14. Nxg5 {Weiß hat einen Bauern mehr.})
13. Qa1 (13. Qb3 $2 Nxc5 14. Qxc3 Ne4 $17) 13... Qa4 14. Qxc3 a5 15. b5 Nxc5 (
15... Re8 $5) 16. Qxc5 Bf5 {Hier steht der Läufer viel aktiver als auf e6.} (
16... Be6 17. Qc1 Rfc8 18. Qa1 Qc2 19. Be2 Qc1+ 20. Qxc1 Rxc1+ 21. Bd1 Ra1 22.
a4 Rc8 23. Nd4 Rc4 24. O-O f6 25. Bf4 Bf7 26. h4 {1-0 (26) Topalov,V (2783)
-Carlsen,M (2690) Wijk aan Zee 2007}) (16... Bd7 17. Be2 Rfc8 18. Qxd5 Rc1+ 19.
Bd1 Qxb5 20. Qxb5 Bxb5 21. Nd4 Bd7 22. O-O Rac8 23. Bf3 Kf8 24. Bxb7 R8c3 25.
a4 Bxa4 26. Bd8 Bb3 27. Nxb3 Rxf1+ 28. Kxf1 a4 29. Nd4 Rc5 30. Bb6 Re5 31. Ba6
a3 32. Bc4 {1-0 (32) Wang Yue (2703)-Movsesian,S (2670) Pamplona 2007}) 17. Be2
$6 (17. Qc1 Rfc8 18. Qa1 Bb1 19. Qxb1 Qxa3 20. Kd2 Qb4+ 21. Qxb4 axb4 22. Be2
Ra2+ 23. Kd3 Rc3+ 24. Kd4 Rxe2 25. Rb1 Rxf2 26. Rxb4 Rcc2 27. Kxd5 Rxg2 28. Bf4
f6 29. Nd4 Rgd2 30. Ra4 Rc3 31. h4 b6 32. Ra8+ Kf7 33. Ra7+ Kg8 34. Rc7 Rxc7
35. Bxc7 g5 36. hxg5 fxg5 37. Bxb6 g4 38. Bc7 h5 39. b6 Rb2 40. Ke4 {1-0 (40)
Lysyj,I (2627)-Nakhapetian,P (2467) Moscow 2010}) (17. Qc3 Rac8 18. Qa1 Bb1 19.
Qxb1 Qxa3 20. Kd2 Qc3+ 21. Kd1 a4 22. Bd3 a3 23. Ke2 h6 24. Be7 Rfe8 25. Qb4
Rxe7 26. Qxe7 Qb2+ 27. Nd2 a2 28. Qxb7 Rf8 29. Qa7 {1-0 (29) Bruno,F (2454)
-Cocchi,A (2323) Saint Vincent 2008}) 17... Rac8 18. Qd4 (18. Qxd5 Rc1+ 19. Bd1
Bc2 20. Ke2 Qxa3 $13) 18... Rc1+ 19. Bd1 Qxb5 20. Qd2 Rfc8 (20... Qc4 $5 21.
Nd4 Bd3 $17) 21. Nd4 Qb1 22. Ne2 $5 (22. O-O Qd3 $11) 22... R1c2 23. Qxa5 b6
24. Qa6 (24. Qa4 h6 25. Bf4 Bd3 26. O-O Rd2 27. e4 $13) 24... h6 25. O-O hxg5
26. Bxc2 $2 ({Nötig war} 26. g4 Bxg4 (26... Bg6 $2 27. Bxc2 Qxc2 28. Rc1 $18)
27. Bxc2 Qxc2 28. Rc1 Qf5 29. Rxc8+ Qxc8 30. Qxc8+ Bxc8 31. Nc3 $15) 26... Qxc2
27. Nd4 (27. Rc1 $2 {scheitert hier natürlich an} Qxc1+ 28. Nxc1 Rxc1+ $19)
27... Bd3 28. Nxc2 ({Nach} 28. Qb7 {folgt} Qc1 $19) 28... Bxa6 29. Nb4 Bxf1 30.
Kxf1 Rc5 31. Ke2 Kf8 32. Kd3 Ke7 33. h3 Kd6 34. Nc2 Rc8 35. Nd4 Rc1 36. Ke2 Ra1
37. Nc2 Rc1 38. Kd2 Rf1 39. Ke2 Rb1 40. Kd2 Kc5 41. Ne1 Kc4 42. Nf3 Rb2+ 0-1

[Event "Bazna Kings 5th"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2011.06.18"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[Annotator "Carlsen,M"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "2011.06.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Qc2 c5 8.
dxc5 h6 9. Bd2 {This variation is naturally not especially dangerous for Black.
However, as the game shows, White has some chances for a small, stable edge.}
O-O 10. e3 Bxc5 11. Rc1 Qe7 12. Be2 a6 13. Qd3 {An important move; Black
should not be allowed to play ...b5 and ...Bb7 with easy play. Qb3 with the
same idea was also possible, but I felt that the queen would be better on d3.}
Nb6 14. O-O Bg4 {Frankly, I didn't understand why he wanted to provoke Nd4, as
in general exchanges favour White here.} (14... Be6 {was perfectly sensible.})
15. Nd4 Bd7 {I don't think it was necessary to withdraw the bishop immediately
as after} (15... Rac8 16. Bxg4 (16. b3 {is probably more accurate, but should
hardly trouble Black much either}) 16... Nxg4 17. Nf3 Ne5 18. Nxe5 Qxe5 {
Black is fine:} 19. b3 d4 20. f4 dxe3 $1 21. fxe5 exd2+ 22. Kh1 dxc1=Q 23. Rxc1
Rfd8 24. Qf3 Bd4 25. Ne2 Rxc1+ 26. Nxc1 Bxe5 $11) 16. Bf3 Rfe8 17. b3 Ba3 (
17... Ne4 18. Nxd5 {just loses a pawn.}) 18. Rc2 Rac8 (18... Ne4 19. Nce2 {
does not change too much.}) 19. Nce2 {Now White is definitely better. However,
it is still difficult to make any substantial progress.} Rxc2 20. Qxc2 Be6 {
Very sensible, as Ba5 was an annoying threat. The text gives the knight a
square on d7.} 21. Bc1 Rc8 (21... Bd6 {would be desirable, but gives White
some time to regroup:} 22. Bb2 Rc8 23. Qb1 Nbd7 24. Nf4 Ne5 25. Be2 {with a
very pleasant position.}) 22. Bxa3 Qxa3 23. Qd2 Bg4 $1 {An important move.
After the bishops are gone, White will not have too many resources left, and
the temporary lack of coordination in the black camp (the knights on b6 and g4
are loose, and even the rook might be hanging in some lines) cannot be
exploited.} (23... Nbd7 24. Nf4 Qe7 25. Rc1 Rxc1+ 26. Qxc1 Ne5 27. Be2 {
would give White the kind of position he's aiming for.}) 24. Bxg4 Nxg4 25. Nf5
Nf6 26. h3 {I spent a lot of time on this and the next few moves, looking for
a way to increase my advantage, but everywhere Black defends easily enough.}
Kh7 27. Qd4 Nbd7 28. Qf4 Nf8 {The most natural.} (28... Qxa2 29. Ned4 Qa3 {
looks risky, but is probably also playable:} 30. g4 (30. Nd6 Rc1 31. Rxc1 Qxc1+
32. Kh2 Qc7 $11) (30. Nxg7 Kxg7 31. Nf5+ Kg6 32. b4 Qc3 {leads nowhere}) 30...
Rc1 31. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 32. Kg2 g5 33. Qd6 Qc5 {and Black is ok.}) 29. Neg3 (29.
Nxh6 $2 {was tempting, but doesn't quite work:} Ne6 30. Qf5+ (30. Qh4 g5 31.
Qg3 Ne4 $1 (31... Kxh6 32. f4 {is actually quite dangerous}) 32. Qf3 Kxh6 33.
Qxf7 Qd6 34. Ng3 Ng7 35. Nxe4 dxe4 36. Qxb7 Rc6 {and only Black can be better})
30... Kxh6 31. g4 Qb2 32. Ng3 g5 $1 (32... g6 {is what I calculated, and is
also quite sufficient:} 33. g5+ Kg7 (33... Nxg5 34. Qxc8) 34. gxf6+ Qxf6 35.
Qxd5 Rc2 $11) 33. f4 Rc1 {and White is busted} (33... gxf4 34. g5+ Nxg5 35.
Qxf4 Rc1 36. h4 Rxf1+ 37. Kxf1 {might be enough for a draw})) (29. Ned4 Ng6 30.
Qd6 Qxd6 31. Nxd6 Rc7 {and it's unclear what the knight is doing on d6.}) 29...
Ng6 (29... Ne6 {was possibly even more precise. It looks weird to give the
white queen such a nice post on e5 for free, but after the cool} 30. Qe5 Rc6 $1
{White has nothing} 31. Nxg7 Nxg7 {shows the point of ...Rc6.}) 30. Qd4 Qc5 {
The only move (the threath of Nxg7 was very unpleasant). Now White has to
exchange queens.} 31. f3 Qxd4 32. Nxd4 Ne5 33. Rd1 g6 34. Kf2 Kg7 35. Nge2 Kf8
36. g4 {White is still a little better here, but since the only black weakness
is well defended and Black is active enough, there are no real winning chances.
} Nc6 37. Rc1 Ke7 (37... Ne7 {was quite possible. Short on time, I was
intending to repeat moves once, and then think about whether to exchange rooks
or knights. I would probably have chosen the first option.}) 38. h4 Kd6 39. h5
{There is not really anything else. In order to have any chances for a win, I
need to create a weakness on the kingside, and there h6 is the target.} Ne7 (
39... gxh5 40. Nf5+ $1 (40. gxh5 Nxh5 41. Rh1 Nxd4 42. Nxd4 Ng7 43. Rxh6+ Ne6
$11) 40... Kd7 41. gxh5 Nxh5 42. Rh1 Nf6 43. Rxh6 {would be unpleasant for
Black.}) 40. Rh1 gxh5 41. gxh5 Rg8 {Since the exchange of queens Ivanchuk had
been playing more or less at blitz speed, and I was wondering whether he
considered the position an easy draw, or was simply not in the mood for a
painstaking defence. Anyway, White certainly has something to play for here,
even though there is no doubt that Black should hold with sensible play.} 42.
Ng3 Rg5 43. b4 (43. f4 Rg8 44. Kf3 Kd7 {leads nowhere. I thought it would be
useful to postpone f4, as one of my knights or even the rook might want to use
that square.}) 43... Kd7 44. Rh4 Ne8 45. Rf4 Nd6 46. a4 b6 {This was not
necessary.} (46... Re5 {was quite ok. I don't see any serious was to play for
a win here} 47. Rg4 Nef5 $1) 47. a5 {Naturally, I should not let the
opportunity to create a potential weakness on a6 go, even though my own pawn
on a5 might also be weak in some lines.} bxa5 48. bxa5 f5 $6 {I thought this
was a serious inaccuracy during the game. There is no real need to leave this
pawn as a target for both my knights. Staying put with ...Re5 was probably
still fine.} 49. Rh4 Nc4 $2 (49... Rg8 50. Nge2 Rb8 51. Rh1 Rb2 52. Kg3 Ra2 53.
Nf4 Rxa5 54. Ng6 {gives White a serious initative, as the king suddenly has a
square on f4, and the black king might start to feel uncomfortable after a
timely Ne5.}) 50. f4 Rg4 51. Rh3 {An ugly move, but I didn't want to allow} (
51. Rh1 Nxe3 52. Kf3 Rg8 53. Rb1 Nc4 {which did not look clear to me at the
board. Probably though, the position after} 54. Rb7+ Kd6 55. Ndxf5+ Nxf5 56.
Nxf5+ Kc5 57. Rc7+ $1 Kb4 58. Ne7 {still offers winning chances, but it looked
really messy.}) 51... Nd6 52. Rh1 Rg8 (52... Ne4+ 53. Nxe4 dxe4 54. Rb1 {
just helps White, who is dominating.}) 53. Rb1 Ra8 54. Kf3 Kc7 55. Ne6+ {
Once again, I was a little short of time, and wanted to repeat moves before
going for Rb6.} (55. Rb6 {wins, as the following instructive variation shows:}
Kd7 (55... Nec8 56. Ne6+ Kd7 57. Nc5+ Kc7 58. Rxa6 Rb8 59. Ne2 $18) 56. Nb3 Kc7
57. Nc5 Nc6 58. Nxa6+ Kd7 59. Nc5+ Kc7 60. Ne6+ Kd7 61. a6 $1 Kxe6 62. Rxc6 Kd7
63. Rc5 Rxa6 64. Ne2 $1 {and with Nd4 and Rxd5 to come, White should win.})
55... Kc8 {I was a little upset that I allowed him this extra option, but
White is still winning.} 56. Nc5 Rb8 (56... Nc6 57. Rb6 Kc7 {would transpose
to the variations after 55.Rb6, and}) (56... Nc4 57. Rb7 {loses trivially.})
57. Rxb8+ Kxb8 58. Nxa6+ Kb7 59. Nb4 {White is winning here, as Black doesn't
have enough time to gobble up the a-pawn.} Nc4 60. a6+ Kb6 61. Ke2 Nd6 62. Kd3
Nb5 63. Ne2 Ka5 (63... Nc7 64. Nd4 Nxa6 65. Nxa6 Kxa6 66. Ne2 {with Kd4 and an
easy win to come.}) 64. Nc3 Nc7 65. Nbxd5 $1 {A nice finishing touch. The king
invasion is completely decisive, even a knight down!} Nexd5 66. Nxd5 Nxd5 67.
a7 Nc7 68. Kd4 Kb6 69. Ke5 Kxa7 70. Kxf5 Nd5 71. Kg6 Nxe3 72. Kxh6 {Black is
several tempi short here, so he resigned. I am happy with the way I conducted
this endgame, although some of Ivanchuk's decisions and especially his time
management left something to be desired.} 1-0

[Event "Vienna op"]
[Site "Vienna"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Landa, Konstantin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1
c6 9. a3 (9. Bd3 Nd7 10. O-O Qe7 11. a3 Bd6 12. c5 Bc7 13. e4 dxe4 14. Bxe4 e5
$13 {Savchenko,S-Landa,K/Kazan/1995/0,5/29/}) 9... Ba5 (9... Bxc3+ 10. Rxc3 Nd7
11. Qc2 dxc4 12. Bxc4 e5 13. O-O exd4 14. Nxd4 Rd8 15. Ba2 Nf8 16. f4 $36 {
Lobron,E-Benjamin,J/Amsterdam/1994/1|0/56/}) 10. b4 Bc7 11. e4 (11. cxd5 $5
exd5 12. Nxd5 cxd5 13. Rxc7 Nc6 14. b5 Qd6 15. Rxc8 Raxc8 16. bxc6 Qxa3 17. Be2
Rxc6 18. O-O Rfc8 19. Qb1 $14 {Stohl,I-Barlov,D/Biel/1986/0,5/36/}) 11... dxe4
12. Nxe4 Qe7 13. Bd3 a5 14. c5 axb4 15. axb4 e5 16. O-O Bg4 $10 17. Re1 Rd8 (
17... exd4 18. h3 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Nd7 20. Nd6 $14) 18. dxe5 Qxe5 19. Nxe5 Bxd1
20. Rcxd1 Bxe5 21. Bc4 (21. Nd6 Bxd6 22. cxd6 Kf8 23. Bc4 b5 24. Bb3 Ra3 25.
Rd3 Rd7 $6 (25... Na6 $5 $17) 26. Rde3 g6 27. Re8+ Kg7 28. Bxf7 Kxf7 29. Rxb8
Rxd6 $10) 21... Rxd1 22. Rxd1 Kf8 23. g3 Ra4 24. Rb1 $6 (24. f4 $5 Rxb4 25.
fxe5 Rxc4 26. Rd8+ Ke7 27. Rxb8 Rxe4 28. Rxb7+ Ke6 29. Rc7 Rxe5 30. Rxc6+ $10)
24... Na6 25. Bxa6 bxa6 26. f4 Bd4+ 27. Kg2 Ra2+ $6 (27... f5 $5 28. Nd6 g6 $15
) 28. Kh3 f5 29. Rd1 $1 (29. Nd6 g6 $15) 29... fxe4 30. Rxd4 e3 31. Re4 e2 32.
Kg4 a5 33. bxa5 Rxa5 34. Rxe2 Rxc5 $10 35. f5 Kf7 36. Re6 Rc2 37. h4 Rc5 (37...
c5 $10) 38. Kf4 h5 (38... Rc4+ $10) 39. Kg5 Rc3 40. Kxh5 Rxg3 41. Rxc6 Rg1 42.
Rc4 Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch54"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Eingorn, Vereslav S"]
[Black "Kupreichik, Viktor D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "165"]
[EventDate "1987.03.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8.
Qa4+ Nc6 9. e3 O-O 10. Be2 Be6 11. a3 Bd6 12. Nb5 Rfc8 13. Nxd6 cxd6 14. O-O
Qd8 15. Nd2 (15. Rfc1 {+/=}) 15... Qb6 (15... Qa5 $1 16. Qxa5 (16. Qd1 Ne7)
16... Nxa5 17. Rfc1 Nc4 18. Bxc4 dxc4) 16. Qb3 Qxb3 17. Nxb3 Bf5 18. Rfc1 Ne7
19. Na5 Rxc1+ 20. Rxc1 Rc8 21. Rxc8+ Bxc8 22. Bb5 f5 23. Nb3 Kf7 24. f3 Ke6 25.
Kf2 Bd7 26. Bd3 Nc6 27. Ke2 Ne7 28. Nc1 Kf6 29. Na2 Ba4 30. Nc1 Bd7 31. b3 Nc6
32. Na2 Ne7 33. Nc3 Ke6 34. Bb1 Kf6 35. b4 b6 36. Ba2 Bc6 37. b5 Bb7 38. Kf2
Ba8 39. Bb3 Bb7 40. Ba2 Ba8 41. Ke1 Bb7 42. Bb3 Kg5 43. g3 Kf6 44. Ke2 g5 45.
Ke1 Kg6 46. Na2 Ng8 47. Nb4 Ne7 48. Kf2 Kf6 49. Ke2 Kg6 50. Kd2 Kf6 51. Kd3 Kg6
52. Ke2 Kf6 53. Kd2 Kg6 54. Kd3 Kg7 55. Kc3 Kf6 56. Ba4 Ke6 57. Bc2 Kf7 58. Bb3
Kf6 59. Kd2 Kg6 60. Ba4 Kf6 61. Kd3 Ke6 62. Kc3 Kf6 63. Nc6 a6 64. bxa6 Bxc6
65. Kb4 Ba8 66. Bd7 Nc6+ 67. Kb5 f4 68. Bxc6 fxe3 69. Bxa8 e2 70. Kxb6 e1=Q 71.
Bc6 Qc3 72. a7 Qxd4+ 73. Kb7 Qb2+ 74. Kc7 Qxa3 75. a8=Q Qxa8 76. Bxa8 Ke5 77.
Bc6 h5 78. Kd7 h4 79. Ke7 h3 80. Bb7 d4 81. Ba6 d3 82. Bxd3 Kd4 83. f4 1-0

[Event "Nottingham International Masters"]
[Site "Nottingham"]
[Date "1936.08.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Flohr, Salo"]
[Black "Lasker, Emanuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1936.08.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "HCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Qd6 7. Bxf6 gxf6 $2
(7... Bxc3+ $11) (7... Qxf6 8. Qa4+ Nc6 $11) 8. Qc2 $14 Nc6 9. e3 Ne7 10. a3
Bxc3+ 11. Qxc3 f5 $2 12. g3 $16 Bd7 13. Ne5 Be6 14. Nd3 O-O 15. Be2 Rad8 16.
O-O Bc8 17. Rac1 c6 18. Qc5 Qxc5 19. Rxc5 Kg7 20. b4 a6 21. a4 Kf6 22. Rc2 Ke6
23. b5 axb5 24. axb5 Kd6 25. bxc6 bxc6 26. Nc5 Rde8 27. Ra1 Be6 28. Rca2 Rb8
29. Ra7 Rb6 (29... Nc8) 30. Bh5 Rfb8 $2 (30... Rb2) 31. Bxf7 $1 $18 Rb1+ (31...
Bxf7 32. Rd7#) 32. Rxb1 Rxb1+ 33. Kg2 Nc8 34. Rb7 Rxb7 35. Nxb7+ Ke7 36. Bxe6
Kxe6 37. Kf3 Ne7 38. Nc5+ 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-09b"]
[Site "Petropolis"]
[Date "1973.08.11"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Polugaevsky, Lev"]
[Black "Ivkov, Borislav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "1973.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "IZT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. d4 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bg5 h6 8.
Bxf6 Qxf6 9. e3 O-O 10. Be2 Rd8 11. O-O a6 12. Rac1 Be6 $2 (12... Bf8 {/\ Ne7,
c6}) 13. Ne5 Bxc3 14. Nxc6 Bd7 15. Rxc3 Bxc6 16. Qa5 Qd6 17. Rfc1 Rd7 18. Qa3
Qf6 19. b4 Qd8 20. Qb3 Bb5 21. Bf1 Bxf1 22. Kxf1 c6 23. a4 Rd6 24. Rc5 Qh4 25.
Kg1 Rg6 26. g3 Qe4 27. Qc2 Qf3 28. Qd1 Qe4 29. b5 axb5 30. axb5 Ra2 31. bxc6
Rf6 $1 32. R1c2 Rxc2 33. Qxc2 Qxc2 34. Rxc2 bxc6 35. Ra2 g5 $2 36. g4 Kg7 37.
Ra7 Kg6 38. Ra8 Re6 39. Kg2 Kg7 40. Kg3 Kg6 41. h4 Kg7 42. h5 Kf6 43. Rg8 Re7
44. Kg2 Re6 45. Kg3 Re7 46. Kf3 Re4 47. Rc8 Re6 48. Ke2 Kg7 49. f3 Kh7 50. Ra8
Kg7 51. Ra1 Kg8 52. Kd3 Rf6 53. Rf1 Kg7 54. Rf2 Kf8 55. f4 gxf4 56. exf4 Kg7
57. f5 Rd6 58. Ke3 Kf6 59. Kf4 Rd8 60. Rc2 Rc8 61. g5+ hxg5+ 62. Kg4 Kg7 63.
Kxg5 f6+ 64. Kh4 Kh7 65. Re2 c5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lone Pine op Louis D. Statham Masters"]
[Site "Lone Pine"]
[Date "1979.03.25"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Black "Silman, Jeremy D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2370"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1979.03.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Qb3
c5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. a3 Bxc3+ 11. Qxc3 Nd7 $1 12. Be2 c4 $2 (12... b6 $142) 13.
b3 cxb3 14. Qxb3 Qd6 15. Qb4 $1 Qb8 16. O-O Nf6 17. Rfc1 Bg4 18. Rab1 Bf5 19.
Rb3 Rc8 20. Rxc8+ Bxc8 21. Qe7 $1 Bd7 22. Ne5 Qe8 23. Qxe8+ Bxe8 24. Rxb7 Rc8
25. f3 a5 26. Bb5 Rc3 27. a4 Rxe3 28. Ra7 Bxb5 29. axb5 Ra3 30. b6 Rb3 31. b7
Kh7 32. Nc6 Nd7 33. Nxa5 Rb4 34. Ra8 Rb5 35. Rd8 Rxa5 36. Rxd7 Rb5 37. Rxf7 Kg6
38. Rc7 Kf6 39. h4 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-02"]
[Site "Saltsjobaden"]
[Date "1952.09.28"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Petrosian, Tigran V"]
[Black "Pachman, Ludek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1952.09.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "IZT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 (7. Bh4
$32 c5 8. Rc1) 7... Qxf6 8. e3 O-O 9. Be2 c6 10. O-O Bg4 (10... Nd7 {/\ f7-f5,
Nd7-f6-Ne4}) 11. Ne5 Bxe2 12. Qxe2 Qe7 13. Rad1 Re8 14. Qg4 Bd6 $2 (14... Qe6
$142) (14... Bxc3 $6 15. bxc3 Qa3 16. Rd3 {/\ e3-e4, Rg3}) 15. e4 dxe4 16. Nxe4
f6 $2 (16... Bxe5 $8 17. dxe5 Qxe5 {, e.g.} 18. Nd6 Rf8 {or 18.Rfe1 Rf8 +/=/=})
17. f4 Bc7 (17... fxe5 18. fxe5 Bc7 19. Nf6+ Kh8 20. Nxe8 Qxe8 21. e6 $18) 18.
Ng3 fxe5 19. Nf5 Qf6 (19... Qf8 20. Nxh6+ {/\ 21.fxe5 +-}) 20. dxe5 (20. fxe5
$2 Qg5) 20... h5 (20... Qf8 21. Qg6 Kh8 22. Rd3 Qg8 23. Rh3 Re6 24. Nxh6 Rxg6
25. Nf7#) 21. Qxh5 Qf7 22. Qg4 Re6 23. Rf3 Rg6 24. Qxg6 Qxg6 25. Ne7+ Kf7 26.
Nxg6 Kxg6 27. g4 Na6 28. Rd7 Rd8 29. f5+ Kg5 30. Rxg7+ Kh4 31. e6 Bb6+ 32. Kf1
Rd1+ 33. Ke2 Rd5 34. f6 Re5+ 35. Kf1 Nc5 36. Rf5 1-0

[Event "World-ch16 Alekhine-Euwe +10-4=11"]
[Site "Netherlands"]
[Date "1937.11.20"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Euwe, Max"]
[Black "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1937.10.05"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "25"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 Ne4 5. Qc2 d5 6. e3 c5 7. Bd3 Nf6 8. cxd5
exd5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. O-O Nc6 11. e4 Be7 12. e5 Ng4 (12... Nd7 13. e6 $1) 13.
Re1 $2 (13. Bb5 $1 O-O 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. h3 Nh6 16. Bxh6 gxh6 17. Nd4 $18 {
[%cal Yf2f4,Yc3a4] /\18.f4, Sa4}) 13... Nb4 14. Bb5+ Kf8 15. Qe2 Bc5 16. Nd1 (
16. Rf1 $142 Bf5 17. a3 Nc2 18. Rb1) 16... Bf5 17. h3 h5 18. Bg5 Qb6 19. Nh4
Be4 20. hxg4 Nc2 21. Nc3 Nd4 22. Qf1 (22. Qd2 $1 Nxb5 23. Nxe4 dxe4 24. Rxe4
$18) 22... hxg4 $1 23. Na4 Qc7 (23... Qxb5 $143 24. Qxb5 Nxb5 25. Nxc5) 24.
Rxe4 $2 (24. Nxc5 Qxc5 25. Bd3 Ne6 26. Be3 Bxd3 27. Bxc5+ Nxc5 28. Re2 Rxh4 29.
Qc1 $16) 24... dxe4 25. Qc4 Rc8 $2 (25... Bb6 $1) 26. Rc1 b6 (26... Qxe5 $143
27. Nxc5 Qxg5 28. Ne6+ fxe6 29. Qxc8+ $18) 27. Nxc5 bxc5 28. Ba6 $2 (28. e6 $1
Nxe6 29. Ng6+ $18 {Alekhine}) 28... Qxe5 $1 29. Bxc8 Qxg5 30. Qxc5+ Qxc5 31.
Rxc5 Rxh4 32. Rc4 $2 (32. Re5 $1 $10) 32... Ne2+ 33. Kf1 Nf4 34. Kg1 g3 $3 35.
Ba6 $1 (35. fxg3 Ne2+ 36. Kf1 (36. Kf2 e3+) 36... Nxg3+ 37. Kg1 f5) (35. b3 $2
Rh1+ 36. Kxh1 gxf2 37. Rc1 e3 38. Ba6 e2 39. Bxe2 Nxe2 $19) 35... gxf2+ 36.
Kxf2 Rh6 $2 (36... f5 37. Rc8+ Ke7 38. Rc7+ Kf6 39. Rxa7 Nd5 $36 {Alekhine})
37. Rxe4 $2 (37. Rc8+ Ke7 38. Rc7+ Ke6 39. Bc4+ Nd5 40. Rxa7 $14) 37... Rxa6
38. Rxf4 Rxa2 39. Rb4 g6 40. Rb7 Kg7 41. Kf3 g5 42. b4 Kg6 43. b5 f5 44. b6
Ra3+ 45. Kf2 a6 46. Rb8 Rb3 47. b7 Kg7 48. Ra8 Rxb7 49. Rxa6 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York CC International Masters"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1922.10.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Reshevsky, Samuel Herman"]
[Black "Lasker, Edward"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "1922.10.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Lasker,Edward.Chess Secrets. p.236} Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7
5. Bg5 Bb4 6. Qb3 (6. e3) (6. cxd5) 6... c5 7. e3 (7. O-O-O $5 Qa5 $11) (7.
cxd5 exd5 8. a3 Qa5 9. Bd2 Ne4 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Bxb4 cxb4 12. Nd2 bxa3 13.
Rxa3 $14) 7... Qa5 8. Bxf6 Nxf6 9. Bd3 $2 (9. a3 $142 O-O 10. Rc1) 9... b5 $19
10. Qc2 bxc4 11. Be2 cxd4 12. exd4 O-O $2 (12... Ne4 $142 $19) 13. O-O Bd7 $17
14. Rac1 Bxc3 15. bxc3 Rab8 16. Ne5 Qa3 17. Nxd7 Nxd7 18. Rb1 Rb6 19. Rxb6 axb6
20. Rb1 Ra8 21. Rb2 g6 22. g3 Kg7 23. Qd2 Nf6 24. f3 b5 25. Rxb5 Qxa2 26. Rb2
Qa7 {/\e6-e5} 27. Kg2 Qc7 {/\e6-e5} 28. Qe3 Ra3 29. Bd1 Nd7 30. f4 Qa5 31. Rb7
Ra2+ $19 (31... Rxc3 32. Qe1 Rc2+ (32... Nb6 33. Qe5+ {Gives White more than
"a few counter chances" [Lasker]. White indeed has a completely winnning
position with mate in five.} Kh6 34. Rxf7 Rxg3+ 35. hxg3 Qd2+ 36. Kh3 Qxf4 37.
Qxf4+ g5 38. Qf6#) 33. Kf1 Qxe1+ 34. Kxe1 {Winning a piece, but the position
is still in Black's favour} Rxh2 35. Rxd7 h5 $17) 32. Kh3 Qd8 33. g4 Qc8 34.
Rb1 Qc7 35. g5 h6 36. Be2 hxg5 37. fxg5 Ra8 38. Kg2 e5 39. Rf1 e4 40. Rf2 f5
41. gxf6+ Nxf6 42. Qg5 Qd6 43. Rf5 (43. Rxf6 Qxf6 44. Qxd5 Ra2 45. Qxe4 Qg5+
46. Kh3 Ra3 $19) 43... Ra2 44. Kf1 Ra1+ 45. Kg2 Ra2 46. Rf2 e3 47. Qxe3 Ne4 48.
h3 Nxf2 49. Kxf2 Ra7 50. Kg2 Re7 51. Qd2 Qe6 52. Bf3 Qe3 53. Qb2 Qg5+ 54. Kf2
Qf4 55. Kg2 Qg5+ 56. Kf2 Qf4 57. Kg2 Kh6 58. Qf2 Re3 59. Bxd5 Qxf2+ 60. Kxf2
Rxc3 61. Be6 Kg5 62. Bf7 Kf6 63. Bd5 g5 64. Bg8 Kf5 65. d5 Kf4 66. d6 Rc2+ 67.
Kf1 c3 68. Bh7 Rd2 69. Ke1 Rxd6 70. Bg8 Rh6 {Lasker: As Sammy resigned the
game, he looked at me angrily and said: "This is the last game you will ever
win from me!"} 0-1

[Event "USA-ch Match Marshall-Lasker Ed +5-4=9"]
[Site "USA (10 cities)"]
[Date "1923.04.16"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Lasker, Edward"]
[Black "Marshall, Frank James"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "1923.03.15"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "HCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {1)BCM 1923. p.296 [Blake,JH]. The game was played in Cleveland.} d5 2.
Nf3 e6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Qa4+ Nc6 8. e3 O-O 9.
cxd5 exd5 10. Bb5 Bg4 11. Be2 Rfe8 12. O-O Rad8 13. Ne5 Bxe2 14. Nxe2 Bd6 15.
Nxc6 bxc6 16. Rac1 Qh4 17. g3 Qg4 18. Qd1 Rb8 19. b3 Re6 20. Nf4 Qxd1 21. Rfxd1
Bxf4 22. gxf4 Rb6 23. Rc5 Ra6 24. a4 Rb6 25. Rd3 Kf8 26. Rdc3 Ke7 27. Kg2 Kd7
28. Kf3 f5 29. Ra5 a6 30. h4 h5 31. Ke2 Rg6 32. Rac5 Rb8 33. Kf1 Re6 34. Ke1
Ra8 35. Kd1 a5 36. Kd2 Ra6 37. f3 Ra8 38. Rc2 Rg6 39. Rc1 Rb8 40. Rb1 Re6 41.
Rc3 g6 42. Rbc1 Rbe8 43. Rd3 Ra8 44. Ke2 Ree8 45. Rdc3 Re6 46. Kd2 Rae8 47. Re1
Rb8 48. Kd3 Rb4 49. Rb1 Rb8 50. Rbc1 Rbe8 51. Kd2 Rb8 52. Rd3 Ra8 53. Rc5 Ree8
54. Kc2 Re6 55. Kb2 Ree8 56. Ka3 Ra6 57. Rdc3 Kd6 58. Rd3 Kd7 59. Rc2 Rb6 60.
Rg2 Re6 61. Rb2 Rb4 62. Rc2 Rb6 63. Rcd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-02"]
[Site "Saltsjobaden"]
[Date "1952.09.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Pachman, Ludek"]
[Black "Averbakh, Yuri L"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1952.09.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "IZT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4+ 5. Nc3 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. cxd5 exd5 8.
Rc1 O-O 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. Rxc3 c6 11. e3 Re8 (11... a5 12. Bd3 Bg4 13. h3 Bh5 14.
g4 Bg6 15. Ne5 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Qe7 $10 {Denker-Fischer/USA-ch/1960/}) 12. Be2 a5
13. O-O Bg4 14. b4 axb4 15. axb4 Nd7 16. Qb3 b5 17. Rfc1 Re6 18. Qb2 Bxf3 19.
Bxf3 Nb6 20. Ra3 Ree8 21. Rxa8 Rxa8 22. Ra1 Qd8 23. h3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-04"]
[Site "Portoroz"]
[Date "1958.08.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Petrosian, Tigran V"]
[Black "Matanovic, Aleksandar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1958.08.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "IZT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {Romanovsky} Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. d4 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7.
Bh4 c5 8. e3 (8. Rc1) 8... O-O (8... g5 9. Bg3 Ne4 10. Qc2 (10. dxc5 Nc6 $1)
10... Qa5) 9. dxc5 Nbd7 (9... Nc6 $142 10. Be2 Be6 11. O-O Bxc5) 10. Be2 Qa5 (
10... Nxc5 $142 11. O-O Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nce4) 11. O-O $1 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Qxc5 13.
Rc1 b6 {>=} (13... Qe7 {/\ ...Nb6}) 14. c4 Bb7 15. Nd4 Rac8 (15... dxc4 $142
16. Bxc4 (16. Rxc4 Qd5) 16... Qa5) 16. Bf3 Qb4 17. a3 $1 Qxa3 18. Ra1 Qc5 19.
Rxa7 Ba8 20. Qa1 $1 Kh7 21. Rd1 $1 {(/\ 22.cxd5 Bxd5 23.Rxd7 Nxd7 [23...Bxf3
24.Nxf3 Nxd7 25.Rxd7 Qc1+ 26.Rd1] 24. Nf5)} Qxc4 22. Be2 $1 (22. Nf5 Qc2) 22...
Qc3 (22... Qc5) (22... Qb4 23. Bd3+ Kh8 24. Bf5) 23. Rxa8 $1 1-0

[Event "Dresden zt 1.2"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "1998.05.05"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Milov, Vadim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[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 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 Bb4 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 c5 8.
Bd3 Qa5 9. O-O c4 10. Bc2 O-O (10... Bxc3 11. bxc3 Ne4 (11... O-O 12. Ne5 Qxc3
13. Nxd7 Nxd7 14. Qb1 Qa3 15. Bxh7+ Kh8 16. Bc2 Nb6 {Kishnev,S-Tischbierek,R/
Bad Woerishofen op 1992/TD 92\03/0-1 (52)}) 12. Bh4 Qxc3 13. Rc1 Qa3 14. Bxe4
dxe4 15. Nd2 O-O 16. Nxe4 $1 $16 {1-0 Gelfand,B-Lautier,J/Belgrade Invest 1991/
CBM 27 [Ftacnik] (26)}) 11. Ne5 Re8 (11... Bxc3 12. bxc3 Ne4 13. Be7 Re8 14.
Bb4 Qc7 15. Nxf7 {1-0 Von Hartlieb,J-Fischdick,G/NRW-I 1992/TD 92\01 (48)}) 12.
Nxd7 Nxd7 13. Ne2 Nf8 14. Nf4 Bd6 15. Nh5 Qc7 16. Qf3 $4 (16. Bh6 $1 {Fritz}
Bxh2+ (16... Ne6 17. Qg4) 17. Kh1 Qc6 18. Bxg7 Bc7 19. e4 Bd8 20. e5 $36) 16...
Ng6 (16... Bxh2+ 17. Kh1 Bd6 18. Bf6 $36) 17. h4 (17. Bf6 Bf8) (17. Qxd5 Bxh2+
18. Kh1 Be6 19. Qf3 Bd6 20. e4 Qd7 $13) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2014.03.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2830"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[Annotator "ChessBase Website"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[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"]
[TimeControl "40/7200:20/3600:900+30"]
[WhiteClock "0:57:55"]
[BlackClock "1:45:08"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} e6 {[%emt 0:
00:06]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:12]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Bb4
{[%emt 0:00:08]} 5. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 6. cxd5 {
[%emt 0:00:57]} exd5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 7. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:13]} c6 {[%emt 0:06:
08]} 8. e3 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Nf8 {[%emt 0:06:29]} 9. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Ng6 {
[%emt 0:00:11]} (9... Be7 10. Qc2 Ne6 11. Bh4 g6 12. h3 O-O 13. Nf3 a5 14. g4
b5 15. Ne5 Bb7 16. f4 c5 17. f5 cxd4 18. fxe6 dxc3 19. O-O d4 20. Nxf7 Qd5 21.
Bxf6 Qh1+ 22. Kf2 Qxh3 23. Ke1 cxb2 24. Qxb2 Bb4+ 25. Kd1 Bf3+ 26. Rxf3 Qxf3+
27. Be2 Qxf6 28. g5 Qg7 29. Qxd4 Rxf7 30. exf7+ Qxf7 31. Rc1 Rb8 32. a4 Qb3+
33. Rc2 Qb1+ 34. Rc1 Qb3+ 35. Rc2 Rc8 36. Bc4+ bxc4 37. Qd5+ Kf8 38. Qd7 Re8 {
0-1 (38) Aronian,L (2807)-Ivanchuk,V (2765) Sao Paulo/Bilbao 2011}) 10. O-O {
[%emt 0:05:16]} O-O {[%emt 0:03:27]} 11. f4 $146 {[%emt 0:01:31]} (11. Qc2 h6
12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Rae1 Nh4 14. f4 Bf5 15. Nf3 Rfe8 16. Nxh4 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 Qxh4
18. Re2 Rad8 19. a3 Bf8 20. b4 Rd7 21. Rf3 Qd8 22. g4 a5 23. bxa5 Qxa5 24. g5
hxg5 25. fxg5 Qxa3 26. g6 Re6 27. gxf7+ Rxf7 28. Ref2 Rxf3 29. Rxf3 b5 30. Rh3
Rf6 31. e4 Qc1+ 32. Kg2 Qe1 33. Rg3 b4 34. Qe2 Qxe2+ 35. Nxe2 dxe4 36. Re3 Re6
37. Ng3 g6 38. Rb3 Kf7 39. Kf2 c5 40. Ke3 c4 {Vokac,M (2479)-Kravtsiv,M (2582)
Pardubice 2012 0-1}) 11... h6 {[%emt 0:01:33]} 12. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Qxf6 {
[%emt 0:00:04]} 13. f5 {[%emt 0:04:45] Levon Aronian had commented in the
round one press conference after his loss that statistically he had a record
for playing better after a loss, and he felt this. He quipped that he had
might as well get it out of the way as early as possible. Still, even he could
not have predicted what happened though, when Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, a great
tactician in his own right, carelessly went astray in a Queen's Gambit, and
fell for a vicious tactic that lost his queen.} Ne7 $2 {[%emt 0:03:40]} 14.
Nde4 $1 {[%emt 0:10:35][%csl Rf6]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:00:59]} 15. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:
07]} Qh4 {[%emt 0:06:27]} 16. g3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Qh3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 17. Nf2
{[%emt 0:02:32]} Qxf1+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} 18. Kxf1 {[%emt 0:09:17]} Nxf5 {
[%emt 0:03:34]} 19. Qf3 {[%emt 0:00:31]} Nd6 {[%emt 0:07:06]} 20. e4 {[%emt 0:
02:50]} f6 {[%emt 0:06:39]} 21. Bc2 {[%emt 0:23:11]} Be6 {[%emt 0:01:52]} 22.
Nd3 {[%emt 0:00:53]} Nc4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 23. Kg1 {[%emt 0:01:11]} Bd6 {
[%emt 0:02:53]} 24. Nf4 {[%emt 0:09:55]} Bxf4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 25. gxf4 {
[%emt 0:00:19]} Rad8 {[%emt 0:03:50]} 26. f5 {[%emt 0:06:49]} Bf7 {[%emt 0:00:
09]} 27. Qc3 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Rfe8 {[%emt 0:00:52]} 28. Bd3 {[%emt 0:05:50]}
Nb6 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 29. a4 {[%emt 0:01:19]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 30. a5 {
[%emt 0:02:16]} Nc8 {[%emt 0:02:57]} 31. e5 {[%emt 0:01:54]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:00:
22]} 32. e6 {[%emt 0:04:30]} Bh5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 33. Be4 {[%emt 0:02:28]} Nd5
{[%emt 0:08:39]} 34. Qh3 {[%emt 0:01:25]} Be2 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 35. Kf2 {
[%emt 0:01:12]} Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 36. Rg1 {[%emt 0:00:55]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:
05]} 37. Qa3 {[%emt 0:03:14]} Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:58]} 38. Rg4 {[%emt 0:03:36]} Bb5
{[%emt 0:00:07]} 39. Rg1 {[%emt 0:02:35]} Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 40. Rc1 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Bf3 {[%emt 0:01:42]} Nf4 {[%emt 0:00:
46]} 42. Rd1 {[%emt 0:03:02]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 43. d5 {[%emt 0:02:10]} Nxd5
{[%emt 0:01:38]} 44. Bh5 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 1-0

[Event "Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2014.04.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Dzagnidze, Nana"]
[Black "Kosintseva, Tatiana"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2496"]
[Annotator "ChessBase Website"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[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]} e6 {[%emt 0:
00:00]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:01:29]} Bb4
{[%emt 0:00:17]} 5. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 6. cxd5 {
[%emt 0:00:55]} exd5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 7. e3 {[%emt 0:00:14]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:18]
} 8. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:59]} Qa5 {[%emt 0:03:01]} 9. O-O {[%emt 0:00:29]} Bxc3 {
[%emt 0:00:22]} 10. bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} c4 {[%emt 0:01:35]} 11. Qc2 {[%emt 0:
00:28]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:11:02]} 12. Rac1 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:04:05]} 13.
Bf4 {[%emt 0:02:28]} O-O {[%emt 0:05:13]} 14. Ne5 {[%emt 0:01:53]} g5 {[%emt 0:
14:06]} (14... Re8 15. f3 Nd6 16. e4 Be6 17. Ng4 Nb5 18. Ne3 Rad8 19. Bg3 Qa3
20. Qd2 f6 21. e5 fxe5 22. Bxe5 Nd7 23. f4 Nxe5 24. fxe5 Rf8 25. Rxf8+ Rxf8 26.
Bf3 Nc7 27. Rb1 b5 28. Qb2 Qxb2 29. Rxb2 a5 30. a4 Rb8 31. axb5 Rxb5 32. Ra2
Kf8 33. Kf2 Ke7 34. Ke1 Na8 35. Nxc4 dxc4 36. Bxa8 Kd7 37. Be4 g6 38. Kd2 Bf5
39. Bxf5+ gxf5 40. Kc2 Kc6 41. Rb2 Rd5 42. Rb8 a4 43. Ra8 Rb5 44. Rxa4 {
Ding,L (2679)-Hou,Y (2623) Danzhou 2012 1-0}) 15. f3 {[%emt 0:08:24]} Nxc3 {
[%emt 0:00:44]} 16. Bxg5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Nxe2+ {[%emt 0:00:29]} 17. Qxe2 {
[%emt 0:00:03]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 18. Bh6 {[%emt 0:00:22]} fxe5 {[%emt 0:00:
34]} 19. Bxf8 {[%emt 0:00:32]} Kxf8 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 20. f4 {[%emt 0:00:52]} e4
$146 {[%emt 0:12:42]} (20... exd4 21. f5 Qc5 22. f6 d3 23. Qh5 Qxe3+ 24. Kh1 d2
25. Rc3 d1=Q 26. Rxd1 Qxc3 27. Qh6+ Kf7 28. Qg7+ Ke6 29. Qe7+ Kf5 30. Rf1+ Kg4
31. Qg7+ Kh5 32. Qxh7+ {1-0 (32) Shimanov,A (2596)-Wei,Y (2418) Athens 2012})
21. Qh5 {[%emt 0:26:37] Dzagnidze sacrificed two pieces for a rook in a
topical line of the Ragozin. The Georgian came with excellent preparation, and
Kosintseva was simply not able to find the most accurate defenses in such a
complicated position. It is possible that the entire line is bad for black,
but only time will tell on that one. Today it was a beautiful example of home
preparation paying off.} Qa3 {[%emt 0:09:08]} 22. f5 {[%emt 0:11:23]} Qxe3+ {
[%emt 0:25:09]} 23. Kh1 {[%emt 0:00:06]} h6 {[%emt 0:01:50]} 24. Qg6 {[%emt 0:
08:50]} Qg5 {[%emt 0:07:10]} 25. Qd6+ {[%emt 0:00:08]} Kf7 $2 {[%emt 0:02:04]}
(25... Qe7) 26. f6 {[%emt 0:09:50]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 27. Rc3 {[%emt 0:04:
45]} Re8 {[%emt 0:01:11]} 28. Rg3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 29. h3
{[%emt 0:00:37]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:42]} 30. Qc7+ {[%emt 0:02:56]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:
22]} 31. hxg4 {[%emt 0:03:07]} hxg4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 32. Kg1 {[%emt 0:02:47]}
Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 33. Qe5+ {[%emt 0:05:28]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 34. f7 {
[%emt 0:01:18]} Rf8 {[%emt 0:00:56]} 35. Qg7 {[%emt 0:01:20]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:
29]} 36. Qf6+ {[%emt 0:02:06]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 37. Rxg4 {[%emt 0:00:22]}
Qe3+ {[%emt 0:00:45]} 38. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:41]} Qa3 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 39. Rg8 {
[%emt 0:00:31]} 1-0

[Event "Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2014.04.20"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"]
[Black "Muminova, Nafisa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2527"]
[BlackElo "2321"]
[Annotator "ChessBase Website"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[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]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:
01:10]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:30]} d5 {[%emt 0:01:13]} 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Bb4
{[%emt 0:00:13]} 5. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:49]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 6. cxd5 {
[%emt 0:00:47]} exd5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 7. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:47]} h6 {[%emt 0:02:
16]} 8. Bh4 {[%emt 0:04:51]} g5 {[%emt 0:01:20]} (8... c5 9. e3 Qa5 10. Bd3 c4
11. Bf5 O-O 12. O-O Bxc3 13. bxc3 Re8 14. Nd2 Qa6 15. Rfb1 Nf8 16. Bxc8 Raxc8
17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. a4 Rc7 19. Rb5 Qe6 20. Nf1 Ng6 21. Ng3 Nh4 22. h3 f5 23. Rab1
Ree7 24. Qd1 Red7 25. Nh5 Kf8 26. Nf4 Qe4 27. Qh5 Ng6 28. Qxh6+ Ke7 29. Qg5+
Kf8 30. Nh5 Qd3 31. Nf6 Rd6 32. Rxb7 Rxb7 33. Rxb7 Kg7 34. Ne8+ {1-0 (34)
Khismatullin,D (2658)-Gundavaa,B (2516) Khanty-Mansiysk 2013}) 9. Bg3 {[%emt 0:
00:18]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 10. Nd2 {[%emt 0:05:54]} Nxg3 {[%emt 0:01:43]} 11.
hxg3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 12. e3 {[%emt 0:03:17]} c6 {[%emt 0:
05:19]} 13. Bd3 $146 {[%emt 0:05:50]} (13. a3 Bd6 14. e4 dxe4 15. Ndxe4 Be6 16.
Bd3 Qe7 17. Nxd6+ Qxd6 18. Ne4 Qe7 19. Qc5 Qxc5 20. dxc5 Nd7 21. O-O-O Ke7 22.
Rhe1 b6 23. f4 gxf4 24. gxf4 Rhg8 25. Bf1 Kf8 26. Rd6 Nxc5 27. Nxc5 bxc5 28.
Rxc6 Rg4 29. f5 Bxf5 30. Rxh6 Kg7 31. Rc6 Rc8 32. Rxc8 Bxc8 33. Re3 Bb7 34. g3
Re4 35. Kd2 Rxe3 36. Kxe3 f5 {1/2-1/2 (36) Gupta,A (2593)-Gundavaa,B (2500)
Jakarta 2013}) 13... Qf6 {[%emt 0:01:35]} 14. a3 {[%emt 0:02:31]} Bf8 {[%emt 0:
05:06]} 15. e4 $5 {[%emt 0:05:41][%csl Re8] Kosteniuk's second win in a row
comes from a very sharp opening. The Russian player sacrificed a pawn for
strong pressure in the center, but an amazing king walk could have turned
things around as Muminova's king was never safe on the kingside, and it should
have sought refuge on the other side of the board. Regardless Black survived
without losing material and a drawish endgame was reached, in which Kosteniuk
completely outplayed her opponent and showed great technique.} Qxd4 {[%emt 0:
08:46]} 16. O-O-O {[%emt 0:08:07]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:10:33]} 17. exd5 {[%emt 0:08:
48]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:06:50]} 18. Rhe1+ {[%emt 0:09:22]} Be6 {[%emt 0:02:39]} 19.
Nb3 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Qf6 {[%emt 0:07:39]} 20. Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:45]} cxd5 {
[%emt 0:00:35]} 21. Bb5+ {[%emt 0:00:18]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:02:30]} 22. Nd4 {
[%emt 0:03:17]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:08:33]} 23. f3 {[%emt 0:00:49]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:02:
21]} 24. Qc3 {[%emt 0:10:23]} Bxd4 {[%emt 0:10:40]} 25. Rxd4 {[%emt 0:02:10]}
Rc8 {[%emt 0:03:20]} 26. Rc4 {[%emt 0:00:28]} d4 {[%emt 0:01:16]} 27. Qd3 {
[%emt 0:12:15]} Rxc4+ {[%emt 0:00:36]} 28. Bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Bh5 {[%emt 0:
01:17]} 29. Re4 {[%emt 0:10:49]} Bg6 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 30. Qxd4 {[%emt 0:00:04]}
Qxd4 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 31. Rxd4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 32. Kd2 {
[%emt 0:00:57]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:06:35]} 33. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:37]} a6 {[%emt 0:02:
48]} 34. a4 {[%emt 0:00:35]} Bc2 {[%emt 0:03:03]} 35. a5 {[%emt 0:00:48]} Rc6 {
[%emt 0:01:36]} 36. Bd5 {[%emt 0:00:57]} Rc5 {[%emt 0:00:54]} 37. b4 {[%emt 0:
01:54]} Rc3+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} 38. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Rc7 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 39.
Bxb7 {[%emt 0:00:38]} Rxb7 {[%emt 0:01:24]} 40. Kxc2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rc7+ {
[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Kb2 {[%emt 0:06:52]} f5 {[%emt 0:04:36]} 42. Rd1 {[%emt 0:
00:44]} Rc6 {[%emt 0:02:36]} 43. Kb3 {[%emt 0:02:06]} Rc7 {[%emt 0:09:15]} 44.
Rh1 {[%emt 0:02:23]} Rc6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 45. b5 {[%emt 0:00:42]} axb5 {
[%emt 0:02:52]} 46. Ra1 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:02:00]} 47. a6 {[%emt 0:
00:11]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 48. Rd1+ {[%emt 0:02:19]} Ke5 {[%emt 0:01:02]} 49.
Kb4 {[%emt 0:00:21]} g4 {[%emt 0:03:40]} 50. a7 {[%emt 0:03:17]} h5 {[%emt 0:
00:40]} 51. f4+ {[%emt 0:01:09]} Ke4 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 52. Re1+ {[%emt 0:00:03]}
Kd4 {[%emt 0:01:00]} 53. Kxb5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Rg8 {[%emt 0:01:47]} 54. Re5 {
[%emt 0:00:17]} 1-0

[Event "FRA-chTa"]
[Site "France"]
[Date "1998.11.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Chuchelov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Landenbergue, Claude"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[Annotator "Chuchelov,V"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Qc2 c5 8.
dxc5 Qa5 9. Bd2 O-O 10. e3 (10. a3 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Qxc5 12. b4 Qe7 13. Qb2 Ne8
14. e3 Nb6 15. Bd4 Bf5 16. Be2 Rc8 {Wagner,C-Orlov,V/St.Petersburg-Paris 1996/
1/2-1/2 (47)}) 10... Re8 (10... Qxc5 11. a3 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Ne4 13. Rc1 Re8 14.
Bd3 Qd6 15. O-O Ndf6 16. h3 Bd7 17. Bd4 Rac8 18. Qb3 b6 19. Qb4 $1 Qb8 20. Ba6
Rcd8 21. a4 $36 {1-0 Chuchelov,V-Stockfleth,R/Hamburg 1993/EXT 93op (40)}) 11.
a3 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Qxc5 13. Bd3 Ne4 14. Bd4 Qxc2 15. Bxc2 $14 Nb8 $1 16. b4 Nc6
17. Bb2 Bg4 18. h3 $1 Be6 (18... Bxf3 19. gxf3 Ng5 20. O-O-O Nxf3 21. Rxd5) (
18... Bf5 19. Bb3 Be6 20. O-O) 19. O-O Rec8 20. Bd3 h6 21. Rfd1 Nd6 22. Be2 $1
Nc4 23. Bc3 a6 24. a4 $1 b5 25. Nd4 Na7 $5 (25... Nxd4 26. Bxd4 Bd7 (26... a5
27. axb5 axb4 28. Rxa8 Rxa8 29. Rb1) 27. Bf3 Be6 28. Ra2 $16) 26. Nxe6 (26. e4
$1 Nd6 27. exd5 Bxd5 28. Bb2 $14) 26... fxe6 27. Bg4 Re8 $1 (27... Kf7 28. e4
Nd6 29. Bd4 Nxe4 30. Bxa7 Rxa7 31. axb5 Rca8 32. f3 Nd6 33. Re1 $16) 28. e4
bxa4 $8 29. Rxa4 (29. exd5 Nb5 30. Rac1 exd5) 29... Nb5 30. Ba1 Nb6 (30... dxe4
31. Ra2 e3 $140 32. Rd7) 31. Ra2 dxe4 32. Re2 Nd5 $11 33. Bxe6+ Rxe6 34. Rxd5
Rae8 $6 $138 (34... Rc8 $142 $11) 35. Re3 $1 R8e7 36. g4 Nd6 37. Bd4 (37. Rc5
$5 $14) 37... Nc4 38. Rc3 e3 $2 39. Rxc4 $138 (39. fxe3 $1 $16 Nxe3 $140 40.
Rd8+ Kf7 (40... Kh7 41. Bc5) 41. Bc5 Rc7 42. Rf8+ $1 (42. Rxe3 Rxc5 $1) 42...
Kg6 43. Rxe3 Rxc5 44. Rxe6+) 39... e2 40. Bc3 e1=Q+ 41. Bxe1 Rxe1+ 42. Kg2 R1e4
43. Rc8+ Re8 44. Rc6 R4e6 45. Rc3 (45. Rxe6 Rxe6 46. Rd4 Rb6 47. Kg3 Rb5 48. f4
a5 49. bxa5 Rxa5 50. f5 Ra7 51. Kh4 Kh7 52. Kh5 Rb7 53. h4 Ra7 54. g5 hxg5 55.
hxg5 g6+ 56. fxg6+ Kg7 $11) 45... Re4 46. Kf3 $2 Rxb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sitges Sunway op 3rd"]
[Site "Sitges"]
[Date "2016.12.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Edouard, Romain"]
[Black "Vocaturo, Daniele"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2611"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[Annotator "Dahale,Atul"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2016.12.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:01:35]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} e6 {[%emt 0:
00:32]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 4. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} d5
{[%emt 0:01:02]} 5. cxd5 {[%emt 0:01:18]} exd5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 6. Bg5 {
[%emt 0:00:13]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:01:16]} 7. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:37]} h6 {[%emt 0:01:
50]} 8. Bh4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} g5 $5 {[%emt 0:00:21] Interesting decision..} (
8... c5 9. e3 O-O 10. Bd3 {would have been quite natural.}) 9. Bg3 {[%emt 0:00:
05]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 10. Nd2 {[%emt 0:01:02]} Nxg3 {[%emt 0:00:44]} 11.
hxg3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:00:49]} 12. e3 {[%emt 0:01:13] White's pawn
structure in center is solid although Black has two bishop it won't favour him
much as the position is not that open yet! White's rook is eyeing on h6!
overall I will prefer playing with white here.} c6 {[%emt 0:04:36]} 13. Bd3 {
[%emt 0:01:21]} Be6 {[%emt 0:03:56]} 14. Kf1 {[%emt 0:08:12] White is not
casteling, he will keep his king in the center where it is actually quite safe!
} Qf6 {[%emt 0:03:31]} 15. a3 {[%emt 0:04:30]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:02:47]} 16. Ne2 {
[%emt 0:00:05]} O-O-O {[%emt 0:10:38] Black has decided to castle long, he
wants to bring his all pieces on kingside and attack White's king, but this is
not so easy as White is also ready to attack on queenside quite fast. Now it
depends on who will be able to destroy opponent's shield first.} 17. b4 {
[%emt 0:13:05] Starting the pawn storm.} Kb8 {[%emt 0:01:34]} 18. Rb1 {[%emt 0:
11:48]} h5 {[%emt 0:14:09] Black is also not going to sit idel.} 19. a4 {
[%emt 0:02:55] typical!} Rc8 {[%emt 0:11:54]} 20. a5 {[%emt 0:05:35]} Nd7 {
[%emt 0:00:13] When you can't break through on the wing you need to break into
the center and activate your pieces! White's pieces need some space to breath!}
21. e4 $1 {[%emt 0:07:44]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:09:06]} 22. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qe7
{[%emt 0:00:03]} 23. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:13]} f6 {[%emt 0:03:32]} 24. Nc5 {[%emt 0:
01:42]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:10:07]} 25. f3 {[%emt 0:03:40]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 26.
Qe3 {[%emt 0:01:03]} Bxc5 $2 {[%emt 0:02:24] After this White will have clear
target i.e. b7. White will pile up his rooks on b-file and it will be
difficult to defend the weaknesses around Black's king.} (26... Rce8) 27. bxc5
{[%emt 0:00:18]} Qf7 {[%emt 0:01:26]} 28. Rb4 {[%emt 0:12:29]} Rhe8 {[%emt 0:
03:01]} 29. Qd2 {[%emt 0:01:15]} Ka8 {[%emt 0:04:20]} 30. Kf2 {[%emt 0:02:05]
Slowly bringing the rook in the game.} a6 {[%emt 0:03:07] This move has
created additional weakness... now White has another target on a6. And the
bishop on d3 is idealy placed !} 31. Nc3 {[%emt 0:09:28]} Bd5 {[%emt 0:00:15]}
32. Rhb1 {[%emt 0:04:12] All White's pieces are playing!! Black couldn't creat
any counter play.} Rc7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 33. Nxd5 {[%emt 0:02:32]} cxd5 {
[%emt 0:00:53]} 34. c6 $1 {[%emt 0:01:56] Typical destructive move... you need
to break the base of pawnchain!} bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 35. Bxa6 {[%emt 0:00:38]
} Nb8 {[%emt 0:02:58]} 36. Rb6 {[%emt 0:03:44]} Ka7 {[%emt 0:04:28]} 37. Rb7+ {
[%emt 0:00:39]} (37. Qb2 {would have been a quick finish.}) 37... Ka8 {[%emt 0:
00:04]} 38. R7b6 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Qh7 {[%emt 0:00:49]} 39. Bb7+ {[%emt 0:00:43]
} Ka7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 40. Qc3 {[%emt 0:00:00] Complete dominance.} h4 {
[%emt 0:00:00] It's too late.} 41. g4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rce7 {[%emt 0:00:00]}
42. Qc5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Re2+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 43. Kg1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Re1+ {
[%emt 0:00:00]} 44. Rxe1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rxe1+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 45. Kf2 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 46. Ra6+ {[%emt 0:00:00] Dominating game
by Edouard!} 1-0

[Event "Altensteig"]
[Site "Altensteig"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Luther, Thomas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1995.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Qc2 c5 8.
dxc5 h6 (8... Qa5 9. Bd2 $14) (8... Nxc5 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. Qxc3 Nce4 (10... Nce4
11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Qxf6 Nxf6 13. e3 Bd7 14. Bd3 Ke7 15. Nd4 Rac8 16. f3 $14 {
Lobron,E-Luther,T/Ptuj zt (13) ;CBM 47 1995})) 9. Bd2 Bxc5 {N} (9... O-O 10. e3
Bxc5 11. Bd3 a6 12. O-O Ba7 13. Ne2 Re8 14. Bc3 Nf8 15. Nf4 Be6 16. Rad1 Rc8
17. Qb3 b5 18. Qa3 $16 {Kramnik,V-Lautier,J/Monaco blind (07) ;EXP 46 1995})
10. e3 a6 11. Bd3 (11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O Re8 13. Rfd1 $14) 11... Ba7 $1 {/\Nc5}
12. Ne2 (12. O-O Nc5 13. Be2 O-O 14. Rfd1 Bg4 15. Be1 $14) 12... Nc5 13. Bb4 $1
Qb6 14. Bxc5 (14. a3 O-O 15. O-O Bg4 $10) (14. Bc3 $5 Bg4 (14... O-O 15. Ng3)
15. Ng3 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Nxd3+ 17. Qxd3 $14) 14... Qxc5 15. Rc1 Qxc2 (15... Qa5+
16. Qc3 Qxa2 $2 17. Bb1 Qa4 (17... Qa1 $2 18. Bc2 $18 Qa2 19. Bb3 $18) 18.
Qxc8+ Rxc8 19. Rxc8+ Ke7 20. Rxh8 Qb4+ 21. Nd2 Qxb2 22. Rc8 $16) 16. Rxc2 $14 {
[%csl Rd5][%cal Rc1c8] <->c,><d5} O-O (16... Bg4 17. Ne5 Be6 18. Nf4 $14) (
16... Be6 17. Ned4 (17. Rc7 Rb8 {/\Bb6}) 17... Kd7 (17... O-O 18. Ke2 Rfc8 19.
Rhc1 Rxc2+ 20. Bxc2 Kf8 21. Bf5 $14) 18. Nf5 (18. Nxe6 Kxe6 $10) 18... Bxf5 (
18... g6 $2 19. Ne5+ Kd8 20. Nd6 $16) 19. Bxf5+ Kd6 20. Ke2 g6 21. Bh3 $14) 17.
O-O Bg4 18. h3 $1 (18. Rc7 Rab8 19. Rfc1 Bb6 20. R7c2 Rfc8 21. Ned4 Rxc2 22.
Rxc2 Rc8 23. Rxc8+ Bxc8 $10) 18... Bxf3 19. gxf3 Rfc8 20. Rfc1 Rxc2 21. Rxc2 (
21. Bxc2 $1 Kf8 22. Bb3 (22. Bf5 Ne8) 22... Bb6 23. Nf4 Rd8 24. Rd1 d4 25. e4
$14) 21... Ne8 (21... Bb6 22. Bf5 Ne8 (22... Re8 $5) 23. Rd2 $1 (23. Nf4 Rd8
24. Rc8 (24. Rd2 d4 25. e4 $2 g6 26. Bg4 h5 $19) 24... Rxc8 25. Bxc8 Nd6 26.
Bd7 d4 27. e4 Kf8 28. e5 Nc4 29. Nd3 Bc7 30. f4 g5 31. Bc8 gxf4 32. Bxb7 a5 $10
) 23... Rd8 24. Bc2 Kf8 25. Bb3 $14) 22. h4 $6 (22. Rd2 $142 $14 {/\Bc2-b3})
22... Rd8 23. h5 Kf8 24. Kg2 (24. f4 Ke7 25. Ng3 Nd6 (25... Kf6 26. Nf5 $14)
26. Nf5+ (26. Be2 Bb6 $10) 26... Nxf5 27. Bxf5 d4 $10) 24... d4 $1 (24... Ke7
$5 $10) 25. e4 Bb8 {[%csl Rh5] /\Nf6, ><h5} 26. Kh3 $2 (26. f4 Nf6 27. Rc5 Bd6
(27... b6 $2 28. Rc6 $1 Nxh5 29. Kf3 Nf6 (29... g5 30. fxg5 hxg5 31. Rxb6 a5
32. Rb5 $16) 30. Rxb6 $16) (27... Ke7 28. Kf3 Ba7 29. Rc7+ (29. Re5+ Kf8 30.
Ng3 Rc8 31. Ra5 Nd7 $132) 29... Rd7 30. Rxd7+ Nxd7 31. b4 $14) 28. Rf5 Bb8 29.
Kf3 Ba7 (29... Rc8 $5 30. e5 $2 Nd5 31. e6 Nf6 $10) 30. Ng3 b5 31. a4 bxa4 32.
Ra5 Nd7 $10) 26... Nf6 27. Kh4 Ke7 $138 28. Rc4 (28. f4 Nxe4 $1 29. Bxe4 d3 $10
) 28... g5+ $1 29. hxg6 fxg6 30. f4 g5+ $1 31. Kh3 $5 (31. fxg5 hxg5+ 32. Kxg5
Rg8+ 33. Kh4 (33. Kf5 $2 Ng4 {/\Nh6#}) 33... Rh8+ 34. Kg5 Rg8+ $10) 31... Bxf4
(31... gxf4 32. Rxd4 f3 (32... Rg8 $10) 33. Ng3 Rxd4 34. Nf5+ Kd7 35. Nxd4 Ba7
36. Nxf3 Bxf2 $10) 32. Nxf4 gxf4 33. Rc5 $1 (33. Kg2 Ng4 $1) 33... Nd7 34. Rd5
(34. Rf5 Rg8 35. Rxf4 Ne5 $15) 34... Nf6 (34... Rg8 $1) 35. Re5+ Kd6 36. Rf5
Nd7 37. Rd5+ Ke7 38. Kg2 Rf8 (38... Nb6 39. Re5+) 39. Bc4 Nb6 40. Rxd4 Nxc4 41.
Rxc4 f3+ 42. Kg3 Kd6 $10 43. Rc3 Ke5 44. Rxf3 Rg8+ 45. Kh4 (45. Kh3 Kxe4 46.
Rf7 b5 47. Rf6 Rc8 48. Rxh6 Rc2 49. Kg3 Rxb2 50. Rxa6 Kf5 $10) 45... Kxe4 46.
Rf7 b5 47. Rf6 Rg2 $1 48. Kh5 (48. Kh3 Ke5 $10) 48... a5 49. Kxh6 a4 50. a3 Kd3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Dresden zt 1.2"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "1998.05.05"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Dizdar, Goran"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[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 {Ribli} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bb4 {Die Ragozin-Variante, ist
eine beliebte Waffe des kroatischen Großmeisters. Sie ist eine Mischung aus
Damengambit und Nimzoindischer Verteidigung. Ribli.} 5. Qa4+ {Ribli: Dies ist
eine seltene Fortsetzung. 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 oder sofort 5.Bg5 sind meines
Erachtens besser.} Nc6 6. a3 (6. Ne5 {Ribli}) 6... Bxc3+ (6... Be7 $6 {Ribli})
7. bxc3 Ne4 {Ribli: Das ist eine Hauptidee der Variante. Schwarz gibt den
schwarzfeldrigen Läufer auf, erlangt aber starke Kontrolle über das
Zentrumsfeld e4.} (7... Bd7 {[%csl Ra4][%cal Gd7a4] Ribli}) 8. Qc2 O-O (8...
Na5 9. e3 b6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Bd3 Bf5 12. O-O O-O 13. Ne1 Bg6 14. f3 Nd6 15.
Bxg6 hxg6 16. e4 dxe4 (16... c6 $5) 17. fxe4 c5 18. Nf3 $14 {Maric,A-Matveeva,
S/Belgrade 1998} (18. Nf3 {Ribli} cxd4 19. cxd4 Rc8 20. Qd3 Qe8 21. e5 Qb5 22.
Qxb5 Nxb5 23. a4 Nc3 24. Bd2 Nb3 25. Bxc3 Rxc3 26. Rad1 Rd8 27. d5 {1-0 Maric,
A-Matveeva,S/Women's It, Belgrade YUG 1998 (40)})) 9. e3 (9. Bf4 {Ribli} Na5
10. e3 b6 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Bd3 Bb7 13. O-O Rc8 14. Ne1 h6 15. f3 Ng5 16. Qf2 {
1-0 Sapis,W-Milovanovic,R/Warsaw 1988 (35)}) 9... b6 10. cxd5 (10. Be2 Na5 11.
cxd5 exd5 12. O-O Bf5 13. Qb2 c5 $11 {Schandorff,L-Tischbierek,R/Copenhagen
Obro-A 1990} (13... c5 {Ribli} 14. Bd2 Bg4 15. Be1 Rc8 16. h3 Bf5 17. Ne5 f6
18. Nd3 Re8 19. Nf4 g5 20. Nh5 Bg6 21. dxc5 Rxc5 22. Rd1 Qe7 {0-1 Schandorff,
L-Tischbierek,R/Obro-A 1990 (27)})) (10. Bd3 {Ribli} Ba6 11. Bxe4 (11. cxd5
Bxd3 12. Qxd3 exd5 {[%csl Rc1]}) 11... dxe4 12. Qxe4 Na5 {[%csl Rc4]}) 10...
exd5 11. Bd3 Bf5 $146 {Ribli: Schwarz beabsichtigt die weißfeldrigen Läufer zu
tauschen, denn der weiße Damenläufer ist schlecht und ein schwarzer Springer
sollte ihm in der Regel überlegen sein.} (11... Re8 12. O-O Bb7 13. Nd2 Na5 14.
f3 Nxd2 15. Bxd2 Nc4 16. Bxc4 dxc4 17. e4 Qd6 18. Be1 b5 19. Bg3 $16 {
Szabo-Taimanov/Buenos Aires 1960} (19. Bg3 {Ribli} Qb6 20. a4 c6 21. Bd6 a5 22.
Qf2 Qd8 23. Bc5 Bc8 24. axb5 cxb5 25. d5 {Szabo,L-Taimanov,M/Buenos Aires 1960/
1-0 (56)})) 12. c4 (12. g3 {[%cal Gf3h4,Gh4f5] Ribli} h6 (12... Qd7 13. Nh4 Bg6
14. c4 $14) (12... Bg4 13. Nh4 $14 (13. Bxe4 dxe4 14. Qxe4 Qd7 $44 {[%csl Yf3,
Yg2,Gg4,Yh3] Ribli: Und Schwarz hat Gegenspiel, denn die positionelle
Schwächen auf den weißen Feldern sollten ins Gewicht fallen.})) 13. Nh4 Bh7 14.
f3 Nf6 15. Bxh7+ Nxh7 16. O-O $14 {Ribli: und Weiß errichtet ein mächtiges
Bauernzentrum.} (16. e4 $14)) 12... Re8 (12... Na5 $2 13. cxd5 Qxd5 14. O-O (
14. Nh4 $6 Nb3 15. Nxf5 Qa5+ $13) 14... Nd6 15. Bxf5 Qxf5 16. Qxc7 $16) 13.
cxd5 (13. O-O {Ribli} dxc4 14. Bxc4 $14 Nd6 $6 (14... Ng3 {[%cal Rg3f1,Rf5c2]}
15. Qa2 Nxf1 16. Bxf7+ Kh8 17. Bxe8 Qxe8 18. Kxf1 $16) 15. Bxf7+ Kxf7 16. Qxc6
$16) 13... Qxd5 {Ribli: Schwarz ist gut entwickelt und übt starke Kontrolle
über die weißen Felder aus.} 14. O-O {/\Nh4} Nd6 {Ribli: Schwarz möchte die
weißfeldrigen Läufer wegen des schlechten verbleibenden Läufers auf c1
tauschen.} 15. Bxf5 Nxf5 16. Bd2 {Weiß vermeidet den eventuellen Springerzug ..
.Na5.} (16. Bb2 $5 Rac8 17. Rfe1 Nd6 (17... Qe4 18. Qxe4 Rxe4 19. Rac1 Na5 20.
Nd2 Ree8 21. e4 $14) 18. Nd2 Ne4 (18... f5 19. f3 $16) 19. Nb3 $1 $14 {/\f3} (
19. Nxe4 Qxe4 20. Rac1 Na5 21. Qxe4 Rxe4 22. f3 Ree8 23. e4 $14)) 16... Rac8
17. Rfc1 (17. Rac1 {Ribli}) 17... Nd8 (17... Nb8 18. Qa4 Qb7 (18... a6 $2 19.
Rxc7) 19. Rab1 $14) 18. Ne5 (18. Qa2 Qxa2 19. Rxa2 c5 20. Rac2 Ne6 $11) (18. a4
c5 19. a5 (19. Rab1 Nd6 $11) 19... b5 $5 (19... Nd6 20. axb6 axb6 21. Qa2 $14)
20. dxc5 Re4 {/\Rc4,/\Rg4} 21. Qb1 a6 $44) (18. Qa4 $5 Ne6 19. Rab1) 18... Nh4
$1 (18... Nd6 19. Nc6 Nxc6 20. Qxc6 $14) 19. f3 c5 {Ribli: Es droht noch
nichts, aber nach folgendem ...Ne6 muß die weiße Dame weichen.} 20. Qc4 (20.
Be1 $1 Ng6 21. Nxg6 hxg6 22. Bf2 {/\e4} f5 (22... Ne6 23. e4 Qg5 24. d5 Nf4 25.
Bg3 $16) 23. Qa4 $14) (20. Qa2 {Ribli} Qxa2 21. Rxa2 Nf5 22. Rac2 $11) 20...
Qxc4 21. Rxc4 $2 (21. Nxc4 $1 Nb7 (21... cxd4 $2 22. Nd6 Rxc1+ 23. Rxc1 Re6 24.
Bb4 $16 {/\Rc8}) (21... Nf5 {Ribli} 22. g4 $1 (22. d5 b5 23. d6 Re6 24. d7 Rc7
$17 {[%csl Rc4,Rd7]}) 22... b5 23. gxf5 bxc4 24. Rxc4 $16) 22. dxc5 Rxc5 23. e4
Rec8 24. Ne3 Rxc1+ 25. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 26. Bxc1 f6 $14) 21... Nf5 $1 $15 {><e3} 22.
Kf2 $2 (22. g4 Nd6 23. Ra4 f6 (23... Ne6 24. Rxa7 cxd4 25. Rd7 $11) 24. Nc4
N6f7 $1 $15) (22. Rac1 {Ribli} f6 {[%csl Re3]} 23. Ng4 (23. g4 $2 Nd6 $19 {
[%csl Rc4,Re5]}) 23... h5 24. Nf2 Nxe3 $17 25. Bxe3 Rxe3 26. dxc5 Rxc5 27. Rxc5
bxc5 28. Rxc5 $4 Re1#) 22... Ne6 23. d5 $2 (23. Rac1 f6 $1 (23... Nd6 24. Ra4)
24. Nd3 Rcd8 25. g4 Nd6 26. Ra4 cxd4 27. e4 (27. exd4 Nb5 $17) 27... Rd7 $17) (
23. dxc5 {Ribli} Nxc5 {[%csl Rc4,Re5,Rf2] Ribli: Der weiße Springer hängt auf
e5, kann aber wegen des Abzugsschachs ...Nd3+ nebst ...Rxc4 nicht ziehen.}) (
23. g4 {Ribli} Nd6 $15) 23... Nc7 24. Nc6 $2 (24. Nd3 Nxd5 25. e4 Nd6 26. Ra4
c4 $17) (24. e4 {Ribli} Nd6 $19 {[%csl Rc4,Re5][%cal Rd6c4,Re8e5]}) 24... Nxd5
25. Nxa7 Nd6 $1 {Ribli: Schwarz verhindert die Bauerngabel e3-e4 und schränkt
den weißen Springer a7 in seiner Beweglichkeit ein.} (25... Nfxe3 $2 26. Re4
Rxe4 27. Nxc8 $11) (25... Ra8 26. Re4 Rxe4 27. fxe4 Ndxe3 28. exf5 Nc4 $17) 26.
Rcc1 (26. Nxc8 {Ribli} Nxc4 $19 {[%cal Rc4d2,Re8c8]}) 26... Rc7 27. e4 Nf6 (
27... Rxa7 {Ribli} 28. exd5 Re5 29. Bf4 Rxd5 30. Bxd6 Rxd6 $17) 28. e5 $138
Nde4+ $138 {Ribli: Ein schöner Zug. Mit diesem zeitweiligen Opfer verbessert
Schwarz seine Stellung.} (28... Rxe5 {Ribli} 29. Bf4 Re6 $17 (29... Rf5 30.
Bxd6 Ne4+ $17 {[%cal Re4f2,Re4d6]}) (29... Rd5 30. Bxd6 (30. Nb5 Nxb5 31. Rab1
Nd6 $19) 30... Rxd6 31. Nb5 Rd2+ 32. Ke3 (32. Ke1 Rcd7 {[%csl Gd2,Gd7]}) 32...
Rcd7 $17 {[%csl Re3]})) 29. fxe4 (29. Ke3 {Ribli} Nxd2 (29... Rxe5 $17 {
[%csl Re3]}) 30. Kxd2 Rxe5 $17) 29... Nxe4+ 30. Ke3 Nxd2 31. Nb5 (31. Kxd2 {
Ribli} Rxa7 $17 {[%csl Re5]}) 31... Rd7 $19 32. Kf4 f6 (32... Rd5 33. Re1 Nc4
34. Rad1 Rxd1 35. Rxd1 Nxe5 $19) (32... Nb3 {Ribli} 33. Rd1) 33. exf6 Rf7 {
Ribli: Der weiße König befindet sich in einer unangenehmen Lage.} 34. Re1 (34.
Nd6 $2 {Ribli} Rxf6+ $19 {[%cal Rf6d6,Rf6f4]}) 34... Rxf6+ 35. Kg3 $2 (35. Kg4
$142) (35. Kg4 $5 {Ribli Ribli: Auch nach diesem Zug hat Weiß eine sehr
schwierige Stellung, aber die Partiefortsetzung erlaubt dem schwarzen Springer
sofort am Angriff teilzuhaben.} Ref8 $17) 35... Ne4+ 36. Kg4 Re5 {Droht
zweizügiges Matt mit 37...Rg5+ und 38...Rh6#.} 37. h4 h5+ 38. Kh3 Nf2+ 39. Kh2
(39. Kg3 {Ribli}) 39... Ng4+ 40. Kg3 Ref5 (40... Rfe6 {[%cal Re6e3,Re3g3] Ribli
}) 41. Rad1 Rg6 {Ribli: Die schwarzen Figuren stehen aktiv und das Mattnetz um
den weißen König ist geknüpft.} 42. Rd6 (42. Kh3 {Ribli} Nf2+ $19 {[%cal Rf2d1,
Rf2h3]}) 42... Nf6+ 43. Kh3 Rf2 44. Rg1 Rb2 45. Rxb6 {Ribli: Materiell ist die
Stellung gleich, aber die schwarzen Figuren koordinieren natürlich viel besser.
} (45. a4 {Ribli} Rb3+ 46. g3 (46. Kh2 Rb4 $17 {[%cal Rb4h4,Rb4a4]} (46... Rxb5
$2 47. Rd8+ $16 (47. axb5 Ng4+ $19 {[%cal Rg4h2,Rg6d6]}) 47... Kf7 48. axb5)))
45... Rg4 46. Rb7 Nd5 47. Nd6 Nf4+ 48. Kh2 Rxh4+ (48... Rxb7 49. Nxb7 Ne2 $19)
(48... Rbxg2+ {Ribli} 49. Rxg2 Rxg2+ 50. Kh1 Rg4 51. Nf5 $15) 49. Kg3 Rg4+ 50.
Kf3 (50. Kh2 {Ribli} Rbxg2+ $19) 50... Rd2 51. Ne4 Rd3+ 52. Kf2 Rxa3 {Ribli:
und der Vorteil von zwei Bauern sollte von Schwarz leicht zu verwerten sein.}
53. Nxc5 Nh3+ (53... Nh3+ $1 {Ribli} 54. gxh3 Ra2+ 55. Kf1 Ra1+ $19) 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 9192"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?.2"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1991.10.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 032"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Empor Berlin"]
[BlackTeam "Porz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. e3 c5 8.
Bd3 Qa5 9. Qc2 c4 (9... O-O 10. O-O Bxc3 $6 11. bxc3 c4 12. Bf5 Re8 13. Nd2 g6
14. Bxd7 Nxd7 15. f3 Nb6 16. Bf4 $1 Bd7 17. e4 Na4 18. Rfc1 $1 Bc6 19. e5 Bd7
20. Nf1 $16 {Aseev,K-Ortega,L Sestola,1991}) 10. Bf5 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. Nd2 (
12. Bh4 g6 13. Bh3 Ne4 $1 14. Nxe4 Rxe4 15. a3 Bf8 16. Bg3 Re8 $10) 12... g6
13. Bxd7 (13. Bh3 Bxc3 $1 14. bxc3 Ne4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 $10) 13... Nxd7 14. f3 (
14. a3 Bxc3 15. bxc3 Nb6 16. f3 Bd7 (16... f6 17. Bh6 Qa4 18. Qc1 Bf5 $140 19.
e4 $16) 17. Rfe1 Ba4 18. Qc1 Bc6 19. Ra2 Re6 20. Nf1 Rae8 21. h4 Nc8 $132 {
Kasparov,G-Tatai,Dubai(ol)1986}) (14. Rae1 Bxc3 15. bxc3 Nb6 16. f3 Bd7 17. Bh4
Na4 18. Nb1 f5 $1 $10 {Cramling,P-Lobron,E Hamburg 1991}) 14... Nb6 15. h4 $5 (
15. Bf4 $5) 15... f6 $1 (15... Bxc3 16. bxc3 Qa4 17. Qb1 Qa3 18. Rc1 Bd7 19. e4
Rac8 20. Nf1 dxe4 21. fxe4 f5 $1 22. e5 Nd5 23. Qc2 f4 24. Qf2 b5 25. h5 Re6
26. Qf3 Bc6 27. Nd2 gxh5 28. Ne4 Rg6 29. Re1 Rf8 30. Re2 Ne3 $2 31. Bxf4 Qxc3
32. Nxc3 Bxf3 33. Bxe3 b4 34. Rf2 $16 {Pinter,J-Greenfeld,A Beersheba,1991})
16. Bf4 (16. Bh6 $5 Bd7 17. h5 $36) 16... Bd7 17. e4 $6 (17. Rae1 Bxc3 18. bxc3
Na4 19. Nb1 f5 20. h5 $40) (17. Rae1 Ba4 $1 18. Qc1 Bc6 19. e4 Na4 $1 $132 20.
Re3 $140 $2 Qb6) (17. a3 $142 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Ba4 19. Qc1 Bc6 20. Ra2 Re6 21. Re1
$14) 17... Ba4 $1 18. Qc1 (18. Nxa4 Qxa4 19. b3 cxb3 20. axb3 Qc6 $10) 18...
Bc6 19. Re1 (19. exd5 Bxc3 20. dxc6 Bxd4+ 21. Kh1 bxc6 22. Nxc4 Qh5 $10) (19.
e5 $2 Na4 20. Nxa4 fxe5 $1 21. a3 Bxd2 22. Bxd2 Qxa4 23. dxe5 d4 $36) 19... Na4
$1 20. Nxa4 (20. exd5 $5 Rxe1+ (20... Bxc3 21. dxc6 Bxd4+ 22. Kh1 $36) 21. Qxe1
Bxd5 22. Nde4 Nxc3 23. bxc3 (23. Nxf6+ $2 Kf7 24. Qe5 Ne2+ $19) 23... Be7 $10)
20... Qxa4 21. e5 Ba5 $1 22. exf6 Bb6 (22... Rxe1+ $2 23. Qxe1 Re8 24. Qf2 Qc2
(24... c3 25. Nb3 $16) 25. Ne4 $1 Qxf2+ 26. Nxf2 $16 {/\Ng4,/\Be5}) 23. Qc3 Ba5
24. Qc1 Bb6 25. Qc3 Ba5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Prague Masters 2nd"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "2020.02.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Duda, Jan Krzysztof"]
[Black "Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[Annotator "Duda,Jan Krzysztof"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2020.02.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 195"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.04.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.04.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This game was played under very specific circumstances. It was the last round
of the tournament, played one hour earlier than usual. My opponent had a great
tournament scoring +3 and it seemed to everyone that he was clearly going to
win the competition. However, in the 8th round something apocalyptic happened
to him, because he lost a-not-possible-to-lose game against David Navara.
Vidit was clearly winning before the time control, and later he had an endgame
with a plus pawn which was drawn. Not being able to settle for a draw, he
overpushed and lost. I on the other hand had a mediocre tournament, winning in
the 1st round a cool game against David Navara, but losing in round 7 a
traumatic game to Alireza Firouzja, where after 15 moves I was basically
busted with White. I was happy though to play with White against Vidit in the
last round, because I have never had a chance to play an official game against
him (with White). Considering our history, and more importantly his game
against David, it felt as if I was going to win an easy game. Obviously such
thinking is hardly dangerous, and I had to keep my composure, not letting my
emotions take over} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 ({Here is the aforementioned
apocalypse of Vidit:} 3... b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Bf4 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bg3 Nd7 8. e4
N5f6 9. e5 Nh5 10. Nc3 Be7 11. Bc4 a6 12. d5 exd5 13. Bxd5 Nxg3 14. hxg3 c6 15.
Bxf7+ Kxf7 16. e6+ Kxe6 17. Qe2+ Kf7 18. O-O-O Bf6 19. Ne4 Qe7 20. Nd6+ Kf8 21.
Qxe7+ Bxe7 22. Nxb7 Nf6 23. Ne5 Nd5 24. Kb1 Rc8 25. Rhe1 Bxa3 26. Nxc6 Bb4 27.
Nxb4 Nxb4 28. Rd7 h5 29. Nd6 Ra8 30. Ree7 Rh7 31. Ne4 Rh6 32. Rxg7 Rd8 33. b3
Rxd7 34. Rxd7 a5 35. f3 Rc6 36. Rd2 Kf7 37. Kb2 Ke6 38. Nc3 Rd6 39. Re2+ Kf5
40. Ne4 Rd1 41. Nc3 Rd3 42. Nb1 Nd5 43. Kc2 Nb4+ 44. Kb2 Nd5 45. Na3 Ne3 46.
Nc4 Nxc4+ 47. bxc4 a4 48. Kc2 Rb3 49. Rd2 Rb4 50. Kc3 Rb3+ 51. Kc2 Rb4 52. Kc3
Rb3+ 53. Kd4 a3 54. Ra2 Ke6 55. c5 b5 56. g4 hxg4 57. fxg4 b4 58. g5 Rb2 59.
Ra1 a2 60. g6 b3 61. c6 Rc2 62. Rf1 b2 63. g7 Rxg2 64. c7 Kd7 {0-1 (64) Vidit,
S (2721)-Navara,D (2717) Prague CZE 2020}) 4. Nc3 Bb4 {He is a very keen
Ragozin player, sometimes only varying with the Grunfeld Defence.} 5. Qa4+ Nc6
6. e3 O-O 7. Qc2 Re8 8. Bd2 a6 {The setup with a6-Bd6 is a flagship of Vidit.
My preparation for this game was frankly quite limited, but obviously I knew
my stuff in other lines too.} (8... Bd6 9. h3 (9. c5 $1 {is strong for White
here and secures a long term edge.}) 9... a6 10. a3 Bd7 11. Be2 dxc4 12. Bxc4
h6 13. g4 e5 14. g5 $1 $40 {was a nice assault in Radjabov,T (2757)-Vidit,S 
(2695) Wijk aan Zee 2019, 1-0 (36).}) 9. a3 Bd6 10. O-O-O $5 {This is the
prepared idea. It's clearly risky, but as said I was having a bigger blunder
margin than normally.} (10. h3 {and}) (10. Rd1 {are more common moves}) 10...
Bd7 {This looks the most logical, but Black has playable alternatives too:} (
10... dxc4 11. e4 (11. Bxc4 b5 12. Bd3 Bb7 $13 (12... b4)) 11... e5 12. dxe5
Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Bg5 Bd4 (14... Bd7 15. Bxc4 Qc8) 15. Nd5 $6 (15. Bxc4 c5
16. Nd5 {would be the correct move order.}) 15... c5 $6 (15... c6 $1 16. Rxd4 (
16. Nxf6+ gxf6 17. Be3 Bxe3+ 18. fxe3 Qb6 $17) (16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Nxf6+ Qxf6
18. Bxc4 b5 19. Ba2 c5 $132) 16... cxd5 17. Rxd5 Qb6 {with a messy position
where Black is fine.}) 16. Bxc4 Be6 $13 {with sharp play as seen in Aizpurua,P
(2348)-Cruz,C (2567) Guatemala City GUA 2020, 0-1 (41).}) (10... b5 $6 11. cxd5
exd5 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. Qxc6 {It is debatable if Black has enough compensation
for the pawn.}) (10... Rb8) 11. c5 (11. e4 {is another possibility, but I
didn't go for it because it's more forcing. After} dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4
e5 14. Ng5 g6 15. c5 (15. Qh4 h5 16. c5 Be7 {is the same.}) 15... Be7 16. Qh4
h5 17. Bc4 {Black has many playable moves, probably the most entertaining being
} Nxd4 18. Qg3 (18. Nxf7 $2 {is bad:} Bxh4 19. Nxd8+ Kh7 20. Nxb7 $6 Bc6 21.
Na5 Bxg2 $17 {and Black is close to winning.}) 18... Bf5 19. Nxf7 Qd5 $1 20.
Qc3 Qxc5 {and it's all equal according to the engine.}) {Now we get more or
less a forced sequence.} 11... Bf8 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 Ne7 15.
Bd3 g6 16. Ne5 Bc6 $6 (16... Ba4 {was the only move I had analysed. The
variation goes} 17. Qf3 Nf5 18. g4 Bxd1 {and I would have to decide between}
19. Kxd1 ({or} 19. Rxd1 Nh6 {playing for compensation.}) 19... Qxd4 20. Bc3 Qd5
21. gxf5 Qxf3+ 22. Nxf3 exf5 {with an unclear endgame.}) ({But it seems Black
can also play slowly:} 16... Bg7 17. Qf4 Rf8) ({or} 16... Nc6) 17. Qf4 Nf5 18.
g4 $1 {This is very important. Black is not only forced to withdraw his
beautiful knight but also, no less importantly, to exchange his bishop, the
main defender of the black monarch.} Bh6 (18... Qxd4 19. gxf5 Qxf4 20. Bxf4
Bxh1 21. fxg6 hxg6 22. Rxh1 $16 {Two pieces are clearly stronger than a rook
here.}) 19. Nxc6 bxc6 20. Qe4 Bxd2+ 21. Rxd2 Ne7 22. Bc4 Nd5 23. h4 $16 Qf6 {
I considered my position to be better, but now spent a lot of time choosing
between many promising possibilities.} 24. h5 (24. Rh3) (24. Kb1) ({and} 24. f4
{are the other moves I gave a thought.}) 24... e5 ({I was the most afraid of
this move, but saw that at the very least I had 25.Qe5 with the better endgame
} 24... Qg5 25. hxg6 (25. Qe5 $5 Qxe5 26. dxe5 {I wasn't sure that Black
couldn't create any sort of fortress, but obviously this endgame is hardly
depressing to play with Black.} a5 27. h6 (27. b3 $5 {not allowing a4.}) 27...
a4 28. Rc2 Ra5 29. Bd3 Kf8 (29... f6)) 25... fxg6 {is better, but now Black
has created a huge weakness on e6 for himself.} (25... hxg6 26. f4 $1 {I
didn't calculate well enough here.} Qxg4 (26... Nxf4 27. Rdh2 Kf8 28. Kb1 Nd5
29. Qf3 $18) 27. Qe5 f6 28. Qe1 Qxf4 29. Rh4 Qg5 30. Qh1 f5 31. Qh2 $40 {
and apparently White's attack is very strong here.}) 26. f3 Re7 27. Qd3 {
is the idea, to unpin the rook with Kb1.}) (24... g5 25. h6 Qf4 26. Bd3 {
White again has various alternatives.} Qxe4 27. Bxe4 $16 {and White has
additional target on h7 as well.}) (24... a5 25. hxg6 fxg6 26. f4 $40) 25. Kb1
({For some reason this is considered better by the engine:} 25. Re2 Qg5+ 26.
Kb1 exd4 27. Qxd4 Rxe2 28. Bxe2 Qf6 29. Rd1 $16) 25... Rad8 $2 {It's rather
surprising, but actually this is the losing mistake. Black had other resources
which obviously would keep him in the game, but his position would be worse in
any case.} (25... Rab8) (25... Kg7) (25... exd4 26. Qxd4 Qf3 (26... Rad8 27.
Rhd1)) (25... Qf4 26. Qxf4 (26. Re2 $5 exd4 27. Qxf4 Nxf4 28. Rxe8+ Rxe8 29.
Bxa6 $16) 26... exf4 27. Re2) 26. Re2 $1 $18 {Now Black is stuck, and he can't
avoid material losses.} Nf4 (26... exd4 27. Qxe8+ Rxe8 28. Rxe8+ Kg7 29. h6# $1
{is the key, making all the difference!}) 27. Re3 (27. Ree1 {is also good.
There is no avoiding dxe5.}) 27... Nd5 28. hxg6 hxg6 (28... Qxg6 29. Qxg6+ hxg6
30. Rxe5 $18) 29. Reh3 $18 {This nice rook switch is the nail in his coffin.
Basically the game is over by this stage, although I still managed to make a
mistake in the process.} Kf8 30. Bxa6 $5 {Not the most precise, but he was in
severe time trouble, and usually such slow moves are very difficult to meet.
Besides a pawn is a pawn :)} Qxf2 31. Rf3 $6 {I had a 50/50 choice and missed.}
(31. Rf1 $1 {wins on the spot. The difference is that now there is no Rb8!}
Qxd4 32. Qxg6 Qd1+ {Extra trick.} 33. Ka2 Qxf1 (33... Nb4+ 34. axb4 Qa4+ 35.
Ra3 $18) 34. Qh6+ Ke7 35. Bxf1 $18 {I had seen that far, but thought Rf3 to be
simpler.}) 31... Qxd4 (31... Rb8 $1 {would have been a huge surprise, even
though I don't think I would hash it up. After the pretty natural variation}
32. Rxf2 Nc3+ 33. Kc2 Nxe4 34. Re2 $1 {is the only winning move, with the idea
that} exd4 {meets} 35. Rxe4 $1) 32. Qxg6 Nf4 (32... Nc3+ 33. bxc3 Rb8+ 34. Ka1
$18) 33. Qf6 Qe4+ 34. Bd3 {and checkmate is unavoidable. This win put me on +1
score, and this was enough to share the 1st place.} 1-0

[Event "Match/Nation URS-YUG  31-9"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "1977.11.12"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Simic, Radoslav"]
[Black "Dvoretzky, Mark"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Dvoretzky,M"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1977.11.12"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Yugoslavia"]
[BlackTeam "URSS"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "YUG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "URS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. cxd5 exd5 8.
Qb3 c5 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. Qxc3 Nd7 11. Qe3+ $146 (11. Rc1 c4 12. Qe3+ Qe7 13.
Qxe7+ Kxe7 14. g3 b5 15. Bg2 Nb6 16. O-O Bb7 17. Rfe1 Rhd8 18. Nd2 Kf8 19. e3
Rac8 20. b3 Rc7 21. Rb1 c3 22. Nf3 c2 23. Rbc1 Rc3 24. Bf1 Rdc8 25. Re2 Rxb3
26. Rexc2 Rxc2 27. Rxc2 Nc4 28. a4 bxa4 29. Nd2 Nxd2 30. Rxd2 a3 31. Kg2 a5 32.
Ra2 Bc8 33. Ra1 Bf5 34. Be2 Ke7 35. g4 Bc2 36. Kg3 g5 37. h4 a4 38. hxg5 hxg5
39. Bf3 Kd6 40. Be2 Bb1 {Stahlberg,G-Szabo,L Budapest 1952 0-1}) 11... Qe7 12.
Qxe7+ Kxe7 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Rc1 Kd6 15. e3 Bd7 16. b4 Ne4 17. Bd3 Rhc8 18. Ke2
a5 19. Rxc8 Rxc8 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Rd1+ Ke7 22. Nd4 axb4 23. axb4 Ra8 24. f3
Ra4 $1 {Black would like to exchange R, in order to direct his K towards the
centre, but an immediate exchange of R would not promise much, firts it's
necessary to lure the white b P forward (Secret of chess tactics)} 25. b5 (25.
fxe4 Bg4+) 25... Ra2+ 26. Rd2 exf3+ 27. gxf3 Rxd2+ 28. Kxd2 Kd6 29. b6 Kc5 30.
Kc3 Kxb6 31. e4 g5 32. Kb4 Be6 33. Ne2 Kc6 34. f4 Kd6 35. fxg5 hxg5 36. Kc3 Ke5
37. Kd3 Bd7 38. Nd4 Kf4 39. Nb3 Kf3 40. Nc5 Bc8 41. e5 g4 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 12th"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2011.04.02"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Edouard, Romain"]
[Black "Aleksandrov, Aleksej"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2638"]
[Annotator "Edouard,R"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[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 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 c5 8. e3
c4 9. Be2 $5 {An interesting idea. Instead of playing more "passively" with 9.
Nd2, I intend to base my plan on ideas with Ne5 once Black has been weakened
with ...g5 and once I have have begun the assault of the c3 pawn (...Bxc3, ...
Ne4, ...Qa5).} Bf5 10. O-O g5 11. Bg3 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Ne4 13. Rc1 Nd7 $5 {
A very interesting try. My opponent had already played the rather dubious 13...
Qa5, but I did not know that!} (13... Qa5 14. Ne5 $1 {was played in
Moiseenko-Aleksandrov (2001), which was won by White. Here} Nxc3 $2 {would be
wrong:} 15. Rxc3 $1 Qxc3 16. Bh5 O-O 17. Qf3 Qc2 18. Bxf7+ $1 Kg7 (18... Rxf7
$2 19. Qxd5 Bg6 20. Nxf7 Bxf7 21. Qxb7 $18) 19. Qxd5 $18) 14. Nd2 Nxg3 15. fxg3
$1 {A typical idea: I weaken my pawn structure, but get strong activity on the
f-file. The idea will be to play e4 (so as not to be left with a blot on e3)
and possibly to reach the f5-square. As a general rule, if the thrust e4 is
never possible, fxg3 should never happen, unless there's good cause!} Bh7 $1 {
Played "а tempo" by my opponent.} (15... Bg6 $6 16. Bh5 $1 O-O (16... Bxh5 17.
Qxh5 Qe7 18. Rce1 $5 Nf6 19. Qf3 Ne4 20. Nxe4 dxe4 21. Qh5 {just wins.}) 17.
Bxg6 fxg6 18. Qc2 {followed by e4. White is clearly better.}) 16. e4 $6 {
That tempting move seems to let slip the advantage.} ({The other tempting move
} 16. Bh5 {also doens't work:} O-O 17. Qf3 Bd3 18. Qxd5 Bxf1 19. Rxf1 Qe7 20.
Nxc4 Nb6 {with unclear position.}) (16. Bg4 $1 {was best, in order to put a
piece on f5. Afterwards it will be too late, as ...0-0 will make ...f5
possible.} O-O (16... Bd3 17. Rf2 Qe7 18. Qf3 O-O 19. Bf5 $16) 17. Bf5 {
followed by Qf3 and e4 sooner or later. White is better, and will recycle his
knight to f5 at some point.}) 16... O-O 17. exd5 (17. Bf3 b5 $1 18. e5 (18. a4
a6 {doesn't change much.}) (18. exd5 {goes back into the game.}) 18... Nb6 19.
Bh5 f6 20. Qg4 (20. e6 Qe7 21. Bf7+ Kg7 {and I strongly doubt White's
attacking chances.}) 20... Qe7 21. Rce1 f5 {and Black will push his queenside
pawns and seems very fine to me.}) 17... b5 18. Bf3 Rb8 $6 (18... Nf6 {was
much more precise.}) 19. g4 $6 (19. a4 a6 20. Be4 f5 21. Bb1 Nb6 22. axb5 axb5
23. Qe2 $1 Qxd5 24. Nf3 {was my best try, though I'm not sure White is better
at all.}) 19... Nf6 20. Re1 Nxd5 {Here I realised that I couldn't fight for
any advantage anymore.} 21. Bxd5 (21. Be4 $6 Nf4 {is fine for Black.}) 21...
Qxd5 22. Qf3 Qxf3 (22... Qd7 $5 23. a4 b4 (23... a6 $6 24. Qf6) 24. Nxc4 Qxa4 (
24... b3 $5 25. Nb2 Rbe8 {with sufficient compensations for equality.}) 25.
cxb4 Rxb4 $11) 23. gxf3 f5 24. gxf5 Bxf5 25. Ne4 Rb6 (25... Bxe4 $5 26. fxe4
Rf4 {was just kind of a draw. But with 6.5/10, a draw wouldn't help anybody.})
26. Nc5 Rf7 27. Re8+ Kg7 28. a3 Bh3 29. Re3 Rg6 (29... Rbf6 30. f4 Bc8 $11) 30.
Rce1 $1 h5 (30... g4 $2 31. f4 $1 {and Black's bishop is bad on h3.}) 31. Re7
Rgf6 32. Rxf7+ Rxf7 33. Kf2 {The position is still kind of OK for Black, but
the situation starts to turn!} h4 $2 (33... g4 34. Ne6+ $1 (34. Re3 Rf6 $11)
34... Kg6 35. f4 $16 {and White is better.}) ({Something passive like} 33...
Bg4 $5 34. Re3 Bf5 {would have been best. But I think my opponent wasn't
expecting any danger at that time.}) 34. Re5 $1 Kg6 (34... Bf5 35. d5 $16) (
34... g4 35. Ne6+ Kg6 36. Ng5 Rf6 37. Ke3 a6 38. d5 {with an almost winning
position for White.}) 35. Ne4 $1 Rf5 (35... g4 36. Ng5 {check 34...g4}) 36.
Re6+ Kf7 37. Ra6 Kf8 {Here I did realise my position was totally winning, but
I had to play 3 more moves under huge time pressure!} 38. Ke3 {My first idea
was to reach some sort of endgame thanks to Rf6+, now that my king advanced a
little bit. But I suddenly realised all endgames were probably drawn.} (38.
Rxa7 {was much simpler:} g4 39. Nd2 gxf3 40. Rh7 Rf4 41. Ke3 $18) 38... g4 (
38... Bg2 39. Nd2 $1 (39. Rf6+ $6 Rxf6 40. Nxf6 Kf7 41. Ne4 Kg6 42. Nd6 a6 43.
Ne8 a5 $5 {or 43...Bh3 and I'm not sure at all if White is winning or not!})
39... Rf7 40. Ra5 Rb7 41. Kf2 Bh3 42. Ne4 g4 43. Ng5 $16) 39. f4 $1 (39. fxg4
Bxg4 40. Rf6+ $2 Ke7 $1 $11 {Oops!}) 39... Bg2 40. Rh6 $1 {Nice blow,
especially for a 40th move...} Rf7 $6 (40... h3 41. Nf2 g3 (41... Bf3 42. Nxh3
$18) 42. hxg3 Kg7 43. Ng4 (43. Rh4 Rf6 {is less simple.}) 43... Rf7 44. Rh5 $18
{[%cal Ye3f2,Yg4e3]}) 41. Rh8+ $1 Kg7 (41... Ke7 42. Rxh4 Bxe4 43. Kxe4 Rg7 44.
d5 g3 45. hxg3 Rxg3 46. Kd4 a6 (46... Rd3+ 47. Kc5 $18) 47. Rh7+ Kd6 48. Rh6+
$18) 42. Rxh4 Bf3 43. Rh5 a6 44. Nf2 (44. Nc5 $18) (44. Re5 $18) 44... Kf6 (
44... Kf8 $8 45. Ne4 $18 (45. f5 $5)) 45. h3 Rg7 (45... Re7+ 46. Re5 $18) (
45... g3 46. Kxf3 (46. Ng4+ $5) 46... gxf2 47. Kxf2 $18) 46. hxg4 Bxg4 47. Rg5
$1 Bd7 (47... Rxg5 48. fxg5+ Kxg5 49. Nxg4 Kxg4 50. Ke4 $18) 48. Ne4+ Kf7 49.
Rxg7+ Kxg7 50. Nc5 Bc8 51. d5 Kf6 52. d6 Bg4 53. Nxa6 Ke6 54. Nc7+ Kxd6 55.
Nxb5+ Kd5 56. Nc7+ Kd6 57. Na6 Kc6 58. Kd4 Be6 59. Nc5 Bg8 60. f5 Kb5 61. f6
Bf7 62. Nd7 {In my opinion, an important victory!} 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 17th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2019.01.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Edouard, Romain"]
[Black "Nguyen, Thai Dai Van"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2643"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Edouard,R"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2019.01.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 188 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.02.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.02.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 O-O 8. e3
Bf5 {The most popular line of the Ragozin lately.} 9. Ne5 $5 {Played only once
up to now.} (9. Qb3 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 (10. Qxc3 Nbd7 11. Be2 c6 12. Nd2 Ne4 $1 {
does not promise White much, although I had given it a try a few days earlier.}
13. Bxd8 (13. Nxe4 Qxh4 14. Nd6 Bg4 15. g3 Qf6 16. Bxg4 Qxd6 $11 {½-½ (30)
Mamedyarov,S (2820)-Carlsen,M (2839) Porto Carras 2018}) 13... Nxc3 14. bxc3
Rfxd8 15. c4 $5 $146 (15. f3 c5 16. Kf2 Rac8 $11 {0-1 (70) Le Quang Liem (2739)
-Vidit,S (2693) Tbilisi 2017}) 15... dxc4 $6 (15... Rac8 {or 15...Nb6 are
better moves}) 16. Nxc4 Be6 17. Na5 Rab8 18. Bf3 Nb6 19. Ke2 $5 Nc4 20. Nb3 Bd5
21. g4 Kf8 22. Rhc1 $36 {1-0 (46) Edouard,R (2643)-Gavrilescu,D (2479)
Gibraltar 2019}) 10... Nbd7 11. Be2 (11. Qxb7 Rb8 12. Qxa7 Qe7 13. Be2 Rb2 $44)
11... c5 12. dxc5 g5 {The start of a huge theorical line, where practice
recently proved Black's position to be fine.} 13. Nd4 (13. Bg3 Nxc5 14. Qb5
Nfe4 15. Rc1 Qe7 16. Be5 Rac8 17. Bd4 a6 18. Qa5 Qc7 19. Qb4 Ne6 20. h4 Nxd4
21. Nxd4 Bg6 $13 {½-½ (48) Hou Yifan (2649)-Bluebaum,M (2634) Karlsruhe 2017}
) 13... Bg6 14. c6 bxc6 15. Nxc6 Qe8 16. Bg3 Nc5 17. Qb5 Nfe4 18. O-O (18. Nd4
Rc8 19. Qxe8 Rfxe8 20. Rc1 h5 21. f3 Nxg3 22. hxg3 Rxe3 23. Kf2 Re7 $15 {
½-½ (36) Vitiugov,N (2732)-Vocaturo,D (2609) Gibraltar 2018}) 18... Rc8 19.
Nd4 Nxc3 20. Qa5 Nxe2+ 21. Nxe2 Qa4 $11 {½-½ (46) So,W (2792)-Karjakin,S 
(2753) Wijk aan Zee 2018}) 9... g5 ({In the only actual game Black did well:} 
9... c5 $1 10. Bd3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 (11. Nxd3 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Nbd7 $11) 11... cxd4
$1 12. exd4 Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 Qd6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. O-O Qd6 $1 16. Ng4 Nd7 {
½-½ Williams,S (2437)-Stefansson,H (2514) Reykjavik 2017.}) 10. Bg3 Ne4 11.
Rc1 (11. a3 $5 {is what the engine suggests at first, but Black seems to be
fine:} Nxc3 (11... Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 f6 13. Nd3 Kg7 $13) 12. Qb3 Ba5 13. bxc3 c5
14. dxc5 Nc6 $13) 11... c5 $6 (11... Nxc3 $2 {is bad:} 12. bxc3 Ba3 13. Rb1 $1
$18) (11... Qe7 $5 {is however an interesting computer suggestion:} 12. Bd3
Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 f6 14. Ng4 (14. Nf3 Nd7 $132) 14... Kg7 {and now, and this is
the idea behind ...Qe7,} 15. Nxh6 $2 {fails to} Kxh6 16. f3 Nd6 17. Bxd6 Qxe3+
$19) 12. Bd3 $6 (12. dxc5 $1 {was stronger:} Nc6 (12... Nd7 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14.
Bd3) (12... Qa5 13. Bd3 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Bxc3+ 15. Kf1) 13. Bd3 (13. Nxc6 bxc6 14.
Bd3 d4 {transposes}) 13... d4 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. Bxe4 dxc3 16. bxc3 Qxd1+ 17.
Kxd1 Bxe4 18. cxb4 Bxg2 19. Rg1 Bf3+ 20. Ke1 a5 21. b5 $1 cxb5 22. c6 {and the
ending is highly unpleasant for Black, e.g.} b4 23. c7 a4 24. Kd2 $16) 12...
cxd4 (12... f6 $5 13. Ng4 Kg7 $13) 13. exd4 f6 14. Nf3 (14. Ng4 $5 Bxg4 15.
Qxg4 f5 16. Qh3 $5 {I didn't have any faith in 14.Ng4, but that was mostly
because I had missed this move.} (16. Qh5 Qe8 $1 $11) 16... f4 (16... Nc6 17.
Bxe4 dxe4 18. Qxh6 Qf6 {might be a strange solution}) 17. f3 $1 $36) 14... Nc6
15. O-O Kg7 16. Qc2 $6 {Underestimating the risks of the position.} (16. Na4 {
would have been about equal.}) 16... Re8 (16... Bxc3 17. bxc3 Rc8 $15 {was the
clearest solution.}) (16... Rc8 {was what I was hoping for, but I had missed
several resources for Black on the way:} 17. Nxe4 dxe4 (17... Ne5 $5) 18. Bxe4
Nxd4 19. Qd3 Nxf3+ (19... Re8 $5) 20. Qxf3 Bxe4 21. Qxe4 Qe7 22. Qf5 Rxc1 (
22... Rc5 $5) 23. Rxc1 Bd6 24. Bxd6 Qxd6 25. h4 Qd2 $11) 17. Nd1 Be6 (17... Bh7
$1 18. Ne3 h5 {was even stronger.}) ({Only} 17... Bg4 $2 {would be bad:} 18.
Ne3 $1 Bxf3 19. Nf5+ Kh8 20. gxf3 Nd2 21. Rfd1 $1 Nxf3+ 22. Kg2 Nfxd4 23. Nxd4
Nxd4 24. Qa4 a5 25. a3 $18) 18. Ne3 f5 19. Be5+ $2 (19. Bxe4 $1 dxe4 (19...
fxe4 20. Ne5 Nxd4 21. Qd1 $16) 20. d5 $1 {was great for White. I must say it's
actually 19...fxe4, that I overestimated.}) 19... Nxe5 (19... Kg8 $1 $13 {
was better.}) 20. Nxe5 Qb6 21. Bxe4 fxe4 22. Qd1 Bd6 $8 23. h4 $1 {Especially
with little time on clock, this is very unpleasant for Black.} Qd8 (23... Bxe5
24. dxe5 d4 25. Nc4 Bxc4 26. Rxc4 Rad8 27. hxg5 hxg5 28. Qh5 Rxe5 29. Rfc1 {
was the long line I was planning to enter, without knowing whether I would be
winning or not. It turns out I am.} Qf6 $8 30. Rc7+ Re7 31. R1c5 $1 Rxc7 32.
Rxc7+ Kf8 33. Rh7 $1 e3 $1 34. f3 $1 $18 {and it seems Black's pawns are not
in time, e.g.} d3 35. Rh8+ Ke7 36. Qh7+ Ke6 37. Qe4+ Kd6 $8 38. Qxd3+ Kc7 39.
Qxd8+ Qxd8 40. Rxd8 Kxd8 41. Kf1 $18) 24. f4 $1 gxf4 $2 {At first sight, I
thought it was winning on the spot, but it turns out there are practical
difficulties.} (24... exf3 25. Rxf3 $16) 25. Qh5 Qf6 $8 (25... Bxe5 26. Qxe5+
Qf6 27. Rc7+ $18) 26. N3g4 Bxg4 27. Qxg4+ Kh8 28. Rxf4 Bxe5 $8 29. Rxf6 Bxf6
30. Rc7 Bxd4+ 31. Kh1 $2 (31. Kf1 $1 {was stronger.}) 31... Rf8 ({Just after
playing Kh1 I realised} 31... Be5 $1 {would pose big problems for White to win.
}) 32. Qe6 Bg7 33. Re7 $6 (33. Qxd5 Rae8 34. Rf7 $18) 33... d4 (33... Rad8 $1
34. Qg6 Rg8 {and there I thought} 35. g4 $1 {was winning, but I'm not in time:}
Rdf8 36. g5 Rf1+ 37. Kg2 Rg1+ $1 38. Kh3 Rg3+ 39. Kxg3 Be5+ 40. Rxe5 Rxg6 {
and Black should hold.}) 34. Qxe4 Rad8 35. Qg6 Rg8 36. Qd3 Rde8 37. Qe4 Rd8 38.
Qd3 Rde8 39. Rxe8 Rxe8 40. Kg1 {Now it is easy.} Re3 41. Qf5 d3 (41... Re2 42.
Qc8+ Kh7 43. Qxb7 $18) 42. Qc8+ Kh7 43. Qd7 Re1+ (43... Kh8 44. Kf2 $18 (44. b4
$18)) 44. Kf2 Re2+ 45. Kf3 Rxb2 46. Qxd3+ Kh8 47. Qd8+ Kh7 48. Qd5 a6 49. g4
Rb5 50. Qd3+ Kg8 51. g5 hxg5 52. hxg5 Re5 $6 (52... Kf7 53. Kg4 $18) 53. g6 b5
54. Qd7 a5 55. Kf4 1-0

[Event "Astrakhan FIDE GP"]
[Site "Astrakhan"]
[Date "2010.05.19"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[Annotator "Eljanov,P"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[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 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 c5 8. e3
c4 $5 {A rather rare opening variation. I learned it when Alexander Morozevich
tried it successfully against... me in the Tal Memorial (blitz).} 9. Nd2 ({
One week later Sasha Moiseenko played} 9. Be2 g5 10. Bg3 Ne4 11. Rc1 Bxc3+ 12.
bxc3 Qa5 13. O-O {and here I had prepared a novelty:} O-O $5 $146 14. Qc2 Bf5
15. Qb2 Qb6 {0-1 Moiseenko,A (2669)-Eljanov,P (2751)/Odessa UKR 2010 (56).
Black is ok.}) 9... g5 10. Bg3 Bf5 11. Be5 ({Against Moro I played} 11. Be2 O-O
12. O-O Re8 13. a3 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Nc6 15. Re1 b5 {but Black obviously is ok
here:} 16. Bf1 Bg6 17. f3 a5 18. e4 dxe4 19. fxe4 Nxe4 20. Nxe4 Rxe4 21. Rxe4
Bxe4 22. Qh5 Nxd4 23. Re1 Bg6 24. Qg4 Nf5 25. Bf2 a4 26. Rd1 Qe7 27. Qf3 Rd8
28. Rxd8+ Qxd8 29. Qc6 Nd6 30. Bg3 Ne4 31. Qxb5 Qe7 {0-1 Eljanov,P (2716)
-Morozevich,A (2788)/ Moscow 2008/CBM 126 Extra}) ({Possible is also the
principled} 11. h4 {however it is very hard to judge, what is the strongest as
the position is rather complicated; both sides have their trumps.}) 11... Bxc3
(11... Nbd7 $2 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Nxd5) 12. bxc3 Nbd7 13. Bd6 Qb6 14. Bg3 {
A novelty but it does not look very logical.} (14. Ba3 {I think here Black has
also good counterplay, but with queens on the board White has more chances to
attack the black king.} Qa6 15. Bb4 Qe6 16. a4 Ne4 (16... a5 $5) 17. a5 g4 18.
Be2 Ndf6 19. Nf1 O-O-O 20. f3 Ng5 21. h4 gxh3 22. g4 Bd3 23. a6 b6 24. Bxd3
cxd3 25. Kf2 h5 26. gxh5 Qf5 27. Nh2 Nge4+ 28. Ke1 Qg5 29. fxe4 Qxe3+ 30. Kf1
Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:05] 0-1 Gauglitz,G (2465)-Dizdar,G (2500)/Halle 1987/ CBM})
14... Qb2 $1 {Not the only move, but it's obvious, that Black is very much ok
after the queen swap.} 15. Qc1 Qxc1+ 16. Rxc1 b5 {Anyway it's necessary as
after} (16... O-O 17. f3 Rfe8 18. Kf2 Re6 {White has} 19. e4 $1) 17. f3 O-O 18.
Kf2 Rfe8 19. a4 a6 $1 (19... bxa4 20. e4 dxe4 21. Nxc4 {at least is not worse.}
) 20. Be2 Re6 21. Rhe1 Nb6 (21... Rae8 $1 {looks like a bit more precise:} 22.
Nf1 ({Possibly I was afraid of} 22. Bd1 Bd3 23. Ra1 {but here I have the very
strong knight transfer} Nb8 $1 24. axb5 axb5 25. Ra8 Nc6 {where the b4-threat
is rather annoying for White.}) 22... Nb6 23. axb5 axb5 24. Ra1 Na4 $15) 22.
axb5 axb5 23. Ra1 Na4 24. Ra3 Bg6 25. Bf1 Nd7 $5 ({I didn't see anything
special after} 25... Rae8 26. h4 Nb2 27. hxg5 hxg5 28. Rea1 Bd3 (28... Rxe3 29.
Be5) (28... Nd3+ 29. Bxd3 Bxd3 30. Re1 Rb6 31. Rh1 $132) 29. Be5 Nd7 30. Bc7
$132) 26. h4 $6 (26. e4 $1 {was better:} f5 {and here White has some choice}
27. exd5 {looks dangerous, but I did not find anything real here for White:} (
27. exf5 Rxe1 28. Kxe1 Bxf5 {Black is just better}) ({Also interesting is} 27.
Rb1 $5 Rb6 (27... dxe4 28. fxe4 f4 29. Rxb5 fxg3+ 30. Kxg3 $36) (27... fxe4 28.
fxe4 dxe4 29. Ke3 $1 Nf6 30. Rxb5 Ng4+ 31. Ke2 e3 32. Nxc4 Nxh2 33. Bxh2 Nxc3+
34. Rxc3 Bh5+ 35. Kd3 Bg6+ $11) 28. exf5 Bxf5 29. Rb4 $13) 27... Rxe1 28. Kxe1
f4 29. Bf2 Re8+ 30. Be2 Nf6 31. d6 Bd3 32. Ne4 Nxe4 33. fxe4 Bxe4 34. g3 f3 35.
d7 Rd8 36. Bxc4+ bxc4 37. Rxa4 Rxd7 38. Rxc4 Ra7 39. Rc5 Ra1+ 40. Kd2 Ra2+ 41.
Ke1) 26... f5 27. hxg5 hxg5 28. f4 g4 $1 {This is the case where a human move
is stronger than the first line of engines (from a practical point of view -
obviously).} (28... Nf6 {this is it} 29. fxg5 (29. Be2 {also possible}) 29...
Ng4+ 30. Kg1 Rxe3 31. Rxe3 Nxe3 32. Nf3 {I saw this line during the game, but
refused to play it. Human logic is simple: White has a good square on e5, the
position is opened (two bishops!) and the pawn on g5 could be powerful in the
future. The only way to choose this line is to calculate all lines till the
big advantage. But I didn't see anything special even with the help of my
silicon friend.} Re8 (32... f4) (32... Bh5) (32... Be8)) 29. Rb1 Ra5 30. Be2
Rea6 31. Bh4 (31. Rba1 Nb8 $1 (31... Kf7 32. e4 $1 fxe4 33. Nf1 $132) (31...
Nf6 32. Bh4 Kg7 33. Bd1 Nxc3 $5 34. Bxf6+ Kxf6 35. Rxa5 Nxd1+ 36. Ke2 Nc3+ 37.
Ke1 Rxa5 38. Rxa5 Be8 {White should hold it} 39. Ra6+ Ke7 40. Rb6 Bd7 41. Nf1
Ne4 42. Nd2) 32. e4 (32. Bh4 Nc6 $17) 32... Nc6 33. exd5 Nb6 34. dxc6 (34. Rxa5
Rxa5 35. Rxa5 Nxa5 36. d6 Nb7 {despite the rook swap Black is better as White
has just no space} 37. d7 Nxd7 38. Kg1 Nb6) 34... Rxa3 35. Rb1 Be8 36. Rxb5
Rxc3 37. Rxf5 Rc2 $17) 31... Nab6 32. Rxa5 Rxa5 33. Bd8 {Probably it's just
losing tempi.} ({However} 33. Nf1 Na4 34. Ra1 Nb8 35. Ng3 Nc6 36. Ra3 Kf7 {
White is struggling.}) 33... Be8 $1 34. Ke1 Ra8 35. Be7 $2 {The decisive
mistake.} (35. Bg5 Nb8 36. Bd1 Ra3 37. Rc1 Nc6 $17) ({It was necessary to
prevent the penetration of Black's rook:} 35. Bc7 Na4 36. Ra1 Nf6 37. Ra3 Ra7
38. Be5 Kf7 39. Bd1 Ke6 {and White is worse but still in the game.}) 35... Kf7
36. Bb4 Ra2 {Now it's too late.} 37. Bd1 Ke6 38. Rc1 Nb8 $1 39. Rc2 Ra1 40. Rb2
Na6 41. Rb1 Ra2 42. g3 {Losing by force, but it's anyway a question of time.} (
42. Be2 Nxb4 43. cxb4 Na4 $19) 42... Nd7 43. Be2 Nxb4 44. Rxb4 Nf6 45. Kd1 Ra1+
46. Rb1 Rxb1+ 47. Nxb1 Ne4 48. Bf1 Nxg3 49. Bg2 Ne4 50. Ke2 Kd6 51. Bxe4 dxe4
52. Na3 Kc6 53. Nc2 Kb6 54. Kf2 Ka5 55. Kg3 Ka4 56. d5 Bd7 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-A 80th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2018.01.24"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2804"]
[Annotator "Fernandez,D"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "2018.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/6000+30:20/3000+30:900+30"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Bb4 {The Ragozin: known to me as the
opening which won Jonathan Hawkins his first British national title.} 5. cxd5 {
5.Bg5 and 5.e3 are also played.} exd5 6. Bf4 (6. Bg5 {is the main move, and
after} h6 7. Bh4 c5 {the current fashion is for the ambitious} 8. dxc5 $5) 6...
Ne4 7. Qa4+ {A second minor move in a row by Peter Svidler lands him not in
completely new territory but certainly in slight danger.} (7. Rc1 {was a more
solid move in an obvious ideological precedent.} Nc6 8. Nd2 g5 9. Be3 Nxc3 10.
bxc3 Bd6 $132 {Svane,R-Socko,B Germany 2016}) 7... Nc6 8. Rc1 O-O 9. g3 (9. h4
{was necessary if a little uncomfortable. There could follow} Bg4 10. e3 Qe7
11. Be2 $11) (9. e3 g5 10. Bg3 h5 11. h4 g4 12. Ne5 Bxc3+ 13. Rxc3 (13. bxc3
Nxg3 14. fxg3 Qe7 $17) 13... Nxc3 14. bxc3 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Bf5 $15 {Ermenkov,
E-Shyam,S Albena 2015}) 9... g5 10. Be3 f5 (10... Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 f5 {was a
marginally more precise order.}) 11. Bg2 {Kind of a wasted move since White
will never get to castle.} (11. Bd2 $5 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 {was an additional option
granted by Black's last.}) 11... f4 {[%emt 0:35:06]} 12. gxf4 {[%emt 0:35:56]}
(12. Bd2 {can be met in various ways, including} g4 13. Ne5 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Nxd2
15. Kxd2 Nxe5 16. dxe5 fxg3 $15) 12... Bxc3+ {[%emt 0:00:08]} 13. bxc3 {
[%emt 0:00:33]} gxf4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 14. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Kh8 $1 $17 {
[%emt 0:03:03] The absolute best move. After less than 15 moves White has no
castling prospects and is close to lost.} 15. Qb3 $2 {[%emt 0:35:15] Not
helping.} (15. Rg1 Be6 16. Bf1 {is one way of trying to get belated
counterplay.}) ({After} 15. O-O Qf6 $1 {White will be unable to form a
coherent defence against doubling on the g-file.}) 15... Na5 {[%emt 0:03:05]
Unfortunately, this natural move gains a great many tempi.} 16. Qc2 {[%emt 0:
06:27]} Nc4 {[%emt 0:00:47] The obvious threat is ...Bg4 trapping the
d2-bishop, but there are others.} 17. Rd1 {[%emt 0:01:32]} Rg8 {[%emt 0:07:46]}
(17... Qe7 {is most favoured by machines, which want to continue ...Bf5 and ...
Rae8, but it is much of a muchness by now.}) 18. Ne5 {[%emt 0:04:30]} Nxe5 {
[%emt 0:00:22]} 19. Bxe4 {[%emt 0:01:20]} Qg5 {[%emt 0:00:34]} (19... dxe4 20.
Bxf4 Ng6 21. Bg3 {is also dead, but the game might last a bit longer since
White has a good bishop.}) 20. Bxf4 {[%emt 0:07:49]} Qxf4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 21.
Bxd5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Bf5 $1 {[%emt 0:00:28] It's a clear piece and maybe even
more. A shame that Svidler was not able to demonstrate his usual good chess
today.} 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 21st"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2017.10.31"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "L'Ami, Erwin"]
[Black "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2611"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[Annotator "Fernandez,D"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[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 "Netherlands"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NED"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]
[WhiteClock "0:36:24"]
[BlackClock "0:23:17"]

{Now for a brief look at some completely diferent games. This one caught my
eye for a gutsy exchange sacrifice by White, who is maybe best known as an
ex-winner of the famous Reyjkavik open tournament.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3
d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Qa4+ Nc6 8. e3 O-O 9. Rc1 ({According
to what I understand the main line is} 9. Be2 Bd7 (9... dxc4 10. O-O Bxc3 11.
bxc3 Bd7 12. Qxc4 $14 {Aronian,L -So,W, Saint Louis 2017}) 10. Qc2 (10. Qb3 {
is played too}) 10... dxc4 11. O-O Bd6 {Harika,D-Hou,Y, Rhodes 2013}) 9... Qg6
10. Qc2 Qxc2 11. Rxc2 Rd8 12. a3 Bf8 {So, Black has equalised, at least to my
mind. The question is whether anyone cares. These days Carlsen, Aronian and
even Kramnik seem to be much more about outplaying people later than huge
preparation, though the 'other' type of elite like Giri, Caruana, Anand
continue to exist in equal numbers.} 13. Nb5 Rd7 14. h4 {Stopping ...g5 ideas,
which doesn't look like much but is a big deal. What White might secretly want
now is to be pushed back with ...a6, so that a later Nc5! packs a bit more
punch...} a6 15. Nc3 Rd8 16. g4 $6 (16. cxd5 exd5 17. Bd3 (17. Na4 {would have
been consistent, and maybe intended, but also not best.}) 17... g6 18. g3 {
White definitely has more 'ideas' here. The king can go to g2, the Nf3 to c5,
the rooks can be doubled or not, maybe b4...}) (16. Be2 dxc4 17. Bxc4 Bd6 {
is just equal.}) (16. c5 g6 $1 {is not what White is looking for.}) 16... g6 (
16... dxc4 17. Bxc4 e5 {was a tactical opportunity that will not knock twice.})
17. cxd5 exd5 18. Bh3 {Back under control.} Ne7 19. Na4 c6 20. Nc5 Rb8 21. Ke2
Kg7 22. Nd3 (22. b4 $5 $14) 22... Ng8 23. g5 h5 24. Nfe5 Ne7 $11 {Very good
neutralisation by Black, who seems to be equal again.} 25. Bxc8 Nxc8 26. Rh3
Bd6 27. Rf3 Bxe5 28. dxe5 (28. Nxe5 Nd6 {was possible, but would fail to keep
'a little something' in the position.}) 28... Ne7 29. Rf6 Ng8 30. f4 $1 {
Exclamation mark for the Dutch courage! The conception is amazing, and not be
well understood by engines, and to do this in a team tournament... as we shall
see it may not have improved White's position, but the nerve is admirable!} (
30. Rd6 Ne7 $11) (30. Rf4 Ne7 31. Nc5 Nf5 32. e6 {was relatively pedestrian
and probably equal.}) 30... Nxf6 (30... Re8 {It takes a special kind of sadist
to do this - " I see your sacrifice, and I raise you a cold shoulder" - from a
psychological point of view this move would have been fantastic. White might
struggle to arrange a favourable f5, and Black can if he wishes take later, or
else play ...Ne7-f5 anyway.}) 31. gxf6+ Kh6 32. Rc1 {The idea is simple.
Rg1-g5, f5, Nf4 if/when it threatens Rxh5 or Rxg6.} Rbc8 $5 {A good defence.} (
32... Re8 33. Rg1 b6 {...c5 will come soon, so White should hurry.} 34. f5 (34.
Rg5 Rg8 $15) (34. Kf3 $5 {leads to one of the most amazing perpetuals I have
ever seen.} c5 35. f5 c4 36. e6 $3 cxd3 37. exf7 Re4 (37... Rf8 38. fxg6 $14)
38. Rxg6+ Kh7 39. Rg7+ Kh8 40. Rg6 $3 $11) 34... Rg8 35. e6 gxf5 36. Rxg8 Rxg8
37. exf7 Rf8 38. Ne5 c5 39. Kf3 d4 $11 {with a bizarre draw.}) (32... Rg8 $5 {
is similar to the game, but less flexible.} 33. Nc5 (33. Rg1 b6 $15) 33... a5
34. Kd3 $1 {White should now give up on f5.} (34. Rg1 b6 35. Nd7 Rb7 36. e6
Rxd7 $15) 34... b6 35. Nd7 Rb7 36. e6 Rc8 $3 $11 {The mess continues, but
Black has his counterchances.}) 33. Rg1 Rg8 34. Nc5 Rc7 {Black seems to have
adequately defended against both mate and pawn-grabbing. Now comes:} 35. f5 $1
g5 $6 (35... Rcc8 $3 {A hard defensive move to spot.} 36. Ne6 $3 {The response
is even more amazing.} fxe6 (36... gxf5 37. Ng7 c5 38. Kf3 d4 39. exd4 cxd4 $11
) 37. fxe6 Rce8 38. e7 Rg7 {Black is so tied up, this is the best he can do.}
39. Kd3 Rexe7 40. fxe7 Rxe7 41. Kd4 $11) 36. e6 g4 $1 37. e7 $1 $16 {White
gets the same bind without sacrificing his knight. A later Ne6 could well be
crushing too.} Re8 38. Kf2 b6 39. Nd3 c5 40. Nf4 Rd7 41. Rd1 d4 42. e4 $1 {
Bringing in, if needed, a fourth pawn. The game is now over.} Kh7 43. Nd5 Rb8
44. Kg3 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1997.12.17"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1997.12.09"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Psakhis} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 Nc6 5. Nf3 d5 6. Bg5 (6. cxd5
exd5 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. e3 O-O 10. a3 Bxc3+ 11. Qxc3 Bg4 12. Nd2 Rae8
13. Nb3 Re7 $1 $11 {[%csl Rc7][%cal Gc6d8,Gd8e6,Gc7c6] Chernin,A-Zvjaginsev,V/
Vidmar mem, Portoroz SLO 1997 (24)}) 6... h6 (6... dxc4 $5 {Psakhis} 7. e3 Qd5
8. Bxf6 gxf6 9. Nd2 Bxc3 10. bxc3 Na5 11. Ne4 Ke7 12. f3 f5 13. Nd2 Bd7 $13 {
1/2-1/2 Dao,T-Kiss,A/HUN t-ch 1994 (36)}) 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. e3 O-O (8... dxc4 9.
Bxc4 O-O 10. O-O Bd6 11. Rad1 Re8 (11... e5 {Psakhis} 12. Nd5 Qd8 13. dxe5 Nxe5
14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. f4 Bd6 16. f5 Qg5 17. Rf3 $36 {1:34-1:45 1/2-1/2 Shabalov,
A-Sokolin,L/Marshall 1993 (34)}) 12. Bb5 $5 Bd7 13. e4 Qg6 14. Qe2 $14 {
Petursson-Reeh/Gausdal/SW,20,20 1990 (37)}) 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. Qxc3 Re8 (10... b6
$6 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Be2 Bb7 13. O-O Rfc8 14. b4 Nd8 15. Rfc1 c6 16. a4 $14 {
|^<<Lalic,B-Inkiov,V/Haifa 1989}) (10... a5) 11. Rc1 $5 (11. Be2 dxc4 12. Bxc4
e5 13. Nxe5 $6 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Qxe5 15. Qxe5 Rxe5 $11 {Krueger,K-Rotshtein,A/
Berlin Summer op 1992/0-1 (56)}) (11. Rd1 {Psakhis} a5 12. h3 a4 13. Be2 Bd7
14. O-O Rec8 15. Ne5 Be8 16. Bf3 $14 {1-0 Akesson,R-Matros,A/Stockholm op 1997
(58)}) 11... Bd7 12. cxd5 $1 $14 {N/} ({Nothing gives white} 12. Be2 dxc4 $5
13. Bxc4 e5 14. d5 $6 Nd4 $1 15. Nd2 c6 $36 {and the black is the one who
fights for advantage;Zysk,R-Brglez,R/Ptuj 1989 (54)} (15... c6 {Psakhis} 16.
Qd3 Bf5 17. e4 Bg4 $11 {1-0 Zysk,R-Brglez,R/Ptuj 1989 (54)})) 12... exd5 13.
Be2 Nd8 $5 (13... Rad8 {Psakhis} 14. O-O Bc8 15. b4 $14 (15. Bb5 Re6 16. b4 $14
)) 14. Ne5 Bf5 15. g4 $6 {Wining a pawn,but giving black sufficient
counterchanses.} ({Deserved attention} 15. O-O c6 16. b4 Rc8 17. Qb3 a6 18. a4
$14 {with longlasting pressure.}) 15... Be4 (15... Be6 {Psakhis} 16. h4 $5 $36)
16. f3 Bh7 (16... Qh4+ $142 $1 {Psakhis} 17. Kd2 f6 (17... Bh7 18. Qxc7 f6 19.
Qd7 $1 Ne6 20. Qf7+ Kh8 21. Ng6+ (21. Nd3 Bxd3 22. Kxd3 Qf2 $19) 21... Bxg6 22.
Qxg6 Qf2 23. Qd3 (23. Rcf1 $2 Qxe2+ $1 24. Kxe2 Nf4+ $19)) 18. fxe4 fxe5 19.
exd5 (19. Qb3 exd4 20. Qxd5+ Ne6 $17 {[%csl Rd2,Ge6,Gh4][%cal Ga8d8]}) (19.
dxe5 dxe4 20. Qxc7 Ne6 $132) 19... exd4 20. Qxd4 Re7 $44 {[%cal Gd8f7]}) 17.
Qxc7 Nc6 $1 $44 (17... Ne6 {Psakhis} 18. Qxb7 Rab8 19. Qc6 Qh4+ 20. Kf1 $16)
18. Nxc6 (18. g5 $6 Qe6 $1 19. Qxb7 (19. gxh6 $2 Nxe5 20. Qxe5 Qxh6 $19 {
[%csl Re3][%cal Ge8e1]}) 19... Nxe5 20. dxe5 Qxe5 21. Rc3 d4 $1 $17 {[%cal
Ge8e2,Ge5e2]}) 18... bxc6 19. Rc3 (19. Rxc6 Qg5 $1 (19... Qh4+ $2 20. Kd2 Qg5
21. Qf4 $18) 20. Rc3 $6 (20. f4 Qh4+ 21. Kd2 Rab8 (21... Rxe3 $2 22. Kxe3 Re8+
23. Kd2 Qf2 24. Qe5 $3 $18) (21... Be4 $44 {Psakhis}) 22. b4 a5 $1 23. Qxa5
Rxe3 $5 24. Kxe3 Re8+ 25. Kd2 Qf2 26. Re1 Qxd4+ 27. Kc1 Qa1+ $11) 20... Rxe3
21. h4 Rxc3 22. Qxc3 Qf4 $36) 19... Re7 20. Qxc6 $8 (20. Qg3 $2 {Psakhis} c5 $1
21. dxc5 (21. Rxc5 Rxe3 22. Rxd5 Qb6 $5 $17) 21... d4 22. Rb3 d3 23. Rb8+ Re8
$17) 20... Qxc6 21. Rxc6 Rxe3 22. Kf2 (22. Rc3 Rxc3 23. bxc3 Rb8 24. Bd1 Rb2
$44) 22... Rb3 (22... Rae8 {Psakhis} 23. Bd1 Rd3 24. Re1 $14) 23. Rhc1 g5 $1
$11 24. Rc8+ (24. Rxh6 {Psakhis} Rxb2 (24... Bg6 $5) 25. Rh5 Re8 26. Rxg5+ Kf8
27. Re5 Rxe5 28. dxe5 d4 $1 $44) 24... Rxc8 25. Rxc8+ Kg7 26. Rc5 Rxb2 27. Ke1
(27. Rxd5 Bd3 28. Re5 Ra2 $11) 27... Rb1+ 28. Kd2 Rb2+ 29. Kd1 Rb1+ 30. Kd2
Rb2+ 31. Ke1 Rb1+ 32. Kf2 Rb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess Qualifier"]
[Site "Fagernes"]
[Date "2016.03.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hammer, Jon Ludvig"]
[Black "Grandelius, Nils"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2701"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[Annotator "Fischer,J"]
[PlyCount "146"]
[EventDate "2016.03.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. d4 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Bb4 7. Nd2 c6 8.
e3 Nf8 9. Bd3 Ng6 10. O-O O-O 11. f4 h6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. f5 Nh4 {This is a
new move and it is likely that Grandelius analysed its tactical consequences
at home.} ({A previous top-level game continued with} 13... Ne7 14. Nde4 dxe4
15. Nxe4 Qh4 16. g3 Qh3 17. Nf2 Qxf1+ 18. Kxf1 Nxf5 19. Qf3 Nd6 20. e4 f6 21.
Bc2 Be6 22. Nd3 Nc4 23. Kg1 Bd6 24. Nf4 Bxf4 25. gxf4 Rad8 26. f5 Bf7 27. Qc3
Rfe8 28. Bd3 Nb6 29. a4 a6 30. a5 Nc8 31. e5 Ne7 32. e6 Bh5 33. Be4 Nd5 34. Qh3
Be2 35. Kf2 Bb5 36. Rg1 Kh7 37. Qa3 Bc4 38. Rg4 Bb5 39. Rg1 Bc4 40. Rc1 Bb5 41.
Bf3 Nf4 42. Rd1 Kh8 43. d5 {Aronian,L (2830)-Mamedyarov,S (2757)
Khanty-Mansiysk 2014 1-0}) 14. Qh5 {[#]} Bxf5 {A surprising tactical shot.
Black gives two pieces for a rook and a pawn and stops White's attack.} 15.
Rxf5 ({After} 15. Bxf5 g6 16. Bxg6 fxg6 17. Rxf6 gxh5 18. Rxh6 Nf5 19. Rxh5
Nxe3 {the engines assess the position as equal. Black is pawn down but has
good play.}) 15... Nxf5 16. Qxf5 Qxf5 17. Bxf5 Rae8 {The engines also give
this position as equal. White's e-pawn is weak and White's minor pieces find
it surprisingly difficult to find targets to attack.} 18. Kf2 g6 19. Bd3 Re6
20. g4 Rfe8 21. Re1 Be7 22. Nf3 Bg5 23. Nd1 Rf6 24. Kg2 Rfe6 25. Kf2 Rf6 26.
Ke2 Rfe6 27. Kd2 Rf6 28. Ke2 Rfe6 29. Kd2 Rf6 {[#]Grandelius was obviously
content with a draw and did not show any intention to avoid the repetition of
moves. But Hammer wants to continue the game and play for a win. In fact,
White is definitely not worse and might even be slightly better here.} 30. Be2
Rfe6 31. Bf1 Kg7 32. a3 Bd8 33. Bd3 Bc7 34. h4 Rf6 35. Rf1 Ba5+ 36. Ke2 Bb6 37.
g5 hxg5 38. hxg5 Rfe6 39. Ne5 $6 {[#]Allowing Black to change the position
favorably.} ({After} 39. Bc2 {or}) (39. Kd2 {White runs no danger to lose the
game.}) 39... R6e7 40. b4 {[#]} Rxe5 $1 {After this exchange sacrifice Black
is a piece down but he will get three pawns for it - and suddenly it is White
who has to be careful.} 41. dxe5 Rxe5 42. Rg1 Bd8 43. Kf3 Bxg5 44. e4 $2 {
[#] White finally wants to get rid of the weakness which has plagued for the
last moves. However, now the black bishop finds new targets on the queenside.}
({After a non-committal move such as} 44. Rg2 {the position is still roughly
balanced.}) 44... Bc1 45. a4 Ba3 46. exd5 ({After} 46. b5 dxe4+ 47. Bxe4 cxb5
48. axb5 Rxb5 {White also loses a pawn.}) 46... Rxd5 47. Bc4 Rf5+ 48. Ke4 Bxb4
{Now Black has four pawns for the piece and is the one playing for a win.} 49.
Rf1 b5 50. axb5 cxb5 51. Ne3 Rxf1 52. Bxf1 a6 53. Nd5 Bd6 54. Ne3 Kh6 55. Kd5
Bf4 56. Nc2 Bd2 57. Nd4 f5 58. Nxb5 {Liquidating into an endgame with
opposite-colored bishops which is perhaps White's best hope for a draw.
However, Black's king is too active.} axb5 59. Bxb5 Kg5 60. Ke6 f4 61. Kf7 f3
62. Bc6 f2 63. Bb5 Bc3 64. Bf1 Kh6 65. Be2 g5 66. Ke6 Kg6 67. Bd3+ Kh5 68. Kf5
Kh4 69. Be2 Bd2 70. Bf1 Kg3 71. Ke4 Kh2 72. Kd3 Kg1 73. Ke2 g4 0-1

[Event "Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 19th"]
[Site "Bad Wiessee"]
[Date "2015.11.05"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Black "Piorun, Kacper"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2609"]
[Annotator "Fischer,J"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2015.10.31"]
[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. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 c5 8. e3
c4 9. Nd2 g5 10. Bg3 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Bf5 12. Be2 Nc6 13. O-O O-O 14. f3 b5 15. e4
$5 {Weiß opfert einen Bauern, um Linien zu öffnen und die geschwächte
Königsstellung des Schwarzen anzugreifen.} dxe4 16. fxe4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 ({
Den Läufer auf f5 kann Weiß nicht nehmen:} 17. Rxf5 Nxc3 18. Qf1 Nxe2+ 19.
Qxe2 Qxd4+ {und Schwarz gewinnt.}) 17... Bxe4 18. Bf3 Qd5 19. Bxe4 Qxe4 20. Rf6
Ne7 21. Qh5 Nf5 22. Re1 $2 {Weiß hat einen Bauern weniger und die Stellung
ist unübersichtlich, aber die Engines bewerten sie als ausgeglichen - doch
dieser Zug ist ein Versehen, das Weiß die Partie kostet.} (22. Be5 {Der
Computer gibt folgende Ausgleichsvariante an:} Rae8 23. Rg6+ Kh7 24. Rf6 Re6
25. Rxf7+ Kg8 26. Rxf8+ Kxf8 27. Kh1 Kg8 28. Rf1 {mit Ausgleich. In der
praktischen Partie bietet diese Stellung natürlich beiden Seiten Chancen.})
22... Nxg3 23. hxg3 Qxe1+ 24. Kh2 Qe4 25. Rxh6 f6 {Nach diesem Zug entkommt
der schwarze König, z.B. 26.Tg6+ Kf7 27.Txg5+ Ke6 und es ist kein Matt zu
sehen.} 0-1

[Event "Politiken Cup 37th"]
[Site "Helsingor"]
[Date "2015.07.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Glud, Jakob Vang"]
[Black "Hammer, Jon Ludvig"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2531"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[Annotator "Fischer,J"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2015.07.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 Ne4 7. Rc1 Nc6 8.
g3 Bf5 9. Qb3 $6 {Nach diesem frühen Damenausflug übernimmt Schwarz die
Initiative. Besser war der unaufgeregte Entwicklungszug 9.Lg2 mit Ausgleich.}
a5 $1 10. a3 a4 11. Qa2 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Na5 {Schwarz hat die Eröffnungsphase
eindeutig für sich entschieden. Im weiteren Verlauf der Partie hält Hammer
den Vorteil fest und spielt konsequent auf die weißen Bauernschwächen a3, c3
und e2.} 13. Nd2 Nxd2 14. Bxd2 Nb3 15. Rd1 O-O 16. Bg2 Re8 17. Bf4 Ra6 18. O-O
Rae6 19. Rfe1 b5 20. f3 c6 21. h4 h6 22. h5 Na5 23. e4 $5 {Weiß will sich aus
seiner gedrückten Stellung befreien und verschärft das Tempo.} dxe4 24. d5
cxd5 25. Rxd5 Qb6+ 26. Be3 $6 {Das gibt Schwarz Gelegenheit zu einer schönen
Kombination. Besser war laut Engine} (26. Qf2 Qxf2+ 27. Kxf2 exf3 28. Rxe6 fxe6
29. Rxb5 fxg2 30. Rxa5 {und Weiß hat zwar einen Bauern mehr, aber kann dank
der ungleichfarbigen Läufer noch von Remis träumen.}) 26... exf3 27. Bxb6
Rxe1+ 28. Kf2 ({Nach} 28. Bf1 R8e2 29. Rd2 {gewinnt Schwarz durch} Bd3) ({
und nach} 28. Kh2 {gewinnt} R8e2) 28... fxg2 29. Kxg2 Bb1 $1 {Ein wichtiger
Zwischenzug.} ({Weniger genau ist} 29... R8e2+ 30. Qxe2 Rxe2+ 31. Kf3 Re6 32.
Rd8+ Kh7 33. Bxa5 {und Weiß kann noch kämpfen.}) 30. Qd2 Nb3 0-1

[Event "Leon"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Braga, Fernando Alberto"]
[Black "Sion Castro, Marcelino"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2365"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1990.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 Bb4 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 c5 8.
Qc2 Qa5 9. Bd3 c4 10. Bf5 O-O 11. O-O Bxc3 $6 12. bxc3 Re8 13. Nd2 g6 14. Bxd7
Nxd7 15. Bh4 $1 {N} (15. Rfe1 Nb6 16. f3 Bd7 17. Rac1 Na4 18. Bf4 Re6 19. e4
Rae8 20. Nf1 (20. e5 Rb6 $1) 20... f5 21. Be5 dxe4 22. fxe4 Nc5 $1 $17 {
Smejkal,J-Blatny,P/Praha CS-ch/1989/ ->CBM 14}) 15... Nb6 16. e4 $1 Bd7 17.
Rfe1 Na4 (17... Ba4 18. Qc1 Bc6 19. e5 $40) 18. Rac1 f5 (18... Re6 19. exd5 Rb6
20. Ne4 Rb2 21. Nf6+ Kg7 22. Qe4 $18) 19. e5 Re6 20. Nf3 Rb6 21. Qd2 Be6 (21...
Rb2 22. Qh6 Nxc3 23. Bf6 $18) 22. Qh6 Qb5 23. Bf6 Qd7 24. Ng5 Re8 25. f4 Rc6
26. Re3 Re7 27. Rh3 Rc7 28. Qxg6+ $1 {Ftacnik,L} 1-0

[Event "Toledo"]
[Site "Toledo"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ubilava, Elizbar"]
[Black "Braga, Fernando Alberto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1991.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 Bb4 6. Nf3 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8.
Bd3 Qa5 9. Qc2 c4 10. Bf5 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. Rfc1 $5 {N} (12. Nd2) 12... g6 (
12... Bxc3 13. Qxc3 Qxc3 14. bxc3 Ne4 15. Rab1 $14) 13. Bxd7 Nxd7 14. a3 Bf8 $6
(14... Bxc3 $5 15. bxc3 Nb6 $132) 15. b4 $1 cxb3 16. Qxb3 Nb6 17. Qb5 $1 Qxb5
18. Nxb5 Be6 (18... Re4 19. Nc7 Rb8 20. Bf4 $18) 19. Nc7 Nc4 20. a4 Bd6 21.
Nxa8 Rxa8 22. Bf6 Na5 23. Ra2 Nc6 24. Ne5 Nb4 25. Raa1 a5 26. h3 Kf8 27. g4 Ke8
28. Rc3 Rb8 29. Kg2 b5 30. axb5 Rxb5 31. Nc6 (31. Rac1 Bxe5 32. Bxe5 Na2 33.
Rc5 $18) 31... Nxc6 32. Rxc6 Bb4 33. Ra6 Bc8 34. Ra8 Kd7 35. Rc1 Bb7 36. Rd8+
Ke6 37. Be5 Rb6 (37... a4 38. Rc7 f6 39. Re8+) 38. Rc7 Bc6 39. Rh8 Ra6 40. Rxh7
Be8 41. Rh8 Ra8 42. h4 a4 43. h5 a3 44. h6 a2 45. Rxe8+ Rxe8 46. Ra7 Be7 47.
Ra6+ Kd7 48. Bg7 Bf8 49. Bxf8 Rxf8 {Ftacnik,L} 1-0

[Event "Warsaw"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Tischbierek, Raj"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1990.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. e3 c5 8.
Bb5 Qa5 9. Bxd7+ (9. Bxf6 Qxb5 10. Bxg7 Rg8 11. Be5 Rxg2 12. Bg3 Nf6 13. Ne5
Be6 14. Rc1 Ne4 $13 {Miralles,G-Tatai,S/Haifa ETC/1989/ -> TD 89/12}) 9... Bxd7
10. Bxf6 (10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 Ne4 12. Qb3 Bc6 $10) 10... Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Qxc3+
12. Nd2 gxf6 13. dxc5 (13. Rc1 Qd3 14. Rxc5 Rg8 $132) 13... Rg8 14. Rc1 Qd3 15.
g3 (15. Qf3 $4 Bg4 $19) 15... Bg4 16. f3 $8 Qxe3+ 17. Qe2 Qxe2+ 18. Kxe2 Bd7
19. Nb3 Bb5+ 20. Kd2 O-O-O 21. Nd4 $44 Bc4 22. Rc3 Rge8 23. Ra3 a6 24. Rb1 Re7
25. Rb6 Rde8 26. c6 (26. Rxf6 $5 $36) 26... Rc7 27. cxb7+ Rxb7 28. Rxf6 Rb2+
29. Kc3 Rb1 30. Nb3 Re7 31. Nd2 {Ftacnik,L} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Prague Bohemians-A"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schmidt, Wlodzimierz"]
[Black "Rogers, Ian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1990.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Nbd7 5. Bg5 Bb4 6. e3 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8.
Bd3 Qa5 9. Qc2 c4 10. Bf5 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. Nd2 g6 13. Bh3 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Ne4
15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Bh6 {N} (16. Bxd7 Bxd7 17. Bf4 $10) 16... Nb6 17. Bxc8 Raxc8
18. f3 Qf5 (18... f5 $5 {/\ Nd5}) 19. Rab1 Rc6 20. fxe4 Qxe4 21. Qf2 f6 22. Qg3
g5 23. Rb5 Kh8 (23... Qg6 $2 24. Bxg5) 24. h4 $8 Qxh4 25. Qxh4 gxh4 26. a4 h3
27. gxh3 Nxa4 28. Rxb7 Rg8+ 29. Kf2 Nxc3 30. Kf3 Ra6 31. Rc1 Ra3 32. Rc7 Nb5
33. R7xc4 a5 34. Bf4 Rd8 35. Kg4 Kg7 36. Rb1 Rd5 37. Rc5 Nc3 $13 {Ftacnik,L}
1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-NED"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Miralles, Gilles"]
[Black "Sosonko, Gennadi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "1990.02.??"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Bb4 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3
Ne4 9. Nd2 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bxc3 11. Rc1 Bb2 $5 {N} (11... Bxd2+ $6 12. Qxd2 Nc6
13. h4 $16) (11... Ba5) 12. Bxc7 (12. Rxc7 Nc6 {x Rc7} 13. e3) 12... Qe7 13.
Bd6 (13. Be5 Bxc1 14. Qxc1 O-O $1) 13... Qe6 (13... Qd8 14. Rc2 Bxd4 15. Nb3
Bg7 16. Qxd5 $36) 14. Rc2 Bxd4 15. Ba3 Nc6 16. e4 $5 (16. e3 Bd7 17. Be2 Bb6
18. O-O O-O-O $13) 16... Bd7 $1 (16... dxe4 17. Bc4 (17. Nxe4 $5 f5 18. Bc4 Qe5
19. Bd6 Qg7 20. Nc5 $40) 17... Qe5 18. O-O (18. Nxe4 Bf5 (18... f5 19. Bd6) 19.
Bd6 Qg7 20. Qf3 Qg6 $13) 18... Bf5 (18... e3 19. Nf3 $40) 19. Nf3 exf3 20. Re1
Be4 21. Bd3 f5 22. gxf3 O-O-O $13) 17. Nb3 Bb6 {Ftacnik,L} (17... Bb6 18. Qxd5
O-O-O $13) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 77th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2015.01.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1
dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. O-O cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bd7 12. Ne4 Qe7 13. Qh5 {This variation
in the modern 4...Bb4 defence is well known, but the method of gaining
advantage for White remains well hidden. What is known is the latest trend to
try for more than the minumum with an aggressive queen move.} (13. Bd3 $5 Nc6
14. Nb3 Rfd8 (14... Na5 15. Rc7 Nxb3 16. Rxb7 Rab8 17. Rxb8 Rxb8 18. Qxb3 $14)
15. a3 Ba5 16. Nd6 Be8 17. Nxe8 Qxe8 18. Nxa5 Nxa5 19. Qe2 Rac8 20. b4 Nc6 21.
Be4 $11 {1/2 (86) Gupta,A (2638)-Parligras,M (2574) Abu Dhabi 2014}) (13. a3
Ba5 14. Qh5 Bb6 15. Rfd1 (15. Nb5 Bc6 16. Nbc3 Nd7 17. Bb5 Bxe4 18. Nxe4 Rfd8
19. Rfd1 Nf6 20. Qh4 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Rd8 {1/2 (21) Le Roux,J (2551)-Cornette,M 
(2552) Belfort 2012}) 15... Rd8 (15... Nc6 16. Nf3 {1/2 (16) Solak,D (2564)
-Delchev,A (2637) Vrsac 2006}) 16. Nd6 Be8 17. Nxe8 Rxe8 18. Qf3 Rd8 19. Bb5 a6
20. Ba4 a5 21. Nf5 exf5 22. Rxd8+ Qxd8 23. Qxb7 Na6 24. Rd1 Qb8 $17 {1/2 (57)
Grachev,B (2610)-Dizdar,G (2548) Plovdiv 2008}) (13. Qb3 Bc6 14. Nxc6 Nxc6 15.
Bb5 Ne5 16. a3 Ba5 17. Be2 Rfd8 18. Qb5 Rd5 19. Rc5 Rad8 20. Qxa5 b6 21. Rxd5
bxa5 22. Rxe5 $16 {0-1 (39) Ivanov,S (2570)-Greenfeld,A (2530) Beersheba 1998})
13... Nc6 14. Nb3 Be8 $146 {[%mdl 4] The women's world champion plays
extremely well and thus needs to study openings at a high level. Her move is a
novelty and an attempt to slightly improve on the play of Anand from Bilbao.} (
14... f5 15. a3 (15. Nec5 Be8 16. Qf3 Bxc5 17. Nxc5 Bf7 18. Bb5 Rac8 19. Nd3
Rfd8 20. Rfd1 Be8 $11) 15... fxe4 (15... Ne5 16. Be2 (16. axb4 Nxc4 17. Rxc4
Bb5 18. Ned2 Bxc4 19. Nxc4 Qxb4 20. Ncd2 a5 $15) 16... Be8 17. Qh3 Bc6 (17...
fxe4 18. axb4 Bc6 19. Nd4 Bd5 20. Qg3 Qf6 $11) 18. axb4 Bxe4 $11 {1/2 (42)
Ramirez,A (2591)-Cornette,M (2545) Cappelle la Grande 2012}) 16. axb4 Nxb4 17.
Nc5 (17. Qc5 Rfe8 18. Qxe7 Rxe7 19. Nc5 Bc6 20. Nxe6 Kh7 21. Rfd1 Rc8) (17. Qg6
Nd3 18. Bxd3 exd3 19. Qxd3 Rac8 20. Rxc8 Rxc8 $11) 17... Nd3 18. Nxd3 (18. Nxd7
Qxd7 19. Qg4 Rae8 20. Rc2 Nb4 21. Rd1 Qf7 22. Rcd2 Qf5 23. Qxf5 Rxf5 24. Rd4 b5
25. Be2 Nd3 $11) 18... exd3 19. Bxd3 (19. Rcd1 Bc6 20. Rxd3 Rad8 21. Qg6 Rxd3
22. Bxd3 Rd8 23. Qh7+ Kf8 $11) 19... Bc6 20. Rc4 Rf6 (20... Qf6 $5 21. Rf4 Qxb2
22. Rd4 (22. Rg4 Rad8 23. Qxh6 Rxd3 24. Qxe6+ Rf7 25. Qc8+ Rf8 $11) 22... Rad8
23. Qg6 Rxd4 24. Qxe6+ Kh8 25. exd4 Qxd4 26. Qg6 Kg8 $11) 21. Be4 (21. Rd1 $5
Rd8 22. Bc2 Rxd1+ 23. Qxd1 $11) 21... Bxe4 22. Rxe4 Rd8 23. Qe2 Rf5 24. h3 Rfd5
25. Qg4 R8d6 26. Rc1 {1-0 (46) Aronian,L (2804)-Anand,V (2785) Bilbao 2014}) (
14... Rfd8 $5 15. a3 Bd6 16. Nxd6 Qxd6 17. Rfd1 Qe5 18. Qe2 Ne7 $11) 15. a3 f5
16. Qe2 (16. Qh3 Na5 17. Nd4 Nxc4 18. Rxc4 Ba5 19. Nc5 Rc8 20. Rfc1 Bb6 21. b4
$11) 16... Bxa3 {It seems logical to presume, that the bishop move was
discovered in the preparation of the whole line. Fortunately for White the
position will remain playable for him, but objectively close to equality even
after an immediate 16...fxe4.} (16... fxe4 17. axb4 Nxb4 18. Nc5 Bf7 19. Nxe4
Rfd8 $11) 17. bxa3 fxe4 18. Nc5 (18. Qg4 Rf6 19. Nc5 Kh8 (19... Bf7 20. Bb5 Rc8
21. Qxe4 Bg6 22. Qa4 Be8 23. Rfd1 $14) 20. Bb3 Rd8 $11) 18... Ne5 $5 {In my
humble opinion only this move represents the key idea of the whole line
introduced by the novelty 14...Be8. Hou is prepearing the move of the knight
to f3 with serious counterplay against the white kingside.} 19. Ba2 (19. Bxe6+
Kh8 20. Bd5 Nf3+ $1 21. gxf3 Qg5+ 22. Kh1 Qxd5 23. fxe4 (23. Nxe4 $2 Bh5 24.
Rc5 Bxf3+ 25. Qxf3 Qxc5 $19) 23... Bh5 24. exd5 Bxe2 25. Ne6 Rf6 26. f4 Bxf1
27. Rxf1 Re8 $11) 19... Nf3+ 20. Kh1 (20. gxf3 $2 Qg5+ 21. Kh1 exf3 $19) 20...
Qh4 {Interesting and good play usually means, that some of the attractive
options remain behind the curtains. Black could consider a more conservative
approach with 20...Ng5!?} (20... Ng5 $5 21. Qc4 Bc6 22. Nxe6 Nxe6 23. Qxe6+
Qxe6 24. Bxe6+ Kh7 $11) 21. gxf3 (21. h3 Kh8 22. Qb2 (22. Nxe6 Bd7 23. Qb2 Bxe6
24. Bxe6 Qe7 $11) 22... Ng5 23. Nxe6 Nxe6 24. Bxe6 Bc6 $11) 21... Bh5 22. Bxe6+
Kh8 23. Bg4 $1 {So is a man of the moment! Not only has he decided to live in
the USA, but also to become one of the best players in the world. His feeling
for positions is simply outstanding, even though in this game he had to live
with some danger.} exf3 24. Qb2 Bxg4 25. Rg1 Rf7 26. Qd4 {Both players have
displayed an enviable level of masterful play. Even the computer finds only
two moments, when the chosen moves could have been marginally improved upon. A
safer way to full equality seems to be promised by the move 26.Rc4!?} (26. Rc4
$5 h5 27. Rb4 Rc8 28. Nd3 (28. Rxb7 $2 Rxb7 29. Nxb7 Qe7 $17) 28... Qf6 29.
Qxf6 gxf6 30. Nf4 Rc5 $11) 26... h5 27. Nd3 Rd8 (27... Rd7 28. Qe4 Rxd3 29.
Qxd3 Qxf2 30. Rc7 Qb2 31. Rf7 Qe5 32. Qd4 Qxd4 33. exd4 Kg8 34. Rf4 $11) 28.
Qe4 Qe7 {Once again the engine grumbles a bit about the immediate queen
exchange and suggests improving the black king first.} (28... Kg8 $5 29. Rg3
Qe7 30. Qxe7 Rxe7 31. Nf4 Rd2 32. h3 Bf5 33. Kg1 h4 34. Rg5 Be4 $15) 29. Qxe7
Rxe7 30. Nf4 Kh7 31. Rc5 (31. h3 Bf5 32. Nxh5 Rd2 33. Rc5 Bg6 34. Rcg5 Bxh5 35.
Rxh5+ Kg8 36. Rf1 Ra2 37. Rb5 Rxa3 38. Rfb1 b6 39. Kh2 $15) 31... g6 32. h3 Bf5
33. Nxh5 $1 {The new "American"star has a very sharp eye and the tactical
shots represent the minimal level of his skills.} Bxh3 34. Kh2 Bf5 (34... Bc8
35. Nf4 Bf5 36. Kg3 Rd2 $11) 35. Nf6+ Kh6 36. e4 Rf8 (36... Rf7 37. Ng4+ Bxg4
38. Rxg4 Rd1 $11) 37. e5 b6 38. Rd5 Kg7 39. Kg3 Be6 (39... Rh8 40. Kxf3 Rc7 41.
Rd6 $11) 40. Rh1 $1 Bg8 {The firs lady of chess even has to be careful, since
White has managed to create a superhero on f6.} 41. Kf4 Rc8 42. Rd4 (42. Nxg8
Kxg8 43. Kxf3 Rf7+ 44. Ke3 Rc3+ 45. Ke4 Rc4+ 46. Rd4 Rxd4+ 47. Kxd4 Rxf2 48. e6
$11) 42... b5 43. Re1 a5 {Black is not prepared just to watch how White is
skillfully improving his position. The counterplay with the queenside pawn
majority will certainly tie down some forces of her dangerous opponent.} (43...
Bf7 44. Kxf3 Rc5 45. Rde4 g5 46. Kg4 Kg6 $11) 44. Kxf3 Rc3+ 45. Kf4 (45. Ke4
Bb3 $11) 45... Rxa3 46. Nxg8 Kxg8 47. e6 Ra4 {Computers can be confident and
suggest the equalising line that seems pretty dangerous when people are
playing over the board. Hou is exchanging rooks and making sure that the
danger of losing will be very small.} (47... Kf8 48. Ke5 Rf3 49. Rh1 Rf5+ 50.
Kd6 Ra7 51. Rh8+ Kg7 52. Rdh4 Ra6+ 53. Ke7 Ra7+ $11) 48. Rxa4 bxa4 49. Ke5 Kg7
50. Kd6 Kf8 51. Rc1 {White might have been a bit tired after all the commotion,
he might have missed the more unpleasant line for Black after 51.Rh1!} (51. Rh1
$1 Ra7 52. Rh8+ Kg7 53. Rd8 Ra6+ 54. Ke5 a3 55. Rd7+ Kg8 56. Kf6 a2 57. Rd8+
Kh7 58. Rd1 Kg8 59. Ra1 a4 60. Rxa2 a3 61. f4 Kf8 62. Rc2 Kg8 $11) 51... Re8
52. Ke5 a3 53. Kf6 a2 $1 (53... Rb8 54. Rc5 $1 Ra8 55. Rc2 $14) 54. Ra1 Rb8 55.
f4 (55. Rxa2 Rb5 56. Kxg6 Ke7 57. Re2 a4 58. f4 Rb8 $11) 55... Rb4 (55... Rb2
$1 56. Rh1 Kg8 57. Ra1 Kf8 $11) 56. f5 gxf5 (56... Rb2 57. Rh1 Rh2 58. Rd1 Rd2
$11) 57. Rxa2 Rh4 $1 {Not a bad example of truly fighting chess. Tje world
champion finds the best defence and the game will finally come to a fully
justified draw.} 58. Rd2 (58. Rxa5 Rh6+ 59. Ke5 Rh1 $11) 58... Rh6+ 59. Ke5 Rh1
60. Kd6 Ke8 61. Rg2 Rd1+ 62. Ke5 Rh1 63. Rg6 Ke7 64. Rg7+ Ke8 65. Kf6 Rh6+ 66.
Ke5 Rh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 17th"]
[Site "Dagomys"]
[Date "2010.04.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gasanov, Eldar"]
[Black "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2514"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2010.04.01"]
[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 "Belgorod BelGu"]
[BlackTeam "Sankt Petersburg Chess Federation"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. e3 c5 8.
Be2 Qa5 9. O-O c4 10. Nd2 {White would normally try to defend the c3-pawn, but
standard moves enable Black to benefit from the weakness of the e4-square.} (
10. Qc2 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Ne4) 10... Bxc3 11. bxc3 Qxc3 12. e4 $5 {The opening of
the centre is introducing an important phase of the game. The defender would
love to minimise the conflict until the moment when his development is
finished. The goal for White is just the opposite and much more valuable than
material for him is time.} Nxe4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Rc1 Qa5 15. Bd2 Qf5 {
Vitiugov is not having an easy time, since White's compensation in the shape
of active pieces could become really unpleasant.} (15... Qb6 16. Rxc4 O-O 17.
d5 Qg6 18. Bb4 Ne5 19. Rc3 Rd8 20. Be7 Re8 21. Rg3 Qb6 22. d6 Be6 23. Qa1 Ng6
24. Rb1 Qc5 25. Rxb7 $14 {0-1 Vovk,Y (2575)-Onischuk,A (2684)/Alushta 2009 (39)
}) 16. Rxc4 (16. Bb4 a5 17. Ba3 b5 18. f3 Qg5 19. Rc3 b4 20. Bc1 Qe7 21. Re3
O-O 22. fxe4 c3 23. Rg3 Kh8 24. e5 Ba6 25. Rh3 Bxe2 26. Qxe2 $15 {1-0
Kazhgaleyev,M (2643)-Yemelin,V (2570)/St Petersburg 2009 (37)}) 16... O-O 17.
Qb3 {In preceding games natural development with the help of 17.Qc2 served
White quite well.} (17. Qc2 Qg6 (17... Nb6 18. Rc5 Qg6 19. Rg5 Qc6 20. Rc5 Qg6
21. Rg5 Qc6 22. Rc5 {1/2-1/2 Giri,A (2552)-Ivanchuk,V (2756)/Hoogeveen 2009})
18. Bf4 (18. Rc1 h6 19. Rc3 Nf6 20. Rg3 Qh7 21. Qc7 Be6 22. Qxb7 Rab8 23. Qe7
Nd5 24. Qa3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Ikonnikov,V (2480)-Palac,M (2495)/Werfen 1991 (35)})
18... Nb6 19. Rc5 Bf5 20. Qb3 Be6 21. d5 Bg4 22. Bxg4 Qxg4 23. Bc7 Qd7 24. d6
$14 {1/2-1/2 Grischuk,A (2733)-Sargissian,G (2667)/Mainz 2009 (29)}) 17... b6
18. Qa3 (18. Rc7 Nf6 19. Rfc1 Be6 20. Qa3 a5 $15) 18... Nf6 19. f3 Bb7 20. fxe4
$2 {[%mdl 64] Gasanov has failed to notice, that the situation on the board
has changed and Black has really managed to complete his development. As a
consequence the rule that any shoot-out should be favourable for White is no
longer valid.} (20. Rc7 Bd5 21. g4 $1 Qg6 22. f4 Ne8 (22... Nxg4 23. f5 Qf6 24.
Bxg4 $16) 23. f5 Qf6 24. Rc2 $11) 20... Qxe4 21. Bf3 Qe6 22. Bxb7 (22. Rc7 Bxf3
23. Qxf3 Qd6 24. Qf4 Qxf4 25. Bxf4 Nd5 26. Rd7 Rfd8 $17) 22... Qxc4 23. Rxf6 (
23. Bxa8 Rxa8 24. Qb2 Re8 $17) 23... Qc2 $1 {The first player was conducting
this phase of the game in a bit of va-banque style. It is not surprisng, that
beside the obvious solutions for Black the position offered also something
more sophisticated.} (23... gxf6 24. Qg3+ Kh8 25. Qf4 Qd3 26. Bxa8 Rxa8 $17)
24. Bxa8 (24. Rf2 Qd1+ 25. Rf1 Qxd2 $19) 24... Qxd2 25. Rf1 (25. Rf2 Qd1+ 26.
Rf1 Qxd4+) 25... Qxd4+ 26. Kh1 Rxa8 27. h3 Qd7 {The reality check for White is
pretty depressing: without two pawns his chances of survival are very close to
zero.} 28. Qf3 (28. Re1 a5 29. Qe7 Qc6 30. Kh2 g6 $17) 28... Re8 29. Rd1 Qc7
30. Qd5 g6 31. a4 Re5 0-1

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1990.09.24"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[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 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 Bb4 6. e3 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8.
Bb5 Qa5 9. Bxd7+ (9. O-O Bxc3 10. Bxd7+ Bxd7 11. bxc3 Ne4 12. Qb3 Bc6 13. dxc5
$10 {Agejchenko-Krasenkov/USSR/1982/}) 9... Nxd7 10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 c4 12.
Qc2 O-O 13. Nd2 Re8 14. Rae1 Nb6 15. f3 Bd7 16. Bf4 Ba4 $1 17. Qb2 Bc6 18. Qc2
Na4 (18... Ba4 19. Qb2 Bc6 $10) 19. Nb1 Re6 20. Re2 Rae8 21. Rfe1 b5 22. a3 Qd8
23. e4 $2 dxe4 24. fxe4 Qh4 25. Bg3 Qe7 26. e5 (26. d5 Bxd5 $19) (26. Nd2 f5
27. e5 Qxa3 $19) 26... a5 27. Qc1 Bd5 28. Nd2 b4 29. axb4 axb4 30. cxb4 Qxb4
31. Nf1 c3 32. Qf4 f6 33. Rf2 fxe5 34. Qf7+ Kh8 35. Bxe5 Rxe5 36. Qxe8+ Rxe8
37. Rxe8+ Bg8 38. Rff8 Qxd4+ 39. Ne3 h6 40. Kf1 Kh7 41. Rxg8 Qd3+ 42. Kf2 c2
43. Rh8+ Kg6 44. Nxc2 (44. Rc8 Qd2+ $19) 44... Qxc2+ 45. Kf3 Qf5+ 46. Kg3 Nc3
47. h3 Qd3+ 48. Kf2 Nd1+ 49. Kg1 Ne3 {Ftacnik,L} (49... Ne3 50. Rhf8 Qe2 51.
Rf2 Qe1+ $19) 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 13th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2012.03.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khmelniker, Ilya"]
[Black "Pashikian, Arman"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2523"]
[BlackElo "2618"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2012.03.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 c5 {
The sign of the modern approach to opening chess theory. Black is claiming
that he can behave as ih he were White and try to grab the initiative.} 8. e3
c4 {The second player chooses a grand concept of stabilising the centre. The
white bishop from f1 can not go to the d3-square so a kingside attack is more
dicfficult to achieve. On the other hand Black has invested lot of time.} 9.
Be2 {Khmelniker had to decide between two big ideas. The move 9.Nd2!? would
minimise the dangers lurking along the a5-e1 diagonal, but the knight retreat
does not advance White's development. The bishop move is more risky, but
represents the true logical development.} (9. Nd2 $5) 9... O-O {Both players
are asserting that risk is the commodity they are able to handle well.
Conservative players would swear that Black must quickly catch up with piece
development in order to lessen the risk of a successful attack by White.} (9...
Bf5 10. Rc1 (10. O-O g5 11. Bg3 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Ne4 13. Rc1 Nd7 (13... Qa5 14.
Ne5 $5 O-O (14... Nxc3 $2 15. Rxc3 $1 Qxc3 16. Bh5 (16. Qa4+ Nd7 (16... Kf8 17.
Qb5 $18) 17. Qb5 $16) 16... O-O 17. Qf3 Qc2 18. Bxf7+ $1 Kg7 (18... Rxf7 $2 19.
Qxd5 Bg6 20. Nxf7 Bxf7 21. Qxb7 $18) 19. Qxd5 $18) 15. Bg4 Bh7 (15... Bxg4 16.
Qxg4 Qxa2 17. Qh5 Qa6 18. h4 gxh4 19. Bf4 $40) 16. Bh3 $1 Nc6 (16... f6 17. Qh5
$1 fxe5 18. Bxe5 $1 Qa6 (18... Qb6 19. f3 Nd2 20. Rf2 Nb1 21. Rb2 $1 Qc6 22.
Rxb7 $18) 19. f3 Nd2 20. Rfd1 Nxf3+ 21. gxf3 Bd3 22. f4 Qg6 23. Qxg6+ Bxg6 24.
Bg2 Be4 25. Bxe4 dxe4 26. Rb1 b6 27. fxg5 hxg5 28. Rb5 Nd7 29. Bg3 $16) 17. Qh5
Nxg3 18. fxg3 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Qb6 20. e6 $1 {1-0 (40) Moiseenko,A (2581)
-Aleksandrov,A (2646) Kramatorsk 2001}) 14. Nd2 Nxg3 15. fxg3 $1 Bh7 $1 (15...
Bg6 $6 16. Bh5 $1 O-O (16... Bxh5 17. Qxh5 Qe7 18. Rce1 $5 Nf6 19. Qf3 Ne4 20.
Nxe4 dxe4 21. Qh5 $16) 17. Bxg6 fxg6 18. Qc2 $14) 16. Bg4 $1 (16. Bh5 O-O 17.
Qf3 Bd3 18. Qxd5 Bxf1 19. Rxf1 Qe7 20. Nxc4 Nb6) (16. e4 $6 O-O 17. exd5 (17.
Bf3 b5 $1 18. e5 Nb6 19. Bh5 f6 20. Qg4 (20. e6 Qe7 21. Bf7+ Kg7 $14) 20... Qe7
21. Rce1 f5 $14) 17... b5 18. Bf3 Rb8 $6 (18... Nf6) 19. g4 $6 (19. a4 a6 20.
Be4 f5 21. Bb1 Nb6 22. axb5 axb5 23. Qe2 $1 Qxd5 24. Nf3 $11) 19... Nf6 20. Re1
Nxd5 $11 {1-0 (62) Edouard,R (2600)-Aleksandrov,A (2638) Aix-les-Bains 2011})
16... O-O (16... Bd3 17. Rf2 Qe7 18. Qf3 O-O 19. Bf5 $16) 17. Bf5 $14) 10...
Nc6 11. Ne5 g5 12. Bg3 Ne4 13. O-O Bxc3 14. bxc3 O-O 15. Bg4 Ne7 16. f3 Nxg3
17. hxg3 f6 18. e4 fxe5 19. exf5 exd4 20. Qxd4 Nxf5 $11 {1-0 (30) Sargissian,G
(2671)-Palac,M (2580) Porto Carras 2011}) (9... g5 10. Bg3 Ne4 11. Rc1 (11. O-O
Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nxc3 13. Qc2 Nxe2+ 14. Qxe2 Nc6 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 f6 17. Bg3
O-O 18. e4 dxe4 19. Qxc4+ Kg7 20. Rac1 $11 {1/2 (31) Gupta,A (2580)
-Miroshnichenko,E (2670) Dubai 2011}) 11... O-O (11... Qa5 12. Ne5 Bxc3+ 13.
bxc3 Nc6 14. O-O O-O 15. Bf3 Nxg3 16. fxg3 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Be6 18. Bh5 Qxa2 19.
Rf6 $11 {0-1 (37) Koneru,H (2600)-Hou,Y (2578) Tirana 2011}) (11... Nc6 12. Ne5
(12. Nd2) 12... O-O 13. O-O Bxc3 14. bxc3 Qe8 15. Bf3 Bf5 16. Bxe4 {1/2 (16)
Hracek,Z (2581)-Dizdar,G (2542) Sibenik 2005}) 12. Nd2 Nxg3 13. hxg3 Kg7 14.
Qa4 Nc6 15. O-O Qa5 16. Qxa5 Bxa5 17. b3 Bxc3 18. Rxc3 b5 19. Bf3 Ne7 20. bxc4
bxc4 21. Rb1 {1/2 (21) Miton,K (2619)-Landa,K (2613) Mulhouse 2011}) 10. O-O g5
11. Bg3 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Ne4 {Pasikhian is logical in his quest to exploit the
modest deployment of White's forces. Unfortunately this leaves his own
queenside pieces temporarily undeveloped.} 13. Rc1 (13. Qc2 Bf5 14. Qb2 Qb6 15.
Qa3 Qa6 16. Qb2 Qb6 17. Qa3 Qa6 {1/2 (17) Zaja,I (2485)-Palac,M (2583) Stari
Mikanovci 2011}) 13... Qa5 14. Ne5 $5 $146 {[%mdl 4] White's novelty is brave,
but a very logical attempt to concentrate on the important things in the
position. The other question is, if it holds tactically.} (14. Qc2 Bf5 15. Qb2
Qb6 16. Qa3 Qa6 17. Qb2 f6 18. Rfd1 Nc6 19. Nd2 Qb6 20. Qa1 Nxd2 21. Rxd2 $14 {
0-1 (56) Moiseenko,A (2669)-Eljanov,P (2751) Odessa 2010}) 14... f6 {Chess
battlles in unbalanced positions are very complicated, so it is not easy to
judge individual moves. Black would be much safer after the brave capture on
c3.} (14... Nxc3 $1 15. Qe1 Nxe2+ 16. Qxe2 Nc6 (16... Nd7 17. e4 Nxe5 18. Bxe5
f6 19. Qh5 Kg7 20. Bd6 Be6 21. Bxf8+ Rxf8 $11) 17. Nxc6 bxc6 18. Qh5 Kg7 19. f4
Qd8 20. Rce1 $11) 15. Ng6 Rf7 16. Bh5 Nc6 $2 {This must be the real reason for
Black's disaster. He should have found the courage for the smart rook move 16..
.Rg7!? trying to fight against the stranded white knight.} (16... Rg7 $5 17. f4
(17. Bxb8 Rxb8 18. f3 Nxc3 19. Qe1 Bf5 $15) 17... Nc6 18. Be1 Bd7 $15) 17. f3
Nxc3 (17... Nxg3 18. hxg3 Qxa2 19. e4 Be6 20. f4 $1 $14) 18. Qc2 Nxa2 {The
knight is drifting away from the kingside and white will have a huge advantage
in number of forces attacking the black king.} (18... Na4 19. f4 g4 20. Be1 Qb5
21. Rb1 Qa6 22. Bh4 $16) 19. Ne5 $1 {A clear example of the situation, that
Black should try to avoid in this opening line. His "victory" on the queenside
will come at the tragic cost of utter defeat on the kingside.} fxe5 (19... Rg7
20. Nxc6 bxc6 21. Ra1 Nb4 22. Qd2 Qb5 23. Rfb1 c3 24. Qxc3 a5 25. Bd6 $16) 20.
Bxf7+ Kxf7 21. Ra1 Qa3 $2 {Black's problems are aggravated by this smart move
hoping for counterplay. The situation was so critical that only the best
defence was good enough to give him a chance to fight on.} (21... Ncb4 $2 22.
Qh7+ Ke8 23. Bxe5 $16) (21... Kg7 $1 22. Rxa2 Qc7 23. Qb2 Be6 24. Bxe5+ Nxe5
25. dxe5 c3 26. Qb3 b6 27. Rc1 Rc8 28. Ra3 $16) 22. Qh7+ Ke8 (22... Ke6 23.
dxe5 Qxe3+ 24. Bf2 $18) 23. Qg6+ Ke7 (23... Kd8 24. Qxh6 Qxe3+ 25. Bf2 Qa3 26.
dxe5 $16) 24. f4 $1 {White chooses real violence, but it is a tested and
efficient strategy against a vulnerable opposing king.} (24. dxe5 $5 Be6 (24...
Nd8 25. f4 $16) 25. f4 $16) 24... Qxe3+ (24... exf4 25. exf4 Qe3+ 26. Bf2 Qd2
27. Rfe1+ $18) 25. Kh1 gxf4 (25... exf4 26. Rfe1 $18) 26. dxe5 {The opening of
the centre was the last thing that the defender could have wished for.} Qa3 (
26... Nxe5 27. Qg7+ Nf7 28. Bxf4 Qe4 29. Rae1 $18) (26... Qxe5 27. Rfe1 fxg3
28. Rxe5+ Nxe5 29. Re1 $18) 27. Rxf4 $6 {White exudes false confidence and
plays a move that must be winning. With a a bit more attention he could have
easily have spotted the line that would finish the game much more easily.} (27.
Bh4+ $1 Kd7 28. Qf7+ Ne7 29. e6+ Kc6 30. Bxe7 $18) 27... Be6 28. Qg7+ (28. Rf6
Nd4 29. Qh7+ Ke8 30. Qh8+ Kd7 31. Qxa8 $18) 28... Ke8 29. Qh8+ Kd7 30. Qxa8 {
White has won material and with two spare exchanges it will not be difficult
to finish the black king.} Qb2 31. Raf1 Nc3 (31... c3 32. Qf8 (32. Rf8 Kc7 33.
R1f7+ Bxf7 34. Rxf7+ Kb6 35. Rxb7+ Ka5 36. Rxb2 cxb2 37. Qb7 Nab4 38. Qh7 $18)
32... Kc7 (32... Ne7 33. Bh4 Nf5 34. Rxf5 $18) 33. Bf2 b6 34. Qg7+ Bd7 35. e6
$18) 32. Qf8 {The huge advantage allows a great choice of solutions so White
is not trying to look for anything complicated.} (32. Rf8 Kc7 33. R1f7+ Bxf7
34. Rxf7+ Kb6 35. Qxb7+ Kc5 36. Qxb2 $18) 32... Qb4 33. Qg7+ (33. Rf7+ Ne7 34.
Bh4 Bxf7 35. Bxe7 Qb6 36. Bc5 $18) 33... Ne7 34. Bh4 Ne2 35. Bxe7 Qxe7 36. Rf7
1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 35th"]
[Site "Budva"]
[Date "2019.11.16"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Matlakov, Maxim"]
[Black "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2623"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2019.11.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "MNE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Mednyi Vsadnik"]
[BlackTeam "Primorsky District"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8.
Qc2 Qa5 9. Bd3 c4 10. Bf5 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. Nd2 g6 13. Bxd7 Nxd7 14. f3 Nb6
15. e4 {This rich opening line fell out of favour when it was discovered that
with sensible play Black's chances to hold the balance are quite reasonable.
Despite a lot of experience, there still seems to be scope for investigation,
and defender's task is not enviable.} Bxc3 (15... Bd7 16. h4 Bf8 17. Be3 Bg7
18. h5 Rad8 19. hxg6 hxg6 20. Rfe1 Be6 21. e5 Bf5 22. Qc1 f6 23. f4 $11 {
1/2-1/2 (50) Ponomariov,R (2733)-Alekseev,E (2700) Astrakhan 2010}) (15... Bf8
16. exd5 Bg7 17. Nde4 Nxd5 18. Qd2 Nxc3 19. bxc3 Qd5 20. Rfe1 Bf5 21. Nf6+ Bxf6
22. Bxf6 Re6 23. Rxe6 Qxe6 24. Bh4 $14 {1/2-1/2 (29) Borovikov,V (2601)
-Tukhaev,A (2518) Paleochora 2010}) 16. Qxc3 Qxc3 17. bxc3 Bd7 18. e5 $146 {
[%mdl 4] Given the flow of the game, Matlakov probably looked at White's plan
before the game and realized that despite Black's counterplay his chances are
not negliglible.} (18. Rab1 Rab8 (18... Re6 19. e5 Na4 20. Rfc1 Rb6 21. Rxb6
axb6 22. Be7 Nb2 23. Rc2 Nd3 $11 {1-0 (44) Jakovenko,D (2732)-Peralta,F (2608)
Mulhouse 2011}) (18... Bc6 19. e5 (19. Rb4 Kg7 20. Bf4 Re7 21. Bd6 Rd7 22. Bg3
{1/2-1/2 (22) Karavade,E (2297)-Vaibhav,S (2080) Nagpur 2008}) 19... Na4 20.
Rfc1 b5 21. Nf1 a5 22. a3 Rab8 23. Ne3 Nb6 24. Ng4 Nd7 25. Bh6 $14 {1-0 (99)
Kobalia,M (2637)-Kosintseva,T (2515) Moscow 2010}) 19. Kf2 f5 20. exd5 Nxd5 21.
Nxc4 Nxc3 22. Rbe1 $11 {0-1 (36) Korobov,A (2671)-Wang,H (2733) Rogaska
Slatina 2011}) 18... Na4 19. Rfc1 b5 20. Nf1 {Without the best located pieces,
any dream of success is just empty air, the white knight belongs to e3.} (20.
a3 Nb2 21. Nf1 Nd3 22. Rcb1 Reb8 23. Ne3 Be6 24. g4 $14) 20... a5 (20... Nb2
21. Ne3 Be6 22. g4 $14) 21. Ne3 Be6 22. Rab1 (22. a3 Nb2 23. Rab1 Nd3 24. Rf1
Reb8 25. f4 h5 26. f5 gxf5 27. Nxf5 b4 $11) 22... b4 $5 {For the strong
players, counterplay is the best form of defence since it ties down enemy
pieces that could otherwise try to do real damage elsewhere.} (22... Rab8 23.
a3 $1 $16) 23. cxb4 axb4 24. Rxb4 Reb8 (24... h5 25. a3 Reb8 26. Nd1 $16) 25.
Rxb8+ Rxb8 26. g4 (26. Nd1 Kg7 27. g4 $14) 26... Nb2 $2 {The biggest crimes in
chess have two natures - tactical miscalculations and misplacement of pieces.
The knight dreams about the d3 square, but this is not to be. The activation
of Black's rook was much more unpleasant for White.} (26... h5 $1 27. h3 Rb2
28. Rc2 c3 29. a3 $14) 27. Rb1 c3 28. f4 f5 {In difficult situations, players
are often trying to complicate matters even at the cost of material. Giving up
the pawn will not save the defender from problems, but White will need to be
more careful.} (28... Rb4 29. f5 Bd7 30. Rc1 Na4 31. Bf6 Bc6 32. e6 $1 $16) 29.
exf6 Kf7 (29... Rb4 30. f5 gxf5 (30... Bd7 31. fxg6 hxg6 32. f7+ $1 Kxf7 33.
Rf1+ Kg7 34. Nxd5 $16) 31. gxf5 Bf7 32. Rc1 Na4 33. Nc2 Rb2 34. Kf2 Rxa2 35.
Kg3 $16) 30. Rc1 Rc8 (30... Na4 31. f5 Bd7 (31... gxf5 32. gxf5 Bc8 33. Ng4 $1
Bxf5 34. Ne5+ Ke6 35. f7 $18) 32. Bf4 Rc8 33. Nxd5 gxf5 34. g5 $16) 31. f5 $1 {
Some players believe that anything active on the board is good. The stronger
ones understand that timely and good activity has the hidden value of gold.}
gxf5 32. gxf5 Bd7 33. Nxd5 h6 (33... Bxf5 34. Ne7 $1 Rf8 35. Nxf5 Kg6 36. Bh6
Rxf6 37. Ne7+ Kf7 38. Bg5 $18) (33... Rg8 34. h4 h6 35. Ne7 $18) 34. Bxh6 c2 (
34... Bxf5 $2 35. Ne7 $18) 35. Ne3 Ba4 {Black avoids an endgame with
opposite-coloured bishops, but with a 3 pawns handicap.} (35... Kxf6 36. Rxc2
Rxc2 37. Nxc2 Bxf5 38. Nb4 $16) 36. Ng4 Nd3 (36... Nc4 37. Bg5 Nd6 38. Ne5+ Kg8
39. Bd2 $18) 37. Ne5+ $1 {The c-pawn has been safely stopped, and all the
other things speak for White.} (37. Ne5+ Nxe5 38. dxe5 Rc4 39. Re1 $18) 1-0

[Event "Sochi Chigorin Memorial"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Douven, Rudy C"]
[Black "Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1990.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8.
Be2 Qa5 9. O-O c4 10. Qc2 Bxc3 (10... O-O 11. Nd2 Re8 12. Rae1 $14) 11. bxc3
Ne4 12. Rac1 Nxg5 13. Nxg5 Nf6 (13... h6 14. Nf3 Nf6 15. Nd2 O-O 16. f3 $14)
14. e4 $5 (14. Nf3 g6 15. Nd2 Bf5) 14... h6 $8 (14... Nxe4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16.
Qxe4+ $18) 15. Nxf7 (15. e5 hxg5 16. exf6 gxf6 17. Rfe1 Kf8 $17) 15... Kxf7 16.
e5 Nh7 (16... Ne4 17. f3 Ng5 18. f4 Ne4 19. f5 $40) 17. Bh5+ Kg8 18. Qg6 Nf8 (
18... Qc7 $2 19. Qe8+ Nf8 20. e6 $1 Kh7 21. e7 $18) 19. Qf7+ (19. Qe8 $1 Qb6 (
19... Kh7 20. e6 Bxe6 21. Qxa8 $18)) 19... Kh7 20. f4 Bd7 (20... Be6 21. Qxb7
Rd8 22. f5 $40) 21. f5 Rg8 (21... Be8 $2 22. Bg6+ Nxg6 23. fxg6#) 22. Bg6+ (22.
e6 Be8 23. Qxb7 Bxh5 24. Qxa8 Nxe6 25. Qc6 Ng5 $13) 22... Kh8 23. e6 Nxg6 $1 (
23... Be8 24. Qxb7 Nxg6 25. Qxa8 $16) 24. exd7 (24. Qxd7 Nf8 25. Qxb7 Re8 26.
f6 gxf6 27. Rxf6 Rxe6) 24... Nf8 25. Rfe1 (25. f6 Rd8 26. Qe7 Nxd7 $19) 25...
Rd8 26. Re7 Qa3 $1 27. Rf1 (27. Rc2 Qd6 $19) 27... Qxc3 28. Qxd5 (28. f6 Qxd4+
29. Kh1 Nh7 30. fxg7+ Qxg7 $19) 28... Nh7 29. Qd6 (29. f6 Nxf6 30. Rxf6 gxf6
31. Qf7 Qxd4+ 32. Kf1 Qd3+ 33. Kf2 Qg6 $19) 29... Nf6 30. h3 Qa5 31. Rf7 Qb6
32. Qe5 Nxd7 {Ftacnik,L} 0-1

[Event "Interzonal-15"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Black "Arencibia Rodriguez, Walter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1990.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Bb4 7. e3 c5 8.
Bd3 Qa5 9. Qc2 c4 10. Bf5 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. Bh4 {N} (12. Nd2) 12... Bxc3 (
12... g6 13. Bh3 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Ne4 15. Rac1 Nb6 16. Bxc8 Raxc8 17. Ne5 f6 18.
Ng4 f5 19. Nf6+ Nxf6 20. Bxf6 Na4 21. Be5 Re6 22. Qd2 Rf8 23. f3 Qd8 $13 {
Dejkalo-Stempin,P/Polska ch/1990/}) 13. bxc3 Ne4 14. Bxe4 dxe4 15. Nd2 Qh5 $1 (
15... Qd5 16. f3 $1) (15... Nb6 16. Nxe4 Bf5 17. f3 Qd5 18. Nf6+ gxf6 19. e4
$16) 16. Bg3 Nb6 17. Rfe1 (17. Nxe4 Bf5 18. f3 Nd5 19. Rae1 Qg6 $15) 17... Bf5
$2 (17... f5 $1 18. a4 Be6 19. a5 Nd7 20. Rab1 Bd5 21. Rb5 Qf7 $10 {Arencibia,W
}) 18. Rab1 Rac8 19. Rb5 Qg6 20. Reb1 Bd7 21. Ra5 a6 22. d5 $1 f5 23. d6 Rc6
24. Rb4 Re6 25. Qb1 Rexd6 $8 (25... Nc8 26. Rxb7 $18) 26. Bxd6 Qxd6 27. Nf1 Nd5
(27... Bc8 28. Rb2 Nd5 29. Rd2) 28. Rxb7 Nxc3 29. Qc2 Nb5 (29... Nd5 30. Qd2 c3
31. Qxd5+ Qxd5 32. Rxd5 c2 33. Rdxd7 Rc8 34. Rxg7+ $18) 30. a4 $1 Nc7 31. Qc3
Bc8 (31... Qd3 32. Qe5 c3 33. Rxc7 c2 34. Rxc6 Bxc6 35. Qe6+ $18) 32. Rb2 Qd3 (
32... Nd5 33. Qd4 c3 34. Rxd5 $18) 33. Qc1 $2 (33. Qxd3 $2 exd3) (33. Rc2 $1)
33... c3 34. Rb4 Nd5 (34... Rc4 35. Rxc4 Qxc4 36. Qa3 $18) 35. Rd4 Nf4 $1 36.
Rxd3 Ne2+ (36... Nxd3 37. Qc2 Be6 (37... Nb4 38. Qb3+ Be6 39. Qxb4 c2 40. Rc5
c1=Q 41. Qb8+ $1 Bc8 42. Rxc1 Rxc1 43. Qb3+ Kh8 44. Qa3 $18) 38. Rxa6 $1 (38.
Ng3 Nb4 39. Qc1 Nd3) 38... Rxa6 39. Qxc3 $22 Rxa4 40. Qc6 $18) 37. Kh1 Nxc1 38.
Rd8+ Kf7 39. Rdd5 Be6 $4 (39... Nb3 40. Rxf5+ Bxf5 41. Rxf5+ Ke6 $19) (39...
Nd3 $19) 40. Rdc5 Rxc5 41. Rxc5 Ne2 (41... Na2 42. Ng3 Bb3 43. Rxf5+ Ke6 44.
Ra5 c2 45. Rxa6+ Ke5 46. Ne2 $16) 42. Ng3 Nxg3+ 43. hxg3 Bb3 44. a5 c2 {
Ftacnik,L} (44... c2 45. Rxf5+ Ke6 46. Rc5 Kd6 47. Rc3 $18) 1-0

[Event "Interpolis-03"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1979.11.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Smyslov, Vassily V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[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. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3
Ne4 9. Nd2 Nxg3 10. hxg3 c6 11. e3 Be6 12. Bd3 Nd7 13. Qc2 {/\Lf5} Qf6 $6 14.
Qb3 $1 c5 (14... Qe7 15. a3) 15. Bb5 Rc8 $6 (15... Rd8 $142) 16. O-O Bxc3 17.
bxc3 b6 $6 (17... Rc7 $142) 18. Bxd7+ Bxd7 (18... Kxd7 19. Qa4+ {/\20.Da7}) 19.
Qxd5 $16 Qe6 20. Qb7 (20. Qf3 $142 {/\e4}) 20... h5 21. Ne4 f6 (21... Bc6 $2
22. Nd6+ $18) 22. Rfd1 (22. dxc5 O-O $10 (22... bxc5 $2 23. Rfd1 $18)) 22...
O-O 23. d5 Qxe4 24. Qxd7 Ra8 25. d6 Rf7 26. Qb5 Rd8 27. Qb3 Kg7 28. Qd5 (28.
Rd2 $142 {/\Tad1}) 28... Qe5 $2 (28... Qe8 {/\Tfd7+/-}) 29. Rd3 Rfd7 30. Rad1
Qe8 31. Qf5 Qe5 32. Qxe5 fxe5 33. Rd5 Kf6 34. f4 gxf4 35. gxf4 exf4 36. exf4 h4
37. Rh5 Rxd6 38. Rh6+ Ke7 39. Rdxd6 Rxd6 40. Rxd6 Kxd6 41. c4 (41. c4 a6 42. a4
Kc6 43. Kf2 $18) 1-0

[Event "Voskresensk"]
[Site "Voskresensk"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Neverov, Valeriy"]
[Black "Dizdar, Goran"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1990.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 c5 8.
Bd3 Qa5 9. Qc2 c4 10. Bf5 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. Nd2 g6 13. Bxd7 Nxd7 14. Rae1 Nb6
(14... b5 15. f3 Nb6 16. e4 Be6 17. exd5 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Nxd5 19. Ne4 Qb6 20. Qf2
$16 {Plachetka,J-Palac,M/Gemer/1990/}) 15. f3 Bd7 16. Bh4 (16. e4 Bxc3 17. Qxc3
(17. bxc3 $6 dxe4 18. Nxe4 Rxe4 $1) 17... Qxc3 18. bxc3 f5 $13) 16... Bxc3 (
16... Na4 17. Ndb1) 17. bxc3 Na4 18. Nb1 Qb5 (18... Re6 19. e4 Rae8 20. e5 Rb6
$132) 19. e4 (19. Rf2 Re6 20. e4 Rae8 21. Rfe2 Rb6) 19... Qb2 $6 (19... Re6 $5)
20. Qxb2 Nxb2 21. exd5 f5 (21... Nd3 22. Re7) 22. Na3 b5 (22... Nd3 23. Rxe8+
Rxe8 24. Nxc4 Bb5 25. Nd6 $18) 23. Rxe8+ Rxe8 24. Rb1 Na4 (24... Re2 $2 25. Kf1
Rd2 26. Be1 $18) 25. Nxb5 Rb8 (25... Bxb5 26. Rxb5 Nxc3 27. Rc5 Ne2+ 28. Kf2
Nxd4 29. d6 $18) 26. Na3 Rxb1+ 27. Nxb1 Kf7 (27... f4 28. Be1 Bf5 29. Na3) 28.
Bd8 Nb2 29. Kf2 Bc8 30. Ke2 Bb7 31. Na3 a6 (31... Bxd5 32. Nb5 a6 33. Nc7 Bb7
34. d5 $18) 32. d6 Ke6 33. Be7 Bd5 34. Nc2 Nd3 35. Kd2 f4 36. Bg5 Kxd6 37. Ne1
Ke6 (37... Nxe1 38. Bxf4+ Ke6 39. Kxe1 $18) 38. Nxd3 cxd3 39. Kxd3 Kf5 40. c4
Bc6 41. Bd8 Ba4 42. d5 g5 43. Kd4 {Ftacnik,L} 1-0

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 07th"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2006.03.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2689"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2006.03.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3
Ne4 9. Nd2 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bxc3 11. Rc1 Bb2 12. Bxc7 Qe7 13. Bd6 Qe6 14. Rb1 Bc3
{The board is dominated by the sharp theoretical struggle. Black has managed
to show couragegous way of treating the critical variation with the pawn
sacrifice on c3. The first players are succeeding in questioning the concept
only in the last 2-3 years.} (14... Qxd6 15. Rxb2 Nc6 16. e3 Bf5 (16... Qa3 17.
Qb3 Qxb3 18. Nxb3 b6 19. h4 Rg8 20. Kd2 Bd7 21. g3 {1-0 Krivoshey,S (2503)
-Kritz,L (2484)/Griesheim 2003 (61)}) 17. Be2 O-O 18. h4 Rfe8 19. hxg5 hxg5 20.
Nf3 f6 21. Bd3 Qd7 22. Qb1 Be4 23. Bxe4 dxe4 24. Rxb7 Qe6 25. Rh6 Qd5 26. Rxf6
Ne7 27. Rb5 {1-0 Vera,R (2534)-Gongora Reyes,M (2408)/Holguin City 2002}) (
14... Bxd4 $2 15. Bxb8 Rxb8 16. Qa4+ $18) 15. Ba3 (15. Qc2 Qxd6 16. Qxc3 O-O
17. e3 Bf5 18. Bd3 Rc8 19. Qb3 Bxd3 20. Qxd3 Qa6 21. Ke2 Rc7 22. Rhc1 Qxd3+ 23.
Kxd3 Nc6 24. a3 Rac8 {1/2 Rasmussen,K (2462)-Schandorff,L (2497)/Koege 2005 
(32)}) (15. Bc5 b6 16. Rb3 bxc5 17. Rxc3 O-O 18. Rxc5 Nd7 19. Ra5 Ba6 20. e3
Bxf1 21. Kxf1 Nf6 22. h4 g4 23. g3 Rfc8 24. Kg2 Rab8 25. Nb3 Qe4+ {1/2
Finegold,B (2522)-Mitkov,N (2515)/Bolingbrook 2005 (57)}) 15... Nc6 16. e3 Bxd4
17. Bb5 {Sokolov´s pieces are exercising maximal pressure. Black has not only
exposed his kingside with the advance 7...g5, but now he can not even castle.}
(17. Be2 Be5 18. O-O Bd6 19. Bxd6 Qxd6 20. Ne4 Qe5 21. Qxd5 Qxd5 22. Nf6+ Kf8
23. Nxd5 Rb8 24. Nb4 Nxb4 25. Rxb4 Be6 26. a4 (26. Ra4 a6 27. Rb1 Kg7 28. Bf3
Rhd8 {0-1 Leski,M (2414)-Mitkov,N (2552)/Nice 2003 (44)}) 26... Kg7 27. h4 Rhc8
28. hxg5 hxg5 29. Rfb1 b6 30. a5 {1/2 Timoscenko,G (2522)-Mitkov,N (2493)/Lido
Estensi 2002 (34)}) 17... Be5 (17... Bf6 18. Nb3 Bc3+ 19. Kf1 a6 20. Bd3 b5 21.
Bc5 Bf6 22. a4 Be7 23. axb5 axb5 24. Bxb5 Ba6 25. Bxa6 Rxa6 26. h4 {1/2
Shabalov,A (2622)-Mitkov,N (2493)/Chicago 2002 (42)}) 18. O-O (18. Nf3 Bc3+ 19.
Kf1 a6 20. Ba4 b5 21. Bb3 Bb7 22. Bxd5 Qd7 23. e4 b4 24. Bb2 Bxb2 25. Rxb2 O-O
26. Qd2 Rfe8 27. h4 Ne5 28. hxg5 Bxd5 29. exd5 Nxf3 30. gxf3 Re5 {1/2 Atalik,S
(2581)-Mitkov,N (2534)/Nova Gorica 2003 (60)}) 18... Bd6 (18... a6 19. Bd3 Bd6
20. Bxd6 Qxd6 21. Rb6 $16) 19. Bxd6 Qxd6 20. Ne4 Qe5 21. Qxd5 (21. Nc5 O-O 22.
Rc1 Qd6 23. Qd2 $14) 21... Qxd5 22. Nf6+ Kf8 23. Nxd5 Ne7 24. Nc7 $1 {The fact,
that this is the first independent move of the game indicates, how difficult
is to put the question mark to the black´s daring concept.} (24. Nxe7 Kxe7 25.
Rfc1 Kf6 26. Rc7 Be6 27. Rxb7 Bxa2 28. Ra1 Rhb8 29. Rxb8 Rxb8 30. Rxa2 Rxb5 31.
h4 a5 {1/2 Finegold,B (2563)-Mitkov,N (2552)/Chicago 2006 (43)}) 24... Rb8 25.
f4 {White has achieved quite a lot, but his active approach in order to open
up the f file is helping the defender. The quiet 25.e4!? would have meant
quite a challenge for Onischuk´s defensive abilities.} (25. e4 $5 b6 26. f3 Bb7
27. Rfd1 $16) 25... Bf5 26. e4 (26. Rbc1 g4 27. Rfd1 $14) 26... Bxe4 27. Rbe1
Nd5 $5 {[%mdl 256] The defender is exchanging the knight in an original way,
very promising looks the simple retreat of the bishop to the c6 square.} (27...
Bc6 28. Bxc6 (28. fxg5 Bxb5 29. Nxb5 hxg5 30. Nd4 Rh6 31. Rf2 Rg6 $13) 28...
Nxc6 29. fxg5 Kg7 (29... hxg5 $6 30. Ne6+ Kg8 31. Nxg5 Rf8 32. Nxf7 Rxf7 33.
Re8+ $18) 30. gxh6+ Rxh6 $11) 28. Rxe4 Nxc7 29. Bc4 Ne8 (29... Re8 30. Rxe8+
Nxe8 31. fxg5 Nd6 32. Bxf7 hxg5 33. Bd5+ $14) (29... g4 30. Rd1 Re8 31. Rxe8+
Kxe8 32. Bxf7+ Kxf7 33. Rd7+ Kg8 34. Rxc7 Rh7 35. Rc8+ Kf7 36. Kf2 $14) 30. Rd4
{Sokolov is tirelessly fighting for the initiative and correctly keeps the
long range bishop.} (30. fxg5 Nd6 31. Rd4 Nxc4 32. Rxc4 hxg5 33. Rc7 Rh7 34.
Rb1 $11) 30... b5 31. Bb3 Rb7 32. fxg5 hxg5 33. Rd5 Rg8 34. Rxb5 $1 {The witty
small combination hints at the necessity to continue with the tough defense.}
Re7 (34... Rxb5 35. Rxf7#) 35. Rff5 (35. Rb8 Rg6 36. Ra8 $14) 35... g4 36. Rfe5
Rxe5 37. Rxe5 Rg7 38. Rb5 f6 39. Kf2 (39. g3 Re7 40. Kf2 Rh7 41. Rb8 Rxh2+ 42.
Ke3 Rh5 43. Ba4 Re5+ 44. Kf4 Kf7 45. Rb7+ $14) 39... g3+ $5 {Onischuk is a
good fighter and with pawn sacrifice he solves the threat of the loss of a far
advance soldier.} 40. hxg3 Rc7 41. Rd5 (41. g4 Nd6 42. Ra5 Kg7 43. Ke3 Nf7 44.
Kf4 $16) 41... Ke7 42. Rh5 Ng7 43. Rh7 Kd6 44. Rh1 Rc5 45. g4 Re5 46. Rh8 Re8
47. Rh1 Re5 48. Rh6 Ke7 49. Rh7 Rg5 50. Rh8 Ne6 $1 {Black is not willing to
exchange the a7 pawn for the one of the isolated brothers on the g file.} (
50... Rxg4 51. Ra8 $16) 51. Rh1 (51. Ra8 Ra5) 51... Nd4 52. Rh7+ Kd6 53. Rxa7
Nxb3 54. Ra6+ Ke7 55. axb3 Rb5 56. Ra3 Rb4 57. Kg3 Kf7 58. Kh4 Kg6 59. Ra6 Kg7
{The triumph of the defense is complete, white can not even hope to realize
his two spare pawns.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial-A 1st"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2014.04.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2881"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2014.04.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. Nf3 dxc4 6. Bg5 b5 {Carlsen needs
to look for positions, that are full of life even with the black pieces. His
title as champion and fantastic rating oblige him to win many games even
against very strong opponents.} 7. a4 c6 8. g3 {Mamedyarov keeps his cool and
develops the bishop in style of the Catalan Opening. His choice is certainly
sensible, since there is no direct refutation of the daring idea used by Black.
} (8. axb5 cxb5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Qe4 (10. e3 Bb7 11. b3 Nd7 12. bxc4 bxc4 13.
Nd2 a5 14. Bxc4 Rg8 15. d5 Nb6 16. Qxh7 Rf8 17. Bb5+ Ke7 18. Qd3 Nxd5 19. Na2
Bxd2+ 20. Qxd2 Qb6 21. Rb1 $11 {0-1 (33) Ballesteros Perez,F-Hernandez Onna,R 
(2445) Las Palmas 1991}) 10... Qd5 11. Qg4 Nd7 12. g3 Bb7 13. Bg2 Qd6 14. O-O
Bxc3 15. bxc3 a6 16. e4 h5 17. Qh4 O-O-O 18. Rfd1 Kb8 19. Ne1 f5 20. e5 Qc7 $11
{0-1 (68) Postl,A (2315)-Lerner,K (2605) Graz 1995}) 8... Bb7 9. Bg2 Nbd7 10.
O-O Qb6 {Black is playing with fire as the opponent has excellent pieces and a
slight development advantage. On the other hand Black's advantage of an extrae
pawn can play a significant role later in the game.} 11. e4 a6 (11... Bxc3 12.
bxc3 O-O 13. a5 Qc7 14. Bf4 Qc8 15. Bd6 c5 16. e5 Nd5 17. Ng5 g6 18. a6 Bxa6
19. dxc5 Bb7 20. Ne4 Re8 21. Qd2 f5 22. exf6 N5xf6 $11 {1/2 (50) Wilhelmi,C 
(2325)-Arnold,J (2190) Budapest 1996}) (11... O-O 12. Be3 Bxc3 13. bxc3 c5 14.
dxc5 Nxc5 15. Nd2 a6 16. Rab1 Qc6 17. Nxc4 bxc4 18. Bxc5 Qxc5 19. Rxb7 Rab8 20.
Rfb1 Rxb7 21. Rxb7 Ng4 $11 {0-1 (32) Costello,C (2070)-Petersen,S (2165)
Copenhagen 1996}) 12. Rfd1 {White deserves credit for playing very sensibly in
the virtually unknown line. The pieces are taking the optimal squares and
their activity should promise compensation for the missing material.} (12. Be3
O-O 13. Ne5 Rad8 14. Rad1 c5 15. axb5 axb5 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. Nxd7 Nxd7 18. Bg5
f6 19. Bf4 Ne5 20. Bxe5 fxe5 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 $17 {0-1 (28) Sajn,S (1896)
-Kozamernik,J (2172) Bled 2001}) 12... h6 13. Be3 (13. Bf4 O-O 14. Na2 Be7 15.
Nc3 Rad8 $15) 13... O-O 14. d5 {When all the forces are mobilised all good
players know that waiting can only help the adversary. Mamedyarov is opening
the direct fight with a logical shot in the centre.} (14. Ne5 c5 15. Na2 Ba5
16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. axb5 axb5 18. Nxc4 (18. b4 $2 cxb3 19. Qxc5 Qxc5 20. Bxc5
Rfd8 $19) 18... bxc4 19. Qxc4 Bxe4 20. Bxc5 Qc6 $15) 14... c5 {World champions
are also only human and have to tread carefully in questions of risk. The more
ambitious move 14...Bc5!? was probably deemed to be too messy, even though
Black would keep somewhat better chances.} (14... Bc5 $5 15. dxe6 fxe6 16. e5
Nd5 17. Bf4 Bc8 18. Qd2 b4 19. Ne4 c3 $15) 15. a5 (15. dxe6 Qxe6 16. Nd5 Nxd5
17. exd5 Qf6 $15) 15... Qd8 {Mamedyarov is well known as a player who always
carries a sharp knife in his bag. It makes no sense to provoke the tiger with
the unseemly move 15...Bxa5.} (15... Bxa5 16. dxe6 fxe6 17. e5 Nd5 18. Bxh6 $1
Bxc3 19. Qg6 Rf7 20. Ng5 Nxe5 21. Qh7+ Kf8 22. bxc3 Nf6 23. Bxg7+ Rxg7 24. Qh8+
Ng8 25. Bxb7 $11) 16. dxe6 (16. Nh4 exd5 17. exd5 Ne5 $17) 16... fxe6 17. Nh4
Bxc3 {The knight on c3 is eliminated as it might possibly head to the centre
and join the forces heading towards black king.} (17... Qc7 18. Bf4 e5 19. Bd2
Bxc3 20. Bxc3 $11) 18. bxc3 Qe8 (18... Qc7 19. Bf4 e5 20. Bc1 Rfe8 21. Nf5 Nf8
$13) 19. f4 Rd8 {Carlsen is not worried about the seeming passivity of his
army, it is more important to defend the critical squares like g6.} (19... Ng4
20. Bc1 Qf7 21. Rd6 Rad8 22. h3 Ngf6 23. Be3 $11) 20. h3 (20. Rd6 e5 21. Re1
$11) 20... Rf7 21. Rd6 (21. g4 e5 22. f5 Nf8 23. Bxc5 Rfd7 24. Rxd7 Qxd7 $15)
21... e5 22. f5 $6 {With his faulty decision Mamedyarov chooses the road to
perdition. It was not necessary to tempt the collapse, but White was probaby
not suspecting the level of danger.} (22. Re1 $1 Nh5 23. Qd2 Rc8 (23... Nxg3
24. fxe5 Qxe5 25. Ng6 Qe8 26. e5 Bxg2 27. Qxg2 Nf5 28. Bf2 $11) 24. Kh2 $11)
22... Nf8 $1 23. Bxc5 $2 {[%mdl 2048] White could not resist the temptation to
restore material equality on the board. Unfortunately this strategy helps to
improve the black pieces and they will spring to life with astonishing force.
It was necessary to look for ways to limit the damage.} (23. Rad1 Rxd6 24. Rxd6
Qc8 25. Ng6 Nxg6 26. fxg6 Rd7 27. Qd2 Qc7 28. Rxd7 Qxd7 29. Qxd7 Nxd7 30. h4
Kf8 31. Bh3 Ke8 32. Bxd7+ Kxd7 33. Bxc5 (33. Bxh6 $2 b4 $17) 33... Ke6 34. Kf2
Bxe4 $15) 23... Rxd6 24. Bxd6 Rd7 25. Bxf8 {If every step leads in the wrong
direction the result may be somewhat depressing. The last chance for White to
put up resistance was tied to the move 25.Bb4.} (25. Bb4 N8h7 (25... Rd3 26.
Re1 Rxg3 27. Qf2 Rd3 $17) 26. Ng6 Ng5 27. Qf2 Rd3 28. h4 Ngxe4 29. Qb6 Bd5 $17)
25... Qxf8 26. Rd1 (26. Qf2 Bxe4 27. Ng6 Qe8 28. Bf1 Nd5 29. Rc1 Qb8 $17) 26...
Qc5+ 27. Kh2 (27. Kh1 Qe3 $1 (27... Bxe4 28. Bxe4 Rxd1+ 29. Qxd1 Nxe4 30. Qd8+
Kf7 31. Qd7+ Qe7 32. Qd5+ $18) 28. Rxd7 Nxd7 29. Qd1 Qd3 $19) (27. Kf1 Bxe4 28.
Bxe4 Rxd1+ 29. Qxd1 Nxe4 30. Qd8+ Kh7 31. Qb6 Qc8 32. Kg2 Qd7 $17) 27... Bxe4
$1 {Black would at any time gladly pay top dollar for the ideal coordination
of his forces as in this position. The only problem that has to be dealt with
is the counterplay against his own king.} (27... Bxe4 28. Bxe4 Rxd1 29. Qxd1
Nxe4 30. Ng2 (30. Qd8+ Kh7 31. Ng6 Qf2+ $19) 30... Kh7 31. Qc2 Qd5 32. Ne1 Nf6
$19) 0-1

[Event "Interpolis"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1992.10.08"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Black "Winants, Luc"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1992.10.08"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 032"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Nd2 c6 8.
e3 Nf8 9. Bd3 Ng6 10. O-O {N} (10. Qa4 Be7 11. Qc2 Be6 12. h3 $14 {Chernin,
A-Greenfeld,A/Beer Sheva/1992/}) 10... O-O 11. h4 $6 (11. Qc2 h6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6
$13) 11... h6 12. h5 $2 (12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. h5 Ne7 {xh5}) 12... hxg5 (12... Nh8
$6 13. Bh4 $16) 13. hxg6 fxg6 (13... Bg4 14. Qb3 Qb6 15. Qc2 Bd6 $13) 14. Qb3 (
14. Bxg6 $6 Qd6 (14... Ng4 15. Bh5 Nf6) 15. Bh5 (15. Nf3 Ng4 16. Bh5 g6 17.
Bxg4 Bxg4 $17) 15... g6 16. Be2 Kg7 17. e4 dxe4 18. Ndxe4 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 Qf4 20.
Bd3 Rh8 $17) 14... Ba5 (14... Bxc3 15. bxc3 Qd6 16. e4 Qf4 17. g3 $1 Qxd2 18.
Rfd1 Nxe4 19. Rxd2 Nxd2 20. Qc2 $16) 15. e4 Bb6 (15... Be6 16. e5 Nh5 $1 17.
Qxb7 Nf4 18. Qxc6 Bd7 19. Qa6 Bc8 20. Qc6 Rb8 $36) 16. exd5 (16. Ne2 Bg4 17.
Rae1 Bxe2 18. Rxe2 Bxd4 19. Nf3 (19. exd5 Nxd5 20. Be4) 19... Bb6 20. exd5 cxd5
21. Bxg6 $13) 16... cxd5 17. Nde4 $1 Be6 (17... Bxd4 18. Nxf6+ gxf6 19. Nxd5
Be6 20. Bc4 b5 21. Qxb5 Rb8 22. Qc6 Bxd5 23. Bxd5+ Kh8 24. Rad1 Bxb2 25. Be4
Qc8 $10) 18. Rae1 (18. Nxg5 $2 Ng4 19. Nf3 Rxf3 20. gxf3 Qh4 $19) 18... Bxd4 $2
(18... Ng4 $1 19. Nb5 (19. Nc5 Qd6 20. g3 Rxf2 $1) 19... a6 20. Nc5 Qb8 $1 (
20... axb5 21. Nxe6 Qd6 22. g3 Rxf2 23. Bxb5) 21. f4 Rxf4 22. Nxe6 (22. Rxe6
Rxd4 $1 $19) 22... Rxd4 $19) 19. Nxf6+ (19. Nxg5 $2 Ng4 20. Nf3 Rxf3 21. gxf3
Qh4 22. fxg4 Qxg4+ 23. Kh1 Qh4+ 24. Kg1 Rf8 25. Rxe6 Bxf2+ 26. Rxf2 Qxf2+ 27.
Kh1 Rf3 28. Re3 Rxe3 29. Qxd5+ Kh8 $19) 19... Rxf6 (19... Qxf6 20. Nxd5 Bxf2+
21. Kh1 Bxd5 (21... Qd4 22. Ne7+ $18) 22. Qxd5+ Kh8 23. Qd7 $5 Qb6 24. Re4 Bh4
$1 25. Rxf8+ Rxf8 26. Re8 $13) 20. Rxe6 Rxe6 21. Nxd5 Qd6 $2 (21... Kh8 22. Nf4
(22. Bc4 Re4 23. Qd3 Rg4 24. Qxg6 Rh4) (22. g4 Qd6 23. Kg2 Rf8 24. Bc4 Rxf2+ $1
25. Rxf2 Bxf2) 22... Bxf2+ 23. Rxf2 (23. Kh1 gxf4 24. Qxe6 Qxd3 25. Rxf2 Qe3
$17) 23... Re1+ 24. Bf1 gxf4 25. Qh3+ Kg8 26. Qb3+ $10) 22. Nc7 Qxc7 23. Qxe6+
Qf7 (23... Kh8 24. Qh3+ (24. Qxg6 Kg8 25. Qh7+ Kf7 26. Re1 Rc8 27. Bg6+ Kf6 28.
Bf5 $18) 24... Kg8 25. b3 Qc8 26. Bc4+ Kf8 27. Qh7 Ke7 28. Qxg6 $18) 24. Qd6 (
24. Qe4 Qf4 (24... Qf6 25. Bc4+ Kf8 26. Qxb7 Re8 $13) 25. Qxg6 Qh4) 24... Qf6
$4 (24... Bf6 25. b3 Qe7 (25... Rd8 26. Qxd8+ Bxd8 27. Bc4 $18) 26. Bc4+ Kf8
27. Qd5 $18) (24... Qf4 $1 25. Qxg6 Qh4 (25... Bxb2 26. Re1 Kf8 27. Re3 Bf6 28.
Bb5 Qb8 29. Bc4 Qc7 30. Bb3 $18) 26. Qf5 $1 Rd8 27. Rd1 Qf4 $13 (27... g4 $2
28. Bc4+ Kh8 29. Rxd4 Rxd4 30. Qf8+ Kh7 31. Qg8+ Kg6 32. Qe8+ Kh7 33. Bg8+ Kh6
34. Qe3+ $18)) 25. Bc4+ Kh7 26. Qh2# 1-0

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2014.03.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[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 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Qc2 c5 8.
e3 Qa5 9. Bd3 c4 10. Bf5 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. Nd2 g6 13. Bxd7 Nxd7 14. h4 {
White is preparing activity on the kingside and at the same time protecting
his bishop on g5.} (14. f3) (14. Rae1) 14... b5 {The most popular move in this
critical position seems to be 14...Nb6. Mamedyarov is unhappy that the pawns
of the queenside would lose mobility, on the other hand the bishop c8 could
become more active.} (14... Nb6 15. f3 (15. Nb3 Qa6 16. Nc5 Qa5 17. a4 (17. Nb3
Qa6 18. Nc5 Qa5 19. Nb3 {1/2-1/2ќ Orsag,M-Sosonko,G/Aaland-Stockholm 1997/ (19)
}) (17. e4 $5) 17... Bf5 18. e4 (18. Qd1 Bxc5 19. dxc5 Qxc5 20. a5 Nd7 21. Qxd5
Qxd5 22. Nxd5 Bd3 $13) 18... dxe4 (18... Bxe4 $5 19. N3xe4 dxe4 20. Nxe4 Nd5
$15) 19. Nxb7 Qa6 20. Nc5 Qc8 (20... Bxc5 21. dxc5 e3 22. Qc1 Nd7 23. Bxe3 Qc6
24. Nb5 Bd3 25. Rd1 Re4 $132) 21. Qe2 a5 $6 (21... Bxc5 22. dxc5 Qxc5 23. g4
Bc8 24. Nxe4 Nd7 $13) 22. N5xe4 Nd7 (22... Bxe4 23. Nxe4 Nd5 $44) 23. f3 Qc6
24. Qf2 $14 {1/2 (42) Kempinski,R (2587)-Tischbierek,R (2523) Germany 2002/} (
24. Rac1)) (15. e4 Bxc3 16. bxc3 dxe4 17. Nxe4 Nd5 18. Nf6+ Nxf6 19. Bxf6 Bf5
20. Qd2 Re6 21. Bg5 f6 22. Bh6 Qd5 {1/2-1/2 Cvitan,O-Palac,M/Pula 1993/EXT 99 
(35)}) 15... Bf8 (15... Bxc3 16. bxc3 Qa4 (16... Na4 17. Rac1 (17. Rfc1 Bd7 18.
e4 Re6 19. Rab1 Nb6 20. Rb4 Rae8 21. e5 Na4 22. Nf1 Rb6 23. a3 $14 {1-0 (33)
Malakhatko,V (2612)-Paehtz,E (2481) Dresden 2008}) 17... Bd7 18. e4 f5 19. Rfe1
Rac8 20. Nf1 dxe4 21. fxe4 fxe4 22. Rxe4 Bf5 23. Rxe8+ Rxe8 24. Qd2 Qb5 25. Ne3
$16 {Dautov,R-Tischbierek,R/Bad Mergentheim/1991/}) (16... Bd7 17. e4 f5 18.
Rfe1 $6 (18. e5 $16) 18... Qa4 19. Qc1 dxe4 $1 20. fxe4 Qc6 21. e5 Nd5 $10 {
Dautov,R-Winants,L/Belgique/1992/}) 17. Qc1 $6 (17. Qb1 Qa3 18. Rc1 Bd7 19. e4
Rac8 20. Nf1 dxe4 21. fxe4 f5 22. e5 Nd5 23. Qc2 f4 24. Qf2 b5 25. h5 Re6 26.
Qf3 Bc6 27. Nd2 {1-0 Pinter,J-Greenfeld,A/Beersheba/1991/ (51)}) 17... Bf5 $1
18. Re1 Qc6 (18... Qc2 19. e4 $14) 19. Nf1 Na4 20. Ng3 Bd3 21. Nh1 Kg7 22. Nf2
f6 23. Bf4 h6 (23... Bf5 24. e4 (24. g4 Bd3 25. Qd2 Rac8) 24... dxe4 25. g4 e3
26. Rxe3 Bd3 27. Qd2) 24. Qa3 g5 {1-0 (58) Sokolov,I (2665)-Sosonko,G (2515)
Amsterdam 1996/}) (15... f6 16. Bf4 (16. Bh6 $5 Bd7 17. h5 $36) 16... Bd7 17.
a3 $142 (17. Rae1 Bxc3 (17... Ba4 $1 18. Qc1 Bc6 19. e4 Na4 $1 $132 {/\} 20.
Re3 $140 $2 Qb6) 18. bxc3 Na4 19. Nb1 f5 20. h5 $40) (17. e4 $6 Ba4 $1 18. Qc1
Bc6 19. Re1 (19. exd5 Bxc3 20. dxc6 Bxd4+ 21. Kh1 bxc6 22. Nxc4 Qh5 $10) (19.
e5 $2 Na4 20. Nxa4 fxe5 $1 21. a3 Bxd2 22. Bxd2 Qxa4 23. dxe5 d4 $36) 19... Na4
$1 20. Nxa4 (20. exd5 $5 Rxe1+ 21. Qxe1 Bxd5 22. Nde4 Nxc3 23. bxc3 Be7 $10)
20... Qxa4 21. e5 Ba5 $1 22. exf6 Bb6 23. Qc3 Ba5 {˝-˝ Dautov,R-Lutz,C/BL
9192/1992/'}) 17... Bxc3 18. bxc3 Ba4 19. Qc1 Bc6 20. Ra2 Re6 21. Re1 $14) (
15... Bd7 16. e4 (16. Rae1 Na4 17. Ndb1 Re6 18. e4 Nxc3 19. bxc3 Bf8 20. exd5
Qxd5 21. Rxe6 Qxe6 22. Nd2 f5 23. Qb1 Qd5 24. Re1 Re8 25. Rxe8 Bxe8 26. Qe1 {
Dizdar,G-Kovacevic,Vlad/Makarska/1993/0-1 (56)}) 16... Bc6 17. Rae1 Re6 18. e5
Bd7 19. g4 Rc6 20. Re2 Re8 21. Rg2 Nc8 22. f4 Ra6 23. Nf3 h5 24. f5 hxg4 25. e6
{1-0 Yrjola,J-Siklosi,Z/HUN-ch op Eger/1987 (34)}) 16. e4 Bg7 17. Be3 (17. exd5
Bf5 18. Nde4 Nxd5 19. Qf2 Nxc3 20. bxc3 Qa6 21. Rae1 h6 22. Bf4 Rad8 23. Re3
Qc6 24. Rfe1 {1/2-1/2 Ftacnik,L-Winants,L (03)/Tilburg1.29 (30')/1992/ (35)})
17... Be6 18. a4 Bd7 19. h5 Rac8 20. Rfe1 Bc6 21. hxg6 hxg6 22. e5 Na8 23. Nf1
Nc7 24. f4 Bd7 25. Ng3 {1-0 (44) Cheparinov,I (2670)-Mamedyarov,S (2752)
Khanty-Mansiysk 2007}) (14... f6 15. Bf4 (15. Bh6 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Nb6 17. f3 Qa4
18. Qc1 Bd7 19. e4 Re6 20. Re1 Rae8 21. Re3 Bc6 22. Qf1 Qc2 23. Qf2 Na4 24.
Rae1 Nxc3 25. exd5 Rxe3 26. Rxe3 Nxd5 27. Rxe8+ Bxe8 28. Qe1 {1/2 (30)
Tregubov,P (2647)-Iotov,V (2556) Manama 2009}) 15... Bxc3 16. bxc3 Nb6 17. f3
Qa4 18. Qb2 Bf5 19. Rfe1 Qc6 20. Qa3 Bd3 21. Qxa7 {1/2 (21) Malakhatko,V (2569)
-Aleksandrov,A (2639) Kolkata 2009}) (14... Bf8 15. e4 h6 16. Be3 dxe4 17. Nxc4
Qh5 18. Nxe4 Qxh4 19. f3 a5 20. Bf2 Qd8 21. d5 Ra6 22. a4 f5 23. Nc3 Nf6 24.
Rfe1 Bb4 25. Rxe8+ Nxe8 26. Rd1 $14 {1-0 (53) Romanov,E (2547)-Aleksandrov,A 
(2582) Dagomys 2008}) 15. a4 {There are hardly any examples played with the
slightly unusual move 14...b5. Kramnik decides to undermine the pawn structure
right away.} (15. a3 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Nb6 17. f3 Na4 18. Rac1 Nb6 19. Ra1 Na4 20.
Rac1 f6 21. Bf4 Qd8 22. e4 $11 {0-1 (62) Lekic,D (2390)-Mikhalevski,V (2608)
Budva 2009}) 15... Bxc3 (15... Bb7 16. axb5 Qb6 17. b3 $16) 16. bxc3 b4 17.
cxb4 Qxb4 18. Nb1 (18. Rfb1 Qd6 19. Qc3 Rb8 20. Rxb8 Qxb8 21. Bf4 Qa8 22. e4
Nf6 23. Be5 Ng4 24. Bg3 Bb7 $11) 18... Qd6 {Mamedyarov is a great player in
positions with tactical content. A pure strategic fight leaves him a bit
restless as he has little chances to demonstrate the small miracles he can
achieve with the pieces.} (18... Bb7 $5 19. Nc3 Bc6 20. e4 Qd6 21. Rfe1 Rac8
$11) 19. Nc3 Qc6 (19... Nf8 20. Bf4 Qc6 21. Qb2 Ne6 22. Bh2 $14) 20. Rfb1 Ba6
21. Qd1 (21. Qe2 f6 22. Bh6 (22. Bf4 Nf8 23. Qf3 Rad8) 22... Rad8 (22... Rab8
23. Qf3 Rxb1+ 24. Rxb1 Bb7 25. Nxd5 Ba8 26. e4 f5 27. Qc3 Rxe4 28. f3 Re6 29.
Ne3 $16) 23. Qf3 Nb6 24. Bf4 $14) 21... f6 22. Bf4 Rad8 23. Qf3 Nf8 24. Bh6 {
The former world champion was quite satisfied with his achievements as his
opponent is reduced to passive play. Objectively speaking it is not so easy
for White to make real progress.} Kf7 (24... Rd7 25. Rb4 Kf7 26. Rd1 $14) 25.
Rb2 Ne6 26. Rab1 (26. Rd1 Ng7 27. g4 Kg8 28. Rdb1 $14) 26... Ng7 27. g4 {
Kramnik was unhappy about this ambitious advance that tries to limit Black's
possibilities. Pawns in front of the white king become exposed. which may
prove to be critical in the event of the opening of the position.} Kg8 28. Qf4
(28. a5 Rf8 29. Qg2 $14) 28... Kf7 (28... Qd7 29. Qf3 Qf7 $11) 29. e4 $6 {
It seems that White is not able to improve his pieces any more so he decides
to start the war. In a complicated tactical fight chances will be shared by
both players especially after the clever 31st black move.} (29. Rb5 $5 Bxb5 30.
axb5 Qb7 $15) (29. Bxg7 Kxg7 30. Rb8 (30. e4 dxe4 31. d5 Qd6 $15) 30... Qe6 $11
) (29. Qf3 $14) 29... Ne6 30. exd5 (30. Qe3 Nc5 $1 31. exd5 Qd7 32. Qf3 Nd3 33.
Re2 Rxe2 34. Qxe2 Bc8 35. f3 f5 $11) 30... Nxf4 31. dxc6 g5 $5 {[%mdl 64] The
ambitions of Kramnik were marred by the shock as the bishop on h6 will have to
fear for its life.} (31... Rxd4 32. Rb7+ Bxb7 33. cxb7 Rb8 34. Nb5 Ne6 35. Nxd4
Nxd4 36. a5 a6 37. Rb6 c3 $11) 32. hxg5 fxg5 33. c7 {Numerous attractive ideas
had to be judged against each other under the conditions of a ticking clock
and very complicated positions that defy clear evaluation.} (33. Rb7+ $1 Bxb7
34. Rxb7+ Kg6 (34... Ke6 35. Kh2 Rg8 36. c7 Rc8 37. Rxa7 $11) 35. Bg7 Ne2+ 36.
Nxe2 Rxe2 37. Kf1 $5 Re4 38. Be5 $11) (33. Nb5 Re6 (33... c3 34. Nxc3 Kg6 35.
c7 Rxd4 36. Nb5 Rxa4 37. Nxa7 Kxh6 38. Rb8 Re7 39. R8b6+ Ng6 40. Rc1 $11) 34.
c7 Rc8 35. Bxg5 Nh3+ 36. Kg2 Nxg5 37. d5 Rg6 38. d6 Bxb5 39. Rxb5 Rxd6 40. Rxg5
Rxc7 41. Rh5 Kg7 42. Rg5+ $11) 33... Rd6 34. Bxg5 Nh3+ 35. Kg2 Nxg5 36. d5 Bc8
(36... Rf6 37. Rb8 Bc8) 37. Rb8 Rf6 {Kramnik has felt that serious counterplay
with passed pawns should be enough for equality, but even shortly before the
time control the situation remains exceptionally messy. It is much easier to
claim after the game that White had at least two ways to keep full equality
with 38.Nb5 or 38.Rf1. In any case the rook move is rather unfortunate, as the
chances have much improved for Mamedyarov.} 38. Ra8 $2 (38. Re1 $2 Rxe1 39.
Rxc8 Nf3 $1 40. Rf8+ $1 Kxf8 41. c8=Q+ Kg7 42. Qc7+ Kh6 $1 43. Qxa7 (43. Kg3
Rg1+ 44. Kh3 Ng5+ 45. Kh4 Rh1+ 46. Kg3 Rf1 $15) (43. Qc5 Rg1+ 44. Kh3 Ng5+ 45.
Kh2 Rxg4 $17) 43... Rg1+ 44. Kh3 Ng5+ 45. Kh4 Rh1+ 46. Kg3 Rh3+ 47. Kg2 Rxc3
48. f4 Rc2+ 49. Kg3 Ne4+ 50. Kf3 Nd2+ 51. Ke2 Rxf4 52. Kd1 $15) (38. Rf1 $5 Rf8
(38... Nf3 39. Rh1 Ng5 40. Rf1) 39. f4 Ke7 40. Re1+ Kd7 41. fxg5 Rf2+ 42. Kg1
Kxc7 43. Rb5 R2f4 44. Ne4 Rxg4+ 45. Kh2 Rh4+ 46. Kg3 Rg4+ 47. Kh2 $11) (38. Nb5
Bxg4 39. Rxe8 Kxe8 40. Nxa7 Bh3+ 41. Kg3 Rf3+ 42. Kh4 h6 43. Rb8+ Ke7 44. c8=Q
Bxc8 45. Rxc8 Kd6 46. Rxc4 Kxd5 47. Rc8 $11) 38... Rf4 $1 39. f3 $1 (39. Nb5
Rxg4+ 40. Kf1 Ne4 41. f3 Rf4 42. Rxc8 Rxc8 43. Ke2 Ng3+ 44. Kf2 Nf5 45. Re1 Kf8
46. d6 Nxd6 47. Nxd6 Rxc7 $19) 39... Rxf3 {The sensible tradition of judging
the choices made under time pressure with greater leniency has to be applied
also for the last black move. It was not possible to get more than a slight
advantage with 39...Nf3, but the situation would have been unpleasant for the
adversary.} (39... Nxf3 $1 40. Rxc8 $1 (40. Kg3 Rxg4+ 41. Kxf3 Rg6 42. Rxc8
Rf6+ 43. Kg4 Rxc8 44. Rb7 Ke7 $17) 40... Rxc8 41. Nb5 Ke7 (41... Rg8 42. c8=Q (
42. Nd6+ Kf6 43. Rb8 Ne1+ 44. Kh3 Rfxg4 45. Ne8+ Ke5 46. c8=Q Rg3+ $19) 42...
Rxc8 43. Nd6+ Kf6 44. Nxc8 Nd2 $15) 42. d6+ Kd7 43. Nxa7 Rg8 44. c8=Q+ Rxc8 45.
Rb7+ Kd8 46. Nxc8 Kxc8 47. Rc7+ Kd8 48. a5 Ng5 49. a6 c3 50. Rxc3 Ra4 $15) 40.
d6 $2 {In a great tradition of celebrated omissions on the 40th move Kramnik
makes a mistake, that will push him closer to disaster.} (40. Rbb8 $1 Rxc3 (
40... Bxg4 41. Rxe8 Rxc3 42. c8=Q Rc2+ 43. Kg3 Bxc8 44. Rexc8 $18) 41. Rxc8
Rc2+ 42. Kg3 Rc3+ 43. Kg2 (43. Kf4 $2 Nh3+ 44. Kf5 Rf3#) 43... Rc2+ $11) 40...
Bxg4 41. Rxe8 Kxe8 42. Rb8+ Kf7 43. Rd8 (43. Nd1 Bh3+ 44. Kh2 Bd7 45. c8=Q Bxc8
46. Rxc8 Rd3 47. Nf2 Rd4 48. d7 Ne6 $17) 43... Bh3+ 44. Kh2 Rxc3 45. d7 (45.
c8=Q $2 Bxc8 46. Rxc8 Ke6 $19) 45... Rc2+ 46. Kg3 (46. Kh1 Nf3 47. Rf8+ Ke6 48.
Rxf3 Bg2+ 49. Kg1 Kxd7 $19) 46... Rg2+ 47. Kh4 $2 {We have to be strict with
this courageous move. The white king at the edge of the board is risking very
harsh treatment. For better or worse the last chance for Kramnik was to fool
around with the king in the opposite direction.} (47. Kf4 $1 Ne6+ 48. Kf3 Nxc7
49. Rf8+ Kxf8 50. d8=Q+ Ne8 51. Qh4 Rc2 52. Qxh7 $15) 47... Be6 $3 48. Rf8+ (
48. c8=Q $4 Nf3+ 49. Kh5 Rh2#) 48... Kxf8 $4 {Mamedyarov has suddenly lost
control of his nerves and the situation. Two consecutive great mistake will
cost him the whole point. Maybe even the author could not sensibly explain,
why he refrained from the incomparably more logical move 48...Kg6!} (48... Kg6
$1 49. Rg8+ Kh6 50. Rxg5 Rh2+ 51. Kg3 Bxd7 52. Rg8 Rh3+ 53. Kf2 Ra3 $19) 49.
c8=Q+ Kg7 $2 (49... Kf7 50. Kh5 $3 (50. d8=N+ Kf6 51. Nxe6 Nxe6 52. Qxc4 $14)
50... Bg4+ 51. Kh6 $1 Ne6 52. Qe8+ Kf6 53. d8=Q+ Nxd8 54. Qxd8+ Ke5 55. Qb8+
Kd4 56. Qxa7+ $16) 50. Qb7 $1 {Most players have already experienced the
situation, when the smoke of the battle finally clears and they look with
astonishment at the ruins of their own efforts. It would be understandable if
Shakhriyar had secretly shed a tear in the face of a disaster.} Nf3+ (50...
Rh2+ 51. Kg3 Rh3+ 52. Kf4 Rb3 53. Qxb3 cxb3 54. d8=Q $18) 51. Qxf3 Rh2+ 52. Kg5
h6+ (52... Bxd7 53. Qf6+ Kg8 54. Qd8+ Kg7 55. Qxd7+ $18) 53. Kf4 Rh4+ 54. Ke5 {
The level of complexity in this game has definitely influenced the fact that
both great players failed to play consistently well throughout the battle.} 1-0

[Event "NED-ch51"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1996.06.18"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Sosonko, Gennadi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "1996.06.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Bykhovsky,Av} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7
7. e3 c5 8. Bd3 Qa5 9. Qc2 c4 10. Bf5 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. Nd2 g6 13. Bxd7 (13.
Bh3 Bxc3 $1 14. bxc3 Ne4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 $10) 13... Nxd7 14. h4 Nb6 15. f3 Bxc3 (
15... f6 16. Bf4 (16. Bh6 $5 Bd7 17. h5 $36) 16... Bd7 17. a3 $142 (17. Rae1
Bxc3 (17... Ba4 $1 18. Qc1 Bc6 19. e4 Na4 $1 $132 {/\} 20. Re3 $140 $2 Qb6) 18.
bxc3 Na4 19. Nb1 f5 20. h5 $40) (17. e4 $6 Ba4 $1 18. Qc1 Bc6 19. Re1 (19. exd5
Bxc3 20. dxc6 Bxd4+ 21. Kh1 bxc6 22. Nxc4 Qh5 $10) (19. e5 $2 Na4 20. Nxa4 fxe5
$1 21. a3 Bxd2 22. Bxd2 Qxa4 23. dxe5 d4 $36) 19... Na4 $1 20. Nxa4 (20. exd5
$5 Rxe1+ 21. Qxe1 Bxd5 22. Nde4 Nxc3 23. bxc3 Be7 $10) 20... Qxa4 21. e5 Ba5 $1
22. exf6 Bb6 23. Qc3 Ba5 24. Qc1 Bb6 25. Qc3 Ba5 {1/2-1/2 Dautov,R-Lutz,C/BL
9192/1992/}) 17... Bxc3 18. bxc3 Ba4 19. Qc1 Bc6 20. Ra2 Re6 21. Re1 $14) (
15... Bd7 16. e4 (16. Rae1 Na4 17. Ndb1 Re6 18. e4 Nxc3 19. bxc3 Bf8 20. exd5
Qxd5 21. Rxe6 Qxe6 22. Nd2 f5 23. Qb1 Qd5 24. Re1 Re8 25. Rxe8 Bxe8 26. Qe1 {
Dizdar,G-Kovacevic,Vlad/Makarska/1993/0-1 (56)}) 16... Bc6 17. Rae1 Re6 18. e5
Bd7 19. g4 Rc6 20. Re2 Re8 21. Rg2 Nc8 22. f4 Ra6 23. Nf3 h5 24. f5 hxg4 25. e6
{1-0 Yrjola,J-Siklosi,Z/HUN-ch op Eger/1987 (34)}) (15... Bf8 16. e4 Bg7 17.
exd5 Bf5 18. Nde4 Nxd5 19. Qf2 Nxc3 20. bxc3 Qa6 21. Rae1 h6 22. Bf4 Rad8 23.
Re3 Qc6 24. Rfe1 {1/2-1/2 Ftacnik,L-Winants,L (03)/Tilburg1.29 (30')/1992/ (35)
}) 16. bxc3 Qa4 (16... Na4 17. Rac1 Bd7 18. e4 f5 19. Rfe1 Rac8 20. Nf1 dxe4
21. fxe4 fxe4 22. Rxe4 Bf5 23. Rxe8+ Rxe8 24. Qd2 Qb5 25. Ne3 $16 {Dautov,
R-Tischbierek,R/Bad Mergentheim/1991/}) (16... Bd7 17. e4 f5 18. Rfe1 $6 (18.
e5 $16) 18... Qa4 19. Qc1 dxe4 $1 20. fxe4 Qc6 21. e5 Nd5 $10 {Dautov,
R-Winants,L/Belgique/1992/}) 17. Qc1 $6 {Unfortunate novelty, since if black
manages to prevent the push e3-e4 he will have free hands with own initiative
on the queenside. N/} (17. Qb1 Qa3 18. Rc1 Bd7 19. e4 Rac8 20. Nf1 dxe4 21.
fxe4 f5 22. e5 Nd5 23. Qc2 f4 24. Qf2 b5 25. h5 Re6 26. Qf3 Bc6 27. Nd2 {
1-0 Pinter,J-Greenfeld,A/Beersheba/1991/ (51)}) 17... Bf5 $1 18. Re1 Qc6 (18...
Qc2 {Bykhovsky,Av} 19. e4 $14) (18... Bd3 $5 $10 {Bykhovsky,Av}) 19. Nf1 Na4
20. Ng3 Bd3 (20... Bd7 21. e4 $14) 21. Nh1 Kg7 22. Nf2 f6 23. Bf4 h6 (23... Bf5
24. e4 (24. g4 Bd3 25. Qd2 Rac8) 24... dxe4 25. g4 e3 26. Rxe3 Bd3 27. Qd2) 24.
Qa3 g5 25. hxg5 (25. Bg3 $5 $14 {Bykhovsky,Av}) 25... hxg5 26. Bg3 b5 27. e4
Kg6 {It was not even clear if white would have enough for the pawn, but black
can afford generosity. His pieces and the position are better.} (27... dxe4 $5
28. fxe4 Bxe4 29. Rxe4 Rxe4 30. Nxe4 Qxe4 31. Re1 Qd5 $13 (31... Qd3 {
Bykhovsky,Av} 32. Qe7+ $16)) 28. exd5 Qxd5 29. Ng4 Bf5 (29... a5 $5 $15) 30.
Ne3 Qd7 31. Rad1 a5 (31... Bd3 $5 32. d5 (32. Qc1 f5 33. f4 g4 34. a3 a5 35.
Qd2 b4) 32... f5 33. f4 (33. d6 $2 f4 34. Ng4 fxg3 35. Ne5+ Rxe5 36. Rxe5 Qh7
$19) 33... Re4 $1 $15) 32. d5 Bd3 33. Qc1 Rac8 $2 {White can not be grateful
enough for the time, that black decides to invest in him.} (33... f5 $1 34. f4
Re4 (34... Qg7 $1 35. fxg5 Nxc3 $19) 35. fxg5 Rae8 $15 (35... f4 36. Bxf4 Rxf4
37. Nxc4 Rxc4 38. Rxd3 $15)) (33... f5 $15) 34. d6 Rc5 (34... f5 35. Nd5 $1) (
34... Qc6 $15) 35. Ng4 Rcc8 36. Qd2 Rxe1+ (36... Nc5 37. Qf2) (36... Qb7 $5 $15
) 37. Rxe1 Re8 38. a3 Re6 (38... Nc5 39. Rxe8 Qxe8 40. Qf2 Nd7 $13) 39. Re3 Nc5
40. Qf2 Rxe3 41. Qxe3 Ne4 (41... Ne6 $5 42. Qe5 $4 Qa7+ $19) 42. Be5 $1 {
Only this small combination turnes the tables, white gets the initiative and
better prospects.} (42. fxe4 Qxg4 43. e5 Qd1+ $10) 42... f5 (42... Nxd6 $2 43.
Qd4 $18) 43. fxe4 fxg4 44. Qd4 g3 $1 (44... Kf7 45. Qd5+ Qe6 46. Qb7+ $18) 45.
Bxg3 Qg4 46. Qe3 (46. Kf2 Qe2+ 47. Kg1 Bxe4) 46... Qd1+ (46... Bxe4 $2 47. d7
Qd1+ 48. Qe1 Qc2 49. Bf2 Qd3 50. Bd4 $18) 47. Be1 Kf7 48. e5 Ke6 49. Kf2 Qg4
50. Bd2 Bf5 (50... Qf5+ 51. Kg3 g4 52. Qf4 $16) 51. Qa7 (51. Qxg5 Qxg5 52. Bxg5
Kxe5 53. Be7 $16) 51... Kxe5 (51... Be4 52. Qe7+ Kd5 53. Qxg5 $18) 52. Qe7+ Kd5
(52... Be6 53. d7 Qf5+ 54. Kg1 Qb1+ 55. Kh2 Qg6 56. d8=Q Qh5+ 57. Kg1 Qd1+ 58.
Kf2 $18) 53. Bxg5 Be6 {The defence is not easy, black has to be very careful.}
(53... Be4 54. Qb7+ Kc5 (54... Kxd6 $2 55. Be7+ $1 Ke5 (55... Ke6 56. Qc8+ $18)
56. Qc7+ Kf5 57. Qd7+ Kf4 58. Qd6+ Kf5 59. Qf6#) 55. Qc7+ Kd5 56. Qf7+ Kc6 (
56... Kxd6 57. Bf4+ Kc5 58. Qc7+ Kd5 59. Qd6#) (56... Qe6 57. Qb7+ Kxd6 58.
Bf4+ Kc5 59. Qc7+ Kd5 60. Qxa5 $18) 57. Qe8+ $1 Kxd6 58. Be7+ Kc7 59. Bd8+ Kd6
60. Qe7+ Kd5 61. Qb7+ Ke5 62. Qxb5+ $18) 54. Be3 Qf5+ 55. Kg1 Ke4 $6 (55... Bd7
56. Bb6 Qe6 57. Bc7 $16) 56. Bf2 Qd5 (56... Kd5 57. Qb7+ Ke5 (57... Kxd6 58.
Bg3+ Kc5 59. Qc7+ Kd5 60. Qd6+ Ke4 61. Qd4#) 58. Qg7+ Kxd6 59. Bg3+ $18) (56...
Kd3 $5 $14) 57. Qh7+ Bf5 (57... Qf5 58. Qa7 $16 (58. Qxf5+ $16)) 58. Qh5 {
Black might have lost on time, or he have simply missed the best defence in a
difficult position.} (58. Qh5 Qd2 $1 (58... Qxd6 $2 59. Qf3+ Ke5 60. Bg3+) (
58... Ke5 59. Bg3+ Kf6 60. Qh8+ $18) (58... Qd3 $13) 59. Qf3+ (59. Qe8+ Kf4 60.
Bd4 Kg4 61. Qg8+ Qg5) 59... Ke5 60. Bd4+ (60. g4 Qc1+ 61. Kh2 Qh6+ 62. Qh3
Qxh3+ 63. Kxh3 Bd7 64. Bg3+ $16) 60... Ke6 61. Qf1 Qd3 62. Qf4 Qb1+ 63. Kh2 Qe4
$14) 1-0

[Event "Correze m"]
[Site "Correze"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1992.03.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 028"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 c5 8.
Bd3 c4 9. Bf5 Qa5 10. Qc2 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. Nd2 g6 13. Bxd7 Nxd7 14. f3 Nb6
15. Bf4 {N} (15. Bh6 Bd7 16. Rae1 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Na4 18. Nb1 Re6 19. e4 Rae8 20.
Bd2 f5 21. exd5 Qxd5 $10 {Magai,A-Maximenko,A/URS-chT Azov/1991/}) 15... Bd7
16. e4 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Ba4 (17... Na4 18. Rac1 Re6 19. Rfe1 $14) 18. Qc1 (18. Qb2
$6 Bc6 19. e5 Na4) 18... Bc6 19. e5 Na4 20. Nb1 $8 Qb6 (20... b5 21. a3 Qb6 22.
Ra2 $14) 21. Rf2 {xb2} Bd7 22. Bg5 Bf5 23. Nd2 (23. Bf6 Bd3 24. Qh6 $2 Qxf6 25.
exf6 Re1+) 23... Bd3 (23... Qb2 $5 24. Qxb2 Nxb2 25. g4 $14 (25. Ne4 dxe4 26.
Rxb2 exf3 27. gxf3 b6 $14)) 24. Bf6 Qb2 (24... Qa5 $2 25. Ne4 $1 dxe4 26. Qh6
$18) 25. Qxb2 Nxb2 26. a4 b5 (26... Bf5 27. g4 Bd7 28. a5 $14) 27. axb5 Reb8
28. Nf1 Rxb5 29. Ne3 Rab8 (29... a5 30. Nxd5 Rxd5 31. Rxb2 $16) 30. Rxa7 Bf5
31. g4 (31. Nxf5 gxf5 32. h4 Nd3 33. Rc2 $16) 31... Bc8 32. f4 Nd3 33. Rf1 Bb7
34. f5 Ra8 (34... Rb3 35. e6 Rxc3 36. Rxb7 Rxb7 37. e7 Rb8 38. Nxd5 $18) 35.
Rxa8+ Bxa8 36. e6 fxe6 37. fxe6 h6 38. Be7 (38. e7 Bc6 $16) 38... Rb8 39. Bd6
Re8 40. e7 Kg7 41. Rf8 Bc6 42. Nxd5 {Ftacnik,L} 1-0

[Event "Ter Apel"]
[Site "Ter Apel"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Sosonko, Gennadi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1992.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3
Ne4 9. Nd2 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bxc3 11. Rc1 Bb2 12. Rxc7 {N} (12. Bxc7 Qe7 13. Bd6 (
13. Rc2 Bxd4 14. Bxb8 Rxb8 15. e3 Bf5 16. Rc1 O-O 17. Be2 Bb2 18. O-O Bxc1 19.
Qxc1 Rbc8 $19 {Kortchnoi,V-Tal,M/SWIFT blitz/1987/}) 13... Qe6 14. Rc2 Bxd4 15.
Ba3 Nc6 16. e4 Bd7 17. Nb3 Bb6 {0,5/Miralles,G-Sosonko,G/Cannes tt/1990/})
12... Na6 (12... Nc6 13. e3 Ba3 14. Qh5 $40) 13. Rc2 Bxd4 14. e3 Bg7 (14... Qe7
15. Rxc8+ Rxc8 16. Qa4+ Kf8 17. Qxd4 Rc1+ 18. Ke2 Rg8 19. h4 $13) 15. Bxa6 bxa6
16. O-O Bd7 (16... O-O 17. Rc6 $5 $36) 17. Qf3 Bb5 18. Rd1 O-O 19. Nb3 Rc8 20.
Rxc8 (20. Rxd5 $2 Rxc2 $1 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 $17) 20... Qxc8 21. Qxd5 Qc2 22. Qd2
Qxd2 23. Rxd2 Rc8 24. h4 gxh4 25. Bxh4 Rc3 26. Bg3 Kh7 27. Kh2 Bc4 28. Rd6 (28.
Nd4 Ra3 $1) 28... Rc2 (28... Bxb3 29. axb3 Rxb3 30. Rxa6 Rb7 31. Bd6 $16) 29.
Nd4 Rxa2 30. Nf5 a5 31. Nxg7 Kxg7 32. Be5+ Kh7 33. Kg3 a4 34. e4 a3 35. Rd8 Re2
36. f3 (36. Rh8+ Kg6 37. Rg8+ Kh5 38. Kh3 Rxe4 39. g4+ $6 (39. f3 $5 Rh4+ 40.
Kg3 a2 $132) (39. f4 Re3+ 40. g3 Be6+ 41. Kh2 Rxe5 42. fxe5 a2 $19) 39... Rxg4
40. Rxg4 Be6 41. f3 a2 42. Bf6 Bxg4+ 43. fxg4+ Kg6 44. Bb2 f5 45. Kg3 Kg5 46.
gxf5 Kxf5 47. Kh4 Ke4 48. Kh5 Kd3 49. Kxh6 Kc2 $19) 36... f5 $1 37. Rd7+ Kg8
38. Rg7+ Kf8 39. Rc7 Bf7 40. Rxa7 fxe4 {Ftacnik,L} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baden-Baden"]
[Site "Baden-Baden"]
[Date "1992.12.13"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "1992.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 033"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Kortschnoj} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. Ne5 Bd7 7.
Nxd7 Qxd7 8. e3 Ne4 $6 (8... e5 $1 9. dxe5 d4 $1 (9... Ne4 10. Qc2 d4 11. a3
dxc3 12. axb4 Nxb4 13. Qxe4 O-O-O 14. Be2 cxb2 15. Bxb2 Qd2+ 16. Kf1 Qxb2 17.
Rb1 Qc3 18. g3 $14) 10. a3 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 dxe3 12. Bxe3 (12. exf6 exf2+ 13.
Kxf2 Qf5+ 14. Ke1 O-O-O $44) 12... Ng4 13. Bd4 Ngxe5 14. f4 Nxd4 $1 15. Qxd7+
Kxd7 16. cxd4 Nc6 17. O-O-O Rad8 18. d5 Na5 19. Bd3 Kd6 $1 $15 {Spielman-Fine/
Zandwoort/1936/}) 9. Qc2 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Be7 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Bd3 h6 (12... g6
$6) 13. Qa4 a6 14. Rb1 Ra7 15. c4 b5 $6 (15... dxc4 16. Qxc4 O-O $14) 16. cxb5
axb5 17. Qxb5 O-O (17... Rxa2 18. Bf5 Qd6) 18. Bc2 Rxa2 (18... Rb8 19. Qd3 $16)
19. Qd3 g6 20. Bd2 Ra3 21. Qe2 Qe6 22. h3 (22. O-O $4 Nxd4) 22... h5 $6 (22...
Re8 23. Qg4 $14) 23. g4 $1 Ra2 24. Bc3 Rb8 25. Rxb8+ Nxb8 26. Qd3 hxg4 27. Bb3
Ra3 28. Bb2 Ra5 29. hxg4 Qxg4 $6 (29... Na6 30. Bc3 Bb4) 30. Bc3 Qg2 31. Rf1
Ra3 32. Qb5 Nd7 33. Bxd5 $1 Qg4 34. Bb2 Ra6 35. f3 (35. Qxa6 $4 Bb4+ 36. Bc3
Bxc3#) 35... Qg2 36. Qe2 Qg3+ 37. Kd1 Rb6 38. f4 Nf6 39. Bf3 Qh3 40. Rh1 Qe6 $6
41. d5 Qd7 42. Qc2 Rb4 43. Bc3 Rb8 (43... Rc4 $2 44. Bxf6 $1 Rxc2 45. Rh8#) 44.
Ke2 Nh7 45. Kf2 Bf6 $2 46. Rxh7 $3 Bxc3 47. Qxg6+ $1 fxg6 (47... Kf8 48. Qh6+
Ke7 (48... Ke8 49. Rh8+ Bxh8 50. Qxh8+ Ke7 51. Qxb8 $18) 49. Qh5 Rb2+ 50. Be2
$16) 48. Rxd7 Rb2+ 49. Kg3 Bd2 50. e4 Rb8 51. Rxc7 Rf8 52. f5 gxf5 53. e5 Be1+
54. Kh3 Rd8 (54... Rf7 55. d6 Ba5 56. Bd5 Bxc7 57. dxc7 $18) 55. d6 Bb4 56.
Bd5+ Kh8 57. Rc6 Kg7 58. Kg3 Kg6 59. Kf4 Bd2+ 60. Kf3 Bb4 61. Ke3 Kg5 62. Kd4
Rh8 63. Bg2 Kf4 64. Rc4 Rb8 65. Bc6 Kg5 66. Rxb4 $1 Rxb4+ 67. Kc5 Rb8 68. d7 $1
(68. d7 f4 69. Kd6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Pardubice"]
[Site "Pardubice"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Vyzmanavin, Alexey"]
[Black "Blatny, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[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 e6 3. Nf3 (3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3
Nbd7 8. Nf3 Re8 9. Qc2 Nf8 10. O-O c6 11. Rae1 (11. a3 Bg4 12. Ne5 Bh5 13. f4 (
13. Rae1 N6d7 14. Bxe7 Rxe7 15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. b4 Qd6 17. Ne2 Bg6 18. Ng3 a5 19.
Bxg6 hxg6 20. Rb1 axb4 21. axb4 b5 22. Rfc1 Re6 23. Ne2 g5 24. h3 $14 {Rausis,
I-Stromer,A/Viernheim (02)/1992/1-0 (41)}) 13... Ng4 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Nxg4
Bxg4 16. Rae1 Rad8 17. f5 f6 18. e4 Qd6 19. exd5 cxd5 20. Rxe8 Rxe8 21. Qb3 Bh5
22. Qxb7 Rb8 23. Qxd5+ Qxd5 24. Nxd5 $16 {Rausis,I-Arbakov,V/Moscow3/1992/1-0 
(29)}) 11... Bg4 12. Ne5 Bh5 13. f4 N6d7 14. Bxe7 Rxe7 15. e4 Qb6 16. Qf2 dxe4
17. Nxe4 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Qxf2+ 19. Nxf2 Rd8 20. Re3 Red7 21. f5 g6 22. e6 Rxd3
23. Nxd3 fxe6 24. fxe6 $18 {Babula,M-Hlavnicka,J/Pardubice op (05)/1992/1-0 
(25)}) 3... d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Rc1 O-O (7... c5 8. a3
Bxc3+ 9. Rxc3 $14) 8. a3 Be7 9. e3 Re8 10. Bd3 Nf8 11. O-O c6 12. Qc2 Bg4 (
12... g6) (12... Be6) 13. Ne5 Bh5 14. f4 N6d7 (14... Ng4 15. Bxe7 Rxe7 16. Rce1
$36) 15. Bxe7 Rxe7 16. Rce1 f6 (16... Nxe5 17. fxe5 Bg6 18. Ne2 $14) 17. Nf3
Bg6 (17... Bf7 18. e4 dxe4 19. Nxe4 Nb6 20. Nc5 Bd5 $13) 18. f5 Bf7 19. Qf2 Qc7
20. Nh4 $1 Rae8 (20... g5 21. fxg6 hxg6 22. e4 $40) 21. g3 Nb6 22. Ng2 Nc8 23.
Nf4 Nd6 24. g4 Qd7 25. h4 h5 $2 (25... h6 $14) 26. gxh5 Nxf5 27. Nfxd5 $1 cxd5
28. Bxf5 Qd6 29. Qf3 Nd7 30. Kh1 Nb6 31. Rg1 Kh8 32. Bg6 (32. Qg4 Bg8 $16)
32... Nc4 33. h6 $1 Bxg6 34. Rxg6 Rxe3 35. Rxe3 Rxe3 36. hxg7+ Kg8 37. Qxd5+
Qe6 38. Qxe6+ (38. Qxe6+ Rxe6 39. Nd5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1993.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Qc2 c5 8.
a3 $5 (8. dxc5) 8... Bxc3+ (8... Qa5 9. Bd2 c4 $5) 9. Qxc3 c4 (9... h6) 10. Nd2
$1 (10. b3 b5 {/\} 11. a4 $6 b4 12. Qxb4 Rb8) 10... O-O 11. b3 (11. e3 $5 {/\}
b5 $6 12. a4) 11... cxb3 12. Qxb3 {><d5} b6 (12... Qb6 $5) 13. e3 Bb7 14. Bb5
Rc8 $1 15. O-O $6 (15. Bxd7 Qxd7 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. O-O Qc6 $13) (15. Bf4 $1 $16
) 15... Qc7 16. Qb4 Qc3 17. Rfb1 a6 18. Bf1 (18. Be2 Qxb4 {/\ Rc2}) 18... Qxb4
19. axb4 Rc2 20. Nf3 (20. Rd1 Rfc8 (20... Rxd2 $2 21. Rxd2 Ne4 22. Rc2 Nxg5 23.
Rc7 $18) 21. f3 Rb2) (20. Bxf6 $1 Rxd2 (20... Nxf6 21. Nf3 {/\} b5 22. Ne1 $16)
21. Bg5 $14) 20... Ne4 21. Bh4 Rfc8 $1 22. Ne1 R2c3 23. Bxa6 Bxa6 24. Rxa6 g5
25. Bg3 (25. f3 gxh4 26. fxe4 dxe4 $17) 25... h5 26. Ra7 Nf8 27. h4 (27. Rb7 $2
h4 28. Bb8 Nd2 29. Rd1 Rc1 $19) 27... Nxg3 28. fxg3 gxh4 (28... g4 $6 29. Re7 (
29. Kf2 Nh7) 29... Ng6 30. Rd7 Rxe3 31. Kf2) 29. gxh4 Rxe3 30. Nf3 Rc2 31. Rf1
f6 (31... Ree2 32. Ne1 $1) 32. Rb7 Ree2 33. Ne1 Rc1 34. Nd3 Rxf1+ 35. Kxf1 Re4
36. Rxb6 (36. g3 $1 {/\} Rxd4 37. Nf4 $16) 36... Rxd4 37. Ke2 Nd7 $1 (37...
Rxh4 38. Rxf6 $16) 38. Rb7 (38. Rd6 Ne5) 38... Ne5 $10 39. Nc5 Rxh4 40. b5 Rc4
41. Nd7 Nxd7 42. Rxd7 Rb4 43. Rxd5 h4 44. Kd3 Kf7 45. Kc3 Rb1 46. Kc4 Kg6 47.
Rd2 Kg5 48. Kc5 Kf4 49. Rd8 Rc1+ 50. Kd6 Rb1 51. Kc6 Rc1+ 52. Kb7 Rg1 53. Rh8
1/2-1/2

[Event "Las Palmas3"]
[Site "Las Palmas"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Garcia Ilundain, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Krasenkov} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Bb4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7.
Qc2 h6 8. Bh4 c5 9. e3 c4 10. Be2 Qa5 11. Nd2 $1 (11. O-O Bxc3 12. bxc3 Ne4 13.
Rfc1 Nb6 14. a4 Bf5 15. Qb2 O-O 16. Bd1 $14 {Kramnik,V-Lautier,J/Cannes m-2/
1993/}) 11... O-O 12. Bf3 $1 {xd5} Bxc3 13. bxc3 (13. Qxc3 $5 Qxc3 14. bxc3 $14
) 13... Qa3 $1 14. O-O b5 15. Rfb1 (15. e4 $5 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Bxe4 Rb8
18. Bg3 Rb6 19. Rfe1 $14) 15... a6 16. Rb4 Ra7 (16... Bb7 $2 17. Nxc4 dxc4 18.
Bxb7 $16) 17. Nb1 Qa5 18. a4 g5 $6 (18... Nb6 $142 19. Bxf6 gxf6 $14) 19. Bg3
Nb6 20. Be5 Nfd7 21. Bd6 Re8 (21... Rd8 22. Rb2 $1 Nxa4 23. Bxd5 Nf8 24. Bb8
$16) 22. Ra2 Nxa4 $2 (22... bxa4 23. Nd2 Re6 24. Bg3 $14) 23. Bxd5 Kg7 (23...
Nf8 24. Bxf8 Kxf8 25. Qh7 $18) 24. Bxf7 $1 Kxf7 25. Qh7+ Ke6 (25... Kf6 26.
Qxh6+ Kf7 27. Qh5+ Ke6 28. Qxe8+ Kxd6 29. Qxc8 $18) 26. Qg6+ Nf6 27. Be5 Rf8 (
27... Qd8 28. Bxf6 Rg8 29. d5+ Kd6 30. Qxh6 Qe8 31. Bxg5+ Rg6 32. Qh4 $18) 28.
Bxf6 Rxf6 29. Qe4+ Kf7 30. Qh7+ Kf8 31. Qxa7 Rf7 (31... Qb6 32. Qh7 $18) 32.
Qa8 Qd8 33. Raxa4 bxa4 34. Rxc4 Rc7 35. Na3 (35. Rxa4 $5) 35... Qd6 36. h4 $5 (
36. h3 {+- Krasenkov} Rxc4 37. Nxc4 Qc7 38. Qd5 $18) 36... Rxc4 37. Nxc4 Qc7
38. Qd5 Bb7 $6 (38... gxh4 {Krasenkov} 39. Nd6 Ke7 $1 $132) 39. Qf5+ Kg7 40.
Ne5 a3 41. Qg6+ Kf8 42. Qxh6+ Kg8 (42... Qg7 43. Qd6+ Kg8 44. hxg5 $18) 43.
Qe6+ (43. Qe6+ Kg7 44. hxg5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Dos Hermanas"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[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. Nf3 e6 2. c4 d5 3. d4 Nd7 4. Nc3 Ngf6 5. Bg5 Bb4 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 c5 8.
Bd3 Qa5 9. Qc2 c4 10. Bf5 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. Nd2 g6 13. Bxd7 Nxd7 14. Rfe1 (
14. a3 Bxc3 15. bxc3 Nb6 16. f3 Bd7 17. h4 (17. Rfe1 Ba4 18. Qc1 Bc6 19. Ra2
Re6 20. Nf1 Rae8 21. h4 Nc8 22. Nh2 f6 23. Bf4 Nd6 24. Bxd6 {Kasparov,G-Tatai,
S/Dubai olm (13)/1986/1-0 (41)}) 17... Ba4 18. Qb2 Bc6 19. Rac1 Re6 20. Rfe1
Rae8 21. Kf2 f5 22. h5 Na4 23. Qc2 Qc7 24. hxg6 {Hodgson,JM-Landenbergue,C/
Muenchen op9293 (02)/1992/1-0 (38)}) (14. Rae1 Nb6 15. f3 Bd7 16. Bh4 Na4 17.
Ndb1 Bf8 (17... Re6 18. e4 Bxc3 19. bxc3 Rae8 20. e5 f5 $6 21. Qc1 Qc7 22. Bf6
Rb6 23. h4 f4 $1 24. Qxf4 {Bellon Lopez,J-Campos Moreno,J/Espana/1991/1-0 (42)}
) 18. e4 Nxc3 $2 19. Nxc3 Bc6 $6 20. e5 b5 21. a3 Qb6 22. Qf2 a5 23. f4 b4 24.
f5 $1 {Krasenkov,M-Blatny,P/Katowice/1992/1-0 (35)}) (14. Bh4 Nb6 15. e4 Bxc3
16. bxc3 Qa4 17. Qb1 Bd7 18. f4 Qa3 19. Rf3 dxe4 20. Nxe4 Rxe4 21. Qxe4 Bc6 22.
Qe2 Re8 23. Qf2 Bxf3 24. Qxf3 {Nickoloff,B-Kovacevic,V/Toronto (01)/1989/0.5 
(79)}) (14. h4 Nb6 15. f3 Bf8 16. e4 Bg7 17. exd5 Bf5 18. Nde4 Nxd5 19. Qf2
Nxc3 20. bxc3 Qa6 21. Rae1 h6 22. Bf4 Rad8 23. Re3 Qc6 24. Rfe1 {Ftacnik,
L-Winants,L (3)/Tilburg1.29 (30')/1992/0.5 (35)}) 14... Nb6 15. f3 Na4 (15...
Bd7 16. e4 $2 dxe4 17. h4 Bxc3 18. Qxc3 Qxc3 19. bxc3 exf3 20. Ne4 $17 {
Ftacnik,L-Blatny,P/Stara Zagora zt/1990/}) 16. Rac1 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Ba3 18. Rb1
Bf5 19. e4 Bd7 $1 (19... dxe4 20. fxe4 Be6 21. d5 Bd7 22. Nxc4 $16) 20. Nf1 (
20. h4 $2 Ba4) (20. Rxb7 Ba4 21. Qb1 Bc6 $17) 20... dxe4 21. f4 b6 22. Ne3 Rac8
23. Rf1 f5 (23... Bf8 24. f5 gxf5 25. Rf2 Bg7 26. Rbf1 $40) 24. Bf6 Bf8 25. Be5
Qa4 26. Qf2 Qc6 27. h3 Bg7 (27... h5 28. g4 fxg4 29. hxg4 hxg4 30. Qh4 $40) 28.
Kh2 Rf8 29. g4 Rce8 (29... Bxe5 30. dxe5 Rce8 31. Rbd1 $36) 30. gxf5 Bxf5 31.
Qg3 Re7 (31... Bxe5 32. fxe5 Be6 33. Rbd1 $44) 32. Rf2 Ref7 33. Rbf1 b5 34. h4
h5 (34... a5 35. h5 $132) 35. Rg2 Kh7 36. Rfg1 Bh6 37. d5 (37. Nxf5 Rxf5 38. d5
Qe8 $15) 37... Qd7 38. d6 Bg4 {xf4} (38... a6 39. Nxf5 Qxf5 40. Qxg6+ Qxg6 41.
Rxg6 Bxf4+ 42. Bxf4 Rxf4 43. Rg7+ Kh8 44. R7g5 Rxh4+ 45. Kg3 Rg4+ 46. Rxg4 hxg4
47. Rd1 $10) 39. Nxg4 Qxg4 (39... hxg4 40. Rf1) 40. Qxg4 hxg4 41. Rxg4 Bxf4+
42. Bxf4 Rxf4 43. Rxf4 Rxf4 44. Rd1 (44. d7 Rf8) 44... Rf8 45. d7 Rd8 46. Kg3
Kg7 47. Kf4 Kf6 48. Rd5 (48. Kxe4 Ke6 49. Rg1 $10) 48... e3 (48... Ke6 49. Rxb5
Rxd7 50. Re5+ Kf6 51. Rxe4 $14) 49. Kxe3 Ke6 50. Rxb5 Rxd7 51. Ra5 Rd3+ (51...
Rd3+ 52. Ke4 Rxc3 53. Ra6+ Kf7 54. Rxa7+ $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch15 Final"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1947.02.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Makogonov, Vladimir Andreevich"]
[Black "Keres, Paul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1947.02.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. a3 (6. Ne5 Bd7 7. Nxc6
Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Bxc6 9. Qb3 dxc4 10. Qxc4 Ne4) 6... Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 Bd7 8. cxd5
exd5 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. Qb3 Qd6 12. e3 Bf5 $1 13. Be2 (13. Qxb7 Rb8
14. Qa6 O-O 15. Be2 Rb2 16. O-O Rfb8 $19) 13... O-O 14. O-O b6 15. Nd2 Na5 16.
Qa2 c5 17. Nb3 $2 (17. Bf3 Rad8 18. Rfe1 Rfe8 19. Rad1 {/\e4}) 17... Nxb3 18.
Qxb3 Rac8 19. Rac1 Rc7 20. Rfd1 Rfc8 21. Ba6 Rb8 22. Bf1 c4 23. Qb2 b5 24. Re1
a5 25. f3 Re7 26. Ra1 g5 $1 {/\27... Lg6 28... f5} 27. e4 dxe4 28. a4 b4 (28...
exf3 $143 29. Rxe7 Qxe7 30. axb5) 29. fxe4 Rxe4 30. Rxe4 Bxe4 31. Bxc4 Rc8 32.
Qe2 Bg6 33. Bd3 Bxd3 34. Qxd3 Rxc3 35. Qe4 b3 36. Rf1 Qe6 37. Qxe6 (37. Qa8+
Kg7 38. Qxa5 Qe3+ 39. Kh1 Rc1 $19) 37... fxe6 38. Rb1 Kf7 39. Kf2 Rc2+ 40. Kf3
b2 41. h3 Ke7 42. g4 Kd6 43. Ke4 Rh2 $19 44. d5 exd5+ 45. Kd4 Rg2 46. Kc3 Kc5
47. Rf1 d4+ 48. Kb3 Rf2 49. Re1 d3 50. Ka2 Kc4 51. Re8 d2 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2007.01.24"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2683"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2007.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Qc2 c5 8.
a3 Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 h6 10. Qe3+ {Van Wely decided against testing the dangerous
opponent in the position after exchange of the bishop on f6, even though white
seems to keep the initiative there.} (10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. e3 O-O 12. Bb5 (12. Be2
b6 13. Rc1 Bb7 14. O-O Rfc8 15. Rfd1 Qe7 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. b4 d4 18. Qd2 Nf6
19. bxc5 dxe3 20. Qxe3 Qxe3 21. fxe3 Ne4 22. Ne5 Nxc5 23. Bc4 {1-0 Kazhgaleyev,
M (2606)-Hanley,C (2419)/Port Erin 2006 (63)}) 12... cxd4 13. Qxd4 Qxd4 14.
Nxd4 Nb6 15. Rc1 a6 16. Be2 Bd7 17. Rc7 Rab8 18. Kd2 Rfd8 19. Rhc1 Kf8 20. b3 {
1/2 Malaniuk,V (2635)-Blatny,P (2510)/Brno 1993 (46)}) 10... Qe7 11. Qxe7+ Kxe7
12. Bf4 (12. Bxf6+ Kxf6 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Nd4 Bd7 15. e3 Rac8 16. Be2 Rc7 17.
f3 Ne6 18. Kd2 Rhc8 19. Rac1 Nxd4 20. exd4 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Rxc1 22. Kxc1 a5 23.
Kd2 {1/2 Alavkin,A (2492)-Landa,K (2584)/Tomsk 2006}) 12... b6 13. dxc5 bxc5
14. b4 a5 {Aronian is the first to deviate from the continuation, that his
opponent already played against another strong GM from Armenia.} (14... Ne4 15.
e3 a5 16. b5 Bb7 17. a4 g5 18. Bg3 Nxg3 19. hxg3 Nb6 20. Bd3 Rad8 21. Ke2 Kf6
22. Rhc1 g4 23. Nh4 c4 24. Bc2 d4 25. exd4 Rxd4 {1/2 Van Wely,L (2675)
-Sargissian,G (2667)/Germany 2006 (45)}) 15. bxc5 (15. b5 g5 16. Bg3 Ne4 17. e3
Nxg3 18. hxg3 g4 19. Nh4 Ne5 $13) 15... Nxc5 16. Nd4 Bd7 17. f3 Rhc8 18. g4 {
White could aspire for advantage, if only his forces could become more
coordinated. Two bishops and opponent's isolated central pawn are strong
arguments, but black has lots of time to improve his pieces.} (18. Rb1 Nh5 19.
Bd2 Nf6 $13) 18... Ne8 19. h4 Nd6 20. Rd1 Na4 $5 (20... Ne6 21. Nxe6 fxe6 22.
Be5 g6 23. e4 Nf7 $11) 21. e3 Rab8 22. Rh2 Nb2 (22... Nc3 23. Rc1 Nb1 24. Rxc8
Rxc8 $11) 23. Ra1 Rb6 (23... Nbc4 24. Rc2 f6 25. e4 g5 26. hxg5 hxg5 27. Bh2
Ne5 28. Rxc8 Rxc8 29. exd5 Rc5 $11) 24. Rd2 Nbc4 25. Rc2 Nb5 {The knight on d4
was too strong an enemy and was onstructing further activisation of the
counterplay.} (25... f5 26. gxf5 Nxf5 27. Nxf5+ Bxf5 28. e4 Be6 29. Rac1 Rbc6
30. Be2 $14) 26. Nxb5 Rxb5 27. e4 Rb3 28. Be2 (28. exd5 Rxf3 29. Rf2 Bxg4 $15)
28... Nxa3 $2 {Aronian is an exceptional player, but at the same time a
fallable mortal. With the help of excellent play he managed to hold equal
chances, but shortly before the gates of draw he is chosing to soldier on.} (
28... Rxa3 $1 29. Rxa3 Nxa3 30. Rxc8 Bxc8 31. exd5 Bb7 32. Bc7 Bxd5 33. Bxa5
Nc2+ 34. Kf2 Nd4 $11) 29. Rxc8 Bxc8 30. Bd1 Rxf3 $2 $138 {Serious mistake in
time trouble, the whole attention obviously went into calculating the saving
manouver of the knight possibly stranded on a1.} (30... Rd3 31. exd5 Bb7 32.
d6+ Kd8 33. Kf2 $14) 31. Bc1 $1 (31. Bxf3 Nc2+ 32. Kd2 Nxa1 33. exd5 Nb3+ 34.
Kc3 a4 35. d6+ Kd7 36. Kb4 Nd4 $11) 31... Rh3 32. Bxa3+ Ke6 33. exd5+ Kxd5 34.
Bf8 Rxh4 35. Rxa5+ Ke6 (35... Kc6 36. Rc5+ Kd7 37. Ba4+ $18) 36. Bxg7 Rh1+ 37.
Kd2 f6 38. Rh5 $4 {[%mdl 8192] A textbook example of a hasty problem solution.
Van Wely had a completely winning position, since even after the exchange of
all pawn rook and bishops would be unable to withstand the coordinated attack
of the white forces.} (38. Bf3 Rh3 39. Be2 Rg3 40. Bxh6 Kf7 41. Ra4 $18) 38...
Rxd1+ $1 39. Kxd1 Kf7 40. Rxh6 Bxg4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Belgrade Investbank"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[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 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 c5 8.
Bd3 c4 9. Bc2 Qa5 10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 Ne4 12. Bh4 (12. Qe1 Qxc3 $1 13. Bxe4
Qxe1 14. Rfxe1 dxe4 15. Nd2 h6 16. Bf4 f5 17. Nxc4 Nf6 18. Rab1 b6 $10 {
Pachman,L}) 12... Qxc3 (12... Ndf6 13. Ne5 Be6 14. a3 g5 15. Bg3 O-O-O 16. Rb1
h5 $15 {Foltys-Milner Barry/Margate/1937/}) (12... Nxc3 13. Qe1 b6 14. e4 Nxe4
15. Bxe4 Qxe1 16. Rfxe1 dxe4 17. Rxe4+ Kf8 18. Rae1 g6 19. Re7 $16) 13. Rc1 Qa3
14. Bxe4 dxe4 15. Nd2 O-O (15... Qxa2 $2 16. Ra1 Qb2 17. Nxc4 Qb4 18. Ra4 Qf8
19. Bg3 $18) 16. Nxe4 $1 (16. Nxc4 Qxa2 17. Nd6 Qe6 18. Bg3 Nf6 $13) 16... b5 (
16... Qxa2 17. Nd6 f6 $8 18. Rxc4 Nb6 19. Rc7 Qe6 20. Bg3 Rd8 21. Qh5 $16) (
16... f5 17. Nc3 $16) 17. Bg3 Qe7 (17... Qxa2 18. Nd6 (18. Ra1 Qb3 (18... Qb2
19. Bd6 Re8 20. Ba3 Qb3 21. Nd6 $16) 19. Nd6 $16) 18... a6 19. Qf3 Nb6 (19...
Rb8 20. Nf5 $40) 20. Qc6 $16) 18. Nd6 Ba6 (18... a6 19. Qf3 Ra7 (19... Nb6 20.
Qc6 $16) 20. Qc6 Qd8 21. a4 $1 $16) 19. Re1 (19. a4 b4 20. Nxc4 Rfc8 21. Qf3
Qe6 $13) 19... f5 (19... Nf6 20. e4 $16) 20. Qf3 Qe6 (20... Nf6 $2 21. Qc6 $18)
21. Qc6 Nb6 22. Be5 Rad8 (22... Rac8 $2 23. Nxc8 $1 Qxc6 24. Ne7+ $18) 23. e4
f4 (23... fxe4 24. Rxe4 $40) 24. Nf5 $1 Qxc6 25. Ne7+ Kh8 26. Nxc6 Rd7 $2 (
26... Ra8 27. d5 $16) 27. Nb8 {Ftacnik,L} 1-0

[Event "URS-ch58"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Novikov, Igor A"]
[Black "Serper, Grigory"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[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 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 c5 8.
dxc5 Qa5 9. Rc1 Ne4 10. Qxd5 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Bxc3+ 12. Kd1 O-O 13. Bc4 Nf6 {N} (
13... Nxc5 $6 14. Be7 Be6 15. Qxc5 Qa4+ 16. Bb3 Bxb3+ 17. axb3 Qxb3+ 18. Ke2
Rac8 19. Qf5 Rfe8 20. Rhd1 g6 21. Qd7 b5 22. Nd2 Qb2 23. Kf1 {1-0/Novikov,
I-Tischbierek,R/Copenhagen op/1991/}) 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Ke2 Bg4 (15... Be6 16.
Qe4 Bxc4+ 17. Qxc4 $14) 16. Rhd1 Rac8 (16... Rad8 17. Qxb7 Rxd1 18. Rxd1 Qxc5
19. Qb3 $16) 17. c6 $1 (17. Qxb7 Rxc5 $132) 17... Qxd5 18. Bxd5 bxc6 19. Rxc6
Rxc6 20. Bxc6 Rb8 (20... Bxf3+ 21. Kxf3 Rd8 22. Rb1 $16) 21. a4 Rb2+ 22. Kf1
Ra2 23. Rb1 Ra1 $1 (23... g6 24. Nd4 $16) 24. Rxa1 Bxa1 25. Nd4 Kf8 26. f3 Bc8
27. Ke2 Ke7 28. Kd3 Kd6 29. Bb5 f6 30. Kc2 (30. Nb3 Bb2 31. f4 Be6 $14) 30...
Kc7 31. Bd3 h6 32. f4 Bxd4 $1 33. exd4 a5 34. Kc3 Kd6 35. Bc4 (35. Kc4 Ba6+ 36.
Kc3 Bc8) 35... Bf5 36. Bb3 Be4 37. g3 (37. Kc4 Bd5+) 37... Bf5 38. Kd2 Be4 39.
Ke3 Bc6 40. h4 Bb7 {Ftacnik,L} 1/2-1/2

[Event "NED-ch46"]
[Site "Eindhoven"]
[Date "1991.06.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Van der Sterren, Paul"]
[Black "Brenninkmeijer, Joris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[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 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 Bb4 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 c5 8.
Bd3 Qa5 9. Qc2 c4 10. Bf5 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. Nd2 g6 13. Bxd7 Nxd7 14. f3 Nb6
15. Rae1 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Na4 $6 (16... Bd7 17. Bh4) 17. e4 $1 {N} (17. Rc1 Bd7
18. Bf4 Rac8 19. e4 Re6 20. exd5 Qxd5 21. Ne4 f5 22. Ng3 Rb6 23. Rb1 Qa5 24.
Ne2 $14 {Howell,J-Heyken,E/Groningen op/1988/}) 17... Bd7 (17... Qxc3 18. Qxa4
Qxd4+ 19. Be3 $18) (17... Nxc3 18. Nxc4 $1 dxc4 (18... Qxa2 19. Qxa2 Nxa2 20.
Nd6 Re6 21. Nb5 $16) 19. Bd2 Qxa2 20. Qxc3 Qb3 21. Qa1 $16) (17... dxe4 18.
Nxe4 Rxe4 19. fxe4 Qxg5 20. Qxa4 $18) 18. exd5 Qxd5 (18... Qxc3 19. Qxc3 Nxc3
20. d6 $5 $36) (18... Nxc3 19. Ne4 Nxd5 20. Qxc4 $40) 19. Be7 $1 Qc6 (19... Bc6
20. Ne4 $18) 20. d5 $1 Qxd5 (20... Qb6+ 21. Kh1 Nc5 22. Nxc4 $16) 21. Ne4 Qc6
22. Nf6+ Kg7 23. Nxe8+ Rxe8 24. Qd2 Be6 (24... Qb6+ 25. Kh1 Be6 26. Bg5 $18)
25. Qg5 Kg8 26. Bf6 Qc5+ 27. Qxc5 Nxc5 28. Re2 b5 29. Bd4 Na4 (29... Nd3 30. f4
f5 31. Rf3 $18) 30. a3 Rd8 31. Re5 a6 32. Rf2 Rd6 33. g4 f6 34. Re1 Kf7 35.
Rfe2 a5 36. Re4 f5 37. gxf5 gxf5 38. Rh4 Kg6 39. Rb1 (39. Kf2 b4 40. Rg1+ Kf7
41. Rxh7+ $18) 39... Rd5 40. Kf2 Bg8 41. Rg1+ Kf7 42. Rg7+ Kf8 43. Rb7 {
Ftacnik,L} 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Hjartarson, Johann"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[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 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. e3 c5 8.
Bd3 c4 9. Bf5 Qa5 10. Qc2 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. Bh4 g6 (12... Bxc3 13. bxc3 g6
14. Bxd7 Nxd7 15. Nd2 $14) 13. Bh3 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Ne4 15. Rfc1 $5 {N} (15. Rac1
Nb6 16. Bxc8 Raxc8 17. Ne5 f6 18. Ng4 f5 19. Nf6+ Nxf6 20. Bxf6 Na4 21. Be5 Re6
$13 {Dejkalo-Stempin,P/Polska ch/1990/}) 15... f6 (15... Nb6 16. Bxc8 Raxc8 17.
Nd2 $14) 16. Nd2 g5 17. Bg3 Nb6 18. Bxc8 Raxc8 19. Nf1 Na4 20. f3 Nxg3 (20...
Nexc3 $2 21. Be1 $18) 21. hxg3 b5 (21... Rc6 $5 22. g4 Rb6 $132) 22. g4 Rc6 23.
Kf2 Rce6 24. a3 a6 25. Qd2 Kh8 26. Rc2 Qc7 27. Re1 h5 $1 28. gxh5 f5 29. Rcc1 (
29. e4 f4 30. e5 Qh7 $132) 29... Qf7 (29... Qe7 $5) 30. Ng3 $1 f4 31. exf4 gxf4
(31... Qxf4 32. Qxf4 gxf4 33. Ne2 Rf6 34. Rc2 Re3 35. g4 $16) 32. Ne2 Qf6 (
32... Re3 33. Nxf4 Rxe1 34. Ng6+ $18) 33. Nxf4 Qh4+ 34. g3 Qh2+ 35. Ng2 Rxe1
36. Rxe1 Rxe1 37. Qxe1 Nb2 38. Qe8+ Kh7 39. f4 Nd3+ 40. Kf3 Qh1 41. Qe7+ Kh8 (
41... Kh6 42. Qf6+ Kh7 43. Qf7+ Kh8 44. Qxd5 Qd1+ 45. Ke4 Qe2+ 46. Ne3 $1 Nf2+
47. Kf5 Qxh5+ 48. Kf6 Ng4+ 49. Ke7 Qh7+ 50. Kd8 $18) 42. h6 Qd1+ 43. Qe2 Qh1
44. Kg4 Qd1 (44... Qxh6 45. Qe8+ Kg7 46. Nh4 $18) 45. Qxd1 Nf2+ 46. Kg5 Nxd1
47. f5 Nxc3 48. f6 $1 {Ftacnik,L} 1-0

[Event "Hamburg SKA"]
[Site "Hamburg"]
[Date "1991.06.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Cramling, Pia"]
[Black "Lobron, Eric"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1991.06.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 Bb4 6. e3 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8.
Bd3 Qa5 9. Qc2 c4 10. Bf5 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. Nd2 g6 13. Bxd7 Nxd7 14. Rae1
Bxc3 15. bxc3 Nb6 16. f3 Bd7 17. Bh4 Na4 18. Nb1 f5 {N} (18... Qb5 19. e4 Qb2
20. Qxb2 Nxb2 21. exd5 f5 22. Na3 b5 23. Rxe8+ Rxe8 24. Rb1 Na4 25. Nxb5 $16 {
Neverov,V-Dizdar,G/Voskresensk/1990/ ->CBM 19}) 19. h3 Bc6 20. g4 Rf8 21. Bg3
Rae8 22. Be5 $2 (22. Re2 $13) 22... Nc5 $1 23. Bd6 Nd3 24. Bxf8 Rxf8 (24...
Nxe1 25. Rxe1 Rxf8 26. Qg2) 25. Qg2 (25. Re2 Qd8 26. Rg2 Qh4 $36) 25... Nxe1
26. Rxe1 Qd8 27. Qg3 b5 $1 28. Nd2 (28. a3 Qe7 $17) 28... a5 29. e4 f4 30. Qf2
b4 31. e5 (31. exd5 Bxd5 32. Ne4 b3 $17) 31... Re8 32. Nb1 Re6 33. Re2 b3 $1
34. a3 (34. axb3 cxb3 35. Rb2 a4 36. Na3 Qe7 $19) 34... g5 35. Qe1 Be8 $1 36.
Qc1 Bg6 37. Nd2 Bd3 38. Rh2 Qb6 39. Nf1 (39. Kh1 b2 $19) 39... Rxe5 40. h4 Re2
41. Rxe2 Bxe2 42. Qe1 Qe6 43. Kf2 b2 44. hxg5 Kg7 45. Kg1 Qg6 46. Nd2 Qd3 47.
Kh2 Qe3 48. Nf1 Bxf1 49. Qxf1 Qd2+ {Ftacnik,L} 0-1

[Event "Bad Lauterberg Bohemia"]
[Site "Bad Lauterberg"]
[Date "1991.11.12"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Mohr, Stefan"]
[Black "Luther, Thomas"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1991.11.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 027"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. e3 c5 8.
Bd3 Qa5 9. Qc2 c4 10. Bf5 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. Nd2 g6 13. Bxd7 Nxd7 14. Rae1 Nb6
15. f3 Bd7 16. Bh4 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Na4 18. Nb1 f5 (18... Qb5 19. e4 Qb2 20. Qxb2
Nxb2 21. exd5 f5 22. Na3 b5 23. Rxe8+ Rxe8 24. Rb1 Na4 25. Nxb5 Rb8 26. Na3
Rxb1+ 27. Nxb1 $16 {Neverov,V-Dizdar,G/Voskresensk/1990/}) 19. Bg3 {N} (19. h3
Bc6 20. g4 Rf8 21. Bg3 Rae8 22. Be5 Nc5 $5 23. Bd6 Nd3 24. Bxf8 Rxf8 $44 {
Cramling,P-Lobron,E/Hamburg SKA/1991/}) 19... Re6 20. Bf4 Rae8 21. h4 Qd8 22.
Qf2 (22. Bg5 Qc7 23. Bf4 Qd8 $10) 22... Bc8 23. Rc1 b5 24. Rc2 a5 25. a3 Qe7
26. Rfc1 Kg7 27. Qg3 $6 (27. Re1 $10) 27... Rxe3 $1 28. Bg5 (28. Be5+ Kg8 29.
Qf4 Rd3 $17) 28... Qe6 29. Qc7+ (29. Bxe3 Qxe3+ 30. Qf2 f4 31. Qxe3 Rxe3 32.
Kf2 Bf5 33. Rd2 Bxb1 34. Rxb1 Nxc3 $17) 29... Kg8 30. Bxe3 (30. Qxa5 Re1+ 31.
Kh2 Qd6+ $17) 30... Qxe3+ 31. Kh2 f4 32. Nd2 (32. Qxa5 Bf5 33. Qxb5 Bxc2 34.
Rxc2 Qe1 35. Qxd5+ Kh8 36. Qg5 Qxb1 37. Qf6+ Kg8 $19) 32... Bf5 33. Nf1 Qe7 34.
Qxf4 (34. Qxe7 Rxe7 35. Rd2 Bd3 $17) 34... Bxc2 35. Rxc2 Kg7 36. Ng3 Qf6 37.
Qg4 Kh8 (37... Re3 $2 38. Nh5+ $18) 38. h5 Qd6 39. f4 Rf8 40. Rf2 (40. Ne2 $17)
40... Nxc3 41. hxg6 Qxg6 42. Qh4 Qf6 43. Qh5 b4 44. Rf3 Ne4 45. Ne2 (45. Qxd5
Qh4+ 46. Kg1 Nxg3 47. Qe5+ Kg8 48. Qe6+ Rf7 49. Qe8+ Kg7 50. Qe5+ Kh6 $19)
45... Qf5 46. Qh6 Rg8 47. axb4 axb4 {Ftacnik,L} 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-43"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2018.10.03"]
[Round "9.4"]
[White "Martirosyan, Haik M"]
[Black "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2597"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[Annotator "Ganguly, Surya Sekhar "]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2018.09.24"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "India"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "IND"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 {Sasi added the Ragozin to his already
broad opening arsenal very recently in 2018.} 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Qa4+
Nc6 8. e3 O-O 9. Be2 {A well known setup in the Ragozin. White plays for
Black's c8 bishop and misplaced knight on c6. Black has many ways to play here
and different players have tried different plans from the black side. Usually
Black is doing fine here as per the current theory.} Bd7 (9... dxc4 {This move
is Aronian's favourite. He has tried it four times as Black.} 10. O-O Bd7 11.
Bxc4 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Rfd8 {The last time he played this was against Karjakin in
2018.} 13. Qa3 Qe7 14. Qxe7 Nxe7 {½-½ (39) Karjakin,S (2782)-Aronian,L (2764)
Stavanger 2018. The game was drawn eventually.}) 10. Qb3 dxc4 11. Qxc4 Qe7 (
11... Qg6 12. O-O Bd6 {This is Chinese style. Many top Chinese player are
doing this. Mainly Yu Yangi has played this a lot. The idea is to simply play
Na5 next and exchange queens.} 13. Rfd1 Na5 14. Qd3 Qxd3 15. Bxd3 {Yu Yangi
has tried this from the black side a number of times with good results. It was
also played twice successfully by Eesha when she drew against Diptayan and
Vidit.}) (11... Bd6 12. O-O Qg6 {Another move order to get the same position
discussed above.}) 12. O-O Bd6 {I am not sure if Sasi mixed up his preparation
or willingly opted for this setup. Somehow, I don't like this idea. It’s a
bit too late and a little passive to play for Bd6-e5 now. White will be in
time to create some pressure in the meantime.} (12... Na5 $1 {Wojtaszek has
thrice played this move which in my opinion is the most critical in this
position.} 13. Qxc7 {otherwise c5 was coming} Rac8 14. Qe5 Bxc3 15. bxc3 Qa3
16. Nd2 (16. Rac1 Rxc3 17. Rxc3 Qxc3 18. d5 Qc2 {Soon it will fizzle out to a
drawn endgame.}) 16... Qxc3 17. Ne4 Qa3 18. Bf3 Nc4 19. Qg3 Bc6 20. Nf6+ Kh8
21. Nh5 Rg8 {1/2 (52)-1/2 (52) Vachier Lagrave,M (2758)-Wojtaszek,R (2724)
Saint-Quentin 2014, was fine for Black.}) 13. Ne4 $14 {I already like White's
position.} Rfc8 (13... e5 14. d5 Nb8 {with the bishop on d7 Black now will
have to waste a few more moves to get the knight into the game. Clearly this
is not the way Black wants to play.}) (13... a5 14. Rfc1) 14. Rfc1 $146 (14.
Rac1 {1/2 (73)-1/2 (73) Moiseenko,A (2677)-Michalik,P (2558) Minsk 2017}) 14...
e5 15. d5 Nd8 {It already looks like something has gone wrong for Black. The
knight clearly doesn't belong on d8.} 16. Nxd6 (16. Qb3 $1 $14 {would have
been stronger}) 16... cxd6 (16... Qxd6 17. Qe4 $16) 17. Qb4 b6 {[%cal Gd8b7,
Gb7c5]} 18. Nd2 (18. Ba6 $142 Rc5 {but then where will the d8-knight go?} 19.
Nd2 {As Black is not able to take on d5 yet} Bc8 (19... Rxd5 20. Qe4 Be6 21.
Bc4 Qb7 22. Bxd5 Bxd5 23. Qg4 Ne6 24. Rc2 $16) 20. Bc4 Nb7 21. Qa3 $1 {[%cal
Gb2b4]} b5 22. Be2 Rxd5 23. Ne4 $14 {[%csl Rd5]}) 18... Nb7 {Sasi thought for
quite some time here so I assume he was probably considering whether to play
Nb7 directly or after taking on c1.} (18... Rxc1+ 19. Rxc1 Nb7 {[%cal Gb7c5]}
20. Rc7 {Just a temporary placement for the rook} (20. Qa3 Qd8 {It is no fun
to play like this but White is not able to exert immediate pressure.} 21. Ba6
Nc5 22. b4 Nxa6 23. Qxa6 Bc8 24. Qd3 Bd7) 20... Nc5 {[%cal Ge7d8]} 21. Qa3 {
[%cal Gb2b4,Gc7a7]} a5 22. b4 Qd8 $1 23. bxc5 Qxc7 24. c6 Bxc6 25. dxc6 Qxc6
$132 {the position remains dynamically balanced.}) 19. Rxc8+ Bxc8 (19... Rxc8
$142 20. Ba6 Rc7 21. Bxb7 Rxb7 22. Rc1 {It doesn't look very appealing with
the rook on c7 and no control on the c-file but the engine holds without much
trouble.}) 20. Rc1 Nc5 $6 (20... Bd7 {It would have been better to play this
which transposes to a line we just saw before.}) 21. Qa3 $1 {now b4 is
unstoppable.} Bf5 (21... a5 22. b4 $16) (21... Bd7 22. b4 Na4 23. Ba6 $16) 22.
b4 Ne4 {Both Nd7 and Nb7 were bad as well. At least this will create some
complications.} 23. Bd3 $1 Nxd2 24. Bxf5 Qg5 (24... b5 25. Qa6 $18) (24... e4
25. Bc8 $1 {[%cal Ga3c3]} b5 26. Qc3 Nc4 27. Ba6 $18) 25. Qxa7 $1 {I am
absolutely certain that Sasi didn't miss this. Under the given circumstances
this is all he could do to make things messy in order to provoke White into
making some mistakes. He even succeeded in doing so by changing the nature of
the position but unfortunately couldn't cash in on his opponent's mistake when
it actually came.} Rf8 26. Bh3 $6 (26. Bd7 $1 {simply would not have allowed
the tactics which occurred in the game.} Nf3+ 27. Kh1 Nh4 28. Bh3 $18) 26...
Nf3+ 27. Kh1 Qh4 $1 {[%csl Rh3] Thanks to the bishop on h3 this move is
possible and Black will also gain a few more tempi due to Ng5} 28. Qxb6 Ng5 $1
{[%cal Gg5h3,Gg5e4,Gh4f2]} 29. Kg1 Nxh3+ $2 {It was understandably very
tempting to shatter White's kingside in order to fish for some perpetual but
this was the precise moment where it was possible to launch a concrete attack.}
(29... Ne4 $1 30. Rc2 {This must be the move which bothered Sasi. Now Black
had two ways to create a counter-attack but both needed very precise
calculation.} (30. Rf1 Nd2 31. Re1 Ne4 32. Re2 Nc3 (32... f5 $132 {[%cal Ge4g5,
Gg5h3]}) 33. Rd2 Qc4 $132) 30... Qh5 {This is very direct but easy to miss the
nice geometry here.} (30... f5 {[%csl Rh3][%cal Ge4g5,Gg7g5] I would think
this is very human. As normal play will surely lose why not to just throw
everything at the kingside?} 31. Qc7 (31. b5 g5 {at least creats a mess. For
what it is worth... the engine calls it 0.00.}) 31... Ng5 {[%cal Gg5h3]} 32.
Qxd6 Qe4 $44 {[%cal Gg5h3,Gf8f6]}) 31. f3 Ng5 32. Bd7 (32. Bg4 Qg6) 32... Nxf3+
$1 {Not at all easy to spot! Specially while having the option of 29...Nh3
which can shatter the kingside in one shot.} 33. gxf3 Qg6+ 34. Rg2 Qb1+ 35. Kf2
Qc2+ 36. Kg3 Qg6+ 37. Bg4 f5 $11) 30. gxh3 Qxh3 31. Qxd6 Qg4+ 32. Kf1 Qe4 (
32... Qh3+ 33. Ke1 Qxh2 34. Qc5 $18) 33. Qc6 $6 (33. Qc5 Ra8 {The only reason
why White should not have played this move} 34. Qc4 {The simplest} (34. a4 $5
Rxa4 35. Qc8+ Kh7 36. Qc4 {+3 as per my engine!}) 34... Qxc4+ (34... Qh1+ 35.
Ke2 Qxh2 36. Rc2 $18) 35. Rxc4 Rxa2 36. d6 $18) 33... Qxb4 34. d6 Qd2 $2 (34...
Rd8 $1 {would have still given Black a tremendous chance to escape with a draw.
} 35. Rd1 (35. d7 Qd2) 35... Qg4 $1 36. Qd5 (36. f3 Qe6) 36... Qh3+ 37. Ke1
Qxh2 38. d7 Qg1+ $132) 35. Qc7 $1 $18 {[%csl Rf8] Now it's all over. Black
rook will not come into the game again.} g6 (35... Ra8 36. d7) (35... Kh7 36.
Qc2+ Qxc2 37. Rxc2 {would just prolong the game but white will win anyways})
36. d7 h5 37. Qc8 Kh7 38. Rc4 Qd1+ 39. Kg2 e4 40. Rc1 Qg4+ 41. Kf1 Qh3+ 42. Ke1
Qxh2 43. Qxf8 Qg1+ 44. Ke2 Qg4+ 45. Kd2 Qxd7+ 46. Ke1 Qd5 47. Rc8 g5 48. Qc5
1-0

[Event "Horgen CS"]
[Site "Horgen"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Benjamin, Joel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1994.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Kortschnoj} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7.
e3 O-O (7... c5 {Kortschnoj} 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bb5+ Nc6) 8. Rc1 dxc4 (8... c6 9.
Bd3 Nd7 10. O-O Bxc3 11. Rxc3 dxc4 12. Bxc4 e5 {Kasparov,G-Benjamin,J/Horgen/
1994/}) 9. Bxc4 c5 10. O-O cxd4 11. exd4 $5 (11. Nxd4 Rd8 12. Qb3 Qe7 13. Ne4
Ba5 {Goldin-Serper/Novosibirsk/1993/}) 11... Nc6 12. Ne4 Qf4 (12... Qe7) (12...
Qd8 $14 {Kortschnoj}) 13. Qe2 Rd8 14. g3 (14. Rfd1 Be7 15. d5 $4 exd5 {0-1/
Vandevooert-Sosonko,G/Brussels/1993/} 16. Bxd5 $142 Rxd5 $1 17. Rxd5 Qxc1+ $19)
14... Qg4 (14... Qf5 $5 {/\ Ba5-b6}) 15. Qe3 Ba5 16. Be2 Bb6 17. Rfd1 (17. Ne5
Qf5 18. Nxc6 (18. Bg4 $4 Qxe5 $1) 18... bxc6 19. Nc5 Qd5 20. Rfd1 Qxa2 21. Bc4
(21. b3 Bxc5 22. dxc5 Ba6) 21... Qxb2 22. Rb1 Qc2 23. Bd3 Qa2) 17... Qf5 18.
Nc5 Qf6 $1 19. Ne5 (19. a3 Bxc5 20. dxc5 (20. Rxc5 Ne7) 20... Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1
Qxb2 $13) 19... Nb4 $2 (19... Nxe5 20. Qxe5 $5 (20. dxe5 Rxd1+ (20... Qe7 $14 {
Kortschnoj}) 21. Rxd1 (21. Bxd1 Qe7 22. Bf3 Rb8) 21... Qe7 22. b4 a5 23. a3
axb4 24. axb4 Bxc5 $1 25. bxc5 (25. Qxc5 Qxc5 26. bxc5 Kf8 $1 $14) 25... Bd7
26. Bf3 Bc6 27. Bxc6 bxc6 28. Rd6 $16) 20... Qxe5 21. dxe5 Rxd1+ 22. Bxd1 Bxc5
23. Rxc5 Bd7 24. Bf3 Rc8 25. Ra5 $16) 20. a3 (20. Bh5 $5 g6 21. Qxh6 Qg7 (21...
Nxa2 22. Rc4) 22. Qxg7+ Kxg7 23. Bf3 Nxa2 24. Ra1 (24. Rc4 $5) 24... Nb4 25.
Nc4 $16) 20... Nd5 21. Qe4 Bc7 22. Bd3 g6 23. Qe2 b6 $2 (23... Qg7 $142 $16)
24. Ne4 Qg7 25. Nc6 Rd7 (25... Re8 26. Ba6 $1 Bxa6 27. Qxa6 $16) 26. Bb5 $1 a6
(26... Bb7 27. Na5 $18) 27. Ba4 b5 28. Bb3 Bb6 (28... Bb7 29. Nc5 Bxc6 30. Nxd7
Bxd7 31. Bxd5) (28... Ne7 29. Qf3 $1) 29. Qf3 f5 30. Nc5 Rd6 (30... Bxc5 31.
dxc5 Bb7 32. Na5 $18) 31. Bxd5 exd5 (31... Rxd5 32. Nb4 $18) 32. Re1 $1 Qf8 (
32... Rxc6 33. Qxd5+ $18) 33. Ne7+ Kh7 34. Qf4 Qf6 35. Nxc8 Rxc8 36. Nd7 $1
Rxd7 (36... Rxc1 37. Nxf6+ $18) 37. Rxc8 Bxd4 38. Rc7 Rg7 (38... Bxf2+ {
Kortschnoj} 39. Kf1 $1 $18) 39. Rxg7+ Qxg7 40. Qd6 Bf6 41. Re6 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.12.03"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2681"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2000.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1
dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. O-O cxd4 11. exd4 Nc6 12. Ne4 Qf4 13. Qe2 Rd8 14. g3 Qg4
15. Rfd1 (15. Qe3 {Gelfand} Ba5 16. Be2 Bb6 17. Rfd1 (17. Ne5 {Gelfand} Qf5 18.
Nxc6 (18. Bg4 $4 Qxe5 $1) 18... bxc6 19. Nc5 Qd5 20. Rfd1 Qxa2 21. Bc4 (21. b3
Bxc5 22. dxc5 Ba6) 21... Qxb2 22. Rb1 Qc2 23. Bd3 Qa2) 17... Qf5 18. Nc5 Qf6 $1
19. Ne5 (19. a3 {Gelfand} Bxc5 20. dxc5 (20. Rxc5 Ne7) 20... Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1
Qxb2 $13) 19... Nb4 $2 (19... Nxe5 {Gelfand} 20. Qxe5 $5 (20. dxe5 Rxd1+ (20...
Qe7 $14 {Kortschnoj}) 21. Rxd1 (21. Bxd1 Qe7 22. Bf3 Rb8) 21... Qe7 22. b4 a5
23. a3 axb4 24. axb4 Bxc5 $1 25. bxc5 (25. Qxc5 Qxc5 26. bxc5 Kf8 $1 $14) 25...
Bd7 26. Bf3 Bc6 27. Bxc6 bxc6 28. Rd6 $16) 20... Qxe5 21. dxe5 Rxd1+ 22. Bxd1
Bxc5 23. Rxc5 Bd7 24. Bf3 Rc8 25. Ra5 $16) 20. a3 (20. Bh5 $5 {Gelfand} g6 21.
Qxh6 Qg7 (21... Nxa2 22. Rc4) 22. Qxg7+ Kxg7 23. Bf3 Nxa2 24. Ra1 (24. Rc4 $5)
24... Nb4 25. Nc4 $16) 20... Nd5 21. Qe4 Bc7 22. Bd3 g6 23. Qe2 {1-0 Gelfand,
B-Benjamin,J/Horgen 1994/CBM 43/[Gelfand] (41)}) 15... Bd7 (15... Ba5 16. a3
Bb6 17. b4 Qh5 18. b5 Na5 19. Ba2 Rd5 20. Rc2 Bd7 21. a4 Rd8 22. Nc5 Bc8 23.
Bxd5 exd5 {1/2-1/2 Shneider,A-Kuzmin,G/Ordzhonikidze 2000 (42)}) 16. a3 Be7 (
16... Bf8 17. Qe3 Be8 18. b4 Qh5 19. Be2 Qf5 20. Nh4 Qh7 21. Nc5 g5 22. Nf3
Rab8 23. Bc4 Qg7 24. d5 exd5 25. Bxd5 Ne7 26. Bxb7 Nf5 27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28. Qe5
Nd4 29. Qxg7+ Bxg7 30. Nxd4 Rxd4 {1/2-1/2 Magai,V-Mitkov,N/Istanbul TUR 2000/
The Week in Chess 314 (44)}) 17. Qe3 Be8 18. b4 a6 (18... Rac8 19. b5 Na5 20.
Be2) 19. Be2 (19. d5 exd5 20. Bxd5 Rac8) 19... Qh3 $6 (19... Qf5 20. Nc5 Bxc5
21. dxc5 Qf6 22. Bd3 $14) 20. Nc5 (20. Nc3 $5) 20... Bxc5 (20... b5 $6 $14) 21.
dxc5 (21. Rxc5 Ne7) 21... Qf5 (21... Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Rd8 23. Rxd8 Nxd8 24. Qe5
$16) (21... Ne7 22. Ne5 Nd5 23. Qe4) 22. Bd3 Qf6 23. Be4 (23. h4 $16) 23...
Rxd1+ (23... Qe7 $5 24. h4 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Rd8) 24. Rxd1 Rc8 (24... Rd8 $5 25.
Rb1 (25. Rd6 $5) 25... Qe7 26. a4 $16) 25. h4 Kf8 26. g4 $1 Qe7 (26... Rd8 $5)
27. g5 hxg5 28. hxg5 Rd8 29. Re1 $1 $18 (29. Rxd8 Qxd8 30. Qf4 $16) 29... Qc7 (
29... g6 30. Qf4) 30. g6 fxg6 (30... f6 31. Bxc6 Bxc6 32. Nd4 $18) 31. Ng5 Nd4
(31... Bf7 32. Bxg6) 32. Qxd4 1-0

[Event "Rubinstein Memorial 34th"]
[Site "Polanica Zdroj"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1997.08.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3
Ne4 9. Nd2 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bxc3 11. Rc1 Ba5 12. e3 c6 13. h4 g4 14. Be2 Be6 (
14... h5 15. O-O Bc7 16. Bxc7 Qxc7 17. e4 $16 Be6 18. exd5 Bxd5 19. Bc4 Qd8 20.
Re1+ Kf8 21. Qb3 {1-0 Ovsejevitsch,S-Karmov,M/Krasnodar op 1996 (27)}) 15. O-O
h5 $6 $146 (15... Nd7 $5 16. Nb3 Bc7 17. Bxg4 Bxg3 18. Bxe6 Bd6 19. Qh5 Qe7 20.
Bxd7+ Qxd7 21. Nc5 Qe7 22. e4 Bxc5 23. dxc5 O-O-O {1/2-1/2 Tukmakov,V-Inkiov,V/
Hania op (8) 1992}) (15... Bxd2 16. Qxd2 Nd7 17. Rb1 $1 $16) 16. e4 $1 (16. Nb3
Bc7 (16... Nd7 17. Nxa5 Qxa5 18. f3) 17. Nc5 Bxg3 18. fxg3 Nd7 $1 19. Nxe6 fxe6
20. Qd3 Rh6 $13) (16. f3 Bc7 17. Bxc7 Qxc7) 16... Bb6 (16... Bxd2 17. Qxd2 dxe4
18. Qf4 $16) (16... Nd7 17. exd5 cxd5 18. Nb3 Bb6 19. f3) 17. exd5 cxd5 18. Nb3
(18. Bb5+ $5 Kf8 (18... Nd7 19. Nb3 a6 20. Ba4 Kf8 21. Nc5 $36) 19. Nb3 $44)
18... Nc6 19. Qd2 Rc8 (19... Qf6 20. Bb5 O-O 21. Bxc6 bxc6 22. Rxc6 Rac8 23.
Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Be5 Qg6 25. Qf4 $16) 20. Bb5 (20. Nc5 Qe7 (20... Bxc5 21. dxc5 f6
22. Rb1 Qd7 23. Rb2 $16) (20... Qf6 21. Nxb7 O-O 22. Nd6 $18) 21. Bb5 Bxc5 22.
dxc5 $16) (20. f3 gxf3 (20... Bc7 21. Bxc7 Rxc7 22. fxg4 hxg4 23. g3 Qd6 24.
Rf4 b6 $5 25. Bxg4 $16) 21. Rxf3 Nxd4 22. Nxd4 Rxc1+ 23. Kh2 Bxd4 24. Qxd4 $40)
20... Kf8 21. Nc5 (21. f3 gxf3 (21... Bc7 22. Bxc7 Rxc7 23. Qf4 $44) 22. Rxf3
Nxd4 23. Nxd4 Rxc1+ 24. Kh2 Bg4 25. Qxc1 Bxd4 26. Qf4 Bg1+ 27. Kxg1 Bxf3 28.
Qb4+ Kg8 29. gxf3 Qf6 $13) 21... Bxc5 22. Rxc5 $2 (22. dxc5 $1 Kg7 (22... f6
23. Rce1 Qd7 (23... Kf7 24. f3) 24. f3 $16 Kg7 25. fxg4 Bxg4 26. Rxf6 $18) 23.
f3 f6 24. Rce1 Re8 $16) 22... f6 $1 23. Bxc6 (23. f3 Kg7 24. Be2 gxf3 25. Bxf3
Qd7 {/\Ne7}) 23... bxc6 (23... Rxc6 $2 24. Rxc6 bxc6 25. Rb1 $16) 24. f3 Kg7
25. fxg4 Bxg4 26. Ra5 Qe7 27. Re1 $11 (27. Be5 $2 fxe5 28. Rxa7 Qxa7 29. Qg5+
Kh7 30. Rf6 Qg7 $1 $19 (30... Qxd4+ 31. Kh1 $18)) 27... Qd7 28. Ra3 Rhe8 29.
Rae3 Bf5 30. Rxe8 Rxe8 31. Rxe8 Qxe8 32. Qf4 Kg6 33. Qb8 Qf7 34. Bf2 Be4 35.
Be3 Kh7 36. Bf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2011.08.28"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Esen, Baris"]
[Black "Moiseenko, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2543"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[Annotator "Grivas,E"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[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 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Qc2 ({
Other critical lines here are} 7. e3 {and}) (7. Rc1 {.}) 7... c5 ({The most
active line.} 7... c6 {is also playable by the way.}) 8. dxc5 h6 ({A matter of
taste as well. Alternatives are} 8... Nxc5 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. Qxc3 Nce4 11. Bxf6
Nxf6 12. Qe5+ Qe7 13. Qxe7+ Kxe7 14. Nd4 Bd7 15. e3 Rhc8 16. f3 h5 17. Kd2 Ne8
18. Bd3 Nd6 19. b3 $14 {Leko,P-Aronian,L Ningbo 2011}) ({and} 8... Qa5 9. Bd2
Qxc5 10. e3 Qe7 11. a3 Bc5 12. Be2 O-O 13. O-O a6 14. Rac1 $14 {Akopian,
V-Morozevich,A Yerevan 2008.}) 9. Bd2 (9. Bxf6 {doesn't look like giving much
to White:} Qxf6 10. O-O-O Bxc3 11. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 12. bxc3 Nf6 13. e3 O-O 14. Bd3
Bg4 15. Rd2 Rac8 16. Ne5 Rxc5 17. Nxg4 Nxg4 18. Kb2 g6 19. Bc2 Rfc8 20. Bb3 Nf6
21. Rd3 R8c6 22. Rhd1 Rb5 23. h3 h5 24. Rd4 Kg7 25. h4 Ra5 {1/2-1/2 Turova,
I-Aleksandrov,A Dubai 2009.}) 9... Bxc5 10. e3 O-O 11. Bd3 ({Another set-up is
by} 11. Rc1 Qe7 12. Be2 a6 13. Qd3 Nb6 14. O-O Bg4 15. Nd4 Bd7 16. Bf3 Rfe8 17.
b3 Ba3 18. Rc2 Rac8 19. Nce2 Rxc2 20. Qxc2 Be6 21. Bc1 Rc8 22. Bxa3 Qxa3 23.
Qd2 $14 {Carlsen,M-Ivanchuk,V Medias 2011.}) 11... a6 12. O-O b5 13. Rac1 Bb7
14. Ne2 ({A natural move, heading for the strong d4-square. Other tries are: a)
} 14. Qb1 Qe7 (14... Bd6 15. Ne2 Ne4 16. Bc3 Nxc3 17. Rxc3 Ne5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5
19. Nd4 Qb6 20. Rd1 Rac8 21. Rxc8 Rxc8 22. Bf5 Rc7 23. g3 g6 24. Bh3 Kg7 25.
Bg2 Qc5 26. Nf3 {1/2-1/2 Dreev,A-Vitiugov,N Krasnoyarsk 2007}) 15. Ne2 Ne4 16.
Bc3 Nxc3 17. Rxc3 Bb6 18. Ned4 Nc5 19. b4 Ne4 20. Rc2 Rfc8 21. Rfc1 g6 22. Qb3
Qe8 23. h4 Rxc2 24. Rxc2 Nf6 25. Qb2 Bd8 $13 {Lalith,B-Aleksandrov, A Dubai
2010.}) ({b)} 14. Rfd1 Re8 15. Be1 Qb6 16. Bf5 Rad8 17. Nd4 Bd6 18. Qe2 Ne5 19.
h3 Bb8 $13 {Halkias,S-Aleksandrov,A Mainz 2006.}) 14... Rc8 15. Qb1 Ne4 16. Bc3
Nxc3 ({A natural novelty. Earlier Black has tried} 16... Bd6 17. Bd4 Ndc5 18.
Ng3 (18. Rfd1 Qe7 19. Bc2 b4 20. Bxc5 Bxc5 21. Bxe4 dxe4 22. Nfd4 a5 $15 {
Lalith,B-Ramesh,R Mumbai 2008}) 18... Qd7 19. Rfd1 Qe6 $13 {Aronian,L-Grischuk,
A Moscow 2009.}) 17. Rxc3 Nf6 {An interesting battle is ahead. Black will try
to exploit his bishop pair and White his better pawn-structure (Black has an
isolated pawn on d5). Chances seems to be more or less equal.} 18. Rfc1 Ne4 $1
19. R3c2 (19. Bxe4 $6 dxe4 20. Nfd4 (20. Rxc5 $2 Rxc5 21. Rxc5 exf3 $17) 20...
Qd5 {is pleasant for Black.}) 19... b4 20. Nfd4 Qd6 21. Nb3 {White tries to
exchange some pieces (correct strategy) but unfortunately are the major pieces
(rooks) that will be. In positions with isolated pawn it is important to
exchange the light pieces in order to exploit the weakness of the weak pawn -
so in a way White is going nowhere...} Bb6 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Rxc8+ Bxc8 24. Qc2
Bb7 25. Nbd4 g6 {Black must control some squares around his king, so why not
gain some more space in this part of the board. White cannot explore the
'weaknesses' created on the dark squares, as he is simply missing his dark
squared bishop. But of course his position is solid enough without any
weakness around.} 26. Ng3 Nc5 ({After further exchanges as} 26... Nxg3 27. hxg3
Bxd4 28. exd4 {it will be only White who has chances, due to his suberb bishop.
Black's strategy to maintain pieces on the board is the correct one.}) 27. Bf1
h5 28. Nge2 Ne4 29. Nf3 Qf6 30. h4 ({White could also think of} 30. Qa4 Bc5 31.
Qe8+ Kg7 32. Ned4 Qe7 33. Qxe7 Bxe7 $11 {.}) 30... Bc6 $5 31. Ned4 Bd7 {
As his d5-pawn is not under threat, Black decided to transfer his lightsquared
bishop to a more active diagonal.} 32. Bd3 Nc5 33. Be2 a5 (33... Ne4 34. Bd3
Nc5 {a draw could be agreed.}) 34. Ng5 {A correct decision - White needs to
control e4-square as well.} Bg4 35. g3 Qe5 36. Kg2 (36. Bxg4 hxg4 37. Qe2 {
is leading nowhere after} Ne4 $1 (37... f6 $2 38. Qb5 $18) 38. Nxe4 (38. Qxg4
Bxd4 39. exd4 Qxd4 40. Nxe4 dxe4 41. Qe2 $11) 38... Qxe4 39. Qb5 Bxd4 40. exd4
Qxd4 41. Qxa5) ({but maybe White should think of} 36. Bf1 $5 {and Bg2, putting
some pressure on the isolated pawn.}) 36... Kg7 37. Qd1 ({Again a correct
decision in slight time trouble. White could even lose after} 37. Bxg4 $6 hxg4
38. Nb3 (38. Qe2 $2 f6 39. Qb5 Qd6 $19) 38... Nxb3 39. axb3 Bd8 $17 {.}) 37...
Bd7 ({Now} 37... f6 {is not a threat. After} 38. Nh3 Bxh3+ 39. Kxh3 Ne6 40.
Nxe6+ Qxe6+ 41. Kg2 d4 42. exd4 Qe4+ 43. Bf3 Qxd4 44. Qxd4 Bxd4 45. b3 {
there is not much left to play for...}) 38. b3 ({White could force things with
} 38. Bb5 Bg4 (38... Bxb5 39. Nxb5 Ne4 40. Nxe4 dxe4 41. Nd6 $1 Bc5 (41... Qxb2
$2 42. Qd5 $1 $18) 42. Nc4 Qe6 43. b3 a4) 39. Be2 Bd7 $11 {but in mutual 
(slight) time trouble he decided to keep it simple.}) 38... Ne4 ({If Black
'wanted' to ask something more from his position, it was time to go for} 38...
f6 39. Ngf3 Qe8 {although I do not believe that the result could be changed
easily...}) 39. Ndf3 Qf5 40. Bd3 $1 {Now it is Black who must play with
accuracy.} Bc6 41. Qc2 Bb7 42. Bxe4 dxe4 43. Nd2 Qe5 $1 ({The best way to
preserve equality. After} 43... Bd5 44. Ngxe4 Qe5 45. Kf1 f6 46. Qd3 Qe6 47.
Ke2 {White would have some chances, although the black bishop pair looks
strong enough to defend.}) 44. Nc4 (44. Ngxe4 $2 f5 $19 {.}) 44... Qc3 $1 ({
Again forced. If} 44... Qc7 $2 45. Qd1 $1 Bc5 {then} 46. Nxa5 $1 $16 {is
excellent for White.}) 45. Qd1 ({Of course not} 45. Qxc3+ $2 bxc3 46. Na3 f6
47. Ne6+ Kf7 48. Nf4 Bc5 49. Nc2 Ba6 50. Ne1 Bd6 51. Nd5 Be5 $19 {.}) 45... Qd3
$1 {Forced again. Any other move would allow White to penetrate with his queen
and win the game.} 46. Qa1+ ({White hasn't much of a choice.} 46. Qxd3 exd3+
47. Kf1 Ba6 $1 48. Nd2 (48. Ke1 $2 Bxc4 49. bxc4 a4 $19) 48... f6 49. Nh3 Kh6 {
would be too dangerous for him.}) 46... Qc3 47. Qd1 Qd3 48. Qa1+ Qc3 {by A
repetision. Draw rather correct game which has been always around the terms of
the draw.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-chT Top 16 GpA"]
[Site "France"]
[Date "2007.02.10"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Hracek, Zbynek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2619"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2007.02.09"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 116 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Gonfreville"]
[BlackTeam "Vandoeuvre"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. d4 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. e3 c5 8.
Bd3 Qa5 9. Qc2 O-O 10. O-O c4 11. Bf5 g6 12. Bxd7 Nxd7 13. Nd2 (13. e4 Nb6 14.
e5 Bf5 15. Qd2 Rfe8 16. a3 Bf8 17. a4 Nd7 18. h3 a6 19. g4 Be6 20. Bh6 Bb4 21.
Ng5 $40 {1-0 Grischuk,A (2710)-Filippov,V (2562)/Fuegen 2006/CBM 115 (28)})
13... Nb6 14. f3 Bxc3 (14... Re8 15. Rae1 Bd7 16. h4 Na4 17. Ndb1 Bf8 18. e4
Nb6 19. Qd2 Bg7 20. a3 Be6 21. Re2 Nd7 22. Rfe1 dxe4 23. fxe4 Qb6 $132 {
1-0 Zhu Chen (2505)-Dreev,A (2683)/Dubai 2002/CBM 089 (67)}) 15. bxc3 Na4 $5 (
15... Bd7) 16. Rac1 f6 17. Bh6 Re8 18. e4 Bd7 19. Rfe1 Re6 20. Nf1 (20. exd5 $5
Qxd5 (20... Rxe1+ 21. Rxe1 Qxc3 22. Qxc3 Nxc3 23. Re7 $36) 21. Rxe6 Qxe6 22.
Qe4 $14) 20... Rae8 21. Ng3 Bc6 22. Bd2 b5 23. Rb1 (23. Re2 Qb6 24. a3 dxe4
$132) 23... Qd8 24. Re2 dxe4 25. fxe4 f5 $1 $132 26. Rbe1 (26. e5 Nb6 $132 {xd5
}) 26... Bxe4 (26... fxe4 $5 27. Nxe4 b4 $1 28. Bg5 Bxe4 29. Bxd8 (29. Rxe4 Qd5
$19) 29... Bxc2 30. Rxe6 Rxd8 31. cxb4 Rxd4 32. Re7 c3 $15) 27. Nxe4 Rxe4 28.
Rxe4 fxe4 29. Rxe4 Nb6 (29... Qa8 30. Rf4 Nb6 31. Rf3 {i/\Bh6|^}) 30. Bh6 Nd5
31. Qe2 $1 Rxe4 32. Qxe4 Qd7 33. h3 $5 (33. Qe5 Nxc3 34. Qb8+ Kf7 35. Qf4+ Qf5
$11) 33... Kf7 $1 (33... Nxc3 $4 34. Qa8+ Kf7 35. Qf3+ $18) 34. Qe5 Nxc3 $11
35. Qg7+ Ke6 36. Qe5+ Kf7 37. Qf4+ Qf5 38. Qc7+ Ke6 39. Qc6+ Ke7 40. Qc7+ Qd7
41. Qe5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bad Woerishofen op 26th"]
[Site "Bad Woerishofen"]
[Date "2010.03.12"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Rusev, Krasimir"]
[Black "Luther, Thomas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2543"]
[BlackElo "2559"]
[Annotator "Gutman,L"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2010.03.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qb3 c5 6. cxd5 ({Zum Ausgleich
führte} 6. dxc5 Nc6 7. Bd2 O-O 8. e3 Bxc5 {[%emt 0:33:29] Cheng-Luther,
Ditzingen}) 6... exd5 7. dxc5 Nc6 8. Bg5 O-O ({In Kurnosov-Alexandrov, Rieka
2010, folgte schwächer} 8... h6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. e3 O-O 11. Bb5 Bxc3+ 12. Qxc3
Qxc3+ 13. bxc3 Na5 14. Nd4 Be6 {wonach} 15. Rb1 {Vorteil versprach.}) 9. a3 $5
{Von Zoltan Ribli , ChessBase 2005, empfohlen.} ({Nach} 9. e3 Be6 10. Nd4 Bxc5
11. Rd1 ({oder} 11. Nxe6 fxe6 12. Be2 Bb4 13. O-O Qb6 14. Bh4 Rac8 15. Rab1 Na5
16. Qa4 Nc4 17. a3 {, Kortschnoi-Dizdarevich, Berlin 1985,} Be7 $5) 11... h6
12. Bh4 Bg4 {, Gagunashvili-Jobava, Warshau 2005, könnte Schwarz sich gut
behaupten.}) 9... Bxc5 10. e3 ({Bei} 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. Nxd5 Qd6 12. Nc3 Be6 13.
Qd1 Qc7 14. e3 Rad8 15. Qc2 g6 16. Be2 Bf5 17. Qa4 Ne5 18. Nxe5 Qxe5 {hat
Schwarz genügend Spiel für den Bauern.}) 10... d4 11. Rd1 Qe8 $6 ({Objektiv
stärker war} 11... Bb6 12. Be2 (12. exd4 Bg4 13. Be2 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Bxd4) 12...
h6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Nd5 Qe6 15. Qb5 dxe3 16. Nxb6 exf2+ 17. Kxf2 axb6 18. Qxb6
Re8 19. Rhe1 Qf6 20. Kg1 Bg4 {mit Kompensation..}) 12. Bxf6 dxe3 13. Bd4 $6 ({
Bessere Chancen versprach Weiß} 13. Bb5 $5 exf2+ 14. Kf1 gxf6 15. Nd5 Qd8 16.
Qc3 Be7 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 19. Kxf2 Be6 20. Rhe1) 13... exf2+ 14.
Kxf2 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 Bg4 $2 ({Richtig war} 15... Qe7 16. Nce2 Bg4 ({auch} 16...
Rd8 17. h3 Qf6+ 18. Kg1 Rxd4 19. Nxd4 Bxd4+ 20. Kh2 Be6 21. Qf3 Be5+ 22. Kg1
Qxf3 23. gxf3 Bxb2 24. a4 Rc8 {ist stark}) 17. Ke1 Rfe8 18. h3 Bh5 19. Nf3 Rad8
{mit Weiß in Bedrängnis.}) 16. Be2 Rd8 17. Bxg4 Rxd4 $6 ({Mehr Widerstand
konnte Schwarz nach} 17... Bxd4+ 18. Kf1 $5 ({zum Ausgleich führt} 18. Rxd4
Rxd4 19. Re1 Qd8 20. Bf3 Qh4+ 21. Kf1 Qxh2 22. Qxb7 Rd2) 18... Qe3 19. Qc2 Bxc3
20. bxc3 Rxd1+ 21. Qxd1 Qxc3 22. g3 Qxa3 23. Kg2 {leisten.}) 18. Rxd4 Bxd4+ 19.
Kf1 Qe3 ({Auf} 19... Qc6 {käme} 20. Bf3 Qf6 21. Ke2) 20. Qc2 Rd8 $6 ({Das
kleinere Übel wäre} 20... Qf4+ 21. Bf3 Re8 22. Ne2 Qe3 23. Ke1 Qe5 24. g3 Bxb2
25. Qb3 b5 26. Kf2 Rd8 27. Rb1 {gewesen.}) 21. g3 b6 22. Qe2 Qh6 ({Oder} 22...
Qg5 23. h4) 23. Nd5 1-0

[Event "Nuremberg LGA Cup 6th"]
[Site "Nuremberg"]
[Date "2009.09.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Lechtynsky, Jiri"]
[Black "Luther, Thomas"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2401"]
[BlackElo "2559"]
[Annotator "Gutman,L"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2009.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Rc1 ({
Besser gefällt} 7. Qc2 $5 {, wie in der Partie Bischoff-Luther, LGA Premium
Cup Runde 7}) 7... c6 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. Rxc3 h6 (9... O-O $5 10. e3 h6 11. Bh4 g5
12. Bg3 Ne4 {brachte Schwarz zhao Xue-Kosintseva N, nigbo 2009}) 10. Bf4 (10.
Re3+ Kf8 11. Bf4 Kg8 $11 {hat Schwarz nicht zu befürchten}) 10... Ne4 11. Rc1
Ndf6 12. Nd2 Nxd2 13. Qxd2 Ne4 14. Qb4 a5 15. Qb3 O-O $6 ({Bessere Aussichten
versprach Schwarz} 15... Qf6 $5 16. Qe3 (16. e3 $6 Nxf2 17. Kxf2 g5 18. Re1 O-O
19. g3 gxf4 20. gxf4 Kh8 $15) 16... O-O 17. Be5 Qe7 18. f3 Nd6 19. Qf4 Rd8 $15)
16. e3 ({Vorzuziehen war} 16. f3 Nd6 17. e3 Nf5 18. Bd3 Qh4+ 19. g3 Qe7 20.
Bxf5 Bxf5 21. g4 Bh7 22. O-O a4 23. Qc3 $11 {mit Ausgleich}) 16... a4 ({
Wirkungsvoller wäre} 16... Qh4 $5 17. g3 Qe7 18. h4 Re8 $15 {gewesen}) 17. Qb4
Qh4 18. Rc2 ({Auch} 18. g3 {kam in Betracht,} Qf6 (18... Qh5 19. Be2 Qh3 20.
Bf1) 19. f3 Ng5 20. Bg2 $11) 18... Bf5 ({Solider erscheint} 18... Re8 $11 {
, aber Schwarz will das Spiel unbedingt komplizieren}) 19. Qxb7 c5 (19... Rfc8
20. Qb6 Nd6 21. Rd2 Ne4 $11 {ergab Zugwiederholung}) 20. Qxd5 Bg6 21. Bd3 ({
Möglich war} 21. g3 Qe7 22. Bg2 Rad8 23. Qe5 Qxe5 24. Bxe5 cxd4 25. Rc6 dxe3
26. fxe3 Rfe8 27. Bc7 Rd3 28. Bb6 $14 {mit einem Mehrauern für weiß in Endspiel
}) 21... Nxf2 $2 ({Angebracht war} 21... Rad8 22. Qc4 cxd4 23. O-O dxe3 24.
fxe3 Rxd3 25. Qxd3 Ng3 26. Bxg3 Bxd3 27. Bxh4 Bxc2 $44 {mit Ersatz für den
Bauern}) 22. Rxf2 (22. Bxg6 Nxh1+ 23. g3 $18 {mit gewonnener Stellung}) 22...
Bxd3 23. dxc5 Ba6 24. c6 $2 (24. Bd6 Rad8 25. Qd4 $16 {mit Klarem Vorteil für
Weiß}) 24... Rfd8 25. Qxf7+ $4 ({Nach} 25. Qf3 Rac8 26. c7 Re8 $44 {hätte
Schwarz genügend Gegenspiel, wenn auch nicht mehr}) 25... Kxf7 0-1

[Event "Novosibirsk"]
[Site "Novosibirsk"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Serper, Grigory"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1993.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. a3 $5 Bxc3+
8. bxc3 O-O 9. e3 c5 (9... Nc6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Qb3 Rd8 12. Be2 Rb8 13. O-O
Bg4 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Na5 16. Qb5 b6 {Schwanek,C-Minzer,C/Buenos Aires/1991/
}) 10. Qb3 Rd8 (10... dxc4 11. Qxc4 b6 12. Qa4 $13) 11. Be2 dxc4 (11... Nc6 {
/\Na5} 12. cxd5 exd5 13. dxc5 Qe7 14. O-O Qxc5 15. Rfd1 $14) 12. Qxc4 (12. Bxc4
Nc6 {/\Na5}) 12... b6 {/\Ba6} 13. Qa4 Bb7 14. O-O Nd7 15. Rfd1 a6 $6 {/\b6-b5
+ c5-c4/Nd7-b6} (15... e5 $5 16. dxe5 (16. d5 e4 17. Nd2 Bxd5 18. Nxe4 Qe6 $15)
16... Nxe5 17. Rxd8+ Rxd8 18. Nxe5 Qxe5 19. Qxa7 Qxc3 20. Rf1 Rd2 (20... Qb2
21. Bh5 Bd5 22. Rd1 $14) 21. Qb8+ Kh7 22. Qxb7 Rxe2 23. Qxf7 Re1 $10) 16. Qb3
Rac8 (16... Bd5 17. c4 Bc6 18. d5 $16) 17. a4 $14 {><b6,><a6} Rc7 {/\cxd4+Rac8}
18. Rac1 Rdc8 (18... Bd5 $5) 19. Ne5 $1 $8 (19. Qb2 cxd4 20. cxd4 Rxc1 21. Rxc1
Qd8 $10) 19... cxd4 (19... Nxe5 20. dxe5 Qxe5 (20... Qg5 21. Bf1) 21. Qxb6 $16
{<->d,><a6}) 20. Nxd7 Rxd7 21. cxd4 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 e5 $6 (22... Qd8 $5 $14) 23.
Bg4 $5 (23. dxe5 $1 Qxe5 24. Qxb6 $16) 23... Qg5 $2 (23... Re7 $1 $8 24. d5 e4
25. Bc8 Bxc8 26. Rxc8+ Kh7 $13) 24. f3 $16 Re7 (24... Rxd4 25. h4 $1 (25. Rc7
$2 Bd5 26. Rc8+ Kh7 27. Qb1+ Be4 28. fxe4 Qxe3+ $13) 25... Rb4 26. hxg5 Rxb3
27. e4 {/\Rc7} b5 28. a5 $18) 25. d5 {/\d6} Qg6 26. Qa3 $1 (26. e4 $2 Qd6 $14)
26... Re8 27. e4 $18 {ץa8,<->c} Qg5 28. Rc7 Qd2 29. h3 Ba8 30. Bh5 (30. Bh5 g6
31. Bxg6 fxg6 32. Qd6 Qg5 33. Qd7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Munich SKA"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Lobron, Eric"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1993.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Qc2 c5 8.
e3 Qa5 9. Bd3 c4 10. Bf5 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. Nd2 g6 13. Bxd7 Nxd7 14. Rae1 Nb6
15. f3 Bd7 16. Bh6 (16. Re2 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Ba4 18. Qb2 Bc6 19. Rc1 Re6 20. Bf4
Na4 21. Qc2 b5 $132 {Danielsen,H-Stempin,P/Lyngby Open/1990/}) (16. h4 Bf8 17.
e4 Bg7 18. Be3 Rad8 19. Ndb1 dxe4 20. fxe4 f5 21. e5 Be6 22. h5 $13 {Nemet,
I-Georgadze,G/Forli open/1992/}) (16. Bh4 Bxc3 (16... Re6 17. e4 Rae8 18. Ndb1
f5 19. e5 Na4 20. Re2 Nxc3 (20... Bxc3 21. bxc3 Qc7 22. Bf6 Rb6 23. h4 $14 {
Bellon Lopez,J-Campos Moreno,J/Spain/1991/}) 21. Nxc3 Bxc3 22. bxc3 b5 23. g4
$1 $40 {Cramling,P-Wirthensohn/Bern/1991/}) (16... Na4 17. Ndb1 Bf8 18. e4 Nxc3
19. Nxc3 Bc6 (19... Be6 20. Re2 Bg7 21. Qd2 Qb6 22. e5 Qc6 23. g4 b5 24. Rg2 b4
25. Ne2 a5 26. f4 Bc8 27. f5 $16 {Osterman,R-Sifrer,D/SLO-ch/1992/}) 20. e5 b5
21. a3 Qb6 22. Qf2 a5 23. f4 b4 24. f5 $1 $16 {Krasenkov,M-Blatny,P/Katowice
op/1992/}) 17. bxc3 Na4 18. Nb1 f5 (18... Qb5 19. e4 Qb2 20. Qxb2 Nxb2 21. exd5
f5 22. Na3 $14 {Neverov,V-Dizdar,G/Voskresensk/1990/}) 19. h3 (19. Bg3 Re6 20.
Bf4 Rae8 21. h4 Qd8 22. Qf2 Bc8 23. Rc1 b5 $15 {Mohr,S-Luther,T/Bad Lauterberg/
1991/}) (19. e4 dxe4 20. fxe4 fxe4 21. Bf6 e3 22. Be5 Rf8 23. Qe4 Bc6 24. Qxe3
Qd5 25. Qh3 {0,5-0,5/Glek,I-Luther,T/Deutschland/1992/}) 19... Re6 (19... Bc6
20. g4 Rf8 21. Bg3 Rae8 22. Be5 $2 Nc5 $17 {Cramling,P-Lobron,E/Hamburg SKA/
1991/}) 20. g4 Rf8 21. Bg3 Bc6 22. Re2 Qd8 23. Bf4 Qe7 $13 {Thinius,M-Dizdar,G/
Gronningen op/1991/}) 16... Re6 17. Ndb1 (17. e4 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Na4 19. Nb1 Rb6
$132) 17... Be7 (17... Rae8 18. e4 $14) (17... Bxc3 18. Nxc3 Na4 $13) 18. Bf4 {
/\e3-e4} (18. e4 $2 g5 $19) 18... Bf6 19. Qf2 {/\e3-e4} Bg7 20. e4 Bc6 21. e5 (
21. Bd2 Qa6 $13) 21... Nd7 $15 {פb1} 22. Bd2 Qb6 (22... Qc7 $5 {/\b7-b5-b4})
23. Nd1 {/\Bc3,Nd2,Ne3 + f3-f4-f5//\Nbc3,Ne3 ><d5} f6 24. exf6 Rxe1 25. Rxe1
Nxf6 $17 {/\Rf8+Ne4/Ng4 ><d4} 26. Bc3 Rf8 27. Qd2 Nh5 {/\Nf4-d3} 28. Nf2 Bd7 $6
(28... Nf4 29. g3 $13 (29. Bb4 $2 Bxd4 30. Bxf8 Nd3 $17)) (28... Rf7 $5 {
/\Bd7+Nf4,ץc3,פb1}) 29. Bb4 $1 $13 Re8 (29... Rf7 30. Bc5 {/\Nc3}) 30. Rxe8+
Bxe8 31. Bc5 Qe6 32. g4 Nf6 33. Nc3 Nd7 34. Bb4 Nb8 {/\Nc6,><d4} (34... Qf6 35.
Qe3 Bf7 36. Ne2 $10) 35. Ne2 Nc6 36. Bc3 b5 {/\b4 -+} (36... a5 $5 {/\b7-b5})
37. b4 a5 (37... cxb3 38. axb3 b4 39. Bb2 $13 {/\Nd3}) 38. a3 axb4 39. axb4 Bf8
{/\Dd6 -+} 40. g5 {/\Ng4<=>} (40. Ng3 Qe7 $1 $17 (40... Qd6 41. Nfe4 $1 dxe4
42. Nxe4 Qd8 43. d5 $13)) (40. Nc1 Qf6 41. Kg2 Bd6 $17) 40... Qe7 (40... Nxb4
41. Bxb4 Bxb4 42. Qxb4 Qxe2 43. Ng4 Qxf3 44. Nh6+ Kh8 45. Qe7 $10) 41. Ng4 Bf7
42. Nh6+ (42. Nf6+ Kg7 $17 {/\Sxb4}) 42... Kg7 (42... Kh8 43. Qf4 Be6 44. Kf2
$13) 43. Qf4 Qe6 $1 {/\Bd6} 44. Qd2 (44. Qc7 Bd6 45. Qb7 (45. Qxc6 $4 Bxh2+ $19
) 45... Nd8 $19) 44... Bxb4 (44... Nxb4 $2 45. Nf4 Qe7 46. Nh5+ Kh8 47. Bxb4
$16) 45. Nf4 Qd6 46. Nh5+ Kf8 47. Bxb4 Nxb4 (47... Qxb4 48. Qf4 Qe1+ 49. Kg2
Qe2+ $10) 48. Nf6 Nc6 49. Qa2 $8 (49. Nxh7+ Kg7 50. Nf6 b4 $17) 49... b4 50.
Qa6 (50. Qa8+ Nd8) 50... b3 51. Qb6 $1 Qe6 52. Kf2 Kg7 53. h4 $6 Ne5 $1 54.
Nf5+ $8 Qxf5 55. dxe5 Qxe5 $2 (55... Qc2+ 56. Kg3 b2 57. Nh5+ gxh5 58. Qf6+ Kf8
59. Qd6+ Kg8 60. Qd8+ $10) (55... c3 $1 56. Qc7 (56. Qxb3 Qxe5 $19) (56. h5
Qxg5) 56... b2 57. Ne8+ Kf8 58. Nd6 b1=Q $19) 56. Ng4 Qf4 (56... Qb2+ 57. Kg3
Qc3 58. h5 $1 $132) 57. h5 $1 {/\h5-h6} Qd2+ 58. Kf1 Qc1+ 59. Kf2 Qd2+ 60. Kf1
Qc1+ 61. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Novosibirsk"]
[Site "Novosibirsk"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Goldin, Alexander"]
[Black "Serper, Grigory"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1993.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1
dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. O-O (10. a3 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Nc6 12. O-O Rd8 13. Qe2 Qe7 14.
a4 b6 15. Rfd1 Bb7 16. Ba6 Bxa6 {0,5-0,5/Dankert,P-Hess,R/BL/1981/}) 10... cxd4
11. Nxd4 (11. exd4 Bxc3 (11... Nc6 12. Ne4 Qf4 13. Qe2 Rd8 14. Rfd1 Be7 15. d5
$4 exd5 {0-1/Vandervoort,P-Sosonko,G/Brussels-Z/1993/} (15... exd5 16. Bxd5
Rxd5 17. Rxd5 Qxc1+)) 12. Rxc3 Nc6 (12... Nd7 $6 13. Bb3 $16) 13. Bb5 Bd7 14.
Ne5 Rad8 $10 (14... Rfd8 $2 15. Rf3 $18)) 11... Rd8 12. Qb3 Qe7 13. Ne4 (13.
Be2 Nd7 14. Ncb5 Nb6 15. Nc7 Rb8 16. a3 Bc5 17. Ncb5 a6 $10 {Epishin,
V-Illescas Cordoba,M/Terrassa/1991/}) 13... Ba5 14. Rfd1 Bb6 $10 {/\Bd7/Nd7} (
14... Nd7 $2 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. Nxe6 $16) 15. Qc3 Bd7 16. Nb5 (16. Nd6 $6 Qxd6
17. Nxe6 Qxe6 (17... Bxe6 18. Rxd6 Rxd6 19. Bxe6 fxe6 20. Qc8+ Rd8 21. Qxb7 Nd7
22. b4 $14) 18. Bxe6 Bxe6 19. Rxd8+ Bxd8 $15) 16... Bc6 (16... Nc6 17. Nbd6
Rab8 18. b4 $14) 17. Rxd8+ Bxd8 (17... Qxd8 18. Nbd6 Nd7 $10) 18. Ng3 Bb6 (
18... Nd7 19. Nd4 Rc8 $10 20. Bb3 (20. Nxe6 $2 fxe6 21. Nf5 Qf6 22. Bxe6+ Kh8
$17) (20. Nh5 Nf6) 20... Nf6 $1 (20... Nb6 $2 21. Nxe6 fxe6 22. Nf5 Qf6 23.
Bxe6+ $16)) 19. Nd4 Bd7 20. Bd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1992.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 031"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. Nf3 Nf6 7. Bg5 h6 8.
Bxf6 Qxf6 9. e3 O-O 10. Be2 Be6 11. O-O a6 12. Rfc1 Bd6 13. Qd1 Ne7 (13... Rae8
14. Na4 Nd8 15. Nc5 Bc8 16. b4 (16. Nd3 Ne6 17. Nfe5 c5 18. Ng4 Qe7 19. dxc5
Nxc5 20. Nxc5 Bxc5 21. Qxd5 Bd6 22. Qh5 Be6 23. h3 f5 24. Nh2 Bf7 25. Qxf5 Be6
$13 {Portisch-Sosonko Wijk aan Zee 1975 (inf. 19/507)}) 16... Ne6 17. a4 Ng5
18. Nxg5 Qxg5 19. Qb3 Re7 20. Bf3 c6 21. b5 $14 {Yuferov-Tompa EUCup 1991}) (
13... Rfd8 14. Na4 $14 {Dzindzishavili-Ivkov Geneve 1977 (inf. 23/(544))}) (
13... Rfe8 14. Na4 Nd8 15. Nc5 Bc8 16. Nd3 g6 17. b4 Nc6 18. Qb3 $14 {
Ostojic-Georgadze,G Belgrade IKO 1992}) (13... Rad8 14. Na4 Nb8 15. Nc5 Bc8 16.
b4 Qe7 17. Qb3 Nd7 18. a4 Nf6 19. b5 axb5 20. axb5 Ne4 $132 {Bukic-Sifrer
Ljubljana Iskra 1992}) 14. Na4 b6 15. b4 $6 (15. Nc3 Rfd8 (15... Rfb8 16. a4
Nc6 $6 17. e4 dxe4 18. Nxe4 Qf4 19. d5 $1 Qxe4 20. dxe6 $16 {/\21.Rc4 Olafsson,
F-Petrosian JUG ct 1959}) 16. Qf1 (16. a4 c5 17. a5 Rdb8 18. Na4 bxa5 19. Nxc5
$16 {Benko-Lombardy USA 1959}) 16... c6 17. Na4 Rdb8 18. Rc3 $14 {
Taimanov-Kotov SWZ ct 1953}) 15... g5 16. Nb2 (16. g3 Ng6 17. Ne1 Qg7 18. Kh1
f5 19. f4 Bxb4 $17 {Groszpeter-Horvath,J Zenica 1987}) 16... Ng6 17. Nd3 h5 18.
Nfe5 {/\Bxh5} g4 {/\Nxe5} (18... h4 $6 19. Nc6 Bd7 20. Qc2 Bf5 21. h3 Qe6 22.
Qd1 Be4 23. Rc3 f5 24. Nde5 $14 {URS Simferopol 1988}) 19. f4 (19. Nxg6 fxg6
$40) (19. Nc6 $5) 19... Nh4 {><e3,><e4} 20. a4 Qg7 21. a5 $6 (21. b5 $15) 21...
f6 22. Nc6 Nf5 23. Qd2 Rfe8 $17 24. Ra3 Bd7 25. Nde5 (25. Ne1 Bxc6 26. Rxc6
bxa5 $17) 25... Be6 $5 (25... fxe5 26. dxe5 Bf8 27. Qxd5+ Be6 $17) 26. Nd3 Qf7
{/\27. - Ld7 ><d5} 27. Nf2 (27. Rac3 $8 Bd7 28. Nce5 fxe5 29. fxe5 Bf8 30. Rxc7
$13) 27... Bd7 28. g3 $2 (28. Rb3 $17) 28... bxa5 $1 29. Rxa5 (29. Nxa5 Qe7 {
><e3,><b4}) 29... Bxc6 30. Rxc6 Rxe3 31. Rcxa6 Rxa6 32. Rxa6 Bxb4 $19 33. Qb2
Bc3 34. Ra8+ Re8 (34... Kg7 $6 35. Qb8 Rxe2 36. Qh8+ Kg6 37. Rg8+ Ng7 38. f5+
Kxf5 39. Rxg7 $13) 35. Qa2 (35. Rxe8+ Qxe8 36. Qxc3 Qxe2 $19 {/\37. - Se3 38.
Dc1 Df3}) 35... Rxa8 36. Qxa8+ Kg7 37. Bd3 Nxd4 38. h3 Nf3+ 39. Kf1 Qe6 40.
hxg4 hxg4 {/\ De1+. Hansen,Cu} 0-1

[Event "Istanbul FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2009.03.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Cramling, Pia"]
[Black "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2548"]
[BlackElo "2621"]
[Annotator "Humpy,K"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2009.03.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{For the first time in my career I was playing in a tournament where draw
offers are prohibited. No one is supposed to offer a draw directly to the
opponent and even if it is a repetition of moves one has to approach the
arbiter.} 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 {often I prefer to play
Ragozin.} 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. e3 c5 8. Bd3 c4 {I don't want to test
her opening preparation by playing the main line.} (8... Qa5 9. Qc2 c4 10. Bf5)
9. Bf5 Nb6 10. Bxc8 Rxc8 11. O-O O-O (11... Bxc3 12. bxc3 Qd6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14.
Qb1 O-O 15. a4 Rc7 16. Re1 Rd8 17. a5 Nc8 18. e4 dxe4 19. Nd2 Qg6 20. Nxe4 Re7
21. Nd2 Qxb1 22. Raxb1 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Nd6 24. Re7 Kf8 25. Rc7 b5 26. axb6 axb6
27. Nxc4 {1/2-1/2 Sumets,A (2545)-Aleksandrov,A (2617)/Warsaw POL 2008}) 12.
Ne5 {With the idea f3, e4.} {I decided to remove the knight on c3 to gain
control over the e4-square.} Bxc3 13. bxc3 Qd6 14. Bxf6 {White is in no mood
to waste time.} (14. f3 $6 {At the first glance f3 looks good for White. But a
cool ...Ne8 will initiate dynamic play for Black.} Ne8 15. Bf4 Qa3 16. Qc2 f6
17. Ng4 h5 18. Nf2 g5 19. Bg3 h4 20. Ng4 hxg3 21. Qg6+ Ng7 22. Nxf6+ Rxf6 23.
Qxf6 Qxc3 $17) 14... Qxf6 15. a4 Rc7 {This move is useful in the resulting
positions. My idea is to regroup the knight to c8 followed by Nd6, which will
control all the key squares; these are b7, b5 and e4.} 16. Qg4 {During the
game I thought of playing 16...Qe7, but White can manoeuvre a rook to b5. I
didn't want to allow it and so avoided it by playing 16...Qd6.} Qd6 $146 (16...
Qe7 17. Rfb1 (17. Rfe1 f6 18. Nf3 Re8 19. Nd2 Qf7 20. a5 Nc8 21. e4 dxe4 22.
Rxe4 Rxe4 23. Qxe4 Nd6 24. Qf3 Qe6 25. g3 h6 26. Kg2 g5 27. h3 Kg7 28. Nf1 f5
29. Ne3 Re7 30. Re1 Kf8 31. Nc2 Qf7 {Pashikian,A (2538)-Aleksandrov,A (2609)/
Dresden 2007}) 17... f6 18. Nf3 Nc8 19. Rb5 Nd6 20. Rxd5 Ne4 21. Nh4 (21. Rc1
Qa3 22. Qe6+ Kh8 23. Re1 Re7 24. Qf5 g6 25. Qf4 Qa2 (25... Kg7 $17) 26. Re5
Qxf2+ 27. Kh1 g5 28. Qxe4 fxe5 $15) 21... Nxc3 22. Nf5 Qe4 23. Qxe4 Nxe4 24.
Rc1 $11) (16... Qe6 17. Qxe6 fxe6 18. Rfb1 Nd7 19. Nxd7 Rxd7 20. Rb5 Rff7 21.
Rab1 Kf8 22. f4 Ke8 23. Kf2 Kd8 24. Kf3 Kc8 25. g4 b6 26. h4 Kb7 27. a5 Rd6 28.
e4 Ka6 29. axb6 Rxb6 30. R5b4 Kb7 31. f5 {Moiseenko,A (2627)-Savchenko,B (2562)
/Moscow 2007}) 17. Rfb1 f6 18. Nf3 Qc6 {This is the move I had in mind. Now
the d6-square is vacant for the knight.} 19. a5 (19. Rb5 $2 Nxa4) 19... Nc8 $1
(19... Na4 {is tempting, but it leads to the exchange of the weak a5-pawn.} 20.
Ra3 b5 21. axb6 axb6 22. Ne1 (22. Nh4) 22... b5 23. Nc2 $11) 20. Nd2 (20. Nh4
Nd6 21. Qe6+ Kh8 22. Qh3 Re8 23. Ng6+ Kg8 24. Nf4 Ne4 25. Rc1 g6 (25... Nd2 26.
Ra2 Nb3 27. Re1 Rd7 28. Qf3) 26. Qf3 f5 27. h4 Rd7 $15) (20. Ne1 Nd6 21. Nc2
Nb5 22. Nb4 Qd6 23. Na2 a6 {The black knight is well placed; there is a slight
edge for Black.}) 20... Nd6 21. Qd1 Qd7 (21... Re7 22. Qa4 Qxa4 23. Rxa4 a6 24.
Rab4 Nb5 25. Rc1 Kf7 26. g3 $11 (26. e4 dxe4 27. Rxc4 e3 28. fxe3 Rxe3 $11))
22. Qc2 (22. Qa4 Qf5 23. Qb4 Rd8 24. Rb2) 22... Re8 23. Re1 {White is trying
for a central breakthrough.} Qe6 24. Rab1 $6 {White's pawn structure is not
favorable to play an endgame. I suppose Pia needed to take some active steps
to place her knight on a better square.} ({I prefer} 24. f3 f5 25. f4 Rc6 26.
Nf3 {I considered this position as a hard nut to crack.} Ra6 27. Ne5 Qc8 28.
Qa4 Ne4 29. Qb4 $13) 24... Rc6 {Pia might have overlooked this positional
manoeuvre.} 25. h3 Ra6 26. Ra1 Qe7 {The idea is to play ...Qc7.} (26... Qd7 27.
e4 Qc7 28. e5 fxe5 29. dxe5 Nf7 30. f4 g5 $13) 27. Qa4 b5 $1 28. Qb4 Rc6 29.
Nb1 $2 (29. Nf1 a6 30. Ng3 f5 {with a space advantage for Black.}) 29... a6 30.
Na3 f5 31. Nc2 Qg5 $5 {This move has got some drawbacks. I have to reposition
my queen again if I want to place my knight on the g5-square to attack.} ({
More accurate is} 31... Qh4 $3 32. Qb2 Ne4 33. Nb4 Rg6 34. Nxd5 Qxh3 35. Nf4 {
My computer shows a nice win for Black which I missed during the game:} Rxg2+
$3 36. Nxg2 Re6 37. f3 (37. Nf4 Qg4+ 38. Kf1 Rh6 $19) 37... Ng5 38. Rf1 Qg3 39.
Rf2 Nh3+ 40. Kf1 Rxe3 $3 41. Qd2 Rxf3 42. Rxf3 Qxf3+ 43. Ke1 Qg3+ 44. Kf1 (44.
Kd1 Nf2+ 45. Kc1 Qxg2 46. Qe2 Qg5+ 47. Kb2 Ne4 $19) 44... Qh2 45. Qe3 Qh1+ 46.
Ke2 Qxg2+ 47. Ke1 $19) 32. f3 Nf7 (32... Nb7 33. Qb2 Rce6 34. Re2 Qd8 35. Nb4
Nxa5 36. Nxd5 Nb3 37. Nf4 Rf6 $15) 33. Qb2 $1 {Space clearance for the knight.}
Rce6 34. Nb4 $1 f4 $1 (34... Rxe3 $2 35. Qd2 f4 (35... Rxe1+ 36. Rxe1 Qxd2 $4
37. Rxe8#) 36. Nxa6 Qg3 37. Rxe3 $1 (37. Kf1 $4 Ng5 38. Qf2 Qh2 39. Rxe3 fxe3
$19) 37... fxe3 38. Qe1 $14) (34... Qd8 35. Qc2 g6 36. Re2 Qd6) 35. e4 (35.
Nxa6 $6 Qg3 $3 (35... Rxa6 $2 36. exf4 Qd8 37. Qxb5 Ra8 38. a6 $16) 36. Nc7 Ng5
37. Nxe6 Rxe6 38. Kf1 (38. Kh1 Nxf3 39. gxf3 Qxh3+ 40. Kg1 Rg6+ 41. Kf2 Qg2#) (
38. a6 Nxh3+ 39. Kf1 Qh2 40. gxh3 Qh1+ (40... Qxb2 41. a7 Re8 42. a8=Q Rxa8 43.
Rxa8+ Kf7 $19) 41. Kf2 fxe3+ 42. Kg3 Rg6+ 43. Kf4 Rf6+ 44. Kxe3 Rxf3+ 45. Kd2
Rf2+ 46. Kd1 Qf3+ 47. Kc1 Qf4+ 48. Kb1 Rxb2+ 49. Kxb2 Qd2+ $19) 38... Qh2 $3 (
38... Nxh3 $2 39. gxh3 Rg6 40. Qf2 Qxh3+ 41. Ke2 Rg2 42. exf4 Qg3 43. Qxg2
Qxg2+ 44. Ke3 Qb2 $44) (38... fxe3 $5 39. Rxe3 $3 (39. a6 $4 Qh2 40. Qa2 Ne4
41. fxe4 (41. Rxe3 Qh1+ 42. Ke2 Qxg2+ 43. Kd1 Nxc3+ 44. Rxc3 Qf1+ 45. Kd2 Re2#)
41... Rf6+ 42. Ke2 Rf2+ 43. Kd1 Qxg2 $19 44. Qa3 Rc2 $19) 39... Rxe3 40. a6
Nxh3 41. a7 Rxf3+ 42. gxf3 Qg1+ 43. Ke2 Nf4+ 44. Kd2 Qf2+ 45. Kd1 Qf1+ 46. Kc2
Qd3+ 47. Kc1 Qf1+ {perpetual}) 39. Qf2 fxe3 40. Qg1 e2+ 41. Rxe2 Qxg1+ 42. Kxg1
Rxe2 43. a6 Re8 $17) 35... dxe4 36. fxe4 $2 (36. Rxe4 $142 {A logical move.
Exchanging the defender of the a6-pawn.} Rxe4 37. fxe4 Rxe4 (37... Qg6 38. e5
Ng5 39. Qc2 Nxh3+ 40. Kf1 Qg3 41. gxh3 Qxh3+ 42. Qg2 Qxc3 43. Qd5+ Kh8 44. Rb1
Rf8 $44) 38. Nxa6 f3 39. Qf2 Re3 40. Nc5 Rxc3 41. a6 Rc1+ 42. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 43.
Kh2 fxg2 44. Qxg2 Qf4+ 45. Kh1 Qxd4 46. Qa8+ Nd8 47. a7 Qd1+ 48. Kh2 Qd2+ 49.
Kg3 Qg5+ 50. Kf3 Qf5+ 51. Ke2 Qc2+ 52. Ke3 Qc3+ 53. Ke4 Qe1+ 54. Kd5 Qd2+ 55.
Ke5 Qg5+ 56. Kd6 Qf4+ 57. Kd7 Qd4+ 58. Ke8 Qxc5 59. Qf3 Qe5+ 60. Kxd8 Qd4+ 61.
Ke8 Qe5+ {draw.}) 36... f3 $5 (36... Rh6 $3 37. Kf1 f3 38. Nd5 Nd6 $17) 37. Qf2
fxg2 38. e5 {When I played 34...f4, my plans were to play ...Qh6 followed by ..
.Ng5. Only after reaching this position, I realized that with the white knight
on d5 my position is very risky.} Rf8 $1 {Practically forcing Qxg2, other
variations lose immediately.} (38... Qh6 39. Re3 Ng5 40. Qxg2 Rg6 41. Kh2 (41.
Qd5+ $4 Ne6+ $19) 41... Ne6 42. Qe2 Nf4 43. Qf3 Rf8 44. Nd5 $13) 39. Qxg2 (39.
Qe3 Qh4 40. Re2 Ng5 $19) 39... Rg6 $3 {Black has succeeded in cornering the
white king.} (39... Qh6 40. Nd5 $1) 40. Qxg5 (40. Ra2 Qh4 $19) 40... Nxg5 41.
Rf1 (41. Nd5 {could have put up more resistance.} Kh8 $3 (41... Nxh3+ 42. Kh2
Rh6 43. Kg3 Ng5 44. Nf4 $13) 42. Rf1 Nf3+ 43. Kh1 h5 $3 44. Ra2 (44. Rf2 Rg3
45. h4 g5 46. hxg5 Rh3+ 47. Kg2 Rh2+ 48. Kg3 h4+ 49. Kg4 Rxf2 $19) 44... Rg3
45. Rh2 Kg8 46. h4 Nxh2 47. Ne7+ Kh7 48. Rxf8 Nf3 $19) 41... Nxh3+ 42. Kh2 (42.
Kh1 Nf2+ 43. Kh2 Rf5 $19) 42... Nf4 43. Kh1 {White Intends to play Ra2-h2 to
meet Black's Rf5 and Rh5.} (43. Ra2 Rh6+ 44. Kg1 Nh3+ 45. Kg2 Rg6+ 46. Kxh3
Rxf1 $19) 43... Rh6+ (43... Rf5 44. Ra2 Rh5+ (44... Rg3 45. Nxa6 Rxc3 $15) 45.
Rh2 Ne2 46. Rxh5 Ng3+ 47. Kg2 $14) 44. Kg1 Rf5 45. Rf3 (45. Kf2 Nd5+ 46. Kg3
Rg6+ 47. Kh4 Nf4 $19) 45... Nh3+ {By force Black is gaining an exchange.} 46.
Rxh3 (46. Kg2 Rg6+ 47. Rg3 Nf4+ 48. Kf3 Nd3+ 49. Kg2 Rf2+ 50. Kh3 Nf4+ 51. Kh4
Rh2+ 52. Rh3 Rxh3#) 46... Rxh3 47. Nd5 (47. Nxa6 {would lead to a mate:} Rg3+
48. Kh2 Rg6 $19) 47... Kf7 {This is obvious because of the threat Ne7+,
otherwise I could have gone for ...Rh6.} 48. Rf1 {Exchanging her rook to avoid
mating attacks and with the hope of creating some tricks with the knight and
the centralised passed pawns.} Rxf1+ 49. Kxf1 g5 {Just advancing the pawns
further.} 50. Nc7 b4 {The last elegant move. White resigned.} (50... Rxc3 51.
e6+ Kf6 52. Nd5+ Kxe6 53. Nxc3 b4 54. Ne2 Kd5 $19) (50... b4 51. cxb4 c3 52.
e6+ Ke7 53. Ke2 c2 54. Kd2 c1=Q+ 55. Kxc1 Rc3+ 56. Kd2 Rxc7 $19) 0-1

[Event "Istanbul FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2009.03.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Zhao, Xue"]
[Black "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2508"]
[BlackElo "2621"]
[Annotator "Humpy,K"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2009.03.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{In the Ataturk Fide women's Grand Prix before this round Zhao Xue was leading
with 7 points after 8 rounds, followed by Hou Yifan with 6.5 points and I was
one point behind the leader with 6 points.} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3
Bb4 {For the second time in the tournament I played the Ragozin. In the first
round I won against Pia Cramling with it.} 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Qa4 {
She surprised me with this move.} c5 {I was not prepared to play this position.
} 8. dxc5 {I thought of playing 8...Bxc3+. But I guessed that she had cooked
up something special for me in this position. So I went for a less popular
continuation.} Qa5 9. Qxa5 {I think Zhao Xue wanted to be more cautious here
and so she opted for the queen exchange before playing Bd2.} (9. Bd2 $1 {
leads to a better position for White:} O-O (9... Qxc5 10. a3 $16) (9... Bxc3
10. Qxa5 Bxa5 11. Bxa5 Nxc5 12. Rc1 b6 13. Bb4 $14) 10. Qxa5 Bxa5 11. Rc1 Nxc5
12. Nxd5 Bxd2+ 13. Nxd2 Nxd5 14. Rxc5 Be6 15. e4 Nb6 16. b3 Nd7 17. Rc3 Rac8
18. Rxc8 Rxc8 19. Kd1 Ne5 20. Be2 g5 21. h4 $14 {1-0 Khalifman,A (2645)
-Filippov,V (2595)}) 9... Bxa5 10. Bd2 (10. O-O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 Nxc5 12. Bxf6
gxf6 13. Rxd5 Ne4 14. Rd4 Nxf2 15. Rg1 Be6 $11) (10. Rc1 Nxc5 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12.
e3 Ne4 $11) 10... Nxc5 11. Rc1 Bb6 12. e3 {White didn't gain any advantage
from the opening. It is an equal position as my isolated pawn is compensated
for by the passive bishop on d2.} (12. Be3 Nce4 13. Bxb6 axb6 14. e3 Bd7 15. a3
Rc8 $11) 12... O-O 13. Be2 Bf5 14. O-O Nd3 {I couldn't find anything to try in
this position except to go for the two bishops.} 15. Bxd3 Bxd3 16. Rfd1 Rfc8
17. Be1 (17. Na4 {yields nothing to either of us.} Bc2 18. Nxb6 axb6 19. Re1
Rxa2 20. Bc3 Be4 $11) 17... Bf5 18. Nd4 Be6 {Here I am ready to give my light
squared bishop to the strong knight on d4. So that my isolated d5-pawn will be
connected with ...fxe6.} (18... Bd7 19. f3 h6 20. Bh4 g5 21. Bg3 Re8 22. Kf2
Rac8 23. Nce2 Rc4 24. b3 Rc6 25. Rc3 Rxc3 26. Nxc3 Kg7 $11) (18... Bxd4 19.
Rxd4 Rc4 20. Rcd1 Be6 21. f3 h6 22. Bh4 g5 23. Bg3 $14) 19. f3 {Giving scope
to the bishop.} a6 $1 ({Any aggressive ideas like} 19... Rc4 {lead to a
difficult position for Black.} 20. Ncb5 Rac8 21. Ra1 $3 Ne8 22. b3 Bxd4 (22...
R4c5 23. Bb4 Rxb5 24. Nxb5 Bxe3+ 25. Kf1 Rc2 26. Be1 $16) 23. Nxd4 R4c7 24. Nb5
Rc2 25. Nxa7 Ra8 26. Nb5 Raxa2 27. Rxa2 Rxa2 28. e4 Rb2 (28... dxe4 29. Rd8 Kf8
30. Bb4+ Kg8 31. Rxe8#) 29. exd5 Bd7 30. Nd4 Nd6 31. Ra1 f6 32. Bc3 $18) 20.
Nce2 Rxc1 21. Nxc1 {She intends to exploit the isolated pawn.} (21. Rxc1 Rc8
22. Rxc8+ Bxc8 {It is a too much simplified position. There is nothing to try
for either of us.} 23. Bh4 Ne8 24. Nf4 Bxd4 25. exd4 Be6 $11) 21... Rc8 22.
Nce2 Nd7 {The knight has started its journey to challenge the centralised
d4-knight.} 23. Bc3 (23. Nf4 Ne5 24. Bc3 Nc6 25. Nfxe6 fxe6 26. Nxe6 Bxe3+ 27.
Kf1 d4 28. Bd2 Re8 29. Nc5 Re5 30. Nd3 Re7 31. Bxe3 Rxe3 32. Nc5 Re7 33. Re1
Rc7 34. Ne6 Rd7 35. Re4 Kf7 36. Ke2 Rd5 37. Kd2 Kf6 38. a3 Rd6 39. Nc5 Ne5 $11)
23... Nb8 24. Kf2 {Making a move towards the centre and defending the e3-pawn.}
Nc6 25. g4 Nxd4 26. Bxd4 {I don't want to exchange the black squared bishop as
the white knight will become strong with the outpost on d4. I also need the
black-squared bishop to handle the white knight at times.} (26. Nxd4 Bxd4 27.
Rxd4 {resulting in an opposite coloured bishop endgame, which usually leads to
a draw.}) 26... Bd8 (26... Bc7 $142 27. h4 Bd8 28. Kg3 Rc2 29. Nf4 Bc7 $11) 27.
Rd2 Bh4+ 28. Kf1 (28. Kg2 Be1 29. Rd1 Ba5 30. Bc3 Bb6 31. Kf2 f6 32. Nf4 Kf7
33. Ke2 Bc7 34. Nxe6 Kxe6 35. f4 g6 36. h4 Bb6 37. Kf3 Rc4 38. f5+ gxf5 39.
gxf5+ Kxf5 40. Rxd5+ Ke6 41. Rh5 Rc7 42. Rh6 Rf7 43. e4 Bc7 $11) 28... Kf8 (
28... h5 29. gxh5 Kh7 30. Nf4 Rc1+ 31. Kg2 Kh6 32. b3 Bg5 33. Nxe6 fxe6 34. f4
Bf6 35. Bxf6 gxf6 36. f5 e5 37. Rxd5 Rc2+ 38. Kf3 Rxh2 39. Rd7 Rxa2 40. Rf7
Kxh5 41. Ke4 Rb2 42. Rxf6 Rxb3 43. Rg6 a5 44. Rg2 $16) 29. Bc3 Bd8 ({Inviting} 
29... d4 $2 {which is inferior for Black.} 30. Nxd4 Bxa2 31. Nf5 Bf6 32. Bxf6
gxf6 33. Rd6 $14) 30. Kf2 (30. Nf4 Bg5 31. Nxd5 Rd8 32. Nb4 Rxd2 33. Bxd2 a5
34. Nc2 Bxa2 35. Bxa5 Bb1 36. Na3 Bd3+ 37. Kf2 Bh4+ 38. Kg2 Be7 $11) 30... Bc7
(30... g5 31. Nd4 Bb6 32. Nf5 h5 33. h3 Bxf5 34. gxf5 d4 35. exd4 Ke7 36. f4
Kf6 37. Kf3 gxf4 38. Kxf4 Bc7+ 39. Ke4 Re8+ 40. Kd3 Bg3 $11) 31. h4 f6 (31...
d4 $4 32. Nxd4 Bxa2 33. b3 Bb1 34. Rd1 $18) 32. Bd4 Ba5 $5 (32... Ke7 33. Rd3
Bd6 34. Rb3 b5 $11 {gives fair play for Black.}) 33. Rd3 Rc2 34. Ra3 (34. Rb3
$2 Bd7 $1 (34... b5 $2 35. Ra3 $16) 35. Rxb7 Bb5 $17) 34... b6 $6 {After the
game Zhao Xue said at the press conference that she had overlooked this.} (
34... Bd2 35. Rb3 b5 36. Nf4 Kf7 37. Kf1 g6 38. Nxe6 Kxe6 39. a4 b4 40. Ke2
Bc1+ 41. Kd1 Rc4) (34... Bc7 $1 35. Ke1 Bd6 36. Rb3 b5 37. Kd1 (37. Bc3 d4 $19)
37... Rc4 $11) 35. Kf1 $2 (35. b4 $3 {This is the best way to exploit the
position of the bishop.} Bxb4 36. Rxa6 Ba5 $1 (36... Bd7 37. Rxb6 Ba3 38. Rb3
Bd6 39. Rb2 $16) 37. Bxb6 Bxb6 (37... d4 38. Bxa5 Bc4 (38... Rxe2+ 39. Kxe2
Bc4+ 40. Ke1 Bxa6 41. exd4 $16) 39. Bb4+ Ke8 40. Ra8+ Kd7 41. Ra7+ Kc6 42. exd4
$16) 38. Rxb6 Bd7 (38... d4 {trick doesn't work because of} 39. Ke1 $1 Bd7 40.
Nxd4 Rxa2 41. Rb7 $16) 39. Ke1 Rxa2 40. Nf4 d4 41. exd4 (41. Rd6 Ra1+ 42. Kf2
dxe3+ $11) 41... Ra4 42. Ne2 Ra3 $14 43. Kf2 Rd3 $14) 35... Bd7 {Now the
position looks pleasant for Black.} 36. Nc3 Rxb2 37. Nxd5 Bb5+ 38. Kg1 Rb1+ 39.
Kh2 Bc4 40. e4 Bxd5 ({The other alternative} 40... Kf7 {also leads to equality.
But practically it might be better try for Black.} 41. Bc3 (41. Ne3 $2 Bb4 42.
Nxc4 (42. Ra4 Bd6+ 43. e5 Bb5 $19) 42... Bxa3 43. Nxa3 Rb4 44. Be3 Rb2+ 45. Kg3
b5 $15) 41... Bxc3 42. Rxc3 $1 (42. Nxc3 Rc1 43. Kg3 Rc2 44. Kf4 a5 45. e5 h6
46. exf6 Kxf6 47. Ke4 b5 48. Nd5+ Bxd5+ 49. Kxd5 a4 $15) 42... b5 (42... Bxa2
43. Rc7+ Ke6 44. Rxg7 Bxd5 45. exd5+ Kxd5 46. Rxh7 Ke6 47. h5 $16) 43. Ne3 Bxa2
44. Rc7+ Kf8 45. Rc8+ Ke7 46. Rc7+ Kd6 47. Rxg7 b4 48. Rxh7 b3 49. h5 b2 50.
Rb7 Kc6 51. Rb8 Kc7 52. Rb4 a5 53. Rb5 a4 54. h6 Bg8 (54... Bb3 55. h7 Rh1+ 56.
Kxh1 b1=Q+ 57. Kh2 Qb2+ 58. Ng2 f5 59. e5 Kc6 60. Ra5 Qc3 61. Ra8 Qxe5+ 62. f4
$18) 55. Nc2 Rd1 56. Rxb2 Rd2+ 57. Kg3 a3 58. h7 axb2 (58... Bxh7 59. Ra2 Bg8
60. Rxa3 Rxc2 61. Ra6 Rc6 62. Rxc6+ Kxc6 63. Kf4 $11) 59. hxg8=Q b1=Q 60. Qc4+
$44) 41. exd5 Rd1 42. Bc3 {it is time to choose between a rook ending and a
knight and pawn ending. I preferred the rook ending.} Bxc3 (42... Rxd5 {
leads to a pawn ending. I did not see any thing to try in a pawn endgame.} 43.
Bxa5 Rxa5 44. Rxa5 bxa5 45. Kg3 Ke7 46. Kf4 Kd6 (46... a4 47. h5 Kf7 48. Kf5
g6+ 49. hxg6+ hxg6+ 50. Ke4 Ke6 51. f4 Kd6 52. Kd4 a3 53. Kc4 Kc6 54. Kd4 a5
55. Kc4 g5 56. fxg5 fxg5 57. Kd4 Kb5 (57... Kd6 58. Ke4 Kc5 59. Kf5 Kc4 60.
Kxg5 Kc3 61. Kf4 Kb2 62. g5 Kxa2 63. g6 Kb2 64. g7 a2 65. g8=Q a1=Q 66. Qg7+
Ka2 67. Qf7+ Ka3 68. Qe7+ $11) 58. Kd5 Kb4 59. Kd4 a4 60. Kd5 Kc3 61. Ke4 Kb2
62. Kd3 Kxa2 63. Kc2 Ka1 64. Kc1 {draw}) 47. Kf5 Kc5 48. h5 Kb4 49. h6 gxh6 50.
Kxf6 Ka3 51. f4 Kxa2 52. f5 a4 53. Kg7 a3 54. f6 Kb3 55. f7 a2 56. f8=Q a1=Q+
57. Kxh7 Qd4 58. Qf3+ Kc4 59. Kxh6 $11) 43. Rxc3 Rxd5 {After the game Zhao Xue
said that she was worried about 43...Rd2+ and ...Rxa2. But over the board I
found that after capturing the a2-pawn, my king could not come into the center
to handle the d-pawn.} (43... Rd2+ 44. Kg3 Rxa2 45. Rc8+ Ke7 (45... Kf7 46.
Rc7+ Kg6 47. d6 Rd2 (47... b5 48. h5+ Kh6 49. Rb7 Rd2 50. Rb6 $11) 48. Rc6 $11)
46. Rc7+ Kd6 (46... Kf8 $11) 47. Rxg7 b5 48. Rxh7 b4 49. h5 $16) 44. Rc6 Rb5 (
44... Rd2+ 45. Kg3 Rxa2 46. Rxb6 a5 47. h5 h6 48. Rb8+ Kf7 49. Rb7+ Kg8 50. Ra7
Ra1 51. Ra8+ Kh7 52. Ra7 $11) 45. Kg3 a5 46. h5 {My extra pawn is of no use
because of the active white rook and well placed pawns of White. After playing
some more moves a draw was agreed.} h6 47. Rc8+ Kf7 48. Rc7+ Kg8 49. Rb7 Rb4
50. Rb8+ Kh7 51. a4 Rxa4 52. Rxb6 Rb4 53. Ra6 Rb5 54. f4 f5 55. gxf5 Rxf5 56.
Kg4 Rb5 57. Ra7 Rc5 58. Ra6 Rb5 59. Ra7 Rd5 60. Ra6 Rb5 61. Ra7 Kg8 62. Ra8+
Kf7 63. Ra7+ Kf6 64. Ra6+ Kf7 65. Ra7+ Kf6 66. Ra6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 13th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2012.03.31"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[Annotator "Jakovenko,D"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2012.03.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Victory in this game would guarantee me first place, whilst any other result
would do the same for my opponent. On the other hand, a draw would probably
give me the silver or bronze medal, so I did not want to take too many risks,
especially as the ban on draws before move 40 deprived me of this saving
resource, if things should go wrong.  Ein Sieg in dieser Partie würde mir den
ersten Plan garantieren, während jedes andere Ergebnis dasselbe für meinen
Gegner tun würde. Andererseits würde mir ein Unentschieden wahrscheinlich die
Silber- oder Bronzemedaille sichern, daher wollte ich nicht allzu viel Risiko
eingehen, zumal mich das Remisverbot vor dem 40. Zug dieser Rettungsressource
beraubte, falls die Dinge schiefgehen sollten.} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4.
Nf3 Nf6 {Fressinet somewhat surprised me by choosing the Ragozin Defence - in
the tournament situation the Queen's Gambit struck me as a more logical choice.
Mit der Wahl der Ragosin-Verteidigung überraschte mich Fressinet ein wenig -
in der Turniersituation schien mir das Damengambit die logischere Entscheidung.
} 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. e3 c5 8. dxc5 ({In recent times, White has not
been able to secure an advantage in the "main" variation In jüngster Zeit war
Weiß nicht in der Lage, in der "Haupt"-Variante} 8. Bd3 Qa5 9. Qc2 c4 10. Bf5
O-O 11. O-O Re8 {, and the text move is now considered the most dangerous for
Black. einen Vorteil zu sichern, und der Textzug gilt derzeit als das
Gefährlicheste für Schwarz.}) 8... Qa5 9. Rc1 Bxc3+ ({The whole variation
became popular after two wins by Kramnik, against Ponomariov and Mamedyarov,
after Populär wurde die ganze Variante nach zwei Siegen von Kramnik, gegen
Ponomariov und Mamedyarov, nach} 9... Ne4 10. Qxd5 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Bxc3+ 12. Kd1
{. Vladimir himself preferred 9...Bxc3 as Black against Anish Giri (Amber,
2011). Vladimir selbst bevorzugte dabei als Schwarzer gegen Anish Giri (Amber,
2011) 9...Bxc3.}) 10. bxc3 O-O 11. Nd4 Qxc5 12. Bd3 Re8 {Not a very successful
novelty, but Black has not managed to solve his problems in other games either.
Keine sonderlich erfolgreiche Neuerung, doch auch in anderen Partien hat es
Schwarz nicht geschafft, seine Probleme zu lösen.} ({In Wijk aan Zee 2011,
there was the interesting game Nakamura-Grischuk: In Wijk aan Zee 2011 gab es
die interessante Partie Nakamura-Grischuk:} 12... Ne4 13. Bf4 Nb6 ({Another
interesting try is Ein anderer interessanter Versuch ist} 13... Qe7 {with the
idea of 14...Ne5. In the game Cmylite–Kosintseva,N, 2011, White obtained the
advantage after mit der Idee 14...Ne5. In der Partie Cmylite–Kosintseva,N,
2011, erlangte Weiß Vorteil nach} 14. Qh5 Ndf6 15. Qh4 h6 16. f3 g5 $2 (16...
Nc5 $5 {deserves attention verdient Aufmerksamkeit.}) 17. Qxh6 gxf4 18. fxe4)
14. Qc2 ({a few months later, Nikita Vitiugov played Einige Monate später
spielte Nikita Vitiugov} 14. Qh5 {against Evgeny Alekseev and also obtained
the advantage gegen Evgeny Alekseev und kam ebenfalls in Vorteil.}) 14... h6
15. f3 Nf6 16. g4 $5 Re8 17. Kf2 $5 Nc4 18. h4 $5 {. Unexpectedly finding his
king under direct attack, Alexander decided on the sacrifice . Seinen König
unerwartet einem direktem Angriff gegenübersehend, entschied sich Alexander
für das Opfer} Bxg4 {, but his initiative proved insufficient for equality and
Hikaru won. , doch seine Initiative erwies sich als ungenügend zum Ausgleich
und Hikaru gewann.}) 13. O-O Ne4 14. Bf4 Ne5 $6 {Black's problems in the game
start with this move. The break c3-c4 should have been prevented. Die Probleme
von Schwarz in der Partie beginnen mit diesem Zug. Der Hebel c3-c4 hätte
verhindert werden sollen.} ({After the natural Nach dem natürlichen} 14... Nb6
{there is the unpleasant gibt es das unangenehme} 15. Nb5 Re7 16. c4 $1) ({
so he should prefer vorzuziehen war daher} 14... Nd6) 15. Bxe5 Rxe5 16. c4 {
It is quite possible that Laurent underestimated the danger of this position.
It looks as though Black should be able to gradually defend, as he has no
weaknesses. But it turns out that the need to spend tempi retreating his
attacked pieces, and the difficulty of finding a good square for the c8-bishop
make the defence extremely unpleasant. Es ist durchaus möglich, dass Laurent
die Gefahr dieser Stellung unterschätzte. Es sieht so aus, als sollte sich
Schwarz allmählich verteidigen können, da er keine Schwächen hat. Doch es
stellt sich heraus, dass die Notwendigkeit, beim Zurückziehen seiner
angegriffenen Figuren Tempi zu verlieren, sowie die Schwierigkeit, ein gutes
Feld für den Läufer c8 zu finden, die Verteidigung extrem unangenehm machen.}
Nf6 {The knight would be better placed on c5, or at least on d6. But Black has
no choice. Der Springer wäre auf c5 besser postiert, oder zumindest auf d6,
aber Schwarz hat keine Wahl.} ({After Auf} 16... Qe7 {to free the square c5
for the knight, the reply , um das Feld c5 für den Springer freizumachen,
gewinnt die Erwiderung} 17. f4 $1 {wins at once auf der Stelle}) ({whilst in
reply to während auf} 16... Nd6 {there follows there follows} 17. Nb3 {He
would have to play folgt. Dann müsste er} Qa3 (17... Qc6 18. cxd5 Qxd5 {
is again impossible because of ist erneut unmöglich wegen} 19. f4 $1) 18. cxd5
Qxa2 {, but here, White's passed pawns are clearly more dangerous than Black's.
spielen, aber hier sind die weißen Freibauern eindeutig gefährlicher als die
schwarzen.}) ({Finally, simply developing the bishop is also impossible; after
Und schließlich ist auch das einfache Entwickeln des Läufers unmöglich, nach} 
16... Bd7 17. Nb3 Qe7 18. f4 $1 Rf5 19. Nd4 dxc4 20. Nxf5 Bxf5 21. Bxc4 Rd8 22.
Qa4 {Black loses the exchange, without sufficient compensation. verliert
Schwarz die Qualität, ohne ausreichende Kompensation.}) 17. Qb3 ({It is
tempting to play Verlockend ist} 17. cxd5 Qxd5 18. Bc4 {, but the accurate ,
aber das genaue} Qd7 $1 ({schlecht ist} 18... Qd8 {is bad:} 19. Nf3 Re8 20.
Qxd8 Rxd8 21. Ng5) 19. Qb3 Qe7 {allows Black to strengthen his position.
erlaubt Schwarz, seine Stellung zu festigen.}) 17... Re7 ({During a game, it
is hard to play Während einer Partie fällt es schwer,} 17... Qb6 {and settle
for a prospectless endgame after zu spielen und sich auf ein perspektivloses
Endspiel nach} 18. c5 Qxb3 19. axb3 {. But maybe this was the best choice –
after einzustellen. Aber vielleicht war dies die beste Wahl - nach} Bd7 {
it would not be easy to realise White's advantage. wäre es nicht einfach, den
Vorteil von Weiß zu verwerten.}) 18. Rfd1 Bg4 $2 {There do not appear to be
any concrete threats, but at every move, Black must be careful not to lose by
force, which is very hard work. Laurent tries to change the course of the game,
but objectively, this is a bad idea. However, I cannot suggest anything that
much better. Es scheint keine konkreten Drohungen zu geben, doch bei jedem Zug
muss Schwarz aufpassen, nicht forciert zu verlieren, was sehr harte Arbeit ist.
Laurent versucht, den Partieverlauf zu ändern, aber objektiv ist dies eine
schlechte Idee. Ich kann allerdings nichts sonderlich Besseres vorschlagen.} ({
During the game I thought the most logical move was Während der Partie
erschien mir die logischste Fortsetzung} 18... dxc4 19. Bxc4 Qh5 {, and I was
planning to play , und ich plante darauf} 20. f3 {followed by e3-e4, retaining
strong pressure. nebst e3-e4, was starken Druck behauptet.}) 19. f3 Be6 20.
cxd5 Qxd5 21. Bc4 Qe5 22. f4 $2 {Although the real mistake came later, it is
this move which deserves the question mark, as it shows that White did not see
the forcing continuation. Obwohl der wirkliche Fehler erst später kam, ist es
dieser Zug, welcher das Fragezeichen verdient, da er zeigt, dass Weiß die
forcierende Fortsetzung nicht sah.} ({The correct way was Korrekt war} 22. Nxe6
fxe6 23. f4 Qf5 24. Rd6 Rae8 25. Bb5 $1 Ne4 {(after the rook retreats, there
follows 26.Bd3 winning the pawn on e6 – this is the hidden manoeuvre I missed)
(nach dem Wegzug des Turms folgt 26.Bd3 mit Gewinn des Bauern auf e6 – dies
ist das versteckte Manöver, das ich übersah)} 26. Rd4 Nc5 27. Qa3 Rc8 28. Qxa7
{, winning a pawn, with a superior position. The variation is not so
complicated, and is a major flaw, in an otherwise quite good game. , was einen
Bauern gewinnt, mit überlegener Stellung. Die Variante ist nicht so
kompliziert, und sie ist ein erheblicher Makel in einer ansonsten recht guten
Partie.}) 22... Qe4 (22... Bxc4 23. fxe5 Bxb3 24. exf6 Bxd1 25. fxe7 Ba4 {
would be too dangerous for the opponent, but things are not so simple, and I
would have had to find wäre für den Gegner zu gefährlich, aber so einfach ist
die Sache nicht, und ich hätte} 26. Rc7 b6 27. Kf2 g6 28. Kf3 Kg7 29. Ke4 Kf6
30. Kd5 {which should win. finden müssen, was gewinnen sollte.}) 23. Nxe6 fxe6
24. Be2 {It seemed to me that the threat to the b7-pawn forces Black to play
24...Qg6 (heading to f7), after which 25.Rc5 gives a huge advantage. However,
there followed... Mir schien, dass die Bedrohung des b7-Bauern Schwarz zu 24...
Qg6 (mit Ziel f7) nötigt, wonach 25.Rc5 riesigen Vorteil gibt. Aber es folgte..
.} ({It was still not too late to return to the forced winning variation, by
means of Es war noch nicht zu spät, mittels} 24. Rd4 Qf5 25. Rd6 {, but the
move 22.f4 was played with another idea in mind. zu der forcierten
Gewinnvariante zurückzukehren, aber der Zug 22.f4 wurde eben mit einer anderen
Idee vor Augen gespielt.}) 24... Nd5 25. Kf2 Qb4 {...I had missed this move.
To my great good fortune, the exchange of queens still doesn't solve all
Black's problems.  ... Diesen Zug hatte ich übersehen. Zu meinem großen Glück
löst auch der Damentausch noch nicht alle Probleme von Schwarz.} 26. Bc4 Qxb3
27. Bxb3 Nc7 28. Rc5 {The immediate threats have been repulsed, but the
defence remains very difficult for Black. Advancing the queenside pawns only
leads to their loss, the weakness of the e6-pawn prevents the knight from
being activated, and meanwhile, White plans a storm with the h- and g-pawns.
Die unmittelbaren Drohungen wurden abgewehrt, doch die Verteidigung bleibt
sehr schwierig für Schwarz. Das Vorrücken der Damenflügelbauern führt nur zu
deren Verlust, die Schwäche des e6-Bauern verhindert die Aktivierung des
Springers, und in der Zwischenzeit plant Weiß einen Sturm mit dem h- und
g-Bauern.} Kf8 {Clearly, Black had not yet taken the decision to place the
pawn on g6, otherwise he would have done it without wasting a tempo. 
Eindeutig hatte sich Schwarz noch nicht dazu entschieden, den Bauern nach g6
zu stellen, andernfalls hätte er dies getan, ohne ein Tempo zu verschwenden.}
29. Re5 g6 {The permanent threat of f4-f5 is unpleasant, but now White has a
new target to attack.  Die ständige Drohung f4-f5 ist unangenehm, aber nun hat
Weiß ein neues Angriffsobjekt.} 30. h4 Kg7 31. h5 Rf8 32. g4 Rff7 {With the
text move, Black creates the threat of ...Rd7 – the exchange of rooks would
greatly ease his position. Mit dem Textzug schafft Schwarz die Drohung ...Rd7
– der Turmtausch würde seine Stellung erheblich erleichtern.} ({In reply to
Als Erwiderung auf} 32... gxh5 33. Rxh5 e5 {there would follow käme} 34. Rdh1
Kh8 35. Bc2 ({here too, the computer offers a correction: White wins
immediately with auch hier bietet der Computer eine Korrektur an: Weiß gewinnt
sofort mit} 35. g5 $1 exf4 36. g6) 35... Rff7 36. f5 {with an overwhelming
advantage. mit überwältigendem Vorteil.}) {In practice, this was the moment
that decided the game – using 3-4 minutes of the ten I had remaining, I found
a way to prevent my opponent's plan.  In der Praxis war dies der Moment, der
die Partie entschied - 3-4 meiner noch verbleibenden zehn Minuten aufbrauchend,
fand ich einen Weg, den Plan meines Gegners zu verhindern.} 33. Rg5 $1 ({
The endgame after Das Endspiel nach} 33. Kf3 Rd7 34. Rxd7 Rxd7 35. Bxe6 Re7 36.
Bb3 Rxe5 37. fxe5 {may not be winning. ist möglicherweise nicht gewonnen.})
33... Rd7 $2 {Laurent misses my idea. It was necessary to continue passive
defence, although it is possible that the position is not defensible anyway.
Laurent entgeht meine Idee. Notwendig war es, die passive Verteidigung
fortzusetzen, obwohl es sein kann, dass die Stellung sowieso nicht mehr zu
halten ist.} ({For example Zum Beispiel} 33... Rf8 34. Kg3 Kf6 35. e4 Rg8 36.
h6 {followed by Rg5-e5, g4-g5 and f4-f5. , gefolgt von Rg5-e5, g4-g5 und f4-f5.
}) 34. hxg6 hxg6 35. Bc2 $1 {Winning the g6-pawn, and with it, the game.
Gewinnt den g6-Bauern und damit die Partie.} Kf8 (35... Rxd1 36. Rxg6+ Kh7 37.
Rxe6+ Kh8 38. Rh6+ Kg7 39. Rg6+ Kh7 40. Rg5+ $18) 36. Rxg6 Rxd1 37. Bxd1 Rh7 {
By starting the advance of his passed pawns with 37...b5 it was still possible
to prolong the intrigue, but I would like to think that I would have coped
with the pressure and conducted the game to victory.  Durch das Ingangsetzen
seiner Freibauern mit 37...b5 war es noch möglich, den Kampf zu verlängern,
aber ich würde gerne denken, dass ich dem Druck standgehalten und die Partie
zum Sieg geführt hätte.} 38. Bb3 Ke7 39. f5 {Now it is all simple. Nun ist
alles einfach.} exf5 40. gxf5 Ne8 41. e4 Nd6 42. f6+ 1-0

[Event "Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE GP"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2015.05.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[Annotator "Jakovenko,D"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2015.05.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:32]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:00:41]} Nf6 {
[%emt 0:00:36]} 3. c4 {[%emt 0:00:37]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:
47]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 5. Qa4+ {[%emt 0:00:46]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 6. Ne5
$5 {[%emt 0:00:35] This rare line was suggested to me by my second Denis
Khismatullin. Short analysis has proven that Black, despite having a plethora
of enticing possibilities, can easily make a mistake and end up in an inferior
position.} Bd7 {[%emt 0:05:29]} 7. Nxd7 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Qxd7 {[%emt 0:03:24]}
8. e3 {[%emt 0:04:51]} O-O {[%emt 0:01:44]} 9. a3 {[%emt 0:03:27]} Bxc3+ {
[%emt 0:04:06]} 10. bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:44]} e5 {[%emt 0:07:26] In order to
benefit from the development advantage Black is seeking an active continuation.
Fortunately for White his centre is solid enough and later on the opening of
the play will prove beneficial to him, due to the advantage of the bishop pair.
} 11. Be2 {[%emt 0:01:55]} Rfe8 {[%emt 0:05:41]} 12. Bb2 {[%emt 0:00:39]} ({
Naturally it was not possible to play} 12. O-O $4 {due to} Nxd4) 12... dxc4 {
[%emt 0:07:26]} 13. Qxc4 {[%emt 0:13:05]} ({After} 13. Bxc4 a6 {[%csl Gb2]
[%cal Gb7b5,Gc6a5] Black would be obtaining tempi in the fight for the
c4-square. Besides, White really needs to think about the potential c3-c4
advance in order to open up the bishop on b2.}) 13... Na5 {[%emt 0:09:57]} 14.
Qb4 {[%emt 0:28:15]} ({A serious alternative would have been the move} 14. Qa2
$5 {During the game I had been under impression, that after the advance c3-c4
the queen on a2 will be too passive. It is quite possible, that it was more
important to avoid blows against the exposed queen.} {In the event of} c5 15.
dxe5 Rxe5 16. c4 $14 {the initiative would belong to the white pieces.}) 14...
b6 {[%emt 0:01:38]} 15. dxe5 {[%emt 0:07:43]} (15. Rd1 {would not succeed
because of} Qc6 $1 (15... Nd5 $2 16. dxe5) 16. O-O Nd5 17. Qb5 Nxc3 $1 $11)
15... Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:52]} (15... Rxe5 $5 {deserved serious attention:} 16. c4
Rc5 $13 {not fearing the doubling of pawns on the f-file. On the other hand
also the game move does not spoil anything.}) 16. Qf4 {[%emt 0:02:59]} Nxe5 {
[%emt 0:03:21]} 17. Rd1 {[%emt 0:05:46]} Qc6 $6 {[%emt 0:12:59] The first step
in the wrong direction. Black is overestimating his possibilities trying hard
to prevent c3-c4 advance.} ({After the quiet choice} 17... Qe7 18. c4 Ng6 19.
Qf5 Rad8 (19... Ne4 $2 20. Rd7) 20. O-O Ne4 $13 {Black should in my opinion be
able to gradually reach equality due to the absence of weaknesses in his
position.}) 18. O-O {[%emt 0:00:41]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:12:34] On this and the
following move Black was still able to get off the false track, but it would
not be fully compatible with the move ...Qc6.} (18... Re7 19. c4 Rae8 20. Rd4
$14) 19. c4 {[%emt 0:02:17]} Nxc4 $6 {[%emt 0:01:37]} (19... f6 $142 $14) 20.
Rc1 {[%emt 0:07:24]} ({After} 20. Bxc4 Qxc4 21. Qg4 g6 {White was not able to
exploit the vulnerability of the dark squares, but the pawn would still be
missing.}) 20... b5 {[%emt 0:01:08]} 21. Bxc4 $1 {[%emt 0:01:16] The move
order is quite crucial.} ({In the event of the immediate} 21. f3 {Black would
be playing} Ned2 $1) 21... bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 22. f3 {[%emt 0:00:38] It
became obvious, that my opponent in the heat of grabbing the pawn did not see
this line or simply failed to appreciate the consequences. Black's knight
suddenly does not have a a suitable square for a retreat.} Nf6 {[%emt 0:13:04]}
(22... Nd6 23. Qg5 $16) (22... Nd2 $4 23. Qd4 $18) (22... Qb6 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24.
fxe4 Qe6 25. Rf3 $5 $16) 23. Rxc4 {[%emt 0:00:40]} Qe6 {[%emt 0:01:54]} 24.
Bxf6 Qxf6 {[%emt 0:04:19]} 25. Qxf6 {[%emt 0:16:06]} gxf6 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 26.
Kf2 {[%emt 0:01:21] As a consequence of the short tactical exchange we have
reached a very complicated rook ending. Even the computer is not able to offer
real assistance since it consequently gives the false value to many positions.}
({As an example I abstained from} 26. e4 {due to} Rab8 27. Rxc7 (27. Kf2 $142 {
see 26.Kf2}) 27... Rb2 $1 28. Rxa7 Rd8 {Stockfish gives White +2 and shows the
line} 29. Kh1 Rdd2 30. Rg1 Ra2 31. h4 Rd3 32. Rc1 Raxa3 {not really
understanding, that after the exchange of a pair of rooks the endgame is
theoretically drawn.}) 26... Rab8 {[%emt 0:07:05]} 27. Rfc1 $6 {[%emt 0:02:11]
An inaccuracy, after which Black could have immediately made a draw.} ({
It was better to play} 27. e4 {[%cal Gf2g3,Gc4a4] in order to hide the king on
g3 and locate the rook on a4. Despite that Black would most likely have a way
to a safe haven:} Rb2+ 28. Kg3 Rd8 29. Rf2 ({After} 29. Rxc7 Ra2 30. Rxa7 Rd3 {
we would have reached the same theoretical drawing line with 4 against 3 pawns}
) 29... Rxf2 30. Kxf2 Rd2+ 31. Kg3 Ra2 32. Ra4 c5 33. Rxa7 c4 {when White is
not able to avoid trading the c-pawn for the a-pawn with a draw.}) 27... Rb3 $2
{[%emt 0:04:09]} ({Black could have saved hinmself with} 27... Rb2+ 28. R1c2
Reb8 29. Rxc7 a5 $1 ({During the game I was calculating only} 29... Rxc2+ 30.
Rxc2 Rb3 31. Rc6 $1 {[%cal Gc6a6] with a win} Rxa3 32. Rxf6 {and I believe,
that this position must be winning}) 30. e4 Rxc2+ 31. Rxc2 Rb3 32. Ra2 a4 $11)
28. R1c3 {[%emt 0:03:39]} Reb8 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 29. Rxc7 {[%emt 0:05:18]} a5 {
[%emt 0:01:54]} ({There was the quite interesting endgame along these lines:} 
29... Rxc3 30. Rxc3 Rb2+ 31. Kg3 Ra2 {. Despite that White should gradually be
able to win:} 32. e4 a5 33. h4 Kg7 34. Kf4 a4 (34... Rxg2 35. Rc5 $18) 35. g4
h6 36. h5 Ra1 37. Ke3 Kf8 38. Kd4 Ke7 39. Kc5 Rb1 40. Rc4 Rb3 41. Rxa4 Rxf3 42.
Ra7+ Ke6 43. a4) {After the text move Black wants to play a4, trade the rooks
on c3 and play ...Rb3. Even though I did not have too much time on the clock I
have fortunately managed to find the best response.} 30. g4 $1 {[%emt 0:07:54]
The first step is to move the g-pawn from the 2nd rank...} a4 {[%emt 0:01:18]}
31. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:38] ...the white king is rushing to help its own rooks.
The humble a3-pawn seems to be the most important factor in all positions - it
has to be saved!} h5 $2 {[%emt 0:07:11] Anish was also suffering from lack of
time and committed the decisive mistake.} ({The main idea of the latest white
moves was clearly visible in the variation} 31... Rb2+ 32. Kd3 Rxh2 33. Rc8+ $1
Rxc8 34. Rxc8+ Kg7 35. Rc4 {and in such a position the spare pawn on the
a-file whould have been enough for win.}) ({It was still possible to prolong
the resistance with the help of} 31... Kg7 32. Kd3 Kg6 33. R7c4 Rxc3+ 34. Rxc3
f5 $16 {even though I believe, that despite that with best play on both sides
Black should not be able to save the game.}) 32. gxh5 {[%emt 0:01:04]} Rb2+ {
[%emt 0:01:21]} 33. Kd3 {[%emt 0:01:49]} Rd8+ {[%emt 0:01:58]} 34. Ke4 {
[%emt 0:01:20]} Rxh2 {[%emt 0:01:39]} (34... Re8+ 35. Kf5 Rb5+ 36. Kg4 Rg5+ 37.
Kh4 Ree5 38. R7c4 Rxh5+ 39. Kg3 $18) 35. Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:51]} Rxc8 {[%emt 0:00:
37]} 36. Rxc8+ {[%emt 0:00:33]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 37. Ra8 {[%emt 0:01:44]}
Rxh5 {[%emt 0:01:17]} 38. Rxa4 $18 {[%emt 0:00:36]} f5+ {[%emt 0:04:00]} 39.
Kd3 {[%emt 0:02:14]} Rh1 {[%emt 0:01:54]} 40. Rc4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kf6 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. f4 {[%emt 0:00:00] My plan consisted in the idea to put
the white rook to c3 after which the black king will be cut off from the
a-pawn. Black will be left without any counterplay.} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 42.
Rc6+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 43. Kc2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Re1 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} 44. Rc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 45. a4 {[%emt 0:
00:00]} Ra1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 46. Kb3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rb1+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 47.
Ka2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} ({The winning line was} 47. Ka3 Ra1+ 48. Kb4 Rb1+ 49. Rb3
Ra1 50. a5 Kc6 51. Rc3+ Kd6 (51... Kb7 52. Rc5) 52. Ra3) 47... Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:
00]} 48. Ka3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 49. Rb3 $6 {[%emt 0:00:00]
In the period of last few moves I always had to make a choice between
different plans, each of which seemed to be 99%winning but not 100%. As a
consequence Black nearly got the chance for a draw.} (49. Kb4 $142 {see game.})
49... Re8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} ({With the help of the move} 49... Kc5 $1 {my
opponent could have seriously complicated my winning process. After} 50. Rb5+
Kc4 51. Rxf5 Rd8 {the only way to win was hidden in} 52. Re5 $1 ({The drawish
line was equally} 52. e4 Rd3+ 53. Kb2 Rd2+ 54. Kc1 Ra2 55. Rxf7 Kc3 $1 56. Rc7+
Kd3 57. Ra7 Kc3 58. Kb1 Rb2+ $1 59. Ka1 Rb4 60. e5 Rxf4 61. Ka2 Re4 62. Ka3 Kc4
$11) ({just as} 52. Rxf7 Rd3+ 53. Kb2 Rxe3 54. a5 Re2+ 55. Ka3 Re1 $1 56. Ka2
Re2+ 57. Kb1 Re1+ 58. Kc2 Re2+ 59. Kd1 Ra2 60. Rf8 Rxa5 61. Ke2 Ra3 62. Rd8 Kc5
$11) 52... Rd3+ 53. Kb2 Rd2+ 54. Kc1 Ra2 55. a5 Kc3 56. Kd1 Kd3 57. Ke1 $18
Re2+ 58. Kf1 Ra2 59. Re7 Rxa5 60. Kf2 {. Sincerely speaking I am not at all
sure that I would have been able to find a winning line after such an
unexpected turn of events.}) 50. Rc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 51.
Kb4 {[%emt 0:00:00] Now I was returning to the correct plan and the rest is
simple.} Rb8+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 52. Kc4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rc8+ {[%emt 0:00:00]}
53. Kd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 54. Ra3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ra5 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} 55. Kc4 {[%emt 0:00:00] Black is not able to simultaneosly
fight with my passed pawn and defend his own foot soldiers.} Kc6 {[%emt 0:00:
00]} 56. Kb4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rd5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 57. Rc3+ {[%emt 0:00:00]}
Kb6 {[%emt 0:01:12]} 58. Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rd3 {[%emt 0:07:42]} 59. a5+ {
[%emt 0:00:00]} Kb7 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 60. Rc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rd1 {[%emt 0:00:
00]} 61. Rc5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 1-0

[Event "Lausanne FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Lausanne"]
[Date "2020.03.10"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kashlinskaya, Alina"]
[Black "Ju, Wenjun"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2484"]
[BlackElo "2583"]
[Annotator "Ju,Wenjun"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2020.03.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 195"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.04.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.04.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

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-189,-185,-182,-184,-186,-197,-196,-231,-206,-204,-209,-255,-261,-310,-308]} {
This is 8th round of Lausanne Women's Grand Prix. I play Black against Alina
Kashlinskaya.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O 7.
Bd2 $5 {This is an interesting line against the Ragozin. White could also play
7.Qc2 here.} dxc4 8. Bxc4 Bd6 9. Qc2 e5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 {[#]} 12.
f4 ({Interesting is} 12. O-O-O $5 {with the idea of f4 and e4, and if Black
prevents it with} Qe7 {then} 13. Kb1 Be6 14. Bxe6 Qxe6 15. f3 Rad8 16. e4 $13)
12... Bxc3 13. Bxc3 Ng4 14. Bd4 c5 $1 {If 14...Re8, White can play 15.0-0-0
and has a big advantage.} 15. Bxc5 Re8 16. O-O b6 $5 {Recently I watched some
videos of the World Blitz Championship and found the game Andreikin-Carlsen.
After that, I did some analysis of this line. During the game I found 16...b6
could be a surprise to my opponent.} (16... Nxe3 {also works:} 17. Bxe3 Rxe3
18. Qf2 Qb6 19. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 20. Rxe1 Qxf2+ 21. Kxf2 Kf8 $11 22. Rc1 Bf5 23. Bb3
Rc8 24. Rxc8+ Bxc8 25. Ke3 Ke7 26. Kd4 b6 27. Bd5 f6 28. g3 Kd6 29. a3 h6 30.
b4 Bd7 {1/2 (30) Abasov,N (2632)-Anand,V (2765) Douglas ENG 2019}) 17. Rfd1 (
17. Bd4 {is equal after} Nxe3 18. Bxe3 Rxe3 19. Qf2 Re8 20. Rad1 Qf6 21. Qd4
Qxd4+ 22. Rxd4 Bf5 23. Rfd1 g6 24. Ba6 Kg7 25. Kf2 Re7 26. a3 Rae8 27. Rc1 h5
28. Bb5 Re4 29. Rxe4 Rxe4 30. Rc4 Re7 31. Rc3 Re4 32. Rc4 Re7 33. Rc3 Re4 {
1/2 (33) Giri,A (2782)-So,W (2770) Paris 2016}) (17. h3 $5 bxc5 18. hxg4 Bxg4
$13) 17... Qh4 18. g3 (18. h3 bxc5 19. hxg4 Bxg4 $40) 18... Qh3 {[#]} 19. Bd4 (
19. Bf1 Qh5 20. Bd4 Bb7 {transposes to the game.}) (19. Bd5 Bf5 $3 20. Bxf7+ (
20. e4 Rac8 21. exf5 Rxc5 22. Qg2 Qxg2+ 23. Bxg2 Rc2 $44) (20. Qg2 Qxg2+ 21.
Bxg2 Rac8) (20. Qxf5 Qxh2+ 21. Kf1 Qf2#) 20... Kxf7 21. Qxf5+ Kg8 $19) 19...
Bb7 20. Bf1 Qh5 {[#]} {With the h1-a8 diagonal exposed and the e3 pawn
weakened after the move f4, Black has enough compensation.} 21. Qe2 $4 (21. Qd2
{was necessary:} Nxe3 22. Bxe3 Qf3 23. Bg2 Qxg2+ 24. Qxg2 Bxg2 $11) 21... Bf3
$1 22. Qd2 (22. Qxf3 Qxh2#) 22... Bxd1 $19 23. Rxd1 Nxe3 24. Be2 Qd5 25. Bxe3
Qxd2 26. Rxd2 Rxe3 27. Kf2 Ree8 28. Rd7 Rad8 29. Rxd8 Rxd8 30. Ke3 Kf8 31. a4
Ke7 32. Bc4 Rd1 33. b3 f6 34. Bd3 h6 35. h4 Rc1 36. Ke4 Rc3 0-1

[Event "Candidates qf3"]
[Site "Brussels"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "Jussupow,A"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1991.08.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 Bb4 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 c5 8.
Bd3 Qa5 9. O-O (9. Qc2) 9... c4 10. Bf5 O-O $1 (10... Bxc3 11. bxc3 Qxc3 (11...
Ne4 12. Qc2 $36) 12. Qb1 {/\e4+/- ECO}) 11. Qc2 Re8 12. Nd2 g6 13. Bh3 (13.
Bxd7 $5) 13... Bxc3 14. bxc3 Ne4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Bxd7 Bxd7 17. Bf4 Bc6 (17...
Qd5 18. a4 Re6 19. Rfb1 Rb6 (19... Ra6 $5 $10) 20. Rxb6 axb6 21. Qb2 $14 {
Cebalo,M-Wirthensohn,H Bern 1988}) (17... Ba4 18. Qb2 Bc6 19. a4 $14 {Vaiser,
A-Wirthensohn,H Suhr (4) 1990}) (17... Re6 $5 18. Rfb1 Qd5 19. a4 a5 20. Qb2
Bc6 21. Qa3 Kg7 22. h3 g5 $10 {Pinter,J-Sosonko,G Haninge (8) 1988}) 18. d5 $5
{N} (18. a4 Re6 19. Rfb1 g5 20. Bg3 h5 21. h3 h4 22. Be5 $13 {Smirnov-Alekseev
USSR 1987}) 18... Qxd5 19. Rfd1 Qa5 20. Rd4 Rad8 21. Rad1 (21. Bd6 Rd7 22. Qd2
(22. Rad1 $4 Ba4 23. Rxe4 Red8 $19) 22... Re6 $146) 21... Rxd4 22. Rxd4 Rd8 23.
Bd6 (23. Qd2 Rxd4 24. Qxd4 Qd5 $10) 23... Rd7 24. Qd2 Qd8 $1 25. h3 f6 26. Bc5
b6 27. Rxd7 Qxd7 28. Qxd7 (28. Bd4 Kf7 $15) 28... Bxd7 29. Bd6 g5 30. a3 Kf7
31. Bb8 a6 32. Bc7 b5 33. Bd8 h5 34. Kh2 Kg6 35. Kg3 (35. Kg3 h4+ 36. Kh2 f5
37. g3 Kh5 38. Kg2 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg op2"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Serper, Grigory"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[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 {Serper} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4
g5 8. Bg3 Ne4 9. Nd2 (9. Rc1 h5 $1) 9... Nxc3 (9... Nxg3 10. hxg3 c6 11. Qc2
Be6 12. e3 $14 {Pachman,L-Byrne,R/Geneve/1977/}) 10. bxc3 Bxc3 11. Rc1 Ba5 (
11... Bb2 12. Rxc7 (12. Bxc7 Qd7 (12... Qe7 13. Rb1 $5 {Ovseevich,S-Lempert,I/
Alushta/1994/}) 13. Be5 Bxc1 14. Bxh8 $13) 12... Na6 13. Rc2 Bxd4 14. e3 Bg7
15. Bxa6 bxa6 16. O-O $44 {Epishin,V-Sosonko,G/Ter Apel/1992/ Epishin,
V-Sosonko,G/Ter Apel/1992/0,5/40/}) (11... Bxd2+ 12. Qxd2 Nc6 13. h4 $16) 12.
h4 g4 13. e3 Nc6 $6 (13... O-O 14. Bd3 c6 15. O-O $44) 14. Bb5 Bd7 (14... O-O
15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Rxc6 Qd7 17. Rxh6 Qb5 18. Qc2 $1 $16) 15. Rc5 $1 (15. Qb3 $5
{Serper} Qe7 16. Qxd5 O-O-O $13) 15... Qe7 (15... Ne7 $2 16. Bxd7+ Qxd7 17.
Rxa5 $18) (15... a6 16. Ba4 Qe7 17. O-O Bb4 18. Rxd5 Bd6 19. Rxd6 $1 cxd6 20.
Nc4 $16) 16. O-O (16. Rxd5 $6 Qb4 $13) (16. Bxc6 Bxd2+ 17. Kxd2 (17. Qxd2 {
Serper} Bxc6 $15) 17... bxc6 18. Bxc7 $16) 16... Bb4 17. Rxd5 Bd6 (17... O-O-O
18. Nc4 $16) 18. Nc4 (18. Rxd6 $5 cxd6 19. Nc4 O-O (19... d5 20. Nd6+ Kf8 21.
Nxb7 $16) 20. Bxd6 Qxh4 21. Bxf8 Rxf8 22. d5 $16) (18. Bxd6 cxd6 19. Nc4 Be6
$13) 18... Bxg3 19. fxg3 O-O-O (19... Be6 20. Re5 $16) (19... O-O 20. Bxc6 bxc6
21. Re5 $16) 20. Qa4 $1 $16 Qe4 (20... Kb8 21. Rxd7 $1 Rxd7 22. Bxc6 bxc6 23.
Ne5 $18) 21. Rc5 Kb8 {/\Nd4} (21... Nxd4 $4 {Serper} 22. Nd6+ $18) 22. Rf4 (22.
d5 Ne5 $13 (22... Ne5 {Serper} 23. Rf4 Qb1+ 24. Rf1 Qe4 $10)) (22. Rxf7 {Serper
} Nxd4 $1 23. Bxd7 (23. exd4 Qxd4+ $19) 23... Qb1+ 24. Kf2 (24. Kh2 Ne2) 24...
Rhf8 25. Rf4 $8 Nc2 $1 $19) 22... Qe8 (22... Qb1+ 23. Kh2 $16) 23. Kh2 (23. d5
Ne5 $1 (23... Ne7 24. Bxd7 Qxd7 (24... Rxd7 25. Rxf7 $18) 25. Qxd7 Rxd7 26. e4
$16) 24. Re4 f6 $13) (23. Rf6 $5 $16) 23... f5 (23... a6 24. Bxa6 bxa6 25. Qxa6
$18) 24. Rf2 $1 h5 {/\Rh6} (24... a6 25. Bxa6 $18) (24... Ne7 25. Rb2 $16) (
24... Rf8 $32 {Serper}) 25. Rb2 Rh6 (25... Ne7 26. Bxd7 Rxd7 (26... Qxd7 27.
Qxd7 $1 Rxd7 28. Ne5 Rd5 29. Nc6+ $18) 27. Qb3 $16) 26. d5 Ne5 $6 (26... Ne7
27. d6 $1 (27. Bxd7 {Serper} Qxd7 28. Rcb5 b6 29. d6 Nc8 30. Ne5 $36) 27...
cxd6 28. Bxd7 Qxd7 (28... Rxd7 29. Rxb7+ $1 Kxb7 30. Rb5+ Ka8 31. Nb6+ $18) 29.
Rcb5 Qc7 (29... Qc8 30. Na5 b6 31. Nc4 $18) (29... d5 30. Ne5 Qc7 31. Rxb7+
Qxb7 32. Rxb7+ Kxb7 33. Qb4+ $18) (29... Rc8 30. Qa6 Rc7 31. Na5 $18) 30. Qa6
Rd7 31. Ne5 $1 (31. Nxd6 b6 $1) 31... Kc8 (31... Ka8 32. Nxd7 $18) 32. Rxb7
Qxb7 33. Rxb7 Rxb7 34. Nf7 $18) 27. Bxd7 (27. Nxe5 Qxe5) 27... Nxd7 (27... Rxd7
28. Nxe5 Qxe5 29. Qxd7 $18) (27... Qxd7 28. Rcb5 $18) 28. Rxb7+ $1 Kxb7 29.
Rxc7+ $1 Kxc7 30. Qxa7+ Kc8 31. d6 1-0

[Event "Monaco m"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1
dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. O-O cxd4 11. Nxd4 Rd8 12. Qb3 Ba5 13. Be2 Nd7 14. Rfd1 a6
15. Ne4 Qe7 16. a3 Nf8 17. Rc5 Bc7 18. h3 e5 19. Rdc1 exd4 20. Rxc7 Qe8 21. Bh5
Be6 22. Qb6 dxe3 23. Qxe3 Bd5 24. Nc3 Qxe3 25. fxe3 Be6 26. Rxb7 Nd7 27. Rd1
Ne5 28. Rxd8+ Rxd8 29. Be2 Nc4 30. Bxc4 Bxc4 31. Rb4 Rc8 32. Kf2 f5 33. Rb7 Rd8
34. Rc7 Bb3 35. Ke2 Rd6 36. Rc5 Rg6 37. Kf3 Rf6 38. Rc8+ Kh7 39. Rd8 Rb6 40.
Kf4 Be6 41. b4 Rc6 42. Ne2 Bf7 43. Nd4 Rc3 44. Rd7 Kg8 45. a4 Be8 46. Ra7 Bxa4
47. Rxa6 Bd7 48. Rd6 {There is no doubt that Black is going down, but his next
move allows White's king to play a starring role.} g5+ 49. Ke5 Rxe3+ 50. Kf6
Ba4 51. Nxf5 Rb3 52. Rb6 h5 {It is hardly surprising that with such fire power
around the king that mate follows.} 53. Rb8+ Kh7 54. Rb7+ Kg8 55. Ne7+ (55.
Ne7+ Kf8 (55... Kh7 56. Ng6+ Kh6 57. Rb8) 56. Rb8+ Be8 57. Ng6+ Kg8 58. Rxe8+
Kh7 59. Rh8#) 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 15th"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "2005.08.05"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Moiseenko, Alexander"]
[Black "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2621"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj,V"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[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 "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "Georgia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GEO"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 O-O 7. e3 c5 {
The so called "Westfalia" variation in a modernised treatment - Black
postpones the neccessary in this set-up move Nbd7, starting immediate actions
in the centre.} 8. Bd3 (8. dxc5 Nbd7 9. Be2 {has been played many times -
White comes out of the opening with a slight advantage. In this game White
tries to get more.}) 8... c4 9. Bb1 $2 {As the continuation of the game
clearly shows, this move is bad - the idea connected with this move does not
work. 8.Bc2 is certainly better.} Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Nbd7 11. Qc2 $6 {White is
trying to accomplish his idea. Instead he had to play 11.Nd2 Qa5 12.Qc1 -
White stands better.} Qa5 12. Nd2 Ne4 13. Nxe4 $6 (13. Be7 $1 Re8 14. Bb4 Qd8
15. f3 Qh4+ (15... Qg5 16. Nf1 $1) 16. g3 Nxg3 17. Qxh7+ Qxh7 18. Bxh7+ Kxh7
19. hxg3+ Kg8 20. Kf2 $14) 13... dxe4 $15 14. Bh4 (14. Be7 Re8 15. Bb4 Qg5 $15)
14... Nb6 15. O-O {White is planning to play f2-f3, but looks for better
circumstances. In order not to get squeezed he had to play it now!} Re8 16. Bg3
Nd5 $17 17. Rc1 Qa3 18. Qd2 Bf5 19. f3 f6 20. Bf2 b5 21. fxe4 Bxe4 {Some
people would prefer here to take the pawn with the rook!} 22. Bxe4 Rxe4 23.
Rab1 a6 24. Qb2 Qxb2 25. Rxb2 {Finally White managed to develop his queen side,
gets some relief, but his position, with the bishop protecting his weak pawn,
remains bad, practically lost. Still, Black needs to play precisely.} Nb6 $1 {
Black prevents the counter-play of his opponent!} 26. Kf1 Kf7 27. Ke2 Ke6 28.
Kf3 Kd5 29. g4 Rae8 30. Ra1 Kc6 {Black regrouped his pieces and is going to
put the knight to d5, either winning a pawn or to sacrifice an exchange on e3,
or to strengthen his grip with g7-g6, f6-f5, f5-f4...} 31. a4 {So whether it
works or not - White can't wait any longer with his counter-play.} Nxa4 32.
Rxa4 bxa4 33. Rb4 a5 $1 34. Rxc4+ Kb5 35. Rc5+ Kb6 36. Rc4 R4e6 37. Rxa4 {
The move 37.d5, perhaps planned by White, does not work because of 37...Re4!}
Kb5 38. Ra3 Ra6 39. d5 a4 40. e4 Kc4 41. Bg3 {If 41.Ke3 then g7-g6, followed
by f6-f5.} Kd3 42. d6 Rd8 {More precise is 42...Kc2} 43. g5 $6 {43.e5 would
render some chances for defence} Kc2 $19 44. c4 Kb2 45. Re3 a3 46. gxf6 gxf6
47. e5 a2 48. exf6 Rdxd6 $1 49. Be5+ Kc2 50. Re2+ Kb3 51. Rb2+ Kxc4 52. Rxa2
Rd3+ 53. Ke4 Rxa2 54. f7 Rf2 0-1

[Event "EU-ch (Women) 8th"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2007.04.15"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Lomineishvili, Maia"]
[Black "Kosintseva, Tatiana"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2399"]
[BlackElo "2474"]
[Annotator "Kosintseva,N+T"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "2007.04.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Quite an unusual situation arose before the final round. For me the result of
the game did not matter, since I had managed to "gain" the champion's title
with one round to go. But at the same time the result of this game determined
the distribution of places 2-3, for which my sister Nadezhda was fighting .
Thus it was decided that I would play the game like any normal one, and we
will see what happens...} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 {Such an opening
choice came as a surprise for me. According to the database this position has
occurred in Lomineshvilli's practice quite rarely. I had considered the
Nimzovitsch Defence to be her main weapon during my preparation.} Bb4 5. cxd5
exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 {I guess that this continuation came as a surprise already
for Maia since previously my sister and I had only played 6...0-0.} 7. e3 c5 8.
Bd3 Qa5 9. Qc2 c4 10. Bf5 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. Nd2 g6 13. Bxd7 Nxd7 {One of the
main lines of the Westphalia variation has arisen. It seemed to me that my
opponent was not ready for the particular line, since she spent a lot of time
thinking. That is why I was satisfied with the result of the opening.} 14. a3 (
{Other continuations are:} 14. Rae1) (14. f3) (14. h4) 14... Bxc3 15. Qxc3 {
The queen swap does not pose any problems for Black and gives me a comfortable
game. More principled was: 15.bxc3.} Qxc3 16. bxc3 Nb6 17. f3 $2 {She did not
have to let the knight come to the a4 square. Now the c3 pawn becomes her
"Achilles heel".} (17. a4 a5 (17... Bd7 18. a5 Na4 19. Ra3 b5 20. axb6 axb6 21.
e4 dxe4 22. Nxc4 b5 23. Ne3 $13) 18. Rfb1 Ra6 19. Bf4 (19. f3 Bd7 20. e4 Nxa4
21. exd5 Nxc3 22. Rxb7 Bc8 23. Rb8 Nxd5 24. Nxc4 a4 25. Kf2 Bd7 26. Rxe8+ Bxe8
27. Ne3 Bc6 28. Nxd5 Bxd5 $15 {Bauer-Zhang Zhong, 2004}) 19... Bd7 20. Ra3 Bc6
21. Rba1 Nxa4 22. Rxa4 Bxa4 23. Rxa4 b5 24. Ra1 $13) 17... Na4 18. Rac1 f6 19.
Bxf6 $2 {As future home analysis showed, the idea of sacrificing the c-pawn
for piece activity was not sufficient, and had to lose the game; a fact that
neither I, nor my opponent was able to realise during the game.} (19. Bh6 b5 $5
(19... Bd7 20. e4 Bc6 21. Rfe1 Kf7 22. h4 Re6 {Tregubov-Bagirov, 2001}) 20. e4
Bb7 21. Rfe1 Kf7 (21... g5 $5) 22. h4 Re6 $15) 19... Rxe3 20. Rfe1 {Proceeding
with the wrong plan, but retreating with 20.Nb1 is to no one's taste either.} (
20. Nb1 Bf5 21. Bg5 (21. Kf2 Re6 22. Be5 Rb6 23. Nd2 Rb2 24. Ke3 Ra2 25. Ra1
Rxa1 26. Rxa1 Nxc3 $17) 21... Re2 22. Rf2 Re6 $17) 20... Rxe1+ 21. Rxe1 Kf7 $2
{Calculating briefly the consequences of the pawn gain, it seemed to me that
the activity of the white pieces is more than enough. However, it appeared
that White can do nothing against the straightforward pawn advance, e.g.:} (
21... Nxc3 $1 22. Re7 b5 $1 23. Rg7+ (23. f4 a5 24. Nf3 Ne4 25. Be5 b4) 23...
Kf8 24. Rxh7 a5 $1 25. f4 (25. Rc7 b4 26. axb4 a4 $19) (25. Be5 b4 26. axb4 a4
$19) 25... b4 26. Nf3 Ne4 27. Be5 bxa3 28. Nh4 Ra6 29. Rh8+ Ke7 30. Rh7+ Ke8
31. Rh8+ Kd7 32. Rh7+ Kc6 33. Rc7+ Kb5 34. Rxc8 a2 $19) 22. Bg5 Be6 ({With the
bishop on g5, Nxc3 does not provide the same assets as one move earlier:} 22...
Nxc3 23. Re7+ Kf8 24. Rxh7 (24. f4 $2 h6 25. Bf6 a5 26. Nf3 Ra6) 24... Ne2+ (
24... Nb5 25. Bh6+ Kg8 (25... Ke8 26. Nf1) 26. Rg7+ Kh8 27. Nf1 Nxd4 28. Ne3
$13) 25. Kf2 Nxd4 26. Bf6 Ne6 27. f4 $1 Nxf4 28. Nf3 {and despite the two-pawn
deficit, White seizes the initiative.}) 23. Re3 Re8 $15 {Black's play is easy
and clear. It is connected with the advance of the pawns on the queen'side.
While at the same time, White strives to find defensive resources...} ({
Premature is:} 23... b5 $2 {due to} 24. f4 {/\ Nd2-f3-e5}) 24. g4 ({Deserving
attention was:} 24. Nf1 {transferring the knight to a more active position.}
Nb2 (24... b5 25. Ng3 a5 26. Ne2 Bf5 27. Rxe8 Kxe8 28. Bd2) (24... Bf5 25. Rxe8
Kxe8 26. Bd2) (24... Rc8 25. Ng3 Rc6 26. Ne2 Nb2 27. Nf4 Nd1 28. Nxe6 Rxe6 29.
Rxe6 Kxe6 30. Bd2) 25. Re1 Nd3 26. Rb1 b6 27. Ne3 $15) 24... b5 25. Bf4 $6 {
It looks as if White did not sense the danger coming from the queenside.} ({
Still} 25. Nf1 {was more careful.} Nb2 (25... a5 26. Ng3 b4 27. cxb4 axb4 28.
axb4 Rb8 29. Ne2 Rxb4 30. Nf4) 26. Re1 Nd3 27. Rb1 Bd7 28. Ne3 Bc6 29. Nc2 a5
30. Kf1 $15) 25... a5 (25... Nb2 26. Re2 Nd3 27. Bc7 g5 $15) 26. Bc7 $6 {
A useless move, which chases the rook to a better position.} (26. Bd6 $6 Rd8
27. Bc7 Ra8 {led to the same position as in the game.}) ({It was not too late
for} 26. Nf1 {, but with less effect than one or two moves ago:} Nb2 (26... Ra8
27. Ng3 Nb2 28. Ne2 Nd3 29. Bd6 Ra6 30. Bc5 $15) 27. Re2 Nd3 28. Bd6 Rd8 (28...
h5 $5 29. h3 Rd8 30. Bc7 Ra8) 29. Bc7 Ra8 30. Ra2 (30. Ne3 b4 31. cxb4 axb4 32.
axb4 Nxb4 33. f4 c3 $17) 30... Ke7 31. Ne3 Kd7 32. Bg3 Kc6) 26... Ra8 27. h3 $2
{Too slow. White absolutely missed seeing the danger.} (27. Nb1 b4 $1 28. axb4
axb4 29. cxb4 Rc8 30. Bf4 c3 31. Na3 c2 32. Re1 Nb2 33. Ra1 (33. Bc1 Nd3 34.
Rf1 Rc3 35. Nb5 Rb3 $19) 33... Nd3 34. Bc1 Ra8 $17) ({The last time when White
could play} 27. Nf1 {transposing after:} Nb2 (27... b4 28. cxb4 axb4 29. axb4
c3 30. Re1 Rc8 31. Bd6 Rc4 32. b5 Rxd4 33. b6 Nxb6 34. Bc5) 28. Re2 Nd3 29. Ra2
{to the lines given above.}) 27... Nb2 28. f4 (28. Re2 Nd3 $1 (28... Nd1 29.
Nb1 b4 30. Rd2 Nxc3 31. Nxc3 bxc3 32. Rc2 $15) (28... b4 29. cxb4 axb4 30. axb4
Ra1+ 31. Nf1 Rb1 32. b5 Na4) 29. f4 b4 30. Nf3 (30. axb4 axb4 31. cxb4 Ra2 $19)
30... b3 $1 31. Ne5+ (31. Ng5+ Ke7 32. f5 b2 $19) (31. f5 gxf5 32. Ng5+ Kf6 33.
Nxe6 Nc1 $19) 31... Ke7 32. Nxd3 cxd3 33. Rb2 Kd7 34. Be5 Rc8 35. f5 (35. Rxb3
d2 $19) (35. Kf2 Rxc3 36. Ke3 d2+ 37. Kxd2 Rxh3 $19) 35... gxf5 36. Rxb3 d2 37.
Rb1 Rxc3 38. Bf4 Rd3 39. Rd1 fxg4 40. Rxd2 Rxa3 41. hxg4 Bxg4 $19) 28... Nd1 {
Things have cleared up. White's position is lost, since the planned 29.Rf3
runs into the b4 breakthrough.} 29. Re1 (29. Rf3 b4 $1 30. cxb4 (30. axb4 a4) (
30. f5 bxc3) 30... axb4 31. axb4 c3 32. Nb3 (32. f5 cxd2 33. fxe6+ Kxe6 34. Rd3
Ra2 35. Bf4 Ne3 $19) 32... Ra3 33. Nc1 Ra1 34. f5 (34. Ne2 c2 $19) 34... Rxc1
35. fxe6+ Kxe6 $19) 29... Nxc3 30. Nf3 Ne4 31. Ng5+ (31. Ne5+ Ke8 (31... Ke7 $2
32. Bxa5) 32. Rb1 Bd7 $19) 31... Nxg5 32. fxg5 b4 $19 33. Kf2 Ke7 (33... b3 34.
Ke3 Ke7 (34... c3 35. Kd3) 35. Kd2 c3+ $19) 34. Ke3 Kd7 (34... b3 $1 $19) 35.
Be5 {Black is completely winning, and to be honest I relaxed and started to
play not very sensible moves and made the position drawish. As a justification,
I might refer to the tiredness, which had built up until this last round.} Ra7
$6 (35... b3 $1 36. Kd2 Rf8 37. Bf6 h6 38. h4 Rf7 39. Rh1 Bxg4 $19) 36. Kd2 Rb7
37. Ra1 Kc6 38. Kc2 (38. axb4 axb4 39. Ra6+ Kd7) 38... Kb5 $6 (38... b3+ $1 39.
Kb2 Rf7 40. Bf6 h6 41. Re1 Kd7 42. Re2 hxg5 43. Bxg5 Rf3 44. Bd2 Rxh3 45. Bxa5
Bxg4 $19) 39. axb4 axb4 40. Ra8 {I made life difficult for myself, and at the
same time got into slight time trouble. As a result my last move to reach the
time control is a mistake:} Kc6 $2 (40... Bd7 $1 41. Bd6 Bc6 42. Rf8 Rd7 43.
Bc5 Ka5 44. Rb8 Bb7 45. Rf8 Ba6 46. Rb8 Rb7 $19) 41. Kb2 Kb5 $2 {I understood
the uselessness of my last move, admitted my mistake and went back with the
king, but missed her strong reply:} (41... Bd7 42. Bf6 (42. Ra5 Kb6 $1 43. Rxd5
c3+ 44. Kb1 Bc6 45. Rd6 Kb5 46. d5 Bd7 $19) 42... b3 $1 (42... Kd6 43. Be5+ Ke7
44. Rb8 $1 $11) 43. Ra1 Kb5 44. Kc3 Rb8 45. Ra7 Bc6 46. Be7 Re8 $19) 42. Bf6 $1
{Precisely, but not the conventional move repetition after 42.Kc2} Bd7 43. Bd8
Be8 44. Ra5+ (44. Bf6 Bc6 45. Bd8 Rb6 $1 $19) 44... Kc6 45. Ra6+ Kd7 46. Bf6 $2
{Missing the draw:} ({The bishop transfer to the a3-f8 diagonal with the
constant threat of an exchange of rooks would be enough to defend.} 46. Bb6 $1
Rb8 47. Bc5 b3 48. Ba3) 46... b3 47. Ra1 Kc7 $2 {The lack of time leads to
mutual mistakes.} (47... Kc6) 48. Be5+ Kb6 49. Ra8 Re7 (49... Bc6 50. Rb8 $11)
50. Rb8+ Ka7 51. Rc8 Bd7 52. Rd8 $2 {Again White passes by an easy draw:} ({
The simple} 52. Rc5 $1 {would force the rook exchange.} Be6 (52... Rf7 53. Bf6
Be6 54. Rc6 Bd7 55. Rd6) 53. Rc7+ Rxc7 54. Bxc7 $11) 52... Bc6 53. Rc8 Kb7 54.
Rb8+ Ka7 55. Rc8 Bb7 56. Rc7 $2 {The decisive mistake, which gives Black the
chance to activate the rook.} (56. Rf8 Kb6 (56... Re6 $2 57. Bb8+ Kb6 58. Rf6
$11) 57. Kc3 Bc6 58. Rb8+ Ka6 59. Rf8 $17) 56... Re6 57. Rxh7 Ra6 58. Rc7 Ra2+
59. Kb1 Kb6 60. Rc5 Bc6 $19 {and Black realized her advantage without problems.
} 61. h4 Bd7 62. Bc7+ Kb7 63. Ba5 Bxg4 64. Rxd5 Be2 65. Bc3 Bd3+ 66. Kc1 Rc2+
67. Kd1 Rxc3 68. Rb5+ Kc6 69. Rb8 Rc2 70. h5 gxh5 0-1

[Event "Olympiad Women-40"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2012.09.07"]
[Round "10.1"]
[White "Danielian, Elina"]
[Black "Kosintseva, Tatiana"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2476"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Kosintseva,T"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Russia (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 c5 8. e3
c4 9. Be2 {White has chosen the most principled system against the Ragozin,
where both sides need concrete knowledge and practice.} g5 10. Bg3 Ne4 11. Rc1
Qa5 12. Ne5 Nc6 13. O-O {This was to be expected! Elina follows a game from
the recent Russian Superfinal, V.Gunina-N.Kosintseva, in which there followed..
.} Nxg3 ({...} 13... Bxc3 14. bxc3 O-O 15. Bf3 Nxg3 16. fxg3 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Be6
18. Bh5 Qxa2 19. Rf6 Qb2 20. h4 $1 $146 Qb6 21. Qf3 Qc7 22. Rf1 {and White won
easily. After this defeat my sister needed to take some concrete measures,
because the position is strategically very dangerous for Black, and if he does
not have a concrete idea or two, he simply cannot play the variation.}) 14.
fxg3 {A novelty. It looks logical to open the f-file and attack f7, but on the
other hand, the white pawn structure is weakened.} ({Practice has also seen} 
14. hxg3 $5 {but one of the games in this line occurred at the same Olympiad,
a few days before the present game, and continued} Nxe5 15. dxe5 Be6 16. Bg4 h5
17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. Ne2 O-O-O 19. Nd4 Qa6 20. b3 Kb8 21. Qc2 Ba3 22. Rb1 Bc5 23.
Rfd1 h4 24. gxh4 Bxd4 25. Rxd4 Rxh4 26. Rxh4 gxh4 {Ivanisevic,I (2645)
-Grandelius,N (2562)/Istanbul TUR 2012; with unclear play.}) 14... Nxe5 15.
dxe5 Be6 16. Bg4 O-O-O {This is Black's basic idea - to castle long, where the
king will in this situation be less vulnerable that after 0-0. However, now
White, as well as Black, gets some new resources, for example, Black must
watch out for the break b2-b3.} 17. Rxf7 {All these moves were played quite
quickly by White, and I could not now remember exactly how one should play,
but during the game, I assessed the position as "chances for both sides".} Qb6
{Largely thanks to this idea, attacking e3 and b2, Black has good counterplay
in many lines.} ({Another possibility is} 17... Bxg4 18. Qxg4+ Kb8 19. a3 Qb6
$1 (19... Bc5 20. Rd1 Bxe3+ 21. Kh1 d4 22. Qf3 Qb6 23. Ne4 $36) 20. Re1 (20.
Qf3 Bxc3 21. bxc3 Rhe8) 20... Bc5 21. Qf3 Rhf8 22. Nxd5 Qe6 23. Rxf8 Bxf8 24.
Nf6 Qxe5 25. Nd7+ Rxd7 26. Qxf8+ Kc7 {with compensation.}) 18. Bxe6+ Qxe6 19.
Qf3 Bc5 {Black has sufficient compensation for the sacrificed pawn, thanks to
the weaknesses on e3 and e5.} ({Also worthy of consideration was} 19... Kb8 $5
{eg.} 20. Qf6 (20. Rf5 Bc5 21. Rf1 Rhf8 22. g4 Rxf5 23. Qxf5 Re8) 20... Rhe8
21. Qxe6 (21. Qg7 Qb6) 21... Rxe6 22. Rf5 Bxc3 23. Rxc3 Rde8 $11) 20. Na4 ({
Other continuations are} 20. Re1 Qxe5 21. Rf5 Qe6 22. Nxd5 Rhf8 23. Rf1 Rxf5
24. Qxf5 Qxf5 25. Rxf5 Kd7 $44) ({and} 20. Kh1 Qxe5 21. e4 Rhf8 22. exd5 Qe3
$44) 20... Rhf8 {An important move, which I don't think White expected.} ({
Grabbing the exchange was extremely dangerous for Black:} 20... Bxe3+ 21. Qxe3
Qxf7 22. Qxa7 Rhf8 (22... Qe6 23. Nc5 Qc6 24. Rf1 Rh7 25. Rf6 Qc7 26. Ne6 Qxe5
27. Qa8+ Qb8 28. Qxb8+ Kxb8 29. Nxd8 $18) 23. b3 Kc7 24. Nc3 {with an attack.})
21. Rxf8 Bxf8 {It turns out that the e5-pawn will be regained at once, with
the positional plus being on Black's side, and so White must already think
about equalising.} 22. b3 (22. e4 d4) (22. Nc3 Qxe5 23. Rd1 Bc5 24. Nxd5 Kb8
25. b3 cxb3 26. axb3 Qb2 $132) 22... Ba3 23. Rd1 cxb3 24. axb3 Qxe5 {The
knight on a4 is out of play!} 25. h3 $6 (25. Rd3 $5 {immediately preparing to
return the knight.}) 25... Kb8 26. Rd3 Bb4 27. Rd4 Rf8 $2 {In mutual
time-trouble, I threw away my advantage.} ({After} 27... Be1 $5 28. Nc5 Bxg3) (
{or} 27... a5 $5 {it would quite unpleasant for White to play such a position.}
28. Nb6 $140 $2 g4 $1 29. hxg4 (29. Rxg4 Bc5) 29... Bc5 30. Nc4 Qg5) 28. Rxd5 (
28. Qxd5 $2 Qxg3 29. Nc5 Rf1+ 30. Kxf1 Qe1#) 28... Qe6 29. Qd1 Qxe3+ 30. Kh2 a6
(30... Rc8 $11) 31. Rd3 (31. Rd7 Qe6 32. Qd4 Rc8) 31... Qf2 (31... Qe6 $5 32.
Rd8+ Rxd8 33. Qxd8+ Qc8 34. Qd4 a5 35. Nb6 Qc6 $11) 32. Rd7 Bc5 $2 {And this
is a time-trouble oversight, but luckily for me, my opponent also missed it.} (
32... Qf5) 33. Nxc5 $2 (33. Rxb7+ Kxb7 34. Qd5+ Ka7 35. Nxc5 Rf7 36. Ne4 Qf1
37. Qc5+ Ka8 38. Nd6) 33... Qxc5 34. Qd3 $6 {After a tense struggle in the
middlegame, in time-trouble, a period of nervous play and unforced errors
begins.} (34. Rd6) 34... Rc8 35. Rh7 Qb6 36. Qd1 Ka7 37. h4 (37. Qd2 $5) 37...
Rc3 $6 (37... gxh4 38. gxh4 Qf6) 38. hxg5 $2 {It is dangerous to open the
h-file with such a king.} (38. Rxh6 Qxh6 39. Qd4+ Ka8 40. Qxc3 gxh4 41. g4)
38... hxg5 39. Rh5 Rxb3 40. Rxg5 Rb1 {Time-trouble is over. Maybe White
considered that the position was already lost, and that there was no defence
to the mating threats, and so she failed to find the only move which would
have allowed her to continue the struggle.} 41. Qe2 $4 ({However, after} 41.
Qa4 Qg1+ (41... Qh6+ 42. Qh4) 42. Kh3 {Black would still have some work to do,
to realise the advantage.} Rb6 (42... Rd1)) 41... Qg1+ 42. Kh3 Rb4 0-1

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.11.29"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Delchev, Aleksander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2634"]
[Annotator "Kostakiev,D"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2001.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 {Ragozin (who's name fairly is taken
for this move) started to use it since 1934. Before him - around 25 games were
played already: G.Gossip first initiated the line in 1889 . After - plead of
great names as Chigorin, Shlehter, Alekhine, Marshal, Bernstein etc defended
Black's side.. During the middle of 90's immense quantity of games marked a
real boom (continuing up to now). Most of the games finished draw, but White
got edge in the total statistic.} 5. Bg5 {Ragozin's adversairys used the
following continuations:} (5. e3 O-O (5... Nbd7 6. Qb3 Qe7 {1-0 Zagoriansky,
E-Ragozin,V/Moscow 1945/HCL (52)}) 6. Bd3 (6. Qc2 c5 7. dxc5 Nc6 8. Be2 Bxc5 {
1/2-1/2 Yudovich,M-Ragozin,V/Tbilisi 1937/EXT 2000 (54)}) (6. a3 Be7 (6...
Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 b6 8. Qc2 Bb7 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 Nbd7 11. O-O Re8 12. c4 {
0-1 Tipary,L-Ragozin,V/Budapest 1949/MCD (26)}) 7. Bd3 Nbd7 (7... b6 8. O-O Bb7
9. Qe2 Ne4 {1-0 Kotov,A-Ragozin,V/Moscow 1942/HCL (57)}) 8. O-O c5 9. cxd5 exd5
10. Ne5 c4 11. Bc2 Nb6 {1-0 Stolberg,M-Ragozin,V/Moscow 1940/URS-ch (57)}) (6.
Bd2 b6 7. Rc1 Bb7 8. Qc2 Nbd7 {1/2-1/2 Bronstein,D-Ragozin,V/Moscow 1948/
URS-ch (44)}) 6... Nc6 (6... c5 7. O-O Nbd7 (7... Nc6 8. a3 Bxc3 9. bxc3 dxc4
10. Bxc4 Qc7 {1/2-1/2 Ragozin,V-Tolush,A/Leningrad 1954/EXT 99 (53)}) 8. Ne2 (
8. Qe2 a6 9. Rd1 dxc4 10. Bxc4 {1/2-1/2 Ratner,B-Ragozin,V/Moscow 1945/URS-ch 
(58)}) (8. a3 Ba5 9. Qc2 Bc7 10. Rd1 cxd4 11. exd4 {1/2-1/2 Pachman,L-Ragozin,
V/Moscow 1947/MCL (57)}) (8. cxd5 exd5 9. a3 Ba5 10. Qc2 c4 11. Be2 {1-0 Gusev,
N-Ragozin,V/Lvov 1951/EXT 99 (42)}) 8... Qe7 9. Qc2 b5 10. b3 bxc4 11. bxc4
dxc4 12. Bxc4 Bb7 13. a3 Ba5 14. Rb1 Bb6 15. Qa4 Be4 {0-1 Ravinsky,G-Ragozin,V/
Moscow 1942/HCL (40)}) (6... Nbd7 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 c5 9. O-O Qc7 10. cxd5
exd5 11. Qe2 Re8 12. Bb2 c4 13. Bc2 Nf8 {0-1 Fridstein,G-Ragozin,V/Moscow 1947/
MCD (42)}) (6... b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. cxd5 (8. a3 Bxc3 9. bxc3 Nbd7 10. a4 a5 11.
cxd5 exd5 12. c4 Re8 13. Bb2 {1/2-1/2 Petrosian,T-Ragozin,V/Kiev 1954/URS-ch 
(44)}) 8... exd5 9. a3 Bd6 10. b4 Nbd7 11. Qb3 c6 12. Bb2 Qe7 13. Rac1 Ne4 14.
b5 c5 {0-1 Averbakh,Y-Ragozin,V/Garga 1953/MCL (32)}) 7. O-O Qe7 (7... dxc4 8.
Bxc4 Bd7 9. Ne2 Bd6 10. Bd3 e5 11. dxe5 Bxe5 12. a3 Qe7 13. Qc2 Rfd8 14. Bd2 {
1-0 Alatortsev,V-Ragozin,V/Moscow 1935/HCL (38)}) 8. a3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Bxc3 10.
bxc3 e5 {1-0 Dubinin,P-Ragozin,V/Leningrad 1934/URS-ch (40)} (10... e5 11. a4
Rd8 12. Ba3 Qe8 13. Ng5 Rd7 14. Qc2 b6 15. d5 Na5 16. Bb5 h6 17. Nf3 Nxd5 18.
Bxd7 Bxd7 19. Bc1 {1-0 Dubinin,P-Ragozin,V/Leningrad 1934/URS-ch (40)})) (5.
Qa4+ Nc6 6. Ne5 (6. Bg5 dxc4 7. e3 Qd5 8. Bxf6 gxf6 9. Nd2 Bxc3 {1/2-1/2
Rabinovich,I-Ragozin,V/Moscow 1935/HCL (54)}) (6. e3 O-O 7. Bd2 a6 8. Qc2 dxc4
9. Bxc4 {1/2-1/2 Reshevsky,S-Ragozin,V/Semmering 1937/HCL (62)}) 6... Bd7 7.
Nxc6 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Bxc6 {0-1 Freiman,S-Ragozin,V/Leningrad 1934/URS-ch (45)}) (
5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne4 (6... dxc4 7. Qa4+ Bd7 8. Qxc4 O-O (8... Bc6 9. Ne5 O-O
10. Bg5 {1/2-1/2 Fred,A-Ragozin,V/Helsinki 1946/EXT 99/[ChessBase] (25)}) 9. e3
Bc6 10. Be2 Nbd7 11. O-O {0-1 Lisitsin,G-Ragozin,V/Leningrad 1939/URS-ch (64)})
7. Nd2 Nxd2 8. Bxd2 {1/2-1/2 Lilienthal,A-Ragozin,V/Moscow 1936/HCL (34)}) (5.
cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Qd6 (6... h6 7. Bxf6 (7. Bh4 c5 8. Rc1 {1-0 Ragozin,
E-Moiseenko,A/St Petersburg 1995/EXT 97 (51)}) 7... Qxf6 8. Qa4+ Nc6 9. Ne5 {
1/2-1/2 Pavlov-Ragozin,V/Kiev 1950/EXT 99 (45)}) (6... h6) (6... c5 7. dxc5
Nbd7 8. Rc1 Nxc5 {1-0 Ragozin,E-Delanoy,A/Geneve 1992/TD (52)}) 7. Nd2 Nbd7 8.
e3 c6 9. Bd3 O-O {1-0 Botvinnik,M-Ragozin,V/Moscow 1938/EXT 2001 (31)}) 5...
Nbd7 {Ragozin himself prefered 5...h6 or 5...dxc4} (5... h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Qb3
Nc6 8. cxd5 Nxd4 9. Nxd4 {0-1 Rabinovich,I-Ragozin,V/Tbilisi 1937/EXT 2000 (65)
}) ({and:} 5... dxc4 6. e4 c5 7. e5 cxd4 8. exf6 gxf6 {0-1 Zamikhovsky,
A-Ragozin,V/Moscow 1942/HCL (44)}) 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Qc2 O-O 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3
c6 10. e3 Qe8 11. Qc2 (11. Nd2 Ne4 12. Nxe4 {1/2-1/2 Garcia Ilundain,
D-Giorgadze,G/Barcelona 2000/CBM 77 ext (12)}) 11... Ne4 12. Bf4 $5 {RATHER
NEW LINE!} (12. Bd3 h6 13. Bh4 c5 14. dxc5 Ndxc5 15. b4 Nxd3+ 16. Qxd3 $14 {
0-1 Andersson,J-Leino,J/Vantaa 1996/EXT 99 (33)}) 12... Ndf6 $146 (12... Qe7
13. Bd3 f5 14. h4 Ndf6 15. Ne5 Nh5 16. g3 Be6 {1-0 Van Wely,L-Giorgadze,G/
Frankfurt 1999/EXT 2000 (59)}) 13. h3 (13. Bd3 Qe7 (13... Bg4 14. Ne5 $16 {
[xBg4]} Nh5 15. Bxe4 dxe4 16. Nxg4) 14. Be5 $11 (14. Ne5 Nh5 15. Bxe4 dxe4 16.
Bg3 $11)) 13... Nh5 $11 14. Be5 f6 15. Bh2 f5 16. Bd3 f4 17. O-O fxe3 18. fxe3
Nhf6 19. Ne5 Be6 20. b4 Qe7 21. Rf3 a5 22. b5 cxb5 23. Bxb5 Rfc8 24. Qb2 Rc3
25. Bd3 Rac8 26. Rff1 Nh5 27. Bxe4 dxe4 28. Rfc1 Rxc1+ 29. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 30. Qxc1
Nf6 31. Qc5 Qxc5 32. dxc5 Nd7 33. Nxd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cannes m"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Kramnik,V"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1993.02.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Qc2 h6 (
7... c5 8. dxc5 Qa5 9. Bd2 $1 Qxc5 10. e3 Ne4 11. Rc1 $14) (7... O-O 8. a3
Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 $14) 8. Bh4 c5 9. e3 $1 c4 $5 (9... Qa5 10. Bd3 c4 11. Bf5 O-O
12. O-O) 10. Be2 Qa5 11. O-O Bxc3 12. bxc3 Ne4 13. Rfc1 Nb6 14. a4 $1 (14. Nd2
Bf5 $10) (14. Ne5 Bf5 15. f3 Nd6 $5 16. Qb2 f6 $13) 14... Bf5 (14... Bd7 $6 15.
Ne5 Bxa4 16. Nxc4 $1) 15. Qb2 O-O 16. Bd1 Rfe8 17. Ra2 $5 {/\ Qa3, Rb2-b5} f6
$6 (17... Nd7 $1 18. Qa3 Qc7 $14) 18. Nd2 (18. Qa3 Bd7) 18... Bd7 (18... Nxd2
19. Qxd2 Bd7 20. Bc2 $1 {/\ Bb1, Qc2->}) 19. Nf1 $1 Nxa4 $2 (19... Bc6 20. f3
Nd6 21. Bg3 Nf5 22. Bf2 $16) 20. Qxb7 Red8 (20... Nexc3 21. Rxc3 Qxc3 22. Qxd7
$18) 21. Bxa4 Bxa4 22. f3 $1 (22. Qb2 Qb6 $1 $10) 22... Rdb8 (22... Nxc3 23.
Be1 Nxa2 24. Bxa5 Nxc1 25. Bxd8 $18) (22... Rab8 23. Qe7 Re8 (23... Nxc3 24.
Be1) 24. Qd7 $1 (24. Qa3 $2 Rb3 $1 25. Qxa4 Qxa4 26. Rxa4 Nxc3 $132) 24... Nxc3
25. Rxc3 Qxc3 26. Rxa4 Red8 27. Qg4 {/\ Ra7, Bf6}) (22... Nd6 23. Qb1 Qb5 24.
Qa1 Bb3 25. Rxa7 $16) 23. Rxa4 $1 Qxa4 24. Qxd5+ Kh8 25. Qxe4 (25. fxe4 $5 {
/\ e5}) 25... Qa3 26. Rb1 Qxc3 27. Bg3 $1 Re8 (27... Rxb1 28. Qxa8+ Kh7 29.
Qe4+ $18) 28. Qg6 a5 (28... Qd3 29. Qxd3 cxd3 30. Rb3 $18) 29. Rb7 Rg8 30. Bf4
Qd3 31. e4 $1 Qxd4+ 32. Be3 Qd8 33. Bxh6 Qf8 34. Be3 Qe8 35. Qg4 Kh7 36. Qh3+ (
36. Qh3+ Kg6 37. Qf5#) 1-0

[Event "Dortmund"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Serper, Grigory"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Kramnik,V"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1993.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 035"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Qc2 $1 h6
$6 (7... c5 8. dxc5 Qa5 9. Bd2 $1 $14) 8. Bh4 c5 9. e3 Qa5 $6 (9... c4 10. Be2
Qa5 11. O-O Bxc3 12. bxc3 Ne4 $14 {Kramnik,V-Lautier,J (2)/Cannes m/1993/}) 10.
Bd3 O-O 11. O-O c4 (11... b6 12. Nxd5 $5 Nxd5 13. a3 $16) 12. Bf5 Re8 (12... g6
13. Bxd7 (13. Bxg6 $5) 13... Nxd7 14. e4 Bxc3 (14... dxe4 15. Nxe4 $16) 15.
bxc3 dxe4 16. Nd2 $5 $36) 13. Nd2 Be7 14. Rae1 Nb6 (14... Nf8 15. Bxc8 (15. f4
$5 g6 $140 16. Bxc8 Raxc8 17. f5 (17. Bxf6 $5 Bxf6 18. Nf3) 17... g5 18. Bg3
$16) 15... Raxc8 16. Qf5 g6 $8 (16... Red8 17. e4 g6 18. Qe5 $1 $18) 17. Qf3
N8d7 $14) 15. a3 $5 (15. f3 Bxf5 16. Qxf5 Qb4 17. Qc2 Qd6 18. Kh1 $16) 15...
Be6 $2 (15... Ne4 $1 $8 16. Bxe4 Bxh4 17. Bh7+ Kh8 18. Bf5 Bf6 $16) 16. Bxe6
fxe6 17. Bxf6 $1 Bxf6 18. f4 $1 $18 Nd7 (18... Nc8 19. g4 $1 Nd6 20. Qg6 Qd8 (
20... Nf7 21. g5) 21. Nf3 Nf7 22. Re2 {/\ Rg2+-}) 19. Nf3 Qc7 (19... Nf8 20. e4
$1 g6 (20... Rad8 21. e5 Be7 22. g4) 21. e5 $5 Bg7 22. Nh4 $5 Kf7 23. g4 Qb6
24. Qf2 Kg8 25. f5 $18) 20. g4 $1 Nf8 21. g5 $1 (21. h4 g6 22. g5 Bg7) 21...
hxg5 22. fxg5 Be7 23. e4 dxe4 24. Qxe4 Rad8 25. Re2 (25. Qg4) 25... a6 26. Qg4
Qa5 (26... b5 27. Ne4 {/\ Nf6+-}) 27. Ne5 $1 (27. Ne5 $1 Rxd4 28. Qh5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 75th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2013.01.26"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2603"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 {A risky continuation.
} (6. Bxf6 {is normal}) 6... dxc4 7. a3 (7. e4 {, like in the Vienna Variation
(without ...h7-h6 Bg5-h4), is impossible due to} g5) (7. Qa4+ {and}) (7. e3 {
are quite comfortable for Black as well.}) {The text move has recently been
gaining popularity in the position without ...h7-h6 Bg5-h4. However, GM Ivan
Sokolov's attempt to play it here doesn't succeed.} 7... Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 c5 $146
{A simple reply apparently solving Black's problems.} (8... b5 9. a4 (9. e4 $5
g5 10. Nxg5 hxg5 11. Bxg5 Rg8 12. h4 Bb7 (12... c5 $5 {[%cal Yd8a5]}) 13. e5
Nbd7 14. exf6 c5 15. Rh3 cxd4 16. Qxd4 Qa5 17. Re3 $14 {1-0 Quinteros,M (2525)
-Pachman,L (2410)/Baden-Baden 1985/MCL (36)}) 9... c6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. Ne5 a6
(11... Nd7 12. Nxc6 Nc5 $1 {[%cal Rc5e4]} 13. Qb1 $1 Nb3 14. Ra2 $14) 12. g3
Bb7 13. Bg2 Qe7 14. O-O O-O 15. f4 Re8 16. Qb1 $44 {0-1 (69) Macieja,B (2614)
-Hammer,J (2630) Achaea GRE 2012}) (8... c6 9. Nd2 (9. Qc2 b5 10. e4 Nbd7 11.
e5 g5 12. Nxg5 hxg5 13. Bxg5 Bb7 14. exf6 c5 15. Rd1 Qc7 16. h4 O-O-O $13 {
1/2 Van Wely,L (2650)-Drozdovskij,Y (2627)/Ourense 2009/EXT 2010 (57)}) 9...
Qa5 (9... b5 10. e4 $44) 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Qc1 b5 12. a4 Qc7 13. g3 Bb7 14. Bg2
Nd7 {1/2 Borovikov,V (2385)-Aleksandrov,A (2530)/Vejen 1993/EXT 1999 (29)} 15.
O-O $44) 9. Bxf6 {White follows the game Van Wely - Thavandiran, in which ...
h6 Bh4 were not included.} Qxf6 10. e3 Nc6 (10... O-O 11. Bxc4 b6 {[%cal Yc8b7]
may be a bit more accurate. The knight can go to c6 or d7.}) 11. Bxc4 O-O 12.
Bb5 (12. O-O {, still following Van Wely, hardly promises more after} b6) 12...
Bd7 (12... e5 $5 13. Bxc6 Qxc6 $11) 13. O-O Rfd8 $11 14. a4 Qe7 (14... Rac8 {
is simpler. Black plays a bit inconsequently but still keeps good chances.})
15. Qb1 Rab8 16. Qe4 cxd4 17. exd4 Qf6 18. Bd3 g6 19. Rfe1 Ne7 20. c4 (20. Ne5
{may be more accurate.}) 20... Nf5 21. d5 exd5 22. cxd5 Re8 23. Ne5 $2 {
[%mdl 8192]} ({After} 23. Qb4 Nd6 {it is Black who has a small advantage due
to his strong blockading knight but the text move leads to material losses.})
23... Qd6 24. f4 f6 25. Kh1 h5 $1 {Of course, the e5-knight will hardly run
away so Black needn't hurry about taking it.} 26. Qe2 Rbd8 27. Bc4 Re7 28. Qb2
Rde8 29. Nf3 {OK, it has run away but at what price!} Rxe1+ 30. Nxe1 Qxf4 $19
31. Bd3 Qe3 32. h3 Ng3+ 33. Kh2 Qf4 34. Kg1 h4 35. Qf2 Qxf2+ (35... Qe5 {
was probably even stronger as White's king is almost in a mating net.}) 36.
Kxf2 Ne4+ 37. Kg1 {It was better to get rid of Black's blockading knight. Of
course, Black should still gradually win after, say,} (37. Bxe4 $142 Rxe4 38.
Rb1 b6 39. a5 b5 40. Rc1 b4 41. d6 (41. Rc7 Bb5 42. d6 Kf8 $19) 41... Kf8 42.
Nd3 Bf5) 37... g5 $1 38. a5 Nd6 39. Nf3 Rc8 40. a6 b6 41. Re1 Kf7 42. Rf1 Ke7
43. Re1+ Kd8 44. Bh7 Rc4 45. Bg8 Ra4 46. Be6 Rxa6 47. Nh2 b5 48. Ng4 Ne8 49.
Nh6 Bxe6 50. dxe6 Ng7 51. e7+ Ke8 52. Ng8 f5 (52... f5 53. Rc1 Kf7 54. Rc8 Ne8
$19) 0-1

[Event "London Classic"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2009.12.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2009.12.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 d5 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O 7. Qc2 {For this
move - see CBM 123, annotations to Socko - Gajewski. However, there have been
a lot of developments since then.} Re8 (7... a6 8. a3 Be7 9. b4 dxc4 10. Bxc4
Bd6 11. Bb2 e5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 (12... Bxe5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Be2 Be6 15. Ne4 Bf5
16. Nxf6+ Qxf6 17. Qxc7 Nd3+ 18. Bxd3 Qxb2 19. Rb1 Rac8 20. Qxc8 Qxb1+ 21. Bxb1
Rxc8 22. Kd2 $16 {1-0 Bartel,M (2588)-Colovic,A (2493)/Plovdiv 2008/CBM 124 
(39)}) 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. f4 $1 $146 Bd6 15. O-O Re8 16. e4 Ng4 17. Qe2 (17. Qb3
$142 Be6 18. Bxe6 Rxe6 19. h3 $16) 17... b5 18. Bb3 (18. Ba2 $142) 18... c5 19.
h3 $14 cxb4 $6 20. axb4 Bxb4 21. hxg4 Bc5+ 22. Rf2 Qh4 23. f5 Bb7 {1-0
Krasenkow,M (2624)-Koneru,H (2603)/Mumbai 2008/CBM 124 Extra (48)} 24. Ba3 $3
$16) (7... b6 8. Be2 Ba6 9. cxd5 Bxe2 10. Kxe2 exd5 11. Rd1 Ne7 12. Bd2 c5 13.
dxc5 bxc5 14. Kf1 Rc8 15. Kg1 Qb6 16. a3 Bxc3 17. Bxc3 Ne4 18. Be5 $14 {
1-0 Cramling,P (2525)-Kosintseva,N (2518)/Konya TUR 2009/The Week in Chess 787
(40)}) (7... Bd6 $5 8. c5 Be7 9. Bb5 (9. h3 $6 b6 10. a3 bxc5 11. dxc5 a5 12.
Bb5 Na7 13. c6 Nxb5 14. Nxb5 Ba6 15. Nbd4 Ne4 $17 {0-1 Dworakowska,J (2335)
-Atalik,E (2409)/Plovdiv 2008/CBM 123 Extra (26)}) 9... Bd7 10. a3 Qe8 11. Bd3
a5 12. b3 b6 13. cxb6 cxb6 14. Bb2 Qb8 15. O-O Rc8 16. Qe2 Bd6 17. Nb5 Be7 18.
Rac1 Na7 $11 {1/2 Krasenkow,M (2639)-Golod,V (2578)/Helsingor 2008/CBM 125
Extra (48)}) (7... dxc4 {is probably the simplest way to equalise:} 8. Bxc4 e5
$5 (8... Bd6 $5 9. O-O (9. Ng5 h6 10. Nge4 e5 11. Nxd6 cxd6 12. d5 Ne7 13. e4
Ng6 14. O-O Nh5 15. Qd1 Nf6 16. Kh1 Bd7 17. a4 Rc8 18. b3 a6 19. f3 Nh7 20. Ba3
Qe7 21. Qd2 Ng5 $11 {0-1 Moranda,W (2533)-Moiseenko,A (2632)/Polanica Zdroj
2008/CBM 126 (35)}) 9... e5 10. h3 exd4 (10... Qe7 11. a3 Bd7 12. d5 Na5 13.
Bd3 c5 14. dxc6 Nxc6 15. Rd1 Rac8 16. Bd2 h6 17. Rac1 Rfd8 18. Qb1 Be6 19. Ne4
Bb3 20. Re1 Bd5 21. Bc3 Nxe4 22. Bxe4 Bxe4 23. Qxe4 Qe6 $11 {0-1 Najer,E (2681)
-Fressinet,L (2658)/Hamburg GER 2009/The Week in Chess 788 (41)}) 11. exd4 Nb4
(11... h6 12. a3 a6 13. Ba2 Ne7 14. Ne5 c5 15. Nxf7 Rxf7 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. Qb3
Ned5 18. Nxd5 Be6 19. Nxf6+ Rxf6 $44 {1/2 Cramling,P (2535)-Lomineishvili,M 
(2378)/Ohrid MKD 2009/The Week in Chess 779 (24)}) 12. Qd1 Bf5 13. a3 Nc6 14.
Re1 h6 15. Ne5 Bxe5 16. dxe5 Qxd1 17. Nxd1 Nd7 $11 {1/2 Chiburdanidze,M (2506)
-Kosintseva,T (2536)/Ningbo CHN 2009/The Week in Chess 774 (37)}) (8... a6 $143
9. O-O (9. a3 Bd6 10. Ng5 h6 11. Nge4 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 e5 13. Nxd6 cxd6 14. d5 Ne7
15. O-O b5 16. Bd3 f5 17. e4 fxe4 18. Bxe4 Bf5 $11 {1-0 Gonzalez Garcia,J 
(2509)-Vehi Bach,V (2387)/Barbera ESP 2009/The Week in Chess 766 (54)}) 9...
Bd6 10. Rd1 Qe8 11. a3 e5 12. Ng5 h6 13. Nge4 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 Qe7 15. d5 Nd8 16.
Nxd6 cxd6 17. a4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Hillarp Persson,T-Arutinian,D/Crete 2007/CBM 121
(45)}) 9. a3 (9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. dxe5 Ng4 11. Qb3 Bxc3+ 12. Qxc3 Qh4 13. g3 Qh3
14. Bf1 Qh5 15. Be2 Qh3 16. Bf1 Qh5 17. Be2 {1/2 Krasenkow,M (2639)-Socko,B 
(2627)/Warsaw 2008/CBM 126}) 9... Ba5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Ng4 12. Bd3 Bxc3+
13. Qxc3 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Bf1 Qh5 16. Be2 Qh3 17. Bf1 Qh5 18. Bg2 Nxe5 19. f4
Nf3+ 20. Kf2 Nxh2 $13 {1-0 Socko,B (2644)-Zdebskaja,N (2368)/Differdange 2008/
CBM 124 Extra (30)}) 8. Bd2 Bf8 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (8... e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10.
cxd5 $5 $14) 9. a3 (9. Be2 $5 e5 $5 (9... dxc4 10. Bxc4 e5 $6 11. Ng5) (9...
Nb4 {[%cal Yc7c5]} 10. Qb3)) 9... e5 $1 $11 10. dxe5 (10. cxd5 $2 Nxd4 $1)
10... Nxe5 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. O-O-O Nb6 13. Ne4 Nxf3 14. gxf3 Qh4 15. Bc3 (15.
Bd3 $142 Rd8 (15... Bf5 16. Nf6+) 16. Bc3 Be7 $5 17. Rhg1 g6 $11) 15... Bf5 $1
16. Bd3 Bg6 $15 {Safely parrying White's threats along the g-file and
obtaining the better prospects due to White's damaged pawn structure.} 17. f4
Rad8 18. f5 (18. Ng3 $5) 18... Rxd3 $6 (18... Bh5 $1 19. Rdg1 Nd5 20. Rg3 Nxc3
21. Nxc3 Rd6 $17 {[%cal Ye8d8]}) 19. Nf6+ $1 (19. Qxd3 Bxf5 20. f3 Bxe4 21.
fxe4 Rxe4 $17) 19... gxf6 20. Qxd3 Qxf2 (20... Bh5 $6 21. Rdg1+ Kh8 22. Rg3 $40
) 21. fxg6 hxg6 22. Bd4 (22. Rhf1 $1 Qxe3+ 23. Qxe3 Rxe3 24. Rd8 $1 Nc4 25. Bb4
Nd6 26. Bxd6 cxd6 27. Rxf6 Kg7 28. Rf2 $14) 22... Nd5 23. Kb1 c5 $6 (23... Qh4
$5 24. Bxa7 c6 $44) 24. Rhf1 (24. Bxc5 $5 Bxc5 25. Qxd5 Qxe3 26. Qxb7) 24...
Qxh2 25. Bxf6 Nxf6 26. Rxf6 Bg7 27. Qb5 Bxf6 (27... Qe5 28. Rfd6 b6 29. Qxe8+
Qxe8 30. Rd8 Kf8 $11) 28. Qxe8+ Kg7 29. Qb5 Qg2 30. Rd7 Qe4+ 31. Ka2 Qe6+ 32.
Kb1 Qe4+ 33. Ka2 Qe6+ 34. Kb1 Qe4+ {Black doesn't take the risk of playing for
a win.} (34... g5 $6 {M.Notkin} 35. Qxb7 g4 36. Qd5) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 1st"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.11.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[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 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 {
This old reaction to the Westphalian variation is now less popular than
Kramnik's} (7. Qc2) 7... c5 8. Bd3 Qa5 9. Qc2 c4 10. Bf5 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12.
Nd2 g6 13. Bxd7 Nxd7 14. f3 Nb6 15. Bf4 {[%cal Ye3e4]} ({Surprisingly,} 15. e4
$5 {has not been tried so far although I don't see any direct refutation, e.g.}
Bxc3 (15... Bd7 {and}) (15... Bf8 {are possible, of course}) (15... dxe4 $6 16.
Ndxe4) 16. Qxc3 (16. bxc3 $6 dxe4 17. Nxe4 Rxe4 18. fxe4 Qxg5) 16... Qxc3 17.
bxc3 Na4 $6 18. Rfc1 Be6 19. Rab1) (15. Rae1) (15. Bh6) (15. h4) {After the
text move Black consequently prevents e3-e4.} 15... Bxc3 16. bxc3 Qa4 17. Qc1 (
17. Qb2 Bf5 18. Rfe1 (18. Rf2 Qa5 19. Rc1 Na4 20. Qa3 b5 21. Nf1 Bd3 22. h4 Qd8
23. g3 Qe7 24. Qxe7 Rxe7 25. Nh2 f6 $17 {0-1 Hebden,M-Greenfeld,A/Rishon Le
Ziyyon 1992/CBM 033 ext (49)}) 18... Bd3 19. e4 Qc6 20. e5 Na4 21. Qc1 b5 22.
Nf1 Bxf1 (22... a5 $5 $13) 23. Kxf1 f5 (23... b4 $5 24. cxb4 c3) 24. exf6 Qxf6
25. Be5 Qf5 $13 {1-0 Gofshtein,L-Inkiov,V/Arco 2000/EXT 2001 (34)}) (17. Qb1 $5
{[%cal Ye3e4] D.Jakovenko}) 17... Bf5 {In this system, if Black manages to
contain White's attack, his queenside pawn advantage and the weakness of
White's c3 pawn will become decisive factors.} 18. Re1 (18. Qe1 Bd3 19. Rf2 Re6
20. Nf1 f6 21. h4 Rae8 22. g4 Qa3 23. Ng3 Na4 24. Rc1 b5 $36 {1/2-1/2
Coursaget,N-Pijuan,M/Banyoles 2005/CBM 108 ext (39)}) 18... Qc6 (18... Bd3 $5 {
is probably more accurate:} 19. h4 (19. e4 $5 Qc6 20. e5 f5 {[%cal Yb6d7,Yd7f8,
Yf8e6] G.Giorgadze}) (19. Nf1 Re6 20. Ng3 Rae8) 19... Re6 20. Nf1 Qd7 21. g4 f5
(21... Na4 $5 $15 {G.Giorgadze}) 22. g5 Na4 23. Ng3 Rb6 24. Rd1 Rb2 25. Rd2 Qb5
26. Rxb2 Qxb2 27. Qxb2 Nxb2 28. a4 $13 {1/2-1/2 Kiselev,S-Giorgadze,G/Podolsk
1992/CBM 033 (60)}) 19. Nf1 Bd3 20. Ng3 Re6 (20... f6 21. h4 Re7 22. Qd2 Rae8
23. Nh1 h5 24. Nf2 Bf5 25. Re2 Nc8 26. Rae1 Nd6 27. Bxd6 Qxd6 28. e4 Bd7 29.
exd5 Rxe2 30. Rxe2 Rxe2 31. Qxe2 Qxd5 32. Qe7 Qe6 33. Qd8+ Kg7 34. Ne4 Bc6 $11
{1/2-1/2 Van der Sterren,P-Giorgadze,G/Manila 1992/TD (48)}) 21. Nh1 {As White
can't push e3-e4, he tries to oust the black bishop from d3.} f6 22. h4 Rae8
23. Nf2 Qa4 {It turns out that 18...Qc6 was a loss of time but Black has no
real problems anyway.} 24. Rd1 $6 (24. Qd2 $142 {If Black allows the capture
on d3 then White will have his queen there and not his rook.}) 24... Kg7 $1 {
[%cal Yh7h6,Yg6g5][%mdl 512] Black sacrifices a pawn to obtain a strong c4
square for his knight.} 25. Qb2 (25. Qd2 {is too late due to} h6) 25... R8e7
26. Nxd3 cxd3 27. Rxd3 Nc4 $44 {[%csl Gc4,Rd3]} 28. Qf2 Rb6 29. Qg3 Rb2 30. e4
$5 {White gives up a pawn to obtain counterplay.} dxe4 $6 {It was not
obligatory to open files for White.} (30... Rxa2 $142 $1 {[%csl Ga7]
exchanging a pair of rooks:} 31. Re1 Ra1 $15) 31. fxe4 (31. Re1 $6 e3 $1 32.
Bxe3 Kf7 $15) 31... Rxe4 32. Rf1 Qd7 (32... Qc6 33. d5 (33. h5 Ree2 34. d5 Qe8)
33... Qb6+ 34. Kh2 (34. Kh1 Rb1 35. Rdd1 $11) 34... Ree2 35. Re1 (35. d6 $143
Qc6) 35... Rxg2+ 36. Qxg2 Rxg2+ 37. Kxg2 {and White should not lose.}) 33. Rdf3
$2 (33. h5 $1 {lead to an almost forced draw:} Ree2 (33... Rxa2 $2 34. hxg6
hxg6 35. Qh2 g5 36. Rh3) (33... Qd5 $6 34. Bc1 {[%cal Yh5h6,Yg3c7]}) 34. Bh6+
$1 Kf7 (34... Kxh6 $2 35. Qf4+ Kg7 36. Qxf6+ Kh6 37. Qf4+ g5 38. Qf6+ Kxh5 39.
Rh3+ Qxh3 40. Qf7+ $18) 35. hxg6+ hxg6 36. Rxf6+ Kxf6 37. Rf3+ Ke6 38. Qxg6+
Kd5 39. Qg8+ (39. Rf5+ Ne5) 39... Ke4 $1 40. Qg6+ Kd5 $11) 33... Ree2 $1 34.
R3f2 {There is nothing better.} (34. Bh6+ $2 Kxh6 35. Qf4+ Kh5) 34... Qe7 (
34... Rxa2 $2 35. Bh6+ Kxh6 36. Qf4+ Kh5 37. Qxf6 Qg4 38. Rf5+ gxf5 39. Rxf5+
Qxf5 40. Qxf5+ Kxh4 41. Qf4+ $11 {D.Jakovenko}) 35. Rxe2 Rxe2 (35... Qxe2 $4
36. Re1) 36. a4 (36. Qd3 Qe4 $17) 36... Ne3 37. Bxe3 Rxe3 38. Rf3 Rxf3 39. Qxf3
Qe1+ 40. Kh2 Qxh4+ 41. Kg1 Qe1+ 42. Kh2 Qe7 $17 {[%mdl 4096] This endgame is
better for Black but not easy to win. He should push his kingside pawns but
the white king is on the road.} 43. c4 h5 44. c5 h4 45. Kh3 g5 46. Kg4 {
Was it better to wait passively? Hard to say.} (46. Qd5) 46... a5 47. Kh5 $6
Qe8+ 48. Kg4 Qc8+ 49. Kh5 Qe8+ 50. Kg4 Qf7 51. Qf5 Qe7 52. Qf3 Kh6 53. Qd5 Qc7
54. Kf5 Kg7 (54... Qf4+ 55. Ke6 g4 {was recommended by GM Jakovenko, but I
don't see a win after} 56. Qxb7 (56. Qd6 $143 Qe4+ $1 57. Kxf6 Qg6+ 58. Ke7 h3
59. gxh3 $140 g3 $19) 56... h3 57. gxh3 gxh3 58. Kf7 $1 Qg4 $1 (58... h2 59.
Qg2) 59. c6 Qg7+ (59... Qg2 60. Qb8 Qd5+ 61. Ke7 $1) 60. Ke6 Qg2 $1 61. Qa8 $1
Qe4+ 62. Kxf6 Qxd4+ 63. Ke6 Qe4+ 64. Kd6) 55. Kg4 Qc8+ 56. Kf3 h3 {This pawn
exchange is probably premature.} (56... Kg6 $5 57. Ke2 Qe8+ 58. Kf2 Qf7 $17)
57. gxh3 Qxh3+ 58. Kf2 Qh2+ 59. Kf1 Qf4+ 60. Kg2 Qd2+ 61. Kg3 Qe3+ 62. Kg2 Qe2+
63. Kg3 Qe7 64. Kg4 Qc7 65. Qe4 Kf8 66. Qf5 Qc6 67. d5 $1 Qxc5 (67... Qxa4+ $6
68. Kh5 Qe8+ 69. Kh6) 68. Qxf6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 3rd"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2016.06.03"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2790"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "206"]
[EventDate "2016.05.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Qb3 {This
old reply to the Ragozin Defence has recently gained popularity.} c5 8. cxd5
exd5 9. a3 Bxc3+ (9... cxd4 10. axb4 dxc3 11. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 12. bxc3 Be6 13. e3
Ke7 14. Nd4 Nd7 15. Kd2 a6 16. Bd3 Rac8 17. Ra5 Rc7 18. Rb1 $14 {1/2 (32)
Bacrot,E (2714)-Moiseenko,A (2699) Biel 2013}) 10. Qxc3 Nd7 (10... c4 11. b3
Be6 12. bxc4 dxc4 13. e4 $14) (10... b6 11. e3 O-O 12. dxc5 Qxc3+ 13. bxc3 bxc5
14. O-O-O Be6 15. c4 dxc4 16. Ne5 c3 17. Kc2 Rc8 18. Rd6 Kf8 19. Be2 a6 20.
Rhd1 $16 {1/2 (45) Kasimdzhanov,R (2681)-Vitiugov,N (2709) Moscow 2011}) 11. g3
{Fianchetto is the most ambitious way of developing White's bishop in this
structure; however, Black has enough counterplay in any case.} (11. Qe3+ Qe7
12. Qxe7+ Kxe7 13. dxc5 Nxc5 {is not too promising for White as he can't
establish firm control of the d4-square due to his poor development. A recent
example:} 14. Rc1 Kd6 15. Nd4 Bd7 16. f3 Rac8 17. Kd2 Ne6 18. Rxc8 Rxc8 19.
Nxe6 fxe6 20. e3 e5 $11 {1/2 (30) Nakamura,H (2764)-Radjabov,T (2726) Tashkent
2014}) (11. e3 {is the most popular continuation but recently Black has been
doing well in this line, e.g.} O-O 12. Be2 b6 13. O-O Bb7 14. Rac1 c4 15. Nd2
b5 16. Bf3 Qe7 17. Qa5 Bc6 18. b3 Qd6 19. bxc4 bxc4 20. Nb1 Rab8 21. Nc3 Rb3
22. Nxd5 Rxa3 23. Qc7 Qxc7 24. Nxc7 Bxf3 25. gxf3 Nb6 26. Nb5 Rb3 27. Nxa7 c3
$44 {1/2 (61) Shirov,A (2691)-Giri,A (2768) Hoogeveen 2014}) 11... O-O 12. Bg2
Re8 (12... b6 $5 13. O-O Bb7 (13... Ba6 14. Rfe1 Rac8 15. Bh3 Rc7 16. Rac1 Rd8
17. Qe3 c4 18. Bg2 b5 19. Qc3 Qb6 $132 {0-1 (48) Garcia Ilundain,D (2500)
-Mitkov,N (2475) Pula 1997}) 14. Rac1 Rfd8 15. Rfd1 Qe6 16. e3 c4 17. b3 b5 18.
a4 a6 19. Nd2 {1/2 (19) Herraiz Hidalgo,H (2415)-Kolev,A (2582) Mallorca 2000})
13. e3 (13. O-O {is possible but White's compensation for the pawn will only
be enough to maintain the balance:} Rxe2 14. Rae1 (14. Rfe1 Re6 15. Bh3 cxd4
16. Nxd4 Re4 17. Rxe4 dxe4 18. Bf5 Qe5 19. Re1 Nc5 20. Bxc8 Rxc8 21. b4 Rd8 22.
Nb5 Qxc3 23. Nxc3 Rd3 $11 {0-1 (54) Ulko,J (2325)-Gorelov,S (2485) Moscow 1996}
) 14... Re6 15. Bh3 Re4 16. Nd2 Rxe1 17. Rxe1 Qd8 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. Bg2 Na4 20.
Qb4 Nb6 21. Nb3 $44 {1/2 (78) Vaganian,R (2662)-Aleksandrov,A (2645) Moscow
2002}) 13... b6 14. O-O Bb7 15. Rfc1 (15. Rfd1 Rac8 16. Ne1 Nf8 17. Qb3 cxd4
18. exd4 Ne6 19. Nf3 Rc4 20. Qe3 Rc2 21. Rd2 Rec8 22. h4 Qf5 $11 {1-0 (33)
Browne,W (2484)-Baginskaite,C (2360) Seattle 2003}) 15... a5 {Black agrees to
obtain an isolated central pawn and exchange queens. Not the best idea as this
pawn has more dynamic possibilities in the middlegame, and now it will just
restrict Black's b7-bishop.} (15... c4 {is not enough for equality either:} 16.
b3 (16. Nd2 Bc6 17. b3 b5 18. a4 a6 19. bxc4 bxc4 20. Qa5 Qd6 21. Nb1 Nf6 22.
Nc3 Rab8 23. Rcb1 Ba8 24. Bf3 g6 25. Rxb8 Rxb8 26. Rb1 Rxb1+ 27. Nxb1 Kg7 28.
Nc3 Qa3 29. Kg2 Bb7 30. h4 h5 {1/2 (30) Sakaev,K (2619)-Lastin,A (2643) Moscow
2009}) 16... b5 17. Nd2 Rab8 18. a4 a6 19. axb5 axb5 20. Qb4 Qb6 21. Ra5 Bc6
22. Rca1 Ra8 23. Nb1 Rxa5 24. Rxa5 cxb3 25. Ra3 b2 26. Rb3 Ra8 27. Rxb2 $14 {
1/2 (46) Renman,N (2405)-Wiedenkeller,M (2385) Karlskrona 1983}) (15... Qe7 {
, avoiding the queen exchange, looks more appropriate:} 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. b4 c4
{This passed pawn gives Black counterplay, e.g.} 18. Rd1 Nf6 19. Qd4 a5 20. b5
a4 21. Nd2 Rad8 22. Nb1 Ne4 23. Nc3 Nxc3 (23... Nc5 $2 24. Nxd5 Bxd5 25. Bxd5
Nb3 26. Qxc4 Nxa1 27. Rxa1 $16 {Komljenovic,D (2409)-Peralta,F (2612)
Navalmoral 2012}) 24. Qxc3 d4 $1 25. exd4 Bxg2 26. Kxg2 Qb7+ $11) 16. dxc5 Qxc3
17. Rxc3 Nxc5 (17... bxc5 {loses a pawn after} 18. Bh3) 18. Rac1 Kf8 19. Nd4
Rad8 20. Bf1 Re7 21. Bb5 $14 {White starts torturing his opponent; however,
the Women's World Champion defends well.} g6 {[%mdl 256]} 22. b4 axb4 23. axb4
Ne4 24. Rc7 Nd6 25. Rxe7 Kxe7 26. Rc7+ Kf8 27. Bd3 Rb8 28. g4 Ke8 29. Bb5+ Kf8
30. Bd7 Bc8 31. h3 Bxd7 32. Rxd7 Ne4 33. Nc6 Ra8 {Black gives up the f7-pawn
but activates her rook.} 34. Ne5 Ra1+ 35. Kg2 Ra2 36. Rxf7+ Kg8 37. h4 Rb2 38.
Rf4 Kg7 39. Nc6 b5 40. Nd8 (40. h5 $1 g5 41. Rf5 {was more promising although
after} Nc3 {Black's defences remained solid.}) 40... Rxb4 41. Ne6+ Kg8 42. Rf8+
(42. Nc7 g5 43. Nxd5 (43. hxg5 hxg5 44. Rf5 Rb2 45. Nxd5 Kg7) 43... gxf4 44.
Nxb4 fxe3 45. fxe3 h5 $1 {- this endgame is hardly winning for White.}) 42...
Kh7 43. Rf7+ Kh8 44. Rf8+ Kh7 45. Rf7+ Kh8 46. f3 Rb2+ 47. Kh3 Re2 $5 {An
interesting concept. Black sacrifices a piece but it will be difficult for
White to keep his pawns.} 48. Rf8+ Kh7 49. Rf7+ Kh8 50. Rf8+ Kh7 51. fxe4 Rxe3+
52. Kh2 Rxe4 53. Rf7+ Kh8 54. Rf8+ Kh7 55. Rf7+ Kh8 56. Nc7 Kg8 57. Rd7 Rxg4
58. Kh3 Rc4 59. Nxd5 Kf8 60. Nf6 Rc6 61. Ng4 Rb6 62. Nxh6 b4 {[%csl Gb4]} 63.
Rf7+ Ke8 64. Rf2 b3 65. Rb2 Ke7 {White can't make progress without giving up
his last pawn.} 66. Ng4 Ke6 67. Re2+ Kf7 68. Rb2 Ke6 69. Kg3 Rb5 70. Nf2 Kf6
71. Ne4+ Kg7 72. Ng5 Kh6 73. Nf3 Rb4 74. Kf2 Kh5 75. Ke3 Rb8 76. Ke4 Rb4+ 77.
Kd5 Kg4 78. Ne5+ Kh5 (78... Kxh4 {was quite possible, of course.}) 79. Nf3 Kg4
80. Kc5 Rb8 81. Ne5+ Kh5 82. Nc6 Rb7 83. Na5 Rb8 84. Nc6 Rb7 85. Ne5 Rb8 86.
Kc4 Rc8+ 87. Kd4 Rb8 88. Kc3 Rb5 89. Nf3 Rb8 90. Nd4 Kxh4 91. Nxb3 g5 92. Rh2+
Kg3 93. Rh7 g4 94. Nd2 Rg8 95. Kd3 Kg2 96. Nc4 Rf8 97. Nd2 g3 98. Rg7 Ra8 99.
Ke3 Ra3+ 100. Kf4 Kg1 101. Nc4 g2 102. Nxa3 Kf2 103. Rxg2+ Kxg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 17th"]
[Site "Gjakova"]
[Date "2016.05.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Dubov, Daniil"]
[Black "Brkic, Ante"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2644"]
[BlackElo "2584"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[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 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg5 Bb4+ 5. Nc3 h6 6. Bh4 g5 $6 (6... dxc4 {
is the principled line. Comparing to the Vienna Variation, the inclusion of ...
h7-h6 Bg5-h4 is obviously favorable for Black, who can play ...g7-g5 at any
moment - but not now!}) 7. Bg3 Ne4 (7... dxc4 8. e3 b5 9. a4 {etc. is now
favourable for White.}) 8. Qc2 h5 9. h3 (9. h4 {, allowing ...g5-g4, is less
strong, e.g.} Nxg3 10. fxg3 g4 11. Ne5 c6 12. e4 Nd7 13. exd5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Qa5
15. Bd3 Bxc3+ 16. bxc3 Qc5 17. Qd2 exd5 18. cxd5 Qxd5 19. O-O Be6 $11 {1/2 (21)
Naumkin,I (2440)-Kovacevic,V (2515) Belgrade 1988}) 9... Bxc3+ (9... Nxg3 10.
fxg3 Bd6 11. O-O-O $1 Bxg3 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Bf4+ 14. Kb1 $36 {[%csl Re8]
1-0 (33) Hole,O (2400)-Forsaa,E (2264) Hamar 2007}) 10. bxc3 Nxg3 11. fxg3 Nc6
(11... Qd6 12. Kf2 $5) 12. e4 {[%mdl 128] White opens up the game and obtains
a clear space and development advantage despite losing the right to castle.}
dxe4 13. Qxe4 Qd6 14. Kf2 Bd7 {Black prepares long castling but his king will
not be safe on the queenside.} (14... h4 $5 {may be the lesser evil.} 15. gxh4
gxh4 16. Nxh4 $2 {doesn't work as White loses a piece after} f5 $1 17. Nxf5 Rf8
18. Re1 Ne7) 15. c5 ({White ignores the g5-pawn, which actually covers his
king!} 15. Nxg5 O-O-O $5 $44) 15... Qe7 16. Rb1 O-O-O (16... f5 17. Qc2 b6 18.
Bb5 $16) 17. Ne5 f5 (17... Qe8 {is ugly but that was the only way to continue
resistance. It was not easy for White to find the strongest reply} 18. a4 $3 {
with the idea of 19.Ba6! bxa6 20.Qe2 Nb8 21.Qb2 Bb5 22.axb5.}) 18. Qf3 $6 (18.
Ba6 $1 {was possible at once.}) 18... g4 $6 (18... Qe8 {was more stubborn as
White must find} 19. a4 $3) 19. Ba6 $1 {[%mdl 64] This nice blow ends the game.
} gxf3 (19... bxa6 20. Qe2 Nb8 (20... Nb4 21. Rxb4 Bb5 22. Rxb5 axb5 23. Qxb5
$18) 21. Rxb8+ $1 Kxb8 22. Qxa6 Ka8 23. Rb1 Rb8 24. Nc6 $18) 20. Bxb7+ Kb8 21.
Bxc6+ Kc8 22. Bb7+ Kb8 23. Bxf3+ Kc8 24. Bb7+ Kb8 25. Bc6+ (25. Bd5+ $5 Kc8 26.
Bc4 Bb5 27. Bxb5 $18) 25... Kc8 26. Rb2 {[%cal Rh1b1]} (26. Rb2 Rdf8 27. Bxd7+
(27. Re1 $5) 27... Qxd7 28. Rhb1 Kd8 29. Nxd7 Kxd7 30. Kf3 $18) 1-0

[Event "Geneva FIDE GP"]
[Site "Geneva"]
[Date "2017.07.14"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Li, Chao B"]
[Black "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2017.07.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg5 Bb4+ 5. Nc3 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 O-O 8.
Qb3 c5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Bxc3+ 11. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 12. bxc3 Nd7 13. Rd1 Nxc5 14.
Rxd5 b6 15. Rd4 {This old and well-known line has been examined in several CBM
issues, most recently in CBM 133, annotations to L'Ami - Cornette (EU-chT 2009)
.} Ne6 $6 $146 {This new continuation is hardly an improvement. I guess
Penteala Harikrishna simply forgot the theoretical recommendations.} (15... Be6
{is a better way for Black to obtain sufficient compensation for the missing
pawn, e.g.} 16. c4 (16. Bc4 Rac8 17. Kd2 Bxc4 18. Rxc4 Rfe8 19. Kc2 Ne4 $15 {
0-1 (35) Mista,A (2561)-Najer,E (2637) Czechia 2011}) 16... Rac8 17. Be2 (17.
g4 Rfd8 18. Rg1 Nb7 19. g5 Rxd4 20. Nxd4 Bxc4 21. gxh6 g6 $11 {1/2 (38) L'Ami,
E (2592)-Grandelius,N (2536) Germany 2012}) 17... Rc7 18. Kd2 Rfc8 19. Rb1 Nb7
20. Kc3 Na5 21. Nd2 Nc6 22. Rd6 Kf8 23. Rb5 Ke7 24. Rd3 Na5 $44 {[%csl Rc4] 1/
2 (31) Voloshin,L (2426)-Gerzhoy,L (2257) Pardubice 2001}) (15... Bb7 {is
possible, too:} 16. Bc4 Rac8 17. O-O Ne6 (17... Rfe8 $6 18. Nd2 Re7 19. Rc1 $14
{1-0 (62) L'Ami,E (2606)-Cornette,M (2577) Novi Sad 2009 CBM 133 [L'Ami,E]}) (
17... Bxf3 $5 18. gxf3 Ne6 19. Rg4 Rfd8 20. Rc1 Rd2 21. Kg2 Kf8 $44 {E.L'Ami})
18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Ne5 Rc5 $5 20. Nd7 Rg5 21. Nxf8 (21. e4 Rc8 $44) 21... Rxg2+
22. Kh1 Rxf2+ $11 {E.L'Ami}) 16. Rd6 Bb7 17. Nd4 Nxd4 18. Rxd4 Rac8 19. Kd2 $14
{White keeps an extra pawn, difficult to convert but easy to torture his
opponent with for the whole game.} Rc5 20. Rg1 Rfc8 21. Bd3 Kf8 (21... Rxc3 $2
22. Bf5) 22. Rd7 Bd5 $6 (22... Bc6 $1 23. Rxa7 $140 Rd8 24. Kc2 Rcd5 25. Bc4
Rd2+ $132) 23. Rxa7 Rxc3 $16 {A big success for White - he has traded his weak
c3-pawn for Black's healthy a7-pawn.} 24. e4 Be6 25. Rb1 R3c7 $6 {It was
better for Black to keep both rooks for possible counterplay:} (25... R3c6) 26.
Rxc7 Rxc7 {[%mdl 4096]} 27. a4 Bd7 28. Bc2 Rc6 29. f4 Ke7 30. Rb4 h5 31. g3 Kd8
32. Bb3 f6 33. h4 Kc7 34. Kd3 f5 $6 {Desperation. This gives White a protected
passed pawn but it was equally hopeless just to watch him gradually improving
his position.} 35. e5 Rg6 36. Kd4 (36. Bf7 $1 {was more technically correct:}
Rxg3+ 37. Kd2 Rg2+ 38. Ke3 Bc8 39. e6 {[%cal Re6e7]} Ba6 40. Bxh5 {etc.}) 36...
Rxg3 37. e6 Be8 38. Ke5 {[%csl Ge5]} Rc3 39. Kxf5 Rc5+ 40. Ke4 Bc6+ 41. Kd3 Rc1
42. Bc2 g6 $6 {This loses instantly but White should gradually win after} (
42... Rh1 43. f5 {, too.}) 43. Kd2 $1 Rg1 44. e7 Be8 45. Re4 $18 {[%cal Rc2d3,
Rd3b5] Slightly surprisingly, Black has no defence.} Rg2+ 46. Kc3 Rg3+ 47. Bd3
Kd6 48. Kd4 {[%cal Rd3b5]} Bxa4 49. e8=Q Bxe8 50. Rxe8 Rg4 51. Ke3 Rg3+ 52. Ke2
Kd5 53. Rg8 Rg4 54. Kf3 Rxh4 55. Be4+ Kd4 56. Rd8+ Kc3 57. Bxg6 Rh1 58. f5 Rf1+
59. Ke2 Rf4 60. Rd3+ 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2010.01.17"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2790"]
[BlackElo "2696"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2010.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Rc1 c6 8.
e3 Qa5 9. Bd3 {[%mdl 512] A double-edged pawn sacrifice but otherwise White
can't fight for an advantage.} (9. Qb3 {is harmless due to} Ne4 {, e.g.} 10.
Bd3 (10. Bf4 c5 11. a3 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 c4 13. Qb4 Qxb4 14. axb4 a5 $1 15. bxa5
Rxa5 16. Ng5 Nxg5 17. Bxg5 Nb6 18. Rb1 Na4 19. Kd2 b5 $15 {0-1 Laznicka,V 
(2596)-Sargissian,G (2667)/Germany 2006/CBM 116 (32)}) 10... Nxg5 11. Nxg5 Nf6
12. O-O O-O 13. h3 Re8 14. Rfe1 h6 15. Nf3 Qb6 16. Na4 Qa5 17. Nc3 Qb6 18. Qc2
Bd6 19. a3 Qd8 20. Nd2 Bd7 21. Na4 b6 22. Nc3 Rc8 23. Nf3 Qe7 24. Bf5 Bxf5 25.
Qxf5 g6 26. Qd3 Ne4 $11 {1-0 Wang Yue (2736)-Eljanov,P (2720)/Elista 2008/CBM
128 (75)}) 9... Qxa2 (9... Ne4 {gives White an extra tempo compared to the 9.
Qb3 line:} 10. O-O Nxg5 11. Nxg5 Nf6 12. Qc2 h6 13. Nf3 Bd6 14. h3 O-O 15. Ne5
$14 c5 $6 16. Nb5 Bxe5 17. dxe5 Nd7 18. f4 c4 19. Bh7+ Kh8 20. Nd6 $16 {
1-0 Gelfand,B (2758)-Jakovenko,D (2736)/Khanty Mansiysk 2009/CBM 134 (30)}) 10.
O-O Qa5 11. Ne5 Nxe5 (11... O-O 12. f4 $5 (12. Qf3 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Ng4 14. Qg3
Nxe5 15. Qxe5 f6 16. Bxf6 $1 Rxf6 17. Qe8+ Rf8 18. Qh5 h6 19. Qg6 Rf6 20. Qe8+
Rf8 21. Qg6 Rf6 22. Qe8+ {1/2 Navara,D (2719)-Aronian,L (2744)/Wijk aan Zee
2007/CBM 117}) 12... Bxc3 13. bxc3 Ne4 14. Be7 Re8 15. Bb4 Qd8 16. c4 Nxe5 17.
fxe5 Be6 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. Bxe4 dxe4 20. Bd6 $44 {0-1 Riazantsev,A (2661)
-Alekseev,E (2715)/Moscow 2009/CBM 134 (46)}) 12. dxe5 Ng4 (12... Nd7 $5 13. e6
$5 (13. Bf4 Nc5) (13. f4 Nc5) 13... Ne5 $1 {and Black is apparently OK.}) 13.
Bf4 f6 $1 14. e4 $6 {Sacrificing a second pawn without sufficient compensation.
} (14. exf6 $5 Nxf6 15. Qb3 {[%cal Ye3e4]} Be7 $5 16. Ra1 (16. e4 d4) 16... Qb4
17. Qc2 O-O 18. Ra4 Qb6 19. Be5 $44) 14... fxe5 15. Bg3 Bxc3 $1 (15... d4 $6
16. Nd5 $1 Bd6 $1 (16... cxd5 17. Rxc8+ Rxc8 18. Qxg4 O-O 19. Bxe5 Rc7 20. exd5
$16) (16... O-O 17. Nxb4 Qxb4 18. h3 Nf6 19. Bc4+ $1 Kh8 20. Bxe5 $16) 17. h3
$6 (17. Bh4 $1 {[%cal Rc1a1]} cxd5 18. Rxc8+ Rxc8 19. Qxg4 O-O 20. Qe6+ Kh8 21.
Qxd6 Qd2 22. Be7 $1 Rg8 23. Qa3 Rc1 24. g3 $16) 17... O-O 18. hxg4 cxd5 19.
exd5 Kh8 20. Be4 Bd7 $17 {1-0 Chatalbashev,B (2499)-Brancaleoni,M (2314)/
Genova 2005/CBM 107 ext (35)}) 16. Rxc3 d4 17. Ra3 Qc5 18. Qd2 O-O 19. h3 Nh6
$6 {A wrong route for the knight makes it passive.} (19... Nf6 $17 20. Ra5 $140
b5 21. Rc1 Qd6 22. Qc2 Bb7 {[%cal Yf6d7]}) 20. Ra5 b5 21. Rc1 Qd6 22. Qc2 Rf6
23. Qc5 Nf7 24. Qxd6 Rxd6 25. Rc5 {[%csl Ga5,Ra8,Gc5,Rc6,Re5,Rf7,Gg3] Suddenly
it is not easy for Black to make progress!} Be6 (25... Re6 26. Bc2 Kf8 27. b4
$44 {[%csl Ra8,Rc8]}) 26. Kf1 (26. f4 $5 $44 {but White needn't hurry.}) 26...
h6 27. Ke2 a6 28. b4 Bb3 (28... g5 $5) 29. Bxe5 Nxe5 30. Rxe5 {White has
recaptured one of the pawns and has sufficient compensation for the second,
due to his better pawn structure and active pieces.} Rg6 31. g3 Rg5 32. Re7 c5
33. bxc5 (33. h4 $5 Rh5 34. bxc5 Rxc5 35. Rd7 Bc4 36. Rxd4 Bxd3+ 37. Kxd3 $14 {
[%csl Ge4,Gf2]}) 33... Rxc5 34. Rd7 Be6 35. Rd6 Bxh3 36. Raxa6 Rf8 $6 {Black
starts playing with fire and barely saves the game.} (36... Rxa6 37. Rxa6 Kf7
38. Rd6 Be6 39. Rxd4 h5 $14) 37. f4 Rc1 38. Rxd4 (38. Kf2 $1 $16) 38... Bf1+
39. Kd2 Rfc8 40. Bxf1 Rxf1 {[%mdl 4096]} 41. Rd7 Rcc1 $6 (41... Rf2+ $1 42. Ke3
Rfc2 (42... Rcc2 43. Rb7) 43. f5 R8c3+ 44. Kf4 (44. Rd3 b4) 44... Rf2+ 45. Ke5
Rc5+ 46. Kd6 Rc8 $14) 42. Rb7 Rcd1+ 43. Ke3 Rfe1+ 44. Kf3 h5 45. f5 $6 {
Passed pawns must go forward!} (45. e5 $1 Rd3+ 46. Kf2 Red1 47. Ra2 $16 {
[%csl Ge5]}) 45... Rd3+ 46. Kf4 Rf1+ 47. Ke5 Rxg3 {[%csl Gh5]} 48. Rxb5 Kh7 49.
Rb8 Rg4 50. Raa8 Kh6 51. Rh8+ Kg5 52. Rh7 Kh4 53. Rah8 Rg5 54. Rg8 Rfg1 55. Ra8
Re1 56. Rg8 Rg4 57. Rgxg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM 51st"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2018.07.22"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2842"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2018.07.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Bg5 Bb4+ 5. Nc3 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 O-O 8.
Rc1 dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. dxc5 Nd7 (10... Bxc5 11. O-O Qe7 {looks like a simpler
equaliser.}) 11. O-O (11. c6 {is not too dangerous:} bxc6 (11... Ne5 $6 12.
Nxe5 Qxe5 13. Qb3 $1 (13. O-O bxc6 14. Qe2 Rd8 15. Rfd1 Bb7 16. Rxd8+ Rxd8 17.
Rd1 Rxd1+ 18. Qxd1 Qc7 19. h3 Bxc3 20. bxc3 c5 $11 {1/2 (37) Giri,A (2790)
-Carlsen,M (2863) Shamkir 2015}) 13... Ba5 $5 14. Qb5 (14. cxb7 $5 Rb8 15. Ba6
$1 {looks strong, too} ({but not} 15. bxc8=Q Rfxc8 {, and Black regains
material}) {e.g.} 15... Bxb7 16. Bxb7 Qc7 17. O-O Rxb7 18. Qa3 $16) 14... Qxb5
15. Bxb5 bxc6 16. Bd3 Rb8 17. b3 c5 18. Ke2 Bb7 19. f3 $14 {1/2 (30) Abasov,N 
(2623)-Cheparinov,I (2712) Ankara 2018}) (11... Nb6 12. Bd3 (12. Qb3 $5) (12.
Be2 $5) 12... bxc6 13. O-O Bxc3 14. Rxc3 Nd5 15. Rb3 a5 16. Qc1 a4 17. Ra3 Ba6
18. Bxa6 Rxa6 19. Nd4 $14 {1/2 (45) Ruck,R (2571)-Petkov,V (2564) Gabicce Mare
2013}) 12. O-O Ne5 (12... Nb6 13. Be2 Bb7 14. Qc2 c5 15. a3 Bxc3 16. Qxc3 Rac8
17. Qxf6 gxf6 18. Rfd1 Rc7 19. Nd2 Rd8 20. Nb1 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Na4 22. b3 Nb6
23. Nc3 Bd5 24. Rb1 a5 25. e4 Bc6 26. f3 $14 {1/2 (84) Chuchelov,V (2553)
-Dragun,K (2547) Germany 2013}) 13. Be2 Rb8 (13... Nxf3+ 14. Bxf3 Ba6 15. Re1
Rab8 16. Qa4 Rb6 17. Red1 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Rd8 19. Qa3 g6 20. h3 Kg7 21. Rd4 $14 {
1/2-1/2 (54) Sasikiran,K (2658)-Sandipan,C (2478) Mumbai 2003}) 14. Qa4 Bxc3
15. bxc3 c5 $1 16. Qxa7 Bb7 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. Rfd1 Be4 19. Rd2 {1/2 (19)
Gelfand,B (2735)-Matlakov,M (2682) Moscow 2016 CBM 171 [Besenthal,K]} Rfd8 $132
) (11. Qc2 Nxc5 12. a3 Bxc3+ 13. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 14. Rxc3 Bd7 (14... b6 $5 $11) 15.
Ne5 Rfc8 16. Nxd7 Nxd7 17. Ke2 Nb6 18. Rhc1 Kf8 19. f4 Ke7 20. h4 Nxc4 21. Rxc4
Rxc4 22. Rxc4 Kd7 $11 {1-0 (38) Salem,A (2591)-Berescu,A (2458) Abu Dhabi 2014}
) 11... Nxc5 (11... Rd8 $5 12. Qc2 (12. Ne4 $5) 12... Bxc3 13. Qxc3 Qxc3 14.
Rxc3 Nxc5 15. Be2 b6 16. Rfc1 {1/2 (29) Wang,Y (2737)-Yu,Y (2725) Shenzhen 2016
} a5 $11) (11... Bxc3 $5 12. Rxc3 Nxc5 13. Be2 b6 14. Qd4 Qxd4 15. Nxd4 a5 16.
Bf3 Ba6 17. Bxa8 Bxf1 $11 {1/2 (25) Krassowizkij,J (2439)-Ochsner,B (2462)
Illertissen 2018}) 12. Nb5 {White tries to exploit the vulnerable position of
Black's b4-bishop but it is not too painful for Black.} (12. a3 Bxc3 13. Rxc3
Rd8 14. Qe2 b6 $11 {0-1 (42) El Gindy,E (2486)-Ni,H (2666) Tromsoe 2014}) 12...
a6 13. Nbd4 b5 (13... Ba5 $5 14. a3 Bb6 15. b4 Ne4 16. Qd3 Ng5 17. Nxg5 hxg5
18. Qe4 {1-0 (36) Salem,A (2638)-Peralta,F (2556) Sitges 2017} Bxd4 19. exd4
Rd8 20. Rfd1 Rb8 $11) 14. Be2 (14. a3 $5 bxc4 15. Rxc4 Bb7 (15... Bxa3 $6 16.
bxa3 Ne4 17. Nc6 Bb7 18. Nfe5 $16 {1-0 (30) Jakovenko,D (2749)-Cheparinov,I 
(2712) Ankara TUR 2018}) 16. Rxb4 Bd5 $44) 14... e5 15. Nc2 $5 {[%mdl 512] An
unexpected queen sacrifice.} (15. a3 exd4 16. axb4 Ne6 17. Nxd4 Rd8 18. Bf3 Rb8
$11) 15... Rd8 16. Nxb4 Rxd1 17. Rfxd1 $44 {White has a development advantage
and controls central files; besides, there are weaknesses in Black's camp 
(e5-pawn, d5-square). Still, one can hardly believe that Black can lose this
game.} a5 (17... Nd7 $5 18. Rc6 ({or} 18. Nd5 Qd8) 18... Qe7 {was quite
possible but not easy to play.}) (17... e4 $5 18. Rxc5 exf3 19. Bxf3 Qe7 $1 {
[%cal Yc8b7]}) 18. Nd5 Qd6 19. Nxe5 (19. Nc3 Qe7 20. Nxb5 Bb7 {, and Black
comfortably develops his pieces. If} 21. Nd6 {then} Ba6 $5) 19... Bb7 20. Bf3
Rc8 21. Ng4 Qf8 22. h4 Nd7 23. Rxc8 Bxc8 24. a3 h5 25. Nh2 g6 26. Be2 Ne5 {
There was no need to give up a second pawn:} (26... b4 $5 $11) {However, Black
wants to activate his pieces as soon as possible.} 27. Bxb5 Bb7 28. Nc3 Qe7 29.
Rd4 Qe6 30. Nf1 Qb3 31. Rd2 Nc4 32. Rd7 Nxb2 33. Rxb7 Qxc3 34. Be8 Kf8 35. Bxf7
Qc6 36. Rxb2 Kxf7 {[%mdl 4096]} 37. Rd2 {[%cal Yd2d4,Ya3a4]} Qa4 38. Rd3 Qxh4 {
As a result of complications, Black has avoided material losses, and the game
should end in a draw.} 39. Rd7+ Kg8 40. Rd4 Qe7 41. a4 Qa3 42. g3 Qa1 43. Kg2
g5 44. Nd2 g4 45. Ne4 Qc1 $2 {Black gives up a pawn once again.} (45... Kg7 $11
) 46. Nf6+ Kf7 47. Nxh5 Qc6+ 48. Kg1 Qc1+ 49. Kh2 Kg6 50. Nf4+ Kf6 51. Ng2 Kg5
{It is very difficult to defend now, and Black quickly sinks.} (51... Qc8 $142)
52. Rf4 Qd1 53. Nh4 Qc2 $2 (53... Kh6 $1 54. Nf5+ Kh7 $1 {, and Black holds on.
}) 54. Nf5 Qd3 55. e4 Qd7 56. e5 Qh7+ 57. Kg1 Qg6 58. Nd6 Qe6 $2 (58... Qb1+
$142 {but after} 59. Kh2 Qh7+ 60. Kg2 {White should gradually win.}) 59. Rf5+
Qxf5 60. Nxf5 Kxf5 {The pawn endgame is easily winning for White.} 61. f4 gxf3
62. Kf2 Kxe5 63. Kxf3 Kf5 64. Ke3 {White's g-pawn is below the crucial h3-c8
diagonal, and Black's king, after capturing it, can't get to c8.} 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 22nd"]
[Site "Fuegen"]
[Date "2006.10.13"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2562"]
[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 "Ural Sverdlovskaya"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. e3 c5 8.
Bd3 Qa5 9. Qc2 c4 10. Bf5 O-O 11. O-O g6 12. Bxd7 Nxd7 13. e4 Nb6 {Keeping the
b4 bishop for kingside defense.} (13... Bxc3 {is played more frequently here.
Here is a classic game:} 14. bxc3 Re8 15. exd5 (15. e5 $142) 15... Nb6 16. d6
Bf5 17. Qd2 Nd5 18. Be7 Nxe7 19. dxe7 Rxe7 20. Rfe1 Rae8 21. Ne5 f6 22. Nxc4
Qxa2 23. g4 Qxd2 24. Rxe7 Qxc3 25. Rxe8+ Kg7 26. Rae1 Qxc4 27. gxf5 Qxd4 28.
R8e7+ Kh6 29. Rxb7 a5 30. Ree7 Qd1+ 31. Kg2 Qg4+ 32. Kf1 {1/2-1/2 Gruenfeld,
E-Spielmann,R/Merano 1926/EXT 2000}) 14. e5 Bf5 (14... Bg4 15. Nh4 Nd7 16. h3
Be6 17. a3 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Kg7 19. Qd2 $16 {1-0 Sunye Neto,J-Lima,D/Sao Paulo
2000/CBM 076 ext (44)}) (14... Re8 15. Nh4 $5 Bd7 16. f4 Na4 17. Rac1 Nxc3 18.
bxc3 Ba3 19. f5 Ba4 20. Qd2 $40 {1-0 Hebden,M-Rogers,I/London 1988/CBM 009 (32)
}) 15. Qd2 Rfe8 16. a3 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] A successful attempt to rehabilitate
this line, considered harmless after the following game:} (16. Rfe1 Bf8 17. a3
(17. a4 $1) 17... Na4 18. Rac1 Nxc3 19. Rxc3 Qa4 20. Bh6 Be7 21. Qf4 Qd7 22.
Rce3 Be6 23. Ng5 b5 {Black's counterplay comes in-time.} 24. h4 a5 25. h5 b4
26. axb4 axb4 27. Rf3 c3 28. bxc3 b3 $44 {0-1 Cramling,P-Landenbergue,C/Biel
1990/CBM 019 (40)}) 16... Bf8 17. a4 $1 {An important move preventing Black's
queenside counterplay. Now White can prepare his kingside attack (h3,g4,f4-f5
etc.). To support it, his rook, by the way, is placed better on f1 than on e1.}
Nd7 18. h3 a6 19. g4 Be6 (19... Bd3 20. Rfc1 {[%csl Rd3][%cal Rf3e1]}) 20. Bh6
Bb4 $6 {Removing this bishop back to the queenside is not a good idea.} (20...
Qb4 $142 21. Bxf8 Qxf8 $14) 21. Ng5 Qb6 22. a5 $1 {A tempo is more important
than a pawn!} Bxa5 23. f4 f5 (23... Bb4 24. f5 gxf5 25. gxf5 Bxf5 26. Rxf5 Qxh6
27. Kh2 $16 {->}) 24. exf6 Bf7 (24... Nxf6 25. Rxa5 $1 Qxa5 26. f5 gxf5 27.
Nxe6 Ne4 28. Qg2 $18) (24... Bxc3 25. bxc3 Nxf6 {was more stubborn:} 26. f5 Bf7
(26... Bd7 $2 27. fxg6 hxg6 28. Qf2 $18) 27. Nxf7 Ne4 28. Qc1 g5 $1 (28... Kxf7
29. fxg6+ Kg8 (29... Kxg6 30. h4 $18) 30. g7 Nxc3 31. Qe3 $1 Ne4 32. Rab1 Qc7
33. Rf3 $18) 29. Rb1 Qc6 30. Nxg5 Qxh6 31. Nxe4 Qxc1 32. Rfxc1 Rxe4 33. Rxb7
$16 {_|_}) 25. f5 Bb4 $2 (25... Bxc3 $142 26. bxc3 Nxf6 {-see 24...Bxc3}) 26.
fxg6 hxg6 27. Bg7 Ne5 28. Qf2 {[%cal Rf2h4]} 1-0

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 36th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2008.07.06"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2008.06.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 125"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Qc2 h6 8.
Bh4 O-O 9. e3 c5 10. Bd3 c4 11. Bf5 Nb6 12. g4 $146 {An unsuccessful attempt
to change the evaluation of this position, satisfactory for Black. Practice
has seen:} (12. O-O Bxc3 (12... Be7 13. Rfe1 Bxf5 14. Qxf5 Qc8 15. Qc2 Re8 16.
Rac1 Qe6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. e4 dxe4 19. Rxe4 Qc6 20. Rce1 Rad8 $11 {1/2-1/2
Harika,D-Lahno,K/Mallorca 2004/CBM 102 ext (27)}) (12... Bxf5 $5 13. Qxf5 Qd7
14. Qc2 Qe6 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. e4 dxe4 17. Nxe4 Qf5 18. Rac1 Rac8 19. a3 Be7 20.
Rfe1 Rfd8 21. Qe2 Bf8 22. Ned2 Qd3 23. Kf1 Qxe2+ 24. Kxe2 Re8+ 25. Kd1 Rxe1+
26. Kxe1 Na4 $15 {1/2-1/2 Tregubov,P-Eljanov,P/Sochi 2007/CBM 118 (66)}) 13.
bxc3 Bxf5 (13... Qd6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Bxc8 Raxc8 16. a4 Nd7 17. e4 dxe4 18.
Qxe4 b6 19. Qb7 Qc6 20. Qxc6 Rxc6 21. Rfe1 Nf6 22. Re5 Rd8 23. Nd2 Nd5 24. Rc1
a6 $11 {1-0 Krivoshey,S-Essing,A/playchess.com INT 2004/EXT 2005 (66)}) 14.
Qxf5 Qd7 15. Qc2 (15. Qxd7 Nbxd7 16. Nd2 Rfe8 17. Rfb1 b6 18. a4 g5 19. Bg3 a6
20. Kf1 Re6 21. Rb2 Nh5 22. Rab1 Nxg3+ 23. hxg3 Rc8 24. g4 Rb8 25. Ke2 Nf6 26.
f3 Kg7 27. Kf2 Kg6 {1/2-1/2 Komljenovic,D-Wirthensohn,H/Zuerich 1989/EXT 1997})
15... Ne4 16. a4 f6 17. a5 (17. Ne1 Rfe8 18. f3 Nd6 19. Bf2 Qe6 20. g4 Rad8 21.
Ng2 Qf7 22. Rae1 g5 23. Bg3 Nbc8 24. Re2 Qh7 25. Ne1 a5 26. Qxh7+ Kxh7 27. Kf2
b5 $132 {1/2-1/2 Laveryd,P-Lukez,F/Sweden 1996/EXT 1998 (67)}) 17... Nc8 18.
Ne1 Re8 19. f3 Ned6 20. Bf2 Ne7 21. Qb2 Nc6 22. Nc2 Re7 23. Bg3 Nf5 24. Rfe1
Rae8 25. Bf2 Nd6 26. Bg3 Nf5 27. Bf2 Nd6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Zubov,A-Eljanov,P/
Poltava 2006/CBM 116 (98)}) (12. Bxc8 Rxc8 13. O-O (13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Ne5 Bd6
15. f4 Qe6 16. O-O f6 17. f5 Qe7 18. Ng6 Qxe3+ 19. Kh1 Rfe8 20. Rad1 Bb4 {
1/2-1/2 Sandipan,C-Motwani,P/Catalan Bay 2004/CBM 098 ext}) 13... Be7 (13...
Re8 14. Ne5 Bxc3 15. bxc3 Qd6 16. Rfb1 Nfd7 17. Nxd7 Qxd7 18. a4 Rc6 19. Rb5
Nc8 20. Qd1 a6 21. Rb2 Ree6 22. Qg4 Rb6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Kelly,B-Schandorff,L/
Gothenburg 2005/CBM 109 (27)}) 14. Rad1 Nh5 15. Qf5 g6 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Qh3
Kg7 18. Ne5 Nf6 19. f3 Qb4 20. Rd2 Na4 21. Rc2 Nxc3 22. bxc3 Qa4 23. Rb2 Rc7
24. Qg3 Qa3 25. Rfb1 Re7 26. Qe1 b6 27. Re2 Qd6 28. e4 Rfe8 29. Nxc4 dxc4 30.
e5 Qc6 31. exf6+ Qxf6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Pelletier,Y-Wirthensohn,H/Zuerich 1993/EXT
1997 (46)}) 12... g5 13. Bg3 (13. Nxg5 $6 hxg5 14. Bxg5 Qd6) 13... Bxf5 14.
gxf5 (14. Qxf5 $143 Ne4) 14... Ne4 15. Nd2 Qe7 (15... Re8 $5 {looks even
stronger.}) 16. Ke2 Nxd2 17. Kxd2 Qe4 $5 18. h4 g4 19. Qxe4 dxe4 20. h5 $1 {
[%csl Rg4] White should not allow 20...h5, after which Black's light-square
blockade will be very strong. After the text move White obtains counterplay
against the g4 pawn. Generally, the position, although extremely complicated,
can be evaluated as dynamically equal.} Kh7 21. Rh4 Rg8 22. Rg1 Nd5 $1 {
[%csl Gd5]} 23. Be5 f6 24. Bh2 (24. Bd6 $5 Bxc3+ 25. bxc3 Rad8 26. Bh2 Rc8 {
[%cal Yc8c6,Yc6a6]} 27. Rb1 Rg7 28. Rb5 $132) 24... Rac8 25. Rhxg4 Rxg4 26.
Rxg4 {[%mdl 4096]} Rc6 27. Rxe4 Ra6 {[%cal Ra6a2]} 28. a3 Bxc3+ 29. bxc3 Rxa3
30. Re6 b5 (30... Ra2+ 31. Ke1 b5 32. Bd6 $5 (32. e4 {-game})) 31. e4 (31. Ke2
$5 Nxc3+ 32. Kf3 b4 (32... Nd5 33. Rd6) (32... Kg7 33. Bd6) 33. Rxf6 b3 34. Be5
Kg8 $1 35. Rg6+ Kf7 36. Rg7+ Ke8 37. Rb7 $13) 31... Ra2+ 32. Ke1 Nxc3 33. e5 $6
{Not sensing any danger, White doesn't take the draw after} (33. Bd6 $11 {
[%cal Ye6e7]}) 33... Ra1+ 34. Kd2 Nd5 $1 {[%csl Gb5,Gc4]} 35. exf6 (35. Rd6 $5)
35... c3+ 36. Kd3 $2 {Extremely accurate play was already required:} (36. Kc2
$1 Ra2+ 37. Kd3 $1 Kg8 (37... Rd2+ 38. Ke4 c2 39. Rc6) 38. Rd6 Rd2+ 39. Ke4 c2
40. Rc6 Rxf2 41. Be5 $5 (41. Bg3 Nxf6+ $1 42. Ke5 $1 Ng4+ 43. Ke4 Rd2 44. Bf4
$132) 41... Nb6 42. Bg3 Nc4 43. Rc8+ $11) 36... Rd1+ $6 (36... Kg8 $142 $1 {
e.g.} 37. Re8+ Kf7 38. Rc8 Rd1+ 39. Ke4 Nxf6+ 40. Kf3 b4 41. Be5 Nd5 42. Ke4
Ne7 $19) 37. Ke2 $4 {It was still possible to save the game in a study-like
way:} (37. Ke4 $3 c2 38. Kxd5 c1=Q 39. Re7+ Kg8 40. Rg7+ $1 Kh8 41. Rc7 $1 Qa3
(41... Qxc7 $4 42. Bxc7 Kg8 43. Ke6 Rxd4 44. f7+ Kf8 45. f3 Rd1 46. Bf4 $18) (
41... Rxd4+ 42. Kxd4 $132 {[%csl Gf6]}) 42. Rc8+ Kh7 43. Rc7+ $11 Kg8 $2 44.
f7+ Kf8 45. Bd6+ $16) 37... c2 $19 38. f7 Kg7 39. Rxh6 Kxf7 0-1

[Event "Geneve op"]
[Site "Geneve"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Gheorghiu, Florin"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1994.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Bb4 7. Rc1 c6 8.
a3 Bd6 $1 {N;8...Bxc3-Inf.53/397} 9. g3 (9. e3 O-O 10. Bd3 Re8 {/\Nf8}) 9...
O-O 10. Bg2 h6 11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. O-O Re8 $10 13. e3 Bf5 14. Re1 Qd7 15. Nd2 Re7
16. Na4 h5 $5 (16... Rae8 $142 17. Nc5 $140 Qc8) 17. Nc5 Qc7 18. Nf3 Bg4 $5 19.
h3 Bf5 {><g3} 20. Nh4 $5 Bh7 21. Qf3 {/\22.Nf5} Qc8 22. Qd1 Be4 $5 23. Nd3 Bxd3
24. Qxd3 Ne4 25. Qe2 g6 26. Nf3 Qe6 27. Nd2 f5 28. Nf1 $2 (28. h4) 28... h4 $17
{->} 29. g4 (29. gxh4 Rh7 $17) 29... Rf8 30. f3 Ng3 31. Qd3 fxg4 32. fxg4 $6 {
(+)} (32. hxg4 $142 h3 33. Bxh3 Rxf3 $17) 32... Nxf1 33. Bxf1 Rf3 34. Rc3 Bc7
$1 35. Bg2 (35. Qe2 Qd6 $1) 35... Qd6 $1 $19 36. Bxf3 Qg3+ 37. Bg2 (37. Kf1
Qxf3+ 38. Kg1 Bh2+ $1 39. Kxh2 Qg3+ 40. Kh1 Qxe1+ 41. Kg2 Qg3+ 42. Kh1 Qxh3+
43. Kg1 Qxg4+ $19) 37... Qxe1+ 38. Qf1 Qg3 39. e4 Qh2+ 40. Kf2 dxe4 (40... Rxe4
$5) 41. Ke2 Bb6 $1 42. Kd1 $6 Rf7 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 11th"]
[Site "Rijeka"]
[Date "2010.03.09"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kurnosov, Igor"]
[Black "Aleksandrov, Aleksej"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2601"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[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 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Bb4 5. Qb3 {A relatively modern
continuation. White immediately provokes the isolation of Black's central pawn.
But the current game transposes into a well-known line of the 5.cxd5 exd5 6.
Bg5 system:} (5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. Qb3 c5 9. dxc5 Nc6 10. e3)
5... c5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. dxc5 Nc6 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. e3 O-O (10... d4 $6
11. Nxd4 (11. Bb5 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 dxe3 13. fxe3 Qe7 14. Bxc6+ bxc6 15. O-O {
1/2 Gorelov,S (2430)-Janjgava,L (2410)/Pavlodar 1987/EXT 1997}) (11. exd4 $5)
11... Nxd4 12. exd4 Qxd4 (12... Bxc3+ 13. Qxc3 O-O 14. f3 $16 {[%cal Ye1f2]})
13. Bc4 (13. Bb5+ $5) 13... Qe4+ 14. Kf1 Bxc3 15. Bxf7+ Kf8 16. Bd5 Qd3+ 17.
Kg1 Qd4 18. bxc3 Qxc5 19. Rd1 $18 {1/2 Niklasson,C (2413)-Sjodahl,P (2435)/
Sweden 2004/EXT 2006 (44)}) (10... Bxc3+ $6 11. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 12. bxc3 Be6 13. Rb1
Nd8 14. Bb5+ Ke7 15. Nd4 Rc8 16. Nb3 $16 {1-0 Muschalek,I-Collin,T (2295)/ICCF
2002/ICCF Telechess CBM 112 (31)}) (10... Be6 $5 11. Bb5 Bxc5 12. O-O (12. Nxd5
Bxd5 13. Qxd5 Bb4+ 14. Kf1 O-O 15. Qb3 Ba5 16. Rc1 Ne5 17. Ke2 Nxf3 18. gxf3
Rad8 $44 {1/2 Varga,Z (2450)-Barkhagen,J (2410)/Budapest 1993/EXT 1997 (69)}) (
12. Rd1 $5 O-O 13. Nxd5) 12... O-O (12... Rd8 13. Qa4 $1 $14 (13. e4 $143 dxe4
14. Nxe4 Bxb3 15. Nxf6+ gxf6 16. axb3 O-O 17. Rac1 Bb6 18. Rfe1 Nd4 {1/2
Serrer,C (2310)-Tompa,J (2415)/Budapest 1987/TD})) 13. Rac1 (13. Qa4 $6 Rac8
14. Rac1 Bd6 15. Ne2 Qxb2 16. Rc2 Qf6 17. Rfc1 Ne5 $17 {1/2 San Segundo
Carrillo,P (2440)-Rodriguez Vargas,O (2445)/Spain 1993/TD (42)}) 13... Na5 14.
Qd1 Rad8 15. Ne2 Bb6 16. Ned4 Bg4 $132 {1-0 Rizzo,G (2108)-Izsak,G (2444)/
Porto San Giorgio 2009/CBM 131 Extra (40)}) 11. Bb5 (11. a3 Ba5 12. Be2 d4 13.
exd4 Re8 $5 (13... Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Qxd4 15. O-O Qxc5 $11) 14. Qd1 Bg4 15. O-O
Rad8 16. b4 {1-0 Balcerowski,W-Tolush,A/Polanica Zdroj 1964/MCD (52)} Bc7 $1
$36) (11. O-O-O $5 Bxc3 12. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 13. bxc3 Be6 14. Nd4 Rac8 15. Bb5 Nd8
16. Nb3 $14 {1/2 Alfonso Nogue,B-Garcia Vicente,N (2245)/Empuriabrava 1997/EXT
2002}) 11... Bxc3+ {A simple course. After the exchange of queens Black hopes
to recapture White's c5 pawn.} (11... Bh3 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Nd4 Bxg2 14. Rg1
Bxc3+ 15. Qxc3 Be4 16. Nxc6 Qxc3+ 17. bxc3 Rfe8 18. Nd4 $16 {1-0 Nestorovic,D 
(2428)-Lopez Martinez,J (2474)/Belgrade 2001/EXT 2002 (39)}) (11... d4 $5 12.
Bxc6 dxc3 13. Qxb4 cxb2 14. Rb1 bxc6 15. Qxb2 Qg6 (15... Qf5 16. O-O Qxc5 17.
Rfc1 Qd5 18. Nd4 (18. Qa3 $14) (18. Rd1 $5) 18... c5 19. Qb5 (19. Qb3 $14)
19... Bh3 20. gxh3 Qg5+ 21. Kf1 cxd4 22. Qxg5 hxg5 23. exd4 Rad8 $14 {1/2
Doroshkievich,V-Zilberstein,V/Soviet Union 1972/EXT 2010 (48)}) 16. O-O Bh3 17.
Nh4 Qh5 (17... Qg5 18. Qb4 Rab8 19. Qf4 Qxf4 20. exf4 Be6 $132 {1/2 Jusiak,G 
(2225)-Rotstein,A (2420)/Naleczow 1989/EXT 1997 (56)}) 18. Qb4 Be6 19. Nf3 Bxa2
20. Ra1 a5 21. Qa4 Be6 22. Nd4 Bd5 23. f3 f5 $132 {1/2 Beliavsky,A (2585)-Tal,
M (2605)/Moscow 1987/CBM 004 (30)}) 12. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 13. bxc3 Na5 (13... Ne7 14.
Nd4 Be6 15. Rb1 Rfd8 16. Ba4 Rab8 17. Kd2 Rdc8 $6 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Bd7 Rxc5
20. Bxe6+ $16 {1-0 Suba,M (2430)-Inkiov,V (2450)/Pernik 1978/EXT 2004 (35)})
14. Nd4 Be6 (14... a6 15. Be2 (15. Ba4 $143 Rd8 {1/2 Bisguier,A-Ivkov,B/Buenos
Aires 1955/MCD} 16. Rb1 Bd7) 15... Be6 16. Nb3 Nc6 17. O-O-O Rfc8 (17... a5 18.
a4 Rac8 19. Bb5 Na7 20. Be2 Nc6 21. Kb2 Ne5 22. Bb5 Nc4+ 23. Ka2 Rc7 24. Rhe1
$16 {1-0 Mamedyarov,S (2741)-Can,E (2442)/Bursa TUR 2010/The Week in Chess 792
(45)}) 18. Bf3 Ne7 19. Rd4 $6 (19. Kb2 $14) 19... a5 20. a4 Rab8 21. Kc2 b6 22.
cxb6 Nc6 23. Rd2 Rxb6 $132 {0-1 Stohl,I-Hansen,C (2335)/Groningen 1981/EXT
2000 (32)}) 15. Nb3 (15. Rb1 $5 {as} Rfc8 $2 {was still impossible due to} 16.
Nxe6 fxe6 17. Bd7) 15... Nc4 16. O-O-O Rac8 17. Rhe1 a6 18. Bxc4 dxc4 19. Na5
Rxc5 20. Nxb7 {White has kept his extra pawn but Black creates strong
counterplay along the b-file.} Rg5 $5 21. g3 (21. Rg1 $5) 21... Rb5 22. Nd6 (
22. Nd8 Bd5 23. a4 (23. e4 Rxd8 24. Rxd5 Rbxd5 25. exd5 Rxd5 26. Re4 Ra5 $1 27.
Kb2 Rb5+ 28. Ka1 Rd5 $132) 23... Ra5 24. e4 Ba8 $5 25. Rd7 Rxa4 26. Kb2 Ra5 27.
f3 f5 $132) 22... Rb6 23. Kc2 Rd8 24. Ne4 Rdb8 25. Rb1 Bf5 26. f3 g5 $5 27. g4
Bg6 28. Rxb6 Rxb6 29. Kc1 Bxe4 30. fxe4 Re6 31. e5 Rxe5 32. e4 Kg7 33. Re2 Kg6
34. Kd2 h5 35. h3 hxg4 36. hxg4 Re8 37. Ke3 Rd8 38. Rd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad Women-31"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1994.12.10"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Chiburdanidze, Maia"]
[Black "Matveeva, Svetlana"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[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 "Georgia (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Russia (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GEO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Qa4+ Nc6 8.
Bxf6 Qxf6 9. e3 O-O 10. Be2 Be6 11. Rc1 {[White has not obtained any edge
after the opening. His last move is useless in Karlsbad-type structures. 11.
0-0 followed by 12.a3 deserved attention.]} a6 12. O-O Bd6 13. Ne1 Ne7 14. Nd3
Nf5 15. g3 c6 16. Qb3 {[The plan started with this move is probably wrong.
White does not obtain any active play. 16.Qd1 was better.]} Rab8 17. Na4 Rfe8
18. Nb6 Re7 19. Rfe1 Rbe8 20. Bf1 h5 21. Nc5 h4 $1 22. g4 Qg5 $1 {[#]} 23. Nxe6
(23. h3 {, recommended by GM S.Makarychev in a TV commentary, was losing in
view of 23...} Nxd4 $3 24. exd4 Bxg4) 23... Qxg4+ 24. Kh1 Rxe6 25. Qd1 Nh6 $1
26. h3 Qg5 27. Qf3 Rf6 28. Qg2 Qf5 29. Be2 Qxf2 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-A 80th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2018.01.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2018.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Bb4 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 {A possible but
not very ambitious line.} O-O 7. Rc1 c6 (7... Bf5 {- Svidler-Giri in CBM 167.})
8. e3 Bd6 (8... Bf5 $5 9. Qb3 $5 (9. Be2 Bd6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. O-O Nbd7 12. a3
Ne4 13. Na4 Qe7 14. Qb3 Nd6 $11 {1-0 (39) Melkumyan,H (2622)-Bluebaum,M (2588)
Berlin 2015}) 9... Qb6 10. Nh4 (10. Be2 Be7 11. Nd2 Nbd7 12. h3 Bg6 13. O-O a5
14. Qxb6 Nxb6 15. Bc7 Nfd7 16. Rfe1 Rfc8 17. Bg3 Re8 $11 {1/2 (55) Sunilduth
Lyna,N (2524)-Dubov,D (2661) Moscow 2017}) 10... Be6 11. Bd3 c5 (11... Nh5 $5)
12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Qxb6 axb6 14. a3 Nh5 15. Bg3 Nc6 16. Nf3 Nxg3 17. hxg3 h6 18.
Nb5 Be7 19. O-O Bf6 $11 {1/2 (41) Cuenca Jimenez,J (2489)-Peralta,F (2559)
Caleta 2018}) (8... Qa5 9. Nd2 (9. Bd3 $5) 9... Bg4 10. Qc2 c5 11. dxc5 Qxc5
12. Nb3 Qe7 13. Bd3 Rc8 14. O-O Bxc3 15. bxc3 Nc6 16. Qb2 Ne5 17. Bxe5 Qxe5 18.
Nd4 b6 19. c4 Bd7 20. h3 Ne4 $11 {1/2 (30) Sunilduth Lyna,N (2526)-Laxman,R 
(2403) Sharjah 2017}) 9. Bxd6 (9. Bg3 Bf5 10. Bd3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 Re8 12. Nd2 Na6
13. a3 Nc7 14. Na4 Ne6 15. b4 Qe7 16. Nc5 Rad8 17. Nf3 Ne4 $11 {1-0 (51)
Mamedyarov,S (2804)-Lenderman,A (2611) chess.com INT 2018}) 9... Qxd6 10. Qc2
Re8 (10... Bg4 $5 {in order to exchange the bishop or transfer it to g6.}) 11.
Bd3 Nbd7 12. O-O Nf8 13. h3 {Preventing ...Bg4 for good.} g6 (13... Ng6 $5) 14.
Ne5 {[%mdl 32] White prepares a kingside attack with f2-f4-f5. Black's g6-pawn
will be a useful hook for him.} Nh5 {Preparing ...f7-f6 and thus preventing 15.
f4.} (14... Be6 15. f4) (14... Ne6 15. f4 Ng7 16. g4) 15. Rfe1 Re7 16. Qa4 Nd7
17. Nf3 (17. f4 {was now possible, e.g.} f6 18. Nf3 Nb6 19. Qc2 {However,
White changes his plan and starts a classic minority attack.}) 17... Ndf6 $6 {
A strange decision. Black's h5 knight will now be stuck on the kingside, and
White's assault will go without obstacles.} ({If} 17... Nhf6 {then} 18. b4 {
, too.}) (17... Nb6 {doesn't help much:} 18. Qa5 {and then b2-b4. If} Ng7 $6 {
then} 19. e4 $1 {is very strong.}) (17... a5 $1 {preventing b2-b4, is correct.
The initiative belongs to White but it is not easy for him to break down
Black's defences. If} 18. e4 {then} Nf4 19. e5 Qb4) 18. b4 a6 {A senseless
move, not preventing b4-b5.} (18... Bd7 $142 19. b5 Ne4) 19. b5 cxb5 20. Nxb5
Bd7 $2 {A tactical blunder. However, White doesn't exploit it.} (20... Qd8 21.
Nc3 $16 {[%csl Rh5]}) 21. Nxd6 Bxa4 22. Rb1 $2 (22. Nc8 {[%cal Rc8e7,Rc8b6]}
Re6 23. Ng5 Re8 24. Nb6 $18) 22... b5 23. Ne5 (23. Rec1 $142 Re6 24. Nc8) 23...
Nd7 24. Rec1 Nxe5 25. dxe5 Rxe5 26. Rc7 Rf8 (26... f5 $5) 27. Rc6 (27. Ra7 {
was more logical.}) 27... Ra8 28. Rc7 Rf8 29. Rc6 Ra8 30. Rbc1 d4 (30... Re6 $5
) 31. g4 Nf6 32. e4 (32. exd4 Re6 33. g5 $14) 32... Re6 33. f4 b4 34. Rc8+ Rxc8
35. Rxc8+ Kg7 36. e5 Nd5 (36... Ne8 $5 37. Ne4 Rc6 $1 38. Rd8 Rc1+ 39. Kf2 a5
$14) 37. Bc4 Nxf4 38. Rc7 ({White can hardly win after} 38. Bxe6 Nxe6) 38... d3
$4 {[%mdl 8192] A terrible blunder when the rescue was very close.} (38...
Nxh3+ 39. Kh2 Rxe5 $1 40. Rxf7+ (40. Nxf7 Re3 $1 41. Ng5+ Kf6 42. Nxh3 Rc3 $132
) 40... Kh6 41. Kxh3 d3 42. Rf2 Re3+ 43. Kg2 Kg5 {with sufficient counterplay.}
) 39. Rxf7+ Kh6 40. Rxf4 d2 41. Rd4 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 22nd"]
[Site "Fuegen"]
[Date "2006.10.14"]
[Round "7.5"]
[White "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[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 "Tomsk 400"]
[BlackTeam "Cheboksary"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Qd6 {[%cal Rf6e4]
A rare, poorly explored line. In my opinion, d6 is not the best square for the
queen.} 7. Nd2 c6 8. Qc2 {Preventing 8...Bf5} h6 (8... O-O 9. e3 Re8 10. Bd3
Nbd7 11. O-O Nf8 12. a3 Ba5 13. b4 Bd8 (13... Bc7 14. Bf4 Qd8 15. Bxc7 Qxc7 16.
Rfc1 a6 17. Na4 g6 18. Nc5 Ng4 19. Nf3 Ne6 20. h3 Nxc5 21. Qxc5 Nf6 22. Ne5 Qe7
23. Qxe7 Rxe7 24. a4 $14 {1-0 Averbakh,Y-Kluger,G/Kislovodsk 1964/EXT 98 (56)})
14. Rac1 (14. Bf4 $142 Qe7 15. h3) 14... a5 15. Bf4 Qe7 16. Rb1 Ng6 17. Bg3 Nh5
$13 {0-1 Labollita,M-Liascovich,L/Buenos Aires 2004/EXT 2005 (60)}) 9. Nb5 $146
{After this move Black has an unpleasant choice: to have his kingside pawns
doubled or to yield White a bishop pair. He opts for the latter - rightly!} (9.
Bh4 Qf4 10. Nf3 Qf5 11. Qb3 Bd6 12. e3 O-O 13. Rd1 Nbd7 14. Bd3 Qe6 15. O-O Nb6
16. Rfe1 Ne4 17. a4 f5 18. Bg3 Bxg3 $2 (18... Nxg3 $142 $13) 19. hxg3 $16 {
1-0 Malich,B-Mititelu,G/Decin 1975/EXT 2001 (37)}) 9... Bxd2+ (9... Qe7 10.
Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nc3 $14 {[%csl Rf6,Rf7]}) 10. Bxd2 Qe7 11. Nc3 O-O 12. e3 {
With a standard plan Bd3, 0-0, f3,e4. Black should disrupt it using his
development advantage.} c5 $1 13. Ne2 $6 {This pretentious move can't be good
but otherwise Black reaches equality:} (13. dxc5 Nc6 (13... d4 $143 14. Nb5
dxe3 15. Bxe3 {and White keeps an extra pawn}) 14. Be2 Qxc5 $11 {[%cal Yd5d4]})
13... Ne4 (13... c4 $5 14. Ng3 h5 15. Be2 h4 (15... g6 $5) 16. Nf5 Bxf5 17.
Qxf5 Nc6 $13) 14. dxc5 Nc6 15. Ng3 Nxd2 16. Qxd2 Qxc5 (16... d4 17. Rc1 Be6 $44
{was quite possible, too but Black is already fighting for an advantage.}) 17.
Bd3 d4 18. e4 {A typical pawn structure has arisen. The main question is now
about White's blockade on d3. If Black manages to lift it, his d4 pawn can
become dangerous.} Be6 19. O-O Ne5 20. Rfc1 Qb6 21. Bf1 $6 {White voluntarily
lets the d4 pawn forward.} (21. b3 Rac8 22. Nf5 $5 Bxf5 23. exf5 Rfd8 $15 {
[%cal Rc8c3]}) (21. Nf5 $5) 21... d3 22. h3 Rfd8 {[%cal Re5c4]} (22... Bxh3 $2
23. Qc3 Ng4 24. Qd2 $11) 23. b3 $2 {An oversight but it is not easy to offer
something instead.} (23. Nf5 Bxf5 (23... Nc4 $2 24. Rxc4 Bxc4 25. Qc3) 24. exf5
$17) 23... Rac8 $2 {Missing} (23... Bxh3 $1 24. Qc3 (24. Qf4 d2 25. Rd1 Ng6 $19
) 24... Qf6 $3 25. gxh3 (25. Qd2 Rac8 26. f4 Rc2 $1 $19) 25... d2 26. Rd1 Nf3+
$19 {- the point!}) 24. Kh2 Ng6 $6 {Going on the wrong way.} (24... g5 $1 {
, strengthening the e5 knight, was quite possible. If} 25. f4 {then} Rc2 (25...
gxf4 26. Qxf4 Qd6 27. Rxc8 Bxc8 28. Nh5 Kf8 {is less clear}) 26. Rxc2 dxc2 27.
Qxc2 gxf4 28. Nf5 Bxf5 29. exf5 Qe3 30. Rd1 Rxd1 31. Qxd1 Kg7 $17 {[%csl Ge3,
Ge5]}) 25. Rxc8 Bxc8 26. Rc1 (26. Rd1 $142) 26... Qd6 $2 {This loses the d3
pawn and leads to a favorable endgame for White.} (26... Qf6 $5 {was correct
preventing both an immediate capture on d3 and Rc1-c3. Still, after} 27. Rd1 (
27. Bxd3 $2 Bxh3 $1 28. gxh3 Ne5 $17) (27. Rc3 $2 Qf4 $1) {it is unclear how
Black can make progress, e.g.} 27... Nf4 (27... b6 28. Bxd3 Ba6 29. e5 $1 Qxe5
30. Qc2 $11) 28. Nf5 {[%cal Rg2g3]} Ne2 (28... Qe5 29. Ne7+ Kh8 30. Nxc8 {
[%cal Yg2g3]}) 29. Qe3 $13 {[%csl Rd3]}) 27. Qxd3 $1 Qxd3 28. Bxd3 Bxh3 29.
gxh3 Rxd3 {[%mdl 4096]} 30. Rc8+ Kh7 (30... Nf8 $5 31. Nf5 f6 $14 {with firm
defense}) 31. Rc7 Ne5 $6 {An inaccurate move eventually leading to a defeat.} (
31... Rd2 32. Rxf7 (32. Nf5 Kg8 $1 33. Kg3 Rxa2 34. Rxb7 Rc2 $11) 32... Kg8 33.
Rxb7 Rxf2+ 34. Kg1 Rxa2 35. Nh5 Kf8 {and Black shouldn't lose}) 32. Re7 Nf3+
33. Kg2 Nh4+ 34. Kf1 Rd1+ 35. Ke2 Ra1 36. a4 Ra2+ 37. Kf1 Ra1+ 38. Ke2 Ra2+ 39.
Ke3 Ng2+ 40. Kf3 Ne1+ 41. Ke3 Ng2+ 42. Kd4 Rxf2 43. Nf5 Kg6 44. Rxb7 $16 {
White's king is more active and his pawns are more advanced so he has good
winning chances although the endgame is extremely complicated. Its detailed
analysis is outside the scope of this publication.} Rf3 $6 (44... a5) 45. h4 (
45. b4 $5 Rxh3 46. Rxa7) 45... a5 46. Rb5 h5 47. b4 $1 axb4 48. a5 Nf4 (48...
Ra3 49. Kc5 b3 50. Kb6) 49. Kc5 Ra3 50. Kb6 Nd3 51. Nd4 Nb2 52. Rxb4 Na4+ 53.
Kc6 Nc3 54. Rb3 Ra4 55. Rxc3 Rxd4 56. a6 Rxe4 57. a7 Ra4 58. Kb6 Rxa7 59. Kxa7
Kf5 60. Rg3 g6 61. Rg5+ Ke4 62. Kb6 f5 63. Kc5 f4 64. Rxg6 1-0

[Event "Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE GP"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2015.05.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "165"]
[EventDate "2015.05.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} e6 {[%emt 0:
00:32]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bb4
{[%emt 0:00:08]} 5. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} exd5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 6. Bf4 {
[%emt 0:00:04] Hardly an ambitious line but quite possible, why not?} O-O {
[%emt 0:00:05]} 7. Rc1 $146 {[%emt 0:09:44] A new move but its value is not
quite clear.} (7. e3 {is usually played. Here is a recent example:} c5 8. Be2
c4 9. O-O Nc6 10. Ne5 Be6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Qc2 Qd7 13. b3 Bf5 14. Qb2 cxb3 15.
Qxb3 Bd6 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. a4 a5 $11 {1/2 (51) Vorobiov,E (2579)-Predke,A 
(2533) Kazan RUS 2015}) 7... Bf5 {[%emt 0:09:44]} (7... c5 $5 8. dxc5 Ne4 {
is probably quite possible and needs practical tests. E.g.} 9. g3 $5 {deserves
attention.}) 8. a3 {[%emt 0:18:05]} Ba5 $6 {[%emt 0:02:03] Illogical. This
bishop will waste time and finally be exchanged for its white counterpart.} (
8... Bxc3+ $142 9. Rxc3 Ne4 $1 10. Rc1 (10. Rxc7 $2 g5) 10... c6 {although
White's bishop pair guarantees him a small edge.}) 9. e3 $6 {[%emt 0:08:09]} (
9. b4 $142 Bb6 10. e3 {. If Black continues ...c7-c6 and ...Bb6-c7, he loses
yet another tempo; and} a5 11. b5 a4 {[%cal Yb6a5]} 12. Bd3 {is in White's
favour, too.}) 9... c6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 10. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:35]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:
02:14]} 11. O-O {[%emt 0:00:34]} Re8 {[%emt 0:13:07]} 12. b4 {[%emt 0:12:08]}
Bc7 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 13. Bxc7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Qxc7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 14. b5 {
[%emt 0:04:38] Despite the tempo White gifted back to his opponent, his
minority attack is quite successful.} Qd6 {[%emt 0:05:07]} 15. Qb3 {[%emt 0:00:
26]} c5 {[%emt 0:07:44]} 16. dxc5 {[%emt 0:02:03]} Nxc5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 17.
Qb4 $14 {[%emt 0:00:08] With no activity compensating for his isolated d5-pawn,
Black is doomed to long defence.} Rac8 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 18. Rfd1 {[%emt 0:02:
15]} Be6 {[%emt 0:04:02] Too passive.} (18... h6 $142) 19. h3 {[%emt 0:07:45]}
Red8 {[%emt 0:09:07]} 20. Nd4 {[%emt 0:02:31]} Qf8 {[%emt 0:12:26]} 21. b6 {
[%emt 0:05:10] Generally pawn exchanges are favourable for the defender but
White must create a second object of attack (the b7-pawn in this case).} axb6 {
[%emt 0:00:48]} 22. Qxb6 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Nfd7 {[%emt 0:01:49]} 23. Qb2 {
[%emt 0:06:51]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:01:48]} 24. Bf3 {[%emt 0:02:20]} Rd7 {[%emt 0:00:
51]} 25. Qb4 {[%emt 0:11:18]} Qd8 {[%emt 0:02:38]} 26. Nce2 {[%emt 0:03:32]}
Rdc7 {[%emt 0:04:40]} 27. Nf4 {[%emt 0:01:31]} Bd7 $6 {[%emt 0:01:57]} (27...
Qd7) 28. Qa5 $2 {[%emt 0:07:04] Both players overlooked that} (28. Bxd5 {
was quite possible as the tactical trick} Nxd5 29. Nxd5 Nd3 {didn't succeed
due to} 30. Ne7+ Kf8 (30... Kh8 31. Ndc6 $3 Bxc6 (31... Nxb4 32. Nxd8 $18 {
[%cal Rd8f7]}) (31... Rxc6 32. Rxc6 $1 Bxc6 33. Nxc8) 32. Rxc6 $1 bxc6 (32...
Rxc6 $144 33. Nxc6 bxc6) 33. Nxc8 Rxc8 34. Qb3 {, and White ends up with an
extra pawn}) 31. Rxc7 ({or} 31. Qd6 Qxe7 32. Qxe7+ Kxe7 33. Rxc7 Rxc7 34. Rxd3
$16) 31... Nxb4 32. Rxc8 Bxc8 33. Ne6+ Bxe6 34. Rxd8+ Kxe7 35. Rb8 $16) 28...
Ra8 $6 {[%emt 0:01:27]} (28... Ba4 $142 29. Rf1 Be8 {successfully holding on.})
29. Qb6 $1 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Ra6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 30. Qb4 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Ra4 {
[%emt 0:00:12]} 31. Qb6 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Ra6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 32. Qb4 {[%emt 0:
00:09]} Ra4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 33. Qb2 $1 {[%emt 0:00:05] The d5 pawn is now
doomed...} Ne6 $2 {[%emt 0:15:25] ...but this move could have led to even
worse consequences.} (33... Be8 $2 34. Nf5) (33... Ra8 $142 34. Bxd5 Qe7) 34.
Nxd5 $6 {[%emt 0:04:26]} (34. Ndxe6 fxe6 35. Nxe6 $1 Bxe6 36. Qb6 {, indicated
by a number of commentators, led to an immediate collapse of Black's position.}
) 34... Rxc1 {[%emt 0:01:30]} 35. Rxc1 {[%emt 0:00:37]} Nxd4 {[%emt 0:01:15]}
36. exd4 {[%emt 0:00:40]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:03:42]} 37. Bxd5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} b5 {
[%emt 0:00:43]} 38. Bc6 {[%emt 0:03:48]} Bxc6 {[%emt 0:03:53]} 39. Rxc6 {
[%emt 0:00:02]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 40. Qc2 $1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:
00:00]} 41. Qc5 {[%emt 0:02:41]} Qf8 {[%emt 0:01:57]} 42. Qxb5 {[%emt 0:10:00]}
Qxa3 {[%emt 0:00:52] This position is difficult to hold for Black but it is a
dream for him compared to what could have happened several moves earlier.} 43.
Qc4 {[%emt 0:04:42]} Qf8 {[%emt 0:10:55]} 44. d5 {[%emt 0:02:13]} Qe8 {[%emt 0:
02:01]} 45. Qd4 {[%emt 0:02:38]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:07:31]} 46. Rc7 {[%emt 0:02:02]
White unnecessarily allows his opponent to stop his passed pawn on d5, and his
task becomes more difficult.} (46. Rb6 $142 {[%cal Yd5d6]}) 46... Qf8 {[%emt 0:
00:43]} (46... Rd6 $1) 47. Rc3 {[%emt 0:04:49]} (47. Rc6 $1 Qe8 48. Rb6 {
[%cal Yd5d6]}) 47... Qd6 {[%emt 0:03:53]} 48. Rg3 {[%emt 0:00:22]} g6 {[%emt 0:
00:13]} 49. Rd3 {[%emt 0:00:35]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:07:07]} 50. g3 {[%emt 0:00:47]}
Rd7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 51. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:01:04]} 52. h4 {
[%emt 0:00:55]} h5 {[%emt 0:01:22]} 53. Kf3 {[%emt 0:03:39]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:
37]} 54. Qf4 {[%emt 0:01:13]} Qa6 {[%emt 0:01:44]} 55. Qd4 {[%emt 0:01:47]} Qd6
{[%emt 0:00:11]} 56. Kg2 {[%emt 0:01:05]} Rd7 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 57. g4 {[%emt 0:
03:00] There is apparently no other way to make progress.} hxg4 {[%emt 0:02:31]
} 58. Qxg4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:03:37]} 59. h5 {[%emt 0:01:10]} Re7 {
[%emt 0:05:44]} 60. Qd4+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qe5 {[%emt 0:00:00] Black goes for a
rook endgame. A correct decision as it should be drawish. However, Anish Giri
doesn't play it in the best way.} 61. hxg6 {[%emt 0:09:36]} Qxd4 {[%emt 0:04:
36]} 62. Rxd4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Kxg6 {[%emt 0:00:56][%mdl 4096]} 63. Kf3 {
[%emt 0:00:09]} Kf5 $1 {[%emt 0:01:58] Shouldering White's king out of the way.
} 64. Rf4+ {[%emt 0:00:17]} Kg5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 65. Re4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Rd7
$2 {[%emt 0:00:10] The rook should be active!} (65... Ra7 $1 66. Re8 (66. Ke3
Ra3+ 67. Kd4 Ra4+ {, and White's king must retreat}) (66. Rd4 Kf5) (66. d6 Kf6
67. Kf4 Rd7 68. Rd4 Ke6 69. Kg5 Rxd6 70. Rxd6+ Kxd6 71. Kf6 Kd5 $11) 66... Ra1
$1 {, again stopping White's king, after which he can't make progress, e.g.}
67. Ke2 Ra5 68. Rd8 Kf6 {[%cal Rf6e7,Rf6e5]}) 66. Re5+ {[%emt 0:00:11]} Kf6 {
[%emt 0:00:06]} 67. Kf4 $2 {[%emt 0:02:05] A strange decision.} (67. Ke4 $1 Ra7
68. Re8 {, and White's king goes to the queenside. Black's rook is on the
short side of White's pawn, and it can't successfully attack White's king with
side checks. Therefore White wins.}) 67... Ra7 {[%emt 0:04:23]} 68. Rf5+ {
[%emt 0:03:34]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:01:08]} 69. Kg5 {[%emt 0:00:08] This outflanking
should not be enough for a victory.} Ra6 {[%emt 0:02:59] Again passive!} ({
White is unlikely to win after} 69... Ra3 70. Re5+ Kf8 $1 ({but not} 70... Kd6
71. f4 Rf3 72. Re8 {, and White gradually wins the f7-pawn keeping Black's
king cut off from White's f-pawn, on its long side}) {e.g.} 71. f4 Ra4 $1 72.
f5 Ra1) 70. Re5+ {[%emt 0:03:30]} Kd7 $2 {[%emt 0:00:05] Here, too, Black's
king should not go to the d-file.} (70... Kf8 $1 {should be enough to hold on
after all.}) 71. Re2 {[%emt 0:01:20] Not the most exact retreat but it doesn't
spoil much.} (71. Re1 $1 {was more accurate.}) 71... Rg6+ {[%emt 0:00:55]} (
71... Rd6 72. f4 Rxd5+ 73. Kf6 Kd8 74. f5 Ra5 75. Rh2 $18 {[%cal Yh2h8,Yh8f8]})
72. Kf5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Ra6 {[%emt 0:05:36] An attempt to pin White's f-pawn 
(impossible in the event of 71.Re1) was insufficient after all:} (72... Rg2 73.
Kf6 Kd6 74. Rd2 Rg4 75. Kxf7 Rf4+ 76. Kg6 Rf8 77. Kg5 $1 Rg8+ 78. Kf6 Rf8+ 79.
Kg6 $22 Rg8+ (79... Rf3 80. Kg5 {[%cal Yg5g4,Yf2f4]}) 80. Kf7 Rg2 81. Kf6 Rh2
82. Kg5 Rg2+ 83. Kh4 Rh2+ 84. Kg3 Rh8 85. f4 {etc.}) 73. f4 {[%emt 0:00:39]}
Ra4 {[%emt 0:05:39]} 74. Kg5 {[%emt 0:03:09]} f6+ {[%emt 0:03:05] Otherwise
f4-f5-f6 etc.} 75. Kf5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:02:55]} 76. Re4 {[%emt 0:
04:32]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 77. Kxf6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kxd5 {[%emt 0:00:20]
With his king on the long side of White's pawn, Black has no chances to
survive.} 78. Re5+ $1 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Kd4 {[%emt 0:01:24]} 79. Re6 {[%emt 0:
00:18]} Rf8+ {[%emt 0:01:12]} 80. Kg5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rg8+ {[%emt 0:01:07]}
81. Rg6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 82. f5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Ke5 {
[%emt 0:00:03]} 83. Rg7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 32nd"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "2016.11.09"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Ragger, Markus"]
[Black "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2694"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2016.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Maria Saal"]
[BlackTeam "Moscow SHSM Legacy"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AUT"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 O-O 8. e3
Bf5 9. Bd3 {White displays no great ambition in the opening.} (9. Qb3 {is more
aggressive but Black has showed solid ways to equality in recent games:} Bxc3+
10. bxc3 (10. Qxc3 Nbd7 11. Nd2 Rc8 12. Be2 c5 13. O-O Qb6 14. Rfc1 cxd4 15.
Qxd4 Qxd4 16. exd4 Rfe8 $11 {1/2 (40) Wojtaszek,R (2733)-Matlakov,M (2684)
Poikovsky 2016}) 10... Nbd7 $1 11. Be2 (11. Qxb7 c5 $1 {[%cal Rd8a5]} 12. Qa6
c4 13. Be2 Qb6 14. Qxb6 axb6 $44) 11... c5 12. O-O c4 13. Qxb7 (13. Qb2 Qb6 14.
Qc1 Ne4 $11 {1/2 (47) Ding Liren (2778)-Leko,P (2712) Danzhou CHN 2016}) 13...
Rb8 (13... Qb6 $5 14. Qxb6 axb6 15. a4 g5 16. Bg3 Ne4 17. Rfc1 b5 18. Bd1 Rfc8
$44 {1/2 (55) Podvoysky,E (2227)-Tsenkov,L (2343) Lechenicher SchachServer 2014
}) 14. Qa6 Rb2 (14... g5 $5 15. Bg3 Qb6 16. Qxb6 Rxb6) 15. Bd1 Qb6 16. Qxb6 (
16. Qa3 $5) 16... axb6 17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18. Ne5 Ne4 19. Rc1 Ra8 20. Nc6 Kf8 21.
Bf3 Raxa2 22. Bxe4 Bxe4 23. Nb4 Rxb4 24. cxb4 Rb2 $44 {1-0 (34) Cori,J (2609)
-Hammer,J (2651) Baku AZE 2016}) ({The other moves are harmless:} 9. Rc1 Nbd7
10. a3 Bxc3+ 11. Rxc3 g5 12. Bg3 Ne4 13. Rc1 c5 14. dxc5 Qa5+ 15. Nd2 d4 16. b4
Qxa3 17. Nxe4 Bxe4 18. Rc4 Bd5 19. Rxd4 Qc3+ 20. Qd2 Qa1+ 21. Qd1 Qc3+ 22. Qd2
Qa1+ 23. Qd1 {1/2 (23) Zhou Jianchao (2612)-Zhang Zhong (2634) China CHN 2016})
(9. Be2 Nbd7 $5 (9... c6 $6 10. Qb3 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Qb6 12. Bxf6 Qxb3 13. axb3
gxf6 14. Kd2 $16 {1-0 (35) Tal,M-Damjanovic,M Sarajevo 1966}) 10. O-O c6 11.
Qb3 Qb6 $11) 9... Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Nbd7 ({or} 10... c6 11. O-O Nbd7 12. Ne5 Be7
13. Nxd7 Nxd7 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. a3 a5 16. Rfc1 f5 17. Ne2 a4 18. b3 Nb6 $11 {
1/2 (30) Batchimeg,T (2391)-Munkhgal,G (2446) Ulaanbaatar 2016}) 11. Ne5 Qe8
12. O-O c6 13. Nxd7 Nxd7 14. a3 Bd6 (14... Be7 15. Bg3 Nb6 $11 {[%cal Ye8d7]})
(14... Bxc3 15. Qxc3 Nb6 {should be enough for equality, too.}) 15. e4 dxe4 16.
Nxe4 Be7 17. Bg3 Nb6 $11 {Black controls the d5-square but White's pieces are
more active. The position is dynamically equal.} 18. Nc5 Qc8 19. Rfe1 Nd5 20.
Be5 b6 21. Ne4 Qd7 22. Qg3 $6 {Probably an oversight.} (22. h3 f6 23. Bh2 {
was a normal continuation.}) 22... f6 23. Bf4 $6 {This move loses a pawn;
White gets some activity but it is not sufficient compensation.} ({But the
exchange of bishops after} 23. Bd6 Rad8 24. Bxe7 Nxe7 {is clearly favourable
for Black as White's isolani becomes obviously weak - exactly like in the game
Giri-Dominguez from this issue.}) 23... Nxf4 24. Qxf4 Qxd4 25. Qc7 Rae8 ({
In the event of} 25... f5 $5 26. Qxe7 Rae8 {even after} 27. Nf6+ Qxf6 28. Qxe8
Rxe8 29. Rxe8+ Kh7 30. Re2 {White should hardly lose.}) 26. Qxc6 Qxb2 $17 27.
Qc4+ (27. Qd7 $5 Bxa3 28. Qd3) 27... Kh8 28. Ra2 Rc8 $1 29. Qxc8 Qxa2 30. Qd7
Bxa3 31. Qxa7 f5 32. Ng3 Qd2 33. Rf1 Bc5 34. Qc7 Qd5 35. Ne2 Qc4 36. Qe5 f4 37.
Rd1 Qa4 $6 {Black starts going wrong.} ({It is unclear why Ernesto Inarkiev
didn't play} 37... f3 $19) 38. Ra1 Qc4 $6 (38... Qb4 $142 {preventing 39.Ra7.})
39. Ra7 Rf6 40. Qc7 Rg6 $2 (40... Qg8 41. Qb7 Rf8 {[%cal Yb6b5] looked passive
but that was the best way to parry White's threats. After consolidation Black
kept chances to convert his extra pawn.}) 41. Ra8+ Kh7 42. Qc8 Rf6 43. Qh8+ Kg6
44. Qe8+ Kh7 45. Qh8+ Kg6 46. Qe8+ Rf7 $6 {It was time to accept the
repetition of moves:} (46... Kh7 $11) 47. Ra7 {This pin along the 7th rank
paralyses Black's pieces.} Bd6 48. Rd7 Bc7 $2 {[%mdl 16384]} (48... Bc5 {
was the only way to stay in the game} 49. Nc3 $140 (49. Rxf7 Qxf7 50. Nxf4+ {
is not deadly due to} Kf6 51. Qd8+ Ke5) 49... f3 $1 50. gxf3 (50. g3 Bxf2+ 51.
Kxf2 Qc5+ 52. Kf1 Qc4+ $11) 50... Qf4 {then giving a perpetual.}) 49. Nc3 $1 {
The activation of this knight now ends the game.} h5 (49... f3 50. g3 {then
h2-h4 etc.}) 50. h4 f3 51. g3 Bxg3 {Desperation.} 52. Qxf7+ Qxf7 53. Rxf7 Kxf7
54. fxg3 $18 {_|_} g5 55. hxg5 Kg6 56. Ne4 b5 57. Kf2 b4 58. Kxf3 Kf5 59. Ke3
b3 60. Kd3 b2 61. Kc2 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 27th"]
[Site "Rogaska Slatina"]
[Date "2011.09.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khismatullin, Denis Rimovich"]
[Black "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[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 "Tomsk 400"]
[BlackTeam "Saratov Ekonomist"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Qc2 c5 8.
g3 {A rare move, which has suddenly become popular. It leads to a structure
typical of the Queen's Indian.} h6 (8... Qa5 9. Bd2 O-O 10. Bg2 Ne4 11. Nxd5
Nxd2 12. Nxd2 cxd4 13. Nxb4 Qxb4 14. O-O Nf6 15. a3 Qb6 16. Nc4 Qc7 17. Rac1
$14 {1-0 Nikolov,M (2578)-Mitkov,M (2358)/Rogaska Slatina SLO 2011/The Week in
Chess 822 (39)}) (8... cxd4 9. Nxd4 Qb6 10. Rd1 Ne4 11. Be3 $1 {is crucial,
and now:} Qg6 (11... Qa5 12. Bg2 $1 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Bxc3+ 14. Kf1 Bxd4 15. Bxd4
O-O 16. Qb2 f6 17. Bc3 Qc7 18. Bxd5+ Kh8 19. Bb4 Rd8 20. Kg2 $14 {1-0
Riazantsev,A (2682)-Feller,S (2611)/Biel 2010/CBM 137 Extra (44)}) 12. Bd2 (12.
Rc1 Nb6 13. Bg2 Bxc3+ 14. bxc3 Nc4 15. Bf4 O-O 16. O-O b6 17. f3 Nc5 18. Rfd1
Bb7 $11 {1/2 Danielian,E (2506)-Kosintseva,T (2559)/Tbilisi GEO 2011/The Week
in Chess 863 (44)}) 12... Nxc3 13. bxc3 Qxc2 14. Nxc2 Ba5 15. Bg2 Nf6 16. Nb4
Be6 17. Be3 O-O 18. O-O Bxb4 19. cxb4 Ne4 20. Rc1 Rfc8 21. Bd4 $14 {1/2
Galliamova,A (2492)-Kosintseva,N (2560)/Rostov-on-Don RUS 2011/The Week in
Chess 875 (37)}) 9. Be3 (9. Bd2 O-O 10. Bg2 b6 11. O-O Re8 12. Rfd1 Bb7 13. e3
Qe7 14. Ne2 $6 (14. Rac1 $142) 14... Bxd2 15. Nxd2 Rac8 16. Qf5 cxd4 17. Nxd4
Nc5 18. Qf3 Nd3 19. Rab1 Ne4 20. Nxe4 dxe4 21. Qh5 Rc5 22. Qe2 Qf6 $15 {
1-0 Khismatullin,D (2662)-Sjugirov,S (2643)/Olginka 2011/CBM 142 (75)}) (9.
Bxf6 Qxf6 (9... Nxf6 10. Bg2 O-O 11. O-O Qe7 (11... c4 12. Ne5 Re8 13. b3 Bf5
14. Qxf5 Bxc3 15. Rad1 cxb3 16. axb3 Qe7 17. e3 $14 {[%csl Rd5] 1/2 Zhao Xue 
(2497)-Tan Zhongyi (2429)/Shenzhen CHN 2011/The Week in Chess 880 (70)}) 12.
dxc5 Bxc5 13. Rad1 Rd8 14. Nd4 Bg4 15. h3 Be6 16. Qb3 Rac8 17. e3 Bb6 18. a3
$14 {1-0 Topalov,V (2775)-Kramnik,V (2785)/Monte Carlo 2011/CBM 142 (60)}) 10.
Rd1 O-O 11. Bg2 Nb6 12. dxc5 Bf5 13. Qc1 Na4 14. Nd4 Be6 $1 (14... Rac8 15.
Nxf5 Qxf5 16. Rxd5 Qf6 17. O-O Bxc3 18. bxc3 Nxc3 19. Rd2 Rxc5 20. Qa3 $14 {
1-0 Bacrot,E (2705)-Peralta,F (2608)/Mulhouse FRA 2011/The Week in Chess 865 
(31)}) 15. O-O Nxc3 16. bxc3 Bxc5 $11) 9... b6 (9... O-O 10. Bg2 Re8 11. O-O c4
12. Bf4 Qa5 13. Ne5 Nb6 14. f3 Be6 15. e4 Rad8 {0-1 Javakhishvili,L (2469)
-Peralta,F (2601)/Vrachati GRE 2011/The Week in Chess 877 (58)} 16. Rad1 $36)
10. Bg2 O-O 11. O-O Bb7 12. Rfd1 Rc8 13. Rac1 Re8 14. Bh3 Rxe3 $6 {[%mdl 512]
This exchange sacrifice doesn't pay off.} (14... Ba6 {[%csl Re2][%cal Rb4c3]
was a good way to equalise.}) 15. fxe3 Qe8 16. Ne5 Rd8 17. Qf5 c4 (17... Nxe5
$142 18. Qxe5 (18. dxe5 Bc8 19. Qf4 Nh5 20. Qh4 Bxh3) 18... Qc6 {[%cal Rd8e8]
but, of course, Black's compensation is insufficient. White can even give back
the material in a very fine version:} 19. Rf1 $5 Re8 20. Rxf6 $1 gxf6 21. Qf4
$36 {[%csl Rf6,Rg8,Rh6]}) 18. Bg2 {Taking the e4-square under control and
pressurising Black's weak d5-pawn.} g6 19. Qf4 Nh5 $2 (19... Nxe5 $142 20. Qxe5
Kg7 $16) 20. Qxf7+ $1 {A timely tranformation.} Qxf7 21. Nxf7 Kxf7 22. Bxd5+ (
22. Nxd5 $5) 22... Bxd5 23. Nxd5 Bd6 24. e4 {[%csl Gd4,Ge4] White's material
advantage is now symbolic (R+2P vs B+N) but his strong central pawns should
decide the game.} Ke6 (24... Rc8 25. e5 Bb8 26. e4 {[%csl Gd4,Ge4,Ge5]}) 25.
Rxc4 Nhf6 26. Nc3 $1 {[%cal Re4e5]} b5 27. Rc6 b4 28. e5 Nb8 29. Rxd6+ $1 Rxd6
30. Na4 Rc6 31. exf6 Rc2 32. Kf2 Nd7 33. Ke3 Nxf6 34. Kd3 Rc8 35. Nc5+ 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-43"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2018.10.02"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2018.09.24"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Qa4+ Nc6 8.
e3 O-O 9. Be2 dxc4 10. O-O Bd7 11. Bxc4 {This line was examined in detail by
GM Igor Stohl in CBM 167, annotations to the game Topalov-Aronian.} Bxc3 12.
bxc3 Rfd8 (12... Qe7 $5 13. Be2 (13. Qc2 Na5 {[%cal Yc7c5]}) 13... e5 (13... b6
14. Qb3 Rac8 15. Rfd1 Na5 16. Qb2 c5 17. a4 Rfd8 18. Ne5 Be8 19. Bb5 Rc7 {
0-1 (47) Fressinet,L (2687)-Giri,A (2782) Paris 2016}) (13... Rfc8 14. Nd2 Nd8
15. Qb3 c5 16. a4 Rc7 17. Qa3 Kf8 18. Ne4 cxd4 19. cxd4 Qxa3 20. Rxa3 Ke7 21.
a5 {1/2 (21) Khalifman,A (2624)-Pourramezanali,A (2506) Moscow 2016}) 14. Qb3
b6 15. Qc4 Rac8 16. Nd2 Na5 17. Qb4 c5 18. Qa3 Rfe8 19. d5 e4 20. c4 Qg5 21.
Kh1 Rcd8 $132 {1-0 (62) Fedoseev,V (2601)-Aleksandrov,A (2586) Khanty-Mansiysk
2013}) 13. Be2 {Or else:} (13. Qa3 Qe7 14. Qxe7 (14. Qb2 Na5 15. Bd3 c5 16. e4
Be8 17. Rad1 cxd4 18. cxd4 Rac8 $11 {1/2 (67) Shankland,S (2661)-Aronian,L 
(2770) Tsaghkadzor 2015}) 14... Nxe7 15. Rab1 (15. Ne5 Be8 16. Rfb1 Rab8 17. a4
b6 18. a5 Nc6 19. Nxc6 Bxc6 20. f3 Kf8 21. Kf2 Ke7 $11 {1/2 (46) Navara,D 
(2730)-So,W (2773) Wijk aan Zee 2016}) (15. a4 c5 16. Rfb1 Rab8 17. Ne5 Be8 18.
a5 Rdc8 19. Bb5 Rc7 20. Bxe8 Rxe8 21. Nd3 cxd4 22. cxd4 Nd5 23. g3 Rec8 $11 {
1/2 (45) Sargissian,G (2679)-Fressinet,L (2702) Douglas 2015}) 15... b6 16. Ne5
Be8 17. e4 Nc8 18. f3 Nd6 19. Be2 Kf8 20. Kf2 Rac8 21. Nd3 Nb7 22. Nf4 c5 23.
Ba6 Rc7 24. Bxb7 Rxb7 25. dxc5 Rd2+ 26. Kg3 Rxa2 $11 {1/2 (39) Karjakin,S 
(2782)-Aronian,L (2764) Stavanger 2018}) (13. Qc2 Na5 14. Bd3 (14. Be2 c5 15.
Ne5 Be8 16. Qe4 Nc6 17. f4 Rac8 18. Rad1 Qe7 19. c4 f5 20. Nxc6 Bxc6 21. Qe5
cxd4 22. Rxd4 Kf7 $13 {1/2 (35) Bu,X (2711)-Le,Q (2712) Ho Chi Minh City 2017})
14... c5 15. Ne5 (15. Rab1 Rac8 16. Qe2 Be8 17. Ne5 Qe7 18. f4 cxd4 19. cxd4
Rc3 20. Bb5 f6 21. Ng4 {1/2 (21) Mareco,S (2644)-Real de Azua,E (2484) Buenos
Aires 2017}) 15... Be8 16. f4 Qe7 (16... Rac8 $143 {1/2 (50) Sanikidze,T (2537)
-Libiszewski,F (2533) Drancy 2016} 17. f5 $1 cxd4 $140 18. exd4 Rxd4 19. fxe6
$1 Qxe6 20. Bh7+ Kh8 21. Bf5 Qb6 (21... Qd5 22. Nf3) 22. Rab1 Rb4+ 23. Kh1 {
with material gains for White}) 17. Qf2 (17. f5 f6 $1 18. Nc4 Nxc4 19. Bxc4 Bf7
20. Qe4 Re8 $11) (17. Qe2 Rac8 18. f5 f6 19. Ng4 {0-1 (44) Hansen,C (2621)
-Hammer,J (2665) Oslo 2015} h5 20. Nf2 e5 $36) 17... Nc6 18. Qg3 f5 19. Nf3
Rac8 20. Qf2 cxd4 21. exd4 Qa3 $132 {1/2 (32) Ribli,Z (2555)-Movsesian,S (2677)
Germany 2016}) 13... Be8 (13... e5 $5 14. Qb3 b6 15. Rfd1 Bf5 $132 {I.Stohl})
14. Qa3 Qe7 15. Qb2 b6 (15... Na5 $143 16. Qb4 $1 Qxb4 17. cxb4 Nc6 18. Rab1
$14 {1-0 (58) Topalov,V (2798)-Aronian,L (2780) Stavanger 2015 CBM 167 [Stohl,
I]}) 16. c4 $146 {The only active plan for White.} (16. Nd2 Na5 17. Nb3 (17.
Qb4 c5) 17... Nxb3 18. axb3 a5 19. Bf3 (19. b4 axb4 20. Qxb4 Kf8 21. Bf3 Qxb4
22. cxb4 Rxa1 23. Rxa1 Ke7 $11 {1/2 (32) Vachier Lagrave,M (2731)-Aronian,L 
(2765) Saint Louis 2015}) 19... Rab8 20. b4 c5 21. bxc5 bxc5 22. Qa3 a4 23.
Qxc5 Qxc5 24. dxc5 Rdc8 $11 {1/2 (31) Pelletier,Y (2540)-Movsesian,S (2671)
Heraklio 2017}) 16... Na5 17. e4 c5 {This move allows White to obtain a
comfortable edge. Other plans deserve more attention for Black:} (17... f6 {
[%cal Ye8g6,Ye8h5]}) (17... Qf6 $5 {[%csl Yd5][%cal Yc7c5]} 18. Qc2 Nc6 19. d5
Ne5) 18. d5 exd5 19. exd5 b5 {Black wants to destroy White's centre.} ({
In case of the natural} 19... Nb7 20. Bd3 {[%cal Yf1e1] White's control of the
e-file guarantees him the better prospects.}) 20. cxb5 {White improves on the
following game played earlier at the Olympiad:} (20. Rfe1 bxc4 21. Qc3 Qc7 22.
Rad1 Nb7 23. Bxc4 Qa5 24. Rc1 (24. Qc1 $5) 24... Qxc3 25. Rxc3 Na5 26. Bd3 c4
27. Be4 Rac8 28. Nd4 Kf8 $11 {1/2 (35) Nakamura,H (2763)-Vidit,S (2711) Batumi
GEO 2018}) 20... Rxd5 21. Rfe1 $14 {White has a superiour pawn structure (and
a chance to create a queenside passed pawn); besides, Black's a5 knight,
albeit blockading, is placed poorly.} Qd8 (21... Rad8 $5 22. Qc3 Qc7 $14) 22.
Qc3 {[%csl Ra5]} c4 23. Rad1 {[%mdl 32]} Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Qb6 25. Nd4 {[%csl Gd4]
[%cal Rd4f5] Centralization!} Bd7 26. a4 a6 {This is harmless as Black will
not be able to take on b5 any time soon.} 27. h3 (27. g4 $5) 27... Rd8 $6 {
[%mdl 8192] A tactical blunder in a poor position.} (27... axb5 28. axb5 Rc8 (
28... Rd8 29. Ra1) 29. Bf3 $16) 28. bxa6 {It turns out that Black has problems
recapturing this pawn!} Bc8 (28... Qxa6 $2 29. Nf5 $18) 29. Rd2 $1 Rf8 {
Again the a6 pawn is invulnerable due to 30.Nf5.} 30. Rb2 (30. Bg4 $5 {, to
gain the f5 square for the knight, was even stronger.}) 30... Qxa6 31. Rb5 Nb7
32. Bxc4 (32. a5 $5 $18) 32... Nd6 (32... Qxa4 $2 33. Rxb7 $1 Bxb7 34. Nf5 $18)
33. Rb4 Nxc4 34. Rxc4 Be6 {It was probably more stubborn to keep the bishop:} (
34... Bd7) 35. Nxe6 Qxe6 36. Rc6 Qf5 37. a5 {White's outside passed pawn
should bring him a victory.} Rb8 (37... Re8 38. a6 Re2 {was Black's last
chance but after} 39. Qd4 {White overcomes all minor problems, e.g.} Ra2 40. a7
Qb1+ 41. Kh2 Qb7 42. Qd8+ Kh7 43. Rc7 Qe4 44. Qd6 $1 ({but not} 44. Rxf7 $2
Rxa7 $1 45. Rxa7 $140 Qf4+ $11) 44... Rxf2 45. Qg3 {[%cal Rc7c8]} Ra2 46. Rxf7
{etc.}) 38. a6 Rb1+ 39. Kh2 Qf4+ 40. Qg3 Qxg3+ 41. Kxg3 Ra1 42. Kf4 Ra5 43. Ke4
Kf8 44. Rc8+ Ke7 45. Rc7+ Ke6 46. a7 Ra4+ 47. Kd3 1-0

[Event "Jermuk FIDE GP"]
[Site "Jermuk"]
[Date "2009.08.16"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2009.08.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Qa4+ Nc6 7. Bg5 h6 8.
Bxf6 Qxf6 9. e3 O-O 10. Be2 Rd8 (10... Be6 {is more popular in this quiet line
- see e.g. CBM 111, annotation to Rustemov - Vallejo by GM Z.Ribli.}) 11. O-O
Bf8 {Or else:} (11... Be6 12. Rfc1 a6 13. Qc2 $5 Bd6 14. Na4 Bf5 15. Qc3 Ne7
16. Nc5 Rab8 17. Bd3 c6 18. b4 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 Nf5 20. a4 Nh4 21. Nxh4 Qxh4 22.
g3 Qf6 23. b5 $14 {1-0 Vorobiov,E (2598)-Janssen,R (2527)/Kavala GRE 2009/The
Week in Chess 770 (37)}) (11... a6 12. Rac1 (12. Ne5 $6 Nxe5 13. Qxb4 Ng6 14.
Qc5 c6 15. b4 Nh4 $40 {0-1 Legky,N (2461)-Bacrot,E (2705)/France 2007/CBM 116
ext (35)}) (12. Rfc1 Rb8 13. a3 Bf8 14. b4 Ne7 15. Qb3 Be6 16. a4 Nf5 17. b5
axb5 18. axb5 c5 19. bxc6 bxc6 20. Qa4 c5 21. dxc5 Bxc5 22. Nb5 Bb6 {1/2
Mamedyarov,S (2757)-Carlsen,M (2693)/Dortmund 2007/CBM 119 (26)}) (12. a3 $5
Bf8 13. Qb3 Bg4 $2 (13... Rb8 14. Nxd5 $140 $2 Qe6) 14. h3 Be6 15. Qxb7 $16 {
1-0 Chatalbashev,B (2548)-Willemze,T (2419)/Kallithea GRE 2009/The Week in
Chess 766 (29)}) 12... Be6 $2 (12... Bf8 {[%cal Yc6e7,Yc7c6]}) 13. Ne5 Bxc3 14.
Nxc6 Bd7 15. Rxc3 Bxc6 16. Qa5 Qd6 17. Rfc1 $14 {1/2 Polugaevsky,L (2640)
-Ivkov,B (2535)/Petropolis 1973/IZT/[ChessBase] (65)}) (11... Bxc3 $5 12. bxc3
Bg4 (12... Bf5 $5) 13. Rfc1 Ne7 14. Rab1 Bc8 15. c4 c6 16. Nd2 Qd6 17. Bf3 $16
{1-0 Popov,L (2430)-Estrin,Y (2430)/Kecskemet 1979/EXT 1999 (36)}) (11... Bf5
$5 12. Rfc1 Qe6 13. Ne1 a6 14. Bf3 {1-0 Peek,M (2365)-Fritze,B (2240)/
Groningen 1990/CBM 022 (26)} Be7 $5) (11... Bg4 $2 12. Ne5 Bxe2 $8 13. Nxe2
Nxe5 14. Qxb4 $16) 12. a3 (12. Rac1 $5 a6 (12... Ne7 13. Ne5 Qb6 14. Bh5 g6 15.
Bf3 c6 16. Qc2 Nf5 17. a3 a5 18. g3 Bg7 {1-0 Rajkovic,D (2511)-Brkljaca,A 
(2353)/Belgrade 2007/CBM 116 ext (41)} 19. Na4 Qc7 20. Nd3 $14) 13. Qd1 {
[%cal Yc3a4,Ya4c5]} (13. Qb3 Qd6 14. Na4 Ne7 (14... b6 $142 15. Rc3 Bd7) 15.
Ne5 b6 16. Rfd1 Be6 17. a3 Rdb8 18. Qc3 Rc8 19. Nd3 Bd7 20. Qb3 $14 {1-0
Mihaljcisin,M (2280)-Petkov,V (2480)/Sibenik 2006/CBM 114 ext (39)}) 13... Ne7
(13... Qd6 14. Ne1 Ne7 15. Nd3 b6 16. b4 Bd7 17. Qb3 Bb5 18. Nb2 (18. Ne5 $142)
18... Bxe2 19. Nxe2 $14 {1-0 Malaniuk,V (2600)-Mochalov,E (2445)/Katowice 1993/
EXT 1998 (39)}) (13... Na7 14. Ne5 c6 15. Na4 Nb5 16. Nb6 Ra7 17. a4 Nc7 18.
Nxc8 Rxc8 19. Qb3 Ne8 20. e4 $1 $16 {1/2 Muse,M (2485)-Kovacevic,V (2475)/
Vinkovci 1993/CBM 038 ext (61)}) 14. Na4 c6 15. Nb6 Rb8 16. Nxc8 Nxc8 17. Ne5
Bd6 18. f4 Qe7 19. Bd3 Nb6 20. Qh5 Nd7 21. Rf3 Nf6 22. Qh3 c5 23. Rg3 $36 {
1/2 Flohr,S-Estrin,Y/Moscow 1953/EXT 1999 (33)}) (12. Rfc1 a6 (12... Ne7 13. b4
(13. Nb5 $6 c6 {/\} 14. Nc7 $2 Rb8 15. Qxa7 Bg4 $17 {פc7}) 13... Be6 (13...
Ng6 14. Qb3 c6 15. b5 $14 {1/2 Brunsteins,D (2407)-Kolus,W (2089)/LSS 2007/
Telechess CBM 131 (42)}) 14. Qb3 a6 $6 (14... Nf5 $1 $13) 15. Na4 Rdc8 (15...
c6 16. Nc5 Bc8 17. a4 Nf5 18. Rab1 Bd6 19. b5 axb5 20. axb5 Nh4 21. Nxh4 Qxh4
22. g3 $14 {1/2 Pogorelov,R (2441)-Cvetkovic,S (2378)/Obrenovac 2008/CBM 127
Extra (28)}) 16. Nc5 Ra7 17. Qa4 Nf5 18. Nd7 Qe7 19. Nxf8 Kxf8 20. Ne5 Nd6 21.
b5 Qe8 22. Qa3 Qe7 23. bxa6 $16 {1-0 Malaniuk,V (2600)-Maksimovic,B (2325)/
Becici 1993/EXT 2000 (50)}) 13. Qd1 (13. Qb3 $5 Qd6 14. Na4 b6 15. Qd1 g6 16.
a3 Bg7 17. b4 Nb8 (17... Bd7 $142 18. Nc3 Ne7) 18. Nc3 c6 19. Qb3 Be6 20. a4
Nd7 21. a5 $14 {1-0 Petrosian,T-Averbakh,Y/Moscow 1966/EXT 1999 (39)}) (13. a3
Ne7 (13... Be6 14. Qd1 g5 15. Nd2 Ne7 16. Na4 c6 17. Nc5 Bc8 18. Bg4 Rb8 19.
Nf1 Bxg4 20. Qxg4 Qf5 21. h3 Qxg4 22. hxg4 f5 23. Nh2 $14 {1/2 Fernandes,A 
(2465)-Campora,D (2503)/Santo Antonio 2001/CBM 084 (67)}) 14. b4 Bg4 15. Qb3 c6
16. a4 Nf5 17. b5 Bxf3 (17... axb5 $142 18. axb5 Rxa1 19. Rxa1 c5 $5 $132 {
B.Lalic}) 18. Bxf3 a5 19. Qd1 g6 20. Rab1 $14 {1-0 Lalic,B (2590)-Dizdar,G 
(2535)/Makarska Tucepi 1995/EXT 1997 (38)}) 13... Ne7 (13... Be6 14. Na4 Bd6
15. Nc5 Bc8 16. Rc3 Ne7 17. Rac1 b6 18. Nd3 Ng6 19. a3 a5 20. Nde1 Bd7 21. Nd2
Re8 22. Bg4 Be6 23. Bxe6 fxe6 {1/2 Szilagyi,G-Pogats,J/Budapest 1958/EXT 2006})
14. Na4 c6 15. Nb6 (15. Nc5 Nf5 16. b4 h5 17. a4 g6 18. Rab1 Bd6 19. b5 axb5
20. axb5 Nh4 21. bxc6 bxc6 {1/2 Alvarez Ibarra,R (2420)-Bertona,F (2370)/
Montcada 1997/EXT 1999}) 15... Rb8 16. Nxc8 Nxc8 17. Ne1 $1 Bd6 18. Nd3 Bc7 19.
b4 Nd6 20. a4 $36 {1/2 Lalic,B (2550)-Sherwin,J (2358)/Coulsden 76/388 1999/
Inf 76/[Lalic,B] (59)}) 12... Ne7 13. b4 (13. Rfe1 c6 14. Qb3 Ng6 15. Bd3 Re8
16. e4 Nf4 17. e5 Qe6 18. Bf1 Qg4 19. Nd1 c5 20. Ne3 Nh3+ 21. Kh1 Nxf2+ 22. Kg1
$11 {1/2 Pileckis,E (2472)-Aronian,L (2757)/Kallithea 2008/CBM 127 (28)}) 13...
a6 {[%mdl 32]} (13... c6 {was possible, with a normal Karlsbad structure, e.g.}
14. Qb3 Be6 15. Rfc1 Ng6 16. Na4 Bg4 17. Ra2 Bd6 18. Ne1 Bxe2 19. Rxe2 Qh4 20.
g3 Qg4 21. Ra2 Rac8 22. Nc5 Rc7 23. a4 h5 $132 {0-1 Polatel,L (2009)-Ibarra
Chami,L (2416)/Kemeri 2007/CBM 121 Extra (54)}) {The text move (without ...
c7-c6) leads to a different strategic setup.} 14. b5 (14. Qb3 $5 Be6 15. Na4
Nf5 16. Nc5) 14... Bg4 (14... c5 $5 {deserved serious attention:} 15. bxa6 (15.
bxc6 Nxc6 16. Rfb1 Ra7 {[%cal Yb7b5]} 17. Rb6 Bc5 $1) 15... c4 16. e4 $5 Rxa6
17. Qc2 Bg4 $13) 15. bxa6 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Rxa6 17. Qb3 Qd6 18. Rfc1 c6 $6 {
After this move White obtains a typical favourable structure. Black could have
avoided that by playing} (18... Raa8 {although after} 19. a4 (19. Nb5 Qb6 20.
Rxc7 $2 Ra5 21. Rc5 Nf5) 19... c6 20. a5 {[%csl Rb7] White will try to trade
the a5- and b7-pawns anyway.}) 19. Qxb7 Rxa3 20. Rxa3 Qxa3 {[%csl Rc6]} 21. Ne2
g6 22. g3 h5 23. h4 Qd6 24. Nf4 Bh6 25. Ne2 {White doesn't hurry as Black has
no counterplay or possibility to strengthen his defence.} Bg7 26. Rb1 Bf6 27.
Nf4 Kg7 28. Qa7 Rd7 29. Qa6 Rd8 30. Kg2 Rd7 31. Bd1 Rc7 32. Rb8 Kh7 33. Bc2 Kg7
34. Bd1 Kh7 35. Ra8 Qd7 36. Qd3 Kh6 37. Qa3 Rc8 38. Ra7 Rc7 39. Ra8 Rc8 40. Ra6
Rc7 41. Qc5 Qc8 42. Qd6 Kg7 43. Qa3 Qf5 44. Qd3 Qd7 $4 {[%mdl 8192] As usually
happens, Black, tired of difficult defence, commits a blunder. However,} (44...
Qxd3 45. Nxd3 {offers him few chances to survive.}) 45. Bxh5 {The rest is
clear, especially as the black king is now compromised, too.} Nf5 46. Bd1 Rb7
47. Qc2 Ne7 48. Nd3 Qc7 49. h5 Ra7 50. Rxa7 Qxa7 51. hxg6 fxg6 52. Nf4 Qd7 53.
Be2 Qd6 54. Bg4 Kf7 55. Ne6 Ng8 56. Nc5 Ne7 57. Qb1 Qd8 58. Qb7 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2007.01.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2007.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. e3 c5 8.
Be2 {A modest move, comparing to the normal} (8. Bd3) 8... Qa5 9. O-O O-O 10.
Qc2 (10. dxc5 {is equally harmless}) 10... Bxc3 (10... Re8 $6 11. Nxd5 $1 Nxd5
12. a3 $14) (10... c4 $5 11. Nd2 Re8 12. Bh4 b5 13. Rfb1 (13. a4 $142) 13...
Bf8 14. Bf3 Bb7 15. e4 dxe4 16. Ndxe4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Qb6 $15 {0-1
Brenninkmeijer,J-Sosonko,G/Netherlands 1992/CBM 030 (41)}) 11. bxc3 Ne4 (11...
b6 $5 12. Nd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Ba6 14. Nb3 Qa4 15. Bxa6 Qxa6 16. f3 h6 17. Bh4
Rac8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Brenninkmeijer,J-Gulko,B/Groningen 1990/CBM 021 (38)}) 12. c4
{The only attempt to get something.} cxd4 13. cxd5 (13. exd4 $5 Nxg5 14. Nxg5
Nf6 15. c5 Bd7 16. Bd3 g6 17. Nf3 Ba4 18. Qb2 b6 19. Rac1 Rac8 20. Qa3 $14 {
0-1 Gil Capape,J-Campora,D/Zaragoza 1992/TD (30)}) 13... Re8 {Black has a
comfortable position. White's pair of passive bishops has no importance,
especially as White can't keep it.} 14. Rad1 {This loses a pawn, as well as} (
14. Bf4 $6 dxe3 15. Bxe3 Ndf6) (14. exd4 $5 Nb6 15. Bd3 Bf5 {followed by ...
Qxd5, leads to a material balance, and White must hold the position, despite
his isolated pawn.}) 14... h6 15. Bh4 $6 (15. Bf4 $142 $5 dxe3 16. Bxe3 Nc3 17.
Rc1 Nxe2+ (17... Nxd5 18. Bd2) 18. Qxe2 Qxd5 19. Rfd1 $44 {White's development
advantage compensates Black's extra pawn, and a draw is quite probable.}) 15...
dxe3 16. fxe3 Nc3 17. Be1 $6 {A passive move but White had not enough
compensation for the pawn anyway, e.g.} (17. Rd4 Nxd5 $1 (17... Rxe3 $6 18. Bd3
) 18. Be1 Qc7 $1 $17) 17... Rxe3 18. Bd3 Qc5 $1 19. Qxc3 Rxe1+ 20. Qxc5 Rxf1+
21. Bxf1 Nxc5 $19 {White is a pawn down with no compensation whatsoever 
(moreover, his d5 pawn is rather weak). The rest is a matter of technique.} 22.
Ne5 Nd7 23. Nc4 Nf6 24. Be2 Bd7 25. Bf3 Rd8 26. Ne5 Bf5 27. d6 Nd7 28. Nc4 b6
29. a3 Kf8 30. Kf2 Rc8 31. Ne3 Be6 32. Nd5 Rc2+ 33. Kg3 Ne5 34. Nc7 Bd7 35. Na6
Ke8 36. Re1 f6 37. Re3 Kd8 38. Bd5 Rd2 39. Nc7 Bf5 40. Kf4 g6 41. Rc3 Kd7 42.
Ke3 Rd3+ 43. Rxd3 Bxd3 44. Be4 Bxe4 45. Kxe4 Kxd6 46. Nb5+ Kc5 47. Nxa7 Nc4 48.
a4 Nd6+ 49. Kd3 Kb4 50. Kd4 Nf5+ 51. Kd5 Ne3+ 52. Ke6 f5 53. Nc8 Nxg2 54. Nxb6
f4 55. Nd5+ Kxa4 56. Kf6 f3 57. Nc3+ Kb4 58. Ne4 Nh4 59. Kg7 h5 60. Kh6 Kc4 61.
Kg5 Kd3 $1 62. Ng3 Nf5 63. Nh1 Ne7 64. Kf6 Ke2 65. h4 (65. Kxe7 f2 66. Ng3+ (
66. Nxf2 Kxf2 67. Kf6 h4 68. Kxg6 Kg2 $19) 66... Kf3 67. Kf6 h4 68. Nf1 Ke2 $19
) 65... Kf1 0-1

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 5th"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2017.08.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2809"]
[BlackElo "2810"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2017.08.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Qa4+ Nc6 8.
e3 O-O 9. Be2 {This is less favourable here than after} (9. Rc1 Rd8 $6 {
The development of White's rook is more useful, and the f7-point becomes
vulnerable in some lines (see Navara - Leko in this issue).}) 9... dxc4 (9...
Bd7 $5 {is another common move.}) 10. O-O Bxc3 (10... Bd7 {is more accurate}
11. Bxc4 $140 Bxc3 12. bxc3 {avoiding the game line.}) (10... a6 11. Bxc4 {
is hardly satisfactory for Black, as tournament practice shows.}) 11. bxc3 Bd7
(11... e5 {doesn't solve Black's problems:} 12. Qxc4 exd4 (12... Rd8 13. dxe5
Qe7 14. Rfd1 Re8 15. Qf4 a6 16. Bc4 Be6 17. Bd3 Rad8 18. Nd4 $16 {1-0 (65)
Ragger,M (2655)-Paikidze,N (2411) Moscow 2012}) (12... Bf5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14.
Qxc7 Nd3 15. Rad1 $16 {1-0 (27) Moranda,W (2559)-Rosenthal,D (2413) Germany
2013}) (12... Qd6 13. Rfd1 Re8 14. Qa4 Qe7 15. Bb5 Bd7 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. dxe5
c6 18. Be2 Bf5 19. f4 $16 {1-0 (52) Zhukova,N (2456)-Khurtsilava,I (2212)
Chakvi 2015}) 13. cxd4 Bg4 (13... Rd8 14. Rab1 $5) 14. Rab1 Qd6 15. Rfc1 Rab8
16. Qc3 Rfc8 17. h3 Bf5 18. Rb5 Ne7 19. Ne5 $14 {1/2 (84) Gavrilov,A (2425)
-Rzayev,B (2400) Prague 2016}) 12. Qxc4 (12. Bxc4 {leads to the line usually
arising after 10...Bd7. It is more comfortable for Black, who can easily
neutralise White's small edge:} Rfd8 (12... Qe7 13. Qc2 $5 (13. Be2 e5 (13...
b6 14. Qb3 Rac8 15. Rfd1 Na5 16. Qb2 c5 $11 {0-1 (47) Fressinet,L (2687)-Giri,
A (2782) Paris 2016}) 14. Qb3 b6 15. Qc4 Rac8 16. Nd2 Na5 17. Qb4 c5 18. Qa3
Rfe8 $11 {1-0 (62) Fedoseev,V (2601)-Aleksandrov,A (2586) Khanty-Mansiysk 2013}
) 13... Na5 14. Bd3 c5 15. Ne5 Rfd8 16. f4 Be8 17. Qf2 (17. Qe2 Rac8 18. f5 f6
19. Ng4 {0-1 (44) Hansen,C (2621)-Hammer,J (2665) Oslo 2015} h5 20. Nf2 e5 $1 {
I.Stohl}) 17... Nc6 18. Qg3 f5 19. Nf3 Rac8 20. Qf2 cxd4 21. exd4 Qa3 22. Qd2
Bh5 $11 (22... Ne7 $143 23. Rac1 Bh5 24. Ne5 Nd5 25. Bc4 b5 26. Bb3 $14 {
1/2 (32) Ribli,Z (2555)-Movsesian,S (2677) Munich GER 2016})) 13. Qc2 (13. Qa3
Qe7 14. Qxe7 (14. Qb2 Na5 15. Bd3 c5 16. e4 Be8 17. Rad1 cxd4 18. cxd4 Rac8 $11
{1/2 (67) Shankland,S (2661)-Aronian,L (2770) Tsaghkadzor 2015}) 14... Nxe7 15.
Ne5 (15. a4 c5 16. Rfb1 Rab8 17. Ne5 Be8 18. a5 Rdc8 19. Bb5 Rc7 20. Bxe8 Rxe8
21. Nd3 cxd4 22. cxd4 Nd5 $11 {1/2 (45) Sargissian,G (2679)-Fressinet,L (2702)
Douglas 2015}) 15... Be8 16. Rfb1 Rab8 17. a4 b6 18. a5 Nc6 19. Nxc6 Bxc6 20.
f3 Kf8 21. Kf2 Ke7 22. Be2 f6 $11 {1/2 (46) Navara,D (2730)-So,W (2773) Wijk
aan Zee 2016}) (13. Be2 Be8 (13... e5 $5 14. Qb3 b6 15. Rfd1 Bf5 $132 {I.Stohl}
) 14. Qa3 Qe7 15. Qb2 b6 (15... Na5 16. Qb4 $5 Qxb4 17. cxb4 Nc6 18. Rab1 $14 {
1-0 (58) Topalov,V (2798)-Aronian,L (2780) Stavanger 2015 CBM 167 [Stohl,I]})
16. Nd2 Na5 17. Nb3 Nxb3 18. axb3 a5 $11 {1/2 (32) Vachier Lagrave,M (2731)
-Aronian,L (2765) Saint Louis 2015}) 13... Na5 14. Be2 (14. Bd3 c5 15. Ne5 Be8
16. f4 Rac8 17. Qf2 cxd4 18. cxd4 Qe7 $13 {1/2 (50) Sanikidze,T (2537)
-Libiszewski,F (2533) Drancy 2016}) 14... c5 15. Ne5 Be8 16. Qe4 Nc6 17. f4
Rac8 18. Rad1 Qe7 19. c4 f5 20. Nxc6 Bxc6 21. Qe5 cxd4 22. Rxd4 Kf7 23. Rfd1 g6
$11 {1/2 (35) Bu Xiangzhi (2711)-Le Quang Liem (2712) Ho Chi Minh City VIE 2017
}) 12... Rac8 (12... Rfd8 13. Nd2 (13. Bd3 $5 {[%cal Yd3e4]}) (13. Rab1 $5)
13... Rac8 14. Nb3 Qe7 15. a4 a5 16. Bf3 $14 {1-0 (43) Ushenina,A (2438)
-Milliet,S (2356) Reykjavik 2015}) 13. Rad1 (13. Bd3 $5 {[%cal Yd3e4]}) 13...
Rfd8 14. Nd2 (14. Qb3 Na5 15. Qa3 b6) 14... Na5 15. Qb4 b6 16. Ba6 Rb8 17. Ne4
Qf5 18. Bd3 Bc6 19. f3 Bxe4 $2 {[%mdl 16384] A positional mistake. Black
trades his strong bishop and opens up the f-file for White.} (19... Nb7 $14 {
[%cal Yf5a5]}) 20. fxe4 Qg5 21. Rf3 c5 22. Qb2 e5 23. Rdf1 $1 cxd4 24. cxd4 Rb7
25. d5 {[%csl Ra5]} Rc7 26. h4 $1 {Black loses his crucial e5-pawn, after
which White's central pawn avalanche starts crushing his position.} Qxh4 (26...
Qh5 27. Rf5) 27. Qxe5 Qe7 (27... Re7 28. Qc3 Nb7 29. e5 $1 Rxd5 30. Qb3 $16 {
[%csl Rf7]}) 28. Qg3 Qc5 $2 {[%mdl 8192] This loses at once.} (28... Qd6 {
was more stubborn but after} 29. e5 $1 Qxd5 30. e6 Qd6 $8 31. Bh7+ $1 Kxh7 32.
Qxd6 Rxd6 33. exf7 Rd8 34. f8=Q Rxf8 35. Rxf8 $16 {White kept good winning
chances.}) 29. Rf6 $1 {[%cal Rf6h6]} h5 (29... Kf8 30. Rg6 $1 Qc3 31. e5 Qxd3
32. Rxg7 $18) 30. Rh6 $1 Qc3 31. Rxh5 g6 32. e5 $1 (32. e5 Qxd3 33. Qh4 gxh5
34. Qxd8+ $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 20th"]
[Site "Skopje"]
[Date "2019.03.28"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Korobov, Anton"]
[Black "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2627"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2019.03.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MKD"]
[Tiebreak "Sum of Buchholz"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 189"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.04.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.04.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 0,80,19,25,19,-20,3,-3,6,6,17,-5,30,25,29,-18,-19,5,10,-48,-3,-3,2,-6,
16,-14,27,33,-8,6,46,19,19,19,19,-11,-6,14,14,25,15,37,53,48,31,35,23,-9,-9,
-19,0,-20,-1,-48,-53,-28,-47,-78,-78,-98,-45,-67,-69,-37,-37,-58,-58,-69,-38,
-150,-175,-171,-150,-167,-165,-163,-48,-88,-62,-50,-50,-320,-380]} 1. d4 Nf6 2.
c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Qa4+ Nc6 8. e3 O-O 9. Rd1
{A rare continuation with the idea to anticipate ...d5xc4 Bf1xc4 e6-e5 - in
that case the d-file opens up for White's rook.} Rd8 (9... a6 10. Qb3 Qe7 11.
cxd5 exd5 12. Be2 Rd8 13. a3 Bxc3+ 14. Qxc3 Bg4 15. Rc1 Rd7 16. h3 Bxf3 17.
Bxf3 Nd8 18. Bg4 Ne6 19. b4 c6 20. O-O {1-0 (65) Sarana,A (2630)-Karthikeyan,M
(2560) Moscow RUS 2019 - finally a "normal" position, slightly better for
White, in which he outplayed his opponent.}) 10. Bd3 {Rather harmless. Black
takes on c4 gaining a tempo.} (10. Qc2 $6 {can be strongly met with} e5 $1 ({
rather than} 10... Bf8 11. a3 g6 12. Be2 Bg7 13. O-O a5 14. Nb5 Qe7 15. Rc1
dxc4 16. Bxc4 $14 {1/2 (35) Aronian,L (2793)-So,W (2812) Leuven 2017})) (10.
Be2 dxc4 11. O-O Bd7 12. Qc2 Na5 13. Ne5 Qe7 14. f4 Bd6 15. Nxd7 Rxd7 16. Qa4
Bb4 17. Ne4 b6 18. a3 Bd6 $11 {1/2 (30) Rapport,R (2675)-Vidit,S (2702)
Douglas 2017}) (10. Qb3 $5 Qg6 11. h3 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Bxc3+ (12... Qxg2 $5 13.
Ke2 Qg6 $13 {should be tried}) 13. Qxc3 Bd7 14. Bd3 Qh5 15. a3 Qa5 16. b4 Qb6
17. O-O a5 18. b5 Na7 19. Rb1 Nxb5 20. Bxb5 Bxb5 21. Rfc1 Qa6 22. Qxc7 Rd7 23.
Qc3 f6 24. Nd2 $14 {1-0 (61) Esipenko,A (2593)-Leko,P (2669) Moscow 2018})
10... dxc4 11. Bxc4 Bd7 12. Qc2 (12. Qb3 Bd6 $5 {[%cal Rc6a5]}) 12... Na5 13.
Bd3 c5 $1 {A timely change of plan. White was prepared for ...e6-e5 but ...
c7-c5 frees Black's position completely.} 14. O-O cxd4 15. Ne4 (15. exd4 Rac8
$11) 15... Qe7 16. a3 Rac8 17. Qe2 Bd6 18. b4 $6 (18. Nxd6 Qxd6 19. Nxd4 $11 {
was probably a better option.}) 18... Nc6 (18... Ba4 $142 $1 {, activating the
bishop:} 19. Rb1 (19. bxa5 Bxd1 20. Rxd1 dxe3 21. Qxe3 Bxa3 $17) 19... Nc6 20.
exd4 a6 $15 {[%csl Ga4]}) 19. exd4 Be8 20. Rfe1 Qc7 21. Nxd6 Rxd6 22. Qe4 f5
23. Qf4 Bh5 {Black has transfered his bishop to a good square after all but
the price is the weakening move ...f7-f5.} 24. Bc4 Kh8 25. d5 Bxf3 26. gxf3 $2
{[%mdl 16384] Too optimistic. White gets no compensation for his damaged pawn
structure.} (26. Qxf3 Nxb4 (26... Ne7 27. Bd3 $1 Rxd5 (27... Nxd5 $2 28. Rxe6
$1 Rxe6 29. Qxf5) 28. Rxe6 Rcd8 29. Ree1 $14) 27. dxe6 $5 (27. axb4 Qxc4 28.
dxe6 Rxe6 29. Rxe6 Qxe6 30. Qxb7 $11) 27... Rxd1 28. Qxd1 Qxc4 29. axb4 Qxb4
30. g3 $44 {[%csl Ge6]}) 26... Qd8 (26... Ne7 $142 $1 27. Bb3 Nxd5 $17) 27. Rc1
$1 (27. Ba2 Ne7 $17) (27. Bb3 e5 $1 28. Qxf5 Nd4 29. Qd3 Rf6 $17) 27... e5 $1
28. Qxf5 Rf6 29. Qg4 $2 (29. Qh3 $1 Nd4 30. Bd3 $1 Nxf3+ 31. Kh1 {was the only
defence.} Rb8 32. Re3 Ng5 33. Qg2 $13 {is clearly more favorable for White
than the game continuation, when Black's rook was already on f4.}) 29... Rf4 $1
30. Qh3 Nd4 31. Bd3 {too late.} Nxf3+ 32. Kh1 Rb8 $1 {Black must keep this
rook to protect the 8th rank.} 33. Re2 (33. Re3 $142 Ng5 34. Qg2 Qf6 $17) 33...
Nxh2 $1 {White probably overlooked this tactics.} 34. Rec2 Ng4 35. Kg1 Qg5 36.
Qg3 Rxf2 $1 37. d6 Rd8 38. Rc8 Rff8 39. d7 h5 40. Be4 $2 (40. Be2 $17) 40... h4
0-1

[Event "Nalchik FIDE GP"]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2009.04.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Black "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2009.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 Bb4 6. Qb3 {A rare move, in
this game, however, leading to a well-known position of the 6.Qc2 system.} c5
7. cxd5 exd5 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 c4 (9... h6) 10. Nd2 O-O 11. e3 (11. e4 $2
Nxe4 12. Nxe4 Qe8 13. O-O-O Qxe4 $17 {0-1 Clausen,S-Sarosi,Z/Copenhagen 1988/
TD (51)}) (11. b3 b5 $5 (11... cxb3 12. Qxb3 b6 13. e3 Bb7 14. Bb5 Rc8 $1 15.
O-O $6 (15. Bf4 $1 $16 {Ftacnik}) 15... Qc7 16. Qb4 Qc3 17. Rfb1 a6 18. Bf1
Qxb4 19. axb4 Rc2 $132 {1/2-1/2 Dreev,A-Lautier,J/Biel 1993/CBM 037/[Ftacnik] 
(52)}) 12. a4 b4 $1 13. Qxb4 Rb8 14. Qc3 cxb3 15. e3 Qb6 16. Rb1 b2 $132 {
0-1 Peric,S-Sarosi,Z/Kecskemet 1992/EXT 2004 (45)}) (11. g3 h6 12. Bxf6 Nxf6
13. Bg2 Re8 14. e3 Bf5 15. O-O Rc8 16. a4 Re6 $13 {0-1 Gurieli,N-Milov,V/Biel
1998/CBM 066/[Milov,V] (30)}) 11... h6 12. Bh4 (12. Bf4 Nb6 (12... Re8 13. Be2
b5 14. a4 $1 bxa4 15. Rxa4 Nb6 16. Ra5 $1 Bg4 17. Bxg4 Nxg4 18. O-O Nf6 19.
Rfa1 Nh5 20. Be5 f6 21. Bg3 Nxg3 22. hxg3 $16 {[%csl Ra7,Rd5] 1-0 Yakovich,
Y-Yandarbiev,R/Krasnoyarsk 2003/CBM 098/[Yakovich] (46)}) (12... b5 13. a4 $1
bxa4 14. Rxa4 Nb6 15. Ra5 Bd7 16. Qa3 a6 17. Be2 Bb5 18. O-O Rc8 19. Nb1 Ne4
20. Nc3 Nxc3 21. bxc3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Dreev,A-Zvjaginsev,V/RUS-ch m1-2 1997/CBM
59 (45)}) 13. a4 (13. Be2 Na4 14. Qb4 Qd7 15. b3 a5 16. Qd6 c3 17. Qxd7 cxd2+
18. Kxd2 Bxd7 19. bxa4 Ne4+ 20. Ke1 g5 21. Bg3 Bxa4 22. f3 Nxg3 23. hxg3 $14 {
1-0 Gelfand,B-Greenfeld,A/Haifa 1998/EXT 2002 (41)}) 13... a5 14. b3 (14. Be2
Bf5 15. O-O Qe7 16. Qa3 Qxa3 17. Rxa3 Rfc8 18. Rc1 Ne4 19. Nb1 {1-0 Yakovich,
Y-Voitsekhovsky,S/Tomsk 1997/EXT 2000/[Baburin] (51)} g5 $1 $11 {Baburin})
14... Be6 15. Be2 Qe7 16. O-O Rfc8 17. Rfb1 (17. bxc4 dxc4 18. e4 Bf5 19. Bf3
Bxe4 20. Nxe4 Nxe4 21. Qc2 f5 22. Be5 Nd5 23. Bxe4 fxe4 24. Qxe4 Qf7 $13 {
1/2-1/2 Morozevich,A-Alekseev,E/Moscow 2008/CBM 127 (40)}) 17... Bf5 18. Rc1
Rc6 19. h3 Ne4 20. Nxe4 Bxe4 21. Bg3 {1/2-1/2 Potkin,V-Kosintseva,T/Moscow RUS
2009/The Week in Chess 746}) 12... Qe8 $1 $146 {[%cal Yf6e4,Yb7b5][%mdl 8] A
strong multi-purpose move.} (12... b5 $143 13. a4 $1 bxa4 14. Rxa4 Ne4 15. Bxd8
Nxc3 16. bxc3 Rxd8 17. Be2 Nf6 18. f3 a5 19. Kf2 Bd7 20. Ra2 a4 21. Rha1 Bc6
22. e4 $1 $14 {1-0 Akopian,V-Khenkin,I/Amsterdam 2005/CBM 107 ext (45)}) 13. f3
$6 (13. Bg3 Ne4 14. Nxe4 Qxe4 15. f3 Qe7 $13 {is probably more accurate.})
13... b5 $1 14. Kf2 (14. a4 $4 b4 $1 {is the point behind 12...Qe8.}) 14... a5
$17 {Black's queenside initiative is definitely coming first!} 15. g4 Qe7 16.
Bg3 b4 17. Qc2 b3 $6 (17... Re8 $142 $1 18. Re1 (18. axb4 Qxe3+ 19. Kg2 Qxd4
20. bxa5 Bb7 $17) 18... bxa3 $17) 18. Qc3 (18. Qc1 Nb6 19. h3 Na4 20. Nb1 Nd7
$1 21. Nc3 Nxc3 22. Qxc3 Nb6 $17 {[%cal Yb6a4]}) 18... Nb6 19. Re1 Na4 20. Qc1
Re8 $6 {Black loses an important tempo.} (20... c3 21. bxc3 b2 22. Qc2 $13) (
20... Bd7 $142 $1 21. Nb1 Rac8 22. h3 (22. Nc3 Nxc3 23. Qxc3 Bxg4 $1) 22... c3
$1 23. Nxc3 Rc6 24. Qa1 Rxc3 $1 25. bxc3 Rc8 $17) 21. h3 c3 $2 {Now it was
better to play positionally:} (21... Bb7 22. Nb1 Nd7 $15 {[%cal Yd7b6] The ...
c4-c3 threat is stronger than its execution!}) 22. bxc3 b2 23. Qc2 Bd7 24. Nb1
{The b2-pawn is stopped, and the a4 knight is hardly stronger than the white
blocker on b1. Conclusion: White has taken over the initiative and can now try
to prepare a kingside attack (although it is not easy).} Bc6 (24... Rec8 25.
Bd3 Nxc3 $6 {doesn't work due to} 26. Qxb2) 25. Bd3 Qb7 26. h4 $36 {>>} Bb5 $4
{[%mdl 8192] A terrible blunder probably caused by bewilderment: Black had
hung on so well... However, it is hard to suggest anything instead (except
waiting).} 27. Qb3 Bc6 28. Qxb7 Bxb7 29. Bb5 {Black's position now just
collapses.} Nb6 30. g5 hxg5 (30... Nh5 31. Re2) 31. hxg5 Nh7 32. Re2 Re6 33.
Rxb2 Nxg5 34. Bf4 Nh7 35. Nd2 {An extra pawn and a bishop pair are quite
enough for an easy victory.} Ba6 36. Rc1 Nf6 37. Bxa6 Rxa6 38. Rb5 Rc6 39. e4
Ra8 40. c4 $1 Nxc4 41. Nxc4 dxc4 (41... Rac8 42. Nb6 Rxc1 43. Bxc1 Rxc1 44. e5
$18) 42. d5 Rcc8 43. Ke3 Nd7 44. Kd4 f6 45. Rxc4 Rxc4+ 46. Kxc4 Rc8+ 47. Kd4 g5
48. Bd6 Kf7 49. Rxa5 Rc1 50. Ra7 Ke8 51. a4 Rf1 52. a5 Rxf3 53. Ra8+ Kf7 54. a6
Rf1 55. Rd8 Rd1+ 56. Kc3 Nb6 57. Rb8 1-0

[Event "Moscow Petrosian Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2014.11.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[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 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Qc2 h6 8.
Bh4 c5 9. e3 Qa5 10. Bd3 c4 11. Bf5 {This version of the Westphalian Variation
(with inclusion of ...h7-h6 Bg5-h4) was considered rather favorable for White;
however, recent practice claims to change that verdict.} g6 ({It is essential
that after} 11... O-O 12. O-O Re8 13. Nd2 {Black can't play 13...g6 due to 14.
Bxg6; therefore, he has serious development problems. Here is an old practical
example:} Bxc3 14. bxc3 Qa6 {(preparing ...Nd7-f8)} 15. Rfe1 Nf8 16. f3 Bxf5
17. Qxf5 Qe6 {1-0 (82) Hertneck,G (2605)-Campora,D (2560) Tilburg 1994} 18. Qb1
b6 19. e4 $14 {G.Hertneck}) {However, it was recently discovered (and
demonstrated for the first time by GM Jonathan Hawkins last year) that ...
g7-g6 could be played immediately!} 12. Bxd7+ $1 $146 {An important novelty.
Peter Leko turns to a usual Westphalian path, where the insertion of ...h7-h6
Bg5-h4 proves to be favourable for White!} (12. Bxg6 {was tried in previous
games and proved not to be as killing as it might look:} Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 fxg6
14. Qxg6+ Kf8 15. O-O ({after} 15. Bxf6 Qxc3+ 16. Nd2 Rg8 17. Qf5 Qxa1+ 18. Ke2
Qxh1 {White has nothing more than a draw by perpetual:} 19. Be5+ Ke8 20. Qe6+
Kf8 21. Qxh6+ Ke8 {etc.; that may be his best option after the bishop
sacrifice!}) 15... Qa6 {Surprisingly, Black successfully defend, keeping his
material gains.} 16. Rae1 (16. Qf5 Rh7 $5) 16... Qe6 17. Nd2 Qf7 18. Qxf7+ Kxf7
19. e4 Nb6 20. e5 Ne8 21. f4 Bf5 22. e6+ Kf8 $15 {1/2 (30) Plischki,S (2396)
-Stern,R (2546) Verden an der Aller GER 2014}) 12... Nxd7 13. O-O O-O 14. Rae1
{[%cal Ye3e4]} Nb6 (14... Re8 15. e4 dxe4 16. Rxe4 Rxe4 17. Qxe4 {looks
dangerous for Black although} g5 $5 {should be checked}) 15. Ne5 {[%mdl 96]
This is the point: White's knight can't be pushed away by means of ...f7-f6.}
Bxc3 (15... Bf5 16. e4 $1 dxe4 (16... Bxe4 17. Qd2 $1 {[%cal Rd2h6] - another
drawback of ...h7-h6! -} Kg7 $140 $2 {(h7?)} 18. Ng4) 17. g4 $36) 16. bxc3 Qa4
({Once again} 16... Bf5 {is inappropriate:} 17. e4 $1 dxe4 18. g4 Be6 19. f3 $1
g5 (19... exf3 20. Nxg6) 20. Bg3 e3 (20... exf3 $2 21. Nc6 $1 bxc6 22. Rxe6)
21. f4 $40) 17. Qb1 Qe8 18. f3 {White prepares e3-e4, and Black has no
counterplay in sight. The opening battle has ended in White's favour but, of
course, a lot of fight is still ahead.} Kg7 19. h3 {[%cal Ye5g4]} ({The
immediate} 19. Ng4 Bxg4 20. fxg4 Qe4 {is satisfactory for Black. After the
text move, however, Black tries to trap White's centralised knight.}) 19... h5
20. e4 $1 {[%mdl 640] White gladly sacrifices his knight for an attack.} f6 21.
exd5 fxe5 $2 (21... Nxd5 22. Nxc4 Qc6 23. Qb3 {, and Black hardly has
sufficient compensation for the pawn.}) ({The intermediate} 21... Bf5 {was
relatively better but after} 22. Qc1 fxe5 23. Rxe5 Qa4 24. g4 Bd3 25. Rfe1 {
Black's defence remained quite difficult.}) 22. Rxe5 Qa4 23. Rfe1 $2 {Despite
a long period of thought, White misses quite a simple win:} (23. Re7+ Rf7 24.
Qe1 $1 Bf5 25. Bf6+ $1 Kg8 (25... Kxf6 26. Qe5+ Kg5 27. Rxf7 $18) 26. Rxf7 $18)
23... Bf5 24. Qc1 Rf7 (24... Rae8 $142 25. Be7 Rf7 26. Bf6+ Rxf6 27. Rxe8 Nxd5
28. Rd8 Qc6 29. Re5 Rd6 {with a solid defence (A.Tukhaev)}) 25. g4 $1 hxg4 26.
hxg4 Bd3 27. Re7 Nxd5 (27... Raf8 28. Bf6+ $3 Kxf6 29. Qh6 $18 {was noticed by
both players.}) 28. Rxf7+ Kxf7 29. Qg5 Qc6 (29... Qb5 $2 30. Re7+ $1) 30. Re5
Rf8 ({After} 30... Nf6 31. Qf4 {[%cal Rg4g5]} g5 32. Rxg5 {White keeps winning
chances, too.}) 31. Rxd5 {With an extra pawn and a d4 passer, White has good
winning prospects despite the opposite-coloured bishops.} Kg8 32. f4 Qa4 33.
Re5 Re8 34. Rxe8+ $2 {It was better to wait for Black's capture on e5:} (34.
Kf2 $1 {, and Black can't take on a2 as he comes under a killing attack:} Qxa2+
$2 35. Kg3 Qa4 (35... Rxe5 36. Qd8+ Kh7 37. fxe5 {[%cal Rd8e7,Rh4f6]}) 36. Re7
$1 {[%cal Rd4d5]} Rxe7 37. Qxe7 $18 {[%cal Rh4f6]}) 34... Qxe8 35. f5 Kh7 36.
Bg3 (36. d5 $1 gxf5 37. d6 {was a better chance although after} Be4 $1 38. gxf5
Bc6 39. Kf2 Qf7 {Black should probably survive.}) 36... gxf5 37. gxf5 (37. Be5
Qg6 38. Qe7+ Kg8 39. g5 f4 $1 {, and Black holds on (A.Tukhaev)}) 37... Qf7 38.
Qh4+ Kg8 39. f6 Qg6 40. Kf2 Kf7 {Black has established a strong blockade and
secured a draw.} 41. Be5 Bb1 42. Qg3 Qc2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Slam Final 4th"]
[Site "Sao Paulo/Bilbao"]
[Date "2011.09.30"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2807"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2011.09.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 Bb4 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Nd2 {
A relatively new reaction to the Westphalian System. However, the knight move
looks somewhat artificial.} c6 (7... Be7 {[%cal Yb7b6,Yc7c5] is another
logical plan.}) 8. e3 Nf8 (8... O-O {is apparently less accurate as Black will
need to play ...Rf8-e8 to transfer his knight to e6:} 9. Bd3 Re8 10. Qc2 $142
$1 {[%cal Ye1c1]} (10. O-O Nf8 11. a3 (11. Qf3 Be7 12. Rab1 h6 13. Bxf6 Bxf6
14. b4 a6 15. a4 b5 16. Rfc1 Ne6 17. Ne2 Bd7 18. Ng3 g6 $11 {0-1 Krizsany,L 
(2370)-Luther,T (2480)/Kecskemet 1993/CBM 037 ext (55)}) (11. Qc2 Bd6 12. Kh1
g6 13. Rae1 Ne6 14. Bh4 Be7 15. f3 c5 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Nb3 Nxd3 18. Qxd3 Be6
19. Re2 Qb6 {1/2 Oms Pallisse,J-Garcia Ilundain,D (2480)/Las Palmas 1993/EXT
1998}) 11... Be7 (11... Bd6 12. b4 (12. e4 dxe4 13. Ndxe4 Be7 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15.
Nxf6+ Qxf6 16. d5 Rd8 17. Be4 Be6 18. Qb3 cxd5 19. Bxd5 Rd7 $11 {1/2 Dreev,A 
(2705)-Zvjaginsev,V (2649)/Sochi 2005/CBM 107 (22)}) (12. Qf3 Be7 13. Bxf6 Bxf6
14. b4 Be7 15. Rfc1 Bd6 16. Na4 Qg5 17. Qe2 Bg4 $11 {0-1 Beliavsky,A (2654)
-Milov,V (2626)/Saint Vincent 2000/CBM 078 (63)}) 12... Ne6 (12... a6 $5) 13.
Bh4 g6 14. b5 Ng7 15. bxc6 bxc6 16. Bg3 Nf5 17. Bxf5 Bxf5 18. Qa4 Bxg3 19. hxg3
Qd6 20. Rfc1 Ng4 21. Nd1 $14 {[%csl Rc6] 1-0 Suba,M (2520)-Gonzalez Aguirre,L 
(2300)/Oviedo 1993/CBM 038 ext (36)}) 12. b4 a6 13. Nb3 (13. Rb1 Ng4 14. Bxe7
Qxe7 15. Nf3 Ng6 16. Re1 Be6 17. Qc2 Qf6 18. e4 dxe4 19. Bxe4 Rad8 20. Rbd1 Qf4
21. g3 Qh6 $13 {0-1 Zlotnik,B (2455)-Campos,J (2470)/Palma de Mallorca 1992/TD
(52)}) 13... Ng4 (13... Ng6 14. Qc2 Ng4 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. h3 Nh6 17. Rae1 f5
18. f4 Qf6 19. Nd2 Nf7 20. Nf3 Nd6 21. Ne5 $14 {1-0 Suba,M (2520)-Campos,J 
(2485)/Caceres 1996/EXT 2004 (36)}) 14. Bxe7 Qc7 15. g3 Qxe7 16. Qf3 Nh6 17.
Rfe1 Bh3 18. Bf1 Bxf1 19. Kxf1 Ne6 20. h4 f5 21. Nc5 Rf8 22. Ne2 Ng4 23. Kg2
Nf6 24. Nf4 Nd8 25. a4 Ne4 26. Qd1 Nf7 27. f3 Ned6 $11 {1/2 Suba,M (2487)
-Campos Moreno,J (2491)/Barcelona 2000/CBM 077 ext (48)}) 10... Nf8 11. a3 (11.
O-O-O Be6 12. Kb1 Rc8 13. Nb3 b6 14. Ba6 Rb8 15. Be2 Ng6 16. h4 h6 17. h5 Nf8
18. Bh4 Be7 19. Bg3 Bd6 20. Bh4 Be7 21. Ka1 a5 $13 {1-0 Sakaev,K (2634)
-Vitiugov,N (2594)/Khanty Mansiysk 2007/CBM 122 (64)}) 11... Be7 (11... Bd6 12.
O-O-O a5 13. Kb1 Be7 14. h3 Ne4 15. Bxe7 Nxc3+ 16. Qxc3 Qxe7 17. Nb3 Qf6 18.
Qc2 b6 19. g4 Bd7 20. Rhg1 Rac8 21. Bf5 $14 {1-0 Vokac,M (2440)-Luther,T (2495)
/Brno 1991/CBM 026 (37)}) 12. O-O (12. O-O-O Be6 13. Kb1 b6 14. Nf3 b5 15. Ne5
Qb6 16. Ne2 b4 17. Qxc6 bxa3 18. Qxb6 axb6 19. Nc6 Bd6 20. Bf4 Bxf4 21. Nxf4
$14 {1-0 Pantsulaia,L (2490)-Petrosian,T (2321)/Yerevan 2004/CBM 103 ext (34)})
12... g6 13. b4 a6 14. Nb3 Ne6 15. Bh4 Ng7 16. f3 Bf5 17. Bf2 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Bd6
19. Kh1 Nd7 20. e4 Nb6 21. Nc5 Qc7 22. Bg1 Rad8 23. a4 $14 {1-0 Abbasov,F 
(2537)-Bajarani,U (2393)/Baku 2011/CBM 140 Extra (38)}) (8... Nb6 9. Qc2 Be6
10. Bd3 h6 11. Bh4 Be7 12. O-O O-O 13. Nf3 Nfd7 14. Bg3 c5 {1/2 Almeida
Quintana,O (2488)-Baron Rodriguez,J (2431)/Havana 2007/CBM 118 ext (40)} 15.
Nb5 $1 $14) (8... h6 $5 9. Bh4 O-O 10. Bd3 Re8 11. O-O Be7 (11... Nf8 12. Qc2
Bd6 13. Bg3 Bxg3 14. hxg3 Ne6 15. b4 Qe7 16. Rab1 Ng5 17. b5 c5 18. dxc5 Qxc5
19. Rfc1 d4 20. Nd1 Qxc2 21. Rxc2 Bg4 22. Nc4 Rad8 23. Ndb2 Nd5 24. exd4 {
1/2 Arlandi,E (2435)-Braga,F (2385)/Reggio Emilia 1992/EXT 2000}) 12. Qc2 b6
13. e4 dxe4 14. Ndxe4 Bb7 15. Rfe1 Nxe4 16. Bxe7 Rxe7 17. Nxe4 Nf8 18. Rad1 Qd7
19. Bc4 Rae8 $11 {1/2 Vokac,M (2465)-Jirovsky,M (2420)/Luhacovice 1993/TD (54)}
) 9. Bd3 Be7 (9... Ne6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. Qa4 {[%cal Rc3d5]} Bxc3 12. bxc3 O-O
13. O-O h5 14. Rae1 h4 15. Qd1 Re8 16. f4 c5 17. Qh5 Nc7 18. Qh7+ Kf8 19. e4
$16 {1-0 Vokac,M (2485)-Zvolanek,L (2365)/Czechia 1994/TD (35)}) (9... Ng6 10.
Qa4 $1 (10. O-O O-O 11. h4 (11. Qc2 h6 $11) 11... h6 12. h5 hxg5 13. hxg6 fxg6
14. Qb3 Ba5 15. e4 Bb6 16. exd5 cxd5 17. Nde4 $1 Be6 18. Rae1 Bxd4 19. Nxf6+
Rxf6 20. Rxe6 Rxe6 21. Nxd5 $44 {1-0 Ftacnik,L (2535)-Winants,L (2505)/Tilburg
1992/CBM 032/[Ftacnik] (26)}) 10... Be7 11. Qc2 Be6 12. h3 $14 Bb4 $6 13. f4 $1
Bd7 14. O-O $16 h6 $6 15. Bxg6 fxg6 16. Qxg6+ Kf8 17. Bh4 Qe8 18. Qd3 $16 {
1/2 Chernin,A (2620)-Greenfeld,A (2520)/Beersheba 1992/CBM 030 (36)}) 10. Qc2 (
10. h3 Ne6 11. Bh4 O-O 12. O-O g6 13. a3 a5 14. Na4 Ra7 15. Qc2 Ng7 16. Nc5 Nf5
17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Nf3 Be7 19. Rfe1 Bd6 $10 {1/2 Alterman,B (2515)-Dizdar,G 
(2495)/Debrecen 1992/EU-chT (31)}) 10... Ne6 11. Bh4 g6 {[%cal Ye6g7,Yc8f5]
One of the key ideas of the Queen's Gambit Exchanged.} 12. h3 O-O ({For} 12...
Ng7 {White has prepared} 13. g4 h5 14. O-O-O $1) 13. Nf3 (13. O-O Ng7 $1 {as}
14. g4 {is now obviously inappropriate}) (13. O-O-O c5 $1) 13... a5 {A useful
move, both for the queenside counterplay (if White castles long) and to
prevent b2-b4 (in case White castles kingside).} 14. g4 $6 {Aronian's pet move.
But it was more appropriate here to create pressure on the queenside:} (14. O-O
$142 Ng7 15. Qb3 {[%cal Yc3a4]}) 14... b5 $1 15. Ne5 (15. O-O-O a4 $36 {<<}) (
15. O-O $5) 15... Bb7 16. f4 c5 $1 {[%mdl 4] It turns out that Black is better
prepared for the complications.} 17. f5 $6 (17. Nxb5 cxd4 18. Nxd4 Nxd4 19.
exd4 Ne4 $44) 17... cxd4 18. fxe6 dxc3 19. O-O d4 $5 20. Nxf7 $2 {After this
bad move Black starts a decisive attack.} (20. exf7+ Kg7 21. bxc3 dxe3 22. Qh2
$1 $13 {was still playable.}) 20... Qd5 $19 {[%cal Rd5h1,Rd5e6][%mdl 128]} 21.
Bxf6 (21. e4 Qxe6 22. Ng5 $8 Qe5 {[%cal Rf6d7]} 23. Nf3 (23. Qb3+ Nd5 $1) (23.
bxc3 Nd7 $1 24. Qb3+ Kh8 25. Nf7+ Rxf7 26. Qxf7 Bxh4) 23... Qf4 24. Rae1 Nxg4
$1 25. hxg4 (25. Bxe7 Qg3+ 26. Qg2 Rxf3) 25... Qxg4+ 26. Qg2 Qxg2+ 27. Kxg2
Rxf3 $1 28. Rxf3 Bxh4 $19) 21... Qh1+ 22. Kf2 Qxh3 $1 23. Ke1 cxb2 24. Qxb2
Bb4+ 25. Kd1 Bf3+ 26. Rxf3 Qxf3+ 27. Be2 Qxf6 28. g5 Qg7 29. Qxd4 {
Time-trouble chaos now takes the floor.} Rxf7 $138 (29... Bc5 $142 $1 30. Qxg7+
Kxg7 31. Bxb5 Rab8 32. a4 Rb6 $19) 30. exf7+ Qxf7 31. Rc1 (31. Bxb5 Rc8 32. Qe4
$1 Rc5 $17 {[%csl Rg5]}) 31... Rb8 32. a4 $4 $138 {[%mdl 8192]} (32. Rc2 {
still enabled White to fight on.}) 32... Qb3+ 33. Rc2 Qb1+ 34. Rc1 Qb3+ 35. Rc2
Rc8 36. Bc4+ bxc4 37. Qd5+ Kf8 38. Qd7 Re8 0-1

[Event "Pamplona-A 16th"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "2006.12.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Black "Bauer, Christian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2006.12.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 116"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Qb3 c5 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. e3 Nc6 10. Bb5 O-O 11. dxc5 d4 12. Bxc6 dxc3 13. Qxb4 cxb2 14. Rb1
bxc6 {This sharp line was examined by GM Zoltan Ribli in CBM 64, 73, 76, 79.}
15. Rxb2 $4 $146 {[%mdl 16384] A very unfortunate novelty, after which the
white king remains in the centre forever. The following continuations were
seen in practice:} (15. Qxb2 Qf5 (15... Qg6 16. O-O Bh3 17. Ne1 $5 (17. Nh4 Qg5
(17... Qh5 $5 18. Qb4 (18. gxh3 $6 Qxh4 19. Qd4 Qxh3 20. Qe4 Rae8 $5 21. Qxc6
Re5 22. Kh1 Rc8 23. Qg2 Qe6 24. Rfc1 Rexc5 25. Rxc5 Rxc5 26. a3 Qa2 $15 {
0-1 Najer,E-Aleksandrov,A/St Petersburg 2000/CBM 076/[Ribli] (41)}) (18. Qd4 $5
Rfd8 19. Qa4 Bg4 20. h3 Be6 21. Rbc1 Bxa2 22. Nf3 Be6 23. Nd4 Bd5 24. f3 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Timman,J-Lopez Martinez,J/Barcelona 2006/CBM 115 (41)}) 18... Be6 (
18... Bg4 19. h3 (19. g3 Bh3 20. Rfc1 Rfe8 21. a3 Rad8 22. Qa4 g5 23. Ng2 Qf3
24. Ne1 Qf6 $36 {0-1 Khurtsidze,N-Ibragimov,I/Krasnodar 1998/EXT 2000 (30)})
19... Be6 20. a3 Rad8 21. Nf3 Bxh3 22. Qh4 Qxh4 23. Nxh4 Bg4 24. Rb4 h5 25. Ra4
Rd7 26. f3 Be6 27. f4 Re8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Lacrosse,M-Inkiov,V/Massy 1995/EXT 2004
(42)}) 19. Nf3 Bxa2 20. Rb2 (20. Ra1 a5 21. Qa4 Be6 22. Nd4 Bd5 23. f3 f5 24.
Nxc6 Qe8 25. Nxa5 Qxe3+ 26. Kh1 Qxc5 27. Rfc1 Qb6 28. Rcb1 Qe6 29. Re1 Qb6 30.
Reb1 {1/2-1/2 Beliavsky,A-Tal,M/Moscow 1987/CBM 004}) 20... Bd5 21. e4 a5 22.
Qa4 Qg4 23. Re1 Rfe8 24. Rbe2 f5 25. Nd2 fxe4 26. Nxe4 Qg6 $11 {0-1 Malich,
B-Starck,B/Annaberg-Buchholz 1965/EXT 1999 (34)}) 18. Qd4 (18. Qb4 Rab8 19. Qf4
Qxf4 20. exf4 Be6 21. a3 Rb5 (21... Rfd8 $142) 22. Rxb5 cxb5 23. Rb1 a6 24. Rc1
Rc8 25. c6 Kf8 26. Nf3 Ke7 27. Nd4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Jusiak,G-Rotstein,A/Naleczow
1989/EXT 1997 (56)}) 18... Rfd8 19. Qa4 Bg4 20. g3 Bh3 21. Rfc1 Qf6 (21... Qd5
22. Qb3 Qe4 23. Rc4 Qe8 24. Qc2 Qe6 25. Re4 Rd2 26. Rxe6 Rxc2 27. Rxc6 Rxa2 $44
{0-1 Miniboeck,G-Schroll,G/Hartberg 2004/CBM 101 ext (47)}) 22. Qf4 (22. Rd1 g5
23. Ng2 Qf3 24. Ne1 Qe2 25. Ng2 Qf3 $11) 22... Qe6 $6 (22... Qxf4 23. gxf4 Rd2
$44 {[%csl Gd2,Rg1,Gh3] Ribli}) 23. Nf3 Qxa2 24. g4 Qe6 25. Nd4 $14 {1-0
Akopian,V-Ibragimov,I/New York 1998/CBM 064/[Ribli] (38)}) 17... Rfd8 18. f3
Rd5 19. e4 Rxc5 20. Qb7 Rc8 21. Qxa7 Rb5 22. Rc1 Rcb8 23. a4 Rb1 24. Rxb1 Rxb1
25. Qf2 $16 {1-0 Rost,D-Timar,Z/IECG 2001/Telechess CBM 105 (42)}) 16. O-O (16.
Rc1 Ba6 17. Qa3 Bd3 18. Nd4 Qg6 19. Rg1 Rad8 $1 (19... Rfd8 20. Qc3 Rd5 21. f3
Rh5 22. Kf2 Rxh2 23. e4 Ba6 24. Nf5 $16 {1-0 Kaidanov,G-Serper,G/USA (ch) 1999
(42)}) 20. Qc3 Rfe8 $36 {Serper}) 16... Qxc5 17. Rfc1 Qd5 18. Nd4 (18. Ne5 $5)
(18. Rd1 $5) 18... c5 19. Qb5 (19. Qb3 $5 {Ribli}) 19... Bh3 $1 20. gxh3 Qg5+
21. Kf1 cxd4 22. Qxg5 hxg5 23. exd4 Rad8 24. Rb4 {1/2-1/2 Doroshkievich,
V-Zilberstein,V/USSR 1972 (48)}) (15. O-O $142 $1 Ba6 (15... Bh3 $6 16. Rxb2
Rad8 17. Nd4 Qg5 18. f4 Qg6 19. f5 Qg5 20. Rf3 $16 {1/2-1/2 Dreev,
A-Aleksandrov,A/Shenyang 2000/CBM 079/[Ribli] (146)}) 16. Rfe1 Rab8 17. Qa3 Bc4
18. Nd4 Rfe8 $1 19. f3 Qg5 20. Nxc6 Rbc8 $6 (20... Rb5 21. Nd4 Rxc5 22. Rxb2
Ra5 23. Qc3 Rxa2 24. Rxa2 Bxa2 25. Ra1 Be6 $1 $14 {Ribli}) 21. f4 $1 Qd5 22.
Ne5 Qxc5 23. Qxc5 Rxc5 24. Rxb2 $16 {1-0 Seirawan,Y-Polgar,J/Amsterdam 1995 
(62)}) 15... Ba6 16. Nd4 Rfe8 17. Kd1 Rab8 $1 18. Qxb8 Rxb8 19. Rxb8+ Kh7 {
White's disconnected rooks are much weaker than Black's queen.} 20. Rb2 Qg5 21.
Kc1 (21. g3 Qxc5 22. Re1 {was probably more stubborn.}) 21... Qxg2 22. Rd1 Qxh2
{and Black gradually brought home his advantage:} 23. Rc2 Qe5 24. Rc3 h5 {
[%csl Gh5]} 25. Kb2 Qd5 26. f3 h4 27. e4 Qd8 28. Kc2 Qa5 29. a3 Qc7 30. Kb2 Bc8
31. Nf5 Qh2+ 32. Kb1 Bxf5 33. exf5 Qe5 34. Kb2 Qxf5 35. Rd6 h3 36. Rd1 Qf4 37.
Rh1 Qg3 38. Rc2 Qxf3 39. Rch2 Kg8 40. Rxh3 Qf2+ 41. Kb3 f5 42. Rh8+ Kf7 43. Rc1
Qd2 44. Rc3 f4 45. Rb8 Qd5+ 46. Ka4 Qd4+ 47. Kb3 Qd5+ 48. Ka4 g5 49. Rb7+ Kg6
50. Rbb3 g4 51. Rb4 Kg5 52. Rcc4 Qd1+ 53. Ka5 g3 54. Rd4 Qxd4 0-1

[Event "Biel GM 50th"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2017.07.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2017.07.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Qa4+ Nc6 8.
e3 O-O 9. Rc1 Rd8 ({The queen exchange after} 9... Qg6 10. Qc2 Qxc2 11. Rxc2
Rd8 {is probably a better choice for Black in this line.}) 10. Be2 $1 (10. a3 {
is too slow:} Bxc3+ 11. Rxc3 e5 $1 12. cxd5 exd4 13. Rc5 Bg4 (13... Qf5 $5 14.
Nxd4 Nxd4 15. Qxd4 Qb1+) 14. Nxd4 Nxd4 15. Qxd4 Qxd4 16. exd4 b6 17. Rxc7 Rxd5
18. Bc4 Re8+ 19. Kd2 Rxd4+ 20. Kc3 Rd7 $11 {1/2 (30) Ding,L (2759)-Harikrishna,
P (2758) Shenzhen 2017}) (10. cxd5 {is probably harmless, too:} exd5 11. Be2 (
11. a3 Bf8 12. Be2 Ne7 13. b4 Ng6 14. Qb3 c6 15. Na4 Bg4 16. Nc5 Rab8 17. Qd1
Bd6 $11 {1/2 (75) Rivas Pastor,M (2533)-Cornette,M (2544) Salou 2011}) (11. Bb5
a5 $5 (11... Bf8 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. O-O a5 $5 {0-1 (24) Formanek,E (2330)-Braga,
F (2390) Hastings 1985} 14. e4 $13) 12. a3 Bf8 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. O-O Bd6 15. e4
Bf4 16. Rce1 dxe4 (16... Bg4 17. Ne5 Bxe5 18. dxe5 Qg6 19. f3 Bh3 20. Rf2 $14 {
1/2 (43) Shariyazdanov,A (2495)-Ibragimov,I (2590) Moscow 1998}) 17. Rxe4 Rb8
$11) 11... Be6 (11... a6 $5 12. O-O Bf8 13. a3 Ne7 14. b4 Bg4 15. Qd1 Bxf3 $11
16. gxf3 $6 c6 17. Kh1 Nf5 18. f4 a5 $36 {1/2 (28) Mamedyarov,S (2724)-Bartel,
M (2594) Moscow 2009}) 12. O-O Bf8 (12... a6 13. Ne5 $1 (13. Qd1 Bd6 14. Na4
Ne7 15. Nc5 Bc8 16. Rc3 b6 17. Nd3 Ng6 18. Qb3 Bf5 $13 {1-0 (39) Langeweg,
K-Medina Garcia,A Wijk aan Zee 1969}) 13... Bxc3 14. Nxc6 $1 Bd7 15. Rxc3 Bxc6
16. Qc2 $14) 13. a3 Ne7 14. b4 Nf5 15. Nb5 c6 16. Nc7 Rab8 17. Nxe6 Qxe6 18.
Qxa7 Nxe3 $1 19. fxe3 Qxe3+ 20. Kh1 Qxe2 21. Ne5 {1-0 (38) Krasenkow,M (2635)
-Zhao,X (2562) Vlissingen 2013 CBM 155 Extra [CB]} Re8 $13) 10... dxc4 {
A typical motif: Black gains a tempo since White's bishop comes to c4 in two
moves. However, it is not enough for equality. Black can't find a good moment
to free his pieces with ...e6-e5.} (10... e5 11. O-O Bxc3 12. bxc3 dxc4 13.
Bxc4 Bd7 14. Qc2 Bf5 15. Bd3 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Qe6 17. Qb1 b6 18. Rfd1 $14 {
1/2 (57) Zhu,Y (2340)-Boldoo,E (2200) Ulaanbaatar 2015}) 11. Bxc4 Bd7 (11... e5
12. O-O (12. dxe5 Bxc3+ 13. Rxc3 Nxe5 $11 {1/2 (46) Houska,J (2416)-Dorrington,
C (2315) England 2014}) 12... Bxc3 13. bxc3 {- see above Zhu-Boldoo}) 12. Qc2
Bd6 (12... e5 $6 {now loses a pawn after} 13. dxe5 Nxe5 (13... Bxc3+ 14. Qxc3)
14. Nxe5 Qxe5 15. Bxf7+ $1 Kh8 16. O-O $14 (16. Bg6 $6 {1-0 (50) Cmilyte,V 
(2524)-Hou,Y (2606) Beijing 2012} Bb5 $44 {[%csl Re1]})) 13. O-O a6 (13... e5
$2 14. Nd5) 14. Rfd1 Qe7 15. a3 {[%cal Yc4a2,Ya2b1][%mdl 32]} Rac8 $6 {Unable
to push ...e6-e5, Black starts an artificial manoeuvre, which only worsens his
position.} (15... b5 $142 16. Ba2 b4 17. Bb1 f5 $14) 16. Ba2 Nb8 {Preparing ...
c7-c5 but again, Black will be unable to carry out that plan without serious
concessions.} 17. e4 Bf4 (17... c5 $2 18. e5 Bc7 19. d5) 18. Ra1 Bc6 {So,
Black has failed to push either ...e6-e5 or ...c7-c5, and he is completely
passive now. White launches a kingside attack.} (18... c5 19. e5 $1 cxd4 20.
Rxd4 Bg5 21. h4 Bc6 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. hxg5 Bxf3 24. gxf3 Qxg5+ 25. Kf1 $16)
19. h4 {[%cal Rg2g3]} h5 20. Ne2 Bh6 21. Ng3 g6 22. d5 $1 exd5 $6 (22... Bd7 $5
23. e5 $16 {[%cal Yg3e4]}) 23. exd5 Be8 24. Re1 Qf8 (24... Qf6 25. Ne4 Qb6 26.
Nfg5 $16) 25. Ng5 $40 {[%mdl 128]} Kh8 26. Rad1 Nd7 27. Qb3 Nb6 28. Qf3 Kg8 29.
N3e4 Nd7 30. d6 $1 Bg7 31. Nxf7 $1 Bxf7 32. Qxf7+ Qxf7 33. Bxf7+ Kxf7 34. Ng5+
Kf6 (34... Kg8 35. dxc7 Rxc7 36. Ne6 Rdc8 37. Nxc7 Rxc7 38. Re7 $18) 35. Re7
Ne5 36. Rd5 $1 Kf5 (36... cxd6 37. Rdxe5 $1 dxe5 38. Rf7#) 37. Rxg7 Rxd6 38.
Rf7+ Rf6 39. Re7 1-0

[Event "Tbilisi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2015.02.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[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. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd2 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 Bd6 9. h3 {A prophylactic move. White protects the important g4-square
and keeps the option of castling long. However, it is too slow, and Black
should easily equalise.} (9. Nb5 {is the main line examined in a survey in CBM
153.}) 9... a6 (9... Bd7 10. Qc2 e5 11. O-O (11. d5 Nb4 12. Qb3 a5 13. a3 e4 $1
14. Nd4 Na6 15. Qc2 Nc5 16. O-O Qe7 17. Ncb5 Be5 18. b4 Nd3 19. bxa5 c6 20.
dxc6 bxc6 21. Nc3 c5 $13 {1-0 (42) Manolache,M (2549)-Doncea,V (2415) Arad 2012
}) 11... exd4 12. exd4 Qc8 (12... Nb4 13. Qd1 c6 14. Bg5 Be7 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16.
Qb3 b5 17. Bxf7+ Rxf7 18. Qxb4 $16 {1/2 (145) Bu,X (2710)-Naroditsky,D (2601)
Las Vegas 2014}) 13. Nb5 Bxh3 14. Nxd6 (14. gxh3 Qxh3 15. Nxd6 Qg4+ $11) 14...
Qg4 15. Ne1 Nxd4 16. f3 {1-0 (31) Mareco,S (2583)-Mekhitarian,K (2487) Santos
2011} Nxc2 17. fxg4 Nxa1 18. Nxf7 Bxg4 $13) (9... e5 $5 10. d5 Ne7 11. e4 a6
12. a3 {1/2 (38) Polak,T (2522)-Hainke,G (2318) Livigno 2012} c6 13. dxc6 Nxc6
$11) 10. O-O {A natural move but practice has seen other options:} (10. Be2 e5
$1 (10... Bd7 11. Qb3 Qe7 12. O-O b5 13. Ng5 e5 14. d5 (14. dxe5 $6 Qxe5 15. f4
Qe7 16. Bf3 Rad8 17. Rae1 h6 18. Nge4 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 Be6 20. Qc3 Bb4 21. Qxc6
Bxd2 $15 {1-0 (66) Nikolic,P (2638)-Oms Pallisse,J (2506) Barcelona 2012})
14... Na5 15. Qc2 $14) 11. d5 Ne7 12. e4 Bd7 13. Qc2 c6 14. dxc6 Bxc6 15. Bg5
Ng6 16. Rd1 h6 17. Be3 Qe7 18. O-O Rac8 $11 19. Qb1 b5 $15 {1/2 (25) Dobrov,V 
(2499)-Yemelin,V (2564) Serpukhov 2007}) (10. Qc2 b5 11. Be2 Bb7 12. a3 e5 13.
dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Bf3 Qc8 16. Ne2 c5 {1/2 (16) Malakhatko,V (2562)
-Jakobsen,O (2387) Salou 2005}) (10. e4 e5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13.
O-O-O c6 (13... Qe7 $5) 14. f4 b5 15. Qc2 bxc4 16. fxe5 Nd7 17. Bf4 Qe7 18. Qa4
Nxe5 19. Bxe5 Qxe5 20. Qxc6 Be6 21. Qd6 Qa5 22. Qg3 Rfd8 $11 {1/2 (30)
Guidarelli,L (2498)-Estremera Panos,S (2345) Chambery 2014}) (10. a3 h6 (10...
e5 $11) 11. O-O e5 12. Qc2 Re8 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Rxe5 15. e4 Rh5 16. Rfe1
Ng4 $13 {0-1 (22) Thomassen,J (2332)-Sanikidze,T (2600) Novi Sad 2009}) 10...
e5 {This standard advance is the essence of Black's plan.} 11. Qc2 (11. Rad1 $6
exd4 12. exd4 Bf5 13. Ne5 Nxd4 14. Nxf7 Rxf7 15. Bxf7+ Kxf7 16. Be3 Nb5 17.
Nxb5 axb5 18. Qxb5 Qc8 $17 {1/2 (30) Dizdarevic,E (2540)-Sosonko,G (2515) Pula
1997}) (11. d5 Ne7 12. Qc2 h6 13. a4 Ng6 14. Bd3 Nh7 15. Bxg6 fxg6 16. Nh2 Bf5
{1/2 (18) Leitao,R (2620)-Saldano Dayer,H (2415) Campinas 2010}) 11... b5 (
11... exd4 {is also quite enough for equality:} 12. exd4 b5 13. Be2 Nb4 14. Qd1
(14. Qb1 Bb7 15. Bg5 Re8 $132 {1-0 (30) Iskusnyh,S (2485)-Karpeshov,O (2408)
Samara 2002}) 14... Bb7 15. a4 bxa4 16. Rxa4 $11 (16. Nxa4 $143 Ne4 $1 17. Bxb4
Bxb4 18. Qc2 Ng5 19. Qb3 Nxf3+ 20. Bxf3 Bxf3 21. Qxf3 Qxd4 $17 {1/2 (42)
Yermolinsky,A (2517)-Zilberstein,D (2410) San Fransisco 2007})) 12. Be2 (12.
Bb3 $6 Bb7 (12... exd4 $5 13. exd4 Na5) 13. Ne2 exd4 14. exd4 Ne7 15. Ne5 c5 (
15... Be4 $5 16. Qc3 Nfd5) 16. Nxf7 Rxf7 17. dxc5 Rc8 18. Bxf7+ Kxf7 19. b4 Bb8
20. Rad1 Qd5 21. f3 Qf5 22. Qxf5 Nxf5 23. Rfe1 Nd5 $15 {0-1 (46) Mchedlishvili,
M (2635)-Khismatullin,D (2584) Plovdiv 2008}) (12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Be2 Bb7 14.
Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Rad1 Qe7 16. a4 b4 17. Na2 c5 18. Nc1 Rac8 19. b3 Bb8 $15 {
0-1 (34) Semcesen,D (2387)-Halkias,S (2579) Reykjavik 2008}) 12... Bb7 13. a3
Re8 14. d5 $6 {After this move Black opens up the centre and obtains pressure
due to his development advantage.} (14. Bd3 {(preventing 14...e4) is probably
the best option although it is rather White who should worry about equality:}
b4 (14... exd4 $5 15. exd4 b4) (14... Nxd4 $5 15. exd4 e4 16. Nxe4 Bxe4 $11)
15. Ne4 exd4 16. Rfe1 $1 Ne5 $1 17. Nxe5 Bxe4 (17... Nxe4 18. exd4 Nxd2 19.
Qxd2 c5 $13) (17... Bxe5 18. Nc5 $44) 18. exd4 Bxd3 19. Nxd3 Rxe1+ 20. Bxe1
bxa3 21. bxa3 Bf8 $11) 14... Ne7 15. e4 c6 $1 {[%mdl 32]} 16. dxc6 Nxc6 17. Be3
Nd4 $1 18. Nxd4 exd4 19. Bxd4 Nxe4 $15 20. Bf3 {After this move White's pawn
structure gets destroyed but his position was quite unpleasant in any case, e.
g.} (20. Rad1 Qg5 21. Be3 Qe5 22. f4 Qe7 $15) 20... Rc8 21. Rfe1 Nxc3 22. Rxe8+
Qxe8 23. Bxc3 Bxf3 24. gxf3 Qe6 25. Rd1 Rc5 26. h4 Rc4 27. Qd3 Bf8 28. Qd8 Qf5
29. Qa8 $4 {[%mdl 8192]} (29. Bb4 {was not good due to} Rc8) (29. Rd4 $15 {
was a must.}) 29... Rxh4 ({It is hard to say what exactly White overlooked.
Perhaps} 29... Rxh4 30. Bb4 (30. Rd8 $4 Qb1+) 30... Qg5+ 31. Kf1 Rh1+ 32. Ke2
Qe5+) 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 8th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.06.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2753"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2013.06.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd2 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 a6 9. O-O Bd6 10. Rad1 (10. Qc2 {leads to the main line of this system
examined in the theoretical survey in CBM 153. The text move is hardly a good
alternative. Generally, White's rook will be vulnerable on d1 after the
eventual ...Bc8-g4 (after ...e6-e5, of course).}) (10. Rfe1 {makes more sense
but Black has no serious problems anyway:} e5 11. d5 Ne7 (11... e4 $143 12.
Nxe4 Nxe4 13. dxc6 Nxd2 14. Nxd2 Bxh2+ 15. Kxh2 Qxd2 16. cxb7 Bxb7 17. Kg1 Rab8
18. Qa3 Rbd8 19. Qc5 Qd6 20. Qxd6 Rxd6 21. Rac1 $14 {1/2 (52) Lenic,L (2595)
-Moiseenko,A (2677) Moscow 2010}) 12. e4 h6 13. Qd1 Ng6 14. Rc1 Bd7 15. Bf1 c5
{1/2 (15) Lenic,L (2602)-Arutinian,D (2573) Martuni 2010}) 10... e5 (10... Qe7
11. e4 e5 12. Bg5 exd4 (12... Qe8 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Nd5 Kg7 15. dxe5 fxe5 16.
Qb3 $14 {1-0 (40) Lampert,J (2333)-Sumets,A (2590) Wunsiedel 2013}) 13. Nd5
Qxe4 14. Nxf6+ (14. Bxf6 b5 15. Bxb5 axb5 16. Qxa8 Qxd5 17. Bxd4 Bg4 $17) 14...
gxf6 15. Bd3 Qe6 $13) 11. dxe5 (11. d5 Ne7 12. e4 h6 13. Be2 Ng6 14. Ne1 Nf4
15. Bxf4 exf4 16. Nd3 Nd7 17. Nb1 Re8 18. Nd2 Nc5 19. Nxc5 Bxc5 20. Qc2 Bd6 $11
{1/2 (49) Gagunashvili,M (2625)-Serper,G (2507) Las Vegas 2007}) 11... Nxe5 12.
Be2 (12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. Be2 Bd7 14. Qh4 Bc6 15. Bc1 Qe7 16. f3 Rad8 17. Qc4 Bd6
18. e4 Qe5 19. g3 Bc5+ 20. Kg2 b5 21. Qb3 h6 $132 {1-0 (50) Raicevic,V (2446)
-Stevanovic,S (2253) Serbia 2006}) 12... Qe7 13. Ng5 $6 {Hardly a good
manoeuvre since the knight doesn't reach the e4 square.} ({It was time to
simplify the game, aiming for equality:} 13. Ne4 $5) 13... Bf5 $1 14. e4 ({
In the event of} 14. Nge4 $2 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 b5 $1 16. Qc2 {the knight is pinned,
and Black obtains a big advantage, e.g.} Rfe8 17. f3 Ng4 $1 {etc.}) 14... Bd7
15. Qc2 h6 16. Nf3 {An inglorious retreat.} Rfe8 17. Rfe1 Rad8 18. g3 $6 (18.
h3 $142 Nxf3+ 19. Bxf3 Qe5 20. g3 {since} Bxh3 $6 {is risky due to} 21. Bf4 {
[%cal Ye4e5]}) 18... Neg4 $1 19. h3 $6 ({Of course, after} 19. Bd3 Bc5 20. Re2
Bc6 {White's position is unpleasant but now it just collapses.}) 19... Nxf2 $1
{[%mdl 640]} 20. Kxf2 Bxh3 {[%cal Rd6c5]} 21. Kg1 (21. Nd4 Bc5 22. Be3 Qe5 {
with deadly threats}) 21... Bxg3 22. Bf1 Bxe1 23. Rxe1 Bg4 24. Bg2 Bxf3 25.
Bxf3 Qd6 26. Re2 Qg3+ 27. Bg2 Ng4 {White's king is naked and helpless.} 28. Nd1
Re6 29. Ne3 Rc6 30. Qb1 Qh2+ 31. Kf1 Qf4+ (31... Qf4+ 32. Ke1 (32. Kg1 Rxd2)
32... Qg3+ 33. Kf1 Nh2+ 34. Kg1 Nf3+ $19) 0-1

[Event "POL-ch 65th"]
[Site "Lublin"]
[Date "2008.03.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Socko, Bartosz"]
[Black "Gajewski, Grzegorz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2594"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2008.02.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 123"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O 7. Qc2 $5 {
An unusual move instead of the normal} (7. Bd2) {Now we have a position
arising from the Nimzowitsch defence (4.Qc2 system), with an extra tempo for
Black! However, things are not so easy for him...} 7... a6 $6 {This reaction
is definitely too passive.} (7... dxc4 {looks illogical:} 8. Bxc4 a6 (8... Na5
9. Bd3 c5 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. a3 Bd6 12. b4 Nc6 13. Bb2 Ne5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Rd1
Qc7 16. f4 Bd6 17. O-O a6 18. Qb1 Rb8 19. Ne4 $16 {1-0 Cantarino Neto,M-Rocha,
J/Brazil 2003/EXT 2006 (24)}) (8... Bd6 $5) 9. O-O Bd6 10. Rd1 Qe8 11. a3 e5
12. Ng5 h6 13. Nge4 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 Qe7 15. d5 Nd8 16. Nxd6 cxd6 17. a4 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Hillarp Persson,T-Arutinian,D/Crete 2007/CBM 121 (45)}) (7... Re8 $5 {
[%cal Ye6e5]} 8. Bd2 $1 (8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 e5 10. Nxe5 Ne4 (10... Nxe5 $5 11.
dxe5 Ne4 12. Qd4 Qh4 13. g3 Qh5 14. Be2 Bg4 $44) 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Qc2 Bf5 13.
Bd3 Qg5 $6 (13... dxc4 14. Bxc4 Ng3 15. Qb3 Nxh1 16. Bxf7+ Kh8 17. Bxe8 Qxe8
18. Kf1 $140 Qh5 19. Kg1 Qe2 $1) 14. g3 $2 (14. O-O $1 dxc4 15. Bxc4 $14) 14...
Qg6 15. cxd5 Nxg3 $1 $17 {0-1 Mirzoev,A-Petkov,V/La Roda 2007/CBM 117 ext (46)}
) 8... e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxd5 $6 (10. cxd5 $5 Nxf3+ 11. gxf3 Bxc3 12. Bxc3
Qxd5 13. Rg1 Bf5 14. Qd1 $1 $14) 10... Bxd2+ 11. Qxd2 Ne4 12. Qc2 Ng4 13. Bd3
Ngxf2 14. Bxe4 Nxe4 15. O-O-O c6 $4 (15... Bf5 $15) 16. Nc3 Qe7 17. Qxe4 {
1-0 Jakobsen,O-Sola Plaza,G/Andorra 2007/CBM 119 ext}) (7... b6 $5) 8. a3 Be7 (
8... Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 $5) 9. b4 b6 (9... dxc4 {is dubious here, too:} 10. Bxc4 Bd6
(10... b5 11. Bd3 Bb7 12. Ne4 $14) 11. O-O (11. Bb2 e5 12. dxe5 $6 Nxe5 13.
Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Rd1 Qe7 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. Rxd5 Bxb2 17. Qxb2 Qe4 $11 {0-1 Dubeck,
M-Wirthensohn,H/Switzerland 1998/EXT 2006 (58)}) 11... e5 12. h3 Qe7 13. Rd1
Bd7 14. d5 Nd8 15. e4 Nh5 16. Bd3 f6 17. g4 Nf4 18. Bxf4 exf4 19. e5 fxe5 20.
Bxh7+ Kh8 21. Ne4 $36 {1-0 Mirzoev,A-Landenbergue,C/Elgoibar 2006/CBM 115 ext 
(30)}) 10. Bb2 {That's the general idea of 7.Qc2 (as compared with 7.Bd2): the
bishop can take this comfortable square.} (10. c5 {is premature:} bxc5 11. bxc5
e5 (11... Rb8 $5) 12. dxe5 Ng4 13. Bb2 Ncxe5 $13) 10... dxc4 $6 {Still! Black
was probably (and rightly) afraid of} (10... Bb7 11. c5 $1 $14 {[%csl Rb7]}) {
but the medicine proves more harmful than the disease!} 11. Bxc4 Bb7 12. O-O b5
{White now gets an extra tempo compared to 9...dxc4.} 13. Bd3 $16 h6 14. Ne4 $1
Nd7 15. Rfd1 f5 {Desperation but Black has simply no moves!} (15... Qe8 {
was possible but what to do next after, say,} 16. Rac1 {?}) 16. Nc3 {[%cal
Yd4d5,Ye3e4]} (16. d5 $5 {was quite good at once, e.g.} exd5 (16... fxe4 17.
Bxe4) 17. Nc3 Nce5 18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. Bxf5 $16) 16... Nf6 (16... Qe8 $142 {
[%cal Yc6d8]} 17. d5 Nce5 (17... Nd8 18. dxe6 Bxf3 19. exd7 Qg6 20. g3 Bxd1 21.
Rxd1 $18 {[%csl Gd7][%cal Ye3e4,Rc3d5]}) 18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. Nxb5 $1 Nf3+ $1 (
19... Nxd3 20. Nxc7) 20. gxf3 axb5 21. Qxc7 Bxd5 22. e4 $16) 17. d5 $1 {
A spectacular break destroying Black's defence.} (17. e4 {was less energetic.})
17... Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Qxd5 (18... exd5 19. Bxf5 Qd6 20. Be4 Nb8 21. Ne5 $18) 19.
e4 $1 Nxb4 (19... Qd7 20. Bxb5 Qe8 21. Ba4 a5 22. Ne5 Bf6 23. bxa5 $18 (23.
Rac1 $18)) 20. axb4 fxe4 21. Bf1 Qc6 22. Qxc6 Bxc6 23. Ne5 {and White had no
problems converting his extra piece:} Bd5 24. Rdc1 Bf6 (24... Bxb4 25. Rxc7 Bd6
26. Rd7 Rfd8 27. Rxd8+ Rxd8 28. Rxa6 $18) 25. Rxc7 Rfc8 26. Rac1 Rxc7 27. Rxc7
a5 28. bxa5 Rxa5 29. Nc6 Ra2 30. Bxf6 gxf6 31. Ne7+ Kf8 32. Bxb5 Ra1+ (32... e3
33. fxe3 Rxg2+ 34. Kf1 Bf3 (34... Rxh2 35. Nxd5 exd5 36. Rd7 Rh5 37. Bc6) 35.
Bd3 f5 (35... Rxh2 36. Ng6+ Kg8 37. Bc4 Bg4 38. Nf4 $18) 36. Nc6 Rxh2 37. Ne5
$18) 33. Bf1 Bb3 34. Ng6+ Kg8 35. h3 Re1 (35... Bd1 36. Nf4 e5 37. Bc4+ $18)
36. g3 Ba4 37. Kg2 Bd1 38. Nh4 Bf3+ 39. Nxf3 exf3+ 40. Kg1 e5 41. Rc3 e4 42.
Re3 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 30th"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2014.09.16"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Agdestein, Simen"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2014.09.14"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Oslo Schakselskap"]
[BlackTeam "SOCAR"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 Nbd7 {
An uncommon mixture of plans.} (7... g5 8. Bg3 Ne4 {or}) (7... c5 {are usually
played.}) 8. Qa4 $146 {Unbelievably, a new move!} (8. e3 {still allows Black
to play} g5 9. Bg3 Ne4) (8. Qc2 {leads to a well-known position from the 6...
Nbd7 7.Qc2 system}) 8... c5 9. dxc5 a5 (9... Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 O-O 11. Qb4 {
transposes to the line 6...Nbd7 7.Qa4 etc. with a later ...h7-h6.
Agdestein-Giri, annotated in CBM 161 by GM Mihail Marin, is the most recent
example.}) 10. a3 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 O-O {The inclusion of ...a7-a5 a2-a3 deprives
White's queen of the b4-square; on the other hand, Black's queenside is
weakened now; on the third hand, the b3 square can be available for Black's
knight in some lines. In total, these new factors probably keep the balance of
the position.} 12. Qd4 Re8 13. Nd2 Qc7 {Too weak.} (13... g5 $5 14. Bg3 Nf8 {
[%cal Yf8e6] looks risky but perhaps quite playable, e.g.} 15. h4 Ne6 16. Qe3
Nf4 17. Qd4 Ne6 $11) 14. e3 Ne4 15. Bb5 Re6 (15... Qxc5 16. Qxc5 Nexc5 17. O-O
$14 {[%csl Gb5]}) 16. c4 $1 Qxc5 17. Nb3 {White goes for a positional
advantage instead of winning a pawn, which would give Black counterplay:} (17.
Qxc5 Ndxc5 18. cxd5 Re5 19. Nxe4 Nxe4 20. Bc4 (20. Bd3 Nc5 21. Rd1 Nxd3+ 22.
Rxd3 Bf5) 20... Bd7 {[%cal Ya8c8]}) 17... Qxd4 18. Nxd4 Re5 19. f3 Nec5 20.
cxd5 (20. Ke2 $5 {[%cal Yh4g3]}) 20... Nb6 (20... Rxe3+ 21. Kf2 Re5 22. d6 {
[%csl Gd6][%cal Yh1d1] is also favourable for White, e.g.} Rd5 23. Rhd1 Rxd6
24. Nf5 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 {with domination.}) 21. O-O Rxd5 (21... Rxe3 22. Rfc1) (
21... Nxd5 22. e4 Nc3 23. Bc4 $16) 22. Rab1 Ne6 23. Nxe6 Bxe6 {So, White has
obtained a typical positional plus: the bishop pair in an open position with
an asymmetrical pawn structure. However, precision is required.} 24. e4 $6 (24.
Rfc1 {, covering the c4-square, may be more accurate.}) 24... Rh5 25. Bf2 Nc4 {
[%cal Rc4a3,Rc4d2]} 26. g4 Rxb5 $6 {There was no need to give up the exchange.}
(26... Re5 $142 {e.g.} 27. Bd4 Rg5 28. h4 Rg6 29. h5 Rg5 30. Bxc4 Bxc4 31. Rfc1
Rb5 $5 {, and Black should hold on.} (31... b5 $143 {[%csl Rg5]})) 27. Rxb5 Nd2
28. Rxb7 Nxf3+ 29. Kg2 Nd2 30. Rd1 Nc4 31. a4 Bxg4 {It looks like Black, with
a pawn for the exchange, has a decent position; however, rooks are rooks,
especially when the struggle is taking place on both sides of the board.
Finally Black's a5-pawn falls, and White's outside a-pawn becomes an important
factor.} 32. Rd4 Rc8 33. Bg3 Ne3+ 34. Kf2 Nd1+ 35. Ke1 Ne3 36. Kf2 Nd1+ 37. Ke1
Ne3 38. Kd2 Nf1+ 39. Kd3 Rc1 (39... Nxg3 40. hxg3 {[%cal Yb7b5]}) 40. Rd8+ Kh7
41. Ra8 Nxg3 {Black hurries up to win White's kingside pawn but keeping a
strong knight was also possible:} (41... Rd1+ 42. Kc2 Bf3 43. Re7 Ne3+ 44. Kc3
Nf5 45. Rxf7 Bxe4 46. Rxa5 Rd3+ 47. Kb4 Nd4 {etc.}) 42. hxg3 Be6 43. Rxa5 Rg1
44. Re5 Rxg3+ 45. Kd4 Ra3 46. a5 Kg6 47. Rbb5 Ra4+ 48. Kc3 Rc4+ 49. Kb2 Ra4 50.
Rbc5 Ra2+ 51. Kc3 Ra4 52. Rh5 Rxe4 $2 {Now White's pawn moves forward.} ({
His task was not yet easy after a waiting move like} 52... Kh7 {. If} 53. Rc6 {
then} g5 {[%cal Yh7g6,Yh6h5]}) 53. a6 f5 54. Rh1 Ra4 55. Rc6 Kf7 56. Rb1 Bd5
57. Rb7+ Kg8 58. Rg6 $1 {White's b7-rook is untouchable.} Rc4+ (58... Bf7 59.
Rd6 {[%cal Ya6a7]}) 59. Kd3 Bxb7 60. Kxc4 Bf3 61. Kd4 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 77th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2015.01.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8.
Qa4+ Nc6 9. e3 O-O 10. Be2 Be6 11. O-O a6 12. Rfc1 Bd6 13. Qd1 Ne7 {A popular
system of the Ragozin Defence has been played. As usual in this structure,
White must start active play on the queenside while Black must create kingside
counterplay.} 14. a3 ({In the event of} 14. Na4 {there is nothing wrong with}
b6 {, e.g.} 15. b4 (15. Nc3 g5 $5 16. g3 Qg7 17. Qf1 f5 18. Bxa6 f4 19. exf4
Rxa6 $5 20. Qxa6 gxf4 21. Qd3 Bf5 22. Qd2 Be4 $36 {0-1 (29) Khairullin,I (2604)
-Khismatullin,D (2614) Ulan Ude 2009}) 15... g5 16. Nb2 Ng6 17. Nd3 Kg7 18. a4
a5 19. b5 h5 20. Rc3 Rad8 21. Rac1 Rd7 22. Nfe5 Nxe5 23. Nxe5 Bxe5 24. dxe5
Qxe5 25. Qd4 Qxd4 26. exd4 h4 27. Rxc7 Rxc7 28. Rxc7 {White has broken through
but Black easily holds his ground in this simple ending:} Rc8 29. Rxc8 Bxc8 30.
Bd3 Kf6 31. Kf1 Bg4 32. Ke1 Bf5 33. Kd2 Bxd3 34. Kxd3 g4 35. Ke3 Kg5 36. f4+
Kf5 {1/2 (36) Huzman,A (2605)-Jakovenko,D (2726) Plovdiv 2010}) ({To} 14. Rab1
{(which may look a better way to prepare b2-b4) Black can reply} Bf5 {and then
make use of the exchange of light-squared bishops by transferring his knight
to b6 and possibly c4:} 15. Bd3 c6 16. b4 Nc8 $1 17. a4 Nb6 18. a5 Nc4 19. Na4
Rfe8 20. Nc5 {1/2 (20) Babula,V (2583)-Dizdar,G (2541) Turin 2006}) 14... Rfd8
{This move is slightly mysterious; it is not clear what Black's rook will do
here. Practice has seen a lot of alternatives; here are some examples, in
which Black mostly obtained good play:} (14... Rad8 15. Na4 Bc8 16. Nc5 c6 17.
b4 g5 18. g3 Nf5 19. Ne1 Kg7 20. Bh5 Bc7 21. a4 Nd6 22. Bg4 Bxg4 23. Qxg4 Qe7
24. Ned3 Bb8 25. Qh3 Rfe8 26. Ra2 f6 27. Rac2 Qf7 28. Nxa6 $5 bxa6 29. Rxc6 {
1-0 (38) Gurevich,D (2499)-Zilberstein,D (2379) San Diego 2004} a5 $13) (14...
Rfe8 15. b4 c6 16. Na4 Ng6 17. Nc5 Re7 18. a4 Bg4 19. Ra2 (19. b5 {is
premature due to} axb5 20. axb5 Rxa1 21. Rxa1 Bxc5 {forcing} 22. dxc5) 19...
Rae8 (19... a5 $5 20. b5 b6) 20. Ne1 (20. b5 $5) 20... Bxe2 21. Rxe2 Nf4 22.
Rb2 {1-0 (40) Jobava,B (2678)-David,A (2597) Milan 2011} Qg5 $11) (14... c5 $5
15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. Na4 (16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Rxc5 Qxb2 $11) 16... Ba7 17. b4 d4 18.
Nxd4 Rad8 19. Qf1 Bxd4 20. exd4 Nf5 21. Nc5 {1/2 (21) Jobava,B (2695)-Efimenko,
Z (2640) Rijeka 2010}) (14... b6 15. Qf1 Bg4 16. b4 c6 17. Na4 Rfb8 18. h3 Bf5
19. Qe1 g5 20. Nb2 h5 21. Nd3 g4 22. hxg4 Bxd3 $1 23. Bxd3 hxg4 24. Nd2 a5 25.
bxa5 Rxa5 26. a4 Rba8 $132 {0-1 (74) Maiorov,N (2516)-Aleksandrov,A (2601)
Minsk 2007}) (14... Rfb8 15. Na4 b6 16. b4 c6 17. Ne1 Bf5 18. Bd3 Bd7 19. Rab1
Ra7 20. g3 g6 21. Be2 h5 22. Bf3 Bf5 23. Rb3 a5 24. Nc3 axb4 25. axb4 b5 26. e4
dxe4 27. Bxe4 $6 Be6 $15 {0-1 (56) Laurusas,T (2222)-Swiercz,D (2501) Wroclaw
2010}) (14... g5 $5 15. g3 Qg7 16. e4 dxe4 17. Nxe4 Bd5 18. Nxd6 cxd6 19. Bc4
Bc6 20. d5 Bd7 21. Qd2 Qf6 22. Rc3 Rac8 23. Rac1 b5 24. Bb3 Rxc3 25. Rxc3 Rc8
$11 {0-1 (54) Aghasaryan,R (2235)-Lintchevski,D (2502) Kirishi 2008}) 15. b4
Nc8 16. Na4 {[%mdl 36]} b6 $6 {Too cautious.} (16... b5 $5 17. Nc5 Nb6 18. a4
Nc4 $132) 17. Nb2 Ne7 18. Nd3 Ng6 {This manoeuvre is slightly illogical but it
was necessary to cover the e5-square. It looks like Black has not done
anything terribly wrong so far but in fact, his position is now very passive.}
19. a4 {[%cal Ya4a5]} a5 20. b5 {Compare this position to the above-mentioned
game Huzman-Jakovenko: Black has not managed to push ...g7-g5 so he has no
counterplay. White gradually mounts pressure along the c-file.} Re8 (20... Bf5
21. Rc3 Rd7 22. Rac1 Re8 {may be a better arrangement of the rooks but it
doesn't solve the general problems.}) 21. Rc3 Bf5 22. Rac1 Rad8 23. Nd2 Rd7 (
23... Qe6 $142 {preventing the exchange of bishops. Still, White can gradually
prepare it:} 24. Bh5 $1 Rd7 25. h3 {as} Bxh3 26. gxh3 Qxh3 {doesn't work due to
} 27. Qg4) 24. g3 (24. Bg4 $1 {was possible at once as} Bxh2+ {obviously
didn't work.}) 24... Nf8 ({Again} 24... Qe6 {was called for. Still, after} 25.
Bf3 {[%cal Yd1b3] Black's defence was very difficult.}) 25. Bg4 $1 {A typical
exchange of a defender. Black's d5-pawn becomes more vulnerable, the c6-square
in White's full possession; besides, White can now activate his queen and even
his kingside pawns.} Nh7 26. Bxf5 (26. Ne5 $5 Bxe5 27. dxe5 Rxe5 28. Rxc7 {
E.Gleizerov}) 26... Qxf5 27. Qf3 $1 {Both endgame and middlegame are now bad
for Black.} Qg5 (27... Qe6 28. Nf4 (28. h4 $143 Nf6 {[%cal Yf6e4,Ye6h3]}) 28...
Bxf4 29. gxf4 {, and the c7-pawn gets even weaker.}) 28. h4 Qe7 29. Rc6 Nf6 30.
Nf4 g6 $6 {Black weakens his kingside, and his position collapses. Now it was
better to defend passively:} (30... Ba3 31. R1c2 Bb4) 31. h5 $1 Kg7 (31... g5
32. Nxd5 Nxd5 33. Qxd5 Bxg3 (33... Ba3 34. Qf5 Bxc1 35. Rxh6 f6 36. Qg6+ Qg7
37. Qxe8+ $18) 34. Qf5 {[%cal Rc6h6]} Bd6 35. Nc4 $18 {[%cal Rc4d6]}) 32. hxg6
fxg6 33. Nxd5 $1 Nxd5 34. Qxd5 Bxg3 35. Qg2 Bd6 36. Nc4 {[%cal Rc4d6]} Rf8 $2 (
36... Qd8 {was relatively better but after} 37. f4 $1 {[%cal Yc4e5] Black's
position could not be defended anyway} (37. Nxd6 $143 cxd6)) 37. Ne5 $1 Bxe5 ({
In the event of} 37... g5 38. Nxd7 Qxd7 {White's simplest way to convert his
material advantage was} 39. e4 Rf4 40. Kf1 {[%cal Re4e5]} Rg4 41. Qf3 Rf4 42.
Qg3 $1 Rxe4 43. Rxc7 $1) 38. Qxg6+ Kh8 39. Qxh6+ Kg8 40. dxe5 $18 Qxe5 41. Rg6+
Kf7 42. Rc4 Qa1+ 43. Kg2 Rh8 44. Rf4+ Ke8 45. Re6+ Re7 46. Rxe7+ Kxe7 47. Re4+
1-0

[Event "Zug FIDE GP"]
[Site "Zug"]
[Date "2013.04.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2013.04.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteClock "0:18:46"]
[BlackClock "0:00:40"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 c5 8. e3
c4 9. Nd2 g5 10. Bg3 Bf5 {This line was examined in CBM 141, game Radlabov -
Eljanov (annotations by GM Pavel Eljanov).} 11. Be5 {Probably a bit premature.}
(11. Be2 {is more common; here are some recent games:} O-O (11... Nc6 12. h4
Rg8 (12... O-O $5) 13. a3 $5 (13. hxg5 hxg5 14. Rc1 Kf8 (14... Qe7 15. O-O Bxc3
16. Rxc3 b5 17. a4 a6 18. Qa1 b4 19. Rcc1 Ne4 $132 {0-1 (35) Kosteniuk,A (2497)
-Hou,Y (2575) Rostov on Don 2011}) 15. O-O Rh8 16. b3 Bxc3 17. Rxc3 b5 18. bxc4
bxc4 19. Qa4 Rc8 20. Nxc4 $2 Ne4 21. Rcc1 Qf6 $19 {0-1 (37) Riazantsev,A (2705)
-Kulaots,K (2581) Warsaw POL 2012}) 13... Bxc3 14. bxc3 b5 15. O-O Qe7 16. Re1
Kf8 17. hxg5 hxg5 18. e4 $1 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. a4 b4 21. d5 Rd8 22. Bxc4
$14 {1-0 (33) Ding,L (2637)-Wang Hao (2728) Ningbo 2011}) (11... Nbd7 12. O-O
Qa5 (12... O-O 13. f3 Bg6 14. e4 Bxc3 15. bxc3 Qa5 16. Qc1 b5 17. e5 Nh7 18. f4
$16 {1-0 (44) Cheparinov,I (2640)-Cramling,P (2536) Villafranca 2010}) 13. Qc1
O-O 14. a3 Bxc3 15. bxc3 Rac8 16. f3 Bd3 17. Re1 Rfe8 18. Bd1 Re6 19. Nf1 Rce8
20. Qd2 Nf8 $13 {1-0 (36) Moradiabadi,E (2502)-Dizdar,G (2521) Paris 2006}) 12.
O-O (12. h4 $6 Re8 13. hxg5 hxg5 14. Be5 Nbd7 15. f4 Bxc3 16. bxc3 b5 17. g4
Bh7 18. Rh6 Re6 19. fxg5 Nxe5 20. gxf6 Ng6 $17 {0-1 (31) Nyback,T (2636)
-Grandelius,N (2545) Plovdiv 2012}) 12... Re8 13. a3 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Nc6 15. Re1
b5 $11 {0-1 (31) Eljanov,P (2716)-Morozevich,A (2788)/ Moscow 2008/CBM 126
Extra}) ({The immediate} 11. h4 {is also possible, e.g.} Rg8 12. hxg5 hxg5 13.
Be5 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Nbd7 15. Qf3 Bg6 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. Qg3 Qb6 18. Qe5+ Kd7 19.
Be2 Rae8 20. Qxg5 Bc2 21. Qf4 Qb2 22. O-O Rxg2+ 23. Kxg2 Rg8+ 24. Kh2 Rh8+ 25.
Kg2 {1/2 (25) Nyback,T (2618)-Kulaots,K (2567) Salo FIN 2012}) ({Finally,
White can go for simplifications:} 11. Bxb8 {[%cal Rd1a4]} Bxc3 $8 12. bxc3
Rxb8 13. Qf3 Bg6 14. h4 gxh4 15. Qf4 b5 16. a3 Rb6 17. Be2 Re6 18. Rxh4 Ne4 19.
Rc1 h5 $13 {1-0 (45) Chiburdanidze,M (2502)-Xu Yuhua (2484) Doha 2011}) 11...
Bxc3 {More or less forced.} (11... Nbd7 $2 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Nxd5 $16) 12. bxc3
Nbd7 13. Bd6 (13. Qa4 O-O 14. Bg3 {is rather illogical:} Re8 15. Be2 Re6 16.
O-O Qe7 17. Qd1 Qa3 $36 {1-0 (54) Zhou Jianchao (2660)-Xiu,D (2508) Xinghua
Jiangsu 2011}) 13... Qb6 14. Bb4 $146 {This move provokes 14...a5 but that is
rather good for Black, who starts advancing his queenside pawns.} (14. Bg3 Qb2
$1 15. Qc1 Qxc1+ 16. Rxc1 b5 17. f3 O-O 18. Kf2 Rfe8 19. a4 a6 20. Be2 Re6 $15
{0-1 (56) Radjabov,T (2740)-Eljanov,P (2751) Astrakhan 2010 CBM 141 [Eljanov]})
(14. Ba3 Qa6 (14... Qe6 15. Qa4 a5 16. Qb5 $14 {Werle,J (2574)-Bartel,M (2599)
Germany 2010}) 15. Bb4 Qe6 16. a4 Ne4 17. a5 g4 18. Be2 Ndf6 19. Nf1 O-O-O $15
{0-1 (30) Gauglitz,G (2465)-Dizdar,G (2500)/Halle 1987/ CBM}) 14... a5 15. Ba3
Qc6 16. Be2 b5 17. O-O Rb8 18. f3 b4 19. Bb2 O-O 20. Rc1 Nb6 {Black has seized
the initiative.} 21. Ba1 Qe6 (21... Rfc8 $5 22. e4 Bg6) 22. e4 dxe4 {The
position now opens up.} (22... Bg6 $5 {and if} 23. exd5 Nfxd5 24. Nxc4 {then}
bxc3 $17 25. Bxc3 $2 Nxc4 26. Bxc4 Qe3+ 27. Kh1 Nxc3) 23. cxb4 axb4 24. fxe4
Nxe4 $6 (24... Bxe4 $142 $1 25. Rxf6 (25. Nxc4 Nfd5 $15) 25... Qxf6 26. Nxe4
Qf4 27. Nf2 Ra8 28. Rc2 c3 {Despite White's formal material advantage, his
position is worse, due to Black's strong c3-pawn.}) 25. Bxc4 Nd5 26. Nb3 {
[%mdl 2048] White has considerably activated his pieces.} Bg6 27. Nc5 Qd6 28.
Qf3 Rfe8 (28... Rbe8 $142 $1 29. Nb7 Qd7 30. Nc5 Qd6 $11) 29. Na6 $1 {Suddenly
White wins an exchange. OK, for a pawn, and Black's compensation is obvious
but still Black is not totally safe now. Besides, Peter Leko comes under
tremendous time pressure.} Rb7 30. Bxd5 Qxd5 31. Nc7 Rxc7 32. Rxc7 Qxa2 33. Qh3
(33. d5 $5 {[%cal Ga1h8]} Qxd5 34. h4) 33... Qd5 (33... Kh7 {was quite
possible; well, White could have played} 34. d5 {here, too.}) 34. Qxh6 Nc3 35.
Kh1 $2 (35. Bxc3 $142 bxc3 36. Kh1 Qf5 37. Rg1 c2 38. Rc5 Qf2 39. Rc6 $11)
35... Qf5 36. Rg1 Ne4 37. Rc2 b3 38. d5 f6 39. Re2 Bf7 $2 (39... Ng3+ $4 40.
hxg3 Rxe2 {didn't work due to} 41. g4 $1 Qe4 42. Bxf6 $18) (39... Kf7 $1 {
was the way to obtain an advantage:} 40. d6 Ng3+ 41. hxg3 Rxe2 42. d7 $1 Rd2 $1
{winning the d-pawn (Indicated by GM M.Golubev)} ({but not} 42... Qxd7 $2 43.
Bxf6 Kxf6 44. Rf1+)) 40. d6 Qg6 $2 (40... Bd5 $1 41. d7 Rd8 42. Rc1 $1 {
[%cal Yh1g1]} Bb7 $1 43. Re3 $1 g4 $1 {(M.Golubev)} 44. Rxb3 Rxd7 $132 {
[%cal Rd7h7] is, of course, impossible to find on move 40.}) 41. Qxg6+ Bxg6 42.
d7 Rd8 43. Rd1 $16 {Black has no compensation for the exchange anymore, and
White gradually overcomes the technical difficulties in this ending:} Kf7 44.
g4 Nc5 45. Rd6 Ne4 46. Rd4 Nc5 47. Re3 Bc2 48. Rc3 Nxd7 49. Re3 f5 50. Bb2 fxg4
51. Rd5 Kg6 52. Re7 Ra8 53. Rdxd7 Ra2 54. Rd6+ Kh5 55. Bg7 g3 56. h3 Bg6 57.
Ree6 b2 58. Bxb2 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.11.24"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Black "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2634"]
[BlackElo "2594"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "191"]
[EventDate "2007.11.24"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Qa4 {
A rare thread of the Westphalian Variation, which doesn't bring White any
advantage.} c5 8. dxc5 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Qb4 {Protecting the c5 pawn and
preventing ...Qd8-a5. Practice has also seen:} (10. Qd4 Qa5 11. Nd2 (11. Bxf6
Nxf6 12. Qb4 Qc7 $5) 11... Re8 12. Nb3 Qc7 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. e3 Bd7 15. Bd3
Rac8 16. h3 a5 17. a4 Ne4 18. Qxd5 Re5 19. Qd4 Nxc5 20. Nxc5 Rxc5 21. O-O Rxc3
22. Rfd1 Be6 23. Bb5 Bb3 $11 {0-1 Bayer,E-Heyken,E/Germany 1991/GER-chT (53)})
(10. e3 Nxc5 11. Qd4 (11. Qh4 $6 Nce4 {0-1 Karlsen,S-Hoejgaard,S/Norway 1996/
EXT 2001 (32)}) 11... Nce4 12. Be2 Nxg5 13. Nxg5 Qc7 14. O-O h6 15. Nf3 Be6 16.
Rfc1 Rfc8 $11 {1-0 Bozinovic,B-Dizdar,G/Makarska 1994/EXT 1997 (60)}) 10... h6
{This move is not necessarily the best.} (10... Qc7 11. Bf4 $1 {That's the
point!} Qd8 12. e3 Ne4 13. Bd6 a5 14. Qd4 (14. Qa3 $5) 14... Nxd6 15. cxd6 Nf6
16. Qf4 Re8 17. Bd3 Re6 $2 (17... Ne4) 18. Ng5 Rxd6 19. Bxh7+ $1 $18 {1-0
Gajewski,G-Aleksandrov,A/Warsaw POL 2006/The Week in Chess 634 (63)}) (10...
Qe7 11. e3 Qxc5 12. Bxf6 Qxb4 13. cxb4 Nxf6 14. Bd3 a5 15. b5 Be6 16. Nd4 Rfc8
17. f3 Rc3 18. Kd2 Rac8 19. b6 Nd7 20. Rhb1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Vallejo Pons,
F-Gajewski,G/Calvia ESP 2006/The Week in Chess 624 (54)}) (10... a5 11. Qd4 Qc7
12. Bf4 Qc6 13. Ne5 Qxc5 14. Nxd7 Qxd4 15. cxd4 Bxd7 16. e3 Rfc8 17. Bd3 Rc3
18. Kd2 Rac8 19. f3 Ne8 20. Rhc1 $14 {1-0 Abramov,V-Barbitskij,A/St Petersburg
2002/EXT 2003 (32)}) (10... Re8 $5 11. e3 Qc7 12. Bf4 (12. Bb5 Re4 13. Qa3 Qxc5
14. Qxc5 Nxc5 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Nd4 a6 17. Be2 Bd7 18. Kd2 {1/2-1/2 Horvath,
G-Sarosi,Z/Hungary 1996/EXT 2000}) 12... Qxc5 13. Nd4 a6 14. Nb3 Qc6 15. Nd4
Qc5 16. Nb3 Qc6 17. Nd4 Qc5 {1/2-1/2 Fuster,G-Spielmann,R/Vienna 1936/EXT 1999}
) 11. Bh4 (11. Be3 $6 Ne4 12. Rd1 a5 13. Qd4 Qe7 14. Qxd5 Ndxc5 15. Qe5 Be6 16.
Bxc5 Nxc5 17. Nd4 Rfd8 18. e3 f6 19. Qh5 Bxa2 $17 {1/2-1/2 Alonso,R-Salomone,N/
IECG 2003/Telechess CBM 107 (60)}) 11... a5 ({Here, too, the immediate} 11...
Re8 $5 {was probably better. The text move weakens Black's queenside.}) 12. Qd4
Re8 13. Nd2 Qc7 (13... Qe7 $5 14. e3 g5 15. Bg3 Nxc5) 14. e3 g5 {Black must
weaken the position of his king.} (14... Qxc5 $2 {is poor due to} 15. Bxf6) (
14... Ne4 $5 {although without 11...a5 12.Qd4 it would be more appropriate})
15. Bg3 Qxc5 16. Be2 (16. h4 $5 $36) 16... Ne4 17. Nxe4 Rxe4 18. Qd2 (18. Qxc5
Nxc5 19. h4 $5 $36) 18... Nf6 19. O-O Bd7 {This allows White to open up the
position by tactical means.} (19... b6 $5 {[%cal Yc8a6]}) 20. Qb2 Bc6 21. c4 $1
Re6 22. Be5 Ne4 23. Bd4 Qb4 24. Rfc1 Qxb2 25. Bxb2 dxc4 26. Bxc4 {White has a
strong bishop pair and a clear advantage.} Ree8 27. Be2 Red8 28. Bd4 Nd6 29.
Rc5 Ne4 30. Rc2 Nd6 31. Rac1 a4 32. Rc5 Ne4 33. Re5 Re8 34. Rf5 (34. Rxe8+ Rxe8
35. f3 Nd6 36. Rc5 $1 $16) 34... Rac8 ({After} 34... Bd7 {White has nothing
better than} 35. Re5 {but Black, too, must probably repeat the position by} Bc6
) 35. Re5 {Losing an unimportant tempo, White starts necessary simplifications.
} Rxe5 36. Bxe5 Rd8 37. Bd4 f5 38. f3 Nd6 39. Kf2 Kf7 40. Rc5 Rc8 41. Bd3 Bd7
42. Rd5 {It is hard to say whether White had more winning chances after the
rook exchange but it would certainly eliminate Black's counterplay.} (42. Rxc8
Bxc8 43. Bc2) 42... Rc6 43. a3 (43. Ra5 $5) 43... b5 44. h3 Be6 45. Re5 {
White consequently avoids the rook exchange after} (45. Rc5) 45... Rc1 46. Bxb5
{This looks quite enough for a win but... opposite-coloured bishops will now
seriously complicate White's task.} (46. g4 $5 {deserved serious attention. If}
Bc4 {then} 47. Rc5 $1 $16) 46... Rc2+ 47. Kg1 Nxb5 48. Rxb5 {[%mdl 4096]} h5
49. Rb7+ Kf8 50. Bg7+ Kg8 51. Bh6 {As White fails to win a pawn anyway,
perhaps, it was better to think about creating his own passes pawn:} (51. Be5
Kf8 (51... g4 52. Re7 $1) 52. Bd6+ Kg8 53. Re7 Bf7 54. e4) 51... g4 52. Rg7+
Kh8 53. Rg5 Kh7 54. Bf8 (54. Rxh5 gxf3 $1 55. gxf3 (55. Bf4+ Kg6 56. Rh6+ Kf7
57. gxf3 Rc3) 55... Kg6 56. Rh4 Bd5 57. e4 fxe4 58. fxe4 Bxe4 59. Rxe4 Kxh6 60.
Rxa4 Rc3 {with a theoretical draw}) 54... gxf3 55. gxf3 h4 56. Bd6 (56. Rh5+
Kg8 57. Bd6 Rd2 58. Bb4 Re2 {and White can't win the h4 pawn without losing
his own a3 or e3 pawn. However, it was probably the best option, e.g.} 59. Rxh4
Rxe3 60. Kf2 {etc.}) 56... Rd2 57. Bb4 Re2 58. Bc5 (58. Rh5+ Kg6 {-that's the
difference!}) 58... Kh6 (58... Rc2 {was also possible.}) 59. f4 Rc2 (59... Re1+
$142 60. Kf2 Rh1 {and Black captures the h3 pawn}) 60. Bf8+ Kh7 61. Rh5+ Kg8
62. Bd6 Re2 63. Bc5 Rc2 64. Bd4 Ra2 65. Rxh4 Rxa3 66. Rh8+ Kf7 67. h4 Rd3 68.
h5 Rd1+ 69. Kh2 Bd5 70. Rh7+ Ke6 $6 {Wrong! The black king will now be cut off
from White's h-pawn and the position becomes dangerous for Black.} ({After} 
70... Kg8 $1 71. Rg7+ Kf8 72. Rd7 Rh1+ 73. Kg3 Be4 {the h5 pawn is doomed.})
71. h6 Rh1+ 72. Kg3 Kd6 $4 {An unexpected blunder but after} (72... Bc6 $1 73.
Rc7 Bd7 74. Ra7 Kd6 75. Bg7 {, then moving the white king to the queenside,
White keeps winning chances. It is important that his passed pawn is stronger
than Black's.}) 73. Rh8 $4 {Missing} (73. Be5+ Kc5 (73... Ke6 74. Ra7 $1) 74.
Rc7+ Kb6 75. h7 $18) 73... Bc6 74. h7 $6 {The white rook will now be out of
moves and Black will easily hold his position by passive defense.} Bd7 75. Bf6
Rh5 $1 ({But not} 75... a3 $2 76. Bh4 Rg1+ 77. Kh2 Rg7 78. Bf6 Rf7 79. Bd4 a2
80. Kg3 {[%cal Yg3h4,Yh4g5,Yg5g6]}) 76. Bb2 Kd5 77. Kf3 Rh3+ 78. Kg2 Rh5 79.
Bg7 Ke6 80. Bb2 Kd5 81. Bd4 a3 82. Ra8 Rxh7 83. Rxa3 Bc6 84. Kg3 Kd6 85. Ra6
Rh6 86. Be5+ Kd5 87. Ra5+ Kc4 88. Ra6 Kb5 89. Ra7 Be4 90. Rd7 Kc6 91. Re7 Kd5
92. Bd4 Kd6 93. Re5 Kd7 94. Kf2 Rh2+ 95. Ke1 Kd6 96. Ra5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grenke Chess Classic 3rd"]
[Site "Baden-Baden"]
[Date "2015.02.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2015.02.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 d5 4. d4 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Qa4+ Nc6 7. Bg5 h6 8.
Bxf6 Qxf6 9. e3 O-O 10. Be2 a6 11. O-O Be6 12. Rfc1 Bd6 {A popular system of
the Ragozin Defence. Black is preparing ...Nc6-e7.} 13. a3 (13. Qd1 {- see
Carlsen-Aronian in this issue.}) 13... Ne7 (13... g5 $6 {is premature:} 14. Qd1
g4 15. Ne1 h5 16. g3 Rad8 17. Ng2 Qg7 18. Na4 Ne7 19. Nc5 Rb8 20. Bd3 Qf6 21.
Qe2 Rfe8 22. b4 Nf5 23. Nxe6 Rxe6 24. Qc2 Ne7 25. Nh4 $14 {1-0 (56) Barbero,G 
(2365)-Vukovic,Z (2375) Boeblingen 1985}) (13... Qd8 14. b4 f5 {looks slow but
in the following game White failed to refute that plan:} 15. Qb3 Kh8 16. Rd1
Bg8 17. g3 Qf6 18. Bf1 Ne7 19. Bg2 g5 20. Ra2 c6 21. Re2 Rae8 22. Na4 Ng6 23.
Qc2 Re7 24. Nc5 Rfe8 25. Rdd2 h5 $36 {0-1 (37) Nikcevic,N (2440)-Kurajica,B 
(2520) Kladovo 1991}) 14. b4 (14. Qd1 {leads to a position from Carlsen -
Aronian.}) 14... c6 15. Qb3 {The drawback of this setup is that after a3-a4
and b4-b5 a6xb5 a4xb5 Black can reply ...c6-c5! d4xc5 Bd6xc5 threatening ...
d5-d4. Therefore White's queen will have to find another square. But which
one? b1? That would disconnect White's rooks. If it goes to b2 then the
c3-knight will be pinned later on. That's why the plan with Qa4-d1 is
considered more appropriate; still, the whole line is hardly promising for
White.} g5 {[%mdl 128] Black seizes the initiative.} (15... h5 $143 16. Na4 h4
17. Nc5 Rab8 18. Qd1 {(still!)} Bc7 19. a4 Bg4 20. Nd2 Bf5 21. b5 axb5 22. axb5
Qd6 23. Nf1 cxb5 24. Bxb5 Rfc8 25. Bd3 $14 {[%csl Rb7,Rd5,Rh4] 1-0 (44) Bacrot,
E (2723)-Grandadam,N (2286) Basel 2011}) (15... Nf5 $143 {(not the best square
for the knight!)} 16. a4 g5 17. Nd2 Nh4 18. g3 Nf5 19. b5 axb5 20. axb5 Rxa1
21. Rxa1 c5 $2 22. Nxd5 Bxd5 23. Qxd5 cxd4 {1-0 (61) Jaracz,P (2531)-Perdek,M 
(2245) Wroclaw 2013} 24. Rd1 $1 dxe3 25. Ne4 exf2+ 26. Kxf2 Qe6 27. Nxd6 Ne3
28. Qxe6 Nxd1+ 29. Bxd1 fxe6+ 30. Ke1 $16) 16. Qb2 Qg7 (16... g4 $5 17. Nd2 Bc7
{[%cal Yh6h5]} (17... h5 $143 18. Nde4 $1)) 17. Na4 Rae8 18. Nc5 Bc8 19. g3 (
19. a4 f5 $36 {[%cal Yg5g4,Yf5f4]}) 19... Nf5 {Here, too, I don't like this
position of the knight.} (19... f5 {[%cal Ye7g6,Yg5g4,Yh6h5,Yh5h4] was quite
strong. It was not easy for White to defend.}) 20. Bd3 (20. a4 {looks more
logical but after} h5 {Black keeps initiative anyway.}) 20... Qf6 21. Rf1 {
Quite an artificial defence.} h5 22. Rac1 (22. Rad1 h4 (22... Nh6 23. Nd2 h4
24. e4) 23. e4 $5 Bxc5 24. exf5 {was an interesting attempt to change the
course of the game: after} Ba7 25. g4 {it is difficult for Black to break
through.}) 22... h4 23. Qd2 Nh6 $2 {Black underestimates his opponent's
tactical resource. It was hardly an oversight since White's previous move had
clearly indicated his intention; most probably, Vishy missed something in the
subsequent variations.} (23... hxg3 $1 24. hxg3 Kg7 (24... Nh4 $5 25. Ne1 $1
Ng6 $1 {(Chesspro.ru)} 26. Qe2 {[%cal Ye2f3]} g4 {was quite good, too}) {
, and now complications after} 25. e4 {are rather favourable for Black:} Nxd4
$1 26. Nxd4 Rh8 {[%cal Rf6h6]} 27. Nxb7 $1 Qh6 28. f4 Qh1+ 29. Kf2 Qh2+ 30. Ke1
Qxg3+ 31. Qf2 Bxf4 32. Qxg3 Bxg3+ 33. Kd1 Bf4 $1 {etc.}) 24. e4 $1 {[%mdl 64]}
Bxc5 (24... Qxf3 25. Qxg5+ Kh7 26. e5+ Bf5 27. Bxf5+ Nxf5 (27... Qxf5 28. Qxf5+
Nxf5 29. exd6 Nxd6 30. Nd7 {[%cal Rd7f8,Rd7f6]}) 28. Rc3 $1 Nxd4 $8 (28... Qxc3
29. Qxf5+ Kh6 30. Qf6+ Kh7 31. Qxh4+ Kg7 32. Qg5+ Kh8 33. Qh6+ Kg8 34. Nd7 $18)
29. Qxh4+ Kg7 30. Qxd4 {, and White ends up with an extra pawn (indicated by
Chesspro.ru).}) 25. e5 Qg7 $2 {Just losing a pawn and eventually the game.} (
25... Bxb4 $8 26. axb4 Qg7 27. Nxg5 Bf5 28. Nf3 $14 {- it is now Black's king
which is unsafe but the whole game is still ahead.}) 26. bxc5 f6 27. exf6 Rxf6
28. Nxg5 Bf5 29. Rce1 Rff8 30. Rxe8 Rxe8 31. Nf3 Bxd3 32. Qxd3 Re4 33. Re1 hxg3
34. hxg3 {Frustrated, Anand didn't want to check Levon's technique.} 1-0

[Event "WchT 12th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2019.03.14"]
[Round "9.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Sethuraman, SP."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2637"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "169"]
[EventDate "2019.03.05"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 189"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.04.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.04.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "India"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "IND"]

{[%evp 0,169,16,19,19,5,5,5,15,13,23,-13,-17,4,4,-53,-7,-10,3,-28,44,-8,7,6,38,
41,48,46,44,40,45,63,57,39,17,22,38,35,30,34,50,65,60,45,49,48,41,41,35,65,69,
69,89,92,99,101,101,101,122,129,128,90,128,95,128,106,128,92,125,81,115,79,87,
93,98,96,93,93,86,70,103,84,86,81,77,77,81,90,86,76,95,93,102,97,97,86,81,60,
86,60,92,89,93,90,74,53,47,56,56,40,36,6,32,32,52,33,84,79,96,108,124,124,144,
126,123,134,138,138,154,150,139,145,142,142,151,151,151,202,184,203,209,209,
244,244,248,242,301,308,308,157,239,258,260,248,317,303,312,312,312,323,318,
319,321,321,335,341,360,360,370,351,411,413]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4.
Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 O-O 8. e3 Bf5 9. Qb3 Bxc3+ 10. Qxc3 (10.
bxc3 Nbd7 $1 {gives Black good counterplay, as was seen in recent games, e.g.}
11. Be2 (11. Qxb7 Rb8 12. Qxa7 Qe7 13. Be2 Rb2 $44 {1/2 (50) Kopasov,E (2205)
-Woelfelschneider,P (2201) Lechenicher SchachServer 2012}) 11... c5 12. dxc5
Nxc5 13. Qb4 Rc8 14. O-O Re8 15. Rad1 Nce4 16. Nd4 Bh7 17. c4 dxc4 18. Bxc4 Qe7
$11 {1/2 (34) Matlakov,M (2709)-Karthikeyan,M (2585) Moscow 2018}) 10... g5 {
A risky move. Black weakens his kingside having a specific idea in mind.} (
10... Nbd7 {is enough for equality:} 11. Be2 (11. Nd2 Rc8 12. Be2 (12. b4 Re8
13. Be2 Ne4 14. Nxe4 Qxh4 15. Ng3 Bg4 16. f3 Bf5 17. O-O Qg5 18. e4 dxe4 19.
Nxf5 Qxf5 20. fxe4 Qxe4 21. Bf3 Qe3+ 22. Qxe3 Rxe3 23. Bxb7 Rb8 $11 {1/2 (45)
Hammer,J (2629)-Harikrishna,P (2738) Palma de Mallorca 2017}) 12... c5 13. O-O
Qb6 14. Rfc1 cxd4 (14... Rfe8 15. Kf1 Ne4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. a4 cxd4 18. Qxd4
Qxd4 19. exd4 Nb6 $11 {1/2 (40) Karjakin,S (2783)-Harikrishna,P (2755) Shamkir
2017}) 15. Qxd4 Qxd4 16. exd4 Rfe8 17. Kf1 Nf8 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. g4 Bd7 20. Nb3
b6 21. Bf3 Ne6 22. Bxd5 Nf4 23. Bf3 Bb5+ 24. Kg1 Rxc1+ 25. Rxc1 Ne2+ 26. Bxe2
Rxe2 $11 {1/2 (40) Wojtaszek,R (2733)-Matlakov,M (2684) Poikovsky 2016}) (11.
Qa3 c6 12. Be2 Qb6 (12... Re8 13. Nd2 Nf8 14. O-O Ng6 15. Bg3 Ne4 16. Nxe4 Bxe4
17. Rfc1 Ne7 18. b4 a6 19. Qa5 $14 {1/2 (37) Lupulescu,C (2610)-Xu,Y (2520)
Moscow 2019}) 13. Nd2 a5 14. O-O Rfe8 15. Rfe1 Ne4 16. Nf1 g5 17. Ng3 Be6 18.
Nxe4 dxe4 19. Bg3 Qb4 $11 {1/2 (34) Aronian,L (2780)-Deac,B (2594) Douglas 2018
}) 11... c6 12. Nd2 Ne4 13. Bxd8 (13. Nxe4 Qxh4 14. Nd6 Bg4 15. g3 Qf6 16. Bxg4
Qxd6 $11 {1/2 (30) Mamedyarov,S (2820)-Carlsen,M (2839) Porto Carras 2018})
13... Nxc3 14. bxc3 Rfxd8 15. c4 (15. f3 c5 16. Kf2 Rac8 17. Rhc1 Rc7 18. e4
dxe4 19. fxe4 Bg6 20. Bf3 Ne5 $5 21. Ke3 Nc6 $36 {0-1 (70) Le,Q (2739)-Vidit,S
(2702) Tbilisi 2017 CBM 181 [Vidit,S]}) 15... dxc4 (15... c5 $5) 16. Nxc4 Be6
17. Na5 Rab8 18. Bf3 Nb6 19. Ke2 Nc4 20. Nb3 Bd5 21. g4 Kf8 22. Rhc1 Rbc8 $11 {
1-0 (46) Edouard,R (2643)-Gavrilescu,D (2479) Caleta ENG 2019}) 11. Bg3 Ne4 12.
Qxc7 Qxc7 $6 {It looks like Black mixed up something.} (12... Nc6 $1 {is a key
idea by Levon Aronian:} 13. Qxd8 (13. Bb5 Rc8 14. Qxd8 Rfxd8 15. O-O h5 {
with similar consequences}) 13... Rfxd8 14. Be2 Rac8 15. O-O h5 $1 16. h4 g4
17. Ne5 Nb4 {[%cal Rb4c2,Rc2e3]} 18. Bf4 f6 19. Nd3 Nc3 $1 20. bxc3 {1/2 (20)
Ding,L (2774)-Aronian,L (2801) Palma de Mallorca 2017 CBM 182 [Yermolinsky,A]}
(20. bxc3 Nxd3 21. Bxd3 Bxd3 22. Rfc1 Rc4 $11)) 13. Bxc7 Nc6 14. Bb5 $1 Rfc8 (
14... Nb4 15. O-O Rac8 16. Rfc1) 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Ba5 {White is just a pawn
up, and his bishop has got out of danger; he is yet to complete his
development, though.} Rab8 17. b4 (17. b3 c5 {[%cal Rc5c4]} 18. dxc5 Rxc5 19.
b4 ({but not} 19. Bd2 $2 Rc2 {[%cal Rg5g4]}) 19... Rc4 {seemed less convincing
to White.}) 17... Nd6 18. Nd2 $1 Nb7 (18... Bd3 19. Nb3 Nc4 20. Nc5) 19. Nb3
Bc2 20. Nc5 Nxc5 (20... Nxa5 21. bxa5 {is even worse for Black as White keeps
his dominating c5 knight.}) 21. dxc5 $1 {White obtains a queenside pawn
majority. Despite opposite-coloured bishops, he keeps some hopes to convert
his material advantage.} Re8 (21... Ba4 $142 $1 {blockading the queenside.})
22. a4 $1 Bf5 23. O-O-O $5 Re4 24. Rd4 Rxd4 25. exd4 {[%mdl 4096]} Bd7 26. Kd2
Re8 27. Bc7 f6 28. f3 a6 29. g4 Kg7 30. Rc1 Re6 31. h3 Kf7 32. Bg3 Be8 33. Bf2
Bd7 34. Be3 Kg7 35. f4 ({It was probably better to start with} 35. h4 {and
then, after h4xg5 h6xg5, prepare f3-f4. Still, White's winning chances were
uncertain.}) 35... gxf4 36. Bxf4 Kg6 37. Be3 Kg7 38. Ke2 Kg6 39. Kf2 Be8 40.
Ke2 Bd7 41. Kf3 Be8 42. Kf2 Bd7 43. Ke2 Be8 44. Kd3 Bd7 45. Bd2 Kg7 (45... h5
$5 {deserved attention, reducing the number of pawns, but Black understandably
doesn't want to give White a passed h-pawn.}) 46. Bf4 Kg6 47. Bg3 Kg5 48. Be1
Be8 49. Bd2+ Kg6 50. Rf1 Kg7 51. h4 Bd7 52. g5 {White can't find another way
to break through but Black now obtains a strong passed pawn.} fxg5 53. hxg5 h5
54. Bf4 Kg6 55. Be5 Be8 (55... h4 $1 {with a probable draw.}) 56. Ke3 Kxg5 57.
Rg1+ Kh6 $6 (57... Kf5 $142 $1 {preventing the activation of White's king.
After} 58. Rg8 h4 {Black should not lose.}) 58. Rg8 Re7 59. Kf4 $1 Rf7+ 60. Kg3
Re7 (60... Bd7 $142 $1 61. Ra8 (61. Kh4 $2 Rf3) 61... h4+ 62. Kg2 Bf5 {with
counterplay. After the text move Black's pieces remain passive, he loses his
h5 pawn and gradually the game.}) 61. Kh4 Re6 62. Rh8+ Kg6 63. Rxh5 Re7 64.
Rg5+ Kf7 65. Kg4 Ke6 66. Rg8 Kf7 (66... Kd7 67. Kf5 Rf7+ 68. Bf6) 67. Rh8 Kg6
68. Rf8 Bd7+ 69. Kg3 Be8 70. b5 $1 axb5 71. axb5 cxb5 72. c6 $1 b4 73. c7 Bd7
74. c8=Q Bxc8 75. Rxc8 Rb7 76. Kf4 b3 77. Rg8+ Kh7 78. Rg1 b2 79. Rb1 Kg6 (
79... Rb3 80. Bd6 {[%cal Yf4e5]}) 80. Ke3 Kf5 81. Kd3 Rb5 82. Kc3 Rb7 83. Rxb2
Rh7 84. Re2 Re7 85. Kb4 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 26th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2010.10.18"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Huzman, Alexander"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2010.10.17"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Beer Sheva"]
[BlackTeam "Yerevan Mika"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Qc2 c5 8.
dxc5 h6 9. Bd2 O-O 10. a3 $6 {Hardly a good move as Black takes on c5 with his
bishop anyway.} (10. e3 {is usually played.}) 10... Bxc5 11. e3 a6 12. Be2 (12.
Bd3 Bd6 13. Ne2 Nc5 14. Ned4 Bd7 15. O-O Rc8 16. Bf5 Nfe4 17. Bb4 {1-0 Akopian,
V (2640)-Filippov,V (2574)/Dubai 1999/CBM 070 ext (41)} b6 $13) 12... b5 $146 (
12... Bd6 13. O-O Ne5 14. Rfd1 Be6 15. Rac1 Rc8 16. Qb1 Nc4 17. Nd4 Be5 18. Be1
Qe7 19. Bf3 Nd6 20. g3 Rfd8 $11 {1/2 Aronian,L (2675)-Lautier,J (2682)/ICC INT
2004/CBM 105 (46)}) 13. O-O Bb7 14. Rfd1 Rc8 15. Be1 Re8 $132 {Black has an
active position fully compensating for his isolated pawn.} 16. Rac1 Nf8 (16...
Bd6 $5) (16... Nb6 $5 {[%cal Yb6c4]}) 17. Nd4 Qb6 18. Bf3 $2 {A serious
mistake allowing a break in the centre.} (18. Qd3 $11) 18... Bxd4 $1 19. Rxd4 (
19. exd4 $2 Ne6 20. Qd3 Nxd4 $1 {[%mdl 64] and Black wins a pawn} 21. Qxd4 $140
$2 Rxe1+ $1) 19... Ne6 20. Rd2 $6 ({Or} 20. Rdd1 d4 21. Bxb7 Qxb7 22. exd4 Nf4
23. f3 N6d5 $17) (20. Rh4 {(to control the f4-square), however ugly, was the
best way to defend. Of course, Black is much better anyway:} Red8 21. Rd1 Rc7 {
[%cal Yd5d4]} ({better than the immediate} 21... d4 22. Bxb7 Qxb7 23. exd4 Rc4
24. f3 Nxd4 25. Qf2 $11)) 20... d4 $1 21. Bxb7 Qxb7 22. exd4 Ne4 23. Rdd1 Nf4
$1 $19 {[%csl Ge4,Gf4]} 24. d5 a5 $1 (24... Nxc3 $143 25. Bxc3 Ne2+ 26. Kh1
Nxc1 27. Qxc1) 25. Qb3 b4 26. axb4 axb4 27. Na2 (27. Nxe4 Rxc1 28. Rxc1 Ne2+
29. Kh1 Nxc1 30. Qc4 Qc8 $1 $19) (27. g3 Nxc3 28. Bxc3 (28. bxc3 Ne2+ 29. Kg2
Nxc1 30. Rxc1 Re5 31. Rd1 Rce8 $19) 28... Ne2+ 29. Kg2 Nxc1 30. Rxc1 Qb8 31.
Bd2 Rxc1 32. Bxc1 Qb7 $19 {[%cal Ye8d8]}) 27... Ne2+ 28. Kh1 Nxc1 (28... Qb6 $5
29. Rxc8 $140 Qxf2 $3 30. Rxe8+ Kh7 31. Bxb4 Qg1+ $1 32. Rxg1 Nf2#) 29. Nxc1
Nf6 30. d6 Qc6 31. Na2 Qxd6 32. Bxb4 Qb6 33. f3 Qf2 0-1

[Event "Hamburg FIDE GP"]
[Site "Hamburg"]
[Date "2019.11.09"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2703"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2019.11.05"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 0,46,19,31,14,-14,-11,0,0,6,33,-23,-18,-2,-13,-18,-24,1,26,6,25,28,18,
26,0,0,-9,-4,-19,6,6,-15,18,22,76,11,11,8,8,-7,2,-5,14,-8,-9,-90,-92,-101,-101]
} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O 7. Qc2 Re8 8.
Bd2 Bf8 9. a3 {This move order doesn't require a2-a3.} (9. Be2 $5 {is harmless,
of course, e.g.} Nb4 10. Qb1 c5 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. a3 Nc6 13. O-O a6 $11 ({
rather than} 13... dxc4 14. Bxc4 b6 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Bb7 17. Bc3 $14 {
1/2 (32) Postny,E (2652)-Gajewski,G (2643) Germany 2014})) (9. Rd1 {is a
logical alternative to 9.a3 but then, anyway, Black can play} e5 $5 {, which
looks enough for equality} (9... a6 10. a3 (10. Bc1 $5) 10... h6 (10... e5 $5)
11. Bc1 Bd7 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Ng4 14. f4 Bc5 15. Qe2 h5 16. g3 $16 {
1-0 (61) Sevian,S (2654)-Tari,A (2630) Khanty-Mansiysk 2019}) 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11.
dxe5 Rxe5 12. cxd5 Nxd5 (12... Bf5 $5 13. Bd3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Nxd5 15. O-O Nxc3
16. Bxc3 Qxd3 17. Rxd3 Re6 $11 {1/2 (31) Mis,M (2328)-Koziol,K (2289) Ustron
2019}) 13. Nxd5 (13. e4 Bg4 $1 14. Nxd5 (14. f3 $2 Qh4+ 15. g3 Qf6 16. fxg4 Qf3
) 14... Qxd5 15. f3 Be6 $13) 13... Rxd5 14. Bc4 Rd6 $11 (14... Rg5 15. Bc3 Qe8
{1/2 (22) Andersson,F (2280)-Sjodahl,P (2419) Sweden 2014} 16. Bd3 $14)) 9...
e5 (9... a6 10. Be2 dxc4 11. Bxc4 h6 12. O-O e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Rxe5 15.
e4 b5 16. Bf4 Rc5 17. Ba2 $14 {1-0 (69) Christiansen,J (2571)-Valsecchi,A 
(2506) Porto Mannu Palau ITA 2019}) (9... h6 10. h3 $5 (10. O-O-O $2 a6 11.
cxd5 exd5 12. Bd3 b5 $40 {0-1 (30) Makarov,M (2521)-Matlakov,M (2613) St
Petersburg 2010}) (10. Rd1 $5) 10... e5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. O-O-O
Nxf3 14. gxf3 Nb6 15. Rg1 Qh4 16. Ne4 Bf5 17. Bc3 $14 {1-0 (34) Prusikin,M 
(2545)-Khenkin,I (2655) Germany 2012 EXT 2014 [Prusikin,M]}) 10. dxe5 (10. cxd5
$2 Nxd4 $1 11. exd4 exd4+ 12. Ne2 Qxd5 13. Qd3 c5 $17 {0-1 (21) Spalir,J (2336)
-Diermair,A (2472) Deutschlandsberg 2018}) 10... Nxe5 11. cxd5 (11. Nxe5 $5
Rxe5 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. e4 {needs more examination. In the following game White
obtained a tiny edge:} Nxc3 14. Bxc3 Re8 15. Bd3 $14 Qg5 16. O-O Bd6 $6 {
1/2 (24) Fier,A (2580)-Swayams,M (2447) Llucmajor 2018} 17. e5 $1 Bxe5 18. Rae1
$16) 11... Nxf3+ (11... Nxd5 12. O-O-O (12. h4 Bg4 13. Ng5 g6 14. f3 Bf5 15. e4
Nxc3 16. Bxc3 h6 17. Be2 hxg5 18. exf5 gxh4 $13 {0-1 (33) Rasmussen,A (2538)
-Ochsner,B (2454) Svendborg 2018}) (12. Nxe5 $1 Rxe5 13. e4 {- see above})
12... Nxf3 (12... Nb6 13. Ne4 (13. Nxe5 $5 Rxe5 14. Bd3) (13. h4 $5) 13... Nxf3
(13... Qe7 14. Bc3 Ng6 15. Bd3 c5 16. Neg5 Bd7 17. h4 $40 {1-0 (46) Kuzubov,Y 
(2642)-Babujian,L (2491) Yerevan 2014}) 14. gxf3 Qh4 15. Bc3 (15. Bd3 c5 $5 {
[%cal Yc5c4]}) 15... Bf5 $1 16. Bd3 Bg6 17. f4 Rad8 $15 {1/2 (34) Nakamura,H 
(2715)-Kramnik,V (2772) London 2009 CBM 134 [Krasenkow,M]}) 13. gxf3 Nxc3 14.
Bxc3 Qh4 15. Rg1 Be6 16. f4 Rad8 17. Bd3 Rd6 (17... Bg4 $2 18. Bxh7+ Kh8 19.
Rxd8 Rxd8 20. Be4 $16 {1-0 (43) Nakamura,H (2749)-Duda,J (2731) Saint Louis
2019}) 18. Be4 (18. f5 Ba2 19. Bb5 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Rd8 21. Rxd8 {1/2 (21)
Chatalbashev,B (2537)-Parligras,M (2614) Banja Vrujci 2017}) 18... Rxd1+ 19.
Rxd1 c6 20. Rg1 g6 21. f5 {0-1 (33) Bu,X (2715)-Yu,Y (2725) Shenzhen 2016} Ba2
$1 $13) 12. gxf3 Nxd5 13. Bd3 (13. O-O-O {- see above. The text move doesn't
change much: White must castle long, and Black's position is solid.}) 13...
Nxc3 14. Bxc3 Qh4 $1 {[%csl Gh4][%mdl 288] An excellent square for Black's
queen.} 15. O-O-O g6 {A new plan: Black doesn't hurry to develop his
light-squared bishop. He wants to get rid of White's strong c3 bishop first.} (
15... Be6 16. Rhg1 Rad8 17. Rg3 (17. f4 {- see above}) 17... Bc4 (17... Rd6 $5)
18. Be4 Rxd1+ 19. Qxd1 Rd8 20. Qg1 Qh6 $13 {1-0 (45) Navara,D (2733)-Piorun,K 
(2634) Germany 2018}) 16. Be4 Bg7 17. Qa4 Qe7 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. h4 {This
attack should have been prepared by} (19. Kb1) 19... Qc5+ 20. Kb1 Bf5 21. h5 $2
{[%mdl 8192]} ({Something solid like} 21. Rd4 {was required to keep the
balance.}) 21... b5 $1 {And suddenly White loses material.} 22. Qa6 $2 {
Totally crazy.} (22. Qc2 Bxe4 23. fxe4 Qxc2+ 24. Kxc2 Rxe4 $17) (22. Qd4+ $142
Qxd4 23. Rxd4 c5 $1 24. h6+ Kf8 25. Rd5 Rxe4 26. Rxf5 gxf5 27. fxe4 fxe4 28.
Kc2 {keeping drawing chances in the rook ending.}) 22... Rxe4 23. h6+ Kf8 24.
fxe4 Bxe4+ 25. Ka1 Bxh1 26. Qf6 $2 {This "attack" is unsuccessful but, of
course, the capture of the bishop was hopeless enough:} (26. Rxh1 Qb6 27. Qxb6
axb6 {- in this rook endgame White has no counterplay, and he should lose.})
26... Bc6 27. e4 b4 28. axb4 Qb5 29. b3 a5 30. Kb2 axb4 31. Rd2 Qc5 32. Rd3 Re8
33. Qg7+ Ke7 34. Rf3 Kd8 35. Rxf7 Bxe4 36. Qf6+ Kc8 0-1

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 18th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2020.01.30"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Maghsoodloo, Parham"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "199"]
[EventDate "2020.01.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 194 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 0,199,32,28,34,-16,-10,-11,4,10,20,-2,2,4,2,2,14,10,48,9,3,-6,31,39,58,
34,52,52,56,49,49,51,45,24,69,48,60,55,53,67,66,72,78,51,108,103,101,101,100,
74,99,76,86,90,86,85,74,60,64,56,60,52,66,68,72,70,134,126,116,117,130,138,138,
122,112,124,118,121,120,109,144,138,147,145,153,172,150,187,183,191,185,165,
154,123,224,147,168,138,124,107,106,139,139,139,177,203,262,112,160,165,159,
127,171,155,155,155,651,644,714,732,732,732,714,277,274,265,269,279,279,275,
275,283,283,283,283,283,283,247,283,283,283,225,247,254,261,262,267,266,266,
266,274,258,262,268,268,265,283,287,310,300,300,310,317,317,317,359,361,381,
361,416,416,423,403,423,1012,403,509,541,1015,1016,1165,1002,1016,1016,1109,
1144,1208,1277,1301,1408,2352,2691,2691,29982,29983,1703,29975,29986,29993,
29994,29997,29998]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5
O-O 7. e3 Bf5 8. Qb3 Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 h6 {About this line - see CBM 182,
annotations to Ding Liren - Aronian by GM Alex Yermolinsky.} 10. Bf4 $5 $146 {
A new idea} (10. Bh4 {leads to a position arising from various move orders.
Here is the important reference game, mentioned above:} g5 ({Black can play
safer:} 10... Nbd7) 11. Bg3 Ne4 12. Qxc7 Nc6 $1 {is a key idea by Levon
Aronian:} 13. Qxd8 (13. Bb5 $142 Rc8 14. Qxd8 Rfxd8 15. O-O h5 {- see present
game}) 13... Rfxd8 14. Be2 Rac8 15. O-O h5 $1 16. h4 g4 17. Ne5 Nb4 {[%cal
Rb4c2,Rc2e3]} 18. Bf4 f6 19. Nd3 Nc3 $1 20. bxc3 {1/2 (20) Ding,L (2774)
-Aronian,L (2801) Palma de Mallorca 2017 CBM 182 [Yermolinsky,A]} (20. bxc3
Nxd3 21. Bxd3 Bxd3 22. Rfc1 Rc4 $11)) 10... Ne4 {Black decides to reply in the
same manner as after 10.Bh4 g5 11.Bg3; however, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave plays
differently.} 11. Qxc7 Nc6 12. Bb5 $1 Rc8 13. Qxd8 Rfxd8 14. O-O g5 15. Bg3 h5
{This position could have happened in Ding-Aronian, too - see above.} 16. h3
Ne7 $6 {Too humble.} ({The active} 16... Nb4 {is a better option. After} 17.
Bh2 (17. Rac1 $6 a6 18. Be2 Nxa2) (17. Rfc1 Nc2 18. Rab1 Nxg3 19. fxg3 g4 $132)
17... a6 18. Be2 Rc2 19. Rfe1 Rxb2 20. Rab1 Rxb1 21. Rxb1 a5 {[%cal Re4c3]
Black is not worse. It is unclear what White had prepared in that case.}) 17.
Rfc1 Nxg3 18. fxg3 $16 {White's double pawns is an insufficient compensation
for Black's material deficit although it requires a lot of work from White to
convert his extra pawn.} g4 19. hxg4 hxg4 20. Nd2 Bc2 21. Nb1 $1 {[%cal Yb1c3]}
Bxb1 22. Raxb1 f5 {An attempt to keep the position closed but almost all
Black's pawns are now on light squares, which is a good news for White's
light-squared bishop.} 23. Bd3 Kf7 24. Rc3 $5 Ke6 25. Kf2 $6 ({The immediate} 
25. Ra3 {was more accurate.}) 25... Rh8 $6 (25... Rxc3 26. bxc3 Rc8 27. Rc1 Rc6
{[%cal Yc6b6] was a better way to create counterplay.}) 26. Ra3 $1 {White must
create weaknesses in Black's camp.} Ra8 (26... a6 27. Rb3 b5 28. Ke2 $5 (28. a4
bxa4 29. Rb4 {is not enough due to} a5 30. Rxa4 Nc6) 28... Rh2 29. Rg1 {
, then pushing a2-a4 at an appropriate moment.}) 27. Rc1 (27. Rb3 $5 b6 (27...
Rab8 28. Rc1 Rhc8 29. Rh1) 28. a4) 27... Nc8 28. b4 Nd6 29. b5 Rhc8 30. Rc5 Rd8
$6 (30... Rxc5 31. dxc5 Nc4 {was possible, with good drawing chances, e.g.} 32.
Rc3 (32. Bxc4 dxc4 {[%cal Ye6d5]}) 32... Rc8 33. c6 bxc6 34. Bxc4 dxc4 35. Rxc4
Kd5 36. Rxc6 Rxc6 37. bxc6 Kxc6 {with a drawish pawn endgame.}) 31. Rac3 Rd7
32. a4 b6 $2 {This move, weakening the c6 square, worsens Black's position.} (
32... Rh7 $142 33. a5 Rf8 {[%cal Yd6e4] , and White can hardly break Black's
defence. A possible continuation:} 34. a6 bxa6 35. bxa6 Ne4+ 36. Bxe4 fxe4+ 37.
Ke2 Rb8 38. Rc2 Rh2 39. Kf2 Rh1 40. Rc6+ Kf5 41. Rd6 Rbb1 42. Rxd5+ Ke6 43.
Re5+ Kd6 {[%cal Rb1e1]} 44. Ke2 Rbd1 45. Rxe4 Rhe1+ {with a perpetual.}) 33.
Rc6 Rdd8 34. Ke2 Rd7 {Black decides to wait but it doesn't help anymore.} 35.
Rc1 Rh8 36. a5 {Probably premature.} (36. Rf1 $142 Rh5 37. Kd2 {bringing the
king to b4 and then playing a4-a5.}) 36... bxa5 37. Ra6 Rh2 38. Kf2 Rhh7 39.
Rcc6 {[%cal Rd3f5]} Rhf7 $6 {Another passive move.} (39... Rh1 {was a better
chance:} 40. Rxa5 (40. Bxf5+ Kxf5 41. Rxd6 Rxd6 42. Rxd6 Rb1 43. Rxd5+ Ke4 44.
Re5+ Kd3 $132 {[%csl Ga5]}) 40... Rd1 41. Bc2 Rd2+ 42. Kg1 Rb7 43. Ra2 $1 Ke7
$1 {, continuing stubborn resistance.}) 40. Ke2 a4 41. Rxa4 Rb7 42. Raa6 Rfd7
43. Kd2 Ke7 44. Rc5 Ke6 45. Kc3 Rb8 (45... Rb6 46. Rxb6 axb6 47. Rc6) 46. Kb4
Rh8 {Too late.} 47. Rc1 (47. Bb1 $5 $18 {[%cal Yb1a2]}) 47... Rh2 48. Rf1 (48.
Kc5 $5 Rc7+ (48... Rxg2 49. Rh1 $18) 49. Rc6 Rxc6+ 50. bxc6 Rxg2 51. Rh1) 48...
Ke7 49. Bxf5 Nxf5 50. Rxf5 Rxg2 51. Rg5 Rxg3 (51... Kf7 $5 52. Rag6 $5 Rb2+ 53.
Ka4 Re7 54. Rg7+ Kf6 55. Rxe7 Kxg5 56. Ka5 Ra2+ 57. Kb4 Kf6 $1 (57... Rg2 58.
Rxa7 Rxg3 59. b6 Rg1 60. Kc5 $18) 58. Rc7 Ke6 59. Rc6+ Kf5 60. Ra6 Rxa6 61.
bxa6 Ke4 62. Kc5 Kf3 63. Kxd5 Kxg3 64. e4 Kf2 65. e5 g3 66. e6 g2 67. e7 g1=Q
68. e8=Q {with a winning queen endgame.}) 52. Rg7+ Ke8 53. Rxd7 Kxd7 {[%mdl
4096]} 54. Rxa7+ Ke6 (54... Kd6 55. Rg7 {[%cal Rg7g6]} Rxe3 56. Rxg4 {[%cal
Rg4g6]} Re6 57. Ka5 $18) 55. b6 Rg1 56. b7 Rb1+ 57. Kc5 Rc1+ 58. Kb6 Rb1+ 59.
Kc7 Rc1+ 60. Kd8 Rb1 61. Ra6+ (61. Kc8 Rc1+ 62. Kb8 {[%cal Rb8a8] was much
simpler.}) 61... Kf5 62. Kc7 g3 63. Rb6 {Under time pressure White fails to
calculate} (63. b8=Q Rxb8 64. Kxb8 g2 (64... Ke4 65. Re6+ Kf3 66. Kc7 g2 67.
Rg6 Kxe3 68. Rxg2 Kxd4 69. Kd6) 65. Ra1 Ke4 66. Kc7 Kxe3 67. Rd1 ({or} 67. Kd6
Kxd4 68. Re1 $1 {(the key move, cutting off Black's king)} Kc4 69. Ke5 $18)
67... Ke2 68. Rg1 $18) 63... Rxb6 64. Kxb6 g2 65. b8=Q g1=Q 66. Qe5+ Kg6 67.
Kc6 {White wins the d5 pawn and the game, although it takes over 30 more moves.
} Qa1 68. Qg3+ Kf5 69. Qf4+ Kg6 70. Kxd5 Qa8+ 71. Kc4 Qa4+ 72. Kc3 Qa1+ 73. Kd2
Qb2+ 74. Ke1 Qg2 75. Qf1 Qc2 76. Qf3 Kg7 77. Kf1 Qc1+ 78. Kg2 Qc2+ 79. Kg3 Qc7+
80. Kh3 Qc3 81. d5 Qd3 82. Kg3 Kg6 83. Qg4+ Kh7 84. Qd7+ Kh8 85. Qe8+ Kg7 86.
Qe7+ Kh8 87. Qe5+ Kh7 88. d6 Qg6+ 89. Kh4 Qb1 90. Qe7+ Kg6 91. Qe6+ Kh7 92. d7
Qe1+ 93. Kg5 Qg3+ 94. Kf6 Qh4+ 95. Kf7 Qh5+ 96. Kf8 Qa5 97. Qe7+ Kg6 98. d8=Q
Qf5+ 99. Kg8 Qd5+ 100. Qxd5 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.13"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Wang, Hao"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2010.11.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1
dxc4 {The main move, although it seems a bit illogical since the white bishop
is still on f1.} 9. Bxc4 c5 10. O-O cxd4 11. exd4 {Getting a typical isolated
central pawn structure.} (11. Nxd4 {is an alternative approach.}) 11... Nc6 (
11... Rd8) (11... Bxc3 {have been seen in practice, too.}) 12. Ne4 Qe7 {
The most solid reply.} ({After} 12... Qf4 {the black queen will be vulnerable:}
13. Qe2 Rd8 (13... Bd7 14. g3 (14. a3 Be7 15. Rfd1 Rad8 16. g3 Qg4 17. Qe3 Bc8
18. b4 a6 19. Rd2 Kh8 20. Be2 Qf5 $11 {1/2 Lerner,K (2560)-Farago,I (2445)/
Boeblingen 1997/EXT 2001 (36)}) 14... Qc7 15. Qe3 Rfd8 16. a3 Bf8 17. b4 $14 {
[%cal Gc1c7,Ge4c5] 1-0 Bagirov,R (2507)-Vasilevich,T (2431)/Abu Dhabi 2003/CBM
097/[Ribli] (60) Weiß kontrolliert mehr Raum und die schwarze Dame steht
weniger glücklich auf der c-Linie.}) 14. g3 Qg4 (14... Qf5 15. Rfd1 Bf8 (15...
Ba5 $2 16. Nh4 Qh7 17. d5 exd5 18. Bxd5 Bf5 19. Nc5 Bb6 20. Nxb7 Nd4 21. Rxd4
Bxd4 22. Nxd8 Rxd8 23. Rc7 $18 {1-0 Shneider,A (2530)-Blatny,P (2485)/Bern
1995/EXT 2000 (36)}) 16. a3 Bd7 17. Bd3 (17. b4 $14 {[%cal Yf3h4,Yd4d5] A.
Shneider}) 17... Qh5 18. Nc5 Bxc5 19. Rxc5 Qg4 20. Kg2 b6 21. Rc3 Qh5 22. Ne5
Qxe2 23. Bxe2 Nxe5 24. dxe5 Ba4 $11 {1/2 Cebalo,M (2570)-Dizdar,G (2510)/
Slavonski Brod 1995/CBM 048 (32)}) (14... Qc7 $142 $5 {The best move but then
why 12...Qf4 ?} 15. Rfd1 Bd7 16. a3 Bf8 17. b4 a6 18. Ba2 Be8 19. Bb1 Qe7 20.
h4 g6 $13 {0-1 Shulman,Y (2581)-Onischuk,A (2650)/San Diego 2006/CBM 112 (47)})
15. Rfd1 (15. Qe3 Bd7 (15... Ba5 16. Be2 Bb6 17. Rfd1 Qf5 18. Nc5 Qf6 19. Ne5
$14 {1-0 Gelfand,B (2680)-Benjamin,J (2610)/Horgen 1994/CBM 043/[Gelfand] (41)}
) 16. Be2 Qf5 17. Bd3 Qh5 18. a3 {1/2 Komarov,D (2580)-Farago,I (2475)/Bozen
1998/CBM 065 ext}) 15... Bd7 (15... Ba5 16. a3 Bb6 17. b4 Qh5 18. b5 Na5 19.
Ba2 Rd5 20. Rc2 Bd7 21. a4 Rd8 22. Nc5 $14 {1/2 Shneider,A (2551)-Kuzmin,G 
(2466)/Ordzhonikidze 2000/CBM 078 (42)}) 16. a3 Bf8 (16... Be7 17. Qe3 Be8 18.
b4 a6 19. Be2 Qh3 $6 (19... Qf5 20. Nc5 Bxc5 21. dxc5 Qf6 22. Bd3 $14) 20. Nc5
Bxc5 21. dxc5 Qf5 22. Bd3 Qf6 23. Be4 $16 {1-0 Gelfand,B (2681)-Piket,J (2649)/
New Delhi/Teheran 2000/CBM 080/[Gelfand] (32)}) 17. Qe3 Be8 18. b4 Qh5 19. Be2
Qf5 20. Nh4 Qh7 21. Nc5 g5 22. Nf3 Rab8 23. Bc4 $14 {1/2 Magai,V (2546)-Mitkov,
N (2532)/Istanbul 2000/EXT 2001 (44)}) (12... Qd8 13. a3 $1 (13. d5 exd5 14.
Bxd5 Bf5 15. Qb3 Qb6 16. Ng3 Bd7 17. Nh5 Bg4 18. Bxc6 bxc6 19. Rc4 Bxh5 20.
Rxb4 Qa5 21. a3 Bxf3 22. Qxf3 Rab8 $11 {1/2 Komarov,D (2575)-Kupreichik,V 
(2500)/Yugoslavia 1995/EXT 2010 (26)}) 13... Ba5 14. Qd3 Bb6 15. Rfd1 Qe7 {
losing a tempo} 16. Bb5 Bd7 17. Nc5 Be8 18. Qc3 Rc8 19. b4 a5 20. Bd3 axb4 21.
axb4 Rc7 22. Qe1 Kh8 23. h4 $36 {1-0 Topalov,V (2725)-Polgar,J (2645)/Madrid
1997/CBM 059 (45)}) 13. Qe2 (13. a3 Ba5 14. b4 Bb6 15. d5 exd5 16. Bxd5 Bg4 17.
Nc5 Rad8 18. Re1 Qd6 19. Nxb7 Qxd5 20. Qxd5 Rxd5 21. Rxc6 Bxf3 22. gxf3 Rd2 $44
{1/2 Zivanic,M (2459)-Yermolinsky,A (2522)/Stillwater 2009/CBM 130 Extra (41)})
(13. Qc2 Rd8 14. Rfd1 Bd7 15. a3 Ba5 16. b4 Bb6 17. Nc5 Be8 18. d5 exd5 19.
Bxd5 a5 $132 {0-1 Aronian,L (2786)-Kramnik,V (2772)/Moscow 2009/EXT 2010 (52)})
13... Rd8 (13... Ba5 14. Bb5 Bd7 15. Nc5 Be8 16. Qe4 Bb6 17. Bd3 g6 18. Rfd1 {
1/2 Benjamin,J-Serper,G/Connecticut 2000/EXT 2001 (42)}) 14. Rfd1 Bd7 (14...
Ba5 {is a bit premature as proven by GM R.Ruck:} 15. Bb5 $1 Bd7 16. Nc5 (16.
Ne5 {0-1 Cebalo,M (2512)-Dizdar,G (2542)/Vukovar 2005/EXT 2006 (43)} Nxd4 $5
17. Rxd4 Bxb5 18. Rxd8+ Rxd8 19. Qxb5 Rd5 20. Ng6 fxg6 21. Qe2 Bb6 $13) 16...
Be8 17. d5 $1 Rxd5 (17... exd5 18. Qxe7 Nxe7 19. Nxb7 Rdb8 20. Nxa5 Rxb5 21.
Nb3 a5 22. Rd2 a4 23. Nbd4 $14 {1/2 Ruck,R (2531)-Dizdar,G (2541)/Austria 2007/
EXT 2008 (38)}) 18. Rxd5 exd5 19. Qxe7 Nxe7 20. Nxb7 Bb6 21. Nd6 Bxb5 22. Nxb5
Rb8 23. Nc3 $14 {1-0 Ruck,R (2558)-Neubauer,M (2417)/Austria 2008/EXT 2009 (53)
}) 15. Bd3 $146 {With the idea of a kingside attack along the b1-h7 diagonal.}
(15. a3 Ba5 16. b4 {creates an object of counterplay by ...a7-a5:} (16. Nc5 Be8
17. Qe4 Bb6 18. Bd3 g6 19. b4 a5 20. Rb1 axb4 21. axb4 Kg7 22. h4 h5 23. Re1
Rd6 $13 {0-1 Premnath,R (2304)-Gutov,A (2444)/New Delhi IND 2010/The Week in
Chess 794 (38)}) 16... Bb6 17. Nc5 Be8 18. Qe4 (18. h4 a5 19. Rb1 axb4 20. axb4
Rd6 21. Rd3 Rad8 22. Qd2 Na7 23. Re1 Qc7 24. d5 exd5 25. Bxd5 Bc6 $11 {1/2
Cebalo,M (2544)-Rosandic,D (2280)/Zagreb 2002/CBM 091 ext (30)}) 18... a5 $1
19. Rb1 (19. d5 exd5 20. Bxd5 Qxe4 21. Nxe4 axb4 22. axb4 Nxb4 23. Bxb7 Rxd1+
24. Rxd1 Ra2 $15 {/= 1/2 Winants,L (2504)-Ehlvest,J (2600)/Bled 2002/EXT 2003 
(46)}) (19. b5 Nxd4 $1 20. Nxb7 Nxf3+ 21. Qxf3 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Rb8 (22... Bxf2+
$1 23. Qxf2 Qxb7 $15) 23. Nd6 Rd8 24. Nxe8 Qxe8 $11 {0-1 Ruck,R (2572)-Ehlvest,
J (2600)/Panormo 2002/CBM 090 ext (59)}) 19... axb4 20. axb4 Nxb4 $6 (20... Ra3
$132) 21. Rxb4 Bxc5 22. Rxb7 Qd6 23. Bd3 f5 24. Qe2 Bxd4 $4 25. Nxd4 Qxd4 26.
Qxe6+ Kh8 27. Qxf5 g6 28. Qf8# {1-0 Cifuentes Parada,R (2503)-Rodriguez
Gonzalez,J (2249)/San Sebastian 2003/EXT 2005}) 15... Be8 16. Bb1 {GM Sh.
Mamedyarov himself didn't overestimate the strength of his attack but he said
he simply liked the position.} Ba5 17. Nc5 Bb6 18. a3 {Still!} Bxc5 (18... Nxd4
{was the simplest way to equality:} 19. Nxd4 Bxc5 20. Qc2 {apparently winning
a piece but...} f6 $1 {the most accurate} (20... Qg5 $143 21. Qxc5 Qxc5 22.
Rxc5 Rd6 23. Be4 $1 Rad8 24. Bxb7 Ba4 25. Rd2 Rxd4 26. Rxd4 Rxd4 27. g3 $14) (
20... Kf8 21. Qxc5 Qxc5 22. Rxc5 Rd6 23. Be4 Rad8 24. Nxe6+ $5 fxe6 25. Rxd6
Rxd6 26. Kf1 $14) 21. Qxc5 Qxc5 22. Rxc5 e5 23. Ba2+ Kh8 24. Rd5 Rxd5 25. Bxd5
exd4 26. Bxb7 Rb8 27. Be4 Rxb2 28. Rxd4 Ra2 $1 29. g4 Ra1+ 30. Kg2 Kg8 $11) 19.
Qc2 $6 (19. dxc5 $11) 19... f5 $1 (19... Kf8 20. dxc5 (20. Qh7 $6 f5 21. dxc5
Bh5) 20... Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Rd8 $11) 20. Qxc5 (20. dxc5 Bh5 $15) 20... Qxc5 21.
Rxc5 Rd6 $6 (21... Bh5 $142 {, and it is now White who must fight for a draw:}
22. Ba2 (22. d5 Ne5 {winning a pawn}) 22... Bxf3 23. Bxe6+ Kf8 (23... Kh8 $144)
24. gxf3 Nxd4 25. Bd5 Ne2+ (25... b6 26. Rc4 Rxd5 27. Rcxd4 $11) 26. Kf1 Nf4
27. Bb3 Rxd1+ 28. Bxd1 g6 29. Rc4 Ne6 $15 {- a typical endgame, in which
White's destroyed pawn structure is more important than his B vs N advantage
in the open position.}) 22. d5 Bh5 {Illogical although not that bad yet.} (
22... Rad8 23. Re1 Rxd5 24. Rxd5 Rxd5 25. Ba2 $11) 23. Rd3 $1 exd5 $6 (23...
Rad8 {still led to equality:} 24. dxc6 (24. g4 Bxg4 25. dxc6 Rxd3 26. Bxd3 Bxf3
27. c7 Rc8 28. Bc4 $1 (28. Bb5 $6 Bc6) 28... Bd5 $1 29. Bxd5 exd5 30. Rxd5 Rxc7
31. Rxf5 $11) 24... Rxd3 25. Bxd3 Rxd3 26. g4 $5 bxc6 $8 27. Ne1 (27. Ne5 Rd1+
28. Kg2 Bxg4 29. Rxc6 Be2 $11) 27... Rd1 28. gxh5 Rxe1+ 29. Kg2 $11 {_|_}) 24.
Rcxd5 Rf6 $2 {[%mdl 16384] Unnecessarily giving up the file. After} (24... Rxd5
25. Rxd5 g6 {[%cal Ya8d8] White's advantage was still largely symbolic, e.g.}
26. Rd7 Rd8 27. Ba2+ Kf8 28. Rxd8+ Nxd8 29. Nd4 f4 $1) 25. b4 Bf7 26. Rd7 Bc4
27. Rd2 Re8 $5 28. h4 $1 (28. Rxb7 $6 Ne5 29. Nd4 (29. Nxe5 $2 Rxe5 30. Rd1
Rfe6) 29... Rd6 {offers Black counterplay he dreams of.}) 28... b5 (28... Ne5
29. Nxe5 Rxe5 30. Kh2) 29. Rc7 Ne5 (29... Re7 30. Rc8+ Kf7 31. Bxf5 $18) 30.
Nxe5 Rxe5 31. Kh2 a6 32. g4 $1 {The decisive breakthrough.} (32. Rdd7 Rf7 {
was less convincing.}) 32... Be6 33. g5 hxg5 34. hxg5 Rf8 (34... Rf7 35. g6 $1
Rf6 $8 36. Rd8+ Rf8 37. Rd6 Re8 38. Rxa6 f4 39. Raa7 {[%cal Gc7g7,Ga7g7] and
White should win.}) 35. Re7 Re1 (35... Rf7 36. g6 $18) 36. Ba2 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 31st"]
[Site "Skopje"]
[Date "2015.10.22"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Black "Hammer, Jon Ludvig"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[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 "Novy Bor"]
[BlackTeam "Oslo Schakselskap"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 c5 8.
dxc5 Nbd7 9. Qd4 $5 {A rare but interesting move.} Qa5 ({The natural} 9... Bxc5
{deserves serious examination. It was played in the following blitz game:} 10.
Qd2 Qb6 11. e3 Bb4 12. a3 Ne4 13. Qxd5 Nxc3 $6 14. Qc4 Ba5 15. b4 $16 {0-1 (48)
Riazantsev,A (2684)-Vitiugov,N (2738) Wroclaw POL 2014}) 10. a3 (10. Rc1 $5
Bxc5 11. Qd2) 10... Bxc5 (10... Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 O-O 12. Qb4 $5 Qxc5 13. Bxf6
Qxb4 14. axb4 Nxf6 15. Nd4 Be6 16. f3 a6 17. e3 Rfc8 18. Kd2 Rc7 19. Bd3 Rac8
20. Ra3 Kf8 21. b5 axb5 22. Nxb5 Rd7 23. Nd4 $14 {1/2 (36) Vazquez Igarza,R 
(2601)-Gharamian,T (2655) Saint Quentin 2014}) 11. Qd2 O-O 12. e3 Be7 13. Bd3
$14 {As a result of the opening battle, Black does not have enough counterplay
for his isolated pawn.} (13. Be2 {was possible, too.}) 13... Qd8 (13... Nc5 14.
Bc2 Qa6 15. Qe2 {, and White keeps an edge in the endgame.}) 14. Rd1 Nc5 15.
Bb1 Be6 16. O-O (16. Bxf6 $5 Bxf6 17. Nd4 {obtaining a classic setup, mostly
known from the famous Karpov-Kasparov game.}) 16... Nce4 {This attempt to
simplify the game proves unsuccessful; perhaps it was better to try another
knight move:} (16... Nfe4 17. Nxe4 (17. Bxe7 Nxd2 18. Bxd8 Nxf3+ 19. gxf3 Raxd8
20. f4 $14) 17... dxe4 18. Qc3 Qe8 19. Nd4 $14) 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 (17... dxe4 18.
Qxd8 Rfxd8 19. Nd4 {is also unpleasant.}) 18. Bxe4 dxe4 19. Qc2 exf3 (19... Bd5
$5 {was a better option: White wins a pawn by means of} 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21. Rxd5
exf3 22. gxf3 {but after, say,} Rac8 {it will be very difficult to convert it
due to White's doubled pawns. After the text move, sacrificing the queen,
White has a lot of technical problems, too, but GM Radek Wojtaszek
successfully overcomes them.}) 20. Rxd8 Bxd8 21. Bxd8 fxg2 22. Rd1 Rfxd8 23.
Rxd8+ Rxd8 {[%mdl 4096]} 24. Kxg2 a6 25. e4 g5 {It is not easy to say whether
this move is necessary.} 26. Qc3 Kh7 27. f3 Rd1 {If Black waits passively:} (
27... Rd7 {, White can prepare h2-h4, eliminating Black's g5-pawn, and then
start moving his f-pawn.}) 28. Qc2 Re1 29. Qd2 Rb1 30. Qc2 Re1 31. Kf2 Rh1 32.
Ke3 b5 33. Kd4 Rf1 34. Qg2 Rc1 35. Ke5 Bb3 36. h4 Rc6 37. Qg3 Bd1 $6 (37... f6+
$142) 38. hxg5 hxg5 39. Qg2 $1 {Black's pieces have lost co-ordination, and he
can't avoid fresh material losses.} Rh6 (39... Bb3 40. Kd4 {[%cal Rg2g5,Rf3f4]}
) 40. Kf5 g4 41. Qxg4 Rg6 42. Qh4+ Rh6 43. Qe7 Bb3 44. f4 Kg7 45. Qe5+ Kg8 46.
Qc3 Ba2 $2 {Loses on the spot but} (46... Be6+ 47. Ke5 {was hopeless, too.})
47. b3 {[%cal Rc3b2]} Bb1 48. Qc1 $1 Bd3 49. Qc8+ Kh7 (49... Kg7 50. Qc3+) 50.
Qd7 Rh5+ 51. Kf6 1-0

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 38th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2010.07.25"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2790"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2010.07.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 138"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 c5 8.
dxc5 Qa5 9. Rc1 Ne4 10. Qxd5 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Bxc3+ 12. Kd1 O-O {This line was
thoroughly examined by GM I.Stohl in his annotations to Kramnik - Ponomariov 
(CBM 133).} 13. Bc4 (13. Be7 $6 Re8 14. Bd6 Nf6 15. Qb3 Ne4 16. Bc4 Be6 17. Ke2
Bxc4+ 18. Qxc4 b5 19. Qd5 b4 $17 {1/2 Gurevich,D (2578)-Gareev,T (2614)/Irvine
USA 2010/The Week in Chess 822 (53)}) 13... Nf6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Ke2 b5 16.
cxb6 $146 {[%mdl 8] A simple course, instead of the unclear and complicated} (
16. c6 Ba6 17. Qf5 $5 Qa3 $2 (17... Bb2 18. Rc2 g6 $13 {I.Stohl}) 18. Bd3 Rfd8
19. c7 $2 (19. Qxh7+ Kf8 20. c7 $16 {I.Stohl}) 19... Qxa2+ 20. Nd2 Rxd3 $1 21.
Qxd3 b4 $13 {1-0 Kramnik,V (2772)-Ponomariov,R (2739)/Moscow 2009/CBM 133/
[Stohl] (81)}) 16... Qxd5 $6 (16... axb6 $142 17. Qxa5 Rxa5 18. Rhd1 (18. Rc2
Bf5 $44) 18... Ba6 {with good drawing chances as Black recaptures the a2 pawn.}
) 17. Bxd5 Ba6+ 18. Bc4 axb6 19. a4 {White now keeps his extra pawn. The best
Black can get is the endgame "R+B+3p" vs. "R+N+4p" with pawns on the same side,
which is not easy to hold.} Bb2 20. Rc2 Rfc8 21. Nd2 b5 22. axb5 Bxb5 23. Rb1
Bxc4+ 24. Rxc4 Bf6 25. Rxc8+ Rxc8 {[%mdl 4096]} 26. Ne4 Re8 27. f4 ({The rook
endgame after} 27. Nxf6+ gxf6 {is drawn - here doubled pawns help Black's
defence.}) 27... Bd4 $4 {A strange decision. Black himself creates a passed
pawn for White, after which the rook ending will be winning for him. Something
wrong with the nerves?} (27... Be7 {, tenaciously defending.}) 28. exd4 Rxe4+
29. Kd3 f5 30. g3 Re7 31. Rb5 (31. Rb5 g6 32. d5 Kf7 33. Kd4 h5 34. d6 Re2 35.
Re5 $18 {[%csl Gd6]}) 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 17th"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "2009.10.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "L'Ami, Erwin"]
[Black "Cornette, Matthieu"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2577"]
[Annotator "L'Ami,E"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2009.10.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Netherlands"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NED"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Qb3 c5 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. e3 O-O 10. dxc5 Bxc3+ 11. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 12. bxc3 {I know this
endgame is supposed to be drawish but it's a good feeling to be a pawn up,
especially in a team match. Furthermore, it's not a dead draw just yet.} Nd7 (
12... Be6 {is a perfectly reasonable alternative.}) 13. Rd1 Nxc5 14. Rxd5 b6
15. Rd4 Bb7 $5 ({Unknown to me but perhaps the most precise. Instead} 15... Be6
16. c4 Rfc8 17. g4 $1 Rc7 18. g5 hxg5 19. Nxg5 {was better for White in
Kramnik-Khalifman, Zuerich rapid 2009}) 16. Bc4 {This looked logical to me,
pressuring f7 thus trying to make use of the fact that Black's bishop is on
the other diagonal.} Rac8 17. O-O ({As a rule, the king should head for the
centre in an endgame. It can, however, also be in the way there;} 17. Ke2 Ne4
18. Ne5 (18. Rc1 Rxc4 19. Rxc4 Ba6 {pinning and winning.}) 18... Nxc3+ 19. Kd3
Na4 {and ...Nc5.}) (17. Ne5 {also doesn't work in view of} Bxg2 18. Rg1 Bh3 {
followed by ...Be6}) 17... Rfe8 $6 ({Giving me the chance to succesfully
consolidate. I think} 17... Bxf3 $5 18. gxf3 Ne6 19. Rg4 (19. Bxe6 fxe6 {
allows Black to restore the material balance.}) 19... Rfd8 20. Rc1 Rd2 21. Kg2
Kf8 {should be more or less OK for Black. But mathematically best is probably})
(17... Ne6 18. Bxe6 ({Here} 18. Rg4 {is less good because of} Rc5 $1 {
threatening to win material with ...h5 Rh4 g5!}) 18... fxe6 19. Ne5 (19. Rd7
Rf7 $11) 19... Rc5 $5 (19... Rxc3 20. Rd7 Ba6 21. Rfd1 Rc2 22. f3 Rxa2 23. Rxa7
Rc8 24. h4 {is very dangerous for Black because of} Rcc2 25. Ng4 $1 Rxg2+ 26.
Kh1 {threatening Nf6+!}) 20. Nd7 (20. f4 Rxc3 21. Rd7 Bd5 $11) 20... Rg5 21.
Nxf8 (21. e4 Rc8 $132 {with good compensation.}) 21... Rxg2+ 22. Kh1 Rxf2+ 23.
Kg1 Rg2+ {draw.}) 18. Nd2 Re7 19. Rc1 Rec7 20. h4 $6 ({More accurate was} 20.
Be2 {to be able to answer} Ne6 {with} 21. Rc4 $14) 20... Kf8 $6 (20... Ne6 21.
Bxe6 fxe6 {offered better chances.}) 21. f3 a6 $6 22. Be2 b5 23. c4 {After
this weakness is exchanged White is clearly better.} Ne6 24. Rd3 (24. Rd6 Ke7
25. Rb6 Nf8 $1 {is something to avoid.}) 24... bxc4 (24... Nc5 25. Ra3 $1 b4
26. Ra5 {was not a great alternative.}) 25. Rdc3 Bd5 26. Bxc4 Nd8 $5 {Now I
had to find the best way to unpin.} 27. Rd3 $2 ({I completely missed that after
} 27. R3c2 Nb7 28. e4 Be6 {I have the -not so difficult- move} 29. a3 $1 {
after which I can safely unpin by Bd3 or b3} Nd6 30. Bd3 Rxc2 31. Rxc2 Rxc2 32.
Bxc2 Nb5 {and now not} 33. a4 Nd4 34. Bd3 Bd7 $1 {eliminating the a-pawn, but
33.Nb1! followed by Kf2-e3. White still has a lot of work ahead but it is
surely better than the rook endgame I got in the game.}) 27... Be6 28. Rd1 Bxc4
29. Nxc4 Rxc4 30. Rxd8+ Rxd8 31. Rxd8+ Ke7 32. Rd4 Rc1+ $6 {A bit strange, I
am planning to move up with the king anyway.} 33. Kh2 Rc3 34. e4 Ra3 35. Rd2
Ke6 36. Rb2 $6 (36. Rc2 {would have stopped ...f5. Black would do best to play}
h5 37. Kg3 g6 38. Kf4 Kf6 {after which I fail to find a winning plan.}) 36...
f5 $5 {Entering concrete play, as noted previously Black could also wait
passively. Objectively speaking, however, there is nothing wrong with Black's
last move.} 37. Rb6+ Ke5 38. exf5 Kxf5 39. h5 $1 {Winning the g-pawn.} Rxa2 40.
Rg6 Kf4 $1 41. Rxg7 ({I could give a check first but it doesn't change the
evaluation} 41. Rg4+ Ke3 42. Rxg7 Ra5 43. Kg3 (43. g4 $5 Kxf3 44. Kh3 {
transposes to the game}) 43... Rxh5 44. Re7+ Kd3 45. f4 a5 46. Kg4 Rh2 47. g3
h5+ $5 48. Kg5 Rg2 $11) 41... Ra5 42. g4 $5 ({Now to my suprise I found out
that} 42. Rf7+ Rf5 $1 {leads nowhere for White} 43. g3+ Ke5 44. Ra7 Rxh5+ 45.
Kg2 Kf6 $1 46. Rxa6+ Kg7 $11) (42. Rg4+ Ke3 43. Rh4 {didn't look very
inspiring either... which brought me to the game continuation.}) 42... Kxf3 43.
Kh3 Ra1 44. Rf7+ Ke4 45. Rf6 a5 46. Rxh6 Kf4 $1 {The king has to get in front
of the pawns.} 47. Rf6+ Kg5 48. Rf5+ ({The only try left,} 48. Rg6+ Kf4 49. h6
a4 50. Kg2 Ra2+ {is just drawn.}) 48... Kh6 49. Rb5 ({Unfortunately I have no
usefull move, if} 49. Kg3 Rg1+ {I can't go to the f-file.}) 49... a4 50. Kg3
Rg1+ 51. Kf3 a3 52. Ra5 Rf1+ 53. Kg2 Ra1 54. Kh2 {Forcing Black to push the
a-pawn.} a2 55. Kg2 Kg7 $4 ({Black has managed to defend and now the finishing
touch would be to give up the a-pawn and block White's pawns. A theoretical
drawn position then arises;} 55... Rb1 56. Rxa2 Kg5 $11 {I refer the
interested reader to the endgame manuals.}) 56. Ra6 Kg8 ({Now after giving up
his a-pawn Black wont be able to block the g- and h-pawns.} 56... Rb1 57. Rxa2
Kh6 58. Ra6+ $18) 57. Ra7 Kh8 58. Kh2 $1 ({Important! White could still go
wrong with} 58. g5 Rb1 $1 59. Rxa2 Rb5 {and it's impossible to defend the pawns
} 60. Ra8+ Kg7 $1 61. h6+ Kh7 $1 62. Ra7+ Kh8 $11 {With my last move I clear
g2 for the rook.}) 58... Kg8 59. g5 Kh8 60. Ra8+ Kg7 $6 ({Speeding up the end,
tougher was} 60... Kh7 61. Ra7+ Kh8 62. h6 Rb1 63. Rxa2 Rb5 64. Rg2 {when} Kg8
$5 65. Kh3 $4 Kh7 $1 66. g6+ Kxh6 67. g7 Rh5+ {is something to avoid!}) 61. h6+
Kg6 62. Ra6+ {Black resigned, the pawns are unstoppable.} 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 10th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2011.02.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Black "Xiu, Deshun"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2508"]
[Annotator "Le Quang Liem"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2011.02.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{We met in the second round. My opponent is a young Chinese player who has no
title but a rating of 2508.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 {The
Ragozin Defence, quite a popular opening at high level. Recently theory has
been developing deeply in the main line thanks to the efforts of some top GMs.}
5. Bg5 h6 ({Also playable is} 5... Nbd7) 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Be2 (8. Qb3
c5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Bxc3+ 11. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 12. bxc3 Be6 {looks very drawish
to me.}) 8... dxc4 9. O-O Qe7 (9... Bxc3 10. bxc3 b5 11. a4 c6 {keeps the pawn,
but gives White the initiative} 12. Ne5 $14) (9... c5 10. Ne4 {is more
complicated.}) 10. Bxc4 c5 {An interesting new move. Black tries to undermine
White's centre immediately. Here I started to spend some time looking for a
good plan.} 11. a3 ({There is the tempting looking but not very good} 11. d5
Rd8 (11... Bxc3 12. d6 $1 Qd7 13. bxc3 Rd8 14. Ne5 Qxd6 15. Qxd6 Rxd6 16. Rfd1
$14) 12. Qb3 Bxc3 13. bxc3 exd5 14. Bxd5 Nc6 {when Black equalises completely.}
) 11... cxd4 12. exd4 (12. axb4 dxc3 13. bxc3 b6 14. Be2 Bb7 {should be fine
for Black.}) 12... Bxc3 (12... Bd6 13. Re1 {is a little bit better for White
because of his active pieces and space advantage.}) 13. bxc3 {The position is
approximately equal. White is slightly ahead in development, but Black is very
solid.} Qc7 $5 {Black wants to arrange his pieces as follows: Nd7, b6, Bb7,
Rac8, Rfd8. If Black can manage to do that, then he can be very comfortable.
His minor pieces will control the centre while his major pieces can attack
White's weak pawns on a3 and c3. So White has to do something concrete before
Black accomplishes his plan.} 14. Qe2 Nd7 15. Rad1 $5 {It seems unnatural to
place the rook here (usually White puts his rooks on c1 and d1), but it is
aimed directly against Black's next move. As I said earlier, I felt that White
should do something actively before Black gets his optimal piece arrangement.}
({The problem with} 15. Rfd1 {is that after} b6 16. d5 exd5 17. Bxd5 Bb7 18.
Qe7 $2 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 Qxc3 {White's rook is hanging.}) 15... b6 $6 {My opponent
follows his own plan, perhaps underestimating White's possibilities.} ({
Black can have a pawn} 15... Nb6 16. Bb3 Qxc3 17. Rd3 {but White will enjoy
compensation with attacking chances on the kingside.}) 16. d5 exd5 17. Bxd5 Rb8
({The best defence is} 17... Bb7 18. Qe7 Rad8 19. Rfe1 $5 ({The computer gives
} 19. Ba2 {but I think after} Bxf3 20. gxf3 Kh8 21. Bxf7 Qc8 22. Bg6 (22. Be6
Rde8 23. Qd6 Rf6 24. Rfe1 Qxc3 25. Qxd7 Rg6+ 26. Kf1 Rgxe6 $11) 22... Nf6 {
Black has good drawing chances.}) 19... Bxd5 20. Rxd5 Qb7 21. c4 Nc5 22. Qxd8
Rxd8 23. Rxd8+ Kh7 {White is maybe slightly better. Practically it is only
White who can win this.}) 18. Qe7 {Paralysing Black's pieces. White needs to
stop Black activating his knight, otherwise Black will have no problem
whatsoever.} Qxc3 19. Be4 $5 Qc5 {Black is forced to give his minor pieces for
White's rook.} (19... Nc5 $2 {falls to} 20. Bh7+) (19... Qc7 20. h3 Qd8 21. Qd6
{and Black has no useful moves.}) (19... Ba6 20. Qxd7 Bxf1 21. Rxf1 {
transposes to the game.}) 20. Rxd7 Bxd7 21. Qxd7 {Generally speaking, this
position is not lost for Black, but it is unpleasant to play it. White's minor
pieces outweigh Black's rook. Black has to play very accurately to hold this,
but it is not an easy task.} Qxa3 $6 ({Correct is} 21... Rbe8 22. Bb1 Qxa3 23.
Qf5 g6 24. Qf4 h5 25. Qh6 Qc3) 22. Bd5 {Threatening Ne5. White has to attack
Black's king.} (22. Ne5 $1 {is stronger:} Qc3 23. Qf5 g6 24. Qf6 $1 {(I failed
to see this move)} Rbe8 25. Nd7 Qxf6 26. Nxf6+ Kg7 27. Nxe8+ Rxe8 28. Bd3 {
, where it seems to be a technical win for White.}) (22. Qf5 {is too early
because of} g6 23. Qf4 h5 24. Qf6 Rbd8 25. Bxg6 Qd6 $1 (25... Rd6 26. Qe7) (
25... fxg6 26. Qxg6+ Kh8 27. Qxh5+ Kg8 28. Qg6+ Kh8 29. Ng5 Qe7 30. Ne6 $16)
26. Qxd6 Rxd6 27. Bxh5 a5 {Black's pawns might be dangerous.}) 22... Rbd8 $2 (
22... Qc3 {is more tenacious, but naturally Black does not want to give up his
pawn, as that is his hope in endgame.} 23. Qxa7 Rbd8 24. Qb7 $14) 23. Bxf7+ Kh8
24. Qb7 {I wanted to improve the position of my queen first. Anyway Black is
helpless against the threat Nf3-e5 (h4)-g6} (24. Qf5 {is more direct} Qd3 (
24... Qe7 25. Ne5 Rd6 26. Re1 $1) 25. Qxd3 Rxd3 26. Ne5 Rxf7 27. Nxd3 $18)
24... Rb8 (24... Qd6 25. Nh4 Rd7 $2 26. Qxd7 $1 {is one of the lovely tactics.}
) 25. Qd5 Rbd8 26. Qh5 $18 Rd7 27. Ne5 Rdxf7 28. Nxf7+ Kg8 29. Ne5 {The attack
was successful. Now White is a piece up and totally winning. The rest is
simple: White only has to slowly improve his pieces, bring the rook into
action and collect Black's pawns on the queenside.} Qc5 30. h3 b5 31. Qe2 Re8
32. Qa2+ Kh7 33. Nd7 Qf5 34. Qxa7 b4 35. Qd4 Rd8 36. Rd1 Kh8 37. g4 Qc2 (37...
Qe6 38. Qxb4 Rxd7 39. Rxd7 Qxd7 40. Qf8+ Kh7 41. Qf5+ Qxf5 42. gxf5 {This pawn
endgame is won for White.}) 38. Re1 b3 39. Nf6 Qc7 40. Qe3 Qc6 (40... gxf6 41.
Qxh6+ Kg8 42. Qxf6 Rf8 43. Qg6+ Qg7 44. Qb6 b2 45. Qb3+ Kh8 46. Rb1 $18) 41.
Nh5 b2 42. Qe5 Qb7 43. Rb1 Rd2 44. Qc3 Rd5 (44... Re2 45. Ng3) 45. Qxg7+ {
Simple enough.} (45. Qf3 {is also winning, but I chose the most human move.})
45... Qxg7 46. Nxg7 {This rook endgame with two pawns down is totally lost.
Therefore, Black resigned.} 1-0

[Event "CRO-ch 12th"]
[Site "Opatija"]
[Date "2012.01.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kuljasevic, Davorin"]
[Black "Sulava, Nenad"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2569"]
[BlackElo "2514"]
[Annotator "Let's Check"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2012.01.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 c5 8. e3
g5 9. Bg3 Ne4 10. Rc1 c4 11. Be2 Qa5 12. Ne5 Nc6 13. O-O Nxg3 14. hxg3 Nxe5 15.
dxe5 Be6 16. a3 Bxc3 17. Rxc3 O-O-O 18. Qd2 Kb8 19. b3 h5 20. Qd4 h4 21. g4 Rc8
22. Rd1 cxb3 23. Rxb3 Rc2 24. Bd3 Rc7 25. Bf1 Qc5 26. Qb2 Bxg4 27. e6 Rd8 28.
Rb1 b6 29. exf7 Bf5 $2 (29... Rf8 30. Rb5 Qe7 $11) 30. Qf6 $18 Bxb1 31. Qxd8+
Rc8 32. f8=Q 1-0

[Event "Danzhou 3rd"]
[Site "Danzhou"]
[Date "2012.06.04"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ding, Liren"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2679"]
[BlackElo "2623"]
[Annotator "Let's Check"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2012.05.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. e3 c5 8.
Be2 Qa5 9. O-O Bxc3 10. bxc3 c4 11. Qc2 Ne4 12. Rac1 Nb6 13. Bf4 O-O 14. Ne5
Re8 15. f3 Nd6 16. e4 Be6 17. Ng4 Nb5 18. Ne3 Rad8 19. Bg3 Qa3 20. Qd2 f6 21.
e5 fxe5 22. Bxe5 Nd7 23. f4 Nxe5 24. fxe5 Rf8 25. Rxf8+ Rxf8 26. Bf3 Nc7 27.
Rb1 b5 28. Qb2 Qxb2 29. Rxb2 a5 30. a4 Rb8 $6 (30... bxa4 31. Ra2 Nb5 $11) 31.
axb5 $16 Rxb5 32. Ra2 $1 Kf8 33. Kf2 Ke7 34. Ke1 Na8 $2 (34... g6 35. Bd1 Na8
$16) 35. Nxc4 $1 $18 dxc4 36. Bxa8 Kd7 37. Be4 g6 38. Kd2 Bf5 39. Bxf5+ gxf5
40. Kc2 Kc6 41. Rb2 Rd5 42. Rb8 a4 43. Ra8 Rb5 44. Rxa4 Kd5 45. Ra6 Rb7 46.
Rd6+ Ke4 47. e6 Rg7 48. g3 f4 49. Rd7 Rg8 50. e7 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 13th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2012.03.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Rodshtein, Maxim"]
[Black "Swiercz, Dariusz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Let's Check"]
[PlyCount "163"]
[EventDate "2012.03.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Qa4+ Nc6 8.
e3 O-O 9. Be2 a6 10. Qb3 dxc4 11. Qxc4 Bd6 12. O-O Bd7 13. Ne4 Qe7 14. Rac1
Rfc8 15. Rfd1 Nd8 16. Qc2 Bc6 17. Ned2 Bb5 18. Ne4 Nc6 19. a3 Nb8 20. Bxb5 axb5
21. d5 Na6 22. dxe6 Qxe6 23. Nd4 Qd7 24. Nxd6 cxd6 25. Qb3 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Rc8
27. Rd1 Rc5 28. h3 Nc7 29. Qd3 Rg5 30. f4 Rc5 31. Kh2 g6 32. Qe4 Ne8 33. Nb3
Rc4 34. Qd3 Qe7 35. Nd2 Rc6 36. Ne4 h5 37. Nc3 Nc7 38. e4 Qf6 39. f5 Qe5+ 40.
Kh1 Kg7 41. Rf1 Rc5 42. Qf3 Qf6 43. Ne2 Re5 44. Nf4 Ne8 45. Qg3 Kh7 46. Nd5 Qg7
47. Qd3 gxf5 48. exf5 Nf6 49. Nc3 d5 50. Nxb5 Ne4 51. Kh2 Re8 52. Nc3 Qe5+ 53.
Kg1 Nxc3 54. bxc3 Qe3+ 55. Qxe3 Rxe3 56. Rb1 Rxc3 57. Rxb7 Kg7 58. a4 Ra3 59.
Rb4 Kf6 60. Kf2 Kxf5 61. Rh4 Ke6 62. Ke2 f5 63. Kd2 Ke5 64. Rxh5 Ke4 65. g4 f4
66. Rh8 Ra2+ 67. Ke1 Kf3 68. g5 Kg2 69. g6 f3 70. Rf8 Re2+ $4 (70... f2+ 71.
Rxf2+ Rxf2 $11) 71. Kd1 $18 Re7 72. h4 f2 73. h5 Rg7 74. Ke2 Re7+ 75. Kd3 f1=Q+
76. Rxf1 Kxf1 77. h6 Kf2 78. g7 Re3+ 79. Kd4 Rg3 80. a5 Kf3 81. a6 Rg4+ 82.
Kxd5 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 04th"]
[Site "Azov"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Galliamova, Alisa"]
[Black "Muhutdinov, Marat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "Makarichev,S"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan Sberbank-Tatarstan II"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Sberbank-Tatarstan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Qb3 c5 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. e3 (9. dxc5 $5 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Qc6 (10... O-O 11. Nd4 $5 $14 {
Uhlmann,W-Dizdar,G/Stary Smokovec/1985/}) 11. Rd1 Be6 12. Nd4 Qxc5 13. e4 $1
$16 {Makarychev,S-Dzalilov,F/Moskow/1983/}) 9... O-O 10. dxc5 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3
Qc6 (11... Nd7 $5 12. Nd4 Nxc5 13. Qxd5 $14) (11... Na6 12. Bxa6 Qxa6 13. Nd4
Bd7 14. Kd2 $1 Rfc8 15. Rhb1 Rab8 (15... Rxc5 $2 16. Qxb7 $16) 16. Qxd5 Bc6 17.
Qf5 $16) 12. Qb5 $8 (12. Rd1 $6 Be6 13. Nd4 Qxc5 14. Be2 Nc6 $10) 12... Qc7 13.
Nd4 $14 b6 (13... Bd7 $5 14. Qb4 Nc6 15. Nxc6 Qxc6 16. Be2 Rfc8 17. Rb1 Rab8
18. Bb5 Qxb5 19. Qxb5 Bxb5 20. Rxb5 a6 21. Ra5 b6 $1 22. Rxa6 bxc5 (22... Rxc5
23. Kd2 $16) 23. O-O Rb2 24. g3 Rc2 25. Rd1 Rxc3 26. Rxd5 Rc1+ 27. Kg2 c4 $14)
14. c6 $1 (14. cxb6 $4 Qxc3+ $19) 14... Bd7 (14... Ba6 $2 15. Qxd5 $16) 15.
Qxd5 (15. cxd7 $4 Qxc3+ 16. Ke2 Qxa1 17. Qxd5 Nxd7 $17) 15... Bxc6 (15... Nxc6
16. Nb5 $16) 16. Qf5 $5 (16. Nxc6 $5 Nxc6 17. Be2 Rfd8 18. Qc4 $16 Rac8 19. O-O
Na5 20. Qa6 (20. Qxc7 Rxc7 $10) 20... Rd2 $14) 16... Nd7 (16... Be4 $2 17. Qxe4
Qxc3+ 18. Ke2 $18) 17. Rc1 Nc5 18. Nxc6 $1 Qxc6 19. Bc4 $1 Qa4 $5 (19... Qxg2
$4 20. Bd5 Qg5 21. Qxg5 hxg5 22. Bxa8 Nd3+ 23. Kd2 Nxc1 24. Bd5 Rd8 25. e4 Nxa2
26. Ra1 $18) 20. Bd5 Qa6 $5 21. Bxa8 Nd3+ (21... Rxa8 $6 22. Qd5 Rc8 23. c4 $16
{/\24.0-0}) 22. Kd2 Nxc1 23. Bd5 $1 $16 Nxa2 24. Ra1 Rd8 25. Ke1 $1 {xd3} (25.
Qxf7+ $2 Kh8 26. Ke1 Qd3 $15) 25... Qa3 $8 26. Qxf7+ Kh8 27. Rxa2 Qxc3+ 28. Rd2
$5 (28. Ke2 $16) 28... a5 29. Ke2 a4 30. g4 $1 a3 31. g5 $1 $18 Qxd2+ $5 32.
Kxd2 a2 33. Qa7 Rxd5+ 34. Kc2 Rc5+ (34... Ra5 35. Qb8+ Kh7 36. g6+ Kxg6 37.
Qxb6+ Kh7 38. Qxa5 $18) 35. Kb2 Ra5 36. Qb8+ Kh7 37. g6+ (37. g6+ Kxg6 38.
Qxb6+ $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 12th"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2011.03.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Nielsen, Peter Heine"]
[Black "Palac, Mladen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2586"]
[Annotator "Marchand,A/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2011.03.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 {92} exd5 {92} 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4
c5 8. e3 g5 9. Bg3 Ne4 10. Rc1 {94} c4 {78} 11. Be2 Qa5 12. Ne5 ({RR} 12. O-O
Bxc3 13. bxc3 Nxc3 14. Rxc3 Qxc3 15. Ne5 O-O 16. Bh5 Be6 17. Bg6 Nd7 18. Nxd7
Bxd7 19. Qh5 Rae8 20. Bb1 Re6 21. h4 Ba4 22. hxg5 Bc2 23. gxh6 Bxb1 24. Rxb1 b6
25. Bf4 Qd3 26. Rc1 c3 {Riazantsev,A (2674)-Onischuk,A (2699)/Poikovsky 2010/
CBM 137/1/2-1/2 (33)}) 12... Nc6 13. O-O Bxc3 14. bxc3 Nxc3 {Une nouveauté
jouée 04 jours plus tôt!} (14... Bf5 15. Bg4 Ne7 $6 {Ding,L (2664)-Ni Hua 
(2661) Shenzhen Celebrity 1st rapid 2011 (7) 0-1} (15... Bxg4 $142 16. Qxg4 {
[%csl Rf7][%cal Gg4f5]})) (14... O-O) 15. Rxc3 {89} (15. Qc2 $5 $146 {[%cal
Gc2a2] Le sacrifice de qualité n'était pas forcément indispensable} Nxe2+ (
15... Nxa2 $2 16. Nxf7 Nxc1 17. Rxc1 Kxf7 18. Bh5+ Ke7 (18... Kg7 19. Qg6+) 19.
Qg6) (15... Ne4 16. Nxc4 {[%csl Ra5,Re4]}) 16. Qxe2 Nxe5 (16... Be6 17. e4 $1 {
[%cal Ge2e8]} Nxd4 18. Qe3 Nc6 (18... Qb6 19. exd5) 19. exd5 Qxd5 20. Rfd1 {
[%csl Re8]}) 17. Bxe5 O-O 18. f4 {[%csl Rg5,Rg8,Rh6][%cal Ge2h5]} g4 19. f5 $1
{[%csl Rc8][%cal Gh2h3] Coupant le B de la défense de l'aile-roi} h5 20. h3 $1
{[%csl Ra5] Avec un gros retard de développement et une Qa5 hors-jeu,
l'attaque Blanche est trés forte} f6 $1 21. hxg4 $5 (21. Bd6 Rf7 22. hxg4 Qd8
23. Bf4 Rg7 24. e4 Rxg4 25. e5) (21. Bg3 Bd7 22. hxg4 Qa3 (22... hxg4 23. Qxg4+
) 23. gxh5 Rae8 24. Bf4 Bxf5 25. Bh6 Rf7 26. Rxf5 Qxc1+ 27. Kh2 Kh7 28. Qf3
Kxh6 29. Rxf6+ Rxf6 30. Qxf6+ Kxh5 31. Qf5+ {Forçant la nulle}) 21... fxe5 22.
dxe5 $44 (22. gxh5 Bxf5 23. Rxf5) 22... Qc7 23. e6 Qe5 24. e4 $3 Bxe6 $1 {
Les Noirs doivent rendre du matériel pour soulager la défense} (24... Rf6 25.
g5) (24... dxe4 25. Qxc4 {[%cal Ge6e7,Gc4g8]}) (24... hxg4 $6 25. Qxg4+) 25.
fxe6 Qxe6 26. Qd2 {[%cal Gd2g5]} hxg4 27. Qg5+ Kh7 28. Rb1 b6 29. exd5 $36 {
[%csl Rh7]}) 15... Qxc3 {34 Les Noirs sont en grand retard а la pendule} 16.
Bh5 O-O 17. Bxf7+ $146 (17. Qf3 {[%csl Rf7] Ramène une pièce supplémentaire en
attaque} Nd8 (17... Kg7) (17... Be6 18. Qf6 {[%csl Rh6]} Kh7 19. Bg6+ $1) (
17... Nxe5 18. Bxe5 {[%cal Gf3f6]} Qd3 19. Qf6 Qh7 20. f4 {[%csl Gf1]}) 18. Qf6
Qc2 19. Ng4 {Topalov,V (2775)-Aronian,L (2808) Amber-blindfold 20th rapid 2011
(10) 0-1}) 17... Rxf7 18. Nxf7 Kxf7 19. Qf3+ Kg7 20. Qxd5 Qd3 {Les Noirs
n'avaient plus que 06 mns pour passer le contrôle de temps} 21. Be5+ {[%csl
Rg7]} Nxe5 22. Qxe5+ Kg8 23. Qe8+ (23. f4 {[%csl Gf1] Plus risqué mais
probablement jouable pour les Blancs afin d'activer la R} Qg6 $1 24. fxg5 Bg4
$1 25. gxh6 Re8 26. Qd5+ Be6 27. Qxb7 Qxh6 28. Rf3 {[%cal Gf3g3]} Kh8 (28... c3
29. Rg3+ Kh8 30. Qc7 Rg8 (30... Rc8 31. Qe5+) 31. Rxg8+ Kxg8 32. Qxc3 $11) 29.
d5) 23... Kg7 24. Qe7+ Kg8 25. Qe8+ Kg7 26. Qe7+ Kg8 27. Qe8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 12th"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2011.03.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Cmilyte, Viktorija"]
[Black "Pashikian, Arman"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2526"]
[BlackElo "2642"]
[Annotator "Marchand,A/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2011.03.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 (6... Nbd7 7. e3
c5 8. dxc5 Qa5 (8... O-O 9. Rc1 Nxc5 (9... Qa5) 10. Qd4 Bxc3+ 11. Qxc3 Nce4 12.
Bxf6) 9. Rc1 O-O 10. Nd2) 7. Bxf6 (7. Bh4 c5 8. e3 g5 9. Bg3 Ne4 $132 (9... c4)
) 7... Qxf6 8. Qb3 c5 {[%emt 0:01:28]} 9. e3 O-O 10. a3 Bxc3+ 11. Qxc3 Nd7 {
[%emt 0:01:12]} ({RR} 11... b6 12. Be2 Nc6 13. Bb5 Ne7 14. dxc5 Qxc3+ 15. bxc3
bxc5 16. Ke2 Be6 17. Rhb1 Rfb8 18. a4 f6 19. Bd3 Kf7 20. Kd2 Nc8 21. Rb5 Rxb5
22. axb5 Rb8 23. Nh4 Rb7 24. Ra6 Bd7 25. Nf5 Rb6 26. Ra5 {Gajewski,G (2577)
-Morozevich, A (2787)/Dresden 2008/CBM 128/1/2-1/2 (56)}) 12. Be2 a6 {[%emt 0:
01:02]} ({RR} 12... c4 13. b3 cxb3 14. Qxb3 Qd6 15. Qb4 Qb8 16. O-O Nf6 17.
Rfc1 Bg4 18. Rab1 Bf5 19. Rb3 Rc8 20. Rxc8+ Bxc8 21. Qe7 Bd7 22. Ne5 Qe8 23.
Qxe8+ Bxe8 24. Rxb7 Rc8 25. f3 a5 26. Bb5 Rc3 27. a4 {Miles,A (2560)-Silman,J 
(2370)/Lone Pine 1979/MCL/[ChessBase]/1-0 (39)}) ({RR} 12... b6 13. O-O Bb7 14.
Rac1 c4 15. a4 {1/2-1/2 Iturrizaga Bonelli,E (2528)-Cornette,M (2573)/Salou
2009/ CBM 130 Extra}) 13. O-O b6 14. b3 Bb7 15. Rfc1 Rfc8 16. dxc5 bxc5 $146 (
16... Qxc3 {Vasquez,R (2445)-Mitkov,N (2515) Elista ol (Men) 1998 (11) 1/2})
17. b4 Qxc3 {[%emt 0:00:42]} 18. Rxc3 c4 19. Nd4 g6 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 20. h4 a5
21. Rb1 axb4 22. Rxb4 Nc5 23. h5 Ra4 24. hxg6 fxg6 25. Bg4 Rca8 {[%emt 0:00:18]
} 26. Rxb7 Nxb7 27. Be6+ Kg7 28. Bxd5 R8a7 (28... Rb8) 29. Bc6 R4a5 30. Nb5
R7a6 31. Bxb7 Rb6 32. Be4 Rbxb5 33. Rxc4 Rc5 34. Rb4 Rcb5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 35.
Rc4 Rc5 36. Rb4 Rcb5 37. Rc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 4th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[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 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Qc2 O-O 8.
e3 c5 9. Be2 Qa5 10. O-O cxd4 $5 {An interesting concept. Black usually blocks
the queenside with ...c4, with or without the prior exchange on c3.} 11. Nxd4
Bxc3 12. bxc3 Re8 13. Bf4 Ne5 14. Rab1 a6 15. Bxe5 Rxe5 16. Rfc1 Qc7 17. c4 {
White admits that the d5-pawn is no weaker than his c3-pawn and hopes to take
advantage of his advance in development. Black's hopes are mainly connected
with his queenside majority, which may become a telling factor in the event of
simplifications.} dxc4 18. Qxc4 Qxc4 19. Rxc4 b5 20. Bf3 bxc4 21. Bxa8 Kf8 22.
Rb8 Re8 23. Kf1 Nd7 24. Rb4 a5 25. Rb1 Ne5 26. Bd5 c3 27. Bb7 Bxb7 28. Rxb7 Rc8
29. Nc2 Nc6 30. a3 Rd8 31. Rb1 Rd2 32. Rc1 Ne5 33. Nd4 Rxf2+ 34. Kxf2 Nd3+ 35.
Kf3 Nxc1 36. Ke4 Ke7 37. Nc2 Kd6 38. Kd4 Nb3+ 39. Kxc3 Nc5 40. Kc4 f5 41. Nd4
g6 42. Nf3 Ne6 43. h4 Nc7 44. Ng5 h5 45. g3 Nd5 46. Kd4 Nc7 47. a4 Nd5 48. Nf7+
Ke6 49. Nd8+ Kd6 50. Nb7+ Ke6 51. Nd8+ Kd6 52. Nf7+ Ke6 53. Ne5 Nb6 54. Nxg6
Nxa4 55. Nf4+ Kf7 56. Nxh5 Nb6 57. Nf4 a4 58. Nd3 a3 59. Nb4 Kg6 60. Kc3 Kh5
61. Nc2 a2 62. Kb2 Na4+ 63. Kxa2 Nc3+ 64. Kb3 Ne4 65. Kc4 Nxg3 66. Kd5 Kxh4 67.
Ke5 Kg4 68. Nd4 Kg5 69. Nf3+ Kg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-40"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2012.08.30"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Ding, Liren"]
[Black "Parligras, Mircea Emilian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2618"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China"]
[BlackTeam "Romania"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ROU"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8.
e3 O-O 9. Be2 Bd7 10. Qb3 dxc4 11. Qxc4 Qg6 12. O-O Bd6 13. Nb5 {Starting from
this moment, White plays without a clear plan. In the meanwhile, Black will
regroup harmoniously.} Rac8 14. Rac1 Be7 15. a3 a6 16. Nc3 Bd6 17. Rfd1 Ne7 18.
g3 Nd5 19. Nh4 {This kind of move can be good only if it leads to the trapping
of the queen.} Qg5 20. Ne4 Qe7 21. Qb3 Nb6 22. Nc3 a5 23. Bf3 Rb8 24. Be4 Rfd8
25. Bb1 Be8 26. d5 {Hoping to give meaning to the h4-knight by making the
f5-square available. However, this is not realistic.} Nxd5 27. Nxd5 exd5 28.
Rxd5 a4 29. Qd3 g6 $1 {Black has the bishop pair in an open position and the
b2-pawn is vulnerable. And the knight will not make any single move until the
end of the game!} 30. Rd1 Bc6 31. Rd4 Qf6 32. Qc4 Be5 33. Rxd8+ Rxd8 34. Rxd8+
Qxd8 35. Be4 Qd1+ 36. Kg2 Qb3 37. Qxb3 Bxe4+ 0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.02.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kharlov, Andrei"]
[Black "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2558"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[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 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Bb4 $5 {An original attempt
to combine the ideas of the Queen's Gambit and the Nimzo Indian Defence.} 6.
Rc1 {White overdefends the c3-knight, anticipating not only the enemy knight
jump to e4, but also the simple capture on c3, when the rook could eventually
emerge on the third rank with great effect.} ({However, the neutral} 6. e3 {
might be a more promissing continuation.} h6 7. Bxf6 (7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3 Ne4 $132
{[%csl Gc3]}) 7... Qxf6 8. Qb3 Qd6 9. Bd3 (9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. Qxc3 Bf5 11. Rc1 c6
12. Ne2 O-O 13. Ng3 Bg6 14. h4 Nd7 15. h5 Bh7 16. Bd3 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 Qe6 18. Ne2
Rfe8 19. Nf4 Qf6 20. Kf1 a5 21. b3 a4 22. b4 Nb6 23. g3 Nc4 24. Kg2 b5 {
1/2-1/2 Donner,J-Lombardy,W/Leipzig 1960/EXT 99}) 9... Nd7 10. Nf3 c6 11. O-O
O-O 12. a3 Ba5 (12... Bxc3 13. Qxc3 Nf6 14. b4 $14) 13. Qc2 Nf6 14. Rfc1 a6 15.
Na4 Bc7 16. Nc5 g6 17. Ne5 Kg7 18. f4 Ng8 19. b4 Ne7 20. Ra2 Re8 21. Qf2 f6 (
21... Rb8 {[%cal Yc8f5]}) 22. Qg3 $5 fxe5 23. fxe5 Qd8 24. Rf1 Rf8 25. Raf2
Rxf2 26. Rxf2 Qe8 27. Rf6 $44 {1-0 Neverov,V (2440)-Giorgadze,G (2380)/
Uzhgorod 1987/EXT 97 (42)}) 6... h6 7. Bxf6 (7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3 Ne4 9. e3 Nxg3 $6
(9... h5 $1 $132) 10. hxg3 c6 11. Bd3 Bf8 12. Nf3 Be6 13. Qb3 b6 14. Qc2 Bg7
15. Ne5 O-O 16. f4 $16 {1-0 Epishin,V (2615)-Rodriguez Vargas,O (2235)/Logrono
1991/EXT 97 (37)}) 7... Qxf6 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. Rxc3 O-O 10. e3 c6 11. Nf3 {
In spite of simplifications, White is well prepared for the thematical queen
side attack. However, the fact that Black can develop his light-squared bishop
on an active position absloves him of opening problems.} Bf5 $146 (11... Bg4
12. Be2 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Nd7 14. b4 Qd6 15. O-O a6 16. Qc2 Nb6 17. Be2 Rfd8 18. a4
Rd7 $11 19. Rc1 ({Now and later, the continuation of the minority's attack with
} 19. b5 {would be met by} cxb5 20. axb5 a5 $132 {with a favourable queen side
configuration for Black. White hardly has any other active plan, meaning that
his position is not better at all.}) 19... Re7 20. g3 g6 21. Kg2 Kg7 22. Qb3 h5
$11 {1/2-1/2 Krutti,V (2350)-Zemerov,V (2420)/Nagykanizsa 1993/EXT 97 (35)})
12. Ne5 Nd7 13. Nxd7 Bxd7 {After this new exchange, Black has little trouble
maintaining the minority's attack under control.} 14. Bd3 Rfe8 15. O-O Qd6 16.
Qb1 a5 17. Rfc1 (17. b4 {could be met by} axb4 18. axb4 b5 {[%csl Gb4][%cal
Ya8a4,Ye8a8] . In the absence of knights, the weakness of the c5-square is not
too relevant.}) 17... Ra7 18. Qc2 a4 $11 {White has no effective pawn breaks
at his disposal.} 19. Qd2 Raa8 20. Rc5 b6 21. R5c3 f5 22. g3 (22. b4 axb3 23.
Rxb3 b5 {[%cal Ya8a4,Ye8a8]}) 22... g6 23. Qc2 Kg7 $6 (23... Re6 $1 $11) 24.
Be2 Re7 25. Bf3 b5 26. Rxc6 $1 Bxc6 27. Qxc6 Qxc6 28. Rxc6 $14 Raa7 29. Bxd5
Rac7 30. Kf1 Rxc6 31. Bxc6 Rc7 32. d5 Rc8 33. Bxb5 Rb8 34. Bxa4 Rxb2 35. Bc6
Kf6 36. a4 Ke7 37. h3 g5 38. Kg2 Kd6 39. g4 fxg4 40. hxg4 Ra2 41. Kf1 Ra1+ 42.
Ke2 Ra2+ 43. Kd3 Rxf2 44. a5 h5 45. a6 h4 46. a7 Ra2 47. a8=Q Rxa8 48. Bxa8 h3
49. e4 Ke5 50. d6 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-40"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2012.09.05"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Lupulescu, Constantin"]
[Black "Peralta, Fernando"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Romania"]
[BlackTeam "Argentina"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ROU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8.
e3 O-O 9. Be2 Bd7 10. Qb3 dxc4 11. Qxc4 Bd6 12. O-O Rfc8 13. Rfd1 Be8 14. Rac1
Qg6 15. a3 a5 16. Bd3 Qh5 17. Be4 {Inducing the next mistake by putting
pressure on b7.} Nd8 $6 {If we compare with Ding-Lupulescu, the knight stands
really badly.} (17... a4 $5) 18. h3 a4 19. Bc2 Qa5 20. Qd3 g6 21. d5 $36 {
With the knight on e7, this would only lead to exchanges favouring Black, as
in the aforementioned game.} e5 22. Qe4 f5 23. Qh4 Nf7 $2 (23... e4 24. Bxe4 $5
fxe4 25. Nxe4 $40) 24. Qf6 Nh8 25. Nxe5 $18 {The game is over. And, indeed, it
will last just two more moves. The only thing is that the result is not the
expected one.} Qb6 26. Nc4 $4 Bh2+ 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess 2nd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2014.06.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Agdestein, Simen"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[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 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Qa4 c5 8.
dxc5 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Qb4 h6 11. Bh4 Re8 12. e3 Re4 13. Qa3 Qe7 14. Be2
$146 (14. Bb5 Nxc5 15. O-O g5 16. Bg3 Bd7 17. Bxd7 Nfxd7 18. Nd4 $14 {1/2-1/2 
(50) Akopian,V (2696)-Alekseev,E (2716) Nalchik 2009}) (14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15. Be2
Bg4 16. Rb1 a6 17. O-O Rc8 18. Qb3 Rc7 19. h3 Bh5 20. c6 b5 $1 {1/2-1/2 (28)
Feller,S (2539)-Palac,M (2571) Le Port Marly 2009}) 14... Nxc5 15. O-O b6 $11
16. Rfd1 $2 g5 $6 ({Black misses an unexpected tactical resource:} 16... Rxh4
$3 17. Nxh4 Nfe4 18. f3 (18. Nf3 Nxf2 $1 $17 19. Kxf2 $2 Ne4+ {[%cal Ge7a3]})
18... Nf2 19. Rxd5 Qxe3 20. Rd8+ Kh7 21. Qc1 Nh3+ 22. Kh1 Qxe2 23. gxh3 Nd3 24.
Qf1 Nf2+ 25. Kg1 Nxh3+ 26. Kh1 Qe3 $36) 17. Bg3 Bg4 18. Rd4 (18. c4 $5 dxc4 19.
h3 Bh5 20. Bd6 Qe6 21. Bxc5 bxc5 22. Qxc5 $14) 18... Re8 19. h3 Bf5 20. Nd2 $6
(20. c4 $1 $14 Rxd4 21. Nxd4 Bg6 22. cxd5 Nxd5 23. Bb5 $36) 20... Rxd4 21. cxd4
Nce4 22. Qxe7 Rxe7 23. Nxe4 Nxe4 24. Bh2 Nc3 $11 25. Bf1 Re6 26. a4 a5 27. Bb8
Rc6 28. Ba7 Bc2 29. Bb5 Re6 30. Rc1 Bxa4 31. Rxc3 Bxb5 32. Rb3 Bc4 33. Rxb6
Rxb6 34. Bxb6 a4 35. Bc5 f5 36. f4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess 2nd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2014.06.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2881"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[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 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 c5 8.
dxc5 Nbd7 9. e3 (9. Qa4 {would transpose to the second round game
Agdestein-Giri}) 9... Qa5 10. Nd2 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Qxc5 $146 (11... O-O 12. Be2
Qxc3 13. O-O Qxc5 14. Rc1 Qb4 15. Bg3 Nb6 16. Be5 Qe7 17. Bd4 $44 {
Kasimdzhanov,R (2700)-Aleksandrov,A (2554) Dubai 2014 (1-0, 48)}) 12. Rc1 O-O
13. Be2 Qa3 14. O-O Qxa2 15. c4 Ne4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Be7 Re8 18. Bd6 Nf6 19.
Ra1 Qb2 20. c5 a5 21. Rb1 Qa2 22. Bb5 Rd8 23. Qc1 Qe6 24. Bc7 Rf8 25. Bd6 (25.
Bc4 Qg4 (25... Qf5 26. Rb5) 26. Rd1 a4 27. Qa3) 25... Rd8 26. Bc7 Rf8 27. Bd6
Rd8 28. Bc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia/Linares 24th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2007.02.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2007.02.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. e3 c5 8.
Be2 Qa5 9. O-O O-O 10. Nd2 $5 {A new move. Of course, Morozevich does not
allow such details as the loss of a pawn to distract him from his plans.} ({
Aronian had recent pleasant memories after the more common continuation} 10.
Qc2 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Ne4 12. c4 cxd4 13. cxd5 Re8 14. Rad1 h6 15. Bh4 dxe3 16.
fxe3 Nc3 17. Be1 Rxe3 18. Bd3 Qc5 19. Qxc3 Rxe1+ 20. Qxc5 Rxf1+ 21. Bxf1 Nxc5
22. Ne5 Nd7 {and White did not obtain sufficient compensation for the pawn.
Given the fact that the position is simplified, the d-pawn is not too
dangerous. Radjabov,T (2729)-Aronian,L (2744)/Wijk aan Zee 2007/ (0-1, 65)})
10... Bxc3 {Psychologically, it is hard to refuse such a gift. It would mean
that Black's previous play, based on the concentration of forces on the
queenside was somewhat pointless. Besides, the threat Nb3 was rather annoying.}
({The alternate way to parry Nb3 was} 10... c4 {, renewing the threat of ...
Bxc3. However, releasing the tension so easily would have allowed White obtain
the initiative in the centre with} 11. Qc2 Re8 12. Bf3 {preparing e4. We can
see that the bishop is better placed than on f5 (as happens in the lines based
on Bd3), because it puts pressure on the long diagonal and does not face the
danger of being exchanged for the relatively passive c8-bishop.}) 11. bxc3 ({
The intermediate} 11. Nb3 $2 {does not work because of} Qa4 {(A nice
stablesquare for Her Majesty)} 12. bxc3 Ne4 $17) 11... Qxc3 12. Rc1 Qa3 13.
dxc5 {This is the kind of position White has aimed for: he has the better
development, a strong pair of bishops and a firm control over the dark squares.
} Qxa2 {The least Black can do is win a pawn to compensate for the strategic
drawbacks of his position.} 14. Bf4 $5 {The bishop has done its job on g5. By
retreating to f4, it avoids being attacked by an eventual ...Ne4 and takes
another important diagonal under control. The generally desirable developing
move ...Ne5 is prevented and in certain cases the bishop could go to d6.} Re8 {
A multi purpose move and, possibly, the only reasonable continuation. Black
enables both ...Ne5 and ...Nf8, in order to prepare the development of the
queenside.} ({He is not prepared to undermine the c5-pawn with} 14... b6 {
because of} 15. c6 Nc5 16. Be5 {with strong pressure. The immediate threat is
Ra1, trapping the enemy queen.}) ({As pointed out by Shipov, the attempt to
transfer the queen's knight to c6 with} 14... Nb8 {would be strongly met by}
15. Be5 $1) 15. Nf3 {Not only preparing the transfer of the knight to d4, but
also preventing Black's planned ...Ne5.} (15. Nb3 {allows Black complete his
development with} Ne5 (15... Ne4 16. f3 Nef6 17. Bb5 a6 18. Ra1 Qb2 19. Qd3 $16
) 16. Nd4 Bd7) 15... Ne4 16. Bb5 {The best way to defend the c5-pawn.} a6 $5 {
The importance of this move will become clear soon.} 17. Ba4 $1 ({Very
ambitious.} 17. Bxd7 {would have led to approximate equality after} Bxd7 18.
Ra1 Qb2 (18... Qc4 $6 {would lose the exchange after} 19. Ne5) 19. Qxd5 $11)
17... Nexc5 $5 {The final consequences of the tactical operation initiated by
this move are hard to evaluate, but Black had no other way to complete his
development.} 18. Rxc5 Nxc5 19. Bxe8 Be6 {Now we can see Aronian's point. It
suddenly appears that White's extra-bishop is trapped. The control over the
b5-square is essential for the net surrounding the bishop. However, White has
not exhausted his resources yet.} 20. Be5 $3 {The enthusiastic evaluation of
this move has an elevated degree of subjectivism, based on the admiration of
its unexpected and original character.} ({White would have retained strong
compensation with the more natural} 20. Bxf7+ Bxf7 21. Be5 $1 {, but
Morozevich has more ambitious plans: he wants to eliminate the g7-pawn, in
order to leave the enemy king with chronic problems of safety.}) 20... Rxe8 21.
Bxg7 $1 Kxg7 {After the weakening of the kingside dark squares, Black should
not allow this bishop remain on board.} (21... Qa4 {would not change anything
because of} 22. Qd2 {and if} Kxg7 {then} 23. Qc3+ {with similar play as in the
game. It should be mentioned that} d4 $2 {, aiming to unblock the d4-square,
is bad because of} 24. Nxd4 {when White will retrieve all the sacirficed
material, retaining all his other trumps.}) 22. Qd4+ Kg8 23. Qxc5 Qc4 24. Qd6 {
In spite of the radical structural modifications and some simplifications, the
evaluation of the position remains the same: the weakness of the dark squares
offers White sufficient compensation. The knight is much stronger than the
bishop, but the queenside pawns should not be underestimated. Just remember
the second game from the Elista match...} Rc8 25. h3 {This move not only
ensures White against back rank problems, but also prevents ...Bg4.} Qc7 {
In the next phase of the game, Aronian will constantly harrass the enemy queen,
in order to prevent White from regrouping properly for a kingside attack.
However, this approach will fail, because once in a while White will make some
small progress, while Black will practically remain immobile.} 26. Qb4 a5 27.
Qh4 Qc2 28. Nd4 Qe4 29. Qe7 b6 ({In his annotations for Chess Today, Maxim
Notkin recommends} 29... Kh8 {with the idea of ...Rg8, aiming to use the
g-file for counter-attack. However, this can be easily prevented with} 30. Qf6+
Kg8 31. Kh2 Qg6 (31... Re8 32. f4 Qg6 33. Qh4 {forces Black to play} f5 {
which is hardly appealing.}) 32. Qe7 Kh8 33. Qxb7 ({Notkin only analises} 33.
f4 Bxh3 $1 $11 {withperpetual in all lines}) 33... Rg8 34. g3 {Black is still
far from reaching a draw. The material situation is equal, but White's
strategic advantage persists even in case of further simplifications.} Qh6 35.
Nxe6 $5 (35. h4 Qf6 (35... Rg4 36. Qe7 $16 {defends the kingside and prepares
the activation of the rook.}) 36. Qa6 Rg4 37. Qxa5 Rxh4+ 38. Kg1 Rg4 39. Rb1 h5
$14) 35... fxe6 36. Qa6 $16) 30. Kh2 Bf5 {The transfer of the bishop to g6
does not seem like a good idea, as it will provide White with a simple
attacking plan. However, Black's position is not easy to handle. The most
difficult thing is to discern between real threats and imaginary ones.} (30...
Kh8 31. Qf6+ Kg8 32. f4 Qg6 33. Qe7 $18 {[%csl Ge6][%cal Rf4f5]}) 31. Qf6 Bg6
32. f4 {Suddenly, Black is in great trouble.} Qxe3 33. Rf3 Qc1 34. Rg3 Qa1 35.
f5 ({This is winning, of course, but slightly more precise would have been} 35.
h4 {, threatening h5-h6 followed by Qg7 mate. In case of} h5 {, the move} 36.
f5 {is even stronger than in the game, because the g6-square has been weakened.
I would allow myself a small digression. I am currently involved in our
national championship (which partly explains why my comments are more
superficial than usual). In the same day when the current game was played, I
obtained a similar attacking position against GM Grigore, but failed to
convert it into a win because I did not play h4 at the right moment... However,
the coincidence is only relative, as Morozevich should still win after the
game move, although by less obvious means...}) 35... Rc1 36. Re3 Rh1+ 37. Kg3
Re1 38. Rf3 ({White had a fantastic attacking continuation:} 38. Qd8+ Kg7 39.
f6+ Kh6 40. Kh4 $3 {. Taking over the g5- and h5-squares to the enemy king and
threatening mate in one on f8.} Qxd4+ ({If} 40... Be4 {then} 41. Qf8+ Kg6 42.
Qg7# {and the f5=square is taken away from the enemy king by the knight}) 41.
g4 {and it is all over. Again,} Bc2 {does not help because fater} 42. Qf8+ Kg6
43. Qg7# {the g4-pawn has replaced the knight for the job of controlling the
f5-square.}) 38... Rf1 39. fxg6 $2 ({Finally allowing Black to escape dry out
of the deepest water.} 39. Qd8+ {would have still won, in similar way as in
the rpevious variation.}) 39... Rxf3+ 40. Qxf3 Qe1+ 41. Kf4 hxg6 42. Qxd5 Qf2+
43. Nf3 {After 43...Qxg2 White will not have sufficient pawns left to retain
winning chances.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia/Linares 24th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2007.02.25"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2007.02.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 {In spite of the dangers
he had passed through in his earlier game against Morozevich, Aronian did not
lose faith in this variation.} 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Qc2 {Ivanchuk chooses a quiet
system of development, which is not without poison as we shall see.} c5 8. a3
Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 h6 10. Bxf6 ({Consequent to his linear strategy.} 10. Qe3+ {
was played in Van Wely-Sargissian, Bundesliga 2006 and Van Wely-Aronian, Wijk
aan Zee 2007, which might be a hint that this line is an Armenian specialty.})
10... Qxf6 11. e3 O-O 12. Be2 b6 13. O-O Bb7 {The position is characteristic
for the Tartakower-Makagonov-Bondarevsky variation of the Queen's Gambit
declined. The main differences are that in the QGD the queens find themselves
in opposition on the a3-e7 diagonal and that the black bishop is developed
slightly more actively on e6.} (13... a6 $5 14. Rac1 c4 15. Ne5 b5 16. f4 Qd6
17. Bf3 Bb7 18. g4 Rfe8 19. Rce1 Nf8 20. g5 {Taking advantage by the fact that
Black has released the tension in the centre, White has built up a dangerous
kingside attack.} hxg5 21. fxg5 Rxe5 $5 {This sacrifice does not prevent
White's long-term attack.} 22. dxe5 Qe7 23. h4 Ng6 24. Qd4 Nxe5 25. Bg2 Re8 26.
Re2 Qe6 27. Ref2 Re7 28. Rf5 Nd3 29. h5 Ne5 30. h6 $18 {Yakovich,Y (2577)
-Sargissian,G (2658)/Moscow RUS 2007/TWIC 641 (1-0, 49)}) 14. Rfc1 {A novelty.
White usually developes the other rook on c1.} (14. b4 $5 c4 15. b5 a6 16. a4 {
led to an interesting structure, where each side has his trumps. Black relies
on his passed pawn, while White will try to setup pressure against the d5-pawn.
} Qe7 17. Nd2 Ra7 18. Bf3 Nf6 19. Rfb1 a5 20. Re1 Ba8 21. Rab1 Qd6 22. Bd1 Re8
23. Bc2 Rc7 24. f3 Rd8 25. Nf1 Bb7 26. Ng3 g6 27. Nh1 Re7 $13 {Goldin,A (2590)
-Voitsekhovsky,S (2475)/Novgorod 1997/CBM 060 (1/2-1/2, 75)}) (14. Rac1 Rfc8
15. Rfd1 Qe7 (15... a5 $5) 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. b4 $14 d4 $5 18. Qd2 Re8 $5 (18...
Nf6 $2 19. bxc5 dxe3 20. Qxe3 Qxe3 21. fxe3 Ne4 22. Ne5 Nxc5 23. Bc4 $16 {
Kazhgaleyev,M (2606)-Hanley,C (2419)/Port Erin IOM 2006/TWIC 621 (1-0, 63)})
19. bxc5 dxe3 20. Qxe3 (20. Qxd7 $2 exf2+ 21. Kh1 $8 Qxd7 22. Rxd7 Bxf3 $1 23.
gxf3 $8 Rxe2 $15) (20. fxe3 Nxc5 $15) 20... Qf8 $1 {[%csl Yc5,Ye2]} 21. Qf4
Nxc5 22. Bc4 $14 {[%csl Yc1,Yc4,Yd1,Gf7]}) 14... Rac8 15. dxc5 Qxc3 16. Rxc3
Rxc5 ({Black cannot maintain the compactness of his structure with} 16... bxc5
{because of} 17. b4 {, ensuring White the control of the d4-square. The point
behind Ivanchuk's novelty is revealed after} cxb4 18. Rxc8 Rxc8 19. axb4 {
when the queen's rook is optimally placed on its initial square.}) 17. Rcc1 $5
({A paradoxical move. White is not sufficiently well prepared to fight for the
control of the c-file with} 17. Rac1 {because of} Rfc8 {when} 18. Rxc5 bxc5 19.
b4 cxb4 {leads to simplification and a probable draw, in spite of Black's
isolated pawn. One general rule states that the side playing against the
isolani should keep as many major pieces on board and try to provoke the
exchange of minor pieces, in order to successfully attack the relative
weakness of the central pawn. From this perspective, Ivanchuk's willing
retreat is easy to understand.}) 17... Rfc8 $6 ({Obviously missing White's
idea. Safer would have been} 17... Rxc1+ 18. Rxc1 Rc8 {with a
defensibleposition for Black.}) 18. Rd1 $1 {Of course. Black's activity along
the c-file will have a temporary character, while the pressure against the
d5-pawn will be permanent.} Rc2 19. Bb5 Nf8 20. Rab1 R2c7 21. Ba4 Ne6 22. Bb3
Kf8 23. h3 Rc5 24. Kh2 Ke7 25. Rd2 Rb5 26. Ba2 Rbc5 27. Ne1 a5 28. Rbd1 Rd8 29.
Kg3 Rb5 30. f3 {White has a pleasant position, but there is a long way till
achieving something more concrete still.} Rc8 $2 ({Rather careless. Black
should have brought the other rook into safety with} 30... Rc5) 31. Nd3 $1 {
Suddenly, the rook is trapped. The threat a4 is hard to prevent in adequate
way.} d4 ({Other moves also lose this pawn, for instance} 31... a4 32. Nb4 Nc7
33. e4 {when} dxe4 34. Rd7+ {leads to a devastating attack}) ({or} 31... Nc5
32. Nf4 Na4 33. Bxd5 Bxd5 34. Nxd5+ {when the central knight compensates for
the presure against the b2-pawn.}) 32. Bxe6 Kxe6 33. Nf4+ Ke7 34. Rxd4 Rc7 35.
R1d2 {White is basically winning now, but Aronian went down rather quickly,
possibly demoralized by the unexpected course of events.} Rbc5 36. e4 Rc4 37.
Rd6 R4c6 38. e5 Rc2 39. Rxc2 Rxc2 40. Rxb6 Bc6 41. b4 g5 42. Nh5 axb4 43. axb4
Bd5 44. Ng7 Re2 45. Nf5+ Ke8 46. Nxh6 Be6 47. Rb5 Rb2 48. Rb8+ Kd7 49. Rg8 1-0

[Event "American Continental 14th"]
[Site "Montevideo"]
[Date "2018.06.08"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Xiong, Jeffery"]
[Black "Mekhitarian, Krikor Sevag"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]
[BlackElo "2546"]
[Annotator "Mekhitarian,K"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2018.06.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Qa4+ Nc6 7. Bg5 h6 8.
Bxf6 Qxf6 9. e3 O-O 10. Be2 Be6 11. a3 (11. O-O {is the most common move, but
it allows Black to reach a perfect setup with ...a6, bringing the bishop back
to d6} a6 $1 12. Rfc1 Bd6 $1) 11... Bxc3+ (11... Bd6 {is a move I played on
some occasions, including against the ex-world champion Topalov in a rapid
game, in 2016.} 12. Nb5 Bg4 13. Nxd6 (13. Rc1 a6 14. Nxd6 Qxd6 15. Qc2 Rac8 $2
(15... Rfc8 16. O-O (16. Ng5 $4 {does not work now:} Bxe2 17. Qh7+ Kf8 $19 {
this is the difference - Black is not getting mated and simply wins a piece.})
16... Ne7 17. h3 Bh5 18. Rfd1 c6 {achieving the ideal setup.} 19. Ne1 Bxe2 20.
Qxe2 Nf5 21. Nd3 Qe7 $1 {[%cal Rf5d4]} 22. Re1 Re8 23. Qg4 Nd6 $15 {[%csl Rd6]
[%cal Gb2b4,Ga3a4,Gb4b5] 0-1 (70) Menna Barreto,L (2325)-Mekhitarian,K (2546)
Porto Alegre 2013 This is the perfect square for the knight in such positions.
Now I have prospects to advance my kingside, while the queenside is well
protected - the minority attack does not get there as long as the knight
stands on d6.}) 16. Ng5 $1 hxg5 17. Bxg4 Rce8 18. O-O g6 19. Qc5 Rd8 20. Qxd6
Rxd6 21. Rc5 $16 {[%csl Rc6][%cal Rf1c1,Rg4f3,Rb2b4] 1-0 (34) Topalov,V (2780)
-Mekhitarian,K (2563) Caxias do Sul 2016 [Sevag] with a horrible endgame for
Black. There should be a pawn on c6, not a knight!}) (13. h3 $5 Bxf3 14. Bxf3
Ne7 15. O-O c6 16. Nxd6 Qxd6 17. Qc2 Nc8 18. b4 a6 $11 {½-½ (25) Mecking,H 
(2597)-Mekhitarian,K (2533) Rio de Janeiro 2018. Also should be fine for Black,
but here White has slightly better prospects, since the bishop on e2 may
support the minority attack.}) 13... Qxd6 14. b4 Ne7 15. O-O c6 16. b5) 12.
bxc3 Ne7 $1 {[%cal Re7c8,Rc8d6] Luckily I had checked this variation two days
before this game, when preparing against Canadian IM Panjwani and had fresh
ideas on my mind. I want to bring the knight to c8 and d6 quickly, reaching an
ideal post in these kind of structures.} 13. Rb1 (13. c4 c5 $1 {with good play
for Black}) (13. O-O Nc8 14. Ne5 Nd6 15. Rab1 Rfc8 16. Qb4 c5 $1 17. Qb2 Rc7
$15 {½-½ (46) Prasanna Raghuram,R (2466)-Rambaldi,F (2551) Kenner 2016, with
a preferrable position already.}) 13... Rfb8 $1 14. O-O Nc8 {It's always scary
to allow a move like Qe8+ at such an early stage of the game, but naturally,
Black is fine.} 15. Ne5 (15. Qe8+ {almost mate!} Kh7 16. Bd3+ g6 {[%cal Rc8d6]
and Black is simply fine.}) 15... Nd6 16. Qa5 Rc8 17. Bf3 b6 (17... c6 $5 $15 {
I didn't want to play like this, but here it makes sense. The main issue I was
thinking about is that White may play c4 if I stay too passive. But with his
bishop on f3, it is much harder now. Also, I have ideas with ...Bf5, ...Qe7
and ...f6 at some point hitting his knight, that suddenly looks weird on e5 
(if ...f6 happens).}) 18. Qa6 c5 {I was excited to play this move, which
brings me a fine position as well, but not more than equality should be hoped
for.} 19. Nd3 Ne4 {Forcing White to take on e4.} (19... cxd4 {this was my
initial idea, but then I changed my mind after seeing White's 21.Rb2 response.}
20. cxd4 Ne4 {[%cal Ge4d2]} 21. Rb2 (21. Bxe4 $2 {now is simply worse for
White:} dxe4 22. Nf4 $4 (22. Ne5 Qd8 {preparing ...f6 followed by ...Bc4} 23.
Rfc1 Rc7 $1 $17) 22... Bc4 $19) 21... g5 {with a complex position. I knew his
knight can't go to f4 now, but he may play Nb4, followed by a4 and a5.} 22. Nb4
$13 {[%cal Ga3a4]}) 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Nf4 (21. Ne5 $2 cxd4 {transposes to 19...
cxd4 and 21.Bxe4?!}) 21... cxd4 22. Nxe6 $1 Qxe6 (22... dxe3 $4 {almost traps
the knight, but 23.Nd4 escapes} 23. Nd4 $18) 23. cxd4 {In this endgame White
plans to play a4-a5, creating a weakness on a7 and then make use of his strong
central protected passed pawn on d4.} Qc4 $1 24. Qb7 Qc6 $1 (24... Qd3 $6 25.
Rbc1 $1 $16) (24... f5 $2 {just weakens too much.} 25. a4 $1 $16 {and Black
will be in trouble soon.}) 25. Qa6 Qc4 26. Qb5 {White tries to play on for a
win!} Qxb5 27. Rxb5 Rc3 28. a4 Ra3 29. Rb4 (29. a5 {looks fine for Black:} Rxa5
30. Rxa5 bxa5 31. Ra1 Rb8 32. g4 Rb5 33. Kg2 Kf8 34. Kg3 {[%cal Gg3f4]
threatening Kf4} g5 $11 {with balanced chances.}) (29. Rc1 $5 {was a risky,
but interesting try} Rxa4 30. g4 $1 {[%csl Re4] A typical move to emphasise
the weakness on e4} Rb8 31. Rc7 a6 (31... a5 $5 32. Rf5 f6 33. Rd5 Kh7 34. Rdd7
Rg8 $13 {is also playable.}) 32. Rf5 f6 33. Rd5 Ra5 $1 $132 {preparing a
defence with ...Rg5.}) 29... Rc8 30. g4 Rc6 (30... Rc2 {was cleaner, but I did
not pay much attention to it.} 31. d5 Rd3 32. Rxe4 Kf8 $1 $11 {followed by ...
Rxd5, with equality} (32... Rxd5 {also should be fine:} 33. Re8+ Kh7 34. Re7
Rc4 $1 $11)) 31. d5 Rg6 (31... Rc5 $1 {was a simple move; I missed this idea
as well.} 32. Rxe4 (32. Rd4 Rd3 33. Rd1 Rxd1+ 34. Rxd1 Kf8 $11 {White should
even be careful here.}) 32... Rxd5 $11) 32. Rd1 (32. Rxe4 Rd3 $1 {and Black is
fine.}) (32. h3 Rd3 33. Rxe4 Rxd5 $11) 32... Rxg4+ 33. Kf1 Rc3 $1 {Forced,
otherwise White is just queening his d5-pawn.} (33... Kf8 $4 34. d6 Ke8 35. d7+
Kd8 36. Rc4 $18 {[%cal Gc4c8]}) 34. a5 (34. d6 Rc8 35. Rc4 $5 {was an
interesting try:} Rd8 36. Rc7 {During the game, I was relaxed that I wouldn't
have problems after ...Rg6 and ...Kf8 here.} Rg6 37. d7 {[%cal Rc7c8]} Kf8 38.
Rxa7 Ke7 39. Rd4 f5 40. Rd5 Ke6 $1 {with this precise move, Black should be
just fine.} 41. Rd4 Ke7 $11) (34. h3 {This was something that scared me a
little bit. Now I have to decide if I give the pawn back with 34...Rg6 or hold
on to it with 34...Rh4. I was more inclined to give back the pawn:} Rg6 (34...
Rh4 35. d6 Rc8 {still looks fine, but it's always a bit dodgy to have a rook
on h4 while there is stuff happening in the centre.} 36. d7 Rd8 $11 {[%cal
Rg8f8,Rf8e7]}) 35. Rxe4 Kf8 36. d6 Rc8 $11 {and Black is fine.}) 34... Kf8 35.
axb6 axb6 36. Rxb6 Rc8 37. Rb4 f5 {And the game is over now.} 38. d6 Rg6 39.
Rb5 Rf6 40. Kg2 Rd8 41. Kg3 f4+ $1 42. exf4 {A draw was agreed here, the
position is completely equal after Black takes the d6-pawn.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Metz op 30th"]
[Site "Metz"]
[Date "2012.04.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Eingorn, Vereslav S"]
[Black "Sanikidze, Tornike"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2569"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[Annotator "Metz Alekhine/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2012.04.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bb4 (4... Be7) 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Qa4+ Nc6 7.
Bg5 h6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. e3 O-O 10. Be2 a6 (10... Be6 11. a3 Bd6 12. Nb5 Bg4 13.
Nxd6 {1/2-1/2 (13) Jakovenko,D (2724)-Wojtaszek,R (2713) Poikovsky 2012}) 11.
a3 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 b5 $146 {[%csl Rc3] Une nouveauté intéressante: la case "c6"
est un peu affaibli mais en contrepartie, les Noirs gagnent un tempo sur la Q
tout en fixant la faiblesse "c3"} (12... Be6 13. O-O Rfb8 14. Qb3 Na5 15. Qb4
b6 16. a4 Qd8 17. Rad1 c6 18. Ne5 Qc7 19. Qb1 b5 20. Qa2 Nc4 21. Nd3 Bf5 22.
Nc5 Nd6 23. Ra1 Ne4 24. axb5 Nxc3 25. Qd2 Nxe2+ 26. Qxe2 axb5 27. Na6 Qa7 28.
Nxb8 Qxa1 29. Nxc6 Qa3 30. Qd2 Bd3 31. Rc1 Bc4 32. h3 Ra6 33. Nb4 Rg6 34. Qc3
Qa7 35. Ra1 Qe7 36. Ra6 Rxa6 37. Nxa6 Qe4 38. Nb4 Qb1+ 39. Kh2 Qf1 40. Qd2 Qa1
41. f3 Qb1 42. Nc6 {Bu Xiangzhi (2677)-Hou,Y (2602) Xinghua Jiangsu 2011 1/2-1/
2}) 13. Qb3 Be6 $11 {[%csl Gc4]} 14. a4 Na5 15. Qb4 Nc4 $5 (15... Nc6 16. Qb3
Na5 {Les Noirs auraient problement pris la nulle}) 16. axb5 axb5 17. O-O c6 18.
Bxc4 bxc4 19. Ne5 Rxa1 (19... Qg5 $5 {[%cal Ge6h3]}) 20. Rxa1 Rc8 21. Qb7 c5
$132 22. Ra8 Rxa8 23. Qxa8+ Kh7 24. Nf3 Qg6 25. Qa1 cxd4 26. Nxd4 Bh3 27. Qf1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Metz op 30th"]
[Site "Metz"]
[Date "2012.04.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Lalic, Bogdan"]
[Black "Cornette, Matthieu"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Metz Alekhine/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2012.04.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 {01h30} 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 (4... Be7) 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6
Qxf6 7. Qb3 (7. e3) 7... c5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. Qxc3 Nd7 {88} 11. e3
O-O 12. Be2 b6 13. O-O a6 (13... Bb7 14. a4 $5) (13... Bb7 14. Rfc1 c4 15. a4
a6 16. Qb4 Bc6 17. Ne1 b5 18. axb5 axb5 19. b3 Qg6 20. h3 Rfe8 21. Bf3 Nf8 22.
bxc4 bxc4 23. Rxa8 Rxa8 24. Qb6 Qd6 25. Nc2 Rb8 26. Qa5 Rb3 27. Ra1 Ne6 28. Bd1
Ng5 29. Ne1 Rb8 30. Bc2 g6 31. Qc3 Qe7 32. Ra6 Bb5 33. Ra5 Ne4 34. Qb2 Qe8 35.
Qa3 Ng5 36. Ra7 Bc6 37. h4 Ne6 38. Nf3 Ra8 39. Ne5 Rxa7 40. Qxa7 h5 41. Qb6 Ba8
42. Qa6 Nf8 43. Ba4 {Postny,E (2640)-Moiseenko,A (2715) Porto Carras 2011 1-0 
(63)}) 14. b3 Bb7 15. Rfc1 Rfc8 {79} 16. dxc5 Qxc3 17. Rxc3 Rxc5 18. Rac1 Rac8
19. Rxc5 Rxc5 $146 (19... bxc5 20. b4 c4 21. Nd4 Nb6 22. Bd1 Bc6 23. Kf1 Kf8
24. Ke1 g6 25. h4 Ke7 {1/2-1/2 (25) Vasquez Schroder,R (2445)-Mitkov,N (2515)
Elista 1998}) 20. Rxc5 Nxc5 21. Nd4 $14 {[%csl Rb7,Gd4,Rd5] La finale est un
peu meilleure pour les Blancs et LALIC aime jouer ce genre de position
technique} g6 22. h4 Ne6 23. f4 Nxd4 {Le français pensait pouvoir annuler
cette finale mais son B est assez mauvais} 24. exd4 {[%cal Gg2g4]} h5 $6 {
83 Il est naturel de vouloir empêcher la poussée g4 mais h5 accentue la
faiblesse du Bb7. Au surplus, le P"h5" attaqué par le Be2 peut aussi donner
des motifs d'attaque de minorité comme dans la partie} (24... Kg7 $142 {
Plus souple} 25. Kf2 Kf6 26. g4 $14 {[%cal Ge2d3,Gg4g5]}) 25. f5 $1 {[%cal
Gg1e3,Ge3f4] Non seulement les Blancs se débarassent d'une faiblesse mais ils
ouvrent le passage pour le K Blanc} Kg7 26. Kf2 Kf6 27. fxg6 fxg6 28. Kg3 {
[%cal Gg3f4]} Bc8 29. Kf4 $16 {[%csl Gf4]} a5 30. Bf3 Bb7 $6 (30... Be6 $142 {
Un peu plus actif} 31. g3 Bf7 {[%cal Gf7h5,Gf7d5,Gg6g5]}) 31. g3 Bc6 32. Bg2
Bb7 33. b4 $1 {Menace la poussée b4b5 qui risquerait de mettre les Noirs en
zugzwang} axb4 34. axb4 {[%csl Rb7][%cal Gb4b5]} Bc6 35. Bf3 b5 $2 {[%csl Rb5]
Créant une nouvelle faiblesse et les Noirs seront en zugzwang en quelques coups
} 36. g4 $1 hxg4 37. Bxg4 Be8 38. Bc8 Bc6 39. Kg4 Kg7 $22 40. Kg5 Kf7 41. Bg4 {
[%cal Gg4e2,Ge2d3]} Be8 42. Be2 {Une belle démonstration technique des Blancs}
1-0

[Event "World Women-ch"]
[Site "Tirana"]
[Date "2011.11.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2011.11.14"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ALB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{A very interesting repetition of chess history - in Bonn 2008 the match
Kramnik-Anand was decided in the Meran Defence, in which Anand won two games
with Black. Here another opening played this historic role - the Ragozin
Defence. It is easy to be the general after the fight, but it is clear, that
Koneru would have better chances in the Queen's Indian or Nimzo-Indian. But
the main point is different - both Kramnik and Koneru were well prepared in
the openings, but their practical preparation was very low - and their
trainers were guilty in both cases.} 1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5.
cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 ({Another way of unpinning looks less convincing -} 6...
Qd6 7. Nd2 $1 $14) 7. Bh4 ({It was possible to choose a less risky possibility:
} 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. Qb3 c5 9. a3 (9. e3 O-O 10. a3 Bxc3+ 11. Qxc3 Nd7 12. Be2 b6
13. O-O Bb7 14. b3 Rac8 15. Rfc1 Rc7 16. dxc5 Qxc3 17. Rxc3 Rxc5 18. Rcc1 Rfc8
19. Rcb1 Nf8 20. b4 Rc3 21. Nd4 a6 22. Nf5 Rd8 23. Rc1 Rxc1+ 24. Rxc1 Ne6 25.
h4 h5 26. Nd4 Nxd4 27. exd4 g6 28. Rc7 {and the World Champion herself was
suffering in this endgame in Stefanova,A (2528)-Hou,Y (2578)/Rogaska Slatina
SLO 2011. Strange - why did Koneru not like to try her chances here? It is
clear, that Hou plays these positions unconvincingly.}) 9... Bxc3+ 10. Qxc3 b6
11. e3 O-O 12. dxc5 Qxc3+ 13. bxc3 bxc5 14. O-O-O Be6 15. c4 dxc4 16. Ne5 c3
17. Kc2 Rc8 18. Rd6 Kf8 19. Be2 a6 20. Rhd1 Ra7 21. Bf3 Rac7 22. Ng6+ Ke8 23.
Nf4 Bd7 24. Kxc3 Ba4 25. Rb1 {with a clearly better endgame for White in
Kasimdzhanov,R (2681)-Vitiugov,N (2709)/Moscow RUS 2011.}) 7... c5 8. e3 (8.
dxc5 O-O 9. Rc1 g5 10. Bg3 Ne4 11. e3 Qa5 12. Be5 $146 Qxa2 13. Bd3 Qxb2 14.
Bxe4 dxe4 15. Rc2 Qb3 16. Nd2 Qe6 17. Bd6 Rd8 18. O-O $13 {happened in the
game Ponomariov-Kramnik, Nice rapid 2010.}) 8... c4 ({I remember with great
satisfaction my old beautiful win} 8... Nc6 9. Bb5 $1 (9. Rc1 $6 g5 10. Bg3 Qa5
11. Nd2 cxd4 12. exd4 O-O $15) 9... g5 $6 (9... Qa5) 10. Bg3 Ne4 11. O-O $1
Bxc3 12. bxc3 O-O (12... Nxc3 13. Bxc6+ bxc6 14. Qc2 Ne4 15. dxc5 $14) 13. Bxc6
bxc6 14. dxc5 $1 $14 Nxc5 $2 (14... Ba6) 15. Nd4 Ba6 (15... Qf6 16. f4 $16) 16.
Nxc6 $1 $16 (16. Qh5 $2 Bxf1 17. Qxh6 Ne4) 16... Qd7 17. Nb4 $1 Bxf1 18. Nxd5
Qe6 (18... Be2 19. Qd4 $36) 19. Kxf1 Rad8 20. c4 Ne4 21. Qd4 Rc8 $2 (21... f5
22. f3 $16) 22. Qxe4 {1-0 Mikhalchishin,A-Dolmatov,S/USSR 1978}) 9. Be2 ({
A move frequently played here is} 9. Nd2 g5 10. Bg3 Bf5 11. Be5 Bxc3 12. bxc3
Nbd7 13. Bd6 Qb6 14. Bg3 Qb2 15. Qc1 Qxc1+ 16. Rxc1 b5 17. f3 O-O 18. Kf2 Rfe8
19. a4 a6 20. Be2 Re6 21. Rhe1 Nb6 {with complicated play, Radjabov,T (2740)
-Eljanov,P (2751)/Astrakhan RUS 2010.}) 9... g5 10. Bg3 Ne4 11. Rc1 Qa5 12. Ne5
(12. O-O Bxc3 13. bxc3 Bf5 ({After} 13... Nxc3 {Onischchuk had problems in a
few games} 14. Rxc3 Qxc3 15. Ne5 O-O (15... Nc6 16. Bh5 O-O 17. Qf3 Nxe5 18.
Bxe5 Qd3 19. Qf6 Qh7 20. f4 $1 g4 21. f5 c3 22. Bg6 fxg6 23. Qxf8+ Kxf8 24.
fxg6+ Kg8 25. Rf8+ Kxf8 26. gxh7 $18) 16. Bh5 Be6 $1 {with very sharp play,})
14. Ne5 O-O 15. Bg4 Bh7 16. Bh3 Nc6 $13 {Moiseenko-Aleksandrov, Kramatorsk
2001.}) 12... Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 Nc6 14. O-O O-O ({It is very dangerous to take
the pawn} 14... Nxc3 15. Rxc3 Qxc3 16. Bh5 O-O 17. Qf3 (17. Bxf7+ Rxf7 18. Nxf7
Kxf7 19. Qf3+ Kg7 20. Qxd5 Qd3 21. Be5+ Nxe5 22. Qxe5+ Kg8 23. Qe8+ Kg7 24.
Qe7+ Kg8 25. Qe8+ Kg7 26. Qe7+ Kg8 27. Qe8+ {1/2 Nielsen,P (2670)-Palac,M 
(2586)/Aix-les-Bains FRA 2011}) 17... Nd8 $6 {Topalov,V (2775)-Aronian,L (2808)
/Monaco MNC 2011 . White has a dangerous initiative.} 18. Qf6) 15. Bf3 Nxg3 16.
fxg3 {Typical try to exploit the f-file.} Nxe5 ({Black is not worse after} 
16... f5 17. Qd2 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Be6) 17. dxe5 Be6 18. Bh5 $6 {This is wrong.
The correct ideas were centralisation and doubling in the f-file.} (18. Qd4
Rac8 19. Rf2) 18... Qxa2 19. Rf6 Qb2 $5 ({A draw was expected after} 19... Kg7
20. Qf3 Qa5 21. Rf1 Qc7 22. e4 dxe4 23. Qxe4 Qc6 24. Rg6+ fxg6 25. Qxg6+ $11)
20. Rxh6 Bf5 21. Rf6 $2 ({It was necessary to attack the central pawn
immediately:} 21. Bf3 Bg6 ({Now} 21... Bd3 {was wrong:} 22. Rh5) 22. h4 Kg7 23.
hxg5 Rae8 24. Bxd5 Rxe5 25. Bxc4 Rxg5 26. Rh4 Rxg3 27. Bd5 {and play is
unclear.}) 21... Be4 (21... Bd3 {was simpler:} 22. Rf2 Qa3 {and the queen gets
to a strong position on e7.}) 22. Bf3 $2 ({Koneru does nottake advantage of
the last chance to double on the f-file.} 22. Rf2 Qa3 23. Qd2 Rae8 24. Rcf1 Re7
25. e6 f5 26. Bf7+) 22... Bd3 23. Qe1 ({Black has a fantastic position after} 
23. Bxd5 Rad8 24. Bf3 Rde8) 23... Rae8 24. Bxd5 Rxe5 25. e4 Kg7 (25... Rd8 {
was very strong, or the capture on e4, but Hou plays very solidly. Black's
advantage is indisputable - the pawn on a7 is ready to start its celebration
march forward.}) 26. Rf2 Qb6 27. Qd2 Rd8 28. Qb2 {How it was possible to avoid
the swap of queens?} f5 $1 ({Black could avoid the exchange now by playing} 
28... Qe3) 29. Qxb6 axb6 30. Bxb7 fxe4 {Suddenly the central pawn takes the
main role.} 31. Rb2 ({There was the slightly better} 31. Ra2 e3 32. Bf3) 31...
Re7 32. Bc6 Rd6 33. Ba4 (33. Rxb6 {does not work:} Rc7) 33... e3 34. Re1 e2 35.
Bc2 Rf7 36. Bxd3 cxd3 37. Rd2 Rdf6 0-1

[Event "World Women-ch"]
[Site "Tirana"]
[Date "2011.11.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2011.11.14"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ALB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd2 {Koneru
decided to switch to a more positional way. But she was not able to get any
real advantage and in the 8th game she tried another way.} (7. Qc2 dxc4 8. Bxc4
e5 9. a3 Bd6 10. d5 Ne7 11. O-O a6 12. b4 Bd7 13. Bb2 Ng6 14. Ng5 Qe7 15. Nge4
Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Bf5 17. Bd3 Bxe4 18. Bxe4 Qg5 {8th game Koneru,H (2600)-Hou
Yifan (2578)/Tirana ALB 2011. Black threats ...f7-f5 and it seems, that White
has no advantage.}) 7... dxc4 ({The more direct} 7... a6 {is possible:} 8. a3
Be7 9. Qc2 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Bd6 11. O-O (11. Ne4) 11... e5 12. d5 Ne7 13. h3 Bf5
14. e4 Bd7 15. Rfd1 Ng6 16. Bf1 Nh5 17. Bg5 Qc8 18. Be3 f5 $146 (18... Nhf4)
19. Rac1 f4 20. Bd2 {Karpov,A (2668)-Vescovi,G (2592)/Guarulhos (m/2-rapid)
2006. White got better chances.}) 8. Bxc4 Bd6 9. Qc2 a6 10. a3 e5 {It is
necessary to start counterplay urgently.} (10... h6 {was weaker:} 11. h3 e5 12.
d5 Ne7 13. Ba2 Bf5 14. e4 Bd7 15. Nh4 c6 16. dxc6 Nxc6 17. O-O Nd4 18. Qd1 Kh8
19. Nf3 Bc6 20. Re1 Qb6 21. b4 Rad8 22. Be3 Bb8 23. Rc1 Rd7 24. Na4 {
Damljanovic,B (2583)-Cabrilo,G (2487)/Petrovac 2004. The white knight on c5
will be stronger than its black counterpart on d4.}) 11. dxe5 ({Black had no
problems after closing off the centre} 11. d5 Ne7 12. e4 c6 13. dxc6 Nxc6 14.
Bg5 h6 15. Bh4 Bg4 16. Nd2 Nd4 17. Qd3 b5 {Miladinovic,I (2553)-Gyimesi,Z 
(2584)/Rogaska Slatina SLO 2009}) 11... Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. f4 $5 {It is
necessary to go forward.} ({Nothing promised} 13. Bd3 Qe7 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4
g6 16. Bb4 Bd6 17. Bxd6 Qxd6) 13... Bxc3 $6 {This decision is a bit too
primitive.} ({It was possible to retreat with the bishop, as White's centre is
not as dangerous as it looks.} 13... Bd6 14. Bd3 Re8 15. O-O Bc5 16. Rae1 h6
17. Bc1 Qe7 18. Kh1 b5 19. e4 Bb7) 14. Bxc3 Qe7 ({It was more risky to try to
capture the pawn with the rook:} 14... Re8 15. O-O Rxe3 16. Rae1 Rxe1 17. Rxe1
{and it will be not easy to defend.}) 15. O-O ({Here Koneru could protect the
pawn with better play:} 15. Bd4 Ng4 16. Qc3) 15... Qxe3+ 16. Kh1 Qb6 17. f5 {
After this typical move White has full compensation for the pawn, but to get
more is difficult.} Bd7 18. Bb4 Rfe8 19. Rad1 Qc6 ({The pin looked to be very
dangerous for Black:} 19... a5 20. Bxf7+ Kxf7 21. Qc4+ Be6 22. fxe6+ Rxe6 23.
Bc3 Qc6 24. Qa2) 20. Qb3 ({Here it was necessary to take on f7 - I can't see a
direct win, but Hou Yifan would have had to suffer seriously in that case:} 20.
Bxf7+ Kxf7 21. Qb3+ Be6 22. fxe6+ Rxe6 23. Rc1 Qb6 24. Rc5 Rae8 25. Qc4 c6 26.
Re5) 20... Kh8 21. Rc1 $6 ({It was possible to keep some advantage with the
bishop pair:} 21. Bc3 Re7 22. Bxf7 Rf8 23. Bc4) 21... Qb6 ({It was better to
double rooks:} 21... Re5) 22. Bxf7 Re5 23. Bc3 ({If you play for all or
nothing, why swap queens?} 23. Qg3) 23... Qxb3 24. Bxb3 Re3 25. Bc4 (25. Rcd1 {
was a bit stronger:} Bc6 26. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 27. Rxe1 Ne4 28. Bd4) 25... Rae8 ({
It was better to establish control over the black squares with} 25... c5) 26.
Bd4 R3e7 27. Ba2 Re2 28. Bf7 ({After the pawn capture the opponent's pieces
would become more active.} 28. Rxc7 Bc6 29. Rg1 Rd8) 28... R8e7 29. Bc4 R2e4
30. Bc5 $6 ({The power of the bishop pair also lies in the possibility of
exchanging either one of them at a useful moment:} 30. Bxf6 $1 gxf6 31. Bd5 Re2
32. Bxb7 Bb5 33. b4 {and Black had to fight for a draw.}) 30... Re8 31. Bf7
R8e5 32. Ba2 $2 ({It was necessary to retreat} 32. Bg1) 32... Bc6 33. Rg1 Re2
34. Bd4 Rxf5 35. Bc4 Rd2 36. Bc3 $2 ({It was possible to fight on after} 36.
Be6) 36... Ne4 37. Rge1 Ng3+ 38. hxg3 Rh5+ 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 13th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2012.03.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Edouard, Romain"]
[Black "Grandadam, Nicolas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2607"]
[BlackElo "2361"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2012.03.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Rc1 $5 c5
8. dxc5 Qa5 ({The capture leads to a slightly worse and unpleasant position
with an isolani:} 8... Nxc5 9. Qd4 $1 Bxc3+ 10. Qxc3 (10. Rxc3 Nce4 11. Bxf6
Nxf6 12. e3 O-O 13. Bd3 Re8 14. O-O Ne4 15. Rc2 b6 16. Bb5 Re7 17. Rfc1 Bb7 18.
h3 h6 19. b4 {Cvitan,O (2515)-Soffer,R (2440)/Biel 1990; with a clear
advantage.}) 10... Nce4 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Qxf6 Nxf6 13. e3 Kd7 14. Nd4 a6 15.
Bd3 g6 16. f3 Kd6 17. Kd2 Bd7 18. Rc3 {White is better, but usually it is
impossible to win such endings.}) (8... O-O 9. a3 Bxc5 (9... Bxc3+ 10. Rxc3 h6
11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. Qd4 Ne4 13. Rc1 Qa5+ 14. Qb4 Qxb4+ 15. axb4 a5 16. b5 Bd7 17.
Nd4 Rfc8 18. c6 bxc6 19. bxc6 Ng5 20. e3 Ne6 21. Nxe6 fxe6 22. Bb5 {Vallejo
Pons,F (2674)-Aronian,L (2724)/Khanty Mansiysk 2005; White has a clear
advantage.}) 10. e3 h6 11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. Nxd5 b6 13. Bc4 Bb7 14. Nf4 Bd6 15.
Ne2 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Be5 17. Qb3 Nd7 18. f4 Bf6 19. O-O Nc5 20. Qc2 Qd7 21. Rfd1
Qh3 22. Ng3 Rad8 23. b4 {Kasimdzhanov,R (2702)-Lopez Martinez,J (2570)/Lugo
2009; Black has no real compensation for the pawn.}) 9. a3 $1 {This move leads
to an exchange sacrifice.} ({A very serious option is the bishop's retreat} 9.
Bd2 Bxc5 10. e3 Qd8 (10... Qb6 11. Na4 Qd6 12. Nxc5 Nxc5 13. Qc2 Nfe4 14. Nd4
a6 15. f3 Nxd2 16. Qxc5 Qxc5 17. Rxc5 Nxf1 18. Rxf1 O-O 19. Kd2 Rd8 20. Rfc1 h5
21. h4 Rb8 22. R1c3 {Magerramov,E (2560)-Goldin,V (2330)/Moscow 1991; Black
has a very difficult defence.}) 11. Qb3 O-O {Black is forced to sacrifice a
pawn:} 12. Nxd5 b6 13. Be2 (13. Bc4 Ne4 14. Qc2 Re8 15. Nc3 Ndf6 16. Nxe4 Nxe4
17. Qb3 Qe7 18. O-O Bg4 19. Rfd1 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Ng5 21. Bd5 Rad8 22. Be1 Qd7 23.
h4 {Huzman,A (2465)-Dizdar,G (2500)/Baku 1988; Once more - no real
compensation for the pawn.}) 13... Ne4 14. O-O Nxd2 15. Nxd2 Bb7 16. Rfd1 Bxd5
17. Qxd5 Nf6 18. Qf3 Qe7 19. Nb3 Bd6 20. Nd4 Bc5 21. Nc6 Qc7 22. b4 Bd6 23. g3
a6 24. a3 Rfe8 25. Nd4 {Lobron,E (2540)-Gulko,B (2565)/Vienna 1991; the same
case - no compensation.}) 9... Bxc3+ 10. Rxc3 Ne4 11. Bd2 Nxc3 ({Young
superstar Magnus Carlsen had the feeling that it's deadly dangerous to take
this exchange, so he avoided it successfully:} 11... Ndxc5 12. Rc1 Nxd2 13.
Qxd2 Qxd2+ 14. Nxd2 b6 15. e3 Ke7 16. b4 Ne6 17. Nb3 a5 18. bxa5 Bd7 19. Rc3
bxa5 20. Kd2 Rab8 $1 {This isolani is not a target at all.} 21. Bd3 (21. Nxa5
Rb2+ 22. Rc2 Rxc2+ 23. Kxc2 Ra8) 21... a4 22. Nd4 Nxd4 23. exd4 Rb2+ 24. Rc2
Rb3 25. Rc3 Rb2+ 26. Rc2 Rb3 27. Ra2 Rc8 28. Re1+ Kd6 29. Re3 h6 30. h4 g5 31.
hxg5 hxg5 32. Bc2 Rbb8 33. Rc3 Rxc3 34. Kxc3 Rc8+ 35. Kd2 Rc4 36. Ke3 Rc3+ 37.
Kd2 Rc4 38. Ke3 Rc3+ 39. Kd2 {1/2 Navara,D (2660)-Carlsen,M (2625)/Wijk aan
Zee 2006}) 12. Bxc3 Qxc5 13. Bxg7 Rg8 14. Bd4 ({Another bishop retreat is
possible, but it is more useful to win a tempo:} 14. Bc3 Nb6 15. g3 Be6 16. Bg2
O-O-O {The black king hopes to find a safe haven on the other side, but the
pawn weaknesses are the decisive element.} 17. O-O Kb8 18. Qd2 Rc8 19. Nd4 Ka8
20. Qf4 Nc4 21. Qh4 Qb6 22. Qxh7 Rge8 23. e3 Nxb2 24. Nxe6 Na4 25. Bd4 Qxe6 26.
Bh3 Qe7 27. Bxc8 Rxc8 28. Qf5 Qf8 29. Qxd5 Nc3 30. Bxc3 Rxc3 31. Rb1 Rc6 32.
Qd7 Qc8 33. Qxc8+ Rxc8 34. Rb3 {1-0 Calderin,R (2345)-Pazos Gambarrotti,P 
(2330)/Cienfuegos 1991}) 14... Qe7 ({Another retreat allows White to develop
simply, forgetting the exchange:} 14... Qd6 15. g3 Nb6 16. Bg2 Bf5 17. O-O Be4
18. a4 Qb4 19. Bh3 Nc4 20. Qc1 Bxf3 21. exf3 Qd2 22. Re1+ Kf8 23. Bc5+ Kg7 24.
Qb1 Nxb2 25. Bf1 Rgc8 26. Be3 Qc3 27. Qf5 Qxe1 28. Bh6+ Kxh6 29. Qf6+ {1-0
Donoso,C-Endara,N/Pichincha 1962/EXT 2003}) 15. g3 Nc5 (15... Nf6 {did not
make a big difference:} 16. Bg2 Be6 17. O-O Ne4 18. Qd3 a6 19. Rd1) 16. Qc2 ({
The same was achieved after} 16. Bg2 Bf5 17. Nh4 Be4 18. f3 Bg6 19. O-O) 16...
Ne4 17. Bg2 Bf5 (17... Be6 18. O-O a6 19. Qd3 Rc8 20. Rd1) 18. Qb3 Be6 19. O-O
f6 20. Bc3 ({The white position on the long run is so powerful, that it is not
clear which bishop retreat is better:} 20. Be3) 20... Kf7 21. Nd4 b6 22. Rd1
Kg7 $4 {A blunder, but Black can not have rosy hopes even after} (22... Rae8)
23. Bxe4 1-0

[Event "Ankara FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Ankara"]
[Date "2012.09.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Socko, Monika"]
[Black "Kosintseva, Tatiana"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2463"]
[BlackElo "2524"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[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"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O {A favourite
line of both Kosintseva sisters, they are real experts here. In this critical
position a few different moves have been tried against them.} 7. Bd2 (7. h3 Ne4
8. Qc2 b6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 Bf5 11. Bd2 Nxd2 12. Nxd2 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Ne7 14.
a3 Bd6 15. Nb5 c6 16. Nxd6 Qxd6 17. O-O a5 18. Rac1 a4 19. e4 Qg6 20. Rfe1 Rfd8
21. Nf3 {1/2 Chiburdanidze,M (2514)-Kosintseva,T (2562)/Ulaanbaatar 2010; with
a slight advantage.}) (7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Ne4 ({another possibility was} 8...
Bd7 9. Qc2 Na5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. a4 Re8 12. Bd3 b6 13. Ba3 Ne4 14. O-O Bf5 15.
Ne5 f6 16. Nf3 h6 17. Nh4 Bh7 18. f3 Ng5 19. Bxh7+ Nxh7 20. Rae1 Nc4 $11 {
Koneru,H (2621)-Chiburdanidze,M (2516)/ISTANBUL 2009}) 9. Bb2 (9. Qc2 b6 10.
cxd5 exd5 11. Bd3 Na5 12. O-O Bb7 13. a4 c5 (13... f5 14. Ne5 c5 15. dxc5 bxc5
16. c4 Qd6 17. Bb2 Rae8 18. f3 Nf6 19. Qc3 {1-0 Zhao Xue (2544)-Kosintseva,T 
(2539)/Sochi RUS 2009. The strong bishop pair confirms her advantage.}) 14. Ba3
Rc8 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. Rab1 Re8 17. Rfd1 Qc7 18. Nd2 Re6 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Be2
Rb6 21. Rd2 Rxb1+ 22. Qxb1 Qe5 23. Qd1 {1-0 Zhao Xue (2544)-Kosintseva,T (2539)
/Sochi RUS 2009. White's control over the d-file is unpleasant.}) 9... Qe8 10.
Qc2 Na5 11. Bd3 b6 12. cxd5 exd5 13. O-O Bb7 14. a4 Nc4 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. dxe5
Qxe5 17. c4 Qe6 18. cxd5 Bxd5 19. Qxc7 Nc5 {1/2 Van Wely,L (2641)-Kosintseva,T
(2515)/Moscow RUS 2010; with good counterplay.}) (7. Be2 Ne4 8. Qc2 b6 9. O-O
Bxc3 10. bxc3 Ba6 11. Qa4 Nxc3 12. Qxa6 Nxe2+ 13. Kh1 Nxc1 14. Rfxc1 Na5 15.
cxd5 exd5 16. Ne5 Qd6 17. Qd3 f6 18. Nf3 Nc4 19. e4 b5 {0-1 Nebolsina,V (2360)
-Kosintseva,T (2573)/Moscow RUS 2010. The strong black knight on c4 allows
that side to play for a win.}) (7. Qc2 dxc4 8. Bxc4 Bd6 9. O-O e5 10. h3 exd4
11. exd4 Nb4 12. Qd1 Bf5 13. a3 Nc6 14. Re1 h6 15. Ne5 Bxe5 16. dxe5 Qxd1 17.
Nxd1 Nd7 18. f4 Na5 19. Ne3 Nxc4 20. Nxf5 Nc5 21. b4 Nd3 22. Re4 {
Chiburdanidze,M (2506)-Kosintseva,T (2536)/Ningbo CHN 2009. The white
structure is better.}) 7... dxc4 8. Bxc4 Bd6 {This simple move order was
proposed by Kramnik and it is believed to guarantee Black sufficient
counterplay.} (8... a6 9. Qc2 $14) 9. Nb5 ({Other options here:} 9. O-O e5 10.
d5 (10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 (11. Be2 Nxf3+ 12. Bxf3 Bxh2+ 13. Kxh2 Qxd2 $17)
11... Bxe5 12. Rad1 Bxh2+ 13. Kxh2 Ng4+ 14. Kg3 (14. Kg1 Qh4 $19) 14... Qd6+
15. f4 Qg6 $40) 10... e4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. dxc6 Nxd2 13. Nxd2 Bxh2+ 14. Kxh2
Qxd2 15. Rad1 (15. cxb7 Bxb7 16. Kg1 Qd6 17. Rfd1 $14) 15... Qxb2 16. Rd4 {
Danielian,E (2489)-Kosintseva,T (2536)/Ningbo CHN 2009; with compensation for
the sacrificed pawn.}) ({A sharper line was seen in the World Championship
match:} 9. Qc2 a6 10. a3 e5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. f4 Bxc3 14. Bxc3
Qe7 15. O-O Qxe3+ 16. Kh1 Qb6 17. f5 Bd7 18. Bb4 Rfe8 19. Rad1 Qc6 20. Qb3 Kh8
21. Rc1 Qb6 22. Bxf7 Re5 {0-1 Koneru,H (2600)-Hou Yifan (2578)/Tirana ALB 2011;
with very sharp play.}) 9... Be7 ({Strange - other moves are not worse, but
are not tried so often:} 9... e5 10. dxe5 (10. Nxd6 Qxd6 (10... cxd6 11. dxe5
dxe5 12. Bc3 Qe7 $11) 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Qxe5 13. Bc3 Qg5 14. O-O-O $14 {
1-0 Kempinski,R (2543)-Milov,V (2604)/Linares 2001} (14. O-O $2 Bh3 $19)) 10...
Bxe5 (10... Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 $11) 11. Bb4 Nxb4 12. Qxb4 c5 $1 13. Qxc5 Bxb2
14. Rb1 Qa5+ {1/2 Shariyazdanov,A (2594)-Dizdar,G (2533)/Dubai 2001/CBM 083 
(44)}) (9... a6 $5 10. Nxd6 cxd6 11. O-O Bd7 $11) 10. O-O a6 11. Nc3 Bd6 12.
Qc2 (12. Rfe1 {seems to be better:} e5 13. d5 e4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. dxc6 Nxd2
16. Nxd2 Bxh2+ 17. Kxh2 Qxd2 18. cxb7 Bxb7 19. Kg1 Rab8 20. Qa3 Rbd8 21. Qc5
Qd6 22. Qxd6 Rxd6 23. Rac1 {Lenic,L (2595)-Moiseenko,A (2677)/Moscow RUS 2010;
and Black has still to protect his own pawn weaknesses.}) 12... e5 13. d5 ({
Somehow it is more logical not to close the position. But the exchange in the
centre has been tried unsuccessfully:} 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. f4 Bd6
16. Bd3 Kh8 (16... h6 $146 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Qe7 19. Bc3 c6 20. Rf3 f6 21.
Rg3 Be6 22. Qe2 Kh8 $13 {Krasenkow,M (2651)-Prusikin,M (2571)/Deutschland 99/
(282) 2007}) 17. Kh1 b5 18. Ne4 Bf5 19. Nxf6 Bxd3 20. Qxd3 Qxf6 21. Bc3 Qe6 22.
e4 f6 23. b3 {1/2 Radjabov,T (2648)-Kramnik,V (2785)/Dortmund 2003}) 13... Ne7
14. e4 Bg4 ({Some very interesting forced play starts after} 14... b5 15. Be2
Bd7 16. a3 c6 17. Bg5 Ng6 18. Nh4 Nxh4 19. Bxh4 Rc8 20. dxc6 Bxc6 21. Rfd1 Qe7
22. Bg4 Rc7 23. Qd3 Bc5 24. Qf3 Bd4 25. Rac1 Bb7 26. Nd5 Bxd5 27. Bxf6 gxf6 28.
Rxc7 Qxc7 29. exd5 Rd8 30. b4 {with an advantage to White thanks to the more
dangerous bishop.}) 15. Be2 c6 ({It was possible to prepare this logical
attack on White's pawn centre by} 15... Rc8) 16. Bg5 cxd5 17. Bxf6 {At least
White destroys a bit the opponent's pawn structure.} ({It was not logical to
allow Black to create a strong centre:} 17. exd5 Nd7 18. Be3 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 f5)
17... gxf6 18. Nxd5 ({It is not possible to fight for an advantage with other
moves:} 18. exd5 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 f5 20. Be2 e4 $11) (18. Nh4 Bxe2 19. Qxe2 d4 20.
Nd5 Nxd5 21. exd5 Kh8 22. Rac1 Qd7 23. Qf3 Be7 24. Nf5 Rg8 25. Rc4 Rg5 $11)
18... Nxd5 19. exd5 f5 20. Ne1 $2 ({The move in the text is too passive, but
it was not so easy to establish a blockading control over the white squares, i.
e.} 20. g3 Qf6 21. Nh4 Rac8 22. Qd2 Bh3 23. Rfc1 f4 24. Bf1 Bg4 25. Be2 Bd7 26.
Bd3 Qg5) 20... Rc8 21. Qd1 Bxe2 (21... Qg5 {was not bad:} 22. Bxg4 Qxg4 23. g3
Qxd1 24. Rxd1 Rfd8 {and the pawn on d5 will soon be in trouble.}) 22. Qxe2 Qf6
({It was possible to start the plan of the game immediately:} 22... Rc5 23. Rd1
Qf6 24. g3 Rfc8) 23. Nc2 f4 $1 {Not allowing the white knight even to try the
blockade!} 24. Rfc1 Qg6 ({The immediate} 24... Rc5 {was very good}) 25. f3 ({
Kosintseva's idea was to cut the opponent's knight off completely:} 25. Ne1 e4
$1) 25... Rc5 ({This weak pawn on d5 could be attacked differently by} 25...
Rfd8) 26. Qd1 ({After} 26. Qd2 {the developments awaiting White were not
pleasant:} e4 27. fxe4 Qxe4 $19) 26... f5 {Kosintseva choses a more active way,
as it was logical to continue the attack on the weak d5-pawn.} 27. Ne1 Qf7 28.
Rxc5 Bxc5+ 29. Kh1 Rd8 30. Qc2 Rxd5 {The pawn is finally lost and White's
position is helpless.} 31. Nd3 Be3 32. b4 ({Even worse is to go under the pin} 
32. Rd1 Qd7 $19) 32... Kg7 (32... e4 {was also possible:} 33. fxe4 fxe4 34. Nf2
Bxf2 35. Qxf2 e3) 33. Re1 b6 34. Qc3 Qf6 35. Nb2 b5 ({Black did not like to
start the forced and easy realisation of her advantage} 35... Bd2 36. Qc4 Bxe1
37. Qxd5 Bxb4 38. Qd7+ Kh6 39. Qc7 Bc5 40. Nd3 Qd6 $19) 36. Qc8 Kh6 37. h3 Rd2
38. Nd1 Bd4 39. Qg8 Qg6 40. Qf8+ Kh5 41. g3 Rh2+ $1 {with mate in two!} 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 16th"]
[Site "Jerusalem"]
[Date "2015.02.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Black "Aleksandrov, Aleksej"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2603"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[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"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Qc2 c5 8.
g3 h6 {Maybe other options have to be considered more seriousely} (8... Qa5 9.
Bg2 Ne4 10. Bd2 Nxd2 11. Nxd2 cxd4 12. Nxd5 O-O 13. a3 Bxd2+ 14. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 15.
Kxd2 Nc5 16. Rad1 Be6 17. b4 Na4 18. Ne7+ Kh8 19. Bxb7 Rae8 20. Bc6 Rxe7 21.
Bxa4 Bc4 22. Rhe1 {Bacrot,E (2704)-David,A (2598)/Le Port Marly 2012, with a
sound extra pawn.}) (8... O-O 9. Bg2 h6 10. Be3 b6 (10... Re8 11. O-O Rxe3 12.
fxe3 Qe7 13. Qc1 Nb6 14. Ne5 Be6 15. a3 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Rc8 17. a4 Nbd7 18. Nxd7
Bxd7 19. Qd2 Re8 20. Rxf6 Qxf6 21. Bxd5 Qg5 22. dxc5 Bc6 23. Bxc6 bxc6 24. Rd1
{Baryshpolets,A (2546)-Nisipeanu,L (2686)/Pardubice CZE 2014 (65), and the
advantage is not sufficient to win the game.}) (10... c4 11. O-O Re8 12. Bf4
Bxc3 13. bxc3 Ne4 14. Nd2 Nxd2 15. Qxd2 Nb6 16. Qc2 Be6 17. a4 a5 18. Rfb1 Ra6
19. Rb2 Bd7 20. h4 Qc8 21. Kh2 {Jovanic,O (2511)-Kravtsiv,M (2581)/Livigno
2012/ Black has not yet equalised.}) 11. O-O Bb7 12. Rfd1 ({A better move was} 
12. Nh4 Re8 13. Nf5) 12... Re8 13. Bf4 $2 (13. Nh4) 13... Bxc3 14. bxc3 Rc8 15.
Bh3 g5 $1 16. Nxg5 hxg5 17. Bxg5 Rc6 {Frolyanov,D (2555)-Aleksandrov,A (2612)/
Moscow 2012, and the position is very sharp.}) 9. Bf4 ({In a famous game
Zhukova played} 9. Be3) 9... Qa5 ({Normal development does not solve Black's
problems} 9... O-O 10. Bg2 b6 (10... c4 11. O-O Nb6 12. Rad1 Be6 13. Ne5 Re8
14. f3 Nfd7 15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. e4 dxe4 17. fxe4 Bg4 18. Rd2 Rad8 19. a3 Ba5 {
Arun Prasad,S (2472)-Nisipeanu,L (2686)/Pardubice 2014, the white centre is
very dangerous.}) 11. O-O Bb7 12. Nb5 Bc6 13. Nc7 Rc8 14. a3 Ba5 15. b4 Ne4 16.
dxc5 bxc5 17. bxa5 Rxc7 18. Bxc7 Qxc7 19. Nd2 f5 20. Rac1 Kh8 21. f3 Nxd2 22.
Qxd2 f4 23. gxf4 Rxf4 24. e3 Ra4 25. f4 {Lagno,K (2540)-Hou Yifan (2661)/
Tromso NOR 2014, with a serious advantage for White.}) ({But it is necessary
to test more seriousely} 9... Ne4 10. Bg2 Ndf6 11. O-O O-O 12. dxc5 Nxc3 13.
bxc3 Bxc5 14. Rad1 Qe7 15. Nd4 Rd8 16. Nf5 Qe6 17. Nd4 Qa6 18. Nb3 Be7 19. Bc7
Re8 20. Be5 Bg4 21. Rfe1 Rac8 22. Rd4 Bh5 23. Bxd5 Nxd5 {Bartel,M (2366)
-Aleksandrov,A (2593)/Wroclaw POL 2014, with good counterplay.}) 10. Bg2 Ne4
11. Rc1 $1 {A very strong pawn sacrifice.} Qxa2 ({It is preferable to develop
simply} 11... Ndf6 12. O-O Bxc3 13. bxc3 O-O) 12. Nd2 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Qxc2 14.
Rxc2 Nxd2 15. Kxd2 Nb6 ({Serious problems in the endgame resulted from} 15...
Nf6 16. Be5 O-O 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. dxc5 Be6 19. Ra1 Rfc8 20. Ra5 Rc7 21. Rb2
Rac8 22. Rxa7 Rxc5 23. Ra3 b5 24. e3 {Wojtaszek,R (2717)-Peralta,F (2606)/
Istanbul 2012/CBM 151 (49), but winning is not an easy task yet.}) ({Another
alternative was very passive defence} 15... cxd4 16. cxd4 Nb6 17. Ra1 O-O 18.
Bc7 Be6 19. Ra5 Rac8 20. Rac5 Ra8) 16. dxc5 Nc4+ 17. Kd3 Bf5+ $2 ({A better
defence was} 17... Be6 18. Kd4 g5 19. Bd6 Kd7 20. Bxd5 Bxd5 21. Kxd5 Nxd6 22.
cxd6 Rhc8 23. c4 Rc6 24. c5 b6 25. e4 Rac8) 18. e4 Bh7 19. Kd4 Na5 20. Kxd5 $1
{Such a king march looks dangerous, but it is perfectly safe here. Just Black
has no real counterplay.} O-O-O+ 21. Bd6 b6 22. Ra1 Nb7 23. Rxa7 (23. Bh3+ {
It was stronger to include this check, but he did it later.} f5) 23... bxc5 24.
Bh3+ f5 25. e5 1-0

[Event "WchT (Women) 3rd"]
[Site "Mardin"]
[Date "2011.12.26"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Zhukova, Natalia"]
[Black "Zhao, Xue"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2427"]
[BlackElo "2541"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2011.12.18"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine (W)"]
[BlackTeam "China (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

{This is probably the best game played in Mardin.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3
Bb4 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Qc2 c5 8. g3 $5 {A new plan in the
modern Ragozin Defence, developed just last year.} h6 ({A possible improvement
is the immediate increasing of the heat in the centre} 8... cxd4 $5 9. Nxd4 Qb6
10. Rd1 Ne4 11. Be3 Qg6 (11... Qa5 12. Bg2 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Bxc3+ 14. Kf1 Bxd4 15.
Bxd4 O-O 16. Qb2 f6 17. Bc3 Qc7 18. Bxd5+ Kh8 19. Bb4 Rd8 20. Kg2 Nb6 21. Bf3 {
Riazantsev,A (2682)-Feller,S (2611)/Biel SUI 2010. The strong white bishop
pair is a signal of his clear advantage.}) 12. Bd2 $1 (12. Rc1 {would be
weaker:} Nb6 13. Bg2 Bxc3+ 14. bxc3 Nc4 15. Bf4 O-O 16. O-O b6 17. f3 Nc5 18.
Rfd1 Bb7 19. Qxg6 hxg6 {Danielian, E (2506)-Kosintseva,T (2559), Tbilisi 2011.
Black is fine.}) 12... Nxc3 13. bxc3 Qxc2 14. Nxc2 Ba5 15. Bg2 Nf6 16. Nb4 Be6
17. Be3 O-O 18. O-O Bxb4 19. cxb4 Ne4 20. Rc1 Rfc8 21. Bd4 b5 22. Rfd1 {
Galliamova,A (2492)-Kosintseva,N (2560)/Rostov on Don 2011; with a clearly
better endgame for White.}) 9. Be3 $5 ({Another option, the exchange on f6,
can promise a slightly different kind of position:} 9. Bxf6 Nxf6 (9... Qxf6 10.
Rd1 O-O 11. Bg2 Nb6 12. dxc5 Bf5 13. Qc1 Na4 14. Nd4 Rac8 15. Nxf5 Qxf5 16.
Rxd5 Qf6 17. O-O Bxc3 18. bxc3 Nxc3 19. Rd2 Rxc5 20. Qa3 b6 21. Qxa7 Rd8 22.
Rxd8+ Qxd8 23. Bf3 Ra5 24. Qb7 Rxa2 25. Rc1 {Bacrot,E (2705)-Peralta,F (2608)/
Mulhouse FRA 2011; and Black faces serious problems on the c-file.}) 10. Bg2
O-O 11. O-O Qe7 (11... c4 12. Ne5 Re8 13. b3 Bf5 14. Qxf5 Bxc3 15. Rad1 cxb3
16. axb3 Qe7 17. e3 b5 18. Qd3 b4 19. Qc2 Rec8 20. Rc1 Qe8 21. Bh3 Rc7 22. Nd3
a5 23. Nc5 Ne4 24. Na4 g6 25. Rfd1 {Zhao Xue (2497)-Tan,Z (2429)/Shenzhen CHN
2011; and the black pawn structure is a bit vulnerable.}) 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13.
Rad1 Rd8 14. Nd4 Bg4 15. h3 Be6 16. Qb3 Rac8 {and White doesn't seem to have
anything special. Topalov,V (2775)-Kramnik,V (2785), Monaco MNC 2011.}) (9. Bd2
O-O 10. Bg2 b6 11. O-O Re8 12. Rfd1 Bb7 13. e3 Qe7 14. Ne2 Bxd2 {There is the
very timid but possibly playable retreat} 15. Nxd2 Rac8 16. Qf5 cxd4 17. Nxd4
Nc5 {Khismatullin,D (2662)-Sjugirov,S (2643)/Olginka RUS 2011; with tense play.
}) 9... Qa5 {Other moves can be tried:} (9... b6 10. Bg2 O-O 11. O-O Bb7 12.
Rfd1 Rc8 13. Rac1 Re8 14. Bh3 Rxe3 15. fxe3 Qe8 16. Ne5 Rd8 17. Qf5 c4 18. Bg2
g6 19. Qf4 {Khismatullin,D (2635)-Alekseev,E (2662)/Rogaska Slatina SLO 2011;
with strong pressure on the f-file.}) (9... O-O 10. Bg2 Re8 11. O-O c4 12. Bf4
Qa5 13. Ne5 Nb6 14. f3 Be6 15. e4 Rad8 16. Be3 $6 Bd6 $1 17. Bf4 Nh5 18. Nxf7
$1 Bxf7 19. Bxd6 Rxd6 20. e5 Rdd8 21. f4 $1 Nd7 $1 {Javakhishvili,L (2469)
-Peralta,F (2601)/Vrachati GRE 2011. White's centre provides some measure of
compensation for the piece, but it is not clear that White can win.}) 10. Bg2
Nb6 $6 {By postponing her development Black is playing with fire! It would be
necessary to complete development urgently.} (10... O-O 11. O-O c4 12. Ne5 {
would lead to a "more Ragozin" type of position, with typical play for
positions of this kind.}) 11. O-O Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nc4 $2 (12... O-O 13. Ne5 {
is clearly better for White, but anyway Black should play like this.}) 13. Ne5
$1 {This move practically forces Black to open the dangerous f-file.} Nxe3 ({
Another bad try is} 13... Nxe5 14. dxe5 Ne4 15. c4 Bf5 16. g4 $1 (16. Qb3 d4
17. Qxb7 O-O 18. Bxe4 Rab8 $13) 16... Bh7 (16... Bg6 17. f4 $1 Ng3 18. f5 Nxf1
19. Rxf1 Bh7 20. cxd5 $18) 17. Qb3 d4 18. Qxb7 O-O 19. Bxe4 $16 Bxe4 20. Qxe4
dxe3 21. Qxe3) 14. fxe3 $16 O-O {It is clear that White will carry out the
typical exchange sacrifice on f6.} ({But after a normal developing move White
can stop the opponent's short castling:} 14... Be6 15. Ng6 $5 Rg8 16. Ne5 {
and Black's position is hardly defendable.}) 15. Rxf6 $1 gxf6 16. Bxd5 Kh8 ({
All other moves lose immediately:} 16... fxe5 17. Qg6+ Kh8 18. Qxh6+ Kg8 19.
Be4 Re8 (19... f5 20. Bd5+) 20. Bh7+ Kh8 21. Bg6+ Kg8 22. Qh7+ Kf8 23. Qxf7#) (
16... Kg7 17. Bxf7 f5 18. Bc4 $16) ({The most stubborn would have been} 16...
f5 17. Qb3 Qc7 18. Rf1) 17. Rf1 $3 {A brilliant move, which had to be properly
calculated.} ({It looks very tempting to play the immediate attack} 17. Ng6+ $1
fxg6 18. Qxg6 {where Black has a strong defensive move:} Bf5 $1 19. Qxh6+ $1 (
19. Qxf5 Qxc3 20. Qf4 Qxa1+ 21. Kg2 Kg7 22. Qg4+ Kh7 23. Qf5+ Kg7 24. Be4 Rf7
$1 25. Qh7+ Kf8 26. Qh8+ Ke7 27. Qxa8 Qb2 $13) 19... Bh7 {Of course, here it
is difficult to see the computer recommendation} 20. Rb1 $3 {Hard to believe,
but Black is helpless - White simply maximally increases the activity of her
own pieces.} b5 (20... Rab8 21. Rxb7 $18) 21. Bxa8 Rxa8 22. Qxf6+ Kg8 23. Qg5+
Kh8 24. Qe5+ Kg8 25. Qd5+ Kg7 26. Rf1 $1 $18) 17... fxe5 18. Rf6 $1 Kg7 19.
dxe5 Qd8 ({White's task would have been much harder after} 19... Qc7 $1 20. Qe4
Rd8 $1 {and there White would have to find the amazing and not simple
improvement} 21. c4 $3 {Being a rook down White plays positional chess! Black
is lost -} Rxd5 22. cxd5 Bh3 23. Qf4 $1 Rh8 24. g4 $1 {Only move!} Qd7 25. e6
$1 fxe6 26. g5 Bf5 27. dxe6 Bxe6 28. gxh6+ Kh7 29. Qe4+ Bf5 30. Rxf5 Rg8+ 31.
Kf2 Rg6 32. Qf4 $1 Qe6 33. Rf7+ Kh8 34. Qb8+ Rg8 35. Qxb7 Qxh6 36. Qb2+ $18)
20. Qe4 Qxf6 ({Nor does another defence:} 20... Be6 {help:} 21. Qf4 $1 (21.
Bxe6 Qd1+ 22. Rf1 Qxf1+ 23. Kxf1 fxe6+ 24. Kg2) 21... Kg8 22. Qxh6 Re8 23. Be4
$1 Qd1+ 24. Kf2) 21. exf6+ Kxf6 {White's position is winning, but some
technique is still required.} 22. Qh7 $1 Be6 23. Qxh6+ Ke7 24. Bxb7 Rab8 25.
Qg5+ $1 {Now White starts to attack the weak black pawns and the king has
nowhere special to hide.} Kd6 26. Qf4+ $1 Kd7 27. Qa4+ Ke7 28. Qxa7 Kf6 29. a4
$1 {The advance of this pawn decides matters.} Rfd8 30. Kf2 $1 {Avoiding any
complications!} (30. a5 Rd1+ 31. Kf2 Rh8 32. h4 Bh3 33. e4 {wins as well.})
30... Rh8 31. h4 c4 32. a5 Rbd8 33. Qc5 $1 Rhg8 34. a6 Rd1 35. Bg2 Kg7 36. Qa5
Kh6 37. a7 Rdd8 38. a8=Q 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.11.07"]
[Round "10.2"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Milov, Vadim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2611"]
[BlackElo "2626"]
[Annotator "Milov,V"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[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 "Bosnia&Herzegovina"]
[BlackTeam "Switzerland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. Ne5 Bd7 7. Nxd7 Qxd7 8.
a3 (8. e3 e5) 8... Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Ne4 (9... O-O $5 10. e3 a6 11. Qc2 (11. Be2 b5
$1 12. cxb5 axb5 13. Qxb5 Rfb8 14. Qd3 Na5 $44) 11... Na5 (11... e5 12. cxd5
Qxd5 13. c4 Qd6 14. d5 Ne7 15. e4 $14) 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Bd3 Rfe8 14. O-O c5
$11) 10. Qc2 O-O (10... Na5 $6 11. cxd5 exd5 12. f3 Nd6 13. e4 O-O 14. Bd3 $36)
11. e3 Na5 12. Bd3 (12. f3 Nd6 13. cxd5 (13. c5 Ndc4 14. Bd3 f5 15. e4 b6 $132)
13... exd5 14. Bd3 f5 $13) 12... f5 13. cxd5 (13. f3 Nd6 {-12.f3} (13... dxc4
$2 14. Bxe4 $16)) 13... exd5 14. a4 $1 (14. O-O c5 15. f3 c4 $1 16. Bxe4 (16.
Be2 Nb3 17. Rb1 Nd6 $17) 16... fxe4 17. fxe4 Rxf1+ 18. Kxf1 Rf8+ 19. Kg1 Qf7
20. Bb2 dxe4 $17) 14... c5 15. Ba3 (15. f3 c4) 15... Rf6 16. Bxc5 (16. dxc5 Rc8
17. Bb4 Nc4 (17... Nc6 18. f3 $16) 18. Bxc4 dxc4 19. Rd1 Qc6 $13) 16... Nxc5
17. dxc5 Rc8 18. O-O Rxc5 19. Rfd1 {>< d5,f5} Nc6 $6 (19... Nc4 20. e4 fxe4 21.
Bxe4 h6 22. Rd4 Qc6 $11) 20. Rab1 (20. e4 $2 Nb4) 20... Ne7 21. Rb5 (21. e4 $5
fxe4 22. Bxe4 g6 (22... Rh6 {/\Qc7} 23. Qa2 Kh8 24. Bf3 $14) 23. Bf3 b6 24. Rd3
$14) 21... Rfc6 22. Rxc5 Rxc5 23. e4 fxe4 24. Bxe4 g6 25. Bf3 Qe6 $1 (25... b6
26. Re1 $36) 26. Qd2 b6 27. Re1 Qf6 28. h3 Kg7 29. Re3 Rc4 $1 (29... Nf5 30.
Rd3 Ne7) 30. Bg4 (30. Bxd5 Nxd5 31. Qxd5 Rxc3 32. Qd7+ Kh6 $11) (30. Qe1 $5 Nf5
31. Re5 d4 32. Re6 (32. cxd4 Nxd4 (32... Rxa4 33. d5 $36) (32... Rxd4 33. Re6
Qg5 34. Qe5+ Kh6 35. Bg4 $16 {->}) 33. Re7+ Kf8 $11) 32... Qg5 33. Qe5+ Kh6 34.
Bg4 (34. Qb8 dxc3 35. Qf8+ Ng7 36. Re7 Qc1+ 37. Kh2 Qf4+ 38. Qxf4+ Rxf4 $17)
34... dxc3 35. Qxf5 Qxf5 36. Bxf5 c2 $11) 30... Re4 (30... Rxa4 31. Re6 Qf7 (
31... Qf8 32. c4 $5 (32. Bf3 $36 {/\Qe3}) 32... Rxc4 33. Qb2+ d4 (33... Kg8 34.
Rf6 $18) 34. Qe2 Rc1+ 35. Kh2 Ng8 36. Qe5+ Kh6 (36... Nf6 37. Re7+ Kh6 38. Qf4+
g5 39. Qd6 $18) 37. Qxd4 Rc5 38. Rd6 $44) 32. c4 $5 {Sokolov,I} (32. Qe1 Re4
$11) 32... Rxc4 33. Qb2+ d4 34. Qe2 Rc1+ 35. Kh2 Ng8 36. Qe5+ Kh6 (36... Kf8
37. Rd6) 37. Qxd4 (37. Qh5+ $11) 37... Rc5 $13) 31. Rxe4 dxe4 32. Qd7 (32. Bd1
Qe5) 32... a5 33. Qb7 h5 (33... Qe5 34. Qxb6 Qxc3 $11) 34. Bd1 (34. Be2 Qe6 {
/\e3}) 34... Qe6 35. Bb3 Qe5 (35... Qxb3 $2 36. Qxe7+ Kh6 37. Qxe4 Qxc3 38.
Qe3+ Qxe3 39. fxe3 Kg5 40. Kf2 Kf5 41. Ke2 $18) 36. Qxb6 Qxc3 37. Qe6 Qc1+ 38.
Kh2 Qf4+ 39. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.02.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Postny, Evgeny"]
[Black "Milov, Vadim"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2491"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Milov,V"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[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 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Qc2 O-O 8.
a3 Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 h6 10. Bh4 c5 $1 $146 (10... c6) 11. dxc5 (11. Bxf6 Qxf6 $11)
11... g5 12. Bg3 (12. c6 $6 bxc6 13. Bg3 c5 14. e3 Ne4 $36) (12. Bxg5 $6 hxg5
13. Nxg5 Qc7 (13... Re8 14. Qg3 $13) 14. Rc1 Re8 $15 {/\15...Qe5}) (12. Nxg5 $5
hxg5 13. Bxg5 Ne4 14. Bxd8 Nxc3 $13) 12... Ne4 $36 13. Qc2 Ndxc5 14. e3 Bd7 $1
(14... Bf5 15. Qd1 (15. Nd4 Nxg3 16. Nxf5 Nxh1 17. Nxh6+ (17. Qxc5 Qf6 18. Bd3
Nxf2 $1 $19) 17... Kg7 18. Nf5+ Kf6 19. Qxc5 Rc8 20. Qd6+ Qxd6 21. Nxd6 Rc2 $17
) 15... Ne6 16. Nd4 $14) 15. Nd4 $6 (15. b4 Ba4 (15... Na4 16. Qb3 Rc8 $140 17.
Qxd5) (15... Rc8 $5 16. Qb2 (16. bxc5 Qa5+ 17. Nd2 Rxc5 18. Qb2 Rfc8 19. Rd1 (
19. Bd3 Rc2 20. Qb4 Rc1+ 21. Ke2 Nc3+ 22. Kf3 g4+ 23. Kf4 Qc7+) (19. Be2 Rc2
20. Qb4 Rc1+ 21. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 22. Bd1 Qxb4 23. axb4 Ba4 $19) 19... Ba4 20. f3
Bxd1 21. fxe4 Rc1 $19) 16... Na4 17. Qd4 $14) 16. Qb2 Nb3 (16... Ne6 17. Bd3
$14) 17. Rd1 a5 (17... Rc8 18. Be2 a5 (18... Nc3 19. Rd3 Nxe2 $6 20. Kxe2 g4
21. Ne5 Rc2+ 22. Qxc2 Nd4+ 23. Rxd4 Bxc2 24. Nxg4 $16) 19. O-O Nc3 20. Rde1
axb4 21. axb4 Nxe2+ 22. Qxe2 Qb6 $13) 18. Be2 (18. Bd3 axb4 19. axb4 Qb6 $13)
18... axb4 19. axb4 Qb6 20. O-O Qxb4 (20... Rfd8 $2 21. Rd3 Qxb4 22. Nd4 $16)
21. Rxd5 Qc3 (21... Nc3 $2 22. Bd6 Nxe2+ 23. Qxe2 Qe4 24. Re5) 22. Qb1 Nxg3 23.
hxg3 Rfd8 $11) 15... Ba4 16. Qe2 $8 (16. b3 $2 Rc8 (16... Nxb3 17. Nxb3 Rc8 18.
Qb2 (18. Qb1 Nc3 19. Qb2 Qb6) (18. Qd3 Rc3) 18... Qb6 $17) 17. bxa4 Qa5+ 18.
Ke2 Ne6 (18... Nxa4 $5 19. Qd3 Nb2 (19... Nac3+ 20. Ke1) 20. Qb3 Qd2+ 21. Kf3
Qxd4 22. exd4 Nd2+ 23. Kg4 Nxb3 24. Rb1 Rc2 $17) 19. Qb2 Nxd4+ 20. exd4 Rfe8
21. Be5 (21. Kf3 Rc3+ 22. Kg4 Qd8 $1 23. Qxb7 Nf6+ 24. Kf5 Nh5 $1 25. Kg4 Ng7
$1 26. f3 f5+ 27. Kh3 g4+ 28. fxg4 fxg4+ 29. Kxg4 Qg5+ 30. Kh3 Qh5#) 21... f6
22. Qb4 Qd8 $40) 16... Ne6 $2 (16... Bb3 $1 {/\17...Qa5} 17. Qb5 $8 a6 18. Qb4
$8 Ba4 $3 {/\19...a5} (18... a5 19. Qb5 Ba4 20. Qe2 Ne6) 19. Nf5 (19. Nf3 Rc8
20. Be2 a5 21. Qd4 Bc2 $19 {/\22...Nb3}) 19... Qf6 20. f3 (20. Nd6 $2 Nxg3 $19)
20... Qxf5 (20... a5 21. Qd4 Qxf5 22. fxe4 dxe4 23. Bd6 Rfd8 24. Qxc5 Qd7 25.
Bc4 Qxd6 26. Qxd6 Rxd6 27. O-O Be8 $17) 21. fxe4 dxe4 22. Bd6 (22. Be2 Rfd8)
22... Rfc8 23. Bxc5 Qxc5 24. Qxa4 Qxe3+ 25. Be2 Rd8 $1 (25... Rc6 {/\26...Rd8}
26. Rd1 $13) 26. Rf1 Rac8 $19) 17. Nxe6 (17. Be5 Nxd4 (17... Rc8 18. Qh5 Nxd4
19. Bxd4 {-17...Nd4}) 18. Bxd4 Rc8 19. Qh5 Bb3 $1 20. Bd3 Qa5+ 21. Kf1 Qd2 (
21... Rc6 22. h4 Rfc8 23. Kg1) 22. Qe2 Rc1+ (22... Bc4 23. Qxd2 Nxd2+ 24. Ke2
Nb3 25. Rad1 Nxd4+ $11) 23. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 24. Qe1 Rc8 25. Ke2 Rc2+ $1 26. Bxc2
Qxc2+ 27. Kf1 (27. Kf3 h5 $1 28. h3 Bc4 $40) 27... Nxf2 $1 28. Qa5 $1 (28. Qxf2
$4 Bc4+) 28... b6 29. Qxa7 Qf5 30. Qb8+ Kh7 31. Qh8+ Kg6 32. Qg7+ Kh5 33. Qf6
Qxf6 34. Bxf6 Nxh1 35. Kg1 $11) 17... fxe6 18. f3 Nc5 19. Be5 (19. h4 $5 Nb3 (
19... g4 20. h5 {/\21.Rh4}) (19... Qf6 20. hxg5 hxg5 21. Bd6 Rfc8 22. f4 $36)
20. Rd1 (20. Rb1 Rc8 21. hxg5 Qxg5 22. Bf4 Rxf4 23. exf4 Qg3+ (23... Qg6 24. f5
) 24. Qf2 Qxf4 25. Be2 Nd4 (25... Rc2 26. Rh4 $1 Rxe2+ 27. Kxe2 Qd2+ 28. Kf1
Qd3+ 29. Kg1 Qxb1+ 30. Kh2 $40) 26. Kf1 (26. O-O Rc2 27. Rfe1 Bb5 $19) 26...
Nf5 27. Rh3 Rc2 $13) 20... Qa5+ (20... Rc8 21. hxg5 Nc1 22. Qd2 Bxd1 23. gxh6
Rf7 24. Qxd1 $13) 21. Kf2 Nc5 22. Rd4 Ne4+ 23. Rxe4 dxe4 24. Qc4 $1 $13) 19...
Rc8 20. Bc3 $2 (20. h4 g4) (20. f4 $1 Ne4 (20... Nb3 21. Qh5 Qa5+ 22. Kf2 Qd2+
23. Be2 Kh7 24. Rhd1 Qc2 25. Ke1 $16) (20... Qe8 21. h4 $1 $40) 21. Qh5 Kh7 22.
Bd3 Bc2 $13) 20... Qe8 $1 {><g6, /\e6-e5,d5-d4} 21. h4 g4 22. h5 e5 $17 {><Ke1}
23. Rh4 (23. Bb4 a5 $5 24. Bxc5 Rxc5 $17) (23. f4 d4 24. Bb4 (24. Qxg4+ Kh8 $19
) 24... exf4 25. Qc4+ Rf7 $19) 23... Bd7 {><Rh4} 24. f4 $2 (24. Rd1 Qe7 $17)
24... d4 $19 25. Bb4 (25. exd4 exd4 26. Bxd4 Rxf4 $19) 25... exf4 26. exd4 (26.
Bxc5 Rxc5 27. exd4 Rc2) 26... Nd3+ (26... Nb3 $5 27. Bxf8 (27. Rd1 Rc2 28. Qe5
Nxd4 $19) 27... Nxa1 28. Bc5 b6 $19) 27. Kd2 Nxb4 28. axb4 (28. Qxe8 Rc2+ 29.
Kd1 Rxe8 30. axb4 Rxb2) 28... Qf7 $2 (28... Qd8 29. Qe4 (29. Rh1 Qb6 $19) 29...
Bf5 30. Rxg4+ Kh7 31. Qe5 Bxg4 32. Bd3+ Kg8 $19) 29. Rxg4+ $8 Bxg4 30. Qxg4+
Kh8 31. Qg6 $1 Qxg6 32. hxg6 $17 a6 33. b5 axb5 34. Bxb5 Rf6 35. Bd3 Rd8 $2 (
35... Rb6 36. Bf5 Rxb2+ 37. Kd3 Re8 $19) 36. Ra4 Rb6 37. Kc2 Kg7 38. d5 $4 (38.
Rc4 $15 Rc6 $140 39. Kc3 Rxc4+ 40. Kxc4) 38... Rxd5 39. Rxf4 Rc6+ $19 40. Kd2 (
40. Rc4 Rxc4+ 41. Bxc4 Rg5) 40... Rxg6 41. g4 Rgd6 42. Rf3 Rd4 43. Rg3 Kf6 44.
Kc3 Rxd3+ 45. Rxd3 Rxd3+ 46. Kxd3 Kg5 0-1

[Event "Biel MTO op"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1998.07.31"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Gurieli, Nino"]
[Black "Milov, Vadim"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2385"]
[Annotator "Milov,V"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1998.07.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Baburin Ribli} Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 (4... Bb4 {Ribli} 5.
cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Qb3 c5 8. dxc5 Qa5 9. a3 $6 Bxc3+ 10. Qxc3 (10. bxc3
Ne4 11. Qb4 Qxc5 $15 {[%csl Rc3,Ge4]}) 10... Qxc3+ 11. bxc3 Ne4 {[%csl Rc3,Rc5,
Ge4]} 12. Rd1 $6 Ndxc5 13. Rxd5 Be6 $15 {[%csl Ge4]} 14. Rd4 Nxc3 {[%csl Gc3,
Gc5]} 15. e3 {[%csl Rg5]} Rc8 $1 16. Nd2 b5 $1 17. f3 f6 18. Bf4 Kf7 19. Kf2 a5
20. Be2 a4 $17 {[%csl Rb3] 0-1 Burmakin,V-Zvjaginsev,V/RUS-ch m1-2 1997 (25)})
5. Bg5 Bb4 6. Qb3 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 c4 10. Nd2 O-O 11. g3 (
11. e3 {Baburin} h6 12. Bf4 {Perhaps,a better approach is} b5 {Baburin} (12...
Nb6 $6 13. a4 a5 14. Be2 Bf5 15. O-O Qe7 16. Qa3 Qxa3 17. Rxa3 Rfc8 18. Rc1 Ne4
19. Nb1 $1 f6 (19... g5 $5 {Baburin}) 20. f3 Ng5 21. Nc3 Bd7 22. Bd1 Ne6 23.
Bg3 Nc7 24. e4 $16 {1-0 Yakovich,Y-Voitsekhovsky,S/RUS-Cup10 1997 (51)}) 13. a4
bxa4 14. Rxa4 Nb6 15. Ra5 Bd7 16. Qa3 a6 17. Be2 Bb5 18. O-O Rc8 19. Nb1 Ne4
$13 {Dreev-Zvjaginsev, 1997.}) 11... h6 (11... b5 12. a4 bxa4 13. Rxa4 h6 14.
Bxf6 Nxf6 15. Bg2 Re8 16. e3 Be6 17. O-O Qb6 18. Rfa1 Rab8 19. R1a2 Re7 $11)
12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. Bg2 (13. b3 cxb3 $11) 13... Re8 14. e3 Bf5 15. O-O Rc8 16. a4
Re6 (16... h5 $5 17. b3 $140 cxb3 18. Qxb3 Re7) (16... Qd7 $5) 17. Rfe1 (17. a5
h5 (17... Rc7 $5) 18. b3 b5 19. axb6 axb6 20. bxc4 dxc4 $13) 17... Rb6 $2 (
17... a5 $5) 18. f3 Bd3 19. a5 (19. e4 $6 dxe4 20. fxe4 Rd6 $1 (20... Rxb2 21.
Qxb2 c3 22. Qc1 Qxd4+ $2 23. Kh1 Ng4 24. h3)) 19... Rb5 20. b3 (20. e4 $5 Rc6)
20... Ne8 21. bxc4 $2 (21. e4 $5 Nd6 22. Bh3 $36 (22. e5 Nf5)) 21... Bxc4 22.
Qa3 Nd6 23. Rec1 $2 (23. e4 dxe4 24. fxe4 Be6 $13) (23. Reb1 Rc6 $15) 23... Rc6
24. e4 (24. Rcb1) 24... Ra6 $17 25. exd5 (25. Qc3 Rbxa5 26. Rxa5 Qxa5 27. Qxa5
Rxa5 28. e5 Nf5 29. Nxc4 dxc4 30. Rxc4 Ra1+ $19) 25... Rbxa5 26. Qc3 Rxa1 27.
Rxa1 Nb5 28. Qb2 Rxa1+ 29. Qxa1 Bxd5 30. Qb2 Qb6 0-1

[Event "Biel Credit Suisse"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1997.07.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Milov, Vadim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Milov,V"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1997.07.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1
Rd8 (8... dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. O-O cxd4 11. exd4 Nc6 12. Ne4 Qf4 (12... Qd8 13.
a3 Ba5 14. Qd3 Bb6 15. Rfd1 Qe7 16. Bb5 $14 {Topalov-J.Polgar,Madrid,1997}) 13.
Qe2 $14 {Gelfand-Benjamin,Horgen,1994}) 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. Rxc3 dxc4 11. Rxc4 c6
12. Bd3 Nd7 13. O-O $14 (13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Qe7 {and Black is not worse})
13... Re8 (13... e5 $4 14. dxe5 {and after all recaptures White plays Bh7
winning the Rook on d8.}) 14. Bb1 e5 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 (16. Rf4 Nxf3+ 17.
Qxf3 Qe7 18. Ba2 Be6 $10) 16... Rxe5 17. Rf4 Qe7 18. Rd4 Be6 19. e4 (19. Qd3 $5
g6 20. f4 Rb5 $1 (20... Rd5 21. e4 Rxd4 22. Qxd4 Qd8 23. Qc3) 21. Qd2 (21. b4
a5 22. e4 axb4 23. f5 gxf5 24. exf5 Bxf5 $1 $10) 21... c5 22. Rd6 (22. Re4 Rd8
23. Qc3 Qd6 24. Qf6 Rb6 $10) 22... Rb6 23. Rxb6 axb6 24. e4 (24. Rd1 Bg4) 24...
Rd8 $10) 19... g5 $1 {Now f2-f4 is no longer dangerous and Black gets a
perfectly good game. The weakness of the King is not that important because
Black is strong on the dark squares.} 20. Qd2 Qf6 $6 {I shouldn't have allowed
White to pin my Queen.} (20... a5 $5 {was a better try}) 21. Rd6 a5 22. Qc3 Kg7
23. Re1 a4 (23... g4 $5 24. Ba2 Re8) 24. Ba2 Re8 25. f3 h5 26. Re2 Kg8 27. Qd4
g4 28. fxg4 hxg4 29. Bxe6 R8xe6 30. Rxe6 Rxe6 31. e5 (31. Qxa4 Qe5 {and Black
has compensation that must be enough for a draw.}) 31... Qg5 32. Re4 Rg6 33.
Rf4 g3 34. h3 Qe7 35. Rg4 Qe6 36. Qd8+ Kg7 37. Rh4 Rh6 38. Rg4+ Rg6 39. Rh4 Rh6
40. Rg4+ Rg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 16th"]
[Site "Jerusalem"]
[Date "2015.03.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Black "Saric, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[Annotator "Mokal,P"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[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"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 {A rare move in
the Ragozin Defence. 6.Bg5 is a popular move and most commonly played. White
sometimes chooses 6.Qa4+ as well. But Bf4 is very rare.} c5 {In the style of
the Tarrasch Defence.} 7. g3 {As is well known, the fianchetto is a strong
variation against the Tarrasch.} Nc6 (7... Ne4 $5 8. Rc1 (8. Qb3 $6 Nc6 $17) (
8. Qc2 Qa5 9. Rc1 (9. a3 Nxc3 10. Bd2 c4 $13 (10... Ne4 11. Bxb4 $16 {[%cal
Gc2c8]})) 9... Nc6 $17 (9... Qxa2 $13)) 8... Qa5 9. Bg2 Nxc3 (9... Bxc3+ 10.
bxc3 Nc6 (10... Nxc3 $2 11. Qd2 $18) 11. dxc5 Qxc5 12. O-O O-O 13. Qb3 $14 {
[%csl Gf4,Gg2] ^^}) ({A couple of weeks after this game Hou Yifan, playing
Black faced some problems in this variation as well. It was a rapid game
though, that went} 9... Nc6 10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 c4 12. Qc2 O-O 13. Nd2 $1
Nxd2 14. Bxd2 Re8 15. e4 dxe4 16. Bxe4 $36 {With the two bishops and a decent
pawn structure, White is already better.} Qh5 $6 17. Rb1 Bh3 18. Rfe1 Rab8 19.
Bf4 Rbd8 20. Bh1 Bf5 21. Rxe8+ Rxe8 22. Qd1 Bg4 23. Qd2 Bf3 24. Re1 Re6 25.
Bxf3 Qxf3 26. d5 Rxe1+ 27. Qxe1 g5 28. dxc6 gxf4 29. c7 Qc6 30. Qe7 {1-0
Shankland vs Hou Yifan, Honolulu USA 2015.}) 10. bxc3 Bxc3+ 11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12.
Qxd2 Qxd2+ 13. Nxd2 $14 {[%csl Rc5,Rd5]}) 8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O c4 10. Bg5 Bxc3 $6
(10... Be6 $142 11. Ne5 Be7 {transposing directly to the Tarrasch Defence.
White has wasted time with Bf4-Bg5 and Black has done the same with ...Bb4-Be7.
}) 11. bxc3 h6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Nd2 Ne7 14. e4 $1 Be6 $6 ({Black needed to
stop the White Q manoeuvre with} 14... Qc6 $142 {[%cal Gc6c4,Gc6a4] but after}
15. f4 $14 {with space and the centre, White has at least a slight edge.}) 15.
Qa4 $1 Rfd8 16. Rab1 (16. Qa3 $5 {would have been strong here too.}) 16... b6 (
{It was better for Black to rearrange his pieces with} 16... Bd7 17. Qa3 Bc6 {
although White retains a decent edge here too.} 18. Rfe1 (18. exd5 Nxd5 19.
Rfe1 (19. Nxc4 {wins a pawn that is hard to retain.} Rac8 $1 20. Ne5 $6 Nxc3
$15) 19... b5 $132) 18... b5 19. Qa6 dxe4 20. Nxe4 Bxe4 21. Qxf6 gxf6 22. Bxe4
Rab8 $14) 17. Qa3 $1 {[%csl Rd5,Re7][%cal Ge4e5,Ga3e7,Gg2a8] Suddenly, Black
is in deep trouble.} Nc6 (17... Ng6 18. f4 $1 $16 (18. exd5 Bxd5 19. Bxd5 Rxd5
20. Nxc4 Rc8 21. Ne3 Ra5 22. Qb3 Rg5 23. Ng2 $14)) (17... Rd7 18. Rxb6 $18 (18.
e5 Qg5 19. Nxc4 $16)) (17... Re8 18. f4 $5 (18. e5 $6 Qf5 $1 19. Nxc4 $2 dxc4
20. Bxa8 Rxa8 21. Qxe7 Qf3 $19 {[%cal Ge6d5]}) 18... Bg4 19. exd5 Nf5 (19...
Be2 20. Rfe1 Bd3 21. d6 $18) 20. d6 {[%cal Gg2a8]} Rad8 21. Nxc4 Ne3 22. d7
Bxd7 23. Nxe3 Rxe3 24. Qxa7 $16) 18. exd5 Bxd5 19. Bxd5 Rxd5 20. Nxc4 $16 {
Eljanov is now simply a pawn up.} Rad8 21. Qb2 b5 $2 {Looking at the f3-square,
Black makes a desperate exchange sacrifice, but it fails to bring any
compensation.} 22. Ne3 b4 (22... Rh5 23. Qe2 Rg5 24. Rxb5 $18) (22... Rg5 23.
h4 Rh5 24. Qe2 $18 {[%csl Rb5,Rh5][%cal Gb1b5]}) 23. Nxd5 Rxd5 24. Rfd1 bxc3
25. Qxc3 Nxd4 26. Kg2 Qe5 27. Qe3 Qd6 28. Rbc1 Qd7 29. Qc3 Kh7 30. Qd3+ g6 31.
Rc4 Rh5 32. Rxd4 Qh3+ 33. Kf3 Rf5+ 34. Rf4 1-0

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Teheran"]
[Date "2017.02.15"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Goryachkina, Aleksandra"]
[Black "Pham, Le Thao Nguyen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2466"]
[BlackElo "2351"]
[Annotator "Moradiabadi,E"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "2017.02.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IRI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Qa4+ Nc6 8.
e3 O-O 9. Rc1 Qg6 10. Qc2 Qxc2 11. Rxc2 Rd8 12. a3 Bf8 13. Be2 (13. Nb5 Rd7 14.
cxd5 exd5 15. Bd3 a6 16. Nc3 Na7 17. Bf5 (17. g4 $5 Rd8 18. Rg1 Nc6 19. h4 g6)
17... Rd8 18. Bxc8 Nxc8 $11 {1-0 (65) Wang,H (2717)-Movsesian,S (2653) Huaian
2016}) 13... Na5 14. c5 Nc6 15. b4 g5 16. b5 $146 (16. g4 e5 $1 17. Nxe5 Nxe5
18. dxe5 a5 19. O-O axb4 20. axb4 c6 21. Rd1 Bg7 22. f4 Re8 {0-1 (50)
Krasenkow,M (2610)-Hammer,J (2695) Stockholm 2016, with great position for
Black.}) 16... Ne7 17. O-O Bg7 18. h3 f6 19. Rd1 Bd7 20. a4 a5 21. bxa6 bxa6
22. Rb2 Be8 23. Ne1 Nc6 24. Bd3 Kf8 25. Nc2 {White has a clear edge!} Ke7 26.
g4 Rab8 27. Rbb1 Rxb1 28. Rxb1 Ra8 29. Kf1 Kd8 30. Ke2 Ne7 31. f3 a5 32. e4 Bc6
33. Bb5 Bb7 34. Ne3 dxe4 35. fxe4 Bc8 36. Kd2 $2 (36. d5 $1 Ng6 37. Rd1 Ke7 38.
dxe6 $1 Nf4+ 39. Kf3 Bxe6 40. Ncd5+ {and White is winning.}) 36... f5 37. exf5
Bxd4 $2 (37... c6 {was necessary.}) 38. f6 $2 {Goryachkina misses the win for
the second time.} (38. Rd1 $1 c6 39. Ke2 e5 40. Bc4 {with close to winning
advantage for White.}) 38... Bxf6 39. Rf1 Ng8 40. Ne4 Ke7 41. Nc4 Bg7 42. c6 $2
{And the third time.} (42. Ned6 $1 Nf6 (42... cxd6 43. cxd6+ Kd8 44. Ne5 $18)
43. Nxc8+ Rxc8 44. Nxa5 Rd8+ 45. Ke2 Rd5 46. Nc6+ Kf8 47. Rc1 $18) 42... Nf6
43. Nxf6 Bxf6 44. Ke3 Bc3 45. Ke4 Ba6 46. Rf3 (46. Rd1 {is more accurate.})
46... Bb4 47. Ne5 Bxb5 48. axb5 Kd6 {The position is equal now but Goryachkina
loses objectivity and starts to push too hard.} 49. Rf7 Kc5 {White's pawn
start to fall and White's knight would be dominated by the now strong black
bishop.} (49... Bc3 $1 {seems to be winning for Black.}) 50. Rxc7 Kxb5 51. Rb7+
Kc5 52. Rh7 (52. c7 Rc8 {does not work.}) 52... Bc3 53. c7 $2 {This was one of
the last moments at which Goryachkina's chances could have been kept alive.} (
53. Rxh6 a4 54. Rxe6 Rc8 55. Nd7+ Kb5 56. Kd3 {with great drawing chances.})
53... Rc8 54. Rd7 Kb6 {Pham returns the favour.} 55. Rd6+ (55. Nc4+ Kc6 56.
Rd6+ Kxc7 57. Kd3 {should be enough to hold the draw.} Bb4 58. Rxe6) 55... Kb7
56. Rxe6 Rxc7 {The game and tournament is over for young Aleksandra.} 57. Kd5
Bxe5 58. Rxe5 Rc6 59. h4 gxh4 60. Rh5 a4 61. Rxh4 a3 62. Rh2 Ra6 63. Ra2 Kc7
64. Kc4 Kd6 65. Kb3 Ke5 66. Re2+ Kf4 67. Ka2 Kxg4 68. Re8 h5 69. Rg8+ Kh3 0-1

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Teheran"]
[Date "2017.02.19"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Girya, Olga"]
[Black "Ju, Wenjun"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2458"]
[BlackElo "2583"]
[Annotator "Moradiabadi,E"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2017.02.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IRI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{In a must-win situation against seed No. 1, Girya demonstrated a very good
understanding of the position by combining tactical and positional ideas on
the white side of the Ragozin.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 {
Odd choice by Ju Wenjun when she only needs a draw.} 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7.
bxc3 O-O (7... Ne4 {is a better choice in my opinion. I really prefer to parry
the pin on g5 and that is why I prefer this intermediate move to castling.} 8.
e3 Nxc3 9. Qc2 Ne4 10. Bd3 Nd6 11. c5 Nf5 12. O-O h6 13. Rb1 O-O 14. Qc3 Nfe7
15. Bd2 b6 16. Rfc1 Na5 17. Qc2 Nc4 18. Bxc4 dxc4 19. Qxc4 Bb7 20. Ne1 Be4 21.
Rb2 Ng6 22. f3 Bd5 23. Qc3 f5 24. Nd3 Rf7 25. Be1 Qg5 26. Kf1 Re8 27. Re2 Bb7
28. Qc4 Qd8 29. Bg3 Qc8 30. Kf2 Ba6 31. Qc3 f4 32. exf4 Bxd3 33. Qxd3 {1/2-1/2
(33) Topalov,V (2760)-Anand,V (2779) Saint Louis 2016}) 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 g5 (
9... Bd7 {appeals more to me.} 10. cxd5 exd5 11. e3 g5 12. Bg3 Ne4 {and the
other knight is en route to c4 unless White takes some drastic measures.} 13.
Bd3 Ne5 14. Qc2 Nxd3+ 15. Qxd3 Bf5 16. Qb5 Qd7 17. Qxb7 Rab8 18. Qa6 Rb6 19.
Qa5 c5 20. O-O Rb5 21. Qa6 Rb6 22. Qa5 Rb5 23. Qa6 Rb6 24. Qa5 {1/2-1/2 (24)
Topalov,V (2754)-Aronian,L (2784) Stavanger 2016}) 10. Bg3 Ne4 11. e3 $1 {
A typical pawn sacrifice.} Nxc3 12. Qc2 Ne4 13. Bd3 f5 14. O-O Rb8 15. Rab1 Bd7
16. Rfc1 Nxg3 17. hxg3 Qe7 {Despite the material deficit, it is White who is
better.} 18. cxd5 exd5 19. Qa2 $6 (19. Rb5 Be6 20. Rc5 {is more concrete.})
19... Be6 20. Rc5 Nd8 21. Ne5 Kg7 22. g4 $1 {Now White has a very dangerous
initiative.} c6 23. Qc2 Qf6 (23... fxg4 24. Ng6 Qf6 25. Nxf8 Qxf8 {would have
given Black more chances to create complications.}) 24. gxf5 Bxf5 25. Bxf5 Qxf5
26. e4 (26. Qxf5 Rxf5 27. g4 {does work as well. Surprisingly due to the
awkward geometry between Black's pieces.} Rf8 28. Nd7) 26... Qe6 27. exd5 cxd5
28. Rc7+ Nf7 29. Nd7 {White is winning. From here onward, Girya converted her
advantage gradually but assuredly!} b6 30. Nxb8 Rxb8 31. Rxa7 Rc8 32. Rc7 Rxc7
33. Qxc7 b5 34. Qb7 Qe4 35. Qxb5 h5 36. Qb4 h4 37. Re1 Qd3 38. Re3 Qd1+ 39. Qe1
Qg4 40. Rf3 Qd7 41. Qe3 g4 42. Rf4 Kg6 43. Qd3+ Kg5 44. Qe3 Kg6 45. f3 gxf3 46.
Qxf3 Ng5 47. Qg4 Qe7 48. Qf5+ Kh5 49. Rg4 Qe3+ 50. Kh2 h3 51. Qxg5+ Qxg5 52.
Rxg5+ Kxg5 53. a4 1-0

[Event "Sarajevo Bosnia-A 37th"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "2007.05.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2642"]
[Annotator "Movsesian,S"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2007.05.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 O-O 7. e3 c5 8.
dxc5 Nbd7 9. Rc1 Nxc5 $5 (9... Qa5) 10. Bd3 (10. Qd4 Bxc3+ 11. Qxc3 Nce4 12.
Bxf6 Nxf6 13. Bd3 Bg4 14. O-O Rc8 15. Qd4 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Qb6 $11 {
Shulman-Zvjagintsev, Khanty-Mansiysk (WCup) 2005}) 10... Bg4 $5 {Leads to a
very interesting position with two knights agaist two bishops.} (10... h6 {
looks as a playable option as well:} 11. Bxf6 (11. Bh4 g5 12. Bg3 Bxc3+ 13.
bxc3 (13. Rxc3 Nfe4 14. Bxe4 Nxe4 15. Ra3 Qb6 $36) 13... Nfe4 $11) 11... Qxf6
12. O-O Be6 $11) 11. O-O Bxf3 12. gxf3 Bxc3 13. Rxc3 Ne6 14. Bh4 d4 15. Rc4 b5
16. Rc2 (16. Rc1 {wouldn't change much:} dxe3 17. fxe3 Qb6 18. Bxf6 Qxe3+ 19.
Kh1 gxf6 $13) 16... dxe3 17. fxe3 Qb6 18. Bxf6 (18. Bf2 Rad8 19. Qe2 Rfe8 {
and the black pieces seem to be much better placed.}) 18... Qxe3+ 19. Kh1 gxf6
20. Re2 Qh6 21. Bxb5 Kh8 22. Bc4 Rad8 23. Qc1 Qh3 {It is somewhat easier to
play this position with Black. White has to be careful, but shouldn't be worse.
} 24. Ref2 Rg8 25. Qe3 $4 {A huge blunder, which loses the game on the spot.} (
25. Qc3 Qh4 26. Bxe6 fxe6 $11) 25... Ng7 $1 {Not a very logical move, but who
would care about logic, if it wins immediately!} 26. Rg1 (26. Bxf7 Nf5 $19) (
26. Qc3 Nh5 $19) 26... Nf5 27. Qe1 Rxg1+ 28. Kxg1 {Allowing Black to win
nicely.} (28. Qxg1 Rg8 29. Rg2 Rxg2 30. Qxg2 Qxg2+ 31. Kxg2 Ne3+ $19) 28...
Rg8+ 29. Kh1 Ng3+ 30. Kg1 Nf1+ 31. Kh1 Nxh2 0-1

[Event "WchT 6th"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "2005.11.05"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Black "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2637"]
[BlackElo "2601"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[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 "China"]
[BlackTeam "Georgia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GEO"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 c5 6. e3 O-O 7. cxd5 exd5 8.
dxc5 Nbd7 9. Bd3 Qa5 10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 Ne4 12. Qc2 Nxg5 13. Nxg5 h6 14. Nf3
Nxc5 15. Nd4 Bd7 16. Rfd1 Rac8 17. Bf5 Rfd8 18. Rac1 Na4 19. Rd3 Nb6 20. e4
dxe4 21. Bxe4 Rc7 22. Nf5 Qe5 23. Re1 Qf6 24. Nd6 Ba4 25. Qd2 Qg5 26. f4 Qc5+
27. Kh1 Rdd7 28. h3 Nc4 29. Nxc4 Qxc4 30. Bd5 Qa6 31. Rd4 Rc8 32. Re5 Rdc7 33.
Be4 Be8 34. Bf5 Rb8 35. Kh2 f6 36. Rd8 fxe5 37. Rxb8 Re7 38. Qd5+ Kf8 39. fxe5
Qf1 40. Qe4 Qb5 41. e6 Qf1 42. Qe5 Qc4 43. Qd6 Qc6 44. Qxc6 bxc6 45. Kg3 g5 46.
Bg6 $5 {Gute Technik! Weiß wickelt in ein leicht gewonnenes Bauernendspiel ab:}
Rxe6 47. Rxe8+ Rxe8 48. Bxe8 Kxe8 49. Kg4 $1 Kf8 50. Kf5 Kf7 51. c4 Ke7 52. c5
Kf7 53. Ke5 Ke7 {und Weiß gewinnt das Oppositionsduell aufgrund seiner
zahlreichen Reservetempi:} 54. a4 (54. g4 $18) 54... h5 (54... a5 55. g4 $18)
55. a5 g4 56. h4 g3 57. a6 (57. a6 Kd7 58. Kf6 Kd8 59. Kg5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Boskovic Memorial"]
[Site "Bijelo Polje"]
[Date "2005.10.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Rmus, Anto"]
[Black "Delchev, Aleksander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2398"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "2005.10.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Qa4+ Nc6 8.
Ne5 Bd7 9. Nxc6 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Bxc6 11. Qb4 dxc4 12. Qxc4 O-O-O 13. Qc5 Kb8 14.
e3 Rd5 15. Qc4 Rf5 16. Rb1 Bd5 17. Qe2 Be4 18. Rb2 c5 19. Qd2 Qh4 20. h3 Rc8
21. g3 Qf6 22. Rh2 cxd4 23. cxd4 Qe7 24. f4 Qa3 25. Bg2 Bxg2 26. Rxg2 Rc3 27.
Re2 Rd3 28. Qc1 Rc3 29. Qd2 Ra5 30. Rc2 Rd3 31. Qc1 Qxc1+ 32. Rxc1 Raa3 33. Kf2
Rdc3 34. Rb1 Kc7 35. g4 Kc6 36. h4 b5 37. h5 a5 38. g5 b4 39. gxh6 gxh6 40. Rg1
a4 41. Rg8 Kd5 42. Kf3 b3 43. axb3 Raxb3 44. Rd8+ Kc6 45. d5+ exd5 46. Rh8 a3
47. Rxh6+ Kb7 48. Rf6 $2 {[%mdl 8192] Übersieht den folgenden Donnerschlag.} (
48. Rd6 Rxe3+ 49. Rxe3 Rxe3+ 50. Kxe3 a2 51. Rd7+ $11) 48... Rxe3+ $3 {[%mdl
4160]} 49. Rxe3 Rxe3+ 50. Kxe3 a2 51. Rxf7+ Kb6 52. Rf6+ (52. Rd7 a1=Q 53. Rxd5
{war genauer, verliert aber ebenfalls.}) 52... Kb5 53. Rd6 a1=Q 54. Rxd5+ Kc4
55. Re5 Qf1 56. Re4+ Kc3 57. Re5 Qd3+ $6 (57... Qh3+ 58. Kf2 (58. Ke4 $4 Qd3#)
58... Kd4 {gewann schneller.}) 58. Kf2 Kd4 59. Kg2 Qb3 60. Re2 Qd5+ 61. Kg3
Qxh5 62. Re5 Qh1 63. Kg4 Qg2+ 64. Kh4 Kd3 65. Kh5 $6 (65. Re7 {war weit zäher.}
) 65... Qg3 66. Rf5 Ke4 67. Rf6 Qg7 68. Rg6 Qf7 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2010.11.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 c5 8.
dxc5 Nbd7 9. Rc1 Qa5 10. a3 Bxc3+ 11. Rxc3 Ne4 12. b4 Nxc3 13. Qa1 Qa4 14. Qxc3
O-O 15. e3 a5 16. b5 Nxc5 17. Qxc5 Bf5 18. Qd4 Qxa3 19. Be2 Qb4+ 20. Qxb4 axb4
21. Nd4 Ra1+ 22. Bd1 Bh7 23. Nb3 Rb1 24. Nd2 Rb2 25. Bg3 Rc8 26. Be5 Ra2 27.
Nb3 Bc2 28. Bxc2 Rcxc2 29. O-O f6 30. Bd4 Ra3 31. Na1 Rd2 32. h3 Rad3 33. Kh2
Ra3 34. b6 h5 35. Rb1 Rxf2 36. Nb3 Raa2 37. Rg1 {Schwarz muss auf der Hut sein,
dass der weiße Springer seinen b-Bauern nicht schnell einsammeln und
rechtzeitig zurückkehren kann:} Kh7 $2 {Dafür hat Schwarz keine Zeit.} ({
Wenn er mittels} 37... h4 {den weißen König am Verlassen seines Hauses hindert,
ist die Stellung im Gleichgewicht, z.B.} 38. Nc5 Rad2 39. Nxb7 b3 40. Na5 b2
41. b7 Rxg2+ 42. Rxg2 Rxg2+ 43. Kxg2 b1=Q 44. Ba7 $11) 38. Nc5 Rfd2 $2 {
Ein Fehler kommt selten allein, aber nun ist guter Rat bereits teuer, z.B.} (
38... Rad2 39. h4 $1 {Baut dem König einen Ausgang.} ({Das überhastete} 39.
Nxb7 $2 b3 40. Na5 b2 41. b7 Rxg2+ 42. Rxg2 Rxg2+ 43. Kxg2 b1=Q 44. Ba7 {
wäre dagegen nur remis, weil Schwarz im Bauernrennen schneller ist.}) 39... g5
(39... f5 40. Be5 $16) 40. Kh3 g4+ (40... gxh4 41. Nxb7 b3 42. Bb2 Rde2 (42...
Rxb2 43. Nd8 Rxg2 44. Rxg2 Rxg2 45. b7 Rg3+ 46. Kh2 Rxe3 47. b8=Q $18) 43. Nd6
Rxe3+ 44. Kh2 Re7 45. Bd4 Rf4 46. Bc5 Rg4 47. b7 Rg8 48. Rb1 $18) 41. Kg3 Rfe2
42. Ne6 b3 43. Nf4 Rf2 44. Nd3 Rf5 (44... Rfe2 45. Nc1 Rxd4 46. Nxe2 Rb4 47.
Rb1 $16) 45. Nf4 b2 46. Rb1 $16) 39. Nxb7 b3 40. Nc5 b2 41. Rb1 {und Weiß
entscheidet das Rennen für sich, daher gab Kramnik auf.} 1-0

[Event "CRO-ch"]
[Site "Zagreb"]
[Date "2004.11.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kuljasevic, Davorin"]
[Black "Jovanic, Ognjen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2004.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3
Ne4 9. Nd2 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bxc3 11. Rc1 Bb2 12. Bxc7 Qe7 13. Rc2 Bxd4 14. Nb3
Qb4+ 15. Qd2 Qxd2+ 16. Kxd2 Bf6 17. Bd6 Nc6 18. e4 dxe4 19. Bb5 Be7 20. Rxc6
bxc6 21. Bxc6+ Bd7 22. Bxa8 Bxd6 23. Bxe4 Ke7 24. Nd4 Bc5 25. Kc3 Rc8 26. Rd1
Bb6+ 27. Kb3 Kf6 28. Nc6 Be6+ 29. Kb2 Rc7 30. f3 Rd7 31. Rxd7 Bxd7 32. Kc3 h5
33. Kd3 h4 34. Bd5 Bg1 35. h3 Kf5 36. Ke2 Bc5 37. Na5 f6 38. Nc4 Kf4 39. Nd2
Bb6 40. Nc4 $2 (40. Bc4 {war zäher.}) 40... Bb5 {[%cal Gf6f5,Gg5g4,Gf4g3]
Diese Fesselung ist absolut fatal.} 41. Bf7 (41. Ke1 Kg3 $19) 41... Kg3 42. Kf1
Bc5 43. Bd5 f5 44. Be6 g4 45. hxg4 fxg4 46. fxg4 Bc6 47. Nd2 Bxg2+ 48. Ke2 h3
49. Nf1+ Kf4 50. Nh2 Bg1 51. g5 Kxg5 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (51... Be4 $19) 52. Bxh3
$1 Bxh3 53. Nf3+ Kf4 54. Nxg1 Be6 55. a3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.04"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Cheparinov, Ivan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2618"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "144"]
[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 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 c5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 O-O 8. Qc2
Be6 9. Bd3 h6 10. Bh4 c4 11. Be2 Nbd7 12. O-O Qa5 13. Nd2 Rfe8 14. f3 b5 15. e4
Bf5 16. a4 Bxc3 17. bxc3 b4 18. cxb4 Qxb4 19. Rab1 Qa3 20. Bxc4 Bg6 21. Bb3
Rac8 22. Qd3 Kh7 23. Rfe1 Re6 24. Qe3 Rec6 25. Ra1 Qb4 26. e5 Rc3 27. Qf2 Nh5
28. Bxd5 Rd3 29. Ne4 Nf4 30. Rab1 Qxa4 31. Ra1 Qxd4 32. Qxd4 Rxd4 33. Bb3 Nxe5
34. Bg3 Ned3 35. Bxf4 Nxf4 36. Rxa7 Bxe4 37. fxe4 f6 38. Ra2 Rc3 39. Bd5 Nxd5
40. exd5 Rxd5 41. Rae2 h5 42. g3 Kh6 43. Kg2 Rcd3 44. Rf2 R3d4 45. Re7 h4 46.
Re8 Kg6 47. Re3 hxg3 48. hxg3 Kg5 49. Re7 g6 50. Re6 f5 51. Re3 Kg4 52. Ra3 g5
53. Rb3 Re5 54. Ra3 Rde4 55. Rb3 $2 {[%mdl 4096] Die schwarzen Gewinnchancen
sind zwar höher als im einfachen Turmendspiel, aber} (55. Kh2 {hätte den Laden
noch zusammengehalten, z.B.} Re2 (55... Re8 56. Ra5 Rh8+ 57. Kg2 Rh3 58. Rfxf5
Rxg3+ 59. Kf2 Kh4 60. Rf3 $11) 56. Ra4+ R5e4 57. Rxe2 Rxa4 58. Rb2 Re4 59. Kg2
$11) 55... Re3 56. Rfb2 (56. Rb4+ R5e4 57. Rxe4+ fxe4 $19 {[%cal Ge3g3]}) 56...
Rxb3 57. Rxb3 Re2+ 58. Kg1 Ra2 59. Rc3 Kh3 60. Rf3 Ra5 61. Kf1 g4 62. Rb3 Ra2
63. Rb5 (63. Rc3 Rg2 64. Rc5 Rxg3 65. Rxf5 Kh2 66. Rf2+ Kh1 67. Rf4 Rg2 68. Re4
g3 69. Rg4 Rf2+ 70. Ke1 Kh2 $19) 63... Kxg3 64. Rxf5 Ra1+ 65. Ke2 Kg2 66. Rf2+
Kh3 67. Rf8 g3 68. Rh8+ Kg2 69. Re8 Kg1 70. Rg8 g2 71. Rg7 Ra8 72. Rh7 Re8+ (
72... Re8+ 73. Kd2 Re5 74. Rh8 Kf2 75. Rf8+ Kg3 76. Rg8+ Kf3 77. Rf8+ Kg4 78.
Rg8+ Rg5 $19) 0-1

[Event "London Classic 8th"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2016.12.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[Annotator "Pavlovic,M"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[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 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 {Recently this has become Anand's
favorite move order, in the same tournament he played it against So as well.}
5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Bb4 7. e3 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Ne4 {We have reached a very
sharp line of the Ragozin Opening, a line that has had lots of followers
recently.} 10. Nd2 Nxg3 ({It is risky to take the pawn:} 10... Nxc3 11. bxc3
Bxc3 12. Rc1 Ba5 13. h4 Nf6 14. Rc5 Bxd2+ 15. Qxd2 Ne4 16. Bxc7 Qe7 17. Qb2 O-O
18. hxg5 Nxc5 (18... hxg5 19. Bd3 $1 $16) 19. dxc5 Qxc7 20. Rxh6 Qa5+ 21. Kd1
Qa4+ 22. Kc1 f6 23. Rg6+ Kh8 24. gxf6 Rf7 25. Bd3 {with a winning attack.}) 11.
hxg3 c6 $5 {A less popular choice among grandmasters at least, but an
interesting one. We will see that the idea is to have at his disposal the
a5-square for the bishop to retreat to.} (11... Nb6 12. a3 Bd6 13. e4 dxe4 14.
Ndxe4 Qe7 15. Be2 Bf5 16. Nxd6+ Qxd6 17. Rc1 c6 18. O-O O-O 19. f4 Rad8 20.
fxg5 Bg6 21. gxh6 Qxd4+ 22. Qxd4 Rxd4 23. g4 Re8 24. Rcd1 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Kh7 26.
g5 Re5 27. Rd8 Rxg5 28. Rb8 Nd5 29. Nxd5 Rxd5 30. Rxb7 Rd2 31. Bf3 c5 {½-½ 
(46) Onischuk,A (2662)-Bacrot,E (2697) Berlin (rapid) 2015. Black managed to
make a draw without great difficulties.}) 12. a3 {An important move, Black has
to decide where to go with the bishop.} Ba5 {Probably the best choice, as
Black keeps the tension. b2-b4 is still not any kind of positional threat, so
the bishop on a5 enjoys a good position.} (12... Be7 13. Bd3 Nf6 14. Qe2 Be6
15. Nf3 Ng4 16. e4 dxe4 17. Bxe4 Qa5 18. O-O Nf6 19. Ne5 Qb6 20. Rfd1 Rd8 {
1/2-1/2 (20) Borisenko,G-Averbakh,Y Sverdlovsk 1957}) (12... Bd6 {a slightly
provocative idea...} 13. e4 Nb6 14. e5 Be7 15. Bd3 Be6 16. Qe2 Qd7 17. Nb3
O-O-O 18. O-O-O Kb8 19. Kb1 h5 {with unclear conseqencies.}) (12... Bxc3 13.
bxc3 Nf6 14. Bd3 Qe7 15. Qc2 Bd7 16. c4 {White is slightly better.}) 13. Bd3
Kf8 14. Qc2 Nf6 15. O-O-O Kg7 16. Kb1 Be6 17. Nb3 Bb6 18. f4 Bg4 19. Rde1 Qd6 {
So all has gone in normal fashion, Black has a slightly exposed king but has
the bishop pair, and the position is a bit closed for the moment.} 20. Rhf1
Rae8 21. Nc5 Re7 22. Qd2 $5 {Hitting g5.} Rhe8 (22... Bxc5 23. dxc5 Qxc5 24.
fxg5 hxg5 25. b4 (25. e4 dxe4 $17 {the pawn on g5 is defended}) 25... Qd6 26.
e4 Rh5 27. exd5 Rxe1+ 28. Qxe1 cxd5 (28... Nxd5 29. Nxd5 Qxd5 30. Qc3+ Kg8 31.
Bc4 Qe4+ {Black is fine}) 29. Nb5 Qb6 30. Qe5 Qe6 31. Qd4 Qb6 $11) 23. fxg5
hxg5 24. e4 Nxe4 (24... Nh5 $3 {The computer choice; for humans this is a
tough move to play in a tournament game. What puzzles me is that I don't
understand really what Anand missed in this game.} 25. Qxg5+ (25. e5 Qh6 26.
Qf2 Bxc5 27. dxc5 f5 $1 $132) 25... Qg6 26. Qxg6+ fxg6 $17) 25. N5xe4 {It was
better to take with the other knight:} (25. N3xe4 $1 dxe4 26. Rxe4 Bh5 {
the idea that could have saved Black in the game now is not that strong due to}
27. Qxg5+ Qg6 28. Qxe7 $1 Rxe7 29. Rxe7 {the bishop on d3 is protected now!}
Bxc5 30. Rfxf7+ Qxf7 31. Rxf7+ Kxf7 32. dxc5 $16) 25... dxe4 26. Rxe4 Rxe4 $2 (
26... Bh5 $1 {the last chance because Nakamura took with the wrong knight on e4
} 27. Qxg5+ Qg6 28. Qxg6+ Bxg6 29. Rg4 Re1+ 30. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 31. Ka2 Ba5 {
Black has very good chances of holding a draw actually without great problems.}
) 27. Nxe4 Qg6 (27... Qxd4 28. Qxg5+ Kf8 29. Qh6+ Qg7 30. Qd6+ Re7 31. Nf6 $18)
28. Nf6 $1 Qxf6 29. Rxf6 Kxf6 30. Qc3 Bd7 ({A better chance was} 30... Bc7 31.
d5+ Be5 32. Qb4 Bc8 33. dxc6 bxc6 34. Qc5 $16) 31. d5+ Re5 32. Be4 g4 33. dxc6
bxc6 34. Bxc6 Bxc6 35. Qxc6+ $18 Kg5 36. Qd7 Re3 37. Qxf7 Rxg3 38. Qd5+ Kh4 39.
a4 $18 Bf2 40. Qd8+ Kh5 41. Qe8+ Kg5 42. Qe5+ Kg6 43. Qf4 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 18th"]
[Site "Porto Carras"]
[Date "2011.11.08"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Postny, Evgeny"]
[Black "Moiseenko, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[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 "Israel"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. Qb3 c5 7. a3 {I guess
that the line that I chose to meet the Ragosin Defence came as a surprise to
my opponent. His reply took him quite a while.} Bxc3+ (7... dxc4 8. Qxc4 Bxc3+
9. Qxc3 h6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. Rc1 b6 12. e3 a6 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Nd2 Rb8 15. Nc4
Qxc3+ 16. Rxc3 Ke7 17. f3 Bb7 {+/=/= 0-1 Hammer,J (2647)-Efimenko,Z (2701)/
Wijk aan Zee 2011/Mega2011 Update 06 (78)}) (7... Qa5 8. Bd2 O-O 9. e3 Bxc3 10.
Bxc3 Qd8 11. Rd1 $14 {1-0 Roiz,M (2660)-Socko,B (2654)/Lublin 2011/CB20_2011 
(90)}) 8. Qxc3 h6 $146 {Quite a sensible novelty.} (8... dxc4 9. Qxc4 b5 $5 10.
Qc3 cxd4 11. Qxd4 O-O 12. e3 h6 13. Bh4 a6 14. Be2 $14 {1-0 Wilton,L (2136)
-Antonsen,M (2471)/Borup 2010/CBM 138 Extra (31)}) 9. Bxf6 (9. Bh4 $6 g5 10.
Bg3 Ne4 11. Qd3 Qa5+ 12. Nd2 f5 13. b4 cxb4 14. e3 b3 $1 15. cxd5 b6 $1 16. Rd1
Nxd2 17. Qxd2 Qxd5 $15) 9... Qxf6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. e3 (11. Qe3+ Qe7 12. Qxe7+
Kxe7 13. dxc5 Nxc5 {This endgame is completely equal.}) 11... O-O 12. Be2 (12.
Bb5 $6 c4 13. b3 Nc5 $1 14. bxc4 Ne4 15. Qb2 a6 16. Ba4 dxc4 $15) 12... b6 13.
O-O Bb7 14. Rfc1 $6 {This move is too passive. Obviously, White can claim only
a slight advantage here at best. For this purpose it is necessary to fight
against Black's pawn offensive on the queenside.} (14. a4 $1 {Now 14...c4
would be met by 15.b3 ruining Black's pawn chain.}) 14... c4 $1 {Of course.
Now Black is fine.} 15. a4 a6 16. Qb4 {It's true that I have a good blockade,
but I don't have an active plan.} Bc6 17. Ne1 b5 18. axb5 axb5 19. b3 (19. Nc2
{It would be nice to bring the knight to b4 and bishop to f3 hunting the Pd5,
but it doesn't really work.} Rfb8 20. Qd2 Ra4 $1 21. Nb4 Qd6 $15) 19... Qg6 20.
h3 Rfe8 21. Bf3 Nf8 {Transferring the knight to better pastures.} 22. bxc4 bxc4
{This passed pawn might become dangerous in some of the endgames.} 23. Rxa8
Rxa8 24. Qb6 $6 {I shouldn't allow his queen to occupy the fine square d6.} (
24. Bd1 {has a point, with an idea to place the bishop on c2 and the knight to
f3. The same manoeuvre I adopted in the game later. The position remains
balanced.}) 24... Qd6 25. Nc2 Rb8 26. Qa5 (26. Qc5 $2 Qxc5 27. dxc5 Ne6 28. Nd4
Ba8 $1 $17 {[%csl Rc5]}) 26... Rb3 $6 {This active square is only temporary
for the rook. It was more accurate to play 26...Ne6 immediately.} 27. Ra1 Ne6
28. Bd1 $1 {The bishop will be kicked away by ...Ne6-g5 anyway. It's also
useful to drive away Black's active rook.} Ng5 29. Ne1 Rb8 30. Bc2 g6 31. Qc3
Qe7 32. Ra6 Bb5 33. Ra5 Ne4 ({After} 33... Bc6 {it would be difficult to find
anything better than to repeat the position by} 34. Ra6 {It's true that Black
is not worse, so the decision to play for a win is understandable. However,
from the point of view of match strategy it would have been wise for Alexander
to repeat moves, as on 3rd board Eljanov was winning vs Smirin.}) 34. Qb2 Qe8
35. Qa3 (35. Bxe4 $2 {is met by the strong intermediate move} Bd7 $1 36. Qc2
Qxe4 37. Qxe4 dxe4 {The endgame is dangerous for White as the knight is very
clumsy here.}) 35... Ng5 (35... Qf8 36. Bxe4 Qxa3 37. Rxa3 dxe4 38. Nc2 Bc6 39.
Ra5 Rb2 40. Na3 c3 41. Rc5 Rb3 42. Rxc6 Rxa3 $11) 36. Ra7 Bc6 37. h4 Ne6 38.
Nf3 Ra8 $2 {This move is much worse than it looks at first glance.} ({Now it
was necessary to play} 38... Qf8 $1 39. Rxf7) 39. Ne5 {Now I force him to take
and my queen is becoming very active.} Rxa7 40. Qxa7 h5 41. Qb6 {The first
time-trouble finished, and I quickly realised that I have an overwhelming
advantage.} Ba8 42. Qa6 $1 {[%mdl 2048] Creating a sort of a domination. Black
is completely tied down and every legal move would be a concession.} Nf8 (42...
Kg7 43. Qa7 {[%csl Rf7,Rg6]} Kg8 44. Ba4 Qf8 45. Nxf7 Qxf7 46. Qxa8+ $18) 43.
Ba4 Qb8 44. Qf6 Qb1+ 45. Bd1 $6 {I was pretty sure this move is the best one,
but, in fact it only creates unnecessary complications.} (45. Kh2 Qf5 46. Qd8
Kg7 (46... Qxf2 $2 47. Nd7 $18) 47. Qxa8 Qxf2 48. Nf3 $18 {I didn't see this
simple move, and therefore rejected 45.Kh2.}) 45... Qb7 46. g4 $1 hxg4 47. Nxg4
Nd7 48. Qd8+ Kg7 49. Bc2 $6 {I had the strong feeling that 49.Ba4 must win,
but, since I didn't see a clear-cut mating line, I decided to play it safe.
The score in the match at this moment was 2-1 in favour of Ukraine, so I was
obliged not to spoil my winning position to level the match.} (49. Ba4 c3 (
49... Qb1+ 50. Kg2 (50. Kh2 $4 Qb8+ 51. Qxb8 Nxb8 $15) 50... Qe4+ 51. Kg3 $18)
50. Bxd7 c2 51. Qf6+ Kg8 52. Nh6+ Kh7 53. Qd8 $1 {I didn't see this nice idea.}
c1=Q+ 54. Kg2 {In this picturesque position Black's couple of queens can't
save him from mate.}) 49... Qc6 50. h5 gxh5 51. Qg5+ Kf8 52. Qd8+ Kg7 53. Qg5+
Kf8 54. Nh6 {Of course, I shouldn't spend a move on capturing the Ph5, direct
attack against the king decides.} Nf6 55. Nf5 Ne8 (55... Ke8 56. e4 $1 (56. Ba4
$2 Qxa4 57. Qxf6 Kd7 {is not so convincing.}) 56... dxe4 (56... Kd7 57. e5 $18)
57. Bxe4 Qa6 58. Bxa8 $18) 56. Qe7+ Kg8 57. Qg5+ Kf8 58. Qe7+ Kg8 59. Qd8 Kf8
60. Kf1 $1 {The last precise move. The immediate 60.Ba4 is met by 60...Qg6
check! So, it's necessary to move the king out.} Bb7 (60... c3 61. Ba4 $1 c2
62. Bxc2 $18) {[%tqu "En","White si winning by force. How?","","","c2a4","Now
it works.",10]} 61. Ba4 $1 {Now it works.} Qe6 (61... Qxa4 62. Qe7+ Kg8 63.
Qg5+ Kf8 64. Qh6+ Kg8 65. Ne7#) 62. Bxe8 Qxe8 63. Qf6 1-0

[Event "Match/Training Botvinnik-Kan +8-0=8"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1954.02.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Black "Kan, Ilia Abramovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1954.01.22"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "16"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 d5 {Retombe d'une Nimzo-Indienne sur un
gambit-dame.} 5. cxd5 (5. Bg5 {doit retomber sur la partie après cd5}) 5...
exd5 6. Bg5 {La variante RAGOZIN} h6 7. Bh4 (7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. Qa4+ Nc6 9. Rc1 {
Kan,I-Kotov,A Moscow-ch 1942 1-0} (9. e3 $14)) 7... g5 $5 $146 {Une nouveauté
risquée mais intéressante car les blancs sont contraints de sacrifier le P c3
pour obtenir l'initiative.} (7... c5 {Botvinnik,M-Ragozin,V Moscow training m
1939 1/2}) 8. Bg3 Ne4 {[%cal Ge4c3,Ge4g3]} 9. Nd2 $1 (9. Rc1 $143 h5 $1 {
[%csl Rg3][%cal Gh5h4]}) 9... Nxc3 (9... Nxg3 10. hxg3 {[%csl Gh1,Rh6]} c6 11.
e3 {[%cal Gg3g4]} Bf5 12. g4 $5 {[%csl Gh5,Rh6]} Bg6) 10. bxc3 Bxc3 11. Rc1 Ba5
12. h4 $1 {Une nouvelle illustration de la force d'analyse de BOTVINNIK et de
son style trés moderne: 12.h4 n'a ensuite été rejoué qu'en 1960 dans une
partie de Championnat du Monde par correspondance mais il a fallu attendre
1993 pour revoir ce coup être repris par GOLDIN puis par KHALIFMAN} g4 (12...
Rf8 $5 {Pelletier,Y (2623)-Vescovi,G (2615) Poikovsky Karpov 4th (4) 0-1}) 13.
e3 (13. Qc2 Nc6 {Goldin,A (2555)-Vasiljevic,D (2415) YUG-chT Cetinje (10) 1-0})
13... Nc6 (13... c6 14. Be2 h5 {Borisenko,G-Oscarsson,T W-ch4 sf corr 1-0}) 14.
Bb5 Bd7 15. O-O (15. Rc5 {Khalifman,A (2645)-Serper,G (2575) St Petersburg op2
(6) 1-0}) 15... Ne7 16. Bxd7+ Qxd7 17. Nb3 Bb6 18. a4 a5 (18... Qxa4 $5 {
[%csl Ga7][%cal Ga7a1]}) 19. Nc5 $1 {Forçant l'échange qui donne une structure
favorable aux blancs} Bxc5 20. Rxc5 c6 {[%csl Rb7,Rc6]} 21. Be5 (21. h5 $5 {
[%csl Rg4,Rh6] plus risqué pour fixer les faiblesses "h6" et "g4" mais le P
"h5" peut lui-même devenir aussi une faiblesse.}) 21... Rg8 22. Qb3 Ra6 (22...
g3 $5 {Donnait peut-être plus de chances aux noirs de compliquer la partie} 23.
fxg3 $1 (23. Bxg3 Nf5 $132 {[%cal Gf5g3,Gf5h4]}) 23... f5 $14) 23. Rb1 $16 b6
24. Qd3 $1 {[%csl Ra6,Rb6]} Qa7 $2 {Les noirs vont jouer avec deux pièces
hors-jeu а l'aile-dame} (24... Qc8 $142 25. Rc2 Rg6 26. Rb3 Qb7 27. Rcb2 b5 (
27... Nc8 $6 {[%cal Gc8b6,Ga6a8]} 28. e4 $1) 28. h5 Re6 29. Qh7 {la position
est nettement plus difficile а gagner pour les blancs que dans la partie}) 25.
Rc2 $1 {[%csl Ra6,Ra7] Les blancs ne vont pas avoir de difficultés а réaliser
le gain technique en jouant sur la différence d'activité des pièces.} Rg6 26.
h5 Re6 27. Qh7 $40 {[%csl Re8]} Kd7 28. Qxf7 Qa8 29. e4 $5 (29. Bg3 {semblait
plus simple}) 29... Qe8 $2 30. Qg7 dxe4 31. d5 $1 {La pointe finale!} cxd5 32.
Rc7+ Kd8 33. Rbc1 Ra8 34. Bf6 g3 35. Bxe7+ Rxe7 36. Rxe7 gxf2+ 37. Kxf2 Qxe7
38. Qg8+ {[%mdl 8]} 1-0

[Event "Match/Nation FRA-BUL 31-41"]
[Site "St Maxime"]
[Date "1984.10.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Giffard, Nicolas"]
[Black "Padevsky, Nikola Bochev"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2340"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1984.10.10"]
[EventType "team-schev"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "France"]
[BlackTeam "Bulgaria"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BUL"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd2 dxc4 $146
(7... a6 8. Qc2 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Bd6 10. a3 e5 11. d5 Ne7 12. h3 b5 13. Ba2 Qd7 14.
e4 a5 15. O-O b4 16. axb4 axb4 17. Ne2 Qa4 18. Bb3 Qxa1 19. Rxa1 Rxa1+ 20. Nc1
h6 21. Ne1 Bd7 22. Qd3 Rb8 23. Be3 Ng6 24. Kh2 Nf4 25. Qc4 g5 26. f3 Kg7 27.
Ned3 N4xd5 28. exd5 e4+ 29. g3 exd3 30. Nxd3 Re8 31. Qd4 Bf5 32. Nf2 Re1 33.
Bd2 R1e2 34. Kg2 Bc5 35. Qxc5 Rxd2 36. Bc4 Rxb2 37. d6 {Reshevsky,S-Ragozin,V
Semmering 1937 1/2-1/2 (62)}) 8. Bxc4 Bd6 9. a3 e5 10. d5 Ne7 11. e4 Ng6 12. h3
Nh5 13. Be3 h6 14. O-O-O f5 15. exf5 Bxf5 16. g4 Bd7 17. Qc2 Nhf4 18. Rdg1 $1
Nh4 19. Nxh4 Qxh4 20. Ne4 Qe7 21. h4 Kh8 22. h5 Qe8 23. Ba2 Ba4 24. Qd2 {
[%cal Ge3h6]} Bb5 25. Nc3 e4 26. g5 Bd3 27. gxh6 gxh6 28. Rg4 Qe5 29. Rhh4 $40
Be7 30. Rxf4 Bxh4 31. Rxh4 Rg8 32. b4 Rg1+ 33. Kb2 a5 34. Rxe4 axb4 35. Rxe5
1-0

[Event "FRA-chT Top 16 Gp Basse"]
[Site "Guingamp"]
[Date "2010.06.06"]
[Round "11.3"]
[White "Doettling, Fabian"]
[Black "Lazarev, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2463"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2010.06.03"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Strasbourg"]
[BlackTeam "Drancy"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 {Souvent joué par KRAMNIK au dernier
tournoi Amber rapid} 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Qb3 c5 9. cxd5 exd5
10. dxc5 Bxc3+ 11. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 12. bxc3 Be6 13. Bb5 Rc8 14. Kd2 Rxc5 15. Nd4 Rc7
16. Rhb1 Nd7 $146 ({RR} 16... Nc6 17. Bxc6 ({RR} 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. c4) ({RR} 
17. Nxc6 bxc6 18. Ba6 Kf8) 17... bxc6 18. Rb2 ({RR} 18. c4 c5 ({RR} 18... dxc4
19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Kc3) 19. Nxe6 fxe6) 18... c5 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Rab1 ({RR} 20.
c4 Kf7) 20... Kf7 21. Rb7 Rac8 22. c4 Ke7 ({RR} 22... dxc4 23. Kc3) 23. cxd5
exd5 24. h4 Kd6 25. h5 Rf8 ({RR} 25... Rxb7 26. Rxb7 Rc7) 26. f4 Re8 27. R1b5
Rce7 ({RR} 27... Rxb7 28. Rxb7 Re7 29. Rxe7 Kxe7 30. g4) 28. Rxe7 Rxe7 29. Ra5
Kc6 ({RR} 29... c4) 30. a4 ({RR} 30. Ra6+ Kb5 31. Rg6 Kc4 32. g4 Rb7 33. Kc2)
30... c4 31. g4 {Vaganian,R (2640)-Goldin,A (2620)/Mallorca 2004/CBM 104/
[Ribli]/1/2-1/2 (38)}) 17. Bxd7 $1 {[%csl Gd2,Rg8] Le N va dominer le mauvais
B. Avec l'avance de développement et l'initiative а l'aile-dame, les blancs
ont des trés bonnes chances de gain.} Bxd7 18. a4 $1 {Gagnant de l'espace et
les noirs ne peuvent pas empêcher a4a5 mettant "b7" sous pression} Kf8 (18...
Re8 $6 19. Nb5 $1 {[%csl Ra7] Force des nouveaux affaiblissements} Bxb5 20.
axb5 b6 21. Rb4 $36 {[%csl Ra7][%cal Gb4a4]}) 19. a5 {[%csl Rb7]} Ke7 20. Rb4
$1 {[%csl Rb7][%cal Ga1b1]} Kd8 {[%csl Ra8] Les noirs choisissent de protéger
la faiblesse "b7" avec le K mais quid de la Ra8?} (20... Rb8 {[%csl Rb8]}) 21.
h4 g5 22. hxg5 hxg5 23. Rab1 (23. Rh1 $5 {[%csl Ra8,Rd8,Rf7,Rg5][%cal Gh1h8]})
23... Rc5 24. Nb3 $1 Rc7 25. Rd4 $1 {[%csl Rd5]} Rac8 {les noirs ont réussi а
sortir la 02ème R mais ils sont encore loin de l'égalité.} 26. Rxd5 Rxc3 27.
Rxg5 Rc2+ 28. Ke1 Ke7 29. Nd4 {[%csl Rb7,Gd4][%cal Gb1b7]} Rc1+ 30. Rxc1 Rxc1+
31. Kd2 Ra1 32. e4 $16 {[%csl Gf5][%cal Gf2f4] la finale est trés bonne pour
les blancs qui ont une majorité plus facile а mobiliser} Ra2+ 33. Ke3 b6 $6 {
les blancs n'auront plus а défendre le P"a5" et la R pourra jouer un role plus
actif} 34. axb6 axb6 35. Rg8 $1 {[%csl Rb6][%cal Gg8b8]} Ra3+ 36. Kf4 Ra4 37.
Nf5+ Kf6 (37... Bxf5 $142 $5 38. Kxf5 b5 (38... Ra2 39. f4 {[%cal Ge4e5]}) 39.
e5 {[%csl Gd6,Re7,Gf6]} b4 40. Rb8 (40. f4) 40... Ra2 41. f4 Rxg2 42. Rxb4 {
Les noirs ont des meilleures chances d'annuler d'annuler cette finale de R que
dans la partie même si les blancs sont nettement mieux}) 38. g4 (38. Ne3 $5 {
[%cal Ge3g2,Ge3d5]}) 38... Bxf5 $6 {Semble moins bon qu'au coup précédent} 39.
gxf5 {[%csl Rf6][%cal Ge4e5]} Rb4 (39... Rc4 {[%cal Gb6b5]} 40. Rb8) 40. f3 {
[%cal Gf4e3,Gf3f4,Ge4e5]} Ke7 41. Kg5 Rb1 (41... Rb3 42. f6+) 42. f6+ $1 {
[%csl Re7,Rf7]} Kd7 43. Kf5 $18 Rh1 44. e5 b5 $2 (44... Rh5+ 45. Ke4 {[%cal
Gf3f4,Ge4d5]}) 45. e6+ fxe6+ 46. Ke4 Rh4+ 47. Ke3 {[%mdl 4096] Une belle leçon
de technique de la part des blancs} 1-0

[Event "Rohde op 10th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2010.10.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ivanov, Jordan"]
[Black "Pap, Gyula"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2437"]
[BlackElo "2519"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2010.10.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2012"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 c5 $1 (
7... c6 $143) 8. Qc2 (8. Bd3) 8... Qa5 {Le thème important dans cette variante
Ragozin} 9. Bd3 c4 $5 10. Bf5 O-O (10... g6 $143 11. Bxd7+ Nxd7 12. Bh6 $14 {
[%csl Re8][%cal Ge1g1,Ge3e4]}) 11. O-O Re8 {[%csl Ge4]} 12. Nd2 {[%cal Ge3e4,
Gd2c4]} g6 {Un affaiblissement de l'aile-roi non négligeable mais les Noirs
ont l'option de contôler les cases noires par Bf8} 13. Bh3 Kg7 14. a3 $5 {
L'autre plan est de préparer la percée centrale "e4" mais l'échange du Bb4
risque de laisser les Noirs avec un mauvais B} (14. Rae1 $5 {[%cal Ge3e4];
Aronian,L (2783)-Grischuk,A (2760) Moscow Tal Memorial 5th 2010 (8) 1/2}) 14...
Bxc3 15. Qxc3 (15. bxc3 Ne4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Bf4 {[%csl Gf4]} Nb6 {[%cal
Gb6d5,Gc8h3]} 18. Bxc8 Raxc8 19. f3 (19. Rfb1 Re7 20. Be5+ f6 21. Bd6 Re6 22.
Bc5 (22. Bb4)) (19. Rab1 Re7 (19... Qxa3 20. Ra1 {[%csl Ra7]}) 20. f3 exf3 21.
Rxf3 $14 {[%csl Rf6,Rg7][%cal Gf4e5]} (21. gxf3 $2 Nd5)) 19... Nd5 $132 {
[%csl Gd5]} 20. fxe4 Qxc3) 15... Qxc3 16. bxc3 h6 17. Bxf6+ (17. Bf4) 17...
Nxf6 18. Bxc8 Raxc8 19. Rfb1 $5 {[%cal Ga3a4]} (19. Rab1 Re7 (19... b6 20. a4)
20. Rb5) 19... Re7 {[%cal Ge7b7]} (19... b6 $143 20. a4 $1 {[%cal Ga4a5]}) 20.
Kf1 $146 (20. Rb5 Rc6 21. a4 a6 22. Rb4 Ne8 23. Rab1 Nd6 24. Rb6 Rxb6 25. Rxb6
Nc8 26. Rb4 f5 27. Kf1 Nd6 28. Rb6 Nc8 29. Rb4 b6 30. Ke2 Rb7 31. f3 Nd6 32. e4
fxe4 33. fxe4 a5 34. Rb1 dxe4 {Bakre,T (2452)-Koneru,H (2612)/Mumbai 2009/CBM
130 Extra/1/2-1/2 (55)}) 20... Rc6 21. a4 a6 22. Rb4 Ne8 23. Rab1 Nd6 24. Rb6
Rec7 25. f3 f5 26. Kf2 {(=)} Rxb6 {Refuse la proposition de nulle mais la
position est égale} 27. Rxb6 Rc6 28. Rb4 (28. Rxc6 $5 bxc6 29. e4) 28... b5 29.
axb5 axb5 30. e4 fxe4 31. fxe4 dxe4 32. Ke3 Rc8 33. g4 Re8 34. Rb1 Kf6 35. h4 (
35. Ra1 {[%csl Rd6][%cal Ga1a6,Ga6f6]}) 35... Ke6 36. Rf1 Kd5 $17 {[%csl Gd5]}
37. Rf6 b4 $1 38. cxb4 $2 (38. Nb1) 38... c3 39. Nb3 Nc4+ 40. Ke2 Ra8 41. h5
Ra2+ 42. Ke1 gxh5 43. Rf5+ Kd6 44. Rxh5 Nd2 45. Ra5 $2 (45. Rxh6+) 45... Nf3+
46. Kd1 Rg2 $19 47. Rf5 Rb2 48. Nc5 Nxd4 49. Nxe4+ Ke6 50. Nxc3 Nxf5 51. gxf5+
Kxf5 52. Ke1 Kf4 53. Kf1 Kf3 54. Kg1 Rxb4 55. Nd5 Rb2 56. Nf6 Rd2 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 1213"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2012.12.08"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Prusikin, Michael"]
[Black "Khenkin, Igor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Prusikin,M"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2012.10.20"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Forchheim"]
[BlackTeam "Wiesbaden"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd2 Re8 8. Qc2
Bf8 9. a3 h6 {Dieser Zug war mir neu. Wie mir Igor nach der Partie erklärte,
orientierte er sich dabei an der kürzlich gespielten Partie Makarov-Matlakov,
die Schwarz gewann.} 10. h3 $1 $146 {Eine logische Neuerung. 10.Bd3 gibt den
Kampf um das Tempo auf, während} (10. O-O-O $2 {in den schwarzen Angriff
hinein rochiert:} a6 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Bd3 b5 $40 {Makarov-Matlakov 2012}) (10.
Rd1 {nimmt mir die Möglichkeit, später lang zu rochieren}) 10... e5 11. dxe5 (
11. cxd5 $2 Nxd4 12. exd4 exd4+ 13. Ne2 Qxd5 14. Qd3 c5 15. O-O-O Ne4 16. Be1
Bf5 $19) 11... Nxe5 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. O-O-O Nxf3 (13... Nb6 14. Nxe5 Rxe5 15.
e4 $14 {Khenkin}) 14. gxf3 Nb6 {Im Nachninein ungenau, hier gerät der N ins
Abseits.} (14... Be6) 15. Rg1 (15. Ne4 Qh4) 15... Qh4 16. Ne4 Bf5 (16... Be6
17. Bc3 Kh8 18. Rd4 $1 $40) 17. Bc3 Bxe4 (17... Kh8 18. Rd4 (18. Bd3 Nd5 19.
Bd4 Rad8 20. Ng5 hxg5 21. Bxf5 $14) 18... c5 19. Nd6 cxd4 20. Qxf5 Bxd6 (20...
dxc3 21. Bd3 $18) 21. Bd3 g6 22. Rxg6 fxg6 23. Qxg6 Re7 24. Bxd4+ Qxd4 25.
Qxh6+ Kg8 26. exd4 $16) 18. fxe4 Rad8 (18... Qxe4 19. Bd3 Qc6 20. Bh7+ Kh8 21.
Rd4 Rad8 22. Rdg4 f6 23. Rg6 $18) 19. Bd3 Re6 20. Rg4 {Das erschien mir zu
naheligend, auch wenn die Engine} (20. e5 Kh8 21. Rg4 Qe7 22. Bf5 Rxd1+ 23.
Qxd1 Rc6 $14 {bevorzugt}) 20... Qxh3 (20... Qh5 21. e5 ({das schöne} 21. Bc4 {
schlug ich in der post mortem Analyse vor, aber hier kann sich der
Nachziehende noch mit} Red6 22. Rxd6 Rxd6 23. e5 Nxc4 $1 (23... Rc6 24. Bb3
Qxh3 25. Qf5 Qf1+ 26. Kd2 $18 Nc4+ 27. Rxc4 Rxc4 28. e6 $18) 24. exd6 Nxd6 {
ganz gut verteidigen}) 21... g6 22. Rdg1 Bg7 23. Bf5 Rc6 24. e6 Bxc3 25. bxc3
Kh8 26. exf7 $18) (20... Qe7 21. e5 Nd5 22. Bc4 $18) 21. Rdg1 Rg6 $2 {Das
verliert forciert, aber die Alternativen waren kaum besser:} (21... Rc6 22. e5
Nd5 23. Bh7+ Kh8 24. Qf5 Nxc3 25. Qxf7 $18) (21... g6 22. e5 Rxd3 $8 23. Qxd3
Qf3 24. Rf4 Qd5 25. Kc2 $16) 22. Rxg6 fxg6 23. Qb3+ $1 {Dieser Zug, bzw. die
damit verbundene Idee entscheidet.} (23. e5 $6 Kh8 24. Bxg6 Nd5 {wäre weit
weniger klar gewesen}) 23... Kh8 (23... Kh7 24. Qf7 Rxd3 25. Qxg6+ Kg8 26. Bxg7
$18) 24. Qf7 $1 g5 25. Bc2 $1 Qd7 (25... Qh2 26. Rd1 $18) (25... Nc8 26. Rd1
Nd6 27. Qg6 $18) 26. Qh5 Qe6 27. Rxg5 Kg8 28. Rg6 Qc4 29. Kb1 Na4 30. Bd4 $1 {
Der Läufer darf auf keinen Fall mit Schach geschlagen werden. Nun ist gegen 31.
Rxh6 kein Kraut gewachsen.} Nc5 (30... c5 31. Rxh6 $18) 31. Rxh6 Qf1+ 32. Bd1
Qxd1+ 33. Qxd1 gxh6 34. Qg4+ 1-0

[Event "POL-chT 66th"]
[Site "Katowice"]
[Date "2010.09.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kempinski, Robert"]
[Black "Luch, Michal"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2385"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2010.09.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Wroclaw"]
[BlackTeam "Wroclaw AZS WSB"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 (5. Bg5) 5... exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7.
Bh4 g5 8. Bg3 Ne4 9. Nd2 Nxg3 (9... Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bxc3 11. Rc1 Ba5 12. h4 $44)
10. hxg3 c6 11. Qc2 (11. e4 Qe7 12. Qb3 dxe4 13. a3 e3 14. Qxb4 exd2+ 15. Kxd2
Qxb4 16. axb4 Kf8 17. b5 Kg7 18. Na4 Nd7 19. bxc6 bxc6 20. Bc4 Rd8 21. Kc3 a5
22. Rhe1 Ba6 23. b3 Bxc4 24. bxc4 Rab8 25. Nb2 Nf8 26. Rxa5 Ne6 27. d5 cxd5 28.
Rxd5 Rxd5 29. cxd5 Nc7 30. Rd1 Nb5+ 31. Kd3 Rd8 32. Kc4 Nd6+ 33. Kd4 Kf6 34.
Na4 Nf5+ 35. Kc4 Rc8+ 36. Kd3 Ra8 37. Nc3 Ke5 38. Re1+ Kd6 39. Rh1 Kc5 40. g4
Nd6 {Lysyj,I (2655)-Moiseenko,A (2712) Yerevan 2014 1-0 (87)}) 11... Qf6 $1 12.
a3 $146 (12. e3 Nd7 13. Bd3 Nb6 14. Nf3 g4 15. Ne5 Qg5 16. Qe2 Be6 17. Bc2
O-O-O 18. Nd3 Bd6 19. O-O-O h5 20. Kb1 Bf5 21. Rc1 Kb8 22. Nf4 Rde8 23. Ka1 Nd7
24. Bxf5 Qxf5 25. Nd3 Nf6 26. Rc2 Qg5 27. a3 h4 28. gxh4 Rxh4 29. Rxh4 Qxh4 30.
g3 Qh7 31. Ka2 Qf5 32. Na4 Ne4 33. Nac5 Bxc5 34. Nxc5 Nxc5 35. Rxc5 Rh8 36. Qd2
Qf6 37. Qb4 Qe7 38. Qb3 Qf6 39. Rc2 Rh2 40. Qb4 Rxf2 41. Rxf2 Qxf2 {Renet,O 
(2505)-Dorfman,J (2210) France 1996 1/2-1/2}) 12... Bxc3 13. Qxc3 O-O 14. e3
Bf5 15. f3 Re8 $11 16. g4 Bh7 17. Kf2 Nd7 18. Be2 Re7 19. Rac1 Rae8 $132 20.
Nf1 Nb6 21. Qa5 Nc8 22. Rc3 Nd6 23. Ng3 (23. Qxa7 $2 Ne4+) 23... a6 24. a4 Re6
25. Re1 Bg6 26. Qb4 (26. Bf1 {[%cal Ge1e3]}) 26... Qe7 27. Qa3 f5 28. gxf5 Bxf5
29. e4 Bxe4 $1 30. fxe4 Qf6+ 31. Kg1 Nxe4 (31... Qxd4+ 32. Kh2 Nxe4 33. Rd3 Qf6
) 32. Nxe4 Rxe4 {[%csl Rd4]} 33. Rf3 Qxd4+ 34. Rf2 Re3 35. Qd6 R3e6 36. Qd7
R6e7 37. Qf5 {[%csl Rg6]} Qe4 38. Qh3 Kg7 $6 (38... Qg6 $142 {[%cal Gg6h6]})
39. Ref1 $36 Qd4 {[%cal Gd4g1]} 40. Kh1 $6 (40. Qd3 $8 Qxd3 41. Bxd3 {[%csl
Gd3]}) 40... Rxe2 41. Rxe2 Rxe2 42. Qd7+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "POL-chT 66th"]
[Site "Katowice"]
[Date "2010.09.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Cyborowski, Lukasz"]
[Black "Kolosowski, Mateusz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2531"]
[BlackElo "2342"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2010.09.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Dankowice"]
[BlackTeam "Prokonex"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Qa4+ Nc6 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. e3 O-O 10. Be2 Be6 11. a3 Bd6 12. Nb5 Bg4 13. O-O (13. Nxd6) 13...
Ne7 14. Qc2 (14. Nxd6 Qxd6 15. b4 f5 16. Qb3 Kh8 17. g3 Ng6 18. Bd1 Bh3 19. Re1
Rae8 20. Qc3 c6 21. Kh1 Bg4 22. Ng1 Ne7 23. Kg2 Nc8 24. Nf3 Bxf3+ 25. Bxf3 Qd7
26. a4 Nd6 27. b5 cxb5 28. axb5 Nxb5 29. Qc5 a6 30. Qxd5 Qxd5 31. Bxd5 Re7 32.
h4 g6 33. Rec1 Kg7 34. Rc5 Rd8 35. Bf3 Nd6 36. Rd5 Rdd7 37. Rb1 Nb5 38. Rc5 Rc7
39. Rbc1 Rxc5 40. Rxc5 Kf6 41. h5 g5 42. g4 f4 43. exf4 gxf4 {Karpov,A (2619)
-Kravtsiv,M (2609) Germany 2014 1/2-1/2 (66)}) 14... Rfc8 15. Rfc1 Nf5 16. h3 (
16. Nxd6) 16... Bxf3 17. Bxf3 $14 c6 18. Bg4 $1 Rd8 19. Qxf5 Qxf5 20. Bxf5 cxb5
21. Bg4 Kf8 22. Bf3 a5 23. b4 Be7 24. Rab1 axb4 25. axb4 Ra6 26. Rc7 Rb6 27.
Kf1 Bd6 28. Rc2 Rc6 $6 29. Rxc6 bxc6 30. Rc1 {[%csl Rc6]} Bxb4 (30... Ra8 $5 {
[%csl Rf1]}) 31. Rxc6 Be7 32. Rb6 $16 b4 33. Rb5 Bd6 34. Bxd5 (34. Ke2) 34...
Rb8 35. Rxb8+ Bxb8 36. h4 Ke7 37. h5 {[%csl Rg7] Malgré le P supplémentaire
et la meilleure structure, les chances de gain des Blancs sont trés faibles
en finale de couleurs opposées} f6 $6 {[%csl Rg7] Une première faute} (37...
f5 $142 {[%csl Re4]}) 38. Ke2 Kd6 39. Bb3 (39. e4 {[%cal Gf2f4,Ge4e5,Ge2d3,
Gd3c4]}) 39... Ke7 (39... Ba7) 40. e4 Bf4 41. g3 Bb8 42. Ke3 Kd7 43. f4 Ke7 44.
g4 Ba7 45. e5 Bb6 1-0

[Event "POL-chT 66th"]
[Site "Katowice"]
[Date "2010.09.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Moranda, Wojciech"]
[Black "Balogh, Csaba"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2572"]
[BlackElo "2608"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2010.09.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Dankowice"]
[BlackTeam "Wroclaw Polonia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1
dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. O-O (11. Qc2 Bb4 12. O-O Bxc3 13. Qxc3 Qxc3
14. Rxc3 Bd7 15. Rd1 Rc8 16. Be2 Rxc3 17. bxc3 f6 18. Rb1 b6 19. Rd1 Kf8 20.
Nh4 Bc6 21. Ng6+ Kf7 22. Bh5 Be4 23. Nf4+ Ke7 24. Rd4 f5 25. f3 Bb7 26. Ng6+
Kf6 27. e4 fxe4 28. fxe4 Nc6 29. Rd7 Ba6 30. Rd2 Ne7 31. Rf2+ Kg5 32. Nxe7 Kxh5
33. Rf7 Bd3 34. Rxg7 Bxe4 35. Kf2 Kh4 36. Ke3 Bf5 37. Nxf5+ exf5 38. Kf4 Kh5
39. Rg3 Rf8 40. Rd3 Kg6 {Fressinet,L (2711)-Gajewski,G (2641) Saint Quentin
2014 1/2-1/2}) 11... Rd8 12. Qc2 Bf8 13. Rfd1 Nc6 14. a3 $146 (14. Ne4 Qe7 15.
Rxd8 Qxd8 16. Rd1 Bd7 {1/2-1/2 (16) Wang,Y (2689)-Zhang,Z (2613) Jiangsu Wuxi
2008}) 14... Bd7 15. Ne4 Qe7 16. Nd6 Bc8 $1 17. Nxc8 Raxc8 $11 18. Qb1 Rxd1+
19. Rxd1 Rd8 20. Rxd8 Qxd8 21. Qc2 Qd6 22. Bd3 Ne5 23. Nxe5 Qxe5 24. g3 Qc5 25.
Qxc5 Bxc5 26. Kf1 Kf8 27. Ke2 Ke7 28. Be4 b6 29. Kd3 (29. b4) 29... a5 30. a4
1/2-1/2

[Event "POL-chT 66th"]
[Site "Katowice"]
[Date "2010.09.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Socko, Bartosz"]
[Black "Luch, Michal"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2657"]
[BlackElo "2385"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2010.09.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Katowice Szopienice"]
[BlackTeam "Wroclaw AZS WSB"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. c4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qa4+ Nc6 5. e3 Nf6 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Qc2 (7. Bd2
dxc4 8. Bxc4 Bd6 9. h3 a6 10. O-O e5 11. Qc2 b5 12. Be2 Bb7 13. a3 Re8 14. d5
Ne7 15. e4 c6 16. dxc6 Nxc6 17. Be3 Nd4 18. Nxd4 exd4 19. Bxd4 Nxe4 20. Bf3 Rc8
21. Rfe1 Nxc3 22. Rxe8+ Qxe8 23. Bxc3 Bxf3 24. gxf3 Qe6 25. Rd1 Rc5 26. h4 Rc4
27. Qd3 Bf8 28. Qd8 Qf5 29. Qa8 Rxh4 {0-1 (29) Svidler,P (2739)-Giri,A (2797)
Tbilisi 2015}) 7... Re8 8. a3 (8. Bd2 Bf8 {Nakamura,H (2715)-Kramnik,V (2772)
London Classic 2009 (7) 1/2} (8... e5)) 8... Bf8 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Be2 $146 (10.
Bb5 Bg4 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. Bxe8 Qxe8 13. dxe5 Qxe5 14. O-O Qh5 15. f4 Re8 16. Bd2
c5 17. Rae1 b6 18. Bc1 Bf5 19. Qd1 Bg4 20. Qd2 a6 21. Qf2 b5 22. h3 b4 23. Ne2
Bxe2 24. Qxe2 Qxe2 25. Rxe2 bxa3 26. bxa3 Ne4 27. Rc2 f5 28. Rd1 Rd8 29. Bb2
Kf7 30. Be5 Rd7 31. g4 fxg4 32. hxg4 c4 33. Rxc4 Nc5 34. Rc2 g6 35. Kg2 Ke6 36.
Kf3 Rb7 37. Bd4 Ne4 38. Rc6+ Kf7 39. Be5 Bxa3 {Slipak,S (2440)-Fiori,A (2166)
Buenos Aires 2010 1-0}) 10... Ne7 11. b4 Bf5 12. Qb3 Ne4 13. O-O Nxc3 14. Qxc3
Ng6 15. a4 a6 16. Ba3 Nf4 17. Bd1 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Gd1b3]} Ne6 18. Bb3 $14 c6
19. Bc2 Bxc2 20. Qxc2 Bd6 21. Ra2 Qe7 22. Qc3 Rec8 23. Rfa1 {Un plan original}
Nf8 24. Qb3 b5 25. a5 {[%csl Rc6] Les Noirs n'ont qu'une seule faiblesse et
ils doivent pouvoir tenir cette position inférieure si les Blancs n'arrivent
pas à créer une seconde faiblesse.} Nd7 26. Rc2 Rc7 27. Rb1 {[%cal Ga3c1,
Gc1d2,Gb1c1]} Re8 28. Bc1 Qe4 29. Bd2 Nb8 30. Be1 Rce7 31. Nd2 Qh4 32. Nf1 Qh6
33. Rc3 f5 $6 {En voulant rechercher du contre-jeu, les Noirs prennent le
risque de créer la fameuse "seconde faiblesse"} (33... Qe6 {[%csl Re1] Les
Noirs pouvaient tenter de jouer des coups d'attente et il était difficile
d'obtenir un gros avantage pour le GMI avec un mauvais B.}) 34. f3 $1 {[%cal
Ge3e4,Gb3g8]} g5 (34... Kh8) 35. Bg3 f4 36. Bf2 Kh8 37. Re1 Qg6 38. h3 Qf6 39.
Qb1 fxe3 40. Rexe3 Bf4 41. Rxe7 Rxe7 42. Qd3 Bd6 43. Bg3 $16 {[%csl Rg5] Comme
prévu, l'ouverture du jeu par f5f4 a profité aux Blancs} Bf4 44. Rc2 Qe6 45.
Bf2 Kg7 46. Ng3 {[%cal Gg3h5,Gg3f5]} Kf8 (46... Kg8 {[%csl Rh7]}) 47. Nf5 Re8
48. h4 $1 gxh4 49. Nxh4 Be3 $2 (49... Kg8) 50. Qxh7 Bxf2+ 51. Rxf2 Qe1+ 52. Rf1
Qe3+ 53. Kh1 Re6 54. Qh8+ Kf7 55. Qxb8 Rh6 56. Qc7+ Kf8 57. Qc8+ Kf7 58. Qf5+
1-0

[Event "Grand Slam Final 7th"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2014.09.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2014.09.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 c5 8.
dxc5 (8. e3 {wird häufiger gespielt.}) 8... Nbd7 9. e3 Qa5 10. Rc1 $5 Ne4 11.
Be2 {Riskant.} ({Forciert zum Remis führt} 11. Qxd5 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Bxc3+ 13. Kd1
O-O 14. Bc4 g5 15. Bxg5 hxg5 16. Rxc3 Qxc3 17. Nd4 Nf6 18. Qxg5+ Kh7 19. Qxf6
Qxc4 20. Qh4+ Kg6 21. Qg3+ Kh5 22. Qe5+ f5 23. g4+ Kg6 24. gxf5+ Bxf5 25. Rg1+
Kh5 26. f4 Rad8 27. Ke1 Rxd4 28. exd4 Qxa2 29. Rg5+ Kh4 30. Rg6 Qb1+ 31. Kf2
Qc2+ 32. Kf3 Qd3+ 33. Kf2 Qd2+ 34. Kf3 Qd3+ {1/2-1/2 (34) Miroshnichenko,E 
(2670)-Kuzubov,Y (2627) Dubai 2011}) 11... O-O ({Die Konsequenzen von} 11...
Nxc3 12. bxc3 Bxc3+ 13. Kf1 Nxc5 14. Qxd5 Be6 15. Qd6 g5 {sind nicht klar,
sowohl} 16. Nxg5 {als auch} (16. Nd4 {führt zu Verwicklungen, die am Brett
nicht zu überschauen sind. Aber eigentlich kämpft eher Weiß ums Remis.})) 12.
O-O $11 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Nxc3 14. Qd2 Nxe2+ 15. Qxe2 b6 $1 16. c6 Ba6 17. Qd1 ({
Genauer ist} 17. Qe1 Bxf1 18. Qxa5 bxa5 19. Kxf1 {, denn Schwarz wird es kaum
schaffen, die b-Linie für sich auszunutzen.}) 17... Nc5 18. Qxd5 Bxf1 19. Kxf1
$2 {Dies führt ziemlich forciert zu einem für Schwarz besseren Endspiel.} ({
Besser ist} 19. Rxf1 {und nach} Rac8 (19... Ne6 20. Qxa5 bxa5 21. Nd4 $11) 20.
Nd4 {besitzt Weiß die Optionen 21.Nf5 und 21.Be7.}) 19... Rac8 20. Nd4 Qd2 $1 {
Nutzt die Position des Rc1 aus.} 21. Qc4 Rfe8 {Droht 22...Re4!} 22. Qc2 Qxc2
23. Rxc2 Re5 $2 {Dies vergibt den Vorteil während} (23... g5 24. Bg3 Ne4 $1 {
den Läufertausch erzwingt. Allerdings ist es bis zum Sieg noch ein langer Weg.}
) 24. Bg3 $11 Rd5 25. c7 Rd7 {Vielleicht hat Anand zu spät entdeckt, dass} (
25... Ne4 26. Bf4 g5 $2 {sogar wegen} 27. Nc6 $1 {verliert.}) 26. Nb5 $6 {
Sieht logisch aus, ist aber ungenau.} (26. Nc6 {ist gut spielbar,}) ({oder
auch einfach} 26. f3 {, um den Bg3 vor einem möglichen Tausch zu schützen -
jeweils mit völligem Ausgleich.}) 26... a6 $1 {Schwarz gewinnt ein Tempo.} 27.
Nd4 $2 ({Natürlich nicht} 27. Na7 $2 Rcxc7 28. Bxc7 Rxc7 {und der Na7 geht
verloren.}) ({\/Aber} 27. Nc3 {[%csl Ge4] verhindert ...Ne4 und bewahrt
Remischancen, z.B.:} f5 28. Rb2 Nd3 29. Rd2 $1 g5 30. e4 $1 f4 31. Bxf4 gxf4
32. Nd5 Kg7 33. Rxd3 Rcxc7 34. Rd2 Rc4 35. f3 {und trotz der
Damenflügelmajorität ist ein Sieg für Schwarz unwahrscheinlich.}) 27... Ne4 $17
{Jetzt ist der Tausch noch folgenreicher, da Weiß den c-Bauern nicht halten
kann.} 28. Rc6 Nxg3+ 29. hxg3 Rdxc7 30. Rxb6 {Weiß ist aber auch hier nicht
chancenlos.} Rc1+ 31. Ke2 Ra8 32. Rb4 a5 33. Ra4 Rb1 34. Nb3 $2 {Das macht es
Schwarz zu leicht.} (34. Kf3 Rb4 35. Ra3 a4 {würde zu einem langen Kampf
führen, in dem Weiß aber letztlich unterliegen sollte.}) 34... Rb2+ 35. Kf3 Ra6
0-1

[Event "Rohde op 07th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2007.10.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ivanov, Jordan"]
[Black "Petkov, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2370"]
[BlackElo "2508"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2007.10.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 c5 ({RR} 
7... g5 8. Bg3 Ne4) 8. e3 Nc6 9. dxc5 ({RR} 9. Bb5 g5 ({RR} 9... Qb6 10. O-O ({
RR} 10. Bxf6 Qxb5 11. Bxg7 Rg8) 10... Bxc3 11. Bxc6+ Qxc6 12. Ne5 Qe6 13. bxc3
O-O 14. Nd3 Ne4 15. Nxc5 Nxc5 16. dxc5 Qc6 17. Qd4 ({RR} 17. Be7 Re8 18. Bd6 b6
) 17... Re8 18. f3) ({RR} 9... Qa5 10. O-O Bxc3 11. Bxc6+ bxc6 12. bxc3 Ne4 13.
dxc5 Ba6 14. Re1 Qxc5 15. Nd4 Bc8 16. c4 dxc4 17. Rc1 Bd7 18. Qc2 Nd6 19. Bg3
O-O 20. Bxd6 Qxd6 21. Qxc4 Rab8 22. Red1 Qf6 23. Nb3 Rfd8 24. Qc5 {Kohlweyer,B
(2423)-Kalka,A (2401)/Germany 2006/EXT 2007/1/2-1/2}) 10. Bg3 Ne4 11. O-O Bxc3
12. bxc3 O-O ({RR} 12... Nxc3 13. Bxc6+ bxc6 14. Qc2 Ne4 15. dxc5 O-O 16. Nd4
Qe8 17. Bd6 ({RR} 17. Rab1) 17... Nxd6 18. cxd6 Bd7 19. Rab1) 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14.
dxc5 Nxc5 15. Nd4 ({RR} 15. Ne5 Ba6 16. Nxc6 Qd7 17. Nb4 Bxf1 18. Nxd5 Qe6 19.
Kxf1 Rad8 20. c4 Ne4 21. Qd4 Rc8 22. Qxe4) 15... Qf6 ({RR} 15... Ba6) 16. Qf3 (
{RR} 16. Qc2 Ba6 17. Rfd1 Ne4) ({RR} 16. f4) 16... Qg6 ({RR} 16... Qxf3 17.
gxf3 Bh3 ({RR} 17... Bd7 18. Bd6) 18. Bd6 Bxf1 19. Bxc5 Bc4 20. Bxf8 Kxf8 21.
Nxc6) 17. c4 h5 ({RR} 17... dxc4 18. Nxc6 Kh7 ({RR} 18... Qe4 19. Qf6) ({RR} 
18... Re8 19. Ne7+ Rxe7 20. Qxa8) 19. Ne5 Qe4 20. Qxe4+ Nxe4 21. Nxc4) ({RR} 
17... Ne4) 18. h3 h4 19. Bh2 g4 ({RR} 19... Ne4) 20. hxg4 Bxg4 21. Nxc6 Bxf3
22. Ne7+ Kg7 23. Nxg6 fxg6 {Borovikov,V (2593)-Aleksandrov,A (2646)/Kramatorsk
2001/CBM 086/[Ribli]/0-1 (34)}) 9... g5 10. Bg3 Ne4 11. Nd2 ({RR} 11. Rc1 Qa5 (
{RR} 11... h5 12. Nd2 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Bxc5 14. h4 g4 15. Nb3 Bb6 16. Bd3 Bc7 17.
Bxc7 Qxc7 18. g3 Qe5 19. Nd4 O-O 20. O-O Bd7 21. Qb3 {1/2-1/2 Schmidt,W (2440)
-Inkiov,V (2435)/Lodz 1980/MCD}) 12. Bd3 Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 Nxc3 14. Qd2 Nxa2 15.
Ra1 Qxd2+ 16. Kxd2 Nab4 17. Bb5 O-O 18. Rhb1 f6 19. Ra4 a5 20. Bc7 Rf7 21. Bxa5
Rxa5 22. Rbxb4 Rxa4 23. Rxa4 Rc7 24. Bxc6 Rxc6 25. Ra5 b6 {Schlosser,P (2500)
-Sharif,M (2465)/Lippstadt 1995/EXT 1997/1/2-1/2 (68)}) ({RR} 11. Bb5 Nxc3 12.
Bxc6+ bxc6 13. Qd4 Nxa2+ 14. Nd2 O-O 15. Rxa2 a5 16. h4 f6 17. O-O Re8 {
1/2-1/2 Smejkal,J (2615)-Tal,M (2615)/Wijk aan Zee 1976/MCD}) 11... Nxg3 {
Une idée récente} 12. hxg3 d4 13. exd4 Qxd4 14. Nb3 Bxc3+ 15. bxc3 Qxc3+ 16.
Qd2 Qxd2+ 17. Kxd2 Be6 18. Kc3 $146 (18. Bb5 O-O-O+ {Almeida,O (2498)-Gongora
Reyes,M (2441) CUB-ch op Santa Clara (3) 1-0}) 18... Rc8 19. Re1 Kf8 $1 {
[%cal Gf8g7]} 20. Bc4 Nd8 {[%cal Gd8e6]} 21. Re5 $14 b6 $5 (21... Kg7) 22. Rxg5
Bxc4 23. Kxc4 Ne6 24. Rf5 Kg7 25. Rh4 Rhd8 26. Rg4+ Kf8 27. Re4 Kg7 28. Rg4+
Kf8 29. Re4 Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rohde op 09th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2009.10.29"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Wirig, Anthony"]
[Black "Spassov, Liuben"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2434"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2009.10.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. Bd2 {Une ligne
secondaire assez peu ambitieuse} (6. e3) (6. Ne5) (6. Bg5) 6... O-O 7. a3 {
Curieusement, ce coup logique visant la paire de B est une nouveauté} (7. e3
$142) 7... Be7 8. cxd5 $6 {les noirs n'ont plus de problèmes pour développer
le Bc8} (8. e3 $142) 8... exd5 9. Bg5 Ne4 $1 $11 (9... h6) 10. Bxe7 Nxe7 {
[%cal Ge7d5]} 11. e3 c6 12. Be2 Bg4 $132 13. Qc2 (13. h3) 13... Nd6 14. Ne5
Bxe2 15. Qxe2 Ng6 16. O-O Re8 17. Nxg6 hxg6 18. Qd3 Qg5 19. Rae1 Rad8 20. Re2
Rd7 21. Nb1 Rde7 22. Nd2 f6 23. Rfe1 Qf5 24. Qc3 Ne4 25. Nxe4 Qxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-chT Top 16 GpA"]
[Site "Nancy"]
[Date "2005.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Komarov, Dimitri"]
[Black "Inkiov, Ventzislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2541"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2005.02.03"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3
Ne4 9. Nd2 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bxc3 11. Rc1 Ba5 12. e3 Bf5 13. h4 g4 14. Be2 c6 $146
({RR} 14... Rg8 15. O-O c6 16. Nb3 Bb6 17. Bd3 Qf6 18. Re1 Be4 19. a4 a5 20.
Bxe4 dxe4 21. Nd2 Qe7 22. Rb1 Bd8 23. Nc4 Rg6 24. h5 Re6 25. d5 {1-0 Naumkin,I
(2411)-Zemerov,V (2316)/Genova 2001/CBM 085 ext}) 15. O-O Nd7 16. e4 $1 Bxd2 (
16... dxe4 17. Nc4 {[%cal Gc4d6]} Bc7 18. d5 $1 {[%csl Re8]}) 17. Qxd2 Bxe4 18.
Bxg4 Rg8 {[%cal Gg8g2,Ge4g2]} 19. f3 $16 {[%csl Re8][%cal Gf1e1,Gc1e1]} Nf6 20.
Rce1 (20. Qxh6 Nxg4 21. fxg4 Qd7 22. g5 O-O-O (22... Qe6) 23. Rxf7 $3 Qxf7 24.
Rxc6+ $1 {[%csl Rb8,Rc7,Rc8,Gg3][%cal Gh6c6]}) 20... Qe7 $6 (20... Rxg4 21.
fxg4 Nxg4) 21. fxe4 (21. Qf4 $18) 21... Rxg4 22. exd5 $18 Ne4 23. Qxh6 O-O-O
24. Qh7 Rxg3 25. Rxe4 Qd6 26. dxc6 Rdg8 27. Rf2 Qd5 28. cxb7+ Kb8 29. Rfe2 R3g6
30. h5 Rg5 31. Re8+ Rxe8 32. Rxe8+ Kxb7 33. Re7+ Kb6 34. Qb1+ Qb5 35. Qxb5+
Rxb5 36. Re5 Rb4 37. Re4 f5 38. Rf4 Kc7 39. h6 Rb6 40. Rh4 Rb8 41. h7 Rh8 42.
Rh6 1-0

[Event "RUS Cup final"]
[Site "Magnitogorsk"]
[Date "2011.11.14"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Maletin, Pavel"]
[Black "Aleksandrov, Aleksej"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2568"]
[BlackElo "2626"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2011.11.13"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 c5 8. e3
c4 9. Nd2 g5 10. Bg3 Nc6 11. Be2 Bf5 12. h4 Rg8 13. hxg5 hxg5 14. Rc1 a6 15.
O-O b5 16. a4 Rh8 17. axb5 axb5 18. Nxb5 Ra2 $2 (18... Kf8 19. Nxc4 dxc4 $11)
19. Nxc4 $1 $18 dxc4 20. Rxc4 Ne4 21. Rxc6 Rxb2 22. Be5 f6 23. Bh5+ Kf8 24. Qf3
Qd7 25. Rc7 (25. Rfc1 Be7 26. Rc8+ $1) 25... Qxb5 26. Rf7+ (26. Qxf5 Qxf1+ 27.
Kxf1) 26... Kg8 $18 27. Qxf5 Qxf1+ 28. Kxf1 Rxf2+ 29. Qxf2 Nxf2 30. Rxf6 Rxh5
31. Kxf2 Be7 32. Ra6 Rh1 33. Bf6 Bxf6 34. Rxf6 Kg7 35. Rf5 Kg6 36. g4 Rh4 37.
Kg3 Rh1 38. Ra5 Kf6 39. Ra6+ Kf7 40. Kf3 Rh3+ 41. Ke4 Rg3 42. Kf5 Rxe3 43. Kxg5
Rd3 44. Rf6+ Kg7 45. Rf4 Rd1 46. Kf5 Kf7 47. g5 Kg7 48. Ke6 Kg6 49. d5 Re1+ 50.
Kd7 Kxg5 51. Rf2 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess 5th"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2017.06.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2017.06.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O 7. Qc2 Re8 8. Bd2
a6 9. h3 Bd6 10. a3 Bd7 11. Be2 dxc4 12. Bxc4 h6 13. O-O e5 14. Rae1 Qe7 15.
Nh4 Qd8 16. Qb3 Rf8 17. Qd1 b5 18. Ba2 Kh8 19. Bc1 {Aronian's last move seems
timid, but actually it provokes Black into a strong reaction. Black has two
logical ways of exploiting the knight's position on h4.} g5 $6 (19... e4 20.
Qc2 g5 21. f3 $5 {is a huge mess. Here are some lines as an example:} gxh4 (
21... Nh5 22. fxe4 (22. Bd5 $1) 22... g4 $1 $40) 22. fxe4 Rg8 (22... Bxh3 23.
Re2 $1 $13 (23. e5 Rg8 24. Rxf6 Rxg2+ 25. Qxg2 Bxg2 26. Kxg2 Nxe5 27. dxe5 Bxe5
28. Rxh6+ Kg7 29. e4 $13)) 23. Re2 Bxh3 24. Bxf7 $1 $13) 20. dxe5 $1 (20. Nf3
g4 {gives Black some attacking chances, and was Giri's point.}) 20... Nxe5 21.
f4 {And we have a mess on our hands. Black has to take the knight on h4.} gxh4
(21... Nc6 22. fxg5 hxg5 23. Nd5 $18) (21... gxf4 22. exf4 {is not much better.
}) 22. fxe5 Bxe5 23. e4 $1 {White is down a pawn, but this is inconsequential.
He has plenty of targets on the kingside to attack. Both sides must hurry to
create threats.} Rg8 24. Bxf7 $6 {Tempting but perhaps not the most precise.
The f7 pawn was not a key part of Black's defence or offence.} (24. Bf4 $1 Bxf4
(24... Bxh3 25. Bxe5 Rxg2+ 26. Kh1 {leads to nothing}) (24... Qe7 25. Qf3 $16)
25. Rxf4 Bxh3 26. Qxd8 Raxd8 27. Kh2 $1 Nh5 $1 {Otherwise Black loses material}
28. Rxh4 Bg4 29. Bxf7 Rg5 30. Nd5 $36 {with pressure on Black's kingside.})
24... Rg7 25. Bf4 Bxf4 26. Rxf4 Bxh3 27. Kh2 (27. Qxd8+ Rxd8 28. Re3 $1 (28.
Kh2 Rxf7 29. Kxh3 $11) 28... Bxg2 (28... Rxg2+ 29. Kh1 {and Black can't save
both of his pieces, nor create a mating threat}) 29. Rxf6 $16) 27... Bd7 28.
Be6 $1 {Covering g4.} Ng4+ 29. Rxg4 Bxe6 30. Qxd8+ Rxd8 31. Rxh4 Kh7 {
Unfortunately at the end of the day we have reached an endgame that is not
much for either side, though Black is to be preferred because of the bishop.}
32. Re2 Rd4 33. Rf2 Rf7 34. Rxf7+ Bxf7 35. Rf4 Kg7 36. Rf5 Rc4 37. Kg3 c5 38.
Kf3 b4 39. axb4 cxb4 40. Nd5 b3 41. Ne3 Rd4 42. Ra5 Bg6 43. Nf5+ Bxf5 44. exf5
Rd2 45. Rxa6 Rxb2 {the draw is now trivial} 46. Rg6+ Kh7 47. Rb6 Rb1 48. Rb7+
Kg8 49. g3 b2 50. Kg2 Kf8 51. Kh2 Kg8 52. Kg2 Kf8 53. Kh2 Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cappelle op 28th"]
[Site "Cappelle la Grande"]
[Date "2012.03.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sanikidze, Tornike"]
[Black "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2012.03.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.04.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.04.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This game exemplified the fighting spirit of the tournament. Being only round
four, both players try their hardest to squeeze something out of a surely
drawn position. At the end, a fatal mistake by the young Georgian allows
Pentala to pick up the full point. It's important to recognize Tornike's
constant energy through the tournament, he rebounded nicely to finish in a tie
for first with 7.0/9.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6.
Bg5 Qd6 $5 {A relatively rare move in one of modern chess' Tabiyas. No deep
book this game, just chess.} 7. Nd2 c6 8. e3 Bf5 9. Qb3 Nbd7 10. a3 Bxc3 11.
bxc3 b6 12. c4 O-O 13. Bf4 $1 Qe6 14. Be2 c5 15. Nf3 {White's pair of bishops
guarantee him a pull. The central tension cannot be easily relieved by black,
who now commits a serious innacuracy.} Bg4 16. Ng5 $1 {A difficult move to
play in my opinion, as White seems to lose one of his main assets: the bishops.
However, Tornike has seen further and sees the advantage.} Qe7 (16... dxc4 17.
Nxe6 cxb3 18. Nxf8 Rxf8 19. Bxg4 Nxg4 $13 {is very hard to evaluate. Do the
pawns compensate the lost exchange? White cannot be worse though.}) 17. Bxg4
Nxg4 18. Qd3 $1 {An important double "attack". In fact the queen is now
defending d4, which was hanging due to the pin.} Ngf6 19. cxd5 cxd4 20. Qxd4 $6
{Allowing Black back in the game.} (20. d6 Qe8 21. Qxd4 h6 22. Nf3 $14 {
And White is far from winning: His pawn is weak and he is somewhat
underdeveloped, but he has all the winning cards.}) 20... Qc5 $1 {A fantastic
and strong move which the Georgian must have underestimated. This allows Black
to recover the d pawn and equalize.} 21. Qxc5 Nxc5 22. Rd1 Rad8 23. d6 Nh5 24.
Bg3 f6 25. Nf3 Nxg3 26. hxg3 Ne4 27. Rh4 Rfe8 28. a4 Rxd6 {The d-pawn falls,
and the endgame is drawish. But, watch and learn that drawish never means
drawn.} 29. Rxd6 Nxd6 30. Rd4 Rd8 31. g4 h6 32. Ke2 Kf7 33. Kd3 Ke7 34. Nh4 g5
35. Nf3 {Both players are going for the win. White had an easy draw with Nf5+}
Rc8 36. Rd5 Nc4 37. Ke4 Nd6+ 38. Kd3 Rc1 {Now it is Pentala's turn to decline
the tacit draw offer. He senses that the last few moves by White have been
somewhat inaccurate and now attempts to push.} 39. Nd4 Ra1 40. Nc6+ Ke6 41. Rd4
a5 42. Ke2 Rc1 43. Na7 Rc2+ 44. Kf3 Rc4 45. Ke2 Rxd4 46. exd4 Kd5 47. Kd3 Ne4
48. f3 Nd6 49. Kc3 f5 50. gxf5 Nxf5 51. Nc8 Kc6 52. g4 Nh4 53. Ne7+ Kd6 {
So far, the game has been very tense. White can now draw with the simple Ng8,
picking up the pawn on h6. However he plays for more, and hallucinates.} 54.
Nf5+ $4 {A blunder probably due to pressure, tiredness and a whole series of
factors. Harikrishna, of course, does not forgive.} Nxf5 55. gxf5 h5 56. Kd2 h4
57. Ke2 h3 58. Kf2 h2 59. Kg2 b5 $1 {Tornike must've forgotten that Black
queen's with check at the end.} 60. axb5 a4 61. b6 a3 62. b7 Kc7 63. f6 a2 64.
f7 {White's pawns are close to home. But alas, not close enough.} h1=Q+ {
Fighting chess to its max! I'd like to point out that Grandmaster Lysyj had
two games go over 80 moves, which sounds like a lot until you realize he had a
third game go over 120!} 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-37"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.05.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Abdulla, Al Rakib"]
[Black "Maki Uuro, Miika"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2484"]
[BlackElo "2407"]
[Annotator "Reeh,O"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[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 "Bangladesh"]
[BlackTeam "Finland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BAN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FIN"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd2 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 a6 9. a3 Bd6 10. Ng5 {Very committal - White starts an attack without
being completely developed. Sehr verpflichtend - Weiß startet einen Angiff,
ohne vollständig entwickelt zu sein.} Nd7 $2 {Very time-consuming. Sehr
zeitaufwändig.} (10... h6 {looks best here, challenging the knight g5
immediately. sieht hier am besten aus, um den Springer g5 sofort zu befragen.})
11. Nce4 Be7 (11... Nb6 {would not be good, since after wäre nicht so gut,
denn nach} 12. Qc2 {White threatens 13.Nf6+ followed by 14.Qxh7 mate. droht
Weiß 13.Sf6+ nebst 14.Dxh7 matt.}) (11... h6) 12. h4 h6 {Does White have to
retreat his knight now? Muss Weiß jetzt seinen Springer zurückziehen?} ({Auf} 
12... Nb6 {folgt wieder.} 13. Qc2 {again.}) 13. Qc2 $1 {Of course not! The
opening of the h-file is definitely worth a piece. Natürlich nicht! Die
Öffnung der h-Linie ist definitiv eine Figur wert!} hxg5 14. hxg5 Re8 ({
Also after Auch nach} 14... g6 15. f4 {White's attack is very strong. Note
that Black can't start immediate counterplay in the centre. ist der weiße
Angriff sehr stark. Schwarz ist nicht in der Lage, sofort Gegenspiel im
Zentrum aufzuziehen.}) 15. f4 {Strengthening White's grip on the position.
Weiß hat die Stellung fest im Griff.} (15. g6 Nb6 {would not be so clear. wäre
nicht so klar.}) 15... Nf8 $2 {This loses quickly, but a good defence was
already hard to find. Dies verliert schnell, doch guter Rat war bereits teuer.}
(15... g6 16. Bc3 $1 {threating d4-d5. mit der Drohung d4-d5.}) (15... Nb6 16.
Bb3 {and White's attack develops swiftly. und der weiße Angriff spielt sich
wie von selbst.}) 16. Qd1 $1 {The square h5 ist very attractive. Das Feld h5
winkt.} Ng6 (16... g6 17. Qg4 {and the queen reaches the h-file anyway, with
devastating effect. und die Dame erreicht die h-Linie trotzdem, mit
Vernichtung.}) 17. Qh5 Bd6 {[%tqu "En","What's the most energetic attacking
continuation for White?","White needs to open more lines.","If the pawn on e6
were removed, the knight on g6 could be taken by the white queen.","f4f5",
"Uprooting the knight g6!",10,"De","Wie lautet die energischste
Angriffsfortsetzung für Weiß?","Weiß muss noch weitere Linien öffnen.","Wenn
der Bauer e6 nicht da wäre, könnte die weiße Dame den Springer g6 schlagen...",
"f4f5","Entwurzelt den Springer auf g6!",10]} 18. f5 $1 {Opening the diagonale
c4-g8 with decisive effect. Öffnet mit entscheidender Wirkung die Diagonale
c4-g8.} exf5 19. Qxg6 {The pawn on f7 is pinned! Der Bauer f7 ist ja gefesselt!
} Be6 20. Bxe6 Rxe6 21. Nf6+ $1 Rxf6 22. Qh7+ Kf8 23. gxf6 Bg3+ 24. Kd1 gxf6
25. Qxf5 Ke7 26. Qe4+ Kd6 27. Rh5 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 9th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2011.01.25"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gaponenko, Inna"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2689"]
[BlackElo "2466"]
[Annotator "Reeh,O"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2011.01.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 c5 8.
Be2 Qa5 9. O-O Bxc3 10. bxc3 c4 11. Nd2 Qxc3 12. e4 h6 13. Be3 O-O 14. e5 Ne8
15. Rc1 Qa3 16. Nb1 $1 Qe7 17. Nc3 Nc7 18. Rb1 Rb8 19. f4 b5 ({The attempt to
block the centre with Der Versuch, das Zentrum mit} 19... f5 {fails to zu
blockieren, scheitert an} {[%tqu "En","Black has countered White's advance
f2-f4 with f7-f5. How do you react?","The advance f7-f5 has weakened which
diagonal?  The complete annihilation of Black's centre is definitely worth an
exchange.","","c3d5","Completely destroying Black's centre.",15,"De","Schwarz
hat den weißen Vorstoß f2-f4 mit f7-f5 gekontert. Wie reagieren Sie?","Der
Vorstoß f7-f5 hat welche Diagonale geschwächt?  Die komplette Vernichtung des
schwarzen Zentrum ist definitv eine Qualität wert.","","c3d5","Nimmt das
schwarze Zentrum komplett auseinander.",15]} 20. Nxd5 $1 Nxd5 21. Bxc4 N7b6 (
21... Qf7 22. Qf3 Nxe5 23. dxe5 Be6 24. Bxa7) 22. Rxb6 $1 axb6 23. Bxd5+ {
with overwhelming compensation for the exchange. mit überwältigender
Kompensation für die Qualität.}) 20. f5 b4 21. Na4 Nb5 22. Bf4 Nb6 23. f6 $1
Qe8 24. fxg7 Kxg7 25. Bxh6+ $1 {Exposing Black's king completely while
enabling the white queen to enter the attack with tempo. Entblößt den
schwarzen König komplett und ermöglicht der weißen Dame, mit Tempo in den
Angriff einzugreifen.} Kxh6 26. Qd2+ Kh7 (26... Kg7 27. Qg5+ Kh8 28. Rf4 {
and mate with 29.Rh4++. und Matt mit 29.Rh4++.}) {[%tqu "En","What now?","","",
"f1f6","The point - the square h6 cannot be defended.",5,"De","Was nun?","","",
"f1f6","Die Pointe - das Feld h6 ist nicht zu verteidigen.",5]} 27. Rf6 $1 {
The point - the square h6 cannot be defended. Die Pointe - das Feld h6 ist
nicht zu verteidigen.} Bf5 28. Qh6+ Kg8 29. Rxf5 f6 30. exf6 1-0

[Event "Groningen Festival"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1998.12.30"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Milov, Vadim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1998.12.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Milov,V} Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 {Eine interessante Zugfolge.
Schwarz entwickelt zuerst den Springer und kann später 5...Bb4 oder 6...Bb4
spielen. Er vermeidet so z.B.die Variante 4...Bb4 5.Qa4+. Ribli.} 5. cxd5 (5.
Bf4 $5 Bb4 (5... dxc4 6. e4 (6. e3 Nd5 7. Bxc4 Nxf4 8. exf4 $14) 6... Nb6 7.
Bxc4 Nxc4 8. Qa4+ $14) 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd2 N7f6 8. Qc2 $1 $14 (8. a3 Nxc3 9.
bxc3 Ba5 $11)) 5... exd5 6. Bg5 Bb4 {Mit Zugumstellung wir haben die
Hauptvariante der Ragozin-Verteidigung erreicht.} 7. e3 c5 8. Bd3 Qa5 9. Qc2 c4
10. Bf5 {Dieser Plan wurde seinerzeit von Aljechin empfohlen. Weiß hat
Übergewicht im Zentrum, Während Schwarz um die Kontrolle des Feldes e4 kämpfen
muß.} O-O 11. O-O Re8 (11... Bxc3 12. bxc3 Re8 13. Rfb1 g6 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15.
Bxc8 Raxc8 16. Rxb7 Ne4 17. Rb4 Qa3 18. Ra4 Qxc3 19. Qxc3 Nxc3 20. Rxa7 Ra8 21.
Rxa8 Rxa8 22. a3 Nb5 23. a4 Ra5 $13 {1-0 Mirnic,M-Golubovic,B/Pula 1993/EXT 99
(37)}) 12. Rfb1 $146 {[#]Es ist klar, daß Schwarz früher oder später ...Bxc3
spielen muß und in diesem Fall wird der Turm auf b1 aktiv. Anderseits hat Weiß
aber zu viele Figuren am Damenflügel, denn strategisch muß er mit späterem
e3-e4 im Zentrum spielen.} g6 13. Bxd7 (13. Bh3 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Ne4 $132 {
[%csl Ge4]}) 13... Nxd7 14. a3 Bxc3 (14... Bf8 15. e4 $14) 15. bxc3 {[%cal
Gb1b7]} (15. Qxc3 Qxc3 16. bxc3 b6 $11) 15... Qa6 $11 {[%cal Ga6e6,Gd7f6,Gf6e4]
'!' Milov,V. Schwarz bereitet das traditionelle Springermanöver ...Nd7-f6-e4
vor. Der andere Plan mit 15...Nb6 ist auch interessant.} (15... Nb6 $5 {
[%cal Gb6a4,Rc8f5,Rf5b1]} 16. Rb4 Bf5 17. Qd2 $11 (17. Qb2 Na4 (17... Re6)))
16. a4 {[%cal Gb1b5] Weiß verhindert den Blockade des Damenflügels und
entfaltet etwas Aktivität in der b-Linie.} Nf6 {[%csl Ye4][%cal Gf6e4,Rc8f5,
Rf5b1] '=' Milov,V.} (16... Nb6 $6 17. a5 $16) 17. Rb4 (17. Rb5 {Milov,V} Bd7)
17... Ne4 (17... Bf5 18. Qb2 {[%csl Rb7][%cal Rb2b7]}) 18. Bf4 Qf6 {Schwarz
möchte die Entwicklung des Damenflügels beenden, aber nach sofortigem 18...b6
stände die Dame auf a6 schlecht.} (18... Bf5 $6 19. Nh4 (19. Qb2) 19... Be6 20.
f3 $36) 19. Be5 (19. Rb5 $5 {Milov,V} g5 20. Be5 Qf5 (20... Qc6 21. Nd2) 21. h3
f6 22. Bh2 b6 $11) 19... Qc6 {[%csl Ge4] Wir haben eine typische
"Ragozin-Stellung". Weiß kontrolliert die schwarzen und Schwarz die weißen
Felder.} 20. a5 {'?!' Milov,V.} (20. Nd2 $11 {Milov,V}) 20... f6 {'=/+' Milov,
V.} 21. Bg3 (21. Bf4 {Milov,V} g5) 21... b5 $1 22. axb6 (22. Nd2 Nxg3 (22...
Bf5) 23. hxg3 Bf5 24. Qd1 a6 $15) 22... axb6 23. Rxa8 (23. Rab1 $2 Nxg3 24.
Rxb6 Qc7 25. hxg3 Bf5 $17 {[%cal Rf5b1]}) 23... Qxa8 24. Qb2 {[%csl Rb6] '?!'
Milov,V.} (24. Rxb6 Qa1+ $132 {[%cal Ra1g1,Ra1c3]} (24... Qa1+ {Milov,V} 25.
Rb1 Qa3 $1 $15 (25... Qxc3 26. Qa4 $13) 26. Rc1 $140 Bf5)) 24... b5 {'-/+!'
Milov,V.} 25. Ne1 (25. Rxb5 Qa4 {[%cal Ra4d1,Gd1g1]} 26. h3 Nxc3 $15) 25... Bd7
{Schwarz hat seinen b-Bauern verteidigt und der e4-Springer, sowie die aktive
Dame in der a-Linie bieten ihm mindestens gleiche Chancen.} 26. Nc2 Qa6 $15 {
[%cal Ge8a8,Ga8a2]} (26... h5 {Milov,V} 27. f3 (27. Na3 Qa6 28. Nxb5 Ra8 29. h3
Qa1+ $17) 27... Nxg3 28. hxg3 Qb8 29. Kf2 h4 30. gxh4 Qh2 31. h5 Qxh5 32. Qc1
$13) 27. f3 Nd2 (27... Nxg3 28. hxg3 Bf5 $5 $15 (28... Bf5 {Milov,V} 29. Na3
Rxe3 30. Rxb5 Qd6 $15)) 28. Be1 Nb3 {[%csl Gb3]} 29. Rxb3 $5 {Weiß opfert die
Qualität und bekommt einen guten Springervorposten auf b4.} cxb3 30. Qxb3 Qc6 {
'?' Milov,V.} (30... Qe6) (30... Be6 {Milov,V} 31. Qb2 Qa4 $17) 31. Nb4 {
[%csl Gb4,Rd5]} Qc4 32. Qxc4 dxc4 33. e4 $44 {[%csl Gb4,Gd4,Ge1,Ge4] '=/+'
Milov,V. Die weißen Zentrumsbauern sind stark und es ist nicht leicht für
Schwarz, voranzukommen.} Ra8 {[%cal Ga8a1,Ga1g1]} 34. g4 {Weiß gewinnt Raum am
Königsflügel und aktiviert seine Bauern.} Ra1 {[%csl Ga1] Der schwarze Turm
steht wirklich aktiv, kann aber allein nichts erreichen.} 35. Kf2 Kf7 36. Ke2 {
[%cal Ge1g3,Gg3b8] Der Läufer strebt nach g3 und der König kann die einzige
weiße Schwäche, den Bauern c3, verteidigen.} h5 (36... g5 $5 {(Milov,V) Piket})
37. gxh5 gxh5 38. d5 Rb1 (38... Bh3 {Milov,V} 39. Bg3) 39. Bg3 Bh3 40. f4 {
[%csl Gd5,Ge4,Gf4] Die weiße Bauernmasse wirkt gefäehrlich.} Bg4+ (40... Bg2
41. e5) 41. Ke3 Rf1 {[%csl Gf1][%cal Gf1f3,Gf3e3]} 42. e5 Rf3+ 43. Kd4 h4 $5 {
Mit diesem Zug gewinnt Schwarz einen Bauern und bringt die weißen Bauern zum
Stillstand.} 44. Bxh4 (44. e6+ {Milov,V} Ke7 (44... Bxe6 45. dxe6+ Kxe6 46. Ke4
Rxc3 47. f5+ Kf7 48. Bxh4 $11) 45. Bxh4 Rxf4+ 46. Ke3 Rf3+ 47. Ke4 Rxc3 48.
Nc6+ Kd6 49. Bxf6 Bf3+ 50. Kf4 Rd3 51. Ne5 Rxd5 52. Nxf3 Kxe6 53. Ke4 $11)
44... Rxf4+ 45. Kc5 fxe5 {Jetzt hat Schwarz eine klare Mehrqualität, aber das
aktive weiße Figurenspiel reicht zum Ausgleich aus.} 46. Bg3 (46. Nc6 $11 {
Milov,V}) 46... Rf5 (46... Re4 47. Nc6 $11) 47. Nc6 {[%csl Re5][%cal Rc6e5,
Re5f7,Re5g4]} Kf6 (47... e4 48. Ne5+ {[%cal Re5f7,Re5g4]} Rxe5 49. Bxe5 $11)
48. Kxb5 e4 (48... Be2 {Milov,V}) 49. Kxc4 e3 50. Nd4 {[%cal Rd4f5]} (50. Bh4+
Kf7 (50... Kg7) 51. Kd4 $11 {[%csl Re3][%cal Rc6e5,Re5f7,Re5g4]}) 50... Rf1 51.
Kd3 e2 {Schwarz hat nichts besseres. Er muß seinen letzten Bauern geben und
die Stellung vereinfachen.} 52. Nxe2 {Und in gleicher Stellung wurde hier
Remis vereinbart.} (52. Nxe2 Rd1+ 53. Ke3 Rxd5 $11 (53... Bxe2 54. Kxe2 Rxd5
$11 {[%mdl 40]})) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0506"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2006.01.29"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Rustemov, Alexander"]
[Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2564"]
[BlackElo "2681"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[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 "Wattenscheid"]
[BlackTeam "Baden-Baden"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Qa4+ {Die
Hauptfortsetzung ist 6.Bg5.} Nc6 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. e3 O-O 10. Be2 Be6
11. O-O a6 12. Rfc1 {Weiß bringt seinen Königsturm ins Spiel, um seinen
Angriff am Damenflügel zu verstärken.} Bd6 13. Qd1 Ne7 {Schwarz muss früher
oder später seine Springerstellung verbessern.} (13... Rae8 $5 14. Na4 Nd8 15.
Nc5 Bc8 16. Nd3 Ne6 17. Nfe5 c5 $5 {1/2-1/2 Portisch,L-Sosonko,G/Wijk aan Zee
1975/(40)}) 14. Na4 (14. Rab1 $5 Rad8 15. b4 c6 16. Na4 {[%cal Ga4c5]} Bc8 17.
Nc5 g5 18. a4 $14 {[%cal Gb4b5]} b5 {[%csl Gc5]} (18... g4 19. Ne1 h5 20. b5
$14) 19. Nd3 {[%cal Gf3e5] 1-0 Arencibia,W-Jobava,B/Havana 2005/CBM 107/[Ribli]
(50)}) 14... c6 (14... b6 15. Nc3 Rfc8 16. Qf1 b5 17. a4 b4 18. Nb1 c5 19. Bxa6
Rc7 20. dxc5 Rxc5 21. Rxc5 Bxc5 22. Nbd2 Qxb2 23. Rb1 Qa2 24. Ra1 Qb2 25. Rb1
Qa2 26. Ra1 {1/2-1/2 Gustafsson,J-Sargissian,G/Wattenscheid 2005/(26)}) 15. Nc5
(15. a3 Nf5 16. Nc5 Bc8 17. b4 g5 18. Nd3 g4 19. Nfe1 h5 20. g3 Ng7 21. Ng2 Bf5
22. Nc5 Qe7 23. Bd3 {1/2-1/2 Bakharev,A-Horvath,P/Halkidiki 2000/(34)}) 15...
Bxc5 16. Rxc5 Bg4 17. b4 {Weiß startet einen Minoritätsangriff am Damenflügel.}
(17. Ne5 Bxe2 18. Qxe2 Qe6 19. Rc2 Nc8 {'1/2-1/2 Timman,J-Izoria,Z/Calvia olm
2004}) 17... Nf5 {[%cal Gf5d6]} 18. a4 Nd6 {[%csl Gd6][%cal Gd6c4,Gd6e4,Gd6b5]
Der Springer steht ideal auf d6, denn er kontrolliert alle wichtigen Punkten 
(b5,c4 und e4).} 19. Rac1 Bxf3 $1 20. Bxf3 Rfd8 (20... Nc4 21. b5) 21. Qe1 Nc4
{[%cal Rb7b6,Rb6c5]} 22. b5 (22. Be2 b6 23. R5xc4 dxc4 24. Bxc4 $15) (22. a5) (
22. Qc3 b6 $6 23. Rxc4 dxc4 24. Qxc4) 22... Nb2 $1 $36 {[%csl Gb2][%cal Rb2d3,
Rd3c1,Rd3e1,Rd3c5,Rb2a4][%mdl 64] Der Springer steht aktiv auf b2 und Schwarz
gewinnt Material.} 23. bxc6 Nd3 24. c7 (24. Qc3 Nxc5 25. Qxc5 (25. c7 Rd6 26.
Qxc5 Rc6 27. Qa3 (27. Qxc6 bxc6 28. Bg4 Qd6 29. c8=Q+ Rxc8 30. Bxc8 Qa3 $19)
27... Rc8 $17) 25... bxc6 26. Qxc6 Qf5 $17 (26... Qxc6 27. Rxc6)) 24... Nxe1 (
24... Rdc8 $2 25. Qc3 Nxc5 26. Qxc5 $16) 25. cxd8=Q+ Rxd8 26. Rxe1 b6 27. Rc3 (
27. Rxd5 Rxd5 28. Bxd5 Qf5 $1 (28... Qd6 29. Bb3 Kf8 $15) 29. e4 (29. Bb3 Qd3
$17) 29... Qc8 $19 {[%cal Rc8c3]}) 27... Rd6 $15 {[%mdl 4096] Weiß hat nur R
und B gegen die schwarze Q, aber seine Stellung ist fest, somit ist die
technische Verwertung des Materialsvorteils ist nicht leicht.} 28. Rec1 g6 29.
Be2 a5 30. Bb5 {[%csl Gb5][%cal Gc1c8] Weiß kontrolliert die c-Linie und sein
Läufer steht sicher auf b5.} h5 31. Rc7 Qf5 32. Re7 {[%csl Gf5][%cal Gd6f6,
Gf6f2]} (32. R1c2 Kg7 $15) 32... Rf6 33. Rf1 Qc2 $17 {[%csl Gc2] Die Dame ist
gut auf c2 positioniert.} 34. h4 Kg7 35. g3 Rf5 36. Kg2 Kf8 37. Re8+ Kg7 38.
Re7 Kh6 39. Re8 Kh7 40. Re7 Kg7 41. Re8 Rf6 42. Re7 g5 $1 {Schwarz muss die
Linien öffnen, da er sonst keine Gewinnchanchen besitzt.} 43. hxg5 Rf5 44. Re5
$2 (44. Re8 $142 Rxg5 45. Rh1 Rf5 46. Rf1) 44... Rxe5 45. dxe5 Qe4+ 46. Kg1 h4
$1 {Schwarz opfert temporär einen Bauern, um die weiße Königsstellung zu
öffnen.} 47. gxh4 (47. Kh2 Qxe5 48. Rg1 Kf8 $17 (48... Qxg5 $4 49. gxh4 $18))
47... Qg4+ 48. Kh2 Qxh4+ 49. Kg2 Qg4+ (49... Qxg5+) 50. Kh2 Qh4+ 51. Kg2 Qxg5+
52. Kf3 Qf5+ 53. Kg2 Qe4+ 54. Kg3 Qxe5+ 55. Kf3 Qe4+ 56. Ke2 (56. Kg3 f5 $19)
56... Qc2+ 57. Kf3 f5 $19 {Mit Dame und Bauern gegen Turm und Läufer gewinnt
Schwarz leicht.} 58. Rg1+ Kf7 59. Rg5 Qe4+ 60. Kg3 d4 61. exd4 Kf6 {[%csl Rg5]}
62. f4 (62. Rg8 f4+ 63. Kg4 (63. Kh2 Qh7+) 63... Qg2+) 62... Qxd4 63. Rh5 (63.
Kf3 Qe4+ 64. Kg3 Qe3+ $19) 63... Qg1+ 0-1

[Event "ESP-chT"]
[Site "Sanxenxo"]
[Date "2004.11.25"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Moiseenko, Alexander"]
[Black "Giorgadze, Giorgi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[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 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 {Eine selten gespielte Zugfolge.} 4. Nf3 {Statt
dieser natürlicher Fortsetzung kann Weiß auch mit 4.a3, 4.cxd5 oder 4.e3
fortsetzen.} Nf6 {Mit Zugumstellung erhalten wir die Grundstellung der Ragozin
Variante im Damengambit.} 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 {Das ist eine sehr scharfe
Variante, die ruhige Alternative ist 6...Nbd7.} 7. Bh4 {Weiß hat keine Angst
vor den Komplikationen; nach 7.Bxf6 bekommt das Spiel positionellen Charakter.}
(7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. Qa4+ (8. Qb3) 8... Nc6 9. e3) 7... g5 8. Bg3 Ne4 9. Nd2 {
Dieses Bauernopfer ist die beste Möglichkeit für Weiß; im Falle von 9.Rc1 h5!
erlangt Schwarz gefährliches Gegenspiel.} Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bxc3 11. Rc1 Bb2 {
Mit diesem Zwischenzug greift Schwarz den Turm an; nach 12.Rc2 geht schon 12...
Bxd4 und wegen der schlechten Stellung des Turmes auf c2 geht nicht Qa4+.} (
11... Ba5) 12. Bxc7 (12. Rxc7 Na6 13. Rc2 Bxd4 14. e3 Bg7 15. Bxa6 bxa6 $11)
12... Qd7 $5 {Das ist die moderne Fortsetzung, aber die Alternative 12...Qe7
ist ebenfalls spielbar.} (12... Qe7 13. Bd6 Qe6 14. Rb1 $44) 13. Rb1 (13. Be5
Bxc1 14. Bxh8 Qc7 $5 (14... Bxd2+ 15. Qxd2 Qf5 16. f3 Nc6 17. e4 dxe4 18. d5
Ne7 19. Bc4 $44 {1-0 Lputian,S-Vasilevich,T/Abu Dhabi 2003/CBM 97 (38)}) 15. h4
Qc3 16. hxg5 Bxd2+ 17. Qxd2 Qa1+ 18. Qd1 Qc3+ 19. Qd2 {1/2-1/2 Schlosser,
P-Landa,K/Nancy FRA 2004/(19)}) 13... Bc3 {13...Bxd4?? wäre ein großer Fehler
wegen 14.Bxb8 Rxb8 15.e3, mit der Drohnung 16.Bb5 und es hängt gleichzeitig
der Bd4.} (13... Qxc7 14. Rxb2 Nc6 15. e3 $14 {1-0 Legky,N-Verat,L/Elancourt
2003/EXT 2004 (47)}) (13... Ba3 14. Bxb8 Rxb8 15. e3 O-O 16. Bd3 Kg7 17. Qb3
Be7 18. Bc2 Qe6 19. Qd3 Qg6 20. Qxg6+ fxg6 21. Ke2 Bd7 22. Bd3 Bd6 $11 {
0-1 Agrest,E-Vallin,G/France 2003/CBM 95 (57)}) 14. Be5 $146 {Eine
aussichtsreiche Neuerung! Früher spielte Weiß 14.Bxb8 und 14.Bg3, was auch
nicht schlecht ist.} (14. Bxb8 Rxb8 15. e3 O-O 16. Be2 (16. Bd3 Qg4 $1) 16...
Ba5 17. O-O Bc7 18. Qc2 Qd6 $6 (18... Qe7 $11 {/\ Bd6, Be6}) 19. Nf3 Qe7 20.
Qc5 $1 Qxc5 21. dxc5 Be6 22. Rfc1 $14 {Goldin,A-Kacheishvili,G/Denver 2002/CBM
101[Ribli] (22)}) (14. Bg3 $5 Nc6 15. e3 Qe7 16. Bb5 (16. Rc1 $5 Bb4 (16... Qb4
17. Qc2) 17. Bb5 Bd7 18. O-O O-O 19. Nf3 $14) 16... Bf5 17. Bxc6+ bxc6 18. Qc1
Bxb1 19. Qxc3 Qb7 20. O-O $44 {1/2-1/2 Dreev,A-Aleksandrov,A/Sochi 2004/CBM
101/[Ribli] (41)}) 14... O-O 15. Rb3 Ba5 (15... Qc6 16. e3 $44) 16. h4 $44 {
[%csl Rg8][%cal Gh1h8,Gb3h3] Weiß besitzt aufgrund der schwachen schwarzen
Königsstellung eine befriedigende Kompensation für den Minusbauern. Des
weiteren sind seine beide Türme aktiv.} Nc6 $2 {[%mdl 16384] Dieser
Springerzug ist ziemlich optimistisch - es wäre viel besser 16...g4 ziehen, um
den Königsflügel geschlossen halten.} (16... g4 $142 17. e3 Nc6 18. Bf4 Qe6 19.
Be2 $44) 17. hxg5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Qc7 (18... hxg5 19. e3 $44 {[%cal Rd1h5]} (19.
Rbh3 Qf5 $13)) 19. e3 (19. gxh6 Qxe5 20. e3 $16) 19... Qxe5 20. f4 Qc7 (20...
Qe4 21. Kf2 Bxd2 22. Qxd2 hxg5 23. Qd1 $1 {[%cal Rd1h5,Rh1h8]} (23. Bd3 $40)
23... g4 24. Bd3 $40) 21. Rxh6 Re8 {Es droht 22...Qxf4.} 22. Kf2 $1 {Mit
diesem Zug vermeindet Weiß die Fesselung seines d2-Springers und bringt seinen
König in sichere Stellung.} (22. Qa1 $6 d4 $132) 22... d4 23. Kg1 $1 $16 {
[%csl Gg1,Rg8] Der weiße König steht sicher, während sich der schwarze in
höchster Not befindet.} Bf5 (23... dxe3 24. Qa1 {[%cal Ra1h8,Rh8g8]} Re5 25.
Nc4 $18 (25. Ne4 $18)) 24. Qh5 {[%mdl 128] Es droht 25.Rh8+ Kg7 26.Qh6#.} (24.
Nc4 Bc3 (24... dxe3 25. Qd4 Bh7 26. Bd3 $18) 25. Nd6 $18) 24... Kg7 25. e4 (25.
Nc4 dxe3 26. Nd6 $18) 25... Rxe4 (25... Bxe4 26. Nxe4 Rxe4 27. Rh7+ $18) 26.
Nxe4 Bxe4 27. Rh3 $18 {[%csl Rg7,Gh3,Gh5,Gh6] Weiß hat drei Schwerfiguren auf
der h-Linie positioniert, die ihm zu einem siegreichen Angriff verhelfen.} d3
28. Rh7+ (28. Rh8 $18) 28... Kf8 (28... Bxh7 29. Qxh7+ Kf8 30. Qh8+ Ke7 31.
Qf6+ Kd7 32. Rxd3+ $18) 29. g6 $1 Bb6+ (29... Qb6+ 30. Kh2 Bxg6 31. Rh8+ Ke7
32. Qe5+ $18) 30. Kh1 Bxg6 31. Qxg6 Qxf4 (31... fxg6 32. Rxc7 Bxc7 33. Rh8+ $18
) 32. Qg7+ 1-0

[Event "Escaldes zt"]
[Site "Escaldes"]
[Date "1998.11.13"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Comas Fabrego, Luis"]
[Black "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "150"]
[EventDate "1998.11.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 4096]} 1. c4 {Hansen,Cu} e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Bb4 {Das ist in letzter
Zeit eine sehr populäre Fortsetzung. Ribli.} 4. cxd5 (4. Nf3) (4. a3) (4. e3)
4... exd5 5. Nf3 Nf6 {Das ist die Grundstellung der Ragosin-Variante.} 6. Qa4+
{Eine seltene Fortsetzung. Häufiger wird die Alternative 6.Bg5 gespielt.} Nc6
7. Bg5 h6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. e3 {Schwarz hat das Läuferpaar, aber sein Springer
steht unnatürlich auf c6. Weiß kann die halboffene c-Linie besetzen.} O-O 10.
Be2 Be6 11. O-O a6 {Schwarz verteidigt sich gegen eventuelles Qb5 und sichert
seine spätere Läuferstellung auf d6 gegen Nb5 ab.} 12. Rfc1 {[%cal Gc1c7]} Bd6
13. Qd1 Ne7 {Der schwarze Springer strebt nach f5 oder g6 und der eventuelle
Bauernzug ...c7-c6 wird möglich.} (13... Rae8 14. a3 Nd8 15. b4 c6 16. Na4 Qe7
17. Nc5 f5 18. g3 Bf7 19. Nd3 Bh5 20. Nfe5 Bxe2 21. Qxe2 Bxe5 22. Nxe5 Rf6 23.
Rab1 {[%cal Gd8f7] Und hier wurde Remis gegeben in Horváth,Jó.- Palac,M.Cannes
1993.}) 14. Na4 {[%cal Ga4c5]} b6 {[#]} 15. b4 {Weiß führt den
"Minoritätsangriff" am Damenflügel. Mit drei Bauern gegen vier und mit der
c-Linie hat er dort die besseren Aussichten.} (15. Qf1 a5 16. Qd1 g5 17. Ne1
Qg7 18. Nd3 g4 19. Qd2 h5 20. Bf1 h4 21. Nc3 c6 22. Ne2 Bd7 23. Nef4 Ng6 24. g3
Rfe8 25. Nxg6 Qxg6 26. a3 Qh6 27. Rc2 hxg3 28. hxg3 Kg7 29. Bg2 Rh8 30. e4 {
1/2-1/2 Soffer,R-Slutzky,L/Tel Aviv 1993/EXT 98 (35)}) (15. a3 g5 16. Nd2 Qg7
17. Nf1 f5 18. Nc3 Kh8 19. b4 f4 20. e4 dxe4 21. Nxe4 Nf5 22. Nxd6 Nxd6 23. d5
Bg8 24. Ra2 Rfe8 25. Rac2 {1/2-1/2 Hansen,L-Hansen,C/DEN-ch 1994/CBM 41 (25)})
(15. Nc3) 15... Rfe8 $5 $146 {[#]} (15... g5 $5 {Natürlich kommt nach 15...
Bxb4? 16.Rxc7 mit viel besserer Bauernstruktur für Weiß.} 16. Nb2 (16. g3 Ng6
17. Ne1 Qg7 18. Kh1 f5 19. f4 Bxb4 20. Rc6 Rfe8 21. Nd3 Bd6 22. Ne5 $44 {
Weiß hat positionellen Druck für den Bauern. Grószpéter - Horváth,Jó.Zenica
1987.}) 16... Ng6 17. Nd3 h5 18. Nfe5 g4 19. f4 (19. Nc6 $5) 19... Nh4 20. a4
Qg7 21. a5 $6 (21. b5 $15) 21... f6 22. Nc6 Nf5 23. Qd2 Rfe8 $17 {/\ De1+.
Hansen,Cu. 0-1 Beliavsky,A-Lautier,J/Biel 1992/CBM 31/[Hansen,Cu] (40)}) 16.
Qb3 g5 $13 {Schwarz sucht seine Chancen am Königsflügel.} 17. Nb2 {[%cal Gb2d3,
Gd3e5,Gf3e5]} (17. Nc5 $2 bxc5 18. bxc5 {[%cal Rc5d6]} g4 19. Ne1 Bxh2+ 20.
Kxh2 Qxf2 $19) 17... g4 18. Ne5 {Weiß opfert einen Bauern für Aktivität.} (18.
Ne1 c5 $1 (18... Qh4 19. g3) 19. bxc5 bxc5 20. dxc5 $2 Be5 {[%cal Rf6a1]} 21.
Ned3 Reb8 {[%cal Rb8b2]}) 18... Bxe5 19. dxe5 Qxe5 20. Nd3 Qg5 (20... Qd6 21.
Qc3 $44 {[%cal Gc1c7,Gc3f6]}) 21. Nf4 $44 {[%csl Gf4][%cal Rc1c7,Gf4e6]
Schwarz hat einen Bauern mehr, aber seine Bauern am Königsflügel sind schwach
und Weiß hat eine ausgezeichnete Springerstellung auf f4.} (21. Rxc7 d4 $17 {
[%cal Re6b3,Rd4e3]}) 21... c6 22. Qb2 {[%cal Gb2h8]} Bd7 23. a4 Ng6 $5 {
[%cal Gg6f4] Es ist logisch, daß Schwarz den starken f4-Springer tauschen
möchte.} (23... a5 24. bxa5 bxa5 25. Rc5 $44 {[%csl Gc5]}) 24. Nxg6 Qxg6 25.
Qd4 {[%csl Gd4][%cal Rd4b6]} b5 (25... Reb8 $6 26. b5 axb5 27. axb5 $36) 26.
Bd3 Qg7 $15 {[%cal Gg7d4] Schwarz möchte die Damen tauschen, denn er hat ja
einen Mehrbauern.} 27. Qf4 (27. Qc5 Qf6 $15) (27. a5 $5 Qxd4 28. exd4 Kg7 $15 {
Weiß hat eine gute Blockadestellung, aber ohne Damen wenig Gegenspiel.}) 27...
bxa4 $5 28. Bf5 (28. Rxa4 c5 29. Rxa6 c4 30. Rxa8 Rxa8 $15 {[%csl Gc4][%cal
Ga8a1]}) 28... Bxf5 29. Qxf5 {[%csl Ra4,Rc6][%cal Rc1c6,Ra1a4] [#]Weiß hat
schon zwei Minusbauern, aber die schwarze Bauernstruktur ist schlecht.} d4 $5
30. exd4 Qxd4 {[%csl Gd4]} 31. Rd1 $1 {Das Gegenspiel ist wichtiger als ein 
(weiterer) Bauer.} (31. Rxa4 Re2 $17 {[%cal Ra8e8,Re8e1]}) 31... Qxb4 (31...
Qe4 32. Qc5 $15 (32. Qxe4 Rxe4 33. Rxa4 c5 $17 {[%cal Ge4a4]})) 32. h3 $8 {
[%csl Rg8] Spiel gegen den schwarzen König ist die einzige weiße Gegenchance.
Mit dem Textzug befreit Weiß die Grundreihe und aktiviert seinen Turm.} (32.
Rab1 Qe4 33. Qxe4 Rxe4 $17) 32... gxh3 33. Rd3 {[%cal Rd3g3,Rg3g8]} Re1+ (33...
Re6 34. Rg3+ Kf8 35. Rf3 {[%cal Rf3f8,Rf5e6]} Re7 (35... Re1+ 36. Kh2 Qd6+ 37.
g3 Re7 38. Rxa4 $15 {[%csl Ga4,Gf3,Gf5]}) 36. Qf6) 34. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 35. Kh2 Qe6
$17 (35... Re8 36. Qf6 $1 Qe5+ 37. Rg3+ $40 {[%csl Gf6,Gg3][%cal Rg3g8]}) 36.
Qf4 (36. Qxe6 fxe6 $19 {Schwarz hat sechs (!) isolierte Bauern, aber sein
Materialvorteil muß zu verwerten sein.}) 36... Re8 (36... hxg2 37. Re3 $1 Qg6 (
37... Qd7 38. Qxh6 {[%csl Rg8][%cal Re3g3,Rg3g8]}) 38. Rg3 $16) 37. Rxh3 {
Jetzt hat Weiß nur drei Bauern weniger und entfaltet etwas Aktivität.} Qe5 $2 (
37... Kh7 38. Qxa4 Qd6+ $17) 38. Rg3+ (38. Qxe5 Rxe5 $19 {[%csl Ga4][%cal
Re5a5,Ga5a1]}) 38... Kf8 39. Qxa4 {[%csl Ra6,Rc6]} Re6 $6 (39... Qh5+ 40. Rh3
Qb5 41. Qa3+ $17) 40. Qxa6 {Schwarz hat seine Stellung konsolidiert und Weiß
ist noch einen Bauern im Rückstand.} Rg6 {[%csl Rg3,Rh2][%cal Ge5h2]} 41. Qa3+
c5 42. Qc3 Qd6 $6 (42... Qxc3 $5 43. Rxc3 Rc6 {[%csl Gc5,Gc6]} 44. Kg3 Ke7 $17
{Der schwarze c5-Bauer ist stark, was dem Nachziehenden gute Gewinnchancen
bietet.}) 43. f4 $1 $15 {Ein ausgezeichneter Verteidigungszug.} Rf6 (43... Qxf4
44. Qxc5+ Kg7 45. Qe3 Qxg3+ 46. Qxg3 Rxg3 47. Kxg3 $11 {Trotz des Bauernminus
kann Weiß das Remis erreichen. Der Franzose Chéron analysierte solche
Endspiele schon 1926!}) (43... Rxg3 44. Kxg3 Qd4 45. Qxd4 cxd4 46. Kf3 $11) 44.
Kg1 Qd1+ {Schwarz kann nicht auf f4 nehmen:} (44... Qxf4 $2 45. Rf3 $16) (44...
Rxf4 $2 45. Qh8+ Ke7 46. Re3+ Kd7 47. Qe8+ Kc7 48. Re7+ Kb6 49. Rd7 $18 {
[%csl Rb6,Rd6,Gd7,Ge8]}) 45. Kh2 Qd6 46. Kg1 Qd4+ {Das ist die beste
Möglichkeit für Schwarz.} 47. Qxd4 cxd4 {[#]} 48. Rf3 Ke7 49. g3 $1 {Mit
diesem Zug befreit Weiß seinen Turm.} (49. Kf2 Kd6 $17) 49... Kd6 50. Ra3 {
[%csl Ga3]} Kd5 51. Kf2 {Die Verwertung eines Mehrbauern ist im Turmendspiel
immer schwierig.} Re6 52. Ra7 {[%csl Ga7] Der weiße Turm steht gut, greift den
f7-Bauern an.} f6 53. Rd7+ Kc4 (53... Ke4 $6 54. Ke2) 54. Rc7+ Kb3 (54... Kd3
55. Rh7 Kc2 56. Rxh6 d3 57. Rh7 {Das führt zur Partie nach dem 61.weisen Zug.})
55. Rb7+ Kc3 56. Rc7+ Kb3 {Schwarz möchte seinen d-Bauern noch nicht in
Bewegung setzen, aber anders kommt er nicht voran.} 57. Rb7+ Kc3 58. Rc7+ Kd2 (
58... Kb3 $2 $11 {Das wäre dreimalige Stellungswiederholung.}) 59. Rh7 {
Weiß kann die Zeit nutzen, den h-Bauern anzugreifen.} d3 $17 (59... f5 60. Rf7
$15) 60. Rxh6 Kc2 {[%csl Gd3]} (60... Rc6 61. Rh1 $1 (61. Rh7 Kc1 (61... Kc2
62. Rd7 d2 63. Ke2 Re6+ {Zugumstellung zur Partie.}) 62. Rd7 d2 63. Kf3 d1=Q+
64. Rxd1+ Kxd1 $19 {Und Weiß hat nicht wie in der Partie das wichtige Tempo
Kg4-f5 gewonnen.}) 61... Kc2 62. Kf3) 61. Rh7 (61. Rh1 d2 62. g4 (62. Kf3 Re1
63. Rh2 Kd3 64. Rxd2+ Kxd2 $19) 62... d1=Q 63. Rxd1 Kxd1 $19) 61... Rc6 (61...
Rd6 62. Rc7+ Kd1 63. g4 $11) 62. Rd7 d2 63. Ke2 $5 (63. Kf3 d1=Q+ 64. Rxd1 Kxd1
$19) 63... Re6+ $2 (63... Kc1 $1 {Mit diesem unscheinbaren Zug gewinnt Schwarz
ein wichtiges Tempo.} 64. Rxd2 (64. g4 Re6+ 65. Kf3 d1=Q+ 66. Rxd1+ Kxd1 67. f5
(67. g5 f5 $19) 67... Re5 68. Kf4 Ra5 $19) (64. f5 Rc2 65. Rxd2 Rxd2+ $19)
64... Re6+ 65. Kf3 Kxd2 66. Kg4 Ke3 $19) 64. Kf3 d1=Q+ (64... f5 65. g4 $11)
65. Rxd1 Kxd1 {Schwarz hat großen Materialvorteil, aber sein König ist weit
von den Bauern entfernt.} 66. Kg4 $1 {Hansen,Cu: 'Why is black not winning?
Well actually he is - but there are quit a number of ways to go wrong.
Unfortunately for Piket he chooses one of them.'} (66. g4 Kd2 67. g5 (67. f5
Re3+ 68. Kf4 Kd3 69. g5 Re4+ $19) 67... f5 $19) 66... Ke2 {'?!' Hansen,Cu.
Hansen,Cu: 'This move does not throw away the win but it does make things a
lot more difficult. The easy way was the pasive and therefore slightly
illogical:'} (66... Re3 67. Kf5 Rxg3 68. Kxf6 $11 {[%csl Rd1]} (68. Kxf6 {
Hansen,Cu} Ke2 69. f5 Kf3 70. Ke6 $11)) (66... Re8 $1 {Hansen,Cu} 67. Kf5 Rf8
68. Kg6 f5 69. Kg7 Ke2 70. Kxf8 Kf3 71. Kf7 Kxg3 $19) (66... Re1 {Hansen,Cu}
67. Kf5 Ke2 68. Kxf6 Kf3 69. f5 Kg4 (69... Kxg3 70. Kg6 $11) 70. Kg6 $11) 67.
Kf5 Ra6 {'?' Hansen,Cu. Hansen,Cu: 'I believe the position is draw after this
move'} (67... Re3 68. Kxf6 $11) (67... Re8 $1 {Hansen,Cu} 68. Kxf6 Kf3 69. f5 (
69. Kf7 Ra8 70. f5 Ke4 71. f6 Ke5 72. g4 Ra7+ $1 (72... Ra6 $2 73. g5 Kf5 74.
Kg7 Kxg5 75. f7 $11) 73. Kg6 Ke6 74. g5 Rb7 75. Kh6 Kf5 $19) 69... Rf8+ $1 70.
Kg6 Ke4 71. g4 Ke5 72. Kg7 Rf6 $1 $19) 68. g4 Kf3 69. g5 Ra5+ (69... fxg5 70.
fxg5 Ra5+ 71. Kf6 $11) 70. Kxf6 Kxf4 71. g6 $11 {[%csl Rf4,Gf6,Gg6] Der
schwarze König steht zu schlecht. Weiß kann das Remis erreichen.} Ra6+ 72. Kf7
Kf5 73. g7 Ra7+ 74. Kg8 $1 {Mit dem Springerbauern hält man so Remis.} (74. Kf8
Kf6 75. g8=N+ {Das ist auch eine theoretische Remisstellung, aber die
Partiefortsetzung ist noch einfacher.}) 74... Kg6 75. Kh8 Rxg7 {Patt.} (75...
Ra8+ 76. g8=Q+ Rxg8+ 77. Kxg8) 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "San Diego"]
[Date "2004.11.25"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Novikov, Igor A"]
[Black "Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2588"]
[BlackElo "2539"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2004.11.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 {Nach diesem Zug muß Weiß auch
mit der Alternative 5...dxc4 6.e4 c5 (Wiener Variante) rechnen.} h6 6. Bxf6 (6.
Bh4 dxc4 $13) 6... Qxf6 7. Qb3 c5 8. cxd5 exd5 (8... cxd4 $2 9. Qxb4 dxc3 10.
dxe6 $16 {Diese Variante ist bekannt seit der Partie Alekhine,A - Marshall F
New York 1927.}) 9. e3 O-O (9... Nc6 10. Bb5 O-O 11. dxc5 d4 12. Bxc6 dxc3 13.
Qxb4 cxb2 14. Rb1 bxc6 15. O-O Ba6 16. Rfe1 Rab8 17. Qa3 Bc4 18. Nd4 Rfe8 19.
Rxb2 $14) 10. dxc5 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 {Dieser Zug bietet Weiß mehr Chancen auf
einen Eröffnungsvorteil, als der Damentausch.} (11. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 12. bxc3 Be6 13.
Nd4 Rc8 $11) 11... Nd7 {Dieser Springerzug wird selten gespielt. Die
theoretische Hauptfortsetzung ist 11...Be6!?, wonach Schwarz vollwertiges
Spiel erhält.} (11... Qc6 12. Qb4 (12. Qb5 Qc7 13. Nd4 Bd7 $5 14. Qb4 Rc8 15.
Rc1 Be6 16. Be2 Nc6 17. Qb1 Na5 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. O-O Qxc5 {1/2-1/2 Bellon
Lopez,J-Hernando Rodrigo,J/Las Palmas ESP 1999 (66)}) 12... Nd7 (12... Be6 13.
Nd4 Qc7 14. Be2 Nd7 15. c4 Qxc5 16. Qxc5 Nxc5 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. cxd5 exd5 19.
Bf3 {1-0 Kramnik,V-San Segundo ,P/Rapidplay, Villarrobledo ESP 1998 (38)}) 13.
Bb5 Qxc5 14. Bxd7 Qxb4 15. cxb4 Bxd7 $11 {Yermolinsky,A-Blatny,P/Los Angeles
1999/}) (11... Be6 $5 12. Nd4 (12. Rc1 Nd7 13. Qxb7 Nxc5 14. Qb4 Rfc8 15. Qd4
Qxd4 $1 16. Nxd4 Rab8 17. Bb5 $5 a6 18. Be2 Rb2 19. O-O Rxa2 20. Ra1 Rxa1 21.
Rxa1 Ne4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Zhukova,N-Lomineishvili,M/Varna 2002/[Lomineishvili,M] 
(30)}) 12... Nd7 13. Qa3 (13. Qxb7 Nxc5 14. Qb2 Qg5 15. Qc2 Rac8 16. h4 Qe7 17.
Bd3 Bd7 18. Rc1 Rc7 19. g3 Ne4 $44 {1/2-1/2 Nikolic,P-Kacheishvili,G/Ohrid
2001 (19)}) 13... Ne5 (13... Qg5 $5 14. c6 bxc6 15. Nxc6 Kh8 16. Nd4 Rfc8 17.
Qd6 Nf6 18. Qg3 Rxc3 19. Bb5 Qxg3 $11 {1/2-1/2 Lapshun,Y-Serper,G/USA (ch) 84/
(347) 2002 (19)}) 14. Be2 Qg6 15. O-O-O Rfc8 16. f4 Nc4 17. Bxc4 dxc4 18. Rd2
Bd7 19. Re1 Qe4 20. Qb4 Rc7 21. Qb1 Qe7 22. e4 Qxc5 23. e5 a5 {1/2-1/2
Gagunashvili,M-Aleksandrov,A/Batumi GEO 2002/ (67)}) (11... Na6 $6 12. Bxa6
Qxa6 13. Nd4 Bd7 14. Kd2 $1 Rfc8 15. Rhb1 Rab8 (15... Rxc5 $2 16. Qxb7 $16) 16.
Qxd5 Bc6 17. Qf5 $16 {Makarychev/EXP 56 (17)}) 12. Nd4 Nxc5 13. Qxd5 Qe7 $44 {
Eine typische Stellung in der Ragozin-Variante - Weiß hat einen Bauern mehr,
aber wegen des vereinzelten c-Bauern besitzt Schwarz dauerhafte Kompensation.}
(13... b6 14. Qf3 (14. Qxa8 Bb7 15. Qxa7 Ra8 16. Qxa8+ Bxa8 $13) 14... Qd6 15.
Qxa8 Bb7 16. Qxa7 Ra8 17. Qxa8+ Bxa8 18. f3 Na4 19. Kf2 Nxc3 20. Be2 {1/2-1/2
Tondivar,B-Wagenmakers,E/Leeuwarden 1995/EXT 95 (36)}) 14. Be2 Ne4 (14... Rd8
15. Qf3 Ne4 16. Rc1 $14) 15. Qa5 (15. Rc1 Rd8 16. Qa5 b6 17. Qb4 Qh4 18. O-O
Bb7 $14) 15... Nc5 16. O-O b6 17. Qb4 $14 Bb7 {Schwarz verfügt über eine
gesunde Bauernstruktur und besitzt keine Schwächen; Weiß hat einen Bauern mehr
und den d4-Festpunkt für den Springer.} 18. Bf3 {Das ist eine gute Idee, um
den gegnerischen Läufer auf der Diagonale zu tauschen.} Bxf3 19. Nxf3 Rfc8 {
[%csl Yc3][%cal Gc8c3][%mdl 32] Der potentielle Zielpunkt des schwarzen
Spieles ist der Pc3.} 20. Rfd1 Rc7 21. Nd4 (21. Rd4 Rac8 22. Rad1 Ne6 $44)
21... Ne4 {[%cal Ge4c3] Nach diesem Zug muss Weiß die Damen tauschen.} 22. Qxe7
Rxe7 23. Ne2 (23. c4 Rc8 24. Nf5 Re5 $44) 23... Rc8 24. Rac1 Rec7 {[%csl Rc3]}
25. Rd3 b5 {[%cal Gb5b4] Es droht 26...b4.} 26. f3 {Weiß muss den Springer von
e4 verjagen.} Nc5 27. Rd5 a6 {[%csl Ya4,Ga6,Gb5,Yc4] Schwarz verbessert seine
Bauernstellung am Damenflügel und sein Springer kann auf a4 oder c4 ein
postitionell wichtiges Feld erreichen.} 28. Rcd1 {[%cal Gd5d8,Gd8c8,Gd8g8]
Schwarz verfügt über starken Druck auf der c-Linie, aus diesem Grund möchte
Weiß sein Turmpaar tauschen.} (28. e4 Na4 29. Rd6 Nxc3 (29... b4 30. Rxa6 Nxc3
$14) 30. Nxc3 Rxc3 31. Rxc3 Rxc3 32. Rxa6 b4 $14) 28... Na4 29. Rd8+ Rxd8 30.
Rxd8+ Kh7 31. Rd3 Nb2 32. Rd6 Nc4 {[%cal Gc4e3,Gc4d6]} 33. Rxa6 (33. Rd3 Nb2)
33... Nxe3 34. a4 bxa4 35. Rxa4 {[%mdl 4096]} Nd1 {Weiß besitzt einen
Mehrbauern, aber die schwarze Figuren stehen sehr aktiv und der Pc3 ist jetzt
schwach.} 36. Ra3 (36. c4 Ne3 $11 (36... Nb2 $11)) 36... h5 $1 {Schwarz
verbessert seine Bauernstellung und erlangt Raumvorteil am Königsflügel.} 37.
h4 g6 38. Rb3 (38. Kf1) 38... Re7 39. Rb1 (39. Kf1 Ne3+ 40. Kf2 Nxg2 $11) 39...
Ne3 (39... Rxe2 40. Rxd1 Rc2 41. Rd3 Kg7 $14 {[%csl Gc2][%cal Gc2g2,Gc2c3]})
40. Nd4 Rc7 41. Ne2 Re7 42. Ng3 Rc7 43. Ne4 Kg7 (43... f5 $2 {Dieser Zug
schwächt den schwarzen Königsflügel.} 44. Ng5+ Kh6 45. Rb8 Rxc3 $4 46. Rb7 $18)
44. Rc1 Rc4 45. Nd6 Rc6 (45... Rxh4 46. c4 Rd4 47. c5 $14) 46. Ne4 (46. Nb5 Rc5
47. Nd4 Rc4 $14) 46... Rc4 47. Nd2 Rxh4 $11 {Die Stellung ist materiell
ausgeglichen.} 48. Re1 (48. c4 Rd4 49. Kf2 Nxg2 $5 (49... Rxd2+ 50. Kxe3 Rxg2
51. c5 Ra2 52. c6 Ra8 53. c7 Rc8 54. Kd4 Kf6 55. Kd5 Kg5 56. Kd6 Kf4 57. Kd7
Ra8 58. c8=Q Rxc8 59. Rxc8 Kxf3 60. Ke7 h4 $11) 50. Nb3 Rd3 (50... Nf4 51. Ke3
Rd3+ 52. Kxf4 Rxb3 53. c5 Kf6 54. c6 Rb8 55. c7 Rc8 56. Rc6+ Ke7 57. Kg5 $15)
51. Kxg2 Rxb3 52. c5 Rb7 53. c6 Rc7 $17) 48... Nc4 49. Ne4 (49. Nxc4 Rxc4 $11)
49... Rf4 50. Rd1 h4 51. Kf2 Rf5 52. Rd4 Ne5 53. Nd6 Rh5 54. Ne8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rubinstein Memorial 36th"]
[Site "Polanica Zdroj"]
[Date "1999.08.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khenkin, Igor"]
[Black "Milov, Vadim"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2633"]
[BlackElo "2626"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1999.08.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 576]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 (5. Bf4 {Dieser
Zug ist stärker, wenn Schwarz statt 4...Nbd7 den Zug 4...Be7 spielt. Ribli.}
dxc4 6. e3 Nb6 (6... Nd5 7. Bxc4 Nxf4 8. exf4 Bd6 9. Ne5 O-O 10. O-O Nb6 11.
Bb3 Bd7 12. Qg4 Bxe5 $5 13. dxe5 Bc6 $11) 7. Bxc4 Nxc4 8. Qa4+ c6 $5 9. Qxc4
Nd5 $11) 5... Bb4 {Jetzt wir haben die Grundstellung der Ragozin-Variante.
Schwarz kämpft um das Feld e4 und gibt daher im richtigen Moment das
Läuferpaar auf c3.} 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 c5 8. Bd3 Qa5 9. O-O {Eine sehr
riskante Fortsetzung. Weiss verteidigt nicht den Springer c3, sondern strebt
nach schneller Entwicklung. Meines Erachtens ist die Hauptfortsetzung 9.Qc2
sicherer als der Textzug.} (9. Qc2 c4 10. Bf5 O-O 11. O-O) 9... c4 10. Bc2 (10.
Bf5 $5) 10... Bxc3 11. bxc3 Qxc3 {Das ist die kritische Fortsetzung. Schwarz
nimmt den Bauern. Weiss hat gute Entwicklung und das Läuferpaar, aber ich bin
nicht ganz sicher, ob die weisse Kompensation völlig genügend ist.} (11... Ne4
12. Bh4 Ndf6 (12... O-O 13. Bxe4 dxe4 14. Nd2 Qd5 15. a4 Nb6 16. a5 Nd7 17. Qb1
Re8 18. Qb4 b5 19. axb6 Nxb6 20. Ra5 Qe6 21. Rfa1 {1-0 Cvitan,O-Ellers,H/Bern
1995/EXP 46 (41)}) (12... Qxc3 13. Rc1 Qa3 14. Bxe4 dxe4 15. Nd2 O-O 16. Nxe4
$1 b5 17. Bg3 Qe7 18. Nd6 {Ftacnik,L. 1-0 Gelfand,B-Lautier,J/Belgrade 1991/
CBM 27/[Ftacnik] (27)}) (12... Nxc3 13. Qe1 b6 14. e4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 Qxe1 16.
Rfxe1 dxe4 17. Rxe4+ Kf8 18. Rae1 g6 19. Re7 $16) 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. Qc1 O-O 15.
a4 Bd7 16. Ne5 Bc6 17. Qb2 Rab8 18. Rfb1 Rfe8 19. Nxc6 {1-0 Cvitan,O-Becker,M/
St.Ingbert op 1995/EXT 95op (19)}) 12. Rc1 {[%cal Gc1c3]} (12. Qb1 Qa5 (12...
O-O 13. e4 dxe4 (13... Nxe4 14. Be7 $16 {[%cal Re7f8,Re7b4]}) 14. Bd2 Qa3 15.
Bb4 Qa6 16. Bxf8 exf3 17. Bb4 fxg2 18. Re1 $13) (12... Qa3) 13. e4 $44) 12...
Qa3 (12... Qa5 13. Ne5 O-O 14. f4 $1 (14. Qf3 Re8 15. Qg3 Qa6 16. f4 Qd6 17.
Rf3 b5 18. Qh4 Ne4 19. Bxe4 dxe4 20. Rg3 f6 21. Bh6 Re7 22. Bxg7 Rxg7 {0-1
Moreno,A-Rodriguez/Hermanos Saiz 1992/EXT 97 (41)}) 14... Re8 15. Nxd7 $1 Nxd7
16. Qh5 {1-0 Moreno,A-Vilela,J/La Habana (m/5) 1997/[Moreno,Ale] (24)}) 13. Ne5
b5 {Schwarz verteidigt den c4-Bauern, denn im Falle von späterem e3-e4, könnte
der c4-Bauern schwach sein.} (13... O-O) 14. Nxd7 Bxd7 $146 {Interessant,
dieser logische Zug ist eine theoretische Neuerung.} (14... Nxd7 15. e4 h6 16.
Bh4 Nb6 17. Re1 O-O 18. e5 Na4 19. Re3 Qxa2 20. Rg3 Qb2 21. Qd2 $40 {1-0
Pafnutieff,V-Bisguier,A/Hollywood 1954/EXT 99 (39)}) 15. Qf3 (15. Bxf6 gxf6 16.
Qf3 {[%cal Rf3f6,Rf3d5]} Qd6 17. e4 $44 {Weiss hat Initiative für den Bauern
und der schwarze König steht unsicher in der Mitte.}) 15... Qd6 {[%csl Gd6]
Die Dame verteidigt die wichtigsten Punkte in der schwarzen Stellung.} (15...
Bg4 $6 16. Qf4 $16 {[%csl Gf4,Rf6,Rg4]}) 16. a4 (16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. e4 $44)
16... Bg4 (16... b4 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. e4 $44) 17. Bf4 (17. Qg3 Qxg3 18. fxg3 b4
{[%csl Gb4,Gc4]} 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Rxf6 b3 $17) 17... Qe6 $5 $15 (17... Bxf3
18. Bxd6 Be4 19. axb5 Bxc2 20. Rxc2 Ne4 $11) 18. Qg3 {[%cal Gg3g7]} b4 {
[%csl Gb4,Gc4] Die verbundenen schwarzen Bauern sind stark.} 19. f3 b3 20. Bb1
(20. fxg4 bxc2 $17 {[%csl Ye4]}) 20... Bh5 21. Bd6 {[%csl Gd6][%cal Gd6a3,
Gd6f8] Weiss hat starke Kontrolle über die schwarzen Felder. Das ist durchaus
typisch für die Ragozin-Variante.} (21. Qxg7 Rg8 22. Qh6 Bg6 $17) 21... Bg6 22.
Bc5 (22. e4 Nh5 23. Qe5 Qxe5 24. Bxe5 (24. dxe5 Nf4 $17) 24... f6 $17) 22...
Nd7 23. Ba3 Bxb1 24. Rxb1 Qxe3+ $17 {Schwarz hat einen weiteren Bauern
gewonnen. Seine Bauernmasse ist stark (d5,c4,b3), aber sein König steht noch
ein wenig unsicher.} 25. Kh1 O-O-O $8 26. Qxg7 {Weiss hat nur einen Bauern
weniger, aber die weisse Kompensation ist fraglich.} Qe6 27. Qg5 (27. Rfe1 Qg6
$17 {Weiss kann den Damentausch nicht vermeiden.}) 27... Rde8 {[%cal Ge8e1]}
28. Qd2 Kb7 {Schwarz verbessert seine Königsstellung.} 29. Rfe1 Qc6 {[%cal
Rc6a4]} 30. Rec1 {[%cal Gc1c6,Gb1b7] Es droht eventuell 31.Rxb3+.} (30. a5
Rxe1+ 31. Qxe1 (31. Rxe1 c3 $19 {[%csl Gb3,Gc3]}) 31... Qg6 $17) 30... Qxa4 {
Schwarz hat zwei gesunde Mehrbauern. Weiss ist ohne Kompensation.} 31. Qf4 {
[%cal Rf4f7]} f6 32. Qd6 Nb6 (32... Qc6 33. Rxb3+ $1 Nb6 $15) 33. Bc5 Qc6 34.
Qf4 {Weiss muss die Damen um jeden Preis auf dem Brett halten.} Re2 {[%csl Ge2]
} 35. Bb4 {[%cal Gb1b3,Gc1c6]} Rg8 36. g4 (36. Rxb3 Rgxg2 $19) 36... Qe6 $19 {
Schwarz vermeidet die Motiven mit Rxb3.} 37. Re1 Rc8 {[%csl Gb3,Gc4][%cal
Gc4c3] Die schwarze Bauern sind kaum noch aufzuhalten.} 38. Rxe2 Qxe2 {[%csl
Ge2]} 39. Re1 Qd3 {[%csl Gd3][%cal Gc4c3,Gb3b2]} 40. Qxf6 {Die schwarzen
Freibauern entscheiden den Kampf.} b2 (40... b2 41. Qf5 Qxf5 42. gxf5 c3 $19)
0-1

[Event "Abu Dhabi op 13th"]
[Site "Abu Dhabi"]
[Date "2003.08.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Bagirov, Rufat"]
[Black "Vasilevich, Tatjana"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2507"]
[BlackElo "2431"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2003.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 {Das ist die Grundstellung der
sogenannten Ragosin-Variante, die ein spezielles Hybrid der Nimzoindischen
Verteidigung und des Damengambits ist.} 5. Bg5 {Die andere Hauptvariante ist 5.
cxd5 exd5. Jetzt kann Schwarz mit 5...dxc4 die Wiener Variante spielen.} h6 6.
Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1 dxc4 (8... c6) 9. Bxc4 c5 10. O-O cxd4 11. exd4 Nc6
{Schwarz hat das Läuferpaar und der weiße d4P ist isoliert. Aber Weiß hat auch
seine positionellen Vorteile - er hat Raumvorteil, der c8B ist nicht leicht zu
entwickeln und die f6Q steht exponiert.} (11... Rd8 $5) 12. Ne4 Qf4 {Dieser
Damezug ist scheinbar aktiv, aber nach meiner persönlichen Meinung ist 12...
Qe7 sicherer und bietet Schwarz mehr Ausgleichschancen.} (12... Qd8 13. a3 Ba5
14. Qd3 Bb6 15. Rfd1 Qe7 16. Bb5 Bd7 (16... Rd8 $5 {Ftacnik}) 17. Nc5 $14 {
1-0 Topalov,V-Polgar,J/Madrid 1997/CBM 59/[Ribli] (45)}) (12... Qe7 13. Qe2 Ba5
(13... Rd8 14. Rfd1 Bd7 15. a3 Ba5 16. Nc5 Be8 17. b4 {1/2-1/2 Gulko,B-Serper,
G/Seattle 2002/CBM 87 (17)}) 14. Bb5 Bd7 15. Nc5 Be8 16. Qe4 Bb6 17. Bd3 g6 18.
Rfd1 {1/2-1/2 Benjamin,J-Serper,G/Connecticut 2000/EXT 2001 (42)}) 13. Qe2 Bd7
(13... Rd8 14. g3 Qg4 15. Rfd1 Bd7 16. a3 Bf8 (16... Be7 17. Qe3 Be8 18. b4 a6
19. Be2 Qh3 $6 (19... Qf5 20. Nc5 Bxc5 21. dxc5 Qf6 22. Bd3 $14) 20. Nc5 (20.
Nc3 $5) 20... Bxc5 21. dxc5 {1-0 Gelfand,B-Piket,J/New Delhi/Theran 2000/CBM
80/[Gelfand] (32)}) 17. Qe3 Be8 18. b4 Qh5 19. Be2 Qf5 20. Nh4 Qh7 21. Nc5 {
1/2-1/2 Magai,V-Mitkov,N/Istanbul 2000/EXT 2001 (44)}) 14. g3 (14. a3 Be7 15.
Rfd1 Rad8 16. g3 Qg4 17. Qe3 Bc8 18. b4 a6 19. Rd2 Kh8 20. Be2 Qf5 21. Nc5 Qd5
22. Bc4 Qh5 23. Rcd1 a5 {1/2-1/2 Lerner,K-Farago,I/Boeblingen 1997/EXT 2001 
(36)}) 14... Qc7 (14... Qg4) (14... Qf5) 15. Qe3 Rfd8 16. a3 Bf8 17. b4 $14 {
[%cal Gc1c7,Ge4c5] Weiß kontrolliert mehr Raum und die schwarze Dame steht
weniger glücklich auf der c-Linie.} a6 18. Rfd1 (18. d5 exd5 19. Bxd5 Bh3 20.
Rfd1 Rd7 $11) 18... Be8 19. Bb3 Rac8 20. Nc5 {[%csl Gc5][%mdl 32]} Bxc5 {
Weiß hat noch keine konkreten Drohungen, aber den Nc5 muss man tauschen.} 21.
dxc5 {[%csl Ga3,Gb4,Gc5] Weiß hat seinen isolierten Bauern aufgelöst und seine
Bauernmehrheit am Damenflügel stellt immer eine potenzielle Gefahr für Schwarz
dar.} Rxd1+ 22. Bxd1 {Weiß tauscht mit dem Läufer, weil er den Turmtausch
vermeiden möchte, der Schwarz etwas entlasten würde.} (22. Rxd1 $5 Rd8 23. Rxd8
Qxd8 $14) 22... Rd8 (22... Ne7 $1 {[%cal Ge8c6,Gc6h1]} 23. Qe5 $5 (23. Bc2 Bc6
$11) 23... Qxe5 24. Nxe5 Bc6 (24... Nc6 25. Nc4 $16) 25. Nc4 (25. a4 Kf8 26.
Nxc6 Nxc6 27. b5 axb5 28. axb5 Nd4 $11) 25... Rd8 26. Be2 Nf5 27. Kf1 Kf8 28.
Na5 Nd4 (28... Bd5 29. c6 $16) 29. Rd1 Ke7 30. Nxc6+ $1 Nxc6 31. Rxd8 Kxd8 32.
Bd3 {[%csl Gd3]} a5 33. b5 Nd4 34. Bc4 Kd7 35. a4 g5 $1 (35... Nf3 $2 36. Ke2
Nxh2 37. f3 g5 38. g4 f5 39. gxf5 exf5 40. Bd3 Ke6 41. Bxf5+ $3 $18) 36. Kg2 g4
37. h3 h5 38. hxg4 hxg4 39. Kf1 f5 40. Ke1 e5 41. Kd2 $36) 23. Bc2 Qe7 (23...
Ne7 $1 24. Qe4 Nf5 25. Qg4 Ne7) 24. Qc3 f6 $6 (24... Qf6 25. Qxf6 gxf6 $14 {
Weiß hat theoretischen Vorteil wegen seiner Bauernmehrheit, aber die schwarze
Stellung scheint mir haltbar.}) 25. Re1 {[%cal Ge1e7]} e5 26. Nh4 {[%csl Yf5,
Yg6][%cal Gh4g6,Gh4f5]} Nd4 27. f4 {[%cal Ge1e7] Weiß möchte den e5-Bauern
isolieren.} (27. Nf5 Nxf5 28. Bxf5 $14) 27... Nxc2 $6 {Schwarz gibt
leichtfertig seinen stolzen Nd4 auf, was mir nicht gefällt.} (27... Qe6 $5 28.
fxe5 fxe5 $11 (28... Nxc2 29. Qxc2 Bc6 30. Ng6)) 28. Qxc2 Qd7 29. fxe5 Qd4+ (
29... fxe5 30. Nf3 $16) 30. Qf2 fxe5 31. Nf5 (31. Nf3 Qc3 32. Nxe5 Qxa3 33. Qf4
Qb3 $11) 31... Qxf2+ 32. Kxf2 Rd2+ 33. Re2 Rxe2+ 34. Kxe2 {In diesem Endspiel
hat Weiß dauerhaften Vorteil - der Pe5 ist immer schwach und früher oder
später kann Weiß seine Mehrheit am Damenflügel mobilisieren.} Kf8 {[%mdl 4096]}
35. Ke3 {Droht jetzt 36.Ke4 mit Bauerngewinn.} Bc6 36. g4 Kf7 37. h4 Kf6 38.
Ng3 g6 39. Ne4+ Ke6 (39... Bxe4 $2 40. Kxe4 Ke6 41. a4 $18) 40. Nc3 {[%cal
Ga3a4,Gb4b5] Weiß bereitet 41.a4 und 42.b5 vor.} h5 {Schwarz möchte das
Material reduzieren, aber der h5P kann später schwach werden.} 41. gxh5 (41. g5
$2 Kf5 $132) 41... gxh5 42. a4 Kf5 43. b5 axb5 44. axb5 Bh1 (44... Be8 $2 45.
c6 Bxc6 (45... bxc6 46. b6 $18) 46. bxc6 bxc6 47. Kf3 $18) (44... Bd7 45. Ne4
Ke6 46. c6 bxc6 47. b6 Bc8 48. Ng3 c5 49. Nxh5 Kd6 50. Nf6 Kc6 51. Ke4 c4 52.
h5 Be6 (52... c3 53. Nd5 c2 54. Nb4+ Kxb6 55. Nxc2 Be6 56. Kxe5 $18) 53. h6 c3
54. h7 c2 55. h8=Q c1=Q 56. Qe8+ Kxb6 57. Qxe6+ $14) 45. Na2 Ke6 (45... Bg2)
46. Nb4 Bg2 47. Ke2 Be4 48. Kd2 Bg2 49. Ke2 Be4 {Diese Stellung hatten wir
schon nach dem 47. schwarzen Zug.} 50. Ke3 Bg2 51. Nd3 Bf1 $6 (51... Kd5 52. c6
bxc6 53. b6 Kd6 54. Nc5 {Diese Variante führt zu einer ähnlichen Stellung wie
die Partiefortsetzung - siehe die Stellung nach 54.Nc5.} (54. Nxe5 c5 $11)) 52.
c6 bxc6 $6 (52... b6 $5 $11) 53. b6 $1 {[%csl Gb6]} Kd6 54. Nc5 $16 {[%csl Rd6]
Schwarz hat einen Bauern mehr, aber der b6P und der c5N stehen ausgezeichnet.
Der d6K kann nicht aktiv mitwirken.} (54. Nxe5 c5) 54... Bg2 55. Kd3 Bh1 (55...
e4+ $2 56. Kd4 (56. Nxe4+ Bxe4+ 57. Kxe4 c5 $11) (56. Ke3 $18) 56... Bf3 57.
Ke3 Bg2 58. Na6 $18) 56. Kc3 Bf3 57. Kb3 Bg2 58. Ka4 Bf1 $2 (58... Bh3 59. Ne4+
Kd7 60. Ka5 Bf1 61. Nf6+ Kc8 62. Nxh5 $16) 59. Ka5 $18 Bc4 (59... Bh3 60. Ne4+
$18) 60. Na6 1-0

[Event "Scandic Hotels CC"]
[Site "Stockholm"]
[Date "1999.08.02"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Agrest, Evgenij"]
[Black "Ahlander, Bjorn"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2554"]
[BlackElo "2436"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1999.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 24576]} 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 {Mit dieser Zugfolge
kann Schwarz einigen Varianten vermeiden. Jetzt ist z.B. 5.Bf4 weniger stark
als nach 4...Be7. Der Unterschied ist, dass in der Partiestellung der Zug 5.
Bf4 mit 5...dxc4 und folgendem ...Nb6 beantwortet werden kann. Ribli.} 5. cxd5
exd5 6. Bg5 Bb4 (6... Be7 {Dieser Läuferzug führt zur Abtauschvariante des
Damengambits.}) 7. Qa4 {Eine seltene Nebenvariante. Der Zug 7.e3 wird oft
gespielt.} Qe7 $6 {Die prinzipielle Fortsetzung wäre 7...c5, ganz im Geiste
der Ragozin-Variante.} (7... a5 8. e3 c6 9. Bd3 O-O 10. Qc2 h6 11. Bh4 Re8 12.
O-O Be7 13. Bg3 Nh5 14. Nxd5 Nxg3 15. Nxe7+ Qxe7 16. hxg3 {1-0 Lautier,J-Piket,
J/8th Amber Blindfold, Monte Carlo MNC 1999 (60)}) (7... c5 8. dxc5 (8. a3 $6
Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 O-O 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Qd4 Nce4 $15 {[%csl Ge4]}) 8... Qa5 9. Bd2
O-O 10. Qxa5 Bxa5 11. Na4 Bxd2+ 12. Nxd2 b5 13. cxb6 axb6 14. b3 Re8 15. Nf3 b5
16. Nb2 Ne4 17. e3 b4 $44 {1/2-1/2 Mascarenhas,A-Rubinetti,J/Sao Paulo 1986/
EXT 99 (72)}) 8. e3 O-O 9. Bd3 c5 10. O-O {[%csl Rd5][%cal Rc3d5] Der
c3-Sprinegr ist nicht mehr gefesselt, daher hängt jetzt der Bauer auf d5.} Bxc3
{Schwarz nimmt freiwillig auf c3. Das bedeutet, dass Weiss Eröffnungsvorteil
hat.} (10... Nb6 11. Qc2 {[%cal Rc2h7]} h6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Nxd5
Nxd5 15. Qxc5 $16) 11. bxc3 $14 {Weiss hat ein starkes Bauernzentrum und das
Läuferpaar.} c4 {Schwarz schliesst die Stellung gegen das weisse Läuferpaar.
Weiss kann allerdings in der Folge e3-e4 durchsetzen.} (11... Nb6 12. Qa3 $16 {
[%csl Rc5][%cal Ga3e7]} (12. Qc2 {[%cal Rc2h7]} h6 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. dxc5 (14.
Rab1) 14... Qxc5 15. Nd4 $16 {[%csl Gd4]})) 12. Bb1 $1 {Dieser Zug ist viel
stärker als die automatische Antwort 12.Bc2. Weiss bereitet Qc2 vor.} (12. Bc2
h6 13. Bh4 Qe6 14. Nd2 Nb6 15. Qa5 Ne4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. f3 Qd5 18. Qc5 Qxc5
19. dxc5 Nd5 20. Bxe4 Nxc3 21. Bc2 Bd7 22. a4 Nd5 23. Be4 Bc6 24. Bxd5 Bxd5 25.
e4 Be6 26. Rfb1 Rfc8 27. Be7 Rc7 28. Bd6 Rd7 29. a5 f5 30. e5 a6 31. Rb4 {
1/2-1/2 Farago,I-Sifrer,D/Ljubljana 1992/CBM 31 (53)}) 12... h6 $6 {Schwarz
schwächt freiwillig seine Königsstellung.} (12... Qe6 13. Nd2 $14) 13. Bh4 Qe6
{Früher oder später muss Schwarz den Springer entfesseln.} 14. Nd2 g6 $6 {
Eine weitere freiwillige Schwächung der Königsstellung.} (14... Re8 $142 15.
Qc2 Nf8) 15. Qc2 Nb6 16. Re1 {[%cal Ge3e4] Der Vorstoss e3-e4 ist die weisse
Hauptidee.} Bd7 {[%cal Gd7c6,Gc6e4,Gc6a4,Ga4c2]} 17. f3 (17. a4 $14) 17... Rae8
(17... Ba4 18. Qc1 $14 {[%cal Gc1h6]}) 18. Qc1 {[%cal Gc1h6] Es droht noch
nichts konkretes, aber die Dame schielt schon mal nach h6.} Kg7 19. e4 $16 {
Weiss hat freie Hand im Zentrum, während Schwarz ohne aktives Spiel
zurechtkommen muss.} Bc6 (19... dxe4 20. fxe4 $16 {[%csl Gd4,Ge4]}) 20. e5 Nh5
$2 {Der Springer steht unglücklich auf h5.} (20... Ng8 21. Nf1 $16 {Weiss
bereitet den Plan Ne3 mit der Idee f3-f4-f5 vor.}) (20... Nh7 $16) 21. Nf1 {
[%csl Rh5][%cal Rg2g4,Rg4h5] Es droht 22.g4.} g5 $2 (21... Kh7 $16) 22. Bxg5
$16 {Weiss hat einen Bauern mehr und steht wegen der geschwächten schwarzen
Königsstellung klar auf Gewinn.} Rg8 (22... hxg5 23. Qxg5+ $18 {[%cal Rg5g7,
Rg5h5]}) 23. Bh4 Kh8 24. Bf6+ {Schwarz gab auf. Sein König befindet sich im
Mattnetz.} (24. Bf6+ Nxf6 25. Qxh6+ Nh7 26. Qxh7# $18) 1-0

[Event "USA-ch Gr-B"]
[Site "Salt Lake City"]
[Date "1999.08.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kaidanov, Gregory S"]
[Black "Serper, Grigory"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2611"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[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"]

{[%mdl 8704]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 {Grossmeister Serper
spielt gerne die sogenannte Ragozin-Variante, die eigentlich eine Mischung aus
Damengambit und Nimzoindischer Verteidigung ist. Ribli.} 5. Bg5 {Dieser
Fortsetzung ist prinzipiell, aber Weiss kann auch 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 spielen,
denn der Textzug erlaubt Schwarz mit 6...dxc4 in die sogenannte Wiener
Variante überzugehen.} h6 (5... Nbd7) (5... dxc4) 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Qb3 c5 8.
cxd5 $5 (8. e3 cxd4 9. exd4 Bxc3+ (9... Qe7 $6 10. c5 Bxc3+ (10... Ba5 11. Bb5+
Bd7 12. Ne5 Nc6 13. Bxc6 Bxc6 14. O-O Bc7 15. f4 $16 {[%csl Ge5]}) 11. Qxc3 $14
) 10. Qxc3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Nc6 12. O-O Bd7 $11) 8... exd5 9. e3 Nc6 (9... O-O 10.
dxc5 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Qc6 (11... Nd7 $5 12. Nd4 Nxc5 13. Qxd5 b6 14. Be2 (14.
Qxa8 Bb7 15. Qxa7 Ra8 16. Qxa8+ Bxa8 17. f3 Qh4+ 18. g3 Qg5 19. Kf2 Bxf3 20.
Rg1 Bb7 {0-1 Cruz Lopez Claret,C-Mitkov,N/VI Aceimar Open, Mondariz Balneario
ESP 1999 (20)}) 14... Bb7 15. Qf5 Qxf5 16. Nxf5 Be4 17. Ne7+ Kh7 18. Bf3 Rfe8
19. Nd5 Rac8 20. O-O Na4 21. Bxe4+ Rxe4 22. Rfd1 Nxc3 23. Nxc3 Rxc3 {1/2-1/2
Antonsen,M-Tompa,J/Aarhus 1991/EXT 97 (50)}) 12. Qb5 (12. Qb4 Be6 13. Nd4 Qc7
14. Be2 Nd7 15. c4 Qxc5 16. Qxc5 Nxc5 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. cxd5 exd5 19. Bf3 Rad8
20. Rd1 Ne4 21. O-O Nf6 22. Rd4 {1-0 Kramnik,V-San Segundo ,P/Rapidplay,
Villarrobledo ESP 1998 (38)}) 12... Qc7 13. Nd4 $14 b6 14. c6 $1 Bd7 15. Qxd5
Bxc6 16. Qf5 $5 {1-0 Galliamova Ivanchuk,A-Muhutdinov,M/Azov 1996/CBM 56 ext/
[Makarichev] (37)}) 10. Bb5 {Diese Variante ist gefährlich für Schwarz. Weiss
hat eine starke Zentrumsstellung, während der schwarze d5-Bauer eine ewige
Schwäche ist.} O-O (10... a6 11. Bxc6+ bxc6 12. a3 Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 $14 c4 $2 14.
Qb4 $16 {[%cal Gb4f8]}) 11. dxc5 d4 {Schwarz muss Komplikationen einleiten. Er
hat das Läuferpaar und gute Entwicklung, aber es ist fraglich, ob er genügend
Kompensation für den Bauern besitzt.} (11... Bxc3+ 12. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 13. bxc3 Na5
14. Nd4 $16 {[%csl Gd4][%cal Gd4b3]}) (11... Bxc5 12. Nxd5 $16) 12. Bxc6 dxc3
13. Qxb4 cxb2 14. Rb1 {Nach forcierten Vereinfachungen gewinnt Weiss einen
Bauern.} bxc6 (14... Qxc6 15. O-O $16) 15. Qxb2 {Die Alternative ist auch
vorteilhaft für Weiss, aber die sofortige Annahme des Bauern ist logisch. In
diesem Fall rochiert Weiss nicht. Er hat andere Ideen.} (15. O-O $5 Ba6 16.
Rfe1 Rab8 17. Qa3 Bc4 18. Nd4 Rfe8 $1 19. f3 Qg5 20. Nxc6 Rbc8 $6 (20... Rb5
21. Nd4 Rxc5 22. Rxb2 Ra5 23. Qc3 Rxa2 24. Rxa2 Bxa2 25. Ra1 Be6 $1) 21. f4 $1
Qd5 22. Ne5 Qxc5 23. Qxc5 Rxc5 24. Rxb2 {1-0 Seirawan,Y-Polgar,J/Amsterdam
1995/Inf 64/[Seirawan,Y] (62)}) 15... Qf5 {[%cal Rf5c5]} (15... Qg6 16. O-O Bh3
{[%cal Rg6g2]} 17. Nh4 Qg5 {[%csl Rh4]} 18. Qd4 $146 (18. Qb4 Rab8 (18... Rad8
$44) 19. Qf4 Qxf4 20. exf4 Be6 21. a3 Rb5 22. Rxb5 cxb5 23. Rb1 a6 24. Rc1 Rc8
25. c6 Kf8 26. Nf3 Ke7 27. Nd4 $14 {Jusiak,G-Rotstein,A/Naleczow op 1989/1/2-1/
2 (56)}) 18... Rfd8 19. Qa4 Bg4 {[%csl Rh4][%cal Rg5h4]} 20. g3 {1-0 Akopian,
V-Ibragimov,I/New York 1998/CBM 64/[Ribli] (39)}) 16. Rc1 {Weiss verteidigt
seinen Mehrbauern, aber auch die Rückgabe führt zu besserem Spiel.} (16. O-O
Qxc5 17. Rfc1 {[%csl Rc6][%cal Rc1c6]} Qd5 18. Nd4 (18. Qa3 $5) 18... c5 19.
Qb5 (19. Qb3 $5) 19... Bh3 $1 20. gxh3 Qg5+ 21. Kf1 cxd4 22. Qxg5 hxg5 23. exd4
Rad8 24. Rb4 {1/2-1/2 Doroshkievich,V-Zilberstein,V/USSR 1972 (47)}) 16... Ba6
{[%csl Re1][%cal Ga6f1] Schwarz hat einen Bauern weniger, aber der weisse
König steht unsicher in der Mitte.} 17. Qa3 {[%cal Ra3a6]} Bd3 (17... Bb5 18.
Nd4 Qg6 19. Rg1 $14) 18. Nd4 {[%csl Gd4] Der Springer steht ausgezeichnet auf
dem d4-Vorposten.} Qg6 19. Rg1 $14 {Schwarz hat etwas Kompensation für den
Bauern, aber ich bin nicht sicher, ob sie ausreichend ist.} Rfd8 {[%cal Gd8d4,
Gd8d5,Gd5h5] Schwarz aktiviert den Turm. Weiss muss eventuell mit dem
Qualitätsopfer auf d4 rechnen.} 20. Qb2 Rd5 $6 {Der Turm kommt auf der fünften
Reihe ins Spiel, aber es war besser, die Züge ...Rab8 Qc3 einzuschalten.} (
20... Rab8 $142 $5 21. Qc3 $14) 21. f3 {[%cal Ge1f2]} Rh5 {[%cal Rh5h2]} 22.
Kf2 $1 {Weiss gibt das Material zurück und bringt seinen König in Sicherheit.}
Rxh2 23. e4 $6 {[%csl Yf5][%cal Gd4f5] Weiss bereitet den Zug 24.Nf5 vor.} (23.
Qb7 $5 $16 {[%cal Rb7c6,Rb7a8]}) 23... Ba6 (23... Qf6 $132 {[%cal Gf6b2,Gf6h4,
Gh4f2]}) 24. Nf5 {[%csl Gf5][%cal Rf5e7,Re7g8,Re7g6]} Re8 25. Rcd1 $16 {
[%cal Gd1d7] Weiss hat die viel bessere Figurenkoordination. Sein f5-Springer
steht ausgezeichnet und er beherrscht die d-Linie.} Kh7 26. Rd6 {[%cal Rd6c6,
Rd6g6]} Re6 27. Qd2 Qf6 28. Rd1 {[%csl Rh2] Der schwarze Turm h2 ist vom Spiel
abgeschnitten.} Rh5 {[%cal Gh5c5]} 29. Qd4 {Weiss möchte nach Damentausch ein
chancenreiches Endspiel erreichen.} Rxf5 $5 {Diese Qualitätsopfer bietet
Schwarz praktische Gegenchancen.} (29... Qxd4+ 30. R1xd4 $16 {[%csl Ra7,Rc6]
[%cal Gd4a4,Ga4a7]}) 30. exf5 Re2+ {[%cal Re2f2,Re2a2]} 31. Kg1 (31. Kg3 $6
Qxf5 $132 {[%csl Rg3]}) 31... Qxf5 $44 32. a4 Qg5 {[%csl Rg2][%cal Rg5g2]} 33.
Qg4 Qxc5+ (33... Qxg4 34. fxg4 $18 {[%csl Rc6]}) 34. Kh2 Re5 $6 {[%cal Re5h5,
Rh5h2]} (34... Bc4 $5 $44 {[%cal Gc4d5,Gc4e6]}) 35. Qd4 Qa5 (35... Rh5+ 36. Kg1
$14) (35... Qxd4 $6 36. R1xd4 $14) 36. Rd7 {[%csl Gd7][%cal Rd7f7,Rd7a7]} Be2
$2 (36... Re2 $44 {[%csl Ge2]} 37. Rxf7 $4 Qh5+ $19 {[%cal Rh5f7,Rh5h2]}) 37.
Rd2 $16 a6 $2 {Das ist ein schwerer Fehler für einen Grossmeister!} 38. Rxe2
$18 Rxe2 39. Qd3+ {[%cal Rd3h7,Rd3e2]} f5 40. Qxe2 Qxa4 {Schwarz hat drei
Bauern für den Turm, aber das ist zu wenig. Weiss steht auf Gewinn.} 41. Qe5 {
[%csl Rg7][%cal Re5f5,Rf5h7,Re5g7]} Qh4+ 42. Kg1 Qg5 43. Kf2 {Schwarz gab in
verlorener Stellung auf.} 1-0

[Event "Abu Dhabi op 13th"]
[Site "Abu Dhabi"]
[Date "2003.08.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sargissian, Gabriel"]
[Black "Dizdar, Goran"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "167"]
[EventDate "2003.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 {Großmeister Dizdar
spielt gerne die Ragosin-Variante.} 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 c5 {Diese Variante (die
gerne von Großmeister Sosonko gespielt wird) ist ein relativ seltener Gast in
der modernen Turnierpraxis. Die Alternative g5 ist populärer.} (7... g5 8. Bg3
Ne4) 8. e3 g5 9. Bg3 Ne4 10. Bb5+ Bd7 (10... Kf8 11. Rc1 (11. dxc5 Nxc3 12.
bxc3 Bxc3+ 13. Ke2 Bxa1 14. Qxa1 f6 15. h4 g4 (15... Kg7 $1 $13) 16. Nd4 Kf7
17. Bd3 Nd7 18. Qc3 Ne5 19. Nb5 $44 {1-0 Kasparov,G-Sosonko,G/Tilburg 1981/MCD
(29)}) (11. O-O $5 Bxc3 12. bxc3 c4 13. Ne5 Nxc3 14. Qh5 Qf6 15. f4 $1 {
1-0 Sokolov,I-Sosonko,G/Rotterdam 1998/CBM 66/[Ribli] (42)}) 11... c4 12. Qa4
Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 a6 14. Qb4+ Qe7 15. Qxe7+ Kxe7 16. Ba4 b5 17. Bd1 Nc6 18. Nd2
Nxg3 19. hxg3 f5 20. f3 Be6 21. e4 {1-0 Pert,N-Richardson,J/West Bromwich ENG
2002/(46)}) 11. Bxd7+ Nxd7 12. dxc5 $1 {Das ist die prinzipielle Fortsetzung
für Weiß.} (12. Rc1 c4 13. Nd2 Nxd2 14. Qxd2 Qa5 15. O-O O-O 16. f4 Bxc3 17.
bxc3 Nf6 18. fxg5 Ne4 19. Qb2 hxg5 {1/2-1/2 Pedersen,F-Kupreichik,V/Aarhus
1997/EXT 99 (30)}) (12. O-O Bxc3 13. bxc3 c4 $13) 12... Nxc3 13. Qd4 Nxa2+ 14.
Ke2 Qf6 $146 (14... O-O 15. Bd6 (15. Rxa2 $5 Bxc5 16. Qxd5 $14) 15... Bxc5 16.
Bxc5 Nxc5 17. Qxc5 Rc8 {~/= Bangiev,A-Foigel,I/USSR 1982}) 15. Rxa2 Qxd4 16.
exd4 O-O 17. h4 {[%mdl 4] Nach etlichen Vereinfachungen haben wir eine
Stellung, in der Weiß Raumvorteil hat und der b4B ein wenig unglücklich steht.
Die weiße Partiefortsetzung ist typisch in solchen Stellungen, Weiß möchte
weiter Schwächen am schwarzen Königsflügel erzeugen.} f6 (17... g4 18. Ne1 {
[%cal Ge1d3]} Rfe8+ 19. Kd1 Bxe1 20. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 21. Kxe1 Nf8 22. Kd2 Ne6 23.
Kd3 $14) 18. Kd3 {[%csl Gd3] Der d3K steht gut im Zentrum.} Rfe8 19. hxg5 hxg5
20. Raa1 Re6 $6 (20... a5 21. Ne1 f5 (21... Bxe1 22. Rhxe1 Rxe1 23. Rxe1 Kf7
24. Bd6 Re8 25. Ra1 Ra8 26. b3 $16) 22. Bd6 b6 23. c6 Bxd6 24. cxd7 Red8 25.
Rh5 $14) 21. Rh6 $1 $16 {[%csl Re6][%cal Ga1h1,Gh1h8,Gf3g5] Droht jetzt 22.
Nxg5 mit Bauerngewinn und auch 22.Rah1 mit unangenehmem Angriff.} Bxc5 {
Schwarz opfert die Figur, um taktische Gegenchancen zu finden.} (21... Nf8 22.
Bd6 $17) 22. dxc5 (22. Rah1 Bf8 23. Nxg5 Re3+ $5 (23... Bxh6 24. Nxe6) 24. fxe3
Bxh6 25. Rxh6 (25. Ne6 Re8 26. Rxh6 Rxe6 27. Rh5 Nb6 28. b3 $14) 25... fxg5 26.
Rg6+ $16) 22... Nxc5+ 23. Kd4 {"Der König ist eine starke Figur' - sagte
seinerzeit Steinitz, der erste Weltmeister. In dieser Partie bietet der
Vormarsch des weißen Königs die beste Verteidigung.} (23. Kc3 Rb6 (23... Rc8
24. Rxa7 $16) 24. Rah1 $16) 23... Nb3+ (23... Rc6 24. Rah1 $18) 24. Kxd5 Rc6
25. Rah1 Kg7 (25... Rd8+ 26. Ke4 $18 {[%cal Ge4f5]}) 26. Rh7+ (26. Ne5 $1 Rd8+
(26... Rc5+ 27. Ke4 (27. Ke6 Re8+ 28. Kd7 Rexe5 29. Bxe5 Rxe5 30. Rh7+ Kg8 31.
Kc8 $18) 27... Nd2+ 28. Kf5 $18) 27. Ke4 f5+ 28. Kxf5 Rxh6 29. Rxh6 Kxh6 30.
Nf7+ $18 {[%cal Rf7d8,Rf7h6]}) 26... Kg6 27. Rxb7 (27. R1h6+ Kf5 28. Rxb7 Rc5+
29. Kd6 $18) 27... Rc5+ 28. Kd6 Rd8+ 29. Ke7 Na5 30. Kxd8 (30. Rc7 Rxc7+ 31.
Bxc7 Nc6+ 32. Ke6 Nd4+ 33. Nxd4 Rxd4 $18) 30... Nxb7+ 31. Kd7 Rc2 32. b4 Rb2
33. Nd4 (33. Ra1 Rxb4 34. Rxa7 Nc5+ 35. Kc6 Ne4 36. Kd5 Nxg3 37. fxg3 Rb2 38.
Nd4 Rxg2 39. Ra3 $16) 33... Rxb4 34. Ne6 Rb2 35. Rh8 Na5 36. Rc8 (36. Rg8+ Kh7
(36... Kf7 37. Rg7#) (36... Kf5 37. f3 $18) (36... Kh5 37. Ke7 $18) 37. Rg7+
Kh6 38. Ke7 Re2 39. Rg8 $18 (39. Kxf6 $4 Rxe6+ 40. Kxe6 Kxg7 $11)) 36... Rd2+
37. Ke7 Re2 38. Rc3 (38. Rf8 Nc6+ 39. Kd6 Nb4 40. Rg8+ Kh5 41. Ke7 $18) 38...
Nb7 39. Kd7 Kf7 40. Kc7 $4 (40. Nd4 $18) 40... Kxe6 41. Kxb7 f5 $132 {[%cal
Gf5f4]} 42. Rc6+ (42. Re3+ $2 Rxe3 43. fxe3 Kd5 44. Kxa7 Ke4 45. Bf2 f4 46.
exf4 gxf4 $11) 42... Kf7 43. Rc5 Kf6 44. Rc6+ Kf7 45. Rc4 f4 46. Bxf4 Rxf2 $1 (
46... gxf4 47. Rxf4+ Kg6 48. Kxa7 Rb2 $16) 47. Bxg5 Rxg2 48. Be3 Ke6 49. Bxa7
$14 {[%mdl 4096] Theoretisch ist das Endspiel Turm und Läufer gegen den Turm
Remis, aber der Verteidiger muss sehr präzise dabei agieren. Es gibt viele
Beispiele, mit Weltklassespielern, die dieses Endspiel mit dem Turm schon
verloren haben.} Kd5 50. Rd4+ Ke5 51. Rd1 Rc2 52. Bd4+ Kd5 53. Kb6 Ke4 54. Bc5
Rh2 55. Kb5 Rb2+ 56. Kc6 Rh2 57. Re1+ Kd3 58. Re3+ {Weiß geht stufenweise vor.}
Kc2 59. Re4 Kc3 60. Bd4+ Kd3 61. Kd5 Rh7 62. Re3+ Kd2 63. Rg3 Re7 64. Be5 Re8
65. Ke4 Re7 66. Rg2+ Ke1 67. Ra2 Re8 {Diese Stellung kann man in
Endspielbüchern als Remisposition finden. Ich muss bemerken, dass wir mit der
Aufstellung e3K und e4B die bekannte Gewinnstellung Philidors aus dem 18.
Jahrhundert vor uns hätten.} 68. Kd4 Kf1 69. Bf4 Re7 $6 (69... Re2 $1 70. Bd2
Kg2) 70. Be3 Rf7 71. Ke4 Ke1 72. Kd3 Kf1 73. Rc2 Rf8 74. Ke4 Rh8 $6 (74... Re8+
$2 75. Kf3 Rf8+ 76. Bf4 $18 {Das ist die bekannte Gewinnstellung von Philidor.}
) (74... Ke1 $142) (74... Rf7 $142) 75. Bf4 Rh3 76. Ra2 Kg1 (76... Ke1 $142)
77. Be3+ Kh1 (77... Kf1 $142) 78. Ra1+ Kg2 (78... Kh2 $142) 79. Rg1+ Kh2 80.
Rg8 Rh7 81. Kf3 Rf7+ $2 (81... Rh3+ $142 82. Kf2 Rh7 83. Bf4+ Kh3 84. Kf3 Kh4)
82. Bf4+ $18 {Der schwarze König befindet sich im Mattnetz.} Kh1 83. Rh8+ Kg1
84. Ra8 1-0

[Event "Governor's Cup"]
[Site "Kramatorsk"]
[Date "2001.10.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Moiseenko, Alexander"]
[Black "Aleksandrov, Aleksej"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2001.10.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 {Großmeister Aleksandrov spielt die
sogenannte Ragozin-Variante gern.} 5. cxd5 {Das ist die prinzipielle Antwort.}
(5. Bg5 {Dieser Zug wäre auch gut, aber in diesem Fall muss Weiß mit 5...dxc4
rechnen, was zur Wiener Variante führen würde.}) 5... exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 (7.
Bxf6) 7... c5 8. e3 (8. Rc1 c4 9. e3 O-O 10. Be2 Bf5 11. O-O Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nbd7
13. Nd2 Re8 {1/2-1/2 Filippov,V-Aleksandrov,A/Bad Woerishofen GER 2001/(13)})
8... c4 {Dieser ambitionöse Zug ist riskant - Schwarz bestimmt die
Bauernstellung im Zentrum, aber ich glaube, es wäre besser die Entwicklung
fortzusetzen.} (8... O-O 9. Bd3 (9. dxc5 Nbd7 10. Rc1 Qa5 11. Nd2 b6 12. c6 d4
13. exd4 Re8+ 14. Be2 Ba6 15. cxd7 Nxd7 16. O-O Bxc3 17. Bxa6 Bxd2 18. Rc7 Qxa6
19. Qxd2 Re2 20. Qd1 Nf8 21. d5 {1-0 Horvath,J-Zayac,E/Leeuwarden op 1993 (27)}
) 9... c4 10. Bc2 Bg4 11. O-O Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nbd7 13. Qb1 Bxf3 14. gxf3 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Sherbakov,R-Aleksandrov,A/Sochi 1997/CBM 62/[Ribli] (57)}) (8... Nc6)
9. Be2 $5 $146 {Eine interessante Idee - Weiß achtet nicht auf die Fesselung
des Nc3 sondern strebt eine schnelle Rochade an.} (9. Nd2 g5 (9... Be6 10. Be2
Nbd7 11. O-O O-O 12. f4 Nb6 13. Nf3 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Bg4 15. Ne5 Bxe2 16. Qxe2 Qd6
17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. a4 {1/2-1/2 Gurieli,N-Matveeva,S/Kishinev 1995/EXT 97 (51)})
10. Bg3 Bf5 11. Be5 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nbd7 13. Bd6 Qb6 14. Ba3 Qa6 15. Bb4 Qe6 16.
a4 Ne4 {0-1 Gauglitz,G-Dizdar,G/Halle 1987/CBM 05 (30)}) 9... g5 {Dieser Zug
ist typisch in der Ragozin-Variante - Schwarz schwächt seine Königsstellung,
aber er befreit sich von der unangenehmen Fesselung auf der h4-d8 Diagonale.}
10. Bg3 Ne4 11. Rc1 Qa5 12. O-O (12. Qc2 $2 Bf5 $17 (12... Qxa2)) 12... Bxc3
13. bxc3 Bf5 (13... Nxc3 14. Qd2 Nxe2+ 15. Qxe2 Bf5 16. e4 Bxe4 17. Ne5 $44 {
[%csl Re8]}) (13... Nc6) (13... O-O) 14. Ne5 $5 O-O (14... Nxc3 15. Rxc3 $1
Qxc3 16. Qa4+ Nd7 (16... Bd7 $2 17. Nxd7 Nxd7 18. Bg4 Rd8 19. Bc7 $18) (16...
Kf8 17. Qb5 $18) 17. Qb5 $16) 15. Bg4 Bh7 (15... Bxg4 16. Qxg4 Qxa2 (16... f5
$2 17. Qh5 Qa6 18. Ng6 $18) (16... Kg7 17. Nxc4 $16) (16... Nxc3 17. Qh5 $16)
17. Qh5 Qa6 18. h4 gxh4 19. Bf4 $40) 16. Bh3 $1 {[%cal Gd1h5] Dieser Läuferzug
macht den Weg (d1-h5 Diagonale) für die Dame frei.} Nc6 (16... f6 17. Qh5 $1
fxe5 18. Bxe5 $1 {[%csl Ge5,Gh3,Gh5] Weiß hat eine Figur weniger, aber droht
das tödliche Schach auf e6; Weiß hat großen Angriff.} Qa6 (18... Qb6 19. f3 Nd2
20. Rf2 Nb1 21. Rb2 $1 Qc6 (21... Qxb2 22. Be6+ $18) 22. Rxb7 $18) 19. f3 Nd2
20. Rfd1 Nxf3+ 21. gxf3 Bd3 (21... Qg6 22. Qg4 $36) 22. f4 Qg6 23. Qxg6+ Bxg6
24. Bg2 Be4 25. Bxe4 dxe4 26. Rb1 b6 27. fxg5 hxg5 28. Rb5 Nd7 29. Bg3 $16) 17.
Qh5 {[%mdl 128]} Nxg3 (17... Nxe5 18. Bxe5 f6 19. f3 $1 Nxc3 (19... fxe5 20.
fxe4 Kg7 21. Bf5 $40) 20. Qxh6 Ne2+ 21. Kf2 fxe5 22. Qxg5+ Kf7 (22... Kh8 $2
23. Qxe5+ Kg8 24. Be6+ $18) 23. dxe5 $40 {[%csl Rf7]}) 18. fxg3 {[%cal Gf1f7]}
Nxe5 19. dxe5 Qb6 20. e6 $1 f5 (20... Bd3 21. Qxh6 $1 Qxe3+ 22. Kh1 Bxf1 23.
Rxf1 Qxc3 24. exf7+ Rxf7 25. Be6 Raf8 26. Qxg5+ Qg7 27. Qxd5 c3 28. Qxb7 c2 (
28... Qg6 29. Qb3 c2 30. Kg1 Kh8 31. Bxf7 Rxf7 32. Rc1 $18) 29. Rxf7 Rxf7 (
29... c1=Q+ 30. Rf1+ $18) 30. Qc8+ Kh7 31. Qxc2+ Kh8 32. h4 Qxg3 33. Qc8+ (33.
Bxf7 Qxh4+ 34. Kg1 Qe1+ $11) 33... Kg7 34. Bxf7 Qxh4+ 35. Qh3 Qe1+ 36. Kh2 $16)
21. Qxh6 $16 g4 (21... Qxe3+ 22. Kh1 Rae8 23. Rfe1 Qd2 24. Rcd1 Qxc3 25. Qxg5+
Qg7 26. Qd2 $16 {[%csl Rd5]}) 22. Bxg4 $1 fxg4 23. Rf7 $6 {Dieser Zug ist auch
nicht schlecht, aber das Damenschach wäre noch besser.} (23. Qg5+ $1 Kh8 24. e7
Rfe8 25. Rf6 Qb2 26. Rcf1 $18) 23... Rxf7 24. exf7+ Kxf7 25. Qxh7+ Ke6 26. Qg6+
(26. Rf1 $5 Qxe3+ 27. Kh1 $40 {[%csl Re6]}) 26... Ke5 (26... Ke7 27. Qg5+ Ke6 {
Das ist der Übergang zur Partiefortsetzung.} (27... Ke8 28. Qe5+ $18)) 27. Qg5+
Kd6 28. Rd1 Qc5 29. Qf6+ Kd7 (29... Kc7 30. Qe5+ Kc6 31. Qe6+) 30. Qe5 Kc6 31.
Qe6+ Qd6 32. Qxd6+ {Weiß hat nichts Besseres, er muss die Damen tauschen, aber
das Turmendspiel ist sehr vorteilhaft für ihn.} Kxd6 33. e4 {[%csl Rd5][%cal
Rd1d6][%mdl 4096]} b5 {Auf diese Weise gewinnt Weiß den Schlüsselbauern - d5.}
34. Rxd5+ Kc6 35. h4 $18 {Weiß hat nur einen Bauern mehr, aber der ernfernte
h-Bauer und der starke d5-R entscheiden die Partie.} a5 36. a3 {Natürlich
verteidigt sich Weiß gegen den Zug 36...b4.} Re8 37. Rd4 Kb6 38. Kf2 b4 39.
axb4 a4 40. Rd6+ (40. Rd6+ Kb7 (40... Kb5 41. Rd5+ Kb6 42. Ra5 $18) (40... Kc7
41. Ra6 $18) 41. Ke3 a3 42. Rd2 Ra8 43. Ra2 Kc6 44. Kd4 Kb5 45. e5 Rd8+ (45...
Ka4 46. Kxc4 Rc8+ 47. Kd4 Kb3 48. Ra1 $18) 46. Ke4 Ka4 47. e6 $18) 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch KO"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1999.12.16"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Korotylev, Alexey"]
[Black "Pushkov, Nikolai"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2553"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[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 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 Bb4 {Die Ragozin Variante ist
ein Zwitter des Damengambits und der Nimzoindischen Verteidigung.} 6. cxd5 exd5
7. e3 c5 8. Bd3 Qa5 9. Qc2 {Das ist der traditionelle Aufbau gegen de Ragozin
Variante. Ich möchte anmerken, dass auch der vierte Weltmeister Aljechin vor
vielen Jahren so spielte.} (9. O-O O-O (9... c4 $5) 10. Nxd5 Nxd5 11. a3 cxd4
12. axb4 Qxb4 13. Nxd4 (13. Ra4 Qxb2 14. Rxd4 Nc3 15. Qc1 Ne2+ 16. Bxe2 Qxe2
17. Qc7 Qb5 18. Rfd1 f6 19. Bf4 Re8 20. Rd5 $44 {1/2-1/2 Garcia Gonzales,
G-Ljubojevic,L/Luzern 1982/EXT 97-B (28)}) 13... Qxb2 (13... h6 14. Bh4 Nc5 15.
Bc2 Qxb2 16. Qh5 Ne6 17. Rab1 Qc3 18. Rbc1 Nxd4 19. Bh7+ Kxh7 20. Rxc3 Nxc3 21.
exd4 Be6 22. Qf3 Nd5 23. Qe4+ Kg8 24. f4 Nb6 25. f5 Bd5 26. Qg4 f6 27. Re1 Rf7
28. Re6 Rc8 29. Re2 a5 {0-1 Novikov,I-Pytel,K/Yerevan 1984/MCD (53)}) 14. Rb1
Qa2 15. Ra1 Qb2 16. Rb1 Qc3 17. Rb3 Qc7 18. Nb5 Qe5 19. f4 Qe6 20. Nd4 Qe8 21.
Nf5 Nc5 22. Nxg7 Kxg7 23. Qh5 Qxe3+ 24. Kh1 Nxd3 25. Bf6+ Nxf6 26. Qg5+ {
Plachetka,J-Hansen,C/Kobenhavn (m/6) 1985 (26)}) 9... O-O 10. O-O Re8 $6 $146 {
[%mdl 8192] Diese "Neuerung" gefällt mir nicht. Schwarz muss die traditionelle
Fortsetzung 10...c4 spielen.} (10... c4 $5) {[#]} 11. Nxd5 $1 {Mit dieser
Vereinfachung bekommt Weiß Vorteil. Der Bb4 steht schlecht.} Nxd5 12. a3 Qb6 (
12... h6 13. Bh4 $14 (13. axb4 Qxb4 14. e4 c4 $8 15. Bxc4 N5b6 16. Bb3 hxg5 17.
Nxg5 Re7 $13)) 13. Bc4 (13. Bxh7+ Kh8 14. axb4 Nxb4 15. Qb1 g6 $17) 13... N7f6
(13... cxd4 14. Bxd5 $16) 14. axb4 cxd4 (14... Nxb4 15. Qb3 Be6 16. Bxf6 gxf6
17. dxc5 Qxc5 18. Rac1 $16 {Weiß hat deutlichen positionellen Vorteil. Die
schwarze Bauernstruktur ist schlecht.}) 15. Nxd4 Be6 (15... Qxb4 16. Rfc1 $14)
(15... Nxb4 16. Qb3 $16) 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Bxf6 (17. b5 $16) 17... Nxf6 18. b5
$16 {Weiß hat einen Bauern mehr und einen augezeichnet postierten Bc4.} Kh8 19.
Rad1 Rac8 20. b3 Rc5 (20... Qxb5 $2 21. Bxb5 $18) 21. Qd3 Nd5 22. Qd4 (22. b4
Nxb4 23. Qd7 Rcc8 24. Rd6 $16) 22... Qc7 (22... e5 23. Qh4 $16) 23. Rd2 e5 24.
Qg4 (24. Qh4 $16) 24... Nf6 25. Qf5 e4 26. Qf4 Rce5 (26... Qxf4 27. exf4 $16 {
Es ist wahr, dass Weiß zwei Doppelbauern hat - aber seine Figuren stehen aktiv
und der Pa7 ist kaum zu halten.}) 27. Rfd1 h6 28. h3 Qe7 29. Rd8 (29. Ra1 $5
Ra8 30. Rda2 b6 31. Rxa7 Rxa7 32. Rxa7 Qxa7 33. Qxe5 $18) 29... Rxd8 30. Rxd8+
Kh7 (30... Qxd8 31. Qxe5 $16) 31. Ra8 Nd5 32. Qf8 (32. Qg3 $5 $18) 32... Qxf8
33. Rxf8 {Nach Vereinfachungen hat Weiss gute Gewinnchancen im Endspiel. Die
schwarzen Bauern sind schwach.} Nc3 34. Rf7 b6 (34... Nxb5 35. Rxb7 a6 36. Rb6
$18) 35. Rxa7 Rf5 (35... Nxb5 36. Rb7 $18) 36. Rb7 Rf6 37. Rd7 Rf5 38. Rd6 Nxb5
(38... Rf6 39. Rc6 $18) 39. Rxb6 $18 {Weiß hat schon zwei gesunde Mehrbauern
und steht daher deutlich auf Gewinn.} Na3 40. Re6 {Schwarz verliert auch noch
den Pe4, daher gab er auf.} 1-0

[Event "Paris NAO GM 4th"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2004.12.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kazhgaleyev, Murtas"]
[Black "Inkiov, Ventzislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2607"]
[BlackElo "2496"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2004.12.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 {Der bulgarische Großmeister spielt
gerne die Ragozin-Variante des Damengambits.} 5. cxd5 {Das ist die populärste
Fortsetzung, mit der Weiß die schwarzen Möglichkeiten einengt. Für die andere
Hauptvariante 5.Bg5 verfügt Schwarz neben 5...h6 und 5...Nbd7 über die
Möglichkeit, mit 5...dxc4, die Wiener Variante zu wählen.} exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7.
Bh4 c5 8. e3 O-O $6 {Diese schablonenhafte Fortsetzung gefällt mir nicht, da
Schwarz nicht um die Beherrschung des Zentrums kämpft - nach meiner Meinung
bekommt Schwarz bessere Ausgleichchancen im Falle von} (8... Nc6 $5) (8... g5
9. Bg3 Ne4) 9. Bd3 {Das ist der aktive Platz für den Läufer.} (9. Be2 c4 10.
O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 g5 12. Bg3 Ne4 13. Rc1 Nc6 $13) 9... c4 10. Bb1 $5 {Dieser
Läuferzug sieht sonderbar aus, aber seine Hauptidee ist, dass Weiß nachfolgend
Qc2 spielen kann.} (10. Bc2 Nbd7 (10... Bg4 11. O-O Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nbd7 13. Qb1
Bxf3 14. gxf3 Qc7 15. a4 Qc6 16. Kh1 b6 17. Rg1 Qd6 18. Rg2 a6 19. Qb2 Kh8 20.
Rag1 Rg8 21. Qc1 {[%cal Gc1h6]} Qe6 22. Qb1 $1 {1/2-1/2 Sherbakov,
R-Aleksandrov,A/Sochi 1997/CBM 62/[Ribli] (57)}) 11. O-O Bxc3 (11... Qa5 12.
Qc1 Re8 13. Nd2 Be7 14. h3 b5 15. a3 Bb7 16. f4 Qb6 17. Nf3 a5 18. Ne5 {
1/2-1/2 Damljanovic,B-Aleksandrov,A/Budva 2002/EXT 2003 (68)}) 12. bxc3 Qa5 13.
Qc1 Re8 14. Nd2 Re6 (14... b5 15. a4 b4 16. cxb4 Qxb4 17. Nb1 Kh8 18. Qa3 Rb8
19. Qxb4 Rxb4 20. Nc3 $14 {1-0 Delchev,A-Shereshevski,M/Elenite 1994/EXP 43 
(40)}) 15. a4 g6 16. Qa3 b6 17. Rfb1 Bb7 18. Qb4 Qxb4 19. Rxb4 {1-0 Murshed,
N-Mitkov,N/Moscow olm 1994/EXP 44 (38)}) 10... Bxc3+ $146 {Ist das eine
häuslich vorbereitete Neuerung von Schwarz? In der bekannten Partie Kasparov,G
- Aleksandrov,A Bled 2002 spielte Schwarz statt dessen 10...Nbd7. Mit dem
Partiezug tauscht Schwarz den schwarzen Läufer gegen den Springer (was typisch
in der Ragozin Variante ist) und kämpft um das Feld e4.} (10... Nbd7 11. O-O
Qa5 12. Qc2 (12. Ne5 Bxc3 13. Nxd7 Bxd7 14. Bxf6 Qb6 $1 15. Bxg7 Bxb2 16. Bxf8
Kxf8 17. Bc2 Bxa1 18. Qxa1 $13) 12... Bxc3 13. Qxc3 (13. bxc3 $5) 13... Qxc3
14. bxc3 Re8 15. Nd2 Nh5 $1 16. a4 (16. Bc2 $5) 16... Ndf6 17. Bc2 Bd7 18. Rfe1
g5 19. Bg3 Nxg3 20. hxg3 Re6 21. f3 Rb6 22. Reb1 $14 {1-0 Kasparov,
G-Aleksandrov,A/Bled (ol) 2002/[Kasparov,G] (40)}) 11. bxc3 Re8 (11... Qa5 12.
O-O $1 (12. Qc2 Ne4 $1 $36 (12... Nbd7 13. O-O Ne4 14. Nd2 Qxc3 15. Nxe4 Qxc2
16. Bxc2 dxe4 17. Bxe4 $14)) 12... Nbd7 (12... Qxc3 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Nh4 $44)
13. Qc2 Ne4 14. Nd2 Qxc3 15. Nxe4 Qxc2 16. Bxc2 dxe4 17. Bxe4 $14) 12. Nd2 (12.
O-O g5 $6 13. Bg3 Ne4 14. Bxe4 Rxe4 15. Nd2 $16) 12... Nbd7 13. O-O $14 {
[%csl Gb1,Gh4] Weiß besitzt das Läuferpaar und im folgenden kann er seine
Bauernmehrheit im Zentrum mit f3 und e4 mobilisieren.} Nf8 14. h3 {[%mdl 32]
Mit diesem Zug schafft Weiß auf h2 ein Schlupfloch für den Läufer.} (14. Re1
$14) 14... Ng6 15. Bg3 Qa5 16. Qc1 (16. Qc2 Bf5 $5 17. Qxf5 Qxc3 $132) 16... b5
(16... Ne7 17. Be5 Qa6 18. Re1 $14 {[%cal Ge3e4]}) 17. a3 {Mit diesem Zug
verteidigt sich Weiß gegen die schwarze Drohung 17...b4.} Qd8 {Schwarz zieht
seine Dame von a6 zurück, um 18...a5 zu spielen, mit Spiel am Damenflügel. Die
andere Idee dieses Damezugs ist, dass Schwarz die Dame am Königsflügel ins
Spiel bringen kann.} (17... Be6 $14) 18. a4 $1 (18. Bxg6 fxg6 19. Qb1 {[%cal
Rb1b5,Rb1g6]} Bf5 (19... Qa5 20. Qxg6 Qxc3 21. Be5 $16 (21. Bh4 $16)) 20. Qxb5
Re6 $44 {[%csl Gf5]}) 18... bxa4 19. Rxa4 Nh5 20. Bh2 {[%csl Gh2][%cal Gh2b8]
Dank seines prophylaktischen Zuges 14.h3 kann Weiß jetzt seinen
schwarzfeldrigen Läufer retten.} Nh4 {[%csl Gc8,Gh4,Gh5][%cal Gd8g5]} 21. g4 (
21. e4 $2 Bxh3 $19) (21. Kh1 Nxg2 22. Kxg2 Bxh3+ 23. Kxh3 Qd7+ {[%cal Rd7a4,
Rd7h3]} 24. Kg2 Qxa4 $13) 21... f5 $6 {Schwarz opfert seinen Springer für
Angriff am Königsflügel..} (21... Bd7 $5) 22. gxh5 Qg5+ 23. Bg3 Rxe3 {Droht 24.
..Rxg3+, oder 24...f4 mit sofortigem Gewinn.} {[#]} 24. Ne4 $8 {[%cal Gc1g5]
[%mdl 64] Es gibt keine anderen Züge für Weiß, aber dieser Zug gewinnt
Material.} (24. Kh2 f4 $19) 24... Rxe4 (24... Nf3+ 25. Kg2 Nh4+ 26. Kh1 $16)
25. Qxg5 {Weiß tauscht die Damen und bekommt ein chancenreiches Endspiel.} Nf3+
(25... hxg5 26. Bxe4 fxe4 27. Rfa1 $16) 26. Kg2 Nxg5 27. h4 $1 {Mit Tempo
gespielt für Weiß.} (27. Bxe4 $6 fxe4 $132) 27... Nh7 28. Bxe4 fxe4 29. Rfa1 {
Schwarz besitzt einen Bauern für die Qualität, aber die weißen Türme stehen
sehr aktiv.} a6 30. Ra5 Nf6 (30... Bb7 31. Rb1 $16) 31. Be5 Nxh5 32. Rxd5 $16 {
[%csl Gd4] Weiß verfügt über Materialvorteil, aktives Figurenspiel und sein
d-Bauern ist potentiell sehr stark.} Bg4 33. Rda5 Rf8 34. d5 (34. Rxa6 $16)
34... Rf3 35. d6 Rd3 {[%csl Gd3][%cal Gd3d8] Rd3 kontrolliert zwar den
d-Bauern, aber das ist kein ausreichender Ersatz für die Qualität.} 36. Rxa6
Kf7 37. Kg1 (37. Ra7+ Kg6 38. Rc7 $16) 37... Ke6 38. R6a5 Bf3 39. Bh2 Rxc3 $6 (
39... Nf6 $142 40. Re5+ Kxd6 41. Rxe4+ $16) 40. Re5+ Kf6 {40...Rxd6 geht nicht
wegen 41.Rxh5+.} 41. Rd5 {[%csl Gd5][%cal Gd6d7,Gd7d8]} Rd3 42. Raa5 Rb3 {
[%cal Rb3b1,Rb1g1]} 43. Rab5 Rxb5 (43... Ra3 44. Be5+ Ke6 45. d7 $18) 44. Rxb5
Ke6 45. Rb7 $18 {[%csl Gb7,Gd6,Rf3,Gh2,Rh5] Der Pd6 entscheidet die Partie,
die schwarzen Leichtfiguren können ihn nicht aufhalten.} g5 46. Re7+ Kf6 47.
Be5+ (47. Be5+ Kg6 48. d7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Solin 7th"]
[Site "Solin"]
[Date "1999.12.17"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Kovacevic, Vlatko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2648"]
[BlackElo "2492"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "1999.12.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bb4 {Das ist die Lieblingsvariante des
kroatischen Großmeisters.} 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Rc1 {Das ist eine
selten gespielte, aber chancenreiche Fortsetzung. Weiß verteidigt den Nc3 mit
dem Turm und kann in einigen Varianten auf Bxc3 mit Rxc3 antworten.} O-O (7...
h6 8. Bh4 c5 9. dxc5 Qa5 10. Qd4 O-O 11. a3 Bxc5 12. Qd2 Be7 13. e3 $14 {
Schwarz hat einen isolierten Bauern.}) (7... c6) 8. a3 Be7 {Nach diesem Zug
scheint die ganze Idee der schwarzen Spielweise mit 4...Bb4 ein wenig
fragwürdig, er hat dadurch eigentlich ein Tempo verloren.} 9. e3 c6 10. Qc2 {
Wir haben eine Variante des Damengambits - Abtauschvariante - vor uns, in der
Weiß theoretisch dauerhafte Initiative besitzt. (Die gewöhnliche Zugfolge ist:
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5.)} Re8 11. Bd3 (11. Be2 a5 12. O-O Nf8
13. Ne5 N6d7 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Nd3 Nf6 16. b4 Bf5 17. Qb3 axb4 18. axb4 Ng6 19.
b5 Ng4 20. Bxg4 Bxd3 21. Be2 Bf5 22. Ra1 Rac8 23. Ra7 Qg5 24. Kh1 Re7 25. Rfa1
{1/2-1/2 Kallai,G-Horvath,P/Hungary 1998/EXT 2000 (61)}) 11... Nf8 (11... h6
12. Bf4 Nb6 13. h3 Be6 14. O-O Rc8 15. Na4 Nxa4 16. Qxa4 a6 17. Qb3 {1/2-1/2
Nikolic,N-Kovacevic,V/Zagreb 1993/CBM 35 (17)}) 12. O-O Be6 (12... Bg4 $6 13.
Ne5 Bh5 14. f4 N6d7 15. Bxe7 Rxe7 16. Rce1 f6 17. Nf3 $14 {1-0 Vyzmanavin,
A-Blatny,P/Pardubice 1993/Inf 58/[Vyzmanavin,A; Arkhangelsky,B] (38)}) (12...
Ne4 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Bxe4 dxe4 15. Nd2 Bf5 16. Rfe1 Bg6 17. b4 Rad8 18. Nc4 h5
19. Ne2 h4 20. h3 Bf5 21. Kh1 Ng6 22. Qb2 Qd7 23. Ng1 Be6 24. a4 Bd5 25. Ne2
Be6 26. Ng1 Bd5 27. Ne2 Be6 28. Ng1 {1/2-1/2 Soppe,G-Braga,F/Mar del Plata
1997/EXT 98 (28)}) 13. b4 {[%mdl 4] Das ist ein typischer Plan für Weiß in
solchen Stellungen. Er hat drei gegen vier Bauern am Damenflügel aber auch die
halboffene c-Linie und führt den sogenannten Minoritätsangriff.} (13. Ne5)
13... a5 $6 {Nach diesem Zug hat Weiß leichtes Spiel. Ich glaube, es wäre
besser für Schwarz, den Plan b4-b5 zu verhindern.} (13... a6 $5 14. Bxf6 Bxf6
15. a4) 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 (14... gxf6 15. Rb1 $14) 15. b5 $14 {Weiß hat Initiative
am Damenflügel. Schwarz kann nicht - wie es in solchen Stellungen typisch wäre
- mit c6-c5 Gegenspiel entwickeln.} Bg4 16. bxc6 bxc6 (16... Bxf3 $2 17. cxb7
$16) 17. Ne2 $1 {Mit diesem Zug greift Weiß den Pc6 an, der Ne2 zielt nach g3,
von wo aus er den Königsflügel verteidigen kann.} Bxf3 18. gxf3 Be7 {[%cal
Re7a3,Ge7d6,Gd6h2] Schwarz verbessert die Stellung seines Läufers - Pa3 hängt,
und der Läufer zielt nach d6.} 19. Qa4 Bd6 20. Rxc6 Re6 $132 {Schwarz hat
einen Bauern weniger aber auch Angriffschancen am Königsflügel.} (20... Qg5+
21. Kh1 (21. Ng3 Bxg3 22. hxg3 Rxe3 $11) 21... Re6 22. f4 Qh5 23. Ng3 $16) 21.
Rfc1 Qg5+ 22. Ng3 (22. Kh1 Qh5 23. f4 Rh6 24. Kg1 Qxh2+ 25. Kf1 Qh3+ $40) (22.
Kf1 Qh5 $40) 22... Bxg3 23. hxg3 Rxe3 $5 24. Qd1 $1 $14 {Nach dieser ruhigen
Fortsetzung verteidigt Weiß seinen Königsflügel bekommt dank des besseren
Figurenspiels positionellen Vorteil.} (24. fxe3 Qxg3+ 25. Kf1 Qxf3+ 26. Ke1
Qxe3+ 27. Be2 Re8 28. Qd1 Qg1+ 29. Kd2 Qe3+ 30. Ke1 $11 (30. Kc2 Qf2 (30...
Qxe2+ 31. Qxe2 Rxe2+ 32. Kd3 Ra2 $13) 31. Kd2 $11)) 24... Re6 25. f4 Qe7 26.
R6c5 {[%cal Gc1c8] Weiß übt starke Kontrolle auf der c-Linie aus. Die
schwarzen Bauern a5 und d5 sind schwach.} Rd6 27. Qh5 g6 28. Qe5 Re6 $6 {
Schwarz opfert einen Bauern für etwas Aktivität, erhält aber nur schwache
Kompensation.} (28... Qxe5 29. dxe5 Rdd8 30. Rb5 Ne6 31. Rcb1 $14) 29. Qxd5 Rd8
30. Qc4 Re1+ 31. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 32. Kg2 $16 {Weiß verfügt über einen gesunden
Mehrbauern und Angriffschancen.} Qa1 33. Rxa5 Rxd4 (33... Qxd4 34. Qxd4 Rxd4
35. Bb5 $16) 34. Qb3 Rd7 {Schwarz muss den Pf7 verteidigen.} 35. Bc4 Qd4 36.
Re5 Rc7 37. Bd5 Kg7 38. Re4 (38. Qe3 $16) 38... Qd2 39. Bc4 {Die Koordination
der weißen Figuren ist gut. Jetzt kann er den a-Bauern mobilisieren.} Nd7 {
[%cal Rd7c5,Rc5b3,Rc5e4] Schwarz opfert den Pf7, um ein wenig im Trüben zu
fischen.} 40. Re2 Qd4 41. Bxf7 Nc5 42. Qd5 Qf6 43. Be8 (43. Be6 $16) 43... Qa6
$2 {Dieser Zug verliert sofort, aber guter Rat war ohnehin schon teuer.} 44.
Qe5+ Kh6 45. Qg5+ (45. Qxc7 Qxe2 46. Bxg6 $18 (46. Qxc5 Qxe8 47. Qg5+ Kg7 48.
Qe5+ $18)) 45... Kg7 46. Re7+ Rxe7 47. Qxe7+ Kh6 48. Qf8+ Kh5 49. Qxc5+ $18 Kh6
{Schwarz ist verloren und hat keine Hoffnung mehr. Ich nehme an, dass diese
Phase der Partie im Blitz-Modus gespielt wurde, sonst hätte ein Großmeister
wie Kovacevic schon aufgeben.} 50. Qg5+ (50. Qf8+ Kh5 51. Qg7 $1 $18 {Dieser
Zug führt in wenigen Zügen zum Matt.}) 50... Kg7 51. Qe7+ Kh6 52. Qf8+ Kh5 53.
Qf5+ Kh6 54. Qe5 Qc4 (54... Qxa3 55. f5 $18) 55. a4 Qc8 56. a5 Qa8+ 57. Kg1 Qc8
58. Bb5 Qc1+ 59. Bf1 {Jetzt ist alles sehr einfach - Weiß kann mit dem
a-Bauern vorrücken.} Qa3 60. Qg5+ (60. g4 $18) 60... Kg7 61. a6 Qa2 62. Qc5 Qa1
63. Qe5+ 1-0

[Event "American Continental 2nd"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "2003.08.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Labollita, Martin"]
[Black "Liascovich, Lucas Agustin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2454"]
[BlackElo "2310"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[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. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 {Das ist
die prinzipielle Fortsetzung für Weiß, aber 7.Bxf6 Qxf6 8.Qa4+ Nc6 9.e3 ist
auch möglich, mit weniger komplizierter Stellung.} c5 8. e3 Nc6 9. Be2 g5 10.
Bg3 Ne4 11. Rc1 (11. O-O Bxc3 12. bxc3 c4 13. Ne5 Nxc3 14. Qc2 Nxe2+ 15. Qxe2
Nxe5 16. Bxe5 f6 17. Bg3 Be6 {0-1 Magai,V-Aleksandrov,A/Elista 1998/CBM 66 ext
(62)}) 11... h5 {Ein typisches Motiv in der Ragosin-Variante - die schwarze
Drohung ist 12...h4.} (11... Qa5 12. O-O Bxc3 13. bxc3 Nxc3 14. Qd2 Nxe2+ 15.
Qxe2 c4 16. Ne5 $1 $44 {Die schwarze Bauernstellung ist geschwächt, so dass
Weiß ausreichende Kompensation für den Bauern hat und im folgenden durch f4
oder e4 starken Angriff erhält.} (16. e4 Be6 $13 {Diese Stellung ist schon aus
der Partie Bazan,O - Fischer,R Mar del Plata 1960, bekannt.})) 12. dxc5 Nxc3 (
12... h4 13. Bd6 Qf6 (13... Nxd6 14. cxd6 Be6 15. Nd4 Qxd6 16. O-O a6 17. Bg4
Qe5 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Qg4 Rh6 20. Nxc6 {1-0 Vucic,M-Stripunsky,A/Toronto 1998/
CBM 65 ext (20)}) 14. O-O Bxc3 15. bxc3 g4 16. Nd4 Nxd6 17. cxd6 Qg5 18. Nb5 {
1-0 Vucic,M-Inkiov,V/Rijeka 2001/CBM 82 ext (36)}) 13. bxc3 Bxc5 14. h4 $1 $36
{Mit diesem Zug möchte Weiß die Bauernstruktur am Königsflügel festlegen.} g4
15. Nd4 Nxd4 (15... O-O 16. O-O Nxd4 17. cxd4 $14 {Jetzt ist dieser Zug auch
möglich - ohne die Züge 15.0-0 0-0 hat Schwarz die Schachmöglichkeit auf b4.} (
17. exd4 $14)) 16. exd4 (16. cxd4 Bb4+ 17. Kf1 Bd6 $13) 16... Bd6 17. O-O Be6 (
17... Bxg3 18. fxg3 O-O 19. Qd2 $16 {[%csl Gd2,Gf1,Rg8][%cal Ge2d3,Gd3h7,Gf1f6]
Das ist die Stellung, in der die Doppelbauern auf der g-Linie vorteilhaft für
Weiß sind, weil er die halboffene f-Linie kontrolliert.}) 18. c4 $1 {Weiß
möchte die Stellung öffnen, was eine gute Idee ist, wenn der gegnerische König
in der Mitte steht.} (18. Bb5+ Kf8 19. Qd2 $14) 18... dxc4 (18... Bxg3 19. fxg3
Qd6 20. Qb3 O-O (20... dxc4 21. Bxc4 Qxd4+ $2 22. Kh2 $18) 21. Qe3 $16) 19.
Bxc4 Bxc4 20. Rxc4 Kf8 (20... O-O 21. Bxd6 Qxd6 22. Rc5 $16 {[%csl Rg8][%cal
Rc5h5]}) 21. Qd2 (21. Qb1 Rb8 22. Qf5 $16) 21... Kg7 22. Rb1 (22. Qb2 Rb8 23.
Rc5 $16) 22... b6 23. Rb5 $16 {[%csl Gb5,Gc4,Gd2][%cal Gb5g5][%mdl 2048] Der
Turm steht ausgezeichnet auf b5 - Weiß hat phantastisches Figurenspiel und
starken Angriff gegen den geschwächten schwarzen Königsflügel.} f6 $6 (23...
Bxg3 24. Rg5+ Kf8 25. fxg3 $16) 24. Rd5 $1 {[%csl Rd6][%cal Rd5d8]} Bf4 $8 25.
Bxf4 (25. Rxd8 Bxd2 26. Rd7+ Kg6 $14) 25... Qxd5 26. Rc7+ {[%mdl 128]} Kg6 (
26... Kg8 27. Qc2 f5 28. Be5 $18) 27. Qc2+ f5 (27... Qf5 28. Rg7+ $18) 28. Be5
{[%csl Gc2,Gc7,Ge5,Rg6]} Qe4 (28... Rh7 29. Rxh7 Kxh7 30. Qc7+ $18) (28... Rhg8
29. Qc1 $18) 29. Rg7+ $18 Kh6 30. Qc7 Rad8 31. Rg6+ $1 (31. Rg6+ Kxg6 32. Qg7#)
1-0

[Event "Governor's Cup"]
[Site "Kramatorsk"]
[Date "2001.10.04"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Borovikov, Vladislav"]
[Black "Aleksandrov, Aleksej"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2593"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2001.10.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 c5 (7...
g5 8. Bg3 Ne4) 8. e3 Nc6 {Schwarz verbessert sein früheres Spiel - in der
zweite Runde des Turniers spielte er 8...c4, wonach Weiß mit 9.Be2!?
erfolgreich war.} 9. Bb5 g5 {Das ist die gewöhnliche Fortsetzung, aber der
Damezug kommt stark in Betracht:} (9... Qb6 $5 10. O-O (10. Bxf6 Qxb5 11. Bxg7
Rg8 $13) 10... Bxc3 11. Bxc6+ Qxc6 12. Ne5 Qe6 13. bxc3 O-O 14. Nd3 Ne4 15.
Nxc5 Nxc5 16. dxc5 Qc6 17. Qd4 (17. Be7 Re8 18. Bd6 b6 $15) 17... Re8 18. f3 {
1/2-1/2 Cramling,P-Chiburdanidze,M/Belgrade 1996/EXT 97 (28)}) 10. Bg3 Ne4 {
Ein typisches Bild - Schwarz hat viele Punktschwächen in seiner Stellung, aber
er hat Gegenspiel - sein Springer steht aktiv auf e4.} 11. O-O Bxc3 12. bxc3
O-O (12... Nxc3 13. Bxc6+ bxc6 14. Qc2 Ne4 15. dxc5 O-O 16. Nd4 Qe8 17. Bd6 (
17. Rab1 $5 $14) 17... Nxd6 18. cxd6 Bd7 19. Rab1 {1/2-1/2 Adorjan,A-Inkiov,V/
Banja Luka 1983/MCL (74)}) 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Nd4 (15. Ne5 Ba6 $2
16. Nxc6 Qd7 17. Nb4 Bxf1 18. Nxd5 Qe6 19. Kxf1 Rad8 20. c4 Ne4 21. Qd4 Rc8 22.
Qxe4 {1-0 Mikhalchishin,A-Dolmatov,S/Vilnius 1978/MCL (22)}) 15... Qf6 (15...
Ba6 $2 {Dieser Läuferzug wäre schlecht - siehe Anmerkung nach 15.Ne5.}) 16. Qf3
$5 $146 (16. Qc2 Ba6 17. Rfd1 Ne4 {1/2-1/2 Dautov,R-Zvjaginsev,V/Altensteig
1994/CBM 43 (17)}) (16. f4 $5) 16... Qg6 {Schwarz hält die Damen auf dem Brett,
da Weiß nach dem Damentausch die Drohungen Nxc6 und Bd6 hätte.} (16... Qxf3 17.
gxf3 Bh3 (17... Bd7 $2 18. Bd6 $18) 18. Bd6 Bxf1 19. Bxc5 Bc4 20. Bxf8 Kxf8 21.
Nxc6 $16) 17. c4 $36 h5 $5 {[%cal Rc8g4,Rg4f3] Schwarz mobilisiert seine
Bauern am Königsflügel und bekommt Gegenspiel.} (17... dxc4 18. Nxc6 Kh7 (18...
Qe4 19. Qf6 $18) (18... Re8 19. Ne7+ Rxe7 20. Qxa8 $18) 19. Ne5 Qe4 20. Qxe4+
Nxe4 21. Nxc4 $16) (17... Ne4 $5 {[%csl Ge4]}) 18. h3 {Weiß muss so spielen,
da die schwarze Drohung 18...Bg4 ist (mit Damenfang) und außerdem 18...h4.} h4
19. Bh2 g4 $6 (19... Ne4 $5 {[%csl Ge4]}) 20. hxg4 Bxg4 21. Nxc6 $1 {[%mdl 64]
Mit dieser kleinen Kombination gewinnt Weiß einen Bauern. Eine andere Frage
ist, ob Weiß diese Mehrheit verwerten kann.} Bxf3 22. Ne7+ Kg7 23. Nxg6 fxg6
24. gxf3 {Nach forcierten Zügen wir haben eine Stellung, in der Weiß einen
Bauern mehr hat.} dxc4 (24... Rxf3 $6 25. cxd5 $14 {[%csl Gd5]}) 25. Rac1 Rxf3
26. Rxc4 Rf5 27. Rxh4 $14 {Wegen des reduzierten Materials hat Schwarz
Rettungchancen.} Rd8 {[%csl Gc5,Gd8,Gf5][%cal Gd8d2] Schwarz hat aktives
Figurenspiel - Weiß kann seine Bauernmehrheit nicht leicht verwerten.} 28. e4
$6 (28. Rd4 Rxd4 29. exd4 Nd3 $14 {[%csl Gd3]}) 28... Rg5+ 29. Kh1 Nd3 30. f4
$4 {[%mdl 8192] Unglaublicher Fehler!} (30. Bg3 Rb5 $14) 30... Nf2+ $1 $19 {
Mit diesem schönen (aber einfachen) Springerzug gewinnt Schwarz die Partie.}
31. Rxf2 Rd1+ {Interessant - Weiß muss zuerst seinen Läufer und drei Züge
später seinen Turm geben.} 32. Bg1 Rgxg1+ 33. Kh2 Rh1+ 34. Kg3 Rdg1+ 0-1

[Event "Mermaid Beach Club"]
[Site "Bermuda"]
[Date "1999.01.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Black "Teplitsky, Yan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2483"]
[BlackElo "2453"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1999.01.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "BER"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 {Das ist die sogenannte
Ragozin-Variante. Schwarz spielt auf Kontrolle des Zentrunsfeldes e4 und
tauscht in vielen Varianten seinen Läufer mit ...Bxc3. Ribli.} 5. cxd5 {
Die andere chancenreiche Fortsetzung für Weiß wäre 5.Bg5 h6 (nach 5...dxc4
kann Schwarz die Wiener-Variante spielen) 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 mit etwas weißem Vorteil.
} exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Qa4 {Eine relativ selten gespielte Fortsetzung. Die
Alternative 7.e3 ist beliebter. Nach dem Damenzug hängt der Läufer b4 und der
Springer d7 ist gefesselt.} c5 (7... a5 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 $14) (7... Bxc3+ 8.
bxc3 O-O 9. e3 $16) 8. Rc1 (8. dxc5 $5 Bxc3+ $5 (8... Qa5 9. Bd2 $1 O-O (9...
Qxc5 10. a3 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Qc6 12. Qh4 Qb6 13. e3 O-O 14. Be2 $14) 10. Qxa5 Bxa5
11. Rc1 Nxc5 12. Nxd5 $16 {1-0 Khalifman,A-Filippov,V/Samara 1998/CBM 67/
[Ribli] (61)}) 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Qb4 (10. e3 Nxc5 11. Qd4 Nce4 12. Be2 Nxg5 13.
Nxg5 Qc7 14. O-O h6 15. Nf3 Be6 16. Rfc1 Rfc8 17. Nd2 Qe7 18. Qb4 Kf8 19. Qxe7+
Kxe7 20. c4 dxc4 21. Bxc4 Bxc4 22. Nxc4 Rc5 23. Nd2 Rac8 24. Nb3 Rxc1+ 25. Rxc1
Rxc1+ 26. Nxc1 Kd6 $11 {1-0 Bozinovic,B-Dizdar,G/Makarska 1994 (61)}) (10. Qd4
Qa5 (10... h6 11. Bh4 Re8 12. Nd2 Qa5 $13) 11. Nd2 Re8 12. Nb3 Qc7 13. Bxf6
Nxf6 14. e3 Bd7 15. Bd3 Rac8 16. h3 a5 17. a4 Ne4 18. Qxd5 Re5 19. Qd4 Nxc5 20.
Nxc5 Rxc5 21. O-O Rxc3 22. Rfd1 Be6 {0-1 Bayer,E-Heyken,E/ BL9091 (53)}) 10...
h6 (10... Re8 11. e3 Qc7 12. Bb5 Re4 13. Qa3 Qxc5 14. Qxc5 Nxc5 15. Bxf6 gxf6
16. Nd4 a6 17. Be2 Bd7 18. Kd2 {1/2-1/2 Horvath,G-Sarosi,Z/HUNtt 1996 (18)}) (
10... Qc7 $2 11. Bf4 $16) 11. Be3 Ne4 12. Rd1 a5 13. Qa3 Qe7 14. Rxd5 b6 15.
Bc1 Bb7 16. c6 Qxa3 17. Bxa3 Bxc6 18. Rd4 Rfc8 $44 {1/2-1/2 Nikolic,P-Kramnik,
V/Monte Carlo 1997 (57)}) (8. e3) (8. a3 $6 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 O-O 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11.
Qd4 Nce4 $15) 8... Qa5 (8... O-O 9. e3 Qb6 10. Be2 (10. Bxf6 Nxf6 11. dxc5 Bxc5
12. Qc2 Bg4 13. Be2 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 d4 15. exd4 Rfe8+ 16. Ne2 Bb4+ 17. Kf1 Qe6 {
1/2-1/2 Bayer,E-Saacke,B/BL8586 1986/BL 80 (51)}) 10... Ne4 11. O-O Bxc3 12.
bxc3 c4 13. Be7 Re8 14. Bh4 a6 15. Ng5 Nd6 16. Bg3 Nf5 17. e4 Qg6 18. Nh3 Nxg3
19. fxg3 b5 20. Qb4 dxe4 21. a4 {0-1 Papaioannou,I-Aleksandrov,A/Gent 1992/EXP
32 (41)}) 9. Qxa5 Bxa5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 {[%csl Ye4] Schwarz hat einen isolierten
Damenbauern und Weiß kann mit 11.Bxf6 weitere strukturelle Schwächen schaffen,
aber Schwarz ist aktiv und kontrolliert stark das Feld e4.} 11. Bxf6 (11. Bd2
Ne6 $11 {Die positionelle schwarze Drohung ist 12...d4 und nach 12.e3 kann er
dies mit 12...0-0 und 13...Rd8 vorbereiten. Er bekommt eine gleiche Stellung.}
(11... O-O $6 12. Nxd5 Bxd2+ 13. Nxd2 Nxd5 14. Rxc5 Be6 15. e4 Nb6 (15... Nf6
16. Bd3 $16) 16. b3 Nd7 17. Rc3 Rac8 18. Rxc8 Rxc8 19. Kd1 Ne5 20. Be2 g5 21.
h4 $14 {Das ist mit Zugumstellung die Partie Khalifman,A - Filippov,V Samara
1998.})) 11... gxf6 {[%csl Rd5,Rf6,Rf7] Weiß kann in Wirklichkeit die
dauerhaften schwarzen Bauernschwächen nicht angreifen.} 12. e3 Ne4 $11 {
[%csl Ga5,Ge4] Das ist häufig der Schlüsselzug in der Ragozin-Variante. Auch
die weiße Bauernstruktur wird verschlechtert.} 13. Bd3 Be6 (13... Nxc3 14. bxc3
Ke7 $11) 14. Ke2 (14. Nd4 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Rc8 $11) 14... Nxc3+ 15. bxc3 {Schwarz
kann die weiße Bauernschwäche angreifen.} Rc8 {[%csl Rc3]} 16. Kd2 Ke7 {
Schwarz verbindet die Türme.} 17. Nd4 Bd7 {Die Aktivität des weißen Springers
ist jetzt eingeschränkt.} (17... Rc7 18. Nb5) (17... Rc5 $2 18. Nb3 $18 {
[%cal Rb3c5,Rb3a5]}) 18. Nb3 Bb6 19. Rb1 {[%cal Gb1b7]} Rc7 {[%csl Rc3][%cal
Rh8c8,Rc8c3]} 20. Rhc1 h6 {Diesen Zug muß Schwarz früher oder später machen,
um den Bauern aus der Schußlinie des weißen Läufers zu nehmen.} (20... Rhc8 21.
Nd4 $11 (21. Bxh7 $6 Rh8 22. Bd3 Rxh2 $15)) 21. Nd4 Rhc8 22. Ne2 {[%cal Ge2f4,
Gf4d5]} (22. Nf5+ Bxf5 23. Bxf5 Rg8 24. g3 Kd6 $11) 22... Be6 23. Rb4 {[%cal
Gb4h4,Gh4h6]} (23. Nd4 Bd7 $11) 23... d4 $5 {Schwarz tauscht seine
Bauernschwäche gegen a2.} 24. exd4 (24. Nxd4 Ba5 25. Nxe6 fxe6 26. Rb3 f5 $14)
24... Bxa2 25. Rb5 (25. c4 $2 {Dieser Zug wäre logisch, um den schwarzen
Läufer einzusperren, aber Schwarz kann sofort die unglückliche weiße
Turmstellung ausnutzen.} Ba5 $19 {[%cal Ra5d2]}) 25... Be6 {Wir haben
dynamisches Gleichgewicht. Schwarz hat einige Bauernschwächen am Königsflügel.
Diese werden aber durch den weißen Bauern c3 und das Läuferpaar kompensiert.}
26. Rh5 Bg4 27. Rh4 {Und in ausgeglichener Stellung wurde Remis vereinbart.} (
27. Rh4 Bxe2 28. Re4+ (28. Bxe2 Ba5 29. Rh3 $11) 28... Kd6 29. Bxe2 Ba5 30. Re3
a6 $11) (27. Rxh6 Bxe2 28. Re1 $5 (28. Bxe2 Bxd4 $15 {[%csl Rc1][%cal Rc8c1]})
28... Rxc3 29. Rxe2+ Kf8 30. Bf5 Ba5 $11 {[%csl Rd2][%cal Ra5d2][%mdl 48]})
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Neverov, Valeriy"]
[Black "Moiseenko, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2566"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "144"]
[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 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Qa4+ Nc6 8.
e3 O-O 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Be2 Be6 11. O-O (11. a3 Bd6 12. Nb5 Bg4 13. O-O Ne7 14.
Rfc1 Bd7 15. Qb3 Bxb5 16. Qxb5 a5 17. Rc2 Qe6 18. Rac1 c6 19. Qd3 Kh8 20. Nd2
a4 $11 {1-0 Pantsulaia,L-Aleksandrov,A/Warsaw 2005/CBM 108 (60)}) 11... a6 12.
Ne1 {Weiß möchte seine Springerstellung verbessern und bereitet 13.Nd3 vor.
Aber ich glaube, die Fortsetzung 12.Rfc1 bietet Weiß bessere Chancen, als die
Partiefortsetzung.} Bd6 13. Nd3 Ne7 {Schwarz strebt mit dem Springer zum
Königsflügel. Die Alternative 13...Rad8! kommt ebenfalls stark in Betracht.} (
13... Rad8 $1 14. Qd1 $5 (14. Qb3 Ne7 15. Na4 (15. Qxb7 $4 Rb8 16. Qxa6 Ra8 $19
{[%csl Ra6]}) 15... Bc8 $36 {[%cal Ge7f5,Gf5h4]}) 14... Ne7 15. g3 g6 16. Bf3
h5 17. Nf4 Bxf4 18. gxf4 Nf5 19. Kh1 (19. b4) 19... c5 20. dxc5 d4 21. Ne4 Qe7
22. Qe2 Nh4 {0-1 Seirawan,Y-Lautier,J/Beograd 1991/ (46)}) 14. b4 {Mit diesem
Zug leitet Weiß einen Minoritäts-Angriff ein.} Nf5 15. Rfc1 (15. b5 axb5 16.
Qxb5 c6 17. Qb2 (17. Qxb7 $2 Rfb8 18. Qxc6 Rc8 $19) 17... Rfb8 $11) 15... c6
16. Qd1 Rae8 17. a4 Bc8 18. Ra2 (18. b5 $5) 18... Qg5 $13 {[%cal Gf5h4,Gh4g2,
Gf5e3] Weiß hat Positionsvorteile am Damenflügel, während Schwarz die
Initiative am Königsflügel besitzt.} 19. Bf1 Re6 {[%cal Ge6g6]} 20. Ne2 Rf6 21.
b5 {[%mdl 32] Weiß verschlechtert mit dem Bauernopfer die schwarze
Bauernstruktur.} cxb5 (21... Nxe3 $5 22. fxe3 Qxe3+ 23. Kh1 Rxf1+ 24. Qxf1 Qxd3
$132) 22. axb5 axb5 (22... Nxe3 $5 23. fxe3 Qxe3+ 24. Kh1 Rxf1+ 25. Qxf1 Qxd3
$132) 23. Ra8 Be6 24. Rxf8+ Bxf8 25. Nef4 $14 {[%csl Gf4] Weiß besitzt eine
gesunde Bauernstruktur, auch weil Schwarz am Damenflügel viele potentielle
Schwächen besitzt.} Nd6 26. g3 {[%cal Gf1g2,Gg2d5]} Bg4 $6 27. Qb3 $16 Bf3 $2 (
27... Be6 28. Bg2 $16) 28. Ne5 {[%csl Rf3]} Be4 29. h4 Qf5 30. f3 {[%csl Re4]
[%cal Rf3e4] Mit diesem Zug gewinnt Weiß eine Figur.} Bxf3 31. Nxf3 Qg4 32. Bg2
Qxg3 33. Nh5 {[%cal Rh5f6,Rh5g3]} Qg4 34. Nxf6+ gxf6 35. Qxd5 $18 {[%mdl 1024]
Weiß hat deutlichen Materialvorteil und steht auf Gewinn.} Nf5 36. Re1 Bd6 37.
e4 $6 (37. Qxb5 Nxh4 38. Nxh4 Qxh4 39. Kf1 $18) 37... Nxh4 38. Nxh4 Qxh4 39.
Re3 Bf4 40. Rf3 Qe1+ 41. Bf1 (41. Rf1 $2 Be3+ 42. Kh2 Qh4+ 43. Bh3 Bf4+ 44.
Rxf4 Qxf4+ $11) 41... Qd2 {[%cal Rd2h2,Rh2g1]} (41... Be3+ 42. Kg2 Qd2+ 43. Kh3
$18) 42. Qh5 {Aufgrund des großen Materialvorteils von Weiß kann er den
d4-Bauern opfern.} (42. Bxb5 {Dieser Zug gewinnt sofort, laut Computer, aber
bei beschränkter Bedenkzeit ist es nicht so leicht solche Züge zu finden und
alle schwarzen Schachmöglichkeiten zu berechnen.} Qh2+ (42... Be3+ 43. Kh1 Qd1+
44. Kg2 Qg1+ 45. Kh3 $18) 43. Kf1 Qh1+ 44. Ke2 Qg2+ 45. Rf2 Qg4+ 46. Ke1 Qg1+
47. Bf1 Bg3 48. Qd8+ Kh7 49. Qxf6 $18) 42... Qxd4+ 43. Kg2 Bg5 44. Qg4 b4 45.
Qf5 Qd2+ 46. Rf2 Qd1 47. Bc4 {[%cal Rf5g6,Rg6g8] Nach diesem Zug muss Schwarz
mit dem Motiv Qg6+ rechnen.} Kg7 48. e5 Qd4 49. exf6+ Bxf6 50. Qd5 Qg4+ (50...
Qxd5+ 51. Bxd5 $18) 51. Kf1 Qh3+ 52. Qg2+ Qxg2+ 53. Kxg2 {Ohne Damen ist der
Gewinn einfach, aber Schwarz kann in seiner hoffnungsloser Stellung noch ein
paar Züge machen.} Kg6 54. Kf3 b5 55. Bb3 {55.Bxb5 gewinnt auch, aber der
Textzug ist viel einfacher.} (55. Bxb5 b3 56. Rg2+ Kh7 57. Bd3+ Kh8 58. Ke4 $18
) 55... Bg5 56. Ke4 f6 57. Rf5 Bd2 58. Rxb5 {Schrittweise vernichtet Weiß alle
schwarzen Bauern.} h5 59. Bd1 h4 60. Kf3 Be1 61. Kg4 Kf7 62. Bb3+ Ke7 63. Rb6
Bc3 64. Kxh4 {Hier wäre sicherlich der Punkt erreicht, an dem Schwarz beruhigt
aufgeben kann.} Kd7 65. Kg4 Kc7 66. Ra6 Kb7 67. Re6 Kc7 68. Kf5 Kd7 69. Ke4 Kc7
70. Kd5 Kd7 71. Ba4+ Kc7 72. Kc5 Kb7 1-0

[Event "Ciocaltea Memorial"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1999.03.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Conquest, Stuart"]
[Black "Vasilescu, Lucian Mihail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2488"]
[BlackElo "2381"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1999.03.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 8704]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 (4... dxc4 $5) 5. e3
Bb4+ 6. Nc3 c5 7. Bd3 {Das ist eine seltene weiße Zugfolge. Ribli.} (7. cxd5
exd5 8. Bd3 Qa5 9. Qc2 c4 10. Bf5 O-O 11. O-O {Das ist die Hauptfortsetzung
der Ragozin-Variante. Schwarz gibt den b4-Läufer für den Springer auf und
strebt so die Kontrolle des Feldes e4 an.}) 7... Qa5 8. O-O cxd4 (8... dxc4 9.
Bxc4 Bxc3 10. bxc3 b5 (10... Qxc3 11. Rc1 Qa5 12. dxc5 O-O 13. Qd4 Re8 14. Bb3
{1-0 Kiviaho,B-Cossette,D/North Bay 1996/EXT 98 (49)}) (10... Ne4 11. Bf4 b5
12. Bd3 Nxc3 13. Qd2 Qa3 14. Bd6 Bb7 15. dxc5 {1-0 Nordstrom,J-Berg,S/Sweden
1992/EXT 97 (23)}) 11. Bxf6 (11. Be2 Ne4 12. dxc5 f6 13. Qd4 Ndxc5 $13) 11...
Nxf6 12. Be2 Ne4 (12... O-O 13. Ne5 Bb7 14. Qb3 Rab8 15. Qxb5 Qxb5 16. Bxb5
Bxg2 17. Rfb1 Be4 18. Bd3 $11) 13. dxc5 Nxc3 14. Qc2 b4 15. Rfc1 Bd7 16. Bf1
Rc8 17. a3 Qxc5 18. axb4 Qxb4 19. Ne5 Rc7 20. Qd2 Ke7 21. Nxd7 Rd8 22. Rab1 Qa3
23. Ra1 Qb4 24. Rab1 Qa3 25. Ra1 {1/2-1/2 Unzicker,W-Blatny,P/BL 1995 (25)}) 9.
exd4 Bxc3 (9... dxc4 10. Bxc4 Bxc3 (10... O-O 11. Qd3 Bxc3 12. bxc3 b6 13. Rfe1
Bb7 14. Ne5 Rac8 15. Bd2 Nxe5 16. Rxe5 Qa3 17. Bb3 Rfd8 18. Rae1 Ba6 19. Qg3 {
1-0 Pribyl,M-Pokorny,T/Lazne Bohdanec 1996/CBM 50 ext (25)}) 11. bxc3 O-O 12.
Re1 b6 13. Ne5 Bb7 14. Bb3 (14. Qd3 $5) 14... Ne4 $5 15. d5 (15. Be7 $5 Nxe5 $1
16. Bxf8 Ng6 17. Bb4 Qg5 18. d5 exd5 $44) 15... Nxg5 16. Nxd7 Rfd8 17. Ne5 Bxd5
18. Qh5 Qxc3 $1 $17 {0-1 Damaso,R-Giorgadze,G/Moscow (ol) 1994/Inf 62/
[Giorgadze,G] (63)}) 10. bxc3 Qxc3 $6 {Mit diesem Zug gewinnt Schwarz einen
Bauern, aber Weiß bekommt dauerhafte Initiative. Es wäre besser, mit 10...dxc4
fortzusetzen und sich nach ...0-0 normal mit ...b7-b6 und ...Bc8-b7 zu
entwickeln.} (10... dxc4 11. Bxc4 O-O) 11. Rc1 (11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Rc1 Qa5 13.
Qc2 N7b6 14. Bd2 Qa3 15. Bxh7 Bd7 16. Ne5 Qe7 17. Be4 Qh4 18. h3 Rc8 19. Qd3
Rxc1 20. Bxc1 O-O 21. Re1 {1-0 Larsen,S-Hyldkrog,L/Lyngby 1989/EXT 97 (45)})
11... Qa5 (11... Qa3 12. c5 $5 $44 (12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Qc2 $36 {[%cal Rc2h7,
Rc1c8]})) 12. c5 O-O 13. Qc2 $44 {Weiß hat noch nichts konkretes für den
Bauern, aber es ist nicht leicht für Schwarz, seine Entwicklung zu beenden.
Weiß kann mit Ne5 / f4 / Rf3 seine Stellung verstärken.} Re8 (13... h6 14. Bf4
{[%csl Yd6][%cal Gf4d6]}) 14. Rfe1 {[%cal Ge1e8]} Nf8 15. Rb1 {[%cal Gb1b7]
Das Hauptproblem ist dire Entwicklung des Damenläufers.} Qc7 {[%cal Gc8d7]} (
15... b6 16. Bd2 Qa3 17. Bb4 $18) 16. Bh4 {[%cal Gh4g3,Gg3c7]} Bd7 17. Ne5 Bc6
18. Re3 {[%cal Ge3g3,Gg3g8]} (18. Bxf6 $6 gxf6 19. Ng4 Qf4 $15) 18... N6d7 19.
Bg3 {[%cal Gg3c7]} Nxe5 20. Bxe5 {[%csl Gd3,Ge5]} Qe7 $6 {Der andere Damenzug
wäre besser, aber auch dann hat Weiß Kompensation.} (20... Qd7 21. Qe2 $44) 21.
Bd6 Qf6 $6 (21... Qd7 22. Bxf8 Kxf8 23. Bxh7 $14) 22. Rf3 Qxd4 $4 {Ein
unglaublicher Fehler! Schwarz ist arglos, nimmt den zweiten Bauern und läßt
sich die Dame fangen.} (22... Qg5 23. Bxf8 Kxf8 24. Bxh7 e5 $13) 23. Rf4 $16 {
[%csl Rd4][%cal Rf4d4]} Ba4 24. Qd2 (24. Qxa4 $2 Qxd3) 24... Qxf4 25. Qxf4 {
Weiß hat eine Dame gegen Turm zwei Bauern, aber die Stellung ist noch
geschlossen, so daß Weiß linein öffnen muß.} Bc6 26. h4 $1 {[%csl Gd6]} Ng6 27.
Qg3 {[%cal Rh4h5]} f6 28. Bxg6 (28. h5 $18) 28... hxg6 29. Qxg6 $18 {Weiß hat
deutlichen Materialvorteil und Angriff.} Red8 30. h5 {[%csl Rg8]} Be8 31. Qg4
f5 32. Qg5 Rd7 33. Re1 {[%cal Re1e6]} b6 (33... Bf7 34. h6 g6 35. Qf6 $18) 34.
Rxe6 bxc5 35. Bxc5 {[%csl Gc5,Ge6,Gg5][%cal Rc5d4,Rd4g7]} Rc8 36. Bd4 Rf7 37.
h6 {Der h-Bauer ist tödlich für Schwarz.} Bd7 38. Rg6 {[%csl Rg7,Rg8] Und
Schwarz gab in völlig verlorener Stellung auf.} 1-0

[Event "Abu Dhabi op 13th"]
[Site "Abu Dhabi"]
[Date "2003.08.17"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sargissian, Gabriel"]
[Black "Bagirov, Rufat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2507"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2003.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 {Dieser
Springerzug ist sehr populär in der Großmeisterpraxis.} 7. Qc2 {Dieser Zug
wurde zuerst von Kramnik in die Turnierpraxis eingeführt. Die Hauptidee des
Zuges ist, dass Weiß noch nicht 7.e3 spielt, um so im Falle von 7...c5 nach 8.
dxc5 Qa5 mit dem Läufer nach d2 zurückkommen zu können.} (7. e3 c5 8. Bd3 Qa5
9. Qc2 c4 10. Bf5 {Das ist die eigentliche Hauptfortsetzung in der Variante 6..
.Nbd7.}) 7... O-O 8. a3 Bxc3+ {Das ist die konsequente Fortsetzung - nach 8...
Be7 hat Weiß eigentlich ein Tempo mehr in der Abtauschvariante (die
gewöhnliche Zugfolge ist 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5).} (8... Be7 9.
e3 Re8 10. Bd3 c6 11. h3 Nf8 12. Bf4 Bd6 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. O-O Ng6 15. b4 a6
16. Rfc1 Re7 17. Rab1 Bd7 18. Ne2 {1-0 Bischoff,K-Buhmann,R/Fuerth 2001/EXT
2002 (64)}) 9. Qxc3 c6 {Die Partiefortsetzung führt zu einer festen Stellung.
Die Alternative 9...h6 10.Bh4 c5 gibt Schwarz mehr dynamisches Spiel.} (9... h6
10. Bh4 c5 $5 (10... c6 11. Nd2 $5 Qe8 12. f3 Qe6 13. e3 Nb6 14. Bf2 Nh5 15. g4
Nf4 16. O-O-O Ng6 17. Bd3 Bd7 18. Kb1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Karpov,A-Milov,V/Buenos
Aires 2000/CBM 80/[Ribli] (38)}) 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. e3 c4 13. Be2 b5 14. a4 bxa4
15. Rxa4 Qb6 16. O-O Nf6 17. Nd2 Bd7 18. Ra3 a5 {1/2-1/2 Pogorelov,R-Milov,V/
Istanbul 2003/CBM96 (48)}) 10. Nd2 $5 (10. e3 Qe8 (10... h6 11. Bh4 Qe8 12. Nd2
Ne4 13. Qc2 Nb6 14. Bd3 Bf5 15. Bg3 Qe6 16. O-O Rac8 17. Rfc1 Bg6 {0-1 Ruck,
R-Milov,V/Ohrid 2001/CBM 84 (79)}) 11. Qc2 Ne4 12. Bf4 Nb6 (12... Ndf6 13. h3
Nh5 14. Be5 f6 15. Bh2 f5 16. Bd3 f4 17. O-O fxe3 18. fxe3 Nhf6 19. Ne5 Be6 20.
b4 {1/2-1/2 Beliavsky,A-Delchev,A/Moscow 2001/CBM 86/[Kostakiev,D] (33)}) 13.
Bd3 Bf5 14. Nh4 Bd7 15. O-O Qe7 16. Nf3 Bf5 17. h3 Nd7 18. b4 Bg6 19. Rfc1 Nd6
{0-1 Bukal,V-Buhmann,R/Mitte AUT 2003/(55)}) 10... Qe8 $5 {Auf diese Weise
befreit Schwarz sich von der Fesselung des Nf6 und droht in einigen Varianten
Ne4. Wichtig ist auch, dass Schwarz 10...h6 unterlässt, um die Aufstellung mit
11.f3 und späterem e2-e3 nebst Bf2 zu verhindern. Diese ist normalerweise nur
möglich mit den Zügen 10...h6 11.Bh4.} (10... h6 11. Bh4 Qe8 (11... g5 12. Bg3
Ne4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. h4 Nb6 15. hxg5 Nd5 16. Qc5 hxg5 17. e3 Re8 18. Bc4 Be6
19. Kd2 {1-0 Schlosser,P-Wirthensohn,H/Baden 2001/EXT 2002 (70)}) 12. f3 Qe6
13. e3 b6 14. Be2 Re8 15. Bf2 c5 16. O-O $14 {1-0 Aronian,L-Bagirov,R/Batumi
2002/CBM 90/[Ribli] (53)}) 11. f3 Qe6 12. Bh4 {Wenn Weiß (von selbst) so
spielen muss, dann bedeutet das, dass Schwarz den Zug h7-h6 einsparen konnte.}
(12. e3 $6 Re8 $36 {[%cal Ge8e1] Jetzt der e3P ist eine Schwächung in der
weißen Stellung, da er nicht (von g5) Bf2 spielen kann.}) 12... Re8 13. Bf2 b6
$11 {[%cal Gc8a6,Ga6f1] Weiß hat zwar das Läuferpaar, aber Schwarz hat die
bessere Entwicklung und starke Kontrolle über die halboffene e-Linie.} 14. e3
Bb7 (14... a5 {[%cal Gc8a6,Ga6f1]} 15. Be2 Ba6 16. Bxa6 Rxa6 17. O-O a4 $11)
15. Be2 c5 16. O-O Rac8 {Ich muss bemerken, dass wir eine ähnliche Stellung
von der Nimzoindischen Verteidigung - 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 bb4 4.Qc2 0-0 5.
a3 Bxc3 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Bg5 Variante - erhalten können.} 17. Rac1 Nb8 {[%cal Gb7a6,
Ga6e2][%mdl 32] Schwarz verbessert seine Springerstellung und möchte die
weißfarbigen Läufer tauschen mit} (17... cxd4 18. Qxd4 Nb8 {[%cal Gb8c6]} 19.
Nb3 $14 {[%cal Gb3d4]}) 18. Rfe1 Ba6 (18... cxd4 19. Qxd4 Nc6 20. Qf4 $14) 19.
Bxa6 Nxa6 20. dxc5 Nxc5 {[%cal Gc8c1] Nach diesem Zug befindet sich die weiße
Dame sehr unanganehm auf der halboffenen c-Linie.} (20... bxc5 21. e4 d4 (21...
dxe4 22. Nxe4 $14) 22. Qc4 $14) (20... Rxc5 21. Qd4 Rec8 22. Rxc5 Nxc5 23. b4
Ncd7 $11) 21. Bh4 (21. Qd4 $11) 21... g5 {Ein extravaganter, aber gar nicht
schlechter Zug, wonach der Läufer nach f2 zurückkommen muss.} (21... Na4 22.
Qd4 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Qxe3+ 24. Qxe3 Rxe3 25. Ne4 $1 h6 (25... Ne8 26. Rc8 Kf8 27.
Bg5 Re2 28. Kf1 Rxe4 (28... Rxb2 29. Nd6 $18) 29. fxe4 dxe4 30. Bf4 $16) 26.
Nxf6+ gxf6 27. Bxf6 $14) 22. Bf2 (22. Bxg5 Nce4 {[%cal Re4g5,Re4c3,Rc8c1]} 23.
Qd4 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Nxg5 25. h4 Nxf3+ 26. Nxf3 Qxe3+ 27. Qxe3 Rxe3 $17) 22... Qf5
(22... Nce4 23. Qd4 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Nxf2 25. Kxf2 g4 $11 {Die schwarze
Königsstellung ist geschwächt, aber der weiße König ist auch nicht in voller
Sicherheit.}) 23. g4 $6 {Weiß verjagt die Dame von f5, aber das schwächt seine
Königsstellung.} (23. Qd4 Qg6 $11 (23... Nd3 $2 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. e4 dxe4 26.
Nxe4 Nxe4 27. Qxd3 Ng3 28. Qe3 Nh5 29. g4 $18)) 23... Qg6 24. b4 Nd3 {[%csl
Gd3][%cal Rd3c1,Rd3e1,Rc8c1]} 25. Qxc8 Rxc8 26. Rxc8+ Kg7 27. Rf1 Nxf2 28. Rxf2
{[%mdl 1024] Weiß hat zwei Türme gegen die Dame, aber die Dame steht aktiv und
hat einige gute Einbruchsfelder.} (28. Kxf2 Qd3 $17 {[%cal Rd3d2,Rd3a3]}) 28...
Qd3 {[%csl Gd3]} 29. Nf1 h5 $6 (29... Qxa3 $5 30. Ng3 {[%cal Gg3f5,Gf5g7]} Qxb4
31. Rb2 Qa3 $17 (31... Qxb2 $2 32. Nf5+ Kg6 33. Ne7+ Kh6 34. Nf5+ $11)) 30.
gxh5 Qxa3 31. Ng3 (31. Rg2 $5 Qxb4 (31... Kh6 32. Rc6 Qa1 33. h4 gxh4 34. Rg4
h3 35. Rf4 Qb2 36. Rcxf6+ Kg5 37. R6f5+ Kh6 38. Rg4 h2+ 39. Kh1 $16 (39. Nxh2
Qb1+ $19)) 32. Rxg5+ Kh6 33. f4 $13 {[%csl Rh6]}) 31... Qxb4 32. Rfc2 g4 (32...
Nd7 $17 {[%cal Gd7c5]}) 33. Rf2 {[%cal Gf2f8]} gxf3 34. Rxf3 Ng4 35. Rc7 Qe1+
36. Kg2 (36. Kg2 Ne5 (36... Nxe3+ $4 37. Rxe3 Qxe3 38. Nf5+ {[%cal Rf5g7,Rf5e3]
}) 37. Rf5 Qb4 38. Rxe5 $4 (38. Kh3 Qg4+ 39. Kg2 Qb4 $11) 38... Qb2+ $19 {
[%cal Rb2g2,Rb2e5]}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.30"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Gagunashvili, Merab"]
[Black "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2547"]
[BlackElo "2637"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 O-O {Dieser Zug
wird selten gespielt. Die populäre Alternativen sind 6...h6 7.Bh4 g5, oder 6...
Nbd7 - mit der Idee 7...c5. Der Nachteil des Textzugs ist, dass mit der
Rochade Schwarz die Möglichkeit aktives Spiel im Zentrum zu erlangen verwehrt
bleibt.} (6... h6 7. Bh4 c5 8. e3 O-O $6 9. Bd3 c4 10. Bb1 $1 Nbd7 (10... Bxc3+
11. bxc3 Re8 12. Nd2 Nbd7 13. O-O Nf8 14. h3 Ng6 15. Bg3 Qa5 16. Qc1 {1-0
Kazhgaleyev,M-Inkiov,V/Paris 2004/(47)}) 11. O-O Qa5 12. Qc2 Bxc3 13. Qxc3 (13.
bxc3 $5 Ne4 14. Nd2 Qxc3 15. Nxe4 Qxc2 16. Bxc2 dxe4 17. Bxe4 $14) 13... Qxc3
14. bxc3 Re8 15. Nd2 {1-0 Kasparov,G-Aleksandrov,A/Bled (ol) 2002/(40)}) 7. Qb3
{Dieser Damenzug ist nicht die beste Wahl von Weiß - die Alternative 7.e3!?
scheint natürlicher.} (7. e3 $5 c5 8. Bd3 (8. Be2 h6 9. Bh4 Bf5 10. O-O Bxc3
11. bxc3 c4 12. Ne5 Qd6 13. f3 Nbd7 14. g4 Bh7 15. Bg3 Qa3 16. Qd2 Rfe8 17. h4
Nxe5 18. dxe5 Nd7 19. Qd4 Rad8 20. f4 Nb8 {0-1 Javakhishvili,L-Khurtsidze,N/
Tblisi 2005/CBM 106 ext (35)}) (8. dxc5 Nbd7 9. Rc1 Qa5 10. Nd2 b6 11. a3 Bxc3
12. Rxc3 bxc5 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. Be2 Rb8 15. Qc1 Ba6 16. Rxc5 Rfc8 $44 {0-1 Li
Wenliang-Kacheishvili,G/Jinan 2005/CBM 106 ext (34)}) 8... c4 9. Bc2 (9. Bb1 $5
) 9... h6 10. Bh4 Nbd7 11. O-O Qa5 12. Ne2 (12. Rc1 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Qxa2 14. Ne5
Qa3 15. f4 Qd6 16. g4 b5 17. Rb1 a6 18. Qf3 Bb7 19. g5 hxg5 20. Bxg5 Ne4 {
1/2-1/2 Srebrnic,A-Lomineishvili,M/Chisinau 2005/CBM 106 ext (69)}) 12... Re8
13. b3 Ba3 14. bxc4 dxc4 15. Rb1 b5 16. Ne5 a6 17. f4 Nxe5 18. fxe5 Nd5 19. Rf3
Bg4 20. Be1 Bb4 21. Bxb4 Nxb4 22. Rg3 Nd5 23. Qf1 Qd2 {1/2-1/2 Georgiev,
K-Kacheishvili,G/Dubai 2005/CBM 105 ext (49)}) 7... c5 8. dxc5 Nc6 9. e3 (9. a3
$5) 9... Be6 {[%cal Ge6b3]} 10. Nd4 (10. O-O-O Rc8 $132 {[%cal Gc8c1]}) 10...
Bxc5 11. Rd1 {Dieser Turmzug ist ein wenig schablonenhaft, die Alternative 11.
Nxe6!? scheint mir logischer.} (11. Nxe6 $5 fxe6 12. Be2 Bb4 13. O-O Qb6 14.
Bh4 Rac8 15. Rab1 Na5 16. Qa4 Nc4 17. a3 Bd6 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Qd7 Bb8 20. Bxc4
Rxc4 21. g3 Be5 22. Ne2 Rc2 23. Nf4 {1-0 Kortchnoi-Dizdar/Berlin open 1985 (44)
}) 11... h6 (11... Nxd4 12. exd4 Bd6 $11) 12. Bh4 Bg4 (12... Nxd4 13. exd4 Bd6
$11) 13. f3 (13. Be2 Bxd4 14. exd4 Bxe2 15. Nxe2 Qa5+ 16. Qc3 Qxc3+ 17. Nxc3
Rfe8+ 18. Kf1 $11) {[#]} 13... Re8 $5 {[%cal Ge8e1][%mdl 512] Schwarz opfert
eine Figur und strebt taktische Chancen an.} 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. fxg4 (15. Bf2 $2
Bxe3 (15... Bf5 $17) 16. Bxe3 Rxe3+ 17. Kf2 Rb8 $19) 15... g5 (15... Bxe3 16.
Be2 Qe7 17. Qc2 $16) 16. Be2 $2 {Weiß gibt die Figur zurück, wonach er jedoch
ohne Gegenchancen bleibt.} (16. Bf2 Nxg4 {[%cal Gg4f2,Gg4e3]}) (16. Bg3 $142
Nxg4 17. e4 $13 {Der weiße König steht nicht sicher, aber Schwarz bleibt den
Beweis des korrekten Figurenopfers noch schuldig.}) 16... gxh4 $17 {[%csl Re1,
Re3] Bei materiellem Gleichgewicht hat Schwarz ausgezeichnetes Spiel auf den
schwarzfeldrigen Feldern, während der weiße König noch angreifbar in der Mitte
steht.} 17. O-O Rxe3 18. Kh1 Qd6 {[%csl Gc5,Gd6,Ge3] Schwarz hat einen Bauern
mehr und starkes Spiel auf den schwarzen Feldern.} 19. Qa4 Rb8 {[%mdl 2048]}
20. Rf5 (20. Rd2 h3 21. g3 Rbe8 $17) 20... Rxb2 $19 {Mittlerweile hat Weiß
schon zwei Bauern weniger und keine Gegenchancen.} 21. g5 Ne4 22. Nxd5 (22.
Nxe4 Rexe2 $5 (22... Rxe4 23. Qxe4 dxe4 24. Rxd6 Bxd6 $19) 23. Nxd6 h3 $19 (
23... Rxg2 $4 24. Qf4 $18)) 22... Rexe2 23. Nf6+ Nxf6 24. gxf6 Rxg2 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.28"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Nyback, Tomi"]
[Black "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2551"]
[BlackElo "2621"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Qc2 {
Eine relativ neue Fortsetzung - die traditionelle Alternative ist 7.e3. Die
Hauptidee des Textzugs ist, dass Weiß (noch) nicht e2-e3 spielt, da der Läufer
auf g5 im Falle von c7-c5 nach d2 zurückziehen kann.} c5 (7... h6 8. Bh4 c5 9.
e3 Qa5 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O c4 12. Bf5 Re8 13. Nd2 $14) 8. dxc5 h6 (8... Nxc5 9.
a3 Bxc3+ 10. Qxc3 Nce4 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Qxf6 Nxf6 13. Rc1 Bd7 14. Nd4 $14 {
1-0 Komarov,D-Tatai,S/Reggio9697 Reggio Emilia 1997 (37)}) (8... Qa5 9. Bd2 $5)
9. Bd2 O-O 10. e3 Bxc5 11. Bd3 (11. Be2 a6 12. Rd1 b5 13. Bc1 Bb7 14. Qf5 Re8
15. O-O Bd6 16. Qh3 b4 17. Nb1 Bc8 {0-1 Zaja,I-Aleksandrov,A/Warsaw 2005/CBM
108 (26)}) 11... b6 {Dieser Zug scheint mir besser, als 11...a6; Schwarz
beabsichtigt, seinen Läufer auf b7 zu positionieren.} (11... a6 12. O-O Bd6 (
12... Ba7 13. Ne2 Re8 14. Bc3 $14) 13. Bf5 $1 (13. Rfd1 Nc5 14. Bf5 Be6 15. Be1
Rc8 16. Nd4 Qd7 {0-1 Mikhalchishin,A-Aronian,L/Calvia (ol) 2004/(65)}) 13...
Nc5 14. Bxc8 Rxc8 15. Rfd1 Nce4 16. Qb3 $14) 12. O-O Bb7 13. Rfd1 Re8 (13...
Rc8 14. Qa4 a6 15. Qf4 Re8 16. Bf5 Qe7 17. Nd4 $13 Qf8 18. Nce2 g6 19. Bxd7
Nxd7 20. Bc3 Bd6 21. Qh4 Nc5 22. Ng3 Ne4 23. Nxe4 Rxe4 24. Qf6 {1/2-1/2
Akopian,V-Aleksandrov,A/Bled (ol) 2002/(50)}) 14. Rac1 $14 {Weiß verfügt über
eine gesunde Bauernstruktur, während Schwarz einen Isolani auf d5 hat.} Ne5 15.
Nxe5 (15. Be2 Nxf3+ 16. Bxf3 Ne4 $11) 15... Rxe5 16. Ne2 {[%cal Gd2c3,Ge2d4]}
d4 $5 {[%mdl 4] Dieser Zug führt zu kompliziertem Spiel, aber Schwarz muss so
spielen, sonst würde Weiß mit 17.Bc3 dauerhaften Positionsvorteil erreichen.}
17. b4 (17. Nxd4 Bxd4 18. exd4 Qd5 19. Bf1 Re4 20. f3 (20. Bc3 Rg4 21. f3 Qxf3
$11) 20... Rxd4 (20... Qxd4+ 21. Kh1 $14) 21. Be3 Rxd1 22. Rxd1 Qxa2 23. Bc4
Qa5 (23... Rc8 $2 24. Rd8+ $18) 24. Bxf7+ Kxf7 25. Qc7+ Kg8 26. Qxb7 Re8 $11)
17... Ng4 $6 (17... dxe3 $142 18. Bxe3 {[%cal Rd3h7,Rh7g8,Rd1d8]} (18. bxc5
exd2 19. Rxd2 Rxc5 $5 20. Bh7+ Nxh7 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Qb2 Rxc1+ 23. Qxc1 Ng5
$15 {Schwarz hat Turm und Läufer gegen Dame und Springer, jedoch steht Schwarz
aktiver.}) 18... Bd6 $11 (18... Bxe3 19. Bh7+ Nxh7 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. fxe3 Rxe3
(21... Re7) 22. Qc7 Rd2 $132)) 18. f3 Nxh2 {[%mdl 64]} (18... Nf2 19. bxc5 Nxd1
(19... Rxc5 20. Kxf2 (20. Qb1 $18) 20... Rxc2 21. Rxc2 $18) 20. Rxd1 Rxc5 21.
Qb2 $18) 19. e4 {[%csl Rc5,Rh2] Weiß möchte den Königsflügel geschlossen
halten. Jetzt "hängt" gleichzeitig Bc5 und Nh2.} (19. exd4 $2 Bxd4+ (19... Rxe2
20. Bxe2 Bxd4+ 21. Kh1 Nxf3 $19 {[%cal Rd8h4,Rh4h1]}) 20. Nxd4 Qxd4+ 21. Kxh2
Rh5+ 22. Kg3 Qh4#) (19. Kxh2 Bxf3 20. bxc5 (20. gxf3 $2 Qh4+ 21. Kg2 Rg5+ $19)
20... Qg5 21. Nf4 (21. gxf3 $2 Qh4+ $19) 21... dxe3 22. Bxe3 Rxe3 (22... Bxd1
23. Qf2) 23. gxf3 Qxf4+ 24. Kh1 Rae8 $132) 19... Bxe4 $2 (19... Bd6 $1 20. Bf4
(20. f4 Ng4 (20... Rh5) 21. fxe5 Qh4 $11) 20... Nxf3+ 21. gxf3 Qh4 22. Bxe5
Bxe5 23. f4 Qg4+ $132) 20. bxc5 $16 (20. Bxe4 $4 d3+ $19) (20. fxe4 $18) 20...
Bxf3 21. Bf4 {[%cal Rf4e5,Rf4h2]} (21. gxf3 Nxf3+) 21... Rg5 22. Ng3 $2 (22.
Bxg5 Qxg5 23. Nxd4 Bxd1 24. Qxd1 $16) 22... Rxc5 $132 23. Qd2 Bxd1 24. Rxd1 Ng4
$13 {Schwarz hat Turm und 4 Bauern gegen zwei Leichtfiguren.} 25. Be4 Rac8 26.
Bf5 {[%cal Rf5c8,Rf5g4]} Qh4 $6 (26... g5 $13) 27. Bxc8 Qh2+ (27... Rxc8 28.
Nf5) 28. Kf1 Rxc8 29. Qxd4 g6 $2 (29... h5) 30. Qd7 $18 {[%cal Rd7c8,Rd7g4]}
Rc2 31. Qe8+ Kg7 32. Nf5+ {[%cal Rf5g7,Rf4h2]} 1-0

[Event "Beersheba-Peterburg Kings m"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.06.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aseev, Konstantin N"]
[Black "Greenfeld, Alon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2519"]
[BlackElo "2521"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[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 72]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 {Die sogenannte
Ragosin-Variante des Damengambits ist eigentlich ein Mischung aus Damengambit
und Nimzoindischer Verteidigung. Gewöhnlich strebt Schwarz die Kontrolle des
Feldes e4 an. Ribli.} 5. Bg5 h6 (5... dxc4 6. e4 {Auf diese Weise haben wir
die Wiener Variante des Damengambits, die zu scharfem taktischen Spiel führt.})
6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Qa4+ {Meines Erachtens gibt der Zug 7.Rc1 mehr Hoffnung auf
Eröffnungsvorteil. Die Idee der Partiefortsetzung ist, die natürliche schwarze
Entwicklung zu stören. In vielen Varianten des Damengambits steht der Springer
etwas unglücklich auf c6.} Nc6 8. a3 {Das ist Aseevs Lieblingsvariante, aber
sie gefällt mir nicht, denn Weiss verliert viel Zeit.} (8. Ne5 O-O 9. Nxc6
Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Bd7 11. cxd5 exd5 12. e3 Bxc6 13. Bb5 Bxb5 14. Qxb5 Qd6 {
1/2-1/2 Naumann,A-San Segundo,P/Cappelle la Grande 1998/CBM 63 ext (14)}) (8.
e3 O-O 9. Rc1 Rd8 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Bb5 a5 12. a3 Bf8 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. O-O Bd6
15. e4 Bf4 16. Rce1 Bg4 17. Ne5 {1/2-1/2 Shariyazdanov,A-Ibragimov,I/Moscow
1998/CBM 63 (43)}) (8. cxd5 exd5 9. e3) 8... Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 O-O (9... Bd7 10.
cxd5 exd5 11. e3 O-O 12. Be2 Qd6 13. O-O b6 14. Qd1 Na5 15. Ne5 Be6 16. Bd3 {
1/2-1/2 Aseev,K-Sosonko,G/St.Petersburg 1997/CBM 59 (31)}) 10. e3 Qg6 $5 $146 {
Schwarz kontrolliert den Punkt g2 und es ist für Weiss nicht leicht, seinen
Läufer zu entwickeln.} (10... dxc4 11. Bxc4 a6 12. O-O Bd7 13. Ba2 Rfd8 14. Nd2
e5 15. Qb3 Be6 16. Qc2 Bxa2 17. Ne4 Qe7 18. Rxa2 b6 19. Rd1 Na5 20. a4 {
1/2-1/2 Georgiev,K-Inkiov,V/Sofia 1984/MCL (20)}) 11. cxd5 (11. g3 Qe4 12. Be2
(12. Bg2 Qd3 {[%cal Rd3c4,Rd3c3]} 13. Rc1 Qxc4 14. Qxc4 dxc4 $17) 12... Bd7 $11
) 11... exd5 $11 {Schwarz hat eine bequeme Stellung ohne Entwicklungsprobleme.
Weiss hat potentiell gute Chancen im Zentrum, das er mit c3-c4 sprengen kann,
aber seine Figuren koordinieren schlecht.} 12. Qd1 Re8 13. Rb1 $6 {[%cal Gb1b5,
Gb5d5] Die Besetzung der halboffenen Linie ist logisch, kostet aber Zeit,
während der Königsflügel noch auf Entwicklung wartet.} (13. g3 b6 14. Bg2 (14.
Bd3 Qf6 $15) 14... Ba6 15. Bf1 $11) 13... Re7 {Eine prophylaktischer Zug.
Schwarz vermeidet die Fesselung nach eventuellem Bb5.} (13... b6 $5 $15) 14.
Rb5 $6 Qd6 $15 {[%cal Rd6a3]} 15. Qb3 Rb8 $1 {Schwarz hat keine Eile. Er
verbessert seine Turmstellung und der Bauer d5 hängt nicht.} (15... Be6 $2 16.
Rxb7 Na5 17. Rb8+ Kh7 18. Qc2+ $18) (15... a6 16. Rxd5 Be6 17. Qxb7 $16) 16.
Be2 (16. Qxd5 Qxa3 17. Kd2 a6 $17) (16. Rxd5 Be6 {[%csl Rb3,Rd5][%cal Re6b3]}
17. Bc4 Bxd5 18. Bxd5 b6 $17) 16... a6 17. Rxd5 Be6 {[%csl Rb3,Rd5][%cal Re6b3]
} 18. c4 {Weiss verliert Material. Er hat nur einen Bauern für die Qualität.} (
18. Rxd6 Bxb3 19. Rxc6 bxc6 $17) 18... Bxd5 19. cxd5 Na7 20. O-O c6 {Logisch,
daß Schwarz die starken Zentrumsbauern tauscht.} 21. dxc6 (21. Nh4 {[%cal
Rh4f5,Rf5e7,Rf5d6]} Qxd5 $17) (21. Bc4 b5 $17) 21... Nxc6 22. Bd3 (22. d5 Ne5 (
22... Na5 $6 23. Qb4 Qd8 24. Rd1 $44) 23. Nd4 $15) 22... b5 $1 {[%csl Yc4]
[%cal Gc6a5,Ga5c4] Schwarz bereitet das Springermanöver ...Na5-c4 vor.} 23. Nd2
(23. Nh4 Rc7 24. Nf5 Qd7 $15) 23... Na5 {[%csl Rb3][%cal Ga5c4,Ra5b3]} 24. Qc3
Qc7 25. Qa1 (25. Qxc7 Rxc7 $17) 25... Nc4 {Schwarz opfert einen Bauern, öffnet
aber die b-Linie für seine Türme.} (25... Rc8 26. Bf5 $15) 26. Rc1 {[%cal
Gc1c7]} Qa5 (26... Nxd2 $2 27. Rxc7 Rxc7 28. f3 $14 (28. d5 $2 Rbc8 $19 {
[%cal Rc8c1,Rc1g1,Rc1a1]})) 27. Nxc4 (27. Bxc4 Qxd2 $15) 27... bxc4 28. Bxc4 $6
(28. Rxc4 $5 Reb7 29. Qc1 $13) 28... Reb7 {[%cal Gb8b1]} 29. Rf1 Rb2 {[%csl
Ra1,Gb2][%cal Gb8b1] Die weisse Dame steht passiv auf a1, während Schwarz hat
die Herrschafft über die b-Linie hat.} 30. a4 $6 (30. h3 $5) 30... R2b4 {
[%csl Ra4,Rc4][%cal Rb4c4,Rb4a4]} 31. Qa2 {[%csl Rf7][%cal Ra2g8]} R8b7 32. Bd3
(32. Rc1 Rxa4 $17) 32... Rxa4 $17 {Schwarz hat den a-Bauern gewonnen und sein
a-Freibauer ist eine potentielle Gefahr.} 33. Qc2 {[%cal Rc2c8,Rc8g8]} Rc7 34.
Qd1 g6 {Schwarz verbessert seine Königsstellung, und vermeidet eventuelle
Motive auf der Grundreihe.} 35. h4 h5 36. Qf3 Kg7 {[%csl Ga6] Weiss gab auf
oder überschritt vielleicht die Zeit? Die schwarze Stellung ist viel besser,
aber Weiss ist nicht in unmittelbarer Verlustgefahr.} 0-1

[Event "Abu Dhabi op 13th"]
[Site "Abu Dhabi"]
[Date "2003.08.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ahmed, Esam Aly"]
[Black "Bagirov, Rufat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2403"]
[BlackElo "2507"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2003.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8.
Bd3 Qa5 9. O-O c4 10. Bf5 Bxc3 {Das ist ein Hauptmotiv in der Ragosin-Variante,
dass Schwarz seinen Läufer gegen den Springer tauscht, um im folgenden auf den
weißen Feldern zu spielen.} 11. bxc3 O-O {Die Annahme des Bauern wäre ganz
schlecht für Schwarz.} (11... Qxc3 $2 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 (12... gxf6 13. Qa4 Ke7 14.
Qb5 Nb6 (14... Rb8 15. a4 Rd8 16. Qxd5 Nb6 17. Qc5+ $18) 15. Qc5+ Ke8 16. Rac1
Qb2 17. Rc2 $18) 13. Qa4+ Bd7 14. Bxd7+ Nxd7 15. Ne5 $16) 12. Qc2 Re8 13. Nd2
g6 14. Bxd7 {Die andere Möglichkeit für Weiß ist 14.Bh3.} Nxd7 15. h4 $5 {
[%cal Ga5g5] Weiß verteidigt vorher den Bg5, weil er die Zentrumstellung mit
e3-e4 plant.} Nb6 16. f3 Bd7 (16... Qa4 17. Qc1 (17. Qb1 Qa3 18. Rc1 Bd7 19. e4
Rac8 20. Nf1 dxe4 21. fxe4 f5 22. e5 Nd5 23. Qc2 f4 24. Qf2 b5 25. h5 {1-0
Pinter,J-Greenfeld,A/Beersheba 1991/CBM 25 (51)}) 17... Bf5 18. Re1 Qc6 $6 (
18... Bd3 $5 $10 {Bykhovsky,Av}) 19. Nf1 $1 Na4 20. Ng3 Bd3 (20... Bd7 21. e4
$14) 21. Qa3 b5 22. Nh1 a5 23. Nf2 Rab8 24. Ng4 {1-0 Ristic,N-Maksimovic,B/Nis
1996/EXT 99 (42)}) (16... Na4 17. Rac1 Bd7 18. e4 f5 19. Rfe1 Rac8 20. Nf1 dxe4
21. fxe4 fxe4 22. Rxe4 Bf5 23. Rxe8+ Rxe8 24. Qd2 Qb5 25. Ne3 $16 {Dautov,
R-Tischbierek,R/Bad Mergentheim/1991/}) 17. e4 Qa3 $5 {[%mdl 4] Schwarz
blockiert den a2-Bauern, weil Weiß sonst in einigen Varianten a2-a4 spielen
kann.} (17... Ba4 18. Qb2 Bc6 19. Qc2 Na4 (19... Ba4 $5) 20. Rac1 b5 21. exd5
Bxd5 22. Ne4 Bxe4 23. fxe4 Qc7 24. Rf3 {1-0 Moiseev,M-Chebotarev,O/St
Petersburg 1998/EXT 2000 (52)}) (17... f5 18. Rfe1 $6 (18. e5 $14) 18... Qa4
19. Qc1 dxe4 $1 20. fxe4 Qc6 21. e5 Nd5 $10 {Dautov,R-Winants,L/Belgique/1992/}
) 18. exd5 $6 {Dieser Zug gefällt mir nicht, weil Weiß ohne Grund die Spannung
im Zentrum auflöst.} (18. h5 $5) (18. Bf6 $5 Bc6 19. e5 Nd7 20. Bg5 $14) 18...
f5 $1 {Schwarz beschäftigt sich noch nicht mit der Zurückname des d5-Bauern,
er verhindert die Möglichkeit Nd2-Ne4.} (18... Bf5 19. Ne4 Nxd5 20. g4 Bxe4 (
20... Bd7 $13) 21. fxe4 Qxc3 22. Qf2 Rxe4 23. Qxf7+ Kh8 24. Bf6+ Nxf6 25. Qxf6+
Kg8 26. Qf7+ $11) 19. Rab1 {[%cal Gb1b7] Auf diese Weise verhindert Weiß die
Möglichkeit 19...Nxd5.} Rac8 (19... Nxd5 $2 20. Nxc4 Qxc3 21. Qxc3 Nxc3 22.
Rxb7 $16) 20. Rb4 (20. Ne4 $5 fxe4 21. fxe4 $44 {Weiß hat nur zwei Bauern für
die Figur, aber seine Zentrumstellung ist stark.}) 20... Nxd5 21. Rxb7 (21.
Rxc4 Bc6 $5 (21... Nxc3 22. Qb3 Qxb3 23. axb3 $11) 22. Qb3 Qd6 $44) 21... Bc6 {
Zuerst verjagt Schwarz den gegnerischen Turm von b7.} 22. Rb2 Ba4 $44 {[%csl
Ga3,Ga4,Gd5][%cal Ge8e1] Schwarz hat aktives Figurenspiel und damit
ausreichende Kompensation für den Bauern.} (22... Nxc3 23. Nxc4 Qa6 24. Ne5 $16
(24. Qxc3 Bd5 25. Re1 $36)) (22... Qxc3 23. Qxc3 Nxc3 24. Nxc4 $16) 23. Nb1
Bxc2 24. Nxa3 Bd3 {[%csl Gc4,Gd3]} 25. Rc1 Rb8 $1 26. Rb5 (26. Rxb8 Rxb8 $15 {
[%csl Ra3]}) 26... Rxb5 27. Nxb5 a6 (27... Kg7 $5 $44 {[%cal Gh7h6,Gh6g5]}) 28.
Nd6 Re2 {[%csl Gd3,Gd5,Ge2][%mdl 2048] Der weiße Mehrbauer ist blockiert,
wodurch das schwarze Figurenspiel noch stärker ist.} 29. Nb7 Kg7 $1 {Schwarz
bereitet den Zug 30...h6 vor, wonach der g5B weichen muss, aber es gibt keinen
aktiven Platz für ihn.} (29... Rxa2 30. Nc5 Bc2 31. Re1 $13) 30. Nc5 h6 31. Bd8
Nf4 {[%csl Rg1,Rg2] Plötzlich ist die weiße Königsstellung das Ziel des
schwarzen Spiels.} (31... Rxa2 $17) 32. Bc7 {[%cal Gc7e5,Ge5g7]} Nxg2 (32...
Rxg2+ $2 33. Kh1 Ne2 34. Rf1 Rg3 35. Kh2 $18) 33. d5 $132 {[%cal Gd5d6] Die
weiße Gegenchance ist der früher blockierte, aber jetzt freigewordene
gefährliche d-Bauer.} Nxh4 34. Ne6+ (34. d6 $2 Nxf3+ 35. Kh1 (35. Kf1 Rd2+ 36.
Nxd3 Rxd3 $19) 35... Rh2#) 34... Kf7 35. Nd4 Re7 (35... Rg2+ $6 {Dieser Zug
ist sehr riskant, weil der weiße d-Bauer zu stark wird.} 36. Kh1 Rd2 (36...
Rxa2 37. d6 Nxf3 38. d7 $1 (38. Nxf3 Be4 39. Rf1 Ke6 40. Kg1 Bxf3 41. Rxf3 Rc2
42. Rh3 (42. Re3+ Kd7 43. Re7+ Kc6 $17) 42... h5 43. Rg3 Rc1+ 44. Kf2 Kd7 45.
Rxg6 Rxc3 $11) 38... Be4 39. Nxf3 Bxf3+ 40. Kg1 Rg2+ 41. Kf1 Rd2 42. d8=Q Rxd8
43. Bxd8 g5 44. Rb1 $18) 37. d6 Nxf3 38. Nxf3 (38. d7 $2 Be4 $19) 38... Be4 39.
Rf1 Ke6 40. Kg1 Bxf3 41. Rxf3 Rxa2 42. Rh3 $14) 36. d6 $6 (36. Bd8 $5 {[%cal
Rd8h4]} Nxf3+ 37. Nxf3 Re2 $16) 36... Rd7 37. Kf2 g5 38. Re1 f4 $2 {Schwarz
möchte 39...Nf5 ziehen, aber der Textzug ist schlecht, weil Weiß viel
schneller ist.} (38... g4 $1 $132) 39. Nc6 $16 {[%csl Gc6,Gc7,Gd6][%cal Ge1e8]}
Ng6 40. Nb8 {[%csl Rd7] Weiß gewinnt die Qualität.} Bf5 41. Nxd7 (41. Nxa6 Kf8
42. Nc5 Rh7 43. a4 $16) 41... Bxd7 42. Bd8 Be6 43. Rh1 Nh4 (43... Kg7 44. Bb6
$16 {[%cal Gb6d4,Gd4g7]}) 44. Rb1 Nf5 (44... Ke8 45. Be7 (45. Rb8 Kd7 $14)
45... Nf5 46. Rb8+ Kd7 47. Rb7+ Ke8 48. Ra7 $16) 45. Rb7+ Ke8 46. Bf6 {Die
schwarze Figuren sind sehr stark begrenzt in der Bewegung.} Bd7 47. Ra7 Nxd6
48. Rxa6 Nf5 49. a4 {[%csl Ga4]} Kf7 50. a5 $18 {Der weiße Freibauer
entscheidet die Partie.} Ne3 51. Rd6 Bc8 52. Bd4 (52. a6 $18) 52... Nf5 53. Rc6
Be6 54. a6 Nxd4 55. cxd4 (55. cxd4 Bd5 56. Rc5 Ke6 (56... Ba8 57. Rc8 $18 (57.
Rxc4 $18)) 57. Rxd5 $18) 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 12th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2005.04.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Korotylev, Alexey"]
[Black "Landa, Konstantin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2571"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[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 "Samara Termosteps"]
[BlackTeam "Samara Yunilain"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. e3 c5 8.
Bd3 Qa5 9. Qc2 O-O 10. O-O c4 11. Bf5 {Eine Grundstellung der Ragozin Variante,
die erstmals in der Partie Grünfeld,E - Spielmann,R Merano 1926 gespielt wurde.
} Re8 {Das ist die beste Fortsetzung für Schwarz; der Turm steht gut auf der
e-Linie und er kann später entweder 12...Bxc3, oder 12...g6 ziehen.} (11... g6
$6 12. Bxd7 Nxd7 13. e4 Nb6 14. e5 Bf5 15. Qd2 $14) (11... Bxc3 12. Qxc3 Qxc3
13. bxc3 h6 14. Bf4 Nb6 15. Bc2 Ne4 16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. Nd2 Re8 18. Rfb1 $14) 12.
Nd2 g6 13. Bxd7 {Dieser Zug ist die populärste Fortsetzung, aber die folgende
Variante kommt auch in Betracht.} (13. Bh3 $5 Bxc3 14. Qxc3 $5 Qxc3 15. bxc3
Ne4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Bg4) 13... Nxd7 14. Rae1 (14. f3) 14... Nb6 15. f3 Bxc3 (
15... Bd7 16. h4 Na4 17. Ndb1 Bf8 (17... Nxc3 18. Nxc3 Bxc3 19. bxc3 Ba4 20.
Qd2 Bc6 21. h5 Re6 22. hxg6 hxg6 23. g4 {1/2-1/2 Hillarp Persson,T-Barkhagen,J/
Stockholm 1993/EXT 93op (23)}) 18. e4 Nb6 19. Qd2 Bg7 20. a3 Be6 $11 {Zhu,
C-Dreev,A/Dubai (m/1-rapid) 2002 (20)}) 16. bxc3 Na4 (16... Bd7 17. h4 Ba4 (
17... Na4 18. Nb1 Re6 (18... f5 19. Qf2 Bc6 {1/2-1/2 Hillarp Persson,T-Sosonko,
G/Erevan 1996/EXT 96ch2 (19)}) 19. e4 Rae8 20. e5 Rb6 (20... Qb6 $5) 21. Qd2 h5
22. g4 $1 hxg4 23. Bf6 Kh7 24. h5 $1 Rg8 25. Qg5 gxf3 26. Kf2 Rb2+ 27. Kxf3 Rh2
28. Rh1 {1-0 Ikonnikov,V-Conceicao,P/Portugal 2000}) 18. Qc1 Bc6 19. Rf2 Na4 (
19... Qxa2 $2 20. Ne4 $16 {[%cal Rf2a2,Re4f6,Rf6g8,Rf6e8]}) 20. Nb1 Re6 21.
Rfe2 Rae8 $13 {1-0 Xu Jun-Li Wenliang/Calcutta 2001/CBM 85/[Ribli] (75)}) 17.
e4 $5 $146 {[%mdl 4] Eine interessante Idee: Weiß beschäftigt sich nicht mit
der Verteidigung des c3-Bauern, sondern er konzentriert seinen Angriff im
Zentrum. Gewönlich ist das die Idee von 17.e4. Sollte Schwarz keine
Wiederlegung finden, so gewinnt Weiß ein Tempo, da Rc1 oder Nb1 nicht
erzwungen sind.} (17. Rc1 Bd7 18. Bh6 Re6 19. e4 Rae8 20. h3 Rb6 21. exd5 Qxd5
22. Rb1 Rbe6 23. Bf4 b5 24. Ne4 f5 25. Ng3 h5 26. h4 Nb6 {1/2-1/2 Bielicki,
C-Braga,F/3rd AMEBS, La Plata ARG 1997 (60)}) 17... Bd7 $1 (17... dxe4 $6 18.
Nxe4 $36) (17... Nxc3 18. Nxc4 (18. exd5 Rxe1 (18... Re2 19. Rxe2 Nxe2+ 20. Kh1
$14) 19. Rxe1 Bf5 20. Nxc4 Qb4 21. Qb3 Nxa2 22. Re3 $13) 18... dxc4 19. Bd2
Qxa2 20. Qxc3 Qb3 21. Qa1 $44 {[%csl Yf6,Yh6][%cal Ga1h8,Gd2h6]}) 18. Re3 dxe4
{[%cal Ra5g5]} 19. h4 (19. Nxe4 Rxe4 $17 {Jetzt ist Na4 verteidigt und der
Läufer auf g5 "hängt"}) 19... exf3 {Schwarz muß die Einladung annehmen, sonst
spielt Weiß 19.fxe4 oder 19.Nxe4 mit Vorteil.} 20. Nxc4 (20. Rexf3 Re2 $1 (
20... Bg4 21. Nxc4 Qa6 22. Ne5 Bxf3 23. Rxf3 $44) 21. Rxf7 Bc6) 20... Qd5 (
20... Qa6) 21. Ne5 fxg2 22. Rxf7 {[%mdl 2048]} (22. Qxg2 Qxg2+ 23. Kxg2 Be6 $15
) 22... Rxe5 23. Rxd7 Qxd7 24. Rxe5 (24. dxe5 Nc5 $11 {[%cal Gc5e6]}) 24... Qf7
$11 {Nach der Vereinfachung ist die Stellung ausgeglichen.} (24... Rf8 25. Qb3+
Qf7 26. Re3 $14 (26. Kxg2)) 25. Kxg2 Rf8 {[%cal Gf8f1] Aufgrund der Drohungen
von Schwarz muss Weiß die Damen tauschen. .} 26. Qb3 Nxc3 (26... Qxb3 27. axb3
Nxc3 28. Bh6 (28. d5 $11) 28... Rf5 29. Re7 $11) 27. Bh6 Qxb3 (27... Rc8 $2 28.
Re7 Qxb3 29. axb3 $16 {[%csl Ge7,Rg8,Gh6]}) 28. axb3 Rf5 29. Re7 {[%csl Ge7,
Gh6] Schwarz hat einen Bauern mehr, aber Weiß steht aktiver, sodass er das
Gleichgewicht leicht hält} Rh5 30. Bg7 (30. Bg5 $11) 30... Rf5 31. Be5 Rf7 32.
Re8+ Rf8 33. Re7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ciocaltea Memorial"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1999.03.09"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Itkis, Boris"]
[Black "Vasilescu, Lucian Mihail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2462"]
[BlackElo "2381"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1999.03.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 4128]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Bb4
{Das ist die Ragozin-Variante, die eigentlich eine Mischung aus Damengambit
und Nimzowitsch-Indischer Verteidigung ist. In vielen Varianten tauscht
Schwarz den b4-Läufer und verstärkt so seine Kontrolle über das Feld e4. Ribli.
} 7. Qc2 {Das ist eine chancenreiche Variante für Weiß. Er spielt diesen
universellen Wartezug und nicht 7.e3, denn in einigen Varianten hat er jetzt
noch wie in der Partie Bg5-d2.} c5 8. dxc5 Qa5 9. Bd2 {Dieser Zug ist die
Pointe in der Variante 7.Qc2! Weiß verteidigt seinen Springer und hat im Spiel
gegen den isolierten schwarzen Damenbauern eine einfache Strategie.} Qxc5 (9...
Nxc5 10. a3 Ne6 11. e3 Be7 12. Bb5+ Bd7 13. Bxd7+ Nxd7 14. O-O Nf6 15. Rfd1 Qa6
16. Be1 {1-0 Züger-Masserey/Genf op, SW 1998 (39)}) (9... Bxc5 10. e3 Qd8 11.
Be2 O-O 12. O-O Re8 13. Rfd1 Ne5 14. Be1 {1/2-1/2 Slipak,S-Ricardi,P/Buenos
Aires 1998/CBM 65 (38)}) (9... O-O 10. e3 Re8 11. a3 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Qxc5 13. Bd3
Ne4 14. Bd4 Qxc2 15. Bxc2 $14) 10. a3 Bxc3 11. Qxc3 O-O (11... Ne4 12. Qd4 O-O
13. Rc1 Qxd4 14. Nxd4 Ne5 15. Bf4 Ng6 16. Bc7 Bd7 17. f3 Ng5 18. e3 {1-0 Ionov,
S-Novgorodskij,V/Chigorin mem, St Petersburg RUS 1998 (42)}) 12. e3 $146 {
[%csl Rd5] Dieser Zug ist recht natürlich, aber nicht so zielstrebig wie seine
Alternativen.} (12. Qd4 $5 a5 13. Rc1 Qxd4 14. Nxd4 b6 15. Bf4 Ba6 16. e3 Bxf1
17. Rxf1 Rfc8 18. Ke2 g6 19. Bc7 Ne8 20. Nb5 a4 21. Bg3 $16 {Khenkin,
I-Dimitrov,V/Burgas 1993/Inf 58 (21)}) (12. Rc1 $5 Ne4 13. Qd4 Qxd4 14. Nxd4
Nxd2 15. Kxd2 b6 (15... Nf6 16. f3 Bd7 17. e3 Rfc8 18. Bd3 Kf8 19. g4 h6 20. h4
{1-0 Maric,A-Khurtsidze,N/Niksic 1997/CBM 59 ext (53)}) 16. e3 Nc5 17. Bb5 Ne6
18. Kd3 Nc5+ 19. Ke2 Rd8 20. b4 Ne6 21. Nc6 Bd7 22. Ba6 Bxc6 23. Rxc6 {1-0
Krivoshey,S-Treffert,P/Passau 1998/EXT 99 (41)}) 12... Ne4 (12... b6) 13. Qxc5
Ndxc5 {[%cal Gc5b3]} 14. Nd4 $14 {[%csl Gd4,Rd5] Weiß kontrolliert das
Blockadefeld d4 und hat dauerhaft leichten Vorteil.} Bd7 (14... Nxd2 15. Kxd2
Ne4+ 16. Ke1 $14) 15. f3 (15. Bb4 $5 Rfc8 16. f3 Nd6 17. Kd2 $14) 15... Nd6 {
[%cal Gd6c4]} (15... Nxd2 16. Kxd2 $14) 16. Rc1 Rfc8 17. Kf2 Nc4 $5 18. Bb4 (
18. Bxc4 $6 dxc4 {[%csl Yd3]} 19. Ke2 (19. Rxc4 $2 Nd3+ $17 {[%cal Rd3f2,Rc8c4]
} (19... Ne4+ $17 {[%cal Rc8c4,Re4f2]})) 19... Nd3 20. Rc2 b5 $13) 18... b6 19.
Bxc5 $5 (19. b3 Ne5 $13 {[%csl Yd3]}) 19... Rxc5 (19... bxc5 20. Bxc4 dxc4 (
20... cxd4 $2 21. Bxd5 $16) 21. Ne2 $14 {[%csl Rc4]}) 20. Rc2 Rac8 21. Bxc4 $5
(21. Bd3 Ne5 22. Rd2 (22. Ke2 $2 Bb5 $1 (22... Nxd3 23. Kxd3 Rxc2 24. Nxc2 Bf5+
25. e4 dxe4+ 26. fxe4 Bxe4+ 27. Kxe4 Rxc2 $19 {[%csl Gc2][%cal Rc2h2,Rc2b2]})
23. Bxb5 (23. Nxb5 Rxc2+ 24. Bxc2 Rxc2+ $19 {[%cal Rc2h2,Rc2b2]}) 23... Rxc2+
24. Nxc2 Rxc2+ $19 {[%csl Gc2][%cal Rc2h2,Rc2b2]}) 22... a5 $11) 21... dxc4 {
[%csl Gd4] Schwarz befreit sich von seiner Bauernschwäche, aber die weiße
Springerstellung bleibt stark.} (21... Rxc4 22. Rd2 $14 {[%csl Rd5]} (22. Rhc1
$14 {[%csl Rd5]})) 22. Rhc1 a5 (22... b5) 23. Ke2 Kf8 24. Kd2 Ba4 25. Rc3 b5 $2
{[%cal Rb5b4] Schwarz plant ...b5-b4 ziehen, aber wegen des unzureichend
gedeckten schwarzen Turmes auf c5 hätte Weiß eine ausgezeichnete Fortsetzung.}
26. e4 $6 (26. b3 $1 {[%csl Rc5]} cxb3 (26... Bxb3 $2 27. Nxb3 b4 (27... cxb3
28. Rxc5 $18) 28. axb4 axb4 29. R3c2 $18) 27. Rxc5 Rxc5 28. Rxc5 b2 {[%csl Gb2]
[%cal Rb2b1]} 29. Rxb5 (29. Rc1 bxc1=Q+ 30. Kxc1 b4 (30... Ke8 31. Nc6 b4 32.
Nxa5 bxa3 33. Nc4 a2 34. Kb2 Bb3 35. Nd6+ $14) 31. axb4 axb4 32. Nc2 $14) 29...
Bxb5 30. Kc2 {[%csl Rb2]} Bf1 31. g3 $16) 26... g6 $2 {Positionell wäre dieser
Zug gut, denn er verteidigt das Feld f5, aber Weiß hat dasselbe taktische
Motiv wie eben.} (26... Rd8 27. Ke3 Rg5 $14) 27. Rb1 $6 (27. b3 $1 {Ebenso gut
wie im 26. Zug!} cxb3 28. Rxc5 Rxc5 29. Rxc5 b2 30. Rxb5 Bxb5 31. Kc2 Bf1 32.
g3 $16) 27... Ke7 28. f4 {[%cal Gc3h3]} Kd6 $11 29. Rh3 b4 (29... h5 $11) 30.
axb4 axb4 31. Rc1 (31. b3 $6 cxb3 32. Rd3 (32. Nxb3 $2 Rc2+ $17) 32... Ke7 $15)
31... h5 32. Re3 Bd7 33. Ra1 {[%cal Ga1a6]} c3+ 34. Kc2 $5 (34. bxc3 $6 bxc3+ (
34... Rxc3 35. Rxc3 Rxc3 $11) 35. Kc2 Rc4 36. Nb3 Ba4 $15) 34... Rc4 35. Rd3 {
[%cal Gd3d6]} Ke7 36. Ra7 {[%cal Ga7e7,Gd3d7] Die schwarzen Aktionen am
damenflügel sind nur scheinbar gefährlich. Auch Weiß hat aktive Chancen.} cxb2+
37. Kxb2 R8c7 (37... R4c7 $11) 38. Rxc7 Rxc7 39. Kb3 {Der Bauer b4 ist ein
wenig schwach, aber Schwarz kann das Gleichgewicht halten.} Rb7 40. Rd2 {
[%csl Rb4][%cal Rd2c2,Rc2c4,Rc4b4]} Be8 41. Rc2 f6 $1 {[%cal Ge8f7,Gf7b3]} 42.
Nc6+ (42. Rc4 $4 Bf7 $17) 42... Bxc6 43. Rxc6 Rd7 {[%cal Rd7d2,Rd2h2]} 44. e5 {
[%cal Rc6g6]} fxe5 45. fxe5 g5 {Und in gleicher Stellung wurde hier Remis
vereinbart.} (45... g5 46. Rg6 (46. Kxb4 Rd2 $11) 46... g4 47. Kxb4 (47. Rg7+
$6 Ke6 48. Rxd7 Kxd7 49. Kxb4 Ke6 50. Kc4 Kxe5 51. Kd3 $11) 47... Rd2 48. Rh6
Rxg2 49. Rxh5 g3 50. hxg3 Rxg3 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Minneapolis HB Global op"]
[Site "Minneapolis"]
[Date "2005.05.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kacheishvili, Giorgi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2597"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[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 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 {Statt dieser Fortsetzung
konnte Schwarz mit 5...dxc4 in die Wiener Variante überleiten.} 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7.
e3 O-O 8. Be2 {Dieser Zug wird selten gespielt; populärer ist die Alternative
8.Rc1. Der Nachteil des Läuferzugs ist der Verlust eines Tempo nach dxc4 mit
Bxc4.} (8. Rc1 dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. a3 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Nc6 12. O-O Rd8 13. Bb5
Bd7 14. Qb3 Rac8 15. Rfd1 Be8 16. a4 Qe7 {1/2-1/2 Ftacnik,L-Kacheishvili,G/
Batumi ) 1999 (22)}) 8... dxc4 (8... c6 $5) 9. O-O (9. Bxc4 c5 10. O-O cxd4 11.
exd4 Nc6 $11) 9... Rd8 {Der Turmzug scheint mir etwas passiv; nach meiner
Meinung muß Schwarz früher oder später c7-c5 ziehen. Die Alternative 9...c5!?
scheint mir logischer.} (9... a6 10. Bxc4 Nd7 11. Rc1 Bxc3 12. Rxc3 c5 13. Qc2
cxd4 14. exd4 Nb6 15. Ne5 {1-0 Epishin,V-Kupreichik,V/CERA Bank op 1998/EXT 99
(30)}) (9... b6 10. Rc1 Bb7 11. Nb5 $1 a6 12. Rxc4 axb5 13. Rxb4 Rxa2 14. Rxb5
Bc6 15. Rb4 Nd7 16. Rc4 $14 {1-0 Karpov,A-Wockenfuss,K/Bad Lauterberg 1977/ 
(30)}) (9... Qe7 10. Bxc4 Rd8 (10... c5 11. Qe2 b6 12. Rfd1 Bb7 13. Rac1 Rd8
14. h3 Bxc3 15. Rxc3 Nd7 16. Ba6 cxd4 $1 17. Rxd4 Nc5 (17... Bxa6 18. Qxa6 Nc5
19. Qc4 $140 e5 20. Rd5 $14) 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Qc2 $1 a5 20. Ne5 $14 {1/2-1/2
Epishin,V-Landa,K/Mlada Boleslav 1994/(48)}) 11. a3 Bxc3 12. bxc3 c5 13. Ne5
Nd7 14. f4 cxd4 15. exd4 Nxe5 16. fxe5 Bd7 17. Bd3 Rac8 18. Qe1 Bc6 19. Ra2 Bd5
20. Raf2 Qg5 21. Rc2 Bc4 22. Rf3 Bxd3 23. Rxd3 Qe7 24. Rd1 {1/2-1/2 Epishin,
V-Yermolinsky,A/Moscow RUS 2005/(24)}) (9... Nd7 10. Bxc4 c5 11. Ne4 Qe7 12. a3
Ba5 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Qd6 Qxd6 15. Nxd6 Bc7 16. Rfd1 {1/2-1/2 Tvauri,
I-Edzgveradze,N/Tbilisi 1998/EXT 2002 (43)}) (9... c5 $5 10. Ne4 Qe7 11. a3
cxd4 12. Qxd4 (12. axb4 d3) 12... Ba5 13. Qxc4 Bd7 14. Ne5 Rc8 15. Qb3 Bc6 16.
Nxc6 Nxc6 17. Rfd1 {1/2-1/2 Khmelniker,I-Lerner,K/Givataim 2005/CBM 105 ext})
10. a3 $1 {Mit diesem Zug möchte Weiß seine Zentrumstellung verstärken.} (10.
Rc1 c5 $11) 10... Bxc3 (10... Ba5 11. Bxc4 $11) 11. bxc3 c5 12. Ne5 Nd7 13. f4
$14 {[%csl Rc8,Ge5][%mdl 32] Weiß verfügt über einen ausgezeichnet
positionierten Springer auf e5 und es ist nicht leicht zu sehen, wie Schwarz
seinen weißfeldrigen Läufer entwickeln kann.} cxd4 (13... Nxe5 14. fxe5 Qg5 15.
Rf3 $14) 14. exd4 Nxe5 $6 {Mit diesem Tausch hilft Schwarz dem Gegner: Weiß
bekommt eine gefährliche Initiative auf der f-Linie.} (14... Nb6 15. a4 Nd5 16.
Qd2 $14) 15. fxe5 Qg5 16. Rf3 {[%cal Gf3g3,Gg3g8]} Bd7 17. Rg3 Qf4 (17... Qe7
18. Bxc4 $16) (17... Qh4 18. Qd2 $16) 18. Ra2 $1 {[%cal Ga2f2] Eine sehr
tiefer, großmeisterlicher Zug.} Bc6 19. Bh5 {[%cal Ra2f2,Rf2f7]} Rd7 $6 (19...
Rf8 $142 20. Bg4 $5 $36 {Auf diese Weise verhindert Weiß Qh4 und Qe7.} (20. Rf2
Qh4 21. Rg4 Qe7)) 20. Rf2 {[%csl Rf4] Die schwarze Dame steht sehr schlecht
auf f4, während Weiß viele Tempi für den Angriff am Königsflügel gewinnt} Qe4 (
20... Qh4 21. Rg4 $1 {Der Unterschied zwischen 19...Rd7 und 19..Rf8 - besteht
darin, dass Schwarz mit der Positionierung des Turms auf f8 mit 21...Qe7
fortsetzen kann} Qd8 22. Qd2 $16) 21. Qf1 Rf8 22. Rf4 (22. Rf6 $1) 22... Qc2
23. Rf2 (23. Rfg4 g5 24. h4 $40) 23... Qe4 (23... Qa4 24. Qc1 Kh8 (24... Kh7
25. Bd1 Qb5 26. Bc2+ Kh8 27. Rf6 $18) 25. Rf6 $18) 24. Rf6 $1 {[%csl Gf1,Gf6,
Gg3,Rg8,Gh5][%cal Rf6h6][%mdl 128] Weiß verfügt über deutlichen Angriff am
Königsflügel.} Kh7 25. Rf4 Qd5 (25... Qc2 26. Bxf7 $18 (26. Rf2 Qe4 27. Bxf7
$18)) 26. Bxf7 $18 Kh8 27. Rxg7 $1 (27. Rxg7 Kxg7 28. Rg4+ Kh7 29. Qf6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Capablanca Memorial Elite 40th"]
[Site "Havana"]
[Date "2005.05.13"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Arencibia Rodriguez, Walter"]
[Black "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2637"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2005.05.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Qa4+ {Diese Variante
wird selten gespielt: nach diesem Zug muß Schwarz 6...Nc6 spielen, damit c7-c5
verhindert wird: Ein typisches Motiv in der Ragozin Variante.} Nc6 7. Bg5 h6 8.
Bxf6 Qxf6 9. e3 O-O 10. Be2 (10. Rc1) 10... Be6 11. O-O a6 12. Rfc1 {Nach
diesem Zug kann Weiß seine Dame auf d1 platzieren und mit zwei Türmen auf dem
Damenflügel weiterspielen.} Bd6 13. Qd1 Ne7 (13... Rae8 14. a3 Nd8 15. b4 c6
16. Na4 Qe7 17. Nc5 f5 18. g3 Bf7 19. Nd3 Bh5 20. Nfe5 Bxe2 21. Qxe2 Bxe5 22.
Nxe5 Rf6 23. Rab1 {[%cal Gd8f7] Und hier wurde Remis gegeben in Horváth,Jó.-
Palac,M.Cannes 1993.}) 14. Rab1 $5 $146 {Dieser natürliche Turmzug ist eine
theoretische Neuerung. Weiß spielt noch nicht 14.Na4, sondern bereitet b2-b4
vor. Nach 14.Na4 kann Schwarz mit 14...b6 die Angriffsbemühungen von Weiß am
Damenflügel eingeschränken} (14. Na4 {(/\ 15.Nc5)} b6 (14... c6 15. Nc5 Bxc5
16. Rxc5 Bg4 17. Ne5 Bxe2 18. Qxe2 Qe6 19. Rc2 Nc8 {1/2-1/2 Timman,J-Izoria,Z/
Calvia 2004}) 15. b4 Ng6 (15... Rfe8 16. Qb3 g5 17. Nb2 {[%cal Gb2d3,Gd3e5,
Gf3e5]} g4 18. Ne5 Bxe5 19. dxe5 Qxe5 20. Nd3 Qg5 21. Nf4 $44 {[%csl Gf4][%cal
Rc1c7,Gf4e6] 1/2-1/2 Comas Fabrego,L-Piket,J/Escaldes 1998/CBM 068/[Ribli] (75)
}) (15... g5 $5 16. Nb2 (16. g3 Ng6 17. Ne1 Qg7 18. Kh1 f5 $36) 16... Ng6 17.
Nd3 h5 18. Nfe5 g4 $13 (18... h4 19. Nc6 $6 $14)) 16. Nb2 a5 17. b5 Rad8 18.
Nd3 Rfe8 19. Rc3 Bf5 20. Rac1 Be4 21. g3 Qf5 22. Nd2 Qe6 23. Bg4 {1/2-1/2
Zilberman,Y-Soffer,R/Ramat Aviv 2000/CBM 77 (72)}) 14... Rad8 (14... g5 $5 15.
b4 (15. Na4 b6) 15... b6) 15. b4 c6 16. Na4 {[%cal Ga4c5]} Bc8 17. Nc5 g5 (
17... Bxc5 18. bxc5 $16) 18. a4 $14 {[%cal Gb4b5] Weiß hat Initiative am
Damenflügel: sein Spiel mit a4 und b4 ist ein Minoritätsangriff, in dem hier
drei Bauern vier gegenüber stehen. Mit Öffnung der c-Linie verfügt Weiß über
dauerhaften positionelle Druck. Jetzt ist die weiße positionelle Drohung 19.b5.
} b5 {[%csl Gc5] Schwarz verteidigt sich gegen b4-b5, aber das c5-Feld ist
eine positionelle Schwächung in der schwarzen Stellung.} (18... g4 19. Ne1 h5
20. b5 $14) 19. Nd3 {[%cal Gf3e5]} Ng6 {Schwarz verteidigt sich gegen 20.Nfe5 
(oder 20.Nde5) - natürlich geht nicht 20.Rxc6 wegen 20...Bxh2+.} 20. Nfe1 Bb8
21. Rc3 {[%mdl 32] Weiß verdoppelt die Türme auf der c-Linie und erhöht seinen
Druck am Damenflügel.} (21. Bg4 $14) 21... Ne7 22. Rbc1 Qd6 23. g3 Kg7 24. Nf3
{[%cal Gf3e5,Gd3e5] Es droht wieder 25.Nfe5, oder 25.Nde5 - Schwarz muß seine
Königsstellung mit 24...f6 schwächen.} f6 25. Nd2 Rd7 (25... f5 26. Nf3 $16)
26. Nc5 {[%csl Gc5] In der geschlossene Stellung sind die Springer besser, als
die schwarzen Läufer; der Nc5 dominiert das Spielgeschehen.} Ra7 27. Ra3 Ng6
28. axb5 axb5 29. Rxa7+ Bxa7 30. Ndb3 Rf7 (30... f5 31. Ra1 Bb6 32. f4 $14 (32.
Kh1 $14)) 31. Qc2 Ne7 32. Ra1 Bb6 33. Bd3 Rf8 (33... f5 34. f4 $14) 34. Qe2 {
[%cal Ge2h5]} g4 35. Bc2 {[%csl Yf4][%cal Gc5d3,Gd3f4]} h5 36. h4 $1 f5 (36...
gxh3 37. Qxh5 Rh8 38. Qf3 $16) 37. Nd3 $16 {[%csl Yc5,Yf4][%cal Gb3c5,Gd3f4]
Weiß hat eindeutige Positionsvorteile; Nb3 zielt auf das Feld c5, während der
Nd3 nach f4 geht. Schwarz hat kein Gegenspiel.} Be6 {Interessanterweise ist
das der erste Läuferzug in der Partie.} 38. Nbc5 Rb8 39. Qd2 Bf7 40. Ra6 Qd8
41. Ne5 {[%csl Gc5,Ge5]} Ra8 (41... Bxc5 42. bxc5 $16) 42. Nb7 Qc8 43. Rxb6 Qc7
44. e4 $1 {[%csl Rg7][%cal Rd2g5,Rg5g7][%mdl 64] Weiß beschäftigt sich nicht
mit dem Turm auf b5, stattdessen konzentriert er sich auf den Angriff auf den
schwarzen König.} Qxb6 45. Qg5+ Ng6 46. Nd6 $18 {[%csl Gd6,Ge5,Gg5,Rg7]
Schwarz ist hilflos gegen die vielseitigen Drohungen.} Qd8 47. Nxf5+ Kg8 48.
Qh6 Qf6 49. Nd7 Qh8 50. Ne7+ (50. Ne7+ Nxe7 51. Nf6+ $18) 1-0

[Event "CUB-ch"]
[Site "Holguin"]
[Date "2002.03.31"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Vera Gonzalez Quevedo, Reynaldo"]
[Black "Gongora Reyes, Maikel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2534"]
[BlackElo "2408"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2002.03.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 {Früher war die Rubinstein-Variante
des Damengambits ein seltener Gast in der Turnierpraxis, heutzutage aber ist
sie populär. Es handelt sich bei dieser Variante eigentlich um eine Mischung
aus Damengambit und der Nimzoindischen Verteidigung. Schwarz kämpft
hauptsächlich um das Feld e4, d.h. in vielen Varianten tauscht er seinen Bb4
gegen den Nc3.} 5. cxd5 {Das ist eine Hauptfortsetzung. Nach 5.Bg5 muss Weiß
mit 5...dxc4 (Wiener Variante) rechnen.} exd5 6. Bg5 h6 (6... Nbd7) 7. Bh4 (7.
Bxf6) 7... g5 {Schwarz schwächt freiwillig seine Königsstellung, verschafft
sich damit aber die Herrschaft über das Feld e4.} 8. Bg3 Ne4 9. Nd2 {Dieses
Bauernopfer ist erzwungen. In der Folge bekommt Weiß Initiative für den Bauern.
} (9. Rc1 $2 {Das wäre ein schlechter Zug, denn Schwarz könnte nun die etwas
sonderbare Stellung des Bg3 ausnutzen.} h5 $17 {[%csl Rg3][%cal Rh5h4]}) 9...
Nxc3 (9... Nxg3 10. hxg3 c5) 10. bxc3 Bxc3 11. Rc1 Bb2 {Das ist die moderne
Fortsetzung. Früher spielte man 11...Ba5. Jetzt kann Weiß nicht 12.Rc2?
spielen (denn nach 12...Bxd4 ist Qa4+ nicht möglich), und nach 12.Rb1 kann
Schwarz ruhig 12...Bxd4 spielen und auf 13.Qa4+ mit 13...Nc6 antworten.} (11...
Ba5 12. h4 g4 13. e3 (13. Qc2 $44) 13... Bf5 (13... c6) 14. Be2 Rg8 15. O-O c6
16. Nb3 $44 {1-0 Naumkin,I-Zemerov,V/Genova 2001/CBM 85 ext (25)}) (11... Bxd2+
$6 12. Qxd2 Nc6 13. h4 $16) 12. Bxc7 $5 (12. Rxc7 Na6 13. Rc2 Bxd4 14. e3 (14.
h4 Bf5 15. Nb3 Bxc2 16. Qxd4 Rg8 {0-1 Yermolinsky,A-Serper,G/Salt Lake City
1999/CBM 73 (29)}) 14... Bg7 15. Bxa6 bxa6 16. O-O Bd7 17. Qf3 Bb5 18. Rd1 O-O
19. Nb3 Rc8 {Ftacnik,L. 1/2-1/2 Epishin,V-Sosonko,G/Ter Apel 1992/CBM 30/
[Ftacnik] (40)}) 12... Qe7 (12... Qd7 13. Rb1 Bc3 14. Bxb8 (14. Bg3 $142 $5 {
Jetzt steht die Qd7 sehr schlecht - nach 13...Bxd4?? kann Weiß 14.e3 und 15.
Bxb8 ziehen, nebst 16.Bb5 mit Gewinn.}) 14... Rxb8 15. e3 O-O 16. h4 g4 17. Rb3
Qc7 18. Be2 Bd7 19. O-O f5 20. Bb5 Be6 {1/2-1/2 Ftacnik,L-Landa,K/Beijing 1996/
CBM 54 ext (20)}) 13. Bd6 (13. Rb1 Bc3 (13... Ba3 14. Bxb8 Rxb8 15. Rb3 O-O 16.
e3 Bd7 17. Bb5 Be6 18. O-O a6 19. Bd3 b5 20. Qh5 Bd6 21. Qxh6 f6 22. Re1 Qg7
23. Qxg7+ Kxg7 24. Rc1 {1-0 Ovsejevitsch,S-Lempert,I/Alushta 1994/CBM 40 (65)})
14. Bxb8 Rxb8 15. Qc2 Bxd2+ 16. Qxd2 Bf5 17. Rb2 O-O 18. e3 Be4 19. f3 Bg6 20.
Bd3 Bxd3 21. Qxd3 Rbc8 22. O-O Rc6 {1/2-1/2 Umanskaya,I-Matveeva,S/Elista 1997/
EXT 98 (25)}) (13. Rc2 Bxd4 14. Bxb8 Rxb8 15. e3 Bf5 $17) 13... Qe6 (13... Qd8
14. Bc7 (14. Rc2 Bxd4 15. Nb3 Bg7 16. Qxd5 $36) 14... Qe7 15. Bd6 Qd8 {1/2-1/2
Mikhalchishin,A-Farago,I/Bled 1998/EXT 2000 (15)}) 14. Rb1 $1 $146 {[%mdl 4]
Dieser Zug stellt die gesamte Variante mit 11...Bb2 in Frage. 14...Bxd4?? wäre
jetzt wegen 15.Bxb8 Rxb8 16.Qa4+ ganz schlecht.} (14. Rc2 Bxd4 15. Ba3 Nc6 16.
e4 Bd7 17. Nb3 Bb6 {0,5/Miralles,G-Sosonko,G/Cannes tt/1990/}) 14... Qxd6 (
14... Bc3 15. Bxb8 Rxb8 16. e3 O-O 17. Be2 $14 {Schwarz besitzt das Läuferpaar,
aber die weiße Bauernstruktur ist viel besser - der Pd5 ist isoliert, und die
schwarzen Bauern am Königsflügel sind geschwächt.}) 15. Rxb2 Nc6 16. e3 $14 {
Weiß hat eine gesunde Stellung ohne Schwächen, Schwarz hingegen hat Probleme
mit seinem Königsflügel.} Bf5 $6 (16... O-O 17. Be2 $14 (17. Bd3 $14)) 17. Be2
(17. Rxb7 $16) 17... O-O 18. h4 $5 {[%mdl 128] Weiß kümmert sich nicht um den
Pb7, sondern spielt gegen die geschwächte schwarze Königsstellung.} (18. Rxb7
$16) 18... Rfe8 {[%cal Ge8e1]} 19. hxg5 (19. Rxb7 Nxd4 20. exd4 Bd3 $132) 19...
hxg5 20. Nf3 $16 {Die weißen Drohungen sind vielseitig - momentan hängen die
Bauern auf b7 und g5.} (20. Rxb7 $2 Nxd4 21. exd4 Bd3 $132) 20... f6 (20... g4
21. Nh4 $16) 21. Bd3 $1 (21. Rxb7) 21... Qd7 (21... Qa3 22. Rb3 Qa5+ 23. Kf1
$16) 22. Qb1 $1 {[%cal Rb1b7,Rb1h7]} Be4 (22... Bxd3 23. Qxd3 $18 {[%csl Rg8]
[%cal Rd3g6,Rg6g8]}) 23. Bxe4 dxe4 (23... Rxe4 24. Rxb7 $18) 24. Rxb7 Qe6 (
24... Rab8 25. Qb3+ (25. Rxb8 Nxb8 26. Nd2 $18) 25... Qe6 26. Rxb8 Nxb8 27. d5
$18) 25. Rh6 $18 {[%csl Gb7,Gh6][%cal Gh6e6,Rf3g5] 25...exf3 geht nicht wegen
26.Qg6+. Es droht 26.Nxg5.} Qd5 (25... Rab8 26. Nxg5 $18) 26. Rxf6 Ne7 27. Rb5
1-0

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1997.03.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Orlov, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[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. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Rc1 {
Statt 7.e3 eine chancenreihe Nebenvariante.Ribli.} h6 8. Bh4 {Das ist der
Epishin selbst 1992 in die Turnierpraxis eingeführte Zug.Ribli.} (8. Bxf6 Qxf6
9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. Rxc3 c6 11. Re3+ Kf8 12. g3 Qd6 13. Bg2 Nf6 14. O-O g6 $13 {
Barsov,A-Brenninkmeijer,J/Nederland tt/1995/}) 8... c5 9. dxc5 Qa5 10. Qd4 $1 (
10. a3 $2 Bxc3+ 11. Rxc3 Ne4) 10... O-O (10... Bxc5 11. Qd2 Bb4 12. a3 Ne4 $2
13. axb4) 11. a3 Bxc5 12. Qd2 Be7 13. e3 Qd8 $146 (13... Nb6 14. Nd4 Ne4 15.
Bxe7 Nxd2 16. Bb4 Qxb4 17. axb4 Nxf1 18. Rxf1 Be6 19. b3 a5 20. bxa5 Rxa5 21.
Kd2 Rfa8 22. Rc2 $14 {Mit klarem und dauerhaftem Vorteil fuer Weiss in der
Partie Epishin,V-Serper,G/Moscow op/1992/ Ribli.}) 14. Bd3 (14. Be2 Nc5 15. Nd4
$14 {Weiss steht immer besser wegen des schwarzen isolierten Bauern auf d5.
Wenn Weiss einen Springer auf d4 in Blockadestellung gebracht hat, ist es
schwer für Schwarz etwas Aktivitaet zu finden.Ribli.}) 14... Nc5 15. Nd4 $1 {
[%cal Gd4b3,Gd4b5,Gd4f5]} Nce4 (15... Nxd3+ 16. Qxd3 $14 {[%csl Rd5] Auch ohne
Läuferpaar ist die Schwäche des Bauern d5 spürbar.Ribli.}) 16. Qc2 Bd7 (16...
Nxc3 17. Qxc3 Bg4 18. O-O Rc8 19. Qb3 Qd7 20. h3 $14) 17. Bxe4 dxe4 $8 (17...
Nxe4 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. Nxd5 $16) 18. O-O {[%csl Re4] Schwarz hat einen nur
scheinbar aktiven, in Wirklichkeit aber eher schwachen Bauer auf e4. Weiß kann
mit Hilfe der Springerstellung auf d4 den ungeschützten schwarzen Damenflügel
angreifen.Ribli.} Re8 19. Qb3 (19. Bxf6 $6 Bxf6 20. Nxe4 $2 Bxd4 21. exd4 Bf5 {
[%cal Rf5c2,Gd7d4,Rd8d4]}) 19... b6 (19... Rb8 $2 20. Bg3 $16 {[%cal Rg3b8,
Rb3b7]}) 20. Ncb5 Bc5 (20... Bxb5 21. Qxb5 {[%csl Rc6] Und Schwarz hat nicht
nur eine Schwäche auf e4, sondern auch ein positionelles Loch auf c6.Ribli.})
21. Bg3 Nh5 22. Bc7 Qe7 (22... Qc8 23. Bd6 $16 {[%csl Rc5]}) 23. Qd1 Nf6 24.
Bg3 $1 {[%cal Rb5c7,Rc7a8,Rc7e8]} (24. b4 Bxd4 25. Nxd4 Rac8) 24... Bxd4 25.
Nxd4 Rec8 26. Qe2 {[%csl Ra7][%cal Ye2a6] Weiss hat zwar keinen großen, aber
einen unangenehmen dauerhaften Vorteil. Stünder der schwarze Bauer statt auf
e4 auf e6, wäre die Stellung ungefähr gleich. Ribli.} Rxc1 27. Rxc1 Rc8 28.
Rxc8+ Bxc8 29. Qc4 {[%csl Gc4,Gd4,Gg3] Beide weißen Leichtfiguren und die Dame
kontrollieren alle wichtigen Felder auf dem Brett.Ribli.} Qd7 (29... Bb7 30.
Nf5 Qd7 31. Nd6 Ne8 32. Nxb7 Qxb7 (32... Qd1+ $2 33. Qf1) 33. Be5 $14) 30. b4
a6 31. a4 Bb7 (31... Nd5 32. b5 axb5 33. axb5 f5 34. Be5 $14 {[%csl Rd5][%cal
Rd4f5]}) 32. b5 axb5 33. axb5 Nd5 34. h3 {Weiss folgt einer einfachen
Strategie in dieser Partie: Statt direkte Drohungen aufzustellen, verbessert
er mit kleinen Zuegen seine Stellung und hält den Vorteil fest.Ribli.} Kh7 35.
Nc6 {[%csl Gc6]} f5 36. Be5 {[%cal Re5g7]} Ne7 $4 $138 {Ein sofortiger
Verlustzug in schwerer Stellung.Ribli.} (36... Qe6 37. Bd4 $14) 37. Qf7 $18 {
[%csl Rg7] Und Schwarz gab auf,als droht Matt auf g7.Ribli.} 1-0

[Event "Reggio Emilia 9697 39th"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "1996.12.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Komarov, Dimitri"]
[Black "Tatai, Stefano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2375"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1996.12.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 Bb4 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Qc2 $5 {
[#] Früher war das sofortige 7.e3 die theoretische Hauptvariante. In unserer
Partie spielt Weiß e3 erst im 18.Zug. Diese sogenannte Ragosin-Variante im
Damengambit führt gewöhnlich zu einigen taktischen Verwicklungen, aber die
Theorie schätzt die weißen Chancen als höher ein.Ribli.} c5 8. dxc5 Nxc5 (8...
Qa5 $5 {Nach meiner Meinung bietet der Damezug fuer Schwarz mehr
Ausgleichchancen. In dieser Variante ist ein belebtes schwarzes Figurenspiel
charakteristisch, und Weiß spielt hauptsächlich auf ein Endspiel gegen den
isolierten schwarzen Damenbauern. Ribli.}) 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. Qxc3 Nce4 11. Bxf6
Qxf6 (11... Nxf6 12. e3 O-O 13. Be2 $14 {Schwarz hat einen schwachenn Pd5,
aber das ist seine einzige Schwäche. Mit gutem Spiel glaube ich, könnte er
seine Stellung halten, aber im modernen Schach ist es nicht üblich, ohne
besondere Gegenchancen sechs Stunden für einen halben Punkt zu sitzen.Ribli.})
12. Qxf6 Nxf6 13. Rc1 $14 {[#] Nach der Eröffnung haben wirsofort eigentlich
eine Endspielstellung. Weiss hat wegen des schwachen Pd5 einekleinen, aber
"ewigen" Vorteil. Ribli.} Bd7 14. Nd4 Ke7 15. f3 (15. e3 Rac8 16. Rxc8 Rxc8 17.
Kd2 Ne4+) 15... Rhc8 16. Rxc8 Rxc8 17. Kd2 h5 {Schwarz läßt nicht zu, daß Weiß
mit späterem g2-g4 am Königsflügel Raum gewinnt. Ribli.} 18. e3 a6 19. Bd3 g6
$5 {Das ist der beste Bauernaufbau in solchen Stellungen. 19...g6 verhindert
auch Nf5 und Bf5. Ribli.} 20. Re1 (20. Rc1 Rxc1 21. Kxc1 $11 {Theoretisch
steht Weiß noch ein wenig besser, aber solche Stellungen sind kaum zu gewinnen,
besonders nicht auf einem Großmeisterturnier. Ribli.}) 20... Rc7 21. b3 {
Der Manöverkampf beginnt. Es ist nicht leicht für Weiß, seine Stellung zu
verbessern. Er bewahrt nur seinen mikroskopischen Vorteil und wartet auf eine
gute Gelegenheit. Ribli.} Rc8 22. Bc2 Kd6 23. b4 Rc7 24. Bb3 Ke7 25. a4 {
Weiß droht später in einigen Varianten a4-a5 zu ziehen, wodurch die schwarzen
Bauern auf a6 und b7 festgelegt werden. Ribli.} Rc8 26. Ne2 {Ich bin sicher,
daß Weiß noch keinen konkreten Plan hat, aber er kann in Zukunft Nf4 oder Nc3
spielen und den Manöverkampf fortführen.Ribli.} a5 $2 {Ein strategischer
Fehler. Schwarz muß ruhig bleiben und warten.Ribli.} (26... Kd6 $5) (26... Be6
27. a5 Rc7 (27... b6 $6 28. axb6 (28. Nd4) 28... Rb8 $11)) 27. bxa5 $1 (27. b5
$2 b6 $11 (27... Kd6)) 27... Ra8 28. Kc3 Rxa5 29. Kb4 {Ohne schwarze Hilfe
wäre es für Weiß unmöglich gewesen, seinen König zu aktivieren. Ribli.} Ra8 (
29... Ra6 30. Nd4 Rb6+ 31. Kc5 {Und Weiß steht sehr aktiv.Ribli.}) 30. Nc3 Bc6
31. Rd1 Rd8 32. h4 {Nach diesem Zug Schwarz hat keinerlei Möglichkeit am
Königsflügel, weil Weiß schon etwas am Damenflügel erreicht hat.Und Weiß hat
noch Reserven am Königsflügel, er droht mit Rd4, nebst g4-g5 gefährliche
Initiative zu entwickeln. Ribli.} b6 33. Rd4 Ke6 $2 (33... Rd7 34. g4 hxg4 35.
fxg4 $16) 34. e4 $16 {Nach diesem Zug droht Weiß mit Übergang in ein
Bauernendspiel, das hoffnungslos für Schwarz wäre.Ribli.} Ke5 35. Ne2 (35. Rd1
d4 36. Ne2 Rd7 37. Bc2 {Das ist auch möglich und droht 38.f4. Ribli.}) 35...
Kd6 36. Bxd5 Bxd5 37. Nc3 Kc7 (37... Ke6 38. Nxd5 Nxd5+ 39. Rxd5 Rxd5 40. exd5+
Kxd5 41. Kb5 $18) 38. exd5 {Schwarz gab auf oder Zeitüberschreitung ? Ich weiß
es nicht, aber er hat eine verlorene Stellung. Die letzte Phase der Partie war
unglücklich für Schwarz. Ribli.} 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Orlov, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 c5 $6 (6... h6 $5)
(6... Nbd7 $5) 7. dxc5 $5 Nc6 8. e3 $1 (8. Rc1 d4 9. a3 $13) 8... Bg4 (8... h6
9. Bh4 $6 (9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. Rc1 $14) 9... g5 10. Bg3 Ne4 11. Bb5 Nxc3 12. Bxc6+
bxc6 13. Qd4 Nxa2+ 14. Nd2 Bxd2+ {Führt zu einer theoretischen Variante mit
gleichen Chancen.}) 9. Be2 h6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. O-O O-O-O (11... Bxc3 12. bxc3
Qxc3 (12... O-O-O 13. Nd4 $16) 13. Qxd5 {Und Schwarz hat keinen ausreichenden
Ersatz für den Bauer.}) 12. Rc1 Bxc5 13. Nxd5 Qd6 14. Qa4 $1 {Dieser
Zwischenzug garantiert weißen Vorteil.Ribli.} (14. Nc3 $6) 14... Be6 15. Nf4
Kb8 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Rfd1 Qe7 18. Bb5 {Weiss hat nicht nur einen Bauern mehr,
sondern auch die bessere Stellung. Ribli.} Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Rc8 20. Qf4+ (20.
Bxc6 Rxc6 21. Ne5 Rd6 {Das ist auch vorteilhaft für Weiß, aber die Spannung zu
halten, ist noch besser. Ribli.}) 20... Ka8 21. Qe4 a6 22. Bc4 e5 (22... Re8)
23. a3 Ka7 24. h3 {Weiß muß sich nicht beeilen, er verbessert seine Stellung
mit kleinen Zügen. Schwarz muß ohne allzu große Hoffnung auf Gegenspiel
weiterspielen. Ribli.} Bd6 25. Nh4 Bb8 26. Nf3 {Vielleicht war Weiß in
Zeitnot? Oder demonstriert er seine Kraft mit dieser Zugwiederholung? Ribli.}
Nd8 27. Bd5 Bd6 28. Qd3 Bb8 29. Nd2 Ne6 30. Qf5 Re8 31. Bxe6 Qxe6 32. Qxe6 Rxe6
33. Rc1 $1 Rb6 (33... Rd6 34. Ne4 {Und es gibt keinen Eindringungspunkt für
Schwarz.Ribli.}) 34. Rc2 Bd6 35. Kf1 Kb8 36. Ke2 {Die Annäherung des Königs
entscheidet die Partie. Ribli.} Bc7 37. Kd3 Rg6 38. g3 Rf6 39. Ne4 Rb6 40. Nc3
h5 41. Nd5 (41. Nd5 {Und Schwarz muß aufgeben, da nach} Rd6 42. Ke4 {er
mindestens einen weiteren Bauern verliert. Ribli.}) 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup3"]
[Site "Omsk"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sherbakov, Vitaly S"]
[Black "Zemerov, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2370"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1996.12.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 c5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 Nbd7 8.
Bb5 {[#] Eine seltene Fortsetzung. Die weiße Strategie ist klar: Er will die
Situation im Zentrum klären.Ribli.} Qa5 (8... Qb6 9. Bxd7+ Nxd7 10. O-O Bxc3
11. bxc3 h6 12. Bh4 Qe6 {Und Schwarz bereitet b6 und Bb7 mit gleichen
Aussichten vor. Ribli.}) 9. Bxd7+ Nxd7 (9... Bxd7 $6 10. Bxf6 $5 (10. O-O Bxc3
11. bxc3 Ne4 12. dxc5) 10... Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Qxc3+ 12. Nd2 gxf6 13. Rc1 $14 {
Salov,V-Tischbierek,R/Leningrad/1984/}) 10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 c4 {[#] Das ist
eine typische Stellung in der Ragozin-Variante. Schwarz plant ein Spiel am
Damenflügel und ist stark auf den weißen Felden. Weiß spielt auf e3-e4,
natürlich nach Vorbereitung durch f2-f3. Da er einen schwarzfeldrigen Läufer
hat, kommt er lieber über die dunkelen Felder.Ribli.} 12. Qc2 h6 $6 {Dieser
Zug gefällt mir nicht. Wenn Schwarz einmal h6 gespielt hat, kann er, wegen der
vielen Schwächen, nicht später f6 oder g6 spielen. Ribli.} (12... O-O $5) 13.
Bh4 O-O 14. Rfe1 {Nach meiner Meinung ein normaler Zug, aber l4.Rfb1 gefolgt
von a4 gibt Schwarz keine Chancen am Damenflügel, und möglicherweise kommt
Weiß auch mit Rb5 ins Spiel. Ribli.} Nb6 15. Ne5 Re8 (15... f6 $2 16. Ng6 {
Wegen 12...h6 ist diese Antwort möglich.Ribli.}) 16. f3 Na4 17. Rac1 b5 18. e4
$14 {Ich war immer der Meinung, daß Initiative im Zentrum und am Königsflügel
immer gefährlicher ist, als ein Spiel am Damenflügel.Ribli.} Be6 $2 (18... dxe4
19. fxe4) (18... Bb7 $5) 19. Nc6 {Nach diesem einfachen Zug gewinnt Weiß den
Schlüsselbauern auf d5.Ribli.} Qb6 20. exd5 Bd7 (20... Bxd5 21. Ne7+ $16) 21.
Ne7+ Kh8 22. Qd2 b4 $5 {Das ist die einzige Gegenchance ! Vielleicht kann der
Nachziehende mit diesem Zug etwas im "Trüben fischen". Aber objektiv
betrachtet hat er eine schwere Stellung. Ribli.} 23. cxb4 c3 24. Qf4 Rf8 25. a3
{Weiß hat gute Chancen, aber zuerst stabilisiert er seinen Pb4 und beginnt
erst später seine Aktion am Königsflügel. Ribli.} a5 26. bxa5 Rxa5 (26... Qxa5
27. Bf6 gxf6 $2 (27... Qb6 28. Qxh6#) (27... Kh7) 28. Qxh6#) 27. d6 Kh7 28. Bf2
Qb3 29. d5 Qxa3 30. Nc6 Raa8 (30... Bxc6 31. dxc6 $18 {Mit zwei solchen Bauern
steht Weiß auf Gewinn. Ribli.}) 31. Bd4 Qb3 32. Qe5 {Und Schwarz gab auf, weil
nach32...Rg8 33.Ne7 kommt, und nach 32...f6 sind 33.Qe7, oder 33.Qe4
überzeugend. Ribli.} 1-0

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 04th"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2003.04.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Black "Vescovi, Giovanni P"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2623"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[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. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Bb4 {Das ist die Ragozin-Variante des
Damengambits, ein spezieller Hybrid des Damengambits und der Nimzoindischen
Verteidigung. Die gewoehnliche schwarze Strategie in dieser Variante ist der
Kampf um das e4-Feld.} 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 (6... Nbd7 {Diese Variante wird
oft gespielt.}) 7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3 Ne4 {Diese Variante ist weniger gespielt.
Schwarz moechte direkt einen Bauern gewinnen.} 9. Nd2 {Dieses (zeitweilige)
Bauernopfer ist die beste Fortsetzung fuer Weiss.} (9. Rc1 $6 h5 $36) 9... Nxc3
10. bxc3 Bxc3 11. Rc1 Ba5 {Das ist die alte Fortsetzung. Aber in Betracht
kommt auch der Zwischenzug 11..Bb2!?.} (11... Bb2 $5) 12. h4 {Fuer den Bauern
Weiss hat Kompensation, weil die schwarze Bauernstruktur am Koenigsfluegel
geschwaecht ist.} (12. e3 c6 13. Bd3 Bc7 (13... h5 14. h4 g4 15. Qc2 Nd7 16.
O-O Bxd2 17. Qxd2 Nb6 18. e4 dxe4 19. Bxe4 Be6 20. Rfe1 {1-0 Notkin,M-Mochalov,
E/Minsk 1998/CBM 64 ext (45)}) (13... Nd7 14. O-O Nf6 15. Be5 O-O 16. Nb3 Bc7
17. f4 g4 18. Qe1 {1-0 Smejkal,J-Kurajica,B/Vrsac 1981/MCD (42)}) 14. Bxc7 Qxc7
15. O-O f5 16. Nf3 Be6 17. Ne5 O-O 18. Qh5 Qg7 19. Rb1 b6 20. f4 {1-0 Tkachiev,
V-Vallin,G/France 2001/EXT 2002 (33)}) 12... Rf8 $5 {[%mdl 4] Schwarz verlasst
die h-Linie mit dem Turm und moechte seinen Koenig entweder in der Mitte
lassen, oder (in einigen Varianten) lange rochieren.} (12... g4 13. e3 (13. Qc2
$5) 13... c6 (13... Bf5 14. Be2 Rg8 15. O-O c6 16. Nb3 Bb6 17. Bd3 Qf6 18. Re1
Be4 19. a4 a5 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Nd2 Qe7 22. Rb1 Bd8 23. Nc4 Rg6 24. h5 Re6 25.
d5 {1-0 Naumkin,I-Zemerov,V/Genova 2001/CBM 85 ext (25)}) (13... Nc6 $6 14. Bb5
Bd7 15. Rc5 $1 {1-0 Khalifman,A-Serper,G/St Petersburg 1994/CBM 43 ext/
[Khalifman] (31)}) 14. Be2 Be6 (14... h5 15. O-O Bc7 16. Bxc7 Qxc7 17. e4 $1
Be6 18. exd5 Bxd5 19. Bc4 Qd8 20. Re1+ Kf8 21. Qb3 {1-0 Ovsejevitsch,S-Karmov,
M/Krasnodar 1996/EXT 2000 (27)}) 15. O-O Nd7 (15... h5 $6 16. e4 $1 Bb6 17.
exd5 cxd5 18. Nb3 (18. Bb5+ $5 Kf8 19. Nb3 $44) 18... Nc6 19. Qd2 $44 {1/2-1/2
Gelfand,B-Bareev,E/Polanica Zdroj 1997/CBM 61/[Gelfand] (36)}) 16. Nb3 Bc7 17.
Bxg4 Bxg3 18. Bxe6 Bd6 19. Qh5 Qe7 20. Bxd7+ Qxd7 21. Nc5 Qe7 22. e4 Bxc5 23.
dxc5 O-O-O {1/2-1/2 Tukmakov,V-Inkiov,V/Chania 1992/EXT 2003 (23)}) 13. e3 c6 {
[%cal Ga5c7,Gc7g3] Das ist ein typysches positionelles Motiv - Schwarz moechte
den starken dunkelfarbigen Laufer des Gegners mit 14...Bc7 tauschen.} 14. Bd3
Bc7 15. Bxc7 Qxc7 {Weiss hat Entwicklungsvorteil, aber die schwarze Stellung
ist fest.} 16. Qh5 {[%csl Gh5] Mit diesem Damezug Weiss gewinnt den Bauern
zurueck.} Be6 (16... Qe7 17. Qxh6 gxh4 (17... Qa3 $6 18. Ke2 $36) 18. Qxh4 $14)
17. hxg5 (17. Qxh6 gxh4 18. Qxh4 Nd7 {Auf diese Weise hätten wir eine ähnliche
Stellung wie in der Partie - dort wird die weisse Dame auf g5 stehen.}) 17...
hxg5 18. Qxg5 Nd7 (18... Qe7 $6 19. Qg3 $36) 19. f4 $13 {Weiss strebt nach
Aktivitaet am Koenigsfluegel. Der Zug 20.f5 droht jedoch noch nicht mit
Figurengewinn, weil Schwarz 20...f6 ziehen kann.} (19. Rb1 $14 {[%cal Gb1b7]})
19... f6 (19... Qa5 20. f5 f6 $13) 20. Bg6+ Kd8 (20... Ke7 $13) 21. Qh6 Qd6 {
[%cal Gd8c7]} 22. f5 $6 {Dieser Zug gefaellt mir nicht, weil der g6B
abgeschnitten wird.} Bg8 23. Kf2 Rc8 {[%cal Gc6c5]} (23... Kc7) 24. Qf4 $6 (24.
Qh2 Qxh2 25. Rxh2 Ke7 $11) 24... Kc7 (24... Qxf4+ 25. exf4 Ke7 $11) 25. Rc3 b6
{[%cal Gc6c5] Schwarz moechte seine Bauernmehrheit am Damenfluegel
mobilisieren.} (25... Qxf4+ 26. exf4 b6 $11) 26. Nf3 (26. Qxd6+ Kxd6 $15) 26...
c5 27. Ra3 $2 {[%mdl 16384] Dieser Zug gefaellt mir gar nicht. Der weisse Turm
steht völlig passiv auf der a-Linie.} (27. dxc5 Qxf4 28. exf4 (28. cxb6+ $4 Kb7
$19) 28... Nxc5 $11 (28... bxc5 29. Nd4 $13)) 27... Qxf4 28. exf4 {[%csl Rf4,
Rf5]} a5 (28... Kb7 $13) 29. dxc5 bxc5 $1 {[%csl Gc5,Gd5] Die Aktivitaet ist
wichtiger als ein Bauer.} (29... Nxc5 30. Nd4 $11) 30. Rxa5 d4 $44 {Die
schwarze positionelle Drohung ist 31...Ra8.} 31. Ra7+ Kd6 32. Rb1 (32. Ra6+ Rc6
33. Rxc6+ Kxc6 $15) 32... Ra8 33. Rbb7 (33. Rxa8 Rxa8 $17) 33... Rxa7 34. Rxa7
Rb8 $1 $17 {[%csl Gc5,Gd4,Gd6,Rg6][%cal Rb8b2,Rb2a2,Rb2f2] Schwarz hat einen
Bauern weniger, aber seine verbundene Bauern sind stark im Zentrum und der g6B
steht schrecklich passiv.} 35. Kg3 $2 (35. Nd2 Bd5 36. g4 c4 $17) 35... Bd5 (
35... Rb2 $17) 36. a4 d3 37. Kf2 (37. Nd2 Rb2 $19) 37... Rb2+ 38. Ke3 Bxf3 $1 (
38... Rxg2 $17) 39. Kxf3 (39. gxf3 c4 $19) 39... c4 $19 {[%csl Gc4,Gd3] Die
schwarze Bauern entscheiden die Partie - Weiss spielt eigentlich mit einer
Figur weniger wegen des Bg6.} 40. Ra6+ Kc5 41. Ra7 c3 (41... Nb6 $19) 42. Rc7+
(42. Rxd7 c2 $19) 42... Kb4 43. Rb7+ Ka5 0-1

[Event "Linz"]
[Site "Linz"]
[Date "1997.05.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Rogers, Ian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1997.05.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8.
Qc2 Qa5 9. Bd3 {Der jüngste GM der Welt spielt die Hauptvariante.Ribli.} c4 10.
Bf5 O-O 11. O-O Bxc3 {Das ist eine Hauptidee in der Ragozin-Variante. Schwarz
gibt seinen schwarzfeldrigen Läufer, kontrolliert aber das wichtige Feld e4.
Ribli.} 12. bxc3 (12. Qxc3 Qxc3 13. bxc3 h6 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15. Bc2 Re8 16. Nd2
b5 17. a4 bxa4 18. Rxa4 Bd7 {1-0 Murugan,K-Lima,D/Novi Sad olm 1990 (45)})
12... Re8 13. Nd2 {Dieser Springerzug bereitet den Zug f3 vor und kontrolliert
den Punkt e4.Ribli.} g6 14. Bxd7 Nxd7 15. Rae1 (15. Rfe1 Nb6 16. f3 Bd7 17.
Rac1 {0-1 Smejkal,J-Blatny,P/CSR-chI Prague 1989 (29)} (17. e4 $2 dxe4 18. Nxe4
Rxe4 19. Qxe4 Qxg5 20. Qxb7 Qd5 $1 $19 {_|_})) (15. f3 Kg7 16. Bf4 Nb6 17. e4
Be6 18. Rae1 Qa4 19. Qb2 Qc6 20. Be5+ f6 21. Bg3 Na4 22. Qa3 b5 {1-0 Panchenko,
A-Gonzalez,L/C. Villalba op 1995 (37)}) 15... Nb6 16. f3 {Es ist interessant,
daß Weiß so stark auf den schwarzen Feldern ist, und Schwarz auf den weißen.
Die Stellung ist Bacrot gut bekannt, denn vor ein paar Monaten spielte er
diese Stellung gegen Anic.Ribli.} Bd7 $5 (16... Be6 17. e4 Qa4 18. Qc1 f5 19.
Rf2 Qd7 20. h4 {1-0 Mohr,S-Beckmann,K/Berlin op 1988 (28)}) 17. h4 {[%cal
Ya5g5] Verteidigt den Läufer und bereitet den Zug l8.e4 vor.Ribli.} (17. Bf4 $5
) 17... Na4 {[%cal Ya4b2,Yb2d3]} (17... Re6 18. e4 Rae8 19. e5 Na4 20. Nb1 Qb6
$13 {[%csl Rb2][%cal Ra4b2,Rb2d3]}) 18. Rc1 $5 {Bacrot spielt einen
natürlichen Zug. Er läßt den Springer auf d2, und postiert den Turm, der auf
d1 keine Funktion hat, zur Verteidigung des Bauern nach c1.Ribli.} (18. Nb1 f5
{[%csl Rb1]} 19. Qf2 Bc6 {[%csl Ye4]}) 18... f6 (18... Re6 19. e4 Rb6 20. exd5
Qxd5 (20... Rb2 $2 21. Nxc4 $18) 21. Ne4 $36 {[%csl Rf6,Rh6]}) 19. Bf4 (19.
Bxf6 $2 Rxe3 $132 {[%csl Rc3]}) 19... Re6 {[%cal Ye6b6,Yb6b2]} 20. e4 {Ein
typischer Durchbruch. Ohne diesen Zug hat Weiß nichts.Ribli.} Rae8 $13 (20...
Rb6 $2 21. Bc7) 21. Rfe1 {Weiß steht stark im Zentrum, aber es droht noch
nichts. Und auch Schwarz hat seine Chancen.Ribli.} Bc6 22. e5 $2 (22. exd5 Bxd5
{[%csl Gd5]}) (22. Re3 $5) 22... fxe5 (22... f5) 23. Bxe5 {[#]} Nc5 $1 $15 {
[%cal Rc5d3] Ein ausgezeichneter Springerzug. Jetzt avanciert der zuvor eher
schlechte Springer zum Stolz der schwarzen Stellung.Ribli.} 24. Re3 (24. dxc5
$2 Rxe5 {[%csl Rc5]} (24... Qxc5+ 25. Bd4 Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 27. Kf2 Qe7 28.
Ne4 dxe4 29. Kxe1 exf3+)) 24... Nd3 {[%csl Gd3]} 25. Rxd3 $8 {Solch einen
Springer kann man nicht dulden. Weiß opfert eine Qualität und bekommt
Gegenspiel. Die schwarzen Türme stehen nicht so aktiv, und der weiße Be5 ist
stark.Ribli.} cxd3 26. Qxd3 {[%csl Ge5]} Qxa2 27. f4 {[%cal Rf4f5] Weiß muß
seine Majorität am Königsflügel nutzen.Ribli.} Bd7 {Schwarz muß sich
verteidigen. Im übrigen stand der Läufer nicht besonders gut auf c6.Ribli.} 28.
h5 (28. f5 $2 Rxe5 29. dxe5 Bxf5) 28... Rb6 {[%cal Yd7f5]} 29. hxg6 Rxg6 $2 (
29... hxg6 $1) 30. Rf1 Bf5 $1 {Sonst kommt Weiß zu f5-f6 usw.Ribli.} 31. Qxf5
Qxd2 {[%csl Rg2]} 32. Qh3 Qe2 33. f5 $36 {Die Stellung ist kompliziert, aber
ich denke, das wahrscheinliche Ergebnis sollte Remis lauten, denn wir haben
jetzt ein dynamisches Gleichgewicht auf dem Brett. Schwarz besitzt
Materialvorteil, aber Weiß hat Aktivität.Ribli.} Rf8 {[%cal Gf8f1]} (33... Rg4
34. f6 Rf8 35. Rf2 Qe1+ 36. Kh2 Qe4 (36... Qxf2 $4 37. Qxg4+ Kf7 38. Qg7+ $18)
37. Rf4 $1 Rxf4 38. Qe6+ Rf7 39. Qc8+ $11) 34. Rf4 $6 {Beide Kontrahenten
spielen in einer Remisstellung auf Gewinn.Ribli.} (34. Rf2 {Mit diesem Zug
könnte Weiß sich einen halben Punkt sichern.Ribli,} Qd1+ 35. Rf1 Qe2 36. Rf2
$11) 34... Rg5 35. f6 h6 $2 {[#]} (35... Qd1+ $1 36. Rf1 (36. Kf2 Kh8 $1 37.
f7+ Rxe5 38. dxe5 Qd2+ 39. Kf3 Qxc3+ 40. Kf2 Qxe5 $19) 36... Qg4 $17) 36. f7+
$18 Kh7 (36... Rxf7 37. Qc8+ Kh7 38. Rxf7+ $18 Kg6 39. Rg7+ Kh5 40. Qh3#) 37.
Bd6 $1 Rh5 (37... Qd1+ 38. Rf1) 38. Qxh5 $1 {Und Schwarz gab auf.Ribli.} (38.
Qxh5 Qxh5 39. Bxf8 Qd1+ 40. Rf1 Qxf1+ 41. Kxf1 Kg6 42. Bc5 $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 11th"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "1997.05.??"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Yakovich, Yuri"]
[Black "Kacheishvili, Giorgi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[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 "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Georgia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GEO"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1
c6 9. Bd3 (9. a3 Ba5 (9... Bxc3+ 10. Rxc3 Nd7 11. Qc2) 10. b4) 9... dxc4 10.
Bxc4 {Weiss hat die klar bessere Entwicklung sowie Raumvorteil, aber Schwarz
braucht keine Schwächungen in seiner Stellung zu beklagen. Sein größtes
Problem ist die Entwicklung des Bc8.Ribli.} Nd7 11. O-O (11. Qb3 Bxc3+ 12. Qxc3
b6 13. O-O Bb7 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Qe7 16. e4 c5 17. Rce1 Rad8 18. f4 Rd4 19.
f5 exf5 20. exf5 {1-0 Farago,I-Inkiov,V/Polanica Zdroj 1981 (42)}) 11... Bxc3 (
11... e5 12. Ne4 (12. d5 Bxc3 13. Rxc3 e4 14. Nd2 Qg6 15. dxc6 bxc6 16. Qc2 Nf6
{1/2-1/2 Belov,L-Rashkovsky,N/Moscow-ch 1984}) 12... Qg6 13. Ng3 exd4 14. exd4
Bd6 15. Bb3 {1-0 Cebalo,M-Vospernik,Z/Bled op 1994 (32)}) 12. Rxc3 e5 {Wir
haben eine ähnliche Stellung wie in der Hauptvariante des Damengambits:1.d4 d5
2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 o-o 6.Nf3 Nfd7 7.Rc1 c6 8.Bd3 dxc4 9.Bxc4 Nd5
10.Bxe7 Qxe7 11.0-0 Nxc3 12.Rxc3 e5 13.Bb3 e5. Die zwei Unterschiede sind,
daßdie schwarze Dame in unserer Partie statt auf e7 auf f6, und der Bauer auf
h6 statt auf h7 steht.Ribli.} 13. Bb3 {Ein profilaktischer Zug. Weiß läßt
Schwarz nicht 13...exd4 14.exd4 Nb6 mit Läuferangriff spielen.Ribli.} e4 {
Das ist ein riskanter Versuch, da Weiß diesen Bauern später mit f2-f3 sprengen
und anschließend auf der f-Linie gefährliche Initiative entwickeln kann.Ribli.}
(13... exd4 14. exd4 {Weiß hat einen Isolani auf d4, aber seine ausgezeichnete
Aktivität kompensiert diesen Nachteil.Ribli.} Qd6 (14... Nb6 15. Ne5 Be6 16.
Rf3 Bxb3 17. Qxb3 Qe6 18. Rxf7 Qxb3 19. Rxf8+ Kxf8 20. axb3 Rd8 21. Rd1 Rd5 {
+/= Hjartarson,J-Inkiov,V/Dubai (ol) 1986}) 15. Re1 Nf6 16. Ne5 Bf5 17. Rf3 (
17. Nxf7 $1 Rxf7 18. Bxf7+ Kxf7 19. Qb3+ Kf8 20. Qxb7 Rb8 21. Qxa7 Rxb2 22.
Rxc6 {Kasparov,G} Rxa2 23. Qb6 $1 Qe7 24. Rxf6+ $1 Qxf6 25. Qb8+ Kf7 26. Qe8#)
17... Bh7 18. Nxf7 Rxf7 19. Bxf7+ Kxf7 20. Qb3+ Kf8 21. Qxb7 Rd8 22. Qxa7 {
Kasparov,G-Benjamin,J/Horgen CS 1994/1/2-1/2 (58)}) 14. Nd2 $14 {[%csl Gb3]}
Qg6 15. f3 {Dieser Zug ist prinzipiell logisch, aber es wäre, denke ich,
besser, ihn mit 15.Bc2 vorzubereiten.Ribli.} (15. Bc2 Nf6 (15... f5 16. f3 $36)
16. f3 Bf5 (16... Nd5 17. Ra3) 17. fxe4 (17. g4 $6) (17. Rc5 $6 exf3 18. Bxf5
$4 Qxg2#) 17... Bxe4 (17... Nxe4 18. Rxf5 Nxc3 (18... Qxf5 19. Nxe4 $16) 19.
bxc3 $16) 18. Nxe4 (18. Rxf6 $4 Qxg2#) 18... Nxe4 19. Rc5 Rae8 20. Rcf5 $14 (
20. Re5 $5 Rxe5 21. dxe5 {[%csl Re4]} Qg5 22. Qd4 $18)) 15... exf3 16. Nxf3 (
16. Qxf3 $5) 16... Qd6 17. Qd3 (17. e4 {Weiß scheint viel aktiver zu stehen,
aber das ist nicht klar, weil Schwarz sich mit dem folgenden Läufertausch
halten kann.Ribli.} Nb6 18. Ne5 (18. e5 Qe7 {Und Weiß bekommt auch seine
Schwächungen zu spüren.Ribli.}) 18... Be6 $13) 17... Nb6 18. Ne5 Be6 {Schwarz
strebt Vereinfachungen an, da er die bessere Bauernstruktur vorweisen kann.
Zudem weist seine Stellung keine Schwächen auf, während Weiß auf Angriff
spielen muß.Ribli.} 19. Bc2 {[%cal Rc2h7]} f5 {[%csl Ge5]} 20. g4 $13 {Nach
diesem Zug wird die Partie sehr kompliziert. Aber Weiss durfte nicht warten.
Ribli.} (20. e4 fxe4 21. Rxf8+ Rxf8 22. Qxe4 Bf5 23. Bb3+ Kh7) (20. Ng6 Rfe8)
20... Nd5 $8 21. gxf5 Nb4 $1 {Das ist das Wesentliche: Schwarz muß gegen den
weißen Läufer spielen. Ohne diesen Läufer ist der ganze Angriff ein
Luftgebäude.Ribli.} (21... Nxc3 $2 22. fxe6 Rxf1+ 23. Kxf1 $18) 22. Qe2 Bxa2 (
22... Nxc2 23. fxe6 Rxf1+ 24. Qxf1 Nxd4 (24... Rf8 25. Qc4 $18) 25. Nc4 $16 (
25. exd4 Qxd4+ 26. Kg2 Qxe5 27. Qf7+ Kh7 28. Qxb7 Rd8 $40) (25. Qf7+ Kh7 (25...
Kh8 26. Ng6+) 26. Qg6+ Kg8 (26... Kh8 $4 27. Nf7+) 27. Qf7+ $11 (27. Nf7 Qxe6
28. Nxh6+ Kf8))) 23. b3 {[%csl Ra2]} a5 $1 {Schwarz möchte mit folgendem 24...
a4 seinen Läufer befreien. Es scheint, als sei ein großer weißer Angriff am
Königsflügel im Werden, aber in Wirklichkeit läßt sich kaum etwas Konkretes
für Weiß entdecken.Ribli.} 24. Be4 (24. Qc4+ Qd5 25. e4 Qxc4 26. bxc4) (24. f6
Rxf6 25. Rxf6 Qxf6 26. Qc4+ Nd5 27. e4 b5) 24... a4 25. bxa4 {Und in dieser
sehr unklaren Stellung einigte man sich auf Remis.Natürlich würde Schwarz mit
25...Rxa4 fortsetzen.Ribli.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Enghien les Bains 2nd"]
[Site "Enghien les Bains"]
[Date "1997.03.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Anic, Darko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1997.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Petursson} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 c5 7.
cxd5 exd5 8. Qc2 {Der junge französische Spieler wählt die Hauptfortsetzung in
der sogenannten Ragozin-Variante.Ribli.} Qa5 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O c4 {Diese
Variante hat exzeptionellen Charakter. Schwarz strebt eine geschlossene
Stellung an, später gibt er seinen schwarzfeldrigen Läufer, um auf den weißen
Feldern zu dominieren.Ribli.} 11. Bf5 Re8 12. Nd2 g6 13. Bxd7 Nxd7 14. Rae1 (
14. Rfe1 $5 {Meiner Meinung nach ist dieser Zug auch möglich - und der zweite
Turm hat andere Möglichkeiten.Ribli.}) 14... Bxc3 $6 (14... Nb6 15. f3 {
Es ist logisch, daß Weiß den Durchbruch e3-e4 im Zentrum anvisiert.Ribli.} Bd7
16. Bh4 {Weiß muss wegen der horizontalen Gegendrohungen so spielen.Ribli.} Bf8
$5 (16... Ba4 $6 17. Qc1 Bc6 18. e4 $36 {Garcia Padron,J-Estremer Panos,J/
ESP-chT/1990/}) (16... Bxc3 17. bxc3 Na4 18. Nb1 f5 $5 19. h3 Bc6 20. g4 $13 {
Cramling,P-Lobron,E/Hamburg SKA/1991/}) (16... Na4) 17. e4 Bg7 18. Bf2 Rac8 19.
Ndb1 Re6 20. Re2 $13 {Ikonnikov,V-Jirikovsky,M/Munich op/1996/}) 15. bxc3 (15.
Qxc3 {Das wäre nicht logisch - ohne Damen kann sich Schwarz viel leichter
verteidigen.Ribli.} Qxc3 16. bxc3 f6 $11) 15... Nb6 16. f3 Qa4 $6 (16... Bd7
17. Bh4 (17. e4 $2 dxe4 18. Nxe4 Rxe4 $17 {[%cal Ra5g5]}) 17... Na4 18. Nb1 f5
$13) 17. Qb2 Qc6 18. e4 $14 {Weiß hat Initiative im Zentrum und am
Königsflügel. Schwarz hat ein paar Tempi mit seinem Damenmanöver verloren .
Ribli.} Be6 19. Re3 Na4 $6 {Diese schablonenhafte Strategie kommt verspätet.
Ribli.} (19... f5 20. Rfe1 {[%cal Re4f5,Re3e8]}) 20. Qc1 $1 {[%cal Yc1e1,Ye1h4,
Yh4h6] Die weiße Dame nimmt den Königsflügel ins Visier.Ribli.} b5 21. Qe1 Nb6
22. Qh4 Nd7 23. g4 $40 {Mit seinem Springermanöver Nb6-a4-b6-d7 hat Schwarz zu
viel Zeit verloren, weil Weiss schon eine gefährliche Angriffsstellung verfügt.
Ribli.} b4 24. e5 bxc3 25. Qh6 {[%csl Rg7][%cal Rg5f6]} Kh8 (25... cxd2 26. Bf6
Nxf6 27. exf6 $18 {[%csl Rg7]}) 26. Ne4 $1 {[#] Ein schöner Zug, aber -
aufrichtig gesagt - der eigentliche Grund für diesen Zug war das schwache
schwarze Spiel.Ribli.} f5 $8 {Black is desperate for a very good reason Mit
diesem Zug versucht Schwarz, im Trüben zu fischen.Ribli.} (26... dxe4 $2 27.
fxe4 (27. Bf6+ Nxf6 28. exf6 Rg8 29. fxe4 Bxg4 $19) 27... Bxg4 (27... Rg8 {[#]}
28. Qxh7+ $3 Kxh7 29. Rh3+ Kg7 30. Bh6+ Kh7 (30... Kh8 31. Bf8#) 31. Bf8#) (
27... f6 {Petursson} 28. exf6 Rg8 29. Qxh7+ Kxh7 30. Rh3#) 28. Rxf7 $18) 27.
exf6 Rg8 28. Nxc3 $5 {Weiß spielt eine sichere Fortsetzung.Ribli.} (28. f4 Bxg4
(28... dxe4 $4 29. Qxh7+ Kxh7 30. Rh3#)) 28... Raf8 29. Qh4 (29. Rfe1 $5) 29...
Qb6 30. Rxe6 $1 $18 {Eine elegente Schlußkombination in einer viel besseren
Stellung.Ribli.} Qxe6 31. Re1 Rxf6 {Schwarz opfert die Dame für Turm und
Leichtfigur, aber er bekommt keine Kompensation.Ribli.} (31... Qd6 32. Re7 h5
33. gxh5 Nxf6 34. hxg6+ $18) (31... Qf7 {Petursson} 32. Re7 $18) 32. Rxe6 Rxe6
33. Nxd5 Rb8 34. Bf4 {Und Schwarz gab auf. Der junge Franzoese spielte sehr
schön. Ribli.} 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch m3-4"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1997.05.30"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "204"]
[EventDate "1997.04.19"]
[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. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Qc2 {
Das ist eine gefährliche Zugfolge für Schwarz. Weiß verteidigt den Springer,
zudem ist es in einigen Varianten von Vorteil, daß der Bg5 nach d2
zurückkehren kann. Wenn Weiß 7,e3 spielt, verbaut er sich diese Möglichkeit.
Ribli.} c5 (7... O-O 8. a3 Be7 $14 {Dieser bescheidene Läuferzug räumt ein,
daß 4...Bb4 nur ein Tempoverlust war.Ribli.} (8... Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 $14)) (7... h6
{Ich glaube, Schwarz kann sich mit diesem Zug Zeit lassen.Ribli.} 8. Bh4 c5 9.
e3 Qa5 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O {Das ist im Prinzip die Hauptvariante, jedoch wegen
h6-Bh4 etwas vorteilhaft für Weiß.Ribli.} c4 12. Bf5 Re8 13. Nd2 $14 {Und in
der Hauptvariante wäre jetzt 13...g6 -ohne h6-Bh4- eine gute Fortsetzung.Ribli.
}) 8. dxc5 (8. a3 Bxc3+ (8... Qa5) 9. Qxc3 c4 10. Nd2 h6) 8... h6 (8... Nxc5 9.
a3 Bxc3+ 10. Qxc3 Nce4 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Qxf6 Nxf6 13. Rc1 Bd7 14. Nd4 Ke7 15.
e3 Rhc8 16. Rxc8 Rxc8 17. Kd2 h5 18. f3 a6 19. Bd3 {1-0 Komarov,D-Tatai,S/
Reggio9697 Reggio Emilia 1997 (37)}) (8... Qa5 9. Bd2 Qxc5 10. a3 (10. e3 Ne4 (
10... O-O 11. Bd3 Qe7 12. O-O Ne5 13. Nxe5 Qxe5 14. Ne2 Bd6 15. Ng3 h6 16. Rfe1
Bd7 17. Qb3 Bc6 18. Bc3 {1-0 Lalic,B-Rosandic,D/Zagreb Vukovar 1993 (36)}) 11.
Rc1 Nxd2 12. Qxd2 O-O 13. a3 Bxc3 14. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 15. Rxc3 Nf6 16. Nd4 Bd7 17.
f3 Rfc8 18. Rxc8+ Rxc8 19. Kd2 Ne8 20. Bb5 Bxb5 21. Nxb5 a6 22. Nc3 {1-0
Boensch,U-Blatny,P/BL9596 1996 (41)}) 10... Bxc3 11. Qxc3 Ne4 12. Qxc5 Ndxc5
13. Rd1 (13. Nd4 Nxd2 14. Kxd2 Bd7 15. f3 Ne6 16. e3 Nxd4 17. exd4 Bf5 18. Bb5+
Ke7 19. Rhe1+ Kd6 20. Re5 Be6 21. f4 g6 22. Rg5 {1/2-1/2 Ivanov,T-Maksimenko,A/
Vladivostok op 1995}) 13... Nxd2 14. Rxd2 Be6 15. e3 Rc8 16. Nd4 Ne4 17. Rd1
Ke7 18. Bd3 {1/2-1/2 Kovacevic,B-Tatai,S/Formia op 1995 (29)}) 9. Bd2 O-O 10.
e3 Bxc5 {[%csl Yd4,Rd5] Schwarz hat einen Isolani auf d5 und sein Nd7 wäre
besser auf c6 postiert. Weiß muß zunächst einmal seine Entwicklung beenden. Er
kontrolliert das wichtige Feld d4. - Wenn man gegen einen isolierten Bauern
spielt, ist es immer wichtig, das Feld vor dem Bauern fest in der Hand zu
haben.Ribli.} 11. Bd3 {Hier steht der Läufer aktiver als auf e2. Weiß hält so
den Punkt e2 für das Manöver Ne2-d4 frei.Ribli.} a6 {Unterbindet das
eventuelle Springermanöver Nb5-d4.Ribli.} 12. O-O $14 Bd6 {Hier hat Schwarz
meiner Meinung nach keine gefährliche Aktivität - was normalerweise den
isolirten Bauern kompensieren sollte.Ribli.} 13. Ne2 {[%cal Ge2d4] Der
Springer zielt nach d4 und macht Platz für den schwarzfeldrigen Bc3.Ribli.} Ne5
(13... Nc5 14. Bc3 {[%csl Gd4][%cal Gc3g7]}) 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Bc3 Qe7 {
Es wäre für Schwarz strategisch günstiger, die weißfeldrigen Läufer zu
tauschen und die schwarzfeldrigen auf dem Brett zu halten. In unserer Partie
ist der Bc3 aber so stark, daß Schwarz dem Läufertausch nicht aus dem Wege
geht.Ribli.} 16. Bxe5 Qxe5 17. Rac1 Be6 18. Qc3 {[%csl Gd4,Rd5] Weiß strebt
ein Endspiel an, in dem er aufgrund der ewigen Schwäche d5 einen kleinen, aber
dauerhaften Vorteil hätte.Ribli.} Ng4 19. Qxe5 Nxe5 20. Bb1 Rac8 21. Nd4 {
[%csl Gd4] Der Springer steht stolz auf d4. Ich möchte anmerken, daß das
mögliche Endspiel Nd4 gegen Be6 immer vorteilhaft für Weiß ist und Schwarz
hartnäckig um Remis kämpfen müßte.Ribli.} Nc4 22. Rc2 {Es ist besser für Weiß,
die Schwächung des Damenflügels mit 22.b3 zu vermeiden.Ribli.} (22. b3 $6 {
[%csl Ra3,Rc3]}) 22... Nd6 23. Rfc1 {In einem solchen Endspiel sind
normalerweise zwei Endergebnisse möglich: Weiß gewinnt oder Remis.Ribli.} Rc4
24. a3 {[%cal Yb1a2,Ya2d5] Weiß bereitet die Verbesserung des Läufers nach 25.
Ba2 vor.Ribli.} Rfc8 25. Ba2 Rxc2 26. Rxc2 Rxc2 27. Nxc2 {Ich möchte anmerken,
daß Weiß wegen des schwachen Pd5 Weiss in allen Endspielen besser steht -
natürlich in Bauernendspiel, im Endspiel Nvs.B, Bvs.B, Bvs.N und Nvs.N. Daß er
immer besser steht, ist unbestreitbar, die Frage ist nur, ob dieser Vorteil
für den Sieg auch ausreicht.Ribli.} Kf8 28. a4 {[%csl Gb6][%cal Ra4a5] Weiß
will die schwarzen Bauern am Damenflügel festlegen. Wenn diese Bauern auf
weißen Feldern blockiert wären, hätte Weiß bessere Chancen.Ribli.} Ke7 (28...
a5 29. b4 b6 (29... axb4 30. Nxb4 {[%csl Rd5]})) (28... b6 $2 29. Nb4 {[%cal
Rb4d5,Rb4a6]}) 29. Kf1 Bd7 30. a5 Nc4 {Schwarz wartet nicht mehr, er bietet
einen Figerentausch an und läßt so seinen isolierten Pd5 auflösen. Das
Problematische an diesem Zug ist, daß dieser Pc4 schwach wird.Ribli.} 31. Bxc4
dxc4 {[%csl Rc4]} 32. Ke2 Kd6 33. Kd2 Kc5 34. Kc3 f5 {Auf den ersten Blick ein
antipositioneller Zug, aber in Wirklichkeit unterbindet er den später
möglichen weißen Raumgewinn am Königsflügel.Ribli.} 35. Nd4 Bc8 36. h4 Bd7 (
36... g6 $6 {[%csl Rg6]}) 37. h5 {Weiß hat Raumvorteil am Königsflügel, aber
der Ph5 kann später einmal schwach werden.Ribli.} Bc8 38. f3 {Da der Springer
allein für weitere Gewinnversuche nicht ausreicht, bereitet Weiß e3-e4 vor.
Ribli.} Bd7 39. Ne2 Kb5 40. Nd4+ Kc5 41. g3 Bc8 42. e4 {Weiß spielt diesen Zug
nicht nur, um sich einen Freibauern zu bilden, sondern auch um 44.Nf5
vorzubereiten.Ribli.} fxe4 43. fxe4 Bg4 {[%csl Rh5]} 44. Nf5 Bxh5 (44... Bxf5
45. exf5 Kd5 {Meiner Meinung nach ist das Bauernendspiel remis.Ribli.} 46. g4
Ke4 (46... Kc5 $4 47. g5 {Das ist ein gut bekannter Durchbruch in dieser
Stellung.Ribli.} hxg5 48. f6 gxf6 49. h6 $18) 47. Kxc4 Kf4 48. Kc5 Kxg4 49. Kb6
Kxh5 50. Kxb7 Kg4 51. b4 (51. Kxa6 h5 52. b4 (52. Kb5 $18) 52... h4 53. b5 h3
54. b6 h2 55. b7 h1=Q 56. b8=Q {Und Weiß hat einen bloß theoretischen Vorteil,
da der Pa5 gefährlich werden kann. Meiner Meinung nach reicht das aber nicht
zum Gewinn.Ribli.}) 51... h5 52. b5 h4 53. bxa6 h3 54. a7 h2 55. a8=Q h1=Q+ 56.
Kb8 Qh2+ 57. Ka7 (57. Kb7 Qh1+) (57. Kc8 Qh8+ 58. Kb7 Qh1+) 57... Qg1+ $11) 45.
Nxg7 Bg6 {[%csl Gg6]} 46. e5 Bd3 (46... Kd5 47. e6 Kd6 48. g4 $5 Ke7 49. Nf5+
Kxe6 (49... Bxf5 $4 50. gxf5 $18) 50. Nxh6 $14) 47. e6 Kd6 48. Kd4 Be2 {
[%cal Ye2g4,Yg4e6]} 49. Nf5+ Kxe6 50. Nxh6 Kd6 51. g4 {Weiss hat einen
dauerhaften Vorteil. Jetzt ist der Freibauer g4 eine Gefahr für Schwarz.Ribli.}
Kc6 52. g5 {[%csl Gg5]} Bd3 53. Nf7 Kb5 54. Ne5 {[%cal Re5d3]} Bb1 55. Nxc4 Kb4
$22 {Weiß hat einen Bauern mehr, befindet sich aber in Zugzwang.Ribli.} 56. Nd2
(56. Kd5 $4 Ba2 $19) 56... Bh7 57. Nc4 Bb1 $22 58. Nd6 Kxa5 59. Nxb7+ Kb4 60.
Nc5 Bh7 61. Nxa6+ (61. Kd5 a5 {Der schwarze Plan ist klar -er gibt den Läufer
für den g-Bauern und tauscht oder gewinnt den b-Bauern, und das Remis ist
gesichert.Ribli.}) 61... Kb3 62. Nc5+ Kxb2 $11 {Jetzt haben wir eine
theoretische Remisstellung. Schwarz muß jedoch vorsichtig sein. 1952
analysierte der Franzose Cheron dieses Endspiel. Natürlich muß Schwarz den
Läufer für den g-Bauern geben. Der weiße Plan besteht darin, den Läufer
auszuschließen. Aber in diesem Fall hilft der schwarze König von hinten. Ich
möchte anmerken, daß die Stellung totremis wäre, wenn der schwarze König z.B.
auf e7 oder g8 stünde.Ribli.} 63. Nd7 Kc2 64. Nf8 Bd3 65. Ke5 Kd2 66. Kf4 Ke2
67. Ne6 Kf2 68. Nd4 {[%csl Gf2] Der schwarze König muß hier stehen bleiben,
denn der weiße Springer allein kann nichts ausrichten, und wenn der weiße
König nach vorne geht, kann ihm der schwarze König folgen.Ribli.} Bg6 69. Nf3
Bh7 70. Nh4 Ke2 71. Nf5 Kf2 72. Ne3 Bg6 (72... Bd3 $2 73. Nf5 $18) 73. Nd5 Bh7
74. Ne7 Kg2 75. Kg4 Kf2 76. Nf5 Kg2 77. Nh4+ Kf2 78. Kf4 Ke2 (78... Bc2 $2 79.
Nf5) 79. Ke5 Ke3 $1 80. Nf5+ Kf3 81. Kf6 Kf4 {Der schwarze König kann sehr gut
von hinten helfen.Ribli.} 82. Nh6 Bb1 {[%csl Gf5] Jetzt kann Schwarz diesen
Zug ruhig ausführen, da sein König das Feld f5 hält.Ribli.} 83. Nf7 Bc2 84. Ne5
Bb1 85. Nc6 {GM Dreev ist zwar ein großer Kämpfer, aber - ich glaube - er
hätte hier ruhig Remis geben können.Ribli.} Bc2 86. Nb4 Bb1 87. Nd5+ Kg4 88.
Ne3+ Kf4 (88... Kh4 $6 89. Nf5+ Kg4 90. g6 Bxf5 91. g7 Bh7 $11) 89. Ng2+ Kg4
90. Ne3+ Kf4 91. Nd1 Bc2 92. Nb2 {Normalerweise kann Weiß dieses Endspiel
nicht gewinnen. Vielleicht spekuliert Dreev auf einen Sonderpreis für die
längste Partie?Ribli.} Kg4 93. Nc4 Kf4 94. Nb6 Bb1 95. Nd7 Bc2 96. Nc5 Bb1 97.
Ne6+ Kg4 98. Nd4 Kf4 99. Ne2+ Kg4 100. Nc3 Bc2 101. Nd5 Bb1 102. Ne7 Kf4 {
Und endlich wurde Remis gegeben.Ribli.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 74th"]
[Site "Saarbruecken"]
[Date "2002.11.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Huebner, Robert"]
[Black "Tischbierek, Raj"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2523"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[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 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 {Großmeister Tischbierek spielt sehr
gern die Ragozin Variante.} 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 Qa5 9. Qc2
c4 10. Bf5 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. Nd2 g6 13. Bxd7 Nxd7 14. f3 {[%cal Ge3e4] Das
ist die prinzipielle Fortsetzung. Mit diesem Zug bereitet Weiß den Durchbruch
im Zentrum mit e3-e4 vor.} Nb6 15. Bf4 (15. h4 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Qa4 17. Qc1 Bf5
$13) 15... Bd7 (15... Bxc3 16. bxc3 Qa4 17. Qc1 Bf5 18. Re1 Bd3 19. h4 Re6 20.
Nf1 Qd7 21. g4 f5 22. g5 Na4 23. Ng3 Rb6 24. Rd1 Rb2 25. Rd2 Qb5 26. Rxb2 Qxb2
27. Qxb2 Nxb2 28. a4 {1/2-1/2 Kiselev,S-Giorgadze,G/Podolsk 1992/CBM 33 (61)})
(15... Bf8 16. Rae1 Bg7 17. Kh1 (17. Ndb1 $5) 17... Be6 18. Bd6 $6 Rac8 19.
Ndb1 Nd7 20. Qf2 b5 21. a3 Qb6 22. Qg3 Qc6 23. Bb4 a6 24. Rd1 Nf6 25. Qh4 Bf5 {
0-1 Hebden,M-Winants,L/Ostende 1992/TD (41)}) 16. Rae1 {[%mdl 4] Weiß spielt
noch nicht den Zug 16.e4, sondern macht zuerst alle guten Vorbereitungszüge.} (
16. e4 Bxc3 (16... Rac8 17. Rae1 Bf8 18. Ndb1 Bg7 19. Qf2 Be6 20. Rd1 Red8 21.
h3 Na4 22. g4 Nxc3 23. Nxc3 Rd7 24. e5 b5 25. a3 Rb7 26. Bg5 {1-0 Illescas
Cordoba,M-Garcia Ilundain,D/Leon 1993/CBM 36 (65)}) 17. bxc3 Ba4 18. Qc1 Bc6
19. e5 Na4 20. Nb1 Qb6 21. Rf2 Bd7 22. Bg5 Bf5 23. Nd2 Bd3 (23... Qb2 $5 24.
Qxb2 Nxb2 25. g4 $14) 24. Bf6 Qb2 25. Qxb2 Nxb2 26. a4 {Ftacnik,L. 1-0 Sokolov,
I-Lautier,J/Correze 1992/CBM 28/[Ftacnik] (42)}) 16... Bf8 17. Ndb1 $5 {
[%cal Gc2f2] Mit diesem Zug räumt Weiß die 2. Reihe für die Dame und bereitet
18.Qf2 vor.} (17. e4 Bg7 18. Be3 $11) 17... Bg7 18. Qf2 Be6 (18... f5 $5 {
Dieser Zug kommt stark in Betracht. Im Folgenden kann Weiß e3-e4 nicht so
leicht durchsetzen wie in der Partie.}) 19. e4 $14 {[%csl Gd4,Ge4] Weiß hat
eine starke Zentrumstellung, die hier mehr wiegt als das schwarze Läuferpaar.}
Rad8 20. Rd1 (20. Bg5 Rd7) 20... f5 (20... Rd7 $5) 21. e5 {Die Stellung hat
geschlossenen Charakter, wobei das schwarze Läuferpaar nicht viel wert ist.
Weiß hat Raumvorteil und Initiative am Königsflügel, dafür kann Schwarz am
Damenflügel aktiv spielen.} Nd7 22. h4 {Ein typischer Blockadezug - Weiß
gewinnt Raum am Königsflügel.} b5 23. a3 Qb6 (23... Rb8 $6 {[%cal Gb5b4]} 24.
Qg3 b4 25. axb4 Rxb4 26. Rf2 $14) 24. Ne2 {Der Springer strebt nach f4.} h6 $6
{Mit diesem Zug schwächt Schwarz seine Königsstellung von selbst. Es wäre
besser gewesen, sofort am Damenflügel vorzurücken.} (24... a5 $5 25. h5 b4 $13)
25. Bd2 a5 26. Nf4 {[%csl Gf4]} Nf8 (26... Bf7 $5) 27. Nc3 Rd7 (27... Bf7) 28.
Rb1 Qc6 {Schwarz bereitet den Zug 29...b4 vor und verhindert die Moeglichkeit
Na4.} (28... b4 29. Na4 Qb5 30. Nc5 $14) 29. b4 $1 {Mit diesem guten
positionellen Zug verhindert Weiß 29...b4.} a4 {Schwarz hat nichts Besseres,
er muss den Damenflügel schließen, aber jetzt hat er kein Gegenspiel. Weiß
steht nur etwas besser, aber er kann seinen Vorteil stufenweise erhöhen.} (
29... cxb3 $6 30. Rxb3 Rb7 31. Rfb1 Reb8 32. Nce2 $16) (29... axb4 $6 30. Rxb4
Rb7 31. Rfb1 $16) 30. g3 {[%csl Gc3] Weiß hat freie Hand am Königsflügel. Ich
bemerke, dass der c3N blockiert den schwarze c-Bauern und kontrolliert den b5-
und den d5-Bauern.} Bf7 31. Be3 Ne6 32. Nxe6 Bxe6 33. Bf4 {Mit diesem Zug
verhindert Weiß das mögliche Bauernopfer f5-f4, wonach Bf5 möglich wäre.} (33.
Qd2 $14) 33... Kh7 34. Qe3 Bf7 35. Rb2 {[%cal Gb2h2] Der Turm kommt auf der 2.
Reihe ins Spiel.} Be6 36. Rg2 {[%cal Gg3g4] Weiß möchte früher oder später 
(nach Vorbereitung) g3-g4 ziehen.} Rf8 37. Kf2 Rff7 (37... Rdf7 38. Ke2 $14)
38. Ke2 h5 {Schwarz hat Angst vor der Möglichkeit g3-g4, aber der Textzug gibt
die Kontrolle über die dunklen Felder am Damenflügel auf.} 39. Kd2 {Der König
strebt nach c3 und möchte den Springer befreien.} Kg8 40. Rc1 Kf8 41. Ne2 Ke8 {
Der schwarze König strebt aus der Gefahrenzone.} 42. Bg5 {[%cal Ge2f4]} Bf8 (
42... Rf8 43. Nf4 Kf7 44. Kc3 $14) 43. Nf4 {[%csl Gf4]} Rg7 44. Bh6 {Mit
diesem Zug kann Weiß die dunkelfarbigen Läufer tauschen.} Rg8 45. Bxf8 Kxf8 {
[%csl Re6,Gf4,Yf6,Yg5,Yh6] Nach dem Läufertausch sind die dunklen Felder sehr
anfällig und der Be6 ist der typische "schlechte" Läufer.} 46. Nd3 {[%cal
Gd3c5,Ge3h6]} Rh7 47. Qg5 {[%csl Gg5]} Qe8 48. Nf4 Qf7 49. Qf6 $1 $16 Qxf6 50.
exf6 Bd7 51. Nh3 {[%csl Yg5][%cal Gh3g5]} (51. Nxd5 Bc6 52. Ne7 (52. Nc3 Bxf3
53. Rf2 $11) 52... Bxf3 53. Rf2 Be4 54. Nxg8 Kxg8 55. Re1 $14) (51. Re1 $16)
51... Rf7 52. Ng5 Rxf6 53. Nh7+ {[%cal Rh7f6,Rh7f8]} Kg7 54. Nxf6 Kxf6 55. Re1
{[%csl Ge1,Ye5][%cal Ge1e8][%mdl 4096] Schwarz hat einen Bauern für die
Qualität, aber Weiß steht viel besser - der Pc4 ist leicht zu blockieren und
Weiß kontrolliert die einzige offene Linie.} Rc8 56. Re5 {[%csl Ge5]} Be6 57.
Ke3 (57. Kc3 $16) 57... Rc6 58. Rf2 {[%cal Gg3g4,Gf2f6]} Kg7 59. Rf1 Rd6 60.
Ke2 Rc6 61. Kd2 Rd6 62. Kc3 {[%csl Gc3]} Rb6 63. g4 $1 fxg4 64. fxg4 hxg4 (
64... Bxg4 65. Rxd5 $18) 65. Rg5 {Die weiße Drohung ist 67.h5.} Bc8 $6 (65...
Rd6 66. h5 Bd7 67. hxg6 Rxg6 68. Rxd5 Bc6 69. Re5 $16 {[%cal Rd4d5]}) 66. Rxd5
Bf5 67. Re5 Kh6 68. d5 $18 {Der d-Bauer entscheidet die Partie.} Kh5 69. Rh1
Rf6 (69... g3 70. Re3 Kg4 (70... Rd6 71. Kd4 $18) 71. Rg1 Kxh4 72. Rexg3 $18)
70. Re8 {[%cal Re8h8,Rh8h5]} g3 (70... Kh6 71. Kd4 $18) 71. Re3 Kg4 (71... g2
72. Rg1 $18) 72. Rg1 1-0

[Event "Griesheim GM 3rd"]
[Site "Griesheim"]
[Date "2003.01.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grabarczyk, Miroslaw"]
[Black "Kritz, Leonid"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2506"]
[BlackElo "2484"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2003.01.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ {Dieser Variante wird weniger
gespielt - die Hauptfortsetzungen sind 5.Bg5, oder 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5.} Nc6 6.
Bg5 (6. a3) 6... h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. e3 O-O 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Be2 (10. Rc1 Rd8
11. a3 Bf8 12. Bd3 Be6 13. Bb1 a6 14. O-O Bd6 15. Rfe1 g6 16. Ba2 Bf8 17. e4
Ne7 18. exd5 Nxd5 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. Bxd5 Rxd5 21. Rxc7 {1-0 Banikas,H-Ehlvest,
J/Panormo 2002/CBM 90 ext (44)}) 10... a6 {Schwarz sichert seinen Damenfluegel
und verteidigt sich gegen Qb5. Aber gewoehnlich spielt man zuerst 10...Be6 und
nur nach 11.0-0 kommt 11...a6. Ich glaube, der Entwicklungszug 10...Be6 ist
die bessere Moeglichkeit fuer Schwarz.} (10... Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 b6 12. O-O Bb7) (
10... Be6 $5) 11. a3 {Weiß nutzt die Moeglichkeit, dass Schwarz nicht 11...Bd6
ziehen kann wegen 12.Nxd5. Das ist der wichtige Unterschied zwischen 10...a6
und 10...Be6, weil nach 10...Be6 11.a3 .Bd6 moeglich wäre.} (11. O-O Be6 12.
Rfc1 Qd8 13. Qd1 Bd6 14. Na4 Ne7 15. Nc5 {1/2-1/2 Gavrikov,V-Ehlvest,J/Tallinn
EST 2003/(99)}) 11... Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Qd6 (12... Qg6 13. O-O Re8 14. Qb3 Qd6 15.
a4 b6 16. Nd2 Bf5 17. Bf3 Rad8 18. c4 Na5 19. Qc3 dxc4 20. Nxc4 Nxc4 21. Qxc4 {
1-0 Sahovic,D-Zelic,M/Bela Crkva 1983/EXT 98 (37)}) 13. O-O Bd7 14. Rfb1 $14 {
[%csl Gc3,Gd4,Ge3] Weiß hat eine starke Zentrumsstellung und kann im folgenden
das Zentrum mit c3-c4 sprengen.} b5 (14... Ne7 15. Qb3 $5 $14 (15. Qc2 Bf5 16.
Bd3 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 b5 (17... b6 18. c4 $14) 18. a4 c6 $11)) 15. Qc2 Ne7 {
[%cal Gd7f5,Gf5b1]} 16. Ne5 Bf5 17. Bd3 f6 (17... Bxd3 18. Nxd3 $14 (18. Qxd3
f6 19. Nf3 c6 $11)) 18. Nf3 Bd7 $6 (18... Bxd3 $5 19. Qxd3 c6 20. Nd2 {[%cal
Ge3e4]} f5 21. Nb3 f4 $132) 19. a4 $1 c5 $2 {[%mdl 16384] Mit diesem Zug kann
Schwarz am Damenfluegel zwar viele Bauern tauschen, aber Weiß bekommt freie
Hand. Gut, oder schlecht - es waere besser den a4-Bauern zu nehmen.} (19...
bxa4 20. c4 $44) 20. dxc5 Qxc5 21. axb5 Bxb5 $6 (21... axb5 22. Rxa8 (22. Nd4
Rxa1 23. Rxa1 Rc8 24. Rc1 b4 $11) 22... Rxa8 23. Nd4 $14) 22. Bxb5 axb5 23.
Rxa8 Rxa8 24. Nd4 {[%csl Rb5] Der b5P ist eine ewige positionelle Schwächung
in der schwarzen Stellung, demgegenüber hat Schwarz keine Zeit, den c3-Bauern
anzugreifen.} Rb8 25. Qd3 b4 26. Qd2 $1 {Mit diesem Zug gewinnt Weiß einen
Bauern - Schwarz kann seinen b-Bauern nicht mehr verteidigen.} (26. cxb4 Rxb4
$11) (26. h3 $5) 26... b3 27. Rxb3 Rxb3 28. Nxb3 Qb5 29. Qc2 $16 {[%mdl 4096]
Weiß hat einen Bauern mehr und die technische Verwertung des Materialvorteils
ist gar nicht leicht, weil der weiße Mehrbauer auf c3 rückständig ist.} Nc6 30.
h3 ({oder} 30. Nd4 Qa5 (30... Nxd4 31. cxd4 $16) 31. h3 Ne5 32. Qb3 $16) 30...
Qc4 31. Nc1 Na7 32. Ne2 Nb5 33. f3 {[%cal Gg1f2] Stufenweise verbessert Weiß
seine Stellung. Im folgenden kann der weiße Koenig nach f2 kommen.} Na3 34. Qd2
Nb5 35. Kf2 Qh4+ 36. Kf1 Qc4 37. Qb2 Kf7 38. Qb4 Qc6 (38... Qxb4 $6 39. cxb4
$18 {[%csl Gb4] Mit dem entfernten Freibauern steht Weiß auf Gewinn.}) 39. Kf2
h5 $6 {Mit diesem Zug schwaecht Schwarz seinen Koenigsfluegel.} 40. h4 g6 41.
Qb3 (41. Nd4 Nxd4 42. Qxd4 $16) 41... Kg7 42. Qa4 {[%cal Ga4c6]} Qb7 (42... Qc5
43. Qb4 Qc6 44. Qe7+ Kg8 45. Nf4 $18) 43. Qb4 Qd7 (43... Qc6 44. Qe7+ $18) 44.
Nf4 Nc7 (44... Kh7 45. Qb1 {[%csl Rg6][%cal Rb1h7]} (45. Nxd5 $2 Qxd5 46. c4 {
[%cal Rc4d5,Rc4b5]} Qd6 $1 47. Qxb5 Qd2+ $132) 45... f5 46. Qd3 Nc7 47. c4 $18)
45. Qb7 $18 {[%cal Rb7g7]} Kh6 46. Qb8 Ne8 47. Qa8 (47. Qa8 Nc7 48. Qh8+ $18)
1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0203"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2002.11.16"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Nielsen, Peter Heine"]
[Black "Buhmann, Rainer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2527"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2002.10.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Emsdetten Turm"]
[BlackTeam "Stuttgart"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 Bb4 {Großmeister Buhmann
spielt gern die sogenannte Ragozin Variante des Damengambits.} 6. cxd5 exd5 7.
Qc2 {Das ist eine schlaue Zugfolge - Weiß spielt noch nicht 7.e3, weil in der
Variante 7...c5 der g5B nach d2 kommen kann. Mit diesem Zug hat Weiß gute
Chancen auf Eröffnungsvorteil.} O-O (7... c5 8. dxc5 h6 9. Bd2 $14) (7... h6 8.
Bh4 c5 9. e3 Qa5 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O c4 12. Bf5) 8. a3 Bxc3+ (8... Be7 9. e3
Re8 10. Bd3 c6 11. h3 Nf8 12. Bf4 Bd6 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. O-O Ng6 15. b4 a6 16.
Rfc1 Re7 17. Rab1 Bd7 18. Ne2 {1-0 Bischoff,K-Buhmann,R/Fuerth 2001/EXT 2002 
(64)}) 9. Qxc3 c6 (9... h6 10. Bh4 (10. Bf4) 10... c5 $5 (10... c6 11. Nd2 $5
Qe8 12. f3 Qe6 13. e3 Nb6 14. Bf2 Nh5 15. g4 Nf4 16. O-O-O Ng6 17. Bd3 Bd7 18.
Kb1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Karpov,A-Milov,V/Buenos Aires 2000/CBM 80/[Ribli] (38)}) 11.
dxc5 g5 12. Bg3 (12. Nxg5 $5 hxg5 13. Bxg5 Ne4 14. Bxd8 Nxc3 $13) 12... Ne4 $36
13. Qc2 Ndxc5 14. e3 Bd7 $1 15. Nd4 $6 (15. b4) 15... Ba4 16. Qe2 Ne6 $2 {
0-1 Postny,E-Milov,V/Moscow 2002/CBM 88/[Milov,V] (46)} (16... Bb3 $1)) 10. e3
{Das ist der natuerliche Entwicklungszug, aber der prophyilaktische Zug 10.Nd2
(gegen Ne4 gerichtet) kommt auch in Betracht.} (10. Nd2 $5 h6 11. Bh4 Qe8 (
11... g5 12. Bg3 Ne4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. h4 Nb6 15. hxg5 Nd5 16. Qc5 hxg5 17. e3
Re8 18. Bc4 Be6 19. Kd2 {1-0 Schlosser,P-Wirthensohn,H/Baden 2001/EXT 2002 (70)
}) 12. f3 Qe6 13. e3 b6 14. Be2 Re8 15. Bf2 c5 16. O-O $14 {1-0 Aronian,
L-Bagirov,R/Batumi 2002/CBM 90/[Ribli] (53)}) 10... Qe8 {Auf diese Weise
vermeidet Schwarz die Fesselung und bereitet den Zug Ne4 vor.} (10... h6 11.
Bh4 Qe8 12. Bd3 (12. Nd2 Ne4 13. Qc2 Nb6 14. Bd3 Bf5 15. Bg3 Qe6 16. O-O Rac8
17. Rfc1 Bg6 18. Nxe4 Bxe4 19. Qb3 Bxd3 20. Qxd3 f5 21. Qc3 g5 {0-1 Ruck,
R-Milov,V/Ohrid 2001/CBM 84 (79)}) 12... Ne4 13. Qc2 Nb6 14. O-O Bf5 15. a4 Qe6
16. Nd2 Nd6 17. Nb3 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Nf5 19. Nc5 Qg6 20. Bg3 Nxg3 21. hxg3 Qxd3 {
1/2-1/2 Markos,J-Luther,T/Istanbul 2000/EXT 2001 (40)}) 11. Qc2 (11. Nd2 Ne4
12. Nxe4 {1/2-1/2 Garcia Ilundain,D-Giorgadze,G/Barcelona 2000/CBM 77 ext (12)}
) 11... Ne4 12. Bf4 Nb6 {Großmeister Tarrasch hat gesagt - "der Springer steht
immer schlecht auf b6". Nach meiner Meinung stellt der andere Springerzug 12...
Ndf6 die beste Möglichkeit für Schwarz dar.} (12... Qe7 13. Bd3 f5 14. h4 Ndf6
15. Ne5 {1-0 Van Wely,L-Giorgadze,G/Frankfurt 1999/EXT 2000 (59)}) (12... Ndf6
13. h3 Nh5 14. Be5 f6 15. Bh2 f5 16. Bd3 f4 17. O-O fxe3 18. fxe3 Nhf6 19. Ne5
Be6 20. b4 {1/2-1/2 Beliavsky,A-Delchev,A/Moscow 2001/CBM 86/[Kostakiev,D] (33)
}) 13. Bd3 Qe7 {Schwarz verbessert seine Damenstellung.} 14. O-O {Weiß hat das
Läuferpaar, was einen kleinen, aber dauerhafte Vorteil ergibt. Schwarz
kontrolliert das Feld e4, aber er hat wenige Chancen auf aktives Spiel.} Bf5
15. b4 $14 {[%mdl 32] Das ist der sogenannte Minoritäts-Angriff - Weiß kann im
Folgenden mit b4-b5 den schwarzen Damenflügel angreifen. Die Grundlage des
Minoritäts-Angriffs ist, dass Weiß die halboffene c-Linie kontrolliert.} h6 16.
h3 {Mit 15...h6 bereitet Schwarz den Zug Bh7 vor, nach 16.h3 hat Weiß eine
ähnliche Idee - Bh2.} (16. Nd2 $6 Nxd2 17. Qxd2 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Nc4 $15 {[%csl
Gc4]}) (16. Ne5 $6 f6 17. Nf3 (17. Nxc6 $2 bxc6 18. f3 g5 $17) 17... g5 18. Bg3
Nxg3 19. hxg3 Bxd3 20. Qxd3 Qe4 $11) 16... Qe6 17. Nh4 $1 $36 Bh7 18. f3 g5 {
[%cal Rg5f4,Rg5h4] Dieser Zug führt zu großen Komplikationen, aber nach dem
passivem Springerzug 18...Nf6 bekommt Weiß starke Initiative.} (18... Nf6 19.
Nf5 $36 {[%csl Gf5]}) 19. Be5 f6 (19... gxh4 20. fxe4 dxe4 21. Bxe4 Bxe4 22.
Qxe4 Nd7 23. Rf5 $16) 20. Bh2 $6 {Weiß kommt mit dem Läufer zurück, aber nach
meiner Meinung wäre das Nehmen des Springers die bessere Möglichkeit.} (20.
fxe4 $1 fxe5 (20... dxe4 21. Bxe4 Bxe4 22. Qxe4 $18) 21. exd5 Bxd3 22. Qxd3
cxd5 (22... Rxf1+ {Mit diesem Zug Schwarz vermeidet das Motiv Ng6.} 23. Rxf1
cxd5 24. dxe5 $1 $36 gxh4 $2 25. Rf6 {[%csl Gd3,Gf6,Rg8]} Qe7 26. Rg6+ Kh8 27.
Rxh6+ Kg8 28. Qg6+ Qg7 29. Qe6+ $18) 23. Rxf8+ Rxf8 24. Ng6 $16 {[%cal Rg6e5,
Rg6f8]} (24. Qg6+ Qxg6 25. Nxg6 $16 {[%cal Rg6e5,Rg6f8]})) 20... f5 (20... gxh4
$5 21. fxe4 Bxe4 (21... dxe4 22. Be2 Nd5 23. Bc4 $44) 22. Bxe4 Qxe4 23. Qxe4
dxe4 24. Rf4 f5 (24... Nd5 25. Rxe4 Rae8 26. Rg4+ $1 Kh7 27. e4 f5 28. exf5
Rxf5 29. Be5 $14) 25. Rxh4 Rf6 $11) (20... Nc4 $5 {[%cal Rc4e3]} 21. Bxc4 Ng3
22. Ng6 (22. Qf2 $2 Nxf1 23. Bxf1 Rae8 $15) 22... Nxf1 23. Bxf1 Qxe3+ 24. Kh1
Qxd4 $13) 21. fxe4 dxe4 $6 (21... fxe4 $1 22. Be2 gxh4 23. Bf4 $44) 22. Be2 Nd5
(22... gxh4 23. Bf4 $44) 23. Bc4 f4 (23... gxh4 24. Qf2 Qf6 25. Be5 $36) 24.
Qf2 $1 Qe7 (24... fxe3 25. Qg3 Kh8 26. Bxd5 cxd5 27. Qc7 {[%cal Rh2e5,Re5h8]}
Kg8 28. Be5 Rf7 29. Rxf7 Qxf7 30. Qxf7+ Kxf7 31. Rf1+ Ke7 32. Nf5+ $18) (24...
gxh4 25. Bxf4 Qf6 26. b5 $16) 25. Rae1 Kh8 (25... fxe3 26. Qg3 e2 27. Rxf8+
Rxf8 28. Rxe2 Qg7 29. Rd2 gxh4 30. Qxh4 $14) 26. Bxd5 cxd5 27. Bxf4 (27. Qa2 $5
Qd7 (27... Qe6 28. Nf3 exf3 29. exf4 Qd7 30. fxg5 $16 {[%cal Rh2e5,Re5h8]}) 28.
Rc1 $16) 27... gxf4 28. exf4 {Nach großen Komplikationen hat Weiß endlich
einen Bauern gewonnen.} Rac8 (28... a5 29. f5 axb4 30. axb4 Qxb4 31. Rb1 Qe7
32. Qf4 $14) 29. f5 {[%csl Gf5]} Qf6 (29... Qg5 30. Re3 Rc4 31. Rg3 Qf6 32. Qf4
$40) 30. Kh1 {Mit dem Königszug bereitet Weiß den Damenzug 31.Qf4 vor, damit
der Pd4 nicht mit Schach hängt.} Rc3 31. Qf4 Re8 $2 (31... Rd3 $5 $132) 32.
Ng6+ {[%mdl 128]} Kg7 (32... Bxg6 33. Qxh6+ Kg8 34. fxg6 $18) 33. Ne5 {[%csl
Ge5] Der e5N steht ausgezeichnet, der h7B steht passiv.} Kh8 34. Ng4 Qg5 (34...
Qxd4 35. f6 $18) 35. Qd6 Rc6 36. Qd7 Rd8 (36... Rb8 37. Ne5 $18 {[%cal Re5f7,
Rf7g5,Re5c6]}) 37. Qxb7 {Weiß hat schon zwei Bauern mehr. Es gibt keine
Kompensation für Schwarz.} Rc2 38. f6 $18 h5 39. Ne3 Rc3 40. Qe7 (40. Qxa7 Rg8
41. f7 $18) 40... Rg8 41. Qe5 {[%cal Ge5h8,Ge5g5] Droht der Damentausch und
auch 42.f7+.} Qxe5 42. dxe5 {[%csl Ge5,Gf6] Die weißen verbundenen Bauern
entscheiden die Partie.} d4 43. f7 $1 {Weiß spielt elegant und beschäftigt
sich nicht mit dem Springer.} (43. Nf5 $18) 43... dxe3 44. e6 {[%cal Re6e7]}
Rc7 45. f8=Q (45. fxg8=Q+ Kxg8 46. Rxe3 $18 {[%cal Re3g3,Rg3g8]}) 45... Rxf8
46. Rxf8+ Kg7 47. Rf7+ (47. Rf7+ Rxf7 48. exf7 Kxf7 49. Rxe3 $18) 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0203"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2002.12.15"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Kempinski, Robert"]
[Black "Tischbierek, Raj"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2587"]
[BlackElo "2523"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2002.10.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hamburger SK"]
[BlackTeam "Kreuzberg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. e3 {
Das ist die klassische Fortsetzung. Im Folgenden kann Weiß Bd3 und Qc2 ziehen,
mit aktivem Spiel.} c5 8. Bd3 Qa5 9. Qc2 c4 10. Bf5 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. Nd2 g6
{Schwarz muss so spielen, um den Bf5, der seine Entwicklung hemmt, zu verjagen.
} 13. Bxd7 Nxd7 14. h4 {Dieser Zug wird selten gespielt - Weiß verteidigt
zunächst den Bg5 (weil in einigen Varianten nach den Zügen e4 dxe4 hängt der
g5B), um dann die Stellung mit e3-e4 zu öffnen.} (14. f3) (14. Rae1) 14... Nb6
15. Nb3 {Eine sonderbare Fortsetzung. Der Springer strebt nach c5.} (15. f3
Bxc3 16. bxc3 Qa4 (16... Na4 17. Rac1 Bd7 18. e4 f5 19. Rfe1 Rac8 20. Nf1 dxe4
21. fxe4 fxe4 22. Rxe4 Bf5 23. Rxe8+ Rxe8 24. Qd2 Qb5 25. Ne3 $16 {Dautov,
R-Tischbierek,R/Bad Mergentheim/1991/}) (16... Bd7 17. e4 f5 18. Rfe1 $6 (18.
e5 $14) 18... Qa4 19. Qc1 dxe4 $1 20. fxe4 Qc6 21. e5 Nd5 $10 {Dautov,
R-Winants,L/Belgique/1992/}) 17. Qb1 Qa3 18. Rc1 Bd7 19. e4 Rac8 20. Nf1 dxe4
21. fxe4 f5 22. e5 Nd5 23. Qc2 f4 24. Qf2 b5 25. h5 Re6 26. Qf3 Bc6 27. Nd2 {
1-0 Pinter,J-Greenfeld,A/Beersheba 1991/CBM 25 (51)}) (15. e4 Bxc3 16. bxc3
dxe4 17. Nxe4 Nd5 18. Nf6+ Nxf6 19. Bxf6 Bf5 20. Qd2 Re6 21. Bg5 f6 22. Bh6 Qd5
{1/2-1/2 Cvitan,O-Palac,M/Pula 1993/EXT 99 (35)}) 15... Qa6 (15... cxb3 $2 16.
axb3 $18 {[%csl Ra5][%cal Ra1a5]}) 16. Nc5 Qa5 17. a4 {[%cal Gc3b5,Gb5c7,Gb5d6]
Statt dieser Fortsetzung kann Weiß, wenn er möchte, die Züge wiederholen. Mit
diesem Zug Weiß bereitet 18.Nb5 vor. Die andere Idee des Zuges 17.a4 ist -
wenn die Dame von a5 weicht, kann a5 geschehen.} (17. Nb3 Qa6 18. Nc5 Qa5 19.
Nb3 {1/2-1/2 Orsag,M-Sosonko,G/Aaland-Stockholm 1997/EXT 98 (19)}) (17. e4 $5)
17... Bf5 $11 {[%mdl 4] Schwarz hat das Läuferpaar und eine bequeme Stellung.
Wegen des Zugs 12...g6 ist seine Königsstellung geschwächt, aber Weiß hat
keine Drohungen.} 18. e4 {Dieser Zug scheint weniger logisch - der Gegner hat
das Läuferpaar und Weiß öffnet die Stellung.} (18. Qd1 Bxc5 19. dxc5 Qxc5 20.
a5 Nd7 21. Qxd5 Qxd5 22. Nxd5 Bd3 $13) 18... dxe4 (18... Bxe4 $5 19. N3xe4 dxe4
20. Nxe4 Nd5 $15 {[%csl Gd5]}) 19. Nxb7 Qa6 20. Nc5 Qc8 (20... Bxc5 21. dxc5 e3
{[%cal Rf5c2]} 22. Qc1 Nd7 (22... exf2+ 23. Rxf2 Nd7 24. Nd5 Rac8 25. Ne7+ Rxe7
26. Bxe7 Nxc5 27. Rxf5 gxf5 28. Bxc5 Rxc5 29. Qg5+ Qg6 30. Qd8+ Kg7 31. Qd4+
$18 {[%cal Rd4c5,Rd4g7]}) 23. Bxe3 Qc6 24. Nb5 Bd3 25. Rd1 Re4 $132 (25... Nxc5
$2 26. Bxc5 Qxc5 27. Rxd3 $18 {[%cal Gc1c5]})) 21. Qe2 (21. N5xe4 Qc6 (21...
Bxc3 $2 22. Nf6+ Kh8 23. Qxc3 $18) 22. f3 $11) 21... a5 $6 (21... Bxc5 22. dxc5
Qxc5 23. g4 Bc8 24. Nxe4 Nd7 $13) (21... Bg4 $5) 22. N5xe4 {[%mdl 2048] Weiß
hat einen Bauern mehr, aber Schwarz hat wegen seines aktiven Figurenspiels
Kompensation für den Bauern.} Nd7 (22... Bxe4 23. Nxe4 Nd5 $44) 23. f3 Qc6 {
[%csl Gc6]} 24. Qf2 $14 {Die weiße Dame vermeidet die Fesselung auf der
e-Linie.} (24. Rac1) 24... f6 $6 (24... Rab8 $44) 25. Bd2 (25. d5 Qa6 26. Bf4
$14) 25... Bxc3 26. Nxc3 Nb6 {[%csl Yd5][%cal Gb6d5] Der Springer zielt auf
das wichtige Zentrumsfeld d5.} 27. Rfe1 Nd5 28. Ne4 $1 {Weiß vermeidet den
Springertausch.} (28. Nxd5 Qxd5 $44) 28... Nb4 {[%cal Rb4d3,Rd3e1,Rd3f2]} 29.
Bxb4 axb4 30. d5 $1 Qa6 31. Rac1 $16 {Weiß hat einen Bauern mehr und die
aktivere Stellung.} (31. Qc5 $5 $16) 31... Bxe4 32. fxe4 Rac8 33. Qd4 {[%csl
Gd4]} c3 (33... Re5 34. Rf1 $16) 34. bxc3 (34. Qxb4 $5 Rc4 35. Qb5 Qa7+ 36. Kh2
Rcxe4 37. Rxe4 Rxe4 38. Rxc3 Rxh4+ 39. Kg3 Rxa4 40. d6 $16) 34... Rc4 35. Qd3
Rec8 (35... b3 36. a5 $16) 36. d6 bxc3 37. Qd5+ $6 (37. d7 $5 Rd8 38. Rxc3 Qa7+
39. Qe3 Rd4 (39... Qxe3+ 40. Rexe3 Rxc3 41. Rxc3 Rxd7 42. Ra3 $18) 40. Rc8 Qxd7
41. Rxd8+ Qxd8 42. Qc3 $16) 37... Kg7 38. e5 Qb6+ 39. Kh2 Qf2 (39... Rxh4+ 40.
Kg3 $16) 40. exf6+ Qxf6 $14 {Weiß hat zwar immernoch einen Bauern mehr, aber
der h4P und der a4P hängen in der Luft.} 41. Kg1 Rxh4 (41... R4c5 42. Qb7+ Kh6
43. Qe7 $16) 42. a5 Qd4+ (42... Qd4+ 43. Qxd4+ Rxd4 44. Re7+ Kf6 $1 (44... Kh6
45. d7 Rd8 (45... Rc5 46. a6 $1 Ra5 47. a7 $18) 46. Rxc3 R8xd7 47. Rh3+ Kg5 48.
Rhxh7 Rxe7 49. Rxe7 $16) 45. d7 Rc5 $1 (45... Rd8 46. Rxh7 R8xd7 47. Rxd7 Rxd7
48. Rxc3) 46. Rxh7 Rxa5 47. Rxc3 Rad5 {[%csl Rd7]} 48. Rc7 Ke6 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0203"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2002.12.14"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Khenkin, Igor"]
[Black "Buhmann, Rainer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2603"]
[BlackElo "2527"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2002.10.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tegernsee"]
[BlackTeam "Stuttgart"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. cxd5 (5. Bf4 $5) 5... exd5 6. Bg5
Bb4 (6... Be7) 7. Qc2 O-O 8. e3 (8. a3 {Mit diesem Zug war Weiß erfolgreich
gegen Großmeister Buhmann in der 3. Runde der Bundesligasaison (Nielsen,
P-Buhmann,R).}) 8... c5 9. Be2 (9. Bd3) 9... Qa5 10. O-O Bxc3 {Ein
gewöhnliches Motiv in dieser Variante - Schwarz gibt das Läuferpaar auf und
möchte dafür die weißen Felder im Zentrum (besonders e4) kontrollieren.} (10...
h6 11. Bh4 c4 12. Nd2 Re8 13. Bf3 Bf8 14. b3 Bd6 15. Kh1 g5 16. Bxd5 Nxd5 17.
Nxc4 Qa6 18. Nxd5 Qc6 19. Bg3 b5 20. Nxd6 Qxc2 21. Nxe8 {1/2-1/2 San Segundo
Carrillo,P-Giorgadze,G/Moscow 1994/CBM 44 ext (76)}) (10... Re8 11. Nd2 (11.
Nxd5 $5 Nxd5 12. a3) 11... cxd4 12. Nb3 Qb6 13. Nxd4 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Ne4 15. Bf4
Qc5 {1/2-1/2 Bagaturov,G-Giorgadze,G/Ankara 1995/CBM 49 ext (15)}) 11. bxc3 $5
Re8 (11... c4 12. Nd2 Re8 13. Bf3 h6 14. Bh4 b5 15. a4 $1 g5 16. Bg3 g4 17.
axb5 Qxb5 18. Rfb1 Qc6 19. Bd1 {1-0 Kupfner,F-Pichler,G/Lienz 1988/EXT 97 (36)}
) (11... b6 $5 12. Nd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Ba6 14. Nb3 Qa4 15. Bxa6 Qxa6 16. f3 h6
17. Bh4 Rac8 18. Qf2 Rfe8 19. Rae1 Qd3 {1/2-1/2 Brenninkmeijer,J-Gulko,B/
Groningen 1990/CBM 21 (38)}) (11... Ne4 $5 12. c4 cxd4 13. exd4 Nxg5 14. Nxg5
Nf6 15. c5 Bd7 16. Bd3 g6 {0-1 Gil Capape,J-Campora,D/Zaragoza 1992/TD (30)})
12. Nd2 Ne4 (12... c4 13. f3 h6 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15. e4 $14) 13. Nxe4 dxe4 {
[%cal Ga5g5]} 14. d5 {[%csl Ge2,Gg5] Weiß hat das Läuferpaar und sein d-Bauern
ist scheinbar stark, aber Schwarz kann jetzt Gegenspiel finden.} (14. Bf4 $5
Nf6 15. c4 $14) (14. Bh4 $5 $14) 14... Qb6 $6 {[%cal Gb6g6] Schwarz bereitet
den Zug 15...Qg6 vor, aber die Alternative scheint mir aktiver.} (14... c4 $1
15. Bxc4 (15. Rfd1 Nb6 $132) 15... Nb6 16. Bb3 (16. Qb3 Bd7 $36) 16... Nxd5
$132) 15. Rfd1 $14 {[%csl Gd5][%cal Gd1d5][%mdl 32] Weiß befolgt eine einfache
Strategie - er möchte auf den d-Bauern drücken, was mit der Unterstützung des
Läuferpaars sehr stark ist.} Qg6 16. Bf4 Ne5 17. d6 Bf5 (17... Bd7 18. Rd5 $16)
18. Bb5 (18. Rd5 Nd3 $13) 18... Bd7 19. Rab1 {[%cal Gb1b7,Gd1d7]} Bxb5 20. Rxb5
b6 21. Bxe5 {Weiß muss den Springer tauschen, sonst kommt 21...Nd3 mit
besserem schwarzen Spiel.} Rxe5 22. Qa4 $1 {[%csl Ga4] Die Dame steht sehr
aktiv auf a4 und droht jetzt 23.Rxb6.} Ree8 23. Rb2 {[%cal Gb2d2]} Qe6 24. d7
Red8 25. Rbd2 {[%csl Gd7][%cal Gd1d7] Der d7P paralysiert die schwarze
Stellung. Anderseits es ist nicht leicht für Weiß weitere Fortschritte zu
erzielen. Hierzu bedarf es weitere Schwächen im schwarzen Lager.} Qe5 26. Rd5
Qe6 (26... Qxc3 27. Qxe4 $16) 27. Rd6 Qe5 28. R6d5 Qe6 29. Rd6 Qe5 30. c4 {
Weiß ist nicht zufrieden mit der Zugwiederholung.} g6 31. Qc6 {Nach diesem Zug
Schwarz muss immer mit das Motiv Qxa8 und d8Q rechnen.} Rab8 32. h4 a6 (32...
h5 $5) 33. a4 Kg7 (33... h5 $5) 34. h5 $1 Qxh5 $6 (34... Kh6 $14) 35. Qxe4 $16
Qf5 (35... Qe2 36. Qe7 Qxc4 37. e4 Qxa4 38. e5 Qg4 39. e6 Qf5 40. Rxb6 Ra8 41.
Re1 $1 c4 (41... a5 42. Rb3 $18) 42. Rxa6 Rab8 43. Ra3 $1 $18) 36. Qe7 (36.
Qxf5 gxf5 37. a5 bxa5 38. Rxa6 Rb7 39. Rxa5 Rbxd7 40. Rxd7 Rxd7 41. Rxc5 $16)
36... Qg4 (36... Qc2 37. e4 $1) 37. e4 {[%csl Ge4][%cal Ge4e5,Ge5e6]} h6 38. e5
$18 {[%mdl 128] Der Vormarsch des e-Bauern entscheidet die Partie. Schwarz hat
keine Verteidigung gegen den weißen Angriff am Königsflügel.} Qxc4 39. Qf6+ (
39. e6 $18) 39... Kh7 40. e6 fxe6 41. Rxe6 {[%csl Rh7]} 1-0

[Event "Sigeman & Co 10th"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "2002.06.10"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Luther, Thomas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2566"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2002.06.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 {Das ist die gewöhnlich
gespielte Fortsetzung.} exd5 6. Bg5 h6 {Das ist natürlich auch ein "normaler"
Zug, aber der deutsche Großmeister spielte in dieser Stellung immer 6...Nbd7.}
(6... Nbd7) 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. g3 $146 {[%mdl 8] Interessant, dass dieser
natürliche Zug noch nie gespielt wurde. Weiß möchte mit Bg2 und 0-0 die
Entwicklung beenden.} (8. Qa4+ Nc6 9. e3) 8... c6 (8... c5 $5 9. Bg2 (9. dxc5
Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Qxc3+ 11. Nd2 O-O $15) 9... Nc6 10. O-O Be6 (10... Bxc3 11. bxc3
O-O)) 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O Re8 (10... Bf5 11. Ne5 Nd7 12. f4 $14) (10... Bd6 {
Mit der Idee 11.Ne5 zu verhindern.} 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Qe7 13. Re1 $14) 11.
Ne5 Nd7 12. f4 $14 {[%csl Ge5] Weiß hat eine starke Springerstellung auf e5
und es ist noch nicht klar, wie Schwarz seinen weißfeldrigen Läufer entwickeln
kann. In dieser Stellung ist das schwarze Läuferpaar nicht viel wert.} Qe7 {
[%cal Gd7f6] Schwarz macht den Platz auf f6 für den Springer frei.} (12... Qd8
$142 $5 13. e4 Nxe5 14. fxe5 (14. dxe5 $2 d4 $17) 14... dxe4 15. Nxe4 Be6) 13.
e4 dxe4 (13... Bxc3 $142 $5 14. bxc3 dxe4 15. Bxe4 Nf6 (15... Nf8) 16. Bg2 Be6
$132) 14. Nxe4 Nf6 (14... Nf8 15. f5 $36) (14... Nb6 15. f5 $36) (14... Rd8 $5
15. Qb3 Nf8) 15. Nxf6+ gxf6 $2 {Schwarz möchte sich von dem starken
e5-Springer befreien -, aber um jeden Preis? Die schwarze Köenigsstellung wird
nun schwer geschwächt.} (15... Qxf6 16. Qb3 (16. d5 cxd5 $11 (16... Rd8 $6 17.
Qb3 c5 18. Rad1 $14)) 16... Ba5 17. d5 Bb6+ 18. Kh1 cxd5 19. Bxd5 Be6 $11) 16.
a3 {Mit diesem Zug kompliziert Weiß das Spiel.} (16. Nc4 $14) (16. Ng4 $14)
16... fxe5 (16... Bd6 17. Nc4 $14) (16... Ba5 17. Nc4 $14) 17. axb4 exd4 $2 (
17... e4 18. f5 $36) (17... Qxb4 18. dxe5 Qxb2 19. Qh5 Kg7 20. Kh1 $1 $44 {
Mit diesem prophylaktischen Zug bringt Weiß seinen König in eine ruhige
Stellung und dann kann er mit f4-f5 angreifen.}) 18. Qxd4 {[%csl Gd4]} Qe3+ (
18... a6 19. f5 $14 {[%csl Rc8]}) 19. Qxe3 Rxe3 20. f5 {[%mdl 4096] Das
Material ist reduziert, aber Weiß hat Angriffschancen am Königsflügel.} Re5 {
Mit diesem Zug provoziert Schwarz den Zug 21.g4, was günstig für Weiß ist.} (
20... Rb3 21. Rad1 $36) (20... Bd7 21. Rad1 Be8) 21. g4 Bd7 22. Rad1 Be8 23.
Rd6 {[%csl Gd6]} a5 $6 {Schwarz will die a-Linie öffnen, aber Weiß hat schon
gefährliche Drohungen am Königsflügel.} (23... Kg7 $142 24. h4 f6 $14) 24. Rxh6
axb4 25. f6 $1 $40 {Die weiße Idee ist klar - Rf3 und Rfh3 spielen.} c5 (25...
Ra2 26. Rf3 Re1+ 27. Bf1 Re4 28. Rh4 $18) 26. Rf3 Rg5 27. Rfh3 Kf8 28. Rh8+ Rg8
29. Be4 Ra1+ (29... Ra2 $4 30. Rxg8+ Kxg8 31. Bh7+ Kf8 32. Bb1 $18) 30. Kf2 Ra2
31. Ke3 (31. Rxg8+ Kxg8 32. Bh7+ Kf8 33. Bb1 Rxb2+ 34. Ke3 Kg8 35. Bh7+ $11)
31... Rxb2 32. R3h7 $1 {Weiß hat eine neue Drohung - den Vormarsch des
g-Bauern.} c4 $6 $138 (32... Bc6 $142 33. Bf5 Bd5 34. g5 (34. Rxg8+ Kxg8 35.
Rg7+ Kf8) 34... Rb3+ 35. Kf4 b5) 33. g5 Rb3+ (33... Bc6 34. g6 $18) 34. Kd4 b5
35. h4 (35. Bf5 $1 $18) 35... Rg3 36. Rxg8+ Kxg8 37. Rg7+ Kh8 (37... Kf8 38.
Bh7 $18 {[%csl Rf8]}) 38. g6 fxg6 39. Re7 Bc6 $2 (39... Kg8 40. Rxe8+ (40. Bd5+
Kf8 41. Rh7 Rd3+ 42. Ke5 Rxd5+ 43. Kxd5 Bf7+ $19) 40... Kf7 41. Re5 Kxf6 42.
Rxb5 Rg4 $14 {Schwarz kann den letzten weißen Bauern nehmen, wonach ein
Endspiel R + B gegen R entsteht, welches bei guter Verteidigung Remis ist.})
40. Bxc6 $18 b3 41. Re8+ Kh7 42. f7 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2003.02.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Danielian, Oganes"]
[Black "Aleksandrov, Aleksej"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2521"]
[BlackElo "2633"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2003.02.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 d5 {Großmeister Aleksandrov spielt gern
die Ragozin Variante des Damengambits.} 5. Bg5 Nbd7 {Ich muss bemerken, dass
Schwarz statt 5...Nbd7 mit 5...dxc4 kann das Spiel in die Wiener Variante
überleiten kann, wenn er will.} 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 (7. Qc2 $5 {Der Vorteil des
Zuges ist, dass Weiß nach 7...c5 8.dxc5 Qa5 9.Bd2 spielen kann.}) 7... O-O 8.
Bd3 c5 9. Qc2 Qa5 10. O-O c4 11. Bf5 Re8 12. Nd2 g6 13. Bxd7 (13. Bh3 {Dieser
Zug waere die Alternative zu 13.Bxd7.}) 13... Nxd7 14. Rfe1 {Mit diesem
Turmzug moechte Weiß den Zentrumvorstoss e3-e4 vorbereiten. Aber statt der
Partiefortsetzung bieten die Alternativen 14.f3, oder 14.h4 ihm mehr Chancen
auf Eroeffnungsvorteil.} (14. h4) (14. f3) (14. Rae1) (14. h4 Nb6 15. Nb3 Qa6
16. Nc5 Qa5 17. a4 Bf5 18. e4 dxe4 19. Nxb7 Qa6 20. Nc5 Qc8 {1/2-1/2 Kempinski,
R-Tischbierek,R/Luebeck GER 2002/(42)}) 14... Nb6 (14... Bxc3 15. bxc3 Nb6 16.
f3 Bd7) 15. h4 {Auf diese Weise verteidigt Weiß vorher den Bg5, weil sonst im
Falle von e4 dxe4 die Dame von a5 den Läufer horizontal bedrohen würde.} (15.
f3 Bd7 (15... Bxc3 16. bxc3 Bd7 17. Rab1 Bc6 18. Bf4 Na4 19. Rbc1 Re6 20. e4
Rae8 21. Re3 b5 22. Rb1 {1-0 Javakhishvili,L-Gvetadze,S/Batumi 2001/EXT 2002 
(45)}) 16. e4 $6 (16. h4) 16... dxe4 17. h4 Bxc3 18. Qxc3 Qxc3 19. bxc3 exf3
20. Ne4 Nd5 {0-1 Ftacnik,L-Blatny,P/Stara Zagora 1990/CBM 17 (53)}) 15... Bf5
$15 {[%mdl 4] Schwarz hat das Läuferpaar und positionellen Druck auf den
weißen Feldern.} 16. e4 (16. Qc1 Rac8 $15 (16... Na4 17. Nb3 $8 cxb3 18. axb3 {
[%cal Ga1a5]} Bxc3 19. bxc3 (19. Rxa4 Bxe1 20. Rxa5 Bxa5 $19) 19... Qxc3 20.
bxa4 Rac8 $11)) 16... dxe4 (16... Bxc3 17. bxc3 (17. Qxc3 Qxc3 18. bxc3 Bxe4
$17) (17. exf5 Bxd4 $17) 17... dxe4 18. Nxe4 Nd5 $15 (18... Bxe4 19. Rxe4 Rxe4
20. Qxe4 Qxc3 21. Rc1 Qa5 22. Qxb7 $13)) 17. Ndxe4 Nd7 {[%csl Gb4,Gf5][%cal
Gf5c2,Gb4e1] Schwarz verteidigt sich gegen 18.Nf6+. Er hat die bessere
Bauernstruktur und seine Läufer fesseln die weißen Figuren.} 18. f3 Bf8 $1 {
[%cal Gf8g7,Gg7d4][%mdl 32] Der dunkelfarbige Läufer kann auf g7 Druck auf d4
ausüben und im folgenden kann Schwarz am Damenfluegel mit b5-b4 Raum gewinnen.}
19. Qd2 (19. Rad1 $15) 19... Re6 20. d5 $6 {Mit diesem scheinbar natuerlichen
Zug hilft Weiß dem Gegner - der Turm wird aktiv auf a6.} (20. g4 $5 Bxe4 21.
fxe4 $132) 20... Ra6 {[%cal Gb7b5,Gb5b4] Der Turm steht ausgezeichnet auf a6 -
im folgenden kann Schwarz stark b7-b5 ziehen.} 21. Rad1 Bxe4 $1 {Das ist der
richtige Moment fuer diesen Tausch - jetzt geht 22.Nxe4 nicht, weil Schwarz -
nach dem Damentausch auf d2 - auf a2 nehmen könnte.} 22. Rxe4 (22. fxe4 Ne5 $17
{[%cal Ge5d3,Gf8c5,Gc5g1]}) 22... b5 $17 {[%cal Gb5b4]} 23. Be7 (23. a3 $142
Nc5 24. Re2 Nd3 $17 {[%csl Gd3]}) 23... b4 24. Ne2 (24. Nb1 Bxe7 25. Rxe7 Qc5+
26. Qe3 Rxa2 $19) 24... Bxe7 25. Rxe7 Qc5+ 26. Qe3 (26. Re3 Rxa2 $19 {[%cal
Gc4c3]}) 26... Qxe3+ (26... Rxa2 27. Qxc5 Nxc5 28. Rd4 c3 29. bxc3 b3 $19) 27.
Rxe3 Rxa2 $19 {[%csl Gb4,Gc4,Gd7]} 28. b3 c3 (28... cxb3 $19) (28... c3 $19 {
[%csl Gb4,Gc3]}) 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 3rd"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2002.06.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Gashimov, Vugar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2641"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[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. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Bb4 5. Qa4+ {Diese Fortsetzung wird
relativ selten gespielt - die Alternativen 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 und 5.Bg5 sind
populärer. Ich muss auch anmerken, dass in diesem Fall (nach 5.Bg5) Schwarz
kann - wenn er will - mit 5...dxc4 die Wiener Variante wählen. Die Idee des
Textzugs besteht darin, dass jetzt Schwarz 5...Nc6 ziehen muss und gewöhnlich
in solchen Stellungen steht der Springer unglücklich vor seinem c7-Bauern.} Nc6
6. e3 O-O (6... Bd7 7. Qc2 a5 8. Bd2 O-O 9. a3 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 $14) 7. Bd2 {
Jetzt wir haben eine Stellung, die an der Grenze der Ragozin-Verteidigung und
der Nimzoindische Verteidigung steht. Eine gewöhnliche Idee in beiden
Eröffnungen besteht darin, dass Schwarz das Läuferpaar abgeben kann (mit Bxc3)
und stark das wichtige Zentrumsfeld e4 kontrolliert.} Re8 {Mit diesem Zug
bereitet Schwarz Bf8 vor.} (7... a6 8. Qc2 (8. Rd1 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Bd6 10. a3 Qe7
11. Qc2 e5 12. d5 Nb8 13. e4 Nbd7 14. Be2 Nh5 15. g3 Nb6 16. a4 Bg4 17. h3 Bd7
18. Nh2 Nf6 19. Ng4 Nxg4 20. hxg4 {1/2-1/2 Hansen,L-Gulko,B/Copenhagen 2000/
CBM 77 ext (43)}) (8. a3 Be7 (8... Bxc3 9. Bxc3 Ne4 10. Qc2 Nxc3 (10... Qe7 11.
Bd3 Nxc3 12. Qxc3 dxc4 13. Bxc4 Re8 14. Rd1 {1-0 Krasenkow,M-Filippov,V/Batumi
1999/CBM 74 (58) '+/=' Krasenkow,M.}) 11. Qxc3 Re8 12. Rd1 Bd7 13. Bd3 dxc4 14.
Bxc4 Ne7 {1/2-1/2 Krasenkow,M-Kortschnoj,V/Batumi 1999/CBM 74 (21)}) 9. Qc2 h6
(9... dxc4 10. Bxc4 Bd6 11. Ne4 e5 12. Nxd6 cxd6 13. Bc3 e4 14. d5 Na5 15. Ba2
exf3 16. gxf3 b5 17. Rg1 Nc4 18. O-O-O Ne8 {1/2-1/2 Gurevich,M-Dorfman,J/
Germany 2001/CBM 82 ext (44)}) 10. Rd1 b6 11. Bc1 Bb7 12. Bd3 Na5 13. c5 $16
bxc5 14. dxc5 Nd7 15. b4 Nc6 16. O-O Bf6 17. e4 d4 18. Ne2 Qe7 19. Bc4 Rfd8 20.
Bb2 e5 {1/2-1/2 Savchenko,S-Piket,J/Ohrid 2001/CBM 84 (39)}) 8... dxc4 9. Bxc4
Bd6 10. Ne4 Nb4 11. Qb1 Nxe4 12. Qxe4 Bd7 13. O-O Bc6 14. Qg4 Nd5 15. Ne5 Bxe5
16. dxe5 Nb6 17. Bb4 h5 18. Qxh5 Nxc4 19. Rfd1 Qe8 20. Rd4 b5 21. b3 f6 22.
Qxe8 Rfxe8 23. bxc4 {1-0 Krasenkow,M-Kortschnoj,V/Essen 2002/CBM 90(53)}) (7...
dxc4 $5 8. Bxc4 Bd6) 8. a3 (8. Rd1 a6 9. Qc2 h6 10. a3 Bd6 11. h3 (11. Bc1 Bd7
12. h3 dxc4 13. Bxc4 e5 14. d5 Ne7 15. e4 Ng6 16. O-O Nh5 17. Kh2 b5 {0-1
Malakhatko,V-Aleksandrov,A/Herceg Novi 2001/CBM 82 ext (47)}) 11... dxc4 12.
Bxc4 e5 13. d5 Ne7 14. e4 Ng6 15. Be3 b5 16. Be2 Bd7 17. O-O Nh5 18. Nh2 Nhf4
19. Bg4 Bxg4 20. hxg4 Qh4 21. f3 h5 {0-1 Damljanovic,B-Mitkov,N/Leon 2001/CBM
86 no vc (56)}) 8... Bf8 (8... Bd6 9. c5 $14) (8... Bxc3 9. Bxc3 Ne4 10. Rc1
$14 {Schwarz hat eine etwas passive Stellung - er hat keine besonderen
Schwächen, aber sein c6N steht schlecht.}) 9. Rd1 a6 (9... dxc4 10. Bxc4 Bd7
11. Qc2 $14) 10. Be2 (10. Qc2 $14) 10... dxc4 11. Bxc4 Bd6 {Mit diesem Zug
bereitet Schwarz e6-e5 vor.} (11... e5 12. Ng5 Re7 13. d5 $14) 12. Qc2 h6 (
12... e5 13. Ng5 Rf8 (13... Re7 $2 14. Nd5 $18) 14. Nd5 g6 15. Nxf6+ Qxf6 16.
Ne4 $14) 13. Ne2 (13. O-O e5 14. d5 (14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Ne2 Ne4
$11) 14... Ne7 15. e4 Ng6 $132) 13... Qe7 (13... e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5
16. Bb4 Nd7 $14 (16... Bd7 17. Qb3 $18 {[%csl Rf7][%cal Rb3g8]})) 14. Nf4 {
So verhindert Weiß die Ausgleichsmöglichkeit e6-e5, aber im folgenden muss er
mit einem Doppelbauern weiterspielen.} (14. O-O e5 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Qxe5
17. Ng3 Bg4 $11) 14... Bxf4 (14... e5 $2 15. Ng6 {[%cal Gc4g8]}) 15. exf4 $14 {
[%csl Gc4,Gd2,Gd4,Gf4] Für den Doppelbauern auf der f-Linie hat Weiß das
Läuferpaar und Raumvorteil im Zentrum.} Rd8 (15... Nd5 16. O-O Bd7 17. Rfe1 $14
) 16. O-O Nd5 {[%csl Gd5] Schwarz kontrolliert stark das wichtige Zentrumsfeld
d5, aber sein Läufer hat Entwicklungsprobleme.} 17. Ba2 {[%cal Ga2b1,Gb1h7]
Weiß bereitet den Zug 18.Bb1 vor und möchte die schwarze Königsstellung
schwächen.} (17. Rfe1 $14) 17... Qd6 18. Bb1 f5 $6 {Dieser Zug gefällt mir
nicht, da er den Punkt e5 und den e6-Bauern schwächt. Aber es ist verständlich,
dass Schwarz die Drohungen auf der b1-h1 Diagonale auf ewig verhindern möchte.}
(18... g6 19. f5 $36 {[%cal Gd2h6]}) (18... Nf6 $5 19. Rfe1 $14) 19. Ba2 {
[%mdl 32] Der Mohr hat seine Schuldigkeit getan, der Mohr kann gehen. Der
Läufer geht zurück auf die a2-g8-Diagonale.} b6 (19... Nxf4 20. Bxf4 Qxf4 21.
d5 $16) 20. Rfe1 Bb7 21. Qd3 Re8 (21... Nxf4 22. Qxf5 $16) 22. b4 Kh8 23. Bc4 {
Mit diesem Zug möchte Weiß entweder den Zug 23...b5 provozieren oder den
a8-Turm beschäftigen, da der Turm den a6-Bauern verteidigen muss.} b5 24. Bb3
Rad8 25. h3 Nf6 26. Be3 {Stufenweise verbessert Weiß seine Stellung, weil
Schwarz keinen guten Spielplan hat.} Ne7 27. Ne5 {[%csl Ge5][%cal Re5f7,Rf7d8,
Rf7d6,Rf7h8]} Kg8 {[#]} 28. d5 $1 $16 {[%mdl 64] Ein sehr schöner Zug -
Schwarz hatte sehr starke Kontrolle über das Feld d5 und trotzdem... Die weiße
Drohung ist einfach 29.Bc5 mit Damenfang.} Nd7 (28... Nexd5 29. Bc5 {[%csl Rd6]
} Nxf4 30. Qc2 $18) (28... Nfxd5 29. Bc5 $18) (28... Bxd5 29. Bc5 $18) (28...
exd5 29. Bc5 Qe6 30. Ng6 $18 {[%csl Re6][%cal Re1e7]}) 29. dxe6 (29. Nf7 $5
Kxf7 30. dxe6+ Kf8 31. Qxd6 cxd6 32. exd7 Rxd7 33. Be6 Rc7 (33... Rdd8 34. Bb6
$16) 34. Rxd6 $16) 29... Nxe5 30. Qxd6 cxd6 (30... Nf3+ 31. gxf3 cxd6 (31...
Rxd6 32. Bc5 $18) 32. Kg2 d5 33. Bc5 $16) 31. fxe5 d5 {Schwarz möchte die
Stellung - wenn möglich - geschlossen halten.} (31... dxe5 32. Rd7 $18) 32. f4
{Weiß hat einen Bauern mehr, aber der Gewinn ist technisch nicht so einfach,
da Schwarz eine Blockadestellung hat. Mit dem Textzug sichert Weiß seinen
e5-Bauern.} (32. Bb6 Rc8 33. Bc5 $16) (32. Bc5 $16) 32... Ng6 33. Bb6 (33. g4
$16) 33... Rc8 34. g3 (34. Bxd5 $2 Bxd5 35. Rxd5 Nxf4 $11 {[%cal Gf4e6,Gf4d5]})
34... Rxe6 35. Rxd5 $1 Bxd5 (35... Rxb6 36. Rxb5+ $18 {[%cal Rb3g8,Rb5b6]}) 36.
Bxd5 Kf7 37. Rd1 $1 (37. Bxe6+ Kxe6 38. Rd1 Rc6 39. Bc5 $16) 37... Nf8 (37...
Rcc6 38. Bc5 $1 $16 (38. Bxc6 Rxc6 39. Rd7+ Ke8 (39... Ke6 $2 40. Rxg7 $18) 40.
Rd8+ Ke7 41. Rb8 $16)) 38. Bc5 $1 Rd8 39. Bd6 (39. Kf1 Ke8 40. Ke2 $18) 39...
Ke8 40. Bb7 $1 {[%csl Ra6,Rb5] Das weiße Läuferpaar "arbeitet" viel in dieser
Partie. Der Textzug ist stark - Weiß beschäftigt sich nicht mit dem Nehmen des
e6-Turms, sondern er kann ruhig die schwarzen Bauern am Damenflügel gewinnen.}
(40. Bxe6 Nxe6 41. Rc1 $16) 40... Kf7 41. Bxa6 Ra8 42. Bxb5 Rxa3 43. Bc4 Rxg3+
44. Kf2 Rc3 (44... Rxh3 45. Bxf8 $18) 45. Bd5 {[%csl Gd5,Gd6] Wie früher - die
weiße Drohung ist 46.Bxf8.} Ng6 46. Rd4 {Weiß ist konsequent - er nimmt nicht
den e6-Turm.} Nh4 47. b5 $18 {[%csl Gb5] Der weiße b-Freibauer, mit der
Unterstützung des Läuferpaars, entscheidet die Partie.} Rc2+ 48. Kf1 Rc1+ 49.
Ke2 Rb1 50. Rb4 (50. Ra4 $18) 50... Rxb4 51. Bxb4 g5 52. b6 Ng6 53. Bxe6+ Kxe6
54. b7 Nxf4+ 55. Kf1 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 3rd"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2002.06.24"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Zhukova, Natalia"]
[Black "Bagirov, Rufat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2516"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[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 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 {
Das ist die klassische Fortsetzung - Weiß kann sich mit Bd3, Qc2 entwickeln,
wie seinerzeit von Alekhine gespielt wurde.} c5 8. Bd3 Qa5 9. Qc2 c4 10. Bf5
O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. Nd2 g6 13. Bh3 Bxc3 {Schwarz tauscht seinen
schwarzfeldrigen Läufer, das ist ein typisches Motiv in dieser Variante. Im
Gegenzug bekommt er die Kontrolle über das Feld e4.} (13... Kg7 14. Rae1 $14 (
14. a3)) 14. Qxc3 (14. bxc3 Ne4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Bxd7 Bxd7 17. Bf4 Bc6 $11)
14... Qxc3 15. bxc3 {Weiß hat eine starke Zentrumstellung und später kann er
mit f3-e4 sprengen. Andererseits ist sein Läuferpaar (noch) nicht stark, da
die Stellung einen geschlossenen Charakter hat.} Ne4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Bg4 {
[%cal Gg4e2] Weiß muss sein Läuferpaar auf dem Brett halten.} (17. Rfb1 Nb6 18.
Bxc8 Raxc8 19. a4 Nd5 {[%csl Gd5]} 20. Rxb7 Nxc3 $15) 17... Nb6 18. Be2 Be6 19.
Rab1 $5 {[%cal Gb1b7] Mit diesem Zug fesselt Weiß - wegen der Schwächung des
Bauern b7 - den Nb6.} Rac8 (19... Nd5 $6 20. Rfc1 $14 {[%csl Rb7,Rc4]}) 20.
Rfc1 {Verteidigt c3 und beabsichtigt a2-a4. Das sofortige 20.a4 wäre ganz
schlecht wegen 20...Nxa4 und es hängt der c3P.} Rc7 21. Bf4 Rd7 22. Be5 {
[%csl Ge5][%cal Ge5h8] Der e5B dominiert auf dem Brett - die dunkelfarbigen
Punkte sind schwach in der schwarzen Stellung.} Rc8 (22... Kf8 {Die Strategie
dieses Zuges ist die Verjagung des e5-Läufers mit Ke7 und f6.}) 23. Bd1 {
[%cal Ga2a4] Nach 19.Rab1!? war die weiße Strategie einfach - er möchte den
Zug Nd5 verhindern, anderseits will Schwarz den Zug Nd5 ausführen.  23...Nd5
wäre nun schlecht, da der d1B auf a4 erscheint und Weiß Material gewinnt.} Bd5
(23... h5 24. f3 Bd5 25. Kf2 Re7 26. Bc2 Nd7 27. Bd6 Re6 28. fxe4 Bxe4 29. Bxe4
Rxe4 30. Rxb7 Nf6 31. Kf3 {1-0 Ivanov,J-Vilar Lopez,M/Andorra 2001/CBM 83 ext 
(68)}) (23... Nd5 $2 24. Ba4 $1) 24. a4 {[%cal Ga4a5]} Bc6 25. Rb4 $14 {
[%csl Gd1,Ge5] Schwarz hat einige Probleme mit der Figurenkoordination.} (25.
a5 Nd5 $11) 25... Rd5 (25... f6 26. Bg3 $14 (26. Bxf6 Nd5 {[%cal Rd5b4,Rd5f6]}
27. Be5 Nxb4 28. cxb4 $44 {[%csl Gd1,Ge5][%cal Rd1g4,Rg4c8]})) 26. Ra1 Nd7 $6 (
26... Ra5 $5) 27. Bg3 a5 28. Rb2 $1 {Weiß nimmt nicht den c4-Bauern, sondern
er möchte 29.Be2 spielen. Es ist nicht leicht für Schwarz den c4 zu
verteidigen.} (28. Rxc4 Nb6 29. Rc5 Rxc5 30. dxc5 Nc4 $44) 28... b6 (28... Nf6
29. Be2 $16 {[%csl Rc4]}) 29. Bg4 $1 {[%mdl 32] Jetzt droht 29.Bxd7 und 30.
Rxb6, so muss Schwarz seine Stellung schwächen.} f5 30. Be2 Bb7 31. Rab1 {
[%csl Rb6][%cal Gb1b7,Gg3b8] Weiß hat deutlichen positionellen Druck am
Damenflügel. Schwarz muss auch mit dem Qualitätsopfer auf b6 rechnen.} Rc6 32.
Bh4 Kf7 (32... Rc8 33. Bg5 $14 {[%cal Gh2h4,Gh4h5]} (33. Rxb6 Nxb6 34. Rxb6 Rd7
(34... Ba8 35. f3 $44 (35. Be7 $44 {[%cal Ge7c5]})) 35. Rb5)) 33. Bd8 $5 Rdd6
34. d5 $6 {Dieses Bauernopfer ist schön, aber nach guter schwarzer
Verteidigung hätte Weiß keinen Vorteil.} (34. h4 $14) 34... Rxd5 $6 {Dieser
automatische Zug ist nicht die beste Möglichkeit für Schwarz. Der Turm steht
schlecht auf d5.} (34... Rc5 $1 35. Bxb6 Nxb6 36. Rxb6 Rxb6 37. Rxb6 Bxd5 $11)
35. Bxb6 {[%csl Yd4][%cal Gb6d4]} Ba6 (35... Nxb6 36. Rxb6 Rxb6 37. Rxb6 $16 {
[%cal Rb6b7,Re2c4,Rc4f7]}) 36. Bd4 $16 {[%csl Gd4][%cal Gb1b8] In der ganzen
Partie war der dunkelfarbige Läufer eine aktive Figur in der weißen Stellung,
aber auf d4 hat er sein Maximum an Aktivität.} Ke7 37. f3 $1 {Bis jetzt
spielte Weiß hauptsächtlich am Damenflügel - nun kommt Aktivität am
Königsflügel hinzu.} Nc5 (37... Nf6) 38. Bd1 h5 (38... Nd3 39. Rb8 $16) 39. Rb8
{[%mdl 2048]} Ne6 (39... Rc8 40. Rxc8 Bxc8 41. Rb5 $16) 40. fxe4 fxe4 41. Bc2
Nc5 (41... Nxd4 42. exd4 $16 {[%csl Re4]}) 42. R1b6 Rdd6 (42... Kd6 $2 43. Rd8+
Nd7 (43... Kc7 44. Rxd5 Kxb6 45. Bxe4 $18) 44. Rxc6+ Kxc6 45. Bxe4 $18) 43.
Bxc5 (43. Rxc6 Rxc6 44. Bxc5+ Rxc5 45. Rb6 $16 {[%cal Rb6a6,Rb6g6]}) 43... Rxc5
44. Rxd6 Kxd6 45. Rb6+ Rc6 46. Rxc6+ Kxc6 47. Bxe4+ $18 {[%cal Re4c6,Re4g6]
Nach Vereinfachungen hat Weiß schon einen Bauern mehr und es hängt der g6P 
(und h5P) auch.} Kd6 48. Bxg6 Ke5 49. Bxh5 (49. Kf2 $18) 49... Ke4 50. Kf2 Kd3
51. Bg6+ Kxc3 52. h4 {[%csl Gh4][%cal Gh4h5]} 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 3rd"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2002.06.23"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Bagirov, Rufat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2516"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[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 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 {Dieser Springerzug ist
die eigentliche Hauptvariante in der Ragozin-Variante.} 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Qc2 {
Dieser Zug wurde von Kramnik selbst in die Turnierpraxis eingeführt (in der
Partie Kramnik,V-Serper,G/Dortmund 1993). Die Idee des Zuges ist, dass Weiß
spielt nicht 7.e3 (was waere die alte Variante), so dass er im Falle von 7...
c5 den g5B auf d2 zurückziehen kann.} O-O (7... c5 8. dxc5 Qa5 9. Bd2 $14) (
7... h6 8. Bh4 c5 9. e3 Qa5 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O c4 12. Bf5 $14 {Diese Variante
ist die andere Pointe des Zugs 7.Qc2 - ohne h6 - Bh4 das waere eine
Grundstellung der Variante 7.e3 (statt 7.Qc2), wo Schwarz kann g7 - g6 spielen.
Jetzt g7 - g6 ist nicht moeglich.}) 8. a3 Bxc3+ (8... Be7 9. e3 b6 10. Bd3 Bb7
11. O-O c5 12. Rad1 $14) 9. Qxc3 h6 (9... c6 10. e3 (10. Nd2 $5) 10... Qe8 11.
Qc2 (11. Nd2 Ne4 12. Nxe4 {1/2-1/2 Garcia Ilundain,D-Giorgadze,G/Barcelona
2000/CBM 77 ext (12)}) 11... Ne4 12. Bf4 Ndf6 13. h3 Nh5 14. Be5 f6 15. Bh2 f5
16. Bd3 f4 17. O-O fxe3 18. fxe3 Nhf6 19. Ne5 Be6 {1/2-1/2 Beliavsky,A-Delchev,
A/Moscow 2001/CBM 86/[Kostakiev,D] (33)}) 10. Bh4 c6 (10... c5 11. dxc5 g5 12.
Bg3 Ne4 13. Qc2 Ndxc5 14. e3 Bd7 15. Nd4 Ba4 16. Qe2 Ne6 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. f3
Nc5 19. Be5 Rc8 20. Bc3 Qe8 21. h4 g4 22. h5 e5 {0-1 Postny,E-Milov,V/Moscow
RUS 2002/(46)}) 11. Nd2 $5 (11. e3 Qe8 12. Nd2 (12. Bd3 Ne4 13. Qc2 Nb6 14. O-O
Bf5 15. a4 Qe6 16. Nd2 Nd6 17. Nb3 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Nf5 19. Nc5 Qg6 20. Bg3 Nxg3
21. hxg3 Qxd3 22. Nxd3 Nc4 {1/2-1/2 Markos,J-Luther,T/Istanbul TUR 2000/(40)})
12... Ne4 13. Qc2 Nb6 14. Bd3 Bf5 15. Bg3 Qe6 16. O-O Rac8 17. Rfc1 Bg6 {
0-1 Ruck,R-Milov,V/Ohrid 2001/CBM 84 (79)}) 11... Qe8 {Auf diese Weise
vermeidet Schwarz die Fesselung des f6-Springers und er kann seine Dame auf e6
platzieren.} (11... g5 12. Bg3 Ne4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. h4 Nb6 15. hxg5 Nd5 16.
Qc5 (16. Qc2 Qa5+ 17. Qd2 $1 (17. Kd1 $6 e3 $1 $13) 17... Qxd2+ 18. Kxd2 hxg5
19. e3 $14) 16... hxg5 17. e3 Re8 18. Bc4 Be6 19. Kd2 f6 20. Rh6 Kg7 21. Rah1 {
1-0 Schlosser,P-Wirthensohn,H/Baden 2001/EXT 2002 (70)}) 12. f3 Qe6 13. e3 b6
$146 {[%cal Gc8b7,Gc6c5]} (13... Nb6 14. Bf2 (14. O-O-O) 14... Nh5 15. g4 Nf4
16. O-O-O $14 Ng6 17. Bd3 Bd7 18. Kb1 Na4 19. Qc2 c5 $5 20. dxc5 Rac8 21. e4 $1
{[%cal Gf2c5] 1/2-1/2 Karpov,A-Milov,V/Buenos Aires 2000/CBM 80/[Ribli] (38)})
(13... Re8 14. Bf2) 14. Be2 Re8 15. Bf2 c5 (15... a5 $5 {[%cal Gc8a6,Ga6e2]}
16. O-O Ba6 $11 {Nach diesem Zug kann Schwarz mindestens den weißfeldrigen
Läufer tauschen.}) 16. O-O $14 {Weiß hat das Läuferpaar und - ich glaube - Dr.
Tarrasch würde hier auch sagen: "es ist nicht wichtig, dass zwei Läufer mehr
oder weniger wirken, wichtig ist, dass sie sich auf dem Brett befinden!" Jetzt
steht der f2B nicht besonders aktiv, aber später wird er ins Spiel komemn.
Diese Stellung erinnert mich an eine Stellung der Nimzoindischen Verteidigung,
4.Qc2 0-0 5.a3 Variante.} Bb7 (16... c4 $6 17. e4 $36) 17. b3 {Mit diesem
prophyilaktischen Zug verhindert Weiß c5-c4.} Rac8 18. Rfe1 {Weiß verteidigt
den e2-Läufer und bereitet das Springermanöver Nf1-g3 vor.} cxd4 (18... a6 {
[%cal Gb6b5]}) 19. Qxd4 {[%csl Gd4] Die weiße Dame steht aktiv auf d4 und
Schwarz kann sie nicht verjagen.} Qc6 {[%cal Gc8c1]} 20. Nf1 {[%cal Gf1g3,
Gg3f5][%mdl 32] Der Springer zielt nach f5, und er kann von f5 nach d4
zurückkommen.} Qc3 21. Rab1 (21. Qxc3 Rxc3 $11) 21... Nf8 (21... Qxd4 22. exd4
Nf8 $14) (21... Ne5 $5) 22. Qxc3 Rxc3 23. Ng3 {[%cal Gg3f5,Gf5d4]} g6 $6 {
Auf diese Weise verteidigt sich Schwarz gegen 24.Nf5, aber der Bauernzug
schwächt die schwarze Königsstellung.} (23... Ne6 $14) 24. Bb5 Rec8 (24... Bc6
25. Ne2 Rc5 26. Bd3 $14) 25. Ne2 R3c5 26. a4 Ne6 27. Bg3 {[%csl Gb5,Gg3][%cal
Gg3d6,Gd6c5] Endlich kommt der dunkelfarbige Läufer ins Spiel.} (27. e4 R5c7
28. e5 Nd7 29. Nd4 $14) 27... a6 28. Bd3 a5 29. h4 (29. b4 axb4 30. Rxb4 Nd7
31. Nd4 $14) 29... Nd7 $6 (29... h5 $14) 30. h5 g5 (30... gxh5 $5) 31. Nd4 {
[%csl Yf5][%cal Gd4b5,Gb5d6,Gd4f5]} Nxd4 32. exd4 Rc3 33. Bf5 Rd8 {[%csl Gf5,
Gg3]} 34. Rbc1 $16 {Weiß hat das Läuferpaar und er kontrolliert die c-Linie.
Schwarz hat kein Gegenspiel.} Rxc1 35. Rxc1 {[%csl Gc7][%cal Rc1c7][%mdl 4096]}
Nf6 (35... Rc8 $2 36. Bc7 $18) 36. Bc7 (36. Rc7 Nxh5 37. Be5 $16) 36... Re8 37.
g4 {Weiß muss sich nicht beeilen mit dem Zug Bxb6.} (37. Bxb6) 37... Bc8 38.
Bd3 Re3 39. Be5 Be6 (39... Rxd3 $2 40. Rxc8+ Kg7 41. Rc6 Rxf3 42. Rxb6 (42. Kg2
$18)) 40. Bf5 $1 Ne8 (40... Bxf5 41. gxf5 $18 Nxh5 42. Rc8+ Kh7 43. Rh8#) 41.
Bxe6 fxe6 42. Rc6 {[%cal Rc6b6,Rc6h6]} Kf7 (42... Rxb3 43. Rxe6 Kf7 44. Rxh6
Rxf3 45. Rxb6 $18 {[%csl Gh5]}) 43. Rxb6 Rxf3 44. Kg2 Rc3 45. Rb5 {Es hängt
der a5P und der e8N kann nicht wirken.} Ke7 (45... Nf6 $2 46. Rb7+ $18) 46.
Rxa5 Rxb3 47. Ra7+ Kf8 48. a5 $18 {[%csl Ga5,Ge5,Re8] Der weiße a-Freibauer
entscheidet die Partie. Die Stellung ist materiell gleich, aber wir sehen
einen ganz großen Unterschied zwischen den weißen und schwarzen Figuren.} Rb2+
49. Kf3 Ra2 50. Ke3 Ra3+ 51. Kd2 Rf3 52. a6 Ra3 53. Kc2 1-0

[Event "Presidents Cup "]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1998.05.12"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Aleksandrov, Aleksej"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1998.05.07"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 {5...dxc4 würde hier in die
Wiener-Variante führen. Ribli.} h6 6. Bxf6 (6. Bh4 $6 dxc4) 6... Qxf6 7. e3 {
Schwarz besitzt das Läuferpaar, aber das weiße Zentrum ist stark und die
schwarze Dame steht nicht gut auf f6.} c5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Rc1 {Weiß verteidigt
den Springer c3 und plant 10.dxc5, um den schwarzen Damenbauern zu isolieren.}
c4 10. Nd2 Bxc3 (10... Be6 11. g3 O-O 12. Bg2 $14 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Nc6 14. O-O b5
15. e4 Qd8 16. Qh5 $36 {1/2-1/2 Cebalo,M-Piket,J/Munich 1989 (34)}) 11. bxc3 {
Schwarz hat mit ...c5-c4 die Spannung im Zentrum aufgegeben und so verfügt
Weiß mit e3-e4 (evtl. vorbereitet durch f2-f3) einen perspektivreichen Plan.}
O-O 12. g3 (12. Be2) 12... Bf5 $5 {[%cal Gd3b1,Gf5b1]} (12... Qd6 13. Bg2 f5
14. O-O Nc6 15. Rb1 Rb8 16. a4 b6 17. Qf3 Ne7 18. Qf4 Rd8 19. Qxd6 Rxd6 20. f3
Bd7 21. Rb2 Nc6 22. Ra2 Be6 23. Rb1 Rc8 24. Bf1 Kf8 25. Be2 Ke7 26. Bd1 Rdd8
27. Bc2 $14 {1-0 Cebalo,M-Dizdar,G/Bled op 1994 (42)}) (12... Nc6 13. Bg2 Be6
14. O-O $14) 13. Bg2 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Rg2d5]} Rd8 14. O-O Bd3 {[%csl Rd3]} 15.
Re1 $14 {Trotz des auf den ersten Blick stolzen Läufers auf d3 kann der Weiße
mit e3-e4 sein Zentrum mobilisieren und sich so positionelles Übergewicht
verschaffen.} Qa6 (15... Nc6 16. e4 dxe4 17. Nxe4 $14 {[%csl Rb7,Yc5,Gg2][%cal
Re4f6,Re4c5]}) 16. e4 $1 (16. a4 b5 17. axb5 Qxb5 18. e4 {[%csl Gg2][%cal
Gg2a8]}) 16... Nd7 (16... dxe4 17. Nxe4 {[%csl Ra6,Rd3][%cal Re4c5]}) (16...
Qxa2 17. exd5 $16 {[%csl Ra2,Gd5,Ge1,Gg2][%cal Ge1e7]}) 17. e5 $5 {[%csl Gc3,
Gd4,Rd5,Ge5,Gg2][%cal Rg2d5]} (17. exd5 Nf6 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Rf6d5]}) 17... Nf8
{Natürlich muß Schwarz den Bauern d5 verteidigen.} 18. a4 Qe6 $6 {Schwarz
folgt einer passiven Verteidigungsidee und entwickelt dabei kein Gegenspiel.} (
18... b5 19. Ra1 bxa4 20. Qxa4 Qxa4 21. Rxa4 $14 {[%csl Ra7]}) 19. Nf1 {
[%cal Gf1e3]} Re8 (19... Bxf1 $6 {Es ist nicht logisch, den Stolz der
schwarzen Stellung zu tauschen.} 20. Rxf1 $16 {[%cal Gf2f4,Gf4f5]}) 20. Ne3 {
[%csl Ge3] Der weiße Springer steht ausgezeichnet auf e3. Er kontrolliert den
Bauern d5 und unterstützt den Raumgewinn mittels g3-g4 / f2-f4-f5 am
Königsflügel.} Rad8 21. f4 {[%csl Gd4,Ge3,Ge5,Re6,Gf4]} Ng6 (21... f5 $2 22.
exf6 gxf6 (22... Qxf6 23. Nxd5 $16) 23. Nxd5 $16 {[%cal Re1e6]}) 22. Bf1 $1 Be4
(22... Bxf1 23. f5 Qd7 24. Rxf1 $16 {Weiß hat großen Raumvorteil am
Königsflügel.}) 23. Bg2 Bd3 (23... Bxg2 24. f5 Qd7 25. Kxg2 $16) 24. Qh5 {
Natürlich gibt sich Weiß mit Stellungswiederholung nicht zufrieden.} Ne7 (24...
f5 $2 25. exf6 Qxf6 (25... gxf6 26. f5 $18) 26. Nxd5 $16) 25. g4 $36 {[%csl
Gd4,Ge3,Ge5,Re6,Gf4,Gg2,Gg4,Gh5] Der weiße Bauernsturm ist sehr gefährlich.}
Qg6 (25... Bg6 26. Qh4 (26. f5 Bxh5 27. fxe6 Bg6 28. exf7+ Kxf7 $16) 26... f5
27. exf6 (27. h3 $14) 27... Qxf6 28. Qg3 $16 {[%csl Rd5,Ge3,Gf4,Rf6,Gg2,Gg3,
Gg4]} (28. Qxf6 gxf6 29. f5 Bf7 (29... Bh7 30. Nxd5 Nxd5 31. Bxd5+ $18) 30. Kf2
$14 (30. Rb1 $14))) 26. Qh4 $5 $16 {[%csl Rg6][%cal Rf4f5]} (26. Qxg6 fxg6 $14)
26... f5 27. exf6 Qxf6 (27... gxf6 28. f5 $16 Qg5 (28... Qg7 29. Nxd5 Nxd5 30.
Bxd5+ $18) (28... Qf7 29. Qxh6 $16) 29. Qxg5+ hxg5 30. Nxd5 Nxd5 31. Bxd5+ $18)
28. Qxf6 gxf6 29. Nxd5 {[%csl Gd5]} Nxd5 30. Bxd5+ {[%cal Rd5g8,Rd5b7] Einen
Bauern hat der Weiße bereits gewonnen, jetzt fällt noch b7.} Kf8 (30... Rxd5
31. Rxe8+ $18) 31. Bxb7 {Mit zwei Mehrbauern besitzt Weiß gute Gewinnchancen,
aber wegen des aktiven schwarzen Läufers auf d3 ist noch präzises Spiel
notwendig.} Rb8 32. Bc6 Re2 (32... Rxe1+ 33. Rxe1 Rb3 34. d5 Rxc3 35. d6 $18 {
[%csl Gc6,Gd6,Ge1][%cal Rd6d7,Rd7d8] und der weiße d-Bauer entscheidet den
Kampf.}) 33. Rxe2 Bxe2 {[%cal Re2g4]} 34. h3 Ke7 35. Re1 {[%csl Ge1,Re2][%cal
Re1e7]} Kd6 36. Bb5 $5 (36. Rxe2 Kxc6 37. Re6+ Kd5 38. Rxf6 Ke4 $132 {[%csl
Gb8,Ge4,Rg1]}) 36... a6 (36... Bd3 37. f5 $18 {[%cal Re1e6,Re6d6,Re6h6]}) 37.
Rxe2 axb5 38. axb5 Rxb5 {In Turmendspielen ist die Remisbreite gewöhnlich groß,
aber Schwarz hat kein Gegenspiel und sein König ist vom Königsflügel
abgeschnitten.} 39. Kf2 Rb3 40. Re3 {[%csl Ge3] Der weiße Turm verteidigt
alles.} Rb2+ 41. Kf3 Kd5 (41... Rh2 42. Ke4 {[%cal Re4f5]} Ke6 43. d5+ Kd6 44.
Kd4 (44. Kf5 Kxd5 45. Kxf6 $18) 44... Rd2+ 45. Kxc4 Rxd5 46. Rd3 $18) 42. h4
Rh2 43. Kg3 (43. h5 $6) 43... Rh1 44. g5 $18 {Weiß bildet einen starken
Freibauern. Die Partie ist entschieden.} hxg5 45. fxg5 fxg5 46. hxg5 {[%csl
Rd5,Ge3,Gg3]} Rh8 47. Kg4 Rg8 48. Re5+ {Der g-Freibauer macht das Rennen, so
daß Schwarz die Segel streichen mußte.} 1-0

[Event "Budapest FS12 GM-A"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2001.12.11"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Horvath, Jozsef"]
[Black "Bokros, Albert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2551"]
[BlackElo "2429"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2001.11.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 {Das ist eine schlaue Zugfolge - auf diese Weise
umgeht Weiß die nach 3.d4 mögliche und populäre Damenindische Verteidigung (3..
.b6), denn auf 3...b6 kommt jetzt 4.e4, und auch die Bogoindische Verteidigung
(3.d3 Bb4+) ist nicht möglich.} d5 4. d4 Bb4 5. cxd5 (5. Bg5) 5... exd5 6. Bg5
h6 7. Bxf6 {Dieser Zug führt zu einfachem Spiel, in dem Weiß die Inititive
innehat.} Qxf6 8. Qb3 Nc6 {Mit dem Textzug verbaut sich Schwarz die
Möglichkeit zu c7-c5, zudem steht der Springer nicht sonderlich gut auf c6.} (
8... Qd6 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. Qxc3 O-O 11. Rc1 c6 12. e3 $14 {In dieser für das
Damengambit typischen Stellung kann Weiß in der Folge den üblichen
Minoritäts-Angriff mit b2-b4 und b5 führen.}) (8... c5 {Das wäre die Antwort
von Schwarz. Hier hat er Chancen auf aktives Gegenspiel.}) 9. e3 (9. Qxd5 $5 {
Das sofortige Schlagen des Bauern kommt auch in Betracht.}) 9... O-O (9... Be6
10. Bb5 Bxc3+ 11. Qxc3 Bd7 12. O-O O-O 13. Rfc1 Bg4 14. Ne1 Bd7 15. Qb3 Qd6 16.
Bxc6 Bxc6 17. Nd3 {[%cal Gd3b4,Gd3e5,Gc1c8]} b6 18. Qb4 $16 {1-0 Shishkin,
V-Ginzburg,M/Polanica Zdroj POL 2001/(42)}) (9... Qd6 10. Bd3 Bg4 11. O-O Bxf3
12. gxf3 O-O-O 13. Rfc1 a6 14. Na4 Bd2 15. Rc5 $16 {1-0 Epishin,V-Tal,M/
Tallinn 1988/EXT 2000 (34)}) 10. Qxd5 {Weiß nimmt den Bauern, wonach Schwarz
in der Tat etwas Initiative bekommt. Das weiße Zentrum mit den Bauern auf
e3-d4 ist aber so stark, dass Weiß keine Angst zu haben braucht.} Be6 (10...
Re8 11. Be2 Qg6 (11... Be6 12. Qb5 a6 13. Qd3 Rad8 14. O-O $16 {1/2-1/2
Cramling,D-Valkesalmi,K/Groningen 1978/EXT 2001 (59) Schwarz hat aktive
Figurenspiel, aber das ist keine ausreichende Kompensation fuer den Bauern.})
12. O-O Be6 13. Qb5 Bh3 14. Nh4 Qf6 15. Qh5 $16 {1-0 Hort,V-Sofrevski,J/Skopje
1968/MCD (45)}) (10... Rd8 11. Qb3 Bh3 12. O-O-O Bxc3 13. Qxc3 Bg4 14. d5 {
1-0 Szypulski,A-Mandekic,I/Warsaw 1988/EXT 97 (31)} (14. Be2 $16)) 11. Qb5 (11.
Qh5 Rad8 {[%cal Gd8d5]} 12. Be2 Rd5 13. Qh4 g5 14. Qg3 Qg6 $132 {[%csl Rg3]} (
14... Bd6 $2 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Qg4 $18)) 11... Qg6 $6 (11... a6 $1 12. Qxb7 (
12. Qa4 Qg6 $132) 12... Bd5 $132 {[%csl Rb7]}) 12. O-O-O $6 {[%mdl 16384] Hier
wählt Weiß eine sehr riskante Fortsetzung. Die lange Rochade ist durchaus
untypisch im Damengambit, hier hebt Weiß damit die Fesslung des Nc3 auf und
verhindert das Eindringen der schwarzen Dame nach c2. Schwarz muss jetzt etwas
Konkretes zeigen, sonst hat er einfach einen Bauern weniger, ohne Gegenspiel.}
(12. Be2 Qc2 $1 {[%csl Gc2]} (12... Qxg2 13. Rg1 Qh3 14. d5 $18 (14. Rg3 $2 Qf5
$11)) 13. O-O Qxb2 14. Na4 Qa3 15. Rfc1 $2 (15. Nc5 Bxc5 16. Qxc5 Qxc5 17. dxc5
Rfd8 $11) 15... a6 16. Qxb7 Na5 17. Qe4 Qxa4 18. d5 Bd7 19. Bd1 Qa3 20. Rxc7
$17) (12. Qd3 Bf5 13. Qd2 Be4 14. a3 Bxc3 15. Qxc3 $16) 12... Bxc3 13. bxc3
Bxa2 $8 $13 {Ob das nun objektiv gut oder schlecht ist - es ist die einzige
Chance für Schwarz. Richtig ist jedenfalls, daß sich der Ba2 in großer Not
befindet.} 14. d5 {[%csl Ra2] Jetzt hängt der Nc6 und der Ba2 ist
eingeschlossen.} (14. Kb2 a6 (14... Be6 15. d5 {[%cal Rd5e6,Rd5c6]}) 15. Qd3 (
15. Qc5 b6 16. Qa3 Bd5) 15... Bd5 16. Qxg6 fxg6 17. Be2 g5 18. c4 Be4 19. h3 a5
$11) (14. c4 a5 $36 {[%cal Gc6b4]}) 14... Ne7 15. c4 Qb6 $1 (15... Qf6 16. Kc2
$1 {Jetzt droht 17.Qb2 Qa6 18.Ra1.} (16. Qb2 Qa6 17. Qc3 $13) 16... Qb6 17. Qa4
Nxd5 18. Rxd5 (18. cxd5 Qc5+ 19. Kb2 Bxd5 20. Qd4 $16) 18... Qb1+ 19. Kc3 Qa1+
20. Kd2 $18) 16. Nd4 c6 $2 {Das ist zu langsam - besser wäre 16...c5!.} (16...
c5 $142 $1 17. Qxb6 (17. d6 Nc8 $1 (17... cxd4 18. dxe7 Rfe8 19. Qxb6 axb6 20.
exd4 Rxe7 21. Kb2 $16 {[%csl Ra2]}) 18. Nf5 Qxb5 19. cxb5 Rd8 20. Be2 Be6 (
20... Rd7 $5) 21. Ne7+ Nxe7 22. dxe7 Re8 23. Rd6 Rxe7 24. Rhd1 $15) 17... axb6
18. Nb5 Bb3 19. Re1 (19. Rd2 Bxc4 20. Bxc4 Ra1+ 21. Kb2 Rxh1 $17) 19... Ra2 $36
) 17. Qb2 $1 Qa6 (17... Nxd5 18. cxd5 Bxd5 19. Qc3 $16) 18. d6 Ng6 (18... Nc8
19. Nf5 f6 20. d7 $16) 19. Rd3 $1 {[%cal Rd3a3,Ra3a6,Ra3a2]} (19. Nf5 f6 20.
Qc2 Ne5 $13) 19... Qxc4+ (19... Bxc4 20. Ra3 Bxf1 21. Rxa6 Bxa6 22. Nf5 f6 23.
f4 $16) 20. Rc3 Qd5 21. Rc2 $16 {[%cal Rc2a2][%mdl 1024] Nun gewinnt Weiß
endlich den Ba2.} Qa5 $6 {Durch diesen Zug verspielt Schwarz seine letzte 
(kleine) Chance auf Gegenspiel. Es wäre - natürlich - besser, den Pd6 zu
schlagen.} (21... c5 22. Nb5 $18) (21... Qxd6 22. Nf5 (22. Qxa2 $16) 22... Qe5
23. Qxe5 Nxe5 24. Rxa2 $16) 22. Qxa2 Qe1+ 23. Kb2 Ne5 {Droht eventuell 24...
Nd3+.} (23... Qb4+ 24. Qb3 Qxd6 $16) 24. Qa3 $1 {[%csl Re1] Jetzt kann Schwarz
nicht mehr Qb4! spielen, seine Dame steht daher schlecht auf e1.} b5 25. Nf3
Nxf3 26. gxf3 $18 {Droht 27.Bg2 mit Damenfang.} Qd1 27. Bg2 Qd5 28. Qc5 Qe6 29.
f4 1-0

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1998.03.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Ibragimov, Ildar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[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. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 {Das ist eine kleine Überraschung - GM Ibragimov
ist ein Spezialist des Angenommenen Damengambits, das man mit 3...dxc4
erreicht. Ribli.} 4. Nc3 Bb4 {Die sogenannte Ragosin-Verteidigung - das führt
in der Regel zu taktischen Verwicklungen.} 5. Bg5 (5. cxd5 exd5 (5... Nxd5 $6
6. Bd2 {/\ 6.e4. Weiß hat deutliches Übergewicht im Zentrum.}) 6. Bg5 $14) 5...
h6 (5... dxc4 6. e4 c5 {Dies ist die Grundstellung der Wiener-Variante.}) 6.
Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Qb3 c5 (7... Bxc3+ 8. Qxc3 $14 (8. bxc3 $5 $14 {Weiß hat ein
starkes Zentrum, der schwarze Bc8 hat Entwicklungsprobleme.})) 8. cxd5 exd5 9.
e3 Nc6 (9... O-O $5) 10. Bb5 {Dieser Zug ist gefährlich für Schwarz. In
einigen Varianten gibt Weiß seinen Läufer für den Nc6, und Schwarz kann sein
Läuferpaar kaum halten.} (10. dxc5 Be6 11. Bb5 Bxc5 12. Nxd5 (12. O-O Rd8 13.
e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Bxb3 15. Nxf6+ gxf6 16. axb3 O-O 17. Rac1 Bb6 18. Rfe1 Nd4 {
1/2-1/2 Serrer,C-Tompa,J/Noviki-C 1987}) 12... Bxd5 13. Qxd5 Bb4+ 14. Kf1 O-O
15. Qb3 Ba5 16. Rc1 Ne5 17. Ke2 Nxf3 18. gxf3 {Varga,Z-Barkhagen,J/Budapest
FS06 GM 1993/1/2-1/2 (69)}) 10... O-O (10... cxd4 11. Nxd4 (11. Qxb4 dxc3 12.
Qxc3 (12. bxc3 $11) 12... Qxc3+ 13. bxc3 $11) 11... O-O 12. Bxc6 Bxc3+ 13. Qxc3
bxc6 14. Qxc6 $16) (10... Bxc3+ 11. Qxc3 cxd4 (11... O-O 12. Qxc5 $16 {Und
Schwarz besitzt keine Kompensation für den Bauern.}) 12. Qxd4 Qxd4 13. Nxd4 $14
) 11. dxc5 d4 (11... Bxc3+ 12. Qxc3 Qg6 (12... Qxc3+ 13. bxc3 $14 {Weiß hat
einen Bauern mehr, technisch ist dieser Vorteil jedoch wegen des Doppelbauern
c5 und c3 schwer zu realisieren.}) 13. Bxc6 bxc6 (13... Qxg2 $2 14. Rg1 Qxf3
15. Qxg7#) 14. O-O Bh3 15. Nh4 $14) 12. Bxc6 (12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. exd4 Qxd4 14.
O-O Qxc5 $11) (12. exd4 Nxd4 (12... Re8+ 13. Kf1 {[%cal Gb5e8]}) 13. Nxd4 Qxd4
14. O-O Qxc5 $11) 12... dxc3 13. Qxb4 (13. O-O $6 cxb2 14. Rab1 Bxc5 $15) 13...
cxb2 14. Rb1 bxc6 (14... Qxc6 15. O-O $16) 15. Qxb2 $14 {Nach den
Vereinfachungen hat Weiß einen Mehrbauern, aber Schwarz übt starke Kontrolle
auf den weißen Feldern aus.} Qg6 (15... Qf5 16. O-O Qxc5 17. Rfc1 Qd5 18. Nd4
c5 19. Qb5 Bh3 20. gxh3 Qg5+ 21. Kf1 cxd4 22. Qxg5 hxg5 23. exd4 Rad8 24. Rb4 {
1/2-1/2 Doroshkievich,V-Zilberstein,V/USSR 1972 (47)}) 16. O-O {Endlich kann
Weiß seine Entwicklung beenden.} Bh3 {[%cal Rg6g2]} 17. Nh4 Qg5 {[%csl Rh4]} (
17... Qh5 18. Qb4 Be6 19. Nf3 Bxa2 20. Ra1 a5 21. Qa4 Be6 22. Nd4 Bd5 23. f3 f5
24. Nxc6 Qe8 25. Nxa5 Qxe3+ 26. Kh1 Qxc5 27. Rfc1 Qb6 28. Rcb1 Qe6 29. Re1 Qb6
30. Reb1 {1/2-1/2 Beliavsky,A-Tal,M/Moscow TV 1987}) 18. Qd4 $146 (18. Qb4 Rab8
19. Qf4 Qxf4 20. exf4 Be6 21. a3 Rb5 22. Rxb5 cxb5 23. Rb1 a6 24. Rc1 Rc8 25.
c6 Kf8 26. Nf3 Ke7 27. Nd4 $14 {Jusiak,G-Rotstein,A/Naleczow op 1989/1/2-1/2 
(56)}) 18... Rfd8 19. Qa4 Bg4 {[%csl Rh4][%cal Rg5h4]} (19... Rd2 $2 20. Qxc6
$16 {[%cal Rc6a8]}) 20. g3 Bh3 (20... Qxc5 $4 21. Qxg4 $18) 21. Rfc1 Qf6 {
Schwarz deckt seinen Pc6 und droht 20...g5 mit Angriff am Königsflügel zu
ziehen.} 22. Qf4 $6 (22. Rd1 $5 g5 23. Ng2 Qf3 24. Ne1 $16) 22... Qe6 $6 {
[%cal Re6a2,Rg7g5]} (22... Qxf4 23. gxf4 Rd2 $44 {[%csl Gd2,Rg1,Gh3]} 24. Nf3
Rxa2 25. Nd4 (25. Ne5 Rc8 $11) 25... Bd7 {[%csl Ga7][%cal Ga7a1]}) 23. Nf3 Qxa2
$13 {Schwarz hat materielles Gleichgewicht erreicht, aber seine Initiative am
Königsflügel ist nicht mehr gefährlich.} 24. g4 {[%csl Rh3][%cal Rf4g3]} Qe6 (
24... h5 25. gxh5 $14 (25. Ng5 $2 Bxg4 26. Ra1 Qd5 $17 {Und Schwarz kann den
Punkt f7 verteidigen.Ribli.})) 25. Nd4 Rxd4 $2 (25... Qxg4+ 26. Qxg4 Bxg4 27.
Nxc6 $5 {Der weiße Pc5 scheint - aufgrund der Unterstützung durch den Springer
und den Turm - gefährlich, aber auch Schwarz hat seinen entfernten Freibauern
auf a7.} Rd2 $11 (27... Re8 $5 $11) (27... Rd7 28. Ne5 $16 {[%cal Re5d7,Re5g4]}
) (27... Rd3 28. Ne5 $16 {[%cal Re5d3,Re5g4]}) (27... Rd5 28. Ne7+ $16 {
[%cal Re7d5,Re7g8]}) (27... Rdc8 28. Ne7+ $16 {[%cal Re7g8,Re7c8]})) 26. exd4 {
Nach diesem Qualitätsopfer besitzt Schwarz ein wenig Initiative am
Königsflügel, aber bei gutem Spiel sollte Weiß seinen Materialvorteil
verwerten können.} Rd8 $6 (26... Bxg4 $14) 27. f3 $16 {[%csl Rh3] Schwarz hat
nach wie vor Schwierigkeiten mit seinem Bh3.} h5 (27... Qe2 {[%cal Re2g2]} 28.
Qg3 Qe3+ 29. Kh1 $18 {[%csl Rh3]}) (27... Qa2 {[%cal Ra2g2]} 28. Qg3 $18) 28.
Re1 Qg6 (28... Qa2 29. Qg3 hxg4 30. fxg4 $18 {[%csl Rh3]}) 29. Rb8 {Jetzt
kommt Weiß zu Angriff.} Rxb8 30. Qxb8+ Kh7 31. Re8 {[%csl Rh7][%cal Rb8h8]
Droht 32.Rh8 Matt, und 31...Qb1 geht nicht. Der schwarze König befindet sich
in großer Not.} Qg5 (31... Qc2 {[%cal Rc2g2]} 32. Rh8+ Kg6 33. gxh5+ Kg5 (33...
Kf5 34. Qe5#) 34. Qg3+ Kf6 35. Qe5#) 32. Rh8+ Kg6 33. Qb1+ (33. Qd6+ $6 f6 34.
Qe6 Qc1+ 35. Kf2 Qf1+ 36. Kg3 (36. Ke3 Qe1+ $19) 36... Qg2+ 37. Kh4 Qf2+ 38.
Kxh3 Qxf3+ $11) 33... Kf6 (33... f5 34. Qxf5+ Qxf5 35. gxf5+ Bxf5 (35... Kxf5
36. Rxh5+ $18) 36. Ra8 $18 (36. d5 cxd5 (36... Bd7) 37. c6 $18)) 34. Qf5+ $18
Qxf5 35. gxf5 {Nach dem Damentausch hat Weiß großen Vorteil. Sein Turm ist
viel wertvoller als der schwarze Läufer.} Bxf5 (35... Kxf5 36. Rxh5+) 36. d5 $5
Bd7 (36... cxd5 37. c6 $18 {Schwarz muß seinen Läufer für den c-Bauern geben.
Der Turm gewinnt leicht gegen die Bauern.}) 37. d6 g6 (37... Ke6 38. Ra8 $18)
38. Ra8 Ke6 39. Rxa7 $22 {Und Schwarz gab dieses hoffnungslose Endspiel auf.}
1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Seattle"]
[Date "2002.01.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Black "Serper, Grigory"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2558"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[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 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3
Ne4 9. Nd2 {Das ist im Prinzip ein Bauernopfer, aber Weiß muss hier so spielen.
} (9. Rc1 $2 h5 $36 {[%csl Rg3][%cal Gh5h4]}) 9... Nxg3 {Das ist die bessere
Wahl für Schwarz - dadurch verschafft er sich das Läuferrpaar.} (9... Nxc3 10.
bxc3 Bxc3 11. Rc1 {Weiß hat Kompensation für den Bauern - er hat
Entwicklungsvorteil, und die schwarze Stellung ist geschwächt.} Ba5 (11... Bb2
12. Rxc7 (12. Bxc7 Qd7 13. Be5 Bxc1 14. Bxh8 $13) 12... Na6 13. Rc2 Bxd4 14. e3
(14. h4 Bf5 15. Nb3 Bxc2 16. Qxd4 Rg8 17. hxg5 hxg5 18. Nd2 Qb6 19. Qe5+ Kf8 {
0-1 Yermolinsky,A-Serper,G/Salt Lake City 1999/CBM 73 (29)}) 14... Bg7 15. Bxa6
bxa6 16. O-O $44 {Epishin,V-Sosonko,G/Ter Apel/1992/ Epishin,V-Sosonko,G/Ter
Apel/1992/0,5/40/}) 12. h4 g4 13. e3 Bf5 (13... Nc6 $6 14. Bb5 Bd7 15. Rc5 $1 {
1-0 Khalifman,A-Serper,G/St Petersburg 1994/CBM 43 ext/[Khalifman] (31)}) 14.
Be2 Rg8 15. O-O c6 16. Nb3 {1-0 Naumkin,I-Zemerov,V/Genova ITA 2001/(25)}) 10.
hxg3 c5 {Schwarz möchte die Stellung öffnen - das ist angesichts des
Läuferpaars verständlich. Auf der anderen Seite schwächt er dadurch seine
Bauernstruktur.} (10... c6) 11. dxc5 Nc6 12. e4 (12. e3 d4 13. exd4 Qxd4 14.
Be2 Be6 15. Nb3 Bxc3+ (15... Qxd1+ 16. Rxd1 Bxb3 17. axb3 Bxc5 $11) 16. bxc3
Qxc3+ 17. Qd2 Qxd2+ 18. Kxd2 Bd5 19. Rh2 Kf8 {1/2-1/2 Gurevich,D-Serper,G/
Seattle 2000/CBM 80_02 (24)}) 12... Be6 (12... Bxc3 13. bxc3 Qe7 14. Qe2 Be6
15. exd5 Bxd5 16. Qxe7+ Nxe7 17. Bb5+ Kf8 18. O-O Rc8 19. c4 Be6 20. Ne4 {
1-0 Polugaevsky,L-Sosonko,G/Tilburg 1983/MCD (29)}) (12... d4 13. Nd5 Bxc5 14.
Rc1 $14) 13. exd5 Bxd5 14. Qe2+ Kf8 (14... Be6 15. Nde4 $14) 15. Nc4 (15. Qe3
Qa5 $36) 15... Nd4 $13 {[%mdl 2048] Schwarz hat einige positionelle Schwächen,
dafür aber auch aktives Figurenspiel. Beide Seiten haben Probleme bei der
Platzierung des Königs.} 16. Qd2 Bxc4 (16... Qe7+ 17. Ne3 $16) 17. Bxc4 Qe7+
18. Kf1 Qxc5 {[%csl Gd4] Schwarz hat gutes Figurenspiel und eine bequeme
Stellung. In der Folge kann er mit Kg7 seine Königsstellung verbessern - der
weiße König hingegen steht nicht so gut auf f1.} (18... Rd8) 19. Bd3 Rc8 (19...
Rd8) (19... Bxc3 20. bxc3 Nc6 $11) 20. Rc1 Kg7 21. Kg1 {[%cal Gg1h2]} Rhd8 $15
{[%cal Gd8d2]} 22. Kh2 Qd6 (22... Nb5 23. Qe2 $132 {[%cal Re2e4,Rd3h7]}) 23.
Rhd1 Qf6 24. Qe3 {[%cal Re3e4,Rd3h7] Weiß möchte mit Qe4 fortsetzen.} Bxc3 25.
bxc3 {Schwarz hat die bessere Bauernstruktur, aber Weiß bekommt Spiel gegen
den schwarzen König.} Nc6 26. Qe4 Ne5 (26... Rh8) 27. Qh7+ Kf8 28. Be2 b6 (
28... Rxd1 $5 29. Rxd1 (29. Bxd1 $15) 29... Rxc3 30. Rd8+ Ke7 $15 (30... Qxd8
31. Qh8+ Ke7 32. Qxe5+ {[%cal Re5e7,Re5c3]})) 29. Bh5 Rxd1 30. Rxd1 Re8 (30...
Rxc3 $5 31. Rd8+ Qxd8 (31... Ke7 32. Qg8 Qxf2 33. Qe8+ Kf6 34. Rd6+ Kf5 35.
Bg6+ fxg6 (35... Nxg6 36. Qxf7+ $18) 36. Qe6+ (36. Qf8+ Ke4 37. Qxf2 Ng4+ $19 {
[%cal Rg4f2,Rg4h2]}) 36... Ke4 37. Qd5+ Kf5 $11) 32. Qh8+ Ke7 33. Qxe5+ $18 {
[%cal Re5e7,Re5c3]}) 31. Rd4 $13 {[%csl Gd4][%cal Gf2f4]} Re6 32. f3 Rd6 33. f4
(33. Rxd6 Qxd6 34. Qh8+ Ke7 $15) 33... gxf4 (33... Rxd4 $2 34. fxe5 $1 (34.
cxd4 Nc6 $11 (34... gxf4 35. dxe5 fxg3+ 36. Kh3 $18)) 34... Rh4+ 35. Kg1 $18)
34. Rxf4 Qg7 35. Qe4 {[%cal Ge4a8,Ga8f8]} (35. Qxg7+ $6 Kxg7 $15) 35... Rd8 (
35... Qg5 $4 36. Rf5 $18) 36. Qb7 {[%csl Gb7]} Rd7 37. Qb8+ Ke7 {[#]} 38. Bxf7
$1 {[%mdl 64]} Ng4+ $2 (38... Nxf7 39. Re4+ Ne5 (39... Kf6 40. Qf4+ Kg6 41.
Qg4+ Ng5 42. Re6+ Kh7 (42... Kf7 43. Qf5+ $18) 43. Qf5+ $18) 40. Rxe5+ $16) (
38... Rd3 $5 39. Qxa7+ (39. Qe8+ Kd6 40. Qe6+ Kc7 41. Rc4+ Nxc4 42. Qxc4+ Kb8
43. Qxd3 Qxf7 $14) 39... Nd7 40. g4 Qe5 41. Qa4 Nf6 42. Bh5 Rxc3 $14) 39. Kh3
$16 Nf6 40. Be8 $1 Rd5 (40... Nxe8 41. Re4+ Kf6 42. Qxe8 $18) 41. Qb7+ Kf8 42.
Qxd5 $18 1-0

[Event "Solin 13th"]
[Site "Solin"]
[Date "2005.12.14"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Jovanic, Ognjen"]
[Black "Kovacevic, Vlatko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2469"]
[BlackElo "2512"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "165"]
[EventDate "2005.12.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 Nf6 {Mit Zugumstellung ist die Ragozin
Variante im Damengambit erreicht.} 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 Bd7 7. Qc2 O-O 8. Bd2 {
Mit Zugumstellung ist die Variante 6.e3 0-0 7.Bd2 Bd7 8.Qc2 erreicht.} a6 (8...
Re8 9. Be2 Bd6 (9... a6 10. a3 Bd6 11. c5 (11. O-O dxc4 12. Bxc4 $14) 11... Bf8
12. b4 e5 13. h3 (13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Rxe5 15. O-O $14) 13... g6 14. O-O Bf5
15. Qb2 (15. Qb3 $5) 15... exd4 (15... e4 16. Nh2 $14) 16. exd4 Ne4 17. Be3 {
0-1 Dobrov,V-Bagirov,R/Moscow 2003/EXT 2004 (48)}) 10. O-O h6 11. e4 dxe4 12.
Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 e5 $5 14. d5 Nd4 15. Nxd4 exd4 16. Qf3 Qh4 17. g3 Qh3 18.
Rfe1 c5 19. Bd3 {1/2-1/2 Dobrov,V-Aleksandrov,A/chessassistantclub.com INT
2004/(35)}) (8... Qe7 9. a3 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 h6 11. b4 a6 12. Bd3 {1-0 Kempinski,
R-Kosyrev,V/Bank Zachodni Open, Swidnica POL 1999 (49)}) 9. a3 (9. Bd3 dxc4 10.
Bxc4 Bd6 11. a3 e5 12. d5 Ne7 13. h3 b5 14. Ba2 a5 15. e4 b4 16. Ne2 h6 17. O-O
Ng6 18. a4 Nh5 19. Kh2 Qf6 {0-1 Georgiev,V-Mitkov,N/Connecticut 2004/(40)})
9... Bd6 {Mit diesem Zug bereitet Schwarz 10...dxc4 und 11...e5 vor, aber der
große Nachteil des Zuges besteht im Zeitgewinn von Weiß am Damenflügel.} (9...
Be7 10. Rd1 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Bd6 12. Ne2 Qe7 13. Ng3 b5 14. Bd3 g6 {1/2-1/2
Damljanovic,B-Rodriguez,O/Lanzarote 2003/(14)}) 10. c5 Be7 11. b4 $14 {[%csl
Ga3,Gb4,Gc5,Gd4][%mdl 4] Weiß besitzt eine aktive Bauernkette und Raumvorteil
am Damenflügel.} Na7 12. a4 b6 13. Na2 b5 14. a5 {Der Damenflügel ist
geschlossen; nun möchte Weiß die Stellung am Königsflügel öffnen.} Ne4 15. Nc1
Nc6 (15... Nxd2 16. Qxd2 $14 {In solchen geschlossene Stellungen sind die
Springer wertvoller, als die Läufer.}) 16. Nd3 Be8 17. O-O-O f5 18. Be1 Bf6 19.
Nfe5 {[%cal Gf2f3] Weiß kann nun 20.f3 spielen, wonach der e4N vertrieben wird.
} Ng5 20. f3 Nf7 (20... Bxe5 21. dxe5 Nf7 22. Bc3 $14) 21. Bc3 Nfxe5 {Früher
oder später muss Schwarz den e5-Springer tauschen, aber in diesem Fall wird
der weiße Raumvorteil noch größer.} (21... Kh8 22. Nf4 Qc8 23. Ned3 $14) 22.
dxe5 Bg5 23. f4 Be7 24. Be2 Bg6 25. Bf3 Qe8 26. Qe2 Kh8 27. h3 Rd8 {[%cal
Yd5d4]} 28. Bd4 $1 Nxd4 (28... Nb8 $5 {[%cal Gc7c6]}) 29. exd4 c6 30. Rhg1 {
[%cal Yg2g4]} Rd7 31. Rdf1 Bd8 32. Kd2 h6 33. g3 Bh7 34. Kc3 {[%csl Gc3] Der
König steht ideal auf c3; Weiß bereitet nun g3-g4 vor.} Rdf7 35. Rg2 Qe7 36. h4
$1 {[%cal Gh4h5] Weiß möchte zuerst mit 37.h5 Raum gewinnen und später g3-g4
ziehen.} (36. g4 fxg4) (36. Bh5 g6 37. Bf3) 36... Qd7 (36... g6 37. g4 $16 Qxh4
$2 38. gxf5 gxf5 39. Rh2 $18) 37. h5 Be7 38. Rh2 Ra8 39. Rfh1 Re8 40. Qf2 Bd8
41. Nc1 {Auf diese Weise verbessert Weiß seine Springerstellung.} Ref8 42. Ne2
Qe8 43. Qg2 (43. g4 fxg4 44. Bxg4 Be4) 43... Qd7 44. Qh3 Re8 45. Rf1 Ref8 46.
Kd2 {[%cal Ge2c3,Gc3d1,Gd1e3] Der König macht Platz für den Springer.} Qe8 47.
Nc3 Qe7 48. Nd1 Qe8 49. Ne3 {[%csl Ge3] Mit 41.Nc1 beginnt Weiß seine
Springerstellung zu verbessern und nun steht der Springer auf e3 ideal.} Qe7
50. Rhf2 Re8 51. Be2 {[%cal Ge2d3,Gd3h7] Der Läufer zielt nach d3, um den
schwarzen Läufer im Falle von g3-g4 zu neutralisieren.} Ref8 52. Bd3 Kg8 53.
Rf3 Kh8 54. Ke2 Kg8 55. g4 {Nach einiger Vorbereitung spielt Weiß diese
geplante Fortsetzung.} Kh8 (55... fxg4 56. Bxh7+ Kxh7 57. Qxg4 $18 {[%cal
Gf4f5]}) 56. gxf5 exf5 57. Rg1 Qh4 (57... Kg8 58. Rg6 $18 {[%csl Rf5,Gg6]}) 58.
Qxh4 Bxh4 59. Rh3 Bd8 60. Rhg3 Rc7 (60... Bh4 61. Rg6 $18) 61. Kf3 (61. Rg6)
61... Bh4 62. R3g2 (62. Rg6 $1) 62... Kg8 63. Bc2 Kh8 64. Bb3 Rd8 65. Ke2 Rf8
66. Kf3 Rd8 67. Rh2 Be7 68. Bc2 {Weiß muss sich nicht beeilen, denn Schwarz
besitzt kein Gegenspiel.} Rf8 69. Rhg2 Bh4 70. Rg6 $1 {[%csl Rf5][%mdl 512]
Mit diesem Qualitätsopfer gewinnt Weiß die Partie.} Bxg6 71. hxg6 $18 {[%csl
Gg6] In folgendem gewinnt Weiß den f5-Bauern und (mit seiner starke
Bauernkette) die Partie.} Kg8 72. Nxf5 Bd8 73. Ke3 Rd7 74. Rh1 Bc7 75. Nd6 Rdd8
(75... Bxd6 76. cxd6 $18) 76. Bd1 Rd7 77. Bg4 Re7 78. Rf1 Rd8 79. Kd3 (79. f5
Bxd6 80. cxd6 Rxd6 81. Rc1 $18) 79... Rf8 80. Bc8 (80. f5 $18) 80... Bxd6 81.
cxd6 Rxc8 82. dxe7 Re8 83. Rc1 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup final"]
[Site "Samara"]
[Date "1998.08.31"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[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 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 {Der sogenannte Ragosin-Aufbau des
Damengambits ist eigentlich eine Mischung aus Damengambit und Nimzo-Indischer
Verteidigung. Schwarz möchte seinen Läufer auf c3 tauschen, um starke
Kontrolle über die weißen Felder zu erlangen. Ribli.} 5. Bg5 (5. cxd5 exd5 6.
Bg5 {Das ist eine mögliche Zugfolge, wenn Weiß Angst vor der Wiener Variante
hat.}) 5... Nbd7 (5... dxc4 6. e4 {Das ist die Grundstellung der Wiener
Variante. Weiß bekommt Entwicklungsvorteil und Zentrumsübergewicht, aber
Schwarz hat taktische Gegenchancen.}) 6. Qa4 {Eine heutzutage selten gespielte
Fortsetzung. Ihre Alternativen sind 7.Rc1, 7.e3 oder 7.cxd5.} c5 (6... Bxc3+ 7.
bxc3 O-O 8. c5 h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Ne4 11. Nd2 Nxd2 12. Kxd2 f5 13. f3 e5 14.
Bxe5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Qe7 16. h4 Bd7 17. Qd4 b6 $13 {1/2-1/2 Kelecevic,N-Blatny,P/
AUT-chT 1991 (37)}) 7. cxd5 exd5 8. dxc5 (8. a3 $6 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 O-O 10. dxc5
Nxc5 11. Qd4 Nce4 $15 {[%csl Rc3,Ge4]}) 8... Qa5 (8... Bxc3+ $5 {Ich empfehle
diese Fortsetzung. Es ist zwar nicht klar, wie Schwarz den Bauern
zurückgewinnen kann, aber die weiße Bauernstruktur wird geschwächt.} 9. bxc3
O-O 10. Qb4 (10. e3 Nxc5 11. Qd4 Nce4 12. Be2 Nxg5 13. Nxg5 Qc7 14. O-O h6 15.
Nf3 Be6 16. Rfc1 Rfc8 17. Nd2 Qe7 18. Qb4 Kf8 19. Qxe7+ Kxe7 20. c4 dxc4 21.
Bxc4 Bxc4 22. Nxc4 Rc5 23. Nd2 Rac8 24. Nb3 Rxc1+ 25. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 26. Nxc1 Kd6
$11 {1-0 Bozinovic,B-Dizdar,G/Makarska 1994 (61)}) (10. Qd4 Qa5 11. Nd2 Re8 12.
Nb3 Qc7 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. e3 Bd7 15. Bd3 Rac8 16. h3 a5 17. a4 Ne4 18. Qxd5 Re5
19. Qd4 Nxc5 20. Nxc5 Rxc5 21. O-O Rxc3 22. Rfd1 Be6 {0-1 Bayer,E-Heyken,E/
BL9091 (53)}) 10... h6 (10... Re8 11. e3 Qc7 12. Bb5 Re4 13. Qa3 Qxc5 14. Qxc5
Nxc5 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Nd4 a6 17. Be2 Bd7 18. Kd2 {1/2-1/2 Horvath,G-Sarosi,Z/
HUNtt 1996 (18)}) 11. Be3 Ne4 12. Rd1 a5 13. Qa3 Qe7 14. Rxd5 b6 15. Bc1 Bb7
16. c6 Qxa3 17. Bxa3 Bxc6 18. Rd4 Rfc8 $44 {1/2-1/2 Nikolic,P-Kramnik,V/Monte
Carlo 1997 (57)}) 9. Bd2 $1 {Ein typischer Rückzug. Schwarz muß jetzt mit
isoliertem Bauern spielen.} O-O (9... Qxc5 10. a3 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Qc6 12. Qh4 Qb6
13. e3 O-O 14. Be2 Re8 15. h3 Ne4 16. Bd4 Qd6 17. O-O Nf8 18. Rfd1 Bd7 19. Bd3
Ng6 20. Qh5 Ba4 21. Rdc1 h6 22. Nh4 Ne5 23. Nf5 Qe6 24. Bxe4 dxe4 25. Rc5 Qg6
26. Qxg6 fxg6 27. Nd6 Nd7 28. Rc7 Re7 29. Nxb7 Rf8 {1-0 Uhlmann,W-Heyken,E/BL
9091 (29)}) (9... Bxc3 10. Qxa5 Bxa5 11. Bxa5 Nxc5 12. Rc1 $14 {[%csl Gc1,Rd5]
Weiß hat den klassischen Vorteil der Variante erreicht. Schwarz hat nichts
besonderes für den isolierten Bauern, Weiß damit stets das etwas bessere
Endspiel.}) (9... Qxa4 10. Nxa4 Bxd2+ 11. Nxd2 $14) 10. Qxa5 Bxa5 11. Rc1 (11.
Na4 Bc7 $5 (11... Bxd2+ 12. Nxd2 {Es ist dieselbe Stellung entstanden wie in
der Variante nach 9...Qxa4.} Ne5 $14 {[%csl Ra4] Ich bin nicht überzeugt, ob
die bessere Entwicklung und etwas Gegenspiel genügend Kompensation für Schwarz
darstellt.} (12... b5 13. cxb6 axb6 {[%csl Ra4]})) 12. Bc3 Ne4 $44 {[%csl Ra4,
Rc5,Ge4]}) 11... Nxc5 {Dieser Zug verliert letztlich einen Bauern, aber
Schwarz hat nichts besseres.} 12. Nxd5 {[%cal Rc1c5]} Bxd2+ 13. Nxd2 Nxd5 (
13... Nd3+ 14. exd3 {[%csl Rd3]} Nxd5 15. Ne4 $14 {Die weiße Bauernschwäche
auf d3 ist ein Mehrbauer.}) 14. Rxc5 Be6 {Schwarz hat einen Bauern weniger,
ist aber gut entwickelt, während die weiße Bauernmehrheit am Königsflügel
schwierig zu verwerten ist.} (14... Nb4 15. a3 $16) 15. e4 (15. e3 Rac8 16.
Rxc8 Rxc8 17. Kd1 $14) 15... Nb6 16. b3 {[%csl Rb6] Das ist die beste
Bauernaufstellung. Die schwarzen Leichtfiguren sind in ihrer Beweglichkeit
eingeschränkt.} (16. a3 Rac8 17. Rxc8 Rxc8 $132 {[%csl Rb2][%cal Gb6a4,Rc8c1]})
16... Nd7 (16... a5 17. Bd3 a4 18. Ke2 $14 {[%csl Rb6][%cal Gc5b5]}) 17. Rc3
Rac8 18. Rxc8 Rxc8 {[%cal Rc8c1]} 19. Kd1 {Weiß muß vorsichtig sein, zunächst
die Entwicklung abschließen, alles decken und erst dann an die Verwertung des
Materialvorteils gehen.} Ne5 (19... a5 20. Bc4 Bxc4 21. Nxc4 {[%csl Gc4]}) 20.
Be2 g5 $5 {[%csl Ge5,Gg5] Schwarz läßt 21.f4 nicht zu und festigt seine
Springerstellung.} 21. h4 $5 (21. g3 g4 22. h3 h5 {[%csl Ge5,Gg4]}) 21... h6 (
21... g4 22. f4 gxf3 23. gxf3 $14 {[%cal Gf3f4]}) (21... gxh4 22. f4 $16) 22.
hxg5 hxg5 23. Nb1 (23. Rh5 $6 {[%csl Rh5]} f6 $14) 23... Kg7 (23... Rd8+ 24.
Kc2) 24. Kd2 Rd8+ 25. Ke3 Rc8 {[%cal Rc8c2]} 26. Kd2 {Weiß läßt den Turm nicht
nach c2 eindringen.} Rd8+ 27. Kc3 Kf6 (27... Rc8+ 28. Kb2 $14 (28. Kd4 $1 Rd8+
29. Kc3 (29. Ke3) (29. Kxe5 $2 Bc8 {[%csl Re5] und Weiß muß den Turm geben,
denn sein König befindet sich im Mattnetz.} 30. Rh7+ Kxh7 $17))) 28. Rd1 Rh8 {
[%cal Gh8h1]} (28... Rxd1 29. Bxd1 $14) 29. Kd2 Rh2 {[%csl Rg2,Gh2]} 30. Rg1
Nc6 {[%csl Yd4] Der schwarze Druck ist unangenehm, aber Weiß kann die
Drohungen parieren.} 31. Ke3 Nb4 (31... Ke5 32. Nd2 {[%cal Rd2f3,Rf3e5,Rf3h2]}
g4 33. f4+ $16 gxf3 $2 34. Nxf3+ {[%cal Rf3h2,Rf3e5]}) 32. Nc3 Ke5 {[%csl Ge5]}
33. Bd3 a6 (33... Nxd3 $5 34. Kxd3 f5 $14) 34. Bb1 {Jetzt ist alles verteidigt
und Weiß beabsichtigt, Ne2-f3-g3-f4 zu spielen, um seine Bauernmehrheit am
Königsflügel zu mobilisieren.} Nc6 35. Ne2 Kf6 (35... Rh8 36. f3 $14) 36. Nd4
Nxd4 $6 {Auf diese Weise wird der weiße König sehr aktiv.} (36... Ne5 37. Nf3 {
Und Weiß kann endlich, wie auch in der Partie, die Springer tauschen.} (37. f3)
(37. Nxe6 Kxe6 $14)) 37. Kxd4 g4 38. e5+ Kg5 (38... Ke7 39. Be4 b5 40. Rc1 $16
{[%csl Gc1,Gd4,Ge4,Ge5,Rh2][%cal Ge4g2,Gc1c7]}) 39. Be4 {[%csl Ge4] Weiß
befreit seinen Turm von der Verteidigung des Bauern g2, sodaß jetzt auch der
schwarze Turm auf h2 überflüssig steht.} b5 40. Rc1 Rh8 41. Rc6 $16 {Weiß
aktiviert alle Figuren und Schwarz hat wenig Gegenspiel. Die Verwertung des
Materialvorteils ist aber noch gar nicht leicht.} a5 (41... Bc8 42. Rc7 $16)
42. Ra6 Rd8+ (42... Kf4 43. g3+ Kg5 44. Rxa5 $16) 43. Ke3 Rd1 44. Rxa5 {
Weiß konnte einen zweiten Bauern gewinnen, aber Schwarz hat Gegenspiel.} Re1+
45. Kd3 b4 (45... Kf4 46. g3+ Kxe5 47. Rxb5+ $16) 46. Ra4 {[%csl Rb4]} Ra1 {
[%csl Ga1]} (46... Rf1 47. Ke2) 47. g3 (47. Rxb4 Rxa2 $14 {[%csl Ga2,Rb3,Rf2,
Rg2] Der schwarze Turm steht ausgezeichnet auf a2.}) 47... Rd1+ (47... Bf5 48.
Bxf5 Kxf5 49. Rxb4 Rxa2 50. Rf4+ Kxe5 51. Rxf7 $16 {Weiß kann im folgenden 52.
Rf4 spielen, denn auch der g4-Bauer ist schwach.}) 48. Ke3 (48. Ke2 Ra1) 48...
Re1+ 49. Kd3 Rd1+ (49... Ra1 50. Kd4 {[%cal Rd4c5,Rc5b4]}) 50. Ke3 Re1+ 51. Kd4
Re2 (51... Ra1 52. Kc5) (51... Rf1 52. Rxb4 Rxf2 53. a4 $16) 52. f3 $1 {
Weiß tauscht seinen schwachen f-Bauern und plant, den schwarzen b-Bauern mit
dem König anzugreifen.} (52. Rxb4 $6 Rxa2 $14) 52... gxf3 53. Bxf3 Rf2 54. Bb7
{[%csl Gg3][%cal Gb7g2]} Kf5 (54... Rd2+ 55. Kc5 $18 {[%csl Rb4]} (55. Ke3 Rh2)
) (54... Kg4 55. Kc5 Kxg3 56. Kxb4 $18 {[%csl Ga2,Gb3]}) 55. Kc5 Kxe5 56. Kxb4
$18 {Schwarz ist ohne Rettungschancen gegen die beiden weißen Freibauern am
Damenflügel.} Rf1 (56... Rh2 57. Ra8 Rh3 58. Rg8 $18) 57. Ra5+ Kd6 (57... Kd4
58. Rc5 Rg1 59. Rc3 $18 {[%csl Ga2,Gb3]}) 58. Rc5 f5 59. Rc6+ Ke5 60. Rc3 {
Schwarz ist hilflos gegen die verbundenen weißen Bauern.} Kd4 61. a4 {[%cal
Ra4a5,Ra5a6,Ra6a7,Ra7a8]} 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0506"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2006.01.29"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Black "Bokros, Albert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2584"]
[BlackElo "2446"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[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 "Solingen"]
[BlackTeam "Kirchheim"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 {Das ist neben 5.cxd5 exd5 6.
Bg5 die Hauptvariante.} (5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. Qb3 Nc6 (8...
c5 $5) 9. e3 (9. Qxd5 $5) 9... O-O 10. Qxd5 Be6 11. Qb5 Qg6 $6 (11... a6 $1 12.
Qxb7 (12. Qa4 Qg6 $132) 12... Bd5 $132 {[%csl Rb7]}) 12. O-O-O $6 (12. Qd3 Bf5
13. Qd2 Be4 14. a3 Bxc3 15. Qxc3 $16) 12... Bxc3 13. bxc3 Bxa2 $13 {1-0
Horvath,J-Bokros,A/Budapest 2001/CBM 87/[Ribli] (29)}) 5... h6 {Schwarz kann
mit 5...dxc4 die Wiener Variante wählen.} (5... Nbd7 6. Qa4 $5 Bxc3+ (6... c5
7. cxd5 exd5 8. dxc5 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Qb4 h6 11. Be3 Ne4 12. Rd1 a5 13.
Qa3 Qe7 14. Rxd5 b6 15. Bc1 Bb7 16. c6 Qxa3 17. Bxa3 Bxc6 18. Rd4 Rfc8 {
1/2-1/2 Nikolic,P-Kramnik,V/Monte Carlo 1997/EXP 57 (57)}) 7. bxc3 h6 8. Bxf6
Qxf6 9. e3 O-O 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Qb3 Qd6 12. c4 dxc4 13. Bxc4 Nb6 14. Be2 Be6
15. Qb2 c5 16. O-O Rfc8 {1/2-1/2 Nikolic,P-Milov,V/Bastia FRA 2005 (27)}) 6.
Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1 (8. Qb3 c5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. a3 (10. dxc5 Bxc3+ 11.
bxc3 Be6 12. Nd4 Nd7 13. Qxb7 Nxc5 14. Qb2 Qg5 15. Qc2 Rac8 16. h4 Qe7 17. Bd3
Bd7 18. Rc1 Rc7 19. g3 Ne4 $44 {1/2-1/2 Nikolic,P-Kacheishvili,G/Ohrid 2001 
(19)}) 10... Bxc3+ 11. Qxc3 cxd4 12. Qxd4 Qxd4 13. Nxd4 Nc6 14. Rd1 Be6 15. Bb5
Nxd4 16. Rxd4 Rac8 17. Kd2 Rc5 {1/2-1/2 Zaja,I-Bokros,A/Porto San Giorgio 2004/
CBM 101 ext (41)}) 8... c5 $6 {Dieser Zug gefällt mir nicht, zuerst muss
Schwarz auf c4 nehmen.} (8... dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. O-O cxd4 11. exd4 Bxc3 $5 (
11... Rd8 $5) 12. Rxc3 Nc6 13. Bb5 Bd7 14. Ne5 Rad8 {1/2-1/2 Khenkin,I-Izoria,
Z/Belfort 2004/ (14)}) 9. cxd5 cxd4 (9... exd5 10. dxc5 (10. Be2 Nc6 11. dxc5
Be6 12. O-O Bxc5 13. Nxd5 $16 {1-0 Pehlgrim,A-Franssen,M/playchess.com 2004/
EXT 2005 (20)}) 10... Rd8 11. a3 (11. Qd4 $5 {1-0 Prakash,G-Mitkov,N/Mamaia
1991/EXP 25 (40)}) 11... Bxc5 $2 (11... Bxc3+ $5 12. Rxc3 Nc6) 12. Nxd5 Qd6 13.
Rxc5 Qxc5 14. Nf6+ $18 {1/2-1/2 Mellegers,J-Ellenbroek,T/Dieren NED 2002/(21)})
10. Qxd4 $5 {[%mdl 4] Der Damentausch ist eine gute Idee von Weiß, denn er
führt zu einem aussichtsreichen Endspiel.} Qxd4 11. Nxd4 exd5 12. a3 Bxc3+ 13.
Rxc3 $14 {[%csl Gd4,Rd5][%cal Gc3c8] Das ist eine ideale Stellung für Weiß:
der d5P ist eine ewige Schwäche in der schwarzen Stellung und der d4N steht
ausgezeichnet, blockiert den Bauern e5. Darüber hinaus steht der c3R aktiv und
es ist nicht leicht für Schwarz, seinen Damenflügel zu entwickeln.} Nd7 14. Kd2
{Ohne Damen auf dem Brett steht der weiße König sicher im Zentrum.} Nf6 15. f3
{Mit diesem Zug festigt Weiß seine Stellung.} Bd7 16. Bb5 $1 $16 {Weiß tauscht
den Läufer und nach Vereinfachungen verbessert er seine positionelles Spiel .}
(16. Bd3 Rac8 17. Rhc1 a6 (17... Rxc3 18. Rxc3 Rc8 19. Rxc8+ Bxc8 20. Nb5 $18 {
[%cal Gb5d6,Gd6c8,Gd6b7,Rb5a7]}) 18. Rc7 Rxc7 19. Rxc7 Rb8 $16) 16... Bxb5 (
16... Rfc8 17. Rhc1 $16) 17. Nxb5 Rfd8 (17... a6 18. Nd6 $16 (18. Nd4 $16)) 18.
Rhc1 a6 (18... Rd7 19. Rc8+ Rxc8 20. Rxc8+ Kh7 21. Nxa7 $18) 19. Nd4 g6 {
Schwarz verteidigt seine Stellung gegen die Möglichkeit Nf5.} 20. Rc7 {[%csl
Gc7]} Rab8 21. g4 $1 {Stufenweise verbessert Weiß seine Stellung. Schwarz kann
nichts machen als warten.} Kf8 22. h4 {[%cal Gg4g5] Weiß will den Springer vom
Feld f6 vertreiben.} h5 23. g5 Ne8 24. R7c5 Ke7 25. Kd3 Rd7 26. f4 {[%cal
Gf4f5]} Ng7 (26... Kd6 27. f5 $16) 27. Rc8 Rxc8 (27... Rd8 28. R1c7+ $18) 28.
Rxc8 {[%mdl 4096]} Ne6 $6 (28... Rd8 29. Rxd8 (29. Rc3 $16) 29... Kxd8 30. e4
dxe4+ 31. Kxe4 Ke7 32. Ke5 Ne6 33. f5 (33. Nxe6 fxe6) 33... Nc5 (33... Nxd4 34.
Kxd4 $18) 34. Kd5 $16) 29. f5 Rc7 (29... Nxd4 30. Kxd4 gxf5 31. Rh8) 30. Rxc7+
Nxc7 31. Ne2 {[%cal Ge2f4,Gf4g6,Gf4d5,Gf4h5]} f6 32. Nf4 fxg5 33. hxg5 gxf5 34.
Nxh5 $18 {[%csl Gg5]} Ne6 35. g6 Kf8 36. Nf4 Nc5+ (36... Nxf4+ 37. exf4 Kg7 38.
Kd4 Kxg6 39. Kxd5 Kh5 40. Ke6 Kg4 41. Ke5 $18) 37. Kd4 Na4 38. b3 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch51"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.07.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Popov, Valerij"]
[Black "Ibragimov, Ildar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1998.07.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 (5... dxc4 6. Qa4+ Nc6 7. a3
Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Qd5 9. Bf4 Bd7 10. Qc2 Qe4 11. Qc1 Na5 12. Bxc7 Nb3 13. Nd2 Qc6
14. Nxb3 cxb3 15. Bf4 a5 16. Qb2 a4 {0-1 Ftacnik,L-Lerner,K/Stary Smokovec
1977 (49)}) 6. Bh4 {Eine selten gespielte Fortsetzung. Der Textzug führt zu
scharfem und kompliziertem Spiel, während Weiß nach 6.Bxf6 eine bequeme
Stellung mit etwas besseren Aussichten hat. Ribli.} (6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 O-O 8.
Rc1 $14) 6... dxc4 {Weiß kann den Bauern nicht zurückgewinnen und strebt nach
einer starken Zentrumsstellung.} (6... g5 $5 7. Bg3 Ne4 8. Qc2 h5 {[%csl Ge4,
Rg3]} 9. h4 Nxg3 10. fxg3 g4 11. Ne5 $13) 7. Qa4+ (7. Qc2 b5 8. a4 c6 9. e4
Nbd7 10. Be2 Bb7 11. O-O a6 12. b3 g5 13. Bg3 cxb3 14. Qxb3 Bxc3 15. Qxc3 Nxe4
$17) (7. a4 c6 8. Qc2 b5 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 $1 10. axb5 cxb5 11. Qe4 {[%cal Re4a8]}
Qf5 $1 {Das ist ein sehr unerwartetes Motiv.} 12. Qxa8 Qc2 $17 {[%csl Gc2,Re1]}
) 7... Nc6 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Qd5 {[%csl Gd5]} (9... O-O $6 10. Qxc4 $14 {
Weiß besitzt das Läuferpaar und Zentrumsübergewicht, während der schwarze
Springer im Zentrum unglücklich steht.}) 10. Nd2 {[%cal Re2e4]} (10. Bxf6 gxf6
11. Nd2 (11. Qc2 f5 (11... b5 12. a4 $16) 12. g3 b6 13. Bg2 Bb7 14. O-O O-O-O
15. a4 Na5 16. Rfe1 c5 17. e4 fxe4 18. Ne5 f5 $17 {0-1 Guimard,C-Pachman,L/Mar
del Plata 1962 (42)}) (11. e3 b5 12. Qc2 Bb7) 11... b5 12. Qd1 (12. Qc2 Rb8)
12... Rb8 13. e4 Qd6 14. a4 a6 15. axb5 axb5 16. Rb1 Rb6 (16... Rg8 17. Qf3 e5
18. d5 Na5) 17. Qh5 e5 {0-1 Gurevich,M-Bareev,E/Elista 1998 (95)}) 10... b5 (
10... Ne4 11. Nxe4 Qxe4 12. Bg3 Bd7 13. f3 Qg6 14. Qxc4 Qc2 15. Qd3 Qxd3 16.
exd3 O-O-O 17. Be2 $14 {1-0 Grand Zuniga,J-Mitkov,N/Ponferrada 1997 (42)}) 11.
Qc2 Bb7 {[#]} (11... O-O 12. e4 Qh5 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. a4 $44) 12. e4 (12. Bxf6
gxf6 13. e4 Qd7 (13... Nxd4 $2 14. cxd4 Qxd4 15. Rb1 $14 {[%cal Rb1b7]}) 14. a4
a6 15. Be2 $44) {[#]} 12... Nxd4 $13 {Ein unerwartetes Springeropfer. Schwarz
bekommt drei Bauern und eine feste Stellung, aber die scheinbar gefährlichen
Bauern am Damenflügel sind wenig wirksam.} (12... Qd7 13. Rb1 $13 (13. a4 b4
$15)) 13. cxd4 Nxe4 (13... Qxd4 14. Rb1 $14 {[%cal Rb1b7]}) 14. Qxe4 Qxe4+ 15.
Nxe4 Bxe4 16. f3 {Schwarz besitzt noch alle Bauern, aber seine Schwäche auf
den schwarzen Felder ist spürbar.} Bd5 17. Be2 Kd7 18. Kd2 (18. Rb1 a6) 18...
Rab8 (18... a5 19. Rhc1 $14) 19. Rhc1 $14 {Dieser Zug nimmt Schwarz alle
Hoffnungen auf das Manöver ...a7-a5 / ...b5-b4, denn der c4-Bauer hängt.
Schwarz hat kein aktives Gegenspiel, aber seine Stellung ist fest.} a6 20. Bg3
{[%csl Gg3][%cal Gg3b8]} f6 21. h4 (21. a4 Rb7 22. axb5 axb5 $14) 21... Rb6 22.
a4 Rhb8 23. Rab1 $5 {Weiß spielt präzise. Mit prophylaktischen Zügen bereitet
er den Königsmarsch zum Damenflügel vor.} (23. axb5 axb5 24. Ra7 R8b7 25. Rxb7
Rxb7 $11 26. h5 (26. Ra1 b4 $132) (26. Kc3 b4+ $36) 26... Ra7 $132) 23... Rg8
24. Rb4 (24. h5 Rgb8 (24... g5 25. hxg6 Rxg6 {[%csl Rg2,Rg3][%cal Rg6g2]}))
24... g5 25. h5 Kc6 26. Ra1 {[%csl Ga1,Gb4,Rc7,Gg3] In einigen Varianten droht
27.axb5 axb5 28.Ra7.} Rb7 27. Kc3 (27. axb5+ axb5 28. Ra6+ Rb6 29. Ra7 Rb7)
27... Kd7 $6 {Mit diesem Zug gibt Schwarz dem Weißen die Möglichkeit, 28.Rb2
und nach Tausch 30.Kb4 zu spielen.} (27... Rgb8 $5) 28. Rb2 Rgb8 {Jetzt droht
schon 29...b4, aber Weiß ist am Zug und kann das Feld b4 mit dem König
erreichen.} 29. axb5 axb5 30. Kb4 {[%csl Gb4,Gg3] Weiß kann auf c5 eindringen
und hat auch schon die offene a-Linie. Schwarz kann nur abwarten.} Rc8 (30...
Kc6 31. Ra6+ Rb6 32. Ra7 R6b7 33. Rba2) 31. Kc5 (31. Rba2 Rcb8 32. Ra7 $14)
31... Rcb8 32. Ra5 (32. Be1 Rb6 33. Kb4) 32... Rb6 (32... b4 $2 33. Bxc4 $16)
33. Be1 $4 {Ein unglaublicher Fehler! Weiß spielte das gesamte Endspiel sehr
genau und macht jetzt in guter Stellung den Verlustzug.} (33. Rbxb5 $1 c3 (
33... Rxb5+ 34. Rxb5 Rxb5+ 35. Kxb5 c3 36. Bd1 $18 (36. Be1 c2 37. Bd2 $16))
34. Ra1 $16 {Schwarz hat nur zwei Bauern für die Figur und sein c-Bauer ist
schwach.}) 33... b4 $19 {Und Weiß gab auf. Gegen das drohende Matt kann er
nichts machen.} (33... b4 34. Bxb4 (34. Rxb4 Rc6#) (34. Bxc4 Rc6#) 34... Rc6#)
0-1

[Event "NED-ch53"]
[Site "Rotterdam"]
[Date "1998.06.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Sosonko, Gennadi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1998.06.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 {Die sogenannte Ragozin-Variante ist
eine beliebte Waffe des GM Sosonko. Die Hauptidee des Schwarzen ist, den
Läufer auf c3 zu tauschen und starke Kontrolle über die weißen Felder zu
erlangen. Ribli.} 5. Bg5 O-O $6 {Dieser Zug gefällt mir nicht.  Meines
Erachtens wäre es besser, den Kampf im Zentrum fortzusetzen, z.B. 5...dxc4 
(Wiener-Variante) oder 5...h6, um den Läufer zu vertreiben. Die kurze Rochade
ist nur auf den ersten Blick ein natürlicher Zug, und als Überraschung nicht
schlecht, aber ich glaube, der Zeitverlust muß sich bemerkbar machen.} (5...
Nbd7) 6. e3 (6. cxd5 exd5 (6... Qxd5 $6 7. Bxf6 gxf6 8. e3 $14)) 6... c5 7.
cxd5 exd5 (7... Qxd5 8. Bxf6 gxf6 9. Qd2 Bxc3 10. bxc3 c4 11. a4 Bd7 12. Be2
Qa5 13. Qb2 Bxa4 14. Bxc4 Nd7 15. O-O Qb6 16. Qa2 Bc6 17. d5 exd5 18. Bxd5 Qc5
19. Rfd1 {1-0 Hergott,D-Levkovshy,A/Montreal op 1995 (34)}) 8. dxc5 {Weiß
schaftt dem Schwarzen einen isolierten Damenbauern, aber ich denke dafür ist
es noch zu früh.} (8. Rc1 Bg4 (8... c4) (8... Nbd7) 9. Be2 h6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11.
dxc5 Nc6 12. O-O Rad8 13. Qb3 Be6 14. Nd4 Bxc5 15. Nxe6 Qxe6 16. Bf3 Ne5 17.
Bxd5 Qg4 18. Qxb7 {1-0 Farago,I-Siregar,T/Wichern-op 1995 (26)}) (8. Be2 $5 $14
Nc6 (8... cxd4 $6 9. Qxd4 Nc6 10. Bxf6 $1 Nxd4 11. Bxd8 Nxf3+ (11... Nc2+ 12.
Kd2 Nxa1 13. Bc7 $16 {[%cal Rh1a1]}) 12. Bxf3 Rxd8 13. O-O-O Bxc3 14. bxc3 Be6
15. Rd4 Rac8 16. Kb2 $14 {[%csl Rd5] Der d5-Bauer ist eine dauerhafte Schwäche,
während der weiße c3-Bauer besser verteidigungsfähig ist.})) 8... Nbd7 (8... h6
9. Bh4 (9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. Rc1) 9... Nbd7 10. Qc2 Nxc5 (10... Qa5) 11. a3 Bxc3+
12. Qxc3 Nce4 13. Qd4 Qb6 14. Qxb6 axb6 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. h3 Bf5 17. Be2 Rfc8
18. Nd4 {Sauter,A-Ludsteck,W/PF-op 1994/1-0 (54)}) (8... Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Nbd7 10.
Qd4 $14 Qa5 11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. Qb4) 9. Rc1 Qa5 (9... Nxc5 10. Qd4 Bxc3+ 11. Qxc3
Nce4 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Qxf6 Nxf6 14. Bd3 Bd7 15. Nd4 Rfc8 16. Ke2 Kf8 17. f3 h5
18. h4 Ke7 19. Nf5+ Bxf5 20. Bxf5 Rc6 21. Rcd1 Rd8 {1/2-1/2 Ioseliani,
N-Chiburdanidze,M/WchW 1988 (41)}) 10. Nd2 (10. a3 $6 Bxc3+ 11. Rxc3 $2 Ne4 {
[%csl Re4][%cal Ga5e1,Re4c3]}) 10... Qxc5 (10... Bxc5 11. Nb3 $16 {[%csl Rd5]
[%cal Rb3a5,Rb3c5]}) (10... Nxc5 11. Bxf6 $16 {[%csl Rd5]}) 11. a3 (11. Be2 $5
d4 {[%cal Rc5g5]} (11... Ne4 $4 12. Ncxe4 $18 {[%cal Rc1c5]}) 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 (
12... dxc3 13. Bxc3 $16) (12... dxe3 13. Nb3 exf2+ (13... Qf5 {[%cal Rf5f2,
Rf5f6]} 14. Bh4 $18) 14. Kf1 $18) 13. Nb3 dxc3 14. Nxc5 c2+ 15. Qd2 Bxd2+ 16.
Kxd2 $14) (11. Nb3 Qb6 12. Bd3 Ne4 13. Bxe4 dxe4 $11) 11... Bxc3 12. Rxc3 Qb6 {
Trotz des weißen Läuferpaares und der nachhaltigen Schwäche seines Bauern d5
hat Schwarz taktische Gegenchancen.} 13. Qb3 (13. b4 a5 $132) 13... Qa5 (13...
Qxb3 14. Rxb3 Nc5 15. Rb5 (15. Rb4 $14) (15. Rc3 Nfe4 $13 (15... Nce4 16. Bxf6
Nxf6 17. Nf3 $14 {[%csl Yd4,Rd5][%cal Gf3d4]})) 15... b6 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. b4
$16) 14. Qb5 {Normalerweise ist es gegen den isolierten Damenbauern
vorteilhaft, die Damen zu tauschen.} (14. Qc2 d4 {[%cal Ra5g5,Rd4c3]} 15. Bxf6
dxc3 16. Bxc3 Qg5 $15) 14... Qxb5 15. Bxb5 a6 16. Bd3 $6 (16. Be2 $14) 16...
Ne5 $1 {Schwarz hat keine Angst vor den Doppelbauern. Dieser Zug ist seine
einzige Gegenchance, sonst er bleibt in passiver Stellung.} 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18.
Ke2 (18. Bc2 $14) (18. Be2 $14) 18... Bg4+ 19. f3 Bh5 {Schwarz möchte 20...Bg6
ziehen und sich von seinem Laufer befreien.} 20. Rhc1 (20. Rc7 $5 {[%csl Gc7]}
Rab8 21. Rhc1) (20. Nb3 {[%csl Yd4][%cal Gb3d4] Es wäre logisch, das Feld d4
mit dem Springer zu besetzen, aber Schwarz kann in diesem Fall mit seinem
Springer nach c4 kommen.} Bg6 21. Bxg6 hxg6 22. Nd4 Nc4 {[%csl Gc4]}) 20... Bg6
21. Bb1 (21. Bxg6 hxg6) 21... Rfe8 $1 {[%cal Ge8e2]} 22. Rc7 b5 {[%csl Yc4]
[%cal Ge5c4]} 23. b3 {Weiß verhindert das Eindringen des schwarzen Springers.}
Rad8 24. h3 d4 $13 {[%csl Re2]} 25. e4 f5 26. Kd1 (26. exf5 {[%cal Ge8e2]} d3+
{Unglaublich, aber es gibt keinen guten Springerabzug.} (26... Nd3+ $2 27. Kxd3
Re3+ 28. Kc2 $18) 27. Kd1 Bxf5 {und mit Zugumstellung haben wir die
Partiefortsetzung.}) 26... d3 {[%csl Rb1,Gd3]} 27. exf5 Bxf5 {[%csl Ge5,Gf5]
Die weißen Leichtfiguren stehen passiv, aber Schwarz hat keine konkreten
Drohungen.} 28. R1c5 {[%cal Gc5f5] Im Gegensatz zu den Leichtfiguren stehen
die weißen Türme sehr aktiv.} Bg6 29. Ra7 Rd6 30. f4 {Weiß gewinnt zwei
Leichtfiguren für den Turm, aber das schwarze Turmpaar bleibt aktiv.} Nd7 31.
Rxd7 (31. Rcc7 Nf6 $15 {[%cal Rf6d5,Rd5e3]}) 31... Rxd7 32. f5 {[%csl Rg6]}
Bh5+ 33. g4 {[%csl Rh5]} Re3 (33... Rde7 {[%cal Re8e1]} 34. Bxd3 $16) 34. f6 $5
{[%csl Rg8][%cal Rc5c8,Rc8g8] Zwischenzug. Es droht Grundreihenmatt und der
schwarze Läufer kann sich nicht retten.} (34. gxh5 Rde7 {[%cal Re7e1]} (34...
Kg7 {[%csl Gg7]})) 34... Bxg4+ 35. hxg4 h6 {[%csl Rb1,Gd1,Rd2,Gd3,Ge3] Schwarz
hat Turm und Bauer gegen Läufer und Springer. das weiße Hauptproblem ist die
passive Aufstellung seiner Leichtfiguren.} 36. Rf5 Rg3 {[%csl Rg4][%cal Rg3g1,
Rg1b1,Rg3g4]} 37. Rf2 (37. Rf3 Rg1+ 38. Nf1 $11) 37... Rxg4 $11 38. Nf1 Rd6 {
[%csl Rf6]} 39. Kd2 Rg6 40. Ne3 Rdxf6 41. Nf5 {[%cal Rf5e7,Re7g8,Re7g6] Der
weiße Springer steht aktiv, schränkt die Beweglichkeit der schwarzen Figuren
ein.} Kf8 42. Bxd3 h5 {und in etwa gleicher Stellung wurde Remis vereinbart.} (
42... h5 43. Ke3 Rg1 {[%csl Ra3,Rb3,Gg1]} 44. Rc2 Ke8 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "NED-ch53"]
[Site "Rotterdam"]
[Date "1998.07.02"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Sosonko, Gennadi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1998.06.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 c5 {Neun Runden zuvor rochierte
Sosonko in dieser Stellung gegen Piket. Die Partiefortsetzung nimmt sofort den
Kampf im Zentrum auf. Üblicher ist die Variante 5...h6. Ribli.} 6. cxd5 exd5 7.
e3 h6 (7... Nbd7 8. Bd3 Qa5 9. Qc2 c4 10. Bf5 O-O 11. O-O Re8 {Das ist eine
Grundstellung der Ragozin-Variante. Schwarz gibt seinen Läufer in vielen
Varianten auf c3, um e4 zu kontrollieren.}) 8. Bh4 g5 {Diesen
außergewöhnlichen Zug hat Sosonko schon 1981 gegen Kasparov ausprobiert. Die
zweifelhafte Fortsetzung schwächt die schwarze Stellung, sichert aber
andererseits die Kontrolle über das wichtige Zentrumsfeld e4.} 9. Bg3 Ne4 10.
Bb5+ (10. Nd2 Nxc3 $5 (10... Nxg3 11. hxg3 cxd4 12. exd4 Nc6 13. Bb5 Kf8 $11 {
[%cal Gf8g7]})) 10... Kf8 (10... Bd7 11. Bxd7+ Nxd7 12. O-O (12. Rc1 c4 13. Nd2
Nxd2 14. Qxd2 Qa5 15. O-O O-O 16. f4 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Nf6 18. fxg5 Ne4 19. Qb2
hxg5 20. Qxb7 Nxc3 21. Kh1 Ne4 22. Be5 Rad8 23. Bf6 Rb8 24. Qd7 Qd2 25. Qxd5
Qxe3 26. Bxg5 Nxg5 27. Rce1 Qd2 28. Rd1 Qe3 29. Rde1 Qd2 30. Rd1 Qe3 {1/2-1/2
Pedersen,F-Kupreichik,V/Aarhus op 1997}) (12. dxc5 Nxc3 13. Qd4 Nxa2+ 14. Ke2
O-O 15. Bd6 Bxc5 16. Bxc5 Nxc5 17. Qxc5 Rc8 {~/= Bangiev,A-Foigel,I/USSR 1982})
12... Bxc3 13. bxc3 c4 14. Qc2 O-O 15. Rab1 Qc8 16. Rb5 Qc6 17. Rfb1 b6 18. a4
{1-0 Matulovic,M-Sofrevski,J/JUG-ch 1959 (33)}) 11. O-O $5 $146 {Das ist die
Abweichung von der alten Partie gegen Kasparov.} (11. dxc5 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Bxc3+
13. Ke2 Bxa1 14. Qxa1 f6 15. h4 g4 (15... Kg7 $1 $13) 16. Nd4 Kf7 17. Bd3 Nd7
18. Qc3 Ne5 19. Nb5 Qe7 20. Nd6+ Kf8 21. Rd1 {1-0 Kasparov,G-Sosonko,G/Tilburg
1981 (28)}) 11... Bxc3 (11... Nxc3 $2 12. bxc3 Bxc3 13. Rc1 $16 {[%csl Rf8]
[%cal Gc1c8]}) 12. bxc3 c4 {[%csl Rb5] Es ist für Schwarz notwendig, die
Stellung geschlossen zu halten, denn der Gegner besitzt das Läuferpaar. Auch
der Läufer b5 steht jetzt verdächtig.} (12... Nxc3 13. Qc2 Nxb5 14. Qxc5+ $14 {
[%csl Gg3][%cal Rc5f8,Rc5b5] Es macht sich das Fehlen des schwarzfeldrigen
Läufers bemerkbar.}) 13. Ne5 {Dieser aggressive Angriffzug ist quasi erzwungen,
sonst beendet Schwarz seine Entwicklung und verbleibt in fester Stellung.} (13.
Qc2 Qa5 14. Bxb8 (14. a4 Nxg3 15. hxg3 a6 {[%csl Rb5]}) 14... Qxb5 (14... Rxb8
15. Bxc4 $14 {[%csl Re4][%cal Gc2e4]}) 15. Be5 f6) 13... Nxc3 {[%cal Rc3d1,
Rc3b5]} (13... a6 14. Qh5 Qf6 (14... Qe7 15. f4 $40) 15. f4 $40 {[%cal Gf1f8]})
14. Qh5 {[%csl Ge5,Rf8,Gh5][%cal Rh5f7]} Qf6 (14... Be6 15. f4 $40 {[%cal
Gf1f8]} Nxb5 16. f5 $16) (14... Qe7 15. f4 g4 16. Bh4 Qc7 (16... Qe6 17. f5 $18
) 17. Bd8 $18) 15. f4 $1 {Weiß mobilisiert alle seine Reserven.} g4 16. f5 $13
(16. Bh4 $2 Qf5 17. Qxf5 Bxf5 $19 {[%csl Rb5]}) 16... Ne2+ (16... Nxb5 17. Ng6+
$5 {[%csl Gf1,Gf5,Rf6,Rf8,Gg3,Gg6,Gh5,Rh8][%cal Rg6f8,Rg6h8]} (17. Bh4 Qg7 18.
Ng6+ (18. f6 Qh7 $19) 18... Ke8 19. Nxh8 Qxh8 $17) 17... Kg8 18. Be5 fxg6 19.
fxg6 Qe7 20. g7 $16) 17. Kh1 Nxg3+ 18. hxg3 Rg8 {Die weiße Drohung war 19.Ng6
mit Qualitätsgewinn. Schwarz besitzt jetzt zwar einen Mehrbauern, aber Weiß
hat gute Angriffschancen.} 19. Ng6+ $5 (19. Nxg4 Qg5 20. Qxg5 (20. Qxh6+ Qxh6+
21. Nxh6 Rh8 $19 {[%csl Rh1,Rh6][%cal Rh8h1]}) 20... Rxg5 $17 {[%cal Rg5g2]})
19... Kg7 20. Ne7 {Ein geistreicher Springerzug. Ich bin allerdings nicht
überzeugt, ob der weiße Angriff ausreichend ist.} Rd8 (20... Qxe7 $2 21. f6+
$18 {[%cal Rf6g7,Rf6e7]}) 21. Rf4 {[%csl Gf4][%cal Rf4g4,Rg4g7]} (21. Qxg4+ Kh7
22. Nxc8 Rxc8 $13 {[%csl Rb5]}) (21. e4 a6 $1 $15 (21... dxe4 22. Bxc4 (22.
Qxg4+ Kf8 $1) 22... Nc6 23. Qxg4+ Kf8 (23... Qg5 $5 24. f6+) 24. Nxc6 bxc6 25.
Rad1 Rxd4 26. Bxf7 $3 Rxd1 27. Qg8+ Ke7 28. Qe8+ Kd6 29. Rxd1+ $18)) 21... Kh7
22. Nxc8 (22. Rxg4 Qxe7 23. Rf1 $1 (23. f6 Qxf6 24. Rf4 Qg5) 23... Qf8 $1 (
23... Nc6 $2 24. Bxc6 bxc6 25. Rg7+ $1 Kxg7 26. f6+ Qxf6 27. Rxf6 Kxf6 28. Qh4+
) (23... Rg8 24. Rxg8 Kxg8 25. Qxh6) (23... Qf6) 24. Rg5 $1 {/\ f5-f6} Rd6 $8 (
24... f6 25. Qg6+ Kh8 26. Rh5) 25. f6 Kh8 $1 26. e4 $1 {/\ 27.e5} (26. Bxc4 $5
Nd7 $1 (26... dxc4 27. e4 {/\ 28.e5})) 26... dxe4 27. Bxc4 {>< f7, g6} Nd7 (
27... Be6 28. Rg7) 28. Rg7 Rxf6 29. Rxf6 Qxg7 30. Rxh6+ Kg8 31. Rg6 $18) 22...
Rxc8 23. e4 {Weiß hat keine andere Wahl, er muß vorankommen.} (23. Rxg4 a6 24.
Ba4 b5 25. Bc2 Nc6 $15) 23... dxe4 (23... Qxd4 $6 24. Qxf7+ {[%cal Rf7h7]}) 24.
Rxe4 Nc6 25. Qxg4 Nb4 $15 {[%csl Gb4,Rb5,Gc4,Yd5] Der weiße Angriff ist
vorüber und der b5-Läufer hat Probleme. Der schwarze Springer strebt nach d5,
um das gesamte Brett zu beherrschen.} 26. Qe2 Nd5 {[%csl Gd5][%cal Rd5c3,Rc3e2,
Rc3e4,Rc3b5]} 27. Qf3 a6 28. Ba4 b5 {Schwarz steht klar besser. Seine vom
Springer unterstützte Bauernmehrheit überzeugt.} 29. Bd1 {Das ist ein
bescheidener Platz für den Läufer.} (29. Bc2 Nb4 30. Bb1 Nc6 {[%csl Rd4]})
29... b4 30. Re5 Nc3 $17 {[%csl Gb4,Gc3,Gc4] Die schwarzen Bauern am
Damenflügel sind gefährlich, während Weiß kein Gegenspiel hat.} 31. Bc2 {
[%cal Gc2h7]} Rab8 32. Rae1 Nb5 (32... Nxa2 33. Re7 Nc3 34. R1e6 $13) 33. Qf4 (
33. Re6 $2 fxe6 34. fxe6+ Kg7 $19) 33... Rb6 (33... Rb7 $5) 34. Re7 Kg7 $5 (
34... Nxd4 35. Rxf7+ {[%cal Rf7f6,Rf7h7]} (35. Qxd4 Qxd4 36. f6+ Qd3 (36... Kg8
37. Re8+ Rxe8 38. Rxe8#) 37. Bxd3+ cxd3 38. Rxf7+ Kg6 $15) 35... Qxf7 36. f6+ {
[%csl Gc2,Ge1,Gf4,Gf6,Rh7][%cal Gc2h7]} Nxc2 (36... Kg8 37. Qg4+ $18 {[%cal
Rg4g8,Rg4c8]}) (36... Kh8 37. Qxh6+ Kg8 38. Re7 Nxc2 39. Rxf7 Kxf7 40. Qg7+ Ke6
41. Qg4+ $16) 37. Qf5+ Kh8 38. Qxc8+ Kh7 39. Re7 $16) 35. d5 Nd4 (35... Rd6 $5)
36. Qg4+ Kf8 37. Ba4 {[%csl Rf8][%cal Re1e8] Droht Matt auf e8.} Nb5 (37...
Rbb8) (37... Qxe7 38. Rxe7 Kxe7 39. f6+ {[%cal Rg4c8]} Kd8 40. Qd7#) 38. Rd7 c3
$4 {Dieses grobe Versehen in Zeitnot kostet die Partie.} (38... Nd6 39. Bc6 c3
$15) 39. Qxb4+ $16 {[%cal Rb4f8]} Kg7 40. Re6 {[%csl Gd7,Ge6,Rg7]} c2 (40...
Qxf5 41. Rxb6 Qxd7 42. Bxb5 axb5 43. Qd4+ Kh7 44. Qf4 $16 {[%csl Rh6]}) (40...
Rxe6 41. dxe6 $18 {[%cal Rd7g7]}) 41. Bxc2 $18 Qa1+ 42. Kh2 {Schwarz gab in
hoffnungsloser Stellung auf. Eine tragische Partie für Sosonko.} (42. Kh2 Rxe6
43. dxe6 $18 {[%csl Rg7][%cal Rd7g7]}) 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.02.09"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Izoria, Zviad"]
[Black "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2547"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[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. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 {Das ist die sogenannte
Ragozin-Variante des Damengambits - ein spezieller Hybrid aus Damengambit und
Nimzoindischer Verteidigung.} 5. cxd5 {5.Bg5 wäre auch möglich, aber danach
müsste Weiß mit 5...dxc4 und Übergang zur Wiener Variante des Damengambits
rechnen.} exd5 6. Bg5 h6 (6... c5) 7. Bh4 c5 (7... g5 8. Bg3 Ne4 9. Nd2) 8. e3
c4 {Der Textzug verschafft Schwarz Raumgewinn am Damenflügel. Jetzt, da
Schwarz das Zentrum geschlossen hat, kann Weiß daran gehen, das Zentrum mit
e3-e4 zu sprengen.} (8... O-O 9. Bd3 (9. dxc5 Nbd7 10. Rc1 Qa5 11. Nd2 b6 12.
c6 d4 13. exd4 Re8+ 14. Be2 Ba6 15. cxd7 Nxd7 16. O-O Bxc3 17. Bxa6 Bxd2 18.
Rc7 Qxa6 19. Qxd2 Re2 20. Qd1 Nf8 21. d5 {1-0 Horvath,J-Zayac,E/Leeuwarden op
1993 (27)}) 9... c4 10. Bc2 Bg4 11. O-O Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nbd7 13. Qb1 Bxf3 14.
gxf3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Sherbakov,R-Aleksandrov,A/Sochi 1997/CBM 62/[Ribli] (57)}) 9.
Nd2 {Weiß verteidigt sich vorab gegen das mögliche Ne4. Die Alternative - der
natürliche Läuferzug 9.Be2 - kommt auch in Betracht.} (9. Be2 g5 10. Bg3 Ne4
11. Rc1 Qa5 12. O-O Bxc3 13. bxc3 Bf5 (13... Nc6) (13... O-O) 14. Ne5 $5 O-O
15. Bg4 Bh7 16. Bh3 $1 {1-0 Moiseenko,A-Aleksandrov,A/Kramatorsk 2001/CBM 86/
[Ribli] (40)}) 9... Bxc3 {Meiner Meinung nach ist dieser Zug nicht sehr
logisch - Schwarz nimmt auf c3 und gibt damit freiwillig sein Läuferpaar her.
Zudem stärkt er damit das gegnerische Bauernzentrum. Besser wäre hier der
Entwicklungszug 9...Be6.} (9... g5 10. Bg3 Bf5 11. Be5 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nbd7 13.
Bd6 Qb6 14. Ba3 Qa6 15. Bb4 Qe6 16. a4 Ne4 {0-1 Gauglitz,G-Dizdar,G/Halle 1987/
CBM 05 (30)}) (9... Be6 $142 10. Be2 Nbd7 11. O-O O-O 12. f4 Nb6 13. Nf3 Bxc3
14. bxc3 Bg4 15. Ne5 Bxe2 16. Qxe2 Qd6 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. a4 {1/2-1/2 Gurieli,
N-Matveeva,S/Kishinev 1995/EXT 97 (51)}) 10. bxc3 Nc6 (10... O-O 11. Qc2 (11.
Be2 Bf5 12. g4 Bh7 13. Bg3 Nc6 14. h4 b5 15. g5 hxg5 16. hxg5 Ne4 17. Nxe4 Bxe4
18. f3 Qxg5 19. Kf2 Bg6 20. Bf4 Qf5 21. Rh4 f6 {0-1 Rashkovsky,N-Kupreichik,V/
Moscow 1983/EXT 2002 (44)}) 11... Bg4 12. f3 Bh5 13. Be2 Re8 14. Nf1 Nc6 15.
Qb2 Re6 16. g4 Bg6 17. Bg3 Qb6 18. Qa3 Bd3 {1/2-1/2 Shneider,A-Korzubov,P/
Vilnius 1984/MCD (30)}) 11. e4 $1 $14 {[%mdl 4] Aufgrund des Läuferpaares und
des starken Zentrums steht Weiß besser.} g5 (11... dxe4 $6 12. Bxc4 $16) 12.
Bg3 Qe7 (12... O-O 13. e5 $16) 13. e5 (13. Qe2 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 Qxe4 15. Qxe4+
dxe4 16. Bxc4 f5 $13) 13... Bf5 (13... Bg4 14. Be2 Bxe2 15. Qxe2 Nd7 16. O-O
$16) 14. Be2 (14. f3 Nh5 $13) 14... Ne4 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 {Schwarz konnte seine
Stellung mit den letzten Zügen etwas konsolidieren, aber das Läuferpaar und
der Raumvorteil garantieren Weiß leichten Vorteil.} 16. O-O O-O (16... O-O-O
17. f3 Bh7 18. f4 $16) 17. f3 Bh7 18. f4 f5 {[%csl Rh7] Nun ist der Bh7
abgeschlossen, aber Schwarz kam um den Zug 19.f5 auch nicht herum.} (18... Be4
19. f5 $16) 19. Qd2 {[%cal Gd2g5]} (19. Rb1 b6 20. Rb5 $14) 19... Kh8 20. Rab1
{[%cal Gb1b7] Weiß hat momentan keine konkreten Drohungen, daher verbessert er
zunächst die Stellung seiner Figuren.} Rad8 21. Rb5 b6 (21... a6 $2 22. Rb6 $16
{[%csl Gb6]}) 22. Bf2 {[%mdl 32] Weiß möchte 23.Be3 spielen und damit den Zug
g5-g4 provozieren. Danach könnte der Läufer auf h4 erscheinen. Schwarz hat
zwar eine feste Stellung, aber keinerlei Chancen auf Gegenspiel.} Rg8 23. Be3
Rg7 24. Bd1 {[%cal Gd1c2,Gc2f5] Schwarz hat viele Bauernschwächen - er muss
vorsichtig sein, denn die Bauern auf d5, f5und g5 sind die Angriffspunkte des
weißen Spiels.} Rd7 25. Bc2 g4 $8 {Schwarz muss so spielen, sonst verliert er
den Pf5.} 26. Bf2 Kg8 27. Qe1 {[%cal Gf2h4,Gh4e7] Weiß spielt ausgezeichnet.
Das ist eine gute Musterpartie für gelungenes positionelles Spiel.} Qe6 28. Bh4
$16 {[%csl Gh4][%cal Gh4f6] Der Läufer steht ausgezeichnet auf h4, von hier
aus kontrolliert er alle wichtigen schwarzen Felder am Königsflügel.} Rgf7 29.
Qb1 (29. Bf6 Rxf6 30. exf6 Qxf6 (30... Kf7 $14) 31. Qe8+ $18) 29... Bg6 30. Rb2
{Der Turm wurde auf b5 nicht mehr benötigt. Später - siehe unten, 38. Zug -
kann Weiß die Türme auf der zweiten Reihe verdoppeln.} Rb7 31. h3 $1 h5 {
Die ganze Partie über ist Weiß bemüht, die Stellung für sein Läuferpaar zu
öffnen - und Schwarz versucht genau das zu verhindern.} (31... gxh3 32. gxh3
$16 {Anschließend kann Weiß Kh2 spielen und die Türme auf der g-Linie
verdoppeln - mit klarem Vorteil.}) 32. Kf2 Rh7 33. Rh1 {[%cal Gh1h7]} Rbf7 34.
g3 Rf8 35. Ke3 {[%csl Ge3] Interessant: es sind praktisch noch alle Figuren
auf dem Brett, und doch steht der weiße König ausgezeichnet auf e3.} Rff7 36.
Ba4 {[%csl Ga4,Gh4] Die Mitte des Schachbretts ist geschlossen - daher
aktiviert Weiß seine Läufer auf h4 und a4.} Rf8 37. Bg5 Rff7 38. Rbh2 {[%cal
Gh1h7]} Rb7 39. hxg4 $1 {Das ist der richtige Moment - Schwarz befindet sich
in großer Not.} fxg4 (39... hxg4 40. Rxh7 Rxh7 41. Rxh7 Kxh7 (41... Bxh7 42.
Qb5 Nb8 43. Bd8 {[%csl Rb8][%cal Rd8c7,Rc7b8]} Qf7 44. Kf2 Bg6 45. Bxb6 axb6
46. Qxb6 $18 {[%csl Rb8]}) 42. Qh1+ Kg8 43. Bf6 Kf7 44. Qh8 $18) 40. Bc2 {
[%cal Rf4f5]} Bxc2 41. Qxc2 Qe8 42. Qf5 $18 {Die weiße Drohung ist 43.Bf6,
danach ist der Ph5 nicht mehr zu verteidigen.} 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup Final"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "1997.09.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Shcherbakov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Aleksandrov, Aleksej"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[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. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 (3... Bb4) (3... b6) (3... c5) 4. d4 Bb4 5. cxd5
exd5 6. Bg5 {Jetzt haben wir die sogenannte Ragosin-Variante des Damengambits
auf dem Brett. Die ungewönliche Entwicklung des Läufers nach b4 hat seinen
Sinn: Schwarz nimmt in vielen Stellungen auf c3 und erlangt starke Kontrolle
über das Feld e4.Ribli.} h6 7. Bh4 c5 8. e3 O-O 9. Bd3 (9. Be2 c4 10. O-O g5
11. Bg3 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Ne4 13. Rc1 Nc6 14. Nd2 Nxg3 15. hxg3 f5 16. g4 b5 {
1/2-1/2 Geller,E-Kupreichik,V/Erevan zt 1982/MCL 06 (33)}) (9. dxc5 Nbd7 10.
Rc1 (10. Be2 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Nxc5 12. O-O Nce4 13. Rc1 Qa5 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15. Qb3
b6 16. Nd4 Bd7 17. Qb4 {Levin,F-Mitkov,N/Groningen op 1991/1-0 (71)}) 10... Qa5
11. Nd2 b6 12. c6 d4 13. exd4 Re8+ 14. Be2 Ba6 15. cxd7 Nxd7 16. O-O Bxc3 17.
Bxa6 Bxd2 18. Rc7 Qxa6 19. Qxd2 Re2 20. Qd1 Nf8 21. d5 {1-0 Horvath,J-Zayac,E/
Leeuwarden op 1993 (27)}) (9. Rc1) (9. Qc2) 9... c4 10. Bc2 Bg4 {Eine
interessante Idee. Schwarz verhindert das später mögliche und typische Manöver
Nd2 nebst f2-f3 mit Zentrumsvorstoß.} (10... Nbd7 11. O-O Bxc3 12. bxc3 Qa5 13.
Qc1 Re8 14. Nd2 Re6 15. a4 g6 16. Qa3 b6 17. Rfb1 Bb7 18. Qb4 Qxb4 19. Rxb4 {
1-0 Murshed,N-Mitkov,N/Moscow olm 1994/EXP 44 (38)}) 11. O-O Bxc3 {Dieser
Abtausch ist sehr charakteristisch für die Ragosin-Variante. Schwarz gibt das
Läuferpaar auf, aber er ist stark auf den weißen Feldern.} (11... Nbd7 $2 12.
Nxd5 $16) (11... Be7) (11... Nc6) 12. bxc3 Nbd7 13. Qb1 {Weiß erzwingt den
folgenden Tausch auf f3.} (13. a4) 13... Bxf3 (13... b6 $6 14. Ne5 $14 {
[%csl Gg4][%cal Gh4d8]}) (13... Qc7 $6 14. Nd2 $14) 14. gxf3 $14 {Weiß hat
Doppelbauern, aber sein Läuferpaar und der später mögliche Vorstoß im Zentrum
mit e3-e4, sowie die mögliche Turmverdoppelung in der g-Linie, bieten etwas
bessere Chancen für den Anziehenden.} Qc7 {Hier bin ich der Meinung, daß es
für Schwarz besser gewesen wäre, auf die Züge 6...h6 7.Bh4 zu verzichten, denn
die schwarze Königsstellung ist ein bißchen schwach.} 15. a4 {Ein typischer
Zug. Weiß stoppt das schwarze Spiel am Damenflügel.} Qc6 (15... a6 16. a5 b5
17. axb6 Nxb6 18. Ra5 $14 {[%csl Ga5]}) 16. Kh1 b6 17. Rg1 Qd6 18. Rg2 a6 19.
Qb2 {Weiß bereitet die Turmverdoppelung vor. Schwarz hat zwar eine solide
Stellung, ich sehe aber nicht, wie er zu aktivem Spiel kommen kann.} Kh8 20.
Rag1 Rg8 21. Qc1 {[%cal Gc1h6] Es gibt noch nichts Konkretes, aber nach
späterem e3-e4 hat Weiß taktische Motive gegen h6.} Qe6 22. Qb1 $1 {Jetzt
droht schon 23.e3-e4.} (22. e4 $2 {Das Motiv ist richtig, aber zu früh.} dxe4
23. Rxg7 Rxg7 24. Qxh6+ Rh7 $19) 22... Rae8 23. Bf5 {[%csl Gb1,Gf5,Gg1,Gg2,Gh4,
Rh8]} Qc6 24. Qc1 g6 $8 (24... Qd6 $2 25. e4 dxe4 26. Rxg7 Rxg7 27. Qxh6+ Rh7
28. Bxh7 $18) 25. e4 {Ein typischer Zentrumsvorstoß, der zu großen
Komplikationen führt.} (25. Bc2 $5 $14) (25. Bh3 $5) 25... Kh7 (25... gxf5 26.
Qxh6+ Nh7 27. Qxc6 $18) 26. Qf4 (26. Bh3 dxe4 27. fxe4 Nxe4 $17) 26... Nh5 $8
$13 (26... gxf5 27. Qxf5+ Kh8 28. e5 Nh7 29. Qxf7 $18 {Schwarz hat keine
Verteidigung.}) 27. Qg4 Ndf6 (27... Nhf6 28. Qh3 $5 $40 (28. Bxd7 Nxd7 (28...
Qxd7 $4 29. Bxf6 $18) 29. e5 Qe6 $11)) 28. Bxf6 $8 (28. Qh3 Nf4 29. Qg3 Nxg2
$19 (29... N4h5)) 28... Nxf6 29. Qf4 (29. Qh3 gxf5 30. Qxf5+ {Diese Variante
führt zur Partiefortsetzung.}) 29... gxf5 30. Qxf5+ (30. e5 $6 Rxg2 31. Rxg2
Qd7 32. exf6 Re1+ 33. Rg1 Rxg1+ 34. Kxg1 Qe6 $15) 30... Kh8 31. Qf4 (31. e5
Rxg2 32. Rxg2 Nh7 33. Qxf7 Ng5 $13) (31. exd5 Nxd5 (31... Qd6) 32. Qxf7 Rxg2
33. Rxg2 Re1+ $17) 31... Nh7 (31... Kh7 32. exd5 (32. e5 $16) 32... Qxd5 (32...
Nxd5 33. Qxf7+ $18) 33. Qxf6 Rxg2 34. Rxg2 Re1+ 35. Rg1 $16) 32. Qxf7 Rxg2 33.
Rxg2 Ng5 {Schwarz hat eine Figur für zwei Bauern, aber seine Königsstellung
ist sehr geschwächt.} 34. Qh5 (34. Qxd5 $4 Qxd5 35. exd5 Nxf3 $19 {[%csl Rh1]
[%cal Re8e1]}) 34... Rg8 35. h4 Nh7 36. Qe5+ (36. Rxg8+ Kxg8 37. exd5 Qd6)
36... Qf6 (36... Nf6 $2 37. exd5 $18) 37. Rxg8+ Kxg8 38. Qxd5+ $14 {Weiß hat
jetzt schon drei Bauern für die Figur und seine Bauernmasse ist stark. Die
schwarze Königsstellung ist schwächer als die weiße.} Qf7 39. Qa8+ (39. Qxf7+
$6 Kxf7 $15 {[%csl Ga6,Gb6]}) 39... Nf8 40. Kg2 b5 41. axb5 (41. Qxa6 bxa4 42.
Qxa4 {Das führt zu ähnlichen Stellungen wie die Partiefortsetzung.}) 41... axb5
42. Qb8 Kh7 $5 {Schwarz verteidigt nicht den Pb5, sondern befreit sich von der
Fesselung.} (42... Qd7 43. h5 $5) 43. f4 (43. Qxb5 Ng6 {[%csl Rg2,Gg6][%cal
Gg6f4,Gg6h4]}) 43... Ng6 44. f5 Nxh4+ 45. Kf1 $5 (45. Kg3 Nxf5+ 46. exf5 Qxf5
$11) 45... b4 $5 $13 {Es scheint mir, daß beide Spieler auf Gewinn spielen.}
46. cxb4 (46. Qxb4 Qg7 {[%csl Rf1][%cal Rg7g2]} 47. Qxc4 Qg2+ 48. Ke2 Qxe4+ $15
) 46... Nf3 {[%csl Rf1][%cal Rf3d2,Rd2e4,Rf3d4]} (46... c3 $5) 47. Ke2 Nxd4+
48. Ke3 Nc6 49. Qd6 {Weiß hat jetzt nur noch zwei Bauern für den Springer,
aber die schwarze Königsstellung ist so schwach, daß Schwarz nicht gewinnen
kann.} Qa7+ 50. Ke2 Nd4+ 51. Kf1 c3 52. Qg6+ $11 Kh8 53. Qxh6+ Kg8 (53... Qh7
54. Qf8+ Qg8 55. Qh6+ $11) 54. Qg6+ Kf8 55. Qh6+ Kg8 (55... Kf7 $4 56. Qh7+ $18
) (55... Ke8 56. Qh8+ Kf7 57. Qh7+ $18) 56. Qg6+ Kf8 57. Qh6+ Kg8 {Und es
wurde remis gegeben, denn Weiß hat Dauerschach. Ribli.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup9"]
[Site "Novgorod"]
[Date "1997.06.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Black "Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1997.06.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Qc2 c5 8.
dxc5 Qa5 9. Bd2 {Nach meiner Meinung ist das eine chancenreiche Variante für
Weiß. Schwarz hat seine Bauernstruktur schon geschwächt, Weiß hat einen
klassische Vorteil, er kontrolliert den Punkt d4 und spielt gegen den
isolierten Bauern.} Nxc5 (9... Qxc5 10. e3 (10. a3 Bxc3 11. Qxc3 Ne4 (11... O-O
12. Qd4 a5 13. Rc1 Qxd4 14. Nxd4 b6 {1-0 Khenkin,I-Dimitrov,V/Elenite 1993 (39)
}) 12. Qxc5 Ndxc5 13. Rd1 Nxd2 14. Rxd2 Be6 15. e3 Rc8 16. Nd4 Ne4 17. Rd1 Ke7
{1/2-1/2 Kovacevic,B-Tatai,S/Formia op 1995 (29)}) 10... Ne4 (10... O-O 11. Bd3
Qe7 12. O-O Ne5 13. Nxe5 Qxe5 14. Ne2 Bd6 15. Ng3 h6 16. Rfe1 Bd7 17. Qb3 Bc6
18. Bc3 Qe6 19. Nf5 Be5 20. Bxe5 Qxe5 21. Rac1 {1-0 Lalic,B-Rosandic,D/Zagreb
Vukovar 1993 (36)}) 11. Rc1 Nxd2 12. Qxd2 O-O 13. a3 Bxc3 14. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 15.
Rxc3 Nf6 16. Nd4 Bd7 17. f3 Rfc8 18. Rxc8+ Rxc8 19. Kd2 Ne8 20. Bb5 Bxb5 21.
Nxb5 {1-0 Boensch,U-Blatny,P/BL9596 1996 (41)}) (9... Bxc5 10. Ne4 Bb4 11. Nd6+
Ke7 12. Nf5+ Kf8 13. a3 Bxd2+ 14. Nxd2 g6 15. Nd4 Kg7 16. e3 Ne5 17. b4 {
Farago,I-Sarosi,Z/HUN-chT1 1995/1/2-1/2 (58)}) (9... O-O 10. a3 Bxc3 11. Bxc3
Qxc5 12. b4 Qe7 13. Qb2 Ne8 14. e3 Nb6 15. Bd4 Bf5 16. Be2 Rc8 {Wagner,C-Orlov,
V/St.Petersburg-Paris 1996/1/2-1/2 (47)}) 10. a3 {Der Laeufer auf b4 haengt
noch nicht,aber nach folgendem 11.e3 12.Be2,und 13.0-0 kann er nicht auf b4
bleiben.Ribli.} Ne6 {Der Springer gibt Platz fuer den Laeufer,aber auf e6
steht er nicht gut.Ribli.} (10... O-O 11. Rc1 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Qb6 13. Bxf6 Nb3
14. Bc3 Nxc1 15. Qxc1 Bf5 16. e3 {1-0 Dinstuhl,V-Bukal,V/Dortmund op-A 1993 
(27)}) (10... Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Qa4 12. Qxa4+ Nxa4 13. Bd4 b6 14. Rc1 Be6 15. e3
O-O 16. Ba6 Nd7 {1-0 Lugovoi,A-Maximenko,V/St.Petersburg op 1993 (30)}) 11. e3
(11. Rc1 Be7 12. e3 O-O 13. Bd3 Qd8 14. O-O Nc5 15. Nb5 a6 16. Nbd4 Nce4 17.
Qc7 Nxd2 18. Nxd2 Bd6 19. Qxd8 Rxd8 20. Bf5 {1-0 Kveinys,A-Stempin,P/POL-chT
Bydgoszcz 1990 (38)}) (11. O-O-O Be7 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Qc7 14. Nxf6+ Bxf6
15. Bb5+ Bd7 16. Qxc7 Nxc7 17. Bxd7+ Kxd7 18. Bc3+ Ke7 19. Rhe1+ Ne6 20. Bb4+ {
1-0 Khenkin,I-Masternak,G/Pardubice op 1993 (40)}) (11. Rd1 Be7) 11... O-O 12.
Be2 (12. Bd3 {Dieser Zug scheint aktiver als die Partifortsetzung zu sein.} Be7
13. O-O Qb6 14. Bxh7+ Nxh7 15. Nxd5 Qd8 16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17. Bb4 Qf6 18. Bxf8
Nhxf8 19. Rac1 Bd7 {0-1 Gonzalez Garcia,J-Arencibia,W/Capablanca mem-B 1994 
(39)}) 12... Be7 13. O-O $14 Bd7 14. Rfd1 (14. Qb3 $2 Nc5 (14... Qb6 15. Qxb6
axb6 $14) 15. Qa2 (15. Nxd5)) (14. Nb5 Qb6 15. Nbd4 Rac8 16. Qb3 (16. Bc3 Ne4)
16... Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Qxb3 18. Nxb3 Rc2 $15 {Und Schwarz hat aktives Spiel.}) (
14. Ne4 Qb6 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. Bc3 Rac8 $15 {[%cal Gc8c2]}) 14... Rac8 15. Be1
(15. Qb3) 15... Qb6 16. b4 {Mit diesem Zug gewinnt Wei Raum am Damenflügel.
Die Schwächung des Felds c4 ist nicht so wichtig, da Weiß den e2-Läufer hat.}
a5 (16... Ne4 17. Qb3 Nxc3 18. Bxc3 $14) 17. Rab1 axb4 18. axb4 Rfd8 (18...
Bxb4 $2 19. Qb3) 19. Qb3 Nc7 {[%csl Rc7,Gd4,Rd5]} (19... Bc6 20. b5 $14) 20.
Nd4 {Weiß hat noch nichts Konkretes erreicht, aber er hat klares positionelles
Übergewicht erlangt. Schwarz hat kein Gegenspiel, Weiß kontrolliert das Feld
d4. Merke: es ist immer wichtig das Feld vor dem isolierten Bauern zu
kontrollieren.} Bf8 21. b5 {Dieser Zug beschraenkt die schwarze Bewegung.Der
eventuelle Plan 21...Na6 22.b5 Nc5 geht nicht mehr.Ribli.} (21. h3 {Ein
profilaktischer Zug. Weiß macht ein Schlupfloch für seinen König.}) 21... Ra8 {
[%cal Ga8a1] Der richtige Zug. Schwarz platziert seinen Turm auf der a-Linie.}
22. Na4 Qd6 23. Qc2 (23. Bb4 $5 Qxb4 24. Qxb4 Bxb4 25. Rxb4 $14) 23... Ne6 {
Das ist eine gute Idee, den schlechten c7-Springer gegen das aktive
"Reitpferd" zu tauschen.} 24. Bb4 Nxd4 25. Rxd4 Qe5 26. Bxf8 Bf5 {Ein guter
Zwischenzug .Schwarz befreit sich von dem notorisch schlechten Läufer.} (26...
Rxf8 27. Rbd1 $14) 27. Bd3 Bxd3 28. Qxd3 Kxf8 29. Nb6 {Das ist ein natürlicher
Plan für Weiß, aber nach meiner Meinung muß er zuerst seine Stellung
verbessern, und erst im allerbesten Moment diesen konkreten Zug machen.} (29.
h3 $14) 29... Ra7 30. Qc2 {Sonst kommt Schwarz mit 30...Qc7, und der Springer
muß weichen.} g6 (30... Qd6 $2 31. Nc8) (30... Rd6 $2 31. Nc8) 31. h3 Kg7 32.
Rbd1 Ra5 $11 {[%csl Rb6] Weiß hat auch seine Schwäche auf b5. Der Springer
steht unglücklich auf b6.} 33. Qc5 Ra2 $132 34. Nc4 $6 {[%cal Gc5e5]} (34. R4d2
Ne4 $5 (34... Rxd2 35. Rxd2 Ne4 36. Qd4 Qxd4 37. Rxd4 Nc3) 35. Qd4 Qxd4 36.
Rxd4 Nxf2) (34. Qb4) 34... Qf5 {[%csl Rf2][%cal Ra2f2,Rf5f2] Jetzt hängt der
Springer auf c4, und es droht 35...Qxf2.} 35. Nd2 $8 Rc8 36. Qd6 (36. Qb4 Rcc2
37. Rf1 Rab2 (37... Ne4 38. Nxe4 dxe4 {[%csl Rf2]} 39. Rxe4 Rxf2 40. Qd4+) 38.
Qa5 b6 $19) (36. Qe7) 36... Rcc2 $17 {In der ganzen Partie war der isolierte
d5-Bauer eine Schwäche. Jetzt hat das keine Bedeutung mehr. Alle schwarzen
Figuren stehen aktiv, und es gibt vielseitige Drohungen.} 37. Rf4 (37. Qg3 Rxd2
38. R4xd2 Rxd2 39. Rxd2 Ne4 40. Qc7 Nxd2 41. Qc3+ Kg8 42. Qxd2 Qb1+ 43. Kh2
Qxb5 $17) 37... Qe6 38. Qxe6 fxe6 {[%csl Rd2,Rf4] So schnell ändert sich die
Stellung auf dem Schachbrett. Es hängt der Springer auf d2, der Bauer b5 ist
schwach und der Turm auf f4 findet keinen sicheren Platz.} 39. Nb3 (39. Nf1 Ne4
$19) 39... e5 $19 40. Rf3 (40. Rb4 Rxf2 $19) 40... Rab2 41. e4 (41. Na5 Rxb5) (
41. Na1 {[%csl Ra1] Der Springer steht immer schlecht in der Ecke.} Rd2 42.
Rxd2 Rxd2 43. Nb3 Rb2 $19) 41... dxe4 {Und Weiß gab auf. Er kann nicht den
Springer und den f2 Bauern gleichzeitig halten.} 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch m1-2"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1997.05.23"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Burmakin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[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 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Qb3 $6 {
Das ist eine heutzutage praktisch nie gespielte Fortsetzung. Ich glaube, daß
Weiß hier etwas verwechselt hat. Wenn Schwarz 6...h6 anstelle von 6...Nbd7
zieht und dann 7.Bxf6 Qxf6 8.Qb3 folgt, ist das eine gute Alternative. In
unserer Partie steht die Dame hingegen harmlos auf b3.} (7. Qc2 $5) 7... c5 8.
dxc5 (8. e3 Qa5 9. Bxf6 Nxf6 10. a3 Ne4 11. Rc1 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 O-O 13. Be2 c4
14. Qb4 {Peric,S-Siklosi,Z/Kecskemet op 1990/0-1 (46)}) (8. Bd2 Qa5 9. Nxd5
Bxd2+ 10. Nxd2 cxd4 11. Qb5 Qd8 12. Nxf6+ Qxf6 13. Qb4 a5 14. Qa3 Ra6 {
Bobrowska,M-Khurtsidze,N/Kishinev ztW 1995/0-1 (57)}) 8... Qa5 9. a3 $6 (9.
Bxf6 $142 Nxf6 10. a3 (10. Rc1 O-O {1/2-1/2 Subrt,J-Zvolanek,L/CZE-chT 1993})
10... Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 (11. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 12. bxc3 Ne4) 11... Qxc5 12. e3 O-O $15 {
Hier besitzt Schwarz die etwas aktivere Stellung, da Weiß eine Schwäche auf c3
hat. Trotzdem wäre das viel besser als die Partiefortsetzung.Ribli.}) 9...
Bxc3+ 10. Qxc3 (10. bxc3 Ne4 11. Qb4 Qxc5 $15 {[%csl Rc3,Ge4]}) 10... Qxc3+ 11.
bxc3 Ne4 {[%csl Rc3,Rc5,Ge4]} (11... Nxc5 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Nd4 Bd7 14. e3 Rg8
15. g3 Rc8 16. c4 dxc4 17. Bxc4 Ne6 18. Rc1 Nxd4 19. exd4 b5 {0-1 Gomez
Cabrero,L-Zdravkova,M/Zaragoza op-C 1995}) 12. Rd1 $6 {Mit diesem Zug gewinnt
Weiß zwar einen Bauern, verliert in tieferem Sinne aber die Partie.Ribli.} (12.
Be3 $142 $5 {Meines Erachtens kann Weiß sich nur mit diesem Zug erfolgreich
verteidigen.Ribli.} Ndxc5 (12... Nxc3 13. Bd4 {[%cal Rd4c3,Rd4g7]}) 13. Bd4 {
[%csl Gd4]}) 12... Ndxc5 13. Rxd5 Be6 $15 {[%csl Ge4] Schwarz hat einen Bauern
weniger, ist aber sehr gut entwickelt. Weiß muß sich hingegen mit vielen
Punkt- und Bauernschwächen am Damenflügel herumschlagen.Ribli.} 14. Rd4 Nxc3 {
[%csl Gc3,Gc5]} 15. e3 {[%csl Rg5] Weiß möchte seine Entwicklung beenden, aber
dafür ist es schon zu spät. Der Bg5 hängt in der Luft.Ribli.} (15. Bd2 Nb5 $5 (
15... N3e4 16. e3)) 15... Rc8 $1 16. Nd2 (16. Bc4 Bxc4 17. Rxc4 Nd3+ $17) 16...
b5 $1 {Dieser ausgezeichnete Zug vermeidet den eventuellen Tausch auf c4,
gewinnt Raum am Damenflügel und mobilisiert die schwarze Bauernmehrheit.Ribli.}
17. f3 f6 18. Bf4 Kf7 19. Kf2 a5 {Schwarz steht mit zwei ausgezeichneten
Springern und gefährlichen Bauern bedrohlich am Damenflügel, während Weiß mit
dem 20.Zug gerade einmal seine Entwicklung beendet.Ribli.} 20. Be2 a4 $17 {
[%csl Rb3]} 21. Ne4 (21. Rc1 Nb3 22. Nxb3 axb3 {[%cal Rb3b1]} 23. Rb4 Ne4+ $19
{[%cal Rc8c1]} (23... Nxe2 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Kxe2 Rc2+ 26. Kf1 Bc4+ $19 {
[%csl Rb4]} (26... b2 $19))) (21. h4 Nb3 22. Nxb3 (22. Rd6 Rhd8) 22... axb3 $19
{[%cal Rb3b1]}) 21... N3xe4+ 22. fxe4 Nb3 23. Rdd1 (23. Rb4 Rc2 24. Rxb5 Rxe2+
$19) 23... Rc2 $19 {[%csl Rf4] Schwarz hat schon überzeugenden Vorteil. Die
Fesselung des Be2 ist untragbar für Weiß. Ich möchte anmerken, daß der Bf4 am
Damenflügel nicht eingreifen kann.Ribli.} 24. Bd6 Rd8 {Verbessert seine
Stellung mit einer weiteren Feßlung. Das ist ein gutes Beispiel zum Thema:
"Die Drohung ist oft stärker als ihre Ausführung."Ribli.} 25. Rhe1 (25. Bb4
Rxe2+ 26. Kxe2 Bg4+ $19) 25... Bc4 $22 (25... Bc4 26. Kf3 Rxe2 27. Rxe2 Ke6 $19
) 0-1

[Event "Madrid Magistral 6th"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1997.05.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[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. c4 {Ftacnik} e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Bb4 {Eine in letzter Zeit sehr populäre
Zugfolge. In einigen Varianten kann Schwarz statt des "normalen" Nf6 - Ne7
spielen.Ribli.} 4. Nf3 Nf6 {So entsteht die sogenannte "Ragosin-Variante".
Schwarz strebt lebendiges Figurenspiel an. Meiner Meinung nach ist das ganze
System jedoch ein wenig unnatürlich.Ribli.} 5. Bg5 {Mit dem Partiezug bietet
Weiß seinem Kontrahenten die Gelegenheit mit 5...dxc4 in die Wiener-Variante
einzulenken. Wenn Weiß das umgehen möchte, kann er zuerst 5.cxd5 cxd5 und
anschließend 6.Bg5 ziehen.Ribli.} h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1 {Das ist
ein sehr einfaches und gutes System für Weiß. Er besitzt Vorteil im Zentrum
und in Wirklichkeit ist die schwarze Dame auf f6 schlecht postiert. Schwarz
hat zwar das Läuferpaar, aber es dürfte schwierig sein, für den Bc8 eine gute
Zukunft zu finden.Ribli.} dxc4 (8... c6 9. a3 (9. Bd3 Nd7 10. O-O Bxc3 11. Rxc3
dxc4 12. Bxc4 e5 13. Bb3 exd4 14. exd4 Qd6 15. Re1 $14 {Kasparov,G-Benjamin,J/
Horgen 1994/1/2-1/2 (58)})) 9. Bxc4 c5 (9... Nc6 10. O-O Bxc3 11. Rxc3 e5 12.
d5 Ne7 13. Bb3 Bg4 14. Rxc7 Qd6 15. Qc2 Rac8 16. Rxc8 Rxc8 17. Qe4 {1-0 Van
der Sterren,P-Blatny,P/Moscow olm 1994 (53)}) 10. O-O (10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. O-O
Qe7 12. Ne4 Rd8 13. Qc2 Bb6 14. a3 Bd7 15. Ba2 Be8 16. Bb1 Nd7 {1/2-1/2 Ribli,
Z-Serper,G/Groningen PCA 1993 (25)}) 10... cxd4 11. exd4 (11. Nxd4 {Das ist
die andere Möglichkeit, wenn Weiß keinen Isolani bekommen möchte.Ribli.} a6 $5
12. Ne4 Qe7 13. Nb3 Rd8 14. Qc2 Qf8 15. Be2 Bd7 16. a3 Be7 17. Na5 b6 18. Nc4
b5 19. Ne5 Ra7 20. Rfd1 {0-1 Gagarin,V-Aleksandrov,A/RUS-Cup2 Moscow 1996 (38)}
) (11. Qxd4 Qxd4 12. Nxd4 Bd7 13. a3 Bxc3 14. Rxc3 Nc6 15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16. Rd1
Rfd8 17. Rxd8+ Rxd8 {1/2-1/2 Podgaets,M-Gorelov,S/URS-FL Sverdlovsk 1984 (23)})
11... Nc6 (11... Bxc3 $5) 12. Ne4 Qd8 (12... Qf4 {Das wäre eine Alternativet,
aber die Qf4 ist nur scheinbar aktiv, in Wirklichkeit ist sie für Weiß mit
Tempogewinn leicht anzugreifen.}) (12... Qe7 13. Qe2 $14) (12... Qf4 13. Qe2
Rd8 14. g3 (14. Rfd1 Be7 15. d5 $4 exd5 {0-1 Vandevoort,P-Sosonko,G/Brussels
zt (03)/1993/}) 14... Qf5 (14... Qg4 15. Qe3 Ba5 16. Be2 Bb6 17. Rfd1 (17. Ne5
Qf5 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. Nc5 Qd5 20. Rfd1 Qxa2 21. Bc4 Qxb2 22. Rb1 Qc2 23. Bd3
Qa2) 17... Qf5 18. Nc5 Qf6 $1 19. Ne5 Nb4 $2 (19... Nxe5 20. Qxe5 $5 Qxe5 21.
dxe5 Rxd1+ 22. Bxd1 Bxc5 23. Rxc5 Bd7 24. Bf3 Rc8 25. Ra5 $16) 20. a3 (20. Bh5
$5 g6 21. Qxh6 Qg7 22. Qxg7+ Kxg7 23. Bf3 Nxa2 24. Ra1 Nb4 25. Nc4 $16) 20...
Nd5 21. Qe4 {1-0 Gelfand,B-Benjamin,J/Horgen CS (10)/1994 (41)}) 15. Rfd1 Ba5 (
15... Bf8 16. a3 Bd7 17. Bd3 Qh5 18. Nc5 Bxc5 19. Rxc5 Qg4 20. Kg2 b6 21. Rc3
Qh5 22. Ne5 Qxe2 23. Bxe2 Nxe5 24. dxe5 Ba4 25. b3 Rxd1 26. Bxd1 Bb5 {1/2-1/2
Cebalo,M-Dizdar,G/CRO-ch/1995 (32)}) 16. Nh4 Qh7 17. d5 exd5 18. Bxd5 Bf5 {
1-0 Shneider,A-Blatny,P/Bern op 1995 (35)} (18... Bf5 {Ftacnik} 19. Nc5 Bb6 20.
Nxb7 Nd4 (20... Rxd5 21. Rxd5 Nd4 22. Qd2 $18) 21. Rxd4 Bxd4 22. Nxd8 Rxd8 23.
Rc7 {1-0 Shneider,A-Blatny,P/Bern op (05)/1995 (36)})) 13. a3 (13. d5 exd5 14.
Bxd5 Bf5 $1 $8 (14... Ne7 $2 15. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 16. Qb3+ Nd5 17. Rfd1 Be6 18.
Nd4 $40) (14... Bg4 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Rxc6 $16) (14... Bd7 15. a3 $1 Be7 16. b4
$14) 15. Qb3 Qb6 {1/2-1/2 Komarov,D-Kupreichik,V/Jugoslavija 1995 (25)} (15...
Qb6 {Ftacnik} 16. Ng3 (16. a3 Be7 17. Qxb6 axb6 18. Bxc6 bxc6 19. Ng3 Bd3 20.
Rfd1 Bb5 21. Nd4 Bf6 $11) 16... Bd7 17. Nh5 $5 {><g7} Bg4 18. Bxc6 (18. Nf4 $6
Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Bd2 $1 $36) 18... bxc6 (18... Bxh5 19. Bd5 $11) 19. Rc4 (19. Nxg7
$2 Kxg7 20. Ne5 Bd2 $1 $19) 19... Bxh5 20. Rxb4 Qa5 $1 {1/2-1/2 Komarov,
D-Kupreichik,V/JUG/1995 (26)})) (13. Qd3 {Ftacnik} Be7 14. a3 Bd7 $11) 13...
Ba5 (13... Be7 {Meiner Meinung nach wäre diese Fortsetzung logisch, aber Judit
hat andere Gedanken im Kopf. Sie möchte Pd4 attackieren.Ribli.}) (13... Be7 {
Ftacnik} 14. Qd3 $5 (14. d5 exd5 15. Bxd5 Bf5 $11)) 14. Qd3 Bb6 15. Rfd1 {
Weiß hat einen isolierten Pd4 aber -wie üblich im Damengambit- auch
Raumvorteil. Der schwarze Bc8 findet kein gutes Feld.Ribli.} Qe7 (15... Ne7 {
Ftacnik} 16. Ba2 Bd7 17. Bb1 $14) 16. Bb5 (16. Ba2 {Ftacnik} Rd8) 16... Bd7 (
16... Rd8 $5 {Ftacnik} 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. Rxc6 (18. Qe3 Bb7 19. Ne5 Rac8 20. b4
$13) 18... Bb7 19. Rcc1 e5 20. Ng3 Qe6 21. Qe3 Bxf3 22. Qxf3 Bxd4 23. b4 a5 $11
) 17. Nc5 $14 Be8 (17... Bxc5 18. dxc5 {[%csl Rd6]}) (17... Rac8 {Ftacnik} 18.
Nxd7 Qxd7 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Ne5 $14) 18. Qc3 Rc8 (18... Rd8 {Ftacnik} 19. Nxb7
Qxb7 20. Bxc6 Bxc6 21. Qxc6 Qxc6 22. Rxc6 $14) 19. b4 {[%csl Gc5] Weiß hat ein
sehr gut plazierten Nc5. Es ist schwierig für Schwarz, zu Gegenspiel zu kommen,
aber Judit verteidigt sich hartnäckig.Ribli.} a5 20. Bd3 {[%cal Gd3b1,Gd3h7]
Der Läufer wechselt auf die Diagonale b1-h7, auf der er den schwarzen König
ein wenig beunruhigen kann.Ribli.} axb4 21. axb4 Rc7 (21... Bd7 {Ftacnik} 22.
Qe1 $14) 22. Qe1 $1 {Ein wahrhaft großmeisterlicher Zug! Die Opposition mit
dem Turm war der weißen Dame unangenehm, von e1 droht sie nun nach e4 zu
ziehen. Übrigens steht sie auch sonst ganz gut auf e1, sie deckt Pb4 und
kontrolliert die e-Linie.Ribli.} Kh8 (22... Bd7 {Ftacnik} 23. Qe4 f5 24. Qe1
Rfc8 25. Bc4 $14) 23. h4 $5 {Weiß gewinnt zusätzlich Raum und verhindert das
später eventuell mögliche Qg5.Ribli.} Qd6 24. Bb1 (24. Qe4 {Ftacnik} f5 $1 25.
Qxe6 $4 Bxc5 $19) 24... Qf4 25. Be4 {Jetzt droht Weiß mit 26.Nxb7 Rxb7 27.Bxc6.
Ribli.} Ne7 (25... Bd7 {Ftacnik} 26. g3 $14) 26. g3 Qf6 27. Ne5 {[%csl Gc5,Ge5]
[%cal Re5g4,Rg4f6] Weiß aktiviert nicht nur seinen Springer, sondern droht
zugleich 28.Ng4 mit Damenfang.Ribli.} (27. Nxb7 $6 Rxc1 28. Rxc1 Bxd4 (28...
Bxd4 {Ftacnik} 29. Nxd4 Qxd4 30. Rd1 Qb6 31. Nc5 $14)) 27... Nf5 (27... Bc6 $4
{Ftacnik} 28. Ng4 $18) (27... Nc6 $5 {Ftacnik} 28. Ng4 Qe7) 28. Ng4 Qd8 (28...
Qe7 29. d5 (29. Bxf5 {Ftacnik} exf5 30. Qxe7 Rxe7 31. Ne3 $16) 29... Bxc5 30.
bxc5 Rxc5 31. Bxf5 $18 (31. d6 $2 Nxd6 32. Rxc5 Nxe4 $13)) 29. d5 $1 $16 {
All the white pieces are harmoniously supporting this breakthrough. Da nun
alles gut vorbereitet ist, zelebriert Weiß den Durchbruch.Ribli. Alle weisse
Krafte unterstutzen mit Harmonie diesen wichtigen Durchbruch.} Nd6 (29... Qe7 {
Ftacnik} 30. Bxf5 exf5 31. d6 Qxe1+ 32. Rxe1 $16) 30. dxe6 f5 {Jetzt beginnt
ein scharfer taktischer Kampf, jedoch mit weißem Vorteil.Ribli.} 31. Nxb7 (31.
Qd2 $5 {Ftacnik} fxe4 (31... Ba4 32. Bc2 Bxc2 33. Rxc2 fxg4 34. Qxd6 $18) 32.
Qxd6 Qxd6 33. Rxd6 Ba7 34. Ne5 $16) 31... Qe7 $5 (31... Rxb7 32. Bxb7 Qe7 (
32... fxg4 33. e7 $18) 33. Rxd6 {Führt zur Partiefortsetzung.} (33. Ne5 {
Ftacnik} Nxb7 34. Rd7 (34. Nd7 Rf6 35. Nxf6 $16) 34... Qxe6 35. Rxb7 f4 36. Nd3
Qg6 37. Nc5 $18)) 32. Rxd6 (32. Nxd6 Rxc1 33. Rxc1 Qxd6) 32... Rxb7 $8 (32...
fxe4 33. Rxb6 $18 (33. Rxb6 {Ftacnik} Rxb7 34. Rxb7 Qxb7 35. Qc3 $18)) (32...
fxg4 33. Rxb6 $18) 33. Bxb7 Qxd6 (33... Qxb7 34. e7 $18 (34. Nxh6 $1 {Ftacnik}
gxh6 35. Qe5+ $18)) 34. e7 $1 {Weiß hat keine Angst vor Komplikationen. Er
opfert seinen Pg3 mit Schach, aber das ist irrelevant, weil sein Pe7 so
mächtig ist.Ribli.} (34. Qe5 Bxf2+ $1 35. Kxf2 $4 fxg4+ $19) (34. Ne3 {Ftacnik}
Qxe6 35. Nd5 Qd7 36. Nxb6 Qxb7 37. Rc8 $18) 34... Qxg3+ $6 (34... Rf7 $5 {
Meiner Meinung nach wäre das die beste Verteidigung für Schwarz. Natürlich hat
Weiß auch hier Vorteil, aber Schwarz kann sich noch verteidigen.Ribli.}) (34...
Rf7 {Ftacnik} 35. Rc8 Rxe7 36. Rxe8+ Rxe8 37. Qxe8+ Kh7 38. Kh2 $18) 35. Bg2
Rg8 (35... Rf7 {Ftacnik} 36. Rc8 $18) 36. Ne5 {[%csl Ge5,Ge7]} Qxh4 37. Rc8 {
[%csl Rg6][%cal Rc8e8]} Kh7 (37... Qxe7 $2 38. Ng6+ $18) ({Die Drohung ist} 
37... Z0 38. Rxe8 Rxe8 39. Ng6+ $18) (37... Qf4 $2 {Ftacnik} 38. Rxe8 Bxf2+ 39.
Qxf2 Qxe5 40. Rxg8+ Kxg8 41. Qxf5 $18) (37... Bh5 {Ftacnik} 38. Rxg8+ Kxg8 39.
Nd3 Kh7 40. e8=Q Bxe8 41. Qxe8 Qd4 42. Qb5 $18) (37... Qg3 $5 {Ftacnik} 38. Nc4
Bd4 (38... Ba7 39. b5 Bd4 40. Qd2 $18) 39. Qd2 (39. Rd8 $1 Qg4 40. Nd6 f4 41.
Nf7+ Bxf7 42. Rxg8+ Kxg8 43. e8=Q+ Bxe8 44. Qxe8+ Kh7 45. Qe4+ Qg6 $11) 39...
Ba7 40. b5 Bxb5 41. Rxg8+ Kxg8 42. Qa2 Bxf2+ 43. Qxf2 $18) 38. Nc4 Bd4 (38...
Qf6) (38... Ba7 {Ftacnik} 39. Nd6 Qh5 40. Nxe8 $18) 39. Nd6 $18 Qh5 (39...
Bxf2+ {Ftacnik} 40. Qxf2 Qxe7 41. Nxe8 $18) 40. Nxe8 Rxe8 41. Rxe8 Qxe8 42. Qe6
{[%csl Ge6][%cal Rg2c6,Rc6e8]} Bf6 $8 (42... g6 {Ftacnik} 43. Bc6 $18) 43.
Qxf5+ Kg8 (43... Kh8 44. Be4 $18) 44. Bd5+ Kh8 45. Be4 {Und Schwarz gab. Eine
von Topalov sehr stark gespielte Partie.Ribli.} (45. Be4 Qg8 (45... Kg8 {
Ftacnik} 46. Qh7+ Kf7 47. Bg6+ $18) 46. e8=Q $18) 1-0

[Event "Morelia/Linares 23rd"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2006.03.03"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2006.02.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 {Eine kleine Überraschung für Weiß -
Aronian spielt selten die sogenannte Ragozin-Variante.} 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5
Nbd7 7. e3 c5 8. Bd3 (8. dxc5 Qa5 9. Nd2 (9. Rc1 Ne4 10. Qxd5 Nxc3 11. bxc3
Bxc3+ 12. Kd1) 9... Ne4 10. Ndxe4 dxe4 11. Qd4 O-O 12. a3 Bxc3+ 13. Qxc3 Qxc3+
14. bxc3 Re8 15. Bb5 Re5 $11) 8... Qa5 (8... c4 9. Bc2 Qa5 10. O-O Bxc3 11.
bxc3 Qxc3 $5 (11... Ne4 12. Bh4 Qxc3 (12... Ndf6 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. Qc1 O-O 15.
a4 Bd7 16. Ne5 Bc6 17. Qb2 Rab8 18. Rfb1 Rfe8 19. Nxc6 {1-0 Cvitan,O-Becker,M/
St.Ingbert op 1995/EXT 95op (19)}) 13. Rc1 Qa3 14. Bxe4 dxe4 15. Nd2 O-O 16.
Nxe4 $1 {1-0 Gelfand,B-Lautier,J/Belgrade 1991/CBM 27/ 27}) 12. Rc1 {[%cal
Gc1c3]} Qa3 (12... Qa5 13. Ne5 O-O 14. f4 $1 Re8 15. Nxd7 $1 Nxd7 16. Qh5 {
1-0 Moreno,A-Vilela,J/La Habana (m/5) 1997 (24)}) 13. Ne5 b5 14. Nxd7 Bxd7 (
14... Nxd7 15. e4 h6 16. Bh4 Nb6 17. Re1 O-O 18. e5 Na4 19. Re3 Qxa2 20. Rg3
Qb2 21. Qd2 $40 {1-0 Pafnutieff,V-Bisguier,A/Hollywood 1954/EXT 99 (39)}) 15.
Qf3 (15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Qf3 {[%cal Rf3f6,Rf3d5]} (16. e4 $13) 16... Qd6 17. e4
$44) 15... Qd6 {[%csl Gd6] 0-1 Khenkin,I-Milov,V/Polanica Zdroj 1999/CBM 073/
[Ribli] (40)}) 9. O-O c4 10. Bf5 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Ne4 (11... Qxc3 12. Rc1 (12.
Bxf6 Nxf6 (12... gxf6 13. Qa4) 13. Qa4+ Bd7 (13... Ke7 $5 14. Rfc1 b5 15. Qxb5
Qa3) 14. Bxd7+ Nxd7 15. Ne5 Rd8 16. Rfe1 Qb2 17. Rab1 b5 18. Qxa7) 12... Qa3 (
12... Qa5) 13. e4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 dxe4 15. Nd2 Nb6 16. Nxe4 Nd5 17. Rxc4 O-O 18.
Rc5 Be6 19. Qd2 f6 20. Bh4 Rfd8 {1/2-1/2 Gurevich,M-Milov,V/Cannes 2005/CBM
105 ext (43)}) 12. Qc2 Ndf6 (12... Qxc3 $4 13. Bxe4 $18) (12... Nxc3 $2 13. e4
$36 (13. Rac1)) 13. Bxc8 Rxc8 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15. Rfb1 (15. Nd2 O-O 16. Rfb1 Qc7
(16... b6) 17. e4 dxe4 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Qxe4 Rfe8 20. Qf3 Re7 21. Re1 Rce8 22.
Rxe7 Qxe7 23. g3 b6 24. Kg2 g6 25. Rd1 Qe2 26. d5 $36 {1-0 Kavalenia,
L-Kolmakov,P/Dubna 2000/EXT 2002 (39)}) (15. Rab1 b5 (15... b6) 16. Rb4 O-O 17.
Rfb1 Ne4 18. Nd2 Nd6 19. a4 a6 20. e4 dxe4 21. Nxe4 Nxe4 22. Qxe4 Rfe8 23. Qc2
Rcd8 24. g3 {1-0 Nowak,I-Bozek,A/Poznan 1987/TD 87\06 (51)}) 15... b6 {Diese
natürliche Fortsetzung ist eine theoretische Neuerung. Schwarz muss den
b-Bauern verteidigen.} (15... Rc7 16. a4 (16. Rb4 b6 17. a4 O-O 18. Rb5 (18.
Rab1) 18... Qa6 19. Ne5 Rb8 20. Qf5 $6 (20. Rab1) 20... Qb7 21. f3 Ne8 $1 {
0-1 Tarjan,J-Lein,A/Greenville 1983/MCL/66)}) 16... Ne4 17. Rb4 O-O 18. Nd2 Nd6
19. Qd1 Re8 20. Qf3 Re6 21. g3 Rce7 22. Rab1 Rf6 23. Qg2 h5 {1/2-1/2 Krallmann,
M-Kalka,A/Germany 2004/EXT 2005 (40)}) 16. Rb4 Qa6 17. Nd2 {[%cal Gf2f3,Ge3e4]
Weiß geht weg mit dem Springer von f3 und bereitet die traditionelle Besetzung
des Zentrums mit f3-e4 vor.} O-O 18. f3 Nh5 $1 {[%mdl 32] Ein origineller Plan
- nach 19.e4 möchte Schwarz 19...Nf4 ziehen.} 19. g3 (19. a4 $1 {Auf diese
Weise kann Weiß das mögliche schwarze Gegenspiel mit b6-b5 verhindern.}) 19...
Rce8 20. e4 (20. Re1 f5 $1 $132 {[%cal Gf5f4]}) 20... b5 $1 $132 {[%cal Ga6g6]
Weiß hat eine starke Zentrumsstellung, Schwarz muss etwas Gegenspiel finden.
Mit dem Textzug kann die Dame auf das g6-Feld zielen.} 21. Re1 Qg6 {[%cal
Gg6g1,Gh5g3]} 22. Rxb5 (22. Kf2 a6 23. a4 dxe4 24. fxe4 f5 25. e5 Qg5 $1 (25...
Qg4 26. Qd1 Qh3 27. Nf3 f4 28. g4 $1 $36) 26. Nf3 Qg4 {[%cal Gf5f4]}) 22...
dxe4 23. fxe4 Nxg3 {[%mdl 128] Mit diesem Springeropfer kann Schwarz das Remis
erreichen.} 24. hxg3 Qxg3+ 25. Kf1 Qf4+ 26. Ke2 Qg4+ 27. Kf2 (27. Nf3 $4 Qg2+)
27... Qh4+ 28. Ke2 Qg4+ 29. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.02.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Huzman, Alexander"]
[Black "Moiseenko, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2573"]
[BlackElo "2657"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[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 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 O-O {Diese
Variante ist populär in der letzten Zeit. Früher spielte man gern 6...h6 oder
6...Nbd7.} 7. e3 c5 8. Bd3 c4 9. Bxf6 $5 {Eine interessante Idee - Weiß nimmt
von selbst auf f6. Auf diese Weise muss Schwarz mit der Dame zurücknehmen, so
ist der Plan Qa5 weniger effektiv.} (9. Bb1 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Nbd7 11. Qc2 Qa5 12.
Nd2 Ne4 13. Nxe4 (13. Be7 Re8 14. Bb4 Qc7 15. a4 Ndf6 16. f3 Nxd2 17. Kxd2 a5
18. Ba3 Bd7 19. Qd1 Ra6 {0-1 Bobras,P-Gajewski,G/Krakow 2006/(28)}) 13... dxe4
14. Bh4 Nb6 15. O-O Re8 16. Bg3 Nd5 17. Rc1 Qa3 18. Qd2 Bf5 $15 {0-1 Moiseenko,
A-Jobava,B/Gothenburg 2005/(54)}) (9. Bc2 Nbd7 (9... h6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. O-O
Bxc3 12. bxc3 Bf5 13. Rb1 b6 14. Ne5 Nd7 {1/2-1/2 Cramling,P-Khurtsidze,N/
Saint Vincent 2005/(40)}) 10. O-O Qa5 11. Ne2 Re8 12. a3 Bf8 13. h3 (13. Nd2 b5
14. Nc3 Bb7 15. Qf3 Qb6 16. Bf5 Bc6 17. Rad1 Qb7 18. Qh3 g6 19. Bb1 a5 20. f4
b4 {0-1 Simeonidis,I-Atalik,S/Antalya 2006/(32)}) 13... b5 14. Bf4 Bb7 15. Ne5
Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Qb6 17. Nc3 Ne4 18. Qg4 f6 19. Bf4 Rad8 20. f3 Nxc3 21. bxc3 {
1-0 Kursova,M-Zhao Xue/Ekaterinburg 2006/ (51)}) 9... Qxf6 10. Bb1 Bxc3+ 11.
bxc3 Nc6 (11... Bf5 $5 {Dieser Zug kommt stark in Betracht; in der Partie wird
der schwarze weißfarbige Läufer etwas passiv.}) 12. Nd2 Qe7 13. a4 f5 {Dieser
Zug ist gegen die Möglichkeit e3-e4 gerichtet und vielleicht kann Schwarz
eventuell f5-f4 ziehen.} 14. O-O b6 (14... f4 $2 15. Qh5 $18) 15. Re1 Be6 16.
f3 {[%cal Ge3e4][%mdl 32] Die weiße Strategie ist klar - er möchte e3-e4
ziehen.} Qh4 17. Nf1 (17. e4 $2 fxe4 18. fxe4 Bg4 19. Qc1 Rae8 $36) 17... Rae8
18. Ra2 {[%cal Ga2e2]} Kh8 19. Rae2 h6 20. Bc2 {[%cal Gd1b1]} Bd7 21. Qb1 Na5
22. Ng3 $14 {Alles ist vorbereitet, Weiß möchte e3-e4 ziehen.} f4 (22... g6 23.
e4 dxe4 24. fxe4 f4 25. Nf1 f3 26. g3 $16) (22... Qg5 $5) 23. exf4 Qxf4 24. Qd1
(24. Re7 $14) 24... Nb3 $6 {Mit diesem Zug opfert Schwarz einen Bauern, aber
bekommt keine Kompensation.} (24... Rxe2 25. Rxe2 Nc6 26. Bb1 $14 {[%cal Gd1c2,
Gb1h7]}) 25. Bxb3 cxb3 26. Qxb3 $16 Rxe2 27. Rxe2 Qc1+ 28. Kf2 (28. Nf1 $16)
28... Bc8 {[%cal Gc8a6,Ga6e2]} 29. Qb2 Qxb2 30. Rxb2 Bd7 31. a5 $1 bxa5 (31...
Rc8 32. axb6 axb6 33. Rxb6 Rxc3 34. Nh5 $16) 32. Rb7 Bc6 33. Rc7 (33. Rxa7 a4 (
33... Ra8 34. Rxa8+ Bxa8 35. Ke3 a4 36. Kd3 $16) 34. Ke3 $16 (34. Ra6 Ra8 35.
Rxc6 a3 36. Re6 a2 37. Re1 a1=Q 38. Rxa1 Rxa1 39. Nf5 $11)) 33... Bb5 34. Rxa7
a4 35. Ra5 Bc6 36. Ke3 Rb8 (36... Ra8 37. Rxa8+ Bxa8 38. Kd3 $16) 37. Nf5 Rb3
38. Ne7 a3 (38... Rxc3+ 39. Kd2 Rc4 40. Ng6+ Kg8 41. Ne5 {[%csl Rc4][%cal
Re5c6,Re5c4]} Rxd4+ 42. Ke3 $18) 39. Nxc6 Rxc3+ 40. Kf4 Rxc6 41. Rxa3 {[%mdl
4096] Im Turmendspiel hat Weiß einen Bauern mehr und einen aktiven König.} Rc2
42. g4 (42. Kg3 Rd2 43. Ra4 Kh7 $14) 42... Rxh2 43. Ra5 Kg8 44. Rxd5 Kf7 45.
Rd7+ Kf6 46. Rd6+ Ke7 47. Ra6 Rf2 48. Ke4 Kf7 49. f4 g6 50. Ra7+ Kf6 51. Ra6+ (
51. Rh7) 51... Kf7 52. Ra7+ Kf6 53. Rh7 Rg2 (53... Rh2 54. g5+ $18 (54. Rxh6
Rxh6 55. g5+ $18)) 54. Kf3 Rd2 55. Rxh6 Kg7 (55... Rxd4 56. f5 $18) 56. Ke3 $18
Rg2 57. g5 Rg1 58. Ke4 Re1+ 59. Kd5 Re8 60. Rh1 1-0

[Event "POL-ch 63rd"]
[Site "Krakow"]
[Date "2006.03.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Bobras, Piotr"]
[Black "Gajewski, Grzegorz"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2531"]
[BlackElo "2486"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2006.02.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 c5 7. e3 O-O 8. Bd3
{Nach 8 scheinbar normalen Zügen haben wir eine theoretisch seltene Stellung -
gespielt zuerst in der Partie Spielmann-Marshall, Prague (ol) 1931 (wo Schwarz
spielte 8...cxd4).} c4 {Dieser Zug ist die Pointe des schwarzen Spiels - nach
6...Nbd7 (statt 6...0-0) konnte Weiß hier 9.Bf5 ziehen und im folgenden Qc2.
In unserer Stellung hat Weiß Schwierigkeiten mit der Platzierung des Läufers.}
9. Bb1 {Das eine ambitionöse (oder naive) Fortsetzung - im folgenden möchte
Weiß Qc2 ziehen. Aber nach meiner Meinung ist der andere Läuferzug 9.Bc2 eine
bessere Möglichkeit für Weiß.} (9. Bc2 Nbd7 (9... h6 10. Bxf6 (10. Bh4 Nbd7 11.
O-O Qa5) 10... Qxf6 11. O-O Bxc3 12. bxc3 Bf5 13. Rb1 b6 14. Ne5 Nd7 {1/2-1/2
Cramling,P-Khurtsidze,N/Saint Vincent 2005/(40)}) 10. O-O Qa5 (10... Bxc3 11.
bxc3 Qa5 12. Ne5 h6 13. Nxd7 Nxd7 14. Be7 Re8 15. Bb4 Qd8 {1/2-1/2 Straeter,
T-Tischbierek,R/Solingen 2006/(21)}) 11. Ne2 Re8 12. a3 Bf8 13. h3 b5 14. Bf4
Bb7 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Qb6 17. Nc3 {1-0 Kursova,M-Zhao Xue/Ekaterinburg
2006/(51)}) 9... Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Nbd7 11. Nd2 Qa5 12. Qc2 Ne4 {[%csl Rc3,Rg5]
[%cal Ga5g5] Dieses Motiv ist bekannt in der Cambridge-Springs Variante,
Schwarz greift den g5-Läufer an und gleichzeitig den c3-Bauern.} 13. Be7 (13.
Nxe4 dxe4 14. Bh4 Nb6 {[%cal Gb6d5,Gd5c3]} 15. O-O Re8 16. Bg3 Nd5 17. Rc1 Qa3
18. Qd2 Bf5 $15 {0-1 Moiseenko,A-Jobava,B/Gothenburg 2005/(54)}) 13... Re8 14.
Bb4 Qc7 (14... Qd8 15. f3 Qh4+ (15... Qg5 16. Nf1) 16. g3 Nxg3 17. Qxh7+ Qxh7
18. Bxh7+ Kxh7 19. hxg3+ Kg8 20. Kf2 $14) 15. a4 Ndf6 16. f3 Nxd2 17. Kxd2 {
Ein unnatürlicher Zug, was unterstreicht, dass für Schwarz alles in Ordnung
ist.} (17. Qxd2 a5 18. Ba3 Bd7 19. Bc2 Qf4 20. Bc1) 17... a5 18. Ba3 Bd7 19.
Qd1 Ra6 {[%csl Ga6][%cal Ga6h6]} 20. Bc2 Nh5 {[%mdl 2048] Schwarz hat aktive
Figurenstellung, aber noch keine Drohungen.} (20... Rae6 21. Qe2 Qf4 22. Rae1
Qh4 23. g3 Qh6 $17) 21. Qe1 {[%cal Ge1h4]} Qd8 22. Qf2 f5 {Mit diesem Zug
verhindert Schwarz die Möglichkeit g2-g4 und e3-e4.} 23. Rab1 Qc7 24. Qh4 Rh6
25. Qg5 $4 {[%mdl 8192]} {[#]} Rg6 $1 {[%cal Rg6g2,Rg2d2] Schwarz gibt gern
den Springer - für Mattangriff.} 26. Qxh5 Rxg2+ 27. Kc1 Rxe3 $19 {[%csl Rc1,
Ge3,Gg2][%cal Rc7f4,Rf4c1]} 28. Bxf5 Re1+ $1 {[%csl Rc1][%cal Rc7f4,Rf4c1]} (
28... Re1+ $1 29. Rxe1 Qf4+ $19) 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 13th final"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "1997.12.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1997.12.28"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan Sberbank-Tatarstan"]
[BlackTeam "Azov Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 {Die sogenannte Ragozin-Variante des
Damengambits, in der Schwarz nach lebendigem Figurenspiel strebt. Das ganze
System ist nach meiner Meinung etwas riskant f�r Schwarz. Ribli.} 5. Qa4+ {
Kramnik w�hlt eine Nebenvariante. Die prinzipielle Fortsetzung ist 5.cxd5
exd5 6.Bg5.} Nc6 6. a3 Be7 (6... Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 Bd7 (7... O-O 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4
Bd7 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Qc2 b5 12. e3 Rb8 13. Bd3 Qe7 14. O-O Rfe8 15. Nd2 Na5
16. Nb3 Nb7 17. Rfe1 {1-0 Bertok,M-Krstev,K/JUG-ch 1961 (36)}) 8. cxd5 (8. Qc2
O-O 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bg5 Re8 11. e3 h6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Be2 Bf5 14. Qa2 Rad8
15. O-O Rd6 16. c4 dxc4 17. Qxc4 Be4 $13 {Yepez,O-Ortega,R/Panamerican 1966/
1-0 (63)}) 8... exd5 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bxf6 (10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 Ne4 $13) 10... Qxf6
11. e3 (11. Qb3 Qd6 12. e3 (12. Qxb7 Rb8 13. Qa6 Bf5 (13... Nxd4 14. Qxd6 Nxf3+
15. gxf3 cxd6 $10) 14. e3 O-O 15. Be2 Rb2 16. O-O Rfb8 $44) 12... Bf5 $13)
11... O-O 12. Be2 a6 13. Qb3 Qd6 14. O-O b5 15. Ne1 Na5 16. Qb4 Qxb4 17. cxb4
Nc4 {1/2-1/2 Jelling,E-Hector,J/Bellinge 1991}) 7. cxd5 (7. e3 O-O 8. Qc2 dxc4
9. Bxc4 Bd6 10. b4 e5 11. b5 exd4 12. bxc6 dxc3 13. Qxc3 bxc6 14. Bb2 Rb8 15.
h3 Qe7 16. O-O c5 17. Rae1 Be6 18. Nd2 Rfd8 19. f4 Qd7 20. Re2 Bf8 21. Qc2 Bxc4
22. Nxc4 Qd3 23. Qxd3 Rxd3 24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. Rc2 {1/2-1/2 Puc,S-Sokolov,V/
Sarajevo 1958 (28)}) 7... exd5 8. Bf4 O-O 9. e3 Bf5 10. Ba6 $5 {Eine orginelle
Art, den L�ufer zu entwickeln.} (10. Be2 $10 {lenkt in eine normale
Damengambitstellung, aber der schwarze Springer steht auf c6 nicht gl�cklich.
}) 10... bxa6 11. Qxc6 Rb8 $13 12. b4 (12. Bxc7 Qc8 13. Nd1 (13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14.
Qxd5 Rb5 15. Qc6 Rxb2 16. Rc1 (16. O-O Rc2 $19) 16... Bxa3 17. O-O Rb7 18. Rc3
(18. Rc4 Bd3) 18... Bb4 19. Rcc1 Bd3 20. Rfd1 Be2 $17) 13... Rb6 (13... Rb7 14.
Rc1) 14. Qc1 (14. Qc3 Ne4) 14... Rb7 15. Bf4 Qe6 16. O-O Rc8 17. Nc3 Ne4 $44
18. Nd2 Nxc3 19. bxc3 Bd8) 12... Rb6 13. Qa4 Nh5 14. Bg3 (14. Be5 Bg4 $13) (14.
Bxc7 Qxc7 15. Nxd5 Qb7 16. Nxb6 axb6 $13 {Schwarz hat zwei Leichtfiguren gegen
Turm und zwei Bauern.}) 14... Rh6 {Strategisch Schwarz steht sehr schlecht.
Praktisch alle seine Bauern am Damenfl�gel sind schwach. Andererseits
besitzt er das L�uferpaar und gro�e Initiative am K�nigsfl�gel.} 15.
O-O (15. Ke2 $5 {Ein auf den ersten Blick sonderbarer Zug, aber der Koenig
steht hier keineswegs schlechter als in der Partie auf g1.} Bg4 $13) 15... Nxg3
16. hxg3 Bd6 17. Rfe1 (17. Nxd5 Bxg3 (17... Be4 $5 18. Nc3 (18. Nf4 Bxf4 19.
exf4 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Qc8 21. g4 Qd8 22. g5 (22. Kg2 Qxd4 (22... Qh4 $2 23. Rh1
$16) 23. f5 c5) 22... Rh4) 18... Bxf3 19. gxf3 Qc8 20. g4 Qd8 21. Rfc1 Qh4 22.
Kf1 Qh3+ 23. Ke2 Rf6 24. Qc6 Bxb4) 18. fxg3 Qxd5 19. Ne5 Be4 20. Nxf7 $1 Rxf7
21. Qe8+ $18) 17... Be4 18. Nxe4 (18. Nd2 Bf5 19. Nf3 Be4 $10) 18... dxe4 19.
Nd2 f5 $1 20. Qxa6 (20. Nc4 Qg5 21. Qd1 Rh5 22. Rc1 Qh6 23. Kf1 Rh1+ 24. Ke2
$14 {Wenn Wei� den schwarzen Angriff abwehren kann, hat er gute Aussichten
im Endspiel.}) 20... Qg5 21. Qe2 {Gegen 22...Qh5 gerichtet.} (21. Qc4+ $5 Kh8
22. Qe2 {In einigen Varianten macht dies einen gro�en Unterschied wegen der
schwachen schwarzen Grundreihe.}) 21... Rh5 22. Nc4 $2 (22. Nf1 Qh6 23. f4 exf3
24. Qxf3 Rh1+ (24... f4 25. exf4 Bxf4 26. Qb3+ Kh8 27. gxf4 Rh1+ 28. Kf2 Qxf4+
29. Ke2) 25. Kf2 Qe6 $44) 22... Qh6 23. f4 exf3 24. Qxf3 {#} Bxg3 $3 $17 {
Dieser sch�ne Zug bietet dem Schwarzen Vorteil. Die Aufstellung der
schwarzen Schwerfiguren ist so �berzeugend, da� Wei� die Dame abgeben
mu�.} 25. Qxg3 f4 26. Qg4 (26. exf4 Rxf4 27. Re8+ {H�tte Wei� 21.Qc4 Kh8
22.Qe2 gespielt - w�re jetzt Matt, aber in diesem Fall h�tte Schwarz
nat�rlich anders spielen m�ssen.} Kf7 28. Qxf4+ Qxf4 29. Rf1 Rh1+ $19)
26... fxe3 27. Qxh5 $8 Qxh5 28. Nxe3 (28. Rxe3 Qf7 29. Rc3 (29. Rc1 Qf2+ 30.
Kh2 Rf4 $19) 29... Qf2+ 30. Kh2 Qh4+ 31. Kg1 (31. Rh3 Qxd4 32. Rc1 Qf4+ $19)
31... Qxd4+ $19) 28... Qh4 {Turm und Springer bieten keine ausreichende
Kompensation f�r die Dame. Fr�her oder sp�ter setzt sich der schwarze
Materialvorteil durch.} 29. Re2 Qxd4 30. Rd1 Qc3 31. Nd5 Qxa3 32. Kh2 (32. Nxc7
Qxb4 $19) 32... h6 33. Re3 Qa6 (33... Qb2) (33... Qa4) 34. Nxc7 Qc4 35. Nd5 Kh7
{Der schwarze K�nig befindet sich in Sicherheit, damit kann der Angriff
beginnen.} 36. Red3 Qh4+ 37. Rh3 Qg4 38. Rd2 Rf5 39. Rhd3 Qh4+ 40. Rh3 Qc4 {
Ich glaube, da� die letzte Phase der Partie in Zeitnot gespielt wurde. In
diesem Fall mu� zun�chst mit bescheidenen Z�gen und Zugwiederholungen 
(wie Barejev spielte) die Zeitkontrolle erreicht werden, bevor ein konkreter
Plan zu Realisierung des Vorteils gefunden werden kann.} 41. Rhd3 Qh4+ 42. Rh3
Qe4 $19 {Nach diesem Zug gibt es f�r Wei� keine Verteidigung mehr.} 43. Re3
(43. Rhd3 Rh5+ 44. Kg3 (44. Kg1 Qe1#) (44. Rh3 Rxd5 $19) 44... Rg5+ 45. Kh3
Rxg2 46. Rxg2 Qxd3+ $19) (43. Nc3 Qf4+ $19) 43... Rh5+ 44. Kg1 Qb1+ 45. Kf2
Rxd5 $1 {und Wei� gab wegen 46.Rxd5 Qa2+ mit Turmgewinn auf. Eine sch�ne
Partie, die Barejev in Kramniks Stil spielte. Ribli.} 0-1

[Event "POL-ch 63rd"]
[Site "Krakow"]
[Date "2006.03.08"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Kempinski, Robert"]
[Black "Gajewski, Grzegorz"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2619"]
[BlackElo "2486"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2006.02.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 c5 7. e3 O-O 8. Qc2
cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nc6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. a3 $6 {Mit diesem Zug möchte sich Weiß von
der Fesselung des c3-Springers befreien, aber andererseits kann der schwarze
Läufer eine aktive Stellung bekommen.} (11. Be2 $5 h6 12. Bh4 g5 13. Bg3 Ne4
14. O-O Nxg3 (14... Bxc3 15. bxc3 Bf5 16. Bd3) 15. hxg3 Qf6 $13) 11... Bd6 12.
Be2 Be5 {[%csl Ge5][%cal Gd8d6]} 13. Rc1 Rb8 14. Na4 $6 {Eine ziemlich
originelle Fortsetzung - mit dem König in der Mitte beginnt Weiß Aktionen am
Damenflügel.} h6 15. Bh4 (15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Qxc6 Be6 $44) 15... Qa5+ $1 {
[%csl Ra4,Re1,Rh4][%cal Ra5e1]} 16. Kf1 (16. b4 Rxb4 17. axb4 Qxb4+ 18. Kf1
Qxh4 $17) 16... Bf5 {Alles kommt mit Tempo für Schwarz.} 17. Qxf5 Qxa4 {
[%csl Rf1,Rh4]} 18. Qxe5 (18. Bxf6 Bxf6 $17) 18... Qxh4 19. g3 (19. Rxc6 Rbc8
20. Rxc8 Rxc8 21. Bd1 Rc1 22. Ke1 Ne4 23. Rf1 Qd8 $36) 19... Qh3+ $17 20. Kg1
Rfe8 {[%csl Gb8,Ge8,Rg1,Rh1,Gh3][%mdl 2048] Schwarz hat ausgezeichnete
Figurenspiel - alle seine Figuren stehen aktiv, während der weiße König steht
schlecht und der h1R ist eingeschlossen.} 21. Qd4 Qf5 {[%csl Gf5][%cal Gf6e4,
Ge4f2]} 22. g4 Qd7 23. Bf3 Ne4 24. b4 a5 $1 {Schwarz möchte Linien öffnen - er
hat eine viel bessere Entwicklung.} 25. Kg2 axb4 26. axb4 Ng5 {[%csl Rf3,Rg2,
Rg4]} 27. h3 f5 28. Be2 Re4 29. Qc3 fxg4 30. Bxg4 Rxg4+ $1 {Mit diesem
Qualitätsopfer vernichtet Schwarz die einzige weiße Verteidigungsfigur am
Königsflügel.} 31. hxg4 Qxg4+ 32. Kf1 Ne4 {[%csl Ge4,Gf1,Gg4][%cal Gb8f8,Gf8f1]
Schwarz hat nur einen Bauern für die Qualität, aber alle seine Figuren stehen
sehr aktiv, während Weiß schwere Probleme mit der Figurenkoordination hat.} 33.
Qb2 (33. Qxc6 Rf8 34. Qxd5+ Kh7 35. Qd3 Rxf2+ (35... Qf5 $19) 36. Ke1 Rf6 $19)
33... Ng3+ $1 {[%mdl 512] Mit diesem Springeropfer gewinnt Schwarz die Partie.}
(33... Rxb4 34. Qxb4 Ng3+ 35. fxg3 Qxb4 $19) 34. fxg3 Qf3+ 35. Kg1 Qxg3+ 36.
Qg2 (36. Kf1 Rf8+ $19) 36... Qxe3+ 37. Kh2 Rxb4 $19 {[%csl Gb4,Ge3,Rg2,Rh2]
[%cal Rb4h4,Rh4h2] Schwarz hat vier Bauern gegen den Turm, aber was wichtiger
ist - er hat siegreichen Angriff. Weiß hat keine Verteidigung.} 38. Qg3 Rb2+
39. Kh3 Qe6+ 40. Qg4 Rb3+ 41. Kh4 Qf6+ 42. Kh5 Qf7+ (42... Qf7+ 43. Kh4 (43.
Qg6 Qf3+ 44. Qg4 g6+ 45. Kh4 Qf6+ $19) 43... g5+ $19) 0-1

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 05th"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2004.03.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Aleksandrov, Aleksej"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2679"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2004.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 {Großmeister Aleksandrov spielt sehr
gern die Ragozin-Variante.} 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 {Das ist die prinzipielle
Variante, aber statt 5.cxd5 kommt alternativ auch der sofortige Läuferzug 5.
Bg5 in Betracht.} Nbd7 {Das ist eine sehr populäre Fortsetzung - die
Alternativen sind 6...h6, 6...c5 und 6...Qd6.} 7. e3 c5 8. Bd3 Qa5 9. Qc2 {
Weiß folgt der klassischen Spielweise.} c4 10. Bf5 g6 $6 {Dieser Zug ist kaum
zu empfehlen - die Hauptvariante ist 10...0-0 11.0-0 Re8 und nur im Falle von
12.Nd2 spielt Schwarz g6. Der Textzug schwächt die dunklen Felder am
Königsflügel.} 11. Bxd7+ Nxd7 12. e4 {Das ist die prinzipielle Fortsetzung.} (
12. O-O O-O 13. Nd2 Nb6 14. f3 f6 15. Bh4 Bd7 16. Rae1 Na4 17. Ndb1 $11) 12...
O-O 13. O-O Nb6 {Schwarz möchte die Stellung geschlossen halten.} 14. e5 {
[%csl Yf6,Yh6] Die dunklen Felder sind sehr schwach am Königsflügel.} Bf5 15.
Qd2 Rfe8 16. a3 Bf8 (16... Bxc3 17. bxc3 $16) {[#]} 17. Ne4 (17. Nh4 Bd3 (17...
Be6 18. f4 h6 19. f5 hxg5 20. Qxg5 $40) 18. b4 Qa6 19. Rfd1 $16) 17... Qxd2 18.
Nf6+ Kh8 19. Bxd2 $14 {[%csl Gf6] Der f6N steht sehr aktiv und paralysiert die
schwarze Stellung.} Re7 20. Ba5 Rd8 (20... Be6 21. Ng5 $14) 21. g4 Bd3 (21...
Be6 22. Ng5 $14) 22. Rfe1 h6 23. h4 {[%cal Gg4g5]} Bg7 24. g5 h5 {Schwarz muss
die Stellung geschlossen halten.} (24... hxg5 $2 25. hxg5 Re6 26. Kg2 $18 {
[%cal Ge1h1,Gh1h8]}) 25. Re3 Bf5 26. Ne1 {[%cal Ge1g2,Gg2f4,Gf4d5][%mdl 32]
Weiß möchte seine Springerstellung verbessern.} Re6 27. Ng2 Rc8 $2 (27... Bxf6
28. gxf6 $14 (28. exf6 $14)) 28. Nf4 $16 {[%csl Rd5,Re6][%cal Rf4d5,Rf4e6]} Na4
29. N6xd5 $1 {Weiß nimmt den Bauern, was starker ist als der Qualitätsgewinn.}
(29. Nxe6 fxe6 30. Re2 c3 31. bxc3 Nxc3 32. Bxc3 Rxc3 $14) 29... Ra6 30. Bc3 {
Weiß hat einen Bauern mehr und Schwarz hat keine Kompensation.} Bf8 31. Re2 {
[%cal Gd5e3,Ge3f5] Weiß bereitet den Springerzug 32.Ne3 vor.} Rd8 32. Ne3 Nxc3
33. bxc3 Bd7 34. Ned5 (34. d5 $16) 34... b5 (34... Bg4 35. Ree1 Bf3 36. Nf6 $16
) 35. e6 $1 {Weiß opfert zeitweilig einen Bauern, was zu Vereinfachungen führt,
wonach Weiß ein sehr vorteilhaftes Endspiel bekommt.} Bxe6 (35... fxe6 36.
Nxg6+ Kg7 37. Ndf4 $16) 36. Nc7 {[%cal Rc7a6,Rc7e6]} Rxa3 37. Rxa3 Bxa3 38.
Nfxe6 fxe6 39. Nxb5 {[%csl Re6][%cal Rb5a3,Rb5a7][%mdl 4096] Die Stellung ist
materiell gleich, aber alle schwarze Bauern sind schwach.} Bc1 40. Nxa7 Rd6 41.
Nb5 Rb6 42. Re5 $1 {Weiß gibt Schwarz keine Gegenchancen, alles ist verteidigt
in der weißen Stellung, Schwarz kann nur warten.} (42. Nc7 $16) 42... Kg7 43.
Kg2 Kf7 44. Rc5 Ke7 45. Na7 Kd7 46. Rxc4 $18 {Mit zwei Bauern mehr gewinnt
Weiß leicht.} Ba3 47. Kf3 Bf8 48. Ke4 Ra6 49. Nb5 Rb6 50. Rc7+ Kd8 51. c4 $1 {
Dieses Springeropfer ist die einfachste Lösung.} (51. Rf7 Ke8 52. Rf6 Rxb5 53.
Rxg6 $16) 51... Rxb5 52. cxb5 Kxc7 53. Ke5 Bg7+ (53... Kd7 54. Kf6 Bb4 55. Kxg6
Be1 56. Kxh5 Bxf2 57. g6 Bxd4 58. b6 Bf6 59. b7 Kc7 60. Kg4 Kxb7 61. h5 Bg7 62.
Kg5 $18) 54. Kxe6 Bxd4 55. f3 Bf2 56. Kf6 Bxh4 57. Kxg6 Bf2 58. Kxh5 Kd7 59. g6
1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup-A"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.04"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Aleksandrov, Aleksej"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "296"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 {Das ist die sogenannte
Ragozin-Variiante, ein spezielles Hybrid aus Damengambit und der
Nimzoindischen Verteidigung. Großmeister Aleksandrov spielt gerne diese
Eröffnung.} 5. Bg5 h6 {Statt dieser Fortsetzung kann Schwarz auch 5...dxc4 
(Wiener Variante) oder 5...Nbd7 spielen.} 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Qb3 c5 {Dieser Zug
ist typisch für die Ragozin Variante - Schwarz strebt sofortiges Gegenspiel im
Zentrum an.} 8. cxd5 exd5 9. e3 (9. a3) 9... Nc6 (9... O-O) 10. Bb5 (10. dxc5
d4 11. Bb5 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 dxe3 13. fxe3 Qe7 14. Bxc6+ bxc6 15. O-O {1/2-1/2
Gorelov,S-Janjgava,L/Pavlodar 1987/EXT 97 (15)}) 10... O-O (10... Bxc3+ 11.
Qxc3 c4 12. b3 Qg6 13. O-O Bh3 14. Ne1 cxb3 15. Qxb3 Bf5 16. Qxd5 O-O 17. Qb3
Rac8 18. Bd3 {1-0 Kruppa,Y-Lomineishvili,M/Berlin 1995/CBM 47 ext (70)}) 11.
dxc5 d4 (11... Bxc5 $2 12. Nxd5 $16) 12. Bxc6 dxc3 13. Qxb4 cxb2 14. Rb1 {
In der Folge gewinnt Weiß den Pb2 - die Frage lautet: bekommt Schwarz
ausreichend Gegenspiel für den Bauern oder nicht.} bxc6 15. O-O {Dieser Zug
ist die beste Fortsetzung für Weiß - nach sofortigem 15.Qxb2 bekommt Schwarz
mit 15...Qf5 ausreichendes Spiel .} (15. Qxb2 Qg6 (15... Qf5 16. O-O Qxc5 17.
Rfc1 Qd5 18. Nd4 c5 19. Qb5 Bh3 20. gxh3 Qg5+ 21. Kf1 cxd4 22. Qxg5 hxg5 23.
exd4 {1/2-1/2 Doroshkievich,V-Zilberstein,V/USSR 1972/Inf 13 (48)}) 16. O-O Bh3
17. Nh4 Qh5 (17... Qg5 18. Qb4 Rab8 (18... Rad8 $44) 19. Qf4 Qxf4 20. exf4 Be6
{1/2-1/2 Jusiak,G-Rotstein,A/Naleczow 1989/EXT 97 (56)}) 18. Qb4 Be6 19. Nf3
Bxa2 20. Ra1 a5 21. Qa4 Be6 22. Nd4 Bd5 23. f3 f5 24. Nxc6 Qe8 25. Nxa5 Qxe3+
26. Kh1 Qxc5 27. Rfc1 Qb6 28. Rcb1 Qe6 29. Re1 Qb6 30. Reb1 {1/2-1/2 Beliavsky,
A-Tal,M/Moscow 1987/CBM 04 (30)}) 15... Bh3 $5 $146 {Das ist eine natürlich
vorbereitete Verbesserung des schwarzen Spiels. Die alternative Plazierung des
Läufers auf a6 ist weniger glücklich.} (15... Ba6 16. Rfe1 Rab8 17. Qa3 Bc4 18.
Nd4 Rfe8 $1 19. f3 Qg5 20. Nxc6 Rbc8 $6 (20... Rb5 21. Nd4 Rxc5 22. Rxb2 Ra5
23. Qc3 Rxa2 24. Rxa2 Bxa2 25. Ra1 Be6 $1) 21. f4 $1 Qd5 22. Ne5 Qxc5 23. Qxc5
Rxc5 24. Rxb2 {1-0 Seirawan,Y-Polgar,J/Amsterdam 1995/Inf 64/[Seirawan,Y] (62)}
) 16. Rxb2 {Wenn die Dame auf b2 nähme, wäre das ein Übergang in die Variante
mit 15.Qxb2.} (16. Qxb2 Qg6 17. Nh4 Qh5 $11) 16... Rad8 $14 {Weiß hat einen
Bauern mehr, aber dank des aktiveren Figurenspiels hat Schwarz etwas
Kompensation. Ich bin aber nicht davon überzeugt, ob das auch ausreichend ist.
Andererseits ist die Verwertung des Materialvorteils - Bauernmehrheit am
Königsflügel - prinzipiell nicht leicht.} 17. Nd4 Qg5 $1 {Mit dieser
Fortsetzung provoziert Schwarz den Zug 18.f4 - 18.f3 scheitert an 18.Dxe3+.} (
17... Qg6 18. f3 $16) 18. f4 Qg6 19. f5 Qg5 20. Rf3 $16 {[%csl Rh3] Der Bh3
steht schlecht.} (20. Nxc6 Rc8 21. Qb7 (21. Nxa7 Qxe3+ 22. Kh1 Ra8 $13) 21...
Rce8 22. f6 $5 (22. Kh1 $6 Bxf5 $132) 22... gxf6 23. Kh1 Be6 $13) 20... Bg4 21.
Rg3 h5 (21... a5 22. Qc3 $18) 22. h3 $18 {Weiß hat nicht nur einen Bauern mehr,
sondern gewinnt die Figur auf g4.} Rfe8 (22... Qh4 23. Qe1 Rfe8 24. Qf2 $18)
23. Qc3 (23. hxg4 hxg4 (23... Rxe3 24. Qd2 $18 {[%cal Gd2g5]}) 24. Qc3) 23...
Re4 24. hxg4 {[%mdl 1024]} hxg4 {Weiß hat eine ganze Figur mehr - unglaublich,
dass ein so guter Spieler wie Dreev diese Partie nicht gewinnen konnte.} 25.
Rb4 (25. Rb7 $18) 25... Rd5 26. Qd3 (26. Rb8+ Kh7 27. Qd3 Ree5 28. f6+ g6 29.
Rb7 Kg8 30. Rxa7 $18) 26... Re8 27. Qe2 {[%cal Re2g4]} Re4 28. Qd3 Re8 29. Rb1
(29. Rc4 $18) 29... Qh4 (29... Rxc5 30. Qa3 $18) 30. Kf2 Rxc5 31. Qd1 (31. Rb7
$18) 31... Re4 32. Rb8+ Kh7 33. Rb3 $2 (33. Qb3 Rd5 (33... Qf6 34. Qb1 $18 {
[%cal Rb1e4,Rb1h1,Rh1h7]}) 34. Rc8 $18 {[%cal Rb3b8,Rb8h8,Rh8h7]}) 33... Rce5
34. Qc2 {[%cal Gc2h7]} (34. Rc3 c5 35. Ne2 Rxf5+ 36. Kg1 $16 (36. Nf4 $2 g5 $19
)) 34... c5 35. Ne2 Rxf5+ $16 {Schwarz hat jetzt schon zwei Bauern für die
Figur, daher ist der Gewinn für Weiß gar nicht mehr so leicht. Dennoch, die
Mehrfigur muss früher oder später zum Tragen kommen.} 36. Kg1 Rfe5 37. Rc3 g6
38. Rc4 (38. Rxc5 Rxe3 39. Rxe3 Rxe3 40. Qd2 Qe7 41. Rc2 $16) 38... Qe7 (38...
Rxe3 39. Rcxg4 $16) 39. Rxg4 Rxe3 40. Nf4 $14 {Angesichts des guten schwarzen
Figurenspiels und der Schwächung der weißen Königsstellung ist die Verwertung
des weißen Materialvorteils gar nicht leicht, wenn überhaupt noch möglich.} Qd6
41. Kf2 (41. Rh4+ Kg8 42. Kh2) 41... Qf6 {[%cal Gf6f2]} 42. Kg1 Qd6 43. Rh4+
Kg8 44. Kh2 a6 45. Ra4 {Ein auf den ersten Blick gut aussehender Zug - Weiß
verteidigt für alle Fälle den Pa2 und möchte den schwarzen a-Bauern angreifen.}
(45. Rh6 Re2 $1 46. Qd3 Qxd3 47. Nxd3 Rg5 48. Nf4 Rxa2 $11) 45... Kf8 $2 (45...
Re2 46. Qd3 $18) (45... g5 $1 $13 {[%cal Gd6h2,Rg5f4,Rg5h4]}) 46. Qc4 {[%csl
Ra6]} R3e4 47. Qxa6 Qxa6 48. Rxa6 $16 {Jetzt hat Schwarz wiederum nur einen
Bauern für die Figur.} c4 (48... g5 49. Ra8+ Ke7 (49... Kg7 50. Nh5+ $18) 50.
Nd5+ $18) 49. Rc6 Kg8 (49... g5 50. Rc8+ $18) 50. a4 Re8 $1 {[%cal Ge8a8,Ga8a4]
Schwarz verteidigt seine Grundlinie. Jetzt droht schon 51...g5, denn Weiß hat
nicht mehr den Zwischenzug Rc8+.} 51. Kg3 Rd4 (51... Ra8 52. Nxg6 $18) (51...
g5 52. Rg4 Rxf4 53. Rxg5+ $18) 52. Nh3 {Weiß hat nichts anderes - er muss den
Springer auf h3 plazieren, sonst kommt er nicht zum Abtausch des Turms auf d4.}
(52. a5 $2 g5 53. Rg4 Re3+ 54. Kf2 Rxf4+ 55. Rxf4 gxf4 56. Rxc4 Ra3 $11) 52...
Rxh4 53. Kxh4 Re4+ 54. Kg3 c3 $1 55. Rxc3 Rxa4 {[%mdl 4096]} 56. Ng5 {Das
Material ist weitgehend reduziert, aber Weiß hat noch einige Gewinnchancen.
Bei guter Verteidigung jedoch sollte Schwarz - wie in unserer Partie - das
Remis halten.} Ra5 57. Ne4 Ra4 58. Nf6+ Kg7 59. Rc6 Ra3+ (59... g5 {Dieser Zug
wäre prinzipiell nicht logisch, denn die Bauern sind auf der sechsten und
siebten Reihe besser zu verteidigen.}) 60. Kh4 Ra4+ 61. Kh3 Ra3+ 62. Kh2 Ra7
63. Rd6 Ra4 64. Rb6 {Weiß hat keinen konkreten Gewinnplan - mit vielen
Wartezügen ung Zugwiederholungen führt er einen psychologischen Kampf.} Rf4 65.
Nd5 Rd4 66. Rb5 Rd3 67. Nf4 Ra3 68. Rb6 Ra4 69. Kg3 Ra3+ 70. Kg4 {Weiß scheint
eine Entscheidung getroffen zu haben und seinen König aktivieren zu wollen.}
Kh6 71. Rf6 Kg7 72. Rd6 Kh6 73. Nd3 {[%cal Rd3e5,Re5f7]} Ra5 {[%cal Ga5h5]
Schwarz verteidigt sich gegen 74.Ne5.} 74. Kf4 Ra4+ 75. Kf3 Ra5 76. Rf6 Ra3 77.
Ke4 Ra4+ 78. Ke3 Kg7 79. Rd6 Ra2 {Das ist praktisch dieselbe Stellung wie nach
dem 56. Zug.} 80. g3 {Der erste Schritt ist gemacht - der Bauer steht schon
der 3. Reihe.} Ra5 81. Rc6 Rg5 82. Kf3 Rf5+ 83. Nf4 Ra5 84. Rc3 Rb5 85. Ra3 Rc5
{Der Turm hat die ideale Verteidigungsposition auf der fünften Reihe
eingenommen.} 86. Ke4 Rc4+ 87. Ke5 {Endlich überschreitet Weiß den Rubikon -
sein König erreicht die fünfte Reihe.} Rc8 88. Nd5 Rc6 89. Ra7 Rc4 90. Ne3 Rc5+
91. Nd5 Rc4 92. Ra8 Rc1 93. Ra3 Rc6 94. g4 {Weiß möchte eine Stellung mit Pg5
und Nf6 herbeiführen, in der sich ihm Mattmöglichkeiten bieten würden.} Kh6 95.
Kf4 Rc4+ 96. Kf3 f5 97. gxf5 gxf5 $11 {Die Stellung ist theoretisch Remis,
aber Weiß kann die Verwertung seines Materialvorteils bis zum Ende probieren.}
98. Ne3 Rb4 {Schwarz muss den Pf5 gar nicht verteidigen, der hat gar keine
Bedeutung. Das Endspiel mit R + N gegen R ist theoretisch Remis, aber Weiß
kann - natürlich - noch weiterspielen.} (98... Rc5 99. Kf4) 99. Nxf5+ Kg5 100.
Nd6 {Mit R + N gegen R kann man nur spezielle Stellungen gewinnen, das Remis
ist hier viel einfacher als bei R + B gegen R.} Kf6 101. Ra5 Ke6 102. Ne4 Rb1
103. Nd2 Rd1 104. Nc4 Rc1 105. Rc5 Rh1 106. Re5+ Kf6 107. Rb5 Ke6 108. Re5+ Kf6
109. Re4 Kf5 110. Ne3+ Kf6 111. Kf4 {Endlich bringt Weiß seinen König ins
Spiel und versucht, den gegnerischen König zurückzudrängen.} Kf7 112. Re5 Re1
113. Ra5 Ke6 114. Ra6+ Kd7 115. Ke4 Re2 116. Kd4 Rd2+ 117. Ke5 Re2 {Die
Verteidigungsmethode ist einfach - entweder Schach geben oder den Springer
fesseln.} 118. Ra3 Rd2 119. Nf5 Re2+ 120. Kd5 Rd2+ 121. Nd4 Ke7 $1 {Die weiße
Drohung war 122.Rb7+. Es ist logisch, dass der schwarze König nach e7 geht,
denn hier hat er mehr Freiheit als z.B. auf c7.} 122. Ke5 Kf7 123. Ra7+ Kg6
124. Ra6+ Kf7 {Natürlich muss man immer vorsichtig bleiben - nach 126...Kg5??
kommt 127.Nf3+ mit Gewinn.} 125. Ra1 Kg6 126. Rg1+ Kf7 127. Rf1+ Ke7 128. Kd5 (
128. Nf5+ Kd7) 128... Rd3 129. Rf2 Rd1 130. Rf3 Rd2 131. Ke5 Rd1 132. Re3 Ra1
133. Nc6+ (133. Kd5+ Kf6) (133. Kf5+ Kd6) 133... Kd7 134. Nb4 Ra5+ 135. Nd5 Ra6
(135... Ra1) 136. Nf6+ Ke7 137. Kf5+ Kf7 138. Nd5 Rd6 139. Re5 Rd7 140. Nf4 Rd1
141. Re6 Rf1 142. Re3 Ra1 143. Rd3 Ra5+ 144. Nd5 Ra1 145. Rf3 Re1 146. Rf2 Ke8
147. Nf6+ Ke7 148. Ne4 Ra1 {Weiß spielte 99.Nxf5, und da in den folgenden 50
Zügen kein Bauernzug oder Figurentausch erfolgte, endete die Partie mit Remis.}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Perenyi Memorial"]
[Site "Gyula"]
[Date "2000.01.30"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ruck, Robert"]
[Black "Li, Wenliang"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2472"]
[BlackElo "2444"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[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. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 {Diese Zugfolge wurde vor ein paar Jahren von
Kramnik sehr erfolgreich gespielt. Die Hauptidee von Weiß ist eigentlich, die
Damenindische Verteidigung zu umgehen, denn nach 3...b6 wäre 4.e4 stark. Im
Falle von 3...Bb4 spielt Weiß nicht (bzw. nicht sofort) 4.d4 - das würde das
Feld e4 schwächen - sondern 4.g3, 4.Qc2 oder 4.Qb3 mit Fortsetzung der
Entwicklung. Auf diese Weise bleibt sein Zentrum elastisch.} d5 4. d4 Bb4 {
Der chinesche Spieler wählt die heutzutage relativ populäre Ragozin-Variante .}
5. Bg5 {Mit diesem Zug lässt Weiß seinem Gegner die Möglichkeit offen, mit 5...
dxc4 die Wiener Variante zu spielen. Wenn Weiß Angst vor der Wiener Variante
hat, kann er zuerst 5.cxd5 exd5 und dann 6.Bg5 spielen.} Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7.
Qc2 {Kramnik spielte diese Variante sehr gerne. Der traditionelle Aufbau wäre
7.e3 nebst 8.Bd3 und 9.Qc2. Die Idee des Damezuges ist - dafür gibt unsere
Partie ein gutes Beispiel - dass der Bg5 in einigen Varianten nach d2
zurückziehen kann. Wenn Schwarz 7...h6 spielt, dann ist nach 8.Bh4 seine
Königsstellung geschwächt, und das kann in anderen Varianten wichtig werden..}
c5 8. dxc5 {Das ist die beste Fortsetzung für Weiß. In der Folge richtet sich
seine Hauptstrategie gegen den isolierten Pd5.} (8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 c4) 8...
Qa5 (8... Nxc5 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. Qxc3 Nce4 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Qxf6 Nxf6 13. e3 $14
) (8... h6 9. Bd2 Bxc5 10. e3 $14) 9. Bd2 {Das ist eigentlich die Pointe in
der Zugfolge nach 7.Qc2.} Qxc5 10. a3 Bxc3 11. Qxc3 O-O (11... Ne4 12. Qd4 O-O
13. Rc1 Qxd4 14. Nxd4 Ne5 15. Bf4 Ng6 16. Bc7 Bd7 17. f3 Ng5 18. e3 {1-0 Ionov,
S-Novgorodskij,V/Chigorin mem, St Petersburg RUS 1998 (42)}) (11... Qxc3 12.
Bxc3 $14) 12. Rc1 $5 {Ein logischer Zug, aber das sofortige Tauschen der Damen
oder die Besetzung des Feldes d4 kommen auch in Betracht.} (12. Qxc5 Nxc5 13.
Rd1 Re8 14. Bc3 Nfe4 $1 15. Bd4 (15. Rxd5 $6 Be6 16. Rd4 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Bb3 {
/\ Rac8~/=}) 15... Be6 16. e3 Rec8 $5 17. Bxc5 (17. Be2 $5) 17... Rxc5 18. Nd4
Rac8 $11 {Alonso,R-Camacho,G/Cuba 75/(390) 1998/Inf 75/[Camacho,G] (18)}) (12.
Qd4 a5 13. Rc1 Qxd4 14. Nxd4 b6 15. Bf4 Ba6 16. e3 Bxf1 17. Rxf1 Rfc8 18. Ke2
g6 19. Bc7 Ne8 20. Nb5 $14 {1-0 Khenkin,I-Dimitrov,V/Elenite 1993/CBM 38 (40)})
12... Qe7 (12... Ne4 13. Qd4 Qxd4 14. Nxd4 Ne5 15. Bf4 Ng6 16. Bc7 Bd7 17. f3
Ng5 18. e3 Ne6 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Bd3 Rac8 21. Kf2 {1-0 Ionov,S-Novgorodskij,V/
St. Petersburg 1998/CBM 67 ext (42)}) (12... Qxc3 13. Bxc3 Ne4 $14) 13. Qd4 $1
$14 {[%csl Gd4][%cal Rd2b4,Rb4f8] Die Dame steht ausgezeichnet auf d4, zudem
droht 14.Bb4.} Re8 14. e3 Nb8 $5 {Der Springer zielt nach c6. Es ist richtig,
auf d7 hatte er eine sehr unglückliche Stellung.} (14... Nf8 $14 {[%cal Gf8e6,
Ge6d4]}) 15. Qc5 (15. Bb5 Bd7 $14) 15... Nc6 (15... Qd8 16. Qc7 $14) 16. Qxe7
Rxe7 {[%csl Rd5] Nach dem Damentausch hat Weiß kleinen aber dauerhaften
Vorteil - er besitzt das Läuferpaar, der Pd5 ist isoliert und Schwarz hat
keine Chance zu (aktivem) Gegenspiel zu kommen.} 17. Bb5 Bd7 18. O-O a6 $6 {
Früher oder später möchte Weiß den Nc6 ohnehin schlagen, den Abtausch zu
provozieren erscheint mir daher weniger logisch.} (18... Ne5 $5 19. Be2 $14 (
19. Bxd7 Nxf3+ (19... Nexd7 $6 20. Rc7 $16) 20. gxf3 Rxd7 21. Bc3 $14) (19.
Nxe5 $4 Bxb5)) 19. Bxc6 Bxc6 20. Nd4 {[%csl Gd4] Das ist ein bekanntes Prinzip
- die Besetzung des Feldes vor einem isolierten Bauern ist sehr wichtig.} Rc7
21. Rc2 {[%cal Gf1c1] Mit einfachen Zügen verschafft sich Weiß die Initiative.}
Rcc8 22. Rfc1 Bd7 (22... Ne4 23. Ba5 $16) 23. Rc7 (23. Rxc8+ $2 {Wer gegen
einen isolierten Bauern spielt, muss immer versuchen, die Türme auf dem Brett
zu halten.} Rxc8 24. Rxc8+ Bxc8 $13) 23... Bc6 $6 (23... b6 24. f3 Rxc7 25.
Rxc7 $14) 24. Rxc8+ Rxc8 25. Nf5 $1 {[%cal Rf5e7,Re7g8,Re7c8][%mdl 2048]} (25.
Nxc6 $6 Rxc6 26. Rxc6 bxc6 $11 {In einem Endspiel wie diesem ist die
theoretisch bessere Bauernstruktur von Weiß bedeutungslos.}) 25... Re8 26. Bb4
(26. Bc3 $1 Ne4 27. Bb4 g6 28. Ne7+ Kg7 29. Nxc6 bxc6 (29... Rc8 $2 30. Bc3+
Nxc3 31. Nd4 $18) 30. Rxc6 $16) 26... Nd7 (26... g6 27. Ne7+ Kg7 28. Nxc6 Rc8)
27. Ne7+ Kh8 28. Nxc6 Rc8 {[#]} 29. e4 $5 {Diese Fortsetzung spricht scheinbar
für sich, in Wirklichkeit aber kann sich Schwarz wegen der schwachen weißen
Grundreihe verteidigen.} (29. Kf1 Rxc6 30. Rxc6 bxc6 $11) 29... dxe4 (29...
Rxc6 30. Rd1 dxe4 (30... Nf6 $2 31. exd5 Nxd5 32. Kf1 Nf6 $8 33. Rd8+ Ng8 34.
Rd7 $16) 31. h4 {Das führt zu unserer Partie zurück.}) 30. Rd1 Rxc6 {Diese
ganze Variante ist aufgrund der weißen Grundreihenschwäche spielbar für
Schwarz.} 31. h4 (31. f3 e3 $11 (31... exf3 32. Rxd7 $18)) 31... Rc7 (31... Nf6
32. Rd8+ Ng8 33. Rd7 Rc1+ 34. Kh2 Rc2 35. Rxf7 $16 Rxb2 $2 36. Bc3 $18 {
[%cal Rc3b2,Rc3h8]}) 32. Ba5 b6 33. Bxb6 Rb7 34. Bd4 {[%csl Gd4][%mdl 4096]
Der Bd4 steht ausgezeichnet und ist viel wertvoller als der schwarze Springer.
Er verteidigt seinen Damenflügel und greift zur gleichen Zeit den schwarzen
Königsflügel an.} Nf8 (34... f6 35. g4) 35. Rc1 {[%cal Gc1c8]} Rb8 36. Rc6 Ne6
(36... Ra8 37. b4 Ne6 38. Ba7 $16) 37. Bc3 h5 (37... Ra8 38. Rc4 f5 39. g4 fxg4
40. Rxe4 $16) 38. Rxa6 $16 {Weiß erfreut sich eines gesunden Mehrbauern und
guter Gewinnchancen.} Rd8 39. Kh2 (39. Ra5 Nf4 40. g3 Rd1+ 41. Kh2 Nd3 42.
Rxh5+ Kg8 43. Kg2 $18) 39... Kh7 40. a4 {Der weiße Freibauer auf der a-Linie
muss die Partie entscheiden, aber Schwarz hat noch ein paar Gegenchancen am
Königsflügel.} Nf4 41. Ra7 Kg6 42. Re7 Nd3 43. Kg1 (43. Rxe4 Nxf2 44. Rd4 Ng4+
45. Kg3 Re8 46. a5 $18) (43. Kg3) 43... Nc5 44. Re5 {[%cal Re5c5,Re5g5]} Nxa4 (
44... Ne6 45. Rxe4 $18) 45. Rg5+ Kh6 46. Bxg7+ Kh7 47. Be5 Kh6 48. Rf5 Rd7 (
48... Kg6 49. Rf6+ $18) 49. b3 $18 {[%csl Ra4] Der Na4 befindet sich in großer
Not - Schwarz ist verloren.} Nc5 (49... Nb6 50. Rf6+ $18 {[%cal Rf6h6,Rf6b6]})
50. Bf4+ {[%cal Rf4h6,Rf5c5] Schwarz verliert die Figur - er gab auf.} 1-0

[Event "Asia-ch"]
[Site "Kolkata"]
[Date "2001.08.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Xu, Jun"]
[Black "Li, Wenliang"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2494"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[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 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 (7. Qc2
{Diese Variante ist eine gute Möglichkeit für Weiß - er spielt (noch) nicht
e2-e3, was hat Bedeutung z.B. in der Variante 7...c5 8.dxc5 h6, oder 8...Qa5 -
in beiden Fällen kann Weiß stark 9.Bd2 antworten.}) 7... c5 8. Bd3 Qa5 9. Qc2
c4 10. Bf5 {Dieser Plan wurde schon von Alekhine gespielt.} O-O 11. O-O Re8 12.
Nd2 g6 13. Bxd7 {Dieser Zug bietet Weiss mehr Chancen auf Eröffnungsvorteil
als die Rückkehr mit dem Läufer nach h3.} (13. Bh3 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Ne4 15. Nxe4
dxe4 {[%cal Ga5g5]} 16. Bxd7 Bxd7 17. Bf4 Bc6 $11) 13... Nxd7 14. Rae1 (14. f3)
14... Nb6 15. f3 {Das ist die typische Strategie für Weiß - er möchte, wenn
möglich, die Zentrumsstellung mit e3-e4 sprengen. Schwarz hat schon c5-c4
gespielt, so er hat wenige aktive Möglichkeiten im Zentrum.} Bd7 16. h4 {
Dieser Zug verteidigt den g5-Läufer, so kann Weiß nun 17.e4 spielen und nach
dxe4 hängt der g5B nicht mehr (von der schwarzen Dame). Anderseits
kompromittiert dieser Zug den weißen Königsflügel auch.} (16. Bh4 Bf8 (16...
Bxc3 {- 54/(411)}) 17. e4 Bg7 18. Bf2 Rad8 19. exd5 $1 Rf8 $1 20. d6 Bf5 $13 {
Hoffman,A-Mikhalevski,V/Benasque 1993/Inf 60 (26)}) 16... Bxc3 (16... Na4 17.
Ndb1 Re6 (17... Nxc3 18. Nxc3 Bxc3 19. bxc3 Ba4 20. Qd2 Bc6 21. h5 Re6 22. hxg6
hxg6 23. g4 {1/2-1/2 Hillarp Persson,T-Barkhagen,J/Stockholm 1993/EXT 93op (23)
}) 18. e4 Nxc3 (18... Rae8 19. Bd2 Bc6 20. exd5 Rxe1 21. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 22. Bxe1
Bxd5 23. Bg3 Nxc3 24. Nxc3 Bc6 {1/2-1/2 Vallifuoco,G-Tatai,S/Chianciano 1988/
EXT 2000 (24)}) 19. bxc3 Bf8 20. exd5 Qxd5 21. Rxe6 Qxe6 22. Nd2 f5 23. Qb1 Qd5
24. Re1 Re8 25. Rxe8 Bxe8 {0-1 Dizdar,G-Kovacevic,V/Makarska 1993/EXT 93 (56)})
(16... Bf8 17. e4 Bg7 18. Be3 Rad8 19. Ndb1 dxe4 20. fxe4 f5 21. e5 Be6 22. h5
Nd5 {1/2-1/2 Nemet,I-Giorgadze,G/Forli 1992/TD 92\11 (39)}) 17. bxc3 Ba4 (17...
Na4 18. Nb1 Re6 19. e4 Rae8 20. e5 Qb6 21. Qf2 Nb2 {[%csl Yd3]} 22. Re3 Nd3 23.
Qd2 f5 {0-1 Nemet,I-Wirthensohn,H/Wohlen 1993/EXT 93 (54)}) (17... Qa4) 18. Qc1
Bc6 19. Rf2 {Weiß verteidigt indirekt den a2-Bauern und bereitet die
Turmverdoppelung mit Rfe2 vor.} (19. e4 Qxa2 $17) 19... Na4 (19... Qxa2 $2 20.
Ne4 $16 {[%cal Rf2a2,Re4f6,Rf6g8,Rf6e8]}) 20. Nb1 Re6 {Schwarz möchte die
Türme auf der e-Linie verdoppeln und wenn möglich den Durchbruch e3-e4
verhindern.} 21. Rfe2 Rae8 $13 {Schwarz hat aktives Figurenspiel und Weiß kann
noch nicht e3-e4 ziehen.} 22. Qc2 b5 (22... f5 23. Bf4 $14 {[%cal Gf4e5] Die
schwarze Stellung ist scheinbar aktiv, aber Weiß kontrolliert sehr stark die
dunkelfarbigen Punkte, besonders am Königsflügel.}) 23. a3 (23. e4 b4 24. cxb4
Qxb4 $132) 23... Qc7 {Nach 23.a3 steht die Dame schon überflüssig auf a5. Mit
diesem Zug bereitet Schwarz das Spiel am Damenflügel mit a5-b4 vor.} (23... f5
24. Bf4 $14 {[%cal Gf4e5]}) 24. e4 Qg3 {[%csl Gg3] Droht 25...dxe4 26.fxe4 Qd3
mit besserem schwarzen Spiel. Dieser Damenzug ist eine Konsequenz des Zugs 16.
h4.} 25. e5 h6 $1 {Auf diese Weise bekommt Schwarz den h4-Bauern und die
h-Linie.} 26. Bxh6 (26. Bf6 Nb6 {[%cal Gb6d7,Gd7f6]} 27. Qc1 Kh7 (27... Nd7 28.
Qxh6 $16) 28. Nd2 Qf4 $15 (28... Nd7 $4 29. Nf1 $18 {[%csl Rg3]})) 26... Qxh4 {
Der weiße dunkelfarbige Läufer hat seine Unterstützung (den h4-Bauern)
verloren.} 27. Qc1 (27. Qd2) 27... f6 28. Bf4 (28. Qf4 Qxf4 (28... Qh5 $2 29.
exf6 $18) 29. Bxf4 g5 30. Bg3 f5 $15) 28... g5 29. Bh2 f5 $15 {Der weisse
e-Bauer ist blockiert, und im folgenden möchte Schwarz die h-Linie besetzen,
um Drohungen gegen den weißen König aufzustellen.} 30. Nd2 {Der früher passive
Springer zielt auf das Feld f1.} Bd7 31. Nf1 Rh6 {Schwarz hat noch keine
konkrete Drohungen, aber er möchte den e-Bauern mit dem Läufer blockieren.} 32.
e6 $5 {Dieser Bauern war nichts wert - Weiß öffnet nun die Diagonale des
h2-Läufers.} Rhxe6 33. Be5 Rh6 (33... Kf7 34. Ne3 Rh6 35. Nxd5 Bc6 $36) 34. Bh2
Rhe6 35. Re5 $6 {Spielt Weiß wirklich auf Gewinn mit einem Bauern weniger? Es
wäre besser die Züge zu wiederholen.} (35. Be5) 35... Rxe5 36. Bxe5 Kf7 $17 (
36... f4 $17) 37. Re2 Rg8 $2 (37... f4 $17) 38. Ne3 $1 $132 Be6 (38... Nb6 39.
Qc2 f4 40. Nf5 $132) 39. g3 (39. Qc2 $5 $132) 39... Qh5 40. g4 Qg6 (40... fxg4
41. fxg4 {[%cal Ge2f2,Gf2f7]} Qg6 42. Rf2+ Ke7 $13) 41. gxf5 Bxf5 42. Ng4 $6 (
42. Nxd5 g4 43. Rg2 $13) 42... Re8 43. Rh2 {[%mdl 2048]} Bxg4 44. fxg4 Ke6 (
44... Rf8 45. Rf2+ Ke8 46. Rxf8+ Kxf8 $17) 45. Rf2 {[%csl Re6]} Re7 $2 (45...
Kd7 46. Rf6 $132) 46. Rf6+ $14 {[%cal Rf6e6,Rf6g6] Auf diese Weise Weiss
gewinnt die Dame. Die technische Verwertung des Materialvorteils ist nicht
ganz leicht.} Qxf6 47. Bxf6 Kxf6 48. Qf1+ {[%mdl 4096]} Ke6 (48... Kg6 $2 49.
Qf5+ $18) 49. Qf3 (49. Qf5+ Kd6 50. Qxg5 Nxc3 {Eine ähnliche Stellung haben
wir in der Partie (siehe 53.Qxg5 Nxc3), aber dort ist der Unterschied der,
dass der weiße König auf g2 steht und der schwarze Bauer auf a6.}) 49... Kd6
50. Kg2 {Weiss muss sich nicht beeilen, zuerst verbessert er die
Königsstellung. Schwarz kann nur warten.} a6 51. Qf6+ Kd7 52. Qf5+ (52. Qxa6 $6
Nxc3 53. Qa5 Re3 $132 {[%csl Gc3,Ge3]}) 52... Kd6 53. Qxg5 Nxc3 54. Qf6+ Re6 (
54... Kd7 55. Qxa6 $16) 55. Qd8+ Kc6 56. g5 $16 {[%csl Gg5] Der ernfernte
g5-Freibauer ist besonders stark. Schwarz hat Turm, Springer und Bauer gegen
die Dame, was mathematisch gesehen genügender Ersatz wäre, aber die
Koordination der schwarzen Figuren ist schwach.} Ne2 57. Qc8+ Kd6 58. Qc5+ {
Mit diesem Schach gewinnt Weiß einen weiteren Bauern.} Kd7 59. Qxd5+ Rd6 60.
Qf7+ Kd8 61. Qf8+ Kd7 62. Qf7+ Kd8 63. d5 $18 (63. g6 $5 Rxg6+ 64. Kf2 $18 (64.
Qxg6 Nf4+ $19 {[%cal Rf4g6,Rf4g2]})) 63... c3 64. Qf8+ Kd7 65. Kf2 Rxd5 (65...
c2 66. Qf5+ Kd8 67. Qxc2 $18) 66. Kxe2 {Dieses Endspiel ist hoffnungslos für
Schwarz. Der c-Bauer ist leicht haltbar.} c2 67. Qf7+ Kd6 68. Qf4+ Ke6 69. g6
Rf5 70. Qh6 (70. Qc7 $18 {[%cal Rc7c2]}) 70... Rh5 71. Qf4 Rh2+ 72. Kd3 (72.
Kf3 $18) 72... Rg2 73. g7 c1=Q (73... Rxg7 74. Kxc2 $18) 74. Qxc1 Rxg7 75. Qh6+
(75. Qh6+ Kf7 76. Qxa6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Petrov Memorial op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2000.02.14"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Najer, Evgeniy"]
[Black "Aleksandrov, Aleksej"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2572"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[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 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 {Großmeister Aleksandrov spielt gerne
die Ragozin-Variante des Damengambits. Diese Variante ist ein Hybrid der
Nimzoindischen Verteidigung und des Damengambits, dabei gibt Schwarz oft den
Bb4 für den Nc3 und spielt in erster Linie auf den weißen Feldern.} 5. Bg5 {
Dieser Zug ist eine Hauptvariante - die andere Möglichkeit wäre 5.cxd5 exd5 6.
Bg5.} h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Qb3 {Dieser logische Zug wird relativ selten gespielt.
Die Alternative ist 7.e3 (7.Qa4+ ist auch möglich) und im Fall von 7...0-0
spielt man 8.Rc1.} c5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. e3 (9. a3 $5) 9... Nc6 (9... O-O 10. dxc5
Nc6 11. Bb5 {Diese Variante wäre nur eine Zugumstellung zur Partiefortsetzung.}
) 10. Bb5 O-O 11. dxc5 d4 (11... Bxc5 $2 12. Nxd5 $16) 12. Bxc6 dxc3 13. Qxb4
cxb2 14. Rb1 bxc6 {Nach einigen forcierten Zügen haben wir die Grundstellung
der Qb3-Variante vor uns. Schwarz kann seinen Pb2 nicht halten, dank seines
weißfeldrigen Läufers hat er aber Chancen auf Gegenspiel.} 15. Qxb2 (15. O-O $5
{Diese ruhige Fortsetzung bietet Weiß meines Erachtens die besten
Möglichkeiten.} Ba6 16. Rfe1 Rab8 17. Qa3 Bc4 18. Nd4 Rfe8 $1 19. f3 Qg5 20.
Nxc6 Rbc8 $6 (20... Rb5 21. Nd4 Rxc5 22. Rxb2 Ra5 23. Qc3 Rxa2 24. Rxa2 Bxa2
25. Ra1 Be6 $1) 21. f4 $1 Qd5 22. Ne5 Qxc5 23. Qxc5 Rxc5 24. Rxb2 {1-0
Seirawan,Y-Polgar,J/Amsterdam 1995/Inf 64/[Seirawan,Y] (62)}) 15... Qg6 (15...
Qf5 16. O-O Qxc5 17. Rfc1 Qd5 18. Nd4 c5 19. Qb5 Bh3 20. gxh3 Qg5+ 21. Kf1 cxd4
22. Qxg5 hxg5 23. exd4 {Weiß hat nur einen symbolsichen Vorteil.} Rad8 24. Rb4
{1/2-1/2 Doroshkievich,V-Zilberstein,V/USSR 1972/Inf 13 (48)}) 16. O-O Bh3 17.
Nh4 Qh5 {Meiner Meinung nach ist dieser Zug präziser als 17...Qg5, weil die
Dame hier aktiver steht und der Zug Nf3 nicht mit Tempo kommen kann.} (17...
Qg5 18. Qb4 (18. Qd4 $5 Rad8 19. Qa4 Bg4 20. g3 Bh3 21. Rfc1 Qf6 22. Qf4 Qe6
23. Nf3 Qxa2 24. g4 $1 $16) 18... Rab8 (18... Rad8 $44) 19. Qf4 Qxf4 20. exf4
Be6 21. a3 Rb5 22. Rxb5 cxb5 23. Rb1 a6 24. Rc1 Rc8 25. c6 Kf8 26. Nf3 Ke7 27.
Nd4 Bc4 {1/2-1/2 Jusiak,G-Rotstein,A/Naleczow 1989/EXT 97 (56)}) 18. gxh3 $6
$146 {Diese genügsame Fortsetzung verschafft Schwarz angenehmes Spiel. Die
alte Fortsetzung 18.Qb4 wäre besser.} (18. Qb4 Be6 19. Nf3 Bxa2 20. Ra1 a5 21.
Qa4 Be6 22. Nd4 Bd5 23. f3 f5 24. Nxc6 Qe8 25. Nxa5 Qxe3+ 26. Kh1 Qxc5 27. Rfc1
Qb6 28. Rcb1 Qe6 29. Re1 Qb6 30. Reb1 {1/2-1/2 Beliavsky,A-Tal,M/Moscow 1987/
CBM 04 (30)}) 18... Qxh4 $11 19. Qd4 (19. Kg2 Qg5+ {[%cal Rg5c5,Rg5g2]}) 19...
Qxh3 20. Qe4 {Die weiße Königsstellung ist etwas geschwächt, aber das Material
ist bereits reduziert. Weiß kann - bei gutem Spiel - das Gleichgewicht halten.}
Rae8 $5 21. Qxc6 Re5 $44 {[%mdl 2048] Droht 22...h5 und im Falle von 23.Qg2
Rg5 mit Gewinn.} 22. Kh1 Rc8 23. Qg2 Qe6 (23... Qxg2+ 24. Kxg2 Rexc5 $11) 24.
Rfc1 Rexc5 (24... Rg5 25. Qf3 $11) 25. Rxc5 Rxc5 26. a3 Qa2 $15 {Die schwarze
Stellung ist aktiver - sein König befindet sich in Sicherheit und seine
Figuren kontrollieren die wichtigen Punkte.} 27. Qe4 f5 28. Qb7 Qc4 (28... Qxa3
29. Rg1 g5 30. Rd1 Rc1 31. Qd5+ $11) 29. Rg1 (29. Qxa7 $4 Qe4+ $19) 29... Rc7
30. Qf3 Qd3 {Schwarz hat eine bequeme Stellung, seine Dame steht zentral und
aktiv. Die große Frage aber lautet: kann er etwas Konkretes erreichen?} 31. Rd1
Qc2 32. Rd8+ Kh7 33. Qd5 $2 $138 {[%mdl 8192] Weiß gibt den Pf2 her, aber
dafür er hat nur Pseudo-Drohungen gegen den schwarzen König.} (33. Kg2 Rc6 34.
Qd5 $11) 33... Qxf2 $19 34. Qg8+ Kg6 35. Rd6+ (35. Qe8+ Kg5 $19) 35... Kg5 36.
Qd8+ Kg4 37. Rg6+ (37. Qxc7 Qf1#) 37... Kh5 $6 $138 (37... Kh3 $1 $19 {Dieser
Zug gewinnt sofort.}) 38. Qe8 (38. Qxc7 Kxg6 39. Qc1 Kh5 $19) 38... Qf3+ 39.
Rg2+ Kh4 40. Qd8+ Kh3 41. Qd2 Rc1+ $1 {Weiß gab auf - das Matt folgt im
nächsten Zug.} 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch 56th"]
[Site "Krasnoyarsk"]
[Date "2003.09.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bocharov, Dmitry"]
[Black "Yandarbiev, Ruslan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2526"]
[BlackElo "2424"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[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. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 {Das ist die sogenannte Ragozin
Variante, die wieder populär in der letzten Zeit ist. Diese Variante ist
eigentlich eine Mischung der Nimzoindischen Verteidigung und des Damengambits,
wo Schwarz - in vielen Varianten mit Bxc3- für das e4-Feld kämpft.} 5. Bg5 Nbd7
{Das ist die sogenannte Manhatten Variante - Schwarz verteidigt seinen
f6-Springer und im Folgenden möchte er am Damenfluegel mit c5 und Qa5 spielen.}
(5... dxc4 {Auf diese Weise können wir in der Wiener Variante des Damengambits
übergehen.}) 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 O-O 8. Bd3 c5 9. O-O Qa5 10. Qc2 c4 11. Bf5 g6
{Dieser Zug ist auch nicht schlecht, aber die Alternative 11...Re8!? kommt
auch stark in Betracht.} (11... Re8 $5 12. Nd2 g6 13. Bh3 Bxc3 $1 14. bxc3 Ne4
15. Nxe4 dxe4 $10) 12. Bxd7 Nxd7 13. Nd2 {Der Springerzug führt zur
Hauptvariante. Stattdessen kann Weiß auch 13.e4!? spielen, woraufhin er die
schwarze Königsstellung erzielen kann.} (13. e4 $5 Bxc3 14. bxc3 dxe4 15. Qxe4
Nb6 16. Bh6 Bf5 17. Qh4 {1-0 Svetushkin,D-Bets,A/Bucharest ROM 2003/(20)})
13... Re8 14. h4 {Mit dem Textzug verteidigt Weiß vorher den g5-Läufer und
möchte im Folgendem e3-e4 ziehen. Die Alternativen sind populärer, besonders
14.f3 (die Idee des Zugs ist es, später e3-e4 zu ziehen), was die prinzipielle
Fortsetzung ist.} (14. f3) (14. Rae1) 14... Nb6 15. e4 (15. f3 Bxc3 16. bxc3
Qa4 17. Qc1 (17. Qb1 Qa3 18. Rc1 Bd7 19. e4 Rac8 20. Nf1 dxe4 21. fxe4 f5 22.
e5 Nd5 23. Qc2 {1-0 Pinter,J-Greenfeld,A/Beersheba 1991/CBM 25 (51)}) 17... Bf5
18. Re1 Qc6 (18... Bd3 $5 $10 {Bykhovsky,Av}) 19. Nf1 Na4 20. Ng3 Bd3 (20...
Bd7 21. e4 $14) 21. Nh1 (21. Qa3 b5 22. Nh1 a5 {1-0 Ristic,N-Maksimovic,B/Nis
1996/EXT 99 (42)}) 21... Kg7 22. Nf2 f6 23. Bf4 {1-0 Sokolov,I-Sosonko,G/NED
1996/CBM 54/[Ftacnik] (58)}) (15. Nb3 Qa6 16. Nc5 Qa5 17. a4 Bf5 18. e4 dxe4 (
18... Bxe4 $5 19. N3xe4 dxe4 20. Nxe4 Nd5 $15) 19. Nxb7 Qa6 20. Nc5 Qc8 {
1/2-1/2 Kempinski,R-Tischbierek,R/Germany 2002/CBM 93/[Ribli] (42)}) 15... Bxc3
16. bxc3 dxe4 {Das ist der prinzipelle Zug für Schwarz - nach dem Tausch auf
e4 kann der b6N das Schlüsselfeld-d5 besetzen.} (16... Na4 17. Rac1 Kg7 18.
Rfe1 (18. f3) 18... h6 19. Bf4 b5 20. Nf3 (20. h5 $1 g5 21. Be5+ $16 f6 $2 22.
exd5 $18 {[%csl Rg7][%cal Rc2g6,Rg6g7]}) 20... dxe4 21. Qd2 Bf5 22. Bxh6+ Kh7
23. Nh2 Qd8 {0-1 Petran,P-Horvath,P/HUN 1996/EXT 2000 (45)}) 17. Nxe4 Nd5 {
[%csl Gd5] Der d5N steht ausgezeichnet und im Folgenden kann Schwarz 18...Bf5
ziehen.} 18. Rae1 (18. Nf6+ Nxf6 19. Bxf6 Bf5 20. Qd2 Re6 21. Bg5 f6 22. Bh6
Qd5 23. Rfe1 Rae8 {1/2-1/2 Cvitan,O-Palac,M/Pula 1993/EXT 99 (35)}) 18... Bf5
19. f3 {Weiß verteidigt den e4-Springer und im Falle vom eventuellen Bxe4 kann
er immer mit fxe4 antworten.} h5 {[%csl Gf5][%mdl 32] Auf diese Weise sichert
sich Schwarz seine f5-Läuferstellung, er muss nicht mit g2-g4 rechnen.} (19...
Bxe4 $2 20. fxe4 Qxc3 (20... Nxc3 21. Bd2 $18) 21. Qf2 $18) 20. Qf2 {[%cal
Gf1f7] Weiß hat Angriffshoffnungen am Königsflügel, seine Idee ist 21.g4.} Qc7
$11 {Schwarz hat keine Probleme. Mit dem Damenzug verhindert er die
Möglichkeit 21.Qg3. 21.g4 geht nicht, weil nach 21...hxg4 22.fxg4 Bxe4 der
f7-Punkt gedeckt ist.} (20... Nxc3 $2 21. Nf6+ $18 {[%cal Rf6e8,Rf6g8]} (21.
Bd2 Nxe4 22. fxe4 c3 23. Bh6 $18)) 21. Bf6 $6 {[%cal Gf6e5] Weiß spielt für
Angriff am Königsflügel, hat aber keine Mehrheit. Nach meiner Meinung wäre es
besser mit 21.Nf6+ die Stellung zu vereinfachen.} (21. Nf6+ Nxf6 22. Bxf6 Qc6
$11) 21... Qc6 22. Be5 f6 {Auf diese Weise verjagt Schwarz den weißen
dunkelfarbigen Läufer.} 23. Bh2 Re6 $15 {[%cal Ga8e8,Ge8e1] Schwarz möchte im
Folgenden die Türme auf der e-Linie doppeln.} 24. Qd2 {[%cal Gd2h6]} Kg7 {
Natuerlich Schwarz lasst nicht die Dameneindringung nach h6.} 25. Bg3 (25. Nc5
Rxe1 26. Rxe1 b6 $15) 25... b6 {Mit diesem profilaktischem Zug verteidigt sich
Schwarz gegen die Möglichkeit Nc5.} (25... Rae8 26. Nd6 Rxe1 27. Nxf5+ gxf5 {
Schwarz hat einen Doppelbauern auf der f-Linie, was auf den ersten Blick nicht
schön aussieht, aber Weiß kann das nicht ausnutzen.} 28. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 29. Qxe1 f4
30. Bf2 b5 $15) 26. Re2 Rae8 27. Rfe1 Qd7 {Schwarz hat keine konkreten
Drohungen, aber ein besseres Figurenspiel. Mit dem Damezug verteidigt Schwarz
sich gegen Nd6 und Nxf5, weil er in diesem Fall Qxf5 zurücknehmen kann.} 28.
Nd6 Rxe2 29. Rxe2 (29. Nxf5+ Qxf5 30. Rxe2 Rxe2 31. Qxe2 Qd3 (31... b5 32. Qe8
$132) (31... Qc8 $15) 32. Qe6 Qe3+ 33. Qxe3 Nxe3 $15 {[%cal Ge3d5]}) 29... Rxe2
30. Qxe2 Bd3 (30... Nxc3 $2 31. Qxc4 $16) 31. Qe1 Qe7 32. Qxe7+ Nxe7 33. Be1 {
[%mdl 4096]} Nd5 {[%csl Gc4,Gd3,Gd5] In diesem Leichtfigurenendspiel hat
Schwarz Raumvorteil und bessere Figurenstellung.} 34. Kf2 Kf8 35. Bd2 a6 $1 36.
Ke1 $2 (36. Ne4 $142 $15) 36... f5 $1 $17 {[%csl Rd6] Die Züge 35...a6! und 36.
..f5! richten sich gegen den d6-Springer, welcher sich in großer Not befindet
und nur passive Möglichkeiten hat.} 37. Nb7 Ke8 38. a3 Kd7 {[%csl Rb7][%cal
Rd7c7,Rc7b7]} 39. Bg5 {Dieser Zug verliert einen Bauern, aber sonst kann Weiß
seinen Springer nicht retten.} Nxc3 40. Nd8 {[%cal Gd8f7,Gf7e5]} Nb5 {[%cal
Rb5a3,Rb5d4]} 41. Nf7 f4 $1 {Einfache Lösung - auf diese Weise verteidigt
Schwarz den g6-Bauern (mit dem d3-Laufer).} (41... Nxd4 42. Ne5+ Ke6 43. Nxg6
Nc2+ 44. Kd2 Nxa3 $17) 42. Ne5+ Ke6 43. Kd2 Kd5 44. Nxd3 (44. Bxf4 Bf5 {
[%cal Gc4c3]} 45. g4 hxg4 46. fxg4 c3+ 47. Ke3 Bc2 48. a4 Na3 $19) 44... cxd3
45. Kxd3 Nxa3 46. Bxf4 Nb5 {[%csl Ga6,Gb6] Die Stellung ist nur materiell
gleich, mit zwei verbundenen Freibauern am Damenflügel muss Schwarz das
Endspiel gewinnen.} 47. Be3 a5 48. Bc1 (48. g4 a4 $19) 48... a4 (48... Nxd4 $6
49. Be3 Nf5 50. Bxb6 Nxh4 $17 (50... a4 51. Bf2 $15)) 49. Bb2 Na7 {[%cal Ga7c6]
Schwarz befreit seinen b-Bauern und der Springer zielt auf das c6-Feld.} 50.
Ke3 b5 51. g4 b4 $19 {[%csl Ga4,Gb4][%cal Ga4a3,Gb4b3]} 52. f4 a3 53. Bc1 (53.
Ba1 b3 $19) 53... Nb5 (53... hxg4 54. f5 gxf5 55. h5 Nc8 56. Kf4 Nd6 $19) 54.
f5 {Dieser Zug ist die einzige Möglichkeit für Weiß weiter zu spielen.} gxf5
55. gxh5 b3 {Das ist die einfachste Lösung, Schwarz gewinnt leicht.} 56. h6 b2
57. Bxb2 axb2 58. h7 b1=Q 59. h8=Q Qe4+ 60. Kf2 Qxd4+ {[%cal Rd4f2,Rd4h8]} 61.
Qxd4+ Nxd4 62. h5 Ke5 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT 11th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2004.04.23"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Aleksandrov, Aleksej"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2689"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2004.04.20"]
[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 "Norilsk Norilsky Nikel"]
[BlackTeam "Ekaterinburg Max Ven"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 {Die Alternative ist 5.Bg5,
aber in diesem Fall kann Schwarz mit 5...dxc4 fortsetzen (5...h6 ist auch
möglich), was zur Wiener Variante führt.} exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3 Ne4
9. Nd2 {Dieses Bauernopfer ist die beste Möglichkeit für Weiß.} (9. Rc1 $6 h5
$36 {[%cal Gh5h4]}) 9... Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bxc3 11. Rc1 Bb2 {Heutzutage wird
dieser Zug in der Großmeisterpraxis oft gespielt. Nach 11...Ba5 bekommt Weiß
Kompensation für den Bauern, da die schwarze Königsstellung geschwächt ist.}
12. Bxc7 (12. Rxc7 Na6 13. Rc2 Bxd4 14. e3 Bg7 15. Bxa6 bxa6 $11) 12... Qd7 13.
Rb1 (13. Be5 Bxc1 14. Bxh8 Qc7 $5 $146 (14... Bxd2+ 15. Qxd2 Qf5 16. f3 Nc6 17.
e4 dxe4 18. d5 Ne7 19. Bc4 $44 {1-0 Lputian,S-Vasilevich,T/Abu Dhabi 2003/CBM
97 (38)}) (14... Qc6 15. Qb3 Be6 (15... Kf8 16. e3 f6 17. Nb1 $1 a6 18. Bd3 $16
) 16. e3 Nd7 17. Bb5 Qc7 18. Nb1 O-O-O 19. Bxd7+ Bxd7 20. Bf6 Re8 21. O-O $16)
15. h4 Qc3 16. hxg5 Bxd2+ 17. Qxd2 Qa1+ 18. Qd1 Qc3+ 19. Qd2 {1/2-1/2
Schlosser,P-Landa,K/Nancy FRA 2004/(19)}) 13... Bc3 14. Bg3 $1 {[%mdl 4]
Dieser Läuferzug ist ganz logisch, aber interessanterweise kam er in der
Turnierpraxis noch nicht vor.} (14. Bxb8 Rxb8 15. e3 O-O 16. h4 g4 17. Rb3 Qc7
18. Be2 Bd7 19. O-O f5 20. Bb5 Be6 {1/2-1/2 Ftacnik,L-Landa,K/Beijing 1996/CBM
54 ext (20)}) 14... Nc6 (14... Bxd4 $4 15. e3 $18 (15. Bxb8 Rxb8 16. e3 $18 {
[%cal Re3d4,Rf1b5,Rb5e8]})) 15. e3 $14 {Die Stellung ist materiell gleich,
aber die weiße Bauernstruktur ist gesund.} Qe7 16. Bb5 {Weiß entwickelt den
Läufer, was logisch ist, aber noch stärker scheint mir zuerst ein Zwischenzug
mit dem Turm zu sein:} (16. Rc1 $5 Bb4 (16... Qb4 17. Qc2) 17. Bb5 Bd7 18. O-O
O-O 19. Nf3 $14 {Weiß hat gutes Figurenspiel, während Schwarz Bauern- und
Felderschwächen am Königsflügel hat.}) 16... Bf5 17. Bxc6+ (17. Rc1 Qb4 18.
Bxc6+ bxc6 $132) 17... bxc6 {[#]} 18. Qc1 {Auf diese Weise opfert Weiß eine
Qualität für aktives Spiel.} (18. Rc1 Qb4 $132) 18... Bxb1 (18... Bxd2+ 19.
Kxd2 O-O 20. Rb3 $14 {[%cal Gh2h4]}) 19. Qxc3 Qb7 20. O-O $44 {Es hängt der
b1B und die schwarze Bauernstruktur ist geschwächt. Typisch für die
Ragozin-Variante ist, Weiß kontrolliert stark die dunkelfarbigen Punkte,
während Schwarz die weißfarbigen Felder beherrscht.} Bg6 21. Bd6 {[%csl Gd6]
[%cal Gd6f8]} Qd7 (21... O-O-O 22. Be5 Rhe8 23. Nb3 $44 {[%cal Gb3a5,Gb3c5,
Gf1c1,Gc1c8]}) 22. Ba3 (22. Qc5 f6 $13) 22... O-O-O 23. Nb3 {[%csl Yc5][%cal
Gb3c5,Gb3a5] Der Springer zielt nach c5 (eventuell nach a5). Da Schwarz keinen
dunkelfarbigen Läufer besitzt, kann er sich nicht leicht gegen die
dunkelfarbigen Drohungen verteidigen.} Kb8 24. Nc5 (24. Rc1 Rc8 $2 (24... Ka8
25. Nc5 $44 (25. Qxc6+ Qxc6 26. Rxc6 Rc8 $17)) 25. Nc5 $18 {[%csl Rd7] Nach 25.
..Qe7 kommt 26.Na6+ mit Damengewinn, nach 25...Qc7 auch, sonst gibt Weiß Matt
mit 26.Qb4+.}) 24... Qc8 $8 25. Rd1 {[%cal Gd1d2,Gd2b2] Der b1-Punkt wird von
dem g6B kontrolliert, so bringt Weiß den Turm über Rd2-Rb2 ins Spiel.} (25.
Qb4+ Ka8 26. Qa4 $44 {[%cal Gf1c1,Gc1c8]}) 25... Rh7 26. Rd2 f5 $1 {[%cal
Gh7b7][%mdl 256] Gute Verteidigung - Schwarz bringt seinen Turm auf der 7.
Reihe ins Spiel.} 27. Qa5 Ka8 28. Rb2 Re8 (28... Qc7 29. Qxc7 Rxc7 30. Ne6 Rdc8
31. Nxc7+ Rxc7 32. Bf8 h5 33. h4 g4 34. Kh2 $14) 29. Na4 {[%cal Ra4b6,Rb6a8,
Rb6c8]} Rb7 30. Nb6+ Rxb6 31. Rxb6 f4 $1 {Auf diese Weise findet Schwarz sein
Gegenspiel am Königsflügel.} (31... Qc7 32. Bc5 Rb8 33. Rxb8+ Qxb8 34. f4 gxf4
35. exf4 $16) 32. Bc5 Qc7 33. Ra6 (33. Qa4 fxe3 34. fxe3 Rxe3 35. Qxc6+ (35.
Rxc6 $2 Re1+ 36. Kf2 Qf4+ 37. Kxe1 Qe3+ 38. Kd1 (38. Kf1 Bd3#) 38... Qd3+ 39.
Kc1 (39. Ke1 Qc3+ 40. Ke2 Bh5+ $19) 39... Qc3+ 40. Kd1 Bh5+ $19) 35... Qxc6 36.
Rxc6 Be4 37. Rxh6 Re2 $11) 33... Qxa5 34. Rxa5 fxe3 35. fxe3 Rxe3 $11 {[%cal
Gg6e4,Ge4g2,Ge3e2,Ge2a2,Ge2h2] Schwarz verliert den a7-Bauern, aber er kann
nach Be4 den g2-Bauern angreifen und das Spiel ausgleichen.} 36. Rxa7+ Kb8 37.
Ra6 Re2 38. Rxc6 Be4 39. Rxh6 Rxg2+ 40. Kf1 Rxa2 41. h3 Kc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.26"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Black "Aleksandrov, Aleksej"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[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 "Georgia"]
[BlackTeam "Belarus"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GEO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BLR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 {Großmeister Aleksandrov spielt gern
die Ragozin-Variante.} 5. cxd5 (5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd2 a6 8. a3 Bd6 9. c5
Be7 10. Bd3 e5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Nd7 13. Qc2 Nxe5 14. Bxh7+ Kh8 15. Bf5
Bxc5 16. O-O-O c6 17. Bxc8 Rxc8 18. Kb1 {1/2-1/2 Azmaiparashvili,Z-Aleksandrov,
A/Bled ol 2002/(62)}) 5... exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. e3 c5 8. Bd3 c4 {Diese
Nebenvariante hat selbstständige Bedeutung.} (8... Qa5 9. O-O c4 10. Bf5 Bxc3
11. bxc3 Ne4 12. Qb1 Nxg5 13. Nxg5 h6 14. Bxd7+ Bxd7 15. Qxb7 $4 Ke7 {0-1
Azmaiparashvili,Z-Kurajica,B/Strumica 1995/EXT 95b (41)}) 9. Bf5 Nb6 {Schwarz
möchte die weißfarbigen Läufer tauschen und er verliert nicht Zeit mit Qd8-a5,
wie in der Hauptvariante.} 10. Qc2 (10. Bxc8 Rxc8 11. O-O O-O 12. Ne5 Be7 13.
Qf3 Qd6 14. Rac1 Rcd8 15. b3 (15. Rfe1 $5) 15... cxb3 16. axb3 Ne4 $11) (10.
Bc2 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12. Ba4+ Kf8 13. g4 Bg6 $11) 10... Be7 (10... Bxf5 $5 11.
Qxf5 Qd7 (11... Na4 $5) 12. Qe5+ Qe6) 11. Ne5 $146 (11. O-O Bxf5 12. Qxf5 O-O
13. Ne5 Ne8 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Rfe1 Nd6 16. Qf3 Qe6 17. e4 dxe4 18. Nxe4 Nxe4
19. Rxe4 Qd5 {1/2-1/2 Mecking,H-Aleksandrov,A/Calvia ESP 2004/Calvia ol (Men) 
(40)}) 11... Bxf5 12. Qxf5 O-O 13. h4 $5 {[%cal Gh1h3,Gh3f3][%mdl 4] Weiß
spielt sehr originell - sein h1R kommt über h3 ins Spiel.} (13. O-O) 13... Ne8
{[%cal Ge8d6,Gd6f5,Gd6e4]} (13... Ne4 $5) 14. Rh3 Qd6 (14... f6 $2 15. Qe6+ Kh8
16. h5 fxe5 (16... fxg5 17. Ng6+ hxg6 18. hxg6#) 17. Bxe7 $18) (14... Nd6 15.
Qg4 (15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Qf3 Ne4 $15) 15... f5 $13) 15. O-O-O $14 {[%csl Rb6,Ge5,
Re8,Gf5,Gg5] Weiß hat eine aktive Stellung, während Schwarz Probleme mit der
Figurenkoordination hat - seine Springer stehen weniger glücklich.} a6 {
Schwarz verteidigt sich gegen Nb5, so droht schon 16...f6.} (15... f6 $2 16.
Nb5 Qb4 17. Qe6+ Kh8 18. h5 $18) 16. Ng4 Rd8 (16... f6 17. Bf4 Qc6 18. h5 $14)
17. Rg3 {[%csl Gg3][%cal Gg3g8]} Kh8 18. e4 $1 {Weiß sprengt die
Zentrumstellung und bekommt eine dauerhafte Initiative.} dxe4 19. Nxe4 Qd5 20.
Qe5 (20. Qxd5 $6 Nxd5 21. Bxe7 Nxe7 22. Ne3 b5 $15 (22... f5 23. Nc5 f4 24. Rf3
$16)) 20... Rd7 $2 (20... Qxe5 $142 21. dxe5 (21. Nxe5 $2 f6 $19) 21... Rxd1+
22. Kxd1 f6 (22... Bxg5 23. hxg5 $16) 23. exf6 Nxf6 (23... gxf6 24. Bh6 Rg8 25.
Ne3 $14) 24. Ngxf6 gxf6 25. Bh6 Rg8 $11) 21. Bxe7 (21. Qxd5 Nxd5 22. Ne5 Rc7
23. Bxe7 Rxe7 (23... Nxe7 24. Rf3 Nd5 25. Rf5 Kg8 26. Ng6 fxg6 27. Rxd5 $14)
24. Nc3 Nef6 25. Nxc4 Rc8 $44) 21... Qxe5 22. dxe5 Rxe7 23. Nd6 {[%csl Gd6]} h5
(23... Nxd6 24. exd6 $16) 24. Ne3 Rxe5 25. Nxb7 {[%csl Rc4] Natürlich nimmt
Weiß den b7-Bauern, denn der c4P bleibt immer schwach.} (25. Nexc4 Nxc4 26.
Nxc4 Re4 $11 (26... Rc5 27. Rc3 $14)) 25... f6 26. Rf3 {[%cal Gf3f5,Gf5e5]
Weiß verbessert seine Turmstellung und nachfolgend kann er mit Rf5 den e5-Turm
tauschen.} Rf7 27. Nd6 Nxd6 28. Rxd6 {[%csl Rc4,Gd6][%cal Rd6a6]} Rb7 29. Rf5
Rxf5 30. Nxf5 {[%csl Gd6,Gf5] Die weißen Figuren stehen aktiv und der c4P ist
eine potenzielle Schwäche.} Na4 31. Rd2 c3 $6 (31... Rb4 32. Rc2 Nc5 $14) 32.
Rd8+ Kh7 33. b3 $16 Nc5 34. Kc2 {[%csl Rc3]} Rb4 35. Rd4 (35. Kxc3 Rf4 36. Rd5
Ne4+ 37. Kd3 Nxf2+ 38. Ke3 g5 $132) (35. g3 $16) 35... Rxd4 36. Nxd4 {[%csl
Rc3][%mdl 4096] Schwarz kann den c3-Bauern nicht verteidigen, wonach er sich
in einem unhaltbaren Endspiel befindet.} g5 {Schwarz möchte am Königsflügel
einige Gegenchancen finden.} (36... Ne4 37. f3 $16) 37. hxg5 (37. g3 $2 Ne4
$132) 37... fxg5 38. f3 Kg6 39. Kxc3 h4 40. a4 (40. Kc4 Nd7 41. Kd5 $16) 40...
g4 41. fxg4 Kg5 42. Kc4 Ne4 43. Kd5 Nc3+ 44. Kc6 Kxg4 45. Kb6 Kg3 (45... Nd1
46. Kxa6 Ne3 47. Nf3 Nxg2 48. Nxh4 $18) 46. Nf5+ $18 Kg4 47. Nxh4 {Weiß gibt
den Springer gegen den h-Bauern und gewinnt die Partie mit zwei verbundenen
Bauern.} Kxh4 48. Kxa6 Kg5 49. Kb6 {[%cal Ra4a5,Ra5a6]} 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.27"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Black "Goldin, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 {Statt dieser Fortsetzung
kann Schwarz mit 5...dxc4 in die Wiener Variante übergehen.} 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7.
Qb3 c5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. e3 (9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. Qxc3 Nd7 11. g3 $5 O-O 12. Bg2 Re8
13. O-O Rxe2 14. Rae1 Re6 15. Bh3 Re4 16. Nd2 Rxe1 17. Rxe1 Qd8 $11 {Vaganian,
R-Aleksandrov,A/Moscow 2002 (21)}) 9... O-O 10. dxc5 Bxc3+ 11. Qxc3 (11. bxc3
Be6 12. Nd4 Nd7 13. Qa3 (13. Qxb7 Nxc5 14. Qb2 Qg5 15. Qc2 Rac8 16. h4 Qe7 17.
Bd3 Bd7 18. Rc1 Rc7 19. g3 Ne4 $44 {1/2-1/2 Nikolic,P-Kacheishvili,G/Ohrid (19)
}) 13... Ne5 $1 14. Be2 Qg6 15. O-O-O Rfc8 $44 {Gagunashvili,M-Aleksandrov,A/
Batumi 2002 (22)}) 11... Qxc3+ 12. bxc3 {Weiß hat einen Bauern mehr, aber
seine Bauern auf der c-Linie sind schwach.} Be6 13. Bb5 $146 {Weiß möchte
entweder den Zug 13...a6 provozieren oder die Entwicklung des schwarze
Damenflügels stören.} (13. Nd4 Rc8 14. Rb1 Nd7 15. c4 (15. c6 $6 bxc6 16. Ba6
Rcb8 17. O-O Nc5 18. Be2 Ne4 19. Rxb8+ Rxb8 20. Nxc6 Rb2 21. Bd3 Rxa2 22. Rb1
g5 {0-1 Gaprindashvili,N-Dizdar,G/Dubai UAE 2002/(61)}) 15... Nxc5 16. Nxe6
fxe6 17. cxd5 exd5 18. Be2 Ne4 19. Bg4 Rc6 20. f3 Nc5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Tregubov,
P-Aleksandrov,A/Budva 2002/EXT 2003 (41)}) 13... Rc8 (13... a6 14. Ba4 Rc8 15.
Kd2 (15. Rb1 Ra7 16. Kd2 Rxc5 17. Rb6 Ra5 (17... Nd7 $2 18. Rxe6 $1 $18) 18.
Bb3 Nd7 19. Rd6 Kf8 20. Nd4 Ke7 21. Rc6 $11) 15... Rxc5 16. Rhb1 b5 17. Bc2 $14
{[%cal Ga2a4,Gf3d4]}) 14. Kd2 Rxc5 15. Rhb1 Rc7 $11 {[%csl Gc7][%cal Gb8c6]
[%mdl 256] Schwarz verteidigt prophylaktisch den b7-Bauern und möchte seine
Entwicklung mit 16...Nc6 beenden.} (15... Nc6 $6 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. Nd4 Rc4 18.
Rb4 $14) 16. Nd4 {[%csl Gd4] Weiß hat auf den ersten Blick einen
mikroskopischen Vorteil, denn seine Springerstellung auf d4 ist stark und der
d5P ist isoliert, aber der c3P ist auch schwach in der weißen Stellung.} Nc6
17. Bxc6 (17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. c4 $11) (17. Nxc6 bxc6 18. Ba6 Kf8 $11) 17... bxc6
{[%cal Gc6c5,Gc5d4]} 18. Rb2 {[%cal Ga1b1,Gb1b8]} (18. c4 c5 (18... dxc4 $6 19.
Nxe6 fxe6 20. Kc3 $16) 19. Nxe6 fxe6 $11) 18... c5 {Schwarz muss den Springer
von d4 verjagen.} 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Rab1 (20. c4 Kf7 $11) 20... Kf7 21. Rb7
Rac8 {Weiß kontrolliert die einzige offene Linie, aber es gibt dort keine
guten Eindringungsmöglichkeiten - Schwarz verteidigt alles.} 22. c4 Ke7 (22...
dxc4 $2 23. Kc3 $16) 23. cxd5 exd5 24. h4 $5 {[%cal Gh4h5,Gg2g4,Gf2f4] Weiß
mobilisiert seine Mehrheit am Königsflügel.} Kd6 {[%csl Gd6] Schwarz hat keine
Probleme, sein König steht aktiv im Zentrum.} 25. h5 Rf8 (25... Rxb7 26. Rxb7
Rc7 $11) 26. f4 Re8 27. R1b5 Rce7 (27... Rxb7 28. Rxb7 Re7 29. Rxe7 Kxe7 30. g4
$11) 28. Rxe7 Rxe7 {[%mdl 4096]} 29. Ra5 Kc6 (29... c4 $11) 30. a4 (30. Ra6+
Kb5 31. Rg6 Kc4 32. g4 Rb7 33. Kc2 $11) 30... c4 31. g4 {[%csl Gc4,Gf4,Gg4,Gh5]
Beide Spieler mobilisieren ihre Mehrheit.} Rb7 32. Rb5 (32. Kc2 Re7 33. Kd2 $11
) 32... Rxb5 33. axb5+ Kxb5 34. g5 Kc6 35. f5 Kd6 (35... hxg5 $4 36. f6 $18)
36. f6 Ke6 37. fxg7 Kf7 38. gxh6 a5 {Eine interessantes Endestellung - beide
Spieler müssen mit dem König in der Nähe der gegnerischen Bauern bleiben. Die
Stellung ist remis.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Carlos Torre Wimbledon 16th"]
[Site "Merida"]
[Date "2003.12.17"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Simutowe, Amon"]
[Black "Milov, Vadim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2424"]
[BlackElo "2574"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2003.12.17"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "MEX"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Simutowe} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 {Großmeister Milov spielt
gern die Ragozin-Variante des Damengambits.} 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 {Dieser
Zug wird oft gespielt, aber 6...h6 ist auch möglich.} 7. Qc2 {Dieser Damezug
ist sehr populär in der letzten Zeit. Jetzt schwächt 7...h6 die schwarze
Königsstellung, während im Falle von 7...c5 8.dxc5 nach 8...Qa5 der Läufer
nach d2 zurückkommen kann, weil e3 noch nicht gespielt wurde.} O-O 8. e3 {
Mit diesem Zug leitet Weiß in die Variante 7.e3 über.} (8. a3 {Das wäre die
konsequente Fortsetzung nach 7.Qc2.}) 8... c5 9. Bd3 Qa5 10. O-O c4 11. Bf5 Re8
12. Nd2 g6 13. Bh3 Bf8 {Dieser Zug wird selten gespielt, ich glaube, Schwarz
möchte die theoretischen Hauptlinien vermeiden. Die gewöhnliche Fortsetzung
ist 13...Bxc3, was die Grundidee der ganzen Variante füer Schwarz darstellt:
er tauscht den c3-Springer und möchte die weißfarbigen Felder, hier besonders
e4, kontrollieren. Die Idee des Textzugs besteht darin, mit 14...h6 den
g5-Läufer zu verjagen.} (13... Be7 14. Rae1 Nf8 15. Bxc8 Raxc8 16. f4 Qd8 17.
Qd1 Qd6 18. Qf3 N8d7 19. f5 {1-0 Pinter,J-Sharif,M/Luzern 1985/MCD (24)}) (
13... Bxc3 $5) 14. Rae1 {Dieser Zug ist etwas schablonenhaft - die Fortsetzung
14.a3 (mit der Idee 15.b4) bietet Weiß mehr Chancen auf Eröffnungsvorteil.} (
14. Rfe1 h6 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. Bxc8 Raxc8 17. e4 dxe4 18. Ndxe4 Nxe4 19. Rxe4
Rxe4 20. Qxe4 {1/2-1/2 Gruenfeld,E-Spielmann,R/Trencianske Teplice 1928/EXT 99
(20)}) (14. a3 $5 {[%cal Gb2b4]} h6 15. b4 cxb3 16. Nxb3 Qd8 17. Bxd7 Bxd7 18.
Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Nxd5 $16) 14... h6 (14... Bg7 {Simutowe} 15. b4 $1 {gives white
a slight advantage}) 15. Bxd7 (15. Bh4 g5 16. Bxd7 (16. Bg3 $4 g4 $19) 16...
Bxd7 17. Bg3 Be6 $13) (15. Bf4 Nh5 $13) 15... Nxd7 16. Bf4 Nf6 $11 {Schwarz
hat das Läuferpaar und obwohl seine Königsstellung ein wenig geschwächt ist,
hat er eine feste Stellung.} 17. f3 {Simutowe: 'prevents ...Bf5 and prepares
e3-e4 in future' Weiß bereitet den Zug 18.e4 vor.} (17. e4 Be6 $11) 17... Be6 (
17... Qb6 $11) 18. e4 Qb6 (18... dxe4 $2 19. fxe4 $16) 19. Be5 (19. Be3 $11)
19... Nd7 {[%cal Gb6g1,Gd7e5]} 20. Kh1 Nxe5 21. dxe5 Qc6 (21... d4 22. Nd5 Bxd5
23. exd5 Qa5 24. Ne4 Bg7 (24... Rxe5 25. Nf6+ Kg7 26. Rxe5 Kxf6 27. Rfe1 $16)
25. Qxc4 Rxe5 26. d6 $11) 22. exd5 Bxd5 23. Nxd5 Qxd5 24. Ne4 {[%csl Yf6][%cal
Re4f6,Rf6g8,Rf6d5]} (24. f4 Qd3 $11) 24... Qxe5 (24... Be7 25. f4 $14) 25. Qxc4
{Nach Vereinfachungen haben wir eine Stellung mit gleichen Chancen, wo die
Bauernstellung symmetrisch ist.} Rac8 (25... Qxb2 $2 {Simutowe} 26. Rb1 {
gives white more attacking chances and an advantage}) 26. Qa4 {Simutowe:
'Threatening Ne4-f6 and winning exchange on e8'} Re7 $5 {Mit diesem Zug
bereitet Schwarz die Turmdoppelung mit Rce8 oder Rec7 vor und droht 27...f5.} (
26... f5 $2 27. Nf6+ Qxf6 28. Rxe8 $18) 27. Re2 (27. Qxa7 {'??' Simutowe.} f5
$19 28. Ng3 {Simutowe} Qxe1 $19) 27... a6 28. Qd1 Rec7 {[%cal Gc8c1] Schwarz
hat starke Kontrolle auf der c-Linie.} 29. f4 Qf5 30. Ng3 (30. g4 $6 Qb5 $15)
30... Qd7 31. Rd2 Qc6 32. f5 $13 g5 33. f6 {Der f6P steht scheinbar aktiv,
aber im Endspiel kann er auch schwach sein.} Re8 34. Nf5 Re5 35. Rd8 Qxf6 36.
Ne3 Qc6 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (36... Qe7 $142 $13) 37. Nd5 $1 $16 {[%csl Rc7]} Rxd5
{Schwarz hat nichts Besseres, er muss die Qualität geben.} (37... Rc8 {'?'
Simutowe. Simutowe: 'loses after'} 38. Nf6+ Kh8 (38... Kg7 39. Rxc8 (39. Qd3 {
Simutowe} Qc2) (39. Qb1 {Simutowe} Qc2 (39... Qxf6 40. Rxc8 $1 {is better than}
(40. Rxf6 Rxd8)) 40. Rxc8 $18) 39... Qxc8 40. Qd3 $18) 39. Rxc8 Qxc8 40. Qd3
$18) 38. Rxd5 Bg7 39. Rd3 (39. b3 $16) 39... Kh7 (39... Bxb2 40. Rd6 $16 {
[%cal Rd6h6,Rd6c6]}) 40. Rd6 Qc2 41. Rd7 $1 (41. Qe1 Qxb2 42. Qe4+ Kg8 $132)
41... b5 42. h3 Qxd1 43. Rfxd1 {[%mdl 4096]} Rc2 44. Rxf7 Kg6 {Schwarz muss so
spielen, weil 45.Rdd7 drohte.} 45. Ra7 {Schwarz hat einfach die Qualität
weniger, ohne Bauernvorteil.} Rc6 46. b3 h5 47. g4 h4 48. Rd8 {[%cal Rd8g8,
Rg8g6]} Be5 49. Rda8 {[%cal Ra8a6,Ra6g6]} Rc3 50. Rxa6+ $18 Kf7 51. R8a7+ Bc7
52. Kg2 Ke7 53. Rb7 b4 54. Rxb4 (54. Raa7 {Simutowe} Kd6 55. Rxc7 Rxc7 56. Rxc7
Kxc7 57. Kf3 Kd6 58. Ke4 Ke6 59. Kd4 Kd6 60. Kc4 Ke5 61. Kxb4 Kf4 62. a4 Kg3
63. a5 Kxh3 64. a6 Kxg4 65. a7 {also wins}) 54... Rg3+ 55. Kf2 Rxh3 56. Ra7 Kd6
57. Ra6+ Kd5 58. Rb5+ Ke4 59. Ra4+ Kd3 60. Rd5+ Kc2 61. Rc5+ {[%cal Rc5c7,
Rc5c2]} 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 5th"]
[Site "Antalya"]
[Date "2004.05.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Istratescu, Andrei"]
[Black "Milov, Vadim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2587"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2004.05.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. e3 c5 8.
Bb5 {Das ist eine Nebenfortsetzung - die Hauptvariante ist 8.Bd3.} Qb6 {
Dieser Damezug wird gern von Großmeister Milov gespielt, aber 8...Qa5 scheint
mir besser. Ich muss anmerken, dass zwei Runden später Ivanchuk 8...Qa5 gegen
Istratescu spielte.} (8... Qa5 9. Bxd7+ (9. O-O $5 Bxc3 10. Bxd7+ Bxd7 $5 11.
Bxf6 Bb5 12. Bxg7 Rg8 13. bxc3 Bxf1 14. Qb1 $1 $44 {0-1 Atalik,S-Aleksandrov,A/
Budva 2003/CBM 96 ext/[Atalik] (53)}) 9... Nxd7 10. O-O Bxc3 (10... c4 11. Qc2
(11. e4 $2 {Dieser Zug führt zu einer schlechten Stellung.} Bxc3 12. bxc3 dxe4
13. Qe2 Qd5 14. Rfe1 O-O $1 {Das ist die richtige Moment, Schwarz gibt seinen
Bauern auf.} 15. Qxe4 Qxe4 16. Rxe4 Nb6 $15 {1/2-1/2 Atalik,S-Aleksandrov,A/
Istanbul 2003/CBM 96/[Atalik] (45) Dank seinem Spiel auf den hellen Feldern
hat Schwarz dauerhaften Vorteil.}) 11... O-O 12. Rfc1 (12. Bh4 Re8 13. Rfe1 Nf8
14. Nd2 Bd7 15. Rac1 b5 16. f3 Bc6 17. Bf2 Ne6 18. Nf1 Rad8 {0-1 Nep,R-Milov,V/
Amsterdam 2000/CBM 77 ext (34)}) 12... Nb6 $13) 11. bxc3 O-O (11... c4 12. Qc2
$14 {Das ist die richtige Zugfolge für Weiß.}) 12. Qc2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nb6 14.
Qc5 Nc4 15. Rfc1 {1/2-1/2 Istratescu,A-Ivanchuk,V/Antalya TUR 2004/(15)}) 9.
Bxd7+ (9. Bxf6 Qxb5 10. Bxg7 Rg8 11. Be5 Rxg2 12. Bg3 Nf6 $13) 9... Nxd7 (9...
Bxd7 $2 10. dxc5 $1 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Qxc5 12. Bxf6 $16 gxf6 13. O-O Rg8 14. Qd3
Qc4 15. Qxc4 dxc4 16. Rfe1 O-O-O 17. Nd4 {1-0 Lerner,K-Tal,M/Moscow 1983/
URS-ch (45)}) 10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 h6 12. Bh4 (12. Bf4 O-O 13. Qc2 Qe6 14. a4
b6 15. Rfb1 Ba6 16. a5 Rfc8 17. axb6 axb6 18. h3 {1/2-1/2 Moiseenko,A-Milov,V/
Geneve 2004/CBM 98 ext (18)}) 12... O-O {Ein typisches Bild in der
Ragozin-Variante - es gibt ungleichfarbige Läufer auf dem Brett, Weiß spielt
hauptsächlich auf den in dunklen Feldern, Schwarz auf den weißfarbigen Feldern.
} 13. a4 $5 $146 {Das ist die - zu Hause vorbereitete - Verbesserung. Mit dem
Textzug möchte Weiß die schwarzen Bauern am Damenflügel blockieren und Raum
gewinnen.} (13. Rc1 Qe6 14. Qb3 b6 15. Rfd1 Bb7 16. a4 c4 17. Qa3 a5 18. Ra1
Bc6 19. Bg3 Ra7 20. Qb2 Rb7 21. Rdb1 Ra8 22. h3 Ra6 {1/2-1/2 Lerner,K-Pytel,K/
Jurmala 1983/MCD (76)}) 13... Re8 14. a5 Qc6 15. Qb3 c4 (15... b5 $5 16. axb6
axb6 17. Rxa8 Qxa8 $11) 16. Qb4 $14 {[%csl Ga5,Gb4] Weiß hat positionellen
Druck am Damenflügel und es ist nicht leicht für Schwarz die Entwicklung zu
beenden.} Nf8 (16... b5 17. axb6 axb6 18. Bg3 $14) 17. Rfb1 {[%cal Gb1b7] Weiß
verhindert die Entwicklung des c8-Läufers.} (17. Ne5 Qe6 18. Bg3 f6 19. Nf3)
17... f6 18. Bg3 Ng6 19. Qd6 Bd7 (19... Qxd6 20. Bxd6 Kf7 21. Nd2 $14 {[%cal
Ge3e4]}) 20. h3 Rad8 21. Qc7 Bc8 22. a6 $1 {Weiß gewinnt weiter Raum am
Damenflügel und verschlimmt die schwarze Bauernstruktur.} Rd7 $8 23. Qxc6 bxc6
24. Rb8 {[%csl Gb8][%cal Gb8g8] Weiß hat deutlichen positionellen Druck am
Damenflügel, während - mit weniger Raum - Schwarz Schwierigkeiten mit der
Figurenkoordination hat.} Kf7 25. Ne1 $1 {[%cal Ge1c2,Gc2b4][%mdl 32] Mit
diesem Springermanöver (Ne1-Nc2-Nb4) zielt Weiß auf den c6-Bauern.} Ne7 26. Nc2
Nf5 27. Bh2 {[%csl Rc8,Gh2][%cal Gh2b8] Natürlich, Weiß lässt sich den Stolz
seiner Stellung, den dunkelfarbigen Läufer, nicht tauschen. Der Läufer des
Schwarzen spielte bis jetzt nur die Züge 19...Bd7 und 21...Bc8.} Nd6 28. Bxd6 {
Endlich tauscht Weiß den Läufer von selbst, was ist auch gut, aber die
Alternative 28.Nb4 wäere ebenfalls möglich.} (28. Nb4 Nb5 29. Nxc6 Nxc3 30. Ra8
$16) 28... Rxd6 29. Nb4 $16 {[%csl Ra7,Gb4,Rc6][%cal Ra1a5,Ra5c5,Rc5c6] Der
b4N steht ausgezeichnet - er verteidigt den eigenen Bauern auf a6 und greift
den c6-Bauern an.} Bf5 30. Rb7+ Re7 31. Ra5 Bc8 32. Rb8 Rc7 33. Rc5 {[%csl Gb4,
Gb8,Gc5] Weiß hat ein großes positionelles Übergewicht.} Ke7 34. e4 $1 {
Mit diesem Durchbruch erhöht Weiß seinen Positionsvorteil.} dxe4 35. d5 {
[%csl Rc6]} (35. Rxc4 Be6 36. Rc5 Kd7 $14) 35... f5 36. dxc6 Be6 (36... Rd1+
37. Kh2 Kd6 38. Rxc4 g5 39. Rd4+ Rxd4 40. cxd4 $16) 37. Rcb5 {[%cal Rb5b7,
Rb7e7]} Bc8 (37... Rd8 38. R5b7 Rxb8 39. Rxc7+ $18) 38. Nd5+ $2 {Nach diesem
Zug kann Schwarz das Spiel verlängern.} (38. R5b7 $1 Bxb7 (38... Kd8 39. Ra8
$18) 39. axb7 $18) 38... Rxd5 39. Rxd5 Rxc6 {Schwarz hat einen Bauern für die
Qualität, was eigentlich einige Rettungschancen geben sollte, aber seine
Stellung ist passiv.} 40. Ra8 Rc7 (40... Bxa6 41. Rxf5 $18) 41. Kf1 Ke6 42. Rd2
Bxa6 43. Ra2 Bc8 44. R8xa7 Rxa7 45. Rxa7 {[%mdl 4096]} Kf6 46. h4 f4 (46... g5)
47. Rc7 Be6 48. h5 g6 (48... Bf7 49. Rc5 $16) 49. hxg6 Kxg6 50. Rc5 {[%csl Gc5,
Rg6][%cal Gc5h5] Der c5R schneidet den schwarzen König ab.} h5 51. g3 Bh3+ 52.
Ke1 Bf5 (52... fxg3 53. fxg3 Be6 54. Kf2 $18 {[%csl Rc4,Re4,Rh5][%cal Gf2e3]
Alle drei schwarze Bauern sind schwach.}) 53. gxf4 (53. Rxc4 Kg5 54. Rc7 $18)
53... h4 54. Kf1 Be6 55. Rg5+ (55. f3 exf3 56. Kf2 $18) 55... Kf6 56. Rh5 h3
57. Kg1 Bg4 58. Rg5 Be2 59. Kh2 Bf1 60. Kg3 Bg2 61. Rh5 {Droht 62.Rxh3 und
Schwarz hat keine Verteidigung.} Kg6 62. Rxh3 $18 (62. Rxh3 Bxh3 63. Kxh3 Kf5
64. Kg3 $18) 1-0

[Event "Linares Anibal op 08th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2001.01.11"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kempinski, Robert"]
[Black "Milov, Vadim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2543"]
[BlackElo "2604"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2001.01.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 {GM Milov spielt gerne die sogenannte
Ragosin Variante, die eigentlich ein Hybrid aus Damengambit und Nimzoindischer
Verteidigung darstellt.} 5. Qa4+ {Die Hauptfortsetzung lautet 5.cxd5 exd5 6.
Bg5 oder 5.Bg5.} (5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Qa4+ Nc6 9. e3 O-O 10.
Be2 a6 11. O-O Be6 12. Rfc1 Bd6 13. Qd1 Rae8 14. Na4 Nd8 15. Nc5 Bc8 {
Yermolinsky,A-Milov,V/Groningen 75/(390) 1998/Inf 75 (31)}) 5... Nc6 6. Bd2 {
Das ist eine selten gespielte, hausgemachte Variante von Weiß.} (6. a3 Bxc3+ 7.
bxc3 O-O 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Ne4 11. Qc2 h5 12. Ne5 h4 13. Nxc6 bxc6
14. f3 Nd6 15. Bxd6 cxd6 16. e4 Qf6 {1/2-1/2 Van Wely,L-Milov,V/Biel 2000/CBM
79 (37)}) (6. Ne5 Bd7 7. Nxd7 Qxd7 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Ne4 10. Qc2 O-O 11. e3
Na5 12. Bd3 f5 13. cxd5 exd5 14. a4 c5 15. Ba3 Rf6 16. Bxc5 Nxc5 17. dxc5 Rc8
18. O-O Rxc5 {1/2-1/2 Sokolov,I-Milov,V/Istanbul 2000/EXT 2001 (39)}) 6... O-O
7. e3 dxc4 (7... a6 8. Qc2 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Bd6 10. O-O e5 11. dxe5 {1/2-1/2
Kempinski,R-Kacheishvili,G/Guarapuava 1995/Juniors (11)}) (7... Bd7 8. Qc2 Re8
9. Rd1 Bf8 10. a3 a6 11. Bd3 {1-0 Dolezal,J-Florian,J/Kosice 1961/MCD (39)}) (
7... Bxc3 8. Bxc3 Ne4 9. Bd3 $14) 8. Bxc4 Bd6 {Das ist eine übliche Strategie
für Schwarz. Er möchte e6-e5 durchsetzen.} (8... a6 9. Qc2 $14) 9. Nb5 {
[%mdl 32] Weiß rochiert (noch) nicht, er möchte die Platzierung seines Königs
an der Spielweise von Schwarz ausrichten.} (9. O-O $6 e5 {Dieser Zug ist
stärker, wenn sich der weiße König am Königsflügel befindet.} 10. d5 (10. dxe5
Nxe5 11. Nxe5 (11. Be2 Nxf3+ 12. Bxf3 Bxh2+ 13. Kxh2 Qxd2 $17) 11... Bxe5 12.
Rad1 Bxh2+ 13. Kxh2 Ng4+ 14. Kg3 (14. Kg1 Qh4 $19) 14... Qd6+ 15. f4 Qg6 $40)
10... e4 $36) 9... e5 (9... a6 $5 10. Nxd6 cxd6 11. O-O Bd7 $11 {Weiß hat
vielleicht dank des Läuferpaares einen mikroskopisch kleinen Vorteil , aber
die Bauernstruktur ist symmetrisch und Schwarz hat keine Schwächen.}) 10. Nxd6
(10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 $11) 10... Qxd6 (10... cxd6 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Bc3
Qe7 $11) 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Qxe5 13. Bc3 (13. O-O Ng4 (13... Qxb2) 14. f4
Qxb2 $17) 13... Qg5 14. O-O-O $14 {Weiß verfügt über ein starkes Läuferpaar
und Angriffschancen am Königsflügel.} (14. O-O $2 Bh3 $19) 14... Bf5 $6 {
Dieser Zug ist scheinbar stark, denn Schwarz nimmt die Diagonale h7-b1 unter
seine Kontrolle. In Wirklichkeit aber steht der Läufer nicht besonders gut auf
f5.} (14... Be6 $5 {Dieser Zug scheint mir logisch - Schwarz möchte den
starken Bc4 neutralisieren.}) (14... Qxg2 $4 15. Bxf6 $18) 15. h4 $1 Qg6 (15...
Qh6 16. Qb5 Be6 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. Qxb7 Nd5 19. Rxd5 Rfb8 (19... exd5 20. Qxd5+
Kh8 21. Qg5 Qxg5 22. hxg5 Kg8 23. f4 $14) 20. Qxa8 Rxa8 21. Rd7 $16) 16. f3 {
Dieser Bauernzug ist stark - Weiß kann anschließend entweder e3-e4 oder g2-g4
ziehen.} c6 17. g4 {[%mdl 128]} b5 (17... Bxg4 18. Bd3 Bf5 19. e4 $18 (19. Rhg1
Bxd3 20. Rxg6 Bxg6 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. Qf4 $18)) 18. gxf5 Qh6 (18... Qxf5 19. Qa5
$18 {[%cal Ga5f5]}) 19. Qa6 (19. Qc2 bxc4 20. Bd4 $14 {[%csl Gd4]}) 19... bxc4
(19... Qxe3+ 20. Kb1 (20. Bd2 $2 Qc5 $17) 20... bxc4 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. Qxc6 (
22. Rhg1+ Kh8 23. Qxc6 Qb6 24. Qxc4 $16) 22... Qb6 23. Qxc4 $16) 20. Kb1 Qh5 {
[%cal Rh5f5,Rf5b1]} (20... Qxe3) 21. Qxc6 (21. Bxf6 $2 Qxf5+ 22. e4 Qxf6 23.
Qxc4 Rab8 $15) 21... Qxf5+ 22. Ka1 {[%csl Gc3] Weiß hat einen ausgezeichneten
Bc3, während der Nf6 weniger aktiv steht. Zudem steht der weiße König sehr
viel sicherer als sein Gegenüber.} Rac8 23. Qd6 {[%csl Gd6][%cal Gd1d8,Gc3g7]
Weiß kontrolliert die wichtigsten Felder und dominiert das Brett.} Nh5 {
Schwarz moechte den weise positionelle Druck neutralisieren.} (23... Qxf3 $2
24. Rhf1 Qc6 25. Rxf6 gxf6 (25... Qxd6 26. Rfxd6) 26. Rg1+ $18) 24. Rhg1 f6 {
[%csl Rh5] Weiß droht jetzt zwar nichts Konkretes, aber der Nh5 steht enorm
passiv.} 25. f4 {Droht 26.Rd5 mit Figurengewinn.} Qe4 26. a3 Rf7 27. Qd2 {
Das ist ein sehr schlauer Zug - Weiß möchte anschließend Bd4 und Qa5 ziehen.}
Re8 28. Bd4 {[%csl Gd4]} (28. Qe2 $2 Nxf4 $17) 28... Qe6 29. Qa5 $1 {[%cal
Ra5h5]} f5 30. Be5 {[%csl Ge5] Interessant - der schwarzfeldrige Läufer rückt
vor.} Rd7 (30... Nf6 31. Rd6 $14) 31. Qc5 (31. Rxd7 $5 Qxd7 32. Qa6 Rc8 33. Qh6
Qd1+ (33... Qf7 34. Rg5 $18) 34. Rxd1 gxh6 35. Rd6 $16) 31... Rxd1+ 32. Rxd1
Qf7 (32... Rc8 33. Qxa7 $16) 33. Rc1 Nf6 34. Qxc4 $16 {Weiß hat einen
Mehrbauern und dank seines starkes Läufers auch positionellen Vorteil.} Nd5 (
34... Qxc4 35. Rxc4 $16) 35. Rg1 (35. Qd4 $5 g6 36. h5 $18) 35... g6 $6 (35...
Nf6) 36. Qd4 (36. h5 $2 Nxe3 37. Qxf7+ Kxf7 38. hxg6+ hxg6 $11) 36... Rc8 37.
h5 $18 {Nach diesem Zug ist Schwarz hilflos - sein Königsflügel ist nicht mehr
zu verteidigen.} Rc6 38. hxg6 Rxg6 (38... hxg6 39. Rh1 Kf8 40. Rh8+ Ke7 41.
Qxa7+ $18) 39. Rc1 Qb7 (39... Nb6 40. e4 (40. Qd8+ Qf8 41. Qxf8+ Kxf8 42. Rc7
$16) 40... fxe4 41. Qxe4 $18) 40. Rd1 Ne7 41. Qc4+ {[%csl Rg8][%cal Rc4g8]} 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0405"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2005.04.10"]
[Round "15.1"]
[White "Khenkin, Igor"]
[Black "Landa, Konstantin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2587"]
[BlackElo "2571"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[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 "Tegernsee"]
[BlackTeam "Muelheim Nord"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 {Landa spielt gerne die
Ragozin-Variante.} 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Qb3 {Die andere
Variante wäre 8.Rc1.} c5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Bxc3+ 11. Qxc3 (11. bxc3 Be6 12.
Nd4 Nd7 13. Qa3 Qe7 $13) 11... Qxc3+ 12. bxc3 Nd7 {Dieser Springerzug ist gut
spielbar, aber 12...Be6 ist ebenfalls in Erwägung zu ziehen.} (12... Be6 13.
Bb5 (13. Nd4 Rc8 14. Rb1 Nd7 15. c4 Nxc5 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. cxd5 exd5 18. Be2
Ne4 19. Bg4 Rc6 20. f3 Nc5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Tregubov,P-Aleksandrov,A/Budva 2002/
EXT 2003 (41)}) 13... Rc8 14. Kd2 Rxc5 15. Rhb1 Rc7 $11 {[%csl Gc7][%cal Gb8c6]
1/2-1/2 Vaganian,R-Goldin,A/Mallorca 2004/CBM 104/[Ribli] (38)}) 13. Rd1 Nxc5 (
13... Nf6) 14. Rxd5 b6 {Ein typisches Bild in der Ragozin Variante: Weiß hat
einen Bauern mehr, aber seine Bauernstruktur und der Pc3 sind schwach.} 15. Rd4
(15. c4 Ba6 (15... Bb7 16. Rd4 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Rad8 (17... Rfd8 18. Rd5 Ne6 19.
Bd3 Nc7 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Ke2 Ne6 22. Be4 Nc5 23. Bd5 {1-0 Kosyrev,
V-Belozerov,A/Internet 2004/CBM 102 ext (51)}) 18. Kd2 Ne6 19. Rxd8 (19. Rd5
Nc7) 19... Rxd8+ 20. Kc3 Nc5 21. Be2 Kf8 22. Rg1 g5 (22... Rc8) 23. h4 f6 24.
Kc2 Rd6 {1/2-1/2 Malakhov,V-Delchev,A/Istanbul 2003/(67)}) 16. Nd4 Rfc8 17. f3
Nb7 18. Nb5 {1/2-1/2 Khenkin,I-Aleksandrov,A/Herceg Novi 2001/}) 15... Be6 (
15... Bb7 16. Bc4 Rac8 17. O-O Rc7 (17... Ne4 18. Ne5 Rc7 19. Rc1 b5 20. Bb3
Nxc3 21. Kf1 $14) 18. Rfd1 Ne6 19. Bxe6 fxe6 20. Rd7 Rxd7 21. Rxd7 Rf7 22. Rxf7
Kxf7 23. Kf1 $18 {1-0 Grivas,E-Ehlvest,J/Panormo 2002/(58)}) 16. Bc4 (16. c4
Rac8 17. Be2 Rc7 (17... Nb7 18. Nd2 Na5 $44) 18. Kd2 Rfc8 19. Rb1 Nb7 20. Kc3
Na5 21. Nd2 Nc6 22. Rd6 Kf8 23. Rb5 Ke7 24. Rd3 Na5 25. Rd4 Nb7 26. Rb4 Nd6 27.
a4 Nf5 28. Re4 Nd6 29. Rd4 Nf5 {1/2-1/2 Voloshin,L-Gerzhoy,L/Pardubice 2001/
(31)}) 16... Bxc4 (16... Rac8 17. O-O Bxc4 18. Rxc4 b5 19. Rb4 a6 20. Nd4 Na4
$11 {1/2-1/2 Ambarcumjan,A-Tompa,J/Cappelle la Grande 1991/EXT 97 (42)}) (16...
Rfc8 $5) 17. Rxc4 Rfc8 18. Nd2 (18. Rd4 Ne6 19. Rd3 Rc4 20. Nd4 Nc5 21. Rd2 Ne4
22. Rb2 Nxc3 23. Kd2 Rac8 24. Ra1 Kf8 {0-1 Padevsky,N-Langeweg,K/Amsterdam
1972/MCL 07 (49)}) 18... b5 $11 {[%mdl 4] Schwarz vertreibt den Turm von c4
und greift den c3-Bauern an.} 19. Rd4 Ne6 20. Rd3 Nc5 21. Rd5 (21. Rd4 Ne6)
21... Na4 22. Rxb5 Nxc3 23. Rb2 (23. Ra5 Nxa2 24. O-O $11) 23... Nxa2 {[%mdl
64] Mit diesem Zug gewinnt Schwarz einen Bauern zurück und gleicht die
Stellung aus.} 24. O-O Nc3 25. Ra1 a5 26. g3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Najdorf Memorial 11th"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "2000.09.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Milov, Vadim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2626"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2000.09.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 {Das ist die sogenannte
Ragozin-Variante, die in den vierziger Jahren sehr populär war. . Das ist eine
spezielle Mischung aus dem Damengambit und der Nimzoindischen Verteidigung, in
der Schwarz prinzipiell um die Herrschaft über das Feld e4 kämpft.} 5. Bg5 {
Die andere Hauptvariante ist 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5.} Nbd7 (5... dxc4 {Auf diese
Weise kann Schwarz die scharfe Wiener Variante herbeiführen.}) 6. cxd5 exd5 7.
Qc2 O-O (7... h6 8. Bh4 c5 9. e3 Qa5 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O c4 12. Bf5 $14) (7...
c5 8. dxc5 Qa5 9. Bd2 $14) 8. a3 Bxc3+ (8... Be7 9. e3 $14 {Wir haben eine gut
bekannte Stellung der Abtauschvariante des Damengambits vor uns, aber mit
einem Mehrtempo für Weiß - denn Schwarz spielte 4...Bb4 und 8...Be7.}) 9. Qxc3
h6 (9... c6 10. e3 (10. Nd2 $5) 10... h6 (10... Qe8 11. Nd2 (11. Qc2 Ne4 12.
Bf4 Qe7 13. Bd3 f5 14. h4 Ndf6 15. Ne5 Nh5 16. g3 Be6 17. Qd1 Nxf4 18. gxf4 c5
19. dxc5 Nxc5 20. Nf3 d4 21. Nxd4 Rad8 22. Bc2 Bd5 23. Rg1 Be4 24. Bxe4 Qxe4
25. Kf1 {1-0 Van Wely,L-Giorgadze,G/Frankfurt 1999/EXT 2000 (59)}) 11... Ne4
12. Nxe4 {1/2-1/2 Garcia Ilundain,D-Giorgadze,G/Barcelona ESP 2000/The Week in
Chess 301 (12)}) (10... Qb6 11. Qb4 Ne4 12. Bf4 Qd8 13. Be2 a5 14. Qa4 c5 15.
Qc2 c4 16. Bxc4 dxc4 17. Qxe4 $16 {1/2-1/2 Lutz,C-Blatny,P/Germany 1995/
GER-chT (42)}) 11. Bh4 Qe8 (11... g5 12. Bg3 Ne4 13. Qc2 h5 14. Nd2 Nxd2 15.
Qxd2 h4 16. Bd6 Re8 17. Bd3 Nf6 18. Bb4 a5 19. Bc3 Ne4 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. f3 Qd5
22. O-O {1/2-1/2 Bozinovic,B-Kovacevic,V/Kastel Stari 1997/CBM 57 ext (49)})
12. Bd3 Ne4 13. Qc2 Nb6 14. O-O Bf5 15. a4 Qe6 16. Nd2 Nd6 17. Nb3 Bxd3 18.
Qxd3 Nf5 19. Nc5 Qg6 20. Bg3 Nxg3 21. hxg3 Qxd3 22. Nxd3 Nc4 {1/2-1/2 Markos,
J-Luther,T/Istanbul TUR 2000/The Week in Chess 313 (40)}) 10. Bh4 c6 11. Nd2 $5
$146 {[%mdl 8] Eine interessante Idee - Weiß spielt (noch) nicht e2-e3,
sondern möchte mit f2-f3 den Springerzug Ne4 verhindern.} (11. e3 Qe8 12. Bd3
Ne4 13. Qc2 Nb6 14. O-O Bf5 15. Rfe1 Qe6 16. Nd2 Nd6 17. f3 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Nbc4
19. Nxc4 Nxc4 20. b3 Nd6 21. Rac1 Rfe8 22. Bg3 Nf5 23. Bf2 Rad8 {0-1 Pelletier,
Y-Milov,V/Biel 1993/TD (67)}) 11... Qe8 {Die schwarze Dame geht aus der
Fesslung auf der Diagonale h4-d8.} (11... g5 12. Bg3 Ne4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. h4 (
14. e3 Nb6 $13 {[%cal Gb6d5]}) 14... Nb6 15. hxg5 Nd5 16. Qc2 Qa5+ 17. Qd2 $1 (
17. Kd1 $6 e3 $1 $13 18. gxh6 Bf5 19. h7+ (19. Qxf5 $4 Qd2#) 19... Kh8 20. Qc1
Qa4+ 21. Ke1 Qa5+ 22. Kd1 $11 (22. b4 $2 Nxb4 23. axb4 Qxb4+ 24. Kd1 Qxd4+ 25.
Ke1 Qb4+ 26. Kd1 Rfd8+ $19)) 17... Qxd2+ 18. Kxd2 hxg5 19. e3 $14) 12. f3 Qe6
13. e3 Nb6 14. Bf2 (14. O-O-O) 14... Nh5 15. g4 (15. O-O-O f5 $13) 15... Nf4
16. O-O-O $14 {Weiß hat das Läuferpaar und das bessere Figurenspiel. In der
Folge kann er im Zentrum mit e3-e4 aktiv werden.} Ng6 17. Bd3 Bd7 18. Kb1 {
Das ist immer ein nützlicher prophylaktischer Zug - Weiß vermeidet mögliche
Unannehmlichkeiten auf der c-Linie.} Na4 19. Qc2 c5 $5 {Ich bin mir nicht
sicher, ob diese Fortsetzung korrekt ist. Schwarz möchte nicht abwarten,
sondern strebt sofort Gegenspiel an.} 20. dxc5 Rac8 21. e4 $1 {[%cal Gf2c5]} (
21. Bf5 Qe7 22. Bxd7 Qxd7 23. Ne4 f5 24. gxf5 Qxf5 25. Qxa4 dxe4 $13) 21... d4
$5 {Schwarz opfert einen weiteren Bauer, aber auf diese Weise werden die
weißen Figuren (Bd3 und Nd2) etwas passiv.} (21... dxe4 22. Nxe4 $16 {[%csl
Gd3,Ge4]}) 22. Bxd4 Qe7 {[%cal Ge7c5]} 23. Nb3 b6 {[%cal Gc8c2]} 24. Ba6 Rc7
25. c6 $6 {Es ist klar, dass Weiß einen Bauern zurückgeben muss, aber nach der
Partiefortsetzung bekommt Schwarz die offene c-Linie.} (25. h4 Nxc5 26. Nxc5
bxc5 27. Qc3 $16 {[%cal Gc3c7]}) 25... Rxc6 26. Qd2 Rd6 $1 {[%cal Gd6d1] Die
Oppisition von Turm und Dame ist unangenehm für Weiß - es droht Be6 und Rfd8.}
27. Qb4 Ne5 28. Bb5 $2 (28. Bxe5 Qxe5 {[%cal Re5b2,Rb2b1]} 29. Rd4 $16) 28...
Bxb5 29. Qxb5 Nxf3 $1 {[%mdl 64]} 30. Qxa4 Qxe4+ 31. Ka2 Rfd8 {[%cal Rd8d1]
Schwarz hat nur einen Bauern für die Figur, aber Weiß sieht sich vor Problemen
bei der Koordination seiner Figuren. Er muss die Figur zurück geben.} 32. h3 $1
(32. Rhf1 Nxd4 33. Rfe1 Qxg4 34. Re8+ Rxe8 35. Qxe8+ Kh7 {[%cal Gg4d1]} 36.
Rxd4 Rxd4 37. Nxd4 Qxd4 38. Qxf7 $17) 32... Qe6 {[%cal Ge6a2]} (32... Nxd4 $2 {
Dieses Schlagen des Läufers kommt zu früh.} 33. Rhe1 Qf4 34. Re8+ Rxe8 (34...
Kh7 35. Rxd8 Rxd8 36. Rxd4 $18) 35. Qxe8+ Kh7 36. Qa4 b5 37. Qb4 a5 38. Rxd4
$18) 33. Ka1 Qd7 34. Qa6 (34. Qxd7 R8xd7 35. Rhe1 Nxe1 (35... Nxd4 36. Nxd4
Rxd4 37. Rxd4 Rxd4 38. Re8+ Kh7 39. Re7 {Wir haben nach Zugumstellung dieselbe
Stellung wie in der Partie nach 35...Nxe1.}) 36. Rxe1 Rxd4 37. Nxd4 Rxd4 38.
Re8+ Kh7 39. Re7 Kg6 40. Rxa7 Rd3 41. Rb7 Rxh3 42. Rxb6+ Kg5 $17) 34... Nxd4
35. Rxd4 Rxd4 36. Nxd4 Qxd4 37. Qxa7 {Endlich hat Weiß das materielle
Gleichgewicht wiederhergestellt.} Re8 $15 {Schwarz hat etwas bessere Chancen,
weil die weiße Dame etwas passiv auf a7 steht. Schwarz Hingegen hat starke
Kontrolle über die d- und e- Linie.} 38. Rf1 Qc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "NED-chT playoff"]
[Site "Breda"]
[Date "1996.05.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Barsov, Alexei"]
[Black "Rogers, Ian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Rogers,I"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1996.05.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Rc1 {
Waarschijnlijk de beste zet, omdat nu 7...c5 8.a3 Bxc3+ 9.Rxc3 goed voor wit
is. Maar 7.Rc1 is niet zo sterk als zijn therotetische reputatie, want wit
wordt in een saaie ruil variant van het Damegambiet gelokt, zoals in de partij.
} c6 8. e3 O-O 9. Bd3 Be7 $1 10. Qc2 Re8 11. O-O Nf8 {Van uit een theoretische
perspectief, wit kan heel tevreden zijn - hij heeft nu en normaalstelling met
en extra zet, Rc1. Wits probleem is dat hij maar twee echte goede plannen
heeft: 12.Rb1 /\13.b4 en een minderheidsaanval, en 12.Rce1 /\13.Ne5, 14.f4, en
als zwart 12...Ne4 speelt, dan kan wit 13.Bxe7 Qxe7 14.Bxe4 dxe4 15.Nd2 f5 16.
f3 proberen. Maar met een toren al op c1, wil niemand opnieuw met zijn toren
spelen. Tenminste tegen mij, speelt iedereen 12.a3 of 13.h3, in de hoop dat de
toren nuttig op c1 zal zijn. Na een kwartiertje denken, vormt Barsov hierop
geen uitzondering.} 12. h3 Be6 13. Bxf6 {(=) Met een remise aanbod. Echter ik
ben niet uit Australie gevlogen voor een remise in dertien zetten.} Bxf6 14. b4
a6 15. a4 Qd6 16. Rb1 ({Het leek Barsov dat} 16. b5 cxb5 $5 17. axb5 a5 18. Na4
Rec8 19. Qa2 Nd7 {te gecompliceerd was. Het is duidelijk dat de
middenspelboeken van Euwe en Kramer geen Uzbekistaanse vertaling hebben, want
een goede student van Euwe en Kramer zal zo'n variant nooit analyseren - het
is te antipositioneel. Inderdaad, ik, opgevoed met Euwe en Kramer als jongen,
heb 16...cxb5 nooit overwegen. Maar misschien heeft Barsov gelijk - het lijkt
me nu dat 16...cxb5 niet zo slecht is.}) 16... h6 17. Rfc1 Bd7 18. b5 a5 $1 ({
Veel sterker dan} 18... axb5 19. axb5 {. Nu kan wit niet Na4-c5 spelen en ook
kan het steunpunt op b4 wel eens nuttig zijn.}) 19. bxc6 bxc6 20. Bf5 $1 ({
Hier wilde Barsov} 20. e4 {spelen, maar hij zag dat} Bxd4 $1 21. Nxd4 dxe4 {
goed voor zwart is. De partij zet is heel logisch - zonder de loper op d7 zal
de pion op c6 echt zwak zijn.}) 20... Ne6 21. Ne2 Reb8 22. Nf4 $5 ({Heel
ambitieus, maar na het normaal} 22. Bxe6 Qxe6 23. Nf4 Qe7 24. Nd3 Bf5 $5 25.
Qc3 Rxb1 26. Rxb1 c5 $1 {heeft zwart geen problemen meer.}) 22... Nxf4 23. Bxd7
Qxd7 24. exf4 Rb4 25. Rxb4 {Voor deze zet had Barsov nog tien minuten maar hij
dacht zeven belangrijke minuten over deze zet en besloot op winst te spelen.}
axb4 26. Ne5 ({Natuurlijk is} 26. Qxc6 {inmiddelijk remise, maar Barsov dacht
dat hij een beetje beter stond.}) 26... Bxe5 27. fxe5 Ra6 28. Rb1 $6 {Nog een
minuut verloren, en een foutje gemaakt.} ({Tegen} 28. Qb3 {zag ik niet beter
dan} Qa7 29. Qxb4 Rxa4 30. Qd6 Ra1 {Nu kan wit, in vergelijking met de partij,}
31. Qxc6 {spelen, met remise.}) ({Achteraf, gezien wits tijdnood, dacht ik dat
} 28. Qb3 Qb7 {de partij gaande zal houden, maar die zet dreigt niets en is
niet echt een winstpoging.}) 28... Qb7 29. Qb3 $6 Qa7 $1 30. Qxb4 Rxa4 31. Qd6
$2 {Paniek.} ({In verschrikkelijk tijdnood is het niet makkelijk te kiezen voor
} 31. Qb8+ Qxb8 32. Rxb8+ Kh7 33. Rc8 Rxd4 34. Rxc6 Re4 {want wit moet een
pion verliezen. Evenwel, die variant is goed genoeg voor remise na} 35. Rc5
Rxe5 36. f4 $1 Rf5 37. g4 {enz.}) 31... Ra1 $1 32. Rxa1 Qxa1+ 33. Kh2 Qxd4 34.
e6 Qf6 $1 {[T] Een verrassing voor wit, die nu vier seconden dacht en door
zijn vlag ging.} ({Na} 34... Qf6 $1 35. Qb8+ $1 Kh7 36. Qb1+ g6 37. exf7 Qxf7 {
is de stelling waarschijnlijk gewonnen voor zwart, maar niet zonder nog twee
of drie uur werken.}) 0-1

[Event "Bazna Kings 4th"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2010.06.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[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. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 c5 8. cxd5
exd5 9. Be2 {This quiet move caught Ponomariov by surprise. More often White
plays 9.Rc1 or 9.Bb5+.} cxd4 {Already this might be inaccurate.} (9... Nc6 {
leaves Black with better chances to equalize.}) 10. Qxd4 Qxd4 ({After the game
Ponomariov suggested} 10... Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Nc6 12. Qxf6 gxf6 {as a possible
improvement for Black. White is slightly better, but it is hard for him to use
Black's pawn weaknesses.}) 11. Nxd4 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Ke7 13. Bf3 Rd8 14. Rb1 $1 {
White has an advantage, as it is more difficult for Black to complete
development as it may seem at the beginning. Notice that White already
threatens to win a pawn with 15.Rb5. Probably Black should play here 14...Na6,
which was actually met in one game before, although after 15.Ke2 Black still
must struggle for a draw.} b6 $2 {An unfortunate novelty.} 15. c4 $1 Bb7 16.
Rd1 Kf8 17. cxd5 Nd7 ({Loses a piece after} 17... Bxd5 18. Nf5 {(most other
moves of the knight also win a piece).}) 18. e4 Rac8 19. Be2 Nc5 20. f3 {
White is a pawn up and what a pawn - the passer on d5! The rest is a matter of
pure technique, especially for such a high-class player like Gelfand.} Na4 21.
Kf2 Nc3 22. Rd2 Nxe2 23. Kxe2 Rc4 24. Ke3 g6 25. Rb1 Rdc8 26. Nb5 Ra4 27. Rbb2
Ke7 28. Rdc2 Ra5 29. Nd4 Kd6 30. Kf4 Rxc2 31. Rxc2 f5 32. h4 fxe4 33. fxe4 a6
34. h5 Ra4 35. Rd2 gxh5 36. Nf5+ Kd7 37. Ke5 b5 38. Nd6 1-0

[Event "Grand Slam Final 7th"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2014.09.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2804"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2014.09.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This game was played in the last round, when Vishy had already secured the
1st place.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7.
e3 (7. Qa4+ Nc6 8. e3 O-O 9. Be2 {is another fashionable line nowadays.}) 7...
O-O 8. Rc1 dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. O-O cxd4 11. Ne4 (11. Nxd4 Bd7 12. Qb3 Nc6 {
is a well-known theoretical line, which is quite safe for Black.}) (11. exd4
Nc6 12. Ne4 Qe7 {leads to a position, which may arise also after the text move.
}) 11... Qe7 ({After} 11... Qf5 12. Ng3 Qa5 13. exd4 {the current World
Champion was unable to solve all the problems:} Nc6 14. Qe2 Bd7 15. a3 Bd6 (
15... Be7 $5) 16. Ne4 Bf4 17. Rc3 Rad8 18. Rd1 b5 19. Bd3 b4 20. Rc5 Qb6 21. g3
$14 {1/2-1/2 Aronian,L (2815)-Carlsen,M (2881)/Dubai UAE 2014 (56)}) (11... Qg6
$6 {looks too risky:} 12. Bd3 f5 13. Ng3 dxe3 14. Qb3 $36) 12. Nxd4 {Levon
Aronian deviates from having an isolated pawn.} ({After} 12. exd4 {Black
should be able to equalise by means of delivering the bishop to b6 at some
point:} Nc6 (12... Rd8 $5 13. Qe2 Ba5 14. Rfd1 Bb6 15. Bb5 Bd7 16. Nc3 Bxb5 17.
Qxb5 Na6 18. d5 Nc7 19. Qe2 Rd6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Erdos,V (2658)-Vallejo Pons,F 
(2705)/Warsaw POL 2013 (24)}) 13. Qe2 Ba5 (13... Bd7 14. a3 Bd6 15. Rfd1 Rad8
16. Qe3 Rfe8 17. b4 $14 {1-0 Gelfand,B (2764)-Rahman,Z (2470)/Tromso NOR 2013 
(63)}) 14. Bb5 Bd7 15. Nc5 Be8 16. Qe4 Bb6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Benjamin,J (2591)
-Serper,G (2587)/Connecticut 2000/EXT 2001 (42)}) 12... Bd7 13. Qh5 {Not only
connecting the rooks, but also keeping an eye on the a5-spot.} ({White can
also fight for a small advantage by means of} 13. Bd3 $5 Nc6 14. Nb3 Rfd8 (
14... Na5 15. Rc7 Nxb3 16. Rxb7 Rab8 17. Rxb8 Rxb8 18. Qxb3 $14) 15. a3 Ba5 16.
Nd6 Be8 17. Nxe8 Qxe8 18. Nxa5 Nxa5 19. Qe2 $14 {1/2-1/2 Gupta,A (2638)
-Parligras,M (2574)/Abu Dhabi UAE 2014 (86)}) 13... Nc6 14. Nb3 {Exchanging
the knights would allow Black to put the light-squared bishop on c6, so White
avoids that.} f5 {This move is somewhat loosening, but Black is trying to
force some simplifications.} (14... Rfd8 $5 {deserves serious attention:} 15.
a3 Bd6 16. Nxd6 Qxd6 17. Rfd1 Qe5 18. Qe2 Ne7 {and Black is close to equality.}
) 15. a3 {The most principled response.} ({After} 15. Nec5 Be8 16. Qf3 Bxc5 17.
Nxc5 Bf7 18. Bb5 Rac8 19. Nd3 Rfd8 20. Rfd1 Be8 {White can hardly achieve
anything special.}) 15... fxe4 $146 {A natural novelty, which doesn't really
change the evaluation of this line. Black still needs some accuracy, but the
position is about equal.} ({In the preceding game Black wasn't experiencing
problems:} 15... Ne5 16. Be2 (16. axb4 Nxc4 17. Rxc4 Bb5 18. Ned2 Bxc4 19. Nxc4
Qxb4 20. Ncd2 a5 $15) 16... Be8 17. Qh3 Bc6 (17... fxe4 18. axb4 Bc6 19. Nd4
Bd5 20. Qg3 Qf6 $11) 18. axb4 Bxe4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Ramirez,A (2591)-Cornette,M 
(2545)/Cappelle la Grande 2012/CBM 147 Extra (42)}) 16. axb4 Nxb4 17. Nc5 {
Levon goes for the most aggressive option. Black has several weaknesses, so
there is no way to keep an extra pawn.} ({After} 17. Qc5 Rfe8 18. Qxe7 Rxe7 19.
Nc5 Bc6 20. Nxe6 Kh7 21. Rfd1 Rc8 {Black should be able to equalise in this
endgame.}) ({The same after} 17. Qg6 Nd3 18. Bxd3 exd3 19. Qxd3 Rac8 20. Rxc8
Rxc8 $11) 17... Nd3 {Vishy doesn't mind exchanging the knights.} 18. Nxd3 ({
In case of} 18. Nxd7 Qxd7 19. Qg4 Rae8 20. Rc2 Nb4 21. Rd1 Qf7 22. Rcd2 Qf5 23.
Qxf5 Rxf5 24. Rd4 b5 25. Be2 Nd3 {Black gives the pawn back in order to
liquidate into a drawish rook endgame.}) 18... exd3 19. Bxd3 (19. Rcd1 Bc6 20.
Rxd3 Rad8 21. Qg6 Rxd3 22. Bxd3 Rd8 23. Qh7+ Kf8 $11) 19... Bc6 {Black has a
weak Pe6, while the king may be attacked too. Still, White's advantage is not
too big at the moment.} 20. Rc4 (20. Qg6 Qf6 21. Qh7+ Kf7 {leads nowhere.})
20... Rf6 (20... Qf6 $5 {seems a bit safer. For instance,} 21. Rf4 Qxb2 22. Rd4
(22. Rg4 Rad8 23. Qxh6 Rxd3 24. Qxe6+ Rf7 25. Qc8+ Rf8 $11) 22... Rad8 23. Qg6
Rxd4 24. Qxe6+ Kh8 25. exd4 Qxd4 26. Qg6 Kg8 $11) 21. Be4 {The exchange of the
bishops makes Anand's task easier.} ({I would prefer} 21. Rd1 $5 Rd8 22. Bc2
Rxd1+ 23. Qxd1 {with some attacking prospects.}) 21... Bxe4 22. Rxe4 Rd8 {
Now, when all Black's forces are mobilised, the position is almost equal.} 23.
Qe2 Rf5 24. h3 Rfd5 (24... Qf7 $5 25. Rc1 Rfd5 26. Qg4 {could transpose to the
text.}) 25. Qg4 R8d6 26. Rc1 Kh7 $6 {This inaccurate move allows White to
regroup the pieces and extend the initiative.} ({It makes sense to restrict
the activity of Rc1 along the open file:} 26... Qd7 $5 27. Kh2 Rg5 28. Qf3 Rc6
$11) 27. Ra4 $1 {The main idea of that move is freeing the central square for
the queen.} a6 (27... b5 28. Qe4+ g6 29. Raa1 $14) 28. Qe4+ Kg8 (28... g6 {
looks quite risky:} 29. Rac4 Rd7 (29... Rd1+ 30. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 31. Kh2 Rd2 32. f4
Rxb2 33. Qd4 Rb5 34. e4 $16 {[%csl Rh7][%cal Gc4c8]}) 30. Rc8 $14) 29. Rc8+ Rd8
30. Rac4 $14 {As a result of Black's inaccuracy, White's advantage becomes
significant.} R5d7 31. g3 {Levon is not in a rush, since Black can only sit
and wait.} (31. b4 $5 {could be another way to improve the position.}) 31...
Kf7 $6 {After this passive move Black's position is becoming very dangerous.} (
{Active defence was called for:} 31... Rd1+ 32. Kg2 R1d2 33. g4 (33. b4 $6 Qf8
$1 34. Qxe6+ Kh8 35. Rxd8 Rxf2+ 36. Kg1 Rf1+ $11) 33... Qf7 34. Rxd8+ Rxd8 $14)
32. Qf3+ $6 {A pointless check,since there is hardly a better square for the
queen.} ({Much stronger was} 32. h4 Rxc8 33. Rxc8 Qf6 34. h5 Qf5 35. Qb4 Re7
36. g4 Qf3 37. Qd4 $16) 32... Kg8 33. Qe4 Kf7 $6 {Once again, missing the
aforementioned improvement.} 34. Qg4 {A serious loss of time, which allows
Vishy to activate his queen.} (34. h4 $1) 34... Rxc8 35. Rxc8 Qg5 $1 36. Qb4 {
The only way to keep the queens on the board and fight for a full point.} (36.
Qe2 {would allow Black to get sufficient counterplay:} Qd5 37. Kh2 Qb5 $1 38.
Qc2 Qf1 $11) 36... Kg6 37. h4 $6 {This mistake could have been quite painful
for Levon, but good fortune was on his side!} (37. Rf8 Qd5 38. Qf4 $14) 37...
Qf5 $2 ({Vishy has missed a golden opportunity to solve all his problems:} 
37... Rd1+ 38. Kh2 Qd5 39. e4 Qd4 40. Qf8 Qxe4 41. Qe8+ Kh7 42. Qg8+ Kg6 $11)
38. Rf8 $1 Qd5 (38... Rf7 39. Rxf7 Qxf7 40. Qe4+ Qf5 41. Qxb7 a5 $16) 39. Qg4+
Kh7 40. Kh2 h5 ({Avoiding the hopeless rook ending:} 40... b5 41. h5 g5 42.
hxg6+ Kg7 43. Qf4 Qh5+ 44. Kg2 Qxg6 45. Ra8 Qf5 46. Rxa6 Rd2 47. b3 Qxf4 48.
gxf4 $18) 41. Qf4 Qc6 $2 {Finally, Black commits the decisive mistake.} ({After
} 41... Qd3 42. Qb8 Re7 43. Qc8 Qd5 $16 {Black's position is still difficult,
but there is no forced win for White.}) 42. Qb8 $1 $18 {A decisive penetration
of White's queen. Now the king is hopeless.} Rd1 43. e4 Rc1 ({Or} 43... Qxe4
44. Rh8+ Kg6 45. Qe8+ Kf6 46. Rf8+ Ke5 47. Qxh5+ $18) 44. Rh8+ Kg6 45. Qf4 Rc5
46. e5 ({Black resigns in view of} 46. e5 Rc4 47. Qg5+ Kf7 48. Rh7 $18 {
with a mate in a few moves.}) 1-0

[Event "Lublin 3rd"]
[Site "Lublin"]
[Date "2011.05.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Roiz, Michael"]
[Black "Socko, Bartosz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "179"]
[EventDate "2011.05.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{I was happy to start the tournament with a hard-won victory in the 1st round.
Unfortunately, that was also the last one!} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4
Bb4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. Qb3 {That is what I had prepared for this game.} c5 7. a3
Qa5 {In my opinion, this is the most principled move.} (7... dxc4 8. Qxc4 Bxc3+
9. Qxc3 h6 10. Bxf6 $6 (10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 Ne4 12. Qd3 $14) 10... Qxf6 11. Rc1
b6 12. e3 a6 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Nd2 Rb8 $11 {0-1 Hammer,J (2647)-Efimenko,Z 
(2701)/Wijk aan Zee NED 2011 (78)}) 8. Bd2 O-O {A very natural move - Black
simply completes his development.} ({An earlier game saw} 8... dxc4 $6 9. Qxc4
Nb6 10. Qa2 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Qb5 12. e3 $16 {and White was much better in 0-1
Mamedyarov,S (2763)-Savchenko,B (2632)/Moscow 2010/EXT 2011 (30)}) 9. e3 $146 {
A new move which hardly can pose Black any serious problems. Black has some
development advantage which compensates for White's bishop pair in any case.} (
9. Rc1 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 Qd8 11. e3 b6 $11) (9. Rd1 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 Qc7 $11 11. dxc5
$6 Nxc5 12. Qc2 Nce4 $36 {0-1 Mamedyarov,S (2763)-Grischuk,A (2771)/Moscow
2010/EXT 2011 (37)}) 9... Bxc3 10. Bxc3 Qd8 $1 {The most exact retreat.} (10...
Qc7 11. dxc5 Nxc5 12. Qc2 Nce4 13. Be5 Qe7 14. Bd3 b6 15. cxd5 exd5 16. O-O Bg4
17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18. Nd4 $14) 11. Rd1 {After a deep meditation I didn't manage to
find any way to prevent Black from setting up a comfortable position by means
of 11...b6 and 12...Bb7 or even 12...Ba6. Perhaps, this line is just not very
promising for white.} (11. Qc2 Ne4 12. Bd3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 dxc4 14. Bxc4 Nf6 $11)
11... b6 12. dxc5 ({After} 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Bb5 Bb7 14. Bxd7 Nxc3 15. Qxc3
Qxd7 16. dxc5 Qb5 $11 {[%csl Re1] only White may be in trouble here.}) 12...
Nxc5 13. Qc2 Bb7 {This natural move was played rapidly. However, Black had
some good alternatives at his disposal.} (13... Bd7 $5 14. b3 Nce4 $11) (13...
Nce4 14. Bb4 Re8 15. cxd5 exd5 16. Bb5 Bd7 $11) 14. Ng5 $5 {The only way to
keep some pressure on the board.} ({Black's knights are too strong after} 14.
Be2 Nfe4 15. Bd4 Rc8 16. O-O Nd6 {and it is White who has to be careful.})
14... Nfe4 $1 {The most ''human'' decision, which was highly predictable.
However, during the game I considered 2 other options:} (14... g6 {this looks
a bit scary,but actually it is not easy to exploit the weakness of Kg8.} 15. b4
(15. h4 Nfe4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Be5 Qe7 18. h5 {looks too risky, since White is
not developed enough.}) 15... Nce4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Ba1 {and it looks like
White may fight for an edge here.}) (14... Re8 15. cxd5 (15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16.
Qxh7+ Kf8 17. Qh5 Ke7 {gives Black a lot of play for the pawn.}) 15... Bxd5 16.
Bb5 $1 h6 $1 17. b4 $1 Ncd7 18. Bxf6 Nxf6 19. Bxe8 Qxe8 20. Nf3 Rc8 21. Qd2 {
and I am not 100% sure if Black has sufficient compensation.}) 15. Nxe4 Nxe4
16. Bb4 {That was the point of 14.Ng5 - at least I got a tempo for my next
developing move.} Re8 (16... Nc5 $5 17. cxd5 Bxd5 18. Bc4 Qg5 19. Bxd5 exd5 20.
O-O Rac8 21. Qe2 Rfd8 $11) 17. Bd3 Qh4 ({The most precise option was:} 17... a5
$1 18. Bxe4 axb4 19. Bxh7+ (19. cxd5 exd5 20. Bxh7+ Kh8 21. Bf5 Qg5 (21... bxa3
22. bxa3 Qf6 23. O-O Rxa3 24. Rd4 $14 {leaves some problems}) 22. O-O d4 23. f4
Qf6 $13) 19... Kh8 20. cxd5 Rc8 21. Qb1 $11 {and here Black has a lot of
possibilities, but the position remains more or less equal .}) ({Also worth
considering is} 17... Qg5 18. Bxe4 (18. O-O Nf6 19. f4 (19. cxd5 Rac8 20. Bc3
Bxd5 21. e4 Bb7 $11) 19... Qh5 $11) 18... dxe4 19. O-O a5 20. Bd6 Rac8 21. a4
h5 $132 {with a level game.}) 18. Bxe4 Qxe4 19. Qxe4 dxe4 {The resulting
endgame is somewhat better for White due to his superior pawn structure.} 20.
a4 {An important move which prevents Black from fixing the structure by
a7-a5-a4.} Red8 21. Rxd8+ $1 {It's important to swap the rooks first.} (21. Ke2
Rd3 22. Rxd3 exd3+ 23. Kxd3 Bxg2 $11) 21... Rxd8 22. Ke2 f6 23. Rd1 Rxd1 (23...
Rd3 {doesn't solve all the problems:} 24. Rxd3 exd3+ 25. Kxd3 Bxg2 26. Bd6 Kf7
27. Bb8 a6 28. Kc3 Bf1 29. Ba7 b5 30. cxb5 axb5 31. a5 $14 {and the Pa5 is
very strong.}) 24. Kxd1 Kf7 25. Bd6 Ke8 26. b4 {I just wanted to push my pawn
to b5.} ({Another way to handle this endgame was:} 26. Bb8 Bc6 27. b3 a6 28.
Ba7 b5 29. cxb5 axb5 30. a5 Kd7 31. Kc2 Kc8 32. Bc5 $14) 26... Kd7 27. Bb8 a6
28. Kc2 h5 29. h4 g6 {Bartosz prefers a passive defence.} (29... Kc8 30. Bd6
Kd8 31. Bf8 g6 32. Kc3 Bc8 33. Bg7 Ke7 34. b5 Kf7 35. Bh8 {leads to the same
type of position.}) ({Another defensive resource was:} 29... g5 $5 30. hxg5
fxg5 31. Be5 Bc6 32. b5 axb5 33. axb5 Ba8 34. Bf6 g4 35. Kc3 $14 {but I am not
sure if Black's task is easier here.}) 30. Kc3 Bc6 31. b5 axb5 32. axb5 Bb7 33.
Bf4 {The bishop is going to attack the Pf6 from the opposite side.} e5 34. Bh6
Ke7 35. Kb4 Ba8 (35... Ke6 36. c5 bxc5+ 37. Kxc5 Bd5 38. Kb6 Kd7 39. Bg7 f5 40.
Ka7 Kc7 41. b6+ Kc8 42. Bxe5 {didn't change anything.}) 36. Bg7 {Sooner or
later,Black should give up one of his pawns, as he cannot let the penetration
of the Kb4 into his camp.} Kf7 37. Bh8 Ke6 38. Bg7 Kf7 39. Bh6 Ke7 40. c5 {
It was impossible to make any progress without this move.} bxc5+ 41. Kxc5 Kd7
42. Bg7 f5 $1 {Of course,Black prefers to do without Pe5.} 43. Bxe5 Bb7 {
It looks like there is no way to break the fortress, but Black shouldn't relax
just yet.} 44. Bf4 Ba8 45. Bh2 Bb7 46. Kb6 Kc8 47. Bf4 Ba8 48. Be5 Bb7 ({
Of course, not} 48... Bd5 $2 49. Kc5 Ba8 50. Kd6 $18) 49. Bd4 Ba8 50. Kc5 Kd7
51. Kc4 Bb7 52. Kc3 Kd6 53. Kd2 Bd5 54. Ke1 {Obviously White's only attempt to
make any progress is by bringing the king to g5 via f1 or by means of f2-f3
and Ke1-f2.} Bc4 55. b6 Ba6 56. f3 {Till now Bartosz was defending quite well,
but he fails to take some concrete decisions.} Bb7 $6 ({Black could achieve an
immediate draw after:} 56... f4 $1 57. exf4 (57. fxe4 fxe3 58. Bxe3 Ke5 $11)
57... exf3 58. gxf3 Kc6 59. Kd2 Kb7 $11 {[%cal Ga6b5,Gb5d7] as White cannot
create a second passer.}) 57. Kf2 Ke6 ({After} 57... exf3 58. gxf3 f4 59. e4
Ba6 60. Ke1 Kc6 61. Kd2 {White still has some chances.}) ({But again,} 57... f4
$1 58. fxe4 Bxe4 59. exf4 Kd7 60. g3 Ke6 61. Ke3 Ba8 62. Be5 Bb7 63. Kd4 Bg2
$11 {was a solution.}) 58. Kg3 Ba8 59. Kf4 Bb7 60. Kg5 Kf7 61. Kf4 Ke6 62. Bc3
Bc6 (62... exf3 {was still possible, but after} 63. gxf3 Bc6 64. Bd4 {Black
should find the correct:} Kd7 $1 (64... Bb7 $2 65. Kg5 Kf7 66. e4 fxe4 67. f4
$1 Bc6 68. Be3 Bb7 69. f5 gxf5 70. Kxh5 Kf6 71. Kh6 $18) 65. e4 (65. Kg5 Bxf3
66. Kxg6 Bg4 $11) 65... fxe4 66. fxe4 Ke6 $11 {and Black can stop both the
pawns.}) 63. Be1 Kf6 64. Bc3+ Ke6 65. Kg5 Kf7 $2 {Having few minutes left on
his clock, my opponent misses the last chance of changing the pawn structure.}
(65... exf3 $1 66. gxf3 Kf7 67. e4 fxe4 68. f4 e3 69. f5 gxf5 70. Kxh5 f4 $11)
66. f4 $1 {It's hard to believe, but White is probably winning now, as he has
a clear plan for creating the second passer.} Bb7 67. Be1 Bc8 68. Bf2 Kg7 69.
Bg3 Kf7 70. Be1 Kg7 71. g3 Kf7 72. Bc3 Bb7 73. g4 hxg4 (73... fxg4 {is even
worse:} 74. Be1 Kg7 75. f5 gxf5 76. Kxf5 $18) 74. h5 gxh5 75. Kxf5 {Finally I
got the second passer, and the black pawns may be easily stopped.} g3 (75...
Bc8+ 76. Kxe4 Bb7+ 77. Ke5 g3 78. Be1 g2 79. Bf2 h4 80. f5 $18 {is completely
hopeless.}) 76. Be1 g2 77. Bf2 Ke7 78. Kg6 Bd5 79. Kxh5 (79. f5 Kf8 80. Kxh5
Kf7 81. Kg5 Bc6 82. f6 $18 {was good enough.}) 79... Kf6 80. Kg4 Ke6 81. Kg5 $1
{The last accurate move..} (81. Kg3 $2 Kd6 82. Kxg2 Kc6 83. Kg3 Be6 $11) 81...
Kf7 82. Kf5 Bb7 83. Bg1 Ba8 84. Ke5 Ke7 85. f5 {The rest is simple White wins
a piece, while Black cannot create any threats.} Kf7 86. Kd6 Kf6 87. Kc7 Kxf5
88. b7 Bxb7 89. Kxb7 Kg4 90. Kc6 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 9th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2011.01.31"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Roiz, Michael"]
[Black "Kosintseva, Nadezhda"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2011.01.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Nd2 {
Nadezhda has a lot of experience in the main lines of the Ragozin, so I just
tried to get a somewhat unusual type of position.} Bxc3 $6 {I had expected
that, since my opponent had a successful game earlier. Still, that looks like
a serious concession - Black exchanges his important bishop too early, but
otherwise it was impossible to push ...c7-c5.} ({I prefer} 7... Be7 8. e3 O-O)
({or} 7... c6 {which led to a ''Carlsbad'' type of position, but that is not
to everyone's taste.}) 8. bxc3 c5 9. Qc2 ({A previous game of Nadejda saw} 9.
Qa4 {but the queen is misplaced there, so Black managed to get a comfortable
position.}) 9... Qa5 (9... Qc7 10. Rc1 O-O 11. e3 $14) 10. e3 O-O $146 (10...
cxd4 11. cxd4 Ne4 (11... O-O 12. Rb1 $1 {just transposes to our game.} (12. Bd3
b6 13. O-O Ba6 14. Bxa6 Qxa6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Voiska,M (2345)-Khurtsidze,N (2325)/
Jakarta 1993/EXT 1997 (26)})) 12. Bf4 $14) 11. Rb1 $1 {That important move was
a part of my home preparation. White is not really threatening to win a pawn
by means of 12.Bxf6 and 13.Rb5, but Black always has to deal with such a
resource.} ({After} 11. Be2 cxd4 12. cxd4 b6 13. O-O Ba6 $11) ({or} 11. Bd3
cxd4 12. cxd4 b6 13. O-O Ba6 $11 {Black could solve all her problems.}) 11...
cxd4 ({After} 11... a6 12. Bd3 (12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. Nb3 Qa4 14. dxc5 $14) 12...
c4 13. Be2 b5 14. Bf3 $14) ({or} 11... Re8 12. Bd3 (12. Bxf6 $6 Nxf6 13. Rb5
Qd8 14. Rxc5 Bd7 {[%csl Rc5][%cal Gb7b6] and the Rc5 is in danger.}) 12... c4
13. Be2 $14 {Black's position looks very passive.}) 12. cxd4 b6 ({I was
intending to meet} 12... Ne4 13. Rb5 (13. Be7 Re8 14. Bb4 Qd8 $14) 13... Qc3 {
with} 14. Qxc3 Nxc3 15. Ra5 $1 $14) 13. Rb5 {That's the point! White is just
in time to stop Ba6.} Qa3 14. Rb3 Qd6 (14... Qa5 $2 15. Qb2 Ne4 16. Bb5 $1 {
and Black is paralysed.}) 15. Bd3 (15. Bf4 $5 Qe6 16. Bd3 Bb7 17. Bf5 (17. Rc3
Rac8 18. O-O Rxc3 19. Qxc3 Ne4 20. Nxe4 (20. Qc7 Nxd2 21. Rd1 Nc4 22. Qxb7 Nb2
23. Rd2 Nxd3 24. Rxd3 Nf6 $14) 20... dxe4 21. Bc4 Bd5) 17... Rac8 18. Qb1 Qc6
19. O-O Ba6 $14) 15... Bb7 16. O-O Rac8 17. Qb1 {White is clearly better: he
has the bishop pair and a better pawn structure.} (17. Qb2 $5) 17... Rfe8 18.
Bf4 {I wasn't sure if I should touch the bishop, because the Bf4 is a bit
unstable.} (18. Rc1 $5) 18... Qe7 19. Rc1 (19. h3 $5 Ne4 20. Qb2 $14) 19... Ne4
{Black is trying to activate her pieces somehow.} (19... Rxc1+ 20. Qxc1 Nh5 $1
{We both completely missed that idea even in our analyses. Still, White keeps
his edge after} 21. Bc7 $1 Nc5 22. dxc5 Qxc7 23. Bb5 Rc8 24. c6 {due to a
strong passed pawn.}) 20. Nf1 {I believe, Black's defensive task is more
difficult if both her knights are on the board.} (20. Bxe4 Rxc1+ 21. Qxc1 dxe4
22. Rc3 $14) 20... Rxc1 (20... g5 21. Bg3 h5 22. h3 $14) (20... h6 21. f3 Nd6
22. Rbc3 $14) 21. Qxc1 Rc8 {Black has occupied the open file, but that is
temporary.} 22. Qb2 (22. Qa3 $5 Qxa3 23. Rxa3 a6 24. f3 $14) 22... Nf8 (22...
g5 $5 23. Bg3 $14) 23. f3 Nf6 $6 {Nadejda made this move immediately,but
actually there was a last chance to complicate matters.} ({Much better was:} 
23... g5 $142 $1 24. Be5 (24. fxe4 dxe4 25. Bxg5 Qxg5 26. Bc2 Bd5 27. Rb5 a6
28. Rxb6 Bc4 $132) 24... f6 25. fxe4 dxe4 (25... fxe5 26. exd5 Bxd5 27. Rb5 $36
{[%cal Gf1g3]}) 26. Bxf6 Qxf6 27. Bb1 $14) 24. Ra3 {Provoking one more
weakening move.} a5 (24... a6 25. Bg5 $5 $16) 25. Rb3 N6d7 26. Bg3 h5 $6 {
That impatient move makes Black's position even worse.} (26... Ne6 27. Bb5 Ndf8
$16) 27. Be1 $1 {Suddenly the bishop may disturb the queenside pawns as well.}
Ra8 ({I would prefer} 27... Ba8 28. Rc3 Rxc3 29. Qxc3 Ne6) 28. Rc3 Ne6 29. Bb5
Ndf8 30. Bf2 {At this moment Nadezhda had just a few minutes left on her clock,
so it's not surprising that she failed to find the correct moves all the time.}
Rc8 $2 {The decisive mistake.} ({Black could provide much more resistance
after some waiting move like} 30... h4) ({or} 30... Qd8) 31. Rxc8 Bxc8 32. Ng3
$6 {That was a part of my plan,but I had a more attractive possibility!} ({
I could win a pawn:} 32. Bc6 $1 Qd6 33. Qb5 Nc7 (33... Bd7 34. Bxd7 Nxd7 35.
Bg3 Qe7 36. Qxd5 Nf6 37. Qb5 Qa3 38. d5 $18) 34. Qxb6 Bd7 35. Bg3 Qxc6 36. Qxc6
Bxc6 37. Bxc7 a4 38. Ng3 g6 39. Ne2 $18) 32... g6 33. Ne2 Qa7 $2 {The queen is
too far away now!} (33... Nc7 $142 34. Bd3 Qe6 $16 {I believe White's position
is strategically winning, but at least Black is not going to lose by force.})
34. Nc3 Nc7 35. Bg3 Nfe6 36. Be5 {Black has too many weaknesses. The main one
is the Kg8.} Ba6 37. Bc6 (37. Bd7 Bc4 38. Qa3 Qa8 39. Qe7 Qf8 40. Qf6 Kh7 41.
e4 dxe4 42. fxe4 $18) 37... Bc4 (37... Bb7 38. Bd7 Qa6 39. Qd2 Qc4 40. Na4 Ba6
41. h3 $18) 38. Qa3 (38. e4 $18 {was even easier.}) 38... b5 39. Qe7 {Now
White is winning a piece at least.} b4 (39... Qb6 40. Bd7 (40. Qf6 Kf8 41. Bd7)
(40. Qd7) 40... b4 41. Na4 $18) 40. Nxd5 ({According to my engine,} 40. Qf6 {
was stronger:} Kf8 41. Qh8+ Ke7 42. Qc8 bxc3 43. Bd6+ Kf6 44. Qh8+ Ng7 45. Qd8+
Kf5 46. e4+ dxe4 47. Bxe4+ Ke6 48. Qe7# {but I had no reason to calculate such
long lines.}) 40... Bxd5 41. Bxd5 Qb6 42. Qf6 Kf8 43. Bxc7 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 31st"]
[Site "Skopje"]
[Date "2015.10.21"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Li, Chao B"]
[Black "Matlakov, Maxim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2689"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[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 "Siberia"]
[BlackTeam "Mednyi Vsadnik"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 d5 $5 {This is not the move order through
which we normally reach the Ragozin, because Nimzo-Indian players like to play
the Nimzo when their opponents play 3.Nc3. Here Maxim chooses to go for the
Ragozin rather than guess whether his opponent wanted to play the 5.e3 system
or the 5.g3 one in the Nimzo-Indian.} 5. Bg5 h6 (5... Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3
c5 {is the Westphalia variation in the Ragozin.}) 6. Bxf6 (6. Bh4 {The reason
why this move hasn't been played much recently is} dxc4 (6... g5 7. Bg3 Ne4 {
is also a possible way to play.}) 7. e3 b5 {When Black's results have been
encouraging.}) 6... Qxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1 dxc4 (8... c6 9. Bd3 Nd7 10. O-O dxc4
11. Bxc4 e5 12. Ne4 $14 {Playing in Classical Queen's Gambit style has not
worked well for Black whose bishop on b4 is quite misplaced.}) 9. Bxc4 c5 {
For quite some time now this has been considered as a reliable way to level
the game.} 10. O-O cxd4 11. Ne4 (11. Nxd4 Bd7 12. Qb3 Nc6 13. Nxc6 Bxc3 14.
Rxc3 Bxc6 15. Bb5 Bd5 16. Bc4 Bc6 17. Bb5 Bd5 $11 {is one of the variations
played when both the players come to the board with peaceful intentions. This
happened in Ivanchuk -Carlsen, Tata Steel 2015.}) (11. exd4 Rd8 {followed by
Nc6 gives Black no real problems in the opening.}) 11... Qe7 {This is the main
move. Apart from this Qg6 and Qf5 are worthy of attention.} (11... Qf5 12. Ng3
Qa5 13. exd4 Nc6 14. Qe2 Bd7 15. a3 Bd6 16. Ne4 Bf4 17. Rc3 $14 {was played in
Aronian against Carlsen where White got a good tangible edge, 1/2-1/2 (56)
Aronian,L (2815)-Carlsen,M (2881) Dubai 2014.}) (11... Qg6 {This has not been
played much. It might not be such a bad move.} 12. Qxd4 (12. Bd3 f5 13. Ng3 Nc6
14. exd4 {with an interesting position.}) 12... Nc6 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. Qxe5 Bd7
15. Bd3 $1 Bc6 16. Rxc6 bxc6 17. Nc5 {[%cal Ge5e4,Ge4b4,Ge4h7]} f5 18. Nxe6 Rf6
19. Bc4 $36) 12. a3 $5 {Earlier everyone used to take on d4 with the pawn or
the knight. But Dubov introduced this move against Vishy Anand at the World
Rapids in Berlin and scored a fine victory. Since then it has been tried in a
few games and looks like an interesting way for White to gain a fresh position
rather than those same old lines which seem to be just equal. The main idea is
to dislodge the bishop from the f8 to b4 diagonal. In this way after Qxd4 Nc6
both the squares c5 and d6 will be available to the white queen.} Ba5 (12...
Bd6 13. Nxd6 Qxd6 14. Qxd4 Qxd4 15. Nxd4 $14 {is a clear cut advantage for
White.}) 13. Qxd4 Nc6 (13... Rd8 {was played by Anand against Dubov.} 14. Qe5
Nc6 15. Qh5 Bd7 (15... Bc7 16. g4 $1) 16. g4 $1 {1-0 (42) Dubov,D (2661)-Anand,
V (2803) Berlin 2015, gave White quite a strong attack.}) (13... Bb6 {was
Gajewski's choice against Fressinet.} 14. Qd6 Nc6 15. Rfd1 Rd8 16. Qxe7 Nxe7 {
by transposition leads to the main game.} 17. Nd6 $6 {0-1 (48) Fressinet,L 
(2702)-Gajewski,G (2654) Berlin 2015, Fressinet's choice of parking the knight
on this advanced outpost was not so good and Black could have equalised with
Bc5. Instead Li Chao played better as we shall see.}) 14. Qc5 (14. Qd6 {
was equally good and would have most probably transposed.}) 14... Bb6 15. Qxe7
Nxe7 16. Rfd1 $14 {It goes without saying that White is better here. All his
pieces are in the game and excellently posted. Apart from his development
there is nothing inherently wrong with the black position but it's just quite
difficult to develop the light-squared bishop and get the a8 rook in the game.
With his next move Black tries to solve these problems.} Rd8 17. Rxd8+ Bxd8 18.
Nd6 (18. Be2 $1 {doesn't show his cards just yet. It's not easy for Black to
unravel here.} Bd7 (18... Nc6 19. Bb5 Be7 20. Bxc6 bxc6 21. Ne5 $16 {with a
clear positional edge.}) 19. Nd6 Bc6 20. Ne5 $1 $16 {[%cal Ge5f7,Ge5c6]}) 18...
Nf5 19. Nxf5 (19. Nxc8 Rxc8 $11) 19... exf5 20. Nd4 (20. Ne5 $5 Be6 21. Bxe6
fxe6 22. f4 $5 {This is a nice prophylactic move. The idea being that by
protecting the knight on e5, Bf6 can be directly met with Rc7.} (22. Rd1 Bf6
$15) 22... Bf6 (22... Bb6 23. Kf2 Rd8 {Black has got all his pieces into the
game but after} 24. Ke2 $14 {White should be better as he will slowly start
advancing his queenside pawns. The N on e5 is stronger than the bishop.}) 23.
Rc7 b5 24. Kf2 Rd8 $11 {This is the right way to equalise for Black.}) 20...
Bd7 {It seems like Black will slowly unravel here, but White still has this
slight edge in development which forces Black to be accurate.} 21. Bd5 Rb8 (
21... Rc8 22. Rxc8 Bxc8 23. Nb5 $1 {[%cal Gb5a7]} Bd7 24. Nd6 $14 {[%cal Gd6f7,
Gd6b7]} (24. Nxa7 $2 Bb6 $19)) 22. b4 a5 {This is a pretty ambitious move.
Black wants to start getting his bishops into the game.} 23. b5 Rc8 (23... Bb6
24. a4 f4 $1 $11) 24. Rd1 (24. Rxc8 Bxc8 {should most probably end in a draw.})
24... Rc7 25. Bf3 (25. b6 Rc3 26. Bxb7 Bxb6 $17 {gives Black a clear cut
advantage.}) 25... Bf6 26. b6 {White had to do something against the threat of
Bxd4 followed by Bxb5.} Rc3 27. Rb1 {White goes for this ambitious
continuation and quite justifiably. The b7-pawn cannot be defended easily and
once it falls the b6-pawn is just two steps away from queening.} (27. Bxb7 Bxd4
28. exd4 Rb3 $11) 27... f4 $1 (27... Rxa3 $2 28. Bxb7 $18 {is just lost for
Black.}) (27... Bxd4 $1 28. exd4 Bc8 $1 $11 {At first sight this looks passive
but what can White do? Black is slowly going to bring his king into the game
with Kf8-e7-d6. Meanwhile it is difficult for White to come up with something.
This could have been an adequate defence but it's difficult for humans to play
in this fashion because we value activity more than passivity.}) 28. Bxb7 fxe3
$2 {The main reason why this move is bad is because the back rank threats are
gone after fxe3.} (28... Bxd4 {A very logical question to ask here is what
happens to Bxd4 exd4 Bf5. The rook cannot stay on the b-file because of the
back rank weakness and once it moves from b1 then the black rook moves to b3
and collects the b6 pawn.} 29. exd4 Bf5 30. Re1 Rb3 $11 {This was a very
simple defence which would have ensured a draw for Matlakov. Instead he goes
for something else and White is much better after that.}) 29. fxe3 Rxe3 (29...
Bxd4 30. exd4 Bf5 {No longer makes any sense because} 31. Rb5 {and there is no
back rank mate.}) 30. Nf3 $1 Bf5 31. Rb5 {This position is extremely difficult
for Black to defend. The knight on f3 does a brilliant job of defending its
king and the bishop and rook are working to ensure that the b6-pawn causes
some serious damage.} Bd3 (31... Bd7 32. Rd5 (32. Rxa5 $2 Bd8 $1 $17) 32... Be8
33. Ba8 Rb3 34. b7 $16) 32. Rxa5 (32. Bc6 $5 {looks flashy but doesn't win
because of} Rxf3 $1 {Threatening a mate on f1.} (32... Bxb5 33. b7 Bxc6 34.
b8=Q+ Be8 $11 {White cannot really win this.}) 33. gxf3 Bxb5 34. b7 Be5 35.
Bxb5 $11) 32... Bd8 33. Ra8 $1 Re8 34. Kh1 $1 {To make such moves you require
excellent calculation and confidence. Li Chao knows that his king will not be
mated on the back rank. Meanwhile the threat now is to just play Bc6 and b7.}
Bb5 35. a4 $1 Bxa4 (35... Bd7 36. a5 $18 {[%csl Ga5,Gb6]}) 36. Rxa4 Bxb6 37. h4
{This requires some technical effort but there is absolutely no doubt that
White will slowly but surely win this.} g6 38. Bd5 Re7 $6 {Brings the game to
a quick end.} 39. Ra6 $1 {The g6-pawn falls. This new idea of playing a3 in
the opening will be tested in many more games I think. Black's task of
equalising is not easy. In this game Li Chao went wrong with Nd6. Matlakov was
able to equalise but then went horribly wrong when a draw was just a move away.
} 1-0

[Event "Biel GM 48th"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2015.07.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Black "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah"]
[PlyCount "202"]
[EventDate "2015.07.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 {The Ragosin has become one of the
most frequently played openings at the highest level recently, and players
like Aronian, Carlsen, Anand and many others have been employing it with Black.
} 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 {We go into one of the solid and positional lines in this
opening. Needless to say that at every move there were lots of deviations and
possibilities for both sides.} Qxf6 7. Qa4+ Nc6 8. e3 O-O 9. Be2 Bd7 (9... dxc4
{For a person who is not so well versed in the theoretical evaluations of this
opening, this way of taking on c4 followed by e5 looks the most natural.} 10.
O-O $1 {and this is the reason why White can hope for a small edge. ...e5 can
be met with Nd5.} (10. Bxc4 e5 11. O-O $5 {[%cal Gc3d5]} (11. d5 $6 Bxc3+ 12.
bxc3 e4 $15) (11. Nxe5 $6 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Qxe5 $15) 11... exd4 12.
Nd5 Qd6 13. Nxb4 Qxb4 14. Qxb4 Nxb4 15. Nxd4 c5 16. Nf3 Be6 $11 {is quite
close to equality.}) 10... Bd7 (10... e5 11. Nd5 $16 {The knight on c3 is no
longer pinned.}) 11. Bxc4 $14 {White has performed well from this position.})
10. Qb3 (10. O-O $2 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Nxd4 $17) 10... dxc4 11. Qxc4 (11. Bxc4 Bd6 {
followed by e5 gives Black a fine position. One should not forget that ...Na5
is a threat.}) 11... Qe7 (11... e5 $6 12. d5 $1 Bxc3+ 13. Qxc3 Ne7 14. Qxc7 $16
) (11... Bd6 $5 12. O-O Qg6 13. Rfd1 Na5 14. Qd3 Qxd3 15. Bxd3 Rfd8 {Black
should equalise although with the plan of Ne4-c5 it is slightly easier to play
as White.}) (11... Qg6 $5 12. O-O Bd6 {transposes to the 11...Bd6 variation.})
12. a3 (12. O-O {looks more natural but Black goes} Na5 $1 13. Qxc7 (13. Qd3)
13... Rac8 14. Qe5 Bxc3 15. bxc3 Qa3 $11 {1/2-1/2 (52) Vachier Lagrave,M (2758)
-Wojtaszek,R (2724) Saint Quentin 2014}) 12... Bd6 13. Nd2 $5 $146 {Eljanov's
novelty.} (13. O-O $6 e5 $1 14. d5 Na5 15. Qa2 e4 16. Nd2 f5 $1 17. b4 $6 Qe5
$15) (13. Ne4 {had been played in prior games but after} a5 14. O-O a4 15. Nxd6
cxd6 $11 {Black had already equalized in Fressinet,L (2708)-Cornette,M (2533)
Nimes 2014.}) 13... Nb8 (13... e5 14. d5 Nb8 (14... Na5 15. Qa2 {[%cal Gb2b4]
The threat of b4 is not so easy to meet.} c5 16. O-O $14) 15. O-O $14) (13...
f5 $5 {controlling e4 can be a good innovation.} 14. O-O a6 {[%cal Gb7b5]}) 14.
Bf3 (14. b4 $6 e5 $1 $11) 14... Bc6 (14... c6 15. Qb3 $14 {[%cal Gd2c4]}) 15.
Bxc6 Nxc6 16. O-O (16. f4 $5 {stopping e5 could be an interesting idea.} Qh4+
17. g3 Qh3 18. Qf1 Qf5 (18... Qxf1+ 19. Kxf1 $14 {is a comfortable endgame for
White}) 19. Rc1 $14 {followed by Qf3 and 0-0.}) 16... Qd7 (16... e5 17. d5 $14
{The knight has to just retreat and White has a clear edge.}) 17. Qb3 (17. f4
$14) 17... Rab8 (17... e5 18. d5 Ne7 19. Qxb7 Rfb8 20. Qa6 Rxb2 21. Nc4 $14)
18. Rac1 Ne7 19. Nce4 c6 20. Nxd6 (20. Nc4 Bc7 21. f4 $14 {with some excellent
dark square control. This idea with f4 looked pretty tempting for me but
Eljanov liked his structure as it was and didn't want to create any weakness.})
20... Qxd6 {White's advantage is made up of a nice central pawn structure,
more space and well placed pieces as well as squares like c5 and e5 for the
knight. It is pretty irritating to defend for Black as he really has no active
plans.} 21. Qa4 $1 {Forcing a6 and weakening more dark squares.} (21. Ne4 Qd5)
21... a6 22. Nc4 Qc7 23. b4 Nd5 (23... b5 $6 24. Qa5 $1 $16) 24. Qb3 Nb6 25.
Na5 {Of course it makes sense to avoid the knight exchange. The knight is
excellently placed on a5, putting pressure on the b7-pawn.} Rfd8 26. Rfd1 {
Prophylaxis against e5.} (26. Rc2 e5 $1 $11) 26... Qe7 (26... e5 $2 27. d5 $1
Rxd5 28. Rxd5 Nxd5 29. Qxd5 $18) 27. Qc2 Rd5 (27... e5 $2 28. dxe5 Rxd1+ (28...
Qxe5 29. Nxb7 $1 $18) 29. Rxd1 Qxe5 30. Nxb7 $1 Rxb7 31. Rd8+ $18) (27... Kh8 {
Just to show you what White's idea really is.} 28. Qc5 Qxc5 $2 (28... Qc7 $14 {
is the best.}) 29. bxc5 Nd5 30. Rc2 $16 {[%cal Gd1b1] The b7-pawn is too weak.}
) 28. e4 {White must have made this move reluctantly as it compromises the
compact structure to some extent. Also the d4-pawn becomes a little weak. But
getting in Qc5 was essential and hence this move is not at all bad.} Rd7 $1 {
Defending the queen and getting ready to meet Qc5 with ...Na4.} (28... Rdd8 29.
Qc5 Qc7 30. d5 $16) 29. Qc5 Na4 (29... Qxc5 30. bxc5) 30. Qxe7 Rxe7 31. f3 $1 {
[%cal Gg1f2,Gf2e3] I really like this move very much. Eljanov realises that d4
is now the only point that Black can attack and he gets his king to the
perfect square on e3. Strong players always remember that the king is also a
piece!} (31. d5 cxd5 32. exd5 exd5 33. Rxd5 Nc3) 31... Rd7 32. Kf2 Rbd8 33. Ke3
h5 (33... e5 34. d5 Nb6 {is met by a pretty tactic.} (34... cxd5 35. Rxd5 (35.
exd5 Nb6 36. d6 Nc8 $15) 35... Rxd5 36. exd5 Rxd5 37. Nxb7 $16) 35. Nxb7 $1 (
35. d6 Nc8 $15) 35... Rxb7 36. dxc6 $1 Rxd1 (36... Rbb8 37. c7 $18) 37. cxb7
Rd8 38. Rc6 Nd7 39. Rd6 $18) 34. Rc2 (34. h4 {is the normal way to cramp down
the opponent's pawns in such positions.}) 34... f6 {From this point onwards
both the players keep shuffling their pieces. White waits for the perfect
moment to break on the kingside.} 35. Rdd2 Kf7 36. h4 Nb6 37. Nb3 Re7 38. Rc1
Ra8 39. Rc5 Rh8 40. Rc3 Ra8 41. Nc5 Nc8 (41... a5 $6 {is a little bit suicidal
as you are helping White to open up the position- something that he is on the
lookout for.} 42. Rb2 $1 $16 (42. bxa5 Rxa5 $13)) 42. Nb3 Nb6 43. Rdd3 Na4 44.
Rc1 Nb6 45. Rc5 Rh8 46. Rd1 Na4 47. Rc2 Nb6 48. Nc5 Ra8 49. a4 {Finally some
progress on the queenside.} Nc8 50. Nb3 Nb6 51. a5 Nc8 52. Rc5 g6 53. g4 {
Because the a8 rook is temporarily shut down due to the c8 knight this move is
quite strong.} hxg4 54. fxg4 Nd6 55. e5 fxe5 (55... Ne8 {seems better but
looks pretty passive and very difficult for humans to play.} 56. Rf1 f5 $14)
56. dxe5 Nb5 57. Kf4 $1 {Another beautiful activation of the king. The first
one was Kg1-f2-e3 and now Ke3-f4-g5. On g5 the king would be excellently
placed and create some dangerous threats around his opponent's monarch.} ({
Another way was} 57. Rc4 Rh8 58. Kf4 Rxh4 59. Kg5 Rh3 60. Rf1+ Kg7 61. Nc5 Re3
62. Re4 Rxe4 63. Nxe4 $16 {with Nc5 and Rf6 coming up, White is completely
dominating in spite of being a pawn down.}) 57... Kg7 58. Kg5 Rf8 59. Rcc1 (59.
Rc4 Rf3 60. Nc5 Re3 61. Re4 $18 {was the crucial variation that had to be seen.
Once the counterplay based on the e5-pawn is stopped, sooner or later the
white rooks will infiltrate the black camp.}) 59... Rf3 60. Nd2 $6 (60. Nc5 Re3
61. Re1 $18 {Of course the knight looks much better on c5 than on c4 as in the
game.}) 60... Re3 61. Nc4 Rb3 62. Rb1 Rc3 63. Nd6 c5 (63... Nxd6 64. exd6 Rd7 {
is also a tough nut to crack for White.}) 64. Rf1 (64. Rdc1 $1 cxb4 65. Rxc3
bxc3 (65... Nxc3 66. Rxb4 $18) 66. Rc1 $1 {A difficult move to see.} (66. Nxb5
$6 axb5 67. Rxb5 Rc7 $36) 66... Rc7 $2 (66... Rd7 67. Nxb5 axb5 68. Rxc3 $18)
67. Ne8+) 64... Nd4 (64... cxb4 65. Nxb5 (65. Rxb4 $6 Nxd6 66. exd6 Rc5+ $11)
65... axb5 66. Rxb4 $16 {is a clear cut advantage for White.}) 65. bxc5 Rxc5
66. Rbe1 (66. Rxb7 Rxb7 67. Nxb7 Rxe5+ 68. Kf4 Rb5 $11) (66. Ne8+ $1 {How's
this for a tactical shot!} Kg8 (66... Rxe8 67. Rxb7+ Kg8 68. Rff7 Rxe5+ 69.
Kxg6 $18 {and it's mate pretty soon.}) (66... Kh7 67. Rf8 Nc6 68. Kf6 $18) 67.
Kh6 $1 Rxe8 68. Rxb7 $18 {[%cal Gf1f7]}) 66... Nc6 67. h5 gxh5 (67... Nxe5 68.
h6+ Kh7 69. Rxe5 Rxe5+ 70. Kf6 $18 {[%csl Re5,Re7,Gf6] is a picturesque
position.}) 68. gxh5 Nxe5 69. h6+ Kh7 70. Kf6 (70. Rxe5 {no longer works to
perfection due to} Rxe5+ 71. Kf6 Rxa5 72. Kxe7 Kxh6 $11 {and the game ends in
a draw.}) 70... Nc6 71. Rc1 (71. Rg1 $5 {was a very interesting try. Black has
only one way to maintain the balance here.} Rh5 $1 (71... Kxh6 $2 72. Rg6+ $18)
(71... Rd5 72. Rg7+ $1 (72. Rxe6 $2 Rxe6+ 73. Kxe6 Rxa5 $11) 72... Rxg7 73.
hxg7 Rh5 74. Kf7 Ne7 75. Kxe7 Rxa5 76. Kf7 $18) 72. Rg7+ Rxg7 73. hxg7 Kg8 $11
{It looks scary for Black but he is clinging on.}) 71... Rxa5 72. Rg1 (72. Rxc6
bxc6 73. Kxe7 Kxh6 74. Kf6 Kh5 $11) 72... Rh5 (72... Rc7 73. Rg7+ Rxg7 74. hxg7
Rh5 75. Kf7 Ne5+ 76. Kf8 Ng6+ $11) 73. Rxc6 Rd7 $1 {Black avoids the final
trap.} (73... bxc6 $2 {surprisingly loses to} 74. Kxe7 (74. Rg7+ $2 Rxg7 75.
hxg7 Rh1 $19) 74... Rxh6 (74... Kxh6 75. Nf7+ Kh7 76. Kf8 $18 {[%cal Gg1g7]})
75. Kf7 Rh2 76. Ne4 $18) 74. Rc8 (74. Rb6) 74... Rxh6+ 75. Ke5 Rg7 76. Rxg7+
Kxg7 {It would be safe to assume that Wojtaszek knows how to draw the rook vs
rook+knight position!} 77. Rc7+ Kg6 78. Rxb7 Rh1 79. Re7 Re1+ 80. Ne4 a5 81.
Rxe6+ Kf7 82. Ra6 a4 83. Rxa4 Ke7 84. Ra7+ Ke8 85. Kd5 Kf8 86. Rb7 Ke8 87. Nd6+
Kf8 88. Nf5 Re2 89. Kd6 Re1 90. Ng7 Rd1+ 91. Ke6 Re1+ 92. Kf6 Rf1+ 93. Nf5 Ke8
94. Ra7 Kd8 95. Ke6 Re1+ 96. Kd5 Rd1+ 97. Nd4 Ke8 98. Rh7 Kf8 99. Ke5 Re1+ 100.
Kf6 Rf1+ 101. Nf5 Ke8 {A fighting game where Eljanov was pushing throughout.
He missed a few chances to take home the full point and Wojtaszek was rewarded
for his tenacious defence. Yet I would remember this game for the excellent
use of the king as a piece in the middlegame/endgame by Eljanov.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2017.09.06"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2648"]
[BlackElo "2827"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[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 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e6 {[%emt 0:
00:09]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:57]} Bb4 $5 {[%emt 0:00:07] Dreev is a well known
expert in the Qc2 variation in the Nimzo Indian. With this move order Magnus
avoids that opening.} 4. Nf3 {[%emt 0:04:20]} (4. Qc2 dxc4 {is good for Black.}
) 4... Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 5. Bg5 {[%emt 0:01:45]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 6. Bxf6
{[%emt 0:00:32]} Qxf6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 7. Qb3 {[%emt 0:00:54]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:
28]} 8. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:31]} exd5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 9. a3 {[%emt 0:00:31]}
Bxc3+ {[%emt 0:00:09]} 10. Qxc3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} c4 {[%emt 0:03:51] This is a
relatively new idea.} 11. b3 {[%emt 0:03:34]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:47]} (11... b5
12. a4) 12. Ne5 $6 {[%emt 0:16:57] This move was condemned by Magnus.} (12. e3
O-O 13. Be2 Rc8 14. O-O Nc6 15. a4 cxb3 16. a5 Qd8 17. a6 b6 18. Qxb3 Qd6 19.
Rfb1 Rc7 20. h3 Rac8 21. Bd3 Kf8 22. Qb2 Qe7 23. Kf1 Na5 24. Ke2 Nc4 25. Qb4
Qxb4 26. Rxb4 Nd6 27. g4 g5 28. Nd2 Ke7 29. f3 f6 30. Nf1 Rc1 31. Rbb1 Rxb1 32.
Rxb1 Rc3 33. Ra1 Nc4 34. Nd2 Nb2 35. Bb5 Bd7 36. Bxd7 Kxd7 37. Ra2 Rc2 38. e4
b5 39. Ra3 Rxd2+ 40. Kxd2 Nc4+ 41. Kc3 Nxa3 {0-1 (41) Skrondal,I (2277)-Hammer,
J (2628) Sandefjord 2017}) (12. bxc4 dxc4 13. e4 {is the critical line, but
here it seems Black is holding his own.} O-O 14. Be2 Nc6 $13) 12... O-O {
[%emt 0:05:27]} 13. e3 {[%emt 0:11:59]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:16:21]} 14. Be2 {[%emt 0:
20:19]} (14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. bxc4 Qg6 $1 {This key move gives Black the
advantage.}) (14. bxc4 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Qg6 $1 $15) 14... Nxe5 {[%emt 0:02:59]}
15. dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:37]} Qg6 {[%emt 0:02:20]} 16. O-O {[%emt 0:03:25]} d4 $5 {
[%emt 0:04:40]} 17. exd4 {[%emt 0:00:21]} cxb3 {[%emt 0:00:03] The b3-pawn is
very strong.} 18. Bf3 {[%emt 0:08:07]} Rac8 {[%emt 0:03:21]} 19. Qe3 {[%emt 0:
01:39]} Qg5 $1 {[%emt 0:02:23] With this queen exchange the b3-pawn gains in
strength.} 20. Rab1 {[%emt 0:12:47]} (20. d5 Qxe3 21. fxe3 Bd7 {Black has a
good position, but this might have been the best way to play.}) 20... Qxe3 {
[%emt 0:01:20]} 21. fxe3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rfd8 {[%emt 0:05:50]} 22. Bxb7 {
[%emt 0:02:15]} Rc3 {[%emt 0:03:49]} 23. d5 {[%emt 0:00:49]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:01:
22]} 24. Rf4 {[%emt 0:03:25]} a5 {[%emt 0:02:59] Stopping Rb4.} 25. Kf2 $2 {
[%emt 0:03:07]} (25. d6 {and the game goes on.}) 25... Rb8 $1 {[%emt 0:01:58]}
26. Bc6 {[%emt 0:00:51]} Bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 27. dxc6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rxc6 {
[%emt 0:00:11]} 28. Rd4 {[%emt 0:00:38]} Rc2+ {[%emt 0:00:10]} 29. Kf3 {
[%emt 0:00:39]} b2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 30. Rdd1 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Rb5 {[%emt 0:02:
46]} 31. a4 {[%emt 0:01:23]} Rxe5 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 32. Rd8+ {[%emt 0:00:58]}
Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:02] And Dreev, who is already a pawn down with a hopeless
position, resigned the game.} 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2017.09.27"]
[Round "7.6"]
[White "Ding, Liren"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[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"]
[TimeControl "1500+10"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e6 {[%emt 0:
00:02]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bb4
{[%emt 0:00:07]} 5. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} exd5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 6. Bf4 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 7. e3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:00:10]}
8. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:10]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:15]} 9. O-O {[%emt 0:00:02]} Be7 {
[%emt 0:00:03] After this move Ding was out of his preparation as he said
after the game.} 10. Nh4 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Bg6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 11. Nxg6 {
[%emt 0:00:34]} hxg6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 12. Qb3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:00:
41]} 13. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} (13. Qxb6 axb6 14. a4 $5 $14) 13... a5 {[%emt 0:
00:44]} 14. g4 $5 {[%emt 0:00:45] This move is doubled edged. It gains space
and has some aggresive intentions but Black is very solid and can defend
without too much trouble.} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:01:28]} 15. g5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ne8 {
[%emt 0:01:53]} 16. e4 {[%emt 0:00:02] Something seems to be wrong with
White's play . He first pushed the pawn in front of his king and later broke
in the centre. That's what a must win game can do to you.} dxe4 {[%emt 0:03:03]
} 17. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:01:22]} (17. d5 $5 Qd8 18. Rad1 $13 Bxg5 19. Bg3 $44) 17...
Qd8 {[%emt 0:00:42]} 18. h4 {[%emt 0:01:06]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 19. Be5 {
[%emt 0:02:08]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:59] Over the last few moves Black has
consolidated his position, but White has been able to create an imbalance
which helps him continue to play ambitiously.} 20. Bg4 {[%emt 0:00:52]} Kh8 $6
{[%emt 0:08:12]} (20... Nef6 $1 21. gxf6 gxf6 22. Bh2 f5 23. Bxf5 gxf5 24. Nc3
$13) (20... Nd6 21. Nc5 $14) 21. Rae1 $1 {[%emt 0:01:29] White is not just
better. He has all his pieces well placed and we can hope that he could have
taken advantage of it. But it was not to be.} Nef6 $5 {[%emt 0:04:31] This
move is a little too late. White has a way to keep his advantage.} (21... f5
22. gxf6 gxf6 23. Ng5 fxe5 24. Ne6 Qd7 25. Qxg6 $18) 22. gxf6 {[%emt 0:03:51]}
gxf6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 23. Bh2 {[%emt 0:00:29]} (23. Bg3 f5 24. Bxf5 gxf5 25.
Nc3 $1 $16 (25. Qd1 {Ding wanted to play this during the game. This move is
also very strong.})) 23... f5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 24. Bxf5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} gxf5 {
[%emt 0:00:02]} 25. Qd1 {[%emt 0:00:31]} (25. Nc3 Bd6 26. Bxd6 Qxd6 27. Qxf5
$13) 25... Rg8+ {[%emt 0:00:42]} 26. Kh1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Rg4 $1 {[%emt 0:00:
32] This move was missed by Ding Liren.} 27. Ng3 {[%emt 0:01:29]} Rxh4 {
[%emt 0:00:06]} 28. Nxf5 {[%emt 0:00:35]} Rh7 {[%emt 0:01:18]} 29. Nxe7 {
[%emt 0:04:24]} Nxe7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 30. Re5 {[%emt 0:00:01] Ding would like
to exchange his rooks via h5, but Levon's next move stops that.} Nf5 $1 {
[%emt 0:01:28]} (30... Qd6 $1 $15) 31. Rfe1 {[%emt 0:04:37]} (31. Qg4 Qh4 32.
Qxh4 Nxh4 $15) 31... Qh4 {[%emt 0:00:52]} 32. Re8+ {[%emt 0:03:21]} Kg7 $1 {
[%emt 0:00:02]} (32... Rxe8 33. Rxe8+ Kg7 34. Qg1+ Kf6 $19 {also would have
won, but what Levon does is much better.}) 33. Rg1+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kf6 {
[%emt 0:00:01] A historic game. This gave us the new World Cup champion - the
first man in the history of the game to have won the World Cup twice.} 0-1

[Event "Qatar Masters op"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2015.12.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2834"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah/CB Website"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2015.12.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1
dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. O-O cxd4 11. Ne4 Qe7 12. exd4 {This is much more combative
than taking on d4 with the knight. The isolated pawn means that there is an
imbalance and an imbalance means that both sides have to play actively to make
use of their imbalances.} (12. a3 {is the new move with which Dubov beat Anand
in the World Rapid.}) 12... Rd8 13. Qe2 Nc6 14. Rfd1 Ba5 15. Ng3 Bb6 16. Qe4
Bd7 17. h4 $5 {Typical Mamedyarov. Until here everything had been seen in the
game Shimanov-Matlakov 2014. But this is a new move.} Be8 18. a3 Rd6 19. Qg4 $6
({It was a good time to think about equalising and getting rid of the isolated
pawn.} 19. d5 exd5 (19... Rad8 20. Qc2 $1 Rxd5 (20... exd5 21. Nf5 $16) 21.
Bxd5 exd5 $14) 20. Rxd5 Qxe4 21. Nxe4 Rxd5 22. Bxd5 Rd8 23. Nc3 $11) 19... Rad8
{Now the d4-pawn is just a weakness.} 20. d5 Qf8 $1 {You are not going to be
able to fool Magnus. He takes his queen away from the Nf5 fork tricks and gets
ready to take on d5.} 21. Qe4 Ne7 {Thanks to the pin on the d-file the pawn
cannot really move.} 22. Bd3 f5 $1 23. Qe5 Nxd5 24. Bxf5 $2 exf5 25. Nxf5 {
Did Mamedyarov stir up some complications once again?} Rc6 $1 {Not really! The
rook on c1 would be left hanging if the d-rook moved and if Rxc6 then bxc6
would solidify the position of the knight on d5.} 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 23rd"]
[Site "Kemer"]
[Date "2007.10.10"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Black "Gyimesi, Zoltan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Sasikiran,K"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[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 "Zagreb"]
[BlackTeam "Zalaegerszeg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CRO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 d5 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 Bd7 7. Qc2 O-O 8. Bd2
Rc8 $5 $146 {Black wants to move the knight on c6 and play c5. However, with
so many options open it is difficult to say whether Black will manage to play
c5.} (8... Re8 {seems more natural, preparing the withdrawal to Bf8 if
necessary and trying to acheive e5 as soon as possible.}) 9. a3 Bxc3 (9... Bd6
10. c5 Be7 11. b4 $14) 10. Bxc3 Ne4 11. Bb4 $5 (11. Bd3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 g6 13.
cxd5 (13. O-O dxc4 14. Bxc4 Na5 15. Bd3 c5 $11) (13. h4 $5) 13... exd5 14. Qb3
Bg4 15. Qxb7 Na5 16. Qa6 Bxf3 17. gxf3 c5 18. Rb1 $13) 11... Nxb4 (11... Re8
12. Bd3 a5 13. Bc3 Nxc3 14. bxc3 g6 15. h4 $5 $14) 12. axb4 Qe7 13. c5 a6 14.
Bd3 Ng5 $1 (14... f5 15. Ne5 Bb5 16. Bxb5 axb5 17. O-O Ra8 18. Ra5 $1 Rxa5 19.
bxa5 $14) 15. Nd2 (15. Nxg5 Qxg5 16. O-O g6 17. c6 Bxc6 18. Bxa6 bxa6 19. Qxc6
Rb8 $11) 15... f5 16. f4 $5 (16. h4 Ne4 17. Nf3 Bb5 18. g3 {and White can hope
to drive the knight on e4 with a later f3.}) 16... Ne4 17. Nf3 Bb5 $1 18. Rg1 (
18. Bxe4 fxe4 19. Ne5 $13 {White had to go for in this position. The knight
looks good, however it has no targets. White can try to organise play on the
kingside with h4-g4 etc.}) 18... Bxd3 19. Qxd3 g5 $5 20. g3 (20. fxg5 Nxg5 21.
O-O-O Ne4 (21... Nxf3 22. gxf3+ Kh8 23. Rg3 f4 $5 $13) 22. Rdf1 Kh8 23. Ne5 Qe8
$1 $132) 20... c6 21. Rg2 g4 22. Nd2 Nxd2 $6 {There was no need to hurry with
this exchange. Black has to play against h3, White's only pawn break available
in this position.} (22... Rf6 23. O-O-O Rh6 $11) 23. Kxd2 Kg7 $6 {Another
slight inaccuracy allowing a slight initiative for White.} ({After} 23... Rf6
24. h3 gxh3 25. Rh2 Rh6 26. Rah1 Qg7 27. Qf1 Kf7 28. Rxh3 Rxh3 29. Qxh3 Rh8 $11
{the weakness on g3 compensates the weakness on h7.}) 24. h3 h5 25. Qe2 $5 (25.
Kc3 $5) 25... Rh8 26. Rh2 Rcg8 27. Kc3 ({If} 27. Rah1 {then} b5 $1 {blocks the
king's entry to the queenside.}) 27... Qf6 (27... Kf8 28. Rah1 Qf6 (28... Ke8
$2 29. hxg4 Rxg4 30. Rxh5 Rxh5 31. Rxh5 Rxg3 32. Rh8+ Kd7 33. Qh5 $18) 29. hxg4
hxg4 30. Rh7 Rxh7 31. Rxh7 Rg7 32. Rh5 $14) 28. Rah1 Qd8 29. Kb3 Qe8 $6 (29...
Qf6 $1 30. hxg4 hxg4 31. Rxh8 Rxh8 32. Rxh8 Kxh8 33. Qh2+ Kg7 34. Qh5 Qd8 $1
35. Ka4 (35. Qg5+ $2 Qxg5 36. fxg5 Kg6 37. Ka4 Kxg5 38. Ka5 e5 39. dxe5 d4 40.
exd4 f4 41. gxf4+ Kf5 $19) 35... b5+ $1 $11) 30. hxg4 hxg4 31. Rh4 Rxh4 $2 {
Underestimating the danger. After the text move the white queen will occupy
the key diagonal h4-d8, and combining the threat on Black's e6-pawn and king's
entry to the queenside, White will create a Zugzwang to win a pawn.} (31... Qd8
32. Qh2 Rxh4 33. Qxh4 Qxh4 34. Rxh4 Rb8 35. Ka4 b6 (35... Rf8 36. Ka5 Rf7 37.
Kb6 Re7 38. Rh1 Rf7 39. b5 cxb5 40. b4 Re7 41. c6 bxc6 42. Kxc6 Kg6 43. Rh8 Ra7
44. Kb6 Re7 45. Kxa6 Rc7 46. Kxb5 Rc1 47. Rh2 $1 Rg1 48. Kc6 Rxg3 49. b5 Rxe3
50. Rb2 $18) 36. cxb6 Rxb6 37. Rh1 Kf7 (37... Kf6 38. Rh7 $1 Rb8 39. Ra7 Rb6 (
39... Rh8 40. Rxa6 Rh3 41. Rxc6 Rxg3 42. b5 Rg2 43. b3 $1 $18) 40. Rc7 Kg6 41.
b3 $1 Kf6 42. Ka5 Rb5+ 43. Kxa6 Rxb4 44. Rb7 $18) 38. Rh7+ Ke8 39. Ra7 Kd8 $14
{and Black should be able to defend.}) 32. Rxh4 Rh8 33. Qh2 Rxh4 34. Qxh4 Qd7
35. Qg5+ Kf7 36. Qh6 $1 Kg8 (36... Ke8 37. Qh8+ Ke7 38. Qb8 $1 Kf7 39. Ka4 Ke7
40. Qg8 Qc7 41. Qg7+ Kd8 42. Qf8+ Kd7 43. Qf7+ Kc8 44. Qxe6+ Qd7 45. Qg8+ (45.
Qe5 $6 b6 $1 46. cxb6 c5+ 47. Kb3 c4+ 48. Kc3 Kb7 49. b3 (49. Qc7+ Qxc7 50.
bxc7 Kxc7 51. b3 cxb3 52. Kxb3 Kc6 $11) 49... cxb3 50. Kxb3 Qc6 51. Qe7+ Kxb6
52. Kb2 Qb5 53. Qc5+ Kb7 $11) 45... Kc7 46. Qf8 $18) 37. Qg6+ (37. Qf6 Qe8 38.
Ka4 $5) 37... Kf8 38. Qf6+ Kg8 39. Qe5 Qc8 40. Ka3 Kf7 41. Qd6 $1 (41. Ka4 $2
Qd8 $1 $11) 41... Ke8 42. Ka4 Qd7 43. Qb8+ Ke7 44. b3 $1 {Zugzwang.} b5+ (44...
Kf7 45. Ka5 $18) 45. Ka5 Qd8+ 46. Qxd8+ Kxd8 47. Kb6 1-0

[Event "London Classic"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2009.12.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2707"]
[Annotator "Saunders,J"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2009.12.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 {This opening can't quite make up its
mind whether it is the Ragozin variation of the Queen's Gambit Declined or a
line of the Nimzo-Indian. But, as William Shakespeare said, what's in a name?}
5. Qb3 c5 (5... Ba5 {is an idea here.}) 6. cxd5 exd5 7. dxc5 Nc6 8. Bg5 $5 ({
You won't find that move on your database - it is fresh from 'Laboratoire
Kramnik'. Why did he inflict it on Short? Because he's worth it...} 8. e3 O-O
9. Be2 Be6 10. Nd4 Bxc5 11. Nxe6 fxe6 12. O-O Qe7 {which was Karpov-Kramnik,
Monte Carlo 1997. Kramnik won that game.}) 8... Be6 9. O-O-O {Things are
already a bit tricky for Black. He decides to sacrifice a pawn.} Qa5 10. Bxf6
gxf6 11. Nxd5 O-O-O 12. e4 f5 13. Bc4 Bxc5 (13... Qxc5 {is a bold try but} 14.
Kb1 fxe4 15. Ng5 {looks very useful for White.}) 14. Ng5 fxe4 15. Nxe4 Bd4 16.
Ndc3 Rhe8 17. Bxe6+ Rxe6 18. f3 Ne5 ({Perhaps} 18... Kb8 {is called for,
though White is still better.}) 19. Nb5 {#Kramnik was heard to say in the
commentary room, and at a later video interview, that his position was very
strong after this.} Rb6 ({If Black backs off with} 19... Bb6 {then} 20. Rxd8+
Kxd8 21. Nbd6 {starts to get very unpleasant.}) 20. Qc2+ Rc6 21. Nec3 Bxc3 ({
The only other move worth contemplating is} 21... Be3+ 22. Kb1 Kb8 23. Rxd8+
Qxd8 24. Rd1 Qg8 {but really Black is a pawn down for no compensation after
this.}) 22. Rxd8+ Kxd8 23. Nxc3 Kc7 24. Rd1 a6 25. Qxh7 {#} Kb8 ({It is
surprising that neither player gave much thought to} 25... Qxa2 {here, as it
is perfectly logical and apparently quite playable. When the players were
discussing this in the commentary room, they looked at} 26. Qh8 Rxc3+ $5 27.
bxc3 Qa1+ 28. Kd2 Qb2+ 29. Ke1 Qxc3+ 30. Kf1 Qc4+ 31. Kg1 Qc5+ 32. Kh1 {
#, etc, etc, and Kramnik concluded he was winning, so they moved onto another
position. But it was suddenly apparent to the spectators that IM Lawrence
Trent was desperately straining to say something. On and on went Kramnik,
barely pausing for breath and oblivious to Lawrence's attempts to catch his
eye. Eventually the Kramnik stream of consciousness abated for a second and
Lawrence seized his chance: "Can we go back to the earlier position?" (the one
in the diagram). Then Lawrence dropped his bombshell: "Black plays} Nd3 $3 {
"... the super-GMs were temporarily bemused by the sheer effrontery of the
young English commentator... Kramnik tried to rescue his line... "I play} 33.
Rf1 {", but Lawrence was ready for him: "... then} Nf2+ $3 {"... another
super-grandmaster pause. Kramnik, finally recognising a choice between being
mated on the back rank or being caught by Philidor's legacy, smiled in that
closed-eye way of his and said: "Well... I wouldn't have played 26 Qh8!", to a
gale of mirth from an audience which was thoroughly enjoying young Trent's
moment of triumph over his elders and betters. Back to the game...}) 26. Kb1
Nc4 27. Qh8+ Rc8 28. Qd4 Qb4 29. b3 a5 30. Ka1 Na3 31. Qxb4 axb4 32. Nd5 Rc2 {
It is hard to resign when you can place a rook on the seventh and perhaps
threaten something. But in fact Kramnik had calculated it all through to the
finish.} 33. Nxb4 Rxg2 34. Rh1 {The rook sits behind the pawn and pushes.
Simple chess.} Ka7 35. h4 Kb6 36. h5 Ka5 37. h6 Kxb4 38. h7 Nc2+ 39. Kb1 Na3+
40. Kc1 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 22nd"]
[Site "Fuegen"]
[Date "2006.10.14"]
[Round "7.6"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Schandorff, Lars"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2534"]
[Annotator "Schandorff,L"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[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 "Ural Sverdlovskaya"]
[BlackTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 {
White gets the bishop pair and strenghtens his centre, but it takes time.} O-O
(7... Ne4) 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bxf6 ({Forced.} 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Ne4 {and black takes
the initiative.}) 9... Qxf6 10. e3 Rd8 ({A solid move. I wanted to complete
development with Ld7, b6, Sa5 and c5. The best move is probably} 10... Qg6 {
which is a little annoying for white because of the pressure on g2.}) (10...
Bd7 11. Qc2 Rfe8 {with the plan dxc4 and e5 also makes sense:} 12. Bd3 dxc4 13.
Bxc4 e5 14. O-O Bf5 15. Qa2 e4 16. Nd2 Na5 17. f3 Nxc4 18. Qxc4 Qg6 19. fxe4
Bxe4 20. Nxe4 Rxe4 21. Qxc7 Rxe3 22. Rae1 Rae8 23. Rxe3 Rxe3 24. Qxb7 Rxc3 25.
Qxa7 f6 26. a4 Ra3 27. Qa8+ {1/2-1/2 Dreev,A-Gelashvili,T/Ermioni GRE 2006/The
Week in Chess 610}) 11. Bd3 Bd7 12. cxd5 exd5 13. O-O $14 {White is slightly
better strategically, but I planned a very ambitious setup with b6, Sa5, c5
and c4 with great counterplay typical of the Ragozin variation.} b6 14. Qc2 Na5
$6 ({Maybe} 14... Bg4 15. Nd2 Ne7 16. c4 c5) 15. Ne5 c5 16. f4 c4 {So far so
good. I played it quickly and still had 1 hour left against Dreevs 30 minutes.
After the forced 17.Le2 Lf5 black takes control over the important e4-square
with fine play. While Dreev was thinking I realised that white could in fact
keep the important diagonal.} 17. Bh7+ $1 Kh8 18. Rf3 $1 Nb7 ({Black could win
the brave bishop with} 18... g6 {but after} 19. Bxg6 fxg6 20. Nxg6+ Kg7 21. Rg3
{white has a great attack.}) 19. Qb1 $1 {Makes room on c2 for the bishop.} Nd6
20. Bc2 {White kept control over e4 and with the queenside blocked he can
slowly but surely take over on the kingside. Black has no real counterplay.}
Rac8 21. g4 $16 Qe7 22. Qe1 Kg8 23. Qg3 f6 {Both players were in timetrouble
now.} 24. Ng6 Qe8 25. f5 Nb5 26. Qe1 Qf7 27. a4 Nd6 28. Qg3 Be8 29. h4 Qc7 30.
Nf4 Nf7 31. e4 Bc6 32. e5 fxe5 33. Ne6 Qd6 34. dxe5 Qxe5 35. Nxd8 Rxd8 36. Re1
Qxg3+ 37. Rxg3 d4 38. cxd4 Rxd4 39. Kf2 Rd2+ 40. Re2 Rd8 41. Rge3 Kf8 42. Re7
Bd7 43. Kg3 {Black can create two connected passed pawns but in the meantime
white breaks through on the kingside.} a6 44. Kf4 b5 45. g5 hxg5+ (45... Be8
46. g6 Nd6 47. f6 gxf6 48. Rh7 $18) 46. hxg5 Be8 47. g6 Nd6 48. f6 gxf6 49. g7+
Kg8 50. Bh7+ {After Kxh7 51.Rh2+ it is whites passed pawn who makes the day.}
1-0

[Event "World-ch Tournament"]
[Site "Mexico City"]
[Date "2007.09.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[Annotator "Schandorff,L"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2007.09.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "MEX"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 {The popular Ragozin variation. It is
a mix of the Queens Gambit Declined and the Nimzo Indian and it appeals to
players who like unbalanced positions.} 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 {The old
variation. It leads to a complex strategical game, but White seems to have the
easier play. In the last few years Black has instead been experimenting with
an interesting and sharp move-order} (6... O-O 7. e3 c5 $132) 7. e3 c5 8. Bd3
Qa5 {The basic idea. Black develops the queen and puts pressure on the white
knight.} 9. Qc2 c4 {The second step. Black fixes the pawn structure with tempo
and gains some space on the queenside.} 10. Bf5 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. Nd2 {
Both sides fight for control of the important square e4. The game now goes
into a phase of deep manouvering.} g6 {Asks the annoying bishop to declare
itself.} 13. Bh3 $1 {Keeps all the pieces on the board.} (13. Bxd7 Nxd7 {
also gives White some initiative, but Black should be ok. A recent example} 14.
f3 Nb6 15. Bf4 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Qa4 17. Qc1 Bf5 18. Re1 Qc6 19. Nf1 Bd3 20. Ng3
Re6 21. Nh1 f6 22. h4 Rae8 23. Nf2 Qa4 24. Rd1 Kg7 25. Qb2 R8e7 26. Nxd3 cxd3
27. Rxd3 Nc4 28. Qf2 Rb6 29. Qg3 Rb2 30. e4 dxe4 31. fxe4 Rxe4 32. Rf1 Qd7 33.
Rdf3 Ree2 34. R3f2 Qe7 35. Rxe2 Rxe2 36. a4 Ne3 37. Bxe3 Rxe3 38. Rf3 Rxf3 39.
Qxf3 Qe1+ 40. Kh2 Qxh4+ 41. Kg1 Qe1+ 42. Kh2 Qe7 43. c4 h5 44. c5 h4 45. Kh3 g5
46. Kg4 a5 47. Kh5 Qe8+ 48. Kg4 Qc8+ 49. Kh5 Qe8+ 50. Kg4 Qf7 51. Qf5 Qe7 52.
Qf3 Kh6 53. Qd5 Qc7 54. Kf5 Kg7 55. Kg4 Qc8+ 56. Kf3 h3 57. gxh3 Qxh3+ 58. Kf2
Qh2+ 59. Kf1 Qf4+ 60. Kg2 Qd2+ 61. Kg3 Qe3+ 62. Kg2 Qe2+ 63. Kg3 Qe7 64. Kg4
Qc7 65. Qe4 Kf8 66. Qf5 Qc6 67. d5 Qxc5 68. Qxf6+ {1/2-1/2 Mamedyarov,S (2728)
-Aronian,L (2741)/Moscow RUS 2006/The Week in Chess 627}) 13... Kg7 ({The
obvious move} 13... Bxc3 {is strongly met with} 14. Qxc3 $1 (14. bxc3 Ne4 15.
Nxe4 dxe4 $11 {Black is threatenening to play Nb6 with a nice position, so
White's best bet is Bxd7 with opposite coloured bishops and rather equal play.}
) 14... Qxc3 15. bxc3 Ne4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Bg4 $1 Nb6 18. Be2 $14 {White
keeps the bishop pair and has a pleasant endgame. This has been known since a
nice Karpov game.} Be6 19. Rab1 Rac8 20. Rfc1 Rc7 21. f3 Bd5 22. Kf2 Rc6 23. h4
Kg7 24. a4 Nxa4 25. Rxb7 Ra6 26. Rb5 Nb6 27. Rc2 Ra4 28. Bf4 Rc8 29. Rc5 Bb7
30. Rb2 Ra3 31. Be5+ f6 32. Bc7 Rb3 33. Ra2 Nd7 34. Rxc4 Bd5 35. Rxa7 Bxc4 36.
Bxc4 Rxc3 37. Bd6 R3xc4 38. Rxd7+ Kg8 39. fxe4 Rc1 40. Kf3 Rf1+ 41. Kg3 Rc3 42.
Bf4 Rg1 43. e5 fxe5 44. dxe5 Rc6 45. Bh6 Rb1 46. Rg7+ Kh8 47. Re7 Rb8 48. e6
Rcc8 49. Rf7 Kg8 50. Rg7+ Kf8 51. Rxh7+ Ke8 52. Bg5 {1-0 Karpov,A (2688)-Milov,
V (2620)/Cap d'Agde 2002/CBM 092/[Ribli]}) 14. Rae1 {Prepares f3 and e4 with
good play in the centre.} Ne4 15. Ndxe4 dxe4 16. Bf4 f5 $146 {An interesting
novelty. Black shuts Bh3 out of play. At least for now. In a few games Black
tried} (16... Nb6 17. Bxc8 Raxc8 18. f3 $36 {but in all of them White got good
play on the kingside, for example} exf3 19. Rxf3 f5 20. e4 Kg8 21. Bg3 fxe4 22.
Rxe4 Bxc3 23. bxc3 Qd5 24. Rg4 Qd7 25. Rg5 Rf8 26. Rxg6+ hxg6 27. Qxg6+ Qg7 28.
Qe6+ Rf7 29. Bd6 Rcf8 30. Be5 Qg5 31. Rg3 Qxg3 32. hxg3 Kh7 33. Qh3+ Kg6 34.
Qg4+ Kh6 35. Bf4+ Kh7 36. Qh5+ Kg8 37. Be5 {1-0 Huzman,A (2435)-Dreev,A (2465)/
Uzhgorod 1987/EXT 97}) 17. f3 Nf6 18. a3 $1 {Grischuk has always been a very
talented attacking player, and although he has switched from 1.e4 to 1.d4 he
hasn't forgotten the importance of the initiative in a sharp position. Here he
sacrifices a pawn and puts himself in the driver's seat. This strong reaction
puts Moro's novelty under a black cloud. White would like to put the bishop on
e5 and break open the centre, but it has to be prepared. Bad was immediately} (
18. Be5 $6 Rxe5 19. dxe5 Qxe5 {with good positional compensation for the
exchange.}) 18... Bxc3 19. bxc3 h5 $6 {Creates new weaknesses, but taking the
pawn was also risky.} (19... Qxa3 20. Be5 $1 exf3 (20... Rxe5 21. dxe5 Nd5 22.
fxe4 Qxc3 23. Qf2) 21. gxf3 $36 {White quickly gets e4 in with strong pressure.
}) 20. Qf2 $1 {Transfering the queen to the kingside. White has a simple plan.
Qf2-g3 followed by Bf4-e5. Then the bishop is protected and Black cannot get
away with the typical exchange sacrifice.} Bd7 21. Qg3 Qxc3 22. Be5 {Completes
White's strategy. Morozevich quickly goes downhill.} Qxa3 $6 ({Also hopeless
was} 22... Rxe5 $6 23. dxe5 Nh7 24. fxe4 $18) ({The last chance to prolong the
fight was} 22... exf3 23. gxf3 Rf8 (23... h4 $5 24. Qxh4 Rxe5 $1 25. dxe5 Qxe5
26. Qxc4 Bb5 27. Qb3 Rh8 28. f4 Qe8 29. Bg2 Bxf1 30. Qxb7+ Qf7 31. Qxf7+ Kxf7
32. Bxf1 Rc8 {and Black has good compensation for the pawn in an ending.}) 24.
e4 f4 $1 25. Qh4 Bxh3 26. Qxh3 Qxa3 27. Kh1 $1 Qe7 28. Rg1 Kh7 29. Qg2 Rg8 30.
Bxf4 {and White's initiative is still very strong.}) 23. fxe4 $18 {Black's
position collapses.} Rxe5 24. exf5 $1 {Black probably missed this strong move.}
({Not} 24. Qxe5 Re8 25. Qc7 Rxe4) 24... Rxf5 25. Bxf5 Bxf5 26. Rxf5 Re8 27. Re5
{Timetrouble.} (27. Rc5 $1 Re7 28. Rxc4) 27... Qd6 28. Rxe8 Nxe8 (28... Qxg3
29. hxg3 Nxe8) 29. Qf3 b5 30. Qb7+ Nc7 31. Qxa7 b4 {Suddenly Black has some
counterplay, but with active and precise play Grischuk ends all discussions.}
32. e4 c3 33. e5 Qe7 34. Qb7 {With control. The black pawns don´t run anywhere.
} Kh6 35. Rf1 c2 (35... h4 36. h3 Kg7 37. Rb1 $18) 36. Rc1 Qg5 37. Rxc2 Qe3+
38. Rf2 Ne6 39. Qxb4 {The pawns are gone and so is the last hope.} Qc1+ 40. Rf1
Qe3+ 41. Kh1 1-0

[Event "Chicago op 11th"]
[Site "Chicago"]
[Date "2002.05.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Black "Mitkov, Nikola"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2493"]
[Annotator "Shabalov,A"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2002.05.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3
Ne4 9. Nd2 Nxc3 {The other capture also have been tested lately.} (9... Nxg3
10. hxg3 c5 11. dxc5 Nc6 12. e4 Be6 13. exd5 Bxd5 14. Qe2+ Kf8 15. Nc4 Nd4 16.
Qd2 Bxc4 17. Bxc4 Qe7+ 18. Kf1 Qxc5 $15 19. Bd3 Rc8 20. Rc1 Kg7 21. Kg1 Rhd8
22. Kh2 Qd6 23. Rhd1 Qf6 24. Qe3 Bxc3 25. bxc3 Nc6 26. Qe4 Ne5 27. Qh7+ Kf8 28.
Be2 b6 29. Bh5 Rxd1 30. Rxd1 Re8 31. Rd4 Re6 32. f3 Rd6 33. f4 gxf4 34. Rxf4
Qg7 35. Qe4 Rd8 36. Qb7 Rd7 37. Qb8+ Ke7 38. Bxf7 Ng4+ 39. Kh3 Nf6 40. Be8 Rd5
41. Qb7+ Kf8 42. Qxd5 {1-0 Shabalov,A-Serper,G/Seattle USA 2002/(42).}) 10.
bxc3 Bxc3 11. Rc1 Bb2 12. Bxc7 Qe7 (12... Qd7 13. Rb1 Bc3 (13... Bxd4 14. Bxb8
Rxb8 15. e3 $18) 14. Bxb8 Rxb8 15. e3 O-O 16. h4 g4 17. Rb3 Qc7 18. Be2 Bd7 19.
O-O f5 20. Bb5 Be6 {1/2-1/2 Ftacnik,L-Landa,K/Beijing 1996/(20).}) 13. Bd6 Qe6
14. Rb1 {The most exact move order.White gets nothing after} (14. Rc2 Bxd4 15.
Ba3 Nc6 16. e4 Bd7 17. Nb3 Bb6 {1/2-1/2 Miralle,G-Sosonko,G/Cannes 1990(17)}) (
{or} 14. Qa4+ Nc6 15. Rc2 (15. Rxc6 Bd7) 15... Ba1 16. Bc5 Bd7 17. Rc1 Bb2 18.
Rb1 Nxd4 19. Qd1 Rc8 20. Bxd4 Bxd4 21. e3 O-O 22. Be2 Bg7 23. O-O b6 24. Nb3
Qe5 $15 {1-0 Kalinitschew,S-Giorgadze,G/Warsaw 1989/(89)}) 14... Bc3 {It's
very illogical to grab the bishop now.} (14... Qxd6 15. Rxb2 Nc6 16. e3 Bf5 17.
Be2 O-O 18. h4 Rfe8 19. hxg5 hxg5 20. Nf3 f6 21. Bd3 Qd7 22. Qb1 Be4 23. Bxe4
dxe4 24. Rxb7 Qe6 25. Rh6 Qd5 26. Rxf6 Ne7 27. Rb5 {1-0 Vera Reynaldo (CUB)
-Gongora Maikel (CUB)/Holguin (Cuba) 2002 (27).}) ({Impossible is} 14... Bxd4
15. Bxb8 Rxb8 16. Qa4+ $18) 15. Ba3 (15. Bc5 $5) 15... Nc6 16. e3 Bxd4 17. Bb5
{White has excellent compensation for the pawn, but black's defensive
resources should not be underestimated.} Bf6 18. Nb3 ({Somehow I felt that the
advantage after} 18. O-O Be7 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. e4 dxe4 21. Nxe4 O-O 22. Bxc6
bxc6 23. Qd4 f5 {might not be enough.}) 18... Bc3+ 19. Kf1 a6 20. Bd3 b5 21.
Bc5 Bf6 22. a4 $1 {Finally white manages to make his first active move and
black's position becomes critical.} Be7 $1 {Strangely enough after this
coldblooded defence I failed to find a straightforward way to win even after
home analysis.} 23. axb5 axb5 24. Bxb5 Ba6 25. Bxa6 Rxa6 26. h4 ({Neither} 26.
Nd4 Nxd4 27. Rb8+ Bd8 28. Qxd4 f6) ({nor} 26. Bxe7 Qxe7 27. Qxd5 O-O {did I
find convincing.}) 26... Ra2 $1 {The only move.} 27. Ra1 Rxa1 28. Qxa1 Rg8 29.
hxg5 hxg5 30. Qa8+ $6 {Much stronger was} (30. Nd4 Nxd4 (30... Qc8 31. Rh6) 31.
Qa8+ Bd8 32. Bxd4 {and black still has to suffer a lot.}) 30... Nd8 31. Nd4 Qe4
32. Qa4+ Kf8 33. Bxe7+ Kxe7 34. Qb4+ {In mutual time trouble white completely
loses the track. Still} (34. Qb3) {was very strong (with the idea of 35.f3)}
34... Kf6 35. Rh3 Ne6 36. Kg1 Nxd4 37. exd4 Kg7 {It all ends in a draw. Nice
defence!} 38. Re3 Qg4 39. Qe7 Rc8 40. Re1 Qf5 41. Qe5+ Qf6 42. Qxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 4th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.11"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "161"]
[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 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 ({After} 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 {
Black, apart from transposing into our game with} Nbd7 {has other options:} (
6... O-O 7. e3 c5 8. dxc5 Nbd7 {is currently quite topical, after} 9. Rc1 Nxc5
$5 10. Qd4 Bxc3+ 11. Qxc3 Nce4 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. Be2 Bg4 {Black usually
gradually equalizes.}) ({The older line} 6... h6 7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3 Ne4 $132 {
also seems playable.})) 5... Nbd7 (5... dxc4 {leads to the Vienna line, which
featured quite prominently in Moscow (see Ivanchuk-Kramnik).}) ({Black can
also try} 5... O-O 6. e3 c5 {, which after} 7. cxd5 exd5 {transposes to a line
we mentioned in the previous note.}) 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 ({Kramnik in his
previous practice was very successful with} 7. Qc2 {The most solid reaction
seems to be postponing the c5 advance with} O-O (7... h6 8. Bh4 c5 9. e3 c4 (
9... Qa5 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O c4 12. Bf5 Re8 13. Nd2 Be7 14. Rae1 Nb6 15. a3 Be6
16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. f4 $1 Nd7 19. Nf3 Qc7 20. g4 $1 Nf8 21. g5 hxg5
22. fxg5 Be7 23. e4 dxe4 24. Qxe4 Rad8 25. Re2 a6 26. Qg4 Qa5 27. Ne5 $40 {
1-0,Kramnik,V (2685)-Serper,G (2590)/Dortmund/1993/}) 10. Be2 Qa5 11. O-O Bxc3
12. bxc3 Ne4 13. Rfc1 Nb6 14. a4 Bf5 15. Qb2 O-O 16. Bd1 Rfe8 17. Ra2 f6 $6 (
17... Nd7 $1 18. Qa3 Qc7 $14 {Kramnik}) 18. Nd2 Bd7 19. Nf1 $1 $16 Nxa4 $2 20.
Qxb7 Red8 21. Bxa4 Bxa4 22. f3 Rdb8 23. Rxa4 $1 $18 {Kramnik,V (2685)-Lautier,
J (2645)/Cannes m/1993/}) (7... c5 8. dxc5 h6 9. Bd2 O-O 10. e3 Bxc5 11. Bd3 a6
12. O-O Bd6 (12... Ba7 13. Ne2 Re8 14. Bc3 Nf8 15. Nf4 Be6 16. Rad1 Rc8 17. Qb3
b5 18. Qa3 Ra8 19. Nd4 Qd7 20. Nde2 Qd8 21. Bb1 N8d7 {Kramnik,V (2715)-Lautier,
J (2655)/Monte Carlo blindfold rpd/1995/} 22. Nxe6 fxe6 23. Bg6 $16) 13. Ne2 (
13. Rfd1 Nc5 14. Bf5 Be6 15. Be1 Rc8 16. Nd4 Qd7 17. Rac1 Be5 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19.
Bh3 Qf7 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Rxd5 exd5 22. Bxc8 Rxc8 23. b4 b6 24. Qe2 Qb7 25.
bxc5 bxc5 $11 {Mikhalchishin,A (2512)-Aronian,L (2675)/Calvia olm/2004/}) 13...
Ne5 (13... Nc5 $5) 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Bc3 Qe7 16. Bxe5 Qxe5 17. Rac1 Be6 18. Qc3
Ng4 19. Qxe5 Nxe5 20. Bb1 Rac8 21. Nd4 $11 {/+/=,Dreev,A (2650)-Zvjaginsev,V 
(2610)/RUS-ch Elista/1997/ White has a riskless, but only very slight edge.})
8. e3 (8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 c6 {Here White lately hasn't been able to prove an
advantage:} 10. e3 (10. Nd2 Qe8 11. e3 Ne4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Bf4 Qe6 14. Be2
Nb6 15. Bg3 Qg6 16. Qc5 Bg4 $11 {Alekseev,E (2708)-Ponomariov,R (2718)/Moscow
Tal mem/2008/}) 10... Qe8 11. Qc2 Ne4 12. Bd3 h6 13. Bf4 Qe7 14. h3 Re8 15. Bh2
c5 $1 $132 16. O-O c4 17. Bxe4 Qxe4 18. Qxe4 Rxe4 19. Nd2 Re6 {Zhou Jianchao 
(2623)-Bu Xiangzhi (2702)/JinZhou/2009/} 20. e4 dxe4 21. Nxc4 Nf6 22. Nd6 Ne8
$11) 8... c5 9. Be2 (9. Bd3 Qa5 10. O-O c4 {leads to the 7.e3 c5 8.Bd3 lines.})
9... Qa5 10. O-O cxd4 ({Simpler is} 10... Bxc3 11. bxc3 Ne4 $11 {<=>}) 11. Nxd4
Bxc3 12. bxc3 Re8 13. Bf4 Ne5 14. Rab1 a6 15. Bxe5 Rxe5 16. Rfc1 Qc7 17. c4
dxc4 18. Qxc4 Qxc4 19. Rxc4 b5 20. Bf3 (20. Rc7 $142 Ne8 21. Rc3 $14) 20...
bxc4 21. Bxa8 Kf8 22. Rb8 Re8 23. Kf1 $6 (23. Bf3 Bg4 $132) 23... Nd7 24. Rb4
a5 $1 25. Rb1 Ne5 26. Bd5 c3 $36 {Ivanchuk,V (2739)-Ponomariov,R (2739)/Moscow
Tal mem/2009/}) 7... c5 8. dxc5 $5 {A rare move, which was certainly prepared
by Kramnik at home - one can hardly imagine a top GM going for the following
king-walk without checking it with a computer.} ({The main line} 8. Bd3 Qa5 9.
Qc2 c4 10. Bf5 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. Nd2 g6 13. Bh3 {leads to complex play,
recently Black has been able to hold his own after} Kg7 14. Rae1 h6 15. Bh4 g5
$5 16. Bxd7 Bxd7 17. Bg3 Nh5 18. e4 Nxg3 19. hxg3 dxe4 (19... Bxc3 20. bxc3
dxe4 21. Nxc4 Qa4 22. Qxa4 Bxa4 23. Ne3 Bd7 24. c4 b6 25. g4 Rac8 26. a4 h5 27.
gxh5 f5 $132 {Zhao Jun (2560)-Wang Hao (2696)/Beijing/2009/}) 20. Nxc4 Qa6 21.
Ne5 Bxc3 22. bxc3 Bb5 23. c4 Rxe5 24. dxe5 Bxc4 25. Qxe4 Bxf1 26. Rxf1 Rd8 $11
{Zhukova,N (2461)-Kosintseva,T (2522)/RUS-chTW Dagomys/2009/}) 8... Qa5 {
The direct counterattack is the most logical reaction.} (8... O-O 9. Rc1 {
leads to a position we have already mentioned above in the note to move 5.}) 9.
Rc1 {Other moves can't cause Black any problems:} (9. Bxf6 Nxf6 10. Qd4 O-O 11.
Bd3 Bxc5 $11) (9. Nd2 Ne4 10. Ndxe4 dxe4 11. Qd4 O-O 12. a3 Bxc3+ 13. Qxc3
Qxc3+ 14. bxc3 Nxc5 15. Be7 Nb3 16. Rd1 Re8 17. Bb5 Bg4 18. Bxe8 Bxd1 19. Kxd1
Rxe8 20. Bb4 Rc8 21. Kc2 Nc5 22. Bxc5 Rxc5 23. Rd1 g6 24. g4 h5 $11 {Karpov,A 
(2725)-Lautier,J (2645)/France/1993/}) 9... Ne4 (9... Qxa2 10. Bxf6 Nxf6 11.
Bb5+ Bd7 12. O-O Bxc3 13. Bxd7+ Nxd7 14. Rxc3 O-O (14... Qxb2 15. Rc2 Qf6 16.
Qxd5 $36) 15. b4 Rfc8 16. Nd4 g6 17. Qc1 $16 {Lingnau,C (2365)-Gebhardt,U 
(2245)/Dortmund/1992/}) (9... O-O 10. a3 $1 {leads to a position, which arises
mostly via a different move order with Black castling earlier. Here after}
Bxc3+ 11. Rxc3 Ne4 12. b4 Nxc3 13. Qa1 $44 {White has been very successful in
current practice, the latest example is} Qa4 14. Qxc3 a5 15. b5 b6 16. c6 Nc5
17. Be2 Re8 18. O-O Bg4 19. Bd1 Ne4 20. Qb2 Qc4 21. Be2 Qc5 22. Rc1 $16 {
Bacrot,E (2709)-Korchnoi,V (2566)/EU-chT Novi Sad/2009/}) ({In the future
Black should possibly have a closer look at} 9... Bxc3+ $5 10. bxc3 O-O 11. Bd3
Ne4 $5 (11... Qxc5 12. O-O b6 13. c4 $1 Bb7 14. cxd5 (14. Qa4 $5) 14... Qxd5
15. e4 (15. Bc4 $14) 15... Qe6 16. Be3 Nc5 (16... Rfc8 $11) 17. Bxc5 bxc5 18.
Re1 Rad8 19. e5 Qg4 20. h3 Bxf3 21. hxg4 Bxd1 22. Rexd1 Nxg4 23. Rxc5 Rfe8 24.
Be2 {Van der Sterren,P (2535)-Winants,L (2515)/NED-chT/1992/} Rxd1+ 25. Bxd1
Nxe5 26. Ba4 Nd3 27. Rc7 Re1+ 28. Kh2 g6 29. f3 Ne5 $132) 12. O-O Ndxc5 13. Bb1
Na4 (13... Bg4 $132) (13... Re8 $5) 14. c4 Bg4 $6 (14... Be6 $142 $1 $11) 15.
Qxd5 Qxd5 16. cxd5 Bxf3 17. Be7 $1 Nec3 18. Bxf8 Bxd5 {1/2,Novikov,I (2545)
-Blatny,P (2495)/Budapest/1991/} 19. Bb4 Ne2+ 20. Kh1 Nxc1 21. Rxc1 $14) 10.
Qxd5 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Bxc3+ 12. Kd1 $1 {[]} (12. Nd2 $2 O-O $36) 12... O-O (12...
Nf6 $2 13. Qc4 Bb4 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Qb5+ Bd7 16. Qxa5 Bxa5 17. Nd4 $16 {
Danner,G (2408)-Fletcher,J/ECC Saint Vincent/2005/}) 13. Bc4 Nf6 {Ftacnik: 'N'}
({The tactical complications after} 13... Nxc5 {'?!' Ftacnik.} 14. Be7 {
seem to favour White:} Be6 (14... Bb4 15. Bxf8 Be6 16. Qd4 $5 (16. Qe5 Rxf8 17.
Bxe6 fxe6 18. Rc2 (18. Rxc5 $2 Qxa2 $1 $40) 18... Rf5 19. Qb8+ Rf8 20. Qe5 $11)
16... Rxf8 17. Ke2 $14 Rd8 18. Qh4 b5 19. Bxe6 Nxe6 20. Rc2 Qa3 21. Rd1 Rxd1
22. Kxd1 $16 {Novikov,I (2611)-Schulte,O (2392)/Edmonton/2000/}) 15. Qxc5 Qa4+
16. Bb3 Bxb3+ 17. axb3 Qxb3+ 18. Ke2 Qb2+ $1 (18... Rac8 19. Qf5 Rfe8 20. Rhd1
g6 21. Qd7 b5 22. Nd2 Qb2 23. Kf1 {1-0,Novikov,I (2545)-Tischbierek,R (2500)/
Copenhagen/1991/ Ftacnik: '1-0/Novikov,I-Tischbierek,R/Copenhagen op/1991/'}) (
18... Rfc8 19. Qf5 $16) (18... Qa2+ 19. Kf1 $16) 19. Kd3 Rfc8 20. Qd5 $1 {
/\Rc2, Bc5} (20. Rc2 $2 Qxc2+ 21. Kxc2 Bb4 $3 22. Qxc8+ Rxc8+ 23. Kb3 Bxe7 $19
{Mikhalchishin,A (2465)-Plachetka,J (2465)/Kecskemet/1983/}) 20... Ba5 $5 {
Plachetka} (20... Bb4 21. Rxc8+ Rxc8 22. Bxb4 Qc2+ 23. Kd4 Qb2+ 24. Ke4 Qxb4+
25. Nd4 $18) 21. Qe5 $5 (21. Rxc8+ Rxc8 22. Ke4 $1 (22. Qxa5 $2 Qc2+ 23. Kd4
Rc4+ $19) (22. Nd4 Qd2+ $1 23. Ke4 Qxf2 $17) 22... Qc2+ 23. Kf4 Bc7+ 24. Kg4
Qxf2 25. g3 $14) (21. Rc5 Rxc5 $1 (21... Rd8 $6 22. Bxd8 Rxd8 23. Rxa5 $1 Rxd5+
24. Rxd5 $18) 22. Qxc5 Qb3+ 23. Ke4 (23. Ke2 Qb2+ 24. Kd3 Qb3+ $11) 23... Bb6
24. Qd5 Qc2+ 25. Kf4 Qxf2 26. Qxb7 (26. Qd2 Qxe3+ 27. Qxe3 Bxe3+ 28. Kxe3 Re8
$11) 26... Re8 $13) 21... Qb3+ 22. Ke4 {[%cal Ye4f4,Yf4g3] /\Kf4-g3} Bc3 23.
Nd4 {/\} Bxd4 24. exd4 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Qb2 26. Rc7 Qxf2 (26... Qe2+ 27. Kd5 Qa2+
28. Kd6 $16) 27. Kd3 $36) 14. Bxf6 ({Time is important; the text move is
simpler than} 14. Qd3 Bb2 (14... Rd8 15. Nd4 Bg4+ 16. Kc2 $2 (16. f3 $142 Bxd4
17. exd4 Be6 18. Ke2 $14) 16... Bb4 17. Kb1 Bh5 18. Ka1 Bg6 19. Qb3 Bxc5 20.
Bxf6 gxf6 21. Rhd1 Ba3 $36 {Hefty Hilardo,J (2335)-Baron Rodriguez,J (2407)/
ESP-chT/2006/}) 15. Rc2 (15. Bxf6 $5 Bxf6 16. Ke2 $14) 15... Bg4 16. Ke2 (16.
Qb3 Ne4 $5 17. Qxb2 Nxg5 $44) 16... Be5 17. h3 Bh5 18. Qb3 $14) 14... Bxf6 15.
Ke2 b5 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] An ambitious novelty, but it doesn't completely solve
Black's problems. However, even after} (15... Bg4 {White can fight for an
advantage:} 16. Rhd1 (16. c6 Qb6 $5 (16... Qxd5 17. Bxd5 bxc6 18. Rxc6 Rab8 19.
Rhc1 $16 {leads to a better version of the _|_ in Novikov-Serper.}) 17. Bb3 (
17. Bd3 $5) 17... Be6 18. Qc5 Qa6+ 19. Bc4 $14) (16. Qxb7 $5 Rab8 17. Qe4 Bh5
18. Bb3 Bb2 19. c6 Bxc1 20. Rxc1 $44) 16... Rac8 (16... Rad8 17. Qxb7 Rxd1 18.
Rxd1 Qxc5 19. Qb3 $16) 17. c6 (17. Qxb7 Rxc5 $132) 17... Qxd5 18. Bxd5 bxc6 19.
Rxc6 Rxc6 20. Bxc6 Rb8 21. a4 Rb2+ 22. Kf1 Ra2 23. Rb1 Ra1 $1 24. Rxa1 Bxa1 25.
Nd4 Kf8 26. f3 Bc8 27. Ke2 Ke7 28. Kd3 Kd6 29. Bb5 f6 $14 {/=,Novikov,I (2550)
-Serper,G (2490)/URS-ch Moscow/1991/}) (15... Be6 16. Qe4 Bxc4+ 17. Qxc4 Rac8
18. Rhd1 $14) 16. c6 ({White also wants more than the simple} 16. cxb6 axb6 $14
{Now the game becomes very complex with the tension growing fast.}) 16... Ba6 (
16... Rb8 17. Qc5 $36) 17. Qf5 $5 (17. Rhd1 Bc3 $1 18. Bd3 Rad8 19. Qc5 (19.
Qe4 Rxd3 20. Rxd3 b4 $36) 19... Rxd3 20. Rxd3 Qxa2+ 21. Rd2 Bxd2 22. Nxd2 b4+
23. Ke1 Qa3 24. Qc2 b3 $5 $132) 17... Qa3 $2 (17... Bb2 $142 $1 18. Rc2 g6 {/\}
19. Qc5 Ba3 20. Qg5 Be7 $1 21. Qe5 (21. Qxe7 bxc4 $15) 21... Bd6 22. Qg5 Be7
$11) (17... Rad8 18. c7 $1 Rd6 (18... Rd7 19. a4 $5 Rxc7 20. Bd3 Rd8 21. Rxc7
Qxc7 22. axb5 $16) (18... Qxc7 $4 19. Bd3 $18) 19. Rhd1 Rxd1 20. Rxd1 Qxc7 21.
Bd3 $14) 18. Bd3 Rfd8 19. c7 $6 {[%mdl 8256] Kramnik repays the tactical
favour from move 17 - a situation, which will arise even later in the game.} (
19. Qxh7+ $142 Kf8 20. c7 {/\} Qxa2+ 21. Kf1 $1 (21. Rc2 $2 Qxc2+ 22. Bxc2 b4+)
21... Re8 (21... Rdc8 22. Be4 b4+ 23. Kg1 Bb7 24. Bxb7 Rxc7 25. Re1 $16) 22.
Qh8+ (22. g3 $5 g6 23. Kg2 Bb7 24. Rhd1 $16) 22... Ke7 23. Qh5 $40) 19... Qxa2+
20. Nd2 (20. Rc2 $2 Qxc2+ 21. Bxc2 b4+ $17) (20. Ke1 Qa5+ $5 (20... Rxd3 21.
Qxd3 b4 22. Qd2 Qa5 23. Nd4 $14) 21. Nd2 Rxd3 22. Qxd3 Rc8 23. f4 b4 24. Qd6
Bc3 25. Kf2 $13 {is similar to the game continuation. However, one can
understand that White instinctively wants to keep his RR connected.}) 20...
Rxd3 $1 {Black doesn't give his opponent a second chance to take on h7.} 21.
Qxd3 (21. Kxd3 b4+ 22. Ke4 $8 Qxd2 23. c8=Q+ Rxc8 24. Rxc8+ Bd8 $1 $36) 21...
b4 22. Kf3 Bb7+ (22... Qa5 $5 23. Qe4 (23. Qd7 Qh5+ {and playing for a win with
} 24. g4 Qh3+ {is very risky}) 23... Rc8 $44) 23. Kg3 (23. Ne4 Qe6 24. Qc4 (24.
Kg3 Bxe4 25. Qxe4 Qxe4 26. c8=Q+ Bd8 $44) 24... Bc3 25. Qxe6 fxe6 26. Rhd1 Rf8+
27. Ke2 $5 Bxe4 28. Rd8 Bb7 29. Kd3 a5 (29... Kf7 30. Kc4 Ke7 31. Rxf8 Kxf8 32.
Rd1 $16) 30. Kc4 a4 31. Rcd1 Ba6+ 32. Kc5 Be5 33. Ra8 $1 Bxc7 34. Rxa6 $14)
23... h5 (23... Qa5 24. f4 Rc8 25. Rhd1 $16 {/\} Rxc7 $2 26. Nb3) 24. h3 {
White doesn't need this move.} (24. f4 $142) (24. f3 $5) 24... Qa5 25. f4 (25.
Ne4 h4+ 26. Kh2 Be5+ 27. f4 Bxc7 $132) 25... Rc8 26. Nc4 $5 (26. Qd7 Bc3 27.
Ne4 Qxc7 28. Qxc7 Rxc7 29. Nxc3 bxc3 30. Rhd1 f5 $44 (30... Be4 $5 $15 {
and already White has to fight for a draw.})) (26. Rhd1 Rxc7 27. Ne4 Be7 $44)
26... Qa6 (26... Qxc7 $142 27. Nd6 Qd8 28. Kh2 $14) 27. Ne5 $6 (27. Qd7 $1 b3 (
27... Bc6 28. Qd6 $16) 28. Rhd1 {/\} b2 29. Rc2 Bc6 30. Qf5 Rxc7 31. Rxb2 $16)
27... Qxd3 28. Nxd3 Bc3 $44 29. Rhd1 a5 (29... Rxc7 $2 30. Nxb4 $18) 30. Nc5 (
30. Nxb4 $5 {was more circumspect:} axb4 31. Rd8+ Kh7 32. Rxc8 Bxc8 33. Rd1 (
33. Kf3 Kg6 34. Ke4 Be6 $11) 33... b3 34. Rd8 b2 35. Rxc8 Be1+ (35... b1=Q 36.
Rh8+ Kxh8 37. c8=Q+ $14) 36. Kh2 b1=Q 37. Rb8 Bg3+ (37... Qd3 38. c8=Q Bg3+ 39.
Kxg3 Qxe3+ $11) 38. Kxg3 Qe1+ 39. Kh2 h4 40. c8=Q Qg3+ $11) 30... Rxc7 31. Na4
Be4 32. Rd6 $2 $138 (32. Kf2 h4 $44) 32... Kh7 $2 $138 (32... Bc2 $1 33. Nxc3 (
33. Rxc2 Be1+ $19) 33... Rxc3 $36 {[%csl Ga5,Gb4] /-/+ and Black's unleashed
o^ are very dangerous.}) 33. Ra6 h4+ 34. Kh2 $1 (34. Kf2 Rd7 35. Nxc3 bxc3 36.
Rxc3 Rd2+ 37. Ke1 Rxg2 38. Rxa5 f5 $11 {/\Rg3}) 34... Rd7 (34... f5 $5 35. Rxa5
Rc6 $44) 35. Nc5 (35. Rxa5 Rd2 36. Rh5+ Kg8 37. Kg1 Rxg2+ 38. Kf1 $14) 35...
Re7 36. Rxa5 (36. Nxe4 Rxe4 37. Rxa5 Rxe3 {/\} 38. Rh5+ Kg6 39. Rxh4 b3 40.
Rg4+ Kf5 41. Rg5+ Kxf4 42. Rb5 b2 43. Rxc3 Rxc3 $11) 36... Bd2 (36... Bg6 37.
Na4 $16 {[%cal Rf4f5] /\f5}) 37. Rc4 f5 $6 (37... b3 $5 38. Nxb3 (38. Rb5 Bc6
39. Rb6 Rxe3 40. Rxc6 b2 41. Rb6 Be1 42. g3 hxg3+ 43. Kh1 Re2 44. Ne4 Rh2+ 45.
Kg1 Bf2+ 46. Nxf2 gxf2+ 47. Kf1 b1=Q+ $11) 38... Bxa5 39. Nxa5 Re6 40. Rd4 f5
41. Nc4 Rg6 42. Rd2 Rg3 $44 {[%csl Re3,Rg2] ><e3,g2 and I don't see any way
for White to convert his extra P.}) (37... Bg6 $2 38. f5 Bxf5 39. Nb3 {/\} Be1
40. Rxf5 Rxe3 41. Rf3 $18) (37... Bf5 38. Nb3 Be1 39. Rxf5 Rxe3 $14) 38. Nxe4
fxe4 39. Rh5+ Kg6 40. Rg5+ (40. Rxh4 b3 (40... Rb7 41. Rc8 $1 (41. Rh8 b3 42.
Rc6+ Kf7 43. Rhc8 b2 44. R8c7+ Rxc7 45. Rxc7+ Ke6 46. Rb7 Bc3 $15) 41... Bxe3 (
41... b3 $2 42. Rf8 $1 Rb5 43. f5+ Rxf5 44. Rb8 Bxe3 45. Rxb3 Rf4 46. Kg3 $18)
42. Rf8 Rf7 43. Rxf7 Kxf7 44. f5 b3 45. Rxe4 $18) 41. Rc6+ Kf7 42. Rb6 Bxe3 43.
Rxb3 Bd2 $132) 40... Kf6 (40... Kh7 41. g4 $1 $16) 41. Rc6+ (41. g4 $1 hxg3+
42. Kxg3 $16) 41... Kf7 42. Rf5+ Kg8 43. g4 (43. Rc8+ $5 Kh7 44. g4 $16) 43...
Re8 $5 (43... hxg3+ 44. Kxg3 Bxe3 45. Rc8+ Kh7 46. Rh5+ Kg6 47. Kg4 $1 {/\} b3
48. Rf8 $18) 44. Re5 (44. Rb6 Bxe3 45. Rxb4 Bd2 $132) 44... Rb8 (44... Rxe5 45.
fxe5 Bxe3 46. Kg2 b3 47. Rc8+ Kf7 48. Rb8 Ke6 49. Rxb3 Bf4 50. Rb6+ Kxe5 51.
Rg6 $16) 45. g5 $6 (45. Rce6 $142 Kf8 $8 (45... Bxe3 46. Re8+ Rxe8 47. Rxe8+
Kf7 48. Rxe4 Bd2 49. Rd4 Bc3 50. Rd7+ Ke6 51. Rd3 $18) 46. Rd5 Bc3 (46... Bxe3
47. Rxe4 b3 48. Rh5 $1 Kf7 49. Rxe3 b2 50. Re1 b1=Q 51. Rxb1 Rxb1 52. Rxh4 $18)
47. Rdd6 $16) 45... Kh7 $1 (45... b3 $2 46. g6 b2 47. Rb6 $18) 46. Re7 Bxe3 47.
Rh6+ Kg8 48. Rg6 Bd4 (48... Bxf4+ 49. Kg2 Kh8 50. Rgxg7 Rc8 51. Rh7+ Kg8 52.
Reg7+ Kf8 53. Rd7 Rc2+ 54. Kf1 Rc1+ 55. Ke2 Rc2+ 56. Ke1 Rc1+ 57. Rd1 Rxd1+ 58.
Kxd1 Bxg5 $14 {gives White only practical winning chances, as he won't be able
to reach the _|_ from the game.}) 49. Rge6 Kh7 $2 (49... Bc5 $142 $1 50. Re8+
Rxe8 51. Rxe8+ Kf7 52. Rxe4 b3 53. Re1 b2 54. f5 (54. Rb1 Be3) 54... g6 $11 {
and White won't pick up the Pb2 without losing two >>P.}) (49... b3 50. g6 Rf8
(50... Kf8 51. Rf7+ Kg8 52. Rb7) 51. Rb7 b2 52. Rxe4 $18) 50. f5 Bc5 (50... b3
51. f6 Rg8 $8 (51... b2 52. Rxg7+ Kh8 53. Ree7 $18) 52. Rb7 $18) (50... Be3 51.
Rg6 (51. f6 Bxg5 52. Rxg7+ Kh6 53. Rd7 Rf8 54. f7+ Kg7 55. Rxe4 Rxf7 56. Rxf7+
Kxf7 57. Rxb4 $18 {according to Tablebases.}) 51... Bd4 52. Rxe4 $18) 51. Re8
$2 (51. Rd7 $142 $1 Kg8 52. Rxe4 b3 53. f6 gxf6 54. gxf6 $18) 51... Rxe8 52.
Rxe8 b3 (52... e3 53. Kg2 b3 54. Kf3 $18 {/\} b2 55. g6+ Kh6 56. Kg4) 53. Kg2 (
53. Rxe4 $2 g6 $1 54. f6 b2 55. Re1 Be3 56. Rb1 Bxg5 $11) 53... Be3 $2 {
Seemingly only this is the final and decisive mistake.} (53... b2 54. Rb8 Bd4
55. Kf1 Be5 56. Rb7 Kg8 57. Ke2) (53... Bd6 $142 $1 54. Rxe4 b2 55. Re1 Bf4 (
55... g6 56. Rb1 gxf5 57. Rxb2 Bf4 58. Rf2 Bxg5 59. Rxf5 $18) 56. Rb1 Bc1 57.
Kf3 g6 58. Kg4 gxf5+ 59. Kxf5 Kg7 60. g6 Kf8 61. Kf6 Kg8 62. g7 Bd2 63. Kf5 Bc3
$11 {still holds.} (63... Bc1 $2 64. Kg6 $22)) 54. Rxe4 Bxg5 55. Rb4 g6 56.
Rb7+ Kh6 57. fxg6 Kxg6 58. Kf3 Bd2 59. Kg4 Be1 60. Rxb3 $18 {[%mdl 4096] From
now on TB show the _|_ is winning for White. Although Kramnik doesn't always
take the most straightforward path, he knows the basic principles of the
winning method and he will never endanger his victory.} Bg3 (60... Kf6 61. Rf3+
Kg6 62. Re3 $18) 61. Rf3 (61. Re3 $18 {is equivalent.}) (61. Rb6+ $2 Kf7 62.
Kf5 Ke7 $11 {allows Black's K to escape the dangerous corner.}) 61... Be1 (
61... Kh6 62. Rf6+ Kg7 63. Kg5 Bc7 64. Re6 Kf7 65. Re4 Bg3 66. Re3 Kg7 67. Rf3
Be1 68. Rf1 Bg3 69. Kh5 Kh7 70. Rf7+ Kg8 71. Kg6 Bh2 72. Rd7 Kf8 73. Rd4 Bg3
74. Re4 $22 $18 {We will see this method (and final position) in the game as
well.}) 62. Re3 Bf2 ({Similar is} 62... Bg3 63. Re6+ Kf7 64. Kf5 $18) 63. Re6+
Kf7 64. Kf5 (64. Re2 $1 Bg3 65. Kg5 {is slightly faster.}) 64... Bg3 65. Re4
Bf2 66. Kg5 Bg3 67. Re2 {See the 64.Re2! line.} Kg7 68. Re7+ Kf8 69. Kf6 Bf2
70. Re6 (70. Ke6 $1 Be1 (70... Bd4 71. Rh7 $18) 71. Rc7 Bg3 72. Ra7 Bh2 (72...
Be1 73. Kf6 Bc3+ 74. Kg6 Be1 75. Ra4 $1 Bg3 76. Re4 $18) 73. Rf7+ $1 Kg8 (73...
Ke8 74. Rh7 $18) 74. Kf6 Bg3 75. Kg6 {-61...Kh6}) 70... Bg3 71. Kg6 Bh2 72. Re4
Bg3 {We have already seen that White must achieve this position with Black to
move, thus forcing zugzwang.} 73. Kf6 Bf2 74. Kg6 (74. Re7 $1 Bd4+ 75. Ke6 Bc3
76. Rh7 Be1 77. Rc7 Bg3 78. Ra7 {-70.Ke6!}) 74... Bg3 75. Re2 Bd6 76. Kg5 Bg3 (
76... Be7+ 77. Kf5 Bc5 78. Re4 Bf2 79. Kf6 Bc5 (79... Bg3 80. Kg6) 80. Ra4 Be7+
(80... Ke8 81. Ke6) 81. Ke6 Bg5 82. Ra7 Kg8 83. Kf5 Be3 84. Ra3 Bc5 85. Ra5 Bd6
86. Ra4 Bg3 (86... Be7 87. Kg6) 87. Kg6 Kf8 88. Re4 $18) 77. Kf6 Bf4 78. Re4
Bd6 (78... Bc7 79. Rc4 Bd8+ 80. Kf5 Kf7 81. Rd4 Be7 82. Rd7 $18) 79. Rd4 Bc7 ({
More resilient, but equally hopeless is} 79... Be7+ $142 80. Kf5 Kf7 ({The K
won't escape:} 80... Ke8 81. Ke6 Kf8 82. Rf4+ Ke8 83. Ra4 $18) 81. Rd7 Kf8 82.
Ke6 Bg5 83. Rb7 Bd2 (83... Kg8 84. Kf5 Bd2 85. Kg6 Kf8 86. Rb5 Bc1 (86... Be1
87. Rf5+) 87. Rh5 $18) 84. Rf7+ $1 Kg8 (84... Ke8 85. Rh7) 85. Kf6 Be1 86. Kg6
Bg3 87. Re7 Kf8 88. Re4 $18) 80. Kg6 Bg3 81. Re4 $22 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess 3rd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2015.06.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2798"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2015.06.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 {The Ragozin was a very popular choice
in Stavanger. Black essays the active bishop sortie, but he can still opt for
solid lines later on - as he does in our game.} ({The text move is more
enterprising than} 4... Be7 {- the Orthodox Queen's Gambit was absent in
Norway!}) ({Another sharp continuation is the Semi-Slav} 4... c6 {, which
however arose in Stavanger only by transposition:} 5. Bg5 (5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 (
6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. e4 exd4 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. exd5
h6 13. Nxd4 Qh4 14. Nf3 Qh5 15. Bh7+ Kh8 16. Qf5 Qxf5 17. Bxf5 Nf6 18. Bc2 b6
19. Ba4 $146 (19. Rd1 Bb7 20. Bb3 Rad8 21. Rd3 Bc7 22. Bd2 Bxd5 23. Bxd5 Rxd5
24. Rxd5 Nxd5 25. Rc1 Rd8 $11 {Mamedyarov,S (2753)-Anand,V (2786) Moscow 2013})
19... Bb7 20. Bc6 Bxc6 21. dxc6 Rac8 22. Be3 (22. Nd4 Be5 $11) 22... Rxc6 23.
Rad1 Re8 24. Bd4 Bf8 25. g3 Kg8 26. Kg2 Ne4 27. Rfe1 Rce6 28. Re3 Nc5 $11 {
Vachier Lagrave,M (2723)-Giri,A (2773) Stavanger 2015}) 6... dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8.
Bd3 Bb7 9. O-O a6 10. e4 c5 11. d5 Qc7 12. dxe6 fxe6 13. Bc2 Bd6 14. Ng5 Nf8
15. f4 O-O-O 16. Qe1 e5 17. f5 ({More principled, but far from clear is} 17.
Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 exf4 19. Bd2 $5 $44 {, this has brought White a moderate
success in postal practice.}) 17... h6 18. Nf3 N8d7 19. Kh1 (19. Bd2 $142)
19... Rhe8 (19... Nb8 20. Be3 Nc6 21. Rc1 Rhe8 22. Bb1 Nd4 23. b4 c4 24. a3 Bf8
25. Rd1 Nxf3 26. gxf3 Rxd1 27. Qxd1 Rd8 28. Qe1 Bc6 29. Qf2 Kb7 $11 {Knight,T 
(2526)-Loinjak,S (2443) email 2008}) 20. Bd2 Qc6 21. Rd1 Nb6 22. Nd5 $2 ({
Premature, but} 22. a3 Bc7 $15 {[%cal Yb5b4,Yb6c4] is already comfortable for
Black.}) 22... Nbxd5 23. exd5 Qd7 24. Ba5 e4 25. Ng1 Bc7 26. d6 Bxa5 27. Qxa5
e3 28. Ne2 Qc6 {[%csl Rd6,Ge3,Rg2] 0-1, Vachier Lagrave,M (2723)-Topalov,V 
(2798) Stavanger 2015}) 5... h6 6. Bh4 (6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 Nd7 8. Rc1 g6 9. Be2
Bg7 10. cxd5 exd5 11. b4 a6 12. a4 O-O 13. b5 axb5 14. axb5 Qd6 15. O-O Nb6 16.
Qb3 Rb8 17. Nd1 Bf5 18. Nb2 Rfc8 19. Nd3 Bxd3 ({Black has no problems at all
after} 19... Nc4 $142 $1) 20. Qxd3 c5 21. dxc5 Rxc5 22. h4 Na4 $6 (22... h5 23.
Ng5 Qc7 $11) 23. h5 Rbc8 24. Rxc5 Nxc5 25. Qc2 gxh5 26. Nd4 Qg6 27. Nf5 (27.
Qf5 $5 $36) 27... Bf8 {Carlsen,M (2876)-Topalov,V (2798) Stavanger 2015} 28.
Bf3 Qe6 29. Rc1 $36) {A new direction in the Anti-Moscow is} 6... g5 (6... dxc4
7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5 9. Be2 Bb7 10. e5 Nd5 11. O-O Nxc3 (11... Nd7 {is the
standard reaction}) 12. bxc3 c5 13. a4 a6 14. Qb1 g4 15. Nh4 cxd4 16. axb5 d3
17. Bxg4 a5 18. Bf3 Bxf3 19. Nxf3 Qd5 20. Ra4 Nd7 21. Qa2 Nb6 22. Rxa5 Rxa5 23.
Qxa5 Bc5 $44 {Grischuk,A (2780)-Karjakin,S (2753) Khanty-Mansiysk 2015}) 7. Bg3
{and now} Ne4 $5 (7... dxc4 {already gives White a choice, apart from} 8. e4 ({
he has the alternatives} 8. e3) (8. h4 {and}) (8. a4 $5)) {The simplest and
possibly the best reaction seems to be} 8. e3 $5 {/\} (8. Nd2 Nxg3 9. hxg3 Bg7
(9... Qb6 $5 $13) 10. e3 a6 11. Bd3 b5 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. Rc1 Nd7 14. f4 Bb7 15.
Nf3 Rc8 16. O-O g4 17. Ne5 h5 18. Ne2 Rxc1 19. Qxc1 f5 20. Qc2 Nxe5 21. dxe5
Qc8 22. Qd2 $16 {Grischuk,A (2728)-Kramnik,V (2788) Moscow blitz 2008}) (8.
Nxe4 dxe4 9. Nd2 Qxd4 10. e3 Qxb2 11. Rb1 Qc3 12. Be2 Nd7 13. O-O Nc5 14. Nb3
Nd3 15. Nd2 Nc5 {½, Vachier Lagrave,M (2723)-Carlsen,M (2876) Stavanger 2015})
8... Qa5 9. Qb3 Bb4 10. Rc1) 5. Bg5 ({The main alternative is} 5. cxd5 exd5 6.
Bg5 {and now:} {Aronian preferred} h6 (6... Nbd7 7. Rc1 (7. e3 c5 ({Black can
still transpose into 6...h6 with} 7... h6) 8. dxc5 (8. Bd3 Qa5 9. Qc2 c4 10.
Bf5 O-O 11. O-O Re8 {is the older main line, here it's difficult for White to
fight for an advantage.}) 8... Qa5 ({or} 8... O-O {was the topic of an opening
survey in CBM 148.})) (7. Qc2 c5 8. g3 $5 {is another recent try to get an
opening advantage:} h6 9. Bf4 Qa5 10. Bg2 Ne4 11. Rc1 Qxa2 12. Nd2 Bxc3 13.
bxc3 Qxc2 14. Rxc2 Nxd2 15. Kxd2 Nb6 16. dxc5 Nc4+ 17. Kd3 Bf5+ $2 (17... Be6
$132) 18. e4 Bh7 19. Kd4 Na5 20. Kxd5 O-O-O+ 21. Bd6 b6 22. Ra1 Nb7 23. Rxa7
bxc5 24. Bh3+ f5 25. e5 {1-0, Vitiugov,N (2735)-Aleksandrov,A (2603) EU-ch
Jerusalem 2015}) 7... c6 8. e3 ({A more restrained way is} 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. Rxc3
O-O 10. e3 Qe8 $132) 8... Qa5 9. Bd3 Ne4 (9... Qxa2 $5 10. O-O Qa5 11. Ne5 Nxe5
12. dxe5 Ng4 13. Bf4 f6 14. exf6 Nxf6 15. Qb3 Be7 16. e4 Qb4 17. Qc2 d4 18. Ne2
Be6 19. Bd2 Bb3 20. Bxb4 Bxc2 21. Bxc2 Bxb4 22. e5 Ng4 23. Nxd4 Nxe5 24. Ne6
Ke7 25. Nxg7 Rad8 26. Rfd1 a5 $13 {/=, Khismatullin,D (2657)-Landa,K (2635)
Dagomys 2010}) 10. O-O Nxg5 11. Nxg5 Nf6 12. Qc2 h6 13. Nf3 Bd6 14. Ne5 Ng4 15.
Nf3 (15. Bf5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Bxe5 17. Bxc8 Rxc8 18. Qf5 Qc7 19. Nxd5 Bxh2+ 20.
Kh1 Qd7 21. Nf6+ gxf6 22. Qxf6 Rg8 23. Kxh2 Rg6 $132 {Korotylev}) 15... Nf6 16.
h3 O-O 17. Ne5 a6 (17... c5 $6 18. Nb5 Bxe5 19. dxe5 Nd7 20. f4 c4 21. Bh7+ Kh8
22. Nd6 Nc5 23. Rcd1 $16 {Gelfand,B (2758)-Jakovenko,D (2736) Khanty-Mansiysk
2009}) 18. f4 (18. Na4 $5 $14) 18... c5 19. g4 cxd4 20. exd4 Be6 21. Qb3 (21.
Qf2 $13) (21. Kh1 $5) 21... b5 22. f5 Qb6 23. Nf3 $8 Bc8 24. Kg2 $6 (24. Nxd5
$1 Nxd5 25. Be4 Nc7 26. Rc6 Qb7 27. Nd2 $13) 24... Bb7 {[%csl Re4][%cal Ga8h1]}
25. Na4 Qa7 26. Nc5 Rac8 (26... Ne4 $5 $36) 27. a4 (27. Nxb7 $142 Qxb7 $15)
27... Bxc5 28. dxc5 d4 $1 29. axb5 axb5 30. Qxb5 Bc6 31. Qb6 Qd7 32. Kg1 Rfe8
$40 {[%csl Rg1] Vachier Lagrave,M (2754)-Caruana,F (2803) Khanty-Mansiysk 2015}
) 7. Bh4 Nbd7 (7... g5 8. Bg3 Ne4 9. Nd2 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bxc3 11. Rc1 Bb2 12.
Rxc7 Na6 13. Rc2 Bxd4 14. e3 Bg7 15. h4 {Carlsen,M (2881)-Aronian,L (2815)
Flor & Fjaere blitz 2014} Bf5 $1 16. Bb5+ Kf8 $13) 8. e3 g5 9. Bg3 Ne4 10. Qc2
(10. Nd2 Nxg3 11. hxg3 c6 12. Qc2 Nf6 13. Bd3 Qe7 14. O-O-O Be6 15. Kb1 O-O-O
16. a3 Bd6 17. Nb5 Kb8 18. Nxd6 Rxd6 19. Nb3 Bc8 20. Nc5 Nd7 21. Na4 Nb6 22.
Nc5 $11 {Vitiugov,N (2739)-Aronian,L (2770) Sochi 2015}) 10... h5 11. h3 $146 (
11. h4 g4 12. Ng5 Nxg3 13. fxg3 Qe7 14. O-O-O Bxc3 15. bxc3 {Rasmussen,K (2462)
-Wegerer,F (2235) Pula 2007} Rh6 $1 $17 {[%cal Yf7f6]}) 11... Qf6 (11... Bxc3+
12. bxc3 Nxg3 13. fxg3 Nb6 14. Bd3 g4 15. hxg4 Bxg4 16. O-O Qe7 17. Ne5 Be6 18.
Bf5 Nd7 19. e4 Nxe5 20. exd5 $1 O-O-O 21. dxe6 fxe6 22. Rae1 exf5 23. Rxe5 $16
{Vachier Lagrave,M (2723)-Aronian,L (2780) Stavanger 2015}) 12. Bd3 Bxc3+ 13.
bxc3 Nxg3 14. fxg3 g4 15. hxg4 hxg4 16. Nh4 Nb6 17. Qf2 (17. e4 $5 dxe4 18.
Bxe4 c6 19. Rf1 $13) 17... Qxf2+ 18. Kxf2 Be6 19. Nf5 Kd7 20. Rh4 Rhg8 21. Ke2
Nc8 22. Rf1 Nd6 23. Nxd6 Kxd6 24. Bf5 Rg5 25. Bxe6 Kxe6 26. Rh7 Rf8 27. a4 b6
28. Kd3 c5 29. Rh6+ f6 30. Rh7 Rf5 $1 $44 {Vachier Lagrave,M (2723)-Grischuk,A
(2781) Stavanger 2015}) 5... h6 ({In a later round Levon didn't repeat this
line and went somewhat surprisingly for the Vienna with} 5... dxc4 6. e4 c5 7.
Bxc4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Qa5 10. Bb5+ Nbd7 11. Bxf6 Qxc3+ 12. Kf1 gxf6
13. h4 a6 14. Rh3 Qb4 ({This has replaced the older} 14... Qa5 15. Ba4 $5 b5
16. Bb3 Qb6 17. Rc1 Bb7 18. Rhc3 Ne5 19. f4 Rd8 20. fxe5 Rxd4 21. Qf3 f5 22.
Qf2 fxe4 23. Rc7 {1-0, Khalifman,A (2617)-Kachar,V (2283) Voronezh 2014}) 15.
Be2 Ne5 16. Rb1 $5 (16. h5 Qd6 17. Qd2 Nc6 18. Rd3 Qh2 19. f4 Rg8 20. Bf3 Bd7
21. Ne2 Qh1+ 22. Ng1 Nd4 23. Rxd4 Bb5+ 24. Kf2 Qh4+ 25. Ke3 e5 26. fxe5 Qg5+
27. Kf2 Qg3+ $11 {Anand,V (2770)-Kramnik,V (2787) Khanty-Mansiysk 2014}) 16...
Qd6 17. Qd2 Bd7 $5 $146 (17... b5 18. Rd1 Bb7 {0-1 (49) Bida,M (2323)-Bluebaum,
M (2521) Durban 2014} 19. Qh6 $1 Qe7 20. Rc3 {[%cal Rd4b5]} Rd8 21. f3 $44) 18.
Rxb7 Bb5 19. Rb3 Rc8 (19... Rd8 20. R3xb5 axb5 21. Bxb5+ Kf8 22. Nxe6+ Qxe6 23.
Qxd8+ Kg7 24. Qd5 Qg4 $132) 20. Bxb5+ axb5 21. Qb4 (21. R7xb5 O-O (21... Nc4 $5
22. Qc3 O-O $13) 22. Rg3+ Ng6 23. h5 Rfd8 24. hxg6 hxg6 25. Rb4 e5 26. Rd3 exd4
27. Rbxd4 Qa6 $44) 21... Qxb4 22. Rxb4 O-O (22... Nd3 23. Nxb5 Rc1+ 24. Ke2
Nxb4 25. Rb8+ Ke7 26. Rxh8 Rc2+ $11) 23. R7xb5 Rfd8 24. Ke2 Kg7 25. Ra4 (25. a4
Rc1 $132) 25... Ra8 26. Rbb4 Rdb8 27. Nb3 Rxb4 28. Rxb4 Rxa2+ $11 {Giri,A 
(2773)-Aronian,L (2780) Stavanger 2015}) 6. Bxf6 {The usual response.} ({
Without the exchange on d5} 6. Bh4 {can be rather risky:} dxc4 $5 ({White must
also reckon with} 6... g5 7. Bg3 Ne4 8. Qc2 (8. Rc1 $6 h5 9. Qa4+ Nc6 10. cxd5
exd5 11. Ne5 Bd7 12. Nxc6 Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 Bxc6 14. Qb3 h4 15. Be5 f6 16. f3 fxe5
17. fxe4 O-O 18. e3 Kg7 19. Bb5 Qd6 20. Qa4 Rae8 21. Bxc6 bxc6 22. Rf1 h3 23.
gxh3 Qh6 $40 {Michalik,P (2576)-Movsesian,S (2700) Czechia 2014}) 8... h5 9. h4
g4 $13) 7. Qa4+ (7. e3 b5 8. a4 c6 {and in practice White's compensation has
been rather nebulous.}) 7... Nc6 8. e3 Bd7 9. Qc2 b5 10. a3 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Ne7
12. Ne5 Nf5 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Nxd7 Qxd7 15. a4 c6 16. g3 a5 17. Bg2 Ra6 18. d5
cxd5 19. axb5 Rb6 20. e4 dxe4 21. Rxa5 O-O 22. Bxe4 (22. Qxe4 $5 Rxb5 23. Rxb5
Qxb5 24. O-O $132) 22... Nd6 23. Bc6 $2 (23. O-O $15) 23... Qc7 24. Ra4 Nxb5
25. Bxb5 Qe5+ $17 {Eljanov,P (2729)-Khismatullin,D (2656) St Petersburg 2013})
6... Qxf6 7. Qa4+ {An attempt to disrupt Black's natural development and
prevent c7-c5.} ({After} 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1 dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 {Black has been
holding his own recently:} 10. O-O (10. dxc5 Bxc5 (10... Nd7 11. c6 Ne5 (11...
bxc6 $5 12. O-O Ne5 13. Be2 Nxf3+ 14. Bxf3 Ba6 15. Re1 Rab8 16. Qa4 Rb6 $132 {
Sasikiran,K (2658)-Sandipan,C (2478) Mumbai 2003}) 12. Nxe5 Qxe5 13. O-O (13.
Qb3 $5 Ba5 14. cxb7 Rb8 15. Ba6 Bxb7 16. Bxb7 Qc7 17. O-O Rxb7 18. Qa3 $14)
13... bxc6 14. Qe2 Rd8 15. Rfd1 Bb7 16. Rxd8+ Rxd8 17. Rd1 Rxd1+ 18. Qxd1 Qc7
19. h3 Bxc3 20. bxc3 c5 21. Qa4 Qc6 $11 {Giri,A (2790)-Carlsen,M (2863)
Shamkir 2015}) 11. Qc2 (11. O-O Rd8 (11... Qe7 12. Ne4 Rd8 13. Qc2 Bb6 14. Rfd1
Nc6 15. Rxd8+ Nxd8 16. Ne5 Bd7 17. Nxd7 Qxd7 18. Rd1 Qc7 19. g3 Nc6 20. Bb5 Rc8
21. Rc1 Ne7 22. Qxc7 Rxc7 23. Rxc7 Bxc7 $11 {Aronian,L (2816)-Anand,V (2780)
Sao Paulo/Bilbao 2012}) 12. Qc2 $5 (12. Qe2 Qe7 13. a3 Bd7 14. Rfd1 Nc6 15. b4
Bb6 16. Bb3 Be8 17. Na4 Rxd1+ 18. Bxd1 Bc7 19. Nc5 Bd6 20. Bc2 a5 21. Qd3 g6
22. Ne4 Rd8 $15 {Shirov,A (2696)-Wei,Y (2551) WCup Tromsoe 2013}) 12... Bf8 (
12... Qe7 13. Rfd1 Bd7 14. Bd3 Bb6 15. Bh7+ Kh8 16. Be4 Nc6 17. Na4 f5 18. Bxc6
Bxc6 19. Ne5 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Bxa4 21. Qxa4 Qc7 22. Ng6+ Kh7 23. Nf4 Rd8 24. Rxd8
Qxd8 25. Qb3 $11 {/+/=, Buczinski,H (2184)-Salzmann,S (2133) email 2008}) 13.
Rfd1 Nc6 14. Ne4 Qe7 15. Rxd8 Qxd8 16. Rd1 Bd7 {½, Wang,Y (2689)-Zhang,Z 
(2613) Jiangsu Wuxi 2008}) 11... Bd7 (11... Bb4 12. O-O Bxc3 13. Qxc3 Qxc3 14.
Rxc3 Bd7 15. Rd1 Rc8 16. Be2 Rxc3 17. bxc3 f6 18. Rb1 b6 19. Rd1 Kf8 20. Nh4
Bc6 {Fressinet,L (2711)-Gajewski,G (2641) Saint Quentin 2014} 21. Bh5 $36) 12.
O-O Bb6 13. Ne4 Qe7 14. Rfd1 Nc6 15. a3 Rfd8 16. Nd6 Rab8 17. Qe4 (17. Ba2 $5 {
[%cal Ya2b1]}) 17... Bc7 18. Bd3 g6 19. Nb5 Bb6 20. h4 $6 (20. Qf4 Kg7 $11)
20... e5 21. Be2 Bf5 22. Qa4 e4 23. Nfd4 Nxd4 24. Nxd4 Bd7 25. Bb5 {Ipatov,A 
(2608)-Zhukova,N (2470) Doha 2014} Bg4 $17) 10... cxd4 11. Ne4 (11. Nxd4 Bd7
12. Qb3 Nc6 13. Nxc6 Bxc3 14. Rxc3 Bxc6 15. Bb5 Bd5 16. Bc4 Bc6 17. Bb5 Bd5 18.
Bc4 {½, Topalov,V (2798)-Anand,V (2804) Stavanger 2015 This quick draw in the
last round only repeated past games, but it brought Topalov tournament victory.
}) 11... Qe7 12. Nxd4 Bd7 {This year White has tested} 13. Bd3 (13. Qh5 Nc6 14.
Nb3 f5 (14... Be8 15. a3 f5 (15... Bd6 16. Nxd6 Qxd6 17. Rfd1 Qe7 18. Qc5 Qf6
19. Bd3 {[%cal Rd3h7]} g6 20. Qc2 Ne5 {Zhukova,N (2471)-Szczepkowska,K (2414)
Chengdu 2015} 21. Be4 Ba4 22. Rd4 $14) 16. Qe2 Bxa3 17. bxa3 fxe4 18. Nc5 Ne5
19. Ba2 Nf3+ 20. Kh1 Qh4 21. gxf3 Bh5 22. Bxe6+ Kh8 23. Bg4 exf3 24. Qb2 Bxg4
25. Rg1 Rf7 26. Qd4 h5 27. Nd3 Rd8 28. Qe4 Qe7 29. Qxe7 Rxe7 30. Nf4 Kh7 31.
Rc5 $132 {So,W (2762)-Hou,Y (2673) Wijk aan Zee 2015 For more details about
this game see the notes by Ftacnik in CBM 165}) 15. a3 fxe4 (15... Ne5 $5 16.
Be2 Be8 17. Qh3 Bc6 18. axb4 Bxe4 19. Qg3 {Ramirez,A (2591)-Cornette,M (2545)
Cappelle la Grande 2012} Qg5 $5 $11) 16. axb4 Nxb4 17. Nc5 Nd3 18. Nxd3 exd3
19. Bxd3 Bc6 20. Rc4 Rf6 21. Be4 Bxe4 22. Rxe4 Rd8 23. Qe2 Rf5 24. h3 Rfd5 25.
Qg4 R8d6 26. Rc1 {Aronian,L (2804)-Anand,V (2785) Bilbao 2014 For more details
see the notes to this game by Roiz in CBM 163} Qd7 $11 {/+/=}) 13... Nc6 14.
Nb3 Na5 $5 15. Rc7 Rfd8 16. a3 ({A forcing tactical line is} 16. Nbc5 f5 $8 17.
a3 fxe4 18. axb4 exd3 19. Qxd3 (19. bxa5 $2 Rac8 20. Rxc8 Bxc8 $17 {[%csl Gd3]}
) 19... Bb5 20. Rxe7 Bxd3 21. bxa5 Bxf1 22. Kxf1 Rd1+ 23. Ke2 Rad8 24. Rxb7
R1d2+ 25. Ke1 $11 {½, Matlakov,M (2694)-Wojtaszek,R (2746) Montpellier 2015})
16... Nxb3 17. Qxb3 Ba5 18. Rxb7 Ba4 $1 19. Rxe7 Bxb3 20. Nc5 Bb6 21. Nxb3 Rxd3
22. Nd4 Bxd4 23. exd4 Rb8 24. Rxa7 Rxb2 25. Ra4 Ra2 $11 {Gelfand,B (2744)-Giri,
A (2776) Khanty-Mansiysk 2015}) 7... Nc6 8. e3 O-O 9. Be2 {Retains the central
tension.} ({Topalov spurns the Carlsbad-like} 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Be2 Be6 11. O-O
a6 12. Rfc1 Bd6 13. Qd1 (13. a3 Ne7 14. b4 c6 15. Qb3 g5 16. Qb2 Qg7 17. Na4
Rae8 18. Nc5 Bc8 19. g3 Nf5 20. Bd3 Qf6 21. Rf1 h5 22. Rac1 h4 23. Qd2 Nh6 $2 (
23... hxg3 24. hxg3 Kg7 $15) 24. e4 $16 {Aronian,L (2777)-Anand,V (2797)
Baden-Baden 2015}) 13... Ne7 14. a3 Rfd8 15. b4 Nc8 16. Na4 b6 $6 (16... b5 $5
17. Nc5 Nb6 $132) 17. Nb2 Ne7 18. Nd3 Ng6 19. a4 a5 20. b5 Re8 21. Rc3 Bf5 22.
Rac1 Rad8 23. Nd2 Rd7 24. g3 Nf8 25. Bg4 $16 {Carlsen,M (2862)-Aronian,L (2797)
Wijk aan Zee 2015 Although White won both quoted games, Krasenkow in his notes
in CBM 165 indicates ample improvements for Black. Especially Anand, who
concentrated on his kingside play, achieved a promising position.}) 9... dxc4 (
{Perhaps it's more accurate to force White's Q to move with} 9... Bd7 $5 10.
Qb3 (10. Qc2 dxc4 11. O-O Na5 12. Ne5 Qe7 13. Ne4 Bd6 14. Nxd7 Qxd7 15. Bxc4
Nxc4 16. Qxc4 Be7 17. Rac1 c6 18. Qb3 Rfd8 19. Nc5 Bxc5 20. Rxc5 Qe7 21. Qc3
Rd5 22. Rxd5 exd5 $11 {Zoler,D (2504)-Hammer,J (2647) Yerevan 2014}) 10... dxc4
11. Qxc4 (11. Bxc4 Bd6 $11 {[%cal Ye6e5,Rc6a5]}) 11... Qg6 ({We will have a
look at} 11... Bd6 {in the following note, it can lead to similar positions.})
12. O-O Bd6 13. Rfd1 (13. Nb5 Rfc8 14. Nxd6 cxd6 15. Rac1 e5 16. dxe5 dxe5 17.
Bd3 Bf5 18. Bxf5 Qxf5 19. Qb5 Qe6 20. Qxb7 Rab8 21. Qa6 Rxb2 22. Rc5 Rxa2 23.
Qb7 Ra5 24. Rxa5 Nxa5 25. Qxa7 Nc4 26. Rc1 Nd6 27. Rxc8+ Qxc8 28. Qa1 e4 29.
Nd4 Nf5 30. Nxf5 Qxf5 {½, Wojtaszek,R (2711)-Yu,Y (2677) Wijk aan Zee 2014}) (
13. Rac1 Na5 14. Qd3 Qxd3 15. Bxd3 Nc6 16. Rfd1 Rfd8 17. Bb1 Nb4 18. Be4 c6 19.
Bb1 Be8 20. a3 Nd5 21. Ne4 Be7 22. Ba2 g5 23. h3 Kg7 24. Rd2 Nf6 25. Bb1 a5 26.
Nxf6 Bxf6 27. Be4 a4 $11 {Zhou,J (2589)-Yu,Y (2723) Xinghua 2015}) 13... Rfd8
14. Bd3 Na5 15. Qb5 Bxb5 16. Bxg6 Bc6 17. Be4 Bxe4 18. Nxe4 Nc4 19. Rdc1 Nb6
20. Kf1 c6 21. Ke2 Kf8 22. g4 Ke7 23. h4 Rac8 24. Rc2 Nd7 $11 {/+/=, Vallejo
Pons,F (2698)-Wei,Y (2634) Leon rpd 2014 Black had a solid, but rather passive
position, which he eventually managed to hold.}) 10. O-O Bd7 (10... Bd6 11.
Qxc4 (11. Bxc4 e5 $5 12. Ne4 Qe7 13. Nxd6 cxd6 $11 {/+/=}) 11... Bd7 12. Rac1
Qg6 13. Rfd1 Na5 14. Qd3 Qxd3 15. Bxd3 Nc6 16. Ne4 Nb4 17. Bb1 Ba4 18. Rd2 Bc6
19. a3 Bxe4 20. Bxe4 Nd5 21. Rdc2 c6 22. Nd2 a5 23. g3 Rfd8 24. Nc4 Be7 25. Kf1
Ra6 26. Bd3 Nb6 27. Ne5 Raa8 28. f4 Nd7 29. Nf3 a4 30. Ke2 Ra5 $11 {/+/=,
Melkumyan,H (2676)-Naroditsky,D (2633) Tsaghkadzor 2015 This position is
slightly more pleasant for White and in the end he managed to win.}) 11. Bxc4
Bxc3 {Aronian decides not to lose any more time and gives up the bishop-pair
instead. It's not so simple to equalize after the alternatives:} (11... Bd6 12.
Qc2 $5 (12. Ne4 Qe7 13. Qc2 e5 14. d5 Nd8 15. Nxd6 cxd6 16. Rac1 f5 17. Be2 Rc8
18. Qb3 f4 19. Nd2 b6 20. Qa3 fxe3 21. Qxe3 Nf7 22. Ba6 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Bf5 24.
Ne4 Rd8 25. Ng3 Bg6 26. Bd3 $36 {Wagner,D (2481)-Landa,K (2640) Germany 2013})
12... e5 13. d5 Nb4 14. Qd2 Qg6 (14... a5 $5) 15. a3 Na6 16. b4 Bh3 $6 17. Ne1
e4 18. f3 exf3 19. Nxf3 Bg4 20. Bd3 Qh5 21. Ne4 Rad8 22. Nxd6 Rxd6 23. e4 $16 {
[%csl Ra6,Gd5,Ge4] Ragger,M (2670)-Cornette,M (2552) Belfort 2012}) (11... Qg6
{[%cal Rc6d4]} 12. Qd1 $5 {[%cal Yc4d3] also seems to retain a small plus.})
12. bxc3 Rfd8 (12... Qe7 13. Be2 (13. Qc2 $5 {/\} e5 14. Rab1 b6 15. Bd5 $36)
13... e5 $1 14. Qb3 b6 15. Qc4 Rac8 16. Nd2 Na5 17. Qb4 c5 18. Qa3 Rfe8 (18...
Qe6 $5) 19. d5 e4 20. c4 Qg5 21. Kh1 Rcd8 22. Rae1 Bf5 23. Rg1 h5 24. Nf1 Bg4
$11 {Fedoseev,V (2601)-Aleksandrov,A (2586) Khanty-Mansiysk 2013}) 13. Be2 $146
{[%mdl 40] Topalov's novelty indicates a different strategy, contrary to prior
examples: White will concentrate more on queenside play.} (13. Qc2 Na5 14. Bd3
c5 15. Ne5 Be8 16. f4 Qe7 17. Qe2 Rac8 18. f5 f6 19. Ng4 exf5 (19... h5 20. Nf2
e5 $1 $36) 20. Bxf5 Rc7 21. Rad1 h5 22. Nf2 cxd4 23. cxd4 Nc4 24. Rfe1 Bf7 25.
Bd3 b5 26. Ne4 Re8 27. Qf2 Rc6 28. Nc5 Rxc5 29. dxc5 Qxc5 $44 {0-1 (44) Hansen,
C (2621)-Hammer,J (2665) Oslo 2015}) (13. Qa3 Qe7 14. Qb2 Na5 15. Bd3 c5 16. e4
Be8 17. Rad1 cxd4 18. cxd4 Rac8 19. Rfe1 Nc4 20. Qe2 Nb6 21. Rc1 Qa3 22. Rxc8
Rxc8 23. d5 Bd7 $15 {Shankland,S (2661)-Aronian,L (2770) Tsaghkadzor 2015})
13... Be8 {Follows the same plan as against Shankland, but this seems
unnecessarily passive.} (13... e5 $5 14. Qb3 b6 15. Rfd1 Bf5 $132) 14. Qa3 Qe7
15. Qb2 Na5 {[%cal Yc7c5]} 16. Qb4 $5 {[%mdl 4096] Topalov prevents c5 and
opts for a slight endgame pull.} Qxb4 17. cxb4 Nc6 18. Rab1 a5 $5 {Aronian
seeks activity.} ({Moves such as} 18... Ne7 {, or}) (18... Rac8 {enable White
to retain his space advantage and a small, but long-term edge.}) 19. bxa5 {
A controversial decision. White opens the queenside for his rooks, but
improves Black's pawn structure.} ({More natural was} 19. b5 Ne7 (19... Nb4 20.
a3 Nd5 21. Rfc1 $14) 20. Rfc1 $14) 19... Nxa5 20. Rfc1 Rdc8 21. Ne1 {[%csl Gc5,
Ge5][%cal Ye1d3]} Ra7 (21... Bc6 22. f3 (22. Nd3 Bd5 23. Nb4 c6 {[%csl Gc4]
[%cal Yb7b5]} 24. a4 Bb3 25. Nd3 Bc4 $132) 22... Bd5 23. Rb2 $14) 22. Nd3 Nc6
23. Bf3 Nd8 {[%cal Ye8c6] Black has foregone an earlier chance to activate the
Be8, but now he prepares the bishop swap.} 24. Nb4 (24. g3 Bc6 25. Bxc6 Nxc6
26. Nc5 Nd8 ({or} 26... Na5 $5 {seemed one exchange too much to Topalov.
Therefore he prevents Bc6, but the knight obstructs the open file.})) 24... Ra5
{[%cal Yc7c5]} 25. h4 Kf8 26. Rc3 c6 (26... c5 27. Rbc1 (27. Nd3 c4 28. Nc5 b5
29. a4 bxa4 30. Rxc4 Rc7 $132 {[%csl Ga4]}) 27... b6 28. a3 f6 $5 {/\} 29. Nd3
c4 $132) 27. Bd1 $5 {[%cal Yd1b3,Yb4d3] The manoeuvring continues, the bishop
will protect a2 and free the knight.} Ke7 (27... c5 $6 28. Nd3 c4 29. a4 $1 b5
(29... Bxa4 30. Bxa4 Rxa4 31. Nc5 $36 {[%csl Rb7][%cal Yc3c4]}) 30. axb5 Bxb5
31. Bf3 $14 {/+/-}) (27... f6 $5 28. Bb3 Bg6) 28. Bb3 c5 $5 {Aronian finally
decides to clarify the position.} 29. Nd3 b6 30. dxc5 (30. Bc2 Rb5 31. dxc5
Rxb1+ 32. Bxb1 Bb5 $11) 30... bxc5 (30... Bb5 $5 31. Bc4 Bxc4 32. Rxc4 bxc5 33.
a4 Rc7 {is probably a more reliable way to neutralise the pressure. The
distant passed pawn is under sufficient control.}) 31. f3 (31. Rbc1 Nb7 {
[%cal Ye8a4]} 32. e4 {is similar.}) 31... Rc7 32. e4 Nb7 33. Rbc1 Ba4 (33... f6
34. e5 Bg6 35. Nf4 Bf7) 34. e5 $1 {() The difference in comparison with the
note to move 30 is here the bishop swap will take place on b3, enabling the
Pb3 to join the attack on the vulnerable Pc5. However, Black's position is
still defensible...} Rc6 (34... Bxb3 $142 35. axb3 Ra3 36. b4 (36. Kf2 Rd7 37.
Ke3 Rd5 $11) 36... Rxc3 37. Rxc3 Kd7 38. bxc5 Kc6 $11 {[%cal Yc6b5]}) (34... g6
{also deserves attention, Black prevents further space gains.}) 35. Kh2 Rb6 36.
h5 $1 $36 {[%csl Rg7] Fixes a weakness and continues the fight.} (36. Bxa4 Rxa4
37. Nxc5 Nxc5 38. Rxc5 Rxh4+ 39. Kg3 Rd4 $11) 36... Bxb3 (36... f6 $142 $5 37.
Nb2 (37. Bc4 Bc6 $14) 37... Bxb3 38. axb3 $14) 37. axb3 {[%cal Rb3b4]} Kd7 $2 {
This doesn't stop White's main threat.} (37... Rab5 $142 {still retains
reasonable drawing chances:} 38. Nxc5 (38. b4 cxb4 39. Nxb4 (39. Rc8 $2 Rd5 $17
) (39. Rc7+ Ke8 40. Rc8+ Nd8 41. Nxb4 Rxe5 $15) 39... Rxb4 40. Rc7+ Ke8 41.
Rc8+ Nd8 42. Rd1 Ke7 43. Rcxd8 Rb7 $11) 38... Nxc5 39. Rxc5 Rb7 $5 (39... Rxc5
40. Rxc5 Rb7 $1 $14 (40... Rxb3 41. Rc7+ Kf8 42. Rc8+ Ke7 43. Rg8 {[%csl Rg7,
Rh6]} Rb5 44. f4 f6 45. Rxg7+ Kf8 46. Rh7 fxe5 47. fxe5 Rxe5 48. g4 $18 (48.
Rxh6 $2 Rg5 49. Kh3 Kg7 $11))) 40. R1c3 f6 $14) (37... f6 $2 38. b4 cxb4 39.
Rc7+ Ke8 40. Rxg7 $18) 38. b4 $1 cxb4 (38... Rab5 39. bxc5 Rc6 40. Rc4 $16 {
[%cal Yc4g4]}) 39. Rc8 {[%cal Rc1c7]} Nd8 40. R1c7+ Ke8 41. Nc5 {[%cal Rc7d7]}
Rxc5 $8 {Bitter, but true - Black must give up an exchange to stave off the
mating attack.} 42. Rxc5 b3 43. Rc1 Kd7 (43... b2 $6 44. Rd1 Ke7 45. Rcxd8 Rb7
46. Rg8 b1=Q 47. Rxb1 Rxb1 48. Rxg7 $18 {[%csl Rh6][%cal Rg7h7]}) 44. R8c7+ Ke8
45. Rc8 ({Topalov probably spurned} 45. R7c3 {due to} Rb5 (45... b2 46. Rb1 Nc6
47. f4 $18) 46. f4 f6 $16) 45... Kd7 46. R8c3 Ke7 (46... Rb5 47. Rd1+ Ke7 48.
Rc7+ Ke8 49. Rc8 Rd5 50. Rxd5 exd5 51. Rb8 $18) ({A more resilient try was} 
46... Nc6 $142 $5 47. f4 f6 $16) 47. Rd3 (47. Rb1 $1 Nc6 48. f4 Nd4 49. Rc7+
Ke8 50. Ra1 Rb8 51. Raa7 Nb5 (51... b2 52. Re7+ Kd8 53. Rxf7 Ke8 54. Rxg7 Kf8
55. Rh7 Kg8 56. Rag7+ Kf8 57. Rh8+ $18) 52. Rab7 Rxb7 53. Rxb7 Nd4 54. Rb4 Ne2
55. Rb8+ Ke7 56. Rb7+ Kf8 57. g3 Nc1 58. Kg2 $18 {[%cal Yg2f3,Yf3e3,Ye3d2]}) (
47. f4 $5 {leads to the game position.}) 47... Nb7 (47... Nc6 $142 48. Rd6 b2
49. Rb1 f6 $16) 48. Rdc3 Nd8 49. f4 $5 (49. Rb1 $1 $18 {-47.Rb1!}) 49... f6 (
49... b2 50. Rb1 {[%cal Yc3c2,Yc2b2]} f6 51. Rc7+ Ke8 52. exf6 (52. Rxg7 $2
fxe5 {/\} 53. fxe5 Nf7) 52... gxf6 53. Rc2 Rb5 54. g4 Rb4 55. Rf2 $18 {and
White will gradually win.}) 50. Rc7+ Ke8 (50... Kf8 51. Rc8 b2 52. Rb1 $18 {
- 49...b2}) 51. Rxg7 $1 fxe5 (51... Nc6 52. exf6 b2 53. Rb1 Nd4 54. g4 $1 $18 {
[%cal Rg4g5] /\} Nf3+ (54... Nc2 55. Rd1 $1 $18) 55. Kg2 Nd2 56. g5 Nxb1 57. g6
$18 {[%cal Rg7e7,Rg6g7]}) 52. Rcc7 $18 {[%cal Rg7g8] The mating attack trumps
the passed pawn and the rest is simple and straightforward.} Kf8 53. Rh7 Kg8 $8
54. Rcg7+ Kf8 55. Rd7 Kg8 56. Rxh6 Nf7 (56... b2 57. Rxd8+ Kg7 (57... Kf7 58.
Rh7+ Kf6 59. Rf8#) 58. Rg6+ Kf7 (58... Kh7 59. Rd7+ Kh8 60. f5 $1 b1=Q 61. Rh6+
Kg8 62. f6 $18 {[%cal Rf6f7,Rd7g7]}) 59. Rd7+ Ke8 (59... Kf8 60. h6 b1=Q 61. h7
$18) 60. Rc7 Kf8 61. h6 b1=Q 62. h7 $18) 57. Rg6+ Kh8 58. Rf6 $1 (58. Rf6 b2
59. Rfxf7 Kg8 60. h6 Rb8 (60... b1=Q 61. Rg7+ Kf8 62. Rd8#) 61. Rh7 b1=Q 62.
Rdg7+ Kf8 63. Rh8#) 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-42"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2016.09.10"]
[Round "8.3"]
[White "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Black "Bluebaum, Matthias"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2626"]
[Annotator "Sumets,A"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[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 "France"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 Bf5 8.
Qa4+ {The most ambitious way. Other moves don't promise White an advantage.} (
8. e3 {The most popular move. Usually it leads to the Carlsbad pawn structure,
where Black has managed to put his bishop on f5, so he shouldn't have big
problems to equalise the game.} Nbd7 9. Qa4 (9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 c6 11. O-O
O-O 12. a3 Be7 {In comparison with the QGD Exchange Variation Black has spent
1 tempo on the bishop manoeuvre Bf8-b4-e7 but he has traded light-squared
bishops even without playing ...g6.} 13. b4 a6 14. Rfb1 b5 15. a4 Re8 (15...
Nb6 $5 16. Ne5 Qc8 17. Qc2 Nc4 18. h3 Re8 {with a roughly equal position}) 16.
Bxf6 Bxf6 (16... Nxf6 $142 $5 17. Qc2 Bd6 18. Ne2 Qe7 $11) 17. a5 Be7 18. Qc2
Bd6 19. Ne2 Rc8 20. Nc1 Nf6 21. Nd3 $14 {Vachier Lagrave,M (2765)-Anand,V 
(2791) Shamkir 2015 1/2 (47)}) (9. Qb3 Ba5 10. Be2 c6 11. O-O Qb6 12. Nd2 O-O
13. a3 (13. Rfc1 Rfe8 14. a3 Qxb3 15. Nxb3 Bc7 16. Na4 Bd6 17. Nac5 Nxc5 18.
Nxc5 Bxc5 19. Rxc5 Ne4 20. Rcc1 a5 $11 {Wang Yue (2718)-Wojtaszek,R (2727)
Huai'an CHN 2016 1/2 (68)}) 13... Qxb3 14. Nxb3 Bc7 15. f3 Rfe8 16. Bf2 a5 17.
a4 Re7 18. Rfc1 g5 $15 {Kovalenko,I (2644)-Wojtaszek,R (2722) Gjakova KOS 2016
1/2 (38)}) 9... a5 10. a3 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 O-O 12. Nd2 c5 ({It seems to me that
12...c6 is in the spirit of this line:} 12... c6 $5 13. Qb3 (13. c4 Re8 14. Be2
g5 15. Bg3 c5 $13) 13... Qe8 $1 14. Be2 (14. Qxb7 $2 Ng4 15. Qb2 (15. Be2 Nxe3
16. fxe3 Qxe3 17. Qb2 Rab8 18. Qc1 Rfe8 $19) 15... Nxe3 16. fxe3 Qxe3+ 17. Kd1
Rab8 18. Qc1 Bg4+ 19. Kc2 c5 $17) ({Probably White should play} 14. Bxf6 Nxf6
15. Be2 $11) 14... Ne4 15. Nxe4 Qxe4 16. Bg3 Qxg2 $17) 13. Be2 g5 14. Bg3 Qb6
15. Qb5 Qxb5 16. Bxb5 c4 $6 17. f3 Rfe8 18. Kf2 Re6 19. Rhe1 (19. h4 $5 g4 20.
Bf4 $14) 19... Nb6 20. Ra2 $14 {Ipatov,A (2648)-Pashikian,A (2612) Gjakova KOS
2016 0-1 (49)}) 8... Nc6 9. e3 g5 10. Bg3 O-O (10... Qe7 $6 {This leads to a
bad position} 11. Bb5 Bd7 12. O-O O-O 13. Ne5 Bxc3 {Greenfeld,A (2569)-Suarez
Gomez,J (2448) Pontevedra ESP 2016 1/2 (46)} 14. Nxd7 $1 Qxd7 (14... Bxb2 $2
15. Nxf6+ Qxf6 16. Rab1 Bc3 17. Rb3 Bd2 18. Rd1 $18)) 11. Bb5 (11. Ne5 Bxc3+
12. bxc3 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Ng4 14. Bg3 Qe7 15. Be2 Nxe3 {1/2 (15) Godart,F (2261)
-Despontin,L (2267) ICCF 2014. Let's continue this line:} 16. fxe3 Qxe3 17. Qd1
Rae8 18. Kf1 Qxc3 19. Rc1 Qb2 20. Kf2 c6 21. Re1 Re4 22. Rc2 Qxd4+ 23. Qxd4
Rxd4 24. Rb2 {The computer evaluates this position as equal. So the opponents
agreed to a draw.}) 11... Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Ne7 13. Nd2 {It seems to me that this
is almost forced; in order to fight for an advantage White needs to secure his
dark-squared bishop.} ({In the first game, in which Black played 7...Bf5 Yuri
Vovk reacted less precisely:} 13. O-O c6 {I think that Black could have got
better chances after 13...Ne4:} (13... Ne4 $5 14. Qa3 h5 15. h3 Nxg3 16. fxg3
Nc8 $15) 14. Be2 b5 (14... Ne4 15. Qb3 {and Black has no time to play ...h5})
15. Qa3 Ne4 16. Ne5 f6 {White's knight is heading to d3, so why should Black
push him?} (16... Kg7 $5) 17. Nd3 a5 18. Nc5 a4 19. Nxe4 Bxe4 20. Qc5 Qd7 $11 {
Vovk,Y (2588)-Gajewski,G (2646) Jerusalem 2015 1-0 (46)}) 13... Ne4 14. Nxe4
Bxe4 15. O-O {White can't avoid the exchange of his dark-squared bishop.} (15.
f3 $6 Bg6 16. Bf2 c6 17. Be2 Nf5 18. e4 (18. O-O Nxe3 $1 19. Bxe3 Re8 20. Bxg5
hxg5 $15) 18... dxe4 19. fxe4 Nh4 20. Bxh4 gxh4 21. e5 Qg5 $15) 15... c6 16.
Be2 Nf5 17. c4 dxc4 18. Qxc4 Qd5 19. Qxd5 Bxd5 20. Rab1 $146 {To see a novelty
on move twenty or later is not a big surprise nowadays. It is obvious why you
can't find this position in Correspondence chess. The computer evaluation is
about 0.00 so who wants to waste time?! However if you can not use computer's
advice then the position is in White's favour due to the central pawns. Of
course White's advantage is minimal and Black can level the game by means of ..
.Nxg3, ...Rae8, ...f5, ...f4.} (20. a4 Rae8 21. Rfe1 Re7 22. Bg4 Nxg3 23. hxg3
f5 24. Bf3 Rd8 25. Rab1 Kf7 (25... f4 $5 26. e4 Bc4 27. gxf4 Rxd4 28. f5 Kf7
$13) 26. Rec1 g4 27. Bxd5+ Rxd5 28. Rc4 h5 29. Kf1 Ke6 30. Ke2 Kd6 $11 {
Leko,P (2712)-Yu Yangyi (2734) Danzhou CHN 2016 1/2 (51)}) 20... b6 (20... Nxg3
21. hxg3 Rab8 {is reliable but it doesn't seem to be very attractive for Black.
}) 21. Rb2 Rae8 22. Rc1 Nxg3 23. hxg3 f5 {This is quite logical. Black creates
counter-chances by means of f4.} 24. Bc4 (24. Bf3 f4 (24... Bxf3 25. gxf3 f4
26. gxf4 gxf4 27. e4 $14) 25. Bxd5+ cxd5 {leads to the same position.}) 24...
f4 25. Bxd5+ cxd5 26. gxf4 gxf4 27. exf4 (27. Rc3 fxe3 28. fxe3 Re6 $11) 27...
Rxf4 {The position is almost equal but Black needs to be careful.} 28. Rd2 Ree4
(28... h5 $5 {White's king goes to g3, so Black should prevent it by means of .
..h5, ...h4.} 29. Rc7 Rf7 30. Rdc2 Re4 $11) 29. Rcd1 Kg7 $6 (29... h5 30. f3
Re7 31. Rc1 h4 32. Kf2 Ree4 33. Rc7 Rxd4 34. Rxd4 Rxd4 35. Rxa7 $11) 30. f3 Re3
31. Kf2 Ra3 32. Kg3 $14 {The position which has arisen is still drawish.} Re4
$6 {Black can't increase the presure on d4, so there is nothing his rook can
achieve on the 4th rank.} (32... Rf6 33. Rc1 Kg6 34. Rc8 Re6 35. Rd8 Ra5 36.
Rc2 Kg5 $14) 33. Rc1 Kf7 34. Rc8 $1 {Now Black is in trouble.} (34. Rc7+ $6 Re7
35. Rxe7+ Kxe7 36. Kf4 Kf6 $11) 34... Re1 (34... Re8 35. Rxe8 Kxe8 36. Kf4 {
is very dangerous for Black.}) 35. Kf4 $16 Ra1 $2 {The a2-pawn isn't very
important. White's two rooks and king create a very strong attack. I believe
that 35...Ra1 is the decisive mistake.} (35... Re6 36. Kf5 Rf6+ 37. Ke5 Re6+
38. Kxd5 Ra5+ 39. Kc4 h5 40. Rh8 Rc6+ 41. Kd3 Re6 $16 {Black retains drawish
chances.}) 36. Rc7+ Ke8 $6 ({There is the slightly more resilient} 36... Kf6
37. Rdc2 Re1 38. Rh7 Kg6 39. Rcc7 Re6 (39... Rxa2 40. Rcg7+ Kf6 41. Rf7+ Ke6 (
41... Kg6 42. Rhg7+ Kh5 43. Rf5+ Kh4 44. Rg4#) 42. Re7+ Kd6 43. Rxe1 $18) (
39... Re8 $8 40. Rcg7+ Kf6 41. Rxa7 Rxa7 42. Rxa7 h5 43. Rb7 Re6 44. g3 $22 $18
) 40. Rhg7+ Kh5 41. Rc1 $18) 37. Re2+ Kd8 38. Ree7 $18 {The rest is clear
without comments.} R3xa2 39. Red7+ Ke8 40. Rh7 Kd8 41. Rcd7+ Kc8 42. Rdf7 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess 2nd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2014.06.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2881"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[Annotator "Sumets,A"]
[PlyCount "185"]
[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 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 Nbd7 8.
e3 g5 (8... c5 {including the moves ...h6 and Bh4, the line is considered as a
risky one. However some players disagree with this.} 9. Bd3 Qa5 (9... c4 10.
Bf5 Nb6 11. Bc2 Qe7 12. Nd2 $6 (12. O-O O-O 13. Ne5 $14) 12... O-O 13. O-O Re8
14. a3 Bxc3 15. bxc3 Qe6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. a4 Bf5 18. Bxf5 Qxf5 19. Qb1 Qd7 $11
{Chiburdanidze,M (2502)-Zhao,X (2474) 1/2 (25) Antakya 2010}) 10. Qc2 g5 11.
Bg3 c4 12. Bf5 O-O 13. O-O Re8 14. h4 Bxc3 15. bxc3 Ne4 16. hxg5 hxg5 17. Bxe4
dxe4 18. Nd2 $16 {Sargissian,G (2683)-Hanley,C (2421) 1-0 (49) Caleta 2012 CBM
147 [Let's Check]}) 9. Bg3 Ne4 10. Nd2 (10. Qc2 Nb6 11. Bd3 Nxg3 12. hxg3 Be6
13. Ne5 (13. a3 $5 Bd6 14. Nb5 $14) 13... Qe7 14. f4 O-O-O 15. O-O Kb8 16. a3
Bd6 17. a4 gxf4 18. gxf4 Rhg8 $13 {Lysyj,I (2648)-Aronian,L (2813) 0-1 (50)
Tromso 2013}) 10... Nxg3 (10... Nxc3 {is too bold:} 11. bxc3 Bxc3 12. Rc1 Ba5
13. h4 {and Black is in danger.}) 11. fxg3 $146 {With a very unusual pawn
structure. In this game Black can't complain about the result of the opening
but I wouldn't be in any hurry to claim that 11.fxg3 is a dubious move. We
need more games to establish the objective value of this move.} (11. hxg3 Nb6 (
11... c6 12. Bd3 Nb6 13. Qc2 Be6 14. O-O-O Qf6 15. f4 O-O-O 16. Nf3 Kb8 17. Kb1
Qg7 18. Rhe1 $6 (18. f5 Bc8 19. g4 Rhe8 20. e4 $13) 18... Rhe8 19. Re2 Bg4 $15
{Kryakvin,D (2588)-Khismatullin, D (2674) 1/2 (141) Taganrog RUS 2014} (19...
f6 $5)) 12. a3 Bd6 (12... Bf8 13. Bd3 c6 14. Qc2 Be6 15. O-O-O Qe7 16. Nb3
O-O-O 17. Nc5 Kb8 18. Kb1 Bg7 19. Rc1 h5 $11 {L'Ami,E (2646)-Panjwani,R (2440)
1-0 (38) Reykjavik ISL 2014}) 13. Qc2 c6 14. e4 dxe4 15. Ndxe4 Be6 16. O-O-O
Qe7 17. Nxd6+ Qxd6 18. Ne4 Qe7 19. Qc5 Qxc5+ 20. dxc5 Nd7 21. Nxg5 (21. Nd6+
Ke7 22. Nxb7 a5 $11) 21... Bd5 22. Nh3 (22. b4 $5 a5 23. Bd3 axb4 24. axb4 $14
Bxg2 $6 25. Rhe1+ Kf8 26. Bc4 $40) 22... Nxc5 23. Nf4 Bb3 24. Re1+ {1/2 (24)
Ragger,M (2680)-Vitiugov,N (2719) Tromso 2013}) 11... Nb6 12. Bd3 Qe7 13. Qf3
Be6 14. a3 {Magnus hurries to exchange the bishop. His king might be
well-placed on f2, where it protects the e3-pawn.} (14. O-O O-O-O 15. Rac1 Kb8
16. a3 Bxc3 17. Rxc3 Na4 18. Rc2 Bg4 19. Qf2 Rhe8 20. Re1 Nb6 $15) 14... Bxc3
15. bxc3 O-O-O ({It was not bad to play} 15... O-O $5 16. O-O f5 17. h4 Rae8
18. Rae1 Kg7 $11 {then Black can play ...Nc8, ...Nd6.}) 16. a4 Bd7 (16... Kb8
17. a5 Nc8 18. Nb3 Nd6 19. Nc5 $14) ({But} 16... a5 $6 {is too risky:} 17. O-O
({Black is counting on} 17. Nb3 Rhe8 18. Nxa5 Kb8 19. O-O Bg4 $15) 17... Kb8
18. Nb3 Bc8 19. Qf2 $1 (19. Nxa5 Rhe8 20. Rfe1 (20. Rae1 Qa3) 20... Rd6 21. Nb3
Rf6 22. Qe2 Re6 23. Nc5 Rxe3 24. Qxe3 Qxe3+ 25. Rxe3 Rxe3 26. Kf2 Re7 27. Rb1
Ka7 $11) 19... Rhe8 20. Rae1 Nxa4 (20... Qa3 $4 21. Nc5 $18 {with following Ra1
}) 21. Nxa5 Rd6 (21... Nxc3 $4 22. Qb2) 22. c4 $40) 17. a5 ({It is worth
considering the sacrifice of the a-pawn:} 17. O-O $5 Nxa4 $6 ({I would prefer} 
17... Kb8 $1 18. a5 Na4 19. c4 $6 Nb2 20. Qe2 Rhe8 $15) 18. c4 $44 Qb4 19. Qf2
Kb8 20. cxd5 f5 21. Nf3 $16) 17... Na4 18. a6 Rhe8 ({He could have played} 
18... b5 $5 19. O-O Rhe8 {The position is very complicated. White has several
options.} 20. Rfe1 $1 (20. e4 Nxc3 21. e5 Qb4 22. Qe3 c5 23. dxc5 Be6 24. Rac1
d4 25. Qf3 Bd5 26. Be4 Nxe4 27. Nxe4 Rxe5 28. Nd6+ Kc7 29. Qd3 Rxd6 30. cxd6+
Kxd6 $13 {with a very messy position.}) 20... Nxc3 21. Rac1 Ne4 22. Nb3 $44)
19. Kf2 Kb8 {Threatening ...Bg4.} 20. Rhe1 $8 (20. axb7 $4 Bg4 $19) 20... Nxc3
21. axb7 Qb4 $1 $132 22. Kg1 (22. Nf1 {allows Black to play} c5 $1 23. Kg1 (23.
dxc5 $4 Bg4 $19) 23... cxd4 24. Kh1 Re6 $15 25. Qxf7 Qf8 26. Qxf8 Rxf8 27. exd4
Rxe1 28. Rxe1 a5 $17 {The a-pawn is very dangerous.}) 22... Qb2 23. Nf1 ({
There is no relief after} 23. Qf2 Re6 24. Rac1 Rde8 25. Nf3 Qxf2+ 26. Kxf2 Ne4+
27. Bxe4 dxe4 28. Ne5 Bb5 29. Rc5 a6 $15) 23... f5 24. Ra5 $6 (24. Rac1 $1 {
intending Rc2 and Rec1} Ba4 (24... Ne4 $6 25. Rc2 Qb3 26. Qe2 Re6 27. Rec1 $14)
25. Bxf5 Rf8 26. g4 Rd6 27. Ng3 $13) 24... Ba4 {Black should not be afraid of
Rea1.} (24... Rf8 25. Qf2 (25. Rea1 $6 Ba4 26. Re1 f4 27. gxf4 gxf4 28. exf4
Qb4 $17) 25... Qxf2+ 26. Kxf2 f4 27. gxf4 gxf4 28. Kg1 Bf5 29. Bxf5 Rxf5 30.
Rea1 Rd6 31. Rxa7 Nb5 $11) 25. Rc5 $6 ({I think he should have preferred} 25.
Qf2 Qb4 26. Ra6 f4 27. gxf4 gxf4 28. Qxf4 Bb5 29. Bxb5 Qxb5 30. Qxh6 Ne2+ 31.
Kh1 Nxd4 {A complex position with approximately equal chances.}) (25. Bxf5 Rf8
26. g4 Rd6) 25... Rf8 26. h3 Rf6 27. Nh2 Rdf8 $15 28. Qf1 Ne4 29. Re2 $2 (29.
Rxd5 Nxg3 30. Qf2 Qc3 31. Qxg3 Qxd3 $15) 29... Qa3 $1 30. Bxe4 fxe4 $17 {
Magnus' position is very difficult, after ...Kxb7 his opponent gets a material
advantage, the knight on h2 will be out of play after ...h5.} 31. Qe1 c6 32.
Ra5 Qb3 $6 (32... h5 $1 33. g4 h4 {and White has no useful moves. Black's
position is winning.}) 33. Qa1 Qd1+ $2 {Now White is on top.} (33... Bb5 34.
Ra3 Qxa3 35. Qxa3 Bxe2 36. Qb2 Bd3 $17 37. Ng4 (37. Qa3 h5) 37... Rf1+ 38. Kh2
Rb1 $19) 34. Qxd1 Bxd1 35. Re1 Bh5 $8 (35... Bb3 36. Ng4 $16) 36. g4 Be8 37.
Rea1 Rf2 $6 (37... Kxb7 38. Rxa7+ Kb6 39. R7a6+ Kc7 40. Nf1 $14 {Black needs
to play precisely to draw.}) 38. Rxa7 Rb2 39. Nf1 $16 Kc7 (39... Rxb7 40. Ra8+
Kc7 41. Ng3 {Due to the deadly pin, White is winning.}) 40. Ra8 Kxb7 41. R1a7+
Kb6 42. Re7 Rbf2 43. Rb8+ $1 (43. Ng3 $6 {is much weaker:} Bg6 44. Rxf8 Rxf8
45. Re6 Rg8 {Black has good chances to make a draw. For example} 46. Nf5 Bxf5
47. gxf5 Rf8 48. g4 Rh8 49. Kf2 Kb5 $14) 43... Ka6 44. Ng3 Bg6 45. Rxf8 Rxf8
46. Re6 Be8 (46... Rg8 47. Rxc6+ $18) 47. Rxh6 Kb5 {The king is the most
active black piece.} 48. Rh7 {It seems that Magnus could win immediately after
48.Rd6:} (48. Rd6 $1 Kc4 (48... Kb6 49. Nf5 Kc7 50. Rh6 Bd7 51. Rh7 Kd8 52. Nd6
$18) 49. Nf5 Kd3 50. Rd8 Ke2 51. h4 gxh4 52. Kh2 Kf2 53. Kh3 Rh8 54. g5 $18)
48... Kc4 49. Ra7 Bg6 50. Ra6 Rf6 51. Ra3 $1 Kb4 52. Ra1 Kc3 53. Rf1 Re6 54.
Rf8 Kd2 {This gives White a tempo.} (54... Kd3 $1 55. Nf1 c5 56. dxc5 Rc6 $16
57. Rf2 (57. Ra8 Rxc5 58. Ra3+ Rc3 59. Rxc3+ $2 Kxc3 $11) 57... Rxc5 58. Rd2+
Kc3 59. Rd4 $16) 55. Nf1+ Kd3 (55... Ke2 $1 56. Rf2+ Kd3 57. Rf8 c5 58. dxc5
Rc6 59. Rf2 Rxc5 60. Rd2+ Kc3 61. Rd4 $16 {leads to the above mentioned
position.}) 56. Kf2 Re7 57. Rg8 Re6 (57... Bh7 58. Ra8 $1 $16 ({With a little
trap} 58. Rxg5 $2 Rf7+ 59. Ke1 Ra7 60. h4 Ra2 61. Rg7 Re2+ 62. Kd1 Rf2 $11))
58. Ke1 Rf6 59. Rg7 Re6 60. Ra7 Re8 61. Ra3+ $1 Kc2 62. Ra6 Rc8 63. Ke2 Be8 64.
Ra5 Kc3 $6 (64... c5 65. Rxc5+ $2 {leads to a draw} (65. dxc5 Kc3 66. Ng3 Kb4
67. Ra7 Rxc5 68. Nf5 $16) 65... Rxc5 66. dxc5 Bb5+ 67. Ke1 Bxf1 68. Kxf1 d4 69.
c6 Kd2 $1 $11) ({The best chance was} 64... Rb8 $1 65. Rc5+ Kb3 66. Ng3 (66.
Nd2+ $1 Kb4 67. Kd1 Ra8 68. Nb1 Ra1 69. Kc1 $16) 66... Ra8 67. Nh5 Ra2+ 68. Kf1
Ra7 69. Kg1 Ra1+ 70. Kf2 Ra2+ 71. Kg3 Rc2 $1 72. Ra5 (72. Rxc2 $2 Kxc2 73. Nf6
c5 $3 74. dxc5 (74. Nxe8 cxd4 $19) 74... Bc6 75. Kf2 d4 76. exd4 Kd2 77. Nxe4+
Bxe4 78. g3 Kd3 $11) 72... c5 73. Nf6 Bc6 74. dxc5 Kb4 $14) 65. Ng3 Rb8 66.
Rc5+ $1 Kb2 67. Nh5 $18 {Black's position is hopeless.} Bxh5 68. gxh5 Rh8 69.
g4 Rh6 70. Kf2 Re6 71. Kg3 Rf6 72. h4 $1 Rf3+ 73. Kg2 gxh4 74. h6 Rxe3 75. h7
h3+ 76. Kh2 Re2+ 77. Kxh3 Re1 78. Kg2 Re2+ 79. Kg3 Re3+ 80. Kh4 Re1 81. Kg5 Rh1
82. Kg6 Rh4 83. Rxc6 e3 84. Re6 Rxg4+ 85. Kh5 Rg1 86. Rxe3 Rh1+ 87. Kg6 Rg1+
88. Kf7 Rh1 89. Kg8 Rg1+ 90. Kh8 Rg4 91. Re5 Rxd4 92. Kg7 Rg4+ 93. Kh6 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2013.08.17"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Moiseenko, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[Annotator "Sumets,A"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[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 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Qa4+ Nc6 8.
e3 O-O 9. Be2 dxc4 {A few monts ago Alexandr Moiseenko opted for the other
option and he got a good position against C. Lupulescu.} (9... Bd7 10. Qb3 dxc4
11. Qxc4 Qg6 (11... Qe7 12. O-O Na5 13. Qd3 c5 14. a3 c4 15. Qc2 Bd6 (15...
Bxc3 16. Qxc3 Nb3 17. Rad1 b5 18. Ne5 Rab8 $132) 16. Ne4 (16. e4 Rad8 17. Rad1
b5 18. e5 Bb8 19. d5 $6 exd5 20. Nxd5 Qe6 $15) 16... Rac8 17. Nxd6 Qxd6 18. Qc3
Nb3 19. Rae1 b5 20. Ne5 a5 21. Nxd7 Qxd7 $11 {Postny,E (2637) -Wojtaszek, R 
(2701) Legnica POL 2013 1/2 (41)}) 12. O-O Bd6 13. Nb5 e5 14. Nxd6 {Here White
has nothing after trading his knight for bishop. More ambitious was 14.d5 but
it seems that Black would be OK after} (14. d5 Ne7 15. Nxd6 cxd6 16. Rfc1 Rfc8
17. Qb3 b6 $11) 14... cxd6 15. Rfd1 Rfd8 16. Rac1 e4 17. Nd2 Bh3 18. g3 d5 19.
Qb5 Rd6 {Lupulescu, C (2634) -Moiseenko,A (2698) Legnica POL 2013 1/2 (41).
Black has nothing to worry about.}) (9... a6 10. Qb3 dxc4 11. Qxc4 Bd6 12. O-O
Bd7 (12... Qg6 $5 13. Rac1 (13. Bd3 $2 Na5 14. Bxg6 Nxc4 $15) 13... Bd7 $1 (
13... e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Nd5 $14) 14. a3 e5 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16.
Nxe5 Bxe5 17. f4 Bd6 18. Bf3 Be6 19. Qe2 c6 $11) 13. Ne4 Qe7 14. Rac1 Rfc8 15.
Rfd1 $14 Nd8 16. Qc2 Bc6 17. Ned2 Bb5 18. Ne4 Nc6 19. a3 Nb8 $2 20. Bxb5 axb5
21. d5 $16 {Rodshtein,M (2652)-Swiercz,D (2565) Plovdiv 2012 1-0 (82)}) 10. O-O
Bd6 {A strange decision. Black allows White to play Qxc4. That is certainly
better for White then regaining the pawn after Bxc4. Probably Alexander has
mixed up something.} (10... Bd7 11. Bxc4 Bd6 12. Qc2 (12. Ne4 Qe7 13. Qc2 e5
14. Nxd6 cxd6 15. d5 Nd8 {After this move Black had the worse position.
Probably he needed to opt for} (15... Nb8 $5 16. Rac1 b5 17. Be2 a5 18. Nd2 Na6
$132 {with good counterplay}) 16. Rac1 f5 17. Qb3 f4 18. exf4 Rxf4 19. g3 Rf8
20. Qe3 $14 {Lin Weiguo (2470)-Landa,K (2560) Beijing 1997 1-0 (32)}) 12... e5
13. d5 ({White don't get an advantage after} 13. Nd5 Qd8 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5
Bxe5 16. Rfd1 Re8 17. Rd2 c6 18. Nc3 Qe7 $15) 13... Nb4 14. Qd2 Qg6 $6 (14...
a5 $1 15. a3 Na6 16. Ne4 Qg6 17. Nxd6 cxd6 18. Qxa5 e4 19. Ne1 (19. Nd4 $2 Bh3
$17) 19... b5 20. Ba2 Nc5 $44) 15. a3 Na6 16. b4 $14 {Black's knight on a6 is
out of play} Bh3 17. Ne1 e4 18. f3 exf3 19. Nxf3 Bg4 20. Bd3 Qh5 21. Ne4 Rad8
22. Nxd6 Rxd6 23. e4 $16 {1-0 (32) Ragger,M (2670)-Cornette,M (2552) Belfort
2012}) (10... a6 11. Bxc4 Bd6 12. Bd3 Bd7 13. Qb3 Qe7 14. Rac1 e5 15. Nd5 Qe8
16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. f4 Qe6 19. Nxc7 Qxb3 20. axb3 Rac8 21. Nd5 Be6
(21... Bc6 $1 22. Nb6 (22. Be4 Rce8 $11) 22... Rcd8 23. Rfd1 Rfe8 $44) 22. Be4
Rc5 23. Rcd1 Re8 24. Nc3 Bb8 25. Bd5 $14 {Bu Xiangzhi (2676)-Vitiugov, N (2722)
Ningbo CHN 2010 1-0 (57)}) 11. Qxc4 e5 $146 {Before the game we are examining,
the move 10...Bd6 was played only once and I don't think that Alexander knew
that game.} (11... Bd7 12. Rfd1 Rad8 13. Rac1 a6 14. Ne4 Qe7 15. Qb3 Rb8 16.
Nc5 $14 {Malaniuk,V (2517)-Gralka,J (2240) Lazy POL 2013 1-0 (46)}) 12. d5 (12.
Ne4 $5 Qe7 (12... Qd8 13. Rfd1 exd4 14. Nxd4 Bxh2+ 15. Kxh2 Qh4+ 16. Kg1 Qxe4
17. Nxc6 Qxc6 18. Qxc6 bxc6 19. Bf3 Rb8 20. b3 $14) 13. d5 Nb8 (13... Nd8 $6 {
The knight has nothing to do on d8.} 14. Nxd6 cxd6 15. Rac1 f5 16. Rc3 Nf7 17.
Rfc1 $16) 14. Rac1 Bf5 15. Nxd6 cxd6 16. Qc7 Nd7 17. b3 $14 {White is clearly
better.}) 12... Nd8 $2 {On d8 Black's knight is out of play. It seems to me
that after 12...Nd8? White has got a huge advantage.} (12... Nb8 $1 {I believe
he had to play this} 13. Rac1 Nd7 14. Ne4 Qd8 15. Rfd1 f5 16. Nxd6 cxd6 17. Nd2
Nf6 18. Qb3 Qe7 19. Nc4 $14 {White is still better but Black has some
counterplay.}) 13. Rac1 Qe7 14. Nb5 Bf5 15. Nxd6 cxd6 16. Nd2 $16 {White plays
very simply and due to the knight on d8 Black's position is very difficult.} f6
(16... Rc8 {He could trade rooks but probably it wouldn't help Black to save
the game.} 17. Qa4 b6 18. Rxc8 Bxc8 19. Rc1 Bf5 20. Nc4 $1 f6 21. Na3 Nf7 22.
Nb5 a5 23. Rc7 $16) 17. Qc7 Rf7 18. Qxe7 Rxe7 19. Rc3 {White wants to double
rooks on the c-file. Black can only wait. Instead of waiting Moiseenko decided
to trade his passive rook and he lost immediately.} Rc8 $2 20. Rxc8 Bxc8 21.
Rc1 $18 {There is no way to protect the d6-pawn.} Bd7 22. Ne4 Nf7 23. Bh5 $1
Be8 24. Rc8 Kh7 $8 25. Rxe8 Rxe8 26. Bxf7 Rc8 27. g4 Rc2 (27... Rd8 28. h4 Rd7
29. Be6 Rd8 30. h5 $18) 28. Nxd6 Rxb2 29. Be6 Rxa2 30. Nf7 Rd2 31. d6 Kg6 32.
e4 (32. d7 Rxd7 33. Nxe5+ fxe5 34. Bxd7 $18) 32... a5 33. Bd5 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess 2nd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2014.06.10"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[Annotator "Sumets,A"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[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 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Qa4+ Nc6 7. Bg5 h6 8.
Bxf6 Qxf6 9. e3 {This line is considered as harmless. Kramnik tends to a calm
position, relying on his technical skills.} O-O 10. Be2 Rd8 ({Another option is
} 10... Be6 {In this case White can trade his knight for the opponent's
dark-squared bishop and get his favourite Carlsbad pawn structure.} 11. a3 (11.
O-O a6 {and White can't change the knight for the bishop anymore.} 12. Rfc1 Bd6
13. Qd1 Ne7 14. Na4 b6 15. Nc3 Rfc8 16. Qf1 b5 17. a4 c6 {We can't consider
the c6-pawn as a weakness. White has no space on the queenside to attack it.}
18. Nb1 bxa4 19. Nc3 Bg4 $6 (19... a3 $1 20. bxa3 Bf5 21. Na4 Rcb8 $11 22. Bxa6
$2 Be4 23. Nd2 c5 24. dxc5 Be5 $17) 20. Nxa4 Bxf3 21. Bxf3 $14 {Mamedyarov,S 
(2763) -Eljanov,P (2751) Astrakhan 2010 1/2 (36)}) 11... Bd6 12. Nb5 Bg4 13.
O-O Ne7 14. Nxd6 Qxd6 15. b4 f5 (15... c6 16. b5 cxb5 17. Qxb5 a6 18. Qb4 Qxb4
19. axb4 Rfc8 20. h3 Bf5 21. Rfc1 Rxc1+ 22. Rxc1 Rc8 $11 {1/2 (66) El Gindy,E 
(2507) -Aleksandrov,A (2668) Tripoli 2004}) 16. Qb3 Kh8 17. g3 Ng6 18. Bd1 Bh3
19. Re1 Rae8 20. Qc3 c6 21. Kh1 Bg4 22. Ng1 Ne7 23. Kg2 $14 {1/2 (66) Karpov,A
(2619) -Kravtsiv,M (2609) Hockenheim GER 2014}) 11. O-O Bf8 (11... a6 {Bacrot
wants to put his bishop on d6.} 12. Ne5 (12. a3 {seems to be stronger:} Bd6 $6
(12... Bf8 13. b4 Bf5 14. Qb3 Na7 {The knight is heading for d6} 15. Rfc1 c6
16. Na4 Nc8 17. Nc5 Nd6 18. a4 Bg4 19. Qd1 Bxf3 20. Bxf3 b5 21. Ra2 {1/2 (21)
Grabarczyk,M (2475)-Landa,K (2611) Germany 2010}) 13. Nxd5 Bxh2+ 14. Nxh2 Rxd5
15. Rac1 $14) 12... Nxe5 13. Qxb4 Ng6 14. Qc5 c6 15. b4 Nh4 $132 16. Kh1 Re8
17. a4 Bf5 18. Qb6 Re7 19. g3 $2 (19. b5) 19... Bd3 $19 {Legky,N (2461)-Bacrot,
E (2705) 0-1 (35) France 2007}) 12. Rfc1 Ne7 13. b4 a6 14. Qb3 c6 15. Na4 $1 (
15. a4 Ng6 16. b5 a5 17. bxc6 bxc6 {It is not easy to organize pressure
against the c6-pawn.} 18. Nd1 (18. Qc2 Be6 19. Nd1 $6 Rdc8 20. Nb2 c5 21. dxc5
Bxc5 $15)) 15... Bg4 {Aronian decided to prevent Ne5. Another logical idea was
to put his knight on d6.} (15... Nf5 16. Nc5 Nd6 17. Ne5 Bf5 18. a4 $14 {
White slowly prepares b5 and it is not easy to indicate what Black should do.})
16. Nc5 Ra7 (16... Rab8 17. a4 Nc8 18. Ra2 {and White keeps some pressure.} ({
a premature move is} 18. b5 axb5 19. axb5 Nd6 $11)) 17. a4 Nc8 $146 (17... Rda8
$5 {preventing b5} 18. h3 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Nf5 20. Bg4 Nd6 {Black's rooks are
placed in a slightly ridiculous way but his position is very solid.}) (17...
Nf5 18. Ra2 Bd6 19. b5 axb5 20. axb5 Rxa2 21. Qxa2 Qe7 22. bxc6 bxc6 23. Qd2
Ra8 24. Nd3 Bxf3 25. Bxf3 Qg5 $11 {Zhou Weiqi (2601)-Yu Yangyi (2675) Danzhou
CHN 2014 1/2 (57)}) 18. Ra2 $1 {An important move. The bishop on e2 is well
protected and White can play Ne5. He also can double his rooks on the c-file.}
Bxf3 19. Bxf3 $14 Nb6 20. Be2 g6 21. g3 h5 22. h4 Nd7 {Levon trades knights.} (
{Perhaps his position would be more reliable after} 22... Bd6 23. Bf1 Kg7 24.
Rac2 Qe7 25. b5 $14) 23. Nxd7 $5 (23. Rac2 {I don't think that Black can take
on c5.} Qd6 24. b5 $14) 23... Rxd7 24. b5 axb5 25. axb5 Rxa2 26. Qxa2 {Black
is in trouble. After trading on c6 White has 3 pieces which can attack the
c6-pawn against 2 defenders.} Rc7 {Black has a very robust position.} 27. Qa8
Qd6 (27... Kg7 28. bxc6 bxc6 29. Bb5 g5) 28. Qb8 Qd7 (28... c5 29. Bf3) 29. Bf1
$1 {The idea of the last move is to weaken the opponent's king after Bh3 f5.}
Kg7 (29... Rc8 30. Qa7 cxb5 31. Rxc8 Qxc8 32. Bxb5 {it seems that White can
attack and take the d5-pawn for free. However Black launches a counter attack
and makes a draw.} g5 $1 33. hxg5 h4 34. g6 $5 hxg3 35. gxf7+ Kxf7 36. fxg3 Qc7
37. Kf2 Qc2+ 38. Be2 Qf5+ $11) 30. Bh3 f5 31. Ra1 Rc8 32. Qe5+ $6 {The queen
is misplaced in the center of the board.} (32. bxc6 $1 bxc6 33. Qb6 Bd6 34. Ra7
Rc7 35. Ra6 Rc8 36. Bf1 $16 {The bishop is heading for a4.}) 32... Kf7 33. bxc6
bxc6 34. Qf4 {Probably first of all Vladimir counted on 34.e4 but than
realised that it led to a draw.} (34. e4 Bd6 35. exf5 Bxe5 36. fxg6+ Kg7 37.
Bxd7 Bxd4 38. Bxc8 Bxa1 39. Bb7 c5 40. Bxd5 Kxg6 $11) 34... Bd6 35. Qh6 Bf8 36.
Qf4 Bd6 37. Qf3 {Vladimir has lost most of his advantage.} Kg7 38. Qe2 Rc7 {
A bit passive.} (38... Rb8 39. Qa2 Qc7 {intending take on g3} 40. Kg2 Rb4 $11)
39. Qa2 Be7 40. Qb3 Rb7 41. Qc3 Bb4 42. Qc2 Be7 43. Ra6 Rc7 44. Bg2 (44. Qc3 $1
Bf6 45. Qc5 Be7 46. Qb6 $14) 44... Qd6 (44... c5 $5 45. dxc5 Bxc5 46. Qd2 d4
47. e4 d3 48. Qg5 Rc6 49. Rxc6 Qxc6 50. exf5 Qf6 $11) 45. Bf3 {The bishop goes
on a4.} Qd7 46. Kg2 Bf6 47. Qc5 Be7 48. Qb6 $14 Bd8 49. Bd1 {Black is in
trouble. He can only count on a counter attack. For example, he can put his
queen on the e-file and meet Ba4 with ...Qe4+.} Rc8 50. Qb2 Rc7 51. Ba4 $6 {
It makes Black's life easier.} (51. Qb6 Rc8 52. Qb1 $1 $16 {followed by Ba4.}
c5 $2 53. dxc5 Rxc5 54. Qb8 $1 Bc7 55. Qb2+ $18) 51... f4 $1 52. exf4 Bxh4 53.
Qb8 (53. gxh4 Qg4+ 54. Kf1 Qh3+ 55. Kg1 (55. Ke2 $4 Re7+ 56. Kd2 Qf1 $19) 55...
Qg4+ $11) 53... Qd8 54. Qb6 Qe7 55. Kh2 $2 (55. Bc2 $1 Bf6 (55... Bxg3 $4 56.
Kxg3 h4+ 57. Kg2 $18) 56. Ra8 Kh7 57. Qb1 $14 {White still has chances to win
the game.}) 55... Bxg3+ $1 $11 56. Kxg3 h4+ $11 57. Kh2 Qd6 58. Bd1 (58. Kg1
Qxf4 $11 59. Qb2 $4 Re7 $19) 58... Rf7 (58... Qxf4+ 59. Kh3 Rf7 60. Qxc6 Qe4
61. f3 Rxf3+ $11) 59. Ra7 Qxf4+ 60. Kh3 Qxf2 61. Rxf7+ Qxf7 62. Qxc6 Qf1+ 63.
Kxh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Oslo"]
[Site "Oslo"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Tisdall, Jonathan D"]
[Black "Greenfeld, Alon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Tisdall,J"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1992.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8.
Bd3 Qa5 9. Qc2 c4 10. Bf5 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. Bh4 Bxc3 13. Qxc3 $5 {Greenfeld
trodde dette var en nyhet. Det virker som om hvit fÅr en liten, men behagelig
fordel i sluttspillet.} Qxc3 14. bxc3 Ne4 15. Bxe4 dxe4 16. Nd2 Nb6 17. a4 Bg4
(17... a5 18. Rfb1 Ra6 19. Bg3 Bd7 $14) (17... Bd7 18. a5 Nd5 19. Nxc4 Nxc3 20.
Nd6 Reb8 $14) 18. Rfb1 Be2 {[#]} 19. Ra3 $2 (19. Rb5 $1 {Praktisk talt
vinnende fordel.}) 19... f6 $1 20. a5 Nc8 21. Rxb7 Nd6 22. Rb2 a6 23. Ra1 Nb5
24. Bg3 (24. Nxe4 $4 Rxe4 25. Rxe2 Rxh4) 24... Bd3 25. Rc1 Rac8 $2 {/\ 26. ...
g5!= Begge i tidsnKd.} 26. h4 $1 {+/-; /\ Bf4, f3} Kf7 27. Bf4 h6 28. h5 Rcd8
29. Rb4 Rc8 30. f3 f5 31. Kf2 Ke6 32. Nf1 Bxf1 33. Kxf1 Kd5 34. Ke2 Rc6 35.
fxe4+ Kxe4 36. Kd2 Kd5 37. Rf1 g5 38. hxg6 Rxg6 39. g3 h5 40. Be5 h4 41. Rxf5
hxg3 42. Bxg3+ Ke4 43. Rf4+ Kd5 44. Rf5+ Ke4 45. Rf4+ Kd5 46. Bf2 Rg2 (46...
Rg5 47. Rb1 Nd6 48. Rb6 Ne4+ 49. Kc2 Rh8 (49... Rg2 50. Rf5+) 50. Rf7 $1) 47.
Rf5+ Ke4 48. Rf6 Kd5 49. Rb1 Rh8 (49... Nd6 50. Ke2 Ne4 51. Rf5+ Ke6 52. Re5+
Kf7 53. Rb7+ Kf8 54. Rxe8+ Kxe8 55. Kf3 $16) 50. e4+ {50...Kxe4 51.Re1+ Kd5 52.
Re5#} 1-0

[Event "Presidents Cup "]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1998.05.11"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "190"]
[EventDate "1998.05.07"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 d5 4. Bg5 h6 5. Bh4 Bb4+ 6. Nc3 dxc4 7. Qa4+ Nc6 8.
a3 (8. Bxf6 Qxf6 (8... gxf6 9. e4 (9. O-O-O Bxc3 10. bxc3 Qd5 11. Qc2 (11. e3
b5 12. Qc2 f5 13. Nd2 Qd6 14. h3 Bb7 $44 (14... Rg8 15. g4 Qa3+ 16. Kb1 Rb8 17.
gxf5 b4 18. Nxc4 bxc3+ 19. Ka1 Qe7 20. fxe6 Qxe6 21. Qxc3 $16)) 11... Na5 (
11... f5 12. Nd2 Rg8 13. e4 fxe4 14. Re1 f5 15. Bxc4 Qd6 16. g3 Bd7 $44) 12. e4
Qb5 13. e5 f5 14. h3 (14. d5 $2 exd5 (14... Bd7 15. dxe6 fxe6 $44 {0-1
Behrhorst-Simon/BL /SW,7,28 1988 (33)}) 15. Nd4 Qd7 16. f4 c5 $17) 14... Bd7
15. Rg1 $132) 9... Bd7 10. Qc2 b5 11. a3 Bxc3+ 12. Qxc3 Ne7 13. b3 cxb3 14.
Qxb3 a6 15. Rc1 Bc6 16. Bd3 Rg8 (16... f5 $17) 17. O-O f5 $17 {0-1 Gerber,
K-Martin,A/cr 1974 (37)}) 9. a3 (9. Ne5 Bd7 (9... O-O 10. Nxc6 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3
Bd7 $1 12. Qxc4 Bxc6 13. f3 Qg5 14. e4 Rad8 (14... a6 $6 15. Qe2 Rad8 16. Qd2
Qh5 (16... Qxd2+ 17. Kxd2 e5 18. d5 $14) 17. Bd3 $132) 15. Qe2 (15. Rb1 f5 $1
16. e5 Bd5 17. Qe2 c5 18. c4 Bc6 19. dxc5 f4 $19) 15... f5 16. e5 Bd5 17. Qd2
Qh4+ (17... f4 18. Bd3 c5 19. O-O cxd4 20. cxd4 $11) 18. Qf2 Qe7 19. Bd3 Qa3
20. Qd2 c5 21. O-O cxd4 22. cxd4 Rc8 23. Rfc1 b6 $15) 10. Nxc6 (10. Nxd7 $2
Qxd4 $1 $17) 10... Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Bxc6 12. Qxc4 O-O 13. f3 Qg5 14. Qd3 Rad8 15.
Qd2 Qe7 16. e3 e5 17. Be2 Rfe8 $15 {Titov,G-Barle,J/Manila olm 1992/1/2-1/2 
(60)}) 9... Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 O-O 11. Qxc4 e5 12. e3 exd4 13. cxd4 Be6 14. Qc5
Rad8 15. Be2 Bd5 16. O-O Rfe8 17. Rfe1 Qg6 18. Qc3 Re6 19. Bd3 Be4 20. Rad1 Rd5
21. Bxe4 Rxe4 22. g3 $14 {Karpov,A-Tal,M/Brussels blitz 1987/1-0 (51)}) (8. e3
Bd7 (8... Qd5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. a3 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 b5 12. Qc2 Bb7 13. e4 Qh5 14.
Be2 Na5 15. Nd2 Qg6 16. Bf3 O-O 17. O-O c5 $15 {0-1 Dzindzichashvili,
R-Taimanov,M/USSR 1974 (41)}) 9. Qc2 (9. O-O-O Bxc3 10. bxc3 Nxd4 11. Qxc4 Nxf3
12. gxf3 Qe7 13. Kb2 O-O-O $17 {0-1 Skembris,S-Inkiov,V/Ano Liosia op 1993 (32)
}) 9... b5 10. Be2 a6 11. O-O Be7 12. Rad1 O-O 13. Rd2 Nd5 14. Bg3 f5 $44 {
1-0 Bakalarz,M-Weglarz,L/POL-chT Porabka 1986 (35)}) 8... Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Qd5 10.
Bxf6 (10. Nd2 Ne4 11. Nxe4 Qxe4 12. Bg3 Bd7 13. f3 Qg6 14. Qxc4 Qc2 15. Qd3
Qxd3 16. exd3 O-O-O 17. Be2 $14 {1-0 Granda Zuniga,J-Mitkov,N/ch-ESP Team,
Ampuriabrava ESP 1997 (41)}) 10... gxf6 11. Nd2 (11. Qc2 f5 12. g3 b6 13. Bg2
Bb7 14. O-O O-O-O 15. a4 Na5 16. Rfe1 c5 17. e4 fxe4 18. Ne5 f5 $19 {0-1
Guimard,C-Pachman,L/Mar del Plata 1962 (42)}) 11... b5 12. Qd1 $6 (12. Qc2 Rb8
$44) 12... Rb8 $15 13. e4 Qd6 14. a4 (14. Qf3 e5 15. d5 Ne7 16. a4 a6 17. axb5
axb5 18. Rb1 c6 $15) 14... a6 15. axb5 axb5 16. Rb1 Rb6 (16... Rg8 17. Qf3 e5
18. d5 Na5 $44) 17. Qh5 e5 18. Be2 $2 (18. d5 Ne7 19. Be2 f5 $15) 18... f5 $1 {
[%csl Rf5][%cal Gh5b5]} (18... exd4 19. Rxb5 Rxb5 20. Qxb5 dxc3 21. Nxc4 Qd7
22. Bg4 Qxg4 23. Qxc6+ Bd7 24. Qa8+ Ke7 25. Qa3+ Kd8 26. Qa8+ Ke7 (26... Bc8
27. O-O $11) 27. Qa3+ $11) 19. exf5 exd4 $19 20. O-O (20. Qf3 d3 21. Qe3+ Ne7
22. Ne4 Qc6 23. Bf3 Bxf5 24. O-O Bxe4 25. Bxe4 Qd6 $19) 20... Qf4 $5 (20...
dxc3 $144 $5 21. Ne4 (21. Nf3 Qf6 $19) 21... Qe5 $142 $1 (21... Qd4 22. Bf3 b4
23. Rfe1 (23. Rbd1 Qe5 (23... Qg7 24. f6 (24. Rfe1 O-O $19) 24... Qg6 25. Qc5
$18) 24. Rfe1 Kf8 25. Ng3 Qf6 26. Bxc6 c2 (26... Rxc6 27. Qe2 Kg8 28. Nh5 Qxf5
29. Qe8+ Kh7 30. Qxc6 Qxh5 31. Qxc4 c5 32. Rd5 Qg6 (32... Be6 33. Rxe6 $18) 33.
Rxc5 Bh3 34. Qe4 (34. g3 Re8 35. Rc1 Re4 36. Qb3 Qf6 37. Rc7 Kg8 38. Qd1 Bg4
$132) 34... Qxe4 35. Rxe4 Rg8 36. g3 c2 37. Rxc2 Bf5 38. Rec4 Bxc2 39. Rxc2 b3
40. Rb2 Rb8 41. Kf1 Kg6 42. Ke2 Kf5 43. Kd3 $11) 27. Rd5 Rxc6 28. Qe2 Be6 $1
29. fxe6 Rxe6 30. Ne4 Qb2 31. Rd2 Rxe4 (31... b3 32. Qxc4 Kg7 33. Rd7 Rhe8 34.
Rf1 Kg8 35. Nd2 Rb8 36. Rxc7 $18 (36. Rd3 Reb6)) 32. Qxe4 c1=Q 33. Rxb2 Qxb2
34. Qxc4 Qc3 $11) 23... Kf8 24. Rbd1 Qg7 25. Qh4 Qe5 26. Nd6 c2 (26... cxd6 27.
Rxe5 c2 28. Qf6 cxd1=Q+ 29. Bxd1 Nxe5 30. Qxh8+ Ke7 31. Qxc8 $18) 27. Rxe5 Nxe5
28. Re1 Nxf3+ 29. gxf3 Rxd6 $19) 22. Rfe1 (22. Ng3 Qf4 $1 $19) 22... c2 23.
Rbc1 Bxf5 (23... Qxf5 $4 24. Nd6+ cxd6 25. Bg4+ Qe5 26. Rxe5+ Nxe5 27. Bxc8 $18
) 24. Bf3 Be6 25. Qxe5 (25. Rxc2 Qxh5 26. Bxh5 Ke7 $19) 25... Nxe5 $19) 21.
Nxc4 (21. Rfe1 O-O $19) 21... bxc4 22. Bxc4 Qxf5 23. Qe2+ (23. Qxf5 Bxf5 24.
Rxb6 cxb6 25. Bb5 Kd7 26. cxd4 Kd6 $19) 23... Kf8 24. Rxb6 cxb6 25. cxd4 Rg8 (
25... Nxd4 26. Qb2 Qf4 27. g3 Qe4 $19) 26. Rd1 Rg4 27. Qe3 Qf6 28. Bb5 Nxd4 (
28... Rxd4 29. Rxd4 Nxd4 30. Qe8+ Kg7 31. Qxc8 Nxb5 $19) 29. h3 (29. Qe8+ Kg7
30. Rxd4 Rxd4 31. Qxc8 Rd1+ 32. Bf1 Qd4 $19) 29... Rf4 (29... Rxg2+ 30. Kxg2
Bb7+ 31. Kh2 Nxb5 $19) 30. Qe8+ Kg7 31. Qxc8 Nxb5 32. Rd3 Rf5 33. h4 Na7 34.
Qa8 Qxh4 $6 (34... Qa1+ 35. Kh2 Rf6 36. Rg3+ Rg6 $19) 35. Rg3+ Rg5 36. Rxg5+
hxg5 37. Qxa7 Qd4 38. g3 (38. Qe7 Qc5 39. Qa7 Qc1+ 40. Kh2 Qf4+ 41. Kg1 b5 $19)
38... g4 39. Qa6 Qc5 40. Qe2 Qc1+ (40... f5 $19) 41. Kh2 Qh6+ 42. Kg1 Qe6 43.
Qb2+ Kg6 44. Qb1+ Kf6 45. Qb2+ Ke7 46. Qd4 f5 47. Qg7+ Kd6 48. Qd4+ Kc7 49.
Qc3+ Kb8 50. Qh8+ Qc8 51. Qe5+ Ka7 52. Qe7+ Ka6 53. Qa3+ Kb7 54. Qd3 (54. Qe7+
Qc7 55. Qe6 Qc2 56. Qd7+ Ka6 $19) 54... Qe6 55. Qb5 Qe1+ 56. Kg2 Qe4+ 57. Kg1
Kc7 58. Kh2 Qe6 59. Qa4 Qh6+ 60. Kg1 Qc1+ 61. Kh2 Qc5 62. Qa7+ Kd6 63. Qb8+ Kd5
64. Qa8+ Ke5 65. Qe8+ Kd4 66. Qe3+ Kd5 67. Qd2+ Kc6 (67... Ke4 68. f3+ gxf3 69.
Qf4+ Kd3 70. Qxf3+ Kc2 71. Kh3 b5 72. Qe2+ Kc3 73. Qf3+ Kd2 (73... Kb2 74. Qe2+
Ka3 (74... Kc3) 75. Qd3+ Ka4 76. Qd1+ Ka5 77. Qd8+ $17) 74. Qg2+ Ke1 75. Qh1+
Ke2 76. Qg2+ $17) 68. Qh6+ Kd5 69. Qd2+ Qd4 70. Qc2 f4 71. Qf5+ Kc4 72. Qc2+
Kb4 73. Qb1+ Kc3 74. Qa1+ Kd3 75. Qd1+ Ke4 76. Qe2+ Kd5 77. gxf4 Qxf4+ 78. Kg1
Qd4 $2 (78... Qc1+ 79. Kg2 Qc4 80. Qd2+ Kc5 81. Kg3 b5 82. Qg5+ Kb6 83. Qe3+
Kc6 84. Qe8+ Kb7 85. Qf8 b4 $19) 79. Qb5+ Ke4 (79... Kd6 80. Qe8 Kc5 $17) 80.
Qc6+ Kd3 81. Qb5+ Kc3 82. Kg2 Qc5 83. Qe2 Qd5+ 84. Kh2 b5 85. Qxg4 b4 86. Qg7+
$6 (86. Qg3+ Qd3 87. Qc7+ Qc4 88. Qg3+ Kc2 89. Qg6+ Qd3 90. Qc6+ Kd1 91. Kg2 b3
92. Qb7 Kc2 93. Qc6+ Kb1 94. Qb6 b2 95. Qc6 Qc2 (95... Ka2 96. Qa4+) 96. Qf3
Kc1 97. Qf4+ Kd1 98. Qd4+ $11) 86... Qd4 87. Qc7+ Kd2 88. Qf7 Qc3 89. Qd5+ Ke2
90. f4 $2 (90. Kg2 $1 $15) 90... b3 $19 91. f5 (91. Qg2+ Kd1 92. Qh1+ Qe1 93.
Qb7 Qf2+ 94. Kh3 b2 95. Qb3+ Qc2 96. Qf3+ Qe2 97. Qb3+ Ke1 $19) 91... b2 92.
Qe4+ Qe3 93. Qc4+ Qd3 94. Qg4+ Ke1 95. Qg1+ Qf1 0-1

[Event "ISR-chT"]
[Site "Israel"]
[Date "1997.03.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Tsesarsky, Ilya"]
[Black "Berkovich, Mark A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 (7. Rc1
O-O 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. Rxc3 dxc4 10. Rxc4 Nc6 $5 (10... c6 $5 11. e4 b6 12. Bd3 Ba6
13. Rc3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Rd8 15. Qc2 e5 $1 16. Nxe5 (16. dxe5 Qe6 17. O-O c5 18.
b4 Nd7 19. Rc1 cxb4 20. axb4 (20. Rc6 Qe7 21. axb4 Nxe5 $11 (21... Qxb4 22. e6
fxe6 23. Rxe6 Nc5 $132)) 20... Nxe5 $11) 16... Rxd4 17. Nxc6 Nxc6 18. Rxc6 Qf4
19. O-O $11) 11. e4 Qg6 (11... Rd8) 12. Qc2 f5 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Bd7 (14...
c6 15. f4 fxe4 16. g3 $14) 15. exf5 Rxf5 16. f4 Qg4 17. Qe2 Qg6 (17... Qxe2+
18. Bxe2 Bc6 19. Bg4 Bd5 20. Rd4 Rf7 21. O-O (21. f5 $2 exf5 22. Rxd5 (22. Bh5
Rd7 $15) 22... fxg4 $15) 21... c5 22. Rd2 g6 $11) 18. Qd2 $14 {Soffer,
R-Berkovich,M/Tel Aviv ASA 1994/1-0 (48)}) 7... O-O 8. Rc1 c6 9. a3 (9. Bd3 Nd7
10. O-O Qe7 11. a3 Bd6 12. c5 Bc7 13. e4 dxe4 14. Bxe4 e5 $13 {Savchenko,
S-Landa,K/Kazan/1995/0,5/29/}) 9... Ba5 (9... Bxc3+ 10. Rxc3 Nd7 11. Qc2 dxc4
12. Bxc4 e5 13. O-O (13. d5 c5 14. Bb5 Qd6 15. O-O Nf6 16. e4 a6 17. Be2 Bg4
18. Rc1 Rfc8 19. h3 Bd7 20. Nd2 Ne8 21. Nc4 Qc7 22. Rd1 f6 23. d6 Qd8 24. Bg4
Bxg4 25. hxg4 Rc6 26. d7 Nc7 27. Na5 {1-0 Ftacnik,L-Prandstetter,E/Hradec
Králové 1981}) 13... exd4 14. Nxd4 Rd8 15. Ba2 Nf8 16. f4 $36 {Lobron,
E-Benjamin,J/Amsterdam/1994/1|0/56/}) 10. b4 Bc7 (10... Bb6 11. Bd3 Nd7 12. O-O
dxc4 13. Bxc4 Rd8 14. Qb3 Bc7 15. Rcd1 g5 16. e4 e5 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Rxd8+
Qxd8 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Bxf7+ Kg7 21. Ne2 Qc7 22. Be6 Bxh2+ 23. Kh1 Be5 24. Rd1
Qe7 25. Bxc8 Rxc8 26. Nd4 Bxd4 27. Rxd4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Matamoros,C-Blatny,P/WchJ
Gausdal 1986 (39)}) 11. Bd3 $2 (11. cxd5 $1 cxd5 (11... Rd8 12. dxe6 Bxe6 13.
Bd3 (13. Ne4 Qe7 14. Nc5 Bc8 15. Bd3 a5 16. Rb1 axb4 17. axb4 b6 18. Ne4 Ba6
19. O-O $16) 13... a5 14. b5 Qe7 15. a4 $16) 12. Nxd5 exd5 13. Rxc7 Nc6 14. b5
Qd8 (14... Qd6 15. Rxc8 Rfxc8 (15... Raxc8 16. bxc6 Qxa3 (16... Rxc6 17. Bb5
Rc3 18. a4 a6 19. Be2 Qb4 20. O-O $16) 17. Be2 $6 (17. Ne5 $1 f6 (17... bxc6
18. Bd3 Qc3+ 19. Ke2 c5 20. Nd7 c4 21. Bf5 Rfe8 22. Qa1 Qxa1 23. Rxa1 $16) 18.
Nd7 Rfe8 19. Be2 Qc3+ 20. Qd2 Qxc6 21. Nc5 b6 22. Nd3 Qc3 23. Qxc3 Rxc3 24. Kd2
Ra3 25. Nb4 Rd8 26. Bf3 $18) 17... Rxc6 18. O-O Rfc8 19. Qb1 $14 {1/2-1/2
Stohl,I-Barlov,D/Biel (open) 1985 (36)}) 16. bxc6 Rxc6 17. Bd3 Qxa3 18. O-O
Rac8 19. Ne5 Rc3 (19... Rc1 20. Qf3) 20. Qb1 R3c7) 15. Rxc8 Rxc8 16. bxc6 Rxc6
17. Qd2 Qb6 18. Bd3 Qb3 19. O-O Qxa3 20. Ne5 Rc7 21. Bf5 Re8 (21... g6 22. Bh3
Kg7 23. Qe2 Rc1 24. g3 Rxf1+ 25. Kxf1 a6 (25... Re8 26. Qb5) 26. Qf3 Qb3 27.
Nd7 Ra8 28. Kg2 (28. Qf6+ Kg8 29. Kg2 Qd3 30. Nc5 Qb5 (30... Qb1 31. e4 (31.
Be6 fxe6 32. Nxe6 Qe4+ $11) 31... dxe4 (31... Re8 32. e5 b6 33. e6 fxe6 34.
Bxe6+ Rxe6 35. Qxe6+ $18) (31... b6 32. Be6 fxe6 33. Qxg6+ Kh8 34. Qxh6+ Kg8
35. Qxe6+ Kg7 36. Qd7+ Kg6 37. Qc6+ Kh7 38. Qb7+ Kg6 39. Qxa8 bxc5 40. Qxa6+
Kg7 41. Qa7+ Kg6 42. Qxc5 Qxe4+ 43. Kf1 $18) 32. Be6 $18) 31. Ne6 fxe6 32.
Bxe6+ Kh7 33. Qf7+ Kh8 34. Qxg6 $18) 28... f5 (28... a5 29. Qf6+ Kg8 30. Be6
$18) 29. g4 $18)) (11. e4 $6 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Qe7 13. Bd3 a5 (13... e5 $1 14. dxe5
(14. O-O exd4 15. Re1 (15. Nxd4 Bf4 16. Rb1 Rd8 (16... Bxh2+ 17. Kxh2 f5 $1 $17
(17... Qe5+ 18. Ng3))) 15... Rd8 $17) (14. Nxe5 Rd8 $15) 14... a5 15. c5 axb4
16. axb4 Nd7 17. O-O Nxe5 $11) 14. c5 axb4 15. axb4 e5 16. O-O Bg4 $10 17. Re1
Rd8 (17... exd4 18. h3 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Nd7 20. Nd6 $14) 18. dxe5 Qxe5 19. Nxe5
Bxd1 20. Rcxd1 Bxe5 21. Bc4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Dreev,A-Landa,K/Vienna op 1996 (42)} (
21. Nd6 Bxd6 22. cxd6 Kf8 23. Bc4 b5 24. Bb3 Ra3 25. Rd3 Rd7 $6 26. Rde3 g6 27.
Re8+ Kg7 28. Bxf7 Kxf7 29. Rxb8 Rxd6 $10)) 11... Qe7 12. O-O dxc4 13. Bxc4 a5
$2 (13... Nd7 $142 14. Qb3 e5 15. d5 e4 16. Nd4 Qe5 17. g3 c5 (17... Nf6 18.
dxc6 bxc6 19. Nxc6 Qh5 20. Nd5 Ng4 21. h4 Bd6 22. Nde7+ Kh8 23. Nxc8 Raxc8 24.
Nxa7 Ra8 25. Nb5 Be5 26. Rcd1 $18) 18. Ndb5 Bb8 19. d6 a6 20. Nc7 Ra7 21. bxc5
Nxc5 22. Qb6 Nd7 23. Qd4 b5 24. Bd5 Qxd4 25. exd4 Bxc7 26. dxc7 Rxc7 27. Nxe4
Rxc1 28. Rxc1 Nb6 29. Bb3 Rd8 30. Rc7 Rxd4 (30... Be6 $2 31. Bxe6 fxe6 32. Nc5
Rxd4 33. Rxg7+ Kxg7 34. Nxe6+ Kf6 35. Nxd4 Ke5 (35... Nc4 36. Nc2) 36. Nc2 a5
37. Kf1 $16) 31. Bxf7+ Kf8 32. Nc5 Rd1+ 33. Kg2 Re1 34. Bb3 Re7 35. Rc6 Bb7 36.
Nxb7 Rxb7 37. h4 a5 $14 {( = )}) 14. Qb3 b5 15. Be2 (15. Bd3) 15... axb4 16.
axb4 Bd6 17. Rb1 Na6 18. Na2 Bd7 (18... Bb7 19. Rfc1 Rfd8 20. Qb2 $14 {[%cal
Ge3e4]} (20. Ne5 Bxe5 21. dxe5 Qg5 22. f4 Qg6 23. Bf3 Rd2 24. Rb2 Rd3 25. Qc2
Rad8 26. Rb3 Rxb3 27. Qxb3 Qd3 28. Rc3 Qd2 29. Kf1 Nc7 30. Rc2 Qd3+ 31. Qxd3
Rxd3 32. e4 $11)) 19. Rfc1 Rfc8 20. Qb2 $1 Be8 21. e4 f6 22. e5 Bc7 23. exf6
Qxf6 (23... gxf6 24. Re1 (24. Qd2 Kg7 25. Rb3 Rd8 26. Bd3 Nb8 27. Nc3 Bh5 28.
Qe3 Na6 29. Rcb1 (29. Ne4 Nxb4 30. Nxf6 Qxf6 31. Rxb4 Bf4 $19) 29... Bd6 30.
Qe4 Kg8 31. Na2)) 24. Ne5 $16 Bb6 25. Bf3 Rd8 26. Nxc6 Bxc6 27. Rxc6 (27. Bxc6
Bxd4 28. Qe2 Ra7 29. Rc2 (29. Bxb5 Qxf2+ 30. Qxf2 Bxf2+ 31. Kxf2 Rd2+ 32. Kf1
Rxa2 33. Bc4 Rd2 34. Bxe6+ Kf8 35. Ra1 $16) 29... Nc7) 27... Qxd4 28. Qc2 $2 (
28. Nc3 Nc7 29. Qc2 $16) 28... Qxf2+ $1 (28... Rab8 29. Rd1 (29. Rxe6 Re8 30.
Rc6 (30. Rxe8+ Rxe8 31. Rd1 Nxb4 32. Qb3+ Kh8 33. Qxb4 Qxf2+ 34. Kh1 Qxa2 35.
Qxb5 Qe6 $11) 30... Kh8 31. h3 $16) 29... Qe5 30. Rxd8+ Rxd8 31. Qe2 Qd4 (31...
Qa1+ 32. Rc1 Qf6 33. Qxb5 Bxf2+ 34. Kxf2 Rd2+ 35. Ke1 Rxa2 36. Rc8+ Kh7 37.
Be4+ g6 38. Qd7+ Qg7 39. Bxg6+ Kxg6 40. Qxe6+ $18) (31... Qxe2 32. Bxe2 Rd2 33.
Nc1 Nc7 34. Rxb6 Rc2 35. g3 Rxc1+ 36. Kg2 Kf7 37. Bxb5 Nxb5 38. Rxb5 Rb1 $16)
32. Qxe6+ Kh8 33. Qe2 Qxf2+ 34. Qxf2 Bxf2+ 35. Kxf2 Rd2+ 36. Ke3 Rxa2 37. Be4
Ra3+ 38. Kd4 Kg8 39. Bg6 Kf8 40. Re6 Nc7 41. Re2 Ra6 42. Rf2+ Ke7 43. Rf7+ Kd6
44. Bf5 Ra4 45. Rd7+ Kc6 46. Rxg7 Rxb4+ 47. Ke5 $16) 29. Qxf2 Bxf2+ 30. Kxf2
Rd2+ 31. Kg3 Rxa2 32. Rxe6 $6 (32. Rb6 $5 Rb8 $8 (32... Rd8 33. Rxb5 Kf7 34.
Rb7+ Kf6 35. b5 Nc5 36. Rc7 Nd3 37. b6 $16) 33. Bb7 Re2 34. Rxb5 Nc7 35. Rb6
Rd2 (35... Nd5 36. Rxe6 Rxg2+ 37. Kxg2 Nf4+ 38. Kf3 Nxe6 39. Bd5 $16) 36. Ra1
Nd5 37. Rb5 $11) 32... Rd8 (32... Ra3 33. Re5 (33. Rb6) 33... Rb8) 33. Re5 (33.
Rc1 Nxb4 34. Rc7 Na6 35. Rcc6 (35. Rce7 Kf8 36. Bh5 Rd3+) (35. Ra7 Nc5) 35...
Nb4 $11) 33... Nc7 $4 (33... Ra4 34. Rxb5 Rd4 35. Ra5 Raxb4 36. Re1 Ra4 $11)
34. Rc1 $18 Na6 (34... Ra7 35. Re7 Rc8 36. Bg4 Kf8 37. Rd7 Kg8 38. Rc6 $18) 35.
Bd5+ (35. Rxb5 Rb2 36. Rc4 $16) 35... Rxd5 36. Rxd5 Nxb4 37. Rxb5 Nc2 (37...
Nd3 38. Rcb1) 38. Kh3 Ne3 39. g3 Kh7 40. Re1 Ra3 41. Re5 Nc4 42. Re6 Rd3 43.
R1e2 Rd5 44. Re7 Rh5+ 45. Kg2 Rc5 46. R2e6 Rg5 47. h4 Rg4 48. Re4 Rxe4 49. Rxe4
Nd6 50. Re5 Nf7 51. Rd5 Kg6 52. Kf3 Kf6 53. Ke4 Ke6 54. Ra5 Nd6+ 55. Kf4 Kf6
56. Ra6 Ke6 57. g4 g6 58. Ra7 Nf7 59. g5 hxg5+ 60. hxg5 Nh8 61. Rg7 1-0

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2007.08.01"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Van Wely,L"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2007.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{I was a happy camper on 1,5 from 7, and Magnus was leading the tournament
with +2, but just lost horribly against Pelletier, so any result possible. Ich
zierte das Tabellenende mit 1,5 aus 7, und Magnus führte im Turnier mit +2,
hatte allerdings gerade auf schreckliche Weise gegen Pelletier verloren, also
jedes Resultat möglich.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 O-O 6.
e3 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 $5 {Today I was in a creative mood and over the
board decided to play something new. A risky strategy when your tournament is
not running well, but somehow this kept me sharp. Heute war ich in kreativer
Stimmung und beschloss am Brett, etwas Neues zu spielen. Eine riskante
Strategie, wenn das Turnier nicht gut für dich läuft, aber irgendwie hielt
mich das unter Spannung.} (8. Rc1 {was Topalov's choice vs Carlsen. war
Topalovs Wahl gegen Carlsen.} Nbd7 9. dxc5 Qa5 $6 (9... Nxc5 $142 10. Qd4 (10.
Bd3 {Morozevich - Movsesian 0-1 Sarajevo 2007}) 10... Bxc3+ 11. Qxc3 Nce4 12.
Bxf6 Nxf6 $14) 10. a3 (10. Nd2 b6 11. c6 $6 (11. Be2 bxc5 12. O-O Bxc3 13. Rxc3
Qxa2 14. Qc2 Rb8 $11 {Grischuk-Carlsen Moscow 2006}) 11... d4 12. cxd7 dxc3 13.
bxc3 Bxc3 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. dxc8=Q (15. Bd3 Bxd7 16. Rc2 $11) (15. Rxc3 Qxc3
16. dxc8=Q Raxc8 $36) 15... Raxc8 $36) 10... Bxc3+ 11. Rxc3 Ne4 12. b4 $1 Nxc3
13. Qa1 $16 {Topalov-Carlsen Wijk aan Zee 2007}) 8... c4 9. Bc2 Nbd7 10. O-O
Qa5 11. Rc1 (11. Ne5 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Ne4 14. Be7 Re8 15. Bb4 Qc7
$11 {Radjabov-Carlsen blitz 2006}) 11... Bxc3 12. bxc3 Ne4 13. Bb1 Re8 14. Bf4
Nb6 $6 {I suppose Magnus didn't expect some violent action to happen on his
kingside, otherwise he might have gone for the solid Ich vermute, Magnus hatte
keinen Ausbruch von Gewaltätigkeiten an seinem Königsflügel erwartet,
ansonsten hätte er vielleicht das solide} (14... Nf8 {gewählt.}) (14... Qa3 {
with clear intentions to take on c3 is not so great: mit klaren Intentionen,
auf c3 zu schlagen, ist nicht so besonders:} 15. Ng5 $1 Ndf6 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 (
16... dxe4 17. d5) {and now the positonal und jetzt sehen sowohl das
positionelle} 17. Qe1 {and als auch} ({the more aggressive das aggressivere} 
17. Qh5 {both look tempting verlockend aus.})) 15. Ne5 f6 16. Qh5 Be6 17. f3 $1
{That was White's idea. Das war die Idee von Weiß.} fxe5 18. Bxe5 Bf7 19. Qh3
$1 {Doesn't give Black a chance to bail out to an inferior endgame. Gibt
Schwarz keine Chance, sich in ein schlechteres Endspiel zu verdrücken.} (19.
Qh4 $6 Nd7 $1 20. fxe4 Nxe5 21. dxe5 Bg6 22. exd5 Bxb1 (22... Qxd5 $6 23. Bxg6
hxg6 24. Rcd1 Qc5 (24... Qxe5 25. Qxc4+ Re6 (25... Qe6 26. Qxe6+ Rxe6 27. Rd7
$16) 26. Rf3 $16) 25. Qd4 (25. Qf4 Re7) 25... Rxe5 26. Qxc5 Rxc5 27. Rd7 Rf8
28. Rxf8+ Kxf8 29. Rxb7 Rd5 30. Rxa7 Rd3 31. Kf2 Rxc3 $16) 23. Rxb1 Qxd5 24.
Qd4 Qc6 $16 {Somehow White's compromised pawn structure gives Black good
drawing chances. Irgendwie gibt die kompromittierte Bauernstruktur von Weiß
Schwarz gute Remischancen.}) 19... Nf6 (19... Ng5 20. Qf5 h6 21. h4 Rxe5 22.
dxe5 Ne6 23. Qh7+ Kf8 24. f4 Bg8 25. Qh8 Qc5 26. Rce1 $40 {and during the game
and also now I didn't see any way for Black to stop my attack. und während der
Partie - und auch jetzt - sah ich keinen Weg für Schwarz, meinen Angriff
aufzuhalten.}) (19... Be6 20. Qh4) 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Qh6 $1 ({I understood
very well that after Ich war mir durchaus im klaren, dass nach} 21. Qxh7+ Kf8
22. e4 $40 {White has a nice attack going on, but the move played is even
stronger. Weiß einen schönen Angriff hat, aber der gespielte Zug ist noch
stärker.}) 21... Bg6 22. Bxg6 hxg6 23. Qxg6+ Kf8 24. Qxf6+ Kg8 25. Qg6+ Kf8 26.
Qf6+ Kg8 27. e4 ({After a long think I finally rejected Nach einer langen
Denkpause verwarf ich schließlich} 27. f4 $5 {because I prefered to win slowly
but surely instead of winning quickly but running some risk of screwing it up.
Later it happened that this "surely" was not to be 24 carats gold by the way. ,
weil ich lieber langsam, aber sicher gewinnen wollte, statt schnell zu siegen,
dafür jedoch das Risiko einzugehen, die Sache zu vermasseln. Später sollte
sich übrigens herausstellen, dass dieses "sicher" auch nicht auf die Goldwaage
zu legen war.} Qa3 $1 (27... Nd7 28. Qg6+ Kf8 29. f5 Ke7 30. Rb1 $1 (30. f6+
Kd6 $1) 30... Qa6 31. f6+ Kd6 32. f7+ Re6 33. Qg3+ Kc6 34. e4 $1 dxe4 35. Rf5
Rd6 36. Qf4 $18) 28. Qg6+ Kf8 29. f5 Ke7 30. f6+ Kd7 31. Qh7+ Kc6 32. f7 Rf8
33. e4 $36) 27... Qb5 (27... Qxa2 $5 {Is this possible? During the game I even
didn't notice this pawn was hanging, and right now I don't see a clear
refutation. At least it would have forced White to speed up matters. Ist das
möglich? Während der Partie bemerkte ich nicht einmal, dass dieser Bauer hing,
und selbst jetzt sehe ich keine klare Widerlegung. Zumindest hätte es Weiß
gezwungen, die Dinge zu beschleunigen.}) 28. Qg6+ Kf8 29. Qf6+ Kg8 30. Qg6+ Kf8
31. e5 Qc6 32. Qf5+ $2 (32. Qc2 $1) 32... Ke7 33. Qh7+ (33. f4 Qh6) 33... Kd8
34. f4 Qd7 35. Qxd7+ $2 {A big mistake, White still had a chance to better his
life and to show some understanding, but unfortunately again this was not the
case. The fact is that White's pawns are easier pushed with queens on, and
apart from that, Black's king lacks shelter, so the more pieces on, the better.
To make it even worse, with queens off, Black's king might become a very
useful blockader of White's pawn phalanx. Ein grober Fehler. Weiß hatte noch
immer eine Chance, sich das Leben zu erleichtern und etwas
Stellungsverständnis zu zeigen, aber leider versäumte er es aufs Neue.
Tatsache ist nämlich, dass die weißen Bauern mit Damen auf dem Brett leichter
vorgestoßen werden können,  und außerdem mangelt es dem schwarzen König an
Schutz; also je mehr Figuren auf dem Brett, desto besser. Was es noch
schlimmer macht, bei getauschten Damen könnte der schwarze König ein sehr
nützlicher Blockierer der weißen Bauernphalanx werden.} (35. Qh4+ Kc7 36. f5 {
was the way to play. war die angesagte Fortsetzung.}) 35... Kxd7 $1 (35... Nxd7
36. Rb1 Rb8 37. Rb5) 36. g4 Rg8 $1 {Slowing White down.} (36... Na4 $2 37. Kg2
{and there will be no stopping g5-h4-f5-g6 etc.}) 37. h3 (37. g5 $2 Raf8 38.
Kg2 Ke6) 37... Na4 38. Kg2 (38. f5 {to push the pawns was also an option,
however, I was waiting till I had all my bases loaded. um die Bauern
voranzutreiben, war ebenfalls eine Möglichkeit, doch ich wartete ab, bis ich
all meine Tablebases geladen hatte.}) 38... b5 39. Kg3 a5 40. a3 b4 (40... Rab8
$5 41. f5 b4 42. cxb4 axb4 43. axb4 Rxb4 44. h4 c3 45. Rf4 Rc8 46. f6 c2 (46...
Rb3 47. g5 $18) 47. Rf2 Rbc4 (47... Nc3 48. Rfxc2 Ne2+ 49. Rxe2 Rxc1 50. e6+
Ke8 51. Ra2 $18 {would have led to some kind of masochistic affair where
Black's extra rook won't be very helpful. hätte zu einer Art Masochismusnummer
geführt, wo der schwarze Mehrturm nicht besonders hilfreich sein wird.}) (47...
Rxd4 48. Rfxc2 Rd3+ 49. Kg2 Nc3 50. g5 Ke6 (50... d4 51. g6 $18) (50... Rc4 51.
f7 Ke7 (51... Rg4+ 52. Kf1 Rf3+ 53. Rf2 Rxf2+ 54. Kxf2 Ke7 55. Rxc3 $18) 52.
Rf2 $18) 51. g6 $18) 48. f7 Nc3 49. Kg2 Na2 50. Rcxc2 Rxc2 51. f8=Q Rxf8 52.
Rxc2 Nb4 53. Rd2 Nc6 54. h5 Nd8 $1 {and maybe Black can save himself. und
vielleicht kann Schwarz sich retten.}) 41. cxb4 {Not allowing some fancy stuff,
although probably bad: Lässt keine Spirenzchen zu, obwohl sie vermutlich
nichts taugen:} (41. axb4 Nxc3 $5 42. Rxc3 axb4) 41... axb4 42. axb4 Nb2 (42...
Rab8) 43. Rc3 Nd3 44. b5 Rgb8 45. Rb1 Ra5 46. f5 (46. b6 Ra6 47. b7 Ra7 48. g5
{I must confess that this was my first intention Ich muss gestehen, dass dies
meine erste Absicht war} (48. Rb5 Kc6) (48. Rb6 $2 Raxb7 49. Rd6+ Ke8 50. Rxd5
Rb3 $1 $19) 48... Raxb7 (48... Ke6 $2 49. Rb6+ Kf5 50. Rxd3 cxd3 51. Kf3) 49.
Rxb7+ Rxb7 50. g6 Ke6 51. Kg4 {but then I was unpleasantly surprised by the
consequences of , doch dann wurde ich unangenehm überrascht von den
Konsequenzen von} Nf2+) (46. g5 $2 Ke6 47. Kg4 Nf2+) 46... Raxb5 47. Rxb5 Rxb5
48. e6+ $6 {Laziness could have cost me the game, were it not that the
position is winning anyway. A good player would have calculated the endgame
after Faulheit hätte mich die Partie kosten können, wäre die Stellung nicht
sowieso gewonnen.} (48. Ra3 $1 Nxe5 {til the end: bis zum Ende:} 49. Ra7+ Kd6
50. dxe5+ Kxe5 51. Re7+ Kd6 52. Re6+ Kd7 53. Kf4 {but I couldn't and I still
can't. Just waiting for the tablebase of 9 pieces... , aber ich konnte es
nicht, und ich kann es noch immer nicht. Warte nur auf die 9-Steiner-Tablebase.
..}) 48... Ke7 $2 ({During the game I was getting very much worried about
Während der Partie bekam ich große Sorgen wegen} 48... Kd6 $1 {and I don't put
my hands in the fire that I would have found the solution: , und ich lege
meine Hand nicht dafür ins Feuer, dass ich die Lösung gefunden hätte.} 49. Ra3
Nb4 50. g5 Rb8 (50... Nc6 51. Kg4 Rb7 (51... Rb8 52. Re3 c3 53. Rxc3 Nxd4 54.
Re3 Rb4 55. e7 Nc6+ 56. Kh5 Nxe7 57. f6 Rh4+ 58. Kxh4 Nf5+ 59. Kh5 Nxe3 60. g6
Ke6 61. g7 Kf7 62. Kh6 $18) 52. g6 Nxd4 53. Kg5 Rb3 54. e7 $1 (54. Ra8 Rxh3 55.
g7 Nxe6+ 56. fxe6 Rg3+ 57. Kf6 Rf3+ 58. Kg6 Rg3+ 59. Kf7 Rxg7+ 60. Kxg7 Kxe6
$11) (54. Rxb3 cxb3 55. g7 Nxe6+ 56. fxe6 b2 $11) 54... Kxe7 55. f6+ {and it
seems White is winning here.  und es sieht so aus, als ob Weiß hier gewinnt.})
51. Kg4 Rc8 52. e7 $3 {To give up your pride like this, you need to be tough!
Um seinen Stolz so aufzugeben, muss man schon ein ganz Harter sein!} Kxe7 53.
f6+ Kf8 (53... Kf7 54. Ra7+ Ke6 55. Re7+ Kd6 56. g6) 54. Ra7 Nc6 55. Rh7) 49.
Ra3 Rb7 50. g5 Nb4 (50... Nc5 {Also this last swindle doesn't work: Auch
dieser letzte Schwindel funktioniert nicht:} 51. dxc5 Rb3+ 52. Rxb3 cxb3 53. c6
b2 54. c7 b1=Q 55. c8=Q Qe1+ 56. Kg4 Qe2+ 57. Kh4 Qc4+ 58. Qxc4 dxc4 59. Kh5 c3
60. Kg6 c2 61. f6+ Kxe6 62. f7 c1=Q 63. f8=Q $18) 51. Re3 $1 {Now there is no
more stopping. Nun gibt es kein Halten mehr.} Nc6 52. f6+ Kd6 53. Kg4 c3 54. e7
c2 55. Rc3 Rb8 56. Rxc2 Nxd4 57. Rb2 Rc8 58. g6 Ne6 59. Rb6+ Kd7 60. Rb7+ 1-0

[Event "Prague Masters 1st"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "2019.03.15"]
[Round "9.3"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2711"]
[Annotator "Vidit,S"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2019.03.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 189"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.04.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.04.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

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-34,-30,-23,-5,0,-6,4,-13,7,-20,-20,-9,0,16,17,11,10,-5,-10,3,7,-14,-14,2,4,
-30,-30,-103,-110,-117,-116,-118,-118,-113,-116,-116,-118,-111,-118,-119,-118,
-134,-122,-123,-118,-123,-121,-118,-118,-123,-129,-140,-134,-129,-124,-119,
-119,-120,-119,-115,-119,-119,-123,-119,-121,-121,-121,-121,-121,-121,-108,
-113,-111,-111,-98,-121,-121,-114,-121,-121,-121,-214,-206,-240,-231,-224,-239,
-238,-214,-213,-207,-203,-204,-204,-203]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3
Bb4 5. Qb3 {I wasn't expecting this variation. This line was supposed to be
quite easy for Black, so I was intrigued to see what idea David had in mind.}
c5 6. dxc5 Na6 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. Qxc3 Nxc5 9. cxd5 Qxd5 10. Be3 Nce4 11. Qb4 $5 {
This was played only once before. I was out of the book and decided to play
the most natural moves.} a5 (11... Bd7 12. Rd1 a5 13. Qb6 Qa2 {is the engine's
first line. Don't ask me why!}) 12. Qd4 O-O 13. Ne5 {White's main trump is the
pair of bishops. Although he lacks a bit in development, if he manages to get
f3-e4, kicking my knights, he would stand better.} a4 14. Nd3 ({In the
previous game Black surprisingly blundered with} 14. f3 $4 Qa5+ 15. Qb4 Qxe5
16. fxe4 Bd7 $19 {0-1 (25) Moranda,W (2599)-Tregubov,P (2592) Germany 2018})
14... Rd8 {I saw this move instantly, but I was looking to find something more
forcing.} ({I was attracted to the sophisticated idea of} 14... Qa5+ $5 15. Qb4
Qf5 {The point is that now f3 is met with Nd5. But sadly I couldn't find
anything after} 16. Bc1 $1 {It looks ridiculous to bring one of the only
developed pieces back to its initial position. But now that the threat of Nd5
isn't there, there isn't an easy way to stop f3-e4.} (16. f3 Nd5 $1)) 15. Qxd5
{Until now David had been blitzing, but surprisingly he took half an hour to
play this move.} (15. Qb4 {was the only other alternative. It didn't work due
to some beautiful lines.} Qf5 {threatening Nd5} 16. f3 (16. g4 $5 Nxg4 17. Bb6
Rxd3 $1 18. exd3 Nef6 $1 {Black has fantastic compensation for the exchange.} (
18... Nexf2 $6 19. Rg1 Qe5+ 20. Kd2 Qg5+ 21. Kc2 {and the king runs})) 16...
Nd5 17. Qd4 e5 $1 18. Nxe5 Ng5 19. g4 Qf6 $132) 15... Nxd5 16. Bc1 b5 {I
wanted to have a firm grip on c4 as my knights will eventually end up there.} (
16... Bd7 $1 17. f3 Nd6 18. e4 Nb6 {followed by Bb5 seems to solve all the
problems.}) 17. f3 Nd6 18. e4 Nb6 19. Bd2 $6 {A surprising move as it allows
the exchange of the light squared bishop.} (19. Bf4 $5 Nbc4 20. Be2 f6 21. Bxd6
Nxd6 22. Nb4 {White has a very pleasant endgame, although it's quite close to
equal.}) 19... Ndc4 20. Bc3 Ne3 21. Ke2 (21. Nb4 Nxf1 22. Rxf1 $11 {is
probably a less clumsier way of exchanging.}) 21... Nbc4 22. Ne5 Ba6 (22...
Nxf1 {Initially I wanted to simply a force a draw with} 23. Nxc4 bxc4 24. Rhxf1
Rd3 {but then later I realized that I can try to pose some more problems.
Although it's still completely equal, of course.}) 23. Nxc4 Nxc4 24. Rc1 $4 {
David hallucinated. He told me after the game that he simply missed the idea
of Nd2.} (24. Kf2 Nxb2 {Black wins a pawn, but still the endgame should be
completely equal, as the bishop on a6 is nothing more than a pawn.} 25. Be2
Nd3+ 26. Ke3 Rdc8 27. Bd4 Nc5 28. Bxc5 Rxc5 29. Rhc1 Rac8 30. Rxc5 Rxc5 31. Rd1
) 24... b4 25. Bxb4 Nd2+ 26. Ke3 Nxf1+ 27. Rhxf1 Bxf1 28. Rxf1 Rac8 $17 {
The endgame should be completely winning for Black, but there are still some
technical difficulties as it's not easy for Black to find an entry into
White's camp.} 29. Bc3 f6 30. h3 {Another strange move, unnecceasarily
weakening the g3 square.} Kf7 31. Rg1 Rd7 {I decided to shuffle around till
move 40 before taking any concrete measures.} 32. Ke2 Kg6 33. Ke3 Kg5 34. Rc1 {
Cheeky.} Kg6 {I didn't want to take any big committal decisions before move 40.
I decided to simply improve my position to the maximum.} 35. Kf2 h5 36. Kg3 Rd3
(36... Rcd8 {is slightly careless as it would free the rook on c1.} 37. Bb4)
37. Kf2 h4 38. Ke2 Rd7 39. Ke3 Kh5 40. Rf1 Rcd8 {There are two main plans in
this position: 1) To push the king back to e2 and try to enter with the king
via g5-f4-g3. 2) To block the kingside and manoeuvre the king all the way to
b3. The 1st plan was shorter and more tempting. The lazy person that I am, I
decided to go for the shorter route.} 41. Ke2 Rb8 (41... Kg5 {is the natural
follow up but I couldn't see how to procede after} 42. Rc1 Kf4 43. Be1 {
Preventing Kg3.} Rb7 44. Rc2 Rdb8 {Initially, I thought this was winning for
Black as it seems that the bishop has to prevent both Kg3 and support the b2
pawn.} {But then I spotted the idea of} 45. Kf2 (45. b4 $3 {The computer spots
the brilliant idea of mating the black king!} axb3 46. Rc5 $1 {The idea of g3
hxg3/Bd2# is impossible to parry.} Rd7 47. Bxh4 $18 {Bruzon Batista,L (2659)
-Vidit,S (2651) FIDE World Cup 2015 (1.3) 1-0 Ironically, once I had trapped
my king exactly this way in the World Cup.}) 45... Rxb2 46. Bd2+ Ke5 47. Bc3+)
42. Rc1 Rb3 43. Rf1 Kg5 44. Ke3 Rb6 45. Rc1 Rbd6 46. Ke2 Rd3 47. Be1 Rb3 48.
Rc2 e5 {As I couldn't make any progress on the kingside, I decided to opt for
the second plan of transferring the king to the queenside.} 49. Bc3 Kg6 50. Ke3
$6 {Allowing the rook to the 1st rank can't be right. He probably got tired of
defending and started making mistakes.} Rd1 $19 51. f4 $2 {Whoever said
mistakes come in pairs was a wise man.} Re1+ 52. Kd2 Rxe4 53. fxe5 fxe5 54. Kd3
Rd4+ 55. Ke3 Kf5 56. Rf2+ Rf4 57. Rd2 Rc4 {It's funny how the last round makes
or breaks your tournament. With a win, I managed to finish second making an
average event into a good one.} 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2017.09.06"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Black "Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[Annotator "Vidit,S"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[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"]

{The World Cup is a very special tournament. It simply can't be compared to
any other event. The pressure and schedule of such an event are gruelling.
Therefore I was very glad that I had managed to play good chess and advance
until round 3. In round 2 I played against Le Quang Liem who had made an
impressive showing in Saint Louis a couple of days back.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3.
Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 O-O 8. e3 Bf5 9. Qb3 {My
opponent was blitzing out his moves which alerted me a little. Thankfully my
memory was working fine that day and I managed to recollect my analysis.} Bxc3+
10. Qxc3 Nbd7 11. Be2 (11. Nd2 {this line was more fresh in my mind as I had
seen this game} Rc8 12. Be2 c5 13. O-O Qb6 14. Rfc1 Rfe8 15. Kf1 Ne4 {1/2-1/2 
(40) Karjakin,S (2783)-Harikrishna,P (2755) Shamkir 2017}) 11... c6 12. Nd2 Ne4
{My opponent was taken aback when I played this. Here I probably realised that
he maybe wasn't expecting me to play this.} 13. Bxd8 (13. Nxe4 Qxh4 14. Nd6 {
is another way to play.}) 13... Nxc3 14. bxc3 Rfxd8 {I thought Black is quite
comfortable here. He can play ...c5 and maybe double up on the c-file. Whereas
White's plan isn't that clear.} 15. f3 c5 16. Kf2 Rac8 17. Rhc1 Rc7 18. e4 {
I was very surprised to see this. I was under the impression that White's
centre is more of a burden than a strength.} (18. g4 Bh7 19. h4 {expanding on
the kingside made sense. Although Black is completely fine.} Rdc8 20. Nb3 Kf8
$11) 18... dxe4 19. fxe4 Bg6 20. Bf3 (20. Ke3 Nf6) 20... Ne5 $5 {I played this
after considerable thought. I was confused between various tempting plans.} (
20... Rdc8 {reduces the pressure on the d4-pawn.} 21. Nb3 a5 $5 (21... cxd4 22.
cxd4 $14) 22. a4 $11) 21. Ke3 (21. dxe5 {was maybe a concrete way to solve the
issue.} Rxd2+ 22. Ke3 Rcd7 23. Rd1 R7d3+ 24. Kf4 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Rxd1 (25... Rxc3
26. Rd8+ Kh7 27. g4 {and White is better due to the bad bishop on g6}) 26. Bxd1
b5 27. h4 Kf8 28. g4 Ke7 29. Bb3 a5) 21... Nc6 22. Nb3 {Somewhere around here
he offered me a draw. With such a comfortable position it would be shameful to
accept it!} (22. d5 Ne5 23. c4 Re7 24. g4 f6 {The knight has a fantastic
blockade and White's position doesn't inspire much.}) 22... cxd4+ 23. cxd4 Re7
{With the threat of ...Bxe4 followed by ...f5.} 24. g4 $6 {I was very
surprised to see this. White should probably already start his play on the
queenside:} (24. e5 {was the only other move I considered} Nb4 (24... f6 25.
Bxc6 bxc6 26. Rxc6 Bf7 27. Rc5 Bd5 {looks nice, but fizzles out} 28. Kf2 fxe5
29. dxe5 Rxe5 30. Rac1 $11) 25. Be4 Bxe4 26. Kxe4 f6 27. Rc4 Nc6 28. Rac1 {
Here ...fxe5/d5 looked scary but Black has the luxury to prepare this capture!}
Ree8 $1 29. g3 fxe5 30. d5 Ne7 $1 $17 {The point!}) (24. Rc5 $1 {I must admit
that I hadn't seen this resource.} f5 25. e5 f4+ 26. Kf2 $1 (26. Kxf4 Nxd4 27.
Nxd4 Rxd4+ 28. Kg3 b6 {looks practically annoying}) 26... Nxd4 27. Rd1 $132)
24... f6 25. Re1 {Again, a very surprising move. It looked a bit slow.} ({
Maybe White has to go for active counterplay:} 25. Rc5 Bf7 26. Rd1 Nb4 27. Rd2
b6 $15 {Black is better but compared to game his pieces are more active.})
25... Bf7 {Most logical, but probably not the best.} (25... Nb4 26. Kd2) (25...
Rde8 26. Nd2 a5 $1 {is the computer's suggestion! Black now threatens to play .
..Rd7 and then kick away the knight on b3. Isn't playing ...a5 after the
knight has been kicked back to d2 a little too counter-intuitive for a mere
human?} 27. Rac1 Rd7) 26. Rad1 Nb4 {I have to act fast!} 27. Rd2 Rc7 28. Kf2 (
28. Rc1 Rxc1 29. Nxc1 Rc8 30. Ne2 Bxa2) 28... Nxa2 {Inaccurate.} (28... Rc2 $1
29. Ree2 Rc3 {is a sophisticated way to keep the domination} 30. Re3 Rxe3 31.
Kxe3 Rc8 32. d5 Rc3+ 33. Ke2 Be8 $1 34. Nd4 Bd7 35. Rb2 a5 {and Black's active
pieces suffocate White.}) 29. d5 (29. Rxa2 Bxb3 30. Ra3 $1 {We both missed
this intermediate move.} (30. Rxa7 Rxd4 31. Rb1 Rd3 $17) 30... Bf7 31. d5 {
Apparently It's not easy for Black to advance his queenside pawns.}) 29... Nc3
{I wanted to get my knight to d6.} (29... Nb4 30. Re3) 30. Nd4 Rc4 (30... b5
31. Rb2 (31. Rc2 $1)) 31. Re3 Be8 $6 (31... a5 {Just advance your passed pawns!
}) 32. Bg2 {I was relieved to see this. While my opponent was thinking, I
realised that I had thrown away my advantage as I didn't see how to react
after the simple breakthrought in the centre.} (32. e5 fxe5 (32... Nxd5 33. Nf5
$1) 33. Rxe5 a5 34. d6 $1 (34. Ne6 Rd6 $15) 34... Bf7 35. Nb5 a4 36. Nxc3 Rxc3
37. Bxb7 $11) 32... Nb5 (32... b5 33. Bf1 Rcc8) (32... Bd7 {was maybe better,
but I wanted to solve the problem of the c3-knight.}) 33. Nxb5 Bxb5 34. Bf1 (
34. Rb2 Rc5 35. h4 {apparently is more resistant! The presence of bishops
creates more problems to realise the extra pawn.}) 34... Rc5 35. Bxb5 Rxb5 $17
{Now Black has a clear advantage. Although White still has counterplay due to
the d-pawn. After a few earlier inaccuracies, I am proud to say that in the
next phase of the game I showed some talent! :)} 36. Rc3 Rd7 37. Ke3 Kf7 38.
Rdc2 (38. h4 a5 39. Rc8) 38... a5 39. Rc7 Ke7 40. Rc8 a4 41. Ra8 Rb4 $1 {
Cutting of the king!} (41... Rb3+ 42. Kd4 Rb4+ (42... a3 {looks tempting but
pawn is way too advanced to defend} 43. Rc3 $1 $11) 43. Rc4 Rxc4+ 44. Kxc4 Rc7+
45. Kb5 Rc2 46. Rxa4 Rxh2 47. Kb6 $11) 42. Kd3 (42. Rcc8 {visually looked
scary but I correctly understood that I can safely take my king to the
queenside.} Kd6 $1 43. Re8 Kc5 $1 44. h4 g5 45. h5 Rb3+ $19) 42... Rd8 $1 {
The move I am most proud of in the game! I found this simply because I
couldn't find another way to keep the pressure!} (42... Kd6 43. Rc4 $1 (43. Re8
Re7 44. Rd8+ Ke5 45. d6 Rd4+ $17) 43... Rxc4 44. Kxc4 Rc7+ 45. Kd4 b5 46. Ra6+
Kd7 47. Ra5 {and my pawns are a little stuck.}) 43. Ra7 (43. Rc7+ Kd6 44. Rxb7
Rxa8 45. Rxb4 {with a classic rook behind the pawn scenario} a3) 43... Kd6 44.
Rc4 Rxc4 (44... Rb3+ 45. Kd4 a3 46. h4 (46. Rc3 Rxc3 47. Kxc3 Ke5) 46... h5)
45. Kxc4 Ke5 $1 {Another very strong move! It was important to understand that
Black has to give away the material rather than to hang onto it.} (45... Rc8+
46. Kd4 b5 47. Ra6+ Kd7 48. Ra5 Rc4+ 49. Kd3 Rc5 50. Kd4 {Black has practical
problems!}) 46. Rxb7 (46. Kd3 b5 {is similiar to above line but here Black is
so much more active.} 47. Rxg7 b4) 46... Ra8 $1 47. Rb2 a3 48. Ra2 Kxe4 49. d6
Ke5 $1 (49... Rd8 50. Kc5 {would be anti climactic!}) 50. Kc5 Rc8+ $1 51. Kb4
Kxd6 52. Rxa3 Rc7 53. Re3 (53. Ra5 Rc2 54. h3 Rh2 $19) 53... Kd5 54. h3 g6 $1
$19 {Black just prepares a passed pawn as White's king is safely cut off. My
good friend Erwin l'Ami who is a master of such rook endgames congratulated me
and told that he found this endgame 'sweet'! What better compliment can I ask
for?} 55. Re8 f5 56. Rg8 Rc6 57. Kb5 Rf6 58. gxf5 gxf5 59. Rd8+ Ke4 60. Re8+
Kf3 61. Kc4 Rd6 62. Kc5 Rd1 63. Rh8 f4 64. Rxh6 Kg3 65. Rg6+ Kxh3 66. Rf6 Kg3
67. Rg6+ Kf2 68. Kc4 f3 69. Kc3 Kf1 70. Kc2 Rd5 0-1

[Event "Bonn GSK"]
[Site "Bonn"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Heinbuch, Detlef Ulrich"]
[Black "Piskov, Yury"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2355"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Von Gleich,A"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 045"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 (6... Nbd7) 7.
Bxf6 Qxf6 8. e3 O-O 9. Qb3 c5 (9... Bxc3+ 10. Qxc3 c6 $14) 10. dxc5 (10. Qxd5
$5 {tapfer, aber eine direkte Widerlegung ist nicht zu sehen.} Rd8 (10... cxd4
$2 11. Qxd4 Bxc3+ 12. Qxc3 $16) 11. Qb3 Nc6 12. dxc5 Be6 $44) 10... Bxc3+ 11.
Qxc3 Qxc3+ 12. bxc3 Nd7 13. c4 (13. O-O-O Nxc5 14. Rxd5 Ne4) (13. Rd1 $1 Nxc5
14. Rxd5 b6 {Schwarz hat etwas Kompensation für den Bauern.}) 13... dxc4 14. c6
Nb6 $5 (14... bxc6 15. Bxc4 $14) 15. a4 $6 (15. Ne5 c3 16. Rc1 Re8 17. Nc4 bxc6
18. Rxc3 $14) 15... a5 (15... bxc6 16. a5 Nd5 17. Bxc4 Rb8) 16. Rb1 Nxa4 17.
cxb7 Rb8 18. Bxc4 (18. Ra1 $1 Bd7 19. Ne5 Bb5 20. Bxc4 Rxb7 21. O-O $14 {
kleiner bis großer Vorteil Weiß}) 18... Rxb7 19. O-O Rc7 20. Rfc1 Bf5 21. Ra1 (
21. Rb5 $2 Be6 22. Ne5 Rfc8 $1 $19) 21... Nb6 22. Bb5 Rxc1+ 23. Rxc1 Rc8 {[#]}
24. Ra1 a4 25. Nd4 Be6 26. Kf1 Rc5 27. Ke2 Rh5 28. h4 Bb3 (28... Rxb5 $2 29.
Nxb5 Bc4+ 30. Ke1 Bxb5 31. Rb1 Bc4 32. Rxb6 a3 33. Rb8+ Kh7 34. Ra8 a2 35. Kd2
$16) (28... Rxh4 29. Bxa4 $10) 29. g3 Rc5 30. Bd3 Bc4 31. Rb1 Bxd3+ 32. Kxd3
Nd5 33. e4 Nf6 34. Rb8+ Kh7 35. Ra8 Ng4 36. Rxa4 Nxf2+ 37. Ke3 Ng4+ 38. Kf4 Ne5
39. Ra3 $4 (39. Nf5 $1 $10) 39... g5+ (39... g5+ 40. hxg5 hxg5+ 41. Ke3 (41.
Kf5 Nc4+) 41... Nc4+) 0-1

[Event "Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE GP"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2015.05.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2803"]
[Annotator "Wagner,D"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2015.05.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/7200:20/3600:900+30"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} e6 {[%emt 0:
00:04]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bb4
{[%emt 0:00:05] The Ragozin is one of the most popular openings against 1.d4
nowadays!} (4... c6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 Ne4 9. O-O Nxg5
10. Nxg5 $14 {This specific position is supposed to be favourable for White.
Compared to the game White didn't waste time on Rc1 and his lead in
development is clearly visible.}) 5. cxd5 {[%emt 0:01:10]} exd5 {[%emt 0:00:11]
} 6. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:19]} (6... h6 $5 {is the
alternative here.}) 7. Rc1 $5 {[%emt 0:05:19] With the obvious idea of
preventing c5.} (7. e3 {is the main move.}) 7... c6 {[%emt 0:05:13]} (7... c5
8. dxc5 Qa5 9. Bd2 $1 $16 {That's the point, without a pawn on e3 the bishop
can retreat.}) 8. e3 {[%emt 0:00:40]} (8. a3 {has been played more often.}
Bxc3+ (8... Bd6 {is also not dangerous for Black.} 9. e3 O-O 10. Be2 Re8 11.
Bh4 Nf8 12. Bg3 Ng6 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. O-O Bg4 $11 {0-1 (44) Zubov,A (2588)
-Moiseenko,A (2701) Lvov 2014}) 9. Rxc3 (9. bxc3 Qa5 10. Qb3 Ne4 11. Qb4 (11.
e3 O-O $11) 11... Qxb4 12. cxb4 a5 $15 {0-1 (32) Kurbonboeva,S (2235)-Safarli,
E (2641) Tashkent 2015}) 9... h6 10. Re3+ $5 Kf8 11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. g3 g6 13.
Bg2 Kg7 14. O-O Ne4 {1/2-1/2 (25) Ivekovic,B (2300)-Palac,M (2581) Zagreb 2015;
with a funny, but equal position.}) (8. Qc2 h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Ne4 11. Nd2 (
11. e3 h5 $1 12. Bd3 h4 13. Bxe4 hxg3 14. Bf5 gxf2+ 15. Kxf2 Nf6 $11) 11...
Ndf6 12. e3 Nxg3 (12... Nxd2 $1 13. Qxd2 (13. Kxd2 $5 Ne4+ 14. Kd1 Bxc3 15.
bxc3 Bf5 16. Bd3 O-O 17. f3 Nxg3 18. hxg3 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 Qf6 $11) 13... Ne4 14.
Qc2 h5 15. f3 Nxg3 16. hxg3 Bd6 17. Kf2 h4 $15) 13. hxg3 Qe7 14. Bd3 Be6 15. a3
Bd6 16. Na4 Rd8 17. Nc5 Bc8 18. b4 Ng4 {1-0 (41) Carlsen,M (2813)-Grischuk,A 
(2756) Nice 2010; with complicated and unclear play, where Black is not worse.}
) 8... Qa5 $1 {[%emt 0:16:47]} 9. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} (9. Qb3 Ne4 10. Bf4 (10.
Bd3 O-O 11. O-O Nxg5 12. Nxg5 Nf6 13. a3 Bd6 14. Qc2 h6 15. Nh7 Nxh7 16. Bxh7+
Kh8 $11) 10... c5 11. a3 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 c4 13. Qb4 Qxb4 14. axb4 a5 $11 {
1-0 (41) Mamedyarov,S (2741)-Halkias,S (2566) Bursa 2010}) 9... Ne4 {[%emt 0:
03:08]} 10. O-O {[%emt 0:02:37]} Nxg5 {[%emt 0:09:01]} 11. Nxg5 {[%emt 0:00:14]
This position reminds me of a similar scenario in the Campridge Springs (see
above). White has given up the pair of bishops, but intends to use the outpost
on e5 by playing f4,Nf3,Ne5.} Nf6 {[%emt 0:05:12]} 12. Qc2 {[%emt 0:09:50]} h6
{[%emt 0:09:05]} 13. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:46]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} (13... O-O $5
14. h3 Be6 15. Ne5 c5 16. f4 (16. dxc5 Qxc5 17. a3 Bxc3 18. Qxc3 Qxc3 19. Rxc3
Rac8 $11) 16... cxd4 17. exd4 Rac8 $11 {1-0 (32) Sargissian,G (2677)-Cramling,
P (2536) Villafranca 2010}) 14. Ne5 {[%emt 0:06:07]} Ng4 $1 {[%emt 0:06:05]
Caruana tries to interfere with White´s plans.} 15. Nf3 {[%emt 0:17:00]} (15.
Nxg4 Bxg4 16. h3 Be6 $11 {is not dangerous at all.}) 15... Nf6 {[%emt 0:05:32]}
16. h3 {[%emt 0:00:23] Of course MVL doesn´t agree to the repetition and
prepares the knight invasion first.} O-O {[%emt 0:18:48]} 17. Ne5 {[%emt 0:01:
01]} a6 $1 {[%emt 0:00:37][%cal Gc6c5] The first novelty of the game, although
probably neither players knew that, as they had already used quite a huge
amount of time.} (17... c5 $2 {is premature.} 18. Nb5 $1 {This explains the
necessary prophylaxis 17.-a6.} Bxe5 19. dxe5 Nd7 20. f4 c4 21. Bh7+ Kh8 22. Nd6
$16 {1-0 (30) Gelfand,B (2758)-Jakovenko,D (2736) Khanty-Mansiysk 2009}) 18. f4
{[%emt 0:06:55]} (18. Na4 $5 {preventing Black´s idea, before initiating play
of his own comes into consideration. I give some sample lines:} Qc7 19. f4 Re8
20. Nc5 (20. a3 a5 21. g4 (21. Rf3 Be6 22. Nc5 (22. Rg3 Rad8 23. Qe2 Kh8 24.
Bb1 Re7 $11) 22... Bxc5 23. Qxc5 Ne4 24. Bxe4 dxe4 25. Rf2 f6 26. f5 fxe5 27.
fxe6 exd4 28. Rf7 Qg3 29. Qxd4 Rxe6 30. Rxb7 Kh7 $11) (21. Nc5 $1) 21... Be6
22. Nc5 Bxc5 23. Qxc5 Nd7 $11) 20... a5 21. a3 Re7 (21... Nd7 22. Bh7+ Kf8 23.
Ncxd7+ Bxd7 24. Rf3 $36) 22. Qf2 Nd7 23. Na4 $1 Nf6 24. Qh4 {White has some
initiative.}) 18... c5 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 19. g4 {[%emt 0:04:16] This pawn
thrust is aggressive, but rather risky, too. If the position opens, the king
is going to be very weak.} ({I prefer a move like this one, possibly preparing
the regroupment Bb1, Qc2:} 19. Qf2 Be6 20. a3 Rfe8 $1 (20... c4 21. Bb1 Rfe8
22. Qc2 b5 23. g4 $40) 21. Bb1 Rad8 22. Qc2 Qc7 23. g4 b5 $132) 19... cxd4 {
[%emt 0:07:36]} 20. exd4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Be6 {[%emt 0:02:07]} 21. Qb3 $6 {
[%emt 0:10:21] I assume that this was played with the idea of f5 in mind and
is a first step in the wrong direction. White has to be extremly careful and
should keep control over his position, with a useful move like Kg2.} (21. g5 $2
hxg5 22. fxg5 Bxe5 23. dxe5 Nd7 $17) (21. Kg2 {It makes sense to move the king
out of the diagonal g1-a7. The white queen will go to f2, and later, at the
right moment, g5 might follow. Black has counterplay, too and the position
should be dynamically balanced, althoug probably easier to play with Black,
since White has a long-term problem with his king safety.} b5 22. a3 Qb6 23.
Qf2 Rad8 24. Rfe1 Bc8 25. g5 (25. Bb1 Bb7 26. Rcd1 Rfe8 27. Qc2 {is not so
effective here.} (27. Qf3 b4 $132) 27... Ne4 $1) 25... hxg5 26. fxg5 Ne4 (26...
Nh5 $5) 27. Nxe4 dxe4 28. Bxe4 Bxe5 29. dxe5 Bxh3+ 30. Kg3 Qxf2+ 31. Kxf2 g6
$11) 21... b5 {[%emt 0:05:24]} 22. f5 {[%emt 0:03:18]} (22. Qc2 {Returning the
queen is safer, but of course not very principled.}) 22... Qb6 $1 {[%emt 0:01:
07]} 23. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Bc8 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 24. Kg2 $6 {[%emt 0:00:52]}
(24. Nxd5 $1 Nxd5 25. Be4 $1 {It´s very difficult to decide on this sequence
during a game, because it´s easy to miss something due to White´s bad king
safety.} Nc7 26. Rc6 $1 {All the following complications should somehow end in
a draw.} Qb7 (26... Qb8 27. Rxd6 Ne8 28. Bxa8 Qxd6 29. Kg2 Nf6 30. Ne5 $1 Qxd4
31. Re1 {Somehow White is holding here.} Qd2+ 32. Kf1 Bxf5 33. gxf5 Rxa8 34.
Qxf7+ Kh7 35. Qg6+ $11) 27. Nd2 Be7 (27... Re8 28. Rxd6 Rxe4 29. Nxe4 Qxe4 30.
Rd8+ Kh7 31. Qxf7 Qe3+ 32. Kh2 Qe2+ $11) 28. f6 Bxf6 29. Rcxf6 (29. Rfxf6 Qa7 (
29... gxf6 30. Rxf6 $18) 30. Rf2 Ne6 31. Rd6 Qe7 32. Qg3 $11) 29... Qa7 30.
Rxf7 Qxd4+ 31. Kh1 Be6 32. Rxf8+ Rxf8 33. Rxf8+ Kxf8 34. Qc2 {with a tenable
position.}) 24... Bb7 $17 {[%emt 0:06:31] White has a lot of space on the
kingside, but his position turns out to be over-extended. In the long run he
is going to have major difficulties with his king.} 25. Na4 {[%emt 0:01:18]}
Qa7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 26. Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Rac8 {[%emt 0:00:49]} 27. a4 {
[%emt 0:09:01]} (27. Nxb7 Qxb7 28. a4 (28. Rfe1 Bb8 $40) 28... b4 {is also
difficult for White. The opposite-coloured bishops increase Black's attacking
potential.} 29. Ne5 Qb6 $1 (29... Rfe8 30. Rxc8 Rxc8 31. Re1 Qb6 32. Nf3 a5 $15
) 30. Nf3 Bb8 $1 {[%cal Gb6d6]} 31. Rxc8 Rxc8 32. Rf2 Qd6 33. Ne5 Ba7 34. Nf3 (
34. Rc2 Re8 $19) 34... Ne4 $19) 27... Bxc5 {[%emt 0:01:05]} 28. dxc5 {[%emt 0:
00:11]} d4 $1 {[%emt 0:02:06] This is even more convincing than the natural ...
Rxc5.} (28... Rxc5 29. Rxc5 Qxc5 30. axb5 axb5 31. Qxb5 Qa7 32. Qb4 d4 33. Kf2
Rd8 $19) 29. axb5 {[%emt 0:00:30]} axb5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 30. Qxb5 {[%emt 0:03:
55]} (30. Rfe1 Rxc5 31. Rxc5 Qxc5 32. Qxb5 Qc7 $19) 30... Bc6 $1 {[%emt 0:00:
32]} 31. Qb6 {[%emt 0:02:39]} Qd7 $1 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 32. Kg1 {[%emt 0:00:05]}
(32. Qa5 Rfe8 33. Rce1 Rxe1 34. Rxe1 Qb7 35. Rf1 Nd5 $19) 32... Rfe8 $19 {
[%emt 0:01:28] The game is more or less over. With such a weak king it's
impossible to survive.} 33. Rce1 {[%emt 0:01:12]} Rxe1 {[%emt 0:02:18]} 34.
Nxe1 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 35. Ng2 {[%emt 0:03:26]} Nd5 {
[%emt 0:01:57]} 36. Qb3 {[%emt 0:02:23]} Ne3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 37. Nxe3 {
[%emt 0:00:57]} dxe3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 38. Qc4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:
59]} 39. Qf4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Qxf4 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 40. Rxf4 {[%emt 0:00:00]}
e2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Bxe2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Rxe2 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 42. Rb4 {
[%emt 0:00:44]} Rg2+ {[%emt 0:03:27]} 43. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Rc2 {[%emt 0:00:
07] A convincing counterattacking game by Caruana.} 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess 3rd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2015.06.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[Annotator "Wagner,D"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2015.06.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{In this game MVL introduced an interesting opening idea, that brought him a
nice edge, which he converted with superb technique.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3
d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 {Aronian chooses his favourite Ragozin.} 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6
7. Bh4 Nbd7 8. e3 g5 9. Bg3 Ne4 {This line is Aronian's pet variation.} 10. Qc2
(10. Nd2 $5 {is the other try here.}) 10... h5 (10... Nb6 {has also been
played by Aronian, but the game definitely left room for improvements.} 11. Bd3
Nxg3 12. hxg3 Be6 13. Ne5 (13. a3 $5 Bf8 14. b4 $14) 13... Qe7 14. f4 O-O-O 15.
O-O Kb8 16. a3 Bd6 17. a4 {0-1 (50) Lysyj,I (2648)-Aronian,L (2813) Tromsoe
2013, with a complicated fight.}) 11. h3 $5 $146 {This move looks ugly at
first sight, but has a lot of venom. The opening of the f-file increases
White's control of the weak squares on f5 and f6 and eases the immediate
opening of the position with e4. Black has not be very careful, which is
difficult without precise knowledge.} (11. Bd3 {didn´t work well in a recent
game:} h4 12. Bxe4 dxe4 13. Qxe4+ Kf8 14. Be5 f6 15. Qg6 fxe5 16. Nxg5 Qf6 17.
Nh7+ Rxh7 18. Qxh7 exd4 19. exd4 Qe6+ 20. Kd2 (20. Kf1 $142 $11) 20... Qf6 $17
{0-1 (40) Postny,E (2630)-Sokolov,I (2623) Montpellier 2015}) 11... Bxc3+ $6 ({
MVL repeated this idea in the last round and Grischuk showed an improvement:} 
11... Qf6 $1 12. Bd3 Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 Nxg3 14. fxg3 g4 $1 15. hxg4 hxg4 16. Nh4
Nb6 17. Qf2 $1 Qxf2+ 18. Kxf2 Be6 19. Nf5 Kd7 20. Rh4 {1/2-1/2 (38) Vachier
Lagrave,M (2723) -Grischuk,A (2781) Stavanger NOR 2015. White had a
comfortable endgame, but coulnd't do much with his slight edge.}) 12. bxc3 Nxg3
13. fxg3 Nb6 (13... Nf6 14. Nxg5 (14. Bd3 g4 15. hxg4 Nxg4 16. O-O $14 {
The king is always quite safe behind its doubled g-pawns.}) 14... Rg8 15. h4
Qe7 16. Be2 Bd7 17. O-O O-O-O 18. Kh2 $14) (13... Qe7 14. Bd3 Nb6 (14... Qxe3+
15. Kd1) 15. O-O $14) (13... Rg8 14. Bd3 g4 15. hxg4 hxg4 16. Nh4 Qg5 17. O-O
Nb6 18. c4 $1 Be6 19. c5 Nc4 20. Bxc4 dxc4 21. Qa4+ c6 22. Rf4 $14) (13... Qf6
14. c4 $14) 14. Bd3 $14 {White is already better. He can play on the queenside
with a4 or opent the centre by e4, while Black has no real counterplay.} g4 ({
Non-concrete play like} 14... Be6 {is no fun either.} 15. a4 (15. e4 $5 $36)
15... Qd6 16. Qf2 Rg8 17. a5 Nd7 18. Nd2 O-O-O 19. O-O g4 20. h4 $40 {White
always profits from his ultra-secure king shelter.}) 15. hxg4 Bxg4 16. O-O Qe7
17. Ne5 Be6 18. Bf5 {quite a convincing way to a decent advantage.} (18. e4 $5
O-O-O 19. exd5 Nxd5 20. Rae1 $14) 18... Nd7 (18... O-O-O $2 19. Bxe6+ fxe6 20.
Nf7 $16) (18... Nc4 19. Nxc4 dxc4 20. Qe4 $16) 19. e4 $1 {Opening the centre
and initiating an advantageous sequence.} (19. Bxe6 Qxe6 20. Nxf7 Rf8 $132)
19... Nxe5 (19... dxe4 20. Bxe6 Qxe6 21. Nxf7 $16) 20. exd5 $1 {A strong
intermediate capture.} O-O-O (20... Bxd5 21. Rae1 Be6 22. Rxe5 O-O-O 23. Bxe6+
(23. Rfe1 Bxf5 24. Qxf5+ Qd7 25. Qf3 $14) 23... fxe6 24. Qe2 Rh6 25. Rb1 $36)
21. dxe6 fxe6 22. Rae1 $1 exf5 23. Rxe5 Qa3 24. Rfxf5 $16 {As the h5-pawn will
fall White is up two pawns. The seemingly weak white king will be able to hide
behind its rooks and passed pawns.} Kb8 25. Rxh5 Rxh5 26. Rxh5 a6 27. Kh2 {
It's very difficult to give Black any good advice, since he has no counterplay.
} Rf8 28. Qb3 Qe7 29. Qd5 Qe2 30. a4 Qd3 31. c4 a5 32. Rh4 Qc3 (32... Qb3 33.
Qxa5 Qxc4 34. Qc5 Qf7 35. a5 $16 {White is winning in the long run.}) 33. g4 {
Now one of the g-pawn starts advancing, while the other one secures the king
against checks from the side.} Qe1 34. Rh7 Qc1 35. Qe5 $1 {Avoiding any checks.
} Qxc4 36. g5 Rg8 37. Rh8 (37. g6 $5 $18) 37... Qf7 38. Rxg8+ Qxg8 39. Qf6 b5 (
39... Qh7+ 40. Kg3 Qd3+ 41. Kh4 Qe4+ 42. Kh5 $18) 40. axb5 a4 41. g6 a3 42. b6
(42. g7 {was a quicker road to victory.} a2 (42... Qh7+ 43. Kg1 a2 44. Qd8+ Kb7
45. Qd5+ Kb6 46. Qxa2 $18) 43. Qf8+) 42... a2 43. Qe5 Qd8 44. bxc7+ Qxc7 45. g7
Qxe5+ 46. dxe5 a1=Q 47. g8=Q+ Kc7 48. Qc4+ Kd8 49. Qd5+ Ke7 50. Qd6+ Ke8 51.
Qc6+ Ke7 52. Qc7+ Ke6 53. Qd6+ Kf7 54. Qd7+ Kf8 55. Qf5+ Ke7 56. g3 Qc3 57. Kh3
Ke8 58. Kh4 Qe1 59. Qf4 {A convincing victory by MVL!} 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch 56th"]
[Site "Krasnoyarsk"]
[Date "2003.09.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Yakovich, Yuri"]
[Black "Yandarbiev, Ruslan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2573"]
[BlackElo "2424"]
[Annotator "Yakovich,Y"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[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 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Qc2 c5 8.
a3 Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 c4 {Black hopes on superiority on the queen side. White can
expect for advantage at other continuations also:} (9... h6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11.
e3 O-O 12. Bb5 cxd4 13. Qxd4 Qxd4 14. Nxd4 Nb6 15. Rc1 a6 16. Be2 Bd7 17. Rc7
Rab8 18. Kd2 $14 {Malaniuk,V-Blatny,P/Brno 1993 inf.58/(449)}) (9... Ne4 10.
Bxd8 Nxc3 11. Bh4 Ne4 12. dxc5 Ndxc5 13. Rd1 $14 {Palos,O-Blatny,P/AUT 1996})
10. Nd2 $1 {[%csl Ye4]} (10. b3 b5 $13) 10... O-O 11. e3 h6 (11... b5 $6 12. a4
) 12. Bf4 {This position met in my practice already.} Re8 {New move.} (12... b5
13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 Nb6 15. Ra5 Bd7 16. Qa3 a6 17. Be2 Bb5 18. O-O Rc8 19. Nb1
Ne4 20. Nc3 Nxc3 21. bxc3 $14 {Dreev,A-Zvjaginsev,V/RUS-ch m1-2 1997}) ({
Voitsekhovsky vs. me played} 12... Nb6 $6 {and after} 13. a4 $1 a5 14. Be2 Bf5
15. O-O Qe7 16. Qa3 Qxa3 17. Rxa3 Rfc8 18. Rc1 Ne4 19. Nb1 $1 f6 20. f3 Ng5 21.
Nc3 Bd7 22. Bd1 Ne6 23. Bg3 Nc7 24. e4 $16 {I have achieved an avantage.
White's pawn majority in the centre can be used, while Black's pawns on the
queenside are stopped. Yakovich,Y-Voitsekhovsky,S/Tomsk 1997}) 13. Be2 b5 14.
a4 $1 bxa4 15. Rxa4 Nb6 16. Ra5 $1 Bg4 (16... Bd7 {/\17...Na4} 17. Qa3) 17.
Bxg4 Nxg4 18. O-O Nf6 19. Rfa1 Nh5 20. Be5 f6 21. Bg3 Nxg3 22. hxg3 $16 {
[%csl Ra7,Rd5] ><d5, ><a5} Qd7 23. Qa3 (23. b3 $5 Rec8 24. bxc4 dxc4 25. e4 $16
) 23... Reb8 24. Nb1 $1 {[%csl Ra7,Rd5][%cal Yb1c3]} Rb7 25. Nc3 Rab8 26. Ra2
$1 {/\27.Ra7, ><b2} (26. Rxa7 $2 Rxa7 27. Qxa7 Ra8 $1) 26... Ra8 27. Rb5 $1
Rab8 28. Qa6 Kh7 29. Raa5 Qf7 $1 30. Ra1 $1 {The correct plan. White want to
pass rook ahead Queen. For this purpose it is necessary to remove the Queen
from "a" file at first.} (30. Nxd5 $2 Nxd5 31. Rxd5 Rxb2 32. Qxc4 $2 f5 $1 (
32... Rb1+ 33. Kh2 f5 34. Qe2 $1 $16) 33. g4 Qe7 $1 $19) 30... Qd7 31. Qa2 $1
Qe6 32. Qb1+ g6 33. Ra6 $1 Qe7 34. Qa2 {[%cal Rb2b3]} Rd7 $6 (34... Rd8 35. b3
$16 {[%csl Ra7,Rd5]}) 35. Na4 $1 $18 Rdb7 36. Nxb6 Qf7 37. Rxd5 axb6 38. Qxc4
Rd8 39. e4 Rxd5 40. exd5 Kg7 (40... Rc7 41. Qb5 (41. Qb3 g5 42. Qf3 $18) 41...
g5 42. g4 h5 43. d6 Rc1+ 44. Kh2 hxg4 45. Qf5+ Kh6 46. Qxg4 $18) 41. Qc6 b5 42.
d6 Qd7 43. d5 g5 44. Ra8 Kg6 45. Rg8+ Kf7 46. Rc8 Kg6 47. Rc7 1-0

[Event "Sharjah FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sharjah"]
[Date "2017.02.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[Annotator "Yermolinsky,A"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2017.02.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 {Black combines the ideas of Queen's
Gambit Declined and the Nimzo Indian into a complex setup, called the Ragozin
Defence.} 5. cxd5 ({Actually, most games played by Viacheslav Ragozin went} 5.
Qa4+ Nc6 {so the black c7-pawn didn't get into action early as the modern
treatment of this opening demands.}) 5... exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 O-O (7... g5 {
used to be the main move here.} 8. Bg3 Ne4 9. Nd2 Nxc3 ({There's something to
be said in favour of} 9... Nxg3 10. hxg3 c6 {Black gets his bishop pair at the
cost of weakening his K-side.}) 10. bxc3 Bxc3 11. Rc1 {here Black holds the
balance after the crafty move} Bb2 $1 {first found by Tal and lately used by
Aronian.}) ({Lately, the most attention was focused on} 7... c5 {which,
incidentally, was introduced by R.J. Fischer in the early 1960's.} 8. e3 ({
White can try to interfere with Black's plans by} 8. dxc5 {but then} Nbd7 9. e3
Qa5 {was upheld by both Anand and Carlsen in 2014, and later this line gained
a new supporter in Yu Yanguy. I guess, Black isn't doing so badly there.}) {
and then Black without further ado plays the bold} 8... c4 $1 {What to make of
this structure? White has to try for e3-e4, but it's easier said than done.
One modern example is a rapid game Duda-Wojtaszek, 2015:} 9. Nd2 g5 $1 10. Bg3
Nc6 11. Be2 Bf5 12. a3 Bxc3 13. bxc3 O-O 14. O-O b5 15. f3 Re8 16. Bf2 Bg6 17.
Qc1 a5 18. Re1 b4 19. e4 {with extreme complications.}) 8. e3 Bf5 {Now as
g7-g5 became less attractive (king safety issues) Black still has to try for
more than just a meek transition to a Queen's Gambit Exchange Variation.} (8...
Be7 $2 9. Qc2 {gives White an extra tempo in a familiar pawn structure.}) ({
The solution once again can be seeked in active counterplay:} 8... c5 9. Bd3 c4
10. Bc2 {White's light-squared bishop is much handier on the b1-h7 diagonal.}
Nbd7 11. O-O Qa5 12. Ne2 Re8 13. b3 Ba3 $1 14. bxc4 dxc4 {as once played by GM
Kacheishvili.}) 9. Qb3 {White is trying to hit both d5 and b7 to underline the
problem with Black's previous move.} ({A rather innocuous looking} 9. Bd3 {
nonetheless brought White success in Ragger-Inarkiev, ECC 2016:} Bxd3 10. Qxd3
Nbd7 11. Ne5 {<good old H.N. Pillsbury plan?>} Qe8 12. O-O c6 13. Nxd7 {
<not really>} Nxd7 14. a3 Bd6 15. e4 {Black's pieces are awkwardly placed here.
}) 9... Bxc3+ ({I'm curious about} 9... Nc6 $5 {Black is going full Ragozin.}
10. Be2 (10. Bb5 Rb8) 10... g5 11. Bg3 Ne4 12. O-O Bxc3 13. bxc3 Qd7 14. Rac1 (
14. Qxb7 Rab8 15. Qxc7 Qe6 {is very uncomfortable for the white queen.}) 14...
Na5 15. Qb4 b6 {That light-square blockade has a chance here, hasn't it?}) 10.
bxc3 Nbd7 11. Be2 c5 {All standard issue, and here Grischuk played a new move.}
12. dxc5 {Up to this point the players were following Ding Liren-Leko, 2016} ({
which saw} 12. O-O c4 {We already know the strength of this pawn push working
together with the black bishop controlling the b1-h7 diagonal.} 13. Qb2 Qb6 $11
) 12... Nxc5 13. Qb4 Nce4 ({Pavel took over 20 minutes contemplating} 13...
Nd3+ 14. Bxd3 Bxd3 15. Qd4 Ba6 {and decided against it. Indeed, he had to look
ahead to} 16. Bxf6 {and decide how to recapture. Both options are testing.}
gxf6 {seems the more principled choice.} (16... Qxf6 17. Qxf6 gxf6 18. Kd2 {
makes the white king very comfortable, therefore defeating the very purpose of
Black's Ba6.}) 17. Qg4+ Kh7 18. Qf5+ Kg7 19. Nd4 Qc7 20. Rc1 Rae8 21. h4 Re5
22. Qf4 Qc4 23. Rh3 {with unclear consequences.}) 14. Nd4 Bh7 15. O-O {White
has emerged with a castled king and safe pawn structure. Most 1.d4 players
would be content with that. The next order of business is to try for some
advantage by preparing c3-c4.} g5 16. Bg3 Qb6 {Eljanov is looking for
counterplay against White's split pawns. For that he's willing to double his
own pawns, but get the a-file open for the rook. Such strategy is typical for
Pavel's active positional style. In this game, however, he met an opponent to
match his wits.} 17. Qxb6 axb6 18. Rfc1 Rfc8 19. c4 Nxg3 20. hxg3 Rc5 21. Nb3
$1 Rc7 22. cxd5 Rxc1+ 23. Rxc1 Nxd5 24. Nd4 $1 {White has a small plus based
on the fact that his centralised knight is protected by a pawn, while its
black counterpart is not.} Bg6 ({Illustration:} 24... Rxa2 $2 {loses to} 25.
Bc4 Ra5 26. Nb3) 25. Bb5 Nb4 26. a4 Na6 27. f3 Nc5 28. e4 Rd8 29. Rc4 {
Grischuk conducts the game in classic Capablanca style. His pieces are well
enough placed to keep Black from finding counterplay. Now he will bring the
king up to complete Stage One.} h5 30. Kf2 f6 31. Ke3 Bf7 32. Rb4 Ra8 33. Ne2
Rc8 $2 {A big misstep from Black.} ({Containing the white rook's activity was
a must:} 33... Kf8 $1 {Maybe Pavel worried about} 34. Nc3 (34. Rd4 Ke7) 34...
Ke7 35. Be2 {but then Black has a tactical defence,} Rc8 36. Rxb6 $4 Nd7) 34.
Rd4 {Alexander seizes his chance.} Be8 35. Rd6 Bxb5 36. axb5 Kf7 37. Nc3 Re8
38. Rxb6 f5 39. Rd6 (39. Kd4 Ne6+ 40. Kd5 {looked more decisive.}) 39... fxe4
40. Nxe4 $2 {This isn't the first time a big advantage has slipped away in a
rook ending.} ({White keeps all the aces with the knights on the board.} 40.
fxe4) 40... Nxe4 41. fxe4 Ra8 42. Rd7+ Kf6 $2 {I cannot explain this. Clearly
White's main trump is the b-pawn, so Black had to get his king over to help.} (
{So, play} 42... Ke6 $1 43. Rxb7 {and then start your typical rook checks:}
Ra3+ 44. Kf2 ({It is not difficult to evaluate} 44. Kd4 Rxg3 45. Rh7 (45. b6
Rxg2 46. Rb8 Rb2 47. b7 Kd7 {safe and sound}) 45... h4 46. b6 Rxg2 47. b7 Rb2
48. Kc5 Ke5 49. Kc6 Kxe4 {reaching a draw with moves to spare.}) 44... Ra2+ 45.
Kg1 Rb2 46. b6 Rb1+ 47. Kh2 g4 $3 {The key move to keep the white king out of
play forever.} (47... Kd6 48. g4 $3 h4 49. Rg7) 48. Rb8 (48. Rh7 Ke5 49. Rxh5+
Kxe4 50. Rh6 Kf5) 48... Kd7 49. e5 Kc6 50. e6 Re1 {eliminating White's passers.
}) 43. Rxb7 Ra3+ 44. Kd4 Rxg3 45. b6 {A totally different picture now - the
black king is late coming over to the b-pawn.} Rxg2 46. Rb8 Rb2 47. b7 $1 {
This guarantees a win without the need to get the king involved, as the e-pawn
just marches on.} Kg7 48. e5 g4 49. Kc3 1-0

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2018.03.18"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2809"]
[Annotator "Yermolinsky,A"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2018.03.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 {True to his
uncompromising style and with the tournament situation in mind, Grischuk
chooses the sharpest continuation.} ({Of course,} 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 O-O {
is safe for White, but Mamedyarov himself had a hard time proving White's
advantage in recent games against Radjabov and Yu Yangyi.}) 6... g5 $5 7. Bg3
Ne4 8. Qc2 (8. Qb3 {is an alternative, but after} Nc6 9. e3 h5 10. h4 g4 11.
Ne5 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Nxg3 13. fxg3 Nxe5 14. dxe5 {not too many people would find
White's pawn structure attractive.}) ({As in a similar position with the
exchange on d5 included, White isn't getting much out of a pawn sacrifice with
} 8. Nd2 Nxc3 9. bxc3 Bxc3 10. Rc1 {mainly because of the annoying} Bb2 $1)
8... h5 $1 {The point of Black's play. Facing the threat to his bishop White
is forced to weaken his pawns.} 9. h3 Nc6 $1 {Shakh demonstrates excellent
preparation.} ({The immediate} 9... Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Nxg3 11. fxg3 Nc6 {allows
White to expand in the centre} 12. e4 $5 {Dubov-Brkic, 2016}) 10. e3 Bxc3+ 11.
bxc3 Nxg3 12. fxg3 Qd6 13. Qf2 {It's OK to repeat the position, but Grischuk
was burning time fast, even by his standards.} Qa3 14. Qc2 Qd6 15. Qf2 {
Very uncharacteristic of Alexander.} ({With} 15. Kf2 {which already was played
in Azmaiparashvili-Nikolaidis, 1996 White continues to fight.} h4 16. g4 Bd7
17. Bd3 {and his king isn't so bad.}) 15... Qa3 16. Qc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Palma de Mallorca FIDE GP"]
[Site "Palma de Mallorca"]
[Date "2017.11.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ding, Liren"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[Annotator "Yermolinsky,A"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[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 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 {This opening, commonly referred to as
the Ragozin, has gained massively in popularity in recent years. Black
combines various ideas of the Nimzo-Indian with the solid structure of the
Queen's Gambit Declined. I learned the Ragozin first from my own experiences
on the white side of it after being unable to make any headway against Gregory
Serper in our battles in the late 1990's. Then I figured, if you can't beat
them, join them, and started playing the Ragozin myself! I don't have many
wins to show for it, but I did make a lot of draws against quality opposition,
such as Onischuk, Epishin and Gulko. Of course, it all happened a long time
ago, and now there are new ideas for Black.} 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 O-O (6... h6 {
is what Serper and I always played.}) 7. e3 (7. Qc2 {transposes to a
Nimzo-Indian 4.Qc2. One example is So-Carlsen, Grand Chess Tour Blitz, Paris,
2017:} h6 8. Bh4 c5 9. dxc5 Nbd7 10. e3 Qa5 11. Bd3 Ne4 12. O-O Bxc3 13. bxc3
Ndxc5 14. Nd4 Nxd3 15. Qxd3 {Magnus wisely continued with} Re8 ({rejecting the
pawn offer,} 15... Qxc3 16. Qxc3 Nxc3 17. Rfc1 Ne4 18. f3 Nd2 19. Rc7 {where
White would have had a lot of compensation, and possibly more.}) 16. Rfc1 Bd7
17. c4 dxc4 18. Rxc4 Qd5 {and equalised comfortably.}) 7... Bf5 $5 {It's a
different ballgame here, as Black has just developed his light-squared bishop
on a great diagonal, an opportunity usually denied to him by White.} ({There
were a lot of games by Carlsen some ten years ago when the young Magnus played
} 7... c5 {As we know now, White's best reply is} 8. dxc5 $1 (8. Bd3 c4 9. Bc2
Nbd7 {is another transposition to a theoretical line, where Black's delaying
of Nbd7 allowed him to avoid the more dangerous lines with the white bishop on
f5.}) 8... Nbd7 9. Rc1 Qa5 10. a3 $1 Bxc3+ 11. Rxc3 Ne4 12. b4 Nxc3 13. Qa1 {
A great invention by Topalov, used for the first time against Carlsen in their
2007 game in Wijk aan Zee. Since then many games have followed that trend,
including a fairly recent Aronian(!)-Nakamura, GCT Rapid, Leuven 2016.
Obviously, all top players are very familiar with that line.}) ({In the
meantime,} 7... c6 $6 {is not so good. What we have here is a standard
Exchange Variation pawn structure from the QGD with the black bishop clearly
misplaced on b4.}) 8. Qb3 {appears to be the only attempt to bother Black.} (8.
Be2 Nbd7 9. O-O c6 10. Qb3 Qb6 11. Na4 Qa5 $11) 8... Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 h6 {This is
Levon's preferred move order, while some people try to throw in ...h6 some
moves earlier.} 10. Bh4 {Ding's novelty, but it just transposes to a known
position.} ({Nakamura-Aronian, Norway Chess 2017 went} 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 {and here
Hikaru thought better of capturing the pawn} 11. Qxc7 {What's the deal here?
Black will likely continue with} ({instead, he chose the rather meek} 11. Bd3 {
and was forced to defend a slightly worse position until finally reaching a
draw on move 60.}) 11... Nc6 12. Be2 Rfc8 13. Qf4 Nb4 14. O-O Rc2 {This is the
moment when White should take a close look at} 15. Nh4 $5 {Further practical
tests are in order.}) 10... g5 $5 {This is a true innovation by Levon Aronian.}
(10... Nbd7 11. Nd2 Rc8 12. Be2 c5 13. O-O Qb6 {Karjakin-Harikrishna, 2017})
11. Bg3 Ne4 {Once again, the c7-pawn is on the sacrificial altar.} 12. Qxc7 Nc6
$1 13. Qxd8 Rfxd8 14. Be2 Rac8 15. O-O h5 $1 {Nothing works for Black without
this key move. Another excellent piece of opening preparation by Levon. What's
amazing is that he isn't holding the novelties back until the Candidates.
Generosity worthy of a king.} ({The immediate} 15... Nb4 {leads Black nowhere
after} 16. a3) 16. h4 g4 17. Ne5 (17. Ng5 $2 Nxg3 18. fxg3 Bg6 {would leave
the white knight in great danger.}) 17... Nb4 18. Bf4 ({The secret would be
revealed after} 18. a3 Nc2 19. Rac1 Nxe3 $1) 18... f6 19. Nd3 {There is
nowhere else to go with that knight.} Nc3 20. bxc3 {A draw was agreed here,} ({
in view of} 20. bxc3 Nxd3 21. Bg3 Rxc3) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 16th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2017.02.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Fedoseev, Vladimir1"]
[Black "Matlakov, Maxim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2701"]
[Annotator "Yermolinsky,A"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2017.02.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This battle between two of the best young Russian players had a big impact on
the standings.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qb3 {A bit of an
unusual line.} c5 6. dxc5 Na6 ({A more popular line is} 6... Nc6 7. Bg5 dxc4 8.
Qxc4 Qa5 9. Bxf6 ({The endgame offers nothing to White:} 9. Rc1 Qxc5 10. Qxc5
Bxc5 11. e3 Bb4 12. a3 Bxc3+ 13. Rxc3 Ne4 {Nakamura-Aronian, LOndon Classic,
2016.}) 9... gxf6 10. Rc1 Qxc5 11. Qh4 Ke7 {The black king is relatively safe
here.} 12. g3 Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 (13. Rxc3 Qb4) 13... b6 14. Bg2 Bb7 15. O-O {
Matlakov himself had a crack at this posiiton with White against Alexandrov in
2010, and failed to make the most of it after} Rad8 16. Nd4 h5 17. Rcd1 Rd6 18.
Rd3 Ba6 19. Rf3 Rh6 {Once White is forced to trade his strong Nd4 there isn't
a whole lot he can do.}) 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. Qxc3 Nxc5 9. cxd5 Qxd5 10. Be3 {
At least here White can boast about his bishop pair.} Nce4 11. Qe5 Qxe5 12.
Nxe5 Nd5 13. Bc1 $1 {Vladimir Fedoseev is 21 years old, but he handles this
game like a seasoned pro. White needs to preserve his dark-squared bishop at
any cost..} Nc5 (13... f6 14. Nd3 Kf7 15. f3 Nd6 16. e4 Ne7 17. Be3 $14) 14.
Rb1 f6 (14... Nb3 $6 {would be consistent, but the whole operation costs Black
too much time, which is telling after} 15. e4 Nf6 16. f3 Nxc1 17. Rxc1 $16 {
What to do here?} Ke7 {is no good:} 18. Rc7+ Kd6 19. Nxf7+ Kxc7 20. Nxh8 Bd7
21. Nf7 {and having snatched an important pawn the knight escapes unscathed.})
15. Nc4 e5 16. f3 $1 {The key to White's success in such positions is proper
pawn placement.} Ke7 17. e4 Nf4 18. Be3 Ncd3+ ({Perhaps, a small amount of
structural damage had to be conceded in order to facilitate Black's
development.} 18... b6 $5) 19. Bxd3 Nxd3+ 20. Ke2 Nf4+ 21. Bxf4 exf4 22. Na5 $1
{Vladimir Kramnik has used this knight placement to great success in similar
positions.} b6 {It's all about the c6-square, and now the knight gets there.} (
{It was high time to look for counterplay:} 22... Rd8 23. Rhc1 (23. Rhd1 Rxd1
24. Rxd1 Bd7 $11) 23... f5 24. Rc7+ Kf8 {Now in the event of} 25. Rd1 Rxd1 26.
Kxd1 fxe4 27. fxe4 b6 28. Nc6 Bg4+ 29. Kd2 Re8 30. Kd3 f3 {Black seems to be
getting somewhere.}) 23. Nc6+ Kd6 $2 {Practically speaking, a losing move.} ({
Only} 23... Ke6 24. Rbc1 Bd7 {would leave Black a chance to escape.} 25. Nd4+
Ke7 26. Rc7 Kd6 27. Rhc1 Rac8 28. Nf5+ (28. Nb5+ $4 Bxb5+ {well, check.}) 28...
Bxf5 29. R1c6+ Ke5 {is a fascinating position. White seems to be close, but he
can't quite secure his advantage, neither in} 30. Re7+ ({nor} 30. exf5 Rxc7 31.
Rxc7 a5 32. Rxg7 Rc8 33. Kd3 Rd8+ 34. Kc3 Rc8+ 35. Kb3 h6) 30... Kd4 31. Rd6+
Kc4 32. exf5 Kb3) 24. Rbc1 Ba6+ 25. Kf2 Rhc8 26. Rhd1+ Ke6 27. g3 fxg3+ 28.
hxg3 g6 {Maxim felt he had to get the f5-square under control.} (28... Bb7 29.
Nd4+ Kf7 30. Nf5 $1 Rxc1 31. Rxc1 {and there's no} Rc8 {on account of} 32. Nd6+
) 29. f4 Bb7 {He must have thought he was safe here.} (29... h5 30. Ke3 Re8 31.
f5+ gxf5 32. Nd4+ Kf7 33. Nxf5 {and at least one of White's rooks gets to the
7th rank.}) 30. f5+ $1 {Suddenly Black is losing material. An excellent
display of positional chess by Vladimir Kramnik. Sorry, I meant to say,
Fedoseev.} 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 81st"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2019.01.25"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2817"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Yermolinsky,A"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2019.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 188"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 0,60,31,18,32,-6,3,15,13,14,41,9,12,-56,-28,-33,-38,-26,-23,-35,-41,-46,
-17,-6,-18,-29,-14,-14,2,-13,-1,18,-7,-74,-44,-79,-56,-69,-62,32,-50,-121,-97,
-122,-102,-111,-111,-134,-130,-125,-107,-131,-133,-137,-148,-167,-159,-154,
-162,-215,-231,-437,-458]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6.
Bh4 dxc4 7. a3 $6 {The choice of this risky line is understandable, as
Shakhriyar is still looking for his first win in 2019.} Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Nbd7 {[#]
} 9. e3 (9. Qa4 O-O 10. Qxc4 c5 11. e3 b6 {appears safe for Black.}) (9. Nd2 b5
10. a4 c6 11. e4 {is logical, but Black can immediately interfere with White's
plan of e4-e5 and Ne4-d6:} e5 $1) 9... b5 10. a4 c6 11. Qb1 a6 12. Be2 O-O 13.
O-O Qe8 14. Re1 (14. e4 e5 (14... Bb7 {is good enough.}) 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Qc1
Kh7 17. Nh4 $13) 14... Nd5 15. Qc2 Bb7 16. e4 N5f6 17. Bf1 {The white bishop
is very ineffective here, it should have been on c2.} c5 $1 18. Rab1 Qc8 $1 {
Excellent play from Vidit.} 19. axb5 axb5 20. Rxb5 Bxe4 21. Qd2 (21. Rxe4 Qc6 {
as the point.}) 21... Bxf3 22. gxf3 Qc6 23. Bxc4 cxd4 24. Qxd4 Rfc8 25. Rb4
Qxf3 $19 {White's position lies in ruin.} 26. Bg3 Ra3 27. Rc1 Nd5 28. Bxd5 exd5
29. Rd1 Nf6 30. Be5 Ne4 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-A 81st"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2019.01.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Yermolinsky,A"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2019.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 188"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ {In search of a new weapon
against the Ragozin defence, White revisits the 1930's theory.} ({Both} 5. Bg5)
({and} 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 {are topical.}) 5... Nc6 {It's all about the
placement of the black knight ahead of its c-pawn, which according to the
classical principles of the Queens Gambit puts Black in disadvantage.
Vyacheslav Ragozin made an important contribution by arguing the point.} 6. e3
O-O 7. Qc2 {[#] Sooner or later White has to return the queen to her proper
spot, so it can be done right away.} (7. Bd2 {is best answered by the immediate
} dxc4 $1 8. Bxc4 Bd6 {getting ready for e6-e5, which is the main idea in the
Ragozin.} 9. O-O e5 10. h3 a6 11. Qc2 exd4 12. exd4 b5 $1 13. Be2 Nb4 14. Qd1
Bb7 {Yermolinsky-D.Zilberstein, San Francisco 2007}) 7... Re8 {Vidit settles
on one of the most popular choices.} ({Others include} 7... dxc4 {which may
eventually transpose to the game,}) (7... Ne7 {which I view as admission of
guilt, as Black is trying to reposition the "badly placed" knight,}) ({and,
finally my personal favorite} 7... b6) 8. Bd2 Bd6 {Black's idea is to wait for
the white light-squared bishop to come out before taking on c4. I wonder if
it's worth the trouble.} 9. h3 ({The point of Black's early rook move is
visible after} 9. c5 Bf8 {where the threat of e6-e5 forces White into} 10. Bb5
Bd7 11. Bxc6 Bxc6 12. Ne5 {which, incidentally, might not be so bad for him.})
9... a6 10. a3 Bd7 11. Be2 dxc4 12. Bxc4 h6 {[#] So, Black has won a local
battle for a tempo (Bf1-e2xc4), but what are his accomplishments? The Bd7 move
might have made sense when the white queen was on a4, but now it looks like a
waste of time. In the meantime, thanks to the Re8 move Black must guard the
g5-square before moving the e-pawn forward.} 13. g4 $3 {No matter what your
engines say I absolutely admire Radjabov's concept. If Black can be punished
for his opening transgressions it must be done in a resolute fashion.} (13. O-O
e5 14. Rae1 Qe7 15. Nh4 {Aronian-Giri, 2017}) 13... e5 {A classic strategy of
meeting a flank attack with counterstrike in the centre, but it's wrought with
dangers of opening the diagonal for the white bishop.} (13... b5 14. Ba2 b4 {
deserved attention.}) 14. g5 b5 ({Here and on the next move Vidit should have
tried a a piece sacrifice:} 14... Nxd4 15. exd4 exd4+ 16. Ne2 b5 17. Bd3 hxg5
18. Nxg5 c5) 15. Ba2 exd4 {This will meet with a devastating response. [#]} ({
Still,} 15... Nxd4 16. exd4 exd4+ 17. Ne2 Qe7 18. Nfxd4 hxg5 {was there for
the taking.}) 16. gxh6 $3 {Guess who's coming to dinner - White threatens Qg6!}
dxc3 ({The only way to deal with it was} 16... Bf4 17. O-O-O Bxh6 (17... dxc3
18. exf4 cxd2+ 19. Rxd2 Qe7 20. Qg6 {is White's signature attacking line.}) 18.
exd4 Bxd2+ 19. Qxd2 {and now counterattack -} b4 $1) 17. Bxc3 Be6 ({Now} 17...
Bf4 18. Qg6 Bxh6 {still saves the king, but at the cost of a piece.} 19. Rd1 $1
({Not} 19. O-O-O Qe7 20. Bxf6 {as} Qc5+ 21. Bc3 Be6 {turns the tables.}) 19...
Qe7 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21. Qxf6 gxf6 22. Rxd7 {with large advantage to White.}) 18.
Bxe6 ({Aesthetically White doesn't want to put his rook on a2, but} 18. Rg1
Bxa2 19. Rxg7+ Kf8 20. Rxa2 Be5 21. Ng5 {actually works for him.}) 18... Rxe6
19. Rg1 {[#]} Ne8 {Clearing out that square was one of the ideas of 17...Be6,
but just focusing on the defense isn't going to cut it.} ({Black needed to
introduce an element of counterplay:} 19... Nh5 20. Bxg7 Bg3 $3 {albeit White
has a choice of good responses to it, the most efficient being} 21. Rd1 Qe7 22.
Ke2 Re8 23. Bc3 Rxe3+ 24. Kf1) 20. Bxg7 Nxg7 21. Rxg7+ Kf8 22. Qh7 {From this
point on White's attack is irresistable.} Qf6 23. Ng5 Rxe3+ 24. Kf1 Nd8 25.
Qg8+ Ke7 26. h7 Bg3 {[#]} 27. Ne4 $1 {Still, Teimour had to see this one and
keep his nerve in the face of time trouble.} Rxe4 (27... Qf3) 28. Rxg3 Rh4 29.
Rd1 {A final stroke in this truly brilliant game. Black is forced to part with
a rook.} Rxh7 30. Re3+ Ne6 31. Qxa8 Rh8 32. Qc6 Kf8 33. Rxe6 Qxe6 34. Rd8+ Kg7
35. Qc3+ f6 36. Qxc7+ 1-0

[Event "Qatar Masters op"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2014.12.03"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Yu, Yangyi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[Annotator "Yu,Yangyi"]
[PlyCount "182"]
[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"]

{After seven rounds Giri and Kramnik were jointly heading the table with 6.0/7,
followed by me and UAE GM Salem with 5.5/7 each. In round eight I had to face
Giri, the top seed in this tournament and currently ranking among the world's
top 10. Giri had won his first six games but lost in round seven against
Kramnik. Prior to the game I did not think too much about all the things that
could happen. I tried to remain calm and told myself that I just wanted to
play a good game. I believe this mindset is one reason for my decent
performance. Of course, this was not the first time Giri and I had met. We
were both born in 1994 and our paths have crossed several times. My last game
against Giri at the Reykjavik Open in Iceland 2013 ended in a draw.} 1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 c5 8. e3 c4 9. Be2
{Up to this point we both played pretty fast. I had already played this line
of the Queens Gambit Declined (D38) quite often. However, when preparing I
noticed how well my opponent knows the openings, and I assumed he had
thoroughly analysed this line.} Bf5 $1 {A rare move, which I had analysed with
a friend. Now Giri spent quite a bit of time thinking about his response. This
indicates that he was not prepared for the unexpected 9...Bf5.} (9... g5 $5 10.
Bg3 $13) 10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 O-O 12. Rc1 (12. Nd2 g5 13. Bg3 Re8 14. a4 (14.
Be5 Nc6 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 $11) 14... Nbd7 $13) 12... Nbd7 13. Ne5 Qb6 {So far all
the moves had been rather natural and now the position seems to be roughly
equal. White has the pair of bishops, but the position is rather closed. Black
has no major weakness and his strong bishop on f5 prevents the white rooks
from going to b1. And the pawn on c3 can easily become vulnerable. Given
White's inability to gain control over the b-file, Black can try to take
advantage of his queenside majority and simply advance his pawns, e.g. ...b5
and ...a5. All in all White's position is more difficult to play, and he can
quickly run into trouble if he proceeds carelessly.} 14. Nxd7 {I think White
should first play 14.Bf3 and avoid the exchange of minor pieces. Then it is
more difficult for Black to play ...Qc6, ...b5, ...a5 to set a strong pawn
avalanche in motion. But after 14.Bf3 Qe6 Black's position should still be
quite okay.} (14. Bf3 $5 Qe6 15. Nxd7 Nxd7 16. Qa4 Qc6 17. Qa5 b5 18. a4 a6 $11
) 14... Nxd7 15. Qd2 (15. Bg3 Qc6 16. a4) (15. Bg4 Bxg4 16. Qxg4 Qc6 17. Rb1 b5
) 15... Rfe8 16. Rfe1 Qc6 {I assessed my position as being already very good
and much easier to play. Black's obvious and simple plan is to advance his
queenside pawns, whereas White will not be able to break through in the centre
with f3 and e4 because Black controls the key squares.} 17. f3 (17. Qb2 b5 18.
Bd1 Nb6 $15) 17... b5 18. Bf1 a5 $15 19. g4 Bg6 20. Bg3 Nb6 21. a3 Re7 22. h3
Rea7 {I was planning to sacrifice a pawn with ...b4 followed by ...Ra2. In
conjunction with the passed pawn on c4 the rook on the second rank would make
it difficult for White move.} 23. Qb2 {A strong move averting my plan to play .
..b4, as White could then re-capture on b4 with his queen.} Na4 (23... b4 24.
axb4) 24. Qd2 Nb6 25. Qb2 Bd3 $1 {Now after White prevented all good
opportunities to play ...b4 I had to find a new plan. First, I first wanted to
force White's white-squared bishop to a worse square.} 26. Bg2 (26. Bxd3 cxd3
27. Qd2 Nc4 28. Qxd3 Nxa3 29. e4 Nc4 $17) 26... Re8 $1 {My new plan was to
shift my rooks from the a- to the e-file to exert pressure on e3, and to put
my knight and my queen on squares from which they eyed the queen - and the
kingside, thus creating the dual threats of ...b4 and ...f5. It is not easy
for White to find a good defence against this plan.} 27. Ra1 Rae7 28. Qc1 Re6
29. Ra2 Qd7 30. Bf2 Na4 31. Rd2 (31. Bg3 Qe7) 31... Qd6 {Now all of Black's
pieces are perfectly-placed. I'm threatening both ...b4 and ...f5. If White
plays 32.Qa2 to prevent ...b4, I can play 32...f5, followed by ...Rg6
launching an attack on the kingside. White's pawns do not make a good
impression and they hinder White's pieces from occupying and defending
important squares.} 32. Kh1 {My opponent makes a prophylactic move on the
kingside. But this finally allows my b4-breakthrough on the queenside.} (32.
Ra2 f5 $1 {[%cal Ge6g6]}) 32... b4 $1 33. axb4 axb4 34. cxb4 Qxb4 $17 {Black
has a clear advantage and can infiltrate White's position via the a- and the
b-files.} 35. e4 $6 {Maybe my opponent had overlooked that after 35...dxe4 36.
d5 Black can play 36...e3!} dxe4 36. fxe4 (36. d5 e3 $19) 36... Bxe4 37. Rxe4
Rxe4 38. Bxe4 Rxe4 {This position must be winning for Black. He is a pawn up,
his pieces are more active, and White is still struggling to gain space.} 39.
Qc2 c3 40. Rd1 Re7 {Maybe 40...Re8 is even more precise. I had calculated 41.
d5 Qb2 42.Qxa4 attacking my rook on e8, hence I moved my rook to e7. Later,
when I was looking at the game with an engine, I saw that 42...Re2 would win
the piece back - and win the game.} (40... Re8 $1 41. d5 Qb2 $1 42. Qxa4 Re2 $1
$19 43. d6 Rxf2 44. Qa8+ Kh7 $19) 41. Rb1 {Very accurate defence.} (41. d5 $2
Qb2 $19) 41... Nb2 42. Re1 Rxe1+ (42... Qb7+ 43. Kg1 (43. Kh2 Rxe1 44. Bxe1 Nd1
$1 $19) 43... Rxe1+ 44. Bxe1 Qf3 45. Qxc3 Nd3 46. Qc8+ Kh7 $19) 43. Bxe1 Na4 $2
{I didn't spend too much time here. 43...Na4 is actually not a good move. I
deemed Black's advantage to be decisive but underestimated White's advanced
d-pawn, which quite annoyingly ties up Black's pieces. If I give up my pawn on
c3 for White's d-pawn, the resulting endgame will be a lengthy battle. The
best continuation would have been 43...Qb7+ followed by 44...Qf3. White's
awkward kingside pawns leave his king exposed, allowing Black's queen and
knight to penetrate White's kingside and create mating threats. Black will
very likely win White's bishop or at the very least the h- and the g-pawn.} (
43... Qb7+ $1 $19 44. Kg1 Qf3 45. Qxc3 Nd3 46. Qd2 (46. d5 Qe3+ 47. Kf1 Qxh3+
48. Ke2 Nf4+ $19) 46... Nf4 47. d5 Nxh3+ 48. Kh2 Qxg4 49. d6 Ng1 $19) 44. d5
Qd4 {I had initially planned 44...Qc4 but had to abandon this idea after
realising that White can simply play 45.Kg1. After long thought I decided to
go for 44...Qd4.} (44... Qc4 45. Kg1) 45. d6 {Up to here Giri had defended
remarkably well, considering the enormous pressure he had been facing during
the whole game. A true reflection of his strength.} Nc5 {Played after about 25
minutes. My initial plan after 44...Qd4 was to continue with 45...Qe3, but
then I saw that White could play 46.Kg2 after which my advantage would get
less and less. I also thought about ...Kf8 but was a bit too worried. After
the game the engines suggested that ...Kf8 is not such a bad move! The text
move leads to an endgame that is not easy to win for Black but not easy to
draw for White either. At least I wanted to maintain the pressure on White.} (
45... Qe3 $6 46. Kg2 $1) (45... Kf8 $5 46. Qf5 g6 (46... g5 47. Bf2 (47. Qc8+
Kg7 48. d7 Qe4+)) 47. Qc8+ Kg7 48. Kg2 (48. d7 Qe4+) 48... Qd5+ $19) 46. Qxc3
Qxd6 47. Qf3 Qe6 48. Bf2 Ne4 49. Be3 Qc4 50. Bf4 Qc2 51. Kg1 Qc5+ 52. Kg2 Qd4
53. Be3 Qb2+ 54. Kg1 Qb1+ 55. Kg2 Qc2+ 56. Kg1 Nc3 57. Bf2 Qd2 58. Kf1 Nd5 59.
Kg2 Nf4+ 60. Kg3 Nd5 {Here we both had less than ten minutes left though I was
a bit better on the clock. I also had the initiative and thus a psychological
edge.} 61. Kg2 Nf6 62. Qf5 Qc3 63. Qf3 Qc2 64. Qa8+ Kh7 65. Qf3 Qc4 66. Qf5+
Kg8 67. Qf3 Ne4 68. Be3 f6 69. Bf4 Kf7 70. Be3 Qd5 71. Kg1 Ke6 72. Kg2 Kd7 73.
Kg1 Kd6 74. Qe2 Ke6 75. Qf3 Qe5 76. Kh1 Kf7 77. Bf4 Qd5 78. Kg2 Kg6 79. Be3 Qe6
80. Bf4 Nc5 81. Bg3 Qc4 82. Qe3 Qc2+ {We were in the fifth hour of a mentally
and physically exhausting game. Here I had about nine minutes left on the
clock, whereas my opponent was down to one minute. Probably afraid of mistakes
in extreme time pressure he tried to find a tactical way to secure a draw.} 83.
Qf2 Qc4 84. Qe3 Ne4 85. Bf4 Qc2+ 86. Kf3 Nc3 {Right after making this move I
saw that White could play 87.Bxh6. And my opponent went for it straight away.
I was forced to remain calm and pull myself together. I said to myself that it
would be miraculously unfair to fall victim to such a tactical blow in a
position with so few pieces on the board. 87...gxh6 would of course end in a
perpetual, but Black is not forced to take the bishop. I took a sober look at
the position and after about one minute I found a response.} 87. Bxh6 $2 $138
Qh2 $1 $19 {I had calculated that this was winning for Black. After the game
the engine confirmed my assessment. My opponent had little time left. He will
lose his bishop without attaining the desired perpetual, and any attempt to
save the bishop will cost him his queen. It is fair to say, my queen and
knight harmonized very well with each other in penetrating White's exposed
king and exploiting the space advantage Black had throughout the entire game.}
88. Qe8+ (88. Bf4 Qxh3+ 89. Bg3 Qh1+) 88... Kh7 89. Bxg7 (89. Bf4 Qxh3+ 90. Bg3
Qh1+ 91. Ke3 Qg1+ 92. Kd2 Qd4+ 93. Kc2 Qxg4 $19) 89... Qh1+ $1 $19 (89... Qxh3+
90. Kf2 Kxg7 91. Qd7+ Kh6 92. g5+) 90. Kf2 Ne4+ 91. Ke2 Qg2+ {I felt relieved
and a bit lucky after this epic five hour battle. I had made a few
inaccuracies but by and large I had played a good game and was satisfied with
my performance. After the game I had dinner and went for a walk. Then I
returned to the hotel to rest and think about how to prepare for the game
against Kramnik in the final round.} 0-1

